
A cozy-thriller adventure game focused on exploration, story, and following clues. Have friends, think about life, think about death, eat tasty food, and play games in the arcade!
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A cozy-thriller adventure game focused on exploration, story, and following clues. Have friends, think about life, think about death, eat tasty food, and play games in the arcade!

Mind Shadows
Mind Shadows is the first standalone game that my friend and I have made since graduating. It is a short psychological horror experience set in the 1980s. You will see multiple cinematic locations in First Person as you slowly gather hints to what is going on.

Orson, P.I.: Midnight at the Grand Hotel
Twelve guests at a Chicago hotel plot to steal millions in jewels. Stop them before midnight strikes.
Mind Shadows is the first standalone game that my friend and I have made since graduating. It is a short psychological horror experience set in the 1980s. You will see multiple cinematic locations in First Person as you slowly gather hints to what is going on.
Why similar: Assassin 18.4% ★, America 15.5% ★, Crime 14%, Conspiracy 13.1% ★, Detective 11.4%
Twelve guests at a Chicago hotel plot to steal millions in jewels. Stop them before midnight strikes.
Why similar: Detective 20.7%, Crime 16%, America 13.6% ★, Conspiracy 11.9% ★, Comedy 9.8%
A call. A secluded mansion cloaked in mystery. A family with deadly secrets. Federal investigator Scott Watkins answers a tip about a missing woman but what he uncovers inside the Monteiroz estate will change everything. Who can you trust? What really happened here How far will you go for the truth?
Why similar: Detective 24.4%, Psychological Horror 15%, Crime 14.9%, America 14.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 7.6%
"The Fourth Day Disappeared" is a pixel art detective game. As an intern detective, you're caught in a serial murder case on a train trip. Investigate, gather evidence, interrogate passengers, and connect clues to find the killer.
Why similar: Crime 26.6%, Detective 25.6%, Capitalism 17%, Interactive Fiction 8.5%, Adventure 8%
DETECTIVE: Stella Porta Case, puts you in the shoes of a detective who investigates three strange disappearances. In all cases there is a contract signed by the disappeared, that contract is from an organization called "Stella Porta".
Why similar: Crime 21.3%, Assassin 19.9% ★, Detective 19.7%, Conspiracy 15.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 10.9%
Escape the London Ripper while you work as a night girl.
Why similar: Assassin 27.7% ★, Crime 23.5%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Third Person 8.7%, Story Rich 6.3%
Help solve a crime.
Why similar: Crime 25.1%, Detective 20.8%, 2.5D 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Exploration 7.9%
Trapped on the night shift, June investigates the mysterious disappearance of a coworker in a dark, silent office building. Explore, solve puzzles, and face fear as something watches from the shadows. Cutter is an intense, atmospheric first-person psychological horror game.
Why similar: Assassin 26.9% ★, Crime 20.3%, Conspiracy 19% ★, Detective 13.8%, Psychological Horror 12.3%
Detective Rainy Night is a narrative adventure with elements of deduction. Violent crimes, mature stories, and a touch of psychological horror await you at the Motel Holiday. Grab a pencil and paper because solving this case won’t be easy.
Why similar: Crime 22.2%, Detective 21.6%, Assassin 20% ★, Conspiracy 14.6% ★, Psychological Horror 12.5%
A text adventure mystery with a modern parser.
Why similar: Crime 29.1%, Interactive Fiction 24.6%, Detective 20.6%, Comedy 16.5%, Adventure 9.3%
Drone Wars is the most immersive war game ever made. Experience the horrors of modern combat, where explosive FPV drones stalk you through trenches, forests, and battle-torn cities. No HUD or glowing orbs. Detect enemies with sight, sound, and instinct. Resources are scarce. Death is permanent.
Why similar: Assassin 23.3% ★, America 18.8% ★, Crime 17.7%, Capitalism 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%
DETECTIVE The Motel is a deduction game where, to advance, you must take a pencil and a piece of paper and write down everything that seems like evidence in order to answer all the questions that arise. Solving the case will depend only on you.
Why similar: Crime 30.8%, Detective 29.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Story Rich 8%, Exploration 7.3%
NINA AQUILA is back for her brightest, boldest, most magical adventure yet!
Why similar: Crime 24.6%, Detective 24.4%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Comedy 9.4%, Story Rich 8.3%
A grizzled private eye in a sci-fi adventure takes a murder case no one else will touch. He’s seen it all before, but nothing’s prepared him for a conspiracy that leads off-world. Something big is about to happen. Whatever it is... it goes live at midnight.
Why similar: Detective 28.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Assassin 12.1% ★, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, 1990's 8.2%
After Death is a police horror videogame based on real events, where the fate of Bisman is in your hands. Prosecutor Bisman is murdered, next to his body there is only his ghost, without memories, wanting to solve the mystery of his own death. Meanwhile, the Reaper is on the prowl...
Why similar: Assassin 27.4% ★, Crime 20.1%, Conspiracy 18.9% ★, Detective 16.3%, Drama 6.8%
Join the Spooky Crew and uncover the secret of the Mask of the Mysterium in this point and click adventure game. An encounter with a masked figure leads the crew to investigate the secrets of a local museum.
Why similar: Crime 21.3%, Detective 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Comedy 11.8%, Story Rich 7.8%
A private investigator, tracking a missing person, uncovers a conspiracy between humans and androids and a secret that could change everything. Neon Hearts City is a retro point-and-click adventure that thrusts you into a grungy cyberpunk city of the future.
Why similar: Detective 24.7%, Crime 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 17%, 1990's 10.6%, Story Rich 7.5%
Use your most valuable chicken detective skills to solve the Bartolomeu's mystery. In this point'n click game you explore a kidnapper house guided by a series of ink marks of poor Rubens, the Butcher of the city. Judite gathered the information and just disappeared. Now, fend for yourself!
Why similar: Crime 32.2%, Detective 26.9%, Assassin 24.6% ★, Exploration 6.5%, Funny 5.5%
This is a fantastic journey that shuttles between reality and the inner world. You need to follow six companions with distinct personalities to explore the deepest secrets of people's hearts together. It includes mild decryption and some psychological horror elements
Why similar: Detective 32.6%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, Comedy 12.6%, Drama 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%
Play as an adorable yet trouble-making turnip. Avoid paying taxes, solve plantastic puzzles, harvest crops and battle massive beasts all in a journey to tear down a corrupt vegetable government!
Why similar: Crime 24.5%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Comedy 14%, Top-Down 11.9%, Story Rich 8.9%
Gather evidence, interview suspects and send your case to trial. Have you got what it takes to be Tokyo's top detective?
Why similar: Detective 35.8%, Crime 28.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Story Rich 10.3%, Adventure 6.3%
Play as syrup farmer Benny Shoemaker who has been attacked by a Canadian goose for the last time. Solve sticky puzzles, battle moose-riding Rangers, and take down the Canadistan Maple Syrup Deep State. President Rump basically gave you the go-ahead!
Why similar: America 20.6% ★, Conspiracy 19.3% ★, 2.5D 13.3%, Comedy 13%, Top-Down 7.2%
SU is a 2.5D deduction puzzle game. The submarine Nautilus suffers a mechanical failure during its voyage. Dr. Pierre investigates and finds anomalies in every area. Explore the deep blue depths, follow Dr. Pierre as he unravels the secrets of the Nautilus.
Why similar: Detective 30.6%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, 2.5D 17.7%, Exploration 9.2%, Third Person 8.3%
Welcome to the seedy side of town, try to make money, while dodging knife fights, and running from the law.
Why similar: America 29.9% ★, Crime 25.4%, Capitalism 22.1%, 1990's 16.2%, Third Person 3.6%
A story-rich detective mystery set in 1930s England. Investigate a murder inside a sprawling manor, interrogate suspicious residents, and make meaningful choices to uncover the truth — before Scotland Yard arrives.
Why similar: Detective 23%, Crime 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Comedy 9%, Drama 8%
Erased memories, scattered clues. What will you uncover, and what will you leave buried? As an amnesiac detective, investigate crime scenes with limited focus. You can't analyze everything. Strategically choose your leads to shape the case and reclaim your lost past. Start now.
Why similar: Crime 36.1%, Detective 29.2%, Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Adventure 11.5%
One cold case, four deathbed flashbacks. Every shift in perspective overturns the "truth" you believed. Story-driven, with exploration, deduction, puzzles, and combat. Ready for a mind-bending thrill ride with twists at every turn?
Why similar: Detective 24.7%, Crime 23.9%, 1990's 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%, Drama 9.3%
The small town of Basswood will be changed forever by ex-investigative journalist Sam Higgs in this thrilling narrative experience from award-winning studio DON'T NOD. Will you find the truth – no matter the cost?
Why similar: Detective 23.7%, Crime 21%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, America 9.7% ★, Story Rich 8.8%
Immerse yourself in a psychological thriller with narrative adventure elements and unsettling details. Join Detective Bennett on his final case and uncover dark secrets in a world where reality bends and sanity wavers.
Why similar: Crime 23.7%, Detective 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Drama 9.5%, Psychological Horror 9.3%
First-person horror game where you work the night shift at a Mexican convenience store, handling daily tasks while facing eerie and unexpected events.
Why similar: Assassin 28.7% ★, Crime 23%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Drama 6.9%, Interactive Fiction 6.8%
Boodunnit?! is an adventure-sandbox game where you play as a ghost that has to solve the mystery of her own murder!
Why similar: Detective 25.1%, Crime 22.4%, Comedy 17.2%, Story Rich 10.6%, Exploration 8.1%
A shocking murder has rocked the Ironwood Inn. Play as one of four detectives, each with unique interrogation styles. Search for clues, question suspects, and uncover secrets in this high-stakes mystery. Can you solve the case before time runs out?
Why similar: Crime 37.1%, Detective 35.6%, Adventure 8.4%, Story Rich 8%, Top-Down 6.3%
When a murder is committed under mysterious and supernatural circumstances, the Inspector arrives on the scene, ready to interrogate witnesses, decipher riddles, and fend off attackers seeking their next victim. Ready your spyglass and sword as you take on these two murder mystery RPGs.
Why similar: Detective 20.4%, Crime 18.5%, Conspiracy 17% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Top-Down 9.5%
Mr. Trumpet is still here! You, the eternal burger force, chosen by something even more eternal, help our heroes, the future human race, round and proud(!), to stop his newest shenanigans & con-artistery through our galaxy. Play with friends :) Play with up to 4 controllers & mouse at the same time
Why similar: Assassin 24% ★, America 20.3% ★, Conspiracy 16.1% ★, 2.5D 15.4%, Capitalism 14.6%
《春泥》是一款刑侦题材的悬疑解谜推理游戏。2018年中秋前夕,刑警程佑接到报案,动身前往泥塑匠林家处理一起家庭伤人案。随着调查深入,案件的疑点层层浮现,将她引向一连串尘封已久的谜团。往事的土壤正在松动,深埋的真相即将揭开......
Why similar: Crime 26.7%, Detective 24.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Psychological Horror 12%, Drama 10.8%
A luxury cruise takes an unexpected turn when a passenger is gruesomely turned into fillet - and it's up to Detective Bass to deliver some justice in this short narrative-driven detective game!
Why similar: Detective 30.9%, Crime 25.1%, Comedy 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 9%, Funny 8.1%
WORK. DIE. REPEAT. Can you break out from the sinister cycle?
Why similar: Conspiracy 25.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Detective 15.7%, Top-Down 6.9%
In a Detective's Mind is an investigation game that seeks to put you in the role of a detective, who needs to solve cases and deal with obscure problems from his past.
Why similar: Detective 43.2%, Crime 22.7%, Story Rich 13.1%, Top-Down 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
A hilariously madcap point-and-click adventure as a determined bellboy tasked with clearing out a bustling hotel in just one wild weekend! Can he manage the chaos and evict all the guests? The clock is ticking!
Why similar: Detective 23.2%, Comedy 15.2%, 1990's 14.2%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Story Rich 8.9%
A legend returns: the cold pines of Red Wood whisper of a hunter reborn… Is he alive, stalking us again?
Why similar: Assassin 26.2% ★, Crime 18.7%, Detective 15.4%, 1990's 11.9%, Adventure 9.1%
A serial killer is on the loose. Only you can stop him! In CrimeBot 2, you analyze crime scenes, interrogate suspects, and connect the clues to solve cold cases around the world. The truth is hidden in the details.
Why similar: Assassin 29.5% ★, Crime 27.2%, Detective 26.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Adventure 4.2%
The chart-topping itch.io and Newgrounds indie hit comes to Steam, with a slew of enhancements and new features! Step into court as Nina Aquila, rookie defense attorney in this thrilling VN/adventure game hybrid, and fight for justice in a world where all anime genres exist at once!
Why similar: Detective 28.2%, Crime 26.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Comedy 11%, Story Rich 9.6%
Colors:Zero is an interactive storytelling set in a neo noir universe. You will play as a detective and will be assigned to investigate about strange murders.
Why similar: Assassin 25.5% ★, Crime 20.2%, Detective 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Third Person 8.1%
Detective Penguin is the first and only physics-and-penguin-based detective game on the market. Solve cases in your own way. Interrogate suspects, find clues, or use your flippers to punch your way to the answers.
Why similar: Assassin 23.1% ★, Detective 21.6%, Conspiracy 18.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Comedy 10.2%
In 1991 Ruth Choi was murdered, it was whittled down to 6 suspects, but the case was never solved. Watch interviews, go through evidence and build your case. A game where you are never told who the killer is, unless you convict them. Use your own deductive skills to find out, who killed Ruth Choi.
Why similar: Crime 39.4%, Detective 36.6%, America 14.5% ★, Story Rich 5.2%, 3D 4.3%
Connected Clue is a quarter-view detective adventure game inspired by the atmosphere of 19th-century mystery novels. Gather clues, see through lies, and uncover the identity of the culprit shrouded in secrecy!
Why similar: Crime 26.3%, Detective 23.9%, 2.5D 16.8%, 1990's 12.4%, Drama 9.9%
The Award-winning detective saga returns in this standalone sequel to The Case of the Golden Idol. Uncover the truth behind 20 strange cases of crime, death and depravity in the 1970s. The world has changed dramatically - the sins of humanity have not.
Why similar: Detective 28.5%, Conspiracy 27% ★, Crime 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 8.7%, Exploration 4.6%
A classic point-and-click adventure game full of puzzles and humor!
Why similar: Detective 24.1%, Crime 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Comedy 10.1%, Exploration 8.2%
The stage is set in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, for the latest installment in this retro mystery series! There, hearts that pass each other by can’t help but grow twisted… Uncover the truth behind a mysterious death with your junior detective, Ken!
Why similar: Crime 27.1%, Detective 23.1%, Comedy 14.6%, Drama 9.5%, Exploration 8.4%
DETECTIVE Minerva Case is a crime deduction and solving game, with an adult and original story. Visit the crime scene, look for all the evidence and understand what happened.
Why similar: Crime 24.8%, Detective 24.1%, Assassin 20.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Exploration 6.6%
Rainswept takes you on an emotional adventure in a small town shaken by a double shooting. Join Detective Stone and unravel a tangled web of love, relationships, and unresolved trauma in this character-driven murder mystery game.
Why similar: Crime 28.4%, Detective 25.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, Drama 7.2%
Hermit Computer is a horror-puzzle game set in 2001. Deep within the Hermit Kingdom, you play as an outsider tasked with extracting critical intelligence using a secretive state-controlled computer operating system.
Why similar: Crime 18.8%, Conspiracy 17.9% ★, Detective 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, 1990's 11.1%
When a body mysteriously washes up on the shores of Clearwater Bay, you, as Detective Alex Hill, are hired to investigate. Was it a tragic suicide or is something more sinister at work? Solve puzzles, look for evidence, and confront a web of lies as you work to uncover the truth.
Why similar: Crime 27.7%, Detective 23%, 2.5D 22.3%, Drama 9.3%, Exploration 8.8%
A young woman died near the White Oak Inn. Now, her spirit is roaming around, and an employee is receiving strange letters. What dark secrets wait to be found? The clock is ticking and you, as Alex Hill, must uncover the truth before it’s too late.
Why similar: Detective 31.1%, Crime 21%, 2.5D 16.9%, Story Rich 9.9%, Exploration 9.8%
There is a big discussion going on about a mysterious group named The Katydids proposing riddles and challenges on online forums, Are you clever enough to unravel the mystery of this obscure organization?
Why similar: Crime 25.8%, Conspiracy 23.4% ★, Assassin 21.3% ★, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%
Step back in time to the roaring 1930s and immerse yourself in the high-stakes world of bootlegging during America's Prohibition era. Get ready to join John Hamerton, a retired car engineer and mechanic, as he embarks on a daring journey to save his house and pay off his tax debt.
Why similar: Crime 25.8%, America 25.3% ★, Detective 20.1%, Capitalism 15.7%, Third Person 7.3%
A narrative courtroom adventure all about VTubers! Players will take the role of prosecutor Justin Truth and investigate a murder at a VTuber agency, doing their best to uncover the identity of both the killer and VTuber's real face.
Why similar: Detective 31%, Crime 26.1%, Comedy 14.8%, Story Rich 10.1%, Funny 6.5%
An investigator tasked with Malina's case, you find out from the morgue that she was not injured internally or externally. Puzzled with this information you investigate her house.
Why similar: America 26.4% ★, Crime 23.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Exploration 8.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
Why similar: Detective 27%, Conspiracy 22.9% ★, Crime 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Story Rich 7.6%
A narrative noir thriller set in Kyoto. Detective Thomas Bennett investigates the disappearance of a British agent, only to collide with the Yakuza, a shadowy conspiracy, and a truth that should never surface.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Detective 21.1%, Crime 20%, Adventure 10.6%, Exploration 9.3%