60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Detective, Mystery, Investigation.
Private Eye is a detective game where you play as Hakeem trying to solve the murder case of Amir. The wealthy heir Amir kept strange company, is one of them his murderer? Explore, investigate, solve puzzles, and find discrepancies to unravel his mysterious death.
The Final Print
You're a journalist investigating a suspicious case during the Harlem riots. Take pictures of evidence, gather information by interrogating people, and put it all together in an article to show people the truth.
Graywood: Noir Detective
GRAYWOOD is a 1950s crime comic-inspired graphic adventure. Investigate crime scenes, craft your own lines of questioning, and organize your findings on your corkboard all while navigating a morally-testing narrative. Respect the law, follow your conscience, or abuse your power to save your family.
You're a journalist investigating a suspicious case during the Harlem riots. Take pictures of evidence, gather information by interrogating people, and put it all together in an article to show people the truth.
Why similar: Detective 16.3%, Crime 13.5%, Noir 10%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%, Investigation 9.4%
GRAYWOOD is a 1950s crime comic-inspired graphic adventure. Investigate crime scenes, craft your own lines of questioning, and organize your findings on your corkboard all while navigating a morally-testing narrative. Respect the law, follow your conscience, or abuse your power to save your family.
Why similar: Detective 17.6%, Crime 14.1%, Noir 12.9%, Narrative 11.3% ★, Investigation 11%
Investigate a broken mind to unravel a twisted case. Deduce the truth. Restore lost memories. Listen to private conversations. Draw your own conclusions. Mind Diver is a murder mystery, where the victim is love.
Why similar: Detective 15.7%, Investigation 13.5%, Crime 13.5%, Noir 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%
Jack Beckham is found dead, hanging in his apartment alone. Police rule it a suicide. His father, refusing to accept the conclusion, hires you to investigate. Delve into the clues left behind in his apartment to discover what really happened.
Why similar: Detective 20.6%, Investigation 16.1%, Noir 14.9%, Narrative 11.1% ★, Mystery 10.6%
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Detective 19.6%, Investigation 16.6%, Crime 16.6%, Noir 14.5%, Mystery 9.6%
After a mysterious and anonymous phone call to the police, Sonia's body was found in an abandoned public toilet. The more we learn about her, the more mysterious this case becomes. Become the detective, investigate her murder and find out who killed Sonia Verninac.
Why similar: Detective 27.2%, Investigation 14.1%, Crime 11.4%, Mystery 10.4%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
A murdered priest. A secret list. Hunt Nazi fugitives across the globe in this gritty 1971 detective thriller. Analyze evidence, follow leads, and make sharp deductions before the trail goes cold. From the creators of Family, Rivals, Conspiracy, Echo Beach and Riley & Rochelle.
Why similar: Detective 25.2%, Investigation 20.9%, Mystery 11%, Noir 9.9%, Narrative 6% ★
Immerse yourself in a chilling, interactive cold-case investigation. Review crime scene photos, decrypt restricted hard drives, compare evidence, and deliver your final report in Ashes of Holloway Bay, a dark, atmospheric detective experience where every detail matters.
Why similar: Detective 22.9%, Crime 17.8%, Investigation 17.1%, Mystery 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 8.3%
Become the most celebrated detective of all time: Sherlock Holmes! Use your impressive talents as a detective to solve six thrilling and varied cases: murders, missing persons, spectacular thefts and numerous investigations that sometimes lead you into the realms of the fantastic.
Why similar: Detective 33.5%, Crime 16.5%, Investigation 15.5%, Mystery 11.5%, Puzzle 4.6%
A noir graphic adventure where your mind is your greatest enemy. Investigate crimes from the slums of Saltmire to the heights of Greyledge. Interrogate suspects and manage your clues in this 1980s cinematic remake. Play the free demo and wishlist now!
Why similar: Detective 15.9%, Investigation 13.6%, Crime 12.2%, Noir 12%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%
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 19.7%, Investigation 17.8%, Crime 13.2%, Mystery 11.3%, Narrative 7.8% ★
"Your job is to write the death certificate." Investigate a mysterious death in a grand British manor, 1959. Explore eerie scenes and complete forensic documents like death certificates and medical reports. Stylish 1960s detective comic art. Perfect for fans of vintage whodunits.
Why similar: Detective 16.1%, Crime 15.1%, Investigation 14.7%, Mystery 8.5%, Logic 8.2%
Slip into the role of a detective and find out why a seemingly peaceful village suddenly has to hold a funeral every other day. To solve the mysteries, act as the perpetrator and simulate the crimes. Left completely to your own devices, it’s up to you to prove your ingenuity and wit.
Why similar: Detective 22.6%, Crime 20.7%, Investigation 16%, Mystery 11.7%, Logic 9.6%
Detective agency management × superpowered mystery. Former operative Lin Mo rebuilds the Ash Detective Agency in Collins City. Investigate crime scenes, use “Echoes” to recover memory fragments, rebut lies with evidence, dispatch partners for intel, and uncover conspiracy behind your mentor’s death.
Why similar: Detective 25.6%, Investigation 18.8%, Crime 14.3%, Mystery 10%, Story Rich 6.2%
A deceptively cozy narrative game about an alchemist that immigrates to a new country and opens an apothecary. Get to know your weird and wonderful community, brew the potions your customers need, and use your words to stir up a country on the brink of change.
Why similar: Investigation 20.2%, Detective 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Narrative 12.2% ★, Choices Matter 9.5%
A puzzle-detective game set in 1990s China: play as a forensic artist, interview witnesses, drag and drop testimony and documents, sketch suspects from clues, and piece together evidence to solve mysterious crimes.
Why similar: Detective 22.9%, Investigation 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Mystery 11.6%, Logic 11.1%
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 18.9%, Investigation 16.2%, Crime 11.1%, Mystery 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%
The camera doesn’t lie, but the truth isn’t always obvious. Photograph traces, gather evidence, link clues on the board, search police databases for key info, and identify the culprit and the next attack site. Each case is a standalone mystery waiting to be solved.
Why similar: Detective 20%, Crime 18.7%, Investigation 18.4%, Noir 11.6%, Logic 8%
A child is missing. The police are failing. And you're a retired detective with a bit too much time on your hands. Time to throw out the rules & do whatever it takes to bring the child home. From the developers of I AM RIPPER, The Occupation & Ether One.
Why similar: Detective 17.4%, Noir 12.3%, Crime 12%, Investigation 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%
Seven murders in motion by a killer calling himself the Messiah. Interrogate witnesses, spot contradictions in their testimonies, and build a criminal profile piece by piece in this detective thriller where every word is evidence.
Why similar: Detective 16.7%, Noir 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Crime 10.1%, Investigation 8.7%
Soulflow is a 2.5D fantasy-detective game that offers a unique experience with its graphic style. In this story-based role play game, players must gather information from others during the day and try to solve the murders in the neighborhood to stay free.
Why similar: Detective 18.3%, Investigation 15.8%, Crime 9.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%, Choices Matter 7.6%
Play as a corrupt detective on the mob’s payroll, and cover up their crimes. Read files, collect information and obscure evidence to frame an innocent bystander, who was at the wrong place, at the wrong time. After all, crime pays.
Why similar: Detective 18.8%, Noir 18.3%, Crime 10.2%, Investigation 8.8%, Puzzle 8.3%
Experience a fantastic adventure with unique gameplay that blends investigation, action and exploration in a breath-taking thriller that will test the limits of your nerves and intelligence. Play as the great detective and track down evil in the darkest corners of London and the human soul…
Why similar: Detective 23.3%, Crime 17.5%, Investigation 12.9%, Mystery 10.6%, Choices Matter 6.5%
Emma Riley: Dream Detective is a detective game where you must unravel an occult conspiracy spanning the real and dream worlds. Use keen observation to gather clues, carefully interrogate suspects for information, and use your logic and deduction skills to unravel the mystery!
Why similar: Detective 24.1%, Investigation 20.6%, Mystery 12.4%, Choices Matter 7.1%, Logic 6.9%
A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.
Why similar: Detective 28%, Investigation 17.3%, Mystery 14.4%, Puzzle 8.3%, Logic 7.8%
Step into the shoes of Clementine "Cleo" Ace, an apprentice to her aunt, the world renowned detective, Maya Lynch. From heists to murders, use your deduction skills to solve cases that are too tough for the local police to crack.
Why similar: Detective 29.1%, Investigation 22.5%, Mystery 12.8%, Crime 10.4%, Logic 8.6%
In his fight to climb the ranks and do what's right, LAPD detective Cole Phelps must unravel the truth behind a string of arson attacks, conspiracies, and brutal murders, battling the L.A. underworld and even members of his own department.
Why similar: Detective 29.6%, Crime 20.3%, Noir 15.3%, Investigation 11.2%, Mystery 7.3%
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: Detective 15.2%, Crime 14.7%, Investigation 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Mystery 8.5%
This Bed We Made is a third-person mystery game in which you play as a maid in a 1950s hotel and snoop around strangers' rooms to uncover their deadly secrets. Discover what links guests together in this tale of love, heartbreak and murder!
Why similar: Crime 14.8%, Investigation 14.3%, Detective 14.1%, Noir 12.7%, Mystery 11.6%
A Mesozoic murder mystery, 4 suspects, 1 truth. Investigate, interrogate and present evidence as you set out to unravel the case with your team. Will you be able to accurately determine who took the victim's life? Or will your deductions lead you to arrest someone for a crime they did not commit...?
Why similar: Detective 19%, Crime 18.2%, Investigation 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Mystery 9.7%
[DEMO available now!] 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.
Why similar: Detective 25.8%, Investigation 20.9%, Crime 17.8%, Mystery 12.3%, Choices Matter 8%
A short non-linear detective adventure where every clue is hidden in plain sight. Carefully read and cross-reference documents to unravel a CEO’s disappearance and expose a case of fraud.
Why similar: Detective 25.1%, Investigation 20.4%, Crime 17.6%, Mystery 11.8%, Logic 9.7%
BLACKSAD: Under the Skin - A dark corruption scandal in the heart of the New York City's underworld for charismatic detective John Blacksad!
Why similar: Detective 15.2%, Crime 13.8%, Noir 12.3%, Investigation 12.3%, Logic 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: Detective 27%, Crime 24.4%, Mystery 16.5%, Choices Matter 7.4%, Puzzle 6.6%
In this detective horror visual novel, investigate a seabound anomaly. Explore areas of interest, uncover clues, and piece together evidence before time runs out — and before this mission becomes your last. Choose a side; don't look back.
Why similar: Detective 22.6%, Investigation 17.7%, Mystery 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Choices Matter 7.9%
The greatest detective in São Paolo is dead, and you are the prime suspect in his death. Investigate the detective's past cases, unravel the web of mysteries that binds the great city, and prove your innocence. Enigmatic letters, hidden secrets, and one certainty: Every story has two sides.
Why similar: Detective 25%, Investigation 18.6%, Noir 17.4%, Logic 8.5%, Crime 8.2%
Lacuna: Prologue tasks you – CDI agent Neil Conrad – with investigating the murder of a high-profile victim whose death could plunge the solar system into war. Solve the first in a series of cases that lead you ever deeper into the conspiracy at the core of this captivating 2D sci-fi noir adventure.
Why similar: Detective 19.6%, Crime 17%, Noir 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Investigation 10.5%
An evidence-based detective game set in rural India. Investigate your friend's disappearance by searching crime scenes, interrogating suspects, and presenting proof to break through lies. Race against time to expose a conspiracy before the 9:45 PM train leaves.
Why similar: Detective 20.1%, Investigation 16.8%, Crime 16.7%, Mystery 10.5%, Choices Matter 8.4%
After being away at college, you meet up with two of your friends at a local movie theatre. What starts out as a simple reunion, quickly unravels to be a gruesome murder mystery with your friend as the victim. It is now your mission to find out who did it, and how in this visual novel style game.
Why similar: Detective 18.4%, Crime 18.3%, Investigation 17.6%, Mystery 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%
A deceptively difficult deduction game about one very unfortunate family. Revisit their worst moments, form your own conclusions, and solve this silly yet challenging mystery.
Why similar: Detective 22.1%, Investigation 18.8%, Narrative 14.3% ★, Mystery 11.3%, Logic 10.6%
EXCALIMURDER is a nonlinear murder mystery game inspired by the sword in the stone legend. Explore an orphanage, meet weird people and solve logic puzzles, all in a colorful pixel art world. Bonus: Excalibur is the murder weapon.
Why similar: Detective 20.8%, Crime 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Investigation 11.1%, Mystery 10.2%
Idol-themed murder mystery. Play as a detective, solve logic puzzles, and shape your relationships in this VN inspired by Danganronpa & Famicom Detective Club.
Why similar: Detective 17.9%, Crime 16%, Investigation 14.2%, Narrative 13.7% ★, Mystery 9.5%
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 17.7%, Crime 14.9%, Investigation 14%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%, Mystery 9.3%
Read between the lies in this first-person mystery puzzle game. You are the last librarian in Britain. Identify books. Recommend them. Ban them. Burn them. Uncover a catalogue of secrets and lost stories buried between the pages.
Why similar: Investigation 20%, Detective 17.1%, Narrative 14.1% ★, Mystery 13.9%, Puzzle 8.9%
Murder Mystery Mayhem AI is a single-player detective game set in a stylish 1920s world of secrets, suspicion, and social intrigue. Talk freely to a colorful cast of cunning suspects, gather clues, uncover motives, and deduce who among them is the killer.
Why similar: Detective 19.3%, Investigation 16%, Crime 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Mystery 10%
In this story-driven detective thriller, a young Sherlock Holmes struggles to prove himself as he navigates an exotic, dangerous island in the Mediterranean to investigate the mystery of his mother’s death.
Why similar: Detective 23.5%, Crime 17.1%, Investigation 14.6%, Mystery 10.5%, Choices Matter 8.1%
The Sleeping Sickness is an interactive short story that allows the player to guide the main character's actions. The player’s choices will lock and unlock future locations, change dialogue, and alter the story. Choices matter in The Sleeping Sickness. It is an excellent choice for horror fans.
Why similar: Narrative 16.1% ★, Investigation 13.5%, Detective 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%, Mystery 9.1%
Play as Kenneth, a private detective, and Blue, a runaway searching for answers. Explore the megacity of Republica in a semi-open world, solve criminal cases, make decisive moral choices, and uncover the truth behind Blue’s past.
Why similar: Detective 19.8%, Investigation 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Noir 11.2%, Mystery 9.1%
Confined to a woodland cabin in the 1906 Rockies, your only way to solve a family massacre is by letters. The one responsible is already on the move — silence and madness claim your contacts, and you may be next. He will find you, and death resets the world; only your notebook carries on.
Why similar: Detective 17%, Crime 16.8%, Investigation 15.3%, Noir 10%, Mystery 9.6%
The duke is dead! Collect clues, solve puzzles, and use deduction to find the killer. Put your detective skills to the test to unravel the trail of crimes and uncover the truth!
Why similar: Detective 31.1%, Investigation 15.9%, Mystery 14.7%, Crime 13.9%, Logic 9.4%
A hardcore deductive reasoning game for fans of the “true crime” genre. Only by unraveling the logic and grasping at the motivations behind each case can the crimes be completely solved. Perfect as a social-style mystery fiction.
Why similar: Investigation 22.1%, Detective 21.2%, Crime 19.2%, Mystery 11.4%, Logic 11.1%
Step into the mind of John Morley, a 1940s detective on his final case. Explore shadowed places long forgotten by time, and piece together crime scenes in a narrative adventure steeped in mystery, unexpected twists, and a truth buried for decades.
Why similar: Detective 19.4%, Narrative 15.5% ★, Noir 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Mystery 9.3%
Mistmoon Falls is an open world murder mystery set in a farm-sim town that's now sans farmer. Question the locals, use tools to uncover clues, form hypotheses, and sift through some sinister goings-on to find the killer.
Why similar: Detective 20%, Crime 15.2%, Investigation 14.3%, Noir 12.5%, Mystery 10.2%
Amsterdam, 1988. A dead body in the Red Light District, the Dutch capital of sex and drugs, is a washed-up detective’s one shot at redemption. Explore the seedy underbelly of Europe’s most notorious city, solve complex puzzles, and crack the case while experiencing Amsterdam at its worst.
Why similar: Detective 19.8%, Investigation 17.1%, Noir 12.7%, Crime 12.4%, Mystery 10.9%
A Narrative Horror Adventure game where you play as a Detective and unravel the bizarre mysteries of a seemingly Ordinary Hilly Town.
Why similar: Detective 19.8%, Investigation 17.1%, Narrative 16.2% ★, Crime 15.6%, Mystery 9.3%
Байкал зовёт. Прошлое возвращается в форме теней, и Андрей должен решить - играть по чужим правилам или переписать сценарий судьбы.
Why similar: Detective 19%, Investigation 15.3%, Noir 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.7%, Mystery 7.6%
A complete time-loop detective story set in the 1940s — solve a case before it even happens in a single, self-contained sitting.
Why similar: Detective 21%, Investigation 16.8%, Crime 13.5%, Noir 10.5%, Mystery 9.9%
Solve a variety of perplexing cases in the sleuthing shoes of Detective Hindsight - who gets help from Phoebe: a young orphaned girl with dreams of being a storyteller and powers to look into the past. Uncover the truth with her sketches done in crayon. The catch? She can't draw very well.
Why similar: Detective 30.4%, Investigation 20.7%, Mystery 14.5%, Crime 8.9%, Logic 8.3%
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 20.1%, Investigation 17.3%, Crime 16.9%, Mystery 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 7.9%
Play as amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to investigate a series of sabotage incidents on the Louisiana bayou.
Why similar: Investigation 19%, Detective 18.2%, Crime 18.1%, Mystery 13%, Logic 8.5%
