60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Detective, Investigation, Mystery, Adventure.
Project Judgment is a story-driven detective adventure game where the narrative unfolds as you complete quests. Play as Cain, a detective who has lost his memory. Travel from city to city, solve cases, and uncover the truth behind your forgotten past.
Cold Case
Enter the burned crime scene and restore 8 cases from the past. The crime scene photos and records have been charred black, but as a cold case investigator, your deduction and forensic skills can reveal what happened. Search by keyword, reconstruct the sequence of events, and uncover the truth.
Goto Family's- ''The Island Murder Case''
This is a detective adventure game. About 2 hours to complete. Find the murderer!
Enter the burned crime scene and restore 8 cases from the past. The crime scene photos and records have been charred black, but as a cold case investigator, your deduction and forensic skills can reveal what happened. Search by keyword, reconstruct the sequence of events, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 24.4%, Investigation 14%, Mystery 13.9%, Text-Based 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.9%
This is a detective adventure game. About 2 hours to complete. Find the murderer!
Why similar: Investigation 24.4%, Detective 16.1%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Anime 12.4%, Mystery 10%
Famous detective Kosuke Kindaichi's first case, the Honjin Murder Mystery. Honjin descendant Kenzo Ichiyanagi and his new wife Katsuko Kubo lay dead in a bed of blood on the night of their wedding. Kosuke Kindaichi searches for the truth about this locked room murder mystery. However...
Why similar: Detective 20.5%, Investigation 16.8%, Mystery 12%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Text-Based 8.9%
[Telltale - Casino Murder] is a full-voice indie mystery game with the youngest lawyer, Kang Ho-yeon, who reveals the truth of the casino murder case and achieves innocence at trial.
Why similar: Detective 22.9%, Investigation 18.6%, Mystery 15.4%, Dialogue Heavy 11.8%, Text-Based 8.2%
No criminal has ever been a match for you, and everybody is looking forward to a description of your brilliant deductions. There is just one small problem. One tiny detail that makes it different this time. A mere trifle, really. This time you have no idea who did it.
Why similar: Detective 18.4%, Investigation 15.6%, Text-Based 12.1%, Dialogue Heavy 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%
Mohism: Battle of Words is a detective game set in the world of wuxia. The game follows Zhang Xiaochen, investigates unsolved cases and comes into his own as a hero. He must rely on his wits and razor-sharp tongue to best his opponents, find the culprit and ensure justice prevails!
Why similar: Detective 22.6%, Investigation 16.9%, Dialogue Heavy 16.2%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Mystery 10.3%
Seventy-eight years after the Great Collapse, the city of Belmarc stands as a beacon of civilization amid the ruins. A city where magic and technology intertwine, where humans and machines coexist. And in its depths, one Courier begins to chase the forgotten sins of the past.
Why similar: Detective 23.4%, Investigation 15.9%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Cartoony 8.8%, Mystery 8.3%
After washing onto a private island, you soon find yourself in the middle of a murder mystery puzzle. The worst part? Everyone thinks you've dunnit! Will you be able to prove Detective Sal's innocence? Find clues, spot contradictions and solve puzzles to discover the truth and find the real killer.
Why similar: Detective 23.2%, Dialogue Heavy 15.7%, 2.5D 14.4%, Text-Based 12.3%, Investigation 11.9%
Search Detective Patetaro is a free mystery adventure set in a shopping street in 2050. Trace patents, designs, and trademarks with young detective Patetaro, compare testimony and clues, and eliminate impossible answers one by one. All 5 episodes free. Your search query becomes your deduction.
Why similar: Detective 16.4%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Investigation 12.2%, Mystery 9%
A world where humans and beastmen coexist. A secluded hotel exclusively for beastmen deep in the mountains. An incident occurs on a night when everyone has gone to sleep... Whether you can safely return from the hotel depends on your choices.
Why similar: Investigation 17.4%, Mystery 11.6%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%, Cartoon 10%
『D.D.D. ― 災薬対策課 ―』は、2人プレイ専用の推理アドベンチャーゲームです。 ナノロボット医療が発達した近未来を舞台に、プレイヤーは特別組織〈D.D.D.〉に所属する二人の刑事となり、 違法ナノロボット《DisasterDrug》が関わる事件の真相を追います。 互いに異なる情報を持ち寄り、通話で協力しながら、事件の謎を解き明かしましょう。
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 19.7%, Detective 17.5%, Mystery 15.2%, Investigation 14.1%, Visual Novel 12.2%
Join rookie attorney Apollo Justice and his mentor, the legendary Phoenix Wright, in this collection of 3 games! This title features 16 episodes (including previously DLC-only episodes) and supports English, French, German, Japanese Korean, and Traditional and Simplified Chinese.
Why similar: Detective 25.5%, Investigation 19.7%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Mystery 10.7%, Anime 8.6%
“Intervene in Tsumimi’s stream” through comments and Mega Chats, then use your deductions to change their fate in this 14-day psychological horror adventure.
Why similar: Investigation 20%, Detective 18.6%, Mystery 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%
「ギルド探求団へようこそ！」創立から1000日を迎えたギルドの、パーティ情報を復旧させる『推理パズルゲーム』です。過去1000日を振り返りながら、78人の冒険者が、20隊あるパーティのどこに所属していたのかを特定し、どのような結末を迎えたのかを推理で暴きましょう！それでは──良い旅を！
Why similar: Detective 36.7%, Investigation 26%, Mystery 13.9%, Puzzle 8.4%, Adventure 5.2%
Staffer Reborn is a game of supernatural abilities and logical deduction set in 1960s America. It tells the story of a man trapped in a cycle of death and resurrection caused by his supernatural ability and the investigator who was recruited to help.
Why similar: Detective 16.8%, Investigation 16.3%, Cartoon 10.9%, Text-Based 9%, Visual Novel 8.7%
On Air! Taxi Detective Casebook is a pixel-art, dialogue-driven mystery game. You’re an AI in a taxi, teaming up with a talkative driver on late-night runs to hear bizarre passenger stories, solve cases in secret, and let him play the “great detective.”
Why similar: Detective 27.7%, Investigation 21.1%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Text-Based 11.5%, Mystery 7.7%
A single-player narrative game where you play as a quirky wannabe cowboy exploring the dystopian futuristic world for his own revenge.
Why similar: Detective 24.9%, 2.5D 15%, Investigation 14.4%, Dialogue Heavy 11%, Visual Novel 10.8%
A mystery adventure game featuring a camera-headed detective and a superpowered girl teaming up to solve crimes. Play as the detective to gather and combine clues, reveal the hidden truth, and tear down fabricated lies.
Why similar: Detective 31%, Investigation 25.3%, Mystery 13.9%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Cartoony 8.3%
Grab your magnifying glass and peek inside a series of tiny dioramas filled with crimes and carefully crafted mysteries! Think outside the box and solve them all in this new brand of detective game!
Why similar: Detective 25.8%, Investigation 19.1%, Mystery 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Anime 10.9%
Take the night shift as a judge in Meridian. Examine evidence, manage pressure, issue reasoned rulings, and create precedents that reshape the cases—and consequences—still to come.
Why similar: Investigation 24.5%, Detective 23.5%, Mystery 12.7%, Visual Novel 8%, Text-Based 7.4%
Ranko and her friend Astrid must investigate the vanishing of a girl from their school. Learn about the secrets of St. Joachim to find her, but be cautious! A bad step may lead you towards an ugly end...
Why similar: Detective 22.9%, Investigation 13.8%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Text-Based 10.9%
《REWIND》 is a hardcore text-based detective puzzle game containing nearly a hundred clues. Players need to carefully examine and deduce the clues to find the answer to the case.
Why similar: Detective 26.5%, Investigation 21.8%, Mystery 14.1%, Text-Based 11.1%, 2.5D 9.6%
Staffer Retro is a mystery adventure game where you uncover past incidents related to ‘Mana’, the source of supernatural powers. Gather information through dialogue and exploration, and piece together clues found in documents to guide the choices of Verita Retro, the protagonist.
Why similar: Detective 23.4%, Investigation 15.7%, Mystery 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Text-Based 8.8%
Step into the role of a judge and decide the fate of every case. Listen to witnesses, examine evidence, uncover contradictions, and deliver verdicts that will change lives. Every decision matters in this tense courtroom simulation full of twists.
Why similar: Detective 23.3%, Investigation 18.8%, Mystery 11.2%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Text-Based 9.2%
Take on the role of Detective Kobayashi, the one and only genius detective who has a reputation for solving any case, however dark or difficult...if he isn't playing games at the office or awkwardly hitting on girls, that is.
Why similar: Detective 24.8%, Investigation 14.2%, Mystery 11.8%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Text-Based 8.2%
Miles Edgeworth's dramatic turnabouts take center stage! Experience both Ace Attorney Investigations games in one gorgeous collection! Investigate crime scenes and solve tough, intriguing cases through logic and deduction. When Edgeworth's past and present collide, his future begins!
Why similar: Investigation 25.1%, Detective 23.2%, Mystery 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Text-Based 9.3%
A graffiti mocking the Student Council President appears on the walls, and your best friend is the prime suspect! Play as a student detective in HoloTrials: Case Covered. Investigate the high school campus, face off against your rivals, and clear her name in this legal mystery.
Why similar: Detective 30.6%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Investigation 15.6%, Mystery 14.4%, Anime 13.1%
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 25%, Dialogue Heavy 15.1%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Mystery 11.4%, Text-Based 7.2%
Kamilia is a story-driven, choices-matter detective mystery. Follow a talented painter who finds himself wrapped up in an unsolved case, as he tries to unveil a hidden truth that has been buried for years.
Why similar: Detective 18.9%, Investigation 15.9%, Mystery 13.3%, Dialogue Heavy 13.2%, Visual Novel 12.2%
Step into a small town in 90s fictional China as a grieving detective. In a place plagued by twisted homicides, the truth hides in the lies. Interrogate unpredictable witnesses, expose their contradictions, and rebuild a suspect’s face from an imperfect memory. Just like yours.
Why similar: Detective 26.8%, Investigation 21.6%, Mystery 12.9%, Visual Novel 9.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.9%
Step into the role of a federal investigator and uncover the truth behind every disaster. Recover black boxes, cross-reference evidence, expose contradictions, and name the real cause before an innocent takes the fall. Every conclusion matters in this tense investigation sim full of twists.
Why similar: Detective 24.4%, Investigation 19.8%, Mystery 11.9%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Text-Based 10%
LumineNight is a story-driven detective adventure. Play as Detective Foster and his daughter to solve a series of murders spanning a decade. Interrogate suspects, infiltrate locations, solve puzzles, and gather evidence from crime scenes. Uncover the dark truth behind these killings.
Why similar: Detective 25.6%, Investigation 12.4%, Mystery 12.4%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Cartoony 8.6%
A short literary mystery game set in Oxford and Borneo
Why similar: Detective 16.2%, Text-Based 14.7%, Investigation 13.6%, Mystery 11.7%, Dialogue Heavy 10.5%
Set in a Brazilian school, it is a Point-and-Click game focused on solving puzzles and mysteries concerning the dangers of the digital environment. The plot features anthropomorphic characters inspired by Brazilian fauna, known as the 'Bando Detetive'.
Why similar: Detective 34.3%, Mystery 10.6%, Investigation 10.3%, Cartoon 8.7%, Dialogue Heavy 7.4%
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Detective 28.4%, Investigation 23.3%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Mystery 12%, Anime 10.3%
A mystery-comedy deduction adventure inspired by Ace Attorney and Liar Game. Investigate clues, expose contradictions, and survive deadly rule-based games by turning unfair rules against your opponents.
Why similar: Detective 22%, Investigation 17.3%, Puzzle 10.6%, Anime 10.1%, Mystery 9.4%
Every story ever written has an alternate world that coexists with ours. When a large number of parallel universes are suddenly destroyed, Billie Beetleneck sets off on his hardest case yet in this interactive visual novel.
Why similar: Detective 24.6%, Investigation 21.1%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Text-Based 11%, Mystery 10.9%
Paris, 1888. In this detective visual novel inspired by Ace Attorney and Golden Idol, play as a matchmaker-detective striving to keep her marriage agency open. Meet colourful characters, uncover their secrets, and spread love throughout the city!
Why similar: Detective 19%, Dialogue Heavy 17%, Investigation 15.2%, Mystery 11%, Visual Novel 10.7%
A Master murdered. A dying wish: "Kill La." Nine suspects. One killer. All named 「La」. Valhalla hunts the truth by diving into their memories — in a world beautiful and cruel as a doll. Which 「La」 pulled the strings?
Why similar: Detective 18.3%, Investigation 17.4%, Dialogue Heavy 11.7%, Mystery 10.4%, Visual Novel 10%
《墨心》是一款将古代中国幻想元素和悬疑科幻相融合的国产视觉小说。男主（你）从昏迷中醒来丧失了记忆，发现自己和另外两女一男困于巨轮密室中。面对匪夷所思的船体变异，恐怖致命的巨型怪物，你们能否成功逃脱？而这超自然的现象，似乎跟一件千年前的战国墨家宝物有关......
Why similar: Investigation 19.3%, Dialogue Heavy 13.3%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Text-Based 10.9%, Immersive Sim 9.9%
Six witnesses, six suspects, and thousands of discoverable lines of dialog. You're the fantasy detective on the case of a stolen magical artifact, and in order to determine the truth you'll have to cross examine, interrogate, and reference all your resources to catch the thief before time runs out.
Why similar: Detective 28.5%, Investigation 21.4%, Mystery 13.1%, Dialogue Heavy 8.6%, Visual Novel 8.5%
Curtain Call in Flames is a single-player 2D courtroom mystery visual novel set in a traditional Chinese puppet troupe. As defense attorney Bian Bo, investigate a murder, question witnesses, examine evidence, and expose contradictions in court to uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 30.2%, Investigation 21.6%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Mystery 13.1%, Dialogue Heavy 7.8%
Suhoshin is a 2D Visual Novel set in the medieval Joseon period of Korea. While investigating a series of mysterious murders, you will have to make choices that will lead you down different paths toward different endings.
Why similar: Detective 15.1%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Investigation 12.2%, Mystery 12%, Dialogue Heavy 10.9%
[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 29.9%, Investigation 24.4%, Mystery 13.5%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Choices Matter 7.8%
Immerse yourself in a dramatic yet charming and witty world of evidence-gathering, deduction and courtroom battles with this double-pack of the adventures of rookie lawyer Ryunosuke.
Why similar: Detective 25%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Text-Based 13%, Mystery 12.1%, Anime 9.7%
It's a mystery game that reveals the truth through an autopsy. Be a forensic doctor and find out why the dead died.
Why similar: Detective 26.8%, Mystery 13.3%, Investigation 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Choices Matter 9.2%
Ironic point & click adventure where a once brilliant detective quits his trade and lands a job in IT to make a living. But even in the seemingly mundane world of office life, there are secrets to be uncovered. Navigate through puzzles, quirky colleagues, and intrigues to crack corporate mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 26.1%, Investigation 20.5%, Text-Based 10.8%, Mystery 10.7%, Visual Novel 10.4%
The second retro-style travel mystery adventure! This game is a suspense command ADV set in Akita's Oga region in Japan.The character designer is a manga artist Kiyokazu Arai, following his previous work "Iseshima Mystery Annai".
Why similar: Investigation 27.2%, Detective 24.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Visual Novel 13.7%, 1980s 9.1%
A clickable adventure game reminiscent of detective adventure games of the '80s and '90s. The story follows the main character, a young detective, as he meets a series of unique characters and works to solve a case.
Why similar: Detective 21.7%, Mystery 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Text-Based 9.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%
Takemaru Abiko, creator of “Banshee's Last Cry,” the landmark mystery game that sold over 1 million copies, will release A brand-new game based on “Armchair Detective”. Search through in-game apps and Rescue YOUR sister, Hikari Takizawa, who has suddenly gone missing in Nagano Prefecture.
Why similar: Detective 30.2%, Investigation 24%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Mystery 16.9%, Adventure 9.3%
A mystery game where you investigate a murder by searching the crime scene and interrogating AI-powered NPCs with unique personas.
Why similar: Detective 23.6%, Investigation 17.4%, Dialogue Heavy 15.6%, Mystery 13.1%, Choices Matter 8.7%
You are a detective who is slowly going blind. The only faces you can still see clearly belong to those who are about to die. A visual novel investigation where every choice affects the fate of Tokyo and leads you either closer to the truth or deeper into darkness.
Why similar: Detective 26.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Investigation 11.2%, Choices Matter 7.5%
The Truth Is Pretty Out There. Only you can decipher the mystery of Boomtown USA. Comb a mysterious government base for evidence, investigate the set of a ghost hunt, and unravel the truth, no matter how ridiculous it may be!
Why similar: Detective 24.9%, Investigation 13.6%, Mystery 12.1%, Cartoon 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.5%
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 31.5%, Investigation 23.1%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Mystery 11.6%, Anime 6.7%
Shirabe Hatcho and Ancient Music Score is a puzzle-solving ADV game where you solve the puzzles by ear. Listen to audio, read music, and play an instrument. Use your sense of pitch to solve the mystery and prevent the phantom thief from committing his crimes as a member of the detective agency.
Why similar: Detective 29.5%, Investigation 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%, Mystery 8.4%, Puzzle 8.2%
Authentic Mystery ADV Alice49 Episode 0 Diamonds and Cream Puffs An adventure game to solve a mystery hidden in a mystery novel.
Why similar: Mystery 21.5%, Detective 20.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Text-Based 15.9%, Visual Novel 14.7%
Echoe of Memory: AI Profiler is a mystery adventure where you reopen cold cases with your AI partner, ECHO. As investigator Makoto Kuroiwa, search crime scene photos, social media, and police DBs, expose contradictions, and uncover the truth behind the official record’s lies!
Why similar: Mystery 17.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Immersive Sim 13.8%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Detective 11.7%
Salvation or Damnation? Measure the worth of human souls in this psychological anime & FMV visual novel about moral dilemma! Will you allow your prejudices to call the shots? Or can you remain unbiased?
Why similar: Investigation 20.2%, Detective 14.8%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Text-Based 11.6%, Dialogue Heavy 11.5%
This is a mystery adventure game where you run a coffee shop and explore the mysteries of this coffee shop and this town! This coffee shop has some secrets Main character quit his job as a locksmith and rented a property last month to run a coffee shop. But this property seems to have a history...
Why similar: Detective 29%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Mystery 15.8%, Visual Novel 9.4%, Puzzle 7%
You're an insurance investigator. Review evidence, spot fraud, make decisions. Every case is a puzzle — approve, reject, or negotiate. Limited energy, a ticking clock, and your reputation on the line
Why similar: Detective 28.2%, Investigation 16.6%, Dialogue Heavy 16.1%, Mystery 12%, Puzzle 7.1%
