60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Story Rich, Adventure, Detective, Singleplayer.
Memories are malleable and changing them will modify the present. Tackle mind-bending puzzles that rely on altering your own recollections to shape the future.
Eternal Threads
Eternal Threads is a single-player, first-person story-driven puzzle game of time manipulation, choice and consequence.
Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure
A murder. A hack. A bombing. All it takes to plunge the solar system into war – unless you do something about it. Help CDI agent Neil Conrad make a string of increasingly difficult decisions in this modern dialog-driven adventure set in a gorgeous 2D sci-fi noir universe.
Eternal Threads is a single-player, first-person story-driven puzzle game of time manipulation, choice and consequence.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 27.1% ★, Detective 18.2%, Narrative 11.2% ★, Thriller 10.6%, Investigation 10.2%
A murder. A hack. A bombing. All it takes to plunge the solar system into war – unless you do something about it. Help CDI agent Neil Conrad make a string of increasingly difficult decisions in this modern dialog-driven adventure set in a gorgeous 2D sci-fi noir universe.
Why similar: Detective 21.5%, Dialogue Heavy 18.4%, Crime 17.4%, Thriller 14.4%, Choices Matter 10.1%
Unravel a thrilling mystery by exploring a strange and twisted mansion, discovering curious clues, interrogating peculiar suspects and solving unique puzzles. Will you be able to uncover the secrets of Tangle Tower?
Why similar: Detective 37%, Dialogue Heavy 20.1%, Crime 18.4%, Funny 9.6%, Investigation 7.8%
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 22.2%, Crime 16.7%, Thriller 15.2%, Investigation 12.6%, Logic 11.9%
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 23.3%, Investigation 13.3%, Thriller 12.9%, Crime 12%, Narrative 9.2% ★
Tails Noir Preludes is a post-noir narrative adventure with branching choices. It is an intertwined series of vignettes about change, circumstance, and consequence. Guide four characters through formative moments in their lives in a dystopian Vancouver inhabited by anthropomorphic animals.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 34.4%, Detective 21.7%, Emotional 11.8%, Narrative 11.3% ★, Pixel Graphics 7.3%
Play as Tristan and solve puzzles to recover human consciousnesses in the year 2071. Investigate environments, uncover secrets, and make choices that affect the ending. Explore a neon-noir world with a low poly aesthetic inspired by the 90s.
Why similar: Detective 46.2%, Investigation 27.6%, Atmospheric 15.6%, Adventure 7.4%, Singleplayer 3.3%
It’s 2065, and you are an interrogator-model android tasked with rooting out deviants among your own kind. You must probe for lies, monitor and exploit emotional spikes, earn the trust of your subjects, and make the final call: release, or destroy?
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 26.4%, Detective 21.5%, Investigation 17.4%, Choices Matter 16.3%, Emotional 10.7%
Unravel a mystery: A game you can read, a book you can play.
Why similar: Detective 34.3%, Thriller 27.5%, Investigation 21.8%, Minimalist 10.1%, Adventure 4.5%
Inspired by JCS videos and similar Interrogation analysis. Match evidence with statements. Play good cop/bad cop. Make choices. Learn what makes people tick. Unravel the mystery.
Why similar: Crime 38.9%, Dialogue Heavy 34.8%, Investigation 26.3%
Causal Loop is a narrative puzzler that blends mind-bending mechanics with a rich sci-fi story about time, consequence, and survival. Solve intricate puzzles by using the signature “echo” mechanic to record, replay, and interact with up to three versions of your past self. Can you break the loop?
Why similar: Logic 43.6%, Emotional 30.5%, Atmospheric 15.6%, Adventure 7.5%, Singleplayer 2.8%
Play as a sharp-witted detective in late 19th-century Leipzig, Germany, in this retro pixel-art point & click adventure. Search for clues, question suspects, and piece together evidence on your deduction board to solve four gripping murder cases.
Why similar: Detective 31.4%, Crime 23.5%, Investigation 17%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%
2064: Read Only Memories is a cyberpunk point-and-click adventure set in Neo-San Francisco. Team up with Turing, the world's first sapient machine, to unravel a conspiracy that threatens to shake an entire society
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 53.7%, Choices Matter 16.1%, Emotional 12.8%, Atmospheric 7.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
Mindcop is a non-linear „whodunnit“ detective game. It mixes a story driven adventure with real-time puzzle gaming. As the infamous Mindcop, you can dive into the minds of your suspects to uncover their secrets and unravel their lies.
Why similar: Detective 53%, Investigation 21.3%, Choices Matter 18.8%, Adventure 5.2%, Singleplayer 1.8%
Kill the Shadow is a detective game with multiple endings, featuring 2.5D pixel art and semi-open exploration and investigation. Play as Lucas, a former police officer, alongside a mysterious Shadow who can see the “past.” Remember—every choice you make will change the fate of countless characters!
Why similar: Detective 36%, Dialogue Heavy 34.2%, Emotional 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Adventure 3.7%
Escape a time loop as an overworked office employee by solving cryptic puzzles with alternate reality game elements.
Why similar: Detective 39.9%, Choices Matter 19%, Logic 17%, Investigation 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 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 29.4%, Thriller 19%, Logic 15.3%, Crime 14.9%, Investigation 13%
Justice.exe is a dialogue-heavy dystopian legal drama in which you defend sentient AI in court. Discover key story elements in dialogue, build your case by studying arguments, and engage the opposing counsel in wits, charisma and skullduggery. Small choices might alter the fate of your clients.
Why similar: Detective 34.8%, Crime 25.5%, Choices Matter 17.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Atmospheric 7.3%
Three Minutes To Eight is a mind bending pixel art adventure. A gaming experience threading the edge of consciousness, where everything is possible and yet remains elusive. Players will find themselves in ███ ██ █ ▓ ▒ ░ ¿⊕ξד¶¶¶ Error 0x80070570.
Why similar: Detective 35.5%, Psychological 21.6%, Choices Matter 20%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Atmospheric 8.4%
The Rewinder is an adventure puzzle game based on Chinese mythology. You play as Yun, the last known Rewinder, who can communicate with spirits and explore other people's memories to alter the past.
Why similar: Detective 45.4%, Thriller 23.3%, Pixel Graphics 14.7%, Atmospheric 9%, Adventure 5.4%
Chinatown Detective Agency is a cybernoir point and click adventure blending stunning retro design with innovative mechanics. Play as Amira Darma, an ex-cop who has just opened her own detective agency. Choose your clients, travel around the world and solve dangerous cases using real world research.
Why similar: Detective 24.8%, Dialogue Heavy 20.3%, Crime 18.5%, Investigation 13.9%, Choices Matter 8.8%
Heaven Does Not Respond is a psychological and analog horror game set in an alternate 2005 timeline. Play as an intelligence agent, exploring a retro computer interface to decipher secret files, watch mysterious videos, and uncover the dark secrets behind a young man's death.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 23.5% ★, Detective 19.6%, Crime 16.1%, Dialogue Heavy 15%, Investigation 12.2%
Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.
Why similar: Investigation 34%, Crime 15.9%, Atmospheric 13.8%, Detective 12.9%, Logic 11.2%
Detective Grimoire has been called to investigate a murder. The owner of a small tourist attraction, seemingly killed by the mythical creature his attraction is based around... Explore the area, inspect the crime scene, grill suspects, solve puzzles, hunt for clues & uncover the secret of the swamp!
Why similar: Detective 28.5%, Dialogue Heavy 23.6%, Crime 18.1%, Investigation 11.7%, Funny 10.2%
A puzzle game with challenging puzzles, but forgiving mechanics. Master the use of your color changing staff to solve mind bending puzzles, unlock new areas, and help out your friends. Undo any mistake with the press of a button.
Why similar: Logic 39.5%, Narrative 29.4% ★, Colorful 13.8%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Adventure 5.6%
Your Future Self is a 1-2 hour long story-driven experimental text adventure with unique conversational mechanics, time loop based gameplay, and an emotionally gripping time travel mystery set against the backdrop of a darkly realistic vision of our world ravaged by climate change.
Why similar: Thriller 47%, Adventure 18.2%, Pixel Graphics 18.1%, Atmospheric 13.3%, Singleplayer 3.4%
A first‑person cyberpunk horror detective story set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 32% ★, Detective 24%, Dialogue Heavy 17.5%, Investigation 16.6%, Choices Matter 9.8%
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 34.9%, Crime 21.9%, Investigation 19.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Colorful 6.8%
Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 26.5%, Crime 15.8%, Thriller 15.7%, Investigation 15%, Narrative 12.4% ★
It all started with a simple robbery. When that thread was pulled, a tapestry of mysteries was revealed. Solve cases and outsmart criminals in a detective story full of lies, confessions, and maybe even a murder or two.
Why similar: Detective 31.3%, Investigation 15.9%, Crime 15.8%, Logic 12.1%, Narrative 8.5% ★
Something has been taken. Enter a new Grid and forge alliances via visual novel gameplay, uncovering truths through Identity Disc puzzles. Make critical decisions and plot your own course in a world without a creator.
Why similar: Detective 52.9%, Choices Matter 26%, Investigation 14.7%, Adventure 5.4%, Singleplayer 1.1%
Crime O'Clock is a hidden objects investigation and time exploration game with a deep storyline. Investigate cases through time and evolving maps by unveiling a multi-eras linked story. Will you be observant enough to solve the mysteries? Crime waits for no man!
Why similar: Detective 26.5%, Crime 20.9%, Investigation 16.1%, Logic 13.2%, Choices Matter 10.3%
Kill the Clock is a narrative time-loop mystery adventure where you relive the same week to solve a murder that keeps changing. Customize your character, roll dice to influence story outcomes, and uncover the truth—before time resets again.
Why similar: Detective 39.2%, Thriller 22.9%, Investigation 17.1%, Choices Matter 16.5%, Adventure 4.3%
Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER is a story-rich adventure and the sequel to 2064: Read Only Memories. Explore the rich world with an intuitive point-and-click interface as you take on the role of a young psychic agent tasked with tracking down a mysterious antagonist hiding in people's memories.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 48.6%, Narrative 15.8% ★, Choices Matter 14%, Emotional 12%, Atmospheric 6.4%
A bombastic puzzle platformer about worlds turned inside out. Shift dimensions at the push of a button, solve brain-twisting logistical riddles, and race through the wilds of the multiverse in a bleakly hilarious (and hilariously bleak) story where everything you know can turn on a dime.
Why similar: Narrative 47.1% ★, Pixel Graphics 17.6%, Funny 17.2%, Colorful 10%, Adventure 6.1%
Recall: Empty Wishes is a psychological thriller set in Taiwan during the 2010s. Follow Yonny, a sister determined to uncover the truth behind the mysterious disappearance of her brother, Tommy. As she delves deeper, she confronts unsettling secrets, blurring the lines between reality and illusion.
Why similar: Detective 61.4%, Pixel Graphics 24.8%, Adventure 10.9%, Singleplayer 2.9%
A detective narrative puzzler without pre-set options! Raise your questions at will, and an AI-host will answer only with 'yes' or 'no.' Drive the investigation with your curiosity; the path to solving the mystery lies in questions you ask. Can you dig out the truth through your questions?
Why similar: Detective 41.5%, Crime 33.7%, Dialogue Heavy 15.3%, Funny 6%, Adventure 2.7%
Every character remembers, watches, tests, and may deceive you like a living person. They have emotions, voices, expressions, and buried secrets. Break them with words or evidence — or realize too late that you were only a pawn in their game. A detective game built around truly lifelike NPCs.
Why similar: Detective 43.2%, Dialogue Heavy 37.9%, Funny 13.1%, Adventure 4.1%, Singleplayer 1.7%
Explore the shifting manor of the enigmatic Henri Villemaine and uncover the truth behind his family’s sudden disappearance. Bend reality to recreate the scenes from his diary and expose long-buried secrets. What if your role in this case went beyond that of a simple investigator?
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 36.9% ★, Logic 24.4%, Emotional 15.2%, Psychological 10.3%, Investigation 8.7%
Use various cards to solve randomly generated murder cases in this roguelite deduction adventure game. The culprit always lies, and the innocent always tell the truth. Make too many mistakes, and it's back to square one. Put your wits to the test and solve as many cases as you can!
Why similar: Detective 26.4%, Logic 17.6%, Investigation 15%, Psychological 14.9%, Choices Matter 12%
A dead man hired you to solve his own murder. You have one day. Fourteen suspects. And as many attempts as it takes. A hand-drawn noir mystery set in 1937 Rio de Janeiro, where every suspect has a life, a schedule, and something to hide.
Why similar: Detective 25.9%, Dialogue Heavy 20.2%, Crime 19.5%, Investigation 13%, Choices Matter 12.7%
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 36.2%, Crime 26.9%, Choices Matter 16.4%, Investigation 10%, Adventure 3.2%
There's only one detective to unravel this murder turned museum heist... and they're the cat's meow. Interrogate a "colorful" cast of suspects until they cough up hairballs... and the truth. Will you wrap up the case in time for an afternoon nap, and make injustice knead its last biscuit?
Why similar: Detective 38.3%, Dialogue Heavy 25.2%, Funny 13.5%, Investigation 10.7%, Minimalist 7.3%
Solve Pixel Puzzles to find clues. Use those clues to interrogate witnesses. Work your way to the truth... ...and uncover the mystery of Murder by Numbers!
Why similar: Detective 24.4%, Dialogue Heavy 19.3%, Crime 16.9%, Investigation 15.6%, Logic 12%
Gamedec is a single-player cyberpunk isometric RPG. You are a game detective, who solves crimes inside virtual worlds. Use your wits to gather info from your witnesses and suspects, getting to the bottom of deceptive schemes. The game continually adapts to your decisions and never judges.
Why similar: Detective 42.9%, Choices Matter 21.9%, Investigation 19.5%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Adventure 4.2%
Change the minds of evildoers…for good! MINDHACK is a text adventure game where you meet unique evildoers, hack their minds, and rewrite them into happy people!
Why similar: Psychological 58.7%, Choices Matter 25.4%, Adventure 11.6%, Singleplayer 4.3%
As an inmate of a government-controlled Correctional Facility in the year 2275, you have the right to prove yourself worthy of being part of Society again. Show your skills in logical thinking by solving puzzles of varying size, type and difficulty in this first-Person puzzle game, and redeem your freedom!
Why similar: Logic 67.9%, Minimalist 26.9%, Singleplayer 5.1%
Graphic Novel meets Visual Novel in this story-rich, choice-driven thriller. Experience Blake’s journey as he encounters a clandestine nemesis, sparking a series of events that force him to choose between losing his sanity or rising to the challenge. Make the right decisions and save New Stone.
Why similar: Detective 23.5%, Dialogue Heavy 20.2%, Thriller 14.3%, Crime 13.5%, Choices Matter 11.5%
A narrative-driven puzzle adventure game with the butterfly effect at its core. Board the Babel, a mysterious cruise ship that takes you on a whimsical journey to the afterlife. Use a special pen to help fellow travelers fulfill their wishes by rewriting the past, changing how the future unfolds.
Why similar: Investigation 40.6%, Emotional 27.7%, Funny 24.5%, Adventure 7.2%
Untangle a gripping conspiracy in this noir-influenced mystery, laced with classic RPG elements. Navigate seedy streets to collect clues, upgrade skills and customize weapons. Brawl in turn-based combat with timed hits & combos, to reveal the dark truth that plagues the city’s core and your sanity.
Why similar: Detective 43%, Crime 35.9%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, Adventure 4.3%, Singleplayer 2.2%
In Chronoquartz, every move matters! You have 10 turns per loop: explore, solve puzzles, and use your past knowledge to progress. Strategy, critical thinking, and time management will be your allies in this unique temporal adventure. Will you succeed in saving time?
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 24.2%, Minimalist 21.2%, Investigation 17.7%, Colorful 16.7%, Atmospheric 12.3%
Join the District Crime Agency in this isometric, modern noir deduction thriller. Explore crime scenes in complex dioramas, organize your evidence effectively, and blur the lines between right and wrong to present your case. Do you have what it takes to be a real detective?
Why similar: Detective 50.8%, Crime 38%, Adventure 5.6%, Atmospheric 4.6%, Singleplayer 1%
Replica is an interactive novel game played through a cellphone and social media. The insane experience of peeping into someone's private life through a cellphone will transform you into the state's greatest patriot.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 54%, Choices Matter 28.1%, Adventure 14.3%, Singleplayer 3.6%
Pursue diamond thieves and a trail of cryptic puzzles in this short ‘60s spy adventure. As Agent Epsilon you’ll choose your path as you chat with (or chat up!) suspicious contacts. Deduce the puzzle rules, decode cryptograms and decipher clues as you solve wordplay & logic puzzles across the globe!
Why similar: Detective 26.5%, Dialogue Heavy 21.6%, Logic 16.5%, Crime 11.6%, Funny 9.4%
A narrative detective game blended with supernatural elements. Play as a rookie investigator, discover vital clues in every case, dive into unscripted interrogations and uncover truths that break minds. But with each revelation, the world feels... less human.
Why similar: Detective 83.6%, Adventure 7%, Pixel Graphics 6%, Singleplayer 3.4%
Tails Noir is a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.
Why similar: Detective 25.1%, Dialogue Heavy 22.1%, Narrative 16.6% ★, Investigation 13.2%, Conspiracy 7.9% ★
Confronted with fragmented narratives and deceptive persons of interest, you must isolate crucial evidence. Shatter logical loopholes from testimonies and reconstruct the crime scene from subtle clues. Can you survive this immersive battle of wits?
Why similar: Detective 75.9%, Minimalist 15.6%, Adventure 5.8%, Singleplayer 2.6%
Between Horizons is a narrative 2.5D sci-fi detective adventure. 33 years into the Zephyr's journey, its mission is suddenly jeopardized. Can you find the culprit before it's too late? Experience an enthralling story set in a semi-open world that branches and ends based on your choices.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 25.4% ★, Detective 18.5%, Dialogue Heavy 15.7%, Crime 14.4%, Investigation 10.5%
An eternally snowbound town. An inescapable time loop. A group of travelers trapped between memory and truth…You will embody Mo Shi, the amnesiac protagonist, stepping into this enigmatic town known as the "Singularity" , partner with the protagonist to solve murder cases and expose the killer.
Why similar: Detective 46.9%, Logic 28.7%, Investigation 19.6%, Adventure 3.1%, Singleplayer 1.7%
