60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Investigation, Interactive Fiction, Detective, Mystery.
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You're a detective. Investigate the haunting events surrounding the murder of Ann Peterson and her boyfriend. Explore an old safehouse for clues, discover and deduce redacted words as you search Ann's digital journal, and piece together your case report as this unfortunate story unfolds.
At Sixes and Sevens
A PSX Detective Mystery Horror game. You play as an investigator solving bizarre crime cases. The story unfolds through a blend of interviews, computer based investigations and unsettling psychological elements.
Neighborhood Video
Crack the case of the missing video store employee in this 3D point and click mystery game by solving escape room puzzles, combing the computer database, and stocking shelves as an undercover detective posing as a cashier during your first weekend at the suspiciously understaffed Neighborhood Video.
A PSX Detective Mystery Horror game. You play as an investigator solving bizarre crime cases. The story unfolds through a blend of interviews, computer based investigations and unsettling psychological elements.
Why similar: Typing 21.6% ★, Investigation 19%, Detective 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Text-Based 11.5%
Crack the case of the missing video store employee in this 3D point and click mystery game by solving escape room puzzles, combing the computer database, and stocking shelves as an undercover detective posing as a cashier during your first weekend at the suspiciously understaffed Neighborhood Video.
Why similar: Detective 25.5%, Investigation 21.2%, Typing 18.2% ★, Text-Based 15.4%, 1990's 9.7%
Explore a wikipedia-like database and solve a small town mystery in Eastern Europe. Step into the shoes of a journalist in the 90s as you sprawl through articles and uncover the secrets that have been laid in front of you.
Why similar: Detective 26.8%, Investigation 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Text-Based 11.3%, Mystery 6.8%
In Bound by Bones, a supernatural horror experience, you are trapped in the space between life and death—forced to uncover and destroy the cursed remains of violent spirits before they consume you. The only way to survive is to find their scattered bones… and burn them.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21%, Detective 20.8%, Investigation 17.4%, Walking Simulator 13.6%, Supernatural 11.7%
A Battle of Wits with AI: Solve the case by conversing with a suspect robot using GPT to gather evidence. What single truth emerges from countless dialogues and pieces of information?
Why similar: Detective 20.4%, Investigation 20%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Text-Based 14.5%, Typing 12.9% ★
Resurrected through fusion with the hostile entity K.L.A.R.A., you now owe a debt to the Resistance. Explore crime scenes without quest markers, write your deductions in your own words rather than choosing pre-made answers, and expose lies during intense interrogations.
Why similar: Detective 21.5%, Investigation 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Text-Based 12.1%, Walking Simulator 9.5%
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 25.6%, Interactive Fiction 25%, Investigation 21%, Text-Based 14.2%, Story Rich 7.2%
[Grill'd] is a dinner party detective game played from the first-person perspective of a royal investigator. Trapped in a mansion located in the estate of a fallen aristocrat, collect clues about the cases, connect them to one another, and interrogate the suspect to uncover the truth.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.4%, Detective 28.5%, Investigation 19.8%, First-Person 8%, Story Rich 7.7%
Following a not highly unexpected crash landing (which seems to happen to you a lot), you find yourself stranded on a hostile alien world full of humour, mystery and quite a bit of walking - Your task is clear, find a way off of this planet and get home. - Should be simple!
Why similar: Typing 27.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 25%, Investigation 24.6%, Text-Based 17.8%, Story Rich 4%
Investigate an infamous cold case in the eerie, abandoned town of Painscreek. Search for evidence, connect the dots and uncover who killed Vivian Roberts. Can you expose the truth behind this town’s dark secrets?
Why similar: Detective 27.6%, Investigation 26.9%, Supernatural 12.2%, Walking Simulator 11.3%, Story Rich 7.2%
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 28.7%, Investigation 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Supernatural 8.8%, Story Rich 6.3%
Unhomely is a retro-inspired first person psychological indie horror game. You play a journalist who has 3 days alone in a reclusive tech CEO's cabin to get the exclusive on his new project and save your career.
Why similar: Detective 25.3%, Investigation 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Walking Simulator 13.3%, Story Rich 5.7%
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 36.2%, Investigation 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, 1990's 8.6%, Mystery 7.8%
My Helpers is an experimental horror game that hides a group of virtual… "assistants" inside your machine. FIND THEM by combing through your real files, exploring weird applications, and using your computer in ways you may have never expected - and remember: this is just a game.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Investigation 17.8%, Text-Based 15.9%, Typing 13.3% ★, 1990's 11.4%
A retro early 1980s text adventure experience involving a murder mystery that is generated differently each time the game is played.
Why similar: Typing 24.2% ★, Text-Based 24%, Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Investigation 18.1%, Mystery 6.9%
A murder-mystery visual novel about a young man who inherits a charming English hotel. Some would say he’s fortunate, but with a growing list of unexplained disasters and murder, has his luck finally run out?
Why similar: Investigation 25.5%, Detective 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Supernatural 15.1%, Story Rich 8.3%
Rummage through the abandoned profiles of an old PC to unravel an inherited mystery. What secrets hide in this eerie adventure of cryptic games and outdated software? Who was using this computer? And what happened to them?
Why similar: Investigation 19.9%, Detective 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Supernatural 13.6%, Text-Based 13.5%
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 27%, Investigation 23.1%, Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Text-Based 15.4%, Mystery 5.2%
Follow amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to Ireland to investigate the disappearance of a famous writer.
Why similar: Detective 26.5%, Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Investigation 20.8%, Text-Based 13.3%, Mystery 6.4%
Investigate the country of Vera Cruz in this journalistic first-person adventure! Solve puzzles, take photos of clues and report news exposing the horrific truths behind General Galba and his bizarre government!
Why similar: Detective 29.3%, Investigation 22.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Walking Simulator 15.4%, Story Rich 6.5%
Use your wits and iconic ghost hunting equipment to uncover the mystery of what happened to the residents of an abandoned apartment complex in this narrative-driven horror experience.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Detective 19%, Supernatural 18.1%, Investigation 16.9%, First-Person 6%
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 25.4%, Investigation 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Walking Simulator 10.9%, Story Rich 7.9%
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 24%, Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Investigation 20.4%, Text-Based 20.1%, Story Rich 5.1%
Play as a 1950s reporter investigating crimes by using your word building skills to interview, interrogate, convince, deceive & debate your way to a solution! Draw letters tiles onto a rack, then place them on the board to make a word that connects with those already placed to advance the plot.
Why similar: Detective 21.2%, Typing 20.1% ★, Investigation 18.4%, Text-Based 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%
探偵となって依頼人の失踪した婚約者を探しましょう。 現場にいるキャラクターからさまざまな情報を引き出すことで、思わぬ真実にたどり着くかもしれません。
Why similar: Typing 29.8% ★, Detective 24.8%, Investigation 20.4%, Text-Based 15.2%, Story Rich 5.3%
A desktop-detective mystery where you’re tasked with investigating an unsolved murder. Scour case files and use logic and deduction to discover the truth of a thrilling story.
Why similar: Detective 35.7%, Investigation 27.6%, Text-Based 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Story Rich 7.3%
Long-lost family secrets. Hints of a hidden fortune. And miles to go before they sleep. Tess Devine’s relationship with her mom has never been easy, but they’re about to set out together on a journey into the past that they’ll never forget.
Why similar: Investigation 27.8%, Interactive Fiction 27.2%, Detective 21.1%, Story Rich 9.3%, First-Person 5.1%
The Mournmore Killings a story-driven, deduction based mystery game where you step into the shoes of a detective trying to solve the enigmatic riddles left behind by a serial killer.
Why similar: Detective 39.6%, Typing 17.4% ★, Text-Based 8.7%, Story Rich 8.4%, Mystery 7.7%
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 30.5%, Investigation 23.9%, Text-Based 16%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Story Rich 8.5%
The Big Hollow: 1982 is a tightly focused 2D animated murder mystery. A serial killer’s dumping ground is exposed in a small truck stop town. Find details in the evidence, interpret criminal behaviors and prove your worth to the FBI’s new Behavioral Science Unit as new detective Desmond.
Why similar: Detective 36%, Investigation 28.4%, Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Story Rich 6.6%, Mystery 3.7%
The Baron's daughter is missing, and you are the man to find her. No problem. With your inexhaustible arsenal of hard-boiled similes, there is nothing you can't handle.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Text-Based 18.5%, Detective 15.9%, Typing 13% ★, Investigation 12.7%
In a dark world where reality blends with illusion, you strive to uncover the mystery of your sister's death. Explore locations, interact with characters, and gather clues. Gradually, your mind begins to betray you, and each step could lead either to the truth or to madness.
Why similar: Detective 24.1%, Investigation 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Text-Based 13%, Supernatural 10.4%
A slow-burn investigative experience focused on reading, deduction, and uncovering connections between cases. Settle in for quiet night shifts, piece together hidden truths, and uncover the stories buried within The Archive.
Why similar: Typing 26.3% ★, Detective 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Text-Based 15.1%, Investigation 11.3%
A point-and-click mystery set in 1998. Explore the early Internet for clues, connect overlooked details, and uncover what really happened at Thornhill Academy. Come for the mystery, stay for the cozy New England private school vibes.
Why similar: Typing 28.6% ★, Detective 28.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, 1990's 8.5%, Mystery 5.6%
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 32.1%, Investigation 25.8%, Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Mystery 6.7%, 1990's 6.1%
A short literary mystery game set in Oxford and Borneo
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.4%, Text-Based 22.3%, Detective 19.3%, Investigation 16.2%, Story Rich 7.4%
Explore a dark reality, discover a forgotten ritual, interact with the world around you, solve ancient puzzles, platform treacherous underground chambers, and feel the terror. Survive the night in this interactive haunted house narrative adventure from a first-person perspective.
Why similar: Investigation 26.3%, Supernatural 22.4%, Interactive Fiction 22%, Walking Simulator 17.8%, Story Rich 5.6%
A mysterious woman is sitting in front of you. Who is she? And who are you? And why are you both there? Case #1472 is mystery information digging interrogation thriller game where there are more things going on than what meets the eye, but are you able to unravel what has happened?
Why similar: Typing 25.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 23.1%, Detective 20.4%, Investigation 16.6%, Dark 5%
A sci-fi detective game where you interrogate the brain scans of crime victims. Uncover the hidden truth behind the dystopian regime by any means necessary.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.7%, Detective 26.1%, Investigation 21.4%, Text-Based 10.2%, Mystery 4.8%
A horror and exploration adventure that tells the story of Blanche, who was found alone in the gardens of Launderley, in front of a pile of twenty-nine corpses.
Why similar: Detective 25.7%, Investigation 23.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Text-Based 14%, Walking Simulator 8.9%
A first-person mystery solving game, where you try to find out what happened at Syn Archives.
Why similar: Detective 40.2%, Investigation 26.5%, Walking Simulator 18.4%, Story Rich 5%, First-Person 4.4%
Live as a rookie hacker. Monitor digital lives, uncover secrets, and shape your story.
Why similar: Detective 32.8%, Interactive Fiction 31%, Text-Based 18.9%, Investigation 16.1%, Indie 0.8%
Within a universe dominated by Artificial Intelligences, you step into the shoes of an AI detective to solve the mystery hidden within the Proxy Bar, a jazz club. You can ask the suspects ANYTHING, but will you ask the right questions?
Why similar: Detective 33.2%, Interactive Fiction 31.3%, Investigation 23.4%, Mystery 6.8%, First-Person 3.6%
A mysterious murder has shocked the inner city, and as the lead detective, it is your job to catch the real killer. Armed with words and wits, you uncover the secrets and capture the murderer, and make sure justice will be served.
Why similar: Detective 27.4%, Investigation 26.3%, Typing 18.7% ★, Text-Based 15.7%, Mystery 5.6%
Immerse yourself in the Psychological horror adventure of James Charouz on his way to find his missing wife and uncover the dark secret of his hometown.
Why similar: Investigation 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 21%, Detective 17.9%, Walking Simulator 11.1%, Supernatural 7.6%
Stuck in a dead-end town with plans that go nowhere, Jackie feels as if her life is doomed to stagnancy forever. Getting by with her friends, she is resigned to her fate in a small town- until a chance encounter with a deadly life-form sets in motion a deadly chain of events
Why similar: Detective 21.3%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Investigation 17.9%, Text-Based 14.2%, Supernatural 13%
An intricate mystery visual novel. Search text, piece together clues, and jump around the story to unravel the tangled events within the sealed tower.
Why similar: Detective 29.3%, Investigation 20.7%, Supernatural 16.4%, Text-Based 12.8%, Story Rich 8.3%
Survive in a haunted colonial mansion in Bengal. Complete daily chores to keep order by day, then face supernatural anomalies at night. Explore, uncover secrets, and fight for your sanity in this first-person survival horror experience.
Why similar: Investigation 21.9%, Detective 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Walking Simulator 14.7%, Supernatural 11.7%
Vampires infiltrate the nightclub queue. You are the bouncer. Check documents, observe suspicious behavior, and use tools to decide who gets in and who stays outside, but the final decision is always yours.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.1%, Detective 22.9%, Investigation 18.2%, 1990's 10.5%, Vampire 9.4% ★
A Little Time is a first-person interactive story. You play as a young but determined detective investigating a man's disappearance. You will travel to a variety of locations and pick up clues while experiencing the story, dialogue, and atmospheric visuals.
Why similar: Detective 30.2%, Investigation 25.5%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Story Rich 8.3%, Mystery 6.5%
Uncover the truth behind a 1982 air crash in Blackbox. Use audio recordings and investigation documents to solve the mystery. A story-rich, suspenseful detective experience that puts your skills to the test.
Why similar: Detective 24.6%, Typing 24.1% ★, Investigation 21%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Story Rich 5.3%
Brinkmanship is a first person sci-fi mystery about greed, manipulation, and trust. As a spaceborne colonist 20 years into your voyage you’ve just discovered that your ship has secretly altered its heading. Your parents give you a gun. The ship goes into lockdown. What do you do? Who will you trust?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.9%, Detective 29.9%, Walking Simulator 21%, First-Person 6.8%, Mystery 3.7%
Turn on your ghost detector and join your new pals in a funny, thrilling, and lovingly-presented interactive text adventure. Brain-teasing puzzles, a cartoon visual style, and engaging audio design - Delete After Reading weaves a delightful interactive tale.
Why similar: Detective 24.1%, Interactive Fiction 21%, Text-Based 17.1%, Investigation 16.8%, 1990's 8.2%
Join a serial killer enthusiast group to solve the town's recent murders in this mystery visual novel adventure, featuring point-and-click and text-based investigation and a detailed story.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.5%, Investigation 23.2%, Detective 21.5%, Text-Based 12.1%, Mystery 6.6%
Welcome to Woodside, a haunting survival horror adventure. Explore, investigate and survive as Grace, confronting supernatural terrors that plague a seemingly quaint British village. Experience dynamic horror as spirits react to the way you play. Can you find the truth before it's too late?
Why similar: Investigation 28.9%, Detective 27.1%, Supernatural 22.5%, Story Rich 8.8%, Mystery 5.7%
Everyone in town has their version of what happened at Timmons Manor. None of them were there. Everyone has their theories about why a Timmons relative has not set foot on the property in 100 years. None of them are correct...
Why similar: Detective 26.6%, Investigation 23.1%, Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Walking Simulator 14.3%, Mystery 5.4%
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 27.8%, Interactive Fiction 26%, Investigation 23.6%, 1990's 8.8%, Story Rich 7.2%
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