- #1 Project NexOS
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Centricode Creations
Windows · Mac · Linux
A modern-day narrative mystery where you explore a seemingly ordinary laptop to uncover hidden layers of conspiracy, surveillance, and stolen data, blending investigative gameplay with branching choices and a grounded tech-thriller tone.
Why similar: Crime 18.2%, Hacking 18.1% ★, Conspiracy 17.3% ★, Detective 10.4%, Investigation 9.2%
- #2 Night Hacking
96% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Time Traveling Badger
Windows
An interactive story about hacking, unveiling secrets, chatting with people, and searching for purpose.
Why similar: Hacking 30.2% ★, Conspiracy 19.3% ★, Alternate History 14.9%, Investigation 14%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%
- #3 A Case of Fraud
96% matchVery Positive98% of 404 reviews2025
Dev: Hesperus Games
Windows · Mac
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 21.2%, Crime 20%, Investigation 19.6%, Nonlinear 13.3%, Conspiracy 10.4% ★
- #4 Almanac: Detective Agency
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bergamot Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A narrative detective game about solving mysteries through investigation, evidence, and conversation. Question suspects in your own words, photograph clues, and piece together the truth in a town full of secrets. Who is lying, and what are they hiding?
Why similar: Detective 18.7%, Investigation 17%, Crime 16.4%, Conspiracy 14.1% ★, Nonlinear 10.9%
- #5 The Rise of the Golden Idol
94% matchVery Positive93% of 3,925 reviews2024
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.4 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: Conspiracy 24.8% ★, Investigation 18.6%, Detective 18.2%, Crime 16.4%, Mystery 10.4%
- #6 A Death in the Red Light
94% matchMixed68% of 47 reviews2024
Dev: Mystery City Games BV
Windows
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: Conspiracy 17.9% ★, Detective 16.7%, Investigation 16.4%, Crime 14.1%, Mystery 9.3%
- #7 The Operator
92% matchVery Positive92% of 8,280 reviews2024
Dev: Bureau 81
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Conspiracy 22.3% ★, Detective 17%, Investigation 16.6%, Crime 15.8%, Immersive Sim 9.1%
- #8 Keyword: A Spider's Thread
93% matchVery Positive82% of 277 reviews2021
Dev: City From Naught Inc.
Windows
Become an investigator in Keyword, a narrative thriller where you’ll depend on skills of logical deduction, hacking, and social engineering to solve challenging puzzles as the only means of finding your missing daughter.
Why similar: Hacking 25.4% ★, Detective 18.1%, Crime 14.6%, Immersive Sim 10.9%, Investigation 8.4%
- #9 Mysteries of Perception
91% matchPositive86% of 29 reviews2025
Dev: 50 Rats Games
Windows · Mac
Mysteries of Perception is a detective game where you will see the same scene through the eyes of different characters. Uncover their secrets by analyzing all the clues. Switch perspectives and learn everything about the artifacts of the Distant and the deaths in their wake. Glory to the Stars!
Why similar: Conspiracy 24.6% ★, Detective 17.8%, Investigation 16.6%, Crime 16.4%, Mystery 9.3%
- #10 Ashes of Holloway Bay
91% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Cold Case Inc
Windows
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: Crime 23.1%, Detective 22%, Investigation 18.6%, Mystery 10.7%, Nonlinear 10.1%
- #11 Greyhat - A Digital Detective Adventure
90% matchVery Positive91% of 247 reviews2020
Dev: Limited Games
Windows
How far would you go to save your daughter? As an infamous hacker-for-hire you have the skills to steal almost any secret. But when your daughter is taken, will you be able to use these skills to uncover a dark conspiracy that goes further than you could ever imagine?
Why similar: Hacking 26.6% ★, Crime 17.3%, Detective 15.9%, Conspiracy 14.7% ★, Investigation 10.8%
- #12 The Detective's Computer
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: R1coScapeGames
Windows
Every file is a puzzle. Every clue is hidden in plain sight. Dive into your brand new computer system, solve intricate challenges, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Hacking 30.6% ★, Crime 23.6%, Immersive Sim 14.6%, Investigation 13.9%, Detective 13%
- #13 Cyber Manhunt
89% matchVery Positive93% of 15,480 reviews2021
Dev: Aluba Van+
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Cyber Manhunt is a story-oriented puzzle game focusing on big data, hacking, citizen privacy, and social workers. It focuses on social issues such as cyber violence and privacy breaches.
Why similar: Hacking 43.2% ★, Crime 14.1%, Detective 11.7%, Mystery 9.9%, RPG 6.5%
- #14 Wherever You Get Your Podcasts
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Matthew Linder
Windows
A podcast simulator horror game with cozy vibes. Become a podcast editor, repair audio files, and find the hosts of the podcast Spooky Sacramento before the hard drive dies!
Why similar: Hacking 31.9% ★, Investigation 14.8%, Alternate History 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%
- #15 DETECTIVE - The Motel
87% matchMixed47% of 17 reviews2024
Dev: k148 Game StudioPub: JanduSoft
Windows
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 26.9%, Detective 21.7%, Investigation 15.3%, Immersive Sim 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%
- #16 City of Voices
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kini Games
Windows
A short Golden Idol-like deduction game about a young girl who is catapulted from her suburban life into the mysterious world of the ancient Maya. Investigate a series of moments frozen in time. Examine clues and solve puzzles to uncover a story full of twists and turns.
Why similar: Conspiracy 29.1% ★, Detective 21.7%, Investigation 20.7%, Mystery 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 6.9%
- #17 The Case of the Golden Idol
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,351 reviews2022
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Conspiracy 22.1% ★, Detective 18.3%, Investigation 17.9%, Crime 14.5%, Mystery 10.2%
- #18 Locator
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Empty Exhibit
Windows
A Geoguessr-inspired detective game set on an alien planet. Pinpoint the exact locations of photos to track down missing archeologist Abigail Lidari. Cross-reference journal entries, decipher cryptic symbols, and uncover the mysteries of an ancient civilization.
Why similar: Conspiracy 24.5% ★, Investigation 19.3%, Crime 17.8%, Detective 17.4%, Mystery 11.2%
- #19 Hell Hospital
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RaskolnikovPub: Woebegone Nights
Windows
Survive the night in an insane asylum where the patients have taken over. Kill, hide, sneak, think, inject, blast, and whack your way through this survival horror action adventure immersive sim inspired by System Shock and classic survival horror games.
Why similar: Hacking 22.2% ★, Conspiracy 17.8% ★, Crime 16.1%, Alternate History 15.8%, Investigation 11.9%
- #20 Call of the Golden Valley
83% matchPositive88% of 42 reviews2025
Dev: O'Saurus Studios
Windows · Mac
Your friend is missing in the Australian outback and you must find her. Search the Internet for clues, solve mysterious puzzles and uncover the conspiracy of the vanishing hikers of Golden Valley.
Why similar: Conspiracy 21.7% ★, Detective 16.8%, Investigation 15.4%, Crime 12.7%, Mystery 11.3%
- #21 DETECTIVE - Stella Porta case
84% matchMixed61% of 38 reviews2023
Dev: k148 Game StudioPub: JanduSoft
Windows
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 19.9%, Conspiracy 17.4% ★, Detective 15.6%, Investigation 14.4%, Immersive Sim 8.2%
- #22 The List
82% matchVery Positive80% of 105 reviews2021
Dev: Dan Trimble
Windows
A young man is interviewed by the police only to turn up dead a week later. 3 years have passed, a special agent from Santa Fe navigates the police database in order to solve the mystery.
Why similar: Conspiracy 18% ★, Crime 16.7%, Detective 16.6%, Nonlinear 14.4%, Investigation 11.6%
- #23 Luminous Threads: A Visual Novel
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bit Quirky, LLC
Windows · Mac
You are Juno, a teenage girl getting evidence to clear her brother's name. Choose who helps you solve the mystery. With multiple endings, some scenes are flashbacks to the past. Your actions there may even change who committed the crime, with what, and where!
Why similar: Hacking 26.5% ★, Investigation 16.2%, Conspiracy 14.8% ★, Crime 14.4%, Mystery 9%
- #24 Death at Fleming Manor
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SUPERTHUMb
Windows
"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: Conspiracy 20.9% ★, Crime 20.6%, Investigation 16.8%, Detective 16.3%, Mystery 8.6%
- #25 Contradiction: Spot The Liar
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,230 reviews2015
Dev: Baggy Cat Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Spot the lie and beat the liars in 'Contradiction' - the all-video murder mystery adventure!
Why similar: Crime 22.4%, Detective 17.6%, Conspiracy 16.3% ★, Investigation 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 8.1%
- #26 Lost Wiki: Kozlovka
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,076 reviews2026
Dev: yattytheman
Windows · Linux
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: Conspiracy 27.9% ★, Detective 22.2%, Investigation 20.9%, Mystery 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 8.2%
- #27 NETGHOST
80% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: DRAGONFIRE STUDIOS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Netghost is a Crime Drama visual novel with a mystery-driven story full of intrigue, twists and turns. The story follows Ian Newfield, a cyber security engineer who transforms into a cold-blooded criminal in his struggle to protect the company he works for and aid his ailing sister.
Why similar: Hacking 27.3% ★, Crime 17.4%, Conspiracy 16.4% ★, Detective 11.9%, Investigation 8.7%
- #28 Crimson Seer
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Meridian Malice
Windows
Crimson Seer is a fantasy detective puzzle game. Investigate murder scenes frozen in time, gather clues, and deduce motive, method, and location. Use your prophetic visions to uncover sinister elven plots, ancient mysteries, and dark rituals in an underground world.
Why similar: Detective 20.9%, Investigation 19.7%, Crime 19%, Conspiracy 18.7% ★, Mystery 12.5%
- #29 The Duke is Dead
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Bunk Bed Software, LLC
Windows
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 29.4%, Crime 17.8%, Investigation 17%, Conspiracy 16.2% ★, Mystery 13.9%
- #30 TR-49
75% matchVery Positive95% of 1,062 reviews2026
Dev: inkle Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A World War II computer. An archive of lost books. A world-changing secret. Narrative deduction meets audio drama, from the creators of Overboard!, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
Why similar: Alternate History 22.5%, Investigation 20.8%, Nonlinear 15.7%, Detective 15.6%, Mystery 9.4%
- #31 Ace Attorney Investigations Collection
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,457 reviews2024
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 30.7 hrsMean: 34.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Crime 25.9%, Investigation 25%, Detective 20.2%, Mystery 11.9%, Story Rich 5.8%
- #32 Pixel P.I.
76% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Crischu
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this detective game you will write your own questions and deductions. Use your detective skills to solve these cases and the mystery of your forgotten memories in the way.
Why similar: Crime 23.3%, Hacking 21.8% ★, Detective 18.7%, Investigation 17.2%, Mystery 9%
- #33 Small Town Robot
78% match5 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: Brandon Weeks
Windows
Explore the small town of ShadeCreek in this Indie point-and-click adventure.
Why similar: Alternate History 26.8%, Crime 23.1%, Detective 16.4%, Investigation 15.2%, Mystery 7.5%
- #34 The Katydids Incident
77% matchVery Positive100% of 53 reviews2022
Dev: Punx Studios
Windows
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: Hacking 28.3% ★, Conspiracy 24.1% ★, Crime 21.7%, Nonlinear 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 7.3%
- #35 Lilith Was Dead
77% matchPositive85% of 20 reviews2021
Dev: Heat Wave Games
Windows · Mac
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: Crime 24.1%, Investigation 19.4%, Detective 17.9%, Mystery 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%
- #36 Samuel Sage: The Mystery at Penby Inn
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: Seam Entertainment
Windows
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 22.1%, Crime 19.6%, Detective 17.1%, Mystery 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%
- #37 Creepy Cases Teen Detective Club
74% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Tiago Freitas
Windows
The mysterious death of a girl on the municipal school sports field shook the small town of Sky Cliffs. Haunting days pass, and amid disappearances, paranormal activity, and ghosts, the Teen Detective Club takes on the investigation of these frightening cases.
Why similar: Detective 22.5%, Investigation 21.3%, Nonlinear 19.2%, Crime 13.6%, Mystery 7.5%
- #38 VSCS-II
73% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2024
Dev: Oliver MorrishPub: Skullbutton Interactive
Windows
VSCS-II is a retro-styled narrative game about privacy and security. Using an upgraded '80s operating system, navigate an underground network to make connections, unearth conspiracies, and ultimately decide the fate of the dark web.
Why similar: Hacking 27.4% ★, Crime 18%, Investigation 13.2%, Detective 11.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.7%
- #39 捞金骗徒
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 云洲工作室
Windows
You play as a tourist trapped in a scam compound. fight to survive, sneak around and seize escape chances. Gather hidden clues, master scam skills reluctantly to survive, meet captives stuck here for various reasons, dig out its dark secrets, and choose between escaping the den or ruling it.
Why similar: Detective 23%, Crime 22.6%, Investigation 21.5%, RPG 9%, Mystery 8.8%
- #40 Hauma - A Detective Noir Story
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 129 reviews2023
Dev: SenAm GamesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Hauma is a deduction visual novel set in Munich. Discover a conspiracy amongst the upper echelons of society alongside former detective Judith, while visiting real locations in a comic-inspired look.
Why similar: Conspiracy 21.7% ★, Crime 19.5%, Detective 16.8%, Investigation 15.7%, Mystery 8.6%
- #41 Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
74% matchVery Positive89% of 7,813 reviews2014
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 35.9%, Crime 23.8%, Investigation 18.9%, Mystery 12.3%, Story Rich 4.3%
- #42 Chronique des Silencieux
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 36 reviews2024
Dev: Pierre Feuille StudioPub: Zugalu Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Set in 1970s southern France, you play a rookie private eye tasked to dig out the secrets of a stubborn old man. Think on your feet while you follow your leads : ask questions to witnesses, detect their lies, hypothesize why and finally confront the silent ones running from their past.
Why similar: Conspiracy 19.9% ★, Crime 18.8%, Detective 16.9%, Investigation 16.5%, Mystery 8.8%
- #43 Do You Want More!?
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Reno GT Young
Windows
Play as Lloyd Arch, the young private detective known for being total dick, and unravel the mystery of the Black Scar Serial Killer in this visual novel adventure, but remember that the truth tends to hurt the most.
Why similar: Crime 22.6%, Conspiracy 18.1% ★, Detective 18.1%, Investigation 17.9%, Mystery 9.1%
- #44 Case Files: The Death of Paulette Williams
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 39 reviews2022
Dev: Think Ten Media Group
Windows · Mac
A short, choose your own adventure detective experience, where your choices matter.
Why similar: Crime 24.4%, Detective 20.1%, Investigation 18.9%, Mystery 10.5%, Immersive Sim 8.5%
- #45 Man of Nollyn
70% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2026
Dev: Slater Chae
Windows
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Crime 25.2%, Detective 22.1%, Investigation 21.3%, Mystery 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 8.1%
- #46 Blackwood's Dilemma
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: The K Game Studio
Windows
Demo updated for the Detective Fest! Step into detective Brian Storm’s shoes and unravel a grim 17th-century mystery. Interrogate villagers, gather clues, and piece together the evidence in a deduction system where every secret matters.
Why similar: Crime 22.3%, Detective 18.1%, Nonlinear 15.2%, Investigation 15%, Mystery 9.5%
- #47 project.r.█.█.
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cábala Studio
Windows
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Why similar: Hacking 35.3% ★, Investigation 17.8%, Immersive Sim 14.6%, Conspiracy 11.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 11.3%
- #48 Detective - The Test
70% matchMixed50% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: k148 Game StudioPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Test your detective instincts across three challenging cases. No hints, no help—just you, your intuition, and your ability to piece together the truth. Can you solve the mystery?
Why similar: Crime 29%, Investigation 22.7%, Detective 17.9%, Mystery 11.7%, Immersive Sim 9.3%
- #49 Venice After Dark
69% matchPositive96% of 23 reviews2026
Dev: Sebastian GrünwaldPub: Artex
Windows · Mac · Linux
Discover a surreal Venice in this gripping point-and-click-novel-adventure game. Solve a variety of puzzles and chat with quirky characters to uncover the mystery surrounding the Stucky family. Find out what it means to be human!
Why similar: Hacking 28.7% ★, Conspiracy 22.8% ★, Alternate History 18.6%, Detective 14.9%, Mystery 8.6%
- #50 Rapta
70% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: NullAx
Windows
Navigate through Silicon Sneaky, where time is of the essence to save your sister. Choose to be an Ethical Hacker or one among those who hide from the police. With various challenges to test your dexterity, evolve with upgrades and make decisions to discover multiple endings.
Why similar: Hacking 35.1% ★, Crime 18.5%, Investigation 17.1%, Detective 13.1%, Mystery 9.7%
- #51 In a Detective's Mind
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: Justo DiasPub: Justo Dias
Windows
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 33%, Investigation 26.7%, Crime 20.3%, Mystery 9.1%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #52 Grey Lines
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Creative Dn8
Windows
"Grey Lines" is a third person action conspiracy game. Play as Anna, a CIA agent, John, a detective, or Vic, a Navy Seal. Each has a specific set of tools and skills. Engage in stealth ops, investigations, and combat. Your choices shape your story. Navigate the grey lines and the stop global threat.
Why similar: Hacking 21% ★, Conspiracy 19.3% ★, Crime 17.4%, Detective 12.9%, Investigation 12.5%
- #53 Case Files: Internal Affairs
67% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: Think Ten Media Group
Windows
The 3rd installment in the Case Files series. An FMV murder mystery, police interrogation, detective experience.
Why similar: Crime 25.4%, Detective 20.9%, Investigation 20.4%, Mystery 11.6%, Immersive Sim 9.4%
- #54 Project RyME
68% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2024
Dev: Strange Qwarq
Windows
Project RyME is a story-focused puzzle adventure where you take on the role of a young woman investigating her father's disappearance. Use your computer hacking skills to investigate the internet and an odd, old computer to solve a mystery that deepens at every turn.
Why similar: Hacking 42.6% ★, Investigation 15%, Mystery 10.7%, Detective 7.6%, Nonlinear 6.9%
- #55 The Silver Crow
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dreamagination
Windows · Mac
You play Conrad - executioner, outcast, and the last man anyone would trust to solve a murder. A handcrafted adventure steeped in Renaissance atmosphere, occult shadows and moral ambiguity. A point & click mystery in a city where truth is buried, power decides guilt, and someone is always watching.
Why similar: Conspiracy 23.3% ★, Detective 21%, Crime 18.9%, Investigation 18%, Mystery 8.5%
- #56 FORKLIFT FLOWERPOT: Botanical Investigator
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Michael Mato
Windows
An exploration game about knowledge and discovery. Change between seasons, investigate plants, and discover secrets about the world to stop an ecological disaster.
Why similar: Conspiracy 28.2% ★, Investigation 21%, Detective 20.5%, Nonlinear 12%, Mystery 10.8%
- #57 Detective Fantasia: EXCALIMURDER
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Teo Chhim
Windows · Mac
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 21%, Crime 19.2%, Investigation 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Nonlinear 10.4%
- #58 The Big Hollow: 1982
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Krams DesignPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows
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 27.7%, Investigation 24.8%, Crime 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Mystery 7%
- #59 Inkblood
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hey Bird!Pub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
You're an Inquisitor following a trail of death. A cult is at work, your predecessor has vanished, and the region teeters on the edge of chaos. Find the truth. Uphold the Inquisition. Do not fail.
Why similar: Conspiracy 24.2% ★, Detective 20.2%, Investigation 18%, Crime 12.9%, Mystery 9.4%
- #60 Hello Operator
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Leapfrog Studio LLC
Windows · Mac
Play as Blissville’s lone switchboard operator in this atmospheric, story-rich mystery. From your dimly lit station, connect calls, listen in, and uncover the secrets that bind the townsfolk—and the darkness beneath their polite masquerade.
Why similar: Conspiracy 26.9% ★, Crime 22%, Detective 17.9%, Investigation 15.6%, Mystery 12.3%