60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Investigation, Mystery, Story Rich, Crime.
Uncover the truth investigating the RE:Solver case files. Dive into murder mysteries, solo or with friends. Hack, investigate and unravel cases in a virtual internet. Photorealistic characters, engaging gameplay, and stream-friendly. Crack cases reveal secrets. Can you solve the mysteries?
Night Hacking
An interactive story about hacking, unveiling secrets, chatting with people, and searching for purpose.
Project NexOS
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.
An interactive story about hacking, unveiling secrets, chatting with people, and searching for purpose.
Why similar: Hacking 30.2% ★, Conspiracy 19.4% ★, Alternate History 14.8%, Investigation 14%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%
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 17.5% ★, Detective 10.4%, Investigation 9.2%
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 19.8%, Investigation 19.7%, Nonlinear 13.4%, Conspiracy 10.4% ★
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 24.9% ★, Investigation 18.6%, Detective 18.1%, Crime 16.5%, Mystery 10.4%
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 18% ★, Detective 16.7%, Investigation 16.4%, Crime 14.1%, Mystery 9.3%
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 22.5% ★, Detective 17%, Investigation 16.6%, Crime 15.9%, Immersive Sim 9.2%
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 11%, Investigation 8.4%
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 26.5% ★, Crime 17.3%, Detective 15.8%, Conspiracy 14.7% ★, Investigation 10.8%
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 24.7% ★, Detective 17.8%, Investigation 16.6%, Crime 16.4%, Mystery 9.4%
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 43.1% ★, Crime 14.2%, Detective 11.7%, Mystery 9.9%, RPG 6.5%
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 21.6%, Investigation 15.3%, Immersive Sim 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%
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 29.2% ★, Detective 21.6%, Investigation 20.7%, Mystery 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 6.9%
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. Start now.
Why similar: Crime 30.3%, Detective 20.8%, Investigation 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Mystery 8.2%
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 22.3% ★, Detective 18.1%, Investigation 17.8%, Crime 14.5%, Mystery 10.2%
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 24.6% ★, Investigation 19.4%, Crime 17.8%, Detective 17.3%, Mystery 11.2%
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 26.4% ★, Investigation 16.2%, Conspiracy 14.9% ★, Crime 14.4%, Mystery 9.1%
"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 16.9%, Detective 16.2%, Mystery 8.6%
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 16.5%, Nonlinear 14.4%, Investigation 11.6%
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 20.8%, Investigation 19.8%, Crime 19%, Conspiracy 18.8% ★, Mystery 12.5%
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 29.3%, Crime 17.8%, Investigation 17.1%, Conspiracy 16.2% ★, Mystery 14%
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 27.2% ★, Crime 17.4%, Conspiracy 16.5% ★, Detective 11.8%, Investigation 8.7%
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: Conspiracy 28.1% ★, Detective 21.8%, Investigation 21%, Mystery 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 8.3%
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 28.2% ★, Conspiracy 24.2% ★, Crime 21.7%, Nonlinear 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 7.3%
Explore the small town of ShadeCreek in this Indie point-and-click adventure.
Why similar: Alternate History 26.7%, Crime 23.2%, Detective 16.4%, Investigation 15.2%, Mystery 7.6%
The Lawyer - Episode 1: The White Bag is the first part of an episodic adventure game which combines gripping crime story with classic courtroom drama. Immerse yourself into a world set in early 90’s in which you gather (or fabricate!) evidence, deduct and run fierce courtroom battles.
Why similar: Conspiracy 23% ★, Crime 19.3%, Detective 15.6%, Investigation 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.3%
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 19.5%, Detective 17.8%, Mystery 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%
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 25.2%, Detective 19.7%, Mystery 11.8%, Story Rich 5.8%
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 20.9%, Conspiracy 18.3% ★, Detective 16.3%, Investigation 15.1%, Immersive Sim 8.6%
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 22.9%, Crime 22.7%, Investigation 21.6%, RPG 8.9%, Mystery 8.8%
Spot the lie and beat the liars in 'Contradiction' - the all-video murder mystery adventure!
Why similar: Crime 22.4%, Detective 17.5%, Conspiracy 16.4% ★, Investigation 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 8.1%
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%
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 22.2% ★, Detective 17.1%, Investigation 15.7%, Crime 13%, Mystery 11.6%
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 21.4%, Nonlinear 19.3%, Crime 13.7%, Mystery 7.5%
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 27.3% ★, Crime 18%, Investigation 13.3%, Detective 11.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.7%
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Why similar: Hacking 35.2% ★, Investigation 17.8%, Immersive Sim 14.6%, Conspiracy 12% ★, Interactive Fiction 11.3%
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%
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 22.3%, Investigation 20.8%, Nonlinear 15.7%, Detective 15.7%, Mystery 9.4%
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%
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 12.4%, Story Rich 4.3%
A short, choose your own adventure detective experience, where your choices matter.
Why similar: Crime 24.4%, Detective 20%, Investigation 19%, Mystery 10.5%, Immersive Sim 8.6%
A puzzle game where you are the newest recruit to a government agency dedicated to stopping cyber crimes. You must prove yourself and level up in the system by solving puzzles, at the same time there is a mystery to uncover at the agency. Who can you trust?
Why similar: Investigation 27.2%, Detective 23.9%, Hacking 19.6% ★, Conspiracy 13.9% ★, Immersive Sim 10.1%
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 18.2% ★, Detective 18%, Investigation 17.9%, Mystery 9.1%
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Crime 25.3%, Detective 22%, Investigation 21.3%, Mystery 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 8.1%
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%
"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 19.4% ★, Crime 17.4%, Detective 12.9%, Investigation 12.5%
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 32.9%, Investigation 26.7%, Crime 20.3%, Mystery 9.1%, Story Rich 8.4%
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 42.5% ★, Investigation 15.1%, Mystery 10.7%, Detective 7.6%, Nonlinear 6.9%
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 21.9% ★, Crime 19.6%, Detective 16.9%, Investigation 15.8%, Mystery 8.6%
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 28.3% ★, Investigation 21%, Detective 20.4%, Nonlinear 12%, Mystery 10.8%
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 10.5%
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 28.6% ★, Conspiracy 22.9% ★, Alternate History 18.5%, Detective 14.9%, Mystery 8.7%
Scene Investigators is a hardcore deductive reasoning game for fans of the "true crime" genre. Step into re-created crime scenes, observe closely for pieces of evidence, analyze possible motives behind the crimes, and uncover what truly happened.
Why similar: Crime 26.2%, Investigation 25.4%, Detective 21%, Mystery 11.5%, Immersive Sim 10.1%
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 27.6%, Investigation 24.9%, Crime 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Mystery 7%
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 17.8%, Mystery 11.7%, Immersive Sim 9.3%
You wake up as Bon, the dorm’s beloved cat — memories gone, paws in place. Roam a century-old student dorm, chat with residents, nap under the kotatsu, enjoy a cat life while uncovering lost secrets and your past. ※This game is distributed with permission from the Yoshida Dormitory Student Council.
Why similar: Alternate History 25.9%, Detective 15.7%, Investigation 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.3%
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: Crime 21.6%, Detective 18.2%, Investigation 17.6%, Nonlinear 12.1%, Tabletop 10.4%
Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.
Why similar: Investigation 25.5%, Mystery 17.7%, Conspiracy 14.1% ★, Crime 10.6%, Nonlinear 10.1%
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 28.8%, Investigation 26.1%, Conspiracy 23.1% ★, Mystery 12.9%, Adventure 4.2%
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 30.7%, Investigation 18.2%, Crime 17.5%, Mystery 11.8%, Nonlinear 11.7%
Explore CyberQuest, where your decisions define you. Journey from a novice freelancer to a skilled hacker. Choose your path: white hat, black hat, or hacktivist, and embrace the cyber challenge!
Why similar: Hacking 37% ★, Crime 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%, Detective 9.1%, Investigation 7.8%
