- #1 星象迷案 The Zodiac Mystery
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LazyBoy
Windows
Step into The Zodiac Mystery, where a suspense-filled adventure begins! Players are immersed in a complex and bewildering cold case, searching for clues across time and space. Examine crime scenes, review files, and analyze evidence, following the trail concealed within a celestial haze.
Why similar: Crime 26.9%, Mystery 16.7%, Drama 14.1%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Detective 12.5%
- #2 The Rule Of SHE
96% matchVery Positive88% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: HaiBin studio
Windows
A wandering soul mistakenly enters a world of strange tales and odd rules. Beware! This place is fraught with danger. To complete reincarnation, you must toe the line. Any soul that dares to go against the system will face correction. Will you comply—or defy?
Why similar: Drama 20.2%, Mystery 13%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Puzzle 9.2%
- #3 春泥 Soil of Rebirth
96% matchMostly Positive74% of 282 reviews2026
Dev: 午夜说书人
Windows
《春泥》是一款刑侦题材的悬疑解谜推理游戏。2018年中秋前夕,刑警程佑接到报案,动身前往泥塑匠林家处理一起家庭伤人案。随着调查深入,案件的疑点层层浮现,将她引向一连串尘封已久的谜团。往事的土壤正在松动,深埋的真相即将揭开......
Why similar: Crime 22.5%, Drama 13.8%, Investigation 13.3%, Detective 12%, Mystery 11.3%
- #4 Tokyo Detectives
95% matchMixed70% of 57 reviews2021
Dev: Rincho Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Crime 25.7%, Investigation 20.9%, Detective 17%, Mystery 13%, Anime 10.9%
- #5 At Home Alone Final
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,910 reviews2021
Dev: 阿正不经Pub: 0Cube
Windows
A casual healing rpg that takes players on a journey around the house from the perspective of a young girl, what does she do when she's home alone? What strange things will you come across in the process, and while exploring, perhaps... What other strange secrets might you discover?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.6%, Drama 16.8%, Mystery 12.4%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Horror 10.7%
- #6 Nina Aquila: Legal Eagle, Chapter IV: "Sacred Feathers"
94% matchPositive97% of 30 reviews2025
Dev: Tanuki-sama Studios
Windows · Linux
NINA AQUILA is back for her brightest, boldest, most magical adventure yet!
Why similar: Crime 23.5%, Investigation 16.8%, Detective 13.5%, Drama 10.5%, Anime 9.8%
- #7 Murder at Ironwood Inn
93% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: SAK70Games
Windows
A shocking murder has rocked the Ironwood Inn. Play as one of four detectives, each with unique interrogation styles. Search for clues, question suspects, and uncover secrets in this high-stakes mystery. Can you solve the case before time runs out?
Why similar: Crime 33.2%, Mystery 19.4%, Detective 18.4%, Puzzle 8.4%, Multiple Endings 8%
- #8 Back to the Dawn
91% matchVery Positive95% of 9,819 reviews2025
Dev: Metal Head GamesPub: Spiral Up Games
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 22.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Back to the Dawn is a story-rich RPG set in a high-security prison ruled by factions and buried secrets. Investigate two conspiracies from the inside, gather evidence, and outsmart a system designed to silence you. Make friends (or foes) with fellow inmates and with their help, break out of prison.
Why similar: Crime 21.2%, Detective 14.8%, Investigation 12.9%, Drama 11.2%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
- #9 炸鸡块与天使
92% matchPositive93% of 40 reviews2023
Dev: Hamstachio
Windows · Mac
"Fried Chicken Nuggets and Angels" is a text based adventure game with the theme of a detective story. The killer "Rooster" who killed six innocent girls has committed a new crime.Fortunately, at the scene of the seventh homicide, the police found important clues pointing to the murderer...
Why similar: Detective 18.1%, Mystery 15.6%, Drama 15.1%, Female Protagonist 11%, Horror 8.7%
- #10 Paper Perjury
91% matchVery Positive88% of 190 reviews2024
Dev: Paper Cat Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 17.2%, Crime 17.2%, Mystery 14.3%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Investigation 10.8%
- #11 The Last Sight
90% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: OtrexDevPub: FallenDevs
Windows
You started a neighborhood security program, which gradually expanded in size. Over time, it evolved to monitor not only homes but also warehouses, gas stations and various other locations. However, as your program grew, it began attracting the attention of dubious individuals.
Why similar: Hacking 31.8% ★, Investigation 17%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Mystery 12.8%, Puzzle 8.4%
- #12 Sealed In
89% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Basement Key Studio
Windows
Explore this haunted mansion as a detective, discover chilling secrets with your UV flashlight and fight to stay sane before the mannequins gets you.
Why similar: Crime 25.3%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Detective 14.1%, Investigation 13.5%, Horror 9.1%
- #13 Detective Kobayashi - A Visual Novel
89% matchPositive87% of 31 reviews2019
Dev: GenuinePub: Giiku Games
Windows
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: Crime 29.1%, Detective 15.6%, Mystery 13.5%, Investigation 13.4%, Anime 9.1%
- #14 Realization
88% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Agaze Productions
Windows
A self-staged arson at a sales center drags you into the murder case of a female sales agent. With both your career and life in shambles, you must find a way to clear your name. The path to the truth is fraught with danger. Can you rise from this abyss and reclaim the reality you once envisioned?
Why similar: Crime 23.2%, Drama 15.1%, Psychological Horror 13%, Mystery 10.6%, Detective 9.6%
- #15 Pixel P.I.
87% match4 user reviews75% of 4 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 23.8%, Hacking 16.3% ★, Investigation 15.7%, Detective 13%, Drama 12.1%
- #16 子归 - Blossom
86% matchVery Positive89% of 601 reviews2024
Dev: 糯米团子工作室Pub: 噪点游戏 SERICA GAMES
Windows
Early spring, 1999, Taoyuan Village. In just several days, a series of drowning incidents occurred in the same quaint village. Then, on the night of the fifteenth day, numerous villagers witnessed a woman in red who bore an uncanny resemblance to a lady who had previously met an unjust demise...
Why similar: Crime 24.1%, Detective 17.7%, Mystery 16.8%, Drama 13.8%, Horror 8.2%
- #17 When eyes close
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Escapismogames
Windows
When did you become a monster? In this nightmare, everyone is guilty. Everyone has a secret. A demon will make you remember what you did. Piece together your shattered past in a detective psychological horror and... WAKE UP!
Why similar: Detective 20.7%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Drama 19%, Investigation 17%, Mystery 16.6%
- #18 失焦
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 雪之妖精
Windows
某天你睁眼时,发现本应该在远离家乡的城市上大学的自己,不知为何回到了五年前的一天傍晚,身处于曾经就读的高中,周围本该熟悉一切却全都变得似是而非。 玩家需要在诡异的校园里不断探索,找到真相并逃出生天。
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.8%, Drama 19.8%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Investigation 12.9%, Mystery 10.7%
- #19 Ace Attorney Investigations Collection
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,302 reviews2024
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 30.3 hrsMean: 33.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 27.8%, Investigation 24.2%, Mystery 14.7%, Detective 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 5%
- #20 The Detective's Apprentice
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: darqwerful
Windows
Step into the shoes of Clementine "Cleo" Ace, an apprentice to her aunt, the world renowned detective, Maya Lynch. From heists to murders, use your deduction skills to solve cases that are too tough for the local police to crack.
Why similar: Investigation 24.5%, Detective 21.1%, Mystery 15.9%, Crime 15.1%, Puzzle 9.2%
- #21 The Silver Case
84% matchVery Positive89% of 1,085 reviews2016
Dev: GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The Silver Case – the debut title from world-renowned developer SUDA51 has been fully remastered and localized to English for the first time ever!
Why similar: Crime 25.6%, Investigation 17.6%, Mystery 12.2%, Detective 12.1%, Psychological Horror 8.8%
- #22 Fateful End: True Case Files
84% matchMixed64% of 11 reviews2020
Dev: GenuinePub: Giiku Games
Windows
Solve your own murder in this thrilling true crime adventure game. You've come face-to-face with your fate and someone close to you is going to kill you...unless you find out who it is before the time runs out!
Why similar: Crime 23.7%, Investigation 13.6%, Detective 13.4%, Mystery 13.2%, Anime 7.6%
- #23 Mohism: Battle of Words
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 606 reviews2023
Dev: 玄镜工作室Pub: Yooreka Studio
Windows
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: Crime 22.9%, Investigation 19.1%, Detective 17%, Mystery 14%, Anime 10.1%
- #24 Echoes of Ash
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ash Studio
Windows
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: Crime 21.6%, Investigation 21.3%, Detective 19.4%, Mystery 12.9%, Anime 7.3%
- #25 Burden of Truth
80% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: RobProductions
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Burden of Proof saga continues! Step into the shoes of legendary prosecutor Conrad Cross during a pivotal moment of his journey. Investigate crime scenes, solve mysteries using evidence, and make your case in the courtroom. The burden lies with you to unravel the truth!
Why similar: Investigation 18.3%, Crime 17.8%, Drama 17.1%, Detective 13.3%, Mystery 10.1%
- #26 Police Detective: Tokyo Beat
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dr. Cyril Splutterworth
Windows
Gather evidence, interview suspects and send your case to trial. Have you got what it takes to be Tokyo's top detective?
Why similar: Crime 28.1%, Detective 20.1%, Mystery 14.4%, Investigation 9.3%, Drama 9.2%
- #27 Dark Memories: Prologue
78% matchMixed64% of 45 reviews2025
Dev: visioxr_studio
Windows
Dark Memories is an episodic psychological horror game based on road thriller, slasher, and survival thriller genres. You are currently viewing the prologue episode of the Dark Memories anthology.
Why similar: Crime 21.7%, Investigation 16.6%, Detective 12.2%, Mystery 11.9%, Psychological Horror 10.6%
- #28 Cyber Manhunt
79% matchVery Positive93% of 15,410 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 36.6% ★, Crime 16.4%, Mystery 13.3%, Puzzle 11.6%, Detective 9.2%
- #29 永恒沉眠:爱与杀戮的乐园 Permanent Sleep: Paradise of Love and Slaughter
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 菜猫食品
Windows
This is an AVG game of deduction, suspense and love. The gameplay is a special spiritual jury system. Players will take the role of female detective or male police officer, traveling between dream and reality, and jointly investigate the years of unresolved “brunette female serial murder case”.
Why similar: Crime 27.3%, Investigation 17.8%, Mystery 13.7%, Multiple Endings 8.7%, Female Protagonist 8.6%
- #30 Connected Clue
77% matchVery Positive88% of 98 reviews2026
Dev: Alpheratz Games Pub: CFK Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Connected Clue is a quarter-view detective adventure game inspired by the atmosphere of 19th-century mystery novels. Gather clues, see through lies, and uncover the identity of the culprit shrouded in secrecy!
Why similar: Crime 24.3%, Investigation 14.7%, Drama 14%, Detective 12.8%, Mystery 9.9%
- #31 心灵侦探
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 榭季生
Windows
This is a fantastic journey that shuttles between reality and the inner world. You need to follow six companions with distinct personalities to explore the deepest secrets of people's hearts together. It includes mild decryption and some psychological horror elements
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.3%, Detective 18.5%, Drama 17.5%, Mystery 14.9%, Puzzle 10%
- #32 Local Opera
76% matchMostly Negative33% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: Dreamy_Chat
Windows
Welcome to the mysterious village of "Folk Show"! This is a domestic plot-oriented micro-horror game that will take you into a rural story full of suspense and thriller.
Why similar: Drama 18.9%, Investigation 16.5%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Mystery 15.1%, Detective 13.2%
- #33 Nina Aquila: Legal Eagle, Season One
77% matchVery Positive96% of 100 reviews2021
Dev: Tanuki-sama Studios
Windows · Linux
The chart-topping itch.io and Newgrounds indie hit comes to Steam, with a slew of enhancements and new features! Step into court as Nina Aquila, rookie defense attorney in this thrilling VN/adventure game hybrid, and fight for justice in a world where all anime genres exist at once!
Why similar: Crime 24.8%, Investigation 15.4%, Detective 15.3%, Mystery 13%, Anime 11.1%
- #34 Point Zero: Victoria
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RosyGame
Windows · Mac
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: Crime 23.4%, Investigation 18%, Detective 14%, Drama 13.9%, Mystery 13.2%
- #35 Murder In Complex
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Khalil HammoudaPub: AKM Games
Windows
Investigate a murder inside a building as a detective. Interrogate AI-powered residents, uncover hidden evidence, and analyze clues with your team. Every case is unique, with randomized stories and dynamic suspects. Can you catch the real killer?
Why similar: Crime 29.1%, Investigation 20.3%, Detective 16%, Mystery 13.4%, Drama 9.7%
- #36 Fall into decay
74% matchVery Positive92% of 105 reviews2024
Dev: 灰房子工作室Pub: Gamera Games
Windows
名叫赛莉卡的少女某天在一间奇怪的宅邸中醒来,自己好像忘记了什么重要的事情,又似乎被卷入了什么事件之中…… 但首要的目的是找到逃离这里的方法。
Why similar: Mystery 15.1%, Drama 11.4%, Zombies 10.7%, Puzzle 10.7%, Female Protagonist 10.5%
- #37 Private Eye: The Young Heir
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lucky 7 Studios
Windows
Private Eye is a detective game where you play as Hakeem trying to solve the murder case of Amir. The wealthy heir Amir kept strange company, is one of them his murderer? Explore, investigate, solve puzzles, and find discrepancies to unravel his mysterious death.
Why similar: Crime 22.3%, Investigation 18.5%, Detective 14.9%, Mystery 13.4%, Drama 10.1%
- #38 消失的第四天
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 游戏峰塔
Windows
"The Fourth Day Disappeared" is a pixel art detective game. As an intern detective, you're caught in a serial murder case on a train trip. Investigate, gather evidence, interrogate passengers, and connect clues to find the killer.
Why similar: Crime 29.3%, Detective 16.3%, Mystery 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%, Drama 6.8%
- #39 Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
75% matchVery Positive89% of 7,723 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 26.4%, Crime 25.7%, Investigation 18.3%, Mystery 15.5%, Puzzle 6.8%
- #40 Blue Detective: A Hotel in Scarlet
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alperen Torun
Windows · Mac · Linux
As a gothic detective, you solve mysteries with your colorful sidekick. Everyone you meet in this bizarre world has a peculiar disease. A unique talent, or a mere curse? You must get to the bottom of it all. Investigate murders, search for clues and complete the puzzle.
Why similar: Investigation 17.1%, Detective 14.3%, Mystery 12.3%, Anime 12%, Psychological Horror 11.3%
- #41 莫比乌斯疑案
73% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: YiMiao Game
Windows · Mac
多条故事线,高智商烧脑反转型剧情类RPG游戏,线索伏笔众多。
Why similar: Crime 23.2%, Drama 15.6%, Detective 15.4%, Mystery 13.2%, CRPG 7.8%
- #42 The Duke is Dead
72% 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 22.6%, Crime 20.2%, Mystery 18.4%, Investigation 17.3%, Puzzle 9.1%
- #43 Retro Mystery Club Vol.2: The Beppu Case
72% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: HappymealPub: Shinyuden
Windows
The stage is set in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, for the latest installment in this retro mystery series! There, hearts that pass each other by can’t help but grow twisted… Uncover the truth behind a mysterious death with your junior detective, Ken!
Why similar: Crime 25.9%, Investigation 14.2%, Drama 13.8%, Detective 12.7%, Anime 11.5%
- #44 THE DAMN PSYCHIATRIC
71% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: GamePlaysMix
Windows
The "San Lucas" psychiatric hospital, which was built in 1985 to help people with mental illnesses, became the scene of crimes and suspicious experiments in the year 2035. Patients mysteriously disappeared and some were found found dead in a strange way.
Why similar: Crime 25.3%, Psychological Horror 14%, Detective 13.4%, Mystery 12.7%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
- #45 Whispers of Montéiroz
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hawkeye Interactive GamesPub: Hawkeye Interactive Studios
Windows
A call. A secluded mansion cloaked in mystery. A family with deadly secrets. Federal investigator Scott Watkins answers a tip about a missing woman but what he uncovers inside the Monteiroz estate will change everything. Who can you trust? What really happened here How far will you go for the truth?
Why similar: Crime 16.8%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Detective 15.9%, Mystery 13%, Drama 10.8%
- #46 Trials of Innocence
68% matchVery Positive92% of 1,556 reviews2025
Dev: 猫龙游戏
Windows
Median: 19.1 hrsMean: 22.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Trials of Innocence is an indie courtroom detective game. Step into the shoes of the main character, rookie lawyer Luna Ray, and navigate her journey through the legal world. Unravel a shocking conspiracy that changes the fate of many, including herself, and confront her inner choices.
Why similar: Crime 22.6%, Detective 15.4%, Investigation 14.8%, Mystery 12.1%, Anime 8.9%
- #47 Detective Super Star
71% matchMixed65% of 17 reviews2023
Dev: Ourhsow Games
Windows
Join the famous Detective Doyle to solve a series of murder cases in this captivating hidden object, adventure game.
Why similar: Crime 28.5%, Detective 15.3%, Mystery 13.8%, Drama 10.3%, Puzzle 8.3%
- #48 Silent Love
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 249 reviews2023
Dev: Weird Bunny
Windows
This is a terrorist decryption adventure game that took place in 1913.
Why similar: Drama 18.5%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Mystery 14.7%, Detective 13.8%, Multiple Endings 11.3%
- #49 Clue For Your Thoughts
70% match8 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: Sean Kuehl
Windows
Sift through the evidence to find out who did it.
Why similar: Crime 43.4%, Mystery 24%, Detective 20.6%, Puzzle 10.8%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #50 Reflection Link
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Secretive Sheep Games
Windows
Locked inside a facility that erases memory, seven people must recover what they've forgotten to earn their freedom. Explore escape-room puzzles, piece together broken relationships, and uncover the truth behind the sins none of them remember committing in this branching path visual novel.
Why similar: Mystery 15.8%, Psychological Horror 15%, Investigation 13.8%, Detective 12%, Anime 11.7%
- #51 Marcella Moon: The Phantom of Harvest Grove
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hidden Ocean Games
Windows
A prankster is loose at the Harvest Grove autumn festival. Find the culprit before things get out of hand.
Why similar: Crime 20.9%, Mystery 17.6%, Detective 14.9%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Drama 11%
- #52 Do You Want More!?
69% 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 25.3%, Investigation 17.9%, Detective 13.7%, Mystery 11.8%, Anime 8.8%
- #53 Rubbings
67% matchVery Positive89% of 235 reviews2025
Dev: 午夜说书人
Windows
《诡拓》是一款中式民俗微恐风的悬疑推理游戏。你将扮演一名民俗杂志编辑,根据匿名信件中的拓片线索,深入封闭、神秘的睖睁村,这里多年来流传着失踪旅人和诡异祭祀的传说。通过亲历村志中的诡异故事,并在村庄中展开调查,你将逐步揭开埋藏数十年的真相。
Why similar: Crime 19.8%, Investigation 13.8%, Drama 13%, Detective 12%, Psychological Horror 11.3%
- #54 Methods: The Illusion Murders
68% matchVery Positive88% of 89 reviews2024
Dev: LockedOn GamesPub: Erabit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Detective Red July must stop a serial killer who patterns his murders after optical illusions in this mystery visual novel set in the world of Methods.
Why similar: Crime 21.9%, Investigation 13.8%, Detective 13.1%, Drama 11.4%, Mystery 10.9%
- #55 Marcella Moon: Curse of the Black Cat
70% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: Hidden Ocean Games
Windows
Play as amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to investigate a cursed black cat statue that has been terrorizing a local theater.
Why similar: Crime 19.5%, Investigation 19.2%, Mystery 15.6%, Detective 15.3%, Drama 10.3%
- #56 A Case of Fraud
66% matchVery Positive98% of 365 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: Crime 26.4%, Investigation 23.5%, Detective 19.3%, Mystery 15.5%, Puzzle 9.3%
- #57 泥舟と罪人
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NONALCOHOL.
Windows · Mac
A closed-off ghost town, and the unsolved bizarre serial murders that once occurred there. A “daily life collapse” suspense × death game novel ADV that depicts the obsessive love and revenge of 11 people whose lives were irrevocably shattered by that horrific incident.
Why similar: Crime 21.6%, Detective 15.2%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Investigation 13.3%, Multiple Endings 11.2%
- #58 Detective Hindsight
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Broccoli Bunny Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Solve a variety of perplexing cases in the sleuthing shoes of Detective Hindsight - who gets help from Phoebe: a young orphaned girl with dreams of being a storyteller and powers to look into the past. Uncover the truth with her sketches done in crayon. The catch? She can't draw very well.
Why similar: Investigation 23%, Detective 22.5%, Mystery 18.5%, Crime 13.2%, Puzzle 10.8%
- #59 捞金骗徒
67% 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: Crime 25.9%, Investigation 22.1%, Detective 17.8%, Mystery 11.7%, Drama 10.5%
- #60 An Exercise in Mortality - Chapter I
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CorDubiumArts
Windows
Slip into the role of a detective and find out why a seemingly peaceful village suddenly has to hold a funeral every other day. To solve the mysteries, act as the perpetrator and simulate the crimes. Left completely to your own devices, it’s up to you to prove your ingenuity and wit.
Why similar: Crime 33.4%, Investigation 19.5%, Detective 18.3%, Mystery 16.3%, Puzzle 7.6%