- #1 Death Trick: Double Blind
97% matchVery Positive87% of 275 reviews2024
Dev: Citreat StudioPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The star magician of Morgan’s Traveling Circus is missing, but the show must go on! In this non-linear detective visual novel, unravel the mystery from two different perspectives as you learn the varying stories of an entire circus of performers, each with their own lives... and their own secrets.
Why similar: Detective 15.9%, Crime 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Point & Click 9.7%
- #2 Window Of Perspectives
96% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Orange Hourglass_GamesPub: This was once revealed to me in a dream
Windows
Play as a contractor for a mysterious organization in a new mystery point and click. You're tasked to review tapes and complete reports about strange situations. Find clues, connect dots, choose what you want to believe and influence the world.
Why similar: Detective 17.9%, Investigation 12%, Point & Click 11.8%, Dark Comedy 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%
- #3 Clue: Murder By Death
96% matchMixed67% of 20 reviews2026
Dev: Cocodrolo Games
Windows · Mac
A story-rich detective mystery set in 1930s England. Investigate a murder inside a sprawling manor, interrogate suspicious residents, and make meaningful choices to uncover the truth — before Scotland Yard arrives.
Why similar: Detective 16.6%, Crime 13.7%, Dark Comedy 10.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%
- #4 Crowpoint Manor
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MayMoodPub: MayMood Games
Windows
Step inside Crowpoint Manor, where every guest harbours a dark secret. As an undercover detective, you’ll solve bizarre puzzles, navigate dangerous traps, and witness hilariously tragic accidents. Can you uncover the “truth” before you become the next victim?
Why similar: Dark Comedy 19.2%, Detective 18.2%, Crime 14.5%, Point & Click 12.7%, Comedy 7.1%
- #5 Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
94% 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 34.7%, Crime 16.7%, Investigation 11.6%, Mystery 9.8%, Point & Click 6.5%
- #6 Marcella Moon: Secret on the Hill
94% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2020
Dev: Hidden Ocean Games
Windows
Follow amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to Ireland to investigate the disappearance of a famous writer.
Why similar: Detective 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Point & Click 12.2%, Investigation 11.1%, Crime 11%
- #7 Private Eye: The Young Heir
93% 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: Detective 19.4%, Crime 14.3%, Investigation 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9%
- #8 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: Detective 23.9%, Crime 18.2%, Investigation 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%, Mystery 9.5%
- #9 The Imagined Leviathan: Prologue
92% matchMostly Positive78% of 162 reviews2020
Dev: ChardPub: Far Few Giants
Windows · Mac
Imagined Leviathans is a narrative survival game set in a frozen British village. Explore the countryside and unite the survivors to face down your Leviathans together.
Why similar: Detective 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%, Point & Click 10.6%, Mystery 9%
- #10 Spooky Crew: Mask of the Mysterium
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Matt Sanderson
Windows
Join the Spooky Crew and uncover the secret of the Mask of the Mysterium in this point and click adventure game. An encounter with a masked figure leads the crew to investigate the secrets of a local museum.
Why similar: Detective 15.1%, Crime 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Point & Click 10.7%, Investigation 10.4%
- #11 Reports from Vera Cruz
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Monkey Suits
Windows
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 21.8%, Investigation 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Point & Click 9.3%, Mystery 8.2%
- #12 Duppy Detective Tashia
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Spritewrench
Windows
Help Tashia unravel the case of a heinous murder and find her cell phone in this point & click, mystery adventure based on Caribbean folklore!
Why similar: Detective 17%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Crime 10.8%, Point & Click 10.5%
- #13 False Testimony
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bizi Games
Windows
Explore different locations, talk to characters, collect evidence, and draw your own conclusions about who, how, and why is behind what happened.
Why similar: Detective 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Point & Click 16.4%, Mystery 9.2%, Puzzle 7.8%
- #14 Detective Fantasia: EXCALIMURDER
87% 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 20.5%, Crime 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Mystery 8.2%
- #15 Marcella Moon: Saboteurs on the River
88% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2020
Dev: Hidden Ocean Games
Windows
Play as amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to investigate a series of sabotage incidents on the Louisiana bayou.
Why similar: Detective 17.7%, Crime 17.3%, Investigation 13.3%, Point & Click 12.9%, Mystery 10.4%
- #16 The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,947 reviews2021
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.
Why similar: Detective 20%, Dark Comedy 14.2%, Point & Click 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%, Investigation 9.1%
- #17 Telling Lies
86% matchMixed63% of 1,297 reviews2019
Dev: Sam BarlowPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Four private lives. One big lie. Search through secretly recorded video conversations to discover the truth. The successor to the acclaimed Her Story.
Why similar: Detective 17%, Crime 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Investigation 9.9%, Point & Click 8.7%
- #18 Mystical Riddles: Ship From Beyond Collector's Edition
85% matchMixed58% of 12 reviews2023
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
All hands on deck! A strange, oily fog has enveloped the waterfront of the port town of Quietcape, where local fishermen go, never to return again... Can you solve this mystery?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Crime 12.6%, Point & Click 11.8%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #19 Rumor Reporter
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Greyhaven Craft
Windows
Rumor Reporter is a Golden Age whodunit mystery. Play as senior reporter Veronica Chase as you explore Greyhaven Island in the Celtic Sea, 1920s. Choose where to investigate, who to question, and what to publish. Your report shapes public opinion, drives arrests, and changes the island’s future.
Why similar: Detective 23.3%, Investigation 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Mystery 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%
- #20 The Missing Threads
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Wynd_devPub: wysg
Windows
[DEMO available now!] 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.
Why similar: Detective 26.4%, Crime 17.8%, Investigation 15.4%, Point & Click 13.1%, Mystery 10.3%
- #21 Lilith Was Dead
84% 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: Detective 18.5%, Crime 18.1%, Investigation 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%
- #22 Pineapple Legend
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: zebra3dPub: Sukuratchi
Windows
Find the Golden Pineapple and the crimes against the Mayans. In Pineapple Legend, solve investigations with amusing and humorous situations. Explore the city of Takitani: investigate, solve puzzles, collect cards, equip accessories, fish, garden, fight in the arena, and increase your affinity!!!
Why similar: Detective 17.1%, Crime 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Investigation 11.4%
- #23 Emma Riley: Dream Detective
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Star Fort Games
Windows
Emma Riley: Dream Detective is a detective game where you must unravel an occult conspiracy spanning the real and dream worlds. Use keen observation to gather clues, carefully interrogate suspects for information, and use your logic and deduction skills to unravel the mystery!
Why similar: Detective 25%, Investigation 15.4%, Point & Click 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%, Mystery 10.5%
- #24 The Mystery of Oak Island
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Visionaire Studio UG
Windows · Mac · Linux
A gripping point-and-click adventure – inspired by the real treasure hunt on Oak Island in Nova Scotia, Canada. Unravel a web of murder, myth, and forgotten history. Some secrets are better left buried.
Why similar: Point & Click 19.4%, Detective 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Mystery 12.8%, Comedy 7.5%
- #25 A Death in the Red Light
81% 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: Detective 19.7%, Investigation 12.3%, Crime 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Dark Comedy 11%
- #26 The Wolf Is Dead
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Fat Toad Games
Windows
The Wolf is Dead is a murder mystery game. When the Big Bad Wolf is found murdered at a party for his biopic, you're called in. Interrogate suspects, investigate the scene of the crime and use this to travel back in time and reconstruct the events of the evening. Who killed Alexander Wolff?
Why similar: Detective 25.5%, Crime 20.5%, Mystery 10.6%, Investigation 9.1%, Puzzle 6.8%
- #27 The Barker & Mustard Files
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Yes Yes Very Good Productions
Windows
A 2D/3D Mystery-Adventure Game set in a lavish hotel with a cast full of suspicious sweeties and dubious degenerates... and everyone has something to hide.
Why similar: Detective 19.3%, Dogs 18.1% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Point & Click 12.1%, Mystery 8.7%
- #28 The Empty Desk
78% matchPositive88% of 26 reviews2025
Dev: CheesecakeGames
Windows
Immerse yourself in a psychological thriller with narrative adventure elements and unsettling details. Join Detective Bennett on his final case and uncover dark secrets in a world where reality bends and sanity wavers.
Why similar: Detective 18.7%, Crime 17%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Investigation 10.7%, Mystery 8.6%
- #29 PolyCity Stories - The Affair
79% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Andi Liddell
Windows
The first short story from PolyCity. A point and click adventure delving into the dark and dirty polygonated corners of the City of angles... mostly right angles. The Affair follows a soft boiled/over easy private detective as he unpicks an organised crime syndicate operating across the city.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 17%, Point & Click 13%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Investigation 12%
- #30 Five Day Detective
78% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Krunchy Fried Games
Windows
Five Day Detective is a point and click style adventure game featuring multiple murder cases and a twisted sense of humour.
Why similar: Detective 23.4%, Dark Comedy 17.5%, Point & Click 14.6%, Investigation 9.6%, Crime 7.9%
- #31 Abscission
77% matchVery Positive94% of 113 reviews2023
Dev: Beyond Booleans
Windows
Abscission is a Lovecraftian, story-driven horror point-and-click investigation game. It involves searching crime scenes for evidence, combining clues and questioning suspects. Puzzles can have multiple solutions as you guide the protagonist - Detective Will Stanhope - through the story.
Why similar: Detective 25.4%, Point & Click 18.4%, Crime 15%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #32 Paradise Killer
77% matchVery Positive93% of 4,418 reviews2020
Dev: Kaizen Game WorksPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.
Why similar: Detective 17.9%, Crime 16.4%, Investigation 11.6%, Point & Click 10.4%, Choices Matter 8.7%
- #33 What happened to Kate
76% match5 user reviews50% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Makeen Technology
Windows
"What happened to Kate" is a gripping puzzle adventure set in a mysteriously silent home. Unravel your coworker's disappearance through challenging puzzles. Delve into the depths of mystery and discover what lies within the quiet.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Crime 15.2%, Point & Click 15.2%, Detective 11.5%, Realistic 7.9%
- #34 The Isle Tide Hotel
75% matchMixed65% of 264 reviews2023
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Explore a mysterious hotel and infiltrate a cult in this FMV detective game, featuring a cast from GoT, The Witcher, and more. Every decision counts as you gather clues and question guests. Can you unearth the ominous secrets at The Isle Tide Hotel before it's too late to save your missing daughter?
Why similar: Detective 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Crime 11.5%, Point & Click 10.6%
- #35 Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
76% matchMostly Positive80% of 14,305 reviews2016
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Experience a fantastic adventure with unique gameplay that blends investigation, action and exploration in a breath-taking thriller that will test the limits of your nerves and intelligence. Play as the great detective and track down evil in the darkest corners of London and the human soul…
Why similar: Detective 25.2%, Crime 18.6%, Investigation 10.1%, Mystery 9.4%, Point & Click 9.3%
- #36 The Last Reunion
74% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: 제이게임즈
Windows
A mystery game where you investigate a murder by searching the crime scene and interrogating AI-powered NPCs with unique personas.
Why similar: Detective 21.4%, Investigation 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%, Choices Matter 10.4%
- #37 Shadowless
75% matchNo user reviews2030
Dev: ultron01
Windows
Shadowless is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a creepy house marked by tragedy, where dark entities and the past haunt you. Defenseless, you face a nightmare that consumes you before you can escape.
Why similar: Detective 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Choices Matter 8.2%, Investigation 8.1%
- #38 Call of the Golden Valley
73% 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: Detective 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Investigation 11.1%, Mystery 10.5%, Crime 10.5%
- #39 A Rum Case in Fogtown
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fogtown Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Puppet detectives Sherblock and Blockson are on the case to resolve a string of mysterious sabotage against Fogtown’s most beloved pubs. You control the story in this madcap comedy joyride!
Why similar: Detective 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Crime 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Point & Click 9.1%
- #40 Pixel Detective: Curse of the Paintings
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NorthLightPixels
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short pixel-art mystery where you play as Nathan, a private investigator drawn into a curious case. Interrogate suspects, examine clues, and uncover hidden details
Why similar: Detective 26.2%, Point & Click 16.9%, Investigation 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%
- #41 Detective Bass in Fish out of Water
71% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: Team Grouper
Windows
A luxury cruise takes an unexpected turn when a passenger is gruesomely turned into fillet - and it's up to Detective Bass to deliver some justice in this short narrative-driven detective game!
Why similar: Detective 24.7%, Crime 17.1%, Investigation 10.9%, Comedy 10.7%, Mystery 8.8%
- #42 Mistmoon Falls
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: portmantoga
Windows · Mac
Mistmoon Falls is an open world murder mystery set in a farm-sim town that's now sans farmer. Question the locals, use tools to uncover clues, form hypotheses, and sift through some sinister goings-on to find the killer.
Why similar: Detective 20.7%, Crime 15.4%, Investigation 10.7%, Point & Click 10.1%, Mystery 8.7%
- #43 Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror
71% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Pixel Paradise ®
Windows · Mac · Linux
A noir graphic adventure where your mind is your greatest enemy. Investigate crimes from the slums of Saltmire to the heights of Greyledge. Interrogate suspects and manage your clues in this 1980s cinematic remake. Play the free demo and wishlist now!
Why similar: Detective 18.1%, Crime 13.7%, Investigation 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Point & Click 10.7%
- #44 The Rise of the Golden Idol
70% 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: Detective 22.5%, Crime 14.8%, Investigation 14.6%, Mystery 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 7.8%
- #45 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: Detective 21.3%, Crime 18.8%, Investigation 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Mystery 9.1%
- #46 Transmission in Progress…
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Infinicats
Windows
Transmission in Progress is a detective game located in a sound powered world, playing in the shoes of Inres, a forensic detective falsely accused of murder. You must tap into several different audio channels to determine the real suspect of the crimes you were falsely accused of.
Why similar: Detective 19.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Investigation 11.9%, Point & Click 10.8%
- #47 Neon Hearts City
69% matchVery Positive85% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Cosmic VoidPub: Dionous Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Crime 14.6%, Point & Click 14%, Investigation 12.8%
- #48 The Darkside Detective: Backside of the Moon
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Akupara Games
Windows
You'd think that after 20+ cases, there'd be no crime left in Twin Lakes - but that's not how crime works, rookie. Six new mind-melting mysteries await Detective McQueen and Officer Dooley - just as soon as they get the mustard out of Dooley's gun.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Dark Comedy 16.8%, Detective 15.6%, Point & Click 14%, Puzzle 7.5%
- #49 Small Town Robot
72% 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: Crime 18.3%, Detective 17.8%, Point & Click 17.3%, Investigation 10.5%, Adventure 8.7%
- #50 The King is Dead
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: little bonsai
Windows · Mac · Linux
You're entangled in a royal conspiracy. A deadly game where the pieces can become friends, foes, lovers, and of course… sacrifices.
Why similar: Detective 18.2%, Dark Comedy 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Crime 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%
- #51 The Princess and the Porcupine
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Small is Beautiful Studio inc.
Windows
First the King’s sheeps then the King himself! Everyone seems to be mysteriously disappearing lately. As the King’s intrepid daughter, and with the help of a strange talking porcupine, travel through the kingdom and interrogate your subjects to solve the mysterious disappearances.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Point & Click 15.4%, Detective 15.2%, Adventure 7.6%
- #52 Big Ear Detective
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Fabula Improviso
Windows · Mac
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 24.2%, Point & Click 13.9%, Investigation 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Mystery 8.6%
- #53 Sherlock Holmes Chapter One
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,330 reviews2021
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In this story-driven detective thriller, a young Sherlock Holmes struggles to prove himself as he navigates an exotic, dangerous island in the Mediterranean to investigate the mystery of his mother’s death.
Why similar: Detective 25%, Crime 17.8%, Investigation 11.1%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Mystery 9.1%
- #54 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 29.1%, Investigation 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Point & Click 14.3%, Crime 13.9%
- #55 Overboard!
67% matchVery Positive90% of 652 reviews2021
Dev: inkle Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
GET AWAY WITH MURDER. Highly replayable detective game where you're the one whodunnit. From the creators of 80 Days and Heaven's Vault.
Why similar: Detective 19.5%, Dark Comedy 17%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Choices Matter 8.6%
- #56 The Final Print
66% matchPositive88% of 40 reviews2025
Dev: Dummy DetectivesPub: Breda University of Applied Sciences
Windows
You're a journalist investigating a suspicious case during the Harlem riots. Take pictures of evidence, gather information by interrogating people, and put it all together in an article to show people the truth.
Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Crime 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Investigation 9.1%, Mystery 8.7%
- #57 Beware of the Cartographer!
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tohu Bohu Games
Windows
Map a mysterious land during the Age of Enlightenment. Draw the border between two warring kingdoms. Meet the locals. Juggle their demands with the requirements of your mission. Ethical dilemmas, secret plots, strange phenomena… will you be able to bring peace back to the land?
Why similar: Detective 18.4%, Investigation 13.6%, Point & Click 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Choices Matter 7.9%
- #58 A Study in Blue
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Relate Games
Windows
Play as Kenneth, a private detective, and Blue, a runaway searching for answers. Explore the megacity of Republica in a semi-open world, solve criminal cases, make decisive moral choices, and uncover the truth behind Blue’s past.
Why similar: Detective 20.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Investigation 11.5%, Choices Matter 10.2%