Games Like Scene Investigators

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: Investigation 25.9%, Detective 24.1%, Crime 16.7%, Mystery 13.8%, Puzzle 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the same focus on examining static scenes to identify characters and motivations through careful observation.

Investigate an infamous cold case in the eerie, abandoned town of Painscreek. Search for evidence, connect the dots and uncover who killed Vivian Roberts. Can you expose the truth behind this town’s dark secrets?

Why similar: Investigation 28.4%, Detective 23.3%, Mystery 13.8%, Puzzle 6.7%, Realistic 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: This title offers a similar open-ended investigation experience where you must explore an environment to uncover the truth behind a cold case.

Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.

Why similar: Detective 47.5%, Mystery 23.9%, Puzzle 11.5%, Atmospheric 6.1%, First-Person 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: Like Scene Investigators, this game requires you to piece together a complex narrative purely through observation and deductive logic.

Take on the role of a private investigator in this immersive detective simulator. Solve murders and other crimes in a procedurally generated and persistent city where every NPC lives and breathes their own independent lives. Find the killer quickly… or they will kill again!

Why similar: Detective 49.6%, Immersive Sim 24.4%, Puzzle 9.5%, First-Person 7.2%, Atmospheric 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a deep, sandbox detective experience that relies on immersive-sim mechanics to solve procedurally generated crimes.

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%, Crime 20.4%, Investigation 20.2%, Mystery 12.3%, Puzzle 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: This title emphasizes the investigative process, requiring you to collect clues and draw your own conclusions about the culprit.

A woman is interviewed seven times by the police. Search the video database and explore hundreds of authentic clips to discover her story in this groundbreaking and award winning narrative game.

Why similar: Investigation 28.5%, Crime 25.9%, Detective 23.6%, Realistic 7.6%, Puzzle 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game forces you to act as a true detective by searching through a database to piece together a fragmented crime narrative.

What if you could hear every word spoken at the scene of a crime? “Acoustic Detectives” wanted for testing our new device! Return aurally to crime scenes and use the voices you hear to identify potential suspects and solve the mysteries. What is it that’s connecting these seemingly unrelated cases?

Why similar: Crime 24.9%, Detective 22.1%, Investigation 19.1%, Mystery 12.2%, Puzzle 7%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on auditory deduction, forcing you to listen to events and place people in a scene to solve the crime.

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: Investigation 23.9%, Detective 22.4%, Crime 18%, Mystery 10.4%, Immersive Sim 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: You act as a remote support operator, using computer systems to guide field agents through crime scenes and solve mysteries.

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: Investigation 25.1%, Crime 24.8%, Detective 22.4%, Mystery 11.9%, Exploration 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: You are tasked with investigating a complex murder mystery where you must collect evidence and build your own case against suspects.

The Forgotten City is a narrative-driven time loop adventure in ancient Rome. Discover the ruins of an ancient underground city, travel 2000 years into the past, and unravel the mystery of who destroyed it by cleverly exploiting the power to wind back time. The fate of the city is in your hands.

Why similar: Investigation 41.9%, Mystery 23.2%, Exploration 9.9%, First-Person 8.4%, Atmospheric 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: This mystery game rewards players for using deductive reasoning and information gathering to solve a time-loop conspiracy.

A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.

Why similar: Detective 32.2%, Investigation 23.8%, Mystery 16.5%, Logic 10.6%, Puzzle 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A pure logic puzzle game that requires you to map out relationships and timelines to solve a complex family mystery.

Investigate a broken mind to unravel a twisted case. Deduce the truth. Restore lost memories. Listen to private conversations. Draw your own conclusions. Mind Diver is a murder mystery, where the victim is love.

Why similar: Investigation 18.3%, Crime 17.3%, Detective 17.1%, Logic 10.1%, Mystery 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the deductive process of exploring memories to uncover the truth behind a tragic event.

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: Crime 20.4%, Investigation 19.9%, Detective 19.8%, Mystery 11.3%, Realistic 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Similar to Scene Investigators, this game requires you to watch and analyze video footage to uncover the hidden truth behind a mystery.

Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.

Why similar: Detective 72.4%, Atmospheric 10.9%, Exploration 8.5%, Singleplayer 3.4%, Adventure 3%

Why You'll Like It: It offers an unparalleled detective experience that focuses on psychological investigation and deep narrative deduction.

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: Detective 21.4%, Crime 15.2%, Logic 12.1%, Investigation 10.9%, Immersive Sim 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: It blends puzzle-solving with investigative work, requiring you to use logic to uncover secrets in a noir-inspired setting.

A murder. A hack. A bombing. All it takes to plunge the solar system into war – unless you do something about it. Help CDI agent Neil Conrad make a string of increasingly difficult decisions in this modern dialog-driven adventure set in a gorgeous 2D sci-fi noir universe.

Why similar: Crime 32.4%, Detective 29.8%, Investigation 26.3%, Thriller 5.7%, Futuristic 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: This detective game requires you to make critical choices based on the evidence you gather during your investigation.

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: Investigation 22.6%, Detective 22.2%, Crime 18.3%, Logic 10.9%, Mystery 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: This detective game emphasizes the methodical process of investigation and gathering evidence to prove a crime.

Become the greatest detective of all time in The Testament of Sherlock Holmes, a twisting, turning investigation game set in a faithfully-reproduced London of 1898. As Sherlock Holmes, you must find clues, interrogate suspects and unveil a mystery in a story full of twists!

Why similar: Detective 45%, Mystery 14.1%, Investigation 11.9%, Crime 10.9%, Puzzle 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A classic detective experience that relies on gathering physical evidence and piecing together clues to solve cases.

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%, Crime 22.3%, Investigation 17.4%, Mystery 11.7%, Puzzle 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: It continues the tradition of investigative gameplay, focusing on scene analysis and deductive reasoning.

Explore a beautiful and Enigmatic Victorian Manor with a dark secret, In this gothic horror story first person exploration puzzle game filled with fine art, secret passages and mysterious mechanical puzzles playing as the executor of the last will from the enigmatic Railroad Magnate Hadley Strange.

Why similar: Crime 16.6%, Investigation 14.5%, Mystery 13.4%, Logic 12.8%, Puzzle 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: It provides an atmospheric environment filled with puzzles that require careful observation to unlock the manor's secrets.

Greetings Enforcer, and thank you for enlisting in the Hypnospace Patrol Department! As the world falls into its slumber, Hypnospace becomes a bustling global village. These virtual streets aren't going to police themselves!

Why similar: Detective 50.4%, Mystery 19.1%, Puzzle 13.8%, Atmospheric 8.5%, Singleplayer 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the feeling of being an investigator by having you scour a digital world for clues and evidence to solve cases.

An FMV murder mystery, police interrogation, detective experience.

Why similar: Crime 23.8%, Investigation 23.4%, Detective 23.1%, Mystery 12.1%, Realistic 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: This FMV-based investigation game puts you in the shoes of a detective analyzing evidence to solve a crime.

Detective Rainy Night is a narrative adventure with elements of deduction. Violent crimes, mature stories, and a touch of psychological horror await you at the Motel Holiday. Grab a pencil and paper because solving this case won’t be easy.

Why similar: Crime 23.1%, Detective 21.8%, Mystery 12.2%, Immersive Sim 10.7%, Realistic 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric detective game that focuses on the gritty reality of crime scene investigation.

Gamedec is a single-player cyberpunk isometric RPG. You are a game detective, who solves crimes inside virtual worlds. Use your wits to gather info from your witnesses and suspects, getting to the bottom of deceptive schemes. The game continually adapts to your decisions and never judges.

Why similar: Detective 33.2%, Investigation 28.4%, Mystery 17.4%, Exploration 8.6%, Atmospheric 7%

Why You'll Like It: An isometric RPG that focuses entirely on investigation and deduction rather than combat, mirroring the detective-first approach.

A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face

Why similar: Detective 53.7%, Puzzle 16.9%, Exploration 12.5%, First-Person 10.7%, 3D 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: This unique detective game uses unconventional mechanics to force you to observe and interpret character behavior to solve a disappearance.

In 1936, something terrible happened at Galley House. Decades later, with a strange contraption that reveals echoes of the past, you must uncover the truth behind this grisly mystery.

Why similar: Detective 32.4%, Mystery 23.5%, Logic 16.3%, Puzzle 12.4%, Investigation 6.5%

Everybody are missing in a town. Find the answers of town mystery in a point and click adventure game with escape the room mechanics

Why similar: Investigation 21.8%, Detective 21.4%, Logic 15.9%, Mystery 12.6%, Modern 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game features isometric puzzle-solving that requires you to rotate and examine scenes to find hidden clues.

It's a mystery game that reveals the truth through an autopsy. Be a forensic doctor and find out why the dead died.

Why similar: Detective 26.5%, Crime 26.5%, Mystery 14.2%, Investigation 13.8%, Immersive Sim 9%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a focused detective experience that challenges you to solve mysteries through point-and-click investigation.

Profession Investigator is an immersive simulator with a text-based interface in which you have to deal with real criminal cases. The game uses materials from court archives and specialized literature.

Why similar: Detective 37.1%, Investigation 17.1%, Logic 13.9%, Immersive Sim 12.6%, Puzzle 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: This simulation-focused game puts you in the role of a professional investigator handling realistic crime cases.

Become a forensic specialist in a realistic crime lab simulator. Investigate crime scenes, collect microscopic evidence, and identify perpetrators in the lab using DNA and digital analysis. Based on the experience and insights of experts from the State Criminal Police Office Rhineland-Palatinate.

Why similar: Investigation 27.4%, Crime 25.7%, Detective 13.8%, Immersive Sim 8.6%, Realistic 6.8%

Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.

Why similar: Investigation 28.6%, Mystery 18.5%, Puzzle 10.5%, Crime 9.6%, Exploration 6.6%

Sinheritance is a terrifying and mind-bending puzzle game. Explore every corner in an intensely oppressive atmosphere to piece together a chilling story. Every step must be taken with caution, for the deepest fears often stem from your own choices and your gradually crumbling sanity.

Why similar: Investigation 23.9%, Detective 22.3%, Logic 14.1%, Mystery 12.7%, Immersive Sim 8.3%

Solve cozy, crafty whodunits. Puzzle your way through nine unique investigations – and use your noggin to make intelligent deductions. Explore the evidence, scrutinize statements, and connect the dots.

Why similar: Investigation 28.7%, Detective 28%, Crime 21%, Mystery 12.4%, Puzzle 7.8%

For Desktop or VR! In this 3 chapter story, you play as a modern day legend, Detective Thomas Moore. He has solved more cases than one can count, where others hit dead-ends, he gets to work.

Why similar: Investigation 26%, Detective 17.9%, Mystery 13.4%, Modern 10.3%, Puzzle 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A collection of investigation-based puzzles that require logical thinking to solve various mysteries.

Lu Yan has 9 days to find the truth and bring five strangers back alive. Hours of cinematic video — surveillance, dashcam, interrogations — are the evidence you study; a punishing board demands you connect 130+ clues and 70+ deductions by hand. Stuck? Spend Intuition. 6–8 hours.

Why similar: Crime 26%, Investigation 23.7%, Detective 23.5%, Mystery 13.5%, Modern 5.2%

Uncover a story of intrigue, betrayal, and a civilization teetering on the brink of collapse as you solve intricate puzzles to unlock the secrets of Riven. Built from the ground-up and expanded from the award-winning original game released in 1997.

Why similar: Investigation 20.5%, Logic 14.4%, Mystery 13.9%, Puzzle 11.4%, Realistic 8.6%

Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.

Why similar: Investigation 29.3%, Detective 28.7%, Crime 25.8%, Mystery 13.1%, Adventure 1.9%

Why You'll Like It: A visual novel that leans heavily into the investigative process, requiring you to analyze clues to progress the story.

"Murders on Yangtze River" is an Ace Attorney-like detective game that takes you on a journey through early 20th century China as you solve a series of intriguing cases. Use your logical reasoning and deduction skills to uncover clues, interrogate suspects, and solve the mysteries.

Why similar: Detective 33.9%, Investigation 20.2%, Logic 12.1%, Mystery 12%, Puzzle 10.4%

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 25.6%, Detective 22.6%, Investigation 21.7%, Mystery 10.4%, Logic 9.5%

No flashy visuals, just pure mental gymnastics. Actively search, cross-reference, and unravel the truth from a complex database. In this hardcore text-based deduction game, the devil is always in the details. Detective, are you ready?

Why similar: Detective 34.5%, Logic 18.4%, Mystery 13.1%, Realistic 11.7%, Puzzle 11.5%

A series of murders is shocking Hollywood! Use your detective skills: search the crime scene, find clues, solve the mystery. Who is pulling the strings behind these Confidential Killings?

Why similar: Investigation 27.5%, Detective 26.1%, Logic 15.1%, Mystery 13.5%, Puzzle 8.3%

Confronted with fragmented narratives and deceptive persons of interest, you must isolate crucial evidence. Shatter logical loopholes from testimonies and reconstruct the crime scene from subtle clues. Can you survive this immersive battle of wits?

Why similar: Detective 33.7%, Mystery 19%, Immersive Sim 16.3%, Puzzle 10.9%, Realistic 10.6%

Spot the lie and beat the liars in 'Contradiction' - the all-video murder mystery adventure!

Why similar: Crime 26%, Investigation 23.9%, Detective 23.4%, Mystery 10.7%, Puzzle 4.4%

Unravel a thrilling mystery by exploring a strange and twisted mansion, discovering curious clues, interrogating peculiar suspects and solving unique puzzles. Will you be able to uncover the secrets of Tangle Tower?

Why similar: Detective 32.5%, Crime 21.7%, Investigation 12.8%, Mystery 11.5%, Puzzle 8.2%

A deceptively difficult deduction game about one very unfortunate family. Revisit their worst moments, form your own conclusions, and solve this silly yet challenging mystery.

Why similar: Investigation 29.8%, Detective 28%, Logic 17%, Mystery 14.7%, Puzzle 8.5%

Join the District Crime Agency in this isometric, modern noir deduction thriller. Explore crime scenes in complex dioramas, organize your evidence effectively, and blur the lines between right and wrong to present your case. Do you have what it takes to be a real detective?

Why similar: Crime 33%, Detective 32.8%, Mystery 13.4%, Puzzle 9.2%, Adventure 3.3%

Barcelona, 1977. An ex-cop in a wheelchair witnesses a murder, and teams up with a young ambitious journalist to bring the truth to light. With camera, binoculars and transmitter in hand, uncover the town’s secrets from your balcony in this soul-searching detective mystery.

Why similar: Detective 22.1%, Investigation 22%, Crime 21.5%, Mystery 10.6%, Adventure 5.4%

Grab your magnifying glass and peek inside a series of tiny dioramas filled with crimes and carefully crafted mysteries! Think outside the box and solve them all in this new brand of detective game!

Why similar: Detective 25.9%, Investigation 23.9%, Crime 15.8%, Mystery 14%, Logic 11.3%

Once you get tangled with the mob, you will forever be a part of the mob. At least they pay a decent salary and all you have to do is clean up after their dirty work, but you know what you’re doing. So clean crime scenes, earn as much money as you can, and get ready for the next mission.

Why similar: Crime 59.5%, Realistic 10.6%, First-Person 9.8%, Atmospheric 5.9%, Exploration 5.8%

Jack Beckham is found dead, hanging in his apartment alone. Police rule it a suicide. His father, refusing to accept the conclusion, hires you to investigate. Delve into the clues left behind in his apartment to discover what really happened.

Why similar: Detective 25.6%, Investigation 25%, Mystery 13.5%, Crime 9.4%, Puzzle 8%

In TRAILCAM, you are a wildlife investigator called to the Appalachian Mountains to solve mysterious missing person cases. Using trail cameras from your watchtower, you’ll uncover a sinister truth, navigating a non-linear plot full of twists. Can you solve the mystery?

Why similar: Crime 36.1%, Investigation 29.9%, Realistic 7.4%, Mystery 7%, Thriller 6%

Okay, Pedro is AWOL, and you have to get this LAN Party set up at the Game Store for the session later. Connect cables, install software, and solve puzzles all while you and the gang uncover the mystery of your missing friend.

Why similar: Crime 25%, Investigation 21.1%, Detective 20.1%, Mystery 12.9%, Puzzle 8.1%

Step into the mind of John Morley, a 1940s detective on his final case. Explore shadowed places long forgotten by time, and piece together crime scenes in a narrative adventure steeped in mystery, unexpected twists, and a truth buried for decades.

Why similar: Detective 30%, Mystery 14.7%, Realistic 11.3%, Puzzle 9.8%, Exploration 7.4%

Epigraph is a short, challenging, language decipherment puzzle game.

Why similar: Detective 27.8%, Investigation 26.2%, Logic 18.6%, Mystery 12.1%, Puzzle 10.6%

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 26.9%, Crime 23.3%, Investigation 20.8%, Mystery 12.2%, Exploration 4.3%

Lose yourself in the dystopian world of New York, 2329; immortality comes at a price that someone has to pay. In this interactive noir story, lead the investigation using advanced technology, as Detective James Karra who risks it all in pursuit of a serial killer targeting the city’s elite.

Why similar: Detective 31.5%, Investigation 29.6%, Realistic 11.8%, First-Person 7.1%, Thriller 6.3%

Solve logic puzzles and crack multiple cases in a cosy noir London using reason, not guesswork. Murders have taken place, witness statements conflict and the alibis don't add up. Everyone has a motive, and only clear logic reveals the truth.

Why similar: Detective 28.2%, Investigation 27.9%, Logic 19.5%, Mystery 12.9%, Puzzle 8.8%

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: Investigation 26.9%, Detective 23.7%, Crime 18.8%, Mystery 13.9%, Puzzle 7.1%

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: Detective 26%, Investigation 24.2%, Crime 20.9%, Mystery 12.8%, Puzzle 8.8%

This is a suspense reasoning interactive work with real people. You will play the protagonist "Qi Yi", find evidence in a series of murders, piece together the truth, and find the ultimate murderer, all of which will lead you to an unpredictable future.

Why similar: Detective 22.3%, Crime 18.7%, Investigation 17%, Logic 13.8%, Mystery 13.3%