- #1 Scene Investigators
97% matchMostly Positive75% of 992 reviews2023
Dev: EQ Studios
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A hardcore deductive reasoning game for fans of the “true crime” genre. Only by unraveling the logic and grasping at the motivations behind each case can the crimes be completely solved. Perfect as a social-style mystery fiction.
Why similar: Crime 20.5%, Investigation 17.2%, Detective 16.9%, Logic 10.7%, Immersive Sim 9.9%
- #2 An Exercise in Mortality - Chapter I
96% 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 25.1%, Detective 20.6%, Investigation 14.1%, Logic 10.5%, Mystery 9.5%
- #3 Celestial Anomalies: A Cosmic Exploration of Graphical Models Of Reasoning
96% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Michael Livanos
Windows · Mac
A narrative puzzle adventure of aliens, mystery, and machine learning. Use AI tools to investigate the paranormal and uncover how machines reason under uncertainty through powerful graphical models of reasoning.
Why similar: Aliens 16.7%, Investigation 12.2%, Artificial Intelligence 11%, Logic 10.5%, Detective 9.3%
- #4 Locator
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Empty Exhibit
Windows
A Geoguessr-inspired detective game set on an alien planet. Pinpoint the exact locations of photos to track down missing archeologist Abigail Lidari. Cross-reference journal entries, decipher cryptic symbols, and uncover the mysteries of an ancient civilization.
Why similar: Crime 16.5%, Detective 16.3%, Investigation 15.5%, Mystery 9.4%, Aliens 8.9%
- #5 VR Cop Simulator
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Technolomics
Windows
Dive into a voice-controlled VR cop simulator, where humor meets intense drama. Engage in realistic talks with AI characters, navigate tough situations, and make impactful decisions. Your virtual journey awaits!
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 20%, Detective 17.4%, Crime 15.6%, Immersive Sim 13.9%, Investigation 12.6%
- #6 The Ultimate App: Find Everything and Everybody
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: One Crazy Monkey Studios
Windows
Where is the missing cat? Who is the wife's secret lover? Where is the unidentified serial killer? This wonderful app will give you answers. By the way, it is collecting location data of EVERY people on Earth NON-STOP.
Why similar: Alternate History 19.2%, Crime 19.1%, Artificial Intelligence 13.9%, Investigation 10.1%, Immersive Sim 9.9%
- #7 Pixel P.I.
92% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Crischu
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this detective game you will write your own questions and deductions. Use your detective skills to solve these cases and the mystery of your forgotten memories in the way.
Why similar: Crime 21%, Detective 17.1%, Artificial Intelligence 14.7%, Investigation 13.4%, Lore-Rich 8.7%
- #8 Small Town Robot
93% match5 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: Brandon Weeks
Windows
Explore the small town of ShadeCreek in this Indie point-and-click adventure.
Why similar: Alternate History 25.9%, Crime 20.8%, Detective 14.9%, Investigation 11.8%, Exploration 8.3%
- #9 Detective Super Star
91% 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 23.3%, Detective 18.6%, Immersive Sim 10.5%, Mystery 8.8%, Lore-Rich 7%
- #10 Detective - The Test
91% matchMixed50% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: k148 Game StudioPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Test your detective instincts across three challenging cases. No hints, no help—just you, your intuition, and your ability to piece together the truth. Can you solve the mystery?
Why similar: Crime 25.6%, Investigation 17.3%, Detective 16%, Immersive Sim 10.3%, Mystery 9.3%
- #11 Crime Scene Technician
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Technician Team
Windows
Become a Crime Scene Investigator, gather evidence, and connect not obvious facts which will lead you to solve the crime and find the guilty! Don't let criminals get more innocent victims!
Why similar: Crime 23.8%, Detective 17.8%, Immersive Sim 14.7%, Investigation 14.4%, Puzzle 7.2%
- #12 Green Mist over Portland
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Bushmonkey GamesPub: Surefire.Games
Windows · Mac
A detective noir puzzle deduction game. Explore a non-linear timeline during the cold war on a globe-trotting adventure following a trail of spies from a quiet English harbour town to a frozen Finnish fishing village and the corridors of an intelligence service rotten at its core.
Why similar: Detective 17.2%, Crime 15.4%, Investigation 14.3%, Immersive Sim 11.9%, Lore-Rich 9.2%
- #13 SCP - The Sentient Box
89% matchPositive94% of 34 reviews2022
Dev: Hybriona Technologies LLP
Windows · Mac
Investigate the life of John Doe as he resides in his lost memories in this story-driven Alternate Reality Game (ARG) that merges Your Real Life with science fiction as it explores the Dark Limits of Alternate History and The SCP Foundation.
Why similar: Crime 15.2%, Alternate History 15.1%, Artificial Intelligence 14.8%, Detective 14.6%, Investigation 12.2%
- #14 DETECTIVE - Minerva case
88% matchPositive80% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: k148 Game StudioPub: JanduSoft
Windows
DETECTIVE Minerva Case is a crime deduction and solving game, with an adult and original story. Visit the crime scene, look for all the evidence and understand what happened.
Why similar: Crime 20.3%, Artificial Intelligence 18.6%, Detective 17%, Immersive Sim 12.8%, Investigation 12.7%
- #15 DETECTIVE - Scene Crime
87% matchMixed43% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: k148 Game StudioPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Step into the role of a detective in DETECTIVE Scene Crime, a challenging mystery game where you’ll investigate five gripping crime scenes. Each level presents clues, testimonies, and puzzles to analyze carefully in your quest for the truth. Do you have what it takes to solve them all?
Why similar: Crime 25.8%, Investigation 17.5%, Immersive Sim 12.7%, Detective 11.6%, Mystery 9.4%
- #16 A Case of Fraud
86% matchVery Positive98% of 404 reviews2025
Dev: Hesperus Games
Windows · Mac
A short non-linear detective adventure where every clue is hidden in plain sight. Carefully read and cross-reference documents to unravel a CEO’s disappearance and expose a case of fraud.
Why similar: Detective 23.6%, Crime 22%, Investigation 18.6%, Logic 11%, Mystery 9.9%
- #17 Detective Hindsight
86% 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: Detective 27.7%, Investigation 18.3%, Mystery 11.9%, Crime 10.9%, Logic 9.1%
- #18 Private Witch Eye: The Lotus Killer
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lilith's Child Games Studio
Windows
Play as Mona, a modern-day witch who has the ability to “enter” crime scenes through photographs. She uses her ability to help the police with supernatural cases. But what happens when, one day, a case becomes personal and the murderer gets too close?
Why similar: Crime 22.6%, Detective 15.1%, Puzzle 10.8%, Investigation 10%, Exploration 9.6%
- #19 The Detective's Apprentice
84% 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: Detective 28.1%, Investigation 21%, Crime 13.4%, Mystery 11%, Logic 10%
- #20 消失的第四天
84% matchNo user reviews2026
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 25.2%, Detective 20.8%, Mystery 10.8%, Artificial Intelligence 10.3%, Adventure 7.2%
- #21 Forensics: Crime Scene Detective
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Binary ImpactPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows
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: Crime 28.4%, Investigation 19.8%, Immersive Sim 14.9%, Simulation 11.7%, Detective 11.6%
- #22 Code: 9
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Riding Turtles
Windows
Resurrected through fusion with the hostile entity K.L.A.R.A., you now owe a debt to the Resistance. Explore crime scenes without quest markers, write your deductions in your own words rather than choosing pre-made answers, and expose lies during intense interrogations.
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 18.1%, Detective 16.7%, Crime 16.3%, Investigation 13.8%, Logic 10.4%
- #23 DETECTIVE - The Motel
82% matchMixed47% of 17 reviews2024
Dev: k148 Game StudioPub: JanduSoft
Windows
DETECTIVE The Motel is a deduction game where, to advance, you must take a pencil and a piece of paper and write down everything that seems like evidence in order to answer all the questions that arise. Solving the case will depend only on you.
Why similar: Crime 27.8%, Detective 22.6%, Immersive Sim 16.2%, Investigation 13.6%, Exploration 7.4%
- #24 HANGAR 51: Classified Investigation
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Lootz Games
Windows
A first-person investigation and detective game. Explore a sealed 1980s bunker, solve puzzles, collect evidence, take photos, and piece together what really happened. Your final report determines the outcome. Follow the protocol. Question everything.
Why similar: Detective 19.1%, Investigation 18%, Crime 14.4%, Aliens 13.1%, Logic 9.3%
- #25 FORENSIC - M.E. Protocol
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: k148 Game StudioPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Put on your gloves and enter the crime scene. In this investigation simulator, you will have to solve 9 unique and independent cases full of plot twists. Use drones, robots, and chemical analysis to discover what really happened. Here, you don't shoot the bad guys; you catch them with science.
Why similar: Crime 24.2%, Investigation 16.2%, Detective 15.4%, Immersive Sim 14.2%, Logic 8.7%
- #26 The UNDA Legacy
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Squirrelation Games
Windows
An atmospheric 3D puzzle game based on the principles of wave physics. Explore the mysterious Roursus island and solve over 25 puzzles using reflection, interference, and resonance. Uncover the fate of a vanished research team in a peaceful world where science meets philosophy.
Why similar: Alternate History 20.9%, Immersive Sim 16.9%, Action-Adventure 11.7%, Puzzle 10.1%, Logic 9.1%
- #27 Eye of Nollyn
79% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2023
Dev: Slater Chae
Windows
The noir detective game where you can bribe people for puzzle hints.
Why similar: Crime 21.6%, Detective 20.8%, Investigation 13.8%, Exploration 8.5%, Puzzle 8.5%
- #28 Crimson Seer
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Meridian Malice
Windows
Crimson Seer is a fantasy detective puzzle game. Investigate murder scenes frozen in time, gather clues, and deduce motive, method, and location. Use your prophetic visions to uncover sinister elven plots, ancient mysteries, and dark rituals in an underground world.
Why similar: Detective 21.3%, Crime 19.1%, Investigation 17.2%, Mystery 11.4%, Puzzle 7.3%
- #29 Trials of Innocence
76% matchVery Positive93% of 1,658 reviews2025
Dev: 猫龙游戏
Windows
Median: 19.4 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: Detective 20%, Crime 19.7%, Lore-Rich 14.7%, Investigation 12.4%, Logic 8.6%
- #30 Wonders of Waldwea
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ihavenoclue
Windows
Take on the role of a struggling museum's curator who receives a mysterious challenge to identify artifacts from the ancient civilizations of Waldwea. Dive through a broad range of academic texts in order to identify the artifact's culture and the era it was produced in. Will you save the museum?
Why similar: Alternate History 28.5%, Detective 23%, Mystery 13.5%, Lore-Rich 13.3%, Puzzle 9.5%
- #31 The Duke is Dead
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Bunk Bed Software, LLC
Windows
The duke is dead! Collect clues, solve puzzles, and use deduction to find the killer. Put your detective skills to the test to unravel the trail of crimes and uncover the truth!
Why similar: Detective 29.8%, Crime 17.8%, Investigation 14.7%, Mystery 12.6%, Logic 10.8%
- #32 The Restricted Index
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ursa Minus
Windows
Read between the lies in this first-person mystery puzzle game. You are the last librarian in Britain. Identify books. Recommend them. Ban them. Burn them. Uncover a catalogue of secrets and lost stories buried between the pages.
Why similar: Alternate History 19.5%, Investigation 18.8%, Detective 16.5%, Mystery 12.1%, Puzzle 10.8%
- #33 Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
79% matchVery Positive89% of 7,813 reviews2014
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Become the most celebrated detective of all time: Sherlock Holmes! Use your impressive talents as a detective to solve six thrilling and varied cases: murders, missing persons, spectacular thefts and numerous investigations that sometimes lead you into the realms of the fantastic.
Why similar: Detective 35.1%, Crime 23%, Investigation 15.7%, Mystery 10.8%, Puzzle 6.1%
- #34 Murders on the Yangtze River
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 20,567 reviews2024
Dev: OMEGAMES STUDIO
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
"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 29.6%, Investigation 13.7%, Lore-Rich 10.7%, Puzzle 10.5%, Logic 9.9%
- #35 ギルド探求団へようこそ!
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 900 reviews2026
Dev: ぱるそに工房
Windows
「ギルド探求団へようこそ!」創立から1000日を迎えたギルドの、パーティ情報を復旧させる『推理パズルゲーム』です。過去1000日を振り返りながら、78人の冒険者が、20隊あるパーティのどこに所属していたのかを特定し、どのような結末を迎えたのかを推理で暴きましょう!それでは──良い旅を!
Why similar: Detective 33.6%, Investigation 23.5%, Mystery 12.3%, Puzzle 11.7%, Fantasy 8.4%
- #36 DEAR SUSPECT
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ELEGISTS STUDIO
Windows
Confined to a woodland cabin in the 1906 Rockies, your only way to solve a family massacre is by letters. The one responsible is already on the move — silence and madness claim your contacts, and you may be next. He will find you, and death resets the world; only your notebook carries on.
Why similar: Crime 21.6%, Artificial Intelligence 18.3%, Detective 16.4%, Investigation 14.4%, Mystery 8.3%
- #37 捞金骗徒
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 云洲工作室
Windows
You play as a tourist trapped in a scam compound. fight to survive, sneak around and seize escape chances. Gather hidden clues, master scam skills reluctantly to survive, meet captives stuck here for various reasons, dig out its dark secrets, and choose between escaping the den or ruling it.
Why similar: Detective 22.9%, Crime 22.4%, Investigation 18.3%, RPG 9.4%, Mystery 7.8%
- #38 Noire Police Detective: Gangster Drama Simulator
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Meraki Tech
Windows
Investigate a deadly conspiracy in Noire Police Detective: Gangster Drama Simulator. Search for clues, sneak through dangerous locations, solve environmental puzzles, and make choices that shape the fate of a corrupt 1950s border city.
Why similar: Detective 21.1%, Crime 19.8%, Immersive Sim 17.4%, Investigation 16.9%, Exploration 9.1%
- #39 Ashes of Holloway Bay
73% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Cold Case Inc
Windows
Immerse yourself in a chilling, interactive cold-case investigation. Review crime scene photos, decrypt restricted hard drives, compare evidence, and deliver your final report in Ashes of Holloway Bay, a dark, atmospheric detective experience where every detail matters.
Why similar: Crime 25.5%, Detective 24.6%, Investigation 17.8%, Mystery 10.6%, Puzzle 5.8%
- #40 Murder In Complex
74% 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 25.9%, Detective 21.3%, Investigation 17.4%, Artificial Intelligence 15.4%, Mystery 9.3%
- #41 Case Files: Internal Affairs
71% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: Think Ten Media Group
Windows
The 3rd installment in the Case Files series. An FMV murder mystery, police interrogation, detective experience.
Why similar: Crime 24.6%, Detective 20.4%, Investigation 17.1%, Immersive Sim 11.4%, Mystery 10.1%
- #42 Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 406 reviews2023
Dev: Active Fungus Studios
Windows · Linux
In a third-person RPG detective story, set in Bavaria in 1866, the medical student Valentin Schmidt travels to Wolpertshofen, when a sudden death causes turmoil in the village. Use your skills, find clues and question the villagers to stop the murders.
Why similar: Crime 31.6%, Detective 18%, Investigation 11.7%, Mystery 8.7%, Atmospheric 6.7%
- #43 Blackwood's Dilemma
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: The K Game Studio
Windows
Demo updated for the Detective Fest! Step into detective Brian Storm’s shoes and unravel a grim 17th-century mystery. Interrogate villagers, gather clues, and piece together the evidence in a deduction system where every secret matters.
Why similar: Crime 22%, Detective 18.1%, Investigation 12.8%, Logic 9.8%, Mystery 8.5%
- #44 Forensic Finish
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Thorn Media
Windows
A retro-inspired 1970s first-person psychological horror game where you clean crime scenes, remove biohazards, and restore disturbing locations using a high-tech mop and sponge. Scrub surfaces, dispose of remains, explore eerie environments, and uncover increasingly disturbing paranormal activity.
Why similar: Crime 22.1%, Immersive Sim 19.1%, Action-Adventure 13.1%, Investigation 11.9%, Simulation 10.2%
- #45 Forest Grove
71% matchMostly Negative36% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: Miga GamesPub: Blowfish Studios
Windows
In Forest Grove, a teenage heiress has gone missing. Foul play is suspected. Uncover a cast of characters, collect evidence, and find the truth in this futuristic detective game!
Why similar: Crime 20%, Detective 18.3%, Investigation 12.9%, Lore-Rich 12.2%, Logic 8.9%
- #46 Obscura
70% matchMixed68% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: NomadsPub: IIM Digital School
Windows
Obscura is a first-person investigation game where, you play a medium who must solve cold cases by interacting with various elements and performing rituals. Learn about their past to understand their motives and crack the case. Please understand that the game will features sensitive topics.
Why similar: Crime 26.9%, Detective 19.8%, Investigation 16.1%, Logic 11.2%, Mystery 7.4%
- #47 Legends of Murder Collection
72% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2021
Dev: Softdisk PublishingPub: Ziggurat
Windows
When a murder is committed under mysterious and supernatural circumstances, the Inspector arrives on the scene, ready to interrogate witnesses, decipher riddles, and fend off attackers seeking their next victim. Ready your spyglass and sword as you take on these two murder mystery RPGs.
Why similar: Crime 16.6%, Detective 15.7%, Investigation 12.3%, Lore-Rich 10.4%, Mystery 8.9%
- #48 The Wolf Is Dead
69% 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: Crime 27.6%, Detective 25.2%, Investigation 12.1%, Mystery 11.4%, Puzzle 8.8%
- #49 Mystery of the Malign
67% matchVery Positive94% of 80 reviews2025
Dev: Gameplay Supremacy
Windows
Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.
Why similar: Investigation 21.4%, Mystery 15.6%, Puzzle 11.7%, Crime 10.4%, Exploration 9.5%
- #50 Happy Nuclear
68% matchPositive89% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: Hi-Develop
Windows
Happy Nuclear is an evidence-based investigation game where players act as detectives to prevent a disaster. They analyze interconnected case information on an investigation board, primarily using old CCTV and access logs. Cases link together at the end, and each replay introduces changes.
Why similar: Detective 21.6%, Immersive Sim 19.3%, Investigation 19.2%, Logic 10.1%, Puzzle 9%
- #51 Keyword: A Spider's Thread
70% matchVery Positive82% of 277 reviews2021
Dev: City From Naught Inc.
Windows
Become an investigator in Keyword, a narrative thriller where you’ll depend on skills of logical deduction, hacking, and social engineering to solve challenging puzzles as the only means of finding your missing daughter.
Why similar: Detective 21%, Crime 16.7%, Immersive Sim 15.7%, Logic 11.3%, Puzzle 8.4%
- #52 Death at Sycamore Hall
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hesperus Games
Windows · Mac
An arcane detective game set in an ill-fated magical academy. Find traces of magic and deduce the meaning of incantations. Examine scenes for clues to help you piece together the story, and determine the identity and fate of each former resident.
Why similar: Detective 28.4%, Investigation 22.4%, Logic 14.2%, Mystery 12.2%, Puzzle 7.9%
- #53 Mind Diver
66% matchVery Positive96% of 327 reviews2025
Dev: Indoor SunglassesPub: PLAYISM
Windows
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: Crime 20.9%, Detective 18.2%, Investigation 15.2%, Logic 10.3%, Mystery 9%
- #54 Laura Bow and the Mechanical Codex
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NineZyme OÜ
Windows · Mac · Linux
LAURA BOW IS BACK, in an all new point-and-click adventure! Get ready for lots of wonderful nostalgia, in this third installment of the Laura Bow franchise, originally created by Sierra Online and designed by Roberta Williams & Bruce Balfour.
Why similar: Alternate History 26.2%, Crime 24.2%, Detective 17.5%, Investigation 11.7%, Puzzle 8.6%
- #55 Arcanbreak
70% matchPositive95% of 38 reviews2020
Dev: TaleHammer
Windows
A short story-driven game about two inquisitors, Arun and Quila, investigating a murder. During the game you'll control both, each having their own set of skills you'll need to solve the mystery.
Why similar: Crime 21.3%, Detective 17.6%, Investigation 17.4%, Lore-Rich 14.2%, Exploration 7.2%
- #56 Apocalypse Island
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 呜噜噜
Windows
Apocalypse Island is an open-world adventure game. The player take on the role of main character Yolanda as she travels between fantasy dreams and the boring real world.
Why similar: Aliens 18.3%, Alternate History 16.9%, Detective 13.4%, Investigation 10.8%, Action-Adventure 9.1%
- #57 RE:Solver
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LizardFactory
Windows · Mac
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?
Why similar: Alternate History 21.3%, Crime 21%, Detective 15.5%, Investigation 14.1%, Immersive Sim 10.8%
- #58 Cold Start: The Callisto
69% matchMixed62% of 21 reviews2022
Dev: GIB Games
Windows
A sci-fi VR exploratory puzzle game, The Callisto pushes the boundaries of VR with stunning visuals, dynamic puzzles, and a rich storyline that unfolds piece-by-piece through your own exploration.
Why similar: Crime 18.9%, Detective 17%, Investigation 14.2%, Lore-Rich 11.4%, Mystery 8.5%
- #59 Artificial: Proxy Bar
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: HinaGames
Windows
Within a universe dominated by Artificial Intelligences, you step into the shoes of an AI detective to solve the mystery hidden within the Proxy Bar, a jazz club. You can ask the suspects ANYTHING, but will you ask the right questions?
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 26.4%, Detective 25%, Investigation 17%, Mystery 11.2%, Logic 10.4%