- #1 speak of my sin
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: sagros
Windows
Speak of My Sin is a word reasoning game - players are supposed to find the truth of the cases, restore the story in a number of interrelated cases and finally detect the identification of “me”, speaking out “my” sin.
Why similar: Crime 16.4%, Detective 15.7%, Word Game 14.4%, Text-Based 13.2%, Incremental 10.1%
- #2 Detective Super Star
96% 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 22.7%, Detective 19.4%, Word Game 16.8%, Mystery 10.6%, Lore-Rich 7%
- #3 Turlock Holmes
96% matchVery Positive80% of 962 reviews2024
Dev: Find the Lamp GamesPub: Neverland Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A detective narrative puzzler without pre-set options! Raise your questions at will, and an AI-host will answer only with 'yes' or 'no.' Drive the investigation with your curiosity; the path to solving the mystery lies in questions you ask. Can you dig out the truth through your questions?
Why similar: Crime 24.7%, Detective 21.5%, Word Game 19%, Mystery 10.6%, Puzzle 7.9%
- #4 Hidden Clues
95% match2 user reviews67% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Seven Sails Games
Windows
Crack the cases! The murders are escalating in the city! Follow the clues to crack the cases and arrest the killers!
Why similar: Crime 34%, Detective 25.3%, Strategy 11.7%, Puzzle 11.7%, Linear 9.4%
- #5 Dr. What & Detective Son
94% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: VILQ
Windows · Mac · Linux
Join Dr. What and Detective Son on an exhilarating journey through mind-bending puzzles and perplexing mysteries in this immersive logic game! With multiple levels to conquer, sharpen your deductive skills and unravel intricate cases.
Why similar: Detective 22.5%, Text-Based 22.2%, Logic 17.8%, Puzzle 11.5%, Mystery 9.6%
- #6 Demons' Timeline
93% matchVery Positive98% of 368 reviews2026
Dev: DigitalCats
Windows
Cyber Detective L solves Paradoxes—bizarre incidents by supernatural Demons—via the social media giant Parrotter. The Cyber Detective Squad, L and his Demon partner Nyasuteria, wield elite hacking and psychic powers to take on the final Paradox investigation.
Why similar: Detective 20.4%, Text-Based 17.5%, Mystery 13.9%, Crime 12.4%, Logic 11%
- #7 雾尽时分
94% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2022
Dev: 济沧海工作室Pub: Pujia8 Studio
Windows
戏班内扑朔迷离的死亡,步步紧逼的幕后黑手,封闭剧场内的死亡倒计时,案件主角的生命和救赎都取决于你的决断。当第一桩案件尘埃落定,你以为可以回到现实世界时,轮回之路才刚刚开始……
Why similar: Crime 23.9%, Detective 20.2%, Lore-Rich 12.9%, Text-Based 10%, Puzzle 7.3%
- #8 琉璃烟火-Flame in Glass-
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gloria Works
Windows
他期待着事业的成果,她期待着追逐的爱情,她期待能给身边的人们带来笑容,他期待能成为故事的主角,他们生活的这座城市期待着海啸后的痊愈……可是,一场突如其来的爆炸扰乱了这一切。烟火暗淡,琉璃蒙尘,他们所期待的,能够实现吗?
Why similar: Crime 25.3%, Detective 24.1%, Lore-Rich 15.4%, Text-Based 11.5%, Mystery 6.4%
- #9 Cthulhu Round Table 克苏鲁圆桌
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Xiangsu Guangyu Software Studio
Windows
This Lovecraftian psychological horror text game puts you as an Observer spared by the Round Table. You randomly possess one of ten unknown mortals per round. Deduce your host and three Old Ones' emissaries via dialogue, clues and table talks.
Why similar: Word Game 25%, Detective 21.3%, Text-Based 13.6%, Puzzle 8%, Hand-drawn 7.5%
- #10 The Dagby Files
91% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: Huge Workshop
Windows
Solve jigsaw puzzles to crack the case in this relaxing, cozy mystery game. Join Inspector Dagby as he investigates crime scenes, questions suspects, and leaves the final deduction to you. Seven perplexing mysteries. 28 hand-illustrated puzzles by artist Dave Montes.
Why similar: Detective 29.4%, Crime 20.6%, Hand-drawn 14.6%, Mystery 12.8%, Puzzle 11.9%
- #11 春泥 Soil of Rebirth
90% matchMostly Positive74% of 305 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 23%, Detective 19.5%, Incremental 14.5%, Mystery 11.2%, Hand-drawn 9.4%
- #12 Clue For Your Thoughts
89% match8 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: Sean Kuehl
Windows
Sift through the evidence to find out who did it.
Why similar: Crime 37.1%, Detective 28%, Mystery 19.9%, Puzzle 9%, Casual 6%
- #13 Detective Bloodphobia
88% matchPositive100% of 41 reviews2026
Dev: Gustav
Windows
Detective Bloodphobia is a black-and-white noir visual novel with point-and-click investigations and deduction gameplay.
Why similar: Crime 30.4%, Logic 16%, Text-Based 15.5%, Detective 11.2%, Linear 10.7%
- #14 透明罪 - Blue Tears
89% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 心林咖啡厅
Windows · Mac
A novel, a game, a judgment document, a self-confession letter. On an ordinary summer morning, the arrival of an unexpected visitor awakened the dormant memories of a small island. You will play the role of Lynn Chan, and face your "Invisible Sin" by searching for a "Non-existent friend".
Why similar: Detective 21.4%, Word Game 18.3%, Mystery 13.5%, Crime 12.8%, Lore-Rich 9.8%
- #15 平行线交点杀人事件
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 雨幡洞云工作室
Windows
Do you believe that parallel worlds really exist? An ordinary college student, Chen Chou, wakes up one day to find himself transported aboard a space research vessel. The strangers on the ship all claim to know him. Could it be that he has crossed over into a parallel world...
Why similar: Crime 28%, Detective 27.6%, Word Game 14.4%, Mystery 13.7%, Puzzle 7.5%
- #16 File Tricks
86% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Wild Kid Games
Windows
"File Tricks" is a visual novel with puzzle solve. It is not only a test of logical thinking and observation, but also a reasoning feast full of suspense and reversal. You need to investigate the crime scene, collect evidence, confront the people involved and finally solve the case.
Why similar: Word Game 29%, Detective 22.9%, Logic 13.1%, Crime 10.6%, Puzzle 7.5%
- #17 Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet
86% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: Escape Pod
Windows
Step in the shoes of Mr. Holmes or Dr. Watson and venture on a journey filled with intrigue and mystery. Use your logic and teamwork skills in order to solve the mysterious murder which shocked the 19th century London. Play it with a friend on 2 devices with an open voice connection.
Why similar: Crime 23%, Detective 18%, Hand-drawn 11.5%, Logic 10.5%, Mystery 8.6%
- #18 Murder at Ironwood Inn
85% 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 32.3%, Detective 28.5%, Mystery 18.2%, Puzzle 7.9%, Story Rich 5.7%
- #19 Time O'Clock: The Mask of Crime
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fractal Pop Games
Windows
The mask of a legendary thief has been stolen. Follow Detective Time in a point-and-click investigation using her watch to witness key moments and uncover who is behind this new wave of robberies. Observe the past. Investigate the present. Uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 26%, Crime 22.5%, Logic 11.5%, Mystery 11.1%, Puzzle 9.9%
- #20 Binarycurse
84% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Potatomouse
Windows
This is a password game that decrypts hidden information by finding it. You need to be very careful to find the password to solve the puzzle. It is a very difficult game!
Why similar: Incremental 20%, Detective 17.3%, Simulation 14.1%, Text-Based 12.2%, Mystery 10.6%
- #21 Case Sealed
83% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Mergen Games
Windows
You found a new opportunity to save your daughter. The authorities who learned about your situation gave you a job opportunity. You have to be successful in this job, which is your last chance, and save up for your daughter's surgery. Remember, you only have 30 days.
Why similar: Detective 21.6%, Incremental 14.4%, Logic 13%, Text-Based 11.6%, Linear 7.7%
- #22 Unsolved Case: Whispers of Elderwick Collector’s Edition
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows · Mac
A killer hides behind familiar faces. Solve puzzles, uncover hidden clues, and expose the conspiracy tearing the village apart before fear consumes it whole.
Why similar: Crime 25.9%, Detective 22.9%, Logic 10.1%, Puzzle 9.3%, Linear 8%
- #23 AI探案集
82% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: Zane Studio
Windows
《AI Detective Collection》 combines the AI large language model to create a detective deciphering game. Players will be integrated into the deduction story, using AI assistants to deeply investigate clues, examine evidence, and uncover the truth behind the case through logical thinking and deduction.
Why similar: Word Game 22.7%, Detective 19.8%, Text-Based 13.5%, Logic 12.3%, Mystery 11.9%
- #24 Rubbings
81% matchVery Positive89% of 245 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: Word Game 18.7%, Crime 17.6%, Detective 17%, Lore-Rich 13.2%, Mystery 8.7%
- #25 Detective Dunkadoo
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Goosewing Creative
Windows
To ensure your career doesn't end sooner than the apocalypse, work hard to collect "Well-Done Stamps" and save your performance review!
Why similar: Detective 24.3%, Lore-Rich 14.8%, Logic 10.8%, Incremental 10.4%, Mystery 9.6%
- #26 What's done is Done
80% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: ShallowStomach
Windows
A narrative-driven puzzle game about souls and forgetting. On the brink of reincarnation, she loses all her memories, and her soul is scattered. The memories of lingering spirits on the bridge seem to be connected to her story...
Why similar: Detective 27.5%, Lore-Rich 15.4%, Word Game 12.1%, Text-Based 9.4%, Emotional 9.2%
- #27 Staffer Retro : A Supernatural Mystery Quest
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Team Tetrapod
Windows
Staffer Retro is a mystery adventure game where you uncover past incidents related to ‘Mana’, the source of supernatural powers. Gather information through dialogue and exploration, and piece together clues found in documents to guide the choices of Verita Retro, the protagonist.
Why similar: Detective 22.8%, Crime 16.6%, Logic 12.7%, Mystery 12.2%, Text-Based 11.8%
- #28 GRIDBUSTERS
78% matchNo user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Jion Interactive
Windows
A logic deduction game. Read the grid. Deduce, don't guess. Bust the case.
Why similar: Detective 28.1%, Logic 17.5%, Text-Based 13.8%, Puzzle 8.5%, Relaxing 7.3%
- #29 学校七不思议怪谈
79% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Dawn Morning Song Game
Windows
This is a click to decrypt game that includes storyline, role-playing, and detective gameplay. The student played by the player will reason and decrypt school gossip events in the school.
Why similar: Crime 22.2%, Word Game 21%, Detective 19.4%, Incremental 15%, Text-Based 10.1%
- #30 How Many Secrets Under Ceiling
77% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: 稻歌游戏工作室
Windows
The first light novel-style immersive detective game's here! A dentist dead in a double-locked room seems like a suicide, but unexplained contradictions connect different truths. Each investigation and puzzles are up to you. But wait, what's wrong with this suspicious "assistant" following?!
Why similar: Crime 21.5%, Detective 19.4%, Word Game 19%, Hand-drawn 9.2%, Mystery 9.2%
- #31 CaseCracker
78% matchVery Positive89% of 3,398 reviews2022
Dev: BlackRobe
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 19.7%, Word Game 18.9%, Text-Based 15.4%, Logic 10%, Mystery 7.6%
- #32 Dragon Maiden: Blossoms of the Past
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: 不兼容性工作室Pub: 2P Games
Windows
Dragon Maiden is a 2D pixel-art mystery adventure. As Wang Xie, you’re trapped in a time loop on the day of the Mountain God Ceremony. Relive the 22 hours before midnight, uncover the truth behind the village’s destruction, and break free from the cycle.
Why similar: Word Game 21.6%, Detective 18.5%, Mystery 16.8%, Lore-Rich 11.4%, Text-Based 9.7%
- #33 REWIND
74% matchVery Positive92% of 154 reviews2026
Dev: Damian_Zhao
Windows
《REWIND》 is a hardcore text-based detective puzzle game containing nearly a hundred clues. Players need to carefully examine and deduce the clues to find the answer to the case.
Why similar: Detective 26.3%, Incremental 16%, Mystery 15.7%, Text-Based 14.7%, Puzzle 11.2%
- #34 Phonetic
77% matchPositive88% of 32 reviews2022
Dev: Cameron Wang
Windows
Phonetic is a casual brain teaser game. A simple game in which the player deciphers the phonetic spelling of various words. Try it out and see what highscore you can set!
Why similar: Word Game 33.4%, Text-Based 20.2%, Logic 14.1%, Puzzle 12.1%, Casual 8.5%
- #35 Tales of the Mirror
76% matchMixed56% of 264 reviews2021
Dev: Cotton Game
Windows · Mac
Tales of the Mirror is a landscape-mode visual novel game created by Cotton Games. As a player, you solve a series of mysteries in the mid and late Ming Dynasty, in the south of Yangtze River.
Why similar: Word Game 27.6%, Detective 16.1%, Hand-drawn 12.5%, Strategy 9.8%, Text-Based 9.5%
- #36 Revelation
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GaLaTECH
Windows
Revelation(레벨레이션)은 텍스트 기반의 1인칭 2D 어드벤처 게임입니다. 여러분은 탐정이라는 직업이 없는 세상인 '알바트로스'에서 탐정을 꿈꾸는 주인공 류드가 되어 다양한 사건을 수사합니다. 이젠 어른이 된 류드의 다섯 친구들과 함께, 강력 범죄를 수사하며 거대한 진실에 도달하는 여정을 떠나보세요.
Why similar: Detective 21%, Crime 16.8%, Lore-Rich 16%, Text-Based 12.4%, Mystery 11.6%
- #37 Mystery Island:Missing Amy
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: TAPROMANCE
Windows
The adventure begins when Ada, a young explorer, receives a mysterious selfie from her sister, who in fact disappeared months ago. ...... The background of the selfie is a mysterious island with blood-red sea water. Ada decides to go out on the sea to look for her sister……
Why similar: Detective 18.6%, Word Game 18.5%, Crime 14.7%, Mystery 11.9%, Lore-Rich 10.1%
- #38 An Exercise in Mortality - Chapter I
73% matchNo user reviews2026
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 30.2%, Detective 26.5%, Mystery 14.3%, Logic 13.5%, Puzzle 6.7%
- #39 Murders on the Yangtze River
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 20,848 reviews2024
Dev: OMEGAMES STUDIO
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.4 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 33.1%, Mystery 11.7%, Lore-Rich 11.7%, Logic 11.1%, Puzzle 10.7%
- #40 Murder On The Island
75% match4 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2019
Dev: Forever Young Games
Windows
Murder on the Island is a Visual Novel story, which takes place on a beautiful tropical island, where one of the 14 vacationers found murdered. Paul Parker, the owner of the island has only one week to find out what happened on the first night.
Why similar: Crime 20.8%, Detective 19.1%, Text-Based 13.7%, Hand-drawn 9.3%, Mystery 9.3%
- #41 Little Locked Rooms
72% matchVery Positive89% of 144 reviews2024
Dev: riolucci
Windows · Linux
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 26.4%, Crime 17%, Mystery 14.5%, Text-Based 13.9%, Logic 11%
- #42 GONE
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 《走了》制作组
Windows
This is a story about self-discovery, wrapped in the guise of family. You step into the shoes of Gu Huixing. Watching my life unfold as an outsider, re-examining trivial days from an omniscient perspective — what will I become? Life is never a dead end. It is always a choice.
Why similar: Word Game 20.9%, Lore-Rich 16.6%, Detective 16%, Text-Based 10.5%, Hand-drawn 10.4%
- #43 Escape The Ordinary: Tales of Romina Manor
74% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2021
Dev: megaseven
Windows
Based on the escape room board game of the same name. Discover the mystery of Romina Manor as you investigate the disappearance of the Master by searching for clues and solving puzzles in locations like the Parlor, Kitchen or even the Observatory.
Why similar: Detective 30.4%, Crime 29.9%, Mystery 19.6%, Puzzle 9.3%, Linear 4.2%
- #44 Dragon Detective: A Friend from the Shadows
71% matchPositive98% of 47 reviews2025
Dev: Sungazer Software LLC
Windows
A thrilling detective mystery adventure set in a historical fantasy world. As a dragon detective, use your six senses to find evidence and hunt down the culprit.
Why similar: Detective 24.4%, Crime 23.5%, Hand-drawn 10.9%, Logic 10.1%, Mystery 7.5%
- #45 Nodes Escape
71% matchVery Positive85% of 548 reviews2023
Dev: 夜喵
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 64%
The game presents realistic game graphics through sound effects, narration and imagination. The level design is subtle and challenging, allowing players to challenge their intelligence and logic skills in solving puzzles.
Why similar: Word Game 32.5%, Detective 22.2%, Text-Based 19.7%, Puzzle 9.8%, Mystery 7.1%
- #46 Trials of Innocence
69% matchVery Positive92% of 1,723 reviews2025
Dev: 猫龙游戏
Windows
Median: 18.7 hrsMean: 21.5 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: Detective 22.8%, Crime 21.1%, Lore-Rich 16.3%, Mystery 10.9%, Logic 9.8%
- #47 The Fifteenth: A Pluvial Prelude
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 精武馆工作室
Windows
2000年,暴雨封锁的奇瑶坞教堂,是只邀请“有罪之人”的命运舞台。主角冼夏涛为追查弟弟死亡的真相只身入局,却跌入敌对组织编织的罗网。这场以性命为筹码的游戏中,精英人士,帮派组织,边缘人群悉数登场,每个人都背负着不可言说的秘密。你必须在成为下一个受害者前,推演出案件的真相和唯一的生路。
Why similar: Word Game 26.2%, Crime 24.1%, Detective 21.9%, Emotional 11.2%, Mystery 10.7%
- #48 Detective Kobayashi - A Visual Novel
72% 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 29.5%, Detective 25.2%, Mystery 13.2%, Text-Based 11.3%, Puzzle 7.6%
- #49 Sanfu
68% matchVery Positive83% of 17,679 reviews2023
Dev: Shiying StudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
2000年,山城市新闻频道的电视画面莫名跳出一则旧广告,而广告的代言人是已经去世的特异功能少年——三眼神童。有传闻三眼神童的亡魂劫持了电视信号。 调查局受命展开调查。随着调查的深入,一个藏在黑暗处的犯罪团伙逐渐浮出水面。
Why similar: Mystery 18.7%, Detective 14.9%, Crime 13.6%, Hand-drawn 12.3%, Emotional 9.8%
- #50 Gap World Events
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 荔枝加盐
Windows
This is an original orthodox detective mystery game. The player suddenly takes possession of Roran, who hopes to report to the academy. You must investigate and deduce the truth behind a series of bizarre incidents that obstruct his journey, helping him successfully reach the academy.
Why similar: Detective 30.1%, Crime 22.1%, Mystery 14%, Text-Based 11.5%, Puzzle 9.4%
- #51 Twin Mind: Ghost Hunter Collector's Edition
70% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2022
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
Can the twin detectives solve a new case? You are the only one who can help them catch the killer. Are you up for the challenge?
Why similar: Crime 20.7%, Detective 18.6%, Logic 12%, Mystery 9.7%, Hand-drawn 9.7%
- #52 Marcella Moon: Killer at the Cove
69% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: Hidden Ocean Games
Windows
Play as amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to investigate a murder in a coastal California town.
Why similar: Crime 21.7%, Detective 21.6%, Mystery 13.2%, Logic 13%, Emotional 10.3%
- #53 Detective Hindsight
68% 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 33.5%, Mystery 16.6%, Crime 12.3%, Logic 11%, Puzzle 9.8%
- #54 Mystical Riddles: Ghostly Park Collector's Edition
68% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
What is the price of eternal life? Stop the atrocious ritual! Don't let evil prevail! The soul hunter will spare no one. Can you master the willpower to win?
Why similar: Detective 25.5%, Crime 18.7%, Mystery 13.3%, Linear 9.6%, Hand-drawn 9.2%
- #55 Sound Agent
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Suspense Games
Windows
Sound Agent is a narrative puzzle game where you solve cold cases by listening. Use the sound device to rewind to crime scenes, listen to the sounds at the scene, and uncover truths hidden in plain sound.
Why similar: Detective 26.7%, Crime 22.4%, Mystery 16%, Puzzle 11.3%, Lore-Rich 7.2%
- #56 Mind Echoes: The Lost Mysteries Collector's Edition
67% matchMixed54% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
Join investigator and medium Emily Rivers as she explores the abandoned Starlight Dreams Hotel to find hidden objects and confront a malevolent force known as the Lurker!
Why similar: Detective 23.5%, Crime 19.9%, Hand-drawn 10.3%, Linear 10.1%, Mystery 10.1%
- #57 EXS3~EthnologySister3:Culture and Personality
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 周农卿
Windows
她的微笑,曾经让赤瞳的女子以为,自己不再是带来灾厄的乌鸦。直到四年前,神秘的团体将她的学生绑走,挖去双眼。[晦气][乌鸦][凶手],再次成了她的代表词。【有罪之人的 复仇 惩罚 即将来临 】被命运和性格束缚,这一次能否改变?你会改变什么?战斗,悬疑,治愈,推理,剧情持续反转,诡异的仪式,疯狂的连环杀人与肢解,新的死亡祭品,再次来临的威胁与复仇背后,真相到底是……
Why similar: Word Game 20.6%, Detective 16.8%, Incremental 14.7%, Text-Based 13.8%, Lore-Rich 13%
- #58 Wolf Peak: The Case of Ruth Choi
67% matchPositive90% of 40 reviews2024
Dev: Cloud Colony Games
Windows
In 1991 Ruth Choi was murdered, it was whittled down to 6 suspects, but the case was never solved. Watch interviews, go through evidence and build your case. A game where you are never told who the killer is, unless you convict them. Use your own deductive skills to find out, who killed Ruth Choi.
Why similar: Crime 36.2%, Detective 31%, Mystery 13.5%, Logic 10.4%, Casual 5.1%
- #59 Parker & Lane: Criminal Justice
70% matchMixed57% of 74 reviews2018
Dev: Big Blue StudiosPub: GameHouse
Windows · Mac
Are you ready to solve the case and bring a criminal to justice?
Why similar: Crime 42.4%, Detective 34.8%, Simulation 10.7%, Casual 6.7%, Adventure 5.3%
- #60 四十四次日落
65% matchVery Positive98% of 260 reviews2025
Dev: 阿占
Windows
A puzzle game in a watercolor style, where players need to complete puzzles by clicking or dragging with the mouse. The presentation format mimics children's picture books, with different scenes displayed in a paged format. Take you back to the story of the classic work!
Why similar: Incremental 26.6%, Text-Based 17%, Hand-drawn 16.8%, Puzzle 14.3%, Casual 10.4%