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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Story Rich, Detective, Adventure, Mystery.

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Soulflow is a 2.5D fantasy-detective game that offers a unique experience with its graphic style. In this story-based role play game, players must gather information from others during the day and try to solve the murders in the neighborhood to stay free.

Reviews: Mixed — 53% — of 90 reviews
Released: 2022-03-18
Developer: Bluespy Studios
Publisher: Next in Game
Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG
Platforms: Windows

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    97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 20,376 reviews2024
    Dev: OMEGAMES STUDIO
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 14.0 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 37.5%, Investigation 18.7%, Story Rich 10.6%, Puzzle 9.8%, Mystery 9.5%

  2. #2 Mindcop
    96% matchVery Positive95% of 408 reviews2024
    Dev: Andre GareisPub: Dear Villagers
    Windows

    Mindcop is a non-linear „whodunnit“ detective game. It mixes a story driven adventure with real-time puzzle gaming. As the infamous Mindcop, you can dive into the minds of your suspects to uncover their secrets and unravel their lies.

    Why similar: Detective 23.5%, Time Management 19.5%, Investigation 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Mystery 8.9%

  3. #3 Misty Judgment
    95% matchVery Positive94% of 1,412 reviews2025
    Dev: 次元边界
    Windows

    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 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Investigation 11.9%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Crime 9.4%

  4. #4 Tell Me Everything
    96% matchMixed61% of 71 reviews2018
    Dev: LizardFactory
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 12 minMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 34%

    A mysterious murder has shocked the inner city, and as the lead detective, it is your job to catch the real killer. Armed with words and wits, you uncover the secrets and capture the murderer, and make sure justice will be served.

    Why similar: Investigation 24.4%, Detective 24.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%, Mystery 9%, Logic 8.9%

  5. #5 52Hertz
    94% matchVery Positive88% of 102 reviews2026
    Dev: Moonlit Apple
    Windows

    An eternally snowbound town. An inescapable time loop. A group of travelers trapped between memory and truth…You will embody Mo Shi, the amnesiac protagonist, stepping into this enigmatic town known as the "Singularity" , partner with the protagonist to solve murder cases and expose the killer.

    Why similar: Detective 21%, Investigation 13.8%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Logic 9.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%

  6. #6 LumineNight
    94% matchVery Positive90% of 479 reviews2024
    Dev: Spickasoft
    Windows

    LumineNight is a story-driven detective adventure. Play as Detective Foster and his daughter to solve a series of murders spanning a decade. Interrogate suspects, infiltrate locations, solve puzzles, and gather evidence from crime scenes. Uncover the dark truth behind these killings.

    Why similar: Detective 34.8%, Investigation 17.8%, Mystery 13.2%, Story Rich 11.7%, 2.5D 11.4%

  7. #7 The Occult Detective
    93% matchMostly Positive72% of 323 reviews2025
    Dev: Battlecry Studio
    Windows

    A narrative detective game blended with supernatural elements. Play as a rookie investigator, discover vital clues in every case, dive into unscripted interrogations and uncover truths that break minds. But with each revelation, the world feels... less human.

    Why similar: Detective 42.9%, Story Rich 18%, Mystery 13.9%, Puzzle 13.5%, RPG 10.1%

  8. #8 Mohism: Battle of Words
    92% matchMostly Positive78% of 606 reviews2023
    Dev: 玄镜工作室Pub: Yooreka Studio
    Windows

    Mohism: Battle of Words is a detective game set in the world of wuxia. The game follows Zhang Xiaochen, investigates unsolved cases and comes into his own as a hero. He must rely on his wits and razor-sharp tongue to best his opponents, find the culprit and ensure justice prevails!

    Why similar: Detective 29.6%, Investigation 23%, Crime 14.2%, Mystery 10.5%, Story Rich 9.7%

  9. #9 Gamedec - Definitive Edition
    91% matchVery Positive80% of 1,687 reviews2021
    Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Anshar Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    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: Investigation 21.8%, Detective 19.8%, Multiple Endings 15.5%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Mystery 10.4%

  10. #10 For Your Tranquility
    91% matchMixed68% of 190 reviews2023
    Dev: Gamesung Games
    Windows · Mac

    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 30.4%, Crime 18.2%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Investigation 13.2%, Mystery 11.8%

  11. #11 Back to the Dawn
    88% matchVery Positive95% of 9,819 reviews2025
    Dev: Metal Head GamesPub: Spiral Up Games
    Windows
    Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 22.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Back to the Dawn is a story-rich RPG set in a high-security prison ruled by factions and buried secrets. Investigate two conspiracies from the inside, gather evidence, and outsmart a system designed to silence you. Make friends (or foes) with fellow inmates and with their help, break out of prison.

    Why similar: Detective 23.6%, Investigation 14.3%, Crime 12.1%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Choices Matter 11.5%

  12. #12 Crime O'Clock
    90% matchMixed69% of 493 reviews2023
    Dev: Bad SeedPub: Maximum Entertainment
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Crime O'Clock is a hidden objects investigation and time exploration game with a deep storyline. Investigate cases through time and evolving maps by unveiling a multi-eras linked story. Will you be observant enough to solve the mysteries? Crime waits for no man!

    Why similar: Detective 22.5%, Investigation 21.5%, Crime 14.3%, Logic 8.5%, Choices Matter 8.4%

  13. #13 Pixel Noir
    89% matchMostly Positive71% of 90 reviews2024
    Dev: SWDTech Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Untangle a gripping conspiracy in this noir-influenced mystery, laced with classic RPG elements. Navigate seedy streets to collect clues, upgrade skills and customize weapons. Brawl in turn-based combat with timed hits & combos, to reveal the dark truth that plagues the city’s core and your sanity.

    Why similar: Detective 27.5%, Crime 18.5%, Multiple Endings 14.6%, Mystery 10.2%, Story Rich 9.6%

  14. #14 Insight
    89% matchVery Positive86% of 66 reviews2024
    Dev: GravelRoadPub: PaperPixel Games
    Windows

    Insight is a single-player horror story game shrouded in mystery. You'll take control of different characters to solve crimes and unveil the dark secrets behind them.

    Why similar: Detective 45.8%, Multiple Endings 18.3%, Story Rich 16.8%, Psychological 10.3%, Stylized 8.7%

  15. #15 Staffer Case: A Supernatural Mystery Adventure
    87% matchVery Positive94% of 3,907 reviews2023
    Dev: Team Tetrapod
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Staffer Case is a new sort of mystery game, asking players to find clues, arrange them into documents, and point out the contradictions between them to solve a series of murders. Each mystery unraveled leads you closer to the truth lying at the heart of each case!

    Why similar: Detective 38.3%, Crime 18.2%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Mystery 12.1%, Story Rich 10.7%

  16. #16 Unheard - Voices of Crime
    86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 32,839 reviews2019
    Dev: NEXT Studios
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    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: Detective 50.9%, Mystery 12.4%, Puzzle 10.1%, Story Rich 8.1%, Investigation 7.6%

  17. #17 Interrogation Simulator
    86% matchVery Positive95% of 60 reviews2022
    Dev: Otis MillerPub: Fire Cycle Games
    Windows · Linux

    Inspired by JCS videos and similar Interrogation analysis. Match evidence with statements. Play good cop/bad cop. Make choices. Learn what makes people tick. Unravel the mystery.

    Why similar: Investigation 23.4%, Crime 17.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Puzzle 7.7%

  18. #18 Casebook 1899 - The Leipzig Murders
    84% matchVery Positive86% of 100 reviews2025
    Dev: Homo Narrans Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Play as a sharp-witted detective in late 19th-century Leipzig, Germany, in this retro pixel-art point & click adventure. Search for clues, question suspects, and piece together evidence on your deduction board to solve four gripping murder cases.

    Why similar: Detective 28.5%, Investigation 24.2%, Crime 17.2%, Choices Matter 11%, Multiple Endings 7.3%

  19. #19 Havsala: Into the Soul Palace
    85% matchVery Positive91% of 664 reviews2022
    Dev: Ubik StudiosPub: Stratera Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    Havsala is an investigative puzzle game with rich storytelling full of historical references and mysticism. Search the room for the clues left behind by the previous reincarnations of a single soul, solve the puzzles and unravel the mystery.

    Why similar: Stylized 33.9%, Story Rich 33.8%, Puzzle 32.4%

  20. #20 The Thaumaturge
    83% matchVery Positive83% of 5,424 reviews2024
    Dev: Fool's TheoryPub: 11 bit studios
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    The Thaumaturge is a character-driven RPG with a rich story, morally ambiguous choices, and turn-based combat. In a city on the brink of change, use your mystical powers to read emotions, uncover motives, and command folklore-inspired demons — while resisting the temptation of your own pride.

    Why similar: Detective 26.3%, Investigation 20.9%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Story Rich 9.6%

  21. #21 Paradise Killer
    82% matchVery Positive93% of 4,378 reviews2020
    Dev: Kaizen Game WorksPub: Fellow Traveller
    Windows
    Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 7.4 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 20%, Investigation 18.8%, Crime 13.3%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Choices Matter 9.4%

  22. #22 Departed Away
    82% matchVery Positive90% of 546 reviews2024
    Dev: Alperen Torun
    Windows

    Discover 'Departed Away,' a captivating visual novel where friendship intertwines with mystery. Uncover secrets, engage in verbal duels, and make choices that shape your story. Delve into emotional depth and intricate connections in this unique story.

    Why similar: Investigation 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Psychological 13.2%, Multiple Endings 13%, Mystery 11.3%

  23. #23 Game of Fate: Chasing Through Time
    81% matchVery Positive88% of 1,092 reviews2024
    Dev: KARMAGAME HK LIMITEDPub: EpicDream Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Immerse yourself in the first-person perspective, cross time and space, solve bizarre cases, save innocent victims, and catch a mysterious killer! You will solve murders, uphold justice, and also gain love. Are you ready? Play the "Game of Fate" that crosses time and space, life and death!

    Why similar: Multiple Endings 17.2%, Detective 17.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Mystery 12.5%

  24. #24 Rainswept
    84% matchVery Positive87% of 301 reviews2019
    Dev: Frostwood Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Rainswept takes you on an emotional adventure in a small town shaken by a double shooting. Join Detective Stone and unravel a tangled web of love, relationships, and unresolved trauma in this character-driven murder mystery game.

    Why similar: Detective 32.4%, Crime 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Psychological 10.6%, Story Rich 8.8%

  25. #25 The Case of the Golden Idol
    79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,171 reviews2022
    Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    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: Detective 24.7%, Investigation 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Crime 10.4%, Mystery 10.2%

  26. #26 Mystery of the Malign
    79% matchVery Positive93% of 76 reviews2025
    Dev: Gameplay Supremacy
    Windows

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

    Why similar: Investigation 30.9%, Mystery 17.2%, Story Rich 13.2%, Puzzle 11.6%, Detective 7.5%

  27. #27 Trials of Innocence
    78% matchVery Positive92% of 1,556 reviews2025
    Dev: 猫龙游戏
    Windows
    Median: 19.1 hrsMean: 22.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Trials of Innocence is an indie courtroom detective game. Step into the shoes of the main character, rookie lawyer Luna Ray, and navigate her journey through the legal world. Unravel a shocking conspiracy that changes the fate of many, including herself, and confront her inner choices.

    Why similar: Detective 22.2%, Investigation 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Crime 11.7%, Multiple Endings 8.3%

  28. #28 Hotel Sowls
    81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 579 reviews2019
    Dev: Studio Sott
    Windows · Mac

    Hotel Sowls is a mysterious adventure game with unique and appealing 2D graphics. As an pharmacologist, you managed to get a valuable and mysterious stone after a hard journey and you decided to take a break at the Hotel Sowls. But the next morning, someone in the hotel stole the stone!

    Why similar: Detective 42.1%, Mystery 38.7%, Puzzle 19.2%

  29. #29 流言侦探
    80% matchVery Positive82% of 116 reviews2021
    Dev: WoodenWolf
    Windows

    《流言侦探》是一款诡异,烧脑,悬疑推理剧情游戏,在游戏的体验中,玩家自主找出线索,并利用线索,和角色对话后推进故事。严格的推理玩法,玩家将扮演一个神秘的联络者,玩家的选择将影响了解故事的不同侧面。通过和诸多角色的聊天推理出事件一层层真相,找出隐藏的凶手。

    Why similar: Detective 32.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Multiple Endings 14.3%, Mystery 14.1%, Puzzle 11.4%

  30. #30 Methods: The Canada Files
    75% matchVery Positive97% of 330 reviews2026
    Dev: LockedOn GamesPub: Erabit
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Methods: The Canada Files is a mystery visual novel. You play as a team of eccentric detectives in a mysterious crime-solving competition. To solve each mystery, you must use your team member’s unique detective methods, refute faulty theories with evidence, and find out the truth!

    Why similar: Investigation 24.3%, Detective 21.1%, Crime 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Stylized 7.1%

  31. #31 The Murder Hotel
    76% matchVery Positive95% of 59 reviews2025
    Dev: Wegenbartho Games
    Windows

    Interrogate suspects, search for clues, & uncover a dastardly plot, as you solve a string of mystifying murders to help reluctant detective Ilmarinen escape the foreboding Fafnir Hotel.

    Why similar: Detective 32.4%, Crime 18.2%, Mystery 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Logic 11.6%

  32. #32 Karisvale
    77% matchVery Positive94% of 193 reviews2022
    Dev: Brendan Tighe
    Windows

    Your next job awaits in Karisvale, detective. Will you fulfill your duty? Or become lost in the mystery... Explore a retro top-down world, question its citizens, and collect hidden items to uncover Karisvale's dark secret.

    Why similar: Detective 41.2%, Interactive Fiction 26.1%, RPG 12.3%, Story Rich 10.9%, Mystery 9.5%

  33. #33 Eternal Threads
    77% matchVery Positive86% of 817 reviews2022
    Dev: Cosmonaut StudiosPub: Secret Mode
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%

    Eternal Threads is a single-player, first-person story-driven puzzle game of time manipulation, choice and consequence.

    Why similar: Detective 19.3%, Investigation 17%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Multiple Endings 10.3%

  34. #34 Inspector Schmidt - The Ebbing
    75% matchVery Positive90% of 90 reviews2025
    Dev: Active Fungus Studios
    Windows · Linux

    In this detective RPG, you untangle a thick web of intrigues, lies, and secrets that surround a mysterious death. Find the origin of eerie telegraph signals, question the villagers, decipher the strange symbols that are suddenly appearing all over town - and hide from the danger lurking in the moor.

    Why similar: Detective 26.4%, Investigation 22.8%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Mystery 10.4%

  35. #35 Mind Diver
    73% matchVery Positive97% of 307 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: Detective 22.1%, Investigation 19.8%, Crime 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Logic 9.1%

  36. #36 Detective Grimoire
    76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,328 reviews2014
    Dev: SFB Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Detective Grimoire has been called to investigate a murder. The owner of a small tourist attraction, seemingly killed by the mythical creature his attraction is based around... Explore the area, inspect the crime scene, grill suspects, solve puzzles, hunt for clues & uncover the secret of the swamp!

    Why similar: Detective 32.9%, Investigation 21.1%, Crime 16.8%, Story Rich 9.8%, Puzzle 9.4%

  37. #37 Connected Clue
    73% matchVery Positive88% of 98 reviews2026
    Dev: Alpheratz Games Pub: CFK Co., Ltd.
    Windows · Mac

    Connected Clue is a quarter-view detective adventure game inspired by the atmosphere of 19th-century mystery novels. Gather clues, see through lies, and uncover the identity of the culprit shrouded in secrecy!

    Why similar: Detective 24.3%, Investigation 19.5%, 2.5D 17.1%, Crime 16.5%, Mystery 8.1%

  38. #38 Methods: The Illusion Murders
    74% matchVery Positive88% of 89 reviews2024
    Dev: LockedOn GamesPub: Erabit
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Detective Red July must stop a serial killer who patterns his murders after optical illusions in this mystery visual novel set in the world of Methods.

    Why similar: Detective 21.5%, Investigation 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Crime 12.8%, Mystery 7.7%

  39. #39 Darkway: Murder of King Mere
    72% matchVery Positive95% of 62 reviews2025
    Dev: IM/MORTAL Studios
    Windows · Mac

    The King Mere is dead. Once the leader of diplomacy in the Dog Empyre, now a bloodstain on snow. You are the Apprentice, sent by the Master Detective to the City of Ink, to uncover who really murdered the King at the edge of the world.

    Why similar: Detective 28.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Story Rich 11.4%

  40. #40 FREERIDE
    71% matchVery Positive88% of 226 reviews2025
    Dev: Flightyfelon Games Inc.
    Windows · Mac

    Your Personality plays the game! Help strange spirits solve their Unfinished Business... or leave them to Despair. In this highly-branching narrative adventure you'll only see about 1/3 of the full story in each playthrough, but the end is whenever you want it to be.

    Why similar: Multiple Endings 28.7%, Choices Matter 24.3%, Story Rich 17.5%, RPG 14.1%, Mystery 14%

  41. #41 Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure
    71% matchVery Positive88% of 490 reviews2024
    Dev: DigiTales InteractivePub: Assemble Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    Between Horizons is a narrative 2.5D sci-fi detective adventure. 33 years into the Zephyr's journey, its mission is suddenly jeopardized. Can you find the culprit before it's too late? Experience an enthralling story set in a semi-open world that branches and ends based on your choices.

    Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Investigation 19.5%, 2.5D 15%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%

  42. #42 Deathless Death
    72% matchMostly Positive72% of 833 reviews2024
    Dev: Dream Delivery CenterPub: GCORES PUBLISHING
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%

    In the quiet of conscience and shadows of sin, four souls find themselves entwined in crimes involving a woman. In this narrative puzzle game, you don the sacred robe of a priest, hear the confessions of sinners, uncover secrets, seek the truth behind their crimes and deliver the final judgment.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Crime 16.9%, Psychological 14%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Mystery 10.4%

  43. #43 Dream Sketcher
    74% matchMixed59% of 492 reviews2023
    Dev: RisingPunch Studio
    Windows
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Dream Sketcher is a 1-4 player investigative adventure game. As an investigator of the special agency Dreamland Security, you will form a team and enter the weirdest dreams to conduct brain-diving investigation. Danger is imminent, investigate, make choices, roll the dice, and fight!

    Why similar: Multiple Endings 22.3%, Choices Matter 21.6%, Mystery 16%, Story Rich 14.6%, RPG 12.5%

  44. #44 Love Shore
    73% matchMixed70% of 76 reviews2023
    Dev: Perfect Garbage
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Play as Sam or Farah as they attempt to navigate the neon thrills of their cyberpunk city Love Shore, solve murders, fight gods and maybe fall in love.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Choices Matter 17.8%, Crime 13.4%, Stylized 11.2%

  45. #45 The Devilry Reservation
    70% matchVery Positive93% of 82 reviews2023
    Dev: GentFish
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Step into the role of a faceless detective investigating creatures from Slavic folklore. Explore dialogue-driven mysteries, solve puzzles, and uncover post-Soviet occult secrets in a pixel art housing block full of bizarre residents and hidden truths

    Why similar: Detective 37.9%, Story Rich 21.1%, Logic 19.7%, Puzzle 15.3%, Casual 6%

  46. #46 Dragon Maiden: Blossoms of the Past
    69% matchVery Positive81% of 63 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: Detective 22.2%, Time Management 17.5%, Mystery 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Puzzle 9.1%

  47. #47 Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale
    70% matchMostly Positive78% of 398 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: Detective 24.1%, Crime 22.5%, Investigation 16.8%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Mystery 9.6%

  48. #48 春泥 Soil of Rebirth
    67% matchMostly Positive74% of 282 reviews2026
    Dev: 午夜说书人
    Windows

    《春泥》是一款刑侦题材的悬疑解谜推理游戏。2018年中秋前夕,刑警程佑接到报案,动身前往泥塑匠林家处理一起家庭伤人案。随着调查深入,案件的疑点层层浮现,将她引向一连串尘封已久的谜团。往事的土壤正在松动,深埋的真相即将揭开......

    Why similar: Detective 22.2%, Investigation 17.1%, Crime 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Mystery 9.1%

  49. #49 Roadwarden
    67% matchVery Positive94% of 4,905 reviews2022
    Dev: Moral Anxiety StudioPub: Assemble Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 53%

    Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, RPG 16.2%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Choices Matter 10.9%

  50. #50 Murdered: Soul Suspect
    69% matchVery Positive86% of 17,132 reviews2014
    Dev: Airtight GamesPub: Square Enix
    Windows
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    MURDERED: SOUL SUSPECT™ takes players into a whole new realm of mystery where the case is personal and the clues just out of reach, challenging gamers to solve the hardest case of all… their own murder.

    Why similar: Detective 58.1%, Crime 15.2%, Mystery 12.7%, Story Rich 7.2%, Puzzle 3.7%

  51. #51 BEAST CRIMES
    71% matchMixed63% of 63 reviews2022
    Dev: LINK
    Windows

    Crimes across the times. Are you able to solve them all?

    Why similar: Detective 20.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Investigation 10.1%

  52. #52 MAKOTO WAKAIDO’s Case Files TRILOGY DELUXE
    68% matchVery Positive81% of 271 reviews2023
    Dev: HakababunkoPub: room6
    Windows · Mac

    A game based on a simple concept: a mystery puzzle you can complete in an hour. Can you solve the cases narrated in this beautiful pixel-art adventure?

    Why similar: Investigation 29.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.2%, Psychological 16.8%, Mystery 13.6%, Story Rich 12%

  53. #53 Detective Ridelle
    67% matchVery Positive99% of 87 reviews2024
    Dev: PuzzLab
    Windows

    Detective Ridelle is a cozy murder mystery game featuring escape room style puzzles. Find clues, interrogate suspects, solve the mystery - before it's too late.

    Why similar: Detective 32.8%, Investigation 23.9%, Mystery 11.9%, Logic 10.7%, Story Rich 9.7%

  54. #54 Floating Life2
    70% matchMixed52% of 697 reviews2023
    Dev: 心流工作室(Heart Stream Studio)
    Windows

    Floating Life2 is a sandbox fairy quest where you interact with NPCS in real time and experience the ups and downs of fairy quest together. Join xiuxian Zong Gate, experience the rich adventure map and real-time combat, gradually discover the truth of the earth and earth changes, change your fate.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.7%, Multiple Endings 20.7%, Story Rich 14.8%, Puzzle 12.9%, RPG 12.6%

  55. #55 Rainy Butcher
    69% matchMostly Positive71% of 91 reviews2022
    Dev: Genunie Studio
    Windows

    On rainy nights, the serial murderer is on a killing spree. This scares everyone but one girl, the journalist who keeps digging for a promotion. Dauntless, she gets involved deep and wide, hoping to discover the real identify of the rainy night butcher.

    Why similar: 2.5D 16.2%, Detective 16%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Investigation 14.2%, RPG 7.7%

  56. #56 Cyber Manhunt
    66% matchVery Positive93% of 15,410 reviews2021
    Dev: Aluba Van+
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Cyber Manhunt is a story-oriented puzzle game focusing on big data, hacking, citizen privacy, and social workers. It focuses on social issues such as cyber violence and privacy breaches.

    Why similar: Detective 23.8%, Crime 15.1%, Mystery 14.8%, Puzzle 14.8%, RPG 14.8%

  57. #57 Gensokyo:Presumption of Guilt~Pansies Before Dawn
    64% matchVery Positive94% of 267 reviews2026
    Dev: 戏壤游戏(Xirang Games)
    Windows

    Explore the intertwined fates of humans and youkai in this interactive fiction. As an unwitting protagonist, enter the sealed realm of Gensokyo to investigate a series of bizarre murders. Unearth ancient secrets and witness a gripping saga hidden for millennia.

    Why similar: Detective 29.6%, Psychological 17%, Logic 12.7%, Mystery 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%

  58. #58 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
    63% matchVery Positive88% of 5,751 reviews2025
    Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
    Windows
    Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!

    Why similar: Detective 36.4%, Mystery 21.9%, Story Rich 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Choices Matter 7.2%

  59. #59 DAEMON MASQUERADE
    64% matchVery Positive96% of 420 reviews2024
    Dev: Callum Page
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    An anime-inspired supernatural detective game. Uncover the identities and powers of your adversaries using a conspiracy board full of evidence.

    Why similar: Detective 32.2%, Investigation 27.9%, Mystery 11.5%, Story Rich 9.3%, Stylized 8.7%

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