- #1 Murders on the Yangtze River
97% 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 37.5%, Investigation 18.6%, Story Rich 10.7%, Puzzle 9.9%, Mystery 9.4%
- #2 Mindcop
96% matchVery Positive94% of 420 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 23.6%, Time Management 19.4%, Investigation 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Mystery 8.9%
- #3 Misty Judgment
95% matchVery Positive94% of 1,414 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 Tell Me Everything
96% matchMixed61% of 72 reviews2018
Dev: LizardFactory
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 10.1 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: Detective 24.4%, Investigation 24.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%, Mystery 9%, Logic 8.9%
- #5 LumineNight
94% matchVery Positive89% of 510 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 35.1%, Investigation 17.6%, Mystery 13.2%, Story Rich 11.7%, 2.5D 11.4%
- #6 52Hertz
94% matchVery Positive88% of 110 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 13.7%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Logic 9.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%
- #7 The Occult Detective
93% matchMostly Positive71% of 326 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 13.8%, Puzzle 13.6%, RPG 10.1%
- #8 Crime O'Clock
92% matchMixed69% of 505 reviews2023
Dev: Bad SeedPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 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 22.6%, Investigation 21.5%, Crime 14.3%, Logic 8.6%, Choices Matter 8.4%
- #9 For Your Tranquility
91% matchMixed68% of 191 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 30.5%, Crime 18.2%, Investigation 13.2%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Mystery 11.8%
- #10 Gamedec - Definitive Edition
91% matchVery Positive80% of 1,700 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: Detective 26%, Investigation 18.6%, Multiple Endings 14.3%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Mystery 9.8%
- #11 Rainswept
90% matchVery Positive87% of 302 reviews2019
Dev: Frostwood Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Psychological 10.4%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #12 Pixel Noir
89% matchMostly Positive71% of 91 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 27.6%, Crime 18.5%, Multiple Endings 14.5%, Mystery 10.2%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #13 Karisvale
89% 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%, Interactive Fiction 25.8%, RPG 12.2%, Story Rich 10.8%, Mystery 9.4%
- #14 Insight
88% matchVery Positive87% of 68 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 45.9%, Multiple Endings 18.2%, Story Rich 16.8%, Psychological 10.2%, Stylized 8.6%
- #15 Eternal Threads
87% matchVery Positive86% of 856 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 19.4%, Investigation 17%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
- #16 Unheard - Voices of Crime
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 33,170 reviews2019
Dev: NEXT Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.4 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 50.7%, Mystery 12.4%, Puzzle 10.2%, Story Rich 8%, Investigation 7.7%
- #17 Mohism: Battle of Words
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 607 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 29.7%, Investigation 23%, Crime 14.2%, Mystery 10.5%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #18 Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure
85% matchVery Positive88% of 502 reviews2024
Dev: DigiTales InteractivePub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 19.3%, Investigation 17.2%, 2.5D 13.2%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Crime 12.1%
- #19 Casebook 1899 - The Leipzig Murders
84% matchVery Positive87% of 104 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 28.6%, Investigation 24.2%, Crime 17.2%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Multiple Endings 7.2%
- #20 The Thaumaturge
84% matchVery Positive83% of 5,600 reviews2024
Dev: Fool's TheoryPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 26.5%, Investigation 20.8%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #21 Departed Away
82% matchVery Positive90% of 552 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%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Psychological 13.1%, Mystery 11.3%
- #22 Interrogation Simulator
83% matchVery Positive95% of 61 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 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Puzzle 7.8%
- #23 Game of Fate: Chasing Through Time
81% matchVery Positive88% of 1,111 reviews2024
Dev: KARMAGAME HK LIMITEDPub: EpicDream Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: Detective 17.2%, Multiple Endings 17.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Mystery 12.5%
- #24 Paradise Killer
81% matchVery Positive93% of 4,418 reviews2020
Dev: Kaizen Game WorksPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.
Why similar: Detective 20.1%, Investigation 18.8%, Crime 13.3%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Choices Matter 9.3%
- #25 Back to the Dawn
78% matchVery Positive95% of 10,038 reviews2025
Dev: Metal Head GamesPub: Spiral Up Games
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 22.3 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 14.1%, Crime 12.1%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Choices Matter 11.4%
- #26 The Case of the Golden Idol
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,351 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 24.9%, Investigation 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Crime 10.3%, Mystery 10.2%
- #27 Havsala: Into the Soul Palace
80% matchVery Positive91% of 665 reviews2022
Dev: Ubik StudiosPub: Stratera Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%
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: Story Rich 33.8%, Stylized 33.5%, Puzzle 32.7%
- #28 Roadwarden
78% matchVery Positive94% of 4,990 reviews2022
Dev: Moral Anxiety StudioPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%
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 19.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, RPG 15.7%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Choices Matter 10.4%
- #29 The Murder Hotel
77% matchVery Positive95% of 64 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 32.6%, Crime 18%, Mystery 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Logic 11.7%
- #30 Connected Clue
77% matchVery Positive88% of 112 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 17.2%, Crime 16.5%, Mystery 8.1%
- #31 Burden Street Station
76% matchVery Positive95% of 111 reviews2026
Dev: IODINEPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
A surreal, narrative adventure game where you shapeshift during conversations to uncover how God went missing.
Why similar: Detective 21%, Investigation 13.8%, 2.5D 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Choices Matter 9.2%
- #32 流言侦探
79% 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 32.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Multiple Endings 14.3%, Mystery 14.1%, Puzzle 11.5%
- #33 Mind Diver
75% 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: Detective 22.1%, Investigation 19.8%, Crime 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Logic 9.1%
- #34 Methods: The Canada Files
75% matchVery Positive96% of 367 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 24.2%, Detective 21.2%, Crime 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Story Rich 7.1%
- #35 Inspector Schmidt - The Ebbing
76% matchVery Positive90% of 91 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 26.5%, Investigation 22.8%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Mystery 10.3%
- #36 Mystery of the Malign
74% 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 30.8%, Mystery 17.2%, Story Rich 13.2%, Puzzle 11.7%, Detective 7.5%
- #37 Trials of Innocence
73% 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 22.3%, Investigation 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Crime 11.6%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
- #38 Deathless Death
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 854 reviews2024
Dev: Dream Delivery CenterPub: GCORES PUBLISHING
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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 13.9%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Mystery 10.4%
- #39 FREERIDE
72% matchVery Positive88% of 233 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 24.1%, Story Rich 17.5%, RPG 14.2%, Mystery 14.1%
- #40 Staffer Case: A Supernatural Mystery Adventure
71% matchVery Positive94% of 4,035 reviews2023
Dev: Team Tetrapod
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 38.4%, Crime 18.2%, Multiple Endings 13.8%, Mystery 12.1%, Story Rich 10.7%
- #41 Dragon Maiden: Blossoms of the Past
72% matchMostly Positive80% of 64 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 17.4%, Mystery 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Puzzle 9.2%
- #42 Love Shore
74% 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 21%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Choices Matter 17.8%, Crime 13.4%, Stylized 11.1%
- #43 Cellveillance
71% matchVery Positive86% of 605 reviews2025
Dev: KARMAGAME HK LIMITEDPub: EpicDream Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
"Cellveillance" is a detective drama entertainment product, you will visit the apartment every day, and the entire apartment is responsible for everything that happens in the apartment, a mysterious organization asks you to return the information of the residents.
Why similar: Detective 21.1%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Psychological 12.7%
- #44 春泥 Soil of Rebirth
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 298 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%
- #45 Dream Sketcher
73% 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 21.5%, Mystery 16.1%, Story Rich 14.6%, RPG 12.6%
- #46 Darkway: Murder of King Mere
69% matchVery Positive96% of 70 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 27.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Story Rich 11.1%
- #47 Shattered Dimension
67% matchVery Positive94% of 53 reviews2026
Dev: Cotton Game
Windows · Mac
Dive into a world of mystery and wonder in Shattered Dimension. As an unexpected investigator, you're plunged into a labyrinthine plot filled with enigmatic puzzles and intriguing characters.Uncover hidden truths by engaging in conversations and following the intricate web of relationships.
Why similar: Investigation 57%, Casual 14.9%, Story Rich 14%, Puzzle 13.1%, Singleplayer 1%
- #48 Detective Grimoire
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,355 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 33.1%, Investigation 21.1%, Crime 16.7%, Story Rich 9.6%, Puzzle 9.6%
- #49 Pluralys
67% matchVery Positive96% of 53 reviews2026
Dev: Ivalys Studios
Windows · Mac
Pluralys is an RPG focused on exploration, comedy and intrigue. You play Elie, a young person living a peaceful life, until unexpected visitors arrive and change everything. What seems like a quiet, cozy story hides a deeper mystery and many other adventures to discover.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.8%, Choices Matter 17.9%, Story Rich 14.5%, Mystery 9.2%
- #50 Methods: The Illusion Murders
68% matchVery Positive89% of 97 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 21.6%, Investigation 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Crime 12.8%, Mystery 7.7%
- #51 Murdered: Soul Suspect
70% matchVery Positive86% of 17,211 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 7.1%, Puzzle 3.7%
- #52 Dahlia View
69% matchVery Positive85% of 361 reviews2021
Dev: White Paper Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 60%
A child is missing. The police are failing. And you're a retired detective with a bit too much time on your hands. Time to throw out the rules & do whatever it takes to bring the child home. From the developers of I AM RIPPER, The Occupation & Ether One.
Why similar: Detective 22.7%, Investigation 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Crime 11.1%, Choices Matter 9%
- #53 DAEMON MASQUERADE
66% matchVery Positive96% of 461 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 28%, Mystery 11.5%, Story Rich 9.2%, Stylized 8.6%
- #54 BEAST CRIMES
70% matchMixed64% of 64 reviews2022
Dev: LINK
Windows
Crimes across the times. Are you able to solve them all?
Why similar: Detective 20.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Investigation 10.1%
- #55 Detective Ridelle
67% matchVery Positive99% of 88 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 32.9%, Investigation 23.8%, Mystery 11.8%, Logic 10.8%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #56 Floating Life2
69% matchMixed52% of 698 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 25.7%, Multiple Endings 19.8%, Story Rich 14.2%, Puzzle 12.5%, RPG 12.2%
- #57 Cyber Manhunt
65% matchVery Positive93% of 15,480 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 23.9%, Crime 15.1%, Puzzle 14.9%, RPG 14.8%, Mystery 14.8%
- #58 Gensokyo:Presumption of Guilt~Pansies Before Dawn
63% matchVery Positive93% of 332 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 29.7%, Psychological 16.8%, Logic 12.8%, Mystery 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%
- #59 Murderous Muses
68% matchMixed69% of 81 reviews2023
Dev: D'Avekki Studios Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Solve a sinister murder by spending three reality-shifting nights in a haunted art gallery. An infinitely re-playable murder mystery blending deduction, exploration, puzzles, collectibles and FMV.
Why similar: Detective 27.5%, Investigation 22.2%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Story Rich 9.6%, Mystery 9.2%