60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Simulation, Indie, Singleplayer, Story Rich.
Spirits and Secrets is a Bartender Simulator Murder Mystery game set in a medieval fantasy world. Talk to patrons, make their orders, and solve their mysteries by piecing together clues.
Shadows of Allegation
One day during a study session at the campus library, you instinctively scratch an itch through your pants due to a recurring skin condition. Unbeknownst to you, a girl seated across misinterprets your action as something indecent and records a video to report you.
Lost & Found
Run a fantasy lost-and-found shop where every item has a story. Inspect belongings, follow clues, question customers, return items to the right owners, manage your reputation, upgrade the guild, and uncover special encounters across 50 increasingly busy days.
One day during a study session at the campus library, you instinctively scratch an itch through your pants due to a recurring skin condition. Unbeknownst to you, a girl seated across misinterprets your action as something indecent and records a video to report you.
Why similar: Simulation 24.2%, Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Detective 14.8%, Drama 14.1%, Life Sim 11.1%
Run a fantasy lost-and-found shop where every item has a story. Inspect belongings, follow clues, question customers, return items to the right owners, manage your reputation, upgrade the guild, and uncover special encounters across 50 increasingly busy days.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 49.1% ★, Simulation 21.5%, Investigation 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 8.7%, Story Rich 4.6%
You work at a pickup point. You scan packages, serve customers and keep the warehouse running. Unfortunately, some of the packages aren't really packages. WTF? LOL! They're mimics. Investigate suspicious customers and use the Mind Catcher to uncover mimics. But who is behind them? Find out!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 40.4% ★, Simulation 22.1%, Detective 12.4%, Investigation 9.6%, Puzzle 7.8%
Infusion is a cozy, narrative-focused, coffee-making sim with branching storylines that takes place in a fantasy world full of magic and intrigue. Make different types of coffee, get to know your patrons, help them solve their dilemmas and become the best barista the Cordara has ever seen!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 39.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Simulation 21.4%, Lore-Rich 10.5%, Casual 3.6%
Welcome to Kokoro No Kimono! Step into the gentle rhythm of Japan, where every fold tells a story. Create exquisite kimonos for your guests, master the art of tying Obi belts, and lose yourself in the quiet charm of an authentic kimono shop.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 50.1% ★, Lore-Rich 17.3%, Simulation 11%, Puzzle 9.6%, Story Rich 4.8%
You were just the owner of an office, but something piqued your curiosity. Understand what happened to Andy by browsing through his most personal archives and memories. OS: Memories is a short and engaging storyline about the everyday life of a game developer.
Why similar: Detective 24.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Simulation 15%, Life Sim 11.3%, Investigation 8.9%
In a postwar world where even memories can be used as collateral, you become the owner of a small pawnshop. Speak with customers, judge the value of their memories and belongings, and over 30 days of running the shop, uncover forgotten truths and the story of the protagonist.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 55.5% ★, Simulation 23.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 4.5%, Indie 1%
People come to the shop on Halsey Row to sell the memories they can't carry and buy the ones they can't live without. Appraise what they bring. Decide what it's worth, and who you'll sell it to. Run an honest shop, or a darker one, and piece together what this street is hiding.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 45.5% ★, Detective 20.4%, Simulation 16.7%, Story Rich 5.2%, Multiple Endings 4.6%
Run a little shop that fixes people's moods. Serve customers, deal with six difficult siblings, and make choices that shape your shop, your family, and the whole town.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 42% ★, Simulation 26.5%, Life Sim 13%, Lore-Rich 10.7%, Story Rich 3.1%
Profession Investigator is an immersive simulator with a text-based interface in which you have to deal with real criminal cases. The game uses materials from court archives and specialized literature.
Why similar: Detective 34.2%, Simulation 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Puzzle 8.9%, Investigation 6.4%
Manage your café, meet new friends, and serve unique drinks as new stories unfold every day in Coffee & Fox! Can you handle everything this place has to offer?
Why similar: Shop Keeper 40.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Life Sim 10.2%, Lore-Rich 10%, Simulation 9.9%
Run a kiosk in 1980s communist Poland. Check ration cards, distribute rationed goods, and dabble in illegal trade to support your family. Every decision can bring profit or trouble.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 52.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Simulation 16.5%, Story Rich 4.8%, Pixel Graphics 2.2%
Welcome to the brand new world of Mississauga Tycoon. Various styles of Mississauga, including horror, suspense, thriller, science fiction, and aesthetics, are waiting for you to explore. Can you escape perfectly and find out the truth? Become an escape master and create a perfect escape myth?
Why similar: Detective 32.3%, Drama 23.1%, Investigation 10.1%, Puzzle 8.5%, Multiple Endings 8.1%
A life sim where you grind late-night jobs to pay off debt. Manage hunger and fatigue as you work. Want a shot at turning your life around? Scratch and pray!
Why similar: Shop Keeper 42.2% ★, Simulation 24.8%, Drama 14.3%, Life Sim 13.1%, Casual 4.3%
You log on to a computer having no clue of what lies within. Explore its files, solve puzzles to recover missing pieces, and decipher passwords to enter otherwise prohibited folders. As you delve deeper into its content, you’ll find that there is a greater mystery to be solved.
Why similar: Detective 35.9%, Interactive Fiction 27%, Simulation 18.8%, Puzzle 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 3.6%
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 28.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Investigation 12.6%, Simulation 11.2%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
Open a little magic stand in a peaceful village! 'The Potion Stand' is a cozy tycoon where you serve cute sprites. Deduce their metaphorical orders, brew perfect drinks, and collect gold. Upgrade your stand and complete the heartwarming stories of regular sprites who visit every night.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 37.4% ★, Simulation 21.4%, Detective 14.9%, Life Sim 12.2%, Investigation 5.5%
You'll open a potion shop in Sacred Heart City and learn about the reasons for the decline of Sacred Heart City by meeting a wide variety of customers. This is a story-based business simulation game, the main gameplay is that the customer asks you to make the right potion according to the request.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 48.7% ★, Simulation 14.7%, Drama 13.3%, Life Sim 12.9%, Story Rich 4.7%
Step into a gripping medieval political thriller where intrigue, betrayal, and power struggles shape your fate. As a ghostly detective, you’ll uncover conspiracies, navigate a web of deception and unravel a larger mystery tied to your own demise
Why similar: Detective 41.5%, Drama 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Investigation 11.4%, Puzzle 10.2%
A short, story-driven, detective-mystery game where you are tasked with solving a deceptively simple break-in case. Meet the citizens of Arcadia Springs, find and follow the clues, make the right choices, and you may unlock a dark secret kept under lock and key.
Why similar: Detective 45%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Puzzle 10.6%, Story Rich 9.2%, Multiple Endings 6.7%
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 29.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Lore-Rich 14.8%, Investigation 9.7%, Puzzle 6%
Homicide detective Ralph is distraught when his trusted, reliable partner goes missing around the same time strange killings begin to take place. While solving the case, Ralph is paired up with an impish rookie he can't get along with.
Why similar: Detective 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Simulation 16.5%, Drama 15.6%, Investigation 8.8%
The owner of the Golden Rose Manor died mysteriously in the secret room. Everyone in the manor has an alibi, but their speech is full of loopholes... You will go to the crime scene, search for clues, analyze the suspect's statement, make reasonable inferences, reveal the truth of the case!
Why similar: Detective 27.5%, Drama 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Investigation 10.7%, Puzzle 8.6%
Apparatus Inspector is a retro OS horror simulation where you are locked underground evaluating synthetic AI robots for anomalies. Chat with infected bots, execute commands, deliver judgement, and hide from physical threats to survive your 7-day shift.
Why similar: Detective 36.3%, Simulation 22.8%, Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Puzzle 6.8%, Multiple Endings 5.3%
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: Detective 29.3%, Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Lore-Rich 13.2%, Investigation 12.1%, Simulation 9.5%
The ideal corporate city has fallen after a global data breach. The terrible secrets of its citizens became known to everyone. Lives were ruined. You must return peace to this city: make the criminals answer for their actions and, perhaps, find out the cause of the global failure.
Why similar: Detective 27.5%, Drama 19.6%, Simulation 19.4%, Investigation 10.2%, Puzzle 9.4%
White Cat and her assistant Shadow, who have just established a detective agency, have received their first commission to explore and solve the case in the city based on clues!
Why similar: Detective 35.3%, Simulation 17.2%, Investigation 16.5%, Drama 16.3%, Puzzle 8.8%
〖Humanity's Heart〗 is a free text-based romance game where you assume the protagonist's role. Within a school setting, you'll encounter numerous characters, gradually uncover panic-inducing anomalies lurking beneath mundane life, and find yourself forced to confront hidden truths.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.1%, Drama 30.2%, Simulation 28.4%, Story Rich 4.2%, 2D 2.4%
Build, manage, and grow your own cozy campground. Stock supplies, set prices, help campers, and watch your peaceful wilderness business come to life—one campfire at a time.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 60.4% ★, Simulation 24.2%, Life Sim 14.8%, Singleplayer 0.5%
Run a co-op night shift at a roadside gas station. Fuel cars, run the register, repair vehicles, stop thieves, and investigate suspicious customers before the night gets out of control.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 40.3% ★, Simulation 23.7%, Detective 15.7%, Life Sim 13.1%, Investigation 6.4%
“The Robin”tells the story of a school bully who kills a girl named "Robin." Thirteen people involved are kidnapped and embark on a desperate journey to survive. The work revolves around who is behind the black hand and who is responsible for the death of "Robin" these two questions unfold.
Why similar: Detective 32.2%, Interactive Fiction 27.8%, Drama 15.6%, Puzzle 8.2%, Multiple Endings 7.4%
The Wild Detective: The Hound of the Foggy City is a classic detective mystery game. You play as Duke, a private investigator, collecting evidence through investigation and interviews, then using deductive reasoning to solve cases and reveal hidden truths.
Why similar: Detective 51.1%, Drama 28.2%, Puzzle 11.5%, Story Rich 5.4%, Indie 3.2%
This is a hardcore jade processing simulator. Players inspect raw stones for color and cracks, then operate machinery to cut and polish them. Learn to distinguish natural jade from fakes while upgrading equipment. Experience the full journey from a rough rock to a translucent masterpiece.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 49.6% ★, Simulation 31.5%, Life Sim 15.5%, Casual 1.6%, Indie 1.2%
A detective who accidentally unsealed the monsters must find the man-eating monster before the deadline. Humans are afraid of monsters, but they were also made by themselves.
Why similar: Detective 34.7%, Drama 28.4%, Simulation 10.4%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.7%
《有病才能当牛马》是一款第一人称叙事 + 日常经营 + 心理恐怖元素的七日循环游戏。 “欢迎回来，今天也要努力打工哦。” 你在外卖店工作七天，却永远走不到第八天。 音乐在扭曲，铁桌在旋转，自己在消失。 有人说这只是精神错乱，也有人说—— 你早就死在第一次加班的那天夜里。 你还有使命—— 修复这段崩坏的日常，或成为其中一部分。
Why similar: Shop Keeper 42.8% ★, Simulation 17.8%, Drama 15%, Puzzle 9.6%, Casual 4.3%
Turtle Soup World – lateral-thinking mystery game. Each chapter: one strange case. Explore, inspect, question NPCs, ask the host Yes/No/Both questions to find the truth. Works with local LLM or API.
Why similar: Detective 38%, Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Puzzle 11.6%, Investigation 11.4%, Simulation 6.6%
Build your dream magical shop in SpellMart! Stock modern potions, set competitive prices, and manage a quirky team of Monster Girls in a vibrant neon world. A stylish tycoon simulator where retail strategy meets anime charm. Can you turn magic into big business?
Why similar: Shop Keeper 49.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 23%, Simulation 14.7%, Life Sim 11.1%, Casual 0.9%
You're broke, in debt, and one month from the street. And to top it off, you pawned your father's watch. So get to work: the "thrilling" job of running a godforsaken pawnshop is all yours.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 29.1% ★, Detective 22.7%, Simulation 13.8%, Investigation 11.7%, Life Sim 8.2%
"True Game" is a work of suspense reasoning. The work tells the story that people in trouble are taken to a closed space and ask to get chips from others through different competitions. This work has a high degree of brain burning, exquisite picture and strong sense of substitution.
Why similar: Detective 33.2%, Interactive Fiction 26.3%, Puzzle 9.8%, Multiple Endings 8.8%, Logic 8%
"Internship Detective" is a text adventure game of detective story from the perspective of double female masters. The two heroines Doudou (Intership detective) and Bobo (“big” detective) .
Why similar: Detective 33.7%, Interactive Fiction 26.3%, Drama 19.9%, Multiple Endings 9.1%, Story Rich 5.9%
"The Graden of Youth"is a visual light novel with a focus on youthful love. The story mainly tells of a group of teenagers and girls suffering from mental illness -" AS "- who are involved in a" box court "experiment.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36.6%, Simulation 29.1%, Drama 20.6%, Casual 4.8%, Story Rich 4.3%
Six witnesses, six suspects, and thousands of discoverable lines of dialog. You're the fantasy detective on the case of a stolen magical artifact, and in order to determine the truth you'll have to cross examine, interrogate, and reference all your resources to catch the thief before time runs out.
Why similar: Detective 37.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Investigation 14.6%, Lore-Rich 10.5%, Puzzle 8.3%
Operator, you have been appointed to the position of labor resource allocator. The System observes and analyzes every decision you make. Compliance with instructions is recommended. Begin work.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 31.7% ★, Simulation 23.9%, Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Life Sim 11.1%, Puzzle 9.2%
Piko Café is a cozy café sim game where you welcome customers, take orders, prepare drinks and pastries, and manage the rhythm of your growing café.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 48.4% ★, Simulation 29.6%, Life Sim 15.1%, Casual 5.1%, Indie 1.2%
You're an insurance investigator. Review evidence, spot fraud, make decisions. Every case is a puzzle — approve, reject, or negotiate. Limited energy, a ticking clock, and your reputation on the line
Why similar: Detective 36.5%, Simulation 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Investigation 11%, Puzzle 9.7%
An 80s-style pixel art detective simulator where you interrogate suspects using natural language. Characters respond dynamically as you uncover clues and solve the crime.
Why similar: Detective 31%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Simulation 14.4%, Investigation 11.2%, Puzzle 8.2%
Step into the fantastical world of Parina and embark on an exhilarating journey through realms of magic and mystery! Sharpen your senses as you delve into this captivating hidden object adventure, where every scene is brimming with treasures waiting to be discovered.
Why similar: Simulation 28.7%, Interactive Fiction 26.4%, Detective 19.8%, Investigation 8.5%, Puzzle 8.1%
Take the night shift as a judge in Meridian. Examine evidence, manage pressure, issue reasoned rulings, and create precedents that reshape the cases—and consequences—still to come.
Why similar: Detective 33.4%, Simulation 19.1%, Investigation 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Puzzle 5.8%
Linework is a story about a broken grieving detective set in 1990s Gui Dou, a town full of mysteries. Solve each murder with clues they left behind, and discover the truth behind your wife’s death
Why similar: Detective 37%, Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Investigation 15.3%, Logic 7.4%, Simulation 7.2%
"The Traveller: Maries" is a highly interactive search and puzzle development game.
Why similar: Detective 29.6%, Drama 24.7%, Simulation 17.8%, Puzzle 10.1%, Interactive Fiction 6.2%
Live-action footage meets lie-detection gameplay as you tear away the masks of three male leads. Multiple endings and hundreds of branching paths—every choice forces the question: Whose stand-in are you, really? Whose lie are you living?
Why similar: Simulation 28.5%, Interactive Fiction 24.8%, Detective 14.7%, Life Sim 12.7%, Puzzle 7.8%
A PSX Horror where the bizarre is routine. Survive 5 nights managing a gas station infested by 10 entities with unique death animations. Unravel the mystery buried beneath the fuel pumps before your shift ends in one of 3 endings.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 46.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 26%, Simulation 20.4%, Multiple Endings 6%, Indie 1%
A cozy life sim set on a sun-soaked tropical island. Run a seaside café, explore the island, and enjoy the slow rhythm of island life as Bella
Why similar: Shop Keeper 48.1% ★, Simulation 31.1%, Life Sim 14.9%, Casual 4.4%, Indie 1.1%
Run your bar as a gorilla and hunt down the humans in animal costumes hiding among your customers. Observe them closely, spot the clues that give their disguises away, test their slogans, and blow the imposters away with your shotgun. Choose your targets wisely... or become the hunted.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 39% ★, Detective 20.1%, Simulation 14%, Investigation 12.8%, Life Sim 8.5%
Explore a wikipedia-like database and solve a small town mystery in Eastern Europe. Step into the shoes of a journalist in the 90s as you sprawl through articles and uncover the secrets that have been laid in front of you.
Why similar: Detective 36.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Investigation 15.5%, Simulation 8.9%, Puzzle 7.1%
Transmission in Progress is a detective game located in a sound powered world, playing in the shoes of Inres, a forensic detective falsely accused of murder. You must tap into several different audio channels to determine the real suspect of the crimes you were falsely accused of.
Why similar: Detective 28.4%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Investigation 12.4%, Lore-Rich 12.4%, Puzzle 8.1%
Grow a failing gym. Expand the facility, order and move equipment, run the gym shop. Hire staff and coaches. Train your own character. Compete in fitness contest to reach 5 stars.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 51.9% ★, Simulation 31.6%, Life Sim 16%, Singleplayer 0.5%
As a merchant in a city caught between warring powers, build relationships with unique characters, expand your store, and discover the true price of doing business.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 44.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Simulation 11.3%, Multiple Endings 8.8%, Story Rich 6.4%
Become the Ocean’s Ultimate Dive Master
Why similar: Shop Keeper 62.3% ★, Simulation 35.4%, Indie 1.3%, Singleplayer 1%
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 42%, Drama 23.6%, Investigation 14.7%, Puzzle 10.2%, Story Rich 4%
