60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Story Rich, Investigation, Interactive Fiction, Mystery.
Follow the story of Blanca Silverurn—a strix entangled in a murder mystery. Explore the Grimstrand campus and learn about its unique magic. Delve into the secrets of students and faculty members. Affect their relationships, including a spicy romance between Blanca and her enigmatic mentor.
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After crash-landing on a mysterious planet, novice engineer Nova Collins must unravel the secrets of a town's messy past to escape it. Talk your way through this enigmatic place, but beware: ideas manifest as things that can be traded and lost, so don't lose yourself along the way...
Almanac: Detective Agency
The Town of Almanac is full of people with secrets. Talk to them in your own words, photograph what you find, and piece together the truth. A detective game set in 1910 where every conversation actually matters.
After crash-landing on a mysterious planet, novice engineer Nova Collins must unravel the secrets of a town's messy past to escape it. Talk your way through this enigmatic place, but beware: ideas manifest as things that can be traded and lost, so don't lose yourself along the way...
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 17.8%, Investigation 17.8%, Mystery 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Detective 9.9%
The Town of Almanac is full of people with secrets. Talk to them in your own words, photograph what you find, and piece together the truth. A detective game set in 1910 where every conversation actually matters.
Why similar: Investigation 19.3%, Dialogue Heavy 18.9%, Mystery 12.5%, Detective 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%
An EROTIC POINT & CLICK ADVENTURE inspired by the classic detective games of the 90s. Explore, investigate, and form intimate relationships as you uncover the truth behind a town's dark secret.
Why similar: Investigation 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Mystery 11.1%, Romance 8.9%, Detective 8.8%
Lost & Found is an adventure-mystery game where you return townsfolk’s lost belongings & uncover personal stories behind each item. It features a hybrid animation style that blends 2D, 3D, pixel art, & more. Gather clues, investigate locals, & ensure every lost belonging ends up in the right hands.
Why similar: Investigation 16.3%, Mystery 14.5%, Choices Matter 13%, 2.5D 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%
Kamilia is a story-driven, choices-matter detective mystery. Follow a talented painter who finds himself wrapped up in an unsolved case, as he tries to unveil a hidden truth that has been buried for years.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 16.5%, Investigation 15.9%, Mystery 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Choices Matter 10.6%
In a world of fairies, a childhood friend suddenly calls Beatrice back to her old hometown. Yet when she arrives, her friend is mysteriously missing.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 26.8%, Investigation 17.5%, Mystery 13.9%, Detective 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%
What do mirror reflections do once they have no one to repeat after anymore? Play as Iris, quite a sarcastic reflection torn between the urge to unravel the mystery of death of her “prototype” and the need to find her place in a mirrored world.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Investigation 15.8%, Dialogue Heavy 15.7%, Mystery 10.2%, Nonlinear 8.2%
A mystery game where you investigate a murder by searching the crime scene and interrogating AI-powered NPCs with unique personas.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 19.3%, Investigation 17%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Mystery 13.9%, Detective 11.7%
17-year-old Hope Song returns home from school to find her parents missing. Use Hope’s observant eye as an artist to investigate, piece together clues, and uncover dark secrets beneath her peaceful urban life in this non-linear narrative mystery game.
Why similar: Investigation 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Mystery 10.7%, Detective 9.2%, Nonlinear 8.8%
My parents sacrificed an orphan to the red egg. She came back home that night. How will the two of us survive the hunger? Good Children Say Grace.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Romance 11.3%, Mystery 10.7%, Investigation 10.6%, Emotional 9.2%
A School Prefect has been pushed out of a window, and everyone's blaming YOU. Can you find the culprit - or someone to take the fall - before you get EXPELLED? Mystery with a wicked twist, from the creators of Overboard!, 80 Days, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
Why similar: Investigation 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Dialogue Heavy 18.6%, Mystery 10.5%, Female Protagonist 8.1%
We Stay Behind is a single-player third-person mystery between dreams and reality. A comet is on course to destroy a small town but its inhabitants refuse to leave. Interview the people of Laburnum Creek, explore a beautiful national park and unravel the secrets of this picturesque town.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Investigation 17.1%, Mystery 12.8%, Emotional 8.5%
An evidence-based detective game set in rural India. Investigate your friend's disappearance by searching crime scenes, interrogating suspects, and presenting proof to break through lies. Race against time to expose a conspiracy before the 9:45 PM train leaves.
Why similar: Investigation 19.7%, Dialogue Heavy 16.4%, Mystery 12.6%, Detective 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%
A completely open-dialog murder mystery.
Why similar: Investigation 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Dialogue Heavy 14.6%, Mystery 14.3%, Detective 12.2%
A powerless, FAKE therapist facing raw truth. Balance financial pressure and patients' collapse in this narrative RPG. Use speechcraft and the "Mind Reading Spell" to dive into minds and shatter cognitive dissonance. Are lies your weapon... or redemption?
Why similar: Investigation 16%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Psychological 10.2%, Detective 10.2%, Choices Matter 9.6%
Can you mix a cocktail while eye-to-eye with a criminal? Find out in Best Served Cold, a murder mystery set in a bustling speakeasy where you serve customers, make friends and enemies, and solve crimes. At the Nightcap bar, prohibition is a killer… and so are some of your customers!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 20.6%, Investigation 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Detective 13.2%, Choices Matter 10.7%
A mystery adventure set at the collapse site of a live survival audition show. Trapped contestants communicate with each other—and the outside world through social media—as they wait for rescue. But as unexpected events unfold, trust begins to crack, and survival becomes far more complicated.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 16.1%, Investigation 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Mystery 10.7%, Emotional 8%
You are a girl with a demonic heart, trapped with a group of suspicious individuals. A demonspawn arrives, setting off a chain of mysterious murders. Can you trust any of your fellow captives and find love in the chaos? Or will you fight for your life alone?
Why similar: Investigation 15.9%, Dialogue Heavy 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Mystery 10.6%, Romance 10%
A deceptively cozy narrative game about an alchemist that immigrates to a new country and opens an apothecary. Get to know your weird and wonderful community, brew the potions your customers need, and use your words to stir up a country on the brink of change.
Why similar: Investigation 25.8%, Interactive Fiction 22.2%, Detective 12.4%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Mystery 10.4%
Join the Spooky Crew and uncover the secret of the Mask of the Mysterium in this point and click adventure game. An encounter with a masked figure leads the crew to investigate the secrets of a local museum.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Dialogue Heavy 18.3%, Investigation 17.8%, Mystery 10.7%, Detective 9.4%
Within a universe dominated by Artificial Intelligences, you step into the shoes of an AI detective to solve the mystery hidden within the Proxy Bar, a jazz club. You can ask the suspects ANYTHING, but will you ask the right questions?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.8%, Investigation 20.5%, Dialogue Heavy 18%, Mystery 15%, Detective 14.8%
A pixel art point-and-click adventure set in the heart of the modern-day high tech industry, which will test your logic and deductive reasoning skills as you investigate the murder mystery that's upturned your life.
Why similar: Investigation 20%, Dialogue Heavy 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Mystery 12.9%, Psychological 10%
Байкал зовёт. Прошлое возвращается в форме теней, и Андрей должен решить - играть по чужим правилам или переписать сценарий судьбы.
Why similar: Investigation 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Detective 11.6%, Romance 11.6%, Mystery 9.4%
Sunset Inferno is a choice-driven narrative adventure where you are a Recycler: a machine built to hunt war deserters. But a targeted explosion shatters your programming. Find the saboteur before your makers decide you've learned too much.
Why similar: Investigation 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Mystery 15.5%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Dialogue Heavy 11.6%
Your Turn to Disembark is an episodic narrative game about a weird train and the passengers that are trapped inside of it. Will you make it out of the train or will you be trapped onto it's route for the rest of days?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.9%, Dialogue Heavy 26.9%, Mystery 8.5%, Dark Fantasy 8.1%, Psychological Horror 7.5%
Investigate the country of Vera Cruz in this journalistic first-person adventure! Solve puzzles, take photos of clues and report news exposing the horrific truths behind General Galba and his bizarre government!
Why similar: Investigation 21.4%, Dialogue Heavy 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Detective 14%, Mystery 12.9%
A hand-illustrated visual mystery adventure that can be beaten in one sitting.
Why similar: Investigation 20%, Dialogue Heavy 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Nonlinear 10.4%, Choices Matter 9.5%
“I hope she’s ok” is a single-player first-person atmospheric mystery inspired by Nordic folklore. Set around a beautiful lakeside cabin in the heart of Finland during the midsummer solstice, the idyllic scene takes a turn for the worse when you discover that your friend is missing.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19%, Mystery 14.2%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Investigation 10.6%, Female Protagonist 9.9%
"Stella: into the Shadow" is a dark mystical story. When Stella's friend disappears, her life transforms into a detective mystery. Working at a nightclub, forging new connections, and uncovering the city's secrets will force her to reevaluate everything: from those around her to her very self.
Why similar: Investigation 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Detective 12.9%, Romance 12.6%, Psychological 11%
A mysterious woman is sitting in front of you. Who is she? And who are you? And why are you both there? Case #1472 is mystery information digging interrogation thriller game where there are more things going on than what meets the eye, but are you able to unravel what has happened?
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 26.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Investigation 14.5%, Detective 9%, Mystery 7.3%
Detective Trent is a narrative-driven mystery game inspired by Trent’s Last Case. Investigate crime scenes, interrogate suspects, and uncover the truth through evidence and dialogue. Your reasoning shapes the case, leading to multiple outcomes and endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Investigation 17.8%, Dialogue Heavy 13.8%, Detective 10.7%, Romance 9.7%
When your self-driving Autocab kills a cyclist in this murder mystery visual novel, it's up to you as Emily Knight to talk with fellow passengers and use the clues you find to contradict their lies as you unravel how you ALL could possibly know the victim and have a motive for murder - even the car!
Why similar: Investigation 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Dialogue Heavy 17.9%, Mystery 14%, Choices Matter 10%
UN:Me is an adventure game where you guide a girl harboring multiple souls within her body through an unsettling mental labyrinth, engaging in dialogue with each soul while making the harrowing choice of which to keep and which to erase in your escape attempt.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.2%, Investigation 21%, Psychological 13.6%, Mystery 9.2%, Female Protagonist 8.6%
You wake up on a red chair in the waiting room of a closed psychiatric hospital. You know this place. Clothes that aren't yours. A file with your name you don't remember reading. Your heartbeat rises. The memories come back. Not all of them want to be remembered. St. Mary's, 1985.
Why similar: Investigation 25%, Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Mystery 12.9%, Psychological 12.2%, Choices Matter 10.3%
A short literary mystery game set in Oxford and Borneo
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.3%, Investigation 15.2%, Dialogue Heavy 14.7%, Mystery 14.2%, Detective 9.2%
Step into a suspenseful murder mystery at a prestigious boarding school. As a new student, you must question AI-driven suspects, uncover secrets, and solve the murder before the police arrive. Your choices determine the outcome—can you find the real killer before it’s too late?
Why similar: Investigation 17.9%, Dialogue Heavy 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Mystery 11.5%, Detective 11.4%
A sci-fi detective game where you interrogate the brain scans of crime victims. Uncover the hidden truth behind the dystopian regime by any means necessary.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.7%, Investigation 19.8%, Dialogue Heavy 15.8%, Detective 12.2%, Mystery 11.1%
После неожиданной смерти студент Александр попадает в "Отделение 38", где бюрократия переплетается с мистикой. Раскройте тайны этого потустороннего мира и найдите ответы, которые изменят всё.
Why similar: Investigation 21.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Romance 13.3%, Detective 12.7%, Nonlinear 9.6%
In this detective horror visual novel, investigate a seabound anomaly. Explore areas of interest, uncover clues, and piece together evidence before time runs out — and before this mission becomes your last. Choose a side; don't look back.
Why similar: Investigation 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Mystery 15.1%, Detective 14.7%, Choices Matter 9.7%
No criminal has ever been a match for you, and everybody is looking forward to a description of your brilliant deductions. There is just one small problem. One tiny detail that makes it different this time. A mere trifle, really. This time you have no idea who did it.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Investigation 19.9%, Dialogue Heavy 19.2%, Detective 11.9%, Mystery 10%
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: Dialogue Heavy 27.2%, Investigation 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Detective 11.3%, Mystery 9.3%
An atelier in the forest. The Artist’s brush halts before an empty frame, leaving the portrait unfinished. Lost souls arrive with memories of tragedy. Render the cruel truth, or shield their eyes with an eternal lie. A Gothic Mystery granting rest to the dead.
Why similar: Investigation 22.8%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Mystery 14.9%, Dialogue Heavy 11.1%, Choices Matter 10.4%
Witness the resurrection of the foretold nemesis of the Jurnal Risa family, which was never revealed before. Unveil its dark destiny within this horror-adventure game. This is all about family. Tale of Jurnal Risa, as recounted to me by Risa herself.
Why similar: Investigation 18.8%, Dialogue Heavy 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Mystery 12.8%, Choices Matter 10%
Detective novelist MEL Gideon, whose career is facing difficulties, receives a strange letter claiming someone is in trouble and needs her help. Intrigued, she decides to investigate. As she digs deeper, she starts to realize that her past is far more complicated than she ever imagined...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Mystery 14.9%, Dialogue Heavy 14.3%, Detective 13.1%, Investigation 13%
A narrative adventure that combines the exploration and investigation of the enigmatic town of Düstenburg and its people, with trials that test your knowledge about the case.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Investigation 17.4%, Detective 12.4%, Mystery 12.4%
Rumor Reporter is a Golden Age whodunit mystery. Play as senior reporter Veronica Chase as you explore Greyhaven Island in the Celtic Sea, 1920s. Choose where to investigate, who to question, and what to publish. Your report shapes public opinion, drives arrests, and changes the island’s future.
Why similar: Investigation 24.1%, Mystery 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Detective 15.1%, Choices Matter 10.9%
"The Silent Huntress" is a visual novel in the genre of a dark fairy tale with choices and different endings. Not only the development of events will depend on your choices, but also the conclusions that the main character makes about her life and the world around her.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Dialogue Heavy 16.9%, Mystery 12.2%, Romance 11.3%, Dark Fantasy 11%
Embark on an undercover mission in a medieval kingdom hovering on the brink of a civil war. Become part of a vile conspiracy or choose to act against your orders. Stand by your unlikely allies or ruin them for personal gain. The fate of the divided realm rests in your hands.
Why similar: Investigation 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Mystery 11.2%, Romance 10.6%
A murder-mystery visual novel about a young man who inherits a charming English hotel. Some would say he’s fortunate, but with a growing list of unexplained disasters and murder, has his luck finally run out?
Why similar: Investigation 25.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Mystery 17.1%, Detective 11.4%, Dialogue Heavy 7.3%
The chart-topping itch.io and Newgrounds indie hit comes to Steam, with a slew of enhancements and new features! Step into court as Nina Aquila, rookie defense attorney in this thrilling VN/adventure game hybrid, and fight for justice in a world where all anime genres exist at once!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 28.1%, Investigation 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Mystery 12.7%, Detective 12.7%
The night before the wedding, the altar burns down and the wedding planner is injured. The family blames a curse, but she suspects foul play. Play as a college student who goes undercover as her replacement. Can you solve the mystery before the wedding?
Why similar: Investigation 27.8%, Mystery 20.9%, Detective 11.2%, Dialogue Heavy 9%, Choices Matter 8.8%
A GxG coming-of-age visual novel. Nina sucks at choosing. But when a mysterious incident happens at the arts academy, will she muster the courage to choose–or will she let someone else decide on her behalf?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Dialogue Heavy 16.9%, Romance 14%, Emotional 9.4%, Female Protagonist 8.8%
As a paranormal investigator, your job is to discover the magical properties of anomalous items and find creative ways to use them against supernatural creatures. Without accidentally being abducted by a dark entity or suffering a bizarre anomalous effect, of course!
Why similar: Investigation 22%, Dialogue Heavy 21.1%, Mystery 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Psychological 7.8%
A queer mystery game about book banning. Play as Ruby (they/them), a journalism major on a surreal, after-hours adventure to investigate the disappearance of books from their college library.
Why similar: Investigation 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Mystery 15.6%, Nonlinear 11.9%, Emotional 10.2%
Susan has woken up in a strange, coffin-like device, with no memory of who or where she is. Uncover the answers in this visual novel as you solve puzzles to escape in a stunning sci-fi mystery investigation!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Investigation 16.9%, Mystery 13.8%, Female Protagonist 8.6%
The world and reality of Joe collapse as a sequence of paranormal events starts in September. A mysterious girl with physical powers named Chava wants him dead, as he can be a core key for her cult to dominate the reality between worlds.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Dialogue Heavy 13.5%, Mystery 13.4%, Romance 10.1%, Choices Matter 9.9%
Long-lost family secrets. Hints of a hidden fortune. And miles to go before they sleep. Tess Devine’s relationship with her mom has never been easy, but they’re about to set out together on a journey into the past that they’ll never forget.
Why similar: Investigation 28%, Interactive Fiction 26.8%, Detective 10.8%, Mystery 7.9%, Emotional 7.1%
You're entangled in a royal conspiracy. A deadly game where the pieces can become friends, foes, lovers, and of course… sacrifices.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Investigation 16.1%, Romance 11.7%, Detective 11.3%, Dark Fantasy 10.3%
Nothing To Remember is an immersive murder mystery that runs in real-time, right on your desktop. Through their personal messages, you'll uncover two characters unknowingly intertwined as they hunt a killer long thought dead. When your next choice could mean life or death, will you answer the call?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Investigation 19.3%, Dialogue Heavy 16.5%, Detective 11.5%, Choices Matter 10%
KILLA is a 3D adventure mystery with multiple endings. Valhalla, our protagonist, seeks the killer of her mentor, a mentor she treasures like family, venturing to an unknown island. Discover the culprit on this enigmatic island and embark on a journey of revenge.
Why similar: Investigation 20%, Dialogue Heavy 16.9%, Mystery 13%, Detective 10.7%, Choices Matter 9.4%
