60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Story Rich, Mystery, Investigation, Detective.
Tearoom of Terror is a cozy-gothic narrative cooking mystery where you investigate the mysterious death of your estranged aunt in a tearoom filled with sinister patrons, unsettling secrets, and morally questionable requests.
Xochi's Apothecary
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.
Strange Horticulture
Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.
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: Detective 17.5%, Investigation 17.4%, Narrative 16.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Choices Matter 9.6%
Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.
Why similar: Cozy 17.3%, Detective 15%, Investigation 12%, Mystery 9%, Lore-Rich 8.5%
Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!
Why similar: Cozy 16.7%, Detective 14.6%, Investigation 11.9%, Lore-Rich 9.2%, Mystery 8.6%
A deceptively difficult deduction game about one very unfortunate family. Revisit their worst moments, form your own conclusions, and solve this silly yet challenging mystery.
Why similar: Detective 19.6%, Narrative 18.8% ★, Investigation 15.8%, Cozy 13.1%, Mystery 10.8%
Grayton the Detective is a narrative adventure game about a homeless man who once lived in wealth and comfort, now showers with a kettle, and solves petty mysteries on the streets of Cleveland. However, with the disappearance of mysterious Golden Spoon, everything may change.
Why similar: Detective 18.9%, Investigation 16.6%, Narrative 14.5% ★, Point & Click 11.7%, Choices Matter 10.1%
Read between the lies in this first-person mystery puzzle game. You are the last librarian in Britain. Identify books. Recommend them. Ban them. Burn them. Uncover a catalogue of secrets and lost stories buried between the pages.
Why similar: Narrative 19% ★, Investigation 17.2%, Detective 15.5%, Mystery 13.6%, Puzzle 6.9%
As a gothic detective, you solve mysteries with your colorful sidekick. Everyone you meet in this bizarre world has a peculiar disease. A unique talent, or a mere curse? You must get to the bottom of it all. Investigate murders, search for clues and complete the puzzle.
Why similar: Gothic 18.2% ★, Detective 17.9%, Investigation 13.4%, Mystery 9.6%, Point & Click 9%
Explore different locations, talk to characters, collect evidence, and draw your own conclusions about who, how, and why is behind what happened.
Why similar: Detective 20.7%, Point & Click 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Mystery 11.6%, Investigation 7%
A short pixel-art mystery where you play as Nathan, a private investigator drawn into a curious case. Interrogate suspects, examine clues, and uncover hidden details
Why similar: Detective 23.3%, Investigation 17.4%, Narrative 14.7% ★, Point & Click 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%
Intruder In Antiquonia is a narrative mystery adventure that will immerse you in the Internet-hostile town of Antiquonia. Sarah does not remember who she is and how she got there. Help her solve the mysteries of her past while exploring beautiful hand-drawn environments.
Why similar: Narrative 17.4% ★, Detective 17.3%, Investigation 12.8%, Point & Click 10.6%, Mystery 10.3%
You play as a postman, sorting mail for the five intriguing residents of a remote island. Pick up on their peculiar habits, discover their secrets without opening the envelopes, and try to save this peaceful haven from its fate!
Why similar: Narrative 20.4% ★, Cozy 15.2%, Detective 12.6%, Investigation 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%
Investigate the mysteries of a haunted mansion as you solve various challenging puzzles in this Victorian-inspired, narrative-driven escape room game. With only your wit and a lantern to light the way forward, will the choices you make seal your fate, or open the path to freedom?
Why similar: Narrative 21% ★, Gothic 19.8% ★, Detective 15.1%, Investigation 14.3%, Mystery 9.6%
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 19.5%, Detective 16.4%, Mystery 16.3%, Choices Matter 7.7%, Puzzle 6.6%
Private Eye is a detective game where you play as Hakeem trying to solve the murder case of Amir. The wealthy heir Amir kept strange company, is one of them his murderer? Explore, investigate, solve puzzles, and find discrepancies to unravel his mysterious death.
Why similar: Detective 19.3%, Investigation 15.1%, Narrative 13.8% ★, Mystery 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%
Ezrebeth is an old, bitter recluse who finds herself constantly invaded by her peculiar relatives during the winter holidays. Oh, and she's stuck in a time loop! Investigate, interview and cross-reference as you attempt to figure out what's going on in this surreal visual novel.
Why similar: Detective 22.2%, Point & Click 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Mystery 11.8%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
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 19.3%, Investigation 15.7%, Narrative 12.9% ★, Mystery 11.5%, Point & Click 9%
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: Gothic 24.5% ★, Investigation 16.4%, Mystery 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Choices Matter 9.4%
A cozy detective adventure where you play as a vacation-bound writer who stumbles upon an idyllic town plagued by an enigmatic thief. Crack the case in this charming seaside town, build relationships, and unravel secrets in a world full of quirky characters and heartwarming stories.
Why similar: Cooking 17.8%, Narrative 17.7% ★, Cozy 16.6%, Detective 15%, Investigation 11.5%
A point-and-click mystery game set during the summer of 2000 in the mysterious landscapes of Okinawa. You play as Kami, a guardian angel tasked with guiding Haruki, a struggling journalist, as he delves into the baffling disappearance of a beloved actress.
Why similar: Narrative 27.7% ★, Investigation 14.9%, Point & Click 11.5%, Choices Matter 10%, Mystery 9.4%
Emma Riley: Dream Detective is a detective game where you must unravel an occult conspiracy spanning the real and dream worlds. Use keen observation to gather clues, carefully interrogate suspects for information, and use your logic and deduction skills to unravel the mystery!
Why similar: Detective 24.3%, Investigation 19.6%, Mystery 13.4%, Point & Click 10.2%, Choices Matter 8%
Marginalia is an atmospheric narrative anthology. Seven stories, one for each deadly sin. Enter the library. Choose your tale. Your choices will not save you. But they will define you.
Why similar: Narrative 29.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Story Rich 9.1%, Mystery 8.6%
Tea for Sana is a story-driven exploration game set in a Slavic-inspired fantasy world. You play as Vesna, a spirit healer who is losing her memory. Discover recipes, find new ingredients, and cook traditional dishes to restore the balance between the mountain spirits and the villagers.
Why similar: Narrative 25.7% ★, Cooking 24.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Lore-Rich 9.9%, Choices Matter 6.7%
Point-and-click adventure game with a thrilling, Native American-inspired narrative. Use your wit to solve fun and challenging puzzles as you explore and interact with the townsfolk of Birchwood Hollow and the Native reservation. Secrets will be uncovered, and truths revealed, as the leaves fall.
Why similar: Narrative 18.6% ★, Detective 18%, Investigation 13.4%, Point & Click 12.3%, Mystery 11.1%
A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.
Why similar: Detective 28.3%, Investigation 16.5%, Mystery 15.7%, Point & Click 11.6%, Puzzle 7.1%
Step into a living illustrated world in a time when Europe is at a crossroads of great religious and political change. Walk in the footsteps of Andreas Maler, a master artist who finds himself in the middle of murders, scandals, and intrigue in the Bavarian Alps.
Why similar: Investigation 15.5%, Detective 14.4%, Narrative 13.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Mystery 9.2%
The Sleeping Sickness is an interactive short story that allows the player to guide the main character's actions. The player’s choices will lock and unlock future locations, change dialogue, and alter the story. Choices matter in The Sleeping Sickness. It is an excellent choice for horror fans.
Why similar: Narrative 23.3% ★, Detective 13.2%, Investigation 12.4%, Mystery 9.5%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%
Jack Beckham is found dead, hanging in his apartment alone. Police rule it a suicide. His father, refusing to accept the conclusion, hires you to investigate. Delve into the clues left behind in his apartment to discover what really happened.
Why similar: Detective 23%, Narrative 18.5% ★, Investigation 17%, Mystery 12.8%, Puzzle 5.7%
Investigate the world's first cult in a cryptic mystery adventure that blurs the lines between fiction and reality. We've been keeping an eye on you. Follow us further down the rabbit hole...
Why similar: Narrative 18.4% ★, Detective 15.1%, Investigation 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%, Lore-Rich 9.5%
The Award-winning detective saga returns in this standalone sequel to The Case of the Golden Idol. Uncover the truth behind 20 strange cases of crime, death and depravity in the 1970s. The world has changed dramatically - the sins of humanity have not.
Why similar: Detective 21.2%, Investigation 18.1%, Mystery 13%, Narrative 12.5% ★, Choices Matter 7.5%
After a mysterious and anonymous phone call to the police, Sonia's body was found in an abandoned public toilet. The more we learn about her, the more mysterious this case becomes. Become the detective, investigate her murder and find out who killed Sonia Verninac.
Why similar: Detective 29.9%, Investigation 14.6%, Narrative 12.2% ★, Mystery 12.2%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
Step into the role of a tram conductor robot in a future where humanity is preparing to leave Earth. Are you suited for something greater than being scrapped?
Why similar: Narrative 26.9% ★, Detective 17.1%, Point & Click 10.7%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Interactive Fiction 8%
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: Detective 23.1%, Investigation 17.1%, Mystery 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Choices Matter 9.1%
An RPG in which you make desserts to uncover mysteries. Choices may affect endings. The abandoned siblings encountered a good witch, a freaky doll, and gingerbread twins, they disclose sugary "lies"—revealing the candy house's rewritten history and a selfish truth related to their past...
Why similar: Cooking 29.5%, Investigation 13.4%, Mystery 12.9%, Point & Click 10.9%, Multiple Endings 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: Detective 22.7%, Investigation 16.6%, Mystery 11.1%, Point & Click 9.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%
Follow detective Carol Reed in this colorful mystery, made with real-life photographs. The game features a classic adventure game interface, plenty of puzzles, and a series of minigames as an integrated part of the story.
Why similar: Detective 27.7%, Investigation 19.6%, Point & Click 17.3%, Mystery 14.8%, Adventure 5.4%
Frog Holm is a narrative-driven cozy mystery game about a young frog who returns home to run the old family pub and finds himself caught in the mysterious disappearance of a fellow islander.
Why similar: Narrative 24.4% ★, Cozy 18.1%, Investigation 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Mystery 10%
White Cat Town Mystery is a visual novel/adventure game about an anthropomorphic cat named Lumi. Help him explore atmospheric and magical town, meet old friends again, make hard choices, and go through supernatural challenges. What you choose decides the fate of the town—and Lumi himself!
Why similar: Narrative 21.7% ★, Cozy 19.8%, Detective 14.9%, Mystery 10.2%, Point & Click 8.8%
THIEF’S SHELTER is a 3D Point and Click Psychological Adventure where the world mirrors a crumbling mind. Nothing stays still, and even your own thoughts can’t be trusted.
Why similar: Narrative 25.1% ★, Detective 19.5%, Investigation 15.7%, Point & Click 10.9%, Story Rich 5.5%
A point-and-click adventure with innovative detective mechanics. Help Ollie, a fledgling reporter on his first day at the Signal & Echo newspaper, to solve the mystery behind a schoolgirl's disappearance. Developed by an ex-journalist.
Why similar: Detective 25.1%, Investigation 20.3%, Point & Click 14.8%, Mystery 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 6.7%
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: Detective 24.2%, Investigation 18.4%, Mystery 14.8%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%
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: Detective 16%, Investigation 12.3%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Point & Click 10.6%, Lore-Rich 9.9%
Little Problems is a Cozy Detective game about solving minor inconveniences, everyday misunderstandings, and of course, little problems. This game is not about saving the world; it's about enriching it, one case at a time.
Why similar: Cozy 23.1%, Detective 21.2%, Investigation 16.3%, Point & Click 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 10%
An archaeologist uncovers a lost history in an ancient space Nebula. Award-winning narrative adventure game with hieroglyphic language puzzles, from the creators of 80 DAYS.
Why similar: Narrative 29.9% ★, Mystery 13%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Point & Click 11.5%, Choices Matter 10.5%
My Work Is Not Yet Done is a narrative-driven investigative horror game, combining elements of the survival/simulation genres with a dense, nonlinear plot exploring the imbrication and dissolution of human identities/meanings within uncanny wilderness.
Why similar: Narrative 24.5% ★, Investigation 16.9%, Detective 16.7%, Mystery 10.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%
Welcome to the Kabaret - where monsters from Southeast Asian myths and folklores dwell. Perform tea ceremonies, play traditional games, and question your humanity.
Why similar: Investigation 16.8%, Lore-Rich 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Point & Click 11.9%, Choices Matter 11%
Unravel the mysteries of the ocean spirit world by accompanying a recent high school graduate, Bulut, who lost all of his memories of family and friends. The Inspireist is a story-rich puzzle adventure narrative set in a recent 21st century, alternate realm Izmrr.
Why similar: Narrative 37.8% ★, Mystery 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Choices Matter 8.8%, Lore-Rich 8.4%
Explore historical locations, find and analyse evidence. Unmask the real perpetrator so that justice can be served and the Wrongly Accused can be found innocent. Use problem solving, deduction and critical thinking skills to uncover the truth and maybe even expose a conspiracy in your own time.
Why similar: Detective 27.2%, Investigation 20%, Point & Click 12.5%, Mystery 10.6%, Puzzle 6.7%
Saint Kotar is a psychological horror detective game set in a cursed valley in rural Croatia. Investigate the disappearance of your relative in the occult-ridden town of Sveti Kotar as you switch between conflicting realities through the eyes of two godly men.
Why similar: Detective 19.7%, Gothic 14% ★, Point & Click 11%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Choices Matter 10.1%
Homgard is a cosy, story-heavy nonogram (picross) adventure set after the end of a fading world. Solve logic puzzles with new nonogram rules, reveal the map beneath, and piece together a vast, whimsical place that refuses to be forgotten.
Why similar: Narrative 31% ★, Cozy 25.4%, Lore-Rich 11.3%, Story Rich 7.6%, Puzzle 7.6%
Unravel the secrets of the Bariton mansion! Take on the mantle of detective in the role of Lucas Usher, and solve the riddles plaguing the ghosts of those left behind! Uncover their secrets and help them find salvation … or damnation.
Why similar: Detective 21%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Gothic 15.3% ★, Choices Matter 8.5%, Investigation 7.8%
[DEMO available now!] Erased memories, scattered clues. What will you uncover, and what will you leave buried?As an amnesiac detective, investigate crime scenes with limited focus. You can't analyze everything. Strategically choose your leads to shape the case and reclaim your lost past.
Why similar: Detective 27.6%, Investigation 21.2%, Mystery 14.2%, Point & Click 13.2%, Choices Matter 9.7%
India ’89 is a story based cooking game, where you are a 10 year old from the UK experiencing a small village in India in 1989. You cook various dishes as a street food vendor in different locations. Explore the joy of village life, family and cooking.
Why similar: Cooking 31.3%, Cozy 25%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Narrative 8.9% ★, Puzzle 4.7%
It’s the 1920s and the world’s foremost detective is about to embark on his most challenging case yet. Thankfully, in this world that’s not quite like our own, there’s nobody better to crack the case than the great detective and gentleman giraffe, Lord Winklebottom.
Why similar: Narrative 26.4% ★, Detective 20.7%, Investigation 14.9%, Point & Click 13%, Mystery 11.2%
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 31.3%, Investigation 15.8%, Mystery 14.2%, Point & Click 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 8.3%
A thrilling point-and-click adventure game where you play as Di Renjie, ancient China's most famous and gifted investigator, as he tracks a serial killer in the heart of the Tang Dynasty's capital city.
Why similar: Narrative 21% ★, Detective 18.4%, Investigation 14.2%, Point & Click 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%
After her beloved dog Beans vanishes and 13-year-old Diya finds herself trapped in a nightmarish time loop, each day reveals darker secrets in the sleepy town of Lakeview. Nothing, and no one, is what it seems. Groundhog Day meets Stranger Things in this supernatural thriller set in 80s New Zealand.
Why similar: Investigation 18.2%, Narrative 16.3% ★, Mystery 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Point & Click 11.4%
Pick up your magnifying glass as writer-turned-detective Penelope Pendrick in this first-person point and click mystery adventure! Three people have suddenly vanished from the sleepy town of Carlisle. Follow the clues, interrogate suspects, and solve puzzles to end this case - before it ends you.
Why similar: Mystery 21.2%, Detective 19.9%, Point & Click 18.7%, Investigation 13.9%, Story Rich 8.7%
A story-driven mystery visual novel about chasing the past of a phantom thief. As you investigate the old cases of a Phantom Thief - Raven, new murder incidents unfold one after another. With every case solved, the hidden truth behind the past slowly comes to light.
Why similar: Gothic 20.2% ★, Detective 18.7%, Investigation 14.6%, Mystery 10%, Lore-Rich 9.5%
In 1921, young French artist Jennifer Chevalier becomes embroiled in death, espionage and revolution, assisted by the ghost of Oscar Wilde. A hand-drawn Point & Click adventure with a unique comic book inventory design.
Why similar: Detective 18.7%, Narrative 18.4% ★, Investigation 18.2%, Point & Click 13%, Mystery 10.1%
On Tape << Rewind is a psychological horror story told through cassette tapes. Play recordings, search for clues, discover hidden cassettes, and manipulate audio. Unravel the mystery of a scientist’s disappearance and the obsession that consumed him — tape by tape.
Why similar: Narrative 24.1% ★, Investigation 17.9%, Detective 17.4%, Mystery 12.8%, Story Rich 6.2%
