Games Like The Apothecary Diaries: The False Imperial Brother

Step into the shoes of Clementine "Cleo" Ace, an apprentice to her aunt, the world-renowned detective, Maya Lynch. From heists to murders, use your deduction skills to solve "howdunnit" cases that are too tough for the local police to crack and uncover a deeper mystery along the way!

Why similar: Detective 35.3%, Investigation 26.2%, Puzzle 10.1%, Mystery 7.1%, Female Protagonist 7%

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 30.4%, Investigation 25%, Puzzle 9.4%, Mystery 7.1%, Female Protagonist 6.6%

「ギルド探求団へようこそ！」創立から1000日を迎えたギルドの、パーティ情報を復旧させる『推理パズルゲーム』です。過去1000日を振り返りながら、78人の冒険者が、20隊あるパーティのどこに所属していたのかを特定し、どのような結末を迎えたのかを推理で暴きましょう！それでは──良い旅を！

Why similar: Detective 43%, Investigation 29.2%, Puzzle 14.4%, Mystery 7.7%, Adventure 5.2%

A genealogy deduction game set in Republican-era China. Play as a lawyer, search newspapers, case files, letters, and old photos, and follow clues to identify people and uncover family ties. Reconstruct the Chen family tree and uncover the secrets behind your commission.

Why similar: Detective 37.9%, Investigation 28.1%, Puzzle 11.7%, Mystery 7%, Story Rich 5.7%

An audio deduction game where you have one task: restore a series of lost podcast episodes.

Why similar: Detective 41.9%, Investigation 30.1%, Puzzle 10.5%, Mystery 8.1%, Adventure 4.4%

It all started with a simple robbery. When that thread was pulled, a tapestry of mysteries was revealed. Solve cases and outsmart criminals in a detective story full of lies, confessions, and maybe even a murder or two.

Why similar: Detective 29.6%, Investigation 21.8%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Puzzle 9.2%, Logic 6%

Explore the scenes, find clues, and sort out people, pets, and belongings in this cozy slice-of-life detective puzzle game. Fans of Duck Detective, Little Problems, and The Case of the Worst Day Ever will enjoy this new deduction game for all ages.

Why similar: Detective 37.1%, Investigation 27.7%, Puzzle 11.6%, Cute 7.4%, Logic 7.3%

Spy through cracks. Solve deductions. Save your country. You’re an outsider observing clues and characters through the walls and floorboards of an alpine shack. Become entangled in the mystery: a recluse who shapes a revolution.

Why similar: Detective 43.6%, Investigation 16.1%, Puzzle 14.4%, Logic 8.1%, Story Rich 7.6%

Solve a variety of perplexing cases in the sleuthing shoes of Detective Hindsight - who gets help from Phoebe: a young orphaned girl with dreams of being a storyteller and powers to look into the past. Uncover the truth with her sketches done in crayon. The catch? She can't draw very well.

Why similar: Detective 38.5%, Investigation 25.1%, Puzzle 12.1%, Mystery 8.4%, Logic 6.2%

Become the most celebrated detective of all time: Sherlock Holmes! Use your impressive talents as a detective to solve six thrilling and varied cases: murders, missing persons, spectacular thefts and numerous investigations that sometimes lead you into the realms of the fantastic.

Why similar: Detective 47.3%, Investigation 21%, Puzzle 8%, Mystery 7.4%, Adventure 4.8%

The mask of a legendary thief has been stolen. Follow Detective Time in a point-and-click investigation using her watch to witness key moments and uncover who is behind this new wave of robberies. Observe the past. Investigate the present. Uncover the truth.

Why similar: Detective 32.4%, Investigation 25.2%, Puzzle 13.2%, Logic 7.1%, Female Protagonist 6.2%

You take part in testing a next-generation experimental android on a restricted floor of a research complex. But soon it becomes clear that the experiment is far more complicated, and you'll have to uncover what’s really happening here.

Why similar: Detective 32.9%, Investigation 30.2%, Puzzle 14.7%, Story Rich 9%, Choices Matter 6.8%

A point-and-click deduction game where you unravel complex events. Explore frozen moments in time, analyze the scene, and fill in the blanks. Piece together the who, how, and why behind each curious scenario.

Why similar: Detective 37%, Investigation 33.9%, Puzzle 11.6%, Mystery 11.4%, Adventure 5.2%

A mystery detective game where you investigate a disappearance, search for clues, solve puzzles, question suspects, and uncover the truth before time runs out.

Why similar: Detective 38.8%, Investigation 30.3%, Puzzle 16.8%, Mystery 8.1%, Adventure 5.5%

Detective agency management × superpowered mystery. Former operative Lin Mo rebuilds the Ash Detective Agency in Collins City. Investigate crime scenes, use “Echoes” to recover memory fragments, rebut lies with evidence, dispatch partners for intel, and uncover conspiracy behind your mentor’s death.

Why similar: Detective 36.5%, Investigation 25.7%, Puzzle 8.4%, Mystery 6.5%, Story Rich 6.1%

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 39.8%, Investigation 23%, Puzzle 14.2%, Mystery 9.1%, Logic 6.3%

Deadly Match is a single‑player third‑person murder mystery. Investigate the deaths of two young women in a small, seemingly peaceful town.

Why similar: Detective 43.8%, Female Protagonist 17%, Mystery 9.2%, Puzzle 9.1%, Story Rich 8.5%

Something strange happened in the old manor, but the Pond's premier puzzle-solver is here to uncover the truth. In this ribbiting and cozy mystery, explore the grounds, journey into the past, and unearth the secrets buried at Marsh Manor.

Why similar: Detective 41.7%, Investigation 32%, Puzzle 17.2%, Mystery 8.4%, Singleplayer 0.7%

A mystery-comedy deduction adventure inspired by Ace Attorney and Liar Game. Investigate clues, expose contradictions, and survive deadly rule-based games by turning unfair rules against your opponents.

Why similar: Detective 26.5%, Investigation 20%, Puzzle 18.7%, Anime 8.3%, Adventure 6.8%

Play as amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to investigate a cursed black cat statue that has been terrorizing a local theater.

Why similar: Detective 28%, Investigation 22.5%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Logic 8.4%, Puzzle 8.2%

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: Detective 23.5%, Investigation 18.6%, Female Protagonist 12%, Puzzle 8.7%, Cute 6.8%

一款以清末民初的上海为时代背景的社会派推理游戏。你在一台历史悬案核查终端前接手这项任务：为墙中无名遗骸重建家族谱系。翻阅泛黄的婚书、讣告与老照片，看清旧秩序崩塌之际每个人的选择与挣扎。

Why similar: Detective 37.4%, Investigation 26.2%, Puzzle 12.6%, Logic 8.9%, Mystery 7.1%

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 33.1%, Investigation 27.1%, Puzzle 11.7%, Mystery 7.1%, Logic 6.6%

Gather information on social media in-game to take down every last boss in this deduction-based puzzle adventure game inspired by Return of the Obra Dinn. It's release day for the latest entry in a legendary action game series, and you need to beat it. Fun is secondary, victory is all.

Why similar: Detective 37.7%, Investigation 25.6%, Puzzle 12.2%, Adventure 5.9%, Story Rich 5.1%

On Air! Taxi Detective Casebook is a pixel-art, dialogue-driven mystery game. You’re an AI in a taxi, teaming up with a talkative driver on late-night runs to hear bizarre passenger stories, solve cases in secret, and let him play the “great detective.”

Why similar: Detective 35.4%, Investigation 25.9%, Puzzle 12.1%, Choices Matter 7%, Logic 6%

"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 41.3%, Investigation 18.9%, Puzzle 14.2%, Story Rich 7.3%, Logic 6.9%

An arcane detective game set in an ill-fated magical academy. Find traces of magic and deduce the meaning of incantations. Examine scenes for clues to help you piece together the story, and determine the identity and fate of each former resident.

Why similar: Detective 38.2%, Investigation 30.3%, Puzzle 10.5%, Logic 9.5%, Mystery 8.4%

[Telltale - Casino Murder] is a full-voice indie mystery game with the youngest lawyer, Kang Ho-yeon, who reveals the truth of the casino murder case and achieves innocence at trial.

Why similar: Detective 31.8%, Investigation 24.8%, Puzzle 12.9%, Mystery 10.4%, Logic 8.2%

A mystery adventure game featuring a camera-headed detective and a superpowered girl teaming up to solve crimes. Play as the detective to gather and combine clues, reveal the hidden truth, and tear down fabricated lies.

Why similar: Detective 39.8%, Investigation 31.2%, Puzzle 9.8%, Mystery 8.6%, Story Rich 7.1%

Epigraph is a short, challenging, language decipherment puzzle game.

Why similar: Detective 36.3%, Investigation 26.2%, Puzzle 15.7%, Logic 11.4%, Mystery 7%

A murdered priest. A secret list. Hunt Nazi fugitives across the globe in this gritty 1971 detective thriller. Analyze evidence, follow leads, and make sharp deductions before the trail goes cold. From the creators of Family, Rivals, Conspiracy, Echo Beach and Riley & Rochelle.

Why similar: Detective 38.2%, Investigation 30.4%, Puzzle 10.3%, Mystery 7.6%, Adventure 5.5%

A gripping detective noir mystery that blends investigation and deduction with a rich, character-driven story. The Murder of Ava Monroe is cozy, twisty, and oozing with atmosphere.

Why similar: Detective 40.3%, Investigation 31.4%, Puzzle 8.3%, Mystery 8.2%, Story Rich 7.6%

A college radio DJ has vanished, but the school says she withdrew. Search forum posts and confidential records to uncover the people behind anonymous handles. Piece together what happened to Starlingdive in a deduction mystery spanning three connected cases, from college radio to the music industry.

Why similar: Detective 38.9%, Investigation 23.6%, Puzzle 13.1%, Mystery 8%, Logic 7.3%

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: Detective 28.8%, Investigation 22.4%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Puzzle 9.9%, Logic 7.7%

Star Apprentice: Magical Murder Mystery is a danmaku-detective game that combines point-and-click style deduction with high octane bullet hell gameplay. Find evidence, interrogate suspects, and refute contradictions to solve the case!

Why similar: Detective 28.3%, Investigation 22.2%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Logic 8.4%, Anime 7.3%

Switch between multiple protagonists in this suspense visual novel and follow the event of the three days leading up to Halloween. Piece together clues from each perspective to uncover the truth, as your choices reshape the fates of the others.

Why similar: Detective 22%, Investigation 15.5%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Mystery 8.3%, Puzzle 7.8%

The Burden of Proof saga continues! Step into the shoes of legendary prosecutor Conrad Cross during a pivotal moment of his journey. Investigate crime scenes, solve mysteries using evidence, and make your case in the courtroom. The burden lies with you to unravel the truth!

Why similar: Detective 27.6%, Investigation 24.2%, Puzzle 12.4%, Third Person 7%, Anime 6.8%

A thrilling blend of adventure, mystery, and history! Play as Nancy Drew to uncover the truth behind the theft of a client's heirloom necklace. Solve challenging puzzles, uncover a sinister web of cyber crime, and sleuth through Prague's mysterious streets entwined with medieval legends and alchemy.

Why similar: Detective 30.6%, Investigation 24.5%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Puzzle 11.7%, Mystery 7.7%

Investigate crime scenes, interrogate witnesses and organize your evidence to catch the culprit. Solve multiple different cases in varying areas and talk to many unique and fun characters. Can you solve it? Come and see.

Why similar: Detective 40%, Investigation 31.1%, Puzzle 12.7%, Logic 8.2%, Mystery 6.7%

《迷渡桥》是一款水墨风格的国风悬疑推理游戏，你将扮演牵涉谋逆的罪臣后人宁不移，背负着家族十年的冤屈，在弥留之际踏上迷渡桥，换一个查明真相的机会。调查一桩桩离奇命案，窥见朝堂内的暗流涌动。当迷雾散尽，揭开深埋于王朝的骇人秘密......

Why similar: Detective 34.9%, Investigation 14.9%, Puzzle 12.4%, Female Protagonist 9.5%, Mystery 7.8%

Embark on a mission to unveil the truth behind a missing daughter case. Utilize the search engine to gather clues and uncover the dark secrets of TempleTech. Experience a suspenseful journey through the eyes of Hazel.

Why similar: Detective 32.2%, Investigation 24.8%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Puzzle 11.7%, Mystery 7.8%

This game is a unique puzzle adventure game. It follows a young female teacher who enters a remote mountain archaeological school to find her missing father. As bizarre and inexplicable events unfold around her, she begins to realize that his disappearance is far from accidental.

Why similar: Detective 25.5%, Investigation 18.4%, Puzzle 12.5%, Anime 9.6%, Cute 8.6%

[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 37.2%, Investigation 29%, Puzzle 9.3%, Mystery 8.1%, Choices Matter 7.5%

Fatal Logic is a deductive logic puzzle game where you investigate crime scenes, cross-reference clues, and use the process of elimination to identify the killer across hours of challenging mysteries and community-created workshop levels.

Why similar: Detective 34.9%, Investigation 27%, Puzzle 17.6%, Logic 13.5%, Mystery 6.4%

Embark on a thrilling point-and-click road adventure across Europe. Travel through mesmerizing locations, solve puzzles and survive chilling threats while following the legendary Amber Road. Will you have the wits to uncover the mystery behind the enigmatic artifact – the Sun stone?

Why similar: Investigation 26.9%, Detective 25.5%, Female Protagonist 17%, Puzzle 14.8%, Story Rich 7.9%

Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.

Why similar: Detective 36.1%, Investigation 28.3%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Anime 8.8%, Mystery 7.4%

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 38.2%, Investigation 27.5%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Mystery 8.7%, Adventure 8.4%

Investigate a series of murders at an abandoned school, examine evidence, connect clues, and reconstruct each crime. In this 2D psychological mystery adventure, every answer points to the dating sim heroine you trusted most—but is she truly the killer?

Why similar: Detective 35.3%, Investigation 28%, Puzzle 11.7%, Mystery 9.8%, Story Rich 6.2%

A historical detective game mixing reasoning and puzzles, set during Northern Wei's early Sinicization reforms. As head of the Wuju Division, you're sent by the emperor to Pingcheng. Mysterious cases there seem unrelated but are deeply connected.

Why similar: Detective 35.1%, Investigation 27.2%, Logic 12.6%, Puzzle 11.6%, Mystery 6.9%

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 31.4%, Investigation 25.6%, Puzzle 10.8%, Logic 9%, Cute 8.2%

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 29.5%, Detective 24.4%, Puzzle 14.3%, Mystery 10.3%, Story Rich 6.6%

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 34.2%, Investigation 24.4%, Puzzle 13.1%, Anime 7.7%, Mystery 7.5%

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 34.7%, Investigation 30.3%, Puzzle 12%, Cute 6.5%, Female Protagonist 5.7%

A graffiti mocking the Student Council President appears on the walls, and your best friend is the prime suspect! Play as a student detective in HoloTrials: Case Covered. Investigate the high school campus, face off against your rivals, and clear her name in this legal mystery.

Why similar: Detective 40.5%, Investigation 20%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Anime 11.5%, Mystery 9.2%

NINA AQUILA is back for her brightest, boldest, most magical adventure yet!

Why similar: Detective 29%, Investigation 23.1%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Anime 8.1%, Logic 7.2%

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 28.8%, Investigation 22.9%, Puzzle 9.9%, Choices Matter 7.4%, Third Person 7.3%

Seventy-eight years after the Great Collapse, the city of Belmarc stands as a beacon of civilization amid the ruins. A city where magic and technology intertwine, where humans and machines coexist. And in its depths, one Courier begins to chase the forgotten sins of the past.

Why similar: Detective 33.1%, Investigation 21.6%, Puzzle 11.1%, Anime 7.4%, Story Rich 7.3%

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 37.1%, Investigation 27.7%, Puzzle 13.2%, Adventure 7.1%, Mystery 6.2%

Duke Damian has been murdered! Collect clues, solve puzzles, and deduce the killer. Follow a growing trail of crimes and unravel the conspiracy tying them all together.

Why similar: Detective 44.1%, Investigation 21.6%, Puzzle 11.7%, Mystery 9.6%, Logic 7.9%