Games Like The bird of the North

You are a detective on a rogue manhunt through the beautiful country of Italy. Gather clues, interview witnesses and uncover dark secrets to solve the case. Follow your own path to the solution in this 1970's noir crime road-trip.

Why similar: Detective 25.7%, Noir 14.5%, Mystery 14.4%, Investigation 14.2%, Retro 6.5%

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 26%, Noir 16.1%, Mystery 14.7%, Investigation 14.4%, Exploration 5.8%

"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 33.6%, Mystery 12.8%, Investigation 11.3%, Lore-Rich 9.7%, Story Rich 7.4%

Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.

Why similar: Mystery 21.1%, Investigation 17.3%, Exploration 8.9%, Story Rich 8.4%, Lore-Rich 8.1%

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 31.7%, Investigation 18.5%, Mystery 15.1%, Noir 10.6%, Adventure 5.6%

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 28.6%, Investigation 17.3%, Mystery 16.1%, Story Rich 6.8%, Exploration 6.2%

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 26.6%, Mystery 15.5%, Investigation 15.1%, Retro 8.4%, Exploration 7.4%

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 34.9%, Mystery 19.2%, Investigation 14.6%, Puzzle 6.1%, Story Rich 5.4%

A monster-themed deduction game focused on solving brutal murders. Investigate crime scenes by uncovering hidden evidence, analyzing fingerprints, and testing blood samples. Identify the killer, determine the creature responsible, and solve seven thrilling cases

Why similar: Detective 30.6%, Noir 16.9%, Mystery 16.8%, Investigation 16.3%, Story Rich 5.7%

In this first-person horror mystery game, you set out to bury the horrible past of a tyrannical government. Retrieve and destroy the documents that unravel the secrets that lie beneath Oack Grove. Will you discover the terrifying truth and find your way out?

Why similar: Detective 31.8%, Mystery 14%, Exploration 10.4%, Violent 8.4%, Story Rich 6.1%

Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.

Why similar: Detective 40.6%, Mystery 21.8%, Story Rich 6.8%, Puzzle 5.4%, Atmospheric 4.7%

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 34.7%, Investigation 19.9%, Mystery 17.1%, Noir 11.8%, Story Rich 8%

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

Why similar: Detective 39.7%, Investigation 21%, Mystery 18.5%, Story Rich 5.1%, Adventure 5.1%

Sinheritance is a terrifying and mind-bending puzzle game. Explore every corner in an intensely oppressive atmosphere to piece together a chilling story. Every step must be taken with caution, for the deepest fears often stem from your own choices and your gradually crumbling sanity.

Why similar: Detective 26%, Mystery 15.8%, Investigation 15.7%, Noir 11%, Exploration 8%

The greatest detective in São Paolo is dead, and you are the prime suspect in his death. Investigate the detective's past cases, unravel the web of mysteries that binds the great city, and prove your innocence. Enigmatic letters, hidden secrets, and one certainty: Every story has two sides.

Why similar: Detective 29.9%, Noir 17.8%, Investigation 15.7%, Mystery 9.6%, Story Rich 7.3%

A 3D psychological detective thriller in a radical film noir style. Explore immersive environments, examine clues from every angle, and connect your evidence on a deduction board to solve a dark conspiracy. Use your pure logic to untangle the truth.

Why similar: Detective 23.9%, Noir 14.6%, Investigation 14.2%, Mystery 13.1%, Lore-Rich 9.8%

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 36.4%, Mystery 19.1%, Investigation 17.5%, Exploration 6.4%, Puzzle 5.6%

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 33%, Mystery 18.1%, Investigation 17.5%, Adventure 8.9%, Exploration 7.3%

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 28.3%, Mystery 15.8%, Noir 12.9%, Investigation 9.7%, Exploration 7.4%

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 34.4%, Investigation 20.1%, Mystery 18.1%, Noir 7.8%, Logic 5.6%

The hidden game society is a digital escape room experience. You have been invited to be a member of this mysterious club. You will find yourself alone and trapped in this curious board game-themed room full of atmosphere. Use your wit and deduction skills to find a way out.

Why similar: Detective 35.1%, Investigation 16.9%, Mystery 13.3%, Exploration 9.7%, First-Person 6%

A narrative game set in 1943 Belém, legends are vanishing, and the river’s secrets need a detective. Pink, if you will. As a shapeshifting river dolphin detective that turns into human (almost), uncover a noir mystery where folklore, memory, and conspiracy flow beneath the city.

Why similar: Detective 31.8%, Noir 16.8%, Mystery 16.8%, Investigation 16.6%, Adventure 5.4%

Confined to a woodland cabin in the 1906 Rockies, your only way to solve a family massacre is by letters. The one responsible is already on the move — silence and madness claim your contacts, and you may be next. He will find you, and death resets the world; only your notebook carries on.

Why similar: Detective 26%, Investigation 14.5%, Mystery 14.2%, Noir 10.9%, Lore-Rich 9.1%

In Nemesis: Mysterious Journey III Prologue you will take part in an adventure that will introduce you to the story of Nemesis: Mysterious Journey III. Take on the role of Amia and begin your holiday adventure on the planet Regilus!

Why similar: Detective 21.9%, Investigation 15.5%, Mystery 13.5%, Lore-Rich 13%, Exploration 6.9%

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 42.1%, Mystery 11.9%, Investigation 11.4%, Story Rich 9.1%, First-Person 7%

「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 21.5%, Mystery 18.9%, Puzzle 7%, Adventure 6.3%

The Adventures of Detective Bron is a detective-adventure game in which you have to investigate all kinds of crimes: from murders and missing people to robberies. Solve all the mysteries and test your deductive skills!

Why similar: Detective 30.2%, Investigation 17.8%, Mystery 16.4%, Noir 12.8%, Violent 9.3%

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 22.3%, Investigation 13.5%, Noir 13.5%, Mystery 13.5%, Story Rich 5.7%

The Mournmore Killings a story-driven, deduction based mystery game where you step into the shoes of a detective trying to solve the enigmatic riddles left behind by a serial killer.

Why similar: Detective 36.8%, Mystery 19.3%, Retro 7.8%, Story Rich 7%, Noir 6.5%

Investigate an infamous cold case in the eerie, abandoned town of Painscreek. Search for evidence, connect the dots and uncover who killed Vivian Roberts. Can you expose the truth behind this town’s dark secrets?

Why similar: Detective 28.1%, Investigation 19.3%, Mystery 17.8%, Exploration 8.2%, Story Rich 6.5%

Istanbul, after midnight. Black File is a noir detective game: investigate crime scenes, examine evidence in 3D — rotate it, zoom in, read the back — then use what you find to break a suspect's story.

Why similar: Detective 30.1%, Investigation 16.8%, Mystery 15.1%, Noir 13.2%, Adventure 5%

Escape and explore a mystery puzzle adventure where you must manage sanity, solve challenges, and uncover the dark secrets of a cursed town. Navigate eerie environments, find hidden objects, and survive the witch's realm.

Why similar: Detective 27.1%, Mystery 12.1%, Investigation 10.9%, Lore-Rich 9%, Exploration 7.8%

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 35.1%, Investigation 18.1%, Mystery 16%, Retro 5.9%, Puzzle 5.7%

A detective noir puzzle deduction game. Explore a non-linear timeline during the cold war on a globe-trotting adventure following a trail of spies from a quiet English harbour town to a frozen Finnish fishing village and the corridors of an intelligence service rotten at its core.

Why similar: Detective 24.2%, Investigation 14.7%, Mystery 13.5%, Noir 11.4%, Lore-Rich 10.3%

A comedy adventure game featuring classic inventory based puzzles. Arthur is a skeptic who dedicated his life to denying the paranormal. Murray is the electric Imp he accidentally summoned. Now Arthur must solve mysteries while bound to the very evidence of the supernatural itself.

Why similar: Detective 20.3%, Investigation 16%, Noir 14.1%, Mystery 13.8%, Lore-Rich 8.5%

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 29.5%, Lore-Rich 18.4%, Investigation 14.2%, Mystery 12.1%, Story Rich 8%

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 46.3%, Mystery 17.4%, Investigation 15.1%, Adventure 5.7%, Story Rich 5.1%

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 35.5%, Mystery 26.4%, Investigation 23.9%, Adventure 6.1%, Puzzle 5.4%

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 38.2%, Investigation 20.8%, Mystery 18.4%, Adventure 5.8%, Puzzle 5.3%

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 25.8%, Investigation 15.1%, Mystery 14.8%, Noir 9.8%, Story Rich 6.3%

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 33.2%, Investigation 18.3%, Mystery 13.2%, Adventure 7.7%, Puzzle 5.8%

《兔子侦探》是一款手绘风格的悬疑解谜互动游戏。玩家将扮演兔子侦探，在前往拜访好友时，竟发现对方已意外身亡！案发现场疑点重重，线索错综复杂。玩家将使用时间回溯机制，从现场抽丝剥茧，在正确的时机放置正确的证据，找出杀害受害兔的真凶，洗清自己被迫背负的嫌疑。最终将罪犯绳之以法，并在审讯中揭露其罪行！

Why similar: Detective 50.5%, Mystery 23.2%, Retro 13.4%, Puzzle 8.1%, Singleplayer 2.7%

A supernatural mystery where perspective informs reality. Guide agents from the Eventide Agency through paranormal investigations across a neon-soaked cityscape. Explore, collect clues, and interpret the evidence to uncover the facts of each case and expose a deeper truth.

Why similar: Detective 26.5%, Mystery 16.1%, Noir 15.2%, Investigation 14.6%, Puzzle 5.5%

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 29.6%, Mystery 16.5%, Investigation 16.3%, Lore-Rich 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.2%

Step inside a circus performer's quiet home, but don't stop at the surface. In this short-form descent into dread, follow a hidden labyrinth deep beneath the floorboards and watch a simple investigation spiral into a claustrophobic nightmare.

Why similar: Detective 18.2%, Lore-Rich 15.1%, Investigation 11.8%, Mystery 11.6%, Exploration 7.8%

A complete time-loop detective story set in the 1940s — solve a case before it even happens in a single, self-contained sitting.

Why similar: Detective 26.8%, Investigation 15.1%, Mystery 13.9%, Noir 11.5%, Exploration 6.5%

A gripping point-and-click adventure – inspired by the real treasure hunt on Oak Island in Nova Scotia, Canada. Unravel a web of murder, myth, and forgotten history. Some secrets are better left buried.

Why similar: Detective 25.2%, Mystery 18.8%, Investigation 18.6%, Exploration 8.2%, Story Rich 6.8%

Classified Stories: The Tome of Myrkah is a first-person, micro-adventure game that tells the story of P.I. Jim Morrison's encounters with the occult and the extraordinary. Explore your surroundings and solve puzzles in order to uncover the harrowing story of your friend's descent into insanity.

Why similar: Detective 24.9%, Mystery 14.7%, Violent 11.1%, Adventure 7.9%, Exploration 7.3%

The "Kailoukan", a strange building surrounded by the sea on all sides. Inside a mansion closed underwater, the curtain rises on a tragedy.

Why similar: Detective 47.2%, Mystery 24.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%, Adventure 9.1%, Story Rich 6.5%

Truth hides in the details. Investigate crime scenes, photograph evidence, analyze case files, and search the police database. Connect clues on the detective board, return to locations when something does not add up, and identify the culprit in each standalone case.

Why similar: Detective 27.3%, Investigation 17.8%, Noir 13.6%, Mystery 9.4%, Retro 6.8%

I follow his shadow in the pale dull sky.... Eight years ago, the Kibukawa Detective Agency, another great detective.

Why similar: Detective 47.2%, Mystery 24.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%, Adventure 9.1%, Story Rich 6.5%

You, a supernatural detective, are sent to investigate Hawthorne Residences on the Cunningham property. Something isn’t right. Observe carefully, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth before the building begins to distort around you.

Why similar: Detective 26.5%, Noir 18.5%, Mystery 12.7%, Investigation 12%, Exploration 6.9%

Shangri-La, an amusement park named after an ideal world In a paradise overflowing with smiles, a banquet in the name of judgment begins.

Why similar: Detective 47.2%, Mystery 24.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%, Adventure 9.1%, Story Rich 6.5%

You are the one and only Duck Detective, a depressed and recently divorced duck who must quack the case. Inspect evidence, make de-duck-tions, and solve this no-murder mystery!

Why similar: Detective 32.5%, Investigation 19%, Noir 17%, Mystery 14.4%, Adventure 4.9%

In the heart of the egret left behind, red leaves will dance again this year. The story of detective assistant Sagishima Izuna and her unknown past.

Why similar: Detective 47.2%, Mystery 24.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%, Adventure 9.1%, Story Rich 6.5%

"What's up with this...?" An eerie urban legend becomes a nightmare that eats away at reality.

Why similar: Detective 47.2%, Mystery 24.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%, Adventure 9.1%, Story Rich 6.5%

Embraced by illusions, I put on a mask... A mysterious series of murders intertwine in the virtual and real worlds.

Why similar: Detective 47.2%, Mystery 24.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%, Adventure 9.1%, Story Rich 6.5%

A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.

Why similar: Detective 29.1%, Noir 18.4%, Investigation 17.4%, Mystery 15.6%, Story Rich 6.2%

The year is 1999. The end of the century is a whirlwind of ominous prophecies and incidents. What is the purpose of the "Eigo-kai," an unidentified organization involved...

Why similar: Detective 47.2%, Mystery 24.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%, Adventure 9.1%, Story Rich 6.5%

An aging encrypted terminal. A past deliberately erased. Follow the guidance, solve puzzles one by one, and close in on a buried truth. Who used this computer before you? What happened to them? And now, it is your turn.

Why similar: Investigation 16.5%, Mystery 16.2%, Detective 14.2%, Retro 11.3%, Exploration 10.6%