- #1 迷渡桥
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 犬狸工作室Pub: OKJOY
Windows
《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 17.5%, Historical 16.6%, Mystery 10.2%, Logic 9.7%, Investigation 8.6%
- #2 Murders on the Yangtze River
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 20,567 reviews2024
Dev: OMEGAMES STUDIO
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
"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 22.6%, Historical 13.5%, Investigation 11.9%, Logic 9.4%, Mystery 9.1%
- #3 City of Voices
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kini Games
Windows
A short Golden Idol-like deduction game about a young girl who is catapulted from her suburban life into the mysterious world of the ancient Maya. Investigate a series of moments frozen in time. Examine clues and solve puzzles to uncover a story full of twists and turns.
Why similar: Conspiracy 28.3% ★, Detective 18.4%, Investigation 17.2%, Mystery 11.5%, Puzzle 6.6%
- #4 Pentiment
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,325 reviews2022
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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: Historical 19.5%, Conspiracy 15.3% ★, Investigation 14.3%, Detective 11.3%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #5 Locator
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Empty Exhibit
Windows
A Geoguessr-inspired detective game set on an alien planet. Pinpoint the exact locations of photos to track down missing archeologist Abigail Lidari. Cross-reference journal entries, decipher cryptic symbols, and uncover the mysteries of an ancient civilization.
Why similar: Conspiracy 23.6% ★, Investigation 15.9%, Detective 14.7%, Historical 12.2%, Mystery 11.2%
- #6 我的一个多重人格朋友
92% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: 上海久游网络科技有限公司
Windows
This is an AVG game that involves reasoning and decryption. He Zhou has 7 different personalities, which alternate seven days a week. Players will play as a detective and deduce the truth behind the horrifying cases surrounding He Zhou through the diary he left behind.
Why similar: Detective 17%, Word Game 12.4%, Mystery 10.7%, Investigation 10.7%, Logic 9.2%
- #7 A Hand With Many Fingers
91% matchVery Positive85% of 499 reviews2020
Dev: Colestia
Windows
Unravel a real conspiracy from deep within the CIA’s archives. Search classified documents and follow new leads in this non-linear investigative thriller.
Why similar: Conspiracy 32.8% ★, Investigation 21.5%, Historical 20.5%, Mystery 11.2%, Detective 8.4%
- #8 Misty Judgment
89% matchVery Positive94% of 1,414 reviews2025
Dev: 次元边界
Windows
This is a suspense reasoning interactive work with real people. You will play the protagonist "Qi Yi", find evidence in a series of murders, piece together the truth, and find the ultimate murderer, all of which will lead you to an unpredictable future.
Why similar: Detective 13%, Cinematic 10.3%, Word Game 10.2%, Logic 9.5%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
- #9 True Game
91% matchVery Positive88% of 51 reviews2021
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows · Mac
"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 18%, Logic 15.6%, Multiple Endings 11%, Mystery 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%
- #10 Tell Me Everything
90% matchMixed61% of 72 reviews2018
Dev: LizardFactory
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 34%
A mysterious murder has shocked the inner city, and as the lead detective, it is your job to catch the real killer. Armed with words and wits, you uncover the secrets and capture the murderer, and make sure justice will be served.
Why similar: Investigation 17.3%, Word Game 16.2%, Detective 16.2%, Logic 10.2%, Mystery 9.7%
- #11 The Rise of the Golden Idol
87% matchVery Positive93% of 3,925 reviews2024
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.4 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: Conspiracy 26.9% ★, Investigation 17.3%, Detective 17.2%, Historical 11.8%, Mystery 11.8%
- #12 Soulflow
89% matchMixed53% of 90 reviews2022
Dev: Bluespy StudiosPub: Next in Game
Windows
Soulflow is a 2.5D fantasy-detective game that offers a unique experience with its graphic style. In this story-based role play game, players must gather information from others during the day and try to solve the murders in the neighborhood to stay free.
Why similar: Detective 15.4%, Investigation 14.7%, Multiple Endings 12%, Logic 8.4%, Survival 7.3%
- #13 Chronique des Silencieux
88% matchMostly Positive72% of 36 reviews2024
Dev: Pierre Feuille StudioPub: Zugalu Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Set in 1970s southern France, you play a rookie private eye tasked to dig out the secrets of a stubborn old man. Think on your feet while you follow your leads : ask questions to witnesses, detect their lies, hypothesize why and finally confront the silent ones running from their past.
Why similar: Conspiracy 18.6% ★, Historical 14.6%, Detective 13.8%, Investigation 13.2%, Mystery 8.6%
- #14 Inquiry Counsel逆转茶食人
86% matchNo user reviews90% of 31 reviews2026
Dev: ZHENG YUFENG
Windows
"Hold on!" A court battle game set in ancient China's Song Dynasty! In the government office of Lin'an County during the Song Dynasty of ancient China, many bizarre murder cases occurred! The protagonist engages in intense court battles with the county captain of Lin'an to find the real culprit!
Why similar: Historical 17.4%, Detective 17.3%, Investigation 14.3%, Word Game 12.5%, Mystery 10.7%
- #15 大侦探之勃艮第古堡
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 知行合一
Windows
欢迎来到温泉岛,我是您的私人向导。您听说过……勃艮第古堡吗?那里是欲望与邪恶滋生的黑暗角落,那里有超出认知的生物和违反人性的生存规则。准确说,那里是另一个世界,由贪婪,欲念构成的炼狱……最后,请您一定要警惕每一个出现在勃艮第古堡里的人。祝您旅途愉快。
Why similar: Word Game 17.5%, Detective 11.7%, Puzzle Platformer 10.4%, Investigation 9.3%, RPG 8.6%
- #16 Confidential Killings - A Detective Game
85% matchMostly Positive79% of 660 reviews2026
Dev: BRANEPub: Surefire.Games
Windows · Mac
A series of murders is shocking Hollywood! Use your detective skills: search the crime scene, find clues, solve the mystery. Who is pulling the strings behind these Confidential Killings?
Why similar: Conspiracy 27.8% ★, Detective 14.5%, Investigation 13.6%, Logic 10%, Mystery 8.8%
- #17 The Ratline
84% matchVery Positive90% of 252 reviews2026
Dev: Owlskip Games
Windows · Mac
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 22.8%, Conspiracy 21.1% ★, Investigation 21%, Mystery 11.8%, Logic 7.3%
- #18 The Case of the Golden Idol
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,351 reviews2022
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Conspiracy 23.3% ★, Detective 16.8%, Investigation 16.1%, Historical 13.4%, Mystery 11.2%
- #19 Lost Wiki: Kozlovka
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,076 reviews2026
Dev: yattytheman
Windows · Linux
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: Conspiracy 28.2% ★, Detective 19.6%, Investigation 18.1%, Mystery 14.3%, Puzzle 5.9%
- #20 望长安
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 牛马快乐屋
Windows
Longing for Chang’an is a historical mystery visual novel set in the Middle Tang after the An Lushan Rebellion. An exiled aristocrat is drawn into a murder case that reveals a brutal power struggle in the Hexi Corridor, where every truth has a price and every choice shapes the frontier’s fate.
Why similar: Historical 20.9%, Detective 14.9%, Logic 11.7%, Cinematic 10.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%
- #21 死亡编码-Death Code
83% matchMixed69% of 13 reviews2021
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
Death Code is a battle royale genre. It tells the story of Lin Mohuai, a female protagonist with amnesia, who wakes up to find herself involved in an eight-person battle royale game. Everyone is given a code, and the way to win is to kill the player whose number is plus one.
Why similar: Detective 18.7%, Mystery 12.5%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Word Game 12.1%, RPG 10%
- #22 Linework
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Overlyunderqualified
Windows
A puzzle-detective game set in 1990s China: play as a forensic artist, interview witnesses, drag and drop testimony and documents, sketch suspects from clues, and piece together evidence to solve mysterious crimes.
Why similar: Detective 20.7%, Investigation 18.5%, Logic 14.9%, Mystery 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.3%
- #23 52Hertz
79% matchVery Positive88% of 110 reviews2026
Dev: Moonlit Apple
Windows
An eternally snowbound town. An inescapable time loop. A group of travelers trapped between memory and truth…You will embody Mo Shi, the amnesiac protagonist, stepping into this enigmatic town known as the "Singularity" , partner with the protagonist to solve murder cases and expose the killer.
Why similar: Detective 17.6%, Logic 14.1%, Investigation 12.3%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Mystery 11%
- #24 File Tricks
79% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Wild Kid Games
Windows
"File Tricks" is a visual novel with puzzle solve. It is not only a test of logical thinking and observation, but also a reasoning feast full of suspense and reversal. You need to investigate the crime scene, collect evidence, confront the people involved and finally solve the case.
Why similar: Word Game 22.8%, Detective 19.1%, Logic 13.6%, RPG 9.8%, Puzzle 7.4%
- #25 Blackhall
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: André ÅkessonPub: Anton Segovia Lundh
Windows
Blackhall takes place in the 1970s and lets you explore a remote underground shelter that became home to an isolated community. The facility, long abandoned and left to deteriorate, still shows traces of the people who lived there and the society they built.
Why similar: Conspiracy 22.7% ★, Detective 14.7%, Logic 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Puzzle 9.6%
- #26 密市大亨
81% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Dream Clockwork
Windows
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 20.3%, Logic 14.8%, Investigation 13.7%, Mystery 12.3%, Multiple Endings 11.8%
- #27 Emma Riley: Dream Detective
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Star Fort Games
Windows
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 21.5%, Investigation 20.4%, Mystery 13.2%, Logic 9.2%, Puzzle 7.3%
- #28 阎罗索命
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Reptilian Brain Studio
Windows
古风悬疑探案文字冒险游戏——北宋天圣年间,科举省试方毕,汴京国子监突发连环命案,遇害者死状惊悚离奇,如遭阎罗审判。玩家将化身为被卷入权斗暗流的新科进士文彦博,通过勘验尸体、搜寻线索、推演谜局,找出案件背后的骇人真相……
Why similar: Historical 29.8%, Detective 16.4%, Mystery 14.3%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Adventure 9.2%
- #29 末日航路-The Termination
78% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
It's a story of deception and redemption. You receive a mysterious invitation to a seven days doomsday journey. An expectant interstellar journey has become a doomsday route to the end. There is only one word difference between "victim" and "perpetrator".
Why similar: Detective 20.2%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Mystery 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%, RPG 8.6%
- #30 Hawkins & Sons Detective Agency
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Vera Florentine
Windows · Mac · Linux
A detective visual novel set in Victorian London. Play as a veteran detective and his young daughter, investigate scenes through point-and-click gameplay, question suspects, and make tough choices that shape the story.
Why similar: Historical 26%, Detective 19.9%, Mystery 11.9%, Word Game 10%, Investigation 9.1%
- #31 谍:玫瑰
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 星星火工作室Pub: OKJOY
Windows
《谍:玫瑰》是一款聚焦于1938年武汉的谍战文字冒险游戏。你将潜入情报漩涡中心的「玫瑰饭店」,在五位身份各异的嫌疑人中,揪出代号「尘土」的致命叛徒。通过搜证与周旋,在谎言与忠诚之间做出抉择。夜幕下的武汉暗流涌动,你能否揪出内奸,重建地下情报网,点燃象征黎明的星星火焰?
Why similar: Historical 28.2%, Detective 23.7%, Mystery 14.4%, RPG 9.2%, Visual Novel 9.1%
- #32 The Visitor Effect: Not an experiment
74% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Mystic MorguePub: Dojo System
Windows · Linux
What if your whole world was a lie? Solve clever puzzles and face incredible challenges to escape the faulty simulation that keeps you captive. Question reality and unravel a dark conspiracy while dodging security systems in this innovative puzzle-strategy adventure.
Why similar: Conspiracy 22.3% ★, Investigation 14.2%, Logic 12.6%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Retro 9.8%
- #33 AI探案集
75% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: Zane Studio
Windows
《AI Detective Collection》 combines the AI large language model to create a detective deciphering game. Players will be integrated into the deduction story, using AI assistants to deeply investigate clues, examine evidence, and uncover the truth behind the case through logical thinking and deduction.
Why similar: Word Game 17.7%, Detective 16.4%, Logic 12.7%, Mystery 11.3%, Investigation 10%
- #34 Myth of Mirka
76% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: Shawn Kilian
Windows
Immerse yourself in a mind-bending choose-your-own-adventure visual novel, powered by AI. Follow a daring streamer's quest, uncovering the chilling secrets of yetis, witches, and covert military operations. Each decision unveils a new layer of mystery, blurring the lines between reality and fiction.
Why similar: Conspiracy 19.2% ★, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Survival 11.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Mystery 10.7%
- #35 欢迎回家-Welcome Home
75% match8 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2022
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
This is a secret room to escape burning brain puzzle work, which is divided into five chapters, puzzle level interesting design, complicated and confusing story, criticism and comment on the real society, is full of exquisite everywhere.
Why similar: Logic 17.5%, Mystery 14.5%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Puzzle 10.1%
- #36 The Duke is Dead
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Bunk Bed Software, LLC
Windows
The duke is dead! Collect clues, solve puzzles, and use deduction to find the killer. Put your detective skills to the test to unravel the trail of crimes and uncover the truth!
Why similar: Detective 27.1%, Conspiracy 17.1% ★, Investigation 15.3%, Mystery 15.3%, Logic 12.2%
- #37 Talk Insomnia
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Moonlit Apple
Windows
Talk Insomnia is a visual novel that blends suspenseful weird tales with mixology. You play as Ming, a bookstore staff member who prepares drinks for guests during the day and delves into their stories at night. With the warmth of a single drink, you draw out the secrets buried deep in their hearts.
Why similar: Detective 14.8%, Logic 14.7%, Investigation 12.4%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Mystery 11.6%
- #38 The Final Print
71% matchPositive88% of 40 reviews2025
Dev: Dummy DetectivesPub: Breda University of Applied Sciences
Windows
You're a journalist investigating a suspicious case during the Harlem riots. Take pictures of evidence, gather information by interrogating people, and put it all together in an article to show people the truth.
Why similar: Historical 21.4%, Detective 18.1%, Investigation 11.6%, Mystery 10.5%, Logic 9.6%
- #39 景安区奇案-Jing 'an District Copstories
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 35 reviews2021
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
Jing' an District is a peaceful place, but sometimes some interesting cases will happen. The cases here are not all so bloody. But it also brings us a lot of reflection and insight. You will play a young policeman in Jing 'an District. Go through and solve these cases with your partner.
Why similar: Investigation 13.9%, Mystery 13.7%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Logic 11.5%, RPG 10.5%
- #40 Rainy Butcher
72% matchMostly Positive71% of 91 reviews2022
Dev: Genunie Studio
Windows
On rainy nights, the serial murderer is on a killing spree. This scares everyone but one girl, the journalist who keeps digging for a promotion. Dauntless, she gets involved deep and wide, hoping to discover the real identify of the rainy night butcher.
Why similar: Detective 12.6%, Investigation 11.9%, Cinematic 11.8%, RPG 9.6%, Mystery 9.3%
- #41 Mystery Of Camp Enigma
73% matchMixed50% of 14 reviews2021
Dev: M9 Games
Windows
Explore areas, collect hidden objects and take in your surroundings. You will need all of your puzzle solving skills to put together a plan to make your way through the island of Camp Enigma, solving riddles and down the many paths of mystery.
Why similar: Conspiracy 19.5% ★, Detective 16.8%, Logic 13.6%, Mystery 11.6%, Cinematic 10.3%
- #42 沉舟:序章
70% match5 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: 孟夏MengxiaPub: 糕薯科技
Windows · Mac
Play as a group of underground workers who fight in the dark, and stage a treacherous spy war story in Nanjing during World War II. How will you respond to identity crises, betrayals, and collapsed beliefs? Loyalty or betrayal, abandon others or be abandoned...
Why similar: Conspiracy 19.5% ★, Historical 18.8%, Logic 11.4%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Mystery 10.3%
- #43 Haunted Heye Apartment
71% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: V.N GAME STUDIO
Windows
Strange things frequently happen in the apartment, such as the black shadow by the bed, the face behind the curtains, and the eccentric neighbor... This old apartment seems to be hiding some unknown secrets... Will you walk ignorantly into death or discover the truth and escape to safety?
Why similar: Detective 15.5%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Conspiracy 12% ★, Mystery 11.7%, Word Game 11.6%
- #44 Trouble Hunter Chronicles: The Stolen Creed
71% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2021
Dev: Iskonsko Studio
Windows · Linux
Explore mid 20th century Europe as an ex-OSS operative using quick wits, problem solving abilities and gritty charm to duck and weave his way between cultists, crazy Frenchmen and dangerous killers! Based on point & click classics, Trouble Hunter Chronicles revitalizes the genre for the modern era.
Why similar: Conspiracy 24.9% ★, Historical 15.3%, Detective 14.8%, Investigation 14.1%, Mystery 10.6%
- #45 The bird of the North
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Uvost
Windows
In 1921, in another world. Explore and solve a dark and mysterious story.
Why similar: Historical 19.7%, Detective 17.4%, Mystery 16.9%, Investigation 14.4%, Puzzle 9.9%
- #46 Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper
72% matchVery Positive81% of 1,336 reviews2009
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Recognized as one of the best licenses in gaming and lauded by the press, Sherlock Holmes is back with an investigation that is sure to be the most horrifying of the series. The famous detective stands against the most dangerous serial killer England has ever known - Jack the Ripper.
Why similar: Detective 24.7%, RPG 16.8%, Historical 15.7%, Adventure 13%, Investigation 12%
- #47 The Weeping Swan: Ten Days of the City's Fall
67% matchMixed59% of 8,400 reviews2026
Dev: 零创游戏(ZerocreationGame)
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A visual novel of brutal beauty and tragic love. You wake up trapped inside your own dark fantasy, Lion Camel Kingdom. To escape a ten-day demon massacre, you must survive and recover your memories to solve the mystery of a drowned Yangzhou courtesan.
Why similar: Historical 20.8%, Word Game 15.3%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Survival 10.3%, Mystery 9.5%
- #48 The Council
70% matchVery Positive84% of 5,631 reviews2018
Dev: Big Bad WolfPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Experience a Narrative Adventure where your choices and character growth truly matter. As a member of a 1793 secret society, live a tale of intrigue and manipulation on the hunt for your missing mother.
Why similar: Detective 21.5%, Historical 14.9%, RPG 12.3%, Mystery 9.9%, Conspiracy 9.4% ★
- #49 The Honeypot Murders
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Supernormal Games
Windows
Arthur thinks he’s a smart guy. He isn’t. Help him solve puzzles, investigate the town, and uncover the mystery of his friends disappearance in this quirky adventure game inspired by classic cartoons.
Why similar: Conspiracy 27.5% ★, Detective 17.5%, Investigation 16.7%, Mystery 11.9%, Puzzle 6.8%
- #50 Signal & Echo: Iris is Missing (demo)
69% matchVery Positive95% of 58 reviews2022
Dev: Kini Games
Windows
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 22%, Investigation 20.8%, Mystery 12.2%, Logic 10.9%, Retro 9.2%
- #51 FoldLoop
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Keyhole Studio
Windows
FoldLoop is a detective game that emphasizes logical reasoning. To escape the curse of endless cycles, you'll observe the sandbox from a higher dimension, analyze the rulebook, and deduce the secrets of the real world.
Why similar: Detective 20.2%, Conspiracy 18.6% ★, Investigation 14.3%, Logic 14.1%, Mystery 13.5%
- #52 Memoware
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Kuri1310
Windows · Mac · Linux
MEMOWARE! A small adventure, exploration and puzzle game where you must record the history of civilizations that vanished without a trace in a mountain with no name. Collect all the MEMORIES and organize them in each book of each civilization in chronological order.
Why similar: Investigation 19.2%, Historical 16.7%, Detective 13.8%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Mystery 12.3%
- #53 The Roottrees are Dead
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,392 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 26.3%, Investigation 18%, Mystery 16.1%, Logic 10.9%, Puzzle 10.5%
- #54 Insects Awaken
67% matchVery Positive90% of 458 reviews2025
Dev: HelloMeow
Windows · Mac
Insects Awaken is a puzzle visual novel set in the 1940s. It follows the story of Chen Shan, a young man entangled in espionage while defending his family and homeland. He embarks on a journey between the isolated cities of Chongqing and Shanghai, braving the chaos of war with his passion and youth.
Why similar: Historical 20.9%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, RPG 11.9%, Detective 9.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.9%
- #55 Eye 4 Eye
68% matchVery Positive98% of 82 reviews2023
Dev: Team Eye 4 EyePub: Yi Dai
Windows
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 20.7%, Investigation 18.5%, Conspiracy 17.5% ★, Mystery 13.1%, Retro 10.7%
- #56 江华号
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 178 reviews2023
Dev: 知音动漫Pub: IndieArk
Windows
《江华号》是一款国风水墨横版卷轴叙事游戏。1928年,武汉的大街小巷流传着一则“头七夜死者还魂”的诡异消息,引发各界关注。《楚城时报》新人记者虞慧龄奉命前去采访,却误打误撞,被种种谜团指引着登上了一艘名为“江华号”的豪华客轮。在那里,一段不为人知的隐秘往事渐渐浮出水面……
Why similar: Historical 17.9%, Word Game 16.8%, Investigation 14.9%, Detective 13.9%, Mystery 8.4%
- #57 TellTale - Casino Murder Case
66% matchMostly Positive73% of 26 reviews2024
Dev: NeruyaPub: Team Detective
Windows
[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 21.3%, Investigation 19.2%, Mystery 18.1%, Logic 13.7%, Puzzle 9.6%