- #1 The Case of the Golden Idol
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 11,013 reviews2022
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 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: Detective 22%, Investigation 18.8%, Crime 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Point & Click 11%
- #2 Misty Judgment
96% matchVery Positive94% of 1,519 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: FMV 20.3% ★, Detective 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Crime 11.1%, Immersive Sim 9.1%
- #3 Case Files: Behind Closed Doors
96% matchPositive90% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Think Ten Media Group
Windows
An FMV murder mystery, police interrogation, detective experience.
Why similar: FMV 21.8% ★, Crime 17.2%, Detective 15.8%, Investigation 12.8%, Immersive Sim 7.3%
- #4 她杀 - The Suspected Murder
95% matchVery Positive84% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: 麻辣工作室 Spicy GamesPub: INDIECN
Windows
Deep night, famous suspense novelist fell from the balcony, leaving his young wife an enormous heritage. Accident, or calculated murder?Novelist's nephew secretly began investigation.He found a hidden manuscript, which contains a creep story, as well as the key clues concerning its author's death.
Why similar: Detective 22.7%, Investigation 18.8%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Exploration 7.6%, Female Protagonist 6.3%
- #5 Cellveillance
94% matchVery Positive86% of 627 reviews2025
Dev: KARMAGAME HK LIMITEDPub: EpicDream Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
"Cellveillance" is a detective drama entertainment product, you will visit the apartment every day, and the entire apartment is responsible for everything that happens in the apartment, a mysterious organization asks you to return the information of the residents.
Why similar: FMV 27.3% ★, Detective 14.3%, Immersive Sim 14%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Visual Novel 9.3%
- #6 春泥 Soil of Rebirth
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 320 reviews2026
Dev: 午夜说书人
Windows
《春泥》是一款刑侦题材的悬疑解谜推理游戏。2018年中秋前夕,刑警程佑接到报案,动身前往泥塑匠林家处理一起家庭伤人案。随着调查深入,案件的疑点层层浮现,将她引向一连串尘封已久的谜团。往事的土壤正在松动,深埋的真相即将揭开......
Why similar: Crime 22.7%, Detective 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Investigation 14.1%, Mystery 7.5%
- #7 Paper Perjury
92% matchVery Positive89% of 235 reviews2024
Dev: Paper Cat Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 20.6%, Investigation 15.7%, Crime 14.7%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Female Protagonist 8.6%
- #8 Tokyo Detectives
93% matchMixed69% of 59 reviews2021
Dev: Rincho Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Detective 22.3%, Crime 21.1%, Investigation 18.2%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Point & Click 7.3%
- #9 CaseCracker3
91% matchVery Positive86% of 433 reviews2026
Dev: BlackRobe
Windows · Mac
Confronted with fragmented narratives and deceptive persons of interest, you must isolate crucial evidence. Shatter logical loopholes from testimonies and reconstruct the crime scene from subtle clues. Can you survive this immersive battle of wits?
Why similar: CRPG 18.6%, Detective 18%, Immersive Sim 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Point & Click 9.9%
- #10 The Operator
90% matchVery Positive92% of 8,890 reviews2024
Dev: Bureau 81
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 17%, FMV 15.1% ★, Investigation 14.5%, Crime 14.4%, Immersive Sim 11%
- #11 SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair
91% matchVery Positive91% of 129 reviews2016
Dev: Gosatsu Visual Novels
Windows · Mac · Linux
A secluded mountain resort, 10 friends, 1 murderer. Investigate, interrogate and present evidence as you solve various mysteries throughout the night. Will you be able to reach the truth and uncover the culprit’s identity? Or will your deductions lead you to blame someone completely innocent...?
Why similar: Detective 20.5%, Investigation 17.5%, Crime 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Visual Novel 12.3%
- #12 Connected Clue
89% matchVery Positive87% of 121 reviews2026
Dev: Alpheratz Games Pub: CFK Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Connected Clue is a quarter-view detective adventure game inspired by the atmosphere of 19th-century mystery novels. Gather clues, see through lies, and uncover the identity of the culprit shrouded in secrecy!
Why similar: Crime 25%, Detective 21%, Investigation 16%, Point & Click 11.8%, Female Protagonist 7%
- #13 For Your Tranquility
89% matchMixed68% of 195 reviews2023
Dev: Gamesung Games
Windows · Mac
It's a mystery game that reveals the truth through an autopsy. Be a forensic doctor and find out why the dead died.
Why similar: Crime 22.6%, Detective 21.6%, Point & Click 12.3%, Immersive Sim 10.7%, Visual Novel 9.8%
- #14 Mind Diver
86% matchVery Positive95% of 383 reviews2025
Dev: Indoor SunglassesPub: PLAYISM
Windows
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: Crime 18.7%, Detective 17.5%, Investigation 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Logic 7.8%
- #15 FLAM EVAW
85% matchVery Positive95% of 1,490 reviews2025
Dev: 北京万合瑞晟文化传媒有限公司
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In"FLAM EVAW ", you will continue to embody the community detective Maple Kurosawa, using your powerful detective and hacker skills to embark on a journey of investigation against the Rainbow Crime Organization with several female assistants of different styles.
Why similar: FMV 33.5% ★, Detective 20.8%, Immersive Sim 12.7%, First-Person 6.5%, Story Rich 5.2%
- #16 Case #1472
87% matchMixed57% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: Broken at Release Game Studio
Windows
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: Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Detective 18.8%, Investigation 15.2%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Realistic 8.1%
- #17 MMM: Murder Most Misfortunate
88% matchVery Positive83% of 128 reviews2017
Dev: Michael LongPub: Foolish Mortals Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A gruesome murder interrupts an evening party at a secluded mansion and you are the prime suspect! Explore the mansion, search for clues, and interrogate the other guests as you strive to unmask the killer in this open-ended mystery.
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.6%, Mystery 23%, Adventure 15.6%, Story Rich 14.9%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #18 No Case Should Remain Unsolved
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,733 reviews2024
Dev: Somi
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Twelve years after Senior Inspector Jeon Gyeong's retirement, she is visited by a young police officer: a woman who pleads with her to reexamine Seowon's case. But with each uncovered memory, only one thing becomes clear: everyone in Seowon's vicinity was lying.
Why similar: Investigation 18%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Detective 14.3%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Point & Click 11.2%
- #19 Chinatown Detective Agency
86% matchMostly Positive73% of 163 reviews2022
Dev: General Interactive Co.Pub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Chinatown Detective Agency is a cybernoir point and click adventure blending stunning retro design with innovative mechanics. Play as Amira Darma, an ex-cop who has just opened her own detective agency. Choose your clients, travel around the world and solve dangerous cases using real world research.
Why similar: Crime 21.7%, Detective 20.6%, Investigation 17.3%, Point & Click 11.9%, Female Protagonist 7.4%
- #20 Alex Hill: Whispers at White Oak Inn
84% matchVery Positive93% of 392 reviews2025
Dev: hannahontrek
Windows · Mac
A young woman died near the White Oak Inn. Now, her spirit is roaming around, and an employee is receiving strange letters. What dark secrets wait to be found? The clock is ticking and you, as Alex Hill, must uncover the truth before it’s too late.
Why similar: Detective 22%, Crime 16.2%, Point & Click 13%, Investigation 10%, Exploration 8.9%
- #21 This Bed We Made
82% matchVery Positive91% of 3,395 reviews2023
Dev: Lowbirth Games
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
This Bed We Made is a third-person mystery game in which you play as a maid in a 1950s hotel and snoop around strangers' rooms to uncover their deadly secrets. Discover what links guests together in this tale of love, heartbreak and murder!
Why similar: Crime 21.2%, Investigation 16.7%, Detective 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Female Protagonist 9.6%
- #22 Song of Farca: Prologue
83% matchVery Positive89% of 209 reviews2021
Dev: Wooden MonkeysPub: Alawar
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%
You are Isabella Song – a hacker PI. Your job is to hack cameras, phones, and computers, as well as question suspects, analyze evidence and draw conclusions. But don't forget that in Farca city, even criminals can end up victims.
Why similar: Detective 31.9%, Investigation 25.3%, Crime 14.4%, Exploration 8.9%, Simulation 7.4%
- #23 DETECTIVE - Rainy night
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 97 reviews2025
Dev: k148 Game StudioPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Detective Rainy Night is a narrative adventure with elements of deduction. Violent crimes, mature stories, and a touch of psychological horror await you at the Motel Holiday. Grab a pencil and paper because solving this case won’t be easy.
Why similar: Crime 22.1%, Detective 19.9%, Immersive Sim 14.2%, Point & Click 8.5%, Realistic 8.2%
- #24 The Murder Hotel
81% matchVery Positive93% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: Wegenbartho Games
Windows
Interrogate suspects, search for clues, & uncover a dastardly plot, as you solve a string of mystifying murders to help reluctant detective Ilmarinen escape the foreboding Fafnir Hotel.
Why similar: Detective 20.6%, Crime 20.1%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Immersive Sim 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%
- #25 LumineNight
79% matchVery Positive89% of 596 reviews2024
Dev: Spickasoft
Windows
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 28.9%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Investigation 13.9%, Point & Click 12.5%, Mystery 10.4%
- #26 Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders
80% matchMostly Positive72% of 185 reviews2025
Dev: coly Inc.
Windows · Mac
Famous detective Kosuke Kindaichi's first case, the Honjin Murder Mystery. Honjin descendant Kenzo Ichiyanagi and his new wife Katsuko Kubo lay dead in a bed of blood on the night of their wedding. Kosuke Kindaichi searches for the truth about this locked room murder mystery. However...
Why similar: Detective 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Investigation 17.6%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Immersive Sim 9.4%
- #27 Whispers of a Machine
79% matchVery Positive93% of 2,021 reviews2019
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Whispers of a Machine is a Sci-Fi Nordic Noir that tells the story of Vera, a cybernetically augmented detective in a post-AI world, who investigates a string of murders and unravels a dark conflict over forbidden technology.
Why similar: Detective 33.4%, Point & Click 25.4%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Mystery 9%, Adventure 6.4%
- #28 [Redacted] The Safehouse
77% matchVery Positive97% of 155 reviews2026
Dev: Heartbeast
Windows · Linux
You're a detective. Investigate the haunting events surrounding the murder of Ann Peterson and her boyfriend. Explore an old safehouse for clues, deduce keywords and reveal redacted words as you search Ann's digital journal, and piece together your case report as this unfortunate story unfolds.
Why similar: Detective 30.3%, Interactive Fiction 26.6%, Investigation 24.9%, Story Rich 7%, First-Person 5.2%
- #29 Oniria Crimes
81% matchVery Positive82% of 61 reviews2020
Dev: cKolmos narrative.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Oniria Crimes is an interactive noir novel with point & click mechanics. Explore crime scenes in a dreamlike world where objects are the only witnesses. Six cases, a hidden conspiracy. Only you can uncover the truth behind the crimes of Oniria.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Point & Click 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Logic 13.8%, Female Protagonist 11.8%
- #30 The Last Case of John Morley
78% matchVery Positive82% of 337 reviews2025
Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive StoriesPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Step into the mind of John Morley, a 1940s detective on his final case. Explore shadowed places long forgotten by time, and piece together crime scenes in a narrative adventure steeped in mystery, unexpected twists, and a truth buried for decades.
Why similar: Detective 28.3%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Exploration 10.3%, Realistic 9.8%, Mystery 9.6%
- #31 Inspector Schmidt - The Ebbing
78% matchVery Positive88% of 95 reviews2025
Dev: Active Fungus Studios
Windows · Linux
In this detective RPG, you untangle a thick web of intrigues, lies, and secrets that surround a mysterious death. Find the origin of eerie telegraph signals, question the villagers, decipher the strange symbols that are suddenly appearing all over town - and hide from the danger lurking in the moor.
Why similar: Detective 27.6%, Investigation 22.6%, Mystery 10.3%, Exploration 9.6%, First-Person 7.3%
- #32 Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit
76% matchVery Positive97% of 606 reviews2025
Dev: Default Cube Games
Windows · Mac
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: Detective 22.1%, Point & Click 22.1%, Investigation 16.3%, Mystery 15.5%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #33 Paradise Killer
76% matchVery Positive93% of 4,539 reviews2020
Dev: Kaizen Game WorksPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.
Why similar: Crime 20.5%, Detective 17.5%, Investigation 15.7%, Point & Click 10.4%, Female Protagonist 8.2%
- #34 A Case of Fraud
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 573 reviews2025
Dev: Hesperus Games
Windows · Mac
A short, non-linear detective adventure where every clue is hidden in plain sight. Carefully read and cross-reference documents to unravel a CEO’s disappearance and expose a case of fraud.
Why similar: Detective 24.6%, Crime 21.3%, Investigation 19.9%, Point & Click 12.1%, Logic 9.2%
- #35 Unheard - Voices of Crime
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 34,052 reviews2019
Dev: NEXT Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
What if you could hear every word spoken at the scene of a crime? “Acoustic Detectives” wanted for testing our new device! Return aurally to crime scenes and use the voices you hear to identify potential suspects and solve the mysteries. What is it that’s connecting these seemingly unrelated cases?
Why similar: Crime 22.6%, Detective 19.1%, Investigation 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Point & Click 8.9%
- #36 The Occult Detective
74% matchMostly Positive71% of 332 reviews2025
Dev: Battlecry Studio
Windows
A narrative detective game blended with supernatural elements. Play as a rookie investigator, discover vital clues in every case, dive into unscripted interrogations and uncover truths that break minds. But with each revelation, the world feels... less human.
Why similar: Detective 33.9%, Visual Novel 22.5%, Story Rich 10.9%, Mystery 10.5%, Exploration 9.3%
- #37 Murder Mystery Machine
77% matchMixed55% of 179 reviews2021
Dev: Blazing GriffinPub: Microids
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Join the District Crime Agency in this isometric, modern noir deduction thriller. Explore crime scenes in complex dioramas, organize your evidence effectively, and blur the lines between right and wrong to present your case. Do you have what it takes to be a real detective?
Why similar: Crime 33.5%, Detective 31.6%, Point & Click 14.9%, Mystery 8.9%, Female Protagonist 6.2%
- #38 Homicide Desk
73% matchMixed67% of 85 reviews2026
Dev: Shu'la Lab LLC
Windows
Read the evidence. Run the forensics. Question suspects in your own words, they lie, crack, or lawyer up. Accuse the wrong person, and Internal Affairs comes after you.
Why similar: Crime 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Detective 14.1%, Immersive Sim 13.2%, Point & Click 11.9%
- #39 Detective Grimoire
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,625 reviews2014
Dev: SFB Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Detective Grimoire has been called to investigate a murder. The owner of a small tourist attraction, seemingly killed by the mythical creature his attraction is based around... Explore the area, inspect the crime scene, grill suspects, solve puzzles, hunt for clues & uncover the secret of the swamp!
Why similar: Detective 21.4%, Crime 19.2%, Point & Click 13.5%, Investigation 13.2%, Visual Novel 12.1%
- #40 Red Line
73% matchVery Positive97% of 186 reviews2023
Dev: Rolling Cat StudioPub: indienova
Windows · Mac
Moving into a shabby apartment, a saturnine girl with hidden secrets finds a notebook that allows her to communicate with another world. A thrilling adventure taking place across multiple timelines ensues.
Why similar: Detective 25.8%, Mystery 16.4%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, RPG 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%
- #41 逆光迷途 Lost in Darklight
75% matchMixed52% of 83 reviews2023
Dev: Beijing Changyou Chuangxiang Software Technology Co., Ltd.Pub: Changyou.com HK Limited
Windows
Themed on urban suspense, Lost in Darklight is a live action interactive game. A retired ace soldier, four girls, a hidden chamber at home, genetic cloning tech... Experience interactive VR panoramic evidence searching with this game and decide your own ending. Every choice you make is crucial!
Why similar: FMV 27.1% ★, Immersive Sim 14.8%, Investigation 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%, Logic 7.4%
- #42 Nightmare Shift
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 259 reviews2025
Dev: Binary Lunar
Windows
Take on night shifts at a remote motel, handle unsettling guests, and navigate eerie events. Experience Emma’s unnerving apartment life, feel the unease of being watched, and question what’s real as the line between reality and nightmare blurs.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 22.3%, First-Person 14%, Story Rich 12.9%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Realistic 9.8%
- #43 CaseCracker2
70% matchVery Positive91% of 829 reviews2024
Dev: BlackRobePub: NPC Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Officer Jia has vanished, leaving a classified message pointing to the CaseCracker 2.0 system. Tear through suspects' alibis, look beyond the text, and extract hidden threads from seemingly unrelated intel. Will you find the ultimate truth, or a trap?
Why similar: Detective 25.5%, Immersive Sim 18.8%, Logic 12.4%, Point & Click 12%, Mystery 9.5%
- #44 Confidential Killings - A Detective Game
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 788 reviews2026
Dev: BRANEPub: Surefire.Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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: Detective 22.7%, Investigation 19%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Point & Click 12.9%, Logic 9.9%
- #45 MeiQi 2022
72% matchVery Positive80% of 107 reviews2022
Dev: QZQ Studio
Windows
At the end of 1990, there was a murder in Changzhuang community. Both mother and son were killed. The case is full of doubts. According to the clues, you plan to visit the murder scene alone at night, search for evidence, obtain clues, and crack the truth.
Why similar: Detective 31.3%, Exploration 14.1%, Mystery 12.5%, RPG 11.2%, First-Person 10.9%
- #46 The Rise of the Golden Idol
68% matchVery Positive93% of 4,156 reviews2024
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.8 hrsMean: 16.8 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: Detective 24.2%, Investigation 21.8%, Crime 20.2%, Mystery 9.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%
- #47 A Case of Distrust
71% matchVery Positive82% of 614 reviews2018
Dev: An Open Ben
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A Case of Distrust is a narrative mystery from 1924 San Francisco. Play as private investigator Phyllis Cadence Malone in this historical 2D adventure game.
Why similar: Detective 20.8%, Investigation 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Point & Click 11.7%
- #48 13层:公寓异常管理员 13 Floors: Anomalies
71% matchMixed65% of 126 reviews2024
Dev: LU
Windows
You get a strange job. Your job is to patrol a 13th-floor apartment, look for anomalies...
Why similar: Exploration 34.3%, First-Person 22.6%, Mystery 20.1%, Simulation 18.4%, Singleplayer 4.6%
- #49 ACCIDENTALLY
70% matchMixed69% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: M&K WORKSPub: Storytaco
Windows · Mac · Linux
A chance encounter. An inevitable murder. The truth always hides where you least expect it. Survive the night in this mansion.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Story Rich 8%, RPG 7.2%
- #50 Detective From The Crypt
70% matchVery Positive93% of 153 reviews2021
Dev: BOV
Windows · Linux
Jane wakes up in a crypt as a ghost. You are investigating the death of her family together. Seeking and researching evidences. Building an accusation based on them. You have a laboratory to research evidences. Play and get the feeling of being a true Victorian detective.
Why similar: Detective 23.5%, Investigation 17.5%, Point & Click 16.7%, Logic 12.1%, Exploration 9.7%
- #51 Methods: The Illusion Murders
69% matchVery Positive86% of 105 reviews2024
Dev: LockedOn GamesPub: Erabit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Detective Red July must stop a serial killer who patterns his murders after optical illusions in this mystery visual novel set in the world of Methods.
Why similar: Crime 17.9%, Detective 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Investigation 12%, Visual Novel 10.8%
- #52 Neon Hearts City
69% matchVery Positive84% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: Cosmic VoidPub: Dionous Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A private investigator, tracking a missing person, uncovers a conspiracy between humans and androids and a secret that could change everything. Neon Hearts City is a retro point-and-click adventure that thrusts you into a grungy cyberpunk city of the future.
Why similar: Detective 18.8%, Crime 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Investigation 15.9%, Point & Click 12.8%
- #53 Jessika
71% matchMixed68% of 239 reviews2020
Dev: Tritrie GamesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Jessika committed suicide, and it’s up to you to find out why she did what she did by prying into her digital past. What at first seems to be a job like any other quickly develops into a dark drama with twists and turns.
Why similar: FMV 27.1% ★, Crime 17.7%, Detective 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Mystery 6.5%
- #54 Detective Ridelle
68% matchVery Positive99% of 90 reviews2024
Dev: PuzzLab
Windows
Detective Ridelle is a cozy murder mystery game featuring escape room style puzzles. Find clues, interrogate suspects, solve the mystery - before it's too late.
Why similar: Detective 26.6%, Investigation 18.4%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Logic 9.5%
- #55 Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,386 reviews2025
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
In this point-and-click urban thriller, down-and-out private eye Kathy Rain will embark on her most dangerous case yet — the pursuit of the notorious serial killer known as the Soothsayer. Find clues, gather evidence, connect the dots, and confront the murderer before the hunter becomes the hunted…
Why similar: Detective 22.7%, Investigation 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Point & Click 14.2%, Female Protagonist 8.9%
- #56 Murders on the Yangtze River
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 21,291 reviews2024
Dev: OMEGAMES STUDIO
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.4 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 36.4%, Investigation 17.2%, Logic 9.8%, Mystery 8.8%, Exploration 8%
- #57 Card Detective
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 189 reviews2023
Dev: 神探饭店制作组
Windows · Mac
Players will take on the role of newspaper reporter Hazel Gong, who was originally covering a practice exercise at an abandoned building site, but stumbles upon a mysterious corpse in an accidental collapse!
Why similar: Crime 46%, Mystery 15%, RPG 12.9%, Exploration 12.2%, Story Rich 11.8%
- #58 Maggie's Apartment
68% matchVery Positive97% of 128 reviews2017
Dev: Anatola Howard
Windows
Locked in her one-room apartment, Maggie Mallowne must uncover the mysterious celebrity conspiracies of the outside world by talking to her neighbors through her apartment walls
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #59 The Real Face of a VTuber
64% matchVery Positive92% of 340 reviews2026
Dev: 莉莉恩工作室Pub: WhisperGames
Windows
A narrative courtroom adventure all about VTubers! Players will take the role of prosecutor Justin Truth and investigate a murder at a VTuber agency, doing their best to uncover the identity of both the killer and VTuber's real face.
Why similar: Detective 25.5%, Crime 23.4%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Point & Click 10.1%, Mystery 8.7%
- #60 烧尾宴
65% matchVery Positive85% of 94 reviews2025
Dev: 有点正经
Windows
This detective interactive game casts you as an officer solving a murder at a remote inn. Freely type to question NPCs, who react dynamically. Uncover the truth or enjoy playful interactions—it’s your call. Immerse yourself in The Ancient unsolved cases!
Why similar: Detective 25%, Immersive Sim 19.5%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Logic 11.4%, Exploration 9.3%