60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Detective, Mystery, Investigation, Story Rich.
The Cold Cases: Remembering Jory is a story rich, investigative mystery game where your only tools are your contacts and the people you can find and get to talk to you. Read through old internet archives, pick out what is important, and solve the mystery of the 10 year old cold case.
Água Suja (Nobody Dies Here)
An investigation and courtroom visual novel set in the electoral courts of a small Brazilian city. A first-case lawyer, a doctored campaign flyer, and a document with a date that does not add up. Two routes of around eight hours, six endings and a final act.
Kamilia
Kamilia is a story-driven, choices-matter detective mystery. Follow a talented painter who finds himself wrapped up in an unsolved case, as he tries to unveil a hidden truth that has been buried for years.
An investigation and courtroom visual novel set in the electoral courts of a small Brazilian city. A first-case lawyer, a doctored campaign flyer, and a document with a date that does not add up. Two routes of around eight hours, six endings and a final act.
Why similar: Detective 16.9%, Investigation 15.4%, Crime 11.5%, Mystery 9.2%, Visual Novel 8.9%
Kamilia is a story-driven, choices-matter detective mystery. Follow a talented painter who finds himself wrapped up in an unsolved case, as he tries to unveil a hidden truth that has been buried for years.
Why similar: Detective 12.6%, Investigation 12.4%, Dialogue Heavy 10.9%, Mystery 10%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%
Can you solve a murder with only your wits, cocktail shaker, and silver tongue? Last Night Last Call is a narrative detective game where you mix cocktails, interrogate suspects, gather clues, and shape relationships to solve five murders. Every customer has something to hide.
Why similar: Detective 13%, Investigation 12.9%, Crime 12.4%, Dialogue Heavy 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%
10 EPISODES. 8 HOURS+ OF GAMEPLAY. HUMOR, CHOICES, MULTIPLE ENDINGS. PROFILING, INTERROGATIONS AND INVESTIGATION. Play as a young FBI agent in New Orleans: search scenes, interrogate and profile suspects. Make choices that shape a branching story mixing offbeat humor with a gripping crime thriller.
Why similar: Investigation 12.6%, Detective 12.3%, Crime 12.2%, Dialogue Heavy 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%
A mystery game where you investigate a murder by searching the crime scene and interrogating AI-powered NPCs with unique personas.
Why similar: Detective 15.3%, Investigation 13.2%, Dialogue Heavy 12.7%, Mystery 9.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%
Step into a suspenseful murder mystery at a prestigious boarding school. As a new student, you must question AI-driven suspects, uncover secrets, and solve the murder before the police arrive. Your choices determine the outcome—can you find the real killer before it’s too late?
Why similar: Detective 13.7%, Investigation 12.7%, Crime 10.8%, Dialogue Heavy 9.2%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%
COLIVING is an interactive narrative adventure where you play as a hard-boiled detective and a relentless journalist on two distinct paths. As their cases converge on a shared apartment, your choices shape a complex, branching story. Trust no one—the real danger lives right behind the wall.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Crime 13.8%, Investigation 11.5%, Detective 11.3%, Choices Matter 9%
Enter the burned crime scene and restore 8 cases from the past. The crime scene photos and records have been charred black, but as a cold case investigator, your deduction and forensic skills can reveal what happened. Search by keyword, reconstruct the sequence of events, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 19.3%, Investigation 13%, Mystery 12.5%, Text-Based 12%, Point & Click 8.8%
Use your psychic powers to read minds and catch an elusive serial killer!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Crime 13.8%, Detective 11.8%, Investigation 11.4%, Visual Novel 9.9%
You're an insurance investigator. Review evidence, spot fraud, make decisions. Every case is a puzzle — approve, reject, or negotiate. Limited energy, a ticking clock, and your reputation on the line
Why similar: Detective 18.4%, Crime 14.9%, Dialogue Heavy 13.1%, Investigation 12.7%, Mystery 8.9%
The star magician of Morgan’s Traveling Circus is missing, but the show must go on! In this non-linear detective visual novel, unravel the mystery from two different perspectives as you learn the varying stories of an entire circus of performers, each with their own lives... and their own secrets.
Why similar: Detective 13.2%, Crime 12.3%, Investigation 11.5%, Dialogue Heavy 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%
A psychological surveillance adventure. Observe 16 real-time CCTV feeds as TOBOR, a spy unit uncovering secrets in a dystopian bunker. Monitor suspects, collect evidence, and choose who survives. Multiple endings.
Why similar: Investigation 12.2%, Detective 12%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Text-Based 9.7%, Dialogue Heavy 9.1%
Take on the role of Detective Kobayashi, the one and only genius detective who has a reputation for solving any case, however dark or difficult...if he isn't playing games at the office or awkwardly hitting on girls, that is.
Why similar: Crime 19%, Detective 18%, Investigation 12.1%, Mystery 9.7%, Point & Click 8.5%
Investigate a replayable Hollywood murder mystery where everyone has something to hide. Question guests, uncover contradictions, and identify the killer before they escape justice.
Why similar: Detective 17.1%, Crime 16.7%, Investigation 16.7%, Dialogue Heavy 11%, Mystery 11%
Who killed your best friend?! Find out the truth before 4 suspects frame you instead! Death Becomes You is a mystery visual novel where you untangle the dark secrets and relationships between your fellow magic university students.
Why similar: Investigation 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Crime 12.5%, Detective 10%, Mystery 9%
Curtain Call in Flames is a single-player 2D courtroom mystery visual novel set in a traditional Chinese puppet troupe. As defense attorney Bian Bo, investigate a murder, question witnesses, examine evidence, and expose contradictions in court to uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 21.1%, Investigation 17.8%, Crime 16.6%, Mystery 10.4%, Visual Novel 9.2%
A dark detective thriller where folklore is real, violence is chilling, and every choice has consequences.
Why similar: Detective 17.6%, Investigation 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%, Crime 9%, Choices Matter 8.8%
No criminal has ever been a match for you, and everybody is looking forward to a description of your brilliant deductions. There is just one small problem. One tiny detail that makes it different this time. A mere trifle, really. This time you have no idea who did it.
Why similar: Detective 14.9%, Investigation 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Text-Based 13%, Dialogue Heavy 12.2%
Homicide detective Ralph is distraught when his trusted, reliable partner goes missing around the same time strange killings begin to take place. While solving the case, Ralph is paired up with an impish rookie he can't get along with.
Why similar: Crime 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Detective 12.3%, Investigation 11.2%, Text-Based 10.7%
[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 21.2%, Investigation 20.3%, Crime 16.5%, Mystery 10.9%, Point & Click 9.4%
Takumi, a high school student, gains the power to make others experience hallucinations indistinguishable from reality. What begins as a tool for revenge soon changes his fate forever. A psychological suspense visual novel where your choices shape the ending.
Why similar: Crime 14.7%, Investigation 12.9%, Psychological 12.1%, Mystery 10.7%, Visual Novel 10.5%
Salvation or Damnation? Measure the worth of human souls in this psychological anime & FMV visual novel about moral dilemma! Will you allow your prejudices to call the shots? Or can you remain unbiased?
Why similar: Investigation 20%, Psychological 10.9%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Point & Click 8.5%, Text-Based 7.2%
A story-driven deduction game set in Okayama, Japan, where everyone has an answer—but you need evidence. Examine evidence and records, cross-reference witness accounts, reconstruct timelines, and separate plausible theories from provable facts across six murder investigations.
Why similar: Detective 21.6%, Crime 20.4%, Mystery 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Dialogue Heavy 9.6%
After a crime has occurred within the walls of a university, the main character finds himself in the very epicenter of events. So be patient and put on your knight's armor. Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of student life and other people's secrets.
Why similar: Detective 18.3%, Investigation 14.3%, Dialogue Heavy 10.8%, Point & Click 9.9%, Visual Novel 9%
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: Detective 19%, Crime 18%, Mystery 10.6%, Point & Click 9.5%, Investigation 9.2%
You make every interaction with her feel like coincidence. You know her far more than she could ever imagine. But you don't seem to realize, a butterfliy don't usually fly into the net on their own.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Crime 13.3%, Investigation 13.2%, Detective 11.3%, Mystery 10.3%
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 18.7%, Investigation 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Mystery 10.2%, Visual Novel 6.9%
Trials of Innocence is an indie courtroom detective game. Step into the shoes of the main character, rookie lawyer Luna Ray, and navigate her journey through the legal world. Unravel a shocking conspiracy that changes the fate of many, including herself, and confront her inner choices.
Why similar: Detective 16.8%, Crime 14%, Investigation 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Dialogue Heavy 9.8%
Interrogate your own player characters in this six-chapter murder mystery! Your decisions determine how many clues are uncovered for the final player character, the detective. Explore each stage of grief: Chapter 1 stars Orven as he navigates the shocking deaths of his dream and his hero.
Why similar: Detective 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Investigation 10.3%, Text-Based 10%, Point & Click 8.2%
Shamrock Creations is proud to present Watashi Suzume. A story that explores the far reaching impacts that love, friendship, and understanding have on not only our own lives, but how we view life itself. All wrapped up in a supernatural murder mystery narrative that we think everyone will enjoy.
Why similar: Investigation 16.1%, Text-Based 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Dialogue Heavy 9.6%, Visual Novel 9.2%
戏班内扑朔迷离的死亡，步步紧逼的幕后黑手，封闭剧场内的死亡倒计时，案件主角的生命和救赎都取决于你的决断。当第一桩案件尘埃落定，你以为可以回到现实世界时，轮回之路才刚刚开始……
Why similar: Crime 17.9%, Detective 16.8%, Investigation 16%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Visual Novel 8.3%
Play as Captain Grégoire Lefèbvre and investigate the murder of a controversial country priest in this gripping historical detective thriller.
Why similar: Detective 15.1%, Crime 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Investigation 11.2%, Dialogue Heavy 10.8%
Linework is a story about a broken grieving detective set in 1990s Gui Dou, a town full of mysteries. Solve each murder with clues they left behind, and discover the truth behind your wife’s death
Why similar: Detective 20.1%, Investigation 19%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Mystery 11%, Visual Novel 7%
A sci-fi interrogation game. No more than ten people in the galaxy can do your job. The person across the table is already convicted. Find out why they did it, then decide what the truth will cost them.
Why similar: Detective 17.2%, Investigation 16.8%, Crime 12.6%, Dialogue Heavy 12.2%, Mystery 8.5%
Immerse yourself in a chilling, interactive cold-case investigation. Review crime scene photos, decrypt restricted hard drives, compare evidence, and deliver your final report in Ashes of Holloway Bay, a dark, atmospheric detective experience where every detail matters.
Why similar: Detective 20.8%, Crime 18.2%, Investigation 18.2%, Mystery 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%
Uncover the truth behind an idol's disappearance, weeks before her debut. Whispers of the Luminaries is a narrative-driven game that blends a classic detective story with the dark side of the idol entertainment industry.
Why similar: Detective 15.4%, Crime 15%, Investigation 13.8%, Text-Based 9.6%, Mystery 8.7%
After being away at college, you meet up with two of your friends at a local movie theatre. What starts out as a simple reunion, quickly unravels to be a gruesome murder mystery with your friend as the victim. It is now your mission to find out who did it, and how in this visual novel style game.
Why similar: Crime 17.2%, Investigation 17.2%, Detective 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Mystery 9.4%
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 19.5%, Investigation 18.5%, Mystery 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%, Choices Matter 7.8%
Miles Edgeworth's dramatic turnabouts take center stage! Experience both Ace Attorney Investigations games in one gorgeous collection! Investigate crime scenes and solve tough, intriguing cases through logic and deduction. When Edgeworth's past and present collide, his future begins!
Why similar: Investigation 22.5%, Crime 18.5%, Detective 17.7%, Mystery 10.7%, Text-Based 9.4%
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 20.1%, Investigation 17.6%, Crime 15.4%, Visual Novel 11%, Mystery 10.4%
Step into the role of a federal investigator and uncover the truth behind every disaster. Recover black boxes, cross-reference evidence, expose contradictions, and name the real cause before an innocent takes the fall. Every conclusion matters in this tense investigation sim full of twists.
Why similar: Detective 18.4%, Investigation 17.6%, Mystery 10.2%, Text-Based 10.1%, Crime 9.2%
Paris, 1888. In this detective visual novel inspired by Ace Attorney and Golden Idol, play as a matchmaker-detective striving to keep her marriage agency open. Meet colourful characters, uncover their secrets, and spread love throughout the city!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 15.9%, Detective 14.2%, Investigation 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Mystery 9.3%
A mystery adventure game where you investigate 3D evidence and uncover the truth behind each case through the clues left behind.
Why similar: Investigation 21.5%, Crime 19.7%, Detective 19.3%, Mystery 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%
A short literary mystery game set in Oxford and Borneo
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Text-Based 14.7%, Detective 12.2%, Investigation 12.1%, Mystery 10%
A young man disappeared in a Slavic village. You show up with three companions and a few days to find out what really happened, before the water decides to answer for itself. Based on Adam Wołoszczuk's award-winning scenario "A kto dziewczyna?", with 11 different ways it can end.
Why similar: Investigation 15.7%, Dialogue Heavy 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Text-Based 9.7%, Mystery 8.9%
Immerse yourself in a psychological thriller with narrative adventure elements and unsettling details. Join Detective Bennett on his final case and uncover dark secrets in a world where reality bends and sanity wavers.
Why similar: Crime 16.3%, Detective 15.5%, Investigation 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Mystery 9.3%
Murder Mystery Mayhem AI is a single-player detective game set in a stylish 1920s world of secrets, suspicion, and social intrigue. Talk freely to a colorful cast of cunning suspects, gather clues, uncover motives, and deduce who among them is the killer.
Why similar: Detective 16.3%, Investigation 15.9%, Crime 13.7%, Dialogue Heavy 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%
An evidence-based detective game set in rural India. Investigate your friend's disappearance by searching crime scenes, interrogating suspects, and presenting proof to break through lies. Race against time to expose a conspiracy before the 9:45 PM train leaves.
Why similar: Detective 17%, Investigation 16.8%, Crime 16%, Dialogue Heavy 11.8%, Mystery 9.5%
Join a serial killer enthusiast group to solve the town's recent murders in this mystery visual novel adventure, featuring point-and-click and text-based investigation and a detailed story.
Why similar: Investigation 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Detective 13.2%, Crime 12.8%, Mystery 10.6%
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Detective 21.6%, Investigation 20.7%, Crime 18.5%, Mystery 10.3%, Visual Novel 9.2%
In this 3D visual novel, follow failed screenwriter Junon as she attempts to make it through the most pivotal day in her life. Relive the past, alter the present, and embrace the future, or without your help, Junon’s story might end in a wreck.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Dialogue Heavy 11.6%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Mystery 8.9%, Point & Click 8.3%
Solve your own murder in this thrilling true crime adventure game. You've come face-to-face with your fate and someone close to you is going to kill you...unless you find out who it is before the time runs out!
Why similar: Crime 16.5%, Detective 16.5%, Investigation 13%, Mystery 10.1%, Point & Click 9.7%
Can you mix a cocktail while eye-to-eye with a criminal? Find out in Best Served Cold, a murder mystery set in a bustling speakeasy where you serve customers, make friends and enemies, and solve crimes. At the Nightcap bar, prohibition is a killer… and so are some of your customers!
Why similar: Detective 19.1%, Investigation 15.7%, Dialogue Heavy 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Visual Novel 9.3%
Mistmoon Falls is an open world murder mystery set in a farm-sim town that's now sans farmer. Question the locals, use tools to uncover clues, form hypotheses, and sift through some sinister goings-on to find the killer.
Why similar: Detective 16.8%, Crime 14.4%, Investigation 14.1%, Dialogue Heavy 13.5%, Mystery 9.2%
A narrative investigation game played across multiple sessions. Read corporate documents, cross-reference fragments, and build a persistent Dossier as an AI uncovering the conspiracy — and the murder — at the heart of the network it lives in. Knowledge is the only progression.
Why similar: Detective 14.8%, Investigation 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Text-Based 9.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.3%
A Master murdered. A dying wish: "Kill La." Nine suspects. One killer. All named 「La」. Valhalla hunts the truth by diving into their memories — in a world beautiful and cruel as a doll. Which 「La」 pulled the strings?
Why similar: Investigation 15.5%, Detective 13.9%, Dialogue Heavy 11.1%, Mystery 8.9%, Point & Click 7.9%
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 20.5%, Investigation 19.1%, Mystery 10.1%, Crime 9.6%, Dialogue Heavy 9.6%
Noir gamebook, now fully in English. A magnate vanishes from an office locked from the inside: 4 trails, 780 choices, 11 endings, and no luck to save you. 85% of runs end in death or arrest. You die; the case goes on — the dossier doesn't forget.
Why similar: Detective 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Investigation 12.3%, Crime 11.6%, Text-Based 11.1%
