60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Story Rich, Detective, Investigation, Mystery.
Desktop mystery: you're journalist Max Drascher, reopening Jory Michener's 2016 disappearance for a GlimmerTV documentary. Email, web searches, social feeds, phone calls. Every clue lives on your machine. Evansburg would rather you let it rest.
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.
Profiler Files - New Orleans
A narrative adventure blending point-and-click and visual novel elements. Play as a young FBI agent in New Orleans, investigate crime scenes, profile suspects, and make choices that shape a branching story mixing offbeat humor with a gripping crime thriller.
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 12.5%, Investigation 12.5%, Dialogue Heavy 11%, Mystery 10%, Interactive Fiction 9%
A narrative adventure blending point-and-click and visual novel elements. Play as a young FBI agent in New Orleans, investigate crime scenes, profile suspects, and make choices that shape a branching story mixing offbeat humor with a gripping crime thriller.
Why similar: Investigation 12.7%, Detective 12.3%, Crime 12.3%, 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 15.2%, Investigation 13.3%, 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 13.6%, Investigation 12.8%, Crime 10.8%, Dialogue Heavy 9.2%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%
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 13.1%, Crime 12.4%, Investigation 11.5%, Dialogue Heavy 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%
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 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 10%, 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 19.1%, Detective 17.9%, Investigation 12.1%, Mystery 9.7%, Point & Click 8.5%
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 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Crime 12.5%, Detective 10%, Mystery 9%
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%, Investigation 16.8%, Crime 16.8%, Dialogue Heavy 11%, Mystery 11%
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 17.9%, Crime 16.6%, Mystery 10.4%, Visual Novel 9.1%
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 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Detective 12.3%, Investigation 11.3%, Text-Based 10.8%
A dark detective thriller where folklore is real, violence is chilling, and every choice has consequences.
Why similar: Detective 17.7%, Investigation 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%, Choices Matter 8.9%, Crime 8.8%
[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 20.4%, Crime 16.6%, Mystery 10.9%, Point & Click 9.4%
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: Investigation 14.9%, Detective 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Text-Based 13%, Dialogue Heavy 12.2%
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 18.9%, Crime 18%, Mystery 10.6%, Point & Click 9.4%, Investigation 9.3%
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 14.4%, Dialogue Heavy 10.9%, Point & Click 9.8%, Visual Novel 8.9%
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 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Mystery 10.2%, Choices Matter 6.9%
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 14.8%, Crime 13.3%, Investigation 13.3%, Detective 11.3%, Mystery 10.4%
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 14.1%, Investigation 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Dialogue Heavy 9.8%
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 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Dialogue Heavy 9.6%, Visual Novel 9.1%
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 18%, Detective 16.8%, Investigation 16%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Text-Based 8.2%
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 18.7%, Dialogue Heavy 16.8%, Investigation 16.5%, Crime 14.3%, Visual Novel 10.1%
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 10.4%, Text-Based 10%, Point & Click 8.2%
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 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Investigation 11.3%, Dialogue Heavy 10.8%
Step into a small town in 90s fictional China as a grieving detective. In a place plagued by twisted homicides, the truth hides in the lies. Interrogate unpredictable witnesses, expose their contradictions, and rebuild a suspect’s face from an imperfect memory. Just like yours.
Why similar: Detective 20.1%, Investigation 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Mystery 11%, Visual Novel 6.9%
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: Investigation 17.3%, Crime 17.3%, Detective 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Mystery 9.4%
Uncover the truth behind an idol's disappearance, weeks before her big debut. Whispers of the Luminaries blends a classic detective story with the dark side of the idol entertainment industry.
Why similar: Detective 15.3%, Crime 15%, Investigation 13.9%, Text-Based 9.7%, Mystery 8.7%
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 20.7%, Investigation 18.3%, Crime 18.3%, Mystery 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%
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 22.6%, Crime 18.5%, Detective 17.6%, Mystery 10.7%, Text-Based 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 18.6%, Mystery 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%, Choices Matter 7.9%
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 17.7%, 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 14.1%, Investigation 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Mystery 9.3%
A short literary mystery game set in Oxford and Borneo
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Text-Based 14.8%, Detective 12.2%, Investigation 12.1%, Mystery 10%
A mystery adventure game where you investigate 3D evidence and uncover the truth behind each case through the clues left behind.
Why similar: Investigation 21.6%, Crime 19.8%, Detective 19.3%, Mystery 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%
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 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Mystery 9.3%
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 16.1%, Dialogue Heavy 11.8%, Mystery 9.5%
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 16.4%, Investigation 13.1%, Mystery 10.1%, Point & Click 9.7%
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 16%, Crime 13.7%, Dialogue Heavy 12%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Detective 21.5%, Investigation 20.8%, Crime 18.5%, Mystery 10.3%, Visual Novel 9.2%
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 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Detective 13.1%, Crime 12.9%, Mystery 10.7%
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 11.6%, Dialogue Heavy 11.6%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Mystery 8.9%, Point & Click 8.2%
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 14.5%, Investigation 14.2%, 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 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Text-Based 9.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.3%
Black File is a story-driven detective simulator set in Istanbul. Investigate crime scenes, inspect evidence, connect clues, interrogate suspects, and uncover the truth behind a file that should have stayed closed.
Why similar: Detective 20.4%, Investigation 19.2%, Mystery 10.1%, Crime 9.6%, Dialogue Heavy 9.6%
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 15.6%, Detective 13.9%, Dialogue Heavy 11.1%, Mystery 8.9%, Point & Click 7.9%
A noir detective gamebook where careless reading gets you killed. A tycoon has vanished: 4 investigation paths, 780 choices, 11 endings — 85% of all runs end in death or prison. Every clue you uncover stays in your case file forever. Originally written in Brazilian Portuguese. The case is yours.
Why similar: Detective 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Investigation 12.3%, Crime 11.7%, Text-Based 11.2%
A deceptively cozy narrative game about an alchemist that immigrates to a new country and opens an apothecary. Get to know your weird and wonderful community, brew the potions your customers need, and use your words to stir up a country on the brink of change.
Why similar: Investigation 21.9%, Detective 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Choices Matter 9.2%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
Find the Golden Pineapple and the crimes against the Mayans. In Pineapple Legend, solve investigations with amusing and humorous situations. Explore the city of Takitani: investigate, solve puzzles, collect cards, equip accessories, fish, garden, fight in the arena, and increase your affinity!!!
Why similar: Investigation 16%, Crime 14.8%, Detective 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Text-Based 8.7%
Federal Cadet is a single-player police simulation and investigation game. Start as a cadet in Pinewood, patrol the town, question witnesses and suspects, analyze evidence, and rise through the department ranks.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Crime 15.1%, Detective 12.7%, Investigation 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%
Play as amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to investigate a cursed black cat statue that has been terrorizing a local theater.
Why similar: Detective 17.7%, Investigation 17.6%, Crime 12.9%, Mystery 11.4%, Point & Click 10%
A 2D point-and-click mystery set in the wild 1990s of Slovakia and Czechia. As two young reporters, follow a dead straw man, missing files, locked doors, and paper trails into a case that was never meant to be opened.
Why similar: Detective 21.1%, Investigation 20.6%, Crime 15.2%, Point & Click 12.6%, Mystery 10.7%
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%, Investigation 15.8%, Dialogue Heavy 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Visual Novel 9.2%
A narrative detective game about solving mysteries through investigation, evidence, and conversation. Question suspects in your own words, photograph clues, and piece together the truth in a town full of secrets. Who is lying, and what are they hiding?
Why similar: Detective 19%, Investigation 18%, Dialogue Heavy 14.9%, Crime 14%, Mystery 10.4%
Join rookie attorney Apollo Justice and his mentor, the legendary Phoenix Wright, in this collection of 3 games! This title features 16 episodes (including previously DLC-only episodes) and supports English, French, German, Japanese Korean, and Traditional and Simplified Chinese.
Why similar: Detective 21%, Investigation 19.2%, Crime 15.1%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Mystery 10%
A philosophical interactive visual novel about everyday interactions
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Detective 14.6%, Investigation 13.2%, Visual Novel 10%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%
A text-driven noir murder mystery where you literally read the room. Search for clues in the text, photograph evidence, and interrogate suspects to solve the murder of fashion icon Margot Voss.
Why similar: Detective 22%, Investigation 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Mystery 10.7%, Text-Based 10.4%
This choices-matter visual novel is narrative-heavy, filled with beautifully illustrated characters, intricate stories, and two distinct endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Crime 13.5%, Detective 11.3%, Investigation 10.8%, Visual Novel 9.9%
