- #1 Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong
97% matchMixed63% of 730 reviews2023
Dev: Big Bad WolfPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Play as 3 vampires, wield their powers wisely, and strike the right balance between your human and animal side in a heart-pounding story in which your choices will decide the fate of Boston.
Why similar: Choices Matter 25.9%, RPG 13.3%, Story Rich 12.6%, Detective 9.7%, Adventure 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: Like The Council, this game features a heavy emphasis on social combat, RPG-style character progression, and navigating complex political conspiracies.
- #2 The Wolf Among Us
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 40,122 reviews2013
Dev: Telltale
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
From the makers of the 2012 Game of the Year: The Walking Dead, comes a thriller based on the award-winning Fables comic books. As Bigby Wolf you will discover that a brutal, bloody murder is just a taste of things to come in a game series where your every decision can have enormous consequences.
Why similar: Detective 23.8%, Episodic 23.4% ★, Choices Matter 17.1%, Story Rich 8.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty detective story that excels at branching narrative choices and high-stakes dialogue encounters.
- #3 The Forgotten City
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 13,586 reviews2021
Dev: Modern StorytellerPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
The Forgotten City is a narrative-driven time loop adventure in ancient Rome. Discover the ruins of an ancient underground city, travel 2000 years into the past, and unravel the mystery of who destroyed it by cleverly exploiting the power to wind back time. The fate of the city is in your hands.
Why similar: Choices Matter 31.4%, Mystery 17.4%, RPG 14.6%, Story Rich 13.8%, Adventure 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: This historical mystery forces you to navigate a time-looping city where your choices and social interactions determine the fate of its inhabitants.
- #4 Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
95% matchVery Positive93% of 130,397 reviews2019
Dev: ZA/UM
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.
Why similar: Detective 31%, Choices Matter 27.9%, RPG 17.1%, Story Rich 14.1%, Adventure 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers the gold standard for narrative-driven RPGs, where your character's internal stats and choices fundamentally alter the investigation.
- #5 The Case of the Golden Idol
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,922 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 29.3%, Choices Matter 14.3%, Mystery 12.1%, Historical 10.2%, Conspiracy 9.7% ★
Why You'll Like It: A brilliant deduction game that captures the feeling of piecing together a complex, multi-layered conspiracy.
- #6 Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
94% matchVery Positive89% of 7,986 reviews2014
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Become the most celebrated detective of all time: Sherlock Holmes! Use your impressive talents as a detective to solve six thrilling and varied cases: murders, missing persons, spectacular thefts and numerous investigations that sometimes lead you into the realms of the fantastic.
Why similar: Detective 46.6%, Mystery 11.8%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Adventure 9.1%, Story Rich 7%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive detective experience for those who enjoy gathering clues and making final deductions.
- #7 Pentiment
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,748 reviews2022
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 10.5 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: Detective 21.5%, Historical 16.4%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Story Rich 10.7%, Mystery 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: Set in a historical period, this game masterfully blends investigation with deep, choice-driven narrative consequences.
- #8 Call of Cthulhu®
93% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,859 reviews2018
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
1924. Private Investigator Pierce is sent to look into the tragic death of the Hawkins family. Plunge into a world of creeping madness and cosmic horror. Cryptic clues, shadowy figures, and pure terror bar your way as you fight to retain your sanity and solve an otherworldly mystery.
Why similar: Detective 35.3%, Story Rich 11.7%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Mystery 10.1%, RPG 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: Combines investigative gameplay with psychological horror and RPG elements similar to the occult themes found in The Council.
- #9 Heavy Rain
91% matchVery Positive86% of 30,842 reviews2020
Dev: Quantic Dream
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Experience a gripping psychological thriller filled with innumerable twists and turns. The hunt is on for a murderer known only as the Origami Killer. Four characters, each following their own leads, must take part in a desperate attempt to prevent the killer from claiming a new victim.
Why similar: Choices Matter 35.7%, Detective 23.7%, Story Rich 13.5%, Multiple Endings 7.5%, Mystery 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A pioneer in the interactive drama genre, focusing on investigation and high-tension decision-making.
- #10 Detroit: Become Human
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 260,419 reviews2020
Dev: Quantic Dream
Windows
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 19.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Detroit: Become Human puts the destiny of both mankind and androids in your hands, taking you to a near future where machines have become more intelligent than humans. Every choice you make affects the outcome of the game, with one of the most intricately branching narratives ever created.
Why similar: Choices Matter 54.9%, Story Rich 21.3%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Adventure 4.8%, Atmospheric 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: This cinematic experience provides a massive web of branching paths where every decision significantly impacts the story's outcome.
- #11 Blacksad: Under the Skin
90% matchVery Positive83% of 6,950 reviews2019
Dev: Pendulo StudiosPub: Microids
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
BLACKSAD: Under the Skin - A dark corruption scandal in the heart of the New York City's underworld for charismatic detective John Blacksad!
Why similar: Detective 29.9%, Choices Matter 23.1%, Mystery 10.7%, Story Rich 10.7%, Adventure 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A noir-inspired detective adventure that emphasizes dialogue choices and character observation.
- #12 Twin Mirror
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,721 reviews2021
Dev: DON'T NOD
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The small town of Basswood will be changed forever by ex-investigative journalist Sam Higgs in this thrilling narrative experience from award-winning studio DON'T NOD. Will you find the truth – no matter the cost?
Why similar: Detective 29.5%, Choices Matter 25.7%, Story Rich 11.4%, Mystery 10.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological thriller that uses a unique mind palace mechanic to help you reconstruct crime scenes.
- #13 Gamedec - Definitive Edition
89% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,735 reviews2021
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Anshar Publishing
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Gamedec is a single-player cyberpunk isometric RPG. You are a game detective, who solves crimes inside virtual worlds. Use your wits to gather info from your witnesses and suspects, getting to the bottom of deceptive schemes. The game continually adapts to your decisions and never judges.
Why similar: Detective 27.5%, Choices Matter 21.9%, RPG 12.1%, Story Rich 10.7%, Mystery 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A pure detective RPG that relies entirely on your investigative choices and deduction skills rather than combat.
- #14 Batman - The Telltale Series
88% matchVery Positive88% of 18,169 reviews2016
Dev: Telltale
Windows
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Enter the fractured psyche of Bruce Wayne and discover the powerful and far-reaching consequences of your choices as the Dark Knight.
Why similar: Episodic 28.7% ★, Choices Matter 28.2%, Detective 11.8%, Story Rich 11.7%, Adventure 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features the signature Telltale choice-driven gameplay with a focus on detective work and personal relationships.
- #15 The Thaumaturge
86% matchVery Positive83% of 5,876 reviews2024
Dev: Fool's TheoryPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Thaumaturge is a character-driven RPG with a rich story, morally ambiguous choices, and turn-based combat. In a city on the brink of change, use your mystical powers to read emotions, uncover motives, and command folklore-inspired demons — while resisting the temptation of your own pride.
Why similar: Detective 27.9%, Choices Matter 21.2%, RPG 13.9%, Story Rich 10.7%, Mystery 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: An isometric RPG set in historical Warsaw that focuses on narrative choices and supernatural investigation.
- #16 Sherlock Holmes Chapter One
87% matchMostly Positive77% of 4,502 reviews2021
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In this story-driven detective thriller, a young Sherlock Holmes struggles to prove himself as he navigates an exotic, dangerous island in the Mediterranean to investigate the mystery of his mother’s death.
Why similar: Detective 36.1%, Choices Matter 21.3%, Mystery 11.9%, Story Rich 10.9%, Adventure 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: Offers an open-world approach to detective work, allowing you to choose how you investigate and interpret clues.
- #17 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
85% matchVery Positive88% of 12,656 reviews2021
Dev: SeverPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world ruled by real but unrelenting gods. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice has a price and entails consequences. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!
Why similar: Choices Matter 47.4%, RPG 17.1%, Story Rich 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%, Adventure 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, choice-heavy interactive fiction game where your character's life path is defined by your moral decisions.
- #18 We. The Revolution
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,476 reviews2019
Dev: PolyslashPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
As a judge of the Revolutionary Tribunal, preside over complicated cases of ordinary citizens, dangerous criminals, and enemies of the revolution in revolutionary Paris. Make judgments, plot political intrigue, and try to not lose your own head!
Why similar: Choices Matter 35.3%, Historical 25.7%, Story Rich 14.8%, Adventure 11%, Puzzle 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A historical political simulator that forces you to make difficult moral choices while navigating a dangerous society.
- #19 Syberia: The World Before
84% matchVery Positive90% of 5,031 reviews2022
Dev: Microids Studio ParisPub: Microids
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Embark on a quest for identity through time, as you piece together the puzzle of two lives.
Why similar: Detective 27.8%, Story Rich 12%, Mystery 12%, Historical 11.5%, Choices Matter 11%
Why You'll Like It: A rich narrative adventure that excels in atmospheric storytelling and intricate puzzle-solving.
- #20 As Dusk Falls
82% matchVery Positive90% of 4,427 reviews2022
Dev: INTERIOR/NIGHTPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore the entangled lives of two families across thirty years in an original interactive drama from INTERIOR/NIGHT. Starting in 1998 with a robbery-gone-wrong, the character's lives depend on the choices you make.
Why similar: Choices Matter 37.6%, Story Rich 15.6%, Mystery 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Adventure 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A cinematic narrative game that focuses on the long-term consequences of your choices in a tense, multi-generational story.
- #21 Life is Strange 2
83% matchVery Positive87% of 40,886 reviews2018
Dev: DONTNOD EntertainmentPub: Square Enix
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 27.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
After a tragic incident, brothers Sean and Daniel Diaz run away from home. Fearing the police, and dealing with Daniel's new telekinetic power, the boys head to Mexico. Each stop on their journey brings new friends and new challenges.
Why similar: Choices Matter 38.3%, Episodic 20.8% ★, Story Rich 16.4%, Adventure 8.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: A character-driven adventure that emphasizes the emotional weight of your choices on the protagonist's journey.
- #22 Telling Lies
84% matchMixed63% of 1,323 reviews2019
Dev: Sam BarlowPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Four private lives. One big lie. Search through secretly recorded video conversations to discover the truth. The successor to the acclaimed Her Story.
Why similar: Detective 34.3%, Choices Matter 18.3%, Mystery 14.2%, Story Rich 11.9%, Adventure 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: An innovative mystery game where you must piece together a narrative by searching through a database of video clips.
- #23 Return of the Obra Dinn
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 35,035 reviews2018
Dev: Lucas PopePub: 3909
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.
Why similar: Detective 46.2%, Mystery 16.8%, Story Rich 10.5%, Historical 7.3%, Puzzle 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in deductive reasoning that challenges you to solve a mystery through careful observation.
- #24 Unavowed
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,607 reviews2018
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A demon has possessed you and used your body to tear a swath of bloodshed through New York. You are now free, but life as you knew it is over. Your only path forward is joining the Unavowed - an ancient society dedicated to stopping evil. No matter what the cost.
Why similar: Detective 26.1%, Choices Matter 20.3%, Story Rich 14%, Adventure 13.9%, Mystery 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich urban fantasy adventure that allows you to choose your companions and approach problems in different ways.
- #25 Vampyr
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 25,136 reviews2018
Dev: DONTNOD EntertainmentPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
London, 1918. You are newly-turned Vampyr Dr. Jonathan Reid. As a doctor, you must find a cure to save the city’s flu-ravaged citizens. As a Vampyr, you are cursed to feed on those you vowed to heal.
Why similar: Choices Matter 37%, RPG 22.5%, Story Rich 16.5%, Horror 4.9%, Adventure 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: Blends action-RPG elements with a dark, choice-heavy narrative where your decisions impact the state of the city.
- #26 Erica
80% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,757 reviews2021
Dev: Flavourworks
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Erica is a live-action, FMV thriller that puts you directly at the heart of the mystery. Your choices, your consequences.
Why similar: Choices Matter 27%, Detective 24.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Story Rich 11%, Mystery 8%
Why You'll Like It: A live-action interactive thriller that relies on your choices to navigate a web of mystery and deception.
- #27 Citizen Sleeper
78% matchVery Positive92% of 10,481 reviews2022
Dev: Jump Over The AgePub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Roleplaying in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism. Live the life of an escaped worker, washed-up on a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of TTRPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future.
Why similar: RPG 31.5%, Story Rich 26.4%, Adventure 14.7%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Atmospheric 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative RPG that uses dice-based mechanics to simulate the struggle of survival and choice in a complex society.
- #28 Paradise Killer
78% matchVery Positive93% of 4,509 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: Detective 29.5%, Choices Matter 22.4%, RPG 12%, Mystery 11.3%, Story Rich 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world detective game that encourages you to gather evidence and build your own case against suspects.
- #29 The Shapeshifting Detective
79% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,707 reviews2018
Dev: D'Avekki Studios LtdPub: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The Shapeshifting Detective is a supernatural murder mystery FMV game where you play as a detective who can shapeshift into other characters, allowing you to unlock secret conversations and private encounters.
Why similar: Detective 40.4%, Choices Matter 26.2%, Adventure 12.8%, Mystery 9.6%, Story Rich 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A unique FMV game where you use supernatural abilities to investigate a murder by assuming the identities of others.
- #30 The Séance of Blake Manor
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,820 reviews2025
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery, set in 1897 Ireland, where you investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Deane in a remote hotel full of secrets and other-worldly occurrences.
Why similar: Detective 29.9%, Choices Matter 17.4%, Historical 12.7%, Mystery 10.6%, Story Rich 9%
- #31 Draugen
79% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,139 reviews2019
Dev: Red Thread Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Draugen is a single-player, first-person Fjord Noir mystery set in 1920s Norway. Explore a forgotten coastal village in your search for your missing sister, accompanied by your independent and enigmatic young ward. Norwegian Game of the Year 2019.
Why similar: Detective 30.9%, Mystery 14.5%, Historical 14%, Story Rich 13.2%, Adventure 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-focused mystery set in a beautiful, isolated location that emphasizes character interaction and discovery.
- #32 Tell Me Why
77% matchVery Positive82% of 16,033 reviews2020
Dev: DONTNOD EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Tell Me Why is the multi-award winning episodic adventure game from Dontnod Entertainment in which twins use their supernatural bond to discover the truth of their troubled past.
Why similar: Choices Matter 30.5%, Episodic 30.3% ★, Story Rich 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.8%, Adventure 5.9%
- #33 Sherlock Holmes The Awakened
76% matchVery Positive82% of 2,952 reviews2023
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Experience a nerve-racking Lovecraftian adventure, rebuilt from the ground up with modern graphics and gameplay. Become Sherlock Holmes, and find yourself at the heart of the terrifying Cthulhu Mythos as you investigate a series of mysterious disappearances in Europe and the US.
Why similar: Detective 36.2%, Choices Matter 22.5%, Mystery 13.1%, Story Rich 12.5%, Adventure 5.6%
- #34 Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
77% matchMostly Positive80% of 14,468 reviews2016
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Experience a fantastic adventure with unique gameplay that blends investigation, action and exploration in a breath-taking thriller that will test the limits of your nerves and intelligence. Play as the great detective and track down evil in the darkest corners of London and the human soul…
Why similar: Detective 35.4%, Choices Matter 16.9%, Mystery 12%, Story Rich 10.8%, Adventure 9%
- #35 Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series
75% matchVery Positive92% of 10,662 reviews2017
Dev: Telltale
Windows
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
In this latest chapter from the award-winning studio behind Batman - The Telltale Series, both Bruce Wayne and Batman will be forced into precarious new roles. The Riddler has returned to terrorize Gotham City, but his gruesome puzzles merely foreshadow an even greater crisis.
Why similar: Choices Matter 31.2%, Episodic 19.5% ★, Story Rich 14.5%, Detective 14.2%, Adventure 9.8%
- #36 The Deed: Dynasty
76% matchVery Positive82% of 1,032 reviews2016
Dev: Pilgrim AdventuresPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Getting away with murder has never been easy. These three members of a proud and noble family are separated by five centuries, but have in common a vengeful and murderous intent. Plans must be formed, blood must be spilled and evidence must be planted ...
Why similar: Detective 23.2%, Choices Matter 18.9%, RPG 9.9%, Story Rich 9.2%, Historical 8.1%
- #37 The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit
73% matchVery Positive93% of 15,074 reviews2018
Dev: DONTNOD EntertainmentPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Have you ever dreamt of being a superhero? Meet Chris, a creative and imaginative 9 year old boy who escapes reality with fantastical adventures as his alter ego, the Awesome Captain Spirit! Captain Spirit is a free demo set in the Life is Strange universe. Contains links to Life is Strange 2
Why similar: Choices Matter 48.3%, Story Rich 24.5%, Adventure 15.7%, Atmospheric 6.3%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #38 Inspector Schmidt - The Ebbing
72% 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 26.9%, Choices Matter 19.4%, Historical 13.3%, Mystery 10.6%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #39 The Testament of Sherlock Holmes
75% matchVery Positive80% of 3,936 reviews2012
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Become the greatest detective of all time in The Testament of Sherlock Holmes, a twisting, turning investigation game set in a faithfully-reproduced London of 1898. As Sherlock Holmes, you must find clues, interrogate suspects and unveil a mystery in a story full of twists!
Why similar: Detective 54.3%, Adventure 15.8%, Mystery 12.3%, Puzzle 6.6%, Story Rich 4.1%
- #40 Murdered: Soul Suspect
74% matchVery Positive86% of 17,385 reviews2014
Dev: Airtight GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
MURDERED: SOUL SUSPECT™ takes players into a whole new realm of mystery where the case is personal and the clues just out of reach, challenging gamers to solve the hardest case of all… their own murder.
Why similar: Detective 54.5%, Mystery 11.9%, Adventure 9.2%, Story Rich 7%, Horror 4.8%
- #41 Project Looking Glass
69% matchVery Positive100% of 74 reviews2026
Dev: MORPH
Windows · Mac
1963. A classified experiment. A grieving mother with unnatural powers. Step into a first-person psychological horror told through the static of a Cold War-era monitor peering into the astral realm and beyond. Find out what happened to you and uncover the conspiracy they tried to bury.
Why similar: Choices Matter 33.2%, Conspiracy 19.4% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Puzzle 8.8%, Adventure 8%
- #42 The Isle Tide Hotel
71% matchMixed64% of 276 reviews2023
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore a mysterious hotel and infiltrate a cult in this FMV detective game, featuring a cast from GoT, The Witcher, and more. Every decision counts as you gather clues and question guests. Can you unearth the ominous secrets at The Isle Tide Hotel before it's too late to save your missing daughter?
Why similar: Detective 25.6%, Choices Matter 23.4%, Mystery 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #43 Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy Remastered
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 8,772 reviews2015
Dev: Quantic Dream
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Fahrenheit (known as Indigo Prophecy in North America) was a breakthrough in interactive narrative. This newly remastered edition features updated textures in HD, expanded controller support, and is based on the uncut and uncensored international version of the game.
Why similar: Choices Matter 23.6%, Detective 21%, Story Rich 19.8%, Mystery 11.7%, Adventure 9.1%
- #44 Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper
73% matchVery Positive81% of 1,370 reviews2009
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 10.2 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 32.7%, RPG 21.6%, Adventure 18.3%, Historical 9.2%, Mystery 8.7%
- #45 The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 13,895 reviews2019
Dev: Supermassive GamesPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Dark Pictures Anthology is a series of stand-alone, branching cinematic horror games that can also be played online with a friend. In Man of Medan, five friends set sail on a holiday diving trip that soon changes into something much more sinister.
Why similar: Choices Matter 59.4%, Story Rich 11.8%, Adventure 11%, Horror 9%, Violent 2.9%
- #46 The Deed
71% matchVery Positive90% of 3,771 reviews2015
Dev: Pilgrim AdventuresPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A keenly dark twist on the traditional murder mystery setting, The Deed is an Adventure/RPG game about getting away with murder. Arran Bruce, the rightful heir to Dunshiel House, returns home to settle a score with his estranged family.
Why similar: Detective 29.5%, Choices Matter 13.4%, RPG 13.3%, Story Rich 10.3%, Mystery 9.9%
- #47 Pathologic 2
70% matchVery Positive92% of 12,156 reviews2019
Dev: Ice-Pick LodgePub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Pathologic 2 is a groundbreaking open-world horror RPG. Resist the plague. Make medicine. Heal people. Perform an autopsy. Trade to get what you need. Fight and kill if necessary. Survive. Struggle with an outbreak in a secluded rural town that is rapidly turning into hell.
Why similar: Detective 30.3%, Choices Matter 28.8%, Story Rich 14.3%, RPG 13.8%, Adventure 5.9%
- #48 SIMULACRA
70% matchVery Positive90% of 4,678 reviews2017
Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: Detective 31.6%, Choices Matter 21.9%, Story Rich 9.7%, Mystery 8.9%, Horror 5.7%
- #49 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,040 reviews2020
Dev: SeverPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world where the gods are real. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice you make has a price to pay and consequence to it. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!
Why similar: Choices Matter 31.8%, RPG 18.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Story Rich 14.5%, Multiple Endings 7.8%
- #50 SONG OF HORROR COMPLETE EDITION
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,080 reviews2019
Dev: Protocol GamesPub: 🚀 Raiser Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A 3rd person, fixed-camera survival horror adventure. Fear the Presence, a mysterious entity you cannot fight: stay alert, hide, breathe slowly... Explore cursed places where unseen spirits and lost souls linger in a true horror story for the ages.
Why similar: Choices Matter 37.2%, Story Rich 22.3%, Adventure 12.8%, Horror 10.3%, Third Person 7.4%
- #51 The Uncertain: Last Quiet Day
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 5,911 reviews2016
Dev: ComonGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
The Uncertain is an story-driven adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Experience the mysterious vibe of each of carefully explored locations, solve diverse puzzles, make fateful decisions and discuss intriguing matters to find out the whole truth being kept from you.
Why similar: Episodic 29.7% ★, Adventure 19.4%, Story Rich 14.4%, Choices Matter 10%, Puzzle 8.9%
- #52 The Descendant
69% matchVery Positive89% of 7,313 reviews2016
Dev: Gaming Corps ABPub: Microids Indie
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
In THE DESCENDANT, the end of the world is only the start. With what remains of humanity protected in underground Ark facilities, your mission is to keep survivors alive, while discovering a far greater conspiracy buried within Ark-01.
Why similar: Adventure 92.4%, Episodic 3.9% ★, Choices Matter 1.6%, Story Rich 1.5%, Point & Click 0.6%
- #53 The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me
68% matchMixed55% of 6,233 reviews2022
Dev: Supermassive GamesPub: Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A group of documentary film makers receive a mysterious call inviting them to a modern-day replica of serial killer H.H. Holmes ‘Murder Castle’. But on arrival they soon discover they’re being watched, and even manipulated, and suddenly there is much more at stake than just their ratings…
Why similar: Choices Matter 42%, Story Rich 14.4%, Mystery 10.9%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Horror 7.7%
- #54 The Sinking City Remastered
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 5,586 reviews2021
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Powered by Unreal Engine 5, The Sinking City Remastered brings the eerie, atmospheric world of Oakmont back to life with enhanced gameplay and fully relit environments, perfect for both newcomers and returning players.
Why similar: Detective 34.2%, Choices Matter 22.5%, RPG 12.8%, Story Rich 12.1%, Adventure 6%
- #55 The Sixth Sorrow
66% matchVery Positive86% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Nezumirra
Windows
The Sixth Sorrow is a short, narrative-driven horror game where your choices impact the story. To what lengths can a mother's love drive her?
Why similar: Choices Matter 36.8%, Mystery 14.9%, Story Rich 14.5%, Multiple Endings 8.8%, Adventure 8.7%
- #56 The Centennial Case : A Shijima Story
67% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,127 reviews2022
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Unravel the mysteries of death, and find the answers to life.A unique Mystery-Adventure Game:The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story
Why similar: Choices Matter 19.6%, Detective 19.4%, Historical 17.1%, Mystery 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%
- #57 Life is Strange: Before the Storm
66% matchVery Positive93% of 37,865 reviews2017
Dev: Deck NinePub: Square Enix
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 26.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Life is Strange: Before the Storm is a new three part standalone story adventure set three years before the events of the first game. This time play as Chloe Price, a rebel who forms an unlikely friendship with Rachel Amber in a dramatic new story in the BAFTA award winning franchise.
Why similar: Choices Matter 31%, Episodic 27.1% ★, Story Rich 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 5.9%, Adventure 5%
- #58 Late Shift
67% matchVery Positive86% of 9,253 reviews2017
Dev: CtrlMoviePub: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Late Shift is a high stakes FMV crime thriller. Forced into a brutal London heist, your choices matter in this interactive cinematic experience with adaptable storylines that lead to one of seven conclusions. Your decisions are you.
Why similar: Choices Matter 54.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Story Rich 11.9%, Multiple Endings 7.4%, Adventure 6.7%
- #59 The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope
66% matchMostly Positive74% of 10,736 reviews2020
Dev: Supermassive GamesPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Trapped and isolated in the abandoned town of Little Hope, 4 college students and their teacher must escape the nightmarish apparitions that relentlessly pursue them through an impenetrable fog.
Why similar: Episodic 21.7% ★, Story Rich 18.3%, Choices Matter 17.8%, Mystery 13.4%, Multiple Endings 11.3%
