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  1. #1 The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
    97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,922 reviews2021
    Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Akupara Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.

    Why similar: Dark Comedy 11.8%, Detective 10.7%, Point & Click 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%, Text-Based 9.1%

  2. #2 Murder Is Game Over
    96% matchVery Positive96% of 54 reviews2022
    Dev: HitherYon Games
    Windows

    Join the investigation in Murder Is Game Over, a pixel art point-and-click game where you and Cleo try to solve the murder of a famous game designer. Can you uncover the clues and catch the killer before it's game over?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14%, Dark Comedy 13.9%, Text-Based 9.9%, Point & Click 9.8%, Dark Humor 9.4%

  3. #3 LaughterLost
    96% matchPositive85% of 27 reviews2024
    Dev: Mix StudioPub: USC Games
    Windows

    LaughterLost takes you through a surreal journey of work and family life. Face psychological twists, narrative choices, puzzles, and unexpected unique confrontations! Will you break this dystopian cycle of everyday life?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Dark Humor 15%, Dark Comedy 15%, Point & Click 13%, Text-Based 11.4%

  4. #4 Big Ear Detective
    95% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Fabula Improviso
    Windows · Mac

    Ironic point & click adventure where a once brilliant detective quits his trade and lands a job in IT to make a living. But even in the seemingly mundane world of office life, there are secrets to be uncovered. Navigate through puzzles, quirky colleagues, and intrigues to crack corporate mysteries.

    Why similar: Detective 15.7%, Point & Click 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Text-Based 11.9%, Visual Novel 10.5%

  5. #5 Crowpoint Manor
    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: MayMoodPub: MayMood Games
    Windows

    Step inside Crowpoint Manor, where every guest harbours a dark secret. As an undercover detective, you’ll solve bizarre puzzles, navigate dangerous traps, and witness hilariously tragic accidents. Can you uncover the “truth” before you become the next victim?

    Why similar: Dark Comedy 21.4%, Point & Click 15%, Dark Humor 14.3%, Detective 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 5.5%

  6. #6 Spellchanted 2D Hidden Object Puzzle Adveture Tile-Matching
    93% matchMostly Positive72% of 189 reviews2024
    Dev: Shaman Games Studio
    Windows · Mac

    Enter a magical world filled with legendary Fairy Tale characters. Become the greatest wizard. Help a young witch break an evil curse and save the Fairy Tale kingdoms!

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Point & Click 15.7%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Detective 12.4%, Text-Based 10.6%

  7. #7 Puzzle Agent
    94% matchVery Positive89% of 2,783 reviews2010
    Dev: Telltale
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%

    Created with indie comic artist Graham Annable's unique narrative and visual sensibilities, delivered with the distinctive Telltale storytelling style, Puzzle Agent is sure to challenge, thrill and engage in more ways than you can shake a cryptogram at!

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Point & Click 18%, Detective 17.7%, Puzzle 11.6%, Dark Humor 9.4%

  8. #8 Happy Birthday: With Sergio Spellbound
    92% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2024
    Dev: Lazer Genu
    Windows

    Better than a birthday card. Use the Steam gift system to deliver this birthday present to your friends. The amazing Sergio Spellbound will ensure they have the magical birthday adventure of a lifetime. They will Point&Click their way to BIRTHDAY GLORY. If they’re lucky, they may even survive …

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Point & Click 14.1%, Dark Comedy 14%, Dark Humor 11.9%, Text-Based 8.9%

  9. #9 Five Day Detective
    91% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Krunchy Fried Games
    Windows

    Five Day Detective is a point and click style adventure game featuring multiple murder cases and a twisted sense of humour.

    Why similar: Dark Comedy 18.4%, Point & Click 16.3%, Detective 15.9%, Dark Humor 12.3%, Puzzle 8.1%

  10. #10 Defective Detectives
    91% matchPositive100% of 21 reviews2026
    Dev: Reanim GamesPub: STuNT
    Windows

    This city fears me. I saw its true face... And it smelled like sawdust. Welcome to the world of pretentious film noir, where it rains even indoors, and cool guys don't look at explosions (because they forgot to wear sunglasses).

    Why similar: Point & Click 16.9%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Text-Based 14.9%, Exploration 13.6%, Detective 13.5%

  11. #11 Exploring Friscott
    90% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
    Dev: WolfBite Interactive LLC
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    You're an adventurer going into Friscott Castle to see what treasures you can find within. Explore, meet the residents, find treasure & more. Be mindful though, as the castle isn't normal, & there are things about it that might drive a person to madness. That, or it might spell your demise.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24%, Point & Click 17.9%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Text-Based 12.6%, Puzzle 9.7%

  12. #12 The Mystery of Oak Island
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Visionaire Studio UG
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A gripping point-and-click adventure – inspired by the real treasure hunt on Oak Island in Nova Scotia, Canada. Unravel a web of murder, myth, and forgotten history. Some secrets are better left buried.

    Why similar: Point & Click 23.1%, Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Detective 13.8%, Puzzle 10%, Exploration 6.4%

  13. #13 Busty Barrister Barbara
    89% matchNo user reviews2025
    Dev: Baller Industries
    Windows · Mac

    A short visual novel set in Hong Kong where you play as Barbara, a newly minted barrister. This game is quite short, you can probably play through it in about two hours. Features two legal cases, fully voice acted and also has nice music.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26%, Point & Click 18.3%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Detective 11.6%, Casual 7.3%

  14. #14 Major's Heart
    88% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2024
    Dev: Dormouse
    Windows

    A sci-fi detective game where you interrogate the brain scans of crime victims. Uncover the hidden truth behind the dystopian regime by any means necessary.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.2%, Point & Click 19.1%, Detective 14.2%, Puzzle 9.9%, Text-Based 8%

  15. #15 No Case Should Remain Unsolved
    86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,767 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: Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Point & Click 14.5%, Text-Based 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Detective 11.1%

  16. #16 The Dark Prophecy
    87% matchMostly Positive77% of 43 reviews2022
    Dev: Start Warp
    Windows · Mac

    The Dark Prophecy is a 2D pixel-art Point&Click adventure inspired by the best retro games of the 90s. Welcome to a peaceful medieval village, where life is safe and calm. But one fateful night, everything changes.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Point & Click 14%, Dark Humor 12.7%, Text-Based 12.2%, Visual Novel 10.5%

  17. #17 The Will of Arthur Flabbington
    85% matchVery Positive96% of 179 reviews2023
    Dev: Gugames
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A comedy point-and-click adventure game about a dead uncle, a hidden treasure, a reluctant ghost sidekick, old people and pizza.

    Why similar: Point & Click 19.8%, Dark Comedy 14.9%, Dark Humor 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Puzzle 8.9%

  18. #18 Puzzle Agent 2
    86% matchVery Positive87% of 1,136 reviews2011
    Dev: Telltale
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 65%

    Agent Nelson Tethers just solved his biggest case yet. So why isn't he satisfied? Venture back to eerie Scoggins, Minnesota to solve the mystery of "the Hidden People" once and for all!

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Point & Click 15%, Detective 14.8%, Dark Humor 14.5%, Puzzle 8.8%

  19. #19 Jill O' Lantern: Final Cut
    84% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2024
    Dev: Screen Savor Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Find the clues to make a time bending turnabout in this off the rails visual novel about murder, mayhem, and a thicc pumpkin girl with a machete.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Point & Click 16.8%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Dark Humor 11.6%, Detective 11%

  20. #20 Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders
    83% matchMostly Positive73% of 174 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: Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Detective 15.8%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Text-Based 12.6%, Puzzle 9%

  21. #21 Trails and Traces: The Tomb of Thomas Tew
    84% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Because Because Games
    Windows

    A classic point-and-click adventure game full of puzzles and humor!

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20%, Point & Click 14.2%, Detective 13.6%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Exploration 10.4%

  22. #22 Don't Let Me Fade
    82% matchVery Positive99% of 127 reviews2025
    Dev: AinkOink
    Windows

    Don't Let Me Fade is an interactive adventure about memory, identity, and loss. Piece together fragments of a life - even if a simple teddy bear is the last symbol of connection to oneself in a world without time.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29%, Point & Click 20.5%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Text-Based 11%, Adventure 6.6%

  23. #23 A Detective Story
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Methodox Technologies, Inc.
    Windows

    An 80s-style pixel art detective simulator where you interrogate suspects using natural language. Characters respond dynamically as you uncover clues and solve the crime.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Detective 15.3%, Text-Based 13.5%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Point & Click 11%

  24. #24 Nine in Flight
    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Shook Loose
    Windows

    An absurdist mystery for only the most hard-boiled interim junior detectives.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Detective 16.2%, Point & Click 13.2%, Dark Humor 12.8%, Visual Novel 11.1%

  25. #25 The False Culprit
    79% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2025
    Dev: HwachaPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
    Windows

    1년 전, 여중생 한 명이 흔적도 없이 사라진다. 그녀의 흔적을 찾기 위해 사건의 담당 형사는 여중생의 동급생이었던 6명의 학생을 심문하게 되는데...

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.2%, Point & Click 16.2%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Detective 13.4%, Puzzle 9.9%

  26. #26 Mystery Case Files: Incident at Pendle Tower
    81% matchMostly Positive75% of 12 reviews2023
    Dev: Grandma StudiosPub: BFG Entertainment
    Windows · Mac

    Pendle Tower was once a lavish high-rise hotel, but a new renovation has awakened a long-dormant secret within its foreboding halls.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.1%, Point & Click 18.9%, Detective 11.7%, Puzzle 10%, Exploration 9.5%

  27. #27 Midnight Saturn
    80% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Cosmic Void
    Windows

    A grizzled private eye in a sci-fi adventure takes a murder case no one else will touch. He’s seen it all before, but nothing’s prepared him for a conspiracy that leads off-world. Something big is about to happen. Whatever it is... it goes live at midnight.

    Why similar: Point & Click 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Detective 17.7%, Exploration 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 5.1%

  28. #28 Mystery Island:Enigmatic Painting
    78% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2025
    Dev: TAPROMANCE
    Windows

    After a difficult journey, Ada officially became a detective. This disappearance commission seemed extraordinary. During the exploration of the ancient castle, it seemed that a series of strange events also surfaced...

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26%, Point & Click 21.3%, Detective 15%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Puzzle 10.6%

  29. #29 Chimeras: Blinding Love
    79% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2023
    Dev: Elephant ArPub: BFG Entertainment
    Windows · Mac

    Something dangerous prowls the streets... Can you find out what's targeting young men in Paris?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.8%, Point & Click 19.4%, Detective 11.8%, Puzzle 10.3%, Exploration 9.7%

  30. #30 Chains of Judgment
    78% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
    Dev: ChaniMK
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    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: Interactive Fiction 22.2%, Point & Click 16.7%, Text-Based 14.5%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Detective 12.1%

  31. #31 Red Bow: Strange Dream
    76% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2025
    Dev: Stranga GamesPub: GrabTheGames
    Windows

    Embark on an immersive adventure alongside Roh as she tries to break free from her strange dream.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.3%, Visual Novel 15%, Text-Based 13.3%, Puzzle 11%, Exploration 10.1%

  32. #32 Grim Tales: The Time Traveler
    77% matchMixed64% of 11 reviews2023
    Dev: Elephant ARPub: BFG Entertainment
    Windows · Mac

    A time-traveling killer is taking out the Gray family, one by one.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26%, Point & Click 20.8%, Detective 11.4%, Puzzle 10.8%, Exploration 9.4%

  33. #33 Impersonal
    75% matchPositive92% of 24 reviews2024
    Dev: zelun_
    Windows

    Impersonal is a game about lights, about relationships and how these relationships can affect people.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.7%, Point & Click 23%, Exploration 12.8%, Puzzle 12.2%, Casual 9.5%

  34. #34 Marcella Moon: Secret on the Hill
    77% matchPositive89% of 18 reviews2020
    Dev: Hidden Ocean Games
    Windows

    Follow amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to Ireland to investigate the disappearance of a famous writer.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Point & Click 16.1%, Detective 15.8%, Text-Based 11.4%, Puzzle 10.4%

  35. #35 DELETE AFTER READING
    76% matchPositive92% of 24 reviews2023
    Dev: PATRONES & ESCONDITES
    Windows · Mac

    Turn on your ghost detector and join your new pals in a funny, thrilling, and lovingly-presented interactive text adventure. Brain-teasing puzzles, a cartoon visual style, and engaging audio design - Delete After Reading weaves a delightful interactive tale.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Text-Based 13.8%, Point & Click 13.6%, Detective 13.6%, Visual Novel 10.6%

  36. #36 Disney Villains Cursed Café
    74% matchMostly Positive78% of 51 reviews2025
    Dev: Bloom Digital MediaPub: Disney
    Windows

    Stir up a fresh take on iconic Disney Villains in this rich visual novel.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.5%, Point & Click 25%, Text-Based 14.4%, Visual Novel 11%, Casual 9.6%

  37. #37 Escape from Norwood
    75% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2023
    Dev: Singular Works
    Windows · Mac

    Explore a city that lives without your input in this illustrated text adventure. Observe the lives of its inhabitants behind the veil of your invisibility magic. Find items and combine them to solve intricate puzzles. Set your own pace as you control time and move freely in an open fantasy world.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Text-Based 18.8%, Point & Click 17%, Detective 9.6%, Exploration 9.2%

  38. #38 Murder at the Cat Show
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: AppleHead Games
    Windows · Mac

    After a cat show competition, three contestants, Claudette, Aberdeen, and Illia, head back to their hotel rooms to decompress and unwind. The next day, Claudette's body is found floating in the hotel's pool. Did Claudette take her own life, or was she murdered by cutthroat competition?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Point & Click 13.4%, Visual Novel 13%, Detective 12.7%, Dark Humor 12.5%

  39. #39 Universe Has No Favorites
    73% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2024
    Dev: Radek VolfPub: Walker & Volf
    Windows · Mac

    Interactive fiction, visual novel adventure with point & click controls and AI-assisted illustrations. Explore a dangerous orbital station, an abandoned starship or a mysterious planet in this cyberpunk sci-fi text-based game. And, of course, discover a mystery that has an impact on the galaxy.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Point & Click 18%, Text-Based 17.6%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Exploration 10.9%

  40. #40 From Ruins – A Detective Adventure
    72% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: DigiTales Interactive
    Windows

    A new-gen detective adventure combining deduction gameplay with a gripping story full of twists and turns. Gather clues, establish connections, and solve a series of increasingly challenging cases. Will you uncover the feud that began at the end of the world?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.8%, Point & Click 19.3%, Detective 12.6%, Exploration 11%, Puzzle 10.3%

  41. #41 Wolf Adventures
    73% matchPositive83% of 24 reviews2021
    Dev: Schizo Cat
    Windows

    Interactive novel in pixel style about the king HappyWolf. You're a powerful king Happy Wolf of the kingdom EbenGrad. For a long time, your citizens were happy about everything, but times have changed.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Dark Comedy 17.4%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Dark Humor 11.8%, Exploration 9.6%

  42. #42 幽都酒馆
    71% matchVery Positive99% of 102 reviews2024
    Dev: 七月柒月七
    Windows

    本游戏主旨绿色健康阳光积极向上充满正能量,无不良导向。

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Point & Click 16.5%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Detective 10.1%, Exploration 9.4%

  43. #43 栖云异梦
    72% matchMostly Positive76% of 90 reviews2023
    Dev: 炭焱网络 Tantrum NetworkPub: East2West Games
    Windows

    《栖云异梦》是一款由叙事驱动的指向点击冒险解谜游戏。在一次午后,主角方哲收到了一个包裹,其中的线索竟指向失踪多年的母亲。循环的梦魇、惊悚的哨音、多年前的来信...方哲为了解开真相踏上了一段奇异的冒险。剧场中的魅影、不为人知的密室、诡异的古村,梦境与现实交错,指引他步步逼近真相......

    Why similar: Point & Click 17.7%, Detective 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Exploration 10.8%, Puzzle 10.2%

  44. #44 雾尽时分
    73% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2022
    Dev: 济沧海工作室Pub: Pujia8 Studio
    Windows

    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: Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Detective 16%, Point & Click 13.7%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Text-Based 10.7%

  45. #45 Duppy Detective Tashia
    71% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Spritewrench
    Windows

    Help Tashia unravel the case of a heinous murder and find her cell phone in this point & click, mystery adventure based on Caribbean folklore!

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Point & Click 14.6%, Detective 13.2%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Text-Based 11.9%

  46. #46 Agatha Christie - Death on the Nile
    69% matchMostly Positive79% of 178 reviews2025
    Dev: Microids Studio LyonPub: Microids
    Windows

    Death on the Nile is an adventure-detective game, offering a fresh twist on Agatha Christie’s famous story. Set in the lively 1970s, play as Hercule Poirot and detective Jane Royce as they solve two connected mysteries. Dive into a journey filled with intrigue, deception, and unexpected revelations.

    Why similar: Point & Click 15.9%, Text-Based 15.7%, Detective 14.5%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Exploration 11%

  47. #47 Синяя Борода
    70% matchPositive81% of 21 reviews2025
    Dev: Reanim GamesPub: STuNT
    Windows

    Instead of sunny days, carefree relaxation, and dates, he has a “responsible” task ahead of him — to look after the sinister but seemingly empty mansion of the mysterious, absent owner whom everyone calls Bluebeard. Denis thought it would be easy, watering flowers and bored in silence...

    Why similar: Point & Click 18.1%, Text-Based 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Detective 11.8%, Exploration 10.6%

  48. #48 The Red Pearls Of Borneo
    69% matchPositive100% of 25 reviews2026
    Dev: Bushmonkey Games
    Windows · Mac

    A detective noir puzzle deduction game. Explore a non-linear timeline as a clairvoyant investigator in 1941 Borneo. Jump between time and locations to uncover motives and discover what truly happened in the Goodwill tobacco plantation that fateful night on the eve of the WW2 Japanese invasion.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25%, Detective 21.2%, Puzzle 13%, Text-Based 12.9%, Visual Novel 11.2%

  49. #49 Neon Hearts City
    69% matchVery Positive84% of 50 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: Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Point & Click 17.4%, Detective 15.9%, Exploration 10.1%, Puzzle 9.2%

  50. #50 Super Chillers: The Chat Room
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Rose Arcana Games
    Windows

    Travel back to the 90s in this campy point-and-click horror adventure inspired by classic YA horror books like Fear Street and Point Horror.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18%, Dark Comedy 17.8%, Point & Click 13.3%, Dark Humor 12%, Detective 11.3%

  51. #51 Ostera : The curse of...
    68% matchPositive94% of 31 reviews2025
    Dev: Profits Troll Studio
    Windows

    Welcome to Ostera: The curse of... Join the Adventure! Shape Your Destiny, Kiss Rats, and Slap Kids!

    Why similar: Dark Comedy 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Text-Based 15.9%, Dark Humor 15.1%, Visual Novel 11.5%

  52. #52 Death off the Cuff
    71% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2021
    Dev: Simon ChristiansenPub: SiChris Productions
    Windows

    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: Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Text-Based 17.7%, Detective 14.7%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Puzzle 8.9%

  53. #53 Elegant Sleuth:Mystic Family
    67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
    Dev: TAPROMANCE
    Windows

    Agent Allison received an unexpected dinner invitation from the head of the Johnson dynasty, controllers of a sprawling business empire. What required her presence? The story's curtain began lifting...

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.1%, Point & Click 19.5%, Detective 16.1%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Puzzle 10.4%

  54. #54 SideEye High
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Fundamental Studios
    Windows

    A grounded detective mystery set in the most dangerous place in America: a 1997 public high school.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18%, Point & Click 15.3%, Dark Comedy 14.6%, Dark Humor 13.4%, Detective 13.3%

  55. #55 The Filmmaker - A Text Adventure
    70% matchPositive93% of 28 reviews2017
    Dev: Storycentric WorldsPub: Unimatrix Productions
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Explore an abandoned movie theater and step inside five black-and-white films in this mystery text adventure that pays tribute to classic Hollywood B-Movies and combines the best elements of interactive fiction, visual novels, and gamebooks.

    Why similar: Text-Based 25.6%, Interactive Fiction 23.8%, Point & Click 13.3%, Exploration 9.3%, Casual 9.2%

  56. #56 Sockpuppet Noire
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: LizardFactory
    Windows

    Step into the shoes of Frank Sockowski, private detective, and explore the gritty world of New Drawer, a wolly unsettling and corrupt city.

    Why similar: Dark Comedy 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Detective 15.3%, Dark Humor 11.5%, Visual Novel 11.5%

  57. #57 The Phantom Fellows
    66% matchVery Positive88% of 64 reviews2024
    Dev: The Phantom FellowsPub: Strummer Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    The Phantom Fellows is about two best friends who start a paranormal investigation business together, since one of them is already dead.

    Why similar: Dark Comedy 18%, Point & Click 15.7%, Detective 14.2%, Dark Humor 11.8%, Exploration 7.8%

  58. #58 Partons à Cheval Trouver les Licornes !
    67% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Capucine Mahieux
    Windows

    Embark on this Point and Click Visual Novel about horse riding in search of unicorns, while taking care of your equine friend.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Point & Click 15.5%, Text-Based 15.3%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Detective 11.2%

  59. #59 Feeding The Velociraptors
    66% matchNo user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
    Dev: workHate Inc
    Windows

    Feeding the Velociraptors is a narrative dinosaur mystery horror comedy where you wander corridors, trying to escape both the blame for your past actions—and the scientifically realistic raptors who cast no blame upon you for said past actions, but will still eat you regardless.

    Why similar: Dark Comedy 29%, Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Point & Click 17.8%, Text-Based 12.2%, Funny 5.2%

  60. #60 Dorm Till Dawn 2
    67% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: RB Ashton
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Can you survive a night in St Fiacre's at tiny size? This feature-length interactive visual novel returns to the world of Sensus Supra, with better visuals, dozens of animations, more complex puzzles and even more dangerous giantesses hunting for your blood. Every action has consequences...

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Dark Comedy 16.5%, Text-Based 15.5%, Dark Humor 14%, Visual Novel 12.6%

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