- #1 The Deed: Dynasty
97% matchVery Positive81% of 1,034 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: Crime 28%, Detective 17%, Visual Novel 8.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.9%, Mystery 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: As a direct sequel, it maintains the core 'getting away with murder' mechanics while expanding the scope of the family drama.
- #2 The Case of the Golden Idol
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 11,013 reviews2022
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
Why similar: Detective 24.4%, Crime 19.6%, Mystery 11.7%, Point & Click 9.6%, Dark 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the essence of piecing together a complex murder through observation and deduction in a dark, stylized world.
- #3 The Deed II
96% matchVery Positive81% of 154 reviews2020
Dev: Pilgrim AdventuresPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Can you commit the perfect murder? Outside a brothel in 1930s Paris, a man recognises one of the orderlies who had cruelly abused him while he was in a mental asylum. Some deeds cannot be forgiven ...
Why similar: Crime 26.5%, Detective 16%, RPG 10.5%, Choices Matter 7.8%, Story Rich 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: This sequel refines the original's RPG-lite investigation and choice-based systems in a new, dark setting.
- #4 Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
95% matchVery Positive93% of 131,540 reviews2019
Dev: ZA/UM
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 23.1 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%, RPG 13.8%, Story Rich 12.9%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Visual Novel 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers the ultimate deep-dive into detective work, moral philosophy, and dark, choice-driven narrative RPG mechanics.
- #5 Return of the Obra Dinn
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 35,293 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 50%, Mystery 21.1%, Story Rich 10.3%, Atmospheric 9%, Indie 3%
Why You'll Like It: It is a masterclass in deductive reasoning and investigation that rewards careful observation of a tragic, supernatural crime scene.
- #6 Beholder
94% matchVery Positive92% of 31,198 reviews2016
Dev: Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games)Pub: Alawar
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
You’re a state-installed landlord in a totalitarian country. Place listening devices, steal and sneak into your tenants’ apartments. Use what you uncovered to report anyone capable of plotting against the state. You MUST! But WILL you?
Why similar: Point & Click 18.4%, Dark 16.8%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Story Rich 13.8%, Atmospheric 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game forces you into a morally grey position where you must monitor others and make difficult choices to survive, much like the protagonist of The Deed.
- #7 Who's Lila?
93% matchVery Positive94% of 3,836 reviews2022
Dev: Garage Heathen
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face
Why similar: Detective 30.4%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Point & Click 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Story Rich 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, choice-driven mystery that forces you to manipulate your own expressions to uncover a dark, unsettling truth.
- #8 Pentiment
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,846 reviews2022
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 4.9 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 27.4%, Mystery 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Story Rich 12.5%, Point & Click 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: This historical mystery relies heavily on player choice and investigation, mirroring the atmospheric storytelling found in The Deed.
- #9 The Council
92% matchVery Positive84% of 5,731 reviews2018
Dev: Big Bad WolfPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Experience a Narrative Adventure where your choices and character growth truly matter. As a member of a 1793 secret society, live a tale of intrigue and manipulation on the hunt for your missing mother.
Why similar: Detective 29.4%, RPG 13.3%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Story Rich 10.3%, Mystery 10%
Why You'll Like It: A choice-heavy RPG that focuses on social manipulation and investigation, mirroring the tension of navigating family secrets.
- #10 Nobodies: Murder Cleaner
91% matchVery Positive90% of 468 reviews2019
Dev: Blyts
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Nobodies is a puzzle-filled point-and-click adventure in which you must cover up government-sanctioned assassinations. Hide the bodies, destroy the evidence, and leave no trace you were ever there. They do the dirty work. You clean it up.
Why similar: Crime 31.6%, Point & Click 13.8%, Mystery 11.6%, Dark 9.1%, Story Rich 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game tasks you with the dark, methodical work of cleaning up crime scenes to hide evidence, perfectly complementing the theme of The Deed.
- #11 Tangle Tower
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,826 reviews2019
Dev: SFB Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Unravel a thrilling mystery by exploring a strange and twisted mansion, discovering curious clues, interrogating peculiar suspects and solving unique puzzles. Will you be able to uncover the secrets of Tangle Tower?
Why similar: Detective 26.4%, Crime 20.5%, Point & Click 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Mystery 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A charming yet intricate detective game that focuses on interviewing suspects and connecting clues to solve a murder.
- #12 Detective Grimoire
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,625 reviews2014
Dev: SFB Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Detective Grimoire has been called to investigate a murder. The owner of a small tourist attraction, seemingly killed by the mythical creature his attraction is based around... Explore the area, inspect the crime scene, grill suspects, solve puzzles, hunt for clues & uncover the secret of the swamp!
Why similar: Detective 23.3%, Crime 23.1%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Point & Click 11.6%, Mystery 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic point-and-click detective game that emphasizes gathering evidence and questioning suspects to uncover the truth.
- #13 Paradise Killer
89% matchVery Positive93% of 4,539 reviews2020
Dev: Kaizen Game WorksPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.
Why similar: Crime 28.8%, Detective 22.3%, Point & Click 10.4%, Mystery 10%, Story Rich 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world investigation game that allows you to choose who to accuse, capturing the freedom of choice found in The Deed.
- #14 Shadows of Doubt
88% matchVery Positive82% of 17,829 reviews2024
Dev: ColePowered GamesPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Take on the role of a private investigator in this immersive detective simulator. Solve murders and other crimes in a procedurally generated and persistent city where every NPC lives and breathes their own independent lives. Find the killer quickly… or they will kill again!
Why similar: Detective 62.3%, RPG 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%, Atmospheric 6.9%, Adventure 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A hardboiled detective simulation that offers immense freedom in how you investigate and solve crimes in a procedural city.
- #15 Unavowed
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,625 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 20%, Point & Click 19.8%, Mystery 10.5%, Story Rich 10%, Adventure 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy adventure game where your choices significantly impact the story and the fates of your companions.
- #16 Papers, Please
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 80,633 reviews2013
Dev: Lucas PopePub: 3909
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.
Why similar: Point & Click 27.7%, Pixel Graphics 16%, Indie 11.7%, Story Rich 11%, Atmospheric 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: It masterfully explores the weight of moral choices and the consequences of your actions within a grim, bureaucratic setting.
- #17 Beat Cop
86% matchVery Positive82% of 6,207 reviews2017
Dev: Pixel CrowPub: 11 bit studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A retro, pixel art style adventure in New York, inspired by ’80s cop shows. You are Jack Kelly and you’ve been framed for murder. Now as a regular beat cop you have to find out, who did that. Expect thick crime story, a lot of black humour and all the other things you can find on the streets of Brooklyn.
Why similar: Crime 32%, Pixel Graphics 15.6%, Detective 15.3%, Adventure 6.2%, Point & Click 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A crime-focused game that forces you to balance your duties with moral choices in a gritty, retro-styled city.
- #18 Abscission
85% matchVery Positive94% of 125 reviews2023
Dev: Beyond Booleans
Windows
Abscission is a Lovecraftian, story-driven horror point-and-click investigation game. It involves searching crime scenes for evidence, combining clues and questioning suspects. Puzzles can have multiple solutions as you guide the protagonist - Detective Will Stanhope - through the story.
Why similar: Detective 25.2%, Crime 20.9%, Point & Click 14.9%, Choices Matter 7.3%, Story Rich 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click horror mystery that focuses on dark, atmospheric storytelling and critical choices.
- #19 The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,028 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: Detective 25.6%, Point & Click 12.3%, Mystery 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Comedy 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A witty, supernatural detective game that focuses on investigation and puzzle-solving in a dark, atmospheric world.
- #20 Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
84% matchVery Positive90% of 15,585 reviews2016
Dev: Osmotic StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Big Brother has arrived - and it’s you. Investigate the lives of citizens to find those responsible for a series of terror attacks. Information from the internet, personal communications and private files are all accessible to you. But, be warned, the information you supply will have consequences.
Why similar: Choices Matter 45.8%, Simulation 15.9%, Detective 13%, Mystery 6%, Story Rich 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: This investigation-focused game forces you to decide what information to reveal and how it impacts the lives of others.
- #21 Murdered: Soul Suspect
83% matchVery Positive86% of 17,433 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 41.4%, Crime 21.2%, Mystery 10.6%, Atmospheric 5.7%, Adventure 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A supernatural detective game where you must solve your own murder, providing a unique perspective on the crime genre.
- #22 Back to the Dawn
81% matchVery Positive94% of 10,451 reviews2025
Dev: Metal Head GamesPub: Spiral Up Games
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Back to the Dawn is a story-rich RPG set in a high-security prison ruled by factions and buried secrets. Investigate two conspiracies from the inside, gather evidence, and outsmart a system designed to silence you. Make friends (or foes) with fellow inmates and with their help, break out of prison.
Why similar: Detective 24%, Crime 23.9%, RPG 11.4%, Story Rich 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: An RPG that focuses on survival, choices, and investigation within a prison setting, offering a similar sense of urgency to The Deed.
- #23 Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 38,953 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 22.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Investigate murders, search for clues and talk to your classmates to prepare for trial. There, you'll engage in deadly wordplay, going back and forth with suspects. Dissect their statements and fire their words back at them to expose their lies! There's only one way to survive—pull the trigger.
Why similar: Detective 35.6%, Visual Novel 22.8%, Mystery 16.2%, Story Rich 9.7%, Point & Click 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes murder mystery visual novel that focuses on logic, trial, and the dark reality of being trapped with a killer.
- #24 Contradiction: Spot The Liar
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,257 reviews2015
Dev: Baggy Cat Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Spot the lie and beat the liars in 'Contradiction' - the all-video murder mystery adventure!
Why similar: Crime 31.9%, Detective 24.6%, Mystery 9.5%, Point & Click 9.4%, Atmospheric 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: An FMV detective game that requires you to catch suspects in their lies, mirroring the investigative tension of The Deed.
- #25 A Sceptic's Guide to Magic
81% matchVery Positive91% of 85 reviews2019
Dev: Pilgrim AdventuresPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Birmingham, England: 1993. A shocking ritual murder compels a world-weary forensic investigator to discover a hidden realm of witchcraft, gods and demons. Follow clues and use magic to solve the case, with moral choices leading to multiple possible endings.
Why similar: Crime 30.9%, Detective 28.5%, Mystery 12.7%, Adventure 9.4%, Story Rich 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A detective-focused mystery game that blends investigation with dark, supernatural themes.
- #26 Lockheart Indigo
80% matchVery Positive97% of 141 reviews2020
Dev: Fangsoft
Windows
A private-eye must deceive a rich family into revealing their darkest secrets, before the killer amongst them silences everyone.
Why similar: Detective 33.7%, Crime 25%, RPG 12.8%, Mystery 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A noir detective RPG that emphasizes investigation and character interaction in a dark, stylized world.
- #27 GNOSIA
78% matchVery Positive94% of 5,158 reviews2022
Dev: Petit DepottoPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Gnosia lie. Pretending to be human, they’ll get in close, trick and deceive, and then eliminate one victim at a time...
Why similar: Detective 25.5%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Mystery 15%, Story Rich 11.5%, Atmospheric 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A social deduction game that forces you to identify the killer among your peers, capturing the paranoia of a murder mystery.
- #28 Citizen Sleeper
78% matchVery Positive92% of 10,638 reviews2022
Dev: Jump Over The AgePub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Point & Click 24.2%, RPG 22.2%, Story Rich 21%, Atmospheric 16.2%, Adventure 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven RPG that focuses on survival and difficult choices, capturing the atmospheric weight of The Deed.
- #29 Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 414 reviews2023
Dev: Active Fungus Studios
Windows · Linux
In a third-person RPG detective story, set in Bavaria in 1866, the medical student Valentin Schmidt travels to Wolpertshofen, when a sudden death causes turmoil in the village. Use your skills, find clues and question the villagers to stop the murders.
Why similar: Crime 41.1%, Detective 22.7%, Mystery 10.5%, Atmospheric 7.9%, RPG 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A detective mystery that focuses on investigation and atmospheric storytelling in a historical setting.
- #30 The Silver Crow
76% matchVery Positive96% of 100 reviews2026
Dev: Dreamagination
Windows · Mac
Play as Conrad, the town's executioner. Investigate a mysterious death, gather clues, question suspects and solve puzzles in this classic point-and-click mystery where witchcraft and superstition conceal a far darker truth.
Why similar: Detective 24.9%, Crime 22.9%, Point & Click 13.3%, Mystery 8.7%, Dark 7.2%
- #31 The Slaughter: Act One
79% matchVery Positive84% of 145 reviews2016
Dev: Alex FrancoisPub: Brainchild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 97%
The Slaughter is a noir point-and-click adventure set in Victorian London, laced with adult themes and dark humour. Follow the trail of a killer through atmospheric London locations and surreal dream worlds, meeting a cast of interesting, insane and eccentrically British characters along the way.
Why similar: Detective 30.7%, Mystery 15.3%, Crime 14.5%, Atmospheric 8.4%, Dark 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, noir-inspired detective game that captures the gritty atmosphere of a Victorian-era murder mystery.
- #32 The Murder Hotel
76% matchVery Positive93% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: Wegenbartho Games
Windows
Interrogate suspects, search for clues, & uncover a dastardly plot, as you solve a string of mystifying murders to help reluctant detective Ilmarinen escape the foreboding Fafnir Hotel.
Why similar: Crime 28.4%, Detective 26.4%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Mystery 12.7%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #33 For Your Tranquility
77% matchMixed68% of 195 reviews2023
Dev: Gamesung Games
Windows · Mac
It's a mystery game that reveals the truth through an autopsy. Be a forensic doctor and find out why the dead died.
Why similar: Crime 25.1%, Detective 21.7%, Visual Novel 10%, Mystery 9.8%, Point & Click 9.7%
- #34 Homicide Desk
75% matchMixed67% of 85 reviews2026
Dev: Shu'la Lab LLC
Windows
Read the evidence. Run the forensics. Question suspects in your own words, they lie, crack, or lawyer up. Accuse the wrong person, and Internal Affairs comes after you.
Why similar: Crime 23.8%, Detective 17.1%, Point & Click 11.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%, Mystery 7.1%
- #35 DIGITAL EXORCIST case_(0);
75% matchVery Positive94% of 171 reviews2023
Dev: COOL BEANS PRODUCTIONSPub: HYPER REAL
Windows
Step into a dark world where cyberdemons haunt humankind. When mutilated bodies start appearing all over this sleepy town in the Mississippi inaka, Sawyer, ex-AGENCY operative; now unemployed shut-in, must exorcise the demon perpetrator in this story-rich, PC-98 style adventure game.
Why similar: Detective 25.1%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Point & Click 11.3%, Story Rich 8.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.2%
- #36 The Incident at Galley House
71% matchVery Positive94% of 4,375 reviews2026
Dev: William RousPub: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
In 1936, something terrible happened at Galley House. Decades later, with a strange contraption that reveals echoes of the past, you must uncover the truth behind this grisly mystery. A new puzzle from the creators of The Roottrees are Dead.
Why similar: Detective 32.9%, Mystery 20.7%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Story Rich 9.9%, Atmospheric 6%
- #37 The Occult Detective
74% matchMostly Positive71% of 332 reviews2025
Dev: Battlecry Studio
Windows
A narrative detective game blended with supernatural elements. Play as a rookie investigator, discover vital clues in every case, dive into unscripted interrogations and uncover truths that break minds. But with each revelation, the world feels... less human.
Why similar: Detective 31%, Visual Novel 21%, Story Rich 12.4%, Mystery 11.7%, RPG 9%
- #38 The Posthumous Investigation
72% matchVery Positive95% of 710 reviews2026
Dev: Mother Gaia StudioPub: CriticalLeap
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
A dead man hired you to solve his own murder. You have one day. Fourteen suspects. And as many attempts as it takes. A hand-drawn noir mystery set in 1937 Rio de Janeiro, where every suspect has a life, a schedule, and something to hide.
Why similar: Crime 23.6%, Detective 20%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Point & Click 8.7%, Mystery 8.5%
- #39 A Salem Witch Trial - Murder Mystery
77% matchMixed66% of 68 reviews2018
Dev: Digital Bento
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 32%
When a murdered family is discovered in 17th Century Salem, at the height of a witch hysteria, people start to suspect something supernatural to blame. An atmospheric murder mystery. Connect the evidence and see if you can deduce the secrets behind the mystery.
Why similar: Detective 23.4%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Mystery 10.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%, Adventure 8.4%
- #40 Tead
73% matchVery Positive98% of 59 reviews2023
Dev: Tead
Windows · Mac · Linux
A murder-mystery visual novel following 12 strangers with mysterious pasts. Make arguments and identify the murderer, but don't lose sight of the ultimate goal of eliminating the Game Master.
Why similar: Crime 59.5%, Visual Novel 32.4%, Story Rich 5%, Adventure 1.4%, Indie 0.9%
- #41 ACCIDENTALLY
73% matchMixed69% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: M&K WORKSPub: Storytaco
Windows · Mac · Linux
A chance encounter. An inevitable murder. The truth always hides where you least expect it. Survive the night in this mansion.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Story Rich 11.8%, RPG 10.8%
- #42 Justice.exe
74% matchMixed69% of 103 reviews2022
Dev: Late Game ClutchPub: Gameclaw Studio
Windows · Mac
Justice.exe is a dialogue-heavy dystopian legal drama in which you defend sentient AI in court. Discover key story elements in dialogue, build your case by studying arguments, and engage the opposing counsel in wits, charisma and skullduggery. Small choices might alter the fate of your clients.
Why similar: Crime 23.3%, Detective 20.3%, Point & Click 9.8%, Mystery 8.5%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #43 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 34.4%, Mystery 15.7%, Dark 12.1%, Story Rich 10.8%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #44 The Monster Inside
73% matchVery Positive88% of 2,116 reviews2017
Dev: Random Seed Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 10%
A film noir style audio-visual novella. A mysterious woman... a string of murders... and a man with a hidden past.
Why similar: Crime 21.4%, Detective 21.3%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Point & Click 10.5%, Mystery 8%
- #45 and yet, we dream
70% matchVery Positive92% of 52 reviews2026
Dev: arda bolat
Windows · Mac · Linux
a psychological visual novel where you investigate the souls of the dead. spend time with them, analyze their past, file reports to decide their eternal fate.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.3%, Mystery 17.5%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Dark 9.7%
- #46 Dig Night
70% matchVery Positive99% of 116 reviews2024
Dev: INUSHIT
Windows
A dark comedy RPG set in streets and psyches.
Why similar: Detective 23%, RPG 21%, Pixel Graphics 16.5%, Story Rich 15.4%, Adventure 10.9%
- #47 Death Trick: Double Blind
70% matchVery Positive87% of 291 reviews2024
Dev: Citreat StudioPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Crime 20%, Detective 17.5%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Point & Click 8.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.3%
- #48 Detective Bloodphobia
69% matchPositive100% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: Gustav
Windows
Detective Bloodphobia is a black-and-white noir visual novel with point-and-click investigations and deduction gameplay.
Why similar: Crime 41.5%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Detective 14%, Story Rich 8.4%, 2D 4.8%
- #49 Mercury Abbey
68% matchVery Positive91% of 1,004 reviews2024
Dev: YiTi GamesPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
In a mansion surrounded by mist, as the curse made by the Alchemist and Fairy reappears, the danger is quietly lurking in the darkness, awaiting its visitors.Follow Harrod and Willie to unravel an incredible story in Mercury Abbey, and go on an adventure that you would only find in mystery novels.
Why similar: Detective 35.1%, Pixel Graphics 16.7%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Adventure 6.3%, 2D 5.7%
- #50 THE EDITOR
69% matchVery Positive90% of 70 reviews2023
Dev: DECATREE GAMES
Windows
NEWSPAPER EDITING ADVENTURE. "In 1996, a congressman was murdered...The prime suspect is a congressman's aide. As the suspicious article was published the story begins" Play the role of editor-in-chief of a newspaper. You become the editor of a newspaper and write a front-page article every day.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.7%, Point & Click 17%, Mystery 11.2%, Story Rich 9.1%, Choices Matter 9.1%
- #51 The Will of Arthur Flabbington
68% matchVery Positive95% of 186 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 26.2%, Comedy 18.2%, Story Rich 16.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%, Adventure 10.8%
- #52 MMM: Murder Most Misfortunate
71% matchVery Positive83% of 128 reviews2017
Dev: Michael LongPub: Foolish Mortals Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A gruesome murder interrupts an evening party at a secluded mansion and you are the prime suspect! Explore the mansion, search for clues, and interrogate the other guests as you strive to unmask the killer in this open-ended mystery.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.1%, Mystery 16.6%, Adventure 15.2%, Story Rich 11%, Casual 10.6%
- #53 Interrogation Simulator
69% matchVery Positive95% of 65 reviews2022
Dev: Otis MillerPub: Fire Cycle Games
Windows · Linux
Inspired by JCS videos and similar Interrogation analysis. Match evidence with statements. Play good cop/bad cop. Make choices. Learn what makes people tick. Unravel the mystery.
Why similar: Crime 34.8%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Point & Click 12.2%, RPG 8.3%
- #54 The Séance of Blake Manor
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,052 reviews2025
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 34.1%, Mystery 14.2%, Dark 10%, Story Rich 9.3%, Atmospheric 9%
- #55 Death and Taxes
67% matchVery Positive86% of 8,579 reviews2020
Dev: Placeholder Gameworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
In this 2D, short narrative-based game, you assume the role of the Grim Reaper... on an office job. Your job is to decide which people are going to live or die. The consequences of your choices are yours to bear, while the mystery of your incarnation awaits revelation!
Why similar: Point & Click 20.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Story Rich 14.5%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Atmospheric 9.2%
- #56 Jackpot Crash Course
64% matchVery Positive100% of 425 reviews2026
Dev: RachelDrawsThisPub: STUDIO INVESTIGRAVE
Windows · Mac
In a game show starring only criminals, you must gamble against rival players to prove yourself worthy of being pardoned for your wrong deeds— But is the show really about proving your innocence? Jackpot Crash Course is a death game visual novel about crime, luck and spectacle.
Why similar: Crime 28.1%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Point & Click 10.8%, Story Rich 9%, Mystery 7.9%
- #57 Paper Perjury
66% matchVery Positive89% of 235 reviews2024
Dev: Paper Cat Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
It all started with a simple robbery. When that thread was pulled, a tapestry of mysteries was revealed. Solve cases and outsmart criminals in a detective story full of lies, confessions, and maybe even a murder or two.
Why similar: Detective 25.5%, Crime 20.1%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Mystery 9.5%, Point & Click 8.3%
- #58 The Test: Hypothesis Rising
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,928 reviews2020
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 41%
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Mystery 10.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%, Story Rich 7.4%
- #59 The Rise of the Golden Idol
64% matchVery Positive93% of 4,156 reviews2024
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.8 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The Award-winning detective saga returns in this standalone sequel to The Case of the Golden Idol. Uncover the truth behind 20 strange cases of crime, death and depravity in the 1970s. The world has changed dramatically - the sins of humanity have not.
Why similar: Detective 26.5%, Crime 24.4%, Mystery 13.1%, Dark 6.6%, Atmospheric 6%
- #60 The Thaumaturge
65% matchVery Positive83% of 5,995 reviews2024
Dev: Fool's TheoryPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.1 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 26.2%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Point & Click 10.6%, RPG 10.5%, Mystery 9.9%
