
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 ...
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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 ...

The Deed
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.

The Deed: Dynasty
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 ...
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: Crime 26.6%, Detective 16%, RPG 10.5%, Choices Matter 7.9%, Story Rich 7.1%
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 27.8%, Detective 14.7%, Choices Matter 13%, RPG 9.1%, Story Rich 7.4%
As a detective tasked with bringing down a dangerous terrorist group, you fight on two fronts: interrogating suspects & managing your team and its reputation. With time running out, how far will you go to stop these criminals? Manipulation, threats or even torture? Does the end justify the means?
Why similar: Crime 33.7%, Detective 22.6%, Choices Matter 18.3%, Story Rich 9.7%, Dark 9.3%
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 26%, Detective 21%, RPGMaker 13.1% ★, Adventure 13%, Mystery 8.5%
Paris, 1894. Class differences and pervasive racism finally lead to a tragedy. A year later you find yourself on trial, accused of a brutal murder. How far will you go to exonerate yourself? Will you lie? Manipulate the evidence? Frame others? Act insane? Confess? Your imagination is the limit.
Why similar: Crime 24.7%, Detective 17.4%, Choices Matter 14.7%, Adventure 10.3%, Historical 8.4%
YOU are a psychiatrist, trying to solve a murder whilst treating the unusual patients of the recently deceased Doctor Dekker. Type a question - patients reply in full screen video and have questions for you too but be careful what you say. Your words determine their eventual fates, and your own!
Why similar: Detective 22.5%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Dark 10.8%, Story Rich 10.3%, Mystery 9.2%
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: Crime 27.6%, Detective 20.8%, Choices Matter 15.9%, Mystery 8.5%, Adventure 6.9%
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 18.1%, Choices Matter 15.3%, Adventure 13.9%, Story Rich 12.4%, Mystery 8.6%
The Executioner puts you in the shoes of a man who tortures people for a living while trying to retain his own sanity. In this game the monster isn’t lurking behind you. You are the monster, if you choose to become one.
Why similar: RPG 28.1%, Choices Matter 16.8%, Indie 11.9%, Adventure 11.2%, Horror 9.7%
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 20.2%, Crime 19.2%, Choices Matter 16.6%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Horror 8.2%
Play as a sharp-witted detective in late 19th-century Leipzig, Germany, in this retro pixel-art point & click adventure. Search for clues, question suspects, and piece together evidence on your deduction board to solve four gripping murder cases.
Why similar: Crime 25.7%, Detective 19.2%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Historical 13%, Adventure 8.2%
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: Crime 23.4%, Detective 22.2%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Mystery 10%, Historical 9.2%
You are Price, a man who sold his humanity to get a partnership from a leading company: McDade, Bruton & Moore. DISTRAINT 2 follows on from the events of the first game. It's a sinister tale about restoring hope and finding your purpose.
Why similar: Story Rich 24.5%, Horror 20.8%, Adventure 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Atmospheric 11.9%
In a creaky old tavern, in a forgotten corner of the video-game universe, a storm is raging. An anonymous caller suggests that there is a murder plot. Six video game protagonists are the only plausible suspects...
Why similar: Story Rich 16.3%, Indie 15.9%, Mystery 14.1%, Dark 9.7%, RPG 9.2%
Free Will is a 2D psychological puzzle RPG where the puzzles happen outside of the game. Dig deep into the system code to fix the corruption, and uncover information that might be better off hidden.
Why similar: RPG 26.1%, Choices Matter 17.3%, Story Rich 16.2%, Indie 9.4%, Multiple Endings 7.9%
A branching-path narrative horror RPG set in Vienna, Austria. Guide the Unnamed through the worst night of their life: Harass your neighbours. Debate with birds. Smoke to survive.
Why similar: Choices Matter 19.3%, RPG 19.1%, Multiple Endings 14.3%, Story Rich 13.9%, Dark 12%
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 17.5%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Nonlinear 12.2%, Historical 11.7%, RPG 8.6%
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 21.4%, Crime 19.7%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Historical 10.2%, Mystery 9.4%
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: Choices Matter 24.2%, Detective 18.8%, RPG 15.4%, Adventure 9.9%, Story Rich 9.1%
Solve puzzles while uncover two points of view of a story. The serial killer known as Mantis commits crimes freely while Sergei, his adopted brother, is in charge of preventing his mysterious objective from being completed.
Why similar: RPG 24.7%, Multiple Endings 17.1%, Story Rich 15.5%, Horror 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%
This story-driven adventure follows a mystery of death and despair from reality into the surreal realms of objective memories and subjective experiences. Search the mind, solve puzzles, and unravel the dark truth in this psychological thriller.
Why similar: Choices Matter 24.4%, Multiple Endings 16.3%, Dark 13.7%, Story Rich 12%, Mystery 10.6%
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 28.4%, Villain Protagonist 14.5% ★, Detective 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Choices Matter 9.3%
The year is 1923—step inside Castle Woods Sanatorium, where care and cruelty blur together. Disguised as a doctor, you’ll diagnose and treat patients using a deck of symptoms, tests, and outdated therapies. But tread carefully: one wrong move could expose you as an impostor.
Why similar: Detective 22.1%, Choices Matter 16.4%, Historical 14.6%, Multiple Endings 10%, Story Rich 8.6%
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 35.1%, Detective 17%, Historical 9.2%, RPG 7.7%, Mystery 7.1%
A worn out detective with his demons to fight and a homicide case to solve. Deluded is an interactive crime thriller movie with point-and-click investigation and adrenaline pumped quick time events.
Why similar: Detective 32.5%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Adventure 10.7%, Dark 9.9%, Nonlinear 9.4%
Rose must escape the Cursed Mansion - a demonic space that preys and feeds on fear and despair. In this horror RPG you'll solve puzzles and learn the mansion’s history. Mystery, malignant spirits, and misery everywhere. Cursed Mansion brings an eerie atmosphere which leaves one with goosebumps.
Why similar: Choices Matter 18.7%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, RPG 10.2%, Dark 9.2%, Story Rich 8.7%
Untangle a gripping conspiracy in this noir-influenced mystery, laced with classic RPG elements. Navigate seedy streets to collect clues, upgrade skills and customize weapons. Brawl in turn-based combat with timed hits & combos, to reveal the dark truth that plagues the city’s core and your sanity.
Why similar: Crime 26.7%, Detective 17.9%, RPG 12.9%, Multiple Endings 8.4%, Story Rich 8.2%
Forest Asylum 2 - An Indie Psychological Horror Game and the sequel to the well-received first part. Embark on a Therapy that will change your life!
Why similar: Adventure 37.7%, Horror 25.5%, Dark 23.5%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Singleplayer 2.2%
A Lovecraftian investigative gamebook. New York, 1927. A case pulled from real history, wrapped in cosmic horror. His name was Billy Gaffney. The man who took him was real. But his purpose was from another plane of existence. You play a journalist. You make choices. The story remembers all of them.
Why similar: Crime 25.2%, Detective 16.3%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Historical 11.7%, Multiple Endings 7.1%
He is back. Once again take control of mass serial killer John Wade. Six years later, the infamous Pale Grin resurrects from the grave to terrorize the broken town of Happyhills. This time he has more on his mind than simple killing.
Why similar: Detective 35.9%, Dark 15.5%, Story Rich 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Horror 10.6%
Attentat 1942 is a historically-accurate adventure about World War 2. Face moral dilemmas and existential struggles as you uncover the troubled past of your family.
Why similar: Historical 35.6%, Story Rich 20.8%, Multiple Endings 19.4%, Adventure 11.4%, Atmospheric 9.9%
Detective Rainy Night is a narrative adventure with elements of deduction. Violent crimes, mature stories, and a touch of psychological horror await you at the Motel Holiday. Grab a pencil and paper because solving this case won’t be easy.
Why similar: Crime 36.8%, Detective 26.2%, Mystery 11.2%, Horror 9.8%, Adventure 8.1%
My name is Luzia...and this story isn't about me, it’s about my sister. Do you still wish to hear it?
Why similar: Story Rich 18.6%, Dark 15.9%, Horror 15.5%, Adventure 15.3%, Indie 11.8%
The Flayed Man is a short narrative-driven point and click horror game. Awaking without memories (or skin), you must uncover the sins of the past, pass judgement, and decide your fate in this macabre adventure.
Why similar: Choices Matter 16.4%, Multiple Endings 15.3%, Dark 14.1%, Story Rich 11.5%, Adventure 9.6%
Will you be able to uncover your raison d'être and solve the mysteries that await in this suspenseful thriller?
Why similar: Adventure 49.4%, Story Rich 23.8%, Indie 11.6%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Singleplayer 4.3%
What would you do if the hotel you checked in for the night turned into a death trap? Hotel Anatolia is a short, terrifying horror game which is about a man trying to run away from his past.
Why similar: RPGMaker 42.3% ★, RPG 15%, Indie 14.2%, Adventure 12%, Horror 6.7%
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 38.7%, Pixel Graphics 17.4%, Adventure 13.2%, Indie 8.5%, Story Rich 7.5%
Set in Ueno, Tokyo, where the wounds of the Pacific War have not yet healed, detective Takashiro Shugo becomes involved in a series of gruesome murders. A visual novel of love and hatred leading to obsession and madness…
Why similar: Detective 30.2%, Historical 13.6%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Dark 10.1%, Horror 6.8%
It's been so long. You've tried to forget, however tonight you must walk through the park again. Now there are two men in the park. Will you help one, or both? Who will you trust?
Why similar: Multiple Endings 27.7%, Adventure 22.1%, Horror 21.7%, Story Rich 17.1%, Indie 9.5%
Narrative-adventure playing an Agent of Death who must take ONE life that could change the fate of a conflict-torn Nation
Why similar: RPG 27.7%, Adventure 18.5%, Choices Matter 15.9%, Indie 11.9%, Story Rich 8%
Wake up inside the nightmare world you created in this standalone, hand-drawn dark fantasy point-and-click adventure with psychological horror elements. Explore islands, solve puzzles, and make morally ambiguous choices that lead to multiple endings. Inspired by H.R. Giger and Zdzisław Beksiński.
Why similar: Choices Matter 24.2%, Dark 12.4%, Horror 11.6%, Story Rich 10.7%, Mystery 10.4%
A dark comedy RPG set in streets and psyches.
Why similar: RPG 28.7%, Detective 17.4%, Story Rich 16.2%, Adventure 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%
A steampunk-ish detective adventure from the creator of A Golden Wake and Shardlight! Can you help private investigator Miles Fordham find justice for his clients and track down his partner's killer before his entire world comes apart?
Why similar: Detective 31.1%, Dark 13.6%, Mystery 12.8%, Adventure 11.3%, Story Rich 11.1%
A private-eye must deceive a rich family into revealing their darkest secrets, before the killer amongst them silences everyone.
Why similar: Detective 31.7%, Crime 27%, RPG 21.8%, Mystery 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
THIEF’S SHELTER is a 3D Point and Click Psychological Adventure where the world mirrors a crumbling mind. Nothing stays still, and even your own thoughts can’t be trusted.
Why similar: Detective 32.1%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Story Rich 13.7%, Dark 13.3%, Adventure 11.7%
Will you solve the mystery of the Salazar manor or will you become another permanent inhabitant? An Italian horror inspired adventure game!
Why similar: Story Rich 18%, Dark 14.5%, Horror 14.2%, Mystery 13.2%, Adventure 11.8%
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 36.1%, Detective 29.4%, Mystery 12.8%, Story Rich 12.6%, Adventure 7.2%
A long-form, choice-driven psychological horror and depression game in which the protagonist’s ending changes based on the choices made by “you,” the voice he hears in his head.
Why similar: Dark 21.9%, Story Rich 20.4%, Horror 19.7%, Pixel Graphics 14.8%, Adventure 13.9%
Siberian Way is a detective thriller novel. Follow the dark non-linear story and decide how it can end! For all fans of snowy Siberia, Murder on the Orient Express and twisted plots, seasoned with mysticism.
Why similar: Detective 20.6%, Choices Matter 18.2%, Historical 17.6%, Dark 11.5%, Story Rich 8.8%
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.
Why similar: Detective 31.7%, Mystery 17.6%, Nonlinear 16.6%, Story Rich 12.7%, Adventure 9.3%
An epic supernatural horror adventure and the spiritual successor to cult classic Scratches set in a massive, decaying mental institute. Inspired by H. P. Lovecraft, Hammer Films and twisted Euro Horror from the 80s.
Why similar: Adventure 19.3%, Horror 18.2%, Story Rich 13.5%, Indie 13.4%, Mystery 12.8%
The Corruption Within is a psychological thriller first-person point & click adventure game set in the Victorian era, with an emphasis on strong narrative, intriguing characters and puzzle-solving.
Why similar: Story Rich 18.5%, Adventure 16.8%, Mystery 16.6%, Indie 11.1%, Horror 9.5%
The game is a dramatic point&click adventure about a criminal who is trying to atone for the sins of his past.
Enter a dark, captivating world as the massive evil of Black Mirror Castle is reincarnated with over 100 atmospheric locations to explore and 40 different characters to interact with. Will Darren's search lead him to redemption or the hell of insanity?
Why similar: Adventure 48.8%, Horror 19.9%, Mystery 13.2%, Story Rich 10.6%, Atmospheric 4.9%
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: Crime 27.9%, Detective 26.6%, Adventure 11.9%, Story Rich 9.5%, Dark 8.8%
Chloé’s Requiem -encore- is a 2D Adventure Horror game set in Modern Europe. The genius violinist Michél is invited into an old mansion. Inside waits Chloé, who asks him to “Break the curse of the mansion”. What awaits the pair after the mystery is solved…?
Why similar: RPGMaker 38.2% ★, RPG 13.6%, Adventure 9%, Dark 8.6%, Horror 8%
DISTRAINT is a 2D psychological horror adventure game for PC. In order to secure a partnership in a famous company, Price seizes the property of an elderly woman. In that very moment, he finds out the price of his humanity.
Why similar: Indie 79.7%, Horror 5%, Story Rich 3.5%, Adventure 3.2%, Pixel Graphics 3.1%
Kill the Shadow is a detective game with multiple endings, featuring 2.5D pixel art and semi-open exploration and investigation. Play as Lucas, a former police officer, alongside a mysterious Shadow who can see the “past.” Remember—every choice you make will change the fate of countless characters!
Why similar: Detective 26.9%, RPG 16.9%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Story Rich 12.7%, Mystery 11.4%
"DEAD DREAMS" is a 2D psychological horror game focused on puzzle-solving and atmosphere with a complex non-linear story in which every element has a meaning...
Why similar: Detective 19.4%, Choices Matter 16.8%, Story Rich 10%, Multiple Endings 10%, Dark 9.1%