60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Story Rich, Simulation, Singleplayer.
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.
Death and Taxes
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!
The Operator
Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.
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 18.8%, Dialogue Heavy 16%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Simulation 9.3%, Strategy 8.4%
Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 23.5%, Point & Click 17.3%, Mystery 12.9%, Puzzle 11.9%, Simulation 10.2%
Short, thought-provoking adventure where you are a News Editor and decide what stories get published, set in a fictional city where most people are genetically modified. Multiple unique endings let you share your story and see what the Headliner before you did.
Why similar: Choices Matter 34.6%, Adventure 15.7%, Story Rich 12.3%, Simulation 11.6%, Puzzle 8.8%
Try on the role of a Supernatural Newspaper Agency boss and editor. The world it takes place in is a dark and haunted one, with ghosts, zombies, monsters and even shapeshifting murderers, pretending to be human after they have stolen their victims' bodies or infiltrated the humanity.
Why similar: Simulation 39.8%, Noir 36.1%, Casual 12.2%, Adventure 12%
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: Immersive Sim 18.1%, Dialogue Heavy 17.1%, Point & Click 15.6%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Puzzle 8.6%
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: Noir 25.7%, Dialogue Heavy 14.8%, Point & Click 12.2%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Choices Matter 9.1%
The Westport Independent is a censorship simulator taking place in a post-war country, governed by the recently elected Loyalist Party. As the editor of one of the last independent newspapers in the country, your job is to remove and edit the content of your paper, affecting the people’s opinion of both the rebels and the Loyalist...
Why similar: Simulation 68%, Choices Matter 32%
Award-winning adventure where you control the news and its impact on society, your friends and career. Different choices lead to unique combinations of endings. Share your story with the community, and see what the players before you did.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 21.9%, Point & Click 18.8%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Simulation 7.7%
Step into the 1950s with My Hotel. As the new owner of a mysterious hotel, revive its glory through stylish renovations, solve hidden secrets, and master faction intrigues. A captivating blend of history and adventure awaits.
Why similar: Noir 28.3%, Immersive Sim 13.4%, Strategy 10.4%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Mystery 8.1%
A series of murders is shocking Hollywood! Use your detective skills: search the crime scene, find clues, solve the mystery. Who is pulling the strings behind these Confidential Killings?
Why similar: Noir 29.6%, Point & Click 17.2%, Dialogue Heavy 13%, Mystery 9.9%, Puzzle 8.9%
For the People is a mix of a political management sim and a visual novel, putting players in the shoes of an idealistic young state official tasked with shaping the future of a communist factory town. Will the party provide for the people, or are the people just cogs in its machine?..
Why similar: Noir 27.3%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Point & Click 12.5%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Strategy 7%
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: Visual Novel 21.6%, Point & Click 16.8%, Mystery 11.2%, Choices Matter 9.2%, Story Rich 9.1%
A new political Party has won a landslide in the General Election, and for some reason the editor at the news station you work at has done a runner. Now it’s up to you, the Janitor, to take over the editing booth in this tumultuous time - will you help the government, or stand in their way?
Why similar: Point & Click 25.8%, Choices Matter 21.2%, Simulation 14.3%, Story Rich 11.6%, Adventure 9.2%
In Newspaper Day, you take on the role of a newspaper delivery person in a seemingly quiet neighborhood. Every morning, you carry out your job, delivering the day's news to your neighbors' doors. However, you soon realize that things are not what they seem.
Why similar: Story Rich 32.8%, Casual 18.8%, First-Person 18.6%, Atmospheric 17.4%, Adventure 10.7%
Classic first-person point-and-click adventure game set in contemporary Prague. As a programmer and treasure hunter, you embark on a long journey to uncover the secrets of the infamous Executioner. Your task will be complicated by a sect of fanatic cultists and your own unexplained heritage.
Why similar: Nonlinear 23.1%, Point & Click 22%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Mystery 11.4%, Story Rich 8.3%
This is a suspense reasoning interactive work with real people. You will play the protagonist "Qi Yi", find evidence in a series of murders, piece together the truth, and find the ultimate murderer, all of which will lead you to an unpredictable future.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 24.8%, Visual Novel 24.1%, Mystery 15.6%, Strategy 13.1%, Story Rich 9.9%
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: Point & Click 19.8%, Choices Matter 16%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Simulation 11.1%, Strategy 10.8%
“Dead By Murder”, is a murder mystery strategy game, where the user plays as a police detective and must solve a series of homicide cases.
Copy Editor is an intricate puzzle game that teaches you Regular Expressions (RegEx), commonly used in computer science and language theory. Build complex rules that process and revise famous texts for your wacky and demanding publisher!
Why similar: Simulation 39.7%, Puzzle 37.8%, Strategy 13.6%, Casual 7.5%, Singleplayer 1.5%
A missing person case straight out of 1995. Search the early internet, dig through emails and dusty floppy discs, and uncover the secrets behind the disappearance of Victoria Mason.
Why similar: Point & Click 18%, Immersive Sim 16.2%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Mystery 10.9%, Puzzle 9%
A point-and-click adventure with innovative detective mechanics. Help Ollie, a fledgling reporter on his first day at the Signal & Echo newspaper, to solve the mystery behind a schoolgirl's disappearance. Developed by an ex-journalist.
Why similar: Point & Click 28.4%, Mystery 13.8%, Puzzle 13.2%, Story Rich 9.2%, Dialogue Heavy 8.9%
Join the District Crime Agency in this isometric, modern noir deduction thriller. Explore crime scenes in complex dioramas, organize your evidence effectively, and blur the lines between right and wrong to present your case. Do you have what it takes to be a real detective?
Why similar: Noir 38.4%, Point & Click 18.1%, Strategy 12.5%, Puzzle 10%, Mystery 9.6%
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: Dialogue Heavy 24.2%, Point & Click 21.6%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Puzzle 10.8%, Mystery 8.7%
Players will take on the role of newspaper reporter Hazel Gong, who was originally covering a practice exercise at an abandoned building site, but stumbles upon a mysterious corpse in an accidental collapse!
Why similar: Puzzle 24.4%, Mystery 22.6%, Strategy 22.5%, Story Rich 18%, Casual 9.3%
A pointy-clicky comedy corporate thriller. Solve puzzles, get to know your colleagues, and unravel a sinister global conspiracy. All in a day's work.
Why similar: Point & Click 30%, Mystery 14.6%, Dialogue Heavy 14.1%, Puzzle 13.9%, Story Rich 9.4%
As a judge of the Kobardde court, solve complex cases inspired by actual events. Your decisions will directly affect people's (and perhaps yours) lives. You may have to make difficult decisions for your family, country, and life. What kind of judge will you be?
Why similar: Immersive Sim 41%, Choices Matter 15.2%, Strategy 15.1%, Simulation 12.8%, 2D 7.1%
Develop your newspaper and become New York’s new media mogul! In this tycoon, build and manage your newspaper from printer to toilet. Create your editorial line and lead your journalists through unique 1930's stories and dig out the latest scoops!
Why similar: Simulation 27.1%, Strategy 25%, Choices Matter 24%, 2D 11.6%, Atmospheric 9.4%
The King Mere is dead. Once the leader of diplomacy in the Dog Empyre, now a bloodstain on snow. You are the Apprentice, sent by the Master Detective to the City of Ink, to uncover who really murdered the King at the edge of the world.
Why similar: Noir 33.1%, Nonlinear 15.6%, Dialogue Heavy 14.3%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Puzzle 8.6%
Staffer Case is a new sort of mystery game, asking players to find clues, arrange them into documents, and point out the contradictions between them to solve a series of murders. Each mystery unraveled leads you closer to the truth lying at the heart of each case!
Why similar: Visual Novel 23%, Mystery 16%, Strategy 12.4%, Story Rich 11.5%, Puzzle 11.1%
Profession Investigator is an immersive simulator with a text-based interface in which you have to deal with real criminal cases. The game uses materials from court archives and specialized literature.
Why similar: Simulation 28.4%, Immersive Sim 26.1%, Puzzle 18.8%, Adventure 17.4%, Story Rich 8%
A mysterious murder has shocked the inner city, and as the lead detective, it is your job to catch the real killer. Armed with words and wits, you uncover the secrets and capture the murderer, and make sure justice will be served.
Why similar: Noir 18.6%, Mystery 17.8%, Puzzle 13.2%, Point & Click 12.6%, Dialogue Heavy 10%
Become a journalist who researches old car accident cases. Help victims and perform first aid, obtain evidence and reconstruct the events to discover what really happened.
Why similar: Simulation 37.1%, Choices Matter 21%, Casual 13.6%, First-Person 11.6%, Atmospheric 11.4%
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: Visual Novel 30.1%, Immersive Sim 25.7%, Mystery 19%, Story Rich 12.1%, Adventure 5.9%
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: Noir 23.7%, Point & Click 17.7%, Dialogue Heavy 15%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Puzzle 7.7%
You are local mafia kingpin, Jeffrey Koch. Your empire in New Kandinski is in total chaos because an unknown Mastermind has decided to take your place. And they’ve planted a sleeper Mole inside your operation. It’s time to act, but you need to act smart.
Why similar: Strategy 17.8%, Simulation 17.3%, Choices Matter 16%, Point & Click 10.4%, Story Rich 9.9%
Officer Jia has vanished, leaving a classified message pointing to the CaseCracker 2.0 system. Tear through suspects' alibis, look beyond the text, and extract hidden threads from seemingly unrelated intel. Will you find the ultimate truth, or a trap?
Why similar: Noir 26.5%, Immersive Sim 15.6%, Point & Click 13.1%, Mystery 8.8%, Strategy 6.8%
Several diaries gradually reveal the thrilling story of a missing case; after multiple deductions, are the answers in the past or present? With frequent plot twists, you never know which is the truth and which is the unexpected; in a dense fog, time buries the past, but the marks remain.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 18.4%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Choices Matter 15.2%, Point & Click 13.6%, Puzzle 8.7%
As a private detective, you’ll crack word clues left by a mysterious informant, gather evidence, and uncover the truth hidden in the shadows.
Why similar: Noir 38.1%, Strategy 25%, Puzzle 15.3%, Casual 12.6%, Choices Matter 8.1%
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: Point & Click 24.8%, Mystery 18.1%, Puzzle 13.5%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Story Rich 9.9%
Assume the role of President Anton Rayne and guide the nation of Sordland. Amidst brewing international conflicts, need for reform, deep-seated corruption, and economic recession, you must make the decisions in this political drama. How will you lead?
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.2%, Point & Click 25.8%, Choices Matter 18.4%, Story Rich 10.7%, Adventure 6.6%
Uncover high drama in this whodunnit set in a small-town community theater. Gather clues by investigating the sets, casts and backstage crews of 10 theatrical productions, and piece together the story of each deadly crime.
Why similar: Noir 35%, Point & Click 20.9%, Puzzle 10.8%, Mystery 10.7%, Cartoony 7.1%
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: Point & Click 22.1%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Immersive Sim 16%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Mystery 13.2%
You're a detective. Investigate the haunting events surrounding the murder of Ann Peterson and her boyfriend. Explore an old safehouse for clues, deduce keywords and reveal redacted words as you search Ann's digital journal, and piece together your case report as this unfortunate story unfolds.
Why similar: Story Rich 38.2%, Mystery 24.6%, Atmospheric 17.9%, First-Person 16.5%, Singleplayer 2.7%
With superb script and calm narrative style, Perfect Crime will reproduce every detail of a criminal case. How to make use of common objects to make a perfect crime is all up to you. An editor of cases is accompanied if help is needed. Now it’s time to log on and create your own murder.
A narrative courtroom adventure all about VTubers! Players will take the role of prosecutor Justin Truth and investigate a murder at a VTuber agency, doing their best to uncover the identity of both the killer and VTuber's real face.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 21.9%, Visual Novel 17%, Point & Click 13.3%, Mystery 10.4%, Immersive Sim 8.6%
You are Consortium Bishop Six, a celebrity peacekeeper in the year 2042. Choose to speak out loud using your own voice to shape relationships and navigate the story. Experience a murder mystery thriller aboard a futuristic aircraft with a narrative twist. Every choice counts.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 30.7%, Immersive Sim 18%, Nonlinear 14.7%, Choices Matter 8.8%, Simulation 8.8%
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 49.4%, Simulation 35.1%, Mystery 3.5%, Point & Click 3.4%, Visual Novel 3.1%
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: Visual Novel 18.2%, Choices Matter 17.3%, Puzzle 12.2%, Mystery 11.3%, Story Rich 10.8%
Deep night, famous suspense novelist fell from the balcony, leaving his young wife an enormous heritage. Accident, or calculated murder?Novelist's nephew secretly began investigation.He found a hidden manuscript, which contains a creep story, as well as the key clues concerning its author's death.
Why similar: Noir 29.3%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Puzzle 11.9%, Mystery 8.9%, Story Rich 8.9%
A detective narrative puzzler without pre-set options! Raise your questions at will, and an AI-host will answer only with 'yes' or 'no.' Drive the investigation with your curiosity; the path to solving the mystery lies in questions you ask. Can you dig out the truth through your questions?
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 22.3%, Point & Click 14.9%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Puzzle 11.7%, Mystery 11.2%
LumineNight is a story-driven detective adventure. Play as Detective Foster and his daughter to solve a series of murders spanning a decade. Interrogate suspects, infiltrate locations, solve puzzles, and gather evidence from crime scenes. Uncover the dark truth behind these killings.
Why similar: Noir 26.5%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Point & Click 13.6%, Mystery 10.5%, Story Rich 7.6%
Narrative-adventure playing an Agent of Death who must take ONE life that could change the fate of a conflict-torn Nation
Why similar: Point & Click 18%, Dialogue Heavy 16.9%, Adventure 15.2%, Choices Matter 14%, Visual Novel 12.6%
A Battle of Wits with AI: Solve the case by conversing with a suspect robot using GPT to gather evidence. What single truth emerges from countless dialogues and pieces of information?
Why similar: Immersive Sim 32.2%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Strategy 11.8%, Mystery 11.4%, Simulation 9.3%
There's only one detective to unravel this murder turned museum heist... and they're the cat's meow. Interrogate a "colorful" cast of suspects until they cough up hairballs... and the truth. Will you wrap up the case in time for an afternoon nap, and make injustice knead its last biscuit?
Why similar: Noir 33.8%, Dialogue Heavy 17.9%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Mystery 9.8%, Puzzle 9.7%
Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual SNS! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.2%, Point & Click 18.7%, Mystery 15.2%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Story Rich 10.2%
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.7%, Point & Click 32.1%, Mystery 18.5%, Casual 8.3%, Singleplayer 2.9%
Become a ghostwriter and write on the behalf of others--everything from love letters to apologies! There's just one catch in this crazy adventure game: the most important words in your writings are decided by roulette.
Why similar: Point & Click 47.3%, Adventure 18.1%, 2D 10.5%, Atmospheric 8.6%, Choices Matter 6.1%
Something has been taken. Enter a new Grid and forge alliances via visual novel gameplay, uncovering truths through Identity Disc puzzles. Make critical decisions and plot your own course in a world without a creator.
Why similar: Noir 28.7%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Mystery 11.2%, Puzzle 9.6%
The Wild Case is a 2D first-person point-and-click adventure. In this story-focused adventure, players meet a cast of colorful characters, experience mysterious encounters, and solve puzzles to progress through the game.
Why similar: Noir 26.8%, Point & Click 23.1%, Puzzle 11.4%, Story Rich 8.4%, Mystery 8.4%
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: Point & Click 25.8%, Visual Novel 23.6%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Puzzle 14.5%, Story Rich 9%
