60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Detective, Investigation, Mystery, Adventure.
"All Antarctic researchers dead. Cause of death: Emperor Penguin attack?" Log into the isolated 'Amundsen-4' server. Extract and combine from fragmented emails, chats, and logs to uncover the truth behind the bizarre disaster.
传家
A genealogy deduction game set in Republican-era China. Play as a lawyer, search newspapers, case files, letters, and old photos, and follow clues to identify people and uncover family ties. Reconstruct the Chen family tree and uncover the secrets behind your commission.
Cold Case
Enter the burned crime scene and restore 8 cases from the past. The crime scene photos and records have been charred black, but as a cold case investigator, your deduction and forensic skills can reveal what happened. Search by keyword, reconstruct the sequence of events, and uncover the truth.
A genealogy deduction game set in Republican-era China. Play as a lawyer, search newspapers, case files, letters, and old photos, and follow clues to identify people and uncover family ties. Reconstruct the Chen family tree and uncover the secrets behind your commission.
Why similar: Detective 33.9%, Investigation 16.6%, Text-Based 14%, Mystery 11.7%, Point & Click 8.2%
Enter the burned crime scene and restore 8 cases from the past. The crime scene photos and records have been charred black, but as a cold case investigator, your deduction and forensic skills can reveal what happened. Search by keyword, reconstruct the sequence of events, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 28.5%, Text-Based 18%, Mystery 14.6%, Point & Click 12.1%, Investigation 10.4%
An audio deduction game where you have one task: restore a series of lost podcast episodes.
Why similar: Detective 38.8%, Investigation 18.4%, Mystery 14%, Point & Click 13.4%, Puzzle 5%
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 23.6%, Dark Comedy 16.6%, Text-Based 14.7%, Point & Click 11.7%, Mystery 10%
Who Did It? Is a detective puzzle-game. Your job is to read the given case files to find out who the murderer is! Do you have what it takes to master all cases and close them all for good?
Why similar: Detective 30.1%, Text-Based 13.7%, Investigation 13.5%, Mystery 13.3%, Point & Click 12.8%
A college radio DJ has vanished, but the school says she withdrew. Search forum posts and confidential records to uncover the people behind anonymous handles. Piece together what happened to Starlingdive in a deduction mystery spanning three connected cases, from college radio to the music industry.
Why similar: Detective 33.8%, Investigation 13.5%, Point & Click 12.9%, Text-Based 12.9%, Mystery 12.9%
In 1921: a kidnapping, a revolution... Investigate and uncover the truth behind a dark, mysterious story.
Why similar: Detective 32.4%, Text-Based 14.7%, Mystery 13.8%, Investigation 12.5%, Puzzle 5.8%
Gather information on social media in-game to take down every last boss in this deduction-based puzzle adventure game inspired by Return of the Obra Dinn. It's release day for the latest entry in a legendary action game series, and you need to beat it. Fun is secondary, victory is all.
Why similar: Detective 33.3%, Investigation 14.9%, Text-Based 13.5%, Point & Click 9.2%, Mystery 7.5%
Emma Riley: Dream Detective is a detective game where you must unravel an occult conspiracy spanning the real and dream worlds. Use keen observation to gather clues, carefully interrogate suspects for information, and use your logic and deduction skills to unravel the mystery!
Why similar: Detective 31%, Investigation 16.8%, Mystery 13.5%, Point & Click 11.2%, Story Rich 5%
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 28.5%, Text-Based 15.9%, Investigation 14.1%, Point & Click 13.5%, Mystery 10.5%
A mystery adventure game featuring a camera-headed detective and a superpowered girl teaming up to solve crimes. Play as the detective to gather and combine clues, reveal the hidden truth, and tear down fabricated lies.
Why similar: Detective 37.1%, Investigation 19.2%, Mystery 14.9%, Point & Click 14.3%, Story Rich 5.5%
A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.
Why similar: Detective 38.4%, Mystery 16.2%, Investigation 14.6%, Point & Click 13.2%, Puzzle 7%
Step into the shoes of Clementine "Cleo" Ace, an apprentice to her aunt, the world-renowned detective, Maya Lynch. From heists to murders, use your deduction skills to solve "howdunnit" cases that are too tough for the local police to crack and uncover a deeper mystery along the way!
Why similar: Detective 38.6%, Investigation 18.9%, Mystery 14.4%, Point & Click 12.8%, Puzzle 5.6%
Follow detective Carol Reed in this colorful mystery, made with real-life photographs. The game features a classic adventure game interface, plenty of puzzles, and a series of minigames as an integrated part of the story.
Why similar: Detective 34.8%, Point & Click 18.8%, Investigation 16.6%, Mystery 14.8%, Adventure 7%
Cyber Detective L solves Paradoxes—bizarre incidents by supernatural Demons—via the social media giant Parrotter. The Cyber Detective Squad, L and his Demon partner Nyasuteria, wield elite hacking and psychic powers to take on the final Paradox investigation.
Why similar: Detective 27.3%, Text-Based 23%, Mystery 15%, Investigation 14.1%, Satire 6.7% ★
This is an original orthodox detective mystery game. The player suddenly takes possession of Roran, who hopes to report to the academy. You must investigate and deduce the truth behind a series of bizarre incidents that obstruct his journey, helping him successfully reach the academy.
Why similar: Detective 34.9%, Investigation 15.1%, Text-Based 13.3%, Mystery 13.3%, Point & Click 9.4%
Become the most celebrated detective of all time: Sherlock Holmes! Use your impressive talents as a detective to solve six thrilling and varied cases: murders, missing persons, spectacular thefts and numerous investigations that sometimes lead you into the realms of the fantastic.
Why similar: Detective 47.4%, Investigation 13.9%, Mystery 13.8%, Point & Click 7.3%, Adventure 4.3%
Five Day Detective is a point and click style adventure game featuring multiple murder cases and a twisted sense of humour.
Why similar: Detective 30%, Dark Comedy 22.4%, Point & Click 15.5%, Investigation 10.8%, Mystery 7%
In an investigation where the thieves are not necessarily the ones you think they are, follow the clues, question the suspects, and get to the truth by avoiding false leads. But beware, some people are not ready to give up so easily.
Why similar: Detective 35.1%, Investigation 22.2%, Point & Click 15.8%, Text-Based 13%, Mystery 6.9%
Become the greatest detective of all time in The Testament of Sherlock Holmes, a twisting, turning investigation game set in a faithfully-reproduced London of 1898. As Sherlock Holmes, you must find clues, interrogate suspects and unveil a mystery in a story full of twists!
Why similar: Detective 48.6%, Point & Click 16.3%, Mystery 12.6%, Adventure 6.6%, Investigation 6.5%
Follow amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to Ireland to investigate the disappearance of a famous writer.
Why similar: Detective 27.2%, Text-Based 14.5%, Point & Click 13.9%, Mystery 13.7%, Investigation 13.5%
[DEMO available now!] Erased memories, scattered clues. What will you uncover, and what will you leave buried?As an amnesiac detective, investigate crime scenes with limited focus. You can't analyze everything. Strategically choose your leads to shape the case and reclaim your lost past.
Why similar: Detective 34.9%, Investigation 18%, Point & Click 14.4%, Mystery 14.1%, Choices Matter 4.8%
A text-driven noir murder mystery where you literally read the room. Search for clues in the text, photograph evidence, and interrogate suspects to solve the murder of fashion icon Margot Voss.
Why similar: Detective 34.1%, Investigation 16.9%, Text-Based 16.3%, Mystery 13%, Point & Click 12.8%
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: Detective 27.1%, Text-Based 16.5%, Investigation 16.5%, Mystery 11.5%, Typing 6.8% ★
An investigation and courtroom visual novel set in the electoral courts of a small Brazilian city. A first-case lawyer, a doctored campaign flyer, and a document with a date that does not add up. Two routes of around eight hours, six endings and a final act.
Why similar: Detective 32.2%, Investigation 15.8%, Mystery 13.8%, Text-Based 11.5%, Point & Click 10.5%
A grounded detective mystery set in the most dangerous place in America: a 1997 public high school.
Why similar: Detective 26.6%, Dark Comedy 21.5%, Investigation 13.9%, Point & Click 11.9%, Mystery 11.6%
Pick up your magnifying glass as writer-turned-detective Penelope Pendrick in this first-person point and click mystery adventure! Three people have suddenly vanished from the sleepy town of Carlisle. Follow the clues, interrogate suspects, and solve puzzles to end this case - before it ends you.
Why similar: Detective 24.8%, Mystery 20.8%, Point & Click 20.1%, Investigation 11.6%, Story Rich 6.4%
[Telltale - Casino Murder] is a full-voice indie mystery game with the youngest lawyer, Kang Ho-yeon, who reveals the truth of the casino murder case and achieves innocence at trial.
Why similar: Detective 31.3%, Mystery 19%, Investigation 16.1%, Text-Based 15.2%, Puzzle 6.5%
On Air! Taxi Detective Casebook is a pixel-art, dialogue-driven mystery game. You’re an AI in a taxi, teaming up with a talkative driver on late-night runs to hear bizarre passenger stories, solve cases in secret, and let him play the “great detective.”
Why similar: Detective 34.9%, Text-Based 19.6%, Investigation 16.9%, Mystery 8.7%, Puzzle 6.1%
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: Detective 33%, Investigation 17.8%, Point & Click 16.8%, Mystery 13.1%, Puzzle 6%
Staffer Retro is a mystery adventure game where you uncover past incidents related to ‘Mana’, the source of supernatural powers. Gather information through dialogue and exploration, and piece together clues found in documents to guide the choices of Verita Retro, the protagonist.
Why similar: Detective 29.6%, Text-Based 14.6%, Mystery 12.6%, Investigation 12.3%, Point & Click 9.9%
Solve a variety of perplexing cases in the sleuthing shoes of Detective Hindsight - who gets help from Phoebe: a young orphaned girl with dreams of being a storyteller and powers to look into the past. Uncover the truth with her sketches done in crayon. The catch? She can't draw very well.
Why similar: Detective 40.5%, Investigation 17.4%, Mystery 16.4%, Point & Click 10.2%, Puzzle 6.5%
A medical detective game set in the late Victorian era. Uncover the perpetrators behind an assortment of grizzly murders by examining meticulously hand-animated cadavers.
Why similar: Detective 38.8%, Dark Comedy 23.5%, Point & Click 13.7%, Puzzle 6.7%, Investigation 5.8%
「ギルド探求団へようこそ！」創立から1000日を迎えたギルドの、パーティ情報を復旧させる『推理パズルゲーム』です。過去1000日を振り返りながら、78人の冒険者が、20隊あるパーティのどこに所属していたのかを特定し、どのような結末を迎えたのかを推理で暴きましょう！それでは──良い旅を！
Why similar: Detective 47.1%, Investigation 21.1%, Mystery 15.6%, Puzzle 8%, Adventure 5.1%
A point & click mystery adventure game set in 1920s Southeast England. Assume the role of Dr. Doyle, gather clues, interrogate witnesses, make assumptions, reach conclusions, decide the guilty party and solve the mystery of the cloche hat.
Why similar: Detective 36%, Point & Click 21%, Mystery 18%, Adventure 8%, Story Rich 7%
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: Detective 31.8%, Point & Click 14.7%, Text-Based 14.5%, Mystery 14.1%, Investigation 8.4%
A gripping detective noir mystery that blends investigation and deduction with a rich, character-driven story. The Murder of Ava Monroe is cozy, twisty, and oozing with atmosphere.
Why similar: Detective 39.9%, Investigation 20.5%, Mystery 15.2%, Point & Click 9.5%, Story Rich 6.2%
Take on the role of Detective Kobayashi, the one and only genius detective who has a reputation for solving any case, however dark or difficult...if he isn't playing games at the office or awkwardly hitting on girls, that is.
Why similar: Detective 31.2%, Text-Based 14%, Point & Click 13.7%, Mystery 13.4%, Investigation 11.3%
You'd think that after 20+ cases, there'd be no crime left in Twin Lakes - but that's not how crime works, rookie. Six new mind-melting mysteries await Detective McQueen and Officer Dooley - just as soon as they get the mustard out of Dooley's gun.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 21.5%, Detective 20.1%, Text-Based 18.2%, Point & Click 14.9%, Puzzle 6.4%
A psychological horror detective simulation set in Rainier Falls in 2005. Uncover the truth behind Adele's death by finding contradictions in the case files. Are you brilliant enough to expose the suspects' lies in a single attempt? Because you only get one chance to make an arrest.
Why similar: Detective 35.7%, Investigation 17.7%, Mystery 13.6%, Text-Based 10.8%, Point & Click 10.4%
The mask of a legendary thief has been stolen. Follow Detective Time in a point-and-click investigation using her watch to witness key moments and uncover who is behind this new wave of robberies. Observe the past. Investigate the present. Uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 33.9%, Point & Click 18.9%, Investigation 17.4%, Mystery 11.8%, Puzzle 7.1%
Explore the mist-shrouded town of Rose Harbor in an atmospheric point-and-click puzzle adventure. Collect and use unusual items, unravel riddles, solve handcrafted puzzles, and follow the tangled clues behind a celebrated rose gardener’s mysterious disappearance.
Why similar: Detective 24.6%, Point & Click 21.7%, Investigation 17.5%, Mystery 16.7%, Puzzle 7.5%
Explore historical locations, find and analyse evidence. Unmask the real perpetrator so that justice can be served and the Wrongly Accused can be found innocent. Use problem solving, deduction and critical thinking skills to uncover the truth and maybe even expose a conspiracy in your own time.
Why similar: Detective 35.8%, Investigation 17.7%, Point & Click 14.3%, Mystery 11%, Puzzle 6.5%
Miles Edgeworth's dramatic turnabouts take center stage! Experience both Ace Attorney Investigations games in one gorgeous collection! Investigate crime scenes and solve tough, intriguing cases through logic and deduction. When Edgeworth's past and present collide, his future begins!
Why similar: Detective 29.5%, Investigation 20.2%, Text-Based 15.9%, Mystery 14.2%, Story Rich 5.2%
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: Detective 26.9%, Point & Click 18.1%, Investigation 14%, Text-Based 11.1%, Mystery 10.2%
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: Detective 27.1%, Investigation 17.9%, Point & Click 17.7%, Mystery 15.6%, Puzzle 6.4%
A 1998-set deduction game. Trawl a period internet for documents, photographs, and dead ends, then correct the official record: who really wrote, played, drew, or built it. An anthology of credit fraud, set straight one careful search at a time.
Why similar: Detective 32.5%, Investigation 17.1%, Point & Click 13.9%, Mystery 13.7%, Puzzle 5.6%
Your statement is already on record. Search messages, social media, and your calendar for evidence. Defend your story, explain contradictions, or shift the blame. What you submit will change the investigation and the story.
Why similar: Detective 29.3%, Investigation 18.3%, Text-Based 15.7%, Mystery 13.8%, Choices Matter 6.3%
Solve your own murder in this thrilling true crime adventure game. You've come face-to-face with your fate and someone close to you is going to kill you...unless you find out who it is before the time runs out!
Why similar: Detective 27.1%, Text-Based 15.5%, Point & Click 14.8%, Mystery 13.2%, Investigation 11.5%
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: Detective 29.4%, Text-Based 17.3%, Mystery 15.4%, Investigation 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.8%
Step into the role of a federal investigator and uncover the truth behind every disaster. Recover black boxes, cross-reference evidence, expose contradictions, and name the real cause before an innocent takes the fall. Every conclusion matters in this tense investigation sim full of twists.
Why similar: Detective 30.9%, Text-Based 17.2%, Investigation 15.9%, Mystery 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.2%
Immerse yourself in a chilling, interactive cold-case investigation. Review crime scene photos, decrypt restricted hard drives, compare evidence, and deliver your final report in Ashes of Holloway Bay, a dark, atmospheric detective experience where every detail matters.
Why similar: Detective 35.1%, Investigation 16.6%, Mystery 14.4%, Point & Click 10.9%, Text-Based 7.4%
Book-style murder investigation game set in Victorian London. Logic, Deduction and Attention to Details - use this to solve game mysteries. Unfold story chapters, investigate clues, visit London historical locations - and help to get murder into jail.
Why similar: Detective 30.9%, Text-Based 18.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Investigation 10.1%, Mystery 7.5%
Join rookie attorney Apollo Justice and his mentor, the legendary Phoenix Wright, in this collection of 3 games! This title features 16 episodes (including previously DLC-only episodes) and supports English, French, German, Japanese Korean, and Traditional and Simplified Chinese.
Why similar: Detective 35.4%, Investigation 17%, Text-Based 13.5%, Mystery 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 5.2%
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Detective 35.9%, Investigation 18.6%, Text-Based 14.9%, Mystery 13.6%, Point & Click 9.5%
Detective Sammy Jukes is the man on the job when an anti-oil activist is reported missing in a small town on the new oil pipeline route. Talk to witnesses, shovel through evidence, wrestle with the wolves and chase after chickens to find the truth in this first-person open-world adventure game.
Why similar: Detective 26.6%, Dark Comedy 18.4%, Point & Click 12%, Investigation 10.1%, Mystery 9.7%
Grab your magnifying glass and peek inside a series of tiny dioramas filled with crimes and carefully crafted mysteries! Think outside the box and solve them all in this new brand of detective game!
Why similar: Detective 34.1%, Text-Based 17.9%, Investigation 15.9%, Mystery 15.2%, Point & Click 5.8%
Relive 1980s nostalgia in this classic adventure game. Cascadia Quest sends the player on an epic adventure though forests, mountains and mysterious lairs, on a mission of escape and retribution!
Why similar: Text-Based 24.9%, Dark Comedy 22.9%, Point & Click 19.1%, Satire 13.8% ★, Puzzle 7.7%
《REWIND》 is a hardcore text-based detective puzzle game containing nearly a hundred clues. Players need to carefully examine and deduce the clues to find the answer to the case.
Why similar: Detective 35.7%, Text-Based 19.8%, Investigation 18.2%, Mystery 16.7%, Puzzle 8.1%
