- #1 Twisted Screens
97% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: BonboiPub: Trinity Studios
Windows
Twisted Screens is a first-person sci-fi thriller where you play as Tessa, a mercenary hired by ATR Industries to explore their abandoned facility overrun by grotesque experiments.
Why similar: Dark Humor 35%, Puzzle 20.4%, First-Person 15.4%, 3D 11.2%, Cartoony 7.7%
- #2 Eye 4 Eye
96% matchVery Positive98% of 82 reviews2023
Dev: Team Eye 4 EyePub: Yi Dai
Windows
Embark on a mission to unveil the truth behind a missing daughter case. Utilize the search engine to gather clues and uncover the dark secrets of TempleTech. Experience a suspenseful journey through the eyes of Hazel.
Why similar: Detective 23.7%, Female Protagonist 15%, Puzzle 12.9%, Investigation 12.4%, First-Person 10.8%
- #3 Elroy and the Aliens
96% matchVery Positive97% of 451 reviews2025
Dev: Motiviti
Windows · Mac · Linux
Slope City, 1993. Talking robots, ancient alien secrets, and a mysterious message from the past. Follow Elroy and Peggie through a portal to find Elroy's father, missing for 18 years. A heartfelt point & click adventure where the puzzles make sense and the story stays with you.
Why similar: Detective 19.7%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Puzzle 13.3%, Investigation 11.9%, Multiple Endings 8.1%
- #4 Nemezis: Mysterious Journey III Prologue
95% matchVery Positive84% of 86 reviews2021
Dev: Detalion Games S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
In Nemesis: Mysterious Journey III Prologue you will take part in an adventure that will introduce you to the story of Nemesis: Mysterious Journey III. Take on the role of Amia and begin your holiday adventure on the planet Regilus!
Why similar: Dark Humor 19.9%, Detective 18.6%, Puzzle 12.3%, Investigation 12.1%, First-Person 9.9%
- #5 Cracks Where the Light Gets In
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Highland Boundary
Windows · Mac
Peek through gaps. Piece together history. Save your country. Explore lovingly painted locales in first-person, comb it for clues, and weave elaborate deductions that tell the story of a recluse, a revolution, and the intricate history of an alpine shack.
Why similar: Detective 35.7%, Puzzle 17.7%, First-Person 12.6%, Investigation 9%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #6 Dimhaven - The Lost Source
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Zadbox EntertainmentPub: Blue Brain Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Are you ready for an adventure? Challenges, exploration and puzzles in a narrative driven experience, pick up your camera and test your wits in this first-person mystery by the team behind Quern!
Why similar: Dark Humor 22%, Detective 19.1%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Puzzle 11.9%, First-Person 9.7%
- #7 First Christmas
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: polytely games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Christmas Eve 1987 and Betty travels up to the family cabin to prepare the original perfect Christmas for Frankie. Discover the events leading up to Last Christmas.
Why similar: Dark Humor 24%, Detective 19.3%, Female Protagonist 17.6%, Puzzle 12.7%, Multiple Endings 10.7%
- #8 Methods: The Detective Competition
92% matchVery Positive91% of 717 reviews2020
Dev: LockedOn GamesPub: Erabit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
One hundred detectives compete against each other in a crime-solving competition.
Why similar: Dark Humor 20.2%, Detective 18.6%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Investigation 10.5%, Puzzle 8.2%
- #9 Five Day Detective
91% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Krunchy Fried Games
Windows
Five Day Detective is a point and click style adventure game featuring multiple murder cases and a twisted sense of humour.
Why similar: Detective 24.8%, Dark Humor 22.2%, Puzzle 13%, Funny 10.1%, Investigation 9.2%
- #10 Grill'd: The Vanishing
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Yellow Room
Windows
[Grill'd] is a dinner party detective game played from the first-person perspective of a royal investigator. Trapped in a mansion located in the estate of a fallen aristocrat, collect clues about the cases, connect them to one another, and interrogate the suspect to uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 25.5%, First-Person 16.3%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, 3D 12.1%, Investigation 11.5%
- #11 Reports from Vera Cruz
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Monkey Suits
Windows
Investigate the country of Vera Cruz in this journalistic first-person adventure! Solve puzzles, take photos of clues and report news exposing the horrific truths behind General Galba and his bizarre government!
Why similar: Detective 25.1%, Investigation 12.7%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Funny 9.6%, Puzzle 9%
- #12 Marcella Moon: The Phantom of Harvest Grove
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hidden Ocean Games
Windows
A prankster is loose at the Harvest Grove autumn festival. Find the culprit before things get out of hand.
Why similar: Detective 22.1%, Female Protagonist 19.9%, Puzzle 15.4%, First-Person 10.9%, Mystery 8.6%
- #13 Nancy Drew®: Mystery of the Seven Keys™
88% matchMixed56% of 333 reviews2024
Dev: HeR Interactive
Windows · Mac
A thrilling blend of adventure, mystery, and history! Play as Nancy Drew to uncover the truth behind the theft of a client's heirloom necklace. Solve challenging puzzles, uncover a sinister web of cyber crime, and sleuth through Prague's mysterious streets entwined with medieval legends and alchemy.
Why similar: Detective 25%, Female Protagonist 17.5%, Puzzle 14.3%, Investigation 13.6%, First-Person 8.2%
- #14 Marcella Moon: Secret on the Hill
89% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2020
Dev: Hidden Ocean Games
Windows
Follow amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to Ireland to investigate the disappearance of a famous writer.
Why similar: Detective 23.4%, Female Protagonist 17.7%, Puzzle 16%, Investigation 12%, First-Person 8.8%
- #15 Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit
87% matchVery Positive81% of 472 reviews2022
Dev: Tag of JoyPub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Legends of the past come back to life in this charming point-and-click adventure. Pack your bags and journey with Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit through modern day Europe to uncover the conspiracy behind a cursed relic and the secrets of the King who was never crowned.
Why similar: Detective 21.9%, Female Protagonist 17.6%, Puzzle 14.5%, Mystery 8%, Cartoony 7.8%
- #16 Alchemist: Journey of the Soul Prologue
86% matchPositive88% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: OnSkull Games
Windows
First-person escape room game. Use your magical abilities to solve puzzles or navigate through areas! Explore, use items, brew potions and unlock your full alchemical potential. Are you willing to do what it takes to claim a soul of your own?
Why similar: Detective 25.4%, Puzzle 17%, Investigation 13.8%, First-Person 12.5%, 3D 9.2%
- #17 EyeRoll
86% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: Etienne AndlauPub: Pencilgun
Windows
You are the glass eye of a very forgetful explorer and you must solve the long lost secrets of an ancient ruin to find your way out of the maze. The genre is fantasy puzzle solving while rolling a glass eye through a maze. Discover forgotten secrets in a lost world behind the Bermuda Triangle.
Why similar: Dark Humor 25.5%, Detective 20.2%, Puzzle 15.1%, Investigation 9.4%, 3D 8.1%
- #18 Next Room
85% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Poro
Windows
It is a single-player 3D scene puzzle type game that interacts with objects in a room from a first-person perspective to find a way to the next room. The game is made up of high-quality models, bright skies and warm sunlight, so find your way to the next room in this cozy room!
Why similar: Detective 32.3%, Puzzle 24.4%, First-Person 16.4%, 3D 12.3%, Investigation 11.8%
- #19 The Detective's Apprentice
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: darqwerful
Windows
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 cases that are too tough for the local police to crack.
Why similar: Detective 35.2%, Investigation 17.7%, Puzzle 15%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Mystery 8.7%
- #20 Breaking Point
83% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: YONDER JUMP
Windows
A monotonous daily routine. The mannequin you brought home was more than just a thing. Escape your home while evading the mannequin that stalks you only when you look away. Your choices will define your destiny.
Why similar: Puzzle 25.6%, First-Person 18%, Funny 14.5%, Adventure 14.1%, 3D 13.7%
- #21 Dirty Laundry
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mete Albayrak
Windows
Unable to hold down a job, Emily tries her luck on the night shift at a local laundromat. However, what starts as an ordinary job quickly turns into a nightmare as bizarre customers arrive, and the dark secrets of one particularly suspicious nightly visitor change her life forever.
Why similar: Dark Humor 45.5%, First-Person 19.4%, 3D 15.6%, Story Rich 8.5%, Adventure 8.3%
- #22 Bleu
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sam Penberthy
Windows
After a mysterious and anonymous phone call to the police, Sonia's body was found in an abandoned public toilet. The more we learn about her, the more mysterious this case becomes. Become the detective, investigate her murder and find out who killed Sonia Verninac.
Why similar: Detective 35.7%, Multiple Endings 14.3%, First-Person 12.8%, Investigation 12%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #23 Black Layer
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Montego
Windows
You take part in testing a next-generation experimental android on a restricted floor of a research complex. But soon it becomes clear that the experiment is far more complicated, and you'll have to uncover what’s really happening here.
Why similar: Detective 29.8%, Puzzle 19.8%, Investigation 18.6%, Story Rich 10.2%, Adventure 8%
- #24 Max Gentlemen: Escape From Moriarty Mansion
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Men Who Wear Many Hats
Windows
Join nine absurd Victorian characters invited to a mysterious and remote mansion. Solve devious puzzles, explore the mansion and try to keep everyone alive. Friends or Foes: it's up to all of you to discover Professor Moriarty's secrets and defy his murderous game.
Why similar: Detective 27.2%, Puzzle 18.9%, Funny 13.1%, First-Person 10.2%, 3D 9.6%
- #25 ギルド探求団へようこそ!
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 900 reviews2026
Dev: ぱるそに工房
Windows
「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 40.9%, Puzzle 20.9%, Investigation 19.2%, Mystery 9.5%, Adventure 7.3%
- #26 The Game Maker: A Carol Reed Mystery
80% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: MDNA Games
Windows
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 32.4%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Investigation 15.8%, Adventure 10.5%, First-Person 9.3%
- #27 Broken Sword - Parzival’s Stone
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Revolution Software Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
The genre-defining adventure series returns with the explosive Broken Sword - Parzival’s Stone. Intrepid George Stobbart and fearless journalist Nico Collard face danger and deception as they are drawn into a terrifying conspiracy involving brutal treasure hunters, and sinister cabals.
Why similar: Detective 21.6%, Female Protagonist 20.4%, Puzzle 13.9%, Funny 11.6%, Cartoony 7.3%
- #28 Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit
78% matchVery Positive98% of 480 reviews2025
Dev: Default Cube Games
Windows · Mac
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 22.2%, Puzzle 13.8%, Mystery 12.4%, Investigation 10.7%, Female Protagonist 10.5%
- #29 Worlds Align: Beginning Collector's Edition
79% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: AMAXPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows · Mac
The game worlds are in danger, and some of your favorite characters have come together to ask an outsider for help. That’s where you come in! Will you answer their call?
Why similar: Detective 23.4%, Puzzle 20.4%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Investigation 12.4%, First-Person 11.8%
- #30 COSETTE: THE UNTITLED GAME
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RIBBON CAGE
Windows
An adventure game that combines escape room challenges, side-scrolling exploration, combat, and text-based gameplay. With nearly 30 different game endings and over 40 original CGs awaiting your discovery.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 16.5%, Puzzle 15.3%, Investigation 15.2%, First-Person 12.9%, Multiple Endings 12.1%
- #31 Defective Detectives 2
76% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: Reanim GamesPub: STuNT
Windows
A comedic detective visual novel in a noir style. Try on an old raincoat, arm yourself with a half-eaten éclair, and set out to find the Mayor's stolen wig! Read dialogue, make choices, and try not to lead the investigation down a dead end before the Sausage Baron takes over the city.
Why similar: Detective 27.2%, Dark Humor 19.7%, Puzzle 16.3%, Investigation 14.6%, Funny 7.3%
- #32 Forbidden Memories
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BlindRainGames
Windows
Mystical audio quest in find objects style, accessable for the blind. By the fading sound of the metronome, Christina woke up in an abandoned house. Now her task is to get out of there.
Why similar: Detective 21.7%, Female Protagonist 20.4%, Puzzle 15.8%, First-Person 11.3%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
- #33 Peebi
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Onion Cocktail Games
Windows
Use your wit, sarcasm and a general lack of regard for others in this Point-n-Click adventure. Full of bad humour, bizarre decor and a world of inconveniences, with clues hidden in plain sight, problems with unusual solutions and an alt-culture flair.
Why similar: Detective 29.8%, Female Protagonist 28.4%, Puzzle 22%, Funny 10%, Adventure 7.4%
- #34 NubiaPhobia
76% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Tonguç Bodur
Windows
Solve the wacky point & click puzzles filled with horror and humor. Break the witch's curse on your home as you explore five distinct regions, each hiding a sacred key to unlock the village chest.
Why similar: Dark Humor 35.5%, Puzzle 18%, Funny 11.5%, Female Protagonist 10%, Adventure 9.8%
- #35 A Town Called Happenstance
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sole Rebel Soul
Windows
Save the programmer, save the world! Help freelance detective Carter Montague by pointing & clicking (or rather pointing & dragging) to track down a missing developer and stop an evil corporation from holding the entire world hostage!
Why similar: Detective 24%, Puzzle 15.4%, Investigation 12.4%, Cartoony 10.7%, 3D 8.6%
- #36 The Outer Islands
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Slapstick Games
Windows
An exploration-driven mystery set on quarantined Scottish islands, where you investigate abandoned settlements, uncover hidden clues, and reveal the truth behind a decades-old government seal.
Why similar: Detective 24.9%, Puzzle 16.7%, Investigation 13.4%, Mystery 11.1%, Adventure 10.6%
- #37 The Restricted Index
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ursa Minus
Windows
Read between the lies in this first-person mystery puzzle game. You are the last librarian in Britain. Identify books. Recommend them. Ban them. Burn them. Uncover a catalogue of secrets and lost stories buried between the pages.
Why similar: Detective 20.8%, Puzzle 20%, Investigation 15.9%, Mystery 9.6%, Adventure 7.9%
- #38 Mysteryville
73% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: NevosoftPub: Best Place Apps
Windows
Sort out small town’s mysterious Puzzles in this classic Hidden Object game - made just the way it should be!
Why similar: Detective 28.1%, Investigation 15.2%, Puzzle 14.1%, Cartoony 7.6%, First-Person 7.6%
- #39 Paper Perjury
72% matchVery Positive89% of 201 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 31.3%, Female Protagonist 22.7%, Puzzle 16.2%, Mystery 8.6%, Investigation 8.5%
- #40 The Low Road
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 223 reviews2017
Dev: XGen Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Lie, blackmail, and steal your way down The Low Road. Rookie agent Noomi Kovacs must navigate her way through the world of corporate espionage in this dark spy comedy set in the 1970s.
Why similar: Detective 21.5%, Female Protagonist 16%, Investigation 11.9%, Puzzle 10.9%, Cartoony 8.4%
- #41 The Painscreek Killings
73% matchVery Positive91% of 6,095 reviews2017
Dev: EQ Studios
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Investigate an infamous cold case in the eerie, abandoned town of Painscreek. Search for evidence, connect the dots and uncover who killed Vivian Roberts. Can you expose the truth behind this town’s dark secrets?
Why similar: Detective 27.5%, Investigation 17.5%, Puzzle 13.7%, Mystery 9%, Female Protagonist 8.3%
- #42 Afterglow-The fifth ending
72% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: 夜色羽灵
Windows
A Memory Maze Spanning Life and Death: A Tender Web of Salvation and Deception Follow protagonist Ye Yuyao into the Tai Xu. Through fragmented memories and relentless inquiry, unravel the hidden truth behind an anonymous organ donor in this haunting interplay of light and shadow.
Why similar: Detective 22.5%, Female Protagonist 17.8%, Puzzle 13.2%, First-Person 11.7%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
- #43 房间的秘密3:女团回归夜
73% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2023
Dev: NoFace工作室
Windows
Wake up to attach themselves to love beans, it is said that our group to collapse the house? Return to the night, but the sound source was stolen by hackers; Female group members black material scandal is constantly exposed; A thrilling bureau in the bureau, launched at this point......
Why similar: Detective 30.6%, Female Protagonist 20.9%, Puzzle 18.5%, Mystery 9.6%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #44 Detective Ridelle
71% matchVery Positive99% of 88 reviews2024
Dev: PuzzLab
Windows
Detective Ridelle is a cozy murder mystery game featuring escape room style puzzles. Find clues, interrogate suspects, solve the mystery - before it's too late.
Why similar: Detective 26.2%, Female Protagonist 16.9%, Puzzle 11.9%, Investigation 11.9%, First-Person 7.3%
- #45 Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
71% matchVery Positive83% of 22,376 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 30.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A new cast of 16 characters find themselves kidnapped and imprisoned in a school. Inside, some will kill, some will die, and some will be punished. Reimagine what you thought high-stakes, fast-paced investigation was as you investigate twisted murder cases and condemn your new friends to death.
Why similar: Detective 33%, Female Protagonist 23.4%, Dark Humor 15.2%, Mystery 8.4%, Story Rich 8%
- #46 她杀 - The Suspected Murder
69% matchVery Positive85% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: 麻辣工作室 Spicy GamesPub: INDIECN
Windows
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: Detective 25%, Puzzle 15.5%, Investigation 13.6%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
- #47 Teresa Moontyners - In the lair of the beast
71% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2022
Dev: 1Monkey2Brains
Windows
Immerse yourself in a fantastic adventure in the snowy Italian Alps. Solve puzzles to find your way out of the tunnels of the Lair of the Beast. You will discover that monsters exist, but they are not the only ones with claws.
Why similar: Detective 23.2%, Female Protagonist 19.5%, Puzzle 14.8%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Funny 9.4%
- #48 Mazut
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 13.3TEK
Windows
Mazut — you’ll launch it just to look. But you won’t be able to leave. A surreal, liminal world calls you forward. It knows you. You feel it. Mazut has arrived. Now you can’t leave.
Why similar: Puzzle 30.3%, First-Person 21.9%, Multiple Endings 20.5%, 3D 16%, Adventure 7%
- #49 The Stepfather Remake
69% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Mideas Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A classic point-and-click adventure full of mystery, humor, and clumsy mobsters. Solve puzzles, talk to quirky characters, and uncover the truth in this fully remastered detective story!
Why similar: Detective 23.1%, Dark Humor 20.8%, Puzzle 13.7%, Investigation 12.9%, Funny 8.6%
- #50 Unheil
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Evona Games
Windows
You'll witness unprecedentedly chilling events as you try to uncover the dark secrets lurking within a cursed mansion alongside Alexia. This village has never returned any of its visitors. Will you be able to escape the clutches of this cursed village?
Why similar: Detective 25.6%, Female Protagonist 17.7%, Puzzle 13.4%, First-Person 9.8%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
- #51 Call of the Golden Valley
68% matchPositive88% of 42 reviews2025
Dev: O'Saurus Studios
Windows · Mac
Your friend is missing in the Australian outback and you must find her. Search the Internet for clues, solve mysterious puzzles and uncover the conspiracy of the vanishing hikers of Golden Valley.
Why similar: Detective 22.6%, Female Protagonist 19.9%, Puzzle 12.2%, Investigation 11.8%, Mystery 8.6%
- #52 Surface: Lost Tales Collector's Edition
70% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: Elephant GamesPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows
Not all fairy tales are just stories…
Why similar: Detective 27.7%, Female Protagonist 22.1%, Puzzle 17.2%, Investigation 11.1%, Story Rich 6.8%
- #53 Friendly Facade
69% matchPositive92% of 24 reviews2023
Dev: Emergence
Windows
In this visual novel, Maggie Crane and 15 others are invited to partake in the Isolated Society Study, where they must forge a peaceful society while attempting to outsmart each other in complex challenges. Just as the study is about to conclude, the Golding Foundation introduces a sinister twist.
Why similar: Detective 27.3%, Female Protagonist 20.4%, Mystery 9.7%, Funny 8.6%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #54 Benevolent
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SkangoGames LLC
Windows
Benevolent is a first-person narrative game following royal guard Quin Hawthorn, who returns to her home kingdom to find the duchess potentially missing – but nobody believes her, and doubt is cast at every turn. Uncover secrets, search for truth, and unravel the silence before it unravels you
Why similar: Puzzle 19.8%, Detective 19.4%, Adventure 10.7%, First-Person 10.6%, Investigation 9.3%
- #55 We need a doorman.
66% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2026
Dev: Broken Toilet Games
Windows
You are the hotel doorman and a demon hunter. Check each guest, and if you find an anomaly, exorcise it without hesitation. After guarding the hotel for 10 days, you will face him on the final day.
Why similar: Dark Humor 20.5%, Detective 18.2%, Investigation 14.1%, Puzzle 10.6%, First-Person 10.4%
- #56 Inspector Schmidt - The Ebbing
66% matchVery Positive90% of 91 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: Dark Humor 23%, Detective 22.3%, Investigation 11.9%, First-Person 9.2%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #57 Deep Focus
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vitamins
Windows
Play as a camera-headed detective and partner with a superpowered girl to solve memory manipulation crimes. Gather clues, piece together the truth, and shatter fabricated lies in this unique mystery game.
Why similar: Detective 36.1%, Investigation 19.2%, Puzzle 13.3%, Mystery 9.7%, Cartoony 9.1%
- #58 Detective Agency: Murder at the Manor
68% matchMixed58% of 24 reviews2022
Dev: 吉祥如意工作室
Windows
The owner of the Golden Rose Manor died mysteriously in the secret room. Everyone in the manor has an alibi, but their speech is full of loopholes... You will go to the crime scene, search for clues, analyze the suspect's statement, make reasonable inferences, reveal the truth of the case!
Why similar: Detective 24.1%, Puzzle 15.6%, Investigation 11.9%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, 3D 9.2%
- #59 What Never Was
67% matchVery Positive95% of 5,079 reviews2019
Dev: Acke Hallgren
Windows · Mac · Linux
What Never Was is a short, story-driven first-person game focused on exploration and puzzle-solving about Sarah, having to shoulder the arduous task of clearing out her grandfathers attic, and soon finds that not everything about the attic is what it seems.
Why similar: Puzzle 24.5%, Female Protagonist 20%, First-Person 14.1%, Story Rich 10.1%, Investigation 9.8%
- #60 The Darkest Files
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 657 reviews2025
Dev: Paintbucket Games
Windows · Mac
Germany, 1956. The war is over, but justice is not served. Former Nazis walk free, while their victims lie in unmarked graves. As a prosecutor, you'll unearth long-buried evidence, confront witnesses and hunt down perpetrators. Will you have the courage to bring these "ordinary men" to court?
Why similar: Detective 28%, Female Protagonist 20.8%, Puzzle 14.7%, Investigation 10.2%, First-Person 9%