- #1 Wrongly Accused
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Elomelo GamesPub: SwopBots Ltd.
Windows
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 30.3%, Investigation 19.5%, Puzzle 8.3%, Mystery 7.3%, Point & Click 6.6%
- #2 The House of Da Vinci 3
96% matchVery Positive90% of 1,321 reviews2022
Dev: Blue Brain Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The grand finale to The House of Da Vinci trilogy is here! Solve numerous new puzzles and mind benders and explore new mystifying locations of ravishing beauty.
Why similar: Detective 19.1%, Investigation 15.8%, Historical 9.6%, Mystery 8.6%, Puzzle 6.9%
- #3 Detective Hindsight
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Broccoli Bunny Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 36.5%, Investigation 20.5%, Mystery 11.6%, Puzzle 8.8%, Logic 7.5%
- #4 Emma Riley: Dream Detective
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Star Fort Games
Windows
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 30.5%, Investigation 21.5%, Mystery 10.4%, Puzzle 7.2%, Logic 6.5%
- #5 Nancy Drew®: Mystery of the Seven Keys™
94% matchMixed56% of 326 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 27%, Investigation 18.6%, Mystery 9.9%, Puzzle 8%, Point & Click 7.1%
- #6 The Detective's Apprentice
94% 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 37.2%, Investigation 23.7%, Mystery 10.9%, Logic 8.3%, Puzzle 8.2%
- #7 The Game Maker: A Carol Reed Mystery
93% match6 user reviews100% of 6 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 34.2%, Investigation 21.2%, Mystery 11.3%, Point & Click 10.2%, Exploration 6.9%
- #8 Cracks Where the Light Gets In
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Highland Boundary
Windows · Mac
You've been confined your whole life. Peering through cracks and eavesdropping passes the time, but it won't change the world. Until a foreign military threatens your home and forces you to act. Solve a cozy and fiendish detective-mystery, making logical deductions from limited perspectives.
Why similar: Detective 42.9%, Investigation 13.6%, Puzzle 10.9%, Logic 10.1%, First-Person 9.1%
- #9 The Outer Islands
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cris Robson
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 25.9%, Investigation 17.7%, Mystery 13.6%, Exploration 10.2%, Puzzle 9%
- #10 The Roottrees are Dead
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,749 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 36.5%, Investigation 18.9%, Mystery 12.7%, Puzzle 10.3%, Logic 7.6%
- #11 Murders on the Yangtze River
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 20,376 reviews2024
Dev: OMEGAMES STUDIO
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
"Murders on Yangtze River" is an Ace Attorney-like detective game that takes you on a journey through early 20th century China as you solve a series of intriguing cases. Use your logical reasoning and deduction skills to uncover clues, interrogate suspects, and solve the mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 37.2%, Investigation 14.7%, Puzzle 9.9%, Mystery 8.4%, Historical 7.9%
- #12 Escape Room: The Sorcerer's Curse
91% matchMostly Positive70% of 10 reviews2021
Dev: Binary Pulsar Ltd.
Windows
Play our escape room game from your own home. A curse has befallen the town of Inglesfear. You, a lowly villager have been chosen to enter the sorcerer's house, break the curse, and escape unscathed. Can you outsmart the sorcerer and win freedom for your village?
Why similar: Detective 23.4%, Logic 13.7%, Mystery 11%, Exploration 9.7%, Puzzle 9.3%
- #13 Scene Investigators
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 971 reviews2023
Dev: EQ Studios
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Scene Investigators is a hardcore deductive reasoning game for fans of the "true crime" genre. Step into re-created crime scenes, observe closely for pieces of evidence, analyze possible motives behind the crimes, and uncover what truly happened.
Why similar: Detective 26.5%, Investigation 23.2%, Logic 10.6%, Mystery 9.6%, Puzzle 7.5%
- #14 Alchemist: Journey of the Soul Prologue
88% matchPositive92% of 12 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 28.2%, Investigation 19.4%, Logic 10.6%, Puzzle 9.7%, Exploration 9.3%
- #15 ギルド探求団へようこそ!
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 740 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 44.2%, Investigation 26.3%, Mystery 12%, Puzzle 11.6%, Adventure 4.5%
- #16 Tiny Room Stories: Town Mystery
87% matchVery Positive88% of 834 reviews2021
Dev: Kiary Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Everybody are missing in a town. Find the answers of town mystery in a point and click adventure game with escape the room mechanics
Why similar: Detective 26%, Investigation 17.5%, Logic 11.6%, Mystery 9.8%, Puzzle 9.1%
- #17 Baker Street Breakouts: A Sherlockian Escape Adventure
86% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2023
Dev: HiSv Studio
Windows
"Baker Street Breakouts" combines the thrill of an Escape Room with the storytelling of an Adventure. Use your superior deduction skills in this story-driven mystery to help Sherlock deducing his way through an old film studio to finally face his arch nemesis Moriarty. Become a Master of Deduction!
Why similar: Detective 40.2%, Mystery Dungeon 18.8% ★, Puzzle 10.3%, Point & Click 8.5%, Mystery 7.5%
- #18 Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
85% matchVery Positive89% of 7,723 reviews2014
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 47.6%, Investigation 18.2%, Mystery 10.8%, Puzzle 6.2%, Historical 4.3%
- #19 Death at Sycamore Hall
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hesperus Games
Windows · Mac
An arcane detective game set in an ill-fated magical academy. Find traces of magic and deduce the meaning of incantations. Examine scenes for clues to help you piece together the story, and determine the identity and fate of each former resident.
Why similar: Detective 36.8%, Investigation 24.8%, Mystery 11.7%, Logic 11.5%, Puzzle 7.7%
- #20 Strange Investigations: Becoming
84% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: ElephantPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows · Mac
A detective meets a mysterious stranger in her first case!
Why similar: Detective 28.4%, Investigation 11.5%, Puzzle 11.3%, Point & Click 11%, Exploration 10.3%
- #21 Epigraph
82% matchVery Positive92% of 258 reviews2024
Dev: Matthew Brown
Windows
Epigraph is a short, challenging, language decipherment puzzle game.
Why similar: Detective 36%, Investigation 22.4%, Logic 14.4%, Puzzle 12%, Mystery 10.1%
- #22 What Was Found at Ravenhill
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Distant Dimensions
Windows
Investigate a mysterious case at the old English estate of Ravenhill in this adventure inspired by classic first-person point-&-click games. Explore the mansion and its surroundings, solve puzzles & riddles, and question suspects to find out "what was found at Ravenhill"
Why similar: Detective 29.5%, Investigation 17.7%, Mystery 11.3%, Puzzle 8.3%, Point & Click 8.2%
- #23 Untold Mystery: Angel's Cry 2 - Tears of the Fallen
83% matchPositive82% of 34 reviews2015
Dev: Cateia Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Enter the shoes of a Vatican secret agent in this story-rich, hidden-object puzzle adventure set in a terror-stricken medieval Spanish village.
Why similar: Detective 20.7%, Investigation 14%, Historical 8.7%, Point & Click 8.1%, Logic 7.7%
- #24 Living Legends: Voice of the Sea
81% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: Friendly FoxPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows · Mac
The dark seas are calling... Can you undo Neptune’s deadly curse in time?
Why similar: Detective 23.5%, Investigation 16.4%, Puzzle 10.8%, Point & Click 10.6%, Exploration 9.6%
- #25 Draugen
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,109 reviews2019
Dev: Red Thread Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Draugen is a single-player, first-person Fjord Noir mystery set in 1920s Norway. Explore a forgotten coastal village in your search for your missing sister, accompanied by your independent and enigmatic young ward. Norwegian Game of the Year 2019.
Why similar: Detective 26.2%, Investigation 11.5%, Mystery 11%, Historical 9.5%, First-Person 8.3%
- #26 Knight Cats: Leaves on the Road
80% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: Elaphant ARPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Welcome to Catstown, a scenic village with beautiful views, quaint cobblestone pathways, and stunning architecture!
Why similar: Detective 23.5%, Investigation 16.4%, Puzzle 10.8%, Point & Click 10.6%, Exploration 9.6%
- #27 Meal: Mystery Escape Room
79% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Unyielding Pixel Games
Windows
A lavish dinner. A locked room. And a truth no one wants you to uncover. Meal: Mystery Escape Room is a cinematic puzzle adventure where every solved clue pulls you deeper into a web of secrets. Unravel an unforgettable night through story-driven escape-room challenges.
Why similar: Detective 28.4%, Investigation 21.3%, Exploration 9%, Puzzle 8.8%, Point & Click 7.4%
- #28 Mysteries of Old Tokyo
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Bolerosoft
Windows · Linux
Save the Imperial Capital from supernatural invasion in a 90s-style adventure that uses real deduction and research skills. Explore Tokyo, snap photos and analyse evidence for 40+ landmarks, from prehistory to the present. Confront a cast of wandering spirits to separate truth from fiction.
Why similar: Detective 28.6%, Investigation 13.1%, Historical 11.8%, Logic 9.8%, Exploration 9.3%
- #29 Haunted Hotel: Pheonix
78% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: Elephant ArPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Uncover the truth behind the legendary fire that destroyed a university.
Why similar: Detective 24.1%, Investigation 16%, Puzzle 10.8%, Point & Click 10.6%, Exploration 9.8%
- #30 Crossroads: Escaping the Dark
78% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: Elephant ArPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows
Can you guide a tormented gamer through a trio of terrifying challenges?
Why similar: Detective 24%, Investigation 16%, Puzzle 10.9%, Point & Click 10.7%, Exploration 9.6%
- #31 Haunted Legends: The Call of Despair Collector's Edition
77% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: Amax InteractivePub: BFG Entertainment
Windows · Mac
People in Nulver Town are turning into crystal and more appear on the streets each day! Can you find out who’s behind these strange transformations and save the town before it’s too late?
Why similar: Detective 24.2%, Investigation 16.1%, Puzzle 10.7%, Point & Click 10.5%, Exploration 9.7%
- #32 Deductopia
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nightwell Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore the scenes, find clues, and sort out people, pets, and belongings in this cozy slice-of-life detective puzzle game. Fans of Duck Detective, Little Problems, and The Case of the Worst Day Ever will enjoy this new deduction game for all ages.
Why similar: Detective 39.5%, Investigation 25.4%, Logic 9.9%, Puzzle 9.5%, Mystery 7.9%
- #33 Chimeras: Price of Greed Collector's Edition
76% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Elephant GamesPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows · Mac
People are disappearing left and right in the Carrington Mansion. But who’s behind it, how are they doing it, and most importantly, what are they hiding?
Why similar: Detective 23.3%, Investigation 16.2%, Point & Click 10.8%, Puzzle 10.7%, Exploration 9.8%
- #34 Book Travelers: A Victorian Story
76% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: Elephant ArPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows
Can you save literature’s most famous story worlds from ruin?
Why similar: Detective 24.1%, Investigation 16.1%, Puzzle 10.7%, Point & Click 10.5%, Exploration 9.7%
- #35 Chimeras: Heavenfall Secrets Collector's Edition
75% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Elephant GamesPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Astrid and Greta are the best of friends, but when she goes missing during the semester break at their magical school, Astrid needs your help as a detective to find her. As you dig deeper, you’ll discover she’s not the only student to vanish in these hallowed halls.
Why similar: Detective 23.4%, Investigation 16.2%, Puzzle 10.9%, Point & Click 10.7%, Exploration 9.6%
- #36 Surface: Project Dawn
75% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: Elephant ArPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Something lurks beneath the surface... Can you save yourself and your daughter in time?
Why similar: Detective 23.5%, Investigation 16.3%, Puzzle 10.8%, Point & Click 10.6%, Exploration 9.8%
- #37 Reflections of Life: Spindle of Fate
74% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: Grandma StudiosPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows
The world’s fate hangs by a thread...
Why similar: Detective 24%, Investigation 16%, Puzzle 10.8%, Point & Click 10.6%, Exploration 9.8%
- #38 A Little Time
74% matchMixed57% of 23 reviews2022
Dev: Michael Thorson
Windows
A Little Time is a first-person interactive story. You play as a young but determined detective investigating a man's disappearance. You will travel to a variety of locations and pick up clues while experiencing the story, dialogue, and atmospheric visuals.
Why similar: Detective 30.1%, Investigation 20.9%, Mystery 10.5%, First-Person 6.8%, Exploration 5.9%
- #39 A Case of Fraud
70% matchVery Positive98% of 365 reviews2025
Dev: Hesperus Games
Windows · Mac
A short non-linear detective adventure where every clue is hidden in plain sight. Carefully read and cross-reference documents to unravel a CEO’s disappearance and expose a case of fraud.
Why similar: Detective 34.7%, Investigation 23.3%, Mystery 10.8%, Logic 10%, Puzzle 8.5%
- #40 Strange Investigations: Secrets can be Deadly Collector's Edition
73% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: Elephant ARPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows
Join Dane, the intrepid investigator, as she unravels the truth and grapples with what to believe in this haunting story from imagination to reality!
Why similar: Detective 23.1%, Investigation 16%, Puzzle 11%, Point & Click 10.8%, Exploration 10%
- #41 Grim Tales: Echo of the Past
73% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: Elephant ArPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Can you rescue your daughter from her puppet look-alike?
Why similar: Detective 23.1%, Investigation 16.8%, Puzzle 10.9%, Point & Click 10.7%, Exploration 9.7%
- #42 QR Escape
72% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2023
Dev: Michael HendersonPub: QR Mosaics
Windows · Mac
A puzzle-solving mystery based in an unusual art gallery. You will be constructing and scanning imaginatively designed QR codes to solve the mystery.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 26% ★, Puzzle 13.7%, Investigation 12.8%, Exploration 9.6%, Point & Click 9.5%
- #43 Haunted Hotel: A Past Redeemed
72% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: ElephantPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Can you solve a sinister mystery in time to save your nuptials?
Why similar: Detective 23.1%, Investigation 16%, Point & Click 11.1%, Puzzle 11%, Exploration 9.7%
- #44 Mystery Of Camp Enigma
73% matchMixed54% of 13 reviews2021
Dev: M9 Games
Windows
Explore areas, collect hidden objects and take in your surroundings. You will need all of your puzzle solving skills to put together a plan to make your way through the island of Camp Enigma, solving riddles and down the many paths of mystery.
Why similar: Detective 25.7%, Logic 10.5%, Mystery 9.9%, Investigation 8.5%, Puzzle 7.9%
- #45 Mystery Trackers: Darkwater Bay Collector's Edition
71% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Elephant GamesPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows · Mac
They're just beneath the surface... Can you recover an ancient underwater artifact in time?
Why similar: Detective 23.9%, Investigation 15.8%, Puzzle 11.1%, Point & Click 10.9%, Exploration 9.7%
- #46 Cursed Fables: A Voice to Die For Collector's Edition
71% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Elephant ArPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Marianna, the sea witch, is investigating a mind-control mystery, but she soon discovers that she may know the culprit personally!
Why similar: Detective 23.1%, Investigation 16%, Puzzle 11%, Point & Click 10.8%, Exploration 9.6%
- #47 Haunted Hotel XVI: Beyond the Page Collector's Edition
71% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Elephant ArPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Travel to spooky hotel to track down a horror writer whose inventions might just be leaping off the page!
Why similar: Detective 22.9%, Investigation 15.9%, Point & Click 11%, Puzzle 10.9%, Exploration 10.2%
- #48 The Strange Story Of Brian Fisher: Chapter 2
69% matchPositive97% of 39 reviews2024
Dev: Intetic
Windows
Brian Fisher wakes up 30 years in the past as a small child, in an unfamiliar place, with no memory of how he arrived there. He is trapped in a different dimension of time and space, and his mission is to find something hidden within this dimension of time and space and bring it back to the present.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 20.9% ★, Detective 20.9%, Investigation 13.6%, Puzzle 9.1%, First-Person 7.8%
- #49 Mystery of Myths: Whisper of Depth Collector's Edition
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows · Mac
Uncover impossible deaths in a hidden object adventure filled with myth, mystery, and puzzles. Explore eerie locations and face a legend rising from the deep!
Why similar: Detective 30.5%, Investigation 17.6%, Puzzle 9.5%, Point & Click 9.2%, Hidden Object 8.9%
- #50 It Happened Here: Beacon of Truth Collector's Edition
70% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: ElephantPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Dive into a cold case of murder and betrayal at a lighthouse!
Why similar: Detective 23.3%, Investigation 16.2%, Puzzle 10.9%, Point & Click 10.7%, Exploration 9.9%
- #51 Halloween Stories: Black Book Collector's Edition
69% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2023
Dev: ElephantPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Your plans to have a fun Halloween night in with your little sister quickly turn dark when she’s kidnapped by a nightmarish specter! With the line between your home and the supernatural world blurred, can you save her in time?
Why similar: Detective 22.7%, Investigation 15.8%, Puzzle 11.5%, Point & Click 11.2%, Exploration 9.6%
- #52 Worlds Align: Beginning Collector's Edition
69% 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 26.7%, Investigation 17.9%, Puzzle 12%, Exploration 10.9%, Hidden Object 8.3%
- #53 The Cursed Legacy
68% matchPositive88% of 41 reviews2024
Dev: Nuci
Windows
The Cursed Legacy is a Puzzle Game set in a dark and mysterious atmosphere. Keep calm and solve the riddles to unravel this strange disappearance. But be careful, you're not alone!
Why similar: Detective 31%, Investigation 23.2%, Mystery 11.7%, Puzzle 10.1%, First-Person 7.5%
- #54 The Painscreek Killings
68% matchVery Positive91% of 6,013 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 30.2%, Investigation 24.3%, Mystery 11.7%, Exploration 8.3%, Puzzle 7.8%
- #55 Eye 4 Eye
67% 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 31.6%, Investigation 21%, Mystery 11.2%, Puzzle 8.8%, First-Person 8.7%
- #56 Deductopia Demo
66% matchPositive96% of 49 reviews2025
Dev: Nightwell Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
So you think you're a detective? Try your skills in the world of Deductopia! This demo features three zany and creative chapters about chaos in the classroom, mix-ups on the hiking trail, and confusion at the scout camp. Match everyone with the right names, pets, goals, and belongings to win!
Why similar: Detective 36.2%, Investigation 20.4%, Mystery 14%, Logic 11.4%, Puzzle 10.1%
- #57 Halloween Stories: Black Book
67% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: Elephant GamesPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows · Mac
When your world and the supernatural realm collide, can you survive?
Why similar: Detective 24.1%, Investigation 15.3%, Puzzle 11.1%, Point & Click 10.9%, Exploration 9.8%
- #58 The Ratline
64% matchVery Positive92% of 157 reviews2026
Dev: Owlskip Games
Windows · Mac
A murdered priest. A secret list. Hunt Nazi fugitives across the globe in this gritty 1971 detective thriller. Analyze evidence, follow leads, and make sharp deductions before the trail goes cold. From the creators of Family, Rivals, Conspiracy, Echo Beach and Riley & Rochelle.
Why similar: Detective 38.9%, Investigation 25.5%, Mystery 11.4%, Puzzle 8.2%, Logic 6.4%
- #59 The Marsh Manor Mystery
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: castergrams
Windows · Mac
Something strange happened in the old manor, but the Pond's premier puzzle-solver is here to uncover the truth. In this ribbiting and cozy mystery, explore the grounds, journey into the past, and unearth the secrets buried at Marsh Manor.
Why similar: Detective 43.1%, Investigation 28.5%, Puzzle 13.7%, Mystery 12.6%, Indie 1.3%
- #60 Signal & Echo: Iris is Missing (demo)
66% matchVery Positive95% of 58 reviews2022
Dev: Kini Games
Windows
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 33.9%, Investigation 23.9%, Mystery 10.5%, Point & Click 9.5%, Puzzle 9.2%