60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Detective, Investigation, Mystery, Adventure.
Every decision made influences humanity's fate, with USMLE level medical questions woven into patient care, revealing the mysteries of a dying world.
Linework
Step into a small town in 90s fictional China as a grieving detective. In a place plagued by twisted homicides, the truth hides in the lies. Interrogate unpredictable witnesses, expose their contradictions, and rebuild a suspect’s face from an imperfect memory. Just like yours.
Grill'd: The Vanishing
[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.
Step into a small town in 90s fictional China as a grieving detective. In a place plagued by twisted homicides, the truth hides in the lies. Interrogate unpredictable witnesses, expose their contradictions, and rebuild a suspect’s face from an imperfect memory. Just like yours.
Why similar: Detective 23.1%, Investigation 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Logic 13.3%, Mystery 10%
[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 24.6%, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Investigation 18.1%, Logic 12.9%, Adventure 10.4%
A procedural mystery game where you play as a detective racing against time to solve a murder case. As toxic gas slowly shrinks the map, find hidden clues and freely interrogate suspects with open-ended questioning. Manage your investigation under increasing pressure in a challenge against time.
Why similar: Investigation 17.8%, Detective 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Mystery 9.8%, Logic 8.9%
An aging encrypted terminal. A past deliberately erased. Follow the guidance, solve puzzles one by one, and close in on a buried truth. Who used this computer before you? What happened to them? And now, it is your turn.
Why similar: Investigation 17.6%, Logic 11%, Detective 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Exploration 9.7%
The night before the wedding, the altar burns down and the wedding planner is injured. The family blames a curse, but she suspects foul play. Play as a college student who goes undercover as her replacement. Can you solve the mystery before the wedding?
Why similar: Investigation 21.4%, Detective 17.1%, Mystery 13.4%, Nature 10.6%, Exploration 8.5%
Steal a face. Study a life. Survive the conversation.
Why similar: Dark Humor 18.2%, Detective 17%, Investigation 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Logic 10.4%
This is an AVG game that involves reasoning and decryption. He Zhou has 7 different personalities, which alternate seven days a week. Players will play as a detective and deduce the truth behind the horrifying cases surrounding He Zhou through the diary he left behind.
Why similar: Detective 22.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Investigation 12.6%, Mystery 10.1%, Logic 9.6%
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 31.3%, Investigation 21.2%, Mystery 12.7%, Logic 10.2%, Thriller 7.7%
Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual Social Media! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.
Why similar: Investigation 19.4%, Dark Humor 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Mystery 11.1%, Detective 10.7%
An eternally snowbound town. An inescapable time loop. A group of travelers trapped between memory and truth…You will embody Mo Shi, the amnesiac protagonist, stepping into this enigmatic town known as the "Singularity" , partner with the protagonist to solve murder cases and expose the killer.
Why similar: Detective 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Logic 13.7%, Investigation 13.5%, Mystery 9.6%
Winnia is the only child in the sanatorium, spending her days lost in adventurous fantasies. Dr. Kai is a cold, meticulous physician who treats patients and diagnoses difficult cases. Innocent imagination and clinical rationality travel different tracks, yet quietly shape each other.
Why similar: Detective 20%, Dark Humor 19.7%, RPG 16.7%, Exploration 12.6%, Logic 7.6%
Within a universe dominated by Artificial Intelligences, you step into the shoes of an AI detective to solve the mystery hidden within the Proxy Bar, a jazz club. You can ask the suspects ANYTHING, but will you ask the right questions?
Why similar: Detective 26.1%, Interactive Fiction 25.6%, Investigation 18.3%, Mystery 11.2%, Logic 10.7%
《迷渡桥》是一款水墨风格的国风悬疑推理游戏，你将扮演牵涉谋逆的罪臣后人宁不移，背负着家族十年的冤屈，在弥留之际踏上迷渡桥，换一个查明真相的机会。调查一桩桩离奇命案，窥见朝堂内的暗流涌动。当迷雾散尽，揭开深埋于王朝的骇人秘密......
Why similar: Detective 26.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Investigation 11.8%, Logic 11.6%, Mystery 11.1%
A deceptively cozy narrative game about an alchemist that immigrates to a new country and opens an apothecary. Get to know your weird and wonderful community, brew the potions your customers need, and use your words to stir up a country on the brink of change.
Why similar: Investigation 23%, Detective 22%, Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Mystery 7.8%, Exploration 6.1%
Demo updated for the Detective Fest! Step into detective Brian Storm’s shoes and unravel a grim 17th-century mystery. Interrogate villagers, gather clues, and piece together the evidence in a deduction system where every secret matters.
Why similar: Detective 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Investigation 14.2%, Logic 10.5%, Thriller 9.1%
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 26.1%, Investigation 22.2%, Mystery 10.4%, Logic 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%
a weird console message appears on your screen should you check it out or shut down the pc the choices are yours but be careful your choices will shift everything
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Simulation 15.7%, Detective 15.3%, Investigation 12.4%, Adventure 10.7%
After foreseeing your own death, an unknown colour grants you ten more days to live and the power of Mind-Intrusion. Investigate mysteries and intrude into the minds of locals. When the ten days are up, will you hold on to your sanity and humanity, or become a living mutation?
Why similar: Investigation 25.5%, Mystery 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Detective 11.5%, RPG 7.8%
Take the night shift as a judge in Meridian. Examine evidence, manage pressure, issue reasoned rulings, and create precedents that reshape the cases—and consequences—still to come.
Why similar: Investigation 25%, Detective 24%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Simulation 11.8%, Mystery 11.7%
Long-lost family secrets. Hints of a hidden fortune. And miles to go before they sleep. Tess Devine’s relationship with her mom has never been easy, but they’re about to set out together on a journey into the past that they’ll never forget.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.5%, Investigation 23.9%, Detective 18.1%, Exploration 10.8%, Adventure 7.8%
MYSTERY - EXPLORING - PUZZLE - Overgrowth took over the whole Santo Island and facility as a result of an unknown incident. Your mission is to find out the source of the incident and solve what's happened at Santo Island.
Why similar: Investigation 20.4%, Detective 17.9%, Post-apocalyptic 16.9%, Thriller 11.3%, Mystery 10.4%
Talk Insomnia is a visual novel that blends suspenseful weird tales with mixology. You play as Ming, a bookstore staff member who prepares drinks for guests during the day and delves into their stories at night. With the warmth of a single drink, you draw out the secrets buried deep in their hearts.
Why similar: Detective 18.5%, Logic 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Investigation 13.9%, Mystery 10.4%
Deepwell is a story-driven adventure game, about a small town surrounding a giant mystery hole.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.1%, Investigation 18.7%, Adventure 13.1%, Exploration 12%, Nature 10.5%
What if you could hear every word spoken at the scene of a crime? “Acoustic Detectives” wanted for testing our new device! Return aurally to crime scenes and use the voices you hear to identify potential suspects and solve the mysteries. What is it that’s connecting these seemingly unrelated cases?
Why similar: Detective 22.1%, Investigation 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Thriller 12.3%, Mystery 10.2%
A British detective has vanished in Kyoto. Step into Detective Bennett's shoes and uncover a mystery that reaches far beyond the Yakuza.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.5%, Detective 16.7%, Simulation 16.4%, Adventure 11%, Exploration 9.8%
A psychological suspense VN set in 19th-century Sicily. Follow a judge who receives anonymous letters predicting the truth behind each case—and is dragged into a series of rigged trials. Behind the flawless testimonies lies the cold truth of those who rule the city.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32%, RPG 21.1%, Mystery 14.1%, Detective 9.6%, Investigation 6.9%
Detective novelist MEL Gideon, whose career is facing difficulties, receives a strange letter claiming someone is in trouble and needs her help. Intrigued, she decides to investigate. As she digs deeper, she starts to realize that her past is far more complicated than she ever imagined...
Why similar: Detective 22.6%, Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Logic 12.7%, Investigation 11.4%, Mystery 10.9%
An absurdist mystery for only the most hard-boiled interim junior detectives.
Why similar: Detective 24%, Dark Humor 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Logic 11.5%, Mystery 10.2%
Guilty or Not is a single-player detective simulator where you are the judge, the jury, and the law. Investigate cases, gather evidence, and interrogate suspects and witnesses to uncover the truth. Justice is in your hands, even if it ends in death... What will your final verdict be?
Why similar: Detective 22.7%, Investigation 15.8%, Logic 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Dark Humor 10.2%
You found a new opportunity to save your daughter. The authorities who learned about your situation gave you a job opportunity. You have to be successful in this job, which is your last chance, and save up for your daughter's surgery. Remember, you only have 30 days.
Why similar: Detective 23.1%, Investigation 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Logic 13.7%, Simulation 7.7%
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 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, RPG 10.2%, Investigation 9.5%, Logic 9.3%
A murder-mystery visual novel about a young man who inherits a charming English hotel. Some would say he’s fortunate, but with a growing list of unexplained disasters and murder, has his luck finally run out?
Why similar: Investigation 22.4%, Detective 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Mystery 12.5%, RPG 8.9%
《轮回路》是一款中式恐怖悬疑剧情解谜游戏。为了祭奠发小，在一个阴雨连绵的日子，许静怡踏上了漫长的归乡之途。然而意想不到的是，在荒凉萧瑟的故土等待许静怡的，并非只是简单的追忆之旅，而是与本应离世的发小的惊悚重逢。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.8%, Mystery 12.8%, RPG 11.1%, Thriller 9.6%, Detective 8.2%
"True Game" is a work of suspense reasoning. The work tells the story that people in trouble are taken to a closed space and ask to get chips from others through different competitions. This work has a high degree of brain burning, exquisite picture and strong sense of substitution.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.8%, Detective 25.7%, Logic 17.7%, Mystery 11%, RPG 8.2%
White Cat and her assistant Shadow, who have just established a detective agency, have received their first commission to explore and solve the case in the city based on clues!
Why similar: Detective 27.7%, Investigation 25.1%, RPG 12.7%, Simulation 11.5%, Exploration 8.8%
Explore different locations, talk to characters, collect evidence, and draw your own conclusions about who, how, and why is behind what happened.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.6%, Detective 25.1%, Mystery 11.1%, Exploration 10.5%, Investigation 9%
Many people dream of visiting London, but few ever stop to think about what would happen if they lost all their money in a foreign country. Unfortunately, Max's friend not only finds himself without any cash, but also discovers that it has been replaced with counterfeit banknotes.
Why similar: Detective 23.2%, Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Investigation 16.6%, RPG 12%, Mystery 9.9%
An evidence-based detective game set in rural India. Investigate your friend's disappearance by searching crime scenes, interrogating suspects, and presenting proof to break through lies. Race against time to expose a conspiracy before the 9:45 PM train leaves.
Why similar: Detective 22.9%, Investigation 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Thriller 10.9%, Mystery 10.2%
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 34.1%, Investigation 26.2%, Mystery 12.8%, Logic 11.9%, Adventure 7.9%
Blackhall takes place in the 1970s and lets you explore a remote underground shelter that became home to an isolated community. The facility, long abandoned and left to deteriorate, still shows traces of the people who lived there and the society they built.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28%, Detective 19.5%, Adventure 11.8%, Logic 11.1%, Exploration 10.5%
In this third installment of the popular RHEM series of intricate pure-puzzle first-person adventure games, the adventures of brothers Kales and Zetais continue in the mysterious land of RHEM.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.2%, Investigation 21.5%, Adventure 15.2%, Mystery 15%, Exploration 13.8%
A new-gen detective adventure combining deduction gameplay with a gripping story full of twists and turns. Gather clues, establish connections, and solve a series of increasingly challenging cases. Will you uncover the feud that began at the end of the world?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.6%, Detective 18.1%, Investigation 12.7%, Adventure 11.1%, Exploration 9.4%
A desktop-detective mystery where you’re tasked with investigating an unsolved murder. Scour case files and use logic and deduction to discover the truth of a thrilling story.
Why similar: Detective 21.9%, Investigation 18%, Logic 15.7%, Mystery 10.4%, Thriller 9.1%
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 28.5%, Investigation 24.3%, Mystery 12.5%, Logic 9.6%, Exploration 7.3%
Heya! Long time no see. I just have a small -tiny- little favor to ask of you, could you buy me some soup? ...How? Well, that's for you to find out!
Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Investigation 19.8%, Simulation 9.9%, Mystery 8.9%
Federal Cadet is a single-player police simulation and investigation game. Start as a cadet in Pinewood, patrol the town, question witnesses and suspects, analyze evidence, and rise through the department ranks.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.3%, Simulation 17.8%, Detective 17.1%, Investigation 13.8%, Exploration 9.8%
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 22.1%, Investigation 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, RPG 10.5%, Exploration 10.1%
You wake up as Bon, the dorm’s beloved cat — memories gone, paws in place. Roam a century-old student dorm, chat with residents, nap under the kotatsu, enjoy a cat life while uncovering lost secrets and your past. ※This game is distributed with permission from the Yoshida Dormitory Student Council.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.5%, Detective 17.7%, Investigation 14.6%, Adventure 10.1%, Exploration 9.9%
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 28.7%, Investigation 21.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Mystery 11.8%, Thriller 8%
Sinheritance is a terrifying and mind-bending puzzle game. Explore every corner in an intensely oppressive atmosphere to piece together a chilling story. Every step must be taken with caution, for the deepest fears often stem from your own choices and your gradually crumbling sanity.
Why similar: Detective 24.8%, Investigation 21.1%, Logic 14.7%, Mystery 11.7%, Exploration 9.1%
Unhomely is a retro-inspired first person psychological indie horror game. You play a journalist who has 3 days alone in a reclusive tech CEO's cabin to get the exclusive on his new project and save your career.
Why similar: Detective 18.5%, Investigation 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Thriller 11.7%, Mystery 9.4%
The 3rd installment in the Case Files series. An FMV murder mystery, police interrogation, detective experience.
Why similar: Detective 23.8%, Investigation 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Mystery 11.3%, Simulation 8.2%
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 34.6%, Investigation 20.3%, Mystery 14.8%, Logic 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%
Explore a wikipedia-like database and solve a small town mystery in Eastern Europe. Step into the shoes of a journalist in the 90s as you sprawl through articles and uncover the secrets that have been laid in front of you.
Why similar: Detective 27.6%, Investigation 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Mystery 14%, Thriller 9%
"Your job is to write the death certificate." In 1959, a mysterious death awaits inside a grand British manor. Investigate eerie scenes and complete forensic documents, including death certificates and emergency reports. Stylish 1960s detective comic art. Perfect for fans of vintage whodunits.
Why similar: Detective 19.7%, Investigation 17%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Logic 11.9%, Thriller 9.7%
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: Detective 29.2%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Simulation 16.8%, Adventure 11.5%, Investigation 10.7%
As a young private investigator trainee in 2006, you dive into the early internet - social profiles, websites, photos, and archived news - to uncover the truth behind Emily Parker’s death, ruled as an accident after a late-night gathering
Why similar: Detective 30.8%, Investigation 21.1%, Logic 12.6%, Mystery 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%
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: Detective 21.5%, Dark Humor 21.5%, Investigation 15.5%, Mystery 10.6%, Exploration 8.2%
Seoyeon Yu, a former police officer, works as a private investigator for a rich family. However, during her investigation, she discovers evidence linking them to her husband's death. Using her ability to see people's guilt, she begins an investigation to solve the mystery.
Why similar: Detective 30%, Interactive Fiction 27.2%, Mystery 12.7%, Adventure 12.1%, Logic 8.2%
