- #1 AI公寓:虚拟证言
97% matchMixed44% of 16 reviews2024
Dev: IntelliPlay
Windows
《虚拟证言》是一款AI剧本杀游戏。在游戏中,您将扮演一位侦探,前往六号公寓调查一起谋杀案件,案件的嫌疑人是5位AI-NPC。侦探需要搜集房间中的线索,联想案件经过,盘问嫌疑人获取案件的相关信息,复盘出完整的案发过程,找出真凶!
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 22.1%, Detective 16.6%, Cinematic 11.7%, Word Game 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%
- #2 Di Renjie: The Legendary Investigator
96% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 阳瑞
Windows · Mac
Become a legendary detective of ancient China! In "Di Renjie: The Legendary Investigator", play as Di Renjie, solving thrilling cases across Bianzhou and Bingzhou in the Tang Dynasty and uncovering the truth.
Why similar: Detective 20.7%, Historical 20%, Word Game 13.8%, Mystery 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%
- #3 Precinct 2099
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ThinkingLiteSoft
Windows
NeoTokyo, 2099. The man who sold immortality is dead in a penthouse sealed from the inside. You are detective Kade Katano: scan the scene, read people, roll the dice and decide which truth closes the file. A noir visual novel — one complete case, three endings.
Why similar: Detective 19.4%, Noir 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Artificial Intelligence 11.4%, Mystery 10.3%
- #4 Detective Sherlock: Shadow Stalker
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gamercury
Windows
Every character remembers, watches, tests, and may deceive you like a living person. They have emotions, voices, expressions, and buried secrets. Break them with words or evidence — or realize too late that you were only a pawn in their game. A detective game built around truly lifelike NPCs.
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 21.9%, Detective 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Cinematic 11.1%, Mystery 10.1%
- #5 Murder Mystery Mayhem AI
94% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: AI Media Design
Windows
Murder Mystery Mayhem AI is a single-player detective game set in a stylish 1920s world of secrets, suspicion, and social intrigue. Talk freely to a colorful cast of cunning suspects, gather clues, uncover motives, and deduce who among them is the killer.
Why similar: Detective 19.8%, Noir 14%, Historical 13.5%, Artificial Intelligence 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%
- #6 KUON YUU'S Case Files: Episode 1 – Nobunaga
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: studio mabou
Windows
A quiet piano guides players through a Japanese-style mystery adventure centered on memories and the lingering regrets of Oda Nobunaga. Players explore a mysterious world, uncover hidden truths, and piece together a forgotten trust.
Why similar: Detective 23.3%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Historical 16.7%, Mystery 14.7%, Visual Novel 9.7%
- #7 Judge SIM
93% match7 user reviews43% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: sunsistudiosPub: sunsixstudios
Windows
Step into the role of a judge and decide the fate of every case. Listen to witnesses, examine evidence, uncover contradictions, and deliver verdicts that will change lives. Every decision matters in this tense courtroom simulation full of twists.
Why similar: Detective 22.1%, Noir 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Mystery 12.1%, Text-Based 9.2%
- #8 Detective Turtletop: Who Killed Harambe?
92% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Turtletop Software
Windows
The first AI detective game that doesn't cheat. Developed by a former Meta AI Engineer. Interrogate suspects using your own words to solve the murder of Harambe. Features procedurally generated cases, consistent hard logic, and a unique stress mechanic. You have 3 hours to find the truth.
Why similar: Noir 23.7%, Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Detective 15.1%, Mystery 13.5%, Text-Based 9.9%
- #9 Unreachable
91% match6 user reviews50% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: 颜文字Pub: KAOMOJI ENTERTAINMENT
Windows
An urgent message from home, a choice with an impossible price tag. In a 20-minute high-stakes dialogue, you must dismantle a "perfect" engineer's facade. Faced with $100,000 and a family tragedy, will you help him preserve his costly "American Dream," or force him to face the half-packed suitcase?
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 28.9%, Detective 21.1%, Text-Based 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Dialogue Heavy 7.6%
- #10 GAZE IN SHADOWS
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BION
Windows · Mac
GAZE IN SHADOWS is a narrative detective adventure. In Prohibition-era Ashford, PI Zack Brennan solves five deadly cases shrouded in greed and lies. Search crime scenes, interrogate suspects, and confront corruption with hard evidence. A murder can be closed... but who will put this city on trial?
Why similar: Detective 25.8%, Noir 16.7%, Mystery 13.4%, Cinematic 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 8.1%
- #11 PataNoir
91% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2016
Dev: Simon ChristiansenPub: SiChris Productions
Windows
The Baron's daughter is missing, and you are the man to find her. No problem. With your inexhaustible arsenal of hard-boiled similes, there is nothing you can't handle.
Why similar: Noir 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Detective 12.7%, Text-Based 12.2%, Word Game 10.7%
- #12 AI探案集
89% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: Zane Studio
Windows
《AI Detective Collection》 combines the AI large language model to create a detective deciphering game. Players will be integrated into the deduction story, using AI assistants to deeply investigate clues, examine evidence, and uncover the truth behind the case through logical thinking and deduction.
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 22.7%, Detective 19.7%, Word Game 16.1%, Mystery 12.2%, Text-Based 10.5%
- #13 A Night at Moka Efti: A Babylon Berlin Story
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Paintbucket GamesPub: ARD Gaming
Windows · Mac · Linux
Are you ready for the session? Let yourself be hypnotized and immerse yourself in the dazzling world of Moka Efti, known from the series Babylon Berlin. As a journalist, you follow the clues to a mysterious case at the famous nightclub. But can you trust your memories?
Why similar: Detective 29.6%, Noir 25.6%, Historical 24.7%, Mystery 14.8%, Adventure 5%
- #14 Artificial: Proxy Bar
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: HinaGames
Windows
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: Artificial Intelligence 28.8%, Detective 26%, Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Mystery 14%, Dialogue Heavy 5.8%
- #15 The Final Print
86% matchPositive88% of 43 reviews2025
Dev: Dummy DetectivesPub: Breda University of Applied Sciences
Windows
You're a journalist investigating a suspicious case during the Harlem riots. Take pictures of evidence, gather information by interrogating people, and put it all together in an article to show people the truth.
Why similar: Detective 22.2%, Noir 19.2%, Historical 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Mystery 11.5%
- #16 Grégoire Lefèbvre Investigations : The Vow of Hate
85% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: TcherryPub: Viridis Cosmos Games
Windows
Play as Captain Grégoire Lefèbvre and investigate the murder of a controversial country priest in this gripping historical detective thriller.
Why similar: Detective 20.1%, Noir 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Historical 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.9%
- #17 A Little Time
86% matchMixed54% 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 24.2%, Cinematic 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Mystery 13.6%, Noir 13.3%
- #18 DEAR SUSPECT
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ELEGISTS STUDIO
Windows
Confined to a woodland cabin in the 1906 Rockies, your only way to solve a family massacre is by letters. The one responsible is already on the move — silence and madness claim your contacts, and you may be next. He will find you, and death resets the world; only your notebook carries on.
Why similar: Detective 23.1%, Noir 15.9%, Word Game 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Mystery 12.3%
- #19 谍:玫瑰
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 星星火工作室Pub: OKJOY
Windows
《谍:玫瑰》是一款聚焦于1938年武汉的谍战文字冒险游戏。你将潜入情报漩涡中心的「玫瑰饭店」,在五位身份各异的嫌疑人中,揪出代号「尘土」的致命叛徒。通过搜证与周旋,在谎言与忠诚之间做出抉择。夜幕下的武汉暗流涌动,你能否揪出内奸,重建地下情报网,点燃象征黎明的星星火焰?
Why similar: Detective 29.8%, Historical 25.4%, Mystery 16.3%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Story Rich 5.9%
- #20 Stories Terminal
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: OddlyGames
Windows
Stories Terminal is a detective text adventure inspired by classic parser games. Type your own commands, explore pixel-art locations, collect evidence, and solve a murder case on a midnight university campus.
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 23.4%, Noir 23%, Text-Based 14.7%, Detective 13.6%, Mystery 11.3%
- #21 昭阳传
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: A I. X-factor PlayPub: X ORIGINAL HONG KONG LIMITED
Windows
《昭阳传》是一款以玩家扮演昭阳国皇帝,在游戏内与AI角色互动,以此改变对应角色、国家、世界走向的人工智能ADV。
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 42.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Text-Based 13.7%, Historical 11.2%, Adventure 6.4%
- #22 Inspector Pug: The Furrious Murder Case
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wardrobe Entertainment
Windows
A dark noir detective story starring a not-so-bright pug. Combine clues, build chains of deductions, and solve a murder — even if your reasoning isn’t always… impressive.
Why similar: Detective 35.3%, Noir 22.4%, Mystery 16.7%, Visual Novel 8.6%, Adventure 6.4%
- #23 Cthulhu Round Table 克苏鲁圆桌
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Xiangsu Guangyu Software Studio
Windows
This Lovecraftian psychological horror text game puts you as an Observer spared by the Round Table. You randomly possess one of ten unknown mortals per round. Deduce your host and three Old Ones' emissaries via dialogue, clues and table talks.
Why similar: Detective 24.2%, Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Word Game 20.1%, Text-Based 12%, Mystery 8.7%
- #24 The Red Pearls Of Borneo
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,108 reviews2026
Dev: Bushmonkey Games
Windows · Mac
A detective noir puzzle deduction game. Explore a non-linear timeline as a clairvoyant investigator in 1941 Borneo. Jump between time and locations to uncover motives and discover what truly happened in the Goodwill tobacco plantation that fateful night on the eve of the WW2 Japanese invasion.
Why similar: Detective 31.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Historical 11.6%, Text-Based 10.9%, Visual Novel 6.5%
- #25 The Last Night of Olivia Harrow
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cipher & Clue
Windows
Olivia Harrow was found dead in her Harborview Tower apartment. The police ruled it an accident. A slip, a fall, a tragic head injury. Case closed. But not everyone is convinced... You've been hired as a private investigator to find out the truth. Can you crack the case?
Why similar: Detective 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Noir 10.8%, Mystery 10.3%, Text-Based 9.5%
- #26 Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders
78% matchMostly Positive72% of 184 reviews2025
Dev: coly Inc.
Windows · Mac
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 23.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Mystery 15.8%, Text-Based 10.9%, Visual Novel 9.1%
- #27 诡雅异俗
79% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: iGame
Windows
NodeGame,原版游戏名为:脱出ゲーム | Nodes,由岩崎、はとむね开发,并在日本举办的GAMEJAM上首次亮相。 诡雅异俗,出自。原意为:与雅正相悖与长俗相违,也指异端邪说。 之所以选定这个名字,是因为我感觉他更有神秘感,也代表了很强的创作能力!!
Why similar: Detective 21.3%, Word Game 16.1%, Noir 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Text-Based 13.5%
- #28 Danse Macabre AI Text RPG
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Prima RPG
Windows · Linux
Danse Macabre: A Revolutionary AI-Powered Text RPG - Immerse Yourself in a World of Intrigue, Deceit, and MysteryEmbrace the Future of Gaming with the World's First AI-driven RPG - Available Now for FREE on Early Access!
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 25.3%, Historical 17%, Detective 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Text-Based 9.7%
- #29 阎罗索命
75% matchVery Positive91% of 140 reviews2026
Dev: Reptilian Brain Studio
Windows
古风悬疑探案文字冒险游戏——北宋天圣年间,科举省试方毕,汴京国子监突发连环命案,遇害者死状惊悚离奇,如遭阎罗审判。玩家将化身为被卷入权斗暗流的新科进士文彦博,通过勘验尸体、搜寻线索、推演谜局,找出案件背后的骇人真相……
Why similar: Historical 28.1%, Detective 21.7%, Mystery 17%, Visual Novel 14%, Adventure 8.1%
- #30 迷渡桥
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 犬狸工作室Pub: OKJOY
Windows
《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 28.5%, Historical 19.2%, Mystery 15%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Visual Novel 8.7%
- #31 Detective Turner: If Looks Could Kill
76% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: RikerPub: ALL DAY ALL NIGHT
Windows · Mac
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 29.4%, Noir 19%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Mystery 14.2%, Text-Based 11%
- #32 The Monster Inside
77% matchVery Positive88% of 2,099 reviews2017
Dev: Random Seed Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 10%
A film noir style audio-visual novella. A mysterious woman... a string of murders... and a man with a hidden past.
Why similar: Noir 35.7%, Detective 33%, Mystery 17.6%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Indie 1.4%
- #33 Judge SIM 2 Precedent
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SunsixStudios
Windows
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: Detective 25.1%, Mystery 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Noir 11.9%, Cinematic 8.8%
- #34 SOLEN
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Inkdrift
Windows
A narrative investigation game played across multiple sessions. Read corporate documents, cross-reference fragments, and build a persistent Dossier as an AI uncovering the conspiracy — and the murder — at the heart of the network it lives in. Knowledge is the only progression.
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 26.4%, Detective 20%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Text-Based 10.2%, Visual Novel 7.5%
- #35 探岛海龟汤
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 119 reviews2025
Dev: 探岛工作室
Windows · Mac
最烧脑的单人海龟汤!训练有素的超智能主持人支持完全自由提问,每个问题都可能撕开隐藏的真相。层层迷雾与反转步步逼近,让你在推理的每一秒都感受到紧张与压迫。防卡关系统保证游戏顺畅,畅玩不虐心~
Why similar: Detective 27.6%, Artificial Intelligence 26.3%, Word Game 17.6%, Mystery 14.4%, Puzzle 4.5%
- #36 Echoes of Chang'an
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: N Studio
Windows · Mac
Echoes of Chang'an is a Chinese-style mystery visual novel developed by NSTUDIO. You play as the adopted son of the renowned mid-Tang general Duan Xiushi who is unexpectedly drawn into an inescapable conspiracy that threatens the fate of the Tang Dynasty while carrying out a mission.
Why similar: Historical 24.7%, Detective 24.1%, Interactive Fiction 23.9%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.2%
- #37 Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved
71% matchVery Positive94% of 447 reviews2025
Dev: Armonica LLC
Windows
A woman vanishes without a trace on a cross-country train. The catch? Nobody on board remembers her ever existing in the first place - nobody, except for you. Uncover the story in this mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Detective 34.6%, Mystery 16.6%, Noir 13%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.5%
- #38 BLACKMIND: Psychic Social Simulator
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Too Many Teeth Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Use your psychic powers to read minds and catch an elusive serial killer!
Why similar: Noir 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Detective 17.9%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Mystery 9.1%
- #39 Inquiry Counsel逆转茶食人
70% matchNo user reviews88% of 32 reviews2026
Dev: ZHENG YUFENG
Windows
"Hold on!" A court battle game set in ancient China's Song Dynasty! In the government office of Lin'an County during the Song Dynasty of ancient China, many bizarre murder cases occurred! The protagonist engages in intense court battles with the county captain of Lin'an to find the real culprit!
Why similar: Detective 24.7%, Historical 17.7%, Mystery 13.7%, Word Game 13.5%, Visual Novel 10.1%
- #40 Death off the Cuff
73% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2021
Dev: Simon ChristiansenPub: SiChris Productions
Windows
No criminal has ever been a match for you, and everybody is looking forward to a description of your brilliant deductions. There is just one small problem. One tiny detail that makes it different this time. A mere trifle, really. This time you have no idea who did it.
Why similar: Detective 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Text-Based 14.9%, Mystery 9.6%, Visual Novel 7.8%
- #41 我感染HIV了吗
72% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: 硬石工作室
Windows
A word game, does not support the handle, the operation is the mouse and keyboard space. It can be said that it is very simple. The theme of obsessive-compulsive disorder and psychosis is a large text dialogue, which is more depressing. Please be careful if you don't like it.
Why similar: Noir 16.8%, Word Game 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Detective 14%, Text-Based 13.2%
- #42 Yoko Redux: Dreams of a Blue Planet
72% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2022
Dev: Missing Sentinel SoftwarePub: RedTigerPro
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Who is Yoko?" Unlock the mystery as you control Locke, Jeanne and Primus to discover the secrets of their existence in this point and click, cyberpunk noir adventure.
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 22.9%, Noir 22%, Detective 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Visual Novel 6.2%
- #43 The Wolf Among Us Remastered
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Telltale
Windows
A dark detective thriller where folklore is real, violence is chilling, and every choice has consequences.
Why similar: Detective 26.2%, Noir 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Mystery 11.3%, Cinematic 7.6%
- #44 AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES - nirvanA Initiative
70% matchVery Positive86% of 3,757 reviews2022
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Special Agents Mizuki and Ryuki, along with their AI partners Aiba and Tama, are tasked to solve the bizarre Half Body serial killings in this sequel to the critically acclaimed AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES.
Why similar: Detective 21.2%, Artificial Intelligence 20.9%, Noir 19.1%, Mystery 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%
- #45 SMTHNG WRNG
69% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: NytherMood Studio
Windows
Men are mysteriously vanishing in a small, provincial town. A newly arrived guy finds himself trapped in the center of eerie events when someone he believed was gone forever suddenly reappears. What kind of ruthless system is behind this, and who can be trusted?
Why similar: Word Game 19.5%, Noir 17.2%, Detective 14.9%, Cinematic 12.4%, Visual Novel 9.9%
- #46 This Bed We Made
69% matchVery Positive91% of 3,296 reviews2023
Dev: Lowbirth Games
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
This Bed We Made is a third-person mystery game in which you play as a maid in a 1950s hotel and snoop around strangers' rooms to uncover their deadly secrets. Discover what links guests together in this tale of love, heartbreak and murder!
Why similar: Noir 21.3%, Detective 16.8%, Mystery 15%, Cinematic 13.5%, Historical 10.7%
- #47 The Sinner of the Closed Set
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kai DeJesusPub: Sky Brew Studios
Windows
A new mystery arises from the collision of narrative puzzle games and film noir. Investigate a film set full of catty cast and crew in order to deduce and connect their relationships. Debunk or prove those connections using evidence to unravel the mystery of what occurred and who is responsible!
Why similar: Noir 19.5%, Detective 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Historical 12.7%, Mystery 11.4%
- #48 JACK: 1 % BATTERY - A Detective Thriller
68% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: JD Detective Thrillers Studio
Windows
Experience a race against time written by a former forensic investigation expert. As detective JACK, you are the last hope to rescue the US President's kidnapped daughter. With only 1% battery left on her phone, use authentic detective techniques to find her before the screen goes black.
Why similar: Noir 28.3%, Detective 22%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Text-Based 13.7%, Mystery 11.1%
- #49 Man of Nollyn
68% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2026
Dev: Slater Chae
Windows
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Noir 27.2%, Detective 26.1%, Mystery 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Visual Novel 6.6%
- #50 Murder Mystery Stories
68% match4 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Cyblux GamesPub: Cyblux LLC
Windows
Murder Mystery Stories is a digital detective game featuring 4 unique murder cases. Examine evidence, interrogate witnesses, and uncover the truth. Each case challenges your logic and observation skills in a gripping interactive experience.
Why similar: Detective 35%, Mystery 17.9%, Cinematic 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 8.5%, Visual Novel 7.6%
- #51 The Kuon Island Nursery Rhyme Murders: Case Notes
66% matchMixed60% of 82 reviews2026
Dev: RenkaPub: Renka BH1
Windows
A storm-lashed island, a nursery rhyme that foretells death, seven prodigies, serial murders, modern locked-room mysteries, classic locked-room mysteries, astrology, a jigsaw of flesh and blood, a survivor—and one lie told only so you would see this story.
Why similar: Detective 30.3%, Cinematic 18.6%, Mystery 16.6%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Text-Based 10%
- #52 THE 13th Digit
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Uesho Co., Ltd.
Windows
In a rain-soaked megacity, one law remains: cross one trillion dollars in hidden wealth and you forfeit your right to live. You are K, the executioner who enforces it — until the numbers start to lie. A branching cyberpunk noir with 5 endings, where every choice is remembered.
Why similar: Noir 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Detective 18.4%, Text-Based 10.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%
- #53 SAS:绝响诡计 | Case 0 风暴蝴蝶
65% matchVery Positive89% of 285 reviews2025
Dev: 秦遥
Windows
这是一款以中式校园为背景的推理类文字游戏,你将扮演一名高中生司空茂,在开学第一天目击密室杀人事件的现场,并经过调查和推理解决案件,找出真正的犯人和真相背后更深的阴谋。但在享受侦探游戏的同时,请千万不要忽视学习。保持情绪稳定,尽量维持活下去的念头...记住,你的成绩,永远比案件要更重要。
Why similar: Detective 28.8%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Text-Based 13%, Mystery 9.7%, Visual Novel 9.2%
- #54 The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
67% matchVery Positive94% of 9,421 reviews2021
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 34.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Immerse yourself in a dramatic yet charming and witty world of evidence-gathering, deduction and courtroom battles with this double-pack of the adventures of rookie lawyer Ryunosuke.
Why similar: Detective 26%, Historical 14.6%, Mystery 14.2%, Text-Based 14.2%, Visual Novel 10.8%
- #55 A Detective Story
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Methodox Technologies, Inc.
Windows
An 80s-style pixel art detective simulator where you interrogate suspects using natural language. Characters respond dynamically as you uncover clues and solve the crime.
Why similar: Detective 24.3%, Artificial Intelligence 23%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Text-Based 12.3%, Mystery 9.7%