- #1 Devi : A light in the dark
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Flying Robot Studios
Windows
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: Crime 14.7%, Detective 14.5%, Investigation 12.7%, Thriller 11.7%, Conversation 10.2%
- #2 Clue: Murder By Death
96% matchMostly Positive74% of 19 reviews2026
Dev: Cocodrolo Games
Windows · Mac
A story-rich detective mystery set in 1930s England. Investigate a murder inside a sprawling manor, interrogate suspicious residents, and make meaningful choices to uncover the truth — before Scotland Yard arrives.
Why similar: Crime 13.5%, Detective 13.2%, Conversation 11.1%, Investigation 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.8%
- #3 Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
96% matchMostly Positive80% of 14,245 reviews2016
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Experience a fantastic adventure with unique gameplay that blends investigation, action and exploration in a breath-taking thriller that will test the limits of your nerves and intelligence. Play as the great detective and track down evil in the darkest corners of London and the human soul…
Why similar: Detective 17.9%, Crime 16.3%, Thriller 12.6%, Investigation 10.3%, Mystery 7.8%
- #4 The Honeypot Murders
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Supernormal Games
Windows
Arthur thinks he’s a smart guy. He isn’t. Help him solve puzzles, investigate the town, and uncover the mystery of his friends disappearance in this quirky adventure game inspired by classic cartoons.
Why similar: Conspiracy 21.5% ★, Detective 14.6%, Investigation 13.1%, Thriller 11.5%, Conversation 9.6%
- #5 夜明けの影法師
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Max Neet Games
Windows
雪山ペンションで起こる殺人事件を阻止するため、 聞き込みとパソコンで情報整理するマルチエンドミステリーADV『夜明けの影法師』!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Conversation 12.4%, Thriller 9.8%, Visual Novel 9.7%, Mystery 9.1%
- #6 Chronique des Silencieux
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 35 reviews2024
Dev: Pierre Feuille StudioPub: Zugalu Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Set in 1970s southern France, you play a rookie private eye tasked to dig out the secrets of a stubborn old man. Think on your feet while you follow your leads : ask questions to witnesses, detect their lies, hypothesize why and finally confront the silent ones running from their past.
Why similar: Conspiracy 16.9% ★, Crime 13.4%, Detective 13.4%, Investigation 12.1%, Conversation 9.7%
- #7 The Case of the Golden Idol
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,171 reviews2022
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
Why similar: Conspiracy 20.5% ★, Detective 15.7%, Investigation 14.2%, Crime 11.3%, Thriller 10.8%
- #8 Criminal T
93% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: IVStudio96
Windows
Step into the shoes of a newly formed police officer who receives a promotion opportunity for an investigator, but to get it you will have to solve a series of criminal cases.
Why similar: Conspiracy 19.9% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Detective 12.5%, Investigation 10%, Action-Adventure 8.8%
- #9 Mohism: Battle of Words
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 606 reviews2023
Dev: 玄镜工作室Pub: Yooreka Studio
Windows
Mohism: Battle of Words is a detective game set in the world of wuxia. The game follows Zhang Xiaochen, investigates unsolved cases and comes into his own as a hero. He must rely on his wits and razor-sharp tongue to best his opponents, find the culprit and ensure justice prevails!
Why similar: Detective 19.2%, Crime 15.8%, Investigation 15%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Conversation 10%
- #10 Sherlock Holmes Chapter One
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,228 reviews2021
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In this story-driven detective thriller, a young Sherlock Holmes struggles to prove himself as he navigates an exotic, dangerous island in the Mediterranean to investigate the mystery of his mother’s death.
Why similar: Detective 18%, Crime 16%, Investigation 11.7%, Thriller 9.1%, Mystery 7.7%
- #11 The Rise of the Golden Idol
89% matchVery Positive93% of 3,814 reviews2024
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.2 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The Award-winning detective saga returns in this standalone sequel to The Case of the Golden Idol. Uncover the truth behind 20 strange cases of crime, death and depravity in the 1970s. The world has changed dramatically - the sins of humanity have not.
Why similar: Conspiracy 25.1% ★, Detective 17.2%, Investigation 16.2%, Crime 14.1%, Mystery 9.5%
- #12 The Unclosed Case: Pike
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: CazimG
Windows
A narrative-driven detective thriller. Reed and partner Grant investigate a murder case that resets through a time loop. Gather clues, interrogate witnesses, build timelines in the mind palace, and uncover the truth through deduction and multiple endings.
Why similar: Crime 20.7%, Detective 18.3%, Investigation 12.3%, Thriller 10.9%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #13 Private Eye: The Young Heir
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lucky 7 Studios
Windows
Private Eye is a detective game where you play as Hakeem trying to solve the murder case of Amir. The wealthy heir Amir kept strange company, is one of them his murderer? Explore, investigate, solve puzzles, and find discrepancies to unravel his mysterious death.
Why similar: Detective 16.7%, Crime 15.3%, Investigation 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.5%, Mystery 8.4%
- #14 This Game Is Easy
88% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: JeanbonPub: Homyrest
Windows
This Game Is Easy is a game that challenges you. It will test and confuse you. Are you up to the challenge of this super-easy game?
Why similar: Conspiracy 22.9% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Detective 13.1%, Action-Adventure 9.2%, Third Person 8.1%
- #15 The Operator
86% matchVery Positive92% of 8,099 reviews2024
Dev: Bureau 81
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Conspiracy 22.2% ★, Detective 15.8%, Investigation 14.1%, Crime 13.3%, Thriller 11.6%
- #16 Mistmoon Falls
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: portmantoga
Windows · Mac
Mistmoon Falls is an open world murder mystery set in a farm-sim town that's now sans farmer. Question the locals, use tools to uncover clues, form hypotheses, and sift through some sinister goings-on to find the killer.
Why similar: Detective 16.2%, Crime 15%, Conversation 13.2%, Investigation 12.1%, Mystery 8%
- #17 Murder on the Stella
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: General Federal StudiosPub: TURBO D3
Windows · Linux
It's a murder mystery. It's an adventure. It's a cruise vacation simulator. It's different each time you play.
Why similar: Conspiracy 16.1% ★, Detective 15.5%, Crime 14.7%, Investigation 13.7%, Thriller 10.7%
- #18 Death at Fleming Manor
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SUPERTHUMb
Windows
"Your job is to write the death certificate." Investigate a mysterious death in a grand British manor, 1959. Explore eerie scenes and complete forensic documents like death certificates and medical reports. Stylish 1960s detective comic art. Perfect for fans of vintage whodunits.
Why similar: Conspiracy 19.7% ★, Crime 16.4%, Detective 14.4%, Investigation 13.7%, Thriller 11.8%
- #19 Mysteries of Perception
84% matchPositive86% of 29 reviews2025
Dev: 50 Rats Games
Windows · Mac
Mysteries of Perception is a detective game where you will see the same scene through the eyes of different characters. Uncover their secrets by analyzing all the clues. Switch perspectives and learn everything about the artifacts of the Distant and the deaths in their wake. Glory to the Stars!
Why similar: Conspiracy 24.2% ★, Detective 16.4%, Investigation 14%, Crime 13.5%, Thriller 8.8%
- #20 Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy
84% matchVery Positive88% of 4,106 reviews2024
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 33.6 hrsMean: 52.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Join rookie attorney Apollo Justice and his mentor, the legendary Phoenix Wright, in this collection of 3 games! This title features 16 episodes (including previously DLC-only episodes) and supports English, French, German, Japanese Korean, and Traditional and Simplified Chinese.
Why similar: Detective 19.5%, Investigation 16.6%, Crime 16%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%
- #21 LAN Party Adventures
82% matchVery Positive90% of 103 reviews2025
Dev: LEAP Game Studios
Windows
Okay, Pedro is AWOL, and you have to get this LAN Party set up at the Game Store for the session later. Connect cables, install software, and solve puzzles all while you and the gang uncover the mystery of your missing friend.
Why similar: Crime 18.1%, Conspiracy 17.3% ★, Detective 14.2%, Thriller 13.6%, Investigation 12.4%
- #22 Echoes of Ash
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ash Studio
Windows
Detective agency management × superpowered mystery. Former operative Lin Mo rebuilds the Ash Detective Agency in Collins City. Investigate crime scenes, use “Echoes” to recover memory fragments, rebut lies with evidence, dispatch partners for intel, and uncover conspiracy behind your mentor’s death.
Why similar: Detective 22.8%, Investigation 17.5%, Crime 15.5%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Mystery 8.5%
- #23 D.D.D. 災薬対策課
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: fug
Windows
『D.D.D. ― 災薬対策課 ―』は、2人プレイ専用の推理アドベンチャーゲームです。 ナノロボット医療が発達した近未来を舞台に、プレイヤーは特別組織〈D.D.D.〉に所属する二人の刑事となり、 違法ナノロボット《DisasterDrug》が関わる事件の真相を追います。 互いに異なる情報を持ち寄り、通話で協力しながら、事件の謎を解き明かしましょう。
Why similar: Conversation 20.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Detective 14.2%, Mystery 12.6%, Investigation 12%
- #24 Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot: The First Cases
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,367 reviews2021
Dev: Blazing GriffinPub: Microids
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Discover an untold crime story from the mysterious youth of the famous detective Hercule Poirot.
Why similar: Detective 23%, Investigation 15.5%, Conversation 11.1%, Mystery 10.2%, Crime 8.8%
- #25 悪人悪華 - AKUNIN-AKKA -
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: moutardelog
Windows
An interrogation adventure where you play as the lead detective. Exploit suspects’ weaknesses, shake their resolve, and force the truth out of them. Use the weaknesses of a cast of unique suspects to uncover the truth behind the case.
Why similar: Crime 19.5%, Detective 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Thriller 11.2%, Visual Novel 9.6%
- #26 The Last Reunion
79% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: 제이게임즈
Windows
A mystery game where you investigate a murder by searching the crime scene and interrogating AI-powered NPCs with unique personas.
Why similar: Detective 17.4%, Conversation 14.7%, Investigation 13.4%, Mystery 9.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%
- #27 Hauma - A Detective Noir Story
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 124 reviews2023
Dev: SenAm GamesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Hauma is a deduction visual novel set in Munich. Discover a conspiracy amongst the upper echelons of society alongside former detective Judith, while visiting real locations in a comic-inspired look.
Why similar: Conspiracy 19.7% ★, Crime 14.9%, Detective 14.3%, Investigation 12.2%, Conversation 9%
- #28 Hinter
80% matchMixed50% of 12 reviews2022
Dev: Jelow
Windows
Hinter is a horror game based on a brutal piece of disturbing crime case in Bavaria Germany
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Conversation 13.5%, Crime 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Action-Adventure 8.4%
- #29 Dynasty Detective
78% matchMixed67% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: COSDOTS
Windows
DynastyDetective is a visual Novel-style mystery story game set in the fictional Joseon Dynasty where monsters appear.
Why similar: Conspiracy 21.1% ★, Detective 15.8%, Investigation 12.9%, Conversation 11.2%, Crime 10.7%
- #30 An Exercise in Mortality - Chapter I
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CorDubiumArts
Windows
Slip into the role of a detective and find out why a seemingly peaceful village suddenly has to hold a funeral every other day. To solve the mysteries, act as the perpetrator and simulate the crimes. Left completely to your own devices, it’s up to you to prove your ingenuity and wit.
Why similar: Crime 23.1%, Detective 20.8%, Investigation 15.4%, Mystery 10.3%, Action-Adventure 5.5%
- #31 Ace Attorney Investigations Collection
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,302 reviews2024
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 30.3 hrsMean: 33.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Miles Edgeworth's dramatic turnabouts take center stage! Experience both Ace Attorney Investigations games in one gorgeous collection! Investigate crime scenes and solve tough, intriguing cases through logic and deduction. When Edgeworth's past and present collide, his future begins!
Why similar: Crime 20.7%, Investigation 20.5%, Detective 17.4%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Mystery 10%
- #32 Staffer Retro : A Supernatural Mystery Quest
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Team Tetrapod
Windows
Staffer Retro is a mystery adventure game where you uncover past incidents related to ‘Mana’, the source of supernatural powers. Gather information through dialogue and exploration, and piece together clues found in documents to guide the choices of Verita Retro, the protagonist.
Why similar: Detective 18%, Thriller 14.8%, Investigation 12.9%, Crime 12.8%, Visual Novel 9.6%
- #33 Kamilia
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RQ play
Windows · Mac
Kamilia is a story-driven, choices-matter detective mystery. Follow a talented painter who finds himself wrapped up in an unsolved case, as he tries to unveil a hidden truth that has been buried for years.
Why similar: Detective 14.1%, Conversation 12.3%, Investigation 12.2%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Mystery 10.7%
- #34 Detective Kobayashi - A Visual Novel
77% matchPositive87% of 31 reviews2019
Dev: GenuinePub: Giiku Games
Windows
Take on the role of Detective Kobayashi, the one and only genius detective who has a reputation for solving any case, however dark or difficult...if he isn't playing games at the office or awkwardly hitting on girls, that is.
Why similar: Crime 22.5%, Detective 19.7%, Investigation 11.8%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Mystery 9.6%
- #35 Police Detective: Tokyo Beat
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dr. Cyril Splutterworth
Windows
Gather evidence, interview suspects and send your case to trial. Have you got what it takes to be Tokyo's top detective?
Why similar: Detective 24.5%, Crime 21%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Mystery 9.9%, Investigation 7.9%
- #36 Dark Memories: Prologue
74% matchMixed64% of 45 reviews2025
Dev: visioxr_studio
Windows
Dark Memories is an episodic psychological horror game based on road thriller, slasher, and survival thriller genres. You are currently viewing the prologue episode of the Dark Memories anthology.
Why similar: Crime 16.1%, Detective 14.8%, Investigation 14%, Thriller 11.3%, Mystery 8.1%
- #37 泥舟と罪人
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NONALCOHOL.
Windows · Mac
A closed-off ghost town, and the unsolved bizarre serial murders that once occurred there. A “daily life collapse” suspense × death game novel ADV that depicts the obsessive love and revenge of 11 people whose lives were irrevocably shattered by that horrific incident.
Why similar: Detective 17.4%, Crime 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Investigation 10.7%, Visual Novel 10.3%
- #38 Marlon’s Mystery: The darkside of crime
74% matchVery Positive88% of 73 reviews2023
Dev: Made in Mavis
Windows · Mac · Linux
Marlon's Mystery will test your skills as an investigator. Join Abby Marlon to solve the riddles in this captivating mystery and hidden object game. Embark on an enigmatic adventure and discover the darkest secrets of the Taylor family.
Why similar: Conspiracy 18.4% ★, Crime 15.6%, Detective 13.5%, Thriller 10.9%, Conversation 10.8%
- #39 Locator
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Empty Exhibit
Windows
A Geoguessr-inspired detective game set on an alien planet. Pinpoint the exact locations of photos to track down missing archeologist Abigail Lidari. Cross-reference journal entries, decipher cryptic symbols, and uncover the mysteries of an ancient civilization.
Why similar: Conspiracy 24.9% ★, Investigation 16.8%, Detective 16.5%, Crime 15.2%, Mystery 10.2%
- #40 We Used to Play Here
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 84 reviews2025
Dev: ThreeFrauds
Windows
Daniel wakes up to the same nightmare every night. A girl he cannot escape. When he finds a missing child report tied to his childhood home, he returns to uncover a truth buried in twisted games and shattered memories.
Why similar: Crime 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Detective 12.8%, Action-Adventure 10.2%, Thriller 8.9%
- #41 Death Trick: Double Blind
73% matchVery Positive88% of 269 reviews2024
Dev: Misty Mountain StudioPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The star magician of Morgan’s Traveling Circus is missing, but the show must go on! In this non-linear detective visual novel, unravel the mystery from two different perspectives as you learn the varying stories of an entire circus of performers, each with their own lives... and their own secrets.
Why similar: Crime 14.9%, Detective 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Conversation 12.6%, Investigation 11.5%
- #42 Defending Lydia Collier
72% matchVery Positive90% of 125 reviews2022
Dev: White Phantom Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lydia Collier has been charged with the murder of her billionaire husband after he mysteriously vanished, and it is your job to prove her innocence. Find evidence, follow leads, make decisions and crack the case, and whilst you do it date and find love in London as a newly single, wealthy lawyer.
Why similar: Conspiracy 17.2% ★, Crime 13%, Detective 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Thriller 10.7%
- #43 Emma Riley: Dream Detective
71% 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 21.8%, Investigation 19.5%, Mystery 10.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.2%, Choices Matter 7%
- #44 Lilith Was Dead
73% matchPositive85% of 20 reviews2021
Dev: Heat Wave Games
Windows · Mac
After being away at college, you meet up with two of your friends at a local movie theatre. What starts out as a simple reunion, quickly unravels to be a gruesome murder mystery with your friend as the victim. It is now your mission to find out who did it, and how in this visual novel style game.
Why similar: Crime 19.5%, Investigation 16.1%, Detective 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%, Visual Novel 9.6%
- #45 Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 398 reviews2023
Dev: Active Fungus Studios
Windows · Linux
In a third-person RPG detective story, set in Bavaria in 1866, the medical student Valentin Schmidt travels to Wolpertshofen, when a sudden death causes turmoil in the village. Use your skills, find clues and question the villagers to stop the murders.
Why similar: Crime 26.5%, Detective 16.6%, Investigation 11.6%, Mystery 8.6%, Multiple Endings 6.8%
- #46 Coffee shop "Keyhole"
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Luma
Windows
This is a mystery adventure game where you run a coffee shop and explore the mysteries of this coffee shop and this town! This coffee shop has some secrets Main character quit his job as a locksmith and rented a property last month to run a coffee shop. But this property seems to have a history...
Why similar: Detective 21.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.2%, Mystery 12.1%, Crime 9.1%, Visual Novel 8.5%
- #47 Blind Dog
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: kankan gamesPub: kankan games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are a detective who is slowly going blind. The only faces you can still see clearly belong to those who are about to die. A visual novel investigation where every choice affects the fate of Tokyo and leads you either closer to the truth or deeper into darkness.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.2%, Detective 20%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Thriller 11%, Investigation 9%
- #48 HIYOKU NO TORI
70% matchPositive80% of 35 reviews2023
Dev: kamotanprojectPub: iMel
Windows
An occult-mystery-adventure game set in Kyoto—detectives investigate to solve bizarre and complex cases. What did Kamotan detectives finally uncover on their way to the truth of these cryptic incidents?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.5%, Crime 18.3%, Detective 16.7%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Mystery 10.6%
- #49 The Wolf Is Dead
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fat Toad Games
Windows
The Wolf is Dead is a murder mystery game. When the Big Bad Wolf is found murdered at a party for his biopic, you're called in. Interrogate suspects, investigate the scene of the crime and use this to travel back in time and reconstruct the events of the evening. Who killed Alexander Wolff?
Why similar: Detective 25%, Crime 24.7%, Mystery 12%, Conversation 7.8%, Puzzle 7.3%
- #50 POPULARITY CONTEST
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ScrythaDev
Windows · Mac
Elena and 7 familiar faces are trapped in a room, and the only way out is to choose one person to die. Navigate social relationships and gain trust to steer the spotlight away from you, or else they just might decide you should be the one on the chopping block.
Why similar: Thriller 15.2%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Mystery 12.8%, Multiple Endings 12.7%
- #51 Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus?
69% matchMixed66% of 1,161 reviews2022
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
An eccentric FMV murder mystery with a twist: someone has poisoned Uncle Marcus. Uncover the truth in the yearly family quiz and try to save him before it is too late.
Why similar: Conspiracy 20.5% ★, Crime 12.1%, Detective 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%, Choices Matter 8.6%
- #52 Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
70% 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 32.1%, Crime 19.1%, Investigation 15.5%, Mystery 10.6%, Puzzle 4.8%
- #53 Linework
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Overlyunderqualified
Windows
A puzzle-detective game set in 1990s China: play as a forensic artist, interview witnesses, drag and drop testimony and documents, sketch suspects from clues, and piece together evidence to solve mysterious crimes.
Why similar: Detective 21.3%, Investigation 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Mystery 10.4%, Visual Novel 9%
- #54 Lost Wiki: Kozlovka
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 513 reviews2026
Dev: yattytheman
Windows · Linux
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: Conspiracy 27.6% ★, Detective 20.1%, Investigation 17.8%, Mystery 12%, Thriller 11.7%
- #55 Retro Mystery Club Vol.1: The Ise-Shima Case
68% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2023
Dev: HappymealPub: Shinyuden
Windows
This classic-style mystery adventure game, inspired by the Famicom Detective Club series and illustrated by Famitsu's legend Kiyokazu Arai, will take you on a suspenseful journey through the beautiful landscapes of Ise-Shima.
Why similar: Crime 19%, Detective 18%, Investigation 14.4%, Visual Novel 12%, Mystery 9.6%
- #56 My Own Murder
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Unseen InteractivePub: Abiding Bridge
Windows
After yet another night of brooding over his wife's murder, Detective Edgar receives a mysterious letter. A music star asks to investigate her own murder. Interrogate the suspects, search for clues and find out what happened. Will you be able to unravel the truth from the lies?
Why similar: Detective 20.3%, Conversation 17.7%, Investigation 16%, Thriller 15.5%, Mystery 8.2%
- #57 Tron: Identity
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 290 reviews2023
Dev: Bithell Games
Windows · Mac
Something has been taken. Enter a new Grid and forge alliances via visual novel gameplay, uncovering truths through Identity Disc puzzles. Make critical decisions and plot your own course in a world without a creator.
Why similar: Detective 20.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Mystery 9.8%
- #58 Do You Want More!?
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Reno GT Young
Windows
Play as Lloyd Arch, the young private detective known for being total dick, and unravel the mystery of the Black Scar Serial Killer in this visual novel adventure, but remember that the truth tends to hurt the most.
Why similar: Crime 18.3%, Conspiracy 17.4% ★, Detective 16.2%, Investigation 14.7%, Visual Novel 9.4%
- #59 Keyword 2: Nightfall
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: City From Naught Inc.
Windows
Play detective in this heart-gripping cyberpunk adventure where every dark corner of this intricate vertical city is yours to explore. Interrogate witnesses, investigate murders and even enjoy hotpots! Every choice shapes the outcome, leading you closer to the truth, or deeper into the shadows.
Why similar: Conspiracy 21.4% ★, Detective 15.9%, Investigation 13%, Mystery 9.8%, Multiple Endings 8.1%
- #60 Kill The Clock
65% matchVery Positive92% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: Happy Slugs
Windows
Kill the Clock is a narrative time-loop mystery adventure where you relive the same week to solve a murder that keeps changing. Customize your character, roll dice to influence story outcomes, and uncover the truth—before time resets again.
Why similar: Detective 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Thriller 11.9%, Investigation 11.5%, Visual Novel 9.7%