60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Detective, Mystery, Investigation.
The Lawyer - Episode 1: The White Bag is the first part of an episodic adventure game which combines gripping crime story with classic courtroom drama. Immerse yourself into a world set in early 90’s in which you gather (or fabricate!) evidence, deduct and run fierce courtroom battles.
Devi : A light in the dark
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.
夜明けの影法師
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』！
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: Dialogue Heavy 16.4%, Crime 13.7%, Detective 13.5%, Investigation 11.8%, Thriller 10.8%
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: Dialogue Heavy 19.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Thriller 8.9%, Visual Novel 8.9%, Mystery 8.3%
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: Dialogue Heavy 17.8%, Crime 12.5%, Detective 12.3%, Investigation 10.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.2%
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 20% ★, Dialogue Heavy 15.6%, Detective 13.7%, Investigation 12.2%, Thriller 10.7%
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: Dialogue Heavy 25.1%, Detective 16%, Crime 13.1%, Investigation 12.4%, Visual Novel 10.6%
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: Dialogue Heavy 24.7%, Detective 18.2%, Crime 18%, Investigation 9.4%, Mystery 8.8%
A narrative detective game about solving mysteries through investigation, evidence, and conversation. Question suspects in your own words, photograph clues, and piece together the truth in a town full of secrets. Who is lying, and what are they hiding?
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 22%, Detective 16.1%, Investigation 13.4%, Conspiracy 12.9% ★, Crime 12.6%
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 21.1%, Dialogue Heavy 20.3%, Detective 13.3%, Investigation 9.2%, Mystery 6.8%
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: Dialogue Heavy 15.8%, Conspiracy 15.7% ★, Detective 12.6%, Crime 12.5%, Investigation 11.2%
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 12.5%, Investigation 10.3%, Mystery 7.8%
『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: Dialogue Heavy 30.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Detective 12.4%, Mystery 10.9%, Investigation 10.4%
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: Dialogue Heavy 20.8%, Detective 14.8%, Crime 13.7%, Investigation 11%, Mystery 7.3%
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 18.6% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Dialogue Heavy 13.5%, Detective 11.9%, Investigation 9.5%
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 17.7%, Crime 15.6%, Investigation 11.4%, Thriller 8.8%, Mystery 7.5%
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: Dialogue Heavy 19.9%, Detective 13.1%, Investigation 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Mystery 9.3%
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: Dialogue Heavy 24.7%, Conspiracy 15.5% ★, Crime 13.2%, Detective 11.5%, Thriller 9.1%
A child is missing. The police are failing. And you're a retired detective with a bit too much time on your hands. Time to throw out the rules & do whatever it takes to bring the child home. From the developers of I AM RIPPER, The Occupation & Ether One.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 18.8%, Detective 14%, Crime 11.7%, Thriller 11.1%, Investigation 8.9%
A mystery game where you investigate a murder by searching the crime scene and interrogating AI-powered NPCs with unique personas.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 23%, Detective 15.8%, Investigation 12.1%, Mystery 8.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.8%
Hinter is a horror game based on a brutal piece of disturbing crime case in Bavaria Germany
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 21.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Crime 11%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Action-Adventure 7.7%
The chart-topping itch.io and Newgrounds indie hit comes to Steam, with a slew of enhancements and new features! Step into court as Nina Aquila, rookie defense attorney in this thrilling VN/adventure game hybrid, and fight for justice in a world where all anime genres exist at once!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 29.8%, Detective 15.3%, Crime 15.1%, Investigation 10.7%, Visual Novel 8.9%
Solve Pixel Puzzles to find clues. Use those clues to interrogate witnesses. Work your way to the truth... ...and uncover the mystery of Murder by Numbers!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 31.5%, Investigation 12.1%, Detective 12%, Crime 11.4%, Conspiracy 11.3% ★
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 18.4% ★, Dialogue Heavy 14.7%, Crime 14%, Detective 13.4%, Investigation 11.5%
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 15.2% ★, Detective 14.8%, Crime 14%, Investigation 13%, Dialogue Heavy 11.2%
A detective wakes up beside a corpse, and with no memories. The evidence points to him. Everyone thinks he’s the killer. Unravel the truth before time runs out in this hand-drawn detective mystery adventure set in 1990s Thailand, where every memory hides a lie.
Why similar: Detective 15.9%, Crime 15.5%, Investigation 12.3%, Thriller 11.6%, Dialogue Heavy 10.2%
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 20.4% ★, Detective 15.9%, Investigation 14.2%, Crime 11.3%, Thriller 10.8%
DynastyDetective is a visual Novel-style mystery story game set in the fictional Joseon Dynasty where monsters appear.
Why similar: Conspiracy 19.4% ★, Dialogue Heavy 18%, Detective 14.6%, Investigation 11.9%, Crime 9.9%
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: Dialogue Heavy 20.1%, Crime 13.6%, Detective 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Investigation 10.5%
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 24.1% ★, Detective 16.4%, Investigation 14%, Crime 13.6%, Thriller 8.8%
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 22.1% ★, Detective 15.8%, Investigation 14.1%, Crime 13.2%, Thriller 11.5%
You're an Inquisitor following a trail of death. A cult is at work, your predecessor has vanished, and the region teeters on the edge of chaos. Find the truth. Uphold the Inquisition. Do not fail.
Why similar: Conspiracy 20.3% ★, Detective 16%, Investigation 13%, Crime 9.1%, Thriller 7.5%
In a world of fairies, a childhood friend suddenly calls Beatrice back to her old hometown. Yet when she arrives, her friend is mysteriously missing.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 33.9%, Detective 16.6%, Investigation 13.2%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Mystery 9.4%
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%, Conspiracy 17.1% ★, Detective 14.1%, Thriller 13.5%, Investigation 12.3%
A short science-fiction visual novel where you investigate the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of a close friend.
Why similar: Conspiracy 18.5% ★, Dialogue Heavy 17.8%, Investigation 9.3%, Visual Novel 9.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.8%
Map a mysterious land during the Age of Enlightenment. Draw the border between two warring kingdoms. Meet the locals. Juggle their demands with the requirements of your mission. Ethical dilemmas, secret plots, strange phenomena… will you be able to bring peace back to the land?
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 27%, Investigation 14.8%, Detective 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%, Mystery 6.9%
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 17.3%, Investigation 16.2%, Crime 14%, Mystery 9.5%
Suhoshin is a 2D Visual Novel set in the medieval Joseon period of Korea. While investigating a series of mysterious murders, you will have to make choices that will lead you down different paths toward different endings.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 17%, Thriller 13.7%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Detective 10.7%, Investigation 9.1%
You play Conrad - executioner, outcast, and the last man anyone would trust to solve a murder. A handcrafted adventure steeped in Renaissance atmosphere, occult shadows and moral ambiguity. A point & click mystery in a city where truth is buried, power decides guilt, and someone is always watching.
Why similar: Conspiracy 20% ★, Detective 16.9%, Crime 13.7%, Investigation 13.3%, Dialogue Heavy 10.5%
A narrative courtroom adventure all about VTubers! Players will take the role of prosecutor Justin Truth and investigate a murder at a VTuber agency, doing their best to uncover the identity of both the killer and VTuber's real face.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 24.5%, Detective 18.6%, Crime 16.5%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Mystery 8.6%
Join the Spooky Crew and uncover the secret of the Mask of the Mysterium in this point and click adventure game. An encounter with a masked figure leads the crew to investigate the secrets of a local museum.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 21.7%, Crime 14.9%, Detective 12.7%, Investigation 12.6%, Mystery 6.8%
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 22.8% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Detective 13.1%, Action-Adventure 9.3%, Third Person 8.1%
Psycho-Sleuth is a mystery game where cognitive disorders distort the rules of murder. 13 players, each with a strange condition — like “no lying,” “no left side,” or “no faces” — are trapped in a deadly game. These disorders are contagious, and the killer hides behind abnormal logic.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 22.5%, Detective 15.5%, Thriller 10.8%, Visual Novel 9.1%, Investigation 9%
Detective Grimoire has been called to investigate a murder. The owner of a small tourist attraction, seemingly killed by the mythical creature his attraction is based around... Explore the area, inspect the crime scene, grill suspects, solve puzzles, hunt for clues & uncover the secret of the swamp!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 23.8%, Detective 16.9%, Crime 14.6%, Investigation 10.8%, Visual Novel 9.6%
KILLA is a 3D adventure mystery with multiple endings. Valhalla, our protagonist, seeks the killer of her mentor, a mentor she treasures like family, venturing to an unknown island. Discover the culprit on this enigmatic island and embark on a journey of revenge.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 18.8%, Detective 13.4%, Investigation 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%, Visual Novel 8.8%
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%
"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 16.5%, Detective 14.4%, Investigation 13.7%, Thriller 11.8%
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 16.4% ★, Crime 12.4%, Detective 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%, Thriller 10.2%
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 22.9%, Investigation 17.4%, Crime 15.5%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Mystery 8.5%
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 21.6%, Detective 19%, Investigation 11.3%, Visual Novel 10%, Dialogue Heavy 9.2%
[DEMO available now!] Erased memories, scattered clues. What will you uncover, and what will you leave buried?As an amnesiac detective, investigate crime scenes with limited focus. You can't analyze everything. Strategically choose your leads to shape the case and reclaim your lost past.
Why similar: Detective 22%, Investigation 18.6%, Crime 18.4%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Mystery 10%
A mystery adventure set at the collapse site of a live survival audition show. Trapped contestants communicate with each other—and the outside world through social media—as they wait for rescue. But as unexpected events unfold, trust begins to crack, and survival becomes far more complicated.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 19.8%, Conspiracy 18.1% ★, Thriller 12.4%, Investigation 11.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%
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 20.4%, Investigation 17.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Dialogue Heavy 10.9%, Mystery 9.9%
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: Dialogue Heavy 22.3%, Detective 15.6%, Investigation 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Visual Novel 9.2%
A corpse has been found on the beach! Explore a summery island to gather clues and uncover the truth in this mystery game, Detective Fantasia DX!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 19.6%, Crime 16.1%, Detective 14.4%, Investigation 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%
Can you solve a murder with nothing but your wits, your cocktail shaker, and your silver tongue? In this bartending mystery game, your customers are the key. So long as the liquor flows, so does the conversation - but who has the answers you seek, and who has blood on their hands?
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 20.4%, Crime 14.5%, Detective 14.3%, Investigation 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.9%
Horny Spy: Secret Mission is an adult visual novel with a spicy plot. A dangerous adventure, undercover missions and passionate romantic dates are waiting for you.
Why similar: Crime 15.6%, Detective 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Dialogue Heavy 12.2%, Visual Novel 10.5%
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 20.4%, Investigation 16.4%, Crime 16.2%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%
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%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.3%, Mystery 11.6%, Dialogue Heavy 9.9%, Crime 8.7%
Mothmen 1966 is a 'Pixel Pulp' - a visual novel fusing exceptional writing and stunning illustration, inspired by mid-20th century pulp fiction and 80s home computer graphics - set amongst the strange occurrences of the Leonid meteor shower of 1966.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 21.8%, Conspiracy 17.9% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Thriller 11.4%, Visual Novel 8.6%
Trials of Innocence is an indie courtroom detective game. Step into the shoes of the main character, rookie lawyer Luna Ray, and navigate her journey through the legal world. Unravel a shocking conspiracy that changes the fate of many, including herself, and confront her inner choices.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 17.8%, Detective 17.5%, Crime 15.7%, Investigation 11.7%, Visual Novel 9.7%
An adventure game in the genre of mystical detective. Student Kris is on the trail of the killer. Every decision has consequences, and every wish may be the last.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 22.1%, Detective 15.3%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Multiple Endings 8.8%, Third Person 8.1%
