- #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 14.5%, Detective 14.5%, Investigation 12.6%, Thriller 11.5%, Dialogue Heavy 10.6%
- #2 Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
96% matchMostly Positive80% of 14,397 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 16.2%, Thriller 12.5%, Investigation 10.3%, Mystery 7.8%
- #3 The Honeypot Murders
96% 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 21.3% ★, Detective 14.6%, Investigation 13%, Thriller 11.3%, Dialogue Heavy 10.1%
- #4 Clue: Murder By Death
95% matchMixed67% of 20 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 13.4%, Detective 13.2%, Dialogue Heavy 11.6%, Investigation 10.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.8%
- #5 Sherlock Holmes Chapter One
94% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,420 reviews2021
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 11.5 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 17.7%, Crime 15.5%, Investigation 11.4%, Thriller 8.7%, Mystery 7.5%
- #6 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%, Dialogue Heavy 12.9%, Thriller 9.7%, Visual Novel 9.7%, Mystery 9%
- #7 Mohism: Battle of Words
93% matchMostly Positive78% of 608 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 17.8%, Dialogue Heavy 16.9%, Crime 14.5%, Investigation 13.7%, Visual Novel 11.8%
- #8 Chronique des Silencieux
92% matchMostly Positive72% of 36 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 16.7% ★, Detective 13.4%, Crime 13.3%, Investigation 12%, Dialogue Heavy 10.2%
- #9 Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 408 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 22.9%, Detective 14.4%, Dialogue Heavy 13.3%, Investigation 10%, Mystery 7.4%
- #10 Almanac: Detective Agency
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bergamot Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Detective 17.7%, Investigation 14.6%, Dialogue Heavy 14.6%, Conspiracy 14.1% ★, Crime 13.8%
- #11 Criminal T
91% 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 19.6% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Detective 12.5%, Investigation 9.9%, Action-Adventure 8.8%
- #12 The Wolf Is Dead
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Fat Toad Games
Windows · Linux
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 20.2%, Crime 19.9%, Dialogue Heavy 16.6%, Investigation 10.4%, Mystery 9.7%
- #13 The Case of the Golden Idol
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,678 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 20.4% ★, Detective 15.9%, Investigation 14.2%, Crime 11.3%, Thriller 10.8%
- #14 Mysteries of Perception
88% 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 24.1% ★, Detective 16.5%, Investigation 14%, Crime 13.5%, Thriller 8.8%
- #15 The Operator
86% matchVery Positive92% of 8,412 reviews2024
Dev: Bureau 81
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 15.9%, Investigation 14.1%, Crime 13.1%, Thriller 11.5%
- #16 Inkblood
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hey Bird!Pub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
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%
- #17 LAN Party Adventures
86% matchVery Positive90% of 110 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 17.9%, Conspiracy 17.1% ★, Detective 14.2%, Thriller 13.5%, Investigation 12.3%
- #18 The Rise of the Golden Idol
85% matchVery Positive93% of 4,021 reviews2024
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.8 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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%
- #19 This Game Is Easy
84% 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 22.7% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Detective 13.1%, Action-Adventure 9.3%, Third Person 8.1%
- #20 Mistmoon Falls
84% 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 14.8%, Dialogue Heavy 13.8%, Investigation 12%, Mystery 7.9%
- #21 Kamilia
82% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2026
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 14.2%, Dialogue Heavy 13.1%, Investigation 12.4%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Mystery 10%
- #22 Dahlia View
83% matchVery Positive84% of 367 reviews2021
Dev: White Paper Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 59%
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: Detective 14.8%, Crime 13.8%, Dialogue Heavy 12%, Thriller 11.7%, Investigation 10.1%
- #23 Sound Agent
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Suspense Games
Windows
Sound Agent is a narrative puzzle game where you solve cold cases by listening. Use the sound device to rewind to crime scenes, listen to the sounds at the scene, and uncover truths hidden in plain sound.
Why similar: Detective 19.5%, Thriller 16.5%, Dialogue Heavy 15.9%, Crime 15.7%, Mystery 10.7%
- #24 Disordered
81% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Lumas Studio
Windows · Linux
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 16.6%, Crime 16.1%, Investigation 12.8%, Thriller 12.1%, Visual Novel 9.2%
- #25 Murder on the Stella
81% 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 15.9% ★, Detective 15.5%, Crime 14.6%, Investigation 13.6%, Thriller 10.6%
- #26 Private Eye: The Young Heir
80% 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 15.2%, Investigation 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.6%, Mystery 8.4%
- #27 Defending Lydia Collier
79% matchVery Positive88% of 129 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 16.4% ★, Crime 12.3%, Detective 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%, Thriller 10.2%
- #28 The Wolf Among Us Remastered
79% 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 18.5%, Investigation 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Crime 9.9%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #29 Echoes of Ash
78% 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 22.9%, Investigation 17.4%, Crime 15.4%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Mystery 8.5%
- #30 Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy
77% matchVery Positive88% of 4,341 reviews2024
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 35.8 hrsMean: 55.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 15.7%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%
- #31 The Missing Threads
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Wynd_devPub: wysg
Windows
[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%
- #32 Hauma - A Detective Noir Story
77% matchMostly Positive70% of 130 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 19.5% ★, Crime 14.8%, Detective 14.3%, Investigation 12.1%, Dialogue Heavy 9.4%
- #33 D.D.D. 災薬対策課
76% 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: Dialogue Heavy 21.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Detective 14.1%, Mystery 12.4%, Investigation 11.8%
- #34 Death at Fleming Manor
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SUPERTHUMb
Windows
"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: Conspiracy 16.7% ★, Crime 16.2%, Detective 14.3%, Investigation 12.9%, Thriller 11.8%
- #35 悪人悪華 - AKUNIN-AKKA -
75% 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 19.4%, Detective 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Thriller 11.2%, Visual Novel 9.7%
- #36 The Silver Crow
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dreamagination
Windows · Mac
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 20.8% ★, Detective 17.6%, Crime 14.2%, Investigation 13.9%, Mystery 6.8%
- #37 The Last Reunion
74% 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%, Dialogue Heavy 15.3%, Investigation 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%, Mystery 9.7%
- #38 Hinter
75% matchMixed46% of 13 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 16.4%, Dialogue Heavy 14%, Crime 12%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Action-Adventure 8.5%
- #39 Marlon’s Mystery: The darkside of crime
73% matchVery Positive88% of 74 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 17.2% ★, Dialogue Heavy 16.6%, Crime 14.5%, Detective 12.7%, Thriller 10.1%
- #40 Dynasty Detective
73% 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 20.9% ★, Detective 15.8%, Investigation 12.8%, Dialogue Heavy 11.7%, Crime 10.6%
- #41 Last Guest at Sunset
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Blackglass Interactive
Windows
Investigate a replayable Hollywood murder mystery where everyone has something to hide. Question guests, uncover contradictions, and identify the killer before they escape justice.
Why similar: Crime 19.4%, Detective 18.6%, Investigation 16%, Dialogue Heavy 12.7%, Thriller 11.6%
- #42 Ace Attorney Investigations Collection
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,611 reviews2024
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 31.2 hrsMean: 34.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 20.5%, Investigation 20.4%, Detective 18.2%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Mystery 9.9%
- #43 An Exercise in Mortality - Chapter I
72% matchNo user reviews2026
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 22.9%, Detective 20.8%, Investigation 15.3%, Mystery 10.3%, Action-Adventure 5.5%
- #44 Staffer Retro : A Supernatural Mystery Quest
71% 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 18.3%, Thriller 14.6%, Investigation 12.9%, Crime 12.8%, Visual Novel 9.6%
- #45 Orson, P.I.: Midnight at the Grand Hotel
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Abscure
Windows
Twelve guests at a Chicago hotel plot to steal millions in jewels. Stop them before midnight strikes.
Why similar: Detective 16.9%, Conspiracy 14.9% ★, Crime 13.7%, Investigation 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.1%
- #46 Detective Kobayashi - A Visual Novel
73% 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 22.3%, Detective 19.7%, Investigation 11.7%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Mystery 9.5%
- #47 The Current Past
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Picky Bits
Windows · Mac
A fading seaside town, a dark secret lurking beneath the waves, and a plot that will test your powers of deduction... Use logic, observation and your trusty notebook to untangle your way to the truth in this puzzling mystery.
Why similar: Conspiracy 21.3% ★, Detective 20%, Mystery 11.8%, Investigation 10.9%, Puzzle 8.8%
- #48 Burden of Truth
69% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: RobProductions
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Burden of Proof saga continues! Step into the shoes of legendary prosecutor Conrad Cross during a pivotal moment of his journey. Investigate crime scenes, solve mysteries using evidence, and make your case in the courtroom. The burden lies with you to unravel the truth!
Why similar: Detective 17.2%, Investigation 16.3%, Crime 13.9%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Mystery 7.3%
- #49 Suhoshin
70% matchVery Positive91% of 172 reviews2022
Dev: No More 500
Windows
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: Thriller 14.7%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Detective 11.5%, Dialogue Heavy 11%, Investigation 9.7%
- #50 泥舟と罪人
69% 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 17.8%, Crime 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Investigation 11.5%, Visual Novel 10.8%
- #51 Dark Memories: Prologue
68% matchMixed65% of 49 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%, Detective 14.9%, Investigation 14%, Thriller 11.2%, Mystery 8.1%
- #52 Across Kiloparsecs
70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Dragon Dropper
Windows · Linux
A short science-fiction visual novel where you investigate the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of a close friend.
Why similar: Conspiracy 19.9% ★, Dialogue Heavy 11.6%, Investigation 10%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%
- #53 Death Trick: Double Blind
68% matchVery Positive87% of 279 reviews2024
Dev: Citreat StudioPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Detective 14.8%, Crime 14.7%, Dialogue Heavy 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Investigation 11.4%
- #54 Who Killed Mr X
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ENDAI
Windows
You wake up locked up in an unknown place with 8 strangers. Who are these people ? Why are you here ? You have a bad feeling. But suddenly, the phone rings, and it's up to you : Will you dare answer and go deeper in this mysterious plot ? Will you reveal the horrible truth... and survive it ?
Why similar: Detective 18%, Investigation 17.6%, Crime 12.8%, Thriller 10.7%, Mystery 10.6%
- #55 Locator: The Search for Abigail Lidari
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Empty ExhibitPub: Playstack
Windows
A Geoguessr-inspired narrative detective puzzle game set on an alien planet. As the Cartographer, you must gather and examine clues to locate missing archaeologist Abigail Lidari and uncover the fate of an ancient alien civilization.
Why similar: Conspiracy 24.7% ★, Investigation 16.8%, Detective 16.6%, Crime 15.1%, Mystery 10.2%
- #56 Coffee shop "Keyhole"
67% 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 21.1%, Mystery 12%, Crime 9%, Visual Novel 8.5%
- #57 Untale: King of Revinia
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 56 reviews2020
Dev: Empty Die Studio
Windows · Linux
Unravel the mystery of the King's sudden death... Claim your right for the throne. Try to stay alive as long as possible. Will you take the risk? The story for those who are brave enough to dive in a dark story and are able to think reasonably.
Why similar: Conspiracy 20% ★, Detective 16.9%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Mystery 10.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%
- #58 We Used to Play Here
65% matchMostly Positive75% of 89 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 16.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Detective 12.8%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Thriller 8.8%
- #59 Linework
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Overlyunderqualified
Windows
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 21.3%, Investigation 17.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Mystery 10.4%, Visual Novel 9%
- #60 Emma Riley: Dream Detective
66% 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 19.4%, Mystery 10.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%, Story Rich 6.9%