Games Like The Missing Thing

Welcome to What’s father’s father called? — a relative relationship puzzle game that has you laughing your head off while questioning life itself!

Why similar: Typing 50.4% ★, Detective 21%, Text-Based 12.3%, Simulation 10.5%, Casual 5.3%

A PSX Detective Mystery Horror game. You play as an investigator solving bizarre crime cases. The story unfolds through a blend of interviews, computer based investigations and unsettling psychological elements.

Why similar: Typing 37.7% ★, Detective 17.8%, Investigation 17.7%, Text-Based 11%, Visual Novel 8%

The "Chip" was humanity’s evolution; Now, it’s a silent weapon. Navigate a web of conspiracy in Vesper City as Detective Richard Apocryphal, alongside your Android partner E.M.R.S, as your investigation outcomes ripple through a fractured society. Can you solve the case before it’s too late?

Why similar: Detective 24.3%, Cyberpunk 22.8%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Investigation 13.7%, Text-Based 8.1%

You're a detective. Investigate the haunting events surrounding the murder of Ann Peterson and her boyfriend. Explore an old safehouse for clues, deduce keywords and reveal redacted words as you search Ann's digital journal, and piece together your case report as this unfortunate story unfolds.

Why similar: Typing 29.7% ★, Detective 25%, Investigation 20.4%, Text-Based 15%, Story Rich 5.3%

Explore an abandoned facility in this narrative-driven terminal adventure. Unlock hidden files, solve text-based puzzles, and piece together a fragmented AI as you uncover the truth behind a failed salvation and a buried past in this cold, atmospheric mystery.

Why similar: Typing 41.7% ★, Detective 18.1%, Investigation 14.4%, Text-Based 11.4%, Story Rich 3.5%

A mysterious murder has shocked the inner city, and as the lead detective, it is your job to catch the real killer. Armed with words and wits, you uncover the secrets and capture the murderer, and make sure justice will be served.

Why similar: Typing 29.1% ★, Detective 23%, Investigation 21.9%, Text-Based 13.4%, Mystery 4.4%

Peek into the sins and memories of five personalities through surveillance cameras──This is an immersive, mystery adventure game that unravels the thoughts of the dark past that lie dormant inside Sofia,a suspect in the murder of a presidential candidate, and uncovers the truth behind the crime.

Why similar: Typing 24.6% ★, Text-Based 19.6%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Investigation 18.1%, 3D 6%

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: Typing 45.2% ★, Text-Based 18.9%, Detective 14.2%, Investigation 11.6%, Mystery 4.2%

A hacking sim that runs inside a fake desktop OS, with no menus laid over the top. You get a terminal, 72 hours, and one job: get into North Korea's missile network and send its rockets to the Moon instead of Seoul. Do it quietly and nobody ever finds out you were there.

Why similar: Typing 55.3% ★, Detective 17.4%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Text-Based 9.1%, Simulation 4.1%

CozyTyper is a relaxing game where you can enjoy a cozy atmosphere while you spend your time improving your typing accuracy and speed, without the pressure of a ticking clock. Take your touch typing to the next level with calm practice and muscle memory training! Slow is smooth, smooth is fast.

Why similar: Typing 66.2% ★, Text-Based 13.5%, Simulation 9.3%, Casual 6.3%, Colorful 4.2%

Embark on a journey through the Quantum Complex, where ancient wisdom and futuristic puzzles collide. Navigate through hidden chambers and cryptic challenges to unveil a secret that binds reality and technology. Master intricate puzzles, unlock the mysteries, and discover the power of the cyber orb.

Why similar: Hidden Object 24.1%, Detective 23.5%, Cyberpunk 19.8%, Investigation 10.5%, 3D 5.8%

A Battle of Wits with AI: Solve the case by conversing with a suspect robot using GPT to gather evidence. What single truth emerges from countless dialogues and pieces of information?

Why similar: Typing 23.7% ★, Detective 20.2%, Investigation 19.6%, Text-Based 14.6%, Visual Novel 7.3%

Following a not highly unexpected crash landing (which seems to happen to you a lot), you find yourself stranded on a hostile alien world full of humour, mystery and quite a bit of walking - Your task is clear, find a way off of this planet and get home. - Should be simple!

Why similar: Typing 49.7% ★, Investigation 23.8%, Text-Based 17.7%, Sci-fi 3.4%, Story Rich 3.3%

Finish Report is a short science fiction horror game. All communications have been lost to a space station far in deep space. You as a one-man investigation unit has been sent to find out why did the station go silent.

Why similar: Typing 51.2% ★, Text-Based 18.9%, Investigation 17.2%, Mystery 4.3%, Sci-fi 4%

Grab your magnifying glass and peek inside a series of tiny dioramas filled with crimes and carefully crafted mysteries! Think outside the box and solve them all in this new brand of detective game!

Why similar: Detective 29.3%, Investigation 21.4%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Text-Based 14.7%, Story Rich 6.7%

Play as a 1950s reporter investigating crimes by using your word building skills to interview, interrogate, convince, deceive & debate your way to a solution! Draw letters tiles onto a rack, then place them on the board to make a word that connects with those already placed to advance the plot.

Why similar: Typing 34.7% ★, Detective 19.7%, Investigation 16.9%, Text-Based 15.4%, Story Rich 4.5%

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 29.9%, Investigation 22.9%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Text-Based 11.5%, Story Rich 5.5%

Crack the case of the missing video store employee in this 3D point and click mystery game by solving escape room puzzles, combing the computer database, and scouring shelves as an undercover detective posing as a cashier during your first weekend at the suspiciously understaffed Neighborhood Video.

Why similar: Typing 34.1% ★, Detective 23.9%, Investigation 19.8%, Text-Based 14.7%, Mystery 5.6%

Your duties will be to enter specific sentences and report anomalies in the surveillance video. The period will be 5 days and you are expected to work hard.

Why similar: Typing 50.3% ★, Investigation 22.9%, Hidden Object 13.9%, 3D Platformer 7.7%, 3D 4.5%

『表示画像変更可能タイピング』は問題をクリアした際に表示される画像をユーザーが任意の画像ファイルに差し替えることができるタイピング練習ゲームです。

Why similar: Typing 75.4% ★, Text-Based 18%, Casual 5.7%, Indie 0.5%, Singleplayer 0.5%

On Air! Taxi Detective Casebook is a pixel-art, dialogue-driven mystery game. You’re an AI in a taxi, teaming up with a talkative driver on late-night runs to hear bizarre passenger stories, solve cases in secret, and let him play the “great detective.”

Why similar: Detective 31.9%, Investigation 24.1%, Text-Based 17.1%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Story Rich 6%

"Al Sira" is a narrative-driven puzzle game that lets you uncover the life, teachings, and actions of Muhammad, the Prophet of Islam. Solve mysteries, explore key historical events, and piece together his remarkable legacy in this immersive and thought-provoking journey.

Why similar: Hidden Object 34%, Detective 31.4%, Investigation 17.5%, 3D 7.1%, Story Rich 5.8%

A point-and-click mystery set in 1998. Explore the early Internet for clues, connect overlooked details, and uncover what really happened at Thornhill Academy. Come for the mystery, stay for the cozy New England private school vibes.

Why similar: Typing 48% ★, Detective 25.8%, Visual Novel 9.1%, Simulation 5.2%, Mystery 4.8%

In an investigation where the thieves are not necessarily the ones you think they are, follow the clues, question the suspects, and get to the truth by avoiding false leads. But beware, some people are not ready to give up so easily.

Why similar: Detective 33.1%, Investigation 32.8%, Hidden Object 14.7%, Text-Based 11.7%, Casual 4.4%

Trapped in a sealed security office, you must search every corner to find and identify hidden 'anomalous object'. Use limited clues and equipment to uncover their nature. Be careful—while you observe them, they are also watching you.

Why similar: Typing 39.9% ★, Detective 23.2%, Investigation 17.1%, Simulation 5.7%, Mystery 5.1%

A skill based typing game where speed and accuracy stop the rising lava. Choose your language, compete for high scores, unlock new challenges, and sharpen your typing skills in this fast paced, addictive experience.

Why similar: Typing 69.6% ★, Text-Based 19.4%, 3D 6%, Casual 4.9%, Singleplayer 0.3%

Scour police records. Antagonize your suspects. Comb through a disturbing crime scene. You'll stop at nothing to expose the truth. Ring of Fire is a search-based detective noir puzzler with a mature narrative set in the hyper-stylized streets of New London.

Why similar: Typing 40.5% ★, Detective 20.1%, Investigation 18.4%, Visual Novel 9.4%, Story Rich 4.3%

Perhaps it was the curse of a black lily that bloomed too early in the winter...Before graduation, a girl falls in love with another girl... But her pure feelings are torn apart by a "loop of tragedy."By [interrupting choices] and [typing in words], you will weave her feelings into the story.

Why similar: Typing 52.2% ★, Visual Novel 17.2%, Hidden Object 15.5%, Story Rich 5.2%, Mystery 5.1%

It is a single-player 3D scene puzzle type game that interacts with objects in a room from a first-person perspective to find a way to the next room. The game is made up of high-quality models, bright skies and warm sunlight, so find your way to the next room in this cozy room!

Why similar: Detective 34.4%, Investigation 19.2%, 3D Platformer 18.7%, Hidden Object 16.3%, 3D 8.4%

Void Future: Prologue is a standalone free experience set in the universe of Void Future. Play as a hacker in a cyberpunk world ruled by corporations and complete a single, fully designed mission. Hack systems, solve puzzles,and uncover secrets — while staying hidden from a system that never sleeps.

Why similar: Typing 51.4% ★, Text-Based 14.2%, Cyberpunk 12.2%, Simulation 10.3%, Investigation 10%

When the truth is buried, go underground. Step into this new take on text-based adventure from the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Volume. A short story that hands you the fate of the world above, as a detective looking for answers on the Subsurface Circular.

Why similar: Detective 22.3%, Investigation 19.6%, Text-Based 16%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Cyberpunk 11.5%

Dredge the memories of an old Butler Robot to piece the past together and solve a Murder at a family home.

Why similar: Detective 32%, Typing 30.4% ★, Visual Novel 9.4%, Cyberpunk 8.7%, Story Rich 6.2%

An action hacking simulator set in a fully simulated world. Choose your path, craft your own tools, exploit vulnerabilities, and build your reputation. Every company, hacker, and law enforcement agency operates independently — nothing happens by chance. Every playthrough is unique.

Why similar: Typing 48.1% ★, Detective 15.3%, Cyberpunk 13.2%, Text-Based 13.1%, Simulation 9.8%

A slow-burn investigative experience focused on reading, deduction, and uncovering connections between cases. Settle in for quiet night shifts, piece together hidden truths, and uncover the stories buried within The Archive.

Why similar: Typing 46.3% ★, Detective 18.8%, Text-Based 14.5%, Investigation 10.7%, 3D 4%

Don't Text and Drive is a challenging single-player horror game where you text for help as you are driving.

Why similar: Typing 67.9% ★, Text-Based 23.7%, 3D 6.2%, Dark 1.8%, Indie 0.3%

A typing tutorial for beginners of Hiragana and Katakana. Learn, type, and repeat in bite-sized progressively harder mini-games until you master these two Japanese kana systems.

Why similar: Typing 63.9% ★, Text-Based 22.3%, 3D 5.7%, Simulation 5.4%, Casual 2%

Couch Detective is a text-based deduction game hosted by AI. Ask questions to uncover bizarre yet logical truths. You can also feed the AI your ideas to generate new puzzles and share them with friends.

Why similar: Typing 43.8% ★, Detective 23.5%, Text-Based 15.8%, Investigation 11.8%, Mystery 2.5%

In Verbal Verdict you're a novice investigator in 1950's Brooklyn, solving crimes and climbing the ranks by interrogating suspects and solving problems in a detective game powered by artificial intelligence.

Why similar: Typing 30.1% ★, Detective 22.3%, Investigation 16.7%, Hidden Object 11.6%, Text-Based 5.3%

A wonderful riddle game, where you need to solve 25 riddles with just a few hints. Can you reach level 25? I will be waiting for you there. You will receive some hints for each riddle, and then, is up to you to find the right answer. The difficulty will grow each level, can you reach the end?

Why similar: Typing 41.5% ★, Hidden Object 28.7%, Investigation 28.6%, Indie 0.7%, Singleplayer 0.5%

A retro early 1980s text adventure experience involving a murder mystery that is generated differently each time the game is played.

Why similar: Typing 45.4% ★, Text-Based 24.5%, Investigation 18%, Mystery 6.5%, Casual 4.8%

A mysterious woman is sitting in front of you. Who is she? And who are you? And why are you both there? Case #1472 is mystery information digging interrogation thriller game where there are more things going on than what meets the eye, but are you able to unravel what has happened?

Why similar: Typing 43% ★, Detective 18.3%, Investigation 14.8%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Story Rich 3.5%

Every story ever written has an alternate world that coexists with ours. When a large number of parallel universes are suddenly destroyed, Billie Beetleneck sets off on his hardest case yet in this interactive visual novel.

Why similar: Detective 28.1%, Investigation 23.8%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Text-Based 16.2%, Mystery 5%

《REWIND》 is a hardcore text-based detective puzzle game containing nearly a hundred clues. Players need to carefully examine and deduce the clues to find the answer to the case.

Why similar: Detective 31%, Investigation 25.1%, Text-Based 16.6%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Mystery 6.9%

Can you and your friends save all the worlds in time?

Why similar: Hidden Object 32.3%, Detective 30.1%, Investigation 24.1%, Mystery 7.2%, Casual 4.4%

Another day, another data retrieval job. Or is it? Using a linux-like terminal, explore BeyondHelix's systems and uncover what led to the company's demise.

Why similar: Typing 56.2% ★, Hidden Object 22.3%, Text-Based 16.4%, Simulation 4.6%, Indie 0.3%

Your village is being invaded by monsters。Every monster has a word above them, defeat the monster by typing out the word . Defend your village by stop the monsters from reaching the bottom of the screen.

Why similar: Typing 78.6% ★, Text-Based 14.5%, Casual 6.3%, Indie 0.3%, Singleplayer 0.2%

Uncover the identity of a mysterious woman with a message from the past!

Why similar: Hidden Object 32%, Detective 30.2%, Investigation 20%, Casual 7.7%, Mystery 5.1%

Speak of My Sin is a word reasoning game - players are supposed to find the truth of the cases, restore the story in a number of interrelated cases and finally detect the identification of “me”, speaking out “my” sin.

Why similar: Typing 27.8% ★, Detective 25.3%, Text-Based 20.3%, Investigation 11.7%, Mystery 5.4%

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: Investigation 29.3%, Detective 27.3%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Text-Based 14%, Story Rich 6.6%

Cyber Warrior is a hacking simulator where you play as an ex retired bureau agent recruited back to take on a powerful criminal organization. Explore dozens of interactive desktops, navigate 200+ in-game websites, solve puzzles, customize your setup and make decisions that will shape a new cyber age

Why similar: Typing 43.5% ★, Detective 21.5%, Investigation 16.4%, Hidden Object 8.1%, Simulation 3.9%

A woman is interviewed seven times by the police. Search the video database and explore hundreds of authentic clips to discover her story in this groundbreaking and award winning narrative game.

Why similar: Typing 41.3% ★, Detective 19.8%, Investigation 19%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Story Rich 4%

Sink your teeth into an action-packed educational adventure. Hungry sharks and piranhas are on the hunt for food as you SCUBA dive into the deep blue unknown. But if you can type words fast enough, they'll be zapped before they can turn you into lunch.

Why similar: Typing 91% ★, Casual 9%

Time is running out after a meteor strikes your interstellar starship. While the crew is under full alert, only you seem to notice the strange red portals opening up throughout the ship. Old school text-based parser: no graphics, huge worlds, no hints. Recommended for text game veterans.

Why similar: Typing 70.9% ★, Text-Based 20%, Story Rich 5%, Sci-fi 3.9%, Singleplayer 0.2%

Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.

Why similar: Detective 33%, Investigation 26.7%, Visual Novel 17%, Text-Based 13.1%, Mystery 5.7%

An AI-native game. Awaken with no memory in a futuristic world, freely talk with AI NPCs, explore, choose branches, and fall for AI girls. Recover your past, uncover the truth, and remember: every chat may change your fate. Meet the girl who only has eyes for you.

Why similar: Typing 59.2% ★, Cyberpunk 17.5%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Text-Based 6.1%, Story Rich 1.8%

Can you uncover the truth behind your uncle’s dangerous past?

Why similar: Detective 31%, Hidden Object 29.8%, Investigation 22.1%, Casual 7.2%, Mystery 4.9%

TEMPUS is a puzzle adventure game with time travel. Each time you advance, you will see the island where you live change over thousands of years. You can only travel forward so it is a one way trip, how far will you go?

Why similar: Detective 23.9%, Hidden Object 23.4%, Cyberpunk 19.5%, Investigation 18.4%, Story Rich 5.7%

Hysteria in Howlsbend is an Interactive Narrative Experience driven by conversational AI Characters, created with the cutting-edge ChatGPT Language Model.

Why similar: Typing 51.1% ★, Visual Novel 16.8%, Text-Based 13.9%, Investigation 10.7%, Colorful 3.5%

CHAQS is an instructive CTF (Capture The Flag) game that performs the basic functions of an operating system. While it meets your expectations from an operating system to a certain extent with the applications it contains, CHAQS progresses in the direction of more challenges in terms of gameplay.

Why similar: Typing 48% ★, Detective 16.7%, Cyberpunk 13.6%, Investigation 13.3%, Simulation 4.9%