60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Detective, Story Rich, Investigation, Visual Novel.
After a crime has occurred within the walls of a university, the main character finds himself in the very epicenter of events. So be patient and put on your knight's armor. Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of student life and other people's secrets.
Água Suja (Nobody Dies Here)
An investigation and courtroom visual novel set in the electoral courts of a small Brazilian city. A first-case lawyer, a doctored campaign flyer, and a document with a date that does not add up. Two routes of around eight hours, six endings and a final act.
Death at Firelight
A murder at Camp Lonesome: Peggy was killed one night. Investigate the area, interview the campers, connect the clues, and catch the culprit before everyone gets sent home for good.
An investigation and courtroom visual novel set in the electoral courts of a small Brazilian city. A first-case lawyer, a doctored campaign flyer, and a document with a date that does not add up. Two routes of around eight hours, six endings and a final act.
Why similar: Detective 23.8%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Investigation 14.6%, Point & Click 10.4%, Dialogue Heavy 7.8%
A murder at Camp Lonesome: Peggy was killed one night. Investigate the area, interview the campers, connect the clues, and catch the culprit before everyone gets sent home for good.
Why similar: Detective 28.3%, Point & Click 17.1%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Investigation 11.4%, Dialogue Heavy 10.3%
The Cold Cases: Remembering Jory is a story rich, investigative mystery game where your only tools are your contacts and the people you can find and get to talk to you. Read through old internet archives, pick out what is important, and solve the mystery of the 10 year old cold case.
Why similar: Detective 18.3%, Investigation 14.3%, Dialogue Heavy 10.8%, Point & Click 9.9%, Visual Novel 9%
Can you solve a murder with only your wits, cocktail shaker, and silver tongue? Last Night Last Call is a narrative detective game where you mix cocktails, interrogate suspects, gather clues, and shape relationships to solve five murders. Every customer has something to hide.
Why similar: Detective 19.3%, Investigation 12.9%, Dialogue Heavy 11.3%, Point & Click 10.7%, Visual Novel 10.4%
"A detective’s intuition alone cannot solve a case. Examine the scene carefully." Sanitecty is a 2D detective adventure set across various locations, from high-speed trains to hotels. Carefully investigate scenes and connect evidence to reveal the truth.
Why similar: Detective 34.7%, Point & Click 19.8%, Dialogue Heavy 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Crime 6.2%
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: Detective 26.3%, Point & Click 15.5%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Investigation 11.9%, Crime 10.5%
It’s 2065, and you are an interrogator-model android tasked with rooting out deviants among your own kind. You must probe for lies, monitor and exploit emotional spikes, earn the trust of your subjects, and make the final call: release, or destroy?
Why similar: Detective 16.2%, Investigation 15.6%, Dialogue Heavy 14.1%, Multiple Endings 10%, Emotional 9.8%
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 19.8%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Investigation 13.1%, Emotional 12.9%, Dialogue Heavy 12.6%
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 27.8%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Investigation 16.3%, Dialogue Heavy 10.4%, Story Rich 8%
[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 30.5%, Investigation 19.6%, Point & Click 16.8%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Crime 8.9%
Winchester, 1906. Arabella Ravencroft is dead, and nine suspects are trapped inside a mansion. You are Inspector Hartwell. Combine clues to forge facts, break their lies, and solve the case. The story doesn't unlock with keys or puzzles. It unlocks through what you can prove.
Why similar: Investigation 15.9%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Detective 13%, Emotional 13%, Point & Click 13%
A first-person mystery solving game, where you try to find out what happened at Syn Archives.
Why similar: Detective 34.5%, Investigation 18%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Dialogue Heavy 11.3%, Multiple Endings 7.6%
Curtain Call in Flames is a single-player 2D courtroom mystery visual novel set in a traditional Chinese puppet troupe. As defense attorney Bian Bo, investigate a murder, question witnesses, examine evidence, and expose contradictions in court to uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 31.3%, Investigation 17.7%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Crime 9.2%, Story Rich 8.4%
A comedy-mystery visual novel about Captain Fox, Detective Raccoon and the danger of pineapple pizza.
Why similar: Detective 25.9%, Point & Click 17.3%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Investigation 13.9%, Romance 9.5%
Unravel a thrilling mystery by exploring a strange and twisted mansion, discovering curious clues, interrogating peculiar suspects and solving unique puzzles. Will you be able to uncover the secrets of Tangle Tower?
Why similar: Detective 30.1%, Point & Click 18.1%, Visual Novel 12%, Dialogue Heavy 11.7%, Investigation 7.6%
Twelve years after Senior Inspector Jeon Gyeong's retirement, she is visited by a young police officer: a woman who pleads with her to reexamine Seowon's case. But with each uncovered memory, only one thing becomes clear: everyone in Seowon's vicinity was lying.
Why similar: Detective 18.3%, Investigation 18.3%, Point & Click 15.5%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Emotional 7.9%
A mystery adventure game featuring a camera-headed detective and a superpowered girl teaming up to solve crimes. Play as the detective to gather and combine clues, reveal the hidden truth, and tear down fabricated lies.
Why similar: Detective 34.4%, Investigation 22.2%, Point & Click 17.8%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Story Rich 8.6%
Spring break at Briarwood College turns lethal when a student is found dead on campus. Journalism major Chandler Chase finds himself caught in a murder investigation he never asked to be part of. Interrogate suspects, solve puzzles, and unravel a conspiracy someone is desperate to keep hidden.
Why similar: Detective 28.3%, Point & Click 17.4%, Investigation 15.4%, Emotional 9.4%, Story Rich 7.8%
Play as amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to investigate a cursed black cat statue that has been terrorizing a local theater.
Why similar: Detective 24.8%, Point & Click 17.3%, Investigation 16.4%, Emotional 9.4%, Atmospheric 7.3%
WHODUNNIT is a mystery visual novel following a man who must answer a burning question: who the hell did he hook up with last night?
Why similar: Detective 35.6%, Investigation 19.2%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Point & Click 10.5%, Story Rich 8.6%
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 23.7%, Dialogue Heavy 14%, Investigation 13.4%, Point & Click 12.9%, Visual Novel 9.7%
The miners of Rabbit Burrows are falling ill, and it is hurting production. As an eminent scholar of the Animal Kingdom, Charles Quill has been summoned by the Crown to help them solve the outbreak. The miners know and respect the young scholar, but there seem to be other things at play.
Why similar: Detective 29.9%, Investigation 20.3%, Point & Click 18%, Dialogue Heavy 11.3%, Story Rich 8.5%
Paris, 1888. In this detective visual novel inspired by Ace Attorney and Golden Idol, play as a matchmaker-detective striving to keep her marriage agency open. Meet colourful characters, uncover their secrets, and spread love throughout the city!
Why similar: Detective 20.4%, Dialogue Heavy 16.8%, Point & Click 15%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Investigation 12.9%
From a single bone to a name — and the truth. A mystery adventure set in a forensic anthropology lab. Read the bones, search the scenes with your colleagues, run the experiments, and close in on the killer. Seven names waiting, 14 forensic tasks turned into play, and one very good dog.
Why similar: Detective 22.7%, Investigation 15.4%, Point & Click 12%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Dialogue Heavy 9.8%
Can you mix a cocktail while eye-to-eye with a criminal? Find out in Best Served Cold, a murder mystery set in a bustling speakeasy where you serve customers, make friends and enemies, and solve crimes. At the Nightcap bar, prohibition is a killer… and so are some of your customers!
Why similar: Detective 27.1%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Dialogue Heavy 15.7%, Investigation 15.1%, Story Rich 7.7%
A 1998-set deduction game. Trawl a period internet for documents, photographs, and dead ends, then correct the official record: who really wrote, played, drew, or built it. An anthology of credit fraud, set straight one careful search at a time.
Why similar: Detective 28.3%, Investigation 18.6%, Point & Click 16.2%, Emotional 11.1%, Crime 9.1%
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: Detective 24.9%, Point & Click 17.1%, Dialogue Heavy 14.8%, Visual Novel 14%, Investigation 12.2%
Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo is a multi-ending mystery adventure game. A group of boys and girls who have lost their memories gather in a “Tokyo” that is both familiar and unfamiliar. They must trace their lost memories to escape the bizarre labyrinths. Are they prepared to confront their “true selves”?
Why similar: Detective 24.5%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Dialogue Heavy 14%, Point & Click 12.9%, Multiple Endings 11.3%
10 EPISODES. 8 HOURS+ OF GAMEPLAY. HUMOR, CHOICES, MULTIPLE ENDINGS. PROFILING, INTERROGATIONS AND INVESTIGATION. Play as a young FBI agent in New Orleans: search scenes, interrogate and profile suspects. Make choices that shape a branching story mixing offbeat humor with a gripping crime thriller.
Why similar: Detective 20.2%, Investigation 13.9%, Point & Click 13%, Dialogue Heavy 12.6%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
Uncover the truth behind an idol's disappearance, weeks before her debut. Whispers of the Luminaries is a narrative-driven game that blends a classic detective story with the dark side of the idol entertainment industry.
Why similar: Detective 22.6%, Investigation 13.7%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Point & Click 9.7%, Crime 8.3%
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: Detective 25.5%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Investigation 12.9%, Point & Click 11.8%, Dialogue Heavy 10.9%
Detective Dana is a 2D story-rich game about an Arabic police officer investigating murder cases. Investigate the crime scene, interrogate the witnesses, solve the mysteries and uncover the secrets until you catch the criminal!
Why similar: Detective 27.1%, Point & Click 17.5%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Dialogue Heavy 12.9%, Crime 7.2%
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Detective 31.4%, Investigation 20.3%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Point & Click 11.1%, Crime 10.1%
Cute visual novel murder mystery game
Why similar: Point & Click 23.6%, Detective 21.2%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Investigation 14.2%, First-Person 8.4%
After a mysterious and anonymous phone call to the police, Sonia's body was found in an abandoned public toilet. The more we learn about her, the more mysterious this case becomes. Become the detective, investigate her murder and find out who killed Sonia Verninac.
Why similar: Detective 37.5%, Investigation 15.3%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, First-Person 10.1%, Story Rich 10%
The visual novel Sweet Love combines romance, mystery, and interactive relationships. Players make decisions that influence the plot and the characters relationships. Choose your actions, form friendships or romantic relationships, and uncover the secrets of the mysterious villa.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.3%, Point & Click 15.7%, Detective 14.9%, Idler 10.6%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
One day, you are thrown into an unknown world – Aethris. Lead your own adventure. Hunt for clues in dialogues with diverse characters. Choose what to doubt or trust. Forge a path between chaotic reality and illusory sanctuary.
Why similar: Detective 29.6%, Investigation 19.4%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Romance 13.1%, Multiple Endings 7.4%
Follow detective Carol Reed in this colorful mystery, made with real-life photographs. The game features a classic adventure game interface, plenty of puzzles, and a series of minigames as an integrated part of the story.
Why similar: Detective 33.7%, Point & Click 24.4%, Investigation 20%, First-Person 7.3%, Story Rich 5.5%
Investigate a mysterious case at the old English estate of Ravenhill in this adventure inspired by classic first-person point-&-click games. Explore the mansion and its surroundings, solve puzzles & riddles, and question suspects to find out "what was found at Ravenhill"
Why similar: Detective 25.8%, Point & Click 17.4%, Investigation 14.9%, Dialogue Heavy 12.4%, Story Rich 6.6%
Play as amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to investigate a murder in a coastal California town.
Why similar: Detective 24.3%, Point & Click 17%, Investigation 15.8%, Emotional 11.2%, Dialogue Heavy 9.9%
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 25.2%, Investigation 14.8%, Point & Click 14.5%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Crime 8.6%
It's a mystery game that reveals the truth through an autopsy. Be a forensic doctor and find out why the dead died.
Why similar: Detective 29.4%, Point & Click 18.2%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Crime 10.5%, Investigation 9.6%
Immerse yourself in a psychological thriller with narrative adventure elements and unsettling details. Join Detective Bennett on his final case and uncover dark secrets in a world where reality bends and sanity wavers.
Why similar: Detective 23.1%, Investigation 14.5%, Point & Click 10.8%, Emotional 10.5%, Crime 9.1%
Solve your own murder in this thrilling true crime adventure game. You've come face-to-face with your fate and someone close to you is going to kill you...unless you find out who it is before the time runs out!
Why similar: Detective 24.6%, Point & Click 18%, Investigation 13%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Crime 9.2%
“Signal 17 Hertz” is a detective visual novel set in Moscow in the late 2000s. Roma arrives in Moscow and finds himself drawn into an investigation involving the city’s new drug — mysterious audio files that make people change and disappear. Only you can decide your role in this chain of events.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 18.7%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Idler 14.4%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Detective 11.6%
Shamrock Creations is proud to present Watashi Suzume. A story that explores the far reaching impacts that love, friendship, and understanding have on not only our own lives, but how we view life itself. All wrapped up in a supernatural murder mystery narrative that we think everyone will enjoy.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17%, Point & Click 16.9%, Investigation 16.6%, Emotional 11.5%, Dialogue Heavy 10.8%
Play as amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to solve the cold case of her father's murder.
Why similar: Detective 23.3%, Point & Click 17.4%, Investigation 15.6%, Dialogue Heavy 13.4%, Emotional 7.1%
Deep night, famous suspense novelist fell from the balcony, leaving his young wife an enormous heritage. Accident, or calculated murder?Novelist's nephew secretly began investigation.He found a hidden manuscript, which contains a creep story, as well as the key clues concerning its author's death.
Why similar: Detective 25.6%, Investigation 16.9%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Emotional 10.4%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
The greatest detective in São Paolo is dead, and you are the prime suspect in his death. Investigate the detective's past cases, unravel the web of mysteries that binds the great city, and prove your innocence. Enigmatic letters, hidden secrets, and one certainty: Every story has two sides.
Why similar: Detective 31.9%, Investigation 18.7%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Point & Click 10.1%, Story Rich 8.9%
Enter the burned crime scene and restore 8 cases from the past. The crime scene photos and records have been charred black, but as a cold case investigator, your deduction and forensic skills can reveal what happened. Search by keyword, reconstruct the sequence of events, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 32.2%, Point & Click 18.3%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Investigation 14.6%, Story Rich 6%
Step into the shoes of Clementine "Cleo" Ace, an apprentice to her aunt, the world-renowned detective, Maya Lynch. From heists to murders, use your deduction skills to solve "howdunnit" cases that are too tough for the local police to crack and uncover a deeper mystery along the way!
Why similar: Detective 38.1%, Investigation 23.2%, Point & Click 17%, Dialogue Heavy 7.1%, Crime 5.8%
Ezrebeth is an old, bitter recluse who finds herself constantly invaded by her peculiar relatives during the winter holidays. Oh, and she's stuck in a time loop! Investigate, interview and cross-reference as you attempt to figure out what's going on in this surreal visual novel.
Why similar: Detective 29.5%, Point & Click 20.4%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Multiple Endings 13.8%, Story Rich 6.7%
Dive into a decade of secrets, mysterious characters and their inexplicable deaths - in the shadow of the darkest time in human history. Investigate crimes, decode documents, collect clues and solve riddles - one word at a time. The deeper you read, the less any of it seems to be an accident.
Why similar: Detective 31.6%, Investigation 19%, Point & Click 18.7%, Crime 7.3%, Multiple Endings 6.7%
Dust, blood, and lies. Salvation’s Edge, 1899 — a dying town where you’re a killer, a thief, and a fraud — handed a dead man’s badge and told to solve a murder. Do they deserve redemption? Do you? Or will everyone forever be MARKED?
Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Investigation 16.1%, Point & Click 15.7%, Dialogue Heavy 11.2%, Multiple Endings 7.8%
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 21.7%, Point & Click 14.7%, Dialogue Heavy 13.5%, Visual Novel 13%, Investigation 12.7%
Trapped in a subway car that seems to have no end, you must solve a crime where the clues contradict each other and the environment changes without explanation. Investigate the passengers, defy logic, and try to escape before claustrophobia completely distorts your reality.
Why similar: Detective 23.6%, Investigation 15.8%, Point & Click 14.7%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Crime 9.9%
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: Detective 23.5%, Investigation 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Dialogue Heavy 12.4%, Point & Click 12.2%
Use your psychic powers to read minds and catch an elusive serial killer!
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.2%, Detective 19.8%, Investigation 12.9%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Story Rich 9.5%
Play as amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to investigate a series of sabotage incidents on the Louisiana bayou.
Why similar: Detective 22.9%, Investigation 18.9%, Point & Click 18.5%, Crime 9.7%, First-Person 8.5%
It all started with a simple robbery. When that thread was pulled, a tapestry of mysteries was revealed. Solve cases and outsmart criminals in a detective story full of lies, confessions, and maybe even a murder or two.
Why similar: Detective 30.4%, Investigation 18.4%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Point & Click 13.6%, Story Rich 8.5%
