60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Detective, Investigation, Mystery, Crime.
It's 1999. You are sitting at a computer when you receive a mysterious message: “Don’t let them walk free,” along with a strange set of files. Can you piece together the truth before you run out of time?
Cold Case: The Red Dress Murder
A desktop-detective mystery where you’re tasked with investigating an unsolved murder. Scour case files and use logic and deduction to discover the truth of a thrilling story.
Ashes of Holloway Bay
Immerse yourself in a chilling, interactive cold-case investigation. Review crime scene photos, decrypt restricted hard drives, compare evidence, and deliver your final report in Ashes of Holloway Bay, a dark, atmospheric detective experience where every detail matters.
A desktop-detective mystery where you’re tasked with investigating an unsolved murder. Scour case files and use logic and deduction to discover the truth of a thrilling story.
Why similar: 1990's 13.5%, Detective 12.9%, Crime 12.4%, Investigation 11.9%, Logic 9.8%
Immerse yourself in a chilling, interactive cold-case investigation. Review crime scene photos, decrypt restricted hard drives, compare evidence, and deliver your final report in Ashes of Holloway Bay, a dark, atmospheric detective experience where every detail matters.
Why similar: Detective 17.3%, Crime 16.9%, Investigation 14.5%, Thriller 8.4%, Mystery 8.4%
A true crime detective game where you map suspects, reconstruct timelines, and use deduction to find the truth everyone missed.
Why similar: Investigation 18%, Detective 15.7%, Crime 15%, Point & Click 9.2%, Mystery 8.9%
As a young private investigator trainee in 2006, you dive into the early internet - social profiles, websites, photos, and archived news - to uncover the truth behind Emily Parker’s death, ruled as an accident after a late-night gathering
Why similar: Detective 19.5%, Investigation 15.1%, Crime 13.9%, Nonlinear 10.7%, Mystery 9.4%
A detective noir puzzle deduction game. Explore a non-linear timeline during the cold war on a globe-trotting adventure following a trail of spies from a quiet English harbour town to a frozen Finnish fishing village and the corridors of an intelligence service rotten at its core.
Why similar: Detective 14.4%, Investigation 13.9%, Crime 12.2%, Thriller 8.6%, Immersive Sim 8.5%
Four private lives. One big lie. Search through secretly recorded video conversations to discover the truth. The successor to the acclaimed Her Story.
Why similar: Crime 14.2%, Detective 13%, Thriller 12.5%, Investigation 11.8%, Nonlinear 10%
Demo updated for the Detective Fest! Step into detective Brian Storm’s shoes and unravel a grim 17th-century mystery. Interrogate villagers, gather clues, and piece together the evidence in a deduction system where every secret matters.
Why similar: Crime 15.9%, Detective 13.9%, Nonlinear 12.1%, Investigation 11.4%, Thriller 11.4%
A psychological horror detective simulation set in Rainier Falls in 2005. Uncover the truth behind Adele's death by finding contradictions in the case files. Are you brilliant enough to expose the suspects' lies in a single attempt? Because you only get one chance to make an arrest.
Why similar: Detective 19.9%, Crime 19%, Investigation 17.5%, Thriller 13.8%, Mystery 8.9%
The 3rd installment in the Case Files series. An FMV murder mystery, police interrogation, detective experience.
Why similar: Crime 18%, Detective 15.8%, Investigation 15.3%, Mystery 8.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.3%
A short, non-linear detective adventure where every clue is hidden in plain sight. Carefully read and cross-reference documents to unravel a CEO’s disappearance and expose a case of fraud.
Why similar: Detective 19.5%, Investigation 17.9%, Crime 17%, Nonlinear 12.7%, Point & Click 9.9%
Heya! Long time no see. I just have a small -tiny- little favor to ask of you, could you buy me some soup? ...How? Well, that's for you to find out!
Why similar: Investigation 15%, Detective 14.6%, Nonlinear 13.8%, 1990's 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 11%
Guilty or Not is a single-player detective simulator where you are the judge, the jury, and the law. Investigate cases, gather evidence, and interrogate suspects and witnesses to uncover the truth. Justice is in your hands, even if it ends in death... What will your final verdict be?
Why similar: Crime 18.8%, Detective 15.8%, Investigation 12.4%, Thriller 11.1%, Logic 9.5%
Put on your gloves and enter the crime scene. In this investigation simulator, you will have to solve 9 unique and independent cases full of plot twists. Use drones, robots, and chemical analysis to discover what really happened. Here, you don't shoot the bad guys; you catch them with science.
Why similar: Crime 19%, Investigation 15.5%, Detective 12.7%, Immersive Sim 9.9%, Realistic 7.6%
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 18.5%, Detective 17%, Investigation 15.9%, Thriller 11.1%, Mystery 10.1%
Test your detective instincts across three challenging cases. No hints, no help—just you, your intuition, and your ability to piece together the truth. Can you solve the mystery?
Why similar: Crime 21.3%, Investigation 17.7%, Detective 14.1%, Mystery 9.2%, Realistic 8.6%
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: Crime 16.9%, Detective 14.4%, Investigation 12.9%, Thriller 11%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%
Step into the role of a detective in DETECTIVE Scene Crime, a challenging mystery game where you’ll investigate five gripping crime scenes. Each level presents clues, testimonies, and puzzles to analyze carefully in your quest for the truth. Do you have what it takes to solve them all?
Why similar: Crime 20.7%, Investigation 17.2%, Thriller 10.3%, Detective 9.9%, Immersive Sim 9.2%
A hardcore deductive reasoning game for fans of the “true crime” genre. Only by unraveling the logic and grasping at the motivations behind each case can the crimes be completely solved. Perfect as a social-style mystery fiction.
Why similar: Investigation 19.5%, Crime 18.7%, Detective 16.6%, Logic 10.8%, Mystery 8.9%
Investigate a broken mind to unravel a twisted case. Deduce the truth. Restore lost memories. Listen to private conversations. Draw your own conclusions. Mind Diver is a murder mystery, where the victim is love.
Why similar: Crime 15.5%, Detective 14.4%, Investigation 13.9%, Thriller 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%
A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.
Why similar: Detective 24.2%, Investigation 16.4%, Mystery 12%, Point & Click 10.7%, 1990's 10.6%
What if you could hear every word spoken at the scene of a crime? “Acoustic Detectives” wanted for testing our new device! Return aurally to crime scenes and use the voices you hear to identify potential suspects and solve the mysteries. What is it that’s connecting these seemingly unrelated cases?
Why similar: Crime 19.1%, Detective 16%, Thriller 15.6%, Investigation 12.4%, Mystery 8.6%
戏班内扑朔迷离的死亡，步步紧逼的幕后黑手，封闭剧场内的死亡倒计时，案件主角的生命和救赎都取决于你的决断。当第一桩案件尘埃落定，你以为可以回到现实世界时，轮回之路才刚刚开始……
Why similar: Crime 19.2%, Detective 16.2%, Investigation 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Lore-Rich 11.2%
A British detective has vanished in Kyoto. Step into Detective Bennett's shoes and uncover a mystery that reaches far beyond the Yakuza.
Why similar: Crime 19.8%, Detective 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Mystery 9.3%, Investigation 8.3%
Happy Nuclear is an evidence-based investigation game where players act as detectives to prevent a disaster. They analyze interconnected case information on an investigation board, primarily using old CCTV and access logs. Cases link together at the end, and each replay introduces changes.
Why similar: Investigation 18%, Detective 17.5%, Immersive Sim 13.3%, Thriller 11.4%, Point & Click 10.1%
A prankster is loose at the Harvest Grove autumn festival. Find the culprit before things get out of hand.
Why similar: Detective 16.1%, Crime 14.3%, Thriller 12.6%, Point & Click 12.2%, Mystery 11.1%
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 18.2%, Thriller 14.9%, Investigation 13.3%, Crime 12.9%, Logic 10.2%
DETECTIVE The Motel is a deduction game where, to advance, you must take a pencil and a piece of paper and write down everything that seems like evidence in order to answer all the questions that arise. Solving the case will depend only on you.
Why similar: Crime 23%, Detective 19.9%, Investigation 13.9%, Immersive Sim 12%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%
An aging encrypted terminal. A past deliberately erased. Follow the guidance, solve puzzles one by one, and close in on a buried truth. Who used this computer before you? What happened to them? And now, it is your turn.
Why similar: Investigation 16.6%, 1990's 13.1%, Logic 9.7%, Mystery 9.4%, Retro 9.3%
The bus to the suburbs suddenly exploded, the scene was a mess, the sales staff, including all 10 people on board died. Lin Shanhai led the scene investigation team to conduct a detailed investigation and visited all the families and friends of the deceased, but the case is still no clue.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 11.6%, 1990's 10.9%, Detective 10.8%, Thriller 10.7%, Investigation 10.3%
Play as amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to investigate a cursed black cat statue that has been terrorizing a local theater.
Why similar: Detective 17.2%, Investigation 16.2%, Crime 13.9%, Point & Click 11.5%, Logic 10.9%
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 19.5%, Crime 18.6%, Investigation 18.2%, 1990's 12.3%, Point & Click 10.7%
DETECTIVE Minerva Case is a crime deduction and solving game, with an adult and original story. Visit the crime scene, look for all the evidence and understand what happened.
Why similar: Crime 17.4%, Detective 15.4%, Investigation 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Immersive Sim 9.9%
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 17.3%, Crime 16%, Lore-Rich 13.3%, Investigation 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%
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 19.8%, Thriller 17.7%, Crime 16.7%, Mystery 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 6.3%
Become a forensic specialist in a realistic crime lab simulator. Investigate crime scenes, collect microscopic evidence, and identify perpetrators in the lab using DNA and digital analysis. Based on the experience and insights of experts from the State Criminal Police Office Rhineland-Palatinate.
Why similar: Crime 25.2%, Investigation 22%, Detective 12.7%, Immersive Sim 9.7%, Simulation 9.2%
A grounded detective mystery set in the most dangerous place in America: a 1997 public high school.
Why similar: Detective 16.8%, Investigation 15.5%, Crime 13.7%, 1990's 11%, Point & Click 9.6%
A bizarre murder breaks the peace of Jin Xiao Apartment. As the new night guard, your only tools are the surveillance cameras and the residents' passing words. Everyone here has a secret. The truth is hidden between your screens and your deduction notes.
Why similar: Crime 16.7%, Detective 13.9%, Investigation 13%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Immersive Sim 10%
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 20.5%, Crime 19.3%, Thriller 14.9%, Investigation 12.7%, Mystery 9.3%
"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: Crime 17%, Detective 14.5%, Investigation 14.1%, Thriller 12.4%, Logic 9.2%
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: Crime 17.2%, Detective 17%, Investigation 14.2%, Thriller 13.1%, 1990's 10%
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: Detective 17%, Investigation 16.3%, Crime 14.5%, Thriller 12.8%, Immersive Sim 9.5%
Play as amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to investigate a series of sabotage incidents on the Louisiana bayou.
Why similar: Crime 19%, Investigation 17.8%, Detective 15.1%, Point & Click 11.7%, Mystery 10.8%
Linework is a story about a broken grieving detective set in 1990s Gui Dou, a town full of mysteries. Solve each murder with clues they left behind, and discover the truth behind your wife’s death
Why similar: Detective 20.7%, Investigation 18.7%, Logic 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Mystery 10.5%
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 19.8%, 1990's 15.7%, Detective 15.1%, Thriller 15%, Investigation 14.2%
In Forest Grove, a teenage heiress has gone missing. Foul play is suspected. Uncover a cast of characters, collect evidence, and find the truth in this futuristic detective game!
Why similar: Crime 16.1%, Detective 15.7%, Investigation 12.8%, Nonlinear 12%, Lore-Rich 10.9%
Investigate a series of murders at an abandoned school, examine evidence, connect clues, and reconstruct each crime. In this 2D psychological mystery adventure, every answer points to the dating sim heroine you trusted most—but is she truly the killer?
Why similar: Detective 21.3%, Investigation 19.8%, Mystery 12.9%, Crime 12.8%, Thriller 10.8%
A young man is interviewed by the police only to turn up dead a week later. 3 years have passed, a special agent from Santa Fe navigates the police database in order to solve the mystery.
Why similar: Detective 15.9%, Crime 14.9%, Nonlinear 14.3%, Investigation 10.9%, Thriller 10.1%
Children have been vanishing while playing with the brand new Room2Room handheld gaming system. You have been contracted to monitor playtest sessions, document any unwanted quirks, and help young testers play safely.
Why similar: 1990's 17.4%, Investigation 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Nonlinear 11.9%, Point & Click 11.5%
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: Crime 19.1%, Investigation 16%, Detective 14.5%, Immersive Sim 12%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%
The third Lin Shanhai case involves a severed female corpse found hanging in an abandoned factory, missing from City A's hospital morgue. With the body assaulted and police stumped, you'll search multiple crime scenes to unravel this mysterious case.
Why similar: Crime 14.3%, 1990's 13.5%, Immersive Sim 12.2%, Detective 12.1%, Investigation 11.2%
A troubling missing persons case soon snowballs into an investigation of a shadowy criminal enterprise and vast conspiracies that even affect your own family. Will you be able to solve the mystery while protecting those dear to you? Will your fledgling romance survive full knowledge of your past?
Why similar: Crime 21.9%, Investigation 16.8%, Lore-Rich 14.2%, Mystery 10.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%
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 26.2%, Investigation 15.2%, Crime 13.8%, Nonlinear 10.3%, Mystery 9.9%
Join a serial killer enthusiast group to solve the town's recent murders in this mystery visual novel adventure, featuring point-and-click and text-based investigation and a detailed story.
Why similar: Thriller 17%, Investigation 16.4%, Crime 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Detective 13.5%
Become a Crime Scene Investigator, gather evidence, and connect not obvious facts which will lead you to solve the crime and find the guilty! Don't let criminals get more innocent victims!
Why similar: Crime 21.7%, Detective 17.2%, Investigation 16.1%, Immersive Sim 12.1%, Thriller 7.2%
A private investigator, tracking a missing person, uncovers a conspiracy between humans and androids and a secret that could change everything. Neon Hearts City is a retro point-and-click adventure that thrusts you into a grungy cyberpunk city of the future.
Why similar: Detective 17.2%, Investigation 16.5%, Crime 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Point & Click 12.2%
One cold case, four deathbed flashbacks. Every shift in perspective overturns the "truth" you believed. Story-driven, with exploration, deduction, puzzles, and combat. Ready for a mind-bending thrill ride with twists at every turn?
Why similar: Crime 18.2%, Detective 17.3%, Investigation 16.7%, 1990's 10.9%, Mystery 9.5%
Solve a variety of perplexing cases in the sleuthing shoes of Detective Hindsight - who gets help from Phoebe: a young orphaned girl with dreams of being a storyteller and powers to look into the past. Uncover the truth with her sketches done in crayon. The catch? She can't draw very well.
Why similar: Detective 26.1%, Investigation 20%, Mystery 12.4%, Thriller 11.3%, Crime 9.7%
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: Detective 21.1%, Investigation 19.4%, Mystery 12.5%, Thriller 12%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%
A mystery psychological thriller visual novel set in 2000. Follow a serial murder case through the eyes of three characters: the woman, the man, and the detective. With live-action backgrounds and silhouetted characters, every choice branches the story, and one wrong move means game over.
Why similar: Crime 21.4%, Detective 18.2%, Thriller 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Investigation 12.7%
The ideal corporate city has fallen after a global data breach. The terrible secrets of its citizens became known to everyone. Lives were ruined. You must return peace to this city: make the criminals answer for their actions and, perhaps, find out the cause of the global failure.
Why similar: Detective 16.8%, Point & Click 13.8%, Investigation 13.6%, Immersive Sim 13%, Logic 9.7%
