60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Detective, Investigation, Mystery, Story Rich.
A new mystery arises from the collision of narrative puzzle games and film noir. Investigate a film set full of catty cast and crew in order to deduce and connect their relationships. Debunk or prove those connections using evidence to unravel the mystery of what occurred and who is responsible!
Detective Turner: If Looks Could Kill
A text-driven noir murder mystery where you literally read the room. Search for clues in the text, photograph evidence, and interrogate suspects to solve the murder of fashion icon Margot Voss.
Stella: into the Shadow
Blackwood knows how to keep secrets: beneath the neon, behind polite smiles, in offices with no nameplates. Stella is searching for a missing friend and realizes too late that she was let in for a reason.
A text-driven noir murder mystery where you literally read the room. Search for clues in the text, photograph evidence, and interrogate suspects to solve the murder of fashion icon Margot Voss.
Why similar: Detective 18.3%, Noir 15.8%, Investigation 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Mystery 10.1%
Blackwood knows how to keep secrets: beneath the neon, behind polite smiles, in offices with no nameplates. Stella is searching for a missing friend and realizes too late that she was let in for a reason.
Why similar: Noir 27.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Dark 9.3%, Emotional 7.3%
"Stella: into the Shadow" is a dark mystical story. When Stella's friend disappears, her life transforms into a detective mystery. Working at a nightclub, forging new connections, and uncovering the city's secrets will force her to reevaluate everything: from those around her to her very self.
Why similar: Detective 15.4%, Noir 14.5%, Investigation 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Visual Novel 11%
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Noir 23.1%, Detective 16.6%, Investigation 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Mystery 9.9%
Just in Crime is a detective video game in which you play a detective dog and a wizard cat. With a twist; you are able to travel back in time and examine the crime scene a few seconds before it happened.
Why similar: Time Travel 16.8% ★, Detective 15.3%, Investigation 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Mystery 9.5%
A narrative puzzle-thriller that blurs the lines between games and books, reality and fiction, puzzles and storytelling.
Why similar: Noir 16.1%, Detective 14.1%, Investigation 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Text-Based 9.1%
Six witnesses, six suspects, and thousands of discoverable lines of dialog. You're the fantasy detective on the case of a stolen magical artifact, and in order to determine the truth you'll have to cross examine, interrogate, and reference all your resources to catch the thief before time runs out.
Why similar: Detective 19.3%, Investigation 15%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Mystery 11.5%, LGBTQ+ 8.4%
In this classic Investigative Mystery game, you are hired to find the truth behind Mr. Grady's untimely death. Explore 40+ areas, compile a multitude of evidence, and interview over 30 unique characters to assist you in your search for answers. Do YOU have what it takes to crack the case?
Why similar: Noir 17.1%, Detective 14.2%, Investigation 11.8%, Text-Based 10%, Mystery 9.9%
In a world where the fae-touched fall prey to a sinister killer, only a Faeologist can uncover the truth. A dark academia murder mystery visual novel with supernatural cases, interactive investigation, romanceable characters, and multiple endings, set in the roaring 1920s New York.
Why similar: Noir 17.8%, Detective 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Investigation 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.5%
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 19.4%, Investigation 15%, Noir 11.7%, Mystery 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%
A point and click noir mystery, set in a grim and corrupt Wonderland. Alice is Dead: Hearts and Diamonds is a complete remake of the classic Flash game trilogy, including all new art, added puzzles, expanded lore, and plenty of secrets for old and new fans alike.
Why similar: Noir 22.2%, Detective 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Mystery 9.7%, Visual Novel 9.6%
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: Noir 15.3%, Detective 14.6%, Nonlinear 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Mystery 10%
Use your psychic powers to read minds and catch an elusive serial killer!
Why similar: Noir 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Detective 12.1%, Investigation 10.4%
《迷渡桥》是一款水墨风格的国风悬疑推理游戏，你将扮演牵涉谋逆的罪臣后人宁不移，背负着家族十年的冤屈，在弥留之际踏上迷渡桥，换一个查明真相的机会。调查一桩桩离奇命案，窥见朝堂内的暗流涌动。当迷雾散尽，揭开深埋于王朝的骇人秘密......
Why similar: Detective 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Historical 12.8%, Mystery 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.4%
A gripping detective noir mystery that blends investigation and deduction with a rich, character-driven story. The Murder of Ava Monroe is cozy, twisty, and oozing with atmosphere.
Why similar: Detective 23%, Investigation 19.3%, Noir 17.3%, Mystery 12.6%, Story Rich 7.8%
Step into the role of a judge and decide the fate of every case. Listen to witnesses, examine evidence, uncover contradictions, and deliver verdicts that will change lives. Every decision matters in this tense courtroom simulation full of twists.
Why similar: Detective 16.8%, Noir 14.9%, Investigation 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Mystery 10.5%
Murder Mystery Mayhem AI is a single-player detective game set in a stylish 1920s world of secrets, suspicion, and social intrigue. Talk freely to a colorful cast of cunning suspects, gather clues, uncover motives, and deduce who among them is the killer.
Why similar: Detective 15.1%, Noir 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Investigation 13%, Historical 10.1%
Famous detective Kosuke Kindaichi's first case, the Honjin Murder Mystery. Honjin descendant Kenzo Ichiyanagi and his new wife Katsuko Kubo lay dead in a bed of blood on the night of their wedding. Kosuke Kindaichi searches for the truth about this locked room murder mystery. However...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Detective 16.6%, Investigation 14.1%, Mystery 12.5%, Visual Novel 12.1%
You're a journalist investigating a suspicious case during the Harlem riots. Take pictures of evidence, gather information by interrogating people, and put it all together in an article to show people the truth.
Why similar: Noir 18.7%, Detective 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Historical 13.2%, Investigation 9.7%
Ironic point & click adventure where a once brilliant detective quits his trade and lands a job in IT to make a living. But even in the seemingly mundane world of office life, there are secrets to be uncovered. Navigate through puzzles, quirky colleagues, and intrigues to crack corporate mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 18.1%, Investigation 14.7%, Text-Based 11%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Point & Click 10.3%
A detective noir puzzle deduction game. Explore a non-linear timeline as a clairvoyant investigator in 1941 Borneo. Jump between time and locations to uncover motives and discover what truly happened in the Goodwill tobacco plantation that fateful night on the eve of the WW2 Japanese invasion.
Why similar: Detective 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Text-Based 10.7%, Puzzle 9.9%, Visual Novel 8.7%
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 20.2%, Mystery 14.9%, Text-Based 13.9%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Investigation 12%
The first AI detective game that doesn't cheat. Developed by a former Meta AI Engineer. Interrogate suspects using your own words to solve the murder of Harambe. Features procedurally generated cases, consistent hard logic, and a unique stress mechanic. You have 3 hours to find the truth.
Why similar: Noir 24.4%, Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Visual Novel 13%, Mystery 11.8%, Detective 11.6%
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 21.3%, Investigation 15.2%, Mystery 12.5%, Nonlinear 10.8%, Point & Click 9%
A mysterious woman comes back from the dead, and the dusty past surfaces. Between a gloomy student girl and a glamorous ex-girlfriend, the clues are intertwined, who is the mastermind behind the scene? Play as a detective heroine in 1935 London, embark on a journey of love and growth.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 12.2%, Nonlinear 11.3%, Detective 11%, Historical 10.4%, Visual Novel 9.7%
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: Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Investigation 14.1%, Visual Novel 14%, Detective 12.6%, Mystery 11.6%
Step into the role of a federal investigator and uncover the truth behind every disaster. Recover black boxes, cross-reference evidence, expose contradictions, and name the real cause before an innocent takes the fall. Every conclusion matters in this tense investigation sim full of twists.
Why similar: Detective 17.8%, Noir 17.6%, Investigation 15%, Mystery 11.2%, Text-Based 10.8%
Mindcop is a non-linear „whodunnit“ detective game. It mixes a story driven adventure with real-time puzzle gaming. As the infamous Mindcop, you can dive into the minds of your suspects to uncover their secrets and unravel their lies.
Why similar: Noir 17.9%, Detective 15.2%, Nonlinear 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Investigation 9.6%
A supernatural mystery where perspective informs reality. Guide agents from the Eventide Agency through paranormal investigations across a neon-soaked cityscape. Explore, collect clues, and interpret the evidence to uncover the facts of each case and expose a deeper truth.
Why similar: Noir 21.3%, Detective 16.8%, Investigation 13.6%, Mystery 11.4%, Point & Click 10.5%
Amsterdam, 1988. A dead body in the Red Light District, the Dutch capital of sex and drugs, is a washed-up detective’s one shot at redemption. Explore the seedy underbelly of Europe’s most notorious city, solve complex puzzles, and crack the case while experiencing Amsterdam at its worst.
Why similar: Noir 19.3%, Detective 15.9%, Investigation 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Mystery 10.7%
It's after midnight on the Quartzway Express, and there's been a MAGICAL CRIME! Investigate the crime scene, question suspects, and defend the accused through unique cross-examination puzzles in this "Phoenix Wright" inspired mystery comedy.
Why similar: Noir 18.6%, Detective 16%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Text-Based 9.8%
Body found. Two missing. Detective Malinowski hears what others miss. Noir adventure where sound reveals clues and sketches tell the story. A short case you can finish tonight. Start now.
Why similar: Noir 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Detective 14.5%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Investigation 10.1%
A Lovecraftian investigative gamebook. New York, 1927. A case pulled from real history, wrapped in cosmic horror. His name was Billy Gaffney. The man who took him was real. But his purpose was from another plane of existence. You play a journalist. You make choices. The story remembers all of them.
Why similar: Noir 16.6%, Detective 12.3%, Investigation 11%, Historical 10.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%
Play as Captain Grégoire Lefèbvre and investigate the murder of a controversial country priest in this gripping historical detective thriller.
Why similar: Noir 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Detective 14.9%, Historical 10.4%, Point & Click 10.2%
Unravel a mystery: A game you can read, a book you can play.
Why similar: Noir 16.9%, Detective 10.8%, Investigation 10.7%, Mystery 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%
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: Noir 16.7%, Detective 16.6%, Investigation 14.3%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Emotional 8.9%
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 24.5%, Mystery 15.1%, Investigation 15%, Point & Click 10%, Puzzle 9.9%
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 24.3%, Investigation 17.2%, Visual Novel 14.4%, LGBTQ+ 13%, Mystery 11.5%
After a cat show competition, three contestants, Claudette, Aberdeen, and Illia, head back to their hotel rooms to decompress and unwind. The next day, Claudette's body is found floating in the hotel's pool. Did Claudette take her own life, or was she murdered by cutthroat competition?
Why similar: Noir 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Detective 13.3%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Mystery 10.7%
Байкал зовёт. Прошлое возвращается в форме теней, и Андрей должен решить - играть по чужим правилам или переписать сценарий судьбы.
Why similar: Noir 17.9%, Detective 15.5%, Investigation 12.9%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%
Take the night shift as a judge in Meridian. Examine evidence, manage pressure, issue reasoned rulings, and create precedents that reshape the cases—and consequences—still to come.
Why similar: Investigation 19.5%, Detective 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Mystery 12.6%, Noir 11.5%
Detective Red July must stop a serial killer who patterns his murders after optical illusions in this mystery visual novel set in the world of Methods.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Detective 14.6%, Text-Based 12.1%, LGBTQ+ 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.7%
这是一款以中式校园为背景的推理类文字游戏，你将扮演一名高中生司空茂，在开学第一天目击密室杀人事件的现场，并经过调查和推理解决案件，找出真正的犯人和真相背后更深的阴谋。但在享受侦探游戏的同时，请千万不要忽视学习。保持情绪稳定，尽量维持活下去的念头...记住，你的成绩，永远比案件要更重要。
Why similar: Detective 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Text-Based 12.6%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Puzzle 8.2%
Pour a coffee, light a match, and crack the case. Micro Mystery Investigator offers infinite procedural logic puzzles in a stylish noir setting. Sift through clues, cross-reference alibis, and deduce the culprit before the trail goes cold. Pure deduction, zero guessing.
Why similar: Noir 27%, Text-Based 14.3%, Detective 14.2%, Investigation 11.3%, Nonlinear 9.1%
Huoqi Xuezhong Temple is a 3D suspense exploration game. The ancient temple covered in heavy snow suddenly caught fire. A mysterious shadow transported you back three hours before the fire started. Faced with six people gathered at this temple with different purposes.
Why similar: Time Travel 24.1% ★, Detective 17.3%, Nonlinear 12.1%, Investigation 10.4%, Mystery 9.3%
After crash-landing on a mysterious planet, novice engineer Nova Collins must unravel the secrets of a town's messy past to escape it. Talk your way through this enigmatic place, but beware: ideas manifest as things that can be traded and lost, so don't lose yourself along the way...
Why similar: Detective 15.3%, Investigation 14.5%, Nonlinear 13.7%, Mystery 10.6%, LGBTQ+ 10.5%
You are the one and only Duck Detective, a depressed and recently divorced duck who must quack the case. Inspect evidence, make de-duck-tions, and solve this no-murder mystery!
Why similar: Noir 23.8%, Detective 20.6%, Investigation 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Mystery 10.2%
17-year-old Hope Song thought the national exams were her biggest worry... until she got home to a ransacked apartment and two missing parents. Investigate through the eyes of an artist, turn sketches into evidence, and watch her family's mystery grow stranger and darker with every answer.
Why similar: Noir 19.2%, Detective 13.2%, Investigation 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Nonlinear 12.3%
An interrogation mystery aboard a 1936 ocean liner. Five suspects. One murder. No dialogue options — every suspect is powered by AI and will remember every word, deflect every question, and only surrender their secrets under pressure. Four voyages. One truth. Break someone.
Why similar: Noir 19.5%, Detective 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Historical 12.7%, Mystery 11.4%
London, 1889. Step into the shoes of a young detective in this hand-drawn, point-and-click mystery. Explore the dark halls of Seraphim House, illuminate the shadows, and interrogate suspects to solve a complex locked-room murder. Will you accuse the right person?
Why similar: Noir 22.2%, Investigation 16.7%, Detective 12.5%, Point & Click 11.5%, Historical 9.7%
A series of murders is shocking Hollywood! Use your detective skills: search the crime scene, find clues, solve the mystery. Who is pulling the strings behind these Confidential Killings?
Why similar: Noir 17.5%, Detective 14.9%, Investigation 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Mystery 9.2%
There's only one detective to unravel this murder turned museum heist... and they're the cat's meow. Interrogate a "colorful" cast of suspects until they cough up hairballs... and the truth. Will you wrap up the case in time for an afternoon nap, and make injustice knead its last biscuit?
Why similar: Noir 21%, Detective 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Mystery 9.5%, Visual Novel 8.9%
The real world no longer exists! I was trapped in this cursed Village made of inkblots on parchment. Every day I'm stalked by an assasin and stuck in a time loop. None of the residents remember me, although I myself have memories. I need to get out of here ASAP
Why similar: Time Travel 20.9% ★, Noir 16.5%, Detective 15.2%, Investigation 12.6%, Mystery 7.7%
Interrogate your own player characters in this six-chapter murder mystery! Your decisions determine how many clues are uncovered for the final player character, the detective. Explore each stage of grief: Chapter 1 stars Orven as he navigates the shocking deaths of his dream and his hero.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15%, Detective 12.8%, Text-Based 11.2%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Emotional 9.2%
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: Noir 20.1%, Detective 15%, Investigation 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Mystery 10.1%
In this point-and-click urban thriller, down-and-out private eye Kathy Rain will embark on her most dangerous case yet — the pursuit of the notorious serial killer known as the Soothsayer. Find clues, gather evidence, connect the dots, and confront the murderer before the hunter becomes the hunted…
Why similar: Noir 19.5%, Detective 15.1%, Investigation 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Mystery 10.2%
Investigate serial crimes and city government secrets! You're the only one who can get on the trail and break the chain of murders. Are you up for the challenge?
Why similar: Noir 21.3%, Detective 14.8%, Investigation 11.2%, Visual Novel 9.4%, Point & Click 8.9%
On your way to writing the perfect supernatural novel, be prepared to face danger. Are you ready for such desperate measures?
Why similar: Noir 19.8%, Investigation 13.7%, Detective 13.1%, Visual Novel 9.6%, Point & Click 8.5%
A dark detective thriller where folklore is real, violence is chilling, and every choice has consequences.
Why similar: Noir 19.9%, Detective 18.9%, Investigation 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Visual Novel 9.5%
A dark noir detective story starring a not-so-bright pug. Combine clues, build chains of deductions, and solve a murder — even if your reasoning isn’t always… impressive.
Why similar: Detective 26.5%, Noir 22.4%, Mystery 14.2%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Puzzle 9.9%
