60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Detective, Story Rich, Investigation, Interactive Fiction.
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!
Stella: into the Shadow
"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.
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A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
"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 15.3%, Noir 14.5%, Investigation 13.7%, 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%
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 10.9%, Text-Based 9.2%
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 11.9%, Text-Based 10.1%, 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 14.2%, Investigation 11.4%, Visual Novel 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 13.3%, Historical 12.8%, Mystery 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.4%
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 15.1%, 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 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Detective 12.5%, Mystery 9.7%, Visual Novel 9.6%
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 19.4%, Noir 17.3%, Mystery 12.6%, Story Rich 7.8%
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 18.6%, Detective 16.5%, Investigation 14.1%, Mystery 12.5%, Visual Novel 12%
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%
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%, Investigation 14.8%, Text-Based 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Point & Click 10.3%
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 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Historical 13.2%, Investigation 9.7%
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 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Text-Based 10.9%, Puzzle 9.7%, Visual Novel 8.8%
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 12.9%, Mystery 11.8%, Detective 11.6%
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: Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Investigation 16.2%, Detective 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Text-Based 11.4%
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%, Nonlinear 11.2%, Detective 11.1%, Historical 10.4%, Mystery 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 13.9%, Detective 12.5%, Mystery 11.6%
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 17.8%, Detective 15.2%, Nonlinear 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Investigation 9.6%
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 15.8%, Investigation 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Mystery 10.8%
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 12.5%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Text-Based 9.9%
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 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Detective 14.4%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Investigation 10.1%
Unravel a mystery: A game you can read, a book you can play.
Why similar: Noir 16.9%, Investigation 10.8%, Detective 10.8%, Mystery 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%
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 14.4%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Emotional 8.9%
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 17.3%, Visual Novel 14.4%, LGBTQ+ 12.8%, Mystery 11.6%
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 23.6%, Investigation 15.3%, Mystery 15%, Point & Click 10%, Puzzle 9.5%
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 16%, 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%
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 14.4%, Detective 14.2%, Investigation 11.4%, Nonlinear 9%
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 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Text-Based 12.8%, Visual Novel 12%, Puzzle 8.1%
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 15.7%, Detective 14.6%, Text-Based 12.3%, LGBTQ+ 11.2%, Investigation 10.7%
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 15.2%, Investigation 14.5%, Nonlinear 13.6%, Mystery 10.7%, LGBTQ+ 10.4%
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% ★, Detective 17.3%, Nonlinear 12.1%, Investigation 10.5%, Mystery 9.4%
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 23.9%, Detective 20.4%, Investigation 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Mystery 10.2%
Determine the fate of Ventreville! Play as six protagonists with unique abilities and stories, their arcs tied to each other by the sudden murder of the Avidines. Make your choices count! The final protagonist, the interrogating detective, will only know as much as your previous characters know…
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15%, Detective 12.8%, Text-Based 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Emotional 9.2%
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 14.8%, Investigation 13%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Mystery 9.2%
17-year-old Hope Song returns home from school to find her parents missing. Use Hope’s observant eye as an artist to investigate, piece together clues, and uncover dark secrets beneath her peaceful urban life in this non-linear narrative mystery game.
Why similar: Noir 19.2%, Detective 13.2%, Investigation 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Nonlinear 12.2%
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 20.7% ★, Noir 16.5%, Detective 15.2%, Investigation 12.7%, Mystery 7.7%
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 20.9%, Detective 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Mystery 9.5%, Visual Novel 8.9%
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 15%, Historical 12.6%, Mystery 11.4%
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 14.7%, Investigation 11.3%, 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 13.8%, Detective 13.1%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Point & Click 8.5%
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%, Investigation 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Mystery 10.2%
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 22.5%, Mystery 14.3%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Puzzle 9.8%
A Case of Distrust is a narrative mystery from 1924 San Francisco. Play as private investigator Phyllis Cadence Malone in this historical 2D adventure game.
Why similar: Noir 18.5%, Detective 14%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Investigation 12%, Historical 10%
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 15.8%, Detective 15.1%, Nonlinear 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Mystery 10.4%
Need more stress in your life? Meet Laura Silver, a paranoid and insomniac detective tasked with researching Slavic mythology. Do you know anything about the Vodnik? Neither does she. Unfortunately, her incompetence won't be your biggest problem in Czechoslovakia.
Why similar: Noir 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Detective 12.3%, Visual Novel 11%, Mystery 9.2%
USSR, 1952. A psychological thriller visual novel about the still-unsolved Case No. 17, inspired by real events. Search for the murderer inside a Soviet psychiatric hospital, make choices with irreversible consequences — and don’t trust the past. Don’t trust anyone. Not even yourself.
Why similar: Detective 15.4%, Investigation 13.8%, Noir 12.4%, Nonlinear 12.2%, Visual Novel 12.1%
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 13.2%, Mystery 10.1%
A sci fi mystery on a ship drifting through space. Solve dialogue puzzles to help the ship's computer AILISH sift through possible timelines to find which one of them can prevent an impending disaster. What disaster? For some reason, AILISH won't actually tell you...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.4%, LGBTQ+ 15.1%, Nonlinear 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Text-Based 10.7%
Roman, the wolf detective plans to spend his Christmas vacation in his favorite tavern, but murder cases happened in the tavern put him to work again.
Why similar: Noir 19.3%, Detective 13.6%, Investigation 11.9%, LGBTQ+ 11.1%, Visual Novel 9.2%
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: Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Detective 17.3%, Investigation 14.6%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Text-Based 9.5%
After losing his parents and barely escaping his burning home, Zach wakes up in the hospital where he meets Aya, the ghost of a girl. Who is she, and why can only Zach see her? Together they try to investigate Aya's past, which quickly awakens new dangers.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Text-Based 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Mystery 11.1%, Emotional 10.2%
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: Noir 19.4%, Detective 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Investigation 12.7%, Visual Novel 10.3%
You are a detective on a rogue manhunt through the beautiful country of Italy. Gather clues, interview witnesses and uncover dark secrets to solve the case. Follow your own path to the solution in this 1970's noir crime road-trip.
Why similar: Noir 26%, Detective 20.9%, Investigation 17.1%, Mystery 13.1%, Puzzle 8.1%
A queer mystery game about book banning. Play as Ruby (they/them), a journalism major on a surreal, after-hours adventure to investigate the disappearance of books from their college library.
Why similar: Investigation 15.5%, Nonlinear 15.1%, LGBTQ+ 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Mystery 12.4%
Roui, a resilient city dandy, a half-educated jeweler and the author of scientific magic articles, was met with a colossal failure and must return to his homeland Latori.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.5%, Nonlinear 11.5%, Point & Click 11.3%, LGBTQ+ 10.6%, Mystery 10.1%
Seven murders in motion by a killer calling himself the Messiah. Interrogate witnesses, spot contradictions in their testimonies, and build a criminal profile piece by piece in this detective thriller where every word is evidence.
Why similar: Noir 23.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Detective 15%, Point & Click 10%, Investigation 8.1%
Silence is a luxury you don't have. Unravel a dark noir point-and-click mystery where justice and revenge blur. You have exactly 26 moves to reach the end. In this psychological duel, are you the master of your own fate, or just a pawn in someone else’s game?
Why similar: Noir 27.1%, Detective 14.4%, Investigation 12.8%, Mystery 11.6%, Point & Click 11.5%
