- #1 The hidden game society
97% matchMixed68% of 31 reviews2021
Dev: digital2 games
Windows
The hidden game society is a digital escape room experience. You have been invited to be a member of this mysterious club. You will find yourself alone and trapped in this curious board game-themed room full of atmosphere. Use your wit and deduction skills to find a way out.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 21.3%, Detective 20.8%, Investigation 13.3%, Puzzle 9.2%, First-Person 7.6%
- #2 Obscura
96% matchMixed65% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: NomadsPub: IIM Digital School
Windows
Obscura is a first-person investigation game where, you play a medium who must solve cold cases by interacting with various elements and performing rituals. Learn about their past to understand their motives and crack the case. Please understand that the game will features sensitive topics.
Why similar: Crime 20.1%, Detective 14.4%, Realistic 11.7%, Investigation 11.4%, First-Person 8.3%
- #3 Serre
96% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Serre interactive
Windows
Serre is an escape game in a small open world, featuring inhabitants trapped inside a greenhouse and a time loop. You must escape from this eternal trap! Will you manage to break free from this cage before the dark night falls? Or will you relive the same day over and over again?
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 32.4%, Puzzle Platformer 19.5%, Puzzle 9.4%, Detective 8.8%, Adventure 8.8%
- #4 CHAMBER X
95% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Ahmad Amary - UAE GAMING
Windows
Unlock the mysteries of a haunted world in CHAMBER X, a puzzle-filled horror adventure where solving the riddle is the only way out. Will you escape before time runs out?
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 34.9%, Puzzle Platformer 17%, Crime 16.8%, Detective 10.3%, Puzzle 8.8%
- #5 A Matter of Murder: Second Stab
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Worthing & Moncrieff
Windows · Mac
The game is afoot. Again. A Matter of Murder: Second Stab is a roguelite detective puzzler where every playthrough serves up a fresh murder, a new web of lies, and another chance to prove your little grey cells are sharper than the killer’s knife.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 26.5%, Detective 13.5%, Investigation 13%, Crime 11.4%, Logic 9%
- #6 Temp Job
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LH Studios
Windows
Temp Job: Sort boxes. Explore restricted rooms. Don’t get fired…or worse.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 42.4%, Puzzle Platformer 16.7%, Investigation 12.6%, First-Person 8.5%, Atmospheric 6.3%
- #7 Scene Investigators
93% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,038 reviews2023
Dev: EQ Studios
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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: Crime 20.1%, Detective 16.4%, Investigation 16.2%, Realistic 9.2%, Logic 9.1%
- #8 Reverie Shift
92% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Reverie Shift
Windows
Reverie Shift is a surreal adventure where reality constantly shifts. Awaken without memory, guided by a mysterious voice through bizarre worlds where time and physics defy logic. Solve puzzles, unravel mysteries, and question what’s real. Trust the voice or uncover your own truth.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 30.8%, Puzzle Platformer 16.5%, Detective 11.4%, Realistic 8.9%, Puzzle 8.1%
- #9 QR Escape
91% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2023
Dev: Michael HendersonPub: QR Mosaics
Windows · Mac
A puzzle-solving mystery based in an unusual art gallery. You will be constructing and scanning imaginatively designed QR codes to solve the mystery.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 47.2%, Puzzle 13.8%, Investigation 8.4%, Adventure 6.9%, First-Person 6.6%
- #10 An Exercise in Mortality - Chapter I
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: CorDubiumArts
Windows
Slip into the role of a detective and find out why a seemingly peaceful village suddenly has to hold a funeral every other day. To solve the mysteries, act as the perpetrator and simulate the crimes. Left completely to your own devices, it’s up to you to prove your ingenuity and wit.
Why similar: Crime 23.8%, Detective 19.1%, Investigation 12.7%, Logic 8.6%, Puzzle 7%
- #11 Shutter
90% matchVery Positive89% of 126 reviews2023
Dev: Team ScoopPub: Artfx School of Digital Arts
Windows
In Shutter you play as Keith, a new employee that has arrived at the mysterious research center L.I.E. (Learn, Investigate and Exploit). Explore and solve puzzles with a camera that modifies objects using perspective. All in a space-age inspired setting.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.4%, Puzzle 12.6%, Third Person 11.6%, Investigation 8.3%, Logic 7.5%
- #12 Unknown Soul With Me
89% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: NotYet
Windows
This is a game where you play as a young girl abandoned in a dungeon. who was saved by a mysterious spirit The spirit introduced himself as having lived in this place. But can't go anywhere The young girl wanted to set this soul free. They worked together to find a way out of this place.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 47%, Puzzle Platformer 22.7%, Puzzle 12.6%, Third Person 8.5%, Adventure 6.1%
- #13 Dungeon Escape
88% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: NyXart
Windows
Think fast. Work together. Escape the dungeon. A 3D co-op escape game for up to 4 players. Solve puzzles, explore mysterious rooms, and find your way to freedom.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 47.8%, Puzzle 12.1%, Adventure 10.8%, First-Person 8.9%, Logic 8.6%
- #14 THE ILLUSION
89% matchMixed69% of 13 reviews2021
Dev: Raven Games
Windows
THE ILLUSION Is a Puzzle Game Where You Have To Pass Through A Different Set Of Tests For Your Brain, Memory, senses and interactivity with the environment While You Are Trapped In mysterious mansion surrounded With Unknown Dark Forces
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 41.4%, Puzzle 12.4%, Adventure 10.8%, Investigation 10.2%, First-Person 7.8%
- #15 N/A Museum
87% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: TheObserverStudio
Windows
“Welcome to Hanwoon Museum.”Within the Hanwoon Museum, where eerie entities lurk in the shadows, you take on the role of search agent Kang Min-su. Your mission is to uncover the truth behind the fire and discover a way to escape.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 40.2%, Detective 13.6%, Realistic 10.8%, Puzzle 10.6%, First-Person 7.8%
- #16 Earl the Tomb Robber
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pinhead Games
Windows
After an ancient curse binds Earl to the ghost of a long deceased King, Earl must the break into the tombs and graves of the sacred island to recover the scattered mummified body parts of the cursed King.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 35.1%, Puzzle Platformer 18%, Puzzle 8.6%, Third Person 8.5%, Logic 6.8%
- #17 Baker Street Breakouts: A Sherlockian Escape Adventure
85% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2023
Dev: HiSv Studio
Windows
"Baker Street Breakouts" combines the thrill of an Escape Room with the storytelling of an Adventure. Use your superior deduction skills in this story-driven mystery to help Sherlock deducing his way through an old film studio to finally face his arch nemesis Moriarty. Become a Master of Deduction!
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 37.9%, Detective 25.6%, Puzzle 11.5%, Adventure 8.5%, Narration 5.8%
- #18 Shy Eye Labyrinth: The Incredible Mystery
86% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: Main QuestPub: Gametoria
Windows
Shy Eye Labyrinth: The Incredible Mystery is a fast-paced 3D platformer set in a mystical labyrinth. Explore the different parts of the world, find runes to open gates, complete time challenges and unravel the mystery of The Shy Eye.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 36.3%, Puzzle Platformer 23.4%, First-Person 7.5%, Mystery 7.4%, Fantasy 6.4%
- #19 Detective - The Test
83% matchMixed50% of 16 reviews2025
Dev: k148 Game StudioPub: JanduSoft
Windows
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 25.3%, Investigation 16.2%, Detective 15.4%, Realistic 12.8%, First-Person 7.9%
- #20 Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
84% matchMostly Positive80% of 14,521 reviews2016
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Crime 21.4%, Detective 20.9%, Investigation 10.9%, Third Person 9.3%, Puzzle 8.8%
- #21 EXIT - The Curse of Ophir
82% matchVery Positive84% of 85 reviews2022
Dev: Nementic GamesPub: USM
Windows · Mac
An exciting Escape Room experience awaits you! A famous writer has disappeared at the Hotel Ophir and you've been hired to find him! Rumors of gold, unexplained phenomena, and a curse surround this remote place. Can you solve the disappearance of Tory Harlene and escape from the hotel?
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 37.5%, Detective 13.8%, Investigation 10.8%, Puzzle 9.2%, Logic 7.1%
- #22 Retrieve
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jake BryanPub: Desert Star Games
Windows
Navigate a high-rise crisis as a bomb-disposal robot in this 3D detective puzzler. Locate and diffuse the high-tech explosives under strict time limits, analyze evidence left behind, and unmask the mastermind before they strike again.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.3%, Detective 18.8%, Investigation 16.6%, Crime 9.7%, Adventure 7%
- #23 Private Witch Eye: The Lotus Killer
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lilith's Child Games Studio
Windows
Play as Mona, a modern-day witch who has the ability to “enter” crime scenes through photographs. She uses her ability to help the police with supernatural cases. But what happens when, one day, a case becomes personal and the murderer gets too close?
Why similar: Crime 21.6%, Detective 14.1%, Puzzle 13.3%, Adventure 11.4%, First-Person 10.2%
- #24 Moxina
82% matchMixed67% of 12 reviews2021
Dev: LsGameDev
Windows
Moxina comes from the pronunciation of Mô-sîn-á in chinese. It is a Taiwan Folklore as it is a child-like ghost that frequently appeared in the forest. It would hypnosis the targeted person and bring him to the forest. [/img]
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 58.7%, First-Person 11.7%, 3D 8.1%, Mystery 8%, Atmospheric 7.3%
- #25 Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
80% matchVery Positive89% of 8,060 reviews2014
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Become the most celebrated detective of all time: Sherlock Holmes! Use your impressive talents as a detective to solve six thrilling and varied cases: murders, missing persons, spectacular thefts and numerous investigations that sometimes lead you into the realms of the fantastic.
Why similar: Detective 31.9%, Crime 21.3%, Investigation 13.9%, Mystery 7.7%, Puzzle 7.3%
- #26 House with Puzzles
79% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: ByteTeamPub: ByteTeam
Windows · Mac
An unexpected inheritance has forced you to come to your grandfather's mansion. Grandfather was not an ordinary man, but a former NKVD officer. The house is filled with various puzzles. And to find the will you need to solve all of them.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.7%, Puzzle 13.9%, Adventure 12.6%, Investigation 11.6%, Logic 9%
- #27 Lux Leonarii - A Mechanical Puzzle Adventure
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Lux Leonarii Dev
Windows
Lux Leonarii is a Puzzle game revolving around guiding beams of light throughout an ancient structure using a multitude of mirrors and devices, ranging from simple A to B connection to multiple colours and complex interactions.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 43.8%, Logic 12.5%, Puzzle 10.5%, Third Person 10.4%, 3D 5.7%
- #28 FunPlay School
79% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: VirtualFox Studio
Windows
A moderate horror game set in the FunPlay School where you will have to try to escape from all that nightmare, crossing rooms with puzzles from the easiest to the most difficult. Will you do it?
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 37%, Puzzle Platformer 18.9%, Realistic 10.9%, Puzzle 8.9%, First-Person 7.6%
- #29 The way you died
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cosy Entertainment
Windows
How did this person die?! Use your deduction skills to find out! In this first-person view detective game, you will role-play as a medical examiner through several real-life, weird cases. Inspect the crime scene to gather clues, collect intelligence, examine the corpse and perform an autopsy.
Why similar: Crime 23.5%, Detective 13.8%, Investigation 13.6%, Realistic 8.8%, Logic 8.7%
- #30 Todd The Technician
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cobra Chicken Studio
Windows
A first-person puzzle game where you're guided by a slightly sarcastic AI earpiece named A.N.D.I., you will use tools, warp reality, and solve a variety of mechanical and logic-based puzzles to keep the strange technology of the Anomaly Corporation running, all while hoping you won't get fired!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.2%, Puzzle 14.2%, Adventure 13.8%, Realistic 12.7%, First-Person 9.3%
- #31 Locked In
76% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Gerch InteractivePub: Gerch Interactive
Windows
Locked in, your only option is to search for an escape. Alone and afraid, you must wander the same dark halls, searching for a clue. But are they really the same? Expect the unexpected in this unique psychological thriller. Can you expose the truth before the darkness consumes you?
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 39.4%, Puzzle Platformer 21%, Puzzle 8.9%, Realistic 8%, First-Person 7.1%
- #32 Frankendice
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CoreCraft
Windows
Embark on a dice-rolling adventure through Frankenstein's lair! Use your wits to escape and navigate diverse 3D environments. Experience complex movements, face tearing, and diverse obstacles. Solve puzzles in a challenging 3D grid and strategically rearrange modular dice.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 41.2%, Puzzle Platformer 20.9%, Third Person 10.5%, Puzzle 9%, Logic 6.5%
- #33 Excav: Night Shift
76% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Joel MortonPub: AstroGaming Industries
Windows
Investigate an abandoned excavation site where workers vanished without a trace. Navigate a silent facility stalked by security robots, a twisted animatronic, and something far older. Explore, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth lurking underground.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 61.4%, Puzzle 12.7%, Investigation 10.5%, 3D 6.9%, Mystery 4.4%
- #34 Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 414 reviews2023
Dev: Active Fungus Studios
Windows · Linux
In a third-person RPG detective story, set in Bavaria in 1866, the medical student Valentin Schmidt travels to Wolpertshofen, when a sudden death causes turmoil in the village. Use your skills, find clues and question the villagers to stop the murders.
Why similar: Crime 30.6%, Detective 17.1%, Investigation 10.8%, Realistic 8.3%, Third Person 7.8%
- #35 Questscape
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dockside Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Questscape: Escape from Cell 13" is the ultimate Escape Room Simulator! Can you make the escape? Play solo or in online co-op mode. Crack codes, find clues, and break free from the prison. Prove you have what it takes to break out – ready for the ultimate Escape Room experience!
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 30%, Crime 15.4%, Puzzle Platformer 15.2%, Detective 12.5%, Investigation 10%
- #36 Oldest Golden Treasure
73% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: Vasil4N
Windows
Step into the role of a detective, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth behind your colleague’s disappearance. Travel through time, explore immersive worlds, and crack the mystery in this VR escape room adventure!
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 31.4%, Detective 18.8%, Investigation 14.4%, Puzzle 10.3%, Adventure 9%
- #37 The Department / Trosedd
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: COPA Gaming
Windows
The Department is a narrative driven detective game. Investigate crime scenes, interrogate suspects and bring the killer to justice in this gritty detective sim // Mae Trosedd yn gêm dditectif sy'n cael ei gyrru gan stori. Ymchwiliwch olygfeydd troseddau, holi amheuon a dod â'r lladdwr i gyfiawnder.
Why similar: Crime 23.4%, Detective 18.3%, Investigation 15.5%, Realistic 10.7%, Third Person 10%
- #38 Marcella Moon: Saboteurs on the River
75% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2020
Dev: Hidden Ocean Games
Windows
Play as amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to investigate a series of sabotage incidents on the Louisiana bayou.
Why similar: Crime 21.9%, Detective 16.1%, Investigation 15.9%, Puzzle 9.4%, Mystery 8.1%
- #39 春泥 Soil of Rebirth
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 320 reviews2026
Dev: 午夜说书人
Windows
《春泥》是一款刑侦题材的悬疑解谜推理游戏。2018年中秋前夕,刑警程佑接到报案,动身前往泥塑匠林家处理一起家庭伤人案。随着调查深入,案件的疑点层层浮现,将她引向一连串尘封已久的谜团。往事的土壤正在松动,深埋的真相即将揭开......
Why similar: Crime 23.2%, Detective 18%, Puzzle Platformer 16.5%, Investigation 12.5%, Puzzle 9.2%
- #40 Blop
72% match9 user reviews90% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: qd9
Windows
Explore a dark dungeon and help Blop find a way out. Collect fruits, brew potions, and solve puzzles!
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 38.6%, Puzzle Platformer 20.9%, Third Person 8.5%, Puzzle 7.8%, Logic 7.7%
- #41 Rashin Detective Chronicles CASE01 : The Final Page
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SENTIMENTUM
Windows
A strange request arrives at the detective agency, concerning a missing homeowner. Explore a silent mansion and unravel the intricate puzzles hidden throughout its rooms. Why did the homeowner vanish? A mystery adventure where you pursue the truth.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.7%, Investigation 17.7%, Puzzle 15.7%, Adventure 10.3%, Mystery 10.3%
- #42 I_Darkness
73% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2020
Dev: Piotr Kowalski
Windows
Puzzle game in an escape room scenario created using Unreal Engine 4.
Why similar: Investigation 19.9%, Puzzle 15.9%, Mystery Dungeon 14%, Logic 10.4%, Puzzle Platformer 9.3%
- #43 Next Room
72% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Poro
Windows
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 25.2%, Puzzle Platformer 21.4%, Puzzle 17.2%, Investigation 13.4%, First-Person 13%
- #44 Ways Unknown
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Helvetica Scenario
Windows
Piece together ancient secrets hidden in plain sight in this surreal open-world mystery set in a strange desert.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.6%, Investigation 14.6%, Logic 12.3%, Puzzle 10.2%, Mystery 9.2%
- #45 Orbit Maze
70% matchMixed54% of 24 reviews2025
Dev: Esra Koç Yılmaz
Windows
Orbit Maze is a unique maze game set on various surfaces. Control gravity, navigate through platforms, and solve mind-bending puzzles!
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 47.5%, Puzzle Platformer 25.6%, Puzzle 7.5%, Adventure 6.8%, Third Person 5.2%
- #46 Forensics: Crime Scene Detective
68% matchMixed64% of 327 reviews2026
Dev: Binary ImpactPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows
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 30.3%, Investigation 20.4%, Detective 14%, Realistic 10.7%, Puzzle 7.5%
- #47 Forbidden Art
70% matchVery Positive91% of 103 reviews2024
Dev: AIXLAB
Windows
Forbidden art is a VR room escape puzzle game where you escape from the killer’s secret hideout. Use all your abilities to escape the dangerous and terrifying hideout created by a psychopathic killer who thinks killing is an art, without being discovered by the killer.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 34.2%, Puzzle Platformer 17.8%, Realistic 11.2%, Puzzle 8.3%, First-Person 7.7%
- #48 Midnight Files: THE NOIR CUT
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 41 reviews2025
Dev: Paper Lynx Games
Windows
Truth hides in the details. Investigate crime scenes, photograph evidence, analyze case files, and search the police database. Connect clues on the detective board, return to locations when something does not add up, and identify the culprit in each standalone case.
Why similar: Crime 25%, Detective 19.6%, Investigation 17.1%, Logic 8.3%, First-Person 7.4%
- #49 Right or DIE!
71% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Divine Games LLC
Windows
Navigate an ever changing maze where every turn could be your last...
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 53.3%, Adventure 13.5%, Realistic 11.8%, First-Person 8.7%, 3D 7.2%
- #50 Private Eye: The Young Heir
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lucky 7 Studios
Windows
Private Eye is a detective game where you play as Hakeem trying to solve the murder case of Amir. The wealthy heir Amir kept strange company, is one of them his murderer? Explore, investigate, solve puzzles, and find discrepancies to unravel his mysterious death.
Why similar: Crime 19.3%, Detective 18.8%, Investigation 14.7%, Third Person 8.8%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #51 Time O'Clock: The Mask of Crime
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fractal Pop Games
Windows
The mask of a legendary thief has been stolen. Follow Detective Time in a point-and-click investigation using her watch to witness key moments and uncover who is behind this new wave of robberies. Observe the past. Investigate the present. Uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 22.9%, Crime 21.7%, Investigation 17.5%, Puzzle 12.6%, Logic 8.9%
- #52 Guilty or Not
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: YALPPub: 24HIT
Windows
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 24.6%, Detective 19%, Realistic 13.8%, Investigation 12.5%, Logic 9.7%
- #53 The room where you can't leave without drinking water
66% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: 太初寰宇
Windows
This is a level-based first-person shooter. Players must complete objectives within a separate map in each level to advance to the next. This is a technology test game for the Primordial Universe, featuring a backpack, storage boxes, and shooting mechanics.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 59.6%, Puzzle Platformer 19.6%, First-Person 12.2%, Puzzle 8.2%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #54 Across Crime
67% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Vanesa Gomez
Windows
A deduction game where every case challenges you to uncover who committed the murder, with what, and where. Step into the shoes of Leah Sharp, a detective working for an agency that uses neural synchronization to send its investigators into reconstructed crime scenes across time and space.
Why similar: Crime 20.7%, Detective 14.4%, Puzzle 13.8%, Adventure 12.2%, Investigation 10.9%
- #55 Sealed In
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Basement Key Studio
Windows
Explore this haunted mansion as a detective, discover chilling secrets with your UV flashlight and fight to stay sane before the mannequins gets you.
Why similar: Crime 24%, Detective 19.6%, Realistic 14.3%, Investigation 11.7%, First-Person 10.5%
- #56 Escape The Ordinary: Tales of Romina Manor
69% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2021
Dev: megaseven
Windows
Based on the escape room board game of the same name. Discover the mystery of Romina Manor as you investigate the disappearance of the Master by searching for clues and solving puzzles in locations like the Parlor, Kitchen or even the Observatory.
Why similar: Crime 27.8%, Detective 25.8%, Puzzle 11.5%, Mystery 11.3%, Puzzle Platformer 10.6%
- #57 Backrooms:Betrayal
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: LED the game Dev
Windows
Maintain reality or watch it collapse. Backrooms: Betrayal is a co-op liminal horror game where the environment is the antagonist. Stabilize shifting sectors against a tide of entropy, but watch your team. Every failure has an explanation, but not every explanation is innocent.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 36.3%, Puzzle Platformer 15.2%, Investigation 13.6%, Realistic 11.1%, Puzzle 7.6%
- #58 A Case of Fraud
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 573 reviews2025
Dev: Hesperus Games
Windows · Mac
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 23.8%, Crime 22.5%, Investigation 18.2%, Puzzle 10.5%, Logic 9.9%
- #59 13:ORIGIN - Prologue
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 216 reviews2021
Dev: Corvus Studio Yazilim Anonim Sirketi
Windows · Mac
13: Origin is a web of clues that you must follow and not miss, as in most room escape/puzzle games. As you untie each knotted loop, you will realize how long and endless the thread you hold on to the end is.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.8%, Investigation 13.2%, Realistic 12%, Puzzle 11.8%, First-Person 8.6%