- #1 MMM: Murder Most Misfortunate
97% matchVery Positive83% of 128 reviews2017
Dev: Michael LongPub: Foolish Mortals Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A gruesome murder interrupts an evening party at a secluded mansion and you are the prime suspect! Explore the mansion, search for clues, and interrogate the other guests as you strive to unmask the killer in this open-ended mystery.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.3%, Mystery 21.1%, Adventure 20.6%, Story Rich 17.3%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #2 The Case of the Golden Night Apartment
96% matchMixed58% of 133 reviews2026
Dev: Buddy Studio
Windows
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: Detective 22.7%, Investigation 18.8%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Exploration 7.6%, Female Protagonist 6.3%
- #3 阎罗索命
96% matchVery Positive90% of 146 reviews2026
Dev: Reptilian Brain Studio
Windows
古风悬疑探案文字冒险游戏——北宋天圣年间,科举省试方毕,汴京国子监突发连环命案,遇害者死状惊悚离奇,如遭阎罗审判。玩家将化身为被卷入权斗暗流的新科进士文彦博,通过勘验尸体、搜寻线索、推演谜局,找出案件背后的骇人真相……
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.7%, Detective 23.9%, Mystery 13.1%, Story Rich 10.4%, Adventure 10%
- #4 Misty Judgment
95% matchVery Positive94% of 1,519 reviews2025
Dev: 次元边界
Windows
This is a suspense reasoning interactive work with real people. You will play the protagonist "Qi Yi", find evidence in a series of murders, piece together the truth, and find the ultimate murderer, all of which will lead you to an unpredictable future.
Why similar: Detective 26.2%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Investigation 15.9%, Mystery 11.4%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
- #5 追曙
94% matchVery Positive86% of 140 reviews2026
Dev: 悄语灯
Windows
Officer Yang Fan receives a distorted radio distress call during his shift.The signal traces back to an abandoned apartment building—one linked to the records of a young girl's suicide years prior. As his investigation unfolds, he uncovers a dark secret buried so deep,no one dares speak of it.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.2%, Emotional 13.6%, Puzzle 11.5%, Psychological Horror 11%, Mystery 10.8%
- #6 子归 - Blossom
93% matchVery Positive88% of 652 reviews2024
Dev: 糯米团子工作室Pub: 噪点游戏 SERICA GAMES
Windows
Early spring, 1999, Taoyuan Village. In just several days, a series of drowning incidents occurred in the same quaint village. Then, on the night of the fifteenth day, numerous villagers witnessed a woman in red who bore an uncanny resemblance to a lady who had previously met an unjust demise...
Why similar: Detective 31.4%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Mystery 13%, RPG 9.6%, Puzzle 9.3%
- #7 久美子之死:昭和少女血色告白
92% matchVery Positive89% of 149 reviews2026
Dev: LingVision Games
Windows
1988年,日本泡沫经济破灭前夕,化身被冤枉成嫌犯的刑警,侦查青梅奇怪自杀案,牵连出持续20年的连环杀人案秘密,穿梭烟酒与霓虹的昭和街头,在人心与生死的抉择中,搜查蛛丝马迹,找出血案真相。
Why similar: Detective 24.4%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Puzzle 10%, Mystery 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9.8%
- #8 A Detective's Novel
94% matchMixed68% of 896 reviews2016
Dev: Amaterasu Software
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
On a cold November night in a desolate estate deep in the mountains an innocent life has prematurely perished and its up to the player to find out who did it.
Why similar: Detective 43.8%, Visual Novel 36.7%, Adventure 19.5%
- #9 Paper Perjury
91% matchVery Positive89% of 235 reviews2024
Dev: Paper Cat Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 25.1%, Investigation 19.1%, Visual Novel 14%, Story Rich 8.1%, Mystery 8%
- #10 FILTHY US
91% matchMixed68% of 477 reviews2021
Dev: Game Logic Studio
Windows
《残秽的我们》是一款本土手绘写实风格的恐怖冒险游戏,以真实事件为蓝本改编。在游戏中,玩家将跟随女主“无者”的脚步,深入由亡者怨念而产生的“怨秽地”,利用“刻印”的力量,探究隐藏其中的一段真实往事。
Why similar: Story Rich 14.5%, Mystery 13.8%, Puzzle 12.4%, Emotional 11.6%, Psychological Horror 10.2%
- #11 Rainy Butcher
90% matchMostly Positive72% of 92 reviews2022
Dev: Genunie Studio
Windows
On rainy nights, the serial murderer is on a killing spree. This scares everyone but one girl, the journalist who keeps digging for a promotion. Dauntless, she gets involved deep and wide, hoping to discover the real identify of the rainy night butcher.
Why similar: Detective 18.4%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Investigation 15.6%, Puzzle 10.3%, RPG 9.5%
- #12 Paper Bride
89% matchVery Positive91% of 2,306 reviews2021
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Paper Bride is a Chinese horror mystery puzzle game. You will play as the groom to search for the truth and have bizarre encounters, gradually learning about the dark mystic custom in the bride's home village and a story from the past...
Why similar: Detective 35.2%, Puzzle 15.1%, Mystery 14.7%, Story Rich 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9.3%
- #13 Agatha Christie - The ABC Murders
89% matchVery Positive81% of 3,092 reviews2016
Dev: Artefacts StudioPub: Microids
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The ABC Murders is an adventure and investigation game adapted from the classic Agatha Christie novel. You are the famous private detective Hercule Poirot and, once again, you find yourself up against a mysterious serial killer who goes by the name of "ABC".
Why similar: Detective 17.5%, Noir 16.9%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Investigation 11.1%, Puzzle 7.3%
- #14 春泥 Soil of Rebirth
88% 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: Detective 25.4%, Investigation 18.7%, Mystery 10.5%, Puzzle 9.6%, Psychological Horror 8.5%
- #15 Firework
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 44,473 reviews2021
Dev: Shiying StudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
An accidental fire at a funeral forces the police to re-investigate a closed case of massacre. Lin Lixun participates the re-investigation by chances. As the investigation goes deeper, the past of the victims gradually emerges. However, the case becomes more bewildering.
Why similar: Puzzle 23.5%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Mystery 17.9%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Detective 9.2%
- #16 江华号
87% matchMostly Positive76% of 181 reviews2023
Dev: 知音动漫Pub: IndieArk
Windows
《江华号》是一款国风水墨横版卷轴叙事游戏。1928年,武汉的大街小巷流传着一则“头七夜死者还魂”的诡异消息,引发各界关注。《楚城时报》新人记者虞慧龄奉命前去采访,却误打误撞,被种种谜团指引着登上了一艘名为“江华号”的豪华客轮。在那里,一段不为人知的隐秘往事渐渐浮出水面……
Why similar: Detective 21.7%, Investigation 21%, Puzzle 9.7%, Female Protagonist 9%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #17 The Frosty Leaves 寒叶下的薄冰
86% matchVery Positive83% of 72 reviews2018
Dev: 凝冰剑斩
Windows
This is a tragedy cause by illegal plant collecting. The main character, Leng Xiaobing, was a normal shop keeper form a grocery store, but ever things changed after she met a strange man…
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.4%, RPG 16.8%, Emotional 12.1%, Puzzle 11.2%, Mystery 10.1%
- #18 A Night at the Watermill
84% matchVery Positive95% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: Neon Tales
Windows · Mac · Linux
You wake up in an old watermill in the middle of the night ... and can't remember anything. Examine the surroundings in this thrilling point&click adventure and find out what happened.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.1%, Noir 12.8%, Female Protagonist 12%, Psychological Horror 10%, Exploration 9.3%
- #19 我的美味丈夫 My Tasty Husband
83% matchVery Positive80% of 453 reviews2026
Dev: 劳斯麦斯Rolls-MicePub: Tailtone Games
Windows · Mac
Murders quietly upend May's life. A strange husband, a reckless courier, a dutiful officer—reality and hallucination blur together. In this narrative adventure of food, intimacy, and death, make choices as May and reach her ending. If she can still tell what she's eaten from what she's loved...
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.4%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Mystery 13.2%, RPG 11.9%
- #20 再见断刀
82% matchVery Positive93% of 2,779 reviews2025
Dev: 非侠游戏Pub: LoveStoryProject
Windows
Median: 12.7 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
古风悬疑推理AVG《再见断刀》——在与世隔绝的山庄之中,接二连三地发生了骇人命案。只有通过细致入微的调查,抽丝剥茧的推理,才能定一个是非清白,还一个天理公道。 然而,在逐渐浮出水面的真相之下,似乎还有暗流涌动……
Why similar: Detective 22.8%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Investigation 13.2%, Emotional 9.1%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
- #21 SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair
85% matchVery Positive91% of 129 reviews2016
Dev: Gosatsu Visual Novels
Windows · Mac · Linux
A secluded mountain resort, 10 friends, 1 murderer. Investigate, interrogate and present evidence as you solve various mysteries throughout the night. Will you be able to reach the truth and uncover the culprit’s identity? Or will your deductions lead you to blame someone completely innocent...?
Why similar: Detective 27.5%, Investigation 23.5%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Mystery 10.5%, Female Protagonist 6.6%
- #22 Hauma - A Detective Noir Story
84% matchMixed68% of 136 reviews2023
Dev: SenAm GamesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
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: Comic Book 16.7%, Detective 15.6%, Noir 14.3%, Investigation 12.8%, Visual Novel 9.2%
- #23 Raining City: Millions Recollections
81% matchVery Positive86% of 305 reviews2025
Dev: Orca LayoutPub: 昆布科技
Windows
One night, Lyu Xuan woke up soaked in blood, a mysterious black hole in the palm of her hand, and millions pouring out of that hole, like an unstoppable fountain of wealth. Still in shock, She has to evade the monsters that rushed to her and her new riches. A strange story begins in a gloomy city…
Why similar: Detective 24.5%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Mystery 11.9%, Puzzle 10.7%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
- #24 The Death of Erin Myers
82% matchVery Positive81% of 151 reviews2019
Dev: Viperante
Windows
Erin Myers is dead. But how did she die? And why did she die? Find out as you step back into her life and uncover her darkest secrets.
Why similar: Adventure 21.1%, Mystery 20.1%, Story Rich 17.5%, Female Protagonist 17.1%, Point & Click 13.5%
- #25 Murder by Numbers
81% matchVery Positive84% of 1,692 reviews2020
Dev: MediatonicPub: The Irregular Corporation
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Solve Pixel Puzzles to find clues. Use those clues to interrogate witnesses. Work your way to the truth... ...and uncover the mystery of Murder by Numbers!
Why similar: Comic Book 19.3%, Detective 19.3%, Investigation 18.5%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Puzzle 7.6%
- #26 Card Detective
80% matchMostly Positive78% of 189 reviews2023
Dev: 神探饭店制作组
Windows · Mac
Players will take on the role of newspaper reporter Hazel Gong, who was originally covering a practice exercise at an abandoned building site, but stumbles upon a mysterious corpse in an accidental collapse!
Why similar: Comic Book 39.5%, Puzzle 14.3%, Mystery 12.7%, Story Rich 12.5%, RPG 11.1%
- #27 The Painscreek Killings
79% matchVery Positive91% of 6,420 reviews2017
Dev: EQ Studios
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Investigate an infamous cold case in the eerie, abandoned town of Painscreek. Search for evidence, connect the dots and uncover who killed Vivian Roberts. Can you expose the truth behind this town’s dark secrets?
Why similar: Detective 25.8%, Investigation 25.1%, Mystery 11.2%, Puzzle 8.4%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #28 Connected Clue
78% matchVery Positive87% of 121 reviews2026
Dev: Alpheratz Games Pub: CFK Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Connected Clue is a quarter-view detective adventure game inspired by the atmosphere of 19th-century mystery novels. Gather clues, see through lies, and uncover the identity of the culprit shrouded in secrecy!
Why similar: Detective 26%, Investigation 19.9%, Noir 16.4%, Puzzle 9.3%, Mystery 8.8%
- #29 Alex Hill: Whispers at White Oak Inn
76% matchVery Positive93% of 392 reviews2025
Dev: hannahontrek
Windows · Mac
A young woman died near the White Oak Inn. Now, her spirit is roaming around, and an employee is receiving strange letters. What dark secrets wait to be found? The clock is ticking and you, as Alex Hill, must uncover the truth before it’s too late.
Why similar: Detective 27.3%, Investigation 12.4%, Mystery 11.6%, Exploration 9.2%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #30 猫不语
79% matchMixed68% of 57 reviews2021
Dev: 库库尔坎游戏工作室
Windows
Cat Silence is a horror suspense puzzle game with urban legend themes. The story takes place in an abandoned experimental middle school. With the deepening of the investigation, the unknown and long-buried bloody stories of this school slowly emerged, putting together a chilling truth...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.7%, Female Protagonist 17.8%, Story Rich 12.8%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Puzzle 11.5%
- #31 Killed by Love 99 Times
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 639 reviews2025
Dev: CineGame Interactive
Windows · Mac
架空世界悬疑、解密类真人影游——玩家将从房间莫名醒来,在和四位女生合租的生活中寻找唯一逃生之路,期间不仅需避开各种死亡陷阱,还要提防无处不在的黄色行刑队。最终解开真相时才发现,自己已身处百万年之后……
Why similar: Mystery 22.5%, Puzzle 19.9%, RPG 14.8%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, Story Rich 12.2%
- #32 Kathy Rain
77% matchVery Positive92% of 4,010 reviews2016
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Set in the '90s, Kathy Rain tells the story of a strong-willed journalism major who has to come to terms with her troubled past as she investigates the mysterious death of her recently deceased grandfather.
Why similar: Point & Click 87.6%, Detective 3.6%, Mystery 1.6%, Noir 1.5%, Female Protagonist 1.4%
- #33 Coffin of Ashes
77% matchVery Positive91% of 836 reviews2016
Dev: LadomuPub: DigitalEZ
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Delilah is an ordinary school girl who accidentally discovers an old mansion on a rainy night. As her exploration in the mansion continues, she finds many mysterious phenomena that can't be explained. In this mansion covered by ashes, what's the secret hidden deep underground?
Why similar: RPG 27.2%, Female Protagonist 20.2%, Adventure 15.2%, Puzzle 10.9%, Psychological Horror 9.2%
- #34 The Murder Hotel
74% matchVery Positive93% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: Wegenbartho Games
Windows
Interrogate suspects, search for clues, & uncover a dastardly plot, as you solve a string of mystifying murders to help reluctant detective Ilmarinen escape the foreboding Fafnir Hotel.
Why similar: Detective 34.5%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Mystery 14.4%, Story Rich 11.4%, Psychological Horror 9.9%
- #35 夜弦之音 - Echoes of Nocturnal Chords
75% matchVery Positive100% of 118 reviews2020
Dev: 秋之忧郁Pub: Eternal Dream
Windows
On a rainy night, Xiaoyin disappears searching for the legendary “Miracle Grass.” Yixuan follows clues into a trap-filled cave where bodies, monsters, lies, and warmth intertwine. Multiple endings guide you through fairy tale and reality, revealing a fate woven from hope and loss.
Why similar: RPG 19.7%, Female Protagonist 18.6%, Story Rich 15.6%, Puzzle 14.9%, Exploration 11.6%
- #36 法医探案团之碎嘴小诗
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 150 reviews2025
Dev: 芒果互娱
Windows · Mac
在《法医探案团之碎嘴小诗》中,玩家将化身被害人小诗,用独特的“逝者视角”沉浸式与法医一同寻找自己死因真相!通过“拟真尸检”和“嫌疑人的调查”、“多样的剧情选择”和“技能释放”中冲出层层迷雾,而在扑朔迷离的案情不断袭来之时,一个「糖果岛」的神秘符号,竟引出无数少女的神秘失踪与被囚禁的线索,把案件再次推向新的高潮!
Why similar: Investigation 23.5%, Mystery 14.5%, RPG 13%, Puzzle 12.5%, Emotional 12.4%
- #37 ACCIDENTALLY
73% matchMixed69% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: M&K WORKSPub: Storytaco
Windows · Mac · Linux
A chance encounter. An inevitable murder. The truth always hides where you least expect it. Survive the night in this mansion.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.4%, Noir 23.8%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Story Rich 12.1%, RPG 8.9%
- #38 The Samaritan Paradox
76% matchMostly Positive71% of 273 reviews2014
Dev: Faravid InteractivePub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
A writer has died. His daughter seeks the help of you, Ord Salamon, to find his secret last novel. During the search, questions will emerge. Did her father really kill himself? What is the secret novel all about? What is going on at the island of Fardo?
Why similar: Detective 38.3%, Adventure 18.5%, Point & Click 18%, Puzzle 12%, Mystery 10.3%
- #39 Lover's Enigma
71% matchVery Positive90% of 134 reviews2026
Dev: FallenCranberry StudioPub: Okasan's Recipe
Windows · Mac
In Lover's Enigma , you investigate your husband's mysterious death while balancing complex relationships and personal trauma. Navigate a web of secrets involving a hidden cult and key characters. Your choices shape the story and lead to multiple endings.
Why similar: Noir 27.4%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
- #40 Detective Ridelle
72% matchVery Positive99% of 90 reviews2024
Dev: PuzzLab
Windows
Detective Ridelle is a cozy murder mystery game featuring escape room style puzzles. Find clues, interrogate suspects, solve the mystery - before it's too late.
Why similar: Detective 27.4%, Investigation 19%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Mystery 10%, Puzzle 8.3%
- #41 YOUR HOUSE
72% matchVery Positive84% of 74 reviews2025
Dev: PATRONES & ESCONDITES
Windows · Mac
A narrative puzzle-thriller that blurs the lines between games and books, reality and fiction, puzzles and storytelling.
Why similar: Detective 18.6%, Comic Book 15.7%, Investigation 15.5%, Noir 13.6%, Visual Novel 8.5%
- #42 The Incident at Galley House
68% matchVery Positive94% of 4,375 reviews2026
Dev: William RousPub: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
In 1936, something terrible happened at Galley House. Decades later, with a strange contraption that reveals echoes of the past, you must uncover the truth behind this grisly mystery. A new puzzle from the creators of The Roottrees are Dead.
Why similar: Detective 31.3%, Mystery 17.1%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Puzzle 13.6%, Story Rich 10.1%
- #43 The Occult Detective
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 332 reviews2025
Dev: Battlecry Studio
Windows
A narrative detective game blended with supernatural elements. Play as a rookie investigator, discover vital clues in every case, dive into unscripted interrogations and uncover truths that break minds. But with each revelation, the world feels... less human.
Why similar: Detective 27.7%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Story Rich 11.9%, Puzzle 11.5%, Mystery 9.1%
- #44 流言侦探
73% matchVery Positive82% of 118 reviews2021
Dev: WoodenWolf
Windows
《流言侦探》是一款诡异,烧脑,悬疑推理剧情游戏,在游戏的体验中,玩家自主找出线索,并利用线索,和角色对话后推进故事。严格的推理玩法,玩家将扮演一个神秘的联络者,玩家的选择将影响了解故事的不同侧面。通过和诸多角色的聊天推理出事件一层层真相,找出隐藏的凶手。
Why similar: Detective 37.4%, Puzzle 17.2%, Mystery 16.4%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Exploration 6.8%
- #45 孙美琪疑案:雨儿胡同
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 62 reviews2022
Dev: QZQ Studio
Windows
1992年7月16日,后海湖边槐树下,发现一名女尸,衣着整齐坐在槐树下,颈部缠绕着一根吉他弦,为主要致死原因,双手有被吉他弦勒伤的痕迹,初步判定为自杀。死亡时间约凌晨2点左右,死者叫关雨珑。林警官,请你在错综复杂的线索中,寻找凶案的真相。
Why similar: Detective 25.9%, Emotional 13.6%, Mystery 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Puzzle 8.9%
- #46 Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,386 reviews2025
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Detective 21.5%, Investigation 19.8%, Noir 17.8%, Mystery 8.9%, Puzzle 7.5%
- #47 Paradise Killer
70% matchVery Positive93% of 4,539 reviews2020
Dev: Kaizen Game WorksPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.
Why similar: Detective 22.7%, Investigation 20.3%, Mystery 8.8%, Multiple Endings 8.6%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #48 Confidential Killings - A Detective Game
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 788 reviews2026
Dev: BRANEPub: Surefire.Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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: Detective 23.8%, Investigation 19.9%, Noir 17.9%, Mystery 9%, Puzzle 8.5%
- #49 Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit
66% matchVery Positive97% of 606 reviews2025
Dev: Default Cube Games
Windows · Mac
Pick up your magnifying glass as writer-turned-detective Penelope Pendrick in this first-person point and click mystery adventure! Three people have suddenly vanished from the sleepy town of Carlisle. Follow the clues, interrogate suspects, and solve puzzles to end this case - before it ends you.
Why similar: Detective 22.2%, Mystery 16.4%, Investigation 16.3%, Story Rich 11.3%, Puzzle 9.1%
- #50 Fall into decay
69% matchVery Positive92% of 109 reviews2024
Dev: 灰房子工作室Pub: Gamera Games
Windows
名叫赛莉卡的少女某天在一间奇怪的宅邸中醒来,自己好像忘记了什么重要的事情,又似乎被卷入了什么事件之中…… 但首要的目的是找到逃离这里的方法。
Why similar: Puzzle 18.2%, Mystery 17.2%, RPG 13.7%, Story Rich 13.5%, Female Protagonist 12.4%
- #51 MeiQi 2022
70% matchVery Positive80% of 107 reviews2022
Dev: QZQ Studio
Windows
At the end of 1990, there was a murder in Changzhuang community. Both mother and son were killed. The case is full of doubts. According to the clues, you plan to visit the murder scene alone at night, search for evidence, obtain clues, and crack the truth.
Why similar: Detective 26.8%, Puzzle 13%, Mystery 11.3%, RPG 10.4%, Exploration 10.2%
- #52 Visitor 来访者
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 760 reviews2018
Dev: Zhongce Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Visitor is a full-motion video (FMV) detective suspense game. The game tells a story that on a winter night in 2017, a murder case happened in a residential building, a prostitute Shasha died in her own home.
Why similar: Detective 100%
- #53 死亡旅店 / Death Inn
71% matchVery Positive84% of 55 reviews2019
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
A group of people who didn't know each other found a dead body in a haunted house called 【Death Inn】. And when this group of people returned to the lobby again, ready to leave the place,The door has was no longer there......
Why similar: RPG 39.1%, Visual Novel 30.1%, Adventure 15.7%, Story Rich 15.1%
- #54 Murder on the Marine Express
69% matchVery Positive93% of 80 reviews2021
Dev: 1564 Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystery visual novel taking place aboard the underwater train Marine Express. Follow student Ranko Togawa on her quest to find the culprit on the murder of an accompanying teacher... with lots of surprises along the way!
Why similar: Detective 29.3%, Investigation 19.7%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Mystery 10.7%, Female Protagonist 9.1%
- #55 Outlying Islands
67% matchVery Positive93% of 103 reviews2025
Dev: 九指画尸Pub: 2P Games
Windows
A story about discovering anomalies, finding strange energy sources, and the intertwining of peculiar spaces. Get ready to uncover hidden stories, delve into a horrifying narrative and unveil the most fundamental truth!
Why similar: Comic Book 19.5%, Detective 16.2%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Puzzle 7%, Psychological Horror 6.9%
- #56 Reaplaced
68% matchVery Positive91% of 57 reviews2023
Dev: Mystery Gamedev
Windows · Mac · Linux
A supernatural Halloween whodunnit. Solve a chilling locked-room mystery before the grim reaper reveals the answer!
Why similar: Detective 28.4%, Investigation 15.6%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Mystery 10.1%
- #57 Red Line
67% matchVery Positive97% of 186 reviews2023
Dev: Rolling Cat StudioPub: indienova
Windows · Mac
Moving into a shabby apartment, a saturnine girl with hidden secrets finds a notebook that allows her to communicate with another world. A thrilling adventure taking place across multiple timelines ensues.
Why similar: Detective 20.8%, Puzzle 14%, Mystery 14%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, RPG 11.8%
- #58 灵童
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: Taolizhixia Studio
Windows
Ling Tong "is a new Chinese style horror suspense puzzle game that combines click to solve puzzles and storyline adventure.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.8%, Puzzle 18.4%, Mystery 15.1%, Story Rich 11.7%, Female Protagonist 10.1%
- #59 Laughing to Die
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,307 reviews2024
Dev: 大吉利制作组Pub: Gamera Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
囡囡回乡参加奶奶一百岁的丧礼。家人们都说老人百岁去世是喜丧,因此家里正大摆宴席招待亲友。独自一人的囡囡看到一个酷似奶奶的身影之后随之而误入某个奇怪的房间,在寻找离开的道路同时,囡囡也逐渐从这些房间的故事中知道了奶奶的来历,更从中得知在喜丧背后所隐藏的秘密。
Why similar: Puzzle 30.1%, Psychological Horror 26%, Adventure 16.3%, Mystery 13.1%, Female Protagonist 7.5%