- #1 Misty Judgment
96% matchVery Positive94% of 1,414 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 16.7%, Investigation 16.1%, Mystery 11.5%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
- #2 MMM: Murder Most Misfortunate
97% matchVery Positive82% of 125 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 21.5%, Adventure 20.1%, Story Rich 17.3%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #3 子归 - Blossom
96% matchVery Positive89% of 618 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 31.5%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Mystery 13.1%, RPG 9.5%, Puzzle 9.2%
- #4 追曙
95% matchVery Positive93% of 107 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 11.4%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Mystery 10.9%
- #5 再见断刀
94% matchVery Positive93% of 2,493 reviews2025
Dev: 非侠游戏Pub: LoveStoryProject
Windows
Median: 13.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 14.2%, Investigation 13.4%, Emotional 9.2%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
- #6 Paper Perjury
94% matchVery Positive89% of 201 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 27.2%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Investigation 11.4%, Mystery 9.9%, Puzzle 9.2%
- #7 A Detective's Novel
93% matchMixed68% of 891 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 44.2%, Visual Novel 36.7%, Adventure 19.1%
- #8 Rainy Butcher
92% matchMostly Positive71% of 91 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 18.5%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Investigation 15.9%, Puzzle 10.2%, RPG 9.4%
- #9 春泥 Soil of Rebirth
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 298 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 25.5%, Investigation 18.9%, Mystery 10.6%, Puzzle 9.5%, Psychological Horror 8.5%
- #10 FILTHY US
91% matchMixed68% of 474 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 13.9%, Puzzle 12.3%, Emotional 11.6%, Psychological Horror 10.2%
- #11 Paper Bride
89% matchVery Positive91% of 2,228 reviews2021
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.8 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 35.3%, Puzzle 14.9%, Mystery 14.8%, Story Rich 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9.3%
- #12 久美子之死:昭和少女血色告白
89% matchVery Positive92% of 142 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 24.5%, Visual Novel 17%, Mystery 10%, Puzzle 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9.8%
- #13 SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair
90% matchVery Positive91% of 128 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 23.8%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Mystery 10.6%, Female Protagonist 6.5%
- #14 Firework
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 44,022 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 23.4%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Mystery 18.1%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Detective 9.3%
- #15 Agatha Christie - The ABC Murders
87% matchVery Positive81% of 3,031 reviews2016
Dev: Artefacts StudioPub: Microids
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 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 17.6%, Noir 17%, Investigation 11.3%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Puzzle 7.3%
- #16 江华号
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 178 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 21.8%, Investigation 21.3%, Puzzle 9.6%, Female Protagonist 8.9%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #17 A Night at the Watermill
84% matchVery Positive95% of 60 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 11.9%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Exploration 9.4%
- #18 Hauma - A Detective Noir Story
85% matchMostly Positive71% of 129 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 16.6%, Detective 15.7%, Noir 14.3%, Investigation 13%, Visual Novel 9.1%
- #19 Alex Hill: Whispers at White Oak Inn
83% matchVery Positive94% of 377 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 12.6%, Mystery 11.7%, Exploration 9.3%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #20 The Painscreek Killings
82% matchVery Positive91% of 6,095 reviews2017
Dev: EQ Studios
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.3 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 25.7%, Investigation 25.3%, Mystery 11.2%, Puzzle 8.3%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #21 The Death of Erin Myers
84% 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 20.6%, Mystery 20.4%, Story Rich 17.6%, Female Protagonist 16.9%, Point & Click 13.6%
- #22 Detective Ridelle
82% matchVery Positive99% of 88 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 19.2%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Mystery 10.1%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #23 Raining City: Millions Recollections
80% matchVery Positive86% of 296 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 24.6%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Mystery 12%, Puzzle 10.6%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
- #24 Card Detective
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 188 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 39.4%, Puzzle 14.2%, Mystery 12.8%, Story Rich 12.5%, RPG 11%
- #25 猫不语
81% 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 19.9%, Female Protagonist 17.6%, Story Rich 12.8%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Puzzle 11.4%
- #26 Coffin of Ashes
79% matchVery Positive91% of 833 reviews2016
Dev: LadomuPub: DigitalEZ
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.4 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 20.1%, Adventure 14.9%, Puzzle 10.9%, Psychological Horror 9.4%
- #27 法医探案团之碎嘴小诗
78% 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 23.8%, Mystery 14.6%, RPG 12.9%, Emotional 12.4%, Puzzle 12.4%
- #28 Connected Clue
77% matchVery Positive88% of 112 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 20.2%, Noir 16.4%, Puzzle 9.2%, Mystery 8.8%
- #29 Murder on the Marine Express
78% matchVery Positive94% of 78 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 20%, Visual Novel 18%, Mystery 10.8%, Female Protagonist 8.9%
- #30 The Murder Hotel
76% matchVery Positive95% of 64 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 34.6%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Mystery 14.5%, Story Rich 11.3%, Psychological Horror 9.9%
- #31 夜弦之音 - Echoes of Nocturnal Chords
77% matchVery Positive100% of 113 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 19.6%, Female Protagonist 18.5%, Story Rich 15.7%, Puzzle 14.9%, Exploration 11.8%
- #32 Kathy Rain
76% matchVery Positive92% of 3,954 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 87.7%, Detective 3.5%, Mystery 1.7%, Noir 1.5%, Female Protagonist 1.4%
- #33 The Samaritan Paradox
79% matchMostly Positive71% of 268 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 38.6%, Adventure 18%, Point & Click 18%, Puzzle 11.9%, Mystery 10.4%
- #34 Laughing to Die
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,189 reviews2024
Dev: 大吉利制作组Pub: Gamera Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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%, Psychological Horror 26.2%, Adventure 15.9%, Mystery 13.3%, Female Protagonist 7.4%
- #35 Paradise Killer
75% matchVery Positive93% of 4,418 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 20.6%, Mystery 8.9%, Multiple Endings 8.6%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #36 The Occult Detective
74% matchMostly Positive71% of 326 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 27.8%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Story Rich 11.9%, Puzzle 11.4%, Mystery 9.2%
- #37 Reaplaced
75% matchVery Positive91% of 55 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 15.8%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Mystery 10.2%
- #38 YOUR HOUSE
74% matchVery Positive87% of 69 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%, Investigation 15.8%, Comic Book 15.6%, Noir 13.6%, Visual Novel 8.5%
- #39 Lover's Enigma
71% matchVery Positive92% of 50 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 27.6%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Multiple Endings 10.5%
- #40 Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,243 reviews2025
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 20%, Noir 17.8%, Mystery 9%, Puzzle 7.4%
- #41 Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit
69% matchVery Positive98% of 480 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 16.5%, Investigation 16.5%, Story Rich 11.2%, Puzzle 9%
- #42 流言侦探
73% matchVery Positive82% of 116 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 37.5%, Puzzle 17%, Mystery 16.5%, Multiple Endings 11%, Exploration 6.8%
- #43 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 26%, Emotional 13.6%, Mystery 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Puzzle 8.8%
- #44 Outlying Islands
70% matchVery Positive96% of 92 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 19.4%, Detective 16.3%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Puzzle 6.9%, Psychological Horror 6.9%
- #45 Fall into decay
70% matchVery Positive92% of 106 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 18.1%, Mystery 17.5%, RPG 13.6%, Story Rich 13.5%, Female Protagonist 12.3%
- #46 Visitor 来访者
72% 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%
- #47 Murder by Numbers
71% matchVery Positive84% of 1,662 reviews2020
Dev: MediatonicPub: The Irregular Corporation
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.7 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: Detective 19.3%, Comic Book 19.2%, Investigation 18.8%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Puzzle 7.6%
- #48 MeiQi 2022
71% 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 26.9%, Puzzle 12.9%, Mystery 11.5%, RPG 10.3%, Exploration 10.2%
- #49 死亡旅店 / Death Inn
72% 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 30.3%, Adventure 15.4%, Story Rich 15.2%
- #50 Red Line
69% matchVery Positive97% of 185 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 20.9%, Mystery 14.2%, Puzzle 13.9%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, RPG 11.7%
- #51 灵童
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 81 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 20%, Puzzle 18.3%, Mystery 15.3%, Story Rich 11.7%, Point & Click 10%
- #52 Case #1472
69% matchMixed57% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: Broken at Release Game Studio
Windows
A mysterious woman is sitting in front of you. Who is she? And who are you? And why are you both there? Case #1472 is mystery information digging interrogation thriller game where there are more things going on than what meets the eye, but are you able to unravel what has happened?
Why similar: Detective 21.6%, Investigation 17.7%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Puzzle 10.5%, Psychological Horror 7.2%
- #53 Mind Diver
65% matchVery Positive96% of 327 reviews2025
Dev: Indoor SunglassesPub: PLAYISM
Windows
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: Detective 20.4%, Investigation 17.7%, Noir 17.5%, Emotional 9.1%, Mystery 8.5%
- #54 海与鱼Ocean and Fish
66% matchVery Positive99% of 92 reviews2025
Dev: 神经传达室
Windows
Hanhai wakes up in an unfamiliar room, his calf inexplicably cut by a sharp object. As he investigates his surroundings, he discovers an unidentified male corpse in the bathroom, a mysterious room with an evil magic circle drawn on the floor... What exactly happened here?
Why similar: RPG 27.7%, Mystery 20.5%, Puzzle 20.2%, Exploration 11.5%, Female Protagonist 10.3%
- #55 The Diary
67% matchMixed68% of 200 reviews2025
Dev: HuCang StudioPub: IndieArk
Windows · Mac
Several diaries gradually reveal the thrilling story of a missing case; after multiple deductions, are the answers in the past or present? With frequent plot twists, you never know which is the truth and which is the unexpected; in a dense fog, time buries the past, but the marks remain.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.3%, Story Rich 17.7%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Puzzle 15%, Mystery 12.3%
- #56 Kara no Shojo
68% matchVery Positive92% of 449 reviews2018
Dev: Innocent GreyPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 161.1 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Play as a detective tasked with catching a serial killer in this visual novel set in post-war Japan. Investigate key locations, question many complex characters, piece together clues, and try to stop the culprit before they end yet another young girl's smile.
Why similar: Detective 21.9%, Investigation 18.2%, Visual Novel 13%, Emotional 9.8%, Mystery 8.6%
- #57 Detective Grimoire
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,355 reviews2014
Dev: SFB Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Detective Grimoire has been called to investigate a murder. The owner of a small tourist attraction, seemingly killed by the mythical creature his attraction is based around... Explore the area, inspect the crime scene, grill suspects, solve puzzles, hunt for clues & uncover the secret of the swamp!
Why similar: Detective 25.5%, Investigation 15.7%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Puzzle 9.5%, Exploration 7.9%
- #58 Sanfu
65% matchVery Positive83% of 17,608 reviews2023
Dev: Shiying StudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
2000年,山城市新闻频道的电视画面莫名跳出一则旧广告,而广告的代言人是已经去世的特异功能少年——三眼神童。有传闻三眼神童的亡魂劫持了电视信号。 调查局受命展开调查。随着调查的深入,一个藏在黑暗处的犯罪团伙逐渐浮出水面。
Why similar: Detective 16.4%, Mystery 15%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Puzzle 11.4%, RPG 10.1%
- #59 Inspector Schmidt - The Ebbing
66% matchVery Positive90% of 91 reviews2025
Dev: Active Fungus Studios
Windows · Linux
In this detective RPG, you untangle a thick web of intrigues, lies, and secrets that surround a mysterious death. Find the origin of eerie telegraph signals, question the villagers, decipher the strange symbols that are suddenly appearing all over town - and hide from the danger lurking in the moor.
Why similar: Detective 26.2%, Investigation 21.7%, Mystery 10.4%, Multiple Endings 8.8%, Story Rich 8.7%