- #1 Staffer Retro : A Supernatural Mystery Quest
96% matchVery Positive90% of 1,084 reviews2026
Dev: Team Tetrapod
Windows · Mac
Staffer Retro is a mystery adventure game where you uncover past incidents related to ‘Mana’, the source of supernatural powers. Gather information through dialogue and exploration, and piece together clues found in documents to guide the choices of Verita Retro, the protagonist.
Why similar: Detective 15.1%, Crime 10.7%, Investigation 10.3%, Text-Based 8.2%, Visual Novel 7.3%
- #2 Tokyo Detectives
97% matchMixed69% of 59 reviews2021
Dev: Rincho Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Detective 19.2%, Crime 17.9%, Investigation 16%, Visual Novel 9.4%, Text-Based 8.6%
- #3 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
96% matchVery Positive88% of 6,230 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Detective 16%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Text-Based 14.7%, Mystery 12.2%, Point & Click 8.1%
- #4 For Your Tranquility
95% matchMixed68% of 193 reviews2023
Dev: Gamesung Games
Windows · Mac
It's a mystery game that reveals the truth through an autopsy. Be a forensic doctor and find out why the dead died.
Why similar: Crime 18.9%, Detective 18.2%, Point & Click 10.3%, Mystery 9.1%, Text-Based 8.9%
- #5 Staffer Case: A Supernatural Mystery Adventure
94% matchVery Positive94% of 4,260 reviews2023
Dev: Team Tetrapod
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Staffer Case is a new sort of mystery game, asking players to find clues, arrange them into documents, and point out the contradictions between them to solve a series of murders. Each mystery unraveled leads you closer to the truth lying at the heart of each case!
Why similar: Detective 23%, Crime 19%, Text-Based 13%, Mystery 9.5%, Visual Novel 9.3%
- #6 Tokyo Dark
94% matchVery Positive84% of 1,344 reviews2017
Dev: CherrymochiPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Legend tells of a door deep below Tokyo's sewers. All who enter are lost forever. Detective Ito's partner is missing. Explore Tokyo & uncover the darkness that lays beneath the streets in this Point & Click - meets Visual Novel - narrative adventure that questions the very core of Ito's sanity.
Why similar: Detective 25.3%, Point & Click 14.9%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Anime 13.7%, Mystery 10.6%
- #7 The Silver Case
93% matchVery Positive89% of 1,192 reviews2016
Dev: GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The Silver Case – the debut title from world-renowned developer SUDA51 has been fully remastered and localized to English for the first time ever!
Why similar: Crime 17.6%, Detective 13.5%, Investigation 13.3%, Text-Based 10.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.7%
- #8 The Occult Detective
92% 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 27.3%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Anime 13.2%, Mystery 11.4%, Story Rich 10.9%
- #9 The Real Face of a VTuber
91% matchVery Positive92% of 335 reviews2026
Dev: 莉莉恩工作室Pub: WhisperGames
Windows
A narrative courtroom adventure all about VTubers! Players will take the role of prosecutor Justin Truth and investigate a murder at a VTuber agency, doing their best to uncover the identity of both the killer and VTuber's real face.
Why similar: Detective 19%, Crime 17.2%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Mystery 8.8%, Text-Based 7.9%
- #10 The Sekimeiya: Spun Glass
91% matchVery Positive87% of 295 reviews2021
Dev: Trinitite Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
An intricate mystery visual novel. Search text, piece together clues, and jump around the story to unravel the tangled events within the sealed tower.
Why similar: Detective 22.3%, Investigation 16.2%, Mystery 12.5%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Text-Based 11.1%
- #11 DAEMON MASQUERADE
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 503 reviews2024
Dev: Callum Page
Windows · Mac · Linux
An anime-inspired supernatural detective game. Uncover the identities and powers of your adversaries using a conspiracy board full of evidence.
Why similar: Detective 23.7%, Investigation 20.2%, Point & Click 11.5%, Mystery 11%, Visual Novel 9.9%
- #12 Unheard - Voices of Crime
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 33,881 reviews2019
Dev: NEXT Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
What if you could hear every word spoken at the scene of a crime? “Acoustic Detectives” wanted for testing our new device! Return aurally to crime scenes and use the voices you hear to identify potential suspects and solve the mysteries. What is it that’s connecting these seemingly unrelated cases?
Why similar: Crime 21.5%, Detective 18.4%, Investigation 13%, Mystery 9.5%, Simulation 9.1%
- #13 Dichotomy Illusion: The Coser Disassembly Incident
89% matchVery Positive86% of 423 reviews2025
Dev: akidouPub: 糕薯科技
Windows
"Dichotomy Illusion" is a Shin Honkaku mystery visual novel that combines real-world entertainment elements with physical locations, utilizing ACGN (Anime, Comics, Games, Novels) subculture knowledge to solve criminal cases and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Simulation 51%, Visual Novel 29.7%, 2D 8.9%, Story Rich 8.3%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #14 LumineNight
88% matchVery Positive88% of 562 reviews2024
Dev: Spickasoft
Windows
LumineNight is a story-driven detective adventure. Play as Detective Foster and his daughter to solve a series of murders spanning a decade. Interrogate suspects, infiltrate locations, solve puzzles, and gather evidence from crime scenes. Uncover the dark truth behind these killings.
Why similar: Detective 23%, Investigation 11.3%, Mystery 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Point & Click 9.8%
- #15 Little Locked Rooms
87% matchVery Positive88% of 148 reviews2024
Dev: riolucci
Windows · Linux
Grab your magnifying glass and peek inside a series of tiny dioramas filled with crimes and carefully crafted mysteries! Think outside the box and solve them all in this new brand of detective game!
Why similar: Detective 19%, Investigation 14.3%, Crime 12%, Text-Based 10.7%, Visual Novel 10.3%
- #16 The Kuon Island Nursery Rhyme Murders: Case Notes
86% matchMixed60% of 82 reviews2026
Dev: RenkaPub: Renka BH1
Windows
A storm-lashed island, a nursery rhyme that foretells death, seven prodigies, serial murders, modern locked-room mysteries, classic locked-room mysteries, astrology, a jigsaw of flesh and blood, a survivor—and one lie told only so you would see this story.
Why similar: Detective 18.4%, Cinematic 16.2%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Crime 9.6%, Mystery 9%
- #17 Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders
86% matchMostly Positive72% of 184 reviews2025
Dev: coly Inc.
Windows · Mac
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: Detective 17.7%, Investigation 14.8%, Text-Based 11.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%, Mystery 10.5%
- #18 Paper Perjury
85% matchVery Positive89% of 228 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 19.8%, Investigation 15.5%, Crime 13.9%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Mystery 8.1%
- #19 Forensics: Crime Scene Detective
84% matchMixed63% of 309 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 23.6%, Investigation 19.7%, Simulation 17%, Detective 12.2%, Realistic 8.9%
- #20 Desktop Explorer
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,696 reviews2026
Dev: Recurring Dream
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Rummage through the abandoned profiles of an old PC to unravel an inherited mystery. What secrets hide in this eerie adventure of cryptic games and outdated software? Who was using this computer? And what happened to them?
Why similar: Detective 17.4%, Investigation 16.1%, Text-Based 13.3%, Point & Click 11.1%, Simulation 9.5%
- #21 Detective Butler: Maiden Voyage Murder
84% matchVery Positive82% of 311 reviews2017
Dev: Goldbar Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Follow Detective Butler and his sidekick Gilligan as they solve a locked-room murder during a haunted cruise ship's maiden voyage. Can you solve the mystery before Detective Butler reveals the answer?
Why similar: Detective 17.3%, Crime 16.7%, Investigation 14.5%, Text-Based 14%, Mystery 9.5%
- #22 Kara no Shojo
83% matchVery Positive92% of 455 reviews2018
Dev: Innocent GreyPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 154.7 hrs≥1hr: 62%
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 18.7%, Investigation 15.8%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%, Mystery 9.4%
- #23 AI: The Somnium Files
82% matchVery Positive92% of 9,378 reviews2019
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.
Why similar: Detective 27.4%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Mystery 14.4%, Anime 13%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #24 The Operator
79% matchVery Positive92% of 8,818 reviews2024
Dev: Bureau 81
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 19.4%, Investigation 16.9%, Crime 16.1%, Simulation 8.7%, Mystery 8.4%
- #25 The Murder Hotel
81% 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 21.7%, Crime 20.9%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Mystery 11.6%, Text-Based 10.2%
- #26 Sofia in Exchange for Lies
80% matchVery Positive85% of 215 reviews2025
Dev: MUTAN
Windows
Peek into the sins and memories of five personalities through surveillance cameras──This is an immersive, mystery adventure game that unravels the thoughts of the dark past that lie dormant inside Sofia,a suspect in the murder of a presidential candidate, and uncovers the truth behind the crime.
Why similar: Text-Based 17.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Investigation 15.2%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Mystery 9.6%
- #27 BEAST CRIMES
82% matchMixed63% of 67 reviews2022
Dev: LINK
Windows
Crimes across the times. Are you able to solve them all?
Why similar: Detective 18.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Point & Click 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Investigation 9%
- #28 Trials of Innocence
77% matchVery Positive92% of 1,779 reviews2025
Dev: 猫龙游戏Pub: Right Mind
Windows
Median: 18.5 hrsMean: 20.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Trials of Innocence is an indie courtroom detective game. Step into the shoes of the main character, rookie lawyer Luna Ray, and navigate her journey through the legal world. Unravel a shocking conspiracy that changes the fate of many, including herself, and confront her inner choices.
Why similar: Detective 18.6%, Crime 16.9%, Investigation 12.1%, Visual Novel 9.6%, Mystery 8.1%
- #29 MAELSTROM LEGACY: The Tesla Mystery
79% matchMostly Positive80% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: Wistfulware
Windows · Mac
The Tesla Mystery is a puzzle-driven adventure game. Join the journey of investigation in a Paris infused with steampunk and Art Nouveau styles. Nikola Tesla, mastermind behind the Science Conference, has vanished under mysterious circumstances. Now, and uncover the truth hidden in the city...
Why similar: Detective 15.2%, Investigation 13.2%, Text-Based 11.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%, Point & Click 8.8%
- #30 Gensokyo:Presumption of Guilt~Pansies Before Dawn
77% matchVery Positive93% of 363 reviews2026
Dev: 戏壤游戏(Xirang Games)
Windows
Explore the intertwined fates of humans and youkai in this interactive fiction. As an unwitting protagonist, enter the sealed realm of Gensokyo to investigate a series of bizarre murders. Unearth ancient secrets and witness a gripping saga hidden for millennia.
Why similar: Detective 29.2%, Text-Based 20.7%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Mystery 16.2%, Investigation 8.9%
- #31 The Shell Part I: Inferno
78% matchVery Positive91% of 1,461 reviews2023
Dev: Innocent GreyPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 115.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Unravel a string of gruesome murders terrorizing Tokyo in this mystery-thriller visual novel. The secrets of a case from six years prior may just be the key to the current unending cycle of tragedy—and the thing that cracks this woeful world’s shell may be one girl’s smile.
Why similar: Detective 21.4%, Visual Novel 13%, Cinematic 12%, Mystery 10.9%, Choices Matter 9.3%
- #32 Ace Attorney Investigations Collection
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,773 reviews2024
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 32.7 hrsMean: 35.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Miles Edgeworth's dramatic turnabouts take center stage! Experience both Ace Attorney Investigations games in one gorgeous collection! Investigate crime scenes and solve tough, intriguing cases through logic and deduction. When Edgeworth's past and present collide, his future begins!
Why similar: Crime 17.5%, Investigation 16.9%, Detective 15.4%, Text-Based 8.9%, Visual Novel 8.7%
- #33 The Case of the Golden Idol
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,922 reviews2022
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
Why similar: Detective 19.9%, Investigation 17.5%, Crime 14.3%, Mystery 10.7%, Point & Click 9.9%
- #34 Ghostwire: Tokyo - Prelude
78% matchMixed61% of 452 reviews2022
Dev: Tango GameworksPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Join KK and his gang of supernatural detectives as they investigate a strange disappearance, only to stumble upon something more sinister. Build relationships with your team and piece together their stories.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.6%, Mystery 25.7%, Story Rich 14.2%, Adventure 8.8%, Atmospheric 8.5%
- #35 DETECTIVE - Rainy night
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 96 reviews2025
Dev: k148 Game StudioPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Detective Rainy Night is a narrative adventure with elements of deduction. Violent crimes, mature stories, and a touch of psychological horror await you at the Motel Holiday. Grab a pencil and paper because solving this case won’t be easy.
Why similar: Crime 22%, Detective 20.1%, Realistic 13.3%, Simulation 10.8%, Mystery 10.5%
- #36 The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
74% matchVery Positive94% of 9,441 reviews2021
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 34.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Immerse yourself in a dramatic yet charming and witty world of evidence-gathering, deduction and courtroom battles with this double-pack of the adventures of rookie lawyer Ryunosuke.
Why similar: Detective 21.3%, Text-Based 16.1%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%, Mystery 10.4%
- #37 Tangle Tower
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,631 reviews2019
Dev: SFB Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Unravel a thrilling mystery by exploring a strange and twisted mansion, discovering curious clues, interrogating peculiar suspects and solving unique puzzles. Will you be able to uncover the secrets of Tangle Tower?
Why similar: Detective 23.9%, Crime 16.5%, Point & Click 13%, Visual Novel 9%, Mystery 7.9%
- #38 Confidential Killings - A Detective Game
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 759 reviews2026
Dev: BRANEPub: Surefire.Games
Windows · Mac
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 19.7%, Investigation 16.9%, Point & Click 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%, Text-Based 10.5%
- #39 The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 25,169 reviews2023
Dev: SEGA
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Why similar: Detective 25.2%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Point & Click 16.7%, Text-Based 15.6%, Mystery 14.5%
- #40 The Centennial Case : A Shijima Story
74% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,127 reviews2022
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Unravel the mysteries of death, and find the answers to life.A unique Mystery-Adventure Game:The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Cinematic 16.6%, Detective 15.7%, Mystery 12.7%, Realistic 10.4%
- #41 Paradise Killer
73% matchVery Positive93% of 4,509 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: Crime 21.9%, Detective 19%, Investigation 17.4%, Point & Click 11.1%, Mystery 9.4%
- #42 Suhoshin
73% matchVery Positive90% of 175 reviews2022
Dev: No More 500
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Suhoshin is a 2D Visual Novel set in the medieval Joseon period of Korea. While investigating a series of mysterious murders, you will have to make choices that will lead you down different paths toward different endings.
Why similar: Detective 13.5%, Text-Based 13%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Investigation 11.1%, Mystery 10.8%
- #43 Misty Judgment
70% 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: Cinematic 19.7%, Detective 19.3%, Crime 16.8%, Investigation 12%, Visual Novel 11.4%
- #44 Casebook 1899 - The Leipzig Murders
72% matchVery Positive85% of 109 reviews2025
Dev: Homo Narrans Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as a sharp-witted detective in late 19th-century Leipzig, Germany, in this retro pixel-art point & click adventure. Search for clues, question suspects, and piece together evidence on your deduction board to solve four gripping murder cases.
Why similar: Crime 21.4%, Detective 20.5%, Investigation 17%, Point & Click 14.4%, Choices Matter 8%
- #45 FAKEBOOK
70% matchVery Positive91% of 822 reviews2024
Dev: banjihagames
Windows · Mac
Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual Social Media! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.
Why similar: Investigation 17.9%, Text-Based 12%, Mystery 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Detective 9.6%
- #46 Zombie Police: Christmas Dancing with Police Zombies
71% matchVery Positive92% of 72 reviews2024
Dev: ALTERCIWS
Windows · Mac
Rookie human detective and energetic zombie detective, a mismatched buddy tackle mysterious cases! Get to the truth with the zombie's super powers and human deductive skills in this Japanese mystery ADV! Now on release!
Why similar: Investigation 22%, Mystery 15.6%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Choices Matter 9.3%
- #47 The 25th Ward: The Silver Case
71% matchVery Positive92% of 535 reviews2018
Dev: GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
In the bayside area of Kanto, a murder with unknown motivations sets off a series of seemingly random events bringing together peculiar individuals, one of whom is detective Tokio Morishima. When their ambitions begin to collide, a truly shocking pattern emerges…
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.3%, Detective 28.3%, Mystery 19.1%, Adventure 13.9%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #48 奇天烈相談ダイヤル
70% matchVery Positive83% of 347 reviews2024
Dev: 法螺会
Windows · Mac
矛盾を見つけ、相談者の悩みを解決する怪異判定アドベンチャー
Why similar: Simulation 26.5%, Text-Based 20.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.6%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Adventure 9.6%
- #49 The Shell Part II: Purgatorio
68% matchVery Positive95% of 681 reviews2024
Dev: Innocent GreyPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 18.6 hrsMean: 173.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Detective Reiji Tokisaka is back to face down a mystery that spans decades, if not centuries. With the aftermath of his last case weighing on his soul and a long-silent cult resurgent, can he solve the crime—or will it become his curse?
Why similar: Detective 17%, Investigation 14.1%, Cinematic 13.8%, Crime 10.5%, Text-Based 9.9%
- #50 PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 179 reviews2017
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
In a world where psychological states can be quantified, every choice has consequences, victims can become criminals, and the very nature of truth can warp and shift. Can detectives Nadeshiko Kugatachi and Takuma Tsurugi remain on the path of justice as they face the ugly truths of humanity?
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.2%, Anime 29.9%, Detective 20.8%, Adventure 12.4%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #51 Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo
68% matchMostly Positive80% of 139 reviews2025
Dev: DankHeartsPub: WhisperGames
Windows
Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo is a multi-ending mystery adventure game. A group of boys and girls who have lost their memories gather in a “Tokyo” that is both familiar and unfamiliar. They must trace their lost memories to escape the bizarre labyrinths. Are they prepared to confront their “true selves”?
Why similar: Detective 21.7%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%, Anime 10.9%, Point & Click 10.4%
- #52 CaseCracker3
67% matchVery Positive86% of 422 reviews2026
Dev: BlackRobe
Windows · Mac
Confronted with fragmented narratives and deceptive persons of interest, you must isolate crucial evidence. Shatter logical loopholes from testimonies and reconstruct the crime scene from subtle clues. Can you survive this immersive battle of wits?
Why similar: Detective 21.2%, Text-Based 14.9%, Point & Click 11.5%, Mystery 11.2%, Simulation 10.1%
- #53 Mohism: Battle of Words
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 610 reviews2023
Dev: 玄镜工作室Pub: Yooreka Studio
Windows
Mohism: Battle of Words is a detective game set in the world of wuxia. The game follows Zhang Xiaochen, investigates unsolved cases and comes into his own as a hero. He must rely on his wits and razor-sharp tongue to best his opponents, find the culprit and ensure justice prevails!
Why similar: Detective 18.5%, Crime 15.4%, Investigation 14%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Mystery 8.5%
- #54 PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,183 reviews2023
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
How far would you go to bring someone back from the dead? Discover the depths that some will go to in this horror-adventure game.
Why similar: Text-Based 16.6%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Simulation 12.4%, Anime 10.1%, Mystery 10%
- #55 Scene Investigators
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,027 reviews2023
Dev: EQ Studios
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 22.8%, Investigation 21.7%, Detective 20.4%, Realistic 10.8%, Mystery 10.5%
- #56 Detective Grimoire
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,547 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 20%, Crime 17.7%, Investigation 12.6%, Point & Click 12.5%, Visual Novel 10.5%
- #57 DIGITAL EXORCIST case_(0);
68% matchVery Positive94% of 167 reviews2023
Dev: COOL BEANS PRODUCTIONSPub: HYPER REAL
Windows
Step into a dark world where cyberdemons haunt humankind. When mutilated bodies start appearing all over this sleepy town in the Mississippi inaka, Sawyer, ex-AGENCY operative; now unemployed shut-in, must exorcise the demon perpetrator in this story-rich, PC-98 style adventure game.
Why similar: Detective 24.9%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Point & Click 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%, Anime 9.9%
- #58 Neon Hearts City
67% matchVery Positive84% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: Cosmic VoidPub: Dionous Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A private investigator, tracking a missing person, uncovers a conspiracy between humans and androids and a secret that could change everything. Neon Hearts City is a retro point-and-click adventure that thrusts you into a grungy cyberpunk city of the future.
Why similar: Detective 20.5%, Crime 18%, Investigation 17.8%, Point & Click 13.8%, Puzzle 6.9%
- #59 Murder On Space Station 52
67% matchVery Positive98% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Made From StringsPub: Dionous Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Trapped on a space station with the Keychain Killer you must unravel this mystery, or it will be your last. Collect evidence, interrogate suspects and solve puzzles to stand a chance.
Why similar: Detective 28.7%, Point & Click 16.6%, Mystery 13.2%, Puzzle 8.9%, Cinematic 8.9%
- #60 [Redacted] The Safehouse
65% matchVery Positive99% of 141 reviews2026
Dev: Heartbeast
Windows · Linux
You're a detective. Investigate the haunting events surrounding the murder of Ann Peterson and her boyfriend. Explore an old safehouse for clues, deduce keywords and reveal redacted words as you search Ann's digital journal, and piece together your case report as this unfortunate story unfolds.
Why similar: Detective 31.6%, Investigation 26.5%, Text-Based 21.4%, Story Rich 9%, Mystery 6.5%