60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Mystery, Investigation, Detective, Puzzle.
Investigate a forgotten town as a detective trapped in a time loop. Turn your photographs into evidence. Exploit the loop to track your suspects, manipulate their schedules and uncover the truth behind a plane crash.
The Rise of the Golden Idol
The Award-winning detective saga returns in this standalone sequel to The Case of the Golden Idol. Uncover the truth behind 20 strange cases of crime, death and depravity in the 1970s. The world has changed dramatically - the sins of humanity have not.
Mysteries of Perception
Mysteries of Perception is a detective game where you will see the same scene through the eyes of different characters. Uncover their secrets by analyzing all the clues. Switch perspectives and learn everything about the artifacts of the Distant and the deaths in their wake. Glory to the Stars!
The Award-winning detective saga returns in this standalone sequel to The Case of the Golden Idol. Uncover the truth behind 20 strange cases of crime, death and depravity in the 1970s. The world has changed dramatically - the sins of humanity have not.
Why similar: Conspiracy 21.9% ★, Detective 16.1%, Investigation 15%, Crime 13%, Mystery 9.4%
Mysteries of Perception is a detective game where you will see the same scene through the eyes of different characters. Uncover their secrets by analyzing all the clues. Switch perspectives and learn everything about the artifacts of the Distant and the deaths in their wake. Glory to the Stars!
Why similar: Conspiracy 21.8% ★, Detective 15.8%, Investigation 13.3%, Crime 13%, Time Manipulation 11% ★
A 2D point-and-click mystery set in the wild 1990s of Slovakia and Czechia. As two young reporters, follow a dead straw man, missing files, locked doors, and paper trails into a case that was never meant to be opened.
Why similar: Detective 16.7%, Conspiracy 16.4% ★, Crime 14.6%, Investigation 14.6%, Mystery 8.6%
You're an Inquisitor following a trail of death. A cult is at work, your predecessor has vanished, and the region teeters on the edge of chaos. Find the truth. Uphold the Inquisition. Do not fail.
Why similar: Conspiracy 19.8% ★, Detective 16.6%, Investigation 13.3%, Crime 9.5%, Mystery 7.9%
Set in 1970s southern France, you play a rookie private eye tasked to dig out the secrets of a stubborn old man. Think on your feet while you follow your leads : ask questions to witnesses, detect their lies, hypothesize why and finally confront the silent ones running from their past.
Why similar: Conspiracy 16.8% ★, Detective 14.4%, Crime 14.3%, Investigation 12.7%, Mystery 7.6%
Play as Lloyd Arch, the young private detective known for being total dick, and unravel the mystery of the Black Scar Serial Killer in this visual novel adventure, but remember that the truth tends to hurt the most.
Why similar: Crime 17.2%, Detective 15.4%, Conspiracy 15.4% ★, Investigation 13.7%, Visual Novel 8.2%
Play as Blissville’s lone switchboard operator in this atmospheric, story-rich mystery. From your dimly lit station, connect calls, listen in, and uncover the secrets that bind the townsfolk—and the darkness beneath their polite masquerade.
Why similar: Conspiracy 22.3% ★, Crime 16.4%, Detective 14.9%, Investigation 11.7%, Mystery 10.4%
An exploration game about knowledge and discovery. Change the seasons, investigate plants, and discover secrets about the world to stop an ecological disaster.
Why similar: Conspiracy 23.8% ★, Detective 17.4%, Investigation 16.1%, Mystery 9.3%, Open World 8.7%
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: Conspiracy 20.7% ★, Detective 17.3%, Investigation 15.3%, Crime 12.2%, Mystery 9.8%
A Geoguessr-inspired narrative detective puzzle game set on an alien planet. As the Cartographer, you must gather and examine clues to locate missing archaeologist Abigail Lidari and uncover the fate of an ancient alien civilization.
Why similar: Conspiracy 23% ★, Investigation 16.5%, Detective 16.4%, Crime 15%, Mystery 10.7%
After Death is a police horror videogame based on real events, where the fate of Bisman is in your hands. Prosecutor Bisman is murdered, next to his body there is only his ghost, without memories, wanting to solve the mystery of his own death. Meanwhile, the Reaper is on the prowl...
Why similar: Conspiracy 20.6% ★, Crime 16%, Detective 12.4%, Investigation 9.6%, Dark 6.8%
Twelve guests at a Chicago hotel plot to steal millions in jewels. Stop them before midnight strikes.
Why similar: Detective 17.2%, Conspiracy 14.2% ★, Crime 13.9%, Investigation 11.8%, Visual Novel 10.3%
Abyss Archives is a detective mystery game with elements of horror. You play as an investigator sent to a construction site shut down after a supernatural incident. Using old photographs, you trace the memories of the dead and piece together the truth hidden beneath the abyss.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 29.9% ★, Detective 21.9%, Investigation 15.4%, Mystery 11.3%, Conspiracy 6.7% ★
A complete time-loop detective story set in the 1940s — solve a case before it even happens in a single, self-contained sitting.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 23.7% ★, Detective 18.2%, Investigation 14.9%, Crime 14.1%, Mystery 8.7%
A narrative detective game about solving mysteries through investigation, evidence, and conversation. Question suspects in your own words, photograph clues, and piece together the truth in a town full of secrets. Who is lying, and what are they hiding?
Why similar: Detective 19.7%, Investigation 16.1%, Crime 15.3%, Conspiracy 14.8% ★, Mystery 10.1%
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 32.5%, Crime 19.2%, Investigation 15.4%, Mystery 11.3%, Puzzle 4.8%
A dead man hired you to solve his own murder. You have one day. Fourteen suspects. And as many attempts as it takes. A hand-drawn noir mystery set in 1937 Rio de Janeiro, where every suspect has a life, a schedule, and something to hide.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 23.5% ★, Crime 14.9%, Detective 14.5%, Investigation 11.3%, Mystery 7.3%
[DEMO available now!] Erased memories, scattered clues. What will you uncover, and what will you leave buried?As an amnesiac detective, investigate crime scenes with limited focus. You can't analyze everything. Strategically choose your leads to shape the case and reclaim your lost past.
Why similar: Detective 23.6%, Investigation 19.7%, Crime 19.7%, Mystery 11.5%, Visual Novel 10%
Arthur thinks he’s a smart guy. He isn’t. Help him solve puzzles, investigate the town, and uncover the mystery of his friends disappearance in this quirky adventure game inspired by classic cartoons.
Why similar: Conspiracy 24% ★, Detective 17.5%, Investigation 15.4%, Mystery 10.1%, Visual Novel 7.5%
A murdered priest. A secret list. Hunt Nazi fugitives across the globe in this gritty 1971 detective thriller. Analyze evidence, follow leads, and make sharp deductions before the trail goes cold. From the creators of Family, Rivals, Conspiracy, Echo Beach and Riley & Rochelle.
Why similar: Detective 25.5%, Investigation 21.7%, Conspiracy 20.5% ★, Mystery 11.2%, Puzzle 5.9%
"Your job is to write the death certificate." In 1959, a mysterious death awaits inside a grand British manor. Investigate eerie scenes and complete forensic documents, including death certificates and emergency reports. Stylish 1960s detective comic art. Perfect for fans of vintage whodunits.
Why similar: Crime 17.6%, Conspiracy 17% ★, Detective 15.5%, Investigation 13.8%, Mystery 8.7%
The Lawyer - Episode 1: The White Bag is the first part of an episodic adventure game which combines gripping crime story with classic courtroom drama. Immerse yourself into a world set in early 90’s in which you gather (or fabricate!) evidence, deduct and run fierce courtroom battles.
Why similar: Conspiracy 21.6% ★, Crime 16.3%, Detective 14.8%, Investigation 13.1%, Visual Novel 8.1%
Play as Conrad, the town's executioner. Investigate a mysterious death, gather clues, question suspects and solve puzzles in this classic point-and-click mystery where witchcraft and superstition conceal a far darker truth.
Why similar: Conspiracy 21.5% ★, Detective 19.4%, Crime 15.6%, Investigation 15.1%, Mystery 7.9%
Broken Voyage is a detective-focused horror game that takes place on an whaling boat gone silent where the player will solve murders, unweave the strings behind a grander mystery, and resist the allure of a lovecraftian monster!
Why similar: Time Manipulation 33.1% ★, Detective 25.8%, Investigation 11.4%, Horror 10.2%, Mystery 7.4%
Crimson Seer is a fantasy detective puzzle game. Investigate murder scenes frozen in time, gather clues, and deduce motive, method, and location. Use your prophetic visions to uncover sinister elven plots, ancient mysteries, and dark rituals in an underground world.
Why similar: Detective 20.3%, Conspiracy 18.1% ★, Investigation 17.3%, Crime 16.5%, Mystery 12.3%
Oblivistar is a story-driven adventure game where you will help solve a mystery that sinks into the place you call home.
Why similar: Conspiracy 19.9% ★, Investigation 17.8%, Detective 14.7%, Mystery 11.2%, Horror 7.8%
Crimson Silk is a political detective thriller with a mind-controlling villain. Investigate the assassination of your grandfather. Plunge into a world of complicated law and wild ESP powers. Gather clues, choose sides, jump timelines, and try not to get stuffed with lead.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 21.7% ★, Detective 17.8%, Mystery 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Choices Matter 11.5%
Welcome to the enchanting world of dreams, where each location is a unique story. Explore dreams, free them from nightmares, and restore comfort and harmony to this magical area of imagination.
Why similar: Wholesome 25.4%, Hand-drawn 13.2%, Dark 10.2%, Mystery 8.9%, Stylized 8.5%
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Crime 21.4%, Detective 20.9%, Investigation 18.2%, Mystery 10.4%, Hand-drawn 10.1%
Find clues, question witnesses, and debate stubborn opponents to piece together a grand political conspiracy and solve a string of mysterious murders. Discover the detailed world of Libertia as you unravel a web of lies by pulling on the thread of truth!
Why similar: Conspiracy 19.9% ★, Detective 17.5%, Crime 13.3%, Mystery 10.4%, Investigation 9.9%
Curtain Call in Flames is a single-player 2D courtroom mystery visual novel set in a traditional Chinese puppet troupe. As defense attorney Bian Bo, investigate a murder, question witnesses, examine evidence, and expose contradictions in court to uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 25.3%, Crime 21.1%, Investigation 18.5%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Mystery 11.7%
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 20.9%, Detective 16.4%, Investigation 16.2%, Mystery 9.8%, Visual Novel 9.2%
A noir adventure beyond time and space. The city of cosmic beings is under threat in two parallel realities - one where the Big Bang was never fired, the other exploding in color and sin. It’s up to you to solve the mysteries of the Bigger Bang in this follow up to the award-winning Genesis Noir.
Why similar: Conspiracy 20.6% ★, Detective 16.4%, Crime 16.2%, Investigation 13.8%, Mystery 8.3%
In this story-driven detective thriller, a young Sherlock Holmes struggles to prove himself as he navigates an exotic, dangerous island in the Mediterranean to investigate the mystery of his mother’s death.
Why similar: Detective 22.3%, Crime 19.6%, Investigation 14.1%, Open World 11.5%, Mystery 10%
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: Conspiracy 24.7% ★, Detective 19.1%, Investigation 16.7%, Crime 15.6%, Mystery 8.8%
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 24.3%, Crime 20.4%, Investigation 20.3%, Conspiracy 11.9% ★, Mystery 11.6%
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: Conspiracy 20.9% ★, Crime 16.9%, Detective 16.3%, Investigation 13.7%, Visual Novel 8.6%
A short Golden Idol-like deduction game about a young girl who is catapulted from her suburban life into the mysterious world of the ancient Maya. Investigate a series of moments frozen in time. Examine clues and solve puzzles to uncover a story full of twists and turns.
Why similar: Conspiracy 30.7% ★, Detective 23%, Investigation 19.8%, Mystery 12.2%, Puzzle 6.4%
A detective noir, choose-your-own-adventure game with hand-drawn art, over 250k words, and an immersive soundtrack.
Why similar: Conspiracy 14.7% ★, Detective 12.9%, Investigation 12.2%, Crime 10.7%, Hand-drawn 10.3%
Okay, Pedro is AWOL, and you have to get this LAN Party set up at the Game Store for the session later. Connect cables, install software, and solve puzzles all while you and the gang uncover the mystery of your missing friend.
Why similar: Crime 21.4%, Conspiracy 19.2% ★, Detective 17%, Investigation 14.6%, Mystery 10.8%
Orten Was The Case - A free movement puzzle/adventure game where you play as a youngster stuck in a time loop with the simple task of saving the world from literal destruction.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 24.1% ★, Conspiracy 19.7% ★, Detective 12.7%, Mystery 9.7%, Open World 9%
The Wolf is Dead is a murder mystery game. When the Big Bad Wolf is found murdered at a party for his biopic, you're called in. Interrogate suspects, investigate the scene of the crime and use this to travel back in time and reconstruct the events of the evening. Who killed Alexander Wolff?
Why similar: Detective 24.4%, Crime 24.1%, Mystery 12.5%, Investigation 12.4%, Puzzle 7.2%
The second part of the detective saga! Help Amanda find the stolen masterpiece in France. Explore mysterious locations, find hidden objects and solve puzzles. The Collector's Edition includes 20 mini-games and additional locations!
Why similar: Detective 20.1%, Conspiracy 18.1% ★, Crime 17.8%, Investigation 12.8%, Mystery 7.2%
Detective agency management × superpowered mystery. Former operative Lin Mo rebuilds the Ash Detective Agency in Collins City. Investigate crime scenes, use “Echoes” to recover memory fragments, rebut lies with evidence, dispatch partners for intel, and uncover conspiracy behind your mentor’s death.
Why similar: Detective 26.5%, Investigation 20%, Crime 17.9%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Mystery 10.5%
A mystery adventure game where you investigate 3D evidence and uncover the truth behind each case through the clues left behind.
Why similar: Crime 24.3%, Detective 22.3%, Investigation 21.6%, Mystery 14.9%, Hand-drawn 5.2%
Mistmoon Falls is an open world murder mystery set in a farm-sim town that's now sans farmer. Question the locals, use tools to uncover clues, form hypotheses, and sift through some sinister goings-on to find the killer.
Why similar: Detective 19.2%, Crime 17.6%, Investigation 14.1%, Mystery 10%, Open World 7.7%
Petrichor is a first person horror game inspired by Outer Wilds. Other older games inspired us for the graphics. You are in a cabin in the woods, some strange things are happening here.
Why similar: Conspiracy 24.3% ★, Detective 16.1%, Investigation 13.2%, Stylized 7.5%, Mystery 7.5%
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 24.6%, Crime 20.2%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Mystery 13.8%, Horror 9.3%
Investigate murders across parallel universes in a hand-drawn detective puzzle game inspired by Ottoman medieval art. Gather clues, identify suspects, and reconstruct events to uncover a mystery spanning multiple realities.
Why similar: Conspiracy 24.5% ★, Detective 20.9%, Investigation 17.2%, Hand-drawn 13.7%, Crime 9.7%
Duke Damian has been murdered! Collect clues, solve puzzles, and deduce the killer. Follow a growing trail of crimes and unravel the conspiracy tying them all together.
Why similar: Detective 30.1%, Conspiracy 16.5% ★, Crime 16.3%, Investigation 15.8%, Mystery 14.5%
Time flows back and forth in this narrative, open-world cavern, harbouring a young research civilisation in the face of disaster. Embrace environmental clues that add up to an interwoven story of fear, resolve and a constant sense of discovery, defying the laws of time and space.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 21.3% ★, Detective 16.7%, Investigation 13.2%, Mystery 12.3%, Open World 8.3%
Go to an abandoned village to find your missing brother. Explore the objects that come in your way. Solve the terrible mystery of this mysterious place.
Why similar: Detective 23%, Conspiracy 20.7% ★, Dark 12.2%, Horror 10.6%, Mystery 9.8%
The coiling chains of obsession that began with The Shell now threaten to strangle Detective Reiji Tokisaka in the third and final entry in the trilogy. As old friends and foes rise up for one last confrontation, can anyone break the cycle—and can Reiji's heart ever be set free?
Why similar: Conspiracy 17.7% ★, Crime 14.7%, Detective 14.5%, Investigation 12.7%, Mystery 8.3%
As a young private investigator trainee in 2006, you dive into the early internet - social profiles, websites, photos, and archived news - to uncover the truth behind Emily Parker’s death, ruled as an accident after a late-night gathering
Why similar: Detective 26%, Investigation 18.4%, Crime 17.8%, Conspiracy 15% ★, Mystery 12.7%
Emma Riley: Dream Detective is a detective game where you must unravel an occult conspiracy spanning the real and dream worlds. Use keen observation to gather clues, carefully interrogate suspects for information, and use your logic and deduction skills to unravel the mystery!
Why similar: Detective 24.5%, Investigation 21.5%, Mystery 12.8%, Choices Matter 7.9%, Conspiracy 7.2% ★
After being away at college, you meet up with two of your friends at a local movie theatre. What starts out as a simple reunion, quickly unravels to be a gruesome murder mystery with your friend as the victim. It is now your mission to find out who did it, and how in this visual novel style game.
Why similar: Crime 21.7%, Detective 18.1%, Investigation 17.7%, Mystery 10.5%, Visual Novel 9.9%
Play as Madeleine, a retired granny recruited by the Granny Detective Society (basically the FBI… but add dentures). Investigate your neighbors, figure out their names and professions, and uncover all their secrets in this no-murder detective game full of white hair and mugs of tea.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 25.7% ★, Detective 18.4%, Investigation 16.2%, Hand-drawn 9.9%, Stylized 6.4%
Your friend is missing in the Australian outback and you must find her. Search the Internet for clues, solve mysterious puzzles and uncover the conspiracy of the vanishing hikers of Golden Valley.
Why similar: Conspiracy 23.1% ★, Detective 18%, Investigation 14.9%, Mystery 12.2%, Crime 12.2%
A hand-drawn and story-rich deduction mystery set in 1887. Pearl Lundgren is dead and two men have been arrested for her murder, but the full truth remains to be discovered, and only you can piece it together.
Why similar: Detective 23.2%, Investigation 19.6%, Crime 13.9%, Hand-drawn 10.8%, Puzzle 9.1%
Investigate a little girl's disappearance at a rundown trailer park. Play as Detective Partridge and cross examine three suspects to find the truth with fully freeform interrogation. Type anything and ask anything you want.
Why similar: Detective 23.5%, Investigation 18%, Conspiracy 17.3% ★, Crime 15.9%, Mystery 9.6%
