- #1 The Case of the Golden Idol
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,351 reviews2022
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 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 48.4%, Mystery 17.1%, Puzzle 9.9%, Investigation 7.3%, Story Rich 6%
Why You'll Like It: Its brilliance comes from studying frozen crime scenes and inferring names, motives, and timelines with very little explicit guidance.
- #2 The Operator
96% matchVery Positive92% of 8,280 reviews2024
Dev: Bureau 81
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 48.1%, Mystery 14%, Puzzle 10%, Investigation 7.3%, Simulation 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the same desk-bound investigative feel of sorting through evidence, communications, and records to identify suspects and connections.
- #3 Return of the Obra Dinn
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 33,856 reviews2018
Dev: Lucas PopePub: 3909
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.
Why similar: Detective 59.2%, Mystery 18.5%, Puzzle 10.1%, Story Rich 5.9%, Indie 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: Like Unheard, it revolves around reconstructing past events from fragmented snapshots and correctly identifying who everyone is through careful deduction.
- #4 Murders on the Yangtze River
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 20,567 reviews2024
Dev: OMEGAMES STUDIO
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
"Murders on Yangtze River" is an Ace Attorney-like detective game that takes you on a journey through early 20th century China as you solve a series of intriguing cases. Use your logical reasoning and deduction skills to uncover clues, interrogate suspects, and solve the mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 56.1%, Puzzle 12.1%, Mystery 12.1%, Story Rich 7.2%, Investigation 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: This is a strong fit for its case-based detective structure, evidence-driven deductions, and story-rich mystery pacing.
- #5 Her Story
94% matchVery Positive89% of 10,294 reviews2015
Dev: Sam Barlow
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A woman is interviewed seven times by the police. Search the video database and explore hundreds of authentic clips to discover her story in this groundbreaking and award winning narrative game.
Why similar: Detective 53.8%, Puzzle 12.3%, Investigation 9.1%, Story Rich 6.9%, Crime 6%
Why You'll Like It: This is another mystery built around listening to fragmented recordings and assembling the truth yourself from non-linear testimony.
- #6 Scene Investigators
94% matchMostly Positive75% of 992 reviews2023
Dev: EQ Studios
Windows
Median: 2.6 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: Detective 51.3%, Mystery 17.5%, Puzzle 11.8%, Investigation 9.4%, Crime 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: It similarly trusts you to study crime scenes, notice small details, and form your own conclusions without much hand-holding.
- #7 The Roottrees are Dead
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,392 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.
Why similar: Detective 52.4%, Mystery 17.1%, Puzzle 11.8%, Investigation 5.7%, Story Rich 5%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers the same satisfying process of identifying unknown people and relationships by connecting scattered clues across a larger mystery.
- #8 Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
93% matchVery Positive89% of 7,813 reviews2014
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Become the most celebrated detective of all time: Sherlock Holmes! Use your impressive talents as a detective to solve six thrilling and varied cases: murders, missing persons, spectacular thefts and numerous investigations that sometimes lead you into the realms of the fantastic.
Why similar: Detective 62.3%, Mystery 13.6%, Puzzle 6.6%, Investigation 5.1%, Story Rich 4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers methodical investigations, suspect analysis, and the pleasure of drawing your own conclusions from gathered evidence.
- #9 Cyber Manhunt
92% matchVery Positive93% of 15,480 reviews2021
Dev: Aluba Van+
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Cyber Manhunt is a story-oriented puzzle game focusing on big data, hacking, citizen privacy, and social workers. It focuses on social issues such as cyber violence and privacy breaches.
Why similar: Detective 30.4%, Mystery 16.2%, Puzzle 15.6%, Simulation 11.9%, RPG 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: It scratches a similar itch through database sleuthing and piecing together hidden motives from indirect evidence rather than action.
- #10 No Case Should Remain Unsolved
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,993 reviews2024
Dev: Somi
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Twelve years after Senior Inspector Jeon Gyeong's retirement, she is visited by a young police officer: a woman who pleads with her to reexamine Seowon's case. But with each uncovered memory, only one thing becomes clear: everyone in Seowon's vicinity was lying.
Why similar: Detective 51%, Puzzle 17.5%, Investigation 11.5%, Story Rich 10.4%, Point & Click 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Its emotional detective structure is driven by revisiting old testimony and piecing together a case from incomplete memories.
- #11 Telling Lies
91% matchMixed63% of 1,297 reviews2019
Dev: Sam BarlowPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Four private lives. One big lie. Search through secretly recorded video conversations to discover the truth. The successor to the acclaimed Her Story.
Why similar: Detective 43.8%, Mystery 15.5%, Puzzle 8.7%, Story Rich 6.6%, Investigation 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: Like Unheard, it asks you to reconstruct a hidden narrative by analyzing recorded conversations and finding links between separate incidents.
- #12 Nobody Wants to Die
89% matchVery Positive84% of 6,806 reviews2024
Dev: Critical Hit GamesPub: PLAION
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Lose yourself in the dystopian world of New York, 2329; immortality comes at a price that someone has to pay. In this interactive noir story, lead the investigation using advanced technology, as Detective James Karra who risks it all in pursuit of a serial killer targeting the city’s elite.
Why similar: Detective 75.8%, Story Rich 10.5%, Investigation 10%, Atmospheric 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: Its futuristic crime-scene reconstruction tools and noir atmosphere echo Unheard's high-concept approach to solving murders through forensic replay.
- #13 SIMULACRA
89% matchVery Positive90% of 4,633 reviews2017
Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: Detective 50.9%, Mystery 12.3%, Puzzle 9.9%, Story Rich 6.8%, Horror 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: Its phone-forensics format captures the same intimate, voyeuristic feeling of solving a mystery through voices, messages, and recovered traces.
- #14 Firework
88% 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: Mystery 23.9%, Puzzle 23.3%, Horror 17.2%, Detective 14.6%, Indie 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Its eerie Chinese mystery atmosphere and puzzle-driven uncovering of past tragedies line up well with Unheard's tone.
- #15 Contradiction: Spot The Liar
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,230 reviews2015
Dev: Baggy Cat Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Spot the lie and beat the liars in 'Contradiction' - the all-video murder mystery adventure!
Why similar: Detective 47.3%, Mystery 13.5%, Investigation 6.8%, Puzzle 6.4%, RPG 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: Its core appeal is listening closely to statements, spotting inconsistencies, and breaking cases through attentive reasoning.
- #16 The Painscreek Killings
86% 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 49.1%, Mystery 18.1%, Puzzle 10.2%, Investigation 8.4%, Story Rich 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: If you want a more open-ended and atmospheric investigation, it excels at making you solve a cold case through observation and note-taking.
- #17 Paper Bride
86% 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 47.4%, Mystery 16.8%, Puzzle 12.8%, Horror 6.7%, Story Rich 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: It blends mystery-solving, horror, and culturally grounded storytelling in a way that should appeal to fans of Unheard's moodier cases.
- #18 Shadows of Doubt
84% matchVery Positive82% of 17,348 reviews2024
Dev: ColePowered GamesPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Take on the role of a private investigator in this immersive detective simulator. Solve murders and other crimes in a procedurally generated and persistent city where every NPC lives and breathes their own independent lives. Find the killer quickly… or they will kill again!
Why similar: Detective 77.6%, Puzzle 10.6%, RPG 6.4%, Indie 2.7%, Atmospheric 1.6%
Why You'll Like It: This immersive detective sim is great for players who want to gather leads, track people, and solve cases through systemic investigation.
- #19 Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
85% matchVery Positive90% of 15,430 reviews2016
Dev: Osmotic StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Big Brother has arrived - and it’s you. Investigate the lives of citizens to find those responsible for a series of terror attacks. Information from the internet, personal communications and private files are all accessible to you. But, be warned, the information you supply will have consequences.
Why similar: Investigation 35.1%, Simulation 32.4%, Detective 19.1%, Mystery 6.4%, Story Rich 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: This turns investigation into an interface puzzle, asking you to assemble truth from messages, profiles, and digital fragments.
- #20 Tangle Tower
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,076 reviews2019
Dev: SFB Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 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 55%, Mystery 12.1%, Puzzle 9.9%, Story Rich 5.9%, Point & Click 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: It is a more characterful and accessible detective game, but it still offers clue gathering, suspect interviews, and satisfying deductions.
- #21 Paradise Killer
82% 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 48.2%, Mystery 15.9%, Story Rich 7.7%, RPG 7.6%, Investigation 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: It gives you a dense conspiracy to untangle and leaves the final theory-building largely in your hands.
- #22 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 43,374 reviews2019
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 26.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Become Phoenix Wright and experience the thrill of battle as you fight to save your innocent clients in a court of law. Play all 14 episodes, spanning the first three games, in one gorgeous collection.
Why similar: Detective 61.5%, Mystery 15.9%, Story Rich 7.7%, Puzzle 7.1%, Crime 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: While more courtroom-focused, it delivers the same joy of catching contradictions and reconstructing what really happened from testimony.
- #23 Pentiment
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,325 reviews2022
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Step into a living illustrated world in a time when Europe is at a crossroads of great religious and political change. Walk in the footsteps of Andreas Maler, a master artist who finds himself in the middle of murders, scandals, and intrigue in the Bavarian Alps.
Why similar: Detective 51.8%, Mystery 19.7%, Story Rich 11.1%, Investigation 10.3%, Point & Click 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: Though more historical and dialogue-heavy, it shares Unheard's emphasis on careful listening, social inference, and consequence-laden accusation.
- #24 Murdered: Soul Suspect
83% matchVery Positive86% of 17,211 reviews2014
Dev: Airtight GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
MURDERED: SOUL SUSPECT™ takes players into a whole new realm of mystery where the case is personal and the clues just out of reach, challenging gamers to solve the hardest case of all… their own murder.
Why similar: Detective 68.1%, Mystery 12.8%, Horror 4.3%, Story Rich 3.8%, Puzzle 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: It is less deductive than the best matches, but its supernatural crime investigation and moody atmosphere make it a natural neighboring pick.
- #25 Killer Frequency
79% matchVery Positive93% of 5,882 reviews2023
Dev: Team17
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Killer Frequency is a first-person horror puzzle game set in 1987, that puts you in the role of a late-night radio talk show host in small town America whose callers are being stalked by a mysterious killer.
Why similar: Puzzle 28.5%, Simulation 16.6%, Story Rich 16.1%, Investigation 15.7%, Horror 14.6%
Why You'll Like It: Its radio-call structure makes voices central to solving life-or-death situations, creating a strong overlap with Unheard's audio-led tension.
- #26 AI: The Somnium Files
80% matchVery Positive92% of 9,207 reviews2019
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.0 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 61.2%, Mystery 21.3%, Story Rich 9.6%, Puzzle 4.3%, Horror 1.6%
Why You'll Like It: This is a strong story-rich detective game built around interrogations, hidden truths, and unraveling bizarre linked cases.
- #27 The Shapeshifting Detective
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,689 reviews2018
Dev: D'Avekki Studios LtdPub: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The Shapeshifting Detective is a supernatural murder mystery FMV game where you play as a detective who can shapeshift into other characters, allowing you to unlock secret conversations and private encounters.
Why similar: Detective 72.6%, Mystery 14.8%, Indie 5.5%, Story Rich 5.3%, Horror 1.9%
Why You'll Like It: This FMV mystery leans heavily on interviewing suspects and reading between the lines of what people say and hide.
- #28 The Forgotten City
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 13,205 reviews2021
Dev: Modern StorytellerPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The Forgotten City is a narrative-driven time loop adventure in ancient Rome. Discover the ruins of an ancient underground city, travel 2000 years into the past, and unravel the mystery of who destroyed it by cleverly exploiting the power to wind back time. The fate of the city is in your hands.
Why similar: Mystery 40%, Investigation 16.3%, Story Rich 16.1%, RPG 15.5%, Indie 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Its mystery design is built around questioning people, testing theories, and uncovering how seemingly separate events connect into one larger truth.
- #29 Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure
78% matchVery Positive92% of 2,845 reviews2021
Dev: DigiTales InteractivePub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A murder. A hack. A bombing. All it takes to plunge the solar system into war – unless you do something about it. Help CDI agent Neil Conrad make a string of increasingly difficult decisions in this modern dialog-driven adventure set in a gorgeous 2D sci-fi noir universe.
Why similar: Detective 72.3%, Investigation 8.9%, Story Rich 8.9%, Crime 7.9%, 2D 1.8%
Why You'll Like It: Its noir tone, investigative choices, and focus on connecting clues make it a good fit for players who want more story-driven detective work.
- #30 The Centennial Case : A Shijima Story
79% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,112 reviews2022
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Unravel the mysteries of death, and find the answers to life.A unique Mystery-Adventure Game:The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story
Why similar: Detective 55.5%, Mystery 29.7%, Story Rich 10.9%, Atmospheric 3%, Singleplayer 0.9%
Why You'll Like It: It centers on organizing evidence and solving layered murders through your own deductions rather than simple linear progression.
- #31 Cyber Manhunt 2: New World - The Hacking Simulator
76% matchVery Positive93% of 5,440 reviews2025
Dev: Aluba Van+Pub: Spiral Up Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 22.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Discover a digital realm shrouded in mystery. Sequel to an award-winning narrative driven hacking simulator puzzle game. Play as an AI assistant in a major corporation. Deploy intricate social engineering tactics and expose hidden truths in a world of ambition and high-tech deception.
Why similar: Detective 37.5%, Mystery 22.2%, Story Rich 11.4%, RPG 8.5%, Simulation 8.1%
- #32 CaseCracker2
77% matchVery Positive91% of 791 reviews2024
Dev: BlackRobePub: NPC Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Officer Jia has vanished, leaving a classified message pointing to the CaseCracker 2.0 system. Tear through suspects' alibis, look beyond the text, and extract hidden threads from seemingly unrelated intel. Will you find the ultimate truth, or a trap?
Why similar: Detective 49.6%, Mystery 17%, Puzzle 10%, Story Rich 7.9%, Simulation 6.4%
- #33 CaseCracker3
75% matchVery Positive89% of 302 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 51.3%, Mystery 17.8%, Puzzle 11.8%, RPG 6.6%, Simulation 6.2%
- #34 Turlock Holmes
77% matchMostly Positive80% of 937 reviews2024
Dev: Find the Lamp GamesPub: Neverland Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A detective narrative puzzler without pre-set options! Raise your questions at will, and an AI-host will answer only with 'yes' or 'no.' Drive the investigation with your curiosity; the path to solving the mystery lies in questions you ask. Can you dig out the truth through your questions?
Why similar: Detective 53.3%, Mystery 16%, Puzzle 13.1%, Story Rich 6.5%, Crime 5.9%
- #35 CaseCracker
76% matchVery Positive90% of 3,325 reviews2022
Dev: BlackRobe
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
No flashy visuals, just pure mental gymnastics. Actively search, cross-reference, and unravel the truth from a complex database. In this hardcore text-based deduction game, the devil is always in the details. Detective, are you ready?
Why similar: Detective 51.4%, Mystery 12.1%, Puzzle 12%, RPG 7.9%, Story Rich 6.8%
- #36 Heaven Does Not Respond
73% matchVery Positive91% of 438 reviews2026
Dev: Rise Studios
Windows
Heaven Does Not Respond is a psychological and analog horror game set in an alternate 2005 timeline. Play as an intelligence agent, exploring a retro computer interface to decipher secret files, watch mysterious videos, and uncover the dark secrets behind a young man's death.
Why similar: Detective 44.9%, Puzzle 10.5%, Investigation 7.4%, Story Rich 6.8%, RPG 5.9%
- #37 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 51.4%, Mystery 14.3%, Puzzle 13.4%, Story Rich 9.7%, RPG 7.3%
- #38 DETECTIVE - Rainy night
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 83 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: Detective 49.5%, Mystery 17.3%, Puzzle 8.1%, Simulation 6.6%, Horror 5.9%
- #39 Back to the Dawn
72% matchVery Positive95% of 10,038 reviews2025
Dev: Metal Head GamesPub: Spiral Up Games
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Back to the Dawn is a story-rich RPG set in a high-security prison ruled by factions and buried secrets. Investigate two conspiracies from the inside, gather evidence, and outsmart a system designed to silence you. Make friends (or foes) with fellow inmates and with their help, break out of prison.
Why similar: Detective 51.3%, RPG 11.6%, Mystery 11.3%, Story Rich 9.5%, Investigation 5.2%
- #40 Sanfu
73% 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 32.5%, Mystery 25%, Puzzle 14.4%, RPG 11.3%, Story Rich 6.8%
- #41 Interrogation Simulator
73% matchVery Positive95% of 61 reviews2022
Dev: Otis MillerPub: Fire Cycle Games
Windows · Linux
Inspired by JCS videos and similar Interrogation analysis. Match evidence with statements. Play good cop/bad cop. Make choices. Learn what makes people tick. Unravel the mystery.
Why similar: Puzzle 24%, RPG 14.9%, Investigation 14.7%, Story Rich 12.6%, Crime 11.2%
- #42 Perfect Crime
75% matchMixed69% of 473 reviews2020
Dev: Skeleton
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
With superb script and calm narrative style, Perfect Crime will reproduce every detail of a criminal case. How to make use of common objects to make a perfect crime is all up to you. An editor of cases is accompanied if help is needed. Now it’s time to log on and create your own murder.
Why similar: RPG 56.4%, Indie 24.2%, Puzzle 19.4%
- #43 疑案追了声
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: 布衣个人工作室
Windows
疑案追声粉丝自制，为爱发电，一样的声音推理游戏 在《疑案追了声》中，你将扮演一名拥有特殊能力的侦探，通过收集、分析和解读案发现场的回声，还原案件的真相。每个案件都有其独特的故事背景和情节，你需要仔细聆听角色的对话，观察现场的细节，寻找线索，逐步揭示案件的真相。
Why similar: Detective 63.6%, RPG 15.4%, Story Rich 9.6%, Mystery 5.9%, Top-Down 4.2%
- #44 Insight
71% matchVery Positive87% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: GravelRoadPub: PaperPixel Games
Windows
Insight is a single-player horror story game shrouded in mystery. You'll take control of different characters to solve crimes and unveil the dark secrets behind them.
Why similar: Detective 77.5%, Story Rich 12.8%, Horror 9.5%, Singleplayer 0.2%
- #45 Confidential Killings - A Detective Game
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 660 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 51.6%, Mystery 16.6%, Puzzle 11.6%, Investigation 7.6%, Point & Click 5.1%
- #46 Mind Diver
69% 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 47.4%, Mystery 16.6%, Puzzle 10.7%, Investigation 7.1%, Story Rich 7%
- #47 Detective Grimoire
71% 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 50.7%, Mystery 12.5%, Puzzle 12%, Story Rich 6.7%, Investigation 5.4%
- #48 Chinese Parents
70% matchVery Positive91% of 26,693 reviews2018
Dev: 墨鱼玩游戏
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 23.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
In this casual sim set in China, you step into the shoes of an average kid from birth towards the end of your high school. Study hard, have fun, make friends and face your ultimate challenge, the “Gaokao”. What will your life be after that? And when you have a child, will you be a Tiger Parent?
Why similar: Simulation 38.2%, RPG 28.3%, Puzzle 12.4%, Indie 9.9%, Horror 6.8%
- #49 SIMULACRA 2
71% matchVery Positive87% of 1,664 reviews2020
Dev: Kaigan GamesPub: Soft Source
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A dead influencer. An obsessed detective. Three suspects. Piece the truth together by going through the victim’s phone messages, videos, and social media in the follow up to the critically acclaimed SIMULACRA.
Why similar: Detective 61.1%, Puzzle 10%, Story Rich 7.9%, Horror 7.7%, Simulation 6%
- #50 The White Door
69% matchVery Positive94% of 6,666 reviews2020
Dev: Rusty LakePub: Second Maze
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Enter The White Door and discover Rusty Lake’s universe in a new game with a unique style! Explore Robert Hill’s dreams and help him to find his lost memories. Can you survive the strict daily routine and bring back color to Robert's life?
Why similar: Detective 42.5%, Puzzle 20.8%, Mystery 13.5%, Indie 9.1%, Point & Click 6.9%
- #51 The Rise of the Golden Idol
67% matchVery Positive93% of 3,925 reviews2024
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.4 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: Detective 50.9%, Mystery 18.5%, Puzzle 10.7%, Investigation 8.1%, Crime 4.1%
- #52 LumineNight
67% matchVery Positive89% of 510 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 53.4%, Mystery 17.3%, Story Rich 8%, Puzzle 7.9%, Investigation 4.5%
- #53 The Rewinder
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,300 reviews2021
Dev: MistyMountainStudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The Rewinder is an adventure puzzle game based on Chinese mythology. You play as Yun, the last known Rewinder, who can communicate with spirits and explore other people's memories to alter the past.
Why similar: Detective 47.2%, Mystery 18.3%, Puzzle 12.2%, Story Rich 6.1%, Point & Click 4.5%
- #54 Connected Clue
66% 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 50.5%, Mystery 14.5%, Puzzle 11.4%, Investigation 6.8%, Crime 5.8%
- #55 Karisvale
68% matchVery Positive94% of 193 reviews2022
Dev: Brendan Tighe
Windows
Your next job awaits in Karisvale, detective. Will you fulfill your duty? Or become lost in the mystery... Explore a retro top-down world, question its citizens, and collect hidden items to uncover Karisvale's dark secret.
Why similar: Detective 55.4%, Mystery 11%, RPG 10%, Story Rich 6.6%, Horror 6.1%
- #56 Strange Horticulture
66% matchVery Positive95% of 15,409 reviews2022
Dev: Bad VikingPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 44.8%, Mystery 16%, Puzzle 10.8%, Investigation 6.6%, Story Rich 6.6%
- #57 TOKYO PSYCHODEMIC
70% matchMostly Negative31% of 106 reviews2024
Dev: GRAVITY GAME ARISEPub: GRAVITY
Windows
5% of murder cases remain unsolved... it's time to open up these cases and confront the supernatural with forensic science! Solve cases by analyzing evidence and consulting with specialists. Enter a world that artfully blends 2D illustration and real-life visuals!
Why similar: Detective 40.9%, Mystery 13.1%, Simulation 11.8%, Puzzle 8.9%, Story Rich 6.1%
- #58 Ace Attorney Investigations Collection
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,457 reviews2024
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 30.7 hrsMean: 34.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Detective 51.4%, Mystery 19.2%, Investigation 9.8%, Story Rich 7.8%, Crime 5.8%
- #59 52Hertz
65% matchVery Positive88% of 110 reviews2026
Dev: Moonlit Apple
Windows
An eternally snowbound town. An inescapable time loop. A group of travelers trapped between memory and truth…You will embody Mo Shi, the amnesiac protagonist, stepping into this enigmatic town known as the "Singularity" , partner with the protagonist to solve murder cases and expose the killer.
Why similar: Detective 48.5%, Mystery 16.1%, Puzzle 10.8%, RPG 7.1%, Story Rich 6.9%
- #60 Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
68% matchMostly Positive80% of 14,305 reviews2016
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Experience a fantastic adventure with unique gameplay that blends investigation, action and exploration in a breath-taking thriller that will test the limits of your nerves and intelligence. Play as the great detective and track down evil in the darkest corners of London and the human soul…
Why similar: Detective 52%, Mystery 15%, Puzzle 10.1%, Story Rich 6.8%, Investigation 5%
