Games Like Unheard - Voices of Crime

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 18.2%, Crime 13.2%, Thriller 13.1%, Investigation 12.9%, Mystery 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its case-by-case logic puzzles and emphasis on naming suspects, motives, and relationships make it one of the closest pure deduction matches to Unheard.

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 19.2%, Crime 16.1%, Thriller 14.7%, Investigation 13.6%, Mystery 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers a similar deskbound investigative feel as you sort through recordings, files, and digital evidence to crack connected cases.

Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.

Why similar: Detective 44.5%, Mystery 22.4%, Puzzle 10.4%, Story Rich 8.8%, Atmospheric 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Like Unheard, it revolves around identifying people and reconstructing events from fragmented sensory evidence, rewarding careful timeline-based deduction.

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 30.6%, Mystery 15.7%, Investigation 15%, Point & Click 10.7%, Puzzle 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its entire appeal is untangling identities and relationships from scattered evidence, much like matching voices to people in Unheard.

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: Crime 18.4%, Detective 16.6%, Mystery 14.2%, Puzzle 11.6%, Simulation 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: Though digital rather than acoustic, it scratches the same itch of solving cases by combing through fragmented information and linking hidden connections.

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 22.4%, Crime 18.7%, Investigation 16.9%, Mystery 13.2%, Puzzle 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: This expands the same meticulous clue-linking and suspect-identification loop that makes The Case of the Golden Idol such a strong Unheard alternative.

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: Crime 21.6%, Detective 18.8%, Investigation 15%, Interactive Fiction 10%, Point & Click 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: You solve a crime by closely analyzing spoken testimony clips, making attentive listening and inference the heart of the experience.

"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 37%, Investigation 14.6%, Mystery 13.2%, Puzzle 10.9%, Story Rich 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its story-rich detective cases, clue gathering, and courtroom-style deductions line up well with Unheard's mystery-solving appeal.

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: Crime 16.6%, Detective 15.4%, Thriller 15.1%, Investigation 10.3%, Mystery 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: It turns piecing together a mystery from recorded conversations into the core gameplay, echoing Unheard's focus on audio-driven investigation.

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 34.1%, Crime 20.8%, Investigation 13%, Mystery 12%, Point & Click 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the same satisfaction of examining evidence, building theories, and identifying culprits through structured deduction.

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 24.9%, Detective 22.1%, Investigation 19.1%, Mystery 12.2%, Puzzle 7%

Why You'll Like It: It asks you to infer exactly what happened at crime scenes from subtle details, matching Unheard's methodical reconstruction-heavy design.

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: Investigation 23.2%, Detective 22%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Point & Click 14.3%, Puzzle 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a compact, emotionally driven mystery built around revisiting evidence and carefully rethinking what really happened.

Join the District Crime Agency in this isometric, modern noir deduction thriller. Explore crime scenes in complex dioramas, organize your evidence effectively, and blur the lines between right and wrong to present your case. Do you have what it takes to be a real detective?

Why similar: Crime 31%, Detective 29.3%, Mystery 12%, Point & Click 11.4%, Puzzle 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: This top-down detective game shares Unheard's case-file structure, clue analysis, and focus on reasoning through criminal scenarios.

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 23.3%, Investigation 18.8%, Mystery 13.8%, Thriller 9.7%, Horror 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: This is a slower, more exploratory investigation, but it shares Unheard's serious tone and demand for independent reasoning from scattered clues.

Become an investigator in Keyword, a narrative thriller where you’ll depend on skills of logical deduction, hacking, and social engineering to solve challenging puzzles as the only means of finding your missing daughter.

Why similar: Detective 22%, Crime 16.3%, Thriller 14.6%, Mystery 8.8%, Investigation 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers an information-sleuthing mystery where connecting digital clues and hidden relationships is the main puzzle.

Spot the lie and beat the liars in 'Contradiction' - the all-video murder mystery adventure!

Why similar: Crime 22.1%, Detective 19%, Investigation 12.8%, Mystery 8.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Catching inconsistencies in testimony makes this another excellent fit if you enjoyed listening closely and drawing conclusions in Unheard.

An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.

Why similar: Detective 23%, Thriller 17%, Point & Click 11.1%, Horror 9.5%, Psychological Horror 9%

Why You'll Like It: Investigating a mystery through a found phone's calls, chats, and media taps into the same voyeuristic clue-assembly appeal.

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 26.9%, Crime 18.8%, Point & Click 12.1%, Mystery 9.5%, Investigation 7%

Why You'll Like It: Its murder mystery structure, suspect questioning, and clue-based deductions make it a strong lighter-toned companion to Unheard.

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 22.9%, Crime 20.5%, Point & Click 11.9%, Investigation 11.8%, Mystery 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: This offers a compact detective adventure built around interviewing suspects and piecing together a coherent theory of the crime.

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 59.8%, Simulation 19.9%, Detective 6.9%, Mystery 3.8%, Interactive Fiction 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its gameplay of reconstructing the truth from messages, profiles, and conversations mirrors Unheard's clue-correlation mindset.

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 23.3%, Detective 20.1%, Investigation 14.9%, Mystery 10.7%, Point & Click 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: It gives you a murder case with freedom to gather testimony and evidence, then form your own conclusion from what you uncover.

As a detective tasked with bringing down a dangerous terrorist group, you fight on two fronts: interrogating suspects & managing your team and its reputation. With time running out, how far will you go to stop these criminals? Manipulation, threats or even torture? Does the end justify the means?

Why similar: Crime 32.7%, Detective 27.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Psychological Horror 8.7%, Story Rich 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: This is a suspect-focused detective game where reading statements, motives, and contradictions matters more than action.

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 66.3%, Puzzle 12.2%, RPG 9%, Atmospheric 6%, Indie 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: It is much more systemic and open-ended, but its core fantasy of piecing together crimes from evidence is a natural next step after Unheard.

Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective, the classic puzzle-solving mystery adventure directed by Ace Attorney creator Shu Takumi, is back! This long-awaited HD remaster features upgraded visuals and sound and new gallery content.

Why similar: Detective 37.4%, Mystery 23.3%, Puzzle 15.2%, Story Rich 12.3%, Point & Click 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its puzzle-mystery design centers on reconstructing events and understanding how incidents unfolded across time.

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: Crime 21.5%, Detective 18.4%, Investigation 13%, Mystery 9.5%, Simulation 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its forensic casework and screen-based evidence analysis align well with Unheard's analytical, non-action style of investigation.

YOU are a psychiatrist, trying to solve a murder whilst treating the unusual patients of the recently deceased Doctor Dekker. Type a question - patients reply in full screen video and have questions for you too but be careful what you say. Your words determine their eventual fates, and your own!

Why similar: Detective 28.2%, Mystery 15.1%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Horror 9%

Why You'll Like It: Like Unheard, it leans heavily on listening to people talk and extracting the truth from what they say and hide.

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 25.3%, Investigation 17.4%, Mystery 13.5%, Point & Click 12.1%, Puzzle 8%

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 42.2%, Crime 19.5%, Mystery 12.8%, Horror 8.6%, Atmospheric 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: This also uses a supernatural framing device to revisit crimes and uncover hidden details behind murders.

A wild tale of love, death, chickens, and redemption! Chicken Police is a buddy-cop noir adventure with a carefully crafted world, a gritty story, and absurd humor. The game mixes classic adventure games with visual novel-style storytelling, presented in a beak-droppingly unique art style.

Why similar: Crime 31.1%, Detective 29%, Point & Click 13.4%, Story Rich 8.8%, Puzzle 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: If you liked the detective-story side of Unheard, this offers strong interrogation scenes and a similarly case-driven narrative pull.

GET AWAY WITH MURDER. Highly replayable detective game where you're the one whodunnit. From the creators of 80 Days and Heaven's Vault.

Why similar: Detective 38.5%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Mystery 13.6%, Puzzle 12.1%, Investigation 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its short-form mystery structure and emphasis on manipulating and understanding timelines make it a clever pick for players who enjoy compact deduction games.

A Case of Distrust is a narrative mystery from 1924 San Francisco. Play as private investigator Phyllis Cadence Malone in this historical 2D adventure game.

Why similar: Detective 26.5%, Investigation 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Mystery 14.3%, Point & Click 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers a focused noir investigation driven by interviews, evidence, and careful inference rather than reflexes.

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: Horror 21.3%, Thriller 15.8%, Mystery 14.7%, Puzzle 12.2%, Psychological Horror 10.1%

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: Crime 28.2%, Detective 24.7%, Mystery 12%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Point & Click 8.4%

In 1936, something terrible happened at Galley House. Decades later, with a strange contraption that reveals echoes of the past, you must uncover the truth behind this grisly mystery.

Why similar: Detective 33.8%, Mystery 24.6%, Puzzle 12.5%, Story Rich 9.3%, Horror 7%

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 25.1%, Mystery 14.2%, Point & Click 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Psychological Horror 9%

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: Crime 18.2%, Detective 15.7%, Investigation 12.3%, Point & Click 8.1%, Psychological Horror 7.2%

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 32.5%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Mystery 12.3%, Puzzle 10.4%, Story Rich 8.6%

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 31.4%, Mystery 17%, Point & Click 12.2%, Story Rich 9.2%, Simulation 6.6%

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: Crime 18.1%, Detective 17%, Thriller 15%, Investigation 12.1%, Mystery 9.6%

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 20.5%, Investigation 15.4%, Point & Click 10.9%, Mystery 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%

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 25.6%, Investigation 17.8%, Mystery 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Point & Click 12%

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 23%, Detective 20.7%, Mystery 11.6%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Horror 8%

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: Crime 26.6%, Investigation 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Point & Click 10.8%, Psychological Horror 8.2%

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 20.8%, Thriller 19%, Mystery 11.9%, Horror 9.5%, Puzzle 7.7%

You log on to a computer having no clue of what lies within. Explore its files, solve puzzles to recover missing pieces, and decipher passwords to enter otherwise prohibited folders. As you delve deeper into its content, you’ll find that there is a greater mystery to be solved.

Why similar: Detective 31.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Mystery 13.6%, Puzzle 10.7%, Simulation 9.1%

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 60%, Indie 23.2%, Puzzle 16.8%

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 21.4%, Crime 19.6%, Investigation 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Mystery 10%

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 35.7%, Top-Down 18.6%, RPG 14.4%, Exploration 13.6%, Story Rich 10.9%

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: Thriller 32.5%, Detective 32%, Horror 12.8%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Story Rich 10.7%

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: Mystery 21.7%, Detective 17.5%, Crime 15.9%, Puzzle 10.5%, RPG 10.1%

In TRAILCAM, you are a wildlife investigator called to the Appalachian Mountains to solve mysterious missing person cases. Using trail cameras from your watchtower, you’ll uncover a sinister truth, navigating a non-linear plot full of twists. Can you solve the mystery?

Why similar: Crime 30.9%, Thriller 22.2%, Investigation 16.2%, Horror 12%, Simulation 8.7%

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 22.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Top-Down 11.8%, Psychological Horror 8.3%, Horror 8.1%

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 26.7%, Detective 23.2%, Investigation 20.8%, Mystery 13.5%, Story Rich 7.1%

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 24.6%, Crime 21.2%, Investigation 16.6%, Mystery 11.8%, Point & Click 10%

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 26.7%, Crime 24%, Investigation 12.9%, RPG 10.1%, Story Rich 10%

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 36.5%, Crime 22.4%, Mystery 15.3%, Story Rich 9.1%, Point & Click 8.1%

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 32.3%, Investigation 21.8%, Detective 16.6%, Simulation 9.7%, Puzzle 5.8%

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: Psychological Horror 40.9%, Simulation 20.9%, RPG 15.2%, Horror 7.1%, Puzzle 5.4%

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 33.1%, Point & Click 15.1%, Horror 13.6%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Story Rich 8.6%

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: Crime 27.2%, Detective 22.8%, Investigation 14.5%, Point & Click 10.6%, Mystery 10.6%