60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Detective, Mystery, Puzzle, Investigation.
A mystery-comedy deduction adventure inspired by Ace Attorney and Liar Game. Investigate clues, expose contradictions, and survive deadly rule-based games by turning unfair rules against your opponents.
Detective Hindsight
Solve a variety of perplexing cases in the sleuthing shoes of Detective Hindsight - who gets help from Phoebe: a young orphaned girl with dreams of being a storyteller and powers to look into the past. Uncover the truth with her sketches done in crayon. The catch? She can't draw very well.
The Detective's Apprentice
Step into the shoes of Clementine "Cleo" Ace, an apprentice to her aunt, the world renowned detective, Maya Lynch. From heists to murders, use your deduction skills to solve cases that are too tough for the local police to crack.
Solve a variety of perplexing cases in the sleuthing shoes of Detective Hindsight - who gets help from Phoebe: a young orphaned girl with dreams of being a storyteller and powers to look into the past. Uncover the truth with her sketches done in crayon. The catch? She can't draw very well.
Why similar: Detective 26.5%, Investigation 17%, Puzzle 14%, Mystery 10.9%, Adventure 6.5%
Step into the shoes of Clementine "Cleo" Ace, an apprentice to her aunt, the world renowned detective, Maya Lynch. From heists to murders, use your deduction skills to solve cases that are too tough for the local police to crack.
Why similar: Detective 26.7%, Investigation 19.5%, Puzzle 12.8%, Mystery 10.1%, Adventure 8.9%
「ギルド探求団へようこそ！」創立から1000日を迎えたギルドの、パーティ情報を復旧させる『推理パズルゲーム』です。過去1000日を振り返りながら、78人の冒険者が、20隊あるパーティのどこに所属していたのかを特定し、どのような結末を迎えたのかを推理で暴きましょう！それでは──良い旅を！
Why similar: Detective 31.3%, Investigation 20.9%, Puzzle 17.5%, Mystery 10.8%, Adventure 10%
Go undercover as a ballroom dance teacher on a cruise ship full of wacky murder suspects. Create dance routines to uncover their dark secrets, follow the leads, and combine clues to find who killed the head scientist of the Bolero Chocolate Company.
Why similar: Detective 24.7%, Investigation 17.7%, Puzzle 12.1%, Mystery 10.3%, Funny 8.7%
[Telltale - Casino Murder] is a full-voice indie mystery game with the youngest lawyer, Kang Ho-yeon, who reveals the truth of the casino murder case and achieves innocence at trial.
Why similar: Detective 21.7%, Investigation 16.7%, Puzzle 14.8%, Mystery 13.4%, Adventure 12.4%
A point-and-click adventure with innovative detective mechanics. Help Ollie, a fledgling reporter on his first day at the Signal & Echo newspaper, to solve the mystery behind a schoolgirl's disappearance. Developed by an ex-journalist.
Why similar: Detective 22.8%, Investigation 18.4%, Puzzle 13.5%, Mystery 9.2%, Adventure 9.2%
An audio deduction game where you have one task: restore a series of lost podcast episodes.
Why similar: Detective 31.4%, Investigation 22.2%, Puzzle 13.2%, Mystery 11.5%, Adventure 8.9%
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 23.6%, Investigation 19%, Puzzle 12.2%, Mystery 10.4%, Adventure 8.2%
Five Day Detective is a point and click style adventure game featuring multiple murder cases and a twisted sense of humour.
Why similar: Detective 22%, Puzzle 12.9%, Investigation 11.8%, Funny 9.1%, Dark Comedy 8.5%
Become a trickster detective embarking on an Eastern European adventure full of spatial puzzles. Observe your relatives’ loops, sabotage them, and piece the story together at a grandiose feast. Solve a mystery while pranking your family!
Why similar: Puzzle 20.1%, Investigation 19.2%, Detective 16.4%, Adventure 13.5%, Mystery 8.7%
Pick up your magnifying glass as writer-turned-detective Penelope Pendrick in this first-person point and click mystery adventure! Three people have suddenly vanished from the sleepy town of Carlisle. Follow the clues, interrogate suspects, and solve puzzles to end this case - before it ends you.
Why similar: Detective 17.9%, Mystery 15.3%, Puzzle 12.5%, Investigation 12.4%, Adventure 12.2%
The mask of a legendary thief has been stolen. Follow Detective Time in a point-and-click investigation using her watch to witness key moments and uncover who is behind this new wave of robberies. Observe the past. Investigate the present. Uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 23.7%, Investigation 18.1%, Puzzle 16.3%, Adventure 10.6%, Mystery 8.4%
The chart-topping itch.io and Newgrounds indie hit comes to Steam, with a slew of enhancements and new features! Step into court as Nina Aquila, rookie defense attorney in this thrilling VN/adventure game hybrid, and fight for justice in a world where all anime genres exist at once!
Why similar: Detective 20.7%, Investigation 13.1%, Anime 11.9%, Puzzle 10.4%, Mystery 8.8%
The night before the wedding, the altar burns down and the wedding planner is injured. The family blames a curse, but she suspects foul play. Play as a college student who goes undercover as her replacement. Can you solve the mystery before the wedding?
Why similar: Investigation 19.9%, Detective 16.7%, Puzzle 16.4%, Mystery 13.3%, Adventure 6.9%
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 22.2%, Investigation 15.6%, Puzzle 14.3%, Anime 10.4%, Mystery 9.2%
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 25%, Puzzle 14.5%, Mystery 10.5%, Investigation 9.8%, Anime 9.2%
"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 29.7%, Puzzle 17.3%, Investigation 13.3%, Adventure 9.1%, Mystery 8.7%
Become Aaron Drake and experience the thrill of the hunt as you interrogate suspects, spot contradictions, and corner killers across three murder cases — alongside a rookie partner who is trying her very best.
Why similar: Detective 19%, Investigation 11.7%, Puzzle 10.5%, Anime 9.8%, Mystery 8.3%
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 29.6%, Puzzle 17.9%, Investigation 16.5%, Mystery 12.8%, Point & Click 5.3%
Explore different locations, talk to characters, collect evidence, and draw your own conclusions about who, how, and why is behind what happened.
Why similar: Detective 22%, Puzzle 17.1%, Adventure 10.3%, Mystery 9.9%, 2D 7.7%
[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 26.3%, Investigation 20.2%, Puzzle 11%, Mystery 10.9%, Choices Matter 6.8%
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: Puzzle 25.5%, Detective 19.4%, Adventure 19%, Indie 12.3%, Mystery 8.4%
You take part in testing a next-generation experimental android on a restricted floor of a research complex. But soon it becomes clear that the experiment is far more complicated, and you'll have to uncover what’s really happening here.
Why similar: Detective 25.1%, Investigation 22.6%, Puzzle 18.7%, Adventure 12.3%, Story Rich 7.3%
Grayton the Detective is a narrative adventure game about a homeless man who once lived in wealth and comfort, now showers with a kettle, and solves petty mysteries on the streets of Cleveland. However, with the disappearance of mysterious Golden Spoon, everything may change.
Why similar: Detective 21.2%, Investigation 18.6%, Puzzle 12.7%, Choices Matter 8.4%, Adventure 8.2%
Shirabe Hatcho and Ancient Music Score is a puzzle-solving ADV game where you solve the puzzles by ear. Listen to audio, read music, and play an instrument. Use your sense of pitch to solve the mystery and prevent the phantom thief from committing his crimes as a member of the detective agency.
Why similar: Detective 25.6%, Puzzle 17.4%, Adventure 14.9%, Investigation 10.9%, Anime 8.7%
Search Detective Patetaro is a free mystery adventure set in a shopping street in 2050. Trace patents, designs, and trademarks with young detective Patetaro, compare testimony and clues, and eliminate impossible answers one by one. All 5 episodes free. Your search query becomes your deduction.
Why similar: Puzzle 17.3%, Detective 16.1%, Adventure 15.4%, Investigation 11.3%, Anime 11.1%
The Fifth Bell is a premium 2D point-and-click mystery adventure set in 1994 Europe. Investigate hidden mechanisms, decode historical clues, and stop a forbidden instrument before it is awakened.
Why similar: Puzzle 17.1%, Detective 16.6%, Adventure 14.9%, Investigation 12.9%, 2D 8.6%
Explore the scenes, find clues, and sort out people, pets, and belongings in this cozy slice-of-life detective puzzle game. Fans of Duck Detective, Little Problems, and The Case of the Worst Day Ever will enjoy this new deduction game for all ages.
Why similar: Detective 29.3%, Investigation 21.5%, Puzzle 15.4%, Mystery 7.6%, Adventure 7.5%
A mystery adventure game featuring a camera-headed detective and a superpowered girl teaming up to solve crimes. Play as the detective to gather and combine clues, reveal the hidden truth, and tear down fabricated lies.
Why similar: Detective 29.2%, Investigation 22.5%, Puzzle 12.1%, Mystery 11.9%, 2D 6.2%
Step into the shoes of Margh, an undead private detective, in this hilarious and bizarre adventure that combines classic point-and-click gameplay with an elaborate “deaduction” system. Use your brain (or what’s left of it) to solve strange and unconventional mysteries in a world ruled by zombies.
Why similar: Detective 27.2%, Investigation 15.6%, Puzzle 11.1%, Adventure 9.9%, Funny 9.1%
On Air! Taxi Detective Casebook is a pixel-art, dialogue-driven mystery game. You’re an AI in a taxi, teaming up with a talkative driver on late-night runs to hear bizarre passenger stories, solve cases in secret, and let him play the “great detective.”
Why similar: Detective 26.2%, Investigation 18.9%, Puzzle 15.1%, Choices Matter 6.7%, Mystery 6.6%
This is a single-player puzzle game. You are a tourist visiting Emerald Valley, but a sudden landslide traps you and the other visitors. Explore the environment, collect items, talk to fellow tourists, and piece together the truth to discover why you can’t leave—and lead everyone to safety.
Why similar: Detective 23.2%, Puzzle 15.4%, Anime 11.2%, Mystery 10.5%, Investigation 9%
A point & click mystery adventure game set in 1920s Southeast England. Assume the role of Dr. Doyle, gather clues, interrogate witnesses, make assumptions, reach conclusions, decide the guilty party and solve the mystery of the cloche hat.
Why similar: Detective 26.8%, Adventure 17.5%, Puzzle 17%, Mystery 13.6%, Indie 10.1%
Restless is a detective-style, point-and-click game where you listen to real stories from real people to solve puzzles. Track down spirits, perform divinations, and restore grave sites to bring peace to a mysterious island, all while connecting more deeply with your fellow humans.
Why similar: Detective 25.2%, Puzzle 18.5%, Mystery 15.3%, Investigation 11.8%, Adventure 11%
A 2D point and click adventure where you get to interact with everyone from the street food vendor to the mob boss (and everyone in between) to carry out your assignment for your pompous but powerful politician.
Why similar: Detective 21.6%, Puzzle 17.3%, Investigation 10.8%, 2D 8%, Adventure 7.8%
Explore historical locations, find and analyse evidence. Unmask the real perpetrator so that justice can be served and the Wrongly Accused can be found innocent. Use problem solving, deduction and critical thinking skills to uncover the truth and maybe even expose a conspiracy in your own time.
Why similar: Detective 26.4%, Investigation 19.4%, Puzzle 15.8%, Adventure 13.5%, Mystery 8.3%
Map a mysterious land during the Age of Enlightenment. Draw the border between two warring kingdoms. Meet the locals. Juggle their demands with the requirements of your mission. Ethical dilemmas, secret plots, strange phenomena… will you be able to bring peace back to the land?
Why similar: Detective 17.5%, Investigation 17.1%, Puzzle 13.4%, Funny 8.1%, Mystery 7.9%
A sci-fi detective game where you interrogate the brain scans of crime victims. Uncover the hidden truth behind the dystopian regime by any means necessary.
Why similar: Detective 19.7%, Adventure 15.9%, Puzzle 15.8%, Investigation 15.2%, 2D 8.3%
Take on the role of Detective Kobayashi, the one and only genius detective who has a reputation for solving any case, however dark or difficult...if he isn't playing games at the office or awkwardly hitting on girls, that is.
Why similar: Detective 23.4%, Puzzle 12.8%, Investigation 12.6%, Anime 10.9%, Mystery 10.2%
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 21%, Puzzle 13.5%, Investigation 12.3%, Funny 8.2%, Mystery 7.1%
A Master murdered. A dying wish: "Kill La." Nine suspects. One killer. All named 「La」. Valhalla hunts the truth by diving into their memories — in a world beautiful and cruel as a doll. Which 「La」 pulled the strings?
Why similar: Detective 16.6%, Investigation 14.9%, Puzzle 11.5%, Anime 10.8%, Psychological 10.5%
This is a detective adventure game. About 2 hours to complete. Find the murderer!
Why similar: Investigation 24.1%, Anime 18.3%, Detective 16.9%, Adventure 14%, Mystery 9.6%
Embark on a thrilling point-and-click road adventure across Europe. Travel through mesmerizing locations, solve puzzles and survive chilling threats while following the legendary Amber Road. Will you have the wits to uncover the mystery behind the enigmatic artifact – the Sun stone?
Why similar: Investigation 19.3%, Detective 18.6%, Puzzle 18%, Point & Click 8.2%, Adventure 7.5%
NINA AQUILA is back for her brightest, boldest, most magical adventure yet!
Why similar: Detective 21%, Investigation 16.4%, Anime 12.1%, Adventure 7.3%, Funny 7%
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 28%, Puzzle 22.5%, Mystery 14.7%, Adventure 11%, Anime 8.2%
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 25.9%, Puzzle 14.9%, Investigation 12.1%, Mystery 11.3%, Funny 7.7%
A 1998-set deduction game. Trawl a period internet for documents, photographs, and dead ends, then correct the official record: who really wrote, played, drew, or built it. An anthology of credit fraud, set straight one careful search at a time.
Why similar: Detective 29.4%, Investigation 21.6%, Puzzle 14.4%, Mystery 11.3%, Adventure 8.3%
Play as amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to investigate a cursed black cat statue that has been terrorizing a local theater.
Why similar: Detective 21.3%, Investigation 16.9%, Psychological 11.3%, Mystery 11%, Puzzle 10.5%
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 27.7%, Investigation 18.7%, Puzzle 12.1%, Mystery 10.9%, Adventure 7%
Crime O'Clock is a hidden objects investigation and time exploration game with a deep storyline. Investigate cases through time and evolving maps by unveiling a multi-eras linked story. Will you be observant enough to solve the mysteries? Crime waits for no man!
Why similar: Detective 18.9%, Investigation 16.4%, Puzzle 11.8%, Mystery 8.1%, Funny 7.2%
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 28.7%, Investigation 22.5%, Puzzle 13%, Adventure 11.1%, Mystery 10.8%
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: Detective 24.9%, Investigation 19.7%, Puzzle 13.5%, Mystery 11.2%, 2D 6.9%
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 25%, Investigation 17.4%, Anime 14.8%, Mystery 11.3%, Adventure 6.7%
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 26.6%, Puzzle 12.8%, Mystery 7.9%, Investigation 7.9%, Funny 7.5%
Make your choices. Find your path.
Why similar: Detective 20.8%, Adventure 17.2%, Investigation 16.1%, Puzzle 16%, Mystery 8.4%
Find evidence, interrogate suspects, and shoot down contradictions in this magical girl detective game! Your magic turns each interrogation into a bullet hell logic battle - use it to prove your skills and uncover the truth of each magical mystery! Will you live up to the ideals of a true detective?
Why similar: Detective 21.5%, Investigation 15.6%, Anime 11.5%, Puzzle 9.4%, Mystery 9.3%
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 23.7%, Puzzle 11.5%, Mystery 9.9%, Anime 9.5%, Adventure 7.4%
You wake up in a locked classroom with a few strangers and no memories of how you got there... With only your puzzle-solving skills to rely on, can you uncover the secrets and mysteries behind your captivity and escape? Put your skills to the test and escape if you can!!
Why similar: Detective 22%, Investigation 19.2%, Puzzle 15.4%, Mystery 10.5%, Anime 9.3%
Delve into the haunted underground of Capital City in this paranormal mystery visual novel. Chase down the elusive phantom of an ill-fated railcar and the curse left behind by its doomed passengers. Tread lightly--you aren't the only one scouring the tunnels...
Why similar: Detective 19%, Adventure 17.3%, Puzzle 11.1%, Indie 10.2%, Mystery 8.1%
Investigate crime scenes, interrogate witnesses and organize your evidence to catch the culprit. Solve multiple different cases in varying areas and talk to many unique and fun characters. Can you solve it? Come and see.
Why similar: Detective 29.7%, Investigation 22.6%, Puzzle 15.8%, Mystery 9.3%, Logic 6.5%
