
Vaudeville is an experimental whodunit game based on the latest AI technologies to generate dialogues in real time. This tale of murder, suspense and absurdity unfolds as you play, and you are the protagonist.
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Detective, Adventure, Story Rich, Interactive Fiction.

Vaudeville is an experimental whodunit game based on the latest AI technologies to generate dialogues in real time. This tale of murder, suspense and absurdity unfolds as you play, and you are the protagonist.

Shadows of Doubt
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!

Doki Doki AI Interrogation
A short interrogation game taking full advantage of ChatGPT! You are tasked with interrogating the suspect [AI] of a murder case as an [excellent police officer]. How you choose to interrogate the suspect is up to you. How the AI reacts is rendered in real-time through ChatGPT.
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: Noir 29.8%, Detective 27.3%, Sandbox 15.2%, Procedural Generation 12.6%, Open World 8.5%
A short interrogation game taking full advantage of ChatGPT! You are tasked with interrogating the suspect [AI] of a murder case as an [excellent police officer]. How you choose to interrogate the suspect is up to you. How the AI reacts is rendered in real-time through ChatGPT.
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 24.8%, Detective 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Procedural Generation 12%, Conversation 11%
Acolyte is a narrative ARG/Detective game that gives you your own Acolyte; a digital assistant you can talk to freely with unlimited dialogue options. Just like a real conversation.
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 21.3%, Detective 20%, Conversation 15.3%, Investigation 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%
Acolyte: Prologue is the first act in a dynamic narrative detective/puzzle game that gives you your own Acolyte; a digital assistant you can talk to freely without pre-defined dialogue options. Just like a real conversation.
Why similar: Experimental 34.2% ★, Artificial Intelligence 19.7%, Investigation 18%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Choices Matter 6.3%
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 21.4%, Investigation 16.3%, Crime 15.2%, Narrative 14.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 11.5%
A Battle of Wits with AI: Solve the case by conversing with a suspect robot using GPT to gather evidence. What single truth emerges from countless dialogues and pieces of information?
Why similar: Crime 26.9%, Detective 21.5%, Investigation 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Mystery 8.3%
Noir Syndrome is a procedurally generated Detective Murder-Mystery with a new story every time! Featuring slick pixel art animations and a jazzy soundtrack, the player is thrown right in to a highly stylized vision of film noir.
Why similar: Noir 53.6%, Detective 27.4%, Procedural Generation 10.6%, Mystery 8.3%
Doomed Detective Game is a game in which you will play the role of a detective who has arrived in the city of Redrock to figure out a very mysterious crime. Your task is to explore the city, find clues, talk to the residents of the city and find the killer! P.S: Every city resident is an AI...
Why similar: Noir 31.9%, Detective 20.3%, Artificial Intelligence 20.2%, Investigation 12.7%, Exploration 7.8%
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: Noir 21.3%, Crime 17.8%, Detective 17.3%, Investigation 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%
Play as the Cat Detective Albert Wilde. Walk, talk, interrogate, joke, solve a mystery, and experience an old film noir setting with humanoid animal characters. A story of quantum theory and parallel universes served with a lot of humour.
Why similar: Noir 22.6%, Crime 22.4%, Detective 18.9%, Investigation 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%
Paris, 1894. Class differences and pervasive racism finally lead to a tragedy. A year later you find yourself on trial, accused of a brutal murder. How far will you go to exonerate yourself? Will you lie? Manipulate the evidence? Frame others? Act insane? Confess? Your imagination is the limit.
Why similar: Crime 26.5%, Detective 24.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Mystery 11.5%, Choices Matter 10.2%
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: Noir 23.5%, Detective 21.7%, Investigation 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Conversation 10.4%
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: Noir 26.1%, Detective 19.7%, Conversation 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Investigation 13.1%
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: Noir 32%, Crime 28.6%, Detective 28.3%, Mystery 10.1%, Singleplayer 1.1%
Step into the mind of John Morley, a 1940s detective on his final case. Explore shadowed places long forgotten by time, and piece together crime scenes in a narrative adventure steeped in mystery, unexpected twists, and a truth buried for decades.
Why similar: Noir 24.6%, Narrative 22.2% ★, Detective 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Mystery 8.1%
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: Experimental 29.3% ★, Artificial Intelligence 24%, Detective 23.7%, Conversation 15.1%, Choices Matter 7.8%
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 33.8%, Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Investigation 22.5%, Conversation 21%
The star magician of Morgan’s Traveling Circus is missing, but the show must go on! In this non-linear detective visual novel, unravel the mystery from two different perspectives as you learn the varying stories of an entire circus of performers, each with their own lives... and their own secrets.
Why similar: Detective 18.7%, Crime 18.5%, Conversation 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Investigation 12.2%
It’s 2065, and you are an interrogator-model android tasked with rooting out deviants among your own kind. You must probe for lies, monitor and exploit emotional spikes, earn the trust of your subjects, and make the final call: release, or destroy?
Why similar: Experimental 24.6% ★, Conversation 20.7%, Investigation 19.5%, Detective 18%, Choices Matter 11.2%
Tails Noir Preludes is a post-noir narrative adventure with branching choices. It is an intertwined series of vignettes about change, circumstance, and consequence. Guide four characters through formative moments in their lives in a dystopian Vancouver inhabited by anthropomorphic animals.
Why similar: Conversation 27.7%, Detective 20.6%, Narrative 18.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Exploration 7.2%
Whispers of a Machine is a Sci-Fi Nordic Noir that tells the story of Vera, a cybernetically augmented detective in a post-AI world, who investigates a string of murders and unravels a dark conflict over forbidden technology.
Why similar: Detective 38.4%, Noir 30.6%, Mystery 13.1%, Choices Matter 11%, Exploration 4.6%
Justice.exe is a dialogue-heavy dystopian legal drama in which you defend sentient AI in court. Discover key story elements in dialogue, build your case by studying arguments, and engage the opposing counsel in wits, charisma and skullduggery. Small choices might alter the fate of your clients.
Why similar: Detective 37.4%, Interactive Fiction 26.9%, Mystery 16.5%, Choices Matter 15.8%, Singleplayer 3.4%
Profession Investigator is an immersive simulator with a text-based interface in which you have to deal with real criminal cases. The game uses materials from court archives and specialized literature.
Why similar: Detective 51.3%, Interactive Fiction 30.2%, Investigation 16.7%, Singleplayer 1.8%
Lacuna: Prologue tasks you – CDI agent Neil Conrad – with investigating the murder of a high-profile victim whose death could plunge the solar system into war. Solve the first in a series of cases that lead you ever deeper into the conspiracy at the core of this captivating 2D sci-fi noir adventure.
Why similar: Noir 27.5%, Crime 21.5%, Detective 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Investigation 9.8%
Uncover high drama in this whodunnit set in a small-town community theater. Gather clues by investigating the sets, casts and backstage crews of 10 theatrical productions, and piece together the story of each deadly crime.
Why similar: Noir 28.4%, Crime 19.8%, Detective 19.1%, Investigation 13.2%, Mystery 10.9%
No rules, no censorship, the only limit is your imagination, not someone else's. AIdventure is a text adventure game with an AI as a storyteller. It is shipped with more than 25 starting scenarios. Unleash your creativity by writing and sharing your own stories with other players.
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 41.8%, Interactive Fiction 26.9%, Procedural Generation 18.6%, Choices Matter 12.7%
"Mutes" is a live-action mystery game. From a third-person perspective, you will make critical choices, engage in deductive reasoning to communicate for the protagonist, and perform quick-time reactions to survive a murder mystery.
Why similar: Detective 50.1%, Mystery 26%, Interactive Fiction 23.9%
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 22.8%, Detective 20.4%, Investigation 16.2%, Open World 9.7%, Mystery 9.5%
Gamedec is a single-player cyberpunk isometric RPG. You are a game detective, who solves crimes inside virtual worlds. Use your wits to gather info from your witnesses and suspects, getting to the bottom of deceptive schemes. The game continually adapts to your decisions and never judges.
Why similar: Noir 31.8%, Detective 18.2%, Investigation 16.9%, Mystery 11.7%, Choices Matter 10.5%
Tails Noir is a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.
Why similar: Noir 19.8%, Narrative 18.7% ★, Detective 16.6%, Conversation 13.8%, Investigation 11.7%
Murder. Nothin’ nice about it. In this old school detective adventure, step into the boots of whip-smart Inspector Waffles and travel the city to track hidden clues, interrogate shady suspects, and unravel a dangerous mystery. But be warned: curiosity killed the cat...
Why similar: Noir 33.2%, Crime 24.7%, Detective 19.9%, Investigation 12.5%, Mystery 8.1%
Eternal Threads is a single-player, first-person story-driven puzzle game of time manipulation, choice and consequence.
Why similar: Narrative 21% ★, Detective 20.2%, Investigation 15%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Mystery 9.3%
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 49.2%, Mystery 19.4%, Artificial Intelligence 15.7%, Exploration 12.1%, Singleplayer 3.6%
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: Noir 22.5%, Crime 18.4%, Detective 16.8%, Conversation 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%
Solve a sinister murder by spending three reality-shifting nights in a haunted art gallery. An infinitely re-playable murder mystery blending deduction, exploration, puzzles, collectibles and FMV.
Why similar: Detective 31.8%, Investigation 21.8%, Procedural Generation 17.8%, Mystery 13.1%, Choices Matter 8.6%
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 37.9%, Detective 34.5%, Mystery 14.7%, Conversation 11.7%, Singleplayer 1.1%
In this detective RPG, you untangle a thick web of intrigues, lies, and secrets that surround a mysterious death. Find the origin of eerie telegraph signals, question the villagers, decipher the strange symbols that are suddenly appearing all over town - and hide from the danger lurking in the moor.
Why similar: Detective 30.9%, Investigation 22.5%, Mystery 14.7%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Exploration 9.6%
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 24.4%, Crime 20.2%, Narrative 19.7% ★, Investigation 18.4%, Mystery 10.1%
In a third-person RPG detective story, set in Bavaria in 1866, the medical student Valentin Schmidt travels to Wolpertshofen, when a sudden death causes turmoil in the village. Use your skills, find clues and question the villagers to stop the murders.
Why similar: Crime 39.5%, Detective 25.2%, Investigation 14.9%, Mystery 12.2%, Exploration 6.1%
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 22.5%, Detective 20.2%, Investigation 16.7%, Conversation 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%
Hitchhiker is a mystery game set along lost highways, where your goal is to solve the puzzle of your own backstory.
Why similar: Mystery 28.7%, Conversation 25.1%, Interactive Fiction 23.8%, First-Person 17.9%, Singleplayer 4.5%
A mysterious murder has shocked the inner city, and as the lead detective, it is your job to catch the real killer. Armed with words and wits, you uncover the secrets and capture the murderer, and make sure justice will be served.
Why similar: Detective 36.8%, Investigation 31.2%, Mystery 16.6%, Noir 13.8%, Singleplayer 1.6%
It's a mystery game that reveals the truth through an autopsy. Be a forensic doctor and find out why the dead died.
Why similar: Crime 30.6%, Detective 30.5%, Mystery 14.4%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Investigation 11.2%
Boodunnit?! is an adventure-sandbox game where you play as a ghost that has to solve the mystery of her own murder!
Why similar: Detective 25%, Crime 23.3%, Sandbox 18.4%, Mystery 11.8%, Investigation 9.6%
NEWSPAPER EDITING ADVENTURE. "In 1996, a congressman was murdered...The prime suspect is a congressman's aide. As the suspicious article was published the story begins" Play the role of editor-in-chief of a newspaper. You become the editor of a newspaper and write a front-page article every day.
Why similar: Noir 47%, Conversation 26%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Mystery 12%, Singleplayer 2%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: Detective 58.4%, Choices Matter 21.4%, Mystery 20.1%
Chinatown Detective Agency is a cybernoir point and click adventure blending stunning retro design with innovative mechanics. Play as Amira Darma, an ex-cop who has just opened her own detective agency. Choose your clients, travel around the world and solve dangerous cases using real world research.
Why similar: Noir 24.2%, Crime 20.1%, Detective 19.8%, Investigation 14.8%, Mystery 8.3%
Averno City, 1983. Gangs rule the streets and your father lies restless in his grave. Clean up the city, uncover the truth, and embark on thrilling vehicle chases through destructible environments in this neon-noir action sandbox police game.
Why similar: Noir 21.3%, Crime 19.9%, Detective 17%, Investigation 12.2%, Sandbox 11.2%
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 23.8%, Noir 21.6%, Investigation 16.2%, Mystery 9.7%
Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual SNS! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.
Why similar: Investigation 24.7%, Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Mystery 17%, Detective 15.5%, Choices Matter 10.9%
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 39%, Crime 22.9%, Investigation 15.9%, Mystery 12%, Choices Matter 4.2%
What if you could hear every word spoken at the scene of a crime? “Acoustic Detectives” wanted for testing our new device! Return aurally to crime scenes and use the voices you hear to identify potential suspects and solve the mysteries. What is it that’s connecting these seemingly unrelated cases?
Why similar: Detective 64.9%, Mystery 19.3%, Investigation 8.2%, Crime 6.3%, Singleplayer 1.3%
In"FLAM EVAW ", you will continue to embody the community detective Maple Kurosawa, using your powerful detective and hacker skills to embark on a journey of investigation against the Rainbow Crime Organization with several female assistants of different styles.
Why similar: Detective 54.5%, First-Person 17.7%, Mystery 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Singleplayer 2.1%
Memories are malleable and changing them will modify the present. Tackle mind-bending puzzles that rely on altering your own recollections to shape the future.
Why similar: Detective 24%, Crime 19.3%, Conversation 19.1%, Narrative 15.1% ★, Investigation 11.8%
Story-driven FPP mystery thriller-horror with stealth and detective modes based on facts from the world-famous story of Zodiac, a never-captured American serial killer.
Why similar: Noir 29.3%, Experimental 22% ★, Detective 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Mystery 10.1%
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 25.6%, Crime 22%, Conversation 20.2%, Investigation 13.9%, Mystery 8.9%
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 34.5%, Investigation 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Mystery 16.3%, Exploration 8.8%
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: Noir 29.7%, Crime 25.2%, Detective 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Choices Matter 8.8%