- #1 Loop Apartment: Visitor
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: popi
Windows
You’ve come to visit a friend you haven’t seen in years. 305 is unlocked, but no one is home. When you try to leave, the apartment building changes. Find a way out.
Why similar: Detective 18.2%, Supernatural 16.8%, Roguelite 14.9%, Mystery 12.2%, Investigation 10.8%
- #2 The Other Side of the Wall
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Atropos StudiosPub: Dionous Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Julian Reed is a 13-year old student at a New England all-boys Catholic boarding school in the early 1980s. When people begin disappearing and no one else seems to remember they ever existed, Julian investigates, with the help of a girl he has never seen, separated from him by a wall.
Why similar: 1980s 29.3%, Mystery 15.3%, Detective 15.1%, Point & Click 11.4%, 2.5D 10.2%
- #3 Na Cabeça do Bicho
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Busy Boys
Windows
In the Animal's Head is an adventure and narrative game focused on exploration, with interactive dialogues and minigames.
Why similar: 1980s 26.8%, Detective 24.2%, Point & Click 11.3%, Investigation 11.1%, Mystery 9.4%
- #4 Utter a Name
95% matchVery Positive90% of 230 reviews2025
Dev: evilalbert
Windows · Mac · Linux
Disembodied souls linger in this old estate. To each one, utter their name.
Why similar: Detective 27.3%, Difficult 19.1%, Supernatural 16.6%, Investigation 13.2%, Mystery 13.2%
- #5 Portopia Serial Murder Case
94% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: G-MODE
Windows
The legendary "THE PORTOPIA SERIAL MURDER CASE" is reborn! Under the executive direction of Yuji Horii comes an all-new entry featuring five brand-new investigation files. Set in 1980s Kobe, conduct your investigation alongside a new cast of characters and uncover the secrets hidden behind the case.
Why similar: 1980s 30.3%, Detective 19.7%, Mystery 13.4%, Investigation 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 8.7%
- #6 Samuel Sage: The Mystery at Penby Inn
94% matchMostly Positive71% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: Seam Entertainment
Windows
A murder-mystery visual novel about a young man who inherits a charming English hotel. Some would say he’s fortunate, but with a growing list of unexplained disasters and murder, has his luck finally run out?
Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Supernatural 17.5%, Investigation 15.3%, Mystery 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 9%
- #7 Tommy Gun Marionettes
93% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Cosmic Void
Windows
The witches are killing again, harvesting organs from the dead. Special Agent Bram works the backstreets, chasing the witches as the bodies fall. Tommy Gun Marionettes is a point and click noir adventure in a world of witches, squidfolk, pigfolk, and people who'd rather he stopped asking questions.
Why similar: Detective 32.7%, Supernatural 21.1%, Point & Click 10.1%, Interactive Fiction 9%, Investigation 7.4%
- #8 I'M YOUR HOST
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Calligram Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
An audio deduction game where you have one task: restore a series of lost podcast episodes.
Why similar: Detective 42.6%, Investigation 19.7%, Mystery 17%, Point & Click 9.8%, Adventure 4.5%
- #9 Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis
92% matchMostly Positive71% of 783 reviews2008
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
This new Sherlock Holmes game sends us to 19th Century London where Arséne Lupin, a young French burglar with an impressive track record, has just challenged Scotland Yard and the most famous of detectives - Sherlock Holmes.
Why similar: Detective 40.4%, RPG 19.8%, Mystery 11.7%, Point & Click 10.1%, Adventure 10%
- #10 Docket 87: The Novikov's Files
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PATRONES & ESCONDITES
Windows
A true crime detective game where you map suspects, reconstruct timelines, and use deduction to find the truth everyone missed.
Why similar: Detective 28.3%, Investigation 17.9%, 1980s 15.3%, Mystery 15.1%, Point & Click 8.6%
- #11 The Eventide
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Reset Ltd.
Windows
A supernatural mystery where perspective informs reality. Guide agents from the Eventide Agency through paranormal investigations across a neon-soaked cityscape. Explore, collect clues, and interpret the evidence to uncover the facts of each case and expose a deeper truth.
Why similar: Detective 27%, Supernatural 20.1%, Mystery 14.1%, Investigation 13.1%, Point & Click 9.3%
- #12 Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper
90% matchVery Positive81% of 1,380 reviews2009
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Recognized as one of the best licenses in gaming and lauded by the press, Sherlock Holmes is back with an investigation that is sure to be the most horrifying of the series. The famous detective stands against the most dangerous serial killer England has ever known - Jack the Ripper.
Why similar: Detective 35.8%, RPG 20.2%, Mystery 12.1%, Adventure 10.2%, Point & Click 9.7%
- #13 In Memoriam
89% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: MoCaps
Windows · Linux
Step into a gripping medieval political thriller where intrigue, betrayal, and power struggles shape your fate. As a ghostly detective, you’ll uncover conspiracies, navigate a web of deception and unravel a larger mystery tied to your own demise
Why similar: Detective 38.7%, Mystery 15.4%, Investigation 12.8%, Point & Click 8.9%, RPG 8.7%
- #14 MeiQi 2019
87% matchMixed69% of 84 reviews2024
Dev: QZQ Studio
Windows
The "Meiqi" series is a plot-oriented puzzle game. This collection is the beginning of the Meiqi Series, including all 6 episodes of the first season, namely Meiqi/Tingting/Sifeng/Aiguo/Cuilan/Jasmine, This is the entrance to the little universe of Sun Meiqi's mysterious case.
Why similar: Detective 32.1%, 1980s 27.1%, Mystery 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 5.6%, RPG 5.4%
- #15 ESCAPE Room: Reality
88% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2017
Dev: Team Neetbytes
Windows · Mac
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 28%, Investigation 16%, Mystery 14.6%, Difficult 13.3%, RPG 7.3%
- #16 For Your Tranquility
86% matchMixed68% of 195 reviews2023
Dev: Gamesung Games
Windows · Mac
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: Detective 31.3%, Difficult 17%, Mystery 15.4%, Point & Click 9.6%, Investigation 8%
- #17 The Big Hollow: 1982
84% matchPositive80% of 45 reviews2026
Dev: Krams DesignPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows
Can you think like a killer? In this short murder mystery find details in evidence, interpret criminal behaviors and prove your worth to the FBI as new detective Desmond.
Why similar: Detective 36.4%, Investigation 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Point & Click 9.9%, Mystery 8.7%
- #18 The Darkside Detective
86% matchVery Positive94% of 5,262 reviews2017
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective.
Why similar: Detective 31.5%, Supernatural 16.9%, Mystery 13.7%, 1980s 11.4%, Point & Click 10.6%
- #19 Deep Focus
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vitamins
Windows
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 38.9%, Investigation 19.7%, Mystery 17.3%, Point & Click 10%, Story Rich 5.3%
- #20 Deadly Match
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Belba Games PTY LTD
Windows
Deadly Match is a single‑player third‑person murder mystery. Investigate the deaths of two young women in a small, seemingly peaceful town.
Why similar: Detective 44.3%, Mystery 19%, Supernatural 14.3%, Point & Click 7.2%, Story Rich 6.5%
- #21 As The Leaves Fall
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Clay Crown Games
Windows · Mac
Point-and-click adventure game with a thrilling, Native American-inspired narrative. Use your wit to solve fun and challenging puzzles as you explore and interact with the townsfolk of Birchwood Hollow and the Native reservation. Secrets will be uncovered, and truths revealed, as the leaves fall.
Why similar: Detective 24.8%, Supernatural 19.6%, Mystery 13.5%, Investigation 12.1%, Point & Click 9.7%
- #22 The Game Maker: A Carol Reed Mystery
82% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: MDNA Games
Windows
Follow detective Carol Reed in this colorful mystery, made with real-life photographs. The game features a classic adventure game interface, plenty of puzzles, and a series of minigames as an integrated part of the story.
Why similar: Detective 36.4%, Mystery 17.1%, Investigation 16.9%, Point & Click 13%, Adventure 7.9%
- #23 The Pactmaker
82% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Alejandro Pascual
Windows
You are a professor who forged pacts with otherworldly entities to save your daughter. Dive into the memories of others, alter reality, and use your new supernatural abilities to uncover the truth in this dark point-and-click thriller.
Why similar: Detective 33.2%, Supernatural 19.6%, Point & Click 11.5%, Mystery 10.7%, Investigation 7.2%
- #24 The Detective's Apprentice
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: darqwerful
Windows
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 "howdunnit" cases that are too tough for the local police to crack and uncover a deeper mystery along the way!
Why similar: Detective 40.5%, Investigation 19.4%, Mystery 16.7%, Point & Click 8.9%, Adventure 5%
- #25 Sisters of Solitude
81% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: nanonimoPub: Shoreline Games
Windows
Explore a haunted convent with your EMF detector, tape recorder, and camera. Uncover the fate of four ghostly sisters and the mystery behind the murder they commited. Every room hides a clue, every shadow a warning, and the truth waits for those who dare to seek it.
Why similar: Detective 31.2%, Supernatural 16.8%, Investigation 15.4%, 1980s 15.3%, RPG 8.2%
- #26 The Roottrees are Dead
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,219 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 40.9%, Mystery 19.1%, Investigation 15.2%, Point & Click 9.3%, Interactive Fiction 5.4%
- #27 传家
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Paisley
Windows · Mac
A genealogy deduction game set in Republican-era China. Play as a lawyer, search newspapers, case files, letters, and old photos, and follow clues to identify people and uncover family ties. Reconstruct the Chen family tree and uncover the secrets behind your commission.
Why similar: Detective 41%, Investigation 19.6%, Mystery 15.7%, Point & Click 6.6%, Adventure 5.1%
- #28 ギルド探求団へようこそ!
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,557 reviews2026
Dev: ぱるそに工房
Windows
「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 47.5%, Investigation 20.8%, Mystery 17.4%, Adventure 5.6%, 2D 5.3%
- #29 Orikai: The Sacrifice
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Frogmouth
Windows · Mac · Linux
Five friends awaken trapped underground after triggering an ancient ritual. As disasters rage above, only one path to salvation remains: sacrifice. A psychological horror about trust, guilt, and impossible choices.
Why similar: Supernatural 21.1%, Roguelite 21%, Inventory Management 13.1%, Mystery 11.9%, RPG 9.2%
- #30 Shadows in Sanluca
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nicolás Cid Delgado
Windows
A Supernatural mystery in the beating heart of a Latin American city. Scour the past memories of an abandoned house, build out a web of connections between its inhabitants, and learn of the sinister truth that led to their downfall.
Why similar: 1980s 21.3%, Detective 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Point & Click 10.7%, Investigation 7.6%
- #31 Cyberpunk Inquisitor
76% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: Nerdook Productions
Windows
An immersive, randomly-generated murder mystery. A dystopian Cyberpunk world. A Megabuilding full of lies and deceit. Question witnesses, collect clues & evidence, identify the true culprit and unmask the truth!
Why similar: Detective 32.7%, Roguelite 19%, Mystery 17.7%, Investigation 17.2%, Point & Click 8.4%
- #32 Inkblood
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hey Bird!Pub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
You're an Inquisitor following a trail of death. A cult is at work, your predecessor has vanished, and the region teeters on the edge of chaos. Find the truth. Uphold the Inquisition. Do not fail.
Why similar: Detective 27.5%, Supernatural 14.7%, Investigation 13.3%, Inventory Management 13.1%, Mystery 12%
- #33 Mesektet
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Point & Pixel AdventuresPub: Point and Pixel Adventures
Windows · Linux
The recent discovery of an archaeological site has piqued the Vatican's interest, so Elizabeth has traveled to Turkey with the objective of investigating the hill of Göbekli Tepe, where the unearthed ruins of the ancient religious sanctuary could reveal the origin of civilization.
Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Supernatural 15.4%, Investigation 14.1%, Mystery 13.6%, Inventory Management 12.2%
- #34 Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,804 reviews2025
Dev: Happy Broccoli Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
You are the one and only Duck Detective, a depressed and recently divorced duck who must quack the case. Inspect evidence, make de-duck-tions, and solve this no-murder mystery!
Why similar: Detective 34.5%, Investigation 17.7%, Mystery 13.1%, 2.5D 8.1%, Interactive Fiction 7.4%
- #35 Murdered: Soul Suspect
76% matchVery Positive86% of 17,433 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 51.7%, Supernatural 21.4%, Mystery 14.4%, Adventure 4.4%, Story Rich 3%
- #36 Underground Dungeon
75% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: PASTEL
Windows
The underground dungeon is a turn-based retro roguelite. Escape the dungeon from the devil's entertainment district and defeat the demon king.
Why similar: Roguelite 33.7%, Turn-Based Combat 31.8%, RPG 23.1%, 2D 7%, Indie 2.7%
- #37 Signal & Echo: Iris is Missing (demo)
74% matchVery Positive95% of 59 reviews2022
Dev: Kini Games
Windows
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 34.1%, Investigation 18%, Mystery 15%, Point & Click 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 5.7%
- #38 Detective Hindsight
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Broccoli Bunny Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 41.8%, Mystery 18.8%, Investigation 17.6%, Point & Click 7%, 2D 4.9%
- #39 City of Voices
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kini Games
Windows
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 33.6%, Investigation 17.4%, Mystery 16.5%, Point & Click 8.1%, Interactive Fiction 7.5%
- #40 Death at Firelight
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sickenhouse
Windows · Linux
A murder at Camp Lonesome: Peggy was killed one night. Investigate the area, interview the campers, connect the clues, and catch the culprit before everyone gets sent home for good.
Why similar: Detective 37.9%, 1980s 21.2%, Investigation 12%, Point & Click 11.3%, Adventure 6%
- #41 Backpackwar
71% matchPositive88% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: 电玩李主任
Windows
This is a battle board pigeon game that arranges backpacks by placing equipment in different layouts to generate different gain effects, improving the abilities of heroes and their subordinates, and advancing by choosing a path. Please plan your every step towards the path of victory!
Why similar: Roguelite 28%, Turn-Based Combat 25.8%, 2.5D 20.6%, Inventory Management 13.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.8%
- #42 Major's Heart
72% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: Dormouse
Windows
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 27.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Investigation 13.8%, Point & Click 12.1%, Mystery 11.5%
- #43 Occult Crime Police
72% matchVery Positive93% of 168 reviews2021
Dev: Eggcorn Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Truth Is Pretty Out There. Only you can decipher the mystery of Boomtown USA. Comb a mysterious government base for evidence, investigate the set of a ghost hunt, and unravel the truth, no matter how ridiculous it may be!
Why similar: Detective 30.6%, Supernatural 22.8%, Mystery 14.8%, Investigation 10.3%, Point & Click 9.2%
- #44 The Murder of Ava Monroe
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BUNKWORKS
Windows · Mac
A gripping detective noir mystery that blends investigation and deduction with a rich, character-driven story. The Murder of Ava Monroe is cozy, twisty, and oozing with atmosphere.
Why similar: Detective 41.6%, Investigation 20.9%, Mystery 17.5%, Point & Click 6.5%, Story Rich 5.9%
- #45 Abyss Archives
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Night Walker StudioPub: OKJOY
Windows
Abyss Archives is a detective mystery game with elements of horror. You play as an investigator sent to a construction site shut down after a supernatural incident. Using old photographs, you trace the memories of the dead and piece together the truth hidden beneath the abyss.
Why similar: Detective 35.6%, Mystery 17%, Investigation 15.1%, RPG 6.5%, Point & Click 6%
- #46 Duck Detective: The Secret Salami
69% matchVery Positive95% of 6,719 reviews2024
Dev: Happy Broccoli Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Solving crime is no walk in the pond. You are a down-on-his-luck detective who also happens to be a duck. Use your powers of de-duck-tion to inspect evidence, fill in the blanks, and bust the case wide open! This is a short but twisty detective case.
Why similar: Detective 38.4%, Investigation 17%, Mystery 12.1%, 2.5D 8.6%, Point & Click 7.1%
- #47 Dance Dance Detective
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blue Tango Street
Windows
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 38%, Investigation 17.8%, Mystery 17.3%, 1980s 7.8%, Story Rich 5.8%
- #48 There’s No Way the Dating Sim Heroine I Liked Could Be a Murderer...?!
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: H999 Games
Windows
Investigate a series of murders at an abandoned school, examine evidence, connect clues, and reconstruct each crime. In this 2D psychological mystery adventure, every answer points to the dating sim heroine you trusted most—but is she truly the killer?
Why similar: Detective 35.8%, Mystery 20.3%, Investigation 18.3%, Point & Click 6.5%, Interactive Fiction 5.6%
- #49 YokaiRou: Shoppe of Mystique
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BNStudio
Windows · Linux
A cozy supernatural mystery about listening to your customers' stories, uncovering the yokai troubling them through divination and deduction, and finding the right ritual to set things right.
Why similar: Supernatural 23.6%, Investigation 21.5%, Detective 20.5%, Mystery 16.5%, Point & Click 11.1%
- #50 False Testimony
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bizi Games
Windows
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 31.8%, Mystery 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Point & Click 13.3%, Investigation 7.1%
- #51 Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
70% matchVery Positive89% of 8,060 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 52.5%, Mystery 16.9%, Investigation 15%, Point & Click 5.3%, Adventure 5.2%
- #52 The Missing Threads
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Wynd_devPub: wysg
Windows
[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 38.1%, Investigation 19.2%, Mystery 17.1%, Point & Click 10.4%, Story Rich 4.6%
- #53 REWIND
65% matchVery Positive91% of 421 reviews2026
Dev: Damian_Zhao
Windows
《REWIND》 is a hardcore text-based detective puzzle game containing nearly a hundred clues. Players need to carefully examine and deduce the clues to find the answer to the case.
Why similar: Detective 36.4%, Mystery 18.8%, Investigation 18.1%, RPG 13.3%, 2.5D 10.1%
- #54 The Mystery of Oak Island
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Visionaire Studio UG
Windows · Mac · Linux
A gripping point-and-click adventure – inspired by the real treasure hunt on Oak Island in Nova Scotia, Canada. Unravel a web of murder, myth, and forgotten history. Some secrets are better left buried.
Why similar: Detective 28.1%, Investigation 18.1%, Mystery 17.9%, Point & Click 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 7.7%
- #55 Turtle Soup World
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Xufan Studio
Windows
Turtle Soup World – lateral-thinking mystery game. Each chapter: one strange case. Explore, inspect, question NPCs, ask the host Yes/No/Both questions to find the truth. Works with local LLM or API.
Why similar: Detective 37.1%, Mystery 17.6%, Investigation 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Story Rich 5.3%
- #56 MEMORALYSIS: The Scorched Home
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Mads England
Windows · Mac · Linux
A murder mystery visual novel about catharsis.
Why similar: Detective 33.5%, Supernatural 23.5%, Mystery 14.2%, Point & Click 8.6%, Investigation 8.2%
- #57 ACCURSED
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bleedline Studios
Windows
Investigate the cursed town of Midnight Falls in a roguelike horror RPG. Scavenge powerful relics, outlast vicious foes, and cut down the awakened Ancient Deity before it devours everything. Every run is different, and the town hides secrets in every shadow.
Why similar: Inventory Management 16.1%, Supernatural 15.9%, Roguelite 14.1%, Turn-Based Combat 13.7%, Investigation 10.8%
- #58 To Hell With The Ugly
67% matchVery Positive87% of 166 reviews2023
Dev: La Poule NoirePub: ARTE France
Windows · Mac · Linux
To Hell with the Ugly is an adventure game where you play as Rock Bailey, a gorgeous yet shallow young man, who must investigate and fight his way to freedom after being kidnapped. Alternate between turn-based combats and investigation in this film noir adaptation of the novel by Boris Vian.
Why similar: Detective 29%, Turn-Based Combat 20.7%, Investigation 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%, Mystery 8.2%
- #59 捞金骗徒
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 云洲工作室
Windows
You play as a tourist trapped in a scam compound. fight to survive, sneak around and seize escape chances. Gather hidden clues, master scam skills reluctantly to survive, meet captives stuck here for various reasons, dig out its dark secrets, and choose between escaping the den or ruling it.
Why similar: Detective 33.9%, RPG 19.5%, Investigation 17.3%, Mystery 12.1%, Story Rich 5.9%