60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Mystery, Singleplayer, Detective, Story Rich.
Wayward Shadows is a rogue-lite monster hunting RPG with turn-based battles. Travel the United States and solve mysterious murders to earn experience, gather equipment, and level up. Build your custom team of hunters and find the best strategy to defeat evil and save the world.
The Other Side of the Wall
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.
Utter a Name
Disembodied souls linger in this old estate. To each one, utter their name.
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 29.2%, Mystery 15.6%, Detective 14.9%, Point & Click 11.6%, 2.5D 10.2%
Disembodied souls linger in this old estate. To each one, utter their name.
Why similar: Detective 27.2%, Difficult 18.5%, Supernatural 16.9%, Investigation 13.4%, Mystery 13.3%
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 21.7%, Supernatural 17.7%, Investigation 15.5%, Mystery 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 9%
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 38.6%, Mystery 15.5%, Investigation 13%, Point & Click 8.9%, RPG 8.6%
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 40.7%, RPG 19.6%, Mystery 12%, Point & Click 9.9%, Adventure 9.7%
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 35.9%, RPG 20%, Mystery 12.2%, Investigation 9.9%, Adventure 9.8%
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 54.9%, Mystery 17.1%, RPG 10.3%, Investigation 4.9%, Story Rich 4.1%
The Big Hollow: 1982 is a tightly focused 2D animated murder mystery. A serial killer’s dumping ground is exposed in a small truck stop town. Find details in the evidence, interpret criminal behaviors and prove your worth to the FBI’s new Behavioral Science Unit as new detective Desmond.
Why similar: Detective 36.3%, Investigation 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Point & Click 9.8%, Mystery 8.7%
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 16.2%, Mystery 14.7%, Difficult 12.9%, RPG 7.2%
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 31.4%, Supernatural 17.2%, Mystery 13.8%, 1980s 11.2%, Point & Click 10.5%
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 32.3%, 1980s 26.7%, Mystery 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 5.7%, RPG 5.4%
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 31.4%, Difficult 16.6%, Mystery 15.6%, Point & Click 9.6%, Investigation 8.2%
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: Roguelite 21.7%, Supernatural 21%, Inventory Management 13.4%, Mystery 11.7%, RPG 8.8%
Our Town is a 2.5D story-driven, horror investigation RPG set during a fictionalized 60's America. Deliver newspapers as you uncover secrets of the mundane. Through point-and-click investigations and visual-novel dialogue, discover the underbelly of this bustling town—if any.
Why similar: America 23.8% ★, 2.5D 21.5%, RPG 17.4%, Mystery 15%, Investigation 12.4%
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 36.3%, Mystery 17.2%, Investigation 17.1%, Point & Click 13%, Adventure 7.6%
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 40.3%, Investigation 19.6%, Mystery 16.8%, Point & Click 8.9%, Adventure 4.8%
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 24.6%, Supernatural 19.8%, Mystery 13.5%, Investigation 12.2%, Point & Click 9.6%
「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 46.5%, Investigation 21.1%, Mystery 18.1%, 2D 5.4%, Adventure 5.4%
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 31.1%, Supernatural 17.1%, Investigation 15.7%, 1980s 15%, RPG 8%
1986, Tornado Alley, USA… Go undercover as Boulder, an agent infiltrating the notorious religious cult known as the Bahnsen Knights. Face off against occultists, biblical storms, and an enigmatic car salesman turned preacher as you investigate the disappearance of a fellow agent and close friend.
Why similar: Detective 20.8%, 1980s 19.8%, America 15.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Investigation 8.4%
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 39%, Mystery 19.4%, Investigation 15.4%, Point & Click 9.4%, Interactive Fiction 5.9%
Vampires infiltrate the nightclub queue. You are the bouncer. Check documents, observe suspicious behavior, and use tools to decide who gets in and who stays outside, but the final decision is always yours.
Why similar: Detective 22.9%, 1980s 22.5%, Investigation 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Mystery 10.2%
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 35.4%, Turn-Based Combat 31.2%, RPG 22.1%, 2D 7%, Indie 2.7%
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 21.6%, Supernatural 15.6%, Investigation 14.2%, Mystery 13.6%, Inventory Management 12.7%
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 33.9%, Investigation 18.2%, Mystery 15.1%, Point & Click 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 5.7%
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 51.4%, Supernatural 21.8%, Mystery 14.4%, Adventure 4.2%, Story Rich 3%
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 41.5%, Mystery 18.8%, Investigation 17.8%, Point & Click 6.9%, 2D 5%
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 34.1%, Investigation 18%, Mystery 13.3%, 2.5D 8.2%, Interactive Fiction 7.5%
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 33.3%, Investigation 17.6%, Mystery 16.6%, Point & Click 8.1%, Interactive Fiction 7.5%
After her beloved dog Beans vanishes and 13-year-old Diya finds herself trapped in a nightmarish time loop, each day reveals darker secrets in the sleepy town of Lakeview. Nothing, and no one, is what it seems. Groundhog Day meets Stranger Things in this supernatural thriller set in 80s New Zealand.
Why similar: Supernatural 23%, 1980s 22.2%, Mystery 14.3%, Investigation 10.6%, Point & Click 9.9%
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 30.2%, Supernatural 23.2%, Mystery 14.8%, Investigation 10.4%, Point & Click 9.1%
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 27.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Investigation 14%, Point & Click 12.1%, Mystery 11.5%
A short pixel-art mystery where you play as Nathan, a private investigator drawn into a curious case. Interrogate suspects, examine clues, and uncover hidden details
Why similar: Detective 34.8%, Investigation 17.3%, Point & Click 12.4%, Mystery 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%
A neo-noir point&click thriller about a delivery service for illegal goods. Play as a Courier who—after hours—has to solve the mystery of his friend's disappearance. Visit various locations, collect clues, navigate branching dialogue options, and hurry as time is not on your side.
Why similar: Detective 26.6%, America 23.8% ★, Investigation 13.9%, Mystery 12.5%, Point & Click 7%
A murder mystery visual novel about catharsis.
Why similar: Detective 33.2%, Supernatural 23.8%, Mystery 14.2%, Point & Click 8.5%, Investigation 8.3%
Aurora Hills: Chapter 2 is the second part in series of point and click puzzle adventure games. Follow the journey of Ethan Hill, a park ranger tasked with investigating strange disappearances from a national park to uncover the mystery of Aurora Hills!
Why similar: America 19.4% ★, Mystery 17.2%, 1980s 15.2%, Detective 14.2%, Investigation 14.1%
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 37.6%, Investigation 18.1%, Mystery 17.5%, 1980s 7.6%, Story Rich 5.8%
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%, Investigation 17.3%, Mystery 12.1%, 2.5D 9%, Point & Click 7%
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 16.5%, Supernatural 15.9%, Roguelite 14.6%, Turn-Based Combat 13.6%, Investigation 10.7%
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 24.2%, RPG 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Point & Click 12.9%, Mystery 10.3%
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 27.1%, Mystery 25.5%, Point & Click 14.6%, Investigation 12.6%, Adventure 6.6%
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 52.3%, Mystery 17%, Investigation 15.2%, Point & Click 5.4%, Adventure 5%
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 33.8%, RPG 19.2%, Investigation 17.6%, Mystery 12.3%, Story Rich 5.9%
You are a special investigator sent to a construction site halted by a supernatural event. Beneath it lies a deadly mining accident where almost no one survived. Using old photos, trace the memories of the dead, relive their final moments, and uncover long-buried secrets.
Why similar: Detective 48.9%, Mystery 21.8%, RPG 7.5%, Story Rich 5.9%, Adventure 5.8%
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 28.8%, Turn-Based Combat 20.8%, Investigation 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%, Mystery 8.2%
The year is 1973. The sound of a lone, ethereal saxophone drifts over the Roosevelt Island promenade, while a series of accidents plague a midtown construction site. The citizens of Manhattan take no notice of these events, let alone think they are connected.
Why similar: Supernatural 23.9%, Detective 23.6%, Point & Click 19.8%, Mystery 14.5%, Adventure 7.1%
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 26.8%, Supernatural 15%, Inventory Management 13.7%, Investigation 13.3%, Mystery 12%
Welcome to Woodside, a haunting survival horror adventure. Explore, investigate and survive as Grace, confronting supernatural terrors that plague a seemingly quaint British village. Experience dynamic horror as spirits react to the way you play. Can you find the truth before it's too late?
Why similar: Supernatural 28.8%, Detective 28.5%, Investigation 19.1%, Mystery 13.8%, Story Rich 5.1%
Seoyeon Yu, a former police officer, works as a private investigator for a rich family. However, during her investigation, she discovers evidence linking them to her husband's death. Using her ability to see people's guilt, she begins an investigation to solve the mystery.
Why similar: Detective 38.5%, Mystery 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Adventure 8%, Point & Click 8%
Who Did It? Is a detective puzzle-game. Your job is to read the given case files to find out who the murderer is! Do you have what it takes to master all cases and close them all for good?
Why similar: Detective 36.7%, Mystery 18.1%, Investigation 16.4%, Point & Click 10.3%, 2D 5.6%
In 1991 Ruth Choi was murdered, it was whittled down to 6 suspects, but the case was never solved. Watch interviews, go through evidence and build your case. A game where you are never told who the killer is, unless you convict them. Use your own deductive skills to find out, who killed Ruth Choi.
Why similar: Detective 40.3%, America 17.7% ★, Mystery 16%, Difficult 9.1%, Investigation 8.5%
You are a detective on a rogue manhunt through the beautiful country of Italy. Gather clues, interview witnesses and uncover dark secrets to solve the case. Follow your own path to the solution in this 1970's noir crime road-trip.
Why similar: Detective 35.8%, Investigation 17.7%, Mystery 17.4%, Inventory Management 8.9%, RPG 6.2%
In this detective horror visual novel, investigate a seabound anomaly. Explore areas of interest, uncover clues, and piece together evidence before time runs out — and before this mission becomes your last. Choose a side; don't look back.
Why similar: Detective 33.7%, Investigation 16.6%, Mystery 16.3%, Supernatural 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%
WHODUNNIT is a mystery visual novel following a man who must answer a burning question: who the hell did he hook up with last night?
Why similar: Detective 43.7%, Investigation 18.6%, Mystery 15.9%, Point & Click 6.6%, Story Rich 5.9%
Become the greatest detective of all time in The Testament of Sherlock Holmes, a twisting, turning investigation game set in a faithfully-reproduced London of 1898. As Sherlock Holmes, you must find clues, interrogate suspects and unveil a mystery in a story full of twists!
Why similar: Detective 54.2%, Mystery 15.7%, Point & Click 12.1%, Adventure 7.8%, Investigation 6.9%
In 1921, young French artist Jennifer Chevalier becomes embroiled in death, espionage and revolution, assisted by the ghost of Oscar Wilde. A hand-drawn Point & Click adventure with a unique comic book inventory design.
Why similar: Detective 25.8%, Supernatural 20.3%, Investigation 16.8%, Mystery 12.3%, Point & Click 10.3%
In an investigation where the thieves are not necessarily the ones you think they are, follow the clues, question the suspects, and get to the truth by avoiding false leads. But beware, some people are not ready to give up so easily.
Why similar: Detective 40%, Investigation 25.2%, Point & Click 11.9%, Mystery 8.8%, 2D 6.4%
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. Start now.
Why similar: Detective 34%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Investigation 14.9%, Mystery 12.6%, Adventure 9.1%
You are not afraid of ghost stories, so your pursuit of inspiration leads you to the strangest of places. But this time something truly sinister is in the air. Can you survive the encounter with a real spirit?
Why similar: Detective 23.8%, Supernatural 20.5%, Mystery 13%, Investigation 12.4%, Point & Click 8.7%
