60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Story Rich, Detective, Investigation, Mystery.
What?! is a single-player mystery game that focuses on its compact story and unconventional solutions. Players will take on the role of Pat Irvin, a ditzy private investigator struggling to maintain his family business.
The Lawyer - Episode 1: The White Bag
The Lawyer - Episode 1: The White Bag is the first part of an episodic adventure game which combines gripping crime story with classic courtroom drama. Immerse yourself into a world set in early 90’s in which you gather (or fabricate!) evidence, deduct and run fierce courtroom battles.
The Next Stop
Embark on a mysterious ride. Solve puzzles, make choices, and uncover the truth behind a hidden crime in this point & click with the depth of a visual novel, all set in a haunting subway filled with secrets.
The Lawyer - Episode 1: The White Bag is the first part of an episodic adventure game which combines gripping crime story with classic courtroom drama. Immerse yourself into a world set in early 90’s in which you gather (or fabricate!) evidence, deduct and run fierce courtroom battles.
Why similar: Crime 14.6%, Detective 14.4%, Investigation 13.7%, Conversation 11.6%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
Embark on a mysterious ride. Solve puzzles, make choices, and uncover the truth behind a hidden crime in this point & click with the depth of a visual novel, all set in a haunting subway filled with secrets.
Why similar: Crime 19%, Comic Book 18.7%, Detective 17.3%, Investigation 16.2%, Multiple Endings 7.6%
In this espionage-action game, you have to use your very particular set of skills to “recruit” a pair of scientists into the agency before your rivals, who will use any means necessary to get to them first.
Why similar: Comic Book 26.2%, Detective 18.2%, Investigation 15.4%, Third Person 10.7%, Action-Adventure 9.6%
Solve Pixel Puzzles to find clues. Use those clues to interrogate witnesses. Work your way to the truth... ...and uncover the mystery of Murder by Numbers!
Why similar: Comic Book 18.9%, Investigation 17.2%, Detective 16.2%, Crime 14%, Conversation 11.8%
Splittown is a point-and-click adventure inspired by 90s classics such as Day of the Tentacle and Sam & Max Hit The Road. You are Leonard Nimby, a former top agent of the IM5, hot on the trail of a villanous mayoral candidate on the eve of a fateful election.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 17%, Detective 14.7%, 1990's 14.4%, Investigation 14.4%, Conversation 12.6%
Join the Spooky Crew and uncover the secret of the Mask of the Mysterium in this point and click adventure game. An encounter with a masked figure leads the crew to investigate the secrets of a local museum.
Why similar: Crime 16.3%, Investigation 16.1%, Detective 15.2%, Conversation 14.2%, Third Person 8.1%
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 19.4%, Comic Book 18.5%, Investigation 13.4%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Third Person 9.6%
Experience a fantastic adventure with unique gameplay that blends investigation, action and exploration in a breath-taking thriller that will test the limits of your nerves and intelligence. Play as the great detective and track down evil in the darkest corners of London and the human soul…
Why similar: Detective 23.9%, Crime 19.8%, Investigation 14.5%, Third Person 10.1%, Story Rich 7.8%
Amsterdam, 1988. A dead body in the Red Light District, the Dutch capital of sex and drugs, is a washed-up detective’s one shot at redemption. Explore the seedy underbelly of Europe’s most notorious city, solve complex puzzles, and crack the case while experiencing Amsterdam at its worst.
Why similar: Detective 19.3%, Investigation 18.4%, Comic Book 15.7%, Crime 13.4%, Dark Comedy 13.4%
Become a Crime Scene Investigator, gather evidence, and connect not obvious facts which will lead you to solve the crime and find the guilty! Don't let criminals get more innocent victims!
Why similar: Crime 22.3%, Detective 20.1%, Investigation 18.5%, Immersive Sim 13%, Choices Matter 8%
Private Eye is a detective game where you play as Hakeem trying to solve the murder case of Amir. The wealthy heir Amir kept strange company, is one of them his murderer? Explore, investigate, solve puzzles, and find discrepancies to unravel his mysterious death.
Why similar: Detective 20.5%, Investigation 18.8%, Crime 17.1%, Third Person 9.1%, Choices Matter 8.7%
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 17.1%, Investigation 17.1%, Detective 16.5%, Conversation 11.8%, Immersive Sim 9.3%
The owner of the Golden Rose Manor died mysteriously in the secret room. Everyone in the manor has an alibi, but their speech is full of loopholes... You will go to the crime scene, search for clues, analyze the suspect's statement, make reasonable inferences, reveal the truth of the case!
Why similar: Detective 19.7%, Investigation 16.5%, Third Person 12.3%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Puzzle Platformer 9.1%
An evidence-based detective game set in rural India. Investigate your friend's disappearance by searching crime scenes, interrogating suspects, and presenting proof to break through lies. Race against time to expose a conspiracy before the 9:45 PM train leaves.
Why similar: Detective 20.2%, Crime 18.7%, Investigation 18.6%, Conversation 13.4%, Choices Matter 9%
A School Prefect has been pushed out of a window, and everyone's blaming YOU. Can you find the culprit - or someone to take the fall - before you get EXPELLED? Mystery with a wicked twist, from the creators of Overboard!, 80 Days, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
Why similar: Comic Book 25%, Investigation 20.1%, Conversation 15.2%, Detective 13.3%, Funny 7.6%
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: Comic Book 18.6%, Investigation 18.5%, Detective 18.3%, Crime 18.1%, Funny 7.1%
Get big laughs while you point and click to search for clues and solve mysteries with Hollywood's most deranged private investigators, Frankie and Suede. Be immersed into a cinematic experience with slapstick characters in this film noir comedy adventure.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 19.1%, Detective 18.1%, Crime 11.7%, Conversation 11.6%, Investigation 9.4%
Investigate the country of Vera Cruz in this journalistic first-person adventure! Solve puzzles, take photos of clues and report news exposing the horrific truths behind General Galba and his bizarre government!
Why similar: Detective 23.1%, Investigation 19.7%, Conversation 12%, Funny 9.1%, Multiple Endings 9%
The director's body was found in the office. It looks like a suicide but the detective has a different opinion.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 22%, Detective 20.6%, Crime 13.7%, Third Person 12.3%, Investigation 10.9%
Slip into the role of a detective and find out why a seemingly peaceful village suddenly has to hold a funeral every other day. To solve the mysteries, act as the perpetrator and simulate the crimes. Left completely to your own devices, it’s up to you to prove your ingenuity and wit.
Why similar: Crime 25.2%, Detective 24.9%, Investigation 19.4%, Puzzle 6.5%, Action-Adventure 6.4%
A story-rich detective mystery set in 1930s England. Investigate a murder inside a sprawling manor, interrogate suspicious residents, and make meaningful choices to uncover the truth — before Scotland Yard arrives.
Why similar: Detective 18.7%, Crime 17.4%, Investigation 16.3%, Conversation 14.7%, Choices Matter 8.5%
Control the unlikely duo of detectives Magret, a refined duck, and FaceDeBouc, a diabolically opposed goat! Help them solve the mystery of the murder of Mr Couane, a local shopkeeper found turned into sausages, in this cartoonish point-and-click police investigation.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 22.9%, Comic Book 16.4%, Puzzle Platformer 12.7%, 1990's 11.9%, Detective 11.1%
Play as a contractor for a mysterious organization in a new mystery point and click. You're tasked to review tapes and complete reports about strange situations. Find clues, connect dots, choose what you want to believe and influence the world.
Why similar: Investigation 18.7%, Detective 18.2%, Dark Comedy 14%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Crime 11.2%
Play as a sharp-witted detective in late 19th-century Leipzig, Germany, in this retro pixel-art point & click adventure. Search for clues, question suspects, and piece together evidence on your deduction board to solve four gripping murder cases.
Why similar: Detective 21.2%, Crime 19.9%, Investigation 19%, Conversation 9.7%, Choices Matter 8.2%
After a mysterious and anonymous phone call to the police, Sonia's body was found in an abandoned public toilet. The more we learn about her, the more mysterious this case becomes. Become the detective, investigate her murder and find out who killed Sonia Verninac.
Why similar: Detective 31.2%, Investigation 17.8%, Multiple Endings 15.4%, Crime 14.5%, Story Rich 10.7%
Play as a detective and solve multiple cases by interrogating individuals tied to the case through voice-based conversations. Powered by generative AI, every individual responds with unique, context-driven replies, helping you piece together the evidence to crack the case.
Why similar: Detective 23.1%, Investigation 21.2%, Conversation 19.1%, Crime 12.7%, Immersive Sim 9.3%
A dark comedy RPG set in streets and psyches.
Why similar: Investigation 22.7%, Dark Comedy 20.3%, Comic Book 16.3%, 1990's 10.5%, Detective 9.9%
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 38.2%, Crime 20.7%, Investigation 19.5%, Puzzle 6.2%, Story Rich 6.1%
Hauma is a deduction visual novel set in Munich. Discover a conspiracy amongst the upper echelons of society alongside former detective Judith, while visiting real locations in a comic-inspired look.
Why similar: Comic Book 23.3%, Detective 18.7%, Crime 17.6%, Investigation 16%, Conversation 12.9%
In this story-driven detective thriller, a young Sherlock Holmes struggles to prove himself as he navigates an exotic, dangerous island in the Mediterranean to investigate the mystery of his mother’s death.
Why similar: Detective 23.8%, Crime 19.2%, Investigation 16.2%, Third Person 8.8%, Choices Matter 8.7%
Dive into a voice-controlled VR cop simulator, where humor meets intense drama. Engage in realistic talks with AI characters, navigate tough situations, and make impactful decisions. Your virtual journey awaits!
Why similar: Detective 21.4%, Investigation 17.7%, Crime 16%, Immersive Sim 13.4%, Action-Adventure 10%
Mistmoon Falls is an open world murder mystery set in a farm-sim town that's now sans farmer. Question the locals, use tools to uncover clues, form hypotheses, and sift through some sinister goings-on to find the killer.
Why similar: Detective 21%, Crime 17.6%, Investigation 16.5%, Conversation 16%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
Deep night, famous suspense novelist fell from the balcony, leaving his young wife an enormous heritage. Accident, or calculated murder?Novelist's nephew secretly began investigation.He found a hidden manuscript, which contains a creep story, as well as the key clues concerning its author's death.
Why similar: Comic Book 25.8%, Detective 21.1%, Investigation 19.4%, Multiple Endings 8.9%, Story Rich 8.5%
Lie, blackmail, and steal your way down The Low Road. Rookie agent Noomi Kovacs must navigate her way through the world of corporate espionage in this dark spy comedy set in the 1970s.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 19.2%, Detective 18.4%, Investigation 17.2%, Crime 17.1%, Retro 8.5%
BLACKSAD: Under the Skin - A dark corruption scandal in the heart of the New York City's underworld for charismatic detective John Blacksad!
Why similar: Comic Book 21.5%, Crime 16.9%, Detective 16.5%, Investigation 14.9%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
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 25.7%, Investigation 21.1%, Crime 19.3%, Conversation 12.6%, Story Rich 9.5%
Soulflow is a 2.5D fantasy-detective game that offers a unique experience with its graphic style. In this story-based role play game, players must gather information from others during the day and try to solve the murders in the neighborhood to stay free.
Why similar: Detective 20.3%, Investigation 19.2%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Crime 12%, Choices Matter 8.9%
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 29.6%, Detective 20.4%, Investigation 15%, Third Person 8.8%, Multiple Endings 8.4%
Five Day Detective is a point and click style adventure game featuring multiple murder cases and a twisted sense of humour.
Why similar: Detective 24.6%, Dark Comedy 22.8%, Investigation 15.4%, Funny 10.4%, Crime 9.4%
Detective agency management × superpowered mystery. Former operative Lin Mo rebuilds the Ash Detective Agency in Collins City. Investigate crime scenes, use “Echoes” to recover memory fragments, rebut lies with evidence, dispatch partners for intel, and uncover conspiracy behind your mentor’s death.
Why similar: Detective 29.5%, Investigation 23.8%, Crime 18.3%, Story Rich 8.9%, Multiple Endings 7.5%
Unravel the secrets of the Bariton mansion! Take on the mantle of detective in the role of Lucas Usher, and solve the riddles plaguing the ghosts of those left behind! Uncover their secrets and help them find salvation … or damnation.
Why similar: Detective 21.6%, Conversation 13.6%, Third Person 13.6%, Investigation 9.4%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
Pursue diamond thieves and a trail of cryptic puzzles in this short ‘60s spy adventure. As Agent Epsilon you’ll choose your path as you chat with (or chat up!) suspicious contacts. Deduce the puzzle rules, decode cryptograms and decipher clues as you solve wordplay & logic puzzles across the globe!
Why similar: Detective 22.9%, Investigation 19.3%, Conversation 17.4%, Funny 9.4%, Crime 9%
Methods: The Canada Files is a mystery visual novel. You play as a team of eccentric detectives in a mysterious crime-solving competition. To solve each mystery, you must use your team member’s unique detective methods, refute faulty theories with evidence, and find out the truth!
Why similar: Investigation 22.2%, Comic Book 20.5%, Crime 18.7%, Detective 18.3%, Stylized 7.4%
Dr. Von Bösenstein is plotting to take over the world and you’re the only one that can stop her! Ensure she can’t complete any of the “world domination”-inators by navigating your way through intricate puzzle rooms. Avoid traps, don’t get stuck, solve the rooms and most important of all… a cat?
Why similar: Detective 20.8%, 1990's 18.6%, Investigation 13.5%, Puzzle Platformer 10.8%, Conversation 10.6%
An adventure mystery game set in the world of Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables.A game for people who:Like to solve mysteriesEnjoy exploring beautiful pixel art environmentsWant their dialogue choices and moral decisions to matterAre fans of Les Mis!
Why similar: Crime 20.3%, Investigation 18.7%, Detective 18.2%, Conversation 8.2%, Choices Matter 7.9%
Colors:Zero is an interactive storytelling set in a neo noir universe. You will play as a detective and will be assigned to investigate about strange murders.
Why similar: Comic Book 21.5%, Crime 16%, Detective 14.2%, Investigation 13.1%, Puzzle Platformer 13.1%
Follow the story of a Private investigator hired to find a missing person on a mysterious island.
Why similar: Investigation 24.1%, Detective 20.3%, Crime 13.9%, Third Person 12.3%, Action-Adventure 9.8%
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 29.7%, Investigation 25.8%, Comic Book 21.5%, Crime 16%, Story Rich 7.1%
Murder Mystery Mayhem AI is a single-player detective game set in a stylish 1920s world of secrets, suspicion, and social intrigue. Talk freely to a colorful cast of cunning suspects, gather clues, uncover motives, and deduce who among them is the killer.
Why similar: Detective 21.3%, Investigation 19.4%, Crime 17.5%, Conversation 14.8%, Choices Matter 8.6%
An adventure game in the genre of mystical detective. Student Kris is on the trail of the killer. Every decision has consequences, and every wish may be the last.
Why similar: Detective 19.3%, Conversation 15.2%, Immersive Sim 12.8%, Third Person 11.6%, Multiple Endings 11.3%
A narrative-driven detective thriller. Reed and partner Grant investigate a murder case that resets through a time loop. Gather clues, interrogate witnesses, build timelines in the mind palace, and uncover the truth through deduction and multiple endings.
Why similar: Crime 25.3%, Detective 24.6%, Investigation 17.5%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Choices Matter 11.1%
SuperSecret is a Tiny Adventure made just for You. A very special Secret is hidden on the strange islands of Prisoner’s Keys. It is yours to find, but first you must find it. Run, ride, and puzzle your way to discovery.
Why similar: Conversation 19%, Puzzle Platformer 14.7%, Third Person 11.9%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Funny 10.5%
Hustle your way across ‘90s America as a runaway teen con artist. Choose how to make your scratch as you don disguises, pick pockets, and rip people off in this comedic crime-filled adventure. Experience the totally rad '90s in all its plaid and payphone glory!
Why similar: Crime 25.8%, 1990's 22.8%, Conversation 12.6%, Funny 9.2%, Stylized 8.8%
COMANOMALY is a mix between a whodunnit mystery game & horror game, with different randomly selected culprit each playthrough. 🩺 It's 1985. You are Susi, a nurse working for Sudaritra Hospital, you have to protect your patient: a wealthy and powerful man with weird symptoms and peculiar conditions.
Why similar: Comic Book 33.8%, Conversation 19.6%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, Investigation 8.6%, Story Rich 8.4%
Solve online cases with 2–6 players: investigate scenes, track leads, compare notes, and piece together the truth in Red Chair where misdirection is real, but evidence wins.
Why similar: Detective 21.1%, Crime 20%, Investigation 19.4%, Conversation 11.8%, Puzzle 7.1%
An FMV murder mystery, police interrogation, detective experience.
Why similar: Detective 22.7%, Crime 21.9%, Investigation 20.3%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Choices Matter 9.2%
Hang out, fight monsters, and discover your town’s darkest secrets in Usual June, a third person action game about summer break and the end of the world.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 21%, Third Person 14.3%, Detective 12.4%, Action-Adventure 10.9%, Stylized 8.7%
The Phantom Fellows is about two best friends who start a paranormal investigation business together, since one of them is already dead.
Why similar: Investigation 20%, Dark Comedy 19.4%, Detective 19.2%, 1990's 16.8%, Funny 8.5%
Detective Sammy Jukes is the man on the job when an anti-oil activist is reported missing in a small town on the new oil pipeline route. Talk to witnesses, shovel through evidence, wrestle with the wolves and chase after chickens to find the truth in this first-person open-world adventure game.
Why similar: Detective 20.8%, Dark Comedy 18%, Crime 17%, Investigation 13.7%, Choices Matter 9.7%
When your self-driving Autocab kills a cyclist in this murder mystery visual novel, it's up to you as Emily Knight to talk with fellow passengers and use the clues you find to contradict their lies as you unravel how you ALL could possibly know the victim and have a motive for murder - even the car!
Why similar: Investigation 20.2%, Comic Book 17.5%, Conversation 15.1%, Crime 13%, Immersive Sim 11%
