60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Detective, Story Rich, Mystery, Investigation.
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?
Nut City Blues
A comedy-mystery visual novel about Captain Fox, Detective Raccoon and the danger of pineapple pizza.
Mohism: Battle of Words
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!
A comedy-mystery visual novel about Captain Fox, Detective Raccoon and the danger of pineapple pizza.
Why similar: Detective 26.4%, Investigation 14.8%, Visual Novel 13.4%, LGBTQ+ 11.9%, Mystery 8.5%
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 31.7%, Investigation 19.4%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Mystery 11.2%, Story Rich 8.5%
This is a murder mystery visual novel where you take the role of the detective. Search for clues, make discoveries, and talk to other characters to find out what is truly going on on the Murder Express.
Why similar: Detective 44.1%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Mystery 13.4%, Story Rich 8.7%, Point & Click 5.5%
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 28.8%, Investigation 13%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Mystery 10.9%, LGBTQ+ 10.8%
A mystery visual novel taking place aboard the underwater train Marine Express. Follow student Ranko Togawa on her quest to find the culprit on the murder of an accompanying teacher... with lots of surprises along the way!
Why similar: Detective 31.1%, Investigation 17.3%, Visual Novel 16%, Mystery 11.2%, Comedy 8.1%
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 40.1%, Investigation 25.4%, Mystery 13%, Point & Click 8.1%, Story Rich 5%
Embark on an interplanetary adventure as the first robo reporter for the Times & Galaxy, the solar system’s most trusted holopaper. You’re just an intern, but if you can get the scoop, write great stories, and impress your colleagues, maybe you'll get to keep your job!
Why similar: Detective 26.2%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Investigation 14%, LGBTQ+ 13.5%, Point & Click 6.6%
In this short point 'n' click adventure, you are Star Seeker - a WIZARD solving a WIZARD crime to not get put in WIZARD jail by the WIZ- I mean, PLAIN OLD cops. With a useless detective, countless red herrings, and unique dialogue for every evidence combination... will this case ever be cracked?
Why similar: Detective 28.4%, Investigation 21.7%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Mystery 11.6%, Point & Click 9.1%
One hundred detectives compete against each other in a crime-solving competition.
Why similar: Detective 22.9%, Investigation 16.4%, LGBTQ+ 14.1%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Mystery 8.9%
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%, Investigation 20.1%, Mystery 15%, Point & Click 8.6%, Story Rich 6.8%
Detective Ridelle is a cozy murder mystery game featuring escape room style puzzles. Find clues, interrogate suspects, solve the mystery - before it's too late.
Why similar: Detective 29.1%, Investigation 16.6%, Visual Novel 13.1%, LGBTQ+ 12.4%, Mystery 10.5%
The hottest bird lawyering game to come out of 1840s France! Join Jayjay Falcon and his witty apprentice, Sparrowson, as the two take on clients, interview witnesses, collect evidence, and deliver justice to the guilty.
Why similar: Detective 38.9%, Visual Novel 22.9%, Mystery 12.4%, Comedy 9%, Story Rich 8.3%
Discover an untold crime story from the mysterious youth of the famous detective Hercule Poirot.
Why similar: Detective 37.5%, Investigation 19.8%, Mystery 12.7%, Visual Novel 8.1%, Story Rich 8.1%
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Detective 35.3%, Investigation 23.7%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Mystery 11.6%, Point & Click 5.7%
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 35.5%, Investigation 22.5%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Mystery 7.7%, Story Rich 7.7%
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 33.4%, Investigation 20.2%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Mystery 12.9%, Story Rich 8.7%
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 29.2%, Investigation 18.4%, Mystery 11.3%, Visual Novel 10%, Comedy 7.6%
Night Errand is a 2D detective adventure where you play as Sage & Nur, an unlikely detective duo solving murder and mixing coffee in the quiet town Morrowpines. Collect clues, piece together contrasting perspectives, uncover the truth — and don't forget to mix a cup of coffee while you're at it.
Why similar: Detective 29.2%, Investigation 19.8%, Visual Novel 12.7%, LGBTQ+ 12%, Mystery 8.1%
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 35.5%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Point & Click 9.6%, Mystery 9.1%, Investigation 9.1%
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 35.5%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Mystery 12.7%, Investigation 12.1%, Point & Click 8.5%
While on a school trip to Jabberwock Island, students are ensnared in Monokuma’s deadly game, forced into mutual killing and Class Trials to expose the culprit. Break through contradictions with high-speed detective action. Includes both a brand-new scenario and the enhanced original!
Why similar: Detective 31.6%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Investigation 15.8%, LGBTQ+ 11.5%, Mystery 9.7%
Miles Edgeworth's dramatic turnabouts take center stage! Experience both Ace Attorney Investigations games in one gorgeous collection! Investigate crime scenes and solve tough, intriguing cases through logic and deduction. When Edgeworth's past and present collide, his future begins!
Why similar: Detective 28.3%, Investigation 26.1%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Mystery 12.5%, Story Rich 8%
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 37.7%, Investigation 23.2%, Mystery 13.8%, Point & Click 12.5%, Story Rich 5.6%
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 38.2%, Investigation 23%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Mystery 10.9%, Story Rich 8.3%
A first-person mystery solving game, where you try to find out what happened at Syn Archives.
Why similar: Detective 41.7%, Investigation 22.6%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Mystery 5.7%, Conversation 5%
Join rookie attorney Apollo Justice and his mentor, the legendary Phoenix Wright, in this collection of 3 games! This title features 16 episodes (including previously DLC-only episodes) and supports English, French, German, Japanese Korean, and Traditional and Simplified Chinese.
Why similar: Detective 32.8%, Investigation 21.9%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Mystery 11.1%, Story Rich 7.1%
Investigate a murder as the first goblin detective in a comedic fantasy world without magic...where a wizard is the prime suspect!
Why similar: Detective 31.1%, Investigation 28.9%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Comedy 10.3%, Point & Click 6.3%
[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 32.9%, Investigation 22%, Mystery 17.3%, Visual Novel 9.2%, Story Rich 6.4%
A woman vanishes without a trace on a cross-country train. The catch? Nobody on board remembers her ever existing in the first place - nobody, except for you. Uncover the story in this mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Detective 42.2%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Mystery 13.9%, Investigation 12.1%, Story Rich 7.1%
A murder mystery visual novel about catharsis.
Why similar: Detective 33.1%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Mystery 11%, Investigation 10.8%, Story Rich 9%
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 29.1%, Investigation 14.6%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Point & Click 9%, Mystery 8.2%
「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 48.7%, Investigation 28.9%, Mystery 14.7%, Adventure 3%, 2D 2.4%
In a world of fairies, a childhood friend suddenly calls Beatrice back to her old hometown. Yet when she arrives, her friend is mysteriously missing.
Why similar: Detective 32.5%, Investigation 20.3%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Mystery 14.1%, Story Rich 8.2%
Hercule Poirot is back in a brand-new adventure, set in the heart of London.
Why similar: Detective 32.1%, Investigation 21.2%, Mystery 12.2%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Point & Click 8.2%
Available today for every citizen of Feagu, a new operating system - built for both your professional and personal use. Browse your email, visit the world wide web, do office tasks, and much more!
Why similar: Detective 35.9%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Mystery 12.8%, Comedy 10.7%, Story Rich 9.5%
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%, Investigation 19.8%, Mystery 13.2%, Story Rich 6%, Point & Click 4.9%
In a Detective's Mind is an investigation game that seeks to put you in the role of a detective, who needs to solve cases and deal with obscure problems from his past.
Why similar: Detective 47.2%, Investigation 27.5%, Story Rich 11.5%, Mystery 9.6%, 2D 2.2%
Arthur and Susan, two inseparable friends solving mysteries together. Fun and cozy indie point&click. Don't miss it!
Why similar: Detective 32.6%, Investigation 21.3%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Point & Click 10.3%, Comedy 10.2%
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 37.9%, Investigation 23.8%, Mystery 13.7%, Story Rich 9.9%, Comedy 7.5%
An absurdist mystery for only the most hard-boiled interim junior detectives.
Why similar: Detective 30.8%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Mystery 11.3%, Comedy 9.3%, Story Rich 8.1%
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 43%, Investigation 24%, Mystery 15.1%, Point & Click 6.6%, Story Rich 4.5%
Ironic point & click adventure where a once brilliant detective quits his trade and lands a job in IT to make a living. But even in the seemingly mundane world of office life, there are secrets to be uncovered. Navigate through puzzles, quirky colleagues, and intrigues to crack corporate mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 33.3%, Investigation 21.4%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Mystery 10.6%, Point & Click 9.7%
A short and cozy point and click time loop mystery. Join Aster Pebble as she solves mysteries and helps those in need as she takes on her first adventure in a modern fantasy world. Overcome bureaucracy via direct action in this funny little adventure filled with intriguing oddball characters.
Why similar: Detective 30.8%, Investigation 21.1%, Mystery 15.6%, Point & Click 12.6%, Story Rich 10.5%
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 39.2%, Investigation 32.2%, Point & Click 10.8%, Mystery 6.7%, Hand-drawn 3.8%
A secluded mountain resort, 10 friends, 1 murderer. Investigate, interrogate and present evidence as you solve various mysteries throughout the night. Will you be able to reach the truth and uncover the culprit’s identity? Or will your deductions lead you to blame someone completely innocent...?
Why similar: Detective 30.2%, Investigation 21.3%, Visual Novel 15.2%, LGBTQ+ 13.7%, Mystery 11.4%
A point-and-click visual novel about unlikely friendship and loss of identity
Why similar: Investigation 24%, LGBTQ+ 18.3%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Point & Click 10.8%, Mystery 10.3%
When items go missing and mysterious occurrences disrupt every day life, Detective Leonardo Mane is on the scene. Investigate, interrogate, accuse and solve the case.
Why similar: Detective 37.4%, Investigation 15.5%, Mystery 13.4%, Comedy 11.1%, Point & Click 9.3%
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 31.1%, Investigation 17.1%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Mystery 11.3%, Story Rich 8.5%
A crime-solving mystery game from the perspective of the culprit. You know everything they don't, and the only way to make it back home is to Guilt Trip.
Why similar: Detective 37%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Mystery 13.7%, Story Rich 8.9%, LGBTQ+ 7.3%
Locked inside a facility that erases memory, seven people must recover what they've forgotten to earn their freedom. Explore escape-room puzzles, piece together broken relationships, and uncover the truth behind the sins none of them remember committing in this branching path visual novel.
Why similar: Detective 23.5%, Investigation 14.8%, LGBTQ+ 13.3%, Mystery 13.2%, Visual Novel 12.1%
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 33.5%, Investigation 15.7%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Mystery 12.4%, Point & Click 9%
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 35.7%, Investigation 25%, Mystery 12.3%, Point & Click 11.1%, Story Rich 8.2%
Tap into the mystery as a stranger in the city — a mild mystery visual novel. Kisen runs a tracing agency in a city far from his home. There, he is asked by a local university student to look for his brother missing from twelve years ago. Investigate what happened back then to uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 39.3%, Visual Novel 22.1%, Mystery 16.9%, Story Rich 11.4%, Hand-drawn 6.4%
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 25.7%, Investigation 24%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Mystery 14.1%, Story Rich 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 36.4%, Investigation 25.5%, Mystery 13.8%, Story Rich 9.1%, Point & Click 8.1%
Mysterious Mystery is a fully voiced mystery visual novel centered around the detective duo, Justin and Dakota. Solve multiple cases using Dakota's evidence gathering abilities and Justin's expert interrogation. Discover outlandish cases, meet unique characters, and become world class detectives.
Why similar: Detective 28.9%, Investigation 20.3%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Mystery 10.3%, Comedy 7.6%
Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.
Why similar: Detective 37.2%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Mystery 15.1%, Story Rich 10.6%, Comedy 6.2%
Gather evidence, interview suspects and send your case to trial. Have you got what it takes to be Tokyo's top detective?
Why similar: Detective 41.9%, Visual Novel 18%, Mystery 12.9%, Investigation 10.6%, Story Rich 9.7%
Mystery detective with eye-catching pixel art graphics. Gather clues, solve riddles, and collect unexpected and interesting game endings!
Why similar: Investigation 24.1%, Detective 21.6%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Mystery 13.6%, Comedy 10.8%
In this story-rich detective game, uncover clues through a card-like system to solve a series of bizarre murders. Combine pieces of evidence to build your case against the most likely culprit from within an eclectic cast of unusual characters.
Why similar: Detective 40.7%, Investigation 26.1%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Story Rich 8.1%, Mystery 7.9%
