60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Detective, Investigation, Mystery, Point & Click.
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?
Deep Focus
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.
Nut City Blues
A comedy-mystery visual novel about Captain Fox, Detective Raccoon and the danger of pineapple pizza.
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 34%, Investigation 22.7%, Visual Novel 12%, Mystery 11.9%, Point & Click 7.7%
A comedy-mystery visual novel about Captain Fox, Detective Raccoon and the danger of pineapple pizza.
Why similar: Detective 26.5%, Investigation 14.8%, Visual Novel 13.6%, LGBTQ+ 12.5%, Mystery 8.6%
[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 33.4%, Investigation 22.3%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Mystery 11.8%, Point & Click 8.1%
An audio deduction game where you have one task: restore a series of lost podcast episodes.
Why similar: Detective 42.4%, Investigation 26%, Mystery 13.3%, Point & Click 8.6%, Story Rich 5.6%
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 37.3%, Investigation 24.8%, Mystery 12.4%, Story Rich 8.7%, Visual Novel 8%
Curtain Call in Flames is a single-player 2D courtroom mystery visual novel set in a traditional Chinese puppet troupe. As defense attorney Bian Bo, investigate a murder, question witnesses, examine evidence, and expose contradictions in court to uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 34.1%, Investigation 20%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Mystery 11.6%, Story Rich 8.1%
Six witnesses, six suspects, and thousands of discoverable lines of dialog. You're the fantasy detective on the case of a stolen magical artifact, and in order to determine the truth you'll have to cross examine, interrogate, and reference all your resources to catch the thief before time runs out.
Why similar: Detective 32.3%, Investigation 19.9%, LGBTQ+ 11.6%, Mystery 11.6%, Visual Novel 9.8%
Investigate crime scenes, interrogate witnesses and organize your evidence to catch the culprit. Solve multiple different cases in varying areas and talk to many unique and fun characters. Can you solve it? Come and see.
Why similar: Detective 37%, Investigation 24.5%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Mystery 10%, Point & Click 5.8%
In AUREX, a city where every citizen's emotions are controlled, you are SOLDA, a rookie special investigator. Armed with an emotion scanner that reads what suspects try to hide, catch the tremor behind every lie, piece the clues together, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 32.1%, Investigation 19.9%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Mystery 13.7%, Story Rich 8%
Takemaru Abiko, creator of “Banshee's Last Cry,” the landmark mystery game that sold over 1 million copies, will release A brand-new game based on “Armchair Detective”. Search through in-game apps and Rescue YOUR sister, Hikari Takizawa, who has suddenly gone missing in Nagano Prefecture.
Why similar: Detective 34.9%, Investigation 22.7%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Mystery 15.3%, Adventure 4.4%
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 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.4%, LGBTQ+ 11.1%, Mystery 11%
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 44.2%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Mystery 13.5%, Story Rich 8.4%, Point & Click 5.3%
One hundred detectives compete against each other in a crime-solving competition.
Why similar: Detective 23%, Investigation 16.4%, LGBTQ+ 14.5%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Mystery 9%
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 40.2%, Investigation 25.4%, Mystery 13.1%, Point & Click 7.8%, Story Rich 4.8%
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 26.1%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Investigation 14%, LGBTQ+ 13.8%, Point & Click 6.4%
A text-driven noir murder mystery where you literally read the room. Search for clues in the text, photograph evidence, and interrogate suspects to solve the murder of fashion icon Margot Voss.
Why similar: Detective 34.6%, Investigation 22.2%, Mystery 11.5%, LGBTQ+ 10%, Point & Click 7.7%
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 40.4%, Investigation 19.5%, Mystery 15%, Point & Click 8.1%, Story Rich 6.3%
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 30.7%, Investigation 18.7%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Mystery 10.9%, Dialogue Heavy 7.9%
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 28.5%, Investigation 21.7%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Mystery 11.7%, Point & Click 8.9%
Just in Crime is a detective video game in which you play a detective dog and a wizard cat. With a twist; you are able to travel back in time and examine the crime scene a few seconds before it happened.
Why similar: Detective 27.4%, Investigation 19%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Mystery 10.3%, Point & Click 7.2%
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 31.2%, Investigation 17.3%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Mystery 11.3%, Comedy 7.8%
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 36.8%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Investigation 15.4%, Point & Click 9.8%, Dialogue Heavy 5.3%
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 31.5%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Investigation 16%, LGBTQ+ 11.4%, Mystery 10.2%
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 33.4%, Investigation 21.2%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Mystery 11%, Story Rich 6.7%
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 13.2%, LGBTQ+ 12.8%, 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 39.1%, Visual Novel 23.2%, Mystery 12.5%, Comedy 8.6%, Story Rich 8%
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 28.9%, Investigation 17.4%, Visual Novel 14.8%, LGBTQ+ 12.1%, Mystery 8.2%
Enter the burned crime scene and restore 8 cases from the past. The crime scene photos and records have been charred black, but as a cold case investigator, your deduction and forensic skills can reveal what happened. Search by keyword, reconstruct the sequence of events, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 35%, Investigation 16.5%, Visual Novel 16%, Mystery 15.6%, Point & Click 8.7%
A graffiti mocking the Student Council President appears on the walls, and your best friend is the prime suspect! Play as a student detective in HoloTrials: Case Covered. Investigate the high school campus, face off against your rivals, and clear her name in this legal mystery.
Why similar: Detective 38.5%, Visual Novel 23.2%, Investigation 16.1%, Mystery 14.1%, Story Rich 4.9%
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 29.3%, Investigation 25.9%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Mystery 12.2%, Story Rich 7.7%
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 35.9%, Investigation 22.4%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Mystery 7.8%, Story Rich 7.4%
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Detective 35.5%, Investigation 23.8%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Mystery 11.7%, Point & Click 5.5%
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 33.5%, Investigation 20.3%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Mystery 13.1%, Story Rich 8.4%
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 33%, Investigation 20.8%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Mystery 10.5%, Story Rich 8.2%
A first-person mystery solving game, where you try to find out what happened at Syn Archives.
Why similar: Detective 41.6%, Investigation 22.5%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Mystery 5.7%, Dialogue Heavy 5.3%
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 35.7%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Point & Click 9.3%, Investigation 9.2%, Mystery 9.1%
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 16.6%, Mystery 11%, 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 38%, Investigation 23.4%, Mystery 14%, Point & Click 12.1%, Story Rich 5.5%
Unravel the Knotgud disaster in this point and click deduction mystery. Explore the kingdom of Knotgud, interrogate townsfolk, and investigate with magical tools. Use your discoveries to piece the events together word by word in your scroll of truth to find out, Who Summoned It?
Why similar: Detective 41.7%, Comedy 10.7%, Story Rich 10.3%, Investigation 10.1%, Point & Click 9.9%
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 42.3%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Mystery 14%, Investigation 12.1%, Story Rich 6.8%
[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 21.9%, Mystery 17.4%, Visual Novel 9.2%, Story Rich 6.2%
「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 49.3%, Investigation 28.6%, Mystery 14.6%, Adventure 2.9%, 2D 2.5%
A 1998-set deduction game. Trawl a period internet for documents, photographs, and dead ends, then correct the official record: who really wrote, played, drew, or built it. An anthology of credit fraud, set straight one careful search at a time.
Why similar: Detective 40.3%, Investigation 25.7%, Mystery 13.3%, Point & Click 8.1%, Story Rich 6.4%
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 30.1%, Investigation 21.2%, Visual Novel 15.3%, LGBTQ+ 14%, Mystery 11.4%
A murder mystery visual novel about catharsis.
Why similar: Detective 33.1%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Mystery 11%, Investigation 10.8%, Story Rich 8.6%
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 29.3%, Investigation 14.9%, Visual Novel 14%, Point & Click 8.8%, Mystery 8.5%
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 47.4%, Investigation 27.6%, Story Rich 11.1%, Mystery 9.6%, 2D 2.3%
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 38.3%, Investigation 23.8%, Mystery 13.7%, Story Rich 9.5%, Comedy 7.1%
An absurdist mystery for only the most hard-boiled interim junior detectives.
Why similar: Detective 30.9%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Mystery 11.4%, Comedy 8.9%, Story Rich 7.8%
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 43.2%, Investigation 24.1%, Mystery 15.3%, Point & Click 6.4%, Story Rich 4.4%
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%, Investigation 19.9%, Mystery 13.3%, Story Rich 5.9%, Point & Click 4.7%
Arthur and Susan, two inseparable friends solving mysteries together. Fun and cozy indie point&click. Don't miss it!
Why similar: Detective 32.9%, Investigation 21.5%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Point & Click 10%, Comedy 9.9%
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 36.8%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Mystery 13.7%, Story Rich 8.5%, LGBTQ+ 7.4%
Anime courtroom murder mystery, set in the corporate world. Cross-examine executives, collect evidence, and correct misstatements one contradiction at a time.
Why similar: Detective 36.9%, Investigation 25.3%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Story Rich 10.4%, Adventure 2.9%
Paris, 1888. In this detective visual novel inspired by Ace Attorney and Golden Idol, play as a matchmaker-detective striving to keep her marriage agency open. Meet colourful characters, uncover their secrets, and spread love throughout the city!
Why similar: Detective 24.7%, Investigation 16.2%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Mystery 11.2%, Story Rich 8.6%
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 22.3%, Mystery 17%, Story Rich 11%, Hand-drawn 6.6%
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 23.6%, Investigation 14.8%, LGBTQ+ 13.7%, Mystery 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.2%
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 23.9%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Mystery 14.1%, Story Rich 8.6%
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 15.4%, Mystery 11.4%, Story Rich 8.2%
《推理小说的关键一定会出现两次》是一部以日常推理为核心的视觉小说。日常混沌纷乱，而“侦探”独具慧眼。带上你的好奇心吧，去和推理协会一同调查、思考，最终解开一个个轻松却不失有趣的日常之谜。
Why similar: Detective 33.2%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Investigation 11.8%, Comedy 8.9%, Mystery 8.7%
