Games Like Whodunnit: the Midnight Murder Mystery Files

Mary is a mystery and investigation game, in which you are a private detective who has been called to solve a case of a massacre in a bar. Collect all the clues and find an answer to all the mysteries of this case!

Why similar: Detective 21.9%, Investigation 17.4%, Noir 14%, Mystery 12.7%, Crime 9.5%

Crime never rests... but thankfully, neither does Detective Bass! Put on your detective hat and help Detective Bass get to the bottom of a robbery, in this witty, narrative-driven detective game!

Why similar: Detective 23.8%, Noir 17.3%, Investigation 16.2%, Mystery 11.4%, Crime 9.8%

A luxury cruise takes an unexpected turn when a passenger is gruesomely turned into fillet - and it's up to Detective Bass to deliver some justice in this short narrative-driven detective game!

Why similar: Detective 25.5%, Noir 14.7%, Investigation 14.6%, Mystery 10.8%, Crime 8.6%

Solve cozy, crafty whodunits. Puzzle your way through nine unique investigations – and use your noggin to make intelligent deductions. Explore the evidence, scrutinize statements, and connect the dots.

Why similar: Detective 27.7%, Investigation 21.3%, Noir 12.8%, Mystery 11.6%, Point & Click 9.4%

As a young private investigator trainee in 2006, you dive into the early internet - social profiles, websites, photos, and archived news - to uncover the truth behind Emily Parker’s death, ruled as an accident after a late-night gathering

Why similar: Detective 29.1%, Investigation 18.8%, Mystery 13.5%, Point & Click 9.6%, Crime 7.9%

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 27.9%, Time Management 20%, Investigation 18.6%, Mystery 14%, Point & Click 11.2%

In Verbal Verdict you're a novice investigator in 1950's Brooklyn, solving crimes and climbing the ranks by interrogating suspects and solving problems in a detective game powered by artificial intelligence.

Why similar: Detective 19.6%, Assassins 16.5% ★, Noir 14.3%, Investigation 14%, Mystery 10%

A disappearance in a secluded community. A mountain hiding its secrets. A detective running out of time. Welcome to Hillthorn, a dark investigation game that invites you to uncover the mystery without a single word spoken, using your skills of logic and intuition through cards.

Why similar: Detective 21.4%, Investigation 18.4%, Time Management 14.5%, Noir 12.7%, Point & Click 8.8%

Something strange happened in the old manor, but the Pond's premier puzzle-solver is here to uncover the truth. In this ribbiting and cozy mystery, explore the grounds, journey into the past, and unearth the secrets buried at Marsh Manor.

Why similar: Detective 35.1%, Investigation 26.4%, Casual 15.2%, Mystery 15%, Puzzle 6.3%

A detective vanished. An office locked from the inside. You were his last appointment. Investigate every corner and uncover what Dean Archer hid. A noir point & click adventure in a city that prefers not to look.

Why similar: Detective 25.1%, Noir 17.2%, Assassins 13% ★, Investigation 12.8%, Mystery 10.2%

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 28.2%, Investigation 22%, Noir 16.9%, Mystery 11.1%, Point & Click 8.6%

A monster-themed deduction game focused on solving brutal murders. Investigate crime scenes by uncovering hidden evidence, analyzing fingerprints, and testing blood samples. Identify the killer, determine the creature responsible, and solve seven thrilling cases

Why similar: Detective 30.2%, Investigation 21.4%, Noir 19.1%, Mystery 14.7%, Crime 9.5%

Jack Graves has been invited to a mysterious mansion by a killer who has yet to finish their work. Investigate supernatural echoes, uncover the next victims, and stop the culprit before it’s too late.

Why similar: Assassins 14.1% ★, Detective 13.9%, Time Management 13.8%, Investigation 11.3%, Noir 10.1%

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 27.7%, Investigation 21.9%, Conspiracy 15.9% ★, Mystery 14.1%, Point & Click 9.6%

An audio deduction game where you have one task: restore a series of lost podcast episodes.

Why similar: Detective 38.6%, Investigation 27.2%, Mystery 15.9%, Point & Click 12.6%, Puzzle 4.2%

Istanbul, after midnight. Black File is a noir detective game: investigate crime scenes, examine evidence in 3D — rotate it, zoom in, read the back — then use what you find to break a suspect's story.

Why similar: Detective 28.1%, Investigation 20.9%, Noir 14.2%, Mystery 12.5%, Point & Click 10.3%

A murdered priest. A secret list. Hunt Nazi fugitives across the globe in this gritty 1971 detective thriller. Analyze evidence, follow leads, and make sharp deductions before the trail goes cold. From the creators of Family, Rivals, Conspiracy, Echo Beach and Riley & Rochelle.

Why similar: Detective 32.4%, Investigation 25.3%, Mystery 13.7%, Noir 12.5%, Conspiracy 11.2% ★

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 34.3%, Investigation 26.2%, Mystery 14.9%, Noir 13.4%, Point & Click 7.7%

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 31.6%, Investigation 21.3%, Noir 15.4%, Mystery 10.3%, Point & Click 8.4%

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 26.1%, Mystery 15.6%, Point & Click 12.4%, Cartoony 7.3%

A short non-linear detective adventure where every clue is hidden in plain sight. Carefully read and cross-reference documents to unravel a CEO’s disappearance and expose a case of fraud.

Why similar: Detective 30%, Investigation 23%, Mystery 13.7%, Point & Click 11.3%, Crime 10%

A complete remake/remaster/rehash of the award winning Flash game: A Case of the Crabs! Play as smart-ass detective, Nick Bounty, in this hilarious point & click adventure and hunt down a nefarious counterfeit crab ringleader!

Why similar: Investigation 23.1%, Noir 17.3%, Detective 16.4%, Point & Click 14.3%, Casual 10.4%

A comedy adventure game featuring classic inventory based puzzles. Arthur is a skeptic who dedicated his life to denying the paranormal. Murray is the electric Imp he accidentally summoned. Now Arthur must solve mysteries while bound to the very evidence of the supernatural itself.

Why similar: Investigation 20%, Detective 19%, Noir 15.1%, Point & Click 12.4%, Mystery 11.4%

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 35.8%, Investigation 26%, Mystery 15.3%, Point & Click 11.2%, Crime 6.1%

Duke Damian has been murdered! Collect clues, solve puzzles, and deduce the killer. Follow a growing trail of crimes and unravel the conspiracy tying them all together.

Why similar: Detective 36.8%, Investigation 17.7%, Mystery 16.9%, Conspiracy 8.7% ★, Crime 7.9%

A thrilling blend of adventure, mystery, and history! Play as Nancy Drew to uncover the truth behind the theft of a client's heirloom necklace. Solve challenging puzzles, uncover a sinister web of cyber crime, and sleuth through Prague's mysterious streets entwined with medieval legends and alchemy.

Why similar: Detective 26.4%, Investigation 20.7%, Mystery 14.2%, Point & Click 11.9%, Conspiracy 9.4% ★

A noir detective game where every clue is hidden in data. Play a night-shift technician who cracks murder cases by asking the city's databases the right questions. No typing, no syntax: build every query from readable blocks, and watch the real SQL write itself.

Why similar: Detective 20.4%, Noir 18.6%, Point & Click 12.7%, Investigation 10.7%, Casual 7.3%

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 44.2%, Investigation 19.2%, Mystery 14.7%, Crime 10.4%, Point & Click 6.4%

Live your Capybara Detective dream in Animal Mystery Crew! Crack every quirky case through peculiar problems and absurdist intrigue. Use evidence and interrogation to solve the different mysteries in the park!

Why similar: Detective 28%, Investigation 21.6%, Noir 13.7%, Mystery 11.1%, Cartoony 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 36.4%, Investigation 20.3%, Mystery 17.7%, Point & Click 11.8%, Puzzle 5.7%

Five Day Detective is a point and click style adventure game featuring multiple murder cases and a twisted sense of humour.

Why similar: Detective 27.9%, Investigation 14.9%, Point & Click 13.6%, Mystery 7.4%, Cartoony 6.9%

A narrative game set in 1943 Belém, legends are vanishing, and the river’s secrets need a detective. Pink, if you will. As a shapeshifting river dolphin detective that turns into human (almost), uncover a noir mystery where folklore, memory, and conspiracy flow beneath the city.

Why similar: Detective 31.1%, Investigation 21.6%, Noir 18.9%, Mystery 14.5%, Crime 8.6%

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 23.7%, Investigation 19.3%, Noir 15%, Mystery 12.7%, Conspiracy 10.9% ★

[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 32.3%, Investigation 24.7%, Mystery 14.9%, Point & Click 12.6%, Crime 10.7%

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 31.5%, Noir 14.3%, Point & Click 13.2%, Mystery 10.5%, Investigation 9.3%

Immerse yourself in a chilling, interactive cold-case investigation. Review crime scene photos, decrypt restricted hard drives, compare evidence, and deliver your final report in Ashes of Holloway Bay, a dark, atmospheric detective experience where every detail matters.

Why similar: Detective 30.6%, Investigation 21.5%, Mystery 14.4%, Crime 11.4%, Noir 9.6%

Solve the case of a stolen antique statuette with detective Amanda. Explore picturesque Amsterdam locations, solve clever puzzles, and enjoy hidden object scenes. Immerse yourself in a detective adventure!

Why similar: Detective 32.1%, Investigation 10.1%, Conspiracy 9.9% ★, Casual 9.2%, Mystery 9.1%

A point-and-click mystery game. Search for the truth in 26 days, playing as two different characters, in a town during 1907.

Why similar: Detective 20.8%, Noir 20.3%, Investigation 16.6%, Mystery 13.2%, Point & Click 13%

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 31.1%, Investigation 21.9%, Time Management 16.2%, Mystery 14.6%, Point & Click 8.3%

This is an original orthodox detective mystery game. The player suddenly takes possession of Roran, who hopes to report to the academy. You must investigate and deduce the truth behind a series of bizarre incidents that obstruct his journey, helping him successfully reach the academy.

Why similar: Detective 33.3%, Investigation 21.3%, Mystery 14.4%, Crime 9.4%, Point & Click 8.5%

A psychological horror detective simulation set in Rainier Falls in 2005. Uncover the truth behind Adele's death by finding contradictions in the case files. Are you brilliant enough to expose the suspects' lies in a single attempt? Because you only get one chance to make an arrest.

Why similar: Detective 32%, Investigation 23.5%, Mystery 13.9%, Crime 11.6%, Point & Click 8.8%

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 25.5%, Investigation 18.8%, Noir 16.9%, Mystery 13.8%, Point & Click 12.5%

Restless is a detective-style, point-and-click game where you listen to real stories from real people to solve puzzles. Track down spirits, perform divinations, and restore grave sites to bring peace to a mysterious island, all while connecting more deeply with your fellow humans.

Why similar: Detective 30.9%, Mystery 21.1%, Investigation 14.4%, Time Management 11.4%, Strategy 10.4%

Mindcop is a non-linear „whodunnit“ detective game. It mixes a story driven adventure with real-time puzzle gaming. As the infamous Mindcop, you can dive into the minds of your suspects to uncover their secrets and unravel their lies.

Why similar: Detective 23.3%, Time Management 16.5%, Noir 14.3%, Investigation 13.3%, Mystery 11.5%

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 35.4%, Investigation 25.9%, Mystery 15.3%, Point & Click 11.4%, Casual 6.4%

Uncover high drama in this whodunnit set in a small-town community theater. Gather clues by investigating the sets, casts and backstage crews of 10 theatrical productions, and piece together the story of each deadly crime.

Why similar: Detective 18.6%, Noir 15.5%, Investigation 13.7%, Point & Click 11.5%, Mystery 11.5%

Jack Beckham is found dead, hanging in his apartment alone. Police rule it a suicide. His father, refusing to accept the conclusion, hires you to investigate. Delve into the clues left behind in his apartment to discover what really happened.

Why similar: Detective 29.1%, Investigation 21.4%, Noir 20.6%, Mystery 14.6%, Puzzle 4.5%

Save the programmer, save the world! Help freelance detective Carter Montague by pointing & clicking (or rather pointing & dragging) to track down a missing developer and stop an evil corporation from holding the entire world hostage!

Why similar: Detective 24.4%, Investigation 18.3%, Point & Click 13.3%, Mystery 10.1%, Conspiracy 9.3% ★

A true crime detective game where you map suspects, reconstruct timelines, and use deduction to find the truth everyone missed.

Why similar: Detective 27.3%, Investigation 26.3%, Mystery 15%, Point & Click 11.8%, Crime 10%

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 41.3%, Investigation 27.6%, Mystery 11%, Crime 9%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%

The Award-winning detective saga returns in this standalone sequel to The Case of the Golden Idol. Uncover the truth behind 20 strange cases of crime, death and depravity in the 1970s. The world has changed dramatically - the sins of humanity have not.

Why similar: Detective 26.8%, Investigation 22.9%, Conspiracy 15.7% ★, Mystery 14.9%, Crime 8.6%

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 37.5%, Investigation 24%, Mystery 17.4%, Point & Click 8.9%, Crime 5.3%

Sort out small town’s mysterious Puzzles in this classic Hidden Object game - made just the way it should be!

Why similar: Detective 28.8%, Investigation 22.6%, Point & Click 13.1%, Mystery 11.5%, Casual 7.7%

The mask of a legendary thief has been stolen. Follow Detective Time in a point-and-click investigation using her watch to witness key moments and uncover who is behind this new wave of robberies. Observe the past. Investigate the present. Uncover the truth.

Why similar: Detective 30.9%, Investigation 23.6%, Point & Click 16.3%, Mystery 12.3%, Crime 10.2%

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 26.3%, Investigation 23%, Mystery 14.2%, Point & Click 13.1%, Crime 9.5%

A noir adventure beyond time and space. The city of cosmic beings is under threat in two parallel realities - one where the Big Bang was never fired, the other exploding in color and sin. It’s up to you to solve the mysteries of the Bigger Bang in this follow up to the award-winning Genesis Noir.

Why similar: Detective 21.7%, Noir 17.1%, Investigation 16.8%, Conspiracy 11.8% ★, Mystery 10.5%

A point-and-click deduction game where you unravel complex events. Explore frozen moments in time, analyze the scene, and fill in the blanks. Piece together the who, how, and why behind each curious scenario.

Why similar: Detective 35.1%, Investigation 31.5%, Mystery 23%, Puzzle 4.8%, Pixel Graphics 4.2%

Truth hides in the details. Investigate crime scenes, photograph evidence, analyze case files, and search the police database. Connect clues on the detective board, return to locations when something does not add up, and identify the culprit in each standalone case.

Why similar: Detective 26.7%, Investigation 23.2%, Noir 15.3%, Crime 12%, Mystery 8.1%

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 31%, Investigation 22.9%, Noir 20.1%, Mystery 15.4%, Puzzle 4.7%

DynastyDetective is a visual Novel-style mystery story game set in the fictional Joseon Dynasty where monsters appear.

Why similar: Detective 23.4%, Investigation 17.1%, Conspiracy 12.5% ★, Mystery 11.7%, Point & Click 8.2%