- #1 Ashes of Holloway Bay
97% match4 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Cold Case Inc
Windows
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: Crime 32.9%, Mystery 13.7%, Investigation 9.2%, Interactive Fiction 7.5%, Story Rich 6.5%
- #2 BLACKMIND: Psychic Social Simulator
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Too Many Teeth Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Use your psychic powers to read minds and catch an elusive serial killer!
Why similar: Crime 28.3%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #3 Case Files: Behind Closed Doors
96% matchPositive90% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Think Ten Media Group
Windows
An FMV murder mystery, police interrogation, detective experience.
Why similar: Crime 32%, Mystery 12.6%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Multiple Endings 8.8%, Investigation 8.7%
- #4 Case Files: The Death of Paulette Williams
95% matchMostly Positive72% of 39 reviews2022
Dev: Think Ten Media Group
Windows · Mac
A short, choose your own adventure detective experience, where your choices matter.
Why similar: Crime 32.7%, Mystery 12.7%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Investigation 8.8%, Interactive Fiction 8.2%
- #5 Altered Bloodlines
94% matchPositive80% of 39 reviews2025
Dev: Dream Cloud Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
A troubling missing persons case soon snowballs into an investigation of a shadowy criminal enterprise and vast conspiracies that even affect your own family. Will you be able to solve the mystery while protecting those dear to you? Will your fledgling romance survive full knowledge of your past?
Why similar: Crime 36.5%, Mystery 14.2%, Investigation 9.1%, Interactive Fiction 8.6%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #6 The Cold Cases: Remembering Jory
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: JasperMarie
Windows
The Cold Cases: Remembering Jory is a story rich, investigative mystery game where your only tools are your contacts and the people you can find and get to talk to you. Read through old internet archives, pick out what is important, and solve the mystery of the 10 year old cold case.
Why similar: Crime 27.5%, Mystery 12%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #7 Under His Eyes
93% matchMostly Negative28% of 18 reviews2026
Dev: HAS Games
Windows
Step into the shoes of a rising crime boss in this gritty strategy and management game. Extort local businesses, manage a crew of specialized operatives, and outsmart rival gangs in high-stakes dialogue. Will you build your empire in the shadows, or let the streets run red?
Why similar: Crime 38.1%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Mystery 9.5%, Story Rich 7.6%
- #8 TOKYO PSYCHODEMIC
92% matchMostly Negative31% of 106 reviews2024
Dev: GRAVITY GAME ARISEPub: GRAVITY
Windows
5% of murder cases remain unsolved... it's time to open up these cases and confront the supernatural with forensic science! Solve cases by analyzing evidence and consulting with specialists. Enter a world that artfully blends 2D illustration and real-life visuals!
Why similar: Crime 27.1%, Cinematic 11.1%, Simulation 10.9%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Mystery 9.7%
- #9 Murder at Ironwood Inn
91% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: SAK70Games
Windows
A shocking murder has rocked the Ironwood Inn. Play as one of four detectives, each with unique interrogation styles. Search for clues, question suspects, and uncover secrets in this high-stakes mystery. Can you solve the case before time runs out?
Why similar: Crime 46.5%, Mystery 21.1%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Multiple Endings 9%, Story Rich 6.9%
- #10 Crowley Hotel. The JH Chronicles
91% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Bern.C
Windows
Wander through a haunted hotel where three Entities are trapped; solve cryptic clues about their rooms, collect artifacts belonging to them by deciphering their stories, to unravel the three chilling endings.
Why similar: Crime 39.4%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Mystery 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%
- #11 The Wolf Among Us Remastered
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Telltale
Windows
A dark detective thriller where folklore is real, violence is chilling, and every choice has consequences.
Why similar: Crime 18.5%, Choices Matter 15.9%, Mystery 11.4%, Investigation 9.7%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #12 Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror
89% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Pixel Paradise
Windows · Mac · Linux
A noir graphic adventure where your mind is your greatest enemy. Investigate crimes from the slums of Saltmire to the heights of Greyledge. Interrogate suspects and manage your clues in this 1980s cinematic remake. Play the free demo and wishlist now!
Why similar: Crime 25.1%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Mystery 10.5%, Cinematic 10%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%
- #13 Telling Lies
89% matchMixed63% of 1,323 reviews2019
Dev: Sam BarlowPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Four private lives. One big lie. Search through secretly recorded video conversations to discover the truth. The successor to the acclaimed Her Story.
Why similar: Crime 28.4%, Mystery 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%, Choices Matter 8%, Realistic 7.9%
- #14 Twin Mirror
88% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,721 reviews2021
Dev: DON'T NOD
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The small town of Basswood will be changed forever by ex-investigative journalist Sam Higgs in this thrilling narrative experience from award-winning studio DON'T NOD. Will you find the truth – no matter the cost?
Why similar: Crime 29%, Choices Matter 15%, Cinematic 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Mystery 11.8%
- #15 Russian Prison Tattoo Simulator
87% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2022
Dev: Talentless Person Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Become a tattoo artist in Russian Prison. Get introduced to tattoo iconography and special meanings of Russian Prison tattoos
Why similar: Crime 39%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Point & Click 7.5%
- #16 Justice.exe
86% matchMixed69% of 103 reviews2022
Dev: Late Game ClutchPub: Gameclaw Studio
Windows · Mac
Justice.exe is a dialogue-heavy dystopian legal drama in which you defend sentient AI in court. Discover key story elements in dialogue, build your case by studying arguments, and engage the opposing counsel in wits, charisma and skullduggery. Small choices might alter the fate of your clients.
Why similar: Crime 28.6%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Mystery 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #17 Heavy Rain
86% matchVery Positive86% of 30,842 reviews2020
Dev: Quantic Dream
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Experience a gripping psychological thriller filled with innumerable twists and turns. The hunt is on for a murderer known only as the Origami Killer. Four characters, each following their own leads, must take part in a desperate attempt to prevent the killer from claiming a new victim.
Why similar: Choices Matter 21.3%, Crime 20.1%, Multiple Endings 15.4%, Cinematic 12.1%, Story Rich 10.1%
- #18 Forensics: Crime Scene Detective
84% matchMixed63% of 309 reviews2026
Dev: Binary ImpactPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows
Become a forensic specialist in a realistic crime lab simulator. Investigate crime scenes, collect microscopic evidence, and identify perpetrators in the lab using DNA and digital analysis. Based on the experience and insights of experts from the State Criminal Police Office Rhineland-Palatinate.
Why similar: Crime 44.6%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Investigation 13.1%, Simulation 12.7%, Realistic 8.4%
- #19 TRAILCAM
85% matchMixed65% of 75 reviews2024
Dev: NiceSoup
Windows
In TRAILCAM, you are a wildlife investigator called to the Appalachian Mountains to solve mysterious missing person cases. Using trail cameras from your watchtower, you’ll uncover a sinister truth, navigating a non-linear plot full of twists. Can you solve the mystery?
Why similar: Crime 45%, Simulation 12.1%, Investigation 10.3%, Cinematic 10.1%, Mystery 6.7%
- #20 Claim Denied!
84% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: SunsixStudios
Windows
You're an insurance investigator. Review evidence, spot fraud, make decisions. Every case is a puzzle — approve, reject, or negotiate. Limited energy, a ticking clock, and your reputation on the line
Why similar: Crime 33.2%, Mystery 14%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Simulation 9.2%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #21 The Department / Trosedd
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: COPA Gaming
Windows
The Department is a narrative driven detective game. Investigate crime scenes, interrogate suspects and bring the killer to justice in this gritty detective sim // Mae Trosedd yn gêm dditectif sy'n cael ei gyrru gan stori. Ymchwiliwch olygfeydd troseddau, holi amheuon a dod â'r lladdwr i gyfiawnder.
Why similar: Crime 37.1%, Mystery 14%, Cinematic 13.1%, Investigation 10.3%, Realistic 8.8%
- #22 Chains of Judgment
82% match2 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: ChaniMK
Windows · Mac · Linux
Homicide detective Ralph is distraught when his trusted, reliable partner goes missing around the same time strange killings begin to take place. While solving the case, Ralph is paired up with an impish rookie he can't get along with.
Why similar: Crime 31.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Simulation 9.4%, Point & Click 8.9%, Mystery 8.4%
- #23 Private Eye: The Young Heir
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lucky 7 Studios
Windows
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: Crime 29.7%, Mystery 13.8%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Investigation 9.5%
- #24 Lilith Was Dead
82% matchPositive85% of 20 reviews2021
Dev: Heat Wave Games
Windows · Mac
After being away at college, you meet up with two of your friends at a local movie theatre. What starts out as a simple reunion, quickly unravels to be a gruesome murder mystery with your friend as the victim. It is now your mission to find out who did it, and how in this visual novel style game.
Why similar: Crime 35.9%, Mystery 13.8%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Investigation 10%, Interactive Fiction 10%
- #25 The Empty Desk
81% matchPositive82% of 28 reviews2025
Dev: CheesecakeGames
Windows
Immerse yourself in a psychological thriller with narrative adventure elements and unsettling details. Join Detective Bennett on his final case and uncover dark secrets in a world where reality bends and sanity wavers.
Why similar: Crime 33.4%, Mystery 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Cinematic 10.3%, Investigation 8.3%
- #26 Guilty or Not
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: YALPPub: 24HIT
Windows
Guilty or Not is a single-player detective simulator where you are the judge, the jury, and the law. Investigate cases, gather evidence, and interrogate suspects and witnesses to uncover the truth. Justice is in your hands, even if it ends in death... What will your final verdict be?
Why similar: Crime 37.7%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Realistic 10.9%, Multiple Endings 8.7%, Simulation 8.4%
- #27 Last Night Last Call
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rogueside
Windows · Mac
Can you solve a murder with nothing but your wits, your cocktail shaker, and your silver tongue? In this bartending mystery game, your customers are the key. So long as the liquor flows, so does the conversation - but who has the answers you seek, and who has blood on their hands?
Why similar: Crime 28.6%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Mystery 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
- #28 ENDS
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Concrete Realm Games
Windows
Immerse yourself in an authentic gritty experience set on the ruthless streets of London.
Why similar: Crime 60.1%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Cinematic 11.1%, Realistic 7.1%, Story Rich 5.5%
- #29 This Bed We Made
78% matchVery Positive91% of 3,323 reviews2023
Dev: Lowbirth Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
This Bed We Made is a third-person mystery game in which you play as a maid in a 1950s hotel and snoop around strangers' rooms to uncover their deadly secrets. Discover what links guests together in this tale of love, heartbreak and murder!
Why similar: Crime 29.9%, Mystery 15.8%, Cinematic 11.7%, Investigation 8.6%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #30 The Missing Threads
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Wynd_devPub: wysg
Windows
[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: Crime 35.9%, Mystery 16.6%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Investigation 12.3%, Point & Click 9.1%
- #31 Echoes Of Mystery - Darkvale Motel
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sifar Production
Windows
Miles McDaniel, a police officer, is sent to the Darkvale Motel to investigate the troubling disappearance of a resident. What begins as a routine case quickly descends into a far darker and more terrifying story.
Why similar: Crime 42.8%, Mystery 13.9%, Investigation 11.9%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Cinematic 6.5%
- #32 SideEye High
77% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Fundamental Studios
Windows
A grounded detective mystery set in the most dangerous place in America: a 1997 public high school.
Why similar: Crime 25.7%, Mystery 13.6%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Multiple Endings 9.6%, Investigation 9.5%
- #33 FMV - Full Motion Voyeur
76% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Ten Thousand Hearts Ltd.
Windows
Full Motion Voyeur is a dark FMV thriller where you're trapped in a nightmare of surveillance, obedience, and sacrifice. Guided by the mysterious ADMIN, Claire is ordered to investigate targets, uncover their secrets, and feed them to a Demon or her lover Mona pays the price.
Why similar: Crime 30%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%, Multiple Endings 8.4%, Investigation 8.3%
- #34 Attorney Disbarment Adventure
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ambearth Games
Windows
A darkly comedic legal sim where your goal is to get disbarred—spectacularly. Play as a defense attorney or prosecutor in ethically disastrous cases full of bad decisions, weird clients, and Kafkaesque courtroom chaos. Succeed, and you lose.
Why similar: Crime 31.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Choices Matter 17.8%, Multiple Endings 14.5%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #35 Last Guest at Sunset
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Blackglass Interactive
Windows
Investigate a replayable Hollywood murder mystery where everyone has something to hide. Question guests, uncover contradictions, and identify the killer before they escape justice.
Why similar: Crime 37.4%, Mystery 17.3%, Investigation 10.4%, Story Rich 7.4%, Interactive Fiction 5.7%
- #36 Mistmoon Falls
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: portmantoga
Windows · Mac
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: Crime 30%, Mystery 13.5%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Multiple Endings 9.1%, Investigation 8.2%
- #37 Case Files: Internal Affairs
73% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: Think Ten Media Group
Windows
The 3rd installment in the Case Files series. An FMV murder mystery, police interrogation, detective experience.
Why similar: Crime 37.6%, Mystery 15.4%, Investigation 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%, Simulation 7%
- #38 Uncover the Smoking Gun
72% matchVery Positive96% of 449 reviews2024
Dev: ReLU Games, Inc.
Windows
A Battle of Wits with AI: Solve the case by conversing with a suspect robot using GPT to gather evidence. What single truth emerges from countless dialogues and pieces of information?
Why similar: Crime 35.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Mystery 9.8%, Investigation 9.7%, Multiple Endings 9%
- #39 Detective Kobayashi - A Visual Novel
75% matchPositive87% of 31 reviews2019
Dev: GenuinePub: Giiku Games
Windows
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: Crime 43%, Mystery 15.5%, Point & Click 8.5%, Investigation 7.6%, Story Rich 5.9%
- #40 For Your Tranquility
73% matchMixed68% of 193 reviews2023
Dev: Gamesung Games
Windows · Mac
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: Crime 39.5%, Mystery 16.5%, Choices Matter 15.2%, Point & Click 9.2%, Investigation 5.7%
- #41 The Unclosed Case
71% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: CazimG
Windows
A psychological detective thriller. Everyone has already decided who did it. You don't have to. Investigate a double death, question everyone who loved them, and discover how much you can trust your own mind.
Why similar: Crime 31.1%, Mystery 14.8%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Investigation 10.1%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #42 Fateful End: True Case Files
74% matchMixed64% of 11 reviews2020
Dev: GenuinePub: Giiku Games
Windows
Solve your own murder in this thrilling true crime adventure game. You've come face-to-face with your fate and someone close to you is going to kill you...unless you find out who it is before the time runs out!
Why similar: Crime 34.7%, Mystery 15%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Point & Click 9%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
- #43 Russian Psychiatric Pastoral
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ivan Lysenko
Windows
An interactive movie that combines a psychiatrist simulator, a detective story and unique fight sequences. Take on the role of a psychiatrist, encounter various psychiatric diagnoses, and investigate disappearances of various people.
Why similar: Crime 32.1%, Cinematic 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Realistic 9.6%, Choices Matter 8.1%
- #44 The Dawning
73% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: Beau YotkaPub: Yotka Games LLC
Windows
The Dawning is a first-person puzzle mystery game. Play as Detective Madison as he searches 7 beautifully crafted areas for clues to catch a killer. Use stealth to sneak past deadly enemies. Solve complex puzzles to access new areas, progress the rich storyline, and obtain key items.
Why similar: Crime 33.6%, Cinematic 15.1%, Mystery 13.7%, Realistic 10.5%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #45 Graywood: Noir Detective
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bobby & Jeni
Windows
GRAYWOOD is a 1950s crime comic-inspired graphic adventure. Investigate crime scenes, craft your own lines of questioning, and organize your findings on your corkboard all while navigating a morally-testing narrative. Respect the law, follow your conscience, or abuse your power to save your family.
Why similar: Crime 34.1%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Noir 8.8%, Multiple Endings 8.3%, Investigation 7.7%
- #46 Veils of the Past
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: TangoScarMike Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A cinematic mystery visual novel about a vanished woman. You're the detective on the case. Twelve years ago, your sister disappeared the same way. Four investigations lead to four different answers about what really happened — and none of them is the wrong one. The truth is whichever one you find.
Why similar: Crime 22.8%, Mystery 11.3%, Choices Matter 11%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
- #47 Abscission
70% matchVery Positive94% of 122 reviews2023
Dev: Beyond Booleans
Windows
Abscission is a Lovecraftian, story-driven horror point-and-click investigation game. It involves searching crime scenes for evidence, combining clues and questioning suspects. Puzzles can have multiple solutions as you guide the protagonist - Detective Will Stanhope - through the story.
Why similar: Crime 30.6%, Choices Matter 17.7%, Multiple Endings 14%, Point & Click 12.8%, Mystery 9.6%
- #48 Creepy Support
68% matchVery Positive90% of 126 reviews2026
Dev: Squirrel Melting
Windows
Save people from terrible paranormal dangers as a support operator of a secret SCP-like organization! Ask questions, give advice and watch the consequences of your choices... multiple endings in each story ;-)
Why similar: Crime 28.5%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Mystery 10.2%
- #49 Window Of Perspectives
70% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Orange Hourglass_GamesPub: This was once revealed to me in a dream
Windows
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: Crime 21.8%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Investigation 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%
- #50 Clue For Your Thoughts
70% match7 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: Sean Kuehl
Windows
Sift through the evidence to find out who did it.
Why similar: Crime 60.7%, Mystery 26.1%, Casual 9.4%, Puzzle 3.9%
- #51 Detective: Ritual of the Sea
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: InterStudioPub: Awaken Realms
Windows
Step into the shoes of an experienced detective and uncover dark secrets while solving criminal cases. In this thrilling detective world, you'll face stressful decision-making moments, reconstruct crime scenes, and utilize cutting-edge technology for evidence analysis.
Why similar: Crime 39.3%, Cinematic 14.9%, Mystery 11%, Simulation 9.9%, Investigation 8.5%
- #52 Detective - The Test
69% matchMixed50% of 16 reviews2025
Dev: k148 Game StudioPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Test your detective instincts across three challenging cases. No hints, no help—just you, your intuition, and your ability to piece together the truth. Can you solve the mystery?
Why similar: Crime 44.4%, Mystery 16.1%, Investigation 12%, Realistic 11.6%, Simulation 7.3%
- #53 The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me
69% matchMixed55% of 6,233 reviews2022
Dev: Supermassive GamesPub: Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A group of documentary film makers receive a mysterious call inviting them to a modern-day replica of serial killer H.H. Holmes ‘Murder Castle’. But on arrival they soon discover they’re being watched, and even manipulated, and suddenly there is much more at stake than just their ratings…
Why similar: Crime 29%, Choices Matter 19.5%, Multiple Endings 15.8%, Mystery 10%, Realistic 8.7%
- #54 The Money Man
68% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Fenyx Digital Pub: Fenyx Digital
Windows
In a speakeasy backroom, you verify cash paid to a crime family, using tools and guides to spot counterfeits and expose liars. A century ago, the wealthy fled to Mars. Earth is rotting, and the underworld owns New York. With someone you love on the line, there's no room for mistakes
Why similar: Crime 28.6%, Choices Matter 16.9%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Point & Click 9.6%, Simulation 9.5%
- #55 Jackpot Crash Course
65% matchVery Positive99% of 381 reviews2026
Dev: RachelDrawsThisPub: STUDIO INVESTIGRAVE
Windows · Mac
In a game show starring only criminals, you must gamble against rival players to prove yourself worthy of being pardoned for your wrong deeds— But is the show really about proving your innocence? Jackpot Crash Course is a death game visual novel about crime, luck and spectacle.
Why similar: Crime 32%, Choices Matter 14.8%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Mystery 9.7%
- #56 Evidence Officer
68% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: KAISOU GAMING
Windows
A mystery adventure game where you investigate 3D evidence and uncover the truth behind each case through the clues left behind.
Why similar: Crime 43%, Mystery 20.9%, Investigation 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Story Rich 6.4%
- #57 Crossed Parallel Lines Murder Case
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 雨幡洞云工作室
Windows
Do you believe that parallel worlds really exist? An ordinary college student, Chen Chou, wakes up one day to find himself transported aboard a space research vessel. The strangers on the ship all claim to know him. Could it be that he has crossed over into a parallel world...
Why similar: Crime 45.1%, Mystery 17.8%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%, Story Rich 7%
- #58 It Was Not a Suicide
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Poisonic Studio
Windows
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: Crime 40.8%, Mystery 16.2%, Investigation 12.2%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Point & Click 6.6%
- #59 Sammy Jukes: Twin Lakes
66% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2024
Dev: Wamill
Windows
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: Crime 28.8%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Mystery 11.2%, Realistic 9.2%
- #60 Docket 87: The Novikov's Files
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PATRONES & ESCONDITES
Windows · Mac
A true crime detective game where you map suspects, reconstruct timelines, and use deduction to find the truth everyone missed.
Why similar: Crime 34.9%, Mystery 17.4%, Investigation 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%, Point & Click 8.8%