Games like Rainy Butcher
by Genunie Studio, 傅真
On rainy nights, the serial murderer is on a killing spree. This scares everyone but one girl, the journalist who keeps digging for a promotion. Dauntless, she gets involved deep and wide, hoping to discover the real identify of the rainy night butcher.
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$6.99No Case Should Remain Unsolved
Jan 17 · Somi
Both: Puzzle · Interactive Fiction · Visual Novel
Twelve years after Senior Inspector Jeon Gyeong's retirement, she is visited by a young police officer: a woman who pleads with her to reexamine Seowon's case. But with each uncovered memory, only one thing becomes clear: everyone in Seowon's vicinity was lying.
InvestigationPuzzleInteractive FictionVisual NovelPoint & ClickStory RichAdventurePixel GraphicsFemale ProtagonistText-Based👍 10,341
$0.99《道格拉斯警督的日记》
Jan 21 · 日食网络 solar eclipse studio
Both: Interactive Fiction · Visual Novel · Puzzle
This is a detective game where you play as a middle-aged inspector searching for a terrifying serial killer in an isolated village. However, as a player, if you uncover the killer’s motives, you might consider whether to cooperate with them to achieve their goal of "killing THE time."
DetectiveInteractive FictionCRPGVisual NovelStylizedChoose Your Own AdventureDungeon CrawlerWord GamePuzzleMultiple Endings
$3.99法医探案团之碎嘴小诗
Feb 10 · 芒果互娱
Both: Interactive Fiction · Mystery · Puzzle
在《法医探案团之碎嘴小诗》中,玩家将化身被害人小诗,用独特的“逝者视角”沉浸式与法医一同寻找自己死因真相!通过“拟真尸检”和“嫌疑人的调查”、“多样的剧情选择”和“技能释放”中冲出层层迷雾,而在扑朔迷离的案情不断袭来之时,一个「糖果岛」的神秘符号,竟引出无数少女的神秘失踪与被囚禁的线索,把案件再次推向新的高潮!
RPGInteractive FictionFMVAdventureMysteryPuzzleStrategyFemale ProtagonistInvestigationLogic👍 135
$4.99Arcane Investigations
Apr 18 · What's All That Racket
Both: Visual Novel · Puzzle · Hand-drawn
It's after midnight on the Quartzway Express, and there's been a MAGICAL CRIME! Investigate the crime scene, question suspects, and defend the accused through unique cross-examination puzzles in this "Phoenix Wright" inspired mystery comedy.
Visual NovelDetectivePuzzlePoint & ClickFunnyHand-drawn2DStory RichCuteFantasy
$19.99Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
May 20 · Clifftop Games
Both: Mystery · Puzzle · Interactive Fiction
In this point-and-click urban thriller, down-and-out private eye Kathy Rain will embark on her most dangerous case yet — the pursuit of the notorious serial killer known as the Soothsayer. Find clues, gather evidence, connect the dots, and confront the murderer before the hunter becomes the hunted…
AtmosphericInvestigation2DMysteryPoint & ClickDetectivePuzzleHorrorStory RichInteractive Fiction👍 1,244
$3.99A Night at the Watermill
Jan 26 · Neon Tales
Both: Visual Novel · Interactive Fiction · Hand-drawn
You wake up in an old watermill in the middle of the night ... and can't remember anything. Examine the surroundings in this thrilling point&click adventure and find out what happened.
Point & ClickFemale ProtagonistDarkVisual NovelInteractive FictionHand-drawnAtmosphericExplorationThrillerHorror
-90%$0.99Echoes
May 29 · Nova-box
Both: Interactive Fiction · Visual Novel · Hand-drawn
Echoes is a 2D narrative game where you play as Ricky Fox, a detective haunted by the death of his best friend, Arthur. Step into Greenhearth, a small town full of secrets, and make choices that will shape your investigation. Will you crack the case with your sanity intact?
AdventureInteractive FictionVisual NovelChoose Your Own AdventureHidden Object2DHand-drawnComic BookNoirConspiracy
$2.99VERTIGROWL
Sep 2 · ApeHardware
Both: Puzzle · Visual Novel · 2.5D
A programming workplace horror comedy. Ascend through an eldritch tower. Input your movements ahead. Dodge unknown entities. Complain in the private chat. Get back to work.
SimulationPuzzleVisual NovelBullet HellSokoban2.5DHand-drawnPsychedelicStylizedThird Person
$4.99Follow the meaning
Nov 22 · HiKing Mind Studio
Both: Puzzle · Hand-drawn · Mystery
Follow the meaning is a surreal point-and-click puzzle adventure. Join detective Paul Trilby as he works to unravel the mysteries of a peculiar town, seemingly ruled by the local Hospital. Over the wall and behind tightly shut gates, a dark secret lies in wait…
AdventurePuzzlePoint & Click2DHand-drawnMysteryMultiple EndingsIndieDetectiveSurreal👍 992
$9.99YOUR HOUSE
Mar 27 · PATRONES & ESCONDITES
Both: Puzzle · Hand-drawn · Interactive Fiction
A narrative puzzle-thriller that blurs the lines between games and books, reality and fiction, puzzles and storytelling.
DetectiveThrillerPuzzleInvestigationHand-drawnStylizedInteractive FictionFemale ProtagonistStory RichVisual Novel
$10.99Game of Fate: Chasing Through Time
Oct 30 · KARMAGAME HK LIMITED
Both: Mystery · Cinematic · Interactive Fiction
Immerse yourself in the first-person perspective, cross time and space, solve bizarre cases, save innocent victims, and catch a mysterious killer! You will solve murders, uphold justice, and also gain love. Are you ready? Play the "Game of Fate" that crosses time and space, life and death!
FMVDating SimImmersive SimMysteryCinematicMultiple EndingsLore-RichChoose Your Own AdventureStory RichInteractive Fiction👍 987
-40%$8.99Murders on the Yangtze River
Jan 30 · OMEGAMES STUDIO
Both: Puzzle · Mystery
"Murders on Yangtze River" is an Ace Attorney-like detective game that takes you on a journey through early 20th century China as you solve a series of intriguing cases. Use your logical reasoning and deduction skills to uncover clues, interrogate suspects, and solve the mysteries.
DetectivePuzzleAdventureStory RichIndieMysteryExplorationPuzzle PlatformerInvestigationLogic👍 15,841
-40%$0.59The Butterfly Collector
Feb 9 · Wicky Yu
Both: Visual Novel
investigate the evidence left by a stalker and kidnapper and track the fate of a college girl. The player advances and watches the plot by clicking to make choices for the heroine at key moments, with different choices leading to different endings.
Visual NovelWord GameAdventureHorrorPsychological HorrorFemale ProtagonistSingleplayerFirst-PersonText-BasedGore👍 936
-80%$0.99Eyes: The Horror Game
May 20 · Fearless Games
Both: Puzzle · Interactive Fiction
You break into the mansion at night. It’s huge and built like a maze. You're trying to escape, but the monster is after you! The chase begins. RUN!!
AdventureHorrorSurvival HorrorExplorationDarkPuzzleSimulationDemonsInteractive FictionFirst-Person👍 932
FreeThe Case of the Serialized Killer
Dec 11 · Alexis Royce
Both: Visual Novel · Hand-drawn · Mystery
Delve into a devilishly delightful world of mysticism and mystery as Harold Ludicael, the disgraced demonologist. After the untimely demise of a famous illustrator, you’re tasked with solving their murder in this point-and-click visual novel.
Visual NovelHand-drawnMysterySupernaturalLGBTQ+Multiple EndingsDemonsInvestigationDark ComedyText-Based


