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Race against time to save a kidnapped teen in 2 hours! Play as a cunning PI, diving into a thrilling mystery. Type commands for retro vibes or use arrow keys to pick actions, crafting solutions to conquer obstacles in this classic-meets-modern adventure. Can you crack the case?
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$23.99Back to the Dawn
Jul 17 · Metal Head Games
Both: Pixel Graphics · Detective · Multiple Endings
Back to the Dawn is a story-rich RPG set in a high-security prison ruled by factions and buried secrets. Investigate two conspiracies from the inside, gather evidence, and outsmart a system designed to silence you. Make friends (or foes) with fellow inmates and with their help, break out of prison.
RPGPixel GraphicsStory RichChoices MatterDetectiveMultiple EndingsStrategy RPGAdventureCrimeSingleplayer👍 8,557
$0.99《道格拉斯警督的日记》
Jan 21 · 日食网络 solar eclipse studio
Both: Detective · Interactive Fiction · 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
-60%$7.99Chronique des Silencieux
Jan 29 · Pierre Feuille Studio
Both: Detective · Puzzle · Exploration
Set in 1970s southern France, you play a rookie private eye tasked to dig out the secrets of a stubborn old man. Think on your feet while you follow your leads : ask questions to witnesses, detect their lies, hypothesize why and finally confront the silent ones running from their past.
DetectiveStory RichInvestigationMysteryPoint & ClickPuzzleSingleplayerExplorationInteractive FictionChoices Matter
$14.99Let Bions Be Bygones
Apr 30 · Bohemian Pulp
Both: Interactive Fiction · Detective · Multiple Endings
Having lost everything, a retired, hardboiled detective, John Cooper, must take his last case to find a missing upper-class girl among the lowest parts of the dystopian city-planet Terrahive. Choose your unique path in this atmospheric narrative future-noir thriller.
Choose Your Own AdventureInteractive FictionRPGPoint & ClickCyberpunkNoirDetectiveLore-RichChoices MatterMultiple Endings👍 120
$19.99Old Skies
Apr 23 · Wadjet Eye Games
Both: Interactive Fiction · Exploration · Pixel Graphics
A time travel adventure spanning two hundred years! Dive into the past with time agent Fia Quinn as she embarks on seven trips through time. History is up for grabs, from the speakeasies of Prohibition to the vicious gangs of the Gilded Age to the World Trade Center on September 10, 2001.
AdventurePoint & ClickInteractive FictionExploration2DCinematicPixel GraphicsEmotionalFantasyFuturistic👍 969
-75%$3.99Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure
Mar 25 · DigiTales Interactive
Both: Multiple Endings · Detective · Pixel Graphics
Between Horizons is a narrative 2.5D sci-fi detective adventure. 33 years into the Zephyr's journey, its mission is suddenly jeopardized. Can you find the culprit before it's too late? Experience an enthralling story set in a semi-open world that branches and ends based on your choices.
Multiple EndingsDetectivePoint & ClickSci-fiInvestigationFemale ProtagonistAdventureStory RichPixel GraphicsSpace👍 396
$6.99No Case Should Remain Unsolved
Jan 17 · Somi
Both: Puzzle · Interactive Fiction · Pixel Graphics
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
$4.99Follow the meaning
Nov 22 · HiKing Mind Studio
Both: Puzzle · Multiple Endings · Detective
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
$14.99Afterplace
Jul 22 · Evan Kice
Both: Exploration · Multiple Endings · Pixel Graphics
Made by one person, an open world adventure game filled with silly characters and terrible secrets. Explore the woods, find hidden paths, hack and slash through strange monsters, and try very, very hard not to break reality. Or don't. You do you.
ComedyExplorationStory RichChoices MatterRPGMultiple EndingsHack and SlashPixel GraphicsActionAdventure👍 172
-35%$7.79CaseCracker2
May 16 · BlackRobe
Both: Detective · Typing
Officer Jia has vanished, leaving a classified message pointing to the CaseCracker 2.0 system. Tear through suspects' alibis, look beyond the text, and extract hidden threads from seemingly unrelated intel. Will you find the ultimate truth, or a trap?
DetectiveMysteryImmersive SimWord GameStory RichLogicText-BasedTypingSingleplayerSimulation👍 760
-30%$5.59Refind Self: The Personality Test Game
Nov 13 · Lizardry
Both: Interactive Fiction · Pixel Graphics
Games can really show someone's personality, don't you think? By way of a simple exploration-based adventure, this data-science game analyzes your actions to estimate your personality.
Interactive FictionFemale ProtagonistVisual NovelAdventureStory RichPixel Graphics2DChoose Your Own AdventureAnimeEmotional👍 3,597
-60%$7.99Heading Out
May 7 · Serious Sim, Crunching Koalas
Both: Multiple Endings · Interactive Fiction
Flee your fear and carve your story. Blaze a trail across mythic American highways, where choices twist your tale and danger’s always in the rearview mirror. With roguelike routes, limited resources, and breakneck chases, this isn’t just a drive—it’s your legend in the making.
AtmosphericCinematicStory RichMultiple EndingsInteractive FictionDrivingNoirNarrativeChoose Your Own AdventureComic Book👍 639
$32.00Nancy Drew®: Mystery of the Seven Keys™
Jun 20 · HeR Interactive
Both: Puzzle · Detective · Exploration
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.
MysteryPuzzleDetectivePoint & ClickInvestigationFemale ProtagonistAdventureExplorationSingleplayerCasual👍 318
$24.99Scene Investigators
Oct 24 · EQ Studios
Both: Detective · Puzzle · Exploration
A hardcore deductive reasoning game for fans of the “true crime” genre. Only by unraveling the logic and grasping at the motivations behind each case can the crimes be completely solved. Perfect as a social-style mystery fiction.
InvestigationDetectiveMysteryPuzzleLogicCrimeRealisticExplorationImmersive SimAtmospheric👍 961
$24.99Nobody Wants to Die
Jul 17 · Critical Hit Games
Both: Detective · Interactive Fiction
Lose yourself in the dystopian world of New York, 2329; immortality comes at a price that someone has to pay. In this interactive noir story, lead the investigation using advanced technology, as Detective James Karra who risks it all in pursuit of a serial killer targeting the city’s elite.
3DDetectiveDystopian NoirCyberpunkFirst-PersonThrillerInteractive FictionChoices MatterTranshumanism👍 5,820
$3.99The Elliot Brown Case
Apr 15 · Destiny Card
Both: Detective · Interactive Fiction
A new kind of detective game where you uncover cases entirely represented with cards. Interrogate any character about ANY other card. Dissect the events that lead to Eliott Brown's demise... Then write your own thrilling investigation stories and share them to fellow detectives around the world.
InvestigationDetectiveNoirMysteryAdventureLevel EditorThrillerInteractive FictionCard GameTabletop
-80%$7.99Agatha Christie - Murder on the Orient Express
Oct 19 · Microids Studio Lyon
Both: Detective · Exploration · Puzzle
Step on board the legendary Orient Express and immerse yourself in the most famous detective suit in a race against the clock to unmask the murderer.
InvestigationDetectiveExplorationHidden ObjectPuzzleVisual NovelTrainsPoint & ClickThird PersonFirst-Person👍 1,081
$10.99Game of Fate: Chasing Through Time
Oct 30 · KARMAGAME HK LIMITED
Both: Multiple Endings · 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