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GET AWAY WITH MURDER. Highly replayable detective game where you're the one whodunnit. From the creators of 80 Days and Heaven's Vault.
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$0.99《道格拉斯警督的日记》
Jan 21 · 日食网络 solar eclipse studio
Both: Detective · Interactive Fiction · Choose Your Own Adventure
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
-90%$1.59Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure
May 20 · DigiTales Interactive
Both: Detective · Interactive Fiction · Dialogue Heavy
A murder. A hack. A bombing. All it takes to plunge the solar system into war – unless you do something about it. Help CDI agent Neil Conrad make a string of increasingly difficult decisions in this modern dialog-driven adventure set in a gorgeous 2D sci-fi noir universe.
Pixel GraphicsDetectiveNoirInteractive FictionMultiple EndingsCyberpunkCrimeDialogue HeavyChoices MatterSci-fi👍 2,160
$14.99A Case of Distrust
Feb 8 · An Open Ben
Both: Choose Your Own Adventure · Interactive Fiction · Detective
A Case of Distrust is a narrative mystery from 1924 San Francisco. Play as private investigator Phyllis Cadence Malone in this historical 2D adventure game.
Choose Your Own AdventureInteractive FictionVisual NovelDetectiveMysteryInvestigationPoint & ClickFemale ProtagonistNoirHistorical👍 306
$6.99No Case Should Remain Unsolved
Jan 17 · Somi
Both: Puzzle · Interactive Fiction · Female Protagonist
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
$4.99Puzzle Agent 2
Jun 30 · Telltale
Both: Interactive Fiction · Puzzle · Detective
Agent Nelson Tethers just solved his biggest case yet. So why isn't he satisfied? Venture back to eerie Scoggins, Minnesota to solve the mystery of "the Hidden People" once and for all!
Interactive FictionPuzzlePoint & Click2DDetectiveFunnySurrealStory RichDark HumorAction👍 600
-60%$2.79Unheard - Voices of Crime
Mar 28 · NEXT Studios
Both: Detective · Puzzle
What if you could hear every word spoken at the scene of a crime? “Acoustic Detectives” wanted for testing our new device! Return aurally to crime scenes and use the voices you hear to identify potential suspects and solve the mysteries. What is it that’s connecting these seemingly unrelated cases?
ThrillerDetectiveMysteryCrimeShortPuzzleStory RichTop-DownIndieRPG👍 30,988
-60%$7.99Chronique des Silencieux
Jan 29 · Pierre Feuille Studio
Both: Detective · Puzzle · Interactive Fiction
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
Crosswalks
Mar 31 · XinPo Game
Both: Interactive Fiction · Detective · Choose Your Own Adventure
Crosswalks in a visual novel that tells different stories when you switch among perspectives. In 2018, an explainable portal appeared under the city of Sanghville, linking two parallel universe together. On one side there are dozens of unsolvable crimes, while the other side was always peaceful...
RPGText-BasedInteractive FictionDetectiveChoose Your Own Adventure2DSingleplayerIndieMystery
-90%$1.49Agatha Christie - The ABC Murders
Feb 4 · Artefacts Studio
Both: Puzzle · Female Protagonist · Detective
The ABC Murders is an adventure and investigation game adapted from the classic Agatha Christie novel. You are the famous private detective Hercule Poirot and, once again, you find yourself up against a mysterious serial killer who goes by the name of "ABC".
Hidden ObjectPuzzleVisual NovelPoint & ClickFemale ProtagonistThird PersonNoirDetectivePsychological HorrorStory Rich👍 2,038
$4.99Antioch: Scarlet Bay
Nov 25 · Midnight Mood Studio
Both: Detective · Dark Comedy · Interactive Fiction
Antioch: Scarlet Bay is an online cooperative narrative adventure. Play as two detectives working together to solve a murder in the shadowy city of Antioch. Wander in a city filled with characters with their own agendas and attitudes, all your decisions change the story and lead to multi endings.
DetectiveMultiple EndingsNoirOnline Co-OpCo-opAsynchronous Multiplayer1990'sThrillerDark ComedyInteractive Fiction👍 220
-60%$15.99The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
Jul 26 · CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Both: Detective · Choose Your Own Adventure
Immerse yourself in a dramatic yet charming and witty world of evidence-gathering, deduction and courtroom battles with this double-pack of the adventures of rookie lawyer Ryunosuke.
Visual NovelAdventureDetectiveAnimeMysteryText-Based3DStory RichChoose Your Own AdventureSteampunk👍 5,116
$7.99True Game
May 24 · 橙光游戏
Both: Interactive Fiction · Puzzle · Detective
"True Game" is a work of suspense reasoning. The work tells the story that people in trouble are taken to a closed space and ask to get chips from others through different competitions. This work has a high degree of brain burning, exquisite picture and strong sense of substitution.
Interactive FictionVisual NovelPuzzleLogicDetectiveMysteryCasualStory RichAdventureStrategy
-30%$2.09死亡编码-Death Code
Dec 8 · 橙光游戏
Both: Interactive Fiction · Detective · Puzzle
Death Code is a battle royale genre. It tells the story of Lin Mohuai, a female protagonist with amnesia, who wakes up to find herself involved in an eight-person battle royale game. Everyone is given a code, and the way to win is to kill the player whose number is plus one.
RPGInteractive FictionVisual NovelMysteryDetectiveCasualStory RichMultiple EndingsStrategyPuzzle
$5.99Rainy Butcher
Oct 31 · Genunie Studio, 傅真
Both: Interactive Fiction · Puzzle · Hand-drawn
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.
AdventureRPGInteractive FictionVisual NovelPuzzle2D Platformer2.5DHand-drawnCinematicMystery
$9.99你与月光同罪-As Guilty As the Moon
Jul 26 · 橙光游戏
Both: Interactive Fiction · Detective · Puzzle
This is a realistic + survival oriented work. The murder of a girl in a ride-hailing service two years ago, brought your 12 fates back together. You wake up in a strange room, and things are getting weird around you. In the fog, not everything you see is the truth. Is everything real or unreal?
RPGInteractive FictionVisual NovelAdventureStrategyMysteryDetectivePuzzleStory RichMultiple Endings
$4.99Arcane Investigations
Apr 18 · What's All That Racket
Both: Detective · 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
$7.99GRUNND
Jan 26 · SEKTAHOUSE
Both: Interactive Fiction · Puzzle · Detective
You fell asleep on the train... Now a strange town, fully voice-acted characters, and choices that reshape the mystery stand between you and home.
MysteryInteractive FictionPuzzleDetectivePoint & ClickInvestigationVisual Novel2.5DNoirStory Rich
$7.99Twin Mind: Nobody's Here Collector's Edition
Nov 28 · Do Games Limited
Both: Puzzle · Interactive Fiction · Female Protagonist
Science has never been more dangerous! Death is in the air... Sounds pretty ominous, doesn't it? Help the twin detectives solve a new case!
Hidden ObjectPuzzleInteractive FictionPoint & ClickFemale Protagonist2DNoirDetectivePsychological HorrorHorror