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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
$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
$14.99Let Bions Be Bygones
Apr 30 · Bohemian Pulp
Both: Choose Your Own Adventure · Interactive Fiction · Detective
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
-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
$13.99Homicipher
Nov 1 · 八名木Games
Both: Female Protagonist · Choices Matter · Choose Your Own Adventure
Homicipher is a language deciphering and exploration ADV based on the concept of "romance with horror men." The protagonist, who has wandered into another world, interacts with non-human beings to decipher their language while striving to escape.
OtomeHorrorVisual NovelFemale ProtagonistAtmosphericMultiple EndingsText-BasedChoices MatterChoose Your Own AdventureWord Game👍 7,822
-30%$5.59Refind Self: The Personality Test Game
Nov 13 · Lizardry
Both: Interactive Fiction · Female Protagonist · Choose Your Own Adventure
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
$14.99Mindcop
Nov 14 · Andre Gareis
Both: Detective · Hand-drawn · Puzzle
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.
AdventureDetectiveHand-drawnMysteryTime ManagementPuzzleNonlinearNoirMatch 3Story Rich👍 413
$9.99YOUR HOUSE
Mar 27 · PATRONES & ESCONDITES
Both: Detective · Puzzle · Hand-drawn
A narrative puzzle-thriller that blurs the lines between games and books, reality and fiction, puzzles and storytelling.
DetectiveThrillerPuzzleInvestigationHand-drawnStylizedInteractive FictionFemale ProtagonistStory RichVisual Novel
$4.99Time Space Rebuild
May 19 · INNOVATION DREAM
Both: Interactive Fiction · Choices Matter · Female Protagonist
In "Time Rebuild", human civilization stands on the brink of destruction. You will become a time-traveling hero, embarking on a journey to save the world while encountering and bonding with women of vastly different appearances and personalities.
Dating SimFMVInteractive FictionRPGSingleplayerChoices MatterFemale ProtagonistSimulationMultiple EndingsChoose Your Own Adventure👍 377
$24.99Nobody Wants to Die
Jul 17 · Critical Hit Games
Both: Detective · Interactive Fiction · Choices Matter
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
-25%$2.24Miss Peach
Oct 4 · 哐哐Team
Both: Puzzle · Detective · Choices Matter
《Miss Peach》is a simple pixel puzzle game,There's not even a key or password here,I believe it will not be difficult for you.
PuzzleDetectiveStealthPixel GraphicsChoices MatterTime ManagementChoose Your Own AdventureSide ScrollerFemale ProtagonistStrategy
-50%$8.99Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
Oct 23 · Black Tabby Games
Both: Choices Matter · Choose Your Own Adventure · Hand-drawn
You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.
Visual NovelChoices MatterPsychological HorrorStory RichHorrorChoose Your Own AdventureRomanceHand-drawnLore-RichPoint & Click👍 31,941
$8.99UFO: Henfield
Jan 25 · TACS Games Ltd.
Both: Choose Your Own Adventure · Interactive Fiction · Puzzle
A point and click puzzle adventure game set across multiple time periods. Discover and enjoy this strange and surreal story about a mysterious letter, a missing professor and a confusing mansion. With more than a hundred items, locations and objects to investigate, can you solve the mystery?
Choose Your Own AdventureInteractive FictionPuzzlePoint & Click2DCuteTop-DownDetectiveFunnySurreal
$12.99One Night: Burlesque
Nov 3 · RedDeer.Games
Both: Dialogue Heavy · Choose Your Own Adventure · Interactive Fiction
Step into the smoky, seductive world of the Angels Den, a luxurious burlesque club. Get into the high heels of Holly, a talented dancer graced with a unique gift of telepathy. Help her on a desperate mission to save a friend from certain doom.
NoirDialogue HeavySimulationChoose Your Own AdventureInteractive FictionMysteryVisual NovelPoint & ClickAction-AdventureFemale Protagonist
$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
-40%$8.99Murders on the Yangtze River
Jan 30 · OMEGAMES STUDIO
Both: Detective · Puzzle
"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
$9.99Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping
May 22 · Happy Broccoli Games
Both: Detective
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!
CasualDetectiveAdventureInvestigationShortCuteIndieNoirMysterySingleplayer👍 2,574
$49.99Life is Strange: Double Exposure
Oct 29 · Deck Nine Games
Both: Choices Matter · Female Protagonist · Choose Your Own Adventure
When Max Caulfield finds her friend Safi dead in the snow, she tears open the way to a parallel timeline. Here, Safi is still alive - and still in danger! With her new power to Shift between two timelines – can Max solve and prevent the same murder?
Choices MatterLGBTQ+Female ProtagonistStory RichChoose Your Own AdventureRomanceThird PersonMysteryEmotionalAction👍 7,844
$14.99Murder On Space Station 52
Sep 25 · Made From Strings
Both: Detective · Puzzle · Hand-drawn
Trapped on a space station with the Keychain Killer you must unravel this mystery, or it will be your last. Collect evidence, interrogate suspects and solve puzzles to stand a chance.
ExplorationNoirDetectivePuzzleSci-fiPoint & ClickCyberpunkHand-drawnAdventureStory Rich
$3.99法医探案团之碎嘴小诗
Feb 10 · 芒果互娱
Both: Interactive Fiction · Puzzle · Female Protagonist
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
$24.99Scene Investigators
Oct 24 · EQ Studios
Both: Detective · Puzzle
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
$11.99The Coffin of Andy and Leyley
Oct 13 · Kit9 Studio
Both: Dark Comedy · Choices Matter · Hand-drawn
Walk-n-talk adventure with light puzzling. Brother and sister practice cannibalism after witnessing a botched satanic ritual.
PsychologicalDark ComedyStory RichMultiple EndingsVisual NovelPsychological HorrorChoices MatterSingleplayerHand-drawnDark👍 36,634
$10.99Game of Fate: Chasing Through Time
Oct 30 · KARMAGAME HK LIMITED
Both: Choose Your Own Adventure · 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
-80%$7.99Agatha Christie - Murder on the Orient Express
Oct 19 · Microids Studio Lyon
Both: Detective · 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
$9.99Duck Detective: The Secret Salami
May 23 · Happy Broccoli Games
Both: Detective
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.
DetectiveInvestigationCasualShortCuteAdventureNoirMysteryIndieSingleplayer👍 6,129
-15%$2.54And who is the maiden?
2 days ago · Cipi Games
Both: Choose Your Own Adventure · Choices Matter · Interactive Fiction
A young man disappeared in a Slavic village. You show up with three companions and a few days to find out what really happened, before the water decides to answer for itself. Based on Adam Wołoszczuk's award-winning scenario "A kto dziewczyna?", with 11 different ways it can end.
Choose Your Own AdventureVisual NovelStory RichChoices MatterShortMultiple EndingsMysteryInvestigationAdventureInteractive Fiction
$2.99Encounter: A 8-Bit Noir Adventure...
Dec 20 · Defence Force
Both: Detective · Interactive Fiction · Puzzle
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?
SingleplayerPixel GraphicsAdventureMultiple EndingsDetectiveExplorationGrid-Based MovementTypingInteractive FictionPuzzle
$5.50Guilty as Sock!
May 29 · Demon Max
Both: Dialogue Heavy
Enter a chaotic courtroom where socks play lawyers, prosecutors, and judges! Use absurd evidence, craft wild arguments, and deliver verdicts in this hilarious online party game. Improvise, strategize, and shout "Objection!"—because in Guilty as Sock!, chaos always wins!
MultiplayerDialogue HeavyFunnySimulationSandboxCasualOnline Co-OpCartoonyBoard GameColorful👍 4,841
$14.99Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER
May 15 · MidBoss, LLC.
Both: Dialogue Heavy · Interactive Fiction · Choices Matter
Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER is a story-rich adventure and the sequel to 2064: Read Only Memories. Explore the rich world with an intuitive point-and-click interface as you take on the role of a young psychic agent tasked with tracking down a mysterious antagonist hiding in people's memories.
Dialogue HeavyCyberpunkVisual NovelInteractive FictionStory RichNoirAtmosphericPoint & ClickMultiple EndingsChoices Matter👍 200
$2.99Lost:Antinomy
Mar 24 · IMaiIna
Both: Choose Your Own Adventure · Interactive Fiction
With just a swipe to the left or right, you can make all kinds of decisions. So, please embark on your own unique adventure tale through the continent of Astra!
AdventureSimulationJRPGChoose Your Own AdventureRPGInteractive FictionDating SimStrategy RPGWord GameRoguelite👍 1,042
$4.99Follow the meaning
Nov 22 · HiKing Mind Studio
Both: Puzzle · Hand-drawn · 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
$8.99Tidal Therapy
Jan 30 · veryOK
Both: Interactive Fiction · Female Protagonist · Dialogue Heavy
Tidal Therapy is a travel novel game for tired adults. A tired office worker heads to the sea. The setting is a quiet and beautiful sea town with a seaside park, warehouse district, and tower condominiums.
Interactive FictionVisual NovelFemale ProtagonistText-BasedComic BookDark HumorControllerLinearDialogue HeavyStory Rich👍 132
$9.99Turlock Holmes
Feb 21 · Find the Lamp Games
Both: Puzzle · Detective
A detective narrative puzzler without pre-set options! Raise your questions at will, and an AI-host will answer only with 'yes' or 'no.' Drive the investigation with your curiosity; the path to solving the mystery lies in questions you ask. Can you dig out the truth through your questions?
PuzzleDetectiveCrimeMysteryPsychological HorrorWord GameStory RichStrategyPoint & Click2D👍 898
$23.99Back to the Dawn
Jul 17 · Metal Head Games
Both: Choices Matter · Detective
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
$4.99Gnosis
Mar 15 · So Ro
Both: Interactive Fiction · Choose Your Own Adventure · Hand-drawn
A dark atmospheric test that asks you to see things in new ways, including the experience of playing itself. In this love letter to flash horror, explore 60 ending permutations and reactivity to your answers, as the game not only allows but implores you to play and break it how you see fit.
Interactive FictionPoint & ClickGothicChoose Your Own AdventureAtmosphericHand-drawnMinimalistMysteryStylizedText-Based
$13.99The Operator
Jul 22 · Bureau 81
Both: Detective · Puzzle
Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.
DetectiveInvestigationConspiracyPuzzleAtmosphericImmersive SimMysteryThrillerSimulationCrime👍 8,516