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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
-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
$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
-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
$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
$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
$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?
3 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
$9.99Proud To Love
Mar 11 · Master Entertainment
Both: Interactive Fiction · Female Protagonist · Dialogue Heavy
《自豪!美女全攻略》是一款真情真人互动恋爱视觉小说。你,王自豪,一位“躺平废柴”,好像要触底反弹了!睁眼醒来,世界突然开始围绕你运行了。百亿遗产、各色美女近在眼前,是美梦还是危机,你要如何选择?你将在这十余小时的旅途中,与不同角色在多元世界中,体验真实的笑与泪。入梦吧!少年!
Immersive SimInteractive FictionDating SimVisual NovelRomanceFMVFemale ProtagonistRPGFirst-PersonDialogue Heavy👍 292
$14.99I Wani Hug that Gator!
Feb 14 · Cavemanon
Both: Choose Your Own Adventure · Choices Matter · Interactive Fiction
I Wani Hug that Gator! Is a choice-driven narrative about teenagers struggling to find their way. Help Inco, loser highschooler extraordinaire, navigate his budding friendships (and romance!) while surviving being the only human in a dinosaur-filled school.
Visual NovelStory RichRomanceChoose Your Own AdventureChoices MatterDating SimInteractive FictionMultiple EndingsDinosaursCasual👍 5,175
$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
-60%$3.99江华号
Dec 7 · 知音动漫
Both: Interactive Fiction · Female Protagonist · Puzzle
《江华号》是一款国风水墨横版卷轴叙事游戏。1928年,武汉的大街小巷流传着一则“头七夜死者还魂”的诡异消息,引发各界关注。《楚城时报》新人记者虞慧龄奉命前去采访,却误打误撞,被种种谜团指引着登上了一艘名为“江华号”的豪华客轮。在那里,一段不为人知的隐秘往事渐渐浮出水面……
AdventureInteractive FictionFemale ProtagonistPoint & ClickWord GamePuzzleStory RichInvestigationHistoricalDetective👍 132
$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
-90%$0.99Echoes
May 29 · Nova-box
Both: Interactive Fiction · Choose Your Own Adventure · 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
$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
$7.99Pricolage -IDOLIZED-
Feb 19 · HIJIKI
Both: Puzzle · Choose Your Own Adventure · Interactive Fiction
“Just who are you…?” Uncover the truth behind K-pop idol Sena as you search through her social media accounts in Pricolage -IDOLIZED-. In order to locate K-pop idol Sena, pronounced missing, you must search for clues in the ocean of darkness and greed that is the internet.
IndieAdventurePuzzlePixel GraphicsStory RichMysteryHidden ObjectChoose Your Own AdventureInteractive FictionFemale Protagonist👍 269
$1.99Spy Alliance
Aug 8 · ALT Lab
Both: Choose Your Own Adventure · Interactive Fiction · Puzzle
这是一款适合朋友/情侣体验的双人联机互动影游,双人单局游戏时长30-40分钟。在层层考验中,你们可以携手合作,亦可互撩互坑。两个人的选择,将共同决定故事走向,创造你们独属的冒险故事。
ExplorationCRPGChoose Your Own AdventureImmersive SimInteractive FictionVisual NovelPuzzlePoint & ClickStrategy RPGRPG👍 645
$8.99反转21克
Feb 1 · 想象颗粒
Both: Choose Your Own Adventure · Choices Matter
In 2055, "You", the retired soldier king, was assassinated by a comrade who once fought side by side. His peaceful life was suddenly broken. In order to find the truth, he was involved in a series of bizarre murders.
FMVRPGImmersive SimChoose Your Own AdventureVisual NovelFuturisticChoices MatterStory RichMultiple EndingsSingleplayer👍 1,020
$7.99Hidden Object Secrets: The Whitefield Murder Collector's Edition
Apr 27 · Do Games Limited
Both: Puzzle · Detective · Hand-drawn
Step into the shoes of a detective tasked with solving the enigmatic murder of a man whose past is shrouded in mystery! Can you solve another complicated case?
Hidden ObjectPuzzlePoint & Click2DFirst-PersonDetectiveCasualStory RichLinearHand-drawn
$19.99The Rise of the Golden Idol
Nov 12 · Color Gray Games
Both: Detective · Puzzle · Choices Matter
The Award-winning detective saga returns in this standalone sequel to The Case of the Golden Idol. Uncover the truth behind 20 strange cases of crime, death and depravity in the 1970s. The world has changed dramatically - the sins of humanity have not.
MysteryInvestigationDetectiveConspiracyPuzzle2DAdventureAtmosphericCrimeChoices Matter👍 3,789
$9.99Magret & FaceDeBouc "The buddy-buddy case"
Jul 15 · Adipson Studio
Both: Puzzle · Choose Your Own Adventure · Dark Comedy
Control the unlikely duo of detectives Magret, a refined duck, and FaceDeBouc, a diabolically opposed goat! Help them solve the mystery of the murder of Mr Couane, a local shopkeeper found turned into sausages, in this cartoonish point-and-click police investigation.
Point & ClickPuzzleChoose Your Own AdventureDark ComedyFunnyPuzzle PlatformerAdventureHidden Object2DAnime
$19.99Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
May 20 · Clifftop Games
Both: Detective · 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
$32.00Nancy Drew®: Mystery of the Seven Keys™
Jun 20 · HeR Interactive
Both: Puzzle · Detective · Female Protagonist
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
$1.99Good Morning Cruel City
Dec 15 · Ethel Chamomile
Both: Choose Your Own Adventure · Interactive Fiction · Detective
Anime Cyberpunk Visual Novel You have a job, it's up to you how to finish it. Become a Fixer and help your client for the day navigate the underground crime world.
RPGChoose Your Own AdventureInteractive FictionVisual Novel2DCuteThird PersonCyberpunkDetectiveFunny
$5.9944 The Jail
Apr 17 · Marcial Gutierrez
Both: Choose Your Own Adventure · Puzzle · Interactive Fiction
They got locked up in a prison for a reason. Try to get the answers in this point and click adventure.
Choose Your Own AdventurePoint & ClickPuzzleInteractive FictionThird Person2DHorrorDetectiveStory RichMultiple Endings
-40%$23.99Ace Attorney Investigations Collection
Sep 5 · CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Both: Detective
Miles Edgeworth's dramatic turnabouts take center stage! Experience both Ace Attorney Investigations games in one gorgeous collection! Investigate crime scenes and solve tough, intriguing cases through logic and deduction. When Edgeworth's past and present collide, his future begins!
AdventureInvestigationMysteryVisual NovelStory RichDetectiveCrime2DPixel GraphicsSingleplayer👍 3,408
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$19.99The Roottrees are Dead
Jan 15 · Evil Trout Inc.
Both: Detective · Puzzle
A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.
DetectivePuzzleMysteryPoint & ClickInvestigationStory RichAtmosphericSingleplayer1990'sLogic👍 9,716
$9.99晨昏线
Feb 6 · Enter Games
Both: Interactive Fiction · Puzzle · Detective
《DayBreak》 is an anti-narcotics-themed interactive video work, adapted from real volumes, with a unique two-line narrative system that brings a differentiated interactive experience.
FMVImmersive SimInteractive FictionVisual NovelPuzzleCinematicDetectiveStealthSurvivalStrategy RPG👍 427
$19.99Old Skies
Apr 23 · Wadjet Eye Games
Both: Interactive Fiction
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
$4.99PolyCity Stories - The Affair
Oct 28 · Andi Liddell
Both: Puzzle · Interactive Fiction · Dark Comedy
The first short story from PolyCity. A point and click adventure delving into the dark and dirty polygonated corners of the City of angles... mostly right angles. The Affair follows a soft boiled/over easy private detective as he unpicks an organised crime syndicate operating across the city.
Early AccessAdventurePoint & ClickPuzzleStory RichNoirInvestigationInteractive FictionDark ComedyChoose Your Own Adventure
$29.99Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged
Sep 19 · Revolution Software Ltd
Both: Detective · Dialogue Heavy · Hand-drawn
The classic multi-award winning adventure "Broken Sword - the Shadow of the Templars" returns with glorious 4K visuals and iconic remastered audio, pitching intrepid tourist George Stobbart and fearless journalist Nico Collard into a journey of perilous adventures and ancient conspiracies.
Point & ClickMysteryDetectiveInvestigationNarrativeDialogue HeavySingleplayerHand-drawnConspiracyCartoony👍 955
$5.99Folie Fatale
May 30 · Kanmidoko (神海処)
Both: Female Protagonist · Choose Your Own Adventure
All capture targets are mentally "Jirai"(landmine)!? Meet these eccentric boys, reveal the truth beneath in this Psycho-love-horror VN!
Female ProtagonistOtomeVisual NovelPsychological HorrorChoose Your Own AdventureDating SimThrillerMultiple EndingsMysteryAnime👍 2,609
$3.99A Night at the Watermill
Jan 26 · Neon Tales
Both: Female Protagonist · 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
$3.49Doki Doki AI Interrogation
May 24 · YAMADA
Both: Detective · Interactive Fiction
A short interrogation game taking full advantage of ChatGPT! You are tasked with interrogating the suspect [AI] of a murder case as an [excellent police officer]. How you choose to interrogate the suspect is up to you. How the AI reacts is rendered in real-time through ChatGPT.
Artificial IntelligenceDetectiveSci-fiFuturisticEmotionalAlternate HistoryProcedural GenerationAdventureCinematicInteractive Fiction👍 485
$11.99Love is in the Airship
Oct 26 · Yuri Kissaten
Both: Female Protagonist · Dialogue Heavy · Choices Matter
In this wacky yuri dating sim, come aboard a magical airship cruise and experience romance, hijinks, and a crazy story with over 15 endings! Lots of choices and lots of really cute girls to date.
Dating SimVisual NovelLGBTQ+FunnyMultiple EndingsFemale ProtagonistDialogue HeavyComedyChoices MatterRomance
$0.99SOS (Save Our Sandwiches)
May 8 · Jleger91
Both: Puzzle · Choose Your Own Adventure
Point & click aboard a private luxury yacht on a dark and stormy night with funny evil witches and sandwiches Features rain effects, exploration of an entire ship, puzzles, and monsters
AdventureSingleplayerPoint & ClickPuzzleLinearChoose Your Own AdventureIncrementalExplorationHidden Object2D
$4.99Grave Knight
Oct 19 · Dreamlight Games
Both: Interactive Fiction · Choose Your Own Adventure · Choices Matter
Under developement, Grave Knight is an interactive RPG adventure inspired by SRD 5.1 ruleset and classical game books, where your decisions weave the fate of the characters and the story. Let the dice forge the fate of your hero and the realm by fighting the Grave knight and his horde.
RPGVisual NovelInteractive FictionChoose Your Own AdventureChoices MatterFantasyMedievalStory RichText-BasedMultiple Endings
$10.99Love is All Around: Echoes of Yesterday
Oct 22 · intiny
Both: Interactive Fiction · Choose Your Own Adventure
在本作中,“你”化身为即将迎来毕业季的男主顾易,在对未来的迷茫与憧憬中,你将与六位性格迥异、各具魅力的女生发生一连串的故事,她们或是鬼马少女、或是温柔甜心、猫系娇女、豆腐西施,千娇百媚、亦幻亦真,敬过往。
AdventureSimulationRPGDating SimInteractive FictionVisual NovelFMVImmersive SimChoose Your Own AdventureFirst-Person👍 1,851
$3.99Polda 5
May 1 · Zima software
Both: Interactive Fiction · Puzzle · Choose Your Own Adventure
Elite private detective Pankrac saves the world as an agent of the Time Police. Help him settle all the time anomalies in the history of mankind.
AdventureCasualAnimation & ModelingDesign & IllustrationInteractive FictionPoint & ClickPuzzleChoose Your Own AdventureIncrementalExploration
$9.99The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty
Apr 22 · 零创游戏(ZerocreationGame)
Both: Interactive Fiction
He is a bandit who sells lives. She is a mute girl seeking revenge. In a famine-ravaged ancient China, a ruthless trafficker escorts four girls to a demon's feast. But when a deadly secret is revealed, a cold transaction turns into a journey of redemption. A dark visual novel about an unlikely bond.
Visual NovelHistoricalCookingMultiple EndingsInteractive FictionStory RichDarkDating SimAnimeAdventure👍 49,766
-40%$2.99Thought Experiment Simulator
Jul 22 · HoHo Game Studio
Both: Hand-drawn
This is a stupid game that might include Trolley Problem, Ship of Theseus, Brain in a Vat, Infinite Monkey, Sisyphus, Prisoner's Dilemma, Schrodinger's Cat, etc.
Dynamic NarrationComedyPhilosophicalTrainsMemesIndieHand-drawnSimulationCasualShort👍 620
$9.99A Death in the Red Light
Sep 23 · Mystery City Games BV
Both: Detective · Puzzle · Interactive Fiction
Amsterdam, 1988. A dead body in the Red Light District, the Dutch capital of sex and drugs, is a washed-up detective’s one shot at redemption. Explore the seedy underbelly of Europe’s most notorious city, solve complex puzzles, and crack the case while experiencing Amsterdam at its worst.
MysteryDetectiveInvestigationPuzzle2DStory RichInteractive FictionNoirStylizedConspiracy
$9.99Dark Dice: Cthulhu Investigation Log
13 days ago · Selig Interactive
Both: Interactive Fiction · Choose Your Own Adventure
A dice-driven Cthulhu Mythos investigation log where every roll can cost you your sanity, your team, or your life — and there is no undo.
Early AccessPsychological HorrorMysteryInteractive FictionChoose Your Own AdventureInvestigationAdventureDarkSupernaturalExploration
$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
$19.99Minds Beneath Us
Jul 31 · BearBoneStudio
Both: Choices Matter · Choose Your Own Adventure
MINDS BENEATH US is an emotional sci-fi narrative game. Through the eyes of a humble individual, experience a mad world where humans are exploited as computing devices for AI. Listen to the concerns of those you meet and offer guidance. Together, face challenges and confront an uncertain destiny.
CinematicAtmosphericStory RichCyberpunkChoices MatterVisual NovelChoose Your Own AdventureDystopian RPG2D👍 5,754

