Games like Murders on the Yangtze River
by OMEGAMES STUDIO
"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.
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$4.99Fatal Logic
4 days ago · ItWorkedOnMyMachine
Both: Puzzle · Logic · Detective
Fatal Logic is a deductive logic puzzle game where you investigate crime scenes, cross-reference clues, and use the process of elimination to identify the killer across hours of challenging mysteries and community-created workshop levels.
StrategyPuzzleLogicDetectiveInvestigationMysterySingleplayer2DRelaxingIndie
$4.99Samuel Prince Attorney at Law Chapter 4
Mar 27 · White Tophat
Both: Mystery · Logic · Investigation
The fourth of seven chapters of a courtroom battle style visual novel, in which the story follows brand new lawyer Samuel Prince as he solves a strange variety of different crimes. Investigate the crime scene for evidence, then use it in court to find the real truth behind the case.
Visual NovelAdventureMysteryLogicStory RichIndieInvestigationCrimePuzzleExploration
$4.99Samuel Prince Attorney at Law Chapter 3
Oct 27 · White Tophat
Both: Logic · Puzzle · Mystery
The third of seven chapters of a courtroom battle style visual novel, in which the story follows brand new lawyer Samuel Prince as he solves a strange variety of different crimes. Investigate the crime scene for evidence, then use it in court to find the real truth behind the case.
Visual NovelLogicAdventurePuzzleIndieMysteryInvestigationFunnyStory RichCrime
$6.99The Silver Crow
Jul 30 · Dreamagination
Both: Detective · Puzzle · Investigation
Play as Conrad, the town's executioner. Investigate a mysterious death, gather clues, question suspects and solve puzzles in this classic point-and-click mystery where witchcraft and superstition conceal a far darker truth.
AdventurePoint & Click2DDetectivePuzzlePixel GraphicsInvestigationStory RichConspiracyMystery
-15%$12.74Eternity Lost: Mystery of Aurum Collector's Edition
3 days ago · Cateia Games
Both: Mystery · Puzzle · Investigation
Follow a mysterious girl into a hidden underground city built centuries ago by a secret order of Alchemists. Reveal a dangerous conspiracy, search for clues and items, solve puzzles and mini-games, and uncover the secrets of a forgotten world. Will you bring truth to the light?
AdventureMysteryPoint & ClickPuzzleHidden ObjectConspiracyInvestigationSteampunkVisual NovelExploration
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Both: Mystery · Puzzle · Investigation
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Both: Mystery · Investigation
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$9.99Dark Dice: Cthulhu Investigation Log
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Both: Mystery · Investigation · Exploration
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Early AccessPsychological HorrorMysteryInteractive FictionChoose Your Own AdventureInvestigationAdventureDarkSupernaturalExploration
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Feb 13 · Flammable Penguins Games
Both: Puzzle · Logic
Hand-set Sudoku, Nonograms and Minesweeper with HUNDREDS of HANDSET puzzles. A fresh puzzle every day, global leaderboards. Smart Hints help teach you how to solve complex puzzles. No guessing andno rush. A soothing logic-puzzle lounge, built for VR from day one.
VRPuzzleEducationLogicTutorialTabletopRelaxingEarly AccessWholesomeCasual
-30%$2.59君と最後の放課後
3 days ago · P.E.G
Both: Puzzle · Logic
Escape the classroom where a girl has locked you in on graduation day. Solve puzzles while looking back on your memories together, and make your way to the place where she is waiting to finally confess your feelings.
AdventureStrategySimulationTriviaPuzzleLogicDating SimWord GameMultiple Endings2D
-15%$6.79Mind Gazing
5 days ago · Tasslehoffus
Both: Puzzle · Detective · Logic
A lateral-thinking party game where one player reads a cryptic story and the group solves it using Yes/No answers—featuring 100+ handcrafted scenarios, AI solo practice with a thought map, online multiplayer rooms, custom/community stories, achievements and so on.
CasualParty GamePuzzle2DStylizedText-BasedArtificial IntelligenceCrimeDetectiveLogic
$3.99We Used to Play Here
Dec 19 · ThreeFrauds
Both: Puzzle · Exploration
Daniel wakes up to the same nightmare every night. A girl he cannot escape. When he finds a missing child report tied to his childhood home, he returns to uncover a truth buried in twisted games and shattered memories.
ActionAdventureAction-AdventurePuzzleChoose Your Own AdventureExplorationHorror3DRealisticCrime
-20%$15.99Secrets of Thoth
3 days ago · Fortunate Games
Both: Puzzle · Exploration
Uncover ancient truths in the mystical, intriguing and often dangerous alpine heights. Solve puzzles, explore ancient, beautiful and forgotten locations while you awaken the secrets of the Emerald Tablets.
AdventurePuzzleExploration3DFirst-PersonSingleplayerAtmosphericDark FantasyStory Rich
$19.99The Scourge | Tai Ương
Mar 28 · Rare Reversee, Beaztek
Both: Exploration · Puzzle
Explore the nightmarish lucid dreams of Nhat Huy to solve his family's mystery. Set in 90s Saigon, navigate dilapidated corridors, solve mind-bending puzzles, and uncover sinister secrets. Can you survive the twisting maze and The Scourge?
HorrorSingleplayerSupernaturalMultiple EndingsExplorationFirst-PersonIndieRealisticAdventurePuzzle👍 1,195
$3.77La mansión de Campanillas
4 days ago · Lacinia Estudio
Both: Exploration · Investigation · Mystery
Campanillas, 1963. A stranger leaves you a ruined house and a district hiding its disappearances. You don't solve a crime: you learn to read a place. Weigh every account —Trust, Doubt, Dismiss. Andalusian rural horror.
AdventureVisual NovelExplorationText-BasedInvestigationMysteryIndieEarly AccessThrillerSingleplayer
$18.99Ghost Deliverer
Dec 19 · TEAMDADA
Both: Puzzle · Exploration · Puzzle Platformer
One day, A girl accidentally gets involved with the 'KEA (Korean Exorcist Association)' and the evil organization 'Lunacide'... Will be able to stop Lunacide's plot and be reborn as a proper exorcist?
Early AccessAdventureSingleplayerPixel GraphicsHorrorPuzzleStory RichExplorationPuzzle PlatformerDemons
$29.99The Scroll of Taiwu : Beyond The Dome
Jun 16 · ConchShip Games
"The Scroll of Taiwu" is an indie game themed around Chinese mythology and wuxia. Players assume the role of the mysterious "heir of the Taiwu clan" in an alternate ancient China, working through generations of heirs to defeat a powerful hereditary enemy and shape the fate of the human world.
RPGMartial ArtsSandboxWuxiaOpen WorldStrategyIndieSingleplayerAdventureSimulation👍 56,539
$1.99Sicarios
7 days ago · Bonuman Game Studio
Both: Puzzle
Enter a ruthless criminal underworld in this gritty point-and-click adventure. Solve intricate puzzles, carry out dangerous hit jobs, and survive a brutal gang war where trust is scarce and one wrong move could be your last.
AdventurePoint & ClickPuzzle2DCrimeThrillerLinearViolentStory RichIndie
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Apr 16 · Fumi Games
Both: Detective
Join private investigator Jack Pepper on a guns blazing, jazz-fueled adventure in MOUSE: P.I. For Hire. MOUSE combines the charm of hand-drawn rubber hose animation inspired by the classic cartoons of the 1930’s with the adrenaline and action of an explosive first person shooter.
FPSCartoonyActionDetectiveBoomer ShooterNoirFirst-PersonHand-drawnSingleplayerShooter👍 14,632
NewFreeKairos: In Step with Time
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Both: Puzzle · Puzzle Platformer · Exploration
Kairos: In Step with Time is an experimental interactive experience about time, cosmic order, and human response. Align the time ring, answer six moments of change, and let your final hexagram emerge from the rhythm of the universe.
CasualSimulationStrategySpace SimPuzzle3D PlatformerPuzzle PlatformerExploration3DStylized
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3 days ago · Covenant
Both: Puzzle · Exploration
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AdventurePuzzleExplorationEmotionalSingleplayerStory RichWalking SimulatorPsychologicalDarkAtmospheric
$17.99Lost and Found Co.
Mar 5 · Bit Egg Inc.
Both: Puzzle
Lost and Found Co. is a hidden object adventure in a cozy and immersive world. Join a cast of lively characters on their epic journey across countless magical locations. Find lost items, solve puzzles, and help a tiny dragon regain her power!
Hidden ObjectPuzzlePoint & Click2DCuteIsometricFunnyRelaxingStory RichCasual👍 2,745
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3 days ago · MR ROCK
Both: Puzzle · Exploration
Something has been waiting for you. Explore a forgotten place buried beneath the earth, solve twisted puzzles, and piece together a dark story one clue at a time. But the deeper you go, the more it wakes. Survive what hunts you, or become part of Ashworth's story.
HorrorPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorPuzzleIndieAtmosphericAdventureStory RichExplorationWalking Simulator
$19.99XeGrader plus
Jul 6 · Tokihiro NAITO
Both: Exploration
A fantasy shooter where exploration and gimmicks are keys to victory. In a world of meticulous pixel art, uncover secrets hidden in every stage. Collect powerful upgrades, defeat fantasy monsters with precise shooting, and forge the world's fate!
ShooterTop-Down ShooterPixel GraphicsRetroActionScore AttackCollectathonArcadeExplorationFantasy
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3 days ago · 6six6
Both: Puzzle · Mystery
Petrichor is an escape room type puzzle game that follows a fateful incident in a man's life. After an accident in the wilderness... What fate awaits him as rain falls down onto the forest below? Can you escape it?
PuzzleEscape RoomLGBTQ+AtmosphericMysterySurrealAdventureStory RichSurvivalPsychological
$6.99SERPENT AT THE VERNISSAGE
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Both: Exploration · Puzzle Platformer
A psychedelic trip to an abandoned island paradise, where nothing is quite what it seems. Explore forgotten villas, sentient art pieces and sunken opera houses. And find your way back home before the archipelago swallows you whole.
AdventureActionFirst-PersonExplorationAction-AdventurePsychedelicSurrealAtmosphericPuzzle Platformer3D
$2.99FourKnightVariant
Oct 20 · WhimSoul Games
Both: Puzzle · Logic
Master the movement of the chess knight in a strategic puzzle built around planning, positioning, and board coverage. Choose your starting square, plan your jumps, conquer the board, and take on increasingly demanding challenges.
PuzzleChessBoard GameLogicStrategyGrid-Based MovementTacticalSingleplayerMinimalist2D
$17.99Ollie and the Merchant of Dreams
Mar 12 · Lavadrop Entertainment
Both: Puzzle Platformer · Exploration
A 2D metroidvania where every defeated Archon becomes a summonable power. Claim six ancient beings, use their abilities to fight, move, and unlock hidden paths, and uncover a sinister plot threatening the world.
MetroidvaniaPixel Graphics2D PlatformerPuzzle PlatformerAction-AdventureMagicExplorationAction RPGControllerMultiple Endings
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3 days ago · Ice Goat Games
Both: Exploration · Puzzle
Set sail on a voyage full of pirates, dark magic, and the thrill of discovery! Draco and the Seven Scales is a retro-inspired adventure that harkens back to an age of top down dungeon crawlers and lovable, crunchy pixel art.
MetroidvaniaIndiePixel GraphicsPiratesDungeon CrawlerExplorationPuzzleTop-DownSailingAction RPG
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Realm of Ink is an Ink-style action Roguelite game. While pursuing the Fox Demon, the swordswoman Red, unexpectedly finds that her life is dictated by the 'destiny' within the world of the book. Only by breaking free can she unveil the truth of her existence and challenge the constraints of fate.
Action RoguelikeStylizedRogueliteMartial ArtsHack and SlashFemale ProtagonistAction RPGColorfulRoguelikeAction-Adventure👍 5,013
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Aug 19 · VYPXR Studios
Both: Puzzle · Mystery
Explore over 40 interconnected levels, evade over 20 unique entities, solve puzzles, manage scarce resources, and survive a nonlinear backrooms horror experience with multiple routes, and extreme replayability.
ActionAdventureStrategyAction-AdventurePuzzle3DFirst-PersonAtmosphericHorrorMystery
$4.99Feign
Nov 22 · Teneke Kafalar
Both: Mystery
Welcome to Feign, an intriguing role-based game that blends mystery, strategy, and deception. Step into a quirky, small town where Innocents, Impostors, and Neutrals navigate suspenseful gameplay. Your mission unfolds under the cover of night - then it's up to the village by day to vote someone out!
MultiplayerSocial DeductionOnline Co-OpRPGSurvivalParty GameMysteryParty-Based RPGCasualStrategy👍 5,271



