Games like 《道格拉斯警督的日记》
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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."
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$13.99Homicipher
Nov 1 · 八名木Games
Both: Visual Novel · Multiple Endings · 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
$6.99No Case Should Remain Unsolved
Jan 17 · Somi
Both: Puzzle · Interactive Fiction · Visual Novel
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
-30%$5.59Refind Self: The Personality Test Game
Nov 13 · Lizardry
Both: Interactive Fiction · Visual Novel · 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
-50%$8.99Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
Oct 23 · Black Tabby Games
Both: Visual Novel · Choose Your Own Adventure
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
$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
-15%$2.54And who is the maiden?
3 days ago · Cipi Games
Both: Choose Your Own Adventure · Visual Novel · Multiple Endings
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
$4.99Gnosis
Mar 15 · So Ro
Both: Interactive Fiction · Choose Your Own Adventure · Stylized
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
$5.99Folie Fatale
May 30 · Kanmidoko (神海処)
Both: Visual Novel · Choose Your Own Adventure · Multiple Endings
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
$9.99YOUR HOUSE
Mar 27 · PATRONES & ESCONDITES
Both: Detective · Puzzle · Stylized
A narrative puzzle-thriller that blurs the lines between games and books, reality and fiction, puzzles and storytelling.
DetectiveThrillerPuzzleInvestigationHand-drawnStylizedInteractive FictionFemale ProtagonistStory RichVisual Novel
$2.99Encounter: A 8-Bit Noir Adventure...
Dec 20 · Defence Force
Both: Multiple Endings · Detective · Interactive Fiction
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
-40%$0.59The Butterfly Collector
Feb 9 · Wicky Yu
Both: Visual Novel · Word Game
investigate the evidence left by a stalker and kidnapper and track the fate of a college girl. The player advances and watches the plot by clicking to make choices for the heroine at key moments, with different choices leading to different endings.
Visual NovelWord GameAdventureHorrorPsychological HorrorFemale ProtagonistSingleplayerFirst-PersonText-BasedGore👍 936
$10.99Game of Fate: Chasing Through Time
Oct 30 · KARMAGAME HK LIMITED
Both: Multiple Endings · 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
$4.99Grave Knight
Oct 19 · Dreamlight Games
Both: Visual Novel · Interactive Fiction · Choose Your Own Adventure
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
$4.99Time Space Rebuild
May 19 · INNOVATION DREAM
Both: Interactive Fiction · Multiple Endings · Choose Your Own Adventure
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
$1.99Good Morning Cruel City
Dec 15 · Ethel Chamomile
Both: Choose Your Own Adventure · Interactive Fiction · Visual Novel
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
-30%$12.59The Nameless: Slay Dragon
Sep 26 · The Nameless Epic
Both: CRPG
The Nameless: Slay Dragon is like a mix of CRPG and JRPG. In short - how to slay the immensely powerful and cunning evil dragon? You will play as a young man having a bloody feud with a dragon, and face powerful, sinister and tricky enemies with friends....
RPGAdventureTurn-Based CombatStory RichDark FantasyStrategyCRPGClass-BasedChoices MatterJRPG👍 2,054
$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
$8.99反转21克
Feb 1 · 想象颗粒
Both: Choose Your Own Adventure · Visual Novel · Multiple Endings
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
-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
-35%$7.79CaseCracker2
May 16 · BlackRobe
Both: Detective · Word Game
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
$6.99莫比乌斯疑案
May 7 · YiMiao Game
Both: Detective · Visual Novel · Puzzle
多条故事线,高智商烧脑反转型剧情类RPG游戏,线索伏笔众多。
RPGAdventureJRPGDetectiveVisual NovelMysteryHorrorPuzzleCrimeInteractive Fiction
$1.99Stray:Exotic
Jan 24 · AXing
Both: Choose Your Own Adventure · Dungeon Crawler · Puzzle
Just as you are about to fall asleep, someone knocks on your door and leaves an invitation to participate in a mysterious trial. And you "volunteered" to participate in the experiment. There are only two things you need to do, and that is to survive and escape.
Action RoguelikeChoose Your Own Adventure3D PlatformerPuzzle PlatformerDungeon CrawlerRPGPuzzleAction-Adventure3DFirst-Person
$4.99Arcane Investigations
Apr 18 · What's All That Racket
Both: Visual Novel · Detective · Puzzle
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
$9.99Turlock Holmes
Feb 21 · Find the Lamp Games
Both: Puzzle · Detective · Word Game
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: 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
-80%$0.99Eyes: The Horror Game
May 20 · Fearless Games
Both: Puzzle · Interactive Fiction
You break into the mansion at night. It’s huge and built like a maze. You're trying to escape, but the monster is after you! The chase begins. RUN!!
AdventureHorrorSurvival HorrorExplorationDarkPuzzleSimulationDemonsInteractive FictionFirst-Person👍 932
$2.99JJJ
Sep 29 · Rotten Apple Games
Both: Interactive Fiction · Choose Your Own Adventure · Stylized
"A normal vacation" the three friends were thinking, when they were drawn into a macabre ending.
AdventureInteractive FictionMystery DungeonHidden ObjectChoose Your Own Adventure3DNoirFirst-PersonPsychedelicStylized
$14.99Mindcop
Nov 14 · Andre Gareis
Both: Detective · 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
$7.99The Inn-Sanity
Jan 9 · Steppe Hare Studio
Both: Word Game · Multiple Endings
Early 90s. You stayed in a quiet hotel for just one night and the next morning you’ve found out that the old world was destroyed. Alien dreams, secrets of your past and other guests that are turning into monsters. This hotel will not let you to check out.
HorrorAdventurePsychological HorrorWalking SimulatorWord GameExplorationDialogue HeavyMultiple EndingsChoices MatterStory Rich👍 1,563
-80%$7.99Agatha Christie - Murder on the Orient Express
Oct 19 · Microids Studio Lyon
Both: Detective · Puzzle · Visual Novel
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
$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
$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
$24.99SULFUR
Oct 28 · Perfect Random
Both: Stylized · Dungeon Crawler
SULFUR is a modern old-school action-adventure: Outsmart enemies, find treasure, improve weapons, harness powers. Delve deeper, find answers, make it end.
Early AccessGun CustomizationStylizedRogueliteBoomer ShooterExtraction ShooterFPSDungeon CrawlerDifficultShooter👍 9,653
FreeA Date with Death
Dec 7 · Two and a Half Studios
Both: Visual Novel · Multiple Endings
Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.
Dating SimVisual NovelLGBTQ+RomanceOtomeFree to PlayCharacter CustomizationMultiple EndingsChoices MatterAnime👍 447

