Games like Defective Detectives
by Reanim Games
Tangle Tower and Detective Grimoire play most like Defective Detectives. Of the 18 closest games below, most share its visual novel, detective and point & click; 2 came out in the last year and 10 are free or under $10. The best known is Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc, with 36,487 Steam reviews.
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Ranked by how similar the games actually are, not by sales. Released and Price are remembered for next time.
Closest matches
Tangle Tower
Oct 22, 2019 · SFB Games
Both: Detective · Point & Click · Puzzle
Unravel a thrilling mystery by exploring a strange and twisted mansion, discovering curious clues, interrogating peculiar suspects and solving unique puzzles. Will you be able to uncover the secrets of Tangle Tower?
DetectivePoint & ClickPuzzleExplorationVisual NovelStory RichFunny2DMysteryDialogue Heavy👍 6,512Detective Grimoire
Aug 18, 2014 · SFB Games
Both: Point & Click · Exploration · Puzzle
Detective Grimoire has been called to investigate a murder. The owner of a small tourist attraction, seemingly killed by the mythical creature his attraction is based around... Explore the area, inspect the crime scene, grill suspects, solve puzzles, hunt for clues & uncover the secret of the swamp!
Point & ClickExplorationPuzzleDetectiveVisual Novel2DFunnyDialogue HeavyStory RichColorful👍 2,212Arcane Investigations
Apr 18, 2025 · 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 RichCuteFantasyNo Case Should Remain Unsolved
Jan 17, 2024 · Somi
Both: Puzzle · Visual Novel · Point & Click
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👍 10,375Roman's Christmas / 罗曼圣诞探案集
Feb 19, 2020 · SelfCrop Studio
Both: Visual Novel · Detective · Point & Click
Roman, the wolf detective plans to spend his Christmas vacation in his favorite tavern, but murder cases happened in the tavern put him to work again.
LGBTQ+Visual NovelDetectivePoint & ClickNoirInvestigationStory RichMultiple EndingsMysteryIndie👍 1,395Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot: The First Cases
Sep 27, 2021 · Blazing Griffin
Both: Exploration · Puzzle · Visual Novel
Discover an untold crime story from the mysterious youth of the famous detective Hercule Poirot.
ExplorationHidden ObjectPuzzleVisual NovelPoint & ClickAction-AdventureThird PersonIsometricDetectiveStory Rich👍 1,171Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
Feb 18, 2016 · Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd., Abstraction Games
Both: Visual Novel · Detective
Investigate murders, search for clues and talk to your classmates to prepare for trial. There, you'll engage in deadly wordplay, going back and forth with suspects. Dissect their statements and fire their words back at them to expose their lies! There's only one way to survive—pull the trigger.
Visual NovelAnimeDetectiveMysteryStory RichGreat SoundtrackSingleplayerPsychological HorrorHorrorAdventure👍 36,487Visual Novel: The Neighbor with My Face
11 days ago · Reanim Games
Both: Exploration · Visual Novel · Detective
A quiet, remote setting, fresh air, and a friendly old woman. It sounds like the perfect start to a new life—were it not for one detail: while you age and lose your memory, your neighbor grows younger. Immerse yourself in an intimate psychological horror experience.
ExplorationVisual NovelCasualCuteActionDetectivePsychological HorrorFunnyHorrorStory RichStaffer Case: A Supernatural Mystery Adventure
Apr 30, 2023 · Team Tetrapod
Both: Detective · Visual Novel · Text-Based
Staffer Case is a new sort of mystery game, asking players to find clues, arrange them into documents, and point out the contradictions between them to solve a series of murders. Each mystery unraveled leads you closer to the truth lying at the heart of each case!
DetectiveStory RichMysteryVisual NovelAtmosphericAnimeStrategyCrimeText-BasedExploration👍 4,092Agatha Christie - The ABC Murders
Feb 4, 2016 · Artefacts Studio
Both: Puzzle · Visual Novel · Point & Click
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👍 2,043The Monster Inside
Aug 1, 2017 · Random Seed Games
Both: Visual Novel · Point & Click · Detective
A film noir style audio-visual novella. A mysterious woman... a string of murders... and a man with a hidden past.
Visual NovelPoint & ClickNoirDetectiveHorrorCasualPsychological HorrorStory RichControllerLinearChicken Police - Paint it RED!
Nov 5, 2020 · The Wild Gentlemen
Both: Visual Novel · Detective · Point & Click
A wild tale of love, death, chickens, and redemption! Chicken Police is a buddy-cop noir adventure with a carefully crafted world, a gritty story, and absurd humor. The game mixes classic adventure games with visual novel-style storytelling, presented in a beak-droppingly unique art style.
Visual NovelDetectiveNoirStory RichAdventurePoint & ClickCrimeAtmosphericSingleplayerDialogue Heavy👍 1,627Subsurface Circular
Aug 17, 2017 · Bithell Games
Both: Visual Novel · Detective · Text-Based
When the truth is buried, go underground. Step into this new take on text-based adventure from the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Volume. A short story that hands you the fate of the world above, as a detective looking for answers on the Subsurface Circular.
Visual NovelInvestigationDetectiveChoices MatterText-BasedDialogue HeavyMysteryRobotsSci-fiStory Rich👍 1,495The Mansion of Campanillas
Sep 17 · Lacinia Estudio
Both: Visual Novel · Exploration · Text-Based
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 AccessThrillerSingleplayerZero Escape: The Nonary Games
Mar 24, 2017 · Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Both: Visual Novel · Puzzle
Kidnapped and taken to an unfamiliar location, nine people find themselves forced to participate in a diabolical Nonary Game by an enigmatic mastermind called Zero. Why were they there? Why were they chosen to put their lives on the line? And more importantly, who can be trusted?
Visual NovelStory RichPuzzleMysteryChoices MatterMultiple EndingsPsychological HorrorAnimeAdventureEscape Room👍 7,028Tails Noir
Jun 8, 2021 · Eggnut
Both: Detective · Visual Novel · Point & Click
Tails Noir is a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.
DetectivePixel GraphicsVisual NovelDialogue HeavyAdventureStory RichInteractive FictionPoint & ClickInvestigationConspiracy👍 2,595Ezrebeth
Mar 25, 2025 · Tymedust Games
Both: Visual Novel · Point & Click · Detective
Ezrebeth is an old, bitter recluse who finds herself constantly invaded by her peculiar relatives during the winter holidays. Oh, and she's stuck in a time loop! Investigate, interview and cross-reference as you attempt to figure out what's going on in this surreal visual novel.
Visual NovelPoint & ClickDetectiveMultiple EndingsMysteryInteractive FictionExplorationAtmosphericStory RichPsychological Horror
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