Games like The Painscreek Killings
by EQ Studios
Investigate an infamous cold case in the eerie, abandoned town of Painscreek. Search for evidence, connect the dots and uncover who killed Vivian Roberts. Can you expose the truth behind this town’s dark secrets?
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$24.99Scene Investigators
Oct 24 · EQ Studios
Both: Investigation · Detective · Mystery
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
-40%$8.99Murders on the Yangtze River
Jan 30 · OMEGAMES STUDIO
Both: Detective · Puzzle · Mystery
"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
$19.99Paradise Killer
Sep 4 · Kaizen Game Works
Both: Investigation · Open World · Exploration
Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.
Story RichInvestigationOpen WorldFemale ProtagonistExplorationDetectiveFirst-PersonSurrealPoint & ClickChoices Matter👍 3,298
-60%$2.79Unheard - Voices of Crime
Mar 28 · NEXT Studios
Both: Detective · Mystery · Puzzle
What if you could hear every word spoken at the scene of a crime? “Acoustic Detectives” wanted for testing our new device! Return aurally to crime scenes and use the voices you hear to identify potential suspects and solve the mysteries. What is it that’s connecting these seemingly unrelated cases?
ThrillerDetectiveMysteryCrimeShortPuzzleStory RichTop-DownIndieRPG👍 30,988
$9.99Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper
Dec 23 · Frogwares
Both: Detective · Mystery · Investigation
Recognized as one of the best licenses in gaming and lauded by the press, Sherlock Holmes is back with an investigation that is sure to be the most horrifying of the series. The famous detective stands against the most dangerous serial killer England has ever known - Jack the Ripper.
AdventureRPGDetectivePoint & ClickMysteryHistoricalInvestigationPuzzleStory RichThriller👍 1,223
-30%$20.99Enigma of Fear
Nov 28 · Dumativa, Cellbit
Both: Mystery · Investigation · Detective
Become Mia, a paranormal detective searching for her missing father inside the Perimeter - a place that doesn't exist. Investigate clues like a real detective and unravel the mysteries behind the Enigma of Fear, defeating the terrible monsters who'll try to stop you.
DogsMysteryInvestigationSupernaturalDetectiveSurvival HorrorPixel GraphicsPuzzleFemale Protagonist2D👍 3,057
$9.99Tiny Room Stories: Town Mystery
Feb 25 · Kiary Games
Both: Puzzle · Mystery · Detective
Everybody are missing in a town. Find the answers of town mystery in a point and click adventure game with escape the room mechanics
PuzzlePoint & ClickMysteryLogicAdventureDetectiveExplorationInvestigationHidden ObjectStylized👍 813
$21.99Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem
Dec 3 · HeR Interactive, Inc.
Both: Detective · Mystery · Puzzle
How Far Would You Go to Escape the Past? Step into a story filled with danger, intrigue, and complicated relationships in Midnight in Salem, the new 3D mystery adventure with detective Nancy Drew. Time is short, and you, as Nancy Drew, must solve the mystery before the clock strikes midnight.
AdventureDetectiveMysteryPoint & ClickPuzzleFemale ProtagonistCasualExplorationAtmosphericStory Rich👍 1,063
$39.99Sherlock Holmes The Awakened
Apr 11 · Frogwares
Both: Detective · Mystery · Open World
Experience a nerve-racking Lovecraftian adventure, rebuilt from the ground up with modern graphics and gameplay. Become Sherlock Holmes, and find yourself at the heart of the terrifying Cthulhu Mythos as you investigate a series of mysterious disappearances in Europe and the US.
DetectiveStory RichLovecraftianMysteryOpen WorldHorrorAction-AdventureExplorationChoices MatterPsychological Horror👍 2,615
$4.99Writer. Chapter 1
Jan 6 · Beshbarmak games
Both: Exploration · Puzzle · Detective
You, the legendary writer, the “King of Horror,” find yourself at the center of a nightmare. A mysterious place, frighteningly familiar, hides sinister secrets. Explore locations, solve riddles, escape from the monster, collect a story that will become a new masterpiece... if you survive.
ExplorationPuzzleDetectiveWalking SimulatorFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorHorrorSimulationControllerLinear
$6.99Left Alone
Apr 28 · SpeedTutor
Both: Exploration · Puzzle · Walking Simulator
Left Alone plunges you into a first-person psychological horror journey, where darkness and memories intertwine. As secrets emerge from shadows, use your wits to solve puzzles and explore haunting, forgotten locations. Every step echoes with the past; can you face the truths that await?
ExplorationPuzzleWalking SimulatorFirst-Person3DHorrorStory RichPsychological HorrorActionLogic👍 592
-60%$7.99Chronique des Silencieux
Jan 29 · Pierre Feuille Studio
Both: Detective · Investigation · Mystery
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
$19.99Murdered: Soul Suspect
Jun 3 · Airtight Games
Both: Detective · Mystery · Horror
MURDERED: SOUL SUSPECT™ takes players into a whole new realm of mystery where the case is personal and the clues just out of reach, challenging gamers to solve the hardest case of all… their own murder.
DetectiveAdventureMysterySupernaturalHorrorAtmosphericSingleplayerActionCrimeStory Rich👍 12,050
$1.99With in the Obscurity
Mar 4 · QZQ Studio
Both: Mystery · Horror · Detective
A first-person perspective mystery puzzle-solving game where players immerse themselves in the role of characters involved in each episode's abnormal event to uncover the truth. The plan is to release 1 episodes per month, totaling 6 episodes per season.
MysteryAdventureHorrorDetectivePuzzleExplorationCinematicFirst-Person3DPsychological
-35%$7.79CaseCracker2
May 16 · BlackRobe
Both: Detective · Mystery
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
$6.99No Case Should Remain Unsolved
Jan 17 · Somi
Both: Investigation · Puzzle
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

