Games like The Occupation
by White Paper Games
The Occupation is a fixed-time, investigative thriller set in North West England on Saturday 24th October, 1987.
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$24.99Shadows of Doubt
Sep 26 · ColePowered Games
Both: Detective · Immersive Sim · Stealth
Take on the role of a private investigator in this immersive detective simulator. Solve murders and other crimes in a procedurally generated and persistent city where every NPC lives and breathes their own independent lives. Find the killer quickly… or they will kill again!
DetectiveImmersive SimSandboxNoirVoxelProcedural GenerationStealthOpen WorldFirst-PersonSingleplayer👍 14,653
$24.99Dahlia View
Nov 2 · White Paper Games
Both: Detective · Mystery · Thriller
A child is missing. The police are failing. And you're a retired detective with a bit too much time on your hands. Time to throw out the rules & do whatever it takes to bring the child home. From the developers of I AM RIPPER, The Occupation & Ether One.
DetectiveMysteryExplorationInteractive FictionPuzzle3DFirst-PersonNoirThird PersonThriller👍 282
$19.99Anonymous Hacker Simulator
Apr 3 · Sicarius
Both: Immersive Sim · Detective · Stealth
Step into the shoes of a skilled Anonymous hacker and embark on a mission to unveil the truth hidden behind a sinister organization's plans to monitor civilian data and enforce mass surveillance.
SimulationHackingTypingImmersive SimCrimeSandboxDetectiveStealthLife Sim3D👍 743
$8.99反转21克
Feb 1 · 想象颗粒
Both: Immersive Sim · 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
-35%$7.79CaseCracker2
May 16 · BlackRobe
Both: Detective · Mystery · Immersive Sim
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
$9.99Breakout 13
Jan 8 · ALT Lab
Both: Immersive Sim · Choices Matter
Breakout 13 is a thrilling narrative game with interactive cinematic experience. Based on true stories. Embark on a revealing journey as you attempt to break free from a negligent correctional institute and carve out your own path to justice. Each decision you make shapes the story.
FMVInteractive FictionChoose Your Own AdventureExplorationImmersive SimChoices MatterLore-RichStory RichPuzzleMultiple Endings👍 6,900
-60%$2.79Unheard - Voices of Crime
Mar 28 · NEXT Studios
Both: Thriller · Detective · Mystery
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
$11.99Karaski: What Goes Up...
Mar 2 · Unbound Creations
Both: Immersive Sim · Choices Matter · Mystery
An immersive sim-lite in a fictional historical setting. You are on the world's first airship about to crash down and have to find the culprit. Sneak around, break into cabins, interrogate passengers, find evidence - but be careful not to incriminate yourself!
Immersive SimChoices MatterRPGSteampunkStory RichInvestigationMultiple EndingsAdventureConspiracyMystery
$10.99Game of Fate: Chasing Through Time
Oct 30 · KARMAGAME HK LIMITED
Both: Immersive Sim · Mystery
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
$44.99Sherlock Holmes Chapter One
Nov 15 · Frogwares
Both: Detective · Mystery · Choices Matter
In this story-driven detective thriller, a young Sherlock Holmes struggles to prove himself as he navigates an exotic, dangerous island in the Mediterranean to investigate the mystery of his mother’s death.
DetectiveOpen WorldStory RichMysteryActionChoices MatterCrimeAdventureInvestigationAction-Adventure👍 4,193
$24.99Scene Investigators
Oct 24 · EQ Studios
Both: Detective · Mystery · Immersive Sim
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
$5.99Subsurface Circular
Aug 17 · Bithell Games
Both: Detective · Choices Matter · Mystery
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👍 1,495
$12.99Interrogation: You will be deceived
Dec 5 · Critique Gaming
Both: Detective · Choices Matter
As a detective tasked with bringing down a dangerous terrorist group, you fight on two fronts: interrogating suspects & managing your team and its reputation. With time running out, how far will you go to stop these criminals? Manipulation, threats or even torture? Does the end justify the means?
DetectiveNoirCrimeChoices MatterStory RichPsychologicalDarkSingleplayerAtmosphericRealistic👍 322
-90%$1.59Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure
May 20 · DigiTales Interactive
Both: Detective · Choices Matter
A murder. A hack. A bombing. All it takes to plunge the solar system into war – unless you do something about it. Help CDI agent Neil Conrad make a string of increasingly difficult decisions in this modern dialog-driven adventure set in a gorgeous 2D sci-fi noir universe.
Pixel GraphicsDetectiveNoirInteractive FictionMultiple EndingsCyberpunkCrimeDialogue HeavyChoices MatterSci-fi👍 2,160
$17.99Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale
Feb 2 · Active Fungus Studios
Both: Detective · Mystery
In a third-person RPG detective story, set in Bavaria in 1866, the medical student Valentin Schmidt travels to Wolpertshofen, when a sudden death causes turmoil in the village. Use your skills, find clues and question the villagers to stop the murders.
CrimeAtmosphericDetectiveMysteryAdventureSingleplayerDialogue HeavyInvestigationStory RichAction-Adventure👍 340
-90%$1.39Beholder
Nov 9 · Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games)
Both: Choices Matter
You’re a state-installed landlord in a totalitarian country. Place listening devices, steal and sneak into your tenants’ apartments. Use what you uncovered to report anyone capable of plotting against the state. You MUST! But WILL you?
Choices MatterDystopian Political SimStrategyAtmosphericSingleplayerDarkStory RichSimulationMultiple Endings👍 23,215
-75%$7.49Observer: System Redux
Nov 10 · Bloober Team, Anshar Studios
Both: Stealth
A first‑person cyberpunk horror detective story set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.
HorrorInvestigationCyberpunkHackingStealthWalking SimulatorFirst-PersonStory RichAction-AdventureAlternate History👍 2,468
$14.99Don't Escape: 4 Days to Survive
Mar 11 · scriptwelder
Both: Choices Matter
Survive through four days at the end of the world in this post-apocalyptic point-and-click thriller where your choices could keep you alive... or not.
Pixel GraphicsAdventurePoint & ClickPost-apocalypticIndieSingleplayerChoices MatterStory RichSurvival2D👍 2,186