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
$13.99The Operator
Jul 22 · Bureau 81
Both: Detective · Immersive Sim · Mystery
Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.
DetectiveInvestigationConspiracyPuzzleAtmosphericImmersive SimMysteryThrillerSimulationCrime👍 8,516
-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
-60%$7.99Ctrl Alt Ego
Jul 22 · MindThunk
Both: Immersive Sim · Stealth
Innovative genre mashup (first-person immersive sim puzzler FPS RPG) with emphasis on problem-solving and creativity. Unique vibes and original mechanics that you won't have experienced before. One of the best games of 2022 according to various credible sources!
Immersive SimPuzzleSandboxPhysicsStealthPhilosophicalDark ComedyFPSRPGSci-fi👍 738
$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
$17.99NEON STRUCT
May 20 · Minor Key Games
Both: Stealth · Immersive Sim
You are Jillian Cleary: an ex-spy on the run, framed for treason and hunted by your former agency. You must move in secret, survive off the grid, and find a way to clear your name. Old friends and new allies will lend their support; but with the eyes of the world upon you, who can you trust?
IndieStealthCyberpunkFirst-PersonFemale ProtagonistImmersive SimGreat SoundtrackActionStory RichSingleplayer👍 288
$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
-80%$6.99Pathologic 2
May 23 · Ice-Pick Lodge
Both: Choices Matter · Immersive Sim · Detective
Pathologic 2 is a groundbreaking open-world horror RPG. Resist the plague. Make medicine. Heal people. Perform an autopsy. Trade to get what you need. Fight and kill if necessary. Survive. Struggle with an outbreak in a secluded rural town that is rapidly turning into hell.
Story RichAtmosphericChoices MatterDifficultRPGSurvivalImmersive SimDetectivePsychological HorrorSingleplayer👍 9,559
$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
$19.99Heavy Rain
Jun 18 · Quantic Dream
Both: Choices Matter · Detective · Thriller
Experience a gripping psychological thriller filled with innumerable twists and turns. The hunt is on for a murderer known only as the Origami Killer. Four characters, each following their own leads, must take part in a desperate attempt to prevent the killer from claiming a new victim.
Choices MatterStory RichMultiple EndingsCinematicDetectiveAdventureThrillerQuick-Time EventsEmotionalInvestigation👍 26,537
$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
-90%$1.99Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut
Oct 25 · Eidos Montreal
Both: Stealth
You play Adam Jensen, an ex-SWAT specialist who's been handpicked to oversee the defensive needs of one of America's most experimental biotechnology firms. When a black ops team breaks in and kills the very scientists you were hired to protect, everything you thought you knew about your job changes.
CyberpunkStealthRPGSci-fiFPSActionSingleplayerStory RichGreat SoundtrackTranshumanism👍 25,400
$4.99The Novelist
Dec 10 · Orthogonal Games
Both: Choices Matter · Stealth
The Novelist asks one central question: can you achieve your dreams without pushing away the people you love? The game focuses on Dan Kaplan, a novelist struggling to write the most important book of his career while trying to be the best husband and father he can be.
Story RichChoices MatterAtmosphericStealthIndieFirst-PersonInteractive FictionMultiple EndingsSingleplayerReplay Value👍 553
$9.99Cyber Manhunt
Feb 2 · Aluba Van+
Both: Mystery · Detective · Immersive Sim
Cyber Manhunt is a story-oriented puzzle game focusing on big data, hacking, citizen privacy, and social workers. It focuses on social issues such as cyber violence and privacy breaches.
SimulationRPGPuzzleHackingIndieMysteryDetectiveSingleplayerCrimeImmersive Sim👍 14,522
$15.99Game of Fate 2: A Century's Promise
Jan 14 · KARMAGAME HK LIMITED
Both: Immersive Sim · Mystery
Transported back a century by fate, you find yourself in a legendary tale of vengeance. Amidst powerful enemies in a tumultuous era, your mission is to assist those around you. Experience this immersive epic from a first-person perspective—authentic, weighty, yet brimming with hope.
FMVDating SimImmersive SimCinematicMysteryHistoricalMultiple EndingsChoose Your Own AdventureLore-RichStory Rich👍 1,055
$39.99Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
Oct 15 · ZA/UM
Both: Choices Matter · Detective
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.
RPGStory RichChoices MatterDetectiveIsometricAtmosphericSingleplayerPoint & ClickCRPGNoir👍 118,190
$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
$19.99Thief Simulator 2
Oct 4 · CookieDev, Ultimate Games S.A.
Both: Stealth
The door to your robber’s career is waiting! Just crowbar the lock off and force your way through the threshold. Learn skills, collect tools and become a master of the thieving trade!
SimulationSingleplayerStealthCrimeActionFirst-PersonAdventureOpen WorldHeistAtmospheric👍 6,574
$23.99Back to the Dawn
Jul 17 · Metal Head Games
Both: Choices Matter · Detective
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
$24.99Not For Broadcast
Jan 25 · NotGames
Both: 1980s · Choices Matter
A new political Party has won a landslide in the General Election, and for some reason the editor at the news station you work at has done a runner. Now it’s up to you, the Janitor, to take over the editing booth in this tumultuous time - will you help the government, or stand in their way?
Adventure1980sChoices MatterDystopian FMVSimulationDark ComedyStory RichMultiple EndingsManagement👍 10,342
$9.99ANEURISM IV
Mar 11 · Vellocet
Both: Immersive Sim
A dystopian simulator where your choices shape a decaying city. Join other players to protect the metropolis from ruin, hasten its downfall, or simply work in the factories. With no set goals or rules, every action has consequences in a world teetering on the brink.
Dystopian Immersive SimPsychological HorrorCraftingPvPRPGLife SimSandboxSurrealFPS👍 5,695
-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
-75%$2.49Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell®
Apr 1 · Ubisoft
Both: Stealth
Enter the world of cinematic stealth action with Splinter Cell, the game that propelled the genre to cult status. You are Sam Fisher, an elite covert agent in the NSA's top-secret division: Third Echelon.
StealthActionThird PersonSingleplayerClassicShooterThird-Person ShooterMultiplayerAdventureEspionage👍 3,842
$8.99Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
Mar 15 · Io-Interactive A/S
Both: Stealth
Enter the realm of a retired assassin, forced back into action by treason. You may be a hired killer but you still have a sense of loyalty and justice. Visit the dark recesses of a world corrupted by crime, greed, degradation and dishonor. And a past that catches up with you.
StealthActionAssassinsThird PersonSingleplayerClassicShooterSandboxGreat SoundtrackOld School👍 3,750
-30%$20.99This Land Is My Land
Oct 20 · Game-Labs
Both: Stealth
Experience the frontier as a chief of a Native American tribe and resist the onset of the settlers. Explore the vast world full of hostile humans and animals while defining your narrative through the decisions you make.
SurvivalOpen World Survival CraftStealthOpen WorldWesternRPGMultiplayerSimulationCraftingAction👍 4,247
$29.99Twin Mirror
Dec 1 · DON'T NOD
Both: Choices Matter · Detective · Mystery
The small town of Basswood will be changed forever by ex-investigative journalist Sam Higgs in this thrilling narrative experience from award-winning studio DON'T NOD. Will you find the truth – no matter the cost?
Choices MatterStory RichInteractive FictionPsychologicalDetectiveCinematicAdventureThird Person3DMystery👍 996
$19.99The Painscreek Killings
Sep 27 · EQ Studios
Both: Mystery · Detective
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?
InvestigationMysteryDetectiveExplorationPuzzleStory RichAtmosphericHorrorWalking SimulatorOpen World👍 5,798
$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
$4.99The Testing Chamber
Mar 28 · Randumb Studios
Both: Choices Matter · Mystery
For every action, there is a reaction... For every choice, a result... Dive deep into your subconscious as you wander the halls of The Testing Chamber & join hundreds of thousands of other players in one of the biggest & most successful social experiments ever performed.
SimulationChoices MatterMultiple EndingsVisual NovelRPGHorrorChoose Your Own AdventurePsychological HorrorInvestigationMystery👍 697
$2.99The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain
May 31 · Randumb Studios
Both: Choices Matter · Mystery
The Advisor Series is a player-driven narrative where your choices & decisions, both in the game, and out of the game, determine how future episodes unfold. Play the role of villain protagonist Magnus the Magician, as he wreaks havoc across the land, one well-placed fireball at a time!
Choose Your Own AdventureRPGChoices MatterVillain ProtagonistVisual NovelMultiple EndingsDark HumorStory RichMysteryInvestigation👍 597
$14.99Silicon Dreams | cyberpunk interrogation
Apr 20 · James Patton, Clockwork Bird
Both: Choices Matter · Detective
It’s 2065, and you are an interrogator-model android tasked with rooting out deviants among your own kind. You must probe for lies, monitor and exploit emotional spikes, earn the trust of your subjects, and make the final call: release, or destroy?
Choices MatterStory RichInvestigationCyberpunkDialogue HeavyMultiple EndingsAdventureEmotionalDetectiveAtmospheric👍 218
$14.99Let Bions Be Bygones
Apr 30 · Bohemian Pulp
Both: Detective · Choices Matter
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
$9.99Orwell: Ignorance is Strength
Feb 22 · Osmotic Studios
Both: Choices Matter · Detective
Step into the shoes of a government official in a top-secret department of the Orwell surveillance program. Given the power to both uncover and fabricate "the truth", how far will you go in the service of your country? Season 2 of Orwell, the award-winning surveillance thriller.
EspionageSimulationPolitical SimChoices MatterIndieDystopian Story RichAdventureDetectiveSingleplayer👍 1,506
$1.99The Test: Hypothesis Rising
Apr 27 · Randumb Studios
Both: Choices Matter · Mystery
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
SimulationMultiple EndingsChoices MatterHorrorVisual NovelChoose Your Own AdventureStory RichPsychological HorrorMysteryInvestigation👍 5,837
$13.99Headliner: NoviNews
Oct 23 · Unbound Creations
Both: Choices Matter
Award-winning adventure where you control the news and its impact on society, your friends and career. Different choices lead to unique combinations of endings. Share your story with the community, and see what the players before you did.
Political SimInteractive FictionVisual NovelChoices MatterPoint & ClickStory Rich2DMultiple EndingsDialogue HeavySimulation👍 767
$19.99Invisible, Inc.
May 12 · Klei Entertainment
Both: Stealth
Take control of Invisible's agents in the field and infiltrate the world's most dangerous corporations. Stealth, precision, and teamwork are essential in high-stakes, high-profit missions, where every move may cost an agent their life.
CyberpunkTurn-Based TacticsDifficultIsometricStrategyStealthTactical RPGRogueliteSci-fiTactical👍 5,095
$9.991979 Revolution: Black Friday
Apr 4 · iNK Stories, N-Fusion Interactive
Both: Choices Matter
1979 Revolution: Black Friday is a choice driven, narrative game that brings players into the brooding world of a nation on the verge of collapse. Play as Reza, an aspiring photojournalist, and make life and death decisions as you survive the gritty streets of Iran in the late 1970’s.
AdventureIndieChoices MatterActionHistoricalStory RichChoose Your Own AdventureSingleplayerMultiple EndingsAtmospheric👍 1,021
-60%$7.99Chronique des Silencieux
Jan 29 · Pierre Feuille Studio
Both: Detective · Mystery · Choices Matter
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
$13.99Homicipher
Nov 1 · 八名木Games
Both: Choices Matter
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
$19.99Office Life
Dec 17 · LeiYun Games
Both: Choices Matter
Dive into a massive 2-million-word immersive life sim. Use card-based strategies to survive office politics, rise from a rookie intern to a business tycoon, and find true love. Career, Romance, Wealth—why choose when you can have it all?
Story RichLife SimDating SimCuteCinematicTime ManagementRPGDeckbuildingChoices MatterSimulation👍 1,726
$19.99Thief Simulator VR
Nov 5 · GameBoom VR
Both: Stealth
Become a thief in VR! Feel the thrill of stealing in free roam sandbox neighborhoods. Use lockpicks and hi-tech hacking tools. Observe your target, gather information and hide from police. Or drive a car like crazy to get out of trouble!
VRSimulationIndieActionStealthSingleplayerCrimeOpen WorldMultiplayerExploration👍 1,368
$1.99The Test
Feb 24 · Randumb Studios
Both: Choices Matter
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Choose Your Own AdventureSimulationMultiple EndingsStory RichPixel GraphicsPsychological HorrorPsychologicalSingleplayerChoices MatterVisual Novel👍 19,596
$24.99I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
Aug 25 · Northway Games
Both: Choices Matter
Spend your teenage years on an alien planet in this narrative RPG with card-based battles. Explore, grow up, and fall in love. The choices you make and skills you master over ten years will determine the course of your life and the survival of your colony.
Choices MatterLife SimDating SimDeckbuildingVisual NovelRPGStory RichChoose Your Own AdventureLGBTQ+Interactive Fiction👍 4,446

