Detective games like Epigraph

Looking for that same mysterious and minimalist spark as Epigraph? You might settle into these detective games easily.

Puzzle Spy International
Pursue diamond thieves and a trail of cryptic puzzles in this short ‘60s spy adventure. As Agent Epsilon you’ll choose your path as you chat with (or chat up!) suspicious contacts. Deduce the puzzle rules, decode cryptograms and decipher clues as you solve wordplay & logic puzzles across the globe!
Mysterious, Relaxing, Story-driven
92% of 155 Steam reviews are positive$12.50
The Apothecary of Trubiz
A short puzzle game where you decipher a fictional language, mix potions, and treat patients. Enjoy the thrill of understanding and the small stories that unfold from each cure.
Mysterious, Relaxing, Story-driven
93% of 567 Steam reviews are positive$3.19
The Case of the Golden Idol
Twelve strange deaths, fifty years, one cursed idol. As an 18th-century investigator you freeze each death scene, pick apart pockets, letters and lies, then fill in who did what and why. Fair, tricky and very satisfying for armchair detectives.
Mysterious, Story-driven
97% of 9,962 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 52$17.99
CD-ROM
10 CDs, 10 passwords. Find hidden messages, text, numbers to unlock next CD to continue your steganography puzzle journey.
Mysterious, Relaxing, Story-driven
93% of 135 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Locktale
Discover a tale about identity and love in this game of ciphers and puzzles... that may force you to think outside the (text)box.
Mysterious, Minimalist, Relaxing
80% of 40 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$7.99
Nodes Escape
The game presents realistic game graphics through sound effects, narration and imagination. The level design is subtle and challenging, allowing players to challenge their intelligence and logic skills in solving puzzles.
Mysterious, Minimalist
85% of 536 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$1.99
TEST TEST TEST
Same fifteen minutes, same office, same tired employee: you. TEST TEST TEST is a retro pixel-art puzzle adventure about breaking a time loop by finding clues, reading between the lines, and solving cryptic puzzles that spill outside the game itself. Short, strange, and built for armchair detectives who take notes.
Mysterious, Story-driven
91% of 1,031 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Utter a Name
Disembodied souls linger in this old estate. To each one, utter their name.
Mysterious, Story-driven
89% of 235 Steam reviews are positive$6.99
Lost Wiki: Kozlovka
You are a 1990s journalist digging through a wiki for a small Eastern European town, linking articles until a dark local mystery lays itself bare. Short, text-led detective work built on reading closely and connecting the dots, with a retro desktop frame around it.
Mysterious, Relaxing, Story-driven
96% of 1,795 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Rune Log
Decode a runic cipher, then decide what it truly means. A quiet, occult detective word game: solve each scripture letter by letter, then type your own conclusion to answer a villager's question about a death, a fraud, a haunting, or an old secret.
Mysterious, Minimalist, Relaxing
100% of 5 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Gordian Rooms 1: A curious heritage
Gordian Rooms: A Curious Heritage is a Victorian escape game, where you solve various puzzles in your late uncle’s mansion in the hope of obtaining his legacy.
Mysterious, Relaxing, Story-driven
85% of 528 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$0.89
The Death Game Report
You are the clerk after the killing is over. From an aging terminal you reopen each victim's last record, match it against the student roster and island map, and file the cause, weapon, and culprit for every death. Short, plain, and built for armchair detectives who like reading closely and closing cases.
Mysterious, Minimalist, Story-driven
96% of 2,477 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 95$3.99

Cheaper than Epigraph

Nodes Escape

The game presents realistic game graphics through sound effects, narration and imagination.

$1.99

Agent A: A puzzle in disguise

You are Agent A, sent into rival spy Ruby La Rouge's hideout to stop her plans.

$1.99

Quern - Undying Thoughts

Trapped on the island of Quern after your portal closes, you piece together what happened here through old letters, a lingering spirit, and the…

$2.49

void game

void game() is a minimalist puzzle game about Death, its many faces, and its inevitable counterpart: Life.

$1.99

Tell Me Everything

A mysterious murder has shocked the inner city, and as the lead detective, it is your job to catch the real killer.

$0.99

Conspiracy!

A detective game that combines written, audio, visual and meta-game puzzles to create an enthralling experience. It plays for roughly 2-3 hours.

$0.99

ViruStream

One day, the game distribution site “ViruStream” was infected by a virus caused by hackers!

$1.99

The Samaritan Paradox

A writer has died. His daughter seeks the help of you, Ord Salamon, to find his secret last novel. During the search, questions will emerge.

$1.99

Paws of Coal

The miners of Rabbit Burrows are falling ill, and it is hurting production.

$0.99

Acolyte

Acolyte is a narrative ARG/Detective game that gives you your own Acolyte; a digital assistant you can talk to freely with unlimited dialogue options.

$1.64

Santo Island Incident

MYSTERY - EXPLORING - PUZZLE - Overgrowth took over the whole Santo Island and facility as a result of an unknown incident.

$0.99

√Letter - Root Letter -

When a letter is delivered 15 years late - you discover an old pen-friend was involved in a murder, before she disappeared.

$1.99

Hidden gems like Epigraph

The Death Game Report

You are the clerk after the killing is over. From an aging terminal you reopen each victim's last record, match it against the student roster and…

$3.99

Lost Wiki: Kozlovka

You are a 1990s journalist digging through a wiki for a small Eastern European town, linking articles until a dark local mystery lays itself bare.

$4.99

Mini Murder Mysteries

Solve cozy, crafty whodunits. Puzzle your way through nine unique investigations – and use your noggin to make intelligent deductions.

$4.99

TR-49

A WWII machine hums in a church basement and asks you to find a stolen book.

$6.99

A Case of Fraud

A short, non-linear detective adventure where every clue is hidden in plain sight.

$7.19

The Apothecary of Trubiz

A short puzzle game where you decipher a fictional language, mix potions, and treat patients.

$3.19

Terminal Lucidity

In a concrete slab beneath the earth, a lone technician is sent for routine maintenance on a network of supercomputers.

Free

CD-ROM

10 CDs, 10 passwords. Find hidden messages, text, numbers to unlock next CD to continue your steganography puzzle journey.

$9.99

Puzzle Spy International

Pursue diamond thieves and a trail of cryptic puzzles in this short ‘60s spy adventure.

$12.50

Amatsuko

A knowledge-based progression game. Explore and solve the strange misteries of the interconnected fantasy worlds trapped inside an esoteric book and…

$13.99

Mosaic of The Pharaohs

Mosaic of the Pharaohs is not a whodunit, but it scratches the deduction itch.

$8.99

Utter a Name

Disembodied souls linger in this old estate. To each one, utter their name.

$6.99

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