Detective games like REWIND

Chasing that mysterious and hand-drawn feeling you got from REWIND? These detective games are worth a look next.

CaseCracker
CaseCracker is a hardcore text-based detective game where you solve cases by searching a huge database yourself. You type keywords, cross-reference receipts, reports and transcripts, and sort fragments until the sequence clicks. No hand-holding, just close reading and logic for armchair detectives who like doing the reasoning.
Mysterious, Story-driven, Minimalist
89% of 3,345 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 33$3.99
Confidential Killings - A Detective Game
A series of murders is shocking Hollywood! Use your detective skills: search the crime scene, find clues, solve the mystery. Who is pulling the strings behind these Confidential Killings?
Mysterious, Hand-drawn, Story-driven
75% of 774 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 5$14.99
No Case Should Remain Unsolved
Twelve years after a girl vanished from a playground, retired inspector Jeon Gyeong reopens the file. You sort her scattered memories, match 54 conversations to their speakers, and catch every lie. A short, sad, clever detective game for armchair detectives who love paperwork.
Also in Visual novel · Mysterious, Story-driven, Dark
96% of 10,613 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 5$6.99
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, Hand-drawn, Story-driven
96% of 2,477 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 95$3.99
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, Hand-drawn, Story-driven
97% of 9,962 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 52$17.99
Utter a Name
Disembodied souls linger in this old estate. To each one, utter their name.
Mysterious, Story-driven, Dark
89% of 235 Steam reviews are positive$6.99
[Redacted] The Safehouse
You're a detective. Investigate the haunting events surrounding the murder of Ann Peterson and her boyfriend. Explore an old safehouse for clues, deduce keywords and reveal redacted words as you search Ann's digital journal, and piece together your case report as this unfortunate story unfolds.
Mysterious, Story-driven, Dark
99% of 140 Steam reviews are positive$3.99
Tiny Room Stories: Town Mystery
Everybody are missing in a town. Find the answers of town mystery in a point and click adventure game with escape the room mechanics
Mysterious, Story-driven, Relaxing
86% of 825 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
MAKOTO WAKAIDO’s Case Files TRILOGY DELUXE
A game based on a simple concept: a mystery puzzle you can complete in an hour. Can you solve the cases narrated in this beautiful pixel-art adventure?
Also in Visual novel · Mysterious, Hand-drawn, Story-driven
77% of 260 Steam reviews are positive$12.99
LumineNight
Play father-and-daughter detectives Kelvin and Selen Foster in 1950s Summerset, working a chain of unsolved murders stretching over a decade. You comb neon-lit streets for clues, crack codes and puzzles, sneak past security, and corner liars in interrogation. A slow-burn conspiracy for armchair detectives who like their reasoning with puzzles on the side.
Also in Visual novel · Mysterious, Hand-drawn, Story-driven
87% of 549 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$24.99
Connected Clue
Connected Clue is a quarter-view detective adventure game inspired by the atmosphere of 19th-century mystery novels. Gather clues, see through lies, and uncover the identity of the culprit shrouded in secrecy!
Mysterious, Story-driven, Relaxing
70% of 47 Steam reviews are positive$19.99
Scene Investigators
Set in the near future, you play a trainee investigator working through reconstructed cases to earn a license. You walk each scene, read files and messages, spot small details, and answer who did what and why. It is strict, quiet, and built for armchair detectives who want to reason it out themselves.
Mysterious, Story-driven, Dark
74% of 975 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 5$24.99

Hidden gems like REWIND

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

[Redacted] The Safehouse

You're a detective. Investigate the haunting events surrounding the murder of Ann Peterson and her boyfriend.

$3.99

Mini Murder Mysteries

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

$4.99

Mind Diver

Investigate a broken mind to unravel a twisted case. Deduce the truth. Restore lost memories. Listen to private conversations.

$17.99

The Incident at Galley House

In 1936, locals walked into Galley House and found something bloody and unexplained.

$19.99

Mindcop

Mindcop is a non-linear „whodunnit“ detective game. It mixes a story driven adventure with real-time puzzle gaming.

$14.99

CaseCracker 3

CaseCracker 3 puts you in the shoes of a cold, meticulous investigator with five tangled cases to untangle.

$10.39

Utter a Name

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

$6.99

LumineNight

Play father-and-daughter detectives Kelvin and Selen Foster in 1950s Summerset, working a chain of unsolved murders stretching over a decade.

$24.99

Death at Fleming Manor

Examine bodies, weigh the evidence and question the residents of a 1959 country manor, then write your own official verdict.

$16.19

Confidential Killings - A Detective Game

A series of murders is shocking Hollywood! Use your detective skills: search the crime scene, find clues, solve the mystery.

$14.99

Duck Detective: The Secret Salami

You are a down-on-his-luck duck detective hired to find a stolen lunch, which somehow leads to a sinister salami conspiracy.

$9.99

Newest detective games like REWIND

Death at Fleming Manor

Examine bodies, weigh the evidence and question the residents of a 1959 country manor, then write your own official verdict.

$16.19

Rehaunted

As detective Connor Raines, you work a woman's death inside her own house: sweep rooms with UV light, camera and magnifier, pin clues to the…

$7.99

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

The Incident at Galley House

In 1936, locals walked into Galley House and found something bloody and unexplained.

$19.99

Mini Murder Mysteries

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

$4.99

CaseCracker 3

CaseCracker 3 puts you in the shoes of a cold, meticulous investigator with five tangled cases to untangle.

$10.39

[Redacted] The Safehouse

You're a detective. Investigate the haunting events surrounding the murder of Ann Peterson and her boyfriend.

$3.99

How Many Secrets Under Ceiling

The first light novel-style immersive detective game's here!

$2.99

Connected Clue

Connected Clue is a quarter-view detective adventure game inspired by the atmosphere of 19th-century mystery novels.

$19.99

Confidential Killings - A Detective Game

A series of murders is shocking Hollywood! Use your detective skills: search the crime scene, find clues, solve the mystery.

$14.99

52Hertz

An eternally snowbound town. An inescapable time loop. A group of travelers trapped between memory and truth…You will embody Mo Shi, the amnesiac…

$12.74

The Case of the Worst Day Ever

A deceptively difficult deduction game about one very unfortunate family.

$12.99