Omen Exitio: Hunger
A Lovecraftian investigative gamebook. New York, 1927. A case pulled from real history, wrapped in cosmic horror. His name was Billy Gaffney.
87% of 126 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Games like Echoes
If Echoes left you wanting something mysterious and hand-drawn, you have options. These games line up well for what comes next.
Jenny LeClue - Detectivu
A hand-drawn detective adventure about a sharp young sleuth whose mother is accused of murder. Explore the town of Arthurton, read suspects for tells, and make choices that bend the story the narrator is writing. Witty, atmospheric and surprisingly heartfelt, with a mystery that keeps pulling you forward.
Also in Visual novel and Detective · Mysterious, Hand-drawn, Story-driven
86% of 1,253 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$19.99Detective Grimoire
A murder in a swamp, and the prime suspect is a mythical creature. Detective Grimoire is a short, funny point-and-click whodunit: explore a hand-painted marsh, grill a fully voiced cast of suspects, and piece your clues together into deductions. Cozy, colorful and cleverly written.
Also in Visual novel and Detective · Mysterious, Hand-drawn, Story-driven
96% of 2,274 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 15$6.99Tokyo Dark
Detective Ito's partner is missing, and the trail leads under Tokyo, toward a door everyone who enters is lost to. A point-and-click mystery threaded through a visual novel, where every choice nudges Ito's sanity and steers one of eleven endings. Dark, atmospheric and unsettling in the best way.
Also in Visual novel and Detective · Mysterious, Hand-drawn, Story-driven
85% of 1,041 Steam reviews are positive$17.99Echoes of Madness - The Hawthorne Case
Detective Norman faces one of the longest nights of his career. Alone, he searches for the missing girl, Felicia, only to discover that this case runs far deeper than he ever imagined.
Also in Detective · Mysterious, Hand-drawn, Story-driven
100% of 9 Steam reviews are positiveFreeLacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure
A murder in the solar system, and you are the agent who has to make sense of it. Question suspects, file your reports, and live with what they cause: Lacuna is a pixel-art noir detective story where every choice sticks, the truth stays ugly, and the ending depends entirely on how well you did your job.
Also in Detective · Mysterious, Hand-drawn, Story-driven
91% of 2,190 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 11$1.59Dry Drowning
Dry Drowning is a psychological investigative visual novel set in a futuristic dystopian city. Follow the story of Mordred Foley, unscrupulous private detective haunted by his dark past, and look into a series of macabre serial killings inspired by Greek mythology.
Also in Visual novel and Detective · Mysterious, Hand-drawn, Story-driven
81% of 399 Steam reviews are positive$19.99Tangle Tower
A murder, a mansion, and a suspect who is literally a painting. Explore Tangle Tower, question its oddball residents, and piece together clues in a fully voiced, hand-drawn detective story with genuinely funny writing and clever puzzles. Come for the banter and the beautiful rooms; the case itself is one you will want to crack.
Also in Visual novel and Detective · Mysterious, Hand-drawn, Story-driven
94% of 6,685 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 32$19.99Omen Exitio: Hunger
A Lovecraftian investigative gamebook. New York, 1927. A case pulled from real history, wrapped in cosmic horror. His name was Billy Gaffney. The man who took him was real. But his purpose was from another plane of existence. You play a journalist. You make choices. The story remembers all of them.
Also in Visual novel and Detective · Mysterious, Hand-drawn, Story-driven
87% of 126 Steam reviews are positive$9.99Abscission
Abscission is a Lovecraftian, story-driven horror point-and-click investigation game. It involves searching crime scenes for evidence, combining clues and questioning suspects. Puzzles can have multiple solutions as you guide the protagonist - Detective Will Stanhope - through the story.
Also in Detective · Mysterious, Story-driven, Dark
92% of 123 Steam reviews are positive$8.99Scarlet Hollow
Your aunt's funeral pulls you to Scarlet Hollow, a small mountain town where the mine is sealed, livestock is going missing and something is very wrong. A horror-mystery visual novel with hand-drawn art, traits that change your dialogue, and branching so dense one playthrough shows less than a fifth of it. You have a week. Good luck.
Also in Visual novel · Mysterious, Hand-drawn, Story-driven
97% of 4,972 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 108$29.99Yet Another Killing Game
You wake up in a house, alone with two beautiful girls... But no one is allowed to leave until one of you DIES. Why is this happening? What is the purpose of this “killing game”? But most importantly...WHO SHOULD DIE?!
Also in Visual novel and Detective · Mysterious, Hand-drawn, Story-driven
96% of 253 Steam reviews are positive$16.99Kill The Shadow
Kill the Shadow is a detective game with multiple endings, featuring 2.5D pixel art and semi-open exploration and investigation. Play as Lucas, a former police officer, alongside a mysterious Shadow who can see the “past.” Remember—every choice you make will change the fate of countless characters!
Also in Detective · Mysterious, Story-driven, Dark
86% of 491 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 7$16.99
Cheaper than Echoes
Detective Grimoire
Question a colorful cast of suspects, gather clues around a hand-painted marsh, and argue your way to the culprit of one very strange murder.
96% of 2,274 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 15$6.99
Abscission
Abscission is a Lovecraftian, story-driven horror point-and-click investigation game.
92% of 123 Steam reviews are positive$8.99
Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure
You play CDI agent Neil Conrad, working a murder case whose outcome depends on the evidence you gather and the reports you file.
91% of 2,190 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 11$1.59
Detective Hunt - Crownston City PD
You are Damien Hunt, a junior detective of the Crownston City Police Department.
63% of 24 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
The Detail
The Detail, a crime noir adventure in a modern American city.
71% of 464 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$2.99
Home
Explore a dark pixel house, gather what clues you can, and decide for yourself what really happened.
69% of 1,143 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Black Lazar
A detective noir, choose-your-own-adventure game with hand-drawn art, over 250k words, and an immersive soundtrack.
100% of 4 Steam reviews are positive$7.99
Unheard - Voices of Crime
Walk a blueprint of each crime scene, listen in on every conversation and match voices to names to uncover what happened.
95% of 31,163 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 44$6.99
Highlands, Deep Waters
While investigating a murder in a small Scottish town, you’ll find yourself embroiled in a world of secrets, cultists, and abyssal horror.
84% of 37 Steam reviews are positive$6.99
Utter a Name
Disembodied souls linger in this old estate. To each one, utter their name.
90% of 231 Steam reviews are positive$6.99
CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs
Investigate a haunted forest house as a small mute mystic who can only ask questions, one conjured card at a time.
96% of 2,958 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Hidden gems like Echoes
Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved
A woman vanishes without a trace on a cross-country train. The catch?
93% of 446 Steam reviews are positive$19.99
CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs
Investigate a haunted forest house as a small mute mystic who can only ask questions, one conjured card at a time.
96% of 2,958 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Kill The Shadow
Kill the Shadow is a detective game with multiple endings, featuring 2.5D pixel art and semi-open exploration and investigation.
86% of 491 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 7$16.99
Yet Another Killing Game
You wake up in a house, alone with two beautiful girls... But no one is allowed to leave until one of you DIES. Why is this happening?
96% of 253 Steam reviews are positive$16.99
Alex Hill: Whispers at White Oak Inn
A young woman died near the White Oak Inn. Now, her spirit is roaming around, and an employee is receiving strange letters.
93% of 378 Steam reviews are positive$19.99
Omen Exitio: Hunger
A Lovecraftian investigative gamebook. New York, 1927. A case pulled from real history, wrapped in cosmic horror. His name was Billy Gaffney.
87% of 126 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
The Apocalypse Sacrifice
As an adventurer, you have unintentionally uncovered a horrifying secret hidden in the town for years.
94% of 222 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Utter a Name
Disembodied souls linger in this old estate. To each one, utter their name.
90% of 231 Steam reviews are positive$6.99
Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure
Between Horizons is a narrative 2.5D sci-fi detective adventure. 33 years into the Zephyr's journey, its mission is suddenly jeopardized.
88% of 412 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$3.19
Phoenix Springs
Lose yourself in Phoenix Springs – a modern point-and-click set in a mysterious neo-noir world.
85% of 233 Steam reviews are positive$6.74
Abscission
Abscission is a Lovecraftian, story-driven horror point-and-click investigation game.
92% of 123 Steam reviews are positive$8.99
PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
Follow several points of view through 1980s Tokyo, uncover the truth behind the Seven Mysteries of Honjo, and try to survive a story where one wrong…
95% of 6,273 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 28$19.99
Newest games like Echoes
RUNT
RUNT is a rural gothic visual novel mystery where you follow the story of Runt, the youngest of five brothers, surviving a monstrous post-apocalypse.
79% of 53 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Kill The Shadow
Kill the Shadow is a detective game with multiple endings, featuring 2.5D pixel art and semi-open exploration and investigation.
86% of 491 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 7$16.99
Omen Exitio: Hunger
A Lovecraftian investigative gamebook. New York, 1927. A case pulled from real history, wrapped in cosmic horror. His name was Billy Gaffney.
87% of 126 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved
A woman vanishes without a trace on a cross-country train. The catch?
93% of 446 Steam reviews are positive$19.99
CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs
Investigate a haunted forest house as a small mute mystic who can only ask questions, one conjured card at a time.
96% of 2,958 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Alex Hill: Whispers at White Oak Inn
A young woman died near the White Oak Inn. Now, her spirit is roaming around, and an employee is receiving strange letters.
93% of 378 Steam reviews are positive$19.99
Utter a Name
Disembodied souls linger in this old estate. To each one, utter their name.
90% of 231 Steam reviews are positive$6.99
Yet Another Killing Game
You wake up in a house, alone with two beautiful girls... But no one is allowed to leave until one of you DIES. Why is this happening?
96% of 253 Steam reviews are positive$16.99
Echoes of Madness - The Hawthorne Case
Detective Norman faces one of the longest nights of his career.
100% of 9 Steam reviews are positiveFree
The Apocalypse Sacrifice
As an adventurer, you have unintentionally uncovered a horrifying secret hidden in the town for years.
94% of 222 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Insight
Insight is a single-player horror story game shrouded in mystery.
88% of 73 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
Phoenix Springs
Lose yourself in Phoenix Springs – a modern point-and-click set in a mysterious neo-noir world.
85% of 233 Steam reviews are positive$6.74