The Posthumous Investigation
A dead man hired you to solve his own murder. You have one day. Fourteen suspects. And as many attempts as it takes.
93% of 583 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$19.99
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91% of 57 Steam reviews are positive$9.99Vessels
Quarantined inside an airlock. No memories. No way out. The remaining crew thinks there’s something wrong with you, but the Voice says it’ll help you escape. Navigate volatile conversations & unravel mysteries in this narrative adventure about trust, self-destruction, & shifting identities.
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This is a science fiction detective themed visual novel game, where players need to play the role of a "detective", connecting seemingly unrelated events and discovering mysterious truths hidden behind them, Please survive, and walk with your head held high towards the 'perfect ending' you expect.
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94% of 34 Steam reviews are positiveFreeForgotten 23
Space station Forgotten is in a decaying orbit and engineer Max Novak is the only hope of averting catastrophe with only 23 minutes and endless time loops to spare. Navigate a dark sci-fi adventure, learn more with every loop, solve challenging problems, and uncover the dark secret of the Forgotten.
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93% of 14 Steam reviews are positive$12.99Kill The Clock
Kill the Clock is a narrative time-loop mystery adventure where you relive the same week to solve a murder that keeps changing. Customize your character, roll dice to influence story outcomes, and uncover the truth—before time resets again.
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89% of 45 Steam reviews are positive$14.99i feel very lonely and i don't remember myself
A short sci-fi visual novel about four scientists trapped in an underground lab. Explore their chat records to uncover the mysteries of Inturg Technologies. How can they escape their doom?
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Investigating a time-loop during the Cold War, light years away from Earth. Neoproxima is a text-based adventure game that combines exploration and simple RPG and survival mechanics. Plan your next loop carefully, and go as far as possible before time catches up with you.
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94% of 71 Steam reviews are positive$12.99TEST TEST TEST
A retro pixel-art puzzle adventure about an overworked office employee stuck in a 15-minute time loop. Gather clues, crack cryptic puzzles and follow leads that reach beyond the game itself, into your browser. Short, clever and surprisingly tense: a mystery that treats your brain kindly and your sleep schedule less so.
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91% of 1,031 Steam reviews are positiveFreeThree Minutes To Eight
Three Minutes To Eight is a mind bending pixel art adventure. A gaming experience threading the edge of consciousness, where everything is possible and yet remains elusive. Players will find themselves in ███ ██ █ ▓ ▒ ░ ¿⊕ξד¶¶¶ Error 0x80070570.
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63% of 131 Steam reviews are positive$14.99Impostor Factory
A time-loop tragicomedy murder mystery with a suspicious cat. Quincy accepts an invitation to a fancy party at a secluded mansion, finds a time machine in the bathroom, and then people start dying. A short, funny, quietly devastating story from the creator of To the Moon.
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95% of 12,104 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$9.99Your Future Self
Your Future Self is a 1-2 hour long story-driven experimental text adventure with unique conversational mechanics, time loop based gameplay, and an emotionally gripping time travel mystery set against the backdrop of a darkly realistic vision of our world ravaged by climate change.
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In an isolated lab beneath the earth, a childhood friend is resurrected. Amidst sealed walls, a spree of killings unfolds. In a godless abyss, parallel worlds entwine like a maze. Where does one find the path to the sole universe of bliss?
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Dead Reset
A surgeon, a parasite and an underwater facility: make the right calls in a horror film where every death loops you back to the operating table.
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Forgot
You are trapped at home in an endless loop. Remember your surroundings and watch out for anomalies, if you ever want to leave.
90% of 107 Steam reviews are positive$3.99
outside the door
Outside the door is a mystic visual novel set within one office.
93% of 770 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
TEST TEST TEST
Play an office worker trapped in a 15-minute time loop, solving cryptic puzzles with clues that lead outside the game.
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Kanna Maze
In an isolated lab beneath the earth, a childhood friend is resurrected. Amidst sealed walls, a spree of killings unfolds.
88% of 372 Steam reviews are positive$3.99
i feel very lonely and i don't remember myself
A short sci-fi visual novel about four scientists trapped in an underground lab.
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Orten Was The Case
Orten Was The Case - A free movement puzzle/adventure game where you play as a youngster stuck in a time loop with the simple task of saving the…
94% of 128 Steam reviews are positive$14.99
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Between Horizons is a narrative 2.5D sci-fi detective adventure. 33 years into the Zephyr's journey, its mission is suddenly jeopardized.
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Rivage
Solve the station's mechanisms one by one and piece together what happened to the crew.
74% of 552 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 32$24.99
Overboard!
GET AWAY WITH MURDER. Highly replayable detective game where you're the one whodunnit. From the creators of 80 Days and Heaven's Vault.
90% of 581 Steam reviews are positive$14.99
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You play CDI agent Neil Conrad, working a murder case whose outcome depends on the evidence you gather and the reports you file.
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Solve the station's mechanisms one by one and piece together what happened to the crew.
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A university student, Hayato Ichijo, is trapped. In an endless prison of death.
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The Posthumous Investigation
A dead man hired you to solve his own murder. You have one day. Fourteen suspects. And as many attempts as it takes.
93% of 583 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$19.99
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85% of 33 Steam reviews are positive$3.14
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83% of 69 Steam reviews are positive$12.74
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Shape humanity's future in a sci-fi narrative game where choices matter.
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