AI: The Somnium Files
You are Kaname Date, a detective in near-future Tokyo hunting a serial killer who takes left eyes.
91% of 8,947 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 36$3.99
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AI: The Somnium Files
You are Kaname Date, a detective in near-future Tokyo hunting a serial killer who takes left eyes. You question suspects, pick through crime scenes, and enter dreams for clues. The plot branches into routes and endings until the pieces lock together. Funny, dark, and twisty, it is an easy recommendation for visual novel readers who like mysteries.
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91% of 8,947 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 36$3.99MAKOTO 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?
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77% of 260 Steam reviews are positive$12.99LumineNight
LumineNight is a story-driven detective adventure set in 1950s Summerset, where Detective Kelvin Foster and his daughter Selen chase a decade of unsolved murders. Expect long illustrated dialogue, crime-scene searches, interrogations, codes and stealth detours, carried by hand-drawn anime art and a dark, neon-lit mood.
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87% of 549 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$24.99Detective Kobayashi - A Visual Novel
Take on the role of Detective Kobayashi, the one and only genius detective who has a reputation for solving any case, however dark or difficult...if he isn't playing games at the office or awkwardly hitting on girls, that is.
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79% of 19 Steam reviews are positive$12.99ステータス確認探偵
Check the suspect's status and solve the mystery! A status-checking mystery ADV in which a rookie detective takes on difficult cases that take place in a fantasy world.
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96% of 128 Steam reviews are positiveFreeマーダーミステリーパラドクス このひと夏の十五年
"Murder Mystery Paradox: Fifteen Years of Summer" is a text-based adventure game. Enter the remote and sparsely populated island of Shikinejima and attempt to solve the strangely recurring mystery found there.
Mysterious, Story-driven, Colorful
85% of 260 Steam reviews are positive$8.99Staffer Case: A Supernatural Mystery Adventure
A 1960s London where one in ten people has a supernatural ability, and those abilities keep turning into murder tricks. As ordinary detective Notrick, you read testimonies, sort clues into documents, and call out contradictions until five strange cases crack open. Worth playing for fair, ability-driven deductions with real twists.
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93% of 4,162 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 22$16.99SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair
A secluded mountain resort, 10 friends, 1 murderer. Investigate, interrogate and present evidence as you solve various mysteries throughout the night. Will you be able to reach the truth and uncover the culprit’s identity? Or will your deductions lead you to blame someone completely innocent...?
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90% of 126 Steam reviews are positive$14.99Return to Shironagasu Island
A New York detective and his assistant travel to solitary Shironagasu Island on a dead millionaire's invitation, then murders start. You read, question suspects and pick choices that decide who lives. A compact mystery visual novel worth playing for its tight island case and sharp turn into horror and sci-fi.
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93% of 4,177 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 11$4.99Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
You wake up dead with no memory and one night to solve your own murder. As ghost Sissel you possess objects, pull small tricks, and rewind time to stop deaths before they happen. The story does the heavy lifting here, full of oddball humour and a plot that keeps folding back on itself.
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97% of 6,597 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 28$29.99Zombie Police: Christmas Dancing with Police Zombies
Rookie human detective and energetic zombie detective, a mismatched buddy tackle mysterious cases! Get to the truth with the zombie's super powers and human deductive skills in this Japanese mystery ADV! Now on release!
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88% of 57 Steam reviews are positive$12.99Roman's Christmas / 罗曼圣诞探案集
Wolf detective Roman just wants a quiet Christmas at a snowy tavern, but a storm traps 13 travelers inside with one murder after another. Read through 5 linked cases, question everyone, and pick your conclusions to reach different endings. Hand-drawn furries, dry jokes, and strong music carry it along.
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95% of 1,397 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$10.99
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MAKOTO WAKAIDO’s Case Files TRILOGY DELUXE
A game based on a simple concept: a mystery puzzle you can complete in an hour.
77% of 260 Steam reviews are positive$12.99
Detective Kobayashi - A Visual Novel
Take on the role of Detective Kobayashi, the one and only genius detective who has a reputation for solving any case, however dark or difficult...if…
79% of 19 Steam reviews are positive$12.99
マーダーミステリーパラドクス このひと夏の十五年
"Murder Mystery Paradox: Fifteen Years of Summer" is a text-based adventure game.
85% of 260 Steam reviews are positive$8.99
Return to Shironagasu Island
A New York detective and his assistant travel to solitary Shironagasu Island on a dead millionaire's invitation, then murders start.
93% of 4,177 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 11$4.99
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
Trapped on a sunny island with your classmates, you read through friendships, murders, and lies until only the truth can get you out.
95% of 31,553 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 541$7.99
Zombie Police: Christmas Dancing with Police Zombies
Rookie human detective and energetic zombie detective, a mismatched buddy tackle mysterious cases!
88% of 57 Steam reviews are positive$12.99
Roman's Christmas / 罗曼圣诞探案集
Wolf detective Roman just wants a quiet Christmas at a snowy tavern, but a storm traps 13 travelers inside with one murder after another.
95% of 1,397 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$10.99
Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
Trapped in Hope's Peak Academy with a murderous bear named Monokuma, you and your classmates can only escape by killing and getting away with it.
96% of 37,351 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 855$1.99
The Adventures of Fei Duanmu 端木斐异闻录
A viral hearse video, a run of fatal falls, coffee in hand. A mystery-style visual novel with puzzles, reasoning, humor, and multiple endings.
90% of 1,608 Steam reviews are positive$3.99
DAEMON MASQUERADE
An anime-inspired supernatural detective game. Uncover the identities and powers of your adversaries using a conspiracy board full of evidence.
95% of 530 Steam reviews are positive$8.99
Demons' Timeline
Cyber detective L never leaves the room. You solve supernatural murders called Paradoxes by reading timelines on Parrotter, linking public accounts…
97% of 1,407 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$10.99
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Demons' Timeline
Cyber detective L never leaves the room. You solve supernatural murders called Paradoxes by reading timelines on Parrotter, linking public accounts…
97% of 1,407 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$10.99
Staffer Retro : A Supernatural Mystery Quest
Verita runs a second-hand shop and owes a lot of money, so she takes on cases about Mana, the source of supernatural powers, and strange STAFF tools.
89% of 1,051 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 14$24.99
Misty Judgment
A live-action mystery where you play Qi Yi, an amnesiac mystery writer caught in four murder cases.
92% of 1,167 Steam reviews are positive$8.99
ステータス確認探偵
Check the suspect's status and solve the mystery! A status-checking mystery ADV in which a rookie detective takes on difficult cases that take place…
96% of 128 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Kumitantei: Old-School Slaughter
Kill each other...for science! The class of '89 is trapped in an elite school killing game.
87% of 348 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$19.99
The Real Face of a VTuber
A narrative courtroom adventure all about VTubers! Players will take the role of prosecutor Justin Truth and investigate a murder at a VTuber…
90% of 288 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$10.19
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
DAEMON MASQUERADE
An anime-inspired supernatural detective game. Uncover the identities and powers of your adversaries using a conspiracy board full of evidence.
95% of 530 Steam reviews are positive$8.99
Ace Attorney Investigations Collection
Two Ace Attorney Investigations games in one collection, starring prosecutor Miles Edgeworth.
96% of 3,515 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 190$39.99
Paper Perjury
It all started with a simple robbery. When that thread was pulled, a tapestry of mysteries was revealed.
89% of 231 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$19.99
LumineNight
LumineNight is a story-driven detective adventure set in 1950s Summerset, where Detective Kelvin Foster and his daughter Selen chase a decade of…
87% of 549 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$24.99
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
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Red Chat Ritual – TSUMIMI TIME
“Intervene in Tsumimi’s stream” through comments and Mega Chats, then use your deductions to change their fate in this 15-day psychological horror…
64% of 437 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$17.99
Trick × Trick
Supernatural × Mystery × Death Game Twelve high school students awaken trapped in a mysterious building.
80% of 64 Steam reviews are positive$12.99
Staffer Retro : A Supernatural Mystery Quest
Verita runs a second-hand shop and owes a lot of money, so she takes on cases about Mana, the source of supernatural powers, and strange STAFF tools.
89% of 1,051 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 14$24.99
Demons' Timeline
Cyber detective L never leaves the room. You solve supernatural murders called Paradoxes by reading timelines on Parrotter, linking public accounts…
97% of 1,407 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$10.99
Kumitantei: Old-School Slaughter
Kill each other...for science! The class of '89 is trapped in an elite school killing game.
87% of 348 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$19.99
How Many Secrets Under Ceiling
The first light novel-style immersive detective game's here!
70% of 10 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
The Real Face of a VTuber
A narrative courtroom adventure all about VTubers! Players will take the role of prosecutor Justin Truth and investigate a murder at a VTuber…
90% of 288 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$10.19
The Occult Detective
A narrative detective game blended with supernatural elements.
71% of 276 Steam reviews are positive$13.49
ステータス確認探偵
Check the suspect's status and solve the mystery! A status-checking mystery ADV in which a rookie detective takes on difficult cases that take place…
96% of 128 Steam reviews are positiveFree
The Murder Hotel
Interrogate suspects, search for clues, & uncover a dastardly plot, as you solve a string of mystifying murders to help reluctant detective…
92% of 64 Steam reviews are positive$19.99
Misty Judgment
A live-action mystery where you play Qi Yi, an amnesiac mystery writer caught in four murder cases.
92% of 1,167 Steam reviews are positive$8.99
SHUTEN ORDER
You wake up murdered with four days to live, and your killer is one of five ministers.
79% of 761 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 11$24.99