Detective Grimoire
Detective Grimoire is called to a marsh tourist trap where the owner was apparently killed by the local swamp monster.
96% of 2,279 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 15$6.99
Visual novels like Tangle Tower
Loved how mysterious and hand-drawn Tangle Tower can get? You will find a few strong contenders among these visual novels.
Detective Grimoire
Detective Grimoire is called to a marsh tourist trap where the owner was apparently killed by the local swamp monster. You question suspects, gather clues, and piece together what happened. Short, funny, and dialogue-heavy, it suits visual novel readers who like mysteries carried by character talk.
Also in Detective · Mysterious, Hand-drawn, Story-driven
96% of 2,279 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 15$6.99Jenny LeClue - Detectivu
Jenny LeClue is a hand-drawn mystery where a young detective tries to clear her mother of murder while her own author rewrites the story around her. You question suspects, spot visible clues mid-conversation, and make choices that bend both Jenny's case and the narrator's draft. Warm, funny, and full of secrets to poke at.
Also in Detective · Mysterious, Hand-drawn, Story-driven
86% of 1,254 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$19.99Detective Ridelle
Detective Ridelle is a cozy murder mystery game featuring escape room style puzzles. Find clues, interrogate suspects, solve the mystery - before it's too late.
Also in Detective · Mysterious, Hand-drawn, Story-driven
97% of 79 Steam reviews are positive$14.99Feline Forensics and the Meowseum Mystery
There's only one detective to unravel this murder turned museum heist... and they're the cat's meow. Interrogate a "colorful" cast of suspects until they cough up hairballs... and the truth. Will you wrap up the case in time for an afternoon nap, and make injustice knead its last biscuit?
Also in Detective · Mysterious, Hand-drawn, Story-driven
92% of 107 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$9.99LumineNight
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.
Also in Detective · Mysterious, Hand-drawn, Story-driven
87% of 548 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$24.99Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved
A woman vanishes without a trace on a cross-country train. The catch? Nobody on board remembers her ever existing in the first place - nobody, except for you. Uncover the story in this mystery adventure game!
Also in Detective · Mysterious, Story-driven, Atmospheric
93% of 448 Steam reviews are positive$19.99MAKOTO 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?
Also in Detective · Mysterious, Hand-drawn, Story-driven
77% of 260 Steam reviews are positive$12.99Murder Is Game Over
Join the investigation in Murder Is Game Over, a pixel art point-and-click game where you and Cleo try to solve the murder of a famous game designer. Can you uncover the clues and catch the killer before it's game over?
Also in Detective · Mysterious, Story-driven, Funny
95% of 42 Steam reviews are positive$4.99MMM: Murder Most Misfortunate
A gruesome murder interrupts an evening party at a secluded mansion and you are the prime suspect! Explore the mansion, search for clues, and interrogate the other guests as you strive to unmask the killer in this open-ended mystery.
Mysterious, Hand-drawn, Story-driven
81% of 103 Steam reviews are positive$4.99The Case of the Serialized Killer
Delve into a devilishly delightful world of mysticism and mystery as Harold Ludicael, the disgraced demonologist. After the untimely demise of a famous illustrator, you’re tasked with solving their murder in this point-and-click visual novel.
Also in Detective · Mysterious, Hand-drawn, Story-driven
90% of 86 Steam reviews are positiveFreeThe Incident at Galley House
In 1936, locals walked into empty Galley House and found something bloody. Years later, with a strange machine that replays echoes of the past, you piece together what happened. You feed it a who, where and when, and if you are right, you get to listen in. Illustrated scenes, full voice acting and an eerie soundtrack carry a grim, twisty mystery worth untangling.
Also in Detective · Mysterious, Hand-drawn, Story-driven
93% of 4,954 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 157$19.99Little Locked Rooms
Grab your magnifying glass and peek inside a series of tiny dioramas filled with crimes and carefully crafted mysteries! Think outside the box and solve them all in this new brand of detective game!
Also in Detective · Mysterious, Hand-drawn, Story-driven
86% of 150 Steam reviews are positive$7.99
Cheaper than Tangle Tower
The Mermaid Mask
A locked-room murder aboard a strange submarine, with a dead captain, an ancient cauldron, and a crew of odd suspects.
99% of 3,157 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 111$15.99
Detective Ridelle
Detective Ridelle is a cozy murder mystery game featuring escape room style puzzles.
97% of 79 Steam reviews are positive$14.99
Feline Forensics and the Meowseum Mystery
There's only one detective to unravel this murder turned museum heist... and they're the cat's meow.
92% of 107 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$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.
77% of 260 Steam reviews are positive$12.99
Murder Is Game Over
Join the investigation in Murder Is Game Over, a pixel art point-and-click game where you and Cleo try to solve the murder of a famous game designer.
95% of 42 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
MMM: Murder Most Misfortunate
A gruesome murder interrupts an evening party at a secluded mansion and you are the prime suspect!
81% of 103 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Little Locked Rooms
Grab your magnifying glass and peek inside a series of tiny dioramas filled with crimes and carefully crafted mysteries!
86% of 150 Steam reviews are positive$7.99
Murder Is Game Over: Streaming Death
Embark on a thrilling pixel art adventure with Detective Guy & Cleo as they solve a mysterious murder.
100% of 21 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Mercury Abbey
In a mansion surrounded by mist, as the curse made by the Alchemist and Fairy reappears, the danger is quietly lurking in the darkness, awaiting its…
92% of 799 Steam reviews are positive$17.99
Death Trick: Double Blind
The star magician of Morgan’s Traveling Circus is missing, but the show must go on!
84% of 225 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$15.99
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: 29$3.99
Hidden gems like Tangle Tower
The Mermaid Mask
A locked-room murder aboard a strange submarine, with a dead captain, an ancient cauldron, and a crew of odd suspects.
99% of 3,157 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 111$15.99
REWIND
《REWIND》 is a hardcore text-based detective puzzle game containing nearly a hundred clues.
90% of 463 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1Free
Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved
A woman vanishes without a trace on a cross-country train. The catch?
93% of 448 Steam reviews are positive$19.99
Feline Forensics and the Meowseum Mystery
There's only one detective to unravel this murder turned museum heist... and they're the cat's meow.
92% of 107 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$9.99
The Incident at Galley House
In 1936, locals walked into empty Galley House and found something bloody.
93% of 4,954 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 157$19.99
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
Moses & Plato - Last Train to Clawville
A murder mystery where you are the main suspect! An ambassador on a peace mission has been killed on board the Clawville Express.
88% of 108 Steam reviews are positive$19.99
Mercury Abbey
In a mansion surrounded by mist, as the curse made by the Alchemist and Fairy reappears, the danger is quietly lurking in the darkness, awaiting its…
92% of 799 Steam reviews are positive$17.99
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 548 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$24.99
Little Locked Rooms
Grab your magnifying glass and peek inside a series of tiny dioramas filled with crimes and carefully crafted mysteries!
86% of 150 Steam reviews are positive$7.99
Death Trick: Double Blind
The star magician of Morgan’s Traveling Circus is missing, but the show must go on!
84% of 225 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$15.99
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
You wake up dead with no memory and one night to solve your own murder.
97% of 6,594 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 38$29.99
Newest visual novels like Tangle Tower
The Mermaid Mask
A locked-room murder aboard a strange submarine, with a dead captain, an ancient cauldron, and a crew of odd suspects.
99% of 3,157 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 111$15.99
The Incident at Galley House
In 1936, locals walked into empty Galley House and found something bloody.
93% of 4,954 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 157$19.99
REWIND
《REWIND》 is a hardcore text-based detective puzzle game containing nearly a hundred clues.
90% of 463 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1Free
Feline Forensics and the Meowseum Mystery
There's only one detective to unravel this murder turned museum heist... and they're the cat's meow.
92% of 107 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$9.99
Moses & Plato - Last Train to Clawville
A murder mystery where you are the main suspect! An ambassador on a peace mission has been killed on board the Clawville Express.
88% of 108 Steam reviews are positive$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
Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved
A woman vanishes without a trace on a cross-country train. The catch?
93% of 448 Steam reviews are positive$19.99
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
The Diary
Several diaries gradually reveal the thrilling story of a missing case; after multiple deductions, are the answers in the past or present?
65% of 147 Steam reviews are positive$15.99
YOUR HOUSE
A narrative puzzle-thriller that blurs the lines between games and books, reality and fiction, puzzles and storytelling.
79% of 48 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
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