SIMULACRA 2
A young influencer is dead and the case is closed too fast. A detective hands you her phone, and you dig through messages, videos, and social media…
87% of 1,385 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$7.99
Visual novels like The Operator
If The Operator left you wanting something mysterious and story-driven, you have options. These visual novels line up well for what comes next.
Song of Farca
You are Isabella Song, a hacker-detective solving crimes from home with drones, cameras and a sharp tongue. You read chats, hack feeds, pin evidence together and pick who to believe, and the story remembers. Dark, funny and procedural, with romance and multiple endings for visual novel readers who like their reading with a case file.
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78% of 1,406 Steam reviews are positive$19.99SIMULACRA 2
A young influencer is dead and the case is closed too fast. A detective hands you her phone, and you dig through messages, videos, and social media to find what really happened. Reading, watching, and choosing who to trust is the whole game.
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87% of 1,385 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$7.99The List
A young man is interviewed by the police only to turn up dead a week later. 3 years have passed, a special agent from Santa Fe navigates the police database in order to solve the mystery.
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82% of 101 Steam reviews are positive$5.99Occult Crime Police
The Truth Is Pretty Out There. Only you can decipher the mystery of Boomtown USA. Comb a mysterious government base for evidence, investigate the set of a ghost hunt, and unravel the truth, no matter how ridiculous it may be!
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93% of 169 Steam reviews are positiveFreeNo Case Should Remain Unsolved
Twelve years after a girl vanished from a playground, retired detective Jeon Gyeong reopens the case. You sort her scattered memories — who said what, and in what order — until the lies fall apart. A short, sad, clever mystery worth one careful evening.
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96% of 10,613 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 5$6.99Overboard!
GET AWAY WITH MURDER. Highly replayable detective game where you're the one whodunnit. From the creators of 80 Days and Heaven's Vault.
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90% of 581 Steam reviews are positive$14.99Her Story
You sit at a dusty police computer from 1994 and type words to pull up interview clips of a woman talking about her missing husband. Piece the clips together in whatever order you find them, and her story slowly takes shape. Best for visual novel readers who like listening closely and doing their own detective work.
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89% of 8,415 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 9$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.
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87% of 549 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$24.99Jenny 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.
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86% of 1,254 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$19.99Detective Sherlock: Shadow Stalker
Every character remembers, watches, tests, and may deceive you like a living person. They have emotions, voices, expressions, and buried secrets. Break them with words or evidence — or realize too late that you were only a pawn in their game. A detective game built around truly lifelike NPCs.
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88% of 466 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$19.99Tangle Tower
A murder at the top of a strange tower, and the only suspect is a painting holding a knife. You question its odd residents, turn up clues, and piece together what happened. Fully voiced, hand-painted, and funny, it is worth playing for the interrogations and the slow unravelling of the house itself.
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94% of 6,695 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 32$19.99Chakana
Bound to a brutal loop of murders, you are forced to clean up every crime scene and wipe the evidence. Investigate the origin of the mysterious pocket pet that controls your fate.
Mysterious, Story-driven, Atmospheric
90% of 49 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
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The List
A young man is interviewed by the police only to turn up dead a week later. 3 years have passed, a special agent from Santa Fe navigates the police…
82% of 101 Steam reviews are positive$5.99
No Case Should Remain Unsolved
Twelve years after a girl vanished from a playground, retired detective Jeon Gyeong reopens the case.
96% of 10,613 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 5$6.99
Her Story
You sit at a dusty police computer from 1994 and type words to pull up interview clips of a woman talking about her missing husband.
89% of 8,415 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 9$9.99
SIMULACRA
You hold Anna's lost phone, and her video plea for help is still on it.
92% of 3,488 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 13$4.99
Chakana
Bound to a brutal loop of murders, you are forced to clean up every crime scene and wipe the evidence.
90% of 49 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
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
Interrogation Simulator
Inspired by JCS videos and similar Interrogation analysis. Match evidence with statements. Play good cop/bad cop. Make choices.
95% of 61 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
Interrogation: You will be deceived
As a detective tasked with bringing down a dangerous terrorist group, you fight on two fronts: interrogating suspects & managing your team and its…
77% of 321 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$12.99
Log.in
Log.in is a mystery-horror game where you explore a PC screen, digging through images, videos and files.
75% of 95 Steam reviews are positive$5.99
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
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
Hidden gems like The Operator
No Results Found
A cult drowned, 227 dead, and the case is closed. You are the researcher asked to reopen it by reading a strange church website and searching its…
95% of 3,518 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 72Free
REWIND
《REWIND》 is a hardcore text-based detective puzzle game containing nearly a hundred clues.
90% of 464 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1Free
Detective Sherlock: Shadow Stalker
Every character remembers, watches, tests, and may deceive you like a living person. They have emotions, voices, expressions, and buried secrets.
88% of 466 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$19.99
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$13.99
of the Devil
You are Morgan, a public defender in 2086 who takes murder cases no one can win.
99% of 2,732 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 32Free
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
Assetflip attorney
Assetflip attorney is a murder mystery satire visual novel, Solve crimes in a world where everyone has gone insane and everything feels like a fever…
95% of 154 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1Free
Uncover the Smoking Gun
A Battle of Wits with AI: Solve the case by conversing with a suspect robot using GPT to gather evidence.
96% of 422 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$19.99
Cellveillance
"Cellveillance" is a detective drama entertainment product, you will visit the apartment every day, and the entire apartment is responsible for…
85% of 540 Steam reviews are positive$15.99
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
Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!
A wild tale of conspiracy, loss, friendship, and... chickens?!
80% of 386 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$19.99
Newest visual novels like The Operator
Detective Sherlock: Shadow Stalker
Every character remembers, watches, tests, and may deceive you like a living person. They have emotions, voices, expressions, and buried secrets.
88% of 466 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$19.99
No Results Found
A cult drowned, 227 dead, and the case is closed. You are the researcher asked to reopen it by reading a strange church website and searching its…
95% of 3,518 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 72Free
The Incident at Galley House
In 1936, locals walked into empty Galley House and found something bloody.
93% of 4,961 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 464 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1Free
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
Log.in
Log.in is a mystery-horror game where you explore a PC screen, digging through images, videos and files.
75% of 95 Steam reviews are positive$5.99
The Occult Detective
A narrative detective game blended with supernatural elements.
71% of 276 Steam reviews are positive$13.49
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$13.99
Chakana
Bound to a brutal loop of murders, you are forced to clean up every crime scene and wipe the evidence.
90% of 49 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
回ル！ハッカー探偵
Become a righteous hacker detective who solves people's problems... and hack the requested PC by solving riddles! Analyze the PC by hacking!
81% of 26 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Cellveillance
"Cellveillance" is a detective drama entertainment product, you will visit the apartment every day, and the entire apartment is responsible for…
85% of 540 Steam reviews are positive$15.99
Assetflip attorney
Assetflip attorney is a murder mystery satire visual novel, Solve crimes in a world where everyone has gone insane and everything feels like a fever…
95% of 154 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1Free