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Use skills of observation and intelligence to figure out clues to a bigger picture or mystery.

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Blending narrative storytelling with player choice, often text-based experiences where readers shape the story through their decisions. These works can range from simple branching narratives to complex simulations, offering immersive worlds and character-driven plots that unfold based on user input.

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Murder Files: One more shot of whiskey
Detectives visual novel with some investigation mechanics. ​
Calamarcia
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(12 total ratings)
Visual Novel
The Widow and the Mirror
A classic noir story
Matalla Interactive
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Ring of Fire Prologue
Serial thriller told through a search bar
Far Few Giants
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(29 total ratings)
Puzzle
Deep in hell
Find out who is the real killer in hell.
UVST
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(13 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
onion detective 2
the investigation continues!
onion
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(22 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Seven Photos: Photographic Detective Murder Mystery Game Inspired by DanganRonpa
All you have are 7 photos to solve a murder.
chibixi
Rated 4.1 out of 5 stars
(34 total ratings)
Puzzle
Play in browser
Acolyte: Prologue
Everybody deserves their own PA.
SUPERSTRING
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(11 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
wintermute
a cyberpunk murder mystery in which you must outsmart a rogue AI
zorkie
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
Visual Novel
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Solve The Case
Find out all details of the kidnapping through conversations with various people
andrground
Rated 4.1 out of 5 stars
(34 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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The Russian Doll
An Espionage Detective Game.
Owlskip Games
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
Puzzle
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GIF
#MURDERJAM2016
A game jam gone wrong, and it's up to your selective hearing to solve the mystery!
SweetHeart Squad
Rated 4.1 out of 5 stars
(14 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Play in browser
Who Took the Life of the Decapitated Gentleman once so Afraid of Death that He Tried to Cheat It ?
Four dead gentlemen's heads engage in endless conversations.
Thibault Rivera
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
The Elevator Game
Do you know the elevator game?
Owlor
Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars
(9 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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The Eternal Adventures of Tits Magee
ghosts on tv (k.v)
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Detective Butler: Maiden Voyage Murder
Follow Detective Butler and his sidekick Gilligan as they solve murder mysteries in this visual novel series.
Goldbar Games
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Heaven's Rejects
A match made in Purgatory
Robin
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Visual Novel
The Investigation
Prototype project created with Unity Game Creator framework
Catsoft Works
Rated 3.8 out of 5 stars
(19 total ratings)
Adventure
Drinking In Detroit
A Vampire: The Masquerade Game Jam submission.
ChainsawMcD
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Frank's Noir Story: A Rat's Nest
A text adventure about Frank's time infiltrating the Mafia
Extra Nice
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Espectro City
Augmented Reality Investigations
Makhor
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Профессия следователь
casper_nn
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Flash Mobs and Stolen Lunches
Figure out who stole your lunch in your fourth grade class!
hullabaloo
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(9 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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Confessional
Play as a vigilante impersonating a priest.
insomniacKoala
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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The Butler Did It
Get away with murder in this point and click, inverse-detective story!
Xahutek
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Сиреневый рассвет
korj_morj
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Detective Herring and the Unorthodox Murder Case
Help Detective Herring solve a strange murder mystery in this short narrative.
Kevin Minh
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
GIF
Trespass the Game /Demo
Play as a cyber crime detective.
airemu
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Victorimania Chapter 2: Certain Irregularities
Chapter 2 of my oddball Victorian detective IF.
Jack of Quills
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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Victorimania Chapter 3: All things shall be well and all Manor of things shall be well
Chapter 3 of my oddball Victorian detective IF.
Jack of Quills
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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Homicide Detective
Become a real Detective!
GhostWolf
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Adventure
Victorimania
The first chapter of a short, strange, humorous detective story set in Victorian London
Jack of Quills
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Area51: Roswell Incident (Incidente Roswell)
A noir, sci-fi detective survival adventure for your ZX Spectrum 48k
Furillo Productions
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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It wasn't me.
What do you think happened? A short telescopic text mystery, playing with out-of-the-box storytelling mechanics.
Rosa Carbo-Mascarell
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
Role Playing
SLHOR (Episode 1): A Horror, Mystery and Thriller Visual Novel (Free)
This is the episode 1 of SLHOR Visual Novel: A Horror, Mystery and Thriller Visual Novel
Ritvikshukla
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Beneath the Waves
Uncover the truth behind the wrecked cruise ship...
KevEatsCheese
Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Grey Scale
Silly little game where you play as an unstable murderer! Balance your sanity against the detective's suspicions
Angry Water Snake
Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Play in browser
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