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The Moonlight Bar
Be a bartender AND detective!
Somber
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Visual Novel
The Menacing Maze of Madalune Husher
Can Lady Eldelaide solve a madwoman's perilous puzzles?
stancarter
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
The Thornfield Disappearances Demo
A text-based detective adventure - can you solve the mystery?
Melika Jeddi
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
What A Mess!
Which of your pets is the culprit?
Pensivity
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
GIF
Alternative Facts Detector
Descubre las noticias correctas o ten cuidado con las consecuencias
Vangalther
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Simulation
Play in browser
Trust No One Demo
The game only tells half the story
triomatica
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Adventure
Detectivania
You're a master detective... who keeps forgetting how to investigate mysteries! Can you solve the case?
Pixel Poppers
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
An Elmwood Trail
Solve the strange case of a missing girl in this interactive mystery story game!
Techyonic
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Adventure
A Case for Poison
An interactive mystery novel.
Black Cat Tales
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
GIF
¿SUEÑAN LOS FANTASMAS?
La aventura de una reportera en busca de su hermana, supuestamente muerta.
tentamenta
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Genome Quest
A detective game, where you solve a riddle of a disease
Kkhav
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Blindingly Obvious
Noir text novel
EgorIakobson
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Reapertiree: When Time Flies
Lowke
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
La noche que murió
El misterio debe resolverse ¿Quién la mató?
cynthiajinich
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Murder of Crow
Silin Song
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Death off the Cuff
An interactive murder monologue
SiChris Productions
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Adventure
The Inbetween
Investigator: Steven Cane. Client: Unknown. The Case: Find out what happend at the Rosewood mansion.
Unicae Games
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Mona Mourn [DEMO]
A biting tale of murder & what we do for love
Capsaylt
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Play in browser
Detective Mémoire
Milla Keski-Säntti
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
The Distant Lurker
A game about Social Engineering, aka human hacking. For Game Off 2021.
Fishy games
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Puzzle
Play in browser
L.A. Dogoir
Katanoueki
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
The Candy Killings
The name's Bon, Bonbon.
Commettey
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
GIF
Homepage
geocities-based mystery (global game jam 2019)!
voidfishing
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Deeper Deductions
Play as young detective Miyu Mindbottom... and get to the truth hidden deep inside a mysterious case!
ZororoWhite
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Visual Novel
The Song of Truth
Descubra a verdade por trás das Fake News e impeça o caos em sua vila.
LeoDorea
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Where in the World is The World?
An interactive narrative about a missing tarot card. Full screen recommended.
Nattural20
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Play in browser
Red Flags
​Romance, murder, evidence. Will you find love or die trying?
laurenbissey
Rated 3.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Baltic Hostel Prologue
A detective story, just the prologue.
HaroldSama
Rated 3.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
GIF
Her Scent
Narrative-based detective game
Nana
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
RAIN OF LIES
Detective Jack Steel's office. Watersburg City. Rain dripping down the window. Choose between truth and deception.
Benjamin Pilbrow
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Fortune Detective
Detective game for the Thinky Game Jam
ThomasWhitelegg
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Mr. Mell Oddies
Inside the alchemy of sounds where the shadows from your past hunt you down!
Flamendrin
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Origins
Origins, is a narrative mystery game, where you play as an old police detective, trying to solve a murder.
Thanos Makaronas
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
The Case of Mr.Delightful
Murder and mystery
Anchry
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
You Are Rorschach
A text adventure set in the world of Watchmen (unofficial)
ChocolateOcelot
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
A Mystery In London: 1889
A Visual Novel Mystery
2167636DeclanThompson
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Visual Novel
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