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Demonology 101
A detective game about discovering the true names of demons.
Ludipe
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(96 total ratings)
Puzzle
Play in browser
GIF
Gidget & The Mysterious Thievery of Hoppity Town
Help Detective Gidget solve the crime of the mysterious thief!
Fable Novel
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(71 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Pine Creek
A Murder Mistery for the Game Boy Color
Carmelo Electronics
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(60 total ratings)
Adventure
Play in browser
Disparity of the Dead (2020)
Solve Death
Bryce Bucher
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(29 total ratings)
Platformer
GIF
file://maniac
A detective game where the main interactions are done in the REAL game directory.
Born Frustrated
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(76 total ratings)
Puzzle
UPLOAD: The Hint
Trust is a very dangerous word in these days
Studio Non Grata
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(20 total ratings)
Visual Novel
The Missing Locksmith
Can you solve a heist in this alternate reality game?
Elle Osili-Wood
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(63 total ratings)
Puzzle
Snail Detective
England's greatest detective is a snail?! Made for #bitsyjam Feb 2019
dreamingamaris
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(33 total ratings)
Role Playing
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Vampire: the Regicide
The Prince is dead... Long live the Prince.
Kindred Spirits
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(10 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Rougi
Bienvenue à l'Opéra. {Created for the @interact-if nonranked game jam, using the theme "red herring".}
Lapin Lunaire Games
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(28 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Lil Onion Detective
solve a murder most foul!
onion
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(28 total ratings)
Adventure
Play in browser
Corvus Clueless
A detective game about the rivalry between a raven and a cat and the case of a missing person that could ruin Halloween!
Tiny Face Games
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(23 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Play in browser
Phantom Thief Phil
The diamond fish is yours for the taking. . .
aislebsoupid
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(21 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Cocktail Party
Investigate strange happenings at a rich man's party.
Tottori
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(54 total ratings)
Adventure
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Shades of Deception
When a shady gambler is found dead, a sinister conspiracy begins to unravel.
Alexander Mastryukov
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(11 total ratings)
Adventure
Play in browser
Detective Paws
Use your detective skills to uncover the biggest mystery of fall.
BenjaTK
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(9 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Daisy Chain
A detective mystery, with teenage bunnies
tesspieceface
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(18 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Quantum Derail
A point&click adventure game set in the near future in which you are a policeman solving a physics related mystery.
Aruma Studios
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(16 total ratings)
Adventure
Play in browser
My little sister can't be the murderer!
Defend your sister in this Ace Attorney-style murder case!
Hoang Kien
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(14 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Play in browser
The Daily Murder
Daily murder mysteries. Talk to suspects, detect lies, and accuse the murderer and their motive.
phaddius
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(11 total ratings)
Puzzle
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Delta Chase
A parkour game set in a sci-fi city.
HelperWesley
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(12 total ratings)
Action
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Skills of Detection
only you can solve the case!
kittenm🐈ster
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
Adventure
Play in browser
The Russian Doll
An Espionage Detective Game.
Owlskip Games
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
Puzzle
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12HOURS
Short mystery visual novel loosely inspired by Danganronpa
Westeford
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Visual Novel
GIF
#MURDERJAM2016
A game jam gone wrong, and it's up to your selective hearing to solve the mystery!
SweetHeart Squad
Rated 3.9 out of 5 stars
(13 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Play in browser
Heaven's Rejects
A match made in Purgatory
Robin
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Visual Novel
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
LEFT UNDETECTED
What is a detective who doesn't detect?
mildmojo
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Play in browser
Karisvale
Explore a retro top-down world, question its citizens, and collect hidden items to uncover Karisvale's dark secret.
Brendan Tighe
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Adventure
GIF
GET OUT
You're a lethal operative trapped in... a hotel room? Secrets await you.
ralphyua
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Puzzle
Subject Of Observation
Face your past as a citizen under observation and find out who broke your trust
Homo Narrans Studio
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Adventure
Play in browser
Victoria Clair and the Mystery Express
A girl and her cat solve a Jazz-Age murder mystery by doing everyone's math homework for them.
Kiang
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Puzzle
Confessional
Play as a vigilante impersonating a priest.
insomniacKoala
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Turnabout of the Golden Witch
Battler and Beatrice play pretend lawyer.
Xak
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Visual Novel
F Is For Fraud
Nothing gets past Frank Froguerton
Nova Kane LLC
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Adventure
Play in browser
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
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