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Games like Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division

Games like Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division

Games like Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division

Looking for games like Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division? Here are top puzzle recommendations with a mystery and comedy focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with The Roottrees are Dead, The Case of the Golden Idol or TIS-100.

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  1. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    97% User Score Based on 4,311 reviews

    The year is 1998. A private jet belonging to the Roottree Corporation has crashed. On it were the Roottree Sisters and their parents. Combined, they were worth over a billion dollars. Now, due to the eccentricities of their great-great-grandfather Elias, their money must be redistributed to the rest of the family. But who's actually a BLOOD RELATIVE? That's where you come in. Armed only with t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Roottrees are Dead.

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  2. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    99% User Score Based on 9,606 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 12 reviews

    A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Case of the Golden Idol.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    97% User Score Based on 4,686 reviews

    TIS-100 is an open-ended programming game in which you rewrite corrupted code segments to repair the TIS-100 and unlock its secrets. It's the assembly language programming game you never asked for! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TIS-100.

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  4. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    94% User Score Based on 2,724 reviews

    SHENZHEN I/O: BUILD CIRCUITS. WRITE CODE. RTFM. Build circuits using a variety of components from different manufacturers, like microcontrollers, memory, and logic gates.Write code in a compact and powerful assembly language where every instruction can be conditionally executed.Read the included manual, which includes over 30 pages of original datasheets, reference guides, and technical diagrams.G… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shenzhen I/O.

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  5. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    96% User Score Based on 4,362 reviews

    Program and optimize a drone to automate a farm and watch it do the work for you. Collect resources to unlock better technology and become the most efficient farmer in the world. Improve your problem solving and coding skills. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Farmer Was Replaced.

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  8. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    95% User Score Based on 5,302 reviews

    Solving crime is no walk in the pond. You are a down-on-his-luck detective who also happens to be a duck. Use your powers of de-duck-tion to inspect evidence, fill in the blanks, and bust the case wide open, in a narrative mystery adventure where nothing is quite as it seems. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Duck Detective: The Secret Salami.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 2,910 reviews

    In this challenging puzzle game, you build a computer from scratch and program it. It is a journey through the layers of abstractions of the computer. The game begins when you are abducted by aliens who are testing your intelligence, and from here a lighthearted sci-fi plot evolves. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Turing Complete.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    95% User Score Based on 1,565 reviews
    Critic Score 100%Based on 1 reviews

    The year is 1997. You used to be a hacker, but now you have the phage. You made a deal: one hack, one dose. There’s nothing left to lose… except your life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to EXAPUNKS.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    94% User Score Based on 11,739 reviews

    The ultimate Hacknet experience. Get the original game, the Labyrinths expansion and both of the official soundtracks. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hacknet.

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  15. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    97% User Score Based on 2,508 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 6 reviews

    On Sunday the 7th of March, 1936, a group of locals made their way up the long, muddy track to Galley House. As far as any of them knew, the house had stood empty for decades. Inside, they discovered the bloody aftermath of something horrific. The authorities were summoned, and the crime scene was eventually cleared away. But nobody ever figured out what happened that dreadful night. It seemed… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Incident at Galley House.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music
    95% User Score Based on 5,846 reviews

    Bitburner is a programming-based incremental game. Write scripts in JavaScript to automate gameplay, learn skills, play minigames, solve puzzles, and more in this cyberpunk text-based incremental RPG. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bitburner.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 5,026 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 1 reviews

    Unheard is a narrative-centric detective game.Put on your headphones and step back into the past. Use the voices you hear to return to crime scenes, tracking down each individual involved and solving the cases!The game puts players in the role of a time-traveling detective who is only able to use one sense, sound. Also, the game’s story is a non-linear experience. Players must build their own time… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unheard.

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  20. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    97% User Score Based on 1,305 reviews

    Premise The Message from Deep Space is an odyssey of puzzles. Take the role of the mission's Translator, working alongside a scrappy band of scientists, and venture headfirst into the world of deciphering an alien language --- completely from the ground up. Scenario Set in 1973, Earth is the recipient of a meteorite that broadcasts radio waves. In the role of the mission's Translator, the player i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Message from Deep Space.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    87% User Score Based on 250 reviews

    Quotes"I loved every minute of the demo" Lucas Pope, Return of the Obra Dinn "Delivers layers of clever puzzles and satisfying reveals all the way through to the end" Jeremy Johnston, The Roottrees are Dead “Roottrees fans will really enjoy sleuthing in The Ratline” EvilTrout, The Roottrees are Dead.  “If you love the Golden Idol games, you'll love the Ratline” Will Acker… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Ratline.

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  22. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 2,042 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 5 reviews

    Sequel to the best-selling escape room game, brings a fresh take on first-person puzzles with a variety of new rooms to explore solo or with friends. Solve intricate puzzles, uncover hidden secrets, or craft your own escape rooms with Room Editor 2.0. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escape Simulator 2.

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  23. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    96% User Score Based on 2,369 reviews
    Critic Score 84%Based on 10 reviews

    The developers of Indie hit Strange Horticulture proudly present… STRANGE ANTIQUITIES A note from the shopkeeper: Dear Applicant, I'm pleased to offer you the role of Apprentice Thaumaturge at Strange Antiquities. You show promise – a sharp mind and a strong stomach – exactly what this work demands. I need you to run the shop while I attend to other pressing matters. You will need a keen eye … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Strange Antiquities.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 394 reviews

    Cypher is a first person puzzle game about cryptography. Explore the museum and learn about the history of cryptography, from simple substitution ciphers to the Enigma machine and beyond. Grab a pen and paper and test your deciphering skills across 40+ challenging puzzles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cypher.

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  26. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    92% User Score Based on 365 reviews

    Cyber Manhunt: New World is the gripping sequel to the award-winning Cyber Manhunt. Set in a world echoing the predecessor's, this sequel brings players on a fresh, thrilling narrative that delves into profound real-world issues and challenges. Story Background In the wake of the "Eternal Code" incident and hacker Van's disappearance, the world tightens its internet laws. Meanwhile, Titan Corporat… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cyber Manhunt 2: New World.

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  27. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    81% User Score Based on 823 reviews

    I suddenly received Herbert Lee's call for help in an ordinary morning.He said his wife and daughter disappeared overnight and all his wife's daily necessities disappeared too. But the police cannot place the case on file because it did not reach 48 hours yet. So, Lee can only call me for help.I am a policeman. As an elite agent of the Cyber Security Investigation Department (CSID) in Alivia, trac… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cyber Manhunt.

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  29. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    97% User Score Based on 1,137 reviews

    Step into the shoes of a journalist as you uncover a mystery of a small town in Eastern Europe. Deduce and complete puzzles as you explore and uncover more articles in a sprawling wikipedia-like database. Connect the dots of these interconnected web of articles. Use your skills of deduction to figure out the mystery and report back to your anonymous source. By completing puzzles, you’ve alrea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lost Wiki: Kozlovka.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 608 reviews

    Humans had the silly idea of bringing dinosaurs back to life, and ever since, relationships between the two species have been strained. No dinosaurs wanted to become a cop, so you were created in a laboratory to become the only dinosaur cop. Every day, you ask yourself: are you making the world better for your dino peers, or are you just a tool of human propaganda? Features: A rich and funn… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dinocop.

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  31. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    88% User Score Based on 811 reviews

    Dimhaven is a remote island in the middle of nowhere, covered with mountains, shrouded in mist and desolation. The once lively tourist paradise is now left almost completely abandoned and isolated by the mysterious events of the last few years. A mixture of adventure, puzzle solving and exploration-driven storytelling like never seen before: Dimhaven is a story we’ve wanted to tell for years. Pick… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dimhaven: The Lost Source.

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  33. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    97% User Score Based on 207 reviews

    Midnight, September 5th, 1997. The reclusive Detective Lambda and the Daemon of Records, Biblios, are the 7th and final pair of contestants in the 93rd Daemon Masquerade. Charged with uncovering the names and Daemonic powers of the other six competitors, they have only 7 days to unmask their opponents, or else they will be erased from existence. To make matters worse, it seems their adversaries ar… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DAEMON MASQUERADE.

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  34. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    97% User Score Based on 1,149 reviews

    Murders on Yangtze River is an Ace Attorney-like detective game that takes you on a journey through early 20th-century China as you solve a series of intriguing cases. Use your logical reasoning and deduction skills to uncover clues, interrogate suspects, and solve the mysteries. Use your logical reasoning and deduction skills to uncover clues, interrogate suspects, and solve the mysteries. With c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Murders on the Yangtze River.

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  36. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    97% User Score Based on 9,663 reviews
    Critic Score 88%Based on 5 reviews

    "There is no game: Wrong dimension" is a Point&Click comedy adventure (and Point&Click only!) that will take you on a journey you never asked to go on, through silly and unexpected video game universes. Will you be able to play along with the "Game" to find your way home? We sincerely think NOT. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension.

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  37. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 1,666 reviews

    Tyrion Cuthbert: Attorney of the Arcane is a visual novel inspired by the Ace Attorney series. You play as a defense attorney who practices law in a world of fantasy and wizards. You must defend clients accused of various crimes committed using magic and use the rules of magic to prove them innocent. However, the system is corrupt to its core and manipulated by the aristocracy. Will you acquit you… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tyrion Cuthbert: Attorney of the Arcane.

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  38. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    91% User Score Based on 9,004 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 29 reviews

    Gomez is a 2D creature living in a 2D world. Or is he? When the existence of a mysterious 3rd dimension is revealed to him, Gomez is sent out on a journey that will take him to the very end of time and space. Use your ability to navigate 3D structures from 4 distinct classic 2D perspectives. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FEZ.

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  39. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    96% User Score Based on 1,490 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 9 reviews

    Twin Lakes is a cursed city. Less cursed than say, “Demons are tearing it apart” but more cursed than “always loses its keys” or “often steps in puddles”. It’s roughly in the middle of the cursed scale, is what we’re trying to say.Cursed enough that it’s a nuisance. Cursed enough that somebody has to deal with it…That’s where The Darkside Detective comes in. Whenever you hear a bump in the night, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 7,282 reviews

    Spoiler Warning: This game contains major spoilers for The Witness. The game assumes that you have previously played and learned every mechanic (excluding the hidden ones) in The Witness. The 12th WitCup took place on May 14, 2022. The problem was given by @Leaving Leaves. The goal of the puzzle is to understand the structure of a seemingly complicated configuration of elements from The Witness, a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to WitCup 12.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 894 reviews

    On the Reuss Express a passenger has been murdered, and you’re the prime suspects. Uncover a thrilling mystery and solve satisfying point and click puzzles to prove your innocence! A slapstick adventure, packed full of deadly surprises, shocking twists and larger than life characters! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Loco Motive.

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  42. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    82% User Score Based on 2,494 reviews

    Showered in top-scores and awards, the Deponia-Trilogy, created by the developers of Edna&Harvey: The Breakout, The Whispered World and Memoria, managed to reach cult-status almost instantly. Thanks to its exciting story, likeable characters and hilarious dialogues and a finely crafted mixture of comedy and puzzles, Deponia is enjoyable for both, young and old. Join Rufus on his thrilling journeys… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deponia: The Complete Journey.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 3,648 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    Take on the role of a Reactor Engineer working for SpaceChem, the leading chemical synthesizer for frontier colonies. Construct elaborate factories to transform raw materials into valuable chemical products! Streamline your designs to meet production quotas and survive encounters with the sinister threats that plague SpaceChem. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SpaceChem.

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  44. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization
    89% User Score Based on 190 reviews
    Critic Score 95%Based on 1 reviews

    Ahnayro is a historically focused, narrative driven puzzle game exploring the world of dreams. You play as a person gifted with the ability to look beyond the veil of reality, investigating a universe that opens up to you every night; haunting you, beckoning you to solve the mysteries within. Yet you are not in control of this world; you are at the mercy of mysterious individuals, who flow in and… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ahnayro: The Dream World.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 962 reviews

    NITE Team 4 is a hacking simulation and strategy game with Alternate Reality Game elements connected to The Black Watchmen universe. You play as a new recruit in the sophisticated hacking cell, Network Intelligence & Technical Evaluation (NITE) Team 4. Engaged in cyberwarfare with black hat groups and hostile states, you will be in a struggle to penetrate highly secure targets. Your job is to use … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NITE Team 4.

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  46. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    94% User Score Based on 6,565 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 11 reviews

    Supraland is a first-person metroidvania puzzle game. Explore, solve puzzles, beat up monsters, find secret upgrades and new abilities that help you reach new places. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Supraland.

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  47. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 550 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 8 reviews

    Brok is an innovative adventure mixed with beat 'em up and RPG elements. In a grim world where animals have replaced mankind, what kind of detective will you be? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BROK the InvestiGator.

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  48. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 20,418 reviews
    Critic Score 88%Based on 22 reviews

    In this 1-bit first-person mystery game, a merchant ship called the Obra Dinn has appeared at a London harbor, years after being declared lost at sea. As an insurance adjuster, the player must examine the ship for clues. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Return of the Obra Dinn.

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