Games like Detective Herring and the Unorthodox Murder Case
Looking for games like Detective Herring and the Unorthodox Murder Case? Here are top action recommendations with a mystery focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Case Files: Behind Closed Doors, Samuel Sage: The Mystery at Penby Inn or The Sleeping Sickness.
1 80%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsstory, replayability92% User Score 38 reviewsAn abusive boyfriend is killed, and you must decide which of four suspects is guilty. Sort through suspect interviews, home security footage, crime scene photos and more. Find contradictions and discern truth from lies. Think critically as the fate of one suspect lies in your hands. Use every tool at your disposal to ensure that justice is served. FEATURES Observe suspects. Sort through evid…
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2 58%Game Brain Scorestory, musicatmosphere, graphics88% User Score 17 reviewsImmerse yourself in a thrilling murder mystery at the Penby Inn! A luxurious hotel set in the endearing English countryside, Penby Inn is coming under a lot of fire (literally) from mind-boggling mishaps, ghoulish noises, rumours of hauntings and gruesome murder! To add to the confusion, the rich new owner Samuel Sage, who has conveniently inherited the hotel, is completely clueless about the…
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3 Greta Tanner died in her sleep last night. The doctors don’t know what to think. Sure, Greta was old, but not old enough to die without an apparent cause. She didn’t take pills, had no medical problems, and had no recent surgeries. Winter creeps into the small town of Trenton, Alaska. The roads are blocked with snow, and the wind carries an icy dagger. Dr. Grayson, the town’s new resident docto…
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4 76%Game Brain Scorestory, atmospheremusic82% User Score 44 reviewsFRAGMENTS is a 2D, psychological, twisted piece of interactive fiction set in the very near future. You play as Evan, a young guy wrestling with his own mind as to whether he did, or did not do a serious crime. Should he fail to get to the bottom of the truth via reconstructions of some of his most traumatizing memories, he risks spending the rest of his life behind bars. Two detectives stand in …
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5 64%Game Brain Scoregameplay, musicstory, grinding64% User Score 256 reviewsNoir Syndrome is a procedurally generated Detective Murder-Mystery with a new story every time! Featuring slick pixel art animations and a jazzy soundtrack, the player is thrown right in to a highly stylized vision of film noir. Visit locations, interrogate suspects, search for clues, and eventually solve the case before the killer escapes - or you wind up dead yourself.
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6 77%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaygrinding, graphics83% User Score 359 reviewsCritic Score 72%10 reviewsThe Shapeshifting Detective is a supernatural-noir murder mystery FMV game where you play as a detective who can shapeshift into other characters, allowing you to unlock secret conversations and private encounters.
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7 View Game81%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaygrinding, stability86% User Score 2,560 reviewsCritic Score 75%24 reviewsLose yourself in the dystopian world of New York, 2329; immortality comes at a price that someone has to pay. In this interactive noir story, lead the investigation using advanced technology, as Detective James Karra who risks it all in pursuit of a serial killer targeting the city’s elite.
View Game8 89%Game Brain Scorestory, replayabilitygrinding, monetization91% User Score 760 reviewsCritic Score 87%13 reviewsJuly, 1935. A murder has been committed aboard the SS Hook, eight hours out from New York.Only one problem: you did it.Can you get away with murder?
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9 95%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaygraphics, music95% User Score 107 reviewsVessels is an atmospheric, character-driven narrative adventure game. Players assume the role of crewmember quarantined in the airlock of their ship with no memory of how they got there, and with crewmates who refuse to let you out. Players can posses other crew members to explore the ship and find a way to free yourself, where different choices can lead to multiple endings.
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10 60%Game Brain Scoremusic, humorstory100% User Score 11 reviewsKansei is an interactive story game produced by SakeVisual, and the sequel to the murder mystery game Jisei. The story follows the journey of a teenager with the ability to relive the death of any corpse he touches.
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