Games like The Death Game Report

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.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

98% User Score Based on 525 reviews

The Red Pearls of Borneo is a detective mystery deduction game inspired by Type Help, Return of the Obra Dinn and The Case of the Golden Idol. You are a clairvoyant investigator in 1948 London, exploring the psychic echoes of a tragedy that occurred eight years prior on a remote plantation in Borneo. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Red Pearls Of Borneo.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

84% User Score Based on 265 reviews

Set in the glitzy world of Hollywood in the late '70s, Confidential Killings have you investigate a series of gruesome murders that seem connected. There are rumours about a mysterious cult behind them...  Explore the crime scenes, use your detective skills to deduce what's going on! Wishlist on Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2797960/Confidential_Killings On some browsers you may ex… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Confidential Killings.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

96% User Score Based on 138 reviews

Solve cozy, crafty whodunits. Puzzle your way through nine unique investigations – and use your noggin to make intelligent deductions. Explore the evidence, scrutinize statements, and connect the dots. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mini Murder Mysteries.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

95% User Score Based on 1,060 reviews

Critic Score 79%Based on 3 reviews

Narrative deduction meets audio drama, from the creators of Heaven’s Vault, Overboard! and A Highland Song. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TR-49.

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.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, graphics

98% User Score Based on 367 reviews

A short, non-linear detective adventure where every clue is hidden in plain sight. Carefully read and cross-reference documents to unravel a CEO’s disappearance and expose a case of fraud. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Case of Fraud.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding

66% User Score Based on 428 reviews

Critic Score 71%Based on 4 reviews

Scene Investigators is a deductive reasoning game for fans of the "true crime" genre. Step into re-created crime scenes, observe closely for pieces of evidence, analyze possible motives behind the crimes, and uncover what truly happened. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scene Investigators.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, atmosphere

86% User Score Based on 207 reviews

One computer. One room. And records that were never erased. Search. Can you uncover the whole truth? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No Results Found.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, replayability

91% User Score Based on 187 reviews

Utter a Name is a challenging detective adventure with strong emphasis on atmosphere and investigation. Several disembodied souls linger in the premises of an old manor. The goal is to explore the vicinity for information, then deduce the identities of the souls and their murderers. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Utter a Name.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

88% User Score Based on 6,189 reviews

A real life crime story where you play detective. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Her Story.

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.

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.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development

95% User Score Based on 2,515 reviews

Discover clues, crack the case If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Rise of the Golden Idol.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

98% User Score Based on 1,776 reviews

Critic Score 83%Based on 3 reviews

Twelve years after Senior Inspector Jeon Gyeong's retirement, she is visited by a young police officer: a woman who pleads with her to reexamine Seowon's case. But with each uncovered memory, only one thing becomes clear: everyone in Seowon's vicinity was lying. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No Case Should Remain Unsolved.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

90% User Score Based on 363 reviews

Little Problems is a Cozy Detective game about solving minor inconveniences, everyday misunderstandings, and of course, little problems. This game is not about saving the world; it's about enriching it, one case at a time. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Little Problems: A Cozy Detective Game.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

84% User Score Based on 31 reviews

"Can you think like a killer? In this short murder mystery find details in evidence, interpret criminal behaviors and prove your worth to the FBI as new detective Desmond." (Steam) If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Big Hollow: 1982.

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.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

83% User Score Based on 208 reviews

Ever wanted to be a hacker? Hack your way into the heart of a mysterious organization to uncover their secrets. Hack RUN is a game which uses 'old school' command prompts (like DOS or UNIX) that simulate a real operating system. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hack RUN.

100%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, music

100% User Score Based on 75 reviews

You're a detective. Investigate the haunting events surrounding the murder of Ann Peterson and her boyfriend. Explore an old safehouse for clues, deduce keywords and reveal redacted words as you search Ann's digital journal, and piece together your case report as this unfortunate story unfolds. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to [Redacted] The Safehouse.

「ギルド探求団へようこそ！」このゲームは、ギルドに登録された冒険者たちの情報を復旧させる『推理パズルゲーム』です。 過去1000日の『記録』を振り返りながら、本ギルドに登録された、 ・78人の冒険者 ・20隊のパーティ が現在どのような構成で、どのような結末を迎えたのかを推理で特定して暴きましょう！ あなたの頭脳と、かわいいアシスタントだけが頼りです。 それでは──良い旅を！ ゲーム実況・配信について 体験版・製品版ともに歓迎です！ 配信中のスーパーチャットなども大丈夫です。 基本的に、誹謗中傷や作品の世界観を壊すものでなければ、エピローグ以降も含めて全編OKです。 なお、本ゲームの実況・配信により生じたいかなる損害について、当開発チームは責任を負いません。 また、報告も不要ですが、もし可能なら「ゲームタイトル」と「ゲームのURL（このページ）」を、動画の… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ギルド探求団へようこそ！.

47%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

67% User Score Based on 21 reviews

Truth hides in the details. Investigate crime scenes, photograph evidence, analyze case files, and search the police database. Connect clues on the detective board, return to locations when something does not add up, and identify the culprit in each standalone case. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Midnight Files.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

79% User Score Based on 1,810 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

"Event[0] is a game about building a personal relationship with a machine. You type messages into a computer, and Kaizen answers. As in any relationship, you experience gratitude, disappointment, and sometimes jealousy. It is by working through fears and anxieties of your virtual companion that you will find your way back to Earth." If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Event[0].

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, character development

93% User Score Based on 94 reviews

Jane wakes up in a crypt as a ghost. You are investigating the death of her family together. Seeking and researching evidences. Building an accusation based on them. You have a laboratory to research evidences. Play and get the feeling of being a true Victorian detective. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Detective From The Crypt.

54%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

62% User Score Based on 39 reviews

"The Vigilant Villa" is a plot-to-text AVG reasoning adventure game, the classic Blizzard Mountain Villa mode, the game progress is driven by your reasoning and choice. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Vigilant Villa.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

97% User Score Based on 207 reviews

An anime-inspired supernatural detective game. Uncover the identities and powers of your adversaries using a conspiracy board full of evidence. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DAEMON MASQUERADE.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

88% User Score Based on 130 reviews

Play Tips This game is the first installment in the CaseCracker series. For subsequent storylines, you can continue with CaseCracker 2. The demo presents the first case of CaseCracker, which is free to play. After purchasing the full version, it will be automatically merged into the full version archive in future playing. Clearing the main storyline will provide the core experience of the game… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CaseCracker.

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.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

84% User Score Based on 43 reviews

Critic Score 76%Based on 6 reviews

A game you can read. A book you can play.YOUR HOUSE is a text-driven mystery game where reading is not a break from the gameplay — reading is the gameplay. Every sentence, image, sound, object, and strange detail inside the house may hide a clue. To move forward, you’ll need to read carefully, connect ideas, interact with words, solve puzzles embedded in the text, and unlock the secrets of a mans… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to YOUR HOUSE.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics

100% User Score Based on 39 reviews

Controls Z - A button (Interact) X - B button (Cancel) Enter - Start (Pause) Inspector Waffles Early Days is a new game for Game boy color and PC, and it's  the prequel of Inspector Waffles, the adventure/detective game released in 2021.  This time, follow Waffles in his first days as a Inspector and prove to everyone that you are more than just a rookie. Find clues, report to your partner and so… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Inspector Waffles Early Days.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

96% User Score Based on 164 reviews

Restore a broken mind to solve a twisted case. Investigate a couple's most intimate moments and piece together the events of a fateful night. Pick what to investigate, deduce awful truths, and solve a dark mystery. But most of all, Mind Diver: find the lost love. Before it's too late. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mind Diver.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay

75% User Score Based on 136 reviews

Find the hidden fortune of Blackrock Manor. Discover the truth about the family deaths. In this mysterious Escape room, you will have to solve puzzles to find the hidden vault with the treasure. But you will find much more... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Secrets of Blackrock Manor: Escape Room.

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.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, atmosphere

60% User Score Based on 146 reviews

Critic Score 54%Based on 3 reviews

Jessika committed suicide, and it’s up to you to find out why she did what she did by prying into her digital past. What at first seems to be a job like any other quickly develops into a dark drama with twists and turns. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jessika.

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.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

82% User Score Based on 88 reviews

A young man is interviewed by the police only to turn up dead a week later. 3 years have passed, a special agent from Santa Fe navigates the police database in order to solve the mystery. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The List.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

89% User Score Based on 2,498 reviews

Critic Score 71%Based on 7 reviews

A game in which you explore the intimacy of someone whose phone you've found. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Normal Lost Phone.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, story

100% User Score Based on 30 reviews

For everyone who wishes to be kind, and for those who can only live with kindness.　　　　　　　 "Robot Hospice" is a heartfelt adventure game about bidding farewell to beloved robots. ⬜︎ Welcome to Robot Hospice!A place where cherished robots spend their final days, the Robot Hospice. As Elis, a new staff member, you will interact with these robots, share their memories, and face both partin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Robot Hospice.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

96% User Score Based on 2,590 reviews

Solve puzzles, collect clues, explore the swamp, interrogate suspects... and uncover the mystery! Detective Grimoire is a charming and mysterious adventure, featuring a variety of strange and unique interactions with the bizarre residents of the swamp, a compelling and challenging murder mystery to solve, and an original award nominated soundtrack. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Detective Grimoire.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization

91% User Score Based on 3,600 reviews

The Sexy Brutale — a never-ending masked ball featuring intrigue, murder and the (quite possibly) occult! Relive the same mysterious day where the guests at the casino mansion are being murdered by the staff over and over again. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Sexy Brutale.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

91% User Score Based on 616 reviews

Explore the social life of Laura in this spiritual sequel to A Normal Lost Phone. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Another Lost Phone: Laura's Story.

53%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability

53% User Score Based on 281 reviews

Vaudeville is a detective game in which the player plays the role of Detective Martini, a private detective who has come to the city of Vaudeville to solve the mystery of the murders of three people. Vaudeville is an experimental whodunit game based on the latest AI technologies. A tale of murder, suspense and absurdity that unfolds as you play, and you are the protagonist. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vaudeville.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

79% User Score Based on 330 reviews

Critic Score 62%Based on 2 reviews

This Myst-style horror-adventure game will bring fear into your heart. From the very beginning you are exposed to an overwhelming but invisible ghost presence – strange calls, footsteps, voices from nowhere. In order to help your brother and survive you will need to solve the mystery of this abandoned, haunted place. And remember! Do not let it to find you! Do not let it to find you... Do not.. Le… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Fall.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

66% User Score Based on 53 reviews

Read the evidence. Run the forensics. Question suspects in your own words, they lie, crack, or lawyer up. Accuse the wrong person, and Internal Affairs comes after you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Homicide Desk.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

89% User Score Based on 36 reviews

In the small idyllic town of Wolf Peak, the murder of a young women called Ruth Choi, shocked the community in 1991. Two detectives were put onto the case and managed to whittle it down to 6 suspects. However, the detectives were never able to close the case due to insufficient evidence. Years have passed and now you have been brought into Wolf Peak to solve this case. Through the passage of time… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wolf Peak: The Case of Ruth Choi.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

89% User Score Based on 3,274 reviews

The Painscreek Killings is a first-person, explorable mystery solving game set in a fictional town of United States in the 1990s. As a young and upcoming journalist, you are to uncover the secrets behind the town killings and publish the truth in the city papers. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Painscreek Killings.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music

90% User Score Based on 196 reviews

Solve puzzles, gather clues, and complete objectives in this thrilling adventure game where you hack into computers and reveal their deepest, darkest secrets. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Greyhat: A Digital Detective Adventure.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development

73% User Score Based on 313 reviews

You are James Garner, a security engineer at Mantis Corp., a leading tech company in weaponry field. You got a usual task to decrypt company files. Unusual is that these files contain bizarre chat. Things become weirder when you realize that your job is to “hack love story.” Why is this so important for Mantis? What can be hidden in someone's conversation? What will you risk to find out the truth… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sorry, James.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

89% User Score Based on 632 reviews

Critic Score 78%Based on 11 reviews

"A steampunk-ish detective adventure from the creator of A Golden Wake and Shardlight! Can private investigator Miles Fordham find justice for his clients and track down his partner's killer before his entire world comes apart?" If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lamplight City.

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.