Games like The Inquisitor (ProcJam 2014)

53%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

53% User Score Based on 542 reviews

The party Sherlock Holmes and his trusted friend, Dr. Watson, have been invited to turns into tragedy: a murder is committed right before their very eyes. Our famous detective is on the case immediately, but the list of suspects is getting no shorter, while other crimes are being committed. Will you succeed in uncovering the truth before other innocent people suffer? Experience an amazing plot, wr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring.

64%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

63% User Score Based on 593 reviews

Critic Score 68%Based on 4 reviews

An eccentric FMV murder mystery with a twist: someone has poisoned Uncle Marcus. Uncover the truth in the yearly family quiz and try to save him before it is too late. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus?.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding

91% User Score Based on 326 reviews

Getting away with murder has never been easy. These three members of a proud and noble family are separated by five centuries, but have in common a vengeful and murderous intent. Plans must be formed, blood must be spilled and evidence must be planted ... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Deed: Dynasty.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

90% User Score Based on 15,154 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

Shadows of Doubt is a detective stealth game set in a fully-simulated neo-noir metropolis. There’s a serial killer on the loose, and it’s up to you to catch them by any means necessary, with... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shadows of Doubt.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

96% User Score Based on 50 reviews

Equin: The Lantern is my challenging roguelike with some wholly original ideas. Conquer the 50 floor dungeon and its evil inhabitants in a quest to the bottom of the joint to find the mysterious lantern itself. Free updates all the time! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Equin: The Lantern.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

90% User Score Based on 2,586 reviews

Become the most celebrated detective of all time: Sherlock Holmes! Use your impressive talents as a detective to solve six thrilling and varied cases: murders, missing persons, spectacular thefts and numerous investigations that sometimes lead you into the realms of the fantastic. Will you follow your moral compass, or will you apply the letter of the law? The great freedom of action in Crimes … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

77% User Score Based on 944 reviews

Critic Score 69%Based on 2 reviews

Sherlock Holmes is back with an investigation in this adventure game. The famous detective chases against the most threatening serial killer England has ever known - Jack the Ripper. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper.

64%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

64% User Score Based on 256 reviews

Noir 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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Noir Syndrome.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, story

71% User Score Based on 1,340 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

GUILTY! THEY ARE ALL GUILTY! FINGERED is a "whodunit" hyperrealisic police sim where you must finger the guilty and clean up this darn city using the descriptions of the local busy bodies. but everyone's perspective is different: one man's fat is another man's sexy! send him to the chair!!! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fingered.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

90% User Score Based on 1,752 reviews

Critic Score 76%Based on 28 reviews

Become the most celebrated detective of all time: Sherlock Holmes! Use your impressive talents as a detective to solve six thrilling and varied cases: murders, missing persons, spectacular thefts and numerous investigations that sometimes lead you into the realms of the fantastic. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments.

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 50%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.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability

93% User Score Based on 163 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.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

69% User Score Based on 216 reviews

Stop the mysterious killer! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crime Secrets: Crimson Lily.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

81% User Score Based on 1,408 reviews

Critic Score 66%Based on 30 reviews

Serial Cleaner is a story-driven, fast-paced stealth/action game, characterized by a 1970s theme and aesthetics. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Serial Cleaner.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

94% User Score Based on 53 reviews

There they stood all steeped in shame, another victim claimed in my name. The Murder Hotel is an interactive Murder Mystery Adventure with a huge twist: A scissors wielding demon is the murderer and you have to blame one of the human guests, forging a plausible theory how they could have done it. Feel free to call me Gastfenger. I'm the demonic hotelier, at your service. Oh, you wa… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Murder Hotel.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

83% User Score Based on 207 reviews

Follow Detective Butler and his sidekick Gilligan as they solve a locked-room murder during a haunted cruise ship's maiden voyage. Can you solve the mystery before Detective Butler reveals the answer? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Detective Butler: Maiden Voyage Murder.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

65% User Score Based on 113 reviews

Set in 1924 Massachusetts, take the role of Detective Monroe, Professor Webley, and Boss Pendleton of the Pendleton Agency, all of whom have come to possess an eerie black rock with strange properties. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Dark Stone from Mebara.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

69% User Score Based on 106 reviews

Castle: Never Judge a Book by its Cover is an investigative adventure game that will immerse casual players into the thrilling exploits of famous mystery novelist Richard Castle and Detective Kate Beckett. Over the span of five chapters the player will be tasked with finding evidence, tracking down suspects, and uncovering the truth behind the copycat killer responsible for staging murder scenes d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Castle: Never Judge a Book by its Cover.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization

91% User Score Based on 3,600 reviews

Critic Score 79%Based on 29 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.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story

91% User Score Based on 33 reviews

A Matter of Murder is a point-and-click puzzle game with rogue-like elements. The details of each murder are procedurally generated, so each case is different every time you play with progressively more challenging logic puzzles. • Procedurally generated content offers a different experience for each play-through. • Interact with colorful suspects and carefully investigate your surroundings for c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Matter of Murder.

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.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

83% User Score Based on 24 reviews

Take on the role of Detective Kobayashi, the one and only genius detective who has a reputation for solving any case, however dark or difficult...if he isn't playing games at the office or awkwardly hitting on girls, that is. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Detective Kobayashi.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

80% User Score Based on 550 reviews

FBI agent Erica Reed has an uncanny talent: she can see the past and piece together how a crime unfolded. But not even this sixth sense could save her younger brother, Scott, from a brutal serial killer. Three years later, the investigation into Scott’s murder has gone cold -- but Erica’s work has only just begun. Jump into Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller, the exciting four-part series that bri… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

73% User Score Based on 451 reviews

Critic Score 73%Based on 2 reviews

"Night Call is a new kind of non linear narrative and noire game taking place in Paris, France. Using the real city map (~105 km² or ~40.5 mi²) and the intimacy a taxi can offer, players will meet numerous and unique passengers to talk with. Some of them know things about the killer, others pretend to know things, and some just need to talk to someone. More than just telling a story, Night Call … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Night Call.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

85% User Score Based on 430 reviews

Critic Score 79%Based on 8 reviews

What Is This? A Case of Distrust is a narrative mystery from 1924 San Francisco. Play as private investigator Phyllis Cadence Malone in this historical 2D adventure game. Explore underground... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Case of Distrust.

58%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

54% User Score Based on 79 reviews

Critic Score 65%Based on 4 reviews

A crime scene can tell a thousand stories. What's yours? Murder Mystery Machine is a provocative detective game powered by a procedural crime generator that can shock, surprise and challenge your ability to analyse the scene and put the pieces together. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Murder Mystery Machine.

This play is a crime story happened in a closed space. It tells that a actress Lisa has recently been caught in a scandal and even received death threats from some crazy fans ...Lisa's agent BIN invited a well-known host SHAN to Lisa's secret villa for a live interview. Various threatening signals appeared in the villa before the live show started, causing Lisa to become more uneasy. In order not … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to KILLING A SUPERSTAR.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

96% User Score Based on 26 reviews

Detective Worden is a narrative-driven word puzzle game set in a noir world, inspired by Wordle and classic detective fiction. Each word brings you one step closer to the truth. A mysterious informant sends you cryptic clues in the form of single words. Through deduction, pattern recognition, and a touch of intuition, you'll sift through layers of language to piece together the full picture. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Detective Worden.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

80% User Score Based on 92 reviews

Can you commit the perfect murder? Outside a brothel in 1930s Paris, a man recognises one of the orderlies who had cruelly abused him while he was in a mental asylum. Some deeds cannot be forgiven ... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Deed II.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development

93% User Score Based on 27 reviews

Enter the shadowy streets of mid-1900s Europe as a vengeful protagonist, only to find your nemesis slain by another's hand. Framed for a crime you didn't commit, unravel the mystery of your enemy's demise while navigating a web of deceit and betrayal. With each playthrough, discover new killers and methods, all while racing to clear your name. Will you solve the case, or become the next vi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kill The Clock.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

88% User Score Based on 32 reviews

Can you solve the grisly murder of Mr Christopher Edward, who has been brutally murdered in his home! Step into the shoes of detective Karla Robbins in this elaborate murder investigation and seek out the real culprit in this classic whodunit murder mystery! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Entwined: Strings of Deception.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

78% User Score Based on 2,466 reviews

Critic Score 74%Based on 3 reviews

In this story-driven detective thriller, a young Sherlock Holmes struggles to prove himself as he navigates an exotic, dangerous island in the Mediterranean to investigate the mystery of his mother’s death. As Sherlock, your legacy is written by the decisions you make in this open world. Deception, violence, and deduction are just a few resources in your arsenal—your mysterious companion and soun… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.

57%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

56% User Score Based on 144 reviews

Critic Score 58%Based on 7 reviews

Test your limits against a brutal and mysterious world as Parvus, a curious warrior with no memory and a heavy burden. Raise your spear and cast ancient spells as you battle hostile creatures and towering bosses in procedurally-generated 2D landscapes that are both beautiful and dangerous. Answer the call. Break the cycle. Change your destiny. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Oblitus.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

73% User Score Based on 155 reviews

A writer has died. His daughter seeks the help of you, Ord Salamon, to find his secret last novel. During the search, questions will emerge. Did her father really kill himself? What is the secret novel all about? What is going on at the island of Fardo? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Samaritan Paradox.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability

81% User Score Based on 6,653 reviews

Critic Score 61%Based on 26 reviews

MURDERED: SOUL SUSPECT takes players into a whole new realm of mystery where the case is personal and the clues just out of reach, challenging gamers to solve the hardest case of all… their own murder. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Murdered: Soul Suspect.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

89% User Score Based on 2,943 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.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music

83% User Score Based on 231 reviews

The French government entrusts criminal investigations to citizens! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PCI Agent.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

92% User Score Based on 1,742 reviews

A keenly dark twist on the traditional murder mystery setting, The Deed is an Adventure/RPG game about getting away with murder. Arran Bruce, the rightful heir to Dunshiel House, returns home to settle a score with his estranged family. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Deed.

42%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

42% User Score Based on 418 reviews

Who is hiding behind Mr. X? Still Life 2 reveals the long-awaited ending of Still Life and spells a new investigation for Agent Victoria McPherson. In Fall 2008, Victoria is sent to Maine where Ellen Dunnigan's body has just been found. The modus operandi and the video sent to the police and press leave no doubt as to the killer's identity: the East Coast Torturer has struck again! No clues are p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Still Life 2.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

60% User Score Based on 312 reviews

Critic Score 68%Based on 2 reviews

Limited edition of a 2005 adventure game Myst V: End of Ages. In addition to the main game, this edition includes the original soundtrack, a collector's lithograph, a strategy guide, and a bonus DVD with a "making of" retrospective on the Myst franchise. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Myst V: End of Ages.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding

90% User Score Based on 791 reviews

Critic Score 78%Based on 3 reviews

A group of friends unknowingly perform an occult ritual that traps them in an otherworldly elementary school. Here, the vengeful spirits of young children threaten their lives and their sanity, and the only hope of survival is to uncover the chilling details behind the murders of those trapped before them... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Corpse Party.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

82% User Score Based on 770 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 3 reviews

Dead Secret is a first-person horror mystery set in rural Kansas in 1965. A reclusive professor is dead and it’s up to you to crack the case before you become the next victim. Investigate the murder and explore the story Time Magazine called “captivating” and “deeply creepy” . If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead Secret.

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.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding

65% User Score Based on 330 reviews

An exciting JRPG by the writer of Labyronia. As tensions grow between factions of mages, you are framed for the murder of a demigod. Solve the mystery behind his assassination or risk a war that could send the world into chaos for millenia. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Legend of Mysteria.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

70% User Score Based on 337 reviews

Critic Score 68%Based on 3 reviews

A poetic, roguelike space odyssey in a procedurally generated world When home is no more... Resources are sparse. The world is infinite and unknown. The universe is lonely, open and unforgiving. You're drifting, in a big, empty and silent space. Searching for a new home. You know a few coordinates to some random locations; but this is the only information you got. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RymdResa.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding

72% User Score Based on 170 reviews

A strange murder has occurred in the Hotel Lisbon. A man committed suicide with 14 stabs to the back, while at the same time peacefully drinking his coffee. This case, with contradictory facts, could only be solved by the amazing Detective Case and his sidekick Clown Bot. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Detective Case and Clown Bot in: Murder in The Hotel Lisbon.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

95% User Score Based on 4,710 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

"Contradiction is an interactive crime drama game that uses live-action video for the entirety of the game play. It’s a brand new take on the concept of an interactive movie and brings the genre to a whole new level of playability. Contradiction plays as smoothly as a 3D graphic game. You can wander freely around the game environment, collecting evidence and witnessing constantly changing events.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Contradiction: Spot The Liar.

48%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

46% User Score Based on 74 reviews

Critic Score 49%Based on 11 reviews

Story-driven FPS mystery thriller-horror with stealth and detective modes based on facts from the world-famous story of Zodiac, a never-captured American serial killer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to This is the Zodiac Speaking.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

64% User Score Based on 218 reviews

Critic Score 45%Based on 1 reviews

Doorways is a survival horror game in which nothing is what it seems. With diverse enigmas, changing gameplay and the scariest environments, you will have to overcome your fears if you want to get to the end and discover the truth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Doorways: The Underworld.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

86% User Score Based on 401 reviews

Pass through the threshold and enter a world born of memories. Defend yourself with a camera while solving death’s mysteries in a reverent evolution of 90’s survival horror, integrating both fixed cameras and over the shoulder perspectives. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heartworm.