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Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale
Games like Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale

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Games like Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale

A third-person RPG detective mystery set in 1866 Bavaria, where a medical student investigates a village death through clue-hunting and interrogations, offering a compact Gothic-tinged story.

Detective Girl of the Steam City
Play as private investigator Sophie in a steampunk London solving mysteries across an atmospheric, roughly 8-hour RPG.
2019-07-18
- Indie

Role-playing (RPG)

Visual Novel

Erotic

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The Whispering Valley

A short folk horror point-and-click game set in a remote village, where complex puzzles lead to a dark secret amid an eerie atmosphere.

2022-11-30

Adventure
Horror
Indie
Point-and-click

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The Plague Doctor of Wippra

A dark, narration-driven pixel-art adventure about a plague doctor in a medieval town, lasting about two hours.

2022-10-05

Adventure
Side view
Historical
Point-and-click

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Casebook 1899 - The Leipzig Murders

A moody pixel-art point-and-click detective adventure in 1890s Leipzig, with deduction-board evidence gathering across four murder cases and a roughly 12-hour campaign where puzzles can feel obscure.

2025-09-04

Adventure
Indie
Historical
Mystery
Point-and-click

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Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot: The First Cases

A single-player detective adventure about a young Hercule Poirot solving a crime through exploration and dialogue, with a roughly 10-hour story that reviewers find uneven due to aging presentation and occasional pacing issues.

2021-09-27

Puzzle
Adventure
Bird view / Isometric
Mystery
Point-and-click

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Dance of Death: Du Lac & Fey

A narrative-driven Victorian detective adventure where Arthurian legends investigate Jack the Ripper, with a roughly 12-hour story focusing on character relationships.

2019-04-05

Thriller
Adventure
Fantasy
Third person
Indie
Side view
Historical
Mystery
Point-and-click

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Mystery of the Malign

A single-player indie detective adventure of investigation and interrogation, with thorough logical deduction but an abrupt ending and a ~13.6-hour median reviewer playtime.

2025-09-22

Adventure
Indie

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Sovereign Syndicate

A Victorian steampunk RPG with tarot-based skill checks and no combat, following three interwoven characters investigating a cult mystery in roughly 18-22 hours.

2024-01-15

Adventure
Bird view / Isometric
Role-playing (RPG)
Mystery
Point-and-click

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Why Am I Dead At Sea

A ghost investigates their own murder through possession and dialogue in a paranoid, character-driven mystery lasting roughly 6-9 hours.

2015-05-11

Adventure
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Role-playing (RPG)
Mystery

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The Crimson Maid

A first-person exploration and visual novel hybrid where a cleric faces a romance and murder mystery in a period drama, with a tense plot lasting roughly 4.5 hours.

2026-07-14

First person
Puzzle
Adventure
Indie
Mystery
Romance
Visual Novel

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Nothmere

A retro-style point-and-click RPG about exploring a mysterious amnesiac town with magical wards, featuring medium-to-hard puzzles and a roughly 14-18 hour campaign.

2026-01-16

Adventure
Fantasy
Indie
Role-playing (RPG)
Point-and-click

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Detective From The Crypt

A short Victorian ghost-detective adventure focused on gathering evidence, researching it in a lab, and building an accusation in a cozy whodunit.

2021-06-17

Puzzle
Adventure
Indie
Kids