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Methods: The Canada Files
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A mystery visual novel about eccentric detectives in a crime-solving competition, using unique methods and evidence to refute theories, with a moderate ~13-hour story praised for its character banter.

Staffer Case: A Supernatural Mystery Adventure
A ~20-hour supernatural mystery adventure where players arrange clues into case files and spot contradictions, pacing like a faster Ace Attorney.
2023-04-30

Adventure
Text
Mystery
Drama
Visual Novel

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Paper Perjury

A single-player detective adventure in the Ace Attorney vein, with a well-crafted mystery and a roughly 18-hour campaign.

2024-12-09

Indie

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Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved

A short, story-driven mystery adventure on a train, where a woman's disappearance is forgotten by all but you, featuring minimal investigation and a visual-novel feel.

2025-11-26

Adventure
Text
Mystery
Visual Novel

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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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Murder at the Birch Tree Theater

A compact single-player whodunnit where investigating 10 theater productions through clue-gathering and logical deduction unravels murder mysteries.

2026-03-15

Adventure
Indie

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CaseCracker

A text-based detective game about searching and cross-referencing clues in a complex database, with engrossing quick mysteries and a median playtime around 8.5 hours.

2022-12-19

Puzzle
Adventure
Strategy
Indie
Simulator
Text
Role-playing (RPG)

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DAEMON MASQUERADE

A compact anime-style supernatural detective game where you piece together evidence on a conspiracy board to identify suspects and their demonic powers.

2024-10-22

Adventure
Third person
Indie
Side view
Mystery
Visual Novel

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Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division

A lighthearted, SQL-driven detective game in Los Zorangeles where you solve criminal cases through queries — a beginner-friendly, compact experience of about three to five hours.

2026-07-17

Puzzle
Indie
Mystery

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Assetflip attorney

A satirical murder mystery visual novel about solving crimes in an insane fever-dream world, offering a lengthy ~28-hour investigation.

2025-02-10

Comedy
Indie
Text
Mystery
Visual Novel

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A Case of Fraud

A compact, non-linear detective puzzler about cross-referencing documents to expose corporate fraud, with a playful office tone and ~3.5-hour runtime.

2025-11-10

Adventure
Indie

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Death Trick: Double Blind

A non-linear detective visual novel about a magician's disappearance at a traveling circus, told from two perspectives, with a solid but sometimes predictable mystery.

2024-03-11

Puzzle
Adventure
Strategy
Indie
Side view
Text
Mystery
Visual Novel

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The Specter's Desire

A single-player visual novel with logic-puzzle battles set in a deadly competition, featuring thoughtful writing and roughly 11 hours of playtime among sampled reviewers.

2024-05-24

Indie