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A slow-burn single-player mystery about reading evidence and connecting cases over quiet night shifts, with a roughly three-hour runtime.

A Hand With Many Fingers
A short, non-linear CIA-archive investigation where you search classified documents to unravel a conspiracy; praised for its research feel but divisive for its abrupt ending.
2020-06-09
- First person
- Thriller

Adventure

Indie

Historical

Mystery

Drama

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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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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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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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The Darkest Files

A somber historical detective adventure set in post-war Germany, where you gather evidence and interview witnesses to prosecute escaped Nazis in a roughly 9–11 hour narrative.

2025-03-25

First person
Puzzle
Adventure
Indie
Simulator
Text
Historical
Mystery
Drama

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Among The Whispers - Provocation

A compact single-player ghost investigation game where you play as Stephanie, questioning spirits and gathering evidence to solve the estate's mystery in a unique ~7-hour playthrough.

2025-05-22

Indie
Simulator

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DETECTIVE - Rainy night

A compact ~3-hour detective adventure with psychological horror and paranormal elements, where players solve a challenging case through note-taking and deduction.

2025-12-04

First person
Puzzle
Thriller
Adventure
Horror
Indie
Simulator
Mystery

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Unheard - Voices of Crime

A short single-player detective game where you solve connected mysteries by replaying audio from crime scenes.

2019-03-28

Puzzle
Horror
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Role-playing (RPG)
Mystery
Point-and-click
Auditory

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DEAD LETTER DEPT.

A short (~3–4 hour) atmospheric horror game about transcribing lost mail, where typing busywork gives way to creeping oddities and a Silent Hill–inspired mystery.

2025-01-30

First person
Horror
Indie
Simulator
Text

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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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Scene Investigators

A hardcore detective game set in 1990s–2010s America where you solve murders by examining crime scenes and reading text clues, with mixed reviews and roughly 8–9 hours of play.

2023-10-24

First person
Puzzle
Thriller
Adventure
Indie
Simulator
Text
Mystery

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Midnight Files: THE NOIR CUT

A short noir detective adventure focused on photographing evidence, searching police records, and linking clues on a detective board across standalone cases.

2025-11-04

First person
Adventure
Indie
Simulator