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The Case of the Golden Idol
Games like The Case of the Golden Idol

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A dark, story-rich detective adventure where you freely investigate 12 bizarre deaths, gather clues, and deduce motives to crack the case.

Confidential Killings - A Detective Game
A compact single-player murder-mystery set in Hollywood, with crime-scene investigation and clue-finding in a 4-5 hour playthrough.
2026-01-12

First person

Puzzle

Adventure

Bird view / Isometric

Text

Mystery

Point-and-click

Drama

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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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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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Lamplight City

A steampunk detective adventure about solving murders and tracking down a partner's killer, with a roughly 10-hour story.

2018-09-13

Puzzle
Thriller
Adventure
Indie
Side view
Mystery
Point-and-click

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The Red Pearls Of Borneo

A noir detective game in 1941 Borneo where a clairvoyant investigator leaps across time and locations to solve a tobacco plantation mystery through deduction puzzles.

2026-03-27

Adventure
Third person
Indie
Text
Historical
Mystery
Drama
Visual Novel

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Nine Noir Lives

A single-player, roughly 10-hour comedy-noir point-and-click mystery where a cat licks objects and solves challenging puzzles in a town full of quirky characters.

2022-09-07

Puzzle
Adventure
Indie
Point-and-click
Kids

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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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The Mermaid Mask

A charming, dialogue-heavy point-and-click murder mystery aboard a strange submarine, with sharp humour, tricky puzzles, and a roughly 10-hour story-driven investigation.

2026-07-16

Action
Puzzle
Adventure
Indie
Mystery

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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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Orten Was The Case

A time-loop puzzle adventure about saving the world through knowledge gained across repeated cycles, with a beautiful tone and a ~12-hour single-player campaign.

2023-11-29

Action
Puzzle
Adventure
Indie

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Foolish Mortals

A cozy supernatural point-and-click mystery in 1930s Louisiana, with strong atmosphere and voice acting, and a typical playthrough of about 12.5 hours.

2025-11-05

Puzzle
Adventure
Fantasy
Side view
Mystery
Point-and-click

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Return of the Obra Dinn

A first-person detective puzzle in 1803 where you identify 60 lost crew by rewinding through death scenes in a nonlinear mystery.

2018-10-18

First person
Puzzle
Adventure
Fantasy
Indie
Historical
Mystery