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An FMV mystery adventure: as a special agent, search a police video database to piece together a young man's death in a tight 4.5-hour investigation.

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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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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Heaven Does Not Respond

A tense, story-rich analog horror investigation set in 2005, where you uncover dark secrets through a retro computer interface in about three and a half hours.

2026-02-07

Puzzle
Adventure
Horror
Third person
Indie
Simulator
Mystery
Point-and-click

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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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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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SIMULACRA 2

A single-player indie mystery that has you solve a dead influencer's case via her phone and social media, with branching routes and strong voice acting in a ~5-hour experience.

2020-01-30

Thriller
Adventure
Horror
Indie
Simulator
Role-playing (RPG)
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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Game of Fate: Chasing Through Time

A time-travel murder mystery with branching choices, plot twists, and romance, lasting around eight hours.

2024-10-30

Adventure
Indie
Simulator
Role-playing (RPG)

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SIMULACRA

A tense interactive horror mystery played entirely through a missing woman's phone, with jump scares and a typical playtime of 3-5 hours.

2017-10-26

First person
Thriller
Adventure
Horror
Indie
Simulator
Text
Role-playing (RPG)
Mystery
Visual Novel

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Gumshoe Detective Agency: The First Case

A short 1995 detective mystery where you search early internet, emails, and floppy discs to find a missing woman, with a promising concept hampered by clunky UI.

2025-10-08

Adventure
Indie
Simulator

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Scrutinized

A tense single-player investigation sim in which you use police files and digital records to spot threats while dodging killers, with a short, scary campaign.

2020-08-05

First person
Puzzle
Horror
Indie
Simulator