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A ~4-hour detective sim set in a simulated OS, with FMV storytelling and an intriguing conspiracy that's hampered by linear choices and a rushed ending.

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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Greyhat - A Digital Detective Adventure

A single-player hacking adventure where a hacker-for-hire investigates a dark conspiracy to save his kidnapped daughter, delivering an emotional story and satisfying puzzles in roughly 13 hours.

2020-08-31

Adventure
Indie
Simulator
Role-playing (RPG)

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The Lancaster Leak - Crisis At Call Center

A short, interactive found-footage investigation into a leaked tape covering up a call center disaster.

2023-08-29

Action
Horror
Indie
Point-and-click

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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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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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Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You

A short dystopian surveillance thriller where you mine citizens' digital lives for evidence and your reporting determines who gets arrested.

2016-10-27

Science fiction
Thriller
Adventure
Indie
Simulator
Text
Mystery
Drama
Visual Novel

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Keyword: A Spider's Thread

A compact single-player hacking detective thriller where you use deduction, social engineering, and puzzle-solving to find your missing daughter.

2021-09-27

First person
Indie

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Mainlining

A short, single-player cyberpunk hacking adventure played entirely from a simulated desktop, with a point-and-click investigation narrative.

2017-01-26

Adventure
Indie
Simulator
Mystery

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Tech Support: Error Unknown

A compact single-player adventure-simulation about a tech support worker uncovering a conspiracy, with branching faction choices and a calm but occasionally frustrating pace.

2019-02-27

Adventure
Indie
Simulator

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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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The Survey

A dark, short single-player simulation where a phone survey mechanic builds guilt-driven tension, though the second half reportedly loses steam.

2016-10-27

Puzzle
Adventure
Horror
Indie
Simulator

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The Shapeshifting Detective

A short FMV murder mystery with a clever shapeshifting hook, but dialogue choices and investigations feel mostly inconsequential.

2018-11-06

First person
Puzzle
Thriller
Adventure
Indie
Mystery