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2016PC75 % positive1.99 €

You investigate a murder at a remote mountain estate, piecing together clues and interviews to identify the culprit. A quiet, text-driven whodunit in visual novel style.

Strong, story-driven narrative
Dark, serious atmosphere

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The closest matches for A Detective's Novel are Orwell: Keeping an Eye on You, Orwell: Ignorance is Strength and Teleforum. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes A Detective's Novel special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Orwell: Keeping an Eye on You

94 %Match

2016PCNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable91 % positive9.99 €

Strong, story-driven narrative
Dark, serious atmosphere
Accessible and relaxed

You work as an investigator for a government surveillance program, combing through chats, files and profiles of citizens and deciding which information to pass on. It makes the moral cost of mass surveillance tangible within a gripping thriller story.

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Orwell: Ignorance is Strength

Strong, story-driven narrative

You work as an investigator in the Orwell surveillance program, combing through chats, files and profiles for clues, with the power to manipulate the information you find. A dark surveillance thriller where your decisions carry real moral weight.

Teleforum

Strong, story-driven narrative

You piece together the final live broadcast of a vanished host, where every witness remembers something different. Question his wife, search his apartment and sort the contradictions to uncover what really happened.

Retro Mystery Club Vol.1: The Ise-Shima Case

Pure single-player experience

A classic-style text-driven detective adventure in the vein of Famicom Detective Club, where you question people, gather clues and solve a crime in the Ise-Shima region. Story takes center stage, with no combat at all.

No Case Should Remain Unsolved

Strong, story-driven narrative

A retired senior inspector reopens an old case in a narrative detective adventure, uncovering lie after lie among the people around the victim. The focus is on memories, questioning and piecing the truth together.

TR-49

Linear, curated structure

A narrative deduction game that blends puzzle solving with the feel of an audio drama. From the makers of Heaven's Vault and Overboard!, it focuses on listening, dialogue and piecing together clues.

Simulacra

Strong, story-driven narrative

You dig through a missing woman's smartphone, reading messages, using apps and watching videos, to piece together a creepy mystery. A short, story-driven horror experience told through found-footage-style screen interaction.

Shinrai: Broken Beyond Despair

Linear, curated structure

You investigate a murder at an isolated mountain resort where one of ten friends is the killer. Interrogating suspects and presenting evidence drives the story, and your deductions decide whether you uncover the truth or blame an innocent person.

Uncover the Smoking Gun

Linear, curated structure

As a veteran detective, you interrogate suspects through chat conversations and must use clever dialogue and gathered clues to expose the truth. A small indie investigation game blending puzzle solving with persuasion.

Who's Lila?

Pure single-player experience

A reverse detective story where you are the suspect under interrogation and control your character's facial expressions instead of picking dialogue lines. The unusual mechanic makes lying, nerves and memory gaps tangible.

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