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2025PC

24 games that share what The Roottrees Are Dead does well: mystery, point and click and detective. Each one shows critic and player scores, how long it takes to beat, and the cheapest way to play it today.

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  • Hypnospace Outlaw

    2019PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android

    Interactive fiction, detective

    Critics
    83
    Metacritic
    Players
    96%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~12h
    IGDB

    $4.99was $19.99−75%

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.42/hr

  • The Operator

    2024PC · Switch

    Investigation, interactive fiction

    Critics
    78
    Metacritic
    Players
    91%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~4h
    IGDB

    $9.09was $13.99−35%

    Best PC price · GreenManGaming · $2.60/hr

  • Gorogoa

    2017PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android

    Interactive fiction, point & click

    Critics
    84
    Metacritic
    Players
    97%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~2h
    IGDB

    $2.88was $14.99−81%

    Best PC price · GameBillet · $1.44/hr

  • Norco

    2022PC · PS · Xbox

    Noir, investigation

    Critics
    89
    Metacritic
    Players
    92%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~6h
    IGDB

    $4.16was $14.99−72%

    Best PC price · GreenManGaming · $0.65/hr

  • Enigmatis: The Ghosts of Maple Creek

    2011PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android

    Detective, point & click

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    84%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~6h
    IGDB

    $1.99was $9.99−80%

    Best PC price · GOG · $0.31/hr

  • Sinking Island

    2007PC

    Detective, point & click

    Critics
    68
    Metacritic
    Players
    69%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~14h
    IGDB

    $1.23was $7.99−85%

    Best PC price · GameBillet · $0.09/hr

  • Agent A: A Puzzle In Disguise

    2015PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android

    Logic, investigation

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    95%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~5h
    IGDB

    $1.39was $19.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.28/hr

  • Rusty Lake Hotel

    2015PC · iOS · Android

    Point & click, mystery

    Critics
    65
    Metacritic
    Players
    96%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~2h
    IGDB

    $1.39was $1.99−30%

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.63/hr

  • Thimbleweed Park

    2017PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android

    Noir, detective

    Critics
    84
    Metacritic
    Players
    92%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~11h
    IGDB

    $6.99was $19.99−65%

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.65/hr

  • The Eyes of Ara

    2016PC · Switch · iOS · Android

    Immersive, logic

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    82%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $2.98was $14.99Historical low

    Best PC price · MacGameStore

  • Unforeseen Incidents

    2018PC · Switch

    Interactive fiction, detective

    Critics
    80
    Metacritic
    Players
    87%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~7h
    IGDB

    $11.99was $19.99−40%

    Best PC price · Steam · $1.71/hr

  • Tiny Room Stories: Town Mystery

    2019PC · iOS · Android

    Logic, investigation

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    86%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $0.99was $9.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Return of the Obra Dinn

    2018PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Noir, detective

    Critics
    89
    Metacritic
    Players
    96%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~10h
    IGDB

    $13.39was $19.99−33%

    Best PC price · Steam · $1.31/hr

  • Unheard

    2019PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android

    Investigation, interactive fiction

    Critics
    72
    Metacritic
    Players
    95%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~6h
    IGDB

    $2.18was $6.99−69%

    Best PC price · GameBillet · $0.37/hr

  • Phoenix Springs

    2024PC

    Immersive, noir

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    86%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $5.99was $14.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Loco Motive

    2024PC · Switch

    Noir, investigation

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    92%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $10.79was $17.99−40%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • No Case Should Remain Unsolved

    2024PC · PS · Switch

    Investigation, interactive fiction

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    96%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~6h
    IGDB

    $4.89was $6.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.82/hr

  • Replica

    2016PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Mystery, puzzles

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    85%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $1.49was $2.99−50%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Strange Antiquities

    2025PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Investigation, detective

    Critics
    81
    Metacritic
    Players
    95%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $11.69was $17.99−35%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Mutropolis

    2021PC · Switch · iOS · Android

    Detective, point & click

    Critics
    71
    Metacritic
    Players
    84%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $11.99was $19.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Lord Winklebottom Investigates

    2022PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Investigation, detective

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    91%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $6.64was $18.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam