Detective Grimoire: Secret of the Swamp
2014PC · Android
Detective Grimoire series, dialogue heavy
- Critics
- unknown
- Players
- 96%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~3h
- IGDB
$1.39was $6.99Historical low
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Games like The Mermaid Mask
2026PC · Mac · PS · Switch
24 games that share what The Mermaid Mask does well: mystery, puzzles and submarine. Each one shows critic and player scores, how long it takes to beat, and the cheapest way to play it.
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24 picks · prices as of Oct 16, 2026
Hidden gemQuern: Undying Thoughts
2016PC · Mac · PS · Xbox · Switch
Investigation, point & click
- Players
- 90%
- Steam
- To beat
- unknown
$7.49
was $24.99−70%
Tangle Tower
2019PC · Mac · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android
Detective Grimoire series, dialogue heavy
- Critics
- unknown
- Players
- 94%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~6h
- IGDB
$3.99
was $19.99Historical low
Sally Face
2016PC · Mac · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android
Supernatural, interactive fiction
- Critics
- unknown
- Players
- 97%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~10h
- IGDB
$2.99
Hidden gemUnforeseen Incidents
2018PC · Mac · Switch
Interactive fiction, detective
- Players
- 87%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~7h
- IGDB
$11.99
was $19.99−40%
Hidden gemEscape From Mystwood Mansion
2023PC · Switch
Investigation, detective
- Critics
- unknown
- Players
- 92%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~5h
- IGDB
$8.49
was $16.99−50%
$12.49
was $24.99−50%
Far: Changing Tides
2022PC · PS · Xbox · Switch
Hand-drawn, relaxing
- Critics
- unknown
- Players
- 92%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~6h
- IGDB
$16.54
was $19.99−17%In PS Plus
Hidden gem$13.11
was $19.99Historical low
$11.99
was $19.96−40%
Strange Horticulture
2022PC · Mac · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android
Investigation, Lore-Rich
- Players
- 94%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~7h
- IGDB
$4.79
was $15.99−70%
Firework
2021PC · Xbox · Switch
Dialogue heavy, supernatural
- Critics
- unknown
- Players
- 97%
- Steam
- To beat
- unknown
$9.99
Hidden gemAmerican Arcadia
2023PC · PS · Xbox · Switch
Visual novel, point & click
- Critics
- 81
- IGDB
- Players
- 94%
- Steam
- To beat
- unknown
$7.99
was $19.99−60%
Hidden gemAdam Wolfe
2016PC · Mac · PS · Xbox · Switch
Supernatural, detective
- Critics
- unknown
- Players
- 91%
- Steam
- To beat
- unknown
$0.58
was $5.99−90%
Hidden gemThe Séance of Blake Manor
2025PC · PS · Xbox · Switch
Supernatural, investigation
- Players
- 95%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~21h
- IGDB
$16.54
was $19.99−17%
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments
2014PC · PS · Xbox · Switch
Crime, investigation
- Players
- 89%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~13h
- IGDB
$2.99
was $29.99−90%
$19.99
$1.49
was $14.99Historical low
Pentiment
2022PC · PS · Xbox · Switch
Investigation, interactive fiction
- Players
- 95%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~17h
- IGDB
$19.99
In Game Pass
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
2014PC · PS · Xbox · Switch
Supernatural, detective
- Players
- 87%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~4h
- IGDB
$14.99
was $19.99−25%
Return of the Obra Dinn
2018PC · Mac · PS · Xbox · Switch
Detective, mystery
- Players
- 96%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~10h
- IGDB
$19.99
$19.99
$6.70
was $24.99Historical lowIn Game Pass · PS Plus
Hidden gemBoxes: Lost Fragments
2024PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android
Point & click, mystery
- Critics
- unknown
- Players
- 92%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~5h
- IGDB
$8.24
was $14.99Historical low
Hidden gems like The Mermaid Mask
Highly rated, under 5,000 Steam reviews, and outside the big series.
$17.94
was $19.93−10%
$19.99
Botany Manor
2024 · PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · Android
Investigation, relaxing
94% of 1,039 Steam reviews
$11.24
was $24.99−55%
Chicken Police
2020 · PC · Mac · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android
Dialogue heavy, crime
94% of 1,630 Steam reviews
$4.99
was $19.99−75%
$11.25
was $14.99−25%
$1.59
was $15.99Historical low