Games like Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy

This is a visual novel adventure game where players investigate crime scenes and present evidence in court to defend clients. It features a courtroom drama feel with puzzle-solving and deduction.

96% positive from 1,000 · 2024 · Steam Deck Verified · Lowest ever $14.56 (2025-11-22)

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Six games like Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy

The Shell Part III: Paradiso

96% positive from 640 reviews2025Deck Playable

This is a visual novel with a branching narrative and multiple endings, featuring a detective investigating a dark, obsessive case. Its feel is noir and psychological.

What players likedPlayers praise its grand, ethereal mystery and emotional wrap-up, reminiscent of a captivating final chapter.

The catchThe plot leans on contrived coincidences and the characters stay shallow and unchanged.

Both are tagged Investigation, Detective and Mystery.

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Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer

96% positive from 1,282 reviews2025Deck Playable

This is a point-and-click urban thriller adventure game. Players solve serial murders by investigating and logging findings in Kathy's notebook.

What players likedPlayers praise "Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer" as a well-crafted point-and-click mystery, akin to Wadjet Eye Games, with engaging puzzles and a compelling story.

The catchStory loses momentum and dumps everything at the end

Both are tagged Investigation, Detective and Mystery.

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Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged

95% positive from 1,274 reviews202437% finish itDeck Verified

This is a point-and-click adventure game featuring a globe-trotting mystery with fully voiced characters and challenging puzzles. Players explore exotic locations, solve riddles, and uncover conspiracies.

What players likedPlayers praise the beautiful remaster of this classic point-and-click adventure, which looks and feels like their nostalgic memories.

The catchSlow pacing with drawn-out, hard-to-skip animations

Both are tagged Investigation, Detective and Mystery.

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Loco Motive

93% positive from 1,182 reviews202437% finish itDeck Verified

A comedy point-and-click murder mystery aboard a 1930s steam train. You play the three prime suspects in turn, a lawyer, a rookie detective and a spy, solving item puzzles to clear their names.

What players likedPlayers praise "Loco Motive" as a classic point-and-click adventure, reminiscent of Monkey Island, for its humor, story, and exceptional voice acting.

The catchThe comedy is loud and constant but the jokes almost never land.

Both are tagged Investigation, Detective and Mystery.

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Subsurface Circular

94% positive from 1,931 reviews201719% finish itDeck Playable

This is a short, narrative-driven adventure game where players collect words to solve dialogue puzzles. It features a unique vocabulary inventory and a detective story feel.

What players likedPlayers praise its engaging, narrative-heavy sci-fi mystery with well-written dialogue, often compared to a "Thomas Was Alone" sequel.

The catchChoices barely change anything and the ending arrives rushed and abrupt.

Both are tagged Investigation, Detective and Visual Novel.

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The Silver Case

89% positive from 1,147 reviews201619% finish itDeck Playable

A first-person visual novel adventure game where players solve puzzles and riddles to uncover a dark, interconnected mystery. It features a neo-noir, hardboiled detective feel.

What players likedPlayers praise its incredible, relevant story about the dark side of humanity, despite simple and linear gameplay.

The catchThe plot is told so incoherently that many finish it still not knowing what happened.

Both are tagged Investigation, Mystery and Visual Novel.

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More about Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy

What players liked

Players praise its smooth PC remake, charming characters, and fun, interesting story and trials, making it a highly enjoyable visual novel experience.

The catch

Constant handholding spells out the answers, leaving almost no deduction to do.

Reviews: 96% positive from 1,000
Released: 2024
Steam Deck: Steam Deck Verified
Price: Lowest ever $14.56 (2025-11-22)
Play: Single-playerFull controller support

It is here because it sits in the band this site looks at: well reviewed at 96% positive, but with 1,000 reviews, far fewer than the household names carry.

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