Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Play Sleuth
A series of open-ended, detective role playing games
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Play Sleuth launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Hi HN! Worked on this side project for a while and wanted to share it. It's free to play.
Oct 2025 · detective.wiki · its alternatives →
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I built SQL Noir, an interactive detective game that challenges you to solve mysteries using real SQL queries. It’s fully open source, designed to give you a practical and immersive way to learn SQL while engaging with a narrative-driven mystery.
2025 · sqlnoir.com · its alternatives →
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Solve mysteries in a beautiful and atmospheric open world.
2015 · its alternatives →
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Hey HN, Michael and Scott here. We’re open-sourcing an interactive murder mystery featuring LLM-driven character agents. Solve the mystery by finding clues, taking notes, and interrogating agents. They all have distinct motives, personality, and can impact the game in different ways (attacking you, running away, etc). Try it out, it’s pretty fun! We’re also open-sourcing the framework that we used to make and refine the agents. The goal is to create an intuitive interface for storytellers to create, debug, and test game agents. We then take those game agents and expose an API beyond just…
2023 · gron.games · its alternatives →
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An amazing and intellectual investigation game...
2016 · its alternatives →
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