Games Like Master Magistrate

Master Magistrate

The samurai detective visual novel! Solve crimes and pass judgment on vigilantes, officials, inventors, and brigands to protect a city of eternal cherry blossoms.

★ THE 25TH WARD: THE SILVER CASE ★ 428: SHIBUYA SCRAMBLE ★ TOKYO DARK ★ A DETECTIVE'S NOVEL ★ AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES ★ PHOENIX WRIGHT: ACE ATTORNEY TRILOGY ★ 12 HOURS TO DIE ★ LUCID9: INCITING INCIDENT ★ DETECTIVE INSTINCT: FAREWELL, MY BELOVED ★ PAPER PERJURY ★ TANGLE TOWER ★ GUILTY PARADE ★ WE ♥ IT 
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The 25th Ward: The Silver Case

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In the bayside area of Kanto, a murder with unknown motivations sets off a series of seemingly random events bringing together peculiar individuals, one of whom is detective Tokio Morishima. When their ambitions begin to collide, a truly shocking pattern emerges…

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428: Shibuya Scramble

95% 👍 OF 3.9K
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A kidnapping on the streets of Shibuya brings together a hot-blooded detective, hard-hitting journalist, former gang leader, the head researcher of a big pharma manufacturer and a part-timer stuck in cat costume for a series of events each more unexpected and outrageous than the last.

In this game, you can…

  • …make a choice for one character that instantly derails or rescues another elsewhere in Shibuya.
  • …hit a sudden lockout, jump to another character to find the missing trigger, then come back and reopen the blocked route.
  • …play through a live-action Shibuya thriller where still photos suddenly burst into full video when the situation escalates.
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Tokyo Dark

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Legend tells of a door deep below Tokyo's sewers. All who enter are lost forever. Detective Ito's partner is missing. Explore Tokyo & uncover the darkness that lays beneath the streets in this Point & Click - meets Visual Novel - narrative adventure that questions the very core of Ito's sanity.

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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy

98% 👍 OF 44K
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Become Phoenix Wright and experience the thrill of battle as you fight to save your innocent clients in a court of law. Play all 14 episodes, spanning the first three games, in one gorgeous collection.

In this game, you can…

  • …interrogate a parrot as a courtroom witness.
  • …use a magic lock-and-key mechanic to confront someone's hidden secret and force the truth out before you ever reach court.
  • …defend a client while everyone in court is openly hostile, and still win by proving a murder case in just three days.
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Lucid9: Inciting Incident

90% 👍 OF 1.0K
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Lucid9 is a visual novel focused on a web of intricate mysteries set in the fictional 2018 metropolis of Isamu. Lucid9: Inciting Incident is the first part of the story, focused on a string of disappearances that occur at a prestigious, uppity boarding academy.

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Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved

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A woman vanishes without a trace on a cross-country train. The catch? Nobody on board remembers her ever existing in the first place - nobody, except for you. Uncover the story in this mystery adventure game!

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Tangle Tower

95% 👍 OF 6.2K
About This Game

Unravel a thrilling mystery by exploring a strange and twisted mansion, discovering curious clues, interrogating peculiar suspects and solving unique puzzles. Will you be able to uncover the secrets of Tangle Tower?

In this game, you can…

  • …investigate a murder where the only "weapon" is a knife painted into the victim's unfinished portrait.
  • …show every piece of evidence to every suspect, then cross-check their reactions until their stories start contradicting each other.
  • …build a "this is suspicious because…" sentence, and make the detectives voice whatever weird combination of words you assemble.
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Guilty Parade

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One war. Two sides of a military conflict. Which side will you choose if you take a look at the world from both sides of the conflict? Whom will you support and whom will you destroy if some are fighting for an uncertain future, while others are for a peaceful present?