· 7 min
Cheating Detective Games: Investigating a Partner
Games that turn a couple's suspicion into an investigation: Cheaters, Find Proof, Not Your Phone, Leaked and Secreta, compared.
Blog
Notes about phone investigation games, found-phone stories and the relationship drama behind them. Written by the developer of Secreta, with no spoilers for any case.
Genre and category
· 7 min
Phone Investigation Games: the Whole Genre
Phone investigation games put the story inside a simulated phone. What the genre is, how it works and which ones are worth your evening.
Comparisons
· 7 min
7 Games Like A Normal Lost Phone
Games like A Normal Lost Phone: stories you piece together from messages, photos and notes found inside somebody else's phone.
· 6 min
8 Games Like Duskwood to Play Next (2026)
Chat-story games like Duskwood for Android and iPhone: what to play for the messages, the choices and a story about people lying to each other.
· 5 min
9 Games Like Simulacra for Android and iPhone
Nine games like Simulacra: found-phone stories where you read the messages, the photos and the apps of somebody who cannot explain himself.
· 6 min
Games Like Stalkie: Mobile Detective Alternatives
Games like Stalkie · Mobile Detective for Android and iPhone: fake-phone stories where the case belongs to a couple, not to the police.
Format and how it works
· 5 min
Chat Story Games Explained (and How to Pick One)
Chat story games tell the story with text messages. How the format works, what separates a good one from a bad one, and which to play next.
· 6 min
Offline Mystery Games for Android (No Data Needed)
Offline mystery games for Android that work with no data and no ads: how much space they take and how to check one is really offline.
Playing together
· 6 min
Detective Games for Couples to Play Together
Detective and mystery games for couples: two-player cases, one-phone stories and how to play a case together without ruining the ending.
Secreta
· 5 min
How to Play Secreta: Beginner Guide (No Spoilers)
How to play Secreta without spoilers: what the free part includes, how questions, hints and notes work, and how many cases there are.