Games Like An Elmwood Trail: Phone Mysteries Worth Investigating

For more phone searching and finished cases: Diva Sherlock

Diva Sherlock shifts from one long missing-person plot to sixteen separate investigations. Every case gives the player a complete fictional phone, twelve evidence questions and a conclusion that can be reached in one sitting.

The overlap is strongest in cross-checking messages, photos and digital records. The difference is structure: a case archive instead of a single episodic mystery, and progressive hints instead of an energy or waiting loop.

For a darker, unstable phone: SIMULACRA

SIMULACRA turns the device itself into part of the horror. Choose it when glitches, disturbing media and threat are attractions. It is not the closest option for players specifically avoiding scares.

For character chat and a long conspiracy: Duskwood

Duskwood leans into messenger conversations, character bonds and an ongoing missing-person investigation. It is a better match for players who want relationships and serial progression more than freeform exploration of many self-contained phones.

For a compact, personal story: A Normal Lost Phone

A Normal Lost Phone is smaller and more reflective. You reconstruct one person's identity and circumstances from a found device. It offers less of a recurring detective system and more of a single authored portrait.

What to check before downloading

Official store pages change, so verify platform, minimum OS, episode status and monetization before choosing.

• Do you want one continuing story or complete cases?
• Are horror and jumpscares welcome?
• Do you want conversation choices or evidence questions?
• How much episode waiting or mini-game interruption do you tolerate?