Recs

First: consider prioritising Singapore’s English games, especially the physical-set ones! This is merely an incomplete guide to the tabletop Chinese scripts I’ve played.

If you’re searching based on group size, check the tags:
4 players | 5 players | 6 players | 7 players | 8 players | 9 or more players

⭐ indicates a top rec for that category.
Cases are listed in rough descending order of priority.

If you’re looking for…

Something beginner-friendly
⭐ 鲸落 (unique gameplay, rigorous, with feelz)
⭐ 千佛梦 (with feelz)
⭐ 青楼 (light-hearted, game mechanics)
⭐ 局 (classic murder-focused case)
⭐ 豆大点事物语 (light-hearted)
漓川怪谈簿 (if you want to progress to hardcore cases)
风吹麦浪 (if you want to progress to hardcore cases)
人皮灯笼 (horror elements)
仙乂 (fantasy, game mechanics)

A hardcore (硬核) intellectual challenge
⭐ 年轮 (with feelz)
⭐ 木夕僧之戏
⭐ 周公游记
⭐ 虚构推理
⭐ 鲸落 (not that 硬核, but varied and rigorous enough to be interesting)
⭐ 漓川怪谈簿 (good intro to hardcore cases)
⭐ 第七号嫌疑人
⭐ 桐花中路私立协济医院怪谈 (brief yet 硬核)
⭐ 奇妙万事屋 (with silly diversions)
⭐ 二律背反 (half-physical-set)
⭐ 周公游记2
⭐ 一探纠镜 (more 还原 than 推理)
月光下的持刀者
帕佐庄园
六个盒子β (with literary flair)
作者不详 (very meta, not much traditional 推理ing)
档案·玻璃屋
弗洛伊德之锚
月落洼
孽岛疑云
风吹麦浪 (intro to hardcore cases)
桔梗花消逝的秋天
风信子不开的夏天
我于万物之中
九不思议街
收容失效
野の蔷薇
牌花
花与爱莉丝
三日葬礼
死者在幻夜中醒来
头颅们的失眠夜 (ridiculous and twisted/重口味)
马丁内斯死在惊奇馆
恐山大祭

A light-hearted time
⭐ 青楼 (solid case-solving)
⭐ 案件重演 (solid case-solving)
⭐ 豆大点事物语 (solid case-solving)
我于万物之中 (solid case-solving)
仙乂 (game mechanics)
搞钱 (if you really don’t care about murders)

An emotional journey
⭐ 年轮 (serious case-solving)
⭐ 鲸落 (fairly serious case-solving)
⭐ 余香 (serious case-solving)
⭐ 千佛梦 (fairly serious case-solving)
一座城 (serious case-solving)
六个盒子β (serious case-solving)
风吹麦浪 (serious case-solving)
梅芙罗尔号 (less case-solving, more alliances)
我见 (fairly serious case-solving)
风中有朵雨做的云 (emotional depth varies by character)
马丁内斯死在惊奇馆 (serious case-solving)

Unconventional case structures
(listed in rough order of case structure originality; may not necessarily reflect the quality of the overall experience)
⭐ 作者不详
⭐ 弗洛伊德之锚
⭐ 虚构推理
神乐汤
杀人回忆
月光下的持刀者
木夕僧之戏
死者在幻夜中醒来
一探纠镜
帕佐庄园
六个盒子β
鲸落
第七号嫌疑人

Factions and/or game mechanics
步步莲华 (solid case-solving)
梅芙罗尔号 (less case-solving, more emotional)

Horror
⭐ 人皮灯笼 (with feelz)
两点半 (more case-solving)
一探纠镜 (more case-solving)
病娇男孩的精分日记 (horror elements)
缄默公馆 (horror elements)
一点半 (more horror, less case-solving)