- #1 Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma
78% matchVery Positive82% of 4,720 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Nine participants awaken, trapped in an underground facility. To escape, they must play a game with deadly consequences. Who will live, and who will die? The choice is yours. Let the Decision Game begin…
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.2%, Mystery 14.8%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #2 CHAOS;CHILD
72% matchVery Positive94% of 3,792 reviews2019
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 81.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
From the creators of the critically acclaimed STEINS;GATE comes a sensational new visual novel: CHAOS;CHILD. Set in Shibuya in 2015, a group of high school students who survived an earthquake six years ago find themselves at the center of a new series of bizarre murders in the city.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.5%, Mystery 14.9%, Anime 10.2%, Thriller 9.7%, Psychological Horror 9.1%
- #3 Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
70% matchVery Positive93% of 6,944 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Kidnapped and taken to an unfamiliar location, nine people find themselves forced to participate in a diabolical Nonary Game by an enigmatic mastermind called Zero. Why were they there? Why were they chosen to put their lives on the line? And more importantly, who can be trusted?
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.5%, Mystery 16%, Multiple Endings 14.4%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Story Rich 10.6%
- #4 Return to Shironagasu Island
70% matchVery Positive94% of 3,983 reviews2020
Dev: HYOGO ONIMUSHIPub: TABINOMICHI
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A mystery adventure game and visual novel set on solitary Shironagasu Island. Discover its secrets, solve its mysteries, and escape from the ominous island!
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.4%, Mystery 18.5%, Horror 11.7%, Thriller 11.6%, Anime 8.6%
- #5 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.2 Watanagashi
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,751 reviews2015
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.4%, Mystery 15.3%, Horror 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Anime 11.8%
- #6 Decide 4 God
63% matchPositive96% of 45 reviews2025
Dev: Miracle Moon
Windows
The final entry of the Abime Series. Six intruders and six captives share a high-tech prison where their moral dilemmas may lead them to a fate worse than death. Can they overcome the wiles of Empathy Systems? What dark secrets lurk behind that institution? When does knowledge become a curse?
Why similar: Conspiracy 17.7% ★, Thriller 15.2%, Psychological 9.7%, Multiple Endings 8.2%, Visual Novel 8.1%
- #7 The House in Fata Morgana
64% matchVery Positive95% of 6,015 reviews2016
Dev: NOVECTPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A gothic suspense tale set in a cursed mansion. "The House in Fata Morgana" is a full-length visual novel spanning nearly a millennium that deals in tragedy, human nature, and insanity.
Why similar: Philosophical 14.9%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Mystery 11.5%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Multiple Endings 9%
- #8 Wonderful Everyday Down the Rabbit-Hole
64% matchVery Positive93% of 2,433 reviews2017
Dev: KeroQPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 167.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Wonderful Everyday is a visual novel with multiple routes which develops a story based on a few concepts: "the sky and the world", "the beginning and the end", "literature and science", "savior and hero", "brother and sister".
Why similar: Philosophical 23.2%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Psychological 10.1%, Mystery 9.2%
- #9 Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 29,852 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 33.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Jabberwock Island—You and your classmates were ready for fun in the sun until Monokuma returned to restart his murderous game! Trapped in a kill-or-be-killed situation, your only hope rests in solving the island’s mysteries.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22%, Mystery 21.2%, Anime 19.5%, Story Rich 12.3%, Psychological Horror 10.7%
- #10 Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 35,311 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Investigate murders, search for clues and talk to your classmates to prepare for trial. There, you'll engage in deadly wordplay, going back and forth with suspects. Dissect their statements and fire their words back at them to expose their lies! There's only one way to survive—pull the trigger.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.6%, Mystery 23.3%, Anime 19%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Story Rich 11.8%
- #11 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.3 Tatarigoroshi
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,219 reviews2016
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.2%, Psychological 16%, Mystery 15.1%, Anime 11.7%, Horror 9.5%
- #12 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.7 Minagoroshi
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 660 reviews2019
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 15.7 hrsMean: 91.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.2%, Mystery 17.6%, Anime 14.6%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Horror 13.7%
- #13 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.6 Tsumihoroboshi
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 868 reviews2018
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 40.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.4%, Mystery 17.5%, Horror 14.3%, Anime 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13.2%
- #14 Birth ME Code
63% matchVery Positive84% of 98 reviews2020
Dev: Miracle Moon
Windows
The second entry of the Abime Series. Play as the mastermind in a death game where you must find the traitor while concealing your identity. Six hours, one school, six deaths. Nine participants fight for survival: it's kill or be killed, trust or deceive, escape or die.
Why similar: Conspiracy 19.3% ★, Philosophical 9.9%, Mystery 9%, Visual Novel 7.8%, Multiple Endings 6.7%
- #15 Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
61% matchVery Positive83% of 21,686 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 30.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A new cast of 16 characters find themselves kidnapped and imprisoned in a school. Inside, some will kill, some will die, and some will be punished. Reimagine what you thought high-stakes, fast-paced investigation was as you investigate twisted murder cases and condemn your new friends to death.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.9%, Mystery 21%, Anime 16.9%, Story Rich 13.2%, Psychological Horror 10.9%
- #16 Raging Loop
60% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,624 reviews2017
Dev: KEMCO
Windows
Median: 24.0 hrsMean: 58.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.1%, Mystery 19.6%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Psychological 12.8%, Story Rich 10.1%
- #17 Ubel
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Regularjax
Windows
A visual novel where eight participants are forced to play a death game where they have to vote every two hours. Who will survive? Who will betray? Who are the masterminds behind it all?
Why similar: Thriller 20.3%, Visual Novel 14%, Mystery 12.6%, Anime 10%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
- #18 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.4 Himatsubushi
59% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 862 reviews2016
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 20.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.1%, Mystery 15.7%, Anime 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Dark 10.2%
- #19 AI: The Somnium Files
58% matchVery Positive92% of 9,091 reviews2019
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.1%, Mystery 19.3%, Anime 14.7%, Story Rich 11.4%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
- #20 Corpse Party (2021)
58% matchVery Positive91% of 1,400 reviews2021
Dev: MAGES.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Explore the haunted halls of Heavenly Host Elementary in Corpse Party (2021), the horror cult classic now updated for the next generation.
Why similar: Horror 16.3%, Multiple Endings 15.1%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Dark 12.5%
- #21 The Letter - Horror Visual Novel
58% matchVery Positive86% of 1,500 reviews2017
Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
When seven people fall prey to a vicious curse, they will discover that horror rests not from the shadows lurking about, but within themselves. To what ends will one go in order to survive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.8%, Horror 18%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Mystery 10.4%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
- #22 Stay Alive For Me
56% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: OneRoomFilms
Windows
Survive a gripping psychological thriller in this visual novel. Make critical decisions, face a disturbed captor, and experience multiple chilling endings.
Why similar: Thriller 16.5%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Mystery 8.9%
- #23 Morse Academy
56% matchPositive90% of 29 reviews2025
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Three operatives return to their abandoned boarding school to hunt a sinister fugitive. As old traumas awaken and paranoia takes hold, will they survive their own fears?
Why similar: Thriller 19.4%, Psychological 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Horror 8.5%
- #24 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi
56% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,197 reviews2015
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.2%, Mystery 19.6%, Psychological 19.3%, Anime 13.8%, Dark 10.3%
- #25 I Would Love to Wish You Good Morning
57% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Silhouette Games
Windows
I Would Love to Wish You Good Morning is a choice-driven dystopian psychological horror visual novel about isolation, obedience, and the price of fitting in. Will you navigate the uncanny social dynamics of the future... or die trying?
Why similar: Thriller 18.2%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Mystery 12.6%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, Choices Matter 8.9%
- #26 Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls
56% matchVery Positive83% of 6,870 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Komaru Naegi has been imprisoned inside a mysterious apartment for over a year. Her rescue is derailed when hundreds of Monokumas suddenly attack. She teams up with Toko Fukawa to survive the rampaging Monokumas, escape the crafty Monokuma Kids, and uncover the secrets of the city.
Why similar: Anime 30.9%, Visual Novel 17%, Story Rich 14.6%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Horror 8.5%
- #27 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch. 5 Meakashi
56% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,002 reviews2017
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 22.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.9%, Mystery 16.7%, Horror 15.1%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Anime 13.9%
- #28 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
54% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 42,566 reviews2019
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 26.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.1%, Mystery 27.5%, Anime 17.7%, Story Rich 17.5%, Adventure 2.6%
- #29 Born for the Light ~Wavelength Radiant Collapse~
56% matchNo user reviews
Dev: qDrotPub: TERNOX
Windows
Endless world. Endless sky. Endless light. Will the shadows be cast upon all Children dwelling on the Treetops? Regardless, I spread my prosthetic wings, taking a leap of faith.
Why similar: Conspiracy 17% ★, Visual Novel 10.7%, Mystery 10.2%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Multiple Endings 9%
- #30 The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
54% matchVery Positive94% of 9,030 reviews2021
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 34.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Immerse yourself in a dramatic yet charming and witty world of evidence-gathering, deduction and courtroom battles with this double-pack of the adventures of rookie lawyer Ryunosuke.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.4%, Mystery 23.1%, Anime 17.5%, Story Rich 11.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%
- #31 Hollow Knight: Silksong
51% matchVery Positive89% of 399,080 reviews2025
Dev: Team Cherry
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 35.2 hrsMean: 45.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Discover a vast, haunted kingdom in Hollow Knight: Silksong! Explore, fight and survive as you ascend to the peak of a land ruled by silk and song.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 35.9%, Story Rich 30.9%, 2D 18.9%, Adventure 8.2%, Singleplayer 6.1%
- #32 Mayday Trials
53% matchMostly Positive74% of 27 reviews2025
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short psychological thriller visual novel where you guide Sora through twisted interrogations, moral dilemmas, and unraveling memories...
Why similar: Philosophical 16%, Psychological 12.2%, Thriller 10.3%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Psychological Horror 8.8%
- #33 Black Myth: Wukong
51% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,196,527 reviews2024
Dev: Game Science
Windows
Median: 41.8 hrsMean: 53.9 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Black Myth: Wukong is an action RPG rooted in Chinese mythology. You shall set out as the Destined One to venture into the challenges and marvels ahead, to uncover the obscured truth beneath the veil of a glorious legend from the past.
Why similar: Story Rich 76.6%, Adventure 12.7%, Singleplayer 10.7%
- #34 The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-
52% matchVery Positive88% of 8,150 reviews2025
Dev: Too Kyo GamesPub: Aniplex Inc.
Windows
Median: 42.8 hrsMean: 64.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Kazutaka Kodaka and Kotaro Uchikoshi join forces for the first time to deliver the ULTIMATE adventure game! 15 students are tasked with defending a school from grotesque monsters for 100 days. Can they make it to the end? And will they survive long enough to uncover the truth?
Why similar: Conspiracy 28.3% ★, Multiple Endings 16.5%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Anime 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.8%
- #35 Resident Evil Requiem
50% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 149,009 reviews2026
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 19.9 hrsMean: 24.4 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Requiem for the dead. Nightmare for the living. Prepare to escape death in a heart-stopping experience that will chill you to your core.
Why similar: Horror 39.8%, Dark 23.2%, Modern 19.5%, Story Rich 14.9%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #36 Dispatch
50% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 167,325 reviews2025
Dev: AdHoc Studio
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Dispatch is a superhero workplace comedy where choices matter. Manage a dysfunctional team of misfit heroes and strategize who to send to emergencies around the city, all while balancing office politics, personal relationships, and your own quest to become a hero. All episodes out now!
Why similar: Choices Matter 42.6%, Story Rich 26.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #37 ROBOTICS;NOTES ELITE
54% matchVery Positive90% of 649 reviews2020
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 38.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Thanks to the rising popularity of the PhoneDroid—a device which features augmented reality (A.R.)—the age of advanced technology has finally reached Tanegashima. On that island, Central Tanegashima High's "Robot Research Club" is about to have their club disbanded.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.1%, Conspiracy 19% ★, Mystery 14.9%, Anime 12%, Sci-fi 11.3%
- #38 Ace Attorney Investigations Collection
51% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,286 reviews2024
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 30.3 hrsMean: 33.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Miles Edgeworth's dramatic turnabouts take center stage! Experience both Ace Attorney Investigations games in one gorgeous collection! Investigate crime scenes and solve tough, intriguing cases through logic and deduction. When Edgeworth's past and present collide, his future begins!
Why similar: Mystery 28.6%, Visual Novel 26.3%, Story Rich 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.5%, Anime 8.2%
- #39 DELTARUNE
50% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 97,124 reviews2025
Dev: tobyfox
Windows · Mac
Median: 16.6 hrsMean: 21.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Dive into the parallel story to UNDERTALE! Fight or spare your way through action-packed battles as you explore a mysterious world alongside an endearing cast of new and familiar characters. Chapters 1-4 will be available on launch, with more planned as free updates!
Why similar: Story Rich 38.8%, Mystery 26.2%, Dark 20.4%, 2D 10.2%, Singleplayer 4.4%
- #40 Escape the Backrooms
50% matchVery Positive91% of 134,051 reviews2025
Dev: Fancy GamesPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Escape the Backrooms is a 1-4 player co-op horror exploration game. Traverse 30+ eerie backrooms levels while avoiding entities and other dangers. Try to escape but be warned: survival isn't guaranteed.
Why similar: Horror 58.8%, Psychological Horror 33.1%, Adventure 3.4%, Casual 2.8%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #41 The Game of Fourtune
53% matchPositive97% of 35 reviews2023
Dev: BlackLock Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
How far will you go to get your deepest wish granted? In The Game of Fourtune, help guide Clyde & Devon through this cruel game of life and death. Only one participant will get their wish granted. Four rounds and four deaths each round, are you ready to see if fortune is on your side?
Why similar: Thriller 17%, Mystery 9.8%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Multiple Endings 9.2%, Choices Matter 8.2%
- #42 Rhythm Doctor
50% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 25,817 reviews2025
Dev: 7th Beat Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Save patients with your rhythm mastery! Rhythm Doctor is a rhythm game where you heal patients by defibrillating in time to their heartbeats. Learn each patient's unique heartbeat and defeat boss viruses trying to sabotage your rhythm, all set to heart-pumping, soul-soothing music.
Why similar: Modern 31.5%, Story Rich 21.1%, Anime 20.6%, Sci-fi 15.7%, 2D 8.1%
- #43 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
50% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 259,060 reviews2025
Dev: Sandfall InteractivePub: Kepler Interactive
Windows
Median: 31.9 hrsMean: 38.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Lead the members of Expedition 33 on their quest to destroy the Paintress so that she can never paint death again. Explore a world of wonders inspired by Belle Époque France and battle unique enemies in this turn-based RPG with real-time mechanics.
Why similar: Story Rich 82.1%, Adventure 10.3%, Singleplayer 7.6%
- #44 STEINS;GATE
53% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 25,298 reviews2016
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 66.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus, STEINS;GATE was awarded Famitsu magazine's coveted annual Game of Excellence award and was voted one of the most emotionally charged “tear-inducing games” ever made, in a Famitsu poll. It is a gripping and moving Visual Novel, which has already spawned manga and anime adaptations.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.5%, Anime 13.5%, Multiple Endings 12%, Story Rich 11.6%, Thriller 9.6%
- #45 Shelldiver
50% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 11,440 reviews2025
Dev: Gagonfe
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Take a deep breath and dive right into this cozy incremental game about a senior turtle trying to start a business selling jellyfish. Upgrade your equipment, explore biomes, and help your turtly village!
Why similar: 2D 42.3%, Casual 35.3%, Adventure 14.8%, Singleplayer 7.7%
- #46 Tokyo Dark
54% matchVery Positive84% of 1,336 reviews2017
Dev: CherrymochiPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17%, Anime 15%, Mystery 13.9%, Horror 12.4%, Psychological Horror 11.7%
- #47 Escape Simulator
52% matchVery Positive94% of 18,872 reviews2021
Dev: Pine Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
First-person puzzler you can play solo or in an online co-op. Explore a set of highly interactive escape rooms. Move furniture, pick up and examine everything, smash pots and break locks! Play thousands of community-made rooms through the level editor.
Why similar: Mystery 57.3%, Story Rich 19.1%, Adventure 11.4%, Casual 7.5%, Singleplayer 4.8%
- #48 ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN
51% matchVery Positive82% of 178,648 reviews2025
Dev: FromSoftware, Inc.
Windows
Median: 41.3 hrsMean: 88.8 hrs≥1hr: 97%
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN is a standalone adventure within the ELDEN RING universe, crafted to offer players a new gaming experience by reimagining the game’s core design.
Why similar: Dark 57.1%, Story Rich 34%, Singleplayer 8.9%
- #49 SILENT HILL 2
50% matchVery Positive95% of 58,525 reviews2024
Dev: Bloober Team SAPub: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 18.7 hrsMean: 26.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Investigating a letter from his late wife, James returns to where they made so many memories - Silent Hill. What he finds is a ghost town, prowled by disturbing monsters and cloaked in deep fog. Confront the monsters, solve puzzles, and search for traces of your wife in this remake of SILENT HILL 2.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.7%, Psychological 21.7%, Horror 19%, Story Rich 14.8%, Multiple Endings 14.5%
- #50 AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES - nirvanA Initiative
53% matchVery Positive86% of 3,593 reviews2022
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Special Agents Mizuki and Ryuki, along with their AI partners Aiba and Tama, are tasked to solve the bizarre Half Body serial killings in this sequel to the critically acclaimed AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES.
Why similar: Conspiracy 27.1% ★, Mystery 17.5%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Anime 12.4%, Philosophical 10.9%
- #51 PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
52% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,451 reviews2023
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
How far would you go to bring someone back from the dead? Discover the depths that some will go to in this horror-adventure game.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.9%, Mystery 16.6%, Multiple Endings 15.6%, Anime 14.2%, Horror 13.9%
- #52 Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
51% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 30,632 reviews2023
Dev: Black Tabby Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24%, Choices Matter 19.7%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Horror 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%
- #53 Nine Sols
51% matchVery Positive95% of 38,609 reviews2024
Dev: RedCandleGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Nine Sols is a lore rich, hand-drawn 2D action-platformer featuring Sekiro-inspired deflection focused combat. Embark on a journey of eastern fantasy, explore the land once home to an ancient alien race, and follow a vengeful hero’s quest to slay the 9 Sols, formidable rulers of this forsaken realm.
Why similar: Story Rich 36.7%, Sci-fi 32.1%, 2D 18.5%, Adventure 8.5%, Singleplayer 4.3%
- #54 Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
51% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,828 reviews2023
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective, the classic puzzle-solving mystery adventure directed by Ace Attorney creator Shu Takumi, is back! This long-awaited HD remaster features upgraded visuals and sound and new gallery content.
Why similar: Mystery 38.8%, Story Rich 21.5%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Anime 13.4%, Adventure 5.7%
- #55 Tower Wizard
50% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,809 reviews2025
Dev: Barribob
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Help a wizard build and upgrade a wizard tower in this incremental game! Use the tower to study magic, summon spirits, create buildings, and influence the world.
Why similar: 2D 88.2%, Singleplayer 11.8%
- #56 Blue Prince
51% matchVery Positive87% of 17,330 reviews2025
Dev: DogubombPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 14.6 hrsMean: 29.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Welcome to Mt. Holly, where every dawn unveils a new mystery. Navigate through shifting corridors and ever-changing chambers in this genre-defying strategy puzzle adventure. But will your unpredictable path lead you to the rumored Room 46?
Why similar: Mystery 60.7%, Story Rich 28.8%, Adventure 6.1%, Singleplayer 4.4%
- #57 Crime Scene Cleaner
50% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 29,461 reviews2024
Dev: President Studio
Windows
Median: 13.4 hrsMean: 22.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Once you get tangled with the mob, you will forever be a part of the mob. At least they pay a decent salary and all you have to do is clean up after their dirty work, but you know what you’re doing. So clean crime scenes, earn as much money as you can, and get ready for the next mission.
Why similar: Singleplayer 51.2%, Adventure 48.8%
- #58 The Roottrees are Dead
50% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,610 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.
Why similar: Mystery 62.4%, Story Rich 24.1%, Adventure 4.6%, 2D 3.6%, Singleplayer 3.3%
- #59 Keep on Mining!
50% matchVery Positive94% of 7,474 reviews2025
Dev: EagleEye Games
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Keep on Mining! is a short incremental mining game. Mine rocks, gather materials, find artifacts, craft pickaxes and spend your materials on permanent upgrades inside the big skill tree!
Why similar: Casual 45.5%, 2D 37.1%, Singleplayer 17.5%
- #60 Lies of P
51% matchVery Positive92% of 75,663 reviews2023
Dev: NEOWIZ
Windows · Mac
Median: 23.9 hrsMean: 38.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Lies of P is a thrilling soulslike that takes the story of Pinocchio, turns it on its head, and sets it against the darkly elegant backdrop of the Belle Epoque era.
Why similar: Dark 26.6%, Multiple Endings 23.9%, Story Rich 22%, Choices Matter 19.5%, Adventure 4.6%