60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Story Rich, LGBTQ+, Mystery.
Delve into a devilishly delightful world of mysticism and mystery as Harold Ludicael, the disgraced demonologist. After the untimely demise of a famous illustrator, you’re tasked with solving their murder in this point-and-click visual novel.
Occult Mingle
Connect with four occult enthusiasts (and possibly sell your soul) in this macabre LGBTQ+ horror visual novel/interface drama dating sim.
ScreamCap
ScreamCap is a team of paranormal investigators live streaming their dives into the unknown to an audience of believers.
Connect with four occult enthusiasts (and possibly sell your soul) in this macabre LGBTQ+ horror visual novel/interface drama dating sim.
Why similar: Supernatural 15.4%, LGBTQ+ 15.2%, Demons 11.5%, Visual Novel 9.4%, Text-Based 8%
ScreamCap is a team of paranormal investigators live streaming their dives into the unknown to an audience of believers.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 16%, Supernatural 12.9%, LGBTQ+ 11.6%, Investigation 10.2%, Visual Novel 9.3%
Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 16%, Detective 14.6%, Text-Based 11.1%, Investigation 11%, Mystery 9.8%
Foul Play tells the story of a young, bright-eyed detective who is determined to succeed. Her world quickly turns upside down after she is tasked with catching a sexy, mercurial assassin. In the end, she'll need to determine how pure her conscience really is. After all, justice is subjective.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.9%, Investigation 14%, Dark Comedy 13.8%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Dark Humor 8.6%
When the source of the kingdoms magic is in danger, High Alchemist Nika Skylar has no choice but to intervene. Joined by a mysterious detective Skylar must act before the kingdom is plunged into darkness.
Why similar: Supernatural 16.4%, LGBTQ+ 16%, Investigation 12%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Dark Fantasy 8.6%
Fall in love with tall, hot vampires!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.7%, Dark Comedy 17.5%, Text-Based 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Dark Humor 10.4%
You wake up as a jester next to the king's lifeless body. You are trapped in a cursed kingdom with three love interests. Will you seek the truth, help the others, or try to escape?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.1%, Demons 11.6%, Detective 11.1%, Dark Humor 9.7%, Visual Novel 8.9%
WHODUNNIT is a mystery visual novel following a man who must answer a burning question: who the hell did he hook up with last night?
Why similar: Detective 22.2%, LGBTQ+ 18.1%, Investigation 18%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Mystery 11.4%
While on a school trip to Jabberwock Island, students are ensnared in Monokuma’s deadly game, forced into mutual killing and Class Trials to expose the culprit. Break through contradictions with high-speed detective action. Includes both a brand-new scenario and the enhanced original!
Why similar: Detective 17.2%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Dark Comedy 14.7%, Investigation 12.7%, LGBTQ+ 12.2%
A theologically spicy visual novel about loving the artistic process a little too literally. Can Lee win his freedom before his captor meta-stasizes deep into his personal narrative?
Why similar: Supernatural 24%, Hand-drawn 13.6%, LGBTQ+ 13.4%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Dark Fantasy 9.9%
An adventure visual novel following an unlucky trio who find themselves hunting monsters for the powerful being known as Kurokami-sama.
Why similar: Supernatural 21.8%, Demons 15.5%, Investigation 15.5%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Mystery 11.3%
Tri City Monsters is a supernatural, monsterlovin' visual novel where you can romance and/or de-pants 3 demonic love interests. Navigate a dangerous urban jungle with their help and maybe you'll get a taste of what it means to be a monster.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.1%, Text-Based 12.1%, Dark Humor 11.9%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Demons 9.8%
You'd think that after 20+ cases, there'd be no crime left in Twin Lakes - but that's not how crime works, rookie. Six new mind-melting mysteries await Detective McQueen and Officer Dooley - just as soon as they get the mustard out of Dooley's gun.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 18.9%, Text-Based 12.6%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Detective 11.4%
A gritty, semi-kinetic visual novel about broken people and notorious gangsters, featuring six individualized routes with six different endings.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.7%, Detective 16.3%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Text-Based 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%
A comedy-mystery visual novel about Captain Fox, Detective Raccoon and the danger of pineapple pizza.
Why similar: Detective 17.4%, LGBTQ+ 15%, Investigation 14.3%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Mystery 10.3%
When The Night Comes is a queer, narrative-driven, supernatural visual novel.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.2%, Supernatural 17.6%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Dark Humor 10.7%, Dating Sim 9.8%
The Truth Is Pretty Out There. Only you can decipher the mystery of Boomtown USA. Comb a mysterious government base for evidence, investigate the set of a ghost hunt, and unravel the truth, no matter how ridiculous it may be!
Why similar: Supernatural 21.1%, Detective 16.9%, LGBTQ+ 12.2%, Mystery 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.2%
Deliver Us From Evil: Masquerade is a short and sweet BL visual novel. Keldran and Ace are two centuries-long friends with benefits. What starts off as a fun haunted house trip soon turns sinister and If they cannot conquer their fears, they may find themselves wandering the halls forever.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 22.3%, LGBTQ+ 19.7%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Supernatural 10.3%, Dating Sim 10.1%
After being cursed to never leave, Ember must eat all of the food she can in order to find the one that will break the curse!
Why similar: Investigation 13.3%, Hand-drawn 13.1%, Text-Based 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Detective 9.3%
Fearbonding is a Yandere x Demon BL Horror Visual Novel. Play as Hinata, a demon, and try to tame the deranged Kosuke. Will you get to satisfy your hunger for fear through your new hunting dog or will you be the one to get devoured?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.3%, Supernatural 17.7%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Romance 9%, Mystery 8.1%
In this slow-burn BL visual novel, build trust and uncover the past of a gentle spirit. Make choices that shape your bond with him, explore his memories, and discover if love can truly cross the boundary between life and death. Romance. Mystery. And a ghost who might just steal your heart.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.8%, Supernatural 17.3%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Dating Sim 13.5%, Text-Based 10.9%
Solve crimes and steal hearts in this supernatural neon-noir romance visual novel. Featuring six different romance options, some more monstrous than others.
Why similar: Supernatural 19.6%, LGBTQ+ 17.5%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Text-Based 9.6%
After a cat show competition, three contestants, Claudette, Aberdeen, and Illia, head back to their hotel rooms to decompress and unwind. The next day, Claudette's body is found floating in the hotel's pool. Did Claudette take her own life, or was she murdered by cutthroat competition?
Why similar: Detective 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Dark Humor 11.7%, Mystery 11.4%, Multiple Endings 10%
A young man dies and goes to Hell, only to discover that Hell is a corporate office building. And the only way out is the make a deal with a devil...even if she is just an intern.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 21.9%, Demons 16.1%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Hand-drawn 13.2%, Supernatural 12.5%
Find the clues to make a time bending turnabout in this off the rails visual novel about murder, mayhem, and a thicc pumpkin girl with a machete.
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.5%, Hand-drawn 13.1%, Detective 11.8%, LGBTQ+ 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%
Play as EVE, an immortal assassin cursed with the kiss of death, as she turns on her (literal) evil corporate overlords in an attempt to break free of her iron-clad contract in this LGBTQ+ dark comedy, supernatural visual novel.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.6%, Dark Comedy 24%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Dark Humor 10.6%, Demons 8.9%
A string of campus killings. A newly-turned vampire struggling to adjust. A monster hunter seeking answers. Worlds collide as Dante Jones and Nick Torres, both in danger of being accused of the crimes, team up to reveal the true culprit in this chilling supernatural horror visual novel.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 12.7%, Investigation 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Mystery 10.5%, Hand-drawn 10.3%
Armed with nothing but your curiosity, streaming equipment, and insatiable need to impress others, you approach a long-abandoned house in your small town. What could possibly go wrong?
Why similar: Dark Comedy 19.6%, Investigation 12.9%, Supernatural 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Demons 11.7%
Stuck in a dead-end town with plans that go nowhere, Jackie feels as if her life is doomed to stagnancy forever. Getting by with her friends, she is resigned to her fate in a small town- until a chance encounter with a deadly life-form sets in motion a deadly chain of events
Why similar: Supernatural 15.4%, Investigation 12.8%, Detective 12.7%, Dark Humor 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.5%
A sci fi mystery on a ship drifting through space. Solve dialogue puzzles to help the ship's computer AILISH sift through possible timelines to find which one of them can prevent an impending disaster. What disaster? For some reason, AILISH won't actually tell you...
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.7%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Hand-drawn 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Text-Based 11.3%
TOAisNEWLAND is a romance simulation where a shipwrecked protagonist and the amnesiac girl Toa build a bond on a deserted island. Through resource gathering, shelter building, and cooking, their relationship deepens. Face natural threats and unknown dangers together and explore multiple endings.
Why similar: Supernatural 21.1%, Text-Based 15.8%, Dark Humor 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Multiple Endings 11.8%
Play through this loved-filled adventure. Find friends, lovers, or enemies at every turn. Some “friends” are not as they seem. Danger lurks here! Unravel the mystery and find love before time runs out in 8 Days of School.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 17.3%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Dating Sim 10.3%, LGBTQ+ 10.3%
Behind the perfectly trimmed lawn lies the perfect crime. In visual novel CRIME LAWN REPEAT you step into a world of suburban secrets, where every cheerful “good morning” might lead to an investigation. Water the flowers. Hide the evidence. Don’t get caught.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 15.5%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Detective 10.8%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Dark Humor 9.2%
Campus Confidential is an LGBTQ slice-of-life dating sim with a supernatural subplot. Enjoy your campus experience, choose your subjects, study hard (or not), meet potential love interests of different genders... and try to uncover the mysteries shrouding the campus!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.5%, Supernatural 24.8%, Dating Sim 14.9%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Hand-drawn 11.8%
It is the year 2014 in the Shinjuku ward of Tokyo, Japan. Though previously banned at the close of World War II, the practice of the onmyoji—masters of spirits and divination—has been approved once again in order to combat the ongoing supernatural threat.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.1%, Supernatural 20.8%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Text-Based 9%
A BL Horror Mystery Visual Novel. Find out what happened to the former tenant and whether you can trust your handsome but strange neighbor.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30.5%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Demons 13.9%, Dating Sim 13.8%, Mystery 12.2%
A supernatural horror visual novel where vampires compete to save their eternal unlives in a high-stakes reality show.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 24.8%, LGBTQ+ 18.6%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Hand-drawn 10.1%, Supernatural 9.9%
A short folk horror story about the Scottish witch trials. You play the role of a witch finder. Speak to the locals and sort their truths from their lies. On the last morning a witch must hang, best you know who by then.
Why similar: Detective 13.8%, Supernatural 13.7%, Demons 12.3%, Investigation 11.5%, Hand-drawn 10.5%
An absurdist mystery for only the most hard-boiled interim junior detectives.
Why similar: Detective 17.7%, Dark Humor 12.7%, Mystery 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%
An anime-inspired supernatural detective game. Uncover the identities and powers of your adversaries using a conspiracy board full of evidence.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 15.3%, Detective 14.8%, Investigation 14.8%, Supernatural 14.3%, Hand-drawn 9.8%
"Monster Prom 2: Monster Camp" brings you more of the world's best (and maybe only?) multiplayer dating sim; but in a way you've never expected!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.5%, Dark Comedy 18.9%, Dating Sim 12.1%, Text-Based 11.9%, Visual Novel 10.6%
Cyber Detective L solves Paradoxes—bizarre incidents by supernatural Demons—via the social media giant Parrotter. The Cyber Detective Squad, L and his Demon partner Nyasuteria, wield elite hacking and psychic powers to take on the final Paradox investigation.
Why similar: Text-Based 17.4%, Investigation 16.9%, Detective 16.9%, Mystery 14.5%, Hand-drawn 11%
After being away at college, you meet up with two of your friends at a local movie theatre. What starts out as a simple reunion, quickly unravels to be a gruesome murder mystery with your friend as the victim. It is now your mission to find out who did it, and how in this visual novel style game.
Why similar: Investigation 17.2%, Demons 17.1%, Detective 15%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Mystery 11.5%
Camp Palut is an otome-style mystery that can be completed in 2-4 hours. Play as Jess, a high school senior attending summer camp for the first time. Luckily there are cuties ready to get to know you! Choose between the four unique love interests or play them all to piece together the whole story.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.8%, Supernatural 21.2%, Visual Novel 14%, Mystery 12.5%, Dating Sim 9.9%
A BL Visual Novel about an unlucky modern day Vampire who work the night shift at a convenience store. Will a mysterious co-worker and a flirty regular customer change his life to the better or worse?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.2%, Supernatural 15.7%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Text-Based 11.8%, Mystery 11.7%
A marvellous romance with a hint of murder, where every playthrough is different! Seek love, friendship, or more... intimate encounters. Help a murdered man find justice. And watch out for the bats.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.7%, Detective 17%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Investigation 12%, Hand-drawn 11.6%
A comedy adventure game featuring classic inventory based puzzles. Arthur is a skeptic who dedicated his life to denying the paranormal. Murray is the electric Imp he accidentally summoned. Now Arthur must solve mysteries while bound to the very evidence of the supernatural itself.
Why similar: Supernatural 18.6%, Investigation 16.6%, Demons 11.6%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Detective 10.5%
A BL/yaoi mystery visual novel that follows a man named Sebastian as he’s forced into a game of life-or-death, alongside three strangers. Who put him there, and more importantly… who can he trust?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.9%, Supernatural 16.1%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Mystery 11.5%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
On Air! Taxi Detective Casebook is a pixel-art, dialogue-driven mystery game. You’re an AI in a taxi, teaming up with a talkative driver on late-night runs to hear bizarre passenger stories, solve cases in secret, and let him play the “great detective.”
Why similar: Detective 21.6%, Investigation 19.9%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Text-Based 14.9%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
Embark on this Point and Click Visual Novel about horse riding in search of unicorns, while taking care of your equine friend.
Why similar: Text-Based 14.2%, Hand-drawn 12%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Detective 11.6%, Investigation 11.3%
Become an investigator in a dark fantasy story. People keep going missing in Maligree, before being forgotten by all who knew them. Will you solve the case before you forget?
Why similar: Detective 17.5%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Demons 13.5%, Hand-drawn 12.7%, Multiple Endings 11.3%
Awaken in a terrifying world where monsters are real, find a way back home while forging bonds with five captivating monster gals: a playful gecko, a mischievous demon, a popular pumpkin, a elegant carnivorous plant and a gentle moth. Shape friendships and romances in this light-hearted adventure!
Why similar: Supernatural 24.2%, LGBTQ+ 21.6%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Dating Sim 11.6%, Romance 10.5%
A lighthearted game about love and murder.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 20%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Mystery 10%, Hand-drawn 9.9%, Dating Sim 9.6%
Romance, seduce, and even marry your own drawings! Forget about finding true love; In Doodle Date, you create it!
Why similar: Dark Comedy 21%, LGBTQ+ 14.5%, Text-Based 11.6%, Dark Humor 11.3%, Visual Novel 9.8%
Kiss the Demiurge is a yuri visual novel about love, delusions, and magic. Follow Minori, a mage tasked with keeping magic a secret, as she investigates a group of delusional girls who mistakenly believe themselves to have magic of their own. Will Minori destroy their magic club, or fall in love?
Why similar: Dark Comedy 21.8%, LGBTQ+ 18.3%, Text-Based 14.4%, Dark Humor 13.4%, Visual Novel 13.3%
One hundred detectives compete against each other in a crime-solving competition.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.9%, Investigation 14.9%, Detective 14.3%, Dark Humor 12.2%, Visual Novel 10.8%
DEVIL'S LIMINAL is a branching slow-burn horror and yuri romance visual novel. In a life of poverty and violence, Margo Silva has one last summer in Arizona before college. Make choices to maintain a normal facade at work, romance an enigmatic new girl, and stop the occult plot to take Margo's life.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18%, Supernatural 17.3%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Hand-drawn 10.1%, Mystery 9.6%
The visual novel Sweet Love combines romance, mystery, and interactive relationships. Players make decisions that influence the plot and the characters relationships. Choose your actions, form friendships or romantic relationships, and uncover the secrets of the mysterious villa.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.4%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Dating Sim 13.2%, Hand-drawn 10.8%, Detective 10.5%
TO ESCAPE FROM THE WORLD OF GAL GAME, YOU MUST BE IN A RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR CHILDHOOD FRIEND AND BEST FRIEND, MAYUMU.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 21.1%, LGBTQ+ 20.9%, Dark Humor 14.4%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Dating Sim 8.6%
