60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Detective, Story Rich, Adventure.
Detective Red July must stop a serial killer who patterns his murders after optical illusions in this mystery visual novel set in the world of Methods.
Scarpone Scamps
A gritty, semi-kinetic visual novel about broken people and notorious gangsters, featuring six individualized routes with six different endings.
Methods: The Canada Files
Methods: The Canada Files is a mystery visual novel. You play as a team of eccentric detectives in a mysterious crime-solving competition. To solve each mystery, you must use your team member’s unique detective methods, refute faulty theories with evidence, and find out the truth!
A gritty, semi-kinetic visual novel about broken people and notorious gangsters, featuring six individualized routes with six different endings.
Why similar: Detective 15.1%, LGBTQ+ 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Text-Based 10.8%, Crime 10.4%
Methods: The Canada Files is a mystery visual novel. You play as a team of eccentric detectives in a mysterious crime-solving competition. To solve each mystery, you must use your team member’s unique detective methods, refute faulty theories with evidence, and find out the truth!
Why similar: Crime 13.2%, Detective 12.8%, Investigation 12%, LGBTQ+ 10%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%
One hundred detectives compete against each other in a crime-solving competition.
Why similar: Detective 12.6%, LGBTQ+ 11.4%, Crime 11%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%, Investigation 9.3%
NINA AQUILA is back for her brightest, boldest, most magical adventure yet!
Why similar: Detective 16.1%, Crime 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Investigation 11.4%, Visual Novel 9.8%
A secluded mountain resort, 10 friends, 1 murderer. Investigate, interrogate and present evidence as you solve various mysteries throughout the night. Will you be able to reach the truth and uncover the culprit’s identity? Or will your deductions lead you to blame someone completely innocent...?
Why similar: Detective 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Investigation 11.9%, LGBTQ+ 10.9%, Crime 10.8%
这是一款以中式校园为背景的推理类文字游戏，你将扮演一名高中生司空茂，在开学第一天目击密室杀人事件的现场，并经过调查和推理解决案件，找出真正的犯人和真相背后更深的阴谋。但在享受侦探游戏的同时，请千万不要忽视学习。保持情绪稳定，尽量维持活下去的念头...记住，你的成绩，永远比案件要更重要。
Why similar: Detective 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Text-Based 12.8%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Crime 8.7%
Solve Pixel Puzzles to find clues. Use those clues to interrogate witnesses. Work your way to the truth... ...and uncover the mystery of Murder by Numbers!
Why similar: Detective 13.2%, LGBTQ+ 12.7%, Crime 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Investigation 10.9%
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Detective 20.4%, Crime 17.2%, Investigation 14.2%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Text-Based 9.7%
Homicide detective Ralph is distraught when his trusted, reliable partner goes missing around the same time strange killings begin to take place. While solving the case, Ralph is paired up with an impish rookie he can't get along with.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Crime 15.1%, Text-Based 13%, Detective 12.8%, Visual Novel 9.9%
Gather evidence, interview suspects and send your case to trial. Have you got what it takes to be Tokyo's top detective?
Why similar: Detective 23.2%, Crime 18.2%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Mystery 9%
Staffer Case is a new sort of mystery game, asking players to find clues, arrange them into documents, and point out the contradictions between them to solve a series of murders. Each mystery unraveled leads you closer to the truth lying at the heart of each case!
Why similar: Detective 19.4%, Crime 14.5%, Text-Based 11.8%, Visual Novel 8.8%, Mystery 7.7%
Famous detective Kosuke Kindaichi's first case, the Honjin Murder Mystery. Honjin descendant Kenzo Ichiyanagi and his new wife Katsuko Kubo lay dead in a bed of blood on the night of their wedding. Kosuke Kindaichi searches for the truth about this locked room murder mystery. However...
Why similar: Detective 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Investigation 12.5%, Text-Based 12%, Visual Novel 11.6%
A murder-mystery visual novel about a young man who inherits a charming English hotel. Some would say he’s fortunate, but with a growing list of unexplained disasters and murder, has his luck finally run out?
Why similar: Detective 14.9%, Investigation 14.4%, Crime 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Visual Novel 13.2%
A mystery visual novel taking place aboard the underwater train Marine Express. Follow student Ranko Togawa on her quest to find the culprit on the murder of an accompanying teacher... with lots of surprises along the way!
Why similar: Detective 19.6%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Text-Based 11.7%, Investigation 11.3%, Female Protagonist 10.6%
The chart-topping itch.io and Newgrounds indie hit comes to Steam, with a slew of enhancements and new features! Step into court as Nina Aquila, rookie defense attorney in this thrilling VN/adventure game hybrid, and fight for justice in a world where all anime genres exist at once!
Why similar: Detective 17.9%, Crime 16.3%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Investigation 10.3%
Grab your magnifying glass and peek inside a series of tiny dioramas filled with crimes and carefully crafted mysteries! Think outside the box and solve them all in this new brand of detective game!
Why similar: Detective 20.9%, Investigation 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Text-Based 12.5%, Crime 12%
戏班内扑朔迷离的死亡，步步紧逼的幕后黑手，封闭剧场内的死亡倒计时，案件主角的生命和救赎都取决于你的决断。当第一桩案件尘埃落定，你以为可以回到现实世界时，轮回之路才刚刚开始……
Why similar: Crime 18.1%, Detective 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Investigation 11.8%, Visual Novel 10.8%
Join rookie attorney Apollo Justice and his mentor, the legendary Phoenix Wright, in this collection of 3 games! This title features 16 episodes (including previously DLC-only episodes) and supports English, French, German, Japanese Korean, and Traditional and Simplified Chinese.
Why similar: Detective 20.6%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Crime 15.5%, Investigation 14.3%, Text-Based 9.9%
Help Tashia unravel the case of a heinous murder and find her cell phone in this point & click, mystery adventure based on Caribbean folklore!
Why similar: Crime 14.6%, Detective 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Text-Based 11%, Visual Novel 10.1%
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: Crime 19.6%, Detective 18%, Investigation 17.3%, Visual Novel 12%, Text-Based 11.8%
Take on the role of Detective Kobayashi, the one and only genius detective who has a reputation for solving any case, however dark or difficult...if he isn't playing games at the office or awkwardly hitting on girls, that is.
Why similar: Crime 20.4%, Detective 19.5%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Text-Based 10%, Investigation 9.5%
A mysterious woman comes back from the dead, and the dusty past surfaces. Between a gloomy student girl and a glamorous ex-girlfriend, the clues are intertwined, who is the mastermind behind the scene? Play as a detective heroine in 1935 London, embark on a journey of love and growth.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.9%, Crime 12.4%, Detective 12.2%, Visual Novel 9.6%, Female Protagonist 9.4%
《迷渡桥》是一款水墨风格的国风悬疑推理游戏，你将扮演牵涉谋逆的罪臣后人宁不移，背负着家族十年的冤屈，在弥留之际踏上迷渡桥，换一个查明真相的机会。调查一桩桩离奇命案，窥见朝堂内的暗流涌动。当迷雾散尽，揭开深埋于王朝的骇人秘密......
Why similar: Detective 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Visual Novel 11%, Mystery 9.6%, Drama 8.5%
Trials of Innocence is an indie courtroom detective game. Step into the shoes of the main character, rookie lawyer Luna Ray, and navigate her journey through the legal world. Unravel a shocking conspiracy that changes the fate of many, including herself, and confront her inner choices.
Why similar: Detective 18.4%, Crime 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Investigation 10%
It all started with a simple robbery. When that thread was pulled, a tapestry of mysteries was revealed. Solve cases and outsmart criminals in a detective story full of lies, confessions, and maybe even a murder or two.
Why similar: Detective 22.8%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Crime 12.7%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Mystery 10.3%
Twelve years after Senior Inspector Jeon Gyeong's retirement, she is visited by a young police officer: a woman who pleads with her to reexamine Seowon's case. But with each uncovered memory, only one thing becomes clear: everyone in Seowon's vicinity was lying.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Investigation 14.5%, Detective 13.4%, Text-Based 13.1%, Visual Novel 11.3%
和纳西妲一起，回到「过去」的须弥。真正的花神诞祭、密室中发生的「不可能犯罪」、预示着世界将毁灭的地震……在「神」不在的须弥城，你能否揭开命案的真相，探寻提瓦特世界的终极秘密，然后…与「那个人」再次相见？ 和伙伴们一起，去见证《只属于「她与花」的往日》
Why similar: Detective 23.3%, Text-Based 15.7%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Mystery 11.3%, Cartoony 10.1%
Seventy-eight years after the Great Collapse, the city of Belmarc stands as a beacon of civilization amid the ruins. A city where magic and technology intertwine, where humans and machines coexist. And in its depths, one Courier begins to chase the forgotten sins of the past.
Why similar: Detective 20.2%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Investigation 11.7%, Cartoony 8.9%, Drama 8.6%
Find the Golden Pineapple and the crimes against the Mayans. In Pineapple Legend, solve investigations with amusing and humorous situations. Explore the city of Takitani: investigate, solve puzzles, collect cards, equip accessories, fish, garden, fight in the arena, and increase your affinity!!!
Why similar: Detective 15.2%, Crime 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Investigation 12%, Text-Based 10.4%
Mohism: Battle of Words is a detective game set in the world of wuxia. The game follows Zhang Xiaochen, investigates unsolved cases and comes into his own as a hero. He must rely on his wits and razor-sharp tongue to best his opponents, find the culprit and ensure justice prevails!
Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Crime 16.4%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Investigation 13.8%, Mystery 9.7%
Staffer Reborn is a game of supernatural abilities and logical deduction set in 1960s America. It tells the story of a man trapped in a cycle of death and resurrection caused by his supernatural ability and the investigator who was recruited to help.
Why similar: Detective 14.5%, Text-Based 12.1%, Investigation 12%, Crime 11.7%, Visual Novel 9.4%
Who killed your best friend?! Find out the truth before 4 suspects frame you instead! Death Becomes You is a mystery visual novel where you untangle the dark secrets and relationships between your fellow magic university students.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Crime 13.4%, Text-Based 11.1%, Investigation 10.9%, Detective 10.9%
This is a realistic + survival oriented work. The murder of a girl in a ride-hailing service two years ago, brought your 12 fates back together. You wake up in a strange room, and things are getting weird around you. In the fog, not everything you see is the truth. Is everything real or unreal?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Detective 19%, Visual Novel 14.3%, RPG 10.6%, Mystery 10.3%
This is a science fiction detective themed visual novel game, where players need to play the role of a "detective", connecting seemingly unrelated events and discovering mysterious truths hidden behind them, Please survive, and walk with your head held high towards the 'perfect ending' you expect.
Why similar: Detective 21%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Text-Based 11.7%, Drama 10.8%
《春泥》是一款刑侦题材的悬疑解谜推理游戏。2018年中秋前夕，刑警程佑接到报案，动身前往泥塑匠林家处理一起家庭伤人案。随着调查深入，案件的疑点层层浮现，将她引向一连串尘封已久的谜团。往事的土壤正在松动，深埋的真相即将揭开......
Why similar: Crime 18.4%, Detective 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Investigation 11%, Drama 9.2%
In this short visual novel, four prisoners on death row are cleared of all charges. But the prison has a quota to meet. The four are put in a room and asked to decide among themselves over the course of an hour... who will be the one to die?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Crime 15.5%, Visual Novel 14%, Mystery 10.5%, Cartoon 9.1%
"Fried Chicken Nuggets and Angels" is a text based adventure game with the theme of a detective story. The killer "Rooster" who killed six innocent girls has committed a new crime.Fortunately, at the scene of the seventh homicide, the police found important clues pointing to the murderer...
Why similar: Detective 24.7%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Mystery 11.5%, Text-Based 9.4%
Crimes across the times. Are you able to solve them all?
Why similar: Detective 16.7%, LGBTQ+ 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Drama 7.7%
Every story ever written has an alternate world that coexists with ours. When a large number of parallel universes are suddenly destroyed, Billie Beetleneck sets off on his hardest case yet in this interactive visual novel.
Why similar: Detective 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Investigation 14.2%, Text-Based 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.3%
A short literary mystery game set in Oxford and Borneo
Why similar: Text-Based 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Detective 13.2%, Stylized 9.6%, Visual Novel 9.6%
Join a serial killer enthusiast group to solve the town's recent murders in this mystery visual novel adventure, featuring point-and-click and text-based investigation and a detailed story.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Detective 14.4%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Crime 13.9%, Investigation 13.3%
This is an AVG game of deduction, suspense and love. The gameplay is a special spiritual jury system. Players will take the role of female detective or male police officer, traveling between dream and reality, and jointly investigate the years of unresolved “brunette female serial murder case”.
Why similar: Crime 19.9%, Investigation 13.1%, Visual Novel 12%, Mystery 9.6%, Female Protagonist 8.7%
A narrative detective game blended with supernatural elements. Play as a rookie investigator, discover vital clues in every case, dive into unscripted interrogations and uncover truths that break minds. But with each revelation, the world feels... less human.
Why similar: Detective 24.1%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Anime 10.6%, Mystery 9.8%, Puzzle 9.6%
Staffer Retro is a mystery adventure game where you uncover past incidents related to ‘Mana’, the source of supernatural powers. Gather information through dialogue and exploration, and piece together clues found in documents to guide the choices of Verita Retro, the protagonist.
Why similar: Detective 19.5%, Crime 12.8%, Text-Based 11.7%, Investigation 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.9%
Early spring, 1999, Taoyuan Village. In just several days, a series of drowning incidents occurred in the same quaint village. Then, on the night of the fifteenth day, numerous villagers witnessed a woman in red who bore an uncanny resemblance to a lady who had previously met an unjust demise...
Why similar: Detective 24.2%, Crime 18.4%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Mystery 12.4%, Drama 8.5%
“The Robin”tells the story of a school bully who kills a girl named "Robin." Thirteen people involved are kidnapped and embark on a desperate journey to survive. The work revolves around who is behind the black hand and who is responsible for the death of "Robin" these two questions unfold.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Detective 20.7%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Mystery 10.9%, RPG 7.7%
Follow amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to Ireland to investigate the disappearance of a famous writer.
Why similar: Detective 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Investigation 12.5%, Crime 12%, Text-Based 11.4%
Pursue diamond thieves and a trail of cryptic puzzles in this short ‘60s spy adventure. As Agent Epsilon you’ll choose your path as you chat with (or chat up!) suspicious contacts. Deduce the puzzle rules, decode cryptograms and decipher clues as you solve wordplay & logic puzzles across the globe!
Why similar: Detective 19.7%, Investigation 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Mystery 9.6%, Visual Novel 8.3%
The Burden of Proof saga continues! Step into the shoes of legendary prosecutor Conrad Cross during a pivotal moment of his journey. Investigate crime scenes, solve mysteries using evidence, and make your case in the courtroom. The burden lies with you to unravel the truth!
Why similar: Detective 17.9%, Investigation 13.9%, Crime 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Drama 10.5%
一个普通的早晨，五个大学生踏入同一间教室，却在陌生的空间醒来。纸条上写着： “在七天内找到真相，否则这里就会毁灭。”你将如何度过这七天？
Why similar: Detective 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Text-Based 14%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Drama 10.5%
A short visual novel where a private investigator gets reeled into a murky mystery, entangled in lies, secrets, and a family curse.
Why similar: Text-Based 18.3%, Visual Novel 15.1%, LGBTQ+ 14.6%, Mystery 11.6%, Stylized 9%
A fantasy mystery otome RPG with time loop mechanics. Explore a cursed castle, collect clues, solve puzzles, make critical choices, and experience branching storylines, emotional bonds, and life-or-death survival in an inescapable cycle.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Detective 16.3%, RPG 12.8%, Female Protagonist 9.6%, Text-Based 9.6%
A story about the self—and about others. A toy factory, several cursed dolls, and a horror novel… This quiet seaside town throws Noele's love life into chaos and dredges up the old wounds she has tried for years to forget.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 14.9%, Text-Based 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Crime 12.2%, Visual Novel 9.8%
The Silver Case – the debut title from world-renowned developer SUDA51 has been fully remastered and localized to English for the first time ever!
Why similar: Crime 18.9%, Detective 15.9%, Text-Based 13.8%, Investigation 13.1%, Visual Novel 10.1%
在人类与妖怪共存的世界中，三个身份迥异的少年少女在荒废古宅中相遇。结伴冒险的过程中收集道具、推敲讯息、解开谜题，逃离不可名状的生物，并揭开古宅家族背后的血色历史，最终发现“中阴”的秘密。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Detective 15.8%, Drama 11.1%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Cartoon 9.3%
This is a suspense game, you are sitting in front of the TV, the news is broadcast: last night a young girl was killed, the body was found in a deep alley. And the girl who was murdered -- you. You are involved in a serial murder, and you are reborn as a female journalist.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Detective 19.6%, Visual Novel 14.6%, RPG 10.8%, Mystery 10.6%
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Detective 21.4%, Crime 20.3%, Investigation 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Mystery 9.7%
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 28.4%, LGBTQ+ 17.8%, Investigation 16.4%, Visual Novel 15%, Mystery 10.1%
