60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Mystery, Story Rich, Anime.
A 'death game' is fast approaching... and you're one of the potential participants! As Kuroya, you wake up in an unfamiliar place together with your trusty partner, and get roped into talking philosophy with a cryptic 'mastermind'. Can you overcome the trials in this sci-fi mystery visual novel?
Wonderful Body Wanted
A distracted student arrives for his internship at a girls' boarding school in the small town of Chudnogorsk. After a series of failures, Andrey finds out about a series of disappearances in this mysterious place. And that he himself is bound to disappear.
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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?
A distracted student arrives for his internship at a girls' boarding school in the small town of Chudnogorsk. After a series of failures, Andrey finds out about a series of disappearances in this mysterious place. And that he himself is bound to disappear.
Why similar: Thriller 20.7%, Mystery 19.5%, Visual Novel 19%, Anime 11%, Point & Click 10.8%
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 28.4%, Visual Novel 25%, Mystery 19%, Anime 14.2%, Story Rich 5.9%
Your very own apartment, even if it's a 20-year mortgage – what could be better? Maybe the fact that Lena isn’t the only one living in this apartment? Or maybe they're not exactly people...
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.2%, Point & Click 23.9%, Anime 16.4%, Story Rich 9.9%, Linear 8.9%
A mystery comedy visual novel game told strictly through the eyes of a news anchor. Learn about the city of Brookside, report the news as best you can, and guide the citizens toward a happy ending.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23%, Thriller 21%, Mystery 16.3%, Point & Click 12.9%, Story Rich 9.8%
"Let us celebrate, the birth of this nightmare." A story about an urban legend surrounding a certain "Box", this is a Japanese-style, supernatural visual novel about madness, love and hate.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.4%, Thriller 17.6%, Anime 14%, Linear 13.3%, Mystery 13.1%
偏远的山村中，正举行着古老的祭祀『仙姑宴』。少女吟诵着，舞动着，一场漫长而恐怖的杀戮剧正在悄然上演……
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.6%, Mystery 23.7%, Anime 18.5%, Story Rich 15.6%, Indie 2.4%
With all adults across the world out of commission, everyone below the age of eighteen is forced to participate in a Death Game when the perpetrator reveals themselves on TV. Play through the eyes of multiple characters in a mystery/thriller visual novel like no other.
Why similar: Thriller 32.7%, Visual Novel 23.4%, Mystery 19.8%, Anime 16.1%, Indie 8%
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 30.8%, Mystery 23.6%, Thriller 13.6%, Point & Click 11.6%, Anime 10.7%
A detective wakes up beside a corpse, and with no memories. The evidence points to him. Everyone thinks he’s the killer. Unravel the truth before time runs out in this hand-drawn detective mystery adventure set in 1990s Thailand, where every memory hides a lie.
Why similar: Thriller 21.4%, Visual Novel 17%, Point & Click 17%, Mystery 15%, Anime 10.2%
In an average town somewhere in America, a disturbance has been felt. Vivian Carmine and her badge, Nicholas, have come from the Gap Between Worlds to investigate.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.3%, Mystery 22.8%, Point & Click 20.9%, Anime 14.7%, 2D 5.6%
A thrilling love story unfolds in a majestic Parisian opera house.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.7%, Point & Click 24.1%, Thriller 18.1%, Mystery 12.5%, Anime 8.4%
Locked inside a facility that erases memory, seven people must recover what they've forgotten to earn their freedom. Explore escape-room puzzles, piece together broken relationships, and uncover the truth behind the sins none of them remember committing in this branching path visual novel.
Why similar: Point & Click 20.9%, Mystery 18.7%, Thriller 17.2%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Anime 12.7%
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: Thriller 25.3%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Mystery 16.6%, Point & Click 14.6%, Anime 9.6%
Rescue squad captain Watase Kasasagi wakes up without his memories in the middle of his most critical mission yet-- a nuclear meltdown at a research facility. In an unfamiliar place and without his years of training, he must rescue the survivors and escape...
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.7%, Mystery 18.2%, Anime 16.7%, Story Rich 12.5%, Thriller 10.5%
After your mother’s strange funeral, a black rain blocks the roads and leaves you stranded. The air smells like rotting fruit and nature begins to mutate. Can you get out of here before the forest finds you?
Why similar: Point & Click 24.7%, Visual Novel 24.4%, Thriller 18%, Mystery 12.8%, Anime 10.2%
Unravel the mystery of the Scarlet Manor! Embark on a 2D point and click horror journey, solving complex puzzles and uncovering the secrets hidden behind the walls of the mansion. The Manor awaits you.
Why similar: Thriller 24.7%, Point & Click 22.3%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Mystery 13.6%, Linear 9.3%
It’s time for him to face a long-avoided past. See the story from different point of views and gradually discover what caused everything to fall apart. The truth is hidden between the lines.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.8%, Mystery 25.8%, Linear 23.4%, Story Rich 9.1%, Indie 5.9%
Lucid9 is a visual novel focused on a web of intricate mysteries set in the fictional 2018 metropolis of Isamu. Lucid9: Inciting Incident is the first part of the story, focused on a string of disappearances that occur at a prestigious, uppity boarding academy.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.5%, Mystery 24.3%, Anime 20.2%, Story Rich 11.1%, Casual 3.1%
Made for people who love Hallmark movies — and people who love to hate them. A totally normal love story in a perfectly ordinary small town, where nothing weird ever happens…or so you’re told.
Why similar: Thriller 34.4%, Visual Novel 30.6%, Mystery 19.1%, Story Rich 8%, 2D 3.1%
Discard your sense of morality and enter the world of CORPSE FACTORY. An obscure website allows users to request a death. Victims supposedly receive a photograph of their own corpse before they are killed! With English voice acting by an all-star cast.
Why similar: Thriller 31.1%, Visual Novel 23.2%, Mystery 16.8%, Anime 13.3%, Story Rich 9%
In Tyrion Cuthbert: Attorney of the Arcane, you play as a defense attorney who practices law in a world of fantasy and wizards. You must defend clients accused of various crimes committed using magic and use the rules of magic to prove them innocent.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.7%, Mystery 25.8%, Anime 19.6%, Story Rich 12.7%, Indie 3.6%
A Visual Novel game about adventure, fantasy, magic and friendship. This is a continuation of Chapter 1. There are only a few choices that can be made, and some paths to chose from. The decisions do not have an impact on the ending, instead they provide slightly different content.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.9%, Point & Click 18.1%, Linear 17.1%, Anime 16.7%, Story Rich 10.9%
You play as Azai Kyousuke, the son of an infamous gangster. Kyousuke knows what he likes and lets nothing stand in his way in getting what he wants. Referred to as God by his classmates, he often enjoys listening to Bach and "working" part time for his stepfather.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.1%, Mystery 18.5%, Anime 14.8%, Thriller 14.4%, Story Rich 12.5%
Face the fearsome "Withering Curse"! Dive deep into the ample bosom of truth! Rewrite your own history on this Erotic Horror adventure! When you and your classmates find yourselves trapped in a mist shrouded island Only you can save them from a grim -and often lewd- fate.
Why similar: Point & Click 28.1%, Visual Novel 22.7%, Anime 16%, Mystery 13.7%, Story Rich 10.1%
The intrigue continues, as American doctor James Murphy and the professional assassin Silvia join forces to expose the members of a conspiracy that leads all the way to the highest levels of the Catholic Church before they’re silenced forever for what they know.
Why similar: Point & Click 34.4%, Thriller 31.4%, Mystery 13.1%, Story Rich 11.6%, 2D 6.5%
Step into a chilling mystery and peel back the ominous veil shrouding a peaceful southern Russian town.
Why similar: Thriller 26%, Visual Novel 23.5%, Mystery 17.8%, Linear 16.8%, Story Rich 10.9%
Play as Adriana and travel to Europe with her brother Bruno. Meet Silke, who attended to Adriana's grandmother Maria during her final moments, and Dolores, a stunning and secretive woman on a trip. Explore House Chavez's shadowy hallways and navigate the mysteries within.
Why similar: Thriller 24.7%, Point & Click 23.1%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Mystery 12.6%, Anime 12.2%
Ethani lost her way and ended up at the Lighthouse. Where did she come from and where should she go? Explore this fantasy Visual Novel to reveal her past and set sail once more...
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.6%, Thriller 22.1%, Mystery 17%, Anime 13.6%, Story Rich 10.4%
You’re a snarky sentient tentacle in a chaotic hospital. Possess humans and creatures, befriend the right weirdos, and decide humanity’s fate in this dark humor visual novel where every character is a potential pawn… or pal.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29%, Point & Click 22.4%, Mystery 17%, Story Rich 13.7%, Anime 12.3%
A mystery adventure featuring a public security duo and supernatural cases. Unravel the truth behind the otherworldly "Ghosturbance Cases"!
Why similar: Mystery 24.4%, Visual Novel 23.6%, Point & Click 22.7%, Story Rich 12.7%, Anime 7.4%
Summona Realm is a simple visual novel that uses a map-based system to navigate the story. The game gives the feel of black and white Japanese manga.
Why similar: Point & Click 28.7%, Visual Novel 25.4%, Mystery 16.8%, Anime 14.8%, 2D 6.4%
High school students return well after hours, each with their own agenda and an ominous feeling. Come midnight...The fears deep inside become reality.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38%, Point & Click 36.4%, Anime 18.1%, Indie 4.6%, Singleplayer 3%
Miniature Garden is a Japanese mystery visual novel with multiple endings and art by Korie Riko (Lump of Sugar).
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.8%, Mystery 27.1%, Anime 22.6%, Indie 5.3%, Casual 5.2%
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 29.1%, Visual Novel 26.4%, Mystery 21.8%, Story Rich 12.6%, Point & Click 8.8%
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 37%, Mystery 25.1%, Anime 16.8%, Story Rich 11.4%, Linear 5.5%
The challenge of a dangerous serial killer plummets detective Lazarus Bundy’s career into a chasm with no way out. In a desperate attempt at a comeback, Lazarus decides to secretly investigate the disappearance of Kathrin Mulzberg.
Why similar: Thriller 33%, Point & Click 28.4%, Mystery 20.7%, Story Rich 10.5%, Indie 2.8%
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: Thriller 29.4%, Visual Novel 24.5%, Mystery 19%, Point & Click 13.1%, Story Rich 5.4%
Esper - Make You Live Again is a kinetic novel in which Ryo Masaki tells his story whereas he was only a young student in an Esper academy. The Espers are humans with special abilities who can, under certain circumstances, share the pain and see the past and the memories of a person.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.2%, Story Rich 18.1%, Anime 15.8%, Mystery 9.5%, Linear 8.4%
Descend… and decide. Trapped deep underground with six strangers, every choice pulls you closer to the truth in an emotional sci-fi mystery visual novel where survival means questioning everything.
Why similar: Thriller 26.9%, Visual Novel 24.9%, Mystery 21.3%, Anime 13.8%, Story Rich 12.2%
Trapped in a small room, four friends must uncover the mystery hidden within its walls while confronting the secrets of an elusive truth. Answers are just a button away. A psychological thriller visual novel packed with dark humor and fascinating facts about raccoons.
Why similar: Thriller 31.1%, Visual Novel 27.1%, Mystery 17.5%, Story Rich 11.3%, Linear 7.7%
Yuki, a lonely teenager, embarks on a desperate quest for popularity and fame. But her path soon turns into a dark and tragic journey that will change her life forever. A retro graphic adventure with challenging puzzles, intense tweet battles, and a pixelated world filled with humor and mysteries.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.6%, Visual Novel 22.7%, Mystery 13.8%, Story Rich 11.2%, Anime 10.5%
N.E.R.D is a story-driven escape room puzzle game, brought to life as a gripping interactive movie. Inspired by cult classic thrillers, this is an experience that will pull you in - and won’t let go. Dark, intense, and deeply unsettling, every moment pushes you further into the unknown.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.5%, Visual Novel 23.7%, Thriller 21%, Mystery 13.4%, Linear 9.4%
In this classic point-and-click adventure anthology by award-winning indie developer Scriptwelder, you'll protect an unsuspecting hamlet from yourself, try to prepare for an incoming undead horde, and search a seemingly empty spaceship for answers to a gruesome mystery.
Why similar: Point & Click 33.3%, Thriller 27.3%, Mystery 18.4%, Story Rich 9.2%, 2D 4.5%
From the author of Spice and Wolf, Isuna Hasekura, comes WORLD END ECONOMiCA. This is the first episode out of three part sci-fi/economic thriller visual novel set on the moon.
Why similar: Visual Novel 60.7%, Anime 22.8%, Thriller 7.1%, Linear 3.6%, Story Rich 2.8%
[Rose and Lotus:Petals of Memories] is based on Korean traditional fairy tales 'Janghwa, Hongryeon'.The main character, Janghwa, awake from the cold floor without her memory.Find the truth behind the dark mansion and get out of it with your sister Hongryeon.
Why similar: Thriller 29.2%, Point & Click 27.2%, Mystery 19.9%, Story Rich 11.1%, 2D 6.2%
Half a year after the events of ROBOTICS;NOTES ELITE, Kaito Yashio is introduced to Itaru Hashida through Nae Tennouji. Unsettling incidents start occurring all around them, harbingers of an event that will again plunge the world into chaos.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.7%, Mystery 24.6%, Story Rich 24%, Anime 18.7%
Transmorphosis is a single-player horror and point-and-click puzzle game. You arrive as a doctor at a remote mental hospital where no sane person has been able to stay for long. Can you use your willpower and patience to heal the patients?
Why similar: Thriller 33%, Point & Click 25.8%, Mystery 19.1%, Story Rich 7.7%, 2D 5.1%
一组侦探小队受章鱼岛主人之邀，对六年前的海妖悬案发起挑战。她们需要在二十四小时内完成调查，并各自提交一份答案。最后，出现了七种截然不同的解答……
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.4%, Mystery 23.4%, Thriller 15.9%, Anime 15.3%, Story Rich 11.6%
Five phantom thieves unexpectedly bump into each other at an art museum, a moment later, an art piece vanishes.
Why similar: Point & Click 36.6%, Visual Novel 30.5%, Linear 13.6%, Casual 8%, 2D 6.9%
A vacuum cleaner, tied to his daily cleaning routine, passively experiences the events that affect the family that owns it.
Why similar: Point & Click 30.3%, Visual Novel 26.5%, Mystery 22.1%, Story Rich 11.3%, Singleplayer 3.7%
Nika's life takes a sharp turn when an unusual girl named Rumi moves into the neighboring apartment. Is she the salvation Nika desperately needs, or the most dangerous encounter of her life?
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.6%, Point & Click 19.2%, Anime 16.5%, Thriller 12.8%, Mystery 8.6%
Horror mystery about a boy who desperately wants a Normal life in the most abnormal city in the world. Help Timor understand his cruel life in this supernatural city while trying to survive one more day. In a universe where Sleep is an illness. This is a visual novel with point and click features.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.8%, Point & Click 22.9%, Mystery 18.4%, Anime 12.4%, Story Rich 11.1%
A high school detective story where an unlikely duo tackles mysterious incidents on campus. Solve strange cases with logic and courage in this suspenseful visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.7%, Mystery 25.8%, Thriller 25.5%, Story Rich 11.5%, 2D 3%
Follow the story of a young boy, Cantus as he meets Maris, the mysterious girl by the sea - an experience that will change his life forever.
Why similar: Visual Novel 49.4%, Anime 29.6%, Point & Click 5.6%, Linear 4.2%, Casual 3.4%
A psychological mystery yuri visual novel about a girl named Amelie. Forbidden from leaving the house, Amelie awaits the arrival of her long time penpal, Sofia, to her dear friend Lilika’s dismay. What secrets will Sofia unravel that were best kept buried?
Why similar: Thriller 26.1%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Mystery 16.7%, Linear 11%, Anime 11%
Fourteen from across the world are abruptly abducted to an isolated structure dubbed "Ephemera Manor". They are strangers, but now forced to partake in an ancient and eerie ritual—"the Feather-Burning Rite". A bloodstained drama spanning millennia has silently unfolded...
Why similar: Thriller 26.4%, Visual Novel 25.4%, Mystery 19.8%, Story Rich 11.6%, Anime 9.2%
A dinner party attended by Germanic gods takes a dark turn when the host gets attacked. Can you uncover the truth and catch the assailant?
Why similar: Point & Click 27.2%, Visual Novel 25.3%, Mystery 22.1%, Anime 11.3%, 2D 5.3%
Control Over is a story that begins when a player who loses his memory and falls down in a basement wakes up. And you have to control the player and decide how to solve this story.
Why similar: Thriller 30.8%, Visual Novel 25%, Point & Click 19.6%, Story Rich 9.7%, 2D 7.5%
After the mysterious death of a Superstar Idol, disgraced DATA Agent Sawyer must face his ultimate challenge yet, being an undercover high school teacher while also keeping the Mississippi Inaka safe from Daemonic influence.
Why similar: Thriller 24.5%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Mystery 16.3%, Linear 12%, Anime 9.1%
A mystery adventure - uncover the truth behind a series of deaths by collecting clues hidden across internet. news articles, and wikipedias—creating an immersive experience that feels like real. Information is visually organized into a mind map, gradually open as the investigation progresses.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.5%, Mystery 28.2%, Linear 21.2%, 2D 8.9%, Indie 2.8%
