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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Mystery, Adventure, Story Rich, Singleplayer.

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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.

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 71% — of 316 reviews
Released: 2025-11-26
Developer: Battlecry Studio
Genres: Adventure, Indie, RPG
Platforms: Windows

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    76% 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: Detective 30.3%, Mystery 15.7%, Puzzle 14.4%, Story Rich 13.4%, Visual Novel 11.2%

  2. #2 子归 - Blossom
    76% matchVery Positive89% of 600 reviews2024
    Dev: 糯米团子工作室Pub: 噪点游戏 SERICA GAMES
    Windows

    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 27.4%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Mystery 12.7%, Drama 9.3%, Puzzle 8%

  3. #3 Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
    76% 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: Detective 33.2%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Anime 17.2%, Mystery 12.3%, Story Rich 11%

  4. #4 Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
    76% 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: Detective 30.2%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Anime 16.6%, Mystery 13.4%, Story Rich 10.4%

  5. #5 Mohism: Battle of Words
    75% matchMostly Positive78% of 606 reviews2023
    Dev: 玄镜工作室Pub: Yooreka Studio
    Windows

    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 27.7%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Anime 11.8%, Mystery 11.1%, Story Rich 10.9%

  6. #6 Murders on the Yangtze River
    72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 20,334 reviews2024
    Dev: OMEGAMES STUDIO
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    "Murders on Yangtze River" is an Ace Attorney-like detective game that takes you on a journey through early 20th century China as you solve a series of intriguing cases. Use your logical reasoning and deduction skills to uncover clues, interrogate suspects, and solve the mysteries.

    Why similar: Detective 36%, Story Rich 12.3%, Puzzle 12.2%, Drama 10.9%, Mystery 10.3%

  7. #7 AI: The Somnium Files
    74% 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: Detective 28%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Anime 15%, Mystery 13%, Story Rich 11.8%

  8. #8 山:临界幸存者
    73% matchVery Positive92% of 623 reviews2022
    Dev: 迩来工作室Pub: WindField Games
    Windows
    Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    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 33.5%, Anime 20.8%, Story Rich 17.8%, Mystery 16.5%, Adventure 7.7%

  9. #9 Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE Plus
    72% matchVery Positive81% of 1,973 reviews2024
    Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 13.1 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Yuma, an amnesiac detective-in-training, and Shinigami, the spirit haunting him, tackle unsolved mysteries.

    Why similar: Detective 32.2%, Anime 16.7%, Story Rich 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Mystery 10.4%

  10. #10 Unheard - Voices of Crime
    73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 32,797 reviews2019
    Dev: NEXT Studios
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    What if you could hear every word spoken at the scene of a crime? “Acoustic Detectives” wanted for testing our new device! Return aurally to crime scenes and use the voices you hear to identify potential suspects and solve the mysteries. What is it that’s connecting these seemingly unrelated cases?

    Why similar: Detective 51.4%, Mystery 14.2%, Puzzle 13.2%, Story Rich 9.8%, RPG 7.4%

  11. #11 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
    72% 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: Detective 34.2%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Mystery 11.8%, Anime 11.6%, Story Rich 11.5%

  12. #12 Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
    72% 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: Detective 32.5%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Anime 15.1%, Mystery 12.3%, Story Rich 11.9%

  13. #13 The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
    69% 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: Detective 26.8%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Anime 13.4%, Mystery 11.6%, Drama 10.6%

  14. #14 Threefold Recital
    67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,356 reviews2025
    Dev: Everscape GamesPub: indienova
    Windows
    Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Threefold Recital is set in an oriental fantasy world where the metropolis of Bluescales faces turmoil after a long golden age. The mix of magic, modern, and ancient technologies challenges governance, while tensions between humans, beastlings, and dragons grow. In the shadows, a crisis looms...

    Why similar: Detective 28.3%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Drama 15.2%, Mystery 12.4%, Story Rich 9.5%

  15. #15 Sanfu
    68% matchVery Positive83% of 17,503 reviews2023
    Dev: Shiying StudioPub: Gamirror Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    2000年,山城市新闻频道的电视画面莫名跳出一则旧广告,而广告的代言人是已经去世的特异功能少年——三眼神童。有传闻三眼神童的亡魂劫持了电视信号。 调查局受命展开调查。随着调查的深入,一个藏在黑暗处的犯罪团伙逐渐浮出水面。

    Why similar: Mystery 16%, Drama 15.9%, Detective 15.8%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Puzzle 10.9%

  16. #16 蜉蝣之国的囚徒
    67% matchMostly Positive79% of 505 reviews2026
    Dev: 迩来工作室Pub: WindField Games
    Windows

    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: Visual Novel 20.7%, Mystery 12.6%, Story Rich 12.2%, Drama 11.2%, Anime 9.5%

  17. #17 Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy
    67% matchVery Positive88% of 4,089 reviews2024
    Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 33.9 hrsMean: 51.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    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 30.5%, Visual Novel 24.6%, Anime 14.1%, Mystery 11.8%, Story Rich 9.8%

  18. #18 Raging Loop
    68% 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 32.7%, Detective 18.4%, Mystery 16.2%, Story Rich 12.8%, Anime 7.5%

  19. #19 Trials of Innocence
    64% matchVery Positive92% of 1,549 reviews2025
    Dev: 猫龙游戏
    Windows
    Median: 19.4 hrsMean: 22.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    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 27.5%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Anime 11.5%, Mystery 10.6%, Story Rich 10.6%

  20. #20 雪凤山 Secret Opera
    65% matchVery Positive81% of 167 reviews2024
    Dev: GOCORE
    Windows

    In the Spring Festival of 2005, the blizzard in Xuefeng mountain trapped the drama troupe performing in the village. At the same time, there was a homicide during the performance. Unlike the nervous members of the drama troupe, the villagers were afraid of a more terrible existence than the homicide

    Why similar: Visual Novel 26.7%, Detective 17.1%, Drama 14.2%, Mystery 13.7%, Anime 12.5%

  21. #21 苍白花树繁茂之时Blood Flowers
    65% matchVery Positive83% of 306 reviews2023
    Dev: Bone Nail
    Windows

    A puzzle & plot single-player game. It all starts with the falling star ...... Through the puzzle, find the childhood memories while gradually unraveling the truth of the "Blood Tree Plague" hundreds of years ago.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 17.7%, Drama 15.6%, Anime 13.4%, Mystery 13.1%, Puzzle 11.5%

  22. #22 Ace Attorney Investigations Collection
    59% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,286 reviews2024
    Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 30.3 hrsMean: 33.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%

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    Why similar: Detective 29.6%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Mystery 14.9%, Story Rich 12.4%, Anime 6.5%

  23. #23 再见断刀
    59% matchVery Positive93% of 2,296 reviews2025
    Dev: 非侠游戏Pub: LoveStoryProject
    Windows
    Median: 11.2 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    古风悬疑推理AVG《再见断刀》——在与世隔绝的山庄之中,接二连三地发生了骇人命案。只有通过细致入微的调查,抽丝剥茧的推理,才能定一个是非清白,还一个天理公道。 然而,在逐渐浮出水面的真相之下,似乎还有暗流涌动……

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  24. #24 Magical Girl Witch Trials
    56% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 29,369 reviews2025
    Dev: AcaciaPub: Re,AER
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 15.7 hrsMean: 27.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Thirteen girls awaken, only to find themselves in a prison. What awaits them: a Witch Trial. Help them prepare for the trial by exploring the prison in order to find the witch hidden amongst them. Find the witch, learn what kind of magic she holds, dispel the lies, and prepare for the execution.

    Why similar: Detective 31.4%, Visual Novel 30.5%, Mystery 12.6%, Story Rich 10.3%, Anime 10.1%

  25. #25 The Shell Part I: Inferno
    59% matchVery Positive91% of 1,321 reviews2023
    Dev: Innocent GreyPub: Shiravune
    Windows
    Median: 10.5 hrsMean: 110.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    Unravel a string of gruesome murders terrorizing Tokyo in this mystery-thriller visual novel. The secrets of a case from six years prior may just be the key to the current unending cycle of tragedy—and the thing that cracks this woeful world’s shell may be one girl’s smile.

    Why similar: Detective 32.7%, Visual Novel 23.4%, Mystery 14.6%, Drama 8.8%, Anime 8.2%

  26. #26 Banter Schooldays!!三〇一室无一人
    60% matchVery Positive90% of 745 reviews2019
    Dev: Lingtan Studio
    Windows
    Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%

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  27. #27 Metaphor: ReFantazio
    56% matchVery Positive90% of 40,313 reviews2024
    Dev: ATLUSPub: SEGA
    Windows
    Median: 46.9 hrsMean: 56.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    After his assassination, the will of the late king decrees the next monarch to be elected by the people. Forge bonds and win over a kingdom divided in this award-winning fantasy RPG with turn-based and action combat, party customization with powerful Archetypes, and hours of exploration.

    Why similar: Anime 37.5%, Story Rich 27.9%, RPG 21.5%, Adventure 8.6%, Singleplayer 4.5%

  28. #28 PRICE
    60% matchVery Positive94% of 5,134 reviews2016
    Dev: YETU GAME
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 59%

    The hero Ivry wakes up from a nightmare and finds himself in a weird room. To escape from fear and darkness, he has to search and explore on his own until he discovers the truth and finds his sister Iva.A puzzle game 《PRICE》

    Why similar: Detective 23.7%, Anime 23%, Puzzle 22.2%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Mystery 5.9%

  29. #29 Antrabhara
    58% matchVery Positive90% of 184 reviews2023
    Dev: Nekoday
    Windows

    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: Detective 23.8%, Anime 16.8%, Drama 16%, Puzzle 12.6%, RPG 9.6%

  30. #30 Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
    59% 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 27.3%, Story Rich 15.9%, Mystery 15.6%, Puzzle 14%, Anime 11.7%

  31. #31 The Rewinder
    57% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,243 reviews2021
    Dev: MistyMountainStudioPub: Gamirror Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    The Rewinder is an adventure puzzle game based on Chinese mythology. You play as Yun, the last known Rewinder, who can communicate with spirits and explore other people's memories to alter the past.

    Why similar: Detective 29.8%, Drama 16.3%, Mystery 15.3%, Puzzle 12.1%, Story Rich 10.3%

  32. #32 WILL: A Wonderful World / WILL:美好世界
    58% matchVery Positive93% of 5,446 reviews2017
    Dev: WMY Studio
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Become a god and help change the fate of people, even the world! In WILL: A Wonderful World, you will receive letters written by characters living in urban cities. By rearranging the order and combinations of sentences in these letters, you are going to alter the destiny of whomever that wrote them.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 15.3%, Story Rich 12.4%, Anime 12%, Drama 11.8%, Mystery 11.7%

  33. #33 Sultan's Game
    53% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 32,694 reviews2025
    Dev: Double CrossPub: 2P Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 12.1 hrsMean: 23.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Survive a mad Sultan's reign in this brutal resource management RPG. Draw a card every seven days and complete its challenge. Make dreadful choices to stay alive: will you die a loyal servant, become a kingslayer, or call down the gods' judgement?

    Why similar: Drama 33.7%, Story Rich 28.1%, RPG 18.2%, Singleplayer 10.5%, Adventure 9.5%

  34. #34 Road to Empress I
    53% matchVery Positive87% of 11,366 reviews2025
    Dev: New One Studio
    Windows
    Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%

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    Why similar: Visual Novel 33.9%, Story Rich 23.6%, RPG 17.3%, Drama 14.8%, Adventure 5.8%

  35. #35 Sora no Kiseki the 1st
    52% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,317 reviews2025
    Dev: Nihon FalcomPub: Clouded Leopard Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 26.0 hrsMean: 32.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Kiseki series, a story-driven RPG that began in 2004, the landmark first installment, The Legend of Heroes: Sora no Kiseki FC (First Chapter), is receiving a full remake!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 37.2%, Anime 25.9%, RPG 22%, Story Rich 13%, Singleplayer 1.9%

  36. #36 Back to the Dawn
    52% matchVery Positive95% of 9,787 reviews2025
    Dev: Metal Head GamesPub: Spiral Up Games
    Windows
    Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 22.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%

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    Why similar: Detective 35.9%, Story Rich 17.6%, RPG 13.1%, Drama 11.8%, Mystery 10.3%

  37. #37 Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
    53% matchVery Positive92% of 11,550 reviews2024
    Dev: ATLUSPub: SEGA
    Windows
    Median: 20.7 hrsMean: 41.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%

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  38. #38 The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty
    53% matchVery Positive95% of 57,762 reviews2024
    Dev: 零创游戏(ZerocreationGame)
    Windows
    Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%

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  39. #39 Silent Love
    56% matchMostly Positive78% of 249 reviews2023
    Dev: Weird Bunny
    Windows

    This is a terrorist decryption adventure game that took place in 1913.

    Why similar: Detective 27.2%, Drama 15.8%, Mystery 14.2%, Story Rich 11.6%, Puzzle 10.9%

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    53% matchVery Positive93% of 8,138 reviews2025
    Dev: CaveLiquidPub: Gamersky Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 26.4 hrsMean: 60.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%

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    Why similar: 2D 42.5%, Pixel Graphics 41.3%, Singleplayer 16.3%

  41. #41 Persona 3 Reload
    53% matchVery Positive94% of 54,194 reviews2024
    Dev: ATLUSPub: SEGA
    Windows
    Median: 42.9 hrsMean: 58.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%

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  42. #42 DYNASTY WARRIORS: ORIGINS
    52% matchVery Positive93% of 28,470 reviews2025
    Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
    Windows
    Median: 30.1 hrsMean: 43.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    Become immersed in exhilarating battles as a nameless hero in the Three Kingdoms

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  43. #43 Mandate Of Heaven
    52% matchVery Positive92% of 5,632 reviews2025
    Dev: 木焱工作室
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%

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  44. #44 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%

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  45. #45 Cyber Manhunt 2: New World - The Hacking Simulator
    52% matchVery Positive93% of 5,330 reviews2025
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    Windows · Mac
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  46. #46 恋爱吗?我家猫会后空翻
    51% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,654 reviews2025
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    Dev: Warhorse StudiosPub: Deep Silver
    Windows
    Median: 53.8 hrsMean: 73.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%

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  48. #48 Split Fiction
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    Windows
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    Why similar: Story Rich 76%, Adventure 24%

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    53% matchVery Positive98% of 97 reviews2024
    Dev: 顽童计划
    Windows

    《明日方舟》同人游戏,以原作角色“老鲤”为主角,在二十年前的龙门,展开一系列解谜探案故事。

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  50. #50 SIFU Kidnapped! Adventure in the Women's Kingdom
    51% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,566 reviews2026
    Dev: 次元边界
    Windows

    Modern worker reborn as Golden Cicada in the all-female Land of Women. Unravel the Mother-Son River’s secrets, battle Demon King Mara, and bond with seven goddesses. Your choices shape many endings—balance enlightenment and love to rewrite the Three Realms.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 33%, Drama 25.2%, Story Rich 17.2%, RPG 16.5%, Singleplayer 3.2%

  51. #51 Volcano Princess
    52% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 47,275 reviews2023
    Dev: 养蛋人 Egg Hatcher
    Windows
    Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 20.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Prepare the next monarch by finding her hobbies, training her for battle, and befriending the citizens she'll one day protect. Dive into an all-new parenting-simulator-RPG adventure, where every decision you make will not only affect the future of your daughter but that of an entire empire!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 27.5%, Anime 24.1%, Story Rich 15.1%, Drama 14.7%, RPG 13.5%

  52. #52 我只是想让她们都幸福
    51% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,830 reviews2025
    Dev: 心宿影视
    Windows

    You are a playboy, fearless of bloody endings, whom even Casanova would envy: Once you get killed, time rewinds. Death may never defeat you, yet... fate prevails.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 38.6%, Story Rich 24.1%, RPG 19.3%, Drama 15.2%, Singleplayer 2.8%

  53. #53 Hollow Knight: Silksong
    50% 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: Story Rich 32.2%, Exploration 23.3%, 2D 15.5%, Adventure 11.9%, Singleplayer 8.8%

  54. #54 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 44%, RPG 19.7%, Exploration 15.1%, Artificial Intelligence 7.9%, Adventure 7.7%

  55. #55 FLAM EVAW
    51% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,478 reviews2025
    Dev: 北京万合瑞晟文化传媒有限公司
    Windows

    In"FLAM EVAW ", you will continue to embody the community detective Maple Kurosawa, using your powerful detective and hacker skills to embark on a journey of investigation against the Rainbow Crime Organization with several female assistants of different styles.

    Why similar: Detective 48.6%, Story Rich 19.1%, Mystery 11%, RPG 10.6%, Gore 5%

  56. #56 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
    52% matchVery Positive88% of 5,734 reviews2025
    Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
    Windows
    Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 21.3%, Detective 18.3%, Mystery 12.4%, Drama 12.1%, Story Rich 10.6%

  57. #57 Rebooted Fate
    51% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,033 reviews2026
    Dev: Jilin miaomiao
    Windows

    Qin Nian, who had just graduated when the financial crisis hit and found himself unemployed at home, accidentally obtained a secret manual from an old beggar. Little did he realize that this manual would not only alter the course of his life but also lift a veil on the reality of the world.

    Why similar: Drama 32.5%, RPG 28.8%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Story Rich 9.1%, Adventure 6.8%

  58. #58 Vanity Fair: The Pursuit
    53% matchVery Positive88% of 4,449 reviews2024
    Dev: 木焱工作室Pub: Wave Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Players follow Lu Yuan through important stages of his life and experience his growth trajectory from youth to maturity. It will take you to relive those decisions that you have never tried to make in reality, and feel the different life brought about by each choice.

    Why similar: Drama 25.7%, Visual Novel 25.5%, Story Rich 23.8%, RPG 18.5%, Indie 3.6%

  59. #59 Demonic Mahjong
    51% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,869 reviews2025
    Dev: Boxed Lighting GamesPub: Omegames Studio
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Demonic Mahjong is a Roguelike deckbuilding game inspired by the timeless mechanics of Mahjong. Masterfully use the tiles in your hand to craft powerful combinations, reach staggering high scores, and develop strategies that are uniquely your own!

    Why similar: Anime 49.6%, Drama 44.8%, Singleplayer 5.6%

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