Games Like Отделение 38

Discover 'Departed Away,' a captivating visual novel where friendship intertwines with mystery. Uncover secrets, engage in verbal duels, and make choices that shape your story. Delve into emotional depth and intricate connections in this unique story.

Why similar: Dating Sim 13.9%, Nonlinear 12.8%, Visual Novel 11%, Romance 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%

Cycle of Struggle: Ardengrad is a visual novel about politics, love, and the cost of historical choices in an alternate world. You are a student drawn into events that will soon erupt into civil war. Here, ideologies are not just words—they define people’s fates. Every decision leaves a mark.

Why similar: Romance 18.2%, Visual Novel 15%, Thriller 12.2%, Nonlinear 12.1%, Psychological Horror 10.6%

A detective visual novel inspired by Danganronpa and Everlasting Summer. You play as a young agent sent to an elite girls’ academy to investigate a suspicious death. Interrogate suspects, gather clues, and build romantic relationships — truth or temptation?

Why similar: Detective 20.9%, Dating Sim 14.9%, Romance 14.6%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%

"Scottside" is a non-linear visual novel in the thriller genre. A small provincial town may seem quite dull. However, everything changes when you find a strange object in the forest.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Detective 14.6%, Nonlinear 14.5%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Thriller 8.6%

The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

Why similar: Detective 19.6%, Investigation 18.1%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Multiple Endings 8.9%

Your average student life quickly descents into horror as a mysterious witch takes over the college... Can you save the girl you love? Or even make it out alive?

Why similar: Dating Sim 15.5%, Romance 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Psychological Horror 10.9%

In Lover's Enigma , you investigate your husband's mysterious death while balancing complex relationships and personal trauma. Navigate a web of secrets involving a hidden cult and key characters. Your choices shape the story and lead to multiple endings.

Why similar: Dating Sim 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Romance 14.8%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Psychological Horror 9.1%

An adventure game in the genre of mystical detective. Student Kris is on the trail of the killer. Every decision has consequences, and every wish may be the last.

Why similar: Detective 26.7%, Nonlinear 19.9%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Choices Matter 9.4%

Train of Afterlife is a mystery, psychological, horror Visual Novel.

Why similar: Visual Novel 34.1%, Nonlinear 12.3%, Anime 10.5%, Simulation 8.5%, Psychological Horror 7.5%

In 2005, a sophomore student named Maha Igarashi boarded a private train to Soukyo City. However, she vanished upon alighting at the "Kisaragi" station. Five years later, her lover, Shizuno Yokoyama, initiated an investigation into her disappearance, unraveling a series of mysteries along the way.

Why similar: Detective 17.6%, Investigation 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Thriller 9.2%

国产本土新怪谈恐怖游戏——幽魂社前社长在直播中突然失踪，销声匿迹数月后发来诡异消息，将你引入离奇的规则世界。走不出的吞人楼栋、满员即死的午夜巴士、地图上不存在的村庄，还有勾魂剧院、吃人公司……世界的“暗面”等待探索，怪谲的谜题等待揭露。

Why similar: Visual Novel 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Dating Sim 14%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Thriller 12.9%

Only 7 days remain until death embraces you -- the everyday life of a young boy begins to distort little by little, unfolding into a bizarre and ghastly series of events... When fate comes knocking, will you have the courage to make a choice?

Why similar: Investigation 18.6%, Dating Sim 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Visual Novel 13%, Detective 11.2%

It is an adventure game with multiple endings. An original script written by a well-known light novelist with a total of 400,000 words. With reasoning, suspense, love, and science fiction elements, it allows players to embark on a highly immersive journey of salvation on the submarine train.

Why similar: Detective 17.1%, Investigation 13.9%, Romance 12.5%, Visual Novel 11%, Psychological Horror 9.3%

Your girlfriend seems to be hiding something. Will you respect her privacy or pry into her secrets? Don't worry, though. This is a horror dating sim with a time loop, so you can try again...and again...and again...

Why similar: Romance 17.8%, Dating Sim 17.4%, Visual Novel 14%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%

Escape a time loop as an overworked office employee by solving cryptic puzzles with alternate reality game elements.

Why similar: Detective 20.5%, Nonlinear 15.3%, Investigation 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10.2%

A psychological horror game with a chapter-based plot, thriller and unusual elements! You are a novice paranormal detective, exploring secrets and finding ways to escape in an infinite loop of scenes. Many unusual things happen during this process, as if some strange force wants to devour you...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 53.3%, Multiple Endings 46.7%

The hero moves to a new city. However, along with him comes a masked killer who begins to kill his friends one by one... Make decisions to build your adventure. Can you stop him before it's too late?

Why similar: Detective 21%, Dating Sim 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Romance 9.3%, Psychological Horror 9.1%

The third chapter in The Test Trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover who you really are as a person. The Final Revelation is upon us... but are you sure you TRULY want the answers you seek?

Why similar: Detective 18.7%, Investigation 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Psychological Horror 9.5%

A visual novel about a death game which erupts aboard a train. Read the minds of the cast through minigames, choose which perspectives you want to see, and uncover the mysterious lore behind twelve unique characters.

Why similar: Visual Novel 39.8%, Story Rich 19.3%, Anime 17.9%, Mystery 13.6%, 2D 9.4%

A Denpa Bishoujo Psychological Horror Curio: A Visual Novel ❦ Mild Horror, Mild Suspense, and a Hint of Whimsical Madness ❦ We Hope You Find Your Own "Happy Ending" Among Multiple Conclusions ❦ A Major Plot Twist, Perhaps? ❦ Glimpse a sliver of truth in the liminal space between life and death.

Why similar: Visual Novel 25%, Psychological Horror 20%, Thriller 17.4%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Anime 8.7%

Immerse yourself in the enigmatic world of Nauris, where enchanting landscapes hide terrifying secrets: the strange behavior of elders, sinister rituals of priests, and the disappearance of citizens. Madness lurks everywhere – will you master it or become its victim? The choice is yours.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Dating Sim 12%, Romance 12%, Psychological Horror 8.9%

Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".

Why similar: Visual Novel 23.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Dating Sim 11.6%

Sci-Fi Mystery Visual Novel. Nine people are trapped in an underground research facility, forced to play a game of life and death. Check your log to find the truth that connects those apparent strangers - if you even want to, that is.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27%, Visual Novel 24.7%, Sci-fi 11.6%, Anime 10.8%, Story Rich 10.7%

Siberian Way is a detective thriller novel. Follow the dark non-linear story and decide how it can end! For all fans of snowy Siberia, Murder on the Orient Express and twisted plots, seasoned with mysticism.

Why similar: Detective 24.3%, Investigation 21.3%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Choices Matter 9.4%

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: Romance 20.7%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Dating Sim 13.2%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Anime 9%

Interrogate suspects, search for clues, & uncover a dastardly plot, as you solve a string of mystifying murders to help reluctant detective Ilmarinen escape the foreboding Fafnir Hotel.

Why similar: Detective 25.5%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Romance 8.8%

Andromeda Six is a sci-fi inspired visual novel, with romance elements and an immersive, choice based story. Take on the role of a lost Traveler and uncover the truth of your past. Fight for a future for both yourself, and those you grow close to throughout your journey.

Why similar: Romance 29.4%, Visual Novel 25.1%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Story Rich 7.9%

For every action, there is a reaction... For every choice, a result... Dive deep into your subconscious as you wander the halls of The Testing Chamber & join hundreds of thousands of other players in one of the biggest & most successful social experiments ever performed.

Why similar: Detective 22%, Investigation 21%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Multiple Endings 10.3%

Heaven Does Not Respond is a psychological and analog horror game set in an alternate 2005 timeline. Play as an intelligence agent, exploring a retro computer interface to decipher secret files, watch mysterious videos, and uncover the dark secrets behind a young man's death.

Why similar: Detective 23.9%, Investigation 23.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Choices Matter 8.8%

A murder mystery visual novel with a romantic twist. The killer is randomly chosen at the start of each playthrough, and you may unknowingly fall in love with them. How will your story come to its end? Will you bring the killer to justice, fall in love with them, or die at their hands?

Why similar: Dating Sim 20.3%, Visual Novel 16%, Romance 15.5%, Thriller 10.3%, Choices Matter 9.2%

这是一款怪谈类剧情游戏。在宏大的原创世界观下你需要一步步探索盛崖小区的“全貌”，你能做到仅仅是依靠“规则”在这里觅得一线生机。你可以假装无事发生，安然度日；也可以想尽办法，逃出生天；或许你也可以直面它，成为它的一部分……但无论如何，请你记住，保持理智，遵守规则。

Why similar: Dating Sim 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Thriller 13.2%, Multiple Endings 10.3%

A dead influencer. An obsessed detective. Three suspects. Piece the truth together by going through the victim’s phone messages, videos, and social media in the follow up to the critically acclaimed SIMULACRA.

Why similar: Detective 32.1%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Multiple Endings 10%, Choices Matter 9.5%

Rummage through the abandoned profiles of an old PC to unravel an inherited mystery. What secrets hide in this eerie adventure of cryptic games and outdated software? Who was using this computer? And what happened to them?

Why similar: Detective 23.3%, Investigation 22%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Visual Novel 10.9%

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 38.5%, Visual Novel 25.1%, Story Rich 13.2%, Anime 12.7%, Mystery 6%

Тюремные Загадки

Why similar: Psychological Horror 27%, Dating Sim 21.3%, Simulation 14.3%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Story Rich 12.6%

The world and reality of Joe collapse as a sequence of paranormal events starts in September. A mysterious girl with physical powers named Chava wants him dead, as he can be a core key for her cult to dominate the reality between worlds.

Why similar: Dating Sim 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Romance 12.4%, Psychological Horror 10.7%

Novena diabolos is an Ocult mystery adventure game. The main character, Park Joon-sung, has to find a single human woman who doesn't know who she is and get out of town safely.

Why similar: Detective 35.8%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Dating Sim 10.3%, Thriller 10%, Simulation 8.8%

In the not so distant past, the Isle of Abbot underwent a mysterious evacuation event. Delve into the secrets of this unsettling place and elicit the girls' tragic fate. An interactive visual novel with psychological and lovecraftian undertones.

Why similar: Dating Sim 32.4%, Visual Novel 24.1%, Anime 13%, Story Rich 7.3%, Mystery 6.6%

Quantum Suicide is a game of betrayal, deception and romance in the cold depths of space.

Why similar: Romance 15.4%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Dating Sim 10.7%, Multiple Endings 9.8%

Mysterious deaths. Dreams that are reality, and reality that is a dream. Will Noah be able to move forward and solve the mystery⁠—or will he give in to the demons of his past? A story-rich BL mystery visual novel.

Why similar: Romance 20.5%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Dating Sim 14.5%, Anime 8.9%, Story Rich 8.6%

Pink Noise is a nonlinear visual novel in the psychological horror genre, immersing you in the retro atmosphere of the '90s. It tells the tale of a group of teenagers who unknowingly set off a chain of terrifying events. What secrets lie within the mysterious VHS tape they should’ve never played?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Multiple Endings 12.2%

Introductory demonstration version. An interactive movie that combines a psychiatrist simulator, a detective story and unique fight sequences. Take on the role of a psychiatrist, encounter various psychiatric diagnoses, and investigate disappearances of various people.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.2%, Thriller 14.8%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Simulation 9.9%

After a series of events now shrouded in mystery, our protagonist - a young man - fell into a coma, losing all recollection of the person he used to be. He is given a clean slate. All that’s left to do now is to carefully and thoroughly investigate every facet of your former self.

Why similar: Visual Novel 36.4%, Romance 27.9%, Choices Matter 17.8%, Story Rich 12.3%, Atmospheric 5.6%

A psychological interactive novel about a floppy disk with a mysterious program. Help Elliot cope with his mental issues and uncover the secret of the floppy disk.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Romance 17.3%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Visual Novel 15%, Choices Matter 10.3%

You're going to work by train, but strange things happens on the way: the train stops, the pink fog appears outside and the man who came off the train immediately dies. The main characters turned out to be locked in the train without any clues about what's happening...

Why similar: Visual Novel 67.4%, Psychological Horror 8.5%, Choices Matter 5.1%, Multiple Endings 4.6%, Story Rich 3.6%

Trapped in a game of dreams, where the price of failing to escape is eternal slumber. Across shifting worlds, you meet 'him.' Is he merely a kindred spirit born of crisis, or a forgotten soul from your distant memories? A heart-pounding romance adventure across the dreamscape—begins now!

Why similar: Dating Sim 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Detective 16.1%, Romance 14.5%, Visual Novel 12.3%

An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.

Why similar: Detective 25.4%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Thriller 9.8%, Multiple Endings 9.2%

Can you collect all the fragments to reach your happy ending? Or will your attempts only end in tragedy? Find out in this psychological otome game as you sort your way through the secrets & lies.

Why similar: Romance 20%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Dating Sim 17.3%, Simulation 12.4%, Choices Matter 8.2%

You awaken in the Forest of Silver Shallots, setting out to uncover the secret of the Morphean Paradox. Above, factions weave their schemes; below, the black mist hides a swelling undercurrent. Time never stands still, and truth wears many faces. Not everyone can return to their fate…

Why similar: Visual Novel 28.8%, Multiple Endings 20.2%, Choices Matter 16.2%, Story Rich 13.8%, Anime 11.1%

Inspired by JCS videos and similar Interrogation analysis. Match evidence with statements. Play good cop/bad cop. Make choices. Learn what makes people tick. Unravel the mystery.

Why similar: Investigation 27.1%, Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Story Rich 7.1%

A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late.

Why similar: Visual Novel 27.1%, Interactive Fiction 25%, Romance 17.2%, Story Rich 11.5%, Multiple Endings 5.7%

你将扮演一名转校的大学生，在全新的大学校园中，邂逅两位截然不同的女生，体验不同寻常的校园恋爱。在爱与恨的重重迷雾中，你将一步步走入她们的内心，抽丝剥茧地了解她们背后的故事，选出只属于你最终结局。

Why similar: Dating Sim 39.4%, Visual Novel 30.7%, Multiple Endings 14%, Simulation 8.8%, 2D 7%

Complex Loop is a sci-fi themed visual novel. This is a story of time loops between past and future. Within a time limit of 20 minutes, your mission is to save a mysterious girl died from an explosion accident one year ago. Solve puzzles and reveal the truth behind the tragedy. An adventure awaits!

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.2%, Visual Novel 23.1%, Thriller 15.8%, Anime 12.1%, Sci-fi 10.5%

"Project Vostok" is a non-linear horror visual novel about a group of airplane crash survivors finding a mysterious Soviet-era bunker in Altai mountains. Uncover the story full of drama, horrors and decide the fate a of various cast of heroes in this free visual novel.

Why similar: Visual Novel 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Choices Matter 10.2%

Play as 25yo writer Jian Xun in a 5-min deadline loop. Your script is alive! In this thriller puzzle, use "keyframe sorting" to piece stories. Fight AI, break the 4th wall & escape the nightmare!

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.5%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Multiple Endings 14.5%, Anime 9.2%

架空世界悬疑、解密类真人影游——玩家将从房间莫名醒来，在和四位女生合租的生活中寻找唯一逃生之路，期间不仅需避开各种死亡陷阱，还要提防无处不在的黄色行刑队。最终解开真相时才发现，自己已身处百万年之后……

Why similar: Dating Sim 27.9%, Thriller 19.5%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Mystery 8.6%

Where It All Began invites you into a rich, immersive world as an interactive visual novel with dating elements that marks the beginning of an expansive universe. It’s a journey of reconnection, healing, and triumph over past traumas, all while navigating the rise of a criminal empire.

Why similar: Dating Sim 19.8%, Romance 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Nonlinear 15%, Visual Novel 15%

Find love, solve a murder, and prevent more death in this murder-mystery horror otome | visual novel.

Why similar: Dating Sim 15.4%, Romance 15%, Investigation 14.4%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Choices Matter 8.1%

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 25.3%, Detective 24.8%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Story Rich 9.5%, Mystery 7%

Detective visual novel about mysteries of rural Russian town in 90-s, anime style.

Why similar: Detective 22.7%, Investigation 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Romance 10.7%