60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Detective, Story Rich, Mystery, Adventure.
An interrogation adventure where you play as the lead detective. Exploit suspects’ weaknesses, shake their resolve, and force the truth out of them. Use the weaknesses of a cast of unique suspects to uncover the truth behind the case.
泥舟と罪人
A closed-off ghost town, and the unsolved bizarre serial murders that once occurred there. A “daily life collapse” suspense × death game novel ADV that depicts the obsessive love and revenge of 11 people whose lives were irrevocably shattered by that horrific incident.
The Silver Case
The Silver Case – the debut title from world-renowned developer SUDA51 has been fully remastered and localized to English for the first time ever!
A closed-off ghost town, and the unsolved bizarre serial murders that once occurred there. A “daily life collapse” suspense × death game novel ADV that depicts the obsessive love and revenge of 11 people whose lives were irrevocably shattered by that horrific incident.
Why similar: Detective 16.1%, Crime 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Psychological 9.6%, Visual Novel 9.5%
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 19.6%, Detective 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.7%, Visual Novel 8.4%, Text-Based 8.3%
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 20.1%, Crime 18%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Investigation 9.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.5%
"Scientific evidence, eyewitness testimony, and objective facts—when these align, the truth emerges. As my grandfather Holmes used to say: Whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."
Why similar: Detective 16%, Psychological 13%, Modern 10.3%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.3%
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 23.2%, Detective 17.9%, Investigation 12%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Text-Based 8.1%
An idol trainee vanishes without a trace. When police investigators hit a dead end, you're dragged into a crime that gets progressively darker as you uncover the truth. Play as a detective, solve logic puzzles, and shape your relationships in this VN inspired by Danganronpa & Famicom Detective Club.
Why similar: Crime 18.5%, Detective 15.5%, Visual Novel 9.1%, Text-Based 8.3%, Investigation 7.3%
In Kayotica, you play as April—a clever but manipulative student caught in a web of friendship, rivalry, and dark crimes. What begins as ordinary campus life quickly turns into a mystery of betrayal, hidden truths, and a shocking murder. Can you solve the mystery, or will you become the next victim?
Why similar: Crime 20.6%, Detective 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Visual Novel 11%, Psychological 8.3%
"I Want to Be a Werewolf" is a text-based adventure where you can enjoy the detective elements of the Werewolf game and the stories of the characters.A strange room when you wake up. "werewolf game" that starts without knowing the purpose. Mystery & suspense that sees through deception.
Why similar: Crime 15.5%, Psychological 14.3%, Detective 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Text-Based 11.5%
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%, Crime 14.8%, Thriller 12.4%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8%
The third and final part of the 'Cold Verdict' trilogy. Claire has spent two years tracking down the elusive masked man who puts people through psychological games. Now she has to get through another of his ordeals if she wants to bring him to justice. Make choices and decide the final outcome!
Why similar: Crime 16.8%, Psychological 16.3%, Thriller 15.9%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Detective 12.1%
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: Crime 20.1%, Detective 19.2%, Visual Novel 12%, Mystery 8.1%, Modern 7.9%
A narrative-driven detective thriller. Reed and partner Grant investigate a murder case that resets through a time loop. Gather clues, interrogate witnesses, build timelines in the mind palace, and uncover the truth through deduction and multiple endings.
Why similar: Crime 25.8%, Detective 20.9%, Thriller 9.9%, Multiple Endings 9%, Investigation 8%
Shunichi Sasaki, a young man who lost his past memories due to higher brain dysfunction, was criticized as a "murderer". Who was he really? Use memory notes to supplement his memories and explore his past.
Why similar: Crime 16.6%, Detective 13.3%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Psychological 9.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%
The Apple Tree is an interactive story in the genre of a visual novel. Investigate a series of murders together with police Captain Christian Tyler and try not to fall into the trap of criminals!
Why similar: Detective 19.9%, Psychological 14.6%, Thriller 11.8%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.8%
An occult-mystery-adventure game set in Kyoto—detectives investigate to solve bizarre and complex cases. What did Kamotan detectives finally uncover on their way to the truth of these cryptic incidents?
Why similar: Crime 21.1%, Detective 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Mystery 8.8%
A first-person investigative thriller where your family is kidnapped and you must carry out various demands from the kidnapper in order to prolong their lives. However, if you are sharp, you might also uncover clues to track down their location and devise a rescue plan.
Why similar: Detective 18.8%, Crime 17.5%, Thriller 13.5%, Psychological 10%, Mystery 7.9%
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Crime 24%, Detective 23.8%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Investigation 11.5%, Mystery 8%
Immerse yourself in this grotesque visual novel. Unspeakable secrets, sinister crimes, and a macabre obsession weave this tale, where sanity crumbles beneath the tide of perversion and human cruelty. The first chapter in a new independent anthology of visual novels.
Why similar: Crime 18.8%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Psychological 10.4%, Thriller 8.9%, Dark Humor 7.2%
A thriller and mystery visual novel about broken trust and the search for truth, when a high-school student is accused of his parents’ brutal murder. Every choice might bring you closer to the truth... or end in tragedy.
Why similar: Crime 18.4%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Psychological 11.9%, Thriller 11.5%, Detective 10%
A self-staged arson at a sales center drags you into the murder case of a female sales agent. With both your career and life in shambles, you must find a way to clear your name. The path to the truth is fraught with danger. Can you rise from this abyss and reclaim the reality you once envisioned?
Why similar: Crime 21.9%, Detective 13.6%, Thriller 12.9%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Psychological Horror 7.4%
A direct sequel to 'Cold Verdict'. Another group of people wake up in a strange abandoned location, trying to find a way out and understand why they were put there. What is the killer's endgame in all this? A short interactive story with choices.
Why similar: Crime 24.5%, Detective 16.9%, Thriller 13.5%, Psychological 13%, Visual Novel 11.1%
THE MAIN POST - is a visual novel, which takes place in a USSR. You play as a military man who is being taken on a mission to a closed city in the USSR. You will have to reveal all the secrets of this place.
Why similar: Crime 22.6%, Detective 17%, Thriller 13.3%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Modern 9.7%
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 23.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Crime 12.6%, Visual Novel 12%, Text-Based 10.7%
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: Crime 17.2%, Detective 15%, Thriller 14.4%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Investigation 9.6%
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 23.5%, Crime 16.1%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Investigation 10.3%, Text-Based 9.8%
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: Detective 19.9%, Crime 13.5%, Text-Based 13.4%, Investigation 9.9%, Visual Novel 9.7%
You are a detective who is slowly going blind. The only faces you can still see clearly belong to those who are about to die. A visual novel investigation where every choice affects the fate of Tokyo and leads you either closer to the truth or deeper into darkness.
Why similar: Detective 22.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.7%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Thriller 9.7%, Multiple Endings 7.8%
1935年の洋館を舞台に織り成す、レトロな雰囲気の怪異ホラーミステリーアドベンチャー
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, Crime 17.4%, Detective 16.6%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Adventure 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 27.3%, Detective 21.9%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Mystery 8.3%, Text-Based 7.8%
Psycho-Sleuth is a mystery game where cognitive disorders distort the rules of murder. 13 players, each with a strange condition — like “no lying,” “no left side,” or “no faces” — are trapped in a deadly game. These disorders are contagious, and the killer hides behind abnormal logic.
Why similar: Detective 18.9%, Psychological 11.8%, Dark Humor 11.6%, Thriller 11.3%, Visual Novel 11%
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 23.1%, Crime 20.5%, Visual Novel 10%, Text-Based 9.8%, Thriller 9.2%
Enter another person’s memories and search for clues to identify the culprit. Together with former police officer John Victor, solve the case assigned for his career advancement.
Why similar: Detective 23.8%, Psychological 16.3%, Thriller 13%, Investigation 11.7%, Visual Novel 10.8%
Aki is haunted by a curse. In search of salvation, she travels into the memories of a dead classmate, where she must witness three eerie mystical stories and figure out how to break the shackles of misfortune.
Why similar: Detective 15.1%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Psychological 11%, Text-Based 9.8%, Dark 9.1%
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 17.6%, Psychological 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
Survive a gripping psychological thriller in this visual novel. Make critical decisions, face a disturbed captor, and experience multiple chilling endings.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Thriller 13.3%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Text-Based 9.3%
The Lawyer - Episode 1: The White Bag is the first part of an episodic adventure game which combines gripping crime story with classic courtroom drama. Immerse yourself into a world set in early 90’s in which you gather (or fabricate!) evidence, deduct and run fierce courtroom battles.
Why similar: Crime 19.5%, Detective 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Thriller 11.2%, Visual Novel 9.6%
A novel game featuring the popular streamer group "Ultimate Jumbo Jet"! Search for clues and discover the truth through "Fantastical Mystery"!
Why similar: Crime 21%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Mystery 10.7%, Modern 9.5%
This is a mystery adventure game where you run a coffee shop and explore the mysteries of this coffee shop and this town! This coffee shop has some secrets Main character quit his job as a locksmith and rented a property last month to run a coffee shop. But this property seems to have a history...
Why similar: Detective 25.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.3%, Crime 11.3%, Mystery 10.9%, Visual Novel 9.7%
NO, THANK YOU!!! is a dark, dramatic mystery hidden behind a comic veneer as all of the men in this yaoi visual novel harbor their own secrets. Uncover the mystery behind the protagonist and this bar disguising a detective agency while flirting with the guys and growing intimate with them.
Why similar: Crime 19.6%, Psychological 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Thriller 10.6%, Multiple Endings 7.6%
In this visual novel, Maggie Crane and 15 others are invited to partake in the Isolated Society Study, where they must forge a peaceful society while attempting to outsmart each other in complex challenges. Just as the study is about to conclude, the Golding Foundation introduces a sinister twist.
Why similar: Detective 22%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Mystery 10.5%, Story Rich 8%
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 28.6%, Crime 26.7%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Mystery 9%, Story Rich 7.8%
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: Detective 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Dark Humor 10.1%, Text-Based 8.9%
Become Yoon Seunghyun, a young cadet starting his internship, and face a real, mysterious crime on your very first day.
Why similar: Crime 17.6%, Detective 17%, Psychological 12.3%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
Discover a world where magic and science, chaos and order, are two sides of the same coin.
Why similar: Crime 22.1%, Detective 16.6%, Visual Novel 11%, Psychological 9.2%, Investigation 9.1%
A psychological mystery where every clue reshapes reality. Unravel the link between a vanished woman and your missing sister, only to discover four entirely different truths, each revealing a new world, a new enemy, and the price of remembering.
Why similar: Crime 18.2%, Detective 16.4%, Psychological 12.7%, Thriller 10.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%
Suhoshin is a 2D Visual Novel set in the medieval Joseon period of Korea. While investigating a series of mysterious murders, you will have to make choices that will lead you down different paths toward different endings.
Why similar: Thriller 13.3%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Detective 13%, Text-Based 9.3%, Mystery 8.2%
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 24.7%, Crime 22.2%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Investigation 10.9%, Mystery 8.9%
어떻게든 돌아갈 거야. 가족이 기다리고 있는 집으로.
Why similar: Crime 19.1%, Text-Based 14.8%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Thriller 10.9%
Ranko and her friend Astrid must investigate the vanishing of a girl from their school. Learn about the secrets of St. Joachim to find her, but be cautious! A bad step may lead you towards an ugly end...
Why similar: Detective 22%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Visual Novel 14%, Text-Based 11.2%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
A narrative courtroom adventure all about VTubers! Players will take the role of prosecutor Justin Truth and investigate a murder at a VTuber agency, doing their best to uncover the identity of both the killer and VTuber's real face.
Why similar: Detective 24%, Crime 23.4%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Mystery 8.7%, Text-Based 7.4%
It's a mystery game that reveals the truth through an autopsy. Be a forensic doctor and find out why the dead died.
Why similar: Crime 26.7%, Detective 23.9%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Mystery 9.4%, Text-Based 8.6%
만약 당신의 집 안에 당신의 생명을 노리는 괴한이 들어온다면?
Why similar: Text-Based 15%, Thriller 13.4%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Psychological 11.7%, Multiple Endings 11.7%
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: Crime 21.6%, Detective 20.2%, Thriller 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Investigation 8.9%
This game is a psychological test in which you will face dilemmas that reveal your personality. At the end of it, you will know your psychotype.
Why similar: Detective 16.1%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Dark Humor 10.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%, Thriller 10.5%
雪山ペンションで起こる殺人事件を阻止するため、 聞き込みとパソコンで情報整理するマルチエンドミステリーADV『夜明けの影法師』！
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Crime 12.4%, Detective 11.2%, Thriller 10.5%
Inescapable: No Rules, No Rescue is a social thriller set in a tropical island resort: you’ve been kidnapped and forced to participate in a twisted reality TV show with 10 strangers. At the end of their stay, they’ll each receive $500,000... If they survive.
Why similar: Detective 18.6%, Thriller 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%, Investigation 9.5%, Visual Novel 8.5%
A Game Where You're Killed for Becoming a Couple.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Mystery 11.8%, Thriller 11.4%, Detective 9.7%
A mystery adventure where a boy travels back to Edo-period Japan and investigates grotesque murders in Yoshiwara's pleasure quarter. Using a time-loop system, players uncover the truth by replaying events and piecing together clues.
Why similar: Crime 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Thriller 13.2%, Text-Based 12.5%
