60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Mystery, Adventure, Anime.
Play as a detective tasked with catching a serial killer in this visual novel set in post-war Japan. Investigate key locations, question many complex characters, piece together clues, and try to stop the culprit before they end yet another young girl's smile.
The Shell Part I: Inferno
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.
Return to Shironagasu Island
A mystery adventure game and visual novel set on solitary Shironagasu Island. Discover its secrets, solve its mysteries, and escape from the ominous island!
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 19.9%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Mystery 10.7%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Choices Matter 8.2%
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 18.2%, Mystery 14.8%, Detective 14.2%, Horror 9.4%, Anime 8.1%
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 20.8%, Mystery 14.5%, Anime 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Gore 12.3%
Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.
Why similar: Detective 22.6%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Mystery 12.6%, Anime 11.4%, Gore 9.4%
From the creators of the critically acclaimed STEINS;GATE comes a sensational new visual novel: CHAOS;CHILD. Set in Shibuya in 2015, a group of high school students who survived an earthquake six years ago find themselves at the center of a new series of bizarre murders in the city.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.8%, Mystery 13.6%, Gore 13.5%, Anime 11%, Psychological Horror 10.3%
When seven people fall prey to a vicious curse, they will discover that horror rests not from the shadows lurking about, but within themselves. To what ends will one go in order to survive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 17%, Horror 12.1%, Gore 9.4%, Mature 8.9%, Choices Matter 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 21.4%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Mystery 14.4%, Anime 13%, Horror 12.2%
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 17.2%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Mystery 14.8%, Anime 14.6%, Gore 13.3%
Legend tells of a door deep below Tokyo's sewers. All who enter are lost forever. Detective Ito's partner is missing. Explore Tokyo & uncover the darkness that lays beneath the streets in this Point & Click - meets Visual Novel - narrative adventure that questions the very core of Ito's sanity.
Why similar: Detective 20.3%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Anime 11.4%, Point & Click 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9.4%
Nine participants awaken, trapped in an underground facility. To escape, they must play a game with deadly consequences. Who will live, and who will die? The choice is yours. Let the Decision Game begin…
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.1%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Mystery 13.2%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Story Rich 8.5%
CHAOS;HEAD NOAH is now available on Steam!
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.3%, Gore 19.5%, Mystery 14.4%, Anime 12.7%, Psychological Horror 12.5%
The samurai detective visual novel! Solve crimes and pass judgment on vigilantes, officials, inventors, and brigands to protect a city of eternal cherry blossoms.
Why similar: Detective 24.5%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Gore 12.4%, Mystery 11.3%, Anime 8.4%
You awaken in an unfamiliar location with unfamiliar people and are surrounded by mystery. Will you be able to solve the puzzle and uncover why you are here in this sci-fi/mystery/puzzle visual novel? The future hangs in the balance.
Why similar: Detective 12.5%, Visual Novel 9%, Mystery 8.4%, Emotional 7.9%, Psychological Horror 7.8%
Grab your crayons and delve into the world of Crayontopia in this murder mystery visual novel. Become an adept or inept detective as you gather evidence, get to know your fellow crayon-lovers, and seek to uncover the colorful secrets behind the murders that plague this seemingly perfect world.
Why similar: Detective 15.8%, Investigation 13.7%, Emotional 9.9%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Drama 9.5%
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 17.7%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Mystery 13.9%, Anime 13.7%, Horror 12.7%
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 17.3%, Mystery 13.5%, Multiple Endings 11%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Choices Matter 10.6%
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 21.1%, Mystery 15.7%, Anime 14.4%, Dark 11.3%, Psychological Horror 10.6%
The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.6%, Mystery 15.9%, Detective 15%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Gore 8.8%
Explore a misty 90's small town where every choice you make unravels a dark, haunting mystery. Investigate clues, manage tense relationships, and face the consequences of your actions in this psychological horror visual novel that may leave you questioning your own sanity.
Why similar: Detective 13%, Gore 9.6%, Mature 8.1%, Visual Novel 8%, Psychological Horror 7.7%
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 22.2%, Mystery 16.3%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Anime 15%, Dark 12.3%
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 30.9%, Mystery 22.4%, Anime 18.6%, Dark 13.5%, Story Rich 10.9%
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 16.6%, Investigation 15.2%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%, Psychological Horror 9.5%
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 18.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Investigation 8%
Umineko When They Cry is the 2nd series of Sound Novel released by 07th Expansion. The steam version features renewed character sprites which is swappable from the classic art.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22%, Mystery 20.9%, Detective 16.1%, Story Rich 11.3%, Psychological Horror 10%
How far will you go to get your deepest wish granted? In The Game of Fourtune, help guide Clyde & Devon through this cruel game of life and death. Only one participant will get their wish granted. Four rounds and four deaths each round, are you ready to see if fortune is on your side?
Why similar: Thriller 10%, Emotional 9%, Visual Novel 8.9%, Psychological Horror 8.2%, Mystery 8.2%
I had to admit, the only thing that is more scary than a murder weapon, is that girl, who is not even supposed to hold it
Why similar: Detective 17.4%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Thriller 10.6%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Mature 8.5%
A gothic suspense tale set in a cursed mansion. "The House in Fata Morgana" is a full-length visual novel spanning nearly a millennium that deals in tragedy, human nature, and insanity.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.4%, Mystery 13.3%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Dark 11.2%, Anime 10.3%
YOU and ME and HER: A Love Story is the visual novel medium in its purest form. Will Shinichi choose Miyuki, the beautiful queen bee of the school, or the endearingly awkward misfit Aoi? With art by Tsuji Santa, these beautifully rendered romances will stay with you forever.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.3%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Sexual Content 13.6%, Anime 10.7%, Gore 6.7%
Leaving DNA is a story-driven adult visual novel with dark themes. Play as a criminal prosecutor whose commitment to the justice system is challenged when a cold case murder investigation leads to his father's military special forces unit.
Why similar: Mature 13.1%, Detective 11.4%, NSFW 11.3%, Sexual Content 9.8%, Visual Novel 8.5%
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: Detective 13.4%, Mystery 10.4%, Investigation 10.3%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Point & Click 9%
Wonderful Everyday is a visual novel with multiple routes which develops a story based on a few concepts: "the sky and the world", "the beginning and the end", "literature and science", "savior and hero", "brother and sister".
Why similar: Visual Novel 20%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Sexual Content 12.7%, Gore 10.7%, Mystery 9.9%
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 32%, Psychological Horror 27.6%, Horror 17.5%, Anime 13.6%, Story Rich 9.3%
From the world renowned visual novel studio Key, the highly rated story of CLANNAD is now available on Steam! Improved visuals, achievement integration, and Dangopedia make this the best version of CLANNAD to date.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28%, Anime 18.4%, Drama 17%, Story Rich 10.7%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
Hello, Jake. Welcome to the game.
Why similar: Visual Novel 11.7%, Drama 11.3%, Thriller 10.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.2%, Dark 10%
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 15.6%, Investigation 13.9%, Visual Novel 9.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9%, Psychological Horror 8.7%
This is the 2nd half of the Umineko When They Cry sound novel series, featuring episodes 5 through 8. This steam version features multi-language options, swap-able renewed character sprites, as well as the original BGMs and un-cut content.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.2%, Mystery 21.3%, Detective 15.3%, Story Rich 11.4%, Anime 9.9%
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 15.8%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Mystery 11.3%, Anime 11.1%
This game is a deduction game where you collect evidence from a murder scene to find the murderer. Eight boys and girls are admitted to the school. At the school, there is a crazy ghost named "Milla" who haunts and kills people.
Why similar: Detective 18.9%, Emotional 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Mystery 9.7%
Bokuten is a dramatic, emotional visual novel where you must play cupid and decide if the relationships you witness are worth rekindling, or if letting them fall apart would result in greater happiness. The decisions you make will echo into the course of your own love life.
Why similar: Mature 14.6%, Drama 14.4%, Emotional 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Anime 10.9%
Developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus, STEINS;GATE was awarded Famitsu magazine's coveted annual Game of Excellence award and was voted one of the most emotionally charged “tear-inducing games” ever made, in a Famitsu poll. It is a gripping and moving Visual Novel, which has already spawned manga and anime adaptations.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.4%, Anime 17.4%, Story Rich 12.7%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Choices Matter 8.3%
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: Detective 11.2%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Thriller 10.7%, Mystery 9.5%, Investigation 9.1%
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 25.2%, Mystery 13%, Anime 13%, Sexual Content 9.8%, Story Rich 9.4%
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: Detective 18.1%, Investigation 17.6%, Mystery 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.3%
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 13.1%, Drama 10.7%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Mystery 9.3%, Thriller 9.3%
In her attempt to solve the mystery of her parents’ death, Chen Ruoxia is accidently drawn into the storm of unspoken rules in the entertainment industry. Hiding behind it is a truth even uglier... In this showbiz world surrounded by dark secrets and conspiracies, will she be able to escape with the truth or will she become their next...
Why similar: Detective 13.9%, Investigation 11.9%, Mature 11.4%, NSFW 10.6%, Sexual Content 8.3%
You are The Fateweaver; an ancient beast of legendary status. It is your job to determine which way Fate will unravel as you dig deep into the psyche of those who beckon. Decide whether to help those who beg for your mercy, or invoke the wrath of the Gods upon those you deem unworthy of existence...
Why similar: Detective 16.2%, Investigation 14.2%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9%, Mystery 8.6%
One of the most highly-acclaimed visual novel series arrives on Steam, newly revamped and officially in English! An interdimensional love story that takes high school romance on a roller-coaster ride through the depths of despair, culminating in a sci-fi grand finale of epic proportions.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.7%, Anime 19.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Sexual Content 14.3%, Story Rich 12%
Playtime's over. Time for despair. Experience the definitive version of a masterpiece in the Muv-Luv trilogy's thrilling conclusion. Note: therapy not included.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21%, Gore 17.4%, Sexual Content 14.8%, Anime 14.7%, Psychological Horror 13.8%
Black Lilies - Eternal Summer is a yuri English Visual Novel made by one lone dev. Alice and her friends must try to find they way out of an endless time loop, or lose their minds trying. Drama, mystery, murder, and suffering awaits them... As does romance, if they can survive.
Why similar: Investigation 16.2%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Drama 12.8%, Dark 11.1%, Anime 10.7%
KILLA is a 3D adventure mystery with multiple endings. Valhalla, our protagonist, seeks the killer of her mentor, a mentor she treasures like family, venturing to an unknown island. Discover the culprit on this enigmatic island and embark on a journey of revenge.
Why similar: Detective 14.3%, Investigation 13.6%, Visual Novel 9.1%, Mystery 8.6%, Psychological Horror 8.2%
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 16%, Investigation 13.8%, Thriller 10.3%, Mystery 8.8%, Anime 8%
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."
Why similar: Detective 14%, Investigation 12.1%, Visual Novel 9.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.9%, Multiple Endings 8%
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: Investigation 10%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Drama 9.4%, Thriller 8.9%, NSFW 8.9%
Seek the root of the Fate franchise. Return to where it all began.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.2%, Anime 13.5%, Sexual Content 13.3%, Emotional 12%, Multiple Endings 11.6%
If you can't save the one you love… How can you save humanity? Sequel to the visual novel cult classic. Experience an alternate worldline of STEINS;GATE.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.2%, Anime 20.2%, Story Rich 16.3%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Choices Matter 6.8%
In this gripping visual novel, step into the shoes of Yuuki, a boy with amnesia, and team up with top-tier exorcist Ihayase Araka. Together, you must uncover the dark secrets of Inusai Village and piece together your forgotten past.
Why similar: Detective 16.2%, NSFW 12.1%, Visual Novel 9.7%, Mystery 8.9%, Dark 8.9%
Bear witness to a love that will change the world, in this classic horror romance visual novel from acclaimed writer Urobuchi Gen.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.2%, Gore 19%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Sexual Content 14.1%, Horror 7.1%
You play as a convicted man in Sex Hill which is a town for criminals who are given a second chance at life without punishment. The town offered you everything you wished for: a beautiful wife, a son and a stable life. But one day, after a strange dream everything has taken a 180-degree turn...
Why similar: Mature 14.3%, NSFW 12.2%, Sexual Content 11.8%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Psychological Horror 8.7%
"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 11.6%, Gore 10.2%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Anime 8.9%, Dark 8.3%
Horror thriller visual novel written by cult director Ruggero Deodato. A cannibal story in three episodes. Embark on a challenging journey, where every choice has a price and consequences. Will you be able to reach the end without getting your soul devoured? Dare to decide!
Why similar: Visual Novel 13%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Gore 10.3%, Horror 9%, Thriller 8.9%
