- #1 见习侦探
97% matchMixed61% of 59 reviews2021
Dev: 全能侦探社
Windows
"Internship Detective" is a text adventure game of detective story from the perspective of double female masters. The two heroines Doudou (Intership detective) and Bobo (“big” detective) .
Why similar: Detective 26.2%, Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Visual Novel 15%, Mystery 12.2%, Cute 8.2%
- #2 The Imagined Leviathan: Prologue
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 162 reviews2020
Dev: ChardPub: Far Few Giants
Windows · Mac
Imagined Leviathans is a narrative survival game set in a frozen British village. Explore the countryside and unite the survivors to face down your Leviathans together.
Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Walking Simulator 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Mystery 12.6%, Visual Novel 10.5%
- #3 Dream:scape Remastered
96% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Speedbump Studio
Windows
Explore a surreal dream world built from one man’s memories in this remastered story-rich first-person mystery/adventure.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Walking Simulator 19.5%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Immersive Sim 13.4%, Exploration 6.9%
- #4 Brinkmanship
95% matchPositive82% of 17 reviews2024
Dev: Jimi StinePub: USC Games
Windows
Brinkmanship is a first person sci-fi mystery about greed, manipulation, and trust. As a spaceborne colonist 20 years into your voyage you’ve just discovered that your ship has secretly altered its heading. Your parents give you a gun. The ship goes into lockdown. What do you do? Who will you trust?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.4%, Detective 25.4%, Walking Simulator 24.1%, Mystery 7.6%, 3D 6.1%
- #5 52Hertz
94% matchVery Positive88% of 102 reviews2026
Dev: Moonlit Apple
Windows
An eternally snowbound town. An inescapable time loop. A group of travelers trapped between memory and truth…You will embody Mo Shi, the amnesiac protagonist, stepping into this enigmatic town known as the "Singularity" , partner with the protagonist to solve murder cases and expose the killer.
Why similar: Detective 23.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Mystery 12.3%, Visual Novel 10%, Immersive Sim 9.1%
- #6 栖云异梦
94% matchMostly Positive76% of 90 reviews2023
Dev: 炭焱网络 Tantrum NetworkPub: East2West Games
Windows
《栖云异梦》是一款由叙事驱动的指向点击冒险解谜游戏。在一次午后,主角方哲收到了一个包裹,其中的线索竟指向失踪多年的母亲。循环的梦魇、惊悚的哨音、多年前的来信...方哲为了解开真相踏上了一段奇异的冒险。剧场中的魅影、不为人知的密室、诡异的古村,梦境与现实交错,指引他步步逼近真相......
Why similar: Detective 23.7%, Immersive Sim 14.1%, Mystery 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Visual Novel 9.6%
- #7 Orient on the Murder Express
93% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Connor Atkins
Windows · Mac
This is a murder mystery visual novel where you take the role of the detective. Search for clues, make discoveries, and talk to other characters to find out what is truly going on on the Murder Express.
Why similar: Detective 40.5%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Mystery 16.4%, Exploration 6.2%, Casual 5.3%
- #8 Loveland
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DEVHOUR GAMES
Windows · Mac · Linux
Take on the role of an Agency Detective, as you explore a rural trailer park in Loveland, Ohio, uncovering the secrets of a frog-worshipping cult in this immersive horror game
Why similar: Detective 34.9%, Walking Simulator 26.5%, Immersive Sim 21.3%, Mystery 16.6%, Choices Matter 0.6%
- #9 Oneiric
91% matchPositive90% of 21 reviews2024
Dev: KapitanMateo
Windows
Dive into "Oneiric" a charming walking simulator. Play as a 7-year-old boy exploring a nostalgic world of dreams and solve the riddles in a single enchanting night. Short nap, thats 15 minutes game experience focused on visual aspect.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Walking Simulator 22.4%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Exploration 7.9%, Third Person 6.7%
- #10 Timeshift Detective
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Neox Games
Windows · Mac
Don the trenchcoat of private eye Harrison Steel and dive deep into a futuristic crime-noir story sprawling with clues to track down. Crime and corruption run rampant in the city and above all looms the mysterious phenomenon known as "Timeshifts". Can you rise to the challenge and crack the case?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.5%, Detective 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Third Person 6.4%
- #11 Detective Sherlock: Shadow Stalker
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gamercury AI
Windows · Mac
As Sherlock Holmes, you will engage in battles of wits with dozens of AI-driven characters, uncover clues, and solve intricate puzzles. There’s no choices, every clue must be obtained by you—the renowned detective—through conversations, interrogations, exploration, and deduction.
Why similar: Detective 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Immersive Sim 11.3%, Mystery 11%, Visual Novel 10.9%
- #12 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: EMOTION THEORY
Windows · Mac
Beauty and the Beast is a narrative mystery adventure game. Explore, uncover, and unravel the mystery behind the Beast and his residence in this heartwarming take on the classic story.
Why similar: Detective 20.8%, Walking Simulator 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Immersive Sim 13.7%, Exploration 7.4%
- #13 知更鸟-The Robin
89% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2021
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
“The Robin”tells the story of a school bully who kills a girl named "Robin." Thirteen people involved are kidnapped and embark on a desperate journey to survive. The work revolves around who is behind the black hand and who is responsible for the death of "Robin" these two questions unfold.
Why similar: Detective 28.3%, Interactive Fiction 25.5%, Visual Novel 17%, Mystery 15.7%, Drama 6.3%
- #14 幽都酒馆
87% matchVery Positive99% of 102 reviews2024
Dev: 七月柒月七
Windows
本游戏主旨绿色健康阳光积极向上充满正能量,无不良导向。
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Detective 16%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Mystery 9.2%
- #15 The House On Holland Hill
88% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2022
Dev: Hedgefield
Windows
THOHH is a first-person narrative game in which you play a food delivery guy. Through a series of vignettes, you cross paths with the residents of a beautiful house on Holland Hill road, where you make frequent deliveries. In the wake of tragedy, something ominous looms behind their front door.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.4%, Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Mystery 8.7%, Exploration 7.5%
- #16 Rainswept
86% matchVery Positive87% of 301 reviews2019
Dev: Frostwood Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Rainswept takes you on an emotional adventure in a small town shaken by a double shooting. Join Detective Stone and unravel a tangled web of love, relationships, and unresolved trauma in this character-driven murder mystery game.
Why similar: Detective 24.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Walking Simulator 15.9%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Mystery 7%
- #17 我的一个多重人格朋友
85% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: 上海久游网络科技有限公司
Windows
This is an AVG game that involves reasoning and decryption. He Zhou has 7 different personalities, which alternate seven days a week. Players will play as a detective and deduce the truth behind the horrifying cases surrounding He Zhou through the diary he left behind.
Why similar: Detective 26.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Mystery 13.7%, Immersive Sim 11.8%
- #18 Provisional Detective
86% matchMixed67% of 12 reviews2022
Dev: SteefMakesGames
Windows
A first-person mystery solving game, where you try to find out what happened at Syn Archives.
Why similar: Detective 37.5%, Walking Simulator 23.2%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Exploration 7.5%, Mystery 6.9%
- #19 Scarpone Scamps
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pepperjack Productions
Windows
A gritty, semi-kinetic visual novel about broken people and notorious gangsters, featuring six individualized routes with six different endings.
Why similar: Detective 26.5%, Interactive Fiction 20.7%, LGBTQ+ 15.7%, Visual Novel 15%, Mystery 7.6%
- #20 CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,249 reviews2025
Dev: Bastinus RexPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A mute little thing with borrowed magic. A house that murmurs back. Ask wrong, and you might wake something that remembers your name.
Why similar: Detective 20.5%, Walking Simulator 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Mystery 12%, LGBTQ+ 11.7%
- #21 Alpa
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: YenyaPub: Seven Paths
Windows
Alpa is a narrative adventure game blending atmospheric exploration, emotional storytelling, and puzzle-solving across the journey of three intertwined souls.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21%, Immersive Sim 16.2%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Exploration 8.7%, Stylized 7.1%
- #22 末日航路-The Termination
84% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
It's a story of deception and redemption. You receive a mysterious invitation to a seven days doomsday journey. An expectant interstellar journey has become a doomsday route to the end. There is only one word difference between "victim" and "perpetrator".
Why similar: Detective 29.8%, Interactive Fiction 23%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Mystery 16.2%, Story Rich 3.6%
- #23 Ezrebeth
81% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Tymedust Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ezrebeth is an old, bitter recluse who finds herself constantly invaded by her peculiar relatives during the winter holidays. Oh, and she's stuck in a time loop! Investigate, interview and cross-reference as you attempt to figure out what's going on in this surreal visual novel.
Why similar: Detective 28.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Mystery 13.7%, Drama 10.4%
- #24 你与月光同罪-As Guilty As the Moon
82% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
This is a realistic + survival oriented work. The murder of a girl in a ride-hailing service two years ago, brought your 12 fates back together. You wake up in a strange room, and things are getting weird around you. In the fog, not everything you see is the truth. Is everything real or unreal?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.6%, Detective 27.4%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Mystery 15.7%, Drama 4.9%
- #25 Unmasked Truths: Shattered Dreams
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SuperPROTEIN Studios Inc.
Windows
10 world-renowned experts are trapped together and must cooperate to survive... until conflicts arise, and they discover the greatest threat to their lives isn't the system they're resisting: it's each other! Discover the truth of who's living a lie in this fully voiced murder mystery adventure.
Why similar: Detective 25.7%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Mystery 13.9%, LGBTQ+ 12.8%
- #26 我死后的那些天-After Death
81% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2022
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
This is a suspense game, you are sitting in front of the TV, the news is broadcast: last night a young girl was killed, the body was found in a deep alley. And the girl who was murdered -- you. You are involved in a serial murder, and you are reborn as a female journalist.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.2%, Detective 27.1%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Mystery 15.5%, Casual 4.6%
- #27 After Juice: Animal Disco Mafia
79% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: Virtual Seed
Windows · Linux
Welcome to this graphic adventure! You become in a little hámter 🐹 called Tofu. You will live together a lot of adventures from de university nights, clearly a city full of party and mistery, a lot of humor and bad jokes, but above all..... Dru.... i mean, SUGAR!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Detective 18.7%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Exploration 7.7%, Cute 7.6%
- #28 In Waiting
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CynicalMonkeys
Windows
In Waiting is a first-person psychological horror game where you explore a haunted manor guided by Eleanor, an AI-powered ghost. Solve puzzles, uncover dark secrets, and experience true AI conversations that run 100% on your device with zero data collection.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.8%, Walking Simulator 19.7%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Immersive Sim 13.5%, Exploration 7.2%
- #29 Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 174 reviews2025
Dev: coly Inc.
Windows · Mac
Famous detective Kosuke Kindaichi's first case, the Honjin Murder Mystery. Honjin descendant Kenzo Ichiyanagi and his new wife Katsuko Kubo lay dead in a bed of blood on the night of their wedding. Kosuke Kindaichi searches for the truth about this locked room murder mystery. However...
Why similar: Detective 27.2%, Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Mystery 16.5%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Immersive Sim 8.9%
- #30 Murder Is Game Over: Deal Killer
78% matchPositive100% of 23 reviews2024
Dev: HitherYon Games
Windows
Murder Is Game Over: Deal Killer takes you on an immersive journey through the Italian Alps. Unravel the murder mystery amidst an alpine backdrop, exploring opulent settings and unmasking the killer in this thrilling detective game.
Why similar: Detective 25.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Walking Simulator 13.4%, Mystery 12.3%, Immersive Sim 11.6%
- #31 Reports from Vera Cruz
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Monkey Suits
Windows
Investigate the country of Vera Cruz in this journalistic first-person adventure! Solve puzzles, take photos of clues and report news exposing the horrific truths behind General Galba and his bizarre government!
Why similar: Detective 29.3%, Walking Simulator 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Mystery 13.2%, Exploration 6.6%
- #32 Fayburrow
77% matchVery Positive82% of 473 reviews2022
Dev: The Fayburrow TroupePub: The Animation Workshop VIA
Windows
In a world of fairies, a childhood friend suddenly calls Beatrice back to her old hometown. Yet when she arrives, her friend is mysteriously missing.
Why similar: Detective 29.7%, Mystery 17.2%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Walking Simulator 9.4%
- #33 黑土无归
76% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: CATTOFUN GAMES
Windows · Mac
玩家将扮演一名平凡的货车司机,在追寻父亲死因的过程中,刺破由技术狂热与时代巨变交织而成的阴谋之网。
Why similar: Detective 37.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Mystery 14.3%, Drama 10.5%, Immersive Sim 9.8%
- #34 Elton Manor: Requiem of the Cursed Roses
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 阿魯Pub: Playmeow
Windows
At the beginning of the 20th century, you awaken in a quiet manor where everyone calls you “Anna”, a maid. But there’s one problem — you’re actually a man. Soon after, a locked-room murder occurs, and the secrets of the manor begin to unfold.
Why similar: Detective 25.8%, LGBTQ+ 17%, Mystery 14%, Immersive Sim 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%
- #35 Burden of Truth
74% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: RobProductions
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Burden of Proof saga continues! Step into the shoes of legendary prosecutor Conrad Cross during a pivotal moment of his journey. Investigate crime scenes, solve mysteries using evidence, and make your case in the courtroom. The burden lies with you to unravel the truth!
Why similar: Detective 25%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Walking Simulator 11.4%, Mystery 10.8%, Drama 9.9%
- #36 The Mystery of William Moore
75% match4 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: Atlantean Games
Windows
Put on your detective hat, and get ready for the mystery of a lifetime. Embark on a plot-driven, walking simulator-puzzle video game with an amazing plot and surprise ending.
Why similar: Detective 25.5%, Walking Simulator 21%, Mystery 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Visual Novel 10.8%
- #37 妖睨之境The Sight of Darkness
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 豹肝工作室 SEALIVER STUDIO
Windows
A detective who accidentally unsealed the monsters must find the man-eating monster before the deadline. Humans are afraid of monsters, but they were also made by themselves.
Why similar: Detective 32.7%, Visual Novel 19%, Mystery 16.5%, Drama 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 8.6%
- #38 迷渡桥
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 犬狸工作室Pub: OKJOY
Windows
《迷渡桥》是一款水墨风格的国风悬疑推理游戏,你将扮演牵涉谋逆的罪臣后人宁不移,背负着家族十年的冤屈,在弥留之际踏上迷渡桥,换一个查明真相的机会。调查一桩桩离奇命案,窥见朝堂内的暗流涌动。当迷雾散尽,揭开深埋于王朝的骇人秘密......
Why similar: Detective 32%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Mystery 15.4%, Visual Novel 15%, Drama 8.7%
- #39 Dumpster Baby
73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Josef Arnold
Windows
Dumpster Baby is a game about being queer and homeless, and the importance of community and friendship in hard times. You play as Bandit, an optimistic racoon meeting new friends as he tries to find people to be roommates with. A narrative focused single player experience.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Walking Simulator 20.2%, LGBTQ+ 20.2%, Exploration 9.1%, Cute 7.7%
- #40 Frog Detective 1: The Haunted Island
74% matchVery Positive92% of 5,442 reviews2018
Dev: Grace BruxnerPub: worm club
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 29%
You're a detective, and a frog, and it's time to solve a mystery.
Why similar: Detective 28.4%, Walking Simulator 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Mystery 13.8%, Cute 8.9%
- #41 The Guilty Hearts
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Singlecore Games
Windows
Seoyeon Yu, a former police officer, works as a private investigator for a rich family. However, during her investigation, she discovers evidence linking them to her husband's death. Using her ability to see people's guilt, she begins an investigation to solve the mystery.
Why similar: Detective 35.2%, Interactive Fiction 26.3%, Mystery 17.3%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Drama 5.9%
- #42 How We Got Here
72% matchVery Positive85% of 544 reviews2021
Dev: Euphoric Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
You wake up on a floating island with no idea how you got there. Find ways to reach new and strange islands and meet other survivors all while uncovering the story of how you all got there.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Mystery 14.4%, Drama 8.9%, Cute 7.4%
- #43 Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved
68% matchVery Positive95% of 385 reviews2025
Dev: Armonica LLC
Windows
A woman vanishes without a trace on a cross-country train. The catch? Nobody on board remembers her ever existing in the first place - nobody, except for you. Uncover the story in this mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Detective 40.2%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Mystery 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Story Rich 3%
- #44 Frog Detective 2: The Case of the Invisible Wizard
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,144 reviews2019
Dev: Grace BruxnerPub: worm club
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
You're a detective, and a frog, and it's time to solve a mystery. Also there's a wizard.
Why similar: Detective 28.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Walking Simulator 15.4%, Mystery 14.4%, Cute 8.6%
- #45 Lachesis or Atropos
71% matchVery Positive87% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: 4nokiPub: Quill Yuri
Windows · Mac · Linux
This world is woven of strings, of fate and of hate. What do you see, detective? A horror-mystery yuri visual novel peering into the maddening darkness of love and death.
Why similar: Detective 28.8%, LGBTQ+ 17.1%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Mystery 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 12%
- #46 san Zoolin
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Caracolina (Lina Lundstedt)Pub: Lina Lundstedt
Windows
San Zoolin is a beautiful latin island full of mysteries and colorful characters. You get to explore the inner lives of these characters in depth, as well as the beautiful world around them as the new island therapist
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Walking Simulator 19.3%, Detective 14%, Immersive Sim 13.8%, Exploration 7.3%
- #47 The Adventures of LinShanHai - Chapter2:Bus Bombing
71% matchMixed65% of 17 reviews2023
Dev: QZQ Studio
Windows
The bus to the suburbs suddenly exploded, the scene was a mess, the sales staff, including all 10 people on board died. Lin Shanhai led the scene investigation team to conduct a detailed investigation and visited all the families and friends of the deceased, but the case is still no clue.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Detective 17.3%, Immersive Sim 13.3%, Mystery 9.8%
- #48 A Taste of the Past
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,768 reviews2022
Dev: Sondering Studio
Windows
What do you do when you lose someone you love? A Taste of the Past is an emotional sidescroller about reconnecting with your Chinese culture while navigating a train to the afterlife. Featuring a wholesome story, cooking minigames, and hope.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Walking Simulator 17.6%, Immersive Sim 13.3%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Drama 6.9%
- #49 Methods: The Illusion Murders
69% matchVery Positive88% of 89 reviews2024
Dev: LockedOn GamesPub: Erabit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Detective Red July must stop a serial killer who patterns his murders after optical illusions in this mystery visual novel set in the world of Methods.
Why similar: Detective 23.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Visual Novel 13.7%, LGBTQ+ 13.7%, Mystery 11.1%
- #50 ONCE UPON A TIME IN MOROCCO
70% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: Outcast digital media developpement departePub: outcast digital media
Windows
Explore the ancient and mysterious dreamland of “Once Upon A Time In Morocco”, traveling through the golden sands, discovering their secrets and their ruins, and collecting the Lost Tablets of Self Acceptance.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Walking Simulator 20.1%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Immersive Sim 13.3%, Mystery 8.7%
- #51 Frog Detective 3: Corruption at Cowboy County
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 2,041 reviews2022
Dev: Grace BruxnerPub: worm club
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
You're a detective, and a frog, and it's time to solve a mystery in the wild west.
Why similar: Detective 29.9%, Mystery 16.9%, Walking Simulator 15.7%, Cute 9.9%, Interactive Fiction 7.7%
- #52 不可能犯罪事件簿-Impossible Crime Book
69% match9 user reviews44% of 9 reviews2022
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
This is a decryption class of interactive novel. One accident, two suicides. In order to prevent more innocent lives from being killed, you will be assigned to lurk on campus with your partner and find out the suspicious in different criminal cases.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.7%, Detective 23.7%, Visual Novel 19%, Mystery 15%, Drama 6.8%
- #53 The Ripe Blood Anthology: This World Is Just for the Two of Us
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Роман Ветер-Пурпурный
Windows · Linux
A visual novel where your choices matter. Derek has a job, a beloved boyfriend, friends, and… “piranha thoughts.” Everything was perfect until his younger sister Rina returned to town.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.6%, LGBTQ+ 18.1%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Mystery 9.1%, Cute 7.3%
- #54 EmyLiveShow: Case of Four Hot Witnesses
67% matchPositive96% of 23 reviews2024
Dev: Team Emily
Windows · Mac
A rookie investigator's first case leads them to four sexy girls. It can stop them... or make them even more determined to find the solution.
Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Visual Novel 15.6%, LGBTQ+ 13.5%, Mystery 10.1%
- #55 BEAST CRIMES
69% matchMixed63% of 63 reviews2022
Dev: LINK
Windows
Crimes across the times. Are you able to solve them all?
Why similar: Detective 24.8%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Visual Novel 14.9%, LGBTQ+ 14.4%, Mystery 10.1%
- #56 The Seagull
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Dogpit
Windows · Linux
A young woman grows up on the shores of a lake and loves it as the gulls do, and is as happy and free as they are. But a man happens to come that way and destroys her, just because he can.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.1%, Walking Simulator 22.8%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Exploration 8.3%, Stylized 6%
- #57 The Murder Hotel
65% matchVery Positive95% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: Wegenbartho Games
Windows
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 27.8%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Mystery 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Immersive Sim 12.6%
- #58 Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE Plus
65% matchVery Positive81% of 1,984 reviews2024
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 13.2 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Yuma, an amnesiac detective-in-training, and Shinigami, the spirit haunting him, tackle unsolved mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 37.2%, Mystery 14.1%, Exploration 11.4%, Visual Novel 11%, Third Person 7.6%