- #1 Ubel
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Regularjax
Windows
A visual novel where eight participants are forced to play a death game where they have to vote every two hours. Who will survive? Who will betray? Who are the masterminds behind it all?
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.5%, Thriller 17.5%, Mystery 14.5%, Anime 12.5%, Sci-fi 10.2%
- #2 I Would Love to Wish You Good Morning
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Silhouette Games
Windows
I Would Love to Wish You Good Morning is a choice-driven dystopian psychological horror visual novel about isolation, obedience, and the price of fitting in. Will you navigate the uncanny social dynamics of the future... or die trying?
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.4%, Thriller 16%, Mystery 14.9%, Sci-fi 12%, Choices Matter 10.5%
- #3 Root Double -Before Crime * After Days- Xtend Edition
96% matchVery Positive90% of 592 reviews2016
Dev: YetiPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Rescue squad captain Watase Kasasagi wakes up without his memories in the middle of his most critical mission yet-- a nuclear meltdown at a research facility. In an unfamiliar place and without his years of training, he must rescue the survivors and escape...
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.8%, Anime 14.2%, Mystery 13.3%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #4 Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma
95% matchVery Positive82% of 4,723 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 19.7%, Mystery 15.7%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Story Rich 10.5%, Puzzle 10.3%
- #5 Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
94% matchVery Positive93% of 6,967 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 20.8%, Mystery 15.8%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Story Rich 10.9%, Multiple Endings 10.6%
- #6 ROBOTICS;NOTES DaSH
94% matchMixed67% of 268 reviews2020
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 29.8 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Half a year after the events of ROBOTICS;NOTES ELITE, Kaito Yashio is introduced to Itaru Hashida through Nae Tennouji. Unsettling incidents start occurring all around them, harbingers of an event that will again plunge the world into chaos.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.2%, Story Rich 19.6%, Mystery 18.1%, Sci-fi 18%, Anime 15.9%
- #7 The Paracelsian Project
93% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Sixkilla Gaming
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Visual Novel 14%, Mystery 12.7%, Thriller 11.2%, Sci-fi 10.4%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #8 POPULARITY CONTEST
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ScrythaDev
Windows · Mac
Elena and 7 familiar faces are trapped in a room, and the only way out is to choose one person to die. Navigate social relationships and gain trust to steer the spotlight away from you, or else they just might decide you should be the one on the chopping block.
Why similar: Mystery 18.7%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Thriller 16.6%, Choices Matter 16.5%, Multiple Endings 11.8%
- #9 Devil Apartment
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: L.S. Frei
Windows
Hello, Jake. Welcome to the game.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.5%, Thriller 15.9%, Anime 12.3%, Mystery 10.3%, Story Rich 10%
- #10 Head AS Code
91% matchVery Positive96% of 71 reviews2021
Dev: Miracle Moon
Windows
The first entry of the Abime Series. Eight captives must cooperate or compete to escape an underground subway under the manipulation of a dangerous psychopath. Can you really trust anyone? What about yourself? And what is the meaning of a good ending? Is reaching one even possible?
Why similar: Thriller 18.3%, Mystery 13.5%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Anime 9.3%
- #11 A Totally Normal Love Story
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Something Hippo
Windows · Mac
Made for people who love Hallmark movies — and people who love to hate them. A totally normal love story in a perfectly ordinary small town, where nothing weird ever happens…or so you’re told.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.8%, Thriller 22.4%, Mystery 15.4%, Multiple Endings 14.4%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #12 Reflection Link
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Secretive Sheep Games
Windows
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: Mystery 15.7%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Anime 12.2%, Thriller 11.6%, Sci-fi 10.3%
- #13 Stay Alive For Me
89% match8 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: OneRoomFilms
Windows
Survive a gripping psychological thriller in this visual novel. Make critical decisions, face a disturbed captor, and experience multiple chilling endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.2%, Thriller 17%, Mystery 12.3%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%
- #14 Shadows of Betrayal
88% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: JayzonBHPub: JayzonBH Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Recent high school graduates gather at a remote cabin for a celebration. What begins as a night of laughter spirals into a tense mystery full of secrets, twists, and chilling choices. Who will survive? Navigate friendships, and uncover the multi-layered mystery in Shadows of Betrayal.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.8%, Thriller 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Choices Matter 13%, Story Rich 11.3%
- #15 山:临界幸存者
87% matchVery Positive92% of 625 reviews2022
Dev: 迩来工作室Pub: WindField Games
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 8.9 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 33.9%, Mystery 22.1%, Anime 20%, Story Rich 16.2%, Adventure 6.7%
- #16 CHAOS;CHILD
86% matchVery Positive94% of 3,800 reviews2019
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 81.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 26.9%, Mystery 18%, Anime 13.4%, Story Rich 10.2%, Thriller 8.8%
- #17 The Game of Fourtune
86% matchPositive97% of 35 reviews2023
Dev: BlackLock Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 17.1%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Mystery 13.2%, Anime 11.5%, Choices Matter 11%
- #18 The Aurora Chronicles
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: kittikunPub: Entropy
Windows · Mac · Linux
A crew of four. Mysteries at the edge of known space. A utopia that might be more fragile than it appears. The Aurora Chronicles is an episodic sci-fi visual novel where your choices shape relationships, uncover buried secrets, and test whether hope can survive what you discover.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.4%, Mystery 18.1%, Sci-fi 16.1%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Choices Matter 10.7%
- #19 Tropical
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Robert Welz
Windows
Congratulations Dominica! You have been chosen to test the first virtual aquapark in history! Ten days in a tropical paradise where every detail is simulated to be perfect – what could possibly go wrong?
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.8%, Anime 11.7%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Mystery 10.5%
- #20 AI: The Somnium Files
84% matchVery Positive92% of 9,101 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: Visual Novel 23.6%, Mystery 19%, Anime 15.8%, Story Rich 11.8%, Sci-fi 9.2%
- #21 Return to Shironagasu Island
83% matchVery Positive94% of 3,990 reviews2020
Dev: HYOGO ONIMUSHIPub: TABINOMICHI
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 28%, Mystery 22.2%, Anime 11.4%, Thriller 10.3%, Choices Matter 8.1%
- #22 アルタイル号の殺人
82% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: orange
Windows
宇宙船を舞台にしたSFミステリーゲーム。 とある基地の残骸を回収したことから、有人宇宙船アルタイル号の中で不可解な事件が巻き起こる。 被害を食い止めるべく宇宙船のマスターAIは、壊れかけのアンドロイド・フレムと共に事件の調査に乗り出す――
Why similar: Mystery 22.5%, Sci-fi 20.9%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #23 Ghost of the Quadrangle
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: VNhub
Windows · Mac
A choice-driven visual novel set at Blackthorn Academy, where you uncover hidden secrets, shape relationships, and influence rival factions through branching decisions in a dark story of mystery, romance, revenge, and multiple possible outcomes.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.5%, Choices Matter 16.4%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, Story Rich 14.1%, Mystery 12.2%
- #24 CODE::LUX
80% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: すやすやファクトリー
Windows
泥沼化した世界大戦によって主要な電力インフラが失われ、文明が崩壊した未来。 遺物を求めて廃墟を渡るスカベンジャーのカイは、旧国家システムを掌握する謎の少女ミツハと出会う。 彼女の願いは、ただひとつ――かつて世界を支えた核融合炉を再び動かすこと。
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.6%, Anime 15.7%, Sci-fi 15%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
- #25 The VII Enigma
81% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2022
Dev: Spire Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fate, love, death... Can the enigma be solved? 『The VII Enigma』is a character-driven sci-fi mystery visual novel. Set in a shadowy world of dystopian conspiracy, you must defy the fabric of reality, navigating the desperate path to the 'true end' against the tyranny of time itself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.4%, Mystery 14.7%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Thriller 11%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #26 Awakewood
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NeuroCreativa
Windows · Mac · Linux
After your mother’s strange funeral, a black rain blocks the roads and leaves you stranded. The air smells like rotting fruit and nature begins to mutate. Can you get out of here before the forest finds you?
Why similar: Visual Novel 21%, Thriller 13%, Mystery 11.4%, Anime 10.5%, Sci-fi 10.3%
- #27 Suhoshin
79% matchVery Positive91% of 166 reviews2022
Dev: No More 500
Windows
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: Visual Novel 17.6%, Thriller 17.6%, Mystery 14.8%, Anime 12.1%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #28 Horrors of Helmsfirth
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blue Five Games
Windows · Mac
Horrors of Helmsfirth is a horror/adventure visual novella where you investigate the mystery causing townsfolk to disappear at night. Build trust with allies who can help save your town from monsters. Explore 9 different character plot lines and defeat the forces of evil… or join them?
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.7%, Choices Matter 18.2%, Mystery 17.8%, Multiple Endings 15.6%, Story Rich 13.9%
- #29 BAD END
79% matchVery Positive84% of 393 reviews2015
Dev: Arai Koh Create OfficePub: YOX-Project
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
It's rumored that those who play 'BAD END'- a Visual Novel will die in REAL LIFE if they make the wrong decision in the game itself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.6%, Mystery 17.7%, Anime 14.8%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #30 Echoes of Pinebridge
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Koalu Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
After a transfer student enters his life, college senior Kent begins suffering fainting spells and hearing voices. Navigate friendships, secrets, and a growing supernatural mystery in this choice-driven visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.5%, Thriller 13.2%, Mystery 12.9%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%
- #31 Memory's Dogma CODE:01
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 371 reviews2016
Dev: Liz-ArtsPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Japan, 2030 A.D. Memories can now be digitized and archived, allowing people to communicate with the deceased. With only one week left before his best friend’s memories are deleted, can Hiroki uncover the truth behind Sorano’s death?
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.9%, Anime 26.4%, Sci-fi 13.1%, Choices Matter 7.4%, Story Rich 7%
- #32 Reflection
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: White Rainbow
Windows
In a world where the USSR leads in science and space, Sergei, a student of rocket engineering, loses his parents in the “Zarya” station disaster. Years later, he discovers his university's link to the project and sets out to uncover the truth.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.9%, Sci-fi 18.1%, Anime 16.1%, Mystery 13%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #33 Inescapable: No Rules, No Rescue
76% matchMixed41% of 61 reviews2023
Dev: Dreamloop GamesPub: Aksys Games
Windows
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: Thriller 17.3%, Mystery 13.9%, Anime 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Choices Matter 8.5%
- #34 Bound Between Desks
75% match8 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: AnyTale Game StudiosPub: ANYTALE LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystical visual novel where ordinary school life intertwines with mysterious phenomena. Every decision you make could lead to uncovering secrets... or plunge you into even greater uncertainty.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.8%, Mystery 17.1%, Anime 14%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Multiple Endings 11%
- #35 Echo
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: VisualNovelGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Marit returns to her father’s research facility expecting answers, only to uncover files he meant to share when she was “ready.” They reveal the truth: she wasn’t just his daughter — she was his project.
Why similar: Mystery 22.3%, Sci-fi 20.2%, Multiple Endings 20.1%, Story Rich 12.7%, Visual Novel 12.3%
- #36 夜明けの影法師
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Max Neet Games
Windows
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: Visual Novel 17.6%, Mystery 17.4%, Thriller 14%, Choices Matter 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%
- #37 Flower in Us
73% matchVery Positive94% of 393 reviews2025
Dev: ChalkseagullPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Flower in Us is a short, story-driven mystery adventure that invites players to unravel hidden secrets.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.8%, Thriller 14.9%, Mystery 13%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Multiple Endings 10.2%
- #38 Tron: Identity
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 290 reviews2023
Dev: Bithell Games
Windows · Mac
Something has been taken. Enter a new Grid and forge alliances via visual novel gameplay, uncovering truths through Identity Disc puzzles. Make critical decisions and plot your own course in a world without a creator.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.4%, Mystery 16.3%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Sci-fi 12.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%
- #39 ABYSS OF THE SACRIFICE
74% matchVery Positive83% of 265 reviews2020
Dev: INTENSEPub: D3PUBLISHER
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Five girls meet in an isolated underground city. As they slay and betray each other, what fate awaits them at the end of their journey? Hope? Or despair? Enjoy an immersive story, fully voiced and boasting multiple endings!
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.1%, Anime 17.7%, Mystery 14.2%, Story Rich 12.5%, Puzzle 10.6%
- #40 Kemono Friends Opening Day
73% matchVery Positive99% of 98 reviews2023
Dev: snow in the library
Windows · Mac · Linux
A fan visual novel where you join Nana at Japari Park as new caretaker. Fun and food await in adventures with an energetic serval cat and an always hungry fox!
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.7%, Anime 20.9%, Sci-fi 17.7%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
- #41 Whispers of Gold
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Falling Raven
Windows
In pursuit of coin, hired dagger Arthur finds himself embroiled in conspiracy involving the daughter of a noble House. Who is really pulling the strings behind the scenes?
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.5%, Mystery 19.3%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Story Rich 12.4%
- #42 OMNIMUS
73% matchVery Positive87% of 54 reviews2019
Dev: Angry gamesPub: Total
Windows · Mac · Linux
Omnimus. Welcome to the future! A visual novel about a daring experiment.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.8%, Sci-fi 14%, Anime 13.4%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Multiple Endings 11%
- #43 Morse Academy
71% matchPositive87% of 30 reviews2025
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Three operatives return to their abandoned boarding school to hunt a sinister fugitive. As old traumas awaken and paranoia takes hold, will they survive their own fears?
Why similar: Thriller 21.8%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Anime 13.7%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Psychological 9.5%
- #44 Stellar Reflections
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: Badger Can Fly
Windows
Aurelia is a nobody living out her life on a space station orbiting Earth, spending her days working in a junkyard, frequenting a bar, or retreating to her cabin. She will confront a life-altering decision that challenges her perception of the world. Can she change and grow, or is she too far gone?
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.2%, Multiple Endings 16.1%, Choices Matter 16.1%, Anime 14%, Story Rich 12%
- #45 Frog & Blade
70% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: StarGazer
Windows
Killed by the villain Frogman, you awaken to the same morning. A mysterious drink, "Soma," grants power to those with strong desires, plunging the city into chaos. Fight the emerging villains, solve the case, and uncover the truth. A multi-ending, battle-packed, looping supernatural suspense ADV.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.2%, Mystery 15.4%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Anime 10.5%
- #46 G-senjou no Maou - The Devil on G-String
72% matchVery Positive92% of 744 reviews2015
Dev: AKABEiSOFT2Pub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 33.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 33.2%, Mystery 16.7%, Anime 15.3%, Story Rich 12.6%, Thriller 10.4%
- #47 304 Seconds
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NoBreadStudio
Windows · Linux
A newly-turned vampire, her loyal childhood friend, a terminally ill altruist, a morally gray policewoman, and a self-proclaimed mad scientist catgirl. Figure out how their fates intertwine in this standalone prologue to Red Crown Project, an upcoming sci-fi death game visual novel.
Why similar: Thriller 27%, Visual Novel 24.8%, Mystery 21.3%, Anime 13.8%, Story Rich 12.2%
- #48 Decide 4 God
69% matchPositive96% of 45 reviews2025
Dev: Miracle Moon
Windows
The final entry of the Abime Series. Six intruders and six captives share a high-tech prison where their moral dilemmas may lead them to a fate worse than death. Can they overcome the wiles of Empathy Systems? What dark secrets lurk behind that institution? When does knowledge become a curse?
Why similar: Thriller 19.6%, Visual Novel 16%, Mystery 12.5%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #49 ストレイ・メモリア
70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: ルピナスパレット
Windows
A contemporary juvenile mystery about young boys and girls who grow up confused and troubled, and adults who harbor secrets.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.9%, Mystery 27%, Multiple Endings 18.1%, Story Rich 14.1%, Adventure 7.1%
- #50 STAY
71% matchMixed68% of 566 reviews2018
Dev: Appnormals Team
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Award-winning, innovative puzzle-adventure. By communicating through your PC, you must help a kidnapped man escape captivity - in real-time. While you sleep, he is alone. When you return to your PC he has hope. Your encouragement and advice will be the difference between his salvation or despair.
Why similar: Thriller 20.1%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Story Rich 10.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.9%
- #51 Project B-FER: Prime Cut
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Streamcope
Windows · Mac · Linux
You and 4 other people are trapped underground on a moving subway train. What are you willing to do to get out? Will you play by the rules, or break them?
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.2%, Sci-fi 16.8%, Puzzle 13.5%, Mystery 13.3%, Choices Matter 11.9%
- #52 Kill The Clock
68% matchVery Positive92% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: Happy Slugs
Windows
Kill the Clock is a narrative time-loop mystery adventure where you relive the same week to solve a murder that keeps changing. Customize your character, roll dice to influence story outcomes, and uncover the truth—before time resets again.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.6%, Mystery 15.4%, Thriller 15%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%, Choices Matter 9.5%
- #53 Midnight Road
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dreamlight Games Studios SL
Windows
Embark on a nocturnal road movie full of mysteries, paranormal phenomena, and an unexpected destination. Choose your answers carefully... and you might just find a happy ending.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.3%, Mystery 22.8%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
- #54 囚われホテル
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: akamilabPub: none
Mac
A world where humans and beastmen coexist. A secluded hotel exclusively for beastmen deep in the mountains. An incident occurs on a night when everyone has gone to sleep... Whether you can safely return from the hotel depends on your choices.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.7%, Mystery 17.3%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%
- #55 ISLAND
68% matchVery Positive95% of 1,748 reviews2018
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 154.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Sanzenkai Setsuna awakens on the shore of isolated island Urashima with no memories of his past. Befriending three local girls, Rinne, Karen, and Sara, Setsuna's quest to discover the secrets of Urashima and how they tie into his own past - and future - begins.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.7%, Anime 18.7%, Mystery 13.5%, Story Rich 11.7%, Sci-fi 10.5%
- #56 CORPSE FACTORY
67% matchVery Positive80% of 855 reviews2022
Dev: RIVER CROW STUDIO
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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 23.4%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Mystery 15.7%, Anime 14.2%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #57 泥舟と罪人
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NONALCOHOL.
Windows · Mac
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: Visual Novel 17.1%, Mystery 12.1%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%, Anime 10.5%
- #58 STEINS;GATE
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 25,378 reviews2016
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 66.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 26.7%, Anime 15.3%, Sci-fi 13.2%, Story Rich 12.6%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
- #59 SYNESTHESIA
66% matchPositive100% of 43 reviews2023
Dev: Spire Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
🌀 Is there an escape to the endless spiral?🌀 『SYNESTHESIA』 is an emotive, character driven sci-fi mystery visual novel. Join a group of college students with strange cognitive powers, who soon discover something is amiss at the institute sworn to help them...
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.6%, Mystery 14.6%, Anime 12.7%, Sci-fi 12.4%, Choices Matter 9.9%
- #60 Re:Fragment ~Absolute Ambition~
65% matchVery Positive94% of 116 reviews2025
Dev: AstralSeal
Windows · Mac · Linux
We all dream of a bright future ahead, but life doesn't always turn out how we expect. Yuuma, the protagonist, lives a peaceful life until the student council president proposes a new controversial policy that changes everything they once knew forever.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28%, Anime 16%, Choices Matter 15.9%, Multiple Endings 15.3%, Story Rich 11.5%