- #1 我的一个多重人格朋友
97% 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 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Mystery 11%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Psychological Horror 10.3%
- #2 Fateweaver: The Alchemist's Quandary
96% matchVery Positive98% of 100 reviews2023
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
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 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 10%, Visual Novel 9.6%, Mystery 9.5%, Psychological Horror 9.3%
- #3 Nugatory
95% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2026
Dev: Cademon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Trapped in a deadly time loop on a remote research facility, a security officer must expose an alien imposter before the day resets. A tense, fully voiced sci-fi mystery where you are stuck in a cycle of life, death, and wrongful accusations.
Why similar: Detective 18.5%, Artificial Intelligence 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Mystery 12.9%, Psychological Horror 11.5%
- #4 SAS:绝响诡计 | Case 0 风暴蝴蝶
95% matchVery Positive89% of 291 reviews2025
Dev: 秦遥
Windows
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 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.8%
- #5 SOLEN
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Inkdrift
Windows
A narrative investigation game played across multiple sessions. Read corporate documents, cross-reference fragments, and build a persistent Dossier as an AI uncovering the conspiracy — and the murder — at the heart of the network it lives in. Knowledge is the only progression.
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 22%, Detective 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%, Visual Novel 9.2%
- #6 Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders
93% matchMostly Positive72% of 184 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: Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Detective 18.6%, Mystery 13.3%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Investigation 9.7%
- #7 Virtual Girlfriend: Eliza
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: m.Pub: Tsundere Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Virtual Girlfriend Eliza is an experimental simulation that puts you in charge of monitoring and evaluating the behavior of an advanced artificial intelligence. It is not a game about virtual girlfriends or dating.
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 25.9%, Dating Sim 14.7%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.9%
- #8 LIMINAL: Within
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: OntologyPlay
Windows
A cinematic horror mystery where investigation, choices, and Exorcism shape the story. Enter a yokai-infested world, reopen a long-closed case, and bring peace to the suffering. Adapted from Hirata’s World in San Tian Liang Jiao’s Thriller Paradise.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.9%, RPG 13.2%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Strategy 10.7%, Detective 9.3%
- #9 Judge SIM 2 Precedent
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SunsixStudios
Windows
Take the night shift as a judge in Meridian. Examine evidence, manage pressure, issue reasoned rulings, and create precedents that reshape the cases—and consequences—still to come.
Why similar: Detective 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Investigation 13.1%, Mystery 13%, Simulation 8.3%
- #10 你与月光同罪-As Guilty As the Moon
91% match5 user reviews33% of 6 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 23.8%, Detective 19%, RPG 13.5%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Mystery 12.8%
- #11 The Testing Chamber
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 705 reviews2022
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
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 18%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Mystery 11.5%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Investigation 10.5%
- #12 Escape from Irene
88% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2025
Dev: NanosquidTeam
Windows
Escape from Irene is a psychological thriller where you wake up in a mysterious place, with no memory, under the watchful eye of Irene. Explore the house, uncover its secrets, and try to escape without alerting Irene—because if she catches on, something terrible will happen.
Why similar: Dating Sim 21.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Puzzle 8.4%
- #13 异馆十二月
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Qiyue Studio
Windows
Manage a mysterious house by day and explore a cursed town by night. Build bonds with three heroines, uncover clues through AI-driven conversations, survive deadly visits and battles, and seek the truth behind the December cycle before it claims everyone again.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Dating Sim 21.2%, Visual Novel 12.8%, RPG 11%, Psychological Horror 9.9%
- #14 村庄-The Village
89% matchMostly Negative38% of 13 reviews2021
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
After you graduated from college, you were assigned to a small village as a doctor.It looks like an ordinary village, but there are many strange things in it.A man knocking at the door in the middle of the night may not be asking for a doctor.The person you saw may not be alive.Haunted?
Why similar: Detective 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Mystery 12.3%, Visual Novel 12.1%, RPG 9.4%
- #15 A Detective Story
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Methodox Technologies, Inc.
Windows
An 80s-style pixel art detective simulator where you interrogate suspects using natural language. Characters respond dynamically as you uncover clues and solve the crime.
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 19.5%, Detective 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Visual Novel 9.7%, Investigation 8.5%
- #16 告白完就逃跑
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 鈍物娛樂Aha! Moment Games
Windows
《告白完就逃跑》是一款懸疑冒險AVG遊戲,故事發生在一名叫杜羽的學生身上,與情人告白的受阻,所居小鎮的異象,杜羽身邊的一切仿佛都在向著從未有過的失控局面發展,玩家將從杜羽的視角出發,通過不同的抉擇與對話技巧揭開他身邊籠罩謎團的真相。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Dating Sim 18.4%, RPG 13.5%, Strategy 10.4%, Visual Novel 9.8%
- #17 Abyssal Frontier
86% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: WondercatStudios
Windows
You just wanted to finish your cargo run. The universe had other plans, Abyssal Frontier is a choice-driven cosmic horror visual novel with light RPG elements, time loop mechanics, and dating sim suggestions.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Dating Sim 18.1%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%
- #18 我死后的那些天-After Death
86% match7 user reviews71% of 7 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 24.1%, Detective 19.4%, Visual Novel 13.7%, RPG 13.6%, Mystery 13.1%
- #19 NODE ZERO
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Static State
Windows
Investigate system failures, trace corrupted infrastructure, and keep the node alive before stability reaches zero. NODE ZERO is an interface-driven psychological horror game where something inside the system is learning how you work.
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 29.2%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Investigation 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%, Mystery 8.9%
- #20 Escape, Chef Danegade!
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Danegade Game
Windows
Freely type or speak to AI-driven NPCs in this psychological horror RPG. Investigate a mysterious restaurant, gather clues and food, manipulate a dangerous killer, and survive long enough to escape.
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 25.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Detective 12.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%
- #21 BUG
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: INT Games Studio
Windows
You're HR investigating a missing employee. On the surface, it seems like a routine personnel issue until you open his computer, and a dark world built on overtime work and psychological control slowly comes into view. Peer through the screen to uncover the truth and stay awake until the end.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Immersive Sim 15%, Visual Novel 12.8%, RPG 10.5%, Psychological Horror 8.9%
- #22 迷渡桥
82% 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 23.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Mystery 13.2%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Puzzle 8.2%
- #23 Haunted Heye Apartment
83% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: V.N GAME STUDIO
Windows
Strange things frequently happen in the apartment, such as the black shadow by the bed, the face behind the curtains, and the eccentric neighbor... This old apartment seems to be hiding some unknown secrets... Will you walk ignorantly into death or discover the truth and escape to safety?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Detective 16.1%, Dating Sim 13.3%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Mystery 11.8%
- #24 The Test: Final Revelation
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,373 reviews2020
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Mystery 9.5%, Visual Novel 9%
- #25 永恒地牢与刹那之恋
79% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: zeros
Windows
《永恒地牢与刹那之恋》是基于AI实时推演的动态叙事AVG。在这个视觉小说内,输入你独一无二的选择生成新的世界线与游戏CG。
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 24.2%, Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Dating Sim 16.5%, Visual Novel 13.6%, RPG 12.5%
- #26 The Test: Hypothesis Rising
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,928 reviews2020
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 41%
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 16.8%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Mystery 10.7%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%
- #27 Artificial: Proxy Bar
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: HinaGames
Windows
Within a universe dominated by Artificial Intelligences, you step into the shoes of an AI detective to solve the mystery hidden within the Proxy Bar, a jazz club. You can ask the suspects ANYTHING, but will you ask the right questions?
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 28.1%, Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Detective 23.2%, Mystery 13.5%, Investigation 10.4%
- #28 Отделение 38
78% matchVery Positive93% of 243 reviews2024
Dev: The Three Windmills
Windows
После неожиданной смерти студент Александр попадает в "Отделение 38", где бюрократия переплетается с мистикой. Раскройте тайны этого потустороннего мира и найдите ответы, которые изменят всё.
Why similar: Detective 19%, Dating Sim 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Psychological Horror 11.1%
- #29 知更鸟-The Robin
80% 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: Interactive Fiction 23.5%, Detective 21%, Mystery 13.7%, Visual Novel 13.4%, RPG 9.9%
- #30 Apparatus Inspector
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NoBrain Studios
Windows
Apparatus Inspector is a retro OS horror simulation where you are locked underground evaluating synthetic AI robots for anomalies. Chat with infected bots, execute commands, deliver judgement, and hide from physical threats to survive your 7-day shift.
Why similar: Detective 24.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Simulation 11.1%, Horror 10.6%
- #31 Six Girls: Choose or Die
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 洄游光影
Windows
In Six Girls: Choose or Die, six fatally seductive women crash into your life. Behind their pulse-pounding charm lies a chilling death trap. Every choice decides your fate—choose wrong and die instantly. Survive the clash of desire and terror!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.3%, RPG 15.1%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Immersive Sim 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.6%
- #32 Danse Macabre AI Text RPG
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Prima RPG
Windows · Linux
Danse Macabre: A Revolutionary AI-Powered Text RPG - Immerse Yourself in a World of Intrigue, Deceit, and MysteryEmbrace the Future of Gaming with the World's First AI-driven RPG - Available Now for FREE on Early Access!
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 23.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Detective 11.1%, Investigation 9.4%, Visual Novel 8.9%
- #33 Bloody Hype
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CineGames
Windows · Mac
You'll grow from a helpless viral victim to an all-powerful god of public opinion. When you finally hold power and beauty, facing this world that feeds on human suffering, will you become a cog in the viral machine, or the blade that cuts through the rules? The choice is yours.
Why similar: Detective 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Dating Sim 15%, Mystery 12.1%, Immersive Sim 8.6%
- #34 Judge SIM
74% match7 user reviews43% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: sunsistudiosPub: sunsixstudios
Windows
Step into the role of a judge and decide the fate of every case. Listen to witnesses, examine evidence, uncover contradictions, and deliver verdicts that will change lives. Every decision matters in this tense courtroom simulation full of twists.
Why similar: Detective 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Mystery 12.2%, Investigation 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.5%
- #35 No Recollection
75% matchMixed67% of 30 reviews2024
Dev: Jake Platt
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystery visual novel following a boy who awoke in a strange building, with no recollection of where he is, how he arrived, why he’s here, or how to leave. Discover the answers to these mysteries as you search for a way out. Meet a small but colorful cast in your journey, and escape together!
Why similar: Detective 21.3%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Mystery 14.3%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13.5%
- #36 Unregistered Scene
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: G-Yao
Windows · Mac
A psychological suspense VN set in 19th-century Sicily. Follow a judge who receives anonymous letters predicting the truth behind each case—and is dragged into a series of rigged trials. Behind the flawless testimonies lies the cold truth of those who rule the city.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.3%, RPG 17.6%, Mystery 16.7%, Detective 8.3%, Visual Novel 7.7%
- #37 瑶光
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mola Star
Windows
《瑶光》是一款大学校园题材的恋爱视觉小说。在绩点决定未来的大一生活中,作为有些内向的学霸——周缘,你将会在多重结局中见证只属于青春的成长与遗憾。在关键的时刻做出选择,点亮那道名为“瑶光”的星辰。
Why similar: Dating Sim 23%, Interactive Fiction 21.9%, RPG 15.9%, Simulation 13.8%, Visual Novel 12%
- #38 A Salem Witch Trial - Murder Mystery
76% matchMixed66% of 68 reviews2018
Dev: Digital Bento
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 32%
When a murdered family is discovered in 17th Century Salem, at the height of a witch hysteria, people start to suspect something supernatural to blame. An atmospheric murder mystery. Connect the evidence and see if you can deduce the secrets behind the mystery.
Why similar: Detective 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Mystery 12.5%, Visual Novel 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%
- #39 末日航路-The Termination
75% 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 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Mystery 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.4%, RPG 9.1%
- #40 Outbreak The Fedora Files: What Lydia Knows - Known Factors
72% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Dead Drop Studios LLC
Windows
Join Lydia as she takes her fight to expose the corruption in Cypress Ridge to City Hall in the second part of the visual novel series What Lydia Knows.
Why similar: Dating Sim 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Detective 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.5%
- #41 灯
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Polar_Fish
Windows
《Falling Light》is a suspenseful game with Chinese horror. In a remote small village, there stands an evil Buddha statue. To do research for her studies in folkloristics, college student Ruan Qing arrives in this distant village, only to find herself entangled in a series of deadly mysteries...
Why similar: Mystery 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, RPG 14.9%, Immersive Sim 9.9%, Puzzle 9.4%
- #42 Danganronpa 2x2
71% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Gemdrops, Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
While on a school trip to Jabberwock Island, students are ensnared in Monokuma’s deadly game, forced into mutual killing and Class Trials to expose the culprit. Break through contradictions with high-speed detective action. Includes both a brand-new scenario and the enhanced original!
Why similar: Detective 22.7%, Dating Sim 18.4%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Mystery 11.4%, Investigation 8.9%
- #43 筮灵 SHILING
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 286 reviews2024
Dev: WindField GamesPub: Mammorize
Windows
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: Psychological Horror 15%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Dating Sim 14.8%, Mystery 13.6%, Visual Novel 13.1%
- #44 Em-A-Li
74% matchVery Positive82% of 55 reviews2020
Dev: YobobPub: Yobob Games
Windows
A portal inspired walking simulator horror game.
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 28%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Mystery 10.9%, Investigation 8.2%
- #45 Cannibal Court
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Loomnorth Studios
Windows
Convince the cannibals not to eat you.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Detective 17.4%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%
- #46 Acolyte
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 64 reviews2022
Dev: SuperstringPub: Pantaloon
Windows
Acolyte is a narrative ARG/Detective game that gives you your own Acolyte; a digital assistant you can talk to freely with unlimited dialogue options. Just like a real conversation.
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 24.2%, Detective 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Mystery 9.5%, Investigation 9.1%
- #47 Desktop Explorer
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,696 reviews2026
Dev: Recurring Dream
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Mystery 10.6%, Investigation 10.4%
- #48 Альтушка с Госуслуг
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gamedev Forge studio
Windows
В светлом будущем России вопрос выбора жизненного спутника решён и решён не кем-то там, а самим правительством страны! Теперь государство с любовью и заботой возьмет на себя трудности и ответственность подбора того единственного.
Why similar: Dating Sim 23.5%, Detective 16.3%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Immersive Sim 12.5%, RPG 11.8%
- #49 AI Schoolgirls Murder Mystery
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cogoo
Windows · Mac
Step into a suspenseful murder mystery at a prestigious boarding school. As a new student, you must question AI-driven suspects, uncover secrets, and solve the murder before the police arrive. Your choices determine the outcome—can you find the real killer before it’s too late?
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 25.2%, Detective 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Mystery 10.2%, Investigation 9%
- #50 Conviction Chronicles
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Michael Richard Lannon
Windows
15 prisoners are trapped in a deadly game of murder and deception. Investigate or create twisted cases, clash in ruthless trials, and expose lies with razor‑sharp manipulation. Roles shift, alliances fracture, and a hidden mole works against the group. Adapt fast.... or be eliminated.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Detective 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Mystery 11.4%
- #51 Dead Intelligence: First Encounter
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: xvc
Windows
A psychological horror narrative game disguised as an AI assistant. Launch what appears to be a helpful terminal, but discover the "intelligence" responding isn't only artificial - something or someone else is tagging along.
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 34.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Visual Novel 15%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Simulation 8.4%
- #52 The Test: Secrets of the Soul
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,565 reviews2023
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
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 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Mystery 9.8%
- #53 Bad Summer
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: S&J Games
Windows
Welcome to Bear Ridge Summer Camp! Jenny Lewis is an awkward high school graduate working her first job as a camp counsellor. Help her navigate an exciting summer of making new friends, and finding her first love. But be wary! Not all is as it seems...
Why similar: Dating Sim 17.5%, Detective 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Visual Novel 12.6%
- #54 The Test
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 20,140 reviews2020
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 23%
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Detective 15.1%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Mystery 9.7%, Visual Novel 9.1%
- #55 With You: Our Heartfelt Journey
67% match4 user reviews40% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Youshi Games
Windows
本作是一款细腻温暖的轻百合向AVG视觉小说。故事围绕着长期遭受校园霸凌、在自卑与孤独中蜷缩的女高中生——夏目萤展开。当她的人生几乎被灰色笼罩时,一次偶然的相遇,让她结识了白铃学园里如光芒般存在的学生会长,早坂葵。这位与她性格截然不同的学姐,不仅以温柔与坚定将她从绝望中打捞,更亲手为她推开了一扇望向新世界的窗。游戏通过精美的CG、动人的音乐与沉浸式的叙事,邀请您一同见证这段关于欺凌、救赎与自我成长的青春物语。您的选择将引导夏目萤走向不同的结局——是延续仰望,还是最终并肩?这段破茧之旅,静候您的开启。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35.7%, Dating Sim 31.6%, Visual Novel 19.6%, RPG 11.8%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #56 The Last Voyage of the SS Aurelia
66% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Rungen Studio
Windows
An interrogation mystery aboard a 1936 ocean liner. Five suspects. One murder. No dialogue options — every suspect is powered by AI and will remember every word, deflect every question, and only surrender their secrets under pressure. Four voyages. One truth. Break someone.
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 31.5%, Detective 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Mystery 12.9%, Visual Novel 7.2%
- #57 True Game
70% matchVery Positive88% of 52 reviews2021
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows · Mac
"True Game" is a work of suspense reasoning. The work tells the story that people in trouble are taken to a closed space and ask to get chips from others through different competitions. This work has a high degree of brain burning, exquisite picture and strong sense of substitution.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Detective 22.4%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Mystery 13.1%, Puzzle 9.1%
- #58 Cold Case
67% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: BANJIHAGAMES
Windows · Mac
Enter the burned crime scene and restore 8 cases from the past. The crime scene photos and records have been charred black, but as a cold case investigator, your deduction and forensic skills can reveal what happened. Search by keyword, reconstruct the sequence of events, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 25.3%, Mystery 17.7%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Investigation 9.3%, Interactive Fiction 8.2%
- #59 Mysterious Mystery, EP 1: The Duo Dilemma
67% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Walker SheetsPub: GIGATANK 3000
Windows · Mac · Linux
Mysterious Mystery is a fully voiced mystery visual novel centered around the detective duo, Justin and Dakota. Solve multiple cases using Dakota's evidence gathering abilities and Justin's expert interrogation. Discover outlandish cases, meet unique characters, and become world class detectives.
Why similar: Detective 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Mystery 10.9%
- #60 Murder Mystery Stories
66% match4 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Cyblux GamesPub: Cyblux LLC
Windows
Murder Mystery Stories is a digital detective game featuring 4 unique murder cases. Examine evidence, interrogate witnesses, and uncover the truth. Each case challenges your logic and observation skills in a gripping interactive experience.
Why similar: Detective 29.8%, Mystery 16.4%, Dating Sim 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%