60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Interactive Fiction, Story Rich, Multiple Endings, Choices Matter.
A horror visual novel where you take on the role of a spy delving into the memories of others to find dirt on a sinister biocorporation. Not for children or the easily disturbed.
Welcome To The Survey
A psychological horror game, where you answer a survey for a chance to win a cash prize
Deep Fog Signals
Stuck in an outpost deep in a sea of toxic fog, your crew has been decimated, you're cut off from the outside world, and oxygen is running out. Use limited bandwidth to coordinate unstable crewmates, conduct esoteric research that could change the world, and interpret strange signals from the deep.
A psychological horror game, where you answer a survey for a chance to win a cash prize
Why similar: Investigation 14.3%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Lore-Rich 12.4%, Mystery 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 11%
Stuck in an outpost deep in a sea of toxic fog, your crew has been decimated, you're cut off from the outside world, and oxygen is running out. Use limited bandwidth to coordinate unstable crewmates, conduct esoteric research that could change the world, and interpret strange signals from the deep.
Why similar: Investigation 13.5%, Mystery 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%, Hand-drawn 9%, Psychological Horror 8.9%
In this detective horror visual novel, investigate a seabound anomaly. Explore areas of interest, uncover clues, and piece together evidence before time runs out — and before this mission becomes your last. Choose a side; don't look back.
Why similar: Detective 16.2%, Investigation 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Mystery 10.6%, Lore-Rich 9.6%
A horror and exploration adventure that tells the story of Blanche, who was found alone in the gardens of Launderley, in front of a pile of twenty-nine corpses.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 16.2%, Investigation 14.8%, Detective 14.7%, Hand-drawn 9.7%, Horror 9.3%
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 15.4%, Investigation 14.9%, Mystery 11%, Lore-Rich 9.4%, Hand-drawn 9.2%
Байкал зовёт. Прошлое возвращается в форме теней, и Андрей должен решить - играть по чужим правилам или переписать сценарий судьбы.
Why similar: Detective 14.4%, Investigation 13%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%, Nonlinear 8.9%
1990s: Windswept mining town Linshan, dependent on fading coal mines, worshipped a mountain god’s stele. After it cracked and oozed brown liquid, a strange illness spread. Lin Tianqing returned for his sick father, uneasy as the eerie town neared, having overheard whispers.
Why similar: Detective 14.1%, Lore-Rich 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Mystery 10.5%, Investigation 9.3%
A psychological horror story set in the town of Blackthorn; a place that lives in constant fear of a witch. The two main suspects? Levi’s mom and sister! His only lifelines to the outside world. Can they live a peaceful life? Or will they be dragged down by the dying town?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Horror 10.6%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
Remedy for Personality is a visual novel that blends genres: a comedy horror with elements of detective. Immerse yourself in an atmosphere of mysticism, mystery, and hidden threats, spiced up with a generous dose of witty humor.
Why similar: Detective 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Lore-Rich 12%, Investigation 10.5%, Psychological Horror 10.4%
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 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Mystery 11%, Drama 10.1%, Lore-Rich 9.9%
Daytime romance, nighttime werewolf! Explore freely by day—then face the “Night Council” nightly. Use what you uncover to choose the right side among factions… because your decisions will decide who lives and who doesn’t. And when you finally piece together every clue, the truth behind Ferron is…
Why similar: Lore-Rich 15.1%, Detective 14.3%, Nonlinear 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Mystery 10.6%
Christmas lights, winter snow, and a serial killer on the loose. Follow a gifted detective through a twisted holiday night in this story-driven, interactive horror game. Your choices determine who lives, and who dies. Can you outsmart the killer?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Horror 15.3%, Detective 14.5%, Choices Matter 14%, Investigation 12.9%
You are a cybernetic detective on the brink of madness. The only doctor who can save you is missing. Modify your brain to extract clues, bargain with ghosts from your past at the cost of sanity, and survive a decaying world of nightmares in this first-person horror RPG.
Why similar: Detective 14.9%, Lore-Rich 14.3%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Horror 11.2%, Nonlinear 10.3%
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 16.4%, Investigation 16%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Nonlinear 11.4%, Psychological Horror 9.9%
"I drink Sorrel Coffee to reboot reality, but I'm being hunted by Monster Girls and armed agents" is a branching visual novel where your choices truly matter...
Why similar: Detective 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Nonlinear 12.6%, Horror 9.4%, Choices Matter 7.9%
A hand-illustrated visual mystery adventure that can be beaten in one sitting.
Why similar: Investigation 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Nonlinear 12.7%, Lore-Rich 11.9%, Hand-drawn 10.3%
Become an investigator in a dark fantasy story. People keep going missing in Maligree, before being forgotten by all who knew them. Will you solve the case before you forget?
Why similar: Detective 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Hand-drawn 10.1%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
Deep Copy is a top down point-and-click literary adventure set in a hand-painted science fiction world. Awakened with no memory, you must solve puzzles and navigate a branching story to piece together the dense, interconnected mystery at the heart of the lab.
Why similar: Nonlinear 13.2%, Lore-Rich 12.8%, Detective 12%, Horror 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%
DEEP UNDER is a grim visual novel about how an ordinary camping trip with friends can turn into a real nightmare.
Why similar: Modern 16.8%, Investigation 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Horror 11%, Hand-drawn 9.3%
The Sixth Sorrow is a short, narrative-driven horror game where your choices impact the story. To what lengths can a mother's love drive her?
Why similar: Lore-Rich 14.9%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Horror 11.1%, Choices Matter 11%
In this eerie, horror visual novel, you are confined in a room with a monster. How will you fare against petrifying odds? Will you be able to work your way into the mind of an indecipherable beast, or will you be added to the casualty count? A word of advice: Choose a side; don't look back.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Nonlinear 13.3%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Horror 10.7%
In 1999, a young woman disappears in a nearby forest. Her whereabouts remain unknown to this day. The only trace of her is a VHS recording. Relive the last hours of her in an adventure of psychological terror, the decisions we make can have different results
Why similar: Lore-Rich 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Mystery 11.3%, Horror 10.1%
What if the choices you make during your investigation awaken ancient beings older than existence itself. Explore the official Choose Cthulhu gamebook adaptation, every decision you take seals the fate of mankind. Will the creeping madness consume you as you uncover the darkest secrets?
Why similar: Detective 17.2%, Lore-Rich 13.7%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Mystery 11.6%, Psychological Horror 11%
WHEN THE CROW SINGS is an adventure mystery game with a focus on exploration, characters, and world building, featuring a cast of diverse survivors trying to keep the status quo as their compound life grows more complicated and dangerous.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Lore-Rich 11.9%, Investigation 11.9%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Hand-drawn 9.8%
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 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Mystery 14%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Horror 10.1%
Detective novelist MEL Gideon, whose career is facing difficulties, receives a strange letter claiming someone is in trouble and needs her help. Intrigued, she decides to investigate. As she digs deeper, she starts to realize that her past is far more complicated than she ever imagined...
Why similar: Detective 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Mystery 12.5%, Hand-drawn 10.9%
A supernatural Halloween whodunnit. Solve a chilling locked-room mystery before the grim reaper reveals the answer!
Why similar: Modern 19.3%, Detective 18.9%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Investigation 11.7%, Mystery 11.6%
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 13.7%, Mystery 13.5%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Investigation 11.8%, Sci-fi 9%
Become the Overseer, unravel an apocalyptic conspiracy, and attempt to heal the wound at the heart of the world.
Why similar: Investigation 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Hand-drawn 13.6%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Mystery 10.9%
Lost & Found is an adventure-mystery game where you return townsfolk’s lost belongings & uncover personal stories behind each item. It features a hybrid animation style that blends 2D, 3D, pixel art, & more. Gather clues, investigate locals, & ensure every lost belonging ends up in the right hands.
Why similar: Choices Matter 14.8%, Investigation 14.6%, Mystery 14.5%, Detective 12.3%, Nonlinear 9.7%
[IS THE GIRL IN THE MANOR ALIVE OR DEAD?] Investigate an abandoned manor, gather evidence, and make choices that affect both the past and future in this mystery point-and-click adventure.
Why similar: Investigation 20.7%, Detective 18.1%, Horror 12.7%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Choices Matter 9.7%
A first-person investigative game set in a drowned village. Explore abandoned homes, speak with the last remaining locals, and capture through your lens the destruction left behind by the toxic sludge. Gather evidence, follow every clue, and uncover the truth hidden beneath silence and decay.
Why similar: Investigation 19.5%, Detective 18.7%, Lore-Rich 13.1%, Mystery 12.3%, Psychological Horror 10.7%
Welcome to the Kabaret - where monsters from Southeast Asian myths and folklores dwell. Perform tea ceremonies, play traditional games, and question your humanity.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 18.3%, Investigation 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Hand-drawn 9.5%
"Detective Dunkadoo" is a serious detective game. A blackmail has thrust the Well-Done supermarket into the spotlight. This crisis shatters the store and forces the employee Dunkadoo out of his passive routine. Can this bird see through the case and avert disaster before the impending doom strikes?
Why similar: Detective 19.5%, Investigation 18.1%, Lore-Rich 15.4%, Mystery 9.5%, Hand-drawn 8.6%
When did you become a monster? In this nightmare, everyone is guilty. Everyone has a secret. A demon will make you remember what you did. Piece together your shattered past in a detective psychological horror and... WAKE UP!
Why similar: Detective 25.9%, Psychological Horror 19%, Investigation 15.9%, Mystery 15.6%, Drama 11.5%
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: Investigation 15.2%, Detective 14.3%, Lore-Rich 13.8%, Mystery 11%, Psychological Horror 10.4%
Escape a time loop as an overworked office employee by solving cryptic puzzles with alternate reality game elements.
Why similar: Detective 16.5%, Nonlinear 13.1%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Investigation 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 10%
The shadow of Frank Stone looms over Cedar Hills, a town forever altered by his violent past. As a group of young friends are about to discover, Stone’s blood-soaked legacy cuts deep, leaving scars across families, generations, and the very fabric of reality itself.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 14.5%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Horror 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.6%
Tale of serendipity is a third person survival horror with multiple endings, in which the search of your lost feline will make you question yourself the limits of reality and obsession When facing danger is not an option, the only thing left is survive.
Why similar: Investigation 15.7%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Mystery 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Choices Matter 11.7%
After being away at college, you meet up with two of your friends at a local movie theatre. What starts out as a simple reunion, quickly unravels to be a gruesome murder mystery with your friend as the victim. It is now your mission to find out who did it, and how in this visual novel style game.
Why similar: Investigation 17.3%, Detective 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Mystery 11.9%, Choices Matter 8.7%
You have been appointed to take care of a lighthouse in the Arctic Circle. Clean out the snow, take out the trash, and do your happy job on this happy and lovely island. Everything is so peaceful and delightful... except there is someone in the basement :D
Why similar: Horror 16%, Lore-Rich 14.9%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Psychological Horror 12%
Welcome to Pie O'clock! In our cafe, you will find the best coffee, the tastiest pies and... The sweetest girls! A non-linear visual novel. Warning, content may be disturbing
Why similar: Investigation 14.9%, Nonlinear 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Horror 8.6%
After crash-landing on a mysterious planet, novice engineer Nova Collins must unravel the secrets of a town's messy past to escape it. Talk your way through this enigmatic place, but beware: ideas manifest as things that can be traded and lost, so don't lose yourself along the way...
Why similar: Investigation 16.1%, Detective 15.6%, Nonlinear 13.2%, Mystery 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%
Mirages is a 3D narrative and horror game with folk stories. One night, seven brides headed to the Captain Mansion but strayed into a place full of ghosts - Regret City. Horror haunts the small town. Due to destiny, actors, warlords, and offspring of the town are drawn in. They are closer to truth.
Why similar: Mystery 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Horror 13.4%, Drama 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.4%
Classic first-person point-and-click adventure game set in contemporary Prague. As a programmer and treasure hunter, you embark on a long journey to uncover the secrets of the infamous Executioner. Your task will be complicated by a sect of fanatic cultists and your own unexplained heritage.
Why similar: Nonlinear 17.1%, Mystery 14.7%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Investigation 12.5%, Hand-drawn 11.1%
In this dark romance, horror visual novel, a brutal attack on your village leaves you stranded and vulnerable. Making matters worse is your run-in with the beast of the nearby woods. Will you find a way to escape your demented captor, or will you earn his trust? Choose a side; Don't look back.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Nonlinear 12.8%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Horror 10.1%
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 16.3%, Investigation 15.9%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Mystery 11%, Horror 10.1%
The prologue arc to the "Garden of Roses" story. A visual novel set in a world where monster girls walk among us. Take the role of Will Getz, a young man with a score to settle after 15 long years of being away from home.
Why similar: Modern 17.7%, Lore-Rich 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Mystery 10.1%, Hand-drawn 9.2%
A realistic first-person horror deduction game. Identify NON-HUMAN entities and navigate critical decisions within the Zone. Earn your survival, upgrade your booth, and-above all-don't let the NON-HUMANS in.
Why similar: Investigation 14.2%, Psychological Horror 14%, Detective 13.8%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Horror 12.2%
Convince the cannibals not to eat you. Collect knowledge, choose your responses carefully and dig up secrets to pit the cultists against each other. Get wiser, get manipulative and mastermind your way out of being dinner in this trial-simulator set in the snowy Canadian north.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Choices Matter 16.4%, Detective 16%, Lore-Rich 8.3%
You have lost your memory and wake up in an unpopular Japanese house. Strange phenomena occur. Eerie singing voices coming from inside the house. Uncover the mystery of the cursed house with your partner.
Why similar: Modern 16.9%, Investigation 13.2%, Mystery 11.7%, Detective 11%, Horror 10.8%
A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face
Why similar: Detective 16.5%, Lore-Rich 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Nonlinear 11.4%
Nippon Island is a first-person story adventure that begins on a flight to Japan. What starts as a peaceful trip slowly turns surreal. Reality shifts, memories stir... and somewhere, a cat begins to care. The journey is just beginning.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Mystery 17.1%, Lore-Rich 12.8%, Horror 11.7%
《頭七》（头七怪谈）是一款中式民俗恐怖解谜游戏。作为刚入职西封杂志社的成员，你需要根据主编的要求，整合“頭七”论坛中民间灵异故事贴之间的关联，并在必要时与同伴实地探索，以揭开帖子后隐藏的秘密。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Lore-Rich 16.9%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Detective 12.8%, Horror 11%
A string of campus killings. A newly-turned vampire struggling to adjust. A monster hunter seeking answers. Worlds collide as Dante Jones and Nick Torres, both in danger of being accused of the crimes, team up to reveal the true culprit in this chilling supernatural horror visual novel.
Why similar: Investigation 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Mystery 11.3%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Detective 10%
Heartbeat House: Hong Kong is a dating reality visual novel. Live with eight participants in a shared villa and make romantic choices. Your decisions are remembered, and relationships will change. If the screen flickers or something feels off—please relax and keep dating. The show is still ongoing.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, Horror 9.3%
Stuck in a dead-end town with plans that go nowhere, Jackie feels as if her life is doomed to stagnancy forever. Getting by with her friends, she is resigned to her fate in a small town- until a chance encounter with a deadly life-form sets in motion a deadly chain of events
Why similar: Detective 14.2%, Investigation 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Horror 10.9%
‘We. The Refugees: Ticket to Europe’ is a socially engaged, text-based RPG about a journalist looking for his big break by uncovering the plights of refugees travelling from Africa to Europe. It is a story inspired by true events.
Why similar: Modern 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Detective 12.8%, Nonlinear 11.4%, Choices Matter 8.6%
Follow the story of Blanca Silverurn—a strix entangled in a murder mystery. Explore the Grimstrand campus and learn about its unique magic. Delve into the secrets of students and faculty members. Affect their relationships, including a spicy romance between Blanca and her enigmatic mentor.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Investigation 18.6%, Mystery 13.8%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Detective 10.1%
