60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Choose Your Own Adventure, Story Rich, Mystery.
An interrogation adventure where you play as the lead detective. Exploit suspects’ weaknesses, shake their resolve, and force the truth out of them. Use the weaknesses of a cast of unique suspects to uncover the truth behind the case.
泥舟と罪人
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.
The Silver Case
The Silver Case – the debut title from world-renowned developer SUDA51 has been fully remastered and localized to English for the first time ever!
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: Detective 16.6%, Crime 15.3%, Visual Novel 10%, Psychological 9.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.3%
The Silver Case – the debut title from world-renowned developer SUDA51 has been fully remastered and localized to English for the first time ever!
Why similar: Crime 19.4%, Detective 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.8%, Visual Novel 8.6%, Text-Based 8.2%
A suspense mystery set in a police station. Includes two visual novels. *Lost* features a multi-ending system based on player choices. *Secret A* is a short story with no choices. Both offer suspenseful storylines.
Why similar: Crime 18.1%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Psychological 10.4%, Thriller 7.6%
「現実と区別のつかない幻覚を見せる能力」を手に入れた高校生・拓海。復讐のために使い始めた力は、やがて彼自身の運命を大きく変えていく。選択によって結末が変化する心理サスペンスビジュアルノベル。
Why similar: Crime 17.5%, Psychological 16%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Multiple Endings 8%
In Kayotica, you play as April—a clever but manipulative student caught in a web of friendship, rivalry, and dark crimes. What begins as ordinary campus life quickly turns into a mystery of betrayal, hidden truths, and a shocking murder. Can you solve the mystery, or will you become the next victim?
Why similar: Crime 19.7%, Detective 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Psychological 7.9%
You wake up locked up in an unknown place with 8 strangers. Who are these people ? Why are you here ? You have a bad feeling. But suddenly, the phone rings, and it's up to you : Will you dare answer and go deeper in this mysterious plot ? Will you reveal the horrible truth... and survive it ?
Why similar: Detective 17.4%, Crime 13.4%, Investigation 9.6%, Psychological 9.5%, Thriller 8.2%
Join rookie attorney Apollo Justice and his mentor, the legendary Phoenix Wright, in this collection of 3 games! This title features 16 episodes (including previously DLC-only episodes) and supports English, French, German, Japanese Korean, and Traditional and Simplified Chinese.
Why similar: Detective 21.1%, Crime 17.5%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Investigation 9.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.3%
Uncover the truth behind an idol's disappearance, weeks before her debut. Whispers of the Luminaries is a narrative-driven game that blends a classic detective story with the dark side of the idol entertainment industry.
Why similar: Crime 18.1%, Detective 16.1%, Visual Novel 9.6%, Text-Based 8%, Psychological 7.3%
A branching detective mystery. Evidence never lies. But your interpretation might. Your choices shape the truth— and what you uncover may reflect yourself.
Why similar: Detective 16.1%, Psychological 12.8%, Modern 10.3%, Visual Novel 10%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.3%
Miles Edgeworth's dramatic turnabouts take center stage! Experience both Ace Attorney Investigations games in one gorgeous collection! Investigate crime scenes and solve tough, intriguing cases through logic and deduction. When Edgeworth's past and present collide, his future begins!
Why similar: Crime 22.7%, Detective 18.8%, Investigation 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Mystery 8%
A mystery set in Fukuoka, Japan. Former cop Kengo Kamiya and assistant Hikaru tackle a high school girl's disappearance. A "Photoreal Novel" fully utilizing actual photos and AI. Enjoy snappy banter and unexpected twists in this simple, choice-driven mystery visual novel.
Why similar: Detective 19%, Modern 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Text-Based 8.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.6%
A mystery psychological thriller visual novel set in 2000. Follow a serial murder case through the eyes of three characters: the woman, the man, and the detective. With live-action backgrounds and silhouetted characters, every choice branches the story, and one wrong move means game over.
Why similar: Crime 22.5%, Detective 18.5%, Thriller 11.7%, Visual Novel 7.2%, Investigation 6.7%
Staffer Retro is a mystery adventure game where you uncover past incidents related to ‘Mana’, the source of supernatural powers. Gather information through dialogue and exploration, and piece together clues found in documents to guide the choices of Verita Retro, the protagonist.
Why similar: Detective 19.6%, Crime 14.7%, Thriller 12.2%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.9%
"I Want to Be a Werewolf" is a text-based adventure where you can enjoy the detective elements of the Werewolf game and the stories of the characters.A strange room when you wake up. "werewolf game" that starts without knowing the purpose. Mystery & suspense that sees through deception.
Why similar: Crime 15.4%, Psychological 14.1%, Detective 13.6%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Text-Based 11.3%
The Apple Tree is an interactive story in the genre of a visual novel. Investigate a series of murders together with police Captain Christian Tyler and try not to fall into the trap of criminals!
Why similar: Detective 20.2%, Psychological 14.3%, Thriller 11.8%, Visual Novel 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.8%
The third and final part of the 'Cold Verdict' trilogy. Claire has spent two years tracking down the elusive masked man who puts people through psychological games. Now she has to get through another of his ordeals if she wants to bring him to justice. Make choices and decide the final outcome!
Why similar: Crime 16.6%, Psychological 16.1%, Thriller 15.8%, Visual Novel 14%, Detective 12.2%
A self-staged arson at a sales center drags you into the murder case of a female sales agent. With both your career and life in shambles, you must find a way to clear your name. The path to the truth is fraught with danger. Can you rise from this abyss and reclaim the reality you once envisioned?
Why similar: Crime 21.6%, Detective 13.7%, Thriller 12.8%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Psychological Horror 7.3%
Immerse yourself in this grotesque visual novel. Unspeakable secrets, sinister crimes, and a macabre obsession weave this tale, where sanity crumbles beneath the tide of perversion and human cruelty. The first chapter in a new independent anthology of visual novels.
Why similar: Crime 18.7%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Psychological 10.2%, Thriller 8.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.2%
THE MAIN POST - is a visual novel, which takes place in a USSR. You play as a military man who is being taken on a mission to a closed city in the USSR. You will have to reveal all the secrets of this place.
Why similar: Crime 22.4%, Detective 17.2%, Thriller 13.2%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Modern 9.7%
An occult-mystery-adventure game set in Kyoto—detectives investigate to solve bizarre and complex cases. What did Kamotan detectives finally uncover on their way to the truth of these cryptic incidents?
Why similar: Crime 20.8%, Detective 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Visual Novel 16%, Mystery 8.8%
Step into the role of a federal investigator and uncover the truth behind every disaster. Recover black boxes, cross-reference evidence, expose contradictions, and name the real cause before an innocent takes the fall. Every conclusion matters in this tense investigation sim full of twists.
Why similar: Detective 20.6%, Crime 11.9%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%, Investigation 9.8%
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Detective 24%, Crime 23.7%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Investigation 11.5%, Mystery 8%
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: Crime 19.8%, Detective 19.5%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Mystery 8.1%, Modern 7.9%
A direct sequel to 'Cold Verdict'. Another group of people wake up in a strange abandoned location, trying to find a way out and understand why they were put there. What is the killer's endgame in all this? A short interactive story with choices.
Why similar: Crime 24.3%, Detective 17.1%, Thriller 13.5%, Psychological 12.8%, Visual Novel 11.3%
A thriller and mystery visual novel about broken trust and the search for truth, when a high-school student is accused of his parents’ brutal murder. Every choice might bring you closer to the truth... or end in tragedy.
Why similar: Crime 18.2%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Psychological 11.8%, Thriller 11.5%, Detective 10.1%
In New York, private detective Ikeda Sen happens upon the enigmatic Lila shortly before his client, Walton, hands him a strange device. And in Japan, Izumozaki Neneko stumbles upon a corpse by the canal on her way to school. Two unrelated stories unfold, intersecting in bizarre and unexpected ways.
Why similar: Crime 20.8%, Detective 19.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Investigation 8.2%
Shunichi Sasaki, a young man who lost his past memories due to higher brain dysfunction, was criticized as a "murderer". Who was he really? Use memory notes to supplement his memories and explore his past.
Why similar: Crime 16.5%, Detective 13.4%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Psychological 9.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%
A first-person investigative thriller where your family is kidnapped and you must carry out various demands from the kidnapper in order to prolong their lives. However, if you are sharp, you might also uncover clues to track down their location and devise a rescue plan.
Why similar: Detective 19%, Crime 17.3%, Thriller 13.5%, Psychological 9.8%, Mystery 7.9%
As an independent police consultant, you're pulled into the hunt for a serial killer leaving cryptographic ciphers. Play as a detective, analyze crime scenes, and master real decryption methods. Your choices determine if you catch the killer and how many lives are saved.
Why similar: Detective 24.9%, Crime 19.3%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Thriller 10.3%, Investigation 9.3%
Take on the role of Detective Kobayashi, the one and only genius detective who has a reputation for solving any case, however dark or difficult...if he isn't playing games at the office or awkwardly hitting on girls, that is.
Why similar: Crime 27%, Detective 22.1%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Mystery 8.3%, Text-Based 7.7%
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 23.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Crime 12.4%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Text-Based 10.5%
Join a serial killer enthusiast group to solve the town's recent murders in this mystery visual novel adventure, featuring point-and-click and text-based investigation and a detailed story.
Why similar: Crime 17%, Detective 15.1%, Thriller 14.3%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Investigation 9.6%
NO, THANK YOU!!! is a dark, dramatic mystery hidden behind a comic veneer as all of the men in this yaoi visual novel harbor their own secrets. Uncover the mystery behind the protagonist and this bar disguising a detective agency while flirting with the guys and growing intimate with them.
Why similar: Crime 19.6%, Psychological 11.2%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Thriller 10.6%, Multiple Endings 7.7%
Cyber Detective L solves Paradoxes—bizarre incidents by supernatural Demons—via the social media giant Parrotter. The Cyber Detective Squad, L and his Demon partner Nyasuteria, wield elite hacking and psychic powers to take on the final Paradox investigation.
Why similar: Detective 20.3%, Text-Based 13.3%, Crime 12.7%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Mystery 9.9%
Enter another person’s memories and search for clues to identify the culprit. Together with former police officer John Victor, solve the case assigned for his career advancement.
Why similar: Detective 24%, Psychological 16%, Thriller 12.9%, Investigation 11.7%, Visual Novel 10.9%
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: Thriller 13.2%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Detective 13%, Text-Based 9.1%, Mystery 8.1%
You are a detective who is slowly going blind. The only faces you can still see clearly belong to those who are about to die. A visual novel investigation where every choice affects the fate of Tokyo and leads you either closer to the truth or deeper into darkness.
Why similar: Detective 22.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.8%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Thriller 9.6%, Multiple Endings 7.7%
A high school detective story where an unlikely duo tackles mysterious incidents on campus. Solve strange cases with logic and courage in this suspenseful visual novel.
Why similar: Detective 24.8%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Psychological 12.6%, Thriller 12.3%, Mystery 11.4%
The Cold Cases: Remembering Jory is a story rich, investigative mystery game where your only tools are your contacts and the people you can find and get to talk to you. Read through old internet archives, pick out what is important, and solve the mystery of the 10 year old cold case.
Why similar: Crime 19.2%, Detective 17%, Investigation 9.8%, Text-Based 8.9%, Psychological 8.8%
Grab your magnifying glass and peek inside a series of tiny dioramas filled with crimes and carefully crafted mysteries! Think outside the box and solve them all in this new brand of detective game!
Why similar: Detective 23.7%, Crime 15.9%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Investigation 10.2%, Text-Based 9.6%
1935年の洋館を舞台に織り成す、レトロな雰囲気の怪異ホラーミステリーアドベンチャー
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, Crime 17.2%, Detective 16.7%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Adventure 8.3%
A storm-lashed island, a nursery rhyme that foretells death, seven prodigies, serial murders, modern locked-room mysteries, classic locked-room mysteries, astrology, a jigsaw of flesh and blood, a survivor—and one lie told only so you would see this story.
Why similar: Detective 25.3%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Crime 14%, Mystery 9.6%, Text-Based 8.3%
At Mystery Academy, training detectives is routine. Dealing with a vampire? Not so much. As mysterious deaths begin to surface, questions begins to arise: is it all just pure coincidence? And who can you trust when danger might be right beside you?
Why similar: Detective 16.7%, Crime 13.1%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Psychological 10.7%, Dark 10%
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Detective 17.8%, Psychological 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
Detective agency management × superpowered mystery. Former operative Lin Mo rebuilds the Ash Detective Agency in Collins City. Investigate crime scenes, use “Echoes” to recover memory fragments, rebut lies with evidence, dispatch partners for intel, and uncover conspiracy behind your mentor’s death.
Why similar: Detective 27.3%, Crime 19.9%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Investigation 11.7%, Mystery 7.9%
A novel game featuring the popular streamer group "Ultimate Jumbo Jet"! Search for clues and discover the truth through "Fantastical Mystery"!
Why similar: Crime 20.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Mystery 10.7%, Modern 9.5%
Aki is haunted by a curse. In search of salvation, she travels into the memories of a dead classmate, where she must witness three eerie mystical stories and figure out how to break the shackles of misfortune.
Why similar: Detective 19.1%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Psychological 9.5%, Dark 8.9%, Thriller 8.5%
You make every interaction with her feel like coincidence. You know her far more than she could ever imagine. But you don't seem to realize, a butterfliy don't usually fly into the net on their own.
Why similar: Crime 18.9%, Visual Novel 15%, Thriller 14%, Detective 14%, Mystery 8.9%
A narrative adventure blending point-and-click and visual novel elements. Play as a young FBI agent in New Orleans, investigate crime scenes, profile suspects, and make choices that shape a branching story mixing offbeat humor with a gripping crime thriller.
Why similar: Crime 19.1%, Detective 16.6%, Psychological 10%, Thriller 9.7%, Investigation 8.5%
In this visual novel, Maggie Crane and 15 others are invited to partake in the Isolated Society Study, where they must forge a peaceful society while attempting to outsmart each other in complex challenges. Just as the study is about to conclude, the Golding Foundation introduces a sinister twist.
Why similar: Detective 22.1%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Mystery 10.4%, Story Rich 8%
A psychological detective thriller. Everyone has already decided who did it. You don't have to. Investigate a double death, question everyone who loved them, and discover how much you can trust your own mind.
Why similar: Detective 21.6%, Crime 20%, Psychological 13%, Thriller 11%, Investigation 10%
The Lawyer - Episode 1: The White Bag is the first part of an episodic adventure game which combines gripping crime story with classic courtroom drama. Immerse yourself into a world set in early 90’s in which you gather (or fabricate!) evidence, deduct and run fierce courtroom battles.
Why similar: Crime 19.3%, Detective 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Thriller 11.2%, Visual Novel 9.7%
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: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Crime 12.1%, Detective 11.1%, Thriller 10.2%
There are no second chances in medicine. A medical suspense visual novel where a young doctor gains the power to rewind time. Use the loop to change the fate of diagnoses, surgeries, and emergency treatments. Your choices shape the story, leading to multiple Bad, Good, and True Endings.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.8%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Psychological 14.9%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Text-Based 9.8%
This is a mystery adventure game where you run a coffee shop and explore the mysteries of this coffee shop and this town! This coffee shop has some secrets Main character quit his job as a locksmith and rented a property last month to run a coffee shop. But this property seems to have a history...
Why similar: Detective 25.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.3%, Crime 11.2%, Mystery 10.8%, Visual Novel 9.7%
A psychological horror detective simulation set in Rainier Falls in 2005. Uncover the truth behind Adele's death by finding contradictions in the case files. Are you brilliant enough to expose the suspects' lies in a single attempt? Because you only get one chance to make an arrest.
Why similar: Detective 26.2%, Crime 25.9%, Thriller 13.7%, Investigation 12%, Mystery 8.8%
A detective wakes up beside a corpse, and with no memories. The evidence points to him. Everyone thinks he’s the killer. Unravel the truth before time runs out in this hand-drawn detective mystery adventure set in 1990s Thailand, where every memory hides a lie.
Why similar: Crime 21.4%, Detective 20.3%, Thriller 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Investigation 8.9%
Survive a gripping psychological thriller in this visual novel. Make critical decisions, face a disturbed captor, and experience multiple chilling endings.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Thriller 13.3%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Text-Based 9.1%
DESOLATIUM is a first-person point & click Graphic Adventure based on Lovecraft Mythos. Live this horror story where you will have to visit mysterious locations, face lovecraftian creatures, find clues and combine objects to solve puzzles.
Why similar: Detective 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Thriller 10%, Mystery 8.6%
Confined to a woodland cabin in the 1906 Rockies, your only way to solve a family massacre is by letters. The one responsible is already on the move — silence and madness claim your contacts, and you may be next. He will find you, and death resets the world; only your notebook carries on.
Why similar: Detective 21.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Crime 13%, Investigation 9.8%, Dark 8.2%
