- #1 Drops of Death
97% matchVery Positive92% of 102 reviews2025
Dev: Snowhaven Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A murder mystery visual novel with a romantic twist. The killer is randomly chosen at the start of each playthrough, and you may unknowingly fall in love with them. How will your story come to its end? Will you bring the killer to justice, fall in love with them, or die at their hands?
Why similar: Otome 42.2% ★, Visual Novel 24.9%, Mystery 12.9%, Simulation 6.8%, Female Protagonist 5.8%
- #2 X-note
96% matchMixed51% of 253 reviews2015
Dev: Zeiva Inc
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 97%
X-note is a blend between Visual Novel and Dating Sim. Follow the story of Essi as she pursues the truth of her mother's death.
Why similar: Otome 43.9% ★, Visual Novel 26.6%, Female Protagonist 10%, Simulation 7.3%, Casual 4.9%
- #3 dUpLicity ~Beyond the Lies~
96% matchMixed40% of 66 reviews2015
Dev: ROSEVERTE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
dUpLicity ~Beyond the Lies~ is a romance mystery visual novel with romancable guys. Different with the usual dating sims, the main purpose of the game is to find out the truth hidden in the past.
Why similar: Otome 55.5% ★, Visual Novel 26.7%, Simulation 8.2%, Casual 5.9%, Indie 3.7%
- #4 Pinewood Island
95% matchVery Positive84% of 55 reviews2017
Dev: Jaime Scribbles Games
Windows · Mac
Find love, solve a murder, and prevent more death in this murder-mystery horror otome | visual novel.
Why similar: Otome 50.8% ★, Visual Novel 17.7%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Mystery 10%, Simulation 5.7%
- #5 Folie Fatale
94% matchVery Positive86% of 2,697 reviews2024
Dev: Kanmidoko (神海処)Pub: 346lab Localization
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
All capture targets are mentally "Jirai"(landmine)!? Meet these eccentric boys, reveal the truth beneath in this Psycho-love-horror VN!
Why similar: Otome 50.8% ★, Visual Novel 19.4%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Mystery 9.1%, Simulation 5.1%
- #6 Heart Cage
93% matchVery Positive97% of 390 reviews2025
Dev: RiceLoveCoffee
Windows · Mac · Linux
Yandere x Otome x Mystery A mystery Otome game with all yandere love interest, play as a detective and find out the truth!
Why similar: Otome 56.1% ★, Visual Novel 16.6%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Mystery 8.6%, Simulation 5.4%
- #7 CAFE 0 ~The Drowned Mermaid~
94% matchMixed64% of 178 reviews2015
Dev: ROSEVERTE MYSTERYPub: ROSEVERTE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
What will you do if you can redo the last 7 days before you died? Try this unique supernatural mystery visual novel!
Why similar: Otome 38.5% ★, Visual Novel 35.2%, Female Protagonist 8.1%, Mystery 7.2%, Casual 6.6%
- #8 Lover's Enigma
91% matchVery Positive90% of 134 reviews2026
Dev: FallenCranberry StudioPub: Okasan's Recipe
Windows · Mac
In Lover's Enigma , you investigate your husband's mysterious death while balancing complex relationships and personal trauma. Navigate a web of secrets involving a hidden cult and key characters. Your choices shape the story and lead to multiple endings.
Why similar: Otome 52.4% ★, Visual Novel 23.2%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Simulation 10.3%
- #9 vivid/stasis
91% matchVery Positive94% of 3,998 reviews2025
Dev: Team VividstasisPub: Hajimeli
Windows
Rhythm-mystery hybrid game about uncovering the history of a mysterious system. The stage is set. Will you step up and play your role?
Why similar: Visual Novel 64.4%, Female Protagonist 26.8%, Casual 5.6%, Indie 3.2%
- #10 SoulSet
92% matchVery Positive90% of 163 reviews2017
Dev: NoBreadStudio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
SoulSet is a mystery/romance visual novel, in which you can try to avoid death and pursue a relationship with both male and female characters. You play as Mariko, who finds herself trapped in an eerie mansion with five other people who claim to have no recollection of their past. Who will you trust?
Why similar: Otome 35.4% ★, Visual Novel 30.1%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Mystery 9.2%, Casual 6.7%
- #11 Amnesia™: Memories
90% matchVery Positive93% of 4,487 reviews2015
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
You awaken to find your memories gone. To learn the truth behind your amnesia, you’ll choose from five romantic paths, each its own world. With 20+ endings, can you write the lasting love story you deserve, or will your love and life come to an end?
Why similar: Otome 63.4% ★, Visual Novel 21.3%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Mystery 4.2%
- #12 Heart Fragment
89% matchVery Positive92% of 340 reviews2021
Dev: Starfield Gaming
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Can you collect all the fragments to reach your happy ending? Or will your attempts only end in tragedy? Find out in this psychological otome game as you sort your way through the secrets & lies.
Why similar: Otome 43.4% ★, Visual Novel 20.3%, Simulation 15.6%, Female Protagonist 8.5%, Indie 7.9%
- #13 Analogue: A Hate Story
89% matchVery Positive93% of 2,302 reviews2012
Dev: Love Conquers All Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 57%
A dark visual mystery novel featuring transhumanism, traditional marriage, loneliness, and cosplay. Two pursuable characters. Five endings. Welcome to the future.
Why similar: Visual Novel 85.7%, Indie 7.5%, Female Protagonist 3.7%, Mystery 3.1%
- #14 BAD END
88% matchVery Positive83% of 398 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 53.1%, Mystery 30.1%, Indie 10.5%, Casual 6.3%
- #15 Deluge: Threnody of Crashing Waves
86% matchVery Positive86% of 263 reviews2022
Dev: leavesPub: socah
Windows · Mac · Linux
In the not so distant past, the Isle of Abbot underwent a mysterious evacuation event. Delve into the secrets of this unsettling place and elicit the girls' tragic fate. An interactive visual novel with psychological and lovecraftian undertones.
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.7%, Mystery 21.4%, Female Protagonist 18.9%, Simulation 13.7%, Casual 4.4%
- #16 BAD END THEATER
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 10,071 reviews2021
Dev: NomnomNami
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!
Why similar: Visual Novel 75.6%, Simulation 16.2%, Female Protagonist 8.1%
- #17 Pink Rage Otome
87% matchMixed59% of 70 reviews2017
Dev: cyboheart
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Comedy visual novel. Try yourself as a tsundere girl!
Why similar: Otome 48.6% ★, Visual Novel 23.4%, Simulation 11.9%, Casual 10%, Indie 6.2%
- #18 CUPID - A free to play Visual Novel
85% matchVery Positive87% of 1,308 reviews2016
Dev: FerventPub: Afterthought Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 64%
"Love is both poison and cure, both knife and remedy." Set in 18th Century France, this is a gothic romance tale about loss, revenge and the different faces of love.
Why similar: Visual Novel 54.2%, Otome 19.5% ★, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Simulation 7.6%, Indie 5.2%
- #19 MMM: Murder Most Misfortunate
86% matchVery Positive83% of 128 reviews2017
Dev: Michael LongPub: Foolish Mortals Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A gruesome murder interrupts an evening party at a secluded mansion and you are the prime suspect! Explore the mansion, search for clues, and interrogate the other guests as you strive to unmask the killer in this open-ended mystery.
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.3%, Casual 22%, Mystery 21.3%, Indie 14.4%
- #20 Lachesis or Atropos
84% matchVery Positive87% of 75 reviews2023
Dev: 4nokiPub: Quill Yuri
Windows · Mac · Linux
This world is woven of strings, of fate and of hate. What do you see, detective? A horror-mystery yuri visual novel peering into the maddening darkness of love and death.
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.9%, Female Protagonist 24.7%, Mystery 22%, Casual 7.9%, Indie 3.4%
- #21 Demonheart: The Cursed Trial
82% matchVery Positive91% of 134 reviews2025
Dev: Rolling Crown
Windows · Mac
You are a girl with a demonic heart, trapped with a group of suspicious individuals. A demonspawn arrives, setting off a chain of mysterious murders. Can you trust any of your fellow captives and find love in the chaos? Or will you fight for your life alone?
Why similar: Otome 46.6% ★, Visual Novel 19%, Mystery 11.7%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Simulation 7.3%
- #22 Degraman: Act I. Vincent
83% matchVery Positive83% of 194 reviews2021
Dev: NamNorm
Windows · Mac · Linux
An otome visual novel - play a powerless victim of a terrifying, unfair world. 200+ choices, 50+ endings, 20+ hours of play - and only one way to escape.
Why similar: Otome 53.7% ★, Visual Novel 20.9%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Casual 6.3%, Mystery 4.1%
- #23 Yet Another Killing Game
80% matchVery Positive97% of 258 reviews2025
Dev: Soulseer Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
You wake up in a house, alone with two beautiful girls... But no one is allowed to leave until one of you DIES. Why is this happening? What is the purpose of this “killing game”? But most importantly...WHO SHOULD DIE?!
Why similar: Visual Novel 47.8%, Mystery 29.8%, Female Protagonist 22.4%
- #24 Mystic Destinies: Serendipity of Aeons
82% matchVery Positive81% of 401 reviews2016
Dev: Aeon Dream Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 62%
During your first year of university, immense magical powers are forced onto you, thus revealing the supernatural world hidden within ours. But you must learn to control your powers with the help of a partner or risk destroying everything around you. Will your new fate be one of tragedy or serendipity?
Why similar: Otome 48.2% ★, Visual Novel 26.9%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Simulation 5.9%, Casual 4.7%
- #25 The Edge Of
81% matchMixed67% of 54 reviews2021
Dev: Hangover Cat Purrroduction
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Edge Of is a Mystery NTR visual novel with a tense atmosphere and a story that will keep you on the Edge of your seat. Play as either Sam as he grapples with the fact that his wife might be cheating on him, or Beth, the lovely wife who couldn't possibly be cheating... or is she?
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.2%, Mystery 24.9%, Female Protagonist 24.4%, Casual 7%, Indie 2.5%
- #26 Trick and Treat - Visual Novel
79% matchVery Positive90% of 3,627 reviews2016
Dev: Eternal Night StudiosPub: Alberto Herrera
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Trick & Treat is a Visual Novel that test your instincts by making choices that can get you out from the cursed forest or drive you to death… or maybe just maybe your choices can guide you to something more?
Why similar: Visual Novel 71.2%, Simulation 9.8%, Casual 8.6%, Indie 5.3%, Mystery 5.1%
- #27 Deliver Us From Evil (DUFE)
79% matchVery Positive90% of 86 reviews2022
Dev: Galen Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Romance supernatural bachelors and investigate humanity’s dark wishes!
Why similar: Otome 51.6% ★, Visual Novel 22%, Mystery 9.8%, Female Protagonist 8.7%, Simulation 5.2%
- #28 Love ritual
81% matchMixed59% of 109 reviews2019
Dev: Xand arts
Windows
Visit a beautiful fantasy city as an occult scientist where a forbidden ritual was performed. Unravel the mystery with your detective skills as the plot thickens around you, and all while two handsome advocates vie for your attention and your heart.
Why similar: Otome 54.4% ★, Visual Novel 16.8%, Simulation 9.5%, Female Protagonist 9%, Casual 6.6%
- #29 Darkness Revenge
77% matchVery Positive83% of 124 reviews2024
Dev: Hematite
Windows
Choose between a male or female character and take revenge on your killers as a vampire!
Why similar: Visual Novel 56.1%, Female Protagonist 21.1%, Mystery 18.9%, Indie 3.9%
- #30 Hate Plus
78% matchVery Positive84% of 591 reviews2013
Dev: Love Conquers All Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Let's spend the next three real-time days together uncovering the mystery of what went horribly wrong on a derelict generation ship, with the help of a spunky/more-than-slightly-traumatized AI sidekick! A sequel to Analogue: A Hate Story that tells a whole new hate story of its own.
Why similar: Visual Novel 84.6%, Indie 8.4%, Female Protagonist 4.4%, Mystery 2.7%
- #31 Kill or Love
76% matchVery Positive89% of 2,191 reviews2020
Dev: Andy Church
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel about obsession, loneliness, and, based on your choices, varying amounts of murder.
Why similar: Visual Novel 66.3%, Mystery 16.2%, Casual 10.3%, Indie 7.2%
- #32 Quantum Suicide
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 118 reviews2020
Dev: Cotton Candy Cyanide
Windows · Mac · Linux
Quantum Suicide is a game of betrayal, deception and romance in the cold depths of space.
Why similar: Visual Novel 56.8%, Mystery 34.4%, Indie 8.8%
- #33 Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn
77% matchVery Positive94% of 124 reviews2018
Dev: Sierra Lee
Windows · Mac · Linux
A slice of life visual novel with the emphasis on the slicing. Play as a mentally unstable young woman with blood on her hands trying to adapt to a normal life.
Why similar: Visual Novel 54.4%, Simulation 20.6%, Casual 15%, Indie 10%
- #34 The Radiants
76% matchVery Positive85% of 87 reviews2023
Dev: Rose Arcana Games
Windows · Mac
The Radiants is a magical adventure visual novel with light stat raising & multiple endings. Choose what kind of Oracle you will become and maybe find romance along the way.
Why similar: Otome 54.9% ★, Visual Novel 23%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Casual 5%, Mystery 3.9%
- #35 Curse or Love
73% matchVery Positive91% of 93 reviews2026
Dev: 小橘子糖_official
Windows
A Denpa Bishoujo Psychological Horror Curio: A Visual Novel ❦ Mild Horror, Mild Suspense, and a Hint of Whimsical Madness ❦ We Hope You Find Your Own "Happy Ending" Among Multiple Conclusions ❦ A Major Plot Twist, Perhaps? ❦ Glimpse a sliver of truth in the liminal space between life and death.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.7%, Female Protagonist 23.1%, Simulation 13.5%, Mystery 11.6%, Casual 9.1%
- #36 Murder on the Marine Express
75% matchVery Positive93% of 80 reviews2021
Dev: 1564 Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystery visual novel taking place aboard the underwater train Marine Express. Follow student Ranko Togawa on her quest to find the culprit on the murder of an accompanying teacher... with lots of surprises along the way!
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.6%, Female Protagonist 24.1%, Mystery 23.6%, Casual 6.6%, Indie 2.1%
- #37 Kugayama Shiori's Death Diary
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,036 reviews2026
Dev: Laplacian
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A mystery visual novel where horror meets occult comedy. Follow Kugayama Shiori, a ghost who casually dies over and over as she searches for her cause of death and the regrets that bind her to this world. Her investigation will eventually lead to a single incident—and the truth behind her demise.
Why similar: Visual Novel 58.6%, Casual 22.9%, Mystery 18.4%
- #38 Guilty Parade
74% matchVery Positive92% of 298 reviews2021
Dev: Nozori Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
One war. Two sides of a military conflict. Which side will you choose if you take a look at the world from both sides of the conflict? Whom will you support and whom will you destroy if some are fighting for an uncertain future, while others are for a peaceful present?
Why similar: Visual Novel 65%, Mystery 31%, Indie 4%
- #39 Lucid9: Inciting Incident
74% matchVery Positive90% of 1,041 reviews2016
Dev: Fallen Snow Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Lucid9 is a visual novel focused on a web of intricate mysteries set in the fictional 2018 metropolis of Isamu. Lucid9: Inciting Incident is the first part of the story, focused on a string of disappearances that occur at a prestigious, uppity boarding academy.
Why similar: Visual Novel 52.7%, Mystery 22.3%, Simulation 12.5%, Casual 9.1%, Indie 3.3%
- #40 Deluge: Sermon for the Dead
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 117 reviews2024
Dev: leavesPub: socah
Windows · Mac · Linux
High school girls have been disappearing from Abbotsford. Unravel the mystery before all things wash away in a tidal wave of deep despair. An interactive visual novel with psychological and lovecraftian undertones.
Why similar: Visual Novel 49.8%, Mystery 29.8%, Female Protagonist 7.8%, Indie 6.6%, Simulation 6%
- #41 Fateweaver: The Alchemist's Quandary
72% 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: Visual Novel 49.3%, Mystery 28%, Simulation 22.7%
- #42 9-nine-:Episode 1
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,023 reviews2019
Dev: PALETTEPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 144.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Help Miyako and Kakeru track down a superpowered serial killer before they strike again.
Why similar: Visual Novel 67.7%, Mystery 13.8%, Casual 9.8%, Simulation 8.7%
- #43 Asphyxia
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 283 reviews2015
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A gloomy lesbian / yuri visual novel featuring characters based on famous Romantic poets such as Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Byron. Can you help Samantha Coleridge repair her fractured relationship with Lillian Wordsworth?
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.4%, Female Protagonist 21.9%, Simulation 15.5%, Mystery 10%, Casual 7.2%
- #44 12 Hours to Die
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 226 reviews2020
Dev: Wesley ReitsmaPub: Westeford
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystery visual novel about six students forced to play a 12-hour long killing game.
Why similar: Visual Novel 65.6%, Mystery 30.1%, Indie 4.3%
- #45 Rose Academy
69% matchVery Positive94% of 68 reviews2026
Dev: KK Studio
Windows · Mac
A detective visual novel inspired by Danganronpa and Everlasting Summer. You play as a young agent sent to an elite girls’ academy to investigate a suspicious death. Interrogate suspects, gather clues, and build romantic relationships — truth or temptation?
Why similar: Visual Novel 58.5%, Mystery 22%, Casual 12.9%, Indie 6.5%
- #46 Gothic Murder: Adventure That Changes Destiny
71% matchVery Positive96% of 69 reviews2020
Dev: orange
Windows · Mac
A housemaid takes on a terrifying murder plan in order to protect her lord, whose life is in danger! A romantic mystery that takes place at an earl's manor in 20th-century England. Depending on the selection, the story will branch into different endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36%, Otome 31% ★, Mystery 25%, Female Protagonist 8%
- #47 Fateweaver: Smash or Pass
70% matchVery Positive94% of 81 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: Visual Novel 53.4%, Simulation 26.1%, Female Protagonist 20.5%
- #48 The Specter's Desire
70% matchVery Positive98% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: Themisian
Windows · Mac
This year's Desire Hierarchy has begun. The stakes are now deadly. Hop into The Specter's Desire, a Visual Novel in which you play against the city's top talents to save your parents. Includes puzzling gameplay that has you tearing down arguments, hatching schemes, and revealing the truth!
Why similar: Visual Novel 60.7%, Strategy 23.7%, Mystery 15.6%
- #49 Otome Legends
70% matchVery Positive92% of 118 reviews2023
Dev: Jagaimo Studios
Windows · Linux
Play a dating sim inside of a dating sim to become an otome heroine protagonist. Nothing can possible go wrong... right?
Why similar: Otome 57.1% ★, Visual Novel 23.7%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Simulation 6.5%, Indie 1.8%
- #50 outside the door
68% matchVery Positive94% of 776 reviews2024
Dev: basandaika games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Outside the door is a mystic visual novel set within one office. You are about to figure out the stories of a few visitors without having a single memory of yourself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 53.1%, Mystery 16.1%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Casual 10.8%, Indie 4.6%
- #51 1 to 1 humanoid edible toys
67% matchVery Positive92% of 2,492 reviews2024
Dev: 汉谟拉比炒面Pub: 无
Windows · Mac
A story about Ambiguous Affection, Appetite, and Tantalizing Desires.
Why similar: Visual Novel 50.4%, Female Protagonist 27.8%, Simulation 13.8%, Casual 4.7%, Indie 3.3%
- #52 Graveyard Girls
69% matchVery Positive98% of 168 reviews2022
Dev: Delphinium Interactive
Windows
Graveyard Girls is a halloween-themed yuri visual novel about complicated grief and overcoming hardships. Collect Elle’s “scribbles” to learn about her struggles, befriend a mysterious girl, and have a conversation about death.
Why similar: Visual Novel 60.3%, Female Protagonist 27.1%, Casual 6.5%, Indie 6%
- #53 Winter Polaris
69% matchVery Positive93% of 97 reviews2019
Dev: stage-nanaPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A mysterious global pandemic is making people disappear into thin air. A mysterious glass object carried by a girl found adrift at sea. Two stories that set two pairs of protagonists off on separate journeys around the world. What does it mean to live, make mistakes, and live again?
Why similar: Casual 53.6%, Visual Novel 46.4%
- #54 Murder by Numbers
68% matchVery Positive84% of 1,692 reviews2020
Dev: MediatonicPub: The Irregular Corporation
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Solve Pixel Puzzles to find clues. Use those clues to interrogate witnesses. Work your way to the truth... ...and uncover the mystery of Murder by Numbers!
Why similar: Visual Novel 49.6%, Female Protagonist 28.8%, Mystery 21.6%
- #55 Purrfect Date - Visual Novel/Dating Simulator
71% matchMixed61% of 471 reviews2017
Dev: Bae TeamPub: Bossa Studios
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 38%
As Cat Island’s newest arrival, it’s not long before you realise something’s seriously amiss, or should we say… amorous! A blend of mystery, intrigue and wickedly black humour, will you discover your Purrfect Date before it’s too late? Remember, curiosity killed the cat...
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.7%, Simulation 18.1%, Casual 15.8%, Mystery 14.9%, Indie 8.5%
- #56 Repurpose
67% matchVery Positive93% of 71 reviews2023
Dev: Repurpose Studios
Windows · Mac
You and several others have passed away. You have three options: either take the trials to earn your place in Heaven, live it up in Hell, or remain lost in Limbo for the rest of eternity. Repurpose is an LGBT+ positive dating sim about death, love, and finding your purpose.
Why similar: Otome 50.8% ★, Visual Novel 36.8%, Casual 12.4%
- #57 My Head On Your Body
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Creepy Pop
Windows · Mac · Linux
You've moved to a new house where the previous owner was murdered. They never found his head. But, it has found you.
Why similar: Visual Novel 69.1%, Female Protagonist 15%, Casual 9.2%, Indie 6.7%
- #58 Bloody Painter Dating Sim
65% matchVery Positive90% of 1,778 reviews2024
Dev: DeluCat Productions
Windows
You have unfortunately been captured by a serial killer, and you must increase your chances of survival within seven days. Your choices will determine how he treats you and the outcome of your relationship. What will your final relationship with him be...?
Why similar: Otome 49.8% ★, Visual Novel 34.8%, Female Protagonist 8.5%, Simulation 4.9%, Indie 2%
- #59 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
62% matchVery Positive93% of 22,293 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Why similar: Visual Novel 94%, Indie 6%
- #60 Sunlight Scream
67% matchVery Positive84% of 83 reviews2023
Dev: Faithy Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
The hero moves to a new city. However, along with him comes a masked killer who begins to kill his friends one by one... Make decisions to build your adventure. Can you stop him before it's too late?
Why similar: Visual Novel 53.7%, Mystery 29.9%, Simulation 9.4%, Casual 7%