- #1 GNOSIA
97% matchVery Positive94% of 4,733 reviews2022
Dev: Petit DepottoPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The Gnosia lie. Pretending to be human, they’ll get in close, trick and deceive, and then eliminate one victim at a time...
Why similar: Visual Novel 49.9%, Anime 32%, Adventure 11.5%, Indie 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: It features a tense sci-fi setting where you must use social deduction and logic to identify deceivers among your crew.
- #2 The Sekimeiya: Spun Glass
96% matchVery Positive86% of 279 reviews2021
Dev: Trinitite Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
An intricate mystery visual novel. Search text, piece together clues, and jump around the story to unravel the tangled events within the sealed tower.
Why similar: Visual Novel 52.1%, Anime 31.3%, Adventure 10.6%, Indie 6%
Why You'll Like It: A highly atmospheric sci-fi mystery that relies on deep investigation and narrative choices.
- #3 Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
96% matchVery Positive93% of 6,967 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Kidnapped and taken to an unfamiliar location, nine people find themselves forced to participate in a diabolical Nonary Game by an enigmatic mastermind called Zero. Why were they there? Why were they chosen to put their lives on the line? And more importantly, who can be trusted?
Why similar: Visual Novel 66.4%, Anime 24.7%, Adventure 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: This title is the definitive blend of visual novel storytelling, complex sci-fi mystery, and escape-room style puzzle gameplay.
- #4 AI: The Somnium Files
95% matchVery Positive92% of 9,101 reviews2019
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.
Why similar: Visual Novel 55.3%, Anime 34.1%, Adventure 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A gripping sci-fi mystery that combines deep narrative investigation with unique puzzle-solving segments.
- #5 ANONYMOUS;CODE
94% matchMostly Positive80% of 513 reviews2023
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Hack Into God
Why similar: Visual Novel 50%, Anime 29.5%, Adventure 20.5%
Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes sci-fi visual novel that incorporates hacking and investigation into its core narrative loop.
- #6 Root Double -Before Crime * After Days- Xtend Edition
94% matchVery Positive90% of 592 reviews2016
Dev: YetiPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Rescue squad captain Watase Kasasagi wakes up without his memories in the middle of his most critical mission yet-- a nuclear meltdown at a research facility. In an unfamiliar place and without his years of training, he must rescue the survivors and escape...
Why similar: Visual Novel 62.7%, Anime 28.3%, Adventure 9%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the feeling of being trapped in a facility with a group of people where trust is a central mechanic.
- #7 Quantum Suicide
93% 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 47.3%, Anime 28.7%, Indie 13.3%, Adventure 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi visual novel where choices matter and the threat of death creates a constant sense of tension.
- #8 Subsurface Circular
91% matchVery Positive94% of 1,925 reviews2017
Dev: Bithell Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 69%
When the truth is buried, go underground. Step into this new take on text-based adventure from the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Volume. A short story that hands you the fate of the world above, as a detective looking for answers on the Subsurface Circular.
Why similar: Visual Novel 72.6%, Adventure 14.8%, Indie 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: A focused, text-based sci-fi mystery that explores themes of trust and artificial intelligence in a confined setting.
- #9 Anoxemia
92% matchMixed63% of 433 reviews2015
Dev: BSK GamesPub: Mandragora
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Anoxemia is a story-driven exploration game that puts you in control of the scientist Dr. Bailey and his operations drone, ATMA. Search the ocean floor as you discover and extract samples from the bowels of the underwater caves. Danger lurks in each passageway.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 61.2%, Indie 20.7%, Adventure 18.1%
Why You'll Like It: An underwater puzzle-platformer that captures the same sense of isolation and environmental danger found in Bermuda.
- #10 ENIGMA:
91% matchVery Positive95% of 144 reviews2016
Dev: UzumeyaPub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Enigma is an atmospheric, full-length visual novel where you discover the secrets of Enigma, a worldwide epidemic, and a forest on a lonely island that bears its name.
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.7%, Anime 23.3%, Indie 17.7%, Adventure 15.3%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric visual novel that focuses on mystery and the unsettling nature of its isolated setting.
- #11 Rail of Möbius
89% matchVery Positive95% of 485 reviews2021
Dev: PHOSEPO
Windows
It is an adventure game with multiple endings. An original script written by a well-known light novelist with a total of 400,000 words. With reasoning, suspense, love, and science fiction elements, it allows players to embark on a highly immersive journey of salvation on the submarine train.
Why similar: Visual Novel 55.1%, Anime 32%, Adventure 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological mystery visual novel that deals with time-travel and the unraveling of a dark truth.
- #12 Veritas
90% matchMostly Positive75% of 51 reviews2020
Dev: Glitch Games
Windows
Uncover the lies. Free your mind. Veritas is a compact narrative puzzle game that asks: what is truth, and does it even matter?
Why similar: Adventure 62.6%, Indie 37.4%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi puzzle game that emphasizes atmospheric exploration and logical deduction in a mysterious environment.
- #13 Verne: The Shape of Fantasy
89% matchVery Positive82% of 299 reviews2023
Dev: GametopiaPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Become Jules Verne and adventure into the dangers that hide in Hemera, a fantastic parallel world built from his own imagination. Explore, solve puzzles and unlock the most coveted secret of the mighty Atlantis.
Why similar: Adventure 69%, Indie 31%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven puzzle game that blends steampunk aesthetics with a deep, story-rich sci-fi mystery.
- #14 Event[0]
88% matchVery Positive80% of 2,270 reviews2016
Dev: Ocelot Society
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Event[0] is a sci-fi narrative exploration game where you build a relationship with a lonely spaceship computer to get home to Earth.
Why similar: Adventure 50.3%, Indie 49.7%
Why You'll Like It: You are trapped on a lonely spaceship and must communicate with a sentient AI to solve the mystery of your situation.
- #15 SAMUDRA
87% matchMixed64% of 147 reviews2021
Dev: Khayalan Arts
Windows
SAMUDRA is an award-winning hand-illustrated deep sea journey.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 48.5%, Indie 29.4%, Adventure 22.1%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric 2D adventure that explores underwater environments with a strong focus on narrative and discovery.
- #16 Snowdome
86% matchVery Positive92% of 274 reviews2020
Dev: Lunatic Works
Windows · Mac
For Tan Yan, there is little hope his life will change. It's like his whole life is trapped inside a snowdome, unable to escape. But, what if, one day, he's given the chance to make a change?
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.3%, Anime 31.6%, Indie 11.3%, Adventure 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person mystery visual novel that utilizes its confined setting to build suspense.
- #17 Train of Afterlife
86% matchMixed51% of 183 reviews2015
Dev: Zeiva Inc
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Train of Afterlife is a mystery, psychological, horror Visual Novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 51.1%, Anime 20.2%, Indie 16.1%, Adventure 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: A unique visual novel that uses a confined, surreal setting to explore deep character motivations.
- #18 Unhack
85% matchVery Positive86% of 309 reviews2015
Dev: InvertMouse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
The 5K Worm is on a rampage across cyberspace. As the top unhacker in Smash Security, it is your mission to bring an end to this virus. Join forces with AI companion Weedy and become an unstoppable duo!
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.2%, Anime 33.8%, Indie 22%
Why You'll Like It: A short, puzzle-heavy visual novel that integrates hacking themes into its gameplay mechanics.
- #19 True Game
84% matchVery Positive88% of 51 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: Visual Novel 54.3%, Puzzle Platformer 20.8%, Adventure 11.9%, Anime 10.4%, Indie 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: An interactive fiction title that challenges the player with logic and detective-style puzzle solving.
- #20 A Flicker of Light
84% matchVery Positive84% of 137 reviews2022
Dev: 饺子社
Windows
In this visual novel, experience the story of Ethan Syfran, who by an accident got him and his family caught in a whirlpool of crime in a catastrophe-swept world. How would he struggle to get out and save everything he cherished... or carry up all the sins he'd done and keep going?
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.3%, Anime 30.1%, Adventure 13.8%, Indie 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich visual novel that focuses on character drama and mystery within an adventure framework.
- #21 Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 35,609 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Investigate murders, search for clues and talk to your classmates to prepare for trial. There, you'll engage in deadly wordplay, going back and forth with suspects. Dissect their statements and fire their words back at them to expose their lies! There's only one way to survive—pull the trigger.
Why similar: Visual Novel 55.2%, Anime 38.8%, Adventure 6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic mystery visual novel centered on a group of people trapped in a facility where trust is broken by murder.
- #22 Vessels
82% matchVery Positive95% of 119 reviews2020
Dev: Local Space Survey CorpsPub: Local Space Survey Corps, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Quarantined inside an airlock. No memories. No way out. The remaining crew thinks there’s something wrong with you, but the Voice says it’ll help you escape. Navigate volatile conversations & unravel mysteries in this narrative adventure about trust, self-destruction, & shifting identities.
Why similar: Indie 54%, Adventure 46%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy exploration game that focuses on mystery and atmosphere in a sci-fi setting.
- #23 Detective Butler: Maiden Voyage Murder
83% matchVery Positive82% of 307 reviews2017
Dev: Goldbar Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Follow Detective Butler and his sidekick Gilligan as they solve a locked-room murder during a haunted cruise ship's maiden voyage. Can you solve the mystery before Detective Butler reveals the answer?
Why similar: Visual Novel 47.9%, Anime 28.7%, Indie 12.1%, Adventure 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style mystery visual novel that focuses on investigation and deduction.
- #24 STEINS;GATE
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 25,378 reviews2016
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 66.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus, STEINS;GATE was awarded Famitsu magazine's coveted annual Game of Excellence award and was voted one of the most emotionally charged “tear-inducing games” ever made, in a Famitsu poll. It is a gripping and moving Visual Novel, which has already spawned manga and anime adaptations.
Why similar: Visual Novel 62.5%, Anime 32.8%, Adventure 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential sci-fi visual novel that masterfully handles complex narrative threads and mystery.
- #25 Synergia
79% matchVery Positive87% of 795 reviews2020
Dev: Radi ArtPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Synergia is a yuri thriller visual novel that takes place in a cyberpunk future, wrapped up in a beautifully unique, vibrant neon aesthetic. At the end of the world, sometimes love is the ultimate crime.
Why similar: Visual Novel 55.2%, Anime 29.8%, Indie 15%
Why You'll Like It: A beautifully stylized sci-fi visual novel that explores themes of humanity and technology.
- #26 Plazma Being
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 403 reviews2015
Dev: Hedge Knight Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Take control of Zeb in this puzzle/platformer. He is a small energy based life form from space, known as a Plazma Being. While journeying through space to his home, Zeb was surprised to find that he was being kidnapped by aliens. They took him back to their planet and unceremoniously threw him into captivity.
Why similar: Anime 42.4%, Indie 29.1%, Adventure 28.5%
Why You'll Like It: An indie puzzle-platformer that provides a similar mechanical challenge to the platforming segments of Bermuda.
- #27 Underwater
81% matchMixed68% of 75 reviews2021
Dev: Andreev WorldsPub: Gamesforgames
Windows
Dive into a world of despair in the world of Underwater. Take the role of an unknown inmate entering the a deep sea prison where mutants roam and barely any traces of human life remain. You will have to use all your ingenuity to escape and avoid becoming the meal of the hideous denizens.
Why similar: Adventure 51%, Indie 49%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery-adventure game that leans into the atmospheric dread of deep-sea exploration.
- #28 The House in Fata Morgana
78% matchVery Positive95% of 6,041 reviews2016
Dev: NOVECTPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A gothic suspense tale set in a cursed mansion. "The House in Fata Morgana" is a full-length visual novel spanning nearly a millennium that deals in tragedy, human nature, and insanity.
Why similar: Visual Novel 51.1%, Anime 26.2%, Indie 12.5%, Adventure 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in mystery and narrative-driven storytelling that keeps the player guessing until the very end.
- #29 fault - milestone one
79% matchVery Positive92% of 3,231 reviews2014
Dev: ALICE IN DISSONANCE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 29.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
fault is a series of Science Fantasy Cinematic Novels using a unique 3D Camera system for a visually immersive reading experience. Follow Selphine, the bubbly Princess and her sharp-witted Royal Guardian, Ritona, on their journey of a lifetime back to their homeland of Rughzenhaide.
Why similar: Visual Novel 57%, Anime 34.5%, Adventure 4.7%, Indie 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi fantasy visual novel that emphasizes world-building and a journey through mysterious, hostile lands.
- #30 Down in Bermuda
78% matchVery Positive89% of 1,556 reviews2021
Dev: Yak & Co
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
An unnatural storm leaves an adventurous aviator stranded for decades within the infamous Bermuda. Overcome creatures of the deep and unravel the islands secrets in search of a way back home.
Why similar: Adventure 63.3%, Indie 36.7%
- #31 Stellar Code
75% matchVery Positive97% of 461 reviews2025
Dev: Fragaria
Windows
Mysterious phenomena from space. A researcher's fatal accident. Cryptic codes engraved on an unknown material. Together with your brilliant sister-in-law, you must unravel a mystery that could determine the fate of Earth. A sci-fi mystery visual novel of discovery and suspense.
Why similar: Visual Novel 51.9%, Anime 29.1%, Adventure 17%, Indie 2.1%
- #32 神明的一天世界(God's One Day World)
77% matchVery Positive85% of 728 reviews2016
Dev: 灰烬天国
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
an Visual Novel & Puzzle Game
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.7%, Adventure 24%, Anime 23.5%, Indie 7.9%
- #33 CRUSH DEPTH
73% matchVery Positive98% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Earth Giant
Windows
CRUSH DEPTH is first-person sci-fi horror game set at the bottom of the ocean. A salvage operation that would set you up for life goes sideways when you realize you're not alone down there. You'll solve puzzles and run from danger as you uncover the mysterious fate of Eclipse Station.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #34 Palinurus
76% matchVery Positive95% of 265 reviews2016
Dev: Watercress
Windows
A drifting traveler boards a one-man space shuttle destined for Alpha Centauri. This shuttle is piloted by Budapest, an artificial intelligence program designed to serve humanity. When disaster unexpectedly befalls their ship, the two of them are sent careening through uncharted space.
Why similar: Visual Novel 54.9%, Anime 36%, Indie 9%
- #35 malViolence - Definitive Edition
74% matchVery Positive93% of 137 reviews2023
Dev: Mado
Windows · Mac · Linux
CAUTION: Escape from this supervillain at your own risk...A short sci-fi visual novel packed with brain-teasing puzzles, gruesome deaths and heartbreaking secrets.
Why similar: Visual Novel 59%, Anime 41%
- #36 The Occult Detective
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 323 reviews2025
Dev: Battlecry Studio
Windows
A narrative detective game blended with supernatural elements. Play as a rookie investigator, discover vital clues in every case, dive into unscripted interrogations and uncover truths that break minds. But with each revelation, the world feels... less human.
Why similar: Visual Novel 49.3%, Anime 31.8%, Adventure 10.6%, Indie 8.3%
- #37 Blankspace
75% matchVery Positive94% of 83 reviews2020
Dev: NoBreadStudio
Windows · Linux
Blankspace is an escape room visual novel with point-and-click elements. Investigate your surroundings, solve puzzles, make meaningful choices, and figure out the the mystery behind Chris and Beryl's predicament.
Why similar: Indie 44.5%, Adventure 35.7%, Visual Novel 19.8%
- #38 Anamnesia - part 1: am i my body?
73% matchVery Positive94% of 87 reviews2024
Dev: Simon Herbig
Windows · Mac
Sci-Fi Mystery Visual Novel. Nine people are trapped in an underground research facility, forced to play a game of life and death. Check your log to find the truth that connects those apparent strangers - if you even want to, that is.
Why similar: Visual Novel 57%, Anime 32.1%, Adventure 6.4%, Indie 4.5%
- #39 Meridian 157: Chapter 1
73% matchVery Positive95% of 319 reviews2020
Dev: NovaSoft Interactive Ltd.
Windows · Mac
While searching for the anomaly, you find yourself trapped inside a facility on a remote sub-Arctic island. What is this place? Who built it? Why was it left abandoned? Explore the uninhabited complex you now find yourself trapped in, but be warned: you might not be as alone as you think...
Why similar: Adventure 71.1%, Indie 28.9%
- #40 Access Denied: Escape
72% matchVery Positive91% of 276 reviews2023
Dev: Stately Snail
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Access Denied: Escape is a puzzle game where you have to hack data vaults and interact with various devices to escape.
Why similar: Adventure 59.1%, Indie 40.9%
- #41 American Arcadia
70% matchVery Positive94% of 3,860 reviews2023
Dev: Out of the Blue GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
American Arcadia is a cinematic puzzle game that combines a 2.5D platformer and first-person game to tell the tale of a thrilling escape. Experience the extraordinary story of Trevor, an average man escaping from the world's most popular reality tv show.
Why similar: Visual Novel 58.3%, Indie 24.8%, Adventure 16.9%
- #42 The Maker's Eden
76% matchMixed69% of 119 reviews2014
Dev: Screwy Lightbulb
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 61%
The Maker's Eden is a first-person hypertext adventure game presented in the style of a motion comic. You play a character trying to discover what their predefined purpose is, in a science fiction/noir inspired world filled with androids, flying cars and an early 20th century vibe.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #43 TEST TEST TEST
70% matchVery Positive92% of 991 reviews2024
Dev: MojikenPub: Toge Productions
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Escape a time loop as an overworked office employee by solving cryptic puzzles with alternate reality game elements.
Why similar: Anime 100%
- #44 MAELSTROM LEGACY: The Tesla Mystery
70% matchVery Positive82% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Wistfulware
Windows · Mac
The Tesla Mystery is a puzzle-driven adventure game. Join the journey of investigation in a Paris infused with steampunk and Art Nouveau styles. Nikola Tesla, mastermind behind the Science Conference, has vanished under mysterious circumstances. Now, and uncover the truth hidden in the city...
Why similar: Visual Novel 63.6%, Anime 36.4%
- #45 Mermaid Mission: Titanic
74% matchVery Positive94% of 68 reviews2018
Dev: Arglefumph
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 19%
Play as a mermaid, who has been sent to the human world to discover why they're building a giant ship called the Titanic.
Why similar: Indie 56.1%, Adventure 43.9%
- #46 Sub-Verge
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Interactive Tragedy, LimitedPub: Pantaloon
Windows · Mac
Conversation is a dangerous game. Manipulate a fractured band of renegade divers to reach the depths of this short narrative puzzle. Uncover alliances and expose betrayals — before something horrific from the dark abyss silences you all. Don’t let the conversation get too deep.
Why similar: Visual Novel 100%
- #47 i feel very lonely and i don't remember myself
69% matchVery Positive95% of 136 reviews2023
Dev: Ricardo Cancela
Windows
A short sci-fi visual novel about four scientists trapped in an underground lab. Explore their chat records to uncover the mysteries of Inturg Technologies. How can they escape their doom?
Why similar: Visual Novel 73.8%, Adventure 15.2%, Indie 11%
- #48 Return to Shironagasu Island
68% matchVery Positive94% of 3,990 reviews2020
Dev: HYOGO ONIMUSHIPub: TABINOMICHI
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A mystery adventure game and visual novel set on solitary Shironagasu Island. Discover its secrets, solve its mysteries, and escape from the ominous island!
Why similar: Visual Novel 54.4%, Adventure 20.9%, Anime 20.3%, Indie 4.4%
- #49 Darwin's Test
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 73 reviews2018
Dev: Wolfalone Studio
Windows
Darwin’s Test is a first-person action and puzzle game that immerses you into a futuristic universe. You play as an amnesic patient following an experimental care protocol. Who are you ? Where are you ? So many questions to solve to discover the truth !
Why similar: Indie 55.6%, Adventure 44.4%
- #50 Stillwater
68% matchVery Positive95% of 217 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Clump
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short visual novel where a private investigator gets reeled into a murky mystery, entangled in lies, secrets, and a family curse.
Why similar: Visual Novel 49.7%, Anime 25.6%, Indie 17.6%, Adventure 7.1%
- #51 SHUTEN ORDER
65% matchVery Positive81% of 691 reviews2025
Dev: Neilo Inc.Pub: EXNOA LLC
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 23.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
"168 remaining until the end of the world..." Humanity is approaching its end. A sudden dismemberment murder of the leader of a religious nation that advocates an apocalyptic ideology... Five adventure games are combined into one, centered around a suspenseful story full of mystery and intrigue.
Why similar: Visual Novel 51.1%, Anime 31.4%, Adventure 17.6%
- #52 Notes of my silence
67% matchVery Positive98% of 66 reviews2023
Dev: Kostrum Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Plunge into the silence with Stephan, young musician that lost his hearing and, at the same time, the meaning of life.
Why similar: Visual Novel 53.1%, Anime 26.7%, Adventure 12.2%, Indie 8%
- #53 Highschool Possession
71% matchMixed68% of 178 reviews2015
Dev: Dharker Studios
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 24%
A visual novel game following a young man who wakes up in the body of another student... Learning his friends may not be living the perfect lives he thought they were.
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.3%, Anime 21.8%, Indie 20.4%, Adventure 15.5%
- #54 Minotaur
68% matchVery Positive95% of 340 reviews2019
Dev: U7 committee
Windows · Mac
An adventure game with visual novel-style narrative, Minotaur tells a dark mystery story set in a newly created science fantasy world of synthets, magic-wielding androids and cybernetically enhanced penguins… God, what a (bloody) mess.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.5%, Indie 24.8%, Adventure 22.2%, Anime 14.4%
- #55 墨心：波云诡船
67% matchVery Positive90% of 1,395 reviews2020
Dev: 1001 Studio
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
《墨心》是一款将古代中国幻想元素和悬疑科幻相融合的国产视觉小说。男主（你）从昏迷中醒来丧失了记忆，发现自己和另外两女一男困于巨轮密室中。面对匪夷所思的船体变异，恐怖致命的巨型怪物，你们能否成功逃脱？而这超自然的现象，似乎跟一件千年前的战国墨家宝物有关......
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.9%, Puzzle Platformer 32.2%, Adventure 13.9%, Indie 11%
- #56 Threefold Recital
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,372 reviews2025
Dev: Everscape GamesPub: indienova
Windows
Median: 9.7 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Threefold Recital is set in an oriental fantasy world where the metropolis of Bluescales faces turmoil after a long golden age. The mix of magic, modern, and ancient technologies challenges governance, while tensions between humans, beastlings, and dragons grow. In the shadows, a crisis looms...
Why similar: Visual Novel 47.1%, Puzzle Platformer 19.1%, Anime 13.6%, Indie 11.9%, Adventure 8.3%
- #57 Timeloop: Sink Again Beach
66% matchVery Positive91% of 357 reviews2022
Dev: Fang's Lab
Windows
A non-linear first-person action adventure in a pirate setting. A single player time travel simulation game. Unusual gaming experience.Moving in space and time, the player must understand what is happening on the island and how the main character can move away from there.
Why similar: Visual Novel 69.8%, Adventure 30.2%
- #58 Verde Station
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 346 reviews2014
Dev: Duelboot
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 49%
What do you trust most — what you see, what you're told, or your instincts? On a year long solo mission aboard Verde Station, you will test your wits and question everything, but you may not find answers. Welcome to solitude.
Why similar: Indie 53.2%, Adventure 46.8%
- #59 六阶谜题 six-step mystery
66% matchVery Positive88% of 655 reviews2020
Dev: 章鱼罐头制作组
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
失意青年刘在机缘巧合下得到了一份离奇的工作，在命运齿轮的推动下，结识了几名性格各异的少女。忽然有一天祸从天降，他卷入了一起绑架案，并被迫参与一场事关生死的游戏。在求生的同时，他不得不重新审视过去生活寻求蛛丝马迹，那看似平静的生活实则早已暗流涌动……
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.6%, Indie 35%, Adventure 29.4%
