60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Detective, Mystery, Singleplayer.
A detective noir, choose-your-own-adventure game with hand-drawn art, over 250k words, and an immersive soundtrack.
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Kindred [High Tide]
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.
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"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.
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 14.3%, Investigation 12.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%, Lore-Rich 9.5%, Mystery 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: Psychological 13.6%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Text-Based 10.7%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Mystery 10.2%
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 13.3%, Investigation 12.9%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%, Hand-drawn 9.5%
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: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Detective 13.6%, Psychological 10.7%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Investigation 8.9%
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: Investigation 12.9%, Detective 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Crime 11.6%, Visual Novel 9.5%
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: Lore-Rich 18.2%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Psychological 11.4%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Mystery 9.9%
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: Lore-Rich 12.4%, Investigation 12.2%, Detective 11.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%, Psychological 10.3%
A world where humans and beastmen coexist. A secluded hotel exclusively for beastmen deep in the mountains. An incident occurs on a night when everyone has gone to sleep... Whether you can safely return from the hotel depends on your choices.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Investigation 13.4%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Mystery 10.4%, Choices Matter 9.9%
DynastyDetective is a visual Novel-style mystery story game set in the fictional Joseon Dynasty where monsters appear.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 22.8% ★, Conspiracy 13.6% ★, Detective 13%, Investigation 11.3%, Visual Novel 9.6%
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: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Psychological 13%, Detective 12.8%, Investigation 12.8%, Visual Novel 10.2%
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.
Why similar: Detective 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Crime 12.7%, Psychological 12.2%, Visual Novel 10.8%
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: Investigation 18.7%, Detective 14.8%, Crime 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Mystery 11%
いじめの犯人探しに抜擢された主人公。 彼が描く推理、その結末は必ずしも正しいとは限らない。 あなたが選んだ結末次第で、 誰かを苦しめるのかもしれない……
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Detective 12.8%, Hand-drawn 12.7%, Investigation 11.5%
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 14.4%, Detective 13.4%, Crime 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Visual Novel 10.5%
In this visual novel the main character, Lorenzo Righi, an Italian Professor, is invited to a meeting of History Scholars held in Boston. Excited and flattered by the invitation, he discovers that something else, hidden and mysterious, awaits for him.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 24.8% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.3%, Lore-Rich 16.3%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Text-Based 12.7%
Embody a displaced therapist in a futuristic refugee camp. Discover the life in the camp and share your everyday life alongside people with heavy pasts. Use logic and your therapeutic skills to solve mysteries threatening both your survival and the camp.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 18.7% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Psychological 11.3%, Detective 11.3%, Investigation 9.3%
Take control of Morgan's destiny as his world is turned upside down. Explore the world of Dreams, where mythological creatures and Nightmares are real. A story-heavy adventure game with multiple endings, romance options and a symphonic music! Inspired by Neil Gaiman and Inception.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Hand-drawn 11.9%, Mystery 11%
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 17.4%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Investigation 15.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Crime 10.8%
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 15.1%, Investigation 14.2%, Text-Based 13%, Mystery 12%, Visual Novel 9.7%
Ranko and her friend Astrid must investigate the vanishing of a girl from their school. Learn about the secrets of St. Joachim to find her, but be cautious! A bad step may lead you towards an ugly end...
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Detective 15.9%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Investigation 10.7%, Text-Based 10.4%
Something has been taken. Enter a new Grid and forge alliances via visual novel gameplay, uncovering truths through Identity Disc puzzles. Make critical decisions and plot your own course in a world without a creator.
Why similar: Detective 17%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Mystery 10.5%
Survive the Midnight Man in this horror comedy visual novel.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 24.6% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.6%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Text-Based 10.3%, Choices Matter 8.4%
Deep beneath the surface of the dead Earth, the City, the last refuge of humanity, hides. Engineering genius and efforts of all mankind; a giant structure of steel, concrete, and biopolymers. It keeps the remnants of civilization one step away from total extinction.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 22.1% ★, Lore-Rich 14%, Detective 10.6%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Text-Based 9.7%
Five strangers wake up in a dark room in an abandoned building with no idea who put them there and why. They now need to work together in order to figure out what connects them and how to get out of this place. A short psychological thriller visual novel with choices.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 26.4% ★, Psychological 14.5%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%, Choices Matter 9.4%
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 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Hand-drawn 10.9%
Poisoned Path is a deep visual novel set in a mysterious atmosphere, where your choices determine the story's fate. Uncover dark secrets and chart your own course.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Hand-drawn 17.7%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Detective 12.7%
A mystery adventure set at the collapse site of a live survival audition show. Trapped contestants communicate with each other—and the outside world through social media—as they wait for rescue. But as unexpected events unfold, trust begins to crack, and survival becomes far more complicated.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 20.8% ★, Conspiracy 12.8% ★, Psychological 11.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%, Investigation 11%
In pursuit of coin, hired dagger Arthur finds himself embroiled in conspiracy involving the daughter of a noble House. Who is really pulling the strings behind the scenes?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Visual Novel 15%, Hand-drawn 13.5%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Mystery 12.6%
"Scientific evidence, eyewitness testimony, and objective facts—when these align, the truth emerges. As my grandfather Holmes used to say: Whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."
Why similar: Psychological 15.2%, Detective 14.2%, Investigation 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Visual Novel 11.5%
Can you defeat the world's oldest mastermind in their own game? Stretch your wits and deduction skills to the maximum as you battle in Paris' craziest court. Here, only those who sacrifice everything reach the truth. What are you willing to betray to make it out alive?
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 25.6% ★, Detective 18.2%, Visual Novel 13%, Investigation 12%, Mystery 10.7%
A detective game where you fiddle information to your advantage. As an owner of a small bar, listen to visitors of your establishment, overhear their gossiping, collect information and then use to manipulate their thoughts and actions.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 20.9% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Detective 13.1%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Text-Based 8.9%
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: Conspiracy 15% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Detective 12.3%, Investigation 11.9%, Crime 10.3%
Investigate the murder of Evie Roots. Save the town from disaster. Learn the history of the Great Houses. Immerse yourself in the centuries-old history of Pineford.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 16.8%, Detective 13.8%, Investigation 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Text-Based 10.1%
A 2.5D game immersing you in the atmosphere of Soviet perestroika. A grim mystery awaits in the city of M, where a terrifying incident has occurred. You’ll explore locations, solve puzzles, and uncover secrets hidden in the shadows of events that shook this world.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 30.9% ★, Detective 12.9%, Investigation 12.9%, Lore-Rich 10.5%, Choices Matter 9.5%
When the Arheid III is sabotaged by a spy aboard the spaceship, Captain John Will Smith must get to the bottom of it or risk another attack.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, Lore-Rich 15.2%, Detective 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Text-Based 11.4%
A horror mystery visual novel where a boy and a girl undergo a strange ritual in a remote mountain village. As eerie phenomena creep into their daily lives, they begin to uncover unsettling truths. Your choices shape how the story unfolds.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 22.2%, Visual Novel 17%, Mystery 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Story Rich 8.3%
Peek into the sins and memories of five personalities through surveillance cameras──This is an immersive, mystery adventure game that unravels the thoughts of the dark past that lie dormant inside Sofia,a suspect in the murder of a presidential candidate, and uncovers the truth behind the crime.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.8%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Text-Based 14.1%, Investigation 14%, Mystery 10.4%
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 16.6%, Psychological 15.9%, Investigation 12.3%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.2%
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: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.7%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Detective 14.8%, Crime 12.2%, Mystery 12.1%
Investigate a murder inside a building as a detective. Interrogate AI-powered residents, uncover hidden evidence, and analyze clues with your team. Every case is unique, with randomized stories and dynamic suspects. Can you catch the real killer?
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 26.8% ★, Detective 17.3%, Investigation 16.5%, Crime 14.5%, Mystery 10.4%
You can't understand them—yet. Decode the “Second Reality.” Talk. Mind Read. Translate. An empathy-driven psychological mystery adventure.
Why similar: Psychological 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Investigation 11.3%, Hand-drawn 11%
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: Visual Novel 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Mystery 11.6%, Detective 11.2%, Psychological 11%
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 22.4%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Detective 13.2%, Crime 9.6%, Mystery 9.5%
The coiling chains of obsession that began with The Shell now threaten to strangle Detective Reiji Tokisaka in the third and final entry in the trilogy. As old friends and foes rise up for one last confrontation, can anyone break the cycle—and can Reiji's heart ever be set free?
Why similar: Detective 13.2%, Investigation 12.6%, Conspiracy 12.4% ★, Visual Novel 10.2%, Crime 10%
A visual novel based on Touhou Project, made by fans for fans and others! Embark on the investigation of the greatest incident in Gensokyo's history and discover the terrifying truth of the youkai world with Reimu Hakurei, Marisa Kirisame, Sakuya Izayoi and other heroines!
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 27.6% ★, Lore-Rich 16.4%, Detective 14.2%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Text-Based 10.7%
A narrative-driven detective thriller. Reed and partner Grant investigate a murder case that resets through a time loop. Gather clues, interrogate witnesses, build timelines in the mind palace, and uncover the truth through deduction and multiple endings.
Why similar: Detective 17.6%, Crime 15.1%, Investigation 12.8%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Mystery 7.9%
Infiltrate, rule and rescue the mind of the father of Psychoanalysis: Sigmund Freud, in this surreal and obscure adventure. Take control of his inner voice, choose his destiny, solve clinical cases, save or condemn your patients, all whilst trying to save Freud from himself.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 29.3% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Detective 15.2%, Psychological 12.3%, Investigation 12.1%
An interactive Lovecraftian horror story about surviving a family you never knew and their servitude to a dark patron. True to the genre, you retain all knowledge from every play-through. Shape your fate and that of the family. Will you embrace this gift or rid humanity of their taint?
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 28.2% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Conspiracy 10.6% ★, Choices Matter 10.4%
As a young detective, investigate the disappearance of a little girl and live the memories of those tragic moments in the shoes of the little one.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 24.9% ★, Lore-Rich 13.5%, Detective 11.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%, Crime 9.3%
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, Psychological 13.7%, Investigation 12.2%, Detective 12%, Visual Novel 9.5%
Siberian Way is a detective thriller novel. Follow the dark non-linear story and decide how it can end! For all fans of snowy Siberia, Murder on the Orient Express and twisted plots, seasoned with mysticism.
Why similar: Psychological 17.2%, Detective 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Investigation 13.1%, Choices Matter 10.3%
Determine the fate of Ventreville! Play as six protagonists with unique abilities and stories, their arcs tied to each other by the sudden murder of the Avidines. Make your choices count! The final protagonist, the interrogating detective, will only know as much as your previous characters know…
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Detective 12.1%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Hand-drawn 10.6%, Text-Based 9.9%
In an engrossing interactive novel, live as the assistant to a remarkable historical figure: George Mueller, a man who witnessed orphans dying young in the streets of 1830's England and decided he would care for them, no matter the cost.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 25.1% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.1%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Text-Based 10.4%, Choices Matter 8.8%
Gather evidence, interview suspects and send your case to trial. Have you got what it takes to be Tokyo's top detective?
Why similar: Detective 22.4%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Crime 14.5%, Mystery 11.6%, Dynamic Narration 9.9% ★
A mystery adventure featuring a public security duo and supernatural cases. Unravel the truth behind the otherworldly "Ghosturbance Cases"!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.7%, Mystery 14.9%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Detective 13.7%, Story Rich 9.8%
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 20.7%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Choices Matter 12%, Text-Based 9.3%, Mystery 9.2%
Embark on an undercover mission in a medieval kingdom hovering on the brink of a civil war. Become part of a vile conspiracy or choose to act against your orders. Stand by your unlikely allies or ruin them for personal gain. The fate of the divided realm rests in your hands.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 13.6%, Conspiracy 13.3% ★, Detective 12.2%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Investigation 11.2%
Scarlet Scarf is a visual novel inspired by the legend of Plague Maiden. Dive into the dark mysteries of a dying city with the fate of Sanator Richard Murdock in your hands. Perhaps it's not too late to stop the on-going calamity...
Why similar: Lore-Rich 13.5%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Hand-drawn 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Choices Matter 10.6%
What's it like to be queer in a totalitarian regime? Explore your identity as a wolf detective working for the state. Sniff for clues. Interrogate or date other characters. Make lasting choices. Will you fight your instincts or embrace who you really are and face the consequences?
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 17.4% ★, Detective 14.2%, Investigation 13.3%, Lore-Rich 12.1%, Psychological 11.6%
A visual novel in the romance and adventure genre. Awaken in the Honeycombs, a camp where memory is erased and secrets hum in the night. Forge bonds, defy the Union, and uncover your past. Will you be a pawn or ignite freedom as war looms?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.7%, Detective 16.4%, Visual Novel 16%, Lore-Rich 15.8%, Mystery 7.9%
