Games Like Bloodshell: Conviction

Embark on a mysterious ride. Solve puzzles, make choices, and uncover the truth behind a hidden crime in this point & click with the depth of a visual novel, all set in a haunting subway filled with secrets.

Why similar: Detective 16.7%, Comic Book 16.4%, Text-Based 13.7%, Crime 12.9%, Visual Novel 10.5%

USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.

Why similar: Philosophical 18.9%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Psychological Horror 12%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Text-Based 9.4%

The sequel to “Return to Shironagasu Island.” Two stories unfold simultaneously, occasionally intersecting. Advance both stories to avert a major crisis!

Why similar: Comic Book 24.1%, Detective 19.5%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Crime 12.3%, Psychological Horror 10.1%

Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.

Why similar: Detective 24%, Crime 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Text-Based 12%, Investigation 10.1%

The Roadside MOTEL: 10 rooms. 10 dark pasts. Silence tells more than lies. No one is who they seem. If you dare, knock on the door. But sometimes, the loudest scream is no answer at all.

Why similar: Comic Book 23.7%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Philosophical 12.5%, Detective 10.9%, Psychological Horror 9.2%

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: Text-Based 20.2%, Detective 19.9%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Investigation 8.6%, Crime 7.7%

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: Comic Book 23.1%, Detective 14.4%, Crime 13.5%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Psychological Horror 12%

Idol-themed murder mystery. Play as a detective, solve logic puzzles, and shape your relationships in this VN inspired by Danganronpa & Famicom Detective Club.

Why similar: Detective 17.8%, Text-Based 14.4%, Crime 12.4%, Visual Novel 11%, Female Protagonist 9.7%

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: Detective 23.1%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Text-Based 14.4%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Investigation 8.1%

Little story about a couple of strangers while you solve jingsaw puzzles.

Why similar: Comic Book 26.3%, Text-Based 19.7%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Linear 9.8%, Hand-drawn 7.4%

Tap into the mystery as a stranger in the city — a mild mystery visual novel. Kisen runs a tracing agency in a city far from his home. There, he is asked by a local university student to look for his brother missing from twelve years ago. Investigate what happened back then to uncover the truth.

Why similar: Detective 27.4%, Text-Based 20.6%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Hand-drawn 12.3%, Story Rich 8.6%

Chuansha County of a parallel world, 2004. Everything was so old-fashioned. The story begins on the last day of the summer holiday. Perhaps even earlier...

Why similar: Philosophical 25.1%, Visual Novel 22.2%, Female Protagonist 17.9%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Linear 9.2%

Every story ever written has an alternate world that coexists with ours. When a large number of parallel universes are suddenly destroyed, Billie Beetleneck sets off on his hardest case yet in this interactive visual novel.

Why similar: Detective 22.7%, Text-Based 16.5%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Investigation 10%, Anime 8.7%

You are a detective. You have been assigned a partner to investigate a horrid case. But things are not what it seems. Navigate the paths as you attempt to unravel the truth behind your lost memories and your new disturbing detective partner.

Why similar: Detective 20%, Text-Based 16.1%, Crime 14.6%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Female Protagonist 10%

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 25.2%, Text-Based 15.9%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Anime 11.1%, Crime 10.1%

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: Detective 20.3%, Text-Based 18.4%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Crime 12.4%, Investigation 8.6%

When the world is coming to an end, who would you want to speak to one last time? Schrödinger’s Call is a visual novel that lets you experience the pain and salvation of human connection, as if you were turning the pages of a picture book.

Why similar: Text-Based 18%, Philosophical 14.8%, Detective 14.8%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Female Protagonist 9.5%

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 25.5%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Crime 13%, Text-Based 12.7%, Investigation 10.1%

A murder mystery visual novel about catharsis.

Why similar: Detective 24.4%, Comic Book 17.4%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Linear 9.4%

Deep night, famous suspense novelist fell from the balcony, leaving his young wife an enormous heritage. Accident, or calculated murder?Novelist's nephew secretly began investigation.He found a hidden manuscript, which contains a creep story, as well as the key clues concerning its author's death.

Why similar: Comic Book 23.7%, Detective 21.4%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Investigation 9.2%, Psychological Horror 8%

She was created for one purpose: to make sure everyone in the world enjoys Halloween. At all costs. A short, fully-voiced horror visual novel exploring instrumental convergence.

Why similar: Visual Novel 21%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Philosophical 13.3%, Linear 10.8%

《湖中天空 ：CAELUM IN LACU》是以RPGMaker引擎制作的解谜冒险向角色扮演类像素俯视角RPG游戏。 玩家将在游戏开始时以“林间浦叶”这一角色的视角进行探索，并在学院内的不断探索中结识几位性格各异的女性，与一部手机中的神秘联系人“赞丹的风车”一起逐步揭开这所学院内发生的秘辛往事。

Why similar: Text-Based 16.5%, Detective 15.2%, Philosophical 14.7%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Female Protagonist 9.6%

Ranko and her friend Astrid must investigate the case of some missing scores just before the big Christmas concert of the academy. Help them question the seven daunting suspects before it's too late!

Why similar: Detective 27.1%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Text-Based 16.3%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Investigation 6.4%

多愁善感的秋天即將結束。 終將迎來冬天的某個夜裡。 ————我，遇見了魔法少女。

Why similar: Comic Book 28.2%, Text-Based 19.9%, Visual Novel 16%, Linear 12.2%, Anime 8.4%

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: Detective 22.1%, Crime 16.3%, Text-Based 14.6%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Investigation 12.4%

A fantasy visual novel featuring intense action at every turn, following the struggles of a bear trapped in the body of a man. Part II of The Enonoia Saga, and the definitive conclusion to Ovine Replica.

Why similar: Text-Based 21.2%, Philosophical 19.4%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Story Rich 7%, Hand-drawn 6.9%

Hauma is a deduction visual novel set in Munich. Discover a conspiracy amongst the upper echelons of society alongside former detective Judith, while visiting real locations in a comic-inspired look.

Why similar: Comic Book 22.1%, Detective 19.6%, Crime 13%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Female Protagonist 10.5%

This is the story of the ordinary children who fell when Japan took fatal tumbles. 40 illustrations. 7 music. This is a visual novel game that takes about 20 minutes to play.

Why similar: Philosophical 24.4%, Text-Based 19%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Story Rich 8.2%

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: Detective 18.6%, Text-Based 16.8%, Crime 15.3%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Investigation 9.2%

Detective Bloodphobia is a black-and-white noir visual novel with point-and-click investigations and deduction gameplay.

Why similar: Crime 20%, Text-Based 19.7%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Linear 12.5%, Detective 11.9%

Zlot rodzinny to dla Miłosza Dajskiego okazja, aby spotkać się z dawno niewidzianymi członkami rodziny. Przechadzając się po pałacu, w którym nie było go od lat napotyka człowieka, który zdaje się twierdzić, że jest jego kuzynem, ten jednak za nic nie potrafi go sobie przypomnieć.

Why similar: Detective 23.3%, Text-Based 19.2%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Anime 8.3%

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: Detective 19.9%, Crime 15.4%, Demons 14.8%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Investigation 9.8%

"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: Text-Based 21.1%, Detective 16.3%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Crime 11%

The story begins the moment he kills his lover. Kazuma is driven into a corner by Asana’s obsessive love. Madness, jealousy, obsession, deception, and regret collide— plunging the case toward an unpredictable end. A yandere suspense novel of intense love and insanity: Crimson Reflection.

Why similar: Comic Book 21.7%, Detective 17.5%, Text-Based 17.3%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Psychological Horror 10.2%

Murder on the Island is a Visual Novel story, which takes place on a beautiful tropical island, where one of the 14 vacationers found murdered. Paul Parker, the owner of the island has only one week to find out what happened on the first night.

Why similar: Detective 19%, Text-Based 16.4%, Crime 12.9%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Investigation 9.4%

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 26.2%, Text-Based 18.4%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Crime 8.4%

It all started with a simple robbery. When that thread was pulled, a tapestry of mysteries was revealed. Solve cases and outsmart criminals in a detective story full of lies, confessions, and maybe even a murder or two.

Why similar: Detective 28%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Crime 10.9%, Anime 7.6%

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: Detective 17.4%, Crime 15.4%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Anime 9.3%

A boy regains his hope and a girl finds herself in solitude. A kinetic novel that will take you through their darkest days and immerse you in their deepest emotions.

Why similar: Visual Novel 15.6%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Hand-drawn 12.3%, Anime 10.3%, Text-Based 10.3%

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: Detective 25%, Crime 18.2%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Text-Based 13.5%, Anime 8.6%

Mike arrives at university and is ready to have a time of his life, but something is not quite right. Follow the story and unveil the mysteries behind the tragic events.

Why similar: Comic Book 21.1%, Text-Based 14.2%, Detective 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Demons 11.7%

A narrative puzzle-thriller that blurs the lines between games and books, reality and fiction, puzzles and storytelling.

Why similar: Detective 20.6%, Comic Book 18.5%, Text-Based 14.7%, Hand-drawn 9.9%, Visual Novel 9.7%

一组侦探小队受章鱼岛主人之邀，对六年前的海妖悬案发起挑战。她们需要在二十四小时内完成调查，并各自提交一份答案。最后，出现了七种截然不同的解答……

Why similar: Detective 22.8%, Comic Book 21.2%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Anime 11.3%, Female Protagonist 9.9%

A psychological thriller visual novel where your choices deeply affect an 18-year-old woman's mental state, leading to multiple endings.

Why similar: Comic Book 20.3%, Text-Based 19.7%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Hand-drawn 11.3%, Anime 9.6%

Fabienne a 17-year-old genius, has a rare gift: she detects lies! But when she discovers the body of one of her teachers, she’s left with no choice but to uncover the killer among the residents she’s lived with her entire life.

Why similar: Detective 22.4%, Text-Based 22.2%, Visual Novel 16%, Crime 11.8%, Female Protagonist 7.6%

A supernatural Halloween whodunnit. Solve a chilling locked-room mystery before the grim reaper reveals the answer!

Why similar: Detective 24.6%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Anime 9.4%

A digital comic about the story of Emeline. She tries to live her dream of being a superheroine after her friends decided to change their career paths. A gentle and moving story, drawn by hand.

Why similar: Comic Book 28.6%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Linear 12.3%, Hand-drawn 11.5%, Female Protagonist 11.4%

In the last days of their life, a dying person takes one final gamble... No More Future is a linear Sci-Fi Visual Novel, where you explore a futuristic world as an android trying to rebuild their old life. In this strange journey, they'll question the very foundations of their life and their world.

Why similar: Comic Book 25%, Text-Based 23.6%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Philosophical 11%, Story Rich 8.3%

Work is boring if you are the only employee in your department with no cases ever. But when work appears, life immediately rises upside down! Forever. Immerse yourself in a dramatic yet charming world of evidence-gathering, deduction and dramatic events on the reverse side of our world.

Why similar: Text-Based 18.7%, Detective 17.5%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Demons 13.6%, Hand-drawn 11.4%

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: Detective 24%, Text-Based 18.5%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Anime 8%

A new cast of 16 characters find themselves kidnapped and imprisoned in a school. Inside, some will kill, some will die, and some will be punished. Reimagine what you thought high-stakes, fast-paced investigation was as you investigate twisted murder cases and condemn your new friends to death.

Why similar: Detective 30%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Female Protagonist 15.4%, Anime 11.4%, Psychological Horror 9.2%

Tidal Therapy is a travel novel game for tired adults. A tired office worker heads to the sea. The setting is a quiet and beautiful sea town with a seaside park, warehouse district, and tower condominiums.

Why similar: Comic Book 23%, Text-Based 18.8%, Philosophical 12.7%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Female Protagonist 11.4%

The depressing pictures of a dying village and its inhabitants to the dark ambient music of the underground performers make those who are still trying to survive in places where everything has long died, to plunge even deeper into the world of mystical horror and deep despair

Why similar: Detective 20%, Text-Based 19.4%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Demons 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.5%

Detective Red July must stop a serial killer who patterns his murders after optical illusions in this mystery visual novel set in the world of Methods.

Why similar: Detective 19.8%, Text-Based 18.2%, Visual Novel 13%, Crime 12.9%, Female Protagonist 11.8%

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 23.3%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Crime 12.8%, Anime 7.8%

戏班内扑朔迷离的死亡，步步紧逼的幕后黑手，封闭剧场内的死亡倒计时，案件主角的生命和救赎都取决于你的决断。当第一桩案件尘埃落定，你以为可以回到现实世界时，轮回之路才刚刚开始……

Why similar: Detective 22.9%, Crime 16.9%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Text-Based 13.7%, Investigation 9.6%

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: Comic Book 21.4%, Detective 17.7%, Text-Based 15.3%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Female Protagonist 10.5%

In Your Books is a short adventure game where you play the granddaughter of a bookseller. After her disappearance you'll have to take the place of your grandmother. Recommend books, learn to know the locals, solve secret mechanisms and discover where she left.

Why similar: Comic Book 17.3%, Philosophical 15.7%, Visual Novel 14%, Text-Based 13%, Female Protagonist 10.5%

A gritty, semi-kinetic visual novel about broken people and notorious gangsters, featuring six individualized routes with six different endings.

Why similar: Detective 23.7%, Text-Based 17.8%, Visual Novel 15%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Crime 11.4%

Explore a future Tokyo where cosmic mysteries collide with human fate in the visual novel It Came From Above Us. Follow Rei, a curious high school student, and Mio, an enigmatic scientist, as they uncover a secret that will change humanity forever...

Why similar: Detective 18.1%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Anime 10.5%, Hand-drawn 9.5%, Sci-fi 8.9%