60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Mystery, Visual Novel, Detective, Story Rich.
A novel, a game, a judgment document, a self-confession letter. On an ordinary summer morning, the arrival of an unexpected visitor awakened the dormant memories of a small island. You will play the role of Lynn Chan, and face your "Invisible Sin" by searching for a "Non-existent friend".
Crossed Parallel Lines Murder Case
Do you believe that parallel worlds really exist? An ordinary college student, Chen Chou, wakes up one day to find himself transported aboard a space research vessel. The strangers on the ship all claim to know him. Could it be that he has crossed over into a parallel world...
孤岛海妖 The Sea-demon
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……
Do you believe that parallel worlds really exist? An ordinary college student, Chen Chou, wakes up one day to find himself transported aboard a space research vessel. The strangers on the ship all claim to know him. Could it be that he has crossed over into a parallel world...
Why similar: Detective 23%, Word Game 12.8%, Mystery 12.7%, Crime 11.7%, Female Protagonist 7.3%
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: Visual Novel 18.5%, Detective 18.4%, Word Game 15.9%, Mystery 14.6%, Female Protagonist 7.9%
A general-audience infinite flow ADV. You will play as Jiang Yuejiao. After being framed and forced to flee to the neighboring country of Dipa, you are drawn into various terrifying worlds, Only by uncovering the hidden truths within these places might you find a way back to the real world.
Why similar: Detective 19.9%, Word Game 17.1%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Mystery 11%
"SEVEN DAYS: Strange Locked-Room Life" is a suspenseful escape-room visual novel. You are a reporter trapped with a drug company heiress for seven days. Can you survive the mastermind’s orders, uncover the truth, and escape before you lose your mind?
Why similar: Word Game 24.3%, Visual Novel 22.4%, Mystery 17.4%, RPG 9.2%, Multiple Endings 6.4%
A detective narrative puzzler without pre-set options! Raise your questions at will, and an AI-host will answer only with 'yes' or 'no.' Drive the investigation with your curiosity; the path to solving the mystery lies in questions you ask. Can you dig out the truth through your questions?
Why similar: Detective 22.6%, Word Game 21.2%, Crime 13%, Mystery 12.3%, Visual Novel 9.8%
Curtain Call in Flames is a single-player 2D courtroom mystery visual novel set in a traditional Chinese puppet troupe. As defense attorney Bian Bo, investigate a murder, question witnesses, examine evidence, and expose contradictions in court to uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 26.4%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Mystery 13.9%, Crime 11.5%, Word Game 9.2%
A narrative AVG focused on everyday mysteries from the lives of elementary school students. The two protagonists encounter ordinary yet unusual incidents at school, and through investigation and deduction, players uncover the truth together with them.
Why similar: Detective 25.1%, Mystery 13.1%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Visual Novel 12.1%, RPG 8.2%
GAZE IN SHADOWS is a narrative detective adventure. In Prohibition-era Ashford, PI Zack Brennan solves five deadly cases shrouded in greed and lies. Search crime scenes, interrogate suspects, and confront corruption with hard evidence. A murder can be closed... but who will put this city on trial?
Why similar: Detective 24.5%, Mystery 13.7%, Word Game 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Lore-Rich 10.3%
Death Inn Ⅱ- The Immortal Is Coming is a horror puzzle. The film crew is in a castle to finish, What is the mystery behind the mysterious death of a leading actress in a castle? Was it a homicide or was there more to it? It's a foggy castle, but none of the truth is buried forever.
Why similar: Detective 24%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Mystery 16.1%, RPG 15.4%, Multiple Endings 6.5%
Death Code is a battle royale genre. It tells the story of Lin Mohuai, a female protagonist with amnesia, who wakes up to find herself involved in an eight-person battle royale game. Everyone is given a code, and the way to win is to kill the player whose number is plus one.
Why similar: Detective 22.1%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Word Game 16.1%, Mystery 14.2%, RPG 10.2%
《明日方舟》同人游戏，以原作角色“老鲤”为主角，在二十年前的龙门，展开一系列解谜探案故事。
Why similar: Word Game 24.7%, Visual Novel 22.4%, Mystery 17.5%, Detective 13.1%, Adventure 6.8%
"File Tricks" is a visual novel with puzzle solve. It is not only a test of logical thinking and observation, but also a reasoning feast full of suspense and reversal. You need to investigate the crime scene, collect evidence, confront the people involved and finally solve the case.
Why similar: Word Game 30.4%, Detective 22.6%, Visual Novel 16.5%, RPG 10%, Mystery 6%
Trials of Innocence is an indie courtroom detective game. Step into the shoes of the main character, rookie lawyer Luna Ray, and navigate her journey through the legal world. Unravel a shocking conspiracy that changes the fate of many, including herself, and confront her inner choices.
Why similar: Detective 20.9%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Mystery 11%, Lore-Rich 9.8%, Crime 9.7%
A crime-solving mystery game from the perspective of the culprit. You know everything they don't, and the only way to make it back home is to Guilt Trip.
Why similar: Detective 25.9%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Mystery 14.9%, RPG 11.5%, Multiple Endings 10%
《爱与命的彼端》是一款悬疑推理AVG。游戏中你将扮演男主角路杰，为拯救恋人许琳，开始一段爱与命的离奇冒险。你即将卷入扑朔迷离的连环杀人案件，也会接触到离奇的民间传说，躲藏在暗处的阴影也注视着你，蠢蠢欲动……你必须依靠自己的推理能力找出真凶，拯救恋人。
Why similar: Detective 35.4%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Mystery 17.3%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, RPG 8.5%
Mohism: Battle of Words is a detective game set in the world of wuxia. The game follows Zhang Xiaochen, investigates unsolved cases and comes into his own as a hero. He must rely on his wits and razor-sharp tongue to best his opponents, find the culprit and ensure justice prevails!
Why similar: Detective 23.3%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Dialogue Heavy 14.2%, Mystery 12.9%, Crime 9.8%
This is a decryption class of interactive novel. One accident, two suicides. In order to prevent more innocent lives from being killed, you will be assigned to lurk on campus with your partner and find out the suspicious in different criminal cases.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.3%, Detective 17.8%, Word Game 14.5%, RPG 13.8%, Mystery 13.3%
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 26.3%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Mystery 14.7%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Crime 8.2%
2000年，暴雨封锁的奇瑶坞教堂，是只邀请“有罪之人”的命运舞台。主角冼夏涛为追查弟弟死亡的真相只身入局，却跌入敌对组织编织的罗网。这场以性命为筹码的游戏中，精英人士，帮派组织，边缘人群悉数登场，每个人都背负着不可言说的秘密。你必须在成为下一个受害者前，推演出案件的真相和唯一的生路。
Why similar: Word Game 26%, Detective 20.5%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Crime 11.3%, Mystery 11%
A gripping visual novel set in modern-day Japan, featuring cute anime-style heroines and branching storylines that lead to multiple endings. Every choice you make shapes the story—and determines Arisa's fate.
Why similar: Word Game 20.2%, Detective 17.2%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Mystery 14.8%, Female Protagonist 12.5%
"Who do you want to save? Or rather... who are you prepared to abandon?" A midnight "Unsend" trapped them in a rift in time, and awakened the dead "You." Become a "Ghost" inhabiting screens and surveillance feeds. Pry into perfect disguises and rotting hearts.
Why similar: Word Game 27.1%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Mystery 8.8%, Lore-Rich 8.3%, Dialogue Heavy 7.8%
From a single bone to a name and the truth. A forensic mystery adventure where every case starts with the evidence. Search crime scenes, analyze bones, outwit lying witnesses, and close all 7 cases with your brilliant colleagues — plus 5 minigames and one very good dog. Hand-drawn comic-book style.
Why similar: Detective 22.1%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Mystery 14.5%, Crime 12.7%, Dialogue Heavy 6.7%
殺された花嫁が神の力によって生き返り、自分を殺した犯人を探す和風伝奇ミステリーADV。事件は幾度となく起こり、花嫁は幾度もの死を迎えながら、事件の真相に迫っていく――
Why similar: Detective 29.9%, Mystery 23.6%, Female Protagonist 18%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Adventure 10.2%
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: Visual Novel 16%, Detective 15.4%, Crime 11.7%, Mystery 11.4%, Comic Book 10.9%
香港，密室逃脱，刑侦推理，解谜！ 风流倜傥略爱搞怪的刑警，屡破奇案，轻松应付着海量的案件与狡猾的罪犯，直到那件事的发生……为了逃避最不喜欢的人，他调职到这座城市。然而，等待他的将是从警以来最大的敌人和暗中策划的巨大阴谋。外表看似有些憨傻，推理却过于常人的谜样男子小林正雪，能带领刑侦组走出困境吗？
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.6%, RPG 17.2%, Mystery 16%, Detective 14.4%, Adventure 10.1%
1988年，日本泡沫经济破灭前夕，化身被冤枉成嫌犯的刑警，侦查青梅奇怪自杀案，牵连出持续20年的连环杀人案秘密，穿梭烟酒与霓虹的昭和街头，在人心与生死的抉择中，搜查蛛丝马迹，找出血案真相。
Why similar: Word Game 18%, Detective 17.6%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Mystery 11%, Lore-Rich 8.1%
In a modern city's daily life, become detective Xiquan, interview suspects face-to-face, catch cracks in their words, use evidence to shatter composure. Shift between viewpoints, gather fragments, trace connections, peel away twisted lies and fixations—until the truth surfaces.
Why similar: Detective 27.7%, Word Game 20.3%, Mystery 19.5%, Dialogue Heavy 10.3%, Adventure 6.1%
The chart-topping itch.io and Newgrounds indie hit comes to Steam, with a slew of enhancements and new features! Step into court as Nina Aquila, rookie defense attorney in this thrilling VN/adventure game hybrid, and fight for justice in a world where all anime genres exist at once!
Why similar: Detective 22.4%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Mystery 12.8%, Crime 11.4%, Dialogue Heavy 8.5%
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 24.1%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Crime 14.2%, Mystery 14%, Puzzle 4.9%
Early spring, 1999, Taoyuan Village. In just several days, a series of drowning incidents occurred in the same quaint village. Then, on the night of the fifteenth day, numerous villagers witnessed a woman in red who bore an uncanny resemblance to a lady who had previously met an unjust demise...
Why similar: Detective 26.7%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Mystery 16.9%, Crime 11.4%, RPG 10.3%
白泽——世上第一只与人类签订契约的妖怪，历代白泽作为人类皇朝的瑞兽被人传颂。 而事实上白泽真正的工作只有一样，那便是记录世间妖闻。没人知道他们的册中记了多少种妖怪，多少奇闻异志。 洪武年间，神兽白泽与夷人少女，在旅途中所遇妖、精、鬼、怪，以及人们与之发生的故事，将谱成妖闻录的新篇。
Why similar: Detective 18.6%, Word Game 17.7%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Lore-Rich 8.9%
“God, please help me…” Become a god and rewrite fate with words. Drag and reorder sentences from pleading letters to twist cause and effect, changing the lives of those who wrote them. When countless joys and sorrows collide, what kind of “Wonderful World” will you create?
Why similar: Word Game 21.5%, Visual Novel 12%, Mystery 11.7%, Female Protagonist 11%, RPG 8.4%
"What is The Ritual?"—Senior 1 student Zi Xiaoying left her hometown and arrived at the School on Isle Island, moving into Gracirsium's House. Even before settling in, she heard about esoterica and rituals on the island, and unexpectedly encountered a white-hair girl with an censer in the forest...
Why similar: Word Game 31.2%, Visual Novel 18.3%, RPG 16.9%, Mystery 13.8%, Female Protagonist 6.9%
In an isolated lab beneath the earth, a childhood friend is resurrected. Amidst sealed walls, a spree of killings unfolds. In a godless abyss, parallel worlds entwine like a maze. Where does one find the path to the sole universe of bliss?
Why similar: Word Game 25.8%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Detective 15.5%, Mystery 10.6%, RPG 9.7%
Set in school life, “Who is the Criminal” is a text-based adventure game featuring comedian and inference elements. With inquiring suspects and debating with “evildoers”, he gathers pieces of puzzles and reveals what truly happens in every incident.
Why similar: Detective 23.7%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Mystery 13.1%, Crime 11.6%, Dialogue Heavy 10.3%
"Fried Chicken Nuggets and Angels" is a text based adventure game with the theme of a detective story. The killer "Rooster" who killed six innocent girls has committed a new crime.Fortunately, at the scene of the seventh homicide, the police found important clues pointing to the murderer...
Why similar: Detective 30.6%, Mystery 17.9%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Story Rich 6.1%
This is an AVG game that involves reasoning and decryption. He Zhou has 7 different personalities, which alternate seven days a week. Players will play as a detective and deduce the truth behind the horrifying cases surrounding He Zhou through the diary he left behind.
Why similar: Detective 23.3%, Word Game 19.2%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Mystery 14.2%, RPG 8.3%
故事简介：女主（文昭雪）带领的搜查一队小队成员在一次案件中全员牺牲，重伤痊愈的你，四个月后重返警局，势必要找到杀害队员们的凶手——这此期间申请入队的3位新人，而他们三人似乎水火不相容，该如何加深他们的羁绊？此外又该怎么应对老朋友浪漫纯情混血男对你展开的温柔攻势、隔壁刑侦队的高级警官对你的默默关怀、以及未成年型男的猛烈追求？！ 4年下，2年上，6位不同性格不同身份背景的男主等你抉择~ 注意事项： 1.本作品为架空背景，如有雷同纯属虚构，与一切真实人物、事件、团体、组织均无联系。 2.本游戏内出场人物均已成年，含有暗示性描写和部分裸露cg，含有暴力血腥或犯罪描写，如您感到不适，请及时关闭游戏。
Why similar: Word Game 26.6%, Visual Novel 15.1%, RPG 15%, Mystery 10%, Crime 8.4%
Dragon Maiden is a 2D pixel-art mystery adventure. As Wang Xie, you’re trapped in a time loop on the day of the Mountain God Ceremony. Relive the 22 hours before midnight, uncover the truth behind the village’s destruction, and break free from the cycle.
Why similar: Word Game 22.8%, Mystery 18.4%, Detective 18.4%, Adventure 9.8%, Female Protagonist 9.3%
A narrative courtroom adventure all about VTubers! Players will take the role of prosecutor Justin Truth and investigate a murder at a VTuber agency, doing their best to uncover the identity of both the killer and VTuber's real face.
Why similar: Detective 24.5%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Mystery 13.6%, Dialogue Heavy 12.6%, Crime 11.3%
主角端贤冲与女友去山中打工，突然遭遇大雪，困于旅店。随后食物失踪、通讯中断。面对饥饿，众人签下“食肉契约”。而后自称“境主”的“凶犯”出现，不断挑拨众人的关系。原本是“天灾下的无奈相残”，却成了“阴谋与杀戮的天堂”。脆弱的人类是冲破冰雪还是坠入寒渊？这将由你而定。
Why similar: Word Game 28%, Visual Novel 18.1%, RPG 14.1%, Adventure 9.6%, Mystery 9%
Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo is a multi-ending mystery adventure game. A group of boys and girls who have lost their memories gather in a “Tokyo” that is both familiar and unfamiliar. They must trace their lost memories to escape the bizarre labyrinths. Are they prepared to confront their “true selves”?
Why similar: Detective 21.7%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Dialogue Heavy 11.4%, Mystery 9.6%, Multiple Endings 7.5%
Join the famous Detective Doyle to solve a series of murder cases in this captivating hidden object, adventure game.
Why similar: Detective 22.5%, Word Game 20.7%, Mystery 13.7%, Crime 13.2%, RPG 6.4%
An old case, a truth that can't be focused on. You are a police officer, and you need to work with your colleagues to uncover the story behind this seemingly ordinary murder case. This is a whodunit setup. Everything is based on real-world logic. What you have to solve is more than just this case.
Why similar: Detective 25.9%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Mystery 17.4%, RPG 8.9%, Dialogue Heavy 7.6%
In a world of fairies, a childhood friend suddenly calls Beatrice back to her old hometown. Yet when she arrives, her friend is mysteriously missing.
Why similar: Detective 22.3%, Dialogue Heavy 17.7%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Mystery 15.1%, Female Protagonist 12.5%
A graffiti mocking the Student Council President appears on the walls, and your best friend is the prime suspect! Play as a student detective in HoloTrials: Case Covered. Investigate the high school campus, face off against your rivals, and clear her name in this legal mystery.
Why similar: Detective 30.2%, Visual Novel 25.5%, Mystery 17.3%, Female Protagonist 8.8%, Anime 6.4%
《推理小说的关键一定会出现两次》是一部以日常推理为核心的视觉小说。日常混沌纷乱，而“侦探”独具慧眼。带上你的好奇心吧，去和推理协会一同调查、思考，最终解开一个个轻松却不失有趣的日常之谜。
Why similar: Detective 24.6%, Word Game 19.7%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Mystery 10%, Dialogue Heavy 8.6%
In 1630, Ming Dynasty collapses—famine, war, and rebellion plague the land. When a tyrant is murdered in "utopian" Baichu County, detectives Yue Wuxi and Feng Shengjue investigate, unwittingly uncovering a conspiracy that will shake both court and martial world...
Why similar: Word Game 22.7%, Detective 17.6%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Lore-Rich 9.8%, RPG 7.1%
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: Detective 22%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Comic Book 10.7%, Mystery 10%, RPG 7.6%
Become a legendary detective of ancient China! In "Di Renjie: The Legendary Investigator", play as Di Renjie, solving thrilling cases across Bianzhou and Bingzhou in the Tang Dynasty and uncovering the truth.
Why similar: Detective 23.4%, Word Game 23.3%, Mystery 13.7%, Visual Novel 11.8%, RPG 8.7%
《谜宇酒吧》是一款舞台在3072年的太空列车上的悬疑推理游戏。玩家将扮演主人公“梅尔”，一名业余的列车酒保，寻找因一块陨石引起的连环杀人案的真相。
Why similar: Detective 31.3%, Word Game 19.1%, Mystery 17.1%, Visual Novel 10.9%, RPG 7.8%
《AI Detective Collection》 combines the AI large language model to create a detective deciphering game. Players will be integrated into the deduction story, using AI assistants to deeply investigate clues, examine evidence, and uncover the truth behind the case through logical thinking and deduction.
Why similar: Word Game 24.9%, Detective 20.4%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Mystery 13.5%, RPG 5.7%
The first light novel-style immersive detective game's here! A dentist dead in a double-locked room seems like a suicide, but unexplained contradictions connect different truths. Each investigation and puzzles are up to you. But wait, what's wrong with this suspicious "assistant" following?!
Why similar: Word Game 20.6%, Detective 19.8%, Visual Novel 14%, Crime 10.9%, Mystery 10.3%
和纳西妲一起，回到「过去」的须弥。真正的花神诞祭、密室中发生的「不可能犯罪」、预示着世界将毁灭的地震……在「神」不在的须弥城，你能否揭开命案的真相，探寻提瓦特世界的终极秘密，然后…与「那个人」再次相见？ 和伙伴们一起，去见证《只属于「她与花」的往日》
Why similar: Detective 27.7%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Mystery 16.7%, Lore-Rich 10%, Word Game 9.6%
"Outsiders&Insiders" is a suspenseful and romantic visual novel for women, featuring three characters you can pursue. You will take on the role of a noble lady in this game, and in the midst of a complex mystery, uncover the secret of your lost memory...
Why similar: Word Game 20.9%, RPG 20.5%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Female Protagonist 16.6%, Mystery 15.4%
终年雾气笼罩的山区，封闭化管理的神秘高中，张泊岩作为转校生来到这个世界。凶案发生，自称雾之境主的凶手游荡在校园中。死亡步步逼近，反抗还是逃离？您将通过主角张泊岩的视角，最终揭示真相。
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.9%, Word Game 17.1%, Mystery 14.6%, Adventure 12.7%, RPG 8.8%
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: Detective 27.4%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Mystery 13.8%, RPG 8.8%, Story Rich 8.3%
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: Detective 20.2%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Mystery 11.1%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Crime 10.8%
