60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Anime, Story Rich, Adventure.
Set in Ueno, Tokyo, where the wounds of the Pacific War have not yet healed, detective Takashiro Shugo becomes involved in a series of gruesome murders. A visual novel of love and hatred leading to obsession and madness…
Kara no Shojo
Play as a detective tasked with catching a serial killer in this visual novel set in post-war Japan. Investigate key locations, question many complex characters, piece together clues, and try to stop the culprit before they end yet another young girl's smile.
The Shell Part I: Inferno
Unravel a string of gruesome murders terrorizing Tokyo in this mystery-thriller visual novel. The secrets of a case from six years prior may just be the key to the current unending cycle of tragedy—and the thing that cracks this woeful world’s shell may be one girl’s smile.
Play as a detective tasked with catching a serial killer in this visual novel set in post-war Japan. Investigate key locations, question many complex characters, piece together clues, and try to stop the culprit before they end yet another young girl's smile.
Why similar: Detective 19.8%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Investigation 9.2%, Emotional 8.3%, Anime 8.1%
Unravel a string of gruesome murders terrorizing Tokyo in this mystery-thriller visual novel. The secrets of a case from six years prior may just be the key to the current unending cycle of tragedy—and the thing that cracks this woeful world’s shell may be one girl’s smile.
Why similar: Detective 27.2%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Dark 8.2%, Gore 8%, Mystery 7.4%
Two pairs of twins war for love, life, and limb beneath the curtain of a dark Tokyo night. From the artisans at CRAFTWORK comes a visual novel lush with art, action, and mystery; a story of GEMINISM—deformity and divinity.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.5%, Anime 13%, Emotional 12.5%, Dark 11.5%, Psychological Horror 9%
From the creators of the critically acclaimed STEINS;GATE comes a sensational new visual novel: CHAOS;CHILD. Set in Shibuya in 2015, a group of high school students who survived an earthquake six years ago find themselves at the center of a new series of bizarre murders in the city.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.5%, Gore 13.5%, Anime 11.7%, Mystery 8.5%, Violent 7.4%
Detective Reiji Tokisaka is back to face down a mystery that spans decades, if not centuries. With the aftermath of his last case weighing on his soul and a long-silent cult resurgent, can he solve the crime—or will it become his curse?
Why similar: Detective 26.3%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Historical 13.6%, Investigation 12.1%, Anime 9.3%
Legend tells of a door deep below Tokyo's sewers. All who enter are lost forever. Detective Ito's partner is missing. Explore Tokyo & uncover the darkness that lays beneath the streets in this Point & Click - meets Visual Novel - narrative adventure that questions the very core of Ito's sanity.
Why similar: Detective 27.1%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Anime 13.4%, Horror 7.4%, Psychological Horror 6.4%
Suhoshin is a 2D Visual Novel set in the medieval Joseon period of Korea. While investigating a series of mysterious murders, you will have to make choices that will lead you down different paths toward different endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.5%, Detective 17.7%, Anime 11.6%, Thriller 10%, Investigation 8.1%
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 24.6%, Dark 12.2%, Anime 11.8%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Mystery 9%
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: Detective 20.1%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Historical 13.7%, Dark 10.1%, Investigation 9.5%
"Hira Hira Hihiru" is a visual novel set in a fictional Taishō Era. It tells the story of its two protagonists' struggle against Aerodema, a terrifying disease which brings the dead back to life.
Why similar: Visual Novel 47.1%, Anime 10.3%, Choices Matter 10%, Violent 9.5%, Adventure 8.3%
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 27.4%, Detective 19.5%, Mystery 10.1%, Anime 9.9%, Horror 8.5%
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.3%, Anime 14.5%, Dark 10.7%, Mystery 9%, Horror 7.9%
A deeply unsettling visual novel following a boy who returns to his hometown expecting to find peace; however, it isn't long before his hopes are dashed by the monster known as Gore Screaming Show.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.8%, Emotional 13.9%, Anime 12.9%, Thriller 12.2%, Psychological Horror 9.2%
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.5%, Anime 15.7%, Gore 12.3%, Horror 9.7%, Psychological Horror 9.4%
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: Detective 25.4%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Anime 10.4%, Dark 7.3%, Mystery 6.5%
Haunted by the ability to read minds, Suteru embarks on a journey of revenge against those who wronged him. Uncovering the secrets of his tormentors, he must confront his demons in a story that explores the depths and darkness of the human mind.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.4%, Dark 15.6%, Anime 13.2%, Mystery 10%, Psychological Horror 9.5%
Fourteen from across the world are abruptly abducted to an isolated structure dubbed "Ephemera Manor". They are strangers, but now forced to partake in an ancient and eerie ritual—"the Feather-Burning Rite". A bloodstained drama spanning millennia has silently unfolded...
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.2%, Historical 13.6%, Gore 10.4%, Thriller 9.1%, Investigation 7.7%
Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.
Why similar: Detective 28.9%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Anime 12.5%, Gore 9%, Mystery 8.2%
古风悬疑推理AVG《再见断刀》——在与世隔绝的山庄之中，接二连三地发生了骇人命案。只有通过细致入微的调查，抽丝剥茧的推理，才能定一个是非清白，还一个天理公道。 然而，在逐渐浮出水面的真相之下，似乎还有暗流涌动……
Why similar: Detective 22.9%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Historical 12.1%, Anime 9.9%, Emotional 8.6%
"Let us celebrate, the birth of this nightmare." A story about an urban legend surrounding a certain "Box", this is a Japanese-style, supernatural visual novel about madness, love and hate.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.7%, Gore 18%, Anime 16.4%, Horror 9.7%, Thriller 8.5%
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.6%, Anime 14%, Horror 10%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Dark 8.8%
The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.1%, Detective 18.8%, Mystery 9.4%, Psychological Horror 9%, Gore 7.5%
Crumbling school buildings in Japan. A string of bizarre incidents. The eerie legend of Mandemon. Lies and truth intertwine. Love and hatred blur in the mist. What will you do? Who can you trust? Welcome to a cruel world of deceit and suffering—
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.3%, Emotional 14.2%, Historical 13.6%, Detective 12.4%, Anime 11.1%
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: Detective 29%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Anime 10.8%, Horror 7.7%, Mystery 7.1%
Two thousand years ago, the Pestis Disaster swept through the land, corrupting all living things and making it to difficult to live on the land. Having touched the darkest darkness the world has seen, one must now face the dazzling light. Thus I pose this question. Whose wings did I see that day?
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.7%, Anime 16.8%, Dark 14.6%, Gore 13.9%, Horror 10.4%
Rewind time to save your girlfriend in a twisted high school death game. A gripping yuri visual novel: Investigate brutal murders, unravel psychological horrors, and fight for a forbidden love that defies death itself.
Why similar: Detective 23.9%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Emotional 9.3%, Thriller 8.7%, Gore 7.3%
A visual novel of brutal beauty and tragic love. You wake up trapped inside your own dark fantasy, Lion Camel Kingdom. To escape a ten-day demon massacre, you must survive and recover your memories to solve the mystery of a drowned Yangzhou courtesan.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.9%, Historical 23.7%, Anime 16.3%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Mystery 9.6%
Night after night, the same dream of a guillotine. A headhunting serial killer. And the "knights" in black who follow soon after. Irrationality that defies the realm of common sense begins to assault and devour the city.
Why similar: Visual Novel 47.3%, Anime 22.7%, Violent 13%, Gore 7.6%, Story Rich 5%
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 30%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Anime 13.7%, Emotional 9.1%, Multiple Endings 5.9%
The tragedy of Hinamizawa is over. Those held captive within its grip are free from the fate that bound them to June 1983. Yet the tale of Hinamizawa is not truly complete. There are many worlds not yet explored.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.8%, Anime 19.2%, Gore 15%, Violent 8.8%, Adventure 5%
CHAOS;HEAD NOAH is now available on Steam!
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.4%, Gore 18%, Anime 13.8%, Mystery 9%, Psychological Horror 8.4%
In this twisted love story of a visual novel by CLOCKUP, an insomniac must decide whether to protect his position as a yakuza bigwig’s pet killer or the mysterious woman who can put him to sleep.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26%, Anime 16.3%, Dark 15.8%, Thriller 13.7%, Atmospheric 7.9%
Bear witness to a love that will change the world, in this classic horror romance visual novel from acclaimed writer Urobuchi Gen.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.3%, Gore 20.8%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Anime 8.8%, Dark 8.2%
Nestled in the heart of Tokyo, the quaint little aquarium, Manten Aquarium. Numerous urban legends have arisen from here. On the night of the full moon the waters turn to blood and man faced fish lurk within.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.5%, Anime 16.3%, Gore 16.1%, Horror 11.1%, Violent 8.5%
Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.6%, Detective 25.3%, Psychological Horror 11%, Mystery 10.3%, Horror 7.7%
Step into the shoes of an aspiring author during the Taisho era in this psychedelic BL murder-mystery visual novel. Travel back in time to try and save your friends while confronting your own character flaws. Will you retreat into your fantasies, or can you keep it together enough to rescue them?
Why similar: Visual Novel 20%, Historical 16.3%, Anime 12.5%, Emotional 11.7%, Dark 10.8%
All capture targets are mentally "Jirai"(landmine)!? Meet these eccentric boys, reveal the truth beneath in this Psycho-love-horror VN!
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.2%, Thriller 13.2%, Anime 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11%, Mystery 8.3%
Famous detective Kosuke Kindaichi's first case, the Honjin Murder Mystery. Honjin descendant Kenzo Ichiyanagi and his new wife Katsuko Kubo lay dead in a bed of blood on the night of their wedding. Kosuke Kindaichi searches for the truth about this locked room murder mystery. However...
Why similar: Detective 32.5%, Visual Novel 22%, Investigation 15%, Mystery 10.3%, Anime 10.1%
Step into a dark world where cyberdemons haunt humankind. When mutilated bodies start appearing all over this sleepy town in the Mississippi inaka, Sawyer, ex-AGENCY operative; now unemployed shut-in, must exorcise the demon perpetrator in this story-rich, PC-98 style adventure game.
Why similar: Detective 32.5%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Anime 11.7%, Dark 9.6%, Horror 6.9%
In the bayside area of Kanto, a murder with unknown motivations sets off a series of seemingly random events bringing together peculiar individuals, one of whom is detective Tokio Morishima. When their ambitions begin to collide, a truly shocking pattern emerges…
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.2%, Detective 29%, Violent 14.6%, Mystery 10.5%, Adventure 6.8%
A horror/romance visual novel with numerous choices and over 20 endings. Set in Japan in the 1980s, our protagonist, Atcchan, must navigate his relationship between his two estranged childhood friends, one of whom might be a yandere. Will he live to see the end of his summer vacation?
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.6%, Gore 24.8%, Anime 16%, Violent 14.3%, Horror 5.3%
Basically the story goes as visual novel form. Sometimes, the system switches into dot part, and you can control the character to continue the story.
Why similar: Detective 16.7%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Anime 13.9%, Gore 10%, Dark 8.2%
Through the eyes of Torao, explore a story that raises profound questions about the value of life. Questions that speak to those living in modern times, those in the city, and for all of us.
Why similar: Visual Novel 55.9%, Gore 18.1%, Adventure 12.3%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Story Rich 2.3%
A tragic love story following Memori and her search for the missing "him."
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.2%, Emotional 12.8%, Anime 11.9%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Horror 9.3%
Cycle of Struggle: Ardengrad is a visual novel about politics, love, and the cost of historical choices in an alternate world. You are a student drawn into events that will soon erupt into civil war. Here, ideologies are not just words—they define people’s fates. Every decision leaves a mark.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.8%, Thriller 19.4%, Anime 14.9%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Multiple Endings 7.8%
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.2%, Anime 14.4%, Gore 11.5%, Horror 9.7%, Mystery 9.3%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: Detective 28%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Thriller 8.6%, Horror 8.2%, Psychological Horror 7.2%
“You were only trying to do the right thing—so why is everything falling apart?” A Japanese language teacher’s choices to save three girls who have stopped attending school will change their fates. A psychological horror visual novel with 16 endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.5%, Anime 12.3%, Emotional 11.2%, Dark 10.5%, Horror 8.2%
Saint Kotar is a psychological horror detective game set in a cursed valley in rural Croatia. Investigate the disappearance of your relative in the occult-ridden town of Sveti Kotar as you switch between conflicting realities through the eyes of two godly men.
Why similar: Detective 28.3%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Dark 9.3%, Psychological Horror 7.5%, Horror 7.1%
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Detective 36.1%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Investigation 16.6%, Anime 13.7%, Mystery 8.2%
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 35.5%, Anime 19%, Mystery 10.6%, Gore 7%, Horror 6.9%
An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.3%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Anime 11.6%, Horror 11.1%, Dark 10.2%
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 23.5%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Historical 14.9%, Investigation 11.3%, Anime 9.2%
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 36.4%, Visual Novel 26.2%, Anime 16%, Mystery 8.1%, Story Rich 5%
Five girls meet in an isolated underground city. As they slay and betray each other, what fate awaits them at the end of their journey? Hope? Or despair? Enjoy an immersive story, fully voiced and boasting multiple endings!
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.5%, Anime 16.9%, Dark 12.7%, Investigation 10.4%, Gore 8.3%
A dark murder mistery game combined with a visual novel revolving around a disturbing plot. Embark on the frightening adventure of a young priest entangled in a forbidden affair with a beautiful lady who meets a gruesome end. Lust, wrath, murder, despair.
Why similar: Detective 25.6%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Thriller 14.1%, Psychological Horror 10%, Mystery 9.2%
An anthology series that serves as a Corpse Party sequel, prequel, midquel, and alternate universe tale all in one. Rejoin old friends for a deeper dive into the haunted halls of Heavenly Host Elementary...
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.9%, Gore 16.3%, Anime 13%, Dark 11%, Horror 9.7%
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: Visual Novel 39.2%, Anime 17%, Mystery 14.4%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Gore 6%
A Lovecraftian investigative gamebook. New York, 1927. A case pulled from real history, wrapped in cosmic horror. His name was Billy Gaffney. The man who took him was real. But his purpose was from another plane of existence. You play a journalist. You make choices. The story remembers all of them.
Why similar: Detective 23.9%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Historical 13.7%, Investigation 11.6%, Dark 8.7%
Interrogate suspects, search for clues, & uncover a dastardly plot, as you solve a string of mystifying murders to help reluctant detective Ilmarinen escape the foreboding Fafnir Hotel.
Why similar: Detective 33.9%, Visual Novel 22.9%, Anime 12.9%, Mystery 9.7%, Psychological Horror 7.2%
