- #1 Her Story
97% matchVery Positive89% of 10,228 reviews2015
Dev: Sam Barlow
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A woman is interviewed seven times by the police. Search the video database and explore hundreds of authentic clips to discover her story in this groundbreaking and award winning narrative game.
Why similar: Typing 26.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 12%, Detective 11.8%, Investigation 11.2%, Conversation 8.4%
- #2 Reaplaced
96% matchVery Positive91% of 55 reviews2023
Dev: Mystery Gamedev
Windows · Mac · Linux
A supernatural Halloween whodunnit. Solve a chilling locked-room mystery before the grim reaper reveals the answer!
Why similar: Detective 20.7%, Dark 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Investigation 11.3%, Psychological Horror 10.1%
- #3 Hazy Mind
96% matchVery Positive86% of 318 reviews2024
Dev: betetiro
Windows · Mac · Linux
You can't remember anything, and all you can see is HER. Delve into your story and uncover the truth behind what happened to you and your parents.
Why similar: Psychological 21.5%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Conversation 11.4%, Horror 8.3%
- #4 SIMULACRA
95% matchVery Positive90% of 4,596 reviews2017
Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: Detective 20.4%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Psychological 10.8%, Horror 9.7%, Psychological Horror 9.6%
- #5 No Case Should Remain Unsolved
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,767 reviews2024
Dev: Somi
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Twelve years after Senior Inspector Jeon Gyeong's retirement, she is visited by a young police officer: a woman who pleads with her to reexamine Seowon's case. But with each uncovered memory, only one thing becomes clear: everyone in Seowon's vicinity was lying.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Investigation 16.9%, Detective 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Puzzle 8.6%
- #6 The Painscreek Killings
94% matchVery Positive91% of 6,013 reviews2017
Dev: EQ Studios
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Investigate an infamous cold case in the eerie, abandoned town of Painscreek. Search for evidence, connect the dots and uncover who killed Vivian Roberts. Can you expose the truth behind this town’s dark secrets?
Why similar: Detective 22.2%, Investigation 21.4%, Mystery 10%, Puzzle 8.7%, Realistic 8%
- #7 YOUR HOUSE
93% matchVery Positive86% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: PATRONES & ESCONDITES
Windows · Mac
A narrative puzzle-thriller that blurs the lines between games and books, reality and fiction, puzzles and storytelling.
Why similar: Detective 21.4%, Investigation 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Puzzle 9.2%
- #8 TELEFORUM
91% matchVery Positive92% of 3,393 reviews2023
Dev: Monumental CollabPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 52%
TELEFORUM is a found-footage-styled horror game exploring the unknown side of media. You’re visiting a widow’s apartment to conduct an interview about her husband's death. But that’s not the main reason why you’re here. It’s all about the tape, isn’t it?
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.1%, Psychological Horror 17%, Horror 16.4%, Drama 13.3%, Puzzle 11%
- #9 A Night at the Watermill
92% matchVery Positive97% of 58 reviews2024
Dev: Neon Tales
Windows · Mac · Linux
You wake up in an old watermill in the middle of the night ... and can't remember anything. Examine the surroundings in this thrilling point&click adventure and find out what happened.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.1%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Dark 15.4%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Psychological Horror 10%
- #10 Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,163 reviews2025
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
In this point-and-click urban thriller, down-and-out private eye Kathy Rain will embark on her most dangerous case yet — the pursuit of the notorious serial killer known as the Soothsayer. Find clues, gather evidence, connect the dots, and confront the murderer before the hunter becomes the hunted…
Why similar: Detective 18.9%, Investigation 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Mystery 8.1%, Horror 7.8%
- #11 It was a human.
90% matchMostly Positive76% of 478 reviews2024
Dev: Loser/sPub: GAMER Plan
Windows
A short SF psychedelic interrogation ADV game that focuses on the interrogation of a suspect in a dismemberment murder case. The protagonist is a lieutenant colonel, tasked with interrogating the suspect. The protagonist needs to find out why she killed the two men and how she committed the crime.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.8%, Detective 17.5%, Drama 15.7%, Dark 14%, Horror 9.6%
- #12 The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker
91% matchVery Positive83% of 596 reviews2017
Dev: D'Avekki Studios Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
YOU are a psychiatrist, trying to solve a murder whilst treating the unusual patients of the recently deceased Doctor Dekker. Type a question - patients reply in full screen video and have questions for you too but be careful what you say. Your words determine their eventual fates, and your own!
Why similar: Detective 17.8%, Psychological 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Dark 10.6%, Psychological Horror 8.5%
- #13 It Happened At Night
89% matchMixed69% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: Davidcrosdev
Windows
It Happened At Night is a short horror game where the player must complete basic objectives to advance the story and immerse themselves through the eyes of the protagonist.
Why similar: Horror 16.8%, Mystery 13.8%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Realistic 13.1%, Psychological Horror 13%
- #14 The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
87% matchVery Positive92% of 3,008 reviews2022
Dev: Cloak and Dagger GamesPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a folk horror narrative-driven adventure. Explore the isolated moors of rural Victorian England as you uncover the mysteries of Hob's Barrow. The answers lie in the soil...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Drama 11.9%, Horror 11.4%, Dark 10.9%, Puzzle 10.3%
- #15 The Centennial Case : A Shijima Story
88% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,102 reviews2022
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Unravel the mysteries of death, and find the answers to life.A unique Mystery-Adventure Game:The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story
Why similar: Detective 31.5%, Mystery 20.5%, Realistic 18.1%, Adventure 11.5%, Story Rich 10.5%
- #16 Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
86% matchVery Positive94% of 2,911 reviews2024
Dev: SimogoPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The stage is set. Imagine an old baroque manor, perhaps a hotel or a museum, somewhere in central Europe. A woman wanders in search of answers.
Why similar: Puzzle 23.1%, Psychological 18.9%, Horror 13.6%, Mystery 12.5%, Adventure 12.4%
- #17 Insight
86% matchVery Positive86% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: GravelRoadPub: PaperPixel Games
Windows
Insight is a single-player horror story game shrouded in mystery. You'll take control of different characters to solve crimes and unveil the dark secrets behind them.
Why similar: Detective 27.5%, Drama 15.8%, Dark 14.3%, Horror 12.5%, Psychological Horror 12.1%
- #18 SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair
85% matchVery Positive91% of 128 reviews2016
Dev: Gosatsu Visual Novels
Windows · Mac · Linux
A secluded mountain resort, 10 friends, 1 murderer. Investigate, interrogate and present evidence as you solve various mysteries throughout the night. Will you be able to reach the truth and uncover the culprit’s identity? Or will your deductions lead you to blame someone completely innocent...?
Why similar: Detective 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Investigation 16.7%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Mystery 7.8%
- #19 CLeM
82% matchVery Positive92% of 276 reviews2024
Dev: Mango ProtocolPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
CLeM is a narrative-driven puzzle adventure game with a dark twist. Wake up in a world where puzzles intertwine with exploration, weaving a unique narrative rooted in alchemy. A voice awakens you. It gives you purpose. To guide you, you find a notebook with mysterious entries and a house to explore.
Why similar: Detective 16.2%, Investigation 16%, Psychological Horror 11%, Mystery 10.2%, Puzzle 10.2%
- #20 Who's Lila?
82% matchVery Positive95% of 3,515 reviews2022
Dev: Garage Heathen
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face
Why similar: Detective 22.6%, Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Horror 10.7%
- #21 You know my name?
83% matchMostly Positive71% of 213 reviews2024
Dev: Mystael studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short visual novel about finding your name and a girl in the fog.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Minimalist 16.7%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Horror 10%
- #22 Rainy Butcher
84% matchMostly Positive71% of 91 reviews2022
Dev: Genunie Studio
Windows
On rainy nights, the serial murderer is on a killing spree. This scares everyone but one girl, the journalist who keeps digging for a promotion. Dauntless, she gets involved deep and wide, hoping to discover the real identify of the rainy night butcher.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.5%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Detective 14.8%, Investigation 12.4%, Puzzle 9.7%
- #23 Virginia
84% matchMixed64% of 3,351 reviews2016
Dev: Variable StatePub: 505 Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Virginia is a single-player first-person thriller set in a small town with a secret. Experience a missing person investigation through the eyes of graduate FBI agent Anne Tarver.
Why similar: Detective 23.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Psychological 12.6%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Female Protagonist 10.2%
- #24 Care
81% matchVery Positive96% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: The Pocket Dimension
Windows
Care is an atmospheric first person horror game with puzzle elements, where your choices have consequences. Be observant with your surroundings and unravel the horrific secrets that hide within these walls.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Investigation 14.4%, Conversation 14%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Dark 10.3%
- #25 Castle of Secrets
80% matchMixed63% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: Serene Questworks StudiosPub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
Castle of Secrets is a dark psychological adventure with horror elements. Uncover the mystery behind your family's murder as you journey through the world of the dead, meet strange beings, solve puzzles, and make choices that shape the story.
Why similar: Puzzle 18.4%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Horror 16%, Dark 14.1%
- #26 Homicipher: Demo
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,631 reviews2023
Dev: 八名木GamesPub: Gamera Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Homicipher is a female-targeted language deciphering and exploration ADV based on the concept of "romance with horror men." The protagonist, who has wandered into another world, interacts with non-human beings to decipher their language while striving to escape.
Why similar: Typing 32.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Conversation 16.5%, Dark 9.3%, Female Protagonist 9.3%
- #27 Jessika
81% matchMixed68% of 238 reviews2020
Dev: Tritrie GamesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Jessika committed suicide, and it’s up to you to find out why she did what she did by prying into her digital past. What at first seems to be a job like any other quickly develops into a dark drama with twists and turns.
Why similar: Detective 21%, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Realistic 12.1%, Drama 10.9%, Adventure 10.4%
- #28 The Last Case of John Morley
77% matchVery Positive85% of 261 reviews2025
Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive StoriesPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Step into the mind of John Morley, a 1940s detective on his final case. Explore shadowed places long forgotten by time, and piece together crime scenes in a narrative adventure steeped in mystery, unexpected twists, and a truth buried for decades.
Why similar: Detective 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Realistic 10.1%, Dark 9.4%, Puzzle 8.9%
- #29 Nightmare Shift
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 221 reviews2025
Dev: Binary Lunar
Windows
Take on night shifts at a remote motel, handle unsettling guests, and navigate eerie events. Experience Emma’s unnerving apartment life, feel the unease of being watched, and question what’s real as the line between reality and nightmare blurs.
Why similar: Conversation 18.3%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Drama 13.7%, Psychological 13%, Horror 11.7%
- #30 Interrogation Simulator
78% matchVery Positive95% of 60 reviews2022
Dev: Otis MillerPub: Fire Cycle Games
Windows · Linux
Inspired by JCS videos and similar Interrogation analysis. Match evidence with statements. Play good cop/bad cop. Make choices. Learn what makes people tick. Unravel the mystery.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.3%, Investigation 19.3%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Conversation 15.2%, Puzzle 10.4%
- #31 Outlying Islands
76% matchVery Positive96% of 91 reviews2025
Dev: 九指画尸Pub: 2P Games
Windows
A story about discovering anomalies, finding strange energy sources, and the intertwining of peculiar spaces. Get ready to uncover hidden stories, delve into a horrifying narrative and unveil the most fundamental truth!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Detective 15.9%, Drama 12.6%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Psychological Horror 9%
- #32 Our Secret Below
79% matchVery Positive88% of 120 reviews2020
Dev: DarkStone Digital
Windows
Abducted with only four hours to live… Learn about your captor, use your knowledge to escape, end the cycle.
Why similar: Puzzle 17.2%, Drama 15.9%, Mystery 13.9%, Horror 13.7%, Dark 13.4%
- #33 MMM: Murder Most Misfortunate
79% matchVery Positive82% of 124 reviews2017
Dev: Michael LongPub: Foolish Mortals Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A gruesome murder interrupts an evening party at a secluded mansion and you are the prime suspect! Explore the mansion, search for clues, and interrogate the other guests as you strive to unmask the killer in this open-ended mystery.
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.2%, Adventure 25.3%, Mystery 19.8%, Story Rich 11.8%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #34 The Haunting of Joni Evers
75% matchVery Positive91% of 161 reviews2025
Dev: Causeway Studios
Windows · Mac
The Haunting of Joni Evers is a dark supernatural mystery about a broken family from small-town Oklahoma. Haunted by a specter that's hunted her family for generations, Joni must uncover the mysteries of the Cunningham House, dig through lost memories, and face the past to break the curse.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Investigation 16%, Drama 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Psychological Horror 9.3%
- #35 Murder by Numbers
76% matchVery Positive84% of 1,650 reviews2020
Dev: MediatonicPub: The Irregular Corporation
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Solve Pixel Puzzles to find clues. Use those clues to interrogate witnesses. Work your way to the truth... ...and uncover the mystery of Murder by Numbers!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Detective 16.6%, Investigation 15.8%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Conversation 11.6%
- #36 Connected Clue
72% matchVery Positive88% of 98 reviews2026
Dev: Alpheratz Games Pub: CFK Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Connected Clue is a quarter-view detective adventure game inspired by the atmosphere of 19th-century mystery novels. Gather clues, see through lies, and uncover the identity of the culprit shrouded in secrecy!
Why similar: Detective 24.2%, Investigation 18.3%, Drama 15.9%, Puzzle 10.2%, Dark 8.5%
- #37 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
71% matchVery Positive88% of 5,751 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 21%, Detective 16.7%, Drama 15.2%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Mystery 10.4%
- #38 I Won't Forget Hue
73% matchVery Positive91% of 203 reviews2023
Dev: Hostile Kiwi Games
Windows
Disorganized and alone, a woman finds herself crafting new glasses in order to look at her own home with different shaded views. I won’t forget Hue is a psychedelic thriller experience. You’ll go searching for new lenses, try to figure out what is happening to her home and why she is all alone.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.7%, Investigation 16.7%, Dark 12.3%, Horror 9.9%, Adventure 8.6%
- #39 A Case of Distrust
75% matchVery Positive82% of 601 reviews2018
Dev: An Open Ben
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A Case of Distrust is a narrative mystery from 1924 San Francisco. Play as private investigator Phyllis Cadence Malone in this historical 2D adventure game.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Detective 22%, Investigation 18%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Mystery 9%
- #40 Erica
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,713 reviews2021
Dev: Flavourworks
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Erica is a live-action, FMV thriller that puts you directly at the heart of the mystery. Your choices, your consequences.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.1%, Detective 20%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Puzzle 11.5%
- #41 Hitchhiker - A Mystery Game
74% matchMostly Positive71% of 226 reviews2021
Dev: Mad About PandasPub: Versus Evil
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Hitchhiker is a mystery game set along lost highways, where your goal is to solve the puzzle of your own backstory.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Psychological 13%, Drama 13%, Dark 12.8%, Mystery 11.2%
- #42 她杀 - The Suspected Murder
71% matchVery Positive85% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: 麻辣工作室 Spicy GamesPub: INDIECN
Windows
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 20%, Investigation 16.5%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Drama 10.1%, Puzzle 9.7%
- #43 Turlock Holmes
71% matchVery Positive80% of 917 reviews2024
Dev: Find the Lamp GamesPub: Neverland Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 25.8%, Puzzle 11.8%, Typing 11.7% ★, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Visual Novel 11.1%
- #44 Murder Mystery Machine
74% matchMixed54% of 172 reviews2021
Dev: Blazing GriffinPub: Microids
Windows
Join the District Crime Agency in this isometric, modern noir deduction thriller. Explore crime scenes in complex dioramas, organize your evidence effectively, and blur the lines between right and wrong to present your case. Do you have what it takes to be a real detective?
Why similar: Detective 45.9%, Puzzle 17.5%, Mystery 14%, Adventure 12.7%, Female Protagonist 8.4%
- #45 The Method of Hiding a Body
70% matchVery Positive92% of 83 reviews2024
Dev: Sea of Ghosts
Windows
A story-driven horror puzzle game where the player takes on the role of a resentful ghost, possessing others in order to search for her own corpse.
Why similar: Drama 30.9%, Psychological Horror 24%, Mystery 21.8%, Story Rich 14.6%, Adventure 3.7%
- #46 Oniria Crimes
73% matchVery Positive82% of 61 reviews2020
Dev: cKolmos narrative.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Oniria Crimes is an interactive noir novel with point & click mechanics. Explore crime scenes in a dreamlike world where objects are the only witnesses. Six cases, a hidden conspiracy. Only you can uncover the truth behind the crimes of Oniria.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.4%, Psychological 22.6%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Mystery 11%
- #47 For Your Tranquility
72% matchMixed68% of 190 reviews2023
Dev: Gamesung Games
Windows · Mac
It's a mystery game that reveals the truth through an autopsy. Be a forensic doctor and find out why the dead died.
Why similar: Detective 35.4%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Investigation 14.5%, Mystery 14.3%, Adventure 7.8%
- #48 Homicipher
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,818 reviews2024
Dev: 八名木GamesPub: Gamirror Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Homicipher is a language deciphering and exploration ADV based on the concept of "romance with horror men." The protagonist, who has wandered into another world, interacts with non-human beings to decipher their language while striving to escape.
Why similar: Typing 28.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Conversation 12.8%, Horror 9%
- #49 Intruder In Antiquonia
70% matchVery Positive90% of 112 reviews2022
Dev: Aruma Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Intruder In Antiquonia is a narrative mystery adventure that will immerse you in the Internet-hostile town of Antiquonia. Sarah does not remember who she is and how she got there. Help her solve the mysteries of her past while exploring beautiful hand-drawn environments.
Why similar: Detective 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Investigation 17.1%, Puzzle 10.2%, Mystery 9.5%
- #50 Alfred Hitchcock - Vertigo
69% matchVery Positive82% of 998 reviews2021
Dev: Pendulo StudiosPub: Microids
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Can you trust your own mind? Immerse yourself in a psychological thriller of a new kind, playing with the limits between reality and fantasy. Freely inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s universe.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Investigation 17.2%, Detective 15.3%, Drama 13.3%, Psychological 11.6%
- #51 The Shell Part I: Inferno
67% matchVery Positive91% of 1,325 reviews2023
Dev: Innocent GreyPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 110.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 27.3%, Visual Novel 21%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Dark 11.2%, Mystery 11.2%
- #52 Interrogation Files: Port Landsend
70% matchVery Positive87% of 87 reviews2020
Dev: Visual Interactive
Windows
Search through the interrogation footage of suspects of a bizarre and horrific crime. Decide who committed the crime and see them get arrested and have their day in court. The latest interactive video experience.
Why similar: Typing 21.8% ★, Detective 13.9%, Adventure 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Psychological 9.5%
- #53 Saint Kotar
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 277 reviews2021
Dev: The-Mark EntertainmentPub: SOEDESCO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Psychological 12.1%, Visual Novel 9.2%, Psychological Horror 8.8%
- #54 The Occult Detective
66% 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: Detective 27.1%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Drama 13.4%, Puzzle 13.2%, Mystery 9.1%
- #55 Bad Faith
68% matchVery Positive92% of 63 reviews2022
Dev: Mado
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sanctuaries. Secrets. Serious consequences. A solo-developed psychological horror/drama visual novel.
Why similar: Psychological 20.1%, Visual Novel 18%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Drama 12.6%, Dark 12%
- #56 Creepy Shift: Uncle Joe’s Motel
65% matchVery Positive93% of 134 reviews2026
Dev: Night Shift Team Pub: Red Limb Studio
Windows
An unknown actress takes a job at Uncle’s Motel to make ends meet. She’s running from trouble but peace is the last thing she’ll find here. A blend of cozy simulation, horror, and psychological depth, wrapped in a dark, noir-tinged atmosphere.
Why similar: Psychological 19.3%, Investigation 14.9%, Drama 11.5%, Horror 9.8%, Realistic 8.6%
- #57 Mind Diver
64% matchVery Positive97% of 307 reviews2025
Dev: Indoor SunglassesPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Investigate a broken mind to unravel a twisted case. Deduce the truth. Restore lost memories. Listen to private conversations. Draw your own conclusions. Mind Diver is a murder mystery, where the victim is love.
Why similar: Detective 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Investigation 16.5%, Drama 10.6%, Dark 8.6%
- #58 The Séance of Blake Manor
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,784 reviews2025
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery, set in 1897 Ireland, where you investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Deane in a remote hotel full of secrets and other-worldly occurrences.
Why similar: Detective 23.9%, Investigation 17.5%, Dark 10.4%, Puzzle 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9.1%
- #59 Inversed
66% matchVery Positive93% of 70 reviews2024
Dev: Tymedust Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short, interactive visual novel set in the mid-19th Century, in which a poet fights against time as she's writing the most important work of her life. Poetry is the answer, but what is the question?
Why similar: Psychological 15%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Drama 12.9%, Psychological Horror 9.6%
- #60 Tokyo Dark
68% matchVery Positive84% of 1,336 reviews2017
Dev: CherrymochiPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 25.4%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Horror 11.2%, Psychological Horror 11%, Female Protagonist 10.4%