60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Detective, Adventure, Visual Novel, Mystery.
Anime corporate murder mystery. Interrogate executives, uncover financial cover-ups, and audit your way to the truth alongside a team of investigators.
Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved
A woman vanishes without a trace on a cross-country train. The catch? Nobody on board remembers her ever existing in the first place - nobody, except for you. Uncover the story in this mystery adventure game!
Billie Beetleneck -A detective tale-
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.
A woman vanishes without a trace on a cross-country train. The catch? Nobody on board remembers her ever existing in the first place - nobody, except for you. Uncover the story in this mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Detective 35%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Investigation 12.3%, Adventure 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 8%
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 26.2%, Investigation 22.6%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Anime 5.6%
NINA AQUILA is back for her brightest, boldest, most magical adventure yet!
Why similar: Detective 24.7%, Investigation 20.5%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Story Rich 8.6%
Investigate crime scenes, interrogate witnesses and organize your evidence to catch the culprit. Solve multiple different cases in varying areas and talk to many unique and fun characters. Can you solve it? Come and see.
Why similar: Detective 34.9%, Investigation 28.4%, Visual Novel 23.8%, Logic 6.7%, Singleplayer 3.1%
Step into a small town in 90s China as a grieving detective. In a place plagued by twisted homicides, the truth hides in the lies. Interrogate unpredictable witnesses, expose their contradictions, and rebuild a suspect’s face from an imperfect memory. Just like yours.
Why similar: Detective 29.7%, Investigation 24%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Logic 7.9%
This is a detective adventure game. About 2 hours to complete. Find the murderer!
Why similar: Investigation 30.8%, Visual Novel 23.4%, Detective 20.3%, Adventure 10.2%, Anime 9.1%
《迷渡桥》是一款水墨风格的国风悬疑推理游戏，你将扮演牵涉谋逆的罪臣后人宁不移，背负着家族十年的冤屈，在弥留之际踏上迷渡桥，换一个查明真相的机会。调查一桩桩离奇命案，窥见朝堂内的暗流涌动。当迷雾散尽，揭开深埋于王朝的骇人秘密......
Why similar: Detective 30.5%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Investigation 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Story Rich 9%
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 25.7%, Investigation 21.2%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Story Rich 8.6%
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 29.6%, Investigation 22%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Story Rich 9.8%, Anime 7.3%
Detective agency management × superpowered mystery. Former operative Lin Mo rebuilds the Ash Detective Agency in Collins City. Investigate crime scenes, use “Echoes” to recover memory fragments, rebut lies with evidence, dispatch partners for intel, and uncover conspiracy behind your mentor’s death.
Why similar: Detective 33.8%, Investigation 24.9%, Visual Novel 19%, Story Rich 9.3%, Anime 4.2%
Play as a camera-headed detective and partner with a superpowered girl to solve memory manipulation crimes. Gather clues, piece together the truth, and shatter fabricated lies in this unique mystery game.
Why similar: Detective 35.9%, Investigation 29.4%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Story Rich 10.5%, Adventure 4.1%
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 30%, Investigation 23.3%, Visual Novel 23.1%, Adventure 8.1%, Story Rich 7.9%
WHODUNNIT is a mystery visual novel following a man who must answer a burning question: who the hell did he hook up with last night?
Why similar: Detective 36.9%, Investigation 25.4%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Story Rich 10.4%, Adventure 2.8%
[Grill'd] is a dinner party detective game played from the first-person perspective of a royal investigator. Trapped in a mansion located in the estate of a fallen aristocrat, collect clues about the cases, connect them to one another, and interrogate the suspect to uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 32%, Investigation 23.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Adventure 11.8%, Story Rich 7.9%
Detective Trent is a narrative-driven mystery game inspired by Trent’s Last Case. Investigate crime scenes, interrogate suspects, and uncover the truth through evidence and dialogue. Your reasoning shapes the case, leading to multiple outcomes and endings.
Why similar: Detective 21.5%, Investigation 18.3%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Adventure 8.5%
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 35.8%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Investigation 11.1%, Story Rich 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%
On Air! Taxi Detective Casebook is a pixel-art, dialogue-driven mystery game. You’re an AI in a taxi, teaming up with a talkative driver on late-night runs to hear bizarre passenger stories, solve cases in secret, and let him play the “great detective.”
Why similar: Detective 33.4%, Investigation 25.6%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Story Rich 9.1%, Logic 5.3%
A murder-mystery visual novel about a young man who inherits a charming English hotel. Some would say he’s fortunate, but with a growing list of unexplained disasters and murder, has his luck finally run out?
Why similar: Investigation 25.8%, Detective 22.7%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Story Rich 10%
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 29.3%, Investigation 21.9%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Story Rich 9.9%, Anime 5.7%
"True Game" is a work of suspense reasoning. The work tells the story that people in trouble are taken to a closed space and ask to get chips from others through different competitions. This work has a high degree of brain burning, exquisite picture and strong sense of substitution.
Why similar: Detective 29.4%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Logic 9.4%, Story Rich 9.1%
A gripping detective noir mystery that blends investigation and deduction with a rich, character-driven story. The Murder of Ava Monroe is cozy, twisty, and oozing with atmosphere.
Why similar: Detective 38.2%, Investigation 31.2%, Story Rich 11.7%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Adventure 5.9%
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 28.4%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Investigation 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Story Rich 9.5%
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: Detective 31.4%, Visual Novel 19%, Investigation 18.4%, Story Rich 10%, Logic 7.3%
A thrilling detective mystery adventure set in a historical fantasy world. As a dragon detective, use your six senses to find evidence and hunt down the culprit.
Why similar: Detective 29.1%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Investigation 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Adventure 7.1%
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 29.9%, Detective 27.4%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Story Rich 9.5%, Adventure 7.7%
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Detective 33.5%, Investigation 27.6%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Anime 7.1%, Story Rich 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 27.1%, Investigation 17.5%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Story Rich 8.9%
Play as college student who majors in criminal investigation and solve the weird cases happened right beside him! A visual novel involves puzzle solving, reasoning, humor and of course adventures! English version is available now.
Why similar: Detective 47%, Visual Novel 30.8%, Adventure 13.8%, Anime 5%, Indie 3.4%
Seventy-eight years after the Great Collapse, the city of Belmarc stands as a beacon of civilization amid the ruins. A city where magic and technology intertwine, where humans and machines coexist. And in its depths, one Courier begins to chase the forgotten sins of the past.
Why similar: Detective 30.6%, Investigation 20.9%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Story Rich 11.1%, Adventure 7.2%
A Mesozoic murder mystery, 4 suspects, 1 truth. Investigate, interrogate and present evidence as you set out to unravel the case with your team. Will you be able to accurately determine who took the victim's life? Or will your deductions lead you to arrest someone for a crime they did not commit...?
Why similar: Detective 25.9%, Investigation 22.2%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Story Rich 7.1%
The Burden of Proof saga continues! Step into the shoes of legendary prosecutor Conrad Cross during a pivotal moment of his journey. Investigate crime scenes, solve mysteries using evidence, and make your case in the courtroom. The burden lies with you to unravel the truth!
Why similar: Detective 26.6%, Investigation 24.4%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Story Rich 10.7%, Adventure 7.2%
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 34.3%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Investigation 14.3%, Story Rich 9%, Logic 6.2%
I Am The Prosecutor is a non-linear Visual Novel about defending a cute Tomboy named Sophie where you're given just 30 seconds to make the right choice each time. Help make Sophie's case against her abusive mother and give her much needed closure.
Why similar: Detective 35.1%, Visual Novel 23.3%, Story Rich 12.1%, Investigation 8.3%, Logic 8%
A deep and immersive narrative puzzle game.
Why similar: Investigation 49.2%, Visual Novel 29.8%, Story Rich 14.1%, 2D 4%, Singleplayer 2%
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: Investigation 26.6%, Detective 20.6%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Story Rich 9.5%
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 28.7%, Investigation 24.8%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Story Rich 5.7%
[DEMO available now!] Erased memories, scattered clues. What will you uncover, and what will you leave buried?As an amnesiac detective, investigate crime scenes with limited focus. You can't analyze everything. Strategically choose your leads to shape the case and reclaim your lost past.
Why similar: Detective 35.5%, Investigation 29%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Story Rich 9.2%, Adventure 4.3%
An intricate mystery visual novel. Search text, piece together clues, and jump around the story to unravel the tangled events within the sealed tower.
Why similar: Detective 29.2%, Investigation 20.7%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Story Rich 10%, Logic 7.4%
《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 30.8%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Investigation 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Story Rich 6.9%
A first-person mystery solving game, where you try to find out what happened at Syn Archives.
Why similar: Detective 40.4%, Investigation 26.8%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Story Rich 6%, Adventure 2.6%
Can you think like a killer? In this short murder mystery find details in evidence, interpret criminal behaviors and prove your worth to the FBI as new detective Desmond.
Why similar: Detective 37.3%, Investigation 29.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Story Rich 8.3%, Adventure 6%
Murder in a back room? Headless corpses? Disappearing murder weapon? Deadly messages?Murder? Suicide? You want it, it's all here. Let's start from the bloodshed in the Imperial City that shook the nation, pull them out of their cocoons, and get a glimpse of the truth behind them.
Why similar: Detective 30.6%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Story Rich 10%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.3%, Logic 8.5%
Seoyeon Yu, a former police officer, works as a private investigator for a rich family. However, during her investigation, she discovers evidence linking them to her husband's death. Using her ability to see people's guilt, she begins an investigation to solve the mystery.
Why similar: Detective 35.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Adventure 12.5%, Story Rich 8.8%
This is a realistic + survival oriented work. The murder of a girl in a ride-hailing service two years ago, brought your 12 fates back together. You wake up in a strange room, and things are getting weird around you. In the fog, not everything you see is the truth. Is everything real or unreal?
Why similar: Detective 29.1%, Visual Novel 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Strategy 8.7%, Story Rich 8%
[Telltale - Casino Murder] is a full-voice indie mystery game with the youngest lawyer, Kang Ho-yeon, who reveals the truth of the casino murder case and achieves innocence at trial.
Why similar: Detective 32.1%, Investigation 26.3%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Adventure 11.1%, Story Rich 7.9%
Mysterious Mystery is a fully voiced mystery visual novel centered around the detective duo, Justin and Dakota. Solve multiple cases using Dakota's evidence gathering abilities and Justin's expert interrogation. Discover outlandish cases, meet unique characters, and become world class detectives.
Why similar: Detective 27.1%, Investigation 23.4%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Story Rich 8.4%
This is a suspense game, you are sitting in front of the TV, the news is broadcast: last night a young girl was killed, the body was found in a deep alley. And the girl who was murdered -- you. You are involved in a serial murder, and you are reborn as a female journalist.
Why similar: Detective 28.9%, Visual Novel 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Strategy 9%, Story Rich 8.6%
As a gothic detective, you solve mysteries with your colorful sidekick. Everyone you meet in this bizarre world has a peculiar disease. A unique talent, or a mere curse? You must get to the bottom of it all. Investigate murders, search for clues and complete the puzzle.
Why similar: Detective 27.1%, Investigation 21.6%, Visual Novel 19%, Interactive Fiction 8.6%, Anime 7.5%
Garisani Detective Agency is a story-driven real-time co-op deduction game for two.In 1990s Korea, play as a brother and his ghost sister, taking cases from the living and the dead. Gather clues from two angles and solve puzzles together.An analog era of pagers and payphones.
Why similar: Detective 31%, Investigation 25.9%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Story Rich 9.8%, Logic 7.7%
An audio deduction game where you have one task: restore a series of lost podcast episodes.
Why similar: Detective 46.6%, Investigation 35.1%, Story Rich 8%, Adventure 8%, Singleplayer 1.5%
It's a story of deception and redemption. You receive a mysterious invitation to a seven days doomsday journey. An expectant interstellar journey has become a doomsday route to the end. There is only one word difference between "victim" and "perpetrator".
Why similar: Detective 32.4%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Story Rich 11%, Strategy 6.8%
Step into the shoes of Clementine "Cleo" Ace, an apprentice to her aunt, the world renowned detective, Maya Lynch. From heists to murders, use your deduction skills to solve cases that are too tough for the local police to crack.
Why similar: Detective 41.9%, Investigation 32.5%, Adventure 8.5%, Logic 6.8%, Story Rich 6.6%
Mindjack is a plot-progression Visual novels and investigation game about social violence. Hijack instructors' vision terminals, eavesdrop on conspiracies, and capture violent acts. You must uncover dark secrets, and decide whether to save your friends trapped within the time limit.
Why similar: Detective 30.2%, Investigation 25.1%, Visual Novel 23.8%, Strategy 9.3%, Story Rich 6.5%
Eighteen-year-old Maxim Karasev, full of hopes for adulthood, finally left his parents' home. He invested his small savings in renting a modest apartment in an old, somewhat dilapidated neighborhood of the city.
Why similar: Detective 32.3%, Investigation 26.6%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Story Rich 7.4%, Adventure 5.4%
Crimes across the times. Are you able to solve them all?
Why similar: Detective 25.4%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Investigation 11.9%, Story Rich 8.1%
The greatest detective in São Paolo is dead, and you are the prime suspect in his death. Investigate the detective's past cases, unravel the web of mysteries that binds the great city, and prove your innocence. Enigmatic letters, hidden secrets, and one certainty: Every story has two sides.
Why similar: Detective 35.3%, Investigation 26.3%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Story Rich 11.5%, Logic 6.6%
Episode 1 and 2 of the award winning murder mystery, visual novel adventure in which you become the Honourable Miss Phryne Fisher, the glamorous and stylish detective!
Why similar: Detective 33.5%, Visual Novel 32.7%, Adventure 15.7%, Story Rich 15.1%, Indie 2.9%
Can you mix a cocktail while eye-to-eye with a criminal? Find out in Best Served Cold, a murder mystery set in a bustling speakeasy where you serve customers, make friends and enemies, and solve crimes. At the Nightcap bar, prohibition is a killer… and so are some of your customers!
Why similar: Detective 31.2%, Investigation 22%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Story Rich 10.3%
This choices-matter visual novel is narrative-heavy, filled with beautifully illustrated characters, intricate stories, and two distinct endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.9%, Detective 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Investigation 15%, Adventure 12.2%
