60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Choices Matter, Story Rich, Visual Novel, Thriller.
The third and final part of the 'Cold Verdict' trilogy. Claire has spent two years tracking down the elusive masked man who puts people through psychological games. Now she has to get through another of his ordeals if she wants to bring him to justice. Make choices and decide the final outcome!
Cold Verdict 2
A direct sequel to 'Cold Verdict'. Another group of people wake up in a strange abandoned location, trying to find a way out and understand why they were put there. What is the killer's endgame in all this? A short interactive story with choices.
Cold Verdict
Five strangers wake up in a dark room in an abandoned building with no idea who put them there and why. They now need to work together in order to figure out what connects them and how to get out of this place. A short psychological thriller visual novel with choices.
A direct sequel to 'Cold Verdict'. Another group of people wake up in a strange abandoned location, trying to find a way out and understand why they were put there. What is the killer's endgame in all this? A short interactive story with choices.
Why similar: Thriller 17.1%, Psychological 13.9%, Crime 13.7%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%
Five strangers wake up in a dark room in an abandoned building with no idea who put them there and why. They now need to work together in order to figure out what connects them and how to get out of this place. A short psychological thriller visual novel with choices.
Why similar: Thriller 19.2%, Psychological 16.8%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%, Choices Matter 8.4%
Loretta is a psychological thriller that makes the player an accessory to the heroine’s crimes, leading her through a self-crafted nightmare. Loretta’s story revolves around a woman handling betrayal, her husband’s infidelity, and reclaiming her agency during the socially tumultuous 1940s.
Why similar: Thriller 17.2%, Psychological 14.9%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Crime 12%, Interactive Fiction 8.6%
The beginning of a slow-burn corruption fantasy. Will Laura fall into submission or resist the downfall? Every compromise comes at a price.
Why similar: Thriller 17.5%, Psychological 17.3%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Female Protagonist 9%
Elena and 7 familiar faces are trapped in a room, and the only way out is to choose one person to die. Navigate social relationships and gain trust to steer the spotlight away from you, or else they just might decide you should be the one on the chopping block.
Why similar: Thriller 19.1%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Choices Matter 15.5%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
Enter another person’s memories and search for clues to identify the culprit. Together with former police officer John Victor, solve the case assigned for his career advancement.
Why similar: Psychological 20.5%, Thriller 19.5%, Detective 15.3%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Choices Matter 11.4%
CIA operative Sherine Hale continues her infiltration of a billionaire’s secluded mansion, where an oil deal of unimaginable value, rival agents, and dangerous desires collide. Guide her choices as she plays every side—and decides whether to complete the mission or claim the fortune for herself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.6%, Thriller 12.9%, Detective 11.9%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.7%
An interrogation adventure where you play as the lead detective. Exploit suspects’ weaknesses, shake their resolve, and force the truth out of them. Use the weaknesses of a cast of unique suspects to uncover the truth behind the case.
Why similar: Crime 16.6%, Psychological 16.1%, Thriller 15.8%, Visual Novel 14%, Detective 12.2%
雪山ペンションで起こる殺人事件を阻止するため、 聞き込みとパソコンで情報整理するマルチエンドミステリーADV『夜明けの影法師』！
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.7%, Thriller 15.4%, Psychological 12.5%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Female Protagonist 8.6%
Recent high school graduates gather at a remote cabin for a celebration. What begins as a night of laughter spirals into a tense mystery full of secrets, twists, and chilling choices. Who will survive? Navigate friendships, and uncover the multi-layered mystery in Shadows of Betrayal.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.1%, Thriller 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%
어떻게든 돌아갈 거야. 가족이 기다리고 있는 집으로.
Why similar: Thriller 16.5%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Psychological 13.3%, Crime 12.7%, Choices Matter 12.4%
A thriller and mystery visual novel about broken trust and the search for truth, when a high-school student is accused of his parents’ brutal murder. Every choice might bring you closer to the truth... or end in tragedy.
Why similar: Thriller 18.8%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Psychological 16.4%, Crime 13.2%, Choices Matter 10.9%
Thirteen years ago, six girls vanished in Akihabara in the unsolved case “The Akiba Vanishing”. Daiki Shinjo announces a live-action game based on the incident, gathering six women who embody Akihabara’s subculture. But their story begins to seep into reality. Can AKIBA LOST be finished?
Why similar: Thriller 16.2%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Psychological 10.3%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Crime 9.4%
In this 3D visual novel, follow failed screenwriter Junon as she attempts to make it through the most pivotal day in her life. Relive the past, alter the present, and embrace the future, or without your help, Junon’s story might end in a wreck.
Why similar: Psychological 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
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: Visual Novel 17.5%, Thriller 15.1%, Detective 14.3%, Psychological 12%, Female Protagonist 12%
만약 당신의 집 안에 당신의 생명을 노리는 괴한이 들어온다면?
Why similar: Thriller 20.7%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Psychological 15.2%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Multiple Endings 11%
Award-winning, innovative puzzle-adventure. By communicating through your PC, you must help a kidnapped man escape captivity - in real-time. While you sleep, he is alone. When you return to your PC he has hope. Your encouragement and advice will be the difference between his salvation or despair.
Why similar: Thriller 22.9%, Psychological 17.3%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 8.7%
The small town of Basswood will be changed forever by ex-investigative journalist Sam Higgs in this thrilling narrative experience from award-winning studio DON'T NOD. Will you find the truth – no matter the cost?
Why similar: Psychological 21.5%, Crime 14.1%, Detective 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Choices Matter 12.1%
A psychological detective thriller. Everyone has already decided who did it. You don't have to. Investigate a double death, question everyone who loved them, and discover how much you can trust your own mind.
Why similar: Psychological 17.6%, Thriller 17.6%, Detective 14.6%, Crime 14.1%, Choices Matter 9.9%
Graphic Novel meets Visual Novel in this story-rich, choice-driven thriller. Experience Blake’s journey as he encounters a clandestine nemesis, sparking a series of events that force him to choose between losing his sanity or rising to the challenge. Make the right decisions and save New Stone.
Why similar: Thriller 15.8%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Detective 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Crime 10.1%
The Apple Tree is an interactive story in the genre of a visual novel. Investigate a series of murders together with police Captain Christian Tyler and try not to fall into the trap of criminals!
Why similar: Psychological 21.7%, Thriller 21.1%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Detective 15.3%, Female Protagonist 5.4%
우리 아빠는 유명한 과학자입니다.
Why similar: Psychological 19.1%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Thriller 15.5%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Female Protagonist 12%
An evidence-based detective game set in rural India. Investigate your friend's disappearance by searching crime scenes, interrogating suspects, and presenting proof to break through lies. Race against time to expose a conspiracy before the 9:45 PM train leaves.
Why similar: Thriller 20.7%, Crime 15.7%, Detective 13.8%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Female Protagonist 9.1%
Rearview Mirror is a narrative videogame in which most of the events take place inside a car. From a first-person perspective, the player interacts with the passengers through the rearview mirror.
Why similar: Thriller 20.8%, Psychological 16.1%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%, Crime 8%
Evan faces a frustrating battle with his conscience. It's one he cannot afford to lose, or he'll spend the rest of his life behind bars. Under intense scrutiny and questioning from two savvy detectives, how will he fare? That, is entirely up to you.
Why similar: Psychological 22.2%, Thriller 18.5%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Choices Matter 9.4%
Neve is a non-linear interactive fiction in which your decisions can completely change the course of story. Manage your team, race against time and unravel the mysteries surrounding your ship's crash in this suffocating retrofuturistic thriller that will have you hooked from the first second.
Why similar: Thriller 19.8%, Psychological 16.6%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Choices Matter 9.2%
A cinematic mystery visual novel about a vanished woman. You're the detective on the case. Twelve years ago, your sister disappeared the same way. Four investigations lead to four different answers about what really happened — and none of them is the wrong one. The truth is whichever one you find.
Why similar: Thriller 14.4%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Psychological 11%, Detective 10.8%, Crime 10.4%
This is you, and this – is You. Both of you have something in common – exceptionality in a monotonous moment of time, when meaningless decisions have to be made. Or meaningful, to such an extent, that there is nothing left once they are made.
Why similar: Psychological 35.4%, Visual Novel 24.8%, Choices Matter 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Atmospheric 3.5%
This game is a psychological test in which you will face dilemmas that reveal your personality. At the end of it, you will know your psychotype.
Why similar: Thriller 16.3%, Visual Novel 15%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Detective 10.7%, Female Protagonist 10.4%
――My curfew is 8 PM. Having a helicopter mom is annoying, but it's not a big deal.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25%, Multiple Endings 14.3%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Psychological 11.7%, Choices Matter 11.1%
Writing on a blog and using her obscure ability, the mysterious Nightingale has been helping people in danger for years. Now, she’s forced to disappear, facing threats from a killer... one of those people she helped in the past. An interactive short story featuring an advanced navigation UI.
Why similar: Thriller 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Crime 14.5%, Psychological 14.1%, Choices Matter 12.1%
Your story continues right where Origins left off. Whether Jessica finds herself wandering the streets alone, caught in George’s web of deceit, or trapped in the unsettling confines of Margaret Thatuals under Professor Trounch’s watchful gaze and the orderlies, every choice matters.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.1%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Psychological 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%
Guide Mina and Rex through a dark and intense psychological visual novel of trauma, love, and insecurity... Traverse Section 56’s dangers, confront the past, and shape their fate.
Why similar: Psychological 23.8%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Thriller 17.8%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%
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: Psychological 16.7%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Detective 14.3%, Crime 13.8%, Choices Matter 9.6%
TROPHIES is a kinetic visual novel of a young girl trying to escape to normality. Experience an endless tomorrow in this psychological thriller.
Why similar: Psychological 28.4%, Visual Novel 24.4%, Thriller 21.7%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Story Rich 4.5%
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: Thriller 17.8%, Psychological 14.6%, Detective 14.4%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Visual Novel 10.2%
【一夜限りの騙し合いADV】 殺された女性のふりをして豪華客船での同窓会に潜入して"嘘"を武器に事件を解決する。
Why similar: Thriller 25.3%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Detective 12.5%, Choices Matter 9.4%
An office-based shrinking horror adventure in visual novel format! Explore a workplace packed with man-eating coworkers as you try to survive being tiny...
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.9%, Thriller 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
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: Visual Novel 17.3%, Crime 17.2%, Psychological 13.2%, Detective 11.1%, Thriller 10.1%
Rainswept takes you on an emotional adventure in a small town shaken by a double shooting. Join Detective Stone and unravel a tangled web of love, relationships, and unresolved trauma in this character-driven murder mystery game.
Why similar: Thriller 18.2%, Crime 18%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Detective 13.8%, Psychological 11.8%
A girl was murdered, and she is the only one still hunting for her killer. The day before her birthday, Han Xiaoxiao woke as a spirit with no memory, three days dead. Possess the living, gather clues, and uncover how you died. But some truths are harder to bear than death itself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24%, Psychological 20%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Story Rich 6.7%
A branching detective mystery. Evidence never lies. But your interpretation might. Your choices shape the truth— and what you uncover may reflect yourself.
Why similar: Psychological 20.6%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Detective 12.9%, Thriller 11.9%, Female Protagonist 9%
Cast Into A Boundless White Void. Paintings Hunger For Your Story. What Will You Answer?
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.9%, Psychological 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Thriller 15.9%, Choices Matter 6.8%
An art curator is held hostage by a portraitist who threatens to detonate a bomb unless their demands are met. 'The Gallery' contains two interactive narratives - set in 1981 (with a female protagonist) and 2021 (with a male protagonist).
Why similar: Psychological 18.1%, Detective 12.5%, Thriller 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%
𝕭𝖀𝕽𝕹 is a short and replayable visual novel, where you play Nina BURN, the biggest pop star in the world at the turning point of her career. Will you change pop music? Will you become a monster? 𝖄𝖔𝖚 𝖜𝖎𝖑𝖑 𝕭𝖀𝕽𝕹.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.6%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Multiple Endings 11.8%
The Cold Cases: Remembering Jory is a story rich, investigative mystery game where your only tools are your contacts and the people you can find and get to talk to you. Read through old internet archives, pick out what is important, and solve the mystery of the 10 year old cold case.
Why similar: Crime 14.7%, Psychological 12.9%, Detective 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.7%
A visual novel where eight participants are forced to play a death game where they have to vote every two hours. Who will survive? Who will betray? Who are the masterminds behind it all?
Why similar: Thriller 29.6%, Visual Novel 25.3%, Psychological 13.9%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
You make every interaction with her feel like coincidence. You know her far more than she could ever imagine. But you don't seem to realize, a butterfliy don't usually fly into the net on their own.
Why similar: Thriller 23.6%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Crime 14.1%, Detective 10%
This choices-matter visual novel is narrative-heavy, filled with beautifully illustrated characters, intricate stories, and two distinct endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Crime 13.6%, Detective 9.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.8%
Choose Your Story: Choices & Decisions game, Mystery visual novel adventure game
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.1%, Thriller 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Crime 14.8%, Choices Matter 5.8%
Three operatives return to their abandoned boarding school to hunt a sinister fugitive. As old traumas awaken and paranoia takes hold, will they survive their own fears?
Why similar: Thriller 25.6%, Psychological 21.3%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Multiple Endings 7.3%
Christian Tyler is ready to investigate a new case! Uncover the mystery of the tourist town of Alkelano in our new visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Psychological 15.9%, Detective 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.3%
A narrative adventure blending point-and-click and visual novel elements. Play as a young FBI agent in New Orleans, investigate crime scenes, profile suspects, and make choices that shape a branching story mixing offbeat humor with a gripping crime thriller.
Why similar: Thriller 16.4%, Psychological 14.5%, Crime 14.3%, Detective 11.9%, Visual Novel 10.9%
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: Thriller 23.6%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Crime 17.7%, Detective 10.7%, Female Protagonist 7.7%
A suspense mystery set in a police station. Includes two visual novels. *Lost* features a multi-ending system based on player choices. *Secret A* is a short story with no choices. Both offer suspenseful storylines.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.2%, Psychological 18.4%, Crime 16.7%, Thriller 16%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%
A high school detective story where an unlikely duo tackles mysterious incidents on campus. Solve strange cases with logic and courage in this suspenseful visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.3%, Thriller 21.6%, Psychological 18.8%, Detective 18.5%, Story Rich 6.5%
NO, THANK YOU!!! is a dark, dramatic mystery hidden behind a comic veneer as all of the men in this yaoi visual novel harbor their own secrets. Uncover the mystery behind the protagonist and this bar disguising a detective agency while flirting with the guys and growing intimate with them.
Why similar: Thriller 18.5%, Psychological 16.6%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Crime 15.2%, Choices Matter 9.6%
Two misanthropic teenagers attempt to be reborn through the world of sensory deprivation. A visual novel full of death, drugs, and dolphins.
Why similar: Psychological 22.4%, Thriller 19.3%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Choices Matter 8.4%
A mystery adventure set at the collapse site of a live survival audition show. Trapped contestants communicate with each other—and the outside world through social media—as they wait for rescue. But as unexpected events unfold, trust begins to crack, and survival becomes far more complicated.
Why similar: Thriller 20.2%, Psychological 16.7%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Choices Matter 9.1%
One night, Lyu Xuan woke up soaked in blood, a mysterious black hole in the palm of her hand, and millions pouring out of that hole, like an unstoppable fountain of wealth. Still in shock, She has to evade the monsters that rushed to her and her new riches. A strange story begins in a gloomy city…
Why similar: Thriller 19.1%, Crime 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Detective 10.4%
