- #1 Cold Verdict 2
97% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Astronomic Games
Windows
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 16.5%, Psychological 13.5%, Crime 13.3%, Visual Novel 11%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%
- #2 Cold Verdict
96% matchPositive89% of 27 reviews2021
Dev: Astronomic Games
Windows · Linux
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 18.1%, Psychological 15.9%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.3%, Choices Matter 8%
- #3 Loretta
96% matchVery Positive93% of 414 reviews2023
Dev: BonereadersPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 16.4%, Psychological 14.4%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Crime 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 8.2%
- #4 POPULARITY CONTEST
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ScrythaDev
Windows · Mac
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 18.7%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Female Protagonist 10%
- #5 Corridors of Their Memories
94% matchPositive85% of 46 reviews2020
Dev: Alkinoy
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 20.8%, Thriller 19.5%, Detective 15.1%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Choices Matter 11.6%
- #6 夜明けの影法師
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Max Neet Games
Windows
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 14.7%, Thriller 14.7%, Psychological 12.1%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Female Protagonist 8%
- #7 Time Crack
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MelTheMelPub: Nightfall Narratives
Windows
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 17.8%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Psychological 15.7%, Crime 12.6%, Choices Matter 10.5%
- #8 Shadows on the Vatican: Nightingale
92% matchPositive90% of 40 reviews2021
Dev: Binary Charm
Windows
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 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Crime 13.8%, Psychological 13.4%, Choices Matter 11.6%
- #9 悪人悪華 - AKUNIN-AKKA -
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: moutardelog
Windows
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 16.8%, Psychological 16.3%, Thriller 15.9%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Detective 12.1%
- #10 破禁 Limbo Break
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: xiaowanxiongzzz
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 16.1%, Thriller 14.1%, Detective 13.3%, Psychological 11.4%, Female Protagonist 11%
- #11 Shadows of Betrayal
90% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: JayzonBHPub: JayzonBH Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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%, Thriller 21%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%
- #12 Jessica's Choices - Forced [Episode 1]
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DoAdventures
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 21.6%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Psychological 11.4%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #13 피랍 일지 - 그 남자로부터의 탈출
89% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2022
Dev: C's earth
Windows
어떻게든 돌아갈 거야. 가족이 기다리고 있는 집으로.
Why similar: Thriller 16.5%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Psychological 13.5%, Crime 12.8%, Choices Matter 12.6%
- #14 The Unclosed Case: Pike
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: CazimG
Windows
A narrative-driven detective thriller. Reed and partner Grant investigate a murder case that resets through a time loop. Gather clues, interrogate witnesses, build timelines in the mind palace, and uncover the truth through deduction and multiple endings.
Why similar: Crime 18.9%, Thriller 16.4%, Detective 14.6%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Psychological 9.3%
- #15 The Apple Tree
87% matchPositive92% of 24 reviews2022
Dev: Remnants of mosaic
Windows
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 20.5%, Thriller 19.5%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Detective 14%, Drama 7.3%
- #16 Special Request: Chapter 1
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 22 reviews2026
Dev: Nemiegs
Windows · Mac
A choice-driven psychological adult visual novel about power, reputation, and corruption. After a single impulsive mistake, Laura becomes entangled with a man who can make problems disappear — but every favour pulls her deeper. Your choices shape who she becomes.
Why similar: Psychological 20.3%, Thriller 20.1%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Female Protagonist 8.4%
- #17 SHEROK's Case ;Recollection
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gamitive Of MiyaPub: GAMITIVE
Windows
"Scientific evidence, eyewitness testimony, and objective facts—when these align, the truth emerges. As my grandfather Holmes used to say: Whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."
Why similar: Psychological 20%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Detective 12.3%, Thriller 11.5%, Female Protagonist 8.5%
- #18 Kayotica
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Kicksoft Studio
Windows
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: Crime 16.4%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Psychological 12.6%, Detective 10.4%, Thriller 9.5%
- #19 Rainswept
85% matchVery Positive87% of 301 reviews2019
Dev: Frostwood Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: Crime 17.2%, Thriller 17.2%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Detective 12.9%, Psychological 11.4%
- #20 Mutual Harrow
83% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 23.4%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Thriller 17.3%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%
- #21 집착의 망자 - 집으로부터의 탈출
84% matchVery Positive91% of 105 reviews2022
Dev: C's earth
Windows
만약 당신의 집 안에 당신의 생명을 노리는 괴한이 들어온다면?
Why similar: Thriller 20.7%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Psychological 15.4%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Multiple Endings 11.1%
- #22 Blake: The Visual Novel
82% matchVery Positive90% of 62 reviews2021
Dev: Ori MeesPub: LegendOri Productions
Windows · Mac
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 15.9%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Detective 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Crime 10.3%
- #23 Neve
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Michelle SantosPub: Ritus Studio
Windows
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 19.3%, Psychological 16.3%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Choices Matter 9.1%
- #24 Alfred Hitchcock - Vertigo
81% 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: Thriller 26.6%, Psychological 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Detective 10.8%, Cinematic 9.1%
- #25 STAY
82% matchMixed68% of 566 reviews2018
Dev: Appnormals Team
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 17.5%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 8.7%
- #26 슬픈 가족사 - 산장으로부터의 탈출
80% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: C's earth
Windows
우리 아빠는 유명한 과학자입니다.
Why similar: Psychological 19.3%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Thriller 15.5%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Female Protagonist 11.8%
- #27 Devi : A light in the dark
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Flying Robot Studios
Windows
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 20.8%, Crime 15.9%, Detective 13.7%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Female Protagonist 8.9%
- #28 Fragments
79% matchPositive81% of 31 reviews2021
Dev: codapill
Windows · Mac
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 22.5%, Thriller 18.6%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #29 My name is You and it's the only unusual thing in my life
79% matchVery Positive81% of 902 reviews2019
Dev: Nikita Igorevich Studio
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 52%
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 35.7%, Visual Novel 24.3%, Choices Matter 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Atmospheric 3.5%
- #30 Morse Academy
77% matchPositive87% of 30 reviews2025
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 25.3%, Psychological 21.2%, Visual Novel 18%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Multiple Endings 7.2%
- #31 REARVIEW MIRROR
77% matchPositive85% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: CUBUS GAMES SL
Windows · Mac
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 16.3%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%, Crime 8.1%
- #32 The Gallery
78% matchMixed69% of 169 reviews2022
Dev: PRM Games
Windows · Mac
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 17.5%, Detective 11.8%, Thriller 10.1%, Visual Novel 9.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%
- #33 Holy Shift
76% matchPositive81% of 42 reviews2024
Dev: Kitten Purradise Studios
Windows
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 16.4%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Detective 10.6%, Choices Matter 10.6%
- #34 BURIED STARS
76% matchVery Positive84% of 2,079 reviews2021
Dev: LINE Games Corporation
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 19%, Psychological 15.9%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%, Choices Matter 8.7%
- #35 trophies
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: gg8473
Windows · Mac
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 28.9%, Visual Novel 24.1%, Thriller 21.8%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Story Rich 4.5%
- #36 Under the Table
74% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: RB Ashton
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 20.7%, Thriller 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
- #37 泥舟と罪人
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NONALCOHOL.
Windows · Mac
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 16.8%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Detective 14%, Crime 13.9%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #38 The False Culprit
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: HwachaPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
1년 전, 여중생 한 명이 흔적도 없이 사라진다. 그녀의 흔적을 찾기 위해 사건의 담당 형사는 여중생의 동급생이었던 6명의 학생을 심문하게 되는데...
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Thriller 16.3%, Detective 12.3%, Crime 10.8%
- #39 Echoes of Pinebridge
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Koalu Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
After a transfer student enters his life, college senior Kent begins suffering fainting spells and hearing voices. Navigate friendships, secrets, and a growing supernatural mystery in this choice-driven visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.5%, Thriller 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Multiple Endings 9%
- #40 Virginia
75% 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: Thriller 17.9%, Psychological 14.8%, Detective 14.3%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Visual Novel 10.2%
- #41 Realization
73% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Agaze Productions
Windows
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 22.1%, Crime 16.7%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Detective 9.9%, Drama 8.2%
- #42 The Restless Sheep & The Lone Wolf -A Tale of Cutthroat Lovers-
71% matchVery Positive89% of 114 reviews2024
Dev: CLOCKUPPub: Shiravune
Windows
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: Thriller 21.3%, Crime 18.7%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Drama 7.1%
- #43 Twin Mirror
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,604 reviews2021
Dev: DON'T NOD
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 21.4%, Crime 14%, Detective 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Choices Matter 12.2%
- #44 Pentimento
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fool Bloom Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Cast Into A Boundless White Void. Paintings Hunger For Your Story. What Will You Answer?
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.6%, Psychological 19%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Thriller 16%, Choices Matter 6.9%
- #45 Nocturnal Visitors: Book One
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Miguel H. DeathPub: Judatone Studios
Windows
Discover a world where magic and science, chaos and order, are two sides of the same coin.
Why similar: Crime 16%, Thriller 14.7%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Psychological 12.7%
- #46 Devil Apartment
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: L.S. Frei
Windows
Hello, Jake. Welcome to the game.
Why similar: Thriller 21.8%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Drama 9.1%
- #47 Ubel
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Regularjax
Windows
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 29.7%, Visual Novel 25%, Psychological 14.1%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #48 UNCULT
70% matchMostly Negative31% of 16 reviews2024
Dev: STUDIO EORARI
Windows
'UNCULT' is a Adventure where the protagonist, the daughter of a cult leader, suffers from amnesia after an accident in a fanatical pseudo-religious group. Now, she must piece together her obscured past, facing numerous challenges and uncovering the truth. Your decisions will shape her destiny.
Why similar: Thriller 22.5%, Crime 14.4%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%
- #49 Would you sell your soul
69% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: COMINO Inc.
Windows
Choose Your Story: Choices & Decisions game, Mystery visual novel adventure game
Why similar: Visual Novel 23%, Thriller 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Crime 15%, Choices Matter 6%
- #50 Murder at Chateau de Rouge
69% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Abigail Fuller
Windows · Linux
This choices-matter visual novel is narrative-heavy, filled with beautifully illustrated characters, intricate stories, and two distinct endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Crime 13.8%, Detective 9.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.8%
- #51 THE MAIN POST
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FORTPub: FOURTWONA GAMES
Windows
THE MAIN POST - is a visual novel, which takes place in a USSR. You play as a military man who is being taken on a mission to a closed city in the USSR. You will have to reveal all the secrets of this place.
Why similar: Thriller 23.4%, Crime 17.6%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Detective 12.7%, Choices Matter 8.1%
- #52 Forest of Death Masks
68% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Remnants of mosaic
Windows
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 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Psychological 16.1%, Detective 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%
- #53 《乱步馆》-断崖 -Precipice
70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: 多年以后的卡米拉
Windows
这是一部短篇视觉互动小说, 剧情改编自江户川乱步的同名短篇小说, 作品以一对青年男女在断崖边回忆往事开始, 通过抽丝剥茧的分析那件往日旧案, 一点一滴的挖出了隐藏在案件背后的更为残酷的真相, 乱步也同时透过作品中他(她)们的对话和回忆, 讨论和表述了自己心目中的某种“完美”。
Why similar: Thriller 19.3%, Psychological 15.8%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Crime 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 12%
- #54 Profiler Files - New Orleans
68% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Land Creations
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 15.9%, Psychological 14.2%, Crime 14%, Detective 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%
- #55 Mota Must Die
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Interrogate a friend accused of murder in Mota Must Die... a psychological visual novel where belief decides whether someone lives or dies
Why similar: Thriller 26.2%, Visual Novel 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.7%, Psychological 8.5%
- #56 The Restless Sheep & The Lone Wolf -Woolly Eyes GAIDEN-
66% matchPositive97% of 38 reviews2024
Dev: CLOCKUPPub: Shiravune
Windows
The romantic noir visual novel The Restless Sheep & The Lone Wolf returns to Kabukicho in this unhinged simul-quel. Me, Azami, and the whole ragtag gang rampage through five all-new short stories!
Why similar: Thriller 22.4%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Crime 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Drama 7.2%
- #57 NO, THANK YOU!!!
69% matchVery Positive87% of 184 reviews2018
Dev: paradePub: MangaGamer
Windows
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 18.3%, Psychological 16.6%, Visual Novel 15%, Crime 14.9%, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #58 Raining City: Millions Recollections
65% matchVery Positive87% of 285 reviews2025
Dev: Orca LayoutPub: 昆布科技
Windows
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 19.3%, Crime 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Detective 10.4%
- #59 rest: in a dark room
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: regular glove
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 22.9%, Thriller 19.2%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Choices Matter 8.4%
- #60 Saint Kotar
67% 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: Psychological 17.2%, Detective 13.6%, Thriller 12.8%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Visual Novel 11.1%