- #1 No Recollection
97% matchMixed67% of 30 reviews2024
Dev: Jake Platt
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystery visual novel following a boy who awoke in a strange building, with no recollection of where he is, how he arrived, why he’s here, or how to leave. Discover the answers to these mysteries as you search for a way out. Meet a small but colorful cast in your journey, and escape together!
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.5%, Detective 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Mystery 10.8%, Multiple Endings 10.5%
- #2 R.I.P. Tour
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ghost Clown
Windows · Linux
A death game visual novel where murder victims are decided by group consensus. Make friends and enemies, solve the mysteries of an abandoned amusement park, and suss out the traitor in your group.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Multiple Endings 15.1%, Mystery 14%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%
- #3 BAD END
96% matchVery Positive84% of 395 reviews2015
Dev: Arai Koh Create OfficePub: YOX-Project
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
It's rumored that those who play 'BAD END'- a Visual Novel will die in REAL LIFE if they make the wrong decision in the game itself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.1%, Anime 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%
- #4 Midnight Road
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dreamlight Games Studios SL
Windows
Embark on a nocturnal road movie full of mysteries, paranormal phenomena, and an unexpected destination. Choose your answers carefully... and you might just find a happy ending.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Mystery 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%
- #5 Turn Illness into a Weapon
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: enderverse
Windows · Mac · Linux
In a high school hidden within a centuries-old castle, terror strikes as a sinister force begins hunting the students. You must use your skills and wits to survive, evade the relentless villain, and find a way to escape.
Why similar: Anime 21.5%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 11%
- #6 Confinio: Reality Prison
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Enthariel Games
Windows
Confinio is an intriguing visual novel that delves into your sensations as you embody the protagonist who has just awakened in a prison with no memory. Make decisions, solve puzzles, interact with the environment, use objects, interrogate people, all to yourself and uncover the enigmatic reality.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Anime 10.9%, Multiple Endings 10.8%
- #7 Saint Maker - Horror Visual Novel
93% matchVery Positive86% of 253 reviews2023
Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac
A haunted convent. Statues that move on their own. A buried past. Welcome to Saint Idelora’s convent, where becoming a saint comes with a price.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Anime 9.5%
- #8 Miya Might Break
91% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2026
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
A psychological horror visual novel about Miya, a former prodigy trapped in a decaying home with her unstable stepfather, her talking plush Mopa, and the bystander who hears every step she takes...
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Anime 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%
- #9 The Island: Into The Mist
92% matchMixed66% of 225 reviews2019
Dev: BADA Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
'The Island: In To The Mist' is an adventure game. It includes basic features of adventure genre and add some new systems to interest you. You have been given a chance to experience a group of university students, who confined in the island. There is a terrific but interesting story you will see.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Detective 12.1%, Anime 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
- #10 The Paracelsian Project
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Sixkilla Gaming
Windows · Mac · Linux
You awaken in an unfamiliar location with unfamiliar people and are surrounded by mystery. Will you be able to solve the puzzle and uncover why you are here in this sci-fi/mystery/puzzle visual novel? The future hangs in the balance.
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Detective 11%, Psychological Horror 10.1%
- #11 CAFE 0 ~The Sleeping Beast~ REMASTERED
90% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: ROSEVERTE MYSTERYPub: ROSEVERTE
Windows · Mac · Linux
The supernatural mystery visual novel, "CAFE 0 ~The Sleeping Beast~" returns as a remastered version. Will the maid, Corliss, find out why she died within the 7 days time limit?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Mystery 11.5%, Anime 11%
- #12 For Mother Matron
89% matchVery Positive91% of 164 reviews2022
Dev: Velvetique GamesPub: Neoclassic Games
Windows · Mac
A story about a girl named Lizzy living in a miserable world and her journey to its darkest depths. A free atmospheric horror visual novel where you navigate life-or-death situations. SEEK PARADISE OR DIE TRYING
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Multiple Endings 13.6%
- #13 Bound Between Desks
89% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: AnyTale Game StudiosPub: ANYTALE LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystical visual novel where ordinary school life intertwines with mysterious phenomena. Every decision you make could lead to uncovering secrets... or plunge you into even greater uncertainty.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Anime 13.9%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Mystery 12.7%
- #14 Friendly Facade
88% matchPositive92% of 24 reviews2023
Dev: Emergence
Windows
In this visual novel, Maggie Crane and 15 others are invited to partake in the Isolated Society Study, where they must forge a peaceful society while attempting to outsmart each other in complex challenges. Just as the study is about to conclude, the Golding Foundation introduces a sinister twist.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.5%, Detective 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Mystery 13.2%, Anime 12.8%
- #15 Shadows Of Memory ll
87% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Pixelyarn
Windows
Go home, Alice. The past awaits you. This is the second chapter in the horror visual novel trilogy.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.5%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Psychological Horror 13%, Anime 8.9%
- #16 Fateweaver: The Alchemist's Quandary
86% matchVery Positive98% of 99 reviews2023
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
You are The Fateweaver; an ancient beast of legendary status. It is your job to determine which way Fate will unravel as you dig deep into the psyche of those who beckon. Decide whether to help those who beg for your mercy, or invoke the wrath of the Gods upon those you deem unworthy of existence...
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Visual Novel 13%, Detective 12.9%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Mystery 9.2%
- #17 Future Mirror
86% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2022
Dev: 皐月の夢Pub: LocaGames
Windows
"Ten years from now, I will be dead..." A coming-of-age fantasy adventure tale, Future Mirror is a visual novel that explores fate and the choices that affect our future, tragedy, relationships, and happiness.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Detective 13.8%, Multiple Endings 10.8%
- #18 Blackthorn Witch
85% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: BDOneArt
Windows · Mac · Linux
A psychological horror story set in the town of Blackthorn; a place that lives in constant fear of a witch. The two main suspects? Levi’s mom and sister! His only lifelines to the outside world. Can they live a peaceful life? Or will they be dragged down by the dying town?
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Psychological Horror 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%
- #19 SAS:绝响诡计 | Case 0 风暴蝴蝶
83% matchVery Positive88% of 224 reviews2025
Dev: 秦遥
Windows
这是一款以中式校园为背景的推理类文字游戏,你将扮演一名高中生司空茂,在开学第一天目击密室杀人事件的现场,并经过调查和推理解决案件,找出真正的犯人和真相背后更深的阴谋。但在享受侦探游戏的同时,请千万不要忽视学习。保持情绪稳定,尽量维持活下去的念头...记住,你的成绩,永远比案件要更重要。
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Detective 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Psychological Horror 11.1%
- #20 Entropic Float: This World Will Decay And Disappear
84% matchPositive92% of 49 reviews2022
Dev: Nico HPub: Starfield Gaming
Windows · Mac
A free drama-mystery visual novel with a modern fantasy setting. Reach out to the fourteen people trapped inside to find the truth through eighteen endings, influenced by but not exclusively bound to your own system time.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Mystery 13.3%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%
- #21 CAFE 0 ~The Sleeping Beast~
84% matchVery Positive83% of 53 reviews2016
Dev: ROSEVERTE MYSTERYPub: ROSEVERTE
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A supernatural mystery visual novel. What kind of fate will the heroine face after she relives the last seven days before her death?
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Anime 9.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%
- #22 MINDFUNK In 13 Days
82% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Help Nari and Sena make sense of a cringeworthy drink called MINDFUNK that predicts their death. Your choices in this psychological horror visual novel will determine how they deal with this MIND****.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Multiple Endings 14.6%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%
- #23 STARLET☆VOICE
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Studio Kabukimo
Windows
Enter STARLET☆VOICE, the reality show: get famous, loved, watched. Live with your rivals on camera. Stage romance. Survive the confessionals. Go viral. By any means. Sunday turns your week into a story that never happened. Go live and swear you didn't mean it. It's all recorded.
Why similar: Social Deduction 28.4% ★, Visual Novel 13.5%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Anime 10%
- #24 Wonderful Body Wanted
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: mitchaPub: Oyashiro.dev
Windows · Mac · Linux
A distracted student arrives for his internship at a girls' boarding school in the small town of Chudnogorsk. After a series of failures, Andrey finds out about a series of disappearances in this mysterious place. And that he himself is bound to disappear.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.2%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Mystery 14.7%, Anime 12.9%, Detective 12.1%
- #25 Suhoshin
81% matchVery Positive91% of 170 reviews2022
Dev: No More 500
Windows
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 15.9%, Anime 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Mystery 11%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%
- #26 The Test: Hypothesis Rising
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,928 reviews2020
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 41%
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Detective 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Psychological Horror 10.7%
- #27 Lachesis or Atropos
79% matchVery Positive87% of 71 reviews2023
Dev: 4nokiPub: Quill Yuri
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 15.6%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Anime 11%, Mystery 10.1%
- #28 Make Moku Proud
78% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Uncover the truth behind a broken ritual in Make Moku Proud... a psychological visual novel where guilt and obedience, and what it means to make Moku proud, shape the fate of a witness watching his companions disappear.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Multiple Endings 8.1%
- #29 Reflection Link
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Secretive Sheep Games
Windows
Locked inside a facility that erases memory, seven people must recover what they've forgotten to earn their freedom. Explore escape-room puzzles, piece together broken relationships, and uncover the truth behind the sins none of them remember committing in this branching path visual novel.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 12.8%, Anime 12.8%, Mystery 12.3%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Detective 11.7%
- #30 Tokyo Dark
79% matchVery Positive84% of 1,341 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: Visual Novel 17.2%, Detective 16.9%, Anime 16%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Mystery 10.1%
- #31 破禁 Limbo Break
77% 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 16.3%, Detective 15.5%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%, Mystery 10.3%
- #32 Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 136 reviews2025
Dev: DankHeartsPub: WhisperGames
Windows
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: Visual Novel 16.2%, Detective 14.7%, Anime 12.8%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%
- #33 泥舟と罪人
76% 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: Detective 15.1%, Visual Novel 15%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.9%
- #34 末日航路-The Termination
77% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
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 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Mystery 12.9%
- #35 Momo Don't Leave
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Return to a town that never changed… and a friend who's supposed to be dead. A psychological horror visual novel about memory and the cost of refusing to move forward.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
- #36 Blind Dog
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: svyat
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are a detective who is slowly going blind. The only faces you can still see clearly belong to those who are about to die. A visual novel investigation where every choice affects the fate of Tokyo and leads you either closer to the truth or deeper into darkness.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.3%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Detective 16.8%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Multiple Endings 10.2%
- #37 Abandoned Village Walking Group
74% matchMixed64% of 28 reviews2024
Dev: mokosoft
Windows
He wanders into the village and comes face to face with the village customs and the mystery of the sacred tree. However, he is also a freak who wants to desecrate the mystery. The battle for the salvation of mankind by the cursed village begins.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.4%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Anime 10.4%
- #38 The Beresford family
74% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Dreamlight Games Studios SL
Windows
What happened on the night of July 20, 1824? The Beresford family was sleeping unaware that an ancient evil was about to resurface. An ancient evil that brought upon them a curse whose echoes resonate to this day.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Mystery 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%
- #39 Memory Girl +
73% matchVery Positive97% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: cream△Pub: Champloo Games
Windows
A tragic love story following Memori and her search for the missing "him."
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Anime 10.5%
- #40 The Test: Secrets of the Soul
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,558 reviews2023
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Detective 11.4%, Psychological Horror 9.6%
- #41 Cannibal Court
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Loomnorth Studios
Windows
Convince the cannibals not to eat you.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Detective 13.1%
- #42 Lily's Lil Video Shop!
72% matchVery Positive93% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: Lich & Lily
Windows
The old Lily Flash Games are being recompiled for modern systems! In Lily's Lil Video help Lily learn to be the best worker at the Happy Video Store! Sort through VHS tapes, stock up the shelves, and pick up after messy customers. Strive for perfection every day so Lily can be the best employee!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Detective 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Psychological Horror 10.8%
- #43 AI: The Somnium Files
72% matchVery Positive92% of 9,207 reviews2019
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.2%, Detective 18.9%, Anime 15.7%, Mystery 14.1%, Story Rich 10.4%
- #44 Brood Year
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wurm Fud
Windows
Stuck in a dead-end town with plans that go nowhere, Jackie feels as if her life is doomed to stagnancy forever. Getting by with her friends, she is resigned to her fate in a small town- until a chance encounter with a deadly life-form sets in motion a deadly chain of events
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Detective 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%
- #45 Red Chat Ritual – TSUMIMI TIME
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tohakusha Inc.
Windows
An idol livestreamer is searching for her missing partner. You are not just watching her stream. Interfere with her broadcast, investigate clues on and off stream, and uncover the truth behind her partner’s disappearance.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Visual Novel 17%, Mystery 13.8%, Detective 13.4%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
- #46 Midnight Witch
71% matchVery Positive92% of 351 reviews2023
Dev: Crimson Moon Studio
Windows
Your average student life quickly descents into horror as a mysterious witch takes over the college... Can you save the girl you love? Or even make it out alive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 16%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Anime 12.9%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%
- #47 The Game of Fourtune
70% matchPositive97% of 36 reviews2023
Dev: BlackLock Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
How far will you go to get your deepest wish granted? In The Game of Fourtune, help guide Clyde & Devon through this cruel game of life and death. Only one participant will get their wish granted. Four rounds and four deaths each round, are you ready to see if fortune is on your side?
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Anime 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Multiple Endings 11.3%
- #48 Sunlight Scream
70% matchVery Positive84% of 81 reviews2023
Dev: Faithy Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 17.2%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Anime 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12%, Mystery 11.7%
- #49 Touhou: Beyond Gensokyo
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FUF Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Discover the mysteries of Gensokyo through the lens of Shin, a photographer from the outside world. In this immersive visual novel, join forces with the shrine maiden Reimu Hakurei to unravel the truth behind this incident and stop the enigmatic Kurohana.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Anime 16%, Mystery 13.9%, Multiple Endings 11.3%
- #50 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
67% matchVery Positive93% of 20,460 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.5%, Psychological Horror 16%, Multiple Endings 15.3%, Anime 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%
- #51 Blackmail Directive
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 青梅不输天降工作室Pub: 糕薯科技
Windows
A gripping visual novel set in modern-day Japan, featuring cute anime-style heroines and branching storylines that lead to multiple endings. Every choice you make shapes the story—and determines Arisa's fate.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.6%, Anime 13.2%, Mystery 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Detective 12.4%
- #52 POPULARITY CONTEST
68% 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: Visual Novel 18.4%, Multiple Endings 15.7%, Mystery 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%
- #53 你与月光同罪-As Guilty As the Moon
69% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
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: Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Detective 15.9%, Mystery 12.7%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #54 It was a human.
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 484 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.2%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Anime 14.3%, Detective 10.7%, Mystery 9%
- #55 Tropical
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Robert Welz
Windows
Congratulations Dominica! You have been chosen to test the first virtual aquapark in history! Ten days in a tropical paradise where every detail is simulated to be perfect – what could possibly go wrong?
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.3%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Anime 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%
- #56 Cooking Companions: Appetizer Edition
68% matchVery Positive88% of 398 reviews2020
Dev: Deer Dream Studios
Windows
Cabbage and the Chompettes want to play hide and seek! Can you find all five of them?
Why similar: Visual Novel 19%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Anime 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%
- #57 The Girl Who Wasn't There
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 1564 Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ranko and her friend Astrid must investigate the vanishing of a girl from their school. Learn about the secrets of St. Joachim to find her, but be cautious! A bad step may lead you towards an ugly end...
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Detective 16.1%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Anime 10.3%
- #58 Stay Alive For Me
66% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: OneRoomFilms
Windows
Survive a gripping psychological thriller in this visual novel. Make critical decisions, face a disturbed captor, and experience multiple chilling endings.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.5%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Mystery 9.6%
- #59 我死后的那些天-After Death
68% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
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: Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Detective 15.7%, Mystery 12.5%, Multiple Endings 10.7%
- #60 Awakewood
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NeuroCreativa
Windows · Mac · Linux
After your mother’s strange funeral, a black rain blocks the roads and leaves you stranded. The air smells like rotting fruit and nature begins to mutate. Can you get out of here before the forest finds you?
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Anime 10.5%, Mystery 8.6%