60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Story Rich, Investigation, Interactive Fiction.
When your self-driving Autocab kills a cyclist in this murder mystery visual novel, it's up to you as Emily Knight to talk with fellow passengers and use the clues you find to contradict their lies as you unravel how you ALL could possibly know the victim and have a motive for murder - even the car!
LateSummer
The story takes place in the summer of 2006. Mountain City Magazine received a mysterious photo, which led to a case of a missing actress.
Expelled!
A School Prefect has been pushed out of a window, and everyone's blaming YOU. Can you find the culprit - or someone to take the fall - before you get EXPELLED? Mystery with a wicked twist, from the creators of Overboard!, 80 Days, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
The story takes place in the summer of 2006. Mountain City Magazine received a mysterious photo, which led to a case of a missing actress.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Dialogue Heavy 13.3%, Investigation 13.1%, Crime 10.6%
A School Prefect has been pushed out of a window, and everyone's blaming YOU. Can you find the culprit - or someone to take the fall - before you get EXPELLED? Mystery with a wicked twist, from the creators of Overboard!, 80 Days, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
Why similar: Investigation 16.6%, Dialogue Heavy 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Comic Book 12.8%, Visual Novel 9.7%
Hauma is a deduction visual novel set in Munich. Discover a conspiracy amongst the upper echelons of society alongside former detective Judith, while visiting real locations in a comic-inspired look.
Why similar: Investigation 13.9%, Comic Book 12.5%, Dialogue Heavy 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 11%
Solve Pixel Puzzles to find clues. Use those clues to interrogate witnesses. Work your way to the truth... ...and uncover the mystery of Murder by Numbers!
Why similar: Investigation 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Dialogue Heavy 11.3%, Visual Novel 11%, Comic Book 10.7%
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 19.7%, Visual Novel 16%, Mystery 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Crime 10.3%
Susan has woken up in a strange, coffin-like device, with no memory of who or where she is. Uncover the answers in this visual novel as you solve puzzles to escape in a stunning sci-fi mystery investigation!
Why similar: Investigation 13%, Dialogue Heavy 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Mystery 10.9%
Pale Flamingos is a visual novel murder mystery with choices and a branching narrative. The year is 1986; the place, Miami. Florita and Melba, two Cuban grandmothers, are at the Miami Travel Agents' Convention where the owner of St. Neville Airways is found dead. Florita and Melba investigate.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Comic Book 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Dialogue Heavy 12.9%, Female Protagonist 8.8%
The chart-topping itch.io and Newgrounds indie hit comes to Steam, with a slew of enhancements and new features! Step into court as Nina Aquila, rookie defense attorney in this thrilling VN/adventure game hybrid, and fight for justice in a world where all anime genres exist at once!
Why similar: Investigation 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Crime 12.2%, Mystery 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 11%
This choices-matter visual novel is narrative-heavy, filled with beautifully illustrated characters, intricate stories, and two distinct endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Investigation 10.8%, Adventure 10.2%, Crime 9.9%
A troubling missing persons case soon snowballs into an investigation of a shadowy criminal enterprise and vast conspiracies that even affect your own family. Will you be able to solve the mystery while protecting those dear to you? Will your fledgling romance survive full knowledge of your past?
Why similar: Investigation 17.9%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Crime 14.6%, Mystery 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%
Play as Daniella as she moves across the country with only the help of her ex.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Dialogue Heavy 14.2%, Story Rich 11.3%, Choices Matter 9.9%
Join the Spooky Crew and uncover the secret of the Mask of the Mysterium in this point and click adventure game. An encounter with a masked figure leads the crew to investigate the secrets of a local museum.
Why similar: Investigation 15.5%, Dialogue Heavy 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Crime 11%, Mystery 9.6%
An investigation and courtroom visual novel set in the electoral courts of a small Brazilian city. A first-case lawyer, a doctored campaign flyer, and a document with a date that does not add up. Two routes of around eight hours, six endings and a final act.
Why similar: Investigation 19.5%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Mystery 13.5%, Crime 10.7%, Dialogue Heavy 10.1%
Use your psychic powers to read minds and catch an elusive serial killer!
Why similar: Visual Novel 18%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Investigation 13.4%, Crime 11.7%, Choices Matter 10.9%
Kamilia is a story-driven, choices-matter detective mystery. Follow a talented painter who finds himself wrapped up in an unsolved case, as he tries to unveil a hidden truth that has been buried for years.
Why similar: Investigation 15.3%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Dialogue Heavy 14.3%, Mystery 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 12%
Paris, 1888. In this detective visual novel inspired by Ace Attorney and Golden Idol, play as a matchmaker-detective striving to keep her marriage agency open. Meet colourful characters, uncover their secrets, and spread love throughout the city!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 18%, Investigation 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Mystery 11.4%
Hauma is a deduction visual novel set in Munich. Discover a conspiracy amongst the upper echelons of society alongside former detective Judith, while visiting real locations in a comic-inspired look.
Why similar: Investigation 14.8%, Comic Book 12.6%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Crime 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%
The fourth of seven chapters of a courtroom battle style visual novel, in which the story follows brand new lawyer Samuel Prince as he solves a strange variety of different crimes. Investigate the crime scene for evidence, then use it in court to find the real truth behind the case.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21%, Investigation 20.7%, Mystery 16.8%, Crime 13.3%, Story Rich 7.8%
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: Investigation 18.1%, Dialogue Heavy 13.6%, Crime 12.7%, Mystery 11.9%, Choices Matter 9.5%
This game is based on the theme of love & light reasoning. Even if you choose the wrong option, it will not lead to game over. It is very suitable for casual players who like love reasoning but don't want to waste their brain cells.
Why similar: Investigation 28.4%, Interactive Fiction 22%, Dialogue Heavy 18.9%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Adventure 6.4%
A humorous sci-fi text-driven adventure where you play a support engineer sent to fix system failures in a secret research complex. Explore strange labs, investigate bizarre incidents, solve absurd problems, talk to depressed robots, and make choices that lead to multiple endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.5%, Investigation 14%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Dialogue Heavy 11.8%, Choices Matter 11.2%
A choice-based, visual novel with time travelling teapots!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Dialogue Heavy 15%, Adventure 10.8%, Sci-fi 10.3%
The second of seven chapters of a courtroom battle style visual novel, in which the story follows brand new lawyer Samuel Prince as he solves a strange variety of different crimes. Investigate the crime scene for evidence, then use it in court to find the real truth behind the case.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.8%, Investigation 21.5%, Crime 12.9%, Mystery 11.5%, Cartoony 9.8%
A sci-fi visual novel reimagining The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902). Follow Vornovians Sherr-Lok & Watt-Sun as they try to uncover the truth of the "curse"
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.3%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Mystery 14.8%, Futuristic 12%, Investigation 11.4%
Experience the story of Glow, a young and naive furry heroine caught between two empires' interplanetary ambitions, forged in tragedy and conspiracy.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.1%, Sci-fi 16%, Mystery 15.7%, Female Protagonist 15%, Story Rich 10.7%
What do mirror reflections do once they have no one to repeat after anymore? Play as Iris, quite a sarcastic reflection torn between the urge to unravel the mystery of death of her “prototype” and the need to find her place in a mirrored world.
Why similar: Investigation 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Dialogue Heavy 13.7%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Mystery 10.2%
Scarlet Hood must lead a hapless Munchkin troupe through the Wicked Wood. Too bad the Black Witch, LeFaba, doesn't take too kindly to strangers gallivanting in her domain. Our fledgling witch soon realizes she's reliving the same day. Can she overcome the disaster that awaits at every turn?
Why similar: Investigation 22.8%, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Comic Book 11%, Adventure 11%
Sokolov Test is a psychological sci-fi visual novel in which a machine examiner evaluates your answers one by one. Face strange questions, visual tests, system anomalies, secrets and fragmented memories. The test is not asking whether you are good. It is asking whether you are a person.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Dialogue Heavy 12.7%, Sci-fi 10.2%
One million dollars. Two sisters. Countless consequences. Experience everyday life in modern Vietnam while uncovering the truth behind a mysterious one-million-dollar debt.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.6%, Dialogue Heavy 18.2%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Investigation 11.8%
Curtain Call in Flames is a single-player 2D courtroom mystery visual novel set in a traditional Chinese puppet troupe. As defense attorney Bian Bo, investigate a murder, question witnesses, examine evidence, and expose contradictions in court to uncover the truth.
Why similar: Investigation 21.1%, Visual Novel 17%, Crime 14.3%, Mystery 14.2%, Dialogue Heavy 8.6%
The first of seven chapters of a courtroom battle style visual novel, in which the story follows brand new lawyer Samuel Prince as he solves a strange variety of different crimes. Investigate the crime scene for evidence, then use it in court to find the real truth behind the case.
Why similar: Investigation 24.6%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Mystery 14.7%, Crime 13.5%, Adventure 5.8%
A short literary mystery game set in Oxford and Borneo
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Investigation 13.5%, Mystery 13%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Dialogue Heavy 11.7%
What traps us is not time, but our faith in it.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 16.5%, Investigation 16.3%, Mystery 11.1%, Story Rich 9.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%
You are ready to say goodbye to life, but are you prepared to face your life's truth? Navigate a grad student's life between greed and fear in his final 6 hours (and beyond) in this BL visual novel.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Dialogue Heavy 15.8%, Mystery 9.2%, Sci-fi 9%
《墨心》是一款将古代中国幻想元素和悬疑科幻相融合的国产视觉小说。男主（你）从昏迷中醒来丧失了记忆，发现自己和另外两女一男困于巨轮密室中。面对匪夷所思的船体变异，恐怖致命的巨型怪物，你们能否成功逃脱？而这超自然的现象，似乎跟一件千年前的战国墨家宝物有关......
Why similar: Investigation 19%, Dialogue Heavy 14.8%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Immersive Sim 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%
Can an AI create a video game and star in it at the same time? The Turing Choice is a sci-fi conversational adventure where your choices change everything. Evaluate K.A.I.R.O.S., an AI that claims to be a SASS, and uncover what is really happening, because nothing is what it seems.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Dialogue Heavy 12.6%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Investigation 11.9%
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: Dialogue Heavy 15.2%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Sci-fi 10.8%, Choices Matter 10.7%
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: Investigation 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Dialogue Heavy 14.1%, Crime 11.8%, Mystery 11.6%
The third of seven chapters of a courtroom battle style visual novel, in which the story follows brand new lawyer Samuel Prince as he solves a strange variety of different crimes. Investigate the crime scene for evidence, then use it in court to find the real truth behind the case.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.1%, Investigation 22%, Mystery 15.4%, Crime 12.3%, Adventure 7.2%
NINA AQUILA is back for her brightest, boldest, most magical adventure yet!
Why similar: Investigation 19%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Crime 14.1%, Female Protagonist 8.3%
In a world of fairies, a childhood friend suddenly calls Beatrice back to her old hometown. Yet when she arrives, her friend is mysteriously missing.
Why similar: Investigation 19.4%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Mystery 15.9%, Dialogue Heavy 13.8%, Female Protagonist 11%
A narrative detective game about solving mysteries through investigation, evidence, and conversation. Question suspects in your own words, photograph clues, and piece together the truth in a town full of secrets. Who is lying, and what are they hiding?
Why similar: Investigation 20%, Dialogue Heavy 17.6%, Mystery 13.3%, Crime 11.3%, Choices Matter 9.1%
No criminal has ever been a match for you, and everybody is looking forward to a description of your brilliant deductions. There is just one small problem. One tiny detail that makes it different this time. A mere trifle, really. This time you have no idea who did it.
Why similar: Investigation 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Dialogue Heavy 15.4%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Mystery 9.2%
The fifth of seven chapters of a courtroom battle style visual novel, in which the story follows brand new lawyer Samuel Prince as he solves a strange variety of different crimes. Investigate the crime scene for evidence, then use it in court to find the real truth behind the case.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.8%, Investigation 16.1%, Mystery 12.2%, Adventure 11.5%, Crime 10.3%
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: Investigation 20.3%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Mystery 13.8%, Crime 12.9%, Dialogue Heavy 12.6%
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: Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Investigation 16.3%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Crime 13.7%, Dialogue Heavy 11.3%
Can you solve a murder with only your wits, cocktail shaker, and silver tongue? Last Night Last Call is a narrative detective game where you mix cocktails, interrogate suspects, gather clues, and shape relationships to solve five murders. Every customer has something to hide.
Why similar: Investigation 17%, Dialogue Heavy 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Crime 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.8%
Top detectives from all over the world are gathered to solve the ultimate world-threatening mystery. Examine clues and piece together deductions in this thrilling visual novel — a direct sequel to Methods: The Detective Competition.
Why similar: Investigation 27.6%, Visual Novel 24%, Mystery 19.2%, Cartoony 9.9%, Adventure 6.3%
Niluas, an android who suddenly activated 276 years after the extinction of humanity. With her AI, Naive, she seeks lost memories, her activation's mystery, and humanity's extinction's cause. Facing enigmatic foes and hostile androids, she quests for truth about her existence and the desolate world.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Investigation 13.1%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Female Protagonist 9.1%
The star magician of Morgan’s Traveling Circus is missing, but the show must go on! In this non-linear detective visual novel, unravel the mystery from two different perspectives as you learn the varying stories of an entire circus of performers, each with their own lives... and their own secrets.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Investigation 14.4%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Crime 11.3%
A young man disappeared in a Slavic village. You show up with three companions and a few days to find out what really happened, before the water decides to answer for itself. Based on Adam Wołoszczuk's award-winning scenario "A kto dziewczyna?", with 11 different ways it can end.
Why similar: Investigation 18.1%, Dialogue Heavy 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Mystery 12%
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 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Mystery 11.2%, Story Rich 8.6%
Who killed your best friend?! Find out the truth before 4 suspects frame you instead! Death Becomes You is a mystery visual novel where you untangle the dark secrets and relationships between your fellow magic university students.
Why similar: Investigation 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Mystery 12.9%, Crime 11.3%
DEEP UNDER is a grim visual novel about how an ordinary camping trip with friends can turn into a real nightmare.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.4%, Investigation 16%, Comic Book 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Mystery 9.7%
In Cold War Britain, you will work through lost reports, photographs, letters, and artifacts as they arrive at the archive. Most seem routine. Some don’t. Follow the details, connect the cases, and decide what is worth digging into.
Why similar: Investigation 30.5%, Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Immersive Sim 16.2%, Mystery 13.5%, Choices Matter 8.6%
A short sci-fi visual novel about four scientists trapped in an underground lab. Explore their chat records to uncover the mysteries of Inturg Technologies. How can they escape their doom?
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Mystery 18.3%, Sci-fi 17.8%, Story Rich 6.6%
Is it okay to kill 6 billion people to avenge the deaths of 2 billion? In this epic sci-fi visual novel, make tough choices to solve "impossible" problems, unlock branching paths and achieve multiple endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Sci-fi 14.4%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Mystery 8.1%
Adventure as Geralt through the ballads of Dandelion. Swipe right, swipe left, seek glory, find death! Will you hunt monsters, upset the locals, or run a hot bath? Compose an inspiring epic to claim immortality.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.1%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Adventure 10.7%, Dialogue Heavy 6.2%
Witness the resurrection of the foretold nemesis of the Jurnal Risa family, which was never revealed before. Unveil its dark destiny within this horror-adventure game. This is all about family. Tale of Jurnal Risa, as recounted to me by Risa herself.
Why similar: Investigation 17.1%, Dialogue Heavy 15.3%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Mystery 12%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%
