- #1 Expelled!
97% matchVery Positive95% of 230 reviews2025
Dev: inkle Ltd
Windows · Mac
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 16.8%, Dialogue Heavy 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Comic Book 12.6%, Visual Novel 9.6%
- #2 Murder by Numbers
96% matchVery Positive84% of 1,662 reviews2020
Dev: MediatonicPub: The Irregular Corporation
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: Dialogue Heavy 20.2%, Investigation 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Comic Book 9.5%
- #3 Hauma - A Detective Noir Story - Prologue
96% matchPositive96% of 23 reviews2023
Dev: SenAm GamesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
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 14.1%, Comic Book 12.4%, Dialogue Heavy 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Visual Novel 11%
- #4 Nina Aquila: Legal Eagle, Season One
95% matchVery Positive96% of 102 reviews2021
Dev: Tanuki-sama Studios
Windows · Linux
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: Dialogue Heavy 19.8%, Investigation 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Crime 11.2%, Mystery 10.2%
- #5 Samuel Sage: The Mystery at Penby Inn
94% matchMostly Positive71% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: Seam Entertainment
Windows
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 19.9%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Mystery 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Crime 10.5%
- #6 Artificial Nexus
94% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Too Many Teeth Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Dialogue Heavy 13.2%, Investigation 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Mystery 11%
- #7 Pale Flamingos
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mrs. Battle's Games
Windows
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%, Dialogue Heavy 13.1%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Female Protagonist 8.6%
- #8 Murder at Chateau de Rouge
92% match1 user reviews100% of 1 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: Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Investigation 10.9%, Crime 10.1%, Adventure 9.8%
- #9 Altered Bloodlines
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 36 reviews2025
Dev: Dream Cloud Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 18%, Crime 14.7%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Mystery 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%
- #10 Detours
91% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2021
Dev: Mismatched GamesPub: Code Coven
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as Daniella as she moves across the country with only the help of her ex.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Dialogue Heavy 14.5%, Story Rich 11.2%, Choices Matter 10.1%
- #11 Spooky Crew: Mask of the Mysterium
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Matt Sanderson
Windows
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 15.6%, Dialogue Heavy 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Crime 11.1%, Mystery 9.6%
- #12 Kamilia
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RQ play
Windows · Mac
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 15.4%, Visual Novel 15%, Dialogue Heavy 14.5%, Mystery 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%
- #13 Hauma - A Detective Noir Story
89% matchMostly Positive71% of 129 reviews2023
Dev: SenAm GamesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
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 15%, Comic Book 12.5%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Crime 11%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%
- #14 Samuel Prince Attorney at Law Chapter 4
88% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: White Tophat
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Investigation 20.9%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Mystery 16.9%, Crime 13.5%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #15 Devi : A light in the dark
87% 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: Investigation 18.3%, Dialogue Heavy 13.8%, Crime 12.8%, Mystery 11.9%, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #16 Tequila Moonrise
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Black Swan Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Take over a struggling bar on the politically tense Moon Village. Prepare and serve drinks, befriend and help your customers, find your purpose, and maybe even love... all while keeping the bar's lights on in this narrative driven bartending simulator set on the moon.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Choices Matter 11%, Sci-fi 9%
- #17 Love Mystery Club
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 117 reviews2020
Dev: GMatrix
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 28.6%, Interactive Fiction 22%, Dialogue Heavy 19.2%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Adventure 6.1%
- #18 Fixer's Tale
84% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: Emblem Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 14.3%, Investigation 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Dialogue Heavy 12%, Choices Matter 11.4%
- #19 Tempest In A Teapot
85% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: StrandGames
Windows
A choice-based, visual novel with time travelling teapots!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Visual Novel 17%, Dialogue Heavy 15.3%, Adventure 10.4%, Sci-fi 10.3%
- #20 Fayburrow
83% matchVery Positive81% of 481 reviews2022
Dev: The Fayburrow TroupePub: The Animation Workshop VIA
Windows
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: Dialogue Heavy 24.1%, Investigation 17.4%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Mystery 14.1%, Female Protagonist 9.5%
- #21 Still Joking
82% matchVery Positive92% of 51 reviews2024
Dev: Purple Brick Games
Windows · Mac
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 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Dialogue Heavy 13.9%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Mystery 10.2%
- #22 Baskerville
84% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: DragonCog Interactive
Windows
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 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Mystery 14.9%, Futuristic 11.8%, Investigation 11.6%
- #23 Samuel Prince Attorney at Law Chapter 2
82% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: White Tophat
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Investigation 21.8%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Crime 13.1%, Mystery 11.6%, Cartoony 9.7%
- #24 Mohism: Battle of Words
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 607 reviews2023
Dev: 玄镜工作室Pub: Yooreka Studio
Windows
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: Dialogue Heavy 20.4%, Investigation 18.7%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Mystery 12.6%, Crime 11.9%
- #25 Scarlet Hood and the Wicked Wood
81% matchVery Positive85% of 271 reviews2021
Dev: Devespresso GamesPub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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 23.1%, Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Comic Book 10.9%, Adventure 10.6%
- #26 Everglow
80% matchVery Positive93% of 104 reviews2022
Dev: 7CoreLoops
Windows · Mac · Linux
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%, Sci-fi 16%, Mystery 15.9%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Story Rich 10.7%
- #27 Greed and Fear and the Rest
79% matchPositive95% of 22 reviews2024
Dev: Cyampire
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 16.7%, Dialogue Heavy 16.1%, Mystery 9.2%, Choices Matter 9%
- #28 Samuel Prince Attorney at Law Chapter 1
78% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2025
Dev: White Tophat
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 24.8%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Mystery 14.8%, Crime 13.7%, Adventure 5.6%
- #29 Sarawak
79% matchPositive86% of 22 reviews2021
Dev: Cowleyfornia StudiosPub: Cowleyfornia Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short literary mystery game set in Oxford and Borneo
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Investigation 13.6%, Mystery 13%, Visual Novel 12%, Dialogue Heavy 11.9%
- #30 墨心:波云诡船
78% matchVery Positive90% of 1,395 reviews2020
Dev: 1001 Studio
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
《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 19.1%, Dialogue Heavy 15%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Immersive Sim 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%
- #31 Tropical
77% 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: Dialogue Heavy 15.5%, Visual Novel 14%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Sci-fi 10.8%
- #32 Samuel Prince Attorney at Law Chapter 3
76% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: White Tophat
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Investigation 22.2%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Mystery 15.5%, Crime 12.5%, Adventure 7%
- #33 Death off the Cuff
77% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2021
Dev: Simon ChristiansenPub: SiChris Productions
Windows
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 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Dialogue Heavy 15.6%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Mystery 9.2%
- #34 Nina Aquila: Legal Eagle, Chapter IV: "Sacred Feathers"
75% matchPositive97% of 30 reviews2025
Dev: Tanuki-sama Studios
Windows · Linux
NINA AQUILA is back for her brightest, boldest, most magical adventure yet!
Why similar: Investigation 19.2%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Crime 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Female Protagonist 8.1%
- #35 Almanac: Detective Agency
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bergamot Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 20.1%, Dialogue Heavy 17.8%, Mystery 13.3%, Crime 11.4%, Choices Matter 9.2%
- #36 Along the Edge
76% matchVery Positive83% of 966 reviews2016
Dev: Nova-box
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Following the loss of a baby, a breakup, and a surprise heritage, Daphné decides to leave everything behind to start a new life in the French countryside. There, she discovers she's the last descendant of a line of witches. Will she embrace the family tradition?
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Mystery 11.7%, Comic Book 11.5%, Choices Matter 11.2%
- #37 Detective Trent
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pegamob
Windows
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 16.4%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Crime 13.9%, Dialogue Heavy 11.5%
- #38 Tale of android after the Apocalypse
73% matchPositive84% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: Team Moko App.
Windows
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 18.4%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Investigation 13.3%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Mystery 9.1%
- #39 Death Trick: Double Blind
73% matchVery Positive87% of 275 reviews2024
Dev: Citreat StudioPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 15%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Investigation 14.5%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Crime 11.4%
- #40 Motives: The Ultimate Problem
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LockedOn GamesPub: Erabit
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 28%, Visual Novel 23.8%, Mystery 19.3%, Cartoony 9.8%, Adventure 6.1%
- #41 Death Becomes You - Mystery Visual Novel
74% matchPositive93% of 27 reviews2021
Dev: Quill Yuri
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Mystery 12.9%, Crime 11.4%
- #42 Jurnal Risa: Dark Destiny
72% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Digital Happiness
Windows
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 17.2%, Dialogue Heavy 15.5%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Mystery 12%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%
- #43 Deep Under
72% matchVery Positive96% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: WildOmul
Windows
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 17.3%, Investigation 16.2%, Comic Book 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Mystery 9.7%
- #44 IIT Quest
71% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: IQHQ Pub: IQHQ
Windows
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 21.2%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Sci-fi 14.3%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Mystery 8.2%
- #45 i feel very lonely and i don't remember myself
70% matchVery Positive94% of 139 reviews2023
Dev: Ricardo Cancela
Windows
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 24.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Mystery 18.5%, Sci-fi 17.8%, Story Rich 6.6%
- #46 Watashi Suzume
71% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2022
Dev: Shamrock Creations LLC.
Windows
Shamrock Creations is proud to present Watashi Suzume. A story that explores the far reaching impacts that love, friendship, and understanding have on not only our own lives, but how we view life itself. All wrapped up in a supernatural murder mystery narrative that we think everyone will enjoy.
Why similar: Investigation 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Dialogue Heavy 12.4%, Choices Matter 10%
- #47 Reigns: The Witcher
68% matchVery Positive80% of 171 reviews2026
Dev: NerialPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 50%
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 26.2%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Adventure 10.5%, Dialogue Heavy 6.3%
- #48 summer story
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: karol_thegame
Windows · Linux
Summer Story: An adventure game where you investigate and make choices that shape the story.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Investigation 13.4%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Choices Matter 9%
- #49 Nocturnal Visitors: Book One
70% matchNo user reviews2026
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: Investigation 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Crime 13.2%, Mystery 13.1%
- #50 A Sketchbook About Her Sun
71% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2021
Dev: Team SolEtude
Windows
Through a narrative based on Red Ribbon’s new album “Planet X”, experience a broken-heart girl’s journey through thoughts, daydreams and music.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Comic Book 15.1%, Dialogue Heavy 15%, Female Protagonist 10.1%
- #51 NeuroNet: Mendax Proxy
69% matchVery Positive82% of 66 reviews2023
Dev: Dream Harvest
Windows
You are Arc, a city management AI. Designed to manage a city-wide AR metaverse known as the NeuroNet. Meet its many users, build relationships and help or hinder their lives while trying to balance the wider needs of the city. Find your humanity in a world losing theirs to technology.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 19.4%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Investigation 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Choices Matter 9.3%
- #52 夜明けの影法師
69% 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: Dialogue Heavy 17.2%, Visual Novel 16%, Mystery 15.4%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Female Protagonist 8.4%
- #53 Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 179 reviews2025
Dev: coly Inc.
Windows · Mac
Famous detective Kosuke Kindaichi's first case, the Honjin Murder Mystery. Honjin descendant Kenzo Ichiyanagi and his new wife Katsuko Kubo lay dead in a bed of blood on the night of their wedding. Kosuke Kindaichi searches for the truth about this locked room murder mystery. However...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Investigation 20.3%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Mystery 16%, Immersive Sim 8.1%
- #54 Across Kiloparsecs
69% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Dragon Dropper
Windows · Linux
A short science-fiction visual novel where you investigate the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of a close friend.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.2%, Dialogue Heavy 13.5%, Investigation 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Mystery 11.2%
- #55 Strix and Scholar
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TJ Hoarfrost
Windows
Follow the story of Blanca Silverurn—a strix entangled in a murder mystery. Explore the Grimstrand campus and learn about its unique magic. Delve into the secrets of students and faculty members. Affect their relationships, including a spicy romance between Blanca and her enigmatic mentor.
Why similar: Investigation 19.5%, Dialogue Heavy 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Mystery 12.8%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #56 Methods: The Detective Competition
68% matchVery Positive91% of 717 reviews2020
Dev: LockedOn GamesPub: Erabit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
One hundred detectives compete against each other in a crime-solving competition.
Why similar: Investigation 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Mystery 11.2%, Crime 11.2%
- #57 Summer Daze: Tilly's Tale
67% matchMixed62% of 21 reviews2023
Dev: Transolar Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A fantasy adventure visual novel with humor and heart, by acclaimed adventure game writer Lori Ann Cole. Starring the voice of Zehra Fazal as Tilly, a mischief-making rogue at Hero-U, the school for heroes.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 23.2%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Female Protagonist 10%, Choices Matter 8.4%
- #58 Artificial Instincts
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cyampire
Windows · Mac · Linux
You came here with a motive, so as everyone, except that you are able to change theirs. Ride with Lucas to turn down all the love interests or end their trouble in this (obviously artificial intelligence-themed) sci-fi BL visual novel. Enjoy the long-waited grand finale in this trilogy!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Dialogue Heavy 17%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Sci-fi 9.7%
- #59 Solomania
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio EphuaPub: Ephua Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
SOLOMANIA is a romance drama about flawed heroes and their collateral damage. With your new reluctant partner, prove that you're not as messed up as everyone thinks. Your mission? Investigate a strange civilian report in the woods. Sounds easy, right?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Comic Book 11.6%, Mystery 10.6%, Choices Matter 10.3%
- #60 Sticker Detective: By the Book
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Emily Okon
Windows
Sticker Detective: By the Book is a point'n'click investigation game, where you solve mysteries using stickers. Join the famed Sticker Detective, Laura, as she explores the town of Green Wood, where a puzzling death took place.
Why similar: Investigation 24.9%, Mystery 14.9%, Crime 11.6%, Comic Book 10%, Dialogue Heavy 8.9%