- #1 AI: The Somnium Files
97% matchVery Positive92% of 9,101 reviews2019
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.1 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: Detective 20.8%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Mystery 14.5%, Anime 11.7%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #2 Guilty Parade
96% matchVery Positive93% of 290 reviews2021
Dev: Nozori Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
One war. Two sides of a military conflict. Which side will you choose if you take a look at the world from both sides of the conflict? Whom will you support and whom will you destroy if some are fighting for an uncertain future, while others are for a peaceful present?
Why similar: Detective 19.8%, Visual Novel 16%, Mystery 12.1%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Anime 8.7%
- #3 Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
96% matchVery Positive93% of 6,967 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Kidnapped and taken to an unfamiliar location, nine people find themselves forced to participate in a diabolical Nonary Game by an enigmatic mastermind called Zero. Why were they there? Why were they chosen to put their lives on the line? And more importantly, who can be trusted?
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.2%, Mystery 14.4%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Story Rich 10.7%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
- #4 Escape Everlit
95% matchPositive100% of 25 reviews2025
Dev: lantao studio
Windows
A narrative-driven sci-fi mystery. Switch between four playable protagonists trapped in an island mansion to explore, investigate, piece together clues from their mysterious past, and uncover the truth behind their predicament.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 19.9% ★, Visual Novel 13.4%, Mystery 12.6%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #5 Root Double -Before Crime * After Days- Xtend Edition
94% matchVery Positive90% of 592 reviews2016
Dev: YetiPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Rescue squad captain Watase Kasasagi wakes up without his memories in the middle of his most critical mission yet-- a nuclear meltdown at a research facility. In an unfamiliar place and without his years of training, he must rescue the survivors and escape...
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.8%, Anime 13.9%, Mystery 13.4%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Story Rich 11.1%
- #6 Return to Shironagasu Island
94% matchVery Positive94% of 3,990 reviews2020
Dev: HYOGO ONIMUSHIPub: TABINOMICHI
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A mystery adventure game and visual novel set on solitary Shironagasu Island. Discover its secrets, solve its mysteries, and escape from the ominous island!
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.5%, Mystery 18.6%, Detective 14.5%, Adventure 10.3%, Anime 9.3%
- #7 Tokyo Dark
93% matchVery Positive84% of 1,336 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: Detective 21.3%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Anime 13.4%, Mystery 11.7%, Choices Matter 8.8%
- #8 SMU News: Strange events recorded
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 月食图书室
Windows
In this game, play as Shenming University News Department members. Explore strange incidents—no need for truth. Write compelling reports from clues; eye-catching content excites readers. As for what really happened…do readers actually care? If you care, go find out yourself.
Why similar: Detective 26.2%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Choices Matter 14%, Anime 12%, Story Rich 11.1%
- #9 Chrono Crimes
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Chrono
Windows
Investigate crimes and solve them... before they happen. Scour future crime scenes, corroborate suspects' alibis, search for incriminating evidence and uncover the truth before the culprit can get away with it.
Why similar: Detective 23.7%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Mystery 14.6%, Time Travel 12.8% ★, Anime 11%
- #10 午前五時にピアノを弾く ENCORE
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Kazuhide OkaPub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
朝の早い時間、午前五時くらいになると、この町にはときどき濃い霧が出る──。
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.6%, Anime 14.5%, Adventure 13.5%, Exploration 12.1%, Choices Matter 10.4%
- #11 Justice.exe
90% matchMostly Positive71% of 102 reviews2022
Dev: Late Game ClutchPub: Gameclaw Studio
Windows · Mac
Justice.exe is a dialogue-heavy dystopian legal drama in which you defend sentient AI in court. Discover key story elements in dialogue, build your case by studying arguments, and engage the opposing counsel in wits, charisma and skullduggery. Small choices might alter the fate of your clients.
Why similar: Political 30.8% ★, Detective 16.2%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Mystery 10%, Story Rich 8%
- #12 Unmasked Truths: Shattered Dreams
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SuperPROTEIN Studios Inc.
Windows
10 world-renowned experts are trapped together and must cooperate to survive... until conflicts arise, and they discover the greatest threat to their lives isn't the system they're resisting: it's each other! Discover the truth of who's living a lie in this fully voiced murder mystery adventure.
Why similar: Detective 18.9%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Mystery 13.1%, Choices Matter 12%, Anime 10.9%
- #13 Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE Plus
89% matchVery Positive81% of 1,984 reviews2024
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 13.2 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Yuma, an amnesiac detective-in-training, and Shinigami, the spirit haunting him, tackle unsolved mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 26.2%, Anime 14.2%, Mystery 12.7%, Story Rich 10.7%, Exploration 10.4%
- #14 Reflection Link
88% 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: Detective 15.5%, Mystery 14.9%, Anime 11.4%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Story Rich 9.8%
- #15 Sunlight Scream
87% 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 22.2%, Visual Novel 16%, Mystery 14%, Anime 11.6%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #16 Call the Tune
86% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: St☆rletPub: Elephant Shrew Crew
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this detective/idol game fusion, every decision you make will influence the narrative. Your choices will shape relationships, uncover secrets, and determine the fate of the characters and the school itself.
Why similar: Detective 18.2%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Mystery 13.4%, Multiple Endings 7.9%
- #17 1979 Revolution: Black Friday
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,085 reviews2016
Dev: iNK Stories
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
1979 Revolution: Black Friday is a choice driven, narrative game that brings players into the brooding world of a nation on the verge of collapse. Play as Reza, an aspiring photojournalist, and make life and death decisions as you survive the gritty streets of Iran in the late 1970’s.
Why similar: Political 45.2% ★, Choices Matter 18%, Story Rich 8%, Multiple Endings 7.5%, Adventure 6.4%
- #18 Future Mirror
85% 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: Detective 18.9%, Visual Novel 15%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Time Travel 11.2% ★, Multiple Endings 9.1%
- #19 Ezrebeth
84% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Tymedust Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ezrebeth is an old, bitter recluse who finds herself constantly invaded by her peculiar relatives during the winter holidays. Oh, and she's stuck in a time loop! Investigate, interview and cross-reference as you attempt to figure out what's going on in this surreal visual novel.
Why similar: Detective 21.1%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Mystery 13.3%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Choices Matter 9.2%
- #20 ISLAND
84% matchVery Positive95% of 1,748 reviews2018
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 154.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Sanzenkai Setsuna awakens on the shore of isolated island Urashima with no memories of his past. Befriending three local girls, Rinne, Karen, and Sara, Setsuna's quest to discover the secrets of Urashima and how they tie into his own past - and future - begins.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.6%, Anime 15.4%, Time Travel 14.9% ★, Mystery 11.4%, Story Rich 10.7%
- #21 Imperfect Smile
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lazy Platypus Kft.
Windows
A cart, a manor, and a family that deserves everything coming to it. The hours repeat. Conversations shift. Lies unravel. Explore, observe, and gamble with what you learn to prevent a murder that refuses to stay solved. Just you, your cards, and a house that would rather you stayed ignorant.
Why similar: Detective 25.5%, Time Manipulation 20.5% ★, Mystery 16.1%, Exploration 10.2%, Adventure 10%
- #22 The Occult Detective
82% matchMostly Positive72% of 323 reviews2025
Dev: Battlecry Studio
Windows
A narrative detective game blended with supernatural elements. Play as a rookie investigator, discover vital clues in every case, dive into unscripted interrogations and uncover truths that break minds. But with each revelation, the world feels... less human.
Why similar: Detective 24.9%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Anime 14%, Story Rich 13.9%, Mystery 13.7%
- #23 Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
82% matchVery Positive93% of 124,984 reviews2019
Dev: ZA/UM
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.
Why similar: Political 23% ★, Detective 22.1%, Choices Matter 17.3%, Story Rich 12.7%, Visual Novel 7.8%
- #24 Ghost of the Quadrangle
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: VNhub
Windows · Mac
A choice-driven visual novel set at Blackthorn Academy, where you uncover hidden secrets, shape relationships, and influence rival factions through branching decisions in a dark story of mystery, romance, revenge, and multiple possible outcomes.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.1%, Choices Matter 19.3%, Story Rich 14%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Mystery 11.2%
- #25 I Am The Prosecutor: No Evidence? No Problem!
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: Sigyaad Team
Windows
I Am The Prosecutor is a non-linear Visual Novel about defending a cute Tomboy named Sophie where you're given just 30 seconds to make the right choice each time. Help make Sophie's case against her abusive mother and give her much needed closure.
Why similar: Detective 25.8%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Choices Matter 16%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Anime 11.7%
- #26 Master Magistrate
80% matchVery Positive91% of 206 reviews2020
Dev: IRODORIPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The samurai detective visual novel! Solve crimes and pass judgment on vigilantes, officials, inventors, and brigands to protect a city of eternal cherry blossoms.
Why similar: Detective 24.5%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Mystery 14.1%, Anime 9.4%, Choices Matter 9%
- #27 ココロトーカーズ
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Cbeats
Windows
舞台は廃校。記憶喪失の少年と、「モノ」を自身に宿すことができる「モノマネ」の力を持つ少女。 校舎内のあらゆる「モノ」と会話してモノだけが知っている情報を聞き出し、失われた記憶を取り戻そう!
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.3%, Mystery 20.9%, Adventure 14.9%, Anime 14.8%, Exploration 12.6%
- #28 Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo
77% matchVery Positive80% of 133 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: Detective 20%, Visual Novel 16%, Anime 11.6%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Mystery 9.7%
- #29 ROBOTICS;NOTES DaSH
79% matchMixed67% of 268 reviews2020
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 29.8 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Half a year after the events of ROBOTICS;NOTES ELITE, Kaito Yashio is introduced to Itaru Hashida through Nae Tennouji. Unsettling incidents start occurring all around them, harbingers of an event that will again plunge the world into chaos.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.1%, Story Rich 22%, Mystery 18.7%, Anime 16%, Sci-fi 11.1%
- #30 妖睨之境The Sight of Darkness
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 豹肝工作室 SEALIVER STUDIO
Windows
A detective who accidentally unsealed the monsters must find the man-eating monster before the deadline. Humans are afraid of monsters, but they were also made by themselves.
Why similar: Detective 24.4%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Mystery 15.8%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Multiple Endings 11.2%
- #31 Floor 13: Deep State
78% matchMostly Negative36% of 39 reviews2020
Dev: Oversight ProductionsPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Floor 13: Deep State is a dynamically generated dystopian thriller, inspired by the 90’s classic Floor 13 and created by its original team. In a free society, citizens make their own decisions, can challenge authority, and are able to speak their truth. Your job is to put a stop to that.
Why similar: Political 43.2% ★, Detective 22.3%, Adventure 10.4%, Point & Click 9.2%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #32 Ever 17 - The Out of Infinity
76% matchVery Positive84% of 187 reviews2025
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
To the promise we once made and the place we must return
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.7%, Time Manipulation 18.6% ★, Anime 14.9%, Choices Matter 14%, Adventure 11.7%
- #33 STEINS;GATE
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 25,378 reviews2016
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 66.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus, STEINS;GATE was awarded Famitsu magazine's coveted annual Game of Excellence award and was voted one of the most emotionally charged “tear-inducing games” ever made, in a Famitsu poll. It is a gripping and moving Visual Novel, which has already spawned manga and anime adaptations.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22%, Time Travel 19.5% ★, Anime 12.8%, Story Rich 11.7%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
- #34 Orient on the Murder Express
76% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Connor Atkins
Windows · Mac
This is a murder mystery visual novel where you take the role of the detective. Search for clues, make discoveries, and talk to other characters to find out what is truly going on on the Murder Express.
Why similar: Detective 33.2%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Mystery 17.2%, Story Rich 10.7%, Exploration 6.6%
- #35 Raging Loop
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,674 reviews2017
Dev: KEMCO
Windows
Median: 23.9 hrsMean: 58.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.9%, Mystery 19.1%, Detective 14.6%, Story Rich 11.1%, Adventure 7.1%
- #36 The Paracelsian Project
74% 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: Detective 15.8%, Visual Novel 14%, Mystery 13.2%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Multiple Endings 10.6%
- #37 KOEWOTAYORINI / 声之寄托
75% matchVery Positive86% of 977 reviews2018
Dev: あみそ組Pub: Pujia8 Studio
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 261.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
“喂喂,求求你啦!救救我!” ——你接到这样一个电话 发出这样的求救,给你打电话的人,是一名被监禁的少女
Why similar: Detective 17.1%, Visual Novel 15%, Anime 12.9%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Choices Matter 10.1%
- #38 Kamilia
74% matchNo user reviews
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: Detective 16.4%, Mystery 16.3%, Visual Novel 16%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Story Rich 11.6%
- #39 Blue Detective: A Hotel in Scarlet
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alperen Torun
Windows · Mac · Linux
As a gothic detective, you solve mysteries with your colorful sidekick. Everyone you meet in this bizarre world has a peculiar disease. A unique talent, or a mere curse? You must get to the bottom of it all. Investigate murders, search for clues and complete the puzzle.
Why similar: Detective 19.6%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Anime 12.3%, Mystery 12.3%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #40 Root Letter Last Answer
73% matchVery Positive84% of 177 reviews2019
Dev: DRAGAMI GAMES, LTD.
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A mystery adventure which is solved by using two visual features: Live Action and Illustrations.
Why similar: Detective 28.5%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Adventure 19.4%, Mystery 18.1%, Anime 13.2%
- #41 HIYOKU NO TORI
73% matchPositive80% of 35 reviews2023
Dev: kamotanprojectPub: iMel
Windows
An occult-mystery-adventure game set in Kyoto—detectives investigate to solve bizarre and complex cases. What did Kamotan detectives finally uncover on their way to the truth of these cryptic incidents?
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.7%, Detective 19.1%, Mystery 16%, Anime 13.7%, Adventure 11.7%
- #42 Horrors of Helmsfirth
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blue Five Games
Windows · Mac
Horrors of Helmsfirth is a horror/adventure visual novella where you investigate the mystery causing townsfolk to disappear at night. Build trust with allies who can help save your town from monsters. Explore 9 different character plot lines and defeat the forces of evil… or join them?
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.3%, Choices Matter 21.2%, Mystery 16.1%, Multiple Endings 15.2%, Story Rich 13.6%
- #43 Never 7 - The End of Infinity
71% matchVery Positive81% of 91 reviews2025
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Save me from this cage of infinity
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.3%, Time Manipulation 20% ★, Anime 14.9%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Adventure 12.2%
- #44 山:临界幸存者
71% matchVery Positive92% of 625 reviews2022
Dev: 迩来工作室Pub: WindField Games
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
偏远的山村中,正举行着古老的祭祀『仙姑宴』。少女吟诵着,舞动着,一场漫长而恐怖的杀戮剧正在悄然上演……
Why similar: Visual Novel 31%, Mystery 21.1%, Anime 18.5%, Story Rich 16.7%, Adventure 10.9%
- #45 瓔珞事件簿之誰殺了愛情
72% matchVery Positive97% of 79 reviews2022
Dev: 傅真Pub: Genuine Studio Ltd
Windows
瓔珞事件簿系列遊戲是一系列以私人偵探拍擋瓔.珞為主角的推理解謎遊戲 你將會與兩位充滿火花的偵探, 一同破解一個又一個離奇案件!
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.6%, Detective 20%, Anime 12.4%, Mystery 11.3%, Adventure 11.1%
- #46 Tron: Identity
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 290 reviews2023
Dev: Bithell Games
Windows · Mac
Something has been taken. Enter a new Grid and forge alliances via visual novel gameplay, uncovering truths through Identity Disc puzzles. Make critical decisions and plot your own course in a world without a creator.
Why similar: Detective 23.2%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Choices Matter 15.5%, Mystery 14.6%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
- #47 Conquering of the Royal Keep
69% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Black Banshee Studios
Windows · Mac
Conquering of the Royal Keep is a choice-driven visual novel where a squire braves deadly trials, unravels dark mysteries, and endures each fatal loop until the secrets of the keep are finally conquered.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.4%, Mystery 13.8%, Point & Click 10.7%, Adventure 10.2%, Choices Matter 10.2%
- #48 STEINS;GATE 0
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,939 reviews2018
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 124.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
If you can't save the one you love… How can you save humanity? Sequel to the visual novel cult classic. Experience an alternate worldline of STEINS;GATE.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.5%, Time Travel 19.1% ★, Story Rich 13.5%, Anime 13.3%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
- #49 Friendly Facade
69% 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: Detective 22.4%, Mystery 17.8%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Anime 12.6%, Story Rich 11.3%
- #50 Dead Watch
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Doctor Shinobi
Windows · Mac · Linux
You're stuck in a time loop ⌛. Whenever you find a dead body, you go back to the past. The only way to escape the loop is to cheat destiny & change the future. Explore the castle and uncover its dark secrets to prevent the next killing.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 25.2% ★, Detective 16.6%, Time Travel 13.1% ★, Mystery 13%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #51 The Island: Into The Mist
70% 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: Detective 17.9%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Mystery 12.7%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Anime 11.1%
- #52 LumineNight
67% matchVery Positive90% of 479 reviews2024
Dev: Spickasoft
Windows
LumineNight is a story-driven detective adventure. Play as Detective Foster and his daughter to solve a series of murders spanning a decade. Interrogate suspects, infiltrate locations, solve puzzles, and gather evidence from crime scenes. Uncover the dark truth behind these killings.
Why similar: Detective 23.5%, Mystery 15.2%, Visual Novel 14%, Story Rich 10.5%, Anime 10.5%
- #53 Aviary Attorney
70% matchVery Positive95% of 2,252 reviews2015
Dev: Sketchy Logic
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The hottest bird lawyering game to come out of 1840s France! Join Jayjay Falcon and his witty apprentice, Sparrowson, as the two take on clients, interview witnesses, collect evidence, and deliver justice to the guilty.
Why similar: Detective 29.2%, Visual Novel 24.4%, Mystery 15.9%, Story Rich 10.2%, Adventure 6.8%
- #54 Ubel
68% 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: Visual Novel 22.7%, Mystery 18.5%, Anime 15.6%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
- #55 Clash: Blue Mirage
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Drone Garden Studios
Windows
Save the day with Clash!
Why similar: Detective 27.4%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Mystery 16.1%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Sci-fi 7.2%
- #56 School Ghost Stories
66% matchPositive92% of 38 reviews2026
Dev: M-Gentlemen AfterpartyPub: Saikey Studios
Windows
In this adventure game, play as a young boy, Boku, who accidentally releases vengeful spirits from a local shrine. To fix his mistake, he must collect the ancient treasures to repair the seal. But the freed Youkai have their own plans for him and won’t make it easy. Can he resist their deadly lure?
Why similar: Mystery 18.5%, Anime 17%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #57 Kill The Clock
67% matchVery Positive92% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: Happy Slugs
Windows
Kill the Clock is a narrative time-loop mystery adventure where you relive the same week to solve a murder that keeps changing. Customize your character, roll dice to influence story outcomes, and uncover the truth—before time resets again.
Why similar: Detective 19.1%, Mystery 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Time Travel 12.3% ★, Choices Matter 10.9%
- #58 The Wishing Stone
68% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2021
Dev: Dream Nyght Studio
Windows · Mac
A visual novel and point-and-click puzzle adventure game with challenging puzzles, a touching story, and multiple endings. In a world that deviates from reality, it's up to you to discover the truth and Ailsa's forgotten memory. Her fate is in your hands!
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.7%, Mystery 14%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #59 Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 35,609 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Investigate murders, search for clues and talk to your classmates to prepare for trial. There, you'll engage in deadly wordplay, going back and forth with suspects. Dissect their statements and fire their words back at them to expose their lies! There's only one way to survive—pull the trigger.
Why similar: Detective 26.9%, Visual Novel 20%, Mystery 17.9%, Anime 15.5%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #60 The Aurora Chronicles
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: kittikunPub: Entropy
Windows · Mac · Linux
A crew of four. Mysteries at the edge of known space. A utopia that might be more fragile than it appears. The Aurora Chronicles is an episodic sci-fi visual novel where your choices shape relationships, uncover buried secrets, and test whether hope can survive what you discover.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.7%, Mystery 17.3%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Story Rich 10.9%