- #1 Return to Zeroes
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ONIMUSHI HyogoPub: TABINOMICHI
Windows · Mac
In New York, private detective Ikeda Sen happens upon the enigmatic Lila shortly before his client, Walton, hands him a strange device. And in Japan, Izumozaki Neneko stumbles upon a corpse by the canal on her way to school. Two unrelated stories unfold, intersecting in bizarre and unexpected ways.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Comic Book 19.2%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Crime 14.8%, Detective 13.3%
- #2 CrimeBot 2: Detective Mystery Games
96% matchMixed54% of 26 reviews2024
Dev: RoboBot Studio
Windows
A serial killer is on the loose. Only you can stop him! In CrimeBot 2, you analyze crime scenes, interrogate suspects, and connect the clues to solve cold cases around the world. The truth is hidden in the details.
Why similar: Assassin 44.3% ★, Crime 14.6%, Detective 11.9%, Investigation 9.8%, Narration 8.3%
- #3 Laura Bailey Mysteries
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nexus Media
Windows
Join mystery writer Laura Bailey as she investigates two gripping murder mysteries. Search crime scenes for clues, interrogate suspects, solve puzzles, reconstruct torn notes, and make your final accusation. Includes a murder mystery-themed card game.
Why similar: Comic Book 23%, Point & Click 22.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.5%, Adventure 16.1%, Detective 15.5%
- #4 Unsolved Case: Fatal Clue Collector's Edition
95% matchPositive78% of 18 reviews2022
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
Solve a series of tough cases, full of personal drama! In the new game series, you have to unravel some of the hardest mysteries using both logic and your intuition!
Why similar: Point & Click 18.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Crime 13.7%, Detective 12%
- #5 Murder at Mystic High
94% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Sam KellerPub: salems_gamecorner
Windows
Cute visual novel murder mystery game
Why similar: Point & Click 23.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.5%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Detective 12.3%, Investigation 10.1%
- #6 星影の館殺人事件
93% matchVery Positive94% of 89 reviews2024
Dev: 法螺会
Windows · Mac
1935年の洋館を舞台に織り成す、レトロな雰囲気の怪異ホラーミステリーアドベンチャー
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.6%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Adventure 16.3%, Crime 13.7%, Detective 12.7%
- #7 Shadows on the Vatican - Act II: Wrath
94% matchVery Positive81% of 135 reviews2015
Dev: Daring TouchPub: Adventure Productions
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
When Silvia is hunted by the person behind the attempted murder she was assigned to commit, she knows the only option remaining is to face the deadly conspirator openly. In the heart of the local underworld, Silvia will discover a game of power in which everyone is an expendable pawn...
Why similar: Assassin 42.9% ★, Point & Click 26.9%, Adventure 18.4%, Narration 7.7%, Indie 3.5%
- #8 Times and Galaxy
92% matchVery Positive88% of 75 reviews2024
Dev: Copychaser GamesPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows
Embark on an interplanetary adventure as the first robo reporter for the Times & Galaxy, the solar system’s most trusted holopaper. You’re just an intern, but if you can get the scoop, write great stories, and impress your colleagues, maybe you'll get to keep your job!
Why similar: Visual Novel 17%, Comic Book 15.3%, Detective 14.6%, Point & Click 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%
- #9 Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy
91% matchVery Positive88% of 4,422 reviews2024
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 35.7 hrsMean: 54.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Join rookie attorney Apollo Justice and his mentor, the legendary Phoenix Wright, in this collection of 3 games! This title features 16 episodes (including previously DLC-only episodes) and supports English, French, German, Japanese Korean, and Traditional and Simplified Chinese.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.1%, Detective 18.4%, Crime 16.1%, Investigation 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%
- #10 The Missing Threads
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Wynd_devPub: wysg
Windows
[DEMO available now!] Erased memories, scattered clues. What will you uncover, and what will you leave buried?As an amnesiac detective, investigate crime scenes with limited focus. You can't analyze everything. Strategically choose your leads to shape the case and reclaim your lost past.
Why similar: Detective 20.1%, Point & Click 19.2%, Crime 19.1%, Investigation 15.8%, Visual Novel 15.3%
- #11 Scarlet Beret - Murder at the Orphanage
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gud91
Windows
Fabienne a 17-year-old genius, has a rare gift: she detects lies! But when she discovers the body of one of her teachers, she’s left with no choice but to uncover the killer among the residents she’s lived with her entire life.
Why similar: Assassin 36.4% ★, Visual Novel 17.2%, Detective 15.3%, Crime 14.3%, LGBTQ+ 8.8%
- #12 The Big Hollow: 1982
89% matchPositive80% of 40 reviews2026
Dev: Krams DesignPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows
Can you think like a killer? In this short murder mystery find details in evidence, interpret criminal behaviors and prove your worth to the FBI as new detective Desmond.
Why similar: Detective 20.6%, Point & Click 19.7%, Comic Book 16.1%, Investigation 15.8%, Crime 14.1%
- #13 Big Ear Detective
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Fabula Improviso
Windows · Mac
Ironic point & click adventure where a once brilliant detective quits his trade and lands a job in IT to make a living. But even in the seemingly mundane world of office life, there are secrets to be uncovered. Navigate through puzzles, quirky colleagues, and intrigues to crack corporate mysteries.
Why similar: Point & Click 19.1%, Detective 17.3%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Investigation 13.2%, Comic Book 12.6%
- #14 The Deed
88% matchVery Positive90% of 3,771 reviews2015
Dev: Pilgrim AdventuresPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A keenly dark twist on the traditional murder mystery setting, The Deed is an Adventure/RPG game about getting away with murder. Arran Bruce, the rightful heir to Dunshiel House, returns home to settle a score with his estranged family.
Why similar: Crime 23.7%, Detective 16.3%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Point & Click 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%
- #15 James Peris 2: The fountain of eternal drunkenness
87% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Pavo EntertainmentPub: Erbe Software
Windows
The long awaited new adventure by James Peris, after No License, No Control, Much more of everything! A point-and-click adventure with adult humor and a touch of hooliganism. Totally open gameplay and non-linear puzzles.
Why similar: Point & Click 26%, Comic Book 20.1%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Adventure 14.6%, Detective 13.4%
- #16 PhantomZone labyrinthos ファントムゾーン・ラビュリントス
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: phantomzone observation roomPub: keieru
Windows
“There’s no escaping a nightmare that never ends.” When the protagonist wakes up, a young girl stands before him. She introduces herself as “Entropy (entourfe), the Management Support Android.” Spreading out before the protagonist is a confined underground facility.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.9%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Comic Book 18.3%, Adventure 15.6%
- #17 The Wolf Among Us Remastered
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Telltale
Windows
A dark detective thriller where folklore is real, violence is chilling, and every choice has consequences.
Why similar: Detective 17.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Investigation 13.2%, Point & Click 12.3%, Visual Novel 12.2%
- #18 Ace Attorney Investigations Collection
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,773 reviews2024
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 32.7 hrsMean: 35.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Miles Edgeworth's dramatic turnabouts take center stage! Experience both Ace Attorney Investigations games in one gorgeous collection! Investigate crime scenes and solve tough, intriguing cases through logic and deduction. When Edgeworth's past and present collide, his future begins!
Why similar: Crime 21%, Investigation 17.2%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Detective 16.5%, Adventure 10.5%
- #19 Grisaia Phantom Trigger Vol.3
84% matchVery Positive93% of 163 reviews2017
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 75.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
"Grisaia: Phantom Trigger" is a visual novel, specifically a kinetic novel (without branching routes). Returning character artist Akio Watanabe and writer Ryuta Fujisaki bring you the latest installment in the acclaimed Grisaia series.
Why similar: Assassin 61.6% ★, Visual Novel 18.7%, Violent 8.9%, Adventure 8%, Casual 2.2%
- #20 HIYOKU NO TORI
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 38 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 25%, Visual Novel 22%, Crime 18.3%, Adventure 18.3%, Detective 14.8%
- #21 The Town of Nie
83% matchPositive93% of 43 reviews2024
Dev: dramatic create
Windows
The protagonist is a young man named Hisora, who works several blue-collar part-time jobs. One day, he suddenly finds himself lost in a strange world. This is an otherworldly boys-love fantasy in which Hisora will risk his life to find a way back to his world.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.7%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Comic Book 12.9%, Adventure 9.9%
- #22 Jill O' Lantern: Final Cut
82% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: Screen Savor Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Find the clues to make a time bending turnabout in this off the rails visual novel about murder, mayhem, and a thicc pumpkin girl with a machete.
Why similar: Point & Click 20.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Detective 11.5%, Adventure 9.9%
- #23 名探偵カヌレの事件ダイアリー
81% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: シュークリームマンStudio
Windows
ミステリー×ラヴコメ!プレイヤーは、シュークリームマンとなって、カヌレ探偵の助手的存在として、事件解決のサポートを行います。シリアスな展開もありますが、日常はコメディータッチで描かれています。時より挿入される選択肢を選ぶことで、周回プレイを楽しむことができます。
Why similar: Point & Click 22.8%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.2%, Adventure 16.3%, Detective 9%
- #24 Dance by the River (former: Silence of Switchblade)
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Summertime
Windows
In the middle of summer, in the suburbs, in the river, a drowned body is floating. It seems like three-years-earlier incident replays. This story, through the investigation into the case, shows triangular relationship between a male police officer, a female police officer, and a female murderer.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.8%, Visual Novel 24.3%, Crime 20.7%, Adventure 20.3%, 2D 6%
- #25 Hauma - A Detective Noir Story - Prologue
80% 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: Comic Book 19.3%, Crime 17.1%, Detective 14.6%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Point & Click 13.1%
- #26 Dragon Detective: A Friend from the Shadows
78% matchPositive98% of 49 reviews2025
Dev: Sungazer Software LLC
Windows
A thrilling detective mystery adventure set in a historical fantasy world. As a dragon detective, use your six senses to find evidence and hunt down the culprit.
Why similar: Point & Click 20.5%, Crime 18.7%, Detective 17.6%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Investigation 10.3%
- #27 Detective Kobayashi - A Visual Novel
79% matchPositive87% of 31 reviews2019
Dev: GenuinePub: Giiku Games
Windows
Take on the role of Detective Kobayashi, the one and only genius detective who has a reputation for solving any case, however dark or difficult...if he isn't playing games at the office or awkwardly hitting on girls, that is.
Why similar: Crime 23.5%, Point & Click 18.6%, Detective 18.2%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Investigation 10.1%
- #28 Romance after dark
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 51 reviews2021
Dev: Lesson of Passion
Windows
ROMANCE AFTER DARK is a noir blend of visual novel and adventure game experience. Play as Trevor, once successful private investigator and help him put his miserable life on the right track again. Use your detective hunch and interact with characters and objects.
Why similar: Point & Click 17.8%, Crime 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Visual Novel 15%, Detective 10.9%
- #29 Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror
77% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Pixel Paradise
Windows · Mac · Linux
A noir graphic adventure where your mind is your greatest enemy. Investigate crimes from the slums of Saltmire to the heights of Greyledge. Interrogate suspects and manage your clues in this 1980s cinematic remake. Play the free demo and wishlist now!
Why similar: Comic Book 15.6%, Point & Click 15.5%, Crime 14.6%, Detective 13.7%, Visual Novel 12.1%
- #30 Arsene Lupin - Once a Thief
77% matchMostly Positive70% of 80 reviews2024
Dev: Blazing GriffinPub: Microids
Windows
Discover the youth of a legend - Experience the transformation of Arsene Lupin, from whimsical thief to legendary hero, in 'Arsene Lupin - Once a Thief', an adventure and investigation game freely adapted from the works of Maurice Leblanc, with its events unfolding in the early 20th century.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.9%, Crime 19%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Detective 13.6%, Adventure 10.6%
- #31 秋田・男鹿ミステリー案内 凍える銀鈴花
78% matchMixed60% of 15 reviews2021
Dev: Happymeal Inc.Pub: Flyhigh Works
Windows
The second retro-style travel mystery adventure! This game is a suspense command ADV set in Akita's Oga region in Japan.The character designer is a manga artist Kiyokazu Arai, following his previous work "Iseshima Mystery Annai".
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.6%, Visual Novel 19%, Investigation 18.5%, Detective 17%, Adventure 11.1%
- #32 GOBLiiNS6
75% matchPositive89% of 44 reviews2026
Dev: Pierre GilhodesPub: Schnibble Productions
Windows
GOBLiiNS6 - The Prince Buffoon - The Madmen of the Year 1000 Point'nClick adventure game in 2D, large scenery in 16/9th. French and English versions. 16 great levels packed with puzzles, characters, music and humor. A great adventure for all ages.
Why similar: Point & Click 35.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 31.1%, Adventure 23.9%, 2D 6.9%, Indie 1.8%
- #33 Angelic Agency: Soul Salvation Unit
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: YOKUNIKU
Windows
A mystery adventure featuring a public security duo and supernatural cases. Unravel the truth behind the otherworldly "Ghosturbance Cases"!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.8%, Point & Click 20.1%, Visual Novel 19%, Detective 13.9%, Adventure 10.6%
- #34 死写 -SHISYA-
76% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: TEAM SHINZA
Windows
Horror adventure game to appraise spirits photos
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.7%, Visual Novel 26.7%, Adventure 25.5%, Horror 10.8%, 2D 6.3%
- #35 RLM4U
75% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: RLM4U Studio
Windows
This visual novel is the story of a boy and a robot traveling through a world where hatred and violence threaten life, where humans are more dangerous than machines, and machines are more dangerous than humanity. The game features fictional mechanical puzzles.
Why similar: Comic Book 24.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.3%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Adventure 16.3%, Narration 12%
- #36 The Next Stop
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Paranoid Delusion
Windows
Trapped in a subway car that seems to have no end, you must solve a crime where the clues contradict each other and the environment changes without explanation. Investigate the passengers, defy logic, and try to escape before claustrophobia completely distorts your reality.
Why similar: Crime 20.5%, Comic Book 17.3%, Point & Click 16.2%, Detective 15%, Visual Novel 14.9%
- #37 Star Seeker in: the Secret of the Sorcerous Standoff
73% matchVery Positive100% of 78 reviews2020
Dev: Benedict Ide
Windows · Mac
In this short point 'n' click adventure, you are Star Seeker - a WIZARD solving a WIZARD crime to not get put in WIZARD jail by the WIZ- I mean, PLAIN OLD cops. With a useless detective, countless red herrings, and unique dialogue for every evidence combination... will this case ever be cracked?
Why similar: Point & Click 21%, Crime 17.7%, Detective 17.1%, Investigation 15.4%, Visual Novel 15.4%
- #38 キミが消えてしまう前に
71% matchPositive94% of 36 reviews2025
Dev: ニケ
Windows
A visual novel game where you spend an exciting school life in an abandoned school with ghost girls who have regrets and cannot rest in peace.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33%, Choose Your Own Adventure 26%, Adventure 21.2%, Horror 10.5%, 2D 6.8%
- #39 Murder at Chateau de Rouge
72% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.6%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Adventure 16.5%, Crime 15.6%, Detective 10.7%
- #40 When its dyed in the color of the sunset
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: voltgear
Windows
"Whe its dyed in the color of the sunset" is a novel game set on Earth in 2034, where humans and other races coexist, depicting the love story of the beastman protagonist, Herbert. While living his school life, he will take actions to interact with the nine romanceable characters.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 34.5%, Visual Novel 24.2%, LGBTQ+ 18.9%, Adventure 14%, 2D 6.4%
- #41 Corto Maltese - Secrets of Venice
74% matchMostly Negative25% of 32 reviews2014
Dev: Kids up hillPub: BulkyPix
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Let's set off in the footsteps of Corto Maltese! Along Venice's canals and narrow alleys, fight against a poison that ravages you, avoid bullets and explosions, face the unknown, and eventually open the doors of knowledge.
Why similar: Comic Book 38.1%, Point & Click 36.9%, Adventure 25%
- #42 Fateful End: True Case Files
73% matchMixed64% of 11 reviews2020
Dev: GenuinePub: Giiku Games
Windows
Solve your own murder in this thrilling true crime adventure game. You've come face-to-face with your fate and someone close to you is going to kill you...unless you find out who it is before the time runs out!
Why similar: Point & Click 20.3%, Crime 19.5%, Detective 16%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Investigation 10.4%
- #43 連呪
71% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Orgesta Inc.Pub: Nippon Ichi Software, Inc.
Windows
『連呪(れんず)』は、連鎖する「死の呪い」の謎に迫るホラーアドベンチャーです。 薄暗い闇の中を照らす懐中電灯と、霊が撮影できる呪いのカメラアプリを使って、心霊スポット内の異変を感じる場所を探し、調査しましょう。 自らに降りかかった呪いを解くことができるでしょうか。
Why similar: Point & Click 25.5%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Adventure 18.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, Violent 6.5%
- #44 Still Life 2
73% matchMixed44% of 573 reviews2011
Dev: Microids
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Who is hiding behind Mr. X? Still Life 2 reveals the long-awaited ending of Still Life and spells a new investigation for Agent Victoria McPherson. In Fall 2008, Victoria is sent to Maine where Ellen Dunnigan's body has just been found.
Why similar: Point & Click 40.6%, Crime 23.4%, Adventure 19.8%, Detective 13.6%, Horror 2.1%
- #45 トラウマーメイド
71% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2021
Dev: CHARONPub: PGN Games
Windows
ヤンデレホラーな恋愛アドベンチャーゲーム。人魚姫・お姫様・王子様の歪な三角関係を描く物語。狂気の物語を全キャラクターフルボイス・全編アニメーションでお届け。物語の主人公となり、魅力的なヒロインたちを攻略してください。
Why similar: Comic Book 29.5%, Visual Novel 28.2%, Adventure 24%, Violent 9.8%, 2D 7.3%
- #46 Mortadelo y Filemón: La Sexta Secta
70% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: Alcachofa SoftPub: Erbe Software
Windows
Extended version of the merging of 'Operación Moscú' and 'El Escarabajo de Cleopatra,' with additional and alternative content.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.5%, Comic Book 21.4%, Crime 17.4%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Detective 11.8%
- #47 Once Upon a Throne of Thorns
69% matchNo user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Mac · Linux
A dark fantasy boys' love / yaoi visual novel about an assassin who falls for the runaway prince that he has been tasked with killing.
Why similar: Assassin 68.1% ★, Visual Novel 17.3%, LGBTQ+ 8.1%, Casual 3.6%, Adventure 2%
- #48 Kayotica
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Kicksoft Studio
Windows
In Kayotica, you play as April—a clever but manipulative student caught in a web of friendship, rivalry, and dark crimes. What begins as ordinary campus life quickly turns into a mystery of betrayal, hidden truths, and a shocking murder. Can you solve the mystery, or will you become the next victim?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21%, Crime 20.5%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Detective 13.1%, Adventure 10.8%
- #49 Tokyo Detectives
70% matchMixed69% of 59 reviews2021
Dev: Rincho Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Crime 22.1%, Detective 21.1%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Investigation 16.8%, Point & Click 13%
- #50 The Parrot That Summons Demons
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CASE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Once the pet of an evil worshiper... Now adopted by an unlucky family! THE PARROT THAT SUMMONS DEMONS is a horror FMV visual novel featuring a dark and unsettling story with several playable characters and numerous endings.
Why similar: Assassin 37% ★, Visual Novel 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Adventure 8.8%, Narration 7.1%
- #51 KOTONOHA Lernado
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SukeraSparoPub: HUBLOTS
Windows
Let us exchange the KOTONOHA of hope a little more. *Ĉu vi volas paroli la lingvon "Juliamo"?* Do you want to speak *Juliamo*?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.2%, Visual Novel 26.5%, Adventure 21.8%, LGBTQ+ 15.4%, 2D 6.5%
- #52 Star's Peaces: Memorial Edition
68% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Heisei High School Game Creation ClubPub: YOX-Project
Windows
A manga-style visual novel game featuring 30 high school students. Hikari Kamikura races around Heisei High School in an attempt to change her friendless situation!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.8%, Comic Book 26.3%, Visual Novel 23.7%, Adventure 19.9%, Casual 1.6%
- #53 Staffer Retro : A Supernatural Mystery Quest
65% matchVery Positive90% of 1,084 reviews2026
Dev: Team Tetrapod
Windows · Mac
Staffer Retro is a mystery adventure game where you uncover past incidents related to ‘Mana’, the source of supernatural powers. Gather information through dialogue and exploration, and piece together clues found in documents to guide the choices of Verita Retro, the protagonist.
Why similar: Detective 18.1%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Point & Click 14.3%, Crime 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%
- #54 Pararecords
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 6th Sense GamesPub: Kodansha
Windows · Mac
As a counselor in a mysterious facility, you are to examine children with strange powers and fill in their "Paranormal Records". In this story-based, choice-driven game, you will have to pry open your subjects' minds... but what you find inside them could prove dangerous.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 32.9%, Point & Click 26.5%, Investigation 12.1%, Adventure 11.6%, Horror 7.2%
- #55 Methods: The Canada Files
66% matchVery Positive96% of 399 reviews2026
Dev: LockedOn GamesPub: Erabit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Methods: The Canada Files is a mystery visual novel. You play as a team of eccentric detectives in a mysterious crime-solving competition. To solve each mystery, you must use your team member’s unique detective methods, refute faulty theories with evidence, and find out the truth!
Why similar: Crime 17.9%, Comic Book 16.8%, Investigation 15%, Detective 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.1%
- #56 For Your Tranquility
68% matchMixed68% of 193 reviews2023
Dev: Gamesung Games
Windows · Mac
It's a mystery game that reveals the truth through an autopsy. Be a forensic doctor and find out why the dead died.
Why similar: Crime 22.6%, Point & Click 21%, Detective 19.5%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Adventure 8.6%
- #57 死写2 -SHISYA2- GHOST VIDEO
67% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: TEAM SHINZA
Windows
A horror adventure game where you identify ghost photos and ghost videos
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.9%, Visual Novel 26.9%, Adventure 23.2%, Horror 12.7%, 2D 6.4%
- #58 Time O'Clock: The Mask of Crime
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fractal Pop Games
Windows
The mask of a legendary thief has been stolen. Follow Detective Time in a point-and-click investigation using her watch to witness key moments and uncover who is behind this new wave of robberies. Observe the past. Investigate the present. Uncover the truth.
Why similar: Point & Click 26.6%, Detective 20.5%, Crime 19.6%, Investigation 16.1%, Adventure 12.9%
- #59 Death Trick: Double Blind
66% matchVery Positive88% of 285 reviews2024
Dev: Citreat StudioPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, Point & Click 16.7%, Crime 16.2%, Detective 14.2%, Visual Novel 14%