60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Interactive Fiction, Story Rich, Adventure.
"Curiosity killed the cat, but after satisfying it she was resurrected." This game is a visual novel. Features of the game - puzzles and several endings, depending on your choice.
Touhou: Fading Illusion
A visual novel based on Touhou Project, made by fans for fans and others! Embark on the investigation of the greatest incident in Gensokyo's history and discover the terrifying truth of the youkai world with Reimu Hakurei, Marisa Kirisame, Sakuya Izayoi and other heroines!
The Secret Ties of Strandcliff
A detective game where you fiddle information to your advantage. As an owner of a small bar, listen to visitors of your establishment, overhear their gossiping, collect information and then use to manipulate their thoughts and actions.
A visual novel based on Touhou Project, made by fans for fans and others! Embark on the investigation of the greatest incident in Gensokyo's history and discover the terrifying truth of the youkai world with Reimu Hakurei, Marisa Kirisame, Sakuya Izayoi and other heroines!
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 21.3% ★, Detective 16.1%, Nonlinear 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Text-Based 10.5%
A detective game where you fiddle information to your advantage. As an owner of a small bar, listen to visitors of your establishment, overhear their gossiping, collect information and then use to manipulate their thoughts and actions.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 18.6% ★, Detective 17.2%, Nonlinear 12%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.6%
Whisper Books is a collection of high-profile visual novel, artistically expressed based on literature, with hand-painted illustrations, dubbing and interactive options. The gameplay is weak relative to storytelling, suitable for players and readers who like stories.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 27.6% ★, Idler 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Text-Based 11.5%, Visual Novel 11.4%
You are a nameless cultist. An otherworldly entity has awakened, seeking to unite all into a single mind. Roll dice to craft amalgams. Control the awakening or suppression of the creature within characters. Uncover the world's history and face the consequences of your actions.
Why similar: Idler 25.9%, Dynamic Narration 21.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Visual Novel 14%, Text-Based 8.3%
Step into the role of a judge and decide the fate of every case. Listen to witnesses, examine evidence, uncover contradictions, and deliver verdicts that will change lives. Every decision matters in this tense courtroom simulation full of twists.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 23.4% ★, Detective 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Text-Based 10.6%
"Internship Detective" is a text adventure game of detective story from the perspective of double female masters. The two heroines Doudou (Intership detective) and Bobo (“big” detective) .
Why similar: Detective 23.8%, Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Drama 10.5%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
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 18.6%, Detective 18.1%, Dynamic Narration 16.1% ★, Visual Novel 13.7%, Nonlinear 10.5%
A queer romance/horror visual novel about being locked into a path, and having _______ words hidden from You. Find Your way to discover what's missing and reach Your ____ End.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 22.8% ★, Visual Novel 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Nonlinear 13.1%, Multiple Endings 9%
"I drink Sorrel Coffee to reboot reality, but I'm being hunted by Monster Girls and armed agents" is a branching visual novel where your choices truly matter...
Why similar: Detective 22.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Nonlinear 16.5%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
A gritty, semi-kinetic visual novel about broken people and notorious gangsters, featuring six individualized routes with six different endings.
Why similar: Detective 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Text-Based 12.3%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
Ranko and her friend Astrid must investigate the case of some missing scores just before the big Christmas concert of the academy. Help them question the seven daunting suspects before it's too late!
Why similar: Detective 27.5%, Nonlinear 21.6%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Text-Based 12.2%, Investigation 5.6%
Reflections in Amber is a mystical detective visual novel. Investigate a mysterious death in a remote village alongside Detective Redbreast, who battles the weight of depression. Use an old supernatural camera to uncover hidden paths. Shape the course of the story with your choices!
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 22% ★, Detective 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Text-Based 12.2%, Visual Novel 11.5%
This is a science fiction detective themed visual novel game, where players need to play the role of a "detective", connecting seemingly unrelated events and discovering mysterious truths hidden behind them, Please survive, and walk with your head held high towards the 'perfect ending' you expect.
Why similar: Detective 23.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Drama 13.4%, Text-Based 10.3%
A detective noir puzzle deduction game. Explore a non-linear timeline as a clairvoyant investigator in 1941 Borneo. Jump between time and locations to uncover motives and discover what truly happened in the Goodwill tobacco plantation that fateful night on the eve of the WW2 Japanese invasion.
Why similar: Detective 29.8%, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Text-Based 12.1%, Nonlinear 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.2%
In the Spring Festival of 2005, the blizzard in Xuefeng mountain trapped the drama troupe performing in the village. At the same time, there was a homicide during the performance. Unlike the nervous members of the drama troupe, the villagers were afraid of a more terrible existence than the homicide
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Detective 13.8%, Drama 13.1%, Multiple Endings 11.7%
Визуальная новелла с глубоким сюжетом о парне, который не умеет жить эту жизнь. Помогите ему разобраться со своими тараканами, познакомьтесь со множеством интересных героев и узнайте, в чём смысл жизни!
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 29.6% ★, Nonlinear 19%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
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: Detective 23.1%, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Text-Based 12%, Investigation 8.5%
A psychological visual novel adventure about love, obsession, and blurred boundaries. Navigate a web of manipulation and dependency, make difficult choices, and face multiple endings.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 26% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Text-Based 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Nonlinear 12.7%
A Cat's Tale is an urban fantasy visual novel in Brazil's capital, where no cat is what it seems and tough choices have to be made.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 23.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Cats 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Nonlinear 13.7%
Moth Cry is a non-linear visual novel about life and its consequences. Experience life alongside the main character. His fate is in your hands.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 25.6% ★, Nonlinear 18.9%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
Step into the role of a federal investigator and uncover the truth behind every disaster. Recover black boxes, cross-reference evidence, expose contradictions, and name the real cause before an innocent takes the fall. Every conclusion matters in this tense investigation sim full of twists.
Why similar: Detective 24.5%, Dynamic Narration 18.6% ★, Visual Novel 12.8%, Text-Based 12.1%, Investigation 8.9%
The depressing pictures of a dying village and its inhabitants to the dark ambient music of the underground performers make those who are still trying to survive in places where everything has long died, to plunge even deeper into the world of mystical horror and deep despair
Why similar: Idler 20.9%, Detective 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Text-Based 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.1%
A near future where ruthless corporations reign supreme. A familiar story, isn’t it? Once again, few have the courage to challenge the authorities. Enter our heroes: desperate youths armed with spray cans and… the truth. A visual novel about street art in a cyberpunk world, by Sky Seekers Studio.
Why similar: Detective 20.7%, Idler 19%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
It's a story of deception and redemption. You receive a mysterious invitation to a seven days doomsday journey. An expectant interstellar journey has become a doomsday route to the end. There is only one word difference between "victim" and "perpetrator".
Why similar: Detective 26.1%, Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Story Rich 8.2%
“The Robin”tells the story of a school bully who kills a girl named "Robin." Thirteen people involved are kidnapped and embark on a desperate journey to survive. The work revolves around who is behind the black hand and who is responsible for the death of "Robin" these two questions unfold.
Why similar: Detective 25.1%, Interactive Fiction 23.8%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Drama 9.1%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
A mystery visual novel following a boy who awoke in a strange building, with no recollection of where he is, how he arrived, why he’s here, or how to leave. Discover the answers to these mysteries as you search for a way out. Meet a small but colorful cast in your journey, and escape together!
Why similar: Detective 24.8%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Story Rich 8.5%
После неожиданной смерти студент Александр попадает в "Отделение 38", где бюрократия переплетается с мистикой. Раскройте тайны этого потустороннего мира и найдите ответы, которые изменят всё.
Why similar: Detective 22.6%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Nonlinear 16.1%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Investigation 8.7%
Gather evidence, interview suspects and send your case to trial. Have you got what it takes to be Tokyo's top detective?
Why similar: Detective 31.5%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Dynamic Narration 9.4% ★, Story Rich 8.5%
Pilgrimage of angels on an important mission through scenic Japan
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Nonlinear 18.4%, Text-Based 15.4%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Multiple Endings 9%
Scribe is a scribe simulator in which you can secretly shape the destinies of the inhabitants of the estate: resolve disputes, influence the course of family intrigues, decide who lives and who does not. Choose what to write in letters and whether to change their recipients!
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 24.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Text-Based 15.8%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
Alex, a mid-level manager from the big city, is forced to return to his home village following a family tragedy. A temporary visit soon becomes a deeply emotional trial. He will have to confront a mystical lake, put his friendships to the test, and find true love.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 26.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 20%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Text-Based 16.3%, Multiple Endings 7.9%
Every story ever written has an alternate world that coexists with ours. When a large number of parallel universes are suddenly destroyed, Billie Beetleneck sets off on his hardest case yet in this interactive visual novel.
Why similar: Detective 25.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Text-Based 13.5%, Investigation 9.7%
This is a suspense game, you are sitting in front of the TV, the news is broadcast: last night a young girl was killed, the body was found in a deep alley. And the girl who was murdered -- you. You are involved in a serial murder, and you are reborn as a female journalist.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.3%, Detective 24%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Multiple Endings 8.6%, Story Rich 6.5%
A detective visual novel inspired by Danganronpa and Everlasting Summer. You play as a young agent sent to an elite girls’ academy to investigate a suspicious death. Interrogate suspects, gather clues, and build romantic relationships — truth or temptation?
Why similar: Detective 26%, Visual Novel 16%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Text-Based 11.8%, Anime 7.8%
The Dawn is Inevitable is an interactive crime drama/neo-western novel inspired by classic RPG games. A mysterious stranger is forced to hide in a village called Rassvet. This place is isolated from the outside world for the whole winter and keeps many dark secrets.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 22.9% ★, Nonlinear 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Text-Based 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.3%
This is a realistic + survival oriented work. The murder of a girl in a ride-hailing service two years ago, brought your 12 fates back together. You wake up in a strange room, and things are getting weird around you. In the fog, not everything you see is the truth. Is everything real or unreal?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.9%, Detective 24.4%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Multiple Endings 8.1%, Drama 7.1%
A live collaborative story game for you and your Twitch chat. AI generates each scene on your machine — no internet required. Chat votes, you narrate, together you write the story.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 30.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Nonlinear 14.5%, Text-Based 12.7%, Visual Novel 10.3%
Your words shape the adventure. Omea is a revolutionary AI-powered narrative game where your personal Game Master responds to everything you write. No menus, no limits. Just type and forge your own legend across fantasy, sci-fi, mystery, and beyond.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 22.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 18%, Nonlinear 17%, Text-Based 14.4%, Visual Novel 12.7%
A sound, a flash, a portal… A pirate emerges, bringing a deadly threat. Five friends stand before him, and one of them is the target. But which one? Even they don't know.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.5%, Text-Based 20.1%, Dynamic Narration 17.4% ★, Nonlinear 11.6%, Multiple Endings 9%
This is a decryption class of interactive novel. One accident, two suicides. In order to prevent more innocent lives from being killed, you will be assigned to lurk on campus with your partner and find out the suspicious in different criminal cases.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.7%, Detective 20.1%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Drama 9.4%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
A hand-illustrated visual mystery adventure that can be beaten in one sitting.
Why similar: Nonlinear 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Detective 12.6%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Text-Based 9.4%
The Tiny World is a drama visual novel. A New Year's story about a long separation from home, family, friends, and tears freezing in the cold.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Drama 15.5%, Text-Based 9.5%, Hand-drawn 8%
Can you defeat the world's oldest mastermind in their own game? Stretch your wits and deduction skills to the maximum as you battle in Paris' craziest court. Here, only those who sacrifice everything reach the truth. What are you willing to betray to make it out alive?
Why similar: Detective 28.1%, Dynamic Narration 26.9% ★, Visual Novel 15.7%, Anime 8.6%, Story Rich 8.3%
Homicide detective Ralph is distraught when his trusted, reliable partner goes missing around the same time strange killings begin to take place. While solving the case, Ralph is paired up with an impish rookie he can't get along with.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Detective 18.1%, Text-Based 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Drama 9.5%
The Final Act is a mix of visual novel and puzzle game where you assist writer Rebecca Carter in overcoming her writer's block by crafting the perfect murder plot for her novel. Solve intricate puzzles, adjust crime scenes, and navigate immersive storytelling to uncover the perfect crime.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 29.1% ★, Detective 22.4%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Story Rich 6.8%
Tap into the mystery as a stranger in the city — a mild mystery visual novel. Kisen runs a tracing agency in a city far from his home. There, he is asked by a local university student to look for his brother missing from twelve years ago. Investigate what happened back then to uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 31.7%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Text-Based 17.6%, Hand-drawn 11.8%, Story Rich 10.7%
Tomorrow Will Be Dying is an atmospheric, story-driven slice-of-life visual novel with light sim elements about finding yourself through your connections with others.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.2%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Hand-drawn 10.3%, Anime 9.6%, Text-Based 9.6%
Suhoshin is a 2D Visual Novel set in the medieval Joseon period of Korea. While investigating a series of mysterious murders, you will have to make choices that will lead you down different paths toward different endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.1%, Detective 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Text-Based 12.6%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
Missing Stars is a visual novel that aims to depict mental disorders and the people who live with them in a realistic, but sensitive and respectful light.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.4%, Text-Based 16%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Drama 11.8%, Story Rich 10.1%
For five years, Licht lived as a mid-tier mercenary. Now he must not only escape from a dungeon teeming with giant insects and ancient secrets, but also decide whether to accept his ancestors' legacy or reject it once and for all.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Text-Based 13.3%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Story Rich 10.8%
The Tenth Minute is a short narrative game told through chat and novel-style reading. Revisit a school-day memory shaped by unspoken feelings, misaligned memories, and belated understanding between three people. A youthful story with light psychological mystery, complete in around 2 hours.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.7%, Text-Based 18.3%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Drama 14.4%, Story Rich 9.3%
Play as the Count of Monte Cristo in 19th-century France. Charm & Dominate your enemies. Exploit their weaknesses, and orchestrate their downfall in this gripping narrative-driven tale of revenge.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 24.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 18%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Text-Based 13.2%, Detective 11.7%
In this dark interactive novel you will play as a lost soul wandering a forsaken desert, accompanied by a mysterious girl. Explore ancient ruins and face obscure choices. Your decisions will shape their journey—often in ways you’ll never fully understand. Will you find peace, or something else?
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 33.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Story Rich 8%
A Lovecraftian investigative gamebook. New York, 1927. A case pulled from real history, wrapped in cosmic horror. His name was Billy Gaffney. The man who took him was real. But his purpose was from another plane of existence. You play a journalist. You make choices. The story remembers all of them.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 21.1% ★, Detective 18%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Text-Based 10.5%, Visual Novel 10%
At the heart of the action are a twelve-year-old Kenneth and his younger sister Esme, children of the Murphy family, who hit the trail of a mysterious monster following series of entangled events.
Why similar: Nonlinear 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Text-Based 16.4%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
1988年，日本泡沫经济破灭前夕，化身被冤枉成嫌犯的刑警，侦查青梅奇怪自杀案，牵连出持续20年的连环杀人案秘密，穿梭烟酒与霓虹的昭和街头，在人心与生死的抉择中，搜查蛛丝马迹，找出血案真相。
Why similar: Detective 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Visual Novel 14%, Text-Based 12.4%, Drama 9.9%
Michelle receives an invitation from her grandfather, who had avoided her for years. But instead of a family celebration, she finds a grim reality, and the night erupts in violence. Fleeing, she finds refuge and the one her soul had been seeking.
Why similar: Idler 29.5%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Text-Based 15.5%, Nonlinear 14.5%, Multiple Endings 6.9%
Ein, a simple-hearted member of an expedition sent by mankind to distant planets, tries to get romantic with a pretty but cold co-worker girl. Unfortunately, he is not the only one trying to make contact as from the abandoned and desolate alien ruins, the girl receives a message in human language.
Why similar: Detective 20.3%, Nonlinear 15.4%, Text-Based 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%
和纳西妲一起，回到「过去」的须弥。真正的花神诞祭、密室中发生的「不可能犯罪」、预示着世界将毁灭的地震……在「神」不在的须弥城，你能否揭开命案的真相，探寻提瓦特世界的终极秘密，然后…与「那个人」再次相见？ 和伙伴们一起，去见证《只属于「她与花」的往日》
Why similar: Detective 30.3%, Visual Novel 19%, Text-Based 15.8%, Drama 11%, Anime 9.2%
"True Game" is a work of suspense reasoning. The work tells the story that people in trouble are taken to a closed space and ask to get chips from others through different competitions. This work has a high degree of brain burning, exquisite picture and strong sense of substitution.
Why similar: Detective 27.1%, Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Story Rich 7.7%
