60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Story Rich, Choices Matter, Visual Novel, Interactive Fiction.
In a world where the fae-touched fall prey to a sinister killer, only a Faeologist can uncover the truth. A dark academia murder mystery visual novel with supernatural cases, interactive investigation, romanceable characters, and multiple endings, set in the roaring 1920s New York.
Xochi's Apothecary
A deceptively cozy narrative game about an alchemist that immigrates to a new country and opens an apothecary. Get to know your weird and wonderful community, brew the potions your customers need, and use your words to stir up a country on the brink of change.
Spell Candle
Spell Candle is your grief coping mechanism in a 2D romance visual novel. Take on the role of a foreign correspondent turned investigator of magical crimes to uncover the culprit behind the mysterious disappearance of a sleeping God.
A deceptively cozy narrative game about an alchemist that immigrates to a new country and opens an apothecary. Get to know your weird and wonderful community, brew the potions your customers need, and use your words to stir up a country on the brink of change.
Why similar: Detective 17.5%, Investigation 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Narrative 13.2% ★, Choices Matter 8%
Spell Candle is your grief coping mechanism in a 2D romance visual novel. Take on the role of a foreign correspondent turned investigator of magical crimes to uncover the culprit behind the mysterious disappearance of a sleeping God.
Why similar: Otome 21.5% ★, Detective 14.2%, Romance 12%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%
Байкал зовёт. Прошлое возвращается в форме теней, и Андрей должен решить - играть по чужим правилам или переписать сценарий судьбы.
Why similar: Detective 17.1%, Noir 15.6%, Investigation 12.6%, Romance 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.7%
A Case of Distrust is a narrative mystery from 1924 San Francisco. Play as private investigator Phyllis Cadence Malone in this historical 2D adventure game.
Why similar: Noir 16.1%, Detective 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Investigation 11.7%, Narrative 9.7% ★
Can you solve a murder with nothing but your wits, your cocktail shaker, and your silver tongue? In this bartending mystery game, your customers are the key. So long as the liquor flows, so does the conversation - but who has the answers you seek, and who has blood on their hands?
Why similar: Detective 16%, Noir 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Investigation 10.8%, Romance 10.1%
In the romantic visual novel Arts & Hearts Academy, immerse yourself in a world of mysteries, art scandals, and love! A student girl dreams of winning a prestigious architecture competition and finding love. Little does she know, a cunning criminal has already set their traps.
Why similar: Otome 19.2% ★, Detective 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Visual Novel 9.7%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
Did you ever have a virtual pet? Was your virtual pet responsible for solving mysteries in the cruel streets of Victorian London? Did your virtual pet forget to eat? Did he stay up to 3AM doing chemistry experiments? Your virtual pet is named Sherlock Holmes. Try to keep him alive.
Why similar: Detective 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, LGBTQ+ 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Investigation 10.2%
Command your minions to solve mysteries and cover up scandals in a high-class boarding school, where the competition is cut-throat and image is everything. But be careful - one of your minions is a traitor.
Why similar: Noir 19.3%, Detective 19.2%, LGBTQ+ 12%, Investigation 11.4%, Romance 11.2%
A lonely young man is guided by a silent Muse to solve the mystery behind his two Doppelganger Soulmates.
Why similar: Narrative 17.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Detective 12.3%, Romance 11.3%, LGBTQ+ 11.2%
After dying, poisoned for unknown reasons, Isobel finds herself in the afterlife... and on a dangerous mission. Experience a truly unique visual novel full of character, mystery and heart as you point and click your way to unveiling the strange world of Purgatory's many secrets.
Why similar: Otome 22.3% ★, Romance 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, LGBTQ+ 9.3%
Play as a noir detective in a dark, seductive world — investigate the Blood Moon case while making choices, uncovering secrets, and indulging in explicit encounters.
Why similar: Detective 20.4%, Noir 15%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Mystery 10.7%, Romance 10.2%
Private Eye is a detective game where you play as Hakeem trying to solve the murder case of Amir. The wealthy heir Amir kept strange company, is one of them his murderer? Explore, investigate, solve puzzles, and find discrepancies to unravel his mysterious death.
Why similar: Detective 19.4%, Investigation 14.7%, Noir 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Narrative 11.2% ★
Astrid wakes up in Purgatory and has to make peace with her death. Only problem is... she doesn't remember anything! Point and click your way through adventure-based gameplay mixed with visual novel storytelling, and solve the mystery of our heroine's untimely demise.
Why similar: Otome 21.9% ★, Romance 13.1%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, LGBTQ+ 9.3%
This world is woven of strings, of fate and of hate. What do you see, detective? A horror-mystery yuri visual novel peering into the maddening darkness of love and death.
Why similar: Detective 20.9%, LGBTQ+ 14.6%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Romance 10.4%, Mystery 9.9%
Mirage Noir is a detective romance visual novel where every lead could bring you closer to love—or straight into a killer’s hands.
Why similar: Otome 23.7% ★, Detective 15.9%, Investigation 12.1%, Visual Novel 12%, Mystery 10.5%
Talewarden is a weird west adventure visual novel. Restore time on a planet where the sun never sets as you explore locations, talk, romance, and bond with your companions. Find the source of the voice in your head and discover why you all fell here from different worlds.
Why similar: Narrative 19.5% ★, Otome 15.2% ★, LGBTQ+ 11.8%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%
"Stella: into the Shadow" is a dark mystical story. When Stella's friend disappears, her life transforms into a detective mystery. Working at a nightclub, forging new connections, and uncovering the city's secrets will force her to reevaluate everything: from those around her to her very self.
Why similar: Detective 20%, Investigation 15.7%, Noir 14.9%, Romance 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.8%
When a famous Human Rights Lawyer dies under mysterious circumstances in her Sevenoaks mansion, Detective Inspector Rosie Morgan and her team of indefatigable investigators are called on the scene to find out who murdered the barrister and why.
Why similar: Detective 18.2%, Noir 14.2%, LGBTQ+ 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Visual Novel 9.4%
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 19.6%, Investigation 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Romance 13.5%, Visual Novel 12%
《迷渡桥》是一款水墨风格的国风悬疑推理游戏，你将扮演牵涉谋逆的罪臣后人宁不移，背负着家族十年的冤屈，在弥留之际踏上迷渡桥，换一个查明真相的机会。调查一桩桩离奇命案，窥见朝堂内的暗流涌动。当迷雾散尽，揭开深埋于王朝的骇人秘密......
Why similar: Detective 24.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Historical 12.3%, Mystery 12%
Three loves. One week. Merry Crisis is an intimate, character-driven romance visual novel about love, loss, and belonging—is home what you left behind, or where you're headed?
Why similar: Narrative 18.1% ★, Otome 15.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Romance 11.2%
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Noir 23.8%, Detective 21.9%, Investigation 17%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Mystery 10.7%
You are a girl with a demonic heart, trapped with a group of suspicious individuals. A demonspawn arrives, setting off a chain of mysterious murders. Can you trust any of your fellow captives and find love in the chaos? Or will you fight for your life alone?
Why similar: Otome 19.7% ★, Detective 14.7%, Investigation 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Romance 10.9%
This is a game where you work as a spy, looking through sexy surveillance photos to identify Red Hat agents. Get close to your boss, get her to send you lewd selfies, & uncover a sexy spy mystery.
Why similar: Noir 24.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Romance 13%, Investigation 10.6%, Visual Novel 8.4%
Friend. Confidant. Therapist. Voyeur. As a cab driver working the Paris night shift, you are many things to different people. Your gift is getting people to talk; and in order to catch the serial killer who left you for dead, that’s exactly what you’ll need to do.
Why similar: Noir 28.9%, Investigation 14.3%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Detective 12%, Simulation 11.5%
A comedy-mystery visual novel about Captain Fox, Detective Raccoon and the danger of pineapple pizza.
Why similar: Detective 22.2%, Investigation 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Romance 11.6%, LGBTQ+ 11%
You are The Fateweaver; an ancient beast of legendary status. It is your job to determine which way Fate will unravel as you dig deep into the psyche of those who beckon. Decide whether to help those who beg for your mercy, or invoke the wrath of the Gods upon those you deem unworthy of existence...
Why similar: Detective 18.3%, Investigation 14.6%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 10%, Mystery 9.6%
Play Jane Austen's classic satirical romance as a visual novel. You're young, new to Bath, and ready for adventure. Choose your gender, choose your path, and discover the secrets of Northanger Abbey.
Why similar: Otome 21.9% ★, Visual Novel 14.7%, LGBTQ+ 13.6%, Historical 13.3%, Romance 10.6%
《谍：玫瑰》是一款聚焦于1938年武汉的谍战文字冒险游戏。你将潜入情报漩涡中心的「玫瑰饭店」，在五位身份各异的嫌疑人中，揪出代号「尘土」的致命叛徒。通过搜证与周旋，在谎言与忠诚之间做出抉择。夜幕下的武汉暗流涌动，你能否揪出内奸，重建地下情报网，点燃象征黎明的星星火焰？
Why similar: Detective 27.4%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Historical 17.3%, Mystery 14%, Story Rich 6.9%
A woman vanishes without a trace on a cross-country train. The catch? Nobody on board remembers her ever existing in the first place - nobody, except for you. Uncover the story in this mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Detective 30.5%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Mystery 13.6%, Noir 12%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%
A new mystery arises from the collision of narrative puzzle games and film noir. Investigate a film set full of catty cast and crew in order to deduce and connect their relationships. Debunk or prove those connections using evidence to unravel the mystery of what occurred and who is responsible!
Why similar: Noir 17.8%, Detective 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Investigation 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.4%
When an alien boy named Enoch lands on your balcony one fateful Sunday evening, your life is changed forever. Can you keep your alien roommate a secret from the world?
Why similar: Otome 20.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, LGBTQ+ 13.2%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Romance 10.7%
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 23.4%, Noir 18.4%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Mystery 11.7%, Choices Matter 9.7%
The first AI detective game that doesn't cheat. Developed by a former Meta AI Engineer. Interrogate suspects using your own words to solve the murder of Harambe. Features procedurally generated cases, consistent hard logic, and a unique stress mechanic. You have 3 hours to find the truth.
Why similar: Noir 24.6%, Interactive Fiction 23%, Detective 14.9%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Mystery 12.4%
Jack Beckham is found dead, hanging in his apartment alone. Police rule it a suicide. His father, refusing to accept the conclusion, hires you to investigate. Delve into the clues left behind in his apartment to discover what really happened.
Why similar: Noir 25.6%, Detective 24%, Investigation 17.2%, Narrative 15.5% ★, Mystery 12.4%
Pasajeros is developed through a collection of urban and surreal stories collected in a taxi in Bogotá . It’s a four-night adventure packed with micro-stories of vampires, mariachis, and thugs. In addition to the opportunity to find love or madness in the night magic of a city.
Why similar: Noir 25.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Romance 9.8%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
High Elo Girls is a Visual Novel set in the esports scene where you play as the latest recruit for a new all-girls team. Can you help your squad achieve their true potential, or will you only squander your own?
Why similar: Otome 17.8% ★, Narrative 16.6% ★, LGBTQ+ 12.8%, Romance 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 10%
Dive into the 1950s and explore an underwater world soaked in dark magic, Eldritch mysteries, and romance. Investigate the sudden disappearances plaguing Styx and uncover the truth behind the vicious power struggle between two ancient forces.
Why similar: Otome 15.3% ★, LGBTQ+ 12.7%, Romance 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Noir 10.6%
Love, Money, Rock'n'Roll: the romanticism of the Eighties, mystery and intrigues, betrayal and sacrifice, hatred and passion — all this and more in the new game from the creators of the legendary visual novel Everlasting Summer!
Why similar: Detective 17.1%, Romance 13.1%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Investigation 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12%
A free drama-mystery visual novel with a modern fantasy setting. Reach out to the fourteen people trapped inside to find the truth through eighteen endings, influenced by but not exclusively bound to your own system time.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Visual Novel 19.9%, LGBTQ+ 14.9%, Mystery 14.2%, Multiple Endings 10.5%
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: Noir 19.9%, Detective 17.8%, Investigation 14%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Visual Novel 9.9%
WHODUNNIT is a mystery visual novel following a man who must answer a burning question: who the hell did he hook up with last night?
Why similar: Detective 30.7%, Investigation 19.2%, Visual Novel 16.2%, LGBTQ+ 14.6%, Mystery 11.9%
A visual novel where your choices matter. Derek has a job, a beloved boyfriend, friends, and… “piranha thoughts.” Everything was perfect until his younger sister Rina returned to town.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20%, LGBTQ+ 16.3%, Visual Novel 15%, Romance 14.7%, Choices Matter 10%
Rumor Reporter is a Golden Age whodunit mystery. Play as senior reporter Veronica Chase as you explore Greyhaven Island in the Celtic Sea, 1920s. Choose where to investigate, who to question, and what to publish. Your report shapes public opinion, drives arrests, and changes the island’s future.
Why similar: Detective 24.3%, Investigation 17.9%, Mystery 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Visual Novel 10%
There are rumours of homosexuals in the Navy, and it’s your mission to date them! Sailors of Newport is a point-and-click puzzle game set in 1920s Rhode Island. Infiltrate the gay community, choose who to seduce and who to report, solve puzzles, and grapple with your own burgeoning desires.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Investigation 17.6%, Romance 14.5%, Visual Novel 13.9%, LGBTQ+ 10%
A visual novel with an exciting detective and romantic plot. Take on a dangerous investigation and find your love in a lost Japanese town.
Why similar: Otome 20.3% ★, Investigation 13.7%, Romance 13.4%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Detective 11.3%
You're a journalist investigating a suspicious case during the Harlem riots. Take pictures of evidence, gather information by interrogating people, and put it all together in an article to show people the truth.
Why similar: Detective 21.2%, Noir 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Historical 13.3%, Investigation 11.2%
Detective agency management × superpowered mystery. Former operative Lin Mo rebuilds the Ash Detective Agency in Collins City. Investigate crime scenes, use “Echoes” to recover memory fragments, rebut lies with evidence, dispatch partners for intel, and uncover conspiracy behind your mentor’s death.
Why similar: Detective 28.5%, Investigation 19.1%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Mystery 11.1%, Noir 8%
A gripping detective noir mystery that blends investigation and deduction with a rich, character-driven story. The Murder of Ava Monroe is cozy, twisty, and oozing with atmosphere.
Why similar: Detective 30.5%, Investigation 22.7%, Noir 18%, Mystery 13.7%, Visual Novel 8%
An otome game and romance visual novel. Step into the shoes of the necromancer, Raenelle. Meet a colorful cast of characters, fail to summon the spirits of the dead, unravel mysteries, and maybe — just maybe — fall in love.
Why similar: Otome 25% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, LGBTQ+ 12.7%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Romance 10.4%
Step into a living illustrated world in a time when Europe is at a crossroads of great religious and political change. Walk in the footsteps of Andreas Maler, a master artist who finds himself in the middle of murders, scandals, and intrigue in the Bavarian Alps.
Why similar: Investigation 16%, Detective 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Historical 14%, Narrative 11.5% ★
This work is a visual novel romance set in China's Warring States period, allowing players to explore this ancient era through dialogues and interactions with characters, map exploration, tool collection, and text-based choices, and experience multiple endings and storylines.
Why similar: Otome 26.8% ★, Romance 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Historical 12.5%, Visual Novel 12%
In this detective horror visual novel, investigate a seabound anomaly. Explore areas of interest, uncover clues, and piece together evidence before time runs out — and before this mission becomes your last. Choose a side; don't look back.
Why similar: Detective 23.9%, Investigation 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Mystery 12.2%, Visual Novel 11.2%
Can you mix a cocktail while eye-to-eye with a criminal? Find out in Best Served Cold, a murder mystery set in a bustling speakeasy where you serve customers, make friends and enemies, and solve crimes. At the Nightcap bar, prohibition is a killer… and so are some of your customers!
Why similar: Detective 23.2%, Investigation 14.9%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Choices Matter 9.2%
This Bed We Made is a third-person mystery game in which you play as a maid in a 1950s hotel and snoop around strangers' rooms to uncover their deadly secrets. Discover what links guests together in this tale of love, heartbreak and murder!
Why similar: Noir 20.2%, Detective 15.2%, Investigation 14.2%, LGBTQ+ 13.1%, Mystery 12.5%
Trapped in a game of dreams, where the price of failing to escape is eternal slumber. Across shifting worlds, you meet 'him.' Is he merely a kindred spirit born of crisis, or a forgotten soul from your distant memories? A heart-pounding romance adventure across the dreamscape—begins now!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Detective 15.7%, Otome 15.6% ★, Romance 13.7%, Visual Novel 12.6%
Become Yoon Seunghyun, a young cadet starting his internship, and face a real, mysterious crime on your very first day.
Why similar: Detective 17.6%, LGBTQ+ 15.1%, Romance 13.5%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Investigation 11.2%
A film noir style audio-visual novella. A mysterious woman... a string of murders... and a man with a hidden past.
Why similar: Noir 34.3%, Detective 30.3%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Mystery 15%, Indie 1.1%
A puzzle-detective game set in 1990s China: play as a forensic artist, interview witnesses, drag and drop testimony and documents, sketch suspects from clues, and piece together evidence to solve mysterious crimes.
Why similar: Detective 25.6%, Investigation 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Mystery 13%, Visual Novel 11.2%
Solstice is a dystopian mystery visual novel about small personal disasters that turn into great catastrophes.
Why similar: Otome 20.2% ★, LGBTQ+ 13.2%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Romance 12.5%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
