60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Detective, Adventure, Investigation.
A comedic detective visual novel in a noir style. Try on an old raincoat, arm yourself with a half-eaten éclair, and set out to find the Mayor's stolen wig! Read dialogue, make choices, and try not to lead the investigation down a dead end before the Sausage Baron takes over the city.
Visual Novel: WOODEN CALIBER
A trashy adventure about the wooden idiot Pinochet and the wolf Gloomy, who decide to rob a post office. Crazy characters, idiotic choices, dark humor, and epilogues that are one more ridiculous than the other. One wrong click and you're dead. Welcome to the bottom.
她杀 - The Suspected Murder
Deep night, famous suspense novelist fell from the balcony, leaving his young wife an enormous heritage. Accident, or calculated murder?Novelist's nephew secretly began investigation.He found a hidden manuscript, which contains a creep story, as well as the key clues concerning its author's death.
A trashy adventure about the wooden idiot Pinochet and the wolf Gloomy, who decide to rob a post office. Crazy characters, idiotic choices, dark humor, and epilogues that are one more ridiculous than the other. One wrong click and you're dead. Welcome to the bottom.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.7%, Detective 17.6%, Investigation 12.2%, Exploration 10.5%, Puzzle 10.1%
Deep night, famous suspense novelist fell from the balcony, leaving his young wife an enormous heritage. Accident, or calculated murder?Novelist's nephew secretly began investigation.He found a hidden manuscript, which contains a creep story, as well as the key clues concerning its author's death.
Why similar: Detective 21.4%, Investigation 17.6%, Comic Book 16.9%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Puzzle 8.5%
Take on the role of a historian who, along with a friend, has arrived in an abandoned village in search of easy money. You've unleashed an ancient evil from a sealed chest. Now the fog is closing in, the dead are rising from their beds, and your own mind is becoming your greatest enemy.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.4%, Detective 17.6%, Investigation 14.2%, Exploration 10.8%, Dark Humor 8.3%
Eighteen-year-old Maxim Karasev, full of hopes for adulthood, finally left his parents' home. He invested his small savings in renting a modest apartment in an old, somewhat dilapidated neighborhood of the city.
Why similar: Detective 26%, Investigation 21%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Life Sim 15.5%, Relaxing 5.5%
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: Detective 25.8%, Investigation 20%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Comic Book 11.4%, Puzzle 8.5%
For Nikita, time stood still long ago. His life has become an endless, exhausting marathon of anxiety, where night brings no rest. Trying to find some peace and escape the haunting nightmares, he suddenly discovers that reality has cracked.
Why similar: Detective 20.3%, Life Sim 18.7%, Visual Novel 18%, Exploration 12.8%, Investigation 6.2%
This city fears me. I saw its true face... And it smelled like sawdust. Welcome to the world of pretentious film noir, where it rains even indoors, and cool guys don't look at explosions (because they forgot to wear sunglasses).
Why similar: Detective 21.9%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Exploration 14.2%, Puzzle 10.8%, Cute 6.9%
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: Detective 21.7%, Investigation 18.2%, Comic Book 15.2%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Exploration 9.3%
He was just hiding from the rain. But what he stole from the antique shop was a real nightmare. A swallowed object turns a party into a massacre: mirrors come to life, hunters in wooden masks, and a man from a painting. But there's no one to blame, because you opened that door yourself.
Why similar: Detective 18.9%, Comic Book 16%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Dark Humor 10.6%, Exploration 9.3%
Investigate crime scenes, interrogate witnesses and organize your evidence to catch the culprit. Solve multiple different cases in varying areas and talk to many unique and fun characters. Can you solve it? Come and see.
Why similar: Detective 33.8%, Investigation 27%, Visual Novel 23%, Puzzle 10.2%, Funny 5%
An eternally snowbound town. An inescapable time loop. A group of travelers trapped between memory and truth…You will embody Mo Shi, the amnesiac protagonist, stepping into this enigmatic town known as the "Singularity" , partner with the protagonist to solve murder cases and expose the killer.
Why similar: Detective 24.3%, Investigation 15.1%, Comic Book 14.9%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Puzzle 8.3%
On Air! Taxi Detective Casebook is a pixel-art, dialogue-driven mystery game. You’re an AI in a taxi, teaming up with a talkative driver on late-night runs to hear bizarre passenger stories, solve cases in secret, and let him play the “great detective.”
Why similar: Detective 30.8%, Investigation 23.2%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Puzzle 10.1%, Multiple Endings 5.7%
Visual novel set in a rural horror setting. Take on the role of a city real estate appraiser stranded in a remote village with no phone service, no cars, and no escape. Read dialogues, make choices, and try to maintain your sanity before the local Tree decides you're for dinner tonight.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.1%, Comic Book 18.8%, Detective 17.1%, Investigation 11.6%, Exploration 11.5%
[IS THE GIRL IN THE MANOR ALIVE OR DEAD?] Investigate an abandoned manor, gather evidence, and make choices that affect both the past and future in this mystery point-and-click adventure.
Why similar: Investigation 24.7%, Detective 24.6%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Exploration 11.2%, Puzzle 6.4%
A blind date with Anya, a woman with a nose for lies and an interrogation tougher than customs. Three questions at every turn, and one wrong word will send you home under the pitiful gaze of pigeons. Answer honestly—you won't fool her.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.2%, Exploration 16%, Dark Humor 13.8%, Puzzle 12%, Relaxing 8.4%
A graffiti mocking the Student Council President appears on the walls, and your best friend is the prime suspect! Play as a student detective in HoloTrials: Case Covered. Investigate the high school campus, face off against your rivals, and clear her name in this legal mystery.
Why similar: Detective 33.7%, Visual Novel 26.2%, Investigation 17%, Exploration 9.3%, Funny 6.2%
You take part in testing a next-generation experimental android on a restricted floor of a research complex. But soon it becomes clear that the experiment is far more complicated, and you'll have to uncover what’s really happening here.
Why similar: Detective 30.7%, Investigation 29%, Puzzle 13%, Exploration 9.5%, Story Rich 7.3%
A first-person mystery solving game, where you try to find out what happened at Syn Archives.
Why similar: Detective 36.4%, Investigation 23.7%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Exploration 10.1%, Multiple Endings 4.8%
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: Investigation 22.9%, Detective 21%, Comic Book 15.2%, Visual Novel 13%, Dark Humor 10.9%
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 34%, Investigation 24.6%, Visual Novel 19%, Puzzle 7.5%, Story Rich 5%
The night before the wedding, the altar burns down and the wedding planner is injured. The family blames a curse, but she suspects foul play. Play as a college student who goes undercover as her replacement. Can you solve the mystery before the wedding?
Why similar: Investigation 26.8%, Detective 21.5%, Puzzle 12%, Exploration 11.7%, Relaxing 6.9%
You are a real estate agent whose job is to determine which elderly woman is an ordinary seller and which one is a scammer granny.
Why similar: Detective 32.4%, Investigation 23.9%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Relaxing 8.6%, Dark Humor 7.3%
Investigate a murder as the first goblin detective in a comedic fantasy world without magic...where a wizard is the prime suspect!
Why similar: Investigation 30.2%, Detective 27%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Exploration 12.4%, Puzzle 7.2%
Curtain Call in Flames is a single-player 2D courtroom mystery visual novel set in a traditional Chinese puppet troupe. As defense attorney Bian Bo, investigate a murder, question witnesses, examine evidence, and expose contradictions in court to uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 34%, Investigation 24%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Puzzle 8.4%, Story Rich 5.7%
The Burden of Proof saga continues! Step into the shoes of legendary prosecutor Conrad Cross during a pivotal moment of his journey. Investigate crime scenes, solve mysteries using evidence, and make your case in the courtroom. The burden lies with you to unravel the truth!
Why similar: Detective 25.2%, Investigation 22.8%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Exploration 10.8%, Puzzle 10.8%
A mystery adventure game featuring a camera-headed detective and a superpowered girl teaming up to solve crimes. Play as the detective to gather and combine clues, reveal the hidden truth, and tear down fabricated lies.
Why similar: Detective 37%, Investigation 29.8%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Puzzle 8.7%, Story Rich 5.8%
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 33.3%, Visual Novel 22%, Multiple Endings 9.1%, Investigation 7.7%, Puzzle 7.6%
A narrative-driven cat detective game set some time during the 20th century in a city rattled by the resurgence of mysterious murders. As head detective of the Mew York Police Department, it is your duty to put a stop to these killings and exhume the secrets buried deep in the shadows of the city…
Why similar: Detective 35.3%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Comic Book 13.9%, Puzzle 10.5%, Cute 7.3%
A logic deduction game. Read the grid. Deduce, don't guess. Bust the case.
Why similar: Detective 33.5%, Investigation 23.9%, Comic Book 16%, Puzzle 10.4%, Relaxing 7.4%
Arthur and Susan, two inseparable friends solving mysteries together. Fun and cozy indie point&click. Don't miss it!
Why similar: Detective 29%, Investigation 22.8%, Comic Book 15.5%, Visual Novel 13%, Cute 7.4%
"Bang, Bubble, and Enema" is a dark comedy and crime thriller about three losers whose lives are derailed over one wild night. A drunken security guard, a fugitive plastic surgeon, and a depressed millionaire rich kidnapper plot a bizarre kidnapping that turns into an absurd road movie with chases.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.4%, Detective 17.9%, Investigation 11.9%, Exploration 10.7%, RPG 6.8%
Cade, a perpetually hungry student living on the edge of his scholarship, buys a grey parrot named Colonel Pixel from a crazy sailor in a dark alley. In exchange for a quantum physics textbook, the bird promises to lead him to a "billionaire gardener with golden pineapples.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.8%, Detective 18.4%, Puzzle 11.2%, Investigation 11.1%, Exploration 10.8%
[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 33.9%, Investigation 27.3%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Puzzle 8.1%, Choices Matter 5.7%
Andrey comes to the city to enroll in college and moves into a communal apartment. Neighbors, alcoholics, cult members, and gangsters test his mettle. Every decision is a choice between morality and survival. A visual novel where one wrong move turns a college applicant into a criminal.
Why similar: Detective 29.5%, Visual Novel 22.7%, Exploration 16.4%, Investigation 11.6%, Multiple Endings 6.8%
White Cat and her assistant Shadow, who have just established a detective agency, have received their first commission to explore and solve the case in the city based on clues!
Why similar: Detective 31.5%, Investigation 28.3%, Exploration 10.8%, Puzzle 10.4%, Cute 5.6%
Meet Vinnie, aka "The Trickster." In his dreams, he's a criminal mastermind, the terror of banks and the ladies. In reality, he's the guy who tried to break into a gumball machine, mistaking it for a safe, got his hand stuck, and screamed at it until the cops arrived.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.1%, Comic Book 18.2%, Exploration 14.4%, Dark Humor 10.6%, Cute 6.3%
Winnia is the only child in the sanatorium, spending her days lost in adventurous fantasies. Dr. Kai is a cold, meticulous physician who treats patients and diagnoses difficult cases. Innocent imagination and clinical rationality travel different tracks, yet quietly shape each other.
Why similar: Detective 24.3%, Exploration 16.6%, Dark Humor 13.8%, Puzzle 13.3%, Investigation 8.3%
Your beard has been stolen! You and your loyal dog Leo must investigate the people and places of Beardsville to solve the crime. Uncover conspiracies, find new beards, and remember to pick up the groceries in this charming town of bearded intrigue.
Why similar: Detective 23.7%, Investigation 15.4%, Exploration 13.6%, Relaxing 9.4%, Puzzle 9%
Twelve guests at a Chicago hotel plot to steal millions in jewels. Stop them before midnight strikes.
Why similar: Detective 25.5%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Investigation 16.9%, Exploration 12.6%, Puzzle 10.8%
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: Detective 25.4%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Investigation 16.4%, Comic Book 16.2%, Funny 5.8%
MASK CITY is a detective visual novel that lets you be a superhero, investigating a string of murders. Talk to witnesses, meet allies and fight bad guys. It’s a small-town story with big city spice written by bestselling author Aaron Crash
Why similar: Comic Book 29.8%, Detective 28.1%, Visual Novel 27.4%, Choices Matter 6.4%, Action 3.4%
Mindjack is a plot-progression Visual novels and investigation game about social violence. Hijack instructors' vision terminals, eavesdrop on conspiracies, and capture violent acts. You must uncover dark secrets, and decide whether to save your friends trapped within the time limit.
Why similar: Detective 28.4%, Investigation 23.2%, Visual Novel 22.2%, Puzzle 10.9%, Multiple Endings 4.4%
Enter another person’s memories and search for clues to identify the culprit. Together with former police officer John Victor, solve the case assigned for his career advancement.
Why similar: Detective 32.1%, Investigation 26.3%, Visual Novel 16%, Multiple Endings 8.2%, Choices Matter 7.2%
Tearoom of Terror is a cozy-gothic narrative cooking mystery where you investigate the mysterious death of your estranged aunt in a tearoom filled with sinister patrons, unsettling secrets, and morally questionable requests.
Why similar: Detective 20.8%, Investigation 15.7%, Visual Novel 14%, Dark Humor 12.7%, Exploration 9.8%
Why DID The Chicken Cross The Road? Time to solve a murder most... fowl. Join Detective Cox, the amnesiac squirrel, on an adventure through 10+ hrs of story, 20+ mini-games, references, a fully-voice-acted cast, and endless British humour. Be careful. You won't want to leave... No Stone Unturned.
Why similar: Detective 28.8%, Investigation 19.6%, Comic Book 13.4%, Exploration 10.1%, Puzzle 8.2%
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: Detective 24.2%, Comic Book 19.5%, Investigation 18.6%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Exploration 8.3%
Sinheritance is a terrifying and mind-bending puzzle game. Explore every corner in an intensely oppressive atmosphere to piece together a chilling story. Every step must be taken with caution, for the deepest fears often stem from your own choices and your gradually crumbling sanity.
Why similar: Detective 28.4%, Investigation 24%, Exploration 11.3%, Puzzle 9.8%, Visual Novel 9.7%
A dark detective thriller where folklore is real, violence is chilling, and every choice has consequences.
Why similar: Detective 29.7%, Investigation 23.2%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Comic Book 12.3%, Choices Matter 7.7%
Balance social anxiety and friendship: push too hard, and you'll crash, shut down, and you'll be alone.
Why similar: Comic Book 19.9%, Life Sim 17.7%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Dark Humor 13.6%, Cute 6.2%
In this story-rich detective game, uncover clues through a card-like system to solve a series of bizarre murders. Combine pieces of evidence to build your case against the most likely culprit from within an eclectic cast of unusual characters.
Why similar: Detective 36.3%, Investigation 28%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Puzzle 10.2%, Story Rich 4.9%
You wake up in a locked classroom with a few strangers and no memories of how you got there... With only your puzzle-solving skills to rely on, can you uncover the secrets and mysteries behind your captivity and escape? Put your skills to the test and escape if you can!!
Why similar: Detective 27.9%, Investigation 25.4%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Puzzle 11.1%, Exploration 6.9%
Follow the journey of a young boy living in seclusion, whose life takes a dramatic turn after a fierce storm uncovers a peculiar mirror. What begins as a simple curiosity transforms into a heartfelt connection as the boy discovers the mirror's magical properties.
Why similar: Life Sim 23.4%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Investigation 18.9%, Exploration 11.7%, Cute 6.5%
Anime courtroom murder mystery, set in the corporate world. Cross-examine executives, collect evidence, and correct misstatements one contradiction at a time.
Why similar: Detective 33.7%, Investigation 27.8%, Visual Novel 24.5%, Story Rich 6.7%, Adventure 4%
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: Detective 23.1%, Visual Novel 22.7%, Comic Book 21.1%, Puzzle 12.3%, Funny 6.4%
A real journey into the depths of yourself, an atmospheric immersion in the night city, soaked with rain, melancholy and the mysterious whispering of destinies. You are not just a reader, but the creator of your own story, a composer whose decisions are the chords that form the unique melody of fate
Why similar: Investigation 26.4%, Life Sim 19.8%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Funny 7.4%, Cute 7.1%
Prison Notes is a RPG with text-based ADV and cultivation elements. You act as a young migrant worker, wrongly imprisoned in the prison known as "The Coral Reef".What challenges and adventures are awaiting? Will you finally find a way out? Your choices and actions will decide the end of your story.
Why similar: Detective 21.7%, Comic Book 18.7%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Dark Humor 12.2%, Exploration 9.6%
Grab your magnifying glass and peek inside a series of tiny dioramas filled with crimes and carefully crafted mysteries! Think outside the box and solve them all in this new brand of detective game!
Why similar: Detective 32.4%, Investigation 23.6%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Relaxing 5.8%, Story Rich 5.7%
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: Detective 28%, Comic Book 24.5%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Investigation 19.5%, Story Rich 4.7%
「ギルド探求団へようこそ！」創立から1000日を迎えたギルドの、パーティ情報を復旧させる『推理パズルゲーム』です。過去1000日を振り返りながら、78人の冒険者が、20隊あるパーティのどこに所属していたのかを特定し、どのような結末を迎えたのかを推理で暴きましょう！それでは──良い旅を！
Why similar: Detective 47%, Investigation 32.9%, Puzzle 15%, Adventure 4.2%, Indie 1%
A murder-mystery visual novel about a young man who inherits a charming English hotel. Some would say he’s fortunate, but with a growing list of unexplained disasters and murder, has his luck finally run out?
Why similar: Investigation 26.5%, Detective 23.6%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Exploration 10.5%, Story Rich 5.6%
