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Games Like Deluge: Threnody of Crashing Waves

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Anime, Story Rich, Mystery.

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In the not so distant past, the Isle of Abbot underwent a mysterious evacuation event. Delve into the secrets of this unsettling place and elicit the girls' tragic fate. An interactive visual novel with psychological and lovecraftian undertones.

Reviews: Very Positive — 85% — of 252 reviews
Released: 2022-07-07
Developer: leaves
Publisher: socah
Genres: Adventure, Indie, Simulation, Free To Play
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

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    97% matchMostly Positive77% of 102 reviews2024
    Dev: leavesPub: socah
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    High school girls have been disappearing from Abbotsford. Unravel the mystery before all things wash away in a tidal wave of deep despair. An interactive visual novel with psychological and lovecraftian undertones.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 19.4%, Philosophical 15.7%, Psychological 10.9%, Dating Sim 10.6%, Visual Novel 8.5%

  2. #2 Heart Cage
    96% matchVery Positive98% of 292 reviews2025
    Dev: RiceLoveCoffee
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Yandere x Otome x Mystery A mystery Otome game with all yandere love interest, play as a detective and find out the truth!

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 23%, Dating Sim 20.5%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Mystery 9.4%

  3. #3 Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It
    94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,695 reviews2025
    Dev: Ferry // Nopanamaman
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.

    Why similar: Philosophical 33%, Visual Novel 25.1%, Mystery 15.8%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Anime 8.6%

  4. #4 Folie Fatale
    95% matchVery Positive86% of 2,482 reviews2024
    Dev: Kanmidoko (神海処)Pub: 346lab Localization
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    All capture targets are mentally "Jirai"(landmine)!? Meet these eccentric boys, reveal the truth beneath in this Psycho-love-horror VN!

    Why similar: Dating Sim 20.5%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Anime 10.8%

  5. #5 Lucid9: Inciting Incident
    96% matchVery Positive90% of 1,038 reviews2016
    Dev: Fallen Snow Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    Lucid9 is a visual novel focused on a web of intricate mysteries set in the fictional 2018 metropolis of Isamu. Lucid9: Inciting Incident is the first part of the story, focused on a string of disappearances that occur at a prestigious, uppity boarding academy.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 35.9%, Anime 24.8%, Mystery 20.1%, Story Rich 7.4%, Simulation 7.3%

  6. #6 Heart Fragment
    94% matchVery Positive92% of 325 reviews2021
    Dev: Starfield Gaming
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 51%

    Can you collect all the fragments to reach your happy ending? Or will your attempts only end in tragedy? Find out in this psychological otome game as you sort your way through the secrets & lies.

    Why similar: Psychological 19.3%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Dating Sim 17.5%, Simulation 12.1%, Anime 10.1%

  7. #7 Pandemic Love
    93% matchVery Positive93% of 232 reviews2021
    Dev: Red Skald
    Windows

    A short visual novel about isolation. You try to search for comfort in the lonesome people around you. Keeping the darkness at bay with small embers of light. Will you let the fear change you?

    Why similar: Dating Sim 23.7%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Psychological 12.6%, Anime 12%

  8. #8 Demonheart: The Cursed Trial
    92% matchVery Positive91% of 127 reviews2025
    Dev: Rolling Crown
    Windows · Mac

    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: Dating Sim 23.6%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Mystery 13.8%, Female Protagonist 10%, Anime 9.6%

  9. #9 Hazy Mind
    91% matchVery Positive86% of 318 reviews2024
    Dev: betetiro
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    You can't remember anything, and all you can see is HER. Delve into your story and uncover the truth behind what happened to you and your parents.

    Why similar: Psychological 26.4%, Visual Novel 22.5%, Anime 14.4%, Female Protagonist 9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.7%

  10. #10 Lighthouse of Guiding Flames
    91% matchVery Positive88% of 68 reviews2019
    Dev: TomoToroPub: NARRATIVE NINE LTD
    Windows

    Ethani lost her way and ended up at the Lighthouse. Where did she come from and where should she go? Explore this fantasy Visual Novel to reveal her past and set sail once more...

    Why similar: Visual Novel 27.6%, Anime 19.8%, Mystery 16.7%, Female Protagonist 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%

  11. #11 Sona-Nyl of the Violet Shadows Refrain
    89% matchVery Positive100% of 62 reviews2023
    Dev: Liar-softPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Explore the meaning of memories in this mysterious fairytale where fantasy and reality intertwine. The story unfolds from the perspectives of two women: one who travels in the ruins of Engine City New York, and one who finds herself in an underground world with an eldritch, violet sky.

    Why similar: Philosophical 24%, Lovecraftian 20.8%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Anime 10.8%, Mystery 10.4%

  12. #12 The Island: Into The Mist
    90% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.1%, Anime 18.5%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Mystery 16.1%, Female Protagonist 10.9%

  13. #13 Graveyard Girls
    88% matchVery Positive98% of 158 reviews2022
    Dev: Delphinium Interactive
    Windows

    Graveyard Girls is a halloween-themed yuri visual novel about complicated grief and overcoming hardships. Collect Elle’s “scribbles” to learn about her struggles, befriend a mysterious girl, and have a conversation about death.

    Why similar: Dating Sim 25.4%, Psychological 20.2%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Anime 12.6%, Female Protagonist 9.7%

  14. #14 Absent in the Rain
    87% matchVery Positive94% of 797 reviews2022
    Dev: D10RAMA
    Windows

    A mysterious senpai. A serial murder case that has taken the world by storm. And a giant, shadowy fish swimming at my feet... What if all of them are connected and surround me like a circle? What should I do?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 47.1%, Anime 20.4%, Modern 10.3%, Story Rich 7.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.6%

  15. #15 Train of Afterlife
    89% matchMixed51% of 183 reviews2015
    Dev: Zeiva Inc
    Windows
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%

    Train of Afterlife is a mystery, psychological, horror Visual Novel.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 35%, Anime 17%, Psychological 13.1%, Simulation 9%, Mystery 8.5%

  16. #16 Departed Away
    84% matchVery Positive90% of 546 reviews2024
    Dev: Alperen Torun
    Windows

    Discover 'Departed Away,' a captivating visual novel where friendship intertwines with mystery. Uncover secrets, engage in verbal duels, and make choices that shape your story. Delve into emotional depth and intricate connections in this unique story.

    Why similar: Dating Sim 26.5%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Psychological 17.1%, Mystery 13.2%, Immersive Sim 9.8%

  17. #17 Dangerous Fellows: Otome Game
    86% matchMixed44% of 140 reviews2023
    Dev: Storytaco
    Windows

    Otome dating sim - make your choices and survive this thriller romance game!

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  18. #18 Midnight Witch
    84% matchVery Positive93% of 345 reviews2023
    Dev: Crimson Moon Studio
    Windows

    Your average student life quickly descents into horror as a mysterious witch takes over the college... Can you save the girl you love? Or even make it out alive?

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    85% matchVery Positive84% of 55 reviews2017
    Dev: Jaime Scribbles Games
    Windows · Mac

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  20. #20 My Therapy
    82% matchVery Positive96% of 332 reviews2022
    Dev: Suvorov Mikhail
    Windows · Linux

    A visual novel about cute melancholic girls!

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    Dev: Simon Herbig
    Windows · Mac

    Sci-Fi Mystery Visual Novel. Nine people are trapped in an underground research facility, forced to play a game of life and death. Check your log to find the truth that connects those apparent strangers - if you even want to, that is.

    Why similar: Philosophical 26.2%, Psychological 21.7%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Mystery 14.1%, Anime 12.3%

  22. #22 X-note
    86% matchMixed51% of 253 reviews2015
    Dev: Zeiva Inc
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 97%

    X-note is a blend between Visual Novel and Dating Sim. Follow the story of Essi as she pursues the truth of her mother's death.

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  23. #23 Asphyxia
    83% matchMostly Positive77% of 273 reviews2015
    Dev: ebi-hime
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    A gloomy lesbian / yuri visual novel featuring characters based on famous Romantic poets such as Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Byron. Can you help Samantha Coleridge repair her fractured relationship with Lillian Wordsworth?

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  24. #24 Fateweaver: Smash or Pass
    81% matchVery Positive94% of 80 reviews2023
    Dev: Randumb Studios
    Windows

    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: Philosophical 25.9%, Psychological 17.3%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Anime 10.6%

  25. #25 Drops of Death
    79% matchVery Positive93% of 86 reviews2025
    Dev: Snowhaven Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A murder mystery visual novel with a romantic twist. The killer is randomly chosen at the start of each playthrough, and you may unknowingly fall in love with them. How will your story come to its end? Will you bring the killer to justice, fall in love with them, or die at their hands?

    Why similar: Dating Sim 27.6%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Mystery 14%, Anime 11.5%, Female Protagonist 5.6%

  26. #26 Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn
    81% matchVery Positive94% of 124 reviews2018
    Dev: Sierra Lee
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A slice of life visual novel with the emphasis on the slicing. Play as a mentally unstable young woman with blood on her hands trying to adapt to a normal life.

    Why similar: Psychological 24.3%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Dating Sim 14%, Anime 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%

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    78% matchVery Positive98% of 133 reviews2025
    Dev: ThePenSword
    Windows

    The definitive edition of the fan-favorite visual novel is here! A surreal, coming-of-age tale set in early 2010s Central Florida, Siren's Call is the small town you swore you'd always leave. Something inside you knows this is your last chance. Will you reach escape velocity?

    Why similar: Philosophical 25.7%, Psychological 22.3%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Mystery 11.3%, Anime 11.3%

  28. #28 The Shell Part I: Inferno
    78% matchVery Positive91% of 1,325 reviews2023
    Dev: Innocent GreyPub: Shiravune
    Windows
    Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 110.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    Unravel a string of gruesome murders terrorizing Tokyo in this mystery-thriller visual novel. The secrets of a case from six years prior may just be the key to the current unending cycle of tragedy—and the thing that cracks this woeful world’s shell may be one girl’s smile.

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  29. #29 Extra Case: My Girlfriend's Secrets
    79% matchVery Positive86% of 173 reviews2022
    Dev: Sounding Stone / 老奉毊
    Windows

    Your girlfriend seems to be hiding something. Will you respect her privacy or pry into her secrets? Don't worry, though. This is a horror dating sim with a time loop, so you can try again...and again...and again...

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 32%, Dating Sim 23.7%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Mystery 13.8%, Anime 8.8%

  30. #30 outside the door
    77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 543 reviews2024
    Dev: basandaika games
    Windows

    Outside the door is a mystic visual novel set within one office. You are about to figure out the stories of a few visitors without having a single memory of yourself.

    Why similar: Psychological 26.8%, Visual Novel 24.4%, Anime 21.5%, Mystery 10.2%, Female Protagonist 8.7%

  31. #31 The Dearest Person
    76% matchVery Positive95% of 624 reviews2024
    Dev: house.opposite
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A visual novel about what it means to be human. A story about loneliness, self-identification, and the meaning of existence.

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  32. #32 RGB GlitchGazer
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    Windows

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    Why similar: Philosophical 25.7%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Anime 16.5%, Mystery 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%

  33. #33 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
    73% matchVery Positive93% of 19,673 reviews2024
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    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".

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  34. #34 Beneath Her Gaze
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    Dev: Kazarinka
    Windows

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    77% matchMostly Positive73% of 99 reviews2022
    Dev: Gotcha Gotcha Games
    Windows

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  36. #36 dUpLicity ~Beyond the Lies~
    80% matchMixed39% of 66 reviews2015
    Dev: ROSEVERTE
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    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%

    dUpLicity ~Beyond the Lies~ is a romance mystery visual novel with romancable guys. Different with the usual dating sims, the main purpose of the game is to find out the truth hidden in the past.

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  37. #37 Degraman: Act I. Vincent
    75% matchVery Positive84% of 190 reviews2021
    Dev: NamNorm
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    An otome visual novel - play a powerless victim of a terrifying, unfair world. 200+ choices, 50+ endings, 20+ hours of play - and only one way to escape.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 25.2%, Anime 18.9%, Female Protagonist 16.8%, Dating Sim 14%, Story Rich 10%

  38. #38 Trick and Treat - Visual Novel
    75% matchVery Positive90% of 3,613 reviews2016
    Dev: Eternal Night StudiosPub: Alberto Herrera
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 42 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 41%

    Trick & Treat is a Visual Novel that test your instincts by making choices that can get you out from the cursed forest or drive you to death… or maybe just maybe your choices can guide you to something more?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 38.3%, Anime 33.1%, Dating Sim 15.2%, Simulation 4.5%, Mystery 3.7%

  39. #39 natsuno-kanata - beyond the summer
    73% matchVery Positive95% of 893 reviews2022
    Dev: Kazuhide Oka
    Windows · Mac

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    Why similar: Visual Novel 30.4%, Anime 22.5%, Modern 15.5%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Story Rich 6.8%

  40. #40 Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved
    70% matchVery Positive95% of 385 reviews2025
    Dev: Armonica LLC
    Windows

    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: Visual Novel 39.7%, Mystery 29.2%, Anime 19.2%, Story Rich 9.6%, Casual 2.2%

  41. #41 Midnight Syndrome
    72% matchVery Positive99% of 87 reviews2024
    Dev: ナツミカン
    Windows

    A summer night consumes the girls... Exploration type horror ADV game

    Why similar: Visual Novel 29.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 27%, Anime 21.7%, Mystery 16.1%, 2D 5.5%

  42. #42 Deliver Us From Evil (DUFE)
    74% matchVery Positive89% of 82 reviews2022
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Romance supernatural bachelors and investigate humanity’s dark wishes!

    Why similar: Dating Sim 29.4%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Anime 16.2%, Mystery 12.3%, Female Protagonist 9.6%

  43. #43 The Moon Looks Beautiful Tonight: Definitive Edition
    70% matchVery Positive100% of 98 reviews2026
    Dev: Cetacity
    Windows

    Two girls must travel to the Moon's core after it has been thrown out of orbit. A PC98 inspired visual novel about fear of the unknown and people in love.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 34.3%, Anime 16.5%, Psychological 16.2%, Mystery 14.1%, Story Rich 10.2%

  44. #44 Dark Nights
    72% matchVery Positive92% of 407 reviews2022
    Dev: Pinlin
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    71% matchVery Positive84% of 2,079 reviews2021
    Dev: LINE Games Corporation
    Windows
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    A mystery adventure set at the collapse site of a live survival audition show. Trapped contestants communicate with each other—and the outside world through social media—as they wait for rescue. But as unexpected events unfold, trust begins to crack, and survival becomes far more complicated.

    Why similar: Psychological 17.1%, Conspiracy 15.6%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Mystery 11.6%

  46. #46 Bad Faith
    73% matchVery Positive92% of 63 reviews2022
    Dev: Mado
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    69% matchVery Positive94% of 2,205 reviews2021
    Dev: Orca LayoutPub: 2P Games
    Windows
    Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Rewind time to save your girlfriend in a twisted high school death game. A gripping yuri visual novel: Investigate brutal murders, unravel psychological horrors, and fight for a forbidden love that defies death itself.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 39.1%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Mystery 13.1%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Anime 9.9%

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    67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 559 reviews2026
    Dev: LuminDrivePub: NANA Stories
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    In Love Love Mystery Club, you’re the newest member of the Detective Club at a seemingly ordinary high school. Through Full Motion Video (FMV) storytelling, your choices steer the narrative—will your heart find tenderness… or will hidden horrors emerge from the darkness?

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  49. #49 Lachesis or Atropos
    71% matchVery Positive87% of 68 reviews2023
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

    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: Visual Novel 26.7%, Anime 19.5%, Mystery 18.6%, Female Protagonist 18.5%, Choices Matter 6.2%

  50. #50 Tails Noir Preludes
    70% matchVery Positive92% of 297 reviews2023
    Dev: EggnutPub: Raw Fury
    Windows

    Tails Noir Preludes is a post-noir narrative adventure with branching choices. It is an intertwined series of vignettes about change, circumstance, and consequence. Guide four characters through formative moments in their lives in a dystopian Vancouver inhabited by anthropomorphic animals.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 39.7%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, Mystery 14%, Conversation 11.7%, Story Rich 9.9%

  51. #51 Hydrangea
    69% matchVery Positive93% of 123 reviews2024
    Dev: Meiri Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Why similar: Visual Novel 22.7%, Psychological 22.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.8%, Anime 17%, Female Protagonist 5.2%

  52. #52 Enamored Risks
    71% matchVery Positive86% of 204 reviews2020
    Dev: Crystal Game Works
    Windows

    Upon finding a mysterious social media account, Alex sets out to find the origins of the photos and meets three urban explorers, each of them unearthing something new and unfamiliar in her heart.

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  53. #53 Magical Girl Witch Trials
    64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 29,650 reviews2025
    Dev: AcaciaPub: Re,AER
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 15.8 hrsMean: 28.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%

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    Why similar: Visual Novel 35.1%, Female Protagonist 22.4%, Mystery 16.7%, Anime 12.4%, Story Rich 6.8%

  54. #54 The Murder Hotel
    67% matchVery Positive95% of 59 reviews2025
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    67% matchVery Positive95% of 148 reviews2024
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    An eerie liminal game that explores just how far an angel can fall. Play as sapphic Lucifer and corrupt angels into falling... in love with you.

    Why similar: Philosophical 28.4%, Dating Sim 24.3%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Female Protagonist 13%, Story Rich 6.7%

  56. #56 Knell of St. Godhrkar
    68% matchVery Positive94% of 1,530 reviews2021
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    Windows · Mac

    In this game, you can watch as 7 protagonists come to a crossroad, facing their own destiny. You will witness their own choices and the blood-splattering consequence they have on one another. There is no way out except to plunge them into the abyss...

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  57. #57 Night Cascades
    69% matchVery Positive95% of 181 reviews2022
    Dev: Hanako Games
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    The city is on fire, and the Devil is to blame - or is it? Two women must solve an occult-themed mystery set in an alternate 1980s while unraveling the secrets of their past. Hunt for clues and interrogate suspects in this interactive yuri visual novel.

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  58. #58 Cemetery Mary
    68% matchVery Positive97% of 375 reviews2021
    Dev: arcadekitten
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A visual novel about a girl who loves the cemetery. When her parents go missing, she receives a mysterious text that has the potential to completely ruin her life...or fix it?

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  59. #59 Snowfall's Mystery
    66% matchVery Positive86% of 102 reviews2025
    Dev: Sempiternal Rain
    Windows

    A psychological interactive novel about a floppy disk with a mysterious program. Help Elliot cope with his mental issues and uncover the secret of the floppy disk.

    Why similar: Philosophical 38.8%, Psychological 28%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Story Rich 5.9%, Choices Matter 5.1%

  60. #60 The Diary
    67% matchMixed68% of 199 reviews2025
    Dev: HuCang StudioPub: IndieArk
    Windows · Mac

    Several diaries gradually reveal the thrilling story of a missing case; after multiple deductions, are the answers in the past or present? With frequent plot twists, you never know which is the truth and which is the unexpected; in a dense fog, time buries the past, but the marks remain.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 18.9%, Immersive Sim 16.7%, Female Protagonist 16.1%, Anime 15.2%, Mystery 11.4%

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