60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Detective, Mystery, Story Rich, Visual Novel.
Cyber Detective L solves Paradoxes—bizarre incidents by supernatural Demons—via the social media giant Parrotter. The Cyber Detective Squad, L and his Demon partner Nyasuteria, wield elite hacking and psychic powers to take on the final Paradox investigation.
DAEMON MASQUERADE
An anime-inspired supernatural detective game. Uncover the identities and powers of your adversaries using a conspiracy board full of evidence.
Detective Butler: Maiden Voyage Murder
Follow Detective Butler and his sidekick Gilligan as they solve a locked-room murder during a haunted cruise ship's maiden voyage. Can you solve the mystery before Detective Butler reveals the answer?
An anime-inspired supernatural detective game. Uncover the identities and powers of your adversaries using a conspiracy board full of evidence.
Why similar: Detective 26.7%, Investigation 22.4%, Mystery 15.9%, Hand-drawn 9.8%, Visual Novel 9.4%
Follow Detective Butler and his sidekick Gilligan as they solve a locked-room murder during a haunted cruise ship's maiden voyage. Can you solve the mystery before Detective Butler reveals the answer?
Why similar: Detective 19%, Text-Based 17.9%, Investigation 15.8%, Mystery 13.4%, Crime 9.8%
"Murders on Yangtze River" is an Ace Attorney-like detective game that takes you on a journey through early 20th century China as you solve a series of intriguing cases. Use your logical reasoning and deduction skills to uncover clues, interrogate suspects, and solve the mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 30.7%, Investigation 14.8%, Mystery 12.9%, Logic 9.1%, Story Rich 8.8%
Staffer Reborn is a game of supernatural abilities and logical deduction set in 1960s America. It tells the story of a man trapped in a cycle of death and resurrection caused by his supernatural ability and the investigator who was recruited to help.
Why similar: Detective 18.9%, Investigation 18.6%, Text-Based 17.2%, Mystery 12.7%, Visual Novel 9.3%
An intricate mystery visual novel. Search text, piece together clues, and jump around the story to unravel the tangled events within the sealed tower.
Why similar: Detective 20.5%, Investigation 14.7%, Mystery 14.7%, Text-Based 11.9%, Logic 10.1%
Interrogate suspects, search for clues, & uncover a dastardly plot, as you solve a string of mystifying murders to help reluctant detective Ilmarinen escape the foreboding Fafnir Hotel.
Why similar: Detective 22.2%, Mystery 15.3%, Text-Based 12.3%, Crime 11.5%, Visual Novel 11.1%
Set in school life, “Who is the Criminal” is a text-based adventure game featuring comedian and inference elements. With inquiring suspects and debating with “evildoers”, he gathers pieces of puzzles and reveals what truly happens in every incident.
Why similar: Detective 23.9%, Mystery 14.2%, Text-Based 12.4%, Crime 12.2%, Visual Novel 10.4%
Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Text-Based 22.5%, Detective 20.4%, Mystery 20.4%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Story Rich 9.9%
A narrative detective game blended with supernatural elements. Play as a rookie investigator, discover vital clues in every case, dive into unscripted interrogations and uncover truths that break minds. But with each revelation, the world feels... less human.
Why similar: Detective 32.7%, Mystery 17.6%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Story Rich 13.8%, Puzzle 9.6%
Detective Red July must stop a serial killer who patterns his murders after optical illusions in this mystery visual novel set in the world of Methods.
Why similar: Detective 20.2%, Text-Based 19.3%, Investigation 14.4%, Mystery 12.1%, Crime 11.1%
Delve into a devilishly delightful world of mysticism and mystery as Harold Ludicael, the disgraced demonologist. After the untimely demise of a famous illustrator, you’re tasked with solving their murder in this point-and-click visual novel.
Why similar: Text-Based 17.4%, Investigation 17.1%, Detective 17%, Mystery 14.7%, Hand-drawn 10.7%
A narrative courtroom adventure all about VTubers! Players will take the role of prosecutor Justin Truth and investigate a murder at a VTuber agency, doing their best to uncover the identity of both the killer and VTuber's real face.
Why similar: Detective 26.2%, Mystery 15.5%, Text-Based 12.8%, Crime 12.6%, Visual Novel 11.5%
Mohism: Battle of Words is a detective game set in the world of wuxia. The game follows Zhang Xiaochen, investigates unsolved cases and comes into his own as a hero. He must rely on his wits and razor-sharp tongue to best his opponents, find the culprit and ensure justice prevails!
Why similar: Detective 23.9%, Investigation 18.1%, Mystery 14.2%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Crime 10.6%
Investigate a broken mind to unravel a twisted case. Deduce the truth. Restore lost memories. Listen to private conversations. Draw your own conclusions. Mind Diver is a murder mystery, where the victim is love.
Why similar: Detective 22.6%, Investigation 19.7%, Mystery 15.4%, Crime 12.8%, Logic 11.3%
Escape a time loop as an overworked office employee by solving cryptic puzzles with alternate reality game elements.
Why similar: Detective 33%, Investigation 18.3%, Logic 13.1%, Mystery 12.5%, Story Rich 9.9%
A mysterious murder has shocked the inner city, and as the lead detective, it is your job to catch the real killer. Armed with words and wits, you uncover the secrets and capture the murderer, and make sure justice will be served.
Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Investigation 21.2%, Text-Based 16.6%, Mystery 13.4%, Logic 9.7%
Crimes across the times. Are you able to solve them all?
Why similar: Detective 28.6%, Mystery 14.6%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Logic 13.6%, Investigation 13.5%
Trials of Innocence is an indie courtroom detective game. Step into the shoes of the main character, rookie lawyer Luna Ray, and navigate her journey through the legal world. Unravel a shocking conspiracy that changes the fate of many, including herself, and confront her inner choices.
Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Investigation 14.2%, Mystery 12.4%, Crime 10.6%, Visual Novel 9.6%
LumineNight is a story-driven detective adventure. Play as Detective Foster and his daughter to solve a series of murders spanning a decade. Interrogate suspects, infiltrate locations, solve puzzles, and gather evidence from crime scenes. Uncover the dark truth behind these killings.
Why similar: Detective 30.7%, Mystery 19.5%, Investigation 15.1%, Visual Novel 12%, Story Rich 10.4%
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 27.6%, Detective 24.7%, Crime 15.1%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Story Rich 8.4%
Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.
Why similar: Investigation 27.6%, Mystery 26.5%, Story Rich 12.2%, Puzzle 9.9%, Detective 6.9%
Explore the intertwined fates of humans and youkai in this interactive fiction. As an unwitting protagonist, enter the sealed realm of Gensokyo to investigate a series of bizarre murders. Unearth ancient secrets and witness a gripping saga hidden for millennia.
Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Text-Based 18%, Mystery 15.6%, Logic 11.4%, Visual Novel 11.2%
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Detective 24.1%, Investigation 19.9%, Mystery 13.3%, Text-Based 12.5%, Crime 12%
Staffer Case is a new sort of mystery game, asking players to find clues, arrange them into documents, and point out the contradictions between them to solve a series of murders. Each mystery unraveled leads you closer to the truth lying at the heart of each case!
Why similar: Detective 28.4%, Text-Based 18.8%, Mystery 14.9%, Crime 12.4%, Visual Novel 9.7%
A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.
Why similar: Detective 31.5%, Mystery 20.2%, Investigation 19.9%, Logic 9.2%, Puzzle 8%
While in communication with supernatural forces, two influencers launch a daring new social media brand.
Why similar: Crime 18.7%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Satire 13.9% ★, Memes 13.7%, Philosophical 11.4%
You're a detective. Investigate the haunting events surrounding the murder of Ann Peterson and her boyfriend. Explore an old safehouse for clues, deduce keywords and reveal redacted words as you search Ann's digital journal, and piece together your case report as this unfortunate story unfolds.
Why similar: Detective 31%, Investigation 25.9%, Text-Based 24.4%, Story Rich 9.4%, Mystery 8.2%
Step into the role of a faceless detective investigating creatures from Slavic folklore. Explore dialogue-driven mysteries, solve puzzles, and uncover post-Soviet occult secrets in a pixel art housing block full of bizarre residents and hidden truths
Why similar: Text-Based 26%, Detective 22.3%, Logic 14.2%, Story Rich 12.5%, Puzzle 8.4%
A wild tale of conspiracy, loss, friendship, and... chickens?! Two rooster detectives are about to venture into the insect underworld to uncover a worldwide conspiracy, while also battling their inherent demons in this animal noir adventure satire.
Why similar: Detective 22.6%, Investigation 19%, Mystery 13.9%, Crime 13.2%, Visual Novel 10.9%
5% of murder cases remain unsolved... it's time to open up these cases and confront the supernatural with forensic science! Solve cases by analyzing evidence and consulting with specialists. Enter a world that artfully blends 2D illustration and real-life visuals!
Why similar: Detective 18.5%, Text-Based 17.1%, Investigation 16%, Mystery 11.5%, Crime 11.4%
Step into a dark world where cyberdemons haunt humankind. When mutilated bodies start appearing all over this sleepy town in the Mississippi inaka, Sawyer, ex-AGENCY operative; now unemployed shut-in, must exorcise the demon perpetrator in this story-rich, PC-98 style adventure game.
Why similar: Detective 46.6%, Visual Novel 23.5%, Story Rich 17%, Adventure 8.9%, 2D 2.4%
Explore a wikipedia-like database and solve a small town mystery in Eastern Europe. Step into the shoes of a journalist in the 90s as you sprawl through articles and uncover the secrets that have been laid in front of you.
Why similar: Detective 27.4%, Investigation 23.1%, Mystery 20.7%, Text-Based 15.1%, Story Rich 7.7%
Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual SNS! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.
Why similar: Investigation 23.2%, Mystery 19%, Text-Based 18.6%, Detective 12.6%, Visual Novel 11.9%
Welcome to Red Hives, a lovely Midwestern town infested with demons. You're a little spirit stuck in a time loop, your only way to interact with the world is by possessing people and whispering into their ears. Explore timelines, solve mysteries, and please, try to keep your hosts alive...
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.6%, Demons 28.1%, Hand-drawn 21.6%, Story Rich 17.3%, Indie 4.5%
Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.
Why similar: Detective 24.2%, Text-Based 18.9%, Investigation 15.4%, Mystery 15%, Story Rich 8.3%
Post-modern hentai-puzzle detective.
Why similar: Detective 26.7%, Memes 18.3%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Story Rich 11%, Psychological 9.3%
Detective Grimoire has been called to investigate a murder. The owner of a small tourist attraction, seemingly killed by the mythical creature his attraction is based around... Explore the area, inspect the crime scene, grill suspects, solve puzzles, hunt for clues & uncover the secret of the swamp!
Why similar: Detective 26.2%, Investigation 16.3%, Mystery 12.6%, Crime 12.3%, Visual Novel 11.8%
Solve 3 increasingly intricate murders by examining the evidence -- find the motive, the means, and the opportunity. Use testimonies of the suspects as evidence by examining every detail for contradictions... and signs of sin. Purify the possessed. Purge the daemons.
Why similar: Detective 28.2%, Investigation 25.6%, Mystery 12.2%, Demons 12%, Psychological 9.5%
A private investigator, tracking a missing person, uncovers a conspiracy between humans and androids and a secret that could change everything. Neon Hearts City is a retro point-and-click adventure that thrusts you into a grungy cyberpunk city of the future.
Why similar: Detective 27.4%, Investigation 23.6%, Crime 12.9%, Mystery 10.9%, Story Rich 8.3%
Mindcop is a non-linear „whodunnit“ detective game. It mixes a story driven adventure with real-time puzzle gaming. As the infamous Mindcop, you can dive into the minds of your suspects to uncover their secrets and unravel their lies.
Why similar: Detective 28.9%, Mystery 18.2%, Investigation 17.9%, Hand-drawn 13.2%, Story Rich 7.5%
Check the suspect's status and solve the mystery! A status-checking mystery ADV in which a rookie detective takes on difficult cases that take place in a fantasy world.
Why similar: Mystery 28.9%, Logic 19.4%, Investigation 17.4%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Adventure 9.3%
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 21%, Investigation 15.7%, Text-Based 13.8%, Mystery 13.7%, Visual Novel 9.7%
Moving into a shabby apartment, a saturnine girl with hidden secrets finds a notebook that allows her to communicate with another world. A thrilling adventure taking place across multiple timelines ensues.
Why similar: Mystery 31.9%, Detective 28.7%, Puzzle 13.7%, Story Rich 9.1%, Visual Novel 7.5%
Solve Pixel Puzzles to find clues. Use those clues to interrogate witnesses. Work your way to the truth... ...and uncover the mystery of Murder by Numbers!
Why similar: Detective 21%, Investigation 20.5%, Crime 10.8%, Mystery 10.5%, Visual Novel 10.3%
Cyber Manhunt is a story-oriented puzzle game focusing on big data, hacking, citizen privacy, and social workers. It focuses on social issues such as cyber violence and privacy breaches.
Why similar: Mystery 25.8%, Detective 24.9%, Crime 14.6%, Puzzle 14.3%, Investigation 7.9%
Crime O'Clock is a hidden objects investigation and time exploration game with a deep storyline. Investigate cases through time and evolving maps by unveiling a multi-eras linked story. Will you be observant enough to solve the mysteries? Crime waits for no man!
Why similar: Detective 20.6%, Investigation 19.1%, Mystery 12.7%, Crime 12.1%, Logic 9.5%
It all started with a simple robbery. When that thread was pulled, a tapestry of mysteries was revealed. Solve cases and outsmart criminals in a detective story full of lies, confessions, and maybe even a murder or two.
Why similar: Detective 25.7%, Mystery 15.4%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Investigation 10.8%, Logic 8.9%
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: Text-Based 36%, Psychological 17.6%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Philosophical 14%, Story Rich 10.2%
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.
Why similar: Detective 35.7%, Mystery 23.7%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Text-Based 13.5%, Adventure 3.6%
Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective.
Why similar: Detective 42.5%, Mystery 24.3%, Story Rich 13.7%, Puzzle 7.2%, Adventure 6.6%
A mysterious crime that no one could solve now rests on your shoulders. Well, not just yours; you also have a partner from your department whom everyone makes fun of. But who knows—maybe she’s actually a great detective in disguise?
Why similar: Visual Novel 49.1%, Story Rich 33.7%, Adventure 11.1%, Indie 3.4%, Singleplayer 2.6%
矛盾を見つけ、相談者の悩みを解決する怪異判定アドベンチャー
Why similar: Text-Based 40.7%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Mystery 19.2%, Adventure 14.7%, Indie 1.9%
The Tesla Mystery is a puzzle-driven adventure game. Join the journey of investigation in a Paris infused with steampunk and Art Nouveau styles. Nikola Tesla, mastermind behind the Science Conference, has vanished under mysterious circumstances. Now, and uncover the truth hidden in the city...
Why similar: Detective 20.4%, Text-Based 18.2%, Investigation 17.5%, Mystery 12.8%, Visual Novel 9.5%
Immerse yourself in neon, smoke, and high-stakes legal gambles as a Defense Attorney with uniquely Killer insights in this episodic, diabolically stylish visual novel adventure game.
Why similar: Detective 45.2%, Visual Novel 22.5%, Logic 19%, Story Rich 13.2%
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 33.8%, Text-Based 19.7%, Puzzle 9.8%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Story Rich 9.2%
Play as Sam or Farah as they attempt to navigate the neon thrills of their cyberpunk city Love Shore, solve murders, fight gods and maybe fall in love.
Why similar: Text-Based 45.9%, Crime 24.2%, Mystery 21.8%, Visual Novel 4.7%, Singleplayer 1.4%
Okay, Pedro is AWOL, and you have to get this LAN Party set up at the Game Store for the session later. Connect cables, install software, and solve puzzles all while you and the gang uncover the mystery of your missing friend.
Why similar: Detective 23.8%, Investigation 20.2%, Mystery 18.5%, Crime 16.4%, Puzzle 7.7%
Star Apprentice: Magical Murder Mystery is a danmaku-detective game that combines point-and-click style deduction with high octane bullet hell gameplay. Find evidence, interrogate suspects, and refute contradictions to solve the case!
Why similar: Detective 25.7%, Investigation 21.3%, Mystery 16.6%, Logic 13.6%, Visual Novel 11.5%
A series of murders is shocking Hollywood! Use your detective skills: search the crime scene, find clues, solve the mystery. Who is pulling the strings behind these Confidential Killings?
Why similar: Detective 21.5%, Investigation 18.4%, Mystery 13.5%, Text-Based 13.4%, Logic 10.5%
Unravel a thrilling mystery by exploring a strange and twisted mansion, discovering curious clues, interrogating peculiar suspects and solving unique puzzles. Will you be able to uncover the secrets of Tangle Tower?
Why similar: Detective 31%, Mystery 13.3%, Crime 11.6%, Visual Novel 10%, Investigation 9.8%
