60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Mystery, Story Rich, Adventure.
The members of a university Detection Club find themselves entangled in a series of murders. Follow Detective Butler through the eyes of his sidekick Gilligan as the two set out to find the culprit. Can they unravel the truth before the serial killer claims another victim?
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一位总是能露出温柔笑容的金发修女，将众人联系。白发女子总是无言。［想 知 道 你 父 母 的 下 落 吗 ？准 备 好 ］浅冰背后，为何会有寒意深藏？战斗，悬疑，治愈，推理，剧情持续反转，不断的匿名威胁，绑架，真相到底是……
Elevenses: The Flask
일레븐지스: 플라스크는 미스터리·로맨스 장르를 표방하는 비주얼 노벨 게임입니다. 한 치 앞을 예상할 수 없는 전개와 끝없이 펼쳐지는 반전, 영원히 끝나지 않는 11시의 티타임에 여러분을 초대합니다.
一位总是能露出温柔笑容的金发修女，将众人联系。白发女子总是无言。［想 知 道 你 父 母 的 下 落 吗 ？准 备 好 ］浅冰背后，为何会有寒意深藏？战斗，悬疑，治愈，推理，剧情持续反转，不断的匿名威胁，绑架，真相到底是……
Why similar: Philosophical 20.5%, Detective 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Mystery 9.8%
일레븐지스: 플라스크는 미스터리·로맨스 장르를 표방하는 비주얼 노벨 게임입니다. 한 치 앞을 예상할 수 없는 전개와 끝없이 펼쳐지는 반전, 영원히 끝나지 않는 11시의 티타임에 여러분을 초대합니다.
Why similar: Thriller 13.8%, Romance 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Drama 9.5%
《井底》是一款2024年3月立项的文字类galgame，题材是“超能力悬疑推理故事”，画风是日系校园风格的 故事主要讲述了游戏女主王语韴作为一个业余“侦探”，遇到各种疑难问题，并在侦探事务所所长天翔及其妹妹天音的帮助下，解决案件的故事。 游戏主要使用鼠标点击来推进剧情
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Detective 15.5%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Mystery 11.2%, Emotional 10.4%
A date on the beach, small talk, a little bit of nostalgia and an important decision. All of that taking place to the accompaniment of the summer breeze.
Why similar: Philosophical 17.5%, Romance 12.2%, Modern 11.7%, Drama 11.6%, Emotional 10.3%
Psycho-Sleuth is a mystery game where cognitive disorders distort the rules of murder. 13 players, each with a strange condition — like “no lying,” “no left side,” or “no faces” — are trapped in a deadly game. These disorders are contagious, and the killer hides behind abnormal logic.
Why similar: Detective 17.7%, Dark Humor 14.9%, Thriller 11.2%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9.6%
This game is a deduction game where you collect evidence from a murder scene to find the murderer. Eight boys and girls are admitted to the school. At the school, there is a crazy ghost named "Milla" who haunts and kills people.
Why similar: Detective 20%, Emotional 11.3%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Mystery 10.4%
This is a fantastic journey that shuttles between reality and the inner world. You need to follow six companions with distinct personalities to explore the deepest secrets of people's hearts together. It includes mild decryption and some psychological horror elements
Why similar: Detective 24%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Drama 13.2%, Mystery 11.5%, Emotional 9.4%
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 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Mystery 12.2%, Psychological Horror 10.8%
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 19%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Modern 11.4%, Mystery 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 8.3%
Trapped in a small room, four friends must uncover the mystery hidden within its walls while confronting the secrets of an elusive truth. Answers are just a button away. A psychological thriller visual novel packed with dark humor and fascinating facts about raccoons.
Why similar: Dark Humor 21.8%, Thriller 16.2%, Visual Novel 15%, Drama 11.1%, Mystery 10.6%
这是一款以中式校园为背景的推理类文字游戏，你将扮演一名高中生司空茂，在开学第一天目击密室杀人事件的现场，并经过调查和推理解决案件，找出真正的犯人和真相背后更深的阴谋。但在享受侦探游戏的同时，请千万不要忽视学习。保持情绪稳定，尽量维持活下去的念头...记住，你的成绩，永远比案件要更重要。
Why similar: Detective 22%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10%, Drama 8.9%
In 2005, a sophomore student named Maha Igarashi boarded a private train to Soukyo City. However, she vanished upon alighting at the "Kisaragi" station. Five years later, her lover, Shizuno Yokoyama, initiated an investigation into her disappearance, unraveling a series of mysteries along the way.
Why similar: Detective 14.2%, Drama 12.3%, Thriller 11.5%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Mystery 10.3%
일레븐지스는 미스터리·로맨스 장르를 표방하는 비주얼 노벨 게임입니다. 악마 '메피'는 화자인 '이지원'을 위해 여러 가지 시련을 준비했습니다. 악마를 이기기 위해선 잔머리가 아닌 굳센 의지와 날카로운 직감이 필요합니다. 위대한 대적자, '메피'와 그녀가 준비한 장기말들을 직접 목도하세요.
Why similar: Romance 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11%, Thriller 10.9%
A visual novel about a girl who finds herself in a mysterious antique store where letters with screaming human hearts appear.
Why similar: Modern 16.5%, Drama 15.3%, Thriller 14.1%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Mystery 11%
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: Philosophical 16.7%, Romance 11.8%, Drama 11.1%, Dark Humor 10.7%, Visual Novel 10.2%
After you graduated from college, you were assigned to a small village as a doctor.It looks like an ordinary village, but there are many strange things in it.A man knocking at the door in the middle of the night may not be asking for a doctor.The person you saw may not be alive.Haunted?
Why similar: Detective 21.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Thriller 15.2%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Mystery 11.4%
Strange things frequently happen in the apartment, such as the black shadow by the bed, the face behind the curtains, and the eccentric neighbor... This old apartment seems to be hiding some unknown secrets... Will you walk ignorantly into death or discover the truth and escape to safety?
Why similar: Detective 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Thriller 13.5%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Mystery 10.9%
After losing his parents and barely escaping his burning home, Zach wakes up in the hospital where he meets Aya, the ghost of a girl. Who is she, and why can only Zach see her? Together they try to investigate Aya's past, which quickly awakens new dangers.
Why similar: Thriller 14.6%, Drama 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Mystery 9.9%
A series of murders puts a town in Chile on alert, and the police are unable to identify the perpetrator and his strange messages. Meanwhile, Nicolas, the young owner of Bar Delirio, suspects that the culprit is hiding among his frequent customers.
Why similar: Modern 17.5%, Thriller 14.5%, Romance 13%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Visual Novel 10.4%
A wedding where one of the guests arrives dead. A strange black hole eclipsing the Florida sun. And your best friend? Gone. Is all this a butterfly dream or is reality breaking? Is their story romance or mystery? Your choices will determine the genre of his soul. Welcome to the town of Siren's Call.
Why similar: Romance 14.9%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Philosophical 12.1%, Mystery 10.8%
The game is a BL Cthulhu-style narrative romance game. It tells the story of the protagonist struggling to survive on a cruise ship filled with strange events after losing their memory. The game's setting is modern with a Cthulhu-inspired narrative.
Why similar: Detective 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Thriller 10.7%, Romance 10.7%, Visual Novel 10.3%
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 24.9%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Anime 12.3%, Drama 12.1%, Mystery 11.2%
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 27.9%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Mystery 12%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Drama 7.4%
Shut your teeth is an absurdist mystery visual novel inspired by Thai culture, folklore and traditions. The complex plot full of dark atmosphere, vivid characters and psychological tension will keep you guessing until the very end.
Why similar: Philosophical 17.6%, Dark Humor 14.7%, Detective 13.3%, Thriller 11.5%, Visual Novel 10.9%
樱花有双生，人也有双命。 一命如春，一命如冬。 但在生命更迭、记忆永续的世界里， 唯独你——只此一生。 这是一段关于“铭记与蜕变”的故事， 是一场关于“失去与再次遇见”的旅程。 当花期更迭、当命运分岔， 你将如何在破碎的时间里， 捧住仅有一次的爱？
Why similar: Philosophical 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Emotional 12%, Romance 11.7%
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: Detective 16.5%, Thriller 11.6%, Drama 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 10%, Visual Novel 10%
古风悬疑推理AVG《再见断刀》——在与世隔绝的山庄之中，接二连三地发生了骇人命案。只有通过细致入微的调查，抽丝剥茧的推理，才能定一个是非清白，还一个天理公道。 然而，在逐渐浮出水面的真相之下，似乎还有暗流涌动……
Why similar: Detective 17.9%, Romance 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Drama 9.4%, Emotional 9.3%
Novena diabolos is an Ocult mystery adventure game. The main character, Park Joon-sung, has to find a single human woman who doesn't know who she is and get out of town safely.
Why similar: Detective 29.1%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Mystery 14.1%, Thriller 12.9%, Anime 6.9%
A self-staged arson at a sales center drags you into the murder case of a female sales agent. With both your career and life in shambles, you must find a way to clear your name. The path to the truth is fraught with danger. Can you rise from this abyss and reclaim the reality you once envisioned?
Why similar: Thriller 14.3%, Detective 14.1%, Drama 12.9%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.6%
"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 23.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Drama 12.2%, Mystery 11.4%
You awaken in an unfamiliar location with unfamiliar people and are surrounded by mystery. Will you be able to solve the puzzle and uncover why you are here in this sci-fi/mystery/puzzle visual novel? The future hangs in the balance.
Why similar: Detective 15.8%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Mystery 10.8%, Thriller 10.2%, Psychological Horror 10.1%
A mystery adventure game and visual novel set on solitary Shironagasu Island. Discover its secrets, solve its mysteries, and escape from the ominous island!
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.1%, Mystery 16.8%, Detective 16.1%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Anime 9%
The hero moves to a new city. However, along with him comes a masked killer who begins to kill his friends one by one... Make decisions to build your adventure. Can you stop him before it's too late?
Why similar: Detective 23.1%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Mystery 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Anime 10.6%
Investigate murders, search for clues and talk to your classmates to prepare for trial. There, you'll engage in deadly wordplay, going back and forth with suspects. Dissect their statements and fire their words back at them to expose their lies! There's only one way to survive—pull the trigger.
Why similar: Detective 26.3%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Mystery 14.3%, Anime 13.3%, Psychological Horror 9.6%
纯爱黄毛题材的短篇视觉小说。母胎单身三十年的工程师王强，去酒吧后在酒店床上醒来，旁边还坐了个陌生女生。他立刻提出负起责任和对方结婚，被拒绝后，又接下了送她到学校的任务。但此时大堵车，按时到达几乎不可能完成，他们要怎么办呢？能不能按时到达？两个人的感情又会如何发展？
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Romance 14.6%, Modern 13.7%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Drama 11%
A short visual novel about a warrior with a dark past and a radiant goddess who are confronted with a shocking challenge that will change their lives forever, forcing them to reconsider their views on such a complex and contradictory feeling as love.
Why similar: Drama 16.4%, Romance 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Emotional 12.9%
Inescapable: No Rules, No Rescue is a social thriller set in a tropical island resort: you’ve been kidnapped and forced to participate in a twisted reality TV show with 10 strangers. At the end of their stay, they’ll each receive $500,000... If they survive.
Why similar: Detective 18.3%, Thriller 13.5%, Dark Humor 10.5%, Mystery 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%
‘We. The Refugees: Ticket to Europe’ is a socially engaged, text-based RPG about a journalist looking for his big break by uncovering the plights of refugees travelling from Africa to Europe. It is a story inspired by true events.
Why similar: Philosophical 16.1%, Modern 15%, Detective 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Dark Humor 11.8%
“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 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Mystery 13.3%, Drama 9.7%
A visual novel game.She killed her father and the moon is larger than before.
Why similar: Modern 17%, Romance 13.2%, Drama 11.6%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Emotional 10.8%
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 18.5%, Emotional 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Drama 11.2%
Five stories, a life. In an accident, the man named "Miracle" met the girl he hit, and the trajectory of his life has changed since then. Ten years, in the scattered fragments of time, witness together his precious memories.
Why similar: Romance 20.5%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Mystery 14.7%, Drama 13%, Anime 12%
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: Thriller 14.2%, Detective 13%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Mystery 11.2%, Psychological Horror 10.7%
"The Night the Star Fell" is a 2D pixel-art adventure game that blends mystery with horror. Our protagonist, Shinonome Yuki, who, together with his sister Akari, must uncover the truth behind the murder cases and the evil lurking beneath the tranquility of their small town……
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Romance 19.1%, Drama 17.2%, Thriller 8%, Emotional 7.9%
Just Another Life is a narrative-driven "life simulation" visual novel mixed with adventure game puzzle elements. Play as John Doe, just another life in the little town of Hope. Help John learn the stories of the various characters of Hope, and help him overcome the hurdles to his own happiness.
Why similar: Philosophical 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Romance 11.5%, Drama 11.2%, Emotional 10.5%
Your two best friends just broke up, its up to you to figure out why and whose fault it is. Good thing you’re a detective!
Why similar: Thriller 19.8%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Drama 11.9%, Emotional 10.2%, Detective 9.8%
Hundreds of universes merged into one when the Gods decided to finally settle who among them is the greatest and who must vanish. The main character finds himself at the center of unbelievable events after the Ancient & Terrifying One chose unremarkable guy as a "character" in the Gods' RPG.
Why similar: Thriller 15.8%, Modern 14.8%, Dark Humor 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Psychological Horror 12.6%
In this game, play as Shenming University News Department members. Explore strange incidents—no need for truth. Write compelling reports from clues; eye-catching content excites readers. As for what really happened…do readers actually care? If you care, go find out yourself.
Why similar: Detective 28.9%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Anime 11.5%, Drama 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9.7%
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: Detective 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 21%, Visual Novel 15%, Mystery 13.1%, Drama 7.5%
Seoyeon Yu, a former police officer, works as a private investigator for a rich family. However, during her investigation, she discovers evidence linking them to her husband's death. Using her ability to see people's guilt, she begins an investigation to solve the mystery.
Why similar: Detective 27.1%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Mystery 13.9%, Visual Novel 9.1%, Drama 8.6%
Watch a tragedy unfold and uncover one lone girl's forbidden love underneath. This kinetic novel features beautiful visuals, a charming cast of characters, and a gripping drama at its heart.
Why similar: Romance 21%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Anime 14.5%, Drama 13.3%
This is an AVG game that involves reasoning and decryption. He Zhou has 7 different personalities, which alternate seven days a week. Players will play as a detective and deduce the truth behind the horrifying cases surrounding He Zhou through the diary he left behind.
Why similar: Detective 21.4%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Drama 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Mystery 11.7%
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 18.4%, Drama 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Detective 13.5%, Mystery 13.2%
The Ghost of Alcantra is a free kinetic romance/mystery vn that alternates between two perspectives, one focusing on a blossoming romantic relationship, and another focused on unraveling a murder mystery.
Why similar: Philosophical 22.2%, Romance 13.7%, Drama 13.1%, Detective 11.2%, Emotional 10.9%
Scriptur is a kinetic visual novel featuring original artworks, soundtrack, and characters. You woke up on the train, knowing not how you ended up in it and where it was going. What is the secret behind all this? Will it be possible to reveal it and restore the memories of what happened?
Why similar: Detective 22.2%, Philosophical 18.3%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Romance 13.1%, Mystery 9.5%
A Memory Maze Spanning Life and Death: A Tender Web of Salvation and Deception Follow protagonist Ye Yuyao into the Tai Xu. Through fragmented memories and relentless inquiry, unravel the hidden truth behind an anonymous organ donor in this haunting interplay of light and shadow.
Why similar: Detective 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Drama 11.7%, Thriller 10.6%, Romance 10.3%
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 24%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Mystery 13.7%, Story Rich 6.5%
欢迎走进柿树学园，这座全市瞩目的学习殿堂。与同学们齐心协力，办好这里历史悠久的「烟火大会」的重任，即将被你背负在肩上。从高一至高二，在这段有笑有泪的时光中，你将收获毕生难忘的友情与成长。
Why similar: Dark Humor 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Drama 14.1%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Philosophical 11.1%
Butterfly//Circuit is a cybergothic kinetic visual novel. Unravel the secrets of this character driven psychological thriller and explore the hidden interstices of a darkly (un)ordinary world. When glimmers of hope are snuffed out, the boundary between reality and fiction start to blur.
Why similar: Thriller 15%, Romance 11.6%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Philosophical 10.7%
A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late.
Why similar: Emotional 17.1%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Drama 14.7%, Romance 9.9%
