Games Like Detective NEKKO - ディテクティブネッコ -

Online RPG that dies when played. Uncover the secret behind the game and its truth.

Why similar: Detective 37.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.5%, Mystery 23.5%, Adventure 10.5%, Story Rich 4.1%

I follow his shadow in the pale dull sky.... Eight years ago, the Kibukawa Detective Agency, another great detective.

Why similar: Detective 37.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.5%, Mystery 23.5%, Adventure 10.5%, Story Rich 4.1%

"What's up with this...?" An eerie urban legend becomes a nightmare that eats away at reality.

Why similar: Detective 37.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.5%, Mystery 23.5%, Adventure 10.5%, Story Rich 4.1%

Embraced by illusions, I put on a mask... A mysterious series of murders intertwine in the virtual and real worlds.

Why similar: Detective 37.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.5%, Mystery 23.5%, Adventure 10.5%, Story Rich 4.1%

The year is 1999. The end of the century is a whirlwind of ominous prophecies and incidents. What is the purpose of the "Eigo-kai," an unidentified organization involved...

Why similar: Detective 37.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.5%, Mystery 23.5%, Adventure 10.5%, Story Rich 4.1%

Serial Murder x Disappearance of a female secretary Uncover the hidden truth from these two intersecting perspectives.

Why similar: Detective 37.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.5%, Mystery 23.5%, Adventure 10.5%, Story Rich 4.1%

A lost chihuahua and a kind policeman in town. With the image of the detective they longed to be in their hearts, the uneven duo runs the streets!

Why similar: Detective 37.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.5%, Mystery 23.5%, Adventure 10.5%, Story Rich 4.1%

In the heart of the egret left behind, red leaves will dance again this year. The story of detective assistant Sagishima Izuna and her unknown past.

Why similar: Detective 37.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.5%, Mystery 23.5%, Adventure 10.5%, Story Rich 4.1%

The "Kailoukan", a strange building surrounded by the sea on all sides. Inside a mansion closed underwater, the curtain rises on a tragedy.

Why similar: Detective 37.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.5%, Mystery 23.5%, Adventure 10.5%, Story Rich 4.1%

Shangri-La, an amusement park named after an ideal world In a paradise overflowing with smiles, a banquet in the name of judgment begins.

Why similar: Detective 37.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.5%, Mystery 23.5%, Adventure 10.5%, Story Rich 4.1%

"Anesama" is there. What do the silent walls and folklore tell us?

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31.1%, Detective 28.1%, Mystery 22.2%, Adventure 13.4%, Story Rich 4.7%

Embark on a mystical quest that blends Slavic folklore with arcane witchcraft, uncover hidden secrets, and rescue a village lost to the shadows in this magical detective visual novel. Oh, and never forget your cat - he might save you!

Why similar: Detective 22.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.2%, Cats 21.2%, Choices Matter 8.3%, Visual Novel 7.5%

Their cries reach no one. In a distorted cage, they quietly await the hand of salvation.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31.1%, Detective 27.9%, Mystery 22.1%, Adventure 13.5%, Story Rich 4.6%

A Girl's Kidnapping Case in Your Neighborhood...Your Choices and Actions Determine the Outcome

Why similar: Cats 24.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.3%, Mystery 9.6%, Adventure 9.5%, Choices Matter 9.4%

Kibukawa’s debut case as a detective is finally revealed. Uncover the strange mystery surrounding the Midoumaru Manor!

Why similar: Detective 33%, Choose Your Own Adventure 32.7%, Mystery 20.1%, Adventure 9.5%, Story Rich 4.2%

A Japanese mystery adventure where any of the four could be the killer. Holding the dead man's will, you stay in his estate until the seventh-day memorial. Question the household across 13 locations, but you get only ten moves. Motive, opportunity and proof decide what your accusation is worth.

Why similar: Detective 24.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.6%, Mystery 20.1%, Multiple Endings 7.7%, Visual Novel 7.5%

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: Cats 31.2%, Detective 26.2%, Mystery 11.3%, Multiple Endings 7.6%, Choices Matter 5.7%

In pursuit of coin, hired dagger Arthur finds himself embroiled in conspiracy involving the daughter of a noble House. Who is really pulling the strings behind the scenes?

Why similar: Mystery 20.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.9%, Detective 10.2%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Choices Matter 9%

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 25.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.6%, Mystery 17.3%, Choices Matter 8.6%, Multiple Endings 7.1%

殺された花嫁が神の力によって生き返り、自分を殺した犯人を探す和風伝奇ミステリーADV。事件は幾度となく起こり、花嫁は幾度もの死を迎えながら、事件の真相に迫っていく――

Why similar: Detective 32.5%, Mystery 29.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Adventure 10.9%, Visual Novel 6.7%

A secret recipe has been stolen and you’re charged with finding the culprit…trouble is, you’re the one whodunnit. Investigate, interrogate and manipulate your way to framing the perfect scapegoat in this reverse detective visual novel.

Why similar: Cats 25.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.8%, Detective 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 10%, Mystery 8.8%

Authentic Mystery ADV Alice49 Episode 0 Diamonds and Cream Puffs An adventure game to solve a mystery hidden in a mystery novel.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 30.7%, Mystery 29.9%, Detective 19.8%, Adventure 11.6%, Visual Novel 7.3%

Elena and 7 familiar faces are trapped in a room, and the only way out is to choose one person to die. Navigate social relationships and gain trust to steer the spotlight away from you, or else they just might decide you should be the one on the chopping block.

Why similar: Mystery 23.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Detective 15.7%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Multiple Endings 10.7%

What if I had made a different choice then? The truth and consequences of memory.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 33%, Detective 24.1%, Mystery 23.6%, Adventure 14.2%, Story Rich 4.6%

An occult-mystery-adventure game set in Kyoto—detectives investigate to solve bizarre and complex cases. What did Kamotan detectives finally uncover on their way to the truth of these cryptic incidents?

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.4%, Detective 21.9%, Mystery 19.4%, Adventure 12.6%, Visual Novel 8.3%

Izuna and Ikurumi were cleaning the Detective Agency. As they were cleaning, they uncovered hidden documents. The documents revealed a tragic event from the past, long kept hidden...

Why similar: Detective 34.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 34.2%, Mystery 15.6%, Adventure 8.3%, Story Rich 6.7%

Become an investigator in a dark fantasy story. People keep going missing in Maligree, before being forgotten by all who knew them. Will you solve the case before you forget?

Why similar: Detective 24.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, Multiple Endings 8.9%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%, Choices Matter 8.8%

A mystery adventure featuring a public security duo and supernatural cases. Unravel the truth behind the otherworldly "Ghosturbance Cases"!

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 32.1%, Mystery 23.8%, Detective 20.2%, Adventure 7.2%, Visual Novel 7%

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 26.8%, Mystery 18.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%, Multiple Endings 7.1%

Pick up “words” from conversations and combine them with evidence to uncover the truth behind the cases. A former detective turned coffee shop owner takes on a series of baffling cases. As you get closer to the truth, your own “lost memories of the past” begin to unravel—

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 30.3%, Detective 29.2%, Mystery 22.5%, Adventure 8.7%, Visual Novel 4.7%

Kamilia is a story-driven, choices-matter detective mystery. Follow a talented painter who finds himself wrapped up in an unsolved case, as he tries to unveil a hidden truth that has been buried for years.

Why similar: Detective 20.2%, Mystery 20%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Choices Matter 8.9%, Multiple Endings 8%

The culprit is—the maid. And the protagonist. your mission is to strike down six unsuspecting guests, one by one. But beware—you must never be suspected before your plan is complete. To escape suspicion, engage in heated debates and refute your opponents. Hide your true identity at all costs.

Why similar: Detective 31.1%, Mystery 25.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.8%, Choices Matter 6.4%, Visual Novel 5.9%

Two cases are intertwined in a spiral, Heading toward a sad truth.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 33%, Detective 24%, Mystery 23.6%, Adventure 14.2%, Story Rich 4.6%

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 27.6%, Mystery 21%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Multiple Endings 8.3%, Choices Matter 7.9%

You wake up as Bon, the dorm’s beloved cat — memories gone, paws in place. Roam a century-old student dorm, chat with residents, nap under the kotatsu, enjoy a cat life while uncovering lost secrets and your past. ※This game is distributed with permission from the Yoshida Dormitory Student Council.

Why similar: Cats 26.2%, Detective 18.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Mystery 11.6%

"The Nakano Laboratory" is a loop-based mystery 2D adventure game. Within each loop of 15 minutes, you take over researchers' bodies to gather clues around the ship, then present your evidence at the meeting.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.8%, Detective 20%, Mystery 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Adventure 10.1%

Your name is Gary Patterson. After waking up in a strange facility with your work partner Victor Adams, you must make a choice: Play along with Victor's plans? Or go it alone and make an escape? Only YOU can decide.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.8%, Detective 25.5%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Mystery 8.5%, Choices Matter 7%

The famous detective Sarako Imai (Sherlock-chan) takes on a difficult case! Sherlock-chan and Watson-kun are on a comfort trip. Can they solve a murder case at a winter spa resort? A murder mystery with a challenge to the player.

Why similar: Detective 28%, Mystery 21.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.9%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Adventure 7.1%

A visual novel with multiple endings

Why similar: Cats 27%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Stylized 9.9%, Adventure 6.9%

The year is 840. Use your detective skills to weed out and banish the succubi terrorizing the citizens of Damaros and uncover the truth behind the recent spike in succubus victims, or become a corrupt tyrant who abuses his power, or even side with the succubi to terrorize the city.

Why similar: Detective 24.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.5%, Mystery 21.6%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Multiple Endings 10.8%

A short, story-driven, detective-mystery game where you are tasked with solving a deceptively simple break-in case. Meet the citizens of Arcadia Springs, find and follow the clues, make the right choices, and you may unlock a dark secret kept under lock and key.

Why similar: Detective 37.7%, Mystery 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%, Story Rich 8.9%

My mother passed away. It was dismissed as an unfortunate accident... But was it truly just an accident? I need to know... what happened that day. Will the son hunting for answers reach the absolute truth? The player's choices and actions will divide the final outcome.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31.6%, Cats 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Mystery 10.7%, Multiple Endings 8.5%

Linework is a story about a broken grieving detective set in 1990s Gui Dou, a town full of mysteries. Solve each murder with clues they left behind, and discover the truth behind your wife’s death

Why similar: Detective 29.3%, Mystery 19.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%, Visual Novel 5.2%

In this visual novel, Maggie Crane and 15 others are invited to partake in the Isolated Society Study, where they must forge a peaceful society while attempting to outsmart each other in complex challenges. Just as the study is about to conclude, the Golding Foundation introduces a sinister twist.

Why similar: Detective 26.4%, Mystery 22.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.7%, Visual Novel 7.3%, Adventure 7.1%

A short literary mystery game set in Oxford and Borneo

Why similar: Mystery 18.1%, Detective 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Stylized 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%

「取調室」で容疑者や参考人を取調べ、情報を得ながら事件の真相へ迫っていく推理アドベンチャーゲーム。 全５章、コメディあり・シリアスありでお届けします。

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 33.8%, Mystery 30.8%, Adventure 16.1%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Visual Novel 6.2%

You are a detective who is slowly going blind. The only faces you can still see clearly belong to those who are about to die. A visual novel investigation where every choice affects the fate of Tokyo and leads you either closer to the truth or deeper into darkness.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31.9%, Detective 28.1%, Mystery 10.9%, Visual Novel 7.8%, Multiple Endings 7.6%

No one knows what it is or what it looks like...Can you protect the treasure, "Tokoyo no Watashi" from robbers?

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 34.5%, Detective 23.2%, Mystery 22.5%, Adventure 14.8%, Story Rich 4.4%

Life is easier when you're a small creature on a farm. Everything is decided for you, and your fate is written out until the very end. Sounds like a fairy tale... or maybe a nightmare? Enjoy the peaceful times. You'll never leave it, because you're safe here... Or are you?

Why similar: Detective 25.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Mystery 12.8%, Stylized 11.2%, Multiple Endings 10.7%

Kill the Clock is a narrative time-loop mystery adventure where you relive the same week to solve a murder that keeps changing. Customize your character, roll dice to influence story outcomes, and uncover the truth—before time resets again.

Why similar: Detective 23.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.9%, Mystery 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 7.9%, Multiple Endings 7.6%

生死を分けるのは、人狼ゲームに似たコミュニケーションゲーム―― 爆発事故に巻き込まれ、瀕死のままＶＲ空間で目覚めた１０人の男女。 手術を受けて生還するためには人狼ゲームに似た「インフェクテッド・ゲーム」で上位に入らなければならない。 「ゴシックマーダー」「探偵 神宮寺三郎」シリーズ、「イヌワシ」など数多くのADVを制作したオレンジが送る新作ADV。 メインイラストレーター：岸和田ロビン

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 39.8%, Mystery 28.1%, Adventure 17.7%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Singleplayer 0.9%

Байкал зовёт. Прошлое возвращается в форме теней, и Андрей должен решить - играть по чужим правилам или переписать сценарий судьбы.

Why similar: Detective 23.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Mystery 12.4%, Stylized 7.7%, Multiple Endings 7.6%

A dark detective thriller where folklore is real, violence is chilling, and every choice has consequences.

Why similar: Detective 27.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.6%, Mystery 15%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Interactive Fiction 7.6%

"Ten years from now, I will be dead..." A coming-of-age fantasy adventure tale, Future Mirror is a visual novel that explores fate and the choices that affect our future, tragedy, relationships, and happiness.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.3%, Detective 24%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Mystery 9.1%, Multiple Endings 8.3%

COLIVING is an interactive narrative adventure where you play as a hard-boiled detective and a relentless journalist on two distinct paths. As their cases converge on a shared apartment, your choices shape a complex, branching story. Trust no one—the real danger lives right behind the wall.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.7%, Detective 18.4%, Mystery 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Choices Matter 10.4%

Book-style murder investigation game set in Victorian London. Logic, Deduction and Attention to Details - use this to solve game mysteries. Unfold story chapters, investigate clues, visit London historical locations - and help to get murder into jail.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 33.9%, Detective 27.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Mystery 10.5%, Adventure 6.5%

Echoes of Chang'an is a Tang-dynasty mystery visual novel from NSTUDIO. You play the adopted son of general Duan Xiushi (fictional), pulled off a simple errand into a death trap that decides an empire's fate. Observe, reason, choose — break the plot, get out alive, earn your own ending.

Why similar: Detective 26%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Visual Novel 7.9%, Multiple Endings 7.7%

A short, atmospheric space adventure. Use an imaging system and your own deduction skills to investigate Asteroid M-12 with minimal color and report your findings.

Why similar: Detective 43.2%, Mystery 27.3%, Adventure 11.8%, Stylized 8.4%, Multiple Endings 6.1%