- #1 Police Detective: Tokyo Beat
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dr. Cyril Splutterworth
Windows
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 20.6%, Crime 19.6%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Investigation 6.5%
- #2 Trials of Innocence
96% matchVery Positive93% of 1,658 reviews2025
Dev: 猫龙游戏
Windows
Median: 19.4 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 15.2%, Crime 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Investigation 9.9%
- #3 Holiday with Gwen
96% matchMostly Positive72% of 18 reviews2022
Dev: Astronomic Games
Windows
Step into the shoes of detective Hank and his sidekick Gwen. This time on a top secret mission in an exotic Mediterranean-like country to uncover an illegal drug trade, but also to use this opportunity to enjoy themselves and perhaps even to savour romantic moments.
Why similar: Crime 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Detective 15.4%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Romance 10.2%
- #4 Nina Aquila: Legal Eagle, Chapter IV: "Sacred Feathers"
95% matchPositive97% of 30 reviews2025
Dev: Tanuki-sama Studios
Windows · Linux
NINA AQUILA is back for her brightest, boldest, most magical adventure yet!
Why similar: Crime 18.3%, Detective 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Investigation 13%, Visual Novel 11.2%
- #5 Murder at Chateau de Rouge
94% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Abigail Fuller
Windows · Linux
This choices-matter visual novel is narrative-heavy, filled with beautifully illustrated characters, intricate stories, and two distinct endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Crime 14.5%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Adventure 10.3%, Detective 10.2%
- #6 GENBA no Kizuna
94% matchPositive85% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: Gosatsu Visual Novels
Windows · Mac · Linux
A Mesozoic murder mystery, 4 suspects, 1 truth. Investigate, interrogate and present evidence as you set out to unravel the case with your team. Will you be able to accurately determine who took the victim's life? Or will your deductions lead you to arrest someone for a crime they did not commit...?
Why similar: Crime 19.8%, Detective 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Investigation 13.2%, Visual Novel 11.2%
- #7 Nina Aquila: Legal Eagle, Season One
93% matchVery Positive96% of 102 reviews2021
Dev: Tanuki-sama Studios
Windows · Linux
The chart-topping itch.io and Newgrounds indie hit comes to Steam, with a slew of enhancements and new features! Step into court as Nina Aquila, rookie defense attorney in this thrilling VN/adventure game hybrid, and fight for justice in a world where all anime genres exist at once!
Why similar: Crime 17.1%, Detective 15.5%, Dialogue Heavy 14.2%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%
- #8 Devil's Advocate: Alexander Twist
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VisualBagel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Can you defeat the world's oldest mastermind in their own game? Stretch your wits and deduction skills to the maximum as you battle in Paris' craziest court. Here, only those who sacrifice everything reach the truth. What are you willing to betray to make it out alive?
Why similar: Detective 19%, Crime 15.8%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Dynamic Narration 12.2% ★, Investigation 11.3%
- #9 Dragon Detective: A Friend from the Shadows
91% matchPositive98% of 45 reviews2025
Dev: Sungazer Software LLC
Windows
A thrilling detective mystery adventure set in a historical fantasy world. As a dragon detective, use your six senses to find evidence and hunt down the culprit.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19%, Crime 18.7%, Detective 17.9%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Investigation 11%
- #10 Mohism: Battle of Words
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 607 reviews2023
Dev: 玄镜工作室Pub: Yooreka Studio
Windows
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 18.4%, Crime 16.8%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Investigation 14%, Dialogue Heavy 13.6%
- #11 Almanac: Detective Agency
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bergamot Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A narrative detective game about solving mysteries through investigation, evidence, and conversation. Question suspects in your own words, photograph clues, and piece together the truth in a town full of secrets. Who is lying, and what are they hiding?
Why similar: Detective 18.1%, Crime 15.8%, Investigation 14.7%, Dialogue Heavy 11.6%, Dynamic Narration 9.9% ★
- #12 Linework
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Overlyunderqualified
Windows
A puzzle-detective game set in 1990s China: play as a forensic artist, interview witnesses, drag and drop testimony and documents, sketch suspects from clues, and piece together evidence to solve mysterious crimes.
Why similar: Detective 19.9%, Investigation 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Logic 11.5%, Visual Novel 10.5%
- #13 Lilith Was Dead
89% matchPositive85% of 20 reviews2021
Dev: Heat Wave Games
Windows · Mac
After being away at college, you meet up with two of your friends at a local movie theatre. What starts out as a simple reunion, quickly unravels to be a gruesome murder mystery with your friend as the victim. It is now your mission to find out who did it, and how in this visual novel style game.
Why similar: Crime 20.3%, Detective 15.1%, Investigation 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Visual Novel 11.3%
- #14 Отделение 38
88% matchVery Positive94% of 241 reviews2024
Dev: The Three Windmills
Windows
После неожиданной смерти студент Александр попадает в "Отделение 38", где бюрократия переплетается с мистикой. Раскройте тайны этого потустороннего мира и найдите ответы, которые изменят всё.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Detective 16.4%, Investigation 14.4%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Romance 10%
- #15 Last Night Last Call
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rogueside
Windows · Mac
Can you solve a murder with nothing but your wits, your cocktail shaker, and your silver tongue? In this bartending mystery game, your customers are the key. So long as the liquor flows, so does the conversation - but who has the answers you seek, and who has blood on their hands?
Why similar: Crime 16%, Detective 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Investigation 10.7%
- #16 I drink Sorrel Coffee to reboot reality, but I'm being hunted by Monster Girls and armed agents
86% matchVery Positive86% of 256 reviews2025
Dev: ST SinovarPub: TopHouse Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
"I drink Sorrel Coffee to reboot reality, but I'm being hunted by Monster Girls and armed agents" is a branching visual novel where your choices truly matter...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Detective 17.8%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Romance 10.8%, Nonlinear 9.6%
- #17 Echoes of Ash
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ash Studio
Windows
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 22.9%, Crime 17.3%, Investigation 17.1%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Anime 7%
- #18 Christopher Ledger: Corporate Auditor
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Donnerwelle Inc.
Windows · Mac
A courtroom-inspired visual novel set in the boardroom. Interrogate executives, uncover financial cover-ups, and audit your way to the truth alongside a team of investigators.
Why similar: Detective 21.5%, Investigation 18.3%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Adventure 8.5%
- #19 Samuel Sage: The Mystery at Penby Inn
84% matchMostly Positive71% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: Seam Entertainment
Windows
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 17.3%, Crime 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Detective 14.9%
- #20 Detective Kobayashi - A Visual Novel
85% matchPositive87% of 31 reviews2019
Dev: GenuinePub: Giiku Games
Windows
Take on the role of Detective Kobayashi, the one and only genius detective who has a reputation for solving any case, however dark or difficult...if he isn't playing games at the office or awkwardly hitting on girls, that is.
Why similar: Crime 24.7%, Detective 19.5%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Investigation 11.4%, Anime 9.2%
- #21 Murder by Numbers
83% matchVery Positive84% of 1,662 reviews2020
Dev: MediatonicPub: The Irregular Corporation
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: Dialogue Heavy 16%, Crime 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Detective 13%, Investigation 12.8%
- #22 推理小说的关键一定会出现两次
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ReDeer
Windows
《推理小说的关键一定会出现两次》是一部以日常推理为核心的视觉小说。日常混沌纷乱,而“侦探”独具慧眼。带上你的好奇心吧,去和推理协会一同调查、思考,最终解开一个个轻松却不失有趣的日常之谜。
Why similar: Detective 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Anime 9.4%, Investigation 8.6%
- #23 Disordered
82% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Lumas Studio
Windows · Linux
A detective wakes up beside a corpse, and with no memories. The evidence points to him. Everyone thinks he’s the killer. Unravel the truth before time runs out in this hand-drawn detective mystery adventure set in 1990s Thailand, where every memory hides a lie.
Why similar: Crime 18.8%, Detective 17.3%, Investigation 13.1%, Visual Novel 12%, Anime 9%
- #24 Little Locked Rooms
81% matchVery Positive89% of 139 reviews2024
Dev: riolucci
Windows · Linux
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 20.9%, Investigation 15.7%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Crime 14.5%, Anime 12.7%
- #25 Love Mystery Club
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 117 reviews2020
Dev: GMatrix
Windows · Mac · Linux
This game is based on the theme of love & light reasoning. Even if you choose the wrong option, it will not lead to game over. It is very suitable for casual players who like love reasoning but don't want to waste their brain cells.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.1%, Investigation 23.2%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Dialogue Heavy 13.8%, Anime 7.7%
- #26 Would you sell your soul
80% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: COMINO Inc.
Windows
Choose Your Story: Choices & Decisions game, Mystery visual novel adventure game
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Crime 18%, Adventure 10.4%, Anime 9%
- #27 Pineapple Legend
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: zebra3dPub: Sukuratchi
Windows
Find the Golden Pineapple and the crimes against the Mayans. In Pineapple Legend, solve investigations with amusing and humorous situations. Explore the city of Takitani: investigate, solve puzzles, collect cards, equip accessories, fish, garden, fight in the arena, and increase your affinity!!!
Why similar: Crime 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Detective 15%, Investigation 14.2%, Visual Novel 12.3%
- #28 Love and Crime
79% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: Mango x2
Windows · Mac
A visual novel with an exciting detective and romantic plot. Take on a dangerous investigation and find your love in a lost Japanese town.
Why similar: Crime 17.7%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Investigation 13%, Anime 10.4%, Romance 10.1%
- #29 Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy
77% matchVery Positive88% of 4,237 reviews2024
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 35.6 hrsMean: 54.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Join rookie attorney Apollo Justice and his mentor, the legendary Phoenix Wright, in this collection of 3 games! This title features 16 episodes (including previously DLC-only episodes) and supports English, French, German, Japanese Korean, and Traditional and Simplified Chinese.
Why similar: Detective 21.6%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Crime 19%, Investigation 16.9%, Anime 10.6%
- #30 Blackwood's Dilemma
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: The K Game Studio
Windows
Demo updated for the Detective Fest! Step into detective Brian Storm’s shoes and unravel a grim 17th-century mystery. Interrogate villagers, gather clues, and piece together the evidence in a deduction system where every secret matters.
Why similar: Crime 19.9%, Detective 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Investigation 12%, Nonlinear 9.3%
- #31 Best Served Cold
76% matchVery Positive88% of 640 reviews2025
Dev: Rogueside
Windows · Mac
Can you mix a cocktail while eye-to-eye with a criminal? Find out in Best Served Cold, a murder mystery set in a bustling speakeasy where you serve customers, make friends and enemies, and solve crimes. At the Nightcap bar, prohibition is a killer… and so are some of your customers!
Why similar: Detective 20%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Investigation 14.3%, Dialogue Heavy 13%
- #32 Tokyo Detectives
78% matchMixed69% of 57 reviews2021
Dev: Rincho Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Crime 23.3%, Detective 22.7%, Investigation 18.9%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Anime 11.8%
- #33 Profiler Files - New Orleans
77% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Land Creations
Windows · Mac · Linux
A narrative adventure blending point-and-click and visual novel elements. Play as a young FBI agent in New Orleans, investigate crime scenes, profile suspects, and make choices that shape a branching story mixing offbeat humor with a gripping crime thriller.
Why similar: Crime 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Detective 14.7%, Investigation 13.1%, Dialogue Heavy 10.3%
- #34 The Murder Hotel
75% matchVery Positive95% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Wegenbartho Games
Windows
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: Crime 19.6%, Detective 18.6%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Anime 9.8%
- #35 Ace Attorney Investigations Collection
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,457 reviews2024
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 30.7 hrsMean: 34.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Miles Edgeworth's dramatic turnabouts take center stage! Experience both Ace Attorney Investigations games in one gorgeous collection! Investigate crime scenes and solve tough, intriguing cases through logic and deduction. When Edgeworth's past and present collide, his future begins!
Why similar: Crime 24.2%, Investigation 20.9%, Detective 18.9%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Adventure 8.2%
- #36 雾尽时分
76% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2022
Dev: 济沧海工作室Pub: Pujia8 Studio
Windows
戏班内扑朔迷离的死亡,步步紧逼的幕后黑手,封闭剧场内的死亡倒计时,案件主角的生命和救赎都取决于你的决断。当第一桩案件尘埃落定,你以为可以回到现实世界时,轮回之路才刚刚开始……
Why similar: Crime 23.6%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Detective 18.5%, Investigation 15.3%, Visual Novel 13.9%
- #37 Star Apprentice: Dazzling Danmaku Detective
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Will-o-Works
Windows
Find evidence, interrogate suspects, and shoot down contradictions in this magical girl detective game! Your magic turns each interrogation into a bullet hell logic battle - use it to prove your skills and uncover the truth of each magical mystery! Will you live up to the ideals of a true detective?
Why similar: Crime 21%, Detective 19.1%, Investigation 14.8%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Anime 10.4%
- #38 Death Trick: Double Blind
73% matchVery Positive87% of 275 reviews2024
Dev: Citreat StudioPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The star magician of Morgan’s Traveling Circus is missing, but the show must go on! In this non-linear detective visual novel, unravel the mystery from two different perspectives as you learn the varying stories of an entire circus of performers, each with their own lives... and their own secrets.
Why similar: Crime 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Detective 15.5%, Investigation 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.7%
- #39 The Missing Threads
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Wynd_devPub: wysg
Windows
[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 24.1%, Crime 22.5%, Investigation 20%, Visual Novel 14%, Choices Matter 6.8%
- #40 True Game
74% matchVery Positive88% of 51 reviews2021
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows · Mac
"True Game" is a work of suspense reasoning. The work tells the story that people in trouble are taken to a closed space and ask to get chips from others through different competitions. This work has a high degree of brain burning, exquisite picture and strong sense of substitution.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.4%, Detective 20.9%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Logic 14.4%, Multiple Endings 6.6%
- #41 Devi : A light in the dark
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Flying Robot Studios
Windows
An evidence-based detective game set in rural India. Investigate your friend's disappearance by searching crime scenes, interrogating suspects, and presenting proof to break through lies. Race against time to expose a conspiracy before the 9:45 PM train leaves.
Why similar: Crime 20.8%, Detective 18.4%, Investigation 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Dialogue Heavy 10.5%
- #42 Legends of Savvarah: Time of Pariah
71% matchVery Positive97% of 142 reviews2024
Dev: ST Sinovar
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are Hidu, a beastman mercenary in a port city. You must survive one very bad day. How? That’s entirely up to you. There are countless ways for events to unfold — and 25 endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Crime 19.8%, Nonlinear 12.6%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Romance 8.3%
- #43 Spooky Crew: Mask of the Mysterium
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Matt Sanderson
Windows
Join the Spooky Crew and uncover the secret of the Mask of the Mysterium in this point and click adventure game. An encounter with a masked figure leads the crew to investigate the secrets of a local museum.
Why similar: Crime 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Detective 14.4%, Investigation 14%, Dialogue Heavy 11.6%
- #44 Private Eye: The Young Heir
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lucky 7 Studios
Windows
Private Eye is a detective game where you play as Hakeem trying to solve the murder case of Amir. The wealthy heir Amir kept strange company, is one of them his murderer? Explore, investigate, solve puzzles, and find discrepancies to unravel his mysterious death.
Why similar: Crime 18.9%, Detective 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Investigation 15.7%, Logic 9.3%
- #45 AI Schoolgirls Murder Mystery
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cogoo
Windows · Mac
Step into a suspenseful murder mystery at a prestigious boarding school. As a new student, you must question AI-driven suspects, uncover secrets, and solve the murder before the police arrive. Your choices determine the outcome—can you find the real killer before it’s too late?
Why similar: Detective 16.7%, Crime 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Investigation 13.5%, Visual Novel 10.5%
- #46 Kamilia
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RQ play
Windows · Mac
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 15.9%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Investigation 13.6%, Dialogue Heavy 11.4%
- #47 Methods: The Canada Files
68% matchVery Positive96% of 367 reviews2026
Dev: LockedOn GamesPub: Erabit
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Crime 19.6%, Investigation 17.6%, Detective 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Visual Novel 11.1%
- #48 Reflections in Amber
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Frog Croaked Team
Windows · Mac
Reflections in Amber is a mystical detective visual novel. Investigate a mysterious death in a remote village alongside Detective Redbreast, who battles the weight of depression. Use an old supernatural camera to uncover hidden paths. Shape the course of the story with your choices!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Crime 14.2%, Detective 14%, Dynamic Narration 12.7% ★, Visual Novel 12.3%
- #49 Pixel P.I.
69% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Crischu
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this detective game you will write your own questions and deductions. Use your detective skills to solve these cases and the mystery of your forgotten memories in the way.
Why similar: Crime 22.3%, Detective 17.9%, Investigation 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Visual Novel 10.4%
- #50 Final Frame
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Zeiva Inc
Windows
Inspired by Danganronpa and Ace Attorney series, Final Frame is a murder mystery Visual Novel set in modern Japan.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.2%, Adventure 15.9%, Crime 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Detective 10.4%
- #51 You, in every Room.
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Obliviant Interactive
Windows
A psychological visual novel adventure about love, obsession, and blurred boundaries. Navigate a web of manipulation and dependency, make difficult choices, and face multiple endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Dynamic Narration 14.7% ★, Visual Novel 14.4%, Romance 10.4%, Dialogue Heavy 9.2%
- #52 Paper Perjury
67% matchVery Positive89% of 201 reviews2024
Dev: Paper Cat Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 23.9%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Crime 16.1%, Investigation 10.1%, Logic 9.3%
- #53 Touhou: Fading Illusion
68% matchVery Positive91% of 234 reviews2022
Dev: Indie Game Order
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel based on Touhou Project, made by fans for fans and others! Embark on the investigation of the greatest incident in Gensokyo's history and discover the terrifying truth of the youkai world with Reimu Hakurei, Marisa Kirisame, Sakuya Izayoi and other heroines!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Detective 17%, Dynamic Narration 15.1% ★, Visual Novel 13%, Nonlinear 10%
- #54 SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair
70% matchVery Positive91% of 128 reviews2016
Dev: Gosatsu Visual Novels
Windows · Mac · Linux
A secluded mountain resort, 10 friends, 1 murderer. Investigate, interrogate and present evidence as you solve various mysteries throughout the night. Will you be able to reach the truth and uncover the culprit’s identity? Or will your deductions lead you to blame someone completely innocent...?
Why similar: Detective 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Investigation 17.4%, Crime 15.9%, Visual Novel 14.9%
- #55 The Restless Sheep & The Lone Wolf -Woolly Eyes GAIDEN-
67% matchPositive97% of 39 reviews2024
Dev: CLOCKUPPub: Shiravune
Windows
The romantic noir visual novel The Restless Sheep & The Lone Wolf returns to Kabukicho in this unhinged simul-quel. Me, Azami, and the whole ragtag gang rampage through five all-new short stories!
Why similar: Crime 23.6%, Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Romance 13.2%, Anime 11.6%
- #56 I Am The Prosecutor: No Evidence? No Problem!
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: Sigyaad Team
Windows
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 24.4%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Logic 12.1%, Anime 11.9%, Choices Matter 9.2%
- #57 Hauma - A Detective Noir Story - Prologue
68% matchPositive96% of 23 reviews2023
Dev: SenAm GamesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
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: Crime 19.7%, Detective 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Investigation 13.6%, Visual Novel 12.2%
- #58 The Breakfast Serial Club
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lucian Gallacane
Windows
Join a serial killer enthusiast group to solve the town's recent murders in this mystery visual novel adventure, featuring point-and-click and text-based investigation and a detailed story.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Crime 17%, Investigation 16.1%, Detective 14.6%
- #59 井底-与奇迹邂逅的井底之人
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 井底游戏制作组Pub: 黎羽科技LICOGAME
Windows
《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 26.9%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Detective 16.1%, Adventure 13.5%, Anime 13.1%
- #60 Обо: Шоу Теней
65% matchPositive88% of 24 reviews2025
Dev: Julliet Pub: Julliet Tales
Windows · Mac · Linux
Байкал зовёт. Прошлое возвращается в форме теней, и Андрей должен решить - играть по чужим правилам или переписать сценарий судьбы.
Why similar: Detective 17.7%, Investigation 14.5%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Romance 10.3%