60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Detective, Visual Novel, Investigation, Adventure.
Detective Trent is a narrative-driven mystery game inspired by Trent’s Last Case. Investigate crime scenes, interrogate suspects, and uncover the truth through evidence and dialogue. Your reasoning shapes the case, leading to multiple outcomes and endings.
Police Detective: Tokyo Beat
Gather evidence, interview suspects and send your case to trial. Have you got what it takes to be Tokyo's top detective?
Trials of Innocence
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.
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 19.9%, Crime 19%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Investigation 6.3%
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 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Investigation 9.9%
NINA AQUILA is back for her brightest, boldest, most magical adventure yet!
Why similar: Crime 18.3%, Detective 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Investigation 13.1%, Visual Novel 11.2%
This choices-matter visual novel is narrative-heavy, filled with beautifully illustrated characters, intricate stories, and two distinct endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Crime 14.5%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Adventure 10.3%, Detective 10.2%
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 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Detective 15.4%, Romance 10.2%, Visual Novel 10.2%
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. Start now.
Why similar: Crime 26.2%, Interactive Fiction 23.9%, Detective 18%, Investigation 12.8%, Adventure 12.5%
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 18.5%, Detective 16.8%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Investigation 11.5%
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 15.9%, Visual Novel 13%, Dynamic Narration 12.2% ★, Investigation 11.4%
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 19.6%, Crime 17.9%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Investigation 14.9%, Anime 9.4%
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 16.7%, Detective 16.3%, Investigation 14.5%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Romance 10%
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 13.8%, Visual Novel 11.3%
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 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Logic 11.5%, Visual Novel 10.5%
1년 전, 여중생 한 명이 흔적도 없이 사라진다. 그녀의 흔적을 찾기 위해 사건의 담당 형사는 여중생의 동급생이었던 6명의 학생을 심문하게 되는데...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.9%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Detective 14.6%, Crime 12.4%, Conversation 9.5%
"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 17.9%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Romance 10.8%, Nonlinear 9.7%
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%
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 22.8%, Crime 17.3%, Investigation 17.1%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Anime 7%
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: Crime 15%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Detective 14.1%, Investigation 13.9%, Visual Novel 11%
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 19.9%, Detective 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Investigation 13.3%, Visual Novel 11.2%
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%
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 24.8%, Detective 19.5%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Investigation 11.4%, Anime 9.2%
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 15.8%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Crime 14.5%, Anime 12.6%
Pursue diamond thieves and a trail of cryptic puzzles in this short ‘60s spy adventure. As Agent Epsilon you’ll choose your path as you chat with (or chat up!) suspicious contacts. Deduce the puzzle rules, decode cryptograms and decipher clues as you solve wordplay & logic puzzles across the globe!
Why similar: Detective 18.6%, Investigation 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Conversation 11.6%, Logic 10%
Choose Your Story: Choices & Decisions game, Mystery visual novel adventure game
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Crime 18.1%, Adventure 10.4%, Anime 8.9%
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 25.3%, Investigation 23.5%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Conversation 13.2%, Anime 7.7%
Homicide detective Ralph is distraught when his trusted, reliable partner goes missing around the same time strange killings begin to take place. While solving the case, Ralph is paired up with an impish rookie he can't get along with.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Crime 19.9%, Detective 14%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Investigation 11.1%
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 20.8%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Crime 19%, Investigation 17.4%, Anime 10.8%
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 13.5%, Investigation 13%, Anime 10.3%, Romance 10.1%
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Crime 23.3%, Detective 22.7%, Investigation 19%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Anime 11.8%
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 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Detective 15.2%, Investigation 14.4%, Visual Novel 12.4%
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 19.8%, Detective 18.5%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Anime 9.8%
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%
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 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Investigation 14.4%, Conversation 12.4%
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 24.3%, Investigation 21.2%, Detective 18.4%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Adventure 8.3%
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: Interactive Fiction 25.5%, Detective 24%, Adventure 12.9%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Anime 7%
A detective visual novel inspired by Danganronpa and Everlasting Summer. You play as a young agent sent to an elite girls’ academy to investigate a suspicious death. Interrogate suspects, gather clues, and build romantic relationships — truth or temptation?
Why similar: Detective 20.9%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Romance 12.8%, Anime 11.1%
Help Tashia unravel the case of a heinous murder and find her cell phone in this point & click, mystery adventure based on Caribbean folklore!
Why similar: Crime 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Detective 15.2%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Conversation 10.4%
"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 24.5%, Detective 20.8%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Logic 14.4%, Multiple Endings 6.7%
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 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Detective 15.6%, Investigation 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.7%
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 20.9%, Detective 18.5%, Investigation 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Conversation 10%
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 23.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Detective 18.5%, Investigation 15.3%, Visual Novel 13.9%
This is an AVG game of deduction, suspense and love. The gameplay is a special spiritual jury system. Players will take the role of female detective or male police officer, traveling between dream and reality, and jointly investigate the years of unresolved “brunette female serial murder case”.
Why similar: Crime 24%, Investigation 15.6%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Romance 10.3%
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%
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 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Detective 14.4%, Investigation 14.1%, Conversation 11%
Inspired by Danganronpa and Ace Attorney series, Final Frame is a murder mystery Visual Novel set in modern Japan.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.1%, Adventure 15.8%, Crime 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Detective 10.3%
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 16.8%, Crime 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Investigation 13.6%, Visual Novel 10.6%
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 17.5%, Detective 16.9%, Dynamic Narration 15.1% ★, Visual Novel 12.9%, Nonlinear 10%
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 23.8%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Crime 16.1%, Investigation 10.2%, Logic 9.3%
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 19.9%, Detective 18.3%, Investigation 13.9%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Anime 9.4%
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 11.8%, Choices Matter 9.3%
《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 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Visual Novel 14%, Anime 10%, Investigation 9.3%
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 17.3%, Crime 17%, Investigation 16.1%, Detective 14.6%
《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 27%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Detective 16.1%, Adventure 13.5%, Anime 13.1%
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 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Detective 15%, Investigation 13.4%, Conversation 10%
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%
Murder Mystery Mayhem AI is a single-player detective game set in a stylish 1920s world of secrets, suspicion, and social intrigue. Talk freely to a colorful cast of cunning suspects, gather clues, uncover motives, and deduce who among them is the killer.
Why similar: Crime 18.6%, Detective 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Investigation 15.6%, Conversation 10.6%
"Curiosity killed the cat, but after satisfying it she was resurrected." This game is a visual novel. Features of the game - puzzles and several endings, depending on your choice.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Detective 18%, Dynamic Narration 16.3% ★, Visual Novel 13.6%, Nonlinear 10.4%
A short, choose your own adventure detective experience, where your choices matter.
Why similar: Crime 23.4%, Detective 19.2%, Investigation 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Dynamic Narration 10.5% ★
The Big Hollow: 1982 is a tightly focused 2D animated murder mystery. A serial killer’s dumping ground is exposed in a small truck stop town. Find details in the evidence, interpret criminal behaviors and prove your worth to the FBI’s new Behavioral Science Unit as new detective Desmond.
Why similar: Detective 25.9%, Investigation 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Crime 17.1%, Adventure 6.3%
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Crime 24.2%, Detective 21.1%, Investigation 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Visual Novel 11%
Heaven Does Not Respond is a psychological and analog horror game set in an alternate 2005 timeline. Play as an intelligence agent, exploring a retro computer interface to decipher secret files, watch mysterious videos, and uncover the dark secrets behind a young man's death.
Why similar: Crime 19.9%, Detective 15.8%, Investigation 15.1%, Dynamic Narration 12.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.7%
