60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Interactive Fiction, Adventure, Visual Novel, Mystery.
Seoul, 2035. A first-person noir text adventure. Step into the shoes of Park Eunkyul, an investigator who verifies what no one else wants verified. Read the scene, question the witness, follow erased traces — and watch every certainty you started with quietly fall apart.
The Mansion of Campanillas
Campanillas, 1963. A stranger leaves you a ruined house and a district hiding its disappearances. You don't solve a crime: you learn to read a place. Weigh every account —Trust, Doubt, Dismiss. Andalusian rural horror.
Dry Drowning
Dry Drowning is a psychological investigative visual novel set in a futuristic dystopian city. Follow the story of Mordred Foley, unscrupulous private detective haunted by his dark past, and look into a series of macabre serial killings inspired by Greek mythology.
Campanillas, 1963. A stranger leaves you a ruined house and a district hiding its disappearances. You don't solve a crime: you learn to read a place. Weigh every account —Trust, Doubt, Dismiss. Andalusian rural horror.
Why similar: Investigation 20.8%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Text-Based 13.2%, Thriller 12.5%, Mystery 12%
Dry Drowning is a psychological investigative visual novel set in a futuristic dystopian city. Follow the story of Mordred Foley, unscrupulous private detective haunted by his dark past, and look into a series of macabre serial killings inspired by Greek mythology.
Why similar: Noir 14.8%, Thriller 14.2%, Investigation 13.1%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Mystery 8.8%
Step into the role of a federal investigator and uncover the truth behind every disaster. Recover black boxes, cross-reference evidence, expose contradictions, and name the real cause before an innocent takes the fall. Every conclusion matters in this tense investigation sim full of twists.
Why similar: Investigation 16.9%, Noir 13.4%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Mystery 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.1%
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: Thriller 21%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Investigation 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Mystery 12.2%
A grim, choice-driven interactive gamebook. As the First Ranger of a fortified homestead, you must defend the last survivors from the infected, manage critical resources, and investigate a dangerous internal conspiracy. Every decision shapes the survival of the living.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Noir 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Thriller 10.3%
A narrative puzzle-thriller that blurs the lines between games and books, reality and fiction, puzzles and storytelling.
Why similar: Thriller 19.1%, Investigation 16%, Noir 14.3%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%
What starts as a simple, highly-paid night shoot in an abandoned marble quarry descends into a psychological nightmare. You are Stefano Caldara, a photographer caught in a web of dark rituals and dangerous secrets. Every choice shapes your morality, your sanity, and your survival...
Why similar: Noir 16.2%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Thriller 10.6%
Mothmen 1966 is a 'Pixel Pulp' - a visual novel fusing exceptional writing and stunning illustration, inspired by mid-20th century pulp fiction and 80s home computer graphics - set amongst the strange occurrences of the Leonid meteor shower of 1966.
Why similar: Noir 16.2%, Thriller 15.7%, Visual Novel 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%
You make every interaction with her feel like coincidence. You know her far more than she could ever imagine. But you don't seem to realize, a butterfliy don't usually fly into the net on their own.
Why similar: Thriller 20.6%, Visual Novel 19%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Investigation 14.4%, Mystery 12.8%
I Would Love to Wish You Good Morning is a choice-driven dystopian psychological horror visual novel about isolation, obedience, and the price of fitting in. Will you navigate the uncanny social dynamics of the future... or die trying?
Why similar: Thriller 21.8%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Mystery 14.6%, Sci-fi 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%
Step into the role of a judge and decide the fate of every case. Listen to witnesses, examine evidence, uncover contradictions, and deliver verdicts that will change lives. Every decision matters in this tense courtroom simulation full of twists.
Why similar: Investigation 18%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Noir 13%, Mystery 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%
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: Thriller 17.7%, Noir 16.7%, Investigation 16.3%, Mystery 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%
Will returns to bury his mother and leave right away, but everything changes when he finds a stranger in the woods. As the house decays and roots swallow everything, saving her comes with an irreversible cost: uncovering a truth hidden in Awakewood for ten years.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Thriller 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Sci-fi 9.7%
Take the night shift as a judge in Meridian. Examine evidence, manage pressure, issue reasoned rulings, and create precedents that reshape the cases—and consequences—still to come.
Why similar: Investigation 24.3%, Mystery 13.9%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Noir 9.8%
Biocybernetic Trap — an interactive cyberpunk detective. You are given the quantum diary of a long-dead detective, where reality fractures into parallel versions of the investigation.
Why similar: Thriller 14.9%, Noir 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Investigation 11.9%, Text-Based 10.1%
Snowbound for decades, a Trans-Siberian train holds its passengers exactly as they died. Talk to the frozen dead. Uncover the identity of a legendary thief. Decide how far you're willing to go for the truth.
Why similar: Investigation 14.9%, Noir 14.2%, Visual Novel 14%, Thriller 11%, Mystery 9.6%
IBH is a rich role playing game at the end of time. You're a mid-level official in a dying sci-fi regime, given the impossible task of fixing a faltering machine; explore a vast world, define your mind, flex your authority, and become a sinner or a savior in countless other stories.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Noir 15.5%, Sci-fi 9.8%
Spend a week on the microplanet of Archalh, cut off from the wider universe until the next macrocosmic pulse. Through the eyes of the planet's inhabitants and visitors, each with conflicting agendas; unearth what’s emerging within its confines before the next pulse frees it to spread beyond.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.8%, Noir 16.6%, Mystery 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Simulation 8.7%
A mystery psychological thriller visual novel set in 2000. Follow a serial murder case through the eyes of three characters: the woman, the man, and the detective. With live-action backgrounds and silhouetted characters, every choice branches the story, and one wrong move means game over.
Why similar: Thriller 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Investigation 13.8%, Noir 11.6%, Visual Novel 10.5%
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: Investigation 21.1%, Mystery 16%, Thriller 15.8%, Conspiracy 14.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 10.4%
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 22.8%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Mystery 12%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Text-Based 10.2%
Olivia Harrow was found dead in her Harborview Tower apartment. The police ruled it an accident. A slip, a fall, a tragic head injury. Case closed. But not everyone is convinced... You've been hired as a private investigator to find out the truth. Can you crack the case?
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.9%, Investigation 16%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Mystery 9.6%
The Mall Explodes! is a visual novel about a security guard with only a few minutes to stop a bomb from exploding in a shopping mall. Figure out who the bomber is and stop them before it's too late!
Why similar: Thriller 30.3%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.4%, Mystery 8.6%, Simulation 7.5%
Arthur thinks he’s a smart guy. He isn’t. Help him solve puzzles, investigate the town, and uncover the mystery of his friends disappearance in this quirky adventure game inspired by classic cartoons.
Why similar: Thriller 18.6%, Investigation 18.2%, Conspiracy 13.6% ★, Mystery 12.6%, Visual Novel 12.2%
Iris has been abducted by aliens?! Finding herself on board a mysterious UFO and tasked with completing a bizarre escape game, Iris knows there's one person who she can always count on for help: Kaname Date, Psyncer!
Why similar: Noir 18.8%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Sci-fi 10.2%
Famous detective Kosuke Kindaichi's first case, the Honjin Murder Mystery. Honjin descendant Kenzo Ichiyanagi and his new wife Katsuko Kubo lay dead in a bed of blood on the night of their wedding. Kosuke Kindaichi searches for the truth about this locked room murder mystery. However...
Why similar: Investigation 18.8%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Mystery 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%
Special Agents Mizuki and Ryuki, along with their AI partners Aiba and Tama, are tasked to solve the bizarre Half Body serial killings in this sequel to the critically acclaimed AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES.
Why similar: Investigation 16%, Noir 15.7%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Mystery 12.1%, Sci-fi 11.1%
Travel to a remote town in Alaska and uncover the truth behind reported sightings of a mythical creature from ancient Inuit folklore. A Choose Your Own Adventure mystery set in the 1950s, inspired by classic monster movies and Amiga's "It Came from the Desert".
Why similar: Investigation 21.2%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Mystery 12.8%, Sci-fi 12.1%
Istanbul, after midnight. Black File is a noir detective game: investigate crime scenes, examine evidence in 3D — rotate it, zoom in, read the back — then use what you find to break a suspect's story.
Why similar: Investigation 21.1%, Noir 17%, Mystery 12.7%, Thriller 9.8%, Conspiracy 7.6% ★
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 21.3%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Mystery 12.9%, Investigation 12%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%
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: Visual Novel 18.8%, Noir 16.8%, Mystery 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Sci-fi 11.8%
A short science-fiction visual novel where you investigate the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of a close friend.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.5%, Investigation 12.4%, Sci-fi 11.6%, Conspiracy 11.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 10.6%
Step into a dramatic K-drama mystery where nothing is quite what it seems. Investigate suspicious behavior, uncover hidden evidence, compare contradictions, and piece together the lies that reveal what really happened.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Thriller 12.7%, Investigation 8.8%
Staffer Retro is a mystery adventure game where you uncover past incidents related to ‘Mana’, the source of supernatural powers. Gather information through dialogue and exploration, and piece together clues found in documents to guide the choices of Verita Retro, the protagonist.
Why similar: Thriller 21.6%, Investigation 16%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Mystery 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.5%
A suspense visual novel replete with life-or-death situations, puzzles and six different endings. Make your own decisions, solve riddles and reach the truth about the disappearance of the world's leading geneticist - and your best friend.
Why similar: Investigation 18.1%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Noir 15.4%, Sci-fi 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%
Milan, 1963. Inherit your uncle's mysterious studio and discover a color that shouldn't exist. In this cosmic horror gamebook, you must balance your Sanity and Lucidity as you uncover the secret of the 12th canvas. Will you finish the work, or let the pigment consume your mind?
Why similar: Noir 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Investigation 9.4%
宇宙船を舞台にしたＳＦミステリーゲーム。 とある基地の残骸を回収したことから、有人宇宙船アルタイル号の中で不可解な事件が巻き起こる。 被害を食い止めるべく宇宙船のマスターAIは、壊れかけのアンドロイド・フレムと共に事件の調査に乗り出す――
Why similar: Sci-fi 19.1%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Mystery 17.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Investigation 7.8%
A string of campus killings. A newly-turned vampire struggling to adjust. A monster hunter seeking answers. Worlds collide as Dante Jones and Nick Torres, both in danger of being accused of the crimes, team up to reveal the true culprit in this chilling supernatural horror visual novel.
Why similar: Thriller 21%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Investigation 13.6%, Mystery 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%
Play as Captain Grégoire Lefèbvre and investigate the murder of a controversial country priest in this gripping historical detective thriller.
Why similar: Noir 16.9%, Thriller 16.5%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%
‘This is the story of a man marked by an image from his childhood.’ An 30minute black noire game, with an deep story, 30 beautiful images and stunning backroundsound.
Why similar: Noir 24.6%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Thriller 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Sci-fi 10.5%
No criminal has ever been a match for you, and everybody is looking forward to a description of your brilliant deductions. There is just one small problem. One tiny detail that makes it different this time. A mere trifle, really. This time you have no idea who did it.
Why similar: Investigation 17.8%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Text-Based 12.9%
Peek into the sins and memories of five personalities through surveillance cameras──This is an immersive, mystery adventure game that unravels the thoughts of the dark past that lie dormant inside Sofia,a suspect in the murder of a presidential candidate, and uncovers the truth behind the crime.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.4%, Investigation 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Text-Based 13.9%, Mystery 12.6%
In this point-and-click urban thriller, down-and-out private eye Kathy Rain will embark on her most dangerous case yet — the pursuit of the notorious serial killer known as the Soothsayer. Find clues, gather evidence, connect the dots, and confront the murderer before the hunter becomes the hunted…
Why similar: Investigation 18.6%, Noir 17.1%, Thriller 14.4%, Mystery 11.6%, Conspiracy 11.3% ★
This ported edition of Baroque Syndrome presents the visual novel depicting the events before the main Baroque story. Play as Kitsune, owner of the Baroque Shop, and experience a branching narrative shaped by your choices. Fonts, stills, animations, and UI have been remastered for smoother play.
Why similar: Noir 24.9%, Visual Novel 22.8%, Thriller 20.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Adventure 8.8%
Tomorrow Never Comes is a choice-driven first-person narrative thriller. Trapped in a time loop, Noah must relive the same day, manage his injuries, use items, unlock new paths, and discover multiple endings in his attempt to finally reach tomorrow.
Why similar: Thriller 30.7%, Mystery 18.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Text-Based 10.1%
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: Investigation 17.1%, Conspiracy 15.9% ★, Noir 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Mystery 10.7%
A breathtaking sci-fi visual novel! Since the Z gas appeared in the atmosphere, it is no longer possible to breath outside the Dome. You play as Carl Thanavan, a young scientist determined to uncover the origin of the catastrophe. Which path will you choose?
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.4%, Sci-fi 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Text-Based 9.9%, Mystery 9.6%
A young man is interviewed by the police only to turn up dead a week later. 3 years have passed, a special agent from Santa Fe navigates the police database in order to solve the mystery.
Why similar: Noir 14.6%, Thriller 14.4%, Investigation 13%, Mystery 12.3%, Visual Novel 12.2%
Coalescence is a visual novel that takes you deep within Moniker Labs to explore its secrets. Play as one of three characters, each with their own storyline and dialogue options. Form relationships with the companions you encounter and try to make it out alive!
Why similar: Noir 19.3%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Text-Based 11.2%
A sci-fi visual novel reimagining The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902). Follow Vornovians Sherr-Lok & Watt-Sun as they try to uncover the truth of the "curse"
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.9%, Mystery 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Investigation 11.9%, Text-Based 9.5%
A choice game where you face the choice and truth of survival. An unpredictable ending awaits.
Why similar: Thriller 30.6%, Visual Novel 24.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Text-Based 14.5%, Adventure 7%
A stranger arrives at a quiet and isolated town... PIGBLUE.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Text-Based 15.9%, Mystery 14.3%, Noir 14.1%
Recent high school graduates gather at a remote cabin for a celebration. What begins as a night of laughter spirals into a tense mystery full of secrets, twists, and chilling choices. Who will survive? Navigate friendships, and uncover the multi-layered mystery in Shadows of Betrayal.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.4%, Thriller 22.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Choices Matter 4.4%
Use your psychic powers to read minds and catch an elusive serial killer!
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.2%, Noir 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Investigation 14.7%, Mystery 8.7%
Niluas, an android who suddenly activated 276 years after the extinction of humanity. With her AI, Naive, she seeks lost memories, her activation's mystery, and humanity's extinction's cause. Facing enigmatic foes and hostile androids, she quests for truth about her existence and the desolate world.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Investigation 13.2%, Sci-fi 9.3%
Neon Noir is a cyberpunk visual novel with interactive mechanics. It is set in the megalopolis of New Devon in the year 2169, where large private corporations have more power than the government. The player follows the crimes investigated by Colden, a Snatcher.
Why similar: Noir 21.8%, Thriller 19%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Investigation 15.4%, Sci-fi 12%
Friend. Confidant. Therapist. Voyeur. As a cab driver working the Paris night shift, you are many things to different people. Your gift is getting people to talk; and in order to catch the serial killer who left you for dead, that’s exactly what you’ll need to do.
Why similar: Noir 28.8%, Investigation 18.8%, Visual Novel 18%, Simulation 14.7%, Mystery 10.4%
N.E.R.D is a story-driven escape room puzzle game, brought to life as a gripping interactive movie. Inspired by cult classic thrillers, this is an experience that will pull you in - and won’t let go. Dark, intense, and deeply unsettling, every moment pushes you further into the unknown.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Thriller 17.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Mystery 9.9%
The Lost & The Found is a game about cooperation, deduction, and making the right choices. You and your colleague must reunite the people with their forgotten treasures. But be aware, all is not what it seems. Opposing forces vie for both your inventory and your loyalty.
Why similar: Noir 22.2%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Investigation 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%
You wire home theaters for people richer than you. Then you buy your first coin with $200 of grocery money, and every gain after it is paid for by someone: the partner who catches your first lie, the friend who trusts you with seven years of savings. A thriller told on your phone. Six endings.
Why similar: Thriller 22.4%, Noir 17.9%, Visual Novel 16%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.2%
