- #1 Welcome to Victorville
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Studio 7e
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Detective 15.3%, Lore-Rich 11.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Choices Matter 8.5%
- #2 Pentiment
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,423 reviews2022
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Step into a living illustrated world in a time when Europe is at a crossroads of great religious and political change. Walk in the footsteps of Andreas Maler, a master artist who finds himself in the middle of murders, scandals, and intrigue in the Bavarian Alps.
Why similar: Investigation 12.4%, Conspiracy 12.4% ★, Detective 11.1%, Multiple Endings 8.6%, Medieval 8.6%
- #3 Rumor Reporter
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Greyhaven Craft
Windows
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 18.4%, Investigation 14.5%, Mystery 11%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Multiple Endings 10%
- #4 Emma Riley: Dream Detective
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Star Fort Games
Windows
Emma Riley: Dream Detective is a detective game where you must unravel an occult conspiracy spanning the real and dream worlds. Use keen observation to gather clues, carefully interrogate suspects for information, and use your logic and deduction skills to unravel the mystery!
Why similar: Detective 19.8%, Investigation 16.5%, Point & Click 10.9%, Mystery 10.7%, Choices Matter 8.8%
- #5 Transmission in Progress…
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Infinicats
Windows
Transmission in Progress is a detective game located in a sound powered world, playing in the shoes of Inres, a forensic detective falsely accused of murder. You must tap into several different audio channels to determine the real suspect of the crimes you were falsely accused of.
Why similar: Detective 14.7%, Investigation 12.3%, Point & Click 10.3%, Lore-Rich 10%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%
- #6 Ezrebeth
93% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Tymedust Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ezrebeth is an old, bitter recluse who finds herself constantly invaded by her peculiar relatives during the winter holidays. Oh, and she's stuck in a time loop! Investigate, interview and cross-reference as you attempt to figure out what's going on in this surreal visual novel.
Why similar: Detective 18.7%, Point & Click 14.7%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Mystery 9.8%
- #7 Untale: King of Revinia
93% matchMostly Positive77% of 56 reviews2020
Dev: Empty Die Studio
Windows · Linux
Unravel the mystery of the King's sudden death... Claim your right for the throne. Try to stay alive as long as possible. Will you take the risk? The story for those who are brave enough to dive in a dark story and are able to think reasonably.
Why similar: Conspiracy 16.4% ★, Detective 15.6%, Medieval 12.7%, Choices Matter 12%, Mystery 10.4%
- #8 Tales In Text: Multiplayer Immersive Adventures
92% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Synthetic Mind Corp.
Windows
A co-op, text- and audio-driven collection of stories. Lead expeditions into uncharted cold waters, hiding a presence older than the Earth. Coordinate via proximity voice chat. More stories come after the release.
Why similar: Text-Based 14.6%, Point & Click 12%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #9 Lost Wiki: Kozlovka
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,208 reviews2026
Dev: yattytheman
Windows · Linux
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: Conspiracy 22.6% ★, Detective 19.1%, Investigation 15.5%, Mystery 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 8.3%
- #10 City of Voices
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kini Games
Windows
A short Golden Idol-like deduction game about a young girl who is catapulted from her suburban life into the mysterious world of the ancient Maya. Investigate a series of moments frozen in time. Examine clues and solve puzzles to uncover a story full of twists and turns.
Why similar: Conspiracy 25% ★, Detective 19.8%, Investigation 16.3%, Point & Click 11.1%, Mystery 10.9%
- #11 Choose Your Own Alternative
90% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: F(r)ictions Ludiques
Windows
A text-based adventure where you're tasked to exorcise your friend’s Inner Demon. Explore an ever-reshaping palace to analyze objects filled with memories, discover which one is the reason for her possession and sacrifice it. Do not deviate from your mission. Save your friend no matter the cost.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 12.8%, Text-Based 11.3%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Multiple Endings 11%, Point & Click 10.9%
- #12 Serania - Path of the Scion
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FableTree Productions
Windows · Mac
Choose, explore, interact, fight, solve, gather, trade! Rise to rebel in this immersive text-based fantasy story that seamlessly merges the best elements of RPGs, choose-your-own-adventure stories, visual novels, and interactive fiction.
Why similar: Text-Based 13.1%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Medieval 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%
- #13 Call of the Golden Valley
88% matchPositive88% of 43 reviews2025
Dev: O'Saurus Studios
Windows · Mac
Your friend is missing in the Australian outback and you must find her. Search the Internet for clues, solve mysterious puzzles and uncover the conspiracy of the vanishing hikers of Golden Valley.
Why similar: Conspiracy 18.6% ★, Detective 15.3%, Investigation 12.1%, Mystery 10.8%, Point & Click 8.6%
- #14 Silk and Secrets: Rites of Pleasure
88% match3 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Heart's Choice
Windows · Mac · Linux
Infiltrate the orgiastic secret society beneath the modern-day Palace of Versailles! Will you expose their sex rituals or surrender to their pleasures? An interactive romance novel.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 15%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Text-Based 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%, Romance 9.9%
- #15 Confidential Killings - A Detective Game
87% matchMostly Positive79% of 681 reviews2026
Dev: BRANEPub: Surefire.Games
Windows · Mac
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: Conspiracy 23.5% ★, Detective 15%, Investigation 12.3%, Point & Click 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 8.4%
- #16 Kindred [High Tide]
86% matchPositive91% of 22 reviews2026
Dev: Victoria RafaelianPub: Captain Edge Studios
Windows
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 19.5%, Investigation 14.9%, Mystery 10.4%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Lore-Rich 9.8%
- #17 SUSubus
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Forget-Me-Not Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 17.3%, Choices Matter 16.7%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Investigation 12.6%, Mystery 12.1%
- #18 SOLEN
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Inkdrift
Windows
A narrative investigation game played across multiple sessions. Read corporate documents, cross-reference fragments, and build a persistent Dossier as an AI uncovering the conspiracy — and the murder — at the heart of the network it lives in. Knowledge is the only progression.
Why similar: Detective 14.9%, Investigation 12%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Point & Click 10.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%
- #19 Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Spicy Bread Productions LLC
Windows · Mac
Interrogate your own player characters in this six-chapter murder mystery! Make your choices carefully, as your decisions determine how many clues you uncover before the detective, the final player character, questions you. Will your protagonists know enough to catch the murderer?
Why similar: Detective 13.2%, Point & Click 12.1%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 10%
- #20 False Testimony
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bizi Games
Windows
Explore different locations, talk to characters, collect evidence, and draw your own conclusions about who, how, and why is behind what happened.
Why similar: Detective 19%, Point & Click 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Mystery 10.4%, Choices Matter 7.6%
- #21 Inflorescences
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FloriProductions
Windows · Mac
A visual novel strategy game where your floral fragrances determine the fate of your mysterious shop and its patrons. Make choices, talk to customers, and shape the story. Get ready for a journey of heartfelt connections and strategic decision-making.
Why similar: Choices Matter 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Text-Based 11%, Story Rich 10.8%
- #22 Let Bions Be Bygones
82% matchMostly Positive72% of 126 reviews2024
Dev: Bohemian PulpPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Having lost everything, a retired, hardboiled detective, John Cooper, must take his last case to find a missing upper-class girl among the lowest parts of the dystopian city-planet Terrahive. Choose your unique path in this atmospheric narrative future-noir thriller.
Why similar: Detective 14.9%, Lore-Rich 12.9%, Point & Click 11.8%, Choices Matter 10%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%
- #23 Noblesse Oblige
82% matchPositive82% of 28 reviews2022
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Spark romance amid secrets in a crumbling mansion! What will you sacrifice for love? Can you trust your own heart?
Why similar: Conspiracy 21.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%, Romance 9.3%, Text-Based 9.1%
- #24 The Rise of the Golden Idol
79% matchVery Positive93% of 3,978 reviews2024
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.7 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Award-winning detective saga returns in this standalone sequel to The Case of the Golden Idol. Uncover the truth behind 20 strange cases of crime, death and depravity in the 1970s. The world has changed dramatically - the sins of humanity have not.
Why similar: Conspiracy 23.7% ★, Detective 18.5%, Investigation 16.3%, Mystery 11.1%, Choices Matter 8.8%
- #25 Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit
81% matchVery Positive81% of 474 reviews2022
Dev: Tag of JoyPub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Legends of the past come back to life in this charming point-and-click adventure. Pack your bags and journey with Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit through modern day Europe to uncover the conspiracy behind a cursed relic and the secrets of the King who was never crowned.
Why similar: Point & Click 17.4%, Detective 16.4%, Conspiracy 12.6% ★, Choices Matter 11.6%, Mystery 11.2%
- #26 The Case of the Golden Idol
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,533 reviews2022
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
Why similar: Conspiracy 19.7% ★, Detective 17.3%, Investigation 14.5%, Point & Click 10.6%, Mystery 10.2%
- #27 The Wolf Among Us Remastered
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Telltale
Windows
A dark detective thriller where folklore is real, violence is chilling, and every choice has consequences.
Why similar: Detective 19%, Investigation 15.1%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.1%, Point & Click 9%
- #28 A Bad Christmas Story
78% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2026
Dev: S&J Games
Windows · Mac
Christmas lights, winter snow, and a serial killer on the loose. Follow a gifted detective through a twisted holiday night in this story-driven, interactive horror game. Your choices determine who lives, and who dies. Can you outsmart the killer?
Why similar: Choices Matter 16.9%, Detective 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Investigation 12.1%
- #29 L'Agence - The Hearts of Paris
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 1888 Studio
Windows
Paris, 1888. In this detective visual novel inspired by Ace Attorney and Golden Idol, play as a matchmaker-detective striving to keep her marriage agency open. Meet colourful characters, uncover their secrets, and spread love throughout the city!
Why similar: Detective 17.1%, Investigation 15%, Point & Click 11%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%
- #30 The Game Maker: A Carol Reed Mystery
77% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: MDNA Games
Windows
Follow detective Carol Reed in this colorful mystery, made with real-life photographs. The game features a classic adventure game interface, plenty of puzzles, and a series of minigames as an integrated part of the story.
Why similar: Detective 23.7%, Point & Click 19.6%, Investigation 17.4%, Mystery 12.5%, Adventure 8.3%
- #31 A Study in Blue
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Relate Games
Windows
Play as Kenneth, a private detective, and Blue, a runaway searching for answers. Explore the megacity of Republica in a semi-open world, solve criminal cases, make decisive moral choices, and uncover the truth behind Blue’s past.
Why similar: Detective 17.1%, Investigation 12.7%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%
- #32 The Island: Into The Mist
78% matchMixed66% of 225 reviews2019
Dev: BADA Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
'The Island: In To The Mist' is an adventure game. It includes basic features of adventure genre and add some new systems to interest you. You have been given a chance to experience a group of university students, who confined in the island. There is a terrific but interesting story you will see.
Why similar: Detective 15.4%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Point & Click 10.6%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%
- #33 Eternal Affairs
76% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Heart's Choice
Windows · Mac · Linux
Recover a stolen artifact and lose your heart as a secret magical agent! Can you uncover an arcane conspiracy before the clock runs out? An interactive, text-based magical romance novel.
Why similar: Conspiracy 21.7% ★, Detective 13.8%, Text-Based 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%
- #34 DELETE AFTER READING
76% matchPositive92% of 24 reviews2023
Dev: PATRONES & ESCONDITES
Windows · Mac
Turn on your ghost detector and join your new pals in a funny, thrilling, and lovingly-presented interactive text adventure. Brain-teasing puzzles, a cartoon visual style, and engaging audio design - Delete After Reading weaves a delightful interactive tale.
Why similar: Conspiracy 16.2% ★, Detective 15.3%, Point & Click 11.8%, Investigation 10.5%, Text-Based 10.1%
- #35 Relics of Wayne: Greymoor
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blackroot GamesPub: TinyHat Studios
Windows · Mac
An EROTIC POINT & CLICK ADVENTURE inspired by the classic detective games of the 90s. Explore, investigate, and form intimate relationships as you uncover the truth behind a town's dark secret.
Why similar: Detective 14.1%, Investigation 12.4%, Point & Click 11%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Romance 9.7%
- #36 Big Ear Detective
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Fabula Improviso
Windows · Mac
Ironic point & click adventure where a once brilliant detective quits his trade and lands a job in IT to make a living. But even in the seemingly mundane world of office life, there are secrets to be uncovered. Navigate through puzzles, quirky colleagues, and intrigues to crack corporate mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 20.2%, Investigation 15.5%, Point & Click 14.6%, Text-Based 9.9%, Mystery 9.2%
- #37 Kabaret
74% matchMixed69% of 26 reviews2023
Dev: Persona Theory Games
Windows
Welcome to the Kabaret - where monsters from Southeast Asian myths and folklores dwell. Perform tea ceremonies, play traditional games, and question your humanity.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 16.7%, Investigation 14.8%, Point & Click 13.4%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Choices Matter 12.8%
- #38 Devil on Your Shoulder
73% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Heart's Choice
Windows · Mac · Linux
See your name in lights on Broadway! Find fame, fortune, and true love! All it costs is your immortal soul.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 14%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Text-Based 11.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Romance 11.4%
- #39 Misadventures of Laura Silver
74% matchVery Positive84% of 269 reviews2019
Dev: Studio Attic Salt
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Need more stress in your life? Meet Laura Silver, a paranoid and insomniac detective tasked with researching Slavic mythology. Do you know anything about the Vodnik? Neither does she. Unfortunately, her incompetence won't be your biggest problem in Czechoslovakia.
Why similar: Detective 13%, Point & Click 11.8%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.3%
- #40 KILLA
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Black Tangerine
Windows
KILLA is a 3D adventure mystery with multiple endings. Valhalla, our protagonist, seeks the killer of her mentor, a mentor she treasures like family, venturing to an unknown island. Discover the culprit on this enigmatic island and embark on a journey of revenge.
Why similar: Detective 14.5%, Investigation 13.5%, Lore-Rich 11.9%, Point & Click 11.7%, Choices Matter 10.3%
- #41 Midnight Therapy
72% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Cointinue Games
Windows
A powerless, FAKE therapist facing raw truth. Balance financial pressure and patients' collapse in this narrative RPG. Use speechcraft and the "Mind Reading Spell" to dive into minds and shatter cognitive dissonance. Are lies your weapon... or redemption?
Why similar: Detective 15.2%, Investigation 11.9%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Lore-Rich 11.6%, Multiple Endings 11.2%
- #42 Arderico's Journey
71% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Digital Masquerade
Windows
Set off on an exciting swashbuckling quest in this classic Fantasy Choose Your Own Adventure! Meet charming characters, fight dangerous foes, and uncover a nefarious intrigue. Experience seamless and reactive storytelling. Prove your innocence, find your destiny, relish the journey!
Why similar: Choices Matter 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Medieval 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Multiple Endings 12.6%
- #43 The Soul Stone War 2
71% matchPositive90% of 29 reviews2022
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Overcome all obstacles by trusting in your own strength, the power of your Soul Stone, and your loyal companions. Become the legend you were born to be.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Text-Based 13.2%, Romance 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%
- #44 Xochi's Apothecary
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Single Effect Studios
Windows · Mac
A deceptively cozy narrative game about an alchemist that immigrates to a new country and opens an apothecary. Get to know your weird and wonderful community, brew the potions your customers need, and use your words to stir up a country on the brink of change.
Why similar: Investigation 19.1%, Detective 18.6%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Multiple Endings 12%
- #45 Across Kiloparsecs
71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Dragon Dropper
Windows · Linux
A short science-fiction visual novel where you investigate the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of a close friend.
Why similar: Conspiracy 18.4% ★, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Investigation 9.8%, Detective 9.3%
- #46 Edicts of the Truthsinger: The Orb of Artemagus
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Triple Cerberus Studios
Windows
Six witnesses, six suspects, and thousands of discoverable lines of dialog. You're the fantasy detective on the case of a stolen magical artifact, and in order to determine the truth you'll have to cross examine, interrogate, and reference all your resources to catch the thief before time runs out.
Why similar: Detective 22.8%, Investigation 16.7%, Mystery 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Lore-Rich 9.9%
- #47 Abscission
69% matchVery Positive94% of 117 reviews2023
Dev: Beyond Booleans
Windows
Abscission is a Lovecraftian, story-driven horror point-and-click investigation game. It involves searching crime scenes for evidence, combining clues and questioning suspects. Puzzles can have multiple solutions as you guide the protagonist - Detective Will Stanhope - through the story.
Why similar: Detective 22.3%, Point & Click 20.4%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, Investigation 11%
- #48 Conquering of the Royal Keep
68% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Black Banshee Studios
Windows · Mac
Conquering of the Royal Keep is a choice-driven visual novel where a squire braves deadly trials, unravels dark mysteries, and endures each fatal loop until the secrets of the keep are finally conquered.
Why similar: Point & Click 18.4%, Conspiracy 15.1% ★, Medieval 13%, Mystery 10.3%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
- #49 The Council
70% matchVery Positive84% of 5,650 reviews2018
Dev: Big Bad WolfPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Experience a Narrative Adventure where your choices and character growth truly matter. As a member of a 1793 secret society, live a tale of intrigue and manipulation on the hunt for your missing mother.
Why similar: Choices Matter 22.9%, Detective 21.7%, Story Rich 9%, Mystery 8.9%, RPG 7.9%
- #50 The Girl Who Wasn't There
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 1564 Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ranko and her friend Astrid must investigate the vanishing of a girl from their school. Learn about the secrets of St. Joachim to find her, but be cautious! A bad step may lead you towards an ugly end...
Why similar: Detective 19.4%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Investigation 11.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%, Text-Based 10.9%
- #51 No Case Should Remain Unsolved
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,153 reviews2024
Dev: Somi
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Twelve years after Senior Inspector Jeon Gyeong's retirement, she is visited by a young police officer: a woman who pleads with her to reexamine Seowon's case. But with each uncovered memory, only one thing becomes clear: everyone in Seowon's vicinity was lying.
Why similar: Investigation 17.4%, Detective 13.8%, Point & Click 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Text-Based 10.2%
- #52 History of Dragosa
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Violence in Video Games
Windows
A text-based choose your own adventure game, with multiple stories, each with several endings. Stories you create through branching narratives are kept so you can read them again or show them to friends.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 21.3%, Choices Matter 17.3%, Lore-Rich 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%
- #53 Death Becomes You - Mystery Visual Novel
69% matchPositive93% of 27 reviews2021
Dev: Quill Yuri
Windows · Mac · Linux
Who killed your best friend?! Find out the truth before 4 suspects frame you instead! Death Becomes You is a mystery visual novel where you untangle the dark secrets and relationships between your fellow magic university students.
Why similar: Investigation 13.3%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Detective 11.6%, Mystery 10.2%
- #54 Red Chat Ritual – TSUMIMI TIME
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tohakusha Inc.
Windows
A psychological horror ADV where you interfere with an idol livestream through chat, Super Chats, and investigation.
Why similar: Investigation 16.8%, Detective 16.1%, Mystery 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
- #55 Whispers of Gold
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Falling Raven
Windows
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: Choices Matter 14.9%, Multiple Endings 14.5%, Mystery 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%
- #56 Choose Cthulhu Files: The Call of Cthulhu
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wildspell Games
Windows · Linux
What if the choices you make during your investigation awaken ancient beings older than existence itself. Explore the official Choose Cthulhu gamebook adaptation, every decision you take seals the fate of mankind. Will the creeping madness consume you as you uncover the darkest secrets?
Why similar: Lore-Rich 12.8%, Detective 12.4%, Point & Click 12.3%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Multiple Endings 10.6%
- #57 Tale of android after the Apocalypse
65% matchPositive84% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: Team Moko App.
Windows
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: Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%, Investigation 10.3%
- #58 Mirage Noir
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Studio Chawan
Windows · Mac · Linux
Mirage Noir is a detective romance visual novel where every lead could bring you closer to love—or straight into a killer’s hands.
Why similar: Detective 14.9%, Investigation 12.2%, Point & Click 11.3%, Mystery 10.4%, Romance 9.7%