- #1 Sparkle Milla: Eight Genetic Abnormalities and a Blood Ghost
97% matchPositive88% of 33 reviews2022
Dev: Reijo
Windows · Mac
This game is a deduction game where you collect evidence from a murder scene to find the murderer. Eight boys and girls are admitted to the school. At the school, there is a crazy ghost named "Milla" who haunts and kills people.
Why similar: Detective 22%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Emotional 9.5%, Psychological 8.5%
- #2 Nightmare Inside
96% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: Benelux
Windows
Join Finn on his adventure through the most beautiful periods of his adolescence! Finn, a 16 year old boy, lives in a cute town with his mother and friends. So, what will happen in his life? Put on your coats to find out, because Norway is cold! This game is not suitable for all audiences.
Why similar: Text-Based 16.6%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Thriller 8.5%, Anime 7.3%
- #3 Bad Faith
96% matchVery Positive92% of 64 reviews2022
Dev: Mado
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sanctuaries. Secrets. Serious consequences. A solo-developed psychological horror/drama visual novel.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 12.5%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Psychological 11.1%, Text-Based 10.8%, Thriller 10.2%
- #4 SANGUINE CYCLE; REDUX
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: YAMARUGII
Windows · Mac
A narrative-driven thriller about missing people, stagnant towns, and the fact that even if you love someone, you can't always see the good sides of them when push comes to shove.
Why similar: Detective 20.7%, Lore-Rich 17.4%, Mystery 9.5%, Psychological Horror 8.4%, Conspiracy 8% ★
- #5 Graces: Posthumous Wish
94% matchVery Positive97% of 191 reviews2024
Dev: TomoToro
Windows
Aki is haunted by a curse. In search of salvation, she travels into the memories of a dead classmate, where she must witness three eerie mystical stories and figure out how to break the shackles of misfortune.
Why similar: Detective 19.7%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Text-Based 11.2%, Hand-drawn 6.9%
- #6 Other Side Of Mist And Mountain
94% matchMostly Positive73% of 92 reviews2024
Dev: Universe Studio
Windows
In 2005, a sophomore student named Maha Igarashi boarded a private train to Soukyo City. However, she vanished upon alighting at the "Kisaragi" station. Five years later, her lover, Shizuno Yokoyama, initiated an investigation into her disappearance, unraveling a series of mysteries along the way.
Why similar: Detective 16%, Text-Based 13.7%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Thriller 9.3%
- #7 The Sin
93% matchVery Positive87% of 224 reviews2021
Dev: Baba Nura
Windows
The depressing pictures of a dying village and its inhabitants to the dark ambient music of the underground performers make those who are still trying to survive in places where everything has long died, to plunge even deeper into the world of mystical horror and deep despair
Why similar: Detective 18.9%, Text-Based 15.5%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Thriller 7.5%
- #8 ぼくは人狼になりたい
92% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2023
Dev: uehara create
Windows
"I Want to Be a Werewolf" is a text-based adventure where you can enjoy the detective elements of the Werewolf game and the stories of the characters.A strange room when you wake up. "werewolf game" that starts without knowing the purpose. Mystery & suspense that sees through deception.
Why similar: Text-Based 17.5%, Detective 16%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Psychological 10.8%
- #9 April 8th
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: New++
Windows
In April, when cherry blossoms flutter through the air, a gruesome discovery is made—a blood-soaked corpse in a quiet town.
Why similar: Text-Based 14.5%, Lore-Rich 14%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Emotional 10.2%, Mystery 7.6%
- #10 Town of Dusk
91% matchVery Positive87% of 71 reviews2023
Dev: 酱爆(Sauce Bomb)
Windows · Mac · Linux
Players will enter the Town of Dusk, built on the eve of Empire of Japan's defeat in World War II, along with other characters. Avoid being killed by other characters! Find the mastermind behind the scenes, unravel all the conspiracies, and uncover the truth! Ultimately escape the Town of Dusk!
Why similar: Detective 19.5%, Lore-Rich 14.7%, Text-Based 13.7%, Thriller 12.6%, Psychological Horror 11.4%
- #11 Time Crack
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MelTheMelPub: Nightfall Narratives
Windows
A thriller and mystery visual novel about broken trust and the search for truth, when a high-school student is accused of his parents’ brutal murder. Every choice might bring you closer to the truth... or end in tragedy.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 18.3%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Detective 11.4%, Thriller 10%, Psychological 8.7%
- #12 Amnea28: Two Eternities
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: TomoToro
Windows
A group of university students is going to spend a week in the old hotel "Amnea". Within these seven days they have to find out what is hidden behind its facade and to unravel all the mysteries without losing their minds.
Why similar: Detective 15%, Text-Based 13%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Thriller 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.3%
- #13 The Bygone Days of Her and the Flowers
88% matchVery Positive99% of 210 reviews2025
Dev: luern0313
Windows · Mac · Linux
和纳西妲一起,回到「过去」的须弥。真正的花神诞祭、密室中发生的「不可能犯罪」、预示着世界将毁灭的地震……在「神」不在的须弥城,你能否揭开命案的真相,探寻提瓦特世界的终极秘密,然后…与「那个人」再次相见? 和伙伴们一起,去见证《只属于「她与花」的往日》
Why similar: Detective 27.5%, Text-Based 16.4%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Lore-Rich 14.1%, Anime 10.6%
- #14 Wonderful Body Wanted
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: mitchaPub: Oyashiro.dev
Windows · Mac · Linux
A distracted student arrives for his internship at a girls' boarding school in the small town of Chudnogorsk. After a series of failures, Andrey finds out about a series of disappearances in this mysterious place. And that he himself is bound to disappear.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.7%, Detective 18.3%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Thriller 10.9%, Mystery 10.4%
- #15 Necrophobia
87% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Sapphire Comics
Windows · Mac · Linux
Start your life anew at Heaven's Gates Academy. Learn new subjects, make new friends, experience what you've never before deemed possible. Change your fate, and the fate of those around you- your decisions matter greatly.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.2%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Psychological 14.3%, Conspiracy 10.4% ★, Text-Based 8.9%
- #16 SAS:绝响诡计 | Case 0 风暴蝴蝶
86% matchVery Positive88% of 224 reviews2025
Dev: 秦遥
Windows
这是一款以中式校园为背景的推理类文字游戏,你将扮演一名高中生司空茂,在开学第一天目击密室杀人事件的现场,并经过调查和推理解决案件,找出真正的犯人和真相背后更深的阴谋。但在享受侦探游戏的同时,请千万不要忽视学习。保持情绪稳定,尽量维持活下去的念头...记住,你的成绩,永远比案件要更重要。
Why similar: Detective 26.8%, Text-Based 15.9%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Anime 7.2%
- #17 咖啡机Coffee-machine
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SnoworldPub: 现实映像工作室
Windows
你是无机脑公司的一名员工,经个人志愿与公司筛选成功进入咖啡机实验工程。只要通过这项测试,你就能够实现自己梦想中的计划,你能成功吗?
Why similar: Text-Based 15.6%, Detective 14.8%, Lore-Rich 13.6%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Visual Novel 10%
- #18 Apollo Sonata
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PlasmaFallPub: Eternal Dream
Windows
At night, the campus is full of urban legends—bloody toilets, garbled blackboards, a path to the underworld, and a piano playing on the rooftop. Play as Miu, Juniper, and MOMO across three playthroughs to uncover the supernatural mysteries. Can their friendship hold the key to solving the mystery?
Why similar: Lore-Rich 18.7%, Detective 13.7%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Thriller 11.7%, Emotional 8.8%
- #19 The Doll Beneath
85% matchPositive86% of 22 reviews2022
Dev: SurvivalMyths
Windows
Awakened from a deep slumber, six students find themselves trapped inside an abandoned research facility, otherwise known as the "Losinglight". Escape into a war torn city, and discover the truth behind an otherworldly being like no other.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.3%, Thriller 15.1%, Text-Based 13%, Visual Novel 13%, Detective 10.6%
- #20 Kisen: Seeker of Aenjan City
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 常磐ほそみ / Tokiwa Hosomi
Windows
Tap into the mystery as a stranger in the city — a mild mystery visual novel. Kisen runs a tracing agency in a city far from his home. There, he is asked by a local university student to look for his brother missing from twelve years ago. Investigate what happened back then to uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 30.5%, Text-Based 19.4%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Mystery 11.4%, Hand-drawn 11.4%
- #21 Alt梦魇救赎
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 纸翼工作室PAPERFLY GAMES
Windows
Psychiatrist Marine and her assistant Felix make an emergency visit to Egas Psychiatric Hospital for her important patient Edward on Christmas Eve, but they get caught up in a crisis...
Why similar: Detective 15.8%, Lore-Rich 14.8%, Text-Based 13.5%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Visual Novel 7.8%
- #22 Online Obsession
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: sourmilk
Windows · Mac · Linux
Have you ever had an online friend? What if you were to meet them in real life? Can you be sure that nothing will go wrong? Find out in this horribly adorable experience.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.3%, Text-Based 12.7%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Emotional 9.5%, Psychological 9%
- #23 Alex's Hope & Alex's Solitude
82% matchVery Positive91% of 65 reviews2024
Dev: Violet Horizons Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
A boy regains his hope and a girl finds herself in solitude. A kinetic novel that will take you through their darkest days and immerse you in their deepest emotions.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Psychological 11.8%, Emotional 11%, Hand-drawn 10.6%
- #24 Suhoshin
81% matchVery Positive91% of 170 reviews2022
Dev: No More 500
Windows
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: Detective 15.2%, Text-Based 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Thriller 11.9%
- #25 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
79% matchVery Positive88% of 5,930 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Detective 18%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Text-Based 16.2%, Psychological Horror 16%, Mystery 9.3%
- #26 No Recollection
80% matchMixed67% of 30 reviews2024
Dev: Jake Platt
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystery visual novel following a boy who awoke in a strange building, with no recollection of where he is, how he arrived, why he’s here, or how to leave. Discover the answers to these mysteries as you search for a way out. Meet a small but colorful cast in your journey, and escape together!
Why similar: Detective 25.5%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Psychological Horror 13%, Anime 9.9%, Mystery 9.5%
- #27 My Camp of Memories
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Daniil Tarasau
Windows · Mac
A visual novel in the romance and adventure genre. Awaken in the Honeycombs, a camp where memory is erased and secrets hum in the night. Forge bonds, defy the Union, and uncover your past. Will you be a pawn or ignite freedom as war looms?
Why similar: Detective 24%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Lore-Rich 14.7%, Anime 11.1%, Emotional 10.6%
- #28 Black Lazar
81% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: Pleon Words
Windows
A detective noir, choose-your-own-adventure game with hand-drawn art, over 250k words, and an immersive soundtrack.
Why similar: Detective 15.5%, Lore-Rich 14.2%, Text-Based 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Conspiracy 9% ★
- #29 Crimson Reflection
78% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Elun Labs LLC
Windows
The story begins the moment he kills his lover. Kazuma is driven into a corner by Asana’s obsessive love. Madness, jealousy, obsession, deception, and regret collide— plunging the case toward an unpredictable end. A yandere suspense novel of intense love and insanity: Crimson Reflection.
Why similar: Detective 18.7%, Text-Based 15.5%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Thriller 7.9%
- #30 生物实验室:畸变实验记录
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: EL
Windows
A dark sci-fi survival horror visual novel where you make deadly choices to uncover the truth of live experiments in a sealed facility. It features choice-driven narrative, multiple endings, and light puzzles, with a focus on branching story rather than high-end graphics.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Text-Based 11.4%, Psychological 11%
- #31 Launderley
77% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Braisque
Windows · Linux
A horror and exploration adventure that tells the story of Blanche, who was found alone in the gardens of Launderley, in front of a pile of twenty-nine corpses.
Why similar: Detective 23.1%, Lore-Rich 18.2%, Text-Based 13.5%, Hand-drawn 9.4%, Horror 7.8%
- #32 久美子之死:昭和少女血色告白
76% matchVery Positive92% of 142 reviews2026
Dev: LingVision Games
Windows
1988年,日本泡沫经济破灭前夕,化身被冤枉成嫌犯的刑警,侦查青梅奇怪自杀案,牵连出持续20年的连环杀人案秘密,穿梭烟酒与霓虹的昭和街头,在人心与生死的抉择中,搜查蛛丝马迹,找出血案真相。
Why similar: Detective 19.7%, Text-Based 13.9%, Lore-Rich 12.8%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.4%
- #33 Sunlight Scream
76% matchVery Positive84% of 81 reviews2023
Dev: Faithy Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
The hero moves to a new city. However, along with him comes a masked killer who begins to kill his friends one by one... Make decisions to build your adventure. Can you stop him before it's too late?
Why similar: Detective 27.1%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Anime 11%, Mystery 8.7%
- #34 Sanator: Scarlet Scarf
77% matchVery Positive89% of 526 reviews2019
Dev: Ignis SanatPub: Ignis Sanat 🔥
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 117.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Scarlet Scarf is a visual novel inspired by the legend of Plague Maiden. Dive into the dark mysteries of a dying city with the fate of Sanator Richard Murdock in your hands. Perhaps it's not too late to stop the on-going calamity...
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.5%, Lore-Rich 12.9%, Text-Based 10.9%, Hand-drawn 9.6%, Anime 9.4%
- #35 Remedy for Personality
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mertvitel & Partners
Windows
Remedy for Personality is a visual novel that blends genres: a comedy horror with elements of detective. Immerse yourself in an atmosphere of mysticism, mystery, and hidden threats, spiced up with a generous dose of witty humor.
Why similar: Detective 18.8%, Lore-Rich 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Thriller 10.7%
- #36 LakeLady
74% matchVery Positive80% of 111 reviews2025
Dev: HungerWhale GamesPub: Wise Games
Windows · Linux
THE LAKE LADY is a story-driven realistic horror interactive game. The river took everything from him. To find his daughter who went missing in the flood, Salvio returns to his hometown as a doctor and infiltrates Hongqiang Hospital for investigation.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 15.2%, Text-Based 14.9%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Thriller 9.8%
- #37 Shanwen
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: FirstMove Studio
Windows
1990s: Windswept mining town Linshan, dependent on fading coal mines, worshipped a mountain god’s stele. After it cracked and oozed brown liquid, a strange illness spread. Lin Tianqing returned for his sick father, uneasy as the eerie town neared, having overheard whispers.
Why similar: Detective 22%, Lore-Rich 13.8%, Thriller 12.1%, Visual Novel 9.7%, Psychological Horror 9.4%
- #38 Stay Alive For Me
73% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: OneRoomFilms
Windows
Survive a gripping psychological thriller in this visual novel. Make critical decisions, face a disturbed captor, and experience multiple chilling endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Text-Based 13.9%, Thriller 12%, Mystery 7.1%
- #39 Miracle Detective
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TAKA's factory
Windows · Mac
A high school detective story where an unlikely duo tackles mysterious incidents on campus. Solve strange cases with logic and courage in this suspenseful visual novel.
Why similar: Detective 29.9%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Mystery 11.8%, Thriller 11.4%, Psychological 9.9%
- #40 KOEWOTAYORINI / 声之寄托
74% matchVery Positive86% of 980 reviews2018
Dev: あみそ組Pub: Pujia8 Studio
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 258.5 hrs≥1hr: 55%
“喂喂,求求你啦!救救我!” ——你接到这样一个电话 发出这样的求救,给你打电话的人,是一名被监禁的少女
Why similar: Detective 20.3%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Anime 11.8%, Psychological 8.9%
- #41 Billionaire Lovers
72% matchVery Positive95% of 3,764 reviews2021
Dev: Ayacat Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
You’re a broke college graduate. Your rich, distant uncle has just shown up and given you 100 million dollars! And right at this moment, four handsome men come into your life. Could this be… the romance you’ve been waiting for!? But wait, there’s something behind their smiles that says otherwise…
Why similar: Text-Based 14.8%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Detective 13.7%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Emotional 10.6%
- #42 Haunted Heye Apartment
73% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: V.N GAME STUDIO
Windows
Strange things frequently happen in the apartment, such as the black shadow by the bed, the face behind the curtains, and the eccentric neighbor... This old apartment seems to be hiding some unknown secrets... Will you walk ignorantly into death or discover the truth and escape to safety?
Why similar: Detective 20.6%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Thriller 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Emotional 9.4%
- #43 破禁 Limbo Break
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: xiaowanxiongzzz
Windows · Mac · Linux
A general-audience infinite flow ADV. You will play as Jiang Yuejiao. After being framed and forced to flee to the neighboring country of Dipa, you are drawn into various terrifying worlds, Only by uncovering the hidden truths within these places might you find a way back to the real world.
Why similar: Detective 25.6%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Thriller 8.8%, Anime 8.7%
- #44 The Darkest Emptiness
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: bathos.games
Windows
The Darkest Emptiness will fill the lungs with leaden weight.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19%, Text-Based 18.9%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Psychological 10%, Horror 8.4%
- #45 River Secret
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hard2Scream
Windows · Mac · Linux
A story about a beautiful river that hides deadly secrets beneath its calm surface.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.6%, Visual Novel 15%, Thriller 10.5%, Psychological 9%, Horror 8.6%
- #46 The Case of Maneki
72% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2022
Dev: Zmakesgames
Windows
The Case of Maneki is a Detective game about a Maneki Neko, or lucky cat, following his adopted guardian to find the truth that is hidden between a series of gruesome murders.
Why similar: Detective 29.3%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Thriller 10.6%, Anime 9.1%, Lore-Rich 8.9%
- #47 Butterfly//Circuit
69% matchPositive100% of 30 reviews2024
Dev: WireWARE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Butterfly//Circuit is a cybergothic kinetic visual novel. Unravel the secrets of this character driven psychological thriller and explore the hidden interstices of a darkly (un)ordinary world. When glimmers of hope are snuffed out, the boundary between reality and fiction start to blur.
Why similar: Conspiracy 15.2% ★, Text-Based 14.2%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Thriller 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.9%
- #48 Suicide Countdown: 7 Days
70% matchVery Positive81% of 1,082 reviews2021
Dev: 致意
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Only 7 days remain until death embraces you -- the everyday life of a young boy begins to distort little by little, unfolding into a bizarre and ghastly series of events... When fate comes knocking, will you have the courage to make a choice?
Why similar: Text-Based 13.2%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Detective 11.6%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Psychological 9%
- #49 Return to Shironagasu Island
70% matchVery Positive94% of 4,067 reviews2020
Dev: HYOGO ONIMUSHIPub: TABINOMICHI
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A mystery adventure game and visual novel set on solitary Shironagasu Island. Discover its secrets, solve its mysteries, and escape from the ominous island!
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.7%, Detective 19.3%, Mystery 12.5%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Anime 9.7%
- #50 Eternal Secret
71% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: Piotr KaniewskiPub: GGEntertainment
Windows
You come back to school at the beginning of second semester. A lot has changed during your absence. Are you able to solve the mystery which not many people know about?
Why similar: Detective 18.6%, Text-Based 16.8%, Visual Novel 13%, Hand-drawn 9.8%, Anime 9.8%
- #51 Túatha Echoes: The Village
68% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Freki GamesPub: Heathen
Windows
Immerse yourself in the psychological horror of The Village, where whispers bend reality and ordinary life spirals into madness. Unravel the dark rise of one of Túatha's most infamous figures in this short story visual novel.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 18.9%, Text-Based 18%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Psychological 12%
- #52 Hello my World! Lily.
67% matchVery Positive92% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: Black Leaf Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Hello my World! Lily." is a visual novel about a programmer who finds an unusual way to cope with loneliness and routine. But after a while, his imagination and actions go too far, and the line between reality and fantasy begins to melt rapidly.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.4%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Anime 11.9%, Thriller 11.7%, Hand-drawn 7.8%
- #53 Gray Protocol
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Ctrl Z Crew
Windows
Seventy-eight years after the Great Collapse, the city of Belmarc stands as a beacon of civilization amid the ruins. A city where magic and technology intertwine, where humans and machines coexist. And in its depths, one Courier begins to chase the forgotten sins of the past.
Why similar: Detective 28.3%, Lore-Rich 20%, Visual Novel 15%, Anime 9.6%, Text-Based 7.6%
- #54 Raging Loop
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,075 reviews2017
Dev: KEMCO
Windows
Median: 24.2 hrsMean: 59.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.6%, Detective 18.8%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Mystery 11.7%, Psychological 9.6%
- #55 Pineford: Part I
68% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: Rebel Rebel Studio
Windows · Mac
Investigate the murder of Evie Roots. Save the town from disaster. Learn the history of the Great Houses. Immerse yourself in the centuries-old history of Pineford.
Why similar: Detective 22.3%, Lore-Rich 17.3%, Text-Based 16.4%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Hand-drawn 7.8%
- #56 The Quiet After
67% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Grigsby's World Productions, LLC
Windows
The threat is on the road ahead and deep beneath her skin. A psychological visual novel about memory, trauma, and the cost of every choice.
Why similar: Text-Based 16.8%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Psychological 13.7%, Emotional 11.5%
- #57 Kid,napper: Gosh, I'm Kidnapped by a Pupil
69% matchVery Positive88% of 4,460 reviews2018
Dev: Catnip
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 31%
I had to admit, the only thing that is more scary than a murder weapon, is that girl, who is not even supposed to hold it
Why similar: Detective 25.8%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Psychological Horror 14%, Thriller 13%, Anime 10.6%
- #58 Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 31,308 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 32.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Jabberwock Island—You and your classmates were ready for fun in the sun until Monokuma returned to restart his murderous game! Trapped in a kill-or-be-killed situation, your only hope rests in solving the island’s mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 35.3%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Anime 14.7%, Mystery 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9.9%
- #59 Blossoms of Eternity
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JAYBE GAMES
Windows · Mac · Linux
Blossoms of Eternity by JAYBE GAMES is a thrilling time-travel saga in which Kuro, Miyu, and Aihara must confront not only their own feelings, but also power-hungry witches who can literally turn reality upside down.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 14.5%, Visual Novel 13%, Emotional 10.3%, Anime 10.2%, Hand-drawn 10.1%
- #60 Born for the Light ~Wavelength Radiant Collapse~
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: qDrotPub: TERNOX
Windows
Endless world. Endless sky. Endless light. Will the shadows be cast upon all Children dwelling on the Treetops? Regardless, I spread my prosthetic wings, taking a leap of faith.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.4%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Conspiracy 13.3% ★, Anime 11.3%, Mystery 8.7%