60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Story Rich, Visual Novel, Interactive Fiction, Choose Your Own Adventure.
Echoes is a 2D narrative game where you play as Ricky Fox, a detective haunted by the death of his best friend, Arthur. Step into Greenhearth, a small town full of secrets, and make choices that will shape your investigation. Will you crack the case with your sanity intact?
Confidential Killings - A Detective Game
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?
Deep Under
DEEP UNDER is a grim visual novel about how an ordinary camping trip with friends can turn into a real nightmare.
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 21.5% ★, Noir 14.3%, Detective 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%
DEEP UNDER is a grim visual novel about how an ordinary camping trip with friends can turn into a real nightmare.
Why similar: Comic Book 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%, Modern 8.8%
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: Comic Book 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Noir 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Visual Novel 9.8%
An interactive Lovecraftian horror story about surviving a family you never knew and their servitude to a dark patron. True to the genre, you retain all knowledge from every play-through. Shape your fate and that of the family. Will you embrace this gift or rid humanity of their taint?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 15.6%, Noir 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Conspiracy 12.4% ★, Visual Novel 10%
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 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Lovecraftian 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Visual Novel 9.6%
A Lovecraftian investigative gamebook. New York, 1927. A case pulled from real history, wrapped in cosmic horror. His name was Billy Gaffney. The man who took him was real. But his purpose was from another plane of existence. You play a journalist. You make choices. The story remembers all of them.
Why similar: Noir 15.6%, Lovecraftian 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%, Investigation 8.7%
Hauma is a deduction visual novel set in Munich. Discover a conspiracy amongst the upper echelons of society alongside former detective Judith, while visiting real locations in a comic-inspired look.
Why similar: Noir 17.8%, Conspiracy 17.1% ★, Comic Book 15.8%, Detective 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%
Amsterdam, 1988. A dead body in the Red Light District, the Dutch capital of sex and drugs, is a washed-up detective’s one shot at redemption. Explore the seedy underbelly of Europe’s most notorious city, solve complex puzzles, and crack the case while experiencing Amsterdam at its worst.
Why similar: Noir 17.6%, Conspiracy 16.5% ★, Detective 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Comic Book 11.9%
Man I Just Wanna Go Home is an "MSPaint-noir" visual novel with 13 endings, a unique visual style and a killer 80s inspired soundtrack. The story revolves around a delivery person stranded in an unfamiliar part of the city under the devastating rain. All he wants is to get home. Help him!
Why similar: Noir 22.1%, Comic Book 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Visual Novel 12.4%
A noir graphic adventure where your mind is your greatest enemy. Investigate crimes from the slums of Saltmire to the heights of Greyledge. Interrogate suspects and manage your clues in this 1980s cinematic remake. Play the free demo and wishlist now!
Why similar: Noir 18.6%, Comic Book 14.2%, Detective 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Investigation 9.8%
A School Prefect has been pushed out of a window, and everyone's blaming YOU. Can you find the culprit - or someone to take the fall - before you get EXPELLED? Mystery with a wicked twist, from the creators of Overboard!, 80 Days, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
Why similar: Comic Book 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Investigation 12.3%, Hand-drawn 11.1%, Detective 9.7%
Truth Beneath the Shadows – A detective game where players unravel hidden mysteries by connecting clues to expose a secret organization. Every piece of evidence brings you closer to the dark truth lurking in the shadows.
Why similar: Conspiracy 20.8% ★, Noir 20.4%, Hidden Object 13.3%, Detective 12.4%, Visual Novel 10.7%
A narrative puzzle-thriller that blurs the lines between games and books, reality and fiction, puzzles and storytelling.
Why similar: Noir 16.3%, Comic Book 14.3%, Detective 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Investigation 10.5%
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Noir 24.2%, Detective 16.6%, Investigation 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Hand-drawn 9.9%
Cthulu Mysteries: The Veins of Arkham is Lovecraftian narrative mystery, where staying sane is the greatest challenge. Interview the witnesses, gather clues and draw conclusions to solve the most unusual case. Will you be able to handle the truth?
Why similar: Noir 17.3%, Hidden Object 15.7%, Lovecraftian 15.2%, Detective 13%, Visual Novel 12.3%
The sequel to “Return to Shironagasu Island.” Two stories unfold simultaneously, occasionally intersecting. Advance both stories to avert a major crisis!
Why similar: Comic Book 23%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.7%, Detective 15.9%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Investigation 10.3%
Detective Norman faces one of the longest nights of his career. Alone, he searches for the missing girl, Felicia, only to discover that this case runs far deeper than he ever imagined.
Why similar: Noir 24.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.5%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Lovecraftian 14.1%, Detective 12.5%
Uncover the mystery of the Ghoul's Grove, hidden in the Australian outback and filled with strange and mutilated scare actors. To Be Altered is a multiple-ending visual novel where your choices matter, even the most minuscule decisions will decide the fates of Darcy and others.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Noir 15.3%, Comic Book 15.2%, Visual Novel 12.6%
Graphic Novel meets Visual Novel in this story-rich, choice-driven thriller. Experience Blake’s journey as he encounters a clandestine nemesis, sparking a series of events that force him to choose between losing his sanity or rising to the challenge. Make the right decisions and save New Stone.
Why similar: Noir 21%, Comic Book 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Detective 13%
Awaken in a world plunged into uncertainty. You must navigate hidden truths and make crucial choices. Will you uncover the secrets of your existence? Your path will determine your fate in this journey.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Noir 10.6%, Hand-drawn 8%
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: Noir 18.7%, Detective 17.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Visual Novel 14%, Hand-drawn 8.4%
An adult tale of lust and horror in the vein of HP Lovecraft. Take on the part of a former detective who could never let go of the last terrible case he worked. One day his old partner comes knocking, begging for help.
Why similar: Noir 17.1%, Lovecraftian 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%, Detective 10.2%
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 19.4%, Conspiracy 17.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Visual Novel 10.4%
Become an investigator in a dark fantasy story. People keep going missing in Maligree, before being forgotten by all who knew them. Will you solve the case before you forget?
Why similar: Detective 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Hand-drawn 10.9%
Paris’s life changes when she encounters a charming stranger who seems to be watching her. This choice-driven psychological visual novel delivers a tense, intimate story focused on curiosity, trust, and crossing dangerous boundaries.
Why similar: Noir 18.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Comic Book 15%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Visual Novel 10.8%
A 2–4 player cooperative supernatural horror investigation about intervening in recorded tragedies. The opening chapter unfolds in a fog-shrouded 1700s coastal town, where players inhabit different townsfolk and act within a relentless final hour before the outcome becomes irreversible.
Why similar: Noir 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Detective 12.1%, Lovecraftian 11.9%
A mansion drenched in heavy rain. Heirs gathered, each eyeing the family fortune. And you—who committed a murder in their midst. As a chain of killings begins, YORAM follows Irene Lindbergh, a murderer hiding her crime, as she searches for the truth buried deep within the estate.
Why similar: Noir 27.4%, Detective 16.7%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Hand-drawn 15%, Investigation 9.9%
A cyberpunk narrative adventure about protecting someone who doesn't trust you, in a city that wants her dead. Build trust, navigate hazard zones, make hard choices, and discover how deep the conspiracy goes. Every ending costs something.
Why similar: Noir 24.2%, Conspiracy 21.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Detective 16.6%, Investigation 9.4%
Hauma is a deduction visual novel set in Munich. Discover a conspiracy amongst the upper echelons of society alongside former detective Judith, while visiting real locations in a comic-inspired look.
Why similar: Comic Book 19.5%, Noir 19%, Detective 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Visual Novel 10.9%
Байкал зовёт. Прошлое возвращается в форме теней, и Андрей должен решить - играть по чужим правилам или переписать сценарий судьбы.
Why similar: Noir 18.2%, Detective 15%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Investigation 11.1%
Welcome to VIOLA_. In this cybernoir visual novel, you are ELO, a robot tasked with helping the city's police. Investigate unusual crimes, court a colorful cast of teammates, and uncover the secrets of the world of Juniba, the people around you, and your own creation.
Why similar: Noir 16.9%, Comic Book 16%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Detective 15%, Investigation 11.9%
A disappearance in a secluded mountain. A village hiding its secrets. A detective running out of time. Hillthorn's investigation system encourages you to use logic and imagination. Combine actions, clues and characters to uncover the mystery.
Why similar: Noir 18.1%, Lovecraftian 18%, Detective 15.1%, Conspiracy 13.7% ★, Investigation 12.7%
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 22%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Visual Novel 13%, Detective 10.1%
You are not afraid of ghost stories, so your pursuit of inspiration leads you to the strangest of places. But this time something truly sinister is in the air. Can you survive the encounter with a real spirit?
Why similar: Noir 18.4%, Hidden Object 14.1%, Detective 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Investigation 9.7%
How far would you go to undo death? Marked Souls is a psychological horror visual novel about five orphans trapped in an isolated manor. Uncover the shelter's dark history, perform a forbidden ritual, and try to survive the consequences.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Hidden Object 14.9%, Visual Novel 14%, Hand-drawn 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%
"Endless Monday: Dreams and Deadlines" - In this short story from the Endless Monday, Penny, a mild-mannered corporate grunt, spends a weekend at the office in an effort to finish her project on time while overcoming distractions from coworkers, space aliens, imaginary friends, and herself.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.5%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Comic Book 15.1%, Hand-drawn 14.2%
What happens when a video game character is self-aware? Cadulium is a mystery science fiction adventure video game.
Why similar: Noir 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Detective 13.4%, Comic Book 11.1%, Investigation 8.9%
Congratulations, you've found Dingir OS — an operating system that lets you glimpse into the darkest corners of the internet. Browse forbidden websites, investigate lethal files, and immerse yourself in the world of digital legends. (We are not responsible for anything that may happen to you.)
Why similar: Conspiracy 20.1% ★, Noir 17.3%, Detective 13%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Hidden Object 12.3%
Rearview Mirror is a narrative videogame in which most of the events take place inside a car. From a first-person perspective, the player interacts with the passengers through the rearview mirror.
Why similar: Noir 22.9%, Comic Book 19%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%
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: Noir 19.9%, Conspiracy 19.7% ★, Detective 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Investigation 12.4%
Deep night, famous suspense novelist fell from the balcony, leaving his young wife an enormous heritage. Accident, or calculated murder?Novelist's nephew secretly began investigation.He found a hidden manuscript, which contains a creep story, as well as the key clues concerning its author's death.
Why similar: Comic Book 21.6%, Noir 17.5%, Detective 16.6%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Investigation 12.7%
Confinio is an intriguing visual novel that delves into your sensations as you embody the protagonist who has just awakened in a prison with no memory. Make decisions, solve puzzles, interact with the environment, use objects, interrogate people, all to yourself and uncover the enigmatic reality.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Hidden Object 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Conspiracy 11.4% ★
On your way to writing the perfect supernatural novel, be prepared to face danger. Are you ready for such desperate measures?
Why similar: Noir 20.2%, Hidden Object 14.7%, Detective 12.7%, Investigation 11.8%, Visual Novel 10.3%
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: Lovecraftian 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Detective 11.2%
An urban fantasy 2D point & click adventure set in Taipei, where the supernatural lurks beneath reality. You play as a paranormal investigator with abilities of her own. Unravel a brutal case of human sacrifice, piece together the clues, interview witnesses and try to keep your head—literally.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Comic Book 18.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Detective 14.7%, Horror 6.9%
A dark and suspenseful narrative RPG about an Italian mafia family, where morality is tested with every branching decision.
Why similar: Noir 20.3%, Comic Book 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Detective 11.4%
Your peaceful holiday is interrupted when the small village you’re visiting in becomes terrorized by strange lights on the sky and enigmatic men in black. Some villagers have gone missing, everyone is afraid. Dive into a thrilling adventure with branching narrative and a unique visual style.
Why similar: Conspiracy 23.2% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Lovecraftian 12.5%, Investigation 9.5%
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: Noir 19%, Conspiracy 17.3% ★, Detective 15%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Investigation 11.1%
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 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.9%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Investigation 5.7%
Five Biggest Accomplishments is a short Visual Novel where you play as someone who has held the same job for 30 years: push a button every 8 hours or the world will end. Suddenly, you get an email asking you to list your five biggest accomplishments for the week, or risk being fired.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.1%, Noir 24.5%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Hand-drawn 5.2%
What happened on the night of July 20, 1824? The Beresford family was sleeping unaware that an ancient evil was about to resurface. An ancient evil that brought upon them a curse whose echoes resonate to this day.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Detective 11%, Hand-drawn 9.5%
'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: Noir 19.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Detective 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Visual Novel 10.1%
Full Motion Voyeur is a dark FMV thriller where you're trapped in a nightmare of surveillance, obedience, and sacrifice. Guided by the mysterious ADMIN, Claire is ordered to investigate targets, uncover their secrets, and feed them to a Demon or her lover Mona pays the price.
Why similar: Conspiracy 16.2% ★, Noir 16%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Hidden Object 12.7%
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: Conspiracy 16.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Investigation 12.8%, Detective 12.3%
Robert is a recluse who is afraid of girls. He hid from the world in his apartment and does not leave it for more than three years, until one day his neighbor kidnaps his cat.
Why similar: Noir 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Hidden Object 15.1%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Detective 11.1%
A psychological horror story set in the town of Blackthorn; a place that lives in constant fear of a witch. The two main suspects? Levi’s mom and sister! His only lifelines to the outside world. Can they live a peaceful life? Or will they be dragged down by the dying town?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Hand-drawn 9.3%, Horror 8.8%
A narrative social simulator set in a high school. Study, make friends, and live unforgettable moments where every decision matters.
Why similar: Detective 24.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Hidden Object 15.2%, Visual Novel 10%
Blending fairy tale fright with psychological horror, this narrative game challenges you to survive a weird journey through the woods while being hunted by the witch you were tasked with imprisoning. Sometimes charming, sometimes frightening, she’ll force you to make hard choices.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Hand-drawn 11.9%, Horror 9.3%
The church is impatient. The church is hungry. The church is willing to do anything to get you back.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.6%, Interactive Fiction 24.6%, Visual Novel 16%, Horror 12.9%, Hand-drawn 8.4%
