60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Story Rich, Adventure, Interactive Fiction, Visual Novel.
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 21.4% ★, Noir 14.3%, Detective 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.3%
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 12.3%, Visual Novel 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%, Modern 8.8%
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 14.4%, Lovecraftian 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%, Detective 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 8.5%
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 14.8%, Noir 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Visual Novel 9.9%
A dark detective thriller where folklore is real, violence is chilling, and every choice has consequences.
Why similar: Noir 16.9%, Detective 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Investigation 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%
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 15.7%, Noir 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Conspiracy 12.3% ★, 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 14.8%, Lovecraftian 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Visual Novel 9.7%
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: Lovecraftian 18.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Noir 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Visual Novel 10.4%
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: Noir 17.7%, Conspiracy 17% ★, Comic Book 15.9%, 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 16.4% ★, Detective 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Comic Book 12%
"Whispering Eclipsia is a gripping first-person psychological horror detective game. Step into the shoes of Inspector Keshav to solve a series of ritualistic murders, survive reality-bending loops, and uncover the dark secrets lurking in the shadows of Woodslane."
Why similar: Noir 15.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Hidden Object 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Visual Novel 9.6%
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 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, 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 18.5%, Comic Book 14.3%, Detective 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Investigation 9.7%
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 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Investigation 12.2%, Hand-drawn 11.1%, Detective 9.8%
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 14.4%, Detective 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Investigation 10.4%
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 20.7% ★, Noir 20.4%, Hidden Object 13.5%, Detective 12.4%, Visual Novel 10.7%
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Noir 24.2%, Detective 16.6%, Investigation 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, 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 17.2%, Hidden Object 15.8%, Lovecraftian 15.3%, Detective 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.3%
In New York, private detective Ikeda Sen happens upon the enigmatic Lila shortly before his client, Walton, hands him a strange device. And in Japan, Izumozaki Neneko stumbles upon a corpse by the canal on her way to school. Two unrelated stories unfold, intersecting in bizarre and unexpected ways.
Why similar: Comic Book 23%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.7%, Detective 15.8%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Investigation 10.2%
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 24.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.5%, Visual Novel 15%, Lovecraftian 14.1%, Detective 12.4%
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: Choose Your Own Adventure 21%, Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Noir 19.1%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Investigation 4.9%
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 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Detective 13%
In a rain-soaked megacity, one law remains: cross one trillion dollars in hidden wealth and you forfeit your right to live. You are K, the executioner who enforces it — until the numbers start to lie. A branching cyberpunk noir with 5 endings, where every choice is remembered.
Why similar: Noir 19.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Detective 12.1%
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 18.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Comic Book 15.2%, Noir 15.2%, Visual Novel 12.7%
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 18.6%, Detective 17.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Visual Novel 14%, Hand-drawn 8.4%
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 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Noir 10.6%, Hand-drawn 8%
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 14.9%, 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 17.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Visual Novel 10.5%
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 14.8%, Visual Novel 10.9%
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 15%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Hand-drawn 10.9%
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 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Detective 12.1%, Lovecraftian 11.9%
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: Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Detective 15.3%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Investigation 10.6%
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 9.8%
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 19.6%, Noir 19%, Detective 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Visual Novel 10.9%
A mystery set in Fukuoka, Japan. Former cop Kengo Kamiya and assistant Hikaru tackle a high school girl's disappearance. A "Photoreal Novel" fully utilizing actual photos and AI. Enjoy snappy banter and unexpected twists in this simple, choice-driven mystery visual novel.
Why similar: Detective 17%, Modern 15.7%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Noir 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%
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 21.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Detective 16.6%, Investigation 9.3%
NeoTokyo, 2099. The man who sold immortality is dead in a penthouse sealed from the inside. You are detective Kade Katano: scan the scene, read people, roll the dice and decide which truth closes the file. A noir visual novel — one complete case, three endings.
Why similar: Noir 21.5%, Detective 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Visual Novel 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%
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: Detective 17.1%, Noir 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Investigation 12.6%
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 14.3%, Detective 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Investigation 9.7%
A disappearance in a secluded community. A mountain hiding its secrets. A detective running out of time. Welcome to Hillthorn, a dark investigation game that invites you to uncover the mystery without a single word spoken, using your skills of logic and intuition through cards.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 18.2%, Noir 18.1%, Detective 15.2%, Conspiracy 13.6% ★, Investigation 12.7%
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 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Detective 15%, Investigation 11.9%
The Mofu Game is a psychological horror visual novel about a cursed story that should never have been read. Proceed at your own risk.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, Comic Book 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Hand-drawn 8.5%
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 15.1%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Investigation 11%
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 18.6%, Hidden Object 15.1%, Visual Novel 14%, Hand-drawn 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%
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 18.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Visual Novel 13%, Detective 10.2%
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: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.9%, Noir 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Horror 5.3%
Story-driven ADV × Puzzles × Multiple Endings. Trapped in a cursed school, survive deadly trials to escape. Find clues, break secret rules, and expose its horrifying truth. Lies and mortal danger test your humanity; each choice changes allies’ bonds and picks the survivor.
Why similar: Comic Book 21.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Hidden Object 8.5%
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%, Detective 13.4%, Comic Book 11.1%, Investigation 8.8%
"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 19.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.6%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Comic Book 15%, Hand-drawn 14.3%
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% ★, Noir 17.3%, Detective 13%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Hidden Object 12.5%
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 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%
Use your psychic powers to read minds and catch an elusive serial killer!
Why similar: Noir 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Detective 12.7%, Investigation 9.5%
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 21.7%, Noir 17.4%, Detective 16.6%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Investigation 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: Noir 19.9%, Conspiracy 19.7% ★, Detective 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Investigation 12.4%
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 14.7%, Hidden Object 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Conspiracy 11.3% ★
A Street Story is an interactive story in which you play a gangster in the suburbs from Paris, France. Discover a troubled world mixing gangsters, cops and terrorists. Choose your own path among those shady characters and try to survive!
Why similar: Comic Book 17.1%, Conspiracy 16.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Noir 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%
On your way to writing the perfect supernatural novel, be prepared to face danger. Are you ready for such desperate measures?
Why similar: Noir 20.1%, Hidden Object 14.8%, Detective 12.7%, Investigation 11.7%, Visual Novel 10.4%
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 19.4%, 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 18.6%, Comic Book 18.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Detective 14.7%, Horror 6.9%
