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  1. #1 Ecosphere
    97% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: Talestrike
    Windows

    A Fantasy / Steampunk Visual Novel in which you'll make hearts skip a beat! You are Arane Kross, a talented engineer capable of controlling nature with a machine: the Ecosphere! What will be your impact?

    Why similar: Steampunk 21.2%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Point & Click 11.2%, Text-Based 10.6%, Female Protagonist 7.4%

  2. #2 The Museum of Everything
    96% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: The Wonder Room
    Windows · Linux

    The Mona Lisa is missing! Sleuth through a sprawling space museum, read the past through psychic abilities and unravel an interstellar art caper in this cosy, gas‑lamp mystery.

    Why similar: Steampunk 20.8%, Detective 15.2%, Point & Click 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%

  3. #3 Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow
    96% 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 14.6%, Text-Based 12%, Point & Click 11.9%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%

  4. #4 The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
    95% matchVery Positive94% of 9,307 reviews2021
    Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 34.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Immerse yourself in a dramatic yet charming and witty world of evidence-gathering, deduction and courtroom battles with this double-pack of the adventures of rookie lawyer Ryunosuke.

    Why similar: Steampunk 22%, Detective 20.9%, Text-Based 15%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.6%

  5. #5 Blue Bird's Song
    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Purple Meadows Studio
    Windows · Mac

    Dive into the shadows of this fairytale-like narrative experience with Birdie, making choices and helping her find freedom and light in the darkness. Love isn't always what it seems.

    Why similar: Text-Based 14.6%, Point & Click 11.3%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%, Fantasy 9%

  6. #6 The Island: Into The Mist
    94% 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 17.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%, Point & Click 10.8%, Text-Based 10.8%, Visual Novel 9.8%

  7. #7 No Case Should Remain Unsolved
    92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 10,281 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: Detective 15.5%, Point & Click 13.5%, Text-Based 13.3%, Visual Novel 13%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%

  8. #8 Future Mirror
    93% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2022
    Dev: 皐月の夢Pub: LocaGames
    Windows

    "Ten years from now, I will be dead..." A coming-of-age fantasy adventure tale, Future Mirror is a visual novel that explores fate and the choices that affect our future, tragedy, relationships, and happiness.

    Why similar: Detective 19.7%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Female Protagonist 10.9%

  9. #9 Misadventures of Laura Silver
    91% 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 14.8%, Point & Click 12%, Visual Novel 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%

  10. #10 The Girl Who Wasn't There
    91% 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 21.8%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Text-Based 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Female Protagonist 10.6%

  11. #11 The Accuser and The Abyss
    90% match3 user reviews0% of 3 reviews2025
    Dev: Spectre Sun Works
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    You are a detective. You have been assigned a partner to investigate a horrid case. But things are not what it seems. Navigate the paths as you attempt to unravel the truth behind your lost memories and your new disturbing detective partner.

    Why similar: Detective 19.7%, Text-Based 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Point & Click 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%

  12. #12 The World Well: Blood of Caro
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 拔丝柠檬制作组Pub: 2P Games
    Windows

    The World Well: Blood of Caro is a cinematic dark fantasy visual novel where every choice reveals another piece of the truth. Join 4 and Noma as they journey through a vampire-ruled world filled with unforgettable characters, hidden secrets, and difficult decisions.

    Why similar: Detective 15.4%, Text-Based 12.7%, Point & Click 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%

  13. #13 Sky Caravan
    88% matchVery Positive98% of 56 reviews2022
    Dev: Studio Bravarda
    Windows

    Welcome to the Skyways, caravaneer. Complete missions, manage your ship’s resources and make tough decisions to keep your crew alive and happy. Or not. Choices have lasting consequences in this Text-Based RPG. You are the captain - and the clouds are waiting!

    Why similar: Steampunk 23.4%, Text-Based 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Choices Matter 9%

  14. #14 SOLEN
    87% 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 18.2%, Text-Based 12.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Point & Click 11%

  15. #15 Detective Hank and the Golden Sneeze
    89% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2016
    Dev: Obsessive Science Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    When the Golden Sneeze is stolen from the Museum of Ancient History, it’s up to you, Detective Hank, to catch the thief. That will not be easy, as the culprit changes every new game. Puzzle your way through this steampunk themed, interactive whodunnit visual novel and bring the thief to justice!

    Why similar: Steampunk 34.9%, Detective 19.3%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Multiple Endings 7.7%, Choices Matter 7.3%

  16. #16 呪霊が見せる夢 / Dreamscapes
    86% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: アイエダゲームズ(Aieda Games)
    Windows

    Investigate six haunted properties and listen to the voices of spirits trapped in nightmares. Collect fragmented clues and discover the correct combination of names, locations, and vessels. A multi-ending horror adventure where the outcome changes depending on your choices during the ritual.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 18.7%, Text-Based 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Female Protagonist 9.9%

  17. #17 summer story
    86% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: karol_thegame
    Windows · Linux

    Summer Story: An adventure game where you investigate and make choices that shape the story.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Text-Based 12.9%, Female Protagonist 11.7%

  18. #18 Into the Waves
    85% matchVery Positive92% of 91 reviews2021
    Dev: Flying Whale
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Morin is a barkeeper with an unusual curse. All people look like shadows to him, except for one mysterious stranger... Solve the mystery of the curse, fight true darkness and mix the most unusual cocktails in the atmospheric visual novel — Into the Waves!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 16.9%, Point & Click 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Text-Based 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%

  19. #19 Camera Anima
    84% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: EXP-resso Mutt
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    The Artisan, one of Awyr’s most infamous killers, is said to walk the cloudy streets looking for his next masterpiece. Pursue the Artisan, save your sister, and uncover the past, but remember what the stories say…Meet his face, and never wake again.

    Why similar: Steampunk 21.3%, Point & Click 15.4%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Text-Based 14.1%, Female Protagonist 11.1%

  20. #20 Holy Shift
    83% matchPositive81% of 43 reviews2024
    Dev: Kitten Purradise Studios
    Windows

    This game is a psychological test in which you will face dilemmas that reveal your personality. At the end of it, you will know your psychotype.

    Why similar: Detective 16.4%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Text-Based 12%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Female Protagonist 10.4%

  21. #21 Escape from Norwood
    84% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2023
    Dev: Singular Works
    Windows · Mac

    Explore a city that lives without your input in this illustrated text adventure. Observe the lives of its inhabitants behind the veil of your invisibility magic. Find items and combine them to solve intricate puzzles. Set your own pace as you control time and move freely in an open fantasy world.

    Why similar: Text-Based 18.8%, Point & Click 15.4%, Detective 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%

  22. #22 Exploring Friscott
    82% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2025
    Dev: WolfBite Interactive LLC
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    You're an adventurer going into Friscott Castle to see what treasures you can find within. Explore, meet the residents, find treasure & more. Be mindful though, as the castle isn't normal, & there are things about it that might drive a person to madness. That, or it might spell your demise.

    Why similar: Point & Click 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Text-Based 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%

  23. #23 MAELSTROM LEGACY: The Tesla Mystery
    82% matchVery Positive82% of 61 reviews2025
    Dev: Wistfulware
    Windows · Mac

    The Tesla Mystery is a puzzle-driven adventure game. Join the journey of investigation in a Paris infused with steampunk and Art Nouveau styles. Nikola Tesla, mastermind behind the Science Conference, has vanished under mysterious circumstances. Now, and uncover the truth hidden in the city...

    Why similar: Steampunk 23.3%, Detective 16%, Text-Based 11.7%, Point & Click 10.3%, Visual Novel 9.9%

  24. #24 The Spirit Weaver
    80% matchPositive98% of 44 reviews2026
    Dev: StarBullet StudioPub: GameChanger Studio
    Windows

    The Spirit Weaver is a narrative-driven visual novel where you use the power of Tarot to guide lost spirits through their grief, and maybe figure out your own. Explore a mystical spirit realm, help its denizens, and restore balance in a bittersweet story of love, loss, and empathy.

    Why similar: Point & Click 16.9%, Detective 14.8%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%

  25. #25 Murder at the Cat Show
    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: AppleHead Games
    Windows · Mac

    After a cat show competition, three contestants, Claudette, Aberdeen, and Illia, head back to their hotel rooms to decompress and unwind. The next day, Claudette's body is found floating in the hotel's pool. Did Claudette take her own life, or was she murdered by cutthroat competition?

    Why similar: Detective 17.3%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Point & Click 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Female Protagonist 10.8%

  26. #26 Angelic Agency: Soul Salvation Unit
    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: YOKUNIKU
    Windows

    A mystery adventure featuring a public security duo and supernatural cases. Unravel the truth behind the otherworldly "Ghosturbance Cases"!

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, Detective 18.6%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Point & Click 15.7%, Text-Based 8.2%

  27. #27 Ezrebeth
    79% 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 24.9%, Point & Click 17.5%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Multiple Endings 8.6%

  28. #28 Duppy Detective Tashia
    78% matchPositive95% of 38 reviews2026
    Dev: Spritewrench
    Windows

    Help Tashia unravel the case of a heinous murder and find her cell phone in this point & click, mystery adventure based on Caribbean folklore!

    Why similar: Detective 18.8%, Point & Click 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%

  29. #29 Pirates Of Gensokyo
    79% matchPositive94% of 35 reviews2024
    Dev: DemonChucklePub: SoLunar
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Marisa rounds up a most unlikely crew, in search of adventure, and of course, treasure! Interpersonal conflict ensues among the crew, but in the end, their stark differences bring clarity to their personal lives. The real treasure is the one you find within yourself!

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Pirates 16.7%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Text-Based 14.3%, Female Protagonist 13.3%

  30. #30 BBirthday - Visual Novel
    78% matchPositive91% of 35 reviews2023
    Dev: Yun Seven
    Windows

    Help Bianca to relive the 15 years of her life, but from another perspective 👁️. Enjoy this dreamcore style visual novel with escape room elements and hints of horror. Unlock different endings. ✨

    Why similar: Text-Based 20.1%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Point & Click 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%, Female Protagonist 10.6%

  31. #31 Rumor Reporter
    77% 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 25.6%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%, Point & Click 10%

  32. #32 Friendly Facade
    77% matchPositive92% of 24 reviews2023
    Dev: Emergence
    Windows

    In this visual novel, Maggie Crane and 15 others are invited to partake in the Isolated Society Study, where they must forge a peaceful society while attempting to outsmart each other in complex challenges. Just as the study is about to conclude, the Golding Foundation introduces a sinister twist.

    Why similar: Detective 24.2%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Point & Click 9.8%

  33. #33 Nanma, A Tecelã das Sombras
    76% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Luísa Destro
    Windows

    Nanma: A Tecelã das Sombras is a Brazilian dark high-fantasy visual novel where the loom of fate is in your hands. Take on the role of Nanma and discover whether your powers are a gift or a curse.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 20.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Text-Based 13.9%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Multiple Endings 7.1%

  34. #34 Scarpone Scamps
    76% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Pepperjack Productions
    Windows

    A gritty, semi-kinetic visual novel about broken people and notorious gangsters, featuring six individualized routes with six different endings.

    Why similar: Detective 23%, Text-Based 14.7%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Female Protagonist 12%

  35. #35 Fate is not a line
    75% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: samet bozbıyıkPub: pixel include
    Windows

    Fate is not a line is a visual novel game where your choices shape destinies. With 40+ decisions, 4 unique perspectives, and 25+ endings, every playthrough reveals new truths. Defy fate, face moral dilemmas, and uncover the secrets of the Arbiter of Fate.

    Why similar: Text-Based 20.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Multiple Endings 8.3%

  36. #36 Quodan: Treachery on the Arheid
    75% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
    Dev: AnonymousTurtle Games
    Windows

    When the Arheid III is sabotaged by a spy aboard the spaceship, Captain John Will Smith must get to the bottom of it or risk another attack.

    Why similar: Detective 19.4%, Text-Based 16.7%, Point & Click 15%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%

  37. #37 Herald of the Mists
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: FromNiki
    Windows

    A narrative-driven RPG where every dice roll shapes your fate. Step into the role of the Queen's Herald and traverse a mist-shrouded realm to uncover the fate of her lost army. Will your choices uphold loyalty, or lead you down a path of betrayal? The secrets of the mists await.

    Why similar: Text-Based 17.4%, Detective 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%

  38. #38 CAFE 0 ~The Sleeping Beast~ REMASTERED
    74% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2023
    Dev: ROSEVERTE MYSTERYPub: ROSEVERTE
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    The supernatural mystery visual novel, "CAFE 0 ~The Sleeping Beast~" returns as a remastered version. Will the maid, Corliss, find out why she died within the 7 days time limit?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Text-Based 11.9%, Female Protagonist 9.2%

  39. #39 Trails and Traces: The Tomb of Thomas Tew
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Because Because Games
    Windows

    A classic point-and-click adventure game full of puzzles and humor!

    Why similar: Pirates 20.9%, Detective 19.7%, Point & Click 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%

  40. #40 The Guilty Hearts
    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Singlecore Games
    Windows

    Seoyeon Yu, a former police officer, works as a private investigator for a rich family. However, during her investigation, she discovers evidence linking them to her husband's death. Using her ability to see people's guilt, she begins an investigation to solve the mystery.

    Why similar: Detective 28.9%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Point & Click 12.3%, Visual Novel 10.6%

  41. #41 Disney Villains Cursed Café
    71% matchMostly Positive79% of 53 reviews2025
    Dev: Bloom Digital MediaPub: Disney
    Windows

    Stir up a fresh take on iconic Disney Villains in this rich visual novel.

    Why similar: Point & Click 24.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Text-Based 15.7%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Fantasy 11.2%

  42. #42 The Elevator: Beyond the Doors
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Verse and Vision
    Windows

    A narrative-driven psychological visual novel where every floor of an elevator reveals a key moment from your past. Face your regrets, uncover forgotten memories, and make choices that shape your future. Will you find closure, or remain trapped in your own mind?

    Why similar: Text-Based 24.9%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Multiple Endings 10.1%

  43. #43 Tokyo Dark
    73% matchVery Positive84% of 1,343 reviews2017
    Dev: CherrymochiPub: Square Enix
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Legend tells of a door deep below Tokyo's sewers. All who enter are lost forever. Detective Ito's partner is missing. Explore Tokyo & uncover the darkness that lays beneath the streets in this Point & Click - meets Visual Novel - narrative adventure that questions the very core of Ito's sanity.

    Why similar: Detective 26.1%, Point & Click 17.2%, Visual Novel 17%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Anime 9.1%

  44. #44 SAS:绝响诡计 | Case 0 风暴蝴蝶
    69% matchVery Positive89% of 251 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 27.1%, Text-Based 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%

  45. #45 Choice of the Pirate
    73% matchVery Positive93% of 107 reviews2016
    Dev: Choice of Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Plunder ghost ships for cursed treasure! Battle the Crown Navy, sea monsters, and other bloodthirsty pirates on a quest to rival the Pirate King himself!

    Why similar: Pirates 30.1%, Text-Based 24.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.5%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Interactive Fiction 8.4%

  46. #46 BEAST CRIMES
    72% matchMixed64% of 64 reviews2022
    Dev: LINK
    Windows

    Crimes across the times. Are you able to solve them all?

    Why similar: Detective 20.4%, Point & Click 14.5%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%

  47. #47 Whispers of Gold
    71% 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: Visual Novel 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Detective 10.3%, Choices Matter 9.2%

  48. #48 Where are you, Cinderella?
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: KimiNako
    Windows · Linux

    Where are you, Cinderella? is a visual novel about Vietnamese culture and the world of entertainment. Will you be able to find the lost shoe’s owner? Or, will you find your shoe?

    Why similar: Text-Based 17.5%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Female Protagonist 11%

  49. #49 All (Too) Good Things
    70% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: YOWPY games
    Windows

    Your job is to make humanity happy. Observe the people living in your assigned district and make the best choices to ensure everyone's happiness.

    Why similar: Text-Based 20.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.1%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Multiple Endings 8.4%

  50. #50 L'Agence - The Hearts of Paris
    70% 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 19.2%, Point & Click 14.3%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.2%

  51. #51 Heavens' Revolution: A Lion Among the Cypress
    68% match6 user reviews33% of 6 reviews2024
    Dev: Choice of Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    In a Persian steampunk empire, will you use your arcane alchemy to repair a spaceship, or pilot a mech? Ignite a revolution, or snuff it out?

    Why similar: Steampunk 24.3%, Text-Based 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Fantasy 7.8%

  52. #52 Holy Deadline
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Sunday Morning Meet-up Studio
    Windows

    Holy Deadline is a surreal, story-rich visual novel where you play as a demigod lawyer. You have one week to investigate the divine divorce of Adam and Eve! Flirt, drink, raise your stats and make bold choices in minigames and Heaven's drama.

    Why similar: Detective 20%, Point & Click 14.8%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%

  53. #53 Forest of Death Masks
    67% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
    Dev: Remnants of mosaic
    Windows

    Christian Tyler is ready to investigate a new case! Uncover the mystery of the tourist town of Alkelano in our new visual novel.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 19.1%, Detective 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Text-Based 7.5%

  54. #54 Sarawak
    69% matchPositive86% of 22 reviews2021
    Dev: Cowleyfornia StudiosPub: Cowleyfornia Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A short literary mystery game set in Oxford and Borneo

    Why similar: Text-Based 20.8%, Detective 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%

  55. #55 TASOKARE HOTEL Re:newal
    67% matchVery Positive87% of 83 reviews2024
    Dev: SEEC Inc.
    Windows · Mac

    一日中夕暮れに染まっている「黄昏ホテル」。そこは、生と死の狭間を彷徨う魂たちが羽を休めるために存在する場所。ある日、ホテルに迷い込んだ少女が、出会いと事件をきっかけに、自らの運命を大きく切り開くことに。生死の狭間で謎解きに挑む、世にも奇妙な異世界脱出アドベンチャーが登場!

    Why similar: Point & Click 17%, Text-Based 16.2%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%, Female Protagonist 8.8%

  56. #56 Big Ear Detective
    67% 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 26.2%, Point & Click 17%, Text-Based 15%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 8.5%

  57. #57 Jill O' Lantern: Final Cut
    66% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2024
    Dev: Screen Savor Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Find the clues to make a time bending turnabout in this off the rails visual novel about murder, mayhem, and a thicc pumpkin girl with a machete.

    Why similar: Point & Click 17.7%, Detective 16.9%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%

  58. #58 Change the World
    69% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2020
    Dev: Tea Leaf Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Human belief has the power to change reality. For millennia, alien races have been visiting Earth, gaining supernatural abilities and fantastic wealth by exploiting this remarkable power. But humans are advancing, and many aliens now find themselves leaving Earth with nothing but debts and regrets.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 23.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%, Story Rich 7.9%

  59. #59 DIGITAL EXORCIST case_(0);
    67% matchVery Positive94% of 166 reviews2023
    Dev: COOL BEANS PRODUCTIONSPub: HYPER REAL
    Windows

    Step into a dark world where cyberdemons haunt humankind. When mutilated bodies start appearing all over this sleepy town in the Mississippi inaka, Sawyer, ex-AGENCY operative; now unemployed shut-in, must exorcise the demon perpetrator in this story-rich, PC-98 style adventure game.

    Why similar: Detective 26.6%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Point & Click 16.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%, Interactive Fiction 8%

  60. #60 Dead Wrong Detective
    65% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
    Dev: NITOPU
    Windows

    Self-proclaimed genius detective Nanko and her assistant tackle 23 cases in this comedy detective ADV. Find clues, shout "The culprit is YOU!" — and get it wrong. Every. Single. Time. The world's worst detective begins her investigation. Skill issue? No. It's a feature.

    Why similar: Detective 17.2%, Text-Based 14.4%, Point & Click 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Visual Novel 13.2%

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