60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Interactive Fiction, Mystery, Detective.
Elara is a dark, narrative-driven visual novel where players investigate a corporate death, navigate manipulation and power dynamics, and make choices that lead to multiple endings.
Omertà: Mafia Novel
Noir visual novel set in 1950s New York. Infiltrate a prison, build a smuggling network, and shape fates through tough choices across branching paths.
WORK WORK WORK
WORK. DIE. REPEAT. Can you break out from the sinister cycle?
Noir visual novel set in 1950s New York. Infiltrate a prison, build a smuggling network, and shape fates through tough choices across branching paths.
Why similar: Noir 20.1%, Conspiracy 18.2% ★, Cinematic 17.8%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Detective 10.7%
WORK. DIE. REPEAT. Can you break out from the sinister cycle?
Why similar: Conspiracy 25.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Psychological 16.4%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Mystery 9.5%
17-year-old Hope Song thought the national exams were her biggest worry... until she got home to a ransacked apartment and two missing parents. Investigate through the eyes of an artist, turn sketches into evidence, and watch her family's mystery grow stranger and darker with every answer.
Why similar: Noir 16.9%, Psychological 14.6%, Cinematic 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Detective 11.1%
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: Conspiracy 20% ★, Noir 17%, Detective 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Mystery 10.5%
Virginia is a single-player first-person thriller set in a small town with a secret. Experience a missing person investigation through the eyes of graduate FBI agent Anne Tarver.
Why similar: Cinematic 17.1%, Detective 14.7%, Psychological 12.7%, Mystery 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%
A folk noir detective horror game. An old time detective trying to find out the truth behind a missing girl in a mysterious place.
Why similar: Noir 20.4%, Psychological 15.6%, Detective 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Mystery 10.1%
Unravel the mystery behind the disappearance of Druhyus' favorite celebrity playboy, Walker Kahmenos. Join investigative journalist Verity Lux, in this interactive fiction title and follow leads, conduct interviews, and submit your findings as you seek out the truth - before it's too late.
Why similar: Conspiracy 16.8% ★, Noir 15.1%, Cinematic 13%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.1%
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: Conspiracy 20.8% ★, Noir 18.2%, Detective 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Visual Novel 10.1%
A psychological visual novel about grief, memory, and time loops shaped by player choice. Experience a story driven by atmosphere and emotion, where each decision reveals hidden truths and leads toward one of several possible endings.
Why similar: Noir 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Cinematic 14.1%, Psychological 9.6%
Step into a chilling mystery and peel back the ominous veil shrouding a peaceful southern Russian town.
Why similar: Psychological 21.6%, Noir 20.1%, Cinematic 15.9%, Visual Novel 15%, Mystery 12.3%
To Hell with the Ugly is an adventure game where you play as Rock Bailey, a gorgeous yet shallow young man, who must investigate and fight his way to freedom after being kidnapped. Alternate between turn-based combats and investigation in this film noir adaptation of the novel by Boris Vian.
Why similar: Noir 22.3%, Conspiracy 18.5% ★, Detective 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Dark Humor 7%
Powerwash a murder scene with a bleach gun as layers of the story unfold in nonlinear fashion. Remember ... ITS NOT YOUR FAULT.
Why similar: Psychological 19.3%, Cinematic 18.6%, Noir 16.6%, Thriller 11.2%, Stylized 7.8%
The third and final part of the 'Cold Verdict' trilogy. Claire has spent two years tracking down the elusive masked man who puts people through psychological games. Now she has to get through another of his ordeals if she wants to bring him to justice. Make choices and decide the final outcome!
Why similar: Psychological 22.2%, Visual Novel 16%, Thriller 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Cinematic 9.8%
Sixteen Layers of Mini Murder" is a video adventure game of the detective puzzle genre, where level-based puzzles drive the story's progression through video narration. Players must complete the level puzzles and uncover the identities of the various participants in order to clear the game.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Cinematic 16%, Detective 15.8%, Psychological 12.5%, Visual Novel 12.4%
A child is missing. The police are failing. And you're a retired detective with a bit too much time on your hands. Time to throw out the rules & do whatever it takes to bring the child home. From the developers of I AM RIPPER, The Occupation & Ether One.
Why similar: Noir 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Detective 13.5%, Psychological 12.3%, Mystery 10.7%
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 24.7% ★, Noir 20.5%, Detective 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Mystery 9%
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 29.1% ★, Noir 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Detective 13.2%, Mystery 10.1%
Байкал зовёт. Прошлое возвращается в форме теней, и Андрей должен решить - играть по чужим правилам или переписать сценарий судьбы.
Why similar: Noir 16.9%, Detective 13.9%, Psychological 13.4%, Visual Novel 12%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%
GAZE IN SHADOWS is a narrative detective adventure. In Prohibition-era Ashford, PI Zack Brennan solves five deadly cases shrouded in greed and lies. Search crime scenes, interrogate suspects, and confront corruption with hard evidence. A murder can be closed... but who will put this city on trial?
Why similar: Detective 18.4%, Cinematic 17.5%, Noir 16.7%, Mystery 13.4%, Visual Novel 9.8%
Guide Mina and Rex through a dark and intense psychological visual novel of trauma, love, and insecurity... Traverse Section 56’s dangers, confront the past, and shape their fate.
Why similar: Psychological 21.9%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Mystery 9.7%
Drive the night shift through a cursed city where every passenger hides a secret—and some of them died long ago. Uncover the truth behind each fare, make irreversible choices, and decide who deserves to be saved before your final shift ends.
Why similar: Noir 18.3%, Cinematic 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Detective 10.1%
"The Bunker Notes" is a visual novel about a concrete trap where the past whispers through the cracks of rusted doors. In this world, survival is everything; meeting another person might be your last mistake.
Why similar: Noir 19.8%, Psychological 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Thriller 8.5%
The Lighthouse is a uniquely crafted thriller with glimpses into psychotic, alternate dimensions. Private Investigator James Irvine finds himself lured into a haunting, neo-noir world in search of a missing young woman, named Lily Beaumont.
Why similar: Noir 18.3%, Psychological 17.1%, Thriller 11.8%, Cinematic 11.8%, Detective 11.6%
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: Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Detective 13%, Mystery 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Conspiracy 11.7% ★
Uncover the dark secrets of Wester Drumlins and confront a new evil in a thrilling found-phone mystery from the award-winning creators of Sara Is Missing and SIMULACRA.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Cinematic 14.3%, Immersive Sim 12.1%, Psychological Horror 10.2%
Sometimes loneliness pushes us into strange, risky choices. A nightclub that wasn’t here yesterday. Mysterious strangers—each leaving more questions than answers. Just one short night that simply won’t end. What could possibly go wrong?
Why similar: Noir 27.2%, Psychological 25%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Detective 4.8%
Spend a week on the microplanet of Archalh, cut off from the wider universe until the next macrocosmic pulse. Through the eyes of the planet's inhabitants and visitors, each with conflicting agendas; unearth what’s emerging within its confines before the next pulse frees it to spread beyond.
Why similar: Noir 18.7%, Conspiracy 17.4% ★, Mystery 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Visual Novel 14.6%
A young man is interviewed by the police only to turn up dead a week later. 3 years have passed, a special agent from Santa Fe navigates the police database in order to solve the mystery.
Why similar: Conspiracy 20.3% ★, Noir 15.6%, Detective 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Mystery 12%
One night, Lyu Xuan woke up soaked in blood, a mysterious black hole in the palm of her hand, and millions pouring out of that hole, like an unstoppable fountain of wealth. Still in shock, She has to evade the monsters that rushed to her and her new riches. A strange story begins in a gloomy city…
Why similar: Cinematic 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Detective 10.9%, Mystery 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.5%
This is a text adventure game with elements of horror, suspense, and puzzle-solving. Players take on the role of a detective, encountering various mysterious cases. These cases may be bizarre, eerie, or seemingly calm on the surface, but with turbulent undercurrents beneath.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Cinematic 13.7%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Psychological 11.4%, Mystery 10.5%
本作是一款多世界观叙事冒险游戏。你将从西幻风格的梦境大厅苏醒，触碰记忆泡沫，坠入不同的异界。当前开放第一世界【终霰傩玉录】：你将跌落至古老的东方傩村，在绝望的民俗仪式与诡谲的人性试炼中，亲历一场关于饥荒、祭祀与人性崩坏的绝望轮回。
Why similar: Cinematic 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Psychological 16.4%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Immersive Sim 9.3%
Tails Noir is a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.
Why similar: Conspiracy 20.6% ★, Noir 16.4%, Cinematic 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Detective 12.1%
Your friend is missing in the Australian outback and you must find her. Search the Internet for clues, solve mysterious puzzles and uncover the conspiracy of the vanishing hikers of Golden Valley.
Why similar: Conspiracy 23.8% ★, Mystery 14.1%, Detective 14%, Psychological 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%
A mystery adventure set at the collapse site of a live survival audition show. Trapped contestants communicate with each other—and the outside world through social media—as they wait for rescue. But as unexpected events unfold, trust begins to crack, and survival becomes far more complicated.
Why similar: Conspiracy 20.7% ★, Psychological 15%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Cinematic 12.8%, Visual Novel 10.7%
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 20.8%, Detective 15.3%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Cinematic 13.3%
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 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Noir 15.3%, Mystery 12.7%, Visual Novel 12%
Team Z.A.C.K. are immortal, and the government tells them to kill demons. A visual novel where everything hinges on when, or even if, you make a choice.
Why similar: Conspiracy 23.3% ★, Psychological 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Thriller 10.9%
In this short visual novel, four prisoners on death row are cleared of all charges. But the prison has a quota to meet. The four are put in a room and asked to decide among themselves over the course of an hour... who will be the one to die?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Psychological 16.5%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Mystery 14.4%, Dark Humor 8.2%
Arthur thinks he’s a smart guy. He isn’t. Help him solve puzzles, investigate the town, and uncover the mystery of his friends disappearance in this quirky adventure game inspired by classic cartoons.
Why similar: Conspiracy 27.3% ★, Detective 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Mystery 12.9%, Thriller 10.3%
"Red Spider2" is a Hong Kong Noir-themed Visual Novel. There are 6 story routes with the different characters(approximately 200,000 words in total).
Why similar: Noir 22.8%, Conspiracy 17.9% ★, Cinematic 17%, Visual Novel 13%, Thriller 8.6%
What happens when a video game character is self-aware? Cadulium is a mystery science fiction adventure video game.
Why similar: Noir 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Cinematic 15.8%, Psychological 13.1%, Detective 12.8%
Five strangers wake up in a dark room in an abandoned building with no idea who put them there and why. They now need to work together in order to figure out what connects them and how to get out of this place. A short psychological thriller visual novel with choices.
Why similar: Psychological 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Cinematic 14.7%, Visual Novel 13%, Thriller 12.6%
A girl was murdered, and she is the only one still hunting for her killer. The day before her birthday, Han Xiaoxiao woke as a spirit with no memory, three days dead. Possess the living, gather clues, and uncover how you died. But some truths are harder to bear than death itself.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Psychological 18.8%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Mystery 10.9%
His name is Dan. He is an ordinary guy who works as a floor washer. However, soon in his life there are events that forever change his fate and push him on the path of crime... A chilling thriller in visual novel format.
Why similar: Noir 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Cinematic 12%, Psychological 11.6%, Visual Novel 10.7%
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: Conspiracy 21.4% ★, Noir 19.3%, Detective 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Mystery 12.6%
"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: Psychological 20.8%, Conspiracy 17.3% ★, Visual Novel 15.3%, Mystery 14.9%, Detective 11.7%
Body found. Two missing. Detective Malinowski hears what others miss. Noir adventure where sound reveals clues and sketches tell the story. A short case you can finish tonight. Start now.
Why similar: Noir 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Psychological 14.8%, Detective 13.9%, Visual Novel 12.5%
Manage our AI girlfriend product as the newest engagement lead at Bigger Tech Corp. Make the tough choices for Alice as she slowly drives her user insane. A satirical choose-your-own-adventure with beautiful pixel art and widely branching narrative.
Why similar: Conspiracy 17.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Psychological 11.2%, Satire 10.7% ★
The first AI detective game that doesn't cheat. Developed by a former Meta AI Engineer. Interrogate suspects using your own words to solve the murder of Harambe. Features procedurally generated cases, consistent hard logic, and a unique stress mechanic. You have 3 hours to find the truth.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.7%, Noir 25.2%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Mystery 14.3%, Detective 11.4%
A surreal, abstract kinetic visual novel in which two girls go on a date in the middle of a broken world, using down-to-earth intimacy to survive the deteriorating nature and reality surrounding them.
Why similar: Conspiracy 18.2% ★, Visual Novel 13.2%, Psychological 11.7%, Dark Humor 11.2%, Satire 11% ★
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: Conspiracy 25.6% ★, Noir 23.9%, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Detective 16.3%, Thriller 7.1%
A murdered priest. A secret list. Hunt Nazi fugitives across the globe in this gritty 1971 detective thriller. Analyze evidence, follow leads, and make sharp deductions before the trail goes cold. From the creators of Family, Rivals, Conspiracy, Echo Beach and Riley & Rochelle.
Why similar: Conspiracy 23.3% ★, Detective 21.8%, Noir 17%, Mystery 14.3%, Puzzle 6.9%
A cinematic crime noir. A former assassin seeks vengeance in this hardboiled VN, scored by Yasunori Shiono (Lufia series). (Full story is free via the demo version. This paid edition supports Steam Achievements and the creators.)
Why similar: Conspiracy 24.9% ★, Noir 24.2%, Cinematic 17.3%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Mystery 10.4%
You have died, and only you can discover how it happened. Do not worry though, I am here to help you. Let us figure this out together. This mixed media artistic point and click adventure novel will not take you long to complete.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.2%, Psychological 25.9%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, 2D 6.9%
Dry Drowning is a psychological investigative visual novel set in a futuristic dystopian city. Follow the story of Mordred Foley, unscrupulous private detective haunted by his dark past, and look into a series of macabre serial killings inspired by Greek mythology.
Why similar: Noir 19.6%, Psychological 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Detective 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.6%
This is the sequel to our Paper Bride series based on Chinese folklore. This story takes place in Zangling Village, where players must explore a village shrouded in occult mystery to uncover the secret origins of this haunted village.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Thriller 12.6%, Mystery 12.4%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Immersive Sim 10.3%
A medical student. An interrogation room. A surgeon who almost didn't survive.A Surgery Beyond the Heart is a noir visual novel set in a small Ohio city in 2016. You piece together what happened — and why — through memory, silence, and the things a person chooses not to say.
Why similar: Cinematic 25.8%, Conspiracy 19.9% ★, Psychological 14.9%, Mystery 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%
《DayBreak》 is an anti-narcotics-themed interactive video work, adapted from real volumes, with a unique two-line narrative system that brings a differentiated interactive experience.
Why similar: Cinematic 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Detective 13%, Immersive Sim 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.5%
Story-driven, first-person, fantasy detective simulator set in the early 20th century. Investigate citizens' strange requests, uncover paranormal phenomena, and research new monsters to upgrade your workplace.
Why similar: Noir 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Cinematic 16.1%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Immersive Sim 12%
ONLY FACES REMAIN is a short psychological horror game focused on exploration and atmosphere. You play as Marlene, a backpacker traveling alone who rents a cheap room to spend the night. What starts as a cheap place to sleep soon turns into a dangerous situation.
Why similar: Psychological 25.3%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Immersive Sim 12.1%, Mystery 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%
