- #1 谍:玫瑰
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 星星火工作室Pub: OKJOY
Windows
《谍:玫瑰》是一款聚焦于1938年武汉的谍战文字冒险游戏。你将潜入情报漩涡中心的「玫瑰饭店」,在五位身份各异的嫌疑人中,揪出代号「尘土」的致命叛徒。通过搜证与周旋,在谎言与忠诚之间做出抉择。夜幕下的武汉暗流涌动,你能否揪出内奸,重建地下情报网,点燃象征黎明的星星火焰?
Why similar: Detective 27.2%, Historical 20.9%, Visual Novel 19%, Mystery 15.6%, Adventure 7.1%
- #2 阎罗索命
96% matchVery Positive92% of 130 reviews2026
Dev: Reptilian Brain Studio
Windows
古风悬疑探案文字冒险游戏——北宋天圣年间,科举省试方毕,汴京国子监突发连环命案,遇害者死状惊悚离奇,如遭阎罗审判。玩家将化身为被卷入权斗暗流的新科进士文彦博,通过勘验尸体、搜寻线索、推演谜局,找出案件背后的骇人真相……
Why similar: Visual Novel 23%, Historical 22.5%, Detective 19.3%, Mystery 15.9%, Adventure 15.7%
- #3 Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved
96% matchVery Positive94% of 423 reviews2025
Dev: Armonica LLC
Windows
A woman vanishes without a trace on a cross-country train. The catch? Nobody on board remembers her ever existing in the first place - nobody, except for you. Uncover the story in this mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Detective 30.9%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Mystery 15.5%, Adventure 15%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%
- #4 Clash: Blue Mirage
95% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Drone Garden Studios
Windows
Save the day with Clash!
Why similar: Detective 27.7%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Mystery 14.5%, Adventure 10.2%
- #5 L'Agence - The Hearts of Paris
94% 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: Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Detective 17.7%, Dialogue Heavy 16.8%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Mystery 12.1%
- #6 The Guilty Hearts
94% 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 27.6%, Interactive Fiction 26.9%, Adventure 15.9%, Mystery 15.4%, Visual Novel 10.9%
- #7 Aletta - Visual Novel
93% matchNo user reviews2022
Dev: Haocheng YangPub: Chocolate Manor
Windows
An adventure visual novel with a pixel art style. About ghosts, past love, and a world of the unconscious.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.4%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Adventure 16.6%, Dialogue Heavy 9.1%, Mystery 8.9%
- #8 Root Letter Last Answer
92% matchVery Positive85% of 181 reviews2019
Dev: DRAGAMI GAMES, LTD.
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A mystery adventure which is solved by using two visual features: Live Action and Illustrations.
Why similar: Detective 31%, Adventure 30.1%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Mystery 17.5%
- #9 迷渡桥
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 犬狸工作室Pub: OKJOY
Windows
《迷渡桥》是一款水墨风格的国风悬疑推理游戏,你将扮演牵涉谋逆的罪臣后人宁不移,背负着家族十年的冤屈,在弥留之际踏上迷渡桥,换一个查明真相的机会。调查一桩桩离奇命案,窥见朝堂内的暗流涌动。当迷雾散尽,揭开深埋于王朝的骇人秘密......
Why similar: Detective 27.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Historical 16.6%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Mystery 15%
- #10 井底-与奇迹邂逅的井底之人
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 井底游戏制作组Pub: 黎羽科技LICOGAME
Windows
《井底》是一款2024年3月立项的文字类galgame,题材是“超能力悬疑推理故事”,画风是日系校园风格的 故事主要讲述了游戏女主王语韴作为一个业余“侦探”,遇到各种疑难问题,并在侦探事务所所长天翔及其妹妹天音的帮助下,解决案件的故事。 游戏主要使用鼠标点击来推进剧情
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29%, Detective 18.8%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Adventure 16.9%, Mystery 14.9%
- #11 你与月光同罪-As Guilty As the Moon
90% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
This is a realistic + survival oriented work. The murder of a girl in a ride-hailing service two years ago, brought your 12 fates back together. You wake up in a strange room, and things are getting weird around you. In the fog, not everything you see is the truth. Is everything real or unreal?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31%, Detective 23.4%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Mystery 15.3%, Adventure 9.3%
- #12 若津谷村の祟り
89% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: Tiam Games
Windows
因習村推理ADV
Why similar: Detective 29.7%, Visual Novel 25.6%, Adventure 23.1%, Mystery 20%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #13 The Red Pearls Of Borneo
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,395 reviews2026
Dev: Bushmonkey Games
Windows · Mac
A detective noir puzzle deduction game. Explore a non-linear timeline as a clairvoyant investigator in 1941 Borneo. Jump between time and locations to uncover motives and discover what truly happened in the Goodwill tobacco plantation that fateful night on the eve of the WW2 Japanese invasion.
Why similar: Detective 30.1%, Interactive Fiction 25.6%, Visual Novel 12%, Adventure 11.8%, Historical 10.4%
- #14 我死后的那些天-After Death
89% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
This is a suspense game, you are sitting in front of the TV, the news is broadcast: last night a young girl was killed, the body was found in a deep alley. And the girl who was murdered -- you. You are involved in a serial murder, and you are reborn as a female journalist.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.9%, Detective 23.6%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Mystery 15.4%, Adventure 9.7%
- #15 Mystery Island:Enigmatic Painting
87% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: TAPROMANCE
Windows
After a difficult journey, Ada officially became a detective. This disappearance commission seemed extraordinary. During the exploration of the ancient castle, it seemed that a series of strange events also surfaced...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.5%, Detective 22.1%, Adventure 17.4%, Mystery 15.9%, Visual Novel 13.3%
- #16 知更鸟-The Robin
88% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2021
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
“The Robin”tells the story of a school bully who kills a girl named "Robin." Thirteen people involved are kidnapped and embark on a desperate journey to survive. The work revolves around who is behind the black hand and who is responsible for the death of "Robin" these two questions unfold.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.6%, Detective 25.2%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Mystery 15.9%, Adventure 8.5%
- #17 D.D.D. 災薬対策課
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: fug
Windows
『D.D.D. ― 災薬対策課 ―』は、2人プレイ専用の推理アドベンチャーゲームです。 ナノロボット医療が発達した近未来を舞台に、プレイヤーは特別組織〈D.D.D.〉に所属する二人の刑事となり、 違法ナノロボット《DisasterDrug》が関わる事件の真相を追います。 互いに異なる情報を持ち寄り、通話で協力しながら、事件の謎を解き明かしましょう。
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 22.8%, Mystery 19.7%, Detective 19.1%, Adventure 18.1%, Visual Novel 18%
- #18 Funeral for the Sun
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nicolás Cid Delgado
Windows
Search the ashes of an abandoned Latin American town and uncover 500 years of secrets. A non-linear mystery where you travel back in time and untangle the complex history of a community cursed by supernatural forces.
Why similar: Detective 31.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Historical 15.5%, Adventure 12.9%, Mystery 11.2%
- #19 ナカノ人格移植研究所
84% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 麺屋すぱいす 東京支店
Windows · Mac
「ナカノ人格移植研究所」は、周回型ミステリー2Dアドベンチャーゲームです。 それぞれの周回でプレイヤーが憑依する対象の登場人物を選択することで、その登場人物を主人公としてストーリーを進めながら謎を解き明かします。 プレイヤーは本ゲームの中で 4 つのパートを行き来しながらストーリーを進めます。 ノベルパートでは、クリックしながら物語を読み進めます。 探索パートでは、画面上のアイテムをクリックしながら物語を読み進めます。 移動パートでは、再度ビューでプレイヤーを操作し、船の中を探索します。 会議パートでは、他のパートで集めた手がかりを利用して他の登場人物と会話します。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.4%, Detective 19.2%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Adventure 14.6%, Mystery 12.3%
- #20 Tails Noir Preludes
83% matchVery Positive92% of 307 reviews2023
Dev: EggnutPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Tails Noir Preludes is a post-noir narrative adventure with branching choices. It is an intertwined series of vignettes about change, circumstance, and consequence. Guide four characters through formative moments in their lives in a dystopian Vancouver inhabited by anthropomorphic animals.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 23%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Detective 17.6%, Mystery 7.6%
- #21 Kamilia
82% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: RQ play
Windows · Mac
Kamilia is a story-driven, choices-matter detective mystery. Follow a talented painter who finds himself wrapped up in an unsolved case, as he tries to unveil a hidden truth that has been buried for years.
Why similar: Detective 19.9%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Mystery 16.5%, Dialogue Heavy 14.7%
- #22 Fayburrow
82% matchVery Positive81% of 483 reviews2022
Dev: The Fayburrow TroupePub: The Animation Workshop VIA
Windows
In a world of fairies, a childhood friend suddenly calls Beatrice back to her old hometown. Yet when she arrives, her friend is mysteriously missing.
Why similar: Detective 23.8%, Dialogue Heavy 23.5%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Mystery 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%
- #23 Alternate Jake Hunter: DAEDALUS The Awakening of Golden Jazz
84% matchMostly Negative28% of 76 reviews2019
Dev: Neilo Inc.Pub: Arc System Works
Windows
This is the story about the creation of Jinguji Saburo and his humble beginnings.And yet, young Jinguji Saburo who is alone in the world, takes up the gauntlet for himself and for his late grandfather!
Why similar: Adventure 42.9%, Detective 25.4%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Mystery 15.3%
- #24 Major's Heart
80% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: Dormouse
Windows
A sci-fi detective game where you interrogate the brain scans of crime victims. Uncover the hidden truth behind the dystopian regime by any means necessary.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.8%, Detective 22.5%, Adventure 18%, Dialogue Heavy 12.4%, Mystery 11.3%
- #25 不可能犯罪事件簿-Impossible Crime Book
81% match9 user reviews40% of 10 reviews2022
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
This is a decryption class of interactive novel. One accident, two suicides. In order to prevent more innocent lives from being killed, you will be assigned to lurk on campus with your partner and find out the suspicious in different criminal cases.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32%, Detective 20.2%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Mystery 14.7%, Adventure 10.5%
- #26 Death Trick: Double Blind
79% matchVery Positive87% of 279 reviews2024
Dev: Citreat StudioPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The star magician of Morgan’s Traveling Circus is missing, but the show must go on! In this non-linear detective visual novel, unravel the mystery from two different perspectives as you learn the varying stories of an entire circus of performers, each with their own lives... and their own secrets.
Why similar: Detective 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Historical 15.3%, Dialogue Heavy 14.3%, Visual Novel 13.4%
- #27 Sarawak
81% matchPositive86% of 22 reviews2021
Dev: Cowleyfornia StudiosPub: Cowleyfornia Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short literary mystery game set in Oxford and Borneo
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.2%, Detective 17%, Mystery 14.6%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Dialogue Heavy 11.6%
- #28 The Last Voyage of the SS Aurelia
78% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Rungen Studio
Windows
An interrogation mystery aboard a 1936 ocean liner. Five suspects. One murder. No dialogue options — every suspect is powered by AI and will remember every word, deflect every question, and only surrender their secrets under pressure. Four voyages. One truth. Break someone.
Why similar: Detective 23.3%, Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Historical 16.6%, Mystery 14.7%, Visual Novel 9.6%
- #29 The Grade 5B Case Files
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 狸老师工作室Pub: Eternal Dream
Windows
A narrative AVG focused on everyday mysteries from the lives of elementary school students. The two protagonists encounter ordinary yet unusual incidents at school, and through investigation and deduction, players uncover the truth together with them.
Why similar: Detective 29.8%, Mystery 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Adventure 13%
- #30 Nina Aquila: Legal Eagle, Season One
78% matchVery Positive96% of 105 reviews2021
Dev: Tanuki-sama Studios
Windows · Linux
The chart-topping itch.io and Newgrounds indie hit comes to Steam, with a slew of enhancements and new features! Step into court as Nina Aquila, rookie defense attorney in this thrilling VN/adventure game hybrid, and fight for justice in a world where all anime genres exist at once!
Why similar: Detective 23.2%, Dialogue Heavy 22%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Mystery 12.9%
- #31 After Juice: Animal Disco Mafia
76% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: Virtual Seed
Windows · Linux
Welcome to our wild neon flashing graphic adventure! Play as Tofu 🐹 a little hamster with a big attitude and experience his misadventures through a frantic college night in a city brimming with parties and mystery. Packed with humor, terrible jokes and tons of dru— I mean, SUGAR!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Dialogue Heavy 22.7%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Detective 17.1%, Adventure 9.9%
- #32 何度目かの式
76% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2026
Dev: orange
Windows
殺された花嫁が神の力によって生き返り、自分を殺した犯人を探す和風伝奇ミステリーADV。事件は幾度となく起こり、花嫁は幾度もの死を迎えながら、事件の真相に迫っていく――
Why similar: Detective 34%, Mystery 26.2%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Adventure 17.3%, 2D 2.3%
- #33 True Game
77% matchVery Positive88% of 51 reviews2021
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows · Mac
"True Game" is a work of suspense reasoning. The work tells the story that people in trouble are taken to a closed space and ask to get chips from others through different competitions. This work has a high degree of brain burning, exquisite picture and strong sense of substitution.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.1%, Detective 26.9%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Mystery 15.2%, Adventure 7.7%
- #34 末日航路-The Termination
77% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
It's a story of deception and redemption. You receive a mysterious invitation to a seven days doomsday journey. An expectant interstellar journey has become a doomsday route to the end. There is only one word difference between "victim" and "perpetrator".
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28%, Detective 27.7%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Mystery 17.2%, Adventure 7.9%
- #35 Expelled!
74% matchVery Positive95% of 239 reviews2025
Dev: inkle Ltd
Windows · Mac
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: Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Dialogue Heavy 16.3%, Detective 16%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Historical 12.2%
- #36 The Beresford family
74% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Dreamlight Games Studios SL
Windows
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 25.6%, Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Mystery 17.7%, Detective 15.8%, Adventure 14.7%
- #37 Aviary Attorney
75% matchVery Positive95% of 2,267 reviews2015
Dev: Sketchy Logic
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The hottest bird lawyering game to come out of 1840s France! Join Jayjay Falcon and his witty apprentice, Sparrowson, as the two take on clients, interview witnesses, collect evidence, and deliver justice to the guilty.
Why similar: Detective 34.1%, Visual Novel 26.8%, Mystery 16.5%, Adventure 11.3%, Historical 6.7%
- #38 Murder at Chateau de Rouge
73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Abigail Fuller
Windows · Linux
This choices-matter visual novel is narrative-heavy, filled with beautifully illustrated characters, intricate stories, and two distinct endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.4%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Adventure 17.1%, Detective 15.8%, Mystery 7.9%
- #39 ゴシックマーダー -運命を変えるアドベンチャー-
75% matchPositive82% of 33 reviews2020
Dev: orange
Windows · Mac
命を狙われる当主を守るため、メイドの少女が恐るべき殺人計画に挑む!20世紀初頭英国の伯爵家を舞台にした恋愛ミステリーゲーム。予知夢を元に殺人計画の謎を推理して、当主の命を守る――待ち受けるのは死か密やかな恋か? 選択によっていくつものエンディングに分岐します。
Why similar: Adventure 39.9%, Detective 25.4%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Mystery 15.3%
- #40 Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 183 reviews2025
Dev: coly Inc.
Windows · Mac
Famous detective Kosuke Kindaichi's first case, the Honjin Murder Mystery. Honjin descendant Kenzo Ichiyanagi and his new wife Katsuko Kubo lay dead in a bed of blood on the night of their wedding. Kosuke Kindaichi searches for the truth about this locked room murder mystery. However...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.8%, Detective 25.4%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Mystery 17.6%, Adventure 7.9%
- #41 Overboard!
73% matchVery Positive90% of 661 reviews2021
Dev: inkle Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
GET AWAY WITH MURDER. Highly replayable detective game where you're the one whodunnit. From the creators of 80 Days and Heaven's Vault.
Why similar: Detective 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Dialogue Heavy 15.1%, Historical 13.7%, Visual Novel 10.5%
- #42 Police Detective: Tokyo Beat
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dr. Cyril Splutterworth
Windows
Gather evidence, interview suspects and send your case to trial. Have you got what it takes to be Tokyo's top detective?
Why similar: Detective 33.7%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Mystery 15.8%, Adventure 11.2%
- #43 Linework
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Overlyunderqualified
Windows
Step into a small town in 90s fictional China as a grieving detective. In a place plagued by twisted homicides, the truth hides in the lies. Interrogate unpredictable witnesses, expose their contradictions, and rebuild a suspect’s face from an imperfect memory. Just like yours.
Why similar: Detective 29.6%, Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Mystery 16.9%, Visual Novel 14%, Dialogue Heavy 7.7%
- #44 Samuel Sage: The Mystery at Penby Inn
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: Seam Entertainment
Windows
A murder-mystery visual novel about a young man who inherits a charming English hotel. Some would say he’s fortunate, but with a growing list of unexplained disasters and murder, has his luck finally run out?
Why similar: Detective 21.4%, Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Mystery 17.8%, Adventure 9.7%
- #45 イヌワシ ~うらぶれ探偵とお嬢様刑事の池袋事件ファイル~
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2020
Dev: orange
Windows · Mac
お嬢様刑事とうらぶれ探偵が挑む17の事件! 池袋を舞台に男女コンビが大活躍!元ギャング執事に天才高校生ハッカーなど個性あふれるキャラクター達と力を合わせて、サスペンスにコメディ、オカルトなど多彩な事件に挑もう!
Why similar: Adventure 35.9%, Detective 28.5%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Mystery 17.2%
- #46 TellTale - Casino Murder Case
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 26 reviews2024
Dev: NeruyaPub: Team Detective
Windows
[Telltale - Casino Murder] is a full-voice indie mystery game with the youngest lawyer, Kang Ho-yeon, who reveals the truth of the casino murder case and achieves innocence at trial.
Why similar: Detective 28.5%, Mystery 22.8%, Adventure 16.2%, Dialogue Heavy 15.6%, Visual Novel 10.6%
- #47 Death off the Cuff
71% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2021
Dev: Simon ChristiansenPub: SiChris Productions
Windows
No criminal has ever been a match for you, and everybody is looking forward to a description of your brilliant deductions. There is just one small problem. One tiny detail that makes it different this time. A mere trifle, really. This time you have no idea who did it.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25%, Detective 22.9%, Dialogue Heavy 15.8%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Mystery 10.7%
- #48 Detective Turtletop: Who Killed Harambe?
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Turtletop Software
Windows
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 34.1%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Detective 17.9%, Mystery 16.7%, Adventure 9.1%
- #49 Nine in Flight
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Shook Loose
Windows
An absurdist mystery for only the most hard-boiled interim junior detectives.
Why similar: Detective 26.2%, Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Mystery 14.6%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Dialogue Heavy 13.5%
- #50 Artificial: Proxy Bar
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: HinaGames
Windows
Within a universe dominated by Artificial Intelligences, you step into the shoes of an AI detective to solve the mystery hidden within the Proxy Bar, a jazz club. You can ask the suspects ANYTHING, but will you ask the right questions?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.6%, Detective 29.9%, Mystery 16.9%, Dialogue Heavy 15.6%, Adventure 4.1%
- #51 The Adventures of Fei Duanmu 端木斐异闻录
70% matchVery Positive90% of 1,760 reviews2017
Dev: 致意
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Play as college student who majors in criminal investigation and solve the weird cases happened right beside him! A visual novel involves puzzle solving, reasoning, humor and of course adventures! English version is available now.
Why similar: Detective 43.8%, Visual Novel 29.4%, Adventure 21.1%, Indie 5.6%
- #52 Trails and Traces: The Tomb of Thomas Tew
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Because Because Games
Windows
A classic point-and-click adventure game full of puzzles and humor!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24%, Detective 21.9%, Dialogue Heavy 18.3%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Mystery 9%
- #53 No Recollection
68% 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 27.2%, Interactive Fiction 26%, Visual Novel 20%, Mystery 17.7%, Adventure 5.5%
- #54 Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders
69% matchVery Positive89% of 1,278 reviews2019
Dev: Nupixo Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A thrilling point-and-click adventure game where you play as Di Renjie, ancient China's most famous and gifted investigator, as he tracks a serial killer in the heart of the Tang Dynasty's capital city.
Why similar: Detective 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Historical 18.1%, Dialogue Heavy 16%, Mystery 8.9%
- #55 Trials of Innocence
65% matchVery Positive92% of 1,723 reviews2025
Dev: 猫龙游戏
Windows
Median: 18.7 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Trials of Innocence is an indie courtroom detective game. Step into the shoes of the main character, rookie lawyer Luna Ray, and navigate her journey through the legal world. Unravel a shocking conspiracy that changes the fate of many, including herself, and confront her inner choices.
Why similar: Detective 25.7%, Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Visual Novel 16%, Mystery 13.2%, Dialogue Heavy 12.7%
- #56 Cat's Cafeteria
67% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Mechanical Brain
Windows
Enjoy the atmosphere of a nice cafeteria, hear people's problems, confessions, connect to them. Set aside monotonous days and embark on an adventure involving the multiverse, demons, and mutants. Wasn't it supposed to be just a cafeteria?
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 23.4%, Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Detective 18%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Adventure 9.4%
- #57 Edicts of the Truthsinger: The Orb of Artemagus
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Triple Cerberus Studios
Windows
Six witnesses, six suspects, and thousands of discoverable lines of dialog. You're the fantasy detective on the case of a stolen magical artifact, and in order to determine the truth you'll have to cross examine, interrogate, and reference all your resources to catch the thief before time runs out.
Why similar: Detective 31.2%, Interactive Fiction 22%, Mystery 17%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Dialogue Heavy 10%
- #58 Brageskålen
67% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: Tidvis Games
Windows · Mac
Travel to Veøya in the Viking Age and solve a dangerous mystery with cunning and song!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.4%, Visual Novel 25.8%, Historical 25.4%, Adventure 13.2%, 2D 2.3%
- #59 推理小说的关键一定会出现两次
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ReDeer
Windows
《推理小说的关键一定会出现两次》是一部以日常推理为核心的视觉小说。日常混沌纷乱,而“侦探”独具慧眼。带上你的好奇心吧,去和推理协会一同调查、思考,最终解开一个个轻松却不失有趣的日常之谜。
Why similar: Detective 28.1%, Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Visual Novel 17%, Dialogue Heavy 12.2%, Mystery 11.2%