- #1 Threads of Karma
97% matchMixed54% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: 萝卜不长毛线公司Pub: Hawthorn Games
Windows
Lin Yue'an embarks on a journey home, but unsettling events soon disrupt her ordinary life. Strange dreams, lost memories, and eerie occurrences lead her to uncover hidden truths. Can she trace everything back to its true origin and escape the net of fate that has already been woven around her?
Why similar: Supernatural 19.9%, Narration 14.3%, Emotional 10.3%, Mystery 10%, Visual Novel 7.9%
- #2 BLACKMURK: Shuffling Man
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hinterland Mood
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fear is real. Sometimes tragedy needs nothing more than that. 💀 A short visual novel based on the story of the same name — about the silence that lets something shuffling into your home. 👁️👁️
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.4%, Supernatural 17.1%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Emotional 12.4%, Narration 7.6%
- #3 The Haunting of Joni Evers
96% matchVery Positive91% of 161 reviews2025
Dev: Causeway Studios
Windows · Mac
The Haunting of Joni Evers is a dark supernatural mystery about a broken family from small-town Oklahoma. Haunted by a specter that's hunted her family for generations, Joni must uncover the mysteries of the Cunningham House, dig through lost memories, and face the past to break the curse.
Why similar: Supernatural 18%, Narration 17.1%, Emotional 11.9%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Psychological Horror 8.7%
- #4 Midnight Scenes: Among Graves
95% matchPositive97% of 30 reviews2026
Dev: White Blanket GamesPub: Octavi Navarro
Windows
"When the graves stop whispering in your ear, it’s time for you to surrender to eternal silence". So says the Agreement, and so it must be fulfilled. Welcome to a new dimension of horror. Welcome to Midnight Scenes.
Why similar: Supernatural 25.1%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Emotional 13.8%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #5 Dear Brother
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Black Kakadu
Windows
Point and click adventure game series! The game consists of 12 gradually releasing chapters. Mystery and mystical story about young doctor and his family is waiting for you. Solve puzzles and uncover the mystery of the Blake family.
Why similar: Escape Room 15.9% ★, Detective 14.5%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Mystery 10.3%, Puzzle 9.3%
- #6 M City
94% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: SMEK
Windows
Crazy and strange town. Mysterious events. A hero with multiple personality disorder. Laughter, tears and madness!
Why similar: Narration 21.6%, Visual Novel 14%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Story Rich 9.2%, Emotional 7.4%
- #7 PITANIE
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PitalnikPMG
Windows
Ordinary workers. A Soviet factory. And something that won’t let them leave. Sergei, a security guard, tries to keep his sanity and save those around him as the factory dissolves into a nightmare. But the further he goes, the harder it becomes to tell who the real monster is.
Why similar: Supernatural 20.1%, Narration 18.8%, Emotional 13.4%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Detective 9.3%
- #8 SAS:绝响诡计 | Case 0 风暴蝴蝶
91% matchVery Positive86% of 184 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 17.1%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Text-Based 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Psychological Horror 10.3%
- #9 下九泉
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LazyBoy
Windows · Mac
《下九泉》是一款国产剧情向解谜游戏。主角孟存真死后魂归地府,成为行走于九泉的实习判官。孟存真从一个因受诅咒而不能入轮回的亡魂展开调查,追寻亡者被诅咒的真相。游戏围绕人性中“贪、嗔、痴、慢、疑”展开5个截然不同的单元故事。不到最后一刻,你永远想不到事件背后令人细思极恐的真相…
Why similar: Narration 13.9%, Emotional 11.4%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Mystery 11%, Visual Novel 10.7%
- #10 CLeM
89% matchVery Positive92% of 276 reviews2024
Dev: Mango ProtocolPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
CLeM is a narrative-driven puzzle adventure game with a dark twist. Wake up in a world where puzzles intertwine with exploration, weaving a unique narrative rooted in alchemy. A voice awakens you. It gives you purpose. To guide you, you find a notebook with mysterious entries and a house to explore.
Why similar: Escape Room 16.4% ★, Supernatural 14.9%, Emotional 10.4%, Mystery 9.8%, Detective 9.6%
- #11 12 Hours to Die
90% matchMostly Positive73% of 226 reviews2020
Dev: Wesley ReitsmaPub: Westeford
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystery visual novel about six students forced to play a 12-hour long killing game.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.6%, Detective 19.2%, Emotional 14.8%, Mystery 11.9%, Puzzle 10.2%
- #12 The Beresford family
89% 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 22.7%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Mystery 12.7%, Narration 11.8%, Detective 10.2%
- #13 Mystical Riddles: Behind Doll’s Eyes Collector's Edition
88% matchMixed69% of 13 reviews2022
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
What's hidden in an ordinary toy? Is it possible to bring the dead back to life? Find answers to these questions using your wits, knowledge of the paranormal phenomena, and your special equipment – a magic camera! Are you up for the challenge?
Why similar: Narration 16.8%, Supernatural 15.3%, Detective 12.5%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Psychological Horror 9.1%
- #14 Big Ear Detective
87% 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 17.3%, Narration 15.1%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Text-Based 11.5%, Mystery 9.4%
- #15 LakeLady
86% matchMostly Positive80% of 108 reviews2025
Dev: HungerWhale GamesPub: Wise Games
Windows · Linux
THE LAKE LADY is a story-driven realistic horror interactive game. The river took everything from him. To find his daughter who went missing in the flood, Salvio returns to his hometown as a doctor and infiltrates Hongqiang Hospital for investigation.
Why similar: Supernatural 13.6%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Text-Based 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%
- #16 ELEGIES: Aya
86% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: Dream Squircle
Windows · Mac · Linux
After losing his parents and barely escaping his burning home, Zach wakes up in the hospital where he meets Aya, the ghost of a girl. Who is she, and why can only Zach see her? Together they try to investigate Aya's past, which quickly awakens new dangers.
Why similar: Narration 15.5%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Text-Based 11.4%, Emotional 11.1%, Supernatural 10.9%
- #17 Shroud of Gloom
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MadChirpy
Windows
Shroud of Gloom is a point-and-click horror adventure. Investigate an old manor, gather items and clues to solve environmental puzzles and discover dark secrets. Can you uncover the mystery… and make it out alive?
Why similar: Escape Room 16.6% ★, Supernatural 12.6%, Detective 12.5%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Mystery 10.2%
- #18 13:ORIGIN - Chapter One
84% matchPositive85% of 47 reviews2023
Dev: Corvus Studio Yazilim Anonim Sirketi
Windows
Unknowingly revealing a great secret about human history, will Edmond be able to live with this secret? 13:ORIGIN is a story-based adventure and puzzle game full of suspense and excitement, where you can progress by solving puzzles. Here is the first chapter of the journey.
Why similar: Narration 17.1%, Escape Room 15.5% ★, Supernatural 14.7%, Detective 11.5%, Mystery 8.7%
- #19 雪凤山 Secret Opera
84% matchVery Positive80% of 167 reviews2024
Dev: GOCORE
Windows
In the Spring Festival of 2005, the blizzard in Xuefeng mountain trapped the drama troupe performing in the village. At the same time, there was a homicide during the performance. Unlike the nervous members of the drama troupe, the villagers were afraid of a more terrible existence than the homicide
Why similar: Visual Novel 22%, Narration 13.1%, Mystery 11.9%, Emotional 11.2%, Detective 10%
- #20 Where Birds Go to Sleep
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Quiet Little Feet
Windows · Linux
Join the ultimate expedition and enter Cormo's mind as he embarks on a gruelling mission to chart a mysterious island shrouded in mind-bending fog. Put your persuasion skills to the test and direct his fate with every word, but be prepared for unexpected consequences...
Why similar: Supernatural 18.5%, Narration 14.7%, Detective 13.3%, Mystery 9.2%, Psychological Horror 9.2%
- #21 Escape from Norwood
82% 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: Narration 19.9%, Text-Based 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Detective 9.4%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #22 Abyss Occult
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Krevon Studios
Windows
An action-adventure horror experience across eerie, ever-changing spaces. Solve puzzles, uncover clues, and rely on a mysterious phone to push beyond confinement.
Why similar: Supernatural 25.4%, Narration 17.9%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Mystery 10.2%, Dark 7.1%
- #23 Dziedzic: Księga pytań bez odpowiedzi
81% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: MegoBari
Windows · Linux
Zlot rodzinny to dla Miłosza Dajskiego okazja, aby spotkać się z dawno niewidzianymi członkami rodziny. Przechadzając się po pałacu, w którym nie było go od lat napotyka człowieka, który zdaje się twierdzić, że jest jego kuzynem, ten jednak za nic nie potrafi go sobie przypomnieć.
Why similar: Narration 16.6%, Detective 16.3%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Text-Based 13.3%, Psychological Horror 11.5%
- #24 Eclipsed Memories
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SheepGamesStudios
Windows
Every town is unique. Liddy's town has a lot of supernatural activity and it is her job to find and free entities stuck on our realm. Join her and her friends on their adventures, finding clues and ways to banish the creatures that shouldn't be here.
Why similar: Supernatural 30.2%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Emotional 13.7%, Story Rich 10%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%
- #25 Unknown Call: Ohio
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Arachnocoder
Windows
You wake up in an empty forest in Ohio. A voice calls you. Says you're friends. Says you need to get out. But the signal keeps breaking, and so does your memory. Your friend will guide you from a distance, but he can't save you. Escape the creatures in the dark and find your friend.
Why similar: Narration 20.7%, Supernatural 15.9%, Emotional 13.6%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Mystery 10.5%
- #26 OPUS: The Day We Found Earth
81% matchVery Positive87% of 1,650 reviews2016
Dev: SIGONO INC.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Dive into the boundless galaxy and embark on an emotional adventure! Help little robot Emeth to fulfill a century-old promise by finding Earth in order to save Mankind—so step into the spaceship, operate a deep space telescope, and find out what’s out there in the unknown.
Why similar: Narration 22.8%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Emotional 12.2%, Story Rich 10.5%, Puzzle 9.8%
- #27 No Recollection
79% 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: Visual Novel 17.4%, Detective 17.1%, Mystery 12.4%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%
- #28 Our Burial Dolls Remastered
78% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: granatPub: ROSEVERTE
Windows · Mac · Linux
A horror mystery visual novel where a boy and a girl undergo a strange ritual in a remote mountain village. As eerie phenomena creep into their daily lives, they begin to uncover unsettling truths. Your choices shape how the story unfolds.
Why similar: Supernatural 24.7%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Mystery 13.7%, Story Rich 10.1%, Text-Based 9.2%
- #29 SMU News: Strange events recorded
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 月食图书室
Windows
In this game, play as Shenming University News Department members. Explore strange incidents—no need for truth. Write compelling reports from clues; eye-catching content excites readers. As for what really happened…do readers actually care? If you care, go find out yourself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.4%, Detective 21.9%, Supernatural 21%, Story Rich 11.5%, Psychological Horror 9.8%
- #30 The Mournmore Killings
77% matchMixed62% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: Fatih Mert
Windows
The Mournmore Killings a story-driven, deduction based mystery game where you step into the shoes of a detective trying to solve the enigmatic riddles left behind by a serial killer.
Why similar: Detective 23.4%, Narration 18%, Mystery 14%, Puzzle 10.5%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #31 Echoes of the Lost
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kostaz Games
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game where you play as Hugo, a young boy searching for his missing brother, Jimmy, in an eerie mansion. Solve puzzles, explore haunted halls, and uncover dark secrets while facing supernatural threats.
Why similar: Supernatural 28.3%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Mystery 12.4%, Emotional 11.3%, Puzzle 8.6%
- #32 Resequence: The Orchard
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: CLEARRAVE
Windows
Resequence: The Orchard is an occult-horror adventure game in which school counselor Saito approaches an inexplicable phenomena through his counseling sessions with students.
Why similar: Supernatural 22%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Story Rich 10.8%, Text-Based 9.2%
- #33 Other Side Of Mist And Mountain
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 91 reviews2024
Dev: Universe Studio
Windows
In 2005, a sophomore student named Maha Igarashi boarded a private train to Soukyo City. However, she vanished upon alighting at the "Kisaragi" station. Five years later, her lover, Shizuno Yokoyama, initiated an investigation into her disappearance, unraveling a series of mysteries along the way.
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.9%, Text-Based 11.7%, Detective 11.6%, Emotional 10.9%, Mystery 10.3%
- #34 32, Dandelion Drift
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PRG Studios
Windows
Discover the secrets held within the old House on 32, Dandelion Drift. In this classic Visual Novel you’ll find joy, hope, but also remorse and terror.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.7%, Text-Based 14.1%, Narration 11.5%, Story Rich 11.1%, Mystery 11%
- #35 井底-与奇迹邂逅的井底之人
75% 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: Visual Novel 18.6%, Emotional 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Detective 13.5%, Mystery 11.9%
- #36 GYLT
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,197 reviews2023
Dev: Haven MediaPub: Parallel Circles
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Shape your fears… Fear the shapes. Embark on a journey where you face your worst fears and are confronted with the emotional impact of your actions in this narrative adventure game with puzzles, stealth and action.
Why similar: Narration 25.2%, Supernatural 19.7%, Emotional 14.2%, Puzzle 9.9%, Mystery 9.3%
- #37 Five Stages of Pink
74% matchVery Positive98% of 93 reviews2022
Dev: Kaffein
Windows · Mac · Linux
Horror mystery about a boy who desperately wants a Normal life in the most abnormal city in the world. Help Timor understand his cruel life in this supernatural city while trying to survive one more day. In a universe where Sleep is an illness. This is a visual novel with point and click features.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17%, Supernatural 13.9%, Emotional 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Mystery 10.9%
- #38 Victim Complex: Part 1
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: 5ive Bullet Games
Windows
Use your wits and iconic ghost hunting equipment to uncover the mystery of what happened to the residents of an abandoned apartment complex in this narrative-driven horror experience.
Why similar: Supernatural 25.4%, Emotional 13.8%, Detective 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Mystery 11%
- #39 Echoes Of The House
72% matchVery Positive81% of 177 reviews2024
Dev: Sordar Studios
Windows
Christopher arrives at his grandmother's countryside home late at night for a seemingly ordinary visit. But soon after reuniting, he begins to notice something isn't right. The familiar setting warps into a place of unease, and the mystery that unravels is far more complex than anyone could expect.
Why similar: Narration 21.6%, Supernatural 18.3%, Detective 12.6%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Mystery 9.1%
- #40 Sally Face - Episode One
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 26,081 reviews2016
Dev: Portable Moose
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Delve into a dark adventure following the boy with a prosthetic face and a tragic past. Unravel the sinister mysteries of Sally's world to find the truth that lies hidden beneath the shadows.
Why similar: Supernatural 17.2%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Emotional 11.6%, Story Rich 11.5%, Mystery 9.6%
- #41 Samuel Sage: The Mystery at Penby Inn
73% 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: Supernatural 21.5%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Detective 14.1%, Mystery 13.1%, Story Rich 9.9%
- #42 Class Reunion Chat Room
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 186 reviews2023
Dev: RocRac
Windows
Amy receives an invitation to a group chat set up by some of her former classmates. Its purpose is to reconnect after all these years. But soon more and more disturbing facts about Amy's classmates are revealed, and Amy begins to fear that the people she's texting with may not be what they seem.
Why similar: Supernatural 18.6%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Text-Based 15.7%, Narration 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%
- #43 Funeral for the Sun
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nicolás Cid Delgado
Windows
Search the ashes of an abandoned Latin American town and uncover 500 years of love, death and revolutions. 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 22.3%, Supernatural 16.6%, Puzzle 10.7%, Mystery 8.8%, Interactive Fiction 8%
- #44 Graces: Posthumous Wish
70% matchVery Positive97% of 172 reviews2024
Dev: TomoToro
Windows
Aki is haunted by a curse. In search of salvation, she travels into the memories of a dead classmate, where she must witness three eerie mystical stories and figure out how to break the shackles of misfortune.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.9%, Supernatural 14.9%, Detective 12.1%, Text-Based 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.2%
- #45 John's Tombstone
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bigboot Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Drive inside a dream, explore one of Saturn's moons, and discover the afterlife. John's Tombstone is a walking simulator; a story split in three chapters, each chapter very different from the other. It's a sci-fi story with some emotional overtones.
Why similar: Narration 17.6%, Emotional 15.7%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Story Rich 11.3%
- #46 MEMORALYSIS: The Scorched Home
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mads England
Windows · Mac · Linux
A murder mystery visual novel about catharsis.
Why similar: Supernatural 25.3%, Detective 18.9%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Mystery 10.7%
- #47 The Strange Story Of Brian Fisher: Chapter 1
72% matchVery Positive85% of 52 reviews2020
Dev: Intetic
Windows
This is the story of detective Brian Fisher who after the disappearance of his father, makes his life mission to find him...alive! His father is a scientist and disappeared under suspicious circumstances. Brian is eager to find his father and devotes his life to find out why and how he disappeared, with his only hope to find him alive.
Why similar: Narration 26%, Detective 19.5%, Mystery 15.3%, Adventure 14.3%, Puzzle 13.2%
- #48 Ashen Reverie
69% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Tidalspire
Windows
You’ve ignored the hallucinations for years. But after visiting a shrine in search of answers, a stranger claims she sees them too. Ashen Reverie is a visual novel about the consequences of chasing a myth too far.
Why similar: Supernatural 22.5%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Emotional 11.3%, Mystery 9.9%
- #49 Sparkle Milla: Eight Genetic Abnormalities and a Blood Ghost
70% matchPositive91% of 32 reviews2022
Dev: Reijo
Windows · Mac
This game is a deduction game where you collect evidence from a murder scene to find the murderer. Eight boys and girls are admitted to the school. At the school, there is a crazy ghost named "Milla" who haunts and kills people.
Why similar: Detective 17.6%, Emotional 16.3%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Psychological Horror 13%, Mystery 11.2%
- #50 Brood Year
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wurm Fud
Windows
Stuck in a dead-end town with plans that go nowhere, Jackie feels as if her life is doomed to stagnancy forever. Getting by with her friends, she is resigned to her fate in a small town- until a chance encounter with a deadly life-form sets in motion a deadly chain of events
Why similar: Supernatural 17.6%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Detective 12.7%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Text-Based 10.7%
- #51 The Sin
69% matchVery Positive87% of 224 reviews2021
Dev: Baba Nura
Windows
The depressing pictures of a dying village and its inhabitants to the dark ambient music of the underground performers make those who are still trying to survive in places where everything has long died, to plunge even deeper into the world of mystical horror and deep despair
Why similar: Narration 17.9%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Detective 13.9%, Text-Based 13.3%, Psychological Horror 10.5%
- #52 DELETE AFTER READING
69% matchPositive92% of 24 reviews2023
Dev: PATRONES & ESCONDITES
Windows · Mac
Turn on your ghost detector and join your new pals in a funny, thrilling, and lovingly-presented interactive text adventure. Brain-teasing puzzles, a cartoon visual style, and engaging audio design - Delete After Reading weaves a delightful interactive tale.
Why similar: Narration 19.4%, Detective 14.1%, Text-Based 12.6%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Mystery 10.3%
- #53 SHINRAI Saku - Blooming Beyond Despair
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gosatsu Visual Novels
Windows · Mac · Linux
A month has passed since the tragic events at the Miyamoto Mountain Resort, which still weigh heavily on Raiko and her friends. Explore the challenges they face while trying to return to an ordinary life in this follow-up to the visual novel SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair.
Why similar: Narration 31.4%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Story Rich 11.5%, Detective 11.2%, Dark 8.3%
- #54 Shrine of Haunts
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: VIVIANSOFT
Windows
In the summer of 1990, you return to the secluded mountain village of Iwao as your grandfather falls critically ill. The village shrine is said to seal the yokai "Tsuchigumo." As the "Mushi Okuri Festival" nears, its ritual flames may awaken a thousand-year-old curse…
Why similar: Supernatural 25.1%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Text-Based 13.8%, Mystery 12.5%, Puzzle 10.2%
- #55 New Life: SILENT RIVER
66% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: eagerbeavergames
Windows
A creepy story about a guy who went to a calm and remote city to forget his past and start a new life. But this place turned out to be not as nice and safe as it seemed at first glance.
Why similar: Supernatural 19.6%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Detective 11.6%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Mystery 10.4%
- #56 Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,849 reviews2023
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective, the classic puzzle-solving mystery adventure directed by Ace Attorney creator Shu Takumi, is back! This long-awaited HD remaster features upgraded visuals and sound and new gallery content.
Why similar: Detective 21.7%, Mystery 16.8%, Puzzle 16%, Supernatural 13.2%, Story Rich 13.2%
- #57 Demonfo
65% matchVery Positive96% of 90 reviews2025
Dev: BI SHUI YU
Windows
A girl at the bottom of the ladder with bad luck finds a cleaning job, but she mistakenly enters a cleaning company that is in the business of exorcising ghosts. As the story develops, the girl realizes that there is a reason for her constant bad luck, and gradually her divine power awakens ......
Why similar: Supernatural 24.5%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Detective 14.3%, Mystery 11.5%, Puzzle 10.8%
- #58 Mucorales
66% matchVery Positive96% of 158 reviews2024
Dev: LuN
Windows
An enthralling RPG Maker horror game that explores a dark and twisted rendition of the classic fairy tale, Red Riding Hood.
Why similar: Narration 22.4%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Emotional 13.7%, Mystery 7.2%