60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Text-Based, Adventure, Story Rich.
You come back to school at the beginning of second semester. A lot has changed during your absence. Are you able to solve the mystery which not many people know about?
PALM HOUSE PURSUIT
Will you be the hero who brings justice to Miami Beach, or will you succumb to the shadows? The fate of Lily, Jake, and the entire city rests in your hands. Choose wisely, for the pursuit of truth may lead you down unexpected paths.
Visual novel: Dashing 90s
Andrey comes to the city to enroll in college and moves into a communal apartment. Neighbors, alcoholics, cult members, and gangsters test his mettle. Every decision is a choice between morality and survival. A visual novel where one wrong move turns a college applicant into a criminal.
Will you be the hero who brings justice to Miami Beach, or will you succumb to the shadows? The fate of Lily, Jake, and the entire city rests in your hands. Choose wisely, for the pursuit of truth may lead you down unexpected paths.
Why similar: Investigation 12.6%, Text-Based 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Detective 10.2%, Hand-drawn 9.9%
Andrey comes to the city to enroll in college and moves into a communal apartment. Neighbors, alcoholics, cult members, and gangsters test his mettle. Every decision is a choice between morality and survival. A visual novel where one wrong move turns a college applicant into a criminal.
Why similar: Text-Based 18.6%, Detective 17.4%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Action-Adventure 11%, Investigation 9.8%
Interactive anime adventure in visual novel format!
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.7%, Hand-drawn 13.5%, Text-Based 12.9%, Anime 11.3%, Emotional 8.2%
Instead of sunny days, carefree relaxation, and dates, he has a “responsible” task ahead of him — to look after the sinister but seemingly empty mansion of the mysterious, absent owner whom everyone calls Bluebeard. Denis thought it would be easy, watering flowers and bored in silence...
Why similar: Text-Based 14.4%, Investigation 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Detective 11.5%, Action-Adventure 9.8%
Every story ever written has an alternate world that coexists with ours. When a large number of parallel universes are suddenly destroyed, Billie Beetleneck sets off on his hardest case yet in this interactive visual novel.
Why similar: Investigation 21.1%, Detective 17.4%, Visual Novel 14%, Text-Based 13.8%, Anime 9.8%
Work is boring if you are the only employee in your department with no cases ever. But when work appears, life immediately rises upside down! Forever. Immerse yourself in a dramatic yet charming world of evidence-gathering, deduction and dramatic events on the reverse side of our world.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.8%, Text-Based 14.6%, Hand-drawn 12.7%, Detective 12.4%, Anime 11.1%
Embark on a thrilling detective visual novel adventure, accompanied by your quirky assistant, Olivina. Navigate through a bizarre case with unique investigation gameplay, and meet a diverse cast of characters as you unravel the story.
Why similar: Investigation 15.6%, Detective 13.6%, Text-Based 12.4%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Hand-drawn 9.6%
“Going against the grain is just another form of rebellion.” That's what high school student Yuta Nozaki believes, living by the principle of following the trend. Through his classmate Misaki Miyoshi, who constantly goes against the grain, Yuta begins to confront his true feelings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.7%, Hand-drawn 14.7%, Emotional 11.7%, Comedy 10.9%, Text-Based 10.7%
Anne moves into the Fox Mansion — a peaceful seaside estate. Among her three new female neighbors, she must find the “returned one” — a deceased person who cannot rest until she takes the one she loves the most with her.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.2%, Text-Based 15.1%, Simulation 14.4%, Hand-drawn 12.5%, Detective 11.9%
Embark on this Point and Click Visual Novel about horse riding in search of unicorns, while taking care of your equine friend.
Why similar: Text-Based 15.6%, Investigation 13.6%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Detective 11.8%, Hand-drawn 11.4%
"Even though I knew this love was forbidden..." While the tragedy is being told, the girl's true love is revealed! Enjoy this crazy pure love drama with beautiful visuals and cute characters!
Why similar: Visual Novel 27%, Text-Based 17.7%, Anime 14.3%, Cute 10.2%, Adventure 8.4%
Grab your magnifying glass and peek inside a series of tiny dioramas filled with crimes and carefully crafted mysteries! Think outside the box and solve them all in this new brand of detective game!
Why similar: Investigation 21.6%, Detective 20.5%, Visual Novel 16%, Text-Based 14.2%, Anime 13.4%
In Kayotica, you play as April—a clever but manipulative student caught in a web of friendship, rivalry, and dark crimes. What begins as ordinary campus life quickly turns into a mystery of betrayal, hidden truths, and a shocking murder. Can you solve the mystery, or will you become the next victim?
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.7%, Investigation 14.3%, Detective 13.5%, Anime 10.6%, Emotional 7.1%
The thrilling final installment of Dark One!'s hit visual novel series! Hapless protagonist Yamada is once again at the mercy of the tender depredations of the world's worst staff of nurses... and this time, it's up close and personal with the ruthless Head Nurse who dominates all the rest!
Why similar: Investigation 23.2%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Comedy 8.9%, Text-Based 8.8%, Anime 7.7%
Cyber Detective L solves Paradoxes—bizarre incidents by supernatural Demons—via the social media giant Parrotter. The Cyber Detective Squad, L and his Demon partner Nyasuteria, wield elite hacking and psychic powers to take on the final Paradox investigation.
Why similar: Investigation 21.2%, Text-Based 19.8%, Detective 17.8%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Hand-drawn 10.4%
A boy regains his hope and a girl finds herself in solitude. A kinetic novel that will take you through their darkest days and immerse you in their deepest emotions.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.6%, Hand-drawn 15.1%, Anime 11.9%, Psychological 11.8%, Emotional 10.3%
Join rookie attorney Apollo Justice and his mentor, the legendary Phoenix Wright, in this collection of 3 games! This title features 16 episodes (including previously DLC-only episodes) and supports English, French, German, Japanese Korean, and Traditional and Simplified Chinese.
Why similar: Investigation 22.9%, Detective 20.9%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Text-Based 11.4%, Anime 11%
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: Detective 18.6%, Text-Based 16.8%, Visual Novel 13%, Hand-drawn 9.8%, Anime 9.8%
The Twisting Trail of Clues is a captivating and thrilling modern-day murder mystery. Set in a bustling city, the story follows detective Emma as she tries to solve a seemingly impossible case - the murder of a prominent businessman by a mysterious secret society.
Why similar: Text-Based 16.8%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Detective 13%, Action-Adventure 11.6%, Stylized 9.4%
You can’t understand them—yet. Decode the “Second Reality” through Talk, Mind Read, and Translate in an empathy-driven psychological mystery adventure.
Why similar: Investigation 16.4%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Hand-drawn 12.2%, Psychological 12.1%, Detective 11.8%
A warm New Year’s story about a lonely person spending December 31st at work. A short visual novel about finding joy and meaning on the eve of the most magical night of the year.
Why similar: Text-Based 18.9%, Visual Novel 16%, Anime 14.6%, Emotional 13%, Comedy 7.7%
I've been summoned to a world of only women! As the only man in the world, the retention of the species depends on him. Can he save the world of harem?!
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.7%, Anime 18%, Text-Based 13.6%, Simulation 12.2%, Story Rich 9%
A romantic comedy visual novel about the last summer vacation before adulthood, creating unforgettable memories with Yui.
Why similar: Text-Based 21.6%, Visual Novel 21%, Simulation 19.7%, Anime 14.2%, Emotional 9.9%
The life of an ordinary freelance programmer Romero, whose existence is swallowed up by darkness. Not the fairy tail, but a dark part of humanity.
Why similar: Investigation 20.3%, Detective 16.4%, Text-Based 15%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Hand-drawn 11.4%
A mystery visual novel taking place aboard the underwater train Marine Express. Follow student Ranko Togawa on her quest to find the culprit on the murder of an accompanying teacher... with lots of surprises along the way!
Why similar: Detective 19.9%, Investigation 19.2%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Text-Based 13.7%, Anime 9.7%
Lost in the woods. Alone in the dark. And hunted by a killer. Step into the shoes of one woman as she navigates a web of terror and deceit to uncover the truth behind a string of disappearances.
Why similar: Text-Based 17.8%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Action-Adventure 12.8%, Simulation 11.2%, Stylized 9.9%
Tap into the mystery as a stranger in the city — a mild mystery visual novel. Kisen runs a tracing agency in a city far from his home. There, he is asked by a local university student to look for his brother missing from twelve years ago. Investigate what happened back then to uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 23.5%, Visual Novel 21%, Text-Based 19.4%, Hand-drawn 16.4%, Story Rich 8.7%
On Air! Taxi Detective Casebook is a pixel-art, dialogue-driven mystery game. You’re an AI in a taxi, teaming up with a talkative driver on late-night runs to hear bizarre passenger stories, solve cases in secret, and let him play the “great detective.”
Why similar: Investigation 24.8%, Detective 22.7%, Text-Based 17%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Comedy 6.5%
WHODUNNIT is a mystery visual novel following a man who must answer a burning question: who the hell did he hook up with last night?
Why similar: Detective 26.1%, Investigation 25.4%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Story Rich 7.3%, Comedy 6.6%
A courtroom-inspired visual novel set in the boardroom. Interrogate executives, uncover financial cover-ups, and audit your way to the truth alongside a team of investigators.
Why similar: Investigation 26.5%, Detective 22.3%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Story Rich 8.3%, Adventure 7.1%
Miles Edgeworth's dramatic turnabouts take center stage! Experience both Ace Attorney Investigations games in one gorgeous collection! Investigate crime scenes and solve tough, intriguing cases through logic and deduction. When Edgeworth's past and present collide, his future begins!
Why similar: Investigation 28.6%, Detective 18.5%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Text-Based 13.4%, Adventure 6.5%
어렸을 때부터 알고 지내온 두 사람에게 고백을 받았다.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.3%, Simulation 17.6%, Text-Based 16.5%, Hand-drawn 15.7%, Cute 8.3%
ORCSOFT’s surreal summer buddy comedy VN about two painfully available best friends, their crush-worthy moms, and the awkwardly inconvenient feelings that surface—sometimes when we least expect them...
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.4%, Anime 15.3%, Text-Based 13.1%, Adventure 12.7%, Casual 10.2%
An intricate mystery visual novel. Search text, piece together clues, and jump around the story to unravel the tangled events within the sealed tower.
Why similar: Investigation 19.2%, Detective 19.1%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Text-Based 11.7%, Anime 10.4%
Investigate the murder of Evie Roots. Save the town from disaster. Learn the history of the Great Houses. Immerse yourself in the centuries-old history of Pineford.
Why similar: Investigation 17.7%, Detective 16.3%, Text-Based 15.6%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Hand-drawn 10.7%
A time-limited investigation mystery game where you uncover the truth using only evidence and testimony.
Why similar: Investigation 17.2%, Detective 16.6%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Simulation 15.1%, Adventure 10.2%
A novel game with a fully voiced story about everyday or extraordinary stories.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.9%, Anime 14.4%, Investigation 13.2%, Detective 11.8%, Adventure 11.2%
A novel-style mystery adventure game. Explore 2D top-down maps! Enjoy easy puzzles and comical text. Become the assistant to the lost detective Chiho-chan and help solve mysteries!
Why similar: Detective 25.7%, Text-Based 23.3%, Investigation 15.5%, Comedy 10.1%, Adventure 7.3%
Ranko and her friend Astrid must investigate the case of some missing scores just before the big Christmas concert of the academy. Help them question the seven daunting suspects before it's too late!
Why similar: Detective 22.9%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Text-Based 15.2%, Investigation 15%, Anime 7.9%
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: Investigation 24.8%, Text-Based 15.3%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Detective 13.5%, Anime 7%
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: Investigation 22.1%, Detective 18.9%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Text-Based 14.6%, Anime 8.7%
The Apple Tree is an interactive story in the genre of a visual novel. Investigate a series of murders together with police Captain Christian Tyler and try not to fall into the trap of criminals!
Why similar: Detective 20.1%, Investigation 18.8%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Psychological 12.3%, Text-Based 8.6%
This is a detective adventure game. About 2 hours to complete. Find the murderer!
Why similar: Investigation 31.9%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Anime 17.6%, Detective 14.9%, Adventure 9.3%
A strange incident turns the life of an ordinary young man upside down when, having fallen asleep on a regular train commute, he wakes up in another country... in a body of a Japanese student! An unforgettable summer adventure awaits, promising many fateful meetings and momentous occasions.
Why similar: Text-Based 19.3%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Anime 12.4%, Emotional 10.2%, Psychological 9.7%
My name is left behind these white walls. In its place, I am left with dozens of questions. I wander aimlessly, though she seems to guide me. I do not feel safe. Twenty-four hours... and everything will fall into place.
Why similar: Investigation 16.8%, Text-Based 14.3%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Hand-drawn 12.8%, Psychological 10.9%
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Investigation 26.8%, Detective 23.1%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Anime 12.9%, Text-Based 12.6%
Explore the mysteries of your soul to discover whether you're melancholic, choleric, sanguine, or phlegmatic. Each decision reflects your inner world, challenging your perception and revealing the hidden depths of your personality in this journey of self-discovery.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.5%, Anime 14.9%, Psychological 13.9%, Hand-drawn 12.5%, Text-Based 8.5%
Staffer Retro is a mystery adventure game where you uncover past incidents related to ‘Mana’, the source of supernatural powers. Gather information through dialogue and exploration, and piece together clues found in documents to guide the choices of Verita Retro, the protagonist.
Why similar: Detective 19%, Investigation 18.5%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Text-Based 13.1%, Anime 9.3%
Starring VTuber NightMare herself! An ASMR-Enhanced Visual Novel Game! What is the secret hidden your encounter and her inability to find eternal peace?
Why similar: Text-Based 16.5%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Hand-drawn 12.4%, Anime 10.2%, Simulation 8.6%
Experience the heart-pounding suspense of a modern-day werewolf horror story as you step into the shoes of Cassie, a brave woman determined to put an end to a terrifying curse plaguing her small town.
Why similar: Text-Based 17.9%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Action-Adventure 12.6%, Simulation 10.9%, Stylized 10%
This is a New Year's fairy tale and at the same time a small spin-off of the first part of the game Zeliria Sactuary.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.7%, Anime 17.8%, Hand-drawn 13.1%, Casual 9.8%, Adventure 9.5%
Yakuza Cats is a graphic adventure set in a 100% feline Tokyo. This original world mixes Ukiyo-e art with Gen Z aesthetics. It is a coming of age story that puts the player through different ethical choices while tackling themes such as identity and prejudice.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.9%, Investigation 19.9%, Hand-drawn 19.7%, Anime 13.6%, Adventure 11.4%
After being cursed to never leave, Ember must eat all of the food she can in order to find the one that will break the curse!
Why similar: Investigation 18.2%, Text-Based 14.2%, Hand-drawn 14%, Visual Novel 13%, Detective 10.7%
Naoki was really excited about spending Christmas with his beloved. But those plans weren't meant to be - Naoki saw her hugging another guy. Christmas seems ruined but just one random encounter can change everything. This is a Japanese-style kinetic visual novel about Christmas.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.8%, Anime 13.9%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Emotional 12.7%, Simulation 8.7%
A short novel game with ASMR starring VTuber "Kurune Kokuri"! With the ASMR voices, players can enjoy a close situation with Kurune Kokuri.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 18.7%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Comedy 10.6%, Cute 10.1%, Text-Based 6.8%
Fears are not always just rustles in the dark. And death is not always a bad ending.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.9%, Text-Based 15.7%, Hand-drawn 14.3%, Detective 10.3%, Adventure 9.9%
A short, free visual novel about body positivity and learning to love yourself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.6%, Anime 16.4%, Emotional 14%, Simulation 12.6%, Cute 9.4%
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Investigation 20.8%, Detective 16.4%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Psychological 10.6%, Anime 9.7%
Once every 100 years, a temple containing a legendary blade appears for only 24 hours. The sword’s power can only be unlocked joining in body and spirit with another, and there are three men hoping to be chosen to share the sword’s power with you. Who will it be?
Why similar: Visual Novel 19%, Simulation 15.2%, Hand-drawn 14%, Anime 11.4%, Stylized 9%
Caustic Murmurs is a Yuri Visual Novel featuring themes of loss, loneliness, and deep love. Witness a growing bond an uncover unexpected secrets
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.8%, Text-Based 14%, Hand-drawn 12.4%, Anime 10.9%, Adventure 9.5%
