60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Interactive Fiction, Mystery, Visual Novel, Story Rich.
This is an AVG game of deduction and suspense. The gameplay is a special spiritual jury system. Players will take the role of female detective or male police officer, traveling between dream and reality, and jointly investigate the years of unresolved “brunette female serial murder case”.
LateSummer
The story takes place in the summer of 2006. Mountain City Magazine received a mysterious photo, which led to a case of a missing actress.
My Murder
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.
The story takes place in the summer of 2006. Mountain City Magazine received a mysterious photo, which led to a case of a missing actress.
Why similar: Crime 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Investigation 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Female Protagonist 11.4%
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 17.4%, Visual Novel 15%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Emotional 11.5%, Mystery 10%
Jing' an District is a peaceful place, but sometimes some interesting cases will happen. The cases here are not all so bloody. But it also brings us a lot of reflection and insight. You will play a young policeman in Jing 'an District. Go through and solve these cases with your partner.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Mystery 14.7%, Investigation 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Strategy RPG 9.6%
Do you believe that parallel worlds really exist? An ordinary college student, Chen Chou, wakes up one day to find himself transported aboard a space research vessel. The strangers on the ship all claim to know him. Could it be that he has crossed over into a parallel world...
Why similar: Crime 29.6%, Mystery 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 10%, Female Protagonist 8.3%, Multiple Endings 7.4%
你将扮演一个被AI淘汰的程序员，回到那个停滞的小县城，与那个等了你十二年的女孩一起去寻找，从所有人记忆里消失的发小和尘封的往事，你们追查的不仅仅是真相，还是被AI一起困住的那个夏天、那座小城、那段永远不会结束的等待。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.2%, Emotional 19.3%, Mystery 17.4%, RPG 12.8%, Multiple Endings 11.7%
独居在求学之地、平平无奇的草食妖怪少女——小璐茸的生活在新学期开头便陷入了异常…… 安谧而愉快的平凡日常被打破，而通过选择指引到的未来能否让她摆脱不安的阴影？ 红线那一端所牵引的人，是未来的幸福，还是蓄势的猎手？
Why similar: Crime 22.3%, Alternate History 11%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Surreal 10.7%, Emotional 9.2%
Detective Red July must stop a serial killer who patterns his murders after optical illusions in this mystery visual novel set in the world of Methods.
Why similar: Crime 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Investigation 12.1%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Visual Novel 10.2%
NINA AQUILA is back for her brightest, boldest, most magical adventure yet!
Why similar: Crime 25.6%, Investigation 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Female Protagonist 9.8%
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: Crime 21.4%, Investigation 20%, Mystery 15.7%, Visual Novel 14%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%
You make every interaction with her feel like coincidence. You know her far more than she could ever imagine. But you don't seem to realize, a butterfliy don't usually fly into the net on their own.
Why similar: Crime 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Mystery 14.3%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Investigation 13.9%
Elegy of St. Godhrkar is an narrative-driven game with a multi-perspective POV system. By uncovering lies hidden within the tale, you gain the power to rewrite characters’ fates and shape the story’s outcome. Where stories LIE, the answer waits for your EYE.
Why similar: Crime 22.1%, Alternate History 12.3%, Strategy RPG 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Mystery 11.3%
After being away at college, you meet up with two of your friends at a local movie theatre. What starts out as a simple reunion, quickly unravels to be a gruesome murder mystery with your friend as the victim. It is now your mission to find out who did it, and how in this visual novel style game.
Why similar: Crime 26.6%, Investigation 17.8%, Mystery 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Visual Novel 10.4%
50+ endings! A purely fictional fantasy world! Comedy script, dark plot — and the endings? Pitch-black. Swept into a storm, you need a boss. The revolutionary, the merchant, or the cult leader? Your pick unlocks different paths. You're a cheater with buffs — you'll survive. Go!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Alternate History 14.6%, Visual Novel 14.1%, RPG 11.1%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
长泽小学的一年级女生结奈，和青梅竹马的好朋友真也约好了一起玩捉迷藏。但是，最近他们的身边似乎出现了可疑的人物，街道的氛围也变得紧张了起来。即便如此，今天放学后也要去公园玩捉迷藏哦……
Why similar: Crime 23.6%, Mystery 15.7%, Female Protagonist 15%, Emotional 14.6%, RPG 13.2%
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: Crime 25.2%, Investigation 14.5%, Mystery 12.9%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%
A dialogue-driven pixel narrative game featuring elements of mystery, puzzle-solving, and surrealism. The protagonist sets out to find their missing sister and uncover the truth, only to discover secrets hidden far deeper.
Why similar: Mystery 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, RPG 14.3%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Investigation 11.4%
Who killed your best friend?! Find out the truth before 4 suspects frame you instead! Death Becomes You is a mystery visual novel where you untangle the dark secrets and relationships between your fellow magic university students.
Why similar: Crime 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Investigation 15.4%, Mystery 13.2%, Visual Novel 11.3%
A secluded mountain resort, 10 friends, 1 murderer. Investigate, interrogate and present evidence as you solve various mysteries throughout the night. Will you be able to reach the truth and uncover the culprit’s identity? Or will your deductions lead you to blame someone completely innocent...?
Why similar: Investigation 18.7%, Crime 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Mystery 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.2%
A mysterious adventure focused on exploration, puzzle-solving, and choice-driven progression as two young nobles navigate a mansion that warps into a mysterious and dangerous world after a sudden disaster. Will you uncover the truth hidden within its shifting halls before the darkness consumes you?
Why similar: Investigation 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Emotional 9.9%, RPG 9.3%
A Mesozoic murder mystery, 4 suspects, 1 truth. Investigate, interrogate and present evidence as you set out to unravel the case with your team. Will you be able to accurately determine who took the victim's life? Or will your deductions lead you to arrest someone for a crime they did not commit...?
Why similar: Crime 27.6%, Investigation 17%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Mystery 12.3%, Visual Novel 11%
A story of secrets and chance encounters. A missing sacred serpent, an approaching Snake Festival, and an insular mountain town in the south disrupt outsider Hou Jue’s brief stay.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.6%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, RPG 15.5%, Emotional 13.4%, Mystery 13%
Use your psychic powers to read minds and catch an elusive serial killer!
Why similar: Crime 23.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Investigation 13.3%, Mystery 9.1%
《Interwoven Dream》 is a Victorian-era visual novel with multiple POVs. In 1884 London, four friends reunite after a string of disappearances, each with their own motives. Together, they dive into the city's darkest secrets, where dreams and reality blur.
Why similar: Alternate History 21.6%, Mystery 14%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, RPG 11.8%
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: Crime 23%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Mystery 15.6%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Female Protagonist 7.3%
Endless Lost: The Realm of Reincarnation "is a suspenseful puzzle game where players will be trapped in the endless cycle of suffering and strive to escape through various clues.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Strategy RPG 15.5%, Mystery 13.5%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Visual Novel 9%
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Crime 29.3%, Investigation 22.1%, Mystery 14.5%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Female Protagonist 10.4%
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: Crime 23%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Investigation 13.9%, Mystery 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.3%
In April, when cherry blossoms flutter through the air, a gruesome discovery is made—a blood-soaked corpse in a quiet town.
Why similar: Emotional 16.6%, Mystery 14%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Female Protagonist 11.1%
蝉鸣声中偏远的山中小镇，表面悠然而宁静，背后却隐藏着某个笼罩了这里数百年的黑暗秘密。女主角结城花火几年前跟随父母一同来到空铃镇，在父母的事故后因为内向的性格被排挤的她如今一个人生活在小镇上，直到在旧校舍邂逅本已死去的“幽灵”。
Why similar: Surreal 16.5%, Mystery 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, RPG 7.3%
This is a tragedy cause by illegal plant collecting. The main character, Leng Xiaobing, was a normal shop keeper form a grocery store, but ever things changed after she met a strange man…
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, RPG 13.4%, Emotional 12.2%, Female Protagonist 11.9%
Join a serial killer enthusiast group to solve the town's recent murders in this mystery visual novel adventure, featuring point-and-click and text-based investigation and a detailed story.
Why similar: Crime 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Investigation 18%, Mystery 15%, Visual Novel 14.8%
A troubling missing persons case soon snowballs into an investigation of a shadowy criminal enterprise and vast conspiracies that even affect your own family. Will you be able to solve the mystery while protecting those dear to you? Will your fledgling romance survive full knowledge of your past?
Why similar: Crime 30.9%, Investigation 18.5%, Mystery 15%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%
A boy who claimed to be your lover, with meticulous care, has woven a cage for you. You must make a choice: Is it to accept this calculated love; or to break the cage and confront the undefined freedom? When "being loved" becomes the sole proof of existence, how should you choose?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.8%, RPG 21%, Emotional 20.7%, Mystery 19.1%, Multiple Endings 8.4%
After you graduated from college, you were assigned to a small village as a doctor.It looks like an ordinary village, but there are many strange things in it.A man knocking at the door in the middle of the night may not be asking for a doctor.The person you saw may not be alive.Haunted?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Mystery 14.8%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Strategy RPG 11.9%, RPG 9.3%
The Cold Cases: Remembering Jory is a story rich, investigative mystery game where your only tools are your contacts and the people you can find and get to talk to you. Read through old internet archives, pick out what is important, and solve the mystery of the 10 year old cold case.
Why similar: Crime 23.3%, Investigation 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Mystery 12.8%, Emotional 9.9%
Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.
Why similar: Crime 25%, Investigation 16.8%, Surreal 13.5%, Mystery 11.6%, Female Protagonist 10.7%
这是一款结合了AVG和RPG的软科幻悬疑乙女游戏。您将扮演一位失忆的舰长，需要召回因为船体爆炸而失散的船员——这些人的到来将会引发新的事件。您会在扫地机器人“萝卜”的陪伴下，靠您的“洞察力”和与他们互动来找出真相——而一切线索最后都将会指向导致船体爆炸的真凶。您可以自由与您的船员们发展情感关系（友谊/爱情），了解他们有助于您找到最后的真凶；他们也将作为您观察的透镜，映射出这个您“完全不记得”的世界。
Why similar: Female Protagonist 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, RPG 15.3%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Emotional 8.1%
A multi-ending text adventure set in an alternate Republican Era. As a rookie undercover agent in a world of hidden dangers, you'll face a mysterious superior, a cunning enemy officer, and a young colleague of uncertain intent. Navigate wisely, protect yourself, and make your final choice.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.5%, Female Protagonist 17.2%, Visual Novel 17%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, RPG 14.5%
Blood. Captivity. Mystery.
Why similar: Crime 24.8%, Investigation 15.3%, Emotional 12.3%, Alternate History 11.6%, Female Protagonist 11%
The Final Act is a mix of visual novel and puzzle game where you assist writer Rebecca Carter in overcoming her writer's block by crafting the perfect murder plot for her novel. Solve intricate puzzles, adjust crime scenes, and navigate immersive storytelling to uncover the perfect crime.
Why similar: Crime 27.5%, Mystery 13.6%, Emotional 13.1%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%
From a single bone to a name — and the truth. A mystery adventure set in a forensic anthropology lab. Read the bones, search the scenes with your colleagues, run the experiments, and close in on the killer. Seven names waiting, 14 forensic tasks turned into play, and one very good dog.
Why similar: Crime 23.4%, Investigation 17.5%, Mystery 14%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Interactive Fiction 9%
A stately, huge, beautiful mansion... Where is this?Opened the door of the mansion with a nervous heart, and the moment , I knew there was no turning back.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 18.8%, Emotional 12.8%, Investigation 10.4%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, RPG 9.8%
A visual novel about grief, memory and acceptance. Nayara is a painter of memories: she digs into her clients’ minds to change or even erase their memories. One day she realizes she has altered her own memory. What was so painful or unbearable that she wanted to forget it for good?
Why similar: Emotional 22.7%, Investigation 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Female Protagonist 9.8%
A Japanese-inspired Western fantasy visual novel with a female-centric narrative, set in a unique world. Play commoner mage Nolan: follow your mentor to Sabelien, forge bonds, face power struggles. Choose to avoid chaos or carve your path—your choices will shape Aorleton and the Mage Guild’s fate.
Why similar: Alternate History 16.4%, Female Protagonist 16.3%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Emotional 12.7%, RPG 11.4%
《你离开之后》是一款文字互动类乙女向游戏，再次醒来时你发现自已似乎已经是一缕魂魄了，你的爱人在你离开后变得敏感脆弱，而你的行为将会或直接或间接的影响到他，最终走向不同的结局。 一款美味的鳏夫文学，你的冷漠与无视会让向来冷静矜持的爱人在你面前发疯变得歇斯底里，你的捉弄会让他在梦里情难自已，你的一举一动都会让他改变，你离开之后，他活成了你的样子，或是你想要的样子。
Why similar: Emotional 22.9%, Female Protagonist 22.2%, Visual Novel 17.4%, RPG 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 11%
The fourth of seven chapters of a courtroom battle style visual novel, in which the story follows brand new lawyer Samuel Prince as he solves a strange variety of different crimes. Investigate the crime scene for evidence, then use it in court to find the real truth behind the case.
Why similar: Crime 28.2%, Investigation 21.4%, Mystery 19.8%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Story Rich 6.9%
Curtain Call in Flames is a single-player 2D courtroom mystery visual novel set in a traditional Chinese puppet troupe. As defense attorney Bian Bo, investigate a murder, question witnesses, examine evidence, and expose contradictions in court to uncover the truth.
Why similar: Crime 29.3%, Investigation 21.1%, Mystery 16.2%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 7.3%
《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: Mystery 17.1%, Surreal 16.4%, Investigation 14.8%, Emotional 14.1%, Visual Novel 10.5%
The Unleaving is a Chinese folk-horror Cthulhu RPG. As a member of a paranormal investigation group, venture into rural ghost stories and uncover the truth through dialogue, skill checks, and a little dice luck. Many stories, occupations, endings—some answers lie beyond knowing. They never left.
Why similar: Investigation 18.3%, Mystery 17.5%, RPG 15.8%, Surreal 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%
Take on the role of Detective Kobayashi, the one and only genius detective who has a reputation for solving any case, however dark or difficult...if he isn't playing games at the office or awkwardly hitting on girls, that is.
Why similar: Crime 33.9%, Mystery 15.3%, Investigation 14.4%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Anime 5.9%
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: Crime 28.6%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Investigation 13%, Emotional 12.2%, Female Protagonist 10.5%
Summer, a small town, jasmine. Past worries, future choices. Perhaps a midnight wish will quietly come true on a warm afternoon.『summer-jasmine』 is a visual novel. You play as Zhu Yutong, experiencing a tangled, dreamy time. It's our honor if you find joy and emotion in this journey.
Why similar: Emotional 20.8%, RPG 20.3%, Female Protagonist 18.9%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Multiple Endings 11.9%
Solve your own murder in this thrilling true crime adventure game. You've come face-to-face with your fate and someone close to you is going to kill you...unless you find out who it is before the time runs out!
Why similar: Crime 27.4%, Mystery 14.8%, Investigation 14.5%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Horror 7.5%
'UNCULT' is a Adventure where the protagonist, the daughter of a cult leader, suffers from amnesia after an accident in a fanatical pseudo-religious group. Now, she must piece together her obscured past, facing numerous challenges and uncovering the truth. Your decisions will shape her destiny.
Why similar: Crime 23.4%, Mystery 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Emotional 10.1%, Visual Novel 9.4%
一款融合中式风格与架空玄幻的无限流女性向视觉小说。作为一名刚毕业的大学生，因找工作面试碰壁而偶然许下愿望的你被卷入神明的游戏，与另外八名普通人一同坠入一个个诡异副本。你需要探索异境、查明缘由、了结未尽之愿，用每一次抉择打破僵局，通过副本里的重重考验。在神明的游戏里，你可以与四位可攻略角色进行深度交谈、结下因果，在恐惧与心动之间走出属于你们的不同结局……另外，顺利通关者也将获得实现任何愿望的权利！
Why similar: Mystery 20.3%, Emotional 19.4%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, RPG 11.3%
Gather evidence, interview suspects and send your case to trial. Have you got what it takes to be Tokyo's top detective?
Why similar: Crime 31.2%, Mystery 15.5%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Investigation 9.6%
ODH is a story rich, physcological, survival, horror, game with retro flair.
Why similar: Crime 21%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Mystery 14.9%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Investigation 11.1%
Build a flawless murder plan, then savor the mistake. Plan every detail. Choose the time, place, method, alibi and frame. But no plan is perfect. Serve your murder with style, then watch a brilliant detective find the one tiny detail you missed. Every murder leaves an aftertaste.
Why similar: Crime 43.1%, Mystery 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Investigation 9.6%, Multiple Endings 9%
It all started with a simple robbery. When that thread was pulled, a tapestry of mysteries was revealed. Solve cases and outsmart criminals in a detective story full of lies, confessions, and maybe even a murder or two.
Why similar: Crime 21.6%, Investigation 20.2%, Mystery 13.6%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Female Protagonist 13.5%
《春泥》是一款刑侦题材的悬疑解谜推理游戏。2018年中秋前夕，刑警程佑接到报案，动身前往泥塑匠林家处理一起家庭伤人案。随着调查深入，案件的疑点层层浮现，将她引向一连串尘封已久的谜团。往事的土壤正在松动，深埋的真相即将揭开......
Why similar: Crime 29.7%, Investigation 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Mystery 14.5%, RPG 8%
