- #1 Overboard!
97% matchVery Positive90% of 640 reviews2021
Dev: inkle Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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: Conversation 12.4%, Comic Book 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Detective 10.6%, Hand-drawn 9.2%
- #2 Murder by Numbers
96% matchVery Positive84% of 1,650 reviews2020
Dev: MediatonicPub: The Irregular Corporation
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Solve Pixel Puzzles to find clues. Use those clues to interrogate witnesses. Work your way to the truth... ...and uncover the mystery of Murder by Numbers!
Why similar: Investigation 17.9%, Comic Book 17.1%, Conversation 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Detective 11.2%
- #3 Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical
96% matchVery Positive91% of 3,767 reviews2023
Dev: Summerfall StudiosPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Gods. Romance. Murder. Musical Numbers?! Play as Grace in a world where Greek Gods live in hiding among us. Change your fate as you draw friends, foes & lovers into song using your powers of musical persuasion to unravel the mystery of the Last Muse's death.
Why similar: Comic Book 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Hand-drawn 10.5%, Choices Matter 8.8%
- #4 Tangle Tower
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 5,973 reviews2019
Dev: SFB Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Unravel a thrilling mystery by exploring a strange and twisted mansion, discovering curious clues, interrogating peculiar suspects and solving unique puzzles. Will you be able to uncover the secrets of Tangle Tower?
Why similar: Detective 23.3%, Conversation 18%, Investigation 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Mystery 10.3%
- #5 Loco Motive
94% matchVery Positive93% of 1,115 reviews2024
Dev: Robust GamesPub: Chucklefish
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
There's been a murder aboard the Reuss Express, and you're the suspects! Prove your innocence in this comedy 'point n' click' murder mystery - packed with twists, laughs, and larger-than-life characters!
Why similar: Investigation 34%, Detective 22.6%, Mystery 16.4%, Funny 12.9%, Story Rich 6%
- #6 Unforeseen Incidents
94% matchVery Positive88% of 1,038 reviews2018
Dev: Backwoods EntertainmentPub: Application Systems Heidelberg
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Unforeseen Incidents is a classical style interactive mystery set in a beautifully hand-painted world. Join Harper Pendrell and experience a challenging investigation, smart dialog and a rich cast of characters in this thrilling new adventure game.
Why similar: Comic Book 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Hand-drawn 15%, Detective 11.2%, Mystery 10.5%
- #7 Murder on the Marine Express
93% matchVery Positive94% of 78 reviews2021
Dev: 1564 Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Investigation 21.7%, Detective 19.2%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Mystery 12%
- #8 Paradise Killer
92% matchVery Positive93% of 4,378 reviews2020
Dev: Kaizen Game WorksPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Investigation 27.9%, Detective 18.6%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Mystery 12.3%, Choices Matter 11.2%
- #9 她杀 - The Suspected Murder
91% matchVery Positive85% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: 麻辣工作室 Spicy GamesPub: INDIECN
Windows
Deep night, famous suspense novelist fell from the balcony, leaving his young wife an enormous heritage. Accident, or calculated murder?Novelist's nephew secretly began investigation.He found a hidden manuscript, which contains a creep story, as well as the key clues concerning its author's death.
Why similar: Comic Book 22.7%, Investigation 19.7%, Detective 14.2%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Drama 8.2%
- #10 YOUR HOUSE
91% matchVery Positive86% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: PATRONES & ESCONDITES
Windows · Mac
A narrative puzzle-thriller that blurs the lines between games and books, reality and fiction, puzzles and storytelling.
Why similar: Investigation 17.2%, Comic Book 15.9%, Detective 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Hand-drawn 10.8%
- #11 The Case of the Golden Idol
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,171 reviews2022
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
Why similar: Investigation 26.4%, Detective 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Mystery 13.1%, Historical 11.2%
- #12 Concealed
90% matchVery Positive84% of 82 reviews2023
Dev: CASCHA GAMESPub: Neverland Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
At Di Yingling High, rumors of missing girls run rampant. Exchange student Meng Jiangnan uncovers the school’s hidden darkness. The Remake heightens the suspense with black-and-white comic visuals and upgraded systems. Will you face the truth?
Why similar: Comic Book 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Conversation 12.9%, Hand-drawn 12.5%, Drama 10.8%
- #13 No Case Should Remain Unsolved
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,767 reviews2024
Dev: Somi
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 24.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Detective 11.6%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Female Protagonist 10.9%
- #14 Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit
87% matchVery Positive98% of 435 reviews2025
Dev: Default Cube Games
Windows · Mac
Pick up your magnifying glass as writer-turned-detective Penelope Pendrick in this first-person point and click mystery adventure! Three people have suddenly vanished from the sleepy town of Carlisle. Follow the clues, interrogate suspects, and solve puzzles to end this case - before it ends you.
Why similar: Mystery 20.3%, Investigation 19.8%, Detective 16.1%, Drama 10.8%, Female Protagonist 7.5%
- #15 Hauma - A Detective Noir Story
88% matchMostly Positive73% of 124 reviews2023
Dev: SenAm GamesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
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: Comic Book 19.6%, Investigation 16.4%, Detective 12%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Conversation 10.8%
- #16 Detective Grimoire
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,328 reviews2014
Dev: SFB Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Detective Grimoire has been called to investigate a murder. The owner of a small tourist attraction, seemingly killed by the mythical creature his attraction is based around... Explore the area, inspect the crime scene, grill suspects, solve puzzles, hunt for clues & uncover the secret of the swamp!
Why similar: Conversation 21.8%, Investigation 18.7%, Detective 18.3%, Visual Novel 13%, Funny 10.1%
- #17 SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair
86% matchVery Positive91% of 128 reviews2016
Dev: Gosatsu Visual Novels
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 25%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Detective 17.5%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Mystery 11.4%
- #18 Jenny LeClue - Detectivu
85% matchVery Positive87% of 1,353 reviews2019
Dev: Mografi
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
JENNY LECLUE is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet, mysteries and puzzles to solve across a vibrant, atmospheric world.
Why similar: Detective 23.7%, Female Protagonist 17.7%, Drama 16.7%, Mystery 16.2%, Funny 12.2%
- #19 Still Joking
84% matchVery Positive92% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Purple Brick Games
Windows · Mac
What do mirror reflections do once they have no one to repeat after anymore? Play as Iris, quite a sarcastic reflection torn between the urge to unravel the mystery of death of her “prototype” and the need to find her place in a mirrored world.
Why similar: Investigation 14.7%, Conversation 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Female Protagonist 8.4%, Visual Novel 8.3%
- #20 Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure
82% matchVery Positive88% of 490 reviews2024
Dev: DigiTales InteractivePub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Between Horizons is a narrative 2.5D sci-fi detective adventure. 33 years into the Zephyr's journey, its mission is suddenly jeopardized. Can you find the culprit before it's too late? Experience an enthralling story set in a semi-open world that branches and ends based on your choices.
Why similar: Investigation 21.2%, Conversation 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Detective 14.9%, Female Protagonist 10.9%
- #21 This Bed We Made
81% matchVery Positive91% of 2,983 reviews2023
Dev: Lowbirth Games
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
This Bed We Made is a third-person mystery game in which you play as a maid in a 1950s hotel and snoop around strangers' rooms to uncover their deadly secrets. Discover what links guests together in this tale of love, heartbreak and murder!
Why similar: Investigation 21.8%, Mystery 13.6%, Detective 12.8%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%
- #22 The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood
80% matchVery Positive94% of 5,842 reviews2023
Dev: DeconstructeamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Immerse yourself in an enchanting narrative experience as Fortuna, a fortune-teller Witch condemned to exile on her asteroid home. Craft your own Tarot deck, regain your freedom, and shape the fate of the cosmic Witch society.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30%, Female Protagonist 21.3%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Mystery 6.8%
- #23 Lady in Mystery
82% matchVery Positive94% of 163 reviews2021
Dev: nolsoft
Windows
Welcome to a small detective agency in old Seoul. Lady in Mystery is a Yuri mystery visual novel set in 18th-century Joseon. Choose one of four women to grow closest to Heesoo, the disguised detective. Your choices may lead to love, revenge, or darker paths than you imagined.
Why similar: Historical 13.6%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Investigation 12.1%, Visual Novel 12%, Conversation 11.7%
- #24 Psy High
83% matchMostly Positive79% of 148 reviews2014
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Interactive teen supernatural mystery! You and your friends have developed magical psychic powers. Solve the case, save your school, find a date for prom!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 61%, Choose Your Own Adventure 39%
- #25 Dangerous High School Girls in Trouble!™
84% matchMixed60% of 207 reviews2009
Dev: Mousechief
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 31%
"Well behaved women seldom make history." - Laurel Thatcher Ulrich This is the game where good girls get better by being bad! In the 1920s, young women had a chance to change society--by misbehaving. Gather a gang of girls. Explore. Battle petty townsfolk with quick, naughty games: Fib, Flirt, Taunt...
Why similar: Investigation 26.7%, Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Female Protagonist 19.5%, Historical 18.2%, Story Rich 7.6%
- #26 The Roottrees are Dead
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,749 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.
Why similar: Investigation 29.7%, Detective 28.4%, Mystery 19%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Story Rich 4.8%
- #27 Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved
77% matchVery Positive95% of 385 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 26.2%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Investigation 15.2%, Mystery 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%
- #28 MMM: Murder Most Misfortunate
81% matchVery Positive82% of 124 reviews2017
Dev: Michael LongPub: Foolish Mortals Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A gruesome murder interrupts an evening party at a secluded mansion and you are the prime suspect! Explore the mansion, search for clues, and interrogate the other guests as you strive to unmask the killer in this open-ended mystery.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.6%, Mystery 30.1%, Adventure 18.9%, Story Rich 11%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #29 Nancy Drew®: Warnings at Waverly Academy
79% matchVery Positive90% of 331 reviews2010
Dev: HeR Interactive
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Enroll in a School Plagued by Suspicions and Lies!
Why similar: Detective 32%, Female Protagonist 21.7%, Historical 21%, Funny 13.8%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #30 A Case of Distrust
79% matchVery Positive82% of 601 reviews2018
Dev: An Open Ben
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A Case of Distrust is a narrative mystery from 1924 San Francisco. Play as private investigator Phyllis Cadence Malone in this historical 2D adventure game.
Why similar: Investigation 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Detective 12.7%, Historical 10%, Visual Novel 9.1%
- #31 Exiled
76% matchVery Positive90% of 242 reviews2024
Dev: John Szymanski
Windows · Mac · Linux
Charlotte is missing. Decode an ancient language, investigate a mystery, and stay away from ancient monsters in this compact puzzle thriller.
Why similar: Mystery 30.9%, Choices Matter 23.8%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Story Rich 10%, Stylized 9.4%
- #32 To Be or Not To Be
78% matchVery Positive90% of 296 reviews2015
Dev: Tin Man Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Guide Hamlet, Ophelia and Hamlet Sr. to hundreds of hilarious deaths in Ryan North's chooseable-path edition of Shakespeare's Hamlet!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 38.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Adventure 12.5%
- #33 Misadventures of Laura Silver
78% matchVery Positive84% of 269 reviews2019
Dev: Studio Attic Salt
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Need more stress in your life? Meet Laura Silver, a paranoid and insomniac detective tasked with researching Slavic mythology. Do you know anything about the Vodnik? Neither does she. Unfortunately, her incompetence won't be your biggest problem in Czechoslovakia.
Why similar: Comic Book 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Hand-drawn 8.9%, Detective 8.8%, Investigation 8.8%
- #34 Best Served Cold
74% matchVery Positive89% of 596 reviews2025
Dev: Rogueside
Windows · Mac
Can you mix a cocktail while eye-to-eye with a criminal? Find out in Best Served Cold, a murder mystery set in a bustling speakeasy where you serve customers, make friends and enemies, and solve crimes. At the Nightcap bar, prohibition is a killer… and so are some of your customers!
Why similar: Investigation 18%, Conversation 17.7%, Detective 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Visual Novel 11.2%
- #35 Far Away
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,931 reviews2021
Dev: Gratesca
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Far Away is a visual novel full of dark humor depicting immersive storylines rather than romantic drama. You will play as Krosa, a typical girl who experiences gang conflicts, crimes, conspiracies, and family grudges in the port city of Bedjan.
Why similar: Investigation 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Choices Matter 11.7%
- #36 Saltsea Chronicles
75% matchVery Positive97% of 103 reviews2023
Dev: Die Gute Fabrik
Windows · Mac
It begins with a kidnapped captain and a stolen ship. Where it leads next? That’s up to you… In this story-driven adventure game you will explore strange and wonderful communities, uncover a deep conspiracy, and chart a journey through twists and turns, difficulties and delights.
Why similar: Investigation 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Hand-drawn 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%, Drama 10.8%
- #37 Trials of Innocence
73% matchVery Positive92% of 1,556 reviews2025
Dev: 猫龙游戏
Windows
Median: 19.1 hrsMean: 22.2 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: Investigation 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Detective 16.3%, Conversation 13.7%, Visual Novel 11.1%
- #38 Crime O'Clock
76% matchMixed69% of 493 reviews2023
Dev: Bad SeedPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Crime O'Clock is a hidden objects investigation and time exploration game with a deep storyline. Investigate cases through time and evolving maps by unveiling a multi-eras linked story. Will you be observant enough to solve the mysteries? Crime waits for no man!
Why similar: Investigation 22.1%, Comic Book 19.3%, Detective 14.5%, Hand-drawn 11.7%, Mystery 9.2%
- #39 Paper Perjury
73% matchVery Positive88% of 190 reviews2024
Dev: Paper Cat Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Detective 23.9%, Female Protagonist 17.1%, Investigation 16.6%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Mystery 14.8%
- #40 Times and Galaxy
74% matchVery Positive93% of 67 reviews2024
Dev: Copychaser GamesPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows
Embark on an interplanetary adventure as the first robo reporter for the Times & Galaxy, the solar system’s most trusted holopaper. You’re just an intern, but if you can get the scoop, write great stories, and impress your colleagues, maybe you'll get to keep your job!
Why similar: Comic Book 16.4%, Investigation 13.8%, Conversation 13.2%, Detective 12.7%, Visual Novel 11.1%
- #41 The Crimson Diamond
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 648 reviews2024
Dev: Julia Minamata
Windows · Mac
Follow amateur geologist and reluctant detective Nancy Maple to the ghost town of Crimson, Ontario to investigate the discovery of a massive diamond in this retro-inspired, EGA text parser mystery adventure!
Why similar: Investigation 20.6%, Mystery 15.8%, Historical 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Female Protagonist 13.5%
- #42 Detective Ridelle
72% matchVery Positive99% of 87 reviews2024
Dev: PuzzLab
Windows
Detective Ridelle is a cozy murder mystery game featuring escape room style puzzles. Find clues, interrogate suspects, solve the mystery - before it's too late.
Why similar: Investigation 23.7%, Detective 20.5%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Female Protagonist 13%, Mystery 12.8%
- #43 Murder Is Game Over
73% matchVery Positive96% of 54 reviews2022
Dev: HitherYon Games
Windows
Join the investigation in Murder Is Game Over, a pixel art point-and-click game where you and Cleo try to solve the murder of a famous game designer. Can you uncover the clues and catch the killer before it's game over?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.1%, Detective 20.8%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Funny 12.1%, Choices Matter 12.1%
- #44 Methods: The Canada Files
69% matchVery Positive97% of 330 reviews2026
Dev: LockedOn GamesPub: Erabit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Methods: The Canada Files is a mystery visual novel. You play as a team of eccentric detectives in a mysterious crime-solving competition. To solve each mystery, you must use your team member’s unique detective methods, refute faulty theories with evidence, and find out the truth!
Why similar: Investigation 26.6%, Comic Book 21.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Detective 14.5%, Visual Novel 10.1%
- #45 The Big Con
71% matchVery Positive94% of 1,273 reviews2021
Dev: Mighty YellPub: Skybound Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Hustle your way across ‘90s America as a runaway teen con artist. Choose how to make your scratch as you don disguises, pick pockets, and rip people off in this comedic crime-filled adventure. Experience the totally rad '90s in all its plaid and payphone glory!
Why similar: Conversation 19.2%, Hand-drawn 17%, Female Protagonist 15%, Funny 12.6%, Choices Matter 9.8%
- #46 Heaven's Vault
71% matchVery Positive84% of 2,386 reviews2019
Dev: inkle Ltd
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 60%
An archaeologist uncovers a lost history in an ancient space Nebula. Award-winning narrative adventure game with hieroglyphic language puzzles, from the creators of 80 DAYS.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Female Protagonist 17.7%, Mystery 16.6%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%
- #47 江华号
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 177 reviews2023
Dev: 知音动漫Pub: IndieArk
Windows
《江华号》是一款国风水墨横版卷轴叙事游戏。1928年,武汉的大街小巷流传着一则“头七夜死者还魂”的诡异消息,引发各界关注。《楚城时报》新人记者虞慧龄奉命前去采访,却误打误撞,被种种谜团指引着登上了一艘名为“江华号”的豪华客轮。在那里,一段不为人知的隐秘往事渐渐浮出水面……
Why similar: Investigation 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Detective 11%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Historical 10.8%
- #48 Case #1472
71% matchMixed57% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: Broken at Release Game Studio
Windows
A mysterious woman is sitting in front of you. Who is she? And who are you? And why are you both there? Case #1472 is mystery information digging interrogation thriller game where there are more things going on than what meets the eye, but are you able to unravel what has happened?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Investigation 16.4%, Conversation 13.3%, Detective 12.1%, Visual Novel 10.6%
- #49 Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
70% matchVery Positive83% of 21,767 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 30.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A new cast of 16 characters find themselves kidnapped and imprisoned in a school. Inside, some will kill, some will die, and some will be punished. Reimagine what you thought high-stakes, fast-paced investigation was as you investigate twisted murder cases and condemn your new friends to death.
Why similar: Detective 28.9%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Female Protagonist 20.2%, Mystery 16.7%, Story Rich 6.9%
- #50 TR-49
65% matchVery Positive95% of 930 reviews2026
Dev: inkle Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 65%
A World War II computer. An archive of lost books. A world-changing secret. Narrative deduction meets audio drama, from the creators of Overboard!, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
Why similar: Investigation 29.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Detective 15.1%, Drama 12.1%, Mystery 11.5%
- #51 Wintermoor Tactics Club
69% matchVery Positive88% of 643 reviews2020
Dev: EVC GamesPub: Versus Evil
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Wintermoor Tactics Club is a story about surviving high school, with gameplay inspired by tactics RPGs and visual novels.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 21.3%, Female Protagonist 20.2%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Funny 14.7%, Mystery 13.6%
- #52 By Moonlight
70% matchVery Positive89% of 121 reviews2019
Dev: SugarHyped
Windows · Mac
~ ~ A Comedic Mystery Visual Novel with Relationship Building ~ ~ Play as a paranormal investigator hired by the paranormal to investigate! Search for a headless horseman's missing head before the night is over.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Mystery 12.9%, Funny 12.8%
- #53 A Twisted Tale
67% matchVery Positive94% of 70 reviews2024
Dev: Voodoo Bembel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Discover a humouristic point and click adventure inspired by all the masterpieces which made us stick to our computers back in the day (and therefore we played outside way too infrequently). [Chapter 1 available]
Why similar: Hand-drawn 25.6%, Conversation 20.9%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Funny 11.7%, Female Protagonist 9.2%
- #54 Escape from the Cursed Convent
66% matchVery Positive93% of 180 reviews2025
Dev: Ais Kacang StudioPub: 迷糊的安安
Windows
Escape from the Cursed Convent is a narrative-driven adventure game set in a medieval girls' convent, offering a rich storytelling experience, and several gameplay styles including QTE, hunting, cooking, and puzzle-solving.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 21.3%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Choices Matter 15.8%, Multiple Endings 7%
- #55 Intruder In Antiquonia
68% matchVery Positive90% of 112 reviews2022
Dev: Aruma Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Intruder In Antiquonia is a narrative mystery adventure that will immerse you in the Internet-hostile town of Antiquonia. Sarah does not remember who she is and how she got there. Help her solve the mysteries of her past while exploring beautiful hand-drawn environments.
Why similar: Investigation 21.2%, Detective 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Female Protagonist 11.7%
- #56 BURIED STARS
68% matchVery Positive84% of 2,079 reviews2021
Dev: LINE Games Corporation
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Investigation 16.9%, Conversation 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Drama 9.3%, Visual Novel 9.2%
- #57 Black Closet
69% matchVery Positive92% of 270 reviews2015
Dev: Hanako Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Command your minions to solve mysteries and cover up scandals in a high-class boarding school, where the competition is cut-throat and image is everything. But be careful - one of your minions is a traitor.
Why similar: Investigation 24.9%, Detective 23.1%, Female Protagonist 16.8%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Mystery 10.7%
- #58 Pentiment
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,036 reviews2022
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Step into a living illustrated world in a time when Europe is at a crossroads of great religious and political change. Walk in the footsteps of Andreas Maler, a master artist who finds himself in the middle of murders, scandals, and intrigue in the Bavarian Alps.
Why similar: Investigation 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Historical 13%, Hand-drawn 11.3%, Detective 10.1%
- #59 After School Murder Club!!
68% matchVery Positive86% of 98 reviews2021
Dev: Rabbit, Deer, You
Windows
In this short comedy visual novel, you're an unpopular transfer student who begins a new life at a Japanese high school. You quickly get drafted into the school's most secret after-school club... but could it be that the seemingly innocent members of the Murder Club are hiding a dark secret?!
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.2%, Choices Matter 18.6%, Funny 12.7%, Drama 10.5%
- #60 Unavowed
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,539 reviews2018
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A demon has possessed you and used your body to tear a swath of bloodshed through New York. You are now free, but life as you knew it is over. Your only path forward is joining the Unavowed - an ancient society dedicated to stopping evil. No matter what the cost.
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