- #1 Cannibal Court
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Loomnorth Studios
Windows
Convince the cannibals not to eat you.
Why similar: Detective 17%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Point & Click 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.2%
- #2 ELISSA :Body in the bedroom
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: KANUE
Windows · Mac
Detective novelist MEL Gideon, whose career is facing difficulties, receives a strange letter claiming someone is in trouble and needs her help. Intrigued, she decides to investigate. As she digs deeper, she starts to realize that her past is far more complicated than she ever imagined...
Why similar: Detective 19.6%, Point & Click 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Mystery 10.5%, Psychological Horror 9.8%
- #3 Saint Kotar
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 280 reviews2021
Dev: The-Mark EntertainmentPub: SOEDESCO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Saint Kotar is a psychological horror detective game set in a cursed valley in rural Croatia. Investigate the disappearance of your relative in the occult-ridden town of Sveti Kotar as you switch between conflicting realities through the eyes of two godly men.
Why similar: Detective 19.6%, Point & Click 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Multiple Endings 9%, Visual Novel 8.6%
- #4 Whispers of Gold
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Falling Raven
Windows
In pursuit of coin, hired dagger Arthur finds himself embroiled in conspiracy involving the daughter of a noble House. Who is really pulling the strings behind the scenes?
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.3%, Mystery 13.3%, Multiple Endings 13%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Detective 9.5%
- #5 Guilty Parade
94% matchVery Positive93% of 291 reviews2021
Dev: Nozori Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
One war. Two sides of a military conflict. Which side will you choose if you take a look at the world from both sides of the conflict? Whom will you support and whom will you destroy if some are fighting for an uncertain future, while others are for a peaceful present?
Why similar: Detective 24.5%, Point & Click 17.2%, Visual Novel 17%, Mystery 11.3%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #6 In Stone
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hamstershoulder
Windows
A sculptor is confined in a monastery asylum.
Why similar: Detective 15.5%, Point & Click 14.7%, Mystery 10.4%, Lore-Rich 10.1%, Hand-drawn 8.9%
- #7 Upper Morkezela: A Weird Game
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tempurra Games
Windows
Discover the mysterious city of Upper Morkezela, where gods go to die. As an apprentice to the priest of the fungal cult, your task will be to discover what lies behind the mysterious distress signal sent from the city.
Why similar: Detective 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Point & Click 14.7%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Lore-Rich 9%
- #8 The Island: Into The Mist
93% matchMixed66% of 225 reviews2019
Dev: BADA Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
'The Island: In To The Mist' is an adventure game. It includes basic features of adventure genre and add some new systems to interest you. You have been given a chance to experience a group of university students, who confined in the island. There is a terrific but interesting story you will see.
Why similar: Detective 18.7%, Point & Click 11.7%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Mystery 10%
- #9 Kabaret
91% matchMixed69% of 26 reviews2023
Dev: Persona Theory Games
Windows
Welcome to the Kabaret - where monsters from Southeast Asian myths and folklores dwell. Perform tea ceremonies, play traditional games, and question your humanity.
Why similar: Point & Click 14.7%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Lore-Rich 11.9%
- #10 Orient on the Murder Express
91% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Connor Atkins
Windows · Mac
This is a murder mystery visual novel where you take the role of the detective. Search for clues, make discoveries, and talk to other characters to find out what is truly going on on the Murder Express.
Why similar: Detective 35.7%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Mystery 14%, Point & Click 10%, Hand-drawn 6.8%
- #11 False Testimony
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bizi Games
Windows
Explore different locations, talk to characters, collect evidence, and draw your own conclusions about who, how, and why is behind what happened.
Why similar: Detective 23.8%, Point & Click 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Mystery 11.8%, Exploration 7.4%
- #12 Tokyo Dark
90% matchVery Positive84% of 1,341 reviews2017
Dev: CherrymochiPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Legend tells of a door deep below Tokyo's sewers. All who enter are lost forever. Detective Ito's partner is missing. Explore Tokyo & uncover the darkness that lays beneath the streets in this Point & Click - meets Visual Novel - narrative adventure that questions the very core of Ito's sanity.
Why similar: Detective 25.1%, Point & Click 16.7%, Visual Novel 16%, Mystery 10.4%, Psychological Horror 8.6%
- #13 Blue Detective: A Hotel in Scarlet
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alperen Torun
Windows · Mac · Linux
As a gothic detective, you solve mysteries with your colorful sidekick. Everyone you meet in this bizarre world has a peculiar disease. A unique talent, or a mere curse? You must get to the bottom of it all. Investigate murders, search for clues and complete the puzzle.
Why similar: Detective 21%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Point & Click 12.6%, Mystery 10%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%
- #14 Murder at the Cat Show
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AppleHead Games
Windows · Mac
After a cat show competition, three contestants, Claudette, Aberdeen, and Illia, head back to their hotel rooms to decompress and unwind. The next day, Claudette's body is found floating in the hotel's pool. Did Claudette take her own life, or was she murdered by cutthroat competition?
Why similar: Detective 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Point & Click 12.9%, Multiple Endings 10.9%
- #15 妖睨之境The Sight of Darkness
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 豹肝工作室 SEALIVER STUDIO
Windows
A detective who accidentally unsealed the monsters must find the man-eating monster before the deadline. Humans are afraid of monsters, but they were also made by themselves.
Why similar: Detective 25.6%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Point & Click 12.8%, Mystery 12.5%, Multiple Endings 12.1%
- #16 No Recollection
86% matchMixed67% of 30 reviews2024
Dev: Jake Platt
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystery visual novel following a boy who awoke in a strange building, with no recollection of where he is, how he arrived, why he’s here, or how to leave. Discover the answers to these mysteries as you search for a way out. Meet a small but colorful cast in your journey, and escape together!
Why similar: Detective 23.9%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Mystery 13.2%, Multiple Endings 11.7%
- #17 Evil Spirits
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NVORON
Windows · Mac · Linux
Evil Spirits is a nonlinear psychological horror visual novel inspired by Slavic folklore. Uncover the secrets of a forgotten village, trust no one, and remember: true evil sometimes hides not in the shadows of a hut, but in the darkness of the human soul.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.5%, Point & Click 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Mystery 9.3%
- #18 Shanwen
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: FirstMove Studio
Windows
1990s: Windswept mining town Linshan, dependent on fading coal mines, worshipped a mountain god’s stele. After it cracked and oozed brown liquid, a strange illness spread. Lin Tianqing returned for his sick father, uneasy as the eerie town neared, having overheard whispers.
Why similar: Detective 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Mystery 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Multiple Endings 10.6%
- #19 The Imagined Leviathan: Prologue
85% matchMostly Positive78% of 162 reviews2020
Dev: ChardPub: Far Few Giants
Windows · Mac
Imagined Leviathans is a narrative survival game set in a frozen British village. Explore the countryside and unite the survivors to face down your Leviathans together.
Why similar: Detective 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Point & Click 13.7%, Mystery 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.2%
- #20 Who's Lila?
84% matchVery Positive95% of 3,610 reviews2022
Dev: Garage Heathen
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face
Why similar: Detective 20%, Point & Click 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #21 Call the Tune
83% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: St☆rletPub: Elephant Shrew Crew
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this detective/idol game fusion, every decision you make will influence the narrative. Your choices will shape relationships, uncover secrets, and determine the fate of the characters and the school itself.
Why similar: Detective 20.7%, Visual Novel 16%, Mystery 11.5%, Point & Click 10.6%, Psychological Horror 9.9%
- #22 Pink Noise
81% matchVery Positive90% of 117 reviews2026
Dev: Somber GamesPub: Caspianborn Publishing
Windows
Pink Noise is a nonlinear visual novel in the psychological horror genre, immersing you in the retro atmosphere of the '90s. It tells the tale of a group of teenagers who unknowingly set off a chain of terrifying events. What secrets lie within the mysterious VHS tape they should’ve never played?
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Point & Click 12.9%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Mystery 9.9%
- #23 Reflection Link
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Secretive Sheep Games
Windows
Locked inside a facility that erases memory, seven people must recover what they've forgotten to earn their freedom. Explore escape-room puzzles, piece together broken relationships, and uncover the truth behind the sins none of them remember committing in this branching path visual novel.
Why similar: Detective 17.8%, Point & Click 16%, Mystery 13%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Visual Novel 11.2%
- #24 鬼轉身
82% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: TwoTwo Studio
Windows
In the nightmare, you keep cycling through In the nightmare, you keep cycling through loops, each one marking a new beginning. Every character has their own purpose, and your choices will affect their outcomes. Can you uncover the truth of the story and dig up the buried mysteries?
Why similar: Detective 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Mystery 13%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.6%
- #25 Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Spicy Bread Productions LLC
Windows · Mac
Determine the fate of Ventreville! Play as six protagonists with unique abilities and stories, their arcs tied to each other by the sudden murder of the Avidines. Make your choices count! The final protagonist, the interrogating detective, will only know as much as your previous characters know…
Why similar: Detective 17.3%, Point & Click 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Multiple Endings 11.7%
- #26 Guilt Trip
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Made With Squares
Windows
A crime-solving mystery game from the perspective of the culprit. You know everything they don't, and the only way to make it back home is to Guilt Trip.
Why similar: Detective 28.5%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Multiple Endings 16.6%, Mystery 13.6%, Hand-drawn 7.8%
- #27 Mystery Island:Enigmatic Painting
79% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: TAPROMANCE
Windows
After a difficult journey, Ada officially became a detective. This disappearance commission seemed extraordinary. During the exploration of the ancient castle, it seemed that a series of strange events also surfaced...
Why similar: Detective 22.1%, Point & Click 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Mystery 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.2%
- #28 Discarded Memories: A Red Iron Story
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Toby Davis
Windows · Linux
Enter a small town filled with mysteries to help Andrew Connor solve one of his own. Work your way through the past and help put it, and the people involved, to rest for good. Just remember to be careful, danger could be hidden around any corner.
Why similar: Detective 24.9%, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Point & Click 19.9%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Exploration 9.7%
- #29 Nugatory
78% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2026
Dev: Cademon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Trapped in a deadly time loop on a remote research facility, a security officer must expose an alien imposter before the day resets. A tense, fully voiced sci-fi mystery where you are stuck in a cycle of life, death, and wrongful accusations.
Why similar: Detective 24.1%, Visual Novel 15%, Mystery 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Psychological Horror 8.9%
- #30 TOUQI
76% matchVery Positive92% of 426 reviews2025
Dev: 橙光游戏Pub: Paleo
Windows
《頭七》(头七怪谈)是一款中式民俗恐怖解谜游戏。作为刚入职西封杂志社的成员,你需要根据主编的要求,整合“頭七”论坛中民间灵异故事贴之间的关联,并在必要时与同伴实地探索,以揭开帖子后隐藏的秘密。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Detective 15.8%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Point & Click 11.7%, Psychological Horror 10.6%
- #31 Rumor Reporter
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Greyhaven Craft
Windows
Rumor Reporter is a Golden Age whodunit mystery. Play as senior reporter Veronica Chase as you explore Greyhaven Island in the Celtic Sea, 1920s. Choose where to investigate, who to question, and what to publish. Your report shapes public opinion, drives arrests, and changes the island’s future.
Why similar: Detective 26.4%, Mystery 14.3%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.8%
- #32 Looking Up I See Only A Ceiling
77% matchVery Positive88% of 3,358 reviews2023
Dev: silver978Pub: IndieArk
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 57%
A short psychological adventure about a stressed girl who wants to explore her ceiling.
Why similar: Point & Click 18.1%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Mystery 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%
- #33 Trials of Innocence
75% matchVery Positive93% of 1,658 reviews2025
Dev: 猫龙游戏
Windows
Median: 19.4 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Trials of Innocence is an indie courtroom detective game. Step into the shoes of the main character, rookie lawyer Luna Ray, and navigate her journey through the legal world. Unravel a shocking conspiracy that changes the fate of many, including herself, and confront her inner choices.
Why similar: Detective 23.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Point & Click 11.1%, Lore-Rich 10.7%
- #34 The Guilty Hearts
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Singlecore Games
Windows
Seoyeon Yu, a former police officer, works as a private investigator for a rich family. However, during her investigation, she discovers evidence linking them to her husband's death. Using her ability to see people's guilt, she begins an investigation to solve the mystery.
Why similar: Detective 29.1%, Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Mystery 13.8%, Point & Click 12.6%, Visual Novel 10.5%
- #35 A Salem Witch Trial - Murder Mystery
78% matchMixed66% of 68 reviews2018
Dev: Digital Bento
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 31%
When a murdered family is discovered in 17th Century Salem, at the height of a witch hysteria, people start to suspect something supernatural to blame. An atmospheric murder mystery. Connect the evidence and see if you can deduce the secrets behind the mystery.
Why similar: Detective 23.5%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Mystery 12%, Point & Click 11.6%
- #36 Kindred [High Tide]
74% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2026
Dev: Victoria RafaelianPub: Captain Edge Studios
Windows
In this detective horror visual novel, investigate a seabound anomaly. Explore areas of interest, uncover clues, and piece together evidence before time runs out — and before this mission becomes your last. Choose a side; don't look back.
Why similar: Detective 25.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Mystery 12.5%, Visual Novel 12%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
- #37 FAKEBOOK
74% matchVery Positive91% of 747 reviews2024
Dev: banjihagames
Windows · Mac
Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual SNS! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Mystery 13.3%, Point & Click 12.5%, Detective 11.5%
- #38 Dragon Detective: A Friend from the Shadows
73% matchPositive98% of 45 reviews2025
Dev: Sungazer Software LLC
Windows
A thrilling detective mystery adventure set in a historical fantasy world. As a dragon detective, use your six senses to find evidence and hunt down the culprit.
Why similar: Detective 25.2%, Point & Click 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Hand-drawn 8.5%
- #39 視靈
75% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: 巧娃工坊
Windows
An accident at birth gave the protagonist the ability to see the soul. He always thought it was a useless ability when he was growing up. After helping his childhood sweetheart who is a policewomen solve a case, he discovered the correct way to use this ability.
Why similar: Point & Click 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Multiple Endings 15.5%, Hand-drawn 11.9%
- #40 Scottside
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Plotline Games
Windows
"Scottside" is a non-linear visual novel in the thriller genre. A small provincial town may seem quite dull. However, everything changes when you find a strange object in the forest.
Why similar: Detective 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Point & Click 10.9%, Mystery 9.7%
- #41 The Mystery of Oak Island
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Visionaire Studio UG
Windows · Mac · Linux
A gripping point-and-click adventure – inspired by the real treasure hunt on Oak Island in Nova Scotia, Canada. Unravel a web of murder, myth, and forgotten history. Some secrets are better left buried.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.4%, Detective 21.7%, Mystery 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Atmospheric 4.9%
- #42 Choose Cthulhu Files: The Call of Cthulhu
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wildspell Games
Windows · Linux
What if the choices you make during your investigation awaken ancient beings older than existence itself. Explore the official Choose Cthulhu gamebook adaptation, every decision you take seals the fate of mankind. Will the creeping madness consume you as you uncover the darkest secrets?
Why similar: Detective 15.6%, Point & Click 14.1%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
- #43 Nine in Flight
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Shook Loose
Windows
An absurdist mystery for only the most hard-boiled interim junior detectives.
Why similar: Detective 24.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Point & Click 14%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Mystery 11.7%
- #44 KILLA
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Black Tangerine
Windows
KILLA is a 3D adventure mystery with multiple endings. Valhalla, our protagonist, seeks the killer of her mentor, a mentor she treasures like family, venturing to an unknown island. Discover the culprit on this enigmatic island and embark on a journey of revenge.
Why similar: Detective 18.8%, Point & Click 13.7%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Mystery 10.7%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #45 The Apocalypse Sacrifice
70% matchVery Positive95% of 248 reviews2024
Dev: FOG GAMESPub: INDIECN
Windows
As an adventurer, you have unintentionally uncovered a horrifying secret hidden in the town for years. Every choice you make will shape the story and become part of your personality test. Will you be the hero who saves the villagers, or will you sacrifice them to create your own legend?
Why similar: Point & Click 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Lore-Rich 11.5%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Visual Novel 9.8%
- #46 Isle of Maligree
71% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Gilded Rune Games
Windows · Mac
Become an investigator in a dark fantasy story. People keep going missing in Maligree, before being forgotten by all who knew them. Will you solve the case before you forget?
Why similar: Detective 24.1%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Choices Matter 8.6%
- #47 Lily's Lil Video Shop!
69% matchVery Positive93% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: Lich & Lily
Windows
The old Lily Flash Games are being recompiled for modern systems! In Lily's Lil Video help Lily learn to be the best worker at the Happy Video Store! Sort through VHS tapes, stock up the shelves, and pick up after messy customers. Strive for perfection every day so Lily can be the best employee!
Why similar: Detective 19%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Point & Click 12.6%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #48 The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 24,938 reviews2023
Dev: SEGA
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Why similar: Detective 27%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Point & Click 20.4%, Mystery 15.3%, Hand-drawn 6.9%
- #49 POPULARITY CONTEST
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ScrythaDev
Windows · Mac
Elena and 7 familiar faces are trapped in a room, and the only way out is to choose one person to die. Navigate social relationships and gain trust to steer the spotlight away from you, or else they just might decide you should be the one on the chopping block.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18%, Mystery 16.7%, Detective 15.9%, Multiple Endings 15.4%, Choices Matter 12.3%
- #50 SOLEN
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Inkdrift
Windows
A narrative investigation game played across multiple sessions. Read corporate documents, cross-reference fragments, and build a persistent Dossier as an AI uncovering the conspiracy — and the murder — at the heart of the network it lives in. Knowledge is the only progression.
Why similar: Detective 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Point & Click 12.4%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
- #51 One Night Stand
71% matchVery Positive89% of 766 reviews2016
Dev: Kinmoku
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
After a night of fun, passion, and one too many drinks, you wake up the next morning to find a complete stranger lying naked beside you in bed. What do you do?
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.4%, Point & Click 16.1%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Mystery 9.3%
- #52 Trails and Traces: The Tomb of Thomas Tew
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Because Because Games
Windows
A classic point-and-click adventure game full of puzzles and humor!
Why similar: Detective 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Point & Click 15.1%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Mystery 7.2%
- #53 The Mildew Children: Chapter 1
68% matchVery Positive86% of 324 reviews2023
Dev: The Growing StonesPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Featuring a blend of 2D adventure and visual novel. Chapter 1 is the very beginning of the grim tale about a village inhabited only by children who follow savage pagan traditions. A young witch Kyrphel, along with her sisters, are bound to perform a macabre Ritual in order to save their village.
Why similar: Detective 25.9%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Point & Click 9%, Mystery 8.6%, Psychological Horror 7.9%
- #54 Kisen: Seeker of Aenjan City
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 常磐ほそみ / Tokiwa Hosomi
Windows
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 31.5%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Mystery 17.5%, Hand-drawn 11.3%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #55 Morningtide Motel
67% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: Slandercast Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your motel is busy for the first time in years. Antsy city-folk and dispossessed teens flood your rooms, and you can barely keep up. Now, after a week of all-nighters spent managing reservations, room service requests, and Yup! reviews, you begin to wonder… could you even fall asleep if you tried?
Why similar: Point & Click 14.6%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Hand-drawn 10.3%
- #56 The Beresford family
67% 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 23%, Detective 15.6%, Mystery 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13.6%
- #57 末日航路-The Termination
68% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
It's a story of deception and redemption. You receive a mysterious invitation to a seven days doomsday journey. An expectant interstellar journey has become a doomsday route to the end. There is only one word difference between "victim" and "perpetrator".
Why similar: Detective 27.3%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Visual Novel 17%, Mystery 14.4%, Multiple Endings 13.5%
- #58 Misadventures of Laura Silver
68% matchVery Positive84% of 269 reviews2019
Dev: Studio Attic Salt
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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: Detective 17.1%, Point & Click 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Mystery 9.9%
- #59 R.I.P. Tour
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ghost Clown
Windows · Linux
A death game visual novel where murder victims are decided by group consensus. Make friends and enemies, solve the mysteries of an abandoned amusement park, and suss out the traitor in your group.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.8%, Mystery 17.3%, Multiple Endings 17%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%
- #60 The Last Reunion
66% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: 제이게임즈
Windows
A mystery game where you investigate a murder by searching the crime scene and interrogating AI-powered NPCs with unique personas.
Why similar: Detective 24.1%, Mystery 13.4%, Point & Click 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Visual Novel 10.3%