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  1. #1 苍白花树繁茂之时Blood Flowers
    97% matchVery Positive82% of 308 reviews2023
    Dev: Bone Nail
    Windows

    A puzzle & plot single-player game. It all starts with the falling star ...... Through the puzzle, find the childhood memories while gradually unraveling the truth of the "Blood Tree Plague" hundreds of years ago.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 21.3%, Drama 19.3%, Mystery 18.2%, Puzzle 15%, Anime 9.9%

  2. #2 Gensokyo:Presumption of Guilt~Pansies Before Dawn
    96% matchVery Positive94% of 267 reviews2026
    Dev: 戏壤游戏(Xirang Games)
    Windows

    Explore the intertwined fates of humans and youkai in this interactive fiction. As an unwitting protagonist, enter the sealed realm of Gensokyo to investigate a series of bizarre murders. Unearth ancient secrets and witness a gripping saga hidden for millennia.

    Why similar: Conversation 22.5%, Visual Novel 21%, Mystery 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Investigation 11.1%

  3. #3 Snowfall's Mystery
    96% matchVery Positive86% of 102 reviews2025
    Dev: Sempiternal Rain
    Windows

    A psychological interactive novel about a floppy disk with a mysterious program. Help Elliot cope with his mental issues and uncover the secret of the floppy disk.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.8%, Visual Novel 20%, Choices Matter 19.4%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Story Rich 9%

  4. #4 Departed Away
    95% matchVery Positive90% of 546 reviews2024
    Dev: Alperen Torun
    Windows

    Discover 'Departed Away,' a captivating visual novel where friendship intertwines with mystery. Uncover secrets, engage in verbal duels, and make choices that shape your story. Delve into emotional depth and intricate connections in this unique story.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Investigation 17.5%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Mystery 11.7%, Choices Matter 10.5%

  5. #5 Hold Me Still
    94% matchVery Positive84% of 56 reviews2025
    Dev: Zeroshade123
    Windows

    "Hold Me Still" is a point-and-click puzzle mystery game where you investigate your friend's disappearance by exploring their house, collecting clues, solving puzzles, and uncovering the truth.

    Why similar: Puzzle 28%, Drama 20.5%, Mystery 16.7%, Adventure 12.6%, Story Rich 9.4%

  6. #6 Blood Lily Loop
    94% matchVery Positive84% of 67 reviews2024
    Dev: Sounding Stone / 老奉毊
    Windows

    Your bestie seems to be hiding something. There's something about your world that seems odd as well, like it has...secrets. Dive into the Cthulhu Mythos universe of this horror game and witness a "friendship" that rewrites the world.

    Why similar: RPGMaker 27.6%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Multiple Endings 11.6%

  7. #7 看不见的我们
    92% matchVery Positive93% of 251 reviews2025
    Dev: MYSTERY CROWN
    Windows · Mac

    “The invisible us” is a FMV game where you play as Song Wufei, a timid high school student targeted by bullies. When a brave classmate intervenes, a series of mysterious events unfold. Investigate and piece together the hidden truth through deduction.

    Why similar: Mystery 21%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Choices Matter 11%, Multiple Endings 10.3%

  8. #8 UNMEMORY
    93% matchVery Positive84% of 98 reviews2020
    Dev: PATRONES & ESCONDITES
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Unravel a mystery: A game you can read, a book you can play.

    Why similar: Investigation 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Thriller 15.5%, Mystery 14.4%, Visual Novel 11.2%

  9. #9 Until Then
    91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 15,382 reviews2024
    Dev: Polychroma GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Drama 12.5%, Story Rich 9.4%, Mystery 8.8%

  10. #10 Purgatory’s Flower
    91% matchVery Positive95% of 91 reviews2025
    Dev: vivid selfish
    Windows

    Hand-drawn 2D point and click Horror x Dating sim Meet the 'Flowers' imprisoned in hell. They long for an escape to purgatory. Your job here is simple. Listen to their stories, and break out together. Easy, right? ...But, doesn't it seem strange? These people... seem to be out of their mind, a bit.

    Why similar: Drama 38.5%, Mystery 36.2%, Adventure 15.1%, 2D 10.2%

  11. #11 Staffer Case: A Supernatural Mystery Adventure
    90% matchVery Positive94% of 3,907 reviews2023
    Dev: Team Tetrapod
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Staffer Case is a new sort of mystery game, asking players to find clues, arrange them into documents, and point out the contradictions between them to solve a series of murders. Each mystery unraveled leads you closer to the truth lying at the heart of each case!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 17%, Thriller 15.2%, Mystery 14.7%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Drama 10.6%

  12. #12 PARASiTE FLOWER
    89% matchMostly Positive77% of 232 reviews2024
    Dev: Catowo
    Windows

    PARASiTE FLOWER is a beautiful yet disturbing side scroller game where you slowly uncover the story of Ari.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 46.4%, Side Scroller 24.3%, Anime 21.6%, 2D 7.7%

  13. #13 Trials of Innocence
    87% 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: Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Investigation 16.3%, Conversation 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Mystery 9%

  14. #14 Murder by Numbers
    89% 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 23%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Conversation 16.6%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Puzzle 8.1%

  15. #15 The Bygone Days of Her and the Flowers
    86% matchVery Positive99% of 200 reviews2025
    Dev: luern0313
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    和纳西妲一起,回到「过去」的须弥。真正的花神诞祭、密室中发生的「不可能犯罪」、预示着世界将毁灭的地震……在「神」不在的须弥城,你能否揭开命案的真相,探寻提瓦特世界的终极秘密,然后…与「那个人」再次相见? 和伙伴们一起,去见证《只属于「她与花」的往日》

    Why similar: Visual Novel 31.1%, Mystery 23%, Drama 14.9%, Story Rich 13.7%, Anime 13.4%

  16. #16 Suhoshin
    88% matchVery Positive91% of 166 reviews2022
    Dev: No More 500
    Windows

    Suhoshin is a 2D Visual Novel set in the medieval Joseon period of Korea. While investigating a series of mysterious murders, you will have to make choices that will lead you down different paths toward different endings.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 11.9%, Thriller 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Conversation 11%, Investigation 10.9%

  17. #17 FAKEBOOK
    84% matchVery Positive91% of 732 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: Investigation 26.3%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Mystery 13.6%, Choices Matter 11.5%

  18. #18 BURIED STARS
    85% 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 15.5%, Conversation 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Thriller 11.9%, Visual Novel 10%

  19. #19 Hanako's Flower Shop
    84% matchVery Positive100% of 100 reviews2025
    Dev: FantaJI Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Hanako’s Flower Shop is a heartfelt visual novel where you run a flower shop, crafting bouquets using the language of flowers. Listen to customers’ stories, shape Hanako’s journey through choices, and navigate her struggle to honor her grandpa’s legacy while discovering her own path.

    Why similar: Conversation 24.2%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Choices Matter 16.2%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, Story Rich 9.4%

  20. #20 Flower in the Snow - Resurrection
    86% matchVery Positive85% of 89 reviews2020
    Dev: Rainbow Flute StudioPub: NVLMaker
    Windows

    What is going to be acted before you is——Blossom in the shackles, but deep down in your bone, suspension and romantic.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 36.4%, Interactive Fiction 31.2%, Anime 8.7%, Adventure 8.5%, Story Rich 7%

  21. #21 Strange Horticulture
    82% matchVery Positive95% of 15,145 reviews2022
    Dev: Bad VikingPub: Iceberg Interactive
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.

    Why similar: Investigation 32.8%, Mystery 17.3%, Puzzle 13.3%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Multiple Endings 10.1%

  22. #22 The Star Named EOS
    81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 595 reviews2024
    Dev: Silver Lining StudioPub: PLAYISM
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    The Star Named EOS is a story-rich puzzle adventure built around photography. Recreate compositions of past photos to uncover the truth of a family mystery. Experience a harmonious mixture of beautiful hand-drawn art and engaging puzzles on a journey of reminiscence.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.5%, Drama 18%, Puzzle 16%, Anime 15.8%, Story Rich 11.6%

  23. #23 Insight
    82% matchVery Positive86% of 66 reviews2024
    Dev: GravelRoadPub: PaperPixel Games
    Windows

    Insight is a single-player horror story game shrouded in mystery. You'll take control of different characters to solve crimes and unveil the dark secrets behind them.

    Why similar: Thriller 38.3%, Drama 20.1%, Multiple Endings 18%, Story Rich 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%

  24. #24 Rivals
    83% matchVery Positive100% of 51 reviews2020
    Dev: Owlskip Games
    Windows

    A deep and immersive narrative puzzle game.

    Why similar: Investigation 49.4%, Visual Novel 23.8%, Puzzle 11.7%, Story Rich 10.5%, 2D 3.5%

  25. #25 LumineNight
    81% matchVery Positive90% of 479 reviews2024
    Dev: Spickasoft
    Windows

    LumineNight is a story-driven detective adventure. Play as Detective Foster and his daughter to solve a series of murders spanning a decade. Interrogate suspects, infiltrate locations, solve puzzles, and gather evidence from crime scenes. Uncover the dark truth behind these killings.

    Why similar: Investigation 20.9%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Mystery 16.9%, Story Rich 11%, Anime 8.9%

  26. #26 Lay a Beauty to Rest: The Darkness Peach Blossom Spring
    79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,801 reviews2021
    Dev: 零创游戏(ZerocreationGame)
    Windows
    Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Love-suspense AVG with the theme of "The Peach Blossom Spring". The equinox flowers, bloom for one thousand years and wither for one thousand years. Eternal paradise. Do you choose to stay here, escape here, or bury everything here?

    Why similar: Investigation 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Mystery 11.5%

  27. #27 MAKOTO WAKAIDO’s Case Files TRILOGY DELUXE
    80% matchVery Positive81% of 271 reviews2023
    Dev: HakababunkoPub: room6
    Windows · Mac

    A game based on a simple concept: a mystery puzzle you can complete in an hour. Can you solve the cases narrated in this beautiful pixel-art adventure?

    Why similar: Investigation 28.5%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Mystery 14.1%, Drama 13.1%, Side Scroller 9.9%

  28. #28 Paper Lily - Chapter 1
    76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 8,133 reviews2024
    Dev: Leef 6010
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

    Why similar: Choices Matter 17.5%, Multiple Endings 17.2%, Puzzle 13.5%, Story Rich 12.9%, Mystery 12.9%

  29. #29 Sofia in Exchange for Lies
    77% matchVery Positive85% of 195 reviews2025
    Dev: MUTAN
    Windows

    Peek into the sins and memories of five personalities through surveillance cameras──This is an immersive, mystery adventure game that unravels the thoughts of the dark past that lie dormant inside Sofia,a suspect in the murder of a presidential candidate, and uncovers the truth behind the crime.

    Why similar: Investigation 25.3%, Visual Novel 23.5%, Mystery 13.1%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Choices Matter 11.6%

  30. #30 Stillwater
    78% matchVery Positive95% of 217 reviews2022
    Dev: Studio Clump
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A short visual novel where a private investigator gets reeled into a murky mystery, entangled in lies, secrets, and a family curse.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 27.2%, Mystery 20.7%, Drama 13.9%, Anime 9.9%, Multiple Endings 9.9%

  31. #31 Flowering Across 樱下花期
    79% matchVery Positive94% of 64 reviews2021
    Dev: 凝冰剑斩
    Windows

    In the season when the cherry is at full blossom, an ordinary high school girl met a sakura youkai and the story unfolded. This game is a visual novel with multiple storylines and your choices will lead to different endings

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.8%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Conversation 17.9%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Choices Matter 8.7%

  32. #32 Return to Shironagasu Island
    77% matchVery Positive94% of 3,990 reviews2020
    Dev: HYOGO ONIMUSHIPub: TABINOMICHI
    Windows
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    A mystery adventure game and visual novel set on solitary Shironagasu Island. Discover its secrets, solve its mysteries, and escape from the ominous island!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 29.3%, Mystery 20.3%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Thriller 10.6%, Adventure 8.6%

  33. #33 Ib
    75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,037 reviews2022
    Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.

    Why similar: RPGMaker 30.5%, Multiple Endings 15.4%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Puzzle 11.7%, Story Rich 11%

  34. #34 The Flower Collectors
    78% matchVery Positive82% of 162 reviews2020
    Dev: Mi'pu'mi Games GmbH
    Windows

    Barcelona, 1977. An ex-cop in a wheelchair witnesses a murder, and teams up with a young ambitious journalist to bring the truth to light. With camera, binoculars and transmitter in hand, uncover the town’s secrets from your balcony in this soul-searching detective mystery.

    Why similar: Investigation 31.3%, Thriller 18.2%, Mystery 14.2%, Drama 13.2%, Adventure 11.9%

  35. #35 Through The Fragmentation
    76% matchVery Positive96% of 223 reviews2021
    Dev: Máté PribelszkyPub: Crow Bar
    Windows

    Atmospheric first person adventure game focusing on immersion and exploration. Meet strange characters, discover secrets and try to unfold the mystery of the Fragmentation.

    Why similar: Conversation 26.1%, Investigation 21.4%, Mystery 15.7%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Multiple Endings 12.5%

  36. #36 Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
    74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,767 reviews2021
    Dev: Leef 6010
    Windows

    Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.

    Why similar: Choices Matter 18%, Multiple Endings 17.4%, Mystery 13.4%, Puzzle 13%, Anime 13%

  37. #37 春と修羅|Haru to Shura
    75% matchVery Positive91% of 94 reviews2021
    Dev: MIYAKOpubl
    Windows

    Explore a mysterious world as the protagonist in this short adventure game with pixel graphics.

    Why similar: Conversation 30.2%, Multiple Endings 17.8%, Choices Matter 17%, Story Rich 12.7%, Anime 8.7%

  38. #38 Neon Hearts City
    73% matchVery Positive84% of 50 reviews2025
    Dev: Cosmic VoidPub: Dionous Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A private investigator, tracking a missing person, uncovers a conspiracy between humans and androids and a secret that could change everything. Neon Hearts City is a retro point-and-click adventure that thrusts you into a grungy cyberpunk city of the future.

    Why similar: Investigation 30%, Interactive Fiction 28.8%, Puzzle 12%, Mystery 8.7%, Story Rich 8.1%

  39. #39 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
    71% matchVery Positive88% of 5,751 reviews2025
    Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
    Windows
    Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 28.1%, Mystery 18.8%, Drama 16.3%, Story Rich 11.1%, Choices Matter 5.8%

  40. #40 Dichotomy Illusion: The Coser Disassembly Incident
    72% matchVery Positive87% of 352 reviews2025
    Dev: akidouPub: 糕薯科技
    Windows

    "Dichotomy Illusion" is a Shin Honkaku mystery visual novel that combines real-world entertainment elements with physical locations, utilizing ACGN (Anime, Comics, Games, Novels) subculture knowledge to solve criminal cases and uncover the truth.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 46.9%, Visual Novel 25%, Drama 11.2%, Simulation 6.7%, Story Rich 6%

  41. #41 The Sekimeiya: Spun Glass
    74% matchVery Positive86% of 279 reviews2021
    Dev: Trinitite Team
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    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 30.9%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Mystery 19.5%, Story Rich 11%, Anime 9.6%

  42. #42 Stellar Code
    70% matchVery Positive97% of 461 reviews2025
    Dev: Fragaria
    Windows

    Mysterious phenomena from space. A researcher's fatal accident. Cryptic codes engraved on an unknown material. Together with your brilliant sister-in-law, you must unravel a mystery that could determine the fate of Earth. A sci-fi mystery visual novel of discovery and suspense.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 25.9%, Investigation 21.6%, Drama 15.1%, Mystery 14.4%, Anime 10.3%

  43. #43 Raisond'etre
    73% matchVery Positive93% of 75 reviews2022
    Dev: C3 Games
    Windows

    Will you be able to uncover your raison d'être and solve the mysteries that await in this suspenseful thriller?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 49.1%, Adventure 18.4%, Story Rich 16.4%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, 2D 2.4%

  44. #44 Case #1472
    73% 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 21.5%, Investigation 17.6%, Conversation 14.8%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Puzzle 9.1%

  45. #45 YOUR HOUSE
    70% 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 25.3%, Thriller 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Puzzle 9.3%

  46. #46 In His Time
    71% matchVery Positive86% of 51 reviews2023
    Dev: TearyHand StudioPub: Kodansha
    Windows · Mac

    Enter the hauntingly beautiful shadow world of In His Time, a 2D puzzle-solving adventure game. There you will meet Olly and join him to solve puzzles throughout each step of his emotional journey of growth and self-discovery.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 33%, Drama 22%, Story Rich 16%, Puzzle 13.9%, Adventure 7%

  47. #47 Care
    69% matchVery Positive96% of 68 reviews2024
    Dev: The Pocket Dimension
    Windows

    Care is an atmospheric first person horror game with puzzle elements, where your choices have consequences. Be observant with your surroundings and unravel the horrific secrets that hide within these walls.

    Why similar: Investigation 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Conversation 16.8%, Mystery 9.7%, Choices Matter 9.5%

  48. #48 Interrogation Simulator
    71% matchVery Positive95% of 60 reviews2022
    Dev: Otis MillerPub: Fire Cycle Games
    Windows · Linux

    Inspired by JCS videos and similar Interrogation analysis. Match evidence with statements. Play good cop/bad cop. Make choices. Learn what makes people tick. Unravel the mystery.

    Why similar: Investigation 24.6%, Interactive Fiction 22%, Conversation 19%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Puzzle 9.5%

  49. #49 Rainswept
    72% matchVery Positive87% of 301 reviews2019
    Dev: Frostwood Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Rainswept takes you on an emotional adventure in a small town shaken by a double shooting. Join Detective Stone and unravel a tangled web of love, relationships, and unresolved trauma in this character-driven murder mystery game.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.6%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Thriller 17.5%, Drama 9.6%, Side Scroller 8.3%

  50. #50 No Case Should Remain Unsolved
    66% 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 24.8%, Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Puzzle 9%, Multiple Endings 8.3%

  51. #51 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
    65% matchVery Positive93% of 19,673 reviews2024
    Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".

    Why similar: Visual Novel 27.2%, Interactive Fiction 23.8%, Multiple Endings 17.6%, Story Rich 9.4%, Anime 9.3%

  52. #52 With Shining Eyes
    68% matchVery Positive95% of 96 reviews2024
    Dev: Lucas Fisher
    Windows

    Uncover secrets, experience history, solve puzzles and understand one another. Immerse yourself and explore a surreal and colorful world in this short, first-person adventure.

    Why similar: Investigation 41.7%, Puzzle 35.8%, Adventure 14.8%, Story Rich 7%, Indie 0.4%

  53. #53 Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure
    67% 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 21.8%, Conversation 19%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Choices Matter 11.1%

  54. #54 The Murder Hotel
    67% matchVery Positive95% of 59 reviews2025
    Dev: Wegenbartho Games
    Windows

    Interrogate suspects, search for clues, & uncover a dastardly plot, as you solve a string of mystifying murders to help reluctant detective Ilmarinen escape the foreboding Fafnir Hotel.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 23%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Mystery 18%, Thriller 13.6%, Story Rich 10.4%

  55. #55 1bitHeart
    70% matchVery Positive91% of 903 reviews2017
    Dev: △○□× (Miwashiba)Pub: PLAYISM
    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Welcome to 1bitHeart―the latest title from Alicemare and LiEat developer △○□× (Miwashiba). In this unique and endearing adventure game, take on the role of Nanashi, a lonely, agoraphobic boy, as you solve a slew of mysteries around town while also making friends.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 20.8%, Conversation 18.8%, RPGMaker 15.2%, Mystery 12.8%, Anime 11.3%

  56. #56 The Diary
    68% matchMixed68% of 199 reviews2025
    Dev: HuCang StudioPub: IndieArk
    Windows · Mac

    Several diaries gradually reveal the thrilling story of a missing case; after multiple deductions, are the answers in the past or present? With frequent plot twists, you never know which is the truth and which is the unexpected; in a dense fog, time buries the past, but the marks remain.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Choices Matter 17.6%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Story Rich 9.5%, Drama 9.4%

  57. #57 The Wild Case
    69% matchVery Positive86% of 248 reviews2021
    Dev: Specialbit Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    The Wild Case is a 2D first-person point-and-click adventure. In this story-focused adventure, players meet a cast of colorful characters, experience mysterious encounters, and solve puzzles to progress through the game.

    Why similar: Investigation 25.5%, Thriller 18.7%, Puzzle 14.1%, Drama 12.1%, Mystery 11.9%

  58. #58 Shui's Odyssey
    66% matchVery Positive90% of 136 reviews2024
    Dev: Intentional StudioPub: 2P Games
    Windows

    This is a puzzle game that combines text and images. Players use visual illusions to piece together fragments of memories from Alzheimer's patients, in order to reconstruct the truth of the story and witness the passage of time for three generations.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 41.3%, Drama 26.3%, Puzzle 21.3%, Adventure 7.3%, 2D 3.9%

  59. #59 MAELSTROM LEGACY: The Tesla Mystery
    66% matchVery Positive82% of 61 reviews2025
    Dev: Wistfulware
    Windows · Mac

    The Tesla Mystery is a puzzle-driven adventure game. Join the journey of investigation in a Paris infused with steampunk and Art Nouveau styles. Nikola Tesla, mastermind behind the Science Conference, has vanished under mysterious circumstances. Now, and uncover the truth hidden in the city...

    Why similar: Investigation 25.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Mystery 11.8%, Puzzle 10%

  60. #60 For Your Tranquility
    68% matchMixed68% of 190 reviews2023
    Dev: Gamesung Games
    Windows · Mac

    It's a mystery game that reveals the truth through an autopsy. Be a forensic doctor and find out why the dead died.

    Why similar: Choices Matter 19.4%, Investigation 19.2%, Mystery 18.6%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Multiple Endings 7.8%

Based on tag similarity + player behavior
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