60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Story Rich, Singleplayer, Indie.
Flower in Us is a short, story-driven mystery adventure that invites players to unravel hidden secrets.
苍白花树繁茂之时Blood Flowers
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.
Gensokyo：Presumption of Guilt~Pansies Before Dawn
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.
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 26.4%, Mystery 22.3%, Puzzle 18.8%, Anime 12.4%, Story Rich 11.8%
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 37.5% ★, Visual Novel 16.3%, Mystery 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Investigation 8.5%
A free drama-mystery visual novel with a modern fantasy setting. Reach out to the fourteen people trapped inside to find the truth through eighteen endings, influenced by but not exclusively bound to your own system time.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Mystery 12.6%, Investigation 11.2%, Multiple Endings 11.1%
An interactive story about a researcher who was spoken to by his experimental plant. Interact with the story and get one of three ending options.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.4%, Visual Novel 30.6%, Choices Matter 25.6%, 2D 4.5%, Indie 4.2%
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 27.5%, Visual Novel 27%, Story Rich 12%, Mystery 10.7%, Multiple Endings 6.7%
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 18.5%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Investigation 17.3%, Mystery 11.7%, Choices Matter 10.4%
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 20.3%, Choices Matter 19.1%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Story Rich 9.1%
PARASiTE FLOWER is a beautiful yet disturbing side scroller game where you slowly uncover the story of Ari.
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.3%, Side Scroller 24.7%, Anime 21.5%, 2D 7.4%
"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: Drama 29%, Puzzle 25.3%, Mystery 14.7%, Adventure 11.5%, Story Rich 8.3%
A detective game that combines written, audio, visual and meta-game puzzles to create an enthralling experience. It plays for roughly 2-3 hours.
Why similar: Investigation 36.4%, Interactive Fiction 32.7%, Puzzle 17.6%, Story Rich 9%, 2D 3.3%
“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 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Multiple Endings 10.2%
Unravel a mystery: A game you can read, a book you can play.
Why similar: Investigation 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Thriller 15.4%, Mystery 14.3%, Visual Novel 11.3%
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: Visual Novel 28.1%, Choices Matter 23.4%, Multiple Endings 20.7%, Story Rich 14%, Anime 8.6%
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 35.7%, Visual Novel 23.2%, Multiple Endings 15.3%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Anime 3.8%
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 28.4%, Mystery 19.4%, Thriller 10.1%, Choices Matter 10%, Drama 9%
You log on to a computer having no clue of what lies within. Explore its files, solve puzzles to recover missing pieces, and decipher passwords to enter otherwise prohibited folders. As you delve deeper into its content, you’ll find that there is a greater mystery to be solved.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 45.5%, Puzzle 19.5%, Mystery 18.3%, Simulation 5.6%, Pixel Graphics 4.9%
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 28.7%, Drama 21.8%, Mystery 21%, Story Rich 12.6%, Anime 12.4%
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.
Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual Social Media! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.
Why similar: Investigation 26.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Mystery 13.7%, Choices Matter 11.2%
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 29%, Mystery 15%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Puzzle 11.6%
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 36.6%, Interactive Fiction 30.9%, Anime 8.8%, Adventure 8.7%, Story Rich 7%
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: Multiple Endings 17.1%, Choices Matter 17.1%, Puzzle 13.8%, Story Rich 13.1%, Mystery 12.7%
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 20.6%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Mystery 16.8%, Story Rich 10.9%, Anime 8.9%
A deep and immersive narrative puzzle game.
Why similar: Investigation 49%, Visual Novel 24%, Puzzle 12%, Story Rich 10.5%, 2D 3.5%
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 25.3%, Drama 20.5%, Mystery 19%, Anime 9.3%, Story Rich 9%
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 25.1%, Visual Novel 23.6%, Mystery 13%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Choices Matter 11.3%
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 37.8%, Puzzle 19.9%, Anime 19.4%, Story Rich 14.1%, Adventure 6.4%
Investigate a broken mind to unravel a twisted case. Deduce the truth. Restore lost memories. Listen to private conversations. Draw your own conclusions. Mind Diver is a murder mystery, where the victim is love.
Why similar: Investigation 26.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Thriller 17.6%, Mystery 13.2%, Puzzle 9.8%
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: Investigation 28.9%, Mystery 21.3%, Choices Matter 18.5%, Multiple Endings 17%, Adventure 7.3%
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 47.8%, Multiple Endings 22.4%, Story Rich 20.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%, Adventure 1.8%
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 33.2%, Thriller 19.3%, Mystery 15.1%, Adventure 13.1%, Story Rich 8.5%
Pluralys is an RPG focused on exploration, comedy and intrigue. You play Elie, a young person living a peaceful life, until unexpected visitors arrive and change everything. What seems like a quiet, cozy story hides a deeper mystery and many other adventures to discover.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 37.9%, Choices Matter 22.4%, Story Rich 14.5%, Mystery 12.5%, Adventure 6.5%
Rummage through the abandoned profiles of an old PC to unravel an inherited mystery. What secrets hide in this eerie adventure of cryptic games and outdated software? Who was using this computer? And what happened to them?
Why similar: Investigation 29.3%, Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Mystery 12.6%, Puzzle 11.1%
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 27.3%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Puzzle 9.9%, Mystery 8.8%
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 17.5%, Multiple Endings 17.3%, Puzzle 13.3%, Mystery 13.3%, Anime 13.2%
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 20.4%, Investigation 19.2%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Mystery 10.6%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
Uncover the skeletons in Hana's closet in "MINE MEMORY," a gripping psychological visual novel. Dive into Hana's memories, shape her destiny, and confront haunting choices with deep consequences.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.1%, Mystery 23.7%, Choices Matter 22.1%, Story Rich 9.9%, Visual Novel 8%
Staffer Retro is a mystery adventure game where you uncover past incidents related to ‘Mana’, the source of supernatural powers. Gather information through dialogue and exploration, and piece together clues found in documents to guide the choices of Verita Retro, the protagonist.
Why similar: Investigation 22.6%, Thriller 18.1%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Mystery 13.2%, Puzzle 7.9%
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 32.5%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Mystery 16.1%, Side Scroller 11.7%, Story Rich 10.5%
In Lover's Enigma , you investigate your husband's mysterious death while balancing complex relationships and personal trauma. Navigate a web of secrets involving a hidden cult and key characters. Your choices shape the story and lead to multiple endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.2%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, Anime 10.1%
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 30.7%, Visual Novel 22.8%, Mystery 19.4%, Story Rich 11%, Anime 9.7%
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 23.9%, Drama 22.1%, Investigation 19.6%, Mystery 13.1%, Anime 9.5%
"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 43.8%, Visual Novel 23.6%, Drama 16.9%, Simulation 6.2%, Story Rich 5.6%
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 29.8%, Interactive Fiction 28.7%, Puzzle 12.3%, Mystery 8.7%, Story Rich 8.1%
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 19.2%, Thriller 16.7%, Mystery 16.5%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Story Rich 10.7%
A short psychological adventure about a stressed girl who wants to explore her ceiling.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Multiple Endings 19.3%, Visual Novel 18%, Mystery 15.7%, Anime 9.8%
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 18.8%, Story Rich 16.4%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, 2D 2.4%
Explore a mysterious world as the protagonist in this short adventure game with pixel graphics.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 25.4%, Choices Matter 24%, Story Rich 18.3%, Anime 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
A narrative AVG focused on everyday mysteries from the lives of elementary school students. The two protagonists encounter ordinary yet unusual incidents at school, and through investigation and deduction, players uncover the truth together with them.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.2%, Visual Novel 22%, Mystery 21.5%, Adventure 9.2%, Puzzle 8%
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 14.5%, Thriller 14%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Investigation 13.1%, Mystery 10.4%
In an isolated lab beneath the earth, a childhood friend is resurrected. Amidst sealed walls, a spree of killings unfolds. In a godless abyss, parallel worlds entwine like a maze. Where does one find the path to the sole universe of bliss?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35.9%, Visual Novel 24.8%, Mystery 14.7%, Puzzle 14.4%, Adventure 6.5%
A detective visual novel inspired by Danganronpa and Everlasting Summer. You play as a young agent sent to an elite girls’ academy to investigate a suspicious death. Interrogate suspects, gather clues, and build romantic relationships — truth or temptation?
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.4%, Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Mystery 11.9%, Anime 10.7%, Story Rich 9.6%
Sixteen Layers of Mini Murder" is a video adventure game of the detective puzzle genre, where level-based puzzles drive the story's progression through video narration. Players must complete the level puzzles and uncover the identities of the various participants in order to clear the game.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.2%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Puzzle 10.3%, Mystery 10.2%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
A narrative puzzle-thriller that blurs the lines between games and books, reality and fiction, puzzles and storytelling.
Why similar: Investigation 25.1%, Thriller 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Puzzle 9.5%
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 30.1%, Interactive Fiction 27%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Puzzle 12%, Story Rich 7.7%
Dive into a world of mystery and wonder in Shattered Dimension. As an unexpected investigator, you're plunged into a labyrinthine plot filled with enigmatic puzzles and intriguing characters.Uncover hidden truths by engaging in conversations and following the intricate web of relationships.
Why similar: Investigation 45.7%, Drama 19.5%, Puzzle 12.5%, Adventure 9.3%, Story Rich 9%
A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 21.9%, Choices Matter 21.1%, Puzzle 17.2%, Story Rich 16%, Anime 11%
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 28%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Thriller 19.3%, Side Scroller 9.5%, Mystery 9.2%
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%, Puzzle 36.2%, Adventure 15.1%, Story Rich 7%, Indie 0.4%
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: Visual Novel 19%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Multiple Endings 17.3%, Choices Matter 17.1%, Story Rich 8.7%
