- #1 Hazy Mind
97% matchVery Positive87% of 355 reviews2024
Dev: betetiro
Windows · Mac · Linux
You can't remember anything, and all you can see is HER. Delve into your story and uncover the truth behind what happened to you and your parents.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.6%, Multiple Endings 20%, Choices Matter 19%, Story Rich 13.1%, Anime 10.2%
- #2 A Night at the Watermill
96% matchVery Positive95% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: Neon Tales
Windows · Mac · Linux
You wake up in an old watermill in the middle of the night ... and can't remember anything. Examine the surroundings in this thrilling point&click adventure and find out what happened.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.7%, Visual Novel 23.1%, Thriller 22.8%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Story Rich 7.1%
- #3 Kanna Maze
96% matchVery Positive89% of 394 reviews2024
Dev: 致意
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 35.8%, Visual Novel 24.8%, Mystery 14.6%, Puzzle 14.5%, Adventure 6.5%
- #4 outside the door
95% matchVery Positive94% of 776 reviews2024
Dev: basandaika games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Outside the door is a mystic visual novel set within one office. You are about to figure out the stories of a few visitors without having a single memory of yourself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.1%, Anime 16.6%, Multiple Endings 15.6%, Choices Matter 14.7%, Mystery 12.9%
- #5 MINE MEMORY
94% matchVery Positive94% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 28.2%, Mystery 23.6%, Choices Matter 22%, Story Rich 9.9%, Visual Novel 8%
- #6 Captive
94% matchVery Positive93% of 120 reviews2018
Dev: Dead Inside Studio
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 57%
"Captive" tells the story of a woman who awakens badly hurt in an unknown cell, without any memories about herself. Will you be able to escape?
Why similar: RPGMaker 70.1% ★, Mystery 25.5%, Indie 4.4%
- #7 Saint Maker - Horror Visual Novel
93% matchVery Positive86% of 267 reviews2023
Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac
A haunted convent. Statues that move on their own. A buried past. Welcome to Saint Idelora’s convent, where becoming a saint comes with a price.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.9%, Visual Novel 25.9%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Story Rich 11.3%, Anime 8.3%
- #8 黑色花与红山羊 / Black Datura & Red Goat
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 605 reviews2020
Dev: Angels Blue Digital EntertainmentPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
苏醒之时,他正处于昏暗的木屋之中。自己的身份、过去的经历,全都无法想起。很快,他发觉自己正处于一个异常的空间,到处都是谜题和陷阱,还有一些古怪的居民。在前行的途中,也不断与同样被困在此处的人成为了同伴。道路的前方,是救赎,还是绝望?这是一个围绕着“诅咒”与“救赎”的故事。
Why similar: RPGMaker 36.8% ★, Thriller 17.2%, Mystery 11.3%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Anime 6.7%
- #9 Looking Up I See Only A Ceiling
91% matchVery Positive88% of 3,595 reviews2023
Dev: silver978Pub: IndieArk
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 58%
A short psychological adventure about a stressed girl who wants to explore her ceiling.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Multiple Endings 19.2%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Mystery 15.6%, Anime 9.8%
- #10 Yet Another Killing Game
90% matchVery Positive97% of 258 reviews2025
Dev: Soulseer Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
You wake up in a house, alone with two beautiful girls... But no one is allowed to leave until one of you DIES. Why is this happening? What is the purpose of this “killing game”? But most importantly...WHO SHOULD DIE?!
Why similar: Investigation 19.2%, Thriller 17.9%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Mystery 12.6%
- #11 Aimi
91% matchVery Positive81% of 121 reviews2020
Dev: Toasty
Windows · Mac
Memories swirl all around you...Or are these memories? Familiar faces and places you think you remember but somehow now seem so different. Why are you here? Where is here?
Why similar: Choices Matter 29%, Puzzle 23.5%, Story Rich 19.3%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%
- #12 Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly
89% matchVery Positive85% of 918 reviews2018
Dev: IDEA FACTORYPub: Intragames
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Awakening in a mysterious mansion, her first, frantic thoughts are: 'Where am I? And more importantly, WHO am I?'
Why similar: Visual Novel 59.5%, Mystery 21.5%, Adventure 19%
- #13 Paper Lily - Chapter 1
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 8,923 reviews2024
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.1 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: Multiple Endings 17%, Choices Matter 16.9%, Puzzle 13.9%, Story Rich 13.1%, Mystery 12.7%
- #14 Case #1472
89% 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 27.9%, Investigation 22.7%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Puzzle 12.2%, Mystery 8.7%
- #15 Veloria
87% matchVery Positive91% of 167 reviews2025
Dev: WANDERING WITCH PROIECTUM
Windows · Mac
Veloria awakens from a nightmare in an abandoned orphanage. As childhood fears resurface, she must piece together fragmented memories and uncover a dark past. Explore, solve puzzles, and survive this twisted place to reach her true ending.
Why similar: Thriller 22.9%, Mystery 17.2%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Puzzle 14%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #16 My Head On Your Body
88% matchMostly Positive74% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Creepy Pop
Windows · Mac · Linux
You've moved to a new house where the previous owner was murdered. They never found his head. But, it has found you.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.6%, Visual Novel 26.9%, Multiple Endings 16.2%, Anime 11.1%, Story Rich 6%
- #17 The Weeping Swan: Ten Days of the City's Fall
86% matchMixed59% of 9,444 reviews2026
Dev: 零创游戏(ZerocreationGame)
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 19.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A visual novel of brutal beauty and tragic love. You wake up trapped inside your own dark fantasy, Lion Camel Kingdom. To escape a ten-day demon massacre, you must survive and recover your memories to solve the mystery of a drowned Yangzhou courtesan.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.9%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Multiple Endings 15.9%, Mystery 12.4%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #18 Purgatory’s Flower
84% matchVery Positive95% of 125 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: Mystery 58.3%, Adventure 25.6%, 2D 16.1%
- #19 BURIED STARS
85% matchVery Positive84% of 2,268 reviews2021
Dev: LINE Games Corporation
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Thriller 15.1%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Choices Matter 10.5%
- #20 Blackout Hospital
84% matchVery Positive97% of 184 reviews2023
Dev: arcadekitten
Windows
When the power goes out while working night shift in the hospital, the emergency lights come on with an eerie glow...
Why similar: Puzzle 22.6%, Anime 16%, Mystery 15.9%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Adventure 8.9%
- #21 Fall into decay
83% matchVery Positive92% of 109 reviews2024
Dev: 灰房子工作室Pub: Gamera Games
Windows
名叫赛莉卡的少女某天在一间奇怪的宅邸中醒来,自己好像忘记了什么重要的事情,又似乎被卷入了什么事件之中…… 但首要的目的是找到逃离这里的方法。
Why similar: Thriller 23.6%, Mystery 16.3%, Drama 16.1%, Puzzle 14.8%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #22 Mind Diver
81% matchVery Positive95% of 383 reviews2025
Dev: Indoor SunglassesPub: PLAYISM
Windows
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 26.6%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Thriller 17.6%, Mystery 13.2%, Puzzle 9.8%
- #23 Blood Flowers
82% matchVery Positive83% of 324 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 26.5%, Mystery 22.1%, Puzzle 19%, Anime 12.4%, Story Rich 11.8%
- #24 PARASiTE FLOWER
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 262 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 46.3%, Side Scroller 24.8%, Anime 21.6%, 2D 7.3%
- #25 Raining City: Millions Recollections
80% matchVery Positive86% of 305 reviews2025
Dev: Orca LayoutPub: 昆布科技
Windows
One night, Lyu Xuan woke up soaked in blood, a mysterious black hole in the palm of her hand, and millions pouring out of that hole, like an unstoppable fountain of wealth. Still in shock, She has to evade the monsters that rushed to her and her new riches. A strange story begins in a gloomy city…
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Thriller 15.7%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Mystery 11.7%, Multiple Endings 10.7%
- #26 Cradle of Nightmare : Flowers to you
79% matchVery Positive93% of 740 reviews2025
Dev: 红锈雨
Windows
Cradle of Nightmare: Flowers to You is an adventure game featuring a turn-based ATB system. Step into the shoes of Yue Qing, an ordinary high schooler thrust into a world of darkness as an otherworldly force tears reality asunder. Navigate a ruined world and end the filth festering within humanity.
Why similar: Story Rich 37.7%, Adventure 17.4%, Anime 16%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, 2D 8.2%
- #27 SIMULACRA
81% matchVery Positive90% of 4,689 reviews2017
Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.1%, Thriller 17.6%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Multiple Endings 14.5%, Mystery 10.9%
- #28 Ib
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,340 reviews2022
Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 21.9%, Choices Matter 21%, Puzzle 17.2%, Story Rich 16.1%, Anime 11.1%
- #29 Anamnesia - part 1: am i my body?
78% matchVery Positive95% of 94 reviews2024
Dev: Simon Herbig
Windows · Mac
Sci-Fi Mystery Visual Novel. Nine people are trapped in an underground research facility, forced to play a game of life and death. Check your log to find the truth that connects those apparent strangers - if you even want to, that is.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.7%, Visual Novel 24.7%, Mystery 19.2%, Story Rich 11.3%, Anime 9.9%
- #30 and Roger
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,850 reviews2025
Dev: TearyHand StudioPub: Kodansha
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
It was a morning like all others, until she realized her dad wasn't home. In his place, a stranger who speaks nonsense and insists she "takes her medicine". Who is he? Where is dad?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 40.2%, Visual Novel 27.2%, Choices Matter 16.4%, Anime 8.9%, 2D 3.9%
- #31 The seven days i spent with you
75% matchVery Positive94% of 1,247 reviews2026
Dev: RErevue_studioPub: LoveStoryProject
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
With the enigmatic girl who imprisoned you――seven days in an unfamiliar room.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.2%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Multiple Endings 15.2%, Choices Matter 14.7%, Anime 10.2%
- #32 AMNESIA
79% matchMixed69% of 1,111 reviews2022
Dev: Super Alex
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
After a series of events now shrouded in mystery, our protagonist - a young man - fell into a coma, losing all recollection of the person he used to be. He is given a clean slate. All that’s left to do now is to carefully and thoroughly investigate every facet of your former self.
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.2%, Choices Matter 30.4%, Story Rich 16.3%, Adventure 5.8%, Indie 1%
- #33 Reflection
76% matchVery Positive84% of 264 reviews2025
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
You woke up in some basement and don't remember who you are or how you ended up here... But what you do know is that you need to get out of here...
Why similar: Thriller 38.2%, Mystery 30.6%, Story Rich 20.8%, Adventure 7.9%, Simulation 1.2%
- #34 Cat in the Box
77% matchVery Positive94% of 1,568 reviews2020
Dev: Gustav
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Cat in the Box is a horror adventure game. Help the poor girl explore the mansion and escape from unknown entities that are pursuing her. Use a variety of tools and your wits to overcome any challenges you face. At times, you'll even have to wake yourself from nightmares to survive.
Why similar: RPGMaker 60.6% ★, Mystery 10.8%, Thriller 6.9%, Adventure 4.2%, Multiple Endings 4.1%
- #35 Amnesia™: Memories
77% matchVery Positive93% of 4,487 reviews2015
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
You awaken to find your memories gone. To learn the truth behind your amnesia, you’ll choose from five romantic paths, each its own world. With 20+ endings, can you write the lasting love story you deserve, or will your love and life come to an end?
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.1%, Multiple Endings 15.4%, Anime 12.8%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Mystery 10.1%
- #36 Until Then
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 19,464 reviews2024
Dev: Polychroma GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 27.3%, Story Rich 12.1%, Mystery 10.6%, Multiple Endings 6.7%
- #37 Demonheart: The Cursed Trial
74% matchVery Positive91% of 134 reviews2025
Dev: Rolling Crown
Windows · Mac
You are a girl with a demonic heart, trapped with a group of suspicious individuals. A demonspawn arrives, setting off a chain of mysterious murders. Can you trust any of your fellow captives and find love in the chaos? Or will you fight for your life alone?
Why similar: Investigation 24.3%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Mystery 12.2%, Multiple Endings 10.2%
- #38 Other Side Of Mist And Mountain
76% matchMostly Positive72% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: Universe Studio
Windows
In 2005, a sophomore student named Maha Igarashi boarded a private train to Soukyo City. However, she vanished upon alighting at the "Kisaragi" station. Five years later, her lover, Shizuno Yokoyama, initiated an investigation into her disappearance, unraveling a series of mysteries along the way.
Why similar: Investigation 15.1%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Thriller 12.4%, Mystery 10.4%, Puzzle 8.8%
- #39 No Case Should Remain Unsolved
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,733 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 26.5%, Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Puzzle 9.8%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
- #40 Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved
71% matchVery Positive94% of 459 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: Visual Novel 23.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Investigation 16.6%, Mystery 16.5%, Adventure 8%
- #41 子归 - Blossom
72% matchVery Positive88% of 652 reviews2024
Dev: 糯米团子工作室Pub: 噪点游戏 SERICA GAMES
Windows
Early spring, 1999, Taoyuan Village. In just several days, a series of drowning incidents occurred in the same quaint village. Then, on the night of the fifteenth day, numerous villagers witnessed a woman in red who bore an uncanny resemblance to a lady who had previously met an unjust demise...
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.6%, Drama 22.8%, Mystery 21.3%, Puzzle 13.1%, Adventure 5%
- #42 I Won't Forget Hue
73% matchVery Positive91% of 203 reviews2023
Dev: Hostile Kiwi Games
Windows
Disorganized and alone, a woman finds herself crafting new glasses in order to look at her own home with different shaded views. I won’t forget Hue is a psychedelic thriller experience. You’ll go searching for new lenses, try to figure out what is happening to her home and why she is all alone.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 39.5%, Investigation 28.2%, Thriller 13.2%, Mystery 12%, Adventure 7.1%
- #43 Inverted Angel
72% matchVery Positive91% of 573 reviews2024
Dev: SCIKA
Windows · Mac
A girl visited your home, who you don't know but she identified herself as your girlfriend. She seems a little bit Menhera, but she knows too much to be just a stalker. This is a Kawaii Future Mystery, you will answer by free input for branching story. Please Try to find out true identity of her.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 42.9%, Mystery 16.2%, Anime 12.2%, Multiple Endings 8.9%, Adventure 7.7%
- #44 Neve
70% matchVery Positive99% of 72 reviews2026
Dev: Michelle SantosPub: Ritus Studio
Windows
Neve is a non-linear interactive fiction in which your decisions can completely change the course of story. Manage your team, race against time and unravel the mysteries surrounding your ship's crash in this suffocating retrofuturistic thriller that will have you hooked from the first second.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Thriller 19.5%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Choices Matter 13.9%
- #45 Rose and Lotus: Petals of Memories
73% matchMixed70% of 83 reviews2023
Dev: 5minlab Corp.
Windows
[Rose and Lotus:Petals of Memories] is based on Korean traditional fairy tales 'Janghwa, Hongryeon'.The main character, Janghwa, awake from the cold floor without her memory.Find the truth behind the dark mansion and get out of it with your sister Hongryeon.
Why similar: Thriller 29.7%, Mystery 22.2%, Puzzle 21.1%, Story Rich 14.4%, Adventure 6%
- #46 Gensokyo:Presumption of Guilt~Pansies Before Dawn
68% matchVery Positive93% of 364 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 37.7% ★, Visual Novel 16.2%, Mystery 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Investigation 8.4%
- #47 Coralina: a Memory Tale
70% matchVery Positive97% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: Gabriel MakiPub: ZNT Productions
Windows
A mysterious plot about a film student who finds herself lost in the world of the dead, the Posthumous Lands. Alongside a purple-haired woman, Coralina must decipher Human Alchemy in this retro adventure with cinematic touches!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.9%, Visual Novel 23.1%, Puzzle 15.2%, Mystery 14.3%, Adventure 5.6%
- #48 Towards Future
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 779 reviews2022
Dev: 拾伍司工坊Pub: Eternal Dream
Windows
Waking up in the darkness, unable to see the sunrise, he remembered the little master carefully carried him home. The base has already fallen into ruin and there are no signs of any living people here. Where did the little master go? Is there any hope left under the doomsday?
Why similar: RPGMaker 34.8% ★, Conversation 23.2% ★, Drama 13.2%, Multiple Endings 6.8%, Side Scroller 6.2%
- #49 Blood Lily Loop
69% matchVery Positive85% of 78 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: Visual Novel 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Multiple Endings 17.2%, Choices Matter 16.9%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #50 Flower in the Snow - Resurrection
71% matchVery Positive85% of 91 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 36.7%, Interactive Fiction 30.9%, Adventure 8.8%, Anime 8.8%, Story Rich 7%
- #51 Sofia in Exchange for Lies
67% matchVery Positive85% of 216 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 24.9%, Visual Novel 23.8%, Mystery 13%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Choices Matter 11.2%
- #52 Red Line
68% matchVery Positive97% of 186 reviews2023
Dev: Rolling Cat StudioPub: indienova
Windows · Mac
Moving into a shabby apartment, a saturnine girl with hidden secrets finds a notebook that allows her to communicate with another world. A thrilling adventure taking place across multiple timelines ensues.
Why similar: Thriller 27.1%, Mystery 19.4%, Puzzle 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Visual Novel 8.2%
- #53 Afterdream
67% matchVery Positive93% of 363 reviews2023
Dev: Jesse MakkonenPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Get lost in a lucid dream, bending the lines between reality and fiction. Utilize the strange camera to navigate through the ghosts' mysterious residence. Find the purpose of your nocturnal visit in a vivid and dreamlike setting.
Why similar: Thriller 23%, Mystery 21.5%, Side Scroller 17.6%, Story Rich 15.8%, Adventure 8.3%
- #54 Lily's Well
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,672 reviews2022
Dev: PureIceBlue
Windows
It is a rainy night in the Spring of 2005. Lily is left home alone after her Papa put her to bed. She is awoken by a cry for help outside her window. It is coming from the well. Help Lily gather rope to go down the well and save the poor soul trapped down there.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 29.4%, Choices Matter 22.5%, Puzzle 19.7%, Anime 13.8%, Adventure 7.7%
- #55 Lost Ruins
67% matchVery Positive85% of 5,816 reviews2021
Dev: ALTARI GAMESPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Lost Ruins is a 2D side-scrolling survival action game, where you play as a young girl that has awoken in a strange and foreign place without her memories. Explore a dark and dangerous world, battle hideous monsters, and topple incredible bosses.
Why similar: Anime 44.2%, Pixel Graphics 17.3%, Side Scroller 15%, Adventure 13.6%, 2D 9.4%
- #56 Who Is Mike - A Visual Novel
69% matchVery Positive91% of 471 reviews2015
Dev: FerventPub: Afterthought Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 54%
You wake up with an aching head and the world out of focus. In front of you is a man accusing you of being “fake”. He looks exactly like you, down to the last scar and pimple, has the same memories, the same voice and the same personality. But who is lying and who is telling the truth? Who is fake and who is real?
Why similar: Visual Novel 85.7%, Simulation 9.8%, Indie 4.5%
- #57 Contraindication
65% matchVery Positive98% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: Static Remains
Windows
Your end is my beginning. A short psychological visual novel with exploration and puzzle elements... it already lays shattered.
Why similar: Visual Novel 48%, Anime 19.9%, Story Rich 17.3%, Puzzle 7.1%, 2D 7%
- #58 Black Lily's Tale
66% matchVery Positive88% of 498 reviews2023
Dev: 1000-REKA
Windows
Perhaps it was the curse of a black lily that bloomed too early in the winter...Before graduation, a girl falls in love with another girl... But her pure feelings are torn apart by a "loop of tragedy."By [interrupting choices] and [typing in words], you will weave her feelings into the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.2%, Mystery 26.6%, Story Rich 14.7%, Anime 11.5%, Adventure 6.2%
- #59 Staffer Reborn
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 994 reviews2024
Dev: Team Tetrapod
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Staffer Reborn is a game of supernatural abilities and logical deduction set in 1960s America. It tells the story of a man trapped in a cycle of death and resurrection caused by his supernatural ability and the investigator who was recruited to help.
Why similar: Investigation 33.9%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Mystery 14.7%, Story Rich 10.1%, Anime 8.6%