60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Mystery, Singleplayer, Detective.
In this visual novel, Maggie Crane and 15 others are invited to partake in the Isolated Society Study, where they must forge a peaceful society while attempting to outsmart each other in complex challenges. Just as the study is about to conclude, the Golding Foundation introduces a sinister twist.
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殺された花嫁が神の力によって生き返り、自分を殺した犯人を探す和風伝奇ミステリーADV。事件は幾度となく起こり、花嫁は幾度もの死を迎えながら、事件の真相に迫っていく――
ミステリーアドベンチャー 犯人はメイド
The culprit is—the maid. And the protagonist. your mission is to strike down six unsuspecting guests, one by one. But beware—you must never be suspected before your plan is complete. To escape suspicion, engage in heated debates and refute your opponents. Hide your true identity at all costs.
殺された花嫁が神の力によって生き返り、自分を殺した犯人を探す和風伝奇ミステリーADV。事件は幾度となく起こり、花嫁は幾度もの死を迎えながら、事件の真相に迫っていく――
Why similar: Detective 26.3%, Mystery 22%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%
The culprit is—the maid. And the protagonist. your mission is to strike down six unsuspecting guests, one by one. But beware—you must never be suspected before your plan is complete. To escape suspicion, engage in heated debates and refute your opponents. Hide your true identity at all costs.
Why similar: Detective 25.7%, Mystery 19.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Female Protagonist 11.1%
A mystery adventure featuring a public security duo and supernatural cases. Unravel the truth behind the otherworldly "Ghosturbance Cases"!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.6%, Mystery 17.5%, Detective 16.5%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Story Rich 9.3%
A new cast of 16 characters find themselves kidnapped and imprisoned in a school. Inside, some will kill, some will die, and some will be punished. Reimagine what you thought high-stakes, fast-paced investigation was as you investigate twisted murder cases and condemn your new friends to death.
Why similar: Detective 25.8%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Mystery 14.1%, Anime 11.9%, Female Protagonist 11.9%
Ranko and her friend Astrid must investigate the vanishing of a girl from their school. Learn about the secrets of St. Joachim to find her, but be cautious! A bad step may lead you towards an ugly end...
Why similar: Detective 20.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Mystery 11.6%, Female Protagonist 10.1%
Within a cyberpunk world in the year 2070, become Detective B to investigate crime scenes, discover hidden truths, and dismantle the perpetrators' lies. There's only one problem: you have to do all that "without" stepping foot outside your house.
Why similar: Detective 25.6%, Mystery 16%, Anime 14.6%, Visual Novel 9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.8%
An occult-mystery-adventure game set in Kyoto—detectives investigate to solve bizarre and complex cases. What did Kamotan detectives finally uncover on their way to the truth of these cryptic incidents?
Why similar: Detective 18.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.5%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Mystery 15%, Anime 12.8%
It all started with a simple robbery. When that thread was pulled, a tapestry of mysteries was revealed. Solve cases and outsmart criminals in a detective story full of lies, confessions, and maybe even a murder or two.
Why similar: Detective 25.7%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Mystery 15.1%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Anime 8.5%
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 23.3%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Anime 13.9%, Mystery 12.3%, Female Protagonist 11.5%
Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.
Why similar: Detective 25.6%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Mystery 17.1%, Anime 13.7%, Story Rich 9.8%
A narrative courtroom adventure all about VTubers! Players will take the role of prosecutor Justin Truth and investigate a murder at a VTuber agency, doing their best to uncover the identity of both the killer and VTuber's real face.
Why similar: Detective 23.3%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Mystery 13.6%, Anime 8.5%, Story Rich 8.2%
Izuna and Ikurumi were cleaning the Detective Agency. As they were cleaning, they uncovered hidden documents. The documents revealed a tragic event from the past, long kept hidden...
Why similar: Detective 31.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.2%, Anime 13.4%, Mystery 12.7%, Story Rich 10.8%
Investigate murders, search for clues and talk to your classmates to prepare for trial. There, you'll engage in deadly wordplay, going back and forth with suspects. Dissect their statements and fire their words back at them to expose their lies! There's only one way to survive—pull the trigger.
Why similar: Detective 27.3%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Mystery 17.5%, Anime 15%, Story Rich 8.5%
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 27.6%, Mystery 16.7%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Adventure 9.3%
A general-audience infinite flow ADV. You will play as Jiang Yuejiao. After being framed and forced to flee to the neighboring country of Dipa, you are drawn into various terrifying worlds, Only by uncovering the hidden truths within these places might you find a way back to the real world.
Why similar: Detective 21.6%, Visual Novel 15%, Mystery 12.6%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%
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%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Mystery 17.5%, Story Rich 9.3%, Point & Click 5.7%
Jabberwock Island—You and your classmates were ready for fun in the sun until Monokuma returned to restart his murderous game! Trapped in a kill-or-be-killed situation, your only hope rests in solving the island’s mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 30.6%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Mystery 16.3%, Anime 15.7%, Story Rich 9.2%
Join rookie attorney Apollo Justice and his mentor, the legendary Phoenix Wright, in this collection of 3 games! This title features 16 episodes (including previously DLC-only episodes) and supports English, French, German, Japanese Korean, and Traditional and Simplified Chinese.
Why similar: Detective 24.8%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Mystery 13.8%, Anime 11.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%
マフィアが支配する島で、少女の危険な謎解きが始まる――舞台は２００２年、大西洋に浮かぶグイムル諸島。マフィアのボスである父を殺された主人公は事件の真相に迫るため、その跡を継ぐ。グイムルには４つのマフィアの縄張りがあり、そこを調べるためには各ボスと交渉して、協力を求めなければならないといった事情があるからだ。時に証拠を武器にマフィア達と渡り合い、時にボスとして守られながら行く先に待ち受けるものは、さらなる事件と島に隠された宝？選択によって、いくつものエンディングに分岐します。
Why similar: Mystery 27.9%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.1%, Female Protagonist 17.1%, Adventure 11.1%
This is a mystery adventure game where you run a coffee shop and explore the mysteries of this coffee shop and this town! This coffee shop has some secrets Main character quit his job as a locksmith and rented a property last month to run a coffee shop. But this property seems to have a history...
Why similar: Detective 26.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.6%, Mystery 18.5%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Story Rich 7.1%
10 world-renowned experts are trapped together and must cooperate to survive... until conflicts arise, and they discover the greatest threat to their lives isn't the system they're resisting: it's each other! Discover the truth of who's living a lie in this fully voiced murder mystery adventure.
Why similar: Detective 21.1%, Mystery 14.1%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Anime 11.6%, Story Rich 8.3%
Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo is a multi-ending mystery adventure game. A group of boys and girls who have lost their memories gather in a “Tokyo” that is both familiar and unfamiliar. They must trace their lost memories to escape the bizarre labyrinths. Are they prepared to confront their “true selves”?
Why similar: Detective 21.5%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Anime 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, Mystery 10%
Kibukawa’s debut case as a detective is finally revealed. Uncover the strange mystery surrounding the Midoumaru Manor!
Why similar: Detective 32.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.1%, Mystery 17.7%, Anime 8.3%, Adventure 8.1%
The famous detective Sarako Imai (Sherlock-chan) takes on a difficult case! Sherlock-chan and Watson-kun are on a comfort trip. Can they solve a murder case at a winter spa resort? A murder mystery with a challenge to the player.
Why similar: Detective 24.6%, Mystery 17.2%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Story Rich 8.4%
Available today for every citizen of Feagu, a new operating system - built for both your professional and personal use. Browse your email, visit the world wide web, do office tasks, and much more!
Why similar: Detective 26.9%, Mystery 15.8%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Story Rich 9.6%, Point & Click 8.2%
A mystery adventure which is solved by using two visual features: Live Action and Illustrations.
Why similar: Detective 30.5%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Mystery 18.6%, Adventure 17.2%, Anime 13.4%
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 27.3%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Mystery 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9%, Story Rich 8.8%
A mystery visual novel about six students forced to play a 12-hour long killing game.
Why similar: Detective 28%, Visual Novel 22.1%, Mystery 16.8%, Anime 9.7%, Dark 6.8%
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 23.7%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Mystery 16.7%, Anime 11.4%, Story Rich 9.3%
一组侦探小队受章鱼岛主人之邀，对六年前的海妖悬案发起挑战。她们需要在二十四小时内完成调查，并各自提交一份答案。最后，出现了七种截然不同的解答……
Why similar: Detective 22.5%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Mystery 18.8%, Anime 13.6%, Story Rich 9.6%
In Kayotica, you play as April—a clever but manipulative student caught in a web of friendship, rivalry, and dark crimes. What begins as ordinary campus life quickly turns into a mystery of betrayal, hidden truths, and a shocking murder. Can you solve the mystery, or will you become the next victim?
Why similar: Detective 16.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Anime 10.9%, Female Protagonist 8.9%
予測された未来に挑め―― 探偵見習いである伊月千春は失踪人探しの仕事の最中、犯罪予測AI『プロテア』を偶然、手に入れるが…
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.5%, Mystery 19.5%, Adventure 13.3%, Female Protagonist 11.8%
The year is 1999. The end of the century is a whirlwind of ominous prophecies and incidents. What is the purpose of the "Eigo-kai," an unidentified organization involved...
Why similar: Detective 39.4%, Mystery 22.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%, Adventure 9.7%, Story Rich 7.7%
I follow his shadow in the pale dull sky.... Eight years ago, the Kibukawa Detective Agency, another great detective.
Why similar: Detective 39.4%, Mystery 22.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%, Adventure 9.7%, Story Rich 7.7%
Embraced by illusions, I put on a mask... A mysterious series of murders intertwine in the virtual and real worlds.
Why similar: Detective 39.4%, Mystery 22.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%, Adventure 9.7%, Story Rich 7.7%
Serial Murder x Disappearance of a female secretary Uncover the hidden truth from these two intersecting perspectives.
Why similar: Detective 39.4%, Mystery 22.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%, Adventure 9.7%, Story Rich 7.7%
Online RPG that dies when played. Uncover the secret behind the game and its truth.
Why similar: Detective 39.4%, Mystery 22.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%, Adventure 9.7%, Story Rich 7.7%
The "Kailoukan", a strange building surrounded by the sea on all sides. Inside a mansion closed underwater, the curtain rises on a tragedy.
Why similar: Detective 39.4%, Mystery 22.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%, Adventure 9.7%, Story Rich 7.7%
A lost chihuahua and a kind policeman in town. With the image of the detective they longed to be in their hearts, the uneven duo runs the streets!
Why similar: Detective 39.4%, Mystery 22.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%, Adventure 9.7%, Story Rich 7.7%
Shangri-La, an amusement park named after an ideal world In a paradise overflowing with smiles, a banquet in the name of judgment begins.
Why similar: Detective 39.4%, Mystery 22.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%, Adventure 9.7%, Story Rich 7.7%
"What's up with this...?" An eerie urban legend becomes a nightmare that eats away at reality.
Why similar: Detective 39.4%, Mystery 22.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%, Adventure 9.7%, Story Rich 7.7%
A closed-off ghost town, and the unsolved bizarre serial murders that once occurred there. A “daily life collapse” suspense × death game novel ADV that depicts the obsessive love and revenge of 11 people whose lives were irrevocably shattered by that horrific incident.
Why similar: Detective 21.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Visual Novel 14%, Mystery 10.9%, Anime 9.1%
In the heart of the egret left behind, red leaves will dance again this year. The story of detective assistant Sagishima Izuna and her unknown past.
Why similar: Detective 39.4%, Mystery 22.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%, Adventure 9.7%, Story Rich 7.7%
Step into a dark world where cyberdemons haunt humankind. When mutilated bodies start appearing all over this sleepy town in the Mississippi inaka, Sawyer, ex-AGENCY operative; now unemployed shut-in, must exorcise the demon perpetrator in this story-rich, PC-98 style adventure game.
Why similar: Detective 25.1%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Anime 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%, Story Rich 9.9%
No one knows what it is or what it looks like...Can you protect the treasure, "Tokoyo no Watashi" from robbers?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.3%, Detective 20.6%, Mystery 18.2%, Anime 16.8%, Adventure 11.7%
A short SF psychedelic interrogation ADV game that focuses on the interrogation of a suspect in a dismemberment murder case. The protagonist is a lieutenant colonel, tasked with interrogating the suspect. The protagonist needs to find out why she killed the two men and how she committed the crime.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Detective 14.9%, Anime 12.8%, Mystery 11.2%
The hottest bird lawyering game to come out of 1840s France! Join Jayjay Falcon and his witty apprentice, Sparrowson, as the two take on clients, interview witnesses, collect evidence, and deliver justice to the guilty.
Why similar: Detective 31.1%, Visual Novel 23.7%, Mystery 16.3%, Story Rich 8.9%, Comedy 7.2%
The chart-topping itch.io and Newgrounds indie hit comes to Steam, with a slew of enhancements and new features! Step into court as Nina Aquila, rookie defense attorney in this thrilling VN/adventure game hybrid, and fight for justice in a world where all anime genres exist at once!
Why similar: Detective 23.2%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Mystery 13.9%, Anime 12.1%, Story Rich 8.5%
15 prisoners are trapped in a deadly game of murder and deception. Investigate or create twisted cases, clash in ruthless trials, and expose lies with razor‑sharp manipulation. Roles shift, alliances fracture, and a hidden mole works against the group. Adapt fast.... or be eliminated.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.4%, Detective 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Mystery 13.3%, Anime 12.7%
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 25.4%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Mystery 14.9%, Anime 10.6%, Point & Click 10.3%
Become Phoenix Wright and experience the thrill of battle as you fight to save your innocent clients in a court of law. Play all 14 episodes, spanning the first three games, in one gorgeous collection.
Why similar: Detective 30.4%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Mystery 15.1%, Anime 10.2%, Story Rich 9.3%
Noah lives with his eccentric father, who’s obsessed with Dictator X. When he joins a strange auction at a castle, he must work to solve mysteries hidden in the exhibits and uncover his father’s secrets. Risk everything to win—but what truth awaits? Story by Rika Suzuki!
Why similar: Mystery 30.1%, Visual Novel 16%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Adventure 11.8%, Story Rich 11.7%
"Four of Ten" is a multi-perspective visual novel blending time regression with Avalon-style gameplay. Set in a world where demonic forces invade human territories, ten young maidens gather at an ancient magical site to conduct a five-round ritual aimed at activating a protective barrier.
Why similar: Detective 29.7%, Visual Novel 23.1%, Mystery 21%, Anime 12.6%, Female Protagonist 10.1%
A visual novel in the romance and adventure genre. Awaken in the Honeycombs, a camp where memory is erased and secrets hum in the night. Forge bonds, defy the Union, and uncover your past. Will you be a pawn or ignite freedom as war looms?
Why similar: Detective 22.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Anime 12.9%, Mystery 10.7%
A high school detective story where an unlikely duo tackles mysterious incidents on campus. Solve strange cases with logic and courage in this suspenseful visual novel.
Why similar: Detective 22.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.9%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Mystery 11.7%, Story Rich 8%
A narrative detective game blended with supernatural elements. Play as a rookie investigator, discover vital clues in every case, dive into unscripted interrogations and uncover truths that break minds. But with each revelation, the world feels... less human.
Why similar: Detective 28%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Anime 15%, Mystery 14.8%, Story Rich 12.8%
Become a righteous hacker detective who solves people's problems... and hack the requested PC by solving riddles! Analyze the PC by hacking! And... solve the source of your client's problems in the PC! This game is a puzzle solving adventure. You can hack by solving riddles.
Why similar: Detective 28.8%, Mystery 20.1%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Adventure 9.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.5%
A mystery visual novel taking place aboard the underwater train Marine Express. Follow student Ranko Togawa on her quest to find the culprit on the murder of an accompanying teacher... with lots of surprises along the way!
Why similar: Detective 25.7%, Visual Novel 17%, Mystery 15.2%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Anime 10.3%
Ranko and her friend Astrid must investigate the case of some missing scores just before the big Christmas concert of the academy. Help them question the seven daunting suspects before it's too late!
Why similar: Detective 28.4%, Visual Novel 20%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Mystery 12.7%, Anime 8.1%
"Ten years from now, I will be dead..." A coming-of-age fantasy adventure tale, Future Mirror is a visual novel that explores fate and the choices that affect our future, tragedy, relationships, and happiness.
Why similar: Detective 21.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Anime 8.5%
