
A clickable adventure game reminiscent of detective adventure games of the '80s and '90s. The story follows the main character, a young detective, as he meets a series of unique characters and works to solve a case.
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A clickable adventure game reminiscent of detective adventure games of the '80s and '90s. The story follows the main character, a young detective, as he meets a series of unique characters and works to solve a case.

小学生はませている。
いじめの犯人探しに抜擢された主人公。 彼が描く推理、その結末は必ずしも正しいとは限らない。 あなたが選んだ結末次第で、 誰かを苦しめるのかもしれない……

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A mystery adventure featuring a public security duo and supernatural cases. Unravel the truth behind the otherworldly "Ghosturbance Cases"!
いじめの犯人探しに抜擢された主人公。 彼が描く推理、その結末は必ずしも正しいとは限らない。 あなたが選んだ結末次第で、 誰かを苦しめるのかもしれない……
Why similar: Detective 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Drama 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Mystery 9.6%
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 20.4%, Detective 16.3%, Mystery 15.7%, Point & Click 14.7%, Visual Novel 13.9%
A detective visual novel set in Victorian London. Play as a veteran detective and his young daughter, investigate scenes through point-and-click gameplay, question suspects, and make tough choices that shape the story.
Why similar: Detective 22.2%, Point & Click 18.7%, Mystery 12.3%, Drama 9.3%, Hand-drawn 8.6%
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 25.2%, Mystery 16%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Drama 12.6%, Point & Click 9%
Project Judgement is a detective adventure game where the story progresses as you follow the quest. Become the detective Cain who lost his memory and travel around each city to solve the case and reach the truth of the past.
Why similar: Detective 19.9%, Mystery 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Text-Based 9.1%, Investigation 8.7%
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 32.7%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Mystery 14.8%, Point & Click 9.6%, Drama 7.2%
Immerse yourself in a dramatic yet charming and witty world of evidence-gathering, deduction and courtroom battles with this double-pack of the adventures of rookie lawyer Ryunosuke.
Why similar: Detective 20.6%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Text-Based 13.4%, Drama 12%, Mystery 11.7%
Authentic Mystery ADV Alice49 Episode 0 Diamonds and Cream Puffs An adventure game to solve a mystery hidden in a mystery novel.
Why similar: Mystery 21.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.9%, Detective 17.1%, Text-Based 16.7%, Visual Novel 15.4%
5% of murder cases remain unsolved... it's time to open up these cases and confront the supernatural with forensic science! Solve cases by analyzing evidence and consulting with specialists. Enter a world that artfully blends 2D illustration and real-life visuals!
Why similar: Detective 15.7%, Drama 11.8%, Cinematic 10.6%, Text-Based 10.5%, Point & Click 10.3%
Determine the fate of Ventreville! Play as six protagonists with unique abilities and stories, their arcs tied to each other by the sudden murder of the Avidines. Make your choices count! The final protagonist, the interrogating detective, will only know as much as your previous characters know…
Why similar: Detective 15.2%, Point & Click 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Text-Based 11.1%, Drama 11%
It's time to make your choice! Experience a new fantasy world, full of adventure and romance! Go through the first four episodes of the story and wait for more games!
Why similar: Detective 16%, Point & Click 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Drama 11.1%
In the infamous haunted building "Changrong Tower," security guard Li Cheng has come to understand the true nature of ghosts and their purposes. This time, he embarks on another adventure to help vengeful spirits, driven by a desire to uphold his deepest values.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Detective 11.8%, Drama 11%, Cinematic 10.4%
Shunichi Sasaki, a young man who lost his past memories due to higher brain dysfunction, was criticized as a "murderer". Who was he really? Use memory notes to supplement his memories and explore his past.
Why similar: Drama 14.8%, Psychedelic 14.6%, Detective 14.3%, Mystery 13.2%, Visual Novel 12.4%
Solve a series of tough cases, full of personal drama! In the new game series, you have to unravel some of the hardest mysteries using both logic and your intuition!
Why similar: Detective 17.4%, Point & Click 16.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Drama 12%
You can't understand them—yet. Decode the “Second Reality.” Talk. Mind Read. Translate. An empathy-driven psychological mystery adventure.
Why similar: Detective 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Drama 12.4%, Mystery 11.9%
Ironic point & click adventure where a once brilliant detective quits his trade and lands a job in IT to make a living. But even in the seemingly mundane world of office life, there are secrets to be uncovered. Navigate through puzzles, quirky colleagues, and intrigues to crack corporate mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 23.5%, Point & Click 16.1%, Text-Based 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Mystery 11.1%
1935年の洋館を舞台に織り成す、レトロな雰囲気の怪異ホラーミステリーアドベンチャー
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Detective 17.2%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Mystery 11%, Adventure 9.1%
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 23.2%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Mystery 12.3%, Point & Click 10.9%, Conversation 10.4%
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 21.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Text-Based 12.8%, Mystery 11%
『D.D.D. ― 災薬対策課 ―』は、2人プレイ専用の推理アドベンチャーゲームです。 ナノロボット医療が発達した近未来を舞台に、プレイヤーは特別組織〈D.D.D.〉に所属する二人の刑事となり、 違法ナノロボット《DisasterDrug》が関わる事件の真相を追います。 互いに異なる情報を持ち寄り、通話で協力しながら、事件の謎を解き明かしましょう。
Why similar: Mystery 17.5%, Detective 17.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Conversation 14.5%
Step into the shoes of Bjorn, a man with a troubled past. One day, he meets a woman who resembles one of Bjorn's childhood friends who disappeared, and also shares the same name - Leyla. Is she his long-lost friend or someone else?
Why similar: Point & Click 16.5%, Visual Novel 12.4%, 1980s 12%, Cinematic 11.3%, Text-Based 10.5%
Ezrebeth is an old, bitter recluse who finds herself constantly invaded by her peculiar relatives during the winter holidays. Oh, and she's stuck in a time loop! Investigate, interview and cross-reference as you attempt to figure out what's going on in this surreal visual novel.
Why similar: Detective 22.4%, Drama 17.3%, Point & Click 16.7%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Mystery 12.2%
"Freak House" is an exciting horror-themed puzzle. You will have to help the main character unravel the mystery of the terrifying House he has found himself in! Your skill in finding objects and will be the key to solving the secrets of the House! Only you can determine the fate of the hero!
Why similar: Detective 16.1%, Psychedelic 13.8%, Point & Click 12.7%, Drama 12.1%, Text-Based 11.6%
ミステリー×ラヴコメ!プレイヤーは、シュークリームマンとなって、カヌレ探偵の助手的存在として、事件解決のサポートを行います。シリアスな展開もありますが、日常はコメディータッチで描かれています。時より挿入される選択肢を選ぶことで、周回プレイを楽しむことができます。
Why similar: Point & Click 18.7%, Visual Novel 17%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Text-Based 11.9%, Detective 11.9%
A Game Where You're Killed for Becoming a Couple.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.9%, Mystery 17.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Drama 10.7%, Detective 9.7%
A mystery game where you investigate a murder by searching the crime scene and interrogating AI-powered NPCs with unique personas.
Why similar: Detective 21.4%, Mystery 13.7%, Point & Click 11.3%, Conversation 10.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%
A series of murders is shocking Hollywood! Use your detective skills: search the crime scene, find clues, solve the mystery. Who is pulling the strings behind these Confidential Killings?
Why similar: Detective 18.5%, Point & Click 12.4%, Drama 11.6%, Mystery 10.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%
Follow detective Carol Reed in this colorful mystery, made with real-life photographs. The game features a classic adventure game interface, plenty of puzzles, and a series of minigames as an integrated part of the story.
Why similar: Detective 28.5%, Point & Click 22.3%, Mystery 15.6%, Investigation 11.2%, Adventure 9.7%
Explore areas, collect hidden objects and take in your surroundings. You will need all of your puzzle solving skills to put together a plan to make your way through the island of Camp Enigma, solving riddles and down the many paths of mystery.
Why similar: Detective 19.7%, Point & Click 15.3%, Mystery 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Cinematic 9.7%
No criminal has ever been a match for you, and everybody is looking forward to a description of your brilliant deductions. There is just one small problem. One tiny detail that makes it different this time. A mere trifle, really. This time you have no idea who did it.
Why similar: Detective 19.3%, Text-Based 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Conversation 9.4%
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 24.5%, Mystery 15.5%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Drama 8.7%
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: Detective 21.2%, Point & Click 16.1%, Text-Based 12.7%, Drama 10.7%, Mystery 8.4%
The second retro-style travel mystery adventure! This game is a suspense command ADV set in Akita's Oga region in Japan.The character designer is a manga artist Kiyokazu Arai, following his previous work "Iseshima Mystery Annai".
Why similar: Detective 22.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.1%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Investigation 13.2%, 1980s 8.9%
Mystery House is a chilling 3D horror-adventure. Explore a decaying mansion, solve cryptic puzzles, and uncover a deadly secret. Switch between first- and third-person as you navigate a haunting world where every choice could be your last.
Why similar: Point & Click 17.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Mystery 13.6%, Detective 13.6%, Cinematic 12.1%
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Why similar: Detective 24.8%, Point & Click 19.6%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Mystery 16.3%, Text-Based 13%
「ナカノ人格移植研究所」は、周回型ミステリー2Dアドベンチャーゲームです。 それぞれの周回でプレイヤーが憑依する対象の登場人物を選択することで、その登場人物を主人公としてストーリーを進めながら謎を解き明かします。 プレイヤーは本ゲームの中で 4 つのパートを行き来しながらストーリーを進めます。 ノベルパートでは、クリックしながら物語を読み進めます。 探索パートでは、画面上のアイテムをクリックしながら物語を読み進めます。 移動パートでは、再度ビューでプレイヤーを操作し、船の中を探索します。 会議パートでは、他のパートで集めた手がかりを利用して他の登場人物と会話します。
Why similar: Detective 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Mystery 11.2%, Text-Based 9.9%
A novel-style mystery adventure game. Explore 2D top-down maps! Enjoy easy puzzles and comical text. Become the assistant to the lost detective Chiho-chan and help solve mysteries!
Why similar: Detective 31.3%, Text-Based 19.5%, Drama 14%, Mystery 10.3%, Investigation 6.9%
The star magician of Morgan’s Traveling Circus is missing, but the show must go on! In this non-linear detective visual novel, unravel the mystery from two different perspectives as you learn the varying stories of an entire circus of performers, each with their own lives... and their own secrets.
Why similar: Detective 18.2%, Point & Click 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Conversation 9.1%
The life of an ordinary freelance programmer Romero, whose existence is swallowed up by darkness. Not the fairy tail, but a dark part of humanity.
Why similar: Detective 19.9%, Psychedelic 15.2%, Text-Based 12.6%, Visual Novel 12%, Drama 10.8%
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 25.2%, Visual Novel 19%, Mystery 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, Investigation 10.8%
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 21.7%, Visual Novel 15%, Point & Click 12.3%, Drama 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%
Unravel a string of gruesome murders terrorizing Tokyo in this mystery-thriller visual novel. The secrets of a case from six years prior may just be the key to the current unending cycle of tragedy—and the thing that cracks this woeful world’s shell may be one girl’s smile.
Why similar: Detective 24.6%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Mystery 14.3%, Drama 9.8%, Retro 8.2%
Tap into the mystery as a stranger in the city — a mild mystery visual novel. Kisen runs a tracing agency in a city far from his home. There, he is asked by a local university student to look for his brother missing from twelve years ago. Investigate what happened back then to uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 29.1%, Visual Novel 20%, Mystery 18.6%, Text-Based 16.6%, Hand-drawn 11.4%
Grab your crayons and delve into the world of Crayontopia in this murder mystery visual novel. Become an adept or inept detective as you gather evidence, get to know your fellow crayon-lovers, and seek to uncover the colorful secrets behind the murders that plague this seemingly perfect world.
Why similar: Detective 21.7%, Drama 15%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Mystery 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%
A thrilling detective mystery adventure set in a historical fantasy world. As a dragon detective, use your six senses to find evidence and hunt down the culprit.
Why similar: Detective 23.5%, Point & Click 17.1%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Drama 13.1%, Hand-drawn 8.7%
Poisoned Path is a deep visual novel set in a mysterious atmosphere, where your choices determine the story's fate. Uncover dark secrets and chart your own course.
Why similar: Detective 18.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Hand-drawn 13.9%, Drama 12.1%
Pick up your magnifying glass as writer-turned-detective Penelope Pendrick in this first-person point and click mystery adventure! Three people have suddenly vanished from the sleepy town of Carlisle. Follow the clues, interrogate suspects, and solve puzzles to end this case - before it ends you.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.2%, Mystery 22.4%, Detective 20.6%, Drama 13%, Adventure 8.1%
Cute visual novel murder mystery game
Why similar: Point & Click 22.5%, Detective 18.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Mystery 8.9%
Map a mysterious land during the Age of Enlightenment. Draw the border between two warring kingdoms. Meet the locals. Juggle their demands with the requirements of your mission. Ethical dilemmas, secret plots, strange phenomena… will you be able to bring peace back to the land?
Why similar: Detective 19.4%, Point & Click 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Mystery 11.1%, Investigation 10.4%
Night Errand is a 2D detective adventure where you play as Sage & Nur, an unlikely detective duo solving murder and mixing coffee in the quiet town Morrowpines. Collect clues, piece together contrasting perspectives, uncover the truth — and don't forget to mix a cup of coffee while you're at it.
Why similar: Detective 23.1%, Point & Click 12.7%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Investigation 10%, Mystery 9.5%
The Apple Tree is an interactive story in the genre of a visual novel. Investigate a series of murders together with police Captain Christian Tyler and try not to fall into the trap of criminals!
Why similar: Detective 23.7%, Drama 14.8%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.3%, Mystery 9.2%
A spin-off minigame collection of "Needy Streamer Overload". Meet your internet angel in this retro-style game world!
Why similar: Psychedelic 18.6%, Point & Click 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Text-Based 10.9%
Medical clerk Manami Sorano discovers a medical record of a non-existent patient. The next day at a hot spring inn, a murder occurs—the victim’s name matches the record. Coincidence or fate? Using her skills and medical records, she unravels the truth in this mystery adventure!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.1%, Text-Based 21.2%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Mystery 16%, Adventure 8%
A young woman died near the White Oak Inn. Now, her spirit is roaming around, and an employee is receiving strange letters. What dark secrets wait to be found? The clock is ticking and you, as Alex Hill, must uncover the truth before it’s too late.
Why similar: Detective 25.1%, Point & Click 17.4%, Mystery 15.6%, Drama 9.3%, Conversation 9.1%
This is a single-player puzzle game. You are a tourist visiting Emerald Valley, but a sudden landslide traps you and the other visitors. Explore the environment, collect items, talk to fellow tourists, and piece together the truth to discover why you can’t leave—and lead everyone to safety.
Why similar: Detective 24.4%, Point & Click 16.5%, Mystery 14.1%, Drama 11.9%, Hand-drawn 9.7%
舞台は東京から伊勢志摩へ…… ファミコン風アドベンチャーゲームの完全新作!
Why similar: Detective 16.4%, Mystery 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Text-Based 12.8%, Retro 12.3%
``I hate cherry blossoms. They bring back bad memories.'' The sequel to the escape x mystery adventure game ``Hornet the Vanguard'' is here! Hachiya and Akino - grasp the truth from two perspectives. "I like cherry blossoms. They remind me of important promises."
Why similar: Detective 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Point & Click 13.8%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Text-Based 11.8%
Folk Horror Adventure gameGame ConseptThree ritualsNew original languageMysterious Knights
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.3%, Point & Click 17.9%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Psychedelic 14.3%, Text-Based 13.8%
Relive Thomas’s memories in this mystery-filled visual novel. What really happened to Emily? Make choices, explore different versions of events, and uncover two complementary endings that reveal the full truth.
Why similar: Text-Based 19%, Drama 17.4%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Mystery 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%
本游戏以视觉小说的形式,收录了十四个奇幻恐怖的短篇故事。从网站专栏的投稿、社团的恐怖故事分享会、到某座设施中的秘密实验……你将以不同的视角,探索发生在鸶门市周边的种种奇妙传闻。
Why similar: Detective 26.7%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Mystery 16.9%, Drama 15.2%