- #1 Remembering/Not remembering Sin
97% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2023
Dev: uehara create
Windows
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: Mystery 12.4%, Text-Based 12%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Psychological 10.6%, Crime 9.9%
- #2 Lost/Secret A
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: uehara create
Windows
A suspense mystery set in a police station. Includes two visual novels. *Lost* features a multi-ending system based on player choices. *Secret A* is a short story with no choices. Both offer suspenseful storylines.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.5%, Psychological 13.1%, Crime 12.6%, Mystery 12.6%, Text-Based 12.1%
- #3 泥舟と罪人
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NONALCOHOL.
Windows · Mac
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 14.2%, Psychological 13.1%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Crime 11.6%
- #4 The Silver Case
95% matchVery Positive89% of 1,129 reviews2016
Dev: GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The Silver Case – the debut title from world-renowned developer SUDA51 has been fully remastered and localized to English for the first time ever!
Why similar: Crime 14.9%, Text-Based 14.7%, Detective 12.2%, Mystery 11.5%, Visual Novel 11.4%
- #5 悪人悪華 - AKUNIN-AKKA -
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: moutardelog
Windows
An interrogation adventure where you play as the lead detective. Exploit suspects’ weaknesses, shake their resolve, and force the truth out of them. Use the weaknesses of a cast of unique suspects to uncover the truth behind the case.
Why similar: Crime 15.5%, Psychological 14.1%, Detective 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Text-Based 11.4%
- #6 Raging Loop
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,075 reviews2017
Dev: KEMCO
Windows
Median: 24.2 hrsMean: 59.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.6%, Mystery 17.5%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Psychological 13.9%, Detective 11.2%
- #7 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
92% matchVery Positive88% of 5,930 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 9.9 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 18.4%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Text-Based 16.1%, Mystery 14.8%, Detective 11.4%
- #8 Black Lazar
93% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: Pleon Words
Windows
A detective noir, choose-your-own-adventure game with hand-drawn art, over 250k words, and an immersive soundtrack.
Why similar: Psychological 13.5%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Text-Based 10.6%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Mystery 10.2%
- #9 Heal Hitler
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 225 reviews2021
Dev: Jon Aegis
Windows
POV: You are Hitler’s psychologist in 1925. Diagnose his complexes by using both Jungian and Freudian psychotherapy and attempt to heal him. Resolve Hitler's trauma and prevent catastrophe via therapy and psychology. Succeed and avoid the war and holocaust.
Why similar: Text-Based 23.4%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Psychological 17.5%, Detective 16.8%, Mystery 12.7%
- #10 Worn Out
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Morimichi
Windows
A presence lingers in the dark, waiting. It asks. It doubts. It knows. What happened? Why are you here? Do you deserve this? The answers are yours to decide. What you choose matters. Every path leads somewhere. But will you like where it takes you?
Why similar: Text-Based 15.5%, Psychological 15.4%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Mystery 11.9%
- #11 Whispers of the Luminaries Part 1
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: VN Heaven
Windows · Mac · Linux
Idol-themed murder mystery. Play as a detective, solve logic puzzles, and shape your relationships in this VN inspired by Danganronpa & Famicom Detective Club.
Why similar: Text-Based 14.1%, Crime 13.6%, Detective 13.2%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Mystery 11.3%
- #12 恐怖夜話
89% matchVery Positive96% of 127 reviews2026
Dev: ひめこ
Windows
Late at night, a teacher shares two bizarre tales: a corpse stuffed in a sheet, and an abnormal presence in the mountains. It was just a ghost story, but a creepy "sense of unease" lurks within. A short psychological horror visual novel offering a dense, terrifying experience in about an hour.
Why similar: Text-Based 23.2%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Mystery 14.4%
- #13 Backspace Backspace Backspace
89% matchVery Positive97% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: Blue Tango Street
Windows · Mac
In an AI-powered age where original authors have become largely redundant, play as a dejected writer on the brink of losing their creative drive forever.
Why similar: Text-Based 20.9%, Psychological 20.2%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Choices Matter 6.7%
- #14 Dziedzic: Księga pytań bez odpowiedzi
88% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: MegoBari
Windows · Linux
Zlot rodzinny to dla Miłosza Dajskiego okazja, aby spotkać się z dawno niewidzianymi członkami rodziny. Przechadzając się po pałacu, w którym nie było go od lat napotyka człowieka, który zdaje się twierdzić, że jest jego kuzynem, ten jednak za nic nie potrafi go sobie przypomnieć.
Why similar: Text-Based 17.5%, Detective 16%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Psychological 10.8%
- #15 Siberian Way
87% matchVery Positive83% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: RootGame
Windows
Siberian Way is a detective thriller novel. Follow the dark non-linear story and decide how it can end! For all fans of snowy Siberia, Murder on the Orient Express and twisted plots, seasoned with mysticism.
Why similar: Psychological 19.3%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Text-Based 13.9%, Detective 13.1%
- #16 Demons' Timeline
84% matchVery Positive99% of 221 reviews2026
Dev: DigitalCats
Windows
Cyber Detective L solves Paradoxes—bizarre incidents by supernatural Demons—via the social media giant Parrotter. The Cyber Detective Squad, L and his Demon partner Nyasuteria, wield elite hacking and psychic powers to take on the final Paradox investigation.
Why similar: Text-Based 21.5%, Mystery 16.5%, Detective 15.9%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Psychological 9.7%
- #17 Birth ME Code
86% matchVery Positive84% of 100 reviews2020
Dev: Miracle Moon
Windows
The second entry of the Abime Series. Play as the mastermind in a death game where you must find the traitor while concealing your identity. Six hours, one school, six deaths. Nine participants fight for survival: it's kill or be killed, trust or deceive, escape or die.
Why similar: Conspiracy 16.2% ★, Mystery 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Psychological 11.5%
- #18 For Your Tranquility
86% matchMixed68% of 191 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: Detective 17.8%, Crime 17.3%, Mystery 15%, Text-Based 12.9%, Choices Matter 12.5%
- #19 The Quiet After
85% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Grigsby's World Productions, LLC
Windows
The threat is on the road ahead and deep beneath her skin. A psychological visual novel about memory, trauma, and the cost of every choice.
Why similar: Psychological 21%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Text-Based 16.6%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Choices Matter 12.6%
- #20 Graces: Posthumous Wish
84% matchVery Positive97% of 191 reviews2024
Dev: TomoToro
Windows
Aki is haunted by a curse. In search of salvation, she travels into the memories of a dead classmate, where she must witness three eerie mystical stories and figure out how to break the shackles of misfortune.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.3%, Detective 14.8%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Text-Based 13.1%, Mystery 12.1%
- #21 HIYOKU NO TORI
83% matchMostly Positive78% of 37 reviews2023
Dev: kamotanprojectPub: iMel
Windows
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: Visual Novel 20.4%, Mystery 15.8%, Crime 15.3%, Detective 14.8%, Adventure 10.4%
- #22 SAS:绝响诡计 | Case 0 风暴蝴蝶
81% matchVery Positive88% of 224 reviews2025
Dev: 秦遥
Windows
这是一款以中式校园为背景的推理类文字游戏,你将扮演一名高中生司空茂,在开学第一天目击密室杀人事件的现场,并经过调查和推理解决案件,找出真正的犯人和真相背后更深的阴谋。但在享受侦探游戏的同时,请千万不要忽视学习。保持情绪稳定,尽量维持活下去的念头...记住,你的成绩,永远比案件要更重要。
Why similar: Detective 18.7%, Text-Based 17.5%, Visual Novel 15%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Mystery 9.5%
- #23 Time Crack
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MelTheMelPub: Nightfall Narratives
Windows
A thriller and mystery visual novel about broken trust and the search for truth, when a high-school student is accused of his parents’ brutal murder. Every choice might bring you closer to the truth... or end in tragedy.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.4%, Psychological 15.5%, Mystery 14.7%, Crime 13.3%, Choices Matter 12.4%
- #24 Alice49 EP.0『ダイヤモンドとシュークリーム』
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Include0
Windows
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 24.8%, Text-Based 23.3%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Detective 13.7%, Adventure 9.8%
- #25 The Secret Of Greenwood Isle
81% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: SaynePub: Sayne Interactive
Windows
A story-driven mystery visual novel set in a remote island village. Gather clues through conversations and exploration, and uncover hidden truths through branching routes and multiple endings amid the tense, claustrophobic atmosphere.
Why similar: Text-Based 19.6%, Psychological 15.7%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Mystery 11.5%
- #26 Condition Unknown
80% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Bizibee Interactive
Windows
A text-based psychological horror experience set inside a hospital where something is deeply wrong — and death may not be the end.
Why similar: Psychological 16.9%, Text-Based 16.2%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Mystery 12%, Choices Matter 11.7%
- #27 Ace Attorney Investigations Collection
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,457 reviews2024
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 30.7 hrsMean: 34.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Miles Edgeworth's dramatic turnabouts take center stage! Experience both Ace Attorney Investigations games in one gorgeous collection! Investigate crime scenes and solve tough, intriguing cases through logic and deduction. When Edgeworth's past and present collide, his future begins!
Why similar: Crime 18%, Detective 16.4%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Mystery 15.5%, Text-Based 14.4%
- #28 Kisen: Seeker of Aenjan City
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 常磐ほそみ / Tokiwa Hosomi
Windows
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: Visual Novel 21.7%, Detective 21.3%, Text-Based 21.3%, Mystery 20%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #29 The Trial
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NowakGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Someone must have been telling lies about Josef K., he knew he had done nothing wrong but, one morning, he was arrested." Story about life, choices and a Man vs the System. This unique interactive literature adaptation. A game, brought to You in early visual novel, text-adventure style.
Why similar: Text-Based 19.9%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Mystery 13.6%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Choices Matter 13.6%
- #30 3Paths
77% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Trturist
Windows
A game about the path you're on, and what you're really doing with your life.
Why similar: Psychological 20.7%, Text-Based 16.9%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Psychological Horror 14.1%
- #31 夜明けの影法師
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Max Neet Games
Windows
雪山ペンションで起こる殺人事件を阻止するため、 聞き込みとパソコンで情報整理するマルチエンドミステリーADV『夜明けの影法師』!
Why similar: Mystery 16%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Psychological 12.3%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Detective 8.7%
- #32 Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy
76% matchVery Positive88% of 4,237 reviews2024
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 35.6 hrsMean: 54.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Visual Novel 20.9%, Detective 19.4%, Crime 14.6%, Mystery 13.8%, Text-Based 12.8%
- #33 破禁 Limbo Break
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: xiaowanxiongzzz
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 17.2%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Mystery 13.4%, Psychological 11.4%
- #34 슬픈 가족사 - 산장으로부터의 탈출
77% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: C's earth
Windows
우리 아빠는 유명한 과학자입니다.
Why similar: Text-Based 24.3%, Psychological 17.6%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Psychological Horror 10.8%
- #35 Stay Alive For Me
74% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: OneRoomFilms
Windows
Survive a gripping psychological thriller in this visual novel. Make critical decisions, face a disturbed captor, and experience multiple chilling endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.1%, Psychological Horror 17%, Text-Based 14.9%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Mystery 12.1%
- #36 Confinio: Reality Prison
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Enthariel Games
Windows
Confinio is an intriguing visual novel that delves into your sensations as you embody the protagonist who has just awakened in a prison with no memory. Make decisions, solve puzzles, interact with the environment, use objects, interrogate people, all to yourself and uncover the enigmatic reality.
Why similar: Psychological 17.8%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Mystery 8.7%
- #37 Glass Hearts
75% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: Aedian Glair
Windows · Mac · Linux
Gripping psychological thriller Yaoi game full of difficult choices. Can you trust your own mind?
Why similar: Psychological 16.9%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Visual Novel 14%, Mystery 12.8%, Crime 12.1%
- #38 The Murder Hotel
73% matchVery Positive95% of 64 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: Detective 16.7%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Crime 15%, Mystery 15%, Text-Based 11.6%
- #39 Miracle Detective
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TAKA's factory
Windows · Mac
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: Visual Novel 22.3%, Detective 20.5%, Mystery 20.2%, Psychological 16.5%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #40 Amnea28: Two Eternities
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: TomoToro
Windows
A group of university students is going to spend a week in the old hotel "Amnea". Within these seven days they have to find out what is hidden behind its facade and to unravel all the mysteries without losing their minds.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.1%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Text-Based 15.3%, Mystery 12.5%, Psychological 12%
- #41 The Test: Hypothesis Rising
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,928 reviews2020
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 41%
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Psychological 17.4%, Detective 14.5%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Mystery 12.8%
- #42 Feeling Death
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SYUPRO-DXPub: room6
Windows · Mac
A Game Where You're Killed for Becoming a Couple.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.6%, Mystery 19.5%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Psychological 10.6%, Adventure 10.1%
- #43 Call the Tune
72% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: St☆rletPub: Elephant Shrew Crew
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this detective/idol game fusion, every decision you make will influence the narrative. Your choices will shape relationships, uncover secrets, and determine the fate of the characters and the school itself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.5%, Psychological Horror 16%, Detective 15.4%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Mystery 14.4%
- #44 Red Chat Ritual – TSUMIMI TIME
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tohakusha Inc.
Windows
An idol livestreamer is searching for her missing partner. You are not just watching her stream. Interfere with her broadcast, investigate clues on and off stream, and uncover the truth behind her partner’s disappearance.
Why similar: Mystery 17.9%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Detective 14.8%, Text-Based 14.6%, Psychological Horror 7.9%
- #45 Crimson Reflection
69% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Elun Labs LLC
Windows
The story begins the moment he kills his lover. Kazuma is driven into a corner by Asana’s obsessive love. Madness, jealousy, obsession, deception, and regret collide— plunging the case toward an unpredictable end. A yandere suspense novel of intense love and insanity: Crimson Reflection.
Why similar: Text-Based 17.5%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Detective 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Psychological 11.1%
- #46 The Monster Under Your Skin
71% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: Роман Ветер-Пурпурный (Róman O)
Windows · Linux
Play as an unnamed man who suspects his wife of something, and dive deep into his memories of the day when he was about to propose to her. Your choices can influence the story. Genre: thriller.
Why similar: Text-Based 30.9%, Psychological 19.5%, Choices Matter 17.4%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #47 Detective Kobayashi - A Visual Novel
71% matchPositive87% of 31 reviews2019
Dev: GenuinePub: Giiku Games
Windows
Take on the role of Detective Kobayashi, the one and only genius detective who has a reputation for solving any case, however dark or difficult...if he isn't playing games at the office or awkwardly hitting on girls, that is.
Why similar: Crime 20.3%, Detective 18.7%, Mystery 15.2%, Visual Novel 15%, Text-Based 13.4%
- #48 The Deed
71% matchVery Positive90% of 3,717 reviews2015
Dev: Pilgrim AdventuresPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A keenly dark twist on the traditional murder mystery setting, The Deed is an Adventure/RPG game about getting away with murder. Arran Bruce, the rightful heir to Dunshiel House, returns home to settle a score with his estranged family.
Why similar: Crime 21.3%, Detective 17.5%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Mystery 12.8%, Choices Matter 7.8%
- #49 Inquisitor Shepherd
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Narrowdeep
Windows
Become Shepherd, an inquisitor sent to a suspicious village. Unveil the secrets of a world filled with fear, and make an inevitable choice. In this visual novel mystery, your decisions change the world. Can you survive the desperate horror?
Why similar: Text-Based 17.2%, Detective 15.6%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Mystery 13.6%
- #50 誰是犯案者 Who is the Criminal
70% matchVery Positive95% of 59 reviews2021
Dev: 莉莉恩工作室
Windows
Set in school life, “Who is the Criminal” is a text-based adventure game featuring comedian and inference elements. With inquiring suspects and debating with “evildoers”, he gathers pieces of puzzles and reveals what truly happens in every incident.
Why similar: Detective 18.4%, Crime 16.5%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Mystery 14.2%, Text-Based 12.1%
- #51 Suhoshin
69% matchVery Positive91% of 170 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 16.9%, Text-Based 15.7%, Mystery 14.8%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Detective 11%
- #52 Kayotica
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Kicksoft Studio
Windows
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: Crime 17.4%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Detective 13.2%, Psychological 12.5%, Mystery 9.2%
- #53 학생들의 공포괴담 終 (Students' horrible stories FIN)
70% matchVery Positive81% of 69 reviews2021
Dev: Alman
Windows
Students' horrible stories FIN is a horror game created with RPG Maker XP. Find out what threatens the innocent students and how to resist them.- Iseru, The Presenter
Why similar: Conspiracy 16.4% ★, Visual Novel 16.4%, Crime 16.2%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Mystery 13.6%
- #54 Return to Shironagasu Island
68% matchVery Positive94% of 4,067 reviews2020
Dev: HYOGO ONIMUSHIPub: TABINOMICHI
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.1 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 26.3%, Mystery 21.8%, Detective 13.3%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Adventure 10.9%
- #55 Frog Telephone
67% matchNo user reviews2028
Dev: Acid House Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Frog Telephone (蛙电话 / 蛙電話) is a folklore mystery adventure game rooted in computer science concepts. You play as an amnesiac phone operator at a Tokyo travel agency, reconstructing shattered reality through the spin of a dial, exploring the terrifying truth hidden behind Gero City's mystery.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.6%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Text-Based 16.9%, Story Rich 9.8%, Mystery 9.8%
- #56 Schrödinger's Call
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Acrobatic ChirimenjakoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
When the world is coming to an end, who would you want to speak to one last time? Schrödinger’s Call is a visual novel that lets you experience the pain and salvation of human connection, as if you were turning the pages of a picture book.
Why similar: Text-Based 19%, Psychological 14.9%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Detective 11.7%, Mystery 11.1%
- #57 Our Ordinary Home
65% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: Mantaray161
Windows
A psychological thriller where you assemble fragmented memories and hidden clues to uncover the truth behind a disturbing incident.
Why similar: Text-Based 21.5%, Psychological Horror 20.6%, Crime 15.3%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Conspiracy 8% ★
- #58 星影の館殺人事件
66% matchVery Positive94% of 77 reviews2024
Dev: 法螺会
Windows · Mac
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: Visual Novel 21%, Detective 14.2%, Mystery 13.2%, Crime 12.9%, Adventure 10.4%
- #59 SMU News: Strange events recorded
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 月食图书室
Windows
In this game, play as Shenming University News Department members. Explore strange incidents—no need for truth. Write compelling reports from clues; eye-catching content excites readers. As for what really happened…do readers actually care? If you care, go find out yourself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.3%, Detective 23.3%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Mystery 11.1%
- #60 피랍 일지 - 그 남자로부터의 탈출
67% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2022
Dev: C's earth
Windows
어떻게든 돌아갈 거야. 가족이 기다리고 있는 집으로.
Why similar: Text-Based 24.7%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Crime 13.8%, Psychological 13.6%