- #1 十分之四
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 不约分制作组
Windows
"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 30.5%, Mystery 17%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Drama 14.7%, Female Protagonist 9.2%
- #2 子归 - Blossom
96% matchVery Positive89% of 618 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: Detective 28.9%, Mystery 15.3%, Drama 14.8%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Horror 10.4%
- #3 Murder on the Marine Express
96% matchVery Positive94% of 78 reviews2021
Dev: 1564 Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 26.8%, Drama 15.2%, Mystery 12.6%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Female Protagonist 11.6%
- #4 The Wild Detective: The Hound of the Foggy City
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ZombieDogStudio
Windows
The Wild Detective: The Hound of the Foggy City is a classic detective mystery game. You play as Duke, a private investigator, collecting evidence through investigation and interviews, then using deductive reasoning to solve cases and reveal hidden truths.
Why similar: Detective 40.9%, Drama 22.4%, Mystery 11.6%, Puzzle 8%, Story Rich 6.8%
- #5 The Occult Detective
94% matchMostly Positive71% of 326 reviews2025
Dev: Battlecry Studio
Windows
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 29.2%, Drama 16%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Mystery 12.2%, Story Rich 10.1%
- #6 The Incident at Galley House
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: William RousPub: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
In 1936, something terrible happened at Galley House. Decades later, with a strange contraption that reveals echoes of the past, you must uncover the truth behind this grisly mystery.
Why similar: Detective 31.7%, Mystery 20.3%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Puzzle 8.4%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #7 Red Chat Ritual – TSUMIMI TIME
93% 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: Detective 21.9%, Mystery 15.8%, Horror 13.8%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Female Protagonist 8.6%
- #8 Paper Perjury
92% matchVery Positive89% of 201 reviews2024
Dev: Paper Cat Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 31.1%, Mystery 14.4%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Puzzle 6.7%
- #9 Orient on the Murder Express
91% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Connor Atkins
Windows · Mac
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 41%, Mystery 16.2%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Drama 9.3%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #10 Lachesis or Atropos
91% matchVery Positive87% of 71 reviews2023
Dev: 4nokiPub: Quill Yuri
Windows · Mac · Linux
This world is woven of strings, of fate and of hate. What do you see, detective? A horror-mystery yuri visual novel peering into the maddening darkness of love and death.
Why similar: Detective 26.9%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Mystery 12.2%, Horror 10.8%
- #11 The Guilty Hearts
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Singlecore Games
Windows
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 32.2%, Mystery 15.4%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Drama 11.6%, Visual Novel 8.5%
- #12 The Girl Who Wasn't There
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 1564 Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 26.9%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Mystery 11.8%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Text-Based 8.5%
- #13 何度目かの式
89% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2026
Dev: orange
Windows
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 36.1%, Mystery 23.8%, Female Protagonist 17.5%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Adventure 6%
- #14 Scarpone Scamps
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pepperjack Productions
Windows
A gritty, semi-kinetic visual novel about broken people and notorious gangsters, featuring six individualized routes with six different endings.
Why similar: Detective 26.4%, Drama 12.7%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Text-Based 8.2%
- #15 Game of Fitna Vol. 1
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FIAgames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Game of Fitna Vol. 1: A thrilling death game visual novel set in 2030. Play as Zayn, a high school student thrown into sinister survival games known as "TEST." Fight for your life, uncover shocking truths, and face intense moral dilemmas in this mature, thought-provoking experience.
Why similar: Detective 30.5%, Drama 17.5%, Mystery 15.1%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #16 回ル!ハッカー探偵
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: 総合コンテンツ制作サークル
Windows
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 32.7%, Mystery 18.1%, Drama 16.9%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Adventure 6.1%
- #17 Flowers -Le volume sur printemps-
86% matchVery Positive93% of 1,867 reviews2016
Dev: Innocent GreyPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 131.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Suoh Shirahane, a shy girl with a mysterious past, will begin her first year of high school at Saint Angraecum Academy, where she hopes to find a new beginning. She will navigate friendships and mysteries at her new school, and discovers that love can come in many forms.
Why similar: Detective 20.6%, Drama 16.3%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Mystery 11.6%
- #18 Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
85% matchVery Positive83% of 22,376 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 30.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 34.3%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Mystery 14.8%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #19 妖睨之境The Sight of Darkness
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 豹肝工作室 SEALIVER STUDIO
Windows
A detective who accidentally unsealed the monsters must find the man-eating monster before the deadline. Humans are afraid of monsters, but they were also made by themselves.
Why similar: Detective 30.4%, Drama 24.6%, Mystery 15%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Story Rich 6.9%
- #20 The Bygone Days of Her and the Flowers
82% matchVery Positive99% of 210 reviews2025
Dev: luern0313
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Detective 32.5%, Mystery 16.2%, Drama 15.7%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Text-Based 9.4%
- #21 Return to Shironagasu Island
84% 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: Detective 20.5%, Visual Novel 20%, Mystery 19.9%, Horror 13.5%, Drama 8.6%
- #22 With in the Obscurity
83% matchPositive100% of 32 reviews2024
Dev: QZQ Studio
Windows
A first-person perspective mystery puzzle-solving game where players immerse themselves in the role of characters involved in each episode's abnormal event to uncover the truth. The plan is to release 1 episodes per month, totaling 6 episodes per season.
Why similar: Detective 31.5%, Mystery 17.3%, Drama 15.8%, Horror 13.3%, Puzzle 7.2%
- #23 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
82% 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: Detective 20.1%, Visual Novel 16%, Mystery 15.5%, Horror 9.5%, Text-Based 8.8%
- #24 心灵侦探
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 榭季生
Windows
This is a fantastic journey that shuttles between reality and the inner world. You need to follow six companions with distinct personalities to explore the deepest secrets of people's hearts together. It includes mild decryption and some psychological horror elements
Why similar: Detective 33.2%, Drama 20.6%, Mystery 14.9%, Puzzle 7.3%, Psychological Horror 6.8%
- #25 Tokyo Dark
81% matchVery Positive84% of 1,341 reviews2017
Dev: CherrymochiPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 30.6%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Mystery 12.8%, Horror 12.6%
- #26 On Air! Taxi Detective Casebook
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 373 Studio
Windows
On Air! Taxi Detective Casebook is a pixel-art, dialogue-driven mystery game. You’re an AI in a taxi, teaming up with a talkative driver on late-night runs to hear bizarre passenger stories, solve cases in secret, and let him play the “great detective.”
Why similar: Detective 34%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Mystery 9.6%, Text-Based 9.5%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #27 Stillwater
79% matchVery Positive95% of 227 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Clump
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short visual novel where a private investigator gets reeled into a murky mystery, entangled in lies, secrets, and a family curse.
Why similar: Drama 16.7%, Mystery 16.7%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Detective 12.5%, Text-Based 11%
- #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: Detective 35.6%, Mystery 19.9%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Text-Based 11%, Story Rich 10.5%
- #29 迷渡桥
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 犬狸工作室Pub: OKJOY
Windows
《迷渡桥》是一款水墨风格的国风悬疑推理游戏,你将扮演牵涉谋逆的罪臣后人宁不移,背负着家族十年的冤屈,在弥留之际踏上迷渡桥,换一个查明真相的机会。调查一桩桩离奇命案,窥见朝堂内的暗流涌动。当迷雾散尽,揭开深埋于王朝的骇人秘密......
Why similar: Detective 33.2%, Mystery 15.6%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Female Protagonist 8.2%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #30 孤岛海妖 The Sea-demon
78% matchVery Positive88% of 263 reviews2023
Dev: 章鱼罐头制作组
Windows
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 27.5%, Mystery 18.1%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Drama 12.4%, Female Protagonist 9.6%
- #31 SMU News: Strange events recorded
77% 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: Detective 37.2%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Drama 14.4%, Mystery 10.5%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #32 To the Grave
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Flower Shadow Game
Windows · Mac · Linux
TO THE GRAVE is a horror comedy puzzle game that you have never experienced before! A girl accidentally breaks into a mysterious village. You will face all kinds of funny monster and nonsensical ways of death, making you laugh out loud, but also making you shudder.
Why similar: Drama 29.2%, Mystery 18.6%, Horror 16.8%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Puzzle 10.5%
- #33 The Seven Bad Apples
75% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: 1564 Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 34.2%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Mystery 12.1%, Text-Based 8.4%
- #34 TellTale - Casino Murder Case
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 26 reviews2024
Dev: NeruyaPub: Team Detective
Windows
[Telltale - Casino Murder] is a full-voice indie mystery game with the youngest lawyer, Kang Ho-yeon, who reveals the truth of the casino murder case and achieves innocence at trial.
Why similar: Detective 31.2%, Mystery 21.3%, Puzzle 7.9%, Visual Novel 7.7%, Text-Based 7.4%
- #35 Unheard - Voices of Crime
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 33,170 reviews2019
Dev: NEXT Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
What if you could hear every word spoken at the scene of a crime? “Acoustic Detectives” wanted for testing our new device! Return aurally to crime scenes and use the voices you hear to identify potential suspects and solve the mysteries. What is it that’s connecting these seemingly unrelated cases?
Why similar: Detective 56%, Mystery 17.8%, Puzzle 9.2%, Story Rich 7.3%, Horror 6%
- #36 久美子之死:昭和少女血色告白
74% matchVery Positive92% of 142 reviews2026
Dev: LingVision Games
Windows
1988年,日本泡沫经济破灭前夕,化身被冤枉成嫌犯的刑警,侦查青梅奇怪自杀案,牵连出持续20年的连环杀人案秘密,穿梭烟酒与霓虹的昭和街头,在人心与生死的抉择中,搜查蛛丝马迹,找出血案真相。
Why similar: Detective 22.6%, Drama 14.7%, Mystery 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Horror 8.9%
- #37 Magical Girl Witch Trials
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 31,109 reviews2025
Dev: AcaciaPub: Re,AER
Windows · Mac
Median: 16.0 hrsMean: 32.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Thirteen girls awaken, only to find themselves in a prison. What awaits them: a Witch Trial. Help them prepare for the trial by exploring the prison in order to find the witch hidden amongst them. Find the witch, learn what kind of magic she holds, dispel the lies, and prepare for the execution.
Why similar: Detective 28.6%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Female Protagonist 17.9%, Mystery 13.2%, LGBTQ+ 6.5%
- #38 深渊档案
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Night Walker Studio
Windows
You are a special investigator sent to a construction site halted by a supernatural event. Beneath it lies a deadly mining accident where almost no one survived. Using old photos, trace the memories of the dead, relive their final moments, and uncover long-buried secrets.
Why similar: Detective 45.6%, Mystery 20.4%, Story Rich 9.5%, Puzzle 7.3%, Psychological Horror 6.6%
- #39 Marie's Travel
75% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: HI GAME LIMITED
Windows · Mac
"The Traveller: Maries" is a highly interactive search and puzzle development game.
Why similar: Detective 26.8%, Drama 22.1%, Mystery 13.4%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Puzzle 7.9%
- #40 Inquiry Counsel逆转茶食人
71% matchNo user reviews90% of 31 reviews2026
Dev: ZHENG YUFENG
Windows
"Hold on!" A court battle game set in ancient China's Song Dynasty! In the government office of Lin'an County during the Song Dynasty of ancient China, many bizarre murder cases occurred! The protagonist engages in intense court battles with the county captain of Lin'an to find the real culprit!
Why similar: Detective 28.8%, Drama 17.6%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Mystery 14.2%, Story Rich 7.1%
- #41 True Game
73% matchVery Positive88% of 51 reviews2021
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows · Mac
"True Game" is a work of suspense reasoning. The work tells the story that people in trouble are taken to a closed space and ask to get chips from others through different competitions. This work has a high degree of brain burning, exquisite picture and strong sense of substitution.
Why similar: Detective 30.7%, Mystery 14.8%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Logic 9.7%, Puzzle 7.8%
- #42 Miracle Detective
72% 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: Detective 34.2%, Mystery 20.1%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Horror 10.6%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #43 Feeling Death
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SYUPRO-DXPub: room6
Windows · Mac
A Game Where You're Killed for Becoming a Couple.
Why similar: Mystery 19.3%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Drama 14.2%, Detective 12.5%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #44 密市大亨
73% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Dream Clockwork
Windows
Welcome to the brand new world of Mississauga Tycoon. Various styles of Mississauga, including horror, suspense, thriller, science fiction, and aesthetics, are waiting for you to explore. Can you escape perfectly and find out the truth? Become an escape master and create a perfect escape myth?
Why similar: Detective 31.9%, Drama 22.5%, Mystery 15.5%, Logic 8.5%, Puzzle 7.3%
- #45 No Recollection
71% matchMixed67% of 30 reviews2024
Dev: Jake Platt
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 29.9%, Mystery 16.6%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Horror 11.2%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #46 Reaplaced
70% matchVery Positive91% of 55 reviews2023
Dev: Mystery Gamedev
Windows · Mac · Linux
A supernatural Halloween whodunnit. Solve a chilling locked-room mystery before the grim reaper reveals the answer!
Why similar: Detective 30.1%, Mystery 13.7%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Horror 12.6%, Visual Novel 10.7%
- #47 The Simen Rumors
68% matchVery Positive82% of 317 reviews2026
Dev: 羊之口
Windows
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 32.2%, Drama 19%, Mystery 17.8%, Visual Novel 16%, Logic 6.8%
- #48 Gap World Events
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 荔枝加盐
Windows
This is an original orthodox detective mystery game. The player suddenly takes possession of Roran, who hopes to report to the academy. You must investigate and deduce the truth behind a series of bizarre incidents that obstruct his journey, helping him successfully reach the academy.
Why similar: Detective 36.9%, Drama 20.5%, Mystery 15.8%, Puzzle 7.7%, Text-Based 6.9%
- #49 东方裁判梦~Rookie Attorney Legendry
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 141 reviews2024
Dev: YEARSPub: WindField Games
Windows
"Touhou Saibanmu ~Rookie Attorney Legendry" is a puzzle-solving detective game based on the Touhou series. It mainly tells the story of Marisa Kirisame who, by chance, becomes a lawyer. The story is divided into three chapters, each with multiple endings.
Why similar: Detective 29.8%, Drama 21.8%, Visual Novel 15%, Female Protagonist 10%, Logic 8.1%
- #50 知更鸟-The Robin
71% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2021
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
“The Robin”tells the story of a school bully who kills a girl named "Robin." Thirteen people involved are kidnapped and embark on a desperate journey to survive. The work revolves around who is behind the black hand and who is responsible for the death of "Robin" these two questions unfold.
Why similar: Detective 30.5%, Mystery 16.5%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Drama 14.6%, Puzzle 6.7%
- #51 Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit
67% matchVery Positive98% of 480 reviews2025
Dev: Default Cube Games
Windows · Mac
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: Detective 25.5%, Mystery 24.2%, Drama 16.6%, Story Rich 10.4%, Female Protagonist 7%
- #52 死亡旅店Ⅱ亡者归来-Death Inn Ⅱ The Immortal Is Coming
70% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2022
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
Death Inn Ⅱ- The Immortal Is Coming is a horror puzzle. The film crew is in a castle to finish, What is the mystery behind the mysterious death of a leading actress in a castle? Was it a homicide or was there more to it? It's a foggy castle, but none of the truth is buried forever.
Why similar: Detective 32.5%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Mystery 18.1%, Drama 13.3%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #53 Police Detective: Tokyo Beat
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dr. Cyril Splutterworth
Windows
Gather evidence, interview suspects and send your case to trial. Have you got what it takes to be Tokyo's top detective?
Why similar: Detective 38.3%, Mystery 15.4%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Drama 11.5%, Story Rich 9%
- #54 노베나 디아볼로스
69% matchVery Positive93% of 1,574 reviews2020
Dev: H5DEV Games
Windows · Mac
Novena diabolos is an Ocult mystery adventure game. The main character, Park Joon-sung, has to find a single human woman who doesn't know who she is and get out of town safely.
Why similar: Detective 40.6%, Mystery 18.2%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Horror 7%, Puzzle 4.9%
- #55 糺糺縁糸(きゅうきゅうえんし)
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: おかゲ制作所Pub: Gotcha Gotcha Games
Windows · Mac
A story-driven exploration horror adventure set in a fictional modern-day Japan. Experience a quiet tale of psychological horror as two schoolgirls confront folklore, curses, and choices that lead to multiple endings.
Why similar: Horror 22.5%, Mystery 15.6%, Story Rich 12.5%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Female Protagonist 9.4%
- #56 Abnormal1999:SU - Unlocking the 4th Dimension
68% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: QZQ Studio
Windows
SU is a 2.5D deduction puzzle game. The submarine Nautilus suffers a mechanical failure during its voyage. Dr. Pierre investigates and finds anomalies in every area. Explore the deep blue depths, follow Dr. Pierre as he unravels the secrets of the Nautilus.
Why similar: Detective 32.7%, Mystery 15.6%, Drama 14.6%, Puzzle 10%, Psychological Horror 6.8%
- #57 时忆 Memory of Time
67% matchPositive93% of 27 reviews2025
Dev: SPARROW STUDIO
Windows
This is a science fiction detective themed visual novel game, where players need to play the role of a "detective", connecting seemingly unrelated events and discovering mysterious truths hidden behind them, Please survive, and walk with your head held high towards the 'perfect ending' you expect.
Why similar: Detective 30.6%, Drama 22.9%, Mystery 14.6%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Text-Based 7.4%
- #58 鲤氏奇人异闻录
66% matchVery Positive98% of 103 reviews2024
Dev: 顽童计划
Windows
《明日方舟》同人游戏,以原作角色“老鲤”为主角,在二十年前的龙门,展开一系列解谜探案故事。
Why similar: Mystery 19.9%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Detective 17.9%, Drama 15.3%, Puzzle 8.5%
- #59 栖云异梦
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 91 reviews2023
Dev: 炭焱网络 Tantrum NetworkPub: East2West Games
Windows
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Dev: DMW Studio
Windows
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