- #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 32.1%, Mystery 18%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Drama 10.2%, Female Protagonist 9.7%
- #2 子归 - Blossom
96% matchVery Positive89% of 601 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 30.4%, Mystery 16.2%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Horror 10.9%, Drama 10.3%
- #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 28.2%, Mystery 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Drama 10.6%
- #4 The Incident at Galley House
95% 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 31.6%, Mystery 20.4%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Puzzle 8.3%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #5 The Wild Detective: The Hound of the Foggy City
94% 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 44.3%, Drama 16%, Mystery 12.6%, Puzzle 8.6%, Story Rich 7.4%
- #6 Paper Perjury
94% matchVery Positive88% of 190 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%, Mystery 14.5%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Puzzle 6.7%
- #7 The Occult Detective
93% matchMostly Positive72% of 323 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 30.8%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Mystery 13%, Drama 11.2%, Story Rich 10.7%
- #8 迷渡桥
92% 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 29.7%, Mystery 14%, Drama 11.4%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Female Protagonist 7.4%
- #9 Lachesis or Atropos
91% matchVery Positive87% of 68 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 26.8%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Mystery 12.3%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Horror 10.8%
- #10 何度目かの式
91% matchNo user reviews
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%, Mystery 24%, Female Protagonist 17.5%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Adventure 6%
- #11 Orient on the Murder Express
90% 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 42.3%, Mystery 16.8%, Visual Novel 15%, Story Rich 8.5%, Drama 6.4%
- #12 The Guilty Hearts
89% 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 33.5%, Mystery 16.1%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Visual Novel 8.8%, Drama 8%
- #13 Other Side Of Mist And Mountain
89% matchMostly Positive74% of 91 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: Detective 18.9%, Mystery 12.8%, Drama 12.3%, Horror 11%, Visual Novel 10.9%
- #14 Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
88% matchVery Positive83% of 21,767 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 15.3%, Mystery 14.9%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #15 The Girl Who Wasn't There
87% 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 27.5%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Mystery 12.2%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Text-Based 8.8%
- #16 노베나 디아볼로스
86% matchVery Positive93% of 1,571 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 38%, Mystery 17.3%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Horror 6.6%, Drama 5.6%
- #17 Silent Love
85% matchMostly Positive78% of 249 reviews2023
Dev: Weird Bunny
Windows
This is a terrorist decryption adventure game that took place in 1913.
Why similar: Detective 24.4%, Mystery 14.6%, Drama 14.2%, Horror 12.7%, Story Rich 7.1%
- #18 Tokyo Dark
86% matchVery Positive84% of 1,336 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 12.5%
- #19 Scarpone Scamps
84% 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 27.5%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Drama 8.8%, Text-Based 8.6%
- #20 莫比乌斯疑案
84% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: YiMiao Game
Windows · Mac
多条故事线,高智商烧脑反转型剧情类RPG游戏,线索伏笔众多。
Why similar: Detective 27.6%, Mystery 13.3%, Drama 12.2%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Horror 10.2%
- #21 Return to Shironagasu Island
83% matchVery Positive94% of 3,990 reviews2020
Dev: HYOGO ONIMUSHIPub: TABINOMICHI
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 14.2 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 21.1%, Mystery 20.7%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Horror 13.9%, Adventure 7%
- #22 On Air! Taxi Detective Casebook
82% 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 33.9%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Mystery 9.6%, Text-Based 9.6%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #23 Murders on the Yangtze River
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 20,376 reviews2024
Dev: OMEGAMES STUDIO
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
"Murders on Yangtze River" is an Ace Attorney-like detective game that takes you on a journey through early 20th century China as you solve a series of intriguing cases. Use your logical reasoning and deduction skills to uncover clues, interrogate suspects, and solve the mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 38.6%, Mystery 12.6%, Drama 11.7%, Story Rich 9%, Puzzle 8.3%
- #24 Kisen: Seeker of Aenjan City
82% 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 35.5%, Mystery 19.9%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Text-Based 11.1%, Story Rich 10.5%
- #25 回ル!ハッカー探偵
80% matchPositive80% of 20 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 34.6%, Mystery 19.2%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Drama 11.8%, Adventure 6.5%
- #26 TellTale - Casino Murder Case
79% 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 31.1%, Mystery 21.4%, Puzzle 7.9%, Visual Novel 7.7%, Text-Based 7.5%
- #27 Flowers -Le volume sur printemps-
81% matchVery Positive93% of 1,846 reviews2016
Dev: Innocent GreyPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 133.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 21.6%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Mystery 12.4%, Drama 11.4%
- #28 The Bygone Days of Her and the Flowers
77% matchVery Positive99% of 200 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 34.2%, Mystery 17.2%, Visual Novel 16%, Drama 11%, Text-Based 10.1%
- #29 The Seven Bad Apples
78% 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 14.3%, Mystery 12.2%, Text-Based 8.5%
- #30 Sparkle Milla: Eight Genetic Abnormalities and a Blood Ghost
79% matchPositive91% of 32 reviews2022
Dev: Reijo
Windows · Mac
This game is a deduction game where you collect evidence from a murder scene to find the murderer. Eight boys and girls are admitted to the school. At the school, there is a crazy ghost named "Milla" who haunts and kills people.
Why similar: Detective 29.1%, Mystery 14.2%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Drama 10.6%, Horror 9.8%
- #31 Unheard - Voices of Crime
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 32,839 reviews2019
Dev: NEXT Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.5 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 56.1%, Mystery 17.8%, Puzzle 9.1%, Story Rich 7.4%, Horror 6%
- #32 With in the Obscurity
77% 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 33.2%, Mystery 18.4%, Horror 14.1%, Drama 11%, Puzzle 7.5%
- #33 The Rule Of SHE
76% matchVery Positive88% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: HaiBin studio
Windows
A wandering soul mistakenly enters a world of strange tales and odd rules. Beware! This place is fraught with danger. To complete reincarnation, you must toe the line. Any soul that dares to go against the system will face correction. Will you comply—or defy?
Why similar: Drama 18.5%, Mystery 15.3%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Horror 14.4%, Puzzle 7.9%
- #34 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 27.7%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Mystery 12.9%, Drama 12.1%
- #35 Magical Girl Witch Trials
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 29,650 reviews2025
Dev: AcaciaPub: Re,AER
Windows · Mac
Median: 15.8 hrsMean: 28.1 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 28.8%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Female Protagonist 17.8%, Mystery 13.1%, LGBTQ+ 6.7%
- #36 深渊档案
75% 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 45.5%, Mystery 20.5%, Story Rich 9.5%, Puzzle 7.2%, Psychological Horror 6.7%
- #37 The Chrono Jotter
75% matchVery Positive94% of 2,205 reviews2021
Dev: Orca LayoutPub: 2P Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Rewind time to save your girlfriend in a twisted high school death game. A gripping yuri visual novel: Investigate brutal murders, unravel psychological horrors, and fight for a forbidden love that defies death itself.
Why similar: Detective 22.5%, Mystery 10.8%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Drama 10.5%
- #38 妖睨之境The Sight of Darkness
74% 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 33.1%, Drama 17.7%, Mystery 16.4%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Story Rich 7.6%
- #39 No Recollection
74% 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 29.8%, Mystery 16.7%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Horror 11.2%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #40 Gray Protocol
73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Ctrl Z Crew
Windows
Seventy-eight years after the Great Collapse, the city of Belmarc stands as a beacon of civilization amid the ruins. A city where magic and technology intertwine, where humans and machines coexist. And in its depths, one Courier begins to chase the forgotten sins of the past.
Why similar: Detective 30.4%, Visual Novel 14%, Drama 12.4%, Mystery 11%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #41 Reaplaced
73% 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%, Mystery 13.8%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Horror 12.6%, Visual Novel 10.7%
- #42 超探偵シャーロックちゃん ~掟破りのミスディレクション~
72% matchPositive85% of 39 reviews2025
Dev: おんねんちゃんねる
Windows
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 31.5%, Mystery 17.5%, Visual Novel 14%, Story Rich 8.2%, Drama 7.7%
- #43 Blackmail Directive
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 青梅不输天降工作室Pub: 糕薯科技
Windows
A gripping visual novel set in modern-day Japan, featuring cute anime-style heroines and branching storylines that lead to multiple endings. Every choice you make shapes the story—and determines Arisa's fate.
Why similar: Detective 21.5%, Mystery 15.5%, Drama 15.1%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Female Protagonist 12.6%
- #44 True Game
72% 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 31.2%, Mystery 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Logic 9.9%, Puzzle 7.9%
- #45 孤岛海妖 The Sea-demon
71% matchVery Positive88% of 261 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 28.7%, Mystery 19%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Female Protagonist 10%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #46 心灵侦探
71% 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 35.6%, Mystery 16%, Drama 14.7%, Puzzle 7.8%, Psychological Horror 7.3%
- #47 久美子之死:昭和少女血色告白
68% matchVery Positive96% of 112 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 23.7%, Mystery 12.4%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Drama 10.1%, Horror 9.3%
- #48 SMU News: Strange events recorded
70% matchNo user reviews
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 39%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Mystery 11.1%, Story Rich 10.3%, Drama 10%
- #49 Ezrebeth
69% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Tymedust Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 30%, Drama 15.9%, Mystery 14.4%, Visual Novel 14%, Story Rich 6.4%
- #50 Stillwater
70% matchVery Positive95% of 217 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: Mystery 17.7%, Visual Novel 16%, Detective 13.3%, Text-Based 11.8%, Drama 11.7%
- #51 Guilt Trip
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Made With Squares
Windows
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 35.1%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Mystery 16.9%, Story Rich 8.5%, Multiple Endings 7.8%
- #52 Lighthouse of Guiding Flames
70% matchVery Positive88% of 68 reviews2019
Dev: TomoToroPub: NARRATIVE NINE LTD
Windows
Ethani lost her way and ended up at the Lighthouse. Where did she come from and where should she go? Explore this fantasy Visual Novel to reveal her past and set sail once more...
Why similar: Detective 20.9%, Drama 16%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Mystery 12.9%, Female Protagonist 10.2%
- #53 她杀 - The Suspected Murder
68% matchVery Positive85% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: 麻辣工作室 Spicy GamesPub: INDIECN
Windows
Deep night, famous suspense novelist fell from the balcony, leaving his young wife an enormous heritage. Accident, or calculated murder?Novelist's nephew secretly began investigation.He found a hidden manuscript, which contains a creep story, as well as the key clues concerning its author's death.
Why similar: Detective 27.8%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Mystery 10.5%, Drama 10.2%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #54 Endless Loop
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 漫森游戏Pub: 2P Games
Windows
《轮回路》是一款中式恐怖悬疑剧情解谜游戏。为了祭奠发小,在一个阴雨连绵的日子,许静怡踏上了漫长的归乡之途。然而意想不到的是,在荒凉萧瑟的故土等待许静怡的,并非只是简单的追忆之旅,而是与本应离世的发小的惊悚重逢。
Why similar: Horror 17.1%, Mystery 17%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Drama 15%, Detective 9.6%
- #55 Inquiry Counsel逆转茶食人
68% matchNo user reviews
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 30.6%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Mystery 15.2%, Drama 12.4%, Story Rich 7.6%
- #56 Dragon Maiden: Blossoms of the Past
66% matchVery Positive81% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: 不兼容性工作室Pub: 2P Games
Windows
Dragon Maiden is a 2D pixel-art mystery adventure. As Wang Xie, you’re trapped in a time loop on the day of the Mountain God Ceremony. Relive the 22 hours before midnight, uncover the truth behind the village’s destruction, and break free from the cycle.
Why similar: Detective 22.6%, Mystery 19%, Drama 15.4%, Female Protagonist 9.2%, Puzzle 7.7%
- #57 Demonfo
66% matchVery Positive96% of 90 reviews2025
Dev: BI SHUI YU
Windows
A girl at the bottom of the ladder with bad luck finds a cleaning job, but she mistakenly enters a cleaning company that is in the business of exorcising ghosts. As the story develops, the girl realizes that there is a reason for her constant bad luck, and gradually her divine power awakens ......
Why similar: Detective 24.5%, Mystery 15%, Visual Novel 14%, Horror 12.9%, Female Protagonist 10.4%
- #58 Feeling Death
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SYUPRO-DXPub: room6
Windows · Mac
A Game Where You're Killed for Becoming a Couple.
Why similar: Mystery 20.3%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Detective 13.1%, Story Rich 10.1%, Drama 9.8%
- #59 SHINRAI Saku - Blooming Beyond Despair
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gosatsu Visual Novels
Windows · Mac · Linux
A month has passed since the tragic events at the Miyamoto Mountain Resort, which still weigh heavily on Raiko and her friends. Explore the challenges they face while trying to return to an ordinary life in this follow-up to the visual novel SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair.
Why similar: Detective 19.3%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Drama 15.8%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Mystery 10.7%
- #60 AI: The Somnium Files
67% matchVery Positive92% of 9,101 reviews2019
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.
Why similar: Detective 35.5%, Mystery 18.9%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Story Rich 10.3%, Multiple Endings 3.9%