- #1 Murders on the Yangtze River
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 20,722 reviews2024
Dev: OMEGAMES STUDIO
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.6 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%, Historical 16%, Investigation 12.7%, Mystery 11.7%, Story Rich 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential historical Chinese detective game that mirrors the investigative focus and period setting of the seed game.
- #2 寄居隅怪奇事件簿 Hermitage Strange Case Files
96% matchVery Positive81% of 1,996 reviews2018
Dev: Arrowiz
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
都市的夜晚并不安宁。浮华背后，暗潮在阴影中涌动。旧书店『Hermitage』的店主不幸被卷入了种种神秘事件。越是接近答案，他见到的真相却愈发诡异。疑云之下，一切都指向了“那些”超越常理的——危机渐渐逼近，在谣言与谎言间劈开道路，追寻自己的“结局”吧！
Why similar: Visual Novel 55.1%, Mystery 28.8%, Anime 16.1%
Why You'll Like It: An excellent detective-focused visual novel that emphasizes investigation and logical deduction in a dark, atmospheric setting.
- #3 Mohism: Battle of Words
95% matchMostly Positive78% of 608 reviews2023
Dev: 玄镜工作室Pub: Yooreka Studio
Windows
Mohism: Battle of Words is a detective game set in the world of wuxia. The game follows Zhang Xiaochen, investigates unsolved cases and comes into his own as a hero. He must rely on his wits and razor-sharp tongue to best his opponents, find the culprit and ensure justice prevails!
Why similar: Detective 27.3%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Investigation 14.3%, Mystery 11.8%, Anime 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: A unique visual novel that centers on logical debate and historical philosophy, perfect for fans of the seed game's intellectual challenges.
- #4 侠客风云传(Tale of Wuxia)
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 7,577 reviews2016
Dev: Heluo StudioPub: Phoenix Game
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Tale of Wuxia has been dedicated to providing gameplayers with a player-defined platform, where they can customize their own Wuxia. Instead of being restricted to characters’ basic properties, in this new version, gameplayers can also choose the personalities and talents of their own.
Why similar: Wuxia 63.9% ★, Martial Arts 23.7% ★, RPG 4.8%, Multiple Endings 4.2%, Story Rich 2%
Why You'll Like It: A foundational wuxia RPG that provides a deep, choice-heavy experience within the martial arts genre.
- #5 Return to Shironagasu Island
94% matchVery Positive94% of 4,089 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 24.3%, Detective 18.3%, Mystery 16.9%, Anime 11.3%, Choices Matter 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A gripping mystery visual novel that excels at building tension in an isolated setting.
- #6 Sanfu
93% matchVery Positive83% of 17,640 reviews2023
Dev: Shiying StudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
2000年，山城市新闻频道的电视画面莫名跳出一则旧广告，而广告的代言人是已经去世的特异功能少年——三眼神童。有传闻三眼神童的亡魂劫持了电视信号。 调查局受命展开调查。随着调查的深入，一个藏在黑暗处的犯罪团伙逐渐浮出水面。
Why similar: Mystery 18.9%, Detective 17.2%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Emotional 10.9%, Retro 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, mystery-focused narrative game with a distinct Chinese aesthetic and strong storytelling.
- #7 The Rewinder
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,320 reviews2021
Dev: MistyMountainStudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The Rewinder is an adventure puzzle game based on Chinese mythology. You play as Yun, the last known Rewinder, who can communicate with spirits and explore other people's memories to alter the past.
Why similar: Detective 37.3%, Mystery 20.7%, Historical 19.9%, Story Rich 10.6%, Adventure 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-adventure game steeped in Chinese folklore and mythology that shares the atmospheric mystery of the seed game.
- #8 回门 Way Back Home
92% matchMostly Positive72% of 519 reviews2021
Dev: 漫森游戏工作室
Windows
"Way back home" is a 2D horizontal board horror puzzle game. It takes the Republic of China period from 1905 to 1926 as the background of the times. With a large number of exquisite original paintings, rich playing methods, excellent music and dubbing, delicate script and narrative game style, it creates a strong historical...
Why similar: Mystery 17.2%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Psychological Horror 13%, Story Rich 12.8%, Retro 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: A historical horror-mystery game that captures the tension of early 20th-century China through a narrative-heavy lens.
- #9 子归 - Blossom
91% matchVery Positive88% of 625 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 36.7%, Visual Novel 24.1%, Mystery 18.4%, RPG 8.1%, Story Rich 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery-heavy visual novel that blends detective elements with a somber, story-rich atmosphere.
- #10 她杀 - The Suspected Murder
90% 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 22.8%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Investigation 13.4%, Emotional 9.1%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A dedicated detective visual novel that challenges players to uncover the truth through careful observation.
- #11 The Shell Part I: Inferno
89% matchVery Positive90% of 1,396 reviews2023
Dev: Innocent GreyPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 11.8 hrsMean: 115.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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 21.5%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Romance 11.3%, Mystery 10.3%, Choices Matter 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological mystery visual novel that features deep detective work and branching narrative paths.
- #12 Lay a Beauty to Rest: The Darkness Peach Blossom Spring
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,954 reviews2021
Dev: 零创游戏(ZerocreationGame)
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Love-suspense AVG with the theme of "The Peach Blossom Spring". The equinox flowers, bloom for one thousand years and wither for one thousand years. Eternal paradise. Do you choose to stay here, escape here, or bury everything here?
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.6%, Investigation 14.5%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Mystery 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery-focused interactive fiction game that explores dark themes through a visual novel format.
- #13 孤岛海妖 The Sea-demon
89% 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 26.3%, Visual Novel 22.7%, Mystery 16.4%, Anime 15.7%, Story Rich 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery visual novel that uses an isolated setting to heighten the tension of its detective narrative.
- #14 Trials of Innocence
86% matchVery Positive92% of 1,700 reviews2025
Dev: 猫龙游戏
Windows
Median: 19.1 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Trials of Innocence is an indie courtroom detective game. Step into the shoes of the main character, rookie lawyer Luna Ray, and navigate her journey through the legal world. Unravel a shocking conspiracy that changes the fate of many, including herself, and confront her inner choices.
Why similar: Detective 23.2%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Investigation 10.4%, Mystery 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the legal and investigative aspects of solving crimes within a visual novel structure.
- #15 Suhoshin
87% matchVery Positive91% of 171 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 14%, Detective 13.5%, Anime 10.7%, Mystery 10.2%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A historical mystery visual novel set in Korea that shares the atmospheric and investigative qualities of the seed game.
- #16 Mystery Lover:Nonexistent Memories
84% matchVery Positive94% of 620 reviews2025
Dev: Never Knows Best
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
《恋爱绮谭 不存在的回忆》是国产悬疑恋爱AVG《恋爱绮谭》系列第三部作品，也是系列的解谜篇。在前作《不存在的夏天》与《不存在的真相》中留下的诸多谜团，将在《恋爱绮谭 不存在的回忆》中解答，系列的故事还在继续。
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.8%, Mystery 17.5%, Anime 12.8%, Story Rich 12.6%, Emotional 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich visual novel that blends mystery with personal character arcs.
- #17 六阶谜题 six-step mystery
86% matchVery Positive87% of 659 reviews2020
Dev: 章鱼罐头制作组
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
失意青年刘在机缘巧合下得到了一份离奇的工作，在命运齿轮的推动下，结识了几名性格各异的少女。忽然有一天祸从天降，他卷入了一起绑架案，并被迫参与一场事关生死的游戏。在求生的同时，他不得不重新审视过去生活寻求蛛丝马迹，那看似平静的生活实则早已暗流涌动……
Why similar: Visual Novel 35%, Mystery 23.2%, Adventure 21.5%, Story Rich 20.3%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy mystery game that requires players to think critically to advance the story.
- #18 The Occult Detective
85% matchMostly Positive71% of 329 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%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Anime 15.5%, Story Rich 12.2%, Mystery 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: Combines detective work with supernatural mystery elements in a visual novel framework.
- #19 The Simen Rumors
84% matchVery Positive80% of 345 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 41.1%, Visual Novel 27.8%, Mystery 21.6%, Psychological Horror 2.8%, Adventure 1.9%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery visual novel that emphasizes atmosphere and player-driven investigation.
- #20 SAS：绝响诡计 | Case 0 风暴蝴蝶
83% matchVery Positive89% of 245 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 26.3%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Anime 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A detective-focused interactive fiction game that prioritizes logical puzzles and narrative depth.
- #21 阎罗索命
82% matchVery Positive93% of 118 reviews2026
Dev: Reptilian Brain Studio
Windows
古风悬疑探案文字冒险游戏——北宋天圣年间，科举省试方毕，汴京国子监突发连环命案，遇害者死状惊悚离奇，如遭阎罗审判。玩家将化身为被卷入权斗暗流的新科进士文彦博，通过勘验尸体、搜寻线索、推演谜局，找出案件背后的骇人真相……
Why similar: Historical 25.5%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Detective 19.8%, Mystery 13.2%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #22 Long Knives
81% matchVery Positive99% of 465 reviews2025
Dev: Jade Hex
Windows · Mac
An oriental narrative mystery. The story branches upon your choices. The dice lies.
Why similar: Martial Arts 25.7% ★, Detective 18.7%, Historical 14.4%, Investigation 7.8%, Choices Matter 7.5%
- #23 风信楼
82% matchVery Positive94% of 3,664 reviews2021
Dev: Pingfang Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
昏君误国，怨声载道，无数野心家暗起反心。在京城一家青楼的掩饰下，你培养手下、积攒钱财、收集情报、建立人脉，等待兵变夺权的最好时机……《风信楼》是一部拥有海量选项和丰富剧情的高自由度养成游戏——百种不同结局，尽在你的选择之中。
Why similar: Martial Arts 26.1% ★, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Romance 10.5%
- #24 The Weeping Swan: Ten Days of the City's Fall
81% matchMixed59% of 8,738 reviews2026
Dev: 零创游戏(ZerocreationGame)
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A visual novel of brutal beauty and tragic love. You wake up trapped inside your own dark fantasy, Lion Camel Kingdom. To escape a ten-day demon massacre, you must survive and recover your memories to solve the mystery of a drowned Yangzhou courtesan.
Why similar: Historical 17.3%, Visual Novel 11%, Romance 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Multiple Endings 10.7%
- #25 蜉蝣之国的囚徒
80% matchMostly Positive78% of 550 reviews2026
Dev: 迩来工作室Pub: WindField Games
Windows
Fourteen from across the world are abruptly abducted to an isolated structure dubbed "Ephemera Manor". They are strangers, but now forced to partake in an ancient and eerie ritual—"the Feather-Burning Rite". A bloodstained drama spanning millennia has silently unfolded...
Why similar: Historical 19.3%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Mystery 13%, Story Rich 9.6%, Investigation 9.3%
- #26 山：临界幸存者
79% matchVery Positive92% of 640 reviews2022
Dev: 迩来工作室Pub: WindField Games
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
偏远的山村中，正举行着古老的祭祀『仙姑宴』。少女吟诵着，舞动着，一场漫长而恐怖的杀戮剧正在悄然上演……
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.8%, Anime 22.2%, Mystery 19.3%, Story Rich 16%, Adventure 7.4%
- #27 Wandering Sword
76% matchVery Positive95% of 42,543 reviews2023
Dev: The Swordman StudioPub: Spiral Up Games
Windows
Median: 23.6 hrsMean: 43.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Wandering Sword is a Chinese martial-arts RPG where you play a young swordsman caught up in a feud and nearly dies. Escaping the event puts you on the path of pursuing the highest form of martial arts and exploring the pugilistic world to become the great hero you are always destined to be.
Why similar: Wuxia 54.5% ★, Martial Arts 33.7% ★, RPG 5.1%, Story Rich 4.8%, Adventure 1.4%
- #28 久美子之死：昭和少女血色告白
77% matchVery Positive89% of 148 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 20.8%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Mystery 10.2%, Multiple Endings 10.2%
- #29 Find the Demon 恶魔鉴定守则
77% matchVery Positive89% of 385 reviews2024
Dev: SHAKINO_UNIONPub: LoveStoryProject
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
她们中间，有一个是恶魔。
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.6%, Romance 19%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Anime 16.4%, Multiple Endings 15.6%
- #30 小林正雪復仇之密室重制版 Cheney Wood The Ultimate Revenge
78% matchVery Positive89% of 324 reviews2019
Dev: 傅真Pub: Genuine Studio
Windows
香港，密室逃脱，刑侦推理，解谜！ 风流倜傥略爱搞怪的刑警，屡破奇案，轻松应付着海量的案件与狡猾的罪犯，直到那件事的发生……为了逃避最不喜欢的人，他调职到这座城市。然而，等待他的将是从警以来最大的敌人和暗中策划的巨大阴谋。外表看似有些憨傻，推理却过于常人的谜样男子小林正雪，能带领刑侦组走出困境吗？
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.7%, Detective 18.6%, Mystery 16.3%, Anime 13.9%, RPG 12.6%
- #31 Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 136 reviews2025
Dev: DankHeartsPub: WhisperGames
Windows
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 22%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Anime 12.1%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Emotional 8.1%
- #32 Paper Bride
75% matchVery Positive91% of 2,235 reviews2021
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Paper Bride is a Chinese horror mystery puzzle game. You will play as the groom to search for the truth and have bizarre encounters, gradually learning about the dark mystic custom in the bride's home village and a story from the past...
Why similar: Detective 33.9%, Mystery 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #33 TOUQI
73% matchVery Positive92% of 439 reviews2025
Dev: 橙光游戏Pub: Paleo
Windows
《頭七》（头七怪谈）是一款中式民俗恐怖解谜游戏。作为刚入职西封杂志社的成员，你需要根据主编的要求，整合“頭七”论坛中民间灵异故事贴之间的关联，并在必要时与同伴实地探索，以揭开帖子后隐藏的秘密。
Why similar: Detective 19.6%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #34 见习侦探
78% matchMixed61% of 59 reviews2021
Dev: 全能侦探社
Windows
"Internship Detective" is a text adventure game of detective story from the perspective of double female masters. The two heroines Doudou (Intership detective) and Bobo (“big” detective) .
Why similar: Detective 24.1%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Mystery 10.3%
- #35 墨心：波云诡船
75% matchVery Positive90% of 1,395 reviews2020
Dev: 1001 Studio
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
《墨心》是一款将古代中国幻想元素和悬疑科幻相融合的国产视觉小说。男主（你）从昏迷中醒来丧失了记忆，发现自己和另外两女一男困于巨轮密室中。面对匪夷所思的船体变异，恐怖致命的巨型怪物，你们能否成功逃脱？而这超自然的现象，似乎跟一件千年前的战国墨家宝物有关......
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.9%, Investigation 19.3%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%
- #36 月华辉映之刻
71% matchVery Positive90% of 4,486 reviews2025
Dev: 侠客狗工作室
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
——这是由阴阳两面的夹缝中，诞生的深刻羁绊。世人只言开封繁华，歌舞升平，却难以看到那，被隐藏起来的黑暗背面。粉饰的美好，残酷的真相。生者的思念，亡者的祝福。所以，你要止步当前，还是深究一切？
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.6%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Romance 12.7%, Mystery 11.6%
- #37 瓔珞事件簿之誰殺了愛情
74% matchVery Positive97% of 79 reviews2022
Dev: 傅真Pub: Genuine Studio Ltd
Windows
瓔珞事件簿系列遊戲是一系列以私人偵探拍擋瓔．珞為主角的推理解謎遊戲 你將會與兩位充滿火花的偵探, 一同破解一個又一個離奇案件!
Why similar: Detective 23.4%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Anime 13.6%, Mystery 9.5%, Choices Matter 8.7%
- #38 你已经猜到结局了吗
73% matchVery Positive93% of 429 reviews2022
Dev: 橘音
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 30.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
有些人死了，但没完全死，知道了结局但却未发现真相。 一个人也能玩的海龟汤推理故事。 海龟汤故事通常包含一个极不合理的结果，但不知道其中的过程，您可以自行猜测发生了什么，并提出问题，主持人只会用【是】【否】【无关】来回答你——本该如此，不过她似乎会破例给你些提示，但显然你很高冷，并不为之所动。
Why similar: Detective 24.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Mystery 10.9%
- #39 恋爱绮谭 不存在的真相
72% matchVery Positive94% of 2,202 reviews2022
Dev: Never Knows Best
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 46.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
《恋爱绮谭~不存在的真相~》是一款文字冒险游戏。 初到江城的顾唯，意外成为了一起社会新闻的主人公。凶险的都市中，他需要在混乱的舆论和虚假的情报中找到唯一的真相，也需要在两名各有千秋的少女间完成自我的抉择。秋去冬来，覆盖城市的厚厚积雪下，究竟掩藏着什么样的秘密......
Why similar: Visual Novel 18%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Romance 15.1%, Multiple Endings 12%, Anime 10.1%
- #40 Soulslayer～灭魂·误佳期～
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 721 reviews2017
Dev: 开水工作室Pub: NVLMaker
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
An exciting adventure in a story of ancient Chinese setting.Visual Novel with multiple endings to explore.
Why similar: Detective 59.3%, Visual Novel 31.5%, Adventure 9.2%
- #41 The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty
69% matchVery Positive94% of 59,341 reviews2024
Dev: 零创游戏(ZerocreationGame)
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 25.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
He is a bandit who sells lives. She is a mute girl seeking revenge. In a famine-ravaged ancient China, a ruthless trafficker escorts four girls to a demon's feast. But when a deadly secret is revealed, a cold transaction turns into a journey of redemption. A dark visual novel about an unlikely bond.
Why similar: Historical 19.4%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Romance 8.2%
- #42 Best Served Cold
70% matchVery Positive88% of 663 reviews2025
Dev: Rogueside
Windows · Mac
Can you mix a cocktail while eye-to-eye with a criminal? Find out in Best Served Cold, a murder mystery set in a bustling speakeasy where you serve customers, make friends and enemies, and solve crimes. At the Nightcap bar, prohibition is a killer… and so are some of your customers!
Why similar: Detective 25.3%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Investigation 12.4%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%
- #43 Paper Bride 3 Unresolved Love
71% matchVery Positive93% of 962 reviews2022
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Paper Bride 3 is a Chinese horror mystery puzzle game This is the third horror puzzle game from our team. This time the story takes place in Moshui Village, which is near Zangling Village, and Fulu City, a small town nearby.
Why similar: Detective 26.6%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Mystery 10.1%
- #44 神都不良探 Underdog Detective
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,851 reviews2022
Dev: 天津芸芸科技有限公司
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Underdog Detective is a video-based playable, interactive story Set in the reign of Empress Wu Zetian of ancient China, you will play as a slum dweller in the imperial capital of Luoyang and embark on a thrilling yet comedic adventure! Traps and conspiracies, comradery and your unknown origin...
Why similar: Historical 22.2%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Mystery 12.2%
- #45 侠客风云传前传(Tale of Wuxia:The Pre-Sequel)
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,879 reviews2017
Dev: Heluo StudioPub: Phoenix Game
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 21.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Tale of Wuxia: The Pre-Sequel, the authentic sequel of Tale of Wuxia which surpasses the latter it in every way, is a CRPG developed by Fenghuang Game and Heluo Studio. This U3D-based game includes better story, funnier events and enhanced gameplay.
Why similar: Wuxia 78.6% ★, Martial Arts 16.3% ★, RPG 3.5%, Adventure 1.6%
- #46 The Murder Hotel
69% matchVery Positive95% of 66 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 24.7%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Mystery 12.5%, Anime 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 8.5%
- #47 纸上的魔法使
68% matchVery Positive89% of 214 reviews2026
Dev: UGUISUKAGURAPub: TamaMako Gaming
Windows
莺神乐的知名作品，在Steam中高清化上架！ 与书本坠入爱河，畅游在书本与魔法的世界中吧！
Why similar: Detective 17.5%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Romance 11.4%, Emotional 10.7%, Mystery 9.2%
- #48 Mandemon
70% matchVery Positive87% of 372 reviews2023
Dev: 致意
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Decaying Japanese school buildings, a series of bizarre incidents, eerie Mandemon legends. Lies and truths intertwine, love and hate entwined in the mist. What should one do? Whom should one believe? Welcome to this cruel world filled with deception and harm —
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.7%, Historical 16.6%, Emotional 14.2%, Mystery 13.1%, Anime 11.1%
- #49 Departed Away
69% matchVery Positive90% of 554 reviews2024
Dev: Alperen Torun
Windows
Discover 'Departed Away,' a captivating visual novel where friendship intertwines with mystery. Uncover secrets, engage in verbal duels, and make choices that shape your story. Delve into emotional depth and intricate connections in this unique story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.7%, Romance 12.5%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Mystery 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%
- #50 电波奇缘~与时音相会的日子
67% matchVery Positive97% of 65 reviews2026
Dev: 黎厘星游戏工作室
Windows
架空都市题材的视觉小说文字冒险游戏，玩家扮演社畜阿诚为失忆“女鬼”找回记忆。
Why similar: Visual Novel 19%, Romance 17%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Mystery 11.7%, Anime 7.6%
- #51 Legend of Mortal
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 36,238 reviews2024
Dev: Obb Studio Inc.Pub: Paras Games
Windows
Median: 22.7 hrsMean: 39.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The game world is set in a turbulent state and the mighty Tang-Man declines. The threats from the old enemies keep coming one after another.As a nobody, will you choose either to leave yourself out of it or to fight for Tang-Man's future and turning the tide? The journey of yours,is unpredictable.
Why similar: Martial Arts 33% ★, Wuxia 32.3% ★, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Choices Matter 12.1%, RPG 5.5%
- #52 好久不见 - Long Time No See
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 251 reviews2020
Dev: SleepwalkStudioPub: 橙光游戏
Windows
The story centers around a frustrated middle-aged man named Yu Kaijie. Along with his friend Ma Zhigao, they participated in a class reunion and used the chance to rob the safe of their rich classmate. But against all expectations, the tranquil villa turned into a closed-off crime scene...
Why similar: Multiple Endings 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Investigation 12.3%, RPG 10.3%
- #53 Other Side Of Mist And Mountain
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 92 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 15.7%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Anime 10.8%, Mystery 10%, Investigation 8.7%
- #54 Misty Judgment
66% matchVery Positive93% of 1,414 reviews2025
Dev: 次元边界
Windows
This is a suspense reasoning interactive work with real people. You will play the protagonist "Qi Yi", find evidence in a series of murders, piece together the truth, and find the ultimate murderer, all of which will lead you to an unpredictable future.
Why similar: Detective 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Mystery 12%, Multiple Endings 11.3%
- #55 Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 180 reviews2025
Dev: coly Inc.
Windows · Mac
Famous detective Kosuke Kindaichi's first case, the Honjin Murder Mystery. Honjin descendant Kenzo Ichiyanagi and his new wife Katsuko Kubo lay dead in a bed of blood on the night of their wedding. Kosuke Kindaichi searches for the truth about this locked room murder mystery. However...
Why similar: Detective 23.1%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Investigation 13.3%, Mystery 12.9%
- #56 Siberian Way
68% matchVery Positive83% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: ROOT GAMES
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: Historical 20.6%, Detective 20.6%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Investigation 12.2%, Choices Matter 10.3%
- #57 Insects Awaken
66% matchVery Positive90% of 462 reviews2025
Dev: HelloMeow
Windows · Mac
Insects Awaken is a puzzle visual novel set in the 1940s. It follows the story of Chen Shan, a young man entangled in espionage while defending his family and homeland. He embarks on a journey between the isolated cities of Chongqing and Shanghai, braving the chaos of war with his passion and youth.
Why similar: Historical 17.6%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Multiple Endings 12%, Detective 10.9%
- #58 Sunlight Scream
67% matchVery Positive84% of 81 reviews2023
Dev: Faithy Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
The hero moves to a new city. However, along with him comes a masked killer who begins to kill his friends one by one... Make decisions to build your adventure. Can you stop him before it's too late?
Why similar: Detective 23.3%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Anime 11.5%, Mystery 10.5%, Romance 8.7%
