60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Detective, Visual Novel, Adventure, Mystery.
The sequel to “Return to Shironagasu Island.” Two stories unfold simultaneously, occasionally intersecting. Advance both stories to avert a major crisis!
Realization
A self-staged arson at a sales center drags you into the murder case of a female sales agent. With both your career and life in shambles, you must find a way to clear your name. The path to the truth is fraught with danger. Can you rise from this abyss and reclaim the reality you once envisioned?
Ace Attorney Investigations Collection
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!
A self-staged arson at a sales center drags you into the murder case of a female sales agent. With both your career and life in shambles, you must find a way to clear your name. The path to the truth is fraught with danger. Can you rise from this abyss and reclaim the reality you once envisioned?
Why similar: Comic Book 22.3%, Crime 17.3%, Detective 13.4%, Visual Novel 13%, Psychological Horror 10.3%
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 19.5%, Detective 18.9%, Investigation 17.8%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.9%
Join rookie attorney Apollo Justice and his mentor, the legendary Phoenix Wright, in this collection of 3 games! This title features 16 episodes (including previously DLC-only episodes) and supports English, French, German, Japanese Korean, and Traditional and Simplified Chinese.
Why similar: Detective 22.6%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Crime 15.8%, Investigation 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%
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 19.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Crime 14.7%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Investigation 10.3%
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: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.8%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Detective 18.3%, Crime 17.7%, Mystery 9.5%
1935年の洋館を舞台に織り成す、レトロな雰囲気の怪異ホラーミステリーアドベンチャー
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.5%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Detective 16.4%, Crime 13.8%, Investigation 8%
A noir graphic adventure where your mind is your greatest enemy. Investigate crimes from the slums of Saltmire to the heights of Greyledge. Interrogate suspects and manage your clues in this 1980s cinematic remake. Play the free demo and wishlist now!
Why similar: Comic Book 16.9%, Detective 16.7%, Crime 13.8%, Investigation 12.2%, Visual Novel 10.1%
You are a detective who is slowly going blind. The only faces you can still see clearly belong to those who are about to die. A visual novel investigation where every choice affects the fate of Tokyo and leads you either closer to the truth or deeper into darkness.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.6%, Detective 22.5%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Investigation 8.2%
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 19.5%, Detective 17.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Investigation 14.1%, Visual Novel 11.8%
[DEMO available now!] Erased memories, scattered clues. What will you uncover, and what will you leave buried?As an amnesiac detective, investigate crime scenes with limited focus. You can't analyze everything. Strategically choose your leads to shape the case and reclaim your lost past.
Why similar: Detective 26.4%, Crime 19.5%, Investigation 18.2%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Mystery 9.9%
Hauma is a deduction visual novel set in Munich. Discover a conspiracy amongst the upper echelons of society alongside former detective Judith, while visiting real locations in a comic-inspired look.
Why similar: Comic Book 21.9%, Detective 18.7%, Crime 17.1%, Investigation 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.9%
Embark on a mysterious ride. Solve puzzles, make choices, and uncover the truth behind a hidden crime in this point & click with the depth of a visual novel, all set in a haunting subway filled with secrets.
Why similar: Crime 19.9%, Comic Book 19.1%, Detective 18.7%, Investigation 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.6%
The Big Hollow: 1982 is a tightly focused 2D animated murder mystery. A serial killer’s dumping ground is exposed in a small truck stop town. Find details in the evidence, interpret criminal behaviors and prove your worth to the FBI’s new Behavioral Science Unit as new detective Desmond.
Why similar: Detective 28.1%, Comic Book 19.2%, Investigation 18.8%, Crime 14.7%, Mystery 5.5%
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: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.1%, Detective 18.6%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Investigation 16%, Mystery 11%
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: Comic Book 24.2%, Detective 21%, Investigation 14.9%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Psychological Horror 7.3%
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 21.2%, Detective 19.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Investigation 8.2%
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: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.2%, Crime 20.1%, Detective 16.5%, Visual Novel 15%, Investigation 10.4%
This is a mystery adventure game where you run a coffee shop and explore the mysteries of this coffee shop and this town! This coffee shop has some secrets Main character quit his job as a locksmith and rented a property last month to run a coffee shop. But this property seems to have a history...
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.2%, Detective 26.1%, Mystery 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Crime 9.5%
After being away at college, you meet up with two of your friends at a local movie theatre. What starts out as a simple reunion, quickly unravels to be a gruesome murder mystery with your friend as the victim. It is now your mission to find out who did it, and how in this visual novel style game.
Why similar: Crime 20.6%, Detective 19.3%, Investigation 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Visual Novel 12.9%
The second retro-style travel mystery adventure! This game is a suspense command ADV set in Akita's Oga region in Japan.The character designer is a manga artist Kiyokazu Arai, following his previous work "Iseshima Mystery Annai".
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 30.2%, Detective 22.4%, Investigation 21.3%, Visual Novel 17%, 2D 5.5%
Detective agency management × superpowered mystery. Former operative Lin Mo rebuilds the Ash Detective Agency in Collins City. Investigate crime scenes, use “Echoes” to recover memory fragments, rebut lies with evidence, dispatch partners for intel, and uncover conspiracy behind your mentor’s death.
Why similar: Detective 28.9%, Investigation 18%, Crime 17.3%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Mystery 8.8%
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Detective 26.9%, Crime 21.9%, Investigation 18.7%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Mystery 9.4%
A murder mystery visual novel about catharsis.
Why similar: Detective 24.6%, Comic Book 18.1%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Mystery 8.7%
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 25.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Crime 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.8%
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 29.7%, Crime 22.4%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Mystery 9.7%, Investigation 7.8%
After yet another brutal murder in town, you’ve ended amongst the list of prime suspects. The town hungers for justice, for blood - and they want it now. Investigate, interrogate, befriend, betray; do whatever is needed to clean your name, and find the truth, before it’s too late.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Comic Book 19.2%, Crime 15%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Detective 13.3%
In the middle of summer, in the suburbs, in the river, a drowned body is floating. It seems like three-years-earlier incident replays. This story, through the investigation into the case, shows triangular relationship between a male police officer, a female police officer, and a female murderer.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.4%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Crime 22.1%, Mystery 11.2%, 2D 6.6%
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 25.7%, Detective 22.7%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Mystery 8.1%
Hauma is a deduction visual novel set in Munich. Discover a conspiracy amongst the upper echelons of society alongside former detective Judith, while visiting real locations in a comic-inspired look.
Why similar: Comic Book 21.8%, Detective 18.5%, Crime 17%, Investigation 12.9%, Visual Novel 12%
A dark psychological Visual Novel. Follow Iris a young girl in her quest to take back her life!
Why similar: Comic Book 24.1%, Detective 19.5%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Crime 12.3%, Psychological Horror 10.1%
Staffer Retro is a mystery adventure game where you uncover past incidents related to ‘Mana’, the source of supernatural powers. Gather information through dialogue and exploration, and piece together clues found in documents to guide the choices of Verita Retro, the protagonist.
Why similar: Detective 22.9%, Crime 14.3%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Investigation 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%
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: Detective 19.5%, Crime 18.6%, Investigation 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%
Step into a noir-inspired world of mystery, humor, and the supernatural in 9 Lives, a visual novel where your choices shape the story. Solve puzzles, uncover secrets, and navigate branching dialogue in a stunning black-and-white art style. Will you crack the case or get lost in the shadows?
Why similar: Comic Book 24.7%, Crime 17.5%, Detective 15%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Investigation 10.2%
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 24.8%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Crime 18%, Investigation 15.7%, Mystery 9.3%
Getting away with murder has never been easy. These three members of a proud and noble family are separated by five centuries, but have in common a vengeful and murderous intent. Plans must be formed, blood must be spilled and evidence must be planted ...
Why similar: Crime 27.1%, Detective 21.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Mystery 7.2%
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Detective 24.4%, Crime 22.1%, Investigation 17.5%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Mystery 9.3%
Ironic point & click adventure where a once brilliant detective quits his trade and lands a job in IT to make a living. But even in the seemingly mundane world of office life, there are secrets to be uncovered. Navigate through puzzles, quirky colleagues, and intrigues to crack corporate mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 25.1%, Investigation 16.7%, Comic Book 16.2%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%
What happened on the night of July 20, 1824? The Beresford family was sleeping unaware that an ancient evil was about to resurface. An ancient evil that brought upon them a curse whose echoes resonate to this day.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.5%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Detective 14.6%, Mystery 11.4%
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 25.3%, Detective 25.2%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Investigation 12.3%, Mystery 10%
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 23.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Investigation 16.4%, Mystery 11.4%
A murder-mystery visual novel about a young man who inherits a charming English hotel. Some would say he’s fortunate, but with a growing list of unexplained disasters and murder, has his luck finally run out?
Why similar: Detective 19.6%, Investigation 18.9%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Crime 17.8%, Mystery 11.4%
In a Detective's Mind is an investigation game that seeks to put you in the role of a detective, who needs to solve cases and deal with obscure problems from his past.
Why similar: Detective 36.6%, Investigation 22.1%, Crime 17.9%, Story Rich 9.3%, Mystery 7.9%
Solve a series of tough cases, full of personal drama! In the new game series, you have to unravel some of the hardest mysteries using both logic and your intuition!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.3%, Detective 19%, Crime 16.9%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Investigation 10.6%
A mystery adventure featuring a public security duo and supernatural cases. Unravel the truth behind the otherworldly "Ghosturbance Cases"!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 33.3%, Detective 19.4%, Visual Novel 18%, Mystery 13.3%, Story Rich 8.6%
This choices-matter visual novel is narrative-heavy, filled with beautifully illustrated characters, intricate stories, and two distinct endings.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.9%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Crime 16.7%, Detective 14.7%, Investigation 10.1%
とびきりファンシーな怪異調査ノベルゲーム短編集！ メカクレ青年ハマメが、夢のような不思議な世界へ！
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 30%, Visual Novel 22.5%, Investigation 13.8%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Mystery 9.3%
Methods: The Canada Files is a mystery visual novel. You play as a team of eccentric detectives in a mysterious crime-solving competition. To solve each mystery, you must use your team member’s unique detective methods, refute faulty theories with evidence, and find out the truth!
Why similar: Comic Book 20.1%, Detective 19%, Crime 18.9%, Investigation 17.8%, Visual Novel 12%
A School Prefect has been pushed out of a window, and everyone's blaming YOU. Can you find the culprit - or someone to take the fall - before you get EXPELLED? Mystery with a wicked twist, from the creators of Overboard!, 80 Days, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
Why similar: Comic Book 26.8%, Investigation 17.6%, Detective 15.1%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%
Embark on a mystical quest that blends Slavic folklore with arcane witchcraft, uncover hidden secrets, and rescue a village lost to the shadows in this magical detective visual novel. Oh, and never forget your cat - he might save you!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.2%, Detective 23.6%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Investigation 13.6%, Story Rich 8.4%
For every action, there is a reaction... For every choice, a result... Dive deep into your subconscious as you wander the halls of The Testing Chamber & join hundreds of thousands of other players in one of the biggest & most successful social experiments ever performed.
Why similar: Detective 22.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.1%, Investigation 17.5%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Psychological Horror 12.4%
Amsterdam, 1988. A dead body in the Red Light District, the Dutch capital of sex and drugs, is a washed-up detective’s one shot at redemption. Explore the seedy underbelly of Europe’s most notorious city, solve complex puzzles, and crack the case while experiencing Amsterdam at its worst.
Why similar: Detective 22%, Comic Book 16.8%, Investigation 16.1%, Crime 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%
Graphic Novel meets Visual Novel in this story-rich, choice-driven thriller. Experience Blake’s journey as he encounters a clandestine nemesis, sparking a series of events that force him to choose between losing his sanity or rising to the challenge. Make the right decisions and save New Stone.
Why similar: Comic Book 23.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.9%, Detective 18.9%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Crime 13.2%
Mysterious Mystery is a fully voiced mystery visual novel centered around the detective duo, Justin and Dakota. Solve multiple cases using Dakota's evidence gathering abilities and Justin's expert interrogation. Discover outlandish cases, meet unique characters, and become world class detectives.
Why similar: Detective 22.1%, Investigation 16.1%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Psychological Horror 11.1%
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: Comic Book 23.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.4%, Detective 18.2%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Psychological Horror 9.8%
MASK CITY is a detective visual novel that lets you be a superhero, investigating a string of murders. Talk to witnesses, meet allies and fight bad guys. It’s a small-town story with big city spice written by bestselling author Aaron Crash
Why similar: Comic Book 37.7%, Visual Novel 24.4%, Detective 24.3%, 2D 7.5%, Adventure 2.2%
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 32.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.1%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Mystery 17.7%, Adventure 5.2%
何気なく頼んだ「アイスコーヒー」の注文が、奥の部屋への「合言葉」になっちゃってる喫茶店。 1周5分の、ちょっとおかしくて怪しいマルチエンドADV。
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 32.8%, Comic Book 29.3%, Visual Novel 19.4%, 2D 6.2%, Story Rich 4.5%
A Game Where You're Killed for Becoming a Couple.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.3%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Mystery 13.3%, Detective 10.5%, Psychological Horror 10%
Grab your magnifying glass and peek inside a series of tiny dioramas filled with crimes and carefully crafted mysteries! Think outside the box and solve them all in this new brand of detective game!
Why similar: Detective 27.5%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Investigation 17.3%, Crime 15.2%, Mystery 11.3%
Become the most celebrated detective of all time: Sherlock Holmes! Use your impressive talents as a detective to solve six thrilling and varied cases: murders, missing persons, spectacular thefts and numerous investigations that sometimes lead you into the realms of the fantastic.
Why similar: Detective 41.5%, Crime 21.9%, Investigation 16.3%, Mystery 11.1%, Story Rich 5%
