
Eighteen-year-old Maxim Karasev, full of hopes for adulthood, finally left his parents' home. He invested his small savings in renting a modest apartment in an old, somewhat dilapidated neighborhood of the city.
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Detective, Investigation, Singleplayer, Visual Novel.

Eighteen-year-old Maxim Karasev, full of hopes for adulthood, finally left his parents' home. He invested his small savings in renting a modest apartment in an old, somewhat dilapidated neighborhood of the city.

Defective Detectives 2
A comedic detective visual novel in a noir style. Try on an old raincoat, arm yourself with a half-eaten éclair, and set out to find the Mayor's stolen wig! Read dialogue, make choices, and try not to lead the investigation down a dead end before the Sausage Baron takes over the city.

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Instead of sunny days, carefree relaxation, and dates, he has a “responsible” task ahead of him — to look after the sinister but seemingly empty mansion of the mysterious, absent owner whom everyone calls Bluebeard. Denis thought it would be easy, watering flowers and bored in silence...
A comedic detective visual novel in a noir style. Try on an old raincoat, arm yourself with a half-eaten éclair, and set out to find the Mayor's stolen wig! Read dialogue, make choices, and try not to lead the investigation down a dead end before the Sausage Baron takes over the city.
Why similar: Detective 25.9%, Investigation 21.1%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Life Sim 15.6%, Relaxing 5.5%
Instead of sunny days, carefree relaxation, and dates, he has a “responsible” task ahead of him — to look after the sinister but seemingly empty mansion of the mysterious, absent owner whom everyone calls Bluebeard. Denis thought it would be easy, watering flowers and bored in silence...
Why similar: Incremental 25.3%, Detective 17.2%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Investigation 14.8%, Simulation 9%
Welcome to another boring game! The highly anticipated sequel to The Most Boring Game Ever is here! This is designed to be a boring experience where you click your way through the days living life with no end in sight. Learn about life and death and the routine we all go through in life.
Why similar: Incremental 38.5%, Life Sim 30.1%, Simulation 19.4%, Relaxing 7.7%, Atmospheric 3.6%
A courtroom-inspired visual novel set in the boardroom. Interrogate executives, uncover financial cover-ups, and audit your way to the truth alongside a team of investigators.
Why similar: Detective 32.3%, Investigation 26.6%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Story Rich 7.4%, Adventure 5.4%
In the period of 180 seconds you will analyze every object in your house... when the ambulance passes, the thunder, and the ringing of the phone. You live during the time of a pandemic and your mission is to use your real-world knowledge that you have learned about viruses. Would you be infected?
Why similar: Incremental 34.2%, Detective 28%, Investigation 22.4%, Simulation 8.7%, Multiple Endings 5.4%
A mysterious plague known as the Sleeping Sickness has taken your beloved. But it is too soon for despair. There is still a chance to bring them back. Gather the tears of the Hero’s bloodline and reclaim your love.
Why similar: Incremental 40.9%, Visual Novel 24.6%, Simulation 21.2%, Multiple Endings 9.1%, Fantasy 3.5%
《REWIND》 is a hardcore text-based detective puzzle game containing nearly a hundred clues. Players need to carefully examine and deduce the clues to find the answer to the case.
Why similar: Detective 31.5%, Incremental 28.5%, Investigation 25.5%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Stylized 2.3%
Enter another person’s memories and search for clues to identify the culprit. Together with former police officer John Victor, solve the case assigned for his career advancement.
Why similar: Detective 32.6%, Investigation 26.7%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Simulation 7%
WHODUNNIT is a mystery visual novel following a man who must answer a burning question: who the hell did he hook up with last night?
Why similar: Detective 39.3%, Investigation 26.6%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Story Rich 6.8%, Stylized 3.3%
Anomaly Hour: Forest Cabin is a tense observation horror game where you monitor rooms through security cameras to spot strange and shifting anomalies. Each replay reveals new, unpredictable events as you uncover the haunting mystery behind the Kinley family’s forest cabin.
Why similar: Incremental 36.1%, Detective 24.1%, Investigation 17.7%, Simulation 17.6%, Atmospheric 3.1%
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 34.5%, Investigation 26.2%, Visual Novel 19%, Multiple Endings 7.8%, Story Rich 5.9%
You found a new opportunity to save your daughter. The authorities who learned about your situation gave you a job opportunity. You have to be successful in this job, which is your last chance, and save up for your daughter's surgery. Remember, you only have 30 days.
Why similar: Detective 27.5%, Incremental 26.5%, Investigation 23.2%, Multiple Endings 9.1%, Simulation 7.3%
A first-person mystery solving game, where you try to find out what happened at Syn Archives.
Why similar: Detective 40%, Investigation 26.1%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Multiple Endings 6.5%, Story Rich 3.7%
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 36.9%, Investigation 26.7%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Story Rich 6.3%, Multiple Endings 5.5%
For Nikita, time stood still long ago. His life has become an endless, exhausting marathon of anxiety, where night brings no rest. Trying to find some peace and escape the haunting nightmares, he suddenly discovers that reality has cracked.
Why similar: Detective 24.2%, Life Sim 23.7%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Investigation 7.4%, Multiple Endings 7.3%
Step into the shoes of Józef, a young man and altar server in a Polish village. Repair electronic equipment, prepare the sacristy for Mass, and help your neighbors. Experience a unique and moving adventure centered around liturgical service.
Why similar: Incremental 37.8%, Life Sim 23.6%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Simulation 8.8%, Story Rich 4.9%
Investigate crime scenes, interrogate witnesses and organize your evidence to catch the culprit. Solve multiple different cases in varying areas and talk to many unique and fun characters. Can you solve it? Come and see.
Why similar: Detective 38.9%, Investigation 31.1%, Visual Novel 24.6%, Colorful 2.8%, Singleplayer 1.4%
One day during a study session at the campus library, you instinctively scratch an itch through your pants due to a recurring skin condition. Unbeknownst to you, a girl seated across misinterprets your action as something indecent and records a video to report you.
Why similar: Life Sim 24.1%, Simulation 18.1%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Detective 16.3%, Investigation 12.7%
Happy Nuclear is an evidence-based investigation game where players act as detectives to prevent a disaster. They analyze interconnected case information on an investigation board, primarily using old CCTV and access logs. Cases link together at the end, and each replay introduces changes.
Why similar: Incremental 34%, Detective 29.1%, Investigation 26.4%, Simulation 8%, Atmospheric 2.1%
Every story ever written has an alternate world that coexists with ours. When a large number of parallel universes are suddenly destroyed, Billie Beetleneck sets off on his hardest case yet in this interactive visual novel.
Why similar: Detective 30.1%, Investigation 25.5%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Relaxing 6.8%, Fantasy 4%
Play as a camera-headed detective and partner with a superpowered girl to solve memory manipulation crimes. Gather clues, piece together the truth, and shatter fabricated lies in this unique mystery game.
Why similar: Detective 40%, Investigation 32.2%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Story Rich 7.3%, Adventure 3%
A real journey into the depths of yourself, an atmospheric immersion in the night city, soaked with rain, melancholy and the mysterious whispering of destinies. You are not just a reader, but the creator of your own story, a composer whose decisions are the chords that form the unique melody of fate
Why similar: Investigation 27.5%, Life Sim 22.1%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Multiple Endings 8.5%, Simulation 7.2%
Step into the world of the first ever Heroes of Eroticism side-story. Start your dream job at the luxurious Paradiso Resort and enjoy all the girls and facilities it has to offer. Show off both your boobs and your cock and become the most valued employee the resort has ever seen.
Why similar: Incremental 30.1%, Life Sim 23.6%, Visual Novel 18%, Simulation 11.4%, Relaxing 5.4%
Andrey comes to the city to enroll in college and moves into a communal apartment. Neighbors, alcoholics, cult members, and gangsters test his mettle. Every decision is a choice between morality and survival. A visual novel where one wrong move turns a college applicant into a criminal.
Why similar: Detective 32.4%, Visual Novel 23.2%, Investigation 12.7%, Multiple Endings 9.1%, Story Rich 6%
This is a leisure and entertainment game that simulates fishing. You can experience the fun of fishing with a simple mouse and keyboard. Enjoy fishing time and browse the beautiful scenery around you. The scoreboard will also record the type and value of the fish caught.
Why similar: Incremental 42.3%, Life Sim 31.8%, Simulation 22.6%, Action 2.2%, Singleplayer 1%
A deceptively cozy narrative game about an alchemist that immigrates to a new country and opens an apothecary. Get to know your weird and wonderful community, brew the potions your customers need, and use your words to stir up a country on the brink of change.
Why similar: Investigation 30.4%, Detective 29.3%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, Simulation 5.7%, Visual Novel 5.5%
You come back to school at the beginning of second semester. A lot has changed during your absence. Are you able to solve the mystery which not many people know about?
Why similar: Investigation 25.3%, Detective 21.8%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Simulation 9.8%, Stylized 6.3%
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 31.7%, Investigation 21.9%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Story Rich 6.5%, Simulation 5.7%
Assume the role of a modern detective and solve fascinating cases using lots of gadgets and your own skills. Let a sophisticated narrative help you uncover clues and secrets that might not be apparent right away and become a star detective.
Why similar: Detective 46.8%, Investigation 25.4%, Simulation 13%, Adventure 6%, Action 3.1%
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: Detective 30.1%, Visual Novel 24.3%, Investigation 20.1%, Simulation 9.3%, Story Rich 8.1%
“Master, Master! I did it!!” "I can hear you, no need to shout! Oh, my! This is a rather firm Kidney." My Organic Garden is an avant-garde organ-clicking game. Whether it’s to get Master’s praise, or to please the customer, click away and ship those organs!
Why similar: Incremental 47%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Simulation 15.4%, Relaxing 4.5%, Story Rich 3.9%
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 35.2%, Investigation 26.8%, Visual Novel 25.4%, Adventure 6.2%, Story Rich 5.8%
A gripping detective noir mystery that blends investigation and deduction with a rich, character-driven story. The Murder of Ava Monroe is cozy, twisty, and oozing with atmosphere.
Why similar: Detective 42.4%, Investigation 34%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Story Rich 8.1%, Adventure 4.3%
The motto of W.A.PU Space Orderty is — running a business doesn't have to be a hassle or tiring! You've just opened an interstellar freight agency. Your daily task is simple: neatly stack all the packages to be delivered. Pick up your mouse and start with ease~
Why similar: Incremental 44.4%, Life Sim 33.9%, Relaxing 12.1%, Simulation 7.4%, Indie 1.5%
The sequel to the smash hit mobile game “Virtual Families 2” is here!
Why similar: Incremental 39.1%, Life Sim 31%, Simulation 19.3%, Relaxing 6.4%, Colorful 3.6%
Have fun with little puzzles in this Point & Click game! But be careful with the choices you make...
Why similar: Incremental 28.1%, Investigation 21.3%, Detective 20.9%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Story Rich 5%
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 35.1%, Investigation 25.6%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Story Rich 7.2%, Relaxing 6.6%
「ギルド探求団へようこそ!」創立から1000日を迎えたギルドの、パーティ情報を復旧させる『推理パズルゲーム』です。過去1000日を振り返りながら、78人の冒険者が、20隊あるパーティのどこに所属していたのかを特定し、どのような結末を迎えたのかを推理で暴きましょう!それでは──良い旅を!
Why similar: Detective 50.1%, Investigation 35.7%, Adventure 6.5%, Fantasy 5.7%, Indie 1.2%
Tropical Clicker is a simple clicker game where you need to make drinks by clicking on the fruits. You can upgrade your blenderto increase the number of drinks you generate each time, you'll also earn different title, and some rewards while playing.
Why similar: Incremental 66.5%, Relaxing 16.9%, Simulation 13.6%, Indie 1.9%, Singleplayer 1.2%
Sort out small town’s mysterious Puzzles in this classic Hidden Object game - made just the way it should be!
Why similar: Detective 33.4%, Incremental 30%, Investigation 27.5%, Adventure 4.1%, Colorful 3.4%
Life is easier when you're a small creature on a farm. Everything is decided for you, and your fate is written out until the very end. Sounds like a fairy tale... or maybe a nightmare? Enjoy the peaceful times. You'll never leave it, because you're safe here... Or are you?
Why similar: Detective 29.8%, Investigation 20.8%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Stylized 8.1%
After a mysterious and anonymous phone call to the police, Sonia's body was found in an abandoned public toilet. The more we learn about her, the more mysterious this case becomes. Become the detective, investigate her murder and find out who killed Sonia Verninac.
Why similar: Detective 44.4%, Investigation 22.7%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Story Rich 8.6%, Stylized 5.9%
An 80s-style pixel art detective simulator where you interrogate suspects using natural language. Characters respond dynamically as you uncover clues and solve the crime.
Why similar: Detective 30%, Investigation 20.9%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Simulation 9.5%, Artificial Intelligence 7%
Play as college student who majors in criminal investigation and solve the weird cases happened right beside him! A visual novel involves puzzle solving, reasoning, humor and of course adventures! English version is available now.
Why similar: Detective 52.6%, Visual Novel 31.9%, Adventure 10.1%, Indie 5.4%
A woman vanishes without a trace on a cross-country train. The catch? Nobody on board remembers her ever existing in the first place - nobody, except for you. Uncover the story in this mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Detective 44.6%, Visual Novel 24.6%, Investigation 15.4%, Adventure 8.6%, Story Rich 5.9%
In the depths of the forest, you find yourself at the footsteps of the abandoned village. Step inside to go through a horror puzzle game inspired by and set in Ukrainian folklore. Find the way out, solve the mysteries of the past, and survive the night that seems to never end.
Why similar: Detective 34.2%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Simulation 16.5%, Investigation 14.6%, Multiple Endings 6.6%
Immerse yourself in a fantastic adventure in the snowy Italian Alps. Solve puzzles to find your way out of the tunnels of the Lair of the Beast. You will discover that monsters exist, but they are not the only ones with claws.
Why similar: Incremental 33.2%, Detective 27.7%, Investigation 12.9%, Multiple Endings 8.4%, Relaxing 7.8%
[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 39%, Investigation 31.3%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Story Rich 6.3%, Adventure 3.1%
Fold frogs and give them hats! Frog Folding Simulator is a cute and cozy origami simulation where you create a herd of origami frogs to watch over you as you fold more! Customize your frogs with colored paper, hats, mustaches, and more! Just enjoy the music, and let the frogs take over.
Why similar: Incremental 39.9%, Life Sim 21.1%, Simulation 13.4%, Relaxing 12.1%, Stylized 8.8%
To ensure your career doesn't end sooner than the apocalypse, work hard to collect "Well-Done Stamps" and save your performance review!
Why similar: Detective 34.1%, Investigation 27.9%, Incremental 21.1%, Story Rich 5.4%, Stylized 4.5%
And now he is forced to spend three nights at her coffin, fighting not only for his life, but also for the remnants of sanity. This visual novel in the best traditions of black humor and mystical horror
Why similar: Incremental 31.2%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Investigation 19.1%, Simulation 12.3%, Adventure 5.7%
🦁 Indica Macjones and the brave furry heroes embark on an epic journey to find the legendary Holy Grail. Solve diverse puzzles and explore mysterious locations!
Why similar: Incremental 40.4%, Detective 20.6%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Relaxing 7.1%, Story Rich 4.9%
This is a detective adventure game. About 2 hours to complete. Find the murderer!
Why similar: Investigation 36.9%, Visual Novel 26.4%, Detective 24.8%, Adventure 8.1%, Indie 3.2%
You take part in testing a next-generation experimental android on a restricted floor of a research complex. But soon it becomes clear that the experiment is far more complicated, and you'll have to uncover what’s really happening here.
Why similar: Detective 37.6%, Investigation 35.5%, Story Rich 10.4%, Stylized 7.5%, Adventure 7.3%
Achieve true financial freedom starting from zero. Save up your seed money through part-time jobs, dive into the crypto market, and use various apps including high risk futures and real estate trading to climb the wealth ladder in this realistic trading simulation.
Why similar: Incremental 43.2%, Life Sim 33.1%, Simulation 22.9%, Singleplayer 0.7%
This is a password game that decrypts hidden information by finding it. You need to be very careful to find the password to solve the puzzle. It is a very difficult game!
Why similar: Incremental 41.4%, Detective 24.7%, Simulation 22.7%, Adventure 9.2%, Indie 1.4%
Food Fighter Clicker is a clicker game to become the best food fighter in the world by eating fast food and improving your skills. Tap Tap and be the fastest clicker in the world!
Why similar: Incremental 71.7%, Simulation 12.8%, Life Sim 12.7%, Colorful 2%, Singleplayer 0.7%
A cozy, relaxing first-person split-screen puzzle mystery. Explore two parallel versions of the same space, spot reality glitches, and decide which version is correct. No timers: just careful observation, deduction, and score-chasing campaigns.
Why similar: Detective 32.4%, Investigation 24%, Incremental 20.8%, Relaxing 10.8%, Adventure 7.4%