- #1 Ведьмы зов
97% matchMixed59% of 33 reviews2025
Dev: STuNT
Windows
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: Point & Click 16.1%, Incremental 15.2%, Visual Novel 13%, Simulation 8.9%, Investigation 8.9%
- #2 Visual novel: Dashing 90s
96% matchPositive80% of 15 reviews2026
Dev: Reanim GamesPub: STuNT
Windows
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: Text-Based 17.8%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Detective 15.8%, Action-Adventure 11.2%, Exploration 10.1%
- #3 Defective Detectives
96% matchPositive100% of 25 reviews2026
Dev: Reanim GamesPub: STuNT
Windows
This city fears me. I saw its true face... And it smelled like sawdust. Welcome to the world of pretentious film noir, where it rains even indoors, and cool guys don't look at explosions (because they forgot to wear sunglasses).
Why similar: Point & Click 17.4%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Text-Based 15%, Detective 13.3%, Exploration 9.9%
- #4 ЗУМЕРЫ
95% matchMostly Positive77% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: Reanim GamesPub: STuNT
Windows
Zoomers” is a visual novel that plunges you into the world of young dreamers who risk everything for their goal. Four guys - Kostya, Genka, Stas and “Bazuka” - decide to realize their dream: to open their own business. However, their plans collapse when a series of strange and dangerous events begin
Why similar: Incremental 16.2%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Action-Adventure 9.4%, Investigation 9%, Stylized 7.4%
- #5 Wild Earth - Africa
94% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2022
Dev: Super X StudiosPub: Strategy First
Windows
The game is a first-person 3D simulation. Photo assignments include a family of elephants, a nighttime photo shoot of a pride of lions, and a helicopter ride across the Ngorongoro crater.
Why similar: Incremental 22%, Point & Click 20.5%, Simulation 15.9%, Adventure 10.4%, Exploration 8.4%
- #6 Arsene Lupin - Once a Thief
94% matchMostly Positive70% of 80 reviews2024
Dev: Blazing GriffinPub: Microids
Windows
Discover the youth of a legend - Experience the transformation of Arsene Lupin, from whimsical thief to legendary hero, in 'Arsene Lupin - Once a Thief', an adventure and investigation game freely adapted from the works of Maurice Leblanc, with its events unfolding in the early 20th century.
Why similar: Point & Click 18.1%, Text-Based 16.9%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Detective 12.6%, Investigation 10.2%
- #7 Desktop Explorer
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,696 reviews2026
Dev: Recurring Dream
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Rummage through the abandoned profiles of an old PC to unravel an inherited mystery. What secrets hide in this eerie adventure of cryptic games and outdated software? Who was using this computer? And what happened to them?
Why similar: Point & Click 14.9%, Detective 13.7%, Text-Based 13.5%, Investigation 12.9%, Visual Novel 9.6%
- #8 Eternal Secret
93% match3 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: Piotr KaniewskiPub: GGEntertainment
Windows
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: Text-Based 14.3%, Investigation 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Detective 11.6%, Action-Adventure 9.9%
- #9 КВАРТИРАНТ
91% matchMostly Positive71% of 35 reviews2025
Dev: STuNT
Windows
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.
Why similar: Incremental 24.4%, Detective 17.5%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Investigation 14.9%, Simulation 9%
- #10 The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,008 reviews2021
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.
Why similar: Point & Click 15.7%, Detective 15.3%, Text-Based 13.2%, Investigation 10%, Visual Novel 9.2%
- #11 Cold Case
90% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: BANJIHAGAMES
Windows · Mac
Enter the burned crime scene and restore 8 cases from the past. The crime scene photos and records have been charred black, but as a cold case investigator, your deduction and forensic skills can reveal what happened. Search by keyword, reconstruct the sequence of events, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 19.4%, Point & Click 17%, Text-Based 16.9%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Investigation 11.6%
- #12 Death at Firelight
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sickenhouse
Windows · Linux
A murder at Camp Lonesome: Peggy was killed one night. Investigate the area, interview the campers, connect the clues, and catch the culprit before everyone gets sent home for good.
Why similar: Detective 20.6%, Point & Click 19.3%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Text-Based 11.6%, Investigation 10.9%
- #13 FAKEBOOK
89% matchVery Positive91% of 822 reviews2024
Dev: banjihagames
Windows · Mac
Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual Social Media! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.
Why similar: Investigation 14.9%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Point & Click 12.9%, Text-Based 12.7%, Dark Humor 9.1%
- #14 Visual Novel: WOODEN CALIBER
88% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: Reanim GamesPub: STuNT
Windows
A trashy adventure about the wooden idiot Pinochet and the wolf Gloomy, who decide to rob a post office. Crazy characters, idiotic choices, dark humor, and epilogues that are one more ridiculous than the other. One wrong click and you're dead. Welcome to the bottom.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.8%, Detective 13.1%, Adventure 10.6%, Investigation 9.5%, Exploration 9.1%
- #15 Visual Novel: Chernobog's Seal
87% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2026
Dev: Reanim GamesPub: STuNT
Windows
Take on the role of a historian who, along with a friend, has arrived in an abandoned village in search of easy money. You've unleashed an ancient evil from a sealed chest. Now the fog is closing in, the dead are rising from their beds, and your own mind is becoming your greatest enemy.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.7%, Detective 12.6%, Investigation 10.6%, Adventure 10.6%, Exploration 8.9%
- #16 The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 25,169 reviews2023
Dev: SEGA
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.9%, Point & Click 20.8%, Detective 18.4%, Text-Based 14.7%, Mystery 8.9%
- #17 Moi Mei: Hidden Objects
86% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2022
Dev: DnovelPub: Studio2760
Windows
A game in the genre of "hidden object", in which you, in the role of a young priestess Mei, will have a journey into magical space. Search for talismans and ingredients for rituals, enlist the help of cunning and greedy Voodoo spirits to save your beloved!
Why similar: Incremental 23.5%, Point & Click 23%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Adventure 11.3%, Stylized 8%
- #18 Partons à Cheval Trouver les Licornes !
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Capucine Mahieux
Windows
Embark on this Point and Click Visual Novel about horse riding in search of unicorns, while taking care of your equine friend.
Why similar: Point & Click 15.8%, Text-Based 15.2%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Detective 11%, Investigation 9.3%
- #19 Big Ear Detective
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Fabula Improviso
Windows · Mac
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 18.2%, Point & Click 17.9%, Investigation 14.8%, Text-Based 14%, Visual Novel 12.8%
- #20 The Darkside Detective: Backside of the Moon
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Akupara Games
Windows
You'd think that after 20+ cases, there'd be no crime left in Twin Lakes - but that's not how crime works, rookie. Six new mind-melting mysteries await Detective McQueen and Officer Dooley - just as soon as they get the mustard out of Dooley's gun.
Why similar: Point & Click 18.2%, Text-Based 14.8%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Detective 11.8%, Exploration 10.6%
- #21 名探偵カヌレの事件ダイアリー
83% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: シュークリームマンStudio
Windows
ミステリー×ラヴコメ!プレイヤーは、シュークリームマンとなって、カヌレ探偵の助手的存在として、事件解決のサポートを行います。シリアスな展開もありますが、日常はコメディータッチで描かれています。時より挿入される選択肢を選ぶことで、周回プレイを楽しむことができます。
Why similar: Point & Click 20.9%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Text-Based 14%, Adventure 10.5%, Detective 9.2%
- #22 A Detective Story
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Methodox Technologies, Inc.
Windows
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 16.6%, Text-Based 14.9%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Point & Click 12.4%, Investigation 12.2%
- #23 El Misterio de Plaza Mayor
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: THE UFOLAB
Windows
Embark on an epic 3D adventure through Madrid, where you take on the role of a detective searching for your grandfather. Explore the city's streets, uncovering mysteries and confronting legendary tales.
Why similar: Point & Click 23%, Incremental 20.6%, Action-Adventure 15.6%, Adventure 12.6%, Detective 10.7%
- #24 THE CASE OF THE LAST SHAWARMA
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gamesforgames
Windows
The last shawarma in town is gone. The owner is destroyed. The police have "real crimes". You work for seeds, and you just took the case.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.5%, Text-Based 16.6%, Detective 12.7%, Stylized 9.2%, Cute 9%
- #25 The Dreams in the Peacock House
79% matchPositive100% of 27 reviews2026
Dev: Harlequin Diver
Windows
Wake up from a never-ending slumber and find your lost dreams in the shadows of the Peacock House, in this short narrative game that combines simple text adventure mechanics, point-and-click puzzles, and visual novel segments.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.3%, Text-Based 21.8%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Stylized 7.7%, Mystery 6.6%
- #26 Arthur & Susan: Almost Detectives
81% matchPositive97% of 29 reviews2023
Dev: Apexchimps
Windows · Mac · Linux
Arthur and Susan, two inseparable friends solving mysteries together. Fun and cozy indie point&click. Don't miss it!
Why similar: Point & Click 20.1%, Detective 18.7%, Investigation 15.5%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Cute 8.3%
- #27 The Game Maker: A Carol Reed Mystery
78% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: MDNA Games
Windows
Follow detective Carol Reed in this colorful mystery, made with real-life photographs. The game features a classic adventure game interface, plenty of puzzles, and a series of minigames as an integrated part of the story.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.5%, Detective 22.7%, Investigation 17.7%, Adventure 11.7%, Mystery 9.1%
- #28 Adventures at the North Pole
80% matchMixed55% of 22 reviews2022
Dev: DnovelPub: Studio2760
Windows
Look for snow-covered tracks, collect evidence at the site of abandoned parking lots, communicate with Eskimo leaders and shamans, and find out what happened to the ship "Silent", its crew and captain.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.9%, Incremental 24.5%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Adventure 11.8%, Cute 7.6%
- #29 The Mask of Agnosia
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Know Nothing Games
Windows
The Mask of Agnosia is a surreal 3D narrative RPG. Navigate and map a shifting network of waterways to recover a boat keeper’s memories. Solve matching puzzles to reveal a fallen kingdom, confront specters of time, and collect sacred masks to rebuild an ancient tower before the light fades.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.5%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Adventure 11.9%, Text-Based 11.3%, Exploration 9.5%
- #30 PALM HOUSE PURSUIT
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NEUROPOLLY
Windows · Mac
Will you be the hero who brings justice to Miami Beach, or will you succumb to the shadows? The fate of Lily, Jake, and the entire city rests in your hands. Choose wisely, for the pursuit of truth may lead you down unexpected paths.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.6%, Text-Based 16.2%, Detective 13.2%, Action-Adventure 12%, Investigation 11.9%
- #31 Nut City Blues
76% matchVery Positive97% of 408 reviews2023
Dev: looking4stupid
Windows
A comedy-mystery visual novel about Captain Fox, Detective Raccoon and the danger of pineapple pizza.
Why similar: Point & Click 19.6%, Detective 18.9%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Investigation 13.4%, Mystery 6.7%
- #32 Gumshoe Detective Agency: The First Case
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: Birdy Interactive
Windows
A missing person case straight out of 1995. Search the early internet, dig through emails and dusty floppy discs, and uncover the secrets behind the disappearance of Victoria Mason.
Why similar: Point & Click 16.8%, Detective 16.6%, Incremental 13.7%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Simulation 8.1%
- #33 Star Seeker in: the Secret of the Sorcerous Standoff
77% matchVery Positive100% of 78 reviews2020
Dev: Benedict Ide
Windows · Mac
In this short point 'n' click adventure, you are Star Seeker - a WIZARD solving a WIZARD crime to not get put in WIZARD jail by the WIZ- I mean, PLAIN OLD cops. With a useless detective, countless red herrings, and unique dialogue for every evidence combination... will this case ever be cracked?
Why similar: Point & Click 19.6%, Detective 17.9%, Investigation 17.3%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Mystery 8%
- #34 DELETE AFTER READING
77% matchPositive92% of 24 reviews2023
Dev: PATRONES & ESCONDITES
Windows · Mac
Turn on your ghost detector and join your new pals in a funny, thrilling, and lovingly-presented interactive text adventure. Brain-teasing puzzles, a cartoon visual style, and engaging audio design - Delete After Reading weaves a delightful interactive tale.
Why similar: Point & Click 15.6%, Text-Based 15.4%, Detective 14.9%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Investigation 10.8%
- #35 Oblivion Maiden
74% matchPositive91% of 47 reviews2026
Dev: Project Ex Libris
Windows · Mac
An exploration adventure set in St. Dorothia Academy, a magical educational institution hidden deep within a forest. A story that begins with an encounter with a girl named Lulunya, and unfolds through mysterious phenomena and dream worlds.
Why similar: Point & Click 22.3%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Action-Adventure 17.2%, Adventure 12.7%, Detective 9.7%
- #36 White Paper
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 52 reviews2022
Dev: DnovelPub: Studio2760
Windows
What is your subconscious mind trying to tell you when you are mindlessly drawing on a piece of paper? Maybe someone trapped there, in a dark, damp basement and yes, screaming for help and trying to break out?
Why similar: Point & Click 27.2%, Incremental 21.3%, Visual Novel 20%, Adventure 15%, Exploration 9.3%
- #37 The Next Stop
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Paranoid Delusion
Windows
Trapped in a subway car that seems to have no end, you must solve a crime where the clues contradict each other and the environment changes without explanation. Investigate the passengers, defy logic, and try to escape before claustrophobia completely distorts your reality.
Why similar: Detective 15.9%, Point & Click 15.4%, Text-Based 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Investigation 14.1%
- #38 Love Me or Die
74% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: Chaotic Ravens
Windows
Yuki, a lonely teenager, embarks on a desperate quest for popularity and fame. But her path soon turns into a dark and tragic journey that will change her life forever. A retro graphic adventure with challenging puzzles, intense tweet battles, and a pixelated world filled with humor and mysteries.
Why similar: Incremental 21.9%, Point & Click 21.4%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Investigation 9.9%, Adventure 7.1%
- #39 The Kuon Island Nursery Rhyme Murders: Case Notes
73% matchMixed60% of 82 reviews2026
Dev: RenkaPub: Renka BH1
Windows
A storm-lashed island, a nursery rhyme that foretells death, seven prodigies, serial murders, modern locked-room mysteries, classic locked-room mysteries, astrology, a jigsaw of flesh and blood, a survivor—and one lie told only so you would see this story.
Why similar: Detective 22.1%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Text-Based 12.9%, Mystery 9%, Simulation 7.9%
- #40 Little Locked Rooms
73% matchVery Positive88% of 148 reviews2024
Dev: riolucci
Windows · Linux
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 20.9%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Investigation 16%, Text-Based 15.1%, Mystery 8.8%
- #41 TEEFAX: Cold Case
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 23 reviews2024
Dev: div
Windows
Unravel a cold case after an old laptop containing the photos of a long unidentified victim and a strange app called "The Door" is found in an abandoned house. The police reckon it may be a cipher of some sort, but after unsuccessful attempts at decoding it, they turn to the public.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.5%, Incremental 21.3%, Detective 14.2%, Simulation 10.6%, Exploration 9.1%
- #42 Agatha Christie - Death on the Nile
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 252 reviews2025
Dev: Microids Studio LyonPub: Microids
Windows
Death on the Nile is an adventure-detective game, offering a fresh twist on Agatha Christie’s famous story. Set in the lively 1970s, play as Hercule Poirot and detective Jane Royce as they solve two connected mysteries. Dive into a journey filled with intrigue, deception, and unexpected revelations.
Why similar: Detective 16.3%, Investigation 14.5%, Point & Click 14.4%, Text-Based 14%, Visual Novel 12.2%
- #43 REWIND
70% matchVery Positive91% of 356 reviews2026
Dev: Damian_Zhao
Windows
《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 21.3%, Incremental 20.2%, Investigation 18.2%, Text-Based 16.6%, Visual Novel 10.3%
- #44 The Last Wizard - A Goblin Detective Mystery
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: The Red Tower
Windows
Investigate a murder as the first goblin detective in a comedic fantasy world without magic...where a wizard is the prime suspect!
Why similar: Investigation 21.9%, Detective 18.6%, Point & Click 12.7%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Exploration 9.9%
- #45 Deep Focus
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vitamins
Windows
A mystery adventure game featuring a camera-headed detective and a superpowered girl teaming up to solve crimes. Play as the detective to gather and combine clues, reveal the hidden truth, and tear down fabricated lies.
Why similar: Detective 25.4%, Investigation 21.6%, Point & Click 20.4%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Mystery 9.7%
- #46 Billie Beetleneck -A detective tale-
70% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Retroactive Fort
Windows
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 19.3%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Investigation 17.2%, Text-Based 16.1%, Mystery 7.3%
- #47 Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy
69% matchVery Positive88% of 4,422 reviews2024
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 35.7 hrsMean: 54.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Visual Novel 22.1%, Detective 21.5%, Investigation 17.3%, Text-Based 12%, Adventure 8.4%
- #48 Detective Grimoire
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,547 reviews2014
Dev: SFB Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Detective Grimoire has been called to investigate a murder. The owner of a small tourist attraction, seemingly killed by the mythical creature his attraction is based around... Explore the area, inspect the crime scene, grill suspects, solve puzzles, hunt for clues & uncover the secret of the swamp!
Why similar: Point & Click 19.2%, Detective 18%, Visual Novel 15%, Investigation 11.6%, Exploration 8.7%
- #49 Hawkshaw Case: Truth & Prevention
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hawkshaw Entertainment
Windows
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 25.1%, Visual Novel 23%, Investigation 21.1%, Point & Click 13.9%, Mystery 7.4%
- #50 The Wild Case
71% matchVery Positive86% of 257 reviews2021
Dev: Specialbit Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The Wild Case is a 2D first-person point-and-click adventure. In this story-focused adventure, players meet a cast of colorful characters, experience mysterious encounters, and solve puzzles to progress through the game.
Why similar: Point & Click 19.3%, Detective 17.7%, Text-Based 16.1%, Investigation 10.9%, Exploration 7.6%
- #51 Frog Detective 3: Corruption at Cowboy County
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 2,092 reviews2022
Dev: Grace BruxnerPub: worm club
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
You're a detective, and a frog, and it's time to solve a mystery in the wild west.
Why similar: Detective 19.6%, Investigation 15.6%, Point & Click 12.7%, Cute 10%, Funny 9.2%
- #52 Staffer Retro : A Supernatural Mystery Quest
66% matchVery Positive90% of 1,084 reviews2026
Dev: Team Tetrapod
Windows · Mac
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 19.2%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Point & Click 13.6%, Text-Based 13.4%, Investigation 13.3%
- #53 WHODUNNIT
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Don Attico
Windows
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 26.2%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Investigation 18.6%, Point & Click 11.9%, Mystery 8.2%
- #54 Jill O' Lantern: Final Cut
68% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: Screen Savor Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Find the clues to make a time bending turnabout in this off the rails visual novel about murder, mayhem, and a thicc pumpkin girl with a machete.
Why similar: Point & Click 20.7%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Detective 12.9%, Dark Humor 8.8%, Cute 8.2%
- #55 Visual Novel: Beak and Claws
67% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: Reanim GamesPub: STuNT
Windows
Cade, a perpetually hungry student living on the edge of his scholarship, buys a grey parrot named Colonel Pixel from a crazy sailor in a dark alley. In exchange for a quantum physics textbook, the bird promises to lead him to a "billionaire gardener with golden pineapples.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.5%, Simulation 12.8%, Detective 12.7%, Adventure 11.5%, Stylized 8.8%
- #56 Motives: The Ultimate Problem
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LockedOn GamesPub: Erabit
Windows · Mac
Top detectives from all over the world are gathered to solve the ultimate world-threatening mystery. Examine clues and piece together deductions in this thrilling visual novel — a direct sequel to Methods: The Detective Competition.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.4%, Investigation 22.3%, Point & Click 16.9%, Stylized 11.7%, Mystery 11.4%
- #57 Detective Dunkadoo
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Goosewing Creative
Windows
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 20.3%, Point & Click 17.8%, Investigation 17.5%, Incremental 13.8%, Cute 8.4%
- #58 Evelynn
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 十仓赋
Windows
"Evelynn" is an adventure game that tells the story of two little girls, Lynn and Eve, on a travel adventure in an incredible amusement park. With the company and hard work of the two, can they successfully leave this unknown amusement park...
Why similar: Incremental 23.9%, Point & Click 21.9%, Stylized 10.5%, Cute 9%, Exploration 7.5%
- #59 PepOS - Our Operating System
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: div
Windows
Available today for every citizen of Feagu, a new operating system - built for both your professional and personal use. Browse your email, visit the world wide web, do office tasks, and much more!
Why similar: Detective 22.2%, Point & Click 17.6%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Mystery 8.7%, Comedy 7.1%
- #60 Tokyo Detectives
68% matchMixed69% of 59 reviews2021
Dev: Rincho Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Detective 22.7%, Investigation 19.3%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Text-Based 13%, Point & Click 12.5%