- #1 Game of Fitna Vol. 1
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FIAgames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Game of Fitna Vol. 1: A thrilling death game visual novel set in 2030. Play as Zayn, a high school student thrown into sinister survival games known as "TEST." Fight for your life, uncover shocking truths, and face intense moral dilemmas in this mature, thought-provoking experience.
Why similar: Detective 25.7%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Mystery 14.8%, Logic 14.8%, Drama 12.9%
- #2 东方裁判梦~Rookie Attorney Legendry
96% matchMostly Positive72% of 141 reviews2024
Dev: YEARSPub: WindField Games
Windows
"Touhou Saibanmu ~Rookie Attorney Legendry" is a puzzle-solving detective game based on the Touhou series. It mainly tells the story of Marisa Kirisame who, by chance, becomes a lawyer. The story is divided into three chapters, each with multiple endings.
Why similar: Detective 25%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Drama 16%, Logic 15.2%, Anime 10.9%
- #3 炸鸡块与天使
96% matchPositive93% of 41 reviews2023
Dev: Hamstachio
Windows · Mac
"Fried Chicken Nuggets and Angels" is a text based adventure game with the theme of a detective story. The killer "Rooster" who killed six innocent girls has committed a new crime.Fortunately, at the scene of the seventh homicide, the police found important clues pointing to the murderer...
Why similar: Detective 30.5%, Mystery 17%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Drama 14.7%, Female Protagonist 9.2%
- #4 The Occult Detective
95% matchMostly Positive71% of 326 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 28.9%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Mystery 14.1%, Drama 13.8%, Anime 12.3%
- #5 Paper Perjury
94% matchVery Positive89% of 201 reviews2024
Dev: Paper Cat Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
It all started with a simple robbery. When that thread was pulled, a tapestry of mysteries was revealed. Solve cases and outsmart criminals in a detective story full of lies, confessions, and maybe even a murder or two.
Why similar: Detective 30.2%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Mystery 16.3%, Logic 12%, Female Protagonist 10%
- #6 谜宇酒吧
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DMW Studio
Windows
《谜宇酒吧》是一款舞台在3072年的太空列车上的悬疑推理游戏。玩家将扮演主人公“梅尔”,一名业余的列车酒保,寻找因一块陨石引起的连环杀人案的真相。
Why similar: Detective 34.2%, Mystery 18.1%, Logic 16.4%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Drama 7.3%
- #7 The Simen Rumors
92% matchVery Positive82% of 317 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 28.5%, Visual Novel 22.3%, Mystery 18.4%, Drama 14.7%, Logic 13.6%
- #8 死亡旅店Ⅱ亡者归来-Death Inn Ⅱ The Immortal Is Coming
93% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2022
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
Death Inn Ⅱ- The Immortal Is Coming is a horror puzzle. The film crew is in a castle to finish, What is the mystery behind the mysterious death of a leading actress in a castle? Was it a homicide or was there more to it? It's a foggy castle, but none of the truth is buried forever.
Why similar: Detective 28.7%, Visual Novel 26%, Mystery 18.6%, Drama 10.3%, RPG 8%
- #9 孤岛海妖 The Sea-demon
91% 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: Visual Novel 25.2%, Detective 25.2%, Mystery 19.3%, Anime 12.1%, Drama 9.9%
- #10 The Guilty Hearts
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Singlecore Games
Windows
Seoyeon Yu, a former police officer, works as a private investigator for a rich family. However, during her investigation, she discovers evidence linking them to her husband's death. Using her ability to see people's guilt, she begins an investigation to solve the mystery.
Why similar: Detective 31.4%, Mystery 17.5%, Visual Novel 13%, Drama 9.9%, Female Protagonist 9.4%
- #11 何度目かの式
90% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2026
Dev: orange
Windows
殺された花嫁が神の力によって生き返り、自分を殺した犯人を探す和風伝奇ミステリーADV。事件は幾度となく起こり、花嫁は幾度もの死を迎えながら、事件の真相に迫っていく――
Why similar: Detective 35.4%, Mystery 27.1%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, 2D 2.4%
- #12 子归 - Blossom
89% matchVery Positive89% of 618 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 31.6%, Visual Novel 24%, Mystery 19.5%, Drama 14.2%, RPG 5.3%
- #13 Murder on the Marine Express
89% matchVery Positive94% of 78 reviews2021
Dev: 1564 Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystery visual novel taking place aboard the underwater train Marine Express. Follow student Ranko Togawa on her quest to find the culprit on the murder of an accompanying teacher... with lots of surprises along the way!
Why similar: Detective 28.6%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Mystery 15.6%, Drama 14.2%, Female Protagonist 9.8%
- #14 The Bygone Days of Her and the Flowers
88% matchVery Positive99% of 210 reviews2025
Dev: luern0313
Windows · Mac · Linux
和纳西妲一起,回到「过去」的须弥。真正的花神诞祭、密室中发生的「不可能犯罪」、预示着世界将毁灭的地震……在「神」不在的须弥城,你能否揭开命案的真相,探寻提瓦特世界的终极秘密,然后…与「那个人」再次相见? 和伙伴们一起,去见证《只属于「她与花」的往日》
Why similar: Detective 31.8%, Visual Novel 23.4%, Mystery 18.5%, Drama 13.5%, Anime 12%
- #15 True Game
87% matchVery Positive88% of 51 reviews2021
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows · Mac
"True Game" is a work of suspense reasoning. The work tells the story that people in trouble are taken to a closed space and ask to get chips from others through different competitions. This work has a high degree of brain burning, exquisite picture and strong sense of substitution.
Why similar: Detective 28.9%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Logic 20.5%, Mystery 16.2%, Drama 3.8%
- #16 见习侦探
86% 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 29.5%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Mystery 15.5%, Drama 15.1%, Anime 9.8%
- #17 TailofScorpios
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Jabberworks
Windows
"Scorpion's Tail" is a AVG set in an alternate historical timeline. In the war-born nation of SouthXi, a conspiracy involving girls begins to surface.Investigator Zhang Cheng meets a mysterious girl. After accepting request, he is drawn into a web of secrets.
Why similar: Detective 34.5%, Visual Novel 27.6%, Mystery 19.1%, Drama 13.4%, RPG 2.8%
- #18 SMU News: Strange events recorded
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 月食图书室
Windows
In this game, play as Shenming University News Department members. Explore strange incidents—no need for truth. Write compelling reports from clues; eye-catching content excites readers. As for what really happened…do readers actually care? If you care, go find out yourself.
Why similar: Detective 35.6%, Visual Novel 27.7%, Anime 12.3%, Drama 12.1%, Mystery 11.7%
- #19 The Incident at Galley House
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: William RousPub: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
In 1936, something terrible happened at Galley House. Decades later, with a strange contraption that reveals echoes of the past, you must uncover the truth behind this grisly mystery.
Why similar: Detective 33.4%, Mystery 25%, Visual Novel 23.7%, Logic 15.8%, 2D 1.7%
- #20 Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
84% matchVery Positive83% of 22,376 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 30.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A new cast of 16 characters find themselves kidnapped and imprisoned in a school. Inside, some will kill, some will die, and some will be punished. Reimagine what you thought high-stakes, fast-paced investigation was as you investigate twisted murder cases and condemn your new friends to death.
Why similar: Detective 34.2%, Visual Novel 24.2%, Mystery 17.1%, Anime 12.6%, Female Protagonist 11.1%
- #21 SHINRAI Saku - Blooming Beyond Despair
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gosatsu Visual Novels
Windows · Mac · Linux
A month has passed since the tragic events at the Miyamoto Mountain Resort, which still weigh heavily on Raiko and her friends. Explore the challenges they face while trying to return to an ordinary life in this follow-up to the visual novel SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.9%, Drama 17.6%, Detective 16.3%, Logic 13.6%, Mystery 10.5%
- #22 Orient on the Murder Express
82% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Connor Atkins
Windows · Mac
This is a murder mystery visual novel where you take the role of the detective. Search for clues, make discoveries, and talk to other characters to find out what is truly going on on the Murder Express.
Why similar: Detective 42.7%, Visual Novel 23.9%, Mystery 19.6%, Drama 8.5%, 2D 2.4%
- #23 迷渡桥
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 犬狸工作室Pub: OKJOY
Windows
《迷渡桥》是一款水墨风格的国风悬疑推理游戏,你将扮演牵涉谋逆的罪臣后人宁不移,背负着家族十年的冤屈,在弥留之际踏上迷渡桥,换一个查明真相的机会。调查一桩桩离奇命案,窥见朝堂内的暗流涌动。当迷雾散尽,揭开深埋于王朝的骇人秘密......
Why similar: Detective 32.4%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Mystery 17.7%, Logic 14.6%, Female Protagonist 6.3%
- #24 爱与命的彼端
82% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2021
Dev: Shellpeach
Windows
《爱与命的彼端》是一款悬疑推理AVG。游戏中你将扮演男主角路杰,为拯救恋人许琳,开始一段爱与命的离奇冒险。你即将卷入扑朔迷离的连环杀人案件,也会接触到离奇的民间传说,躲藏在暗处的阴影也注视着你,蠢蠢欲动……你必须依靠自己的推理能力找出真凶,拯救恋人。
Why similar: Detective 44.6%, Visual Novel 26.4%, Mystery 21%, RPG 4.6%, Indie 2.1%
- #25 Magical Girl Witch Trials
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 31,109 reviews2025
Dev: AcaciaPub: Re,AER
Windows · Mac
Median: 16.0 hrsMean: 32.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Thirteen girls awaken, only to find themselves in a prison. What awaits them: a Witch Trial. Help them prepare for the trial by exploring the prison in order to find the witch hidden amongst them. Find the witch, learn what kind of magic she holds, dispel the lies, and prepare for the execution.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.1%, Detective 28%, Mystery 15%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Anime 7.1%
- #26 Little Locked Rooms
80% matchVery Positive89% of 139 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 31.5%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Mystery 18.4%, Anime 13.5%, Logic 13.4%
- #27 The Justitia Files
81% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Neutralis Games
Windows
Sophie Aleth is the latest hire at Justitia Consultants, a firm that handles other companies' problems discreetly and with professionalism. This game covers theories and concepts of the business world through the lens of an interactive story.
Why similar: Detective 30.7%, Visual Novel 25.2%, Mystery 15.8%, Female Protagonist 10%, Logic 9.2%
- #28 Hawkshaw Case: Truth & Prevention
79% matchNo user reviews
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 37.7%, Visual Novel 27.7%, Logic 15.9%, Mystery 15.3%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #29 时忆 Memory of Time
78% matchPositive93% of 27 reviews2025
Dev: SPARROW STUDIO
Windows
This is a science fiction detective themed visual novel game, where players need to play the role of a "detective", connecting seemingly unrelated events and discovering mysterious truths hidden behind them, Please survive, and walk with your head held high towards the 'perfect ending' you expect.
Why similar: Detective 29.4%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Drama 19.2%, Mystery 16.3%, Anime 8.4%
- #30 Devil's Advocate: Alexander Twist
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VisualBagel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Can you defeat the world's oldest mastermind in their own game? Stretch your wits and deduction skills to the maximum as you battle in Paris' craziest court. Here, only those who sacrifice everything reach the truth. What are you willing to betray to make it out alive?
Why similar: Detective 31.8%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Mystery 17%, Logic 16.4%, Anime 12%
- #31 鲤氏奇人异闻录
76% matchVery Positive98% of 103 reviews2024
Dev: 顽童计划
Windows
《明日方舟》同人游戏,以原作角色“老鲤”为主角,在二十年前的龙门,展开一系列解谜探案故事。
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.6%, Mystery 22.5%, Detective 17.4%, Anime 13%, Drama 13%
- #32 Star Apprentice: Magical Murder Mystery
77% matchVery Positive94% of 176 reviews2021
Dev: Will-o-Works
Windows
Star Apprentice: Magical Murder Mystery is a danmaku-detective game that combines point-and-click style deduction with high octane bullet hell gameplay. Find evidence, interrogate suspects, and refute contradictions to solve the case!
Why similar: Detective 27.6%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Logic 16.8%, Mystery 16.1%, Anime 10.7%
- #33 Root Letter Last Answer
77% matchVery Positive84% of 180 reviews2019
Dev: DRAGAMI GAMES, LTD.
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A mystery adventure which is solved by using two visual features: Live Action and Illustrations.
Why similar: Detective 38%, Visual Novel 27.5%, Mystery 21.2%, Anime 13.3%
- #34 妖睨之境The Sight of Darkness
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 豹肝工作室 SEALIVER STUDIO
Windows
A detective who accidentally unsealed the monsters must find the man-eating monster before the deadline. Humans are afraid of monsters, but they were also made by themselves.
Why similar: Detective 31.9%, Visual Novel 23.6%, Drama 22.6%, Mystery 18.3%, Indie 2.5%
- #35 Friendly Facade
75% matchPositive92% of 24 reviews2023
Dev: Emergence
Windows
In this visual novel, Maggie Crane and 15 others are invited to partake in the Isolated Society Study, where they must forge a peaceful society while attempting to outsmart each other in complex challenges. Just as the study is about to conclude, the Golding Foundation introduces a sinister twist.
Why similar: Detective 29.8%, Visual Novel 23.2%, Mystery 20.9%, Anime 12.7%, Female Protagonist 10.1%
- #36 Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 31,308 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 32.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Jabberwock Island—You and your classmates were ready for fun in the sun until Monokuma returned to restart his murderous game! Trapped in a kill-or-be-killed situation, your only hope rests in solving the island’s mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 39.2%, Visual Novel 24.5%, Mystery 19.2%, Anime 16%, Singleplayer 1%
- #37 Tyrion Cuthbert: Attorney of the Arcane
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,622 reviews2023
Dev: Diamondhenge Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.2 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
In Tyrion Cuthbert: Attorney of the Arcane, you play as a defense attorney who practices law in a world of fantasy and wizards. You must defend clients accused of various crimes committed using magic and use the rules of magic to prove them innocent.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.8%, Mystery 24.9%, Anime 18.2%, Detective 17.7%, Indie 2.5%
- #38 Return to Shironagasu Island
74% matchVery Positive94% of 4,067 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 33.4%, Mystery 24.6%, Detective 21.8%, Anime 10.8%, Drama 8%
- #39 Bloody Chronicles - New Cycle of Death Visual Novel
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 105 reviews2019
Dev: Igrasil Development TeamPub: Igrasil Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A serial killer is on the loose and only you can stop the Phantom! Story of Koyama Kazuki, a young detective working for the Igrasil. While working on several, seemingly unrelated cases, you find clues pointing to the person who killed your parents. Can you stop this new cycle of death before it's too late?
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.6%, Detective 24.6%, Mystery 23.3%, Anime 17.2%, Indie 3.3%
- #40 Blackmail Directive
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 青梅不输天降工作室Pub: 糕薯科技
Windows
A gripping visual novel set in modern-day Japan, featuring cute anime-style heroines and branching storylines that lead to multiple endings. Every choice you make shapes the story—and determines Arisa's fate.
Why similar: Detective 22.7%, Visual Novel 22%, Mystery 19%, Anime 12.3%, Logic 11.9%
- #41 Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 36,871 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Investigate murders, search for clues and talk to your classmates to prepare for trial. There, you'll engage in deadly wordplay, going back and forth with suspects. Dissect their statements and fire their words back at them to expose their lies! There's only one way to survive—pull the trigger.
Why similar: Detective 35.8%, Visual Novel 26.5%, Mystery 21.1%, Anime 15.7%, Singleplayer 1%
- #42 AI: The Somnium Files
72% matchVery Positive92% of 9,207 reviews2019
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.
Why similar: Detective 34.9%, Visual Novel 28.4%, Mystery 21.3%, Anime 14.8%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #43 The Sekimeiya: Spun Glass
72% matchVery Positive87% of 288 reviews2021
Dev: Trinitite Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
An intricate mystery visual novel. Search text, piece together clues, and jump around the story to unravel the tangled events within the sealed tower.
Why similar: Detective 29.6%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Mystery 19.1%, Logic 16.7%, Anime 10.6%
- #44 노베나 디아볼로스
71% matchVery Positive93% of 1,574 reviews2020
Dev: H5DEV Games
Windows · Mac
Novena diabolos is an Ocult mystery adventure game. The main character, Park Joon-sung, has to find a single human woman who doesn't know who she is and get out of town safely.
Why similar: Detective 41.2%, Visual Novel 25.7%, Mystery 21.5%, Anime 8.3%, Indie 2.6%
- #45 I Am The Prosecutor: No Evidence? No Problem!
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: Sigyaad Team
Windows
I Am The Prosecutor is a non-linear Visual Novel about defending a cute Tomboy named Sophie where you're given just 30 seconds to make the right choice each time. Help make Sophie's case against her abusive mother and give her much needed closure.
Why similar: Detective 36.2%, Visual Novel 25.9%, Logic 18.4%, Anime 12.4%, Mystery 3.8%
- #46 ミステリーアドベンチャー 犯人はメイド
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ななにのん
Windows
The culprit is—the maid. And the protagonist. your mission is to strike down six unsuspecting guests, one by one. But beware—you must never be suspected before your plan is complete. To escape suspicion, engage in heated debates and refute your opponents. Hide your true identity at all costs.
Why similar: Detective 38.3%, Mystery 26.1%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, 2D 1.8%
- #47 回ル!ハッカー探偵
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: 総合コンテンツ制作サークル
Windows
Become a righteous hacker detective who solves people's problems... and hack the requested PC by solving riddles! Analyze the PC by hacking! And... solve the source of your client's problems in the PC! This game is a puzzle solving adventure. You can hack by solving riddles.
Why similar: Detective 35.6%, Mystery 22.9%, Visual Novel 22.5%, Drama 16.1%, 2D 2.4%
- #48 Max's Big Bust - A Captain Nekorai Tale
71% matchVery Positive98% of 135 reviews2017
Dev: Lached Up Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Max's Big Bust is a Life Sim/Visual Novel that follows the story of two cops, Max and Brad, as they investigate a shady new drug that's been circulating the mean streets of Axon City.
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.1%, Anime 22.7%, Detective 14.1%, Female Protagonist 9.5%, Mystery 8.4%
- #49 知更鸟-The Robin
70% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2021
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
“The Robin”tells the story of a school bully who kills a girl named "Robin." Thirteen people involved are kidnapped and embark on a desperate journey to survive. The work revolves around who is behind the black hand and who is responsible for the death of "Robin" these two questions unfold.
Why similar: Detective 31.1%, Visual Novel 23.7%, Mystery 19.5%, Drama 13.1%, RPG 5.7%
- #50 Greyed-out
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 西狂GPub: WindField Games
Windows · Linux
Protagonist Shen Mo is trapped in a bizarre reality: the girlfriend who verbally destroys him at dawn becomes impossibly tender by night... Is it really that simple? A story of hallucinations, memory, consciousness, thought, action, madness, dissociation, and survival begins...
Why similar: Detective 23.4%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Mystery 15.9%, Logic 15.2%, Drama 14.8%
- #51 The Adventures of Fei Duanmu 端木斐异闻录
70% matchVery Positive90% of 1,760 reviews2017
Dev: 致意
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 49.8%, Visual Novel 35.2%, Anime 9.3%, Indie 5.7%
- #52 Police Detective: Tokyo Beat
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dr. Cyril Splutterworth
Windows
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 38.8%, Visual Novel 23.5%, Mystery 18.1%, Drama 10.2%, Anime 7.2%
- #53 The Seven Bad Apples
67% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: 1564 Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ranko and her friend Astrid must investigate the case of some missing scores just before the big Christmas concert of the academy. Help them question the seven daunting suspects before it's too late!
Why similar: Detective 35.7%, Visual Novel 27.3%, Mystery 14.7%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Anime 8.1%
- #54 雪凤山 Secret Opera
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 169 reviews2024
Dev: GOCORE
Windows
In the Spring Festival of 2005, the blizzard in Xuefeng mountain trapped the drama troupe performing in the village. At the same time, there was a homicide during the performance. Unlike the nervous members of the drama troupe, the villagers were afraid of a more terrible existence than the homicide
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.8%, Drama 19.5%, Mystery 18.7%, Detective 17.7%, Anime 10.2%
- #55 Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved
66% matchVery Positive94% of 412 reviews2025
Dev: Armonica LLC
Windows
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 42%, Visual Novel 26.9%, Mystery 20.9%, Anime 8.9%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #56 12 Hours to Die
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 226 reviews2020
Dev: Wesley ReitsmaPub: Westeford
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystery visual novel about six students forced to play a 12-hour long killing game.
Why similar: Detective 36%, Visual Novel 30.8%, Mystery 19.8%, Anime 9.9%, 2D 2%
- #57 Tokyo Dark
68% matchVery Positive84% of 1,341 reviews2017
Dev: CherrymochiPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Legend tells of a door deep below Tokyo's sewers. All who enter are lost forever. Detective Ito's partner is missing. Explore Tokyo & uncover the darkness that lays beneath the streets in this Point & Click - meets Visual Novel - narrative adventure that questions the very core of Ito's sanity.
Why similar: Detective 32.5%, Visual Novel 23.8%, Mystery 15.8%, Anime 15.6%, Female Protagonist 11.2%
- #58 Inquiry Counsel逆转茶食人
65% matchNo user reviews90% of 31 reviews2026
Dev: ZHENG YUFENG
Windows
"Hold on!" A court battle game set in ancient China's Song Dynasty! In the government office of Lin'an County during the Song Dynasty of ancient China, many bizarre murder cases occurred! The protagonist engages in intense court battles with the county captain of Lin'an to find the real culprit!
Why similar: Detective 30.1%, Visual Novel 23.9%, Mystery 17.3%, Drama 16.2%, Anime 9.3%
- #59 Linework
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Overlyunderqualified
Windows
A puzzle-detective game set in 1990s China: play as a forensic artist, interview witnesses, drag and drop testimony and documents, sketch suspects from clues, and piece together evidence to solve mysterious crimes.
Why similar: Detective 34.1%, Logic 20.1%, Mystery 19.2%, Visual Novel 17%, Anime 7.3%
- #60 谍:玫瑰
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 星星火工作室Pub: OKJOY
Windows
《谍:玫瑰》是一款聚焦于1938年武汉的谍战文字冒险游戏。你将潜入情报漩涡中心的「玫瑰饭店」,在五位身份各异的嫌疑人中,揪出代号「尘土」的致命叛徒。通过搜证与周旋,在谎言与忠诚之间做出抉择。夜幕下的武汉暗流涌动,你能否揪出内奸,重建地下情报网,点燃象征黎明的星星火焰?
Why similar: Detective 37.8%, Visual Novel 27.8%, Mystery 21.5%, RPG 5.4%, Female Protagonist 2.8%