- #1 Game of Fitna Vol. 1
97% matchNo user reviews2026
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 25.4%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Logic 14.6%, Mystery 14.6%, Drama 13.7%
- #2 东方裁判梦~Rookie Attorney Legendry
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 142 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 24.6%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Drama 17%, Logic 14.9%, Anime 10.8%
- #3 The Occult Detective
96% matchMostly Positive71% of 332 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 28.5%, Visual Novel 22.5%, Drama 14.7%, Mystery 13.8%, Anime 12.3%
- #4 HoloTrials: Case Covered
95% matchVery Positive99% of 349 reviews2026
Dev: VTAC GamesPub: holo Indie
Windows · Mac
A graffiti mocking the Student Council President appears on the walls, and your best friend is the prime suspect! Play as a student detective in HoloTrials: Case Covered. Investigate the high school campus, face off against your rivals, and clear her name in this legal mystery.
Why similar: Detective 32.6%, Visual Novel 26.7%, Mystery 18%, Anime 14%, Female Protagonist 6.8%
- #5 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%, Mystery 17.9%, Logic 16.3%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Drama 7.8%
- #6 The Simen Rumors
93% matchVery Positive79% of 441 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 28.1%, Visual Novel 22.2%, Mystery 18%, Drama 15.7%, Logic 13.4%
- #7 死亡旅店Ⅱ亡者归来-Death Inn Ⅱ The Immortal Is Coming
94% 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 28.4%, Visual Novel 26%, Mystery 18.3%, Drama 10.9%, RPG 8%
- #8 孤岛海妖 The Sea-demon
92% matchVery Positive88% of 264 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 25.1%, Detective 24.9%, Mystery 18.9%, Anime 12.1%, Drama 10.6%
- #9 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 31.1%, Mystery 17.2%, Visual Novel 13%, Drama 10.5%, Female Protagonist 9.5%
- #10 炸鸡块与天使
91% matchPositive94% of 48 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 35.1%, Mystery 19.7%, Visual Novel 17%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Logic 9.9%
- #11 何度目かの式
89% matchPositive95% of 22 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 35.3%, Mystery 26.9%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, 2D 2.3%
- #12 Murder on the Marine Express
90% matchVery Positive93% of 80 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 28.2%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Mystery 15.3%, Drama 15%, Female Protagonist 9.8%
- #13 子归 - Blossom
89% matchVery Positive88% of 652 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 31.3%, Visual Novel 24%, Mystery 19.1%, Drama 15.1%, RPG 5.3%
- #14 The Bygone Days of Her and the Flowers
88% matchVery Positive99% of 234 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 31.4%, Visual Novel 23.3%, Mystery 18.1%, Drama 14.3%, Anime 12%
- #15 见习侦探
87% 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 29.1%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Drama 16%, Mystery 15.2%, Anime 9.8%
- #16 True Game
86% matchVery Positive88% of 52 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 28.8%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Logic 20.4%, Mystery 16%, Drama 4.1%
- #17 SMU News: Strange events recorded
86% matchNo user reviews2027
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 35.2%, Visual Novel 27.6%, Drama 12.9%, Anime 12.3%, Mystery 11.5%
- #18 SHINRAI Saku - Blooming Beyond Despair
84% matchNo user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
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 23.7%, Drama 18.7%, Detective 16.1%, Logic 13.4%, Mystery 10.3%
- #19 TailofScorpios
85% 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 34.1%, Visual Novel 27.5%, Mystery 18.8%, Drama 14.3%, RPG 2.8%
- #20 The Incident at Galley House
82% matchVery Positive94% of 4,375 reviews2026
Dev: William RousPub: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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. A new puzzle from the creators of The Roottrees are Dead.
Why similar: Detective 33.6%, Mystery 27.2%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Logic 16.6%, 2D 1.6%
- #21 Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
84% matchVery Positive83% of 23,420 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 8.9 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 34.1%, Visual Novel 24.3%, Mystery 16.9%, Anime 12.7%, Female Protagonist 11.2%
- #22 Orient on the Murder Express
83% 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 42.5%, Visual Novel 24%, Mystery 19.3%, Drama 9.1%, 2D 2.3%
- #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 32.3%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Mystery 17.5%, Logic 14.6%, Female Protagonist 6.5%
- #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 44.5%, Visual Novel 26.6%, Mystery 20.8%, RPG 4.7%, Indie 2%
- #25 Paper Perjury
80% matchVery Positive89% of 235 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 30.7%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Mystery 14.6%, Logic 12.7%, Female Protagonist 9.8%
- #26 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 30.6%, Visual Novel 25.4%, Mystery 15.7%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Logic 9.2%
- #27 Little Locked Rooms
79% matchVery Positive87% of 150 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 21.8%, Mystery 18.3%, Anime 13.6%, Logic 13.3%
- #28 时忆 Memory of Time
79% matchPositive94% of 32 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 28.9%, Drama 20.4%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Mystery 15.9%, Anime 8.4%
- #29 Magical Girl Witch Trials
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 34,539 reviews2025
Dev: AcaciaPub: Re,AER
Windows · Mac
Median: 16.0 hrsMean: 37.7 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 30.3%, Detective 27.1%, Mystery 14.8%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Anime 7.3%
- #30 Hawkshaw Case: Truth & Prevention
78% 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 37.6%, Visual Novel 27.9%, Logic 15.9%, Mystery 15.2%, Singleplayer 2%
- #31 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 31.7%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Mystery 16.8%, Logic 16.4%, Anime 12.1%
- #32 鲤氏奇人异闻录
76% matchVery Positive98% of 119 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 29.5%, Mystery 22%, Detective 17.2%, Drama 13.8%, Anime 13%
- #33 GiseiHero
77% matchPositive96% of 28 reviews2020
Dev: meLtRoman
Windows
Among the 18 people who have a heart of justice, there is an evil that seeks murder. It is a mysterious and malicious death game of justice ADV. This is a free game made by an individual. Please note that this is an unfinished work.
Why similar: Detective 32.8%, Visual Novel 25.1%, Mystery 18.8%, Anime 13.9%, Female Protagonist 5.6%
- #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 31.3%, Drama 23.9%, Visual Novel 23.4%, Mystery 17.8%, Indie 2.4%
- #35 Star Apprentice: Magical Murder Mystery
75% matchVery Positive95% of 183 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 27.5%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Logic 16.8%, Mystery 15.9%, Anime 10.8%
- #36 Friendly Facade
74% 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 29.7%, Visual Novel 23.3%, Mystery 20.7%, Anime 12.8%, Female Protagonist 10.3%
- #37 Root Letter Last Answer
75% matchVery Positive84% of 184 reviews2019
Dev: DRAGAMI GAMES, LTD.
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A mystery adventure which is solved by using two visual features: Live Action and Illustrations.
Why similar: Detective 37.8%, Visual Novel 27.7%, Mystery 21%, Anime 13.4%
- #38 Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 32,966 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 32.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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%, Visual Novel 24.8%, Mystery 19%, Anime 16.2%, Singleplayer 1%
- #39 Return to Shironagasu Island
73% matchVery Positive94% of 4,299 reviews2020
Dev: ONIMUSHI HyogoPub: TABINOMICHI
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 13.9 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 24.2%, Detective 21.6%, Anime 10.8%, Drama 8.5%
- #40 Tyrion Cuthbert: Attorney of the Arcane
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,795 reviews2023
Dev: Diamondhenge Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.2 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 36%, Mystery 24.6%, Anime 18.3%, Detective 17.7%, Indie 2.5%
- #41 Blackmail Directive
73% matchNo user reviews2027
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 22.6%, Visual Novel 22.1%, Mystery 18.8%, Anime 12.4%, Logic 11.8%
- #42 告白完就逃跑
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 鈍物娛樂Aha! Moment Games
Windows
《告白完就逃跑》是一款懸疑冒險AVG遊戲,故事發生在一名叫杜羽的學生身上,與情人告白的受阻,所居小鎮的異象,杜羽身邊的一切仿佛都在向著從未有過的失控局面發展,玩家將從杜羽的視角出發,通過不同的抉擇與對話技巧揭開他身邊籠罩謎團的真相。
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.9%, Detective 23.3%, Mystery 20.1%, Anime 11.6%, Logic 10.3%
- #43 Bloody Chronicles - New Cycle of Death Visual Novel
73% 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 31.8%, Detective 24.5%, Mystery 23%, Anime 17.4%, Indie 3.3%
- #44 The Kuon Island Nursery Rhyme Murders: Case Notes
70% matchMixed59% of 88 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 34.8%, Visual Novel 26.5%, Mystery 19.6%, Anime 9.8%, Logic 6%
- #45 The Sekimeiya: Spun Glass
71% matchVery Positive87% of 299 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 29.5%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Mystery 19%, Logic 16.7%, Anime 10.7%
- #46 Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 38,953 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 22.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 35.7%, Visual Novel 26.7%, Mystery 20.9%, Anime 15.7%, Singleplayer 1%
- #47 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%, Visual Novel 26%, Logic 18.3%, Anime 12.5%, Mystery 3.8%
- #48 回ル!ハッカー探偵
69% matchMostly Positive80% of 25 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 35.2%, Mystery 22.5%, Visual Novel 22.4%, Drama 17.1%, 2D 2.3%
- #49 AI: The Somnium Files
70% matchVery Positive91% of 9,439 reviews2019
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.2 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 34.7%, Visual Novel 28.6%, Mystery 21.2%, Anime 14.8%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #50 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 30.7%, Visual Novel 23.6%, Mystery 19.2%, Drama 13.9%, RPG 5.7%
- #51 Greyed-out
69% matchNo user reviews2026
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 23.1%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Drama 15.7%, Mystery 15.6%, Logic 15%
- #52 Police Detective: Tokyo Beat
69% matchNo user reviews
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 38.5%, Visual Novel 23.5%, Mystery 17.8%, Drama 10.9%, Anime 7.3%
- #53 雪凤山 Secret Opera
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 175 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 29.5%, Drama 20.7%, Mystery 18.3%, Detective 17.4%, Anime 10.2%
- #54 노베나 디아볼로스
68% 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 26%, Mystery 21.1%, Anime 8.3%, Indie 2.5%
- #55 The Seven Bad Apples
66% match5 user reviews80% of 5 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 35.6%, Visual Novel 27.5%, Mystery 14.6%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Anime 8.2%
- #56 The Adventures of Fei Duanmu 端木斐异闻录
67% 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 49.7%, Visual Novel 35.4%, Anime 9.4%, Indie 5.6%
- #57 Max's Big Bust - A Captain Nekorai Tale
68% matchVery Positive98% of 137 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 22.8%, Detective 14%, Female Protagonist 9.6%, Mystery 8.3%
- #58 ESTELLA - The Sin of Time -
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ESTELLA Productions
Windows · Mac
Switch between multiple protagonists in this suspense visual novel and follow the event of the three days leading up to Halloween. Piece together clues from each perspective to uncover the truth, as your choices reshape the fates of the others.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.5%, Detective 22%, Mystery 20%, Anime 11.5%, Female Protagonist 10.7%
- #59 Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved
64% matchVery Positive94% of 459 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 41.9%, Visual Novel 27.1%, Mystery 20.7%, Anime 9%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #60 你与月光同罪-As Guilty As the Moon
67% match5 user reviews33% of 6 reviews2022
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
This is a realistic + survival oriented work. The murder of a girl in a ride-hailing service two years ago, brought your 12 fates back together. You wake up in a strange room, and things are getting weird around you. In the fog, not everything you see is the truth. Is everything real or unreal?
Why similar: Detective 29.4%, Visual Novel 25.2%, Mystery 19%, Drama 10.7%, RPG 8.3%