60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Mystery, Detective, Story Rich, Visual Novel.
A closed-off ghost town, and the unsolved bizarre serial murders that once occurred there. A “daily life collapse” suspense × death game novel ADV that depicts the obsessive love and revenge of 11 people whose lives were irrevocably shattered by that horrific incident.
Who Killed Mr X
You wake up locked up in an unknown place with 8 strangers. Who are these people ? Why are you here ? You have a bad feeling. But suddenly, the phone rings, and it's up to you : Will you dare answer and go deeper in this mysterious plot ? Will you reveal the horrible truth... and survive it ?
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An interrogation adventure where you play as the lead detective. Exploit suspects’ weaknesses, shake their resolve, and force the truth out of them. Use the weaknesses of a cast of unique suspects to uncover the truth behind the case.
You wake up locked up in an unknown place with 8 strangers. Who are these people ? Why are you here ? You have a bad feeling. But suddenly, the phone rings, and it's up to you : Will you dare answer and go deeper in this mysterious plot ? Will you reveal the horrible truth... and survive it ?
Why similar: Detective 17.3%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Investigation 12.1%, Crime 9.4%, Psychological 8.3%
An interrogation adventure where you play as the lead detective. Exploit suspects’ weaknesses, shake their resolve, and force the truth out of them. Use the weaknesses of a cast of unique suspects to uncover the truth behind the case.
Why similar: Detective 16.6%, Crime 15.3%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Psychological 9.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.3%
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Detective 15.5%, Psychological 10.3%, Investigation 10.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%, Visual Novel 9.6%
You are a detective who is slowly going blind. The only faces you can still see clearly belong to those who are about to die. A visual novel investigation where every choice affects the fate of Tokyo and leads you either closer to the truth or deeper into darkness.
Why similar: Detective 20.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Visual Novel 14%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Multiple Endings 7.6%
The Silver Case – the debut title from world-renowned developer SUDA51 has been fully remastered and localized to English for the first time ever!
Why similar: Detective 15.8%, Crime 15.5%, Investigation 11.3%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.3%
You awaken in an unfamiliar location with unfamiliar people and are surrounded by mystery. Will you be able to solve the puzzle and uncover why you are here in this sci-fi/mystery/puzzle visual novel? The future hangs in the balance.
Why similar: Detective 14.8%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Psychological Horror 9.5%
At Mystery Academy, training detectives is routine. Dealing with a vampire? Not so much. As mysterious deaths begin to surface, questions begins to arise: is it all just pure coincidence? And who can you trust when danger might be right beside you?
Why similar: Detective 15.5%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Psychological 8.8%, Crime 8.7%
COLIVING is an interactive narrative adventure where you play as a hard-boiled detective and a relentless journalist on two distinct paths. As their cases converge on a shared apartment, your choices shape a complex, branching story. Trust no one—the real danger lives right behind the wall.
Why similar: Detective 13.8%, Crime 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Choices Matter 9.6%
An occult-mystery-adventure game set in Kyoto—detectives investigate to solve bizarre and complex cases. What did Kamotan detectives finally uncover on their way to the truth of these cryptic incidents?
Why similar: Detective 17.6%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Crime 14.6%, Anime 9.3%
In New York, private detective Ikeda Sen happens upon the enigmatic Lila shortly before his client, Walton, hands him a strange device. And in Japan, Izumozaki Neneko stumbles upon a corpse by the canal on her way to school. Two unrelated stories unfold, intersecting in bizarre and unexpected ways.
Why similar: Detective 19.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Crime 14.5%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Investigation 10.1%
A Master murdered. A dying wish: "Kill La." Nine suspects. One killer. All named 「La」. Valhalla hunts the truth by diving into their memories — in a world beautiful and cruel as a doll. Which 「La」 pulled the strings?
Why similar: Detective 15.4%, Investigation 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Psychological 9.1%, Psychological Horror 9.1%
"I Want to Be a Werewolf" is a text-based adventure where you can enjoy the detective elements of the Werewolf game and the stories of the characters.A strange room when you wake up. "werewolf game" that starts without knowing the purpose. Mystery & suspense that sees through deception.
Why similar: Detective 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Psychological 13%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Crime 11.4%
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 25.9%, Investigation 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Crime 13.4%, Mystery 7.9%
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 23.8%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Investigation 13.4%, Crime 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.3%
In this detective horror visual novel, investigate a seabound anomaly. Explore areas of interest, uncover clues, and piece together evidence before time runs out — and before this mission becomes your last. Choose a side; don't look back.
Why similar: Detective 21.6%, Investigation 12.5%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.8%, Mystery 8.6%
In Kayotica, you play as April—a clever but manipulative student caught in a web of friendship, rivalry, and dark crimes. What begins as ordinary campus life quickly turns into a mystery of betrayal, hidden truths, and a shocking murder. Can you solve the mystery, or will you become the next victim?
Why similar: Crime 15.9%, Detective 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Investigation 8.3%
“Intervene in Tsumimi’s stream” through comments and Mega Chats, then use your deductions to change their fate in this 14-day psychological horror adventure.
Why similar: Detective 16.9%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Investigation 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Mystery 9.8%
Байкал зовёт. Прошлое возвращается в форме теней, и Андрей должен решить - играть по чужим правилам или переписать сценарий судьбы.
Why similar: Detective 18%, Visual Novel 11%, Investigation 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Psychological 8.9%
After being away at college, you meet up with two of your friends at a local movie theatre. What starts out as a simple reunion, quickly unravels to be a gruesome murder mystery with your friend as the victim. It is now your mission to find out who did it, and how in this visual novel style game.
Why similar: Detective 17.7%, Crime 16.4%, Investigation 12.6%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.1%
A noir graphic adventure where your mind is your greatest enemy. Investigate crimes from the slums of Saltmire to the heights of Greyledge. Interrogate suspects and manage your clues in this 1980s cinematic remake. Play the free demo and wishlist now!
Why similar: Detective 16.7%, Crime 11.8%, Investigation 10.6%, Visual Novel 9.1%, Psychological Horror 8.5%
A dark detective thriller where folklore is real, violence is chilling, and every choice has consequences.
Why similar: Detective 21.5%, Investigation 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%, Visual Novel 9.6%, Choices Matter 9.5%
For every action, there is a reaction... For every choice, a result... Dive deep into your subconscious as you wander the halls of The Testing Chamber & join hundreds of thousands of other players in one of the biggest & most successful social experiments ever performed.
Why similar: Detective 19.4%, Investigation 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Psychological Horror 11.5%
Uncover the truth behind an idol's disappearance, weeks before her debut. Whispers of the Luminaries is a narrative-driven game that blends a classic detective story with the dark side of the idol entertainment industry.
Why similar: Detective 17.9%, Crime 14.3%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Investigation 10.2%, Psychological Horror 8%
Takumi, a high school student, gains the power to make others experience hallucinations indistinguishable from reality. What begins as a tool for revenge soon changes his fate forever. A psychological suspense visual novel where your choices shape the ending.
Why similar: Psychological 16.5%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Crime 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
An investigation and courtroom visual novel set in the electoral courts of a small Brazilian city. A first-case lawyer, a doctored campaign flyer, and a document with a date that does not add up. Two routes of around eight hours, six endings and a final act.
Why similar: Detective 23.6%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Investigation 13.5%, Crime 13.2%, Mystery 9.3%
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."
Why similar: Detective 15.1%, Psychological 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Investigation 9.7%
Something has been taken. Enter a new Grid and forge alliances via visual novel gameplay, uncovering truths through Identity Disc puzzles. Make critical decisions and plot your own course in a world without a creator.
Why similar: Detective 22.3%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Choices Matter 9.2%, Mystery 8.7%
A general-audience infinite flow ADV. You will play as Jiang Yuejiao. After being framed and forced to flee to the neighboring country of Dipa, you are drawn into various terrifying worlds, Only by uncovering the hidden truths within these places might you find a way back to the real world.
Why similar: Detective 20.9%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.3%, Mystery 7.9%
Miles Edgeworth's dramatic turnabouts take center stage! Experience both Ace Attorney Investigations games in one gorgeous collection! Investigate crime scenes and solve tough, intriguing cases through logic and deduction. When Edgeworth's past and present collide, his future begins!
Why similar: Detective 20.7%, Crime 17.7%, Investigation 16.6%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Mystery 9.2%
Investigate a series of murders at an abandoned school, examine evidence, connect clues, and reconstruct each crime. In this 2D psychological mystery adventure, every answer points to the dating sim heroine you trusted most—but is she truly the killer?
Why similar: Detective 24.4%, Investigation 15%, Mystery 11.6%, Crime 10.8%, Visual Novel 9.9%
A world where humans and beastmen coexist. A secluded hotel exclusively for beastmen deep in the mountains. An incident occurs on a night when everyone has gone to sleep... Whether you can safely return from the hotel depends on your choices.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Visual Novel 13%, Investigation 12.3%, Multiple Endings 11%, Mystery 9.2%
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Detective 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Psychological 11.3%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.3%
A Japanese mystery adventure where any of the four could be the killer. Holding the dead man's will, you stay in his estate until the seventh-day memorial. Question the household across 13 locations, but you get only ten moves. Motive, opportunity and proof decide what your accusation is worth.
Why similar: Detective 22.2%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Mystery 10.5%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
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 24.3%, Investigation 15%, Psychological 14.4%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Visual Novel 11.2%
Step into the role of a federal investigator and uncover the truth behind every disaster. Recover black boxes, cross-reference evidence, expose contradictions, and name the real cause before an innocent takes the fall. Every conclusion matters in this tense investigation sim full of twists.
Why similar: Detective 21.9%, Investigation 13.2%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%, Crime 9%
[DEMO available now!] Erased memories, scattered clues. What will you uncover, and what will you leave buried?As an amnesiac detective, investigate crime scenes with limited focus. You can't analyze everything. Strategically choose your leads to shape the case and reclaim your lost past.
Why similar: Detective 26.2%, Crime 16.7%, Investigation 15.8%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Mystery 9.8%
Play as a detective tasked with catching a serial killer in this visual novel set in post-war Japan. Investigate key locations, question many complex characters, piece together clues, and try to stop the culprit before they end yet another young girl's smile.
Why similar: Detective 18.4%, Investigation 11.3%, Visual Novel 11%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.5%
Mohism: Battle of Words is a detective game set in the world of wuxia. The game follows Zhang Xiaochen, investigates unsolved cases and comes into his own as a hero. He must rely on his wits and razor-sharp tongue to best his opponents, find the culprit and ensure justice prevails!
Why similar: Detective 23.9%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Crime 15%, Investigation 13.2%, Mystery 9%
You ended the world. She, the one who holds every card, gave you an endless summer as your reward. Now your only way out is through sugar, jellyfish, sunlight, and blood — into the deepest reaches of her mind, or be dissolved along the way. Choose your path in this psycho-thriller visual novel.
Why similar: Psychological 16.4%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Multiple Endings 12%, Story Rich 7.6%
A mystical visual novel where ordinary school life intertwines with mysterious phenomena. Every decision you make could lead to uncovering secrets... or plunge you into even greater uncertainty.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Psychological Horror 11%, Mystery 10.6%
You are The Fateweaver; an ancient beast of legendary status. It is your job to determine which way Fate will unravel as you dig deep into the psyche of those who beckon. Decide whether to help those who beg for your mercy, or invoke the wrath of the Gods upon those you deem unworthy of existence...
Why similar: Detective 18.4%, Investigation 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
Ranko and her friend Astrid must investigate the vanishing of a girl from their school. Learn about the secrets of St. Joachim to find her, but be cautious! A bad step may lead you towards an ugly end...
Why similar: Detective 21.6%, Visual Novel 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Investigation 9.6%
Locked inside a facility that erases memory, seven people must recover what they've forgotten to earn their freedom. Explore escape-room puzzles, piece together broken relationships, and uncover the truth behind the sins none of them remember committing in this branching path visual novel.
Why similar: Detective 16.3%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Mystery 9.7%
A suspense mystery set in a police station. Includes two visual novels. *Lost* features a multi-ending system based on player choices. *Secret A* is a short story with no choices. Both offer suspenseful storylines.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.2%, Crime 15.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Psychological 11.3%
A psychological detective thriller. Everyone has already decided who did it. You don't have to. Investigate a double death, question everyone who loved them, and discover how much you can trust your own mind.
Why similar: Detective 21.9%, Crime 14.4%, Investigation 12.9%, Psychological 11.7%, Mystery 8.6%
Take on the role of Detective Kobayashi, the one and only genius detective who has a reputation for solving any case, however dark or difficult...if he isn't playing games at the office or awkwardly hitting on girls, that is.
Why similar: Detective 23.2%, Crime 20.1%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Investigation 9.9%, Mystery 9.2%
[IS THE GIRL IN THE MANOR ALIVE OR DEAD?] Investigate an abandoned manor, gather evidence, and make choices that affect both the past and future in this mystery point-and-click adventure.
Why similar: Detective 21%, Investigation 15.8%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
Visual novel with a detective plot. Summer break is a time of adventure and love! However, Hikari does not yet know that the maniac has already gone hunting!
Why similar: Detective 19.3%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Choices Matter 9.6%
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Detective 26.1%, Crime 18.3%, Investigation 15.9%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Anime 9.3%
“喂喂，求求你啦！救救我！” ——你接到这样一个电话 发出这样的求救，给你打电话的人，是一名被监禁的少女
Why similar: Detective 17.5%, Visual Novel 13%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Psychological 10.4%
Psycho-Sleuth is a mystery game where cognitive disorders distort the rules of murder. 13 players, each with a strange condition — like “no lying,” “no left side,” or “no faces” — are trapped in a deadly game. These disorders are contagious, and the killer hides behind abnormal logic.
Why similar: Detective 18%, Investigation 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%, Multiple Endings 8%
Confinio is an intriguing visual novel that delves into your sensations as you embody the protagonist who has just awakened in a prison with no memory. Make decisions, solve puzzles, interact with the environment, use objects, interrogate people, all to yourself and uncover the enigmatic reality.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Psychological 12.6%, Multiple Endings 10%
Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo is a multi-ending mystery adventure game. A group of boys and girls who have lost their memories gather in a “Tokyo” that is both familiar and unfamiliar. They must trace their lost memories to escape the bizarre labyrinths. Are they prepared to confront their “true selves”?
Why similar: Detective 20.7%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%, Anime 8.9%
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 22.6%, Visual Novel 15%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Mystery 11.1%, Anime 9.3%
The Cold Cases: Remembering Jory is a story rich, investigative mystery game where your only tools are your contacts and the people you can find and get to talk to you. Read through old internet archives, pick out what is important, and solve the mystery of the 10 year old cold case.
Why similar: Detective 18%, Crime 14.4%, Investigation 13.2%, Visual Novel 9%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
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 28.8%, Crime 18.7%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Mystery 9.4%, Story Rich 7.4%
Within a cyberpunk world in the year 2070, become Detective B to investigate crime scenes, discover hidden truths, and dismantle the perpetrators' lies. There's only one problem: you have to do all that "without" stepping foot outside your house.
Why similar: Detective 26.8%, Anime 11.8%, Mystery 10.8%, Futuristic 10.5%, Crime 10.1%
This game is a deduction game where you collect evidence from a murder scene to find the murderer. Eight boys and girls are admitted to the school. At the school, there is a crazy ghost named "Milla" who haunts and kills people.
Why similar: Detective 23%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Psychological 12.1%, Mystery 9.1%
Kamilia is a story-driven, choices-matter detective mystery. Follow a talented painter who finds himself wrapped up in an unsolved case, as he tries to unveil a hidden truth that has been buried for years.
Why similar: Detective 18%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Investigation 11.2%, Mystery 10.4%, Choices Matter 9.8%
Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.
Why similar: Detective 26.1%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Mystery 11.3%, Anime 10.6%, Story Rich 8.2%
