60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Mystery, Detective, Choose Your Own Adventure.
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.
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
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?
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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.
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 10.4%, Investigation 10.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%, Visual Novel 9.5%
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 16.5%, Crime 15.5%, Visual Novel 10%, Psychological 9.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.3%
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 13.9%, 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 15.7%, Investigation 11.5%, Visual Novel 9.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.1%
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 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Psychological 8.9%, Crime 8.8%
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%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Psychological Horror 9.5%
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%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Crime 14.9%, Mystery 9.2%
The sequel to “Return to Shironagasu Island.” Two stories unfold simultaneously, occasionally intersecting. Advance both stories to avert a major crisis!
Why similar: Detective 19.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Crime 14.7%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Investigation 10.3%
"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%, Psychological 13.1%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Crime 11.6%
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 25.8%, Investigation 14.2%, Crime 13.6%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Mystery 7.9%
KILLA is a 3D adventure mystery with multiple endings. Valhalla, our protagonist, seeks the killer of her mentor, a mentor she treasures like family, venturing to an unknown island. Discover the culprit on this enigmatic island and embark on a journey of revenge.
Why similar: Detective 15.3%, Investigation 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Psychological 9.2%, Psychological Horror 9.1%
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 22.9%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Crime 14.1%, Investigation 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.6%
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 21.5%, Investigation 12.6%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.7%, 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 16.1%, Detective 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Investigation 8.4%
Байкал зовёт. Прошлое возвращается в форме теней, и Андрей должен решить - играть по чужим правилам или переписать сценарий судьбы.
Why similar: Detective 17.9%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Investigation 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Psychological 9%
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 16.6%, Crime 12%, Investigation 10.7%, Visual Novel 9%, Psychological Horror 8.5%
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 16.6%, Investigation 12.7%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.1%
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 19.3%, Investigation 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.5%
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%, Psychological 11.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Investigation 9.8%
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 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Mystery 8.8%
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 13.4%, 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 20.3%, Crime 18.1%, Investigation 16.6%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Mystery 9.4%
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 12.8%, Investigation 12.5%, Multiple Endings 11%, Mystery 9.2%
Idol-themed murder mystery. Play as a detective, solve logic puzzles, and shape your relationships in this VN inspired by Danganronpa & Famicom Detective Club.
Why similar: Detective 17.5%, Crime 14.7%, Investigation 10.4%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Psychological Horror 8.4%
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%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Psychological 11.4%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.2%
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 24.2%, Investigation 15.1%, Psychological 14.5%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Visual Novel 11.1%
[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%, Crime 16.9%, Investigation 15.9%, Visual Novel 12.2%, 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 18.3%, Investigation 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.4%
An idol livestreamer is searching for her missing partner. You are not just watching her stream. Interfere with her broadcast, investigate clues on and off stream, and uncover the truth behind her partner’s disappearance.
Why similar: Detective 18%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Investigation 13.7%, Mystery 10.7%
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 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, 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 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Visual Novel 11.5%, 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%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Investigation 9.7%
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 23.1%, Crime 20.4%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Investigation 9.9%, Mystery 9.2%
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%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Mystery 9.8%
[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 16%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
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%, Crime 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Psychological 11.4%
“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 12.9%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Psychological 10.5%
Truth is not singular. Gather the evidence, build your own scenario, and experience the outcome.
Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Crime 14.5%, Investigation 13%, Psychological 11.7%, Mystery 8.6%
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 19.2%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Choices Matter 9.8%
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Detective 26.1%, Crime 18.6%, Investigation 16%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Mystery 9.2%
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 13.3%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Psychological 12.7%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Multiple Endings 10%
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 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Mystery 11.2%, Anime 9.2%
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 28.7%, Crime 19%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Mystery 9.5%, Story Rich 7.3%
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 20.8%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%, Anime 8.8%
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 11.7%, Mystery 10.9%, Futuristic 10.4%, Crime 10.3%
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 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Psychological 12.2%, Mystery 9.2%
Gripping psychological thriller Yaoi game full of difficult choices. Can you trust your own mind?
Why similar: Crime 12.7%, Psychological 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Psychological Horror 11.4%
Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.
Why similar: Detective 26.3%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Mystery 11.3%, Anime 10.7%, Story Rich 8.2%
The third chapter in The Test Trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover who you really are as a person. The Final Revelation is upon us... but are you sure you TRULY want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Detective 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%, Investigation 10.9%, Psychological 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.1%
Become Yoon Seunghyun, a young cadet starting his internship, and face a real, mysterious crime on your very first day.
Why similar: Detective 17.4%, Crime 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Psychological 11%, Multiple Endings 10.2%
The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.4%, Detective 16.1%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Mystery 12.3%, Psychological 11.2%
A detective noir, choose-your-own-adventure game with hand-drawn art, over 250k words, and an immersive soundtrack.
Why similar: Detective 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Visual Novel 11%, Psychological 10.7%, Investigation 9.7%
Shunichi Sasaki, a young man who lost his past memories due to higher brain dysfunction, was criticized as a "murderer". Who was he really? Use memory notes to supplement his memories and explore his past.
Why similar: Detective 14.6%, Crime 13%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Mystery 9.7%, Psychological 9.6%
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 13.9%, Investigation 11.3%, Mystery 10.5%, Choices Matter 10%
Suhoshin is a 2D Visual Novel set in the medieval Joseon period of Korea. While investigating a series of mysterious murders, you will have to make choices that will lead you down different paths toward different endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.2%, Detective 13.9%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Mystery 9.2%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
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%, Crime 15.2%, Investigation 13.4%, Mystery 9%
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 22.5%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Psychological 12.1%, Investigation 11.9%, Mystery 10.3%
It's a mystery game that reveals the truth through an autopsy. Be a forensic doctor and find out why the dead died.
Why similar: Detective 24.7%, Crime 19.5%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Mystery 10.2%, Choices Matter 9.6%
A visual novel with an exciting detective and romantic plot. Take on a dangerous investigation and find your love in a lost Japanese town.
Why similar: Crime 14.7%, Visual Novel 13%, Detective 11.4%, Investigation 11.4%, Multiple Endings 10.5%
A short SF psychedelic interrogation ADV game that focuses on the interrogation of a suspect in a dismemberment murder case. The protagonist is a lieutenant colonel, tasked with interrogating the suspect. The protagonist needs to find out why she killed the two men and how she committed the crime.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Detective 15%, Anime 9.8%, Sci-fi 8.4%
