60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Story Rich, Visual Novel, Investigation, Choices Matter.
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Stella: into the Shadow
"Stella: into the Shadow" is a dark mystical story. When Stella's friend disappears, her life transforms into a detective mystery. Working at a nightclub, forging new connections, and uncovering the city's secrets will force her to reevaluate everything: from those around her to her very self.
Отделение 38
После неожиданной смерти студент Александр попадает в "Отделение 38", где бюрократия переплетается с мистикой. Раскройте тайны этого потустороннего мира и найдите ответы, которые изменят всё.
"Stella: into the Shadow" is a dark mystical story. When Stella's friend disappears, her life transforms into a detective mystery. Working at a nightclub, forging new connections, and uncovering the city's secrets will force her to reevaluate everything: from those around her to her very self.
Why similar: Detective 16.9%, Investigation 14%, Noir 11.8%, Psychological 10.8%, Romance 10.6%
После неожиданной смерти студент Александр попадает в "Отделение 38", где бюрократия переплетается с мистикой. Раскройте тайны этого потустороннего мира и найдите ответы, которые изменят всё.
Why similar: Detective 16.6%, Investigation 14%, Romance 11.3%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Nonlinear 9.6%
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 19.2%, Investigation 14.5%, Visual Novel 8.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.2%, Mystery 7.5%
USSR, 1952. A psychological thriller visual novel about the still-unsolved Case No. 17, inspired by real events. Search for the murderer inside a Soviet psychiatric hospital, make choices with irreversible consequences — and don’t trust the past. Don’t trust anyone. Not even yourself.
Why similar: Detective 15.3%, Investigation 12.8%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Nonlinear 9.6%
The Apple Tree is an interactive story in the genre of a visual novel. Investigate a series of murders together with police Captain Christian Tyler and try not to fall into the trap of criminals!
Why similar: Detective 19.2%, Investigation 12.3%, Psychological 11.8%, Romance 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.6%
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: Noir 15.6%, Detective 14.9%, Investigation 12.4%, Visual Novel 8%, Psychological Horror 8%
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.
Why similar: Detective 17.9%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Investigation 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Psychological 9%
My parents sacrificed an orphan to the red egg. She came back home that night. How will the two of us survive the hunger? Good Children Say Grace.
Why similar: Romance 11%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Nonlinear 9.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%, Dark 8.1%
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 16.2%, Investigation 13.9%, Psychological 10.5%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Psychological Horror 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 20.7%, Noir 15.3%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.9%, Investigation 8.4%
Body found. Two missing. Detective Malinowski hears what others miss. Noir adventure where sound reveals clues and sketches tell the story. A short case you can finish tonight. Start now.
Why similar: Noir 18.3%, Detective 16.2%, Investigation 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%
Thorner is a horror visual novel with multiple endings. You attempt to escape your past by fleeing to the wilderness, but spilled blood can never be forgiven. The land knows what you did. The land judges. Thorner awaits.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.6%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Dark 12.2%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Psychological 7.6%
Relive the same day without remembering it. Your choices feed four inner alter egos (Shadow, Mad, Alex, and Bully) — shaping reality, glitches, and one of 16 possible endings. The day repeats. Your mind doesn’t. Or does it?
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.5%, Noir 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Nonlinear 11.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%
Discover 'Departed Away,' a captivating visual novel where friendship intertwines with mystery. Uncover secrets, engage in verbal duels, and make choices that shape your story. Delve into emotional depth and intricate connections in this unique story.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 12.3%, Nonlinear 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Romance 10.9%, Investigation 10%
A mystery visual novel following a boy who awoke in a strange building, with no recollection of where he is, how he arrived, why he’s here, or how to leave. Discover the answers to these mysteries as you search for a way out. Meet a small but colorful cast in your journey, and escape together!
Why similar: Detective 20.4%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Mystery 9.1%
Cthulu Mysteries: The Veins of Arkham is Lovecraftian narrative mystery, where staying sane is the greatest challenge. Interview the witnesses, gather clues and draw conclusions to solve the most unusual case. Will you be able to handle the truth?
Why similar: Detective 16.1%, Noir 15%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Investigation 10.8%, Nonlinear 8.3%
In this dark romance, horror visual novel, a brutal attack on your village leaves you stranded and vulnerable. Making matters worse is your run-in with the beast of the nearby woods. Will you find a way to escape your demented captor, or will you earn his trust? Choose a side; Don't look back.
Why similar: Romance 14.5%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Nonlinear 11%
17-year-old Hope Song returns home from school to find her parents missing. Use Hope’s observant eye as an artist to investigate, piece together clues, and uncover dark secrets beneath her peaceful urban life in this non-linear narrative mystery game.
Why similar: Noir 15.7%, Detective 14.7%, Investigation 13.2%, Nonlinear 10.7%, Psychological 9.7%
In a world where the fae-touched fall prey to a sinister killer, only a Faeologist can uncover the truth. A dark academia murder mystery visual novel with supernatural cases, interactive investigation, romanceable characters, and multiple endings, set in the roaring 1920s New York.
Why similar: Detective 17.1%, Noir 15.6%, Investigation 12.6%, Romance 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.7%
You were hired to watch. Not to ask questions. Night shift. Corporate building. Cameras, reports, anomalies. Your predecessor left no final report. Now you're going to find out why. Please proceed.
Why similar: Investigation 12.6%, Psychological 11.9%, Detective 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Noir 10.8%
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 15.7%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Dark 10.5%, Romance 10.2%
Private Eye is a detective game where you play as Hakeem trying to solve the murder case of Amir. The wealthy heir Amir kept strange company, is one of them his murderer? Explore, investigate, solve puzzles, and find discrepancies to unravel his mysterious death.
Why similar: Detective 19%, Investigation 15.3%, Noir 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.7%, Mystery 7.6%
Infected with the parasite commonly known as the “brain eating amoeba”, you have 10 days left before your death. One of the symptoms is hallucinations. And through that, “he” starts to talk and confesses his love to you. Can you convince the parasite to leave your body before it’s too late?
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Romance 10.8%
Stranded after a plane crash in a freezing wilderness, you must manage body temperature, injury, and sanity as every decision shapes your survival.
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.2%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Nonlinear 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Choices Matter 9.4%
Mistmoon Falls is an open world murder mystery set in a farm-sim town that's now sans farmer. Question the locals, use tools to uncover clues, form hypotheses, and sift through some sinister goings-on to find the killer.
Why similar: Detective 18.8%, Noir 16.3%, Investigation 13%, Nonlinear 9.5%, Visual Novel 7.7%
'The Island: In To The Mist' is an adventure game. It includes basic features of adventure genre and add some new systems to interest you. You have been given a chance to experience a group of university students, who confined in the island. There is a terrific but interesting story you will see.
Why similar: Detective 16.7%, Noir 15.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Visual Novel 8.9%
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 16.3%, Investigation 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Mystery 9.3%, Choices Matter 8.1%
Become an investigator in a dark fantasy story. People keep going missing in Maligree, before being forgotten by all who knew them. Will you solve the case before you forget?
Why similar: Detective 20.1%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
Plunge into the depths of sanity and Lovecraftian lore in this Eldritch Horror Dating Visual Novel. Will you find love or madness?
Why similar: Detective 15.1%, Investigation 11.3%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%, Psychological 8.3%
A short horror game where a terrifying ancient god manifests itself through worms, maggots, etc, looking to be reborn through someone's body. You will have to find that someone, speaking to the locals, investigating, uncovering truths and decide who to kill before the world is taken over.
Why similar: Detective 30.5%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Noir 13.1%, Multiple Endings 11%, Choices Matter 9.5%
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 22.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Investigation 9.2%
Five Biggest Accomplishments is a short Visual Novel where you play as someone who has held the same job for 30 years: push a button every 8 hours or the world will end. Suddenly, you get an email asking you to list your five biggest accomplishments for the week, or risk being fired.
Why similar: Noir 20%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Nonlinear 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9.5%
Welcome to Bear Ridge Summer Camp! Jenny Lewis is an awkward high school graduate working her first job as a camp counsellor. Help her navigate an exciting summer of making new friends, and finding her first love. But be wary! Not all is as it seems...
Why similar: Detective 16.3%, Romance 13.6%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%
Love, Money, Rock'n'Roll: the romanticism of the Eighties, mystery and intrigues, betrayal and sacrifice, hatred and passion — all this and more in the new game from the creators of the legendary visual novel Everlasting Summer!
Why similar: Detective 16%, Investigation 12.7%, Romance 12%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
Siberian Way is a detective thriller novel. Follow the dark non-linear story and decide how it can end! For all fans of snowy Siberia, Murder on the Orient Express and twisted plots, seasoned with mysticism.
Why similar: Detective 17%, Investigation 13.9%, Psychological 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12.2%
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 14.8%, Investigation 13%, Psychological 10.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10.6%
Rumor Reporter is a Golden Age whodunit mystery. Play as senior reporter Veronica Chase as you explore Greyhaven Island in the Celtic Sea, 1920s. Choose where to investigate, who to question, and what to publish. Your report shapes public opinion, drives arrests, and changes the island’s future.
Why similar: Detective 22.7%, Investigation 17.8%, Mystery 9.9%, Visual Novel 9.1%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
A suspense visual novel replete with life-or-death situations, puzzles and six different endings. Make your own decisions, solve riddles and reach the truth about the disappearance of the world's leading geneticist - and your best friend.
Why similar: Detective 18.4%, Investigation 15.2%, Noir 14.9%, Visual Novel 11%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
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 23.6%, Investigation 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Visual Novel 10%, Mystery 9.2%
Investigate the mysterious death of an unidentified young woman, in this shocking psychological thriller kinetic novel.
Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Noir 17.6%, Visual Novel 13%, Investigation 12.8%, Psychological Horror 10.8%
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 17.2%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%
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 15.1%, Investigation 12.7%, Psychological 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Psychological Horror 9.3%
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: Psychological Horror 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Psychological 11.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%, Dark 9.1%
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 16%, Investigation 14.7%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Psychological Horror 10%, Psychological 9.3%
Life is easier when you're a small creature on a farm. Everything is decided for you, and your fate is written out until the very end. Sounds like a fairy tale... or maybe a nightmare? Enjoy the peaceful times. You'll never leave it, because you're safe here... Or are you?
Why similar: Detective 20.1%, Investigation 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Stylized 8.5%
Awaken in a world plunged into uncertainty. You must navigate hidden truths and make crucial choices. Will you uncover the secrets of your existence? Your path will determine your fate in this journey.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.1%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Noir 9.4%
A very special challenge: people. Deal with the darkest parts of our modern day society in a story with elements of a film noir. Don't let the humorous dialogue or the seducing smile of a stranger fool you - your choices decide the fate of Jack Hayes, his partner and every other person!
Why similar: Noir 18.6%, Investigation 16.5%, Detective 15.1%, Romance 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Noir 22.4%, Detective 22%, Investigation 18%, Visual Novel 9.2%, Mystery 8.2%
Stuck in a dead-end town with plans that go nowhere, Jackie feels as if her life is doomed to stagnancy forever. Getting by with her friends, she is resigned to her fate in a small town- until a chance encounter with a deadly life-form sets in motion a deadly chain of events
Why similar: Detective 15.4%, Investigation 12.6%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.1%
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 14.8%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Dark 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%, Investigation 13.4%, Psychological 9.7%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Visual Novel 9.6%
An EROTIC POINT & CLICK ADVENTURE inspired by the classic detective games of the 90s. Explore, investigate, and form intimate relationships as you uncover the truth behind a town's dark secret.
Why similar: Detective 15.8%, Investigation 13.8%, Romance 10.3%, Psychological 9.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%
In this eerie, horror visual novel, you are confined in a room with a monster. How will you fare against petrifying odds? Will you be able to work your way into the mind of an indecipherable beast, or will you be added to the casualty count? A word of advice: Choose a side; don't look back.
Why similar: Nonlinear 13.1%, Visual Novel 13%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Psychological 9.4%
RUNT is a rural gothic visual novel mystery where you play as Runt, the youngest of five brothers, surviving a monstrous post-apocalypse.
Why similar: Investigation 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
Gripping psychological thriller Yaoi game full of difficult choices. Can you trust your own mind?
Why similar: Romance 13.3%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Psychological 11.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%
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%, Investigation 17.7%, Visual Novel 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Mystery 10.4%
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 18.9%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Choices Matter 8.7%
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 18.3%, Investigation 15.4%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%
Follow the story of Blanca Silverurn—a strix entangled in a murder mystery. Explore the Grimstrand campus and learn about its unique magic. Delve into the secrets of students and faculty members. Affect their relationships, including a spicy romance between Blanca and her enigmatic mentor.
Why similar: Investigation 16.1%, Detective 13.7%, Romance 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Psychological 8.9%
Can you solve a murder with nothing but your wits, your cocktail shaker, and your silver tongue? In this bartending mystery game, your customers are the key. So long as the liquor flows, so does the conversation - but who has the answers you seek, and who has blood on their hands?
Why similar: Detective 17.2%, Noir 14%, Investigation 12.3%, Romance 10.7%, Visual Novel 10.4%
