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“你醒啦?快起来,一起迎接新世纪!” 显示屏上闪烁的异常痕迹,突然出现在桌面又突然变异死亡的“小虫子”,主动弹出的错误日志,梦回千禧年的网站,探求千年虫的真相……

Reviews: 8 user reviews — 75% — of 8 reviews
Released: 2026-03-03
Developer: SeaCube Studio
Genres: Indie, Simulation, Free To Play
Platforms: Windows

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  1. #1 TELETEXT
    97% matchMostly Positive74% of 42 reviews2024
    Dev: div
    Windows

    Welcome back to 1995. You turn your TV on, but there's an ad break! You press the red button to check out your favorite passtime. As you browse through, you see there's a lot missing. News articles not displaying, games out of order. Is anyone even keeping this updated anymore? Where did they go?

    Why similar: 1990's 24.6%, Immersive Sim 16.5%, Simulation 9.6%, Detective 9.1%, Clicker 8.9%

  2. #2 Gumshoe Detective Agency: The First Case
    96% matchMostly Positive77% of 52 reviews2025
    Dev: Birdy Interactive
    Windows

    A missing person case straight out of 1995. Search the early internet, dig through emails and dusty floppy discs, and uncover the secrets behind the disappearance of Victoria Mason.

    Why similar: Immersive Sim 15.2%, 1990's 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Detective 12.1%, Mystery 9.7%

  3. #3 Dreamscape
    96% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: António ReisPub: KiMECTiON (kimyalastname)
    Windows · Mac

    An absurd, dreamy puzzle game about navigating anxieties for the future.

    Why similar: Immersive Sim 26.5%, Surreal 14.7%, Text-Based 13.8%, Puzzle 10.5%, Simulation 10.4%

  4. #4 鲤氏奇人异闻录
    95% matchVery Positive98% of 97 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: Word Game 23.1%, Visual Novel 22.8%, Mystery 14.1%, Puzzle 10.5%, Text-Based 10%

  5. #5 GESTALT: The Fifth Day
    94% matchVery Positive94% of 104 reviews2024
    Dev: KINJAKOPub: 072 Project
    Windows

    Wickeina 'Wicke' Gestalt lives in a haunted house. Trying to balance the stresses of life with the horrors of her home, play through a point-and-click psychological horror and multiple scenarios, where success and failure both progress the narrative of her story.

    Why similar: Immersive Sim 22.6%, Surreal 18%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Detective 16%, Point & Click 8.5%

  6. #6 speak of my sin
    94% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: sagros
    Windows

    Speak of My Sin is a word reasoning game - players are supposed to find the truth of the cases, restore the story in a number of interrelated cases and finally detect the identification of “me”, speaking out “my” sin.

    Why similar: Text-Based 20%, Word Game 17.6%, Detective 12.5%, Mystery 9.9%, Clicker 9.6%

  7. #7 Invisible Room
    92% match7 user reviews43% of 7 reviews
    Dev: Invisible Rabbit
    Windows

    Invisible Room is an audio-based puzzle game where players rely on sound and clues to uncover hidden truths. Without visuals, the game challenges your auditory perception and logical reasoning, using both audio cues and physical props to solve puzzles.

    Why similar: Word Game 18.4%, Immersive Sim 16.1%, Text-Based 13.3%, 1990's 12.3%, Visual Novel 12.2%

  8. #8 Nodes Escape
    91% matchVery Positive85% of 533 reviews2023
    Dev: 夜喵
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 64%

    The game presents realistic game graphics through sound effects, narration and imagination. The level design is subtle and challenging, allowing players to challenge their intelligence and logic skills in solving puzzles.

    Why similar: Word Game 32.3%, Text-Based 24.3%, Detective 14.4%, Puzzle 11.2%, Mystery 6.3%

  9. #9 CaseCracker2
    91% matchVery Positive91% of 761 reviews2024
    Dev: BlackRobePub: NPC Entertainment
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Jia huasheng ,the policeman of Chicheng police station, got disappeared without any trace after leaving a letter which illustrates the police station to start the CaseCracker system version 2.0.

    Why similar: Word Game 17.2%, Immersive Sim 16%, Text-Based 15.4%, Detective 11%, Mystery 8.5%

  10. #10 Knell of St. Godhrkar
    90% matchVery Positive94% of 1,530 reviews2021
    Dev: 二律背反Pub: 旅人计划
    Windows · Mac

    In this game, you can watch as 7 protagonists come to a crossroad, facing their own destiny. You will witness their own choices and the blood-splattering consequence they have on one another. There is no way out except to plunge them into the abyss...

    Why similar: Word Game 22.3%, Immersive Sim 19.8%, Text-Based 18.4%, Visual Novel 17%, Story Rich 8.2%

  11. #11 TEEFAX: Cold Case
    89% matchMostly Positive78% of 23 reviews2024
    Dev: div
    Windows

    Unravel a cold case after an old laptop containing the photos of a long unidentified victim and a strange app called "The Door" is found in an abandoned house. The police reckon it may be a cipher of some sort, but after unsuccessful attempts at decoding it, they turn to the public.

    Why similar: 1990's 26.5%, Clicker 12.9%, Simulation 11.6%, Detective 11.5%, Point & Click 9.7%

  12. #12 杀青
    89% matchVery Positive84% of 163 reviews2024
    Dev: 蒐藏馆工作室Pub: OKJOY
    Windows · Mac

    "Shaqing" is a Chinese horror puzzle game set in "Wuzhan Town". Players must help the protagonist escape an evil scene where dreams and reality blur, and save his beloved. The objective is to help the protagonist escape and save his beloved.

    Why similar: Text-Based 16.2%, Surreal 16.1%, Immersive Sim 15.3%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Mystery 10.5%

  13. #13 Kisen: Seeker of Aenjan City
    88% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: 常磐ほそみ / Tokiwa Hosomi
    Windows

    Tap into the mystery as a stranger in the city — a mild mystery visual novel. Kisen runs a tracing agency in a city far from his home. There, he is asked by a local university student to look for his brother missing from twelve years ago. Investigate what happened back then to uncover the truth.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 23.6%, Text-Based 22.5%, Detective 18.9%, Mystery 15.7%, Story Rich 10.5%

  14. #14 The Festival Isn't Over
    87% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Studio Elysian
    Windows

    The Festival Isn’t Over is a Psychological Thriller - Visual Text Adventure that follows a retired war veteran, Isha’s journey regaining her memories from the war she returned a year ago. While in the middle of a massive town festival taking place.

    Why similar: Text-Based 18.7%, 1990's 17.2%, Surreal 15.2%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Clicker 11%

  15. #15 我的一个多重人格朋友
    86% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2025
    Dev: 上海久游网络科技有限公司
    Windows

    This is an AVG game that involves reasoning and decryption. He Zhou has 7 different personalities, which alternate seven days a week. Players will play as a detective and deduce the truth behind the horrifying cases surrounding He Zhou through the diary he left behind.

    Why similar: Word Game 17.6%, Immersive Sim 17%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Detective 14.8%, Mystery 11.2%

  16. #16 Shrine of Haunts
    86% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: VIVIANSOFT
    Windows

    In the summer of 1990, you return to the secluded mountain village of Iwao as your grandfather falls critically ill. The village shrine is said to seal the yokai "Tsuchigumo." As the "Mushi Okuri Festival" nears, its ritual flames may awaken a thousand-year-old curse…

    Why similar: Text-Based 19.4%, Word Game 18.6%, Visual Novel 16.9%, 1990's 15.9%, Mystery 12.4%

  17. #17 Синяя Борода
    84% matchPositive81% of 21 reviews2025
    Dev: Reanim GamesPub: STuNT
    Windows

    Instead of sunny days, carefree relaxation, and dates, he has a “responsible” task ahead of him — to look after the sinister but seemingly empty mansion of the mysterious, absent owner whom everyone calls Bluebeard. Denis thought it would be easy, watering flowers and bored in silence...

    Why similar: Text-Based 18.8%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Clicker 12.7%, Simulation 12.1%, Detective 10.4%

  18. #18 栖云异梦
    85% matchMostly Positive76% of 90 reviews2023
    Dev: 炭焱网络 Tantrum NetworkPub: East2West Games
    Windows

    《栖云异梦》是一款由叙事驱动的指向点击冒险解谜游戏。在一次午后,主角方哲收到了一个包裹,其中的线索竟指向失踪多年的母亲。循环的梦魇、惊悚的哨音、多年前的来信...方哲为了解开真相踏上了一段奇异的冒险。剧场中的魅影、不为人知的密室、诡异的古村,梦境与现实交错,指引他步步逼近真相......

    Why similar: Immersive Sim 21.7%, Detective 14.2%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Mystery 11.5%, Puzzle 10.3%

  19. #19 Palm Cracker
    83% matchVery Positive98% of 86 reviews2025
    Dev: Petter Malmehed
    Windows

    Delve into a gripping world of puzzles, true ciphers on an old PalmPilot system. Will you uncover the Crypt Killer’s confession and bring him to justice, or will he escape the law?

    Why similar: Immersive Sim 23%, Simulation 17.8%, Detective 16.9%, Point & Click 12.4%, Puzzle 12%

  20. #20 Hypnospace Outlaw
    84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 5,338 reviews2019
    Dev: TendershootPub: No More Robots
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Greetings Enforcer, and thank you for enlisting in the Hypnospace Patrol Department! As the world falls into its slumber, Hypnospace becomes a bustling global village. These virtual streets aren't going to police themselves!

    Why similar: 1990's 29.4%, Surreal 18%, Simulation 12.5%, Detective 10.5%, Point & Click 8.8%

  21. #21 Happy Nuclear
    82% matchPositive89% of 18 reviews2025
    Dev: Hi-Develop
    Windows

    Happy Nuclear is an evidence-based investigation game where players act as detectives to prevent a disaster. They analyze interconnected case information on an investigation board, primarily using old CCTV and access logs. Cases link together at the end, and each replay introduces changes.

    Why similar: Immersive Sim 25.9%, Detective 15.3%, Clicker 14.8%, Puzzle 10.2%, Simulation 9.3%

  22. #22 MAELSTROM LEGACY: The Tesla Mystery
    81% matchVery Positive82% of 61 reviews2025
    Dev: Wistfulware
    Windows · Mac

    The Tesla Mystery is a puzzle-driven adventure game. Join the journey of investigation in a Paris infused with steampunk and Art Nouveau styles. Nikola Tesla, mastermind behind the Science Conference, has vanished under mysterious circumstances. Now, and uncover the truth hidden in the city...

    Why similar: Word Game 15.5%, Text-Based 14.7%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Detective 10.8%, Clicker 8.1%

  23. #23 DELETE AFTER READING
    82% matchPositive92% of 24 reviews2023
    Dev: PATRONES & ESCONDITES
    Windows · Mac

    Turn on your ghost detector and join your new pals in a funny, thrilling, and lovingly-presented interactive text adventure. Brain-teasing puzzles, a cartoon visual style, and engaging audio design - Delete After Reading weaves a delightful interactive tale.

    Why similar: Text-Based 17.8%, 1990's 14.4%, Visual Novel 13%, Detective 12.5%, Mystery 10.4%

  24. #24 Defective Detectives
    79% matchPositive100% of 21 reviews2026
    Dev: Reanim GamesPub: STuNT
    Windows

    This city fears me. I saw its true face... And it smelled like sawdust. Welcome to the world of pretentious film noir, where it rains even indoors, and cool guys don't look at explosions (because they forgot to wear sunglasses).

    Why similar: Visual Novel 22%, Text-Based 21.7%, Detective 13.9%, Puzzle 11.7%, Point & Click 10.2%

  25. #25 Detective Super Star
    81% matchMixed65% of 17 reviews2023
    Dev: Ourhsow Games
    Windows

    Join the famous Detective Doyle to solve a series of murder cases in this captivating hidden object, adventure game.

    Why similar: Word Game 19.7%, Immersive Sim 15.8%, Detective 14.8%, Mystery 11.2%, Simulation 9.5%

  26. #26 CD-ROM
    79% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: monoclelord
    Windows

    10 CDs, 10 passwords. Find hidden messages, text, numbers to unlock next CD to continue your steganography puzzle journey.

    Why similar: 1990's 28%, Mystery 15.8%, Detective 14.6%, Puzzle 13.5%, Text-Based 11.5%

  27. #27 PepOS - Our Operating System
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: div
    Windows

    Available today for every citizen of Feagu, a new operating system - built for both your professional and personal use. Browse your email, visit the world wide web, do office tasks, and much more!

    Why similar: Immersive Sim 18.8%, Detective 18.4%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Mystery 12.7%, Story Rich 9.3%

  28. #28 Inquiry Counsel逆转茶食人
    78% matchNo user reviews
    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: Visual Novel 20.1%, Word Game 19%, Detective 16.1%, Mystery 11.9%, Puzzle 10.3%

  29. #29 Scourge of the village
    77% matchMostly Positive79% of 267 reviews2024
    Dev: Triangel GamePub: Lightning Games
    Windows

    Scourge of The Village is a Chinese folk horror-themed text decryption game. A young female intern reporter who was inexplicably trapped in a nightmare while investigating a factory sewage discharge incident. In order to solve the mystery, she decided to go to the land of her dreams alone.

    Why similar: Immersive Sim 25.2%, Text-Based 20.1%, Mystery 14.5%, Simulation 10.8%, Clicker 10.7%

  30. #30 诡雅异俗
    77% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2023
    Dev: iGame
    Windows

    NodeGame,原版游戏名为:脱出ゲーム | Nodes,由岩崎、はとむね开发,并在日本举办的GAMEJAM上首次亮相。 诡雅异俗,出自。原意为:与雅正相悖与长俗相违,也指异端邪说。 之所以选定这个名字,是因为我感觉他更有神秘感,也代表了很强的创作能力!!

    Why similar: Word Game 21.6%, Text-Based 20.5%, Immersive Sim 17.1%, Detective 13.3%, Visual Novel 11.6%

  31. #31 The Murder Hotel
    75% matchVery Positive95% of 59 reviews2025
    Dev: Wegenbartho Games
    Windows

    Interrogate suspects, search for clues, & uncover a dastardly plot, as you solve a string of mystifying murders to help reluctant detective Ilmarinen escape the foreboding Fafnir Hotel.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 17.8%, Immersive Sim 17.5%, Surreal 16.3%, Detective 15.2%, Text-Based 12.8%

  32. #32 AI探案集
    76% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2024
    Dev: Zane Studio
    Windows

    《AI Detective Collection》 combines the AI large language model to create a detective deciphering game. Players will be integrated into the deduction story, using AI assistants to deeply investigate clues, examine evidence, and uncover the truth behind the case through logical thinking and deduction.

    Why similar: Word Game 24%, Text-Based 17.7%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Detective 13.6%, Mystery 11.2%

  33. #33 Cosmic Lighthouse
    76% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 鸵鸟居士Pub: Edigger
    Windows

    This is a pixel-art AVG game that combines fortune-telling with a sci-fi theme! Players will take on the role of a diviner at the "Cosmic Lighthouse" airport, providing fortune-telling services to travelers and answering their questions as a way to make a living and strive to survive.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 22.1%, Immersive Sim 19.5%, Clicker 15.5%, Simulation 12.8%, Text-Based 10.1%

  34. #34 노베나 디아볼로스
    75% matchVery Positive93% of 1,571 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 21.8%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Simulation 17%, Mystery 14.7%, Puzzle 7%

  35. #35 Spyeye
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Crumple StudiosPub: IndieGO Publishing
    Windows

    The ideal corporate city has fallen after a global data breach. The terrible secrets of its citizens became known to everyone. Lives were ruined. You must return peace to this city: make the criminals answer for their actions and, perhaps, find out the cause of the global failure.

    Why similar: Immersive Sim 24.9%, Simulation 15.4%, Detective 14.5%, Puzzle 11.2%, Point & Click 10.8%

  36. #36 Neon City Hacker
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: kns studio
    Windows

    Point and click adult game in a cyberpunk city.

    Why similar: Immersive Sim 22.1%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Surreal 14.3%, Text-Based 11.7%, Puzzle 8.9%

  37. #37 Coincidence
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Softcatstudio
    Windows

    《阴阳错》是一款发生在中国本土题材民俗恐怖悬疑解谜游戏。故事发生在香港,一位意外失去生命的民间道士与一位丢失配枪的女刑警成为搭档。破解红磡五人连环杀人案,并找到丢失的配枪和肉身,随着受害者数量增加,调查的深入,案件的真相却变得扑朔迷离……一个丢失配枪的女警、一个意外死亡的半仙,一个嫁为人妻的女子,一场有关成仙的阴谋,正慢慢浮出水面。

    Why similar: Word Game 25%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Detective 12.1%, Surreal 11.9%, Puzzle 10.9%

  38. #38 EXS3~EthnologySister3:Culture and Personality
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 周农卿
    Windows

    她的微笑,曾经让赤瞳的女子以为,自己不再是带来灾厄的乌鸦。直到四年前,神秘的团体将她的学生绑走,挖去双眼。[晦气][乌鸦][凶手],再次成了她的代表词。【有罪之人的 复仇 惩罚 即将来临 】被命运和性格束缚,这一次能否改变?你会改变什么?战斗,悬疑,治愈,推理,剧情持续反转,诡异的仪式,疯狂的连环杀人与肢解,新的死亡祭品,再次来临的威胁与复仇背后,真相到底是……

    Why similar: Word Game 20.8%, Text-Based 17.3%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Clicker 11.6%, Detective 11%

  39. #39 Dreamsink
    72% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: AuroraMend Studio
    Windows

    She wakes in a cold room, an empty pill bottle by her side. Did she forget something important? Drawn into twisted dreams of anxiety and self-doubt, she must confront familiar mental shackles. Face deep grief and find the light in this psychological adventure...

    Why similar: Immersive Sim 16.8%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Text-Based 16.3%, Clicker 10.3%, Story Rich 9%

  40. #40 Abode: Definitive Edition
    72% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2024
    Dev: Jordon SelwayPub: JordonGameDev
    Windows

    Abode: Definitive Edition is the updated edition of Abode, it is a short walking simulator horror game, you are stuck in a loop going through a small house, when horror starts happening around you.

    Why similar: 1990's 23.2%, Immersive Sim 22.4%, Surreal 16.2%, Linear 8.8%, Simulation 6.7%

  41. #41 The Last Poem
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Nekoday
    Windows

    1999年,千年世纪之交……再一次,并非恋爱的邂逅。 由原班人马带来的《泡沫冬景》正统续作,再次向视觉小说表现力的极限发起挑战。

    Why similar: 1990's 22.1%, Text-Based 20.5%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Immersive Sim 14.8%, Linear 9.4%

  42. #42 Desktop Explorer
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Recurring Dream
    Windows · Mac

    Rummage through the abandoned profiles of an old PC to unravel an inherited mystery. What secrets hide in this eerie adventure of cryptic games and outdated software? Who was using this computer? And what happened to them?

    Why similar: 1990's 17.5%, Text-Based 15.9%, Immersive Sim 15%, Detective 11.4%, Simulation 8.6%

  43. #43 You, With Me - A Kinetic Novel
    74% matchMostly Negative33% of 33 reviews2017
    Dev: Afterthought Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    You, With Me is set mainly in Singapore of an expat couple who had the perfect plan, a perfect getaway for the holidays. However, everything is turned into dust as news come out of the main character's illness. Truly, will pretending that everything is normal give you a sense of normalcy?

    Why similar: Text-Based 30.4%, Visual Novel 23.4%, 1990's 18.9%, Story Rich 8.6%, Simulation 7%

  44. #44 Andromeda Six
    69% matchVery Positive97% of 63 reviews2025
    Dev: Wanderlust Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Andromeda Six is a sci-fi inspired visual novel, with romance elements and an immersive, choice based story. Take on the role of a lost Traveler and uncover the truth of your past. Fight for a future for both yourself, and those you grow close to throughout your journey.

    Why similar: Immersive Sim 24.1%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Text-Based 16.3%, Clicker 13.8%, Linear 9.9%

  45. #45 鬼轉身
    70% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2024
    Dev: TwoTwo Studio
    Windows

    In the nightmare, you keep cycling through In the nightmare, you keep cycling through loops, each one marking a new beginning. Every character has their own purpose, and your choices will affect their outcomes. Can you uncover the truth of the story and dig up the buried mysteries?

    Why similar: Word Game 21.5%, Detective 15%, Clicker 14.6%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Mystery 13.3%

  46. #46 КВАДРОБЕРЫ
    70% matchMixed69% of 36 reviews2024
    Dev: STuNT
    Windows

    The game is a visual novel with a choice system. The player controls Kirill's actions by choosing from the offered options of answers and actions. Each choice affects the development of the plot and Kirill's relationships with other characters.

    Why similar: Word Game 25.1%, Text-Based 19.7%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Clicker 14.3%, Simulation 7%

  47. #47 The Monster Under Your Skin
    71% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2022
    Dev: Роман Ветер-Пурпурный (Róman O)
    Windows · Linux

    Play as an unnamed man who suspects his wife of something, and dive deep into his memories of the day when he was about to propose to her. Your choices can influence the story. Genre: thriller.

    Why similar: Text-Based 33.9%, Surreal 27.7%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Story Rich 10.5%, Atmospheric 6.1%

  48. #48 墨心:波云诡船
    70% matchVery Positive90% of 1,395 reviews2020
    Dev: 1001 Studio
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    《墨心》是一款将古代中国幻想元素和悬疑科幻相融合的国产视觉小说。男主(你)从昏迷中醒来丧失了记忆,发现自己和另外两女一男困于巨轮密室中。面对匪夷所思的船体变异,恐怖致命的巨型怪物,你们能否成功逃脱?而这超自然的现象,似乎跟一件千年前的战国墨家宝物有关......

    Why similar: Immersive Sim 20%, Text-Based 19%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Word Game 14.7%, Puzzle 9.6%

  49. #49 Tokyo Stranger 东京诡事
    69% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: 吃了就睡工作室
    Windows

    Tokyo Stranger is an aerial genre of text horror game inspired by the opening ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. You play as a tourist from an exotic country, looking for any possibility to escape Tokyo in a static world.

    Why similar: Immersive Sim 20.6%, Text-Based 20.1%, Visual Novel 16%, Detective 9.7%, Point & Click 8.9%

  50. #50 아테네 학원 ~사랑과 진리의 변증법적 검증~
    68% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
    Dev: Touch to Start
    Windows

    The world is in a Great Age of Academia, with philosophy in particular garnering immense attention. This is the visual novel, Academy of Athens, a philosophical brain battle. What exactly happens at the Academy of Athens, a gathering place for geniuses...?

    Why similar: Word Game 29.9%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Simulation 21.4%, Text-Based 13%, Point & Click 9.5%

  51. #51 动物城大法官
    69% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: 超验主义游戏
    Windows

    成为动物城的新晋大法官,在庭审过程中收集证物,记录证言,翻阅新闻,判断原告被告的诉求是否合理,引导案件走向真相并最终做出合理判决和量刑,一同守护动物城司法正义!

    Why similar: Immersive Sim 23.6%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Detective 13.6%, Clicker 13.2%, Puzzle 9.1%

  52. #52 Mechanical Sunset
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Gumlin Games
    Windows

    A mechanical Scandinavian puzzle/adventure where you face a catastrophe that is looming on the horizon -- threatening the existence of the Walking City of Machines, home to thousands of robots. You are its last hope, and the only solution is through machinery.

    Why similar: Immersive Sim 27.8%, Surreal 18.9%, Linear 11.7%, Puzzle 11.6%, Simulation 8.8%

  53. #53 Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders
    67% matchMostly Positive73% of 174 reviews2025
    Dev: coly Inc.
    Windows · Mac

    Famous detective Kosuke Kindaichi's first case, the Honjin Murder Mystery. Honjin descendant Kenzo Ichiyanagi and his new wife Katsuko Kubo lay dead in a bed of blood on the night of their wedding. Kosuke Kindaichi searches for the truth about this locked room murder mystery. However...

    Why similar: Visual Novel 18.8%, Text-Based 18%, Detective 16.2%, Mystery 14.2%, Immersive Sim 13.6%

  54. #54 For Your Tranquility
    68% matchMixed68% of 190 reviews2023
    Dev: Gamesung Games
    Windows · Mac

    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 17.9%, Immersive Sim 17.2%, Text-Based 15.5%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Mystery 13.4%

  55. #55 VOID RED
    67% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: チーム引きこもり
    Windows · Mac

    An interactive card game that stirs memories and emotions. In silence, the cards speak, touching the depths of the heart. Philosophical space and tension quietly envelop the players.

    Why similar: Text-Based 24.7%, Visual Novel 21%, Immersive Sim 15.1%, Mystery 12.1%, Simulation 11.6%

  56. #56 Stillwater
    67% matchVery Positive95% of 217 reviews2022
    Dev: Studio Clump
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A short visual novel where a private investigator gets reeled into a murky mystery, entangled in lies, secrets, and a family curse.

    Why similar: Text-Based 24.9%, Visual Novel 22%, Mystery 14.5%, Linear 12.6%, Story Rich 7.5%

  57. #57 The Bygone Days of Her and the Flowers
    65% matchVery Positive99% of 200 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: Visual Novel 23%, Text-Based 22.2%, Detective 19.8%, Mystery 14.8%, Word Game 9.9%

  58. #58 AI公寓:虚拟证言
    67% matchMixed44% of 16 reviews2024
    Dev: IntelliPlay
    Windows

    《虚拟证言》是一款AI剧本杀游戏。在游戏中,您将扮演一位侦探,前往六号公寓调查一起谋杀案件,案件的嫌疑人是5位AI-NPC。侦探需要搜集房间中的线索,联想案件经过,盘问嫌疑人获取案件的相关信息,复盘出完整的案发过程,找出真凶!

    Why similar: Immersive Sim 19%, Word Game 18.6%, Text-Based 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Detective 13.3%

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