- #1 十分之四
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 不约分制作组
Windows
"Four of Ten" is a multi-perspective visual novel blending time regression with Avalon-style gameplay. Set in a world where demonic forces invade human territories, ten young maidens gather at an ancient magical site to conduct a five-round ritual aimed at activating a protective barrier.
Why similar: Detective 25.7%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Mystery 14.8%, Logic 14.8%, Drama 12.9%
- #2 The Occult Detective
96% matchMostly Positive71% of 326 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 25.9%, Visual Novel 17%, Drama 14.8%, Anime 14.7%, Mystery 11.2%
- #3 Raging Loop
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,075 reviews2017
Dev: KEMCO
Windows
Median: 24.2 hrsMean: 59.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.3%, Detective 17%, Mystery 16.4%, Psychological 13%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #4 The Sekimeiya: Spun Glass
95% matchVery Positive87% of 288 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 23.6%, Psychological 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Mystery 13.5%, Logic 12.2%
- #5 AI: The Somnium Files
94% matchVery Positive92% of 9,207 reviews2019
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.0 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 28.1%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Anime 15.8%, Mystery 15.2%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #6 LOOP THE LOOP The Mansion of Gluttony
94% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: sweet ampoule
Windows
A closed-circle mystery visual novel where twelve people wake up inside a bizarre, impossible mansion—and a string of murders begins. Read from Remi’s point of view as you piece together the truth through his thoughts and conversations. Linear, text-focused, Japanese/English supported.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.6%, Psychological 20%, Mystery 17.7%, Drama 13%, Anime 10%
- #7 SMU News: Strange events recorded
93% matchNo user reviews2026
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 31.1%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Anime 14.3%, Drama 12.6%, Mystery 9.1%
- #8 The Bygone Days of Her and the Flowers
91% matchVery Positive99% of 210 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 28.5%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Mystery 14.7%, Drama 14.4%, Anime 14.4%
- #9 Friendly Facade
92% 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 24.7%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Mystery 15.4%, Anime 14%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #10 死亡旅店Ⅱ亡者归来-Death Inn Ⅱ The Immortal Is Coming
91% 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 27.1%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Mystery 15.6%, Drama 11.5%, Anime 8.5%
- #11 Greyed-out
90% matchNo user reviews
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 19.3%, Psychological 17.2%, Drama 14.5%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Mystery 11.6%
- #12 孤岛海妖 The Sea-demon
89% matchVery Positive88% of 263 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: Detective 23.7%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Mystery 16.1%, Anime 15.2%, Drama 11.2%
- #13 The Simen Rumors
88% matchVery Positive82% of 317 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 27%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Drama 16.6%, Mystery 15.4%, Logic 11.8%
- #14 见习侦探
89% 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 26.5%, Drama 16.2%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Mystery 12.4%, Anime 11.7%
- #15 I Am The Prosecutor: No Evidence? No Problem!
87% 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 30.3%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Logic 14.2%, Anime 13.9%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #16 炸鸡块与天使
86% matchPositive93% of 41 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 30.5%, Drama 17.5%, Mystery 15.1%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #17 Miracle Detective
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TAKA's factory
Windows · Mac
A high school detective story where an unlikely duo tackles mysterious incidents on campus. Solve strange cases with logic and courage in this suspenseful visual novel.
Why similar: Detective 29.4%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Mystery 17.9%, Psychological 14.6%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #18 Devil's Advocate: Alexander Twist
85% 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 27.9%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Anime 14.1%, Mystery 13.3%, Logic 13.2%
- #19 True Game
84% matchVery Positive88% of 51 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 26.7%, Logic 17.4%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Mystery 13.3%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #20 The Incident at Galley House
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: William RousPub: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
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.
Why similar: Detective 30.7%, Mystery 20.4%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Logic 13.3%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #21 The Second Reality Room: Unspoken Truths
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Shadow GlovePub: FINE Co., Ltd.
Windows
You can’t understand them—yet. Decode the “Second Reality” through Talk, Mind Read, and Translate in an empathy-driven psychological mystery adventure.
Why similar: Psychological 18.8%, Detective 15.9%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Mystery 12.9%, Anime 11.5%
- #22 Orient on the Murder Express
82% 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 39.3%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Mystery 16%, Drama 9.3%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #23 东方裁判梦~Rookie Attorney Legendry
81% matchMostly Positive72% of 141 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 25.8%, Drama 19.7%, Visual Novel 17%, Anime 14.9%, Logic 14.4%
- #24 KOEWOTAYORINI / 声之寄托
82% matchVery Positive86% of 980 reviews2018
Dev: あみそ組Pub: Pujia8 Studio
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 258.5 hrs≥1hr: 55%
“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 20.4%, Anime 15.4%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Psychological 13.5%, Mystery 7.9%
- #25 Psycho-Sleuth
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PHOSEPO
Windows
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 22.4%, Psychological 15.3%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Mystery 12.9%, Logic 11.1%
- #26 Little Locked Rooms
80% matchVery Positive89% of 139 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 28.8%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Anime 16.4%, Mystery 15%, Logic 11.2%
- #27 The Guilty Hearts
79% 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 30.9%, Mystery 15.3%, Drama 11.6%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Anime 8.5%
- #28 谜宇酒吧
78% 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 34.4%, Mystery 16.2%, Logic 15.2%, Visual Novel 10%, Drama 8.7%
- #29 BEAST CRIMES
79% matchMixed64% of 64 reviews2022
Dev: LINK
Windows
Crimes across the times. Are you able to solve them all?
Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Drama 15.1%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Logic 11%, Anime 9.8%
- #30 妖睨之境The Sight of Darkness
77% 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 28.6%, Drama 24.1%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Mystery 14.6%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #31 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,381 reviews2015
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.7%, Psychological 22.4%, Mystery 18.5%, Anime 17.9%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #32 Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 31,308 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 32.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 35.2%, Anime 19.1%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Mystery 15.3%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #33 Root Letter Last Answer
76% matchVery Positive84% of 180 reviews2019
Dev: DRAGAMI GAMES, LTD.
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A mystery adventure which is solved by using two visual features: Live Action and Illustrations.
Why similar: Detective 34.5%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Mystery 17.1%, Anime 16.1%, Adventure 11.5%
- #34 Return to Shironagasu Island
75% matchVery Positive94% of 4,067 reviews2020
Dev: HYOGO ONIMUSHIPub: TABINOMICHI
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.1 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 24.9%, Mystery 19.5%, Detective 19.4%, Anime 12.8%, Drama 8.5%
- #35 Nami no Iro - The Color of the Waves
73% match2 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Dulkha315Pub: WhiteLodgeGames
Windows
Mugen Takebara doesn't remember much of his childhood. Returning to Inonaki wasn't his choice. Welcomed by his cousin, Sora, the two quickly reconnect… but something is wrong. With her. Or with you.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.2%, Mystery 15.8%, Psychological 15.8%, Anime 13.9%, Drama 11.5%
- #36 My Dear Delirium
74% matchPositive93% of 29 reviews2024
Dev: Averona
Windows
Within this fully voice-acted Visual Novel, meet Elliot, and the vortex of conflicting truths he has become trapped in. Reach each ending to discover reality for yourself.
Why similar: Psychological 23.2%, Drama 22.7%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Anime 13.9%, Multiple Endings 7.8%
- #37 SHINRAI Saku - Blooming Beyond Despair
74% matchNo user reviews
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: Drama 20.1%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Detective 15.6%, Logic 12%, Anime 9.7%
- #38 Tokyo Dark
75% matchVery Positive84% of 1,341 reviews2017
Dev: CherrymochiPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Legend tells of a door deep below Tokyo's sewers. All who enter are lost forever. Detective Ito's partner is missing. Explore Tokyo & uncover the darkness that lays beneath the streets in this Point & Click - meets Visual Novel - narrative adventure that questions the very core of Ito's sanity.
Why similar: Detective 28.6%, Anime 18.3%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Mystery 12.3%, Psychological 5.6%
- #39 Police Detective: Tokyo Beat
73% matchNo user reviews2026
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 34.6%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Mystery 14.3%, Drama 10.8%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #40 Paper Perjury
71% matchVery Positive89% of 201 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 31.6%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Mystery 15.2%, Logic 11.6%, Anime 11.1%
- #41 雪凤山 Secret Opera
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 169 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 22.1%, Drama 20.7%, Detective 15.7%, Mystery 14.8%, Anime 12.1%
- #42 知更鸟-The Robin
73% 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 27.8%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Mystery 15.5%, Drama 13.9%, Story Rich 6.5%
- #43 小学生はませている。
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: NOLAS project
Windows
いじめの犯人探しに抜擢された主人公。 彼が描く推理、その結末は必ずしも正しいとは限らない。 あなたが選んだ結末次第で、 誰かを苦しめるのかもしれない……
Why similar: Detective 21%, Drama 19.3%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Mystery 12%, Logic 11.6%
- #44 时忆 Memory of Time
71% matchPositive93% of 27 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 27.5%, Drama 21.5%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Mystery 13.6%, Anime 10.5%
- #45 Murder on the Marine Express
71% matchVery Positive94% of 78 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 28.7%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Drama 16.9%, Mystery 13.9%, Anime 12.2%
- #46 破禁 Limbo Break
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: xiaowanxiongzzz
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 26.7%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Mystery 12.7%, Anime 11.8%, Psychological 10.9%
- #47 Sparkle Milla: Eight Genetic Abnormalities and a Blood Ghost
70% matchPositive88% of 33 reviews2022
Dev: Reijo
Windows · Mac
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 27.9%, Psychological 16.3%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Mystery 14%, Anime 13.2%
- #48 Essence Bloom
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 22 reviews2024
Dev: Proxy Vision Projects
Windows
Essence Bloom is a linear, story-focused indie visual novel that allows the player to experience a world with beautiful cherry blossoms and fun times with friends....
Why similar: Psychological 22.2%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Anime 17.1%, Drama 17%, Mystery 12.9%
- #49 Hello Lady! - Complete Edition
69% matchVery Positive86% of 419 reviews2022
Dev: AKATSUKI-WORKSPub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 38.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
It's the Dawn of a New Age- The 21st century has brought about its own slew of problems for society at large. Asa result, the most promising youths from around the world have been gathered and enrolled in Amakawa Noble Academy.
Why similar: Drama 23.6%, Visual Novel 23.4%, Mystery 17.5%, Anime 12.5%, Story Rich 11.4%
- #50 Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved
67% matchVery Positive94% of 412 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 37.5%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Mystery 16.6%, Anime 10.7%, Story Rich 7%
- #51 泥舟と罪人
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NONALCOHOL.
Windows · Mac
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 25.8%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Psychological 14.7%, Anime 11.1%, Mystery 10.5%
- #52 HIYOKU NO TORI
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 37 reviews2023
Dev: kamotanprojectPub: iMel
Windows
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 23.7%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Anime 17.2%, Mystery 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.7%
- #53 鲤氏奇人异闻录
67% matchVery Positive98% of 103 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 23%, Mystery 18.6%, Detective 16.2%, Anime 16.1%, Drama 14.4%
- #54 Feeling Death
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SYUPRO-DXPub: room6
Windows · Mac
A Game Where You're Killed for Becoming a Couple.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.6%, Mystery 18.5%, Drama 13.7%, Detective 11.6%, Psychological 10%
- #55 1000: The All-Mother's Embrace
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nikita Kryukov
Windows
Do you love me now?
Why similar: Psychological 33.3%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Anime 17.1%, Story Rich 11.2%, Mystery 8.2%
- #56 Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 36,871 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 32.7%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Anime 19.1%, Mystery 17.1%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #57 Goodnight
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: UbiK
Windows · Mac · Linux
These events happened in the places where any crime is nonsense. In broad daylight at the same time three children disappeared in nowhere. A young detective Jim Rene is the closest to the key of a mystery. But what’s the price of it? It's time to strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
Why similar: Drama 18.1%, Psychological 17.2%, Mystery 15.5%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Anime 14.5%
- #58 After the Stream Went Dark
65% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2026
Dev: Joe Kerman
Windows · Mac · Linux
Step into the world of Nyx, a VTuber whose online persona begins to blur with something far more unsettling. After the Stream Went Dark is a short psychological horror visual novel exploring identity, self-perception, and the fragile boundary between performance and reality.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.7%, Drama 19.6%, Anime 16.8%, Psychological 15.1%, Mystery 11.3%
- #59 Tyrion Cuthbert: Attorney of the Arcane
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,622 reviews2023
Dev: Diamondhenge Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.2 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 27.7%, Anime 22.5%, Mystery 20.5%, Detective 16.4%, Story Rich 10.6%