- #1 The Testing Chamber
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 699 reviews2022
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
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 19.7%, Investigation 15.4%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%
- #2 Isle of Maligree
96% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Gilded Rune Games
Windows · Mac
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 21%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%, Choices Matter 10.4%
- #3 Blind Dog
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: svyat
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 23.2%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Multiple Endings 10%, Investigation 8.5%
- #4 Tron: Identity
95% matchMostly Positive79% of 292 reviews2023
Dev: Bithell Games
Windows · Mac
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 23.6%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
- #5 Guilt Trip
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Made With Squares
Windows
A crime-solving mystery game from the perspective of the culprit. You know everything they don't, and the only way to make it back home is to Guilt Trip.
Why similar: Detective 26.1%, Visual Novel 20%, Multiple Endings 17.2%, Mystery 9.5%, RPG 9.4%
- #6 SUSubus
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Forget-Me-Not Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
The year is 840. Use your detective skills to weed out and banish the succubi terrorizing the citizens of Damaros and uncover the truth behind the recent spike in succubus victims, or become a corrupt tyrant who abuses his power, or even side with the succubi to terrorize the city.
Why similar: Detective 21.2%, Multiple Endings 15.1%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Investigation 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%
- #7 爱与命的彼端
93% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2021
Dev: Shellpeach
Windows
《爱与命的彼端》是一款悬疑推理AVG。游戏中你将扮演男主角路杰,为拯救恋人许琳,开始一段爱与命的离奇冒险。你即将卷入扑朔迷离的连环杀人案件,也会接触到离奇的民间传说,躲藏在暗处的阴影也注视着你,蠢蠢欲动……你必须依靠自己的推理能力找出真凶,拯救恋人。
Why similar: Detective 36.2%, Multiple Endings 20.4%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Mystery 11.1%, RPG 7.1%
- #8 Kamilia
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RQ play
Windows · Mac
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 15.2%, Investigation 12.9%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Choices Matter 10.7%
- #9 Rumor Reporter
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Greyhaven Craft
Windows
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 24.6%, Investigation 16.9%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Mystery 10.2%
- #10 Red Chat Ritual – TSUMIMI TIME
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tohakusha Inc.
Windows
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 19.3%, Investigation 16.6%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Multiple Endings 10.7%
- #11 Kindred [High Tide]
90% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2026
Dev: Victoria RafaelianPub: Captain Edge Studios
Windows
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 24.5%, Investigation 16.3%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Mystery 9%
- #12 The Test: Hypothesis Rising
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,928 reviews2020
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 41%
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 19.2%, Investigation 14.6%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%
- #13 Обо: Шоу Теней
89% matchPositive88% of 24 reviews2025
Dev: Julliet Pub: Julliet Tales
Windows · Mac · Linux
Байкал зовёт. Прошлое возвращается в форме теней, и Андрей должен решить - играть по чужим правилам или переписать сценарий судьбы.
Why similar: Detective 20.1%, Investigation 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Stylized 8.5%
- #14 The Girl Who Wasn't There
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 1564 Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 23.1%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Investigation 11.8%
- #15 The Retro Exorcist
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Chestpain Studios
Windows
You've been hired to perform exorcisms on all sorts of entities. The only thing you can't seem to understand is...why do they all haunt video games?
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.2%, Multiple Endings 17.5%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Mystery 8.7%, Detective 8.3%
- #16 Horrors of Helmsfirth
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blue Five Games
Windows · Mac
Horrors of Helmsfirth is a horror/adventure visual novella where you investigate the mystery causing townsfolk to disappear at night. Build trust with allies who can help save your town from monsters. Explore 9 different character plot lines and defeat the forces of evil… or join them?
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.7%, Multiple Endings 19.5%, Choices Matter 16%, Mystery 10.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.2%
- #17 囚われホテル
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: akamilabPub: none
Mac
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: Investigation 16.1%, Visual Novel 16%, Multiple Endings 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Detective 10.3%
- #18 Whispers of Gold
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Falling Raven
Windows
In pursuit of coin, hired dagger Arthur finds himself embroiled in conspiracy involving the daughter of a noble House. Who is really pulling the strings behind the scenes?
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.7%, Multiple Endings 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Mystery 10.9%
- #19 ミステリーアドベンチャー 犯人はメイド
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ななにのん
Windows
The culprit is—the maid. And the protagonist. your mission is to strike down six unsuspecting guests, one by one. But beware—you must never be suspected before your plan is complete. To escape suspicion, engage in heated debates and refute your opponents. Hide your true identity at all costs.
Why similar: Detective 31%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Mystery 13.8%, Choices Matter 8.6%
- #20 On Air! Taxi Detective Casebook
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 373 Studio
Windows
On Air! Taxi Detective Casebook is a pixel-art, dialogue-driven mystery game. You’re an AI in a taxi, teaming up with a talkative driver on late-night runs to hear bizarre passenger stories, solve cases in secret, and let him play the “great detective.”
Why similar: Detective 28.9%, Investigation 19%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Choices Matter 9.1%
- #21 泥舟と罪人
83% 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 23.2%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Investigation 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%
- #22 Detective NEKKO - ディテクティブネッコ -
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ARAPub: room6
Windows
Mystery adventure where no one dies. Use your “ability to see too much” to uncover an inconvenient truth.
Why similar: Detective 25%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Mystery 12.8%, Stylized 11.7%, Multiple Endings 10.7%
- #23 ThroneBreaker
82% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Kingdoms Games
Windows
You play whose family was executed under the orders of a ruthless king Through years of cunning strategy and dangerous alliances, you lead a rebellion and seize the throne for yourself. But the crown is no sanctuary. Years later, just as you begin to rebuild the realm an assassin’s blade finds you.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.9%, Multiple Endings 20.1%, RPG 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Choices Matter 13%
- #24 Zombie Apocalypse Survival Simulator
81% matchVery Positive99% of 119 reviews2022
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
From the creators that brought you The Test Trilogy & many other experiences, comes Zombie Apocalypse Survival Simulator. Will you survive in the new world? Or will you become just another victim to looters, bandits, or worst of all... The Voracious Dead. There's only one way to find out...
Why similar: Detective 19.6%, Investigation 14.5%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%
- #25 POPULARITY CONTEST
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ScrythaDev
Windows · Mac
Elena and 7 familiar faces are trapped in a room, and the only way out is to choose one person to die. Navigate social relationships and gain trust to steer the spotlight away from you, or else they just might decide you should be the one on the chopping block.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.8%, Multiple Endings 17%, Choices Matter 16.7%, Detective 15.6%, Mystery 12.5%
- #26 D.D.D. 災薬対策課
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: fug
Windows
『D.D.D. ― 災薬対策課 ―』は、2人プレイ専用の推理アドベンチャーゲームです。 ナノロボット医療が発達した近未来を舞台に、プレイヤーは特別組織〈D.D.D.〉に所属する二人の刑事となり、 違法ナノロボット《DisasterDrug》が関わる事件の真相を追います。 互いに異なる情報を持ち寄り、通話で協力しながら、事件の謎を解き明かしましょう。
Why similar: Detective 19.2%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Investigation 13.2%, Mystery 12.8%
- #27 Fateweaver: The Alchemist's Quandary
79% matchVery Positive98% of 99 reviews2023
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
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 21%, Investigation 15.5%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%
- #28 Linework
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Overlyunderqualified
Windows
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 28%, Investigation 19.2%, Visual Novel 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%, Mystery 10.4%
- #29 Corridors of Their Memories
79% matchPositive85% of 46 reviews2020
Dev: Alkinoy
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 28.3%, Investigation 20%, Multiple Endings 15.4%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Choices Matter 11.9%
- #30 Nut City Blues
77% matchVery Positive97% of 390 reviews2023
Dev: looking4stupid
Windows
A comedy-mystery visual novel about Captain Fox, Detective Raccoon and the danger of pineapple pizza.
Why similar: Detective 25.6%, Visual Novel 17%, Investigation 14.9%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Mystery 8.2%
- #31 Kill The Clock
77% matchVery Positive93% of 80 reviews2025
Dev: Happy Slugs
Windows
Kill the Clock is a narrative time-loop mystery adventure where you relive the same week to solve a murder that keeps changing. Customize your character, roll dice to influence story outcomes, and uncover the truth—before time resets again.
Why similar: Detective 21.6%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Investigation 12.1%, Multiple Endings 11.4%
- #32 My Camp of Memories
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Daniil Tarasau
Windows · Mac
A visual novel in the romance and adventure genre. Awaken in the Honeycombs, a camp where memory is erased and secrets hum in the night. Forge bonds, defy the Union, and uncover your past. Will you be a pawn or ignite freedom as war looms?
Why similar: Detective 24%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Multiple Endings 7.2%, Mystery 6.8%
- #33 Hawkshaw Case: Truth & Prevention
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hawkshaw Entertainment
Windows
Investigate crime scenes, interrogate witnesses and organize your evidence to catch the culprit. Solve multiple different cases in varying areas and talk to many unique and fun characters. Can you solve it? Come and see.
Why similar: Detective 33.2%, Investigation 22.9%, Visual Novel 22.7%, Mystery 8.8%, Funny 6.1%
- #34 The Test
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 20,135 reviews2020
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 23%
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 17.8%, Multiple Endings 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Investigation 13.7%, Visual Novel 11.9%
- #35 Murder in Crayontopia
75% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Purple Basil Games
Windows · Linux
Grab your crayons and delve into the world of Crayontopia in this murder mystery visual novel. Become an adept or inept detective as you gather evidence, get to know your fellow crayon-lovers, and seek to uncover the colorful secrets behind the murders that plague this seemingly perfect world.
Why similar: Detective 22.7%, Investigation 16.7%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Choices Matter 9.5%
- #36 Witch’s Gaze - The Vanishing Village
74% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Baby Bison Games
Windows
Embark on a mystical quest that blends Slavic folklore with arcane witchcraft, uncover hidden secrets, and rescue a village lost to the shadows in this magical detective visual novel. Oh, and never forget your cat - he might save you!
Why similar: Detective 24.4%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Investigation 14.1%, Choices Matter 12.2%
- #37 秋田・男鹿ミステリー案内 凍える銀鈴花
76% matchMixed57% of 14 reviews2021
Dev: Happymeal Inc.Pub: Flyhigh Works
Windows
The second retro-style travel mystery adventure! This game is a suspense command ADV set in Akita's Oga region in Japan.The character designer is a manga artist Kiyokazu Arai, following his previous work "Iseshima Mystery Annai".
Why similar: Detective 24.9%, Investigation 23.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.9%, Visual Novel 18.6%, 2D 5.7%
- #38 Cemetery Mary
73% matchVery Positive97% of 379 reviews2021
Dev: arcadekitten
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel about a girl who loves the cemetery. When her parents go missing, she receives a mysterious text that has the potential to completely ruin her life...or fix it?
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, Choices Matter 10.9%, RPG 9.7%
- #39 Echoes of Ash
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ash Studio
Windows
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 32.1%, Investigation 20.1%, Visual Novel 18%, Mystery 9.1%, Multiple Endings 8.4%
- #40 Clean Slate
74% matchPositive96% of 23 reviews2021
Dev: Mariano JarPub: Time Ajar
Windows · Linux
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 22.3%, Investigation 16.1%, Multiple Endings 16%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Choices Matter 11.7%
- #41 Point of Collapse
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hihoho Games
Windows
Point of Collapse is a story-driven RPG set in an alternate Russian Empire. You will take on the role of a false detective, caught in the heart of madness and intrigue in the deep Russian countryside. Choices will be made at every turn, and don't expect easy answers.
Why similar: Detective 24.8%, Visual Novel 18%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, RPG 9.5%, Investigation 9.4%
- #42 WHODUNNIT
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Don Attico
Windows
WHODUNNIT is a mystery visual novel following a man who must answer a burning question: who the hell did he hook up with last night?
Why similar: Detective 34.9%, Investigation 20.4%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Mystery 9.9%, Stylized 6.2%
- #43 破禁 Limbo Break
72% 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 25.2%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.9%, Mystery 8.9%
- #44 超探偵シャーロックちゃん ~掟破りのミスディレクション~
70% matchPositive85% of 39 reviews2025
Dev: おんねんちゃんねる
Windows
The famous detective Sarako Imai (Sherlock-chan) takes on a difficult case! Sherlock-chan and Watson-kun are on a comfort trip. Can they solve a murder case at a winter spa resort? A murder mystery with a challenge to the player.
Why similar: Detective 28%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Multiple Endings 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Mystery 11.7%
- #45 The Missing Threads
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Wynd_devPub: wysg
Windows
[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 31.3%, Investigation 21.7%, Visual Novel 16%, Mystery 10.9%, Choices Matter 9.9%
- #46 Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Spicy Bread Productions LLC
Windows · Mac
Determine the fate of Ventreville! Play as six protagonists with unique abilities and stories, their arcs tied to each other by the sudden murder of the Avidines. Make your choices count! The final protagonist, the interrogating detective, will only know as much as your previous characters know…
Why similar: Detective 18.4%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Investigation 10.8%
- #47 Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy
69% matchVery Positive88% of 4,237 reviews2024
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 35.6 hrsMean: 54.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 29%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Investigation 19.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%, Mystery 9.3%
- #48 Vivian Wade: Danger Down The Aisle
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Michelley Studio
Windows
The night before the wedding, the altar burns down and the wedding planner is injured. The family blames a curse, but she suspects foul play. Play as a college student who goes undercover as her replacement. Can you solve the mystery before the wedding?
Why similar: Investigation 22%, Detective 20.6%, Mystery 13.8%, Nature 11.7%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
- #49 Midnight Therapy
70% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Cointinue Games
Windows
A powerless, FAKE therapist facing raw truth. Balance financial pressure and patients' collapse in this narrative RPG. Use speechcraft and the "Mind Reading Spell" to dive into minds and shatter cognitive dissonance. Are lies your weapon... or redemption?
Why similar: Detective 20.4%, Investigation 13.9%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Choices Matter 10.3%
- #50 Sarawak
71% matchPositive86% of 22 reviews2021
Dev: Cowleyfornia StudiosPub: Cowleyfornia Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short literary mystery game set in Oxford and Borneo
Why similar: Detective 17.5%, Stylized 15.4%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Investigation 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%
- #51 Dance by the River (former: Silence of Switchblade)
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Summertime
Windows
In the middle of summer, in the suburbs, in the river, a drowned body is floating. It seems like three-years-earlier incident replays. This story, through the investigation into the case, shows triangular relationship between a male police officer, a female police officer, and a female murderer.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Mystery 11.5%, Adventure 11%
- #52 Sabbatical In Merzouga
68% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Feeling Potion
Windows · Mac
You went to the desert to rest. You crushed a worm. Now it talks to you in dreams.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.5%, Multiple Endings 17.1%, Investigation 13.3%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Mystery 8.9%
- #53 Bleu
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sam Penberthy
Windows
After a mysterious and anonymous phone call to the police, Sonia's body was found in an abandoned public toilet. The more we learn about her, the more mysterious this case becomes. Become the detective, investigate her murder and find out who killed Sonia Verninac.
Why similar: Detective 36.2%, Multiple Endings 18.4%, Investigation 16%, Stylized 10%, Mystery 10%
- #54 Home Teacher Sister's
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: POISON MOTIONPub: PRODUCTION PENCIL
Windows
The protagonist, given the chance to revisit the past. Their goal is to manipulate the sisters who tormented them since childhood at will and settle old scores.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.5%, Multiple Endings 15.1%, Adventure 11.5%, Choices Matter 10.3%
- #55 小学生はませている。
67% 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 20.4%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Investigation 13.8%, Mystery 8.6%
- #56 Spill the Beans
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Skeletal Games
Windows
A secret recipe has been stolen and you’re charged with finding the culprit…trouble is, you’re the one whodunnit. Investigate, interrogate and manipulate your way to framing the perfect scapegoat in this reverse detective visual novel.
Why similar: Detective 20%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Investigation 12.3%, RPG 8.7%
- #57 Emma Riley: Dream Detective
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Star Fort Games
Windows
Emma Riley: Dream Detective is a detective game where you must unravel an occult conspiracy spanning the real and dream worlds. Use keen observation to gather clues, carefully interrogate suspects for information, and use your logic and deduction skills to unravel the mystery!
Why similar: Detective 30.1%, Investigation 21.9%, Mystery 11.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%, Choices Matter 9%
- #58 Holy Deadline
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sunday Morning Meet-up Studio
Windows
Holy Deadline is a surreal, story-rich visual novel where you play as a demigod lawyer. You have one week to investigate the divine divorce of Adam and Eve! Flirt, drink, raise your stats and make bold choices in minigames and Heaven's drama.
Why similar: Detective 21.1%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Multiple Endings 12%, Funny 11.6%
- #59 何度目かの式
65% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2026
Dev: orange
Windows
殺された花嫁が神の力によって生き返り、自分を殺した犯人を探す和風伝奇ミステリーADV。事件は幾度となく起こり、花嫁は幾度もの死を迎えながら、事件の真相に迫っていく――
Why similar: Detective 34.9%, Visual Novel 19%, Mystery 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Adventure 8.9%
- #60 The Test: Final Revelation
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,373 reviews2020
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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 19.5%, Investigation 14.4%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%