- #1 Game of Fitna Vol. 1
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FIAgames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Game of Fitna Vol. 1: A thrilling death game visual novel set in 2030. Play as Zayn, a high school student thrown into sinister survival games known as "TEST." Fight for your life, uncover shocking truths, and face intense moral dilemmas in this mature, thought-provoking experience.
Why similar: Detective 19.3%, Psychological 17.3%, Drama 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Mystery 11.7%
- #2 15LANDS: Where Stars Fall / 十五区:星落何处
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WMY Studio
Windows · Mac
In a world where intellect is survival, humanity's brains are decaying. As an engineer fixing the obsolete Campfire System, you discover the encrypted memories of teenagers hidden in broken data. Solve diverse logic puzzles to decrypt their past and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Drama 25%, Psychological 15%, Detective 10.2%, Puzzle 8%, Logic 7.8%
- #3 The Second Reality Room: Unspoken Truths
96% 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 19.7%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Detective 11.7%, Mystery 11.2%, Emotional 8.9%
- #4 EXS2~EthnologySister2:Structuralism of kinship system
95% matchVery Positive96% of 75 reviews2023
Dev: 周农卿
Windows
一位总是能露出温柔笑容的金发修女,将众人联系。白发女子总是无言。[想 知 道 你 父 母 的 下 落 吗 ?准 备 好 ]浅冰背后,为何会有寒意深藏?战斗,悬疑,治愈,推理,剧情持续反转,不断的匿名威胁,绑架,真相到底是……
Why similar: Philosophical 24.5%, Detective 17.6%, Visual Novel 14%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Mystery 12.4%
- #5 记忆画廊
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: B & W
Windows
A light fantasy visual novel. After losing your memory in a car accident, you take over an art gallery to recover your blank past — every painting holds the same blurry figure. When the door to your memory bursts open, are you ready to face the truth?
Why similar: Psychological 17.4%, Drama 13.7%, Detective 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%
- #6 十分之四
94% 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 23.4%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Mystery 16%, Logic 15.2%, Drama 14.7%
- #7 Memory Tides
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 掌鱼工作室Pub: PalmFin Studio
Windows
Memory Tides is an adventure game set in a near-future metropolis. Haunted by false memories and buried trauma, you're trapped in an endless loop: sink into illusion or face reality? Step into the shoes of Lin Xiaoyu, use "slacking off" as your cover, and uncover the hidden truth.
Why similar: Drama 16.9%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Psychological 16%, Detective 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%
- #8 忘川游RiverLife
92% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: 面包店的面包
Windows
通灵少年意外落水,隐居在湖边的神秘男人将他救起,并向他提出了一个要用一生解答的问题。带着这个问题,他将前往死后世界,送心爱的女孩最后一程。
Why similar: Psychological 15.5%, Drama 15.3%, Dating Sim 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.4%
- #9 看不见的我们
91% matchVery Positive93% of 251 reviews2025
Dev: MYSTERY CROWN
Windows · Mac
“The invisible us” is a FMV game where you play as Song Wufei, a timid high school student targeted by bullies. When a brave classmate intervenes, a series of mysterious events unfold. Investigate and piece together the hidden truth through deduction.
Why similar: Psychological 19.5%, Detective 18.8%, Mystery 13.1%, Emotional 10.8%, Visual Novel 9.3%
- #10 Scriptur
91% matchMixed67% of 12 reviews2021
Dev: Relativism GamesPub: Relativism Media
Windows
Scriptur is a kinetic visual novel featuring original artworks, soundtrack, and characters. You woke up on the train, knowing not how you ended up in it and where it was going. What is the secret behind all this? Will it be possible to reveal it and restore the memories of what happened?
Why similar: Psychological 19.1%, Detective 18.8%, Philosophical 16.8%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Hand-drawn 10.4%
- #11 Ursine Science
90% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: Amorous Ursidae
Windows · Mac · Linux
A fantasy visual novel featuring intense action at every turn, following the struggles of a bear trapped in the body of a man. Part II of The Enonoia Saga, and the definitive conclusion to Ovine Replica.
Why similar: Philosophical 22.7%, Psychological 20.7%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Mystery 10.1%, Emotional 9.4%
- #12 The Adventures of Bunny and Pig
89% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2025
Dev: Li Min
Windows
It's a short, text-based interactive book with a psychological theme.▶TRIGGER WARNING◀ Contains childhood trauma, suicidal thoughts, and emotional abuse, but ultimately conveys hope and growth.
Why similar: Psychological 24.2%, Philosophical 19%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Emotional 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%
- #13 Suicide Countdown: 7 Days
89% matchVery Positive81% of 1,082 reviews2021
Dev: 致意
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Only 7 days remain until death embraces you -- the everyday life of a young boy begins to distort little by little, unfolding into a bizarre and ghastly series of events... When fate comes knocking, will you have the courage to make a choice?
Why similar: Psychological 14.6%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Dating Sim 12%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Detective 8.8%
- #14 The Tenth Minute
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: XU S.A Studio
Windows
The Tenth Minute is a short narrative game told through chat and novel-style reading. Revisit a school-day memory shaped by unspoken feelings, misaligned memories, and belated understanding between three people. A youthful story with light psychological mystery, complete in around 2 hours.
Why similar: Drama 19.1%, Psychological 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Mystery 9.5%
- #15 After the Stream Went Dark
86% 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 18.3%, Drama 18.2%, Psychological 16.1%, Hand-drawn 11.3%, Emotional 10.9%
- #16 颠市健康中心
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 星火燎猎
Windows
A turn-based RPG story adventure game, telling the story of how I became a mental patient inexplicably, and the wonderful story that happened the mental hospital with those abnormal mental patients and doctors and nurses.
Why similar: Philosophical 21.1%, Drama 20.5%, Psychological 16.7%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Emotional 9%
- #17 True Game
87% 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 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Logic 15.4%, Mystery 12.3%
- #18 知更鸟-The Robin
85% 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 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Mystery 14%, Drama 13.2%
- #19 All Songs Are From The King
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Taigha Games
Windows
"All Songs are from the King," a haunting psychological horror experience that transcends traditional gaming boundaries.
Why similar: Philosophical 22%, Psychological 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Detective 10.2%
- #20 你与月光同罪-As Guilty As the Moon
84% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
This is a realistic + survival oriented work. The murder of a girl in a ride-hailing service two years ago, brought your 12 fates back together. You wake up in a strange room, and things are getting weird around you. In the fog, not everything you see is the truth. Is everything real or unreal?
Why similar: Detective 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Mystery 13.8%, Drama 10.2%
- #21 栖云异梦
83% matchMostly Positive75% of 91 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: Drama 20.9%, Detective 18.8%, Mystery 12.4%, Visual Novel 9.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.1%
- #22 雪凤山 Secret Opera
82% 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 20.7%, Drama 20.3%, Mystery 13.8%, Detective 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%
- #23 Every Hue of You
82% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: Cactus Jam Games
Windows · Mac
Every Hue of You follows the deeply personal and thoughtful journey of Twyla: A jeweller battling grief who awakens the power to enchant her creations with the energy of emotions.
Why similar: Philosophical 28.1%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Psychological 15.1%, Drama 12.4%, Anime 7.7%
- #24 The Occult Detective
81% 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 24.2%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Drama 17.2%, Mystery 12.4%, Anime 9.9%
- #25 神明高中生 - Cosmic High Schooler
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 日冕鹰Pub: Cosmic Train
Windows
This is an AVG visual novel with romance elements, set against the backdrop of a Chinese high school. It tells a story about imagination, the universe, and the youthful innocence of high school students.
Why similar: Philosophical 17%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Psychological 13.3%, Emotional 13%, Dating Sim 12.9%
- #26 Goodnight
79% 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: Psychological 19.3%, Drama 17.8%, Mystery 14.4%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Emotional 11.4%
- #27 见习侦探
80% 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 22.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Drama 17.3%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Mystery 12.6%
- #28 For Stella
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 内购人生PABL
Windows · Mac
「For Stella」is an interactive narrative game centered around psychological disorders. “Why would someone who has spent their entire life suppressing their emotions suddenly pull you aside to talk about love?”
Why similar: Philosophical 25.4%, Drama 18.6%, Psychological 17%, Emotional 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%
- #29 The Guilty Hearts
78% 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 25.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Mystery 14.9%, Drama 11.9%, Visual Novel 10.5%
- #30 东方裁判梦~Rookie Attorney Legendry
77% 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 21.7%, Drama 20.7%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Logic 13.7%, Anime 9%
- #31 SOULS
79% matchVery Positive91% of 148 reviews2017
Dev: Team Fork
Windows
One day, the boy meets a monster, with whom he builds a strange relationship that is neither friend, nor family, nor owner and pet. How will the boy's future change?
Why similar: Philosophical 29.3%, Psychological 24.5%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Mystery 12.9%, Anime 9.4%
- #32 Dreamsink
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: AuroraMend Studio
Windows
Awakening in a frigid room with an empty pill bottle, she’s forgotten something vital. Trapped between a monochrome bedroom and distorted dreams, she must face anxiety and depression... Break mental shackles and find the light in this psychological puzzle adventure!
Why similar: Psychological 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Detective 12.1%, Emotional 11.2%
- #33 末日航路-The Termination
77% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
It's a story of deception and redemption. You receive a mysterious invitation to a seven days doomsday journey. An expectant interstellar journey has become a doomsday route to the end. There is only one word difference between "victim" and "perpetrator".
Why similar: Detective 23.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Mystery 15.1%, Drama 7.9%
- #34 Sand Castle
76% matchVery Positive94% of 99 reviews2022
Dev: Alice NowakPub: Unusual Meaning
Windows · Mac · Linux
A date on the beach, small talk, a little bit of nostalgia and an important decision. All of that taking place to the accompaniment of the summer breeze.
Why similar: Philosophical 21.4%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Emotional 12.1%, Dating Sim 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%
- #35 Oh man, a Train.
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TABLEAUX THEORY
Windows
A short modern visual novel in which a young woman wanders into a [theoretically] abandoned train station, only to find people from her past waiting inside.
Why similar: Philosophical 21.8%, Psychological 17.3%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Mystery 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%
- #36 世界之外的愚人船
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 愚人失格
Windows
This is a visual novel, in reality we create different worlds that belong only to you for various reasons, and they will gradually fade away with your memories. Please enjoy this time traveling in different worlds with the girls, and then return to where you are meant to exist - your life.
Why similar: Philosophical 26.3%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Mystery 10.6%, Dating Sim 10.5%
- #37 The Test: Secrets of the Soul
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,558 reviews2023
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
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: Psychological 18.2%, Philosophical 16.8%, Detective 15.6%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Mystery 10.1%
- #38 子归 - Blossom
72% matchVery Positive89% of 618 reviews2024
Dev: 糯米团子工作室Pub: 噪点游戏 SERICA GAMES
Windows
Early spring, 1999, Taoyuan Village. In just several days, a series of drowning incidents occurred in the same quaint village. Then, on the night of the fifteenth day, numerous villagers witnessed a woman in red who bore an uncanny resemblance to a lady who had previously met an unjust demise...
Why similar: Detective 25.7%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Drama 17.1%, Mystery 16.6%, Puzzle 7.3%
- #39 Broken Thorns: West Gate
75% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: Stick Productions
Windows
A symbolic story where you play as a stranger searching for peace in this wretched world. You will wander through the dying land, finding yourself in different situations where evil forces will try to stop you by using your fears, doubts, and weaknesses.
Why similar: Philosophical 22.9%, Psychological 21.6%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Hand-drawn 12.5%, Mystery 12.1%
- #40 The Painting
72% matchVery Positive99% of 70 reviews2024
Dev: Tymedust Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short, emotional visual novel following a grieving man who relives memories of days long gone. An exploration of loss presented honestly and kinetically.
Why similar: Drama 23%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Emotional 15.1%, Mystery 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%
- #41 我死后的那些天-After Death
74% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
This is a suspense game, you are sitting in front of the TV, the news is broadcast: last night a young girl was killed, the body was found in a deep alley. And the girl who was murdered -- you. You are involved in a serial murder, and you are reborn as a female journalist.
Why similar: Detective 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Mystery 14.4%, Drama 8.6%
- #42 DERE. Some Answers Before I...
73% matchMixed62% of 26 reviews2023
Dev: Unusual MeaningPub: VISUAL FLOSS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Come back, for no one is waiting for you. Search for your memories - no one ever knew you. Destroy everything in your path - all around you are nothing but ruins. End the endless cycle, for it has long since closed in on itself.
Why similar: Philosophical 25.4%, Psychological 20.6%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Drama 10.8%, Mystery 10.4%
- #43 迷渡桥
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 犬狸工作室Pub: OKJOY
Windows
《迷渡桥》是一款水墨风格的国风悬疑推理游戏,你将扮演牵涉谋逆的罪臣后人宁不移,背负着家族十年的冤屈,在弥留之际踏上迷渡桥,换一个查明真相的机会。调查一桩桩离奇命案,窥见朝堂内的暗流涌动。当迷雾散尽,揭开深埋于王朝的骇人秘密......
Why similar: Detective 25.5%, Visual Novel 15%, Mystery 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Logic 12%
- #44 Siren's Call: Escape Velocity
70% matchVery Positive98% of 135 reviews2025
Dev: ThePenSword
Windows
The definitive edition of the fan-favorite visual novel is here! A surreal, coming-of-age tale set in early 2010s Central Florida, Siren's Call is the small town you swore you'd always leave. Something inside you knows this is your last chance. Will you reach escape velocity?
Why similar: Psychological 21.8%, Philosophical 20.5%, Visual Novel 14%, Emotional 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%
- #45 Mojika - Truth Rears Its Ugly Head
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 483 reviews2025
Dev: NITRO ORIGINPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Haunted by the ability to read minds, Suteru embarks on a journey of revenge against those who wronged him. Uncovering the secrets of his tormentors, he must confront his demons in a story that explores the depths and darkness of the human mind.
Why similar: Psychological 18.1%, Philosophical 17.5%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Dating Sim 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%
- #46 Anamnesia - part 1: am i my body?
71% matchVery Positive94% of 88 reviews2024
Dev: Simon Herbig
Windows · Mac
Sci-Fi Mystery Visual Novel. Nine people are trapped in an underground research facility, forced to play a game of life and death. Check your log to find the truth that connects those apparent strangers - if you even want to, that is.
Why similar: Psychological 21.5%, Philosophical 20%, Visual Novel 15%, Mystery 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%
- #47 In Her Head
71% matchPositive84% of 31 reviews2023
Dev: Games4Wonders
Windows
This is a short visual novel that immerses the player in the inner world of the main character, who suffers from social anxiety and is afraid even of a simple phone call. Experience with her the anxiety, procrastination, and constant struggle with herself.
Why similar: Psychological 27.2%, Drama 23.2%, Visual Novel 18%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Hand-drawn 9.3%
- #48 盗梦诡探:神鬼出游
69% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: 猎奇的面具猫Pub: MengChenGame
Windows
Mind Reader: Ghost Trip is a Chinese horror mystery puzzle game. The story takes place on a remote southern island, where a former detective and current game daily reporter comes to visit, only to be caught up in the murder of a well-known game producer. As the investigation deepens......
Why similar: Psychological 21.2%, Drama 20.6%, Detective 17.8%, Mystery 11.7%, Philosophical 10.7%
- #49 Demons' Timeline
68% matchVery Positive99% of 206 reviews2026
Dev: DigitalCats
Windows
Cyber Detective L solves Paradoxes—bizarre incidents by supernatural Demons—via the social media giant Parrotter. The Cyber Detective Squad, L and his Demon partner Nyasuteria, wield elite hacking and psychic powers to take on the final Paradox investigation.
Why similar: Detective 21.4%, Mystery 16.2%, Logic 12.1%, Visual Novel 12%, Psychological 11.5%
- #50 Psycho-Sleuth
70% 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 19.4%, Psychological 18.8%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Mystery 13.2%, Logic 10.9%
- #51 Mnemosyne's Cube
68% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: Muzutaru
Windows · Mac · Linux
My name is left behind these white walls. In its place, I am left with dozens of questions. I wander aimlessly, though she seems to guide me. I do not feel safe. Twenty-four hours... and everything will fall into place.
Why similar: Psychological 20.4%, Philosophical 19%, Visual Novel 13%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Emotional 10%
- #52 Nobody Hears
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MuGui_CinnamonPub: Eternal Dream
Windows
At first glance, your everyday life with your younger sister seems uneventful—going to school together, chatting, living side by side. But within that endless cycle of calm routines, could those seemingly insignificant actions be quietly changing your fate?
Why similar: Psychological 26.7%, Emotional 16.1%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Puzzle 9.4%
- #53 流木缘Driftwood Fate
67% matchVery Positive92% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: 神经传达室
Windows
A mysterious bracelet, familiar dreams, and Zhi An, a male college student who just got a girlfriend, now faces a sudden appearance of a lover (male) from his past life. How should he choose? What is the hidden abnormality beneath the surface of everyday life?
Why similar: Drama 22.8%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Mystery 15.4%, Emotional 10.2%
- #54 双生樱 (Twin Sakura: Blossoms Beyond Life)
67% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: HeyangNene
Windows
樱花有双生,人也有双命。 一命如春,一命如冬。 但在生命更迭、记忆永续的世界里, 唯独你——只此一生。 这是一段关于“铭记与蜕变”的故事, 是一场关于“失去与再次遇见”的旅程。 当花期更迭、当命运分岔, 你将如何在破碎的时间里, 捧住仅有一次的爱?
Why similar: Visual Novel 19%, Philosophical 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Dating Sim 16.7%, Emotional 13.3%
- #55 Venice After Dark
66% matchPositive96% of 23 reviews2026
Dev: Sebastian GrünwaldPub: Artex
Windows · Mac · Linux
Discover a surreal Venice in this gripping point-and-click-novel-adventure game. Solve a variety of puzzles and chat with quirky characters to uncover the mystery surrounding the Stucky family. Find out what it means to be human!
Why similar: Psychological 16.3%, Detective 15.5%, Emotional 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Mystery 10.5%
- #56 The Incident at Galley House
68% 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 27.1%, Mystery 21.2%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Logic 13.3%, Puzzle 10.9%
- #57 The Simen Rumors
66% matchVery Positive82% of 297 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 24.4%, Visual Novel 19%, Drama 18.8%, Mystery 16.5%, Logic 12.1%
- #58 Hypnophobia; From Your Shadow
66% matchVery Positive96% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: Stick Horse
Windows
This is a story about Iris, a nobody who didn't have a Happy Ending and now suffers the consequences of their own (lack of) actions all alone in the most northern city in the world. A depressing story and a melancholic lesson teached in life's hard way awaits you.
Why similar: Drama 26.5%, Psychological 25.1%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Emotional 15.8%, Anime 8.1%
- #59 Haunted Heye Apartment
69% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: V.N GAME STUDIO
Windows
Strange things frequently happen in the apartment, such as the black shadow by the bed, the face behind the curtains, and the eccentric neighbor... This old apartment seems to be hiding some unknown secrets... Will you walk ignorantly into death or discover the truth and escape to safety?
Why similar: Detective 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Mystery 13.2%, Emotional 11%