- #1 筮灵 SHILING
97% matchMostly Positive73% of 270 reviews2024
Dev: WindField GamesPub: Mammorize
Windows
国产本土新怪谈恐怖游戏——幽魂社前社长在直播中突然失踪,销声匿迹数月后发来诡异消息,将你引入离奇的规则世界。走不出的吞人楼栋、满员即死的午夜巴士、地图上不存在的村庄,还有勾魂剧院、吃人公司……世界的“暗面”等待探索,怪谲的谜题等待揭露。
Why similar: Thriller 15.8%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Mystery 10.7%, Word Game 10.6%
- #2 我的一个多重人格朋友
96% 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: Detective 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Word Game 12.9%, Mystery 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.3%
- #3 村庄-The Village
96% matchMostly Negative38% of 13 reviews2021
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
After you graduated from college, you were assigned to a small village as a doctor.It looks like an ordinary village, but there are many strange things in it.A man knocking at the door in the middle of the night may not be asking for a doctor.The person you saw may not be alive.Haunted?
Why similar: Detective 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Thriller 16.1%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Mystery 11.1%
- #4 不可能犯罪事件簿-Impossible Crime Book
95% match9 user reviews44% of 9 reviews2022
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
This is a decryption class of interactive novel. One accident, two suicides. In order to prevent more innocent lives from being killed, you will be assigned to lurk on campus with your partner and find out the suspicious in different criminal cases.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Detective 14.1%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Mystery 11.1%, Word Game 10.9%
- #5 破禁 Limbo Break
94% 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 16.7%, Word Game 13.6%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Thriller 10.3%, Psychological Horror 10%
- #6 黑山羊BlackGoat
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HUPIDAN
Windows
The game is a BL Cthulhu-style narrative romance game. It tells the story of the protagonist struggling to survive on a cruise ship filled with strange events after losing their memory. The game's setting is modern with a Cthulhu-inspired narrative.
Why similar: Word Game 15.9%, Detective 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Thriller 11.3%, Visual Novel 9.4%
- #7 Sunlight Scream
93% matchVery Positive84% of 81 reviews2023
Dev: Faithy Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
The hero moves to a new city. However, along with him comes a masked killer who begins to kill his friends one by one... Make decisions to build your adventure. Can you stop him before it's too late?
Why similar: Detective 18.9%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Mystery 11.5%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Dating Sim 10.6%
- #8 Town of Dusk
92% matchVery Positive87% of 69 reviews2023
Dev: 酱爆(Sauce Bomb)
Windows · Mac · Linux
Players will enter the Town of Dusk, built on the eve of Empire of Japan's defeat in World War II, along with other characters. Avoid being killed by other characters! Find the mastermind behind the scenes, unravel all the conspiracies, and uncover the truth! Ultimately escape the Town of Dusk!
Why similar: Thriller 17.3%, Detective 15%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Mystery 12%, Psychological Horror 10.9%
- #9 死亡编码-Death Code
91% matchMixed69% of 13 reviews2021
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
Death Code is a battle royale genre. It tells the story of Lin Mohuai, a female protagonist with amnesia, who wakes up to find herself involved in an eight-person battle royale game. Everyone is given a code, and the way to win is to kill the player whose number is plus one.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Detective 18.5%, Word Game 12.8%, Mystery 12.6%, Visual Novel 12.1%
- #10 No Recollection
90% matchMixed67% of 30 reviews2024
Dev: Jake Platt
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystery visual novel following a boy who awoke in a strange building, with no recollection of where he is, how he arrived, why he’s here, or how to leave. Discover the answers to these mysteries as you search for a way out. Meet a small but colorful cast in your journey, and escape together!
Why similar: Detective 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Mystery 13.3%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Psychological Horror 11.9%
- #11 Reunions with you billions of times
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: zhuzi1
Windows
This is a short, romance-focused visual novel where you play as a student. As you fall in love with your classmate Qiu, you become trapped in a time loop and die again and again. Together with Qiu, you must search for a way to break the loop, with your choices leading to different endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Word Game 15.3%, Emotional 14.9%, Dating Sim 11.7%
- #12 Blackmail Directive
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 青梅不输天降工作室Pub: 糕薯科技
Windows
A gripping visual novel set in modern-day Japan, featuring cute anime-style heroines and branching storylines that lead to multiple endings. Every choice you make shapes the story—and determines Arisa's fate.
Why similar: Word Game 15.1%, Detective 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Mystery 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.8%
- #13 Uberich: Advent Sinners
87% matchVery Positive84% of 306 reviews2025
Dev: NBDR GamesPub: XD
Windows
The world and reality of Joe collapse as a sequence of paranormal events starts in September. A mysterious girl with physical powers named Chava wants him dead, as he can be a core key for her cult to dominate the reality between worlds.
Why similar: Word Game 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Mystery 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Visual Novel 10.5%
- #14 The Chrono Jotter
88% matchVery Positive94% of 2,205 reviews2021
Dev: Orca LayoutPub: 2P Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Rewind time to save your girlfriend in a twisted high school death game. A gripping yuri visual novel: Investigate brutal murders, unravel psychological horrors, and fight for a forbidden love that defies death itself.
Why similar: Detective 14.5%, Thriller 13%, Word Game 13%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Visual Novel 9.7%
- #15 咒影 Curse of the Shadow
86% matchVery Positive92% of 186 reviews2026
Dev: 小青蛙妙妙制作组
Windows
"Curse of the Shadow" is a BL-themed horror visual novel. Cursed by a "ghost", protagonist Xu finds eerie dark shadows in every photo he takes.Once escaping reality, he’s forced by fate to face fears again.To uncover the curse’s truth, he and two friends embark on a terrifying, unknown journey.
Why similar: Word Game 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Thriller 11.7%, Detective 11.2%, Visual Novel 9.9%
- #16 久美子之死:昭和少女血色告白
84% matchVery Positive96% of 112 reviews2026
Dev: LingVision Games
Windows
1988年,日本泡沫经济破灭前夕,化身被冤枉成嫌犯的刑警,侦查青梅奇怪自杀案,牵连出持续20年的连环杀人案秘密,穿梭烟酒与霓虹的昭和街头,在人心与生死的抉择中,搜查蛛丝马迹,找出血案真相。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15%, Detective 14.8%, Word Game 14.4%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.6%
- #17 True Game
86% 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: Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Detective 19.9%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Mystery 12.2%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #18 Kanna Maze
85% matchVery Positive89% of 375 reviews2024
Dev: 致意
Windows · Mac · Linux
In an isolated lab beneath the earth, a childhood friend is resurrected. Amidst sealed walls, a spree of killings unfolds. In a godless abyss, parallel worlds entwine like a maze. Where does one find the path to the sole universe of bliss?
Why similar: Word Game 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Detective 12.2%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Psychological Horror 9.7%
- #19 Echoes of the Rest
82% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Feronline Games
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game where you explore Joe's house and psyche after his accident, solve clues while trying to escape the house, and attempt to uncover the underlying issue behind Joe's mental state.
Why similar: Detective 15.3%, Emotional 13%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Thriller 11.5%, Multiple Endings 11.5%
- #20 R.I.P. Tour
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ghost Clown
Windows · Linux
A death game visual novel where murder victims are decided by group consensus. Make friends and enemies, solve the mysteries of an abandoned amusement park, and suss out the traitor in your group.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.1%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Mystery 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Multiple Endings 14%
- #21 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: Interactive Fiction 23.5%, Detective 18.8%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Mystery 13.3%, RPG 9.7%
- #22 我死后的那些天-After Death
82% match6 user reviews83% of 6 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: Interactive Fiction 23.1%, Detective 18.6%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Mystery 13.2%, RPG 9.5%
- #23 Suhoshin
81% matchVery Positive91% of 166 reviews2022
Dev: No More 500
Windows
Suhoshin is a 2D Visual Novel set in the medieval Joseon period of Korea. While investigating a series of mysterious murders, you will have to make choices that will lead you down different paths toward different endings.
Why similar: Thriller 15.8%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Mystery 11.5%, Detective 11.3%
- #24 The Murder Hotel
79% 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: Detective 18.2%, Mystery 12.4%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Thriller 9.5%
- #25 Reflection Link
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Secretive Sheep Games
Windows
Locked inside a facility that erases memory, seven people must recover what they've forgotten to earn their freedom. Explore escape-room puzzles, piece together broken relationships, and uncover the truth behind the sins none of them remember committing in this branching path visual novel.
Why similar: Detective 14.4%, Mystery 13.4%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Thriller 11.4%, Multiple Endings 10%
- #26 末日航路-The Termination
81% 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 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Mystery 14%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Multiple Endings 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: Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Detective 21.1%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Mystery 12.1%, Multiple Endings 10.7%
- #28 LakeLady
77% matchMostly Positive80% of 108 reviews2025
Dev: HungerWhale GamesPub: Wise Games
Windows · Linux
THE LAKE LADY is a story-driven realistic horror interactive game. The river took everything from him. To find his daughter who went missing in the flood, Salvio returns to his hometown as a doctor and infiltrates Hongqiang Hospital for investigation.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17%, Word Game 15.4%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Thriller 13.3%, Visual Novel 10.1%
- #29 锈翅 逃离我的家乡 Without Wings
77% matchVery Positive91% of 181 reviews2025
Dev: 埋月山枯Pub: Never Knows Best
Windows
玩家将以第一视角,扮演一名高中辍学的女孩,她被迫进入注塑厂打工。后来,她通过一款网络游戏,认识了大城市里的男孩阿澈,她义无反顾地向着有阿澈的未来奔去,也是向着能够逃离大山的未来奔去。在这跨越千里的鸿沟之间,她经历了期待、欣喜、意外、无助……最终,你将做出怎样的选择?
Why similar: Word Game 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Emotional 12.1%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Multiple Endings 10.5%
- #30 The Paracelsian Project
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Sixkilla Gaming
Windows · Mac · Linux
You awaken in an unfamiliar location with unfamiliar people and are surrounded by mystery. Will you be able to solve the puzzle and uncover why you are here in this sci-fi/mystery/puzzle visual novel? The future hangs in the balance.
Why similar: Detective 14.2%, Thriller 11.6%, Mystery 11.4%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Psychological Horror 10.9%
- #31 The Game of Fourtune
78% matchPositive97% of 35 reviews2023
Dev: BlackLock Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
How far will you go to get your deepest wish granted? In The Game of Fourtune, help guide Clyde & Devon through this cruel game of life and death. Only one participant will get their wish granted. Four rounds and four deaths each round, are you ready to see if fortune is on your side?
Why similar: Thriller 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Emotional 10.6%, Mystery 10.6%
- #32 恋爱绮谭 不存在的真相
76% matchVery Positive94% of 2,196 reviews2022
Dev: Never Knows Best
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 45.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
《恋爱绮谭~不存在的真相~》是一款文字冒险游戏。 初到江城的顾唯,意外成为了一起社会新闻的主人公。凶险的都市中,他需要在混乱的舆论和虚假的情报中找到唯一的真相,也需要在两名各有千秋的少女间完成自我的抉择。秋去冬来,覆盖城市的厚厚积雪下,究竟掩藏着什么样的秘密......
Why similar: Word Game 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Dating Sim 13%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
- #33 机影:夏夜梦寻
76% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 卯月游戏(MaoyueGame)
Windows
"Start your dream-seeking journey in the future city!" - In the game, players will play the role of "Park Bo-myeong", the deputy director of the AI Inspection Bureau, and travel through the summer night of the future city "Golden City" with their assistant robot "Dill".
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Dating Sim 12.9%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Emotional 11.8%
- #34 Paper Bride 7 Lethal Bond
73% matchVery Positive95% of 225 reviews2025
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Speak not of love untouched by passion's fire, as it's a torturous journey. If lovers would remain faithful evermore,On Peony Pavilion’s road they’ll meet for three lives more. Paper Bride 7: Lethal Bond is a Chinese horror puzzle game, and the 7th title of the Paper Bride series.
Why similar: Word Game 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Thriller 10.8%, Psychological Horror 9.7%
- #35 孤岛海妖 The Sea-demon
75% matchVery Positive88% of 261 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 18.9%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Mystery 15.8%, Word Game 15.5%, Thriller 10%
- #36 世界之外的愚人船
75% 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: Word Game 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Mystery 9.6%
- #37 Gnawer No. 44 Observation Report
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hunger Evil
Windows
Due to "special" work requirements, you've been assigned by your superiors to live in a very remote and desolate villa. You thought your dull and monotonous life would just carry on as usual, but every midnight, strange sounds emanate from the pitch-black attic...What kind of beginning awaits you?
Why similar: Word Game 19.8%, Thriller 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Multiple Endings 10.5%
- #38 Отделение 38
73% matchVery Positive95% of 234 reviews2024
Dev: The Three Windmills
Windows
После неожиданной смерти студент Александр попадает в "Отделение 38", где бюрократия переплетается с мистикой. Раскройте тайны этого потустороннего мира и найдите ответы, которые изменят всё.
Why similar: Detective 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Dating Sim 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Psychological Horror 10.6%
- #39 Love Stories: When Pastel Meets Grotesque
73% matchVery Positive89% of 402 reviews2022
Dev: 桐生バトラ(疑狐社)Pub: Miwu Studio
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 44.3 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Some Scary Love Stories is a visual novel game with option branches Players tap the screen to read the story and make their own choices, eventually leading to different ending branches A collection of long-updated short stories on the theme of "Distorted Love"
Why similar: Word Game 22.1%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Mystery 9%
- #40 知更鸟-The Robin
74% 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: Interactive Fiction 23.1%, Detective 20.7%, Mystery 14.2%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
- #41 透明的她与真实的我
71% matchVery Positive89% of 177 reviews2025
Dev: 可味玩KawayiPlay
Windows
This game is a bishoujo game developed and published by Kawayi Play.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 16.9%, Emotional 16.4%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Word Game 14%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%
- #42 POPULARITY CONTEST
72% 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: Thriller 17.2%, Mystery 16.9%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%
- #43 Elevenses
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: REDRAYPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
일레븐지스는 미스터리·로맨스 장르를 표방하는 비주얼 노벨 게임입니다. 악마 '메피'는 화자인 '이지원'을 위해 여러 가지 시련을 준비했습니다. 악마를 이기기 위해선 잔머리가 아닌 굳센 의지와 날카로운 직감이 필요합니다. 위대한 대적자, '메피'와 그녀가 준비한 장기말들을 직접 목도하세요.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Thriller 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
- #44 Elevenses: The Flask
72% matchPositive91% of 33 reviews2022
Dev: REDRAYPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
일레븐지스: 플라스크는 미스터리·로맨스 장르를 표방하는 비주얼 노벨 게임입니다. 한 치 앞을 예상할 수 없는 전개와 끝없이 펼쳐지는 반전, 영원히 끝나지 않는 11시의 티타임에 여러분을 초대합니다.
Why similar: Thriller 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Mystery 12.5%, Psychological Horror 11.9%
- #45 Bogeys, Ghosts & Gods
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Anecdote StudioPub: BoLo
Windows
Bogeys, Ghosts & Gods is a non-linear Chinese fantasy visual novel. Adapted from the classic Chinese supernatural collection Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, it presents a bizarre and fantastical world. What choices will you make if you step into it?
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.5%, Word Game 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Psychological Horror 11.3%
- #46 Remedy for Personality
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mertvitel & Partners
Windows
Remedy for Personality is a visual novel that blends genres: a comedy horror with elements of detective. Immerse yourself in an atmosphere of mysticism, mystery, and hidden threats, spiced up with a generous dose of witty humor.
Why similar: Thriller 15%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Detective 14.7%, Visual Novel 12%, Psychological Horror 11.9%
- #47 April 8th
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: New++
Windows
In April, when cherry blossoms flutter through the air, a gruesome discovery is made—a blood-soaked corpse in a quiet town.
Why similar: Word Game 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Emotional 13.4%, Mystery 12.3%, Visual Novel 12.2%
- #48 TOUQI
68% matchVery Positive92% of 406 reviews2025
Dev: 橙光游戏Pub: Paleo
Windows
《頭七》(头七怪谈)是一款中式民俗恐怖解谜游戏。作为刚入职西封杂志社的成员,你需要根据主编的要求,整合“頭七”论坛中民间灵异故事贴之间的关联,并在必要时与同伴实地探索,以揭开帖子后隐藏的秘密。
Why similar: Word Game 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Detective 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.2%
- #49 Midnight Witch
70% matchVery Positive93% of 345 reviews2023
Dev: Crimson Moon Studio
Windows
Your average student life quickly descents into horror as a mysterious witch takes over the college... Can you save the girl you love? Or even make it out alive?
Why similar: Thriller 14.2%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Dating Sim 12.3%
- #50 Other Side Of Mist And Mountain
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 91 reviews2024
Dev: Universe Studio
Windows
In 2005, a sophomore student named Maha Igarashi boarded a private train to Soukyo City. However, she vanished upon alighting at the "Kisaragi" station. Five years later, her lover, Shizuno Yokoyama, initiated an investigation into her disappearance, unraveling a series of mysteries along the way.
Why similar: Thriller 14.2%, Detective 13.7%, Mystery 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10%
- #51 艾尔蒂的晚宴 ALTY'S DINNER
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ZEM泽狼
Windows
A rose love game with a thriller and suspense theme. You sensed that your adoptive father was elegant yet strangely sinister. Later, you are invited to Stellan Manor, where you meet various guests with murderous intentions... They all seem to know you.
Why similar: Word Game 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Thriller 12.6%, Dating Sim 10.7%, Visual Novel 9.9%
- #52 蔚蓝月下的回忆~SAPPHIRE MOON-FOREVER MEMORIES
69% matchVery Positive82% of 331 reviews2022
Dev: 星愿游戏制作组
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 48%
The story will be accompanied by three heroines, and everyone will find their own love in this real and imaginary world. Is it the dark-skinned school girl who is available, the cold and mysterious girl, or the afterimage that I have been unable to reach in my memory?
Why similar: Word Game 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Dating Sim 15%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Emotional 9.8%
- #53 致恶灵的你(To You, the Evil Spirit)
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: 黑兔
Windows
Together with Ashari, we set out to hunt the ruthless Chainsaw Wraith— peril lurks at every corner, hidden currents stir beneath the surface, and a quiet tension of desire begins to bloom. An unknown adventure is about to unfold.
Why similar: Word Game 17.2%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Dating Sim 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Mystery 11.8%
- #54 Paper Bride 2 Zangling Village
68% matchVery Positive91% of 1,098 reviews2022
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
This is the sequel to our Paper Bride series based on Chinese folklore. This story takes place in Zangling Village, where players must explore a village shrouded in occult mystery to uncover the secret origins of this haunted village.
Why similar: Thriller 17.7%, Word Game 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Mystery 11.4%, Detective 10.7%
- #55 精神病大王花 Flowering Abyss
68% matchVery Positive83% of 232 reviews2022
Dev: CHARONPub: Pujia8 Studio
Windows
话题作《精神病大王花》重制作品。 追求精神病少女们的恋爱游戏,你能活到最后吗?
Why similar: Thriller 16.5%, Word Game 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Dating Sim 11.9%, Mystery 11.4%
- #56 Paper Bride 4 Bound Love
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 619 reviews2023
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
"Paper Bride 4 Bound Love" is a Chinese horror puzzle game, the fourth work in the "Paper Bride" series. Welcome everyone to return to the world of Paper Bride. This time, let us uncover the secrets of Yichang Town together.
Why similar: Word Game 16.3%, Thriller 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Mystery 10.6%, Emotional 10.5%
- #57 看不见的我们
65% 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: Detective 19.7%, Mystery 14.3%, Emotional 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 10%, Visual Novel 8.8%
- #58 ELEGIES: Aya
67% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: Dream Squircle
Windows · Mac · Linux
After losing his parents and barely escaping his burning home, Zach wakes up in the hospital where he meets Aya, the ghost of a girl. Who is she, and why can only Zach see her? Together they try to investigate Aya's past, which quickly awakens new dangers.
Why similar: Thriller 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Mystery 11.3%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
- #59 我的26岁女房客:在云端(My 26-Year-Old Female Tenant)
65% matchMostly Positive70% of 889 reviews2025
Dev: 汤瑞兄弟(TR Brothers)
Windows
《我的26岁女房客》正式AVG游戏化!你将以昭阳的身份,走进属于你的天空之城,重温与她们相遇、相知的每一个瞬间。每一次选择,都是命运悄然的转折;每一句对话,都是通往心灵深处的回声。你可以拯救她,也可以补救曾经的遗憾。这不仅是一场恋爱游戏,更是一段关于青春、真爱和自由的旅程。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Dating Sim 16.5%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Emotional 11.5%