60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Mystery, Story Rich, Visual Novel, Adventure.
This gripping paranormal horror adventure revolves around Hermitage, the sinister bookstore that attracts most unusual customers – all of whom seem to be involved in mysterious cases bordering on the paranormal.
Detective Kobayashi - A Visual Novel
Take on the role of Detective Kobayashi, the one and only genius detective who has a reputation for solving any case, however dark or difficult...if he isn't playing games at the office or awkwardly hitting on girls, that is.
The Sekimeiya: Spun Glass
An intricate mystery visual novel. Search text, piece together clues, and jump around the story to unravel the tangled events within the sealed tower.
Take on the role of Detective Kobayashi, the one and only genius detective who has a reputation for solving any case, however dark or difficult...if he isn't playing games at the office or awkwardly hitting on girls, that is.
Why similar: Detective 18.6%, Investigation 13.9%, Mystery 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Anime 8.9%
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 16.5%, Supernatural 16.2%, Investigation 15.2%, Mystery 13.8%, Visual Novel 12.5%
Your aunt’s dead, your cousin hates you, and you’re stuck in the dead-end town of Scarlet Hollow. Choose your path through a branching narrative so dense that you'll see less than 1/5 of the game on a single playthrough. You won't be able to save everyone. Good luck, and welcome home.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.2%, Supernatural 13.9%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Horror 10%, Mystery 9.5%
Your girlfriend seems to be hiding something. Will you respect her privacy or pry into her secrets? Don't worry, though. This is a horror dating sim with a time loop, so you can try again...and again...and again...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.1%, Mystery 15%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Supernatural 10.6%, Horror 8.3%
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: Lovecraftian 33.9%, Detective 16%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Mystery 11.5%, Horror 9.5%
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: Visual Novel 15.5%, Mystery 14.4%, Investigation 12.6%, Detective 12%, Anime 11%
When seven people fall prey to a vicious curse, they will discover that horror rests not from the shadows lurking about, but within themselves. To what ends will one go in order to survive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.1%, Horror 21.9%, Mystery 11.5%, Choices Matter 10%, Anime 9.4%
You only have 21 days until this living city dies. The clock is ticking. You can’t be everywhere at once. Decide what to explore, who to meet and see every decision shape the curious stories and terrible secrets of this branching narrative game.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 43.5%, Mystery 10.8%, Text-Based 9.9%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Dark Fantasy 8.9%
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: Investigation 19.5%, Detective 16.3%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Mystery 12.9%, Horror 10.8%
You wake up in a locked classroom with a few strangers and no memories of how you got there... With only your puzzle-solving skills to rely on, can you uncover the secrets and mysteries behind your captivity and escape? Put your skills to the test and escape if you can!!
Why similar: Investigation 21.1%, Detective 17.6%, Mystery 14%, Visual Novel 12.4%, JRPG 11.5%
Frail Hearts: Versicorae Domlion is an old-school JRPG with a deep and mysterious storyline placed in a fictional dark city of Gris. Explore the story of four troubled souls and kill the abominations that threaten the existence of reality itself.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.6%, Visual Novel 13.2%, JRPG 12.7%, Mystery 12%, Horror 9.9%
Become Shepherd, an inquisitor sent to a suspicious village. Unveil the secrets of a world filled with fear, and make an inevitable choice. In this visual novel mystery, your decisions change the world. Can you survive the desperate horror?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.6%, Investigation 12.9%, Detective 12.8%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Mystery 10%
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 25.6%, Mystery 21.3%, Anime 17.3%, Fantasy 13%, Detective 11.7%
The Innsmouth Case is a text adventure game inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and the very first text-based adventure to combine horror and comedy in a fit and proper way.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.8%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Mystery 10.1%, Text-Based 9.9%, Horror 8%
What if the choices you make during your investigation awaken ancient beings older than existence itself. Explore the official Choose Cthulhu gamebook adaptation, every decision you take seals the fate of mankind. Will the creeping madness consume you as you uncover the darkest secrets?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.2%, Supernatural 12.7%, Detective 9.6%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Horror 8.2%
Experience a nerve-racking Lovecraftian adventure, rebuilt from the ground up with modern graphics and gameplay. Become Sherlock Holmes, and find yourself at the heart of the terrifying Cthulhu Mythos as you investigate a series of mysterious disappearances in Europe and the US.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.5%, Detective 15.2%, Investigation 12.6%, Mystery 10.8%, Supernatural 10.4%
How far would you go to bring someone back from the dead? Discover the depths that some will go to in this horror-adventure game.
Why similar: Supernatural 17.1%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Text-Based 11.9%, Mystery 11.5%, Horror 10.5%
When the source of the kingdoms magic is in danger, High Alchemist Nika Skylar has no choice but to intervene. Joined by a mysterious detective Skylar must act before the kingdom is plunged into darkness.
Why similar: Supernatural 17.4%, Investigation 15.6%, Visual Novel 12%, Dark Fantasy 9.3%, Text-Based 8.3%
Join Beni Akesuzu, the high school detective president and secret agent, in this thrilling mystery RPG! Investigate mysterious incidents, solve puzzles,and uncover a sinister plot as monsters lurk in the shadows in a race to save the school and it's students before it’s too late!
Why similar: Detective 17.1%, Supernatural 15.9%, Mystery 12.9%, JRPG 12.6%, Anime 10.9%
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 23%, Mystery 20.4%, Detective 13.9%, Horror 13.8%, Anime 9.9%
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: Investigation 18%, Mystery 14.8%, Detective 13.6%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Horror 12.8%
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 19%, Mystery 12.1%, Supernatural 11.2%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
Nightmares of awful creatures and twisted worlds have haunted you since you received a letter from a prospective client. Delving into the mystery behind this cursed page may be the only chance you have of ever sleeping again. Nobody ever said being a paranormal investigator was easy...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.8%, Investigation 17.3%, Horror 14.4%, Supernatural 12.9%, Multiple Endings 9%
都市的夜晚并不安宁。浮华背后，暗潮在阴影中涌动。旧书店『Hermitage』的店主不幸被卷入了种种神秘事件。越是接近答案，他见到的真相却愈发诡异。疑云之下，一切都指向了“那些”超越常理的——危机渐渐逼近，在谣言与谎言间劈开道路，追寻自己的“结局”吧！
Why similar: Lovecraftian 57%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Mystery 13.5%, Anime 5.5%, Indie 3.7%
1924. Private Investigator Pierce is sent to look into the tragic death of the Hawkins family. Plunge into a world of creeping madness and cosmic horror. Cryptic clues, shadowy figures, and pure terror bar your way as you fight to retain your sanity and solve an otherworldly mystery.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 51.5%, Detective 15%, Horror 11.6%, Mystery 8.4%, Story Rich 3.8%
Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.
Why similar: Detective 23%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Mystery 18.1%, Anime 13.9%, Story Rich 6.4%
Find the answer in the incident involving the Professor and unravel the secret of the Awakened.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17%, Detective 13%, Investigation 12.7%, Supernatural 11.6%, Fantasy 10.6%
The narrative is the puzzle itself. You have no power, no resources, but a cryptic force sends you to face the impossible, where you have to see through your opponents lies before they see through yours, be they human or not.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.6%, Investigation 18.8%, Supernatural 15.4%, Visual Novel 7.9%, Mystery 7.7%
A theologically spicy visual novel about a trans man loving the artistic process a little too literally. Fight across a branching 250,000 word storyline, dozens of watercolor illustrations, and 9 endings. Can Lee win his freedom before his captor meta-stasizes deep into his personal narrative?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.5%, Supernatural 14.4%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Mystery 8.5%, Horror 8.2%
You have been part of something terrible, something so unspeakable that caused you to blackout and forget all the events from the past few days. Now you are faced with the choice of going after the truth, facing the shadows that hide within our world, or trying to forget and leave all this behind.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.3%, Text-Based 10.3%, RPG 9.8%, Mystery 9.6%, Horror 7%
Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.3%, Mystery 14.8%, Supernatural 13.9%, Detective 12.7%, Text-Based 11.3%
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: Investigation 12.1%, Mystery 11.9%, Detective 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Horror 10.3%
The Sherlock Holmes series returns with this updated version of The Awakened, which brings a whole new dimension to the original title developed by Frogwares. The game puts the player into an investigation of the Cthulhu Mythos - as imagined by Father of modern horror, H.P. Lovecraft.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 47.6%, Detective 21.1%, Investigation 9.6%, Mystery 8.8%, Adventure 8.1%
Immerse yourself in the captivating world of the Cthulhu Mythos with this 2D visual novel game featuring a thrilling TRPG-based experience! Roll the dice and use your skills and luck to escape the abandoned hospital, while experiencing the cosmic terror.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.1%, Mystery 11.7%, Visual Novel 10.9%, JRPG 9.3%, Horror 8.4%
Solve your own murder in this thrilling true crime adventure game. You've come face-to-face with your fate and someone close to you is going to kill you...unless you find out who it is before the time runs out!
Why similar: Detective 15.3%, Investigation 13.4%, Mystery 12.6%, Visual Novel 10%, Horror 9.1%
Underworld Dreams is a first-person horror experience blending adventure, combat, and investigative puzzle elements to piece together a unique psychological thriller.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.6%, Investigation 17.9%, Horror 13.5%, Detective 6.6%, Multiple Endings 5.8%
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: Investigation 16.4%, Detective 14.5%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Mystery 10.9%, Horror 9.5%
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: Investigation 18.6%, Detective 18.2%, Mystery 13.3%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Horror 10.3%
The Sleeping Sickness is an interactive short story that allows the player to guide the main character's actions. The player’s choices will lock and unlock future locations, change dialogue, and alter the story. Choices matter in The Sleeping Sickness. It is an excellent choice for horror fans.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 20.2%, Investigation 13.9%, Supernatural 11.5%, Detective 10.7%, Mystery 10.3%
You are a photo shop owner moonlighting as an informant in the vibrant, but dangerous streets of Neo City. After harboring a strange fugitive, your skills as an informant are put to the test, as the fate of the entire city rests in your hands.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32%, Detective 15.8%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Investigation 11.1%, Horror 7%
Aki is haunted by a curse. In search of salvation, she travels into the memories of a dead classmate, where she must witness three eerie mystical stories and figure out how to break the shackles of misfortune.
Why similar: Supernatural 21.5%, Detective 17.4%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Mystery 12.7%, Text-Based 9.7%
A city forgotten by everyone, two women trying to unravel its secrets, and a dismal silence of war. Is it possible to create without the hope of being heard? Is it possible to mourn for someone obliterated in memories? And what horrors are hidden in the shadows of forgotten town?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.3%, Detective 14%, Visual Novel 11%, Text-Based 9.9%, Horror 8.4%
You went to the desert to rest. You crushed a worm. Now it talks to you in dreams.
Why similar: Supernatural 16.8%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Investigation 13.6%, Mystery 11.8%, Horror 10.9%
A macabre ritual murder puts Arkham PD detectives Jack Foster and Harvey Whitman to the test. As the investigation progresses, they will unveil a disturbing connection between the Salem witch trials of the 17th century and the end of humankind.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.5%, Detective 14.4%, Investigation 13.7%, Mystery 9.3%, Dark Fantasy 7.8%
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 17.2%, Visual Novel 14%, Investigation 13.5%, Mystery 11.4%, Text-Based 11.1%
The Occultist is a first-person narrative thriller. You play as Alan Rebels, a paranormal investigator who travels to an abandoned British island after his father's disappearance. Explore Godstone island, face supernatural entities, and uncover long-buried occult rituals.
Why similar: Investigation 21.8%, Lovecraftian 21.2%, Detective 18.8%, Supernatural 12.7%, Mystery 8.8%
Every story ever written has an alternate world that coexists with ours. When a large number of parallel universes are suddenly destroyed, Billie Beetleneck sets off on his hardest case yet in this interactive visual novel.
Why similar: Investigation 19.7%, Detective 17.7%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Mystery 11.9%, Text-Based 10.7%
A murder mystery puzzle game with visual novel elements in a Gothic, Lovecraftian world. Collect clues, solve puzzles, interrogate suspects, and uncover the mystery surrounding the death of Mini’s husband.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.9%, Investigation 16.6%, Detective 14.6%, Mystery 11.7%, Visual Novel 8.4%
Your bestie seems to be hiding something. There's something about your world that seems odd as well, like it has...secrets. Dive into the Cthulhu Mythos universe of this horror game and witness a "friendship" that rewrites the world.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.5%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Supernatural 9.7%, Horror 8.9%, Multiple Endings 7.6%
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: Investigation 20.9%, Detective 20.8%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Text-Based 11.9%, Mystery 8.9%
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 19.6%, Investigation 18.9%, Mystery 14.8%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Anime 12%
This is a detective adventure game. About 2 hours to complete. Find the murderer!
Why similar: Investigation 26.4%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Anime 14.9%, Detective 13.4%, Mystery 12.6%
A branching detective mystery. Evidence never lies. But your interpretation might. Your choices shape the truth— and what you uncover may reflect yourself.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 17.1%, Investigation 15.8%, Detective 14.9%, Mystery 12%, Visual Novel 11.8%
An adventure visual novel following an unlucky trio who find themselves hunting monsters for the powerful being known as Kurokami-sama.
Why similar: Supernatural 20.6%, Investigation 17.9%, Mystery 13%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Fantasy 7.1%
A murder-mystery visual novel about a young man who inherits a charming English hotel. Some would say he’s fortunate, but with a growing list of unexplained disasters and murder, has his luck finally run out?
Why similar: Investigation 21.2%, Supernatural 16.8%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Mystery 15.3%, Detective 14.3%
A secluded mountain resort, 10 friends, 1 murderer. Investigate, interrogate and present evidence as you solve various mysteries throughout the night. Will you be able to reach the truth and uncover the culprit’s identity? Or will your deductions lead you to blame someone completely innocent...?
Why similar: Investigation 23.5%, Detective 21%, Visual Novel 16%, Mystery 15.5%, Horror 8.9%
A mining station in the Pacific abyss is no longer responding. As an investigator of the occult, unravel the mysteries of the deep. Test your wits and sanity in this lovecraftian thriller.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.8%, Investigation 13.4%, Detective 13.1%, Mystery 10.5%, Choices Matter 5.8%
You are flesh, blood and bones. A fragile mortal, in a land of something far bigger than yourself.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 42.4%, Text-Based 16.6%, Mystery 15%, RPG 7.3%, Supernatural 6.3%
Journey down the rabbit hole into a Wonderland like you've never seen before~. Embark on a TwIsTeD retelling of the classic fairy tale "Alice in Wonderland".
Why similar: Supernatural 24.5%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Text-Based 11.7%, Anime 11.4%, Mystery 8.1%
