60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Story Rich, Adventure, Interactive Fiction.
Step into the shoes of detective Hank and his sidekick Gwen. This time on a top secret mission in an exotic Mediterranean-like country to uncover an illegal drug trade, but also to use this opportunity to enjoy themselves and perhaps even to savour romantic moments.
Detective Trent
Detective Trent is a narrative-driven mystery game inspired by Trent’s Last Case. Investigate crime scenes, interrogate suspects, and uncover the truth through evidence and dialogue. Your reasoning shapes the case, leading to multiple outcomes and endings.
Police Detective: Tokyo Beat
Gather evidence, interview suspects and send your case to trial. Have you got what it takes to be Tokyo's top detective?
Detective Trent is a narrative-driven mystery game inspired by Trent’s Last Case. Investigate crime scenes, interrogate suspects, and uncover the truth through evidence and dialogue. Your reasoning shapes the case, leading to multiple outcomes and endings.
Why similar: Crime 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Detective 15.4%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Romance 10.2%
Gather evidence, interview suspects and send your case to trial. Have you got what it takes to be Tokyo's top detective?
Why similar: Detective 27.2%, Crime 22.7%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Romance 6.8%
The chart-topping itch.io and Newgrounds indie hit comes to Steam, with a slew of enhancements and new features! Step into court as Nina Aquila, rookie defense attorney in this thrilling VN/adventure game hybrid, and fight for justice in a world where all anime genres exist at once!
Why similar: Detective 21%, Crime 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Dialogue Heavy 10.6%
You make every interaction with her feel like coincidence. You know her far more than she could ever imagine. But you don't seem to realize, a butterfliy don't usually fly into the net on their own.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18%, Crime 17%, Romance 16.3%, Detective 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.1%
Curtain Call in Flames is a single-player 2D courtroom mystery visual novel set in a traditional Chinese puppet troupe. As defense attorney Bian Bo, investigate a murder, question witnesses, examine evidence, and expose contradictions in court to uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 26.6%, Crime 22%, Investigation 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Dialogue Heavy 7.8%
Horny Spy: Secret Mission is an adult visual novel with a spicy plot. A dangerous adventure, undercover missions and passionate romantic dates are waiting for you.
Why similar: Crime 18.2%, Detective 17.6%, Romance 13.4%, Dating Sim 12%, Visual Novel 11%
Can you solve a murder with nothing but your wits, your cocktail shaker, and your silver tongue? In this bartending mystery game, your customers are the key. So long as the liquor flows, so does the conversation - but who has the answers you seek, and who has blood on their hands?
Why similar: Detective 17.6%, Crime 17.5%, Dialogue Heavy 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Romance 10.9%
Can you mix a cocktail while eye-to-eye with a criminal? Find out in Best Served Cold, a murder mystery set in a bustling speakeasy where you serve customers, make friends and enemies, and solve crimes. At the Nightcap bar, prohibition is a killer… and so are some of your customers!
Why similar: Detective 22.9%, Dialogue Heavy 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Visual Novel 12%, Investigation 11.4%
This choices-matter visual novel is narrative-heavy, filled with beautifully illustrated characters, intricate stories, and two distinct endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Crime 17.1%, Detective 13.6%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Adventure 8.3%
In our story rich game Gold Of Lotusland you play as Lead Engineer Daniel Quinn as he uncovers the dark truth about the robots he designed as well as the world he lives within. Could the machines be capable of murder? What is Lotusland? You as the player must make the choices to discover the truth.
Why similar: Crime 17.5%, Detective 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Romance 12.2%, Investigation 9.2%
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: Crime 18.4%, Detective 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Investigation 14.7%, Visual Novel 13.7%
Use your psychic powers to read minds and catch an elusive serial killer!
Why similar: Crime 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Detective 16.1%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Investigation 9.4%
Paris, 1888. In this detective visual novel inspired by Ace Attorney and Golden Idol, play as a matchmaker-detective striving to keep her marriage agency open. Meet colourful characters, uncover their secrets, and spread love throughout the city!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 17.9%, Detective 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Investigation 10%
Labeled a “troublemaker,” you transfer to the worst high school. There, you become entangled in dangerous relationships driven by desire, jealousy, and manipulation. Will you get closer, be used, or get hurt— your choices will determine how your story with them ends.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19%, Dating Sim 17%, Crime 16.4%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Adventure 7.9%
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 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Romance 16.1%, Investigation 12.8%, Dating Sim 12.8%
In most visual novels, you only read what characters say. In The Bastard Who Rewrote the Empire, you decide how deeply to read each line. Use Inner Voice, Sincerity, Appraisal, and X-Ray Vision to expose thoughts, lies, profiles, and secrets—then outwit conspiracies and rewrite a kingdom’s fate.
Why similar: Detective 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Dialogue Heavy 17.6%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Investigation 10.6%
A character-driven, story-rich visual novel about rebuilding your life after juvenile detention. Forge friendships, find romance, and confront the scars of your troubled past.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Romance 15.4%, Dialogue Heavy 14%, Dating Sim 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.2%
Mohism: Battle of Words is a detective game set in the world of wuxia. The game follows Zhang Xiaochen, investigates unsolved cases and comes into his own as a hero. He must rely on his wits and razor-sharp tongue to best his opponents, find the culprit and ensure justice prevails!
Why similar: Detective 23.8%, Dialogue Heavy 19.3%, Crime 19.1%, Visual Novel 14%, Investigation 12.6%
A thrilling detective mystery adventure set in a historical fantasy world. As a dragon detective, use your six senses to find evidence and hunt down the culprit.
Why similar: Detective 23.5%, Crime 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Investigation 10%
A direct sequel to 'Cold Verdict'. Another group of people wake up in a strange abandoned location, trying to find a way out and understand why they were put there. What is the killer's endgame in all this? A short interactive story with choices.
Why similar: Crime 24.9%, Detective 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Modern 10.7%
A murder mystery visual novel where you play a fish-out-of-water college student who must face the best and worst traits animalkind has to offer. Solve the mystery of this school as you develop close bonds, get intimate, and uncover shocking secrets with alluring, yet deeply flawed, ordinary men.
Why similar: Detective 27.1%, Crime 15.1%, Dating Sim 13.9%, Romance 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.6%
NINA AQUILA is back for her brightest, boldest, most magical adventure yet!
Why similar: Crime 22.8%, Detective 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Investigation 12.9%, Visual Novel 11.2%
An evidence-based detective game set in rural India. Investigate your friend's disappearance by searching crime scenes, interrogating suspects, and presenting proof to break through lies. Race against time to expose a conspiracy before the 9:45 PM train leaves.
Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Crime 21.6%, Dialogue Heavy 13.7%, Investigation 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%
A tale of treachery, beauty and passion, don’t miss the first installment in the New England Detective series. NED: Breakfast in Boston is a crime mystery detective visual novel with an intriguing dating sim aspect.
Why similar: Crime 20.7%, Detective 17.4%, Romance 13.7%, Dating Sim 12.3%, Investigation 11.9%
You're an insurance investigator. Review evidence, spot fraud, make decisions. Every case is a puzzle — approve, reject, or negotiate. Limited energy, a ticking clock, and your reputation on the line
Why similar: Detective 26.1%, Crime 22.1%, Dialogue Heavy 16.8%, Investigation 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%
The Cold Cases: Remembering Jory is a story rich, investigative mystery game where your only tools are your contacts and the people you can find and get to talk to you. Read through old internet archives, pick out what is important, and solve the mystery of the 10 year old cold case.
Why similar: Crime 19.4%, Detective 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Dialogue Heavy 13.7%, Investigation 13.2%
From a single bone to a name and the truth. A forensic mystery adventure where every case starts with the evidence. Search crime scenes, analyze bones, outwit lying witnesses, and close all 7 cases with your brilliant colleagues — plus 5 minigames and one very good dog. Hand-drawn comic-book style.
Why similar: Detective 21.3%, Crime 20.2%, Investigation 13%, Dialogue Heavy 11.7%, Visual Novel 9.9%
他期待着事业的成果，她期待着追逐的爱情，她期待能给身边的人们带来笑容，他期待能成为故事的主角，他们生活的这座城市期待着海啸后的痊愈……可是，一场突如其来的爆炸扰乱了这一切。烟火暗淡，琉璃蒙尘，他们所期待的，能够实现吗？
Why similar: Detective 26.3%, Crime 26.3%, Romance 19.5%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Cinematic 4.3%
The hit series BUSTAFELLOWS continues with an all-new season! Fight for love and fight against crime, in this romantic, mystery, visual novel!
Why similar: Crime 22.5%, Romance 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Dating Sim 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.3%
A story-driven deduction game set in Okayama, Japan, where everyone has an answer—but you need evidence. Examine evidence and records, cross-reference witness accounts, reconstruct timelines, and separate plausible theories from provable facts across six murder investigations.
Why similar: Detective 29.2%, Crime 29%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Dialogue Heavy 11.8%, Investigation 7.4%
Trials of Innocence is an indie courtroom detective game. Step into the shoes of the main character, rookie lawyer Luna Ray, and navigate her journey through the legal world. Unravel a shocking conspiracy that changes the fate of many, including herself, and confront her inner choices.
Why similar: Detective 22.5%, Crime 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Dialogue Heavy 11.8%, Visual Novel 11%
戏班内扑朔迷离的死亡，步步紧逼的幕后黑手，封闭剧场内的死亡倒计时，案件主角的生命和救赎都取决于你的决断。当第一桩案件尘埃落定，你以为可以回到现实世界时，轮回之路才刚刚开始……
Why similar: Crime 25%, Detective 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Investigation 12.8%, Visual Novel 11.8%
The star magician of Morgan’s Traveling Circus is missing, but the show must go on! In this non-linear detective visual novel, unravel the mystery from two different perspectives as you learn the varying stories of an entire circus of performers, each with their own lives... and their own secrets.
Why similar: Detective 18.6%, Crime 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Dialogue Heavy 14.2%, Visual Novel 9.8%
Set in 1970s southern France, you play a rookie private eye tasked to dig out the secrets of a stubborn old man. Think on your feet while you follow your leads : ask questions to witnesses, detect their lies, hypothesize why and finally confront the silent ones running from their past.
Why similar: Detective 18.8%, Crime 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Dialogue Heavy 12.2%, Investigation 11.4%
Become Yoon Seunghyun, a young cadet starting his internship, and face a real, mysterious crime on your very first day.
Why similar: Detective 18.3%, Crime 17%, Romance 15.7%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Investigation 9%
After being cursed to never leave, Ember must eat all of the food she can in order to find the one that will break the curse!
Why similar: Romance 14.8%, Dialogue Heavy 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Detective 12.9%, Dating Sim 11.6%
A cinematic mystery visual novel about a vanished woman. You're the detective on the case. Twelve years ago, your sister disappeared the same way. Four investigations lead to four different answers about what really happened — and none of them is the wrong one. The truth is whichever one you find.
Why similar: Detective 17.3%, Crime 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Dialogue Heavy 12%, Visual Novel 9.5%
A narrative detective game about solving mysteries through investigation, evidence, and conversation. Question suspects in your own words, photograph clues, and piece together the truth in a town full of secrets. Who is lying, and what are they hiding?
Why similar: Detective 24.5%, Crime 18.8%, Dialogue Heavy 17.3%, Investigation 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%
A detective visual novel inspired by Danganronpa and Everlasting Summer. You play as a young agent sent to an elite girls’ academy to investigate a suspicious death. Interrogate suspects, gather clues, and build romantic relationships — truth or temptation?
Why similar: Detective 25.1%, Romance 19%, Dating Sim 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.5%
실존 코스튬 플레이어 5인이 직접 등장하는, 실사 비주얼 기반 연애 시뮬레이션. 옛날부터 알고 지내던 누나의 부탁으로 작은 메이드 카페 「코스텔라」의 임시 매니저가 된 당신. 라강, 아희, 보미, 아소, 린땅 — 다섯 명의 메이드와 함께하는 예상치 못한 일상 속에서, 다섯 가지 마음의 이야기가 시작됩니다.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.6%, Romance 24.3%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Dating Sim 8.4%, Adventure 6.1%
"Heart Beat Clue" merges detective puzzles with romantic storylines. Players' choices affect both mysteries and relationships, offering a unique, interactive experience where love and investigation intersect.
Why similar: Detective 17.4%, Romance 15.2%, Dating Sim 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Investigation 10.6%
A short talking sim with choices. Get to know Harper over a handful of voice-acted calls and text chats.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Dialogue Heavy 20.9%, Romance 19.7%, Dating Sim 19.1%, Visual Novel 13.6%
Immerse yourself in a psychological thriller with narrative adventure elements and unsettling details. Join Detective Bennett on his final case and uncover dark secrets in a world where reality bends and sanity wavers.
Why similar: Crime 22.7%, Detective 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Investigation 11.6%, Cinematic 7.9%
ROMANCE AFTER DARK is a noir blend of visual novel and adventure game experience. Play as Trevor, once successful private investigator and help him put his miserable life on the right track again. Use your detective hunch and interact with characters and objects.
Why similar: Crime 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Detective 15.3%, Dating Sim 14.8%, Visual Novel 11.3%
Baskin All-In: the Family is a choice-driven adult visual novel about a small town family drama. Its rich story doesn't shy away from jokes, sex, romance or realities of life. Play a failed actor and learn to follow a new dream. If it's too much, kiss your sister and everything will be alright.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Romance 16.2%, Dialogue Heavy 15.8%, Dating Sim 14.7%, Visual Novel 11.9%
One of them is visiting a friend in Chicago. The other wants to shake things up in New York City. It starts in San Francisco, but where this relationship goes is all up to you.
Why similar: Romance 23.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Dialogue Heavy 18.6%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Dating Sim 12%
Criminal Expert is a detective video game that puts you under the pressure of inexorably passing time. The story contains multiple selection paths, and you ultimately decide how it ends.
Why similar: Crime 26.1%, Detective 24.2%, Investigation 14.4%, Dialogue Heavy 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 8%
A classic Asian drama series is reborn in anime style, and you’re the director with power to guide the clash between rival families! Re:Burn The Bonfire of Taiwan puts you in control of the narrative, allowing you to guide the beloved characters to endings from the original show.
Why similar: Detective 27.3%, Dating Sim 20.6%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Romance 16.6%, Adventure 4.7%
Join the Spooky Crew and uncover the secret of the Mask of the Mysterium in this point and click adventure game. An encounter with a masked figure leads the crew to investigate the secrets of a local museum.
Why similar: Crime 20.2%, Detective 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Dialogue Heavy 15.6%, Investigation 12%
An impossible locked-room murder: Captain Mortuga lies dead beside an ancient cauldron aboard the world’s strangest submarine, crewed by sketchy suspects. A handcrafted point-and-click with sharp humour and tricky puzzles. Dive into the next mystery from the creators of Tangle Tower & Crow Country.
Why similar: Detective 19.6%, Crime 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Dialogue Heavy 12.2%, Investigation 10.4%
Singles' Generation is a visual novel story, which follows the life of a group of young friends, including their successes and failures in finding happiness and love, and finding their place in today’s fast-paced, modern world.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Dating Sim 16.5%, Romance 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Cinematic 10.8%
Managing a dormitory is hard work—especially when its residents are all girls! Does Haruto have what it takes to deal with this garden of flowers?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.9%, Romance 21.3%, Visual Novel 19%, Dialogue Heavy 18.1%, Casual 5.2%
A mystery adventure game where you investigate 3D evidence and uncover the truth behind each case through the clues left behind.
Why similar: Crime 28%, Detective 26.1%, Investigation 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Adventure 6.6%
Lydia Collier has been charged with the murder of her billionaire husband after he mysteriously vanished, and it is your job to prove her innocence. Find evidence, follow leads, make decisions and crack the case, and whilst you do it date and find love in London as a newly single, wealthy lawyer.
Why similar: Detective 16.8%, Crime 16.6%, Romance 14.2%, Dating Sim 13.2%, Visual Novel 11%
Investigate a replayable Hollywood murder mystery where everyone has something to hide. Question guests, uncover contradictions, and identify the killer before they escape justice.
Why similar: Crime 25.4%, Detective 24.6%, Investigation 14.5%, Dialogue Heavy 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 8.2%
After a brutal betrayal destroys Don Vito’s empire, you are sent undercover into a dangerous new life where manipulation, temptation, and forbidden relationships become your deadliest weapons.
Why similar: Crime 17.4%, Romance 15.2%, Detective 12.4%, Dating Sim 12%, Dialogue Heavy 11.5%
Drinks with Abbey is a short, slice-of-life visual novel about a first date.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Dialogue Heavy 20.8%, Romance 20.5%, Dating Sim 18.8%, Visual Novel 13.4%
A troubling missing persons case soon snowballs into an investigation of a shadowy criminal enterprise and vast conspiracies that even affect your own family. Will you be able to solve the mystery while protecting those dear to you? Will your fledgling romance survive full knowledge of your past?
Why similar: Crime 27.4%, Romance 19.4%, Investigation 14%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.2%
The Wolf is Dead is a murder mystery game. When the Big Bad Wolf is found murdered at a party for his biopic, you're called in. Interrogate suspects, investigate the scene of the crime and use this to travel back in time and reconstruct the events of the evening. Who killed Alexander Wolff?
Why similar: Detective 28.9%, Crime 28.1%, Dialogue Heavy 20.3%, Investigation 10.2%, Story Rich 4.8%
Help solve a crime.
Why similar: Crime 24.9%, Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Detective 20%, Investigation 11.3%, Adventure 6.4%
