60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Story Rich, Mystery, Adventure.
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.
The Breakfast Serial Club
Join a serial killer enthusiast group to solve the town's recent murders in this mystery visual novel adventure, featuring point-and-click and text-based investigation and a detailed story.
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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……
Join a serial killer enthusiast group to solve the town's recent murders in this mystery visual novel adventure, featuring point-and-click and text-based investigation and a detailed story.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Thriller 14.5%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Investigation 10.8%, Mystery 10.2%
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: Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Crime 16.5%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Detective 12.7%, Investigation 12.3%
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 17.3%, Crime 16.8%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Mystery 11.8%
《井底》是一款2024年3月立项的文字类galgame，题材是“超能力悬疑推理故事”，画风是日系校园风格的 故事主要讲述了游戏女主王语韴作为一个业余“侦探”，遇到各种疑难问题，并在侦探事务所所长天翔及其妹妹天音的帮助下，解决案件的故事。 游戏主要使用鼠标点击来推进剧情
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Mystery 12.3%, Romance 11.2%, Detective 10.8%
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 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Thriller 12.2%, Detective 11.6%, Investigation 11%
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: Visual Novel 18%, Crime 17.9%, Romance 16.3%, Detective 15.5%, Text-Based 7.9%
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 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Visual Novel 14%, Mystery 11.1%, Text-Based 9.4%
Staffer Retro is a mystery adventure game where you uncover past incidents related to ‘Mana’, the source of supernatural powers. Gather information through dialogue and exploration, and piece together clues found in documents to guide the choices of Verita Retro, the protagonist.
Why similar: Thriller 15.9%, Detective 13.7%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Mystery 11.4%, Investigation 11.2%
A series of murders puts a town in Chile on alert, and the police are unable to identify the perpetrator and his strange messages. Meanwhile, Nicolas, the young owner of Bar Delirio, suspects that the culprit is hiding among his frequent customers.
Why similar: Thriller 16.4%, Romance 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Investigation 9%
Immerse yourself in a chilling, interactive cold-case investigation. Review crime scene photos, decrypt restricted hard drives, compare evidence, and deliver your final report in Ashes of Holloway Bay, a dark, atmospheric detective experience where every detail matters.
Why similar: Crime 17.2%, Detective 16.1%, Investigation 14.4%, Mystery 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%
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 15.5%, Romance 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Text-Based 9%
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 17.5%, Romance 15.3%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Mystery 11.3%
A storm-lashed island, a nursery rhyme that foretells death, seven prodigies, serial murders, modern locked-room mysteries, classic locked-room mysteries, astrology, a jigsaw of flesh and blood, a survivor—and one lie told only so you would see this story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.7%, Detective 16.5%, Mystery 13.6%, Crime 9.6%, Thriller 7.9%
The romantic noir visual novel The Restless Sheep & The Lone Wolf returns to Kabukicho in this unhinged simul-quel. Me, Azami, and the whole ragtag gang rampage through five all-new short stories!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18%, Crime 16.7%, Romance 16.4%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Thriller 15.8%
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: Visual Novel 14.8%, Crime 14.3%, Detective 13.4%, Mystery 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%
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: Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Investigation 14.3%, Detective 14%, Mystery 11.6%
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: Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Romance 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Investigation 13.5%, Detective 13%
Miles Edgeworth's dramatic turnabouts take center stage! Experience both Ace Attorney Investigations games in one gorgeous collection! Investigate crime scenes and solve tough, intriguing cases through logic and deduction. When Edgeworth's past and present collide, his future begins!
Why similar: Crime 18%, Investigation 18%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Detective 13.9%, Mystery 13.2%
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 16.2%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Mystery 11.9%, Detective 8.8%
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: Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Crime 15.7%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Investigation 11.4%, Detective 11.3%
Famous detective Kosuke Kindaichi's first case, the Honjin Murder Mystery. Honjin descendant Kenzo Ichiyanagi and his new wife Katsuko Kubo lay dead in a bed of blood on the night of their wedding. Kosuke Kindaichi searches for the truth about this locked room murder mystery. However...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Mystery 14.1%, Detective 14.1%, Investigation 13.8%
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 18.4%, Romance 16%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Investigation 13.8%, Mystery 12.7%
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: Visual Novel 17.8%, Investigation 16%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Mystery 14.2%, Crime 13.7%
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: Visual Novel 20.5%, Detective 16.5%, Investigation 15.2%, Crime 14.6%, Mystery 11.9%
Find the Golden Pineapple and the crimes against the Mayans. In Pineapple Legend, solve investigations with amusing and humorous situations. Explore the city of Takitani: investigate, solve puzzles, collect cards, equip accessories, fish, garden, fight in the arena, and increase your affinity!!!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Crime 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Investigation 12.8%, Detective 11.5%
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Crime 18%, Detective 17.3%, Investigation 16.9%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Mystery 12.5%
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.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18%, Crime 17.2%, Romance 16.3%, Detective 13.8%, Visual Novel 13%
Homicide detective Ralph is distraught when his trusted, reliable partner goes missing around the same time strange killings begin to take place. While solving the case, Ralph is paired up with an impish rookie he can't get along with.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19%, Crime 15.3%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Detective 10.6%, Text-Based 10%
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 17.4%, Romance 15.3%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Thriller 12.5%, Text-Based 11.5%
A marriage between first person exploration and visual novel, blessed with a sprinkle of puzzle gameplay. Immerse yourself in a period drama that intertwines romance with murder mystery, as a young cleric who must resist or give in to the charms of a strikingly beautiful maid.
Why similar: Romance 16.4%, Thriller 16.4%, Crime 13.7%, Mystery 12.6%, Investigation 9.8%
In Kayotica, you play as April—a clever but manipulative student caught in a web of friendship, rivalry, and dark crimes. What begins as ordinary campus life quickly turns into a mystery of betrayal, hidden truths, and a shocking murder. Can you solve the mystery, or will you become the next victim?
Why similar: Crime 17%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Detective 10.9%, Investigation 9.7%, Romance 8.7%
NINA AQUILA is back for her brightest, boldest, most magical adventure yet!
Why similar: Crime 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Detective 14.1%, Investigation 13.9%
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: Thriller 16.1%, Crime 15.9%, Investigation 13.9%, Detective 13.9%, Mystery 11.8%
Fabienne a 17-year-old genius, has a rare gift: she detects lies! But when she discovers the body of one of her teachers, she’s left with no choice but to uncover the killer among the residents she’s lived with her entire life.
Why similar: Thriller 17.3%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Detective 14%, Crime 13%, Text-Based 12.3%
Step into a small town in 90s China as a grieving detective. In a place plagued by twisted homicides, the truth hides in the lies. Interrogate unpredictable witnesses, expose their contradictions, and rebuild a suspect’s face from an imperfect memory. Just like yours.
Why similar: Detective 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Investigation 16.2%, Mystery 13.9%, Visual Novel 12.7%
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 14.4%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Mystery 12%, Detective 10.5%, Investigation 9.9%
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: Visual Novel 17.4%, Detective 16.8%, Investigation 14.8%, Mystery 14.4%, Crime 11.8%
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: Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Investigation 15.7%, Detective 15.4%, Mystery 11.7%
Where Control Ends is a psychological visual novel about Astra, a young girl trying to hold herself together after a night she cannot fully remember.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Romance 15.1%, Thriller 10.9%, Text-Based 10.8%
What if you could hear every word spoken at the scene of a crime? “Acoustic Detectives” wanted for testing our new device! Return aurally to crime scenes and use the voices you hear to identify potential suspects and solve the mysteries. What is it that’s connecting these seemingly unrelated cases?
Why similar: Thriller 18.8%, Crime 18.2%, Detective 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Mystery 12.2%
Who killed your best friend?! Find out the truth before 4 suspects frame you instead! Death Becomes You is a mystery visual novel where you untangle the dark secrets and relationships between your fellow magic university students.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Crime 13.5%, Investigation 12.5%, Mystery 12.2%
A Battle of Wits with AI: Solve the case by conversing with a suspect robot using GPT to gather evidence. What single truth emerges from countless dialogues and pieces of information?
Why similar: Crime 17%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Investigation 13.9%, Detective 11.9%, Text-Based 9.6%
A short visual novel about a warrior with a dark past and a radiant goddess who are confronted with a shocking challenge that will change their lives forever, forcing them to reconsider their views on such a complex and contradictory feeling as love.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Visual Novel 19%, Romance 18.7%, Emotional 10.1%, Mystery 9.9%
A mystery comedy visual novel game told strictly through the eyes of a news anchor. Learn about the city of Brookside, report the news as best you can, and guide the citizens toward a happy ending.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.3%, Investigation 19.4%, Thriller 16.6%, Mystery 14.1%, Detective 8.6%
A Mesozoic murder mystery, 4 suspects, 1 truth. Investigate, interrogate and present evidence as you set out to unravel the case with your team. Will you be able to accurately determine who took the victim's life? Or will your deductions lead you to arrest someone for a crime they did not commit...?
Why similar: Crime 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Investigation 14.1%, Detective 13.8%
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: Crime 20.8%, Detective 16.2%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Mystery 13.3%, Investigation 11.1%
Rainswept takes you on an emotional adventure in a small town shaken by a double shooting. Join Detective Stone and unravel a tangled web of love, relationships, and unresolved trauma in this character-driven murder mystery game.
Why similar: Crime 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Thriller 14.2%, Detective 14%
A detective wakes up beside a corpse, and with no memories. The evidence points to him. Everyone thinks he’s the killer. Unravel the truth before time runs out in this hand-drawn detective mystery adventure set in 1990s Thailand, where every memory hides a lie.
Why similar: Crime 15.8%, Thriller 15.1%, Detective 14.3%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Investigation 12.7%
After being away at college, you meet up with two of your friends at a local movie theatre. What starts out as a simple reunion, quickly unravels to be a gruesome murder mystery with your friend as the victim. It is now your mission to find out who did it, and how in this visual novel style game.
Why similar: Crime 17.9%, Investigation 15%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Detective 13.1%
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: Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Crime 14.9%, Detective 14.7%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Investigation 11.3%
Cradlemoor is a cinematic multi-layered narrative game, which casts you as Journalist William Marlowe as he journeys to the Dartmoor village of Cradlemoor to investigate a missing film crew. Cradlemoor features a persistent story across multiple playthroughs and hours of film, files and documents.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17%, Thriller 16.8%, Investigation 14.1%, Detective 13.2%, Mystery 10.9%
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: Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Detective 15.7%, Mystery 14.8%, Romance 7.9%
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: Visual Novel 16.9%, Mystery 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Investigation 12.4%, Detective 12.3%
This classic-style mystery adventure game, inspired by the Famicom Detective Club series and illustrated by Famitsu's legend Kiyokazu Arai, will take you on a suspenseful journey through the beautiful landscapes of Ise-Shima.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.3%, Crime 17.3%, Detective 14.6%, Investigation 13.3%, Mystery 13.2%
A narrative adventure blending point-and-click and visual novel elements. Play as a young FBI agent in New Orleans, investigate crime scenes, profile suspects, and make choices that shape a branching story mixing offbeat humor with a gripping crime thriller.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Crime 14.3%, Thriller 12.6%, Investigation 12.3%, Detective 11.8%
1년 전, 여중생 한 명이 흔적도 없이 사라진다. 그녀의 흔적을 찾기 위해 사건의 담당 형사는 여중생의 동급생이었던 6명의 학생을 심문하게 되는데...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.1%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Thriller 12.2%, Detective 12.1%, Crime 10.5%
Salvation or Damnation? Measure the worth of human souls in this psychological anime & FMV visual novel about moral dilemma! Will you allow your prejudices to call the shots? Or can you remain unbiased?
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.8%, Investigation 14.8%, Thriller 14.6%, Detective 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%
The Apple Tree is an interactive story in the genre of a visual novel. Investigate a series of murders together with police Captain Christian Tyler and try not to fall into the trap of criminals!
Why similar: Thriller 17%, Detective 15.9%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Romance 15.3%, Investigation 12.6%
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: Visual Novel 17.8%, Romance 17.6%, Detective 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Mystery 9.1%
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 19.7%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Investigation 17.3%, Crime 15.1%, Mystery 12.4%
