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Games Like It Came From Above Us

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Explore a future Tokyo where cosmic mysteries collide with human fate in the visual novel It Came From Above Us. Follow Rei, a curious high school student, and Mio, an enigmatic scientist, as they uncover a secret that will change humanity forever...

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: Coming soon
Developer: WatashiWorks™
Genres: Action, Adventure
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

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    Windows
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%

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    Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
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  3. #3 Detective Butler: Maiden Voyage Murder
    96% matchVery Positive82% of 311 reviews2017
    Dev: Goldbar Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 30 minMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 28%

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    Why similar: Immersive 20%, Detective 16%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Mystery 14%, Music 10.1%

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    95% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: 常磐ほそみ / Tokiwa Hosomi
    Windows

    Tap into the mystery as a stranger in the city — a mild mystery visual novel. Kisen runs a tracing agency in a city far from his home. There, he is asked by a local university student to look for his brother missing from twelve years ago. Investigate what happened back then to uncover the truth.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 23.3%, Detective 23.1%, Mystery 20.6%, Hand-drawn 13.4%, Story Rich 10.6%

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    94% matchVery Positive91% of 615 reviews2016
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    Windows
    Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%

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    Why similar: Visual Novel 34.2%, Anime 17.2%, Mystery 15.8%, Sci-fi 10.6%, Story Rich 10.4%

  6. #6 SOLDA
    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Nullbyte Works
    Windows

    In AUREX, a city where every citizen's emotions are controlled, you are SOLDA, a rookie special investigator. Armed with an emotion scanner that reads what suspects try to hide, catch the tremor behind every lie, piece the clues together, and uncover the truth.

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    93% matchVery Positive92% of 567 reviews2019
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    92% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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  9. #9 山:临界幸存者
    91% matchVery Positive91% of 646 reviews2022
    Dev: 迩来工作室Pub: WindField Games
    Windows
    Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%

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    91% matchVery Positive93% of 104 reviews2022
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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  11. #11 井底-与奇迹邂逅的井底之人
    90% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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  12. #12 Art of Ism
    89% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Tar Rat Art
    Windows

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    89% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%

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    Windows

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    Windows

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    Windows
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    Windows

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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    83% matchNo user reviews2026
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    Windows

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    81% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    82% matchVery Positive84% of 184 reviews2019
    Dev: DRAGAMI GAMES, LTD.
    Windows
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%

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    Windows

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    Dev: metalogiqPub: JAST USA
    Windows

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    Windows

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    Windows

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    Dev: Nozori Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%

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    78% matchVery Positive92% of 83 reviews2017
    Dev: Unison Shift: BlossomPub: Sekai Project
    Windows
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    Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 32.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%

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    Windows

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    74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,720 reviews2023
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    75% matchPositive88% of 34 reviews2022
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    Windows · Mac

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    76% matchMostly Positive73% of 226 reviews2020
    Dev: Wesley ReitsmaPub: Westeford
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    74% matchVery Positive88% of 2,029 reviews2022
    Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 54.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%

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    72% matchMostly Positive80% of 139 reviews2025
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    Windows

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    73% matchMostly Positive76% of 21 reviews2021
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    Windows

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    72% matchMixed67% of 30 reviews2024
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    73% matchVery Positive93% of 4,074 reviews2019
    Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
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    Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
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    70% matchMostly Positive71% of 332 reviews2025
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    70% matchVery Positive97% of 86 reviews2026
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    Windows

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    71% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    Windows · Mac

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    71% matchVery Positive90% of 1,041 reviews2016
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    Windows

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    Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Investigate murders, search for clues and talk to your classmates to prepare for trial. There, you'll engage in deadly wordplay, going back and forth with suspects. Dissect their statements and fire their words back at them to expose their lies! There's only one way to survive—pull the trigger.

    Why similar: Detective 25.3%, Visual Novel 23.8%, Mystery 20.5%, Anime 18.4%, Story Rich 9.3%

  58. #58 Rose Academy
    65% matchVery Positive94% of 66 reviews2026
    Dev: KK Studio
    Windows · Mac

    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 22%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Anime 13.8%, Sexual Content 12.6%, Mystery 11.5%

  59. #59 Game of Fitna Vol. 1
    66% 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 23.2%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Mystery 18.4%, Anime 17.5%, Story Rich 9.4%

  60. #60 The Second Reality Room: Unspoken Truths
    66% 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: Visual Novel 18.4%, Mystery 16.5%, Detective 13.2%, Anime 12%, Hand-drawn 11.4%

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