- #1 Romp of Dump
97% matchVery Positive95% of 74 reviews2024
Dev: Zakurosuke
Windows · Mac
Visual novel fully animated in Live2D, Observing Scum Prisoners! In a prison called a dump, a betting card game among dangerous prisoners begins. Penalty game for the losers! Uncover the hidden pasts and bizarre crimes of these lunatics!
Why similar: Dark Comedy 25.6%, Gambling 19.9% ★, Visual Novel 13%, Multiple Endings 9.2%, Crime 8.3%
- #2 Prison of Lies
96% matchVery Positive96% of 81 reviews2026
Dev: LockedOn
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this short visual novel, four prisoners on death row are cleared of all charges. But the prison has a quota to meet. The four are put in a room and asked to decide among themselves over the course of an hour... who will be the one to die?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Crime 17.2%, Psychological 11.9%, Mystery 9.2%
- #3 12 Hours to Die
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 226 reviews2020
Dev: Wesley ReitsmaPub: Westeford
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystery visual novel about six students forced to play a 12-hour long killing game.
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.6%, Mystery 18.1%, Anime 10.8%, Adventure 8.6%, Puzzle 8.5%
- #4 Deathless Death
95% matchMostly Positive72% of 876 reviews2024
Dev: Dream Delivery CenterPub: GCORES PUBLISHING
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
In the quiet of conscience and shadows of sin, four souls find themselves entwined in crimes involving a woman. In this narrative puzzle game, you don the sacred robe of a priest, hear the confessions of sinners, uncover secrets, seek the truth behind their crimes and deliver the final judgment.
Why similar: Crime 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Point & Click 11.4%, Psychological 11.1%
- #5 Dance of Cards
94% matchVery Positive88% of 117 reviews2023
Dev: GoodMorningMrFrogPub: Pineapple Works
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Dance of Cards is a tactical gambling RPG where you try to survive seven days of a deadly cruise by playing poker.
Why similar: Gambling 47.8% ★, Story Rich 11%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Mystery 10.5%, RPG 7.4%
- #6 All in Abyss: Judge the Fake
94% matchMixed58% of 497 reviews2025
Dev: ACQUIRE Corp.Pub: Alliance Arts
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Either I die, or the Witches perish. I challenge thee to a deathmatch!” Asuha, a self-proclaimed gambling prodigy, challenges the Witch ruling the gambling district. Poised to win, she is defeated by a mysterious power. An adventure of gambling, exposing frauds and earning fortunes through poker.
Why similar: Gambling 45.9% ★, Visual Novel 19.2%, Anime 8.8%, Mystery 7.9%, Story Rich 6.4%
- #7 Trials of Innocence
92% matchVery Positive92% of 1,770 reviews2025
Dev: 猫龙游戏Pub: Right Mind
Windows
Median: 18.5 hrsMean: 20.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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: Crime 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Point & Click 9.6%, Multiple Endings 8.4%
- #8 The Zodiac Trial
93% matchVery Positive95% of 151 reviews2021
Dev: Themisian
Windows · Mac
The Zodiac Trial has begun, and everybody's life is on the line! Will these 12 jurors be able to solve the mysteries and cooperate, or will they resort to betrayal, deception, and violence? Get out alive or die, die again!
Why similar: Dark Comedy 24%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Crime 13.4%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Multiple Endings 10.9%
- #9 The Specter's Desire
91% matchVery Positive98% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: Themisian
Windows · Mac
This year's Desire Hierarchy has begun. The stakes are now deadly. Hop into The Specter's Desire, a Visual Novel in which you play against the city's top talents to save your parents. Includes puzzling gameplay that has you tearing down arguments, hatching schemes, and revealing the truth!
Why similar: Dark Comedy 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #10 The Joker's Game
89% matchVery Positive83% of 512 reviews2025
Dev: All In Game Co., Limited
Windows · Mac
"The Joker's Game" is an FMV crime battle royale. Jack, drowning in debt, joins a lethal game. Critical choices, even small ones, shape outcomes. Outwit rivals, uncover truths, or perish? Every move decides survival... or the deadly prize.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.3%, Visual Novel 22.2%, Multiple Endings 15.8%, Story Rich 10.6%, Mystery 8.3%
- #11 Justice.exe
91% matchMixed69% of 103 reviews2022
Dev: Late Game ClutchPub: Gameclaw Studio
Windows · Mac
Justice.exe is a dialogue-heavy dystopian legal drama in which you defend sentient AI in court. Discover key story elements in dialogue, build your case by studying arguments, and engage the opposing counsel in wits, charisma and skullduggery. Small choices might alter the fate of your clients.
Why similar: Crime 19%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Point & Click 12.7%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Multiple Endings 11.2%
- #12 BAD END
90% matchVery Positive83% of 398 reviews2015
Dev: Arai Koh Create OfficePub: YOX-Project
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
It's rumored that those who play 'BAD END'- a Visual Novel will die in REAL LIFE if they make the wrong decision in the game itself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Multiple Endings 15.6%, Mystery 11%, Psychological 10.5%
- #13 Interrogation Simulator
89% matchVery Positive95% of 62 reviews2022
Dev: Otis MillerPub: Fire Cycle Games
Windows · Linux
Inspired by JCS videos and similar Interrogation analysis. Match evidence with statements. Play good cop/bad cop. Make choices. Learn what makes people tick. Unravel the mystery.
Why similar: Crime 26.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Point & Click 14.7%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #14 Tead
88% matchVery Positive98% of 57 reviews2023
Dev: Tead
Windows · Mac · Linux
A murder-mystery visual novel following 12 strangers with mysterious pasts. Make arguments and identify the murderer, but don't lose sight of the ultimate goal of eliminating the Game Master.
Why similar: Crime 25.1%, Dark Comedy 24.6%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Psychological 13.3%, Anime 8.3%
- #15 Prison Notes
87% matchVery Positive96% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: 闻岚工坊(Vinland Studio)Pub: Starsea Games
Windows
Prison Notes is a RPG with text-based ADV and cultivation elements. You act as a young migrant worker, wrongly imprisoned in the prison known as "The Coral Reef".What challenges and adventures are awaiting? Will you finally find a way out? Your choices and actions will decide the end of your story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.9%, Crime 21.6%, Multiple Endings 16%, Story Rich 12.5%, RPG 9.8%
- #16 Trapped with Jester
84% matchVery Positive94% of 1,576 reviews2022
Dev: AntaPub: Neoclassic Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
An unusual horror-themed Visual Novel about waking up in a carriage with a stranger… Whatever could go wrong?
Why similar: Dark Comedy 21.7%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #17 Yurukill: The Calumniation Games
86% matchVery Positive81% of 78 reviews2022
Dev: IzanagiGames
Windows
Pardon or kill. Let the madness begin! Take on the nefarious attractions of Yurukill Land for a chance to prove your innocence!
Why similar: Crime 28.6%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Anime 9.5%, Mystery 7.8%
- #18 Knell of St. Godhrkar
84% matchVery Positive93% of 1,575 reviews2021
Dev: -二律背反-
Windows · Mac
In this game, you can watch as 7 protagonists come to a crossroad, facing their own destiny. You will witness their own choices and the blood-splattering consequence they have on one another. There is no way out except to plunge them into the abyss...
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Story Rich 16.2%, RPG 11.6%, Adventure 7.4%
- #19 The Final Prize is Soup
83% matchVery Positive94% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: 4nokiPub: Quill Yuri
Windows · Linux
You who are unqualified to drink Meng Po's soup, you have been chosen for the game of life. A horror yuri visual novel following a series of death games in the afterlife.
Why similar: Crime 23%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Psychological 12.2%, Anime 7.4%
- #20 Inescapable: No Rules, No Rescue
85% matchMostly Negative40% of 63 reviews2023
Dev: Dreamloop GamesPub: Aksys Games
Windows
Inescapable: No Rules, No Rescue is a social thriller set in a tropical island resort: you’ve been kidnapped and forced to participate in a twisted reality TV show with 10 strangers. At the end of their stay, they’ll each receive $500,000... If they survive.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Multiple Endings 12%, Choices Matter 11.3%
- #21 Postmortem: One Must Die (Extended Cut)
86% matchMostly Negative40% of 187 reviews2013
Dev: Unbound Creations
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 20%
Narrative-adventure playing an Agent of Death who must take ONE life that could change the fate of a conflict-torn Nation
Why similar: Dark Comedy 14%, RPG 13.3%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Point & Click 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%
- #22 Yet Another Killing Game
81% matchVery Positive97% of 251 reviews2025
Dev: Soulseer Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
You wake up in a house, alone with two beautiful girls... But no one is allowed to leave until one of you DIES. Why is this happening? What is the purpose of this “killing game”? But most importantly...WHO SHOULD DIE?!
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.1%, Multiple Endings 18.9%, Point & Click 15.2%, Mystery 12.7%, Story Rich 11.6%
- #23 Guilty Parade
82% matchVery Positive92% of 295 reviews2021
Dev: Nozori Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
One war. Two sides of a military conflict. Which side will you choose if you take a look at the world from both sides of the conflict? Whom will you support and whom will you destroy if some are fighting for an uncertain future, while others are for a peaceful present?
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.1%, Point & Click 18.2%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Multiple Endings 12%, Mystery 10.2%
- #24 The Deed
82% matchVery Positive90% of 3,766 reviews2015
Dev: Pilgrim AdventuresPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A keenly dark twist on the traditional murder mystery setting, The Deed is an Adventure/RPG game about getting away with murder. Arran Bruce, the rightful heir to Dunshiel House, returns home to settle a score with his estranged family.
Why similar: Crime 28.3%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Point & Click 10.8%, Story Rich 8.9%, Mystery 8%
- #25 The Real Face of a VTuber
78% matchVery Positive92% of 333 reviews2026
Dev: 莉莉恩工作室Pub: WhisperGames
Windows
A narrative courtroom adventure all about VTubers! Players will take the role of prosecutor Justin Truth and investigate a murder at a VTuber agency, doing their best to uncover the identity of both the killer and VTuber's real face.
Why similar: Crime 25.5%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Point & Click 12.5%, Story Rich 11.1%, Mystery 11%
- #26 Wicked Games
80% matchVery Positive96% of 225 reviews2022
Dev: Sibcat Team
Windows
To get a "Ticket to Paradise" while being in Hell. A ticket that’s obviously worth it. A ticket that sends you to the obstacle path. What kind of road from Hell to Heaven could it be? What difficulties are awaiting you on this road? Are you worthy of a chance at redemption?
Why similar: Crime 35.1%, Multiple Endings 23.2%, Choices Matter 21.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%, Adventure 6.4%
- #27 🧠 OUT OF THE BOX
81% matchVery Positive84% of 295 reviews2018
Dev: Nuclear TalesPub: 🚀 Raiser Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Dive into a wild story of gangsters and criminals where you decide the fate of the peculiar customers of a luxurious nightclub in a never-ending race against the clock.
Why similar: Crime 30.6%, Multiple Endings 18.5%, Point & Click 18.3%, Choices Matter 18.2%, Story Rich 5.8%
- #28 Death Trick: Double Blind
79% matchVery Positive88% of 284 reviews2024
Dev: Citreat StudioPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Crime 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Point & Click 13.9%, Choices Matter 11.8%
- #29 Kill The Clock
77% matchVery Positive93% of 84 reviews2025
Dev: Happy Slugs
Windows
Kill the Clock is a narrative time-loop mystery adventure where you relive the same week to solve a murder that keeps changing. Customize your character, roll dice to influence story outcomes, and uncover the truth—before time resets again.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Mystery 10.3%
- #30 Blacklist Mafia
78% matchVery Positive82% of 73 reviews2024
Dev: VICTORIA Games
Windows
Blacklist Mafia - is not only a struggle for power and money, but also a dangerous game of survival. Who will be blacklisted, and who will become the new boss? Find out with us!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.7%, Visual Novel 31.5%, Dark Comedy 20.7%, Adventure 8.7%, 2D 5.4%
- #31 BEAST CRIMES
79% matchMixed64% of 66 reviews2022
Dev: LINK
Windows
Crimes across the times. Are you able to solve them all?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Point & Click 15%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Choices Matter 11.5%
- #32 Death and Taxes
77% matchVery Positive86% of 8,496 reviews2020
Dev: Placeholder Gameworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
In this 2D, short narrative-based game, you assume the role of the Grim Reaper... on an office job. Your job is to decide which people are going to live or die. The consequences of your choices are yours to bear, while the mystery of your incarnation awaits revelation!
Why similar: Dark Comedy 21.9%, Point & Click 15.3%, Choices Matter 15%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Multiple Endings 13.5%
- #33 Lucky Dog 1
75% matchPositive100% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: tennenoujiPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Prison escapes, flight, and conflicts with rival gangs... A criminal boy's love visual novel with thrilling and exhilarating plots!
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.3%, Multiple Endings 16.7%, Anime 13%, Adventure 12.5%, Choices Matter 10.6%
- #34 Debtors' Club
76% matchMixed68% of 74 reviews2024
Dev: mecagames
Windows
Be the tax collector of a shady city hall in this narrative-driven resource management game. Talk to debtors, manage a team, make difficult choices, and challenge the city's moral decay. It's their money, but it's your job.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 23.2%, Choices Matter 23%, Point & Click 22.6%, Story Rich 15.9%, Puzzle 7.2%
- #35 Anamnesia - part 1: am i my body?
74% matchVery Positive95% of 94 reviews2024
Dev: Simon Herbig
Windows · Mac
Sci-Fi Mystery Visual Novel. Nine people are trapped in an underground research facility, forced to play a game of life and death. Check your log to find the truth that connects those apparent strangers - if you even want to, that is.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22%, Psychological 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Mystery 12.2%, Story Rich 10.9%
- #36 Interrogation: You will be deceived
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 382 reviews2019
Dev: Critique GamingPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
As a detective tasked with bringing down a dangerous terrorist group, you fight on two fronts: interrogating suspects & managing your team and its reputation. With time running out, how far will you go to stop these criminals? Manipulation, threats or even torture? Does the end justify the means?
Why similar: Crime 25.7%, Psychological 16.6%, Visual Novel 14%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Choices Matter 13.2%
- #37 Betrayal At Club Low
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 582 reviews2022
Dev: Cosmo D Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Tonight you're on a rescue mission, infiltrating a nightclub that was once a coffin factory. Will you succeed? Will you fail? Or will your night take an unexpected detour? Roll the Pizza Dice and find out!
Why similar: Point & Click 34.5%, Choices Matter 25.8%, Multiple Endings 25.1%, RPG 14.6%
- #38 Magical Massage
72% matchVery Positive96% of 114 reviews2026
Dev: Pop Elephant StudioPub: Cyberisle
Windows
Extreme Life-and-Death Massage! Enjoy magician's look of agony and cure embarrassing ailments! From hemorrhoids that cause earthquakes to rhinitis that make huge explosion...nothing too fancy that you can't handle. However, if your skills fall short, these powerful, unclothed magicians may kill you.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 22.7%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Story Rich 10.7%
- #39 Demonheart: The Cursed Trial
73% matchVery Positive91% of 133 reviews2025
Dev: Rolling Crown
Windows · Mac
You are a girl with a demonic heart, trapped with a group of suspicious individuals. A demonspawn arrives, setting off a chain of mysterious murders. Can you trust any of your fellow captives and find love in the chaos? Or will you fight for your life alone?
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.2%, Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Multiple Endings 15.3%, Mystery 13.3%, Story Rich 11.9%
- #40 Bloodshore
75% matchMixed69% of 962 reviews2021
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Bloodshore is an interactive action movie about a televised battle royale between high-profile streamers, entertainers and death row inmates. You control the fate of Nick, a washed-up actor who fights for a life-changing cash prize.
Why similar: Point & Click 15.7%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Multiple Endings 15%, Choices Matter 13%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%
- #41 of the Devil
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 2,550 reviews2025
Dev: nth Circle Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Immerse yourself in neon, smoke, and high-stakes legal gambles as a Defense Attorney with uniquely Killer insights in this episodic, diabolically stylish visual novel adventure game.
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.4%, Choices Matter 27%, Story Rich 18%, Anime 13.6%
- #42 Ten Trials of Babel: The Doppelganger Maze
71% matchVery Positive93% of 4,406 reviews2022
Dev: 红渊Pub: NVLMaker
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Otome × Death Game × Mild Horror Multiple Endings Puzzle RPG
Why similar: Multiple Endings 26.4%, Story Rich 15.3%, Choices Matter 14.3%, Mystery 10.4%, RPG 10.3%
- #43 Find Love or Die Trying
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 12,005 reviews2021
Dev: Sunseeker Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 23.9 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Welcome to the only killer dating show where ending up single means ending up dead! Date or die, it's up to your choices!
Why similar: Visual Novel 42%, Multiple Endings 22.8%, Anime 16%, Story Rich 14.9%, 2D 3.4%
- #44 True Game
74% matchVery Positive88% of 52 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 24.7%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Multiple Endings 14%, Mystery 10.5%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #45 Finding Cinderella
72% matchVery Positive90% of 59 reviews2024
Dev: 2humanstudiowo
Windows
A lighthearted game about love and murder.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Point & Click 11%, Choices Matter 9.2%
- #46 Entropic Float: This World Will Decay And Disappear
73% matchPositive92% of 50 reviews2022
Dev: Nico HPub: Starfield Gaming
Windows · Mac
A free drama-mystery visual novel with a modern fantasy setting. Reach out to the fourteen people trapped inside to find the truth through eighteen endings, influenced by but not exclusively bound to your own system time.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.8%, Interactive Fiction 24.6%, Multiple Endings 15.5%, Mystery 12.8%, Story Rich 11%
- #47 Muffles' Life Sentence
69% matchVery Positive97% of 180 reviews2025
Dev: BossyPinoPub: Black Lantern Collective
Windows
Take back your identity in Muffles’ Life Sentence, a darkly comedic narrative adventure set in a prison where inmates are remade to match their crimes.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 26.8%, Crime 20.2%, Psychological 16.6%, Story Rich 10.6%, RPG 7.8%
- #48 Sofia in Exchange for Lies
69% matchVery Positive85% of 215 reviews2025
Dev: MUTAN
Windows
Peek into the sins and memories of five personalities through surveillance cameras──This is an immersive, mystery adventure game that unravels the thoughts of the dark past that lie dormant inside Sofia,a suspect in the murder of a presidential candidate, and uncovers the truth behind the crime.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.7%, Multiple Endings 17.4%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Mystery 13.2%, Story Rich 10.5%
- #49 Quantum Suicide
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 118 reviews2020
Dev: Cotton Candy Cyanide
Windows · Mac · Linux
Quantum Suicide is a game of betrayal, deception and romance in the cold depths of space.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.1%, Multiple Endings 16.9%, Choices Matter 16.5%, Mystery 11.8%, Story Rich 11.5%
- #50 Kumitantei: Old-School Slaughter
66% matchVery Positive92% of 344 reviews2026
Dev: Mango FactoryPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Kill each other...for science! The class of '89 is trapped in an elite school killing game. Investigate, solve, and expose your classmates in Kumitantei™: Old-School Slaughter, an episodic murder-mystery ADV card-battler inspired by retro anime.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.7%, Mystery 18%, Multiple Endings 17%, Anime 15.7%, RPG 8.8%
- #51 Paper Perjury
67% matchVery Positive89% of 228 reviews2024
Dev: Paper Cat Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
It all started with a simple robbery. When that thread was pulled, a tapestry of mysteries was revealed. Solve cases and outsmart criminals in a detective story full of lies, confessions, and maybe even a murder or two.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.8%, Crime 17.9%, Point & Click 15.6%, Mystery 11.4%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #52 DeathJack
70% matchMixed61% of 119 reviews2024
Dev: Joseph Y.
Windows
Play Blackjack where the wager is your life. Do you have what it takes to beat the host? Let's find out...
Why similar: Anime 56.5%, Stylized 40.3%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #53 Tokyo Detectives
70% matchMixed69% of 59 reviews2021
Dev: Rincho Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Crime 30.9%, Visual Novel 22.5%, Point & Click 12%, Mystery 12%, Anime 10.6%
- #54 malViolence - Definitive Edition
67% matchVery Positive93% of 159 reviews2023
Dev: Mado
Windows · Mac · Linux
CAUTION: Escape from this supervillain at your own risk...A short sci-fi visual novel packed with brain-teasing puzzles, gruesome deaths and heartbreaking secrets.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 23.9%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Story Rich 10.6%
- #55 Jester / King
69% matchVery Positive94% of 90 reviews2021
Dev: Rolling Crown
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
You wake up as a jester next to the king's lifeless body. You are trapped in a cursed kingdom with three love interests. Will you seek the truth, help the others, or try to escape?
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Multiple Endings 16%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Mystery 10.8%
- #56 The Murder Hotel
66% matchVery Positive93% of 73 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: Crime 25.9%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Mystery 12.2%, Story Rich 10.7%
- #57 Sunshine Shuffle
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 166 reviews2023
Dev: Strange Scaffold
Windows
Play cards with a group of adorable animal friends who robbed the largest bank on the Eastern Seaboard 12 years ago, and are willing to let you decorate their boat in return for not being executed by the mafia.
Why similar: Gambling 45.3% ★, Visual Novel 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Story Rich 10%, Mystery 9.3%
- #58 ROAD59 A Yakuza’s Last Stand
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: 株式会社ロケットスタジオPub: Bushiroad Inc.
Windows
Born as the heir to a crime syndicate, yet longing for an ordinary and peaceful life, the kind-hearted protagonist fights desperately to protect their loved ones. Set against a backdrop of towering skyscrapers, this visual novel weaves together the lives of 23 characters in a modern-day legend.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.2%, Crime 21.4%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Psychological 10.8%, Anime 10.3%
- #59 Big Winner
65% matchVery Positive83% of 590 reviews2025
Dev: iFAction Studio
Windows
In a future where the financial system has collapsed, the lottery becomes a lifeline for survival, with luck as the only currency. As an ordinary person in this predestined world, can you leverage the "Luck System" with courage and wit to rise from obscurity and attain the wealth others covet?
Why similar: Gambling 48.6% ★, RPG 17.9%, Multiple Endings 16%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, 2D 5.9%
- #60 誰是犯案者 Who is the Criminal
68% matchVery Positive95% of 60 reviews2021
Dev: 莉莉恩工作室
Windows
Set in school life, “Who is the Criminal” is a text-based adventure game featuring comedian and inference elements. With inquiring suspects and debating with “evildoers”, he gathers pieces of puzzles and reveals what truly happens in every incident.
Why similar: Crime 26.3%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Story Rich 10.8%, Mystery 10.7%, Anime 8.2%