- #1 悪人悪華 - AKUNIN-AKKA -
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: moutardelog
Windows
An interrogation adventure where you play as the lead detective. Exploit suspects’ weaknesses, shake their resolve, and force the truth out of them. Use the weaknesses of a cast of unique suspects to uncover the truth behind the case.
Why similar: Detective 19%, Modern 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Text-Based 8.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.5%
- #2 Demons' Timeline
96% matchVery Positive98% of 274 reviews2026
Dev: DigitalCats
Windows
Cyber Detective L solves Paradoxes—bizarre incidents by supernatural Demons—via the social media giant Parrotter. The Cyber Detective Squad, L and his Demon partner Nyasuteria, wield elite hacking and psychic powers to take on the final Paradox investigation.
Why similar: Detective 21.2%, Text-Based 15.5%, Mystery 13.2%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Investigation 10.4%
- #3 Crimsooon Sun
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Old Retina Museum
Windows · Linux
No choices but deduction. No game over. No multiple endings. A mystery "novel" adventure you can play with the same focus as reading a detective novel. Defy the sun with twenty-six bullets—even if the revolution of the heavenly spheres cannot be stopped.
Why similar: Modern 21.1%, Detective 18.9%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Mystery 12%
- #4 SHEROK's Case ;Recollection
95% matchNo user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Gamitive Of MiyaPub: GAMITIVE
Windows
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: Modern 21.9%, Detective 18.8%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Mystery 10.2%, Text-Based 9.7%
- #5 Linework
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Overlyunderqualified
Windows
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 26%, Mystery 12.7%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Investigation 12.2%, Logic 10.6%
- #6 Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy
94% matchVery Positive88% of 4,314 reviews2024
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 36.0 hrsMean: 55.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Detective 26%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Investigation 11.8%, Mystery 11.2%, Text-Based 9.2%
- #7 The Kuon Island Nursery Rhyme Murders: Case Notes
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RenkaPub: Renka BH1
Windows
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: Detective 27.2%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Mystery 13.3%, Modern 13.1%, Text-Based 9.9%
- #8 Little Locked Rooms
92% matchVery Positive89% of 143 reviews2024
Dev: riolucci
Windows · Linux
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 26.1%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Mystery 13.2%, Text-Based 11.8%, Investigation 11.2%
- #9 On Air! Taxi Detective Casebook
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 373 Studio
Windows
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: Detective 28.1%, Visual Novel 17%, Text-Based 13.6%, Investigation 12.5%, Mystery 7.9%
- #10 The Wolf Among Us Remastered
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Telltale
Windows
A dark detective thriller where folklore is real, violence is chilling, and every choice has consequences.
Why similar: Detective 23.8%, Noir 12.2%, Visual Novel 12%, Investigation 11.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%
- #11 Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders
90% matchMostly Positive73% of 180 reviews2025
Dev: coly Inc.
Windows · Mac
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: Detective 22.8%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Mystery 13.6%, Text-Based 11.6%, Investigation 10.9%
- #12 The Murder Hotel
89% matchVery Positive95% of 66 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: Detective 22.5%, Modern 16.6%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Mystery 12.1%, Text-Based 8.5%
- #13 Alice49 EP.0『ダイヤモンドとシュークリーム』
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Include0
Windows
Authentic Mystery ADV Alice49 Episode 0 Diamonds and Cream Puffs An adventure game to solve a mystery hidden in a mystery novel.
Why similar: Mystery 20.7%, Detective 19%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Text-Based 17.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%
- #14 瓔珞事件簿之誰殺了愛情
88% matchVery Positive97% of 79 reviews2022
Dev: 傅真Pub: Genuine Studio Ltd
Windows
瓔珞事件簿系列遊戲是一系列以私人偵探拍擋瓔.珞為主角的推理解謎遊戲 你將會與兩位充滿火花的偵探, 一同破解一個又一個離奇案件!
Why similar: Modern 23.7%, Detective 21.8%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Mystery 9.4%, Text-Based 8.3%
- #15 Acrônimo Tupiniquim
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cigarras & Cigarros
Windows
The greatest detective in São Paolo is dead, and you are the prime suspect in his death. Investigate the detective's past cases, unravel the web of mysteries that binds the great city, and prove your innocence. Enigmatic letters, hidden secrets, and one certainty: Every story has two sides.
Why similar: Detective 27.8%, Noir 17.5%, Investigation 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Logic 8%
- #16 Red Chat Ritual – TSUMIMI TIME
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tohakusha Inc.
Windows
A psychological horror ADV where you interfere with an idol livestream through chat, Super Chats, and investigation.
Why similar: Detective 19.6%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Mystery 14.3%, Investigation 12.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%
- #17 Ace Attorney Investigations Collection
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,560 reviews2024
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 30.7 hrsMean: 34.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Detective 23.2%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Investigation 14.7%, Mystery 13.1%, Text-Based 11%
- #18 TellTale - Casino Murder Case
84% matchMostly Positive73% of 26 reviews2024
Dev: NeruyaPub: Team Detective
Windows
[Telltale - Casino Murder] is a full-voice indie mystery game with the youngest lawyer, Kang Ho-yeon, who reveals the truth of the casino murder case and achieves innocence at trial.
Why similar: Detective 26%, Mystery 17.9%, Investigation 12.4%, Text-Based 10.9%, Visual Novel 9.7%
- #19 Death off the Cuff
86% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2021
Dev: Simon ChristiansenPub: SiChris Productions
Windows
No criminal has ever been a match for you, and everybody is looking forward to a description of your brilliant deductions. There is just one small problem. One tiny detail that makes it different this time. A mere trifle, really. This time you have no idea who did it.
Why similar: Detective 20.8%, Text-Based 15.9%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%, Investigation 10.3%
- #20 イヌワシ ~うらぶれ探偵とお嬢様刑事の池袋事件ファイル~
85% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2020
Dev: orange
Windows · Mac
お嬢様刑事とうらぶれ探偵が挑む17の事件! 池袋を舞台に男女コンビが大活躍!元ギャング執事に天才高校生ハッカーなど個性あふれるキャラクター達と力を合わせて、サスペンスにコメディ、オカルトなど多彩な事件に挑もう!
Why similar: Modern 31.6%, Detective 26.2%, Visual Novel 17%, Mystery 13.6%, Adventure 11.6%
- #21 The Girl Who Wasn't There
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 1564 Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 23.9%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Text-Based 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Mystery 10.6%
- #22 Misadventures of Laura Silver
83% matchVery Positive84% of 269 reviews2019
Dev: Studio Attic Salt
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Need more stress in your life? Meet Laura Silver, a paranoid and insomniac detective tasked with researching Slavic mythology. Do you know anything about the Vodnik? Neither does she. Unfortunately, her incompetence won't be your biggest problem in Czechoslovakia.
Why similar: Detective 16.3%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%, Noir 10%, Mystery 9.6%
- #23 Echoes of Ash
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ash Studio
Windows
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 30.7%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Investigation 13.1%, Mystery 11.5%, Crime 5.9%
- #24 Scene Investigators
81% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,000 reviews2023
Dev: EQ Studios
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A hardcore deductive reasoning game for fans of the “true crime” genre. Only by unraveling the logic and grasping at the motivations behind each case can the crimes be completely solved. Perfect as a social-style mystery fiction.
Why similar: Detective 23.5%, Modern 19.1%, Investigation 14.4%, Mystery 12.2%, Logic 10.4%
- #25 Staffer Retro : A Supernatural Mystery Quest
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Team Tetrapod
Windows
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: Detective 23.9%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Mystery 11.8%, Text-Based 10.6%, Investigation 9.5%
- #26 Tron: Identity
80% matchMostly Positive79% of 292 reviews2023
Dev: Bithell Games
Windows · Mac
Something has been taken. Enter a new Grid and forge alliances via visual novel gameplay, uncovering truths through Identity Disc puzzles. Make critical decisions and plot your own course in a world without a creator.
Why similar: Detective 25.8%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Mystery 12.5%, Noir 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%
- #27 Walk this road, again
79% matchPositive89% of 27 reviews2025
Dev: Installing something
Windows
A free, story-driven short visual novel with no choices. The narrative weaves between the present (202X) and the past (200X), depicting the suffocating chain of violence within a Korean school setting with stark realism.
Why similar: Modern 27.2%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Text-Based 18.3%, Realistic 13.8%, Story Rich 4.8%
- #28 Man of Nollyn
78% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2026
Dev: Slater Chae
Windows
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Detective 25.2%, Noir 16.8%, Investigation 12.5%, Mystery 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.8%
- #29 Kisen: Seeker of Aenjan City
79% 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: Detective 30.3%, Visual Novel 22.8%, Mystery 17.1%, Text-Based 16.4%, Story Rich 6.3%
- #30 Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved
76% matchVery Positive95% of 420 reviews2025
Dev: Armonica LLC
Windows
A woman vanishes without a trace on a cross-country train. The catch? Nobody on board remembers her ever existing in the first place - nobody, except for you. Uncover the story in this mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Detective 34.1%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Mystery 14.7%, Noir 8.2%, Investigation 6.9%
- #31 Revelation
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GaLaTECH
Windows
Revelation(레벨레이션)은 텍스트 기반의 1인칭 2D 어드벤처 게임입니다. 여러분은 탐정이라는 직업이 없는 세상인 '알바트로스'에서 탐정을 꿈꾸는 주인공 류드가 되어 다양한 사건을 수사합니다. 이젠 어른이 된 류드의 다섯 친구들과 함께, 강력 범죄를 수사하며 거대한 진실에 도달하는 여정을 떠나보세요.
Why similar: Modern 25.7%, Detective 22.1%, Mystery 11.3%, Text-Based 11.2%, Visual Novel 8.1%
- #32 Detective Turtletop: Who Killed Harambe?
75% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Turtletop Software
Windows
The first AI detective game that doesn't cheat. Developed by a former Meta AI Engineer. Interrogate suspects using your own words to solve the murder of Harambe. Features procedurally generated cases, consistent hard logic, and a unique stress mechanic. You have 3 hours to find the truth.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.1%, Noir 16.9%, Detective 16.8%, Mystery 13.4%, Text-Based 12.2%
- #33 Death Becomes You - Mystery Visual Novel
77% matchPositive93% of 27 reviews2021
Dev: Quill Yuri
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Visual Novel 15.1%, Detective 14.6%, Mystery 11.8%, Text-Based 11.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%
- #34 小学生はませている。
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: NOLAS project
Windows
いじめの犯人探しに抜擢された主人公。 彼が描く推理、その結末は必ずしも正しいとは限らない。 あなたが選んだ結末次第で、 誰かを苦しめるのかもしれない……
Why similar: Detective 19.5%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Mystery 10.9%, Text-Based 10.1%
- #35 Kamilia
73% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: RQ play
Windows · Mac
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: Detective 20%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Mystery 14.3%, Investigation 9.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.5%
- #36 Nine in Flight
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Shook Loose
Windows
An absurdist mystery for only the most hard-boiled interim junior detectives.
Why similar: Detective 24.8%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Mystery 11.9%, Dark Humor 8.8%, Logic 8.4%
- #37 Private Eye: The Young Heir
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lucky 7 Studios
Windows
Private Eye is a detective game where you play as Hakeem trying to solve the murder case of Amir. The wealthy heir Amir kept strange company, is one of them his murderer? Explore, investigate, solve puzzles, and find discrepancies to unravel his mysterious death.
Why similar: Detective 23.5%, Mystery 11.8%, Investigation 11.4%, Noir 9.4%, Logic 8.3%
- #38 Stella: into the Shadow
72% matchPositive83% of 29 reviews2025
Dev: Shadow games
Windows
"Stella: into the Shadow" is a dark mystical story. When Stella's friend disappears, her life transforms into a detective mystery. Working at a nightclub, forging new connections, and uncovering the city's secrets will force her to reevaluate everything: from those around her to her very self.
Why similar: Detective 24%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Modern 12.9%, Investigation 12%, Noir 10.9%
- #39 Sarawak
74% matchPositive86% of 22 reviews2021
Dev: Cowleyfornia StudiosPub: Cowleyfornia Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short literary mystery game set in Oxford and Borneo
Why similar: Text-Based 17.8%, Detective 16.8%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Mystery 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%
- #40 No men in this house
73% matchVery Positive84% of 51 reviews2022
Dev: Anastasia ErokhinaPub: Pavel Pichugin
Windows
"No men in this house" is a visual novel set in Thailand. This edge-of-your-seat detective story about mysterious deaths on a touristy island will make you suspect everyone, including yourself!
Why similar: Detective 24.5%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Mystery 14.1%, Dark Humor 10.3%, Text-Based 9.1%
- #41 Murder at the Cat Show
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AppleHead Games
Windows · Mac
After a cat show competition, three contestants, Claudette, Aberdeen, and Illia, head back to their hotel rooms to decompress and unwind. The next day, Claudette's body is found floating in the hotel's pool. Did Claudette take her own life, or was she murdered by cutthroat competition?
Why similar: Detective 19%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Mystery 12%, Noir 11.5%, Text-Based 9.9%
- #42 Moonless Moon
70% matchVery Positive92% of 313 reviews2024
Dev: Kazuhide OkaPub: KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO
Windows · Mac
When night falls, she wanders into another world... Moonless Moon is a text-based adventure game following a girl as she travels through a variety of different worlds.
Why similar: Modern 27.2%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Text-Based 19.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Multiple Endings 6.2%
- #43 Sockpuppet Noire
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LizardFactory
Windows
Step into the shoes of Frank Sockowski, private detective, and explore the gritty world of New Drawer, a wolly unsettling and corrupt city.
Why similar: Detective 22.9%, Noir 15.9%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Investigation 9.9%, Text-Based 8.6%
- #44 SAS:绝响诡计 | Case 0 风暴蝴蝶
69% matchVery Positive89% of 245 reviews2025
Dev: 秦遥
Windows
这是一款以中式校园为背景的推理类文字游戏,你将扮演一名高中生司空茂,在开学第一天目击密室杀人事件的现场,并经过调查和推理解决案件,找出真正的犯人和真相背后更深的阴谋。但在享受侦探游戏的同时,请千万不要忽视学习。保持情绪稳定,尽量维持活下去的念头...记住,你的成绩,永远比案件要更重要。
Why similar: Detective 28.2%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Text-Based 14.2%, Mystery 8.6%
- #45 Tokyo Detectives
71% matchMixed69% of 58 reviews2021
Dev: Rincho Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Detective 30.1%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Investigation 14.4%, Mystery 12.9%, Text-Based 10.8%
- #46 Murder Mystery Stories
68% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Cyblux GamesPub: Cyblux LLC
Windows
Murder Mystery Stories is a digital detective game featuring 4 unique murder cases. Examine evidence, interrogate witnesses, and uncover the truth. Each case challenges your logic and observation skills in a gripping interactive experience.
Why similar: Detective 35%, Mystery 16%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Realistic 10.1%, Story Rich 5.4%
- #47 Choices That Matter: And The Sun Went Out
71% matchMixed68% of 28 reviews2020
Dev: Tin Man Games
Windows · Mac
Take part in one of the most complex interactive adventure stories ever written! What if the sun inexplicably vanished only to return hours later? Investigate with your AI companion, Moti. Uncover conspiracies. Discover ancient religions. Travel the globe.
Why similar: Detective 17.6%, Text-Based 15.5%, Noir 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Visual Novel 10%
- #48 D.D.D. 災薬対策課
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: fug
Windows
『D.D.D. ― 災薬対策課 ―』は、2人プレイ専用の推理アドベンチャーゲームです。 ナノロボット医療が発達した近未来を舞台に、プレイヤーは特別組織〈D.D.D.〉に所属する二人の刑事となり、 違法ナノロボット《DisasterDrug》が関わる事件の真相を追います。 互いに異なる情報を持ち寄り、通話で協力しながら、事件の謎を解き明かしましょう。
Why similar: Detective 20.1%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Mystery 17.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Investigation 9.5%
- #49 Max Sterling PI: The Grady Case
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Saint Cloud Studios
Windows
In this classic Investigative Mystery game, you are hired to find the truth behind Mr. Grady's untimely death. Explore 40+ areas, compile a multitude of evidence, and interview over 30 unique characters to assist you in your search for answers. Do YOU have what it takes to crack the case?
Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Noir 12.6%, Text-Based 12.1%, Mystery 12%
- #50 Detective Turner: If Looks Could Kill
67% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: RikerPub: ALL DAY ALL NIGHT
Windows · Mac
A text-driven noir murder mystery where you literally read the room. Search for clues in the text, photograph evidence, and interrogate suspects to solve the murder of fashion icon Margot Voss.
Why similar: Detective 30.6%, Investigation 14%, Mystery 13.3%, Text-Based 12.7%, Noir 12.7%
- #51 The Monster Inside
69% matchVery Positive88% of 2,088 reviews2017
Dev: Random Seed Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 10%
A film noir style audio-visual novella. A mysterious woman... a string of murders... and a man with a hidden past.
Why similar: Detective 34.1%, Noir 23.6%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Mystery 16.3%, Indie 1.9%
- #52 ナカノ人格移植研究所
67% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 麺屋すぱいす 東京支店
Windows · Mac
「ナカノ人格移植研究所」は、周回型ミステリー2Dアドベンチャーゲームです。 それぞれの周回でプレイヤーが憑依する対象の登場人物を選択することで、その登場人物を主人公としてストーリーを進めながら謎を解き明かします。 プレイヤーは本ゲームの中で 4 つのパートを行き来しながらストーリーを進めます。 ノベルパートでは、クリックしながら物語を読み進めます。 探索パートでは、画面上のアイテムをクリックしながら物語を読み進めます。 移動パートでは、再度ビューでプレイヤーを操作し、船の中を探索します。 会議パートでは、他のパートで集めた手がかりを利用して他の登場人物と会話します。
Why similar: Detective 20.1%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Mystery 11%, Text-Based 10.5%
- #53 The Island: Into The Mist
69% matchMixed66% of 225 reviews2019
Dev: BADA Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
'The Island: In To The Mist' is an adventure game. It includes basic features of adventure genre and add some new systems to interest you. You have been given a chance to experience a group of university students, who confined in the island. There is a terrific but interesting story you will see.
Why similar: Detective 20.9%, Noir 13%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Mystery 11.3%
- #54 Tell Me Everything
70% matchMixed61% of 72 reviews2018
Dev: LizardFactory
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 34%
A mysterious murder has shocked the inner city, and as the lead detective, it is your job to catch the real killer. Armed with words and wits, you uncover the secrets and capture the murderer, and make sure justice will be served.
Why similar: Detective 24.3%, Investigation 13.6%, Text-Based 12.8%, Mystery 11.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.7%
- #55 Brood Year
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wurm Fud
Windows
Stuck in a dead-end town with plans that go nowhere, Jackie feels as if her life is doomed to stagnancy forever. Getting by with her friends, she is resigned to her fate in a small town- until a chance encounter with a deadly life-form sets in motion a deadly chain of events
Why similar: Detective 18.7%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Text-Based 11.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%, Investigation 9.2%
- #56 Rumor Reporter
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Greyhaven Craft
Windows
Rumor Reporter is a Golden Age whodunit mystery. Play as senior reporter Veronica Chase as you explore Greyhaven Island in the Celtic Sea, 1920s. Choose where to investigate, who to question, and what to publish. Your report shapes public opinion, drives arrests, and changes the island’s future.
Why similar: Detective 28.1%, Mystery 15.4%, Investigation 13.2%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.2%
- #57 Sunset High
65% matchPositive93% of 27 reviews2025
Dev: Turnip Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your crush is missing. They texted you last night. And now you’re reliving the same day over and over. Welcome to Sunset High — where drama, dilemmas, and time loops collide in this narrative-driven, 2D adventure.
Why similar: Detective 18.9%, Noir 14.5%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Text-Based 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%