60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Adventure, Anime, Mystery.
Play as a detective tasked with catching a serial killer in this visual novel set in post-war Japan. Investigate key locations, question many complex characters, piece together clues, and try to stop the culprit before they end yet another young girl's smile.
The Shell Part I: Inferno
Unravel a string of gruesome murders terrorizing Tokyo in this mystery-thriller visual novel. The secrets of a case from six years prior may just be the key to the current unending cycle of tragedy—and the thing that cracks this woeful world’s shell may be one girl’s smile.
AI: The Somnium Files
Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.
Unravel a string of gruesome murders terrorizing Tokyo in this mystery-thriller visual novel. The secrets of a case from six years prior may just be the key to the current unending cycle of tragedy—and the thing that cracks this woeful world’s shell may be one girl’s smile.
Why similar: Detective 19.9%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Mystery 10.7%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Choices Matter 8.1%
Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.
Why similar: Detective 22.7%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Mystery 12.6%, Anime 11.4%, Gore 9.3%
Legend tells of a door deep below Tokyo's sewers. All who enter are lost forever. Detective Ito's partner is missing. Explore Tokyo & uncover the darkness that lays beneath the streets in this Point & Click - meets Visual Novel - narrative adventure that questions the very core of Ito's sanity.
Why similar: Detective 20.3%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Anime 11.4%, Point & Click 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9.4%
A mystery adventure game and visual novel set on solitary Shironagasu Island. Discover its secrets, solve its mysteries, and escape from the ominous island!
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.2%, Mystery 14.7%, Detective 14.4%, Horror 9.3%, Anime 8.2%
From the creators of the critically acclaimed STEINS;GATE comes a sensational new visual novel: CHAOS;CHILD. Set in Shibuya in 2015, a group of high school students who survived an earthquake six years ago find themselves at the center of a new series of bizarre murders in the city.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.9%, Mystery 13.5%, Gore 13.5%, Anime 11%, Psychological Horror 10.3%
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: Detective 11.2%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Thriller 10.7%, Mystery 9.5%, Investigation 9.1%
The samurai detective visual novel! Solve crimes and pass judgment on vigilantes, officials, inventors, and brigands to protect a city of eternal cherry blossoms.
Why similar: Detective 24.5%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Gore 12.4%, Mystery 11.3%, Anime 8.3%
The hero moves to a new city. However, along with him comes a masked killer who begins to kill his friends one by one... Make decisions to build your adventure. Can you stop him before it's too late?
Why similar: Detective 20.8%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Mystery 10.5%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Anime 9.7%
A gothic suspense tale set in a cursed mansion. "The House in Fata Morgana" is a full-length visual novel spanning nearly a millennium that deals in tragedy, human nature, and insanity.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.5%, Mystery 13.3%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Dark 11.2%, Anime 10.2%
A narrative detective game blended with supernatural elements. Play as a rookie investigator, discover vital clues in every case, dive into unscripted interrogations and uncover truths that break minds. But with each revelation, the world feels... less human.
Why similar: Detective 27.7%, Visual Novel 18%, Anime 13.9%, Drama 12.6%, Mystery 12.2%
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Detective 27.4%, Investigation 22.5%, Visual Novel 14%, Mystery 12.4%, Anime 11.8%
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.8%, Mystery 14.5%, Anime 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Gore 12.2%
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.2%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Mystery 14.8%, Anime 14.6%, Gore 13.3%
A short SF psychedelic interrogation ADV game that focuses on the interrogation of a suspect in a dismemberment murder case. The protagonist is a lieutenant colonel, tasked with interrogating the suspect. The protagonist needs to find out why she killed the two men and how she committed the crime.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Detective 13.4%, Drama 11%, Anime 10.8%
When seven people fall prey to a vicious curse, they will discover that horror rests not from the shadows lurking about, but within themselves. To what ends will one go in order to survive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 17%, Horror 12.1%, Gore 9.4%, Mature 8.9%, Choices Matter 8.8%
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.5%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Mystery 14.4%, Anime 13%, Horror 12.1%
Wonderful Everyday is a visual novel with multiple routes which develops a story based on a few concepts: "the sky and the world", "the beginning and the end", "literature and science", "savior and hero", "brother and sister".
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.1%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Sexual Content 12.7%, Gore 10.7%, Mystery 9.9%
Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo is a multi-ending mystery adventure game. A group of boys and girls who have lost their memories gather in a “Tokyo” that is both familiar and unfamiliar. They must trace their lost memories to escape the bizarre labyrinths. Are they prepared to confront their “true selves”?
Why similar: Detective 18.5%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Anime 9.6%, Drama 8.7%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
Join spirit detective Kagami Makoto and his demon familiars as they hunt down the wandering ghosts disrupting the peace of his small town.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.3%, Mature 17.2%, Anime 15.6%, Gore 14.7%, Choices Matter 10.2%
Detective Reiji Tokisaka is back to face down a mystery that spans decades, if not centuries. With the aftermath of his last case weighing on his soul and a long-silent cult resurgent, can he solve the crime—or will it become his curse?
Why similar: Detective 24.5%, Investigation 21.2%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Mystery 11.2%, Anime 10.1%
Follow the protagonist's pursuit to uncover the death of his friends during the Taisho era of Japan. An highly-acclaimed, psychedelic BL murder-mystery visual novel from indie developer ADELTA!
Why similar: Visual Novel 22%, Sexual Content 19%, NSFW 12%, Gore 9.9%, Mature 8%
Discard your sense of morality and enter the world of CORPSE FACTORY. An obscure website allows users to request a death. Victims supposedly receive a photograph of their own corpse before they are killed! With English voice acting by an all-star cast.
Why similar: Thriller 15.8%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Mystery 11.2%, Anime 11.1%
Help Miyako and Kakeru track down a superpowered serial killer before they strike again.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.2%, Sexual Content 20.6%, Anime 17.9%, Mystery 9.5%, Multiple Endings 8.4%
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 27%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Mystery 15.2%, Anime 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.3%
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.7%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Mystery 13.9%, Anime 13.7%, Horror 12.7%
Thirteen girls awaken, only to find themselves in a prison. What awaits them: a Witch Trial. Help them prepare for the trial by exploring the prison in order to find the witch hidden amongst them. Find the witch, learn what kind of magic she holds, dispel the lies, and prepare for the execution.
Why similar: Detective 22.2%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Mystery 10.6%, Gore 8.3%, Sexual Content 7.9%
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: Detective 22.9%, Investigation 19.7%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Mystery 11.8%, Gore 8.6%
A group of friends unknowingly perform an occult ritual that traps them in an otherworldly elementary school. Here, the vengeful spirits of young children threaten their lives and their sanity, and the only hope of survival is to uncover the chilling details behind the murders of those trapped before them...
Why similar: Horror 17.9%, Gore 14.8%, Anime 14.6%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Visual Novel 11.5%
When a letter is delivered 15 years late - you discover an old pen-friend was involved in a murder, before she disappeared. Travelling to her hometown, you must investigate the murder, using her past letters as clues to uncover the disturbing truth.
Why similar: Detective 23.1%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Mystery 12.2%, Anime 11.1%, Multiple Endings 10.5%
This world is woven of strings, of fate and of hate. What do you see, detective? A horror-mystery yuri visual novel peering into the maddening darkness of love and death.
Why similar: Detective 22.2%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Mystery 10.6%, Multiple Endings 9.6%, Anime 9.4%
An anthology series that serves as a Corpse Party sequel, prequel, midquel, and alternate universe tale all in one. Rejoin old friends for a deeper dive into the haunted halls of Heavenly Host Elementary...
Why similar: Gore 16.1%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Anime 11%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Horror 10.7%
1988年，日本泡沫经济破灭前夕，化身被冤枉成嫌犯的刑警，侦查青梅奇怪自杀案，牵连出持续20年的连环杀人案秘密，穿梭烟酒与霓虹的昭和街头，在人心与生死的抉择中，搜查蛛丝马迹，找出血案真相。
Why similar: Detective 20.6%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Mystery 11.3%, Drama 11.1%
5% of murder cases remain unsolved... it's time to open up these cases and confront the supernatural with forensic science! Solve cases by analyzing evidence and consulting with specialists. Enter a world that artfully blends 2D illustration and real-life visuals!
Why similar: Detective 17.4%, Investigation 14.9%, Drama 11.3%, Visual Novel 9.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.9%
In a world where psychological states can be quantified, every choice has consequences, victims can become criminals, and the very nature of truth can warp and shift. Can detectives Nadeshiko Kugatachi and Takuma Tsurugi remain on the path of justice as they face the ugly truths of humanity?
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.9%, Anime 35.4%, Detective 23.7%
Rewind time to save your girlfriend in a twisted high school death game. A gripping yuri visual novel: Investigate brutal murders, unravel psychological horrors, and fight for a forbidden love that defies death itself.
Why similar: Detective 18.9%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Thriller 11.6%, Drama 11.1%, Emotional 10.1%
All capture targets are mentally "Jirai"(landmine)!? Meet these eccentric boys, reveal the truth beneath in this Psycho-love-horror VN!
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.3%, Thriller 13%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%, Mystery 9.6%
An intricate mystery visual novel. Search text, piece together clues, and jump around the story to unravel the tangled events within the sealed tower.
Why similar: Detective 26.2%, Investigation 18.6%, Mystery 15.3%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Anime 11%
CHAOS;HEAD NOAH is now available on Steam!
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.2%, Gore 19.5%, Mystery 14.4%, Anime 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12.5%
From hit writer Ryukishi07, the creator of When They Cry, comes a story on the theme of “curses.” Strike down the dark riddle of dolls and soot in this supernatural horror visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.2%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Anime 16.2%, Emotional 14.9%, Horror 10.8%
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 23.1%, Investigation 19%, Mystery 14.4%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%
A tragic love story following Memori and her search for the missing "him."
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.4%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%, Emotional 10.6%, Mystery 9.1%
You opened your eyes to find a giant girl looking down at you. Experience the fate of Saeko and the little people in this cruel yet captivating story with avant-garde art.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Dark 9.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.3%, Sexual Content 8.3%
A serial killer is on the loose and only you can stop the Phantom! Story of Koyama Kazuki, a young detective working for the Igrasil. While working on several, seemingly unrelated cases, you find clues pointing to the person who killed your parents. Can you stop this new cycle of death before it's too late?
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.6%, Detective 25%, Mystery 21.5%, Anime 20.6%, Horror 6.4%
Siberian Way is a detective thriller novel. Follow the dark non-linear story and decide how it can end! For all fans of snowy Siberia, Murder on the Orient Express and twisted plots, seasoned with mysticism.
Why similar: Detective 18.7%, Investigation 15.8%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Dark 11.6%
Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.4%, Detective 14.7%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Drama 12.3%, Mystery 12%
A supernatural Halloween whodunnit. Solve a chilling locked-room mystery before the grim reaper reveals the answer!
Why similar: Detective 21.4%, Investigation 11.9%, Dark 11.2%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Mystery 10.3%
A strange rumor is spreading through the shadows of Tokyo's H City: a mysterious disfigurement has been appearing on the bodies of certain individuals. Anyone who receives the Mark will rapidly die of unknown, horrifying causes. The countdown to death has already begun...
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.4%, Horror 26.6%, Detective 17.9%, Anime 13.5%, Point & Click 7.6%
investigate the evidence left by a stalker and kidnapper and track the fate of a college girl. The player advances and watches the plot by clicking to make choices for the heroine at key moments, with different choices leading to different endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.3%, Psychological Horror 23.5%, Horror 18.8%, Gore 16.9%, Story Rich 7.5%
Insight is a single-player horror story game shrouded in mystery. You'll take control of different characters to solve crimes and unveil the dark secrets behind them.
Why similar: Detective 21%, Thriller 14.9%, Drama 11%, Emotional 10.7%, Psychological Horror 9.9%
A deeply unsettling visual novel following a boy who returns to his hometown expecting to find peace; however, it isn't long before his hopes are dashed by the monster known as Gore Screaming Show.
Why similar: Thriller 12.7%, Emotional 11.8%, Drama 11.4%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Visual Novel 11%
A visual novel about obsession, loneliness, and, based on your choices, varying amounts of murder.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.3%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, Anime 16.2%, Thriller 10%, Sexual Content 8.4%
Basically the story goes as visual novel form. Sometimes, the system switches into dot part, and you can control the character to continue the story.
Why similar: Detective 13.9%, Anime 13.2%, Gore 11%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.7%
Step into a dark world where cyberdemons haunt humankind. When mutilated bodies start appearing all over this sleepy town in the Mississippi inaka, Sawyer, ex-AGENCY operative; now unemployed shut-in, must exorcise the demon perpetrator in this story-rich, PC-98 style adventure game.
Why similar: Detective 24.9%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Point & Click 11.9%, Anime 10.3%, Dark 9.1%
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: Thriller 11.9%, Investigation 11.8%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Mystery 10%, Psychological Horror 9.9%
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 27.7%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Mystery 14.8%, Anime 14.2%, Psychological Horror 9.8%
It's a mystery game that reveals the truth through an autopsy. Be a forensic doctor and find out why the dead died.
Why similar: Detective 27.1%, Mystery 14.3%, Point & Click 12.9%, Visual Novel 12%, Investigation 11.3%
Saint Kotar is a psychological horror detective game set in a cursed valley in rural Croatia. Investigate the disappearance of your relative in the occult-ridden town of Sveti Kotar as you switch between conflicting realities through the eyes of two godly men.
Why similar: Detective 19.3%, Psychological Horror 10%, Point & Click 9.6%, Choices Matter 8.9%, Mystery 8.5%
Mysterious murders. A cursed apartment building. Cohabitating with a cute demon girl?! All in a day's work for diviner, Haruhisa but will he be able to solve the case and not be distracted by a demon girl only interested in him?
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.9%, Point & Click 13.6%, Sexual Content 13.3%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Multiple Endings 11%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: Detective 17.7%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Thriller 9.2%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, Point & Click 8.7%
In the bayside area of Kanto, a murder with unknown motivations sets off a series of seemingly random events bringing together peculiar individuals, one of whom is detective Tokio Morishima. When their ambitions begin to collide, a truly shocking pattern emerges…
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.8%, Detective 31.9%, Mystery 22.7%, Story Rich 9.6%
