60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Mystery, Story Rich, Adventure.
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?
Whispers of the Luminaries Part 1
Uncover the truth behind an idol's disappearance, weeks before her debut. Whispers of the Luminaries is a narrative-driven game that blends a classic detective story with the dark side of the idol entertainment industry.
The Apple Tree
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!
Uncover the truth behind an idol's disappearance, weeks before her debut. Whispers of the Luminaries is a narrative-driven game that blends a classic detective story with the dark side of the idol entertainment industry.
Why similar: Crime 15.8%, Detective 12.3%, Visual Novel 10%, Investigation 8.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.9%
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: Detective 15.4%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Psychological 9.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%, Investigation 9%
The Silver Case – the debut title from world-renowned developer SUDA51 has been fully remastered and localized to English for the first time ever!
Why similar: Crime 18.9%, Detective 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Investigation 10.3%, Visual Novel 10%
This choices-matter visual novel is narrative-heavy, filled with beautifully illustrated characters, intricate stories, and two distinct endings.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Crime 14.3%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Detective 9.1%, Adventure 8.5%
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: Crime 19.7%, Detective 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Psychological 7.9%
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 17.2%, Crime 16.3%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Investigation 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%
An occult-mystery-adventure game set in Kyoto—detectives investigate to solve bizarre and complex cases. What did Kamotan detectives finally uncover on their way to the truth of these cryptic incidents?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.3%, Crime 18.1%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Detective 13.5%, Anime 11.3%
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 15.6%, Crime 13.3%, Visual Novel 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%, Investigation 9.2%
「現実と区別のつかない幻覚を見せる能力」を手に入れた高校生・拓海。復讐のために使い始めた力は、やがて彼自身の運命を大きく変えていく。選択によって結末が変化する心理サスペンスビジュアルノベル。
Why similar: Crime 17.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Psychological 12.5%, Investigation 8.8%
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 21.3%, Detective 15.5%, Investigation 14.8%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.6%
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Crime 20.9%, Detective 18.6%, Investigation 13.5%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Anime 10.5%
A closed-off ghost town, and the unsolved bizarre serial murders that once occurred there. A “daily life collapse” suspense × death game novel ADV that depicts the obsessive love and revenge of 11 people whose lives were irrevocably shattered by that horrific incident.
Why similar: Crime 16%, Detective 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Investigation 8.4%
A novel game featuring the popular streamer group "Ultimate Jumbo Jet"! Search for clues and discover the truth through "Fantastical Mystery"!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Crime 17.5%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Anime 8.8%, Mystery 8.7%
A visual novel in the romance and adventure genre. Awaken in the Honeycombs, a camp where memory is erased and secrets hum in the night. Forge bonds, defy the Union, and uncover your past. Will you be a pawn or ignite freedom as war looms?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.7%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Detective 15.3%, Anime 10.6%, Emotional 9.4%
A girl was murdered, and she is the only one still hunting for her killer. The day before her birthday, Han Xiaoxiao woke as a spirit with no memory, three days dead. Possess the living, gather clues, and uncover how you died. But some truths are harder to bear than death itself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.8%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Psychological 9.4%, Anime 8.7%, Emotional 8.1%
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 25.4%, Detective 16.2%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%, Dark 7%
In this visual novel, Maggie Crane and 15 others are invited to partake in the Isolated Society Study, where they must forge a peaceful society while attempting to outsmart each other in complex challenges. Just as the study is about to conclude, the Golding Foundation introduces a sinister twist.
Why similar: Detective 16.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Anime 11%, Female Protagonist 8.9%
A visual novel with an exciting detective and romantic plot. Take on a dangerous investigation and find your love in a lost Japanese town.
Why similar: Crime 16.7%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Investigation 9.7%, Anime 9.7%, Detective 8.3%
A dark historical otome visual novel. Houston, Texas, 1925. A heroine from 2025 is reborn as the daughter of a murdered mafia boss and becomes “compensation” for the Devil’s Six gang. Six dangerous men, seven deadly sins, and a choice between Redemption and Fall.
Why similar: Crime 16.6%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.5%, Psychological 7.8%, Detective 7.7%
Gripping psychological thriller Yaoi game full of difficult choices. Can you trust your own mind?
Why similar: Crime 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Psychological 9.1%, Anime 8.3%
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 20.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Anime 9.6%, Dark 8.1%
莺神乐的知名作品，在Steam中高清化上架！ 与书本坠入爱河，畅游在书本与魔法的世界中吧！
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Detective 13.2%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Emotional 9.2%, Romance 7.5%
ROMANCE AFTER DARK is a noir blend of visual novel and adventure game experience. Play as Trevor, once successful private investigator and help him put his miserable life on the right track again. Use your detective hunch and interact with characters and objects.
Why similar: Crime 17.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Detective 10.7%, Dark 6.8%
雪山ペンションで起こる殺人事件を阻止するため、 聞き込みとパソコンで情報整理するマルチエンドミステリーADV『夜明けの影法師』！
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Crime 10.7%, Detective 8.6%, Mystery 8.1%
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.
Why similar: Crime 16.9%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Detective 10.9%, Investigation 9.7%, Romance 8.7%
At Mystery Academy, training detectives is routine. Dealing with a vampire? Not so much. As mysterious deaths begin to surface, questions begins to arise: is it all just pure coincidence? And who can you trust when danger might be right beside you?
Why similar: Detective 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Crime 12%, Dark 10.9%, Anime 9.1%
A visual novel that depicts the trials of four young girls who committed crimes during their lifetimes and have since passed away.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.9%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Anime 12.1%, Adventure 10.3%, Dark 9.3%
The chart-topping itch.io and Newgrounds indie hit comes to Steam, with a slew of enhancements and new features! Step into court as Nina Aquila, rookie defense attorney in this thrilling VN/adventure game hybrid, and fight for justice in a world where all anime genres exist at once!
Why similar: Crime 20.4%, Detective 16.9%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Anime 10.8%, Investigation 10.1%
In New York, private detective Ikeda Sen happens upon the enigmatic Lila shortly before his client, Walton, hands him a strange device. And in Japan, Izumozaki Neneko stumbles upon a corpse by the canal on her way to school. Two unrelated stories unfold, intersecting in bizarre and unexpected ways.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.2%, Crime 19.8%, Detective 16.5%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Investigation 10.3%
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: Crime 22.1%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Anime 10.7%, Dark 9.8%, Romance 9.5%
A suspense mystery set in a police station. Includes two visual novels. *Lost* features a multi-ending system based on player choices. *Secret A* is a short story with no choices. Both offer suspenseful storylines.
Why similar: Crime 20.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.7%, Visual Novel 18%, Psychological 9.1%, Adventure 8.5%
少女達の「最期の一日」を辿り、真相を紐解いていく
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.8%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Adventure 11.9%, Emotional 9.3%, Romance 7.9%
A mystery adventure featuring a public security duo and supernatural cases. Unravel the truth behind the otherworldly "Ghosturbance Cases"!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.5%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Detective 13.9%, Mystery 10%, Adventure 6.4%
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 25.5%, Detective 18.2%, Visual Novel 13%, Anime 9.4%, Investigation 9.3%
NINA AQUILA is back for her brightest, boldest, most magical adventure yet!
Why similar: Crime 21.4%, Detective 16.4%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Investigation 12.1%, Anime 10.5%
The noir detective game where you can bribe people for puzzle hints.
Why similar: Crime 20.3%, Detective 17.5%, Investigation 10.6%, Anime 9.6%, Thriller 7.6%
Christian Tyler is ready to investigate a new case! Uncover the mystery of the tourist town of Alkelano in our new visual novel.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.9%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Detective 13.2%, Casual 9%, Psychological 8%
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: Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Psychological 11.9%, Detective 11%, Investigation 9.5%
Gather evidence, interview suspects and send your case to trial. Have you got what it takes to be Tokyo's top detective?
Why similar: Crime 23.7%, Detective 22.6%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Mystery 7.8%, Anime 6.5%
Jack and Sylvia work as sevants in Talia Godroy's house to clear a debt. What begins as work becomes something neither of them planned. A branching adult visual novel about romance, desire and jealousy — 20+ hours, 16 endings, no way to see them all in one run.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.8%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Adventure 10.6%, Emotional 9.7%, Psychological 8.9%
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: Detective 19.3%, Crime 16.4%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Investigation 13.1%, Female Protagonist 9.5%
「透明人間」のクロと、「透明人間しか見えない・聞こえない」豹馬。平穏を望む２人に、世界は恐るべき牙を剥ける。何度でも。ただ、豹馬の望みが絶たれるまで。
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.1%, Emotional 14.6%, Adventure 9.6%, Mystery 9.1%
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: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.5%, Detective 19.7%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Crime 11.9%, Anime 7.9%
A mystery psychological thriller visual novel set in 2000. Follow a serial murder case through the eyes of three characters: the woman, the man, and the detective. With live-action backgrounds and silhouetted characters, every choice branches the story, and one wrong move means game over.
Why similar: Crime 23.5%, Detective 16.9%, Investigation 9.3%, Visual Novel 8.9%, Dark 8%
Set in the year 4XXX, humanity lives disconnected inside underground megastructures to escape the threat of the ever-expanding silicon-based lifeforms.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Anime 13.8%, Emotional 11.3%, Female Protagonist 9.8%
A tale of treachery, beauty and passion, don’t miss the first installment in the New England Detective series. NED: Breakfast in Boston is a crime mystery detective visual novel with an intriguing dating sim aspect.
Why similar: Crime 19.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Detective 13.2%, Investigation 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.4%
Mohism: Battle of Words is a detective game set in the world of wuxia. The game follows Zhang Xiaochen, investigates unsolved cases and comes into his own as a hero. He must rely on his wits and razor-sharp tongue to best his opponents, find the culprit and ensure justice prevails!
Why similar: Crime 18.7%, Detective 18.6%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Investigation 12.3%, Anime 9.7%
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: Crime 18.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Detective 14%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Investigation 11.6%
“Intervene in Tsumimi’s stream” through comments and Mega Chats, then use your deductions to change their fate in this 14-day psychological horror adventure.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Detective 14.5%, Investigation 13.9%, Mystery 8.9%
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: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.9%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Anime 12.4%, Detective 11.7%, Dark 10%
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: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Detective 17.6%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Investigation 9.4%, Female Protagonist 9.4%
Solve a series of tough cases, full of personal drama! In the new game series, you have to unravel some of the hardest mysteries using both logic and your intuition!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Crime 17.4%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Detective 14%, Investigation 8.2%
“Raising the blade over my dear friend, I could only curse this broken world with all my soul. Nothing to worry about... If my blade turns out to be the slower.” Shards of fate, heart and soul.
Why similar: Detective 15.2%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Anime 12%, Female Protagonist 8.7%, Emotional 8.6%
1935年の洋館を舞台に織り成す、レトロな雰囲気の怪異ホラーミステリーアドベンチャー
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.3%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Crime 16.5%, Detective 14.1%, Adventure 11%
Kagari, a withdrawn child, and Kagami, the robot living in society as their stand-in—Only one will be recognized as the real Kagari. Your role is to gently observe their choices and decisions. Your role is to gently observe their choices and decisions.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.8%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Adventure 10.7%, Anime 10.3%, Emotional 9.4%
Find evidence, interrogate suspects, and shoot down contradictions in this magical girl detective game! Your magic turns each interrogation into a bullet hell logic battle - use it to prove your skills and uncover the truth of each magical mystery! Will you live up to the ideals of a true detective?
Why similar: Crime 21%, Detective 17.3%, Visual Novel 13%, Investigation 11.8%, Anime 10.2%
The Twisting Trail of Clues is a captivating and thrilling modern-day murder mystery. Set in a bustling city, the story follows detective Emma as she tries to solve a seemingly impossible case - the murder of a prominent businessman by a mysterious secret society.
Why similar: Crime 20.1%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Detective 12.5%, Dark 7.6%, Emotional 6.3%
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 20.1%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Crime 15.4%, Anime 13.2%, Investigation 13.2%
You are an AD intern at a TV studio aiming to secure a job offer. During a live talk show, you must give directions using cue cards. Convey information based on the situation to keep things running smoothly, boost audience favorability toward the guest, and earn your offer through your performance.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.9%, Visual Novel 22%, Adventure 13.6%, Anime 11%, Female Protagonist 8.2%
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.
Why similar: Detective 15.5%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Investigation 11.4%, Anime 9.5%
