- #1 The Test: Hypothesis Rising
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,928 reviews2020
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 41%
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Investigation 12.2%, Detective 12%, Psychological 9.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.8%, Visual Novel 8%
- #2 Reflection Link
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Secretive Sheep Games
Windows
Locked inside a facility that erases memory, seven people must recover what they've forgotten to earn their freedom. Explore escape-room puzzles, piece together broken relationships, and uncover the truth behind the sins none of them remember committing in this branching path visual novel.
Why similar: Detective 11.6%, Point & Click 10.7%, Mystery 10.2%, Investigation 10.2%, Psychological Horror 9.6%
- #3 Kindred [High Tide]
96% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2026
Dev: Victoria RafaelianPub: Captain Edge Studios
Windows
In this detective horror visual novel, investigate a seabound anomaly. Explore areas of interest, uncover clues, and piece together evidence before time runs out — and before this mission becomes your last. Choose a side; don't look back.
Why similar: Detective 16.7%, Investigation 14.9%, Mystery 9.7%, Lore-Rich 8.3%, Visual Novel 8.2%
- #4 Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo
95% matchMostly Positive79% of 136 reviews2025
Dev: DankHeartsPub: WhisperGames
Windows
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 14.7%, Dialogue Heavy 11.6%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Anime 9%, Point & Click 8.1%
- #5 Kara no Shojo
94% matchVery Positive92% of 449 reviews2018
Dev: Innocent GreyPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 161.1 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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 13.8%, Investigation 13.1%, Visual Novel 8.8%, Mystery 8.3%, Psychological Horror 7.8%
- #6 Blue Detective: A Hotel in Scarlet
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alperen Torun
Windows · Mac · Linux
As a gothic detective, you solve mysteries with your colorful sidekick. Everyone you meet in this bizarre world has a peculiar disease. A unique talent, or a mere curse? You must get to the bottom of it all. Investigate murders, search for clues and complete the puzzle.
Why similar: Detective 14.5%, Investigation 13.2%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Anime 9.5%, Point & Click 8.9%
- #7 泥舟と罪人
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NONALCOHOL.
Windows · Mac
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: Detective 15.3%, Investigation 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Psychological 9.2%, Psychological Horror 9.1%
- #8 Jurnal Risa: Dark Destiny
91% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Digital Happiness
Windows
Witness the resurrection of the foretold nemesis of the Jurnal Risa family, which was never revealed before. Unveil its dark destiny within this horror-adventure game. This is all about family. Tale of Jurnal Risa, as recounted to me by Risa herself.
Why similar: Investigation 12.6%, Lore-Rich 11.2%, Dialogue Heavy 11%, Mystery 8.4%, Visual Novel 8.2%
- #9 Tokyo Dark
92% matchVery Positive84% of 1,341 reviews2017
Dev: CherrymochiPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 17.4%, Point & Click 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Anime 11.5%, Psychological Horror 9%
- #10 The Last Reunion
91% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: 제이게임즈
Windows
A mystery game where you investigate a murder by searching the crime scene and interrogating AI-powered NPCs with unique personas.
Why similar: Detective 15.4%, Investigation 12.9%, Dialogue Heavy 12.9%, Mystery 10.3%, Choices Matter 8%
- #11 Psycho-Sleuth
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PHOSEPO
Windows
Psycho-Sleuth is a mystery game where cognitive disorders distort the rules of murder. 13 players, each with a strange condition — like “no lying,” “no left side,” or “no faces” — are trapped in a deadly game. These disorders are contagious, and the killer hides behind abnormal logic.
Why similar: Detective 14.2%, Dialogue Heavy 11.8%, Psychological 10.1%, Mystery 9.5%, Visual Novel 9%
- #12 Red Chat Ritual – TSUMIMI TIME
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tohakusha Inc.
Windows
An idol livestreamer is searching for her missing partner. You are not just watching her stream. Interfere with her broadcast, investigate clues on and off stream, and uncover the truth behind her partner’s disappearance.
Why similar: Investigation 15.8%, Detective 13.6%, Mystery 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.5%
- #13 Mohism: Battle of Words
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 607 reviews2023
Dev: 玄镜工作室Pub: Yooreka Studio
Windows
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: Detective 17.2%, Dialogue Heavy 15.6%, Investigation 14.7%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Mystery 9.5%
- #14 Trials of Innocence
87% matchVery Positive93% of 1,658 reviews2025
Dev: 猫龙游戏
Windows
Median: 19.4 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: Detective 15.8%, Lore-Rich 12.3%, Investigation 11.6%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Dialogue Heavy 9.3%
- #15 The Testing Chamber
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 699 reviews2022
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
For every action, there is a reaction... For every choice, a result... Dive deep into your subconscious as you wander the halls of The Testing Chamber & join hundreds of thousands of other players in one of the biggest & most successful social experiments ever performed.
Why similar: Investigation 15.9%, Detective 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Psychological Horror 9.7%
- #16 The Test
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 20,135 reviews2020
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 23%
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Investigation 12.3%, Detective 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Psychological 10.4%, Psychological Horror 8.7%
- #17 Kamilia
86% matchNo user 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 13.4%, Investigation 12.9%, Dialogue Heavy 11.8%, Mystery 11.4%, Visual Novel 11.2%
- #18 The Test: Secrets of the Soul
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,558 reviews2023
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."
Why similar: Detective 12%, Investigation 11.9%, Psychological 10.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%, Visual Novel 9.3%
- #19 Gray Protocol
84% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Ctrl Z Crew
Windows
Seventy-eight years after the Great Collapse, the city of Belmarc stands as a beacon of civilization amid the ruins. A city where magic and technology intertwine, where humans and machines coexist. And in its depths, one Courier begins to chase the forgotten sins of the past.
Why similar: Detective 18.1%, Lore-Rich 14.9%, Investigation 14.1%, Visual Novel 12%, Anime 8.2%
- #20 VTuber’s Game : Ctrl+Alt+Del
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 2YAMA
Windows
Become a VTuber and stream while responding to viewer comments (fans/haters).In this desktop-operated adventure, you gradually approach the "fake" who killed your favorite.It's a Stream & Stack: A Falling-Puzzle Tower Defense Adventure.
Why similar: Psychological 11.6%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Anime 9.4%, Detective 8.9%
- #21 氷点下30度の絶望
81% matchVery Positive97% of 337 reviews2025
Dev: Mitsudomoe Koubou
Windows
可愛い後輩と2人っきり……冷凍庫の中で。 低体温症、矛盾脱衣、幻覚などの苦痛を乗り越えた先にあるのは、「真相」と「死」のみ。
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Point & Click 11.1%
- #22 夜明けの影法師
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Max Neet Games
Windows
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: Dialogue Heavy 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Mystery 11.2%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Detective 8.6%
- #23 KOEWOTAYORINI / 声之寄托
84% matchVery Positive86% of 980 reviews2018
Dev: あみそ組Pub: Pujia8 Studio
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 258.5 hrs≥1hr: 55%
“喂喂,求求你啦!救救我!” ——你接到这样一个电话 发出这样的求救,给你打电话的人,是一名被监禁的少女
Why similar: Detective 13.4%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Anime 10.5%, Psychological 9.4%, Psychological Horror 8.9%
- #24 DESOLATIUM
82% matchMostly Negative28% of 29 reviews2024
Dev: SUPERLUMENPub: SOEDESCO
Windows · Linux
DESOLATIUM is a first-person point & click Graphic Adventure based on Lovecraft Mythos. Live this horror story where you will have to visit mysterious locations, face lovecraftian creatures, find clues and combine objects to solve puzzles.
Why similar: Detective 13.8%, Point & Click 11.3%, Investigation 10.2%, Mystery 10.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.3%
- #25 Emma Riley: Dream Detective
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Star Fort Games
Windows
Emma Riley: Dream Detective is a detective game where you must unravel an occult conspiracy spanning the real and dream worlds. Use keen observation to gather clues, carefully interrogate suspects for information, and use your logic and deduction skills to unravel the mystery!
Why similar: Detective 19.6%, Investigation 19.2%, Mystery 11.5%, Point & Click 10%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.1%
- #26 The Test: Secrets of the Soul 2
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 685 reviews2023
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
You will answer questions that will reveal things deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to once again unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."
Why similar: Investigation 12.8%, Dialogue Heavy 12%, Detective 10.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%, Visual Novel 8.7%
- #27 Beware of the Cartographer!
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tohu Bohu Games
Windows
Map a mysterious land during the Age of Enlightenment. Draw the border between two warring kingdoms. Meet the locals. Juggle their demands with the requirements of your mission. Ethical dilemmas, secret plots, strange phenomena… will you be able to bring peace back to the land?
Why similar: Investigation 16.1%, Dialogue Heavy 15.4%, Detective 13.7%, Point & Click 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.4%
- #28 Suhoshin
79% matchVery Positive91% of 170 reviews2022
Dev: No More 500
Windows
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: Visual Novel 11.7%, Detective 10.6%, Mystery 10.2%, Investigation 9.9%, Dialogue Heavy 9.7%
- #29 Fateweaver: The Alchemist's Quandary
78% matchVery Positive98% of 99 reviews2023
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
You are The Fateweaver; an ancient beast of legendary status. It is your job to determine which way Fate will unravel as you dig deep into the psyche of those who beckon. Decide whether to help those who beg for your mercy, or invoke the wrath of the Gods upon those you deem unworthy of existence...
Why similar: Detective 14.6%, Investigation 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Choices Matter 8.8%
- #30 Schrodinger's Catgirl
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spider Lily Studios LLC
Windows · Linux
[IS THE GIRL IN THE MANOR ALIVE OR DEAD?] Investigate an abandoned manor, gather evidence, and make choices that affect both the past and future in this mystery point-and-click adventure.
Why similar: Investigation 19.1%, Detective 16.4%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Horror 7.8%
- #31 The Test: Final Revelation
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,373 reviews2020
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 63%
The third chapter in The Test Trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover who you really are as a person. The Final Revelation is upon us... but are you sure you TRULY want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Detective 12.9%, Investigation 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%, Psychological 9.4%, Visual Novel 8.4%
- #32 Mistmoon Falls
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: portmantoga
Windows · Mac
Mistmoon Falls is an open world murder mystery set in a farm-sim town that's now sans farmer. Question the locals, use tools to uncover clues, form hypotheses, and sift through some sinister goings-on to find the killer.
Why similar: Detective 15.8%, Investigation 13%, Dialogue Heavy 12.8%, Mystery 9.3%, Point & Click 9%
- #33 呪いの穢れ唄 鳴海龍也の回奇録
76% matchPositive95% of 43 reviews2025
Dev: BogeymanGames
Windows
You have lost your memory and wake up in an unpopular Japanese house. Strange phenomena occur. Eerie singing voices coming from inside the house. Uncover the mystery of the cursed house with your partner.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 12%, Investigation 11.9%, Point & Click 10.8%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Detective 9.7%
- #34 Your Forever Friend
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Le Clown De La ClassePub: Abiding Bridge
Windows
Your Forever Friend™ is the solution to never feeling alone again! Play video games, listen to music together, reminisce about buried memories... And there's absolutely nothing wrong with it. NOTHING ! <3
Why similar: Investigation 14.3%, Psychological 12.8%, Dialogue Heavy 11.8%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Psychological Horror 10.2%
- #35 Wonderful Body Wanted
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: mitchaPub: Oyashiro.dev
Windows · Mac · Linux
A distracted student arrives for his internship at a girls' boarding school in the small town of Chudnogorsk. After a series of failures, Andrey finds out about a series of disappearances in this mysterious place. And that he himself is bound to disappear.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.4%, Mystery 13.8%, Detective 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Anime 10.1%
- #36 Lily's Lil Video Shop!
74% matchVery Positive93% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: Lich & Lily
Windows
The old Lily Flash Games are being recompiled for modern systems! In Lily's Lil Video help Lily learn to be the best worker at the Happy Video Store! Sort through VHS tapes, stock up the shelves, and pick up after messy customers. Strive for perfection every day so Lily can be the best employee!
Why similar: Detective 13.2%, Lore-Rich 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%, Point & Click 8.9%, Psychological Horror 8.9%
- #37 Pressure Point
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blue Scarf Games
Windows
Board the Observer-9 submarine, your new personal hell, for a deadly battle of wits and survival! Investigate your surroundings and interrogate your crewmates to uncover traitors that pose a threat to your nation. Engage in high-tension debates to expose the traitor…and vote them to be executed!
Why similar: Investigation 15.7%, Psychological 13.1%, Lore-Rich 11.8%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Mystery 9.9%
- #38 Crimson Reflection
73% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Elun Labs LLC
Windows
The story begins the moment he kills his lover. Kazuma is driven into a corner by Asana’s obsessive love. Madness, jealousy, obsession, deception, and regret collide— plunging the case toward an unpredictable end. A yandere suspense novel of intense love and insanity: Crimson Reflection.
Why similar: Detective 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%, Dialogue Heavy 10.7%, Visual Novel 9.4%, Psychological Horror 8.1%
- #39 Blind Dog
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: svyat
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are a detective who is slowly going blind. The only faces you can still see clearly belong to those who are about to die. A visual novel investigation where every choice affects the fate of Tokyo and leads you either closer to the truth or deeper into darkness.
Why similar: Detective 18.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Investigation 9.1%
- #40 Ezrebeth
73% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Tymedust Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ezrebeth is an old, bitter recluse who finds herself constantly invaded by her peculiar relatives during the winter holidays. Oh, and she's stuck in a time loop! Investigate, interview and cross-reference as you attempt to figure out what's going on in this surreal visual novel.
Why similar: Detective 18.8%, Point & Click 13.7%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Mystery 10.7%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #41 The Silver Case
75% matchVery Positive89% of 1,129 reviews2016
Dev: GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Investigation 15.5%, Detective 14%, Mystery 9.5%, Visual Novel 9.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.1%
- #42 Snowy Heaven
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Reinfree
Windows
Angels greet you with smiles! Welcome to Heaven, where happiness awaits!
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.4%, Dialogue Heavy 14.9%, Psychological 14.3%, Cute 9.4%, Anime 8.6%
- #43 Choose Cthulhu Files: The Call of Cthulhu
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wildspell Games
Windows · Linux
What if the choices you make during your investigation awaken ancient beings older than existence itself. Explore the official Choose Cthulhu gamebook adaptation, every decision you take seals the fate of mankind. Will the creeping madness consume you as you uncover the darkest secrets?
Why similar: Lore-Rich 11.4%, Detective 11.2%, Point & Click 10.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%, Visual Novel 9.3%
- #44 Paws of Coal
71% matchVery Positive92% of 72 reviews2023
Dev: Gamechuck
Windows
The miners of Rabbit Burrows are falling ill, and it is hurting production. As an eminent scholar of the Animal Kingdom, Charles Quill has been summoned by the Crown to help them solve the outbreak. The miners know and respect the young scholar, but there seem to be other things at play.
Why similar: Detective 20.4%, Investigation 20%, Point & Click 12.9%, Lore-Rich 11.6%, Dialogue Heavy 10.6%
- #45 Khitarii and Khimoshi
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: XeroStryker
Windows
Kitari and Kimoshi is a story about two girls who meet for the very first time through unusual circumstances. Click through the manga pages, and make choices that affect the flow of the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.4%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Lore-Rich 12.7%, Anime 12%, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #46 NO MORE WORK FOR ITO
69% matchPositive100% of 22 reviews2026
Dev: Poética Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Trapped in a cursed office overnight, you must uncover a hidden password before morning... while reality distorts, blood seeps through the walls, and something watches you. Explore branching paths, face strange encounters, and survive this psychological horror visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.9%, Psychological 14.5%, Point & Click 14.1%, Psychological Horror 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%
- #47 Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
72% matchVery Positive93% of 7,129 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Kidnapped and taken to an unfamiliar location, nine people find themselves forced to participate in a diabolical Nonary Game by an enigmatic mastermind called Zero. Why were they there? Why were they chosen to put their lives on the line? And more importantly, who can be trusted?
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.6%, Mystery 12.3%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9.4%
- #48 Bound Between Desks
69% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: AnyTale Game StudiosPub: ANYTALE LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystical visual novel where ordinary school life intertwines with mysterious phenomena. Every decision you make could lead to uncovering secrets... or plunge you into even greater uncertainty.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Mystery 12.7%, Anime 11.6%, Choices Matter 10%
- #49 D.D.D. 災薬対策課
70% 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: Dialogue Heavy 19.7%, Mystery 14.6%, Detective 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Investigation 12.8%
- #50 Return to Shironagasu Island
70% matchVery Positive94% of 4,067 reviews2020
Dev: HYOGO ONIMUSHIPub: TABINOMICHI
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 18.5%, Mystery 15.3%, Detective 13.1%, Anime 8.9%, Horror 8.4%
- #51 Saint Kotar
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 280 reviews2021
Dev: The-Mark EntertainmentPub: SOEDESCO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 15.6%, Point & Click 10.6%, Psychological 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9%, Choices Matter 8.4%
- #52 Linework
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Overlyunderqualified
Windows
A puzzle-detective game set in 1990s China: play as a forensic artist, interview witnesses, drag and drop testimony and documents, sketch suspects from clues, and piece together evidence to solve mysterious crimes.
Why similar: Detective 20.1%, Investigation 18.5%, Mystery 11.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%, Visual Novel 9.2%
- #53 Deep Focus
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vitamins
Windows
Play as a camera-headed detective and partner with a superpowered girl to solve memory manipulation crimes. Gather clues, piece together the truth, and shatter fabricated lies in this unique mystery game.
Why similar: Detective 24%, Investigation 22.5%, Point & Click 13.1%, Mystery 13.1%, Visual Novel 10.8%
- #54 The Missing Threads
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Wynd_devPub: wysg
Windows
[DEMO available now!] Erased memories, scattered clues. What will you uncover, and what will you leave buried?As an amnesiac detective, investigate crime scenes with limited focus. You can't analyze everything. Strategically choose your leads to shape the case and reclaim your lost past.
Why similar: Detective 21.9%, Investigation 20.4%, Point & Click 12.7%, Mystery 12%, Visual Novel 11.1%
- #55 The Island: Into The Mist
69% matchMixed66% of 225 reviews2019
Dev: BADA Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 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 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Mystery 9.4%, Anime 9.4%, Point & Click 9.3%
- #56 SPRKLS.exe
66% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: PesiiDom
Windows
⟢ SPRKLS.exe is a cute, melancholic story-driven adventure that unfolds entirely on YOUR desktop 𓂃˗ˏˋ⟢ 𓂅 ࣪⟡̵͝ ₊ ೃ̶͂ ࿔̶̽⟡̷͛*⋆ [EMOTION OVERRIDE] ࿐̵̋⟡̸̂ ࣪ ˖༄̶̀ ✦̵͗ [YOU WEREN’T SUPPOSED TO SEE THIS] ⋆.˚ ̴̡̢̛̼̬̠̰̀͟҉̢C͊͊ ༘⋆ [PLEASE DON’T CLOSE ME AGAIN] ⟡̷͛ ˖𓏲ּ𝄢 ⟡̵̂ ִֶָ 𓂃⊹
Why similar: Lore-Rich 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Visual Novel 12%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Choices Matter 10%
- #57 Abandoned Village Walking Group
67% matchMixed64% of 28 reviews2024
Dev: mokosoft
Windows
He wanders into the village and comes face to face with the village customs and the mystery of the sacred tree. However, he is also a freak who wants to desecrate the mystery. The battle for the salvation of mankind by the cursed village begins.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Visual Novel 13%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Psychological 9.6%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
- #58 The Paracelsian Project
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Sixkilla Gaming
Windows · Mac · Linux
You awaken in an unfamiliar location with unfamiliar people and are surrounded by mystery. Will you be able to solve the puzzle and uncover why you are here in this sci-fi/mystery/puzzle visual novel? The future hangs in the balance.
Why similar: Detective 13.3%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Mystery 10.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%, Psychological Horror 9.2%
- #59 Protocol Non-Human
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DreadGear Games
Windows
A realistic first-person horror deduction game. Identify NON-HUMAN entities and navigate critical decisions within the Zone. Earn your survival, upgrade your booth, and-above all-don't let the NON-HUMANS in.
Why similar: Investigation 13.4%, Detective 12.8%, Psychological 12%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #60 Void's Ballad
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FedeG's GamesPub: Nameless Studio
Windows
Void’s Ballad is a dark investigative adventure through the biggest human fear: Death.
Why similar: Investigation 13.8%, Point & Click 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Psychological 9.7%