
A.D.2046 Spring, Hecate, the great novelist, was invited to La Stella Domani Detective Competition, and unexpectedly forced to play a murder game among gifted and criminal teens. With the power of time loop, could she crack those perfect crimes?
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A.D.2046 Spring, Hecate, the great novelist, was invited to La Stella Domani Detective Competition, and unexpectedly forced to play a murder game among gifted and criminal teens. With the power of time loop, could she crack those perfect crimes?

Project: Z3R0 Chapter 1&2
The "Chip" was humanity’s evolution; Now, it’s a silent weapon. Navigate a web of conspiracy in Vesper City as Detective Richard Apocryphal, alongside your Android partner E.M.R.S, as your investigation outcomes ripple through a fractured society. Can you solve the case before it’s too late?

Synther
Synther is an FPP simulation game with adventure-like, detective elements set in a futuristic, open world. The game is innovative and reminiscent of early 3D games and DOS applications.
The "Chip" was humanity’s evolution; Now, it’s a silent weapon. Navigate a web of conspiracy in Vesper City as Detective Richard Apocryphal, alongside your Android partner E.M.R.S, as your investigation outcomes ripple through a fractured society. Can you solve the case before it’s too late?
Why similar: Cyberpunk 38.8%, Detective 26.8%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Story Rich 6.4%, Visual Novel 5.9%
Synther is an FPP simulation game with adventure-like, detective elements set in a futuristic, open world. The game is innovative and reminiscent of early 3D games and DOS applications.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 42.1%, Detective 29.8%, Sci-fi 8.5%, Story Rich 8.2%, RPG 7.9%
Crimson Silk is a political detective thriller with a mind-controlling villain. Investigate the assassination of your grandfather. Plunge into a world of complicated law and wild ESP powers. Gather clues, choose sides, jump timelines, and try not to get stuffed with lead.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 32.2% ★, Detective 23.6%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Story Rich 10%, Anime 8.5%
Time retrograde puzzle game
Why similar: Time Manipulation 71.9% ★, Cyberpunk 19.6%, Sci-fi 7.2%, Indie 0.7%, Singleplayer 0.6%
NeoTokyo, 2099. The man who sold immortality is dead in a penthouse sealed from the inside. You are detective Kade Katano: scan the scene, read people, roll the dice and decide which truth closes the file. A noir visual novel — one complete case, three endings.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 33%, Detective 25.5%, RPG 8.3%, Visual Novel 6.3%, Anime 5.9%
Mix drinks and change lives at the fabulous resort island bar known as N1RV Ann-A! From the developers of VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action comes a second round of the booze em' up about waifus, technology, and life in the dystopian economic bubble.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 55.9%, Anime 9.1%, Visual Novel 8.6%, Story Rich 8.3%, Female Protagonist 8.2%
Abyss Archives is a detective mystery game with elements of horror. You play as an investigator sent to a construction site shut down after a supernatural incident. Using old photographs, you trace the memories of the dead and piece together the truth hidden beneath the abyss.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 49.3% ★, Detective 32.3%, Story Rich 9.2%, RPG 4.9%, 2D 2.1%
Aliya's Awakening: DOGE 2042 is a narrative-driven interactive cyberpunk adventure game with secrets, survival, and justice. Experience a deep, and personal story of Aliya, and with her point of view, explore the dystopian cyberpunk world through fun and immersive gameplay.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 41.4%, Detective 35.3%, Story Rich 12.2%, Cinematic 9.6%, Indie 1.4%
A sci-fi narrative visual novel focused on historical intervention, espionage, mind games, and tactical choices. You will play as a life scientist sent from the future, holding the key to the fate of two timelines. You must decide which future deserves to exist.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 36.7% ★, Cyberpunk 19.3%, Detective 18.8%, Sci-fi 6.5%, Story Rich 6.4%
In AUREX, a city where every citizen's emotions are controlled, you are SOLDA, a rookie special investigator. Armed with an emotion scanner that reads what suspects try to hide, catch the tremor behind every lie, piece the clues together, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 32.7%, Cyberpunk 23.4%, Story Rich 9.5%, Visual Novel 8.3%, Sci-fi 7.1%
An RPG that takes you on a journey through inverted time. Rain falls from below to above, and defeated enemies come back to life. Encounters become partings, and the story moves toward its beginning.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 67.2% ★, RPG 14.3%, Sci-fi 8.1%, Anime 7.9%, Indie 1.5%
Visual novel in crystal punk genre, In the recent past, humans discovered a new mineral—Visceralite. Its unique feature lies in its ability to integrate with the human body.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 31%, Detective 25.9%, Female Protagonist 9.3%, Anime 7.2%, Story Rich 7.2%
Immerse yourselves in the AI meta-world in which your choices affect the outcome of the story in this witty, heartfelt visual novel ! NULL//REBORN is a place where every prompt you answer matters.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 40.7%, Anime 12.2%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Visual Novel 8.9%, Lore-Rich 8%
Investigate impossible mysteries in a Latin American cyberpunk Bogotá. Explore atmospheric locations, talk to characters, collect clues, connect evidence, and formulate hypotheses in a narrative detective adventure.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 41.6%, Detective 36.3%, Sci-fi 9.8%, Choices Matter 4%, Story Rich 3.6%
Whispers of a Machine is a Sci-Fi Nordic Noir that tells the story of Vera, a cybernetically augmented detective in a post-AI world, who investigates a string of murders and unravels a dark conflict over forbidden technology.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 33.1%, Detective 30.4%, Choices Matter 9.3%, Sci-fi 9.1%, Female Protagonist 8.7%
Find notes and clues that will lead to memories. Change the present by manipulating your past. You must save your childhood friend in order to escape the mansion of memories.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 54% ★, Detective 29.5%, Story Rich 11%, RPG 2.4%, Cinematic 1.5%
A near future where ruthless corporations reign supreme. A familiar story, isn’t it? Once again, few have the courage to challenge the authorities. Enter our heroes: desperate youths armed with spray cans and… the truth. A visual novel about street art in a cyberpunk world, by Sky Seekers Studio.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 33.3%, Detective 26.5%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Story Rich 8.7%, Anime 6.3%
In a city driven by corruption, three hardened citizens rise to uncover a conspiracy threatening its fate. Define your playstyle and engage in lethal high-octane combat, or keep out of sight in gripping stealth action.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 31%, Detective 27.8%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Story Rich 8.9%, RPG 8.9%
Broken Voyage is a detective-focused horror game that takes place on an whaling boat gone silent where the player will solve murders, unweave the strings behind a grander mystery, and resist the allure of a lovecraftian monster!
Why similar: Time Manipulation 58% ★, Detective 40.4%, Singleplayer 1.6%
Detective 26 from the La Herida 5 police department is hunting a mysterious killer in a world of rain, smoke and neon light.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 47%, Detective 36.5%, Sci-fi 10.5%, 2D 5.4%, Singleplayer 0.7%
An escape room game where you manipulate time within a room to break free. A man awakens in a strange place, wearing a mysterious helmet. Rewind and alter time to uncover the helmet’s secret and the reason you are trapped—and escape.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 41.6% ★, Detective 26.1%, Story Rich 7.7%, Lore-Rich 7%, Visual Novel 6.7%
Save me from this cage of infinity
Why similar: Time Manipulation 39.8% ★, Anime 13.1%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Sci-fi 9.3%
If you win, you are acquitted; if you lose, you are executed. Death row inmates compete for ratings and talk battle in the conversation deck!
Why similar: Cyberpunk 47.9%, Story Rich 15.6%, Sci-fi 11.3%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Choices Matter 7.4%
Rewrite history in this charming time-travelling tale by diving into Regency England, rescuing your ancestor and changing both your lives for the better - one timeline at a time!
Why similar: Time Manipulation 44.8% ★, RPG 20.8%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Female Protagonist 7.8%, Story Rich 7.4%
To the promise we once made and the place we must return
Why similar: Time Manipulation 37.5% ★, Choices Matter 13.4%, Anime 13.3%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Sci-fi 9.8%
Mindjack is a plot-progression Visual novels and investigation game about social violence. Hijack instructors' vision terminals, eavesdrop on conspiracies, and capture violent acts. You must uncover dark secrets, and decide whether to save your friends trapped within the time limit.
Why similar: Detective 32%, Time Manipulation 27.1% ★, Visual Novel 8.3%, Choices Matter 6.3%, Story Rich 6.1%
Most of your actions have been taken away. In each time loop, slide the mouse to kill monsters, crack the puzzles locked by knowledge, and explore the hidden paths! Go deeper in a limited time and discover the truth of the world.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 51.8% ★, Detective 30.8%, Story Rich 9.2%, 2D 3.9%, Strategy 3.1%
The original first‑person cyberpunk horror detective tale set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 63.3%, Detective 20%, Sci-fi 8%, Story Rich 7%, Singleplayer 0.9%
Hack into crime scenes, look for evidence, analyze data, interrogate criminals, track suspects and deal with the consequences of your decisions. This is a dark and brutal detective story with a Black Mirror-esque atmosphere of digital dominance and the narrative structure of a US crime procedural.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 30.6%, Detective 28%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Story Rich 9.2%, Female Protagonist 7.7%
Daytime romance, nighttime werewolf! Explore freely by day—then face the “Night Council” nightly. Use what you uncover to choose the right side among factions… because your decisions will decide who lives and who doesn’t. And when you finally piece together every clue, the truth behind Ferron is…
Why similar: Cyberpunk 32%, Detective 22.2%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Sci-fi 8.1%, Lore-Rich 6.4%
Test your skill and reaction time in this first-person platformer. Move through the various levels at breakneck speed and avoid the lasers and traps. Perfect jumps, skillful slides and targeted wall jumps will get you to the top of the leaderboard.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 53% ★, Cyberpunk 40.8%, Sci-fi 3.5%, Singleplayer 1.8%, Indie 1%
You're stuck in a time loop ⌛. Whenever you find a dead body, you go back to the past. The only way to escape the loop is to cheat destiny & change the future. Explore the castle and uncover its dark secrets to prevent the next killing.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 50.5% ★, Detective 24.1%, Story Rich 8.2%, RPG 7%, Anime 5.2%
Dex is a 2D, side-scrolling, open-world cyberpunk RPG with a focus on exploration and non-linear gameplay.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 61.3%, RPG 10.4%, Female Protagonist 9.7%, Sci-fi 6.3%, Story Rich 5.8%
A cart, a manor, and a family that deserves everything coming to it. The hours repeat. Conversations shift. Lies unravel. Explore, observe, and gamble with what you learn to prevent a murder that refuses to stay solved. Just you, your cards, and a house that would rather you stayed ignorant.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 42.9% ★, Detective 39%, Story Rich 10.5%, Choices Matter 7%, Singleplayer 0.5%
The Red Strings Club is a cyberpunk narrative experience about fate and happiness featuring the extensive use of pottery, bartending and impersonating people on the phone to take down a corporate conspiracy.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 60%, Choices Matter 15.2%, Story Rich 12.7%, Sci-fi 4.8%, Visual Novel 3.3%
Infiltrate Qamaria tower. Sneak through shadows, observe your surroundings. Gather ability chips to destroy and hack security devices, vanish, teleport past enemies, outsmart them using clones. Combine and upgrade ability chips for the ultimate loadout and bring down a corporate empire.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 44.8% ★, Cyberpunk 33.9%, Story Rich 8.3%, Sci-fi 6.9%, Cinematic 6.1%
The Earth has plunged into an ice age, and the cities that survive have a new threat – Necromancers; those who reanimate corpses using inexplicable biotech. Now So'un and Ethica, two badass Living Dead Stalkers, must save Tokyo in this thrilling sci-fi visual novel!
Why similar: Cyberpunk 46.5%, Choices Matter 16.3%, Anime 14.2%, Story Rich 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.4%
From Remedy Entertainment, the masters of cinematic action games, comes Quantum Break, a time-amplified suspenseful blockbuster. The Quantum Break experience is part game, part live action show—where decisions in one dramatically affect the other.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 60.3% ★, Story Rich 12.6%, Choices Matter 9.1%, Sci-fi 8.4%, Cinematic 8.2%
Immerse yourself in a pixel-art platformer with a gripping anime-style story! Each level unveils new challenges—dodging obstacles, intense shootouts, thrilling chases, and unexpected alliances. Discover the world step by step and experience a narrative full of twists and excitement!
Why similar: Cyberpunk 36.6%, Time Manipulation 25.7% ★, Anime 11.3%, Story Rich 8.9%, Lore-Rich 6.7%
Kill the Shadow is a detective game with multiple endings, featuring 2.5D pixel art and semi-open exploration and investigation. Play as Lucas, a former police officer, alongside a mysterious Shadow who can see the “past.” Remember—every choice you make will change the fate of countless characters!
Why similar: Time Manipulation 43.6% ★, Detective 27.4%, Story Rich 8.9%, RPG 8.5%, Cinematic 7.2%
Follow the story of Markus Orwell, a First Generation soldier of the North Alliance while he tries to solve a painful crime and get his life back on track. Navigate through branching paths, multiple endings, where each decision crafts a different journey.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 45.9%, Detective 24.1%, Sci-fi 8.6%, Visual Novel 8.3%, 2D 4.1%
A monkey, accidentally catapulted into the future, must now harness newfound time-manipulation powers to fight back against the twisted scientist Dr. E. Will. Featuring fast-paced speedrunning, and mind-bending puzzles, this journey is all about mastering time to make it back home.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 70.5% ★, Cyberpunk 26.1%, 2D 2%, Indie 0.9%, Singleplayer 0.4%
A story driven visual novel set in a sci-fi space opera, where you navigate the remnants of humanity through a devastating Temporal War. Survive alien abductions, interstellar conflict and time travel, while making choices that shape desire, power and the survival of the human species.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 32.6% ★, Cyberpunk 28.2%, Choices Matter 9.5%, RPG 7.2%, Story Rich 6%
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: Cyberpunk 43.5%, Anime 19.5%, Detective 19.1%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Sci-fi 4.4%
A dice-driven role-playing game set in a cyberpunk world that survived the war against an artificial intelligence. Forge bonds, upgrade implants, and shape the fate of Arkeo City. Your choices define your story, but the dice have the final word.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 33.3%, Detective 23.2%, Choices Matter 12.3%, RPG 9%, Story Rich 9%
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: Cyberpunk 30.5%, Detective 24.1%, Choices Matter 9.1%, Female Protagonist 7.7%, Story Rich 6.4%
Lose yourself in the dystopian world of New York, 2329; immortality comes at a price that someone has to pay. In this interactive noir story, lead the investigation using advanced technology, as Detective James Karra who risks it all in pursuit of a serial killer targeting the city’s elite.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 35.1% ★, Cyberpunk 26.7%, Detective 22.7%, Choices Matter 9.1%, Story Rich 6.4%
《灰海迷城》是一款赛博朋克风格的文字冒险游戏。玩家将扮演一位名为“铅灰”的少女,探索这座名为“25小镇”的赛博朋克都市,并踏上一条属于自己的救赎之旅。
Why similar: Cyberpunk 46.7%, RPG 19.7%, Female Protagonist 9.7%, Lore-Rich 9.2%, Sci-fi 5.7%
Timeline Traveler II is a puzzle game that combined time control and platformer element together to provide a new game experience!
Why similar: Time Manipulation 71% ★, RPG 11.7%, Strategy RPG 8.7%, Strategy 5.3%, Indie 1.4%
All AI Must Die (Read Only Memories II) follows Turing in 2066 as they confront a world that fears or seeks to control them. Explore Neo SF, shape relationships, and face urgent questions about AI, identity, and the future we are racing toward.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 59.7%, Choices Matter 19.2%, Visual Novel 12.2%, 2D 7.2%, Singleplayer 1.7%
Synergia is a yuri thriller visual novel that takes place in a cyberpunk future, wrapped up in a beautifully unique, vibrant neon aesthetic. At the end of the world, sometimes love is the ultimate crime.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 42.4%, Anime 9.1%, Choices Matter 9%, Sci-fi 8.7%, Female Protagonist 7.7%
The Final Cut is the ultimate collector's edition of Dreamfall Chapters, a story-driven 3D adventure about choice and consequence, set in parallel worlds: a cyberpunk vision of the future and a magical fantasy realm.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 39.5%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Story Rich 13.8%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Sci-fi 6.9%
A dashing blond partner drops in from the sky, declaring they're taking responsibility for you—but they need a small favor.Find them in your dreams, wake them up, and crack the dream maze. Sci-fi comedy, adventure starts now!
Why similar: Cyberpunk 28.1%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Story Rich 11.7%, Anime 8.5%
Within a cyberpunk world in the year 2070, become Detective B to investigate crime scenes, discover hidden truths, and dismantle the perpetrators' lies. There's only one problem: you have to do all that "without" stepping foot outside your house.
Why similar: Detective 40.9%, Cyberpunk 24.1%, Anime 14.9%, Story Rich 7.6%, Visual Novel 4.8%
Anime Cyberpunk Visual Novel You have a job, it's up to you how to finish it. Become a Fixer and help your client for the day navigate the underground crime world.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 32.3%, Detective 25.6%, Choices Matter 10.3%, RPG 9%, Story Rich 6.7%
The Sexy Brutale — a never-ending masked ball featuring intrigue, murder and the (quite possibly) occult! Relive the same mysterious day where the guests at the casino mansion are being murdered by the staff over and over again...
Why similar: Time Manipulation 60.3% ★, Detective 28.8%, Story Rich 7.7%, Indie 1.9%, Singleplayer 1.3%
Play as Madeleine, a retired granny recruited by the Granny Detective Society (basically the FBI… but add dentures). Investigate your neighbors, figure out their names and professions, and uncover all their secrets in this no-murder detective game full of white hair and mugs of tea.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 46.6% ★, Detective 29.9%, Female Protagonist 8.4%, Story Rich 8.3%, 2D 3.9%
Experience a post-apocalyptic world like never before in The Silent Age, a thrilling point-and-click adventure game. Use time travel to unravel the mystery behind humanity's disappearance and save the world from extinction. Start your journey now!
Why similar: Time Manipulation 41.6% ★, Detective 26.6%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Story Rich 8.7%, Sci-fi 7.8%
ANNO: Mutationem is an action-adventure game with RPG elements set in a cyberpunk world, featuring a unique mix of pixelated 2D & 3D graphic style with a rich, dark and bizarre plot.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 45%, RPG 11.4%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Anime 8.9%, Story Rich 8.6%
Take on the role of Agent Amy Tanner and solve a case in a cyberpunk future, where technology and religion have become one - A classic pixel art point&click adventure.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 40.3%, Detective 27.3%, Lore-Rich 8.7%, Female Protagonist 8.6%, Sci-fi 7.3%