60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Mystery, Story Rich, Adventure, Detective.
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...
The Murder Hotel
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.
Confidential Killings - A Detective Game
A series of murders is shocking Hollywood! Use your detective skills: search the crime scene, find clues, solve the mystery. Who is pulling the strings behind these Confidential Killings?
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 22.6%, Mystery 14.8%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Text-Based 8.5%
A series of murders is shocking Hollywood! Use your detective skills: search the crime scene, find clues, solve the mystery. Who is pulling the strings behind these Confidential Killings?
Why similar: Detective 20%, Investigation 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Mystery 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 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: Visual Novel 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Detective 13%, Mystery 12.8%, Investigation 10.3%
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 21.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Investigation 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Mystery 11.5%
This is a suspense reasoning interactive work with real people. You will play the protagonist "Qi Yi", find evidence in a series of murders, piece together the truth, and find the ultimate murderer, all of which will lead you to an unpredictable future.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Detective 19.9%, Mystery 13.6%, Visual Novel 13%, Investigation 11.9%
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 21.6%, Investigation 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Mystery 13%
A narrative courtroom adventure all about VTubers! Players will take the role of prosecutor Justin Truth and investigate a murder at a VTuber agency, doing their best to uncover the identity of both the killer and VTuber's real face.
Why similar: Detective 24.2%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Mystery 13.7%, Text-Based 8%, Story Rich 7.2%
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Detective 26%, Investigation 20.8%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Mystery 13.6%, Text-Based 9.2%
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 29.2%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Mystery 17.5%, Text-Based 10.6%, Investigation 8.3%
"Murders on Yangtze River" is an Ace Attorney-like detective game that takes you on a journey through early 20th century China as you solve a series of intriguing cases. Use your logical reasoning and deduction skills to uncover clues, interrogate suspects, and solve the mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 34.8%, Investigation 16.2%, Mystery 14.1%, Puzzle 11.3%, Story Rich 9.2%
Follow Detective Butler and his sidekick Gilligan as they solve a locked-room murder during a haunted cruise ship's maiden voyage. Can you solve the mystery before Detective Butler reveals the answer?
Why similar: Detective 21.1%, Investigation 17%, Mystery 14.1%, Text-Based 13.6%, Visual Novel 12.8%
You're a detective. Investigate the haunting events surrounding the murder of Ann Peterson and her boyfriend. Explore an old safehouse for clues, deduce keywords and reveal redacted words as you search Ann's digital journal, and piece together your case report as this unfortunate story unfolds.
Why similar: Detective 25.9%, Interactive Fiction 25%, Investigation 21%, Text-Based 14%, Story Rich 7.3%
Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.
Why similar: Detective 29.2%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Mystery 18.8%, Anime 11%, Story Rich 9.5%
A gruesome murder interrupts an evening party at a secluded mansion and you are the prime suspect! Explore the mansion, search for clues, and interrogate the other guests as you strive to unmask the killer in this open-ended mystery.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.1%, Mystery 25.6%, Casual 15.9%, Adventure 14.2%, Story Rich 12.1%
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%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Mystery 13.9%, Story Rich 10.6%, Puzzle 10.6%
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 19%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Mystery 12.1%, Text-Based 11.3%
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: Investigation 21%, Detective 19.8%, Mystery 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Text-Based 9.1%
Paper Bride is a Chinese horror mystery puzzle game. You will play as the groom to search for the truth and have bizarre encounters, gradually learning about the dark mystic custom in the bride's home village and a story from the past...
Why similar: Detective 30.8%, Mystery 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Puzzle 12.5%, Story Rich 7.9%
Explore the intertwined fates of humans and youkai in this interactive fiction. As an unwitting protagonist, enter the sealed realm of Gensokyo to investigate a series of bizarre murders. Unearth ancient secrets and witness a gripping saga hidden for millennia.
Why similar: Detective 24.5%, Mystery 16.6%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Text-Based 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 12%
In 1936, something terrible happened at Galley House. Decades later, with a strange contraption that reveals echoes of the past, you must uncover the truth behind this grisly mystery.
Why similar: Detective 28.3%, Mystery 23.6%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Puzzle 11.5%, Story Rich 8%
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 23.5%, Investigation 16.4%, Mystery 16%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Text-Based 9.3%
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 20.2%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Detective 19.5%, Mystery 13.3%, Investigation 11%
Staffer Case is a new sort of mystery game, asking players to find clues, arrange them into documents, and point out the contradictions between them to solve a series of murders. Each mystery unraveled leads you closer to the truth lying at the heart of each case!
Why similar: Detective 30.7%, Mystery 15.5%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Text-Based 13.8%, Anime 8.1%
Detective Red July must stop a serial killer who patterns his murders after optical illusions in this mystery visual novel set in the world of Methods.
Why similar: Detective 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Investigation 12.4%, Text-Based 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.7%
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 17.7%, Investigation 14.8%, Text-Based 11.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%, Mystery 10.5%
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 20.1%, Detective 18.7%, Mystery 17.4%, Text-Based 13.7%, Story Rich 8.2%
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 23.5%, Investigation 17.2%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Mystery 13.3%, Puzzle 8.4%
An FMV murder mystery, police interrogation, detective experience.
Why similar: Detective 27.7%, Investigation 22.1%, Mystery 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Story Rich 7.1%
A mystery visual novel where horror meets occult comedy. Follow Kugayama Shiori, a ghost who casually dies over and over as she searches for her cause of death and the regrets that bind her to this world. Her investigation will eventually lead to a single incident—and the truth behind her demise.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Text-Based 15.5%, Mystery 12.5%, Casual 9.3%
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 20.6%, Investigation 13.5%, Mystery 12.2%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Text-Based 8.9%
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 23.4%, Investigation 19%, Mystery 14.4%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%
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 28.5%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Mystery 17.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%, Text-Based 8.5%
When a murdered family is discovered in 17th Century Salem, at the height of a witch hysteria, people start to suspect something supernatural to blame. An atmospheric murder mystery. Connect the evidence and see if you can deduce the secrets behind the mystery.
Why similar: Detective 23.8%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Mystery 15.1%, Visual Novel 15%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%
A mystery visual novel taking place aboard the underwater train Marine Express. Follow student Ranko Togawa on her quest to find the culprit on the murder of an accompanying teacher... with lots of surprises along the way!
Why similar: Detective 24.2%, Investigation 16.1%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Mystery 13.9%, Text-Based 10.8%
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
Why similar: Detective 25.3%, Investigation 21.4%, Mystery 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Puzzle 7.7%
古风悬疑推理AVG《再见断刀》——在与世隔绝的山庄之中，接二连三地发生了骇人命案。只有通过细致入微的调查，抽丝剥茧的推理，才能定一个是非清白，还一个天理公道。 然而，在逐渐浮出水面的真相之下，似乎还有暗流涌动……
Why similar: Detective 23.1%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Investigation 13.2%, Mystery 12.9%
LumineNight is a story-driven detective adventure. Play as Detective Foster and his daughter to solve a series of murders spanning a decade. Interrogate suspects, infiltrate locations, solve puzzles, and gather evidence from crime scenes. Uncover the dark truth behind these killings.
Why similar: Detective 27.4%, Mystery 16.4%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Investigation 13%, Story Rich 8.5%
Unravel the mysteries of death, and find the answers to life.A unique Mystery-Adventure Game:The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.2%, Detective 25.9%, Mystery 25.6%, Story Rich 10.5%, Adventure 6.2%
On a cold November night in a desolate estate deep in the mountains an innocent life has prematurely perished and its up to the player to find out who did it.
Why similar: Detective 44.3%, Visual Novel 38%, Adventure 17.7%
In an isolated lab beneath the earth, a childhood friend is resurrected. Amidst sealed walls, a spree of killings unfolds. In a godless abyss, parallel worlds entwine like a maze. Where does one find the path to the sole universe of bliss?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.2%, Detective 19.9%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Mystery 13.8%, Puzzle 9.6%
In Lover's Enigma , you investigate your husband's mysterious death while balancing complex relationships and personal trauma. Navigate a web of secrets involving a hidden cult and key characters. Your choices shape the story and lead to multiple endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.9%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Immersive Sim 12%, Anime 11.5%
Twelve years after Senior Inspector Jeon Gyeong's retirement, she is visited by a young police officer: a woman who pleads with her to reexamine Seowon's case. But with each uncovered memory, only one thing becomes clear: everyone in Seowon's vicinity was lying.
Why similar: Investigation 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Detective 13.6%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Text-Based 9.8%
A mystery visual novel about six students forced to play a 12-hour long killing game.
Why similar: Detective 31%, Visual Novel 23.3%, Mystery 18%, Puzzle 10.1%, Anime 7.6%
Kill the Clock is a narrative time-loop mystery adventure where you relive the same week to solve a murder that keeps changing. Customize your character, roll dice to influence story outcomes, and uncover the truth—before time resets again.
Why similar: Detective 19%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Mystery 12.7%, Investigation 12.3%
Detective Grimoire has been called to investigate a murder. The owner of a small tourist attraction, seemingly killed by the mythical creature his attraction is based around... Explore the area, inspect the crime scene, grill suspects, solve puzzles, hunt for clues & uncover the secret of the swamp!
Why similar: Detective 28.2%, Investigation 17.2%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Mystery 13%, Puzzle 10.1%
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: Detective 21%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Text-Based 10.4%
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 27.8%, Mystery 17.1%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Investigation 11.3%, Text-Based 10.8%
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: Detective 17.5%, Investigation 16.6%, Mystery 12.1%, Text-Based 11.3%, Visual Novel 11.1%
Set in Ueno, Tokyo, where the wounds of the Pacific War have not yet healed, detective Takashiro Shugo becomes involved in a series of gruesome murders. A visual novel of love and hatred leading to obsession and madness…
Why similar: Detective 32.6%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Investigation 15.1%, Mystery 10.3%, Anime 10%
Profession Investigator is an immersive simulator with a text-based interface in which you have to deal with real criminal cases. The game uses materials from court archives and specialized literature.
Why similar: Detective 28.1%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Text-Based 12.6%, Investigation 10.2%, Puzzle 9.5%
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Why similar: Detective 29.1%, Visual Novel 23.3%, Mystery 20.5%, Text-Based 14.4%, Casual 5.7%
Sixteen Layers of Mini Murder" is a video adventure game of the detective puzzle genre, where level-based puzzles drive the story's progression through video narration. Players must complete the level puzzles and uncover the identities of the various participants in order to clear the game.
Why similar: Detective 28%, Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Visual Novel 16%, Mystery 9.8%, Puzzle 7%
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: Mystery 16.9%, Investigation 16.7%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Text-Based 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%
A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.
Why similar: Detective 31.7%, Mystery 18.6%, Investigation 18.4%, Puzzle 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%
A marriage between first person exploration and visual novel, blessed with a sprinkle of puzzle gameplay. Immerse yourself in a period drama that intertwines romance with murder mystery, as a young cleric who must resist or give in to the charms of a strikingly beautiful maid.
Why similar: Mystery 24.7%, Investigation 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Story Rich 12.1%, Visual Novel 10.4%
Lucid9 is a visual novel focused on a web of intricate mysteries set in the fictional 2018 metropolis of Isamu. Lucid9: Inciting Incident is the first part of the story, focused on a string of disappearances that occur at a prestigious, uppity boarding academy.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.4%, Mystery 24.6%, Anime 16.8%, Story Rich 10.2%, Casual 6%
Peek into the sins and memories of five personalities through surveillance cameras──This is an immersive, mystery adventure game that unravels the thoughts of the dark past that lie dormant inside Sofia,a suspect in the murder of a presidential candidate, and uncovers the truth behind the crime.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.6%, Investigation 16.7%, Text-Based 16.3%, Mystery 13.5%
Solve Pixel Puzzles to find clues. Use those clues to interrogate witnesses. Work your way to the truth... ...and uncover the mystery of Murder by Numbers!
Why similar: Detective 19.4%, Investigation 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Mystery 9.2%
A horror-meets-cute puzzle game with a twist-filled Yuri romance story.
Why similar: Detective 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Visual Novel 15%, Mystery 12.7%, Puzzle 9.2%
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 27.7%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Mystery 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Investigation 9.5%
