- #1 Orient on the Murder Express
97% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Connor Atkins
Windows · Mac
This is a murder mystery visual novel where you take the role of the detective. Search for clues, make discoveries, and talk to other characters to find out what is truly going on on the Murder Express.
Why similar: Detective 37.6%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Mystery 17.4%, Hand-drawn 10%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #2 Angelic Agency: Soul Salvation Unit
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: YOKUNIKU
Windows
A mystery adventure featuring a public security duo and supernatural cases. Unravel the truth behind the otherworldly "Ghosturbance Cases"!
Why similar: Detective 20.5%, Mystery 20.2%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Story Rich 10.9%, Hand-drawn 9%
- #3 Aviary Attorney
96% matchVery Positive95% of 2,252 reviews2015
Dev: Sketchy Logic
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The hottest bird lawyering game to come out of 1840s France! Join Jayjay Falcon and his witty apprentice, Sparrowson, as the two take on clients, interview witnesses, collect evidence, and deliver justice to the guilty.
Why similar: Detective 34.2%, Visual Novel 26.5%, Mystery 16.5%, Story Rich 9.2%, Hand-drawn 6.1%
- #4 Demons' Timeline
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: DigitalCats
Windows
Cyber Detective L solves Paradoxes—bizarre incidents by supernatural Demons—via the social media giant Parrotter. The Cyber Detective Squad, L and his Demon partner Nyasuteria, wield elite hacking and psychic powers to take on the final Paradox investigation.
Why similar: Detective 24.7%, Text-Based 19.7%, Mystery 17.7%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Hand-drawn 10.6%
- #5 The Bygone Days of Her and the Flowers
94% matchVery Positive99% of 200 reviews2025
Dev: luern0313
Windows · Mac · Linux
和纳西妲一起,回到「过去」的须弥。真正的花神诞祭、密室中发生的「不可能犯罪」、预示着世界将毁灭的地震……在「神」不在的须弥城,你能否揭开命案的真相,探寻提瓦特世界的终极秘密,然后…与「那个人」再次相见? 和伙伴们一起,去见证《只属于「她与花」的往日》
Why similar: Detective 30.9%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Mystery 18.1%, Text-Based 17.1%, Story Rich 9.9%
- #6 Heal Hitler
94% matchMostly Positive75% of 222 reviews2021
Dev: Jon Aegis
Windows
POV: You are Hitler’s psychologist in 1925. Diagnose his complexes by using both Jungian and Freudian psychotherapy and attempt to heal him. Resolve Hitler's trauma and prevent catastrophe via therapy and psychology. Succeed and avoid the war and holocaust.
Why similar: Detective 27.7%, Text-Based 22.7%, Visual Novel 22.2%, Mystery 14.5%, Story Rich 6.3%
- #7 The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 24,770 reviews2023
Dev: SEGA
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Why similar: Detective 28.4%, Visual Novel 24%, Mystery 19%, Text-Based 15.3%, Hand-drawn 10.1%
- #8 Alice49 EP.0『ダイヤモンドとシュークリーム』
92% matchMostly Positive73% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Include0
Windows
Authentic Mystery ADV Alice49 Episode 0 Diamonds and Cream Puffs An adventure game to solve a mystery hidden in a mystery novel.
Why similar: Mystery 27%, Text-Based 21.4%, Detective 21.3%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Adventure 7.1%
- #9 The Incident at Galley House
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: William RousPub: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 32.6%, Mystery 24.5%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Story Rich 10.5%, Atmospheric 6.6%
- #10 Stillwater
91% matchVery Positive95% of 217 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Clump
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short visual novel where a private investigator gets reeled into a murky mystery, entangled in lies, secrets, and a family curse.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.7%, Text-Based 20.4%, Mystery 18.9%, Detective 12.2%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #11 Guilt Trip
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Made With Squares
Windows
A crime-solving mystery game from the perspective of the culprit. You know everything they don't, and the only way to make it back home is to Guilt Trip.
Why similar: Detective 32.6%, Visual Novel 25.1%, Mystery 18.3%, Hand-drawn 12.5%, Story Rich 9.9%
- #12 Graces: Posthumous Wish
89% matchVery Positive97% of 172 reviews2024
Dev: TomoToro
Windows
Aki is haunted by a curse. In search of salvation, she travels into the memories of a dead classmate, where she must witness three eerie mystical stories and figure out how to break the shackles of misfortune.
Why similar: Detective 19.3%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Text-Based 14.8%, Hand-drawn 13.9%, Mystery 13.6%
- #13 Little Locked Rooms
89% matchVery Positive89% of 132 reviews2024
Dev: riolucci
Windows · Linux
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 31.3%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Mystery 18.4%, Text-Based 15.4%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #14 Amnea28: Two Eternities
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TomoToro
Windows
A group of university students is going to spend a week in the old hotel "Amnea". Within these seven days they have to find out what is hidden behind its facade and to unravel all the mysteries without losing their minds.
Why similar: Detective 23.4%, Text-Based 18%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Hand-drawn 14.1%, Mystery 11%
- #15 Murder Mystery Stories
86% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Cyblux GamesPub: Cyblux LLC
Windows
Murder Mystery Stories is a digital detective game featuring 4 unique murder cases. Examine evidence, interrogate witnesses, and uncover the truth. Each case challenges your logic and observation skills in a gripping interactive experience.
Why similar: Detective 38.7%, Mystery 20.6%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Story Rich 10.6%, Atmospheric 8.2%
- #16 Raging Loop
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,674 reviews2017
Dev: KEMCO
Windows
Median: 23.9 hrsMean: 58.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.9%, Mystery 22.2%, Detective 19.1%, Story Rich 11.3%, Atmospheric 5.1%
- #17 炸鸡块与天使
86% matchPositive93% of 40 reviews2023
Dev: Hamstachio
Windows · Mac
"Fried Chicken Nuggets and Angels" is a text based adventure game with the theme of a detective story. The killer "Rooster" who killed six innocent girls has committed a new crime.Fortunately, at the scene of the seventh homicide, the police found important clues pointing to the murderer...
Why similar: Detective 35.5%, Mystery 19.9%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Text-Based 11.1%, Story Rich 10.5%
- #18 WHODUNNIT
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Don Attico
Windows
WHODUNNIT is a mystery visual novel following a man who must answer a burning question: who the hell did he hook up with last night?
Why similar: Detective 39.3%, Visual Novel 22.1%, Mystery 16.9%, Story Rich 11.4%, Hand-drawn 6.4%
- #19 若津谷村の祟り
84% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: Tiam Games
Windows
因習村推理ADV
Why similar: Detective 35.3%, Visual Novel 29.9%, Mystery 23.6%, Adventure 10.2%, Singleplayer 1%
- #20 The Seven Bad Apples
84% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: 1564 Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ranko and her friend Astrid must investigate the case of some missing scores just before the big Christmas concert of the academy. Help them question the seven daunting suspects before it's too late!
Why similar: Detective 33.9%, Visual Novel 24.3%, Text-Based 15.9%, Mystery 14.1%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #21 Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved
82% matchVery Positive95% of 385 reviews2025
Dev: Armonica LLC
Windows
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 39.7%, Visual Novel 23.9%, Mystery 19.9%, Story Rich 8.4%, Adventure 7.2%
- #22 PALM HOUSE PURSUIT
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NEUROPOLLY
Windows · Mac
Will you be the hero who brings justice to Miami Beach, or will you succumb to the shadows? The fate of Lily, Jake, and the entire city rests in your hands. Choose wisely, for the pursuit of truth may lead you down unexpected paths.
Why similar: Detective 20.9%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Text-Based 17.5%, Hand-drawn 14.3%, Mystery 11.2%
- #23 She sings, but she's not a skylark, not even a nightingale.
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: F0.94
Windows
「We prove our void――」
Why similar: Visual Novel 41%, Mystery 22.4%, Text-Based 18.5%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Adventure 7.4%
- #24 Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy
81% matchVery Positive88% of 4,106 reviews2024
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 33.6 hrsMean: 52.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 31.3%, Visual Novel 25.5%, Mystery 16.1%, Text-Based 12.4%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #25 The Red Pearls Of Borneo
80% matchPositive100% of 25 reviews2026
Dev: Bushmonkey Games
Windows · Mac
A detective noir puzzle deduction game. Explore a non-linear timeline as a clairvoyant investigator in 1941 Borneo. Jump between time and locations to uncover motives and discover what truly happened in the Goodwill tobacco plantation that fateful night on the eve of the WW2 Japanese invasion.
Why similar: Detective 35.3%, Text-Based 14.9%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Hand-drawn 10.8%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #26 노베나 디아볼로스
81% matchVery Positive93% of 1,571 reviews2020
Dev: H5DEV Games
Windows · Mac
Novena diabolos is an Ocult mystery adventure game. The main character, Park Joon-sung, has to find a single human woman who doesn't know who she is and get out of town safely.
Why similar: Detective 39.3%, Visual Novel 23.2%, Mystery 20.8%, Story Rich 5.3%, Adventure 4.8%
- #27 Whispers of Gold
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Falling Raven
Windows
In pursuit of coin, hired dagger Arthur finds himself embroiled in conspiracy involving the daughter of a noble House. Who is really pulling the strings behind the scenes?
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.8%, Mystery 20.4%, Hand-drawn 16.7%, Detective 12.4%, Story Rich 12.3%
- #28 Root Letter Last Answer
79% matchVery Positive84% of 177 reviews2019
Dev: DRAGAMI GAMES, LTD.
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A mystery adventure which is solved by using two visual features: Live Action and Illustrations.
Why similar: Detective 38.4%, Visual Novel 26.1%, Mystery 21.6%, Adventure 13.9%
- #29 On Air! Taxi Detective Casebook
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 373 Studio
Windows
On Air! Taxi Detective Casebook is a pixel-art, dialogue-driven mystery game. You’re an AI in a taxi, teaming up with a talkative driver on late-night runs to hear bizarre passenger stories, solve cases in secret, and let him play the “great detective.”
Why similar: Detective 35%, Visual Novel 21%, Text-Based 18.6%, Mystery 11.6%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #30 TailofScorpios
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jabberworks
Windows
"Scorpion's Tail" is a AVG set in an alternate historical timeline. In the war-born nation of SouthXi, a conspiracy involving girls begins to surface.Investigator Zhang Cheng meets a mysterious girl. After accepting request, he is drawn into a web of secrets.
Why similar: Detective 37.4%, Visual Novel 28%, Mystery 20.9%, Atmospheric 8.4%, Adventure 4.8%
- #31 小学生はませている。
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: NOLAS project
Windows
いじめの犯人探しに抜擢された主人公。 彼が描く推理、その結末は必ずしも正しいとは限らない。 あなたが選んだ結末次第で、 誰かを苦しめるのかもしれない……
Why similar: Detective 23.9%, Visual Novel 22%, Hand-drawn 16.3%, Mystery 15.5%, Text-Based 13.4%
- #32 阎罗索命
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Reptilian Brain Studio
Windows
古风悬疑探案文字冒险游戏——北宋天圣年间,科举省试方毕,汴京国子监突发连环命案,遇害者死状惊悚离奇,如遭阎罗审判。玩家将化身为被卷入权斗暗流的新科进士文彦博,通过勘验尸体、搜寻线索、推演谜局,找出案件背后的骇人真相……
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.7%, Detective 26.2%, Mystery 21.5%, Story Rich 11.4%, Adventure 7.9%
- #33 TellTale - Casino Murder Case
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 26 reviews2024
Dev: NeruyaPub: Team Detective
Windows
[Telltale - Casino Murder] is a full-voice indie mystery game with the youngest lawyer, Kang Ho-yeon, who reveals the truth of the casino murder case and achieves innocence at trial.
Why similar: Detective 31.9%, Mystery 25.5%, Text-Based 14.5%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #34 子归 - Blossom
74% matchVery Positive89% of 601 reviews2024
Dev: 糯米团子工作室Pub: 噪点游戏 SERICA GAMES
Windows
Early spring, 1999, Taoyuan Village. In just several days, a series of drowning incidents occurred in the same quaint village. Then, on the night of the fifteenth day, numerous villagers witnessed a woman in red who bore an uncanny resemblance to a lady who had previously met an unjust demise...
Why similar: Detective 35.3%, Visual Novel 25.1%, Mystery 21.8%, Atmospheric 7.1%, Story Rich 4%
- #35 Guilty Parade
75% matchVery Positive93% of 290 reviews2021
Dev: Nozori Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
One war. Two sides of a military conflict. Which side will you choose if you take a look at the world from both sides of the conflict? Whom will you support and whom will you destroy if some are fighting for an uncertain future, while others are for a peaceful present?
Why similar: Detective 32%, Visual Novel 23.9%, Mystery 17.3%, Story Rich 9.7%, Hand-drawn 7.6%
- #36 爱与命的彼端
76% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2021
Dev: Shellpeach
Windows
《爱与命的彼端》是一款悬疑推理AVG。游戏中你将扮演男主角路杰,为拯救恋人许琳,开始一段爱与命的离奇冒险。你即将卷入扑朔迷离的连环杀人案件,也会接触到离奇的民间传说,躲藏在暗处的阴影也注视着你,蠢蠢欲动……你必须依靠自己的推理能力找出真凶,拯救恋人。
Why similar: Detective 47.4%, Visual Novel 26.3%, Mystery 22.5%, Indie 2.6%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #37 Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 30,083 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 33.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Jabberwock Island—You and your classmates were ready for fun in the sun until Monokuma returned to restart his murderous game! Trapped in a kill-or-be-killed situation, your only hope rests in solving the island’s mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 39.9%, Visual Novel 23.4%, Mystery 19.6%, Story Rich 11.2%, Atmospheric 3.2%
- #38 AI: The Somnium Files
74% matchVery Positive92% of 9,101 reviews2019
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.
Why similar: Detective 34.9%, Visual Novel 26.8%, Mystery 21.6%, Story Rich 12.6%, Adventure 3.5%
- #39 何度目かの式
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: orange
Windows
殺された花嫁が神の力によって生き返り、自分を殺した犯人を探す和風伝奇ミステリーADV。事件は幾度となく起こり、花嫁は幾度もの死を迎えながら、事件の真相に迫っていく――
Why similar: Detective 39.5%, Mystery 30.6%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Adventure 7.5%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #40 Murder on the Marine Express
73% matchVery Positive94% of 78 reviews2021
Dev: 1564 Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 32.3%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Mystery 17.7%, Text-Based 15.7%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #41 The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
72% matchVery Positive94% of 9,045 reviews2021
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 34.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Immerse yourself in a dramatic yet charming and witty world of evidence-gathering, deduction and courtroom battles with this double-pack of the adventures of rookie lawyer Ryunosuke.
Why similar: Detective 29.1%, Visual Novel 22%, Text-Based 19.4%, Mystery 16.8%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #42 幽霊少女室
73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: MeimPub: テラサレ (Terrace and Ray Ltd.)
Windows
【A ghost girl, is here.】Terau Mare is a shy girl moves to Tokyo to go to university, and her new house, Hakusan-so, is like an abandoned. As soon as she enters the room, Mare meets a ghost girl, Furuzaki Yuika. Yuika says, "I'm going to kick you out of here soon." But...
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.4%, Text-Based 31.3%, Story Rich 16.6%, Adventure 10.1%, Indie 2.3%
- #43 Return to Shironagasu Island
72% matchVery Positive94% of 3,990 reviews2020
Dev: HYOGO ONIMUSHIPub: TABINOMICHI
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 14.2 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 31.9%, Mystery 25.3%, Detective 22.2%, Adventure 8.4%, Story Rich 7.4%
- #44 The Occult Detective
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 323 reviews2025
Dev: Battlecry Studio
Windows
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 35.3%, Visual Novel 25.9%, Mystery 17.3%, Story Rich 15.1%, Adventure 3.8%
- #45 Poisoned Path
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Inspiration Overload Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Poisoned Path is a deep visual novel set in a mysterious atmosphere, where your choices determine the story's fate. Uncover dark secrets and chart your own course.
Why similar: Detective 23.4%, Visual Novel 22.5%, Hand-drawn 22.4%, Mystery 13.2%, Text-Based 6.7%
- #46 ION.A
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Кооператив Юность
Windows
Non-linear graphic novel in the genre of magical realism. Will the hero be able to uncover secrets, find himself and escape from danger? Or will he be lost in the streets of the City forever?
Why similar: Detective 31.6%, Visual Novel 26.4%, Text-Based 16.3%, Story Rich 12.8%, Hand-drawn 7%
- #47 No men in this house
71% matchVery Positive84% of 51 reviews2022
Dev: Anastasia ErokhinaPub: Pavel Pichugin
Windows
"No men in this house" is a visual novel set in Thailand. This edge-of-your-seat detective story about mysterious deaths on a touristy island will make you suspect everyone, including yourself!
Why similar: Detective 29.6%, Visual Novel 22.4%, Mystery 19.8%, Text-Based 11.9%, Story Rich 10.8%
- #48 Scarpone Scamps
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pepperjack Productions
Windows
A gritty, semi-kinetic visual novel about broken people and notorious gangsters, featuring six individualized routes with six different endings.
Why similar: Detective 29.2%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Text-Based 17.2%, Hand-drawn 12.5%, Mystery 9.5%
- #49 Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 174 reviews2025
Dev: coly Inc.
Windows · Mac
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 29.3%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Mystery 20.3%, Text-Based 16.2%, Story Rich 9.8%
- #50 The Beresford family
70% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Dreamlight Games Studios SL
Windows
What happened on the night of July 20, 1824? The Beresford family was sleeping unaware that an ancient evil was about to resurface. An ancient evil that brought upon them a curse whose echoes resonate to this day.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.4%, Mystery 21.3%, Detective 19.1%, Hand-drawn 11.9%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #51 回ル!ハッカー探偵
68% matchPositive80% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: 総合コンテンツ制作サークル
Windows
Become a righteous hacker detective who solves people's problems... and hack the requested PC by solving riddles! Analyze the PC by hacking! And... solve the source of your client's problems in the PC! This game is a puzzle solving adventure. You can hack by solving riddles.
Why similar: Detective 36.5%, Mystery 23.6%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Text-Based 10.1%, Adventure 7.8%
- #52 Mohism: Battle of Words
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 606 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 33.7%, Visual Novel 24.9%, Mystery 18.1%, Story Rich 11.3%, Atmospheric 6.2%
- #53 The Sekimeiya: Spun Glass
69% matchVery Positive86% of 279 reviews2021
Dev: Trinitite Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 30.1%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Mystery 19.5%, Text-Based 13.1%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #54 Ace Attorney Investigations Collection
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,302 reviews2024
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 30.3 hrsMean: 33.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Detective 28.8%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Mystery 19.3%, Text-Based 15.4%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #55 Tokyo Detectives
68% matchMixed70% of 57 reviews2021
Dev: Rincho Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Detective 35.9%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Mystery 17.9%, Text-Based 14%, Story Rich 6.4%
- #56 Staffer Case: A Supernatural Mystery Adventure
66% matchVery Positive94% of 3,907 reviews2023
Dev: Team Tetrapod
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 32.8%, Text-Based 16.3%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Mystery 15.7%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #57 死亡旅店Ⅱ亡者归来-Death Inn Ⅱ The Immortal Is Coming
68% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2022
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
Death Inn Ⅱ- The Immortal Is Coming is a horror puzzle. The film crew is in a castle to finish, What is the mystery behind the mysterious death of a leading actress in a castle? Was it a homicide or was there more to it? It's a foggy castle, but none of the truth is buried forever.
Why similar: Detective 33.8%, Visual Novel 28.7%, Mystery 22.1%, Story Rich 10.9%, Adventure 2.5%
- #58 SMU News: Strange events recorded
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 月食图书室
Windows
In this game, play as Shenming University News Department members. Explore strange incidents—no need for truth. Write compelling reports from clues; eye-catching content excites readers. As for what really happened…do readers actually care? If you care, go find out yourself.
Why similar: Detective 39.8%, Visual Novel 29%, Mystery 13.1%, Story Rich 13%, Adventure 4.7%
- #59 Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,849 reviews2023
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective, the classic puzzle-solving mystery adventure directed by Ace Attorney creator Shu Takumi, is back! This long-awaited HD remaster features upgraded visuals and sound and new gallery content.
Why similar: Detective 37.8%, Mystery 26.1%, Story Rich 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Adventure 5.6%
- #60 Scriptur
67% matchMixed67% of 12 reviews2021
Dev: Relativism GamesPub: Relativism Media
Windows
Scriptur is a kinetic visual novel featuring original artworks, soundtrack, and characters. You woke up on the train, knowing not how you ended up in it and where it was going. What is the secret behind all this? Will it be possible to reveal it and restore the memories of what happened?
Why similar: Detective 30.5%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Hand-drawn 18.2%, Mystery 14.3%, Story Rich 5.4%