60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Anime, Singleplayer, Story Rich.
Kill each other...for science! The class of '89 is trapped in an elite school killing game. Investigate, solve, and expose your classmates in Kumitantei™: Old-School Slaughter, an episodic murder-mystery ADV card-battler inspired by retro anime.
Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
A new cast of 16 characters find themselves kidnapped and imprisoned in a school. Inside, some will kill, some will die, and some will be punished. Reimagine what you thought high-stakes, fast-paced investigation was as you investigate twisted murder cases and condemn your new friends to death.
Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
Investigate murders, search for clues and talk to your classmates to prepare for trial. There, you'll engage in deadly wordplay, going back and forth with suspects. Dissect their statements and fire their words back at them to expose their lies! There's only one way to survive—pull the trigger.
A new cast of 16 characters find themselves kidnapped and imprisoned in a school. Inside, some will kill, some will die, and some will be punished. Reimagine what you thought high-stakes, fast-paced investigation was as you investigate twisted murder cases and condemn your new friends to death.
Why similar: Detective 25.8%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Anime 12%, Mystery 11.7%, Female Protagonist 9%
Investigate murders, search for clues and talk to your classmates to prepare for trial. There, you'll engage in deadly wordplay, going back and forth with suspects. Dissect their statements and fire their words back at them to expose their lies! There's only one way to survive—pull the trigger.
Why similar: Detective 26.3%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Anime 14.5%, Mystery 14%, Psychological Horror 7.8%
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 31%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Anime 16%, Mystery 13.7%, Psychological Horror 7.2%
Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.
Why similar: Detective 27.5%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Mystery 15.2%, Anime 14.5%, Comedy 9.7%
Love, Internet, and Murder Magic is a Roguelike game. You will role-play an agent of a streamer who died because of a murder. You are trying to "bring her back" through AI technology on the Internet, making her the unique creation of the Internet.
Why similar: Dark Humor 20.6%, Anime 14.7%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Deckbuilding 12%, Visual Novel 9.7%
Kazutaka Kodaka and Kotaro Uchikoshi join forces for the first time to deliver the ULTIMATE adventure game! 15 students are tasked with defending a school from grotesque monsters for 100 days. Can they make it to the end? And will they survive long enough to uncover the truth?
Why similar: Dark Humor 21.3%, Memes 18.8%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Anime 14.5%, Psychological Horror 11.7%
A mystery visual novel about six students forced to play a 12-hour long killing game.
Why similar: Detective 36.7%, Visual Novel 26.1%, Mystery 18.3%, Anime 12.7%, Adventure 5.2%
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: Visual Novel 18.6%, Mystery 17.7%, Anime 17.1%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Multiple Endings 11%
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 20.9%, Detective 20.3%, Mystery 16.1%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Horror 9.5%
In this short comedy visual novel, you're an unpopular transfer student who begins a new life at a Japanese high school. You quickly get drafted into the school's most secret after-school club... but could it be that the seemingly innocent members of the Murder Club are hiding a dark secret?!
Why similar: Memes 19.1%, Dark Humor 15.9%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Comedy 14.6%, Anime 12.4%
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 27.5%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Comedy 15.3%, Mystery 13.6%, Anime 11.1%
High School Dirty Secrets is a horror/puzzle adventure where Kasuga wakes up locked inside her high school with no memory of how she got there. As she searches for a way out, strange and unsettling events unfold, leading her to uncover dark secrets hidden within the school's walls.
Why similar: Dark Humor 17.1%, Anime 14.6%, Mystery 13.5%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Horror 12%
A group of friends unknowingly perform an occult ritual that traps them in an otherworldly elementary school. Here, the vengeful spirits of young children threaten their lives and their sanity, and the only hope of survival is to uncover the chilling details behind the murders of those trapped before them...
Why similar: Horror 26.3%, Anime 22.2%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, RPG 6.4%
Demonschool is a new-style tactics RPG where motion equals action. Defeat big weirdos in between the human and demon worlds as Faye and her misfit companions, while navigating university life on a mysterious island.
Why similar: Dark Humor 23.2%, Comedy 20.2%, Mystery 15.9%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Anime 12.8%
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 30.6%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Mystery 17.2%, Anime 14.3%, Psychological Horror 10.5%
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 32.6%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Mystery 16.8%, Female Protagonist 9.3%, Horror 9.3%
Set in school life, “Who is the Criminal” is a text-based adventure game featuring comedian and inference elements. With inquiring suspects and debating with “evildoers”, he gathers pieces of puzzles and reveals what truly happens in every incident.
Why similar: Detective 26.2%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Mystery 12.7%, Comedy 12.6%, Memes 12.5%
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Why similar: Detective 28.5%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Mystery 17.1%, Comedy 14.2%, Psychological Horror 7.9%
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: Detective 22.4%, Alternate History 19.2%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Mystery 13.3%, Psychological Horror 11.8%
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 45.4%, Mystery 20.1%, Horror 16.7%, Adventure 15.9%, Singleplayer 1.9%
The hero moves to a new city. However, along with him comes a masked killer who begins to kill his friends one by one... Make decisions to build your adventure. Can you stop him before it's too late?
Why similar: Detective 27.7%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Mystery 13.9%, Anime 13.9%, Psychological Horror 10.8%
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 43.4%, Mystery 33.3%, Adventure 19.2%, Singleplayer 4.1%
One hundred detectives compete against each other in a crime-solving competition.
Why similar: Detective 25.6%, Dark Humor 18%, Comedy 15.7%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Mystery 13.6%
Thirteen girls awaken, only to find themselves in a prison. What awaits them: a Witch Trial. Help them prepare for the trial by exploring the prison in order to find the witch hidden amongst them. Find the witch, learn what kind of magic she holds, dispel the lies, and prepare for the execution.
Why similar: Detective 26.1%, Visual Novel 23%, Female Protagonist 14%, Mystery 12.7%, Anime 8.4%
Either I die, or the Witches perish. I challenge thee to a deathmatch!” Asuha, a self-proclaimed gambling prodigy, challenges the Witch ruling the gambling district. Poised to win, she is defeated by a mysterious power. An adventure of gambling, exposing frauds and earning fortunes through poker.
Why similar: Card Battler 28.7%, Dark Humor 17.2%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Anime 13.1%, Mystery 10.1%
Welcome to Kindergarten! Have fun trying to learn and share...and not die. That's important too. In a school that's just not quite right, it's important to be friendly...and take out those that aren't.
Why similar: Dark Humor 44.4%, Memes 13.6%, Mystery 13.3%, Horror 8.9%, Psychological Horror 7%
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 23.3%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Anime 13.1%, Dark Humor 10.7%, Mystery 9%
The REJECTION SIM returns! Explore a slice of chaotic life in late 2000's American high school as you assume the role of Nicole once again. A 100% fully voiced VN presenting as the most culturally accurate period piece in the history of gaming.
Why similar: Dark Humor 22.5%, Comedy 18.8%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Anime 14%, Female Protagonist 10.9%
"Please... kill me." "Help me get outta here, and I'll kill you." ~ Angels of Death is a psychological horror-adventure game, consisting of four episodes.
Why similar: Anime 19.8%, Horror 18.7%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Retro 10.8%
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 27.7%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Mystery 13.5%, Anime 12.3%, Female Protagonist 11.3%
The Slaughter is a noir point-and-click adventure set in Victorian London, laced with adult themes and dark humour. Follow the trail of a killer through atmospheric London locations and surreal dream worlds, meeting a cast of interesting, insane and eccentrically British characters along the way.
Why similar: Detective 33.2%, Dark Humor 23.8%, Mystery 19.3%, Retro 8%, Female Protagonist 7.5%
This is the anti-visual novel. Instead of playing as some guy magically able to score with beautiful anime girls, YOU play the anime girl and create mass chaos in the lives of your potential "suitors". Earnest comedy, social accuracy, and late 2000's aesthetic await you in Class of '09!
Why similar: Comedy 29.8%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, RPG 8.8%
A horror-meets-cute puzzle game with a twist-filled Yuri romance story.
Why similar: Detective 26%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Anime 13.8%, Mystery 12.3%, Female Protagonist 10.8%
You are a girl with a demonic heart, trapped with a group of suspicious individuals. A demonspawn arrives, setting off a chain of mysterious murders. Can you trust any of your fellow captives and find love in the chaos? Or will you fight for your life alone?
Why similar: Detective 25.3%, Visual Novel 16%, Mystery 15.1%, Anime 12%, Psychological Horror 11.1%
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: Visual Novel 22%, Detective 19.5%, Anime 16.8%, Mystery 12.1%, Horror 10%
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 26.4%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Mystery 14%, Anime 13.3%, Psychological Horror 11.2%
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 23.5%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Mystery 12.8%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Anime 10%
Put the ‘love’ in 'Lovecraftian horror!' Avoid the fanatical cultists and survive dangerous rituals to escape the Black Woods with your life in this 90’s anime inspired visual novel!
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.1%, Anime 20.3%, Horror 16.3%, Comedy 14.6%, Psychological Horror 9.6%
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 33.2%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Anime 17.9%, Mystery 14.6%, RPG 6.4%
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 32%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Comedy 17.3%, Mystery 15.5%, Anime 11.6%
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 39.5%, Mystery 17%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Anime 14.7%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
Unravel the mystery in this cute psychological horror VN, set deep in the woods of the Tatras Mountains. Will you wind up on the chopping block?
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.6%, Mystery 14.8%, Anime 14.6%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Horror 12%
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 29%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Mystery 15.5%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Anime 7.9%
All capture targets are mentally "Jirai"(landmine)!? Meet these eccentric boys, reveal the truth beneath in this Psycho-love-horror VN!
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.7%, Female Protagonist 17.7%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Mystery 15.4%, Anime 14.3%
select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.5%, Multiple Endings 25.8%, Anime 15.2%, Cute 11.4%, Female Protagonist 4.9%
An anime-inspired supernatural detective game. Uncover the identities and powers of your adversaries using a conspiracy board full of evidence.
Why similar: Detective 31.2%, Alternate History 24.6%, Mystery 15.2%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Anime 13%
Rewind time to save your girlfriend in a twisted high school death game. A gripping yuri visual novel: Investigate brutal murders, unravel psychological horrors, and fight for a forbidden love that defies death itself.
Why similar: Detective 26.7%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Mystery 13.5%, Female Protagonist 11%, Horror 10.7%
Kindergarten 3 is the long awaited threequel to the Kindergarten series! Explore a new school with old and new friends...and new ways to get ruthlessly murdered.
Why similar: Dark Humor 34.2%, Comedy 25.4%, Memes 17.8%, Mystery 11.4%, Cute 6%
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Detective 35.6%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Anime 16.5%, Mystery 16%, Female Protagonist 9.2%
This world is woven of strings, of fate and of hate. What do you see, detective? A horror-mystery yuri visual novel peering into the maddening darkness of love and death.
Why similar: Detective 24.8%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Mystery 11.8%, Anime 11.3%, Horror 10.1%
This year's Desire Hierarchy has begun. The stakes are now deadly. Hop into The Specter's Desire, a Visual Novel in which you play against the city's top talents to save your parents. Includes puzzling gameplay that has you tearing down arguments, hatching schemes, and revealing the truth!
Why similar: Detective 32.3%, Visual Novel 23.2%, Horror 14.5%, Anime 11.1%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
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: Detective 31.7%, Dark Humor 23.3%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Anime 12.4%
A supernatural Halloween whodunnit. Solve a chilling locked-room mystery before the grim reaper reveals the answer!
Why similar: Detective 26.5%, Mystery 12.7%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Anime 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.4%
Play a dating sim inside of a dating sim to become an otome heroine protagonist. Nothing can possible go wrong... right?
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.6%, Comedy 18.5%, Anime 16%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Horror 12.7%
How far would you go to bring someone back from the dead? Discover the depths that some will go to in this horror-adventure game.
Why similar: 1980s 21.8%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Anime 13.4%, Mystery 12.4%, Horror 11.1%
The complete surrealist horror-comedy series! A mysterious world of zines and blood!!
Why similar: Horror 24.1%, Comedy 22.1%, Mystery 20.6%, Female Protagonist 16.4%, Cute 10.6%
Decaying Japanese school buildings, a series of bizarre incidents, eerie Mandemon legends. Lies and truths intertwine, love and hate entwined in the mist. What should one do? Whom should one believe? Welcome to this cruel world filled with deception and harm —
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.2%, Mystery 18.3%, Anime 14.2%, Detective 12.9%, Psychological Horror 8.5%
Welcome to the chess school! Connect with the brilliant girls of Sakuragi town and engage them in chess matches. How will you master the moves that come your way?
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.9%, Mystery 22.9%, Anime 22.7%, Psychological Horror 21.3%, Horror 5.4%
A Denpa Bishoujo Psychological Horror Curio: A Visual Novel ❦ Mild Horror, Mild Suspense, and a Hint of Whimsical Madness ❦ We Hope You Find Your Own "Happy Ending" Among Multiple Conclusions ❦ A Major Plot Twist, Perhaps? ❦ Glimpse a sliver of truth in the liminal space between life and death.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.2%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Anime 12.7%, Multiple Endings 10.6%
Methods: The Canada Files is a mystery visual novel. You play as a team of eccentric detectives in a mysterious crime-solving competition. To solve each mystery, you must use your team member’s unique detective methods, refute faulty theories with evidence, and find out the truth!
Why similar: Detective 27.1%, Dark Humor 18%, Comedy 17.2%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Anime 11.5%
