60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Dialogue Heavy, Detective, Investigation, Mystery.
Paris, 1888. In this detective visual novel inspired by Ace Attorney and Golden Idol, play as a matchmaker-detective striving to keep her marriage agency open. Meet colourful characters, uncover their secrets, and spread love throughout the city!
Death Trick: Double Blind
The star magician of Morgan’s Traveling Circus is missing, but the show must go on! In this non-linear detective visual novel, unravel the mystery from two different perspectives as you learn the varying stories of an entire circus of performers, each with their own lives... and their own secrets.
Expelled!
A School Prefect has been pushed out of a window, and everyone's blaming YOU. Can you find the culprit - or someone to take the fall - before you get EXPELLED? Mystery with a wicked twist, from the creators of Overboard!, 80 Days, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
The star magician of Morgan’s Traveling Circus is missing, but the show must go on! In this non-linear detective visual novel, unravel the mystery from two different perspectives as you learn the varying stories of an entire circus of performers, each with their own lives... and their own secrets.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 13.4%, Detective 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%, Historical 8.8%, Point & Click 8.4%
A School Prefect has been pushed out of a window, and everyone's blaming YOU. Can you find the culprit - or someone to take the fall - before you get EXPELLED? Mystery with a wicked twist, from the creators of Overboard!, 80 Days, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 16.1%, Investigation 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Detective 9.5%, Visual Novel 8%
After being cursed to never leave, Ember must eat all of the food she can in order to find the one that will break the curse!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 14.9%, Investigation 9.7%, Point & Click 9.4%, Interactive Fiction 8.7%, Visual Novel 8.7%
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: Dialogue Heavy 19.4%, Detective 12.5%, Investigation 12.4%, Point & Click 11.3%, Historical 9.3%
A Pentiment-like set in 19th-century Malaysia, featuring pirates, East Indiamen, headhunters, a locked-room murder mystery, a blade of meteoric ore, a tarot deck, a mountain of light, and a tiger. It’s time to put your thinking cap on; as for those voices in your head – probably best to ignore them.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 17.4%, Investigation 12%, Historical 11.8%, Detective 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%
A mystery game where you investigate a murder by searching the crime scene and interrogating AI-powered NPCs with unique personas.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 17.9%, Detective 15.4%, Investigation 10.8%, Mystery 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%
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: Dialogue Heavy 15.9%, Detective 13.1%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Mystery 11.2%, Investigation 10.5%
Set in 1970s southern France, you play a rookie private eye tasked to dig out the secrets of a stubborn old man. Think on your feet while you follow your leads : ask questions to witnesses, detect their lies, hypothesize why and finally confront the silent ones running from their past.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 13.2%, Detective 13.1%, Investigation 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%, Point & Click 9.1%
Step into a small town in 90s fictional China as a grieving detective. In a place plagued by twisted homicides, the truth hides in the lies. Interrogate unpredictable witnesses, expose their contradictions, and rebuild a suspect’s face from an imperfect memory. Just like yours.
Why similar: Detective 18.7%, Investigation 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Mystery 11%, Visual Novel 8.9%
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: Dialogue Heavy 22%, Detective 17.5%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Investigation 12.5%, Mystery 9.8%
Can you solve a murder with nothing but your wits, your cocktail shaker, and your silver tongue? In this bartending mystery game, your customers are the key. So long as the liquor flows, so does the conversation - but who has the answers you seek, and who has blood on their hands?
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 14.5%, Detective 13.5%, Investigation 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%, Point & Click 8.3%
Just in Crime is a detective video game in which you play a detective dog and a wizard cat. With a twist; you are able to travel back in time and examine the crime scene a few seconds before it happened.
Why similar: Detective 15.6%, Investigation 12.6%, Dialogue Heavy 11.3%, Point & Click 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%
Can you mix a cocktail while eye-to-eye with a criminal? Find out in Best Served Cold, a murder mystery set in a bustling speakeasy where you serve customers, make friends and enemies, and solve crimes. At the Nightcap bar, prohibition is a killer… and so are some of your customers!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 19%, Detective 17.2%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Investigation 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%
Play as Captain Grégoire Lefèbvre and investigate the murder of a controversial country priest in this gripping historical detective thriller.
Why similar: Detective 14.2%, Dialogue Heavy 14.1%, Point & Click 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Historical 9.3%
Susan has woken up in a strange, coffin-like device, with no memory of who or where she is. Uncover the answers in this visual novel as you solve puzzles to escape in a stunning sci-fi mystery investigation!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 15.7%, Point & Click 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Investigation 9.7%
Night Errand is a 2D detective adventure where you play as Sage & Nur, an unlikely detective duo solving murder and mixing coffee in the quiet town Morrowpines. Collect clues, piece together contrasting perspectives, uncover the truth — and don't forget to mix a cup of coffee while you're at it.
Why similar: Detective 16.3%, Dialogue Heavy 11.7%, Investigation 11.5%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Point & Click 9.1%
A quiet piano guides players through a Japanese-style mystery adventure centered on memories and the lingering regrets of Oda Nobunaga. Players explore a mysterious world, uncover hidden truths, and piece together a forgotten trust.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Detective 17.7%, Dialogue Heavy 16.7%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Mystery 12.1%
A short literary mystery game set in Oxford and Borneo
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Dialogue Heavy 12.9%, Detective 11.4%, Mystery 10.2%, Investigation 9.2%
An urban fantasy 2D point & click adventure set in Taipei, where the supernatural lurks beneath reality. You play as a paranormal investigator with abilities of her own. Unravel a brutal case of human sacrifice, piece together the clues, interview witnesses and try to keep your head—literally.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 15.4%, Detective 14%, Point & Click 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8%
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: Dialogue Heavy 13.3%, Visual Novel 12%, Detective 10.5%, Mystery 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%
《推理小说的关键一定会出现两次》是一部以日常推理为核心的视觉小说。日常混沌纷乱，而“侦探”独具慧眼。带上你的好奇心吧，去和推理协会一同调查、思考，最终解开一个个轻松却不失有趣的日常之谜。
Why similar: Detective 17.9%, Dialogue Heavy 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Point & Click 8.7%
This choices-matter visual novel is narrative-heavy, filled with beautifully illustrated characters, intricate stories, and two distinct endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Detective 10.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.1%, Dialogue Heavy 8.7%
The Mona Lisa is missing! Sleuth through a sprawling space museum, read the past through psychic abilities and unravel an interstellar art caper in this cosy, gas‑lamp mystery.
Why similar: Detective 12.8%, Dialogue Heavy 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Point & Click 10.3%, Historical 9.9%
In a world of fairies, a childhood friend suddenly calls Beatrice back to her old hometown. Yet when she arrives, her friend is mysteriously missing.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 26.9%, Detective 16.5%, Investigation 12%, Mystery 11.3%, Visual Novel 11%
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 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Investigation 13.2%, Mystery 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.9%
A philosophical interactive visual novel about everyday interactions
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17%, Detective 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Dialogue Heavy 10.3%, Investigation 10.1%
No criminal has ever been a match for you, and everybody is looking forward to a description of your brilliant deductions. There is just one small problem. One tiny detail that makes it different this time. A mere trifle, really. This time you have no idea who did it.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 17.1%, Detective 15%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Investigation 12.2%, Visual Novel 10%
Rumor Reporter is a Golden Age whodunit mystery. Play as senior reporter Veronica Chase as you explore Greyhaven Island in the Celtic Sea, 1920s. Choose where to investigate, who to question, and what to publish. Your report shapes public opinion, drives arrests, and changes the island’s future.
Why similar: Detective 18.9%, Investigation 14.6%, Mystery 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%, Visual Novel 8.5%
GET AWAY WITH MURDER. Highly replayable detective game where you're the one whodunnit. From the creators of 80 Days and Heaven's Vault.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 16.8%, Detective 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Historical 9.2%, Visual Novel 7.1%
Become a legendary detective of ancient China! In "Di Renjie: The Legendary Investigator", play as Di Renjie, solving thrilling cases across Bianzhou and Bingzhou in the Tang Dynasty and uncovering the truth.
Why similar: Detective 17.4%, Historical 15.3%, Investigation 12.4%, Dialogue Heavy 11.9%, Mystery 10.3%
《江华号》是一款国风水墨横版卷轴叙事游戏。1928年，武汉的大街小巷流传着一则“头七夜死者还魂”的诡异消息，引发各界关注。《楚城时报》新人记者虞慧龄奉命前去采访，却误打误撞，被种种谜团指引着登上了一艘名为“江华号”的豪华客轮。在那里，一段不为人知的隐秘往事渐渐浮出水面……
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Detective 12.4%, Investigation 11.5%, Point & Click 11.4%, Historical 10.4%
A sci-fi detective game where you interrogate the brain scans of crime victims. Uncover the hidden truth behind the dystopian regime by any means necessary.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18%, Detective 15.6%, Point & Click 15.5%, Dialogue Heavy 14.2%, Investigation 12.3%
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 16.7%, Dialogue Heavy 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Investigation 10.2%
The chart-topping itch.io and Newgrounds indie hit comes to Steam, with a slew of enhancements and new features! Step into court as Nina Aquila, rookie defense attorney in this thrilling VN/adventure game hybrid, and fight for justice in a world where all anime genres exist at once!
Why similar: Detective 17.2%, Dialogue Heavy 13.5%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Investigation 11.1%, Mystery 9.9%
A Master murdered. A dying wish: "Kill La." Nine suspects. One killer. All named 「La」. Valhalla hunts the truth by diving into their memories — in a world beautiful and cruel as a doll. Which 「La」 pulled the strings?
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 14.7%, Detective 13.2%, Investigation 12%, Point & Click 10.2%, Visual Novel 9.8%
Detective novelist MEL Gideon, whose career is facing difficulties, receives a strange letter claiming someone is in trouble and needs her help. Intrigued, she decides to investigate. As she digs deeper, she starts to realize that her past is far more complicated than she ever imagined...
Why similar: Detective 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Point & Click 13.5%, Dialogue Heavy 12.7%, Mystery 10.7%
The Cold Cases: Remembering Jory is a story rich, investigative mystery game where your only tools are your contacts and the people you can find and get to talk to you. Read through old internet archives, pick out what is important, and solve the mystery of the 10 year old cold case.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 15.9%, Detective 14.2%, Investigation 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Mystery 9.3%
Did you ever have a virtual pet? Was your virtual pet responsible for solving mysteries in the cruel streets of Victorian London? Did your virtual pet forget to eat? Did he stay up to 3AM doing chemistry experiments? Your virtual pet is named Sherlock Holmes. Try to keep him alive.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 18.4%, Detective 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Investigation 9.4%
《谍：玫瑰》是一款聚焦于1938年武汉的谍战文字冒险游戏。你将潜入情报漩涡中心的「玫瑰饭店」，在五位身份各异的嫌疑人中，揪出代号「尘土」的致命叛徒。通过搜证与周旋，在谎言与忠诚之间做出抉择。夜幕下的武汉暗流涌动，你能否揪出内奸，重建地下情报网，点燃象征黎明的星星火焰？
Why similar: Detective 22%, Historical 17%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Mystery 13%, Story Rich 9.9%
A short narrative about a trip with friends over the weekend. Decide what River does during the trip. Help your friends, explore the place, or just enjoy the scenery.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Point & Click 13.1%, Investigation 9.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8%
A classic point-and-click adventure game full of puzzles and humor!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 20.1%, Detective 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Point & Click 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.6%
Step into a living illustrated world in a time when Europe is at a crossroads of great religious and political change. Walk in the footsteps of Andreas Maler, a master artist who finds himself in the middle of murders, scandals, and intrigue in the Bavarian Alps.
Why similar: Historical 13.6%, Investigation 13.1%, Detective 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Mystery 8.4%
Six witnesses, six suspects, and thousands of discoverable lines of dialog. You're the fantasy detective on the case of a stolen magical artifact, and in order to determine the truth you'll have to cross examine, interrogate, and reference all your resources to catch the thief before time runs out.
Why similar: Detective 20.8%, Investigation 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Mystery 11.7%, Dialogue Heavy 11%
『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 27.3%, Mystery 14.8%, Detective 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Investigation 10.7%
A gripping point-and-click adventure – inspired by the real treasure hunt on Oak Island in Nova Scotia, Canada. Unravel a web of murder, myth, and forgotten history. Some secrets are better left buried.
Why similar: Detective 16.1%, Investigation 16%, Point & Click 15.5%, Mystery 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%
From a single bone to a name and the truth. A forensic mystery adventure where every case starts with the evidence. Search crime scenes, analyze bones, outwit lying witnesses, and close all 7 cases with your brilliant colleagues — plus 5 minigames and one very good dog. Hand-drawn comic-book style.
Why similar: Detective 16.3%, Dialogue Heavy 13.9%, Investigation 13.4%, Mystery 10.7%, Visual Novel 9.7%
《迷渡桥》是一款水墨风格的国风悬疑推理游戏，你将扮演牵涉谋逆的罪臣后人宁不移，背负着家族十年的冤屈，在弥留之际踏上迷渡桥，换一个查明真相的机会。调查一桩桩离奇命案，窥见朝堂内的暗流涌动。当迷雾散尽，揭开深埋于王朝的骇人秘密......
Why similar: Detective 20.7%, Historical 12.7%, Mystery 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%
One million dollars. Two sisters. Countless consequences. Experience everyday life in modern Vietnam while uncovering the truth behind a mysterious one-million-dollar debt.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 21.3%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 10%, Story Rich 9.2%
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 24.7%, Investigation 16.2%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Mystery 11.2%, Story Rich 8.6%
Shamrock Creations is proud to present Watashi Suzume. A story that explores the far reaching impacts that love, friendship, and understanding have on not only our own lives, but how we view life itself. All wrapped up in a supernatural murder mystery narrative that we think everyone will enjoy.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Dialogue Heavy 13.6%, Investigation 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Point & Click 12.3%
This is a single-player puzzle game. You are a tourist visiting Emerald Valley, but a sudden landslide traps you and the other visitors. Explore the environment, collect items, talk to fellow tourists, and piece together the truth to discover why you can’t leave—and lead everyone to safety.
Why similar: Detective 19.2%, Dialogue Heavy 13.2%, Point & Click 13.2%, Mystery 11.7%, Hand-drawn 8.2%
A mystery adventure featuring a public security duo and supernatural cases. Unravel the truth behind the otherworldly "Ghosturbance Cases"!
Why similar: Mystery 14.7%, Detective 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Point & Click 13.2%
A dark detective thriller where folklore is real, violence is chilling, and every choice has consequences.
Why similar: Detective 18.7%, Investigation 14.2%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%, Visual Novel 9.1%
In most visual novels, you only read what characters say. In The Bastard Who Rewrote the Empire, you decide how deeply to read each line. Use Inner Voice, Sincerity, Appraisal, and X-Ray Vision to expose thoughts, lies, profiles, and secrets—then outwit conspiracies and rewrite a kingdom’s fate.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 21.8%, Detective 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Investigation 11.4%
Curtain Call in Flames is a single-player 2D courtroom mystery visual novel set in a traditional Chinese puppet troupe. As defense attorney Bian Bo, investigate a murder, question witnesses, examine evidence, and expose contradictions in court to uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 22.4%, Investigation 15.3%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Mystery 11.9%, Dialogue Heavy 10.1%
Detective Trent is a narrative-driven mystery game inspired by Trent’s Last Case. Investigate crime scenes, interrogate suspects, and uncover the truth through evidence and dialogue. Your reasoning shapes the case, leading to multiple outcomes and endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Detective 14.3%, Dialogue Heavy 13%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Investigation 11.6%
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: Dialogue Heavy 18.4%, Detective 17%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Point & Click 9.8%, Anime 8.7%
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 16.4%, Investigation 12.5%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Point & Click 10.5%, Mystery 9.5%
Echoes of Chang'an is a Chinese-style mystery visual novel developed by NSTUDIO. You play as the adopted son of the renowned mid-Tang general Duan Xiushi who is unexpectedly drawn into an inescapable conspiracy that threatens the fate of the Tang Dynasty while carrying out a mission.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Detective 17.7%, Historical 16.5%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%
An absurdist mystery for only the most hard-boiled interim junior detectives.
Why similar: Detective 18.1%, Dialogue Heavy 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Point & Click 10.9%, Mystery 10.5%
