60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Story Rich, Detective, Investigation, Mystery.
After being away at college, you meet up with two of your friends at a local movie theatre. What starts out as a simple reunion, quickly unravels to be a gruesome murder mystery with your friend as the victim. It is now your mission to find out who did it, and how in this visual novel style game.
Isle of Maligree
Become an investigator in a dark fantasy story. People keep going missing in Maligree, before being forgotten by all who knew them. Will you solve the case before you forget?
Ace Attorney Investigations Collection
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!
Become an investigator in a dark fantasy story. People keep going missing in Maligree, before being forgotten by all who knew them. Will you solve the case before you forget?
Why similar: Detective 16.9%, Demons 11%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%
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 21.9%, Crime 21.4%, Detective 17.7%, Mystery 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.8%
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 20.4%, Investigation 18.1%, Crime 17%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Mystery 9.9%
Use your psychic powers to read minds and catch an elusive serial killer!
Why similar: Crime 17.6%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Detective 13%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Investigation 12.3%
Detective agency management × superpowered mystery. Former operative Lin Mo rebuilds the Ash Detective Agency in Collins City. Investigate crime scenes, use “Echoes” to recover memory fragments, rebut lies with evidence, dispatch partners for intel, and uncover conspiracy behind your mentor’s death.
Why similar: Detective 23.1%, Investigation 19.4%, Crime 16.9%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Mystery 9.8%
A dark detective thriller where folklore is real, violence is chilling, and every choice has consequences.
Why similar: Detective 18.9%, Investigation 17.1%, Crime 10.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%, Choices Matter 8.8%
Gather evidence, interview suspects and send your case to trial. Have you got what it takes to be Tokyo's top detective?
Why similar: Detective 23.6%, Crime 21.7%, Visual Novel 12%, Mystery 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%
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: Crime 19.3%, Detective 18.1%, Investigation 13.9%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Mystery 9.8%
Who killed your best friend?! Find out the truth before 4 suspects frame you instead! Death Becomes You is a mystery visual novel where you untangle the dark secrets and relationships between your fellow magic university students.
Why similar: Crime 15.7%, Investigation 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Detective 10.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%
Find the Golden Pineapple and the crimes against the Mayans. In Pineapple Legend, solve investigations with amusing and humorous situations. Explore the city of Takitani: investigate, solve puzzles, collect cards, equip accessories, fish, garden, fight in the arena, and increase your affinity!!!
Why similar: Crime 17%, Investigation 15.4%, Detective 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%
[DEMO available now!] Erased memories, scattered clues. What will you uncover, and what will you leave buried?As an amnesiac detective, investigate crime scenes with limited focus. You can't analyze everything. Strategically choose your leads to shape the case and reclaim your lost past.
Why similar: Detective 22.6%, Investigation 21%, Crime 20.4%, Mystery 11.7%, Visual Novel 10.5%
NINA AQUILA is back for her brightest, boldest, most magical adventure yet!
Why similar: Crime 20%, Detective 17.5%, Investigation 16.6%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Interactive Fiction 10%
This choices-matter visual novel is narrative-heavy, filled with beautifully illustrated characters, intricate stories, and two distinct endings.
Why similar: Crime 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Detective 11.3%
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: Crime 15.8%, Detective 14.6%, Investigation 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%
A closed-off ghost town, and the unsolved bizarre serial murders that once occurred there. A “daily life collapse” suspense × death game novel ADV that depicts the obsessive love and revenge of 11 people whose lives were irrevocably shattered by that horrific incident.
Why similar: Detective 17.7%, Crime 16.4%, Investigation 12.7%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.1%
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Crime 21.1%, Detective 19.1%, Investigation 18.5%, Mystery 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 8.4%
In this detective horror visual novel, investigate a seabound anomaly. Explore areas of interest, uncover clues, and piece together evidence before time runs out — and before this mission becomes your last. Choose a side; don't look back.
Why similar: Detective 19.9%, Investigation 17.8%, Mystery 11%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Visual Novel 8.9%
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 23.3%, Crime 21.1%, Investigation 19.1%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Mystery 11.6%
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: Investigation 17.2%, Crime 17.2%, Detective 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Mystery 9.4%
A mystery adventure game where you investigate 3D evidence and uncover the truth behind each case through the clues left behind.
Why similar: Crime 24%, Investigation 22%, Detective 20.3%, Mystery 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Detective 22.5%, Crime 22.3%, Investigation 21.1%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Mystery 10.9%
A Mesozoic murder mystery, 4 suspects, 1 truth. Investigate, interrogate and present evidence as you set out to unravel the case with your team. Will you be able to accurately determine who took the victim's life? Or will your deductions lead you to arrest someone for a crime they did not commit...?
Why similar: Crime 21.6%, Detective 17.2%, Investigation 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Visual Novel 10.1%
You are The Fateweaver; an ancient beast of legendary status. It is your job to determine which way Fate will unravel as you dig deep into the psyche of those who beckon. Decide whether to help those who beg for your mercy, or invoke the wrath of the Gods upon those you deem unworthy of existence...
Why similar: Detective 16.2%, Investigation 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%, Visual Novel 10%, Mystery 9.2%
A thrilling detective mystery adventure set in a historical fantasy world. As a dragon detective, use your six senses to find evidence and hunt down the culprit.
Why similar: Crime 19.9%, Detective 19.7%, Investigation 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Visual Novel 10.8%
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 21.6%, Investigation 19.9%, Mystery 12%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%
You're an insurance investigator. Review evidence, spot fraud, make decisions. Every case is a puzzle — approve, reject, or negotiate. Limited energy, a ticking clock, and your reputation on the line
Why similar: Detective 21.4%, Crime 20%, Investigation 14.4%, Mystery 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 7.3%
Help Tashia unravel the case of a heinous murder and find her cell phone in this point & click, mystery adventure based on Caribbean folklore!
Why similar: Detective 15.6%, Crime 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Investigation 9.7%
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: Crime 20.1%, Detective 15.2%, Investigation 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Visual Novel 11.4%
The year is 840. Use your detective skills to weed out and banish the succubi terrorizing the citizens of Damaros and uncover the truth behind the recent spike in succubus victims, or become a corrupt tyrant who abuses his power, or even side with the succubi to terrorize the city.
Why similar: Detective 18.2%, Investigation 15.5%, Mystery 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Demons 11.6%
“Intervene in Tsumimi’s stream” through comments and Mega Chats, then use your deductions to change their fate in this 14-day psychological horror adventure.
Why similar: Investigation 19.5%, Detective 15.8%, Mystery 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%
Join a serial killer enthusiast group to solve the town's recent murders in this mystery visual novel adventure, featuring point-and-click and text-based investigation and a detailed story.
Why similar: Investigation 17.3%, Crime 15.7%, Detective 14%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Visual Novel 13.3%
An occult-mystery-adventure game set in Kyoto—detectives investigate to solve bizarre and complex cases. What did Kamotan detectives finally uncover on their way to the truth of these cryptic incidents?
Why similar: Crime 20.1%, Detective 17.1%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Mystery 12.3%
Ranko and her friend Astrid must investigate the vanishing of a girl from their school. Learn about the secrets of St. Joachim to find her, but be cautious! A bad step may lead you towards an ugly end...
Why similar: Detective 19.3%, Investigation 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Mystery 9.7%
This classic-style mystery adventure game, inspired by the Famicom Detective Club series and illustrated by Famitsu's legend Kiyokazu Arai, will take you on a suspenseful journey through the beautiful landscapes of Ise-Shima.
Why similar: Crime 20.9%, Detective 18.4%, Investigation 16.1%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Mystery 11.2%
Do you believe that parallel worlds really exist? An ordinary college student, Chen Chou, wakes up one day to find himself transported aboard a space research vessel. The strangers on the ship all claim to know him. Could it be that he has crossed over into a parallel world...
Why similar: Crime 25.8%, Detective 24.4%, Mystery 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.6%, Multiple Endings 6.7%
Take on the role of Detective Kobayashi, the one and only genius detective who has a reputation for solving any case, however dark or difficult...if he isn't playing games at the office or awkwardly hitting on girls, that is.
Why similar: Crime 25.4%, Detective 20.7%, Investigation 13.6%, Mystery 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.9%
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 19.1%, Investigation 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Mystery 12.8%, Visual Novel 11.9%
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: Crime 17.3%, Detective 15.9%, Investigation 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%, Visual Novel 8.6%
An adventure visual novel following an unlucky trio who find themselves hunting monsters for the powerful being known as Kurokami-sama.
Why similar: Investigation 17.7%, Demons 15.6%, Mystery 11%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.5%
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 21.4%, Investigation 19.7%, Mystery 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%
A murder-mystery visual novel about a young man who inherits a charming English hotel. Some would say he’s fortunate, but with a growing list of unexplained disasters and murder, has his luck finally run out?
Why similar: Investigation 20.9%, Crime 17.8%, Detective 16%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Mystery 13%
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Investigation 16.6%, Detective 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Mystery 9.8%
Love, Money, Rock'n'Roll: the romanticism of the Eighties, mystery and intrigues, betrayal and sacrifice, hatred and passion — all this and more in the new game from the creators of the legendary visual novel Everlasting Summer!
Why similar: Detective 15.1%, Investigation 14.2%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.9%
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 18.8%, Crime 18.1%, Investigation 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Visual Novel 10.4%
Private Eye is a detective game where you play as Hakeem trying to solve the murder case of Amir. The wealthy heir Amir kept strange company, is one of them his murderer? Explore, investigate, solve puzzles, and find discrepancies to unravel his mysterious death.
Why similar: Detective 18.5%, Crime 18.2%, Investigation 17.5%, Mystery 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%
Solve your own murder in this thrilling true crime adventure game. You've come face-to-face with your fate and someone close to you is going to kill you...unless you find out who it is before the time runs out!
Why similar: Crime 20.7%, Detective 17.9%, Investigation 13.8%, Mystery 11.2%, Visual Novel 9.1%
A detective wakes up beside a corpse, and with no memories. The evidence points to him. Everyone thinks he’s the killer. Unravel the truth before time runs out in this hand-drawn detective mystery adventure set in 1990s Thailand, where every memory hides a lie.
Why similar: Crime 19.4%, Detective 18.4%, Investigation 15.7%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Mystery 10%
Step into the role of a federal investigator and uncover the truth behind every disaster. Recover black boxes, cross-reference evidence, expose contradictions, and name the real cause before an innocent takes the fall. Every conclusion matters in this tense investigation sim full of twists.
Why similar: Detective 20.3%, Investigation 18.9%, Crime 11.8%, Mystery 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.5%
Embark on a mystical quest that blends Slavic folklore with arcane witchcraft, uncover hidden secrets, and rescue a village lost to the shadows in this magical detective visual novel. Oh, and never forget your cat - he might save you!
Why similar: Detective 19.2%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Investigation 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Demons 11.7%
A Lovecraftian investigative gamebook. New York, 1927. A case pulled from real history, wrapped in cosmic horror. His name was Billy Gaffney. The man who took him was real. But his purpose was from another plane of existence. You play a journalist. You make choices. The story remembers all of them.
Why similar: Crime 18%, Detective 14.1%, Investigation 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.1%, Mystery 8.4%
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: Detective 16.1%, Investigation 15.5%, Mystery 13%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%
You wake up locked up in an unknown place with 8 strangers. Who are these people ? Why are you here ? You have a bad feeling. But suddenly, the phone rings, and it's up to you : Will you dare answer and go deeper in this mysterious plot ? Will you reveal the horrible truth... and survive it ?
Why similar: Investigation 20.6%, Detective 19.1%, Crime 14.7%, Mystery 12.8%, Visual Novel 8.6%
A world where humans and beastmen coexist. A secluded hotel exclusively for beastmen deep in the mountains. An incident occurs on a night when everyone has gone to sleep... Whether you can safely return from the hotel depends on your choices.
Why similar: Investigation 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Mystery 12.1%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Crime 9%
In New York, private detective Ikeda Sen happens upon the enigmatic Lila shortly before his client, Walton, hands him a strange device. And in Japan, Izumozaki Neneko stumbles upon a corpse by the canal on her way to school. Two unrelated stories unfold, intersecting in bizarre and unexpected ways.
Why similar: Crime 20.3%, Detective 19.3%, Investigation 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Visual Novel 13.1%
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 19.6%, Investigation 19.3%, Crime 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.7%
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 21.2%, Crime 18.8%, Investigation 18.1%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Mystery 11.1%
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: Crime 22.1%, Investigation 17.7%, Detective 16%, Mystery 10.3%, Visual Novel 9.8%
You make every interaction with her feel like coincidence. You know her far more than she could ever imagine. But you don't seem to realize, a butterfliy don't usually fly into the net on their own.
Why similar: Crime 17.8%, Investigation 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Visual Novel 14%, Detective 13.1%
Rhythm Story is a detective visual novel and rhythm game. You must solve the murder of one of the girls.
Why similar: Crime 18.1%, Detective 17.8%, Investigation 15.3%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%
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 22.8%, Investigation 19.3%, Crime 15.3%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Mystery 13.1%
