60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Mystery, Story Rich, Detective.
A general-audience infinite flow ADV. You will play as Jiang Yuejiao. After being framed and forced to flee to the neighboring country of Dipa, you are drawn into various terrifying worlds, Only by uncovering the hidden truths within these places might you find a way back to the real world.
孤岛海妖 The Sea-demon
一组侦探小队受章鱼岛主人之邀，对六年前的海妖悬案发起挑战。她们需要在二十四小时内完成调查，并各自提交一份答案。最后，出现了七种截然不同的解答……
Blackmail Directive
A gripping visual novel set in modern-day Japan, featuring cute anime-style heroines and branching storylines that lead to multiple endings. Every choice you make shapes the story—and determines Arisa's fate.
一组侦探小队受章鱼岛主人之邀，对六年前的海妖悬案发起挑战。她们需要在二十四小时内完成调查，并各自提交一份答案。最后，出现了七种截然不同的解答……
Why similar: Detective 17.9%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Word Game 14.9%, Mystery 11.4%, Anime 8.5%
A gripping visual novel set in modern-day Japan, featuring cute anime-style heroines and branching storylines that lead to multiple endings. Every choice you make shapes the story—and determines Arisa's fate.
Why similar: Word Game 15.6%, Detective 13.8%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Drama 11.5%, Female Protagonist 10%
You awaken in an unfamiliar location with unfamiliar people and are surrounded by mystery. Will you be able to solve the puzzle and uncover why you are here in this sci-fi/mystery/puzzle visual novel? The future hangs in the balance.
Why similar: Detective 14.3%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Mystery 8.8%, Psychological Horror 8.3%, Female Protagonist 7.3%
Elena and 7 familiar faces are trapped in a room, and the only way out is to choose one person to die. Navigate social relationships and gain trust to steer the spotlight away from you, or else they just might decide you should be the one on the chopping block.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.5%, Mystery 12.8%, Detective 12.5%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Female Protagonist 11.4%
莺神乐的知名作品，在Steam中高清化上架！ 与书本坠入爱河，畅游在书本与魔法的世界中吧！
Why similar: Detective 15.3%, Word Game 14.7%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Drama 10.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.2%
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 15.8%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Word Game 12.8%, Thriller 11.6%, Psychological Horror 10.8%
You are a detective who is slowly going blind. The only faces you can still see clearly belong to those who are about to die. A visual novel investigation where every choice affects the fate of Tokyo and leads you either closer to the truth or deeper into darkness.
Why similar: Detective 21.9%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Thriller 7.7%
Legend tells of a door deep below Tokyo's sewers. All who enter are lost forever. Detective Ito's partner is missing. Explore Tokyo & uncover the darkness that lays beneath the streets in this Point & Click - meets Visual Novel - narrative adventure that questions the very core of Ito's sanity.
Why similar: Detective 22.5%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Anime 10.5%, Psychological Horror 9.8%
Strange things frequently happen in the apartment, such as the black shadow by the bed, the face behind the curtains, and the eccentric neighbor... This old apartment seems to be hiding some unknown secrets... Will you walk ignorantly into death or discover the truth and escape to safety?
Why similar: Detective 16.7%, Word Game 13.6%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Thriller 10.3%, Psychological Horror 10%
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 27.3%, Visual Novel 19%, Anime 9.3%, Choices Matter 8.5%, Psychological Horror 8.4%
A visual novel about a girl who finds herself in a mysterious antique store where letters with screaming human hearts appear.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.1%, Drama 13.9%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Thriller 10.9%, Mystery 10.1%
「Sometimes what the eye can't tell, the heart can.」 《Blind》 is a light fantasy game for girls set in a modern city. After a childhood accident that left me with a strange face blindness, I was introduced to a profession called "watchman" and since then, the world has taken on a whole new dimension.
Why similar: Word Game 15.8%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Detective 10.9%, Psychological Horror 9.9%
《明日方舟》同人游戏，以原作角色“老鲤”为主角，在二十年前的龙门，展开一系列解谜探案故事。
Why similar: Word Game 23.6%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Mystery 13.9%, Detective 13%, Anime 9.5%
A self-staged arson at a sales center drags you into the murder case of a female sales agent. With both your career and life in shambles, you must find a way to clear your name. The path to the truth is fraught with danger. Can you rise from this abyss and reclaim the reality you once envisioned?
Why similar: Detective 13.8%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Drama 11.3%, Thriller 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.4%
In this visual novel, Maggie Crane and 15 others are invited to partake in the Isolated Society Study, where they must forge a peaceful society while attempting to outsmart each other in complex challenges. Just as the study is about to conclude, the Golding Foundation introduces a sinister twist.
Why similar: Detective 21.6%, Visual Novel 15%, Mystery 12.6%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%
The game is a BL Cthulhu-style narrative romance game. It tells the story of the protagonist struggling to survive on a cruise ship filled with strange events after losing their memory. The game's setting is modern with a Cthulhu-inspired narrative.
Why similar: Word Game 19.5%, Detective 19.1%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Thriller 8.1%, Mystery 7.6%
本游戏以视觉小说的形式，收录了十四个奇幻恐怖的短篇故事。从网站专栏的投稿、社团的恐怖故事分享会、到某座设施中的秘密实验……你将以不同的视角，探索发生在鸶门市周边的种种奇妙传闻。
Why similar: Detective 23.6%, Word Game 16.7%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Mystery 12.7%, Drama 11%
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: Detective 17.6%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Mystery 9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.7%
A Game Where You're Killed for Becoming a Couple.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.6%, Mystery 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%, Detective 9.2%, Thriller 8.8%
This is a decryption class of interactive novel. One accident, two suicides. In order to prevent more innocent lives from being killed, you will be assigned to lurk on campus with your partner and find out the suspicious in different criminal cases.
Why similar: Detective 17.4%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Word Game 13.7%, RPG 11.6%, Mystery 10.4%
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 21.3%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%, Mystery 9.1%
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 21.9%, Detective 16%, Mystery 15.1%, Psychological Horror 8.3%, Adventure 7.7%
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 16.7%, Word Game 15.3%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Female Protagonist 10%, Drama 9.3%
This is an AVG game that involves reasoning and decryption. He Zhou has 7 different personalities, which alternate seven days a week. Players will play as a detective and deduce the truth behind the horrifying cases surrounding He Zhou through the diary he left behind.
Why similar: Detective 20.8%, Word Game 16.6%, Visual Novel 13%, Drama 11.6%, Mystery 10.3%
Become a god and help change the fate of people, even the world! In WILL: A Wonderful World, you will receive letters written by characters living in urban cities. By rearranging the order and combinations of sentences in these letters, you are going to alter the destiny of whomever that wrote them.
Why similar: Word Game 19.6%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Drama 9.8%, Mystery 8.9%
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 24.1%, Visual Novel 19.6%, RPG 13.4%, Mystery 13%, Drama 7.8%
"Four of Ten" is a multi-perspective visual novel blending time regression with Avalon-style gameplay. Set in a world where demonic forces invade human territories, ten young maidens gather at an ancient magical site to conduct a five-round ritual aimed at activating a protective barrier.
Why similar: Detective 27.3%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Mystery 14.7%, Drama 10.4%, Female Protagonist 10.3%
A visual novel about a girl who loves the cemetery. When her parents go missing, she receives a mysterious text that has the potential to completely ruin her life...or fix it?
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.9%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, RPG 8.7%, Thriller 7.9%
“喂喂，求求你啦！救救我！” ——你接到这样一个电话 发出这样的求救，给你打电话的人，是一名被监禁的少女
Why similar: Detective 17.2%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Anime 9.6%, RPG 8.1%
This game is a deduction game where you collect evidence from a murder scene to find the murderer. Eight boys and girls are admitted to the school. At the school, there is a crazy ghost named "Milla" who haunts and kills people.
Why similar: Detective 22%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Mystery 10.4%, Drama 9.6%
雪山ペンションで起こる殺人事件を阻止するため、 聞き込みとパソコンで情報整理するマルチエンドミステリーADV『夜明けの影法師』！
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.5%, Mystery 11.5%, Detective 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%, Female Protagonist 9.6%
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 13.8%, Detective 12.9%, Thriller 10.7%, Mystery 10%, Psychological Horror 9.7%
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 29.1%, Mystery 18.7%, Female Protagonist 17.6%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%
In 2005, a sophomore student named Maha Igarashi boarded a private train to Soukyo City. However, she vanished upon alighting at the "Kisaragi" station. Five years later, her lover, Shizuno Yokoyama, initiated an investigation into her disappearance, unraveling a series of mysteries along the way.
Why similar: Detective 15.1%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Drama 11.7%, Mystery 9.8%, Thriller 9.3%
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 23.3%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Mystery 11.5%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Choices Matter 8.3%
"请告诉我，爱是否存在意义。" 《无名者》是一款百合向文字冒险游戏。追随少女们的足迹，在失落的城市中寻找神明的踪迹，探寻埋藏在过往之中的真相，寻找延续未来的方法，直至抵达世界尽头——
Why similar: Word Game 35.6%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Drama 13.3%, Story Rich 6.5%
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 20.5%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Drama 9.2%, Anime 8.9%, Mystery 7.3%
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 20.5%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Mystery 7.8%
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 25.9%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Drama 11.2%, Anime 10.9%, Mystery 10.5%
Some Scary Love Stories is a visual novel game with option branches Players tap the screen to read the story and make their own choices, eventually leading to different ending branches A collection of long-updated short stories on the theme of "Distorted Love"
Why similar: Word Game 25.1%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Drama 14.7%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Anime 8.9%
The third and final part of the 'Cold Verdict' trilogy. Claire has spent two years tracking down the elusive masked man who puts people through psychological games. Now she has to get through another of his ordeals if she wants to bring him to justice. Make choices and decide the final outcome!
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.1%, Thriller 14.1%, Detective 13.3%, Psychological 11.4%, Female Protagonist 11%
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 25.8%, Visual Novel 19%, Mystery 12%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, RPG 9.9%
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 17.5%, Word Game 17.2%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Drama 8.9%
"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 27.7%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Mystery 12.9%, Drama 12.1%
Dragon Maiden is a 2D pixel-art mystery adventure. As Wang Xie, you’re trapped in a time loop on the day of the Mountain God Ceremony. Relive the 22 hours before midnight, uncover the truth behind the village’s destruction, and break free from the cycle.
Why similar: Word Game 20.1%, Detective 16.8%, Drama 13.6%, Mystery 13.5%, Female Protagonist 8.5%
Insects Awaken is a puzzle visual novel set in the 1940s. It follows the story of Chen Shan, a young man entangled in espionage while defending his family and homeland. He embarks on a journey between the isolated cities of Chongqing and Shanghai, braving the chaos of war with his passion and youth.
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.3%, Drama 12.6%, Detective 10.7%, Choices Matter 10.6%, RPG 10.4%
The Apple Tree is an interactive story in the genre of a visual novel. Investigate a series of murders together with police Captain Christian Tyler and try not to fall into the trap of criminals!
Why similar: Detective 22.3%, Visual Novel 13%, Drama 11.4%, Thriller 10.7%, Psychological 10.3%
“Raising the blade over my dear friend, I could only curse this broken world with all my soul. Nothing to worry about... If my blade turns out to be the slower.” Shards of fate, heart and soul.
Why similar: Detective 18.2%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Drama 13%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Thriller 10.3%
欢迎来到温泉岛，我是您的私人向导。您听说过……勃艮第古堡吗？那里是欲望与邪恶滋生的黑暗角落，那里有超出认知的生物和违反人性的生存规则。准确说，那里是另一个世界，由贪婪，欲念构成的炼狱……最后，请您一定要警惕每一个出现在勃艮第古堡里的人。祝您旅途愉快。
Why similar: Word Game 23.2%, Detective 14.3%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Drama 12.7%, RPG 7.8%
This work is a side-story AVG of Worms' Happiness. You can read the text by clicking the left mouse button, scrolling the mouse wheel, pressing the spacebar, or other such methods. One afternoon, you will start this short half-day story as the head of the volleyball club.
Why similar: Word Game 26.9%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Drama 14.2%, RPG 14%, Female Protagonist 11.9%
The world and reality of Joe collapse as a sequence of paranormal events starts in September. A mysterious girl with physical powers named Chava wants him dead, as he can be a core key for her cult to dominate the reality between worlds.
Why similar: Word Game 18.8%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Mystery 9.8%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Drama 8.3%
The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.6%, Detective 15.1%, Mystery 14.6%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Psychological 8.1%
Ethani lost her way and ended up at the Lighthouse. Where did she come from and where should she go? Explore this fantasy Visual Novel to reveal her past and set sail once more...
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.7%, Detective 15.7%, Drama 14.2%, Female Protagonist 9.5%, Mystery 9.3%
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 24%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Mystery 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Anime 9.3%
Step into the world of Nyx, a VTuber whose online persona begins to blur with something far more unsettling. After the Stream Went Dark is a short psychological horror visual novel exploring identity, self-perception, and the fragile boundary between performance and reality.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.1%, Drama 12.8%, Anime 10.6%, Mystery 9.1%, Psychological 8.6%
A mystical visual novel where ordinary school life intertwines with mysterious phenomena. Every decision you make could lead to uncovering secrets... or plunge you into even greater uncertainty.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.1%, Mystery 11.9%, Drama 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%, Anime 9.6%
You wake in an unfamiliar “Preparation Area”, surrounded by strangers. The system declares: “New mission, commencing immediately.” Mission after mission, where life and death hang in the balance. Only by earning points can you reclaim freedom. An adventure with no retreat—move forward or vanish.
Why similar: Word Game 25.6%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Drama 11%, Anime 10.2%, Story Rich 7.5%
The culprit is—the maid. And the protagonist. your mission is to strike down six unsuspecting guests, one by one. But beware—you must never be suspected before your plan is complete. To escape suspicion, engage in heated debates and refute your opponents. Hide your true identity at all costs.
Why similar: Detective 29.1%, Mystery 16.6%, Visual Novel 14%, Female Protagonist 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%
