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  1. #1 LOOP THE LOOP The Mansion of Gluttony
    97% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
    Dev: sweet ampoule
    Windows

    A closed-circle mystery visual novel where twelve people wake up inside a bizarre, impossible mansion—and a string of murders begins. Read from Remi’s point of view as you piece together the truth through his thoughts and conversations. Linear, text-focused, Japanese/English supported.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 22.5%, Mystery 17.9%, Psychological 15.8%, Supernatural 12.4%, Horror 10.2%

  2. #2 Tyrion Cuthbert: Attorney of the Arcane
    96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,622 reviews2023
    Dev: Diamondhenge Entertainment
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 13.2 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    In Tyrion Cuthbert: Attorney of the Arcane, you play as a defense attorney who practices law in a world of fantasy and wizards. You must defend clients accused of various crimes committed using magic and use the rules of magic to prove them innocent.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 27%, Anime 19.2%, Mystery 18.4%, Magic 13.4%, Detective 10.1%

  3. #3 Magical Eyes - Red is for Anguish
    96% matchVery Positive81% of 69 reviews2016
    Dev: Pomera StudiosPub: Fruitbat Factory
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%

    Magical Eyes - Red is for Anguish is a thrilling mystery story revolving around a series of unfathomable incidents in a town.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 28%, Anime 20.9%, Mystery 18.9%, Horror 13.1%, Cute 8%

  4. #4 KOEWOTAYORINI / 声之寄托
    95% matchVery Positive86% of 980 reviews2018
    Dev: あみそ組Pub: Pujia8 Studio
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 258.5 hrs≥1hr: 55%

    “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: Visual Novel 15.5%, Anime 14.2%, Detective 13.5%, Horror 11.9%, Gore 10.4%

  5. #5 Paradise Sea
    94% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
    Dev: mokosoft
    Windows

    Where are we? But the destination is clear. In this sea of trees, my final home, there must be a paradise. Who am I? But my purpose is clear. The noise that wanders in the deep consciousness, seeking the peace that lies beyond.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 19.1%, Anime 13.5%, Psychological 10.9%, Mystery 9.9%, Supernatural 9.5%

  6. #6 paravalence ~with my angel
    94% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
    Dev: Effigy Softworks Ltd.
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Get implicated in Saint Ambrose. A linear visual novel experience told in three parts: The shadow of my mother is my mother, too. My little cellmate casts a spell. The world is like a dancer: the ritual of everyday. We're all doing magic, of course.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 20.2%, Psychological 13.8%, Anime 13.8%, 1990's 12.7%, Magic 9.8%

  7. #7 Raging Loop
    93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,075 reviews2017
    Dev: KEMCO
    Windows
    Median: 24.2 hrsMean: 59.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 29%, Mystery 17.4%, Detective 12.3%, Psychological 10.7%, Gore 8.4%

  8. #8 Miracle Detective
    92% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: TAKA's factory
    Windows · Mac

    A high school detective story where an unlikely duo tackles mysterious incidents on campus. Solve strange cases with logic and courage in this suspenseful visual novel.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 22.5%, Detective 20%, Mystery 17.9%, Psychological 11.4%, Supernatural 10.8%

  9. #9 Tokyo Dark
    91% matchVery Positive84% of 1,341 reviews2017
    Dev: CherrymochiPub: Square Enix
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    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 18.6%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Anime 16.6%, Horror 12.4%, Mystery 11.8%

  10. #10 Return to Shironagasu Island
    91% matchVery Positive94% of 4,067 reviews2020
    Dev: HYOGO ONIMUSHIPub: TABINOMICHI
    Windows
    Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.1 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 25.9%, Mystery 18.8%, Horror 13.6%, Detective 12.7%, Anime 11.7%

  11. #11 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.3 Tatarigoroshi
    90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,271 reviews2016
    Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 22.4%, Psychological 15.3%, Anime 15%, Mystery 14.9%, Horror 11.2%

  12. #12 Haligen Zero
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: KoguraPub: Kogura_team
    Windows

    Find the answer in the incident involving the Professor and unravel the secret of the Awakened.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 21.8%, Detective 13.6%, Anime 11.7%, Magic 9.4%, Supernatural 9.3%

  13. #13 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.2 Watanagashi
    89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,830 reviews2015
    Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 26.2%, Mystery 15.6%, Anime 15.5%, Horror 15.2%, Psychological 8.7%

  14. #14 Miniature Garden
    88% matchMostly Positive78% of 98 reviews2017
    Dev: MuzintouPub: Fruitbat Factory
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 168.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    Miniature Garden is a Japanese mystery visual novel with multiple endings and art by Korie Riko (Lump of Sugar).

    Why similar: Visual Novel 31%, Anime 22.8%, Mystery 19.9%, Horror 11%, Adventure 6.7%

  15. #15 The Sekimeiya: Spun Glass
    87% matchVery Positive87% of 288 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 17.6%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Mystery 14.8%, Supernatural 13.2%, Psychological 11.8%

  16. #16 Higurashi When They Cry Hou+
    86% matchVery Positive88% of 170 reviews2023
    Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 65%

    The tragedy of Hinamizawa is over. Those held captive within its grip are free from the fate that bound them to June 1983. Yet the tale of Hinamizawa is not truly complete. There are many worlds not yet explored.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 25.7%, Psychological 19.3%, Anime 19.1%, Gore 13.7%, Adventure 6.4%

  17. #17 ANGEL WHISPER - The Suspense Visual Novel Left Behind by a Game Creator.
    86% matchMixed65% of 17 reviews2024
    Dev: Child-DreamPub: Mamekujira
    Windows

    This is the last work of a certain game creator who mysteriously disappeared. The cross reality ADV, known for its shocking conclusion, is coming back after 24 years.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 18.3%, Mystery 16.9%, Horror 13.9%, 1990's 11.6%, Psychological 11.2%

  18. #18 Cross The Boundaries
    85% matchVery Positive99% of 69 reviews2025
    Dev: AlfredProsPub: Ziel Graywords
    Windows · Linux

    This is a Touhou Fangame. Maribel Hearn is a girl with unusual experience with ghosts and supernatural beings. In Cross The Boundaries, you will solve riddles while trying to stay alive, and looking for a way out of the nightmare.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 21.6%, Anime 15.3%, Mystery 12.5%, Psychological 12.4%, Supernatural 10.7%

  19. #19 The Shaman: What's in Your House?
    84% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Myosi
    Windows

    "Something is in your house." As a Shaman, you are the only one who can face the unknown. Investigate haunted homes, uncover secrets, and exorcise malevolent spirits. Your choices determine the client's fate. Experience a chilling K-horror story where every decision matters.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 15.2%, Supernatural 12.9%, Mystery 12.3%, Anime 10.9%, Psychological 10.7%

  20. #20 Vivian Carmine
    84% matchPositive84% of 19 reviews2023
    Dev: Ethan ZimmerlePub: The Hand
    Windows

    In an average town somewhere in America, a disturbance has been felt. Vivian Carmine and her badge, Nicholas, have come from the Gap Between Worlds to investigate.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 23.9%, Mystery 18.2%, Anime 16.1%, Gore 14%, Supernatural 10.2%

  21. #21 Game of Fitna Vol. 1
    83% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: FIAgames
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Game of Fitna Vol. 1: A thrilling death game visual novel set in 2030. Play as Zayn, a high school student thrown into sinister survival games known as "TEST." Fight for your life, uncover shocking truths, and face intense moral dilemmas in this mature, thought-provoking experience.

    Why similar: Detective 19.9%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Anime 16.7%, Mystery 15%, Psychological 14.3%

  22. #22 Blossoms of Eternity
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: JAYBE GAMES
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Blossoms of Eternity by JAYBE GAMES is a thrilling time-travel saga in which Kuro, Miyu, and Aihara must confront not only their own feelings, but also power-hungry witches who can literally turn reality upside down.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 16%, Anime 12.6%, Psychological 10.1%, Mystery 9.7%, Horror 9.6%

  23. #23 AI: The Somnium Files
    82% matchVery Positive92% of 9,207 reviews2019
    Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.0 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: Visual Novel 22.8%, Detective 21.1%, Mystery 16.8%, Anime 16.6%, Gore 11.5%

  24. #24 Billie Beetleneck -A detective tale-
    81% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2025
    Dev: Retroactive Fort
    Windows

    Every story ever written has an alternate world that coexists with ours. When a large number of parallel universes are suddenly destroyed, Billie Beetleneck sets off on his hardest case yet in this interactive visual novel.

    Why similar: Detective 18.4%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Anime 12.7%, Mystery 12.5%, Magic 8.9%

  25. #25 Lucid9: Inciting Incident
    81% matchVery Positive90% of 1,040 reviews2016
    Dev: Fallen Snow Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    Lucid9 is a visual novel focused on a web of intricate mysteries set in the fictional 2018 metropolis of Isamu. Lucid9: Inciting Incident is the first part of the story, focused on a string of disappearances that occur at a prestigious, uppity boarding academy.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 32.8%, Anime 21.7%, Mystery 19%, Horror 10.7%, Gore 7.4%

  26. #26 It was a human.
    79% matchMostly Positive76% of 484 reviews2024
    Dev: Loser/sPub: GAMER Plan
    Windows

    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 21.6%, Anime 15.2%, Detective 12%, Mystery 10.7%, Horror 9.8%

  27. #27 Summer Nightmare
    80% matchMixed55% of 554 reviews2017
    Dev: Team Summer NightmarePub: Elkibe Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 30 minMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 29%

    If one’s imagined world of nightmare and the real world unite…. The hide-and-seek game of death in the world of nightmare begins. Discover hints and save yourself from the nightmare!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 26.4%, Anime 21.9%, Gore 21.7%, Horror 19.1%, Adventure 4.8%

  28. #28 Sound of Drop - fall into poison -
    79% matchVery Positive85% of 537 reviews2015
    Dev: aiueoKompanyPub: Sekai Project
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    Nestled in the heart of Tokyo, the quaint little aquarium, Manten Aquarium. Numerous urban legends have arisen from here. On the night of the full moon the waters turn to blood and man faced fish lurk within.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 28.5%, Anime 18.6%, Gore 17.4%, Horror 17.2%, Mystery 6%

  29. #29 Styxton
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: BUZDOV KAPLAN
    Windows · Mac

    "Styxton" is a nonlinear horror visual novel. Sometimes, salvation is the worst curse. You are alive. Now find out who needed it.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 26.5%, Horror 17.5%, Detective 15.2%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Gore 8.9%

  30. #30 Lilac
    76% matchPositive91% of 45 reviews2026
    Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
    Windows

    A fantasy visual novel set in a magic school where humans and mages mingle. Will their differences lead to conflict, or to friendship? Enjoy the story of growth in a world of unbridled fantasies! Character designs by Oyari Ashito, and proudly developed by Frontwing.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 26.9%, Anime 19.6%, Magic 16.8%, Supernatural 10.6%, Cute 9.5%

  31. #31 SMU News: Strange events recorded
    77% matchNo user reviews2026
    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: Visual Novel 24.6%, Detective 23.8%, Anime 15.3%, Supernatural 13.4%, Mystery 10.2%

  32. #32 Mayjasmine Episode01 - What is God?
    78% matchMostly Positive73% of 393 reviews2015
    Dev: Erotes Studio
    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    Ho Yu-Chen received his friend Wan Zi-Jin's invitation, and set on to leave the familiar Taiwan to start a new life with Wan's daughter, Wan Yu-Qing, as an accountant, in Indonesia. Yet with the addition of the mysterious girl, Cocoa, what kinds of events shall turn out to be?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 31.8%, Anime 20.9%, Gore 15.2%, Cute 12.4%, Horror 12%

  33. #33 BAD END
    77% matchVery Positive84% of 395 reviews2015
    Dev: Arai Koh Create OfficePub: YOX-Project
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    It's rumored that those who play 'BAD END'- a Visual Novel will die in REAL LIFE if they make the wrong decision in the game itself.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 20%, Mystery 15.7%, Anime 15.6%, Horror 14.2%, Psychological 8.9%

  34. #34 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi
    75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,381 reviews2015
    Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 30.3%, Mystery 19.5%, Psychological 18.3%, Anime 17.8%, Atmospheric 5.8%

  35. #35 A Clockwork Ley-Line: The Borderline of Dusk
    76% matchVery Positive92% of 83 reviews2017
    Dev: Unison Shift: BlossomPub: Sekai Project
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    In a mysterious school where day and night are two separate worlds, a mismatched trio work to resolve magic-related incidents. A world of magic, intrigue, mystery and the occult awaits you!

    Why similar: Anime 32%, Visual Novel 30.4%, Mystery 13.2%, Magic 10.6%, Adventure 7.2%

  36. #36 School Ghost Stories
    73% matchPositive92% of 38 reviews2026
    Dev: M-Gentlemen AfterpartyPub: Saikey Studios
    Windows

    In this adventure game, play as a young boy, Boku, who accidentally releases vengeful spirits from a local shrine. To fix his mistake, he must collect the ancient treasures to repair the seal. But the freed Youkai have their own plans for him and won’t make it easy. Can he resist their deadly lure?

    Why similar: Anime 20.2%, Mystery 18%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Horror 16.2%, Atmospheric 7.5%

  37. #37 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.7 Minagoroshi
    75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 703 reviews2019
    Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 15.8 hrsMean: 89.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 22.9%, Anime 19%, Mystery 17.6%, Horror 16%, Gore 14.1%

  38. #38 红夏
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Anning004
    Windows

    《红夏》是一款以剧情体验为主的视觉小说游戏。八月末的某天,二十多名师生被神秘地困在学校里,等待他们的将是一场自相残杀……

    Why similar: Visual Novel 21.5%, Psychological 17.6%, 1990's 17.3%, Anime 14.3%, Mystery 13.5%

  39. #39 Elsewhere High: Chapter 1 - A Visual Novel
    74% matchMixed65% of 81 reviews2017
    Dev: Horizon Studio
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 68%

    Welcome to Elsewhere High, "a school for exceptional children." In this visual novel, players are able to immerse themselves in the world of the outcast. Each student at Elsewhere High has fallen short of expectations at their original high school; they've flunked out, skipped class, wrote threatening notes, or grew to be a...

    Why similar: Visual Novel 31.5%, Mystery 20.9%, Horror 18.7%, Anime 18.3%, Adventure 10.6%

  40. #40 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.6 Tsumihoroboshi
    73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 908 reviews2018
    Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 39.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 28.4%, Anime 18.4%, Mystery 17.7%, Horror 16.9%, Gore 13.3%

  41. #41 Gurobu
    73% matchPositive88% of 34 reviews2020
    Dev: Aiaz Marx
    Windows

    "GUROBU" is a story-driven, 2D horror game about haunted apartments, ghosts of the past, and a murder mystery.

    Why similar: Supernatural 16%, Anime 14.4%, Horror 11.7%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Mystery 10%

  42. #42 Wonderful Body Wanted
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: mitchaPub: Oyashiro.dev
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A distracted student arrives for his internship at a girls' boarding school in the small town of Chudnogorsk. After a series of failures, Andrey finds out about a series of disappearances in this mysterious place. And that he himself is bound to disappear.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 19.9%, Mystery 19.3%, Anime 15%, Detective 14.9%, Horror 11.3%

  43. #43 Perennial Dusk -Kinsenka-
    70% matchVery Positive85% of 173 reviews2025
    Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
    Windows

    “Perennial Dusk -Kinsenka-” is a kinetic novel about how the human heart endures relentless violence and limitless cruelty, telling the story of a group of exorcists-in-training as they gather the pieces needed to mend their wounded souls.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 24%, Anime 18.8%, Cute 10.5%, Psychological 9.9%, Atmospheric 9.5%

  44. #44 Aether Field
    72% matchMostly Positive74% of 23 reviews2020
    Dev: Mikołaj Spychał
    Windows · Linux

    What if one day you gained the ability to control the elements? Enter a parallel world where magic is a reality.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 18.2%, Supernatural 16.3%, Anime 14.6%, Magic 14.2%, Psychological 11.9%

  45. #45 Lighthouse of Guiding Flames
    72% matchVery Positive89% of 71 reviews2019
    Dev: TomoToroPub: NARRATIVE NINE LTD
    Windows

    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 21.7%, Anime 14.9%, Detective 14.6%, Mystery 13.6%, Horror 7.3%

  46. #46 CHAOS;HEAD NOAH
    70% matchVery Positive88% of 1,810 reviews2022
    Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 52.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    CHAOS;HEAD NOAH is now available on Steam!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 31.4%, Gore 21.1%, Mystery 17.5%, Anime 17.1%, Horror 4.9%

  47. #47 Ubel
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Regularjax
    Windows

    A visual novel where eight participants are forced to play a death game where they have to vote every two hours. Who will survive? Who will betray? Who are the masterminds behind it all?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 25.9%, Anime 19%, Mystery 18.6%, Psychological 9.7%, Horror 9.6%

  48. #48 Bloody Chronicles - New Cycle of Death Visual Novel
    71% matchMostly Positive77% of 105 reviews2019
    Dev: Igrasil Development TeamPub: Igrasil Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A serial killer is on the loose and only you can stop the Phantom! Story of Koyama Kazuki, a young detective working for the Igrasil. While working on several, seemingly unrelated cases, you find clues pointing to the person who killed your parents. Can you stop this new cycle of death before it's too late?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 27.4%, Anime 20.8%, Mystery 19.8%, Detective 16%, Horror 6.8%

  49. #49 Nie No Hakoniwa - Dollhouse of Offerings
    69% matchMostly Positive78% of 240 reviews2024
    Dev: Chatte NoirePub: Sekai Project
    Windows
    Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    "Let us celebrate, the birth of this nightmare." A story about an urban legend surrounding a certain "Box", this is a Japanese-style, supernatural visual novel about madness, love and hate.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 26.8%, Gore 19.1%, Anime 18.5%, Horror 14.8%, Mystery 12.6%

  50. #50 CHAOS;CHILD
    69% matchVery Positive93% of 3,899 reviews2019
    Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 81.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    From the creators of the critically acclaimed STEINS;GATE comes a sensational new visual novel: CHAOS;CHILD. Set in Shibuya in 2015, a group of high school students who survived an earthquake six years ago find themselves at the center of a new series of bizarre murders in the city.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 28.1%, Mystery 17.1%, Gore 15.7%, Anime 15.2%, Horror 9.2%

  51. #51 Root Letter Last Answer
    70% matchVery Positive84% of 180 reviews2019
    Dev: DRAGAMI GAMES, LTD.
    Windows
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    A mystery adventure which is solved by using two visual features: Live Action and Illustrations.

    Why similar: Detective 25.3%, Visual Novel 24.4%, Mystery 18.5%, Anime 16.4%, Adventure 15.4%

  52. #52 Lachesis or Atropos
    68% matchVery Positive87% of 71 reviews2023
    Dev: 4nokiPub: Quill Yuri
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    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 19.4%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Mystery 13.4%, Anime 13%, Horror 12.6%

  53. #53 Voices from the Sea
    69% matchVery Positive93% of 1,262 reviews2015
    Dev: Zeiva Inc
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 419.1 hrs≥1hr: 52%

    Follow the story of a young boy, Cantus as he meets Maris, the mysterious girl by the sea - an experience that will change his life forever.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 41.4%, Anime 32.3%, Cute 6.9%, Supernatural 4.5%, Adventure 4.5%

  54. #54 노베나 디아볼로스
    68% matchVery Positive93% of 1,574 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 26.8%, Visual Novel 22.2%, Mystery 18.3%, Anime 10%, Horror 7.5%

  55. #55 How Stories Die
    68% matchVery Positive89% of 121 reviews2020
    Dev: VisualBagel
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Time travel, assassins and one magical gangster rabbit! The demon king threatens your kingdom and it's up to you, the prince, to find a suitable hero to fight it. Not an easy task, as it will require you to shed a lot of blood and maybe even die. But at least you will save everyone... right?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 23.3%, Anime 18%, Mystery 12.4%, Gore 11.9%, Fantasy 8.3%

  56. #56 My Camp of Memories
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Daniil Tarasau
    Windows · Mac

    A visual novel in the romance and adventure genre. Awaken in the Honeycombs, a camp where memory is erased and secrets hum in the night. Forge bonds, defy the Union, and uncover your past. Will you be a pawn or ignite freedom as war looms?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 22%, Detective 18.6%, Anime 15.7%, Mystery 10.5%, Atmospheric 9%

  57. #57 DIGITAL EXORCIST case_(0);
    67% matchVery Positive94% of 162 reviews2023
    Dev: COOL BEANS PRODUCTIONSPub: HYPER REAL
    Windows

    Step into a dark world where cyberdemons haunt humankind. When mutilated bodies start appearing all over this sleepy town in the Mississippi inaka, Sawyer, ex-AGENCY operative; now unemployed shut-in, must exorcise the demon perpetrator in this story-rich, PC-98 style adventure game.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 20.8%, Detective 20.8%, 1990's 19.6%, Anime 13.5%, Horror 10.8%

  58. #58 3Paths
    66% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2025
    Dev: Trturist
    Windows

    A game about the path you're on, and what you're really doing with your life.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 19.2%, Psychological 16.6%, 1990's 16.4%, Anime 15%, Horror 11.9%

  59. #59 Kindred [High Tide]
    66% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2026
    Dev: Victoria RafaelianPub: Captain Edge Studios
    Windows

    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 20.7%, Mystery 15.3%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Horror 12.7%, Psychological 9.3%

  60. #60 Shrine of Haunts
    67% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: VIVIANSOFT
    Windows

    In the summer of 1990, you return to the secluded mountain village of Iwao as your grandfather falls critically ill. The village shrine is said to seal the yokai "Tsuchigumo." As the "Mushi Okuri Festival" nears, its ritual flames may awaken a thousand-year-old curse…

    Why similar: Visual Novel 17.9%, Supernatural 16.2%, Mystery 15.9%, 1990's 14.1%, Horror 14%

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