60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Story Rich, Adventure, Visual Novel, Detective.
You are a photo shop owner moonlighting as an informant in the vibrant, but dangerous streets of Neo City. After harboring a strange fugitive, your skills as an informant are put to the test, as the fate of the entire city rests in your hands.
Kill The Clock
Kill the Clock is a narrative time-loop mystery adventure where you relive the same week to solve a murder that keeps changing. Customize your character, roll dice to influence story outcomes, and uncover the truth—before time resets again.
Future Mirror
"Ten years from now, I will be dead..." A coming-of-age fantasy adventure tale, Future Mirror is a visual novel that explores fate and the choices that affect our future, tragedy, relationships, and happiness.
Kill the Clock is a narrative time-loop mystery adventure where you relive the same week to solve a murder that keeps changing. Customize your character, roll dice to influence story outcomes, and uncover the truth—before time resets again.
Why similar: Time Travel 22% ★, Detective 18.4%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%, Thriller 9.2%
"Ten years from now, I will be dead..." A coming-of-age fantasy adventure tale, Future Mirror is a visual novel that explores fate and the choices that affect our future, tragedy, relationships, and happiness.
Why similar: Time Travel 21.3% ★, Detective 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Female Protagonist 10.7%
Become Shepherd, an inquisitor sent to a suspicious village. Unveil the secrets of a world filled with fear, and make an inevitable choice. In this visual novel mystery, your decisions change the world. Can you survive the desperate horror?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.1%, Detective 19.3%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Investigation 9.7%, Thriller 9.5%
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: Lovecraftian 24.9%, Detective 17.4%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Thriller 10.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%
Embark on a thrilling detective visual novel adventure, accompanied by your quirky assistant, Olivina. Navigate through a bizarre case with unique investigation gameplay, and meet a diverse cast of characters as you unravel the story.
Why similar: Time Travel 23.9% ★, Lovecraftian 20.4%, Detective 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%, Visual Novel 9.4%
Saint Kotar is a psychological horror detective game set in a cursed valley in rural Croatia. Investigate the disappearance of your relative in the occult-ridden town of Sveti Kotar as you switch between conflicting realities through the eyes of two godly men.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.3%, Detective 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Choices Matter 8.6%, Visual Novel 8.4%
This gripping paranormal horror adventure revolves around Hermitage, the sinister bookstore that attracts most unusual customers – all of whom seem to be involved in mysterious cases bordering on the paranormal.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.1%, Detective 15.4%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Investigation 10.9%, Horror 6.9%
You wake up on a cold bathroom floor, only to discover that you somehow time travelled to a Halloween party in 1999! As you try to make sense of your situation and get closer to the other guests, will your clueless choices let the party take a deadly turn?
Why similar: Time Travel 29.8% ★, Detective 16.5%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Thriller 9.8%, Choices Matter 7.2%
FoldLoop is a detective game that emphasizes logical reasoning. To escape the curse of endless cycles, you'll observe the sandbox from a higher dimension, analyze the rulebook, and deduce the secrets of the real world.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.2%, Detective 24.5%, Time Travel 22.8% ★, Investigation 10.2%, Puzzle 7%
What if the choices you make during your investigation awaken ancient beings older than existence itself. Explore the official Choose Cthulhu gamebook adaptation, every decision you take seals the fate of mankind. Will the creeping madness consume you as you uncover the darkest secrets?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.2%, Detective 22.5%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%, Visual Novel 7.6%
A story about discovering anomalies, finding strange energy sources, and the intertwining of peculiar spaces. Get ready to uncover hidden stories, delve into a horrifying narrative and unveil the most fundamental truth!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 21%, Detective 15.7%, Thriller 12%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Visual Novel 10.2%
After you graduated from college, you were assigned to a small village as a doctor.It looks like an ordinary village, but there are many strange things in it.A man knocking at the door in the middle of the night may not be asking for a doctor.The person you saw may not be alive.Haunted?
Why similar: Detective 24.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Thriller 14.5%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Horror 7.1%
Portsmith, England. Murder in the british autumns. As Investigators of the Time Bureau; help our client move forward. A challenging detective mystery that will test your logical deduction with unique time-traveling exploration.
Why similar: Time Travel 40% ★, Detective 23.7%, Thriller 12.6%, Investigation 10.8%, Puzzle 6.7%
It is an adventure game with multiple endings. An original script written by a well-known light novelist with a total of 400,000 words. With reasoning, suspense, love, and science fiction elements, it allows players to embark on a highly immersive journey of salvation on the submarine train.
Why similar: Time Travel 30.8% ★, Detective 17.8%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Investigation 9.1%, Choices Matter 6.8%
"Scientific evidence, eyewitness testimony, and objective facts—when these align, the truth emerges. As my grandfather Holmes used to say: Whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."
Why similar: Detective 21.2%, Lovecraftian 16.4%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Investigation 11.2%, Female Protagonist 9.5%
SaGaS is a project based on new Chinese grotesque Cthulhu theme, integrating the old Hong Kong retro style and background settings of the 20th century. It is a fan project based on Scara-Ei character shipping from Genshin Impact. The game uses puzzles and maze solving as its main gameplay.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Thriller 10.5%, Investigation 8.7%
Investigate crimes and solve them... before they happen. Scour future crime scenes, corroborate suspects' alibis, search for incriminating evidence and uncover the truth before the culprit can get away with it.
Why similar: Time Travel 28.9% ★, Detective 28.8%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Anime 7.3%, Story Rich 6.9%
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 22.3%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Investigation 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%, Anime 7.6%
An evidence-based detective game set in rural India. Investigate your friend's disappearance by searching crime scenes, interrogating suspects, and presenting proof to break through lies. Race against time to expose a conspiracy before the 9:45 PM train leaves.
Why similar: Detective 23.4%, Thriller 13.2%, Investigation 12.7%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Choices Matter 9.1%
Investigate a paranormal disease that threatens to eradicate humanity in this unsettling Lovecraftian adventure, inspired by the choose-your-own-adventure gamebooks of the 80s and 90s. Your choices will determine the story, your character’s destiny… and the future of humanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 52%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Choices Matter 11%, Story Rich 6.4%
1924. Private Investigator Pierce is sent to look into the tragic death of the Hawkins family. Plunge into a world of creeping madness and cosmic horror. Cryptic clues, shadowy figures, and pure terror bar your way as you fight to retain your sanity and solve an otherworldly mystery.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 52.4%, Detective 22.8%, Horror 9.2%, Story Rich 5.3%, Choices Matter 3.7%
[IS THE GIRL IN THE MANOR ALIVE OR DEAD?] Investigate an abandoned manor, gather evidence, and make choices that affect both the past and future in this mystery point-and-click adventure.
Why similar: Detective 24.6%, Investigation 16.3%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Horror 9.6%, Choices Matter 9%
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 24.4%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Investigation 13.6%, Female Protagonist 9.1%
A murder mystery puzzle game with visual novel elements in a Gothic, Lovecraftian world. Collect clues, solve puzzles, interrogate suspects, and uncover the mystery surrounding the death of Mini’s husband.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.2%, Detective 21.2%, Investigation 12%, Visual Novel 9.4%, Female Protagonist 9.2%
Underworld Dreams is a first-person horror experience blending adventure, combat, and investigative puzzle elements to piece together a unique psychological thriller.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.3%, Investigation 13.5%, Horror 10.8%, Detective 9.9%, Puzzle 8%
Remedy for Personality is a visual novel that blends genres: a comedy horror with elements of detective. Immerse yourself in an atmosphere of mysticism, mystery, and hidden threats, spiced up with a generous dose of witty humor.
Why similar: Detective 18.8%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Thriller 12.5%, Investigation 9.1%
Necropolis Suite, is an immersive narrative-driven cosmic horror game about discovery, knowledge, and the meaning of transcendence. Can you escape the terror that lurks in the suite?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.9%, Detective 27.2%, Investigation 9.4%, Horror 8.7%, Thriller 6.8%
1년 전, 여중생 한 명이 흔적도 없이 사라진다. 그녀의 흔적을 찾기 위해 사건의 담당 형사는 여중생의 동급생이었던 6명의 학생을 심문하게 되는데...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Detective 21%, Visual Novel 17%, Thriller 10.3%, Puzzle 8.3%
You play as a father who has recently lost his son. Driven by grief, you embark on a time-bending journey in order to revive him back from the dead. But by the end of your journey, the horrors that you witness will make you question the credibility of your actions.
Why similar: Time Travel 40.9% ★, Lovecraftian 37.4%, Horror 8.3%, Story Rich 6.1%, Puzzle 5.8%
A puzzle-detective game set in 1990s China: play as a forensic artist, interview witnesses, drag and drop testimony and documents, sketch suspects from clues, and piece together evidence to solve mysterious crimes.
Why similar: Detective 28.7%, Investigation 15%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Thriller 7.4%
A time travel project. A group of students. A cat that eats too much. Can you rewrite fate without losing what matters most?
Why similar: Time Travel 44.5% ★, Visual Novel 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Anime 9.5%, Choices Matter 7%
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 17.5%, Detective 16.3%, Choices Matter 16.1%, Thriller 14.3%, Female Protagonist 13.3%
A time-travel mystery visual novel about found-family, connections, and hope in dark times.
Why similar: Time Travel 40% ★, Visual Novel 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Anime 5.6%
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: Time Travel 35.2% ★, Detective 24.3%, Investigation 13.3%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 7%
Arkham Detective is an immersive and captivating psychological thriller that unfolds within the eerie and otherworldly universe crafted by the master of cosmic horror, H.P. Lovecraft.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.4%, Detective 24.1%, Thriller 15.3%, Investigation 5.7%, Puzzle 5.7%
STEINS;GATE ELITE follows a rag-tag band of tech-savvy young students who discover the means of changing the past via e-mail using a modified microwave.
Why similar: Time Travel 48.1% ★, Visual Novel 24.2%, Anime 9.9%, Story Rich 6.2%, Thriller 4.7%
Wickeina 'Wicke' Gestalt still lives in a haunted house. The sequel title to GESTALT: The Fifth Day, Wicke is forced to confront her past in this point-and-click psychological horror title with multiple scenarios, branching narratives, challenging puzzles and tense situations.
Why similar: Time Travel 29% ★, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Detective 11.2%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Horror 9.4%
A mystery visual novel in theme of reincarnation and science-fiction. Opposite to other game, you are not the hero takes item bag, you are the bag yourself! You forge, dissolve, combine, throw, absorb items to change the fate of heros. Has 200 endings and 30+ hours main story.
Why similar: Time Travel 32.8% ★, Detective 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Choices Matter 7%
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 26%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%
Flower in Us is a short, story-driven mystery adventure that invites players to unravel hidden secrets.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17%, Investigation 15%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Thriller 11.6%, Choices Matter 10.4%
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 25.8%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Investigation 11.3%, Female Protagonist 8%
Developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus, STEINS;GATE was awarded Famitsu magazine's coveted annual Game of Excellence award and was voted one of the most emotionally charged “tear-inducing games” ever made, in a Famitsu poll. It is a gripping and moving Visual Novel, which has already spawned manga and anime adaptations.
Why similar: Time Travel 44.4% ★, Visual Novel 22.2%, Anime 8.5%, Story Rich 8.1%, Choices Matter 6.2%
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: Detective 15.7%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Thriller 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Investigation 8.3%
Nothing To Remember is an immersive murder mystery that runs in real-time, right on your desktop. Through their personal messages, you'll uncover two characters unknowingly intertwined as they hunt a killer long thought dead. When your next choice could mean life or death, will you answer the call?
Why similar: Detective 21.4%, Thriller 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Investigation 11.8%, Female Protagonist 9.7%
The Sherlock Holmes series returns with this updated version of The Awakened, which brings a whole new dimension to the original title developed by Frogwares. The game puts the player into an investigation of the Cthulhu Mythos - as imagined by Father of modern horror, H.P. Lovecraft.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 49.5%, Detective 33.2%, Investigation 7.5%, Horror 3.8%, Puzzle 3.6%
This game is a psychological test in which you will face dilemmas that reveal your personality. At the end of it, you will know your psychotype.
Why similar: Detective 19%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Thriller 11%
《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 29.7%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Investigation 8.6%, Puzzle 8.2%
Twelve years after Senior Inspector Jeon Gyeong's retirement, she is visited by a young police officer: a woman who pleads with her to reexamine Seowon's case. But with each uncovered memory, only one thing becomes clear: everyone in Seowon's vicinity was lying.
Why similar: Detective 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Investigation 15.2%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Female Protagonist 11.4%
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 35.1%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Story Rich 7.5%, Investigation 7.1%
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: Detective 28.1%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Investigation 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%
Locked inside a facility that erases memory, seven people must recover what they've forgotten to earn their freedom. Explore escape-room puzzles, piece together broken relationships, and uncover the truth behind the sins none of them remember committing in this branching path visual novel.
Why similar: Detective 19.9%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Thriller 10.2%, Investigation 9.9%, Anime 7.9%
Escape a time loop as an overworked office employee by solving cryptic puzzles with alternate reality game elements.
Why similar: Time Travel 24.7% ★, Detective 23.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Investigation 8.3%
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 29%, Investigation 15.2%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Visual Novel 11.3%
A visual novel for girls: Experience a fun time travel adventure and make friends with some quirky girls at a science camp. Will you solve the mysteries and find your way back to your time? Your choices make your own story! Full with challenging puzzle games, and unique endings.
Why similar: Time Travel 39% ★, Visual Novel 15.9%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Puzzle 8.1%
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: Detective 19.3%, Visual Novel 18%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Thriller 16.4%, Investigation 13.6%
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: Detective 27.7%, Visual Novel 16%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Investigation 12.6%, Choices Matter 11%
После неожиданной смерти студент Александр попадает в "Отделение 38", где бюрократия переплетается с мистикой. Раскройте тайны этого потустороннего мира и найдите ответы, которые изменят всё.
Why similar: Detective 24.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Investigation 14%, Thriller 8.5%
A horror-meets-cute puzzle game with a twist-filled Yuri romance story.
Why similar: Detective 24.5%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Puzzle 8.1%
Enter another person’s memories and search for clues to identify the culprit. Together with former police officer John Victor, solve the case assigned for his career advancement.
Why similar: Detective 30.6%, Investigation 16.5%, Thriller 14.7%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Choices Matter 11.9%
Powered by Unreal Engine 5, The Sinking City Remastered brings the eerie, atmospheric world of Oakmont back to life with enhanced gameplay and fully relit environments, perfect for both newcomers and returning players.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.5%, Detective 22.3%, Thriller 10.2%, Choices Matter 8%, Horror 7.1%
