- #1 见习侦探
97% matchMixed61% of 59 reviews2021
Dev: 全能侦探社
Windows
"Internship Detective" is a text adventure game of detective story from the perspective of double female masters. The two heroines Doudou (Intership detective) and Bobo (“big” detective) .
Why similar: Detective 20.6%, Drama 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Mystery 9.3%
- #2 你与月光同罪-As Guilty As the Moon
96% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
This is a realistic + survival oriented work. The murder of a girl in a ride-hailing service two years ago, brought your 12 fates back together. You wake up in a strange room, and things are getting weird around you. In the fog, not everything you see is the truth. Is everything real or unreal?
Why similar: Detective 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Visual Novel 14.1%, RPG 13%, Mystery 11.2%
- #3 不可能犯罪事件簿-Impossible Crime Book
96% match9 user reviews44% of 9 reviews2022
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
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: Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Detective 16.6%, Drama 14%, Visual Novel 14%, RPG 12.9%
- #4 知更鸟-The Robin
95% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2021
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
“The Robin”tells the story of a school bully who kills a girl named "Robin." Thirteen people involved are kidnapped and embark on a desperate journey to survive. The work revolves around who is behind the black hand and who is responsible for the death of "Robin" these two questions unfold.
Why similar: Detective 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Drama 14%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Mystery 11.6%
- #5 我死后的那些天-After Death
94% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
This is a suspense game, you are sitting in front of the TV, the news is broadcast: last night a young girl was killed, the body was found in a deep alley. And the girl who was murdered -- you. You are involved in a serial murder, and you are reborn as a female journalist.
Why similar: Detective 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Visual Novel 14.3%, RPG 13.1%, Mystery 11.3%
- #6 雪凤山 Secret Opera
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 169 reviews2024
Dev: GOCORE
Windows
In the Spring Festival of 2005, the blizzard in Xuefeng mountain trapped the drama troupe performing in the village. At the same time, there was a homicide during the performance. Unlike the nervous members of the drama troupe, the villagers were afraid of a more terrible existence than the homicide
Why similar: Drama 21.3%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Detective 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Mystery 11.3%
- #7 死亡旅店Ⅱ亡者归来-Death Inn Ⅱ The Immortal Is Coming
93% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2022
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
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 23.6%, Visual Novel 17.6%, RPG 15.3%, Mystery 13.1%, Drama 13.1%
- #8 Memory Tides
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 掌鱼工作室Pub: PalmFin Studio
Windows
Memory Tides is an adventure game set in a near-future metropolis. Haunted by false memories and buried trauma, you're trapped in an endless loop: sink into illusion or face reality? Step into the shoes of Lin Xiaoyu, use "slacking off" as your cover, and uncover the hidden truth.
Why similar: Drama 21%, Detective 18.7%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, RPG 12.6%
- #9 末日航路-The Termination
92% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
It's a story of deception and redemption. You receive a mysterious invitation to a seven days doomsday journey. An expectant interstellar journey has become a doomsday route to the end. There is only one word difference between "victim" and "perpetrator".
Why similar: Detective 23.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Mystery 12.3%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
- #10 栖霞日记
91% matchPositive88% of 32 reviews2026
Dev: 片川文化
Windows
The Qixia Diary is an original Visual Novel inspired by the food culture of Hangzhou, China. You play as Sheng Sheng—a first-year art student at Yunqi University. Through her eyes, you'll step into a unique university life brimming with warmth and local charm beside the West Lake.
Why similar: Drama 28.4%, Visual Novel 19.1%, RPG 16%, Mystery 9.5%, Anime 8%
- #11 The Occult Detective
89% matchMostly Positive71% of 326 reviews2025
Dev: Battlecry Studio
Windows
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 26.5%, Drama 19.7%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Mystery 11%, Anime 9.6%
- #12 妖睨之境The Sight of Darkness
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 豹肝工作室 SEALIVER STUDIO
Windows
A detective who accidentally unsealed the monsters must find the man-eating monster before the deadline. Humans are afraid of monsters, but they were also made by themselves.
Why similar: Drama 27.4%, Detective 24.9%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Mystery 12.2%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #13 The Bygone Days of Her and the Flowers
89% matchVery Positive99% of 210 reviews2025
Dev: luern0313
Windows · Mac · Linux
和纳西妲一起,回到「过去」的须弥。真正的花神诞祭、密室中发生的「不可能犯罪」、预示着世界将毁灭的地震……在「神」不在的须弥城,你能否揭开命案的真相,探寻提瓦特世界的终极秘密,然后…与「那个人」再次相见? 和伙伴们一起,去见证《只属于「她与花」的往日》
Why similar: Detective 26.9%, Drama 17.7%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Mystery 13.4%, Text-Based 11.5%
- #14 久美子之死:昭和少女血色告白
88% matchVery Positive92% of 142 reviews2026
Dev: LingVision Games
Windows
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 17.9%, Drama 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Mystery 9.3%
- #15 The Azure One
86% matchNo user reviews90% of 42 reviews2026
Dev: 好运风(Breezeborne Games)Pub: 糕薯科技
Windows
Follow the young boy Qiuxu to meet the girl who always sprints in the sunshine, and get to know three other girls with distinct personalities. In the daily life of the Second Municipal High School, you will witness a youth that cannot be turned back — a story destined to go somewhere.
Why similar: Drama 32.8%, Visual Novel 22%, RPG 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Anime 7%
- #16 TailofScorpios
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Jabberworks
Windows
"Scorpion's Tail" is a AVG set in an alternate historical timeline. In the war-born nation of SouthXi, a conspiracy involving girls begins to surface.Investigator Zhang Cheng meets a mysterious girl. After accepting request, he is drawn into a web of secrets.
Why similar: Detective 29.2%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Drama 17.7%, Alternate History 14.1%, Mystery 13.9%
- #17 Shiina Taki's Decameron
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 7,162 reviews2024
Dev: 面影桥花见同好会
Windows
Shiina Taki's Decameron is a doujin interactive fiction based on anime「BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!」. The story concentrates on Shiina Taki, the drummer and song writer of MyGO!!!!! and her fight against fate till the last breath.
Why similar: Drama 34.4%, Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Anime 14.4%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, RPG 8.6%
- #18 十分之四
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 不约分制作组
Windows
"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 29.4%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Drama 19.2%, Mystery 16.3%, Anime 8.4%
- #19 Choices That Matter: And The Sun Went Out
86% matchMixed68% of 28 reviews2020
Dev: Tin Man Games
Windows · Mac
Take part in one of the most complex interactive adventure stories ever written! What if the sun inexplicably vanished only to return hours later? Investigate with your AI companion, Moti. Uncover conspiracies. Discover ancient religions. Travel the globe.
Why similar: Detective 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Drama 13.5%, Text-Based 12.1%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #20 True Game
84% matchVery Positive88% of 51 reviews2021
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows · Mac
"True Game" is a work of suspense reasoning. The work tells the story that people in trouble are taken to a closed space and ask to get chips from others through different competitions. This work has a high degree of brain burning, exquisite picture and strong sense of substitution.
Why similar: Detective 25.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Mystery 12.1%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
- #21 Scarpone Scamps
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pepperjack Productions
Windows
A gritty, semi-kinetic visual novel about broken people and notorious gangsters, featuring six individualized routes with six different endings.
Why similar: Detective 23.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Drama 15.4%, Visual Novel 14%, Text-Based 10.7%
- #22 Double bisociation
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 礼堂王
Windows
Ancient science fiction theme text adventure game - and you will play a scholar who can't get fame because of the abolition of the imperial examination in the world's highest town, and meet two small town scholars who can't get the imperial examination to explore the secrets of the town.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Drama 16.8%, RPG 16.4%, Multiple Endings 11.5%
- #23 松峰镇:诅咒
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Youki Fung
Windows
This is a suspenseful puzzle visual novel game. You play as a character who was born in Pine Peak as a child and returns to this long-lost town after many years. You get involved in a series of mysterious disappearances happening in the town and try to explore and solve the mystery.
Why similar: Detective 25.4%, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Drama 15.7%, RPG 13.5%, Anime 10.2%
- #24 7 Days Before the End
80% matchNo user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: TrucyAkina
Windows · Mac
一个普通的早晨,五个大学生踏入同一间教室,却在陌生的空间醒来。纸条上写着: “在七天内找到真相,否则这里就会崩塌。”——你将如何度过这七天?
Why similar: Drama 24.2%, Detective 22.5%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Text-Based 10.3%
- #25 爱与命的彼端
82% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2021
Dev: Shellpeach
Windows
《爱与命的彼端》是一款悬疑推理AVG。游戏中你将扮演男主角路杰,为拯救恋人许琳,开始一段爱与命的离奇冒险。你即将卷入扑朔迷离的连环杀人案件,也会接触到离奇的民间传说,躲藏在暗处的阴影也注视着你,蠢蠢欲动……你必须依靠自己的推理能力找出真凶,拯救恋人。
Why similar: Detective 39.3%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Mystery 15.8%, Multiple Endings 15.3%, RPG 9.5%
- #26 金烬秋明
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 光羽造物
Windows
A visual novel set in an ancient, alternate world. Explore this stormy and unstable country alongside Jiang Jin and Zhaoming, gradually encountering the shifting intrigues of the court. Whether you choose to stay on the sidelines or step forward is up to you
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, RPG 15.5%, Drama 11.6%, Alternate History 11%
- #27 死亡编码-Death Code
81% matchMixed69% of 13 reviews2021
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
Death Code is a battle royale genre. It tells the story of Lin Mohuai, a female protagonist with amnesia, who wakes up to find herself involved in an eight-person battle royale game. Everyone is given a code, and the way to win is to kill the player whose number is plus one.
Why similar: Detective 25%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Mystery 13.4%, RPG 11.6%
- #28 Game of Fitna Vol. 1
79% 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 27.5%, Drama 21.5%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Mystery 13.6%, Anime 10.5%
- #29 它说山雨欲来
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 无敌的呱
Windows · Mac
50+ endings! A purely fictional fantasy world! Comedy script, dark plot — and the endings? Pitch-black. Swept into a storm, you need a boss. The revolutionary, the merchant, or the cult leader? Your pick unlocks different paths. You're a cheater with buffs — you'll survive. Go!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21%, Visual Novel 16.8%, RPG 13.6%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Alternate History 10.1%
- #30 The Chessboard Mystery:47 West Street,Highgate
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BlackFog Studio
Windows
Step into Highgate a fog-shrouded town in 1956, where a mysterious murder shatters the silence. As a private investigator, explore scenes, gather evidence, and question suspects. Use your evidence board to trace lies, face branching choices, and uncover the hidden truth behind the crime.
Why similar: Drama 28%, RPG 20.6%, Detective 20.1%, Mystery 11.2%, Text-Based 9.5%
- #31 No Recollection
77% matchMixed67% of 30 reviews2024
Dev: Jake Platt
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystery visual novel following a boy who awoke in a strange building, with no recollection of where he is, how he arrived, why he’s here, or how to leave. Discover the answers to these mysteries as you search for a way out. Meet a small but colorful cast in your journey, and escape together!
Why similar: Detective 25.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Mystery 14.1%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
- #32 魔女低语时
78% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: Shellpeach
Windows
这是一款悬疑推理类文字冒险AVG,玩家扮演一名初出茅庐的侦探王朝阳,进入迷雾重重的学园,和各位可爱的女性角色互动,以找出诡异案件的真相!
Why similar: RPG 21.6%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Drama 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Multiple Endings 12.8%
- #33 黑土无归
76% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: CATTOFUN GAMES
Windows · Mac
As an ordinary truck driver seeking the truth behind his father's demise, you must pierce through a web of conspiracy fueled by tech-obsession and a rapidly shifting era.
Why similar: Detective 32.6%, Drama 26.5%, RPG 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Mystery 12%
- #34 SAS:绝响诡计 | Case 0 风暴蝴蝶
74% matchVery Positive88% of 224 reviews2025
Dev: 秦遥
Windows
这是一款以中式校园为背景的推理类文字游戏,你将扮演一名高中生司空茂,在开学第一天目击密室杀人事件的现场,并经过调查和推理解决案件,找出真正的犯人和真相背后更深的阴谋。但在享受侦探游戏的同时,请千万不要忽视学习。保持情绪稳定,尽量维持活下去的念头...记住,你的成绩,永远比案件要更重要。
Why similar: Detective 28%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Text-Based 11.8%, RPG 10.2%
- #35 炸鸡块与天使
76% matchPositive93% of 41 reviews2023
Dev: Hamstachio
Windows · Mac
"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 30.6%, Drama 22.9%, Mystery 14.6%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Text-Based 7.4%
- #36 The Guilty Hearts
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Singlecore Games
Windows
Seoyeon Yu, a former police officer, works as a private investigator for a rich family. However, during her investigation, she discovers evidence linking them to her husband's death. Using her ability to see people's guilt, she begins an investigation to solve the mystery.
Why similar: Detective 30.2%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Drama 14.8%, Mystery 14.4%, Visual Novel 10.3%
- #37 The Tenth Minute
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: XU S.A Studio
Windows
The Tenth Minute is a short narrative game told through chat and novel-style reading. Revisit a school-day memory shaped by unspoken feelings, misaligned memories, and belated understanding between three people. A youthful story with light psychological mystery, complete in around 2 hours.
Why similar: Drama 25.7%, Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Text-Based 14.7%, Mystery 9.9%
- #38 边缘项目 / Living Island Project
75% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2022
Dev: LIP制作组
Windows
文字冒险游戏 《边缘项目(Living Island Project)》 即将上线!你将扮演从神秘岛屿归来的9名失踪者之一的艾萨克·里奇(浥尘),协助WPO(世界警察组织)揭露失踪背后真正的阴谋。在这场旅途中,你也试图寻找你丢失的自我;而为了达到这一目的,你又必将失去些什么……
Why similar: Drama 24.7%, Visual Novel 16%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, RPG 8.7%, Anime 8.6%
- #39 子归 - Blossom
73% matchVery Positive89% of 618 reviews2024
Dev: 糯米团子工作室Pub: 噪点游戏 SERICA GAMES
Windows
Early spring, 1999, Taoyuan Village. In just several days, a series of drowning incidents occurred in the same quaint village. Then, on the night of the fifteenth day, numerous villagers witnessed a woman in red who bore an uncanny resemblance to a lady who had previously met an unjust demise...
Why similar: Detective 30%, Drama 20.9%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Mystery 15.8%, RPG 11.7%
- #40 流木缘Driftwood Fate
71% matchVery Positive92% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: 神经传达室
Windows
A mysterious bracelet, familiar dreams, and Zhi An, a male college student who just got a girlfriend, now faces a sudden appearance of a lover (male) from his past life. How should he choose? What is the hidden abnormality beneath the surface of everyday life?
Why similar: Drama 27.6%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Mystery 14.5%, RPG 10.1%
- #41 Police Detective: Tokyo Beat
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dr. Cyril Splutterworth
Windows
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 33.2%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Drama 13.6%, Mystery 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 12%
- #42 Murder on the Marine Express
73% matchVery Positive94% of 78 reviews2021
Dev: 1564 Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystery visual novel taking place aboard the underwater train Marine Express. Follow student Ranko Togawa on her quest to find the culprit on the murder of an accompanying teacher... with lots of surprises along the way!
Why similar: Detective 27.3%, Drama 21%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Mystery 12.8%, Text-Based 10.2%
- #43 谜宇酒吧
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DMW Studio
Windows
《谜宇酒吧》是一款舞台在3072年的太空列车上的悬疑推理游戏。玩家将扮演主人公“梅尔”,一名业余的列车酒保,寻找因一块陨石引起的连环杀人案的真相。
Why similar: Detective 34.3%, Mystery 15.5%, Drama 11.3%, Sci-fi 11.1%, Visual Novel 9.8%
- #44 村庄-The Village
73% matchMostly Negative38% of 13 reviews2021
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
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 26.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Mystery 13%, RPG 11.1%
- #45 迷子公路
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 零旗
Windows
《BanGDream! It’s MyGo!!!!!》的末世公路AU同人游戏,ansy cp向视觉小说。
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.5%, Drama 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, RPG 18.8%, Text-Based 8.9%
- #46 Hello Lady! - Complete Edition
71% matchVery Positive86% of 419 reviews2022
Dev: AKATSUKI-WORKSPub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 38.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
It's the Dawn of a New Age- The 21st century has brought about its own slew of problems for society at large. Asa result, the most promising youths from around the world have been gathered and enrolled in Amakawa Noble Academy.
Why similar: Drama 29.6%, Visual Novel 22.3%, Mystery 16.2%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #47 Guilt Trip
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Made With Squares
Windows
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 30.7%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Mystery 14.7%, Multiple Endings 14%, RPG 13.7%
- #48 SMU News: Strange events recorded
70% 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: Detective 33.9%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Drama 17.9%, Anime 10%, Mystery 9.5%
- #49 夏之幻形
70% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: Bite Cake Game
Windows
《夏之幻形》讲述了三中最后一场文艺汇演上发生的故事。一场如其来的恶性事件发生在剧场里,主角陈安和孙依婷来到了本来不会涉足的舞台正中,找寻真相,以及整个事件的根源。
Why similar: Drama 29.7%, Visual Novel 19.2%, RPG 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Detective 10.7%
- #50 回ル!ハッカー探偵
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: 総合コンテンツ制作サークル
Windows
Become a righteous hacker detective who solves people's problems... and hack the requested PC by solving riddles! Analyze the PC by hacking! And... solve the source of your client's problems in the PC! This game is a puzzle solving adventure. You can hack by solving riddles.
Why similar: Detective 31.3%, Drama 22%, Mystery 17.2%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Text-Based 6.7%
- #51 EXS2~EthnologySister2:Structuralism of kinship system
69% matchVery Positive96% of 75 reviews2023
Dev: 周农卿
Windows
一位总是能露出温柔笑容的金发修女,将众人联系。白发女子总是无言。[想 知 道 你 父 母 的 下 落 吗 ?准 备 好 ]浅冰背后,为何会有寒意深藏?战斗,悬疑,治愈,推理,剧情持续反转,不断的匿名威胁,绑架,真相到底是……
Why similar: Detective 24.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Mystery 14.2%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
- #52 Stillwater
69% matchVery Positive95% of 227 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Clump
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short visual novel where a private investigator gets reeled into a murky mystery, entangled in lies, secrets, and a family curse.
Why similar: Drama 21%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Mystery 15.3%, Text-Based 14.9%, Detective 11.5%
- #53 AI: The Somnium Files
69% 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: Detective 30.9%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Mystery 16.1%, Anime 11.1%, Sci-fi 7.2%
- #54 孤岛海妖 The Sea-demon
68% matchVery Positive88% of 263 reviews2023
Dev: 章鱼罐头制作组
Windows
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 25.3%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Mystery 16.6%, Drama 15.5%, Anime 10.3%
- #55 精神寄生
67% match6 user reviews92% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: 阿禾
Windows
You are a player who has just logged out of the VR MMORPG “NEW World.” Suddenly, your mind is downloaded into a stranger named 周雲成. Luckily, he may help you reclaim your body—but you never expected to be drawn into the first clash of an unprecedented AI security war.
Why similar: Drama 30.4%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Mystery 14.2%, Sci-fi 10.5%
- #56 The Wild Detective: The Hound of the Foggy City
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ZombieDogStudio
Windows
The Wild Detective: The Hound of the Foggy City is a classic detective mystery game. You play as Duke, a private investigator, collecting evidence through investigation and interviews, then using deductive reasoning to solve cases and reveal hidden truths.
Why similar: Detective 43%, Drama 32%, Mystery 12.1%, RPG 6.3%, Story Rich 5.5%
- #57 Chains of Judgment
67% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: ChaniMK
Windows · Mac · Linux
Homicide detective Ralph is distraught when his trusted, reliable partner goes missing around the same time strange killings begin to take place. While solving the case, Ralph is paired up with an impish rookie he can't get along with.
Why similar: Detective 19%, Drama 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Text-Based 12.2%
- #58 致命游戏-Lethal Gamble 1 Werewolf Puzzle
68% matchMixed64% of 11 reviews2021
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
“Lethal Gamble 1 Werewolf Puzzle”is a suspense reasoning emotional work based on werewolf killing rules.A group of college students accidentally came to a mysterious villa. They wanted to play a game of werewolf killing.You have only five days left to refute the truth.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Drama 17.7%, Visual Novel 17.1%, RPG 15.6%, Mystery 12.6%
- #59 BEAST CRIMES
67% matchMixed64% of 64 reviews2022
Dev: LINK
Windows
Crimes across the times. Are you able to solve them all?
Why similar: Detective 22.3%, Drama 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Visual Novel 14%, Mystery 8.8%
- #60 Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders
64% matchMostly Positive73% of 179 reviews2025
Dev: coly Inc.
Windows · Mac
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 26.1%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Mystery 15.3%, Text-Based 11.1%