60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Investigation, 2D, Interactive Fiction.
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.
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Mechanical ghosts hide in the fog and the summer sky prays to collapse. Like a broken tape, do you still remember your name?
Just in Crime
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.
Mechanical ghosts hide in the fog and the summer sky prays to collapse. Like a broken tape, do you still remember your name?
Why similar: Time Travel 24.6% ★, Investigation 15.5%, Supernatural 13.5%, Text-Based 10.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.3%
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 20.4% ★, Detective 16.1%, Investigation 13.1%, Point & Click 8.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.2%
Find the clues to make a time bending turnabout in this off the rails visual novel about murder, mayhem, and a thicc pumpkin girl with a machete.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Detective 12.4%, Point & Click 11.6%, Visual Novel 10.2%
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.
Why similar: Time Travel 24.2% ★, Lovecraftian 20.4%, Detective 17%, Visual Novel 9.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%
The Spirit Weaver is a narrative-driven visual novel where you use the power of Tarot to guide lost spirits through their grief, and maybe figure out your own. Explore a mystical spirit realm, help its denizens, and restore balance in a bittersweet story of love, loss, and empathy.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Point & Click 12.2%, Detective 12%, Visual Novel 10.6%
You come back to school at the beginning of second semester. A lot has changed during your absence. Are you able to solve the mystery which not many people know about?
Why similar: Investigation 15.5%, Detective 13.6%, Text-Based 12.3%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Hand-drawn 9.6%
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: Investigation 16.7%, Detective 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Text-Based 11.5%, Point & Click 10.5%
After being cursed to never leave, Ember must eat all of the food she can in order to find the one that will break the curse!
Why similar: Investigation 11.9%, Text-Based 10.5%, Detective 10.3%, Romance 9.9%, Hand-drawn 9.7%
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 18.9%, Investigation 15%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Text-Based 11.2%
Shanghai Summer is an adventure game set in the millennium. Our protagonist, Baichuan, goes through a series of "anomalies" over the length of twelve days. In his pursuit of the truth, he found that his hopes and regrets from the past finally seem to converge. Will he be able to "fix" it for good?
Why similar: Time Travel 22.6% ★, Investigation 12%, Text-Based 9.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%, Visual Novel 9.1%
ミステリー×ラヴコメ！プレイヤーは、シュークリームマンとなって、カヌレ探偵の助手的存在として、事件解決のサポートを行います。シリアスな展開もありますが、日常はコメディータッチで描かれています。時より挿入される選択肢を選ぶことで、周回プレイを楽しむことができます。
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Point & Click 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Text-Based 11.6%, Detective 10.5%
A time-travel mystery visual novel about found-family, connections, and hope in dark times.
Why similar: Time Travel 30.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Romance 9.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.3%
Bloody Cruise is an adventure game where you play as a vampire travelling on an airship. Your task is to find the traitor and try not to succumb to your dark urges. In this suspense story you will explore the airship, talk to colorful characters on board and decide their future.
Why similar: Investigation 13.1%, Detective 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Point & Click 9.7%
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 19.9% ★, Detective 17.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Investigation 10.9%, Visual Novel 9.4%
Embark on this Point and Click Visual Novel about horse riding in search of unicorns, while taking care of your equine friend.
Why similar: Text-Based 12.9%, Detective 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Point & Click 10.8%, Investigation 10.1%
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 22%, Detective 12.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Supernatural 11.5%, Point & Click 10%
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 15.3%, Investigation 12.2%, Romance 10.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.6%
Synthetic Dreams: Falling is a science-fiction visual novel about human feelings, friendship, love and memories.
Why similar: Investigation 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Supernatural 12.6%, Romance 11%, Text-Based 10.8%
A mystery adventure featuring a public security duo and supernatural cases. Unravel the truth behind the otherworldly "Ghosturbance Cases"!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.9%, Detective 16.2%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Point & Click 12.2%, Story Rich 7.4%
Paris, 1888. In this detective visual novel inspired by Ace Attorney and Golden Idol, play as a matchmaker-detective striving to keep her marriage agency open. Meet colourful characters, uncover their secrets, and spread love throughout the city!
Why similar: Detective 15.8%, Investigation 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Point & Click 10.5%, Visual Novel 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: Detective 15.9%, Investigation 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Visual Novel 9.7%
《推理小说的关键一定会出现两次》是一部以日常推理为核心的视觉小说。日常混沌纷乱，而“侦探”独具慧眼。带上你的好奇心吧，去和推理协会一同调查、思考，最终解开一个个轻松却不失有趣的日常之谜。
Why similar: Detective 21.1%, Comedy 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Investigation 8.9%
A humoristic point-and-click adventure with hand-drawn 2D art, comedy, and investigation. As Tango Rio, explore a tropical archipelago, meet quirky characters, and gather clues by solving puzzles in the search for your mysteriously vanished father.
Why similar: Time Travel 18% ★, Detective 14.5%, Investigation 13.5%, Point & Click 13.1%, Hand-drawn 11.3%
A mystery detective game with RPG elements. Cursed by demonic forces, a mysterious island is trapped in a time loop. Leah Glessner, Private Investigator of the Supernatural, uses her unique gift of photographic memory to confront evil. Skill your character. Investigate. Solve the case.
Why similar: Detective 20.3%, Time Travel 16.9% ★, Investigation 16.9%, Comedy 10.6%, Hand-drawn 8.5%
Enter the burned crime scene and restore 8 cases from the past. The crime scene photos and records have been charred black, but as a cold case investigator, your deduction and forensic skills can reveal what happened. Search by keyword, reconstruct the sequence of events, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 23.8%, Text-Based 15.2%, Investigation 13.2%, Point & Click 12.2%, Visual Novel 12%
“记忆是人与人的连接。” ——《荷莱》是一部多结局校园青春悬疑ADV，讲述回溯、记录与爱的故事。 依露琳与好友湘涵在班主任的威逼下“主动”报名参加艺术节活动。 两人最终决定拍一部短片，讲述一个对花朵过度关爱的园丁。 然而，她们花费心血完成的内容却被学校死板的规定打回。 为了不让短片无人问津，两人在艺术节当天进行了游击演出。 演出本身很顺利，依露琳却不慎被学生会长梵逸抓了现行。 为了保护自己与湘涵共同创作的痕迹，她慌不择路落入河中，于弥留之际回溯了时间。 而她随身携带的DV机中，竟出现了没见过的影像……
Why similar: Time Travel 21.1% ★, Detective 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Investigation 10.1%
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 20.7%, Investigation 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Text-Based 12.6%, Visual Novel 11.7%
No criminal has ever been a match for you, and everybody is looking forward to a description of your brilliant deductions. There is just one small problem. One tiny detail that makes it different this time. A mere trifle, really. This time you have no idea who did it.
Why similar: Detective 17.6%, Text-Based 15.7%, Investigation 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%
Eight time periods from across human history collide in a competitive bid to stop the end of the world. Go from fighting monsters to solving a murder, dating sim to escape game. Experience seven vastly different routes in a bid to solve the mystery as to why you've all been brought together.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Point & Click 13.4%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Time Travel 8.9% ★
Investigate the murder of Evie Roots. Save the town from disaster. Learn the history of the Great Houses. Immerse yourself in the centuries-old history of Pineford.
Why similar: Detective 17.3%, Lovecraftian 15.7%, Investigation 12.7%, Text-Based 12.6%, Visual Novel 10.1%
Interrogate your own player characters in this six-chapter murder mystery! Your decisions determine how many clues are uncovered for the final player character, the detective. Explore each stage of grief: Chapter 1 stars Orven as he navigates the shocking deaths of his dream and his hero.
Why similar: Detective 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Text-Based 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Point & Click 10.5%
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 23.1%, Investigation 17.3%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%, Anime 9.4%
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 24.3%, Investigation 14.3%, Detective 13.7%, Supernatural 12.3%, Visual Novel 9.9%
"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 19.6% ★, Detective 18.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Visual Novel 11.4%
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: Detective 16.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Investigation 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Point & Click 10%
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: Detective 21.5%, Lovecraftian 20.9%, Time Travel 19.4% ★, Investigation 13.3%, Point & Click 8.5%
A murder at Camp Lonesome: Peggy was killed one night. Investigate the area, interview the campers, connect the clues, and catch the culprit before everyone gets sent home for good.
Why similar: Detective 26%, Point & Click 14.3%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Investigation 12.8%, Text-Based 10.7%
A short literary mystery game set in Oxford and Borneo
Why similar: Text-Based 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Detective 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Investigation 11.3%
Ironic point & click adventure where a once brilliant detective quits his trade and lands a job in IT to make a living. But even in the seemingly mundane world of office life, there are secrets to be uncovered. Navigate through puzzles, quirky colleagues, and intrigues to crack corporate mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 22%, Investigation 16.6%, Point & Click 12.7%, Text-Based 12.4%, Visual Novel 9.9%
A psychological horror romance mystery inspired by Lovecraftian, Black Butler, and Danganronpa
Why similar: Detective 16.3%, Lovecraftian 15.5%, Investigation 11.5%, Romance 10.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%
Olivia Harrow was found dead in her Harborview Tower apartment. The police ruled it an accident. A slip, a fall, a tragic head injury. Case closed. But not everyone is convinced... You've been hired as a private investigator to find out the truth. Can you crack the case?
Why similar: Detective 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Investigation 13.7%, Visual Novel 11.5%
Will you be the hero who brings justice to Miami Beach, or will you succumb to the shadows? The fate of Lily, Jake, and the entire city rests in your hands. Choose wisely, for the pursuit of truth may lead you down unexpected paths.
Why similar: Detective 15.2%, Text-Based 13.7%, Investigation 12.7%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Hand-drawn 10.4%
Memories of Rachel is a text adventure game where you pick up keywords called fragments from the protagonist's memories and answer questions to advance the main story. No sudden action sequences, no clicking on maps. But their secrets and the overlap of memories will stick like a thorn in your hear.
Why similar: Time Travel 28.6% ★, Point & Click 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Text-Based 12%
A comedy-mystery visual novel about Captain Fox, Detective Raccoon and the danger of pineapple pizza.
Why similar: Detective 21.5%, Investigation 14.1%, Point & Click 13%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Comedy 12%
A BL/yaoi mystery visual novel that follows a man named Sebastian as he’s forced into a game of life-or-death, alongside three strangers. Who put him there, and more importantly… who can he trust?
Why similar: Time Travel 18.9% ★, Romance 12.2%, Supernatural 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Comedy 9.9%
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 20.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Text-Based 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Investigation 12%
You wake up in a house, alone with two beautiful girls... But no one is allowed to leave until one of you DIES. Why is this happening? What is the purpose of this “killing game”? But most importantly...WHO SHOULD DIE?!
Why similar: Time Travel 23.4% ★, Investigation 10.6%, Text-Based 10.1%, Visual Novel 9.4%, Anime 8.5%
Welcome to the Detective Club! Led by the troublesome and shy president Alice Baskerville. Follow this comedy story where together you will solve cases using your deductive powers!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Detective 12.8%, Text-Based 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Point & Click 11.6%
A Visual Novel game about adventure, fantasy, magic and friendship. This is a continuation of Chapter 3. There are only a few choices that can be made, and some paths to choose from. The decisions do not have an impact on the ending, instead they provide slightly different content.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Romance 11.8%, Text-Based 11.5%
A narrative puzzle-thriller that blurs the lines between games and books, reality and fiction, puzzles and storytelling.
Why similar: Detective 18.3%, Investigation 14.8%, Text-Based 10.9%, Hand-drawn 9.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%
Interactive anime adventure in visual novel format!
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.2%, Text-Based 12.7%, Hand-drawn 12.4%, Romance 11.4%, Anime 11.2%
An accident at birth gave the protagonist the ability to see the soul. He always thought it was a useless ability when he was growing up. After helping his childhood sweetheart who is a policewomen solve a case, he discovered the correct way to use this ability.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Hand-drawn 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Point & Click 12.5%
George Prinkerton, expecting nothing terrible about the new day, finds himself caught in a time loop. Shocking events unfold one after another, and what seemed to be a completely ordinary young man becomes trapped in a terrifying whirlwind of events.
Why similar: Detective 13.2%, Text-Based 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Supernatural 11.4%, Visual Novel 9.9%
From SCRAP, the masterminds behind the "Real Escape Game" phenomena with over 17 million attendees, comes a time-loop mystery adventure on Steam!
Why similar: Time Travel 33.2% ★, Detective 17%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Point & Click 10.6%, Comedy 9.4%
A rookie investigator's first case leads them to four sexy girls. It can stop them... or make them even more determined to find the solution.
Why similar: Detective 16%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Romance 10.2%
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 26.7% ★, Detective 15.9%, Investigation 12%, Romance 10.4%, Visual Novel 9.7%
Private Psychic is a narrative investigation game about weird ghosts and the fear of the future.Play as Maple, a Psychic launching her own paranormal detective agency, but who is so afraid of the future that she can't predict it anymore (which is a real problem for a psychic...).
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Point & Click 13.6%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Detective 10.7%
Staffer Retro is a mystery adventure game where you uncover past incidents related to ‘Mana’, the source of supernatural powers. Gather information through dialogue and exploration, and piece together clues found in documents to guide the choices of Verita Retro, the protagonist.
Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Investigation 14%, Text-Based 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%
Turn on your ghost detector and join your new pals in a funny, thrilling, and lovingly-presented interactive text adventure. Brain-teasing puzzles, a cartoon visual style, and engaging audio design - Delete After Reading weaves a delightful interactive tale.
Why similar: Detective 17.2%, Text-Based 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Investigation 11.6%
Explore a stylized recreation of 1935 Providence in this story-focused adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's final work. Investigate clues and uncover the mystery of a looming black church.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.1%, Text-Based 17%, Point & Click 12.2%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Supernatural 7.1%
