60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Detective, Visual Novel, Story Rich, Adventure.
Detective Red July must stop a serial killer who patterns his murders after optical illusions in this mystery visual novel set in the world of Methods.
Methods: The Canada Files
Methods: The Canada Files is a mystery visual novel. You play as a team of eccentric detectives in a mysterious crime-solving competition. To solve each mystery, you must use your team member’s unique detective methods, refute faulty theories with evidence, and find out the truth!
Methods: The Detective Competition
One hundred detectives compete against each other in a crime-solving competition.
Methods: The Canada Files is a mystery visual novel. You play as a team of eccentric detectives in a mysterious crime-solving competition. To solve each mystery, you must use your team member’s unique detective methods, refute faulty theories with evidence, and find out the truth!
Why similar: Crime 12.6%, Detective 12.2%, Investigation 11.4%, LGBTQ+ 9.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%
One hundred detectives compete against each other in a crime-solving competition.
Why similar: Detective 12.2%, LGBTQ+ 10.9%, Crime 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%, Investigation 9%
Solve Pixel Puzzles to find clues. Use those clues to interrogate witnesses. Work your way to the truth... ...and uncover the mystery of Murder by Numbers!
Why similar: Detective 13.3%, LGBTQ+ 12.6%, Crime 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Investigation 10.9%
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Detective 20.4%, Crime 17.2%, Investigation 14.2%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Text-Based 9.6%
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 21.3%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Text-Based 12.5%, Investigation 12.3%, Female Protagonist 11.5%
Detective Ridelle is a cozy murder mystery game featuring escape room style puzzles. Find clues, interrogate suspects, solve the mystery - before it's too late.
Why similar: Detective 22.2%, LGBTQ+ 13.9%, Investigation 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Female Protagonist 10.3%
It all started with a simple robbery. When that thread was pulled, a tapestry of mysteries was revealed. Solve cases and outsmart criminals in a detective story full of lies, confessions, and maybe even a murder or two.
Why similar: Detective 22.8%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Crime 12.7%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Mystery 10.2%
Delve into a devilishly delightful world of mysticism and mystery as Harold Ludicael, the disgraced demonologist. After the untimely demise of a famous illustrator, you’re tasked with solving their murder in this point-and-click visual novel.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.9%, Detective 15%, Text-Based 13.8%, Investigation 12.6%, Visual Novel 12.3%
Interrogate suspects, search for clues, & uncover a dastardly plot, as you solve a string of mystifying murders to help reluctant detective Ilmarinen escape the foreboding Fafnir Hotel.
Why similar: Detective 20.9%, Crime 18.1%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Mystery 10.8%
Staffer Case is a new sort of mystery game, asking players to find clues, arrange them into documents, and point out the contradictions between them to solve a series of murders. Each mystery unraveled leads you closer to the truth lying at the heart of each case!
Why similar: Detective 20.7%, Crime 15.4%, Text-Based 12.3%, Visual Novel 9.4%, Mystery 8.2%
JENNY LECLUE is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet, mysteries and puzzles to solve across a vibrant, atmospheric world.
Why similar: Detective 21.1%, Crime 20.3%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Mystery 10.5%, Visual Novel 10%
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 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Investigation 11.9%, LGBTQ+ 10.8%, Crime 10.8%
A narrative courtroom adventure all about VTubers! Players will take the role of prosecutor Justin Truth and investigate a murder at a VTuber agency, doing their best to uncover the identity of both the killer and VTuber's real face.
Why similar: Detective 23.8%, Crime 19.4%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Mystery 10.6%, Text-Based 10.5%
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 21.3%, LGBTQ+ 19.9%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%
Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.
Why similar: Detective 30.5%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Mystery 15.5%, Anime 13.4%, Story Rich 9.8%
A detective noir puzzle deduction game. Explore a non-linear timeline as a clairvoyant investigator in 1941 Borneo. Jump between time and locations to uncover motives and discover what truly happened in the Goodwill tobacco plantation that fateful night on the eve of the WW2 Japanese invasion.
Why similar: Detective 27.3%, Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Text-Based 14.3%, Puzzle 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.1%
A narrative puzzle-thriller that blurs the lines between games and books, reality and fiction, puzzles and storytelling.
Why similar: Detective 18.9%, Investigation 13.5%, Text-Based 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Visual Novel 8.9%
A horror-meets-cute puzzle game with a twist-filled Yuri romance story.
Why similar: Detective 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Mystery 8.9%
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 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Investigation 12.5%, Text-Based 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.7%
A mysterious woman comes back from the dead, and the dusty past surfaces. Between a gloomy student girl and a glamorous ex-girlfriend, the clues are intertwined, who is the mastermind behind the scene? Play as a detective heroine in 1935 London, embark on a journey of love and growth.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.9%, Crime 12.4%, Detective 12.2%, Visual Novel 9.6%, Female Protagonist 9.5%
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%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Anime 11.7%, Mystery 10.7%, Puzzle 10.7%
Connected Clue is a quarter-view detective adventure game inspired by the atmosphere of 19th-century mystery novels. Gather clues, see through lies, and uncover the identity of the culprit shrouded in secrecy!
Why similar: Crime 23.2%, Detective 21.8%, Text-Based 14.3%, Investigation 14.2%, Mystery 9.1%
You're a detective. Investigate the haunting events surrounding the murder of Ann Peterson and her boyfriend. Explore an old safehouse for clues, deduce keywords and reveal redacted words as you search Ann's digital journal, and piece together your case report as this unfortunate story unfolds.
Why similar: Detective 26.1%, Interactive Fiction 24.3%, Text-Based 18.6%, Investigation 18.3%, Story Rich 7.2%
Welcome to a small detective agency in old Seoul. Lady in Mystery is a Yuri mystery visual novel set in 18th-century Joseon. Choose one of four women to grow closest to Heesoo, the disguised detective. Your choices may lead to love, revenge, or darker paths than you imagined.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21%, Text-Based 15.2%, Crime 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Female Protagonist 11.8%
"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 24.5%, Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Mystery 10.7%, RPG 8.8%
Kill each other...for science! The class of '89 is trapped in an elite school killing game. Investigate, solve, and expose your classmates in Kumitantei™: Old-School Slaughter, an episodic murder-mystery ADV card-battler inspired by retro anime.
Why similar: Detective 27.8%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Mystery 13.6%, Anime 12.3%, Female Protagonist 11.3%
Mohism: Battle of Words is a detective game set in the world of wuxia. The game follows Zhang Xiaochen, investigates unsolved cases and comes into his own as a hero. He must rely on his wits and razor-sharp tongue to best his opponents, find the culprit and ensure justice prevails!
Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Crime 16.4%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Investigation 13.8%, Mystery 9.7%
LumineNight is a story-driven detective adventure. Play as Detective Foster and his daughter to solve a series of murders spanning a decade. Interrogate suspects, infiltrate locations, solve puzzles, and gather evidence from crime scenes. Uncover the dark truth behind these killings.
Why similar: Detective 26.2%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Mystery 12.4%, Investigation 10.7%, Cartoony 10.2%
Enjoy the murder by the word.
Why similar: Text-Based 27.2%, LGBTQ+ 24.5%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Female Protagonist 13%, Anime 12.7%
Rewind time to save your girlfriend in a twisted high school death game. A gripping yuri visual novel: Investigate brutal murders, unravel psychological horrors, and fight for a forbidden love that defies death itself.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.5%, Detective 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Female Protagonist 11%
Trials of Innocence is an indie courtroom detective game. Step into the shoes of the main character, rookie lawyer Luna Ray, and navigate her journey through the legal world. Unravel a shocking conspiracy that changes the fate of many, including herself, and confront her inner choices.
Why similar: Detective 19%, Crime 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Visual Novel 11%, Investigation 10.3%
There's only one detective to unravel this murder turned museum heist... and they're the cat's meow. Interrogate a "colorful" cast of suspects until they cough up hairballs... and the truth. Will you wrap up the case in time for an afternoon nap, and make injustice knead its last biscuit?
Why similar: Detective 24.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Mystery 10.7%, Investigation 8.9%
Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.
Why similar: Crime 20.6%, Detective 19.8%, Investigation 15.1%, Female Protagonist 11%, Mystery 9.5%
Join the District Crime Agency in this isometric, modern noir deduction thriller. Explore crime scenes in complex dioramas, organize your evidence effectively, and blur the lines between right and wrong to present your case. Do you have what it takes to be a real detective?
Why similar: Detective 32.6%, Crime 30.7%, Mystery 11.9%, Puzzle 10.3%, Female Protagonist 7.8%
Pursue diamond thieves and a trail of cryptic puzzles in this short ‘60s spy adventure. As Agent Epsilon you’ll choose your path as you chat with (or chat up!) suspicious contacts. Deduce the puzzle rules, decode cryptograms and decipher clues as you solve wordplay & logic puzzles across the globe!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.4%, Detective 18.1%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Crime 10%, Female Protagonist 9.5%
Grab your magnifying glass and peek inside a series of tiny dioramas filled with crimes and carefully crafted mysteries! Think outside the box and solve them all in this new brand of detective game!
Why similar: Detective 20.9%, Investigation 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Text-Based 12.4%, Crime 12%
"Murders on Yangtze River" is an Ace Attorney-like detective game that takes you on a journey through early 20th century China as you solve a series of intriguing cases. Use your logical reasoning and deduction skills to uncover clues, interrogate suspects, and solve the mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 35.1%, Investigation 14.2%, Puzzle 11.8%, Mystery 11%, Story Rich 9.2%
Assetflip attorney is a murder mystery satire visual novel, Solve crimes in a world where everyone has gone insane and everything feels like a fever dream, interrogate witnesses, hunt for clues and take down the criminal organization that threatens to destroy reality
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.5%, Mystery 21.5%, Text-Based 15.9%, Puzzle 15.2%, Female Protagonist 12.2%
A mysterious murder has shocked the inner city, and as the lead detective, it is your job to catch the real killer. Armed with words and wits, you uncover the secrets and capture the murderer, and make sure justice will be served.
Why similar: Detective 24.5%, Investigation 20%, Text-Based 16.9%, Mystery 11.4%, Puzzle 6.9%
She Sees Red is a mature, hard-boiled interactive thriller. When someone is killed inside a nightclub, an experienced detective vows to put the murderer behind bars. Make choices that affect the narrative and experience several different endings in this blood-red interactive movie.
Why similar: Detective 30%, Female Protagonist 25%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Story Rich 14.9%, Crime 11.2%
An "adult" murder mystery urban fantasy comedy visual novel! Lisa Harrison (your ex-girlfriend) is dead, and you have a feeling there's more to it than meets the eye. As you search for answers surrounding Lisa's death, you discover a hidden magical world lurks within modern-day Baltimore.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Text-Based 16.8%, Detective 14.3%, Visual Novel 12%
Immerse yourself in neon, smoke, and high-stakes legal gambles as a Defense Attorney with uniquely Killer insights in this episodic, diabolically stylish visual novel adventure game.
Why similar: Detective 30.3%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Female Protagonist 18.1%, Dark Humor 13.7%, Anime 9.8%
This is a suspense reasoning interactive work with real people. You will play the protagonist "Qi Yi", find evidence in a series of murders, piece together the truth, and find the ultimate murderer, all of which will lead you to an unpredictable future.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Detective 18.7%, Crime 14.7%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Mystery 10.1%
A murder mystery visual novel with a romantic twist. The killer is randomly chosen at the start of each playthrough, and you may unknowingly fall in love with them. How will your story come to its end? Will you bring the killer to justice, fall in love with them, or die at their hands?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.2%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Mystery 14.2%, Text-Based 12.4%, Anime 9.5%
Crimes across the times. Are you able to solve them all?
Why similar: Detective 18.2%, LGBTQ+ 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Cartoony 7.7%
A gruesome murder interrupts an evening party at a secluded mansion and you are the prime suspect! Explore the mansion, search for clues, and interrogate the other guests as you strive to unmask the killer in this open-ended mystery.
Why similar: Visual Novel 47%, Mystery 31.3%, Story Rich 18.7%, Singleplayer 3%
Hauma is a deduction visual novel set in Munich. Discover a conspiracy amongst the upper echelons of society alongside former detective Judith, while visiting real locations in a comic-inspired look.
Why similar: Detective 17.5%, Crime 16.8%, Investigation 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Visual Novel 10.6%
Inspired by JCS videos and similar Interrogation analysis. Match evidence with statements. Play good cop/bad cop. Make choices. Learn what makes people tick. Unravel the mystery.
Why similar: Crime 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Investigation 13.3%, Text-Based 12.7%, Visual Novel 11.2%
Follow Detective Butler and his sidekick Gilligan as they solve a locked-room murder during a haunted cruise ship's maiden voyage. Can you solve the mystery before Detective Butler reveals the answer?
Why similar: Detective 19.1%, Crime 16.6%, Text-Based 16.3%, Investigation 13.3%, Visual Novel 11.7%
Detective Grimoire has been called to investigate a murder. The owner of a small tourist attraction, seemingly killed by the mythical creature his attraction is based around... Explore the area, inspect the crime scene, grill suspects, solve puzzles, hunt for clues & uncover the secret of the swamp!
Why similar: Detective 24.5%, Crime 19.4%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Investigation 12.7%, Puzzle 9%
An anime-inspired supernatural detective game. Uncover the identities and powers of your adversaries using a conspiracy board full of evidence.
Why similar: Detective 26.1%, Investigation 18.5%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Mystery 11.7%, Anime 8.9%
On rainy nights, the serial murderer is on a killing spree. This scares everyone but one girl, the journalist who keeps digging for a promotion. Dauntless, she gets involved deep and wide, hoping to discover the real identify of the rainy night butcher.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Detective 17.1%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Investigation 12.4%, Mystery 9.9%
Unravel a string of gruesome murders terrorizing Tokyo in this mystery-thriller visual novel. The secrets of a case from six years prior may just be the key to the current unending cycle of tragedy—and the thing that cracks this woeful world’s shell may be one girl’s smile.
Why similar: Detective 34.2%, Visual Novel 23.2%, Mystery 16.8%, Text-Based 13.5%, Anime 7.7%
The Truth Is Pretty Out There. Only you can decipher the mystery of Boomtown USA. Comb a mysterious government base for evidence, investigate the set of a ghost hunt, and unravel the truth, no matter how ridiculous it may be!
Why similar: Detective 22.4%, LGBTQ+ 12.3%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Mystery 10.6%, Investigation 10.4%
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 32.1%, Detective 26.8%, Anime 19%, Mystery 15.3%, Story Rich 4.4%
Join the investigation in Murder Is Game Over, a pixel art point-and-click game where you and Cleo try to solve the murder of a famous game designer. Can you uncover the clues and catch the killer before it's game over?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Detective 19.6%, Text-Based 18%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Dark Humor 9.5%
A murder-mystery visual novel following 12 strangers with mysterious pasts. Make arguments and identify the murderer, but don't lose sight of the ultimate goal of eliminating the Game Master.
Why similar: Crime 33%, Visual Novel 22.7%, Anime 14.4%, Puzzle 13.9%, Strategy 6.4%
Solve 3 increasingly intricate murders by examining the evidence -- find the motive, the means, and the opportunity. Use testimonies of the suspects as evidence by examining every detail for contradictions... and signs of sin. Purify the possessed. Purge the daemons.
Why similar: Detective 32.7%, Investigation 24.9%, Female Protagonist 15.9%, Mystery 10.6%, Story Rich 8.1%
Set in school life, “Who is the Criminal” is a text-based adventure game featuring comedian and inference elements. With inquiring suspects and debating with “evildoers”, he gathers pieces of puzzles and reveals what truly happens in every incident.
Why similar: Detective 22.2%, Crime 19.3%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Text-Based 10.4%, Mystery 9.9%
Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.2%, Text-Based 20%, Detective 20%, Mystery 15%, Story Rich 9%
