60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Choices Matter, Story Rich, Investigation, Multiple Endings.
A powerless, FAKE therapist facing raw truth. Balance financial pressure and patients' collapse in this narrative RPG. Use speechcraft and the "Mind Reading Spell" to dive into minds and shatter cognitive dissonance. Are lies your weapon... or redemption?
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Kindred [High Tide]
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.
Soulflow
Soulflow is a 2.5D fantasy-detective game that offers a unique experience with its graphic style. In this story-based role play game, players must gather information from others during the day and try to solve the murders in the neighborhood to stay free.
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 18.1%, Investigation 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Psychological 9.8%, Lore-Rich 8.5%
Soulflow is a 2.5D fantasy-detective game that offers a unique experience with its graphic style. In this story-based role play game, players must gather information from others during the day and try to solve the murders in the neighborhood to stay free.
Why similar: Detective 15.3%, Time Management 14.6%, Investigation 12.7%, Psychological 10.1%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
Transmission in Progress is a detective game located in a sound powered world, playing in the shoes of Inres, a forensic detective falsely accused of murder. You must tap into several different audio channels to determine the real suspect of the crimes you were falsely accused of.
Why similar: Time Management 17.1%, Detective 15.7%, Investigation 13%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Lore-Rich 9.9%
A deceptively cozy narrative game about an alchemist that immigrates to a new country and opens an apothecary. Get to know your weird and wonderful community, brew the potions your customers need, and use your words to stir up a country on the brink of change.
Why similar: Investigation 17.9%, Detective 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Choices Matter 11%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."
Why similar: Psychological 15%, Detective 13.4%, Investigation 11.2%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, Choices Matter 9.4%
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 21.7%, Psychological 19.6%, Investigation 17.4%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Choices Matter 11.5%
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Psychological 16%, Detective 15.8%, Investigation 13.5%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Choices Matter 9.8%
17-year-old Hope Song returns home from school to find her parents missing. Use Hope’s observant eye as an artist to investigate, piece together clues, and uncover a dark world beneath the surface of her peaceful life in this non-linear narrative mystery game.
Why similar: Psychological 14.6%, Detective 14.1%, Investigation 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%, Choices Matter 8.3%
Become the Overseer, unravel an apocalyptic conspiracy, and attempt to heal the wound at the heart of the world.
Why similar: Investigation 16.7%, Psychological 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Choices Matter 11%, Stylized 9%
Follow the story of Blanca Silverurn—a strix entangled in a murder mystery. Explore the Grimstrand campus and learn about its unique magic. Delve into the secrets of students and faculty members. Affect their relationships, including a spicy romance between Blanca and her enigmatic mentor.
Why similar: Investigation 16%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Psychological 10.3%, Detective 10.1%, Choices Matter 9.6%
Kamilia is a story-driven, choices-matter detective mystery. Follow a talented painter who finds himself wrapped up in an unsolved case, as he tries to unveil a hidden truth that has been buried for years.
Why similar: Detective 15%, Investigation 12%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Mystery 9.4%
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 21.5%, Investigation 16.7%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
A mystery game where you investigate a murder by searching the crime scene and interrogating AI-powered NPCs with unique personas.
Why similar: Detective 19%, Investigation 13.5%, Psychological 11.9%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%
Байкал зовёт. Прошлое возвращается в форме теней, и Андрей должен решить - играть по чужим правилам или переписать сценарий судьбы.
Why similar: Detective 17.4%, Investigation 13.5%, Psychological 13.1%, Visual Novel 9.2%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
You wake up on a red chair in the waiting room of a closed psychiatric hospital. You know this place. Clothes that aren't yours. A file with your name you don't remember reading. Your heartbeat rises. The memories come back. Not all of them want to be remembered. St. Mary's, 1985.
Why similar: Psychological 19.1%, Investigation 16.4%, Lore-Rich 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
“I hope she’s ok” is a single-player first-person atmospheric mystery inspired by Nordic folklore. Set around a beautiful lakeside cabin in the heart of Finland during the midsummer solstice, the idyllic scene takes a turn for the worse when you discover that your friend is missing.
Why similar: Psychological 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Psychological 16.4%, Detective 14.3%, Investigation 12.5%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Choices Matter 8.9%
The threat is on the road ahead and deep beneath her skin. A psychological visual novel about memory, trauma, and the cost of every choice.
Why similar: Psychological 22%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Emotional 9.5%
Ezrebeth is an old, bitter recluse who finds herself constantly invaded by her peculiar relatives during the winter holidays. Oh, and she's stuck in a time loop! Investigate, interview and cross-reference as you attempt to figure out what's going on in this surreal visual novel.
Why similar: Detective 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Lore-Rich 9.3%
KILLA is a 3D adventure mystery with multiple endings. Valhalla, our protagonist, seeks the killer of her mentor, a mentor she treasures like family, venturing to an unknown island. Discover the culprit on this enigmatic island and embark on a journey of revenge.
Why similar: Detective 15.3%, Investigation 14.1%, Psychological 13.9%, Lore-Rich 11.7%, Choices Matter 9.1%
"Stella: into the Shadow" is a dark mystical story. When Stella's friend disappears, her life transforms into a detective mystery. Working at a nightclub, forging new connections, and uncovering the city's secrets will force her to reevaluate everything: from those around her to her very self.
Why similar: Detective 18.6%, Psychological 18.6%, Investigation 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Visual Novel 10%
The third chapter in The Test Trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover who you really are as a person. The Final Revelation is upon us... but are you sure you TRULY want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Detective 15.2%, Psychological 14.5%, Investigation 12.8%, Multiple Endings 9.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%
Sunset Inferno is a choice-driven narrative adventure where you are a Recycler: a machine built to hunt war deserters. But a targeted explosion shatters your programming. Find the saboteur before your makers decide you've learned too much.
Why similar: Psychological 15.1%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Investigation 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Mystery 9.5%
Grab your crayons and delve into the world of Crayontopia in this murder mystery visual novel. Become an adept or inept detective as you gather evidence, get to know your fellow crayon-lovers, and seek to uncover the colorful secrets behind the murders that plague this seemingly perfect world.
Why similar: Detective 19%, Investigation 15.8%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Choices Matter 9.9%
“The invisible us” is a FMV game where you play as Song Wufei, a timid high school student targeted by bullies. When a brave classmate intervenes, a series of mysterious events unfold. Investigate and piece together the hidden truth through deduction.
Why similar: Detective 20.2%, Psychological 20.2%, Mystery 9.6%, Emotional 9.1%, Interactive Fiction 7.9%
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: Detective 18.1%, Psychological 15%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
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 21.9%, Investigation 16.1%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Female Protagonist 11%, Mystery 10.2%
Become an investigator in a dark fantasy story. People keep going missing in Maligree, before being forgotten by all who knew them. Will you solve the case before you forget?
Why similar: Detective 19.9%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.9%
A psychological surveillance adventure. Observe 16 real-time CCTV feeds as TOBOR, a spy unit uncovering secrets in a dystopian bunker. Monitor suspects, collect evidence, and choose who survives. Multiple endings.
Why similar: Psychological 14.4%, Detective 14.3%, Investigation 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
In April, when cherry blossoms flutter through the air, a gruesome discovery is made—a blood-soaked corpse in a quiet town.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 14%, Psychological 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Emotional 9.9%
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 21.1%, Lore-Rich 14.5%, Multiple Endings 14%, Visual Novel 13.6%, RPG 13.5%
Liquids is a surreal adventure game. When Emma, the actress girlfriend of scientist Albert, dies strangely, police detective Todd investigates the unsolved case, and bizarrely Emma's body appears out of nowhere within many time and space.
Why similar: Detective 17.6%, Lore-Rich 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Choices Matter 9.8%
Embark on an undercover mission in a medieval kingdom hovering on the brink of a civil war. Become part of a vile conspiracy or choose to act against your orders. Stand by your unlikely allies or ruin them for personal gain. The fate of the divided realm rests in your hands.
Why similar: Detective 15.1%, Investigation 11.8%, Lore-Rich 11.7%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Multiple Endings 11.2%
lily’s world XD is a psychological horror game where you investigate a young girl’s computer. Channel your inner 2000s teen as you read her old conversations, customize her blog, and look through her embarrassing selfies. That is, until you find messages addressed to you...
Why similar: Investigation 14.6%, Detective 14.4%, Psychological 13.7%, Lore-Rich 9.8%, Interactive Fiction 8.7%
Welcome to the Kabaret - where monsters from Southeast Asian myths and folklores dwell. Perform tea ceremonies, play traditional games, and question your humanity.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 16.5%, Investigation 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Choices Matter 11.3%
For every action, there is a reaction... For every choice, a result... Dive deep into your subconscious as you wander the halls of The Testing Chamber & join hundreds of thousands of other players in one of the biggest & most successful social experiments ever performed.
Why similar: Detective 19.6%, Investigation 17.3%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Visual Novel 10.8%
a psychological visual novel where you investigate the souls of the dead. spend time with them, analyze their past, file reports to decide their eternal fate.
Why similar: Psychological 18.7%, Lore-Rich 13.1%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.8%
A Mind Apart is a story-driven adventure RPG shaped by your choices. Embark on a journey to piece together the memories that reveal who you are and where you belong. Choose which paths to follow and which bonds to form, shaping her identity and fate.
Why similar: Psychological 18.5%, Choices Matter 14.3%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, RPG 10.3%, Emotional 9.5%
Wander into the carnival of a giant magical dragon lady, where nobody ever leaves unchanged! Answer an extensive list of questions disguised as mini games as you explore the carnival grounds to discover what animal spirit lives inside you.
Why similar: Psychological 18.7%, Investigation 13.6%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 10%, Choices Matter 9.7%
Step into a suspenseful murder mystery at a prestigious boarding school. As a new student, you must question AI-driven suspects, uncover secrets, and solve the murder before the police arrive. Your choices determine the outcome—can you find the real killer before it’s too late?
Why similar: Detective 17.9%, Investigation 13.7%, Psychological 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Emotional 8.9%
Shame & choices = possible apocalypse. You need to figure out what’s causing the apocalypse to happen, so that you can prevent it. 2 playable characters with different relations to shame → 2 unique perspectives of the same story. Complicated families, branching choices and unforgiving consequences.
Why similar: Psychological 20.8%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Lore-Rich 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%, Emotional 8.5%
You are The Fateweaver; an ancient beast of legendary status. It is your job to determine which way Fate will unravel as you dig deep into the psyche of those who beckon. Decide whether to help those who beg for your mercy, or invoke the wrath of the Gods upon those you deem unworthy of existence...
Why similar: Detective 18.3%, Investigation 15.3%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Visual Novel 9.9%
A psychological horror visual novel about healing and destiny. When her brother disappears, Elham's desperate search plunges her into a world of haunting visions, buried truths, and battles against dark forces. Will she find her true calling and embrace the light? or will she succumb to darkness
Why similar: Psychological 14.4%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Emotional 11.3%
The third and final part of the 'Cold Verdict' trilogy. Claire has spent two years tracking down the elusive masked man who puts people through psychological games. Now she has to get through another of his ordeals if she wants to bring him to justice. Make choices and decide the final outcome!
Why similar: Psychological 23.3%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Detective 13.1%, Choices Matter 12%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%
A slow-burn, character-driven RPG about an ordinary young woman drawn into a city’s criminal underworld where trust is fragile, choices carry lasting consequences, and doing the right thing rarely comes without cost.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Lore-Rich 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, RPG 11.6%
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 20.8%, Lore-Rich 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Investigation 12.9%, Visual Novel 10%
"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: Psychological 20.3%, Detective 18.9%, Investigation 14.9%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Female Protagonist 8.5%
It's a choice-oriented story game. Play as a group of underground workers who fight in the dark, and stage a treacherous spy war story in Nanjing during World War II. How will you respond to identity crises, betrayals, and collapsed beliefs? Loyalty or betrayal, abandon others or be abandoned...
Why similar: Lore-Rich 15.1%, Detective 13.3%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Female Protagonist 9.5%
The Fatum — a test of your deduction in a world of total control. Interrogate, inspect, pass a verdict. Compare visual details, analyze dossiers, and converse with residents. Your decisions write the finale — be prepared for the consequences.
Why similar: Detective 18.6%, Investigation 15.5%, Lore-Rich 14.5%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Multiple Endings 7.7%
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: Choices Matter 18.6%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Detective 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Mystery 12.1%
A story-driven mystery visual novel about chasing the past of a phantom thief. As you investigate the old cases of a Phantom Thief - Raven, new murder incidents unfold one after another. With every case solved, the hidden truth behind the past slowly comes to light.
Why similar: Detective 17.8%, Investigation 14.2%, Lore-Rich 11.4%, Visual Novel 9.7%, Female Protagonist 9.3%
Convince the cannibals not to eat you. Collect knowledge, choose your responses carefully and dig up secrets to pit the cultists against each other. Get wiser, get manipulative and mastermind your way out of being dinner in this trial-simulator set in the snowy Canadian north.
Why similar: Detective 18%, Choices Matter 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Visual Novel 11%, Lore-Rich 7.4%
One cold case, four deathbed flashbacks. Every shift in perspective overturns the "truth" you believed. Story-driven, with exploration, deduction, puzzles, and combat. Ready for a mind-bending thrill ride with twists at every turn?
Why similar: Detective 19.8%, Psychological 17.4%, Investigation 16.4%, Mystery 8.6%, Interactive Fiction 8.4%
Take control of Morgan's destiny as his world is turned upside down. Explore the world of Dreams, where mythological creatures and Nightmares are real. A story-heavy adventure game with multiple endings, romance options and a symphonic music! Inspired by Neil Gaiman and Inception.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 14.5%, Psychological 14.2%, Multiple Endings 13%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Visual Novel 11.9%
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 20.5%, Investigation 16.6%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Female Protagonist 8.6%, Mystery 8.5%
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 22.8%, Investigation 15.4%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%
Life is easier when you're a small creature on a farm. Everything is decided for you, and your fate is written out until the very end. Sounds like a fairy tale... or maybe a nightmare? Enjoy the peaceful times. You'll never leave it, because you're safe here... Or are you?
Why similar: Detective 20.3%, Investigation 13.8%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Choices Matter 10.4%
A first-person investigative game set in a drowned village. Explore abandoned homes, speak with the last remaining locals, and capture through your lens the destruction left behind by the toxic sludge. Gather evidence, follow every clue, and uncover the truth hidden beneath silence and decay.
Why similar: Detective 22.2%, Investigation 19.9%, Lore-Rich 12.2%, Multiple Endings 10%, Mystery 8.9%
A war that outlived the soldiers who fought it. Enemies inherited by a generation not grown. You will lead your precocious unit into this unending conflict and find out if the bonds of friendship can withstand the tides of war. Overflowing with black humour, you'll laugh till you cry...
Why similar: Time Management 19%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Visual Novel 10.1%
