Games Like Misericorde: Volume One

White Wool & Snow is the second visual novel in the Misericorde series.

Why similar: Medieval 16.7%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Historical 14.7%, Mystery 13.7%, Noir 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: This is the direct continuation of the narrative, maintaining the same medieval setting and mystery-solving mechanics.

A gothic suspense tale set in a cursed mansion. "The House in Fata Morgana" is a full-length visual novel spanning nearly a millennium that deals in tragedy, human nature, and insanity.

Why similar: Gothic 25.6% ★, Visual Novel 16.6%, Mystery 13.4%, LGBTQ+ 12.1%, Dark 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It shares a profound gothic atmosphere and a deep, multi-layered mystery that unfolds through a haunting visual novel format.

A haunted convent. Statues that move on their own. A buried past. Welcome to Saint Idelora’s convent, where becoming a saint comes with a price.

Why similar: Visual Novel 32.8%, Female Protagonist 22.7%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Dark 12.8%, 2D 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Set within a religious institution, this game mirrors the convent setting and psychological dread found in the seed game.

Step into a living illustrated world in a time when Europe is at a crossroads of great religious and political change. Walk in the footsteps of Andreas Maler, a master artist who finds himself in the middle of murders, scandals, and intrigue in the Bavarian Alps.

Why similar: Historical 30.6%, Medieval 26.1%, Mystery 22.9%, Adventure 7.6%, 2D 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: This title offers a rich, historically grounded medieval mystery that emphasizes narrative choices and character-driven investigation.

Belladonna is a gothic adventure game, twisted and dark. Take the role of a corpse girl rising from the dead in an abandoned laboratory, and unravel the mysteries concerning your own death and reanimation.

Why similar: Gothic 41.3% ★, Female Protagonist 31.5%, LGBTQ+ 13.8%, Adventure 11.9%, Indie 1.2%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, gothic point-and-click adventure that features a strong female protagonist and a somber, mysterious tone.

A housemaid takes on a terrifying murder plan in order to protect her lord, whose life is in danger! A romantic mystery that takes place at an earl's manor in 20th-century England. Depending on the selection, the story will branch into different endings.

Why similar: Mystery 34.9%, Visual Novel 32.7%, Adventure 16.4%, Female Protagonist 9.3%, 2D 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: This visual novel focuses on detective work and mystery-solving within a gothic-inspired environment.

The stage is set. Imagine an old baroque manor, perhaps a hotel or a museum, somewhere in central Europe. A woman wanders in search of answers.

Why similar: Mystery 38.3%, Female Protagonist 20.4%, Adventure 19%, Noir 16.2%, Story Rich 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, mystery-laden puzzle game that shares the minimalist, high-tension aesthetic of the seed game.

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: Visual Novel 25.2%, Mystery 21.5%, Medieval 19.2%, Text-Based 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: This visual novel blends historical mystery with psychological horror, creating a tense atmosphere similar to the seed game.

The Slaughter is a noir point-and-click adventure set in Victorian London, laced with adult themes and dark humour. Follow the trail of a killer through atmospheric London locations and surreal dream worlds, meeting a cast of interesting, insane and eccentrically British characters along the way.

Why similar: Noir 39.2%, Mystery 22.3%, Historical 12.7%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Dark 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: It captures a gritty, noir-inspired detective experience that relies on atmospheric storytelling and investigation.

Cabernet is a 2D narrative RPG set in a 19th century Eastern European inspired world, with a modern twist. Guide Liza, a young vampire in her new unlife among the unsuspecting townsfolk. Will you retain your humanity or descend further into the horror you have become?

Why similar: Visual Novel 34.8%, Female Protagonist 33.9%, Psychological Horror 16%, 2D 7.7%, Story Rich 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a dark, narrative-heavy experience with a strong focus on dialogue and atmosphere.

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+ 18.7%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Historical 16.1%, Mystery 16%, Female Protagonist 13.6%

Why You'll Like It: A visual novel that centers on a female protagonist solving mysteries in a historical setting.

This Bed We Made is a third-person mystery game in which you play as a maid in a 1950s hotel and snoop around strangers' rooms to uncover their deadly secrets. Discover what links guests together in this tale of love, heartbreak and murder!

Why similar: Noir 28.5%, Mystery 21.4%, LGBTQ+ 17.7%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Historical 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A mystery-focused narrative game that emphasizes exploration and uncovering secrets within a confined, atmospheric location.

Umineko When They Cry is the 2nd series of Sound Novel released by 07th Expansion. The steam version features renewed character sprites which is swappable from the classic art.

Why similar: Visual Novel 38.9%, Mystery 36.6%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Story Rich 5.6%, LGBTQ+ 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: A masterpiece of the mystery visual novel genre that provides the same level of complex, character-driven storytelling and dark themes.

The city is on fire, and the Devil is to blame - or is it? Two women must solve an occult-themed mystery set in an alternate 1980s while unraveling the secrets of their past. Hunt for clues and interrogate suspects in this interactive yuri visual novel.

Why similar: Noir 26.6%, LGBTQ+ 18.3%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Mystery 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A detective-focused visual novel that balances personal character stories with a larger, overarching mystery.

A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.

Why similar: Mystery 37.6%, Historical 24.5%, Dark 17.3%, 2D 8.3%, Adventure 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A brilliant deduction-based mystery game that rewards careful observation of scenes, much like a detective visual novel.

Featuring a blend of 2D adventure and visual novel. Chapter 1 is the very beginning of the grim tale about a village inhabited only by children who follow savage pagan traditions. A young witch Kyrphel, along with her sisters, are bound to perform a macabre Ritual in order to save their village.

Why similar: Visual Novel 27.6%, Female Protagonist 19.1%, Mystery 17.3%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Adventure 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: It features a dark, folk-horror atmosphere and a narrative-driven mystery that feels stylistically aligned with the seed game.

A short visual novel where a private investigator gets reeled into a murky mystery, entangled in lies, secrets, and a family curse.

Why similar: Visual Novel 24.4%, Mystery 21.7%, LGBTQ+ 15.1%, Text-Based 12.9%, Noir 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: A stylized, text-based mystery that relies on atmosphere and narrative depth to engage the player.

Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.

Why similar: Mystery 54.4%, Historical 18%, Noir 14.7%, Story Rich 6.5%, Adventure 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the pure act of deduction and mystery-solving, providing a satisfying intellectual challenge.

The Missing Parts of Maria Gwozdek is a dark fantasy visual novel about fulfilling your aspirations by sacrificing parts of yourself. Literally.

Why similar: Visual Novel 21.5%, Noir 19%, Mystery 15.7%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Minimalist 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological visual novel that explores complex themes through multiple endings and deep storytelling.

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: Visual Novel 27.3%, Mystery 22.6%, Female Protagonist 19.3%, Text-Based 11.1%, LGBTQ+ 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A classic-style detective mystery presented in a visual novel format with a female protagonist.

A mystery adventure set at the collapse site of a live survival audition show. Trapped contestants communicate with each other—and the outside world through social media—as they wait for rescue. But as unexpected events unfold, trust begins to crack, and survival becomes far more complicated.

Why similar: Visual Novel 35.1%, Mystery 32.8%, Female Protagonist 18.7%, Adventure 7.5%, Story Rich 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: This visual novel excels at building psychological tension and mystery within a confined group of characters.

A dark, dramatic medieval visual novel. On a stage at the boundary between life and death, an actress struggles through her hardest performance—directed by a jester, she relives her past for the the prize of resurrection...

Why similar: Gothic 26.4% ★, Medieval 19%, Visual Novel 17%, Mystery 15.4%, Dark 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A visual novel set in a medieval world that features psychological horror and mystery elements.

Solstice is a dystopian mystery visual novel about small personal disasters that turn into great catastrophes.

Why similar: Visual Novel 25.4%, LGBTQ+ 21.7%, Mystery 18.2%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Dark 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A choice-driven visual novel that emphasizes the consequences of player decisions within a mysterious narrative.

Sanctuaries. Secrets. Serious consequences. A solo-developed psychological horror/drama visual novel.

Why similar: Visual Novel 31.5%, Dark 16.6%, Female Protagonist 15.4%, Psychological Horror 15%, Text-Based 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror visual novel that maintains a consistent sense of unease and mystery.

Alice, Alice, the Red Queen is missing. The queen has been dismembered and Alice must find all her pieces. A horror-fantasy yuri visual novel filled with death, love, and forgotten memories.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.7%, Visual Novel 22.8%, Dark 15.5%, Mystery 14%, Female Protagonist 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, gothic-inspired visual novel that blends romance and mystery in a compelling way.

Seers Isle is a narrative game, set in a fantasy version of medieval northern Europe, where your choices impact the fate of a group of characters.

Why similar: Visual Novel 32.1%, Female Protagonist 21.2%, Mystery 19.8%, Adventure 9.7%, 2D 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: This interactive fiction game features a strong female lead and a focus on narrative choices in a mysterious, isolated setting.

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 30.3%, Mystery 23.6%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Text-Based 12%, Adventure 7.3%

A comedy point-and-click adventure game about a dead uncle, a hidden treasure, a reluctant ghost sidekick, old people and pizza.

Why similar: Adventure 41.9%, 2D 32.2%, Story Rich 21.7%, Indie 2.6%, Singleplayer 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click mystery game that provides a narrative-heavy experience with a distinct, dark sense of humor.

SeaBed is a yuri-themed psychological mystery visual novel told through the perspectives of three separate characters: Sachiko, Takako and Narasaki.

Why similar: Visual Novel 31%, LGBTQ+ 26.7%, Female Protagonist 21.9%, Mystery 11.1%, Adventure 5%

Why You'll Like It: A slow-burn, atmospheric visual novel that focuses on character relationships and mysterious, dreamlike storytelling.

A haunting gothic romance set in the 19th century. Follow Meike, a young woman from an impoverished noble family, as she’s swept off her feet by the mysterious Magdalena: a vampire who possesses a dark secret.

Why similar: Gothic 22.3% ★, LGBTQ+ 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Historical 11.5%, Mystery 11%

Haunt a suit of armour. Explore an abandoned castle. Recover your memories... and bring the ghosts of the past to rest in this melancholy visual novel about love, family and regret.

Why similar: Gothic 32.4% ★, Visual Novel 19%, Medieval 17.9%, Mystery 16.9%, Female Protagonist 7.4%

An adventure shattering stereotypes, a psychological experiment forcing a struggle within oneself. The tale of a girl with magical abilities who loses her beloved. Will she have a chance to turn back time? It's up to you!

Why similar: Medieval 35%, Visual Novel 30%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Adventure 9.6%, Text-Based 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A medieval-themed visual novel that focuses on psychological elements and mystery.

Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction.

Why similar: Text-Based 37.6%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Adventure 13%, Mystery 11.9%, LGBTQ+ 9.7%

Escape from the Cursed Convent is a narrative-driven adventure game set in a medieval girls' convent, offering a rich storytelling experience, and several gameplay styles including QTE, hunting, cooking, and puzzle-solving.

Why similar: Visual Novel 31.3%, Medieval 31.1%, Female Protagonist 24.1%, 2D 8.7%, Story Rich 4.8%

The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery, set in 1897 Ireland, where you investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Deane in a remote hotel full of secrets and other-worldly occurrences.

Why similar: Noir 33.1%, Mystery 19.5%, Historical 18.2%, Dark 11.2%, Psychological Horror 8.2%

You are Arenda Finch—fifteen years old, wealthy beyond measure, and newly exiled from your former school. Dunkenwood House takes you in, but its halls hide the darker side of privilege. Humanity or demonic nature. Love or desire. Every choice shapes the person you become.

Why similar: Gothic 28% ★, Mystery 17.8%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Dark 13.7%, Female Protagonist 10.1%

A dark lesbian / yuri gothic romance tale set in Victorian England, in which an anxious governess is aggressively pursued by her unruly, tempestuous pupil.

Why similar: Gothic 26.8% ★, LGBTQ+ 16.1%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Historical 13.8%, Female Protagonist 11.1%

The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a folk horror narrative-driven adventure. Explore the isolated moors of rural Victorian England as you uncover the mysteries of Hob's Barrow. The answers lie in the soil...

Why similar: Female Protagonist 32.6%, Mystery 27%, Dark 22.1%, Adventure 13%, Story Rich 4%

Thirteen girls awaken, only to find themselves in a prison. What awaits them: a Witch Trial. Help them prepare for the trial by exploring the prison in order to find the witch hidden amongst them. Find the witch, learn what kind of magic she holds, dispel the lies, and prepare for the execution.

Why similar: Visual Novel 27.7%, Female Protagonist 19.2%, Gothic 17.3% ★, Mystery 15.4%, LGBTQ+ 14.4%

Homicipher is a language deciphering and exploration ADV based on the concept of "romance with horror men." The protagonist, who has wandered into another world, interacts with non-human beings to decipher their language while striving to escape.

Why similar: Visual Novel 33.2%, Female Protagonist 25.3%, Text-Based 17.9%, Dark 16.4%, Adventure 6.6%

If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers is a narrative-driven point-and-click adventure with horror elements that explores the stories of four characters in a masked ball taking place aboard a train in the late 1920s.

Why similar: Gothic 35% ★, Mystery 19.8%, Dark 17.4%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, LGBTQ+ 6.2%

MALCATRAS' MAIDEN is a toxic yuri visual novel for adults about trauma, bonds, family, and sisterhood.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.9%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Dark 11.3%, Text-Based 10.4%

A lesbian / yuri romance story with mild horror elements set in the rainy English seaside town of Scarborough. Our heroine, Aspen, meets the mysterious, beautiful Althea in the dead of night, but who is Althea really...?

Why similar: Gothic 23% ★, LGBTQ+ 19.4%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Mystery 10.6%

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.

Why similar: Visual Novel 24%, LGBTQ+ 21.5%, Mystery 19%, Female Protagonist 18%, Text-Based 13.8%

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+ 20%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Mystery 18.4%, Historical 16.1%, Female Protagonist 15.7%

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 37.5%, Mystery 29%, Adventure 19.2%, Casual 7.2%, Story Rich 4.6%

You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.

Why similar: Visual Novel 58.6%, Psychological Horror 26.1%, Adventure 7.8%, Story Rich 6.7%, Singleplayer 0.8%

Lovely Lady RPG is a visual novel about wandering around and just sort of seeing what life has in store for you. After waking up with a hole in her ceiling, a cosmic space Orb embedded in her chest and no recollection of basically anything, Ghost sets out to continue her life as best she can.

Why similar: Visual Novel 39.9%, Text-Based 24.6%, LGBTQ+ 23.9%, Alternate History 8%, Story Rich 2.3%

USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.

Why similar: Visual Novel 29.6%, Mystery 21.1%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, LGBTQ+ 10.4%, Psychological Horror 9.8%

Featuring a blend of 2D adventure and visual novel, The Mildew Children is a grim tale about a village inhabited only by children who follow savage pagan traditions. A young witch named Kyrphel, along with her sisters, are bound to perform a macabre Ritual in order to save their village.

Why similar: Visual Novel 24.5%, Mystery 18.9%, Female Protagonist 18.5%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Dark 8.7%

A Case of Distrust is a narrative mystery from 1924 San Francisco. Play as private investigator Phyllis Cadence Malone in this historical 2D adventure game.

Why similar: Noir 28.7%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Mystery 17.6%, Historical 15.9%, Female Protagonist 13%

select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 41.8%, Visual Novel 41.6%, Story Rich 6.7%, Female Protagonist 5.8%, 2D 3.9%

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: Visual Novel 23.2%, LGBTQ+ 22%, Mystery 18.7%, Female Protagonist 17.5%, Adventure 5.4%

A dark yuri visual novel about a quiet university student who discovers blood magic in the depths of her grief. Stepping into a world she little understands, Honoka finds unexpected love, and inadvertently sets in motion a deadly series of events.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 32.2%, Visual Novel 31.2%, Dark 12.3%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, 2D 5.6%

"Void's Calling" - is a visual novel with RPG elements where every decision you make can drastically change the course of game's story.

Why similar: Visual Novel 51%, Medieval 20.5%, Female Protagonist 8.4%, Adventure 7.3%, Text-Based 7%

A dark fairy tale set in the deep sea. The fated encounter between a sea monster and a human forever changes their lives in this visual novel. Contains platonic yuri.

Why similar: Visual Novel 50.2%, Adventure 21.9%, Text-Based 15.8%, 2D 8.7%, Story Rich 3.1%

The Falconers: Moonlight is a supernatural thriller visual novel set in the 19th Century West Coast of New Zealand. Falconer, Cassandra Winter, is on her first solo mission. Can she save the people of Moonlight from their plight? Or will she disappear into the mist like so many others before her?

Why similar: Visual Novel 43.5%, Female Protagonist 34.7%, Adventure 12.8%, Casual 4.9%, Story Rich 2.9%

Unravel a mystery: A game you can read, a book you can play.

Why similar: Noir 25%, Mystery 19.4%, Visual Novel 13%, LGBTQ+ 12.9%, Minimalist 11.6%

A yandere yuri visual novel with a fairytale theme. Can you escape from your mysterious pursuer?

Why similar: Visual Novel 26%, LGBTQ+ 25.6%, Female Protagonist 18.2%, Dark 10.3%, Psychological Horror 9.7%

Use a special video camera that can rewind time to explore memories of the past in TAPE: Unveil the Memories, a first-person narrative mystery adventure set in 1990s Northern Spain.

Why similar: Visual Novel 46.2%, Female Protagonist 34.8%, Adventure 10.3%, Story Rich 7%, Indie 0.9%