60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Story Rich, Singleplayer, Adventure.
Between 1930 and 1933, Lieutenant Chen, an ambitious Asian officer, travels to a remote mine in the mountains of French Indochina to investigate a decrease in mineral production. Various forces become entangled in the power play, revealing the truth amid diplomatic mediation and supernatural events.
Insects Awaken
Insects Awaken is a puzzle visual novel set in the 1940s. It follows the story of Chen Shan, a young man entangled in espionage while defending his family and homeland. He embarks on a journey between the isolated cities of Chongqing and Shanghai, braving the chaos of war with his passion and youth.
The Red Pearls Of Borneo
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.
Insects Awaken is a puzzle visual novel set in the 1940s. It follows the story of Chen Shan, a young man entangled in espionage while defending his family and homeland. He embarks on a journey between the isolated cities of Chongqing and Shanghai, braving the chaos of war with his passion and youth.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.4%, RPG 16.1%, Historical 15.8%, Story Rich 12.4%, Detective 10.6%
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 30%, Visual Novel 15%, Hand-drawn 13.1%, Story Rich 10.8%, Historical 10.5%
古风悬疑探案文字冒险游戏——北宋天圣年间，科举省试方毕，汴京国子监突发连环命案，遇害者死状惊悚离奇，如遭阎罗审判。玩家将化身为被卷入权斗暗流的新科进士文彦博，通过勘验尸体、搜寻线索、推演谜局，找出案件背后的骇人真相……
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.4%, Historical 21.6%, Detective 18.3%, Story Rich 10.7%, Adventure 10.3%
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: Hand-drawn 19.5%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Detective 13.9%, RPG 12.2%, Historical 12.1%
"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 41.1%, Historical 16.4%, Story Rich 16%, RPG 8.7%, Adventure 8.7%
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 29.8%, Visual Novel 28.9%, Story Rich 17.2%, RPG 12.8%, Adventure 6%
Underdog Detective is a video-based playable, interactive story Set in the reign of Empress Wu Zetian of ancient China, you will play as a slum dweller in the imperial capital of Luoyang and embark on a thrilling yet comedic adventure! Traps and conspiracies, comradery and your unknown origin...
Why similar: Historical 22.4%, Visual Novel 21.5%, RPG 14.2%, Story Rich 13.7%, Choices Matter 9.5%
Role-play as an ancient Chinese constable. Solving cases and bringing criminals to justice is only part of your duty. Every choice leads the story down a different path, and the world itself evolves in response to your actions.
Why similar: Detective 27.6%, Historical 21%, Story Rich 12.2%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Choices Matter 8.2%
In 2005, a sophomore student named Maha Igarashi boarded a private train to Soukyo City. However, she vanished upon alighting at the "Kisaragi" station. Five years later, her lover, Shizuno Yokoyama, initiated an investigation into her disappearance, unraveling a series of mysteries along the way.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.6%, Detective 19.2%, Simulation 11.2%, RPG 10.7%, Story Rich 9.5%
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 31.1%, RPG 19.8%, World War I 18.9% ★, Text-Based 13.5%, Story Rich 6.2%
Lin Yue'an embarks on a journey home, but unsettling events soon disrupt her ordinary life. Strange dreams, lost memories, and eerie occurrences lead her to uncover hidden truths. Can she trace everything back to its true origin and escape the net of fate that has already been woven around her?
Why similar: Hand-drawn 25%, Visual Novel 23.8%, RPG 17.3%, Story Rich 13.8%, Choices Matter 8.6%
Three Kingdoms of Shadows blends dark political intrigue with occult folklore. As Liu Bei, raised to rule Xuzhou as a pliable puppet, enact decrees, manage resources, and outmaneuver the factions behind your rise. Follow history—or pursue optional mysteries to unlock a path no chronicle recorded.
Why similar: Political Sim 48.7% ★, Visual Novel 16.8%, Historical 10.3%, RPG 7.4%, Story Rich 5.6%
Set around 1929, this interactive visual novel lets you relive the early Red Army's epic journey from a first-person perspective. Experience immersive historical narratives and make pivotal branching choices. Beware: wrong decisions will end your game!
Why similar: Political Sim 48.3% ★, Visual Novel 21.3%, Historical 18%, Text-Based 4%, Adventure 3.3%
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: Detective 30.6%, Visual Novel 28.3%, Story Rich 14%, RPG 13%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
One war. Two sides of a military conflict. Which side will you choose if you take a look at the world from both sides of the conflict? Whom will you support and whom will you destroy if some are fighting for an uncertain future, while others are for a peaceful present?
Why similar: Detective 29.3%, Visual Novel 29.2%, Story Rich 11.9%, Hand-drawn 11.4%, Choices Matter 7.3%
As a detective tasked with bringing down a dangerous terrorist group, you fight on two fronts: interrogating suspects & managing your team and its reputation. With time running out, how far will you go to stop these criminals? Manipulation, threats or even torture? Does the end justify the means?
Why similar: Political Sim 36.4% ★, Detective 18.1%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Realistic 9.3%, Story Rich 8.1%
Explore the intertwined fates of humans and youkai in this interactive fiction. As an unwitting protagonist, enter the sealed realm of Gensokyo to investigate a series of bizarre murders. Unearth ancient secrets and witness a gripping saga hidden for millennia.
Why similar: Detective 38.5%, Visual Novel 36.5%, Text-Based 12.3%, Story Rich 9.1%, Adventure 3.3%
"Way back home" is a 2D horizontal board horror puzzle game. It takes the Republic of China period from 1905 to 1926 as the background of the times. With a large number of exquisite original paintings, rich playing methods, excellent music and dubbing, delicate script and narrative game style, it creates a strong historical...
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.5%, RPG 20%, Story Rich 18%, Detective 11.8%, 2D 9.3%
Shangchuan, 1939, Japanese-occupied. By day a bowing traitor, by night a ghost, in Demon's Lair, No. 86. All wear masks: pretend, kill, survive. When sacrificing a friend is the only way, when betrayed, when only isolated cities remain - fight to the end, live a coward, or take an unimagined path?
Why similar: Historical 22%, RPG 18%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Story Rich 15%, Simulation 9.5%
本游戏以视觉小说的形式，收录了十四个奇幻恐怖的短篇故事。从网站专栏的投稿、社团的恐怖故事分享会、到某座设施中的秘密实验……你将以不同的视角，探索发生在鸶门市周边的种种奇妙传闻。
Why similar: Detective 43.1%, Visual Novel 41.8%, Adventure 3.8%, 2D 3%, RPG 2.7%
As a judge of the Revolutionary Tribunal, preside over complicated cases of ordinary citizens, dangerous criminals, and enemies of the revolution in revolutionary Paris. Make judgments, plot political intrigue, and try to not lose your own head!
Why similar: Political Sim 39.9% ★, Historical 14.1%, Hand-drawn 11.7%, Visual Novel 11%, Story Rich 7.2%
A story about the self—and about others. A toy factory, several cursed dolls, and a horror novel… This quiet seaside town throws Noele's love life into chaos and dredges up the old wounds she has tried for years to forget.
Why similar: Psychedelic 26.3%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Hand-drawn 15.3%, RPG 11%, Story Rich 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 33.3%, Detective 21.9%, Story Rich 14.1%, Text-Based 9.1%, Adventure 7.8%
This is a narrative role-playing game telling the story of a crown prince of the Blessed Arknian Empire. You possess great power, but are also burdened by duty. Can you change the world and stay true to yourself? Every decision comes with a cost.
Why similar: Political Sim 40.1% ★, Visual Novel 15.9%, Hand-drawn 10.6%, RPG 9.6%, Choices Matter 7.4%
Myth lingers in a tranquil and remote ancient town in China. In one telling, once a beautiful maiden is chosen by the cave deity, her soul disappears from the mortal realm. A minority girl called Miao Fei embarks on her journey to uncover the truth behind the legend, and rescue herself, perhap.
Why similar: Story Rich 36.5%, RPG 31.2%, Adventure 12.5%, 2D 10.4%, Psychological Horror 7.8%
A comic-style narrative-oriented game based on the Christmas Eve Truce during World War I.
Why similar: World War I 45.6% ★, Visual Novel 20.3%, Historical 19.7%, RPG 9%, Adventure 5.3%
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: Detective 30.1%, Visual Novel 25.8%, Historical 20.3%, Story Rich 11.1%, Choices Matter 8.2%
In 1936, something terrible happened at Galley House. Decades later, with a strange contraption that reveals echoes of the past, you must uncover the truth behind this grisly mystery.
Why similar: Detective 40.3%, Visual Novel 31.1%, Story Rich 16.8%, Adventure 7.7%, 2D 3.7%
古风悬疑推理AVG《再见断刀》——在与世隔绝的山庄之中，接二连三地发生了骇人命案。只有通过细致入微的调查，抽丝剥茧的推理，才能定一个是非清白，还一个天理公道。 然而，在逐渐浮出水面的真相之下，似乎还有暗流涌动……
Why similar: Detective 22.7%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Historical 16.2%, Story Rich 10.9%, RPG 7.7%
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 33.2%, Detective 14.1%, Story Rich 12.8%, Text-Based 12.2%, Hand-drawn 11%
It's a mystery game that reveals the truth through an autopsy. Be a forensic doctor and find out why the dead died.
Why similar: Detective 34.4%, Visual Novel 22.8%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Story Rich 8.5%, Text-Based 7.6%
Attentat 1942 is a historically-accurate adventure about World War 2. Face moral dilemmas and existential struggles as you uncover the troubled past of your family.
Why similar: Historical 26.5%, Visual Novel 24.1%, Realistic 17.4%, Story Rich 14.8%, Multiple Endings 7.6%
Siberian Way is a detective thriller novel. Follow the dark non-linear story and decide how it can end! For all fans of snowy Siberia, Murder on the Orient Express and twisted plots, seasoned with mysticism.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24%, Detective 22%, Historical 20.3%, Story Rich 9.8%, Choices Matter 7.5%
Assume the role of President Anton Rayne and guide the nation of Sordland. Amidst brewing international conflicts, need for reform, deep-seated corruption, and economic recession, you must make the decisions in this political drama. How will you lead?
Why similar: Political Sim 36.9% ★, Visual Novel 16.9%, Hand-drawn 9.6%, RPG 7.1%, Story Rich 6.8%
Players will enter the Town of Dusk, built on the eve of Empire of Japan's defeat in World War II, along with other characters. Avoid being killed by other characters! Find the mastermind behind the scenes, unravel all the conspiracies, and uncover the truth! Ultimately escape the Town of Dusk!
Why similar: Detective 27.3%, Visual Novel 22.2%, Story Rich 10.4%, Text-Based 9.2%, Multiple Endings 9%
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 33.9%, Visual Novel 30.9%, Story Rich 15%, Text-Based 7.2%, Adventure 5.4%
A gritty dice-driven RPG, in a steampunk city. You escaped the War, but how to survive? Explore the city. Build up your skills. Decide who to trust. Choose carefully: you might just spark a revolution!
Why similar: World War I 36.8% ★, Hand-drawn 15.3%, RPG 12.2%, Story Rich 11.4%, Text-Based 8.1%
《江华号》是一款国风水墨横版卷轴叙事游戏。1928年，武汉的大街小巷流传着一则“头七夜死者还魂”的诡异消息，引发各界关注。《楚城时报》新人记者虞慧龄奉命前去采访，却误打误撞，被种种谜团指引着登上了一艘名为“江华号”的豪华客轮。在那里，一段不为人知的隐秘往事渐渐浮出水面……
Why similar: Detective 26%, Historical 21.8%, Hand-drawn 17.4%, Story Rich 14.1%, Adventure 8.9%
A visual novel of brutal beauty and tragic love. You wake up trapped inside your own dark fantasy, Lion Camel Kingdom. To escape a ten-day demon massacre, you must survive and recover your memories to solve the mystery of a drowned Yangzhou courtesan.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.2%, Historical 24.8%, Story Rich 13.9%, RPG 11.1%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
Unrest is a role playing adventure game set in a fantasy interpretation of ancient India that adapts to death, failure, and the choices you make. Play as ordinary people in a struggle for safety, freedom, and a chance at peace. Use conversation, manipulation (and rarely, violence) to achieve your goals.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.9%, Hand-drawn 18.3%, Historical 18.2%, RPG 12.3%, Story Rich 9.5%
An accidental fire at a funeral forces the police to re-investigate a closed case of massacre. Lin Lixun participates the re-investigation by chances. As the investigation goes deeper, the past of the victims gradually emerges. However, the case becomes more bewildering.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.4%, Hand-drawn 24.3%, 2D 12%, RPG 10.5%, Detective 10%
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 35.4%, Visual Novel 34.7%, Story Rich 16%, Adventure 6.8%, 2D 4.3%
You've received a strange letter, and inside, a chilling black and white photograph – the people in the picture are eerily faceless! A powerful intuition compels you to journey to the location in the photo: Greenwater Town...
Why similar: Hand-drawn 33.7%, Psychedelic 30.6%, Adventure 14.4%, Story Rich 9%, 2D 7.3%
An intricate mystery visual novel. Search text, piece together clues, and jump around the story to unravel the tangled events within the sealed tower.
Why similar: Detective 35%, Visual Novel 30.7%, Story Rich 15.9%, Text-Based 7.9%, Adventure 5.9%
You'll time-travel to a turbulent ancient Chinese dynasty as a young monarch. Ascend the throne amidst chaos and navigate among powerful officials, noble clans, and common scholars. Each vermilion note harbors danger. Your choice will shape history: Create a prosperous era or be a fallen king.
Why similar: Historical 36.9%, RPG 24.7%, Simulation 18.2%, Choices Matter 13.9%, 2D 5.4%
You awaken in the Forest of Silver Shallots, setting out to uncover the secret of the Morphean Paradox. Above, factions weave their schemes; below, the black mist hides a swelling undercurrent. Time never stands still, and truth wears many faces. Not everyone can return to their fate…
Why similar: Visual Novel 32%, Story Rich 17.4%, RPG 15.5%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Choices Matter 10.7%
Heaven Does Not Respond is a psychological and analog horror game set in an alternate 2005 timeline. Play as an intelligence agent, exploring a retro computer interface to decipher secret files, watch mysterious videos, and uncover the dark secrets behind a young man's death.
Why similar: Detective 35.9%, Story Rich 16.4%, RPG 14.4%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Simulation 11.1%
Raid On Taihoku is an adventure game with the backdrop of WW2 Taiwan. By controlling the characters pass through different danger and safe zones, you will experience the struggles of human nature and cruelty of war.
Why similar: Historical 38%, RPG 22.7%, Story Rich 20.7%, Adventure 8.2%, Choices Matter 6.2%
A private-eye must deceive a rich family into revealing their darkest secrets, before the killer amongst them silences everyone.
Why similar: Detective 53.1%, RPG 29.8%, 2D 12.3%, Psychological Horror 4.8%
Rummage through the abandoned profiles of an old PC to unravel an inherited mystery. What secrets hide in this eerie adventure of cryptic games and outdated software? Who was using this computer? And what happened to them?
Why similar: Detective 34.3%, Visual Novel 24%, Simulation 12.4%, Text-Based 11.9%, Adventure 7.5%
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: Visual Novel 24.6%, Hand-drawn 20.8%, Story Rich 13.9%, RPG 11.6%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
Paper Bride is a Chinese horror mystery puzzle game. You will play as the groom to search for the truth and have bizarre encounters, gradually learning about the dark mystic custom in the bride's home village and a story from the past...
Why similar: Detective 39.9%, Story Rich 15.1%, RPG 14.5%, Hand-drawn 14.5%, 2D 9.3%
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: Detective 39.1%, Historical 24.5%, Story Rich 15.4%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Adventure 7.9%
《孟德大小姐与自爆少年》是一款文字冒险（AVG）游戏，完全原创剧情，将带给大家一段穿插了过去与未来的棋局与因缘。游戏中，玩家将扮演普通大学生郭风笑，开启一场独特的奇妙旅程。
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.3%, Historical 24.9%, RPG 14.5%, Story Rich 13.9%, Text-Based 8.4%
This is a terrorist decryption adventure game that took place in 1913.
Why similar: Detective 38.5%, Story Rich 18.8%, Multiple Endings 12%, Adventure 10.6%, 2D 7.4%
Officer Jia has vanished, leaving a classified message pointing to the CaseCracker 2.0 system. Tear through suspects' alibis, look beyond the text, and extract hidden threads from seemingly unrelated intel. Will you find the ultimate truth, or a trap?
Why similar: Detective 41.6%, Story Rich 18.4%, Text-Based 14.3%, Simulation 13.7%, Adventure 5.7%
Revisit and repeat the final moments of China's turn of the century in this narrative puzzle adventure. Play a 6th-grade student and greet classmates, explore secrets, play mini-4WD, or just wander around town. Make your choices to create a perfect day for everyone!
Why similar: Hand-drawn 34.6%, Story Rich 22%, Choices Matter 16%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, Adventure 11.9%
In Republican-era Shanghai, Lu Ping returns to the forgotten Luchang Apartment after receiving a letter from her orphanage headmistress. As lost memories resurface, she uncovers buried secrets, her past, and the eerie truth behind the bond between humans and yaoguai.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 29%, Visual Novel 28.5%, RPG 14.2%, Text-Based 9.6%, 2D 8.4%
