60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Story Rich, Singleplayer, Adventure, Visual Novel.
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.
Sinking The Boats
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...
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 16.2%, RPG 14%, Historical 13.8%, Drama 12%, Story Rich 11%
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 17.6%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Detective 12.5%, RPG 10.9%, Historical 10.8%
"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 36.4%, Drama 14.4%, Story Rich 14.2%, Historical 14%, RPG 7.8%
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 19.7%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Drama 16.3%, RPG 12.5%, Story Rich 12.2%
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 26.1%, Visual Novel 25.3%, Story Rich 15.1%, Drama 12.3%, RPG 11.2%
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 20.4%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Historical 15.1%, Drama 10.4%, Story Rich 10.2%
An oriental narrative mystery. The story branches upon your choices. The dice lies.
Why similar: Detective 27.5%, Historical 19.5%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Story Rich 11.1%, Choices Matter 7.7%
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 18.8%, Detective 16.7%, Drama 14.2%, Simulation 10%, RPG 9.2%
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 31.4%, RPG 19.6%, World War I 18.4% ★, Text-Based 13.8%, Story Rich 6.1%
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 21.8%, Hand-drawn 18.6%, Story Rich 12.3%, Drama 10.9%, RPG 10.2%
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 27.7%, Visual Novel 25.7%, Drama 13.6%, Story Rich 12.7%, RPG 11.6%
Tales of the Mirror is a landscape-mode visual novel game created by Cotton Games. As a player, you solve a series of mysteries in the mid and late Ming Dynasty, in the south of Yangtze River.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 24.5%, RPG 23.4%, Detective 18.4%, Drama 13.3%, Story Rich 7.6%
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 34.7%, Visual Novel 32.8%, Text-Based 11.4%, Drama 9.9%, Story Rich 8.2%
A comic-style narrative-oriented game based on the Christmas Eve Truce during World War I.
Why similar: World War I 39.6% ★, Visual Novel 17.7%, Historical 17.2%, Drama 13.1%, RPG 7.8%
‘We. The Refugees: Ticket to Europe’ is a socially engaged, text-based RPG about a journalist looking for his big break by uncovering the plights of refugees travelling from Africa to Europe. It is a story inspired by true events.
Why similar: Detective 19.4%, Hand-drawn 17%, Drama 12%, Story Rich 10.8%, Text-Based 8.8%
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 40.6% ★, Historical 13.8%, Hand-drawn 11.7%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Story Rich 7.2%
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 35.5%, Visual Novel 34.6%, Story Rich 16%, Adventure 6.6%, 2D 4.4%
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 27%, Drama 21.9%, Story Rich 17.1%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Multiple Endings 11.1%
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 36.4% ★, Hand-drawn 15.3%, RPG 12%, Story Rich 11.3%, Text-Based 8.3%
《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 22.3%, Historical 21.9%, RPG 12.7%, Story Rich 12.3%, Drama 11.4%
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 28.9%, Story Rich 11.9%, Hand-drawn 11.5%, Choices Matter 7.5%
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 30.2%, Visual Novel 25.8%, Historical 20.3%, Story Rich 11.1%, Choices Matter 8.5%
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 28.4%, Drama 13.9%, Detective 12.1%, Story Rich 11%, Text-Based 10.7%
The hottest bird lawyering game to come out of 1840s France! Join Jayjay Falcon and his witty apprentice, Sparrowson, as the two take on clients, interview witnesses, collect evidence, and deliver justice to the guilty.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.3%, Detective 29.6%, Story Rich 10.7%, Hand-drawn 8.7%, Adventure 6.6%
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 39.2% ★, Detective 19%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Realistic 9.6%, Story Rich 8.5%
Players will take on the role of newspaper reporter Hazel Gong, who was originally covering a practice exercise at an abandoned building site, but stumbles upon a mysterious corpse in an accidental collapse!
Why similar: Drama 38.1%, RPG 32%, Story Rich 28.6%, Singleplayer 1.4%
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 35.9% ★, Visual Novel 15.9%, Hand-drawn 9.2%, Drama 8.7%, RPG 6.7%
Follow amateur geologist and reluctant detective Nancy Maple to the ghost town of Crimson, Ontario to investigate the discovery of a massive diamond in this retro-inspired, EGA text parser mystery adventure!
Why similar: Historical 30.3%, Detective 18.1%, Text-Based 16.2%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, 2D 9.2%
《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 24.5%, Historical 20.5%, Hand-drawn 16.5%, Story Rich 13.3%, Adventure 8.2%
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 25.8%, Visual Novel 24.3%, RPG 17.6%, Story Rich 14.2%, Choices Matter 9%
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 22.8%, Hand-drawn 18.3%, Historical 18%, RPG 12.2%, Story Rich 9.5%
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 39.3%, Visual Novel 31.7%, Story Rich 13.8%, Adventure 7.5%, 2D 7.2%
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 23.1%, Visual Novel 21%, Drama 16.1%, Realistic 15.1%, Story Rich 13%
In"FLAM EVAW ", you will continue to embody the community detective Maple Kurosawa, using your powerful detective and hacker skills to embark on a journey of investigation against the Rainbow Crime Organization with several female assistants of different styles.
Why similar: Detective 39.2%, Story Rich 17.6%, RPG 15.8%, Multiple Endings 11%, Simulation 10.9%
Field Hospital is a text-based bureaucratic detective game about hard decisions. Decide who to treat and whom to refuse. Face consequences. Study patients’ info and read their stories. Investigate the tangled case of Dr. Taylor.
Why similar: Detective 32.5%, Story Rich 18.5%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Simulation 10.8%, Multiple Endings 10.2%
A modern-day JRPG that imagines a world of war. Overcome language barriers, forge unlikely friendships, and find hope amidst conflict.
Why similar: Political Sim 38.8% ★, Visual Novel 14%, Drama 13.6%, Story Rich 11.1%, RPG 9.9%
Over The Alps is a choices-matter narrative adventure game told through interactive postcards, sent from a secret agent to their handler, in 1930s Switzerland.
Why similar: Story Rich 21.7%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Choices Matter 15%, RPG 10.4%, Text-Based 10.1%
Chinatown Detective Agency is a cybernoir point and click adventure blending stunning retro design with innovative mechanics. Play as Amira Darma, an ex-cop who has just opened her own detective agency. Choose your clients, travel around the world and solve dangerous cases using real world research.
Why similar: Detective 44%, Story Rich 19.3%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Adventure 7.7%
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 30.4%, Story Rich 16%, Text-Based 8.1%, Adventure 5.8%
The miners of Rabbit Burrows are falling ill, and it is hurting production. As an eminent scholar of the Animal Kingdom, Charles Quill has been summoned by the Crown to help them solve the outbreak. The miners know and respect the young scholar, but there seem to be other things at play.
Why similar: Detective 48.1%, Story Rich 21.3%, Adventure 12.6%, 2D 9.4%, Multiple Endings 7.4%
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 34.2%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Story Rich 8.5%, Text-Based 7.7%
In 1927, Lu Yanhe, a daughter of a royal family of the Qing dynasty decided, to run away from home. Under the changing times and the subtle influence of new thoughts, she began to seek possibilities beyond her destiny......
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.9%, Historical 29.8%, RPG 17%, Drama 11.1%, Text-Based 7.5%
18th century Paris - a city of love, lies and revolution. You are a woman of fashion trying to survive the political turmoil. Date a cast of unforgettable characters. Amass the wealth and respect you deserve. Engage in gossip that can alter the course of history, or lead you to the guillotine.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.1%, Historical 16.9%, Hand-drawn 15%, RPG 11.5%, Story Rich 8.6%
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 35.6%, Visual Novel 34.4%, Drama 18.1%, Adventure 3%, 2D 2.5%
《Late Ming: Reborn in Flames》is a 2D open-world visual novel game. You will play the role of a time traveler named Wei Xie. You need to travel between the major forces in the late Ming Dynasty, improve your favorability by interacting with the characters, and thus unlock their story lines.
Why similar: RPG 47.3%, Hand-drawn 37.8%, Simulation 13.9%, Singleplayer 1.1%
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: Visual Novel 24.7%, Historical 20.1%, Hand-drawn 16%, Story Rich 11.8%, Text-Based 8.9%
Transported back a century by fate, you find yourself in a legendary tale of vengeance. Amidst powerful enemies in a tumultuous era, your mission is to assist those around you. Experience this immersive epic from a first-person perspective—authentic, weighty, yet brimming with hope.
Why similar: Historical 24.7%, Detective 15.7%, Story Rich 13.6%, RPG 13.2%, Drama 11.5%
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 25.9%, Story Rich 16.1%, Drama 13.1%, RPG 12.9%, Multiple Endings 10.7%
My Lovely Empress is an empire management sim inspired by Asian mythology. As the Emperor of the Crimson Empire, you will build relations with neighboring rulers, balance internal factions, and ensure the prosperity of your people, all before you reap their souls to resurrect your beloved empress.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.3%, Hand-drawn 30.3%, Simulation 18.1%, Choices Matter 7.5%, Multiple Endings 6.2%
Investigating a time-loop during the Cold War, light years away from Earth. Neoproxima is a text-based adventure game that combines exploration and simple RPG and survival mechanics. Plan your next loop carefully, and go as far as possible before time catches up with you.
Why similar: Story Rich 30%, RPG 24.9%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Text-Based 11.9%, Adventure 10.7%
Players follow Lu Yuan through important stages of his life and experience his growth trajectory from youth to maturity. It will take you to relive those decisions that you have never tried to make in reality, and feel the different life brought about by each choice.
Why similar: RPG 20.2%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Drama 19.9%, Story Rich 16.1%, Choices Matter 12.8%
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 30.9%, Visual Novel 27.5%, Drama 15.1%, Story Rich 11.9%, Text-Based 8%
You will take on the role of the Second Prince of Xuan, heir of the Southern Regime. With foreign invaders entrenched in the north and a complacent court content to linger in the south, you face a defining choice:The choice… is yours!
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.1%, RPG 20.3%, Simulation 15.4%, Realistic 9.8%, Drama 8.6%
Freshly graduated, you head to Bangkok’s Chinatown to find your uncle—only to lose contact. Seeking a steady job, you’re mistaken for a gang boss and thrown into chaos. Along the way, you meet a sweet cousin, cold widow, mysterious performer, quirky ghost, and even... someone unexpected.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.3%, Story Rich 14.1%, RPG 12.4%, Realistic 11.9%, Drama 11.7%
Staffer Reborn is a game of supernatural abilities and logical deduction set in 1960s America. It tells the story of a man trapped in a cycle of death and resurrection caused by his supernatural ability and the investigator who was recruited to help.
Why similar: Detective 32.7%, Visual Novel 29.8%, Story Rich 16.9%, Text-Based 11.8%, Adventure 8.7%
Avian Enigma is a sci-fi visual novel game featuring in a world where birds have become extinct. The story begins with a young man working in a factory accidentally saves a bird. Soon, a girl who has a mysterious relationship with birds appears in front of him. A romance with a tiny twist begins.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.8%, Hand-drawn 20.1%, RPG 15.6%, Story Rich 12.4%, Text-Based 10.8%
Threefold Recital is set in an oriental fantasy world where the metropolis of Bluescales faces turmoil after a long golden age. The mix of magic, modern, and ancient technologies challenges governance, while tensions between humans, beastlings, and dragons grow. In the shadows, a crisis looms...
Why similar: Detective 31.6%, Visual Novel 24.6%, Drama 22.3%, Story Rich 12.1%, 2D 4.7%
