60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Adventure, 2D, Story Rich.
This choices-matter visual novel is narrative-heavy, filled with beautifully illustrated characters, intricate stories, and two distinct endings.
Kayotica
In Kayotica, you play as April—a clever but manipulative student caught in a web of friendship, rivalry, and dark crimes. What begins as ordinary campus life quickly turns into a mystery of betrayal, hidden truths, and a shocking murder. Can you solve the mystery, or will you become the next victim?
Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders
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...
In Kayotica, you play as April—a clever but manipulative student caught in a web of friendship, rivalry, and dark crimes. What begins as ordinary campus life quickly turns into a mystery of betrayal, hidden truths, and a shocking murder. Can you solve the mystery, or will you become the next victim?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Crime 14.5%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Detective 9.1%, Adventure 8.3%
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: Interactive Fiction 21%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Detective 12.2%, Investigation 9.7%
An occult-mystery-adventure game set in Kyoto—detectives investigate to solve bizarre and complex cases. What did Kamotan detectives finally uncover on their way to the truth of these cryptic incidents?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.9%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Adventure 15.1%, Crime 14%, Detective 11.1%
Challenge four hot beauties and save the world from the attacks of sexy bosses in the new EmyLiveShow game!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Detective 9.4%, Adventure 8.4%
Adventure as Geralt through the ballads of Dandelion. Swipe right, swipe left, seek glory, find death! Will you hunt monsters, upset the locals, or run a hot bath? Compose an inspiring epic to claim immortality.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.8%, Visual Novel 14%, Adventure 12.2%, Casual 8%
Inspired by Danganronpa and Ace Attorney series, Final Frame is a murder mystery Visual Novel set in modern Japan.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22%, Adventure 16.9%, Casual 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%, Crime 9%
Detective Trent is a narrative-driven mystery game inspired by Trent’s Last Case. Investigate crime scenes, interrogate suspects, and uncover the truth through evidence and dialogue. Your reasoning shapes the case, leading to multiple outcomes and endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Crime 14.5%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Adventure 10.3%, Detective 10.2%
Play as Erwin, a witch hunter navigating a fantasy world of magic and suspicion. Your decisions in this visual novel affect friendships, trust, and multiple story outcomes. Choose wisely—the fate of your journey rests with you.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.1%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Casual 8.5%, Adventure 8.1%
The star magician of Morgan’s Traveling Circus is missing, but the show must go on! In this non-linear detective visual novel, unravel the mystery from two different perspectives as you learn the varying stories of an entire circus of performers, each with their own lives... and their own secrets.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Crime 11.8%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Detective 10.1%
In this city built upon the ideal coexistence of civilization and the environment, Tennouji Kotarou spends his days with his friends, Kanbe Kotori and Yoshino Haruhiko. In this peaceful city, a tumultuous event shakes the foundations of Kazamatsuri once a year.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Anime 10.8%, Adventure 8%
After being away at college, you meet up with two of your friends at a local movie theatre. What starts out as a simple reunion, quickly unravels to be a gruesome murder mystery with your friend as the victim. It is now your mission to find out who did it, and how in this visual novel style game.
Why similar: Crime 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Visual Novel 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Detective 11.2%
Who killed your best friend?! Find out the truth before 4 suspects frame you instead! Death Becomes You is a mystery visual novel where you untangle the dark secrets and relationships between your fellow magic university students.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Crime 12.1%, Investigation 8.9%
A Visual Novel game about adventure, fantasy, magic and friendship. This is a continuation of Chapter 3. There are only a few choices that can be made, and some paths to choose from. The decisions do not have an impact on the ending, instead they provide slightly different content.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Anime 9.5%, Adventure 8%
A thrilling detective mystery adventure set in a historical fantasy world. As a dragon detective, use your six senses to find evidence and hunt down the culprit.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Crime 14.7%, Detective 13.5%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Adventure 8.5%
Labeled a “troublemaker,” you transfer to the worst high school. There, you become entangled in dangerous relationships driven by desire, jealousy, and manipulation. Will you get closer, be used, or get hurt— your choices will determine how your story with them ends.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Adventure 13.1%, Crime 11.4%
A psychological horror story set in the town of Blackthorn; a place that lives in constant fear of a witch. The two main suspects? Levi’s mom and sister! His only lifelines to the outside world. Can they live a peaceful life? Or will they be dragged down by the dying town?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Anime 7.6%, Cute 5.5%
Niluas, an android who suddenly activated 276 years after the extinction of humanity. With her AI, Naive, she seeks lost memories, her activation's mystery, and humanity's extinction's cause. Facing enigmatic foes and hostile androids, she quests for truth about her existence and the desolate world.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Adventure 7.9%, Anime 7.3%
The chart-topping itch.io and Newgrounds indie hit comes to Steam, with a slew of enhancements and new features! Step into court as Nina Aquila, rookie defense attorney in this thrilling VN/adventure game hybrid, and fight for justice in a world where all anime genres exist at once!
Why similar: Crime 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Detective 12.2%, Dialogue Heavy 10.2%
You are an AD intern at a TV studio aiming to secure a job offer. During a live talk show, you must give directions using cue cards. Convey information based on the situation to keep things running smoothly, boost audience favorability toward the guest, and earn your offer through your performance.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.5%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Adventure 18.6%, Anime 8.8%, Cute 6.9%
「ナカノ人格移植研究所」は、周回型ミステリー2Dアドベンチャーゲームです。 それぞれの周回でプレイヤーが憑依する対象の登場人物を選択することで、その登場人物を主人公としてストーリーを進めながら謎を解き明かします。 プレイヤーは本ゲームの中で 4 つのパートを行き来しながらストーリーを進めます。 ノベルパートでは、クリックしながら物語を読み進めます。 探索パートでは、画面上のアイテムをクリックしながら物語を読み進めます。 移動パートでは、再度ビューでプレイヤーを操作し、船の中を探索します。 会議パートでは、他のパートで集めた手がかりを利用して他の登場人物と会話します。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.6%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Adventure 12.5%, Detective 10.5%
From renowned Japanese visual novel brand SMEE, LOVEPICAL-POPPY!, the ultimate moege, arrives on Steam! Made for SMEE’s 15th anniversary and celebrating 150k+ sales, it keeps the brand’s signature sweetness while adding life-sim gameplay and a unique story progression system.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.8%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Adventure 13.3%, Anime 11.4%
A novel game featuring the popular streamer group "Ultimate Jumbo Jet"! Search for clues and discover the truth through "Fantastical Mystery"!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.4%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Crime 14%, Adventure 9.1%, Anime 7.9%
You are a protest organiser, coordinating the crowd outside your window. When the police move in on your position you have to decide whether to tell the protestors to hold the line or pull back.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 32.3%, Interactive Fiction 28%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Adventure 9.9%, Casual 5%
In search for her grandmother's keepsake, an unlikely visitor--Adelheid Ritter von Weinberger pushed order after order towards the bureau. Time felt like it passed by at their command--what could it mean for the academy?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Adventure 8.4%, Anime 8.2%
Ashley's Adventure - Get a Job or Die Trying is an interactive visual novel based in a multiple-choice style of gameplay where you meet colourful characters and crazy events which you must resolve with the power of being a NEET.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Anime 10.8%, Adventure 8.9%
NINA AQUILA is back for her brightest, boldest, most magical adventure yet!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Crime 15.8%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Detective 12.8%, Investigation 10.4%
ATMOSPHERIC UNDERGROUND ADVENTURE. You seek revenge against the oligarch who destroyed your family. Is killing ever justified?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.9%, Crime 20.9%, Adventure 16.5%, 2D 3.5%
No criminal has ever been a match for you, and everybody is looking forward to a description of your brilliant deductions. There is just one small problem. One tiny detail that makes it different this time. A mere trifle, really. This time you have no idea who did it.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Detective 11.8%, Investigation 9.7%
とびきりファンシーな怪異調査ノベルゲーム短編集！ メカクレ青年ハマメが、夢のような不思議な世界へ！
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.5%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Adventure 18.5%, Casual 14.8%, Investigation 8.9%
Love, Money, Rock'n'Roll: the romanticism of the Eighties, mystery and intrigues, betrayal and sacrifice, hatred and passion — all this and more in the new game from the creators of the legendary visual novel Everlasting Summer!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Detective 10.5%, Investigation 8.4%
In the middle of summer, in the suburbs, in the river, a drowned body is floating. It seems like three-years-earlier incident replays. This story, through the investigation into the case, shows triangular relationship between a male police officer, a female police officer, and a female murderer.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.1%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Adventure 18.1%, Crime 17%, Mystery 7.2%
Every story ever written has an alternate world that coexists with ours. When a large number of parallel universes are suddenly destroyed, Billie Beetleneck sets off on his hardest case yet in this interactive visual novel.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Detective 14%, Investigation 11.7%, Anime 8.5%
Find the clues to make a time bending turnabout in this off the rails visual novel about murder, mayhem, and a thicc pumpkin girl with a machete.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Detective 9.3%, Adventure 8.9%
Find the Golden Pineapple and the crimes against the Mayans. In Pineapple Legend, solve investigations with amusing and humorous situations. Explore the city of Takitani: investigate, solve puzzles, collect cards, equip accessories, fish, garden, fight in the arena, and increase your affinity!!!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Crime 13.6%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Detective 10.8%
Join rookie attorney Apollo Justice and his mentor, the legendary Phoenix Wright, in this collection of 3 games! This title features 16 episodes (including previously DLC-only episodes) and supports English, French, German, Japanese Korean, and Traditional and Simplified Chinese.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.5%, Detective 15.5%, Crime 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Investigation 11.6%
Gather evidence, interview suspects and send your case to trial. Have you got what it takes to be Tokyo's top detective?
Why similar: Detective 17.9%, Crime 17.6%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Adventure 9.3%
A visual novel in the romance and adventure genre. Awaken in the Honeycombs, a camp where memory is erased and secrets hum in the night. Forge bonds, defy the Union, and uncover your past. Will you be a pawn or ignite freedom as war looms?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.6%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Detective 13.2%, Anime 9.8%, Adventure 9.8%
You who are unqualified to drink Meng Po's soup, you have been chosen for the game of life. A horror yuri visual novel following a series of death games in the afterlife.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, Crime 15.9%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Anime 8.4%
A puzzle-detective game set in 1990s China: play as a forensic artist, interview witnesses, drag and drop testimony and documents, sketch suspects from clues, and piece together evidence to solve mysterious crimes.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Detective 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Investigation 12.2%, Visual Novel 11.7%
Grendel Jinx, the megalomaniacal kleptomaniac has returned to Chichester, England for a secret mission. Can the protagonist stop her?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28%, Visual Novel 22.1%, Adventure 12.5%, Casual 12.1%, Anime 8.5%
Rewrite - DYH - A game that changes every time you play!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.5%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Anime 9.5%, Casual 8.7%
Return to a hometown that hasn’t changed the way it should have. A psychological visual novel focused on atmosphere, relationships, and a reality that slowly refuses to stay still. Can you uncover the truth before it consumes you?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Dialogue Heavy 8%, Anime 5.9%
"This way. I'm waiting for you." The Cloud VR is a healing fantasy VR game where you go on an adventure to meet someone waiting for you. You can interact and explore in various spaces on your journey. We hope you enjoy a moving journey in a fairytale-like world.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 26.7%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Casual 8.3%, Adventure 7.7%
A murder-mystery visual novel about a young man who inherits a charming English hotel. Some would say he’s fortunate, but with a growing list of unexplained disasters and murder, has his luck finally run out?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Crime 13.5%, Investigation 12.5%, Detective 11.3%
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: Visual Novel 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Detective 11.1%, Investigation 9.1%
Follow the journey of a young boy living in seclusion, whose life takes a dramatic turn after a fierce storm uncovers a peculiar mirror. What begins as a simple curiosity transforms into a heartfelt connection as the boy discovers the mirror's magical properties.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.7%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Casual 9.2%, Investigation 9.1%
Christian Tyler is ready to investigate a new case! Uncover the mystery of the tourist town of Alkelano in our new visual novel.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.2%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Casual 13%, Detective 10.7%
"Ten years from now, I will be dead..." A coming-of-age fantasy adventure tale, Future Mirror is a visual novel that explores fate and the choices that affect our future, tragedy, relationships, and happiness.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.1%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Detective 12.6%, Anime 6.5%
Summer Story: An adventure game where you investigate and make choices that shape the story.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.3%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Investigation 7.2%, Anime 6.3%
Akari was a beloved streamer—until she died live on camera. Now, as a spirit, she’s still performing. You’ve been hired to speak with her, and uncover the truth behind the smile she never took off.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Adventure 13.4%, Casual 10.8%
Help Tashia unravel the case of a heinous murder and find her cell phone in this point & click, mystery adventure based on Caribbean folklore!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Detective 11.5%, Crime 10.5%
Play as Luna, a girl caught in a fight between armed insurgents and spies. Help her navigate her way to saving her friend. Explore a laboratory dedicated to the production of new materials. Enjoy a lighthearted and chaotic story of a girl out of her depth in an espionage mission.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.2%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Anime 7.5%, Casual 5.5%
Follow Sophie as she embarks on her latest adventure in making money, working alongside the enigmatic Rias as they put on a special yuri/lesbian camgirl show for their viewers.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.7%, Visual Novel 16%, Casual 7.7%, Dialogue Heavy 6.5%
这是一款以中式校园为背景的推理类文字游戏，你将扮演一名高中生司空茂，在开学第一天目击密室杀人事件的现场，并经过调查和推理解决案件，找出真正的犯人和真相背后更深的阴谋。但在享受侦探游戏的同时，请千万不要忽视学习。保持情绪稳定，尽量维持活下去的念头...记住，你的成绩，永远比案件要更重要。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21%, Detective 15.9%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Crime 9.1%
Your job is to make humanity happy. Observe the people living in your assigned district and make the best choices to ensure everyone's happiness.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.6%, Interactive Fiction 25.5%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Casual 7.9%, Adventure 7.7%
かけがえのない想いを見つけた、その先に――
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Adventure 15.4%, Anime 7.7%
Atonement is an interactive graphic novel set in the Wild West. At various points in the story, you will be asked to make a choice, these choices will take you down different paths in the story. There are 3 storylines featuring a manhunt, a bank job, and a train robbery.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.1%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Adventure 15.5%, Dialogue Heavy 6.1%
Infected with the parasite commonly known as the “brain eating amoeba”, you have 10 days left before your death. One of the symptoms is hallucinations. And through that, “he” starts to talk and confesses his love to you. Can you convince the parasite to leave your body before it’s too late?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.5%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Adventure 15%, 2D 4.4%
