Games Like Mysteries of the House

Chasing Jack the Ripper! A BL/ Yaoi Visual Novel

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.2%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Narration 10.4%, Thriller 10.2%, Mystery 9.4%

「私には『中の人』がいるらしい」 「声優×メタフィクション」新感覚ビジュアルノベル、開幕！ゲームの世界を認識している高校1年生・五月山さつきと、その親友・真野ユイ。そして二人の声を演じるのは声優・宮白桃子。キャラクターと「中の人」が交わるとき、物語はどこへ向かうのか。

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18%, Narration 17.2%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Text-Based 11.7%

Tomorrow Never Comes is a choice-driven first-person narrative thriller. Trapped in a time loop, Noah must relive the same day, manage his injuries, use items, unlock new paths, and discover multiple endings in his attempt to finally reach tomorrow.

Why similar: Mystery 17.7%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Thriller 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Multiple Endings 13%

A dark yuri visual novel. An accidental death drags several students into a web of secrets from which there is no turning back. Lies, silence, judgment, and incriminating evidence held against one another gradually transform the already complex relationship between Situ Yang and Su Ying.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26%, Visual Novel 22.8%, Mystery 17.2%, Text-Based 12%, Story Rich 10.7%

Discover the mysteries of Gensokyo through the lens of Shin, a photographer from the outside world. In this immersive visual novel, join forces with the shrine maiden Reimu Hakurei to unravel the truth behind this incident and stop the enigmatic Kurohana.

Why similar: Visual Novel 21%, Mystery 16.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Story Rich 8.8%

On her way to the city of opportunity, a young Freyja is trapped when a sudden fog descends upon the town known as Avon-On-Reach. Soon, she starts to wonder if there's more to the fog than meets the eye, and if it has a connection to the strange monstrous happenings around the town.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 34.3%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Multiple Endings 15.8%, Story Rich 9.8%, Mystery 9.1%

A family friendly adventure visual novel that makes reading fun! Accessibility is top of mind with voice-acted read-along narration with friendly fonts for readers with dyslexia. Experience hand drawn art and make important choices to determine how your story unfolds.

Why similar: Narration 27%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, Mystery 14.1%, Choices Matter 8.2%

A free drama-mystery visual novel with a modern fantasy setting. Reach out to the fourteen people trapped inside to find the truth through eighteen endings, influenced by but not exclusively bound to your own system time.

Why similar: Visual Novel 22.5%, LGBTQ+ 21.5%, Mystery 16.5%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.1%

A medium-length visual novel set in a fantasy world where magic exists. The encounter between a boy living in a rural farming village and a girl who is a dark wizard leads to the revelation of truths that were never meant to be revealed.

Why similar: Visual Novel 26.3%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, Magic 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%, Text-Based 10.2%

Where are you, Cinderella? is a visual novel about Vietnamese culture and the world of entertainment. Will you be able to find the lost shoe’s owner? Or, will you find your shoe?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.3%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Text-Based 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Multiple Endings 12.3%

In the treacherous Greywind Forest, a mysterious and dangerous witch resides. Nellie enters the forest, driven by her own motives. A fateful encounter awaits as their paths intertwine in this captivating fantasy Yuri visual novel. Unveil the secrets that lie ahead and make your choices.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.3%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Text-Based 8.9%

There are no second chances in medicine. A medical suspense visual novel where a young doctor gains the power to rewind time. Use the loop to change the fate of diagnoses, surgeries, and emergency treatments. Your choices shape the story, leading to multiple Bad, Good, and True Endings.

Why similar: Visual Novel 23.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Multiple Endings 14.3%, Text-Based 11.8%, Mystery 11.5%

Survive a gripping psychological thriller in this visual novel. Make critical decisions, face a disturbed captor, and experience multiple chilling endings.

Why similar: Visual Novel 19.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Mystery 11.5%, Text-Based 11%, Multiple Endings 10.8%

Spellbound: The Magic Within is a branching narrative, multiple ending visual novel. Jump into a world of Magic, Witchcraft and Mystery as a magician in training. Interact with a host of unusual characters. Choose from multiple schools of magic, bond with your tutor, and maybe even save the world.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Magic 9.4%

A candy alchemist finds a candy golem in her basement workshop...

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.9%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.6%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Choices Matter 6.4%

In pursuit of coin, hired dagger Arthur finds himself embroiled in conspiracy involving the daughter of a noble House. Who is really pulling the strings behind the scenes?

Why similar: Visual Novel 18.9%, Mystery 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Choices Matter 11%

select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.1%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Multiple Endings 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Choices Matter 11.3%

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: Visual Novel 14.9%, Mystery 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Text-Based 11.1%, Multiple Endings 11.1%

Tentacle BL x training simulation. After being toyed with by mysterious tentacles, the main character ends up in a nursery or a bride.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 38.1%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Choices Matter 8.1%

A call for help within a mysterious messaging app. Someone lost and wandering through a forest in a faraway place. And their destiny in your hands.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23%, Text-Based 16.4%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Choices Matter 10.2%

It is the year 2014 in the Shinjuku ward of Tokyo, Japan. Though previously banned at the close of World War II, the practice of the onmyoji—masters of spirits and divination—has been approved once again in order to combat the ongoing supernatural threat.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.5%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%, Text-Based 9.1%

Explore a sealed classroom and work together with a mysterious girl to escape. As the story unfolds, it gradually begins to seep into reality.

Why similar: Visual Novel 27.5%, Mystery 22.1%, Text-Based 20.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Choices Matter 8.6%

Being in debt to an influential merchant, a young veteran Alexander agrees to a strange deal: to take an orphan girl to an abandoned forest station and thus redeem the debt. The task turns into a real adventure, because the nights in the Black Earth region are dark and cold.

Why similar: Visual Novel 23.1%, Narration 20.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Text-Based 10.8%

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: Visual Novel 19.1%, Mystery 19.1%, Choices Matter 15.2%, Multiple Endings 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%

“The hospital was empty. Quiet, and brighter than usual... like waking up on a snow day. But I didn't feel cold. I didn't feel much of anything.”

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.7%, Visual Novel 23.4%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%, Choices Matter 9%

After losing his parents and barely escaping his burning home, Zach wakes up in the hospital where he meets Aya, the ghost of a girl. Who is she, and why can only Zach see her? Together they try to investigate Aya's past, which quickly awakens new dangers.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.7%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Mystery 13.5%, Text-Based 13.3%, Thriller 11.8%

Made for people who love Hallmark movies — and people who love to hate them. A totally normal love story in a perfectly ordinary small town, where nothing weird ever happens…or so you’re told.

Why similar: Visual Novel 24.5%, Multiple Endings 17.2%, Mystery 15.6%, Thriller 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%

Play the role of an apprentice alchemist on the road in a merchant caravan. During the journey you will discover many things, including love? A gay medieval fantasy visual novel.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Mystery 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Magic 8.9%

A story-rich tale of breaking the bonds of fate... and meeting some cute guys along the way!

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.6%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Mystery 10%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Text-Based 8.5%

A visual novel where your choices matter. Derek has a job, a beloved boyfriend, friends, and… “piranha thoughts.” Everything was perfect until his younger sister Rina returned to town.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.7%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Mystery 11.2%, Choices Matter 10.2%

Peek into the sins and memories of five personalities through surveillance cameras──This is an immersive, mystery adventure game that unravels the thoughts of the dark past that lie dormant inside Sofia,a suspect in the murder of a presidential candidate, and uncovers the truth behind the crime.

Why similar: Visual Novel 21.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Text-Based 17.6%, Mystery 13.8%, Multiple Endings 10.5%

A certain streamer's fan meeting. Ten men and women are trapped on a luxury cruise ship. And the nightmare 'death game' begins—Collect notes through investigation, use deduction and voting to 'catch the shark'! A mid-length mystery ADV where bad endings are unavoidable.

Why similar: Visual Novel 27.9%, Mystery 22.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Multiple Endings 18%, Story Rich 7.3%

An otome game and romance visual novel. Step into the shoes of the necromancer, Raenelle. Meet a colorful cast of characters, fail to summon the spirits of the dead, unravel mysteries, and maybe — just maybe — fall in love.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.3%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Text-Based 11.2%, Multiple Endings 9.5%

Nozomu follows his wife to Kyushu and meets the enigmatic KANA. Accept or refuse his nightly "invitations"? Replay the six-day story to uncover the truth. A choice-driven BL psychological adventure with a seme (top) protagonist. The complete edition of the free game Night to Reticle.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 29.8%, Visual Novel 22.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Multiple Endings 9.6%, Story Rich 9%

To get to heaven, you must climb the Nine Circles of Hell. But you might never make it to the depths.

Why similar: Visual Novel 20.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.6%, Narration 18.1%, Text-Based 17.2%, Multiple Endings 11%

"Whe its dyed in the color of the sunset" is a novel game set on Earth in 2034, where humans and other races coexist, depicting the love story of the beastman protagonist, Herbert. While living his school life, he will take actions to interact with the nine romanceable characters.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.9%, Visual Novel 23.4%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, Adventure 3.3%

Horny Academy is an adult visual novel that blends interactive storytelling with a deep, branching narrative. Every choice you make leads to steamy animated scenes or unexpected twists within the mysterious walls of the magical Academy

Why similar: Visual Novel 19.9%, Text-Based 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Choices Matter 12.2%

Laki is an outcast: many beastmen have disappeared because of him. To break this curse, Laki travels to the Dead Forest, a place from which almost no one has ever returned. But what will be the key to the secrets of his fate and the mysteries of the forest?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.4%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Mystery 12.6%, Story Rich 8.8%, Multiple Endings 8.7%

Marisa rounds up a most unlikely crew, in search of adventure, and of course, treasure! Interpersonal conflict ensues among the crew, but in the end, their stark differences bring clarity to their personal lives. The real treasure is the one you find within yourself!

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, Visual Novel 19%, Text-Based 12.9%, Multiple Endings 11.9%

To escape, you must hurt someone. KIZUTSUKE is a psychological suspense visual novel about four young men trapped together. Read their conversations, make difficult choices, and discover four endings.

Why similar: Visual Novel 18.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.3%, Text-Based 16.6%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Choices Matter 8.8%

Halloween Eye is a text-based adventure game set in a modern alternate-history city with light fantasy elements. Through the perspective of the protagonist, Grey, players will witness the kindness and harshness of human nature, as well as the evolution and fate of the city.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 31.4%, Visual Novel 25.2%, Story Rich 11.9%, Mystery 11.3%, Multiple Endings 8.9%

A dark fairy tale about the woods outside a small village and the monster that roams within them. Become Sage and play through to uncover the mystery when they're tossed away from everything they've ever known.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Text-Based 11.7%

A visual novel about first love, decisions, and the sweetness of a town where everyone knows each other. Join Haruto on his journey to discover what it truly means to love.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30.6%, Visual Novel 22%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, Text-Based 8.9%

Death by Begonia is a surreal LGBTQ+ Southern gothic murder mystery. Follow Riley's attempts to reconnect with old childhood friends in a town haunted by annual serial murders. Will you fall in love and unlock the mysteries hidden in your friends' hearts? Or will you die trying?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.8%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Mystery 13.9%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%

夜を歩く、血だまりの上を走る、永遠を断ち切る。 復讐のための翼は折れない。

Why similar: Visual Novel 16.5%, LGBTQ+ 15%, Text-Based 13.4%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%

A string of campus killings. A newly-turned vampire struggling to adjust. A monster hunter seeking answers. Worlds collide as Dante Jones and Nick Torres, both in danger of being accused of the crimes, team up to reveal the true culprit in this chilling supernatural horror visual novel.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 14.6%, Visual Novel 14%, Mystery 12.6%, Thriller 10.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%

An autopsy of a queer relationship.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.9%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Narration 19.7%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Choices Matter 9.1%

A murder mystery visual novel with a romantic twist. The killer is randomly chosen at the start of each playthrough, and you may unknowingly fall in love with them. How will your story come to its end? Will you bring the killer to justice, fall in love with them, or die at their hands?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Mystery 13.4%, Choices Matter 10%, Thriller 9.8%

Lock and Key: A Magical Girl Mystery is a romantic thriller visual novel starring a married couple of former Magical Girls. Along with and old friend and a new protégé, they'll undertake one last journey to free Chicago from the terrifying grip of a mysterious serial killer.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 37%, Visual Novel 24.7%, Mystery 17.4%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Story Rich 6.8%

A BL Visual Novel about an unlucky modern day Vampire who work the night shift at a convenience store. Will a mysterious co-worker and a flirty regular customer change his life to the better or worse?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.3%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Mystery 13.9%, Text-Based 11.9%, Multiple Endings 9.8%

As an elf in a panicked flight from home, you discover a more dangerous secret: a human claiming to be a dragon.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.1%, Text-Based 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Multiple Endings 10.6%

Bifröst: Prelude to the Storm is a BL visual novel set in an epic fantasy world — told through 8 POV characters, 30+ fully illustrated cast members, accompanied with 40+ soundtracks and 50+ event CG's. The story branches based on your decisions, shaping relationships, loyalties, and personal fates.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 33.7%, Visual Novel 23.4%, Mystery 11.6%, Choices Matter 10%, Multiple Endings 9.2%

After you are unable to find a patron to provide you with a magic bond, you stumble into the abandoned temple of the Passion goddess - with four patrons waiting for you. Yet, as you grow closer to gaining magic, something else is drawn to this power...

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.5%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Text-Based 14.4%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Story Rich 8.5%

In Sinsations, a BL / Yaoi Visual Novel, you play as Kosuke, Lucifer's newest Deadly Sin of Lust. Kosuke has to seduce all 6 of the other Deadly Sins to prove to Lucifer he's up to the challenge! Numerous ends, hundreds of backgrounds and CGs, and full voice acting!

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.9%, Narration 18.8%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Multiple Endings 9.6%

A dark Korean historical BL visual novel about a blind spirit-seer, a possessed nobleman, and the bell that rings on moonless nights.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.7%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Thriller 12.7%, Text-Based 12.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%

To move further along the plot, you need to complete quests, look for various items that will help you get closer to the finale. Exciting adventures, secrets of the past and difficult decisions are waiting for you. Control the fate of Ozon671Games and help him figure out this difficult situation.

Why similar: Narration 26.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.8%, Multiple Endings 14%, Story Rich 10.1%, Choices Matter 8.7%

サウンドノベル「かまいたちの夜」シリーズ30周年を記念して、『かまいたちの夜×3』がSteamに登場！ シリーズ3作目にして完結編となる本作には、『かまいたちの夜』『かまいたちの夜2』のメインストーリーも収録。 初めてシリーズを遊ぶ方でも登場人物たちの関係性や過去にあった事件を知ることができるので、安心してプレイできる。

Why similar: Visual Novel 24%, Text-Based 20.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.2%, Mystery 17.6%, Multiple Endings 11.5%

Under developement, Grave Knight is an interactive RPG adventure inspired by SRD 5.1 ruleset and classical game books, where your decisions weave the fate of the characters and the story. Let the dice forge the fate of your hero and the realm by fighting the Grave knight and his horde.

Why similar: Visual Novel 22.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Narration 13.7%, Text-Based 11.9%, Choices Matter 10.7%

The Night at Barrington's is a BL mystery visual novel set in Victorian England. When servant Ethan is named the unexpected heir, he becomes entangled with the noble Barrington family's two sons—and uncovers the secrets hidden within the estate.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 33%, Visual Novel 23.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%, Story Rich 9.1%, Mystery 8.5%

I Would Love to Wish You Good Morning is a choice-driven dystopian psychological horror visual novel about isolation, obedience, and the price of fitting in. Will you navigate the uncanny social dynamics of the future... or die trying?

Why similar: Visual Novel 21.2%, Mystery 17.7%, Thriller 12.1%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Choices Matter 11.4%