- #1 Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved
97% matchVery Positive94% of 412 reviews2025
Dev: Armonica LLC
Windows
A woman vanishes without a trace on a cross-country train. The catch? Nobody on board remembers her ever existing in the first place - nobody, except for you. Uncover the story in this mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Detective 26.6%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Mystery 11%, Trains 10.7% ★, Investigation 9.6%
- #2 Red Chat Ritual – TSUMIMI TIME
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tohakusha Inc.
Windows
An idol livestreamer is searching for her missing partner. You are not just watching her stream. Interfere with her broadcast, investigate clues on and off stream, and uncover the truth behind her partner’s disappearance.
Why similar: Investigation 17.4%, Detective 16.6%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Mystery 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%
- #3 Arthur & Susan: Almost Detectives
96% matchPositive96% of 28 reviews2023
Dev: Apexchimps
Windows · Mac · Linux
Arthur and Susan, two inseparable friends solving mysteries together. Fun and cozy indie point&click. Don't miss it!
Why similar: Detective 21.1%, Investigation 17.4%, Comedy 11%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%, Point & Click 9.6%
- #4 Nut City Blues
95% matchVery Positive97% of 390 reviews2023
Dev: looking4stupid
Windows
A comedy-mystery visual novel about Captain Fox, Detective Raccoon and the danger of pineapple pizza.
Why similar: Detective 20.8%, Investigation 14.7%, Visual Novel 13%, Comedy 10.3%, Point & Click 9.1%
- #5 Star Seeker in: the Secret of the Sorcerous Standoff
94% matchVery Positive100% of 78 reviews2020
Dev: Benedict Ide
Windows · Mac
In this short point 'n' click adventure, you are Star Seeker - a WIZARD solving a WIZARD crime to not get put in WIZARD jail by the WIZ- I mean, PLAIN OLD cops. With a useless detective, countless red herrings, and unique dialogue for every evidence combination... will this case ever be cracked?
Why similar: Detective 19.9%, Investigation 19.1%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Mystery 10.2%, Point & Click 9.2%
- #6 Pixel Detective: Curse of the Paintings
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NorthLightPixels
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short pixel-art mystery where you play as Nathan, a private investigator drawn into a curious case. Interrogate suspects, examine clues, and uncover hidden details
Why similar: Detective 23.6%, Investigation 19.3%, Point & Click 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 10%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.2%
- #7 FAKEBOOK
93% matchVery Positive91% of 747 reviews2024
Dev: banjihagames
Windows · Mac
Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual SNS! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.
Why similar: Investigation 17.9%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Mystery 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10.4%
- #8 Blue Detective: A Hotel in Scarlet
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alperen Torun
Windows · Mac · Linux
As a gothic detective, you solve mysteries with your colorful sidekick. Everyone you meet in this bizarre world has a peculiar disease. A unique talent, or a mere curse? You must get to the bottom of it all. Investigate murders, search for clues and complete the puzzle.
Why similar: Detective 18.6%, Investigation 15.3%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Mystery 8.6%
- #9 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
91% matchVery Positive88% of 5,930 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 16.4%, Detective 14.9%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Mystery 11.1%, Horror 6.6%
- #10 Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 179 reviews2025
Dev: coly Inc.
Windows · Mac
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: Detective 20.2%, Investigation 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Visual Novel 13%, Mystery 11.5%
- #11 The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,947 reviews2021
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.
Why similar: Detective 19.5%, Investigation 12.7%, Comedy 9.4%, Mystery 9%, Point & Click 8.4%
- #12 Big Ear Detective
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Fabula Improviso
Windows · Mac
Ironic point & click adventure where a once brilliant detective quits his trade and lands a job in IT to make a living. But even in the seemingly mundane world of office life, there are secrets to be uncovered. Navigate through puzzles, quirky colleagues, and intrigues to crack corporate mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 22.1%, Investigation 17.9%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Point & Click 9.2%, Mystery 8.8%
- #13 PepOS - Our Operating System
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: div
Windows
Available today for every citizen of Feagu, a new operating system - built for both your professional and personal use. Browse your email, visit the world wide web, do office tasks, and much more!
Why similar: Detective 24.3%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Comedy 12%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Mystery 10.9%
- #14 Deep Focus
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vitamins
Windows
Play as a camera-headed detective and partner with a superpowered girl to solve memory manipulation crimes. Gather clues, piece together the truth, and shatter fabricated lies in this unique mystery game.
Why similar: Detective 28.4%, Investigation 24%, Mystery 12.4%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Point & Click 9.6%
- #15 WHODUNNIT
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Don Attico
Windows
WHODUNNIT is a mystery visual novel following a man who must answer a burning question: who the hell did he hook up with last night?
Why similar: Detective 29%, Investigation 20.6%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Mystery 10.4%, Comedy 7.4%
- #16 Linework
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Overlyunderqualified
Windows
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: Detective 24%, Investigation 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Mystery 11.2%, Visual Novel 10.4%
- #17 Dead Detective: Zombie Conspiracy
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Interactales
Windows · Mac
Step into the shoes of Margh, an undead private detective, in this hilarious and bizarre adventure that combines classic point-and-click gameplay with an elaborate “deaduction” system. Use your brain (or what’s left of it) to solve strange and unconventional mysteries in a world ruled by zombies.
Why similar: Detective 26.7%, Investigation 16.8%, Comedy 12.5%, Point & Click 11.1%, Story Rich 6.9%
- #18 Duppy Detective Tashia
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Spritewrench
Windows
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: Detective 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, Investigation 9.7%
- #19 Midnight Saturn
84% matchPositive92% of 24 reviews2026
Dev: Cosmic Void
Windows · Mac · Linux
A grizzled private eye in a sci-fi adventure takes a murder case no one else will touch. He’s seen it all before, but nothing’s prepared him for a conspiracy that leads off-world. Something big is about to happen. Whatever it is... it goes live at midnight.
Why similar: Detective 23.2%, Investigation 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Point & Click 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
- #20 Remedy for Personality
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mertvitel & Partners
Windows
Remedy for Personality is a visual novel that blends genres: a comedy horror with elements of detective. Immerse yourself in an atmosphere of mysticism, mystery, and hidden threats, spiced up with a generous dose of witty humor.
Why similar: Detective 15.9%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Investigation 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Psychological Horror 10.4%
- #21 Ace Attorney Investigations Collection
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,457 reviews2024
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 30.7 hrsMean: 34.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Miles Edgeworth's dramatic turnabouts take center stage! Experience both Ace Attorney Investigations games in one gorgeous collection! Investigate crime scenes and solve tough, intriguing cases through logic and deduction. When Edgeworth's past and present collide, his future begins!
Why similar: Investigation 23.4%, Detective 20.8%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Mystery 11.3%, Story Rich 6%
- #22 Detective Mane
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: One Frog Games
Windows · Linux
When items go missing and mysterious occurrences disrupt every day life, Detective Leonardo Mane is on the scene. Investigate, interrogate, accuse and solve the case.
Why similar: Detective 25.6%, Investigation 13.4%, Comedy 12.6%, Mystery 11.5%, Point & Click 9.1%
- #23 Busty Barrister Barbara
82% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Baller Industries
Windows · Mac
A short visual novel set in Hong Kong where you play as Barbara, a newly minted barrister. This game is quite short, you can probably play through it in about two hours. Features two legal cases, fully voice acted and also has nice music.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17%, Detective 15.9%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Investigation 12%, Point & Click 11%
- #24 Storm the Swan - And the Power of FRIENDSHIP and IMAGINATION
81% matchVery Positive99% of 77 reviews2024
Dev: CatTrigger
Windows · Mac · Linux
Make Cute Animal Friends in this 8-bit Gameboy-inspired adventure! But there's something lurking in the woods, with DARK SECRETS you'll need to uncover!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Investigation 11.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Horror 9.2%
- #25 Desktop Explorer
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Recurring Dream
Windows · Mac
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 18.8%, Investigation 16.8%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Mystery 8.6%
- #26 A Salem Witch Trial - Murder Mystery
81% matchMixed66% of 68 reviews2018
Dev: Digital Bento
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 31%
When a murdered family is discovered in 17th Century Salem, at the height of a witch hysteria, people start to suspect something supernatural to blame. An atmospheric murder mystery. Connect the evidence and see if you can deduce the secrets behind the mystery.
Why similar: Detective 21%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%, Mystery 10.5%
- #27 The Test: Hypothesis Rising
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,928 reviews2020
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 41%
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Detective 18.2%, Investigation 16.7%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%
- #28 Samuel Sage: The Mystery at Penby Inn
78% matchMostly Positive71% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: Seam Entertainment
Windows
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: Investigation 20.9%, Detective 17.8%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Mystery 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%
- #29 DESOLATIUM
78% matchMostly Negative28% of 29 reviews2024
Dev: SUPERLUMENPub: SOEDESCO
Windows · Linux
DESOLATIUM is a first-person point & click Graphic Adventure based on Lovecraft Mythos. Live this horror story where you will have to visit mysterious locations, face lovecraftian creatures, find clues and combine objects to solve puzzles.
Why similar: Detective 17.8%, Investigation 11.9%, Mystery 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Psychological Horror 9.3%
- #30 Death off the Cuff
79% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2021
Dev: Simon ChristiansenPub: SiChris Productions
Windows
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: Detective 19%, Investigation 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%
- #31 Death Trick: Double Blind
77% matchVery Positive87% of 275 reviews2024
Dev: Citreat StudioPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: Detective 17.2%, Investigation 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%
- #32 Frog Detective 3: Corruption at Cowboy County
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 2,058 reviews2022
Dev: Grace BruxnerPub: worm club
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
You're a detective, and a frog, and it's time to solve a mystery in the wild west.
Why similar: Detective 22.7%, Investigation 18%, Comedy 14%, Mystery 12%, Funny 8.3%
- #33 Kindred [High Tide]
75% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2026
Dev: Victoria RafaelianPub: Captain Edge Studios
Windows
In this detective horror visual novel, investigate a seabound anomaly. Explore areas of interest, uncover clues, and piece together evidence before time runs out — and before this mission becomes your last. Choose a side; don't look back.
Why similar: Detective 23.4%, Investigation 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Mystery 11%, Visual Novel 10.9%
- #34 Frog Detective 1: The Haunted Island
77% matchVery Positive92% of 5,473 reviews2018
Dev: Grace BruxnerPub: worm club
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 29%
You're a detective, and a frog, and it's time to solve a mystery.
Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Investigation 16%, Comedy 12.3%, Mystery 9.9%, Interactive Fiction 9%
- #35 Frog Detective 2: The Case of the Invisible Wizard
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,164 reviews2019
Dev: Grace BruxnerPub: worm club
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
You're a detective, and a frog, and it's time to solve a mystery. Also there's a wizard.
Why similar: Detective 22.1%, Investigation 17.1%, Comedy 11.6%, Mystery 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 10%
- #36 No Recollection
74% matchMixed67% of 30 reviews2024
Dev: Jake Platt
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystery visual novel following a boy who awoke in a strange building, with no recollection of where he is, how he arrived, why he’s here, or how to leave. Discover the answers to these mysteries as you search for a way out. Meet a small but colorful cast in your journey, and escape together!
Why similar: Detective 22.6%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Mystery 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.6%
- #37 Lilith Was Dead
76% matchPositive85% of 20 reviews2021
Dev: Heat Wave Games
Windows · Mac
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: Detective 18.9%, Investigation 18.7%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Mystery 10%
- #38 Hawkshaw Case: Truth & Prevention
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hawkshaw Entertainment
Windows
Investigate crime scenes, interrogate witnesses and organize your evidence to catch the culprit. Solve multiple different cases in varying areas and talk to many unique and fun characters. Can you solve it? Come and see.
Why similar: Detective 29.4%, Investigation 24.6%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Mystery 9.9%, Point & Click 6.9%
- #39 Reflection Link
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Secretive Sheep Games
Windows
Locked inside a facility that erases memory, seven people must recover what they've forgotten to earn their freedom. Explore escape-room puzzles, piece together broken relationships, and uncover the truth behind the sins none of them remember committing in this branching path visual novel.
Why similar: Detective 16.6%, Investigation 13.1%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Mystery 11.7%, Visual Novel 10.5%
- #40 星影の館殺人事件
73% matchVery Positive94% of 77 reviews2024
Dev: 法螺会
Windows · Mac
1935年の洋館を舞台に織り成す、レトロな雰囲気の怪異ホラーミステリーアドベンチャー
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.6%, Detective 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Investigation 10.4%, Mystery 9.3%
- #41 Fragmented Memories - Arc One
73% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2022
Dev: PlatomentiPub: YSY Softworks
Windows · Mac
Immerse yourself in the Psychological horror adventure of James Charouz on his way to find his missing wife and uncover the dark secret of his hometown.
Why similar: Investigation 17.1%, Detective 13.7%, Psychological Horror 12%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Mystery 10.1%
- #42 Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy
71% matchVery Positive88% of 4,237 reviews2024
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 35.6 hrsMean: 54.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Detective 25%, Investigation 20%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Mystery 10.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8%
- #43 DELETE AFTER READING
72% matchPositive92% of 24 reviews2023
Dev: PATRONES & ESCONDITES
Windows · Mac
Turn on your ghost detector and join your new pals in a funny, thrilling, and lovingly-presented interactive text adventure. Brain-teasing puzzles, a cartoon visual style, and engaging audio design - Delete After Reading weaves a delightful interactive tale.
Why similar: Detective 18%, Investigation 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Mystery 9.6%
- #44 Loco Motive
70% matchVery Positive93% of 1,162 reviews2024
Dev: Robust GamesPub: Chucklefish
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
There's been a murder aboard the Reuss Express, and you're the suspects! Prove your innocence in this comedy 'point n' click' murder mystery - packed with twists, laughs, and larger-than-life characters!
Why similar: Trains 21.9% ★, Detective 16%, Investigation 14.8%, Comedy 8.4%, Mystery 8.3%
- #45 Wonderful Body Wanted
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: mitchaPub: Oyashiro.dev
Windows · Mac · Linux
A distracted student arrives for his internship at a girls' boarding school in the small town of Chudnogorsk. After a series of failures, Andrey finds out about a series of disappearances in this mysterious place. And that he himself is bound to disappear.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.9%, Detective 17.4%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Mystery 14.3%, Story Rich 8%
- #46 Friendly Facade
72% matchPositive92% of 24 reviews2023
Dev: Emergence
Windows
In this visual novel, Maggie Crane and 15 others are invited to partake in the Isolated Society Study, where they must forge a peaceful society while attempting to outsmart each other in complex challenges. Just as the study is about to conclude, the Golding Foundation introduces a sinister twist.
Why similar: Detective 22.8%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Mystery 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%, Story Rich 7.4%
- #47 Emma Riley: Dream Detective
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Star Fort Games
Windows
Emma Riley: Dream Detective is a detective game where you must unravel an occult conspiracy spanning the real and dream worlds. Use keen observation to gather clues, carefully interrogate suspects for information, and use your logic and deduction skills to unravel the mystery!
Why similar: Detective 25.7%, Investigation 22.7%, Mystery 12.2%, Point & Click 8.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8%
- #48 Nina Aquila: Legal Eagle, Chapter IV: "Sacred Feathers"
69% matchPositive97% of 30 reviews2025
Dev: Tanuki-sama Studios
Windows · Linux
NINA AQUILA is back for her brightest, boldest, most magical adventure yet!
Why similar: Detective 21.3%, Investigation 18.2%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Comedy 7.2%
- #49 The Beresford family
70% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Dreamlight Games Studios SL
Windows
What happened on the night of July 20, 1824? The Beresford family was sleeping unaware that an ancient evil was about to resurface. An ancient evil that brought upon them a curse whose echoes resonate to this day.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.4%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Detective 13.7%, Mystery 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%
- #50 Jill O' Lantern: Final Cut
69% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: Screen Savor Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Detective 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Point & Click 10.3%
- #51 ELISSA :Body in the bedroom
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: KANUE
Windows · Mac
Detective novelist MEL Gideon, whose career is facing difficulties, receives a strange letter claiming someone is in trouble and needs her help. Intrigued, she decides to investigate. As she digs deeper, she starts to realize that her past is far more complicated than she ever imagined...
Why similar: Detective 21.1%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Investigation 11.1%, Mystery 11%
- #52 Detective Grimoire
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,355 reviews2014
Dev: SFB Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Detective Grimoire has been called to investigate a murder. The owner of a small tourist attraction, seemingly killed by the mythical creature his attraction is based around... Explore the area, inspect the crime scene, grill suspects, solve puzzles, hunt for clues & uncover the secret of the swamp!
Why similar: Detective 21.4%, Investigation 13.6%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Point & Click 9.5%, Comedy 8.1%
- #53 Rumor Reporter
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Greyhaven Craft
Windows
Rumor Reporter is a Golden Age whodunit mystery. Play as senior reporter Veronica Chase as you explore Greyhaven Island in the Celtic Sea, 1920s. Choose where to investigate, who to question, and what to publish. Your report shapes public opinion, drives arrests, and changes the island’s future.
Why similar: Detective 24.5%, Investigation 20.4%, Mystery 12.9%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%
- #54 Feeling Death
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SYUPRO-DXPub: room6
Windows · Mac
A Game Where You're Killed for Becoming a Couple.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18%, Mystery 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Detective 9.7%, Psychological Horror 9.6%
- #55 Dragon Detective: A Friend from the Shadows
66% matchPositive98% of 45 reviews2025
Dev: Sungazer Software LLC
Windows
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: Detective 23.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Investigation 14.6%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Point & Click 10.3%
- #56 Orient on the Murder Express
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Connor Atkins
Windows · Mac
This is a murder mystery visual novel where you take the role of the detective. Search for clues, make discoveries, and talk to other characters to find out what is truly going on on the Murder Express.
Why similar: Detective 34.8%, Visual Novel 17%, Mystery 13.2%, Story Rich 7.2%, Point & Click 6.2%
- #57 我的一个多重人格朋友
67% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: 上海久游网络科技有限公司
Windows
This is an AVG game that involves reasoning and decryption. He Zhou has 7 different personalities, which alternate seven days a week. Players will play as a detective and deduce the truth behind the horrifying cases surrounding He Zhou through the diary he left behind.
Why similar: Detective 22.9%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Investigation 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Mystery 11.2%
- #58 Schrodinger's Catgirl
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spider Lily Studios LLC
Windows · Linux
[IS THE GIRL IN THE MANOR ALIVE OR DEAD?] Investigate an abandoned manor, gather evidence, and make choices that affect both the past and future in this mystery point-and-click adventure.
Why similar: Investigation 22.8%, Detective 21.7%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Horror 10%
- #59 Ezrebeth
66% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Tymedust Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ezrebeth is an old, bitter recluse who finds herself constantly invaded by her peculiar relatives during the winter holidays. Oh, and she's stuck in a time loop! Investigate, interview and cross-reference as you attempt to figure out what's going on in this surreal visual novel.
Why similar: Detective 24.5%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Mystery 11.2%, Point & Click 11.1%
- #60 遥かなる円形世界
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ONIMUSHI HyogoPub: TABINOMICHI
Windows
The sequel to “Return to Shironagasu Island.” Two stories unfold simultaneously, occasionally intersecting. Advance both stories to avert a major crisis!
Why similar: Detective 22.1%, Investigation 16.1%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Psychological Horror 11.1%