- #1 何度目かの式
97% matchPositive95% of 22 reviews2026
Dev: orange
Windows
殺された花嫁が神の力によって生き返り、自分を殺した犯人を探す和風伝奇ミステリーADV。事件は幾度となく起こり、花嫁は幾度もの死を迎えながら、事件の真相に迫っていく――
Why similar: Detective 29.1%, Mystery 23.4%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Visual Novel 10.9%
- #2 Friendly Facade
96% 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 25.6%, Mystery 18.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Female Protagonist 11.3%
- #3 Blind Dog
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: svyat
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are a detective who is slowly going blind. The only faces you can still see clearly belong to those who are about to die. A visual novel investigation where every choice affects the fate of Tokyo and leads you either closer to the truth or deeper into darkness.
Why similar: Detective 27.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.1%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Mystery 9.3%, Choices Matter 6.4%
- #4 エスケープゴート ~吾妻衛士の冤罪~
95% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: orange
Windows
これまで多くのミステリーゲームを手掛けたオレンジが届ける、テキストアドベンチャーゲーム。 本作は「探偵 神宮寺三郎」シリーズなどでお馴染みのコマンド式を採用しており、 コマンドで情報集めや推理をしながら真相へと迫っていきます。 無実の罪で警察から追われることになった男が、逃げながら事件解決に挑む “逃亡×推理”のサスペンスをお楽しみください。
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.1%, Mystery 22.7%, Visual Novel 13%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Adventure 9.6%
- #5 Alice49 EP.0『ダイヤモンドとシュークリーム』
94% matchMostly Positive69% of 16 reviews2024
Dev: Include0
Windows
Authentic Mystery ADV Alice49 Episode 0 Diamonds and Cream Puffs An adventure game to solve a mystery hidden in a mystery novel.
Why similar: Mystery 28%, Choose Your Own Adventure 26.6%, Detective 21.3%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Adventure 8%
- #6 The Girl Who Wasn't There
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 1564 Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ranko and her friend Astrid must investigate the vanishing of a girl from their school. Learn about the secrets of St. Joachim to find her, but be cautious! A bad step may lead you towards an ugly end...
Why similar: Detective 26.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Mystery 14.1%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Female Protagonist 11.5%
- #7 少女首領の推理領域 -黄金島の密約-
93% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2021
Dev: orange
Windows · Mac
マフィアが支配する島で、少女の危険な謎解きが始まる――舞台は2002年、大西洋に浮かぶグイムル諸島。マフィアのボスである父を殺された主人公は事件の真相に迫るため、その跡を継ぐ。グイムルには4つのマフィアの縄張りがあり、そこを調べるためには各ボスと交渉して、協力を求めなければならないといった事情があるからだ。時に証拠を武器にマフィア達と渡り合い、時にボスとして守られながら行く先に待ち受けるものは、さらなる事件と島に隠された宝?選択によって、いくつものエンディングに分岐します。
Why similar: Mystery 31.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.6%, Female Protagonist 18%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Adventure 9.3%
- #8 G-MODEアーカイブス+ 探偵・癸生川凌介事件譚 Vol.5「昏い匣の上」
92% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: G-MODE
Windows
"What's up with this...?" An eerie urban legend becomes a nightmare that eats away at reality.
Why similar: Detective 44.7%, Mystery 24.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.4%, Adventure 8%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #9 G-MODEアーカイブス+ 探偵・癸生川凌介事件譚 Vol.3「死者の楽園」
91% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: G-MODE
Windows
Shangri-La, an amusement park named after an ideal world In a paradise overflowing with smiles, a banquet in the name of judgment begins.
Why similar: Detective 44.7%, Mystery 24.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.4%, Adventure 8%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #10 G-MODEアーカイブス+ 探偵・癸生川凌介事件譚 Vol.7「音成刑事の捜査メモ」
91% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: G-MODE
Windows
A lost chihuahua and a kind policeman in town. With the image of the detective they longed to be in their hearts, the uneven duo runs the streets!
Why similar: Detective 44.7%, Mystery 24.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.4%, Adventure 8%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #11 G-MODEアーカイブス+ 探偵・癸生川凌介事件譚 Vol.9「五月雨は鈍色の調べ」
90% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: G-MODE
Windows
I follow his shadow in the pale dull sky.... Eight years ago, the Kibukawa Detective Agency, another great detective.
Why similar: Detective 44.7%, Mystery 24.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.4%, Adventure 8%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #12 G-MODEアーカイブス+ 探偵・癸生川凌介事件譚 Vol.10「永劫会事件」
89% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: G-MODE
Windows
The year is 1999. The end of the century is a whirlwind of ominous prophecies and incidents. What is the purpose of the "Eigo-kai," an unidentified organization involved...
Why similar: Detective 44.7%, Mystery 24.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.4%, Adventure 8%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #13 G-MODEアーカイブス+ 探偵・癸生川凌介事件譚 Vol.6「対交錯事件」
89% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: G-MODE
Windows
Serial Murder x Disappearance of a female secretary Uncover the hidden truth from these two intersecting perspectives.
Why similar: Detective 44.7%, Mystery 24.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.4%, Adventure 8%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #14 G-MODEアーカイブス+ 探偵・癸生川凌介事件譚 Vol.4「白鷺に紅の羽」
88% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: G-MODE
Windows
In the heart of the egret left behind, red leaves will dance again this year. The story of detective assistant Sagishima Izuna and her unknown past.
Why similar: Detective 44.7%, Mystery 24.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.4%, Adventure 8%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #15 Magical Girl Witch Trials
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 34,539 reviews2025
Dev: AcaciaPub: Re,AER
Windows · Mac
Median: 16.0 hrsMean: 37.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Thirteen girls awaken, only to find themselves in a prison. What awaits them: a Witch Trial. Help them prepare for the trial by exploring the prison in order to find the witch hidden amongst them. Find the witch, learn what kind of magic she holds, dispel the lies, and prepare for the execution.
Why similar: Detective 25.9%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Mystery 14.9%, Cute 7%
- #16 G-MODEアーカイブス+ 探偵・癸生川凌介事件譚 Vol.8「仮面幻影殺人事件」
87% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: G-MODE
Windows
Embraced by illusions, I put on a mask... A mysterious series of murders intertwine in the virtual and real worlds.
Why similar: Detective 44.7%, Mystery 24.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.4%, Adventure 8%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #17 G-MODEアーカイブス+ 探偵・癸生川凌介事件譚 Vol.2「海楼館殺人事件」
86% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: G-MODE
Windows
The "Kailoukan", a strange building surrounded by the sea on all sides. Inside a mansion closed underwater, the curtain rises on a tragedy.
Why similar: Detective 44.7%, Mystery 24.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.4%, Adventure 8%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #18 G-MODEアーカイブス+ 探偵・癸生川凌介事件譚 Vol.1「仮面幻想殺人事件」
86% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: G-MODE
Windows
Online RPG that dies when played. Uncover the secret behind the game and its truth.
Why similar: Detective 44.7%, Mystery 24.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.4%, Adventure 8%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #19 サスペクツルーム -警視庁門前署取調班-
84% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: orange
Windows
「取調室」で容疑者や参考人を取調べ、情報を得ながら事件の真相へ迫っていく推理アドベンチャーゲーム。 全5章、コメディあり・シリアスありでお届けします。
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28%, Mystery 27.6%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Adventure 10.6%
- #20 HIYOKU NO TORI
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 39 reviews2023
Dev: kamotanprojectPub: iMel
Windows
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 24.3%, Detective 24.1%, Mystery 18.6%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Adventure 8.9%
- #21 POPULARITY CONTEST
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ScrythaDev
Windows · Mac
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: Mystery 22.3%, Detective 17.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Female Protagonist 13%
- #22 Angelic Agency: Soul Salvation Unit
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: YOKUNIKU
Windows
A mystery adventure featuring a public security duo and supernatural cases. Unravel the truth behind the otherworldly "Ghosturbance Cases"!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.4%, Mystery 22.7%, Detective 22.2%, Visual Novel 14%, Casual 5.4%
- #23 HoloTrials: Case Covered
81% matchVery Positive99% of 349 reviews2026
Dev: VTAC GamesPub: holo Indie
Windows · Mac
A graffiti mocking the Student Council President appears on the walls, and your best friend is the prime suspect! Play as a student detective in HoloTrials: Case Covered. Investigate the high school campus, face off against your rivals, and clear her name in this legal mystery.
Why similar: Detective 36.5%, Mystery 21.2%, Visual Novel 19%, Female Protagonist 9.7%, Funny 5.3%
- #24 超探偵シャーロックちゃん ~掟破りのミスディレクション~
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 44 reviews2025
Dev: おんねんちゃんねる
Windows
The famous detective Sarako Imai (Sherlock-chan) takes on a difficult case! Sherlock-chan and Watson-kun are on a comfort trip. Can they solve a murder case at a winter spa resort? A murder mystery with a challenge to the player.
Why similar: Detective 29.9%, Mystery 20.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Comedy 5.4%
- #25 未然探偵 The Protea Cases
81% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2022
Dev: orange
Windows
予測された未来に挑め―― 探偵見習いである伊月千春は失踪人探しの仕事の最中、犯罪予測AI『プロテア』を偶然、手に入れるが…
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.6%, Mystery 22.2%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Adventure 11.4%
- #26 Rumor Reporter
80% 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 30.3%, Mystery 20.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Female Protagonist 13%, Visual Novel 9.1%
- #27 Red Chat Ritual – TSUMIMI TIME
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tohakusha Inc.
Windows
“Intervene in Tsumimi’s stream” through comments and Mega Chats, then use your deductions to change their fate in this 14-day psychological horror adventure.
Why similar: Detective 22.9%, Mystery 19.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Female Protagonist 9.7%
- #28 Soulslayer~灭魂·误佳期~
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 732 reviews2017
Dev: 开水工作室Pub: NVLMaker
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
An exciting adventure in a story of ancient Chinese setting.Visual Novel with multiple endings to explore.
Why similar: Detective 49.2%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Adventure 8%, Casual 7.8%
- #29 G-MODEアーカイブス+ 探偵・癸生川凌介事件譚 Vol.11「あねの壁」
79% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: G-MODE
Windows
"Anesama" is there. What do the silent walls and folklore tell us?
Why similar: Detective 34.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 30.7%, Mystery 23.7%, Adventure 10.5%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #30 AI: The Somnium Files
77% matchVery Positive91% of 9,439 reviews2019
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.
Why similar: Detective 33.1%, Mystery 21.3%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Gore 7.6%, Comedy 6.1%
- #31 G-MODEアーカイブス+ 探偵・癸生川凌介事件譚 Vol.12「泣かない依頼人」
78% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: G-MODE
Windows
Their cries reach no one. In a distorted cage, they quietly await the hand of salvation.
Why similar: Detective 34.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 30.8%, Mystery 23.7%, Adventure 10.6%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #32 The Odd Cafe Case Files
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Luma
Windows
Pick up “words” from conversations and combine them with evidence to uncover the truth behind the cases. A former detective turned coffee shop owner takes on a series of baffling cases. As you get closer to the truth, your own “lost memories of the past” begin to unravel—
Why similar: Detective 32.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 27.5%, Mystery 22.1%, Visual Novel 9.7%, Adventure 6.2%
- #33 Aviary Attorney
77% matchVery Positive95% of 2,281 reviews2015
Dev: Sketchy Logic
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Detective 38.1%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Mystery 18.8%, Comedy 9.2%, Adventure 5.3%
- #34 G-MODEアーカイブス+ 探偵・癸生川凌介事件譚 Vol.17「御堂丸邸事件」
76% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: G-MODE
Windows
Kibukawa’s debut case as a detective is finally revealed. Uncover the strange mystery surrounding the Midoumaru Manor!
Why similar: Detective 39.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 31.6%, Mystery 21%, Adventure 7.3%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #35 One Night Liar
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ShironoRPub: 346lab Localization
Windows
【一夜限りの騙し合いADV】 殺された女性のふりをして豪華客船での同窓会に潜入して"嘘"を武器に事件を解決する。
Why similar: Detective 23.6%, Mystery 19.2%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Visual Novel 13.9%
- #36 Orient on the Murder Express
75% 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 44.2%, Mystery 21.2%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Casual 6.3%, Adventure 4.7%
- #37 Crimsooon Sun
73% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: Old Retina Museum
Windows · Linux
No choices but deduction. No game over. No multiple endings. A mystery "novel" adventure you can play with the same focus as reading a detective novel. Defy the sun with twenty-six bullets—even if the revolution of the heavenly spheres cannot be stopped.
Why similar: Detective 24.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.9%, Mystery 19%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Adventure 8.9%
- #38 My Camp of Memories
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Daniil Tarasau
Windows · Mac
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: Detective 27.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.3%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Mystery 12.6%, Adventure 5.5%
- #39 The Seventh Day at the Tsubaki House - Whoever You Accuse Is Guilty
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Maru Works
Windows
A Japanese mystery adventure where any of the four could be the killer. Holding the dead man's will, you stay in his estate until the seventh-day memorial. Question the household across 13 locations, but you get only ten moves. Motive, opportunity and proof decide what your accusation is worth.
Why similar: Detective 30.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.3%, Mystery 21.5%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Adventure 5.2%
- #40 Lighthouse of Guiding Flames
74% matchVery Positive89% of 72 reviews2019
Dev: TomoToroPub: NARRATIVE NINE LTD
Windows
Ethani lost her way and ended up at the Lighthouse. Where did she come from and where should she go? Explore this fantasy Visual Novel to reveal her past and set sail once more...
Why similar: Detective 21.9%, Mystery 16.4%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Violent 11.4%, Female Protagonist 10.9%
- #41 My Yokai Boyfriend: I LOVE RAMEN!
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ArabanaNunuPub: Phoenixx Inc.
Windows
「座敷童カレシILOVEラーメン」は、ラーメン作りとハートフルなストーリーを楽しめる”ラブコメノベルゲーム”です。 ラーメンで大切なものを守り抜く、強くて優しいストーリー。
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 32.4%, Female Protagonist 19.3%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Comedy 11.9%, Cute 9.3%
- #42 破禁 Limbo Break
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: xiaowanxiongzzzPub: Stellar Artificer Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A general-audience infinite flow ADV. You will play as Jiang Yuejiao. After being framed and forced to flee to the neighboring country of Dipa, you are drawn into various terrifying worlds, Only by uncovering the hidden truths within these places might you find a way back to the real world.
Why similar: Detective 29.1%, Mystery 16.4%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%
- #43 貴方が狼カードデス!
71% matchVery Positive93% of 59 reviews2023
Dev: toRipota
Windows
Accuse and execute the owner of the werewolf card. It's a 5-minute round of a repeated death game in the werewolf genre.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 33.5%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Mystery 14.9%, Cute 8.1%, Choices Matter 8%
- #44 Miracle Detective
70% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: TAKA's factory
Windows · Mac
A high school detective story where an unlikely duo tackles mysterious incidents on campus. Solve strange cases with logic and courage in this suspenseful visual novel.
Why similar: Detective 35.2%, Mystery 25.2%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Adventure 5.5%
- #45 Tron: Identity
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 293 reviews2023
Dev: Bithell Games
Windows · Mac
Something has been taken. Enter a new Grid and forge alliances via visual novel gameplay, uncovering truths through Identity Disc puzzles. Make critical decisions and plot your own course in a world without a creator.
Why similar: Detective 31.3%, Mystery 18.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Choices Matter 9.5%
- #46 夜明けの影法師
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Max Neet Games
Windows
雪山ペンションで起こる殺人事件を阻止するため、 聞き込みとパソコンで情報整理するマルチエンドミステリーADV『夜明けの影法師』!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.5%, Mystery 20%, Detective 15.1%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Female Protagonist 10.7%
- #47 It was a human.
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 491 reviews2024
Dev: Loser/sPub: GAMER Plan
Windows
A short SF psychedelic interrogation ADV game that focuses on the interrogation of a suspect in a dismemberment murder case. The protagonist is a lieutenant colonel, tasked with interrogating the suspect. The protagonist needs to find out why she killed the two men and how she committed the crime.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.9%, Detective 19.8%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Mystery 14.2%, Cute 7.9%
- #48 AOISHIRO HD REMASTER
70% matchVery Positive92% of 66 reviews2023
Dev: SUCCESS Corp.
Windows
Japanese adventure game. Aoi Shiro is an adventure game that sets stage in both the modern real world and a mythical world. Aoi Shiro takes place in the same universe as its predecessor, Akai Ito.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.1%, Visual Novel 23.3%, Mystery 21.9%, Adventure 10.8%, Cute 8.7%
- #49 Detective NEKKO - ディテクティブネッコ -
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ARAPub: room6
Windows
Mystery adventure where no one dies. Use your “ability to see too much” to uncover an inconvenient truth.
Why similar: Detective 31.1%, Mystery 25.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.8%, Choices Matter 6.4%, Visual Novel 5.9%
- #50 Syystem - The Phantom Train
72% matchNo user reviews2020
Dev: Sanctum Games - Powered by the CactyysPub: Cactyys Totem Entertainment
Windows
Delve into the haunted underground of Capital City in this paranormal mystery visual novel. Chase down the elusive phantom of an ill-fated railcar and the curse left behind by its doomed passengers. Tread lightly--you aren't the only one scouring the tunnels...
Why similar: Detective 25.1%, Mystery 14.4%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Adventure 9.6%
- #51 AKAIITO HD REMASTER
68% matchVery Positive93% of 138 reviews2023
Dev: SUCCESS Corp.
Windows
Japanese adventure game. Set in the present age, the game unfolds from the point of view of Kei Hato, a girl who has a special blood called "Nieno Chi". A special system called the blood sucking system is used.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.9%, Visual Novel 22.5%, Mystery 21.2%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Adventure 9.9%
- #52 THE CASE OF THE LAST SHAWARMA
66% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: Gamesforgames
Windows
The last shawarma in town is gone. The owner is destroyed. The police have "real crimes". You work for seeds, and you just took the case.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.4%, Detective 22%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Casual 8.8%, Mystery 7.9%
- #53 Future Mirror
69% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2022
Dev: 皐月の夢Pub: LocaGames
Windows
"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: Detective 27.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.3%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Mystery 9%
- #54 炸鸡块与天使
67% matchPositive94% of 48 reviews2023
Dev: Hamstachio
Windows · Mac
"Fried Chicken Nuggets and Angels" is a text based adventure game with the theme of a detective story. The killer "Rooster" who killed six innocent girls has committed a new crime.Fortunately, at the scene of the seventh homicide, the police found important clues pointing to the murderer...
Why similar: Detective 40.4%, Mystery 24%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Adventure 3.7%
- #55 爱与命的彼端
69% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2021
Dev: Shellpeach
Windows
《爱与命的彼端》是一款悬疑推理AVG。游戏中你将扮演男主角路杰,为拯救恋人许琳,开始一段爱与命的离奇冒险。你即将卷入扑朔迷离的连环杀人案件,也会接触到离奇的民间传说,躲藏在暗处的阴影也注视着你,蠢蠢欲动……你必须依靠自己的推理能力找出真凶,拯救恋人。
Why similar: Detective 48.7%, Mystery 24%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Casual 5.9%, Indie 1.9%
- #56 Coraline
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Inkwell Art
Windows · Mac · Linux
A detective visual novel following a young woman named Coraline as she becomes drawn into her father's investigation.
Why similar: Detective 35.2%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Adventure 10.7%, Choices Matter 8.8%
- #57 12 Hours to Die
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 226 reviews2020
Dev: Wesley ReitsmaPub: Westeford
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystery visual novel about six students forced to play a 12-hour long killing game.
Why similar: Detective 36.4%, Mystery 21%, Visual Novel 20%, Gore 5.6%, Adventure 5.3%
- #58 Guilt Trip
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Made With Squares
Windows
A crime-solving mystery game from the perspective of the culprit. You know everything they don't, and the only way to make it back home is to Guilt Trip.
Why similar: Detective 35.9%, Mystery 21%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Choices Matter 4.9%
- #59 G-MODEアーカイブス+ 探偵・癸生川凌介事件譚 Vol.16「淡雪は緋の哀しみ」
68% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: G-MODE
Windows
Izuna and Ikurumi were cleaning the Detective Agency. As they were cleaning, they uncovered hidden documents. The documents revealed a tragic event from the past, long kept hidden...
Why similar: Detective 42.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 33.7%, Mystery 16.7%, Adventure 6.5%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #60 ナカノ人格移植研究所
66% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 麺屋すぱいす 東京支店
Windows · Mac
"The Nakano Laboratory" is a loop-based mystery 2D adventure game. Within each loop of 15 minutes, you take over researchers' bodies to gather clues around the ship, then present your evidence at the meeting.
Why similar: Detective 23.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.8%, Mystery 15.8%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Adventure 7.7%