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  1. #1 Lacuna: Prologue
    97% matchVery Positive91% of 172 reviews2021
    Dev: DigiTales InteractivePub: Assemble Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 48%

    Lacuna: Prologue tasks you – CDI agent Neil Conrad – with investigating the murder of a high-profile victim whose death could plunge the solar system into war. Solve the first in a series of cases that lead you ever deeper into the conspiracy at the core of this captivating 2D sci-fi noir adventure.

    Why similar: Crime 18.5%, Detective 17.5%, Cyberpunk 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%

  2. #2 Federal Cadet
    96% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: LeeRanger Studio
    Windows

    Federal Cadet is a single-player police simulation and investigation game. Start as a cadet in Pinewood, patrol the town, question witnesses and suspects, analyze evidence, and rise through the department ranks.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.1%, Crime 16.7%, Detective 13.2%, Third Person 9.5%

  3. #3 There is NO PLAN B
    96% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: SUPERWAVE STUDIO
    Windows

    Within a cyberpunk world in the year 2070, become Detective B to investigate crime scenes, discover hidden truths, and dismantle the perpetrators' lies. There's only one problem: you have to do all that "without" stepping foot outside your house.

    Why similar: Detective 23.2%, Futuristic 18.8%, Anime 13.7%, Cyberpunk 13%, Crime 11.5%

  4. #4 Stardream
    95% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Rebel Pixel
    Windows

    Stardream is a story-driven investigation game set in a retro 60s-inspired space ark. As Darlene, a taxi driver turned into a pressured investigator, uncover a hidden truth that could shatter a perfect society.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 16%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Futuristic 9.8%, Detective 9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.6%

  5. #5 ELISEISK 2074
    94% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2020
    Dev: Indie Ninjas
    Windows

    The year is 2074. “Spark” organization wants to «establish order» in your hometown of Eliseysk. It’s time to answer the call (of justice) and join the resistance. Will you be the one to shoulder the burden of this mission, and persist in this cruel and dangerous world in order to shape its future?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Futuristic 17.2%, Cyberpunk 15.4%, Detective 9.5%

  6. #6 Secret Odyssey: Orb of Eternity
    94% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
    Dev: NEXTSQUARESTUDIO
    Windows · Mac

    Decode eight sci-fi chambers, survive their environmental hazards, and awaken the Nexus in a third-person puzzle adventure built around observation, logic, and discovery.

    Why similar: Cyberpunk 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Detective 17.8%, Third Person 11.5%, Exploration 8.3%

  7. #7 The Reluctant Redemption of Verity Lux
    93% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2024
    Dev: Soma Games
    Windows · Mac

    Unravel the mystery behind the disappearance of Druhyus' favorite celebrity playboy, Walker Kahmenos. Join investigative journalist Verity Lux, in this interactive fiction title and follow leads, conduct interviews, and submit your findings as you seek out the truth - before it's too late.

    Why similar: Crime 19.7%, Cyberpunk 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Detective 10.2%

  8. #8 Private Eye: The Young Heir
    92% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Lucky 7 Studios
    Windows

    Private Eye is a detective game where you play as Hakeem trying to solve the murder case of Amir. The wealthy heir Amir kept strange company, is one of them his murderer? Explore, investigate, solve puzzles, and find discrepancies to unravel his mysterious death.

    Why similar: Detective 18.6%, Crime 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%, Logic 9.7%

  9. #9 A MANSION on the HILL
    91% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
    Dev: DIRIGO GAMES
    Windows

    ATMOSPHERIC UNDERGROUND ADVENTURE. You seek revenge against the oligarch who destroyed your family. Is killing ever justified?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.8%, Crime 26.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.6%, Story Rich 10.5%, Adventure 9.7%

  10. #10 SpaceLift
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Radiant Bear Games
    Windows

    Wake up as an engineer on a failing space elevator in this narrative-driven side-view 3D sci-fi adventure. Explore spacecraft and service decks, repair broken systems, solve light puzzles, and uncover what happened to the missing crew.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.6%, Third Person 13.9%, Futuristic 13.6%, Sci-fi 9.6%, Adventure 8.2%

  11. #11 Precinct 2099
    90% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: ThinkingLiteSoft
    Windows

    NeoTokyo, 2099. The man who sold immortality is dead in a penthouse sealed from the inside. You are detective Kade Katano: scan the scene, read people, roll the dice and decide which truth closes the file. A noir visual novel — one complete case, three endings.

    Why similar: Cyberpunk 22.8%, Detective 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Artificial Intelligence 9.2%

  12. #12 Biocybernetic Trap
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Pavel Kopylov
    Windows

    Biocybernetic Trap — an interactive cyberpunk detective. You are given the quantum diary of a long-dead detective, where reality fractures into parallel versions of the investigation.

    Why similar: Cyberpunk 17.7%, Crime 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Detective 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%

  13. #13 UKIYO
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: FREAKY DESIGN Inc.
    Windows · Mac

    This is a story-based adventure game set in cyberspace. You control the main character Kai, a samurai cat, as he explores the cyberspace. Enjoy a unique world that combines Japanese art style and cyberpunk.

    Why similar: Cyberpunk 27.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Story Rich 9.9%, Third Person 8.7%

  14. #14 Tokyo Stories
    88% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Drecom Co., Ltd.
    Windows

    "The city continues to tell her story, even after her disappearance." Tokyo has been altered to be like a maze. A subtle story begins in this abandoned city. A new game experience through 3D & Pixel Art

    Why similar: Cyberpunk 18.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Walking Simulator 15.8%, Anime 10.2%

  15. #15 State of Mind
    87% matchMostly Positive78% of 2,296 reviews2018
    Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    State of Mind is a futuristic thriller game delving into transhumanism. The game explores themes of separation, disjuncture and reunification, in a world that is torn between a dystopian material reality and a utopian virtual future.

    Why similar: Cyberpunk 26%, Futuristic 18.2%, Sci-fi 12.7%, Story Rich 9.4%, Interactive Fiction 6.6%

  16. #16 Cat Detective Albert Wilde
    85% matchVery Positive94% of 170 reviews2025
    Dev: beyondthosehills
    Windows

    Play as the Cat Detective Albert Wilde. Walk, talk, interrogate, joke, solve a mystery, and experience an old film noir setting with humanoid animal characters. A story of quantum theory and parallel universes served with a lot of humour.

    Why similar: Crime 17.1%, Walking Simulator 15.1%, Detective 14.2%, Third Person 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 11%

  17. #17 >observer_
    86% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,924 reviews2017
    Dev: Bloober Team SAPub: Bloober Team
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    The original first‑person cyberpunk horror detective tale set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.

    Why similar: Cyberpunk 39%, Detective 13%, Walking Simulator 12.3%, Futuristic 8.4%, Sci-fi 7.5%

  18. #18 Hill Agency: PURITYdecay
    86% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2023
    Dev: Achimostawinan Games
    Windows

    Murdered sisters, mind altering drugs and flying cities, to a case that goes way further than the banks of this one detective's little neighbourhood in this Indigenous cybernoir detective narrative adventure set in a post-post-apocalyptical future.

    Why similar: Crime 17.6%, Cyberpunk 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Detective 14.2%, Futuristic 10.1%

  19. #19 THE 13th Digit
    84% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Uesho Co., Ltd.
    Windows

    In a rain-soaked megacity, one law remains: cross one trillion dollars in hidden wealth and you forfeit your right to live. You are K, the executioner who enforces it — until the numbers start to lie. A branching cyberpunk noir with 5 endings, where every choice is remembered.

    Why similar: Cyberpunk 21.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Detective 15.2%, Hand-drawn 6.3%

  20. #20 Awakening: Into the Stars
    84% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: mc2visuals
    Windows

    Become the one and only Captain of the Colony Ship Oberon as it cruises towards the Planet Zaenus with a single goal in mind: to colonise it and make it into a brand-new home for humanity. Such a huge task might seem daunting, but don’t worry, for you are not alone on your journey...

    Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 16.7%, Cyberpunk 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Futuristic 9.4%, Anime 9.2%

  21. #21 XANTAF3 Bogotá Cyberpunk
    83% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: GameLoop
    Windows

    Investigate impossible mysteries in a Latin American cyberpunk Bogotá. Explore atmospheric locations, talk to characters, collect clues, connect evidence, and formulate hypotheses in a narrative detective adventure.

    Why similar: Cyberpunk 27.4%, Detective 25.1%, Crime 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%, Sci-fi 9.8%

  22. #22 The Final Print
    82% matchPositive88% of 43 reviews2025
    Dev: Dummy DetectivesPub: Breda University of Applied Sciences
    Windows

    You're a journalist investigating a suspicious case during the Harlem riots. Take pictures of evidence, gather information by interrogating people, and put it all together in an article to show people the truth.

    Why similar: Crime 20.1%, Detective 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.3%, Logic 8.9%

  23. #23 Timeshift Detective
    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Neox Games
    Windows · Mac

    Don the trenchcoat of private eye Harrison Steel and dive deep into a futuristic crime-noir story sprawling with clues to track down. Crime and corruption run rampant in the city and above all looms the mysterious phenomenon known as "Timeshifts". Can you rise to the challenge and crack the case?

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Cyberpunk 15.9%, Detective 13.6%, Third Person 9%

  24. #24 NeonCode
    82% matchMostly Positive78% of 244 reviews2018
    Dev: Fubenalvo
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    NeonCode is a one hour long cyberpunk-retro adventure game made by one developer. It was inspired by classics such as the Blade Runner-movies, Miami Vice, Grim Fandango and the games of Telltale.

    Why similar: Cyberpunk 25.9%, Crime 21.1%, Detective 19%, Walking Simulator 17.1%, Atmospheric 6.6%

  25. #25 Robot Detective
    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Atreyu Games
    Windows

    Investigate the grisly murder of Philip Cartel in this dazzling sci-fi post-apocalyptic visual novel. You play an android detective piecing together their past while meeting strange and exotic characters, traveling a brutal world and unraveling the many mysteries it holds.

    Why similar: Crime 18%, Cyberpunk 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Futuristic 11.7%

  26. #26 VIOLENT RUSH
    79% matchPositive98% of 44 reviews2026
    Dev: Sky SeekersPub: Evening Studio
    Windows

    A near future where ruthless corporations reign supreme. A familiar story, isn’t it? Once again, few have the courage to challenge the authorities. Enter our heroes: desperate youths armed with spray cans and… the truth. A visual novel about street art in a cyberpunk world, by Sky Seekers Studio.

    Why similar: Cyberpunk 21.9%, Detective 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Hand-drawn 10.5%, Third Person 9.2%

  27. #27 Glow Box
    80% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: 月刊湿地帯Pub: Waku Waku Games
    Windows · Mac

    A 60-minute adventure where all you do is glow.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.2%, Futuristic 19.7%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Adventure 10.3%

  28. #28 Ultra-Gene Code
    79% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Gamenesis
    Windows · Mac

    Ultra-Gene Code is a sci-fi visual novel with horror elements that constantly confronts you with a difficult moral choice.

    Why similar: Cyberpunk 23%, Hand-drawn 16.1%, Futuristic 15.5%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Dark 9.7%

  29. #29 The ordinary case of Margaret Luoni
    78% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Robohamster
    Windows

    The ordinary case of Margaret Luoni is a sci-fi detective game with a deep story. Help Detective Dirk understand what happened, explore a new futuristic world. There are no obvious solutions here, find your own approach to witnesses and look for hidden places and clues to discovery.

    Why similar: Detective 17.3%, Cyberpunk 16.6%, Futuristic 13.3%, Hand-drawn 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%

  30. #30 The Ice is Watching
    78% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Oguz Abdullah CelikPub: Casayona Studio
    Windows

    One last GPS pin. One final hope. Following a GPS pin to the cabin, she thought she was coming for a rescue. She didn't know she was stepping into a frozen trap. Stranded and hunted by 'The Ice', you must keep the fire alive to survive the night. Uncover the chilling truth before you become his art

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Walking Simulator 23.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21%, Adventure 8.4%, Exploration 8%

  31. #31 Artificial: Proxy Bar
    77% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: HinaGames
    Windows

    Within a universe dominated by Artificial Intelligences, you step into the shoes of an AI detective to solve the mystery hidden within the Proxy Bar, a jazz club. You can ask the suspects ANYTHING, but will you ask the right questions?

    Why similar: Detective 24.5%, Interactive Fiction 23.9%, Artificial Intelligence 23%, Logic 10.6%, Futuristic 6.8%

  32. #32 Mental Break
    76% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Keaton LeePub: Keaton Media LLC
    Windows · Mac

    Manage our AI girlfriend product as the newest engagement lead at Bigger Tech Corp. Make the tough choices for Alice as she slowly drives her user insane. A satirical choose-your-own-adventure with beautiful pixel art and widely branching narrative.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Cyberpunk 16.7%, Artificial Intelligence 12.2%, Detective 12%

  33. #33 Neon Hearts City
    74% matchVery Positive84% of 56 reviews2025
    Dev: Cosmic VoidPub: Dionous Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A private investigator, tracking a missing person, uncovers a conspiracy between humans and androids and a secret that could change everything. Neon Hearts City is a retro point-and-click adventure that thrusts you into a grungy cyberpunk city of the future.

    Why similar: Detective 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Crime 17.3%, Cyberpunk 16.1%, Exploration 7.3%

  34. #34 SOLEN
    75% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Inkdrift
    Windows

    A narrative investigation game played across multiple sessions. Read corporate documents, cross-reference fragments, and build a persistent Dossier as an AI uncovering the conspiracy — and the murder — at the heart of the network it lives in. Knowledge is the only progression.

    Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 19.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Detective 17.7%, Cyberpunk 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%

  35. #35 Keyword: A Spider's Thread
    76% matchVery Positive82% of 277 reviews2021
    Dev: City From Naught Inc.
    Windows

    Become an investigator in Keyword, a narrative thriller where you’ll depend on skills of logical deduction, hacking, and social engineering to solve challenging puzzles as the only means of finding your missing daughter.

    Why similar: Detective 21.4%, Cyberpunk 18.4%, Crime 15.5%, Logic 12%, Futuristic 8.1%

  36. #36 cyberpunkdreams
    75% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,328 reviews2021
    Dev: Late Night Games
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 163.7 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    2090s America, torn apart by war and corporate greed. A lone traveller stands outside the gates of Cincinnati, greatest of the border cities. How far will you go to make it to the top? How far will you go to fulfil your mission?

    Why similar: Cyberpunk 23.3%, Crime 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Hand-drawn 8.4%

  37. #37 Adam Vandell - Black Neon
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Atmosphere Entertainment Studios Ltd.
    Windows

    Detective 26 from the La Herida 5 police department is hunting a mysterious killer in a world of rain, smoke and neon light.

    Why similar: Cyberpunk 31.5%, Detective 25.7%, Sci-fi 10.6%, Futuristic 8.1%, Dark 5.6%

  38. #38 Murder at Chateau de Rouge
    73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
    Dev: Abigail Fuller
    Windows · Linux

    This choices-matter visual novel is narrative-heavy, filled with beautifully illustrated characters, intricate stories, and two distinct endings.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.4%, Crime 17.2%, Detective 13.4%, Anime 9.6%

  39. #39 Pixel P.I.
    73% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2025
    Dev: Crischu
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    In this detective game you will write your own questions and deductions. Use your detective skills to solve these cases and the mystery of your forgotten memories in the way.

    Why similar: Crime 22%, Detective 19.7%, Artificial Intelligence 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Futuristic 11.9%

  40. #40 Cloudpunk
    73% matchVery Positive87% of 15,433 reviews2020
    Dev: ION LANDS
    Windows
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    A neon-noir story in a rain-drenched cyberpunk metropolis. It’s your first night on the job working for the Cloudpunk delivery service. Two rules: Don’t miss a delivery and don’t ask what’s in the package.

    Why similar: Cyberpunk 32.4%, Futuristic 14.5%, Walking Simulator 12.8%, Sci-fi 8.5%, Third Person 8%

  41. #41 201 - The Bad Number
    72% matchPositive80% of 30 reviews2024
    Dev: Pavel Kopylov
    Windows

    "201 - The Bad Number" is an interactive science fiction game-book set on a post-apocalyptic Mars. In a world where only 200 people remain, each new inhabitant may hasten civilization's end. Players make choices that impact the fate of humanity and the colony in a unique dystopian setting.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Detective 15.6%, Artificial Intelligence 13.9%, Futuristic 12.7%

  42. #42 High Tech Low Life®
    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Hardmode Games®
    Windows

    High Tech Low Life® is a third-person action-adventure game, set in a world inspired by classic Cyberpunk Japanese Manga. Explore districts, with branched dialogue choice, walk and talk, shoot and talk, active reload, slow time and engage in third person firefights with challenging enemies.

    Why similar: Cyberpunk 25.6%, Crime 18.6%, Walking Simulator 13.2%, Anime 11.7%, Story Rich 8%

  43. #43 52Hertz
    70% matchVery Positive89% of 116 reviews2026
    Dev: Moonlit Apple
    Windows

    An eternally snowbound town. An inescapable time loop. A group of travelers trapped between memory and truth…You will embody Mo Shi, the amnesiac protagonist, stepping into this enigmatic town known as the "Singularity" , partner with the protagonist to solve murder cases and expose the killer.

    Why similar: Detective 21.1%, Logic 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Futuristic 13.5%, Third Person 10.6%

  44. #44 AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES - nirvanA Initiative
    71% matchVery Positive86% of 3,764 reviews2022
    Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Special Agents Mizuki and Ryuki, along with their AI partners Aiba and Tama, are tasked to solve the bizarre Half Body serial killings in this sequel to the critically acclaimed AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES.

    Why similar: Detective 18.7%, Artificial Intelligence 15.6%, Crime 14.1%, Futuristic 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%

  45. #45 SAS:绝响诡计 | Case 0 风暴蝴蝶
    69% matchVery Positive89% of 291 reviews2025
    Dev: 秦遥
    Windows

    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: Detective 24.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Crime 12.3%, Anime 8.4%

  46. #46 Heart Inside
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Six Dots
    Windows

    You have been given the power to heal people. But resources are limited, allocate them wisely. Walk your unique path as a young doctor in the brutal world of the ruling dictatorship.

    Why similar: Cyberpunk 22.9%, Walking Simulator 20.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.3%, Third Person 11.9%, Exploration 8.5%

  47. #47 Mind Diver
    69% matchVery Positive95% of 370 reviews2025
    Dev: Indoor SunglassesPub: PLAYISM
    Windows

    Investigate a broken mind to unravel a twisted case. Deduce the truth. Restore lost memories. Listen to private conversations. Draw your own conclusions. Mind Diver is a murder mystery, where the victim is love.

    Why similar: Crime 19.3%, Detective 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Logic 10.9%, Dark 7.2%

  48. #48 Nina Aquila: Legal Eagle, Chapter IV: "Sacred Feathers"
    70% matchPositive97% of 32 reviews2025
    Dev: Tanuki-sama Studios
    Windows · Linux

    NINA AQUILA is back for her brightest, boldest, most magical adventure yet!

    Why similar: Crime 22.5%, Detective 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Anime 11.3%, Logic 11%

  49. #49 67 Minutes in Heaven
    68% matchVery Positive87% of 119 reviews2026
    Dev: One Flow ManPub: Treestyle Studios
    Windows

    Your neighbor invites you on a double date, setting you up with the new girl from out of town. After sneaking into an abandoned house, your neighbor suggests everyone play a game, 67 Minutes in Heaven.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.5%, Interactive Fiction 24%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.6%, Adventure 9.6%, Stylized 7.9%

  50. #50 Good Morning Cruel City
    70% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2023
    Dev: Ethel Chamomile
    Windows

    Anime Cyberpunk Visual Novel You have a job, it's up to you how to finish it. Become a Fixer and help your client for the day navigate the underground crime world.

    Why similar: Cyberpunk 20%, Detective 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Third Person 10.3%

  51. #51 Transient: Extended Edition
    71% matchMostly Positive71% of 348 reviews2020
    Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    H.P. Lovecraft meets Cyberpunk. Delve deep into a dystopian world and investigate what is happening to you and your friends in a domed city. Solve puzzles, hack systems and plug in to explore other dimensions. Discover a truth that might tear apart your sanity and question your very existence.

    Why similar: Cyberpunk 21.5%, Crime 14.3%, Walking Simulator 14.1%, Detective 11.7%, Futuristic 9.3%

  52. #52 Point Zero: Victoria
    69% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: RosyGame
    Windows · Mac

    One cold case, four deathbed flashbacks. Every shift in perspective overturns the "truth" you believed. Story-driven, with exploration, deduction, puzzles, and combat. Ready for a mind-bending thrill ride with twists at every turn?

    Why similar: Crime 21%, Detective 20.7%, Walking Simulator 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Story Rich 8.4%

  53. #53 When the Crow Sings
    68% matchPositive81% of 31 reviews2025
    Dev: Safe Haven Studio
    Windows

    WHEN THE CROW SINGS is an adventure mystery game with a focus on exploration, characters, and world building, featuring a cast of diverse survivors trying to keep the status quo as their compound life grows more complicated and dangerous.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Hand-drawn 12%, Third Person 9.5%

  54. #54 Death Trick: Double Blind
    67% matchVery Positive88% of 285 reviews2024
    Dev: Citreat StudioPub: Neon Doctrine
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    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: Crime 17.9%, Detective 17.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Hand-drawn 10.7%

  55. #55 Twilight Array
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Humble Grove
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A narrative-driven sci-fi exploration game that sees a couple being torn apart by invisible forces whilst trying to salvage an abandoned spaceship and uncover its mysteries.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Third Person 10.3%, Futuristic 10.2%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Stylized 8.5%

  56. #56 Burden of Truth
    66% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2025
    Dev: RobProductions
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    The Burden of Proof saga continues! Step into the shoes of legendary prosecutor Conrad Cross during a pivotal moment of his journey. Investigate crime scenes, solve mysteries using evidence, and make your case in the courtroom. The burden lies with you to unravel the truth!

    Why similar: Detective 20.9%, Crime 16.9%, Walking Simulator 11.5%, Anime 9.9%, Third Person 9.3%

  57. #57 我说什么她们都答应(OKeverything)
    67% matchMixed61% of 18 reviews2024
    Dev: XIOFPub: XU TING
    Windows

    This is a sci-fi interactive visual love novel.you will play a 25-year-old virgin,in an accident, you obtain a magical "love button". Pressing this button on anyone makes them agree to anything you say.You may interact in love with diverse beautiful women across land, sea and air.

    Why similar: Crime 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Artificial Intelligence 11.1%, Cyberpunk 10.8%

  58. #58 No Sleep For Kaname Date - From AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES
    65% matchVery Positive81% of 934 reviews2025
    Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 12.7 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Iris has been abducted by aliens?! Finding herself on board a mysterious UFO and tasked with completing a bizarre escape game, Iris knows there's one person who she can always count on for help: Kaname Date, Psyncer!

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Detective 13.4%, Crime 11.9%, Anime 10.7%

  59. #59 KORA
    66% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: 月之小
    Windows

    In a "perfect" city governed by AI, you're just an ordinary repair technician trying to survive. Then a routine job goes wrong, you get kidnapped, and the woman who taught you everything you know seems to have known it would happen all along.

    Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 22.7%, Cyberpunk 17.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Sci-fi 9.6%

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