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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Story Rich, Anime, Mystery.

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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!

Reviews: Mixed — 67% — of 30 reviews
Released: 2024-06-07
Developer: Jake Platt
Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie, Simulation
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

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    97% matchVery Positive84% of 81 reviews2023
    Dev: Faithy Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    The hero moves to a new city. However, along with him comes a masked killer who begins to kill his friends one by one... Make decisions to build your adventure. Can you stop him before it's too late?

    Why similar: Detective 21.1%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Mystery 11.7%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Anime 9.5%

  2. #2 Rainbow Valley
    96% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Studio Élan
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    After getting lost in a blizzard you find yourself in Rainbow Valley—a strange mountain with even stranger villagers.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Anime 9.8%

  3. #3 Lachesis or Atropos
    96% matchVery Positive88% of 72 reviews2023
    Dev: 4nokiPub: Quill Yuri
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    This world is woven of strings, of fate and of hate. What do you see, detective? A horror-mystery yuri visual novel peering into the maddening darkness of love and death.

    Why similar: Detective 20.5%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Mystery 10.8%, Multiple Endings 9.2%, Interactive Fiction 9%

  4. #4 见习侦探
    95% matchMixed61% of 59 reviews2021
    Dev: 全能侦探社
    Windows

    "Internship Detective" is a text adventure game of detective story from the perspective of double female masters. The two heroines Doudou (Intership detective) and Bobo (“big” detective) .

    Why similar: Detective 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Mystery 11.7%, Multiple Endings 9.4%

  5. #5 Conviction Chronicles
    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Michael Richard Lannon
    Windows

    15 prisoners are trapped in a deadly game of murder and deception. Investigate or create twisted cases, clash in ruthless trials, and expose lies with razor‑sharp manipulation. Roles shift, alliances fracture, and a hidden mole works against the group. Adapt fast.... or be eliminated.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 14.5%, Detective 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Mystery 10.7%, Multiple Endings 10.5%

  6. #6 R.I.P. Tour
    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Ghost Clown
    Windows · Linux

    A death game visual novel where murder victims are decided by group consensus. Make friends and enemies, solve the mysteries of an abandoned amusement park, and suss out the traitor in your group.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 21.5%, Mystery 16.6%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Multiple Endings 12.8%

  7. #7 末日航路-The Termination
    93% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2021
    Dev: 橙光游戏
    Windows

    It's a story of deception and redemption. You receive a mysterious invitation to a seven days doomsday journey. An expectant interstellar journey has become a doomsday route to the end. There is only one word difference between "victim" and "perpetrator".

    Why similar: Detective 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Mystery 14%, Multiple Endings 10.3%

  8. #8 Wonderful Body Wanted
    92% 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.

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  9. #9 炸鸡块与天使
    91% matchPositive94% of 47 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 28%, Mystery 15.8%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Horror 10.6%, Story Rich 7.9%

  10. #10 村庄-The Village
    91% matchMostly Negative38% of 13 reviews2021
    Dev: 橙光游戏
    Windows

    After you graduated from college, you were assigned to a small village as a doctor.It looks like an ordinary village, but there are many strange things in it.A man knocking at the door in the middle of the night may not be asking for a doctor.The person you saw may not be alive.Haunted?

    Why similar: Detective 22%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Mystery 12.7%, Multiple Endings 8.2%

  11. #11 BAD END
    90% matchVery Positive83% of 398 reviews2015
    Dev: Arai Koh Create OfficePub: YOX-Project
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    It's rumored that those who play 'BAD END'- a Visual Novel will die in REAL LIFE if they make the wrong decision in the game itself.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 16%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Mystery 13.8%, Anime 11%, Multiple Endings 10.9%

  12. #12 我死后的那些天-After Death
    89% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2022
    Dev: 橙光游戏
    Windows

    This is a suspense game, you are sitting in front of the TV, the news is broadcast: last night a young girl was killed, the body was found in a deep alley. And the girl who was murdered -- you. You are involved in a serial murder, and you are reborn as a female journalist.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Detective 21.2%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Mystery 13.7%, Multiple Endings 8.3%

  13. #13 黑山羊BlackGoat
    89% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: HUPIDAN
    Windows

    The game is a BL Cthulhu-style narrative romance game. It tells the story of the protagonist struggling to survive on a cruise ship filled with strange events after losing their memory. The game's setting is modern with a Cthulhu-inspired narrative.

    Why similar: Detective 20%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Mystery 9.5%, Psychological Horror 8.1%

  14. #14 Nugatory
    87% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2026
    Dev: Cademon
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Trapped in a deadly time loop on a remote research facility, a security officer must expose an alien imposter before the day resets. A tense, fully voiced sci-fi mystery where you are stuck in a cycle of life, death, and wrongful accusations.

    Why similar: Detective 21.7%, Mystery 14.4%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Psychological Horror 10.7%

  15. #15 KOEWOTAYORINI / 声之寄托
    88% matchVery Positive86% of 982 reviews2018
    Dev: あみそ組Pub: Pujia8 Studio
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 257.3 hrs≥1hr: 55%

    “喂喂,求求你啦!救救我!” ——你接到这样一个电话 发出这样的求救,给你打电话的人,是一名被监禁的少女

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    86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 31,926 reviews2016
    Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 32.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Jabberwock Island—You and your classmates were ready for fun in the sun until Monokuma returned to restart his murderous game! Trapped in a kill-or-be-killed situation, your only hope rests in solving the island’s mysteries.

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    86% 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.

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    84% 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.

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    85% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2021
    Dev: 橙光游戏
    Windows

    “The Robin”tells the story of a school bully who kills a girl named "Robin." Thirteen people involved are kidnapped and embark on a desperate journey to survive. The work revolves around who is behind the black hand and who is responsible for the death of "Robin" these two questions unfold.

    Why similar: Detective 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Visual Novel 16%, Mystery 14.3%, Multiple Endings 8.2%

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    82% matchVery Positive86% of 272 reviews2025
    Dev: ST SinovarPub: TopHouse Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    "I drink Sorrel Coffee to reboot reality, but I'm being hunted by Monster Girls and armed agents" is a branching visual novel where your choices truly matter...

    Why similar: Detective 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Multiple Endings 8.6%, Horror 8.3%

  21. #21 你与月光同罪-As Guilty As the Moon
    84% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2022
    Dev: 橙光游戏
    Windows

    This is a realistic + survival oriented work. The murder of a girl in a ride-hailing service two years ago, brought your 12 fates back together. You wake up in a strange room, and things are getting weird around you. In the fog, not everything you see is the truth. Is everything real or unreal?

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  22. #22 Raging Loop
    83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,315 reviews2017
    Dev: KEMCO
    Windows
    Median: 24.2 hrsMean: 60.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 26.1%, Mystery 17.2%, Detective 16.4%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Story Rich 8.8%

  23. #23 井底-与奇迹邂逅的井底之人
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 井底游戏制作组Pub: 黎羽科技LICOGAME
    Windows

    《井底》是一款2024年3月立项的文字类galgame,题材是“超能力悬疑推理故事”,画风是日系校园风格的 故事主要讲述了游戏女主王语韴作为一个业余“侦探”,遇到各种疑难问题,并在侦探事务所所长天翔及其妹妹天音的帮助下,解决案件的故事。 游戏主要使用鼠标点击来推进剧情

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Detective 17.6%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Mystery 13.8%, Anime 11.5%

  24. #24 Ezrebeth
    81% 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 23.9%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Mystery 13.2%, Multiple Endings 11.6%

  25. #25 Return to Shironagasu Island
    81% matchVery Positive94% of 4,118 reviews2020
    Dev: HYOGO ONIMUSHIPub: TABINOMICHI
    Windows
    Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    A mystery adventure game and visual novel set on solitary Shironagasu Island. Discover its secrets, solve its mysteries, and escape from the ominous island!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 23.1%, Mystery 18.5%, Detective 16.5%, Horror 11%, Anime 9.2%

  26. #26 Tokyo Dark
    80% matchVery Positive84% of 1,343 reviews2017
    Dev: CherrymochiPub: Square Enix
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Legend tells of a door deep below Tokyo's sewers. All who enter are lost forever. Detective Ito's partner is missing. Explore Tokyo & uncover the darkness that lays beneath the streets in this Point & Click - meets Visual Novel - narrative adventure that questions the very core of Ito's sanity.

    Why similar: Detective 24.2%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Anime 13.2%, Mystery 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11%

  27. #27 Siren's Call: Second Wind
    79% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: ThePenSword
    Windows

    A wedding where one of the guests arrives dead. A strange black hole eclipsing the Florida sun. And your best friend? Gone. Is all this a butterfly dream or is reality breaking? Is their story romance or mystery? Your choices will determine the genre of his soul. Welcome to the town of Siren's Call.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 13.6%, Mystery 13.3%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Dark 10%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%

  28. #28 True Game
    79% matchVery Positive88% of 51 reviews2021
    Dev: 橙光游戏
    Windows · Mac

    "True Game" is a work of suspense reasoning. The work tells the story that people in trouble are taken to a closed space and ask to get chips from others through different competitions. This work has a high degree of brain burning, exquisite picture and strong sense of substitution.

    Why similar: Detective 23.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Mystery 13.2%, Multiple Endings 9.8%

  29. #29 Blue Detective: A Hotel in Scarlet
    78% matchNo user reviews2027
    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 20.3%, Visual Novel 14%, Mystery 11.2%, Anime 11%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%

  30. #30 久美子之死:昭和少女血色告白
    77% matchVery Positive89% of 148 reviews2026
    Dev: LingVision Games
    Windows

    1988年,日本泡沫经济破灭前夕,化身被冤枉成嫌犯的刑警,侦查青梅奇怪自杀案,牵连出持续20年的连环杀人案秘密,穿梭烟酒与霓虹的昭和街头,在人心与生死的抉择中,搜查蛛丝马迹,找出血案真相。

    Why similar: Detective 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Visual Novel 13%, Mystery 10.5%, Psychological Horror 9.9%

  31. #31 Blackthorn Witch
    78% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2024
    Dev: BDOneArt
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A psychological horror story set in the town of Blackthorn; a place that lives in constant fear of a witch. The two main suspects? Levi’s mom and sister! His only lifelines to the outside world. Can they live a peaceful life? Or will they be dragged down by the dying town?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Horror 10.1%

  32. #32 Where Are The Alices?
    77% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: zimmzimmgames
    Windows

    Interrogate your past. In this demo, you embody Detective Juno facing off against the White Rabbit in the corrupt city of WoodHale. Detect his lies, confront contradictions, and manage your trauma before time runs out. Will you be the one to break him, or will you be the one who breaks?

    Why similar: Detective 25.2%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Horror 12%, Story Rich 11.3%

  33. #33 AI: The Somnium Files
    76% matchVery Positive92% of 9,294 reviews2019
    Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.1 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 26.7%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Mystery 16.2%, Anime 12.6%, Story Rich 9.6%

  34. #34 Bad Summer
    75% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: S&J Games
    Windows

    Welcome to Bear Ridge Summer Camp! Jenny Lewis is an awkward high school graduate working her first job as a camp counsellor. Help her navigate an exciting summer of making new friends, and finding her first love. But be wary! Not all is as it seems...

    Why similar: Detective 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Mystery 8.2%

  35. #35 Midnight Witch
    74% matchVery Positive92% of 357 reviews2023
    Dev: Crimson Moon Studio
    Windows

    Your average student life quickly descents into horror as a mysterious witch takes over the college... Can you save the girl you love? Or even make it out alive?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Anime 10.5%, Mystery 9.6%

  36. #36 CAFE 0 ~The Sleeping Beast~
    76% matchVery Positive83% of 53 reviews2016
    Dev: ROSEVERTE MYSTERYPub: ROSEVERTE
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    A supernatural mystery visual novel. What kind of fate will the heroine face after she relives the last seven days before her death?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Mystery 9.8%, Horror 9.7%

  37. #37 不可能犯罪事件簿-Impossible Crime Book
    75% match9 user reviews40% of 10 reviews2022
    Dev: 橙光游戏
    Windows

    This is a decryption class of interactive novel. One accident, two suicides. In order to prevent more innocent lives from being killed, you will be assigned to lurk on campus with your partner and find out the suspicious in different criminal cases.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Detective 18.3%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Mystery 13.1%, Multiple Endings 8.5%

  38. #38 Reaplaced
    74% matchVery Positive91% of 56 reviews2023
    Dev: Mystery Gamedev
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A supernatural Halloween whodunnit. Solve a chilling locked-room mystery before the grim reaper reveals the answer!

    Why similar: Detective 23.3%, Mystery 12.3%, Psychological Horror 12%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Dark 11.7%

  39. #39 Recall: Empty Wishes
    72% matchVery Positive94% of 64 reviews2025
    Dev: Puff Hook StudioPub: DANGEN Entertainment
    Windows · Mac

    Recall: Empty Wishes is a psychological thriller set in Taiwan during the 2010s. Follow Yonny, a sister determined to uncover the truth behind the mysterious disappearance of her brother, Tommy. As she delves deeper, she confronts unsettling secrets, blurring the lines between reality and illusion.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 19.2%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Detective 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Story Rich 11.3%

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    73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 37,546 reviews2016
    Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Investigate murders, search for clues and talk to your classmates to prepare for trial. There, you'll engage in deadly wordplay, going back and forth with suspects. Dissect their statements and fire their words back at them to expose their lies! There's only one way to survive—pull the trigger.

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    70% matchVery Positive89% of 251 reviews2025
    Dev: 秦遥
    Windows

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    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: enderverse
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    In a high school hidden within a centuries-old castle, terror strikes as a sinister force begins hunting the students. You must use your skills and wits to survive, evade the relentless villain, and find a way to escape.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 21.2%, Psychological Horror 20%, Anime 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Multiple Endings 11.3%

  43. #43 Pentimento
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Fool Bloom Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Cast Into A Boundless White Void. Paintings Hunger For Your Story. What Will You Answer?

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  44. #44 The Island: Into The Mist
    73% matchMixed66% of 225 reviews2019
    Dev: BADA Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    'The Island: In To The Mist' is an adventure game. It includes basic features of adventure genre and add some new systems to interest you. You have been given a chance to experience a group of university students, who confined in the island. There is a terrific but interesting story you will see.

    Why similar: Detective 18.7%, Mystery 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Anime 9.9%

  45. #45 Lucid9: Inciting Incident
    73% matchVery Positive90% of 1,041 reviews2016
    Dev: Fallen Snow Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    Lucid9 is a visual novel focused on a web of intricate mysteries set in the fictional 2018 metropolis of Isamu. Lucid9: Inciting Incident is the first part of the story, focused on a string of disappearances that occur at a prestigious, uppity boarding academy.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 28.4%, Mystery 18.3%, Anime 16.7%, Story Rich 8.9%, Horror 8.5%

  46. #46 Blackmail Directive
    71% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: 青梅不输天降工作室Pub: 糕薯科技
    Windows

    A gripping visual novel set in modern-day Japan, featuring cute anime-style heroines and branching storylines that lead to multiple endings. Every choice you make shapes the story—and determines Arisa's fate.

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    69% matchVery Positive94% of 65 reviews2026
    Dev: KK Studio
    Windows · Mac

    A detective visual novel inspired by Danganronpa and Everlasting Summer. You play as a young agent sent to an elite girls’ academy to investigate a suspicious death. Interrogate suspects, gather clues, and build romantic relationships — truth or temptation?

    Why similar: Detective 24%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Anime 10.2%, Mystery 9.1%

  48. #48 Graces: Posthumous Wish
    70% matchVery Positive95% of 198 reviews2024
    Dev: TomoToro
    Windows

    Aki is haunted by a curse. In search of salvation, she travels into the memories of a dead classmate, where she must witness three eerie mystical stories and figure out how to break the shackles of misfortune.

    Why similar: Detective 20.2%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Mystery 11.4%, Dark 10.4%

  49. #49 Sparkle Milla: Eight Genetic Abnormalities and a Blood Ghost
    71% matchPositive88% of 33 reviews2022
    Dev: Reijo
    Windows · Mac

    This game is a deduction game where you collect evidence from a murder scene to find the murderer. Eight boys and girls are admitted to the school. At the school, there is a crazy ghost named "Milla" who haunts and kills people.

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  50. #50 Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved
    68% matchVery Positive94% of 423 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 32%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Mystery 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Anime 7.7%

  51. #51 Suhoshin
    70% matchVery Positive91% of 172 reviews2022
    Dev: No More 500
    Windows

    Suhoshin is a 2D Visual Novel set in the medieval Joseon period of Korea. While investigating a series of mysterious murders, you will have to make choices that will lead you down different paths toward different endings.

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  52. #52 Entropic Float: This World Will Decay And Disappear
    69% matchPositive92% of 50 reviews2022
    Dev: Nico HPub: Starfield Gaming
    Windows · Mac

    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.

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  53. #53 FAKEBOOK
    67% matchVery Positive91% of 772 reviews2024
    Dev: banjihagames
    Windows · Mac

    Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual SNS! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.

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  54. #54 Kindred [High Tide]
    67% matchPositive91% of 22 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 24.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Mystery 13.8%, Visual Novel 12%, Horror 9.4%

  55. #55 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.7 Minagoroshi
    68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 731 reviews2019
    Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 15.8 hrsMean: 88.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 19.6%, Mystery 16.6%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Anime 14.4%, Horror 12.4%

  56. #56 EXS2~EthnologySister2:Structuralism of kinship system
    67% matchVery Positive96% of 77 reviews2023
    Dev: 周农卿
    Windows

    一位总是能露出温柔笑容的金发修女,将众人联系。白发女子总是无言。[想 知 道 你 父 母 的 下 落 吗 ?准 备 好 ]浅冰背后,为何会有寒意深藏?战斗,悬疑,治愈,推理,剧情持续反转,不断的匿名威胁,绑架,真相到底是……

    Why similar: Detective 22%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Mystery 14.6%, Multiple Endings 9%

  57. #57 Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
    68% matchVery Positive83% of 22,748 reviews2017
    Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 30.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    A new cast of 16 characters find themselves kidnapped and imprisoned in a school. Inside, some will kill, some will die, and some will be punished. Reimagine what you thought high-stakes, fast-paced investigation was as you investigate twisted murder cases and condemn your new friends to death.

    Why similar: Detective 28.6%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Mystery 14.3%, Anime 12%, Story Rich 9%

  58. #58 Unmasked Truths: Shattered Dreams
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: SuperPROTEIN Studios Inc.
    Windows

    10 world-renowned experts are trapped together and must cooperate to survive... until conflicts arise, and they discover the greatest threat to their lives isn't the system they're resisting: it's each other! Discover the truth of who's living a lie in this fully voiced murder mystery adventure.

    Why similar: Detective 20.9%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Mystery 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Anime 10.5%

  59. #59 A Salem Witch Trial - Murder Mystery
    69% matchMixed66% of 68 reviews2018
    Dev: Digital Bento
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 32%

    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 22.3%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Mystery 13.3%, Psychological Horror 8.7%

  60. #60 Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders
    65% matchMostly Positive72% of 183 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 22.8%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Mystery 15.6%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Anime 7.8%

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