- #1 Sunlight Scream
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 9.4%
- #2 见习侦探
96% 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 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Mystery 11.7%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #3 Lachesis or Atropos
96% matchVery Positive87% of 68 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 20.4%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Mystery 10.8%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Interactive Fiction 9%
- #4 Rainbow Valley
95% 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 16.6%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Anime 9.7%
- #5 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 21.3%, Mystery 16.6%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Multiple Endings 12.9%
- #6 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 14.4%, Detective 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Mystery 10.8%, Multiple Endings 10.5%
- #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 18.6%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Mystery 14%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
- #8 BAD END
92% matchVery Positive84% of 393 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 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Mystery 13.9%, Multiple Endings 11%, Anime 10.9%
- #9 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 17.8%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Mystery 12.8%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
- #10 我死后的那些天-After Death
91% match6 user reviews83% of 6 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 22.5%, Detective 21.2%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Mystery 13.7%, Multiple Endings 8.4%
- #11 知更鸟-The Robin
90% 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 22.8%, Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Mystery 14.4%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
- #12 KOEWOTAYORINI / 声之寄托
89% matchVery Positive86% of 977 reviews2018
Dev: あみそ組Pub: Pujia8 Studio
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 261.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
“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
Why similar: Detective 17.4%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Anime 11.2%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Psychological Horror 10.4%
- #13 Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 30,083 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 33.0 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.
Why similar: Detective 29.4%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Mystery 14.4%, Anime 13.6%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #14 你与月光同罪-As Guilty As the Moon
88% 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?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Detective 21.7%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Mystery 14.1%, Multiple Endings 7.9%
- #15 Remedy for Personality
87% 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 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Horror 8.6%
- #16 I drink Sorrel Coffee to reboot reality, but I'm being hunted by Monster Girls and armed agents
86% matchVery Positive86% of 226 reviews2025
Dev: ST SinovarPub: TopHouse Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
"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 22%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Multiple Endings 8.6%, Horror 8.3%
- #17 Reflection Link
86% 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 16.4%, Mystery 14%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Anime 10.3%
- #18 久美子之死:昭和少女血色告白
85% matchVery Positive96% of 112 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 10%
- #19 井底-与奇迹邂逅的井底之人
84% 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 22%, Detective 17.6%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Mystery 13.8%, Anime 11.4%
- #20 The Shell Part I: Inferno
83% matchVery Positive91% of 1,325 reviews2023
Dev: Innocent GreyPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 110.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Unravel a string of gruesome murders terrorizing Tokyo in this mystery-thriller visual novel. The secrets of a case from six years prior may just be the key to the current unending cycle of tragedy—and the thing that cracks this woeful world’s shell may be one girl’s smile.
Why similar: Detective 23.6%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Mystery 14%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Dark 8.4%
- #21 Return to Shironagasu Island
84% matchVery Positive94% of 3,990 reviews2020
Dev: HYOGO ONIMUSHIPub: TABINOMICHI
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 14.2 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 23.2%, Mystery 18.7%, Detective 16.5%, Horror 11.1%, Psychological Horror 9%
- #22 不可能犯罪事件簿-Impossible Crime Book
82% match9 user reviews44% of 9 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 18.2%, Visual Novel 17%, Mystery 13.1%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
- #23 True Game
82% 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 23.6%, Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Mystery 13.3%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
- #24 Raging Loop
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,674 reviews2017
Dev: KEMCO
Windows
Median: 23.9 hrsMean: 58.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.2%, Mystery 17.5%, Detective 15.1%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Story Rich 9%
- #25 Rose Academy
80% matchNo user 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 23.8%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Anime 10%, Mystery 9.2%
- #26 Tokyo Dark
81% matchVery Positive84% of 1,336 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 16.3%, Anime 13%, Mystery 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.1%
- #27 Blue Detective: A Hotel in Scarlet
79% 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 20.2%, Visual Novel 14%, Mystery 11.3%, Anime 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%
- #28 黑山羊BlackGoat
79% matchNo user reviews
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 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Mystery 9.7%, Psychological Horror 8.2%
- #29 雪凤山 Secret Opera
78% matchVery Positive80% of 167 reviews2024
Dev: GOCORE
Windows
In the Spring Festival of 2005, the blizzard in Xuefeng mountain trapped the drama troupe performing in the village. At the same time, there was a homicide during the performance. Unlike the nervous members of the drama troupe, the villagers were afraid of a more terrible existence than the homicide
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Mystery 14.5%, Detective 13.7%, Multiple Endings 12.7%
- #30 Recall: Empty Wishes
77% matchVery Positive93% of 58 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 19.1%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Detective 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Story Rich 11.3%
- #31 AI: The Somnium Files
77% matchVery Positive92% of 9,101 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 26.4%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Mystery 16.3%, Anime 12.7%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #32 CAFE 0 ~The Sleeping Beast~
78% matchVery Positive83% of 53 reviews2016
Dev: ROSEVERTE MYSTERYPub: ROSEVERTE
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.2 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 18.4%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Mystery 9.8%, Horror 9.6%
- #33 Bad Summer
76% 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 14.9%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Mystery 8.2%
- #34 Reaplaced
76% matchVery Positive91% of 55 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 23.2%, Mystery 12.3%, Psychological Horror 12%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Dark 11.8%
- #35 The Beresford family
75% 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 22.4%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Mystery 16%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Detective 14.4%
- #36 Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 35,609 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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.
Why similar: Detective 27.5%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Mystery 16.2%, Anime 13.6%, Psychological Horror 9.7%
- #37 Turn Illness into a Weapon
74% 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 21.1%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Anime 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Multiple Endings 11.4%
- #38 Pentimento
73% 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?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Mystery 11.8%, Dark 10.8%, Psychological Horror 9.1%
- #39 Midnight Witch
73% matchVery Positive93% of 345 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 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Anime 10.3%, Mystery 9.6%
- #40 The Island: Into The Mist
74% matchMixed66% of 225 reviews2019
Dev: BADA Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 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 18.6%, Mystery 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Anime 9.9%
- #41 Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved
71% matchVery Positive95% of 385 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 31.9%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Mystery 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Anime 7.7%
- #42 Entropic Float: This World Will Decay And Disappear
73% matchPositive92% of 49 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.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.4%, Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Mystery 16.3%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #43 Graces: Posthumous Wish
71% matchVery Positive97% of 172 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 16%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Mystery 11.3%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Dark 10.6%
- #44 Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
72% matchVery Positive83% of 21,767 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 30.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 14.4%, Anime 11.9%, Story Rich 9%
- #45 Kindred [High Tide]
70% matchPositive100% of 18 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 24.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Mystery 13.9%, Visual Novel 12%, Horror 9.4%
- #46 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.7 Minagoroshi
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 663 reviews2019
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 15.8 hrsMean: 91.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 19.5%, Mystery 16.7%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Anime 14.3%, Horror 12.4%
- #47 Blackthorn Witch
70% 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 19.3%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Horror 10.3%
- #48 A Salem Witch Trial - Murder Mystery
72% 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 22.2%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Mystery 13.4%, Psychological Horror 8.8%
- #49 SAS:绝响诡计 | Case 0 风暴蝴蝶
67% matchVery Positive86% of 184 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 25.2%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Mystery 8.9%
- #50 Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 174 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 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Mystery 15.6%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Anime 7.7%
- #51 Friendly Facade
69% 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 23.7%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Mystery 16.7%, Anime 11.4%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #52 鬼轉身
69% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: TwoTwo Studio
Windows
In the nightmare, you keep cycling through In the nightmare, you keep cycling through loops, each one marking a new beginning. Every character has their own purpose, and your choices will affect their outcomes. Can you uncover the truth of the story and dig up the buried mysteries?
Why similar: Detective 21.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Mystery 14.8%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Visual Novel 11.3%
- #53 Fearbonding
67% matchVery Positive97% of 135 reviews2025
Dev: Night Asobu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fearbonding is a Yandere x Demon BL Horror Visual Novel. Play as Hinata, a demon, and try to tame the deranged Kosuke. Will you get to satisfy your hunger for fear through your new hunting dog or will you be the one to get devoured?
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.1%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Dark 9.4%, Horror 9.2%
- #54 Fateweaver: The Alchemist's Quandary
68% matchVery Positive98% of 99 reviews2023
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
You are The Fateweaver; an ancient beast of legendary status. It is your job to determine which way Fate will unravel as you dig deep into the psyche of those who beckon. Decide whether to help those who beg for your mercy, or invoke the wrath of the Gods upon those you deem unworthy of existence...
Why similar: Detective 19.7%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Mystery 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
- #55 死亡编码-Death Code
69% matchMixed69% of 13 reviews2021
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
Death Code is a battle royale genre. It tells the story of Lin Mohuai, a female protagonist with amnesia, who wakes up to find herself involved in an eight-person battle royale game. Everyone is given a code, and the way to win is to kill the player whose number is plus one.
Why similar: Detective 23.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Mystery 14.8%, Multiple Endings 10.6%
- #56 The Guilty Hearts
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Singlecore Games
Windows
Seoyeon Yu, a former police officer, works as a private investigator for a rich family. However, during her investigation, she discovers evidence linking them to her husband's death. Using her ability to see people's guilt, she begins an investigation to solve the mystery.
Why similar: Detective 28.6%, Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Mystery 15.9%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #57 Forgive or Finalize
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 72studio
Windows · Mac
A short-form psychological thriller. Confront the mysterious Finn through a monitor. No strategy or puzzles—just choices and their consequences. Simply answer his questions and witness the end.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.3%, Psychological Horror 20.3%, Multiple Endings 15.3%, Dark 12.6%, Mystery 10.9%
- #58 EXS2~EthnologySister2:Structuralism of kinship system
66% matchVery Positive96% of 74 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 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Visual Novel 16%, Mystery 14.7%, Multiple Endings 9%
- #59 Bloody Chronicles - New Cycle of Death Visual Novel
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 105 reviews2019
Dev: Igrasil Development TeamPub: Igrasil Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A serial killer is on the loose and only you can stop the Phantom! Story of Koyama Kazuki, a young detective working for the Igrasil. While working on several, seemingly unrelated cases, you find clues pointing to the person who killed your parents. Can you stop this new cycle of death before it's too late?
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.1%, Detective 19.6%, Mystery 18.6%, Anime 15.5%, Romance 6.6%