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

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One reporter, trying to survive nine days in an isolated village. Four demonesses who are out for blood. Several supernatural murders... Welcome to Hope Hill!

Reviews: Very Positive — 96% — of 56 reviews
Released: 2021-11-18
Developer: H5DEV Games
Publisher: Giiku Games
Genres: Adventure, Indie, RPG
Platforms: Windows, Mac

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    97% matchVery Positive93% of 1,571 reviews2020
    Dev: H5DEV Games
    Windows · Mac

    Novena diabolos is an Ocult mystery adventure game. The main character, Park Joon-sung, has to find a single human woman who doesn't know who she is and get out of town safely.

    Why similar: Detective 25.5%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Mystery 11.1%, Thriller 9.5%, Anime 8.8%

  2. #2 ABYSS OF THE SACRIFICE
    96% matchVery Positive83% of 265 reviews2020
    Dev: INTENSEPub: D3PUBLISHER
    Windows
    Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Five girls meet in an isolated underground city. As they slay and betray each other, what fate awaits them at the end of their journey? Hope? Or despair? Enjoy an immersive story, fully voiced and boasting multiple endings!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 23.5%, Anime 17.8%, Dark 12.2%, Investigation 12.1%, Survival 11.7%

  3. #3 Raging Loop
    96% 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 31.3%, Detective 14.1%, Mystery 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12%, Anime 7.5%

  4. #4 Return to Shironagasu Island
    95% 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 23.5%, Horror 13.7%, Detective 13.1%, Mystery 12.1%, Anime 10.7%

  5. #5 DIGITAL EXORCIST case_(0);
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    Dev: COOL BEANS PRODUCTIONSPub: HYPER REAL
    Windows

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    Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Anime 12.9%, Horror 11%, Dark 9.5%

  6. #6 Nightmare Zapping
    94% matchVery Positive99% of 74 reviews2023
    Dev: Maldo19
    Windows

    A horror channel browsing game where each channel holds a different nightmare to experience, explore them and find out the truth about what has happened in a small town where the inhabitants have disappeared.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 18.2%, Horror 13.7%, Investigation 11.9%, Anime 11.7%, Dark 10.9%

  7. #7 Corpse Party
    93% matchVery Positive89% of 1,369 reviews2016
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    Windows · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    A group of friends unknowingly perform an occult ritual that traps them in an otherworldly elementary school. Here, the vengeful spirits of young children threaten their lives and their sanity, and the only hope of survival is to uncover the chilling details behind the murders of those trapped before them...

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  8. #8 The Letter - Horror Visual Novel
    92% matchVery Positive86% of 1,500 reviews2017
    Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    When seven people fall prey to a vicious curse, they will discover that horror rests not from the shadows lurking about, but within themselves. To what ends will one go in order to survive?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 30.8%, Horror 25%, Anime 12.1%, Psychological Horror 8.7%, Mystery 7.9%

  9. #9 Mandemon
    91% matchVery Positive87% of 368 reviews2023
    Dev: 致意
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Decaying Japanese school buildings, a series of bizarre incidents, eerie Mandemon legends. Lies and truths intertwine, love and hate entwined in the mist. What should one do? Whom should one believe? Welcome to this cruel world filled with deception and harm —

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  10. #10 SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair
    91% matchVery Positive91% of 128 reviews2016
    Dev: Gosatsu Visual Novels
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A secluded mountain resort, 10 friends, 1 murderer. Investigate, interrogate and present evidence as you solve various mysteries throughout the night. Will you be able to reach the truth and uncover the culprit’s identity? Or will your deductions lead you to blame someone completely innocent...?

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  11. #11 Reaplaced
    90% matchVery Positive91% of 55 reviews2023
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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

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  12. #12 The Murder Hotel
    89% matchVery Positive95% of 59 reviews2025
    Dev: Wegenbartho Games
    Windows

    Interrogate suspects, search for clues, & uncover a dastardly plot, as you solve a string of mystifying murders to help reluctant detective Ilmarinen escape the foreboding Fafnir Hotel.

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  13. #13 Sunlight Scream
    89% matchVery Positive84% of 81 reviews2023
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    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?

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  14. #14 Rainy Butcher
    88% matchMostly Positive71% of 91 reviews2022
    Dev: Genunie Studio
    Windows

    On rainy nights, the serial murderer is on a killing spree. This scares everyone but one girl, the journalist who keeps digging for a promotion. Dauntless, she gets involved deep and wide, hoping to discover the real identify of the rainy night butcher.

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  15. #15 Kara no Shojo
    87% matchVery Positive92% of 439 reviews2018
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    Windows
    Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 165.3 hrs≥1hr: 64%

    Play as a detective tasked with catching a serial killer in this visual novel set in post-war Japan. Investigate key locations, question many complex characters, piece together clues, and try to stop the culprit before they end yet another young girl's smile.

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    Windows

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    Windows

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    Windows

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  22. #22 GHOST at DAWN
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    Windows

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  23. #23 Angels of Death
    82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 5,263 reviews2016
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    Windows

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    73% matchVery Positive88% of 5,751 reviews2025
    Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
    Windows
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  37. #37 Chloé’s Requiem -encore-
    75% matchVery Positive91% of 166 reviews2023
    Dev: buriki clockPub: Annulus
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  38. #38 Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
    74% matchVery Positive93% of 6,967 reviews2017
    Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
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    72% matchVery Positive98% of 220 reviews2025
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    75% matchVery Positive82% of 496 reviews2019
    Dev: EXPERIENCEPub: Aksys Games
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    Windows · Mac

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    68% matchMixed49% of 795 reviews2025
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  57. #57 Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
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    Dev: YiTi GamesPub: Gamirror Games
    Windows

    In a mansion surrounded by mist, as the curse made by the Alchemist and Fairy reappears, the danger is quietly lurking in the darkness, awaiting its visitors.Follow Harrod and Willie to unravel an incredible story in Mercury Abbey, and go on an adventure that you would only find in mystery novels.

    Why similar: Detective 32.2%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Anime 11.6%, Horror 9.9%, 2D 8.4%

  59. #59 夜弦之音 - Echoes of Nocturnal Chords
    68% matchVery Positive100% of 111 reviews2020
    Dev: 秋之忧郁Pub: Eternal Dream
    Windows

    On a rainy night, Xiaoyin disappears searching for the legendary “Miracle Grass.” Yixuan follows clues into a trap-filled cave where bodies, monsters, lies, and warmth intertwine. Multiple endings guide you through fairy tale and reality, revealing a fate woven from hope and loss.

    Why similar: Horror 27.6%, Anime 25.8%, RPG 20.4%, Adventure 10.6%, 2D 8%

  60. #60 Town of Dusk
    67% matchVery Positive87% of 69 reviews2023
    Dev: 酱爆(Sauce Bomb)
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Players will enter the Town of Dusk, built on the eve of Empire of Japan's defeat in World War II, along with other characters. Avoid being killed by other characters! Find the mastermind behind the scenes, unravel all the conspiracies, and uncover the truth! Ultimately escape the Town of Dusk!

    Why similar: Detective 20.2%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Thriller 15.3%, Mystery 12.1%, Psychological Horror 10.4%

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