- #1 雪凤山 Secret Opera
97% matchMostly Positive79% of 169 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 18.9%, Mystery 13.4%, Text-Based 10.6%, Detective 10.5%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
- #2 Memory Girl +
96% matchVery Positive97% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: cream△Pub: Champloo Games
Windows
A tragic love story following Memori and her search for the missing "him."
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.7%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Horror 11.8%, Mystery 10.7%, Anime 10.2%
- #3 Red Line
95% matchVery Positive97% of 185 reviews2023
Dev: Rolling Cat StudioPub: indienova
Windows · Mac
Moving into a shabby apartment, a saturnine girl with hidden secrets finds a notebook that allows her to communicate with another world. A thrilling adventure taking place across multiple timelines ensues.
Why similar: Thriller 19.1%, Mystery 15%, Detective 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Puzzle 10.5%
- #4 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
94% matchVery Positive88% of 5,930 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.2%, Text-Based 13.3%, Mystery 13%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Detective 12%
- #5 Even20: The Interference of Parallels
94% matchVery Positive94% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: SilverEyesPub: Wisdom Games Publishing
Windows · Mac
Two souls are drawn into a mysterious otherworld—and torn apart. In a realm filled with danger and restless spirits, each searches for the other while uncovering hidden truths. A suspenseful multi-ending adventure where every choice shapes their fate.
Why similar: Thriller 18.6%, Mystery 13%, Horror 12.5%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Puzzle 7.9%
- #6 Subway Exorcist Girl
93% matchVery Positive83% of 307 reviews2025
Dev: 纤指游戏Pub: Delicate Fingers
Windows
A subway train plagued by strange occurrences. A part-time exorcist girl arrives to confront the supernatural chaos, with the unknown ahead.
Why similar: Detective 15.1%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Horror 12.1%, Mystery 11.1%, Psychological Horror 9.2%
- #7 蜉蝣之国的囚徒
92% matchMostly Positive79% of 532 reviews2026
Dev: 迩来工作室Pub: WindField Games
Windows
Fourteen from across the world are abruptly abducted to an isolated structure dubbed "Ephemera Manor". They are strangers, but now forced to partake in an ancient and eerie ritual—"the Feather-Burning Rite". A bloodstained drama spanning millennia has silently unfolded...
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.3%, Thriller 13.4%, Mystery 12%, Horror 9.3%, Investigation 7.9%
- #8 Misty Judgment
91% matchVery Positive94% of 1,414 reviews2025
Dev: 次元边界
Windows
This is a suspense reasoning interactive work with real people. You will play the protagonist "Qi Yi", find evidence in a series of murders, piece together the truth, and find the ultimate murderer, all of which will lead you to an unpredictable future.
Why similar: Detective 21.7%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Mystery 17%, Investigation 12.6%, Multiple Endings 11%
- #9 Kara no Shojo
90% matchVery Positive92% of 449 reviews2018
Dev: Innocent GreyPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 161.1 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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.
Why similar: Detective 12.9%, Investigation 10.2%, Visual Novel 9.7%, Mystery 9.2%, Thriller 9.1%
- #10 Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved
88% matchVery Positive94% of 412 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 28.3%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Mystery 17%, Anime 9.9%, Adventure 9.8%
- #11 The Island: Into The Mist
91% 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 14.7%, Anime 11.3%, Mystery 11.2%, Text-Based 11.1%, Visual Novel 10%
- #12 Re:Turn - One Way Trip
89% matchVery Positive81% of 198 reviews2020
Dev: Red Ego GamesPub: Green Man Gaming Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Re:Turn - One Way Trip is a 2D side-scrolling puzzle-adventure horror game. Trapped in a ghostly train, Saki must search the past and present to find and save her friends. More importantly, Saki must use her wits if she is to survive against an unspeakable evil hellbent on avenging unrequited love.
Why similar: Side Scroller 15.3%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Horror 14.3%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Anime 11.5%
- #13 Hazy Mind
87% matchVery Positive86% of 331 reviews2024
Dev: betetiro
Windows · Mac · Linux
You can't remember anything, and all you can see is HER. Delve into your story and uncover the truth behind what happened to you and your parents.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Anime 12.1%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Horror 9.8%
- #14 Rail of Möbius
86% matchVery Positive95% of 487 reviews2021
Dev: PHOSEPO
Windows
It is an adventure game with multiple endings. An original script written by a well-known light novelist with a total of 400,000 words. With reasoning, suspense, love, and science fiction elements, it allows players to embark on a highly immersive journey of salvation on the submarine train.
Why similar: Detective 14%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Investigation 10.5%, Horror 9.5%, Psychological Horror 9.5%
- #15 Train of Afterlife
89% matchMixed51% of 183 reviews2015
Dev: Zeiva Inc
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Train of Afterlife is a mystery, psychological, horror Visual Novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.7%, Anime 15.1%, Simulation 12%, Mystery 8.6%, Adventure 8.4%
- #16 Recall: Empty Wishes
85% matchVery Positive93% of 61 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 18.8%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Detective 14.4%, Horror 10.1%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #17 Murder on the Marine Express
86% matchVery Positive94% of 78 reviews2021
Dev: 1564 Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystery visual novel taking place aboard the underwater train Marine Express. Follow student Ranko Togawa on her quest to find the culprit on the murder of an accompanying teacher... with lots of surprises along the way!
Why similar: Detective 21.2%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Mystery 14%, Text-Based 13.8%, Investigation 13.7%
- #18 子归 - Blossom
84% matchVery Positive89% of 618 reviews2024
Dev: 糯米团子工作室Pub: 噪点游戏 SERICA GAMES
Windows
Early spring, 1999, Taoyuan Village. In just several days, a series of drowning incidents occurred in the same quaint village. Then, on the night of the fifteenth day, numerous villagers witnessed a woman in red who bore an uncanny resemblance to a lady who had previously met an unjust demise...
Why similar: Detective 22.8%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Mystery 16.9%, Horror 12.8%, Puzzle 8.5%
- #19 筮灵 SHILING
84% matchMostly Positive73% of 275 reviews2024
Dev: WindField GamesPub: Mammorize
Windows
国产本土新怪谈恐怖游戏——幽魂社前社长在直播中突然失踪,销声匿迹数月后发来诡异消息,将你引入离奇的规则世界。走不出的吞人楼栋、满员即死的午夜巴士、地图上不存在的村庄,还有勾魂剧院、吃人公司……世界的“暗面”等待探索,怪谲的谜题等待揭露。
Why similar: Thriller 18.1%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Mystery 13.7%, Psychological Horror 12%, Horror 8.9%
- #20 The Occult Detective
82% matchMostly Positive71% of 326 reviews2025
Dev: Battlecry Studio
Windows
A narrative detective game blended with supernatural elements. Play as a rookie investigator, discover vital clues in every case, dive into unscripted interrogations and uncover truths that break minds. But with each revelation, the world feels... less human.
Why similar: Detective 20.2%, Visual Novel 17%, Anime 14.2%, Mystery 11.9%, Puzzle 10.5%
- #21 Graces: Posthumous Wish
82% matchVery Positive97% of 191 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 15.7%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Text-Based 11%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Mystery 10.8%
- #22 Lucid9: Inciting Incident
83% matchVery Positive90% of 1,040 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 26%, Anime 18.8%, Mystery 17.3%, Horror 10.1%, Simulation 8.4%
- #23 Lover's Enigma
79% matchVery Positive92% of 50 reviews2026
Dev: FallenCranberry StudioPub: Okasan's Recipe
Windows · Mac
In Lover's Enigma , you investigate your husband's mysterious death while balancing complex relationships and personal trauma. Navigate a web of secrets involving a hidden cult and key characters. Your choices shape the story and lead to multiple endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.9%, Anime 15.5%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Horror 12.3%, Simulation 10.1%
- #24 Sunlight Scream
81% 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 17.3%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Mystery 11.6%, Anime 11.2%, Psychological Horror 9.3%
- #25 Scourge of the village
80% matchMostly Positive79% of 274 reviews2024
Dev: Triangel GamePub: Lightning Games
Windows
Scourge of The Village is a Chinese folk horror-themed text decryption game. A young female intern reporter who was inexplicably trapped in a nightmare while investigating a factory sewage discharge incident. In order to solve the mystery, she decided to go to the land of her dreams alone.
Why similar: Mystery 19.1%, Text-Based 18.4%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Thriller 11.6%, Puzzle 10.9%
- #26 Silent Love
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 249 reviews2023
Dev: Weird Bunny
Windows
This is a terrorist decryption adventure game that took place in 1913.
Why similar: Thriller 15.6%, Detective 14.8%, Mystery 12.4%, Horror 12%, Psychological Horror 11.1%
- #27 Deluge: Sermon for the Dead
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 103 reviews2024
Dev: leavesPub: socah
Windows · Mac · Linux
High school girls have been disappearing from Abbotsford. Unravel the mystery before all things wash away in a tidal wave of deep despair. An interactive visual novel with psychological and lovecraftian undertones.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.7%, Mystery 22.4%, Anime 21.3%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #28 再见断刀
76% matchVery Positive93% of 2,493 reviews2025
Dev: 非侠游戏Pub: LoveStoryProject
Windows
Median: 13.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
古风悬疑推理AVG《再见断刀》——在与世隔绝的山庄之中,接二连三地发生了骇人命案。只有通过细致入微的调查,抽丝剥茧的推理,才能定一个是非清白,还一个天理公道。 然而,在逐渐浮出水面的真相之下,似乎还有暗流涌动……
Why similar: Detective 15.7%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Anime 10.7%, Mystery 10%, Investigation 8.7%
- #29 Threads of Karma
78% matchMixed55% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: 萝卜不长毛线公司Pub: Hawthorn Games
Windows
Lin Yue'an embarks on a journey home, but unsettling events soon disrupt her ordinary life. Strange dreams, lost memories, and eerie occurrences lead her to uncover hidden truths. Can she trace everything back to its true origin and escape the net of fate that has already been woven around her?
Why similar: Mystery 17.5%, Horror 14.6%, Emotional 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Psychological Horror 9.6%
- #30 Return to Shironagasu Island
77% matchVery Positive94% of 4,067 reviews2020
Dev: HYOGO ONIMUSHIPub: TABINOMICHI
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.1 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 18.9%, Mystery 15.7%, Horror 11.8%, Detective 11.5%, Anime 9.3%
- #31 夜弦之音 - Echoes of Nocturnal Chords
77% matchVery Positive100% of 113 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 23.2%, Anime 21.4%, RPG 13.4%, Puzzle 10.7%, Story Rich 9%
- #32 Shanghai Summer
75% matchVery Positive90% of 450 reviews2024
Dev: FUTU StudioPub: Astrolabe Games
Windows
Shanghai Summer is an adventure game set in the millennium. Our protagonist, Baichuan, goes through a series of "anomalies" over the length of twelve days. In his pursuit of the truth, he found that his hopes and regrets from the past finally seem to converge. Will he be able to "fix" it for good?
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.3%, Text-Based 14.1%, Investigation 13.7%, Anime 12.7%, Mystery 12.6%
- #33 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
72% matchVery Positive93% of 20,460 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.5%, Psychological Horror 20%, Anime 18%, Multiple Endings 15.3%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #34 The Angel's Devil Tail - One More Question 2
73% matchVery Positive96% of 114 reviews2026
Dev: 橘音
Windows
A horror-meets-cute puzzle game with a twist-filled Yuri romance story.
Why similar: Detective 20.6%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Anime 14.1%, Mystery 13%, Horror 12.6%
- #35 Seven Mysteries: The Last Page
78% matchMostly Positive74% of 62 reviews2018
Dev: Sang Hendrix
Windows
A story-driven psychological horror RPG about a group of friends who unintentionally become bound together after encountering 7 curses from a school.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 12.3%, Anime 11.4%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Horror 10.9%, Multiple Endings 10%
- #36 Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 179 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 17.6%, Mystery 14.6%, Visual Novel 14%, Investigation 13.8%, Text-Based 12.9%
- #37 Deluge: Threnody of Crashing Waves
74% matchVery Positive86% of 257 reviews2022
Dev: leavesPub: socah
Windows · Mac · Linux
In the not so distant past, the Isle of Abbot underwent a mysterious evacuation event. Delve into the secrets of this unsettling place and elicit the girls' tragic fate. An interactive visual novel with psychological and lovecraftian undertones.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.5%, Anime 24.5%, Mystery 22.4%, Simulation 12.2%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #38 Siberian Way
73% matchVery Positive83% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: RootGame
Windows
Siberian Way is a detective thriller novel. Follow the dark non-linear story and decide how it can end! For all fans of snowy Siberia, Murder on the Orient Express and twisted plots, seasoned with mysticism.
Why similar: Detective 16.3%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Text-Based 13.6%, Investigation 13.2%, Psychological Horror 12.3%
- #39 鬼山 / A Ghost Around Me
76% matchMixed63% of 90 reviews2019
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
"Ghost Mountain" is a text-based escape game, a purely overhead world with the theme of survival and survival, around the various scenarios of thrilling horror and multi-final. The story tells of a class outing. Because the driver made the wrong way, the classmates mistakenly entered the ghost mountain.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.5%, RPG 22.5%, Simulation 19.1%, Adventure 11.4%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #40 The Chrono Jotter
72% matchVery Positive94% of 2,231 reviews2021
Dev: Orca LayoutPub: 2P Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Rewind time to save your girlfriend in a twisted high school death game. A gripping yuri visual novel: Investigate brutal murders, unravel psychological horrors, and fight for a forbidden love that defies death itself.
Why similar: Detective 14.8%, Thriller 13.2%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Mystery 10%, Horror 9.2%
- #41 KAKUSANKIBOU / 扩散希望
75% matchVery Positive83% of 160 reviews2018
Dev: あみそ組Pub: Pujia8 Studio
Windows
Basically the story goes as visual novel form. Sometimes, the system switches into dot part, and you can control the character to continue the story.
Why similar: Anime 13.6%, Horror 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Detective 10.3%, Psychological Horror 9%
- #42 Kanna Maze
71% matchVery Positive89% of 380 reviews2024
Dev: 致意
Windows · Mac · Linux
In an isolated lab beneath the earth, a childhood friend is resurrected. Amidst sealed walls, a spree of killings unfolds. In a godless abyss, parallel worlds entwine like a maze. Where does one find the path to the sole universe of bliss?
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.9%, Detective 16.2%, Mystery 12.9%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Emotional 11.1%
- #43 Gensokyo:Presumption of Guilt~Pansies Before Dawn
69% matchVery Positive93% of 332 reviews2026
Dev: 戏壤游戏(Xirang Games)
Windows
Explore the intertwined fates of humans and youkai in this interactive fiction. As an unwitting protagonist, enter the sealed realm of Gensokyo to investigate a series of bizarre murders. Unearth ancient secrets and witness a gripping saga hidden for millennia.
Why similar: Detective 25%, Text-Based 20.6%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Mystery 19.4%, Investigation 7.1%
- #44 Veloria
70% matchVery Positive91% of 144 reviews2025
Dev: WANDERING WITCH PROIECTUM
Windows · Mac
An Adventure game with environmental puzzles. Veloria awakens from a nightmare in an abandoned orphanage. As childhood fears resurface, she must piece together fragmented memories and uncover a dark past. Explore, solve puzzles, and survive this twisted place to reach her true ending.
Why similar: Thriller 16.8%, Mystery 14%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Puzzle 9.7%, Horror 9.4%
- #45 outside the door
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 619 reviews2024
Dev: basandaika games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Outside the door is a mystic visual novel set within one office. You are about to figure out the stories of a few visitors without having a single memory of yourself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.8%, Anime 19.1%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Mystery 10.3%, Text-Based 10.2%
- #46 山:临界幸存者
71% matchVery Positive92% of 635 reviews2022
Dev: 迩来工作室Pub: WindField Games
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
偏远的山村中,正举行着古老的祭祀『仙姑宴』。少女吟诵着,舞动着,一场漫长而恐怖的杀戮剧正在悄然上演……
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.2%, Anime 21.8%, Mystery 21.3%, Story Rich 12.2%, Adventure 10.5%
- #47 SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair
73% 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...?
Why similar: Detective 18.9%, Investigation 15.5%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Mystery 13.1%, Thriller 9.8%
- #48 Hashihime of the Old Book Town
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 643 reviews2019
Dev: ADELTAPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Follow the protagonist's pursuit to uncover the death of his friends during the Taisho era of Japan. An highly-acclaimed, psychedelic BL murder-mystery visual novel from indie developer ADELTA!
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.8%, Anime 15.6%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Story Rich 10.9%, Horror 9.5%
- #49 Mirages
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 296 reviews2023
Dev: 漫森游戏工作室Pub: East2West Games
Windows
Mirages is a 3D narrative and horror game with folk stories. One night, seven brides headed to the Captain Mansion but strayed into a place full of ghosts - Regret City. Horror haunts the small town. Due to destiny, actors, warlords, and offspring of the town are drawn in. They are closer to truth.
Why similar: Thriller 18%, Mystery 14.6%, Horror 13.8%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Detective 9%
- #50 Murders on the Yangtze River
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 20,567 reviews2024
Dev: OMEGAMES STUDIO
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
"Murders on Yangtze River" is an Ace Attorney-like detective game that takes you on a journey through early 20th century China as you solve a series of intriguing cases. Use your logical reasoning and deduction skills to uncover clues, interrogate suspects, and solve the mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 27.3%, Mystery 12.5%, Investigation 12.4%, Puzzle 11.8%, Story Rich 8%
- #51 Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 136 reviews2025
Dev: DankHeartsPub: WhisperGames
Windows
Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo is a multi-ending mystery adventure game. A group of boys and girls who have lost their memories gather in a “Tokyo” that is both familiar and unfamiliar. They must trace their lost memories to escape the bizarre labyrinths. Are they prepared to confront their “true selves”?
Why similar: Detective 17.6%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Anime 12.8%, Mystery 9.1%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
- #52 Case 03: True Cannibal Boy
68% matchVery Positive98% of 55 reviews2023
Dev: Sounding Stone / 老奉毊
Windows
A horror mystery adventure game with ghost story elements. Anxiety plagues college student Lily, whose crush Sally has gone missing. As Lily explores the truth, Sally's boyfriend starts to look increasingly suspicious. Even worse, the story of the Cannibal Boy seems to be involved somehow...
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.3%, Multiple Endings 14.3%, Horror 13.5%, Mystery 13.4%, Choices Matter 12.1%
- #53 SIMULACRA
69% matchVery Positive90% of 4,633 reviews2017
Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: Detective 15.8%, Thriller 12%, Visual Novel 11%, Horror 10.9%, Psychological Horror 9%
- #54 The Murder Hotel
66% matchVery Positive95% of 64 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.
Why similar: Detective 19.3%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Mystery 14.5%, Anime 11.7%, Text-Based 10.6%
- #55 YinYang Street Ultimate Edition
68% matchVery Positive80% of 110 reviews2023
Dev: 彼云工作室Pub: 方块游戏(CubeGame)
Windows
YinYang Street is an indie horror game set in Yunnan, China. Our protagonist Minglai Li finds his beloved wife missing when he comes home. All mysteries lead to a place called YinYang Street...
Why similar: Thriller 16.7%, Puzzle 15.6%, Mystery 14%, Horror 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13.5%
- #56 她杀 - The Suspected Murder
67% matchVery Positive85% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: 麻辣工作室 Spicy GamesPub: INDIECN
Windows
Deep night, famous suspense novelist fell from the balcony, leaving his young wife an enormous heritage. Accident, or calculated murder?Novelist's nephew secretly began investigation.He found a hidden manuscript, which contains a creep story, as well as the key clues concerning its author's death.
Why similar: Detective 16.3%, Investigation 13%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Mystery 8.6%, Puzzle 8.4%
- #57 Miss Peacock
65% matchVery Positive100% of 86 reviews2026
Dev: Otter Club
Windows · Mac
Between 1930 and 1933, Lieutenant Chen, an ambitious Asian officer, travels to a remote mine in the mountains of French Indochina to investigate a decrease in mineral production. Various forces become entangled in the power play, revealing the truth amid diplomatic mediation and supernatural events.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.5%, Detective 19.2%, Simulation 11.4%, RPG 10.6%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #58 回门 Way Back Home
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 519 reviews2021
Dev: 漫森游戏工作室
Windows
"Way back home" is a 2D horizontal board horror puzzle game. It takes the Republic of China period from 1905 to 1926 as the background of the times. With a large number of exquisite original paintings, rich playing methods, excellent music and dubbing, delicate script and narrative game style, it creates a strong historical...
Why similar: Thriller 17.4%, Horror 13.6%, Mystery 12.4%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Visual Novel 9.2%
- #59 Suhoshin
67% matchVery Positive91% of 170 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.
Why similar: Thriller 12.9%, Visual Novel 12%, Mystery 10.5%, Text-Based 10.4%, Anime 9.8%