- #1 雪凤山 Secret Opera
97% 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 16.3%, Drama 13.5%, Mystery 11.6%, Text-Based 9.2%, Detective 9%
- #2 再见断刀
96% matchVery Positive93% of 2,313 reviews2025
Dev: 非侠游戏Pub: LoveStoryProject
Windows
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Drama 10.5%, Anime 10.5%, Mystery 10.1%
- #3 蜉蝣之国的囚徒
95% matchMostly Positive79% of 505 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 13.7%, Thriller 13%, Mystery 11.6%, Drama 11.5%, Horror 8.9%
- #4 Memory Girl +
94% matchVery Positive97% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: cream△Pub: Champloo Games
Windows
A tragic love story following Memori and her search for the missing "him."
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.6%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Horror 11.7%, Mystery 10.8%, Anime 10.1%
- #5 Subway Exorcist Girl
94% matchVery Positive83% of 304 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 11.2%, Psychological Horror 9.2%
- #6 Silent Love
93% matchMostly Positive78% of 249 reviews2023
Dev: Weird Bunny
Windows
This is a terrorist decryption adventure game that took place in 1913.
Why similar: Thriller 13.6%, Drama 13.3%, Detective 12.8%, Mystery 10.7%, Horror 10.4%
- #7 Red Line
92% matchVery Positive97% of 180 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 19.2%, Mystery 15%, Detective 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Puzzle 10.4%
- #8 Even20: The Interference of Parallels
91% matchVery Positive94% of 50 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 18.7%, Mystery 13%, Horror 12.4%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Puzzle 7.8%
- #9 Misty Judgment
91% matchVery Positive94% of 1,412 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 22%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Mystery 17.3%, Drama 14.7%, Multiple Endings 11.2%
- #10 子归 - Blossom
89% matchVery Positive89% of 601 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 20%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Mystery 14.9%, Drama 12.1%, Horror 11.2%
- #11 Kara no Shojo
89% matchVery Positive92% of 439 reviews2018
Dev: Innocent GreyPub: MangaGamer
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.
Why similar: Detective 13.1%, Drama 10.7%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Mystery 9.3%, Thriller 9.2%
- #12 The Island: Into The Mist
90% 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 9.9%
- #13 Recall: Empty Wishes
88% 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 17.2%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Detective 13.1%, Horror 9%, Drama 8.9%
- #14 The Shell Part I: Inferno
87% 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 18.8%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Mystery 13.5%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Drama 9.1%
- #15 Mirages
86% 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 15.3%, Drama 15.1%, Mystery 12.4%, Horror 11.7%, Psychological Horror 8.2%
- #16 Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved
84% 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 31.2%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Mystery 18.9%, Anime 10.9%, Adventure 10.7%
- #17 Re:Turn - One Way Trip
86% matchVery Positive82% of 195 reviews2020
Dev: Red Ego GamesPub: Green Man Gaming Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.6 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: Visual Novel 15.3%, Side Scroller 15.2%, Horror 14.3%, Psychological Horror 12%, Anime 11.5%
- #18 The Chrono Jotter
84% matchVery Positive94% of 2,205 reviews2021
Dev: Orca LayoutPub: 2P Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 7.7 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 13.1%, Thriller 11.8%, Drama 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Mystery 8.9%
- #19 The Occult Detective
83% matchMostly Positive72% of 323 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 17.9%, Visual Novel 15%, Anime 12.5%, Drama 11.6%, Mystery 10.6%
- #20 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
81% matchVery Positive88% of 5,751 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 9.8 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 14.2%, Drama 12.4%, Text-Based 11.7%, Mystery 11.5%, Psychological Horror 10.6%
- #21 Hazy Mind
82% matchVery Positive86% of 318 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 17.9%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Anime 12%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Horror 9.8%
- #22 Murder on the Marine Express
82% 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 21.1%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Drama 14.1%, Mystery 14%, Text-Based 13.8%
- #23 Train of Afterlife
85% 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 29.6%, Anime 15.1%, Simulation 12.1%, Mystery 8.6%, Adventure 8.3%
- #24 筮灵 SHILING
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 270 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 17.6%, Visual Novel 14%, Mystery 13.3%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Horror 8.6%
- #25 Graces: Posthumous Wish
79% 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: Visual Novel 12.6%, Text-Based 11.5%, Detective 11.1%, Drama 9.8%, Mystery 9.4%
- #26 Rail of Möbius
80% matchVery Positive95% of 485 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 13.7%, Drama 12%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Horror 9.3%
- #27 苍白花树繁茂之时Blood Flowers
79% matchVery Positive82% of 308 reviews2023
Dev: Bone Nail
Windows
A puzzle & plot single-player game. It all starts with the falling star ...... Through the puzzle, find the childhood memories while gradually unraveling the truth of the "Blood Tree Plague" hundreds of years ago.
Why similar: Drama 18.6%, Mystery 14%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Horror 11.6%, Anime 11.6%
- #28 山:临界幸存者
78% matchVery Positive92% of 625 reviews2022
Dev: 迩来工作室Pub: WindField Games
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 8.9 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 21.7%, Mystery 21.4%, Story Rich 12.3%, Adventure 10.5%
- #29 Return to Shironagasu Island
77% 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 17.9%, Mystery 14.9%, Horror 11.2%, Detective 10.9%, Anime 8.6%
- #30 Scourge of the village
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 267 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 18.5%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Thriller 11.6%, Puzzle 10.7%
- #31 Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo
76% matchVery Positive80% of 133 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 15.7%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Anime 11.4%, Drama 10.5%, Mystery 8.2%
- #32 Shanghai Summer
75% matchVery Positive91% of 444 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 15.4%, Text-Based 15.3%, Mystery 13.7%, Anime 13.6%, Drama 12.2%
- #33 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
71% matchVery Positive93% of 19,673 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 15.7 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 26.3%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Anime 16.4%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Drama 12.2%
- #34 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 11.6%, Anime 10.7%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Horror 10.3%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #35 Deluge: Sermon for the Dead
75% matchMostly Positive77% of 102 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 23.6%, Mystery 22.4%, Anime 21.2%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #36 Lucid9: Inciting Incident
76% matchVery Positive90% of 1,038 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 25.9%, Anime 18.8%, Mystery 17.3%, Horror 10.1%, Simulation 8.4%
- #37 Winter Clothing
73% matchVery Positive84% of 88 reviews2025
Dev: 坤舆科技
Windows
This is a horror plot puzzle game with Chinese folk themes. There is an unwritten rule in Tianhe Town: on the day of the Winter Clothing Festival, no villager is allowed to approach the back mountain. Is there really a ghost on the mountain? Perhaps there is something more terrifying than ghosts.
Why similar: Thriller 15.9%, Drama 15.6%, Detective 15.5%, Horror 11.4%, Mystery 10.5%
- #38 Threads of Karma
74% matchMixed54% of 59 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 14.5%, Emotional 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Psychological Horror 9.7%
- #39 Sunlight Scream
74% 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 17.2%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Mystery 11.6%, Anime 11.2%, Psychological Horror 9.4%
- #40 Kanna Maze
72% matchVery Positive89% of 375 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: Drama 15.5%, Visual Novel 15%, Detective 13.7%, Mystery 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10%
- #41 SIMULACRA
73% matchVery Positive90% of 4,596 reviews2017
Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: Detective 14.5%, Thriller 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Horror 9.9%, Psychological Horror 8.3%
- #42 Deluge: Threnody of Crashing Waves
73% matchVery Positive85% of 252 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 24.4%, Mystery 22.5%, Simulation 12.2%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #43 Veloria
70% matchVery Positive91% of 138 reviews2025
Dev: WANDERING WITCH PROIECTUM
Windows · Mac
Velaria 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 15.8%, Anime 11.8%, Horror 10.2%, Drama 9.4%, Psychological Horror 9.3%
- #44 outside the door
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 543 reviews2024
Dev: basandaika games
Windows
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 20.7%, Anime 19%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Mystery 10.3%, Text-Based 10.3%
- #45 YinYang Street Ultimate Edition
71% matchVery Positive81% of 108 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: Drama 18.4%, Thriller 13.7%, Puzzle 12.6%, Mystery 11.5%, Horror 11.3%
- #46 Gensokyo:Presumption of Guilt~Pansies Before Dawn
67% matchVery Positive94% of 267 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 24.3%, Text-Based 20.2%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Mystery 19%, Drama 9.4%
- #47 夜弦之音 - Echoes of Nocturnal Chords
71% 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: Drama 20.5%, Horror 20.1%, Anime 18.5%, RPG 11.6%, Puzzle 9.2%
- #48 Stillwater
69% matchVery Positive95% of 217 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Clump
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short visual novel where a private investigator gets reeled into a murky mystery, entangled in lies, secrets, and a family curse.
Why similar: Text-Based 17.8%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Mystery 14.9%, Drama 12.5%, Anime 10.7%
- #49 CaseCracker2
68% matchVery Positive91% of 761 reviews2024
Dev: BlackRobePub: NPC Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Jia huasheng ,the policeman of Chicheng police station, got disappeared without any trace after leaving a letter which illustrates the police station to start the CaseCracker system version 2.0.
Why similar: Detective 17.8%, Text-Based 16.6%, Drama 15.7%, Mystery 13.1%, Psychological Horror 10.3%
- #50 Sanfu
67% matchVery Positive83% of 17,512 reviews2023
Dev: Shiying StudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
2000年,山城市新闻频道的电视画面莫名跳出一则旧广告,而广告的代言人是已经去世的特异功能少年——三眼神童。有传闻三眼神童的亡魂劫持了电视信号。 调查局受命展开调查。随着调查的深入,一个藏在黑暗处的犯罪团伙逐渐浮出水面。
Why similar: Drama 19.9%, Mystery 17.9%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Detective 10.9%, Puzzle 9.5%
- #51 Hashihime of the Old Book Town
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 612 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 41%, Anime 15.6%, Multiple Endings 12%, Story Rich 11%, Horror 9.5%
- #52 Antrabhara
69% matchVery Positive90% of 184 reviews2023
Dev: Nekoday
Windows
在人类与妖怪共存的世界中,三个身份迥异的少年少女在荒废古宅中相遇。结伴冒险的过程中收集道具、推敲讯息、解开谜题,逃离不可名状的生物,并揭开古宅家族背后的血色历史,最终发现“中阴”的秘密。
Why similar: Drama 19.8%, Detective 16.4%, Anime 15%, Emotional 12.3%, Puzzle 10.9%
- #53 鬼山 / A Ghost Around Me
72% 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 31.4%, RPG 22.5%, Simulation 19.2%, Adventure 11.4%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #54 Flower in Us
65% matchVery Positive94% of 393 reviews2025
Dev: ChalkseagullPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Flower in Us is a short, story-driven mystery adventure that invites players to unravel hidden secrets.
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.6%, Thriller 13.2%, Mystery 11.1%, Drama 10.8%, Puzzle 9.1%
- #55 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 16.6%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Drama 10.9%, Mystery 8.8%, Puzzle 8.5%
- #56 Homicipher
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,818 reviews2024
Dev: 八名木GamesPub: Gamirror Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Homicipher is a language deciphering and exploration ADV based on the concept of "romance with horror men." The protagonist, who has wandered into another world, interacts with non-human beings to decipher their language while striving to escape.
Why similar: Text-Based 19.4%, Thriller 17.3%, Visual Novel 17%, Horror 15.5%, Multiple Endings 10.7%
- #57 KAKUSANKIBOU / 扩散希望
70% 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 9.1%
- #58 Lay a Beauty to Rest: The Darkness Peach Blossom Spring
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,801 reviews2021
Dev: 零创游戏(ZerocreationGame)
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Love-suspense AVG with the theme of "The Peach Blossom Spring". The equinox flowers, bloom for one thousand years and wither for one thousand years. Eternal paradise. Do you choose to stay here, escape here, or bury everything here?
Why similar: Mystery 20.7%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Multiple Endings 14.9%, Drama 13.3%, Anime 13.1%
- #59 恋爱绮谭~不存在的夏天~
67% matchVery Positive94% of 2,929 reviews2020
Dev: Never Knows Best
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 37.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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