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

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In 2005, a sophomore student named Maha Igarashi boarded a private train to Soukyo City. However, she vanished upon alighting at the "Kisaragi" station. Five years later, her lover, Shizuno Yokoyama, initiated an investigation into her disappearance, unraveling a series of mysteries along the way.

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 74% — of 91 reviews
Released: 2024-03-28
Developer: Universe Studio
Genres: Adventure, Indie, RPG, Simulation
Platforms: Windows

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    Why similar: Detective 15%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Drama 10.5%, Anime 10.5%, Mystery 10.1%

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    95% matchMostly Positive79% of 505 reviews2026
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    Windows

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    Windows

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    Windows

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    91% matchVery Positive94% of 50 reviews2025
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    91% matchVery Positive94% of 1,412 reviews2025
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    Windows

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    89% matchVery Positive89% of 601 reviews2024
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    89% matchVery Positive92% of 439 reviews2018
    Dev: Innocent GreyPub: MangaGamer
    Windows
    Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 165.3 hrs≥1hr: 64%

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    90% matchMixed66% of 225 reviews2019
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    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%

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    Windows
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    Windows

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    Dev: Armonica LLC
    Windows

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    Windows
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    Windows
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    Windows

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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Dev: 1564 Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Windows
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    Dev: WindField GamesPub: Mammorize
    Windows

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    Windows

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    Dev: PHOSEPO
    Windows

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    Windows

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    Windows
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    Windows
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    Windows

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    Windows

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    Windows

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    78% matchMostly Positive74% of 62 reviews2018
    Dev: Sang Hendrix
    Windows

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    75% matchMostly Positive77% of 102 reviews2024
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    76% matchVery Positive90% of 1,038 reviews2016
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    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%

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    Windows

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    74% matchMixed54% of 59 reviews2025
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    Windows

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    74% matchVery Positive84% of 81 reviews2023
    Dev: Faithy Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    72% matchVery Positive89% of 375 reviews2024
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    73% matchVery Positive90% of 4,596 reviews2017
    Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
    Windows · Mac
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    73% matchVery Positive85% of 252 reviews2022
    Dev: leavesPub: socah
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    70% matchVery Positive91% of 138 reviews2025
    Dev: WANDERING WITCH PROIECTUM
    Windows · Mac

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    69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 543 reviews2024
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    Windows

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    71% matchVery Positive81% of 108 reviews2023
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    Windows

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    67% matchVery Positive94% of 267 reviews2026
    Dev: 戏壤游戏(Xirang Games)
    Windows

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    71% matchVery Positive100% of 111 reviews2020
    Dev: 秋之忧郁Pub: Eternal Dream
    Windows

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    69% matchVery Positive95% of 217 reviews2022
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    68% matchVery Positive91% of 761 reviews2024
    Dev: BlackRobePub: NPC Entertainment
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    67% matchVery Positive83% of 17,512 reviews2023
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    70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 612 reviews2019
    Dev: ADELTAPub: MangaGamer
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    Dev: Nekoday
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    Windows

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    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. #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. #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. #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. #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%

    九省通衢之地的阴影里,不知名的存在正在蠢蠢欲动。普通到极点的学生顾韦,作为“非日常部”的一员,和女友苏半夏开始调查“虚拟偶像消失事件”的传闻。讲述都市怪谈的可疑直播间,废墟一般的住宅楼,等待在两人前方的是……

    Why similar: Visual Novel 20.4%, Mystery 18%, Text-Based 15.8%, Anime 14.8%, Thriller 6.6%

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