- #1 爱与命的彼端
97% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2021
Dev: Shellpeach
Windows
《爱与命的彼端》是一款悬疑推理AVG。游戏中你将扮演男主角路杰,为拯救恋人许琳,开始一段爱与命的离奇冒险。你即将卷入扑朔迷离的连环杀人案件,也会接触到离奇的民间传说,躲藏在暗处的阴影也注视着你,蠢蠢欲动……你必须依靠自己的推理能力找出真凶,拯救恋人。
Why similar: Detective 37.5%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Mystery 17.7%, Multiple Endings 14.5%, RPG 6.9%
- #2 若津谷村の祟り
96% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: Tiam Games
Windows
因習村推理ADV
Why similar: Detective 29.2%, 2D Platformer 25.8%, Visual Novel 24.7%, Mystery 19.4%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #3 Guilt Trip
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Made With Squares
Windows
A crime-solving mystery game from the perspective of the culprit. You know everything they don't, and the only way to make it back home is to Guilt Trip.
Why similar: Detective 28.1%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Mystery 15.7%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, RPG 9.6%
- #4 死亡编码-Death Code
95% 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 24.7%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Mystery 15.4%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
- #5 末日航路-The Termination
94% 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 27.1%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Mystery 16.7%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, Multiple Endings 10.5%
- #6 死亡旅店Ⅱ亡者归来-Death Inn Ⅱ The Immortal Is Coming
94% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2022
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
Death Inn Ⅱ- The Immortal Is Coming is a horror puzzle. The film crew is in a castle to finish, What is the mystery behind the mysterious death of a leading actress in a castle? Was it a homicide or was there more to it? It's a foggy castle, but none of the truth is buried forever.
Why similar: Detective 27.9%, Visual Novel 23.7%, Mystery 18.1%, RPG 13.8%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
- #7 呼救Mayday
93% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: 黎浩贤
Windows
一个以好奇心为驱动力,你可以改写结局的解谜游戏
Why similar: Detective 33.7%, Mystery 23.3%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, RPG 11%, JRPG 10.4%
- #8 莫比乌斯疑案
92% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: YiMiao Game
Windows · Mac
多条故事线,高智商烧脑反转型剧情类RPG游戏,线索伏笔众多。
Why similar: Detective 26.6%, Visual Novel 16.5%, JRPG 15%, Mystery 14.9%, Crime 11.3%
- #9 Detective Kobayashi - A Visual Novel
91% matchPositive87% of 31 reviews2019
Dev: GenuinePub: Giiku Games
Windows
Take on the role of Detective Kobayashi, the one and only genius detective who has a reputation for solving any case, however dark or difficult...if he isn't playing games at the office or awkwardly hitting on girls, that is.
Why similar: Detective 28.4%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Mystery 15.9%, Crime 14.9%, JRPG 5.8%
- #10 你与月光同罪-As Guilty As the Moon
91% 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: Detective 26.4%, Visual Novel 21%, Mystery 17.2%, RPG 13.1%, Multiple Endings 8.1%
- #11 ELISSA :Body in the bedroom
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: KANUE
Windows · Mac
Detective novelist MEL Gideon, whose career is facing difficulties, receives a strange letter claiming someone is in trouble and needs her help. Intrigued, she decides to investigate. As she digs deeper, she starts to realize that her past is far more complicated than she ever imagined...
Why similar: Detective 25.2%, Mystery 15.8%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Visual Novel 10.2%, 2D Platformer 9.9%
- #12 阎罗索命
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Reptilian Brain Studio
Windows
古风悬疑探案文字冒险游戏——北宋天圣年间,科举省试方毕,汴京国子监突发连环命案,遇害者死状惊悚离奇,如遭阎罗审判。玩家将化身为被卷入权斗暗流的新科进士文彦博,通过勘验尸体、搜寻线索、推演谜局,找出案件背后的骇人真相……
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.8%, Detective 23.7%, Mystery 19.4%, 2D Platformer 14.9%, Story Rich 6.9%
- #13 子归 - Blossom
89% 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 31.7%, Visual Novel 22.5%, Mystery 19.5%, Crime 12.1%, RPG 9.5%
- #14 久美子之死:昭和少女血色告白
88% matchVery Positive92% of 142 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 21.1%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Mystery 12.7%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, JRPG 10.2%
- #15 不可能犯罪事件簿-Impossible Crime Book
87% 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: Detective 22.1%, Visual Novel 21%, Mystery 15.9%, RPG 13.1%, 2D Platformer 11%
- #16 村庄-The Village
86% 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 28.4%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Mystery 16.4%, 2D Platformer 10.2%, RPG 9.2%
- #17 Raging Loop
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,044 reviews2017
Dev: KEMCO
Windows
Median: 24.0 hrsMean: 59.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.1%, Mystery 21.6%, Detective 19.6%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #18 少女的求生之路:研究所
84% match5 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: 绅士游戏工坊
Windows
2D pixels+beautiful girl+high-definition CG+super rich plot+numerous endings! Put aside the boring and peaceful daily routine, and enjoy the life of sticking with beautiful girls to the fullest in a different world~
Why similar: 2D Platformer 30%, Detective 21.7%, JRPG 16.8%, RPG 11.4%, Multiple Endings 7.8%
- #19 瓔珞事件簿之誰殺了愛情
85% matchVery Positive97% of 79 reviews2022
Dev: 傅真Pub: Genuine Studio Ltd
Windows
瓔珞事件簿系列遊戲是一系列以私人偵探拍擋瓔.珞為主角的推理解謎遊戲 你將會與兩位充滿火花的偵探, 一同破解一個又一個離奇案件!
Why similar: Detective 25.4%, 2D Platformer 24.7%, Visual Novel 24.2%, Mystery 12.7%, Multiple Endings 7.5%
- #20 Mohism: Battle of Words
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 607 reviews2023
Dev: 玄镜工作室Pub: Yooreka Studio
Windows
Mohism: Battle of Words is a detective game set in the world of wuxia. The game follows Zhang Xiaochen, investigates unsolved cases and comes into his own as a hero. He must rely on his wits and razor-sharp tongue to best his opponents, find the culprit and ensure justice prevails!
Why similar: Detective 29.1%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Mystery 15.6%, Dialogue Heavy 14.4%, Crime 11%
- #21 Recall: Empty Wishes
82% 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 24.3%, Detective 21.4%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #22 Aviary Attorney
83% matchVery Positive95% of 2,260 reviews2015
Dev: Sketchy Logic
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The hottest bird lawyering game to come out of 1840s France! Join Jayjay Falcon and his witty apprentice, Sparrowson, as the two take on clients, interview witnesses, collect evidence, and deliver justice to the guilty.
Why similar: Detective 37.4%, Visual Novel 28.9%, Mystery 17.9%, Story Rich 6.8%, Multiple Endings 5.8%
- #23 谍:玫瑰
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 星星火工作室Pub: OKJOY
Windows
《谍:玫瑰》是一款聚焦于1938年武汉的谍战文字冒险游戏。你将潜入情报漩涡中心的「玫瑰饭店」,在五位身份各异的嫌疑人中,揪出代号「尘土」的致命叛徒。通过搜证与周旋,在谎言与忠诚之间做出抉择。夜幕下的武汉暗流涌动,你能否揪出内奸,重建地下情报网,点燃象征黎明的星星火焰?
Why similar: Detective 35.4%, Visual Novel 24.3%, Mystery 20.1%, RPG 9.1%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #24 极乐妹土!3
80% matchVery Positive95% of 122 reviews2025
Dev: MOONSTONEPub: Kagami Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Imopara 3 is a visual novel developed by MOONSTONE Cherry, a sub-brand of the renowned Japanese bishoujo game company MOONSTONE. With themes of youth, growth, and adventure, this heartwarming classic is now available on Steam with Simplified Chinese support.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 34.8%, Visual Novel 27%, JRPG 21.3%, Multiple Endings 14.4%, Indie 1.6%
- #25 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 43,315 reviews2019
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 26.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Become Phoenix Wright and experience the thrill of battle as you fight to save your innocent clients in a court of law. Play all 14 episodes, spanning the first three games, in one gorgeous collection.
Why similar: Detective 37.8%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Mystery 17.2%, Crime 10.5%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #26 No Recollection
81% matchMixed67% of 30 reviews2024
Dev: Jake Platt
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystery visual novel following a boy who awoke in a strange building, with no recollection of where he is, how he arrived, why he’s here, or how to leave. Discover the answers to these mysteries as you search for a way out. Meet a small but colorful cast in your journey, and escape together!
Why similar: Detective 29.3%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Mystery 18.9%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.3%
- #27 Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo
79% 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 26.8%, Visual Novel 20%, Mystery 11.5%, Dialogue Heavy 11.5%, Multiple Endings 10.9%
- #28 FALSE SPIDER
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 有栖川暁夜
Windows
The web woven by spiders is only for waiting for prey to bite.
Why similar: Detective 20.8%, Visual Novel 14.8%, 2D Platformer 13.9%, JRPG 13.3%, Mystery 12.7%
- #29 Turlock Holmes
78% matchMostly Positive80% of 933 reviews2024
Dev: Find the Lamp GamesPub: Neverland Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A detective narrative puzzler without pre-set options! Raise your questions at will, and an AI-host will answer only with 'yes' or 'no.' Drive the investigation with your curiosity; the path to solving the mystery lies in questions you ask. Can you dig out the truth through your questions?
Why similar: Detective 29.7%, Mystery 15.7%, Crime 15.3%, Visual Novel 12%, Dialogue Heavy 11.5%
- #30 Threefold Recital
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,490 reviews2025
Dev: Everscape GamesPub: indienova
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Threefold Recital is set in an oriental fantasy world where the metropolis of Bluescales faces turmoil after a long golden age. The mix of magic, modern, and ancient technologies challenges governance, while tensions between humans, beastlings, and dragons grow. In the shadows, a crisis looms...
Why similar: Detective 31.9%, 2D Platformer 19.3%, Visual Novel 19%, Mystery 18.5%, Story Rich 6.1%
- #31 AI: The Somnium Files
78% matchVery Positive92% of 9,194 reviews2019
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.0 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 34.1%, Visual Novel 25.9%, Mystery 20.8%, Story Rich 8.2%, Multiple Endings 7.5%
- #32 异界少女的轮回血契
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SaiYa
Windows
Only the winner can leave, and your hands must be stained with blood, using others as a price to fulfill your own desires. Who will be the first to pick up the butcher knife for their desires? A debate x suspense ADV work, dedicated to everyone.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 23.8%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Detective 17.1%, RPG 15.4%, Mystery 11.1%
- #33 The Real Face of a VTuber
75% matchVery Positive92% of 301 reviews2026
Dev: 莉莉恩工作室Pub: WhisperGames
Windows
A narrative courtroom adventure all about VTubers! Players will take the role of prosecutor Justin Truth and investigate a murder at a VTuber agency, doing their best to uncover the identity of both the killer and VTuber's real face.
Why similar: Detective 30.6%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Mystery 16.4%, Dialogue Heavy 12.7%, Crime 12.6%
- #34 誰是犯案者 Who is the Criminal
76% matchVery Positive95% of 59 reviews2021
Dev: 莉莉恩工作室
Windows
Set in school life, “Who is the Criminal” is a text-based adventure game featuring comedian and inference elements. With inquiring suspects and debating with “evildoers”, he gathers pieces of puzzles and reveals what truly happens in every incident.
Why similar: Detective 30.3%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Mystery 16.2%, Crime 13.2%, Dialogue Heavy 10.6%
- #35 见习侦探
76% 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 31.4%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Mystery 16.5%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, RPG 10%
- #36 Echoes of Ash
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ash Studio
Windows
Detective agency management × superpowered mystery. Former operative Lin Mo rebuilds the Ash Detective Agency in Collins City. Investigate crime scenes, use “Echoes” to recover memory fragments, rebut lies with evidence, dispatch partners for intel, and uncover conspiracy behind your mentor’s death.
Why similar: Detective 37.1%, Visual Novel 21%, Mystery 16.1%, Crime 11.6%, Story Rich 6.8%
- #37 深渊档案
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Night Walker Studio
Windows
You are a special investigator sent to a construction site halted by a supernatural event. Beneath it lies a deadly mining accident where almost no one survived. Using old photos, trace the memories of the dead, relive their final moments, and uncover long-buried secrets.
Why similar: Detective 45.4%, Mystery 23.7%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Story Rich 7.9%, RPG 5.7%
- #38 我死后的那些天-After Death
75% match7 user reviews71% of 7 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: Detective 28.5%, Visual Novel 22.5%, Mystery 18.5%, RPG 14%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #39 Orient on the Murder Express
73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Connor Atkins
Windows · Mac
This is a murder mystery visual novel where you take the role of the detective. Search for clues, make discoveries, and talk to other characters to find out what is truly going on on the Murder Express.
Why similar: Detective 45.3%, Visual Novel 23.7%, Mystery 20.8%, Story Rich 7.5%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #40 Police Detective: Tokyo Beat
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dr. Cyril Splutterworth
Windows
Gather evidence, interview suspects and send your case to trial. Have you got what it takes to be Tokyo's top detective?
Why similar: Detective 38.1%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Mystery 17.8%, Crime 15%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #41 Fayburrow
73% matchVery Positive81% of 481 reviews2022
Dev: The Fayburrow TroupePub: The Animation Workshop VIA
Windows
In a world of fairies, a childhood friend suddenly calls Beatrice back to her old hometown. Yet when she arrives, her friend is mysteriously missing.
Why similar: Detective 28.2%, Mystery 18.5%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Dialogue Heavy 18.1%, Story Rich 6%
- #42 泥舟と罪人
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NONALCOHOL.
Windows · Mac
A closed-off ghost town, and the unsolved bizarre serial murders that once occurred there. A “daily life collapse” suspense × death game novel ADV that depicts the obsessive love and revenge of 11 people whose lives were irrevocably shattered by that horrific incident.
Why similar: Detective 28.1%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Mystery 12.9%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Crime 11.2%
- #43 Clash: Blue Mirage
72% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Drone Garden Studios
Windows
Save the day with Clash!
Why similar: Detective 36.6%, Visual Novel 25.8%, Mystery 19%, Dialogue Heavy 8.4%, Multiple Endings 6.5%
- #44 Realization
71% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Agaze Productions
Windows
A self-staged arson at a sales center drags you into the murder case of a female sales agent. With both your career and life in shambles, you must find a way to clear your name. The path to the truth is fraught with danger. Can you rise from this abyss and reclaim the reality you once envisioned?
Why similar: Detective 20.3%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Mystery 14.4%, Crime 13.8%, Psychological Horror 11.2%
- #45 Trials of Innocence
69% matchVery Positive92% of 1,648 reviews2025
Dev: 猫龙游戏
Windows
Median: 19.1 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Trials of Innocence is an indie courtroom detective game. Step into the shoes of the main character, rookie lawyer Luna Ray, and navigate her journey through the legal world. Unravel a shocking conspiracy that changes the fate of many, including herself, and confront her inner choices.
Why similar: Detective 28.3%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Mystery 14.4%, Crime 11.7%, Dialogue Heavy 9.1%
- #46 破禁 Limbo Break
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: xiaowanxiongzzz
Windows · Mac · Linux
A general-audience infinite flow ADV. You will play as Jiang Yuejiao. After being framed and forced to flee to the neighboring country of Dipa, you are drawn into various terrifying worlds, Only by uncovering the hidden truths within these places might you find a way back to the real world.
Why similar: Detective 29.4%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Mystery 15.8%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, RPG 8.8%
- #47 The Testing Chamber
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 698 reviews2022
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
For every action, there is a reaction... For every choice, a result... Dive deep into your subconscious as you wander the halls of The Testing Chamber & join hundreds of thousands of other players in one of the biggest & most successful social experiments ever performed.
Why similar: Detective 27.5%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Mystery 16.9%, Multiple Endings 13%, Psychological Horror 10.9%
- #48 The Chessboard Mystery:47 West Street,Highgate
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BlackFog Studio
Windows
Step into Highgate a fog-shrouded town in 1956, where a mysterious murder shatters the silence. As a private investigator, explore scenes, gather evidence, and question suspects. Use your evidence board to trace lies, face branching choices, and uncover the hidden truth behind the crime.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 28%, Detective 24.1%, RPG 18.8%, Mystery 15.6%, Multiple Endings 7.7%
- #49 The Deed
71% matchVery Positive90% of 3,715 reviews2015
Dev: Pilgrim AdventuresPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A keenly dark twist on the traditional murder mystery setting, The Deed is an Adventure/RPG game about getting away with murder. Arran Bruce, the rightful heir to Dunshiel House, returns home to settle a score with his estranged family.
Why similar: Detective 29.3%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Crime 17.3%, Mystery 14.8%, RPG 9%
- #50 Crimson Reflection
68% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Elun Labs LLC
Windows
The story begins the moment he kills his lover. Kazuma is driven into a corner by Asana’s obsessive love. Madness, jealousy, obsession, deception, and regret collide— plunging the case toward an unpredictable end. A yandere suspense novel of intense love and insanity: Crimson Reflection.
Why similar: Detective 22.2%, 2D Platformer 19.5%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Dialogue Heavy 10%, Mystery 9.3%
- #51 Kisen: Seeker of Aenjan City
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 常磐ほそみ / Tokiwa Hosomi
Windows
Tap into the mystery as a stranger in the city — a mild mystery visual novel. Kisen runs a tracing agency in a city far from his home. There, he is asked by a local university student to look for his brother missing from twelve years ago. Investigate what happened back then to uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 37.2%, Visual Novel 27.5%, Mystery 24.1%, Story Rich 9.1%, Indie 1.6%
- #52 Unheard - Voices of Crime
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 33,142 reviews2019
Dev: NEXT Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
What if you could hear every word spoken at the scene of a crime? “Acoustic Detectives” wanted for testing our new device! Return aurally to crime scenes and use the voices you hear to identify potential suspects and solve the mysteries. What is it that’s connecting these seemingly unrelated cases?
Why similar: Detective 57.9%, Mystery 21.4%, RPG 8.7%, Story Rich 6.3%, Crime 2.9%
- #53 Ezrebeth
68% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Tymedust Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ezrebeth is an old, bitter recluse who finds herself constantly invaded by her peculiar relatives during the winter holidays. Oh, and she's stuck in a time loop! Investigate, interview and cross-reference as you attempt to figure out what's going on in this surreal visual novel.
Why similar: Detective 32.2%, Visual Novel 22.1%, Mystery 17.8%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Psychological Horror 8.5%
- #54 Murder at Ironwood Inn
69% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: SAK70Games
Windows
A shocking murder has rocked the Ironwood Inn. Play as one of four detectives, each with unique interrogation styles. Search for clues, question suspects, and uncover secrets in this high-stakes mystery. Can you solve the case before time runs out?
Why similar: Detective 38.1%, Mystery 26%, Crime 19.3%, Multiple Endings 9%, Story Rich 5.8%
- #55 Samuel Sage: The Mystery at Penby Inn
67% matchMostly Positive71% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: Seam Entertainment
Windows
A murder-mystery visual novel about a young man who inherits a charming English hotel. Some would say he’s fortunate, but with a growing list of unexplained disasters and murder, has his luck finally run out?
Why similar: Detective 24.5%, Visual Novel 23%, Mystery 20.2%, Crime 11.6%, RPG 7.4%
- #56 Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot: The First Cases
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,388 reviews2021
Dev: Blazing GriffinPub: Microids
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Discover an untold crime story from the mysterious youth of the famous detective Hercule Poirot.
Why similar: Detective 39.3%, Mystery 20.2%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Dialogue Heavy 10.4%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #57 Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 31,203 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 32.7 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 40.4%, Visual Novel 23.6%, Mystery 19.7%, Psychological Horror 7.8%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #58 Mistmoon Falls
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: portmantoga
Windows · Mac
Mistmoon Falls is an open world murder mystery set in a farm-sim town that's now sans farmer. Question the locals, use tools to uncover clues, form hypotheses, and sift through some sinister goings-on to find the killer.
Why similar: Detective 27.6%, Mystery 15.7%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Dialogue Heavy 12.2%, Crime 11.7%
- #59 Dynasty Detective
66% matchMixed67% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: COSDOTS
Windows
DynastyDetective is a visual Novel-style mystery story game set in the fictional Joseon Dynasty where monsters appear.
Why similar: Detective 25.9%, 2D Platformer 18%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Mystery 14.9%, Dialogue Heavy 10%
- #60 Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 36,761 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 36.4%, Visual Novel 25.1%, Mystery 21.4%, Psychological Horror 9%, Story Rich 7.2%