- #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 20.9%, Mystery 17.5%, Multiple Endings 14.4%, RPG 7%
- #2 若津谷村の祟り
96% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Tiam Games
Windows
因習村推理ADV
Why similar: Detective 29.1%, 2D Platformer 26%, Visual Novel 24.9%, Mystery 19.2%, 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 21.8%, Mystery 15.6%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, RPG 9.7%
- #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 24.6%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Mystery 15.2%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #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 18.2%, Mystery 16.6%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
- #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 27.8%, Visual Novel 23.8%, Mystery 18%, RPG 14%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
- #7 Derivation:viewer of abyss
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 祈雪好樱Pub: 真夜工作室
Windows
Derivation: Viewer of Abyss is a narrative visual novel. You are Deng Ning, trapped in death loops. Each reset erases someone from existence—only you remember. Four routes, one final truth. The world is virtual. You are the observer. Witness all to transcend all.
Why similar: Detective 19.6%, Visual Novel 12.8%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Mystery 11.4%, JRPG 10%
- #8 呼救Mayday
92% 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 23.1%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, RPG 11.1%, JRPG 10.6%
- #9 莫比乌斯疑案
91% 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 16.6%, JRPG 15.3%, Mystery 14.7%, Crime 11.1%
- #10 透明罪 - Blue Tears
91% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 心林咖啡厅
Windows · Mac
A novel, a game, a judgment document, a self-confession letter. On an ordinary summer morning, the arrival of an unexpected visitor awakened the dormant memories of a small island. You will play the role of Lynn Chan, and face your "Invisible Sin" by searching for a "Non-existent friend".
Why similar: Detective 25.9%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Mystery 17.3%, RPG 8.9%, Dialogue Heavy 7.6%
- #11 Água Suja (Nobody Dies Here)
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: B&B Studios
Windows
An investigation and courtroom visual novel set in the electoral courts of a small Brazilian city. A first-case lawyer, a doctored campaign flyer, and a document with a date that does not add up. Two routes of around eight hours, six endings and a final act.
Why similar: Detective 30.1%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Mystery 16.8%, Crime 10%, Multiple Endings 7.3%
- #12 Detective Kobayashi - A Visual Novel
90% 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 16.7%, Mystery 15.9%, Crime 14.7%, JRPG 5.9%
- #13 阎罗索命
87% matchVery Positive90% of 146 reviews2026
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 27.9%, Detective 23.7%, Mystery 19.2%, 2D Platformer 15%, Story Rich 7%
- #14 你与月光同罪-As Guilty As the Moon
89% match5 user reviews33% of 6 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 21.1%, Mystery 17%, RPG 13.3%, Multiple Endings 8%
- #15 ELISSA :Body in the bedroom
88% 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 15.7%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Visual Novel 10.3%, 2D Platformer 10.1%
- #16 久美子之死:昭和少女血色告白
86% matchVery Positive89% of 149 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%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Mystery 12.6%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, JRPG 10.4%
- #17 子归 - Blossom
86% matchVery Positive88% of 652 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 22.7%, Mystery 19.4%, Crime 11.9%, RPG 9.6%
- #18 Crossed Parallel Lines Murder Case
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 雨幡洞云工作室
Windows
Do you believe that parallel worlds really exist? An ordinary college student, Chen Chou, wakes up one day to find himself transported aboard a space research vessel. The strangers on the ship all claim to know him. Could it be that he has crossed over into a parallel world...
Why similar: Detective 34%, Mystery 18%, Crime 15.2%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Visual Novel 9.3%
- #19 不可能犯罪事件簿-Impossible Crime Book
85% match9 user reviews40% of 10 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%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Mystery 15.7%, RPG 13.3%, 2D Platformer 11.1%
- #20 Raging Loop
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,351 reviews2017
Dev: KEMCO
Windows
Median: 24.2 hrsMean: 60.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.4%, Mystery 21.3%, Detective 19.6%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #21 村庄-The Village
84% 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 28.3%, Visual Novel 19%, Mystery 16.3%, 2D Platformer 10.2%, RPG 9.3%
- #22 少女的求生之路:研究所
81% match5 user reviews82% of 11 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 30.1%, Detective 21.6%, JRPG 17%, RPG 11.4%, Multiple Endings 7.7%
- #23 瓔珞事件簿之誰殺了愛情
82% 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 25.3%, 2D Platformer 24.8%, Visual Novel 24.4%, Mystery 12.6%, Multiple Endings 7.5%
- #24 Curtain Call in Flames
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gamescun
Windows
Curtain Call in Flames is a single-player 2D courtroom mystery visual novel set in a traditional Chinese puppet troupe. As defense attorney Bian Bo, investigate a murder, question witnesses, examine evidence, and expose contradictions in court to uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 34.3%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Mystery 17.4%, Crime 13.1%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #25 Mohism: Battle of Words
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 610 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 31.1%, Visual Novel 23.2%, Mystery 16.5%, Crime 11.6%, Dialogue Heavy 8.6%
- #26 MonstrousPark+
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio OCTMOON
Windows
A workplace ensemble visual novel about sixteen cast members — monsters — working at a small amusement park that opens only at night.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 34.9%, Visual Novel 25.5%, Mystery 19.9%, Dialogue Heavy 17.5%, Indie 1.4%
- #27 GiseiHero
80% matchPositive96% of 28 reviews2020
Dev: meLtRoman
Windows
Among the 18 people who have a heart of justice, there is an evil that seeks murder. It is a mysterious and malicious death game of justice ADV. This is a free game made by an individual. Please note that this is an unfinished work.
Why similar: Detective 32%, Visual Novel 22.9%, Mystery 18.3%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Dialogue Heavy 8.4%
- #28 Recall: Empty Wishes
78% matchVery Positive94% of 66 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 24.4%, Detective 21.3%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #29 谍:玫瑰
78% matchNo user reviews
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 35.3%, Visual Novel 24.5%, Mystery 19.9%, RPG 9.2%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #30 Aviary Attorney
79% matchVery Positive95% of 2,281 reviews2015
Dev: Sketchy Logic
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 37.7%, Visual Novel 29%, Mystery 17.7%, Story Rich 6.8%, Multiple Endings 5.7%
- #31 Deduction Society
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dagou Studio
Windows
Seven mystery games in one: Murder Mystery, Identity Hunt (Werewolf), Undercover, Visual Novel, TRPG, Situation Puzzle, Creepypasta. Solo play, no party needed. 20+ roles with AI players, 100+ scripts, 10+ detectives, skill cards for multi-mode deduction.
Why similar: Detective 30.3%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Mystery 17.1%, Crime 8.3%, Dialogue Heavy 7.9%
- #32 Imouto Paradise! 3
76% matchVery Positive95% of 161 reviews2025
Dev: MOONSTONEPub: Kagami Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 34.7%, Visual Novel 27.1%, JRPG 21.6%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, Indie 1.5%
- #33 Who Killed Mr X
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ENDAI
Windows
You wake up locked up in an unknown place with 8 strangers. Who are these people ? Why are you here ? You have a bad feeling. But suddenly, the phone rings, and it's up to you : Will you dare answer and go deeper in this mysterious plot ? Will you reveal the horrible truth... and survive it ?
Why similar: Detective 27.4%, Mystery 18.6%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Crime 8.9%
- #34 No Recollection
76% 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 21.4%, Mystery 18.8%, Multiple Endings 11%, Psychological Horror 10.3%
- #35 Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 140 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 20.2%, Mystery 11.4%, Dialogue Heavy 11.2%, Multiple Endings 10.8%
- #36 FALSE SPIDER
75% 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 20.7%, Visual Novel 14.8%, 2D Platformer 14%, JRPG 13.4%, Mystery 12.5%
- #37 Threefold Recital
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,800 reviews2025
Dev: Everscape GamesPub: indienova
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 9.2 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 31.6%, 2D Platformer 19.6%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Mystery 18.2%, Story Rich 6.1%
- #38 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 45,237 reviews2019
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 26.6 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 38.1%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Mystery 17.1%, Crime 10.4%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #39 AI: The Somnium Files
74% matchVery Positive91% of 9,439 reviews2019
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.2 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 33.8%, Visual Novel 26%, Mystery 20.6%, Story Rich 8.2%, Multiple Endings 7.8%
- #40 Pass Thru Fire
73% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 方郎Pub: 东街社区游戏工作室
Windows
A story-driven puzzle and mystery RPG with a unique art style. Players take on the role of an unemployed police officer, wandering through the corrupt city streets to find the killer behind the serial murders at Qingjiang University dorms, and uncover the truth about their missing brother...
Why similar: 2D Platformer 25%, Visual Novel 24.6%, RPG 17.8%, Detective 16.6%, Mystery 10.9%
- #41 The Real Face of a VTuber
71% matchVery Positive92% of 340 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 30.8%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Mystery 16.4%, Dialogue Heavy 12.5%, Crime 12.4%
- #42 异界少女的轮回血契
73% 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 23.9%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Detective 17%, RPG 15.5%, Mystery 11%
- #43 Echoes of Ash
72% 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 37.2%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Mystery 16%, Crime 11.5%, Story Rich 6.9%
- #44 Fayburrow
71% matchVery Positive81% of 489 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 30.9%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Mystery 20.2%, Dialogue Heavy 10%, Story Rich 6.7%
- #45 我死后的那些天-After Death
72% 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 28.4%, Visual Novel 22.7%, Mystery 18.3%, RPG 14.1%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #46 Sanitecty
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Magonol-a
Windows
"A detective’s intuition alone cannot solve a case. Examine the scene carefully." Sanitecty is a 2D detective adventure set across various locations, from high-speed trains to hotels. Carefully investigate scenes and connect evidence to reveal the truth.
Why similar: Detective 43%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Mystery 12%, Dialogue Heavy 11.3%, Crime 9.9%
- #47 Turlock Holmes
69% matchVery Positive80% of 997 reviews2024
Dev: Find the Lamp GamesPub: Neverland Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.8 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 31.6%, Mystery 16.5%, Crime 16%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Psychological Horror 10.5%
- #48 誰是犯案者 Who is the Criminal
71% matchVery Positive95% of 60 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 30.4%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Mystery 16.2%, Crime 13%, Dialogue Heavy 10.4%
- #49 Orient on the Murder Express
70% 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 23.9%, Mystery 20.6%, Story Rich 7.6%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #50 泥舟と罪人
69% 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 28.2%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Mystery 12.8%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Crime 11%
- #51 见习侦探
70% 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 31.3%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Mystery 16.4%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, RPG 10.2%
- #52 Police Detective: Tokyo Beat
69% matchNo user reviews
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 38.2%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Mystery 17.7%, Crime 14.8%, Story Rich 7.6%
- #53 Trials of Innocence
67% matchVery Positive92% of 1,812 reviews2025
Dev: 猫龙游戏Pub: Right Mind
Windows
Median: 18.6 hrsMean: 21.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 28.4%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Mystery 14.4%, Crime 11.5%, Dialogue Heavy 8.9%
- #54 破禁 Limbo Break
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: xiaowanxiongzzzPub: Stellar Artificer Games
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 21%, Mystery 15.7%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, RPG 8.9%
- #55 The Testing Chamber
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 705 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 27.4%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Mystery 16.7%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Psychological Horror 10.9%
- #56 Clash: Blue Mirage
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Drone Garden Studios
Windows
Save the day with Clash!
Why similar: Detective 36.6%, Visual Novel 26.1%, Mystery 18.9%, Dialogue Heavy 8.2%, Multiple Endings 6.5%
- #57 Realization
67% 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 19.8%, Mystery 14.4%, Crime 13.5%, Psychological Horror 11.2%
- #58 Crimson Reflection
66% 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 19.7%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Dialogue Heavy 9.8%, Mystery 9.2%
- #59 The Deed
68% matchVery Positive90% of 3,781 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 29.4%, Visual Novel 20%, Crime 17%, Mystery 14.7%, RPG 9.2%
- #60 Kisen: Seeker of Aenjan City
67% 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 37.1%, Visual Novel 27.7%, Mystery 23.9%, Story Rich 9.2%, Indie 1.6%