- #1 AI: The Somnium Files
97% matchVery Positive92% of 9,101 reviews2019
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.1 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: Visual Novel 22.1%, Mystery 16.9%, Gore 13.8%, Violent 10%, Anime 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features deep detective work and surreal, supernatural mystery elements that align with the investigative focus of the seed game.
- #2 428: Shibuya Scramble
96% matchVery Positive95% of 3,587 reviews2018
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A kidnapping on the streets of Shibuya brings together a hot-blooded detective, hard-hitting journalist, former gang leader, the head researcher of a big pharma manufacturer and a part-timer stuck in cat costume for a series of events each more unexpected and outrageous than the last.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.1%, Mystery 24%, Adventure 13%, Violent 12.9%, Story Rich 11%
Why You'll Like It: Features a complex, multi-perspective narrative structure that mirrors the perspective-swapping mechanics of the seed game.
- #3 The House in Fata Morgana
96% matchVery Positive95% of 6,041 reviews2016
Dev: NOVECTPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A gothic suspense tale set in a cursed mansion. "The House in Fata Morgana" is a full-length visual novel spanning nearly a millennium that deals in tragedy, human nature, and insanity.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26%, Mystery 19.4%, Horror 13.1%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Story Rich 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A masterfully written gothic mystery that excels in psychological horror and complex, supernatural storytelling.
- #4 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
95% 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: Well-Written 33.5% ★, Visual Novel 15.1%, Supernatural 11%, Mystery 11%, Horror 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses directly on investigating urban legends and supernatural phenomena, mirroring the core theme of the seed game.
- #5 Raging Loop
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,674 reviews2017
Dev: KEMCO
Windows
Median: 23.9 hrsMean: 58.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.2%, Mystery 18.7%, Gore 11.5%, Violent 10.7%, Adventure 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A tense, folk-horror mystery that utilizes a loop mechanic to uncover the truth behind a series of supernatural deaths.
- #6 GNOSIA
94% matchVery Positive94% of 4,733 reviews2022
Dev: Petit DepottoPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The Gnosia lie. Pretending to be human, they’ll get in close, trick and deceive, and then eliminate one victim at a time...
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.1%, Mystery 20.7%, Story Rich 11.8%, Anime 11.3%, Simulation 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: Uses a time-looping mystery structure that forces players to deduce supernatural threats through social deduction and investigation.
- #7 Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,849 reviews2023
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective, the classic puzzle-solving mystery adventure directed by Ace Attorney creator Shu Takumi, is back! This long-awaited HD remaster features upgraded visuals and sound and new gallery content.
Why similar: Mystery 26.6%, Visual Novel 15%, Supernatural 14.9%, Adventure 13.1%, Story Rich 13%
Why You'll Like It: Combines supernatural investigation with a unique mystery-solving hook that feels thematically similar to the curse-based gameplay.
- #8 Return to Shironagasu Island
92% 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 28.2%, Mystery 21.1%, Adventure 16.2%, Horror 13.4%, Point & Click 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A tight, atmospheric mystery visual novel that captures the feeling of investigating isolated, supernatural occurrences.
- #9 Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority-
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,866 reviews2023
Dev: NankidaiPub: 0UP GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority- is a multi-ending horror adventure game. Sara Chidouin returns home from school late one night to discover that something's gone terribly wrong. When she comes to, she finds herself, her friend Joe, and 9 other people trapped in a mysterious place.
Why similar: Mystery 20.9%, Point & Click 19.5%, Multiple Endings 18.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Anime 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes death game visual novel that emphasizes investigation and logical deduction to survive supernatural scenarios.
- #10 Spirit Hunter: Death Mark
91% matchVery Positive82% of 496 reviews2019
Dev: EXPERIENCEPub: Aksys Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A strange rumor is spreading through the shadows of Tokyo's H City: a mysterious disfigurement has been appearing on the bodies of certain individuals. Anyone who receives the Mark will rapidly die of unknown, horrifying causes. The countdown to death has already begun...
Why similar: Violent 27.5%, Visual Novel 27.2%, Horror 19.5%, Adventure 14.6%, Anime 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: Centers on investigating cursed urban legends, making it a direct thematic match for the seed game's supernatural focus.
- #11 Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
90% matchVery Positive93% of 6,967 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Kidnapped and taken to an unfamiliar location, nine people find themselves forced to participate in a diabolical Nonary Game by an enigmatic mastermind called Zero. Why were they there? Why were they chosen to put their lives on the line? And more importantly, who can be trusted?
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.3%, Mystery 17.4%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Story Rich 10.1%, Gore 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A benchmark for mystery visual novels that combines high-stakes puzzles with branching paths and psychological tension.
- #12 Staffer Case: A Supernatural Mystery Adventure
89% matchVery Positive94% of 3,907 reviews2023
Dev: Team Tetrapod
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Staffer Case is a new sort of mystery game, asking players to find clues, arrange them into documents, and point out the contradictions between them to solve a series of murders. Each mystery unraveled leads you closer to the truth lying at the heart of each case!
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.1%, Mystery 24.5%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, Story Rich 13.1%, Anime 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on detective work within a supernatural context, providing a similar investigative experience to the seed game.
- #13 Higurashi When They Cry Hou+
89% matchVery Positive88% of 163 reviews2023
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 64%
The tragedy of Hinamizawa is over. Those held captive within its grip are free from the fate that bound them to June 1983. Yet the tale of Hinamizawa is not truly complete. There are many worlds not yet explored.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.2%, Gore 18.3%, Violent 17.4%, Adventure 12.1%, Anime 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic mystery series that masterfully blends small-town urban legends with psychological horror and supernatural dread.
- #14 CHAOS;CHILD
88% matchVery Positive94% of 3,800 reviews2019
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 81.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
From the creators of the critically acclaimed STEINS;GATE comes a sensational new visual novel: CHAOS;CHILD. Set in Shibuya in 2015, a group of high school students who survived an earthquake six years ago find themselves at the center of a new series of bizarre murders in the city.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.1%, Gore 16.1%, Violent 14.6%, Mystery 14.5%, Story Rich 7%
Why You'll Like It: A gripping mystery that ties supernatural occurrences to a dark, psychological investigation in a modern urban setting.
- #15 Tokyo Dark
87% matchVery Positive84% of 1,336 reviews2017
Dev: CherrymochiPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Legend tells of a door deep below Tokyo's sewers. All who enter are lost forever. Detective Ito's partner is missing. Explore Tokyo & uncover the darkness that lays beneath the streets in this Point & Click - meets Visual Novel - narrative adventure that questions the very core of Ito's sanity.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19%, Point & Click 14%, Mystery 12.8%, Horror 11.7%, Anime 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click mystery that explores the dark, supernatural underbelly of Tokyo with multiple branching endings.
- #16 The Shell Part I: Inferno
85% 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: Visual Novel 26.6%, Mystery 20.7%, Gore 15.8%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Adventure 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty detective mystery that balances complex character relationships with dark, psychological horror.
- #17 The Letter - Horror Visual Novel
86% matchVery Positive86% of 1,500 reviews2017
Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
When seven people fall prey to a vicious curse, they will discover that horror rests not from the shadows lurking about, but within themselves. To what ends will one go in order to survive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.3%, Horror 16.1%, Gore 13.7%, Mystery 9.1%, Violent 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Uses a multi-character perspective system to tell a branching, supernatural horror story with high stakes.
- #18 The Silver Case
86% matchVery Positive89% of 1,085 reviews2016
Dev: GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The Silver Case – the debut title from world-renowned developer SUDA51 has been fully remastered and localized to English for the first time ever!
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.3%, Mystery 21.5%, Horror 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%, Adventure 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, atmospheric detective mystery that explores dark urban themes with a unique, experimental narrative style.
- #19 Umineko When They Cry - Question Arcs
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,634 reviews2016
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 13.9 hrsMean: 40.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Umineko When They Cry is the 2nd series of Sound Novel released by 07th Expansion. The steam version features renewed character sprites which is swappable from the classic art.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.7%, Mystery 29.4%, Story Rich 13.8%, Horror 10.9%, Anime 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: An incredibly deep mystery narrative that challenges the player to solve complex supernatural puzzles through logical deduction.
- #20 Spirit Hunter: NG
84% matchVery Positive90% of 280 reviews2019
Dev: EXPERIENCEPub: Aksys Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Beware the Creeping Horror... Face nightmares you thought were merely urban legends. Uncover a dark mystery, making deadly decisions just to survive. Play this chilling companion story to the award-winning Spirit Hunter: Death Mark game and bring the terror home.
Why similar: Gore 24.5%, Violent 23.4%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Adventure 13.6%, Horror 13.6%
Why You'll Like It: Continues the focus on investigating cursed urban legends with a darker, more visceral horror tone.
- #21 CHAOS;HEAD NOAH
82% matchVery Positive89% of 1,696 reviews2022
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 52.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
CHAOS;HEAD NOAH is now available on Steam!
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.7%, Gore 22.2%, Mystery 14.7%, Violent 11.1%, Story Rich 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological mystery that deals with reality-warping supernatural events and the paranoia of its protagonist.
- #22 Corpse Party
83% matchVery Positive89% of 1,369 reviews2016
Dev: GrisGrisPub: XSEED Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A group of friends unknowingly perform an occult ritual that traps them in an otherworldly elementary school. Here, the vengeful spirits of young children threaten their lives and their sanity, and the only hope of survival is to uncover the chilling details behind the murders of those trapped before them...
Why similar: Horror 22.5%, Gore 20.6%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Anime 10.7%, RPG 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A definitive horror visual novel that uses supernatural curses and exploration to drive its terrifying narrative.
- #23 Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 35,609 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Visual Novel 29.9%, Mystery 24.3%, Anime 13.7%, Story Rich 10.8%, Horror 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential death game mystery that relies on intense investigation and trial-based deduction to survive.
- #24 Iwaihime
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 873 reviews2020
Dev: DMM GAMESPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
From hit writer Ryukishi07, the creator of When They Cry, comes a story on the theme of “curses.” Strike down the dark riddle of dolls and soot in this supernatural horror visual novel.
Why similar: Supernatural 28.6%, Visual Novel 23.4%, Horror 11.7%, Anime 10.1%, Adventure 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A chilling visual novel that explores Japanese folklore and curses through a dark, atmospheric lens.
- #25 Spirit Hunter: Death Mark II
81% matchVery Positive98% of 154 reviews2024
Dev: EXPERIENCEPub: Aksys Games
Windows
Spirit Hunter: Death Mark II is a suspense-horror game set at a prestigious academy. When rumors circulate about supernatural occurrences at the famed Konoehara Academy in Tokyo’s H City, it’s up to the head of the Kujou family, also known as the “Spirit Doctor,” to take on the case.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.2%, Horror 17.3%, Gore 14.2%, Violent 13.5%, Adventure 13.3%
Why You'll Like It: Expands on the investigation of cursed urban legends with improved mechanics and a more cohesive supernatural narrative.
- #26 WORLD OF HORROR
79% matchVery Positive90% of 9,731 reviews2023
Dev: panstaszPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...
Why similar: Horror 26.1%, Point & Click 22.4%, Mystery 17.3%, RPG 16.5%, Anime 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelite horror game that focuses on investigating cosmic urban legends, capturing the dread of the seed game.
- #27 PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,520 reviews2023
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
How far would you go to bring someone back from the dead? Discover the depths that some will go to in this horror-adventure game.
Why similar: Well-Written 18.2% ★, Supernatural 10.6%, Visual Novel 9.7%, 1980s 7.1%, Mystery 6.7%
- #28 TASOKARE HOTEL Re:newal
79% matchVery Positive86% of 79 reviews2024
Dev: SEEC Inc.
Windows · Mac
一日中夕暮れに染まっている「黄昏ホテル」。そこは、生と死の狭間を彷徨う魂たちが羽を休めるために存在する場所。ある日、ホテルに迷い込んだ少女が、出会いと事件をきっかけに、自らの運命を大きく切り開くことに。生死の狭間で謎解きに挑む、世にも奇妙な異世界脱出アドベンチャーが登場！
Why similar: Well-Written 37.2% ★, Visual Novel 11.5%, Point & Click 9.2%, Mystery 7.4%, Multiple Endings 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A unique mystery game set in a purgatory-like hotel that requires careful investigation to uncover the truth of the guests.
- #29 √Letter - Root Letter -
80% matchMostly Positive79% of 575 reviews2017
Dev: DRAGAMI GAMES, LTD.
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
When a letter is delivered 15 years late - you discover an old pen-friend was involved in a murder, before she disappeared. Travelling to her hometown, you must investigate the murder, using her past letters as clues to uncover the disturbing truth.
Why similar: Violent 16.6%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Mystery 13.6%, Point & Click 11.2%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery adventure focused on uncovering the truth about a missing person through investigation and dialogue.
- #30 Corpse Party (2021)
77% matchVery Positive90% of 1,410 reviews2021
Dev: MAGES.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Explore the haunted halls of Heavenly Host Elementary in Corpse Party (2021), the horror cult classic now updated for the next generation.
Why similar: Supernatural 15.5%, Horror 15%, Multiple Endings 11%, RPG 9.2%, Visual Novel 8.1%
- #31 Midnight Syndrome
76% matchVery Positive99% of 87 reviews2024
Dev: ナツミカン
Windows
A summer night consumes the girls... Exploration type horror ADV game
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.9%, Point & Click 16.2%, Horror 14.4%, Mystery 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%
- #32 Pink Noise
75% matchVery Positive92% of 107 reviews2026
Dev: Somber GamesPub: Caspianborn Publishing
Windows
Pink Noise is a nonlinear visual novel in the psychological horror genre, immersing you in the retro atmosphere of the '90s. It tells the tale of a group of teenagers who unknowingly set off a chain of terrifying events. What secrets lie within the mysterious VHS tape they should’ve never played?
Why similar: Well-Written 37.6% ★, Visual Novel 13.1%, Mystery 9.5%, Point & Click 8.4%, Horror 8.4%
- #33 Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo
74% 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: Visual Novel 20.5%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Point & Click 11.3%, Mystery 11.2%, Adventure 10.3%
- #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: Supernatural 16.2%, Visual Novel 14.8%, RPG 13%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Mystery 11.4%
- #35 Corpse Party: Book of Shadows
76% matchVery Positive86% of 499 reviews2018
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
An anthology series that serves as a Corpse Party sequel, prequel, midquel, and alternate universe tale all in one. Rejoin old friends for a deeper dive into the haunted halls of Heavenly Host Elementary...
Why similar: Gore 16.8%, Violent 15.7%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Horror 10.1%, Point & Click 9.5%
- #36 BAD END
77% matchVery Positive84% of 393 reviews2015
Dev: Arai Koh Create OfficePub: YOX-Project
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
It's rumored that those who play 'BAD END'- a Visual Novel will die in REAL LIFE if they make the wrong decision in the game itself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.3%, Mystery 15.6%, Horror 12.4%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Supernatural 9.2%
- #37 The Shell Part II: Purgatorio
72% matchVery Positive95% of 590 reviews2024
Dev: Innocent GreyPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 20.4 hrsMean: 157.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Detective Reiji Tokisaka is back to face down a mystery that spans decades, if not centuries. With the aftermath of his last case weighing on his soul and a long-silent cult resurgent, can he solve the crime—or will it become his curse?
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.7%, Mystery 21.1%, Horror 14%, Anime 11.1%, Hand-drawn 10.5%
- #38 Sunlight Scream
73% 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: Visual Novel 22.2%, Mystery 17.6%, Violent 10.4%, Story Rich 9.5%, Anime 9.5%
- #39 Love Curse: Find Your Soulmate
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,847 reviews2025
Dev: Xso
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Love Curse is a GL visual novel. You’ve fallen under a curse, and the only way to break it is to find your soulmate! The clock is ticking… Will you find true love? And what secrets will you uncover along the way?
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.3%, Supernatural 17.2%, Multiple Endings 14.5%, RPG 12.3%, Anime 7.5%
- #40 Siren's Call: Escape Velocity
70% matchVery Positive98% of 133 reviews2025
Dev: ThePenSword
Windows
The definitive edition of the fan-favorite visual novel is here! A surreal, coming-of-age tale set in early 2010s Central Florida, Siren's Call is the small town you swore you'd always leave. Something inside you knows this is your last chance. Will you reach escape velocity?
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.8%, Mystery 17.8%, Horror 14.6%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Adventure 8.9%
- #41 マーダーミステリーパラドクス このひと夏の十五年
71% matchVery Positive86% of 259 reviews2023
Dev: 213℉Pub: Aniplex Inc.
Windows
"Murder Mystery Paradox: Fifteen Years of Summer" is a text-based adventure game. Enter the remote and sparsely populated island of Shikinejima and attempt to solve the strangely recurring mystery found there.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.8%, Mystery 19%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Horror 14.2%, Adventure 12.7%
- #42 ABYSS OF THE SACRIFICE
73% matchVery Positive83% of 265 reviews2020
Dev: INTENSEPub: D3PUBLISHER
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Five girls meet in an isolated underground city. As they slay and betray each other, what fate awaits them at the end of their journey? Hope? Or despair? Enjoy an immersive story, fully voiced and boasting multiple endings!
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.4%, Mystery 13%, Gore 11.2%, Violent 10.7%, Anime 10.3%
- #43 CAFE 0 ~The Drowned Mermaid~
75% matchMixed63% of 178 reviews2015
Dev: ROSEVERTE MYSTERYPub: ROSEVERTE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
What will you do if you can redo the last 7 days before you died? Try this unique supernatural mystery visual novel!
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.4%, Mystery 13.5%, Adventure 13%, Horror 12.6%, Anime 8%
- #44 Magical Eyes - Red is for Anguish
74% matchVery Positive81% of 69 reviews2016
Dev: Pomera StudiosPub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Magical Eyes - Red is for Anguish is a thrilling mystery story revolving around a series of unfathomable incidents in a town.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33%, Mystery 23.1%, Adventure 16.4%, Horror 14%, Anime 13.6%
- #45 Enelia: Dawn of Madness
70% matchVery Positive95% of 127 reviews2024
Dev: Indra Studio
Windows
Immerse yourself in the enigmatic world of Nauris, where enchanting landscapes hide terrifying secrets: the strange behavior of elders, sinister rituals of priests, and the disappearance of citizens. Madness lurks everywhere – will you master it or become its victim? The choice is yours.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.3%, Horror 12.2%, Point & Click 10.7%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, RPG 8.8%
- #46 Mercury Abbey
69% matchVery Positive92% of 931 reviews2024
Dev: YiTi GamesPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
In a mansion surrounded by mist, as the curse made by the Alchemist and Fairy reappears, the danger is quietly lurking in the darkness, awaiting its visitors.Follow Harrod and Willie to unravel an incredible story in Mercury Abbey, and go on an adventure that you would only find in mystery novels.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.2%, Hand-drawn 24.2%, Adventure 16.6%, Horror 12.7%, Anime 9.7%
- #47 Little Goody Two Shoes
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,301 reviews2023
Dev: AstralShiftPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Venture into the woods as you play Little Goody Two Shoes, a phantasmagorical horror narrative adventure where all your decisions matter!
Why similar: RPG 20.2%, Horror 19.3%, Mystery 17.7%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, Adventure 13.1%
- #48 Kimagure Temptation
70% matchVery Positive97% of 184 reviews2021
Dev: Silky's Plus WasabiPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 20.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Mysterious murders. A cursed apartment building. Cohabitating with a cute demon girl?! All in a day's work for diviner, Haruhisa but will he be able to solve the case and not be distracted by a demon girl only interested in him?
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.3%, Point & Click 15.3%, Supernatural 14.7%, Mystery 11.5%, Multiple Endings 11.3%
- #49 BAD END THEATER
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 9,533 reviews2021
Dev: NomnomNami
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.7%, Multiple Endings 20.4%, Story Rich 12.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%, Simulation 8.2%
- #50 Ghostwire: Tokyo - Prelude
72% matchMixed62% of 448 reviews2022
Dev: Tango GameworksPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Join KK and his gang of supernatural detectives as they investigate a strange disappearance, only to stumble upon something more sinister. Build relationships with your team and piece together their stories.
Why similar: Supernatural 30.1%, Visual Novel 24.9%, Mystery 17.2%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #51 Hira Hira Hihiru
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 860 reviews2023
Dev: BA-KUPub: ANIPLEX.EXE
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 69%
"Hira Hira Hihiru" is a visual novel set in a fictional Taishō Era. It tells the story of its two protagonists' struggle against Aerodema, a terrifying disease which brings the dead back to life.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.8%, Adventure 18%, Violent 17%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Anime 5.2%
- #52 MAMIYA
69% matchVery Positive93% of 444 reviews2021
Dev: Kenkou LandPub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
MAMIYA is a captivating, dark mystery visual novel in which a group of young men struggle against existential dread before the end of the world.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.9%, Mystery 15.9%, Multiple Endings 14.6%, Horror 13.7%, Story Rich 12.5%
- #53 Summer Nightmare
73% matchMixed55% of 554 reviews2017
Dev: Team Summer NightmarePub: Elkibe Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 30%
If one’s imagined world of nightmare and the real world unite…. The hide-and-seek game of death in the world of nightmare begins. Discover hints and save yourself from the nightmare!
Why similar: Gore 29.8%, Visual Novel 28.6%, Horror 18.8%, Anime 13.1%, Adventure 9.7%
- #54 KAKUSANKIBOU / 扩散希望
71% 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: Violent 14.1%, RPG 14%, Gore 13.7%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Mystery 10.1%
- #55 The Test: Hypothesis Rising
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,928 reviews2020
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 42%
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.1%, Mystery 13.9%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Horror 10.9%, Simulation 10.2%
- #56 Matsuro Palette
67% matchVery Positive99% of 319 reviews2020
Dev: SleepingMuseumPub: KEMCO
Windows
Survive seven days with a cursed painting. Rely on notes from past victims and manage to successfully paint her portrait. But be careful not to upset her, or you'll quickly find yourself dead! An assortment of terminal tableaus awaits you. Will you be the one to finally finish her?
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.2%, Mystery 15.7%, Point & Click 14.5%, Horror 12.1%, Multiple Endings 11%
- #57 Paradise: Musubi
65% matchVery Positive98% of 58 reviews2026
Dev: PIL/SLASHPub: JAST
Windows · Mac · Linux
The first sequel to the Boys Love visual novel Paradise. Play through the continuation of the original game's good endings, and unlock flashbacks to the first Paradise from new perspectives. Contains new CGs, characters, and lots of romance!
Why similar: Visual Novel 29%, Mystery 23.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Story Rich 12.9%, Adventure 10.9%
- #58 Curse
71% matchMixed62% of 77 reviews2016
Dev: Stormlord GamesPub: Stormlord Games LLC
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 47%
CURSE is a point-and-click horror game that throws the player into the world of paranormal investigations.
Why similar: Supernatural 23.5%, Point & Click 17%, Horror 16.8%, 1980s 15.3%, Simulation 14.4%
- #59 HAPPY SAIN† SHEOL
66% matchVery Positive85% of 221 reviews2024
Dev: HUNGRYCULTPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Two thousand years ago, the Pestis Disaster swept through the land, corrupting all living things and making it to difficult to live on the land. Having touched the darkest darkness the world has seen, one must now face the dazzling light. Thus I pose this question. Whose wings did I see that day?
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.3%, Gore 18.9%, Violent 14%, Horror 14%, Adventure 13.4%
- #60 The Horror Of Salazar House
66% matchVery Positive95% of 386 reviews2020
Dev: Maldo19Pub: Torture Star Video
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Will you solve the mystery of the Salazar manor or will you become another permanent inhabitant? An Italian horror inspired adventure game!
Why similar: Supernatural 17.4%, Gore 15.4%, Violent 14.5%, Point & Click 11.8%, Mystery 11.4%
