60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Mystery, Interactive Fiction, Visual Novel, Anime.
This is an AVG game of deduction and suspense. The gameplay is a special spiritual jury system. Players will take the role of female detective or male police officer, traveling between dream and reality, and jointly investigate the years of unresolved “brunette female serial murder case”.
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独居在求学之地、平平无奇的草食妖怪少女——小璐茸的生活在新学期开头便陷入了异常…… 安谧而愉快的平凡日常被打破，而通过选择指引到的未来能否让她摆脱不安的阴影？ 红线那一端所牵引的人，是未来的幸福，还是蓄势的猎手？
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Jing' an District is a peaceful place, but sometimes some interesting cases will happen. The cases here are not all so bloody. But it also brings us a lot of reflection and insight. You will play a young policeman in Jing 'an District. Go through and solve these cases with your partner.
独居在求学之地、平平无奇的草食妖怪少女——小璐茸的生活在新学期开头便陷入了异常…… 安谧而愉快的平凡日常被打破，而通过选择指引到的未来能否让她摆脱不安的阴影？ 红线那一端所牵引的人，是未来的幸福，还是蓄势的猎手？
Why similar: Crime 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Alternate History 10.9%, Surreal 10.7%, Emotional 9.3%
Jing' an District is a peaceful place, but sometimes some interesting cases will happen. The cases here are not all so bloody. But it also brings us a lot of reflection and insight. You will play a young policeman in Jing 'an District. Go through and solve these cases with your partner.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Mystery 14.8%, Investigation 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Strategy RPG 9.7%
Detective Red July must stop a serial killer who patterns his murders after optical illusions in this mystery visual novel set in the world of Methods.
Why similar: Crime 21%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Investigation 12.2%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Mystery 10.1%
NINA AQUILA is back for her brightest, boldest, most magical adventure yet!
Why similar: Crime 25.9%, Investigation 17%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Visual Novel 11%, Female Protagonist 9.6%
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: Crime 21.6%, Investigation 20.1%, Mystery 15.7%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%
After being away at college, you meet up with two of your friends at a local movie theatre. What starts out as a simple reunion, quickly unravels to be a gruesome murder mystery with your friend as the victim. It is now your mission to find out who did it, and how in this visual novel style game.
Why similar: Crime 26.9%, Investigation 17.9%, Mystery 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Visual Novel 10.3%
50+ endings! A purely fictional fantasy world! Comedy script, dark plot — and the endings? Pitch-black. Swept into a storm, you need a boss. The revolutionary, the merchant, or the cult leader? Your pick unlocks different paths. You're a cheater with buffs — you'll survive. Go!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Alternate History 14.5%, Visual Novel 14%, RPG 11%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
长泽小学的一年级女生结奈，和青梅竹马的好朋友真也约好了一起玩捉迷藏。但是，最近他们的身边似乎出现了可疑的人物，街道的氛围也变得紧张了起来。即便如此，今天放学后也要去公园玩捉迷藏哦……
Why similar: Crime 24.1%, Mystery 15.9%, Emotional 14.7%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, RPG 12.9%
Dark Matter God × unemployed girl. A two-way redemption otome visual novel.
Why similar: Emotional 19.2%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Mystery 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Female Protagonist 11.6%
A secluded mountain resort, 10 friends, 1 murderer. Investigate, interrogate and present evidence as you solve various mysteries throughout the night. Will you be able to reach the truth and uncover the culprit’s identity? Or will your deductions lead you to blame someone completely innocent...?
Why similar: Investigation 18.9%, Crime 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Mystery 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.1%
Who killed your best friend?! Find out the truth before 4 suspects frame you instead! Death Becomes You is a mystery visual novel where you untangle the dark secrets and relationships between your fellow magic university students.
Why similar: Crime 21%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Investigation 15.5%, Mystery 13.2%, Visual Novel 11.1%
A Mesozoic murder mystery, 4 suspects, 1 truth. Investigate, interrogate and present evidence as you set out to unravel the case with your team. Will you be able to accurately determine who took the victim's life? Or will your deductions lead you to arrest someone for a crime they did not commit...?
Why similar: Crime 27.9%, Investigation 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Mystery 12.3%, Visual Novel 10.9%
A mysterious adventure focused on exploration, puzzle-solving, and choice-driven progression as two young nobles navigate a mansion that warps into a mysterious and dangerous world after a sudden disaster. Will you uncover the truth hidden within its shifting halls before the darkness consumes you?
Why similar: Investigation 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Emotional 10%, Horror 9.2%
《Interwoven Dream》 is a Victorian-era visual novel with multiple POVs. In 1884 London, four friends reunite after a string of disappearances, each with their own motives. Together, they dive into the city's darkest secrets, where dreams and reality blur.
Why similar: Alternate History 21.4%, Mystery 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, RPG 11.7%
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: Crime 23.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Investigation 14%, Mystery 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.1%
Endless Lost: The Realm of Reincarnation "is a suspenseful puzzle game where players will be trapped in the endless cycle of suffering and strive to escape through various clues.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Strategy RPG 15.7%, Mystery 13.6%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Visual Novel 8.9%
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Crime 29.7%, Investigation 22.2%, Mystery 14.5%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Female Protagonist 10.2%
蝉鸣声中偏远的山中小镇，表面悠然而宁静，背后却隐藏着某个笼罩了这里数百年的黑暗秘密。女主角结城花火几年前跟随父母一同来到空铃镇，在父母的事故后因为内向的性格被排挤的她如今一个人生活在小镇上，直到在旧校舍邂逅本已死去的“幽灵”。
Why similar: Surreal 16.6%, Mystery 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, RPG 7.2%
In this short visual novel, four prisoners on death row are cleared of all charges. But the prison has a quota to meet. The four are put in a room and asked to decide among themselves over the course of an hour... who will be the one to die?
Why similar: Crime 23.3%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Mystery 15.6%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Female Protagonist 7.1%
In April, when cherry blossoms flutter through the air, a gruesome discovery is made—a blood-soaked corpse in a quiet town.
Why similar: Emotional 16.6%, Mystery 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Female Protagonist 10.9%
A troubling missing persons case soon snowballs into an investigation of a shadowy criminal enterprise and vast conspiracies that even affect your own family. Will you be able to solve the mystery while protecting those dear to you? Will your fledgling romance survive full knowledge of your past?
Why similar: Crime 31.2%, Investigation 18.6%, Mystery 15%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%
Join a serial killer enthusiast group to solve the town's recent murders in this mystery visual novel adventure, featuring point-and-click and text-based investigation and a detailed story.
Why similar: Crime 20.8%, Investigation 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Mystery 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.6%
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: Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Mystery 14.9%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Strategy RPG 12%, RPG 9.2%
你将扮演主角芽，跟随她的视角展开一段关于美食和爱的故事。奇怪的丈夫、莽撞的快递员、尽职尽责的警察……一桩又一桩的杀人案在悄无声息中改变了你的生活，而你甚至分不清那是真实还是虚幻。你做出正确的选择，迎来自己的结局。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.2%, RPG 18%, Visual Novel 16%, Surreal 13.3%, Mystery 12.9%
Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.
Why similar: Crime 25.3%, Investigation 16.9%, Surreal 13.4%, Mystery 11.6%, Female Protagonist 10.5%
Blood. Captivity. Mystery.
Why similar: Crime 25.3%, Investigation 15.5%, Emotional 12.3%, Alternate History 11.5%, Female Protagonist 10.8%
The Final Act is a mix of visual novel and puzzle game where you assist writer Rebecca Carter in overcoming her writer's block by crafting the perfect murder plot for her novel. Solve intricate puzzles, adjust crime scenes, and navigate immersive storytelling to uncover the perfect crime.
Why similar: Crime 27.9%, Mystery 13.6%, Emotional 13.1%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%
A visual novel about grief, memory and acceptance. Nayara is a painter of memories: she digs into her clients’ minds to change or even erase their memories. One day she realizes she has altered her own memory. What was so painful or unbearable that she wanted to forget it for good?
Why similar: Emotional 22.8%, Investigation 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Female Protagonist 9.6%
In 1630, Ming Dynasty collapses—famine, war, and rebellion plague the land. When a tyrant is murdered in "utopian" Baichu County, detectives Yue Wuxi and Feng Shengjue investigate, unwittingly uncovering a conspiracy that will shake both court and martial world...
Why similar: Alternate History 23.5%, Visual Novel 16.3%, RPG 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
这是一款结合了AVG和RPG的软科幻悬疑乙女游戏。您将扮演一位失忆的舰长，需要召回因为船体爆炸而失散的船员——这些人的到来将会引发新的事件。您会在扫地机器人“萝卜”的陪伴下，靠您的“洞察力”和与他们互动来找出真相——而一切线索最后都将会指向导致船体爆炸的真凶。您可以自由与您的船员们发展情感关系（友谊/爱情），了解他们有助于您找到最后的真凶；他们也将作为您观察的透镜，映射出这个您“完全不记得”的世界。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Female Protagonist 19.6%, RPG 15.2%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Emotional 8.2%
A stately, huge, beautiful mansion... Where is this?Opened the door of the mansion with a nervous heart, and the moment , I knew there was no turning back.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 18.9%, Emotional 12.8%, Investigation 10.5%, Multiple Endings 10%, Mystery 9.7%
The fourth of seven chapters of a courtroom battle style visual novel, in which the story follows brand new lawyer Samuel Prince as he solves a strange variety of different crimes. Investigate the crime scene for evidence, then use it in court to find the real truth behind the case.
Why similar: Crime 28.5%, Investigation 21.5%, Mystery 19.8%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Story Rich 6.8%
The chart-topping itch.io and Newgrounds indie hit comes to Steam, with a slew of enhancements and new features! Step into court as Nina Aquila, rookie defense attorney in this thrilling VN/adventure game hybrid, and fight for justice in a world where all anime genres exist at once!
Why similar: Crime 25.5%, Investigation 14.6%, Mystery 12.9%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%
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: Crime 34.3%, Mystery 15.3%, Investigation 14.5%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Anime 5.8%
A Japanese-inspired Western fantasy visual novel with a female-centric narrative, set in a unique world. Play commoner mage Nolan: follow your mentor to Sabelien, forge bonds, face power struggles. Choose to avoid chaos or carve your path—your choices will shape Aorleton and the Mage Guild’s fate.
Why similar: Alternate History 16.3%, Female Protagonist 16.1%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Emotional 12.8%, RPG 11.4%
Gather evidence, interview suspects and send your case to trial. Have you got what it takes to be Tokyo's top detective?
Why similar: Crime 31.5%, Mystery 15.5%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Investigation 9.6%
This is a fascinating, casual, spot-the-difference puzzle game that tests your visual perceptual skills. Character accessories and the backgrounds are obscured. To complete the mission, you need to spot 8 to 15 differences to clear each level.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Visual Novel 12%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Emotional 11%
Solve your own murder in this thrilling true crime adventure game. You've come face-to-face with your fate and someone close to you is going to kill you...unless you find out who it is before the time runs out!
Why similar: Crime 27.7%, Mystery 14.8%, Investigation 14.6%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Horror 7.5%
'UNCULT' is a Adventure where the protagonist, the daughter of a cult leader, suffers from amnesia after an accident in a fanatical pseudo-religious group. Now, she must piece together her obscured past, facing numerous challenges and uncovering the truth. Your decisions will shape her destiny.
Why similar: Crime 23.7%, Mystery 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Emotional 10%, Visual Novel 9.3%
In Kayotica, you play as April—a clever but manipulative student caught in a web of friendship, rivalry, and dark crimes. What begins as ordinary campus life quickly turns into a mystery of betrayal, hidden truths, and a shocking murder. Can you solve the mystery, or will you become the next victim?
Why similar: Crime 29%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Investigation 13.1%, Emotional 12.2%, Female Protagonist 10.3%
《下九泉》是一款国产剧情向解谜游戏。主角孟存真死后魂归地府，成为行走于九泉的实习判官。孟存真从一个因受诅咒而不能入轮回的亡魂展开调查，追寻亡者被诅咒的真相。游戏围绕人性中“贪、嗔、痴、慢、疑”展开5个截然不同的单元故事。不到最后一刻，你永远想不到事件背后令人细思极恐的真相…
Why similar: Mystery 17.2%, Surreal 16.3%, Investigation 15%, Emotional 14.1%, Visual Novel 10.4%
《请神》是一款中式民俗RPG。选择你的职业，自由分配技能，在多个独立模组中扮演不同身份的调查员。通过对话与检定直面中式恐怖和超自然恐怖。
Why similar: Investigation 18.1%, Mystery 18.1%, RPG 15.8%, Surreal 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%
Moving into a close senior's home, but nightmares follow. Terrifying ghostly figures, a senior who seems to be hiding something. What secret lies behind the door that cannot be opened?
Why similar: Crime 23.8%, Mystery 21.4%, RPG 13.9%, Emotional 8.7%, Visual Novel 8.4%
Miles Edgeworth's dramatic turnabouts take center stage! Experience both Ace Attorney Investigations games in one gorgeous collection! Investigate crime scenes and solve tough, intriguing cases through logic and deduction. When Edgeworth's past and present collide, his future begins!
Why similar: Crime 32%, Investigation 25.4%, Mystery 16.4%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Story Rich 5.9%
ODH is a story rich, physcological, survival, horror, game with retro flair.
Why similar: Crime 21.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Mystery 14.9%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Investigation 11.2%
The first of seven chapters of a courtroom battle style visual novel, in which the story follows brand new lawyer Samuel Prince as he solves a strange variety of different crimes. Investigate the crime scene for evidence, then use it in court to find the real truth behind the case.
Why similar: Crime 28.3%, Investigation 25.1%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Mystery 17%, Story Rich 4.6%
《春泥》是一款刑侦题材的悬疑解谜推理游戏。2018年中秋前夕，刑警程佑接到报案，动身前往泥塑匠林家处理一起家庭伤人案。随着调查深入，案件的疑点层层浮现，将她引向一连串尘封已久的谜团。往事的土壤正在松动，深埋的真相即将揭开......
Why similar: Crime 30%, Investigation 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Mystery 14.5%, RPG 7.8%
《你离开之后》是一款文字互动类乙女向游戏，再次醒来时你发现自已似乎已经是一缕魂魄了，你的爱人在你离开后变得敏感脆弱，而你的行为将会或直接或间接的影响到他，最终走向不同的结局。 一款美味的鳏夫文学，你的冷漠与无视会让向来冷静矜持的爱人在你面前发疯变得歇斯底里，你的捉弄会让他在梦里情难自已，你的一举一动都会让他改变，你离开之后，他活成了你的样子，或是你想要的样子。
Why similar: Emotional 22.9%, Female Protagonist 20.3%, Visual Novel 17.7%, RPG 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%
Back to the Dawn is a story-rich RPG set in a high-security prison ruled by factions and buried secrets. Investigate two conspiracies from the inside, gather evidence, and outsmart a system designed to silence you. Make friends (or foes) with fellow inmates and with their help, break out of prison.
Why similar: Crime 26.6%, Strategy RPG 18.1%, Investigation 14.7%, RPG 12.1%, Mystery 10.7%
Summer, a small town, jasmine. Past worries, future choices. Perhaps a midnight wish will quietly come true on a warm afternoon.『小城茉莉』 is a visual novel. You play as Zhu Yutong, experiencing a tangled, dreamy time. It's our honor if you find joy and emotion in this journey.
Why similar: Emotional 21%, RPG 20.2%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Female Protagonist 18.7%, Multiple Endings 12%
A mysterious woman comes back from the dead, and the dusty past surfaces. Between a gloomy student girl and a glamorous ex-girlfriend, the clues are intertwined, who is the mastermind behind the scene? Play as a detective heroine in 1935 London, embark on a journey of love and growth.
Why similar: Crime 20.5%, Mystery 13.3%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Investigation 11.7%, Visual Novel 10.8%
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: Mystery 21.9%, Crime 16%, Emotional 12.7%, Visual Novel 12.6%, RPG 11%
Discover a world where magic and science, chaos and order, are two sides of the same coin.
Why similar: Crime 26.2%, Investigation 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Mystery 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.2%
A pixel art point-and-click adventure set in the heart of the modern-day high tech industry, which will test your logic and deductive reasoning skills as you investigate the murder mystery that's upturned your life.
Why similar: Investigation 19%, Emotional 15.6%, Mystery 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Female Protagonist 12.4%
After witnessing a murder, 16-year-old skater Azar Warren seeks refuge with her estranged grandfather on his rural compound, only to suspect he may be more dangerous than her pursuers. Ashes blends graphic novel panels with interactive puzzles in a story of murder and unease.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Mystery 14.1%, Emotional 13.6%
One cold case, four deathbed flashbacks. Every shift in perspective overturns the "truth" you believed. Story-driven, with exploration, deduction, puzzles, and combat. Ready for a mind-bending thrill ride with twists at every turn?
Why similar: Crime 27.3%, Investigation 19.4%, Mystery 14.8%, Emotional 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%
In faint light, a story of struggle. The bustling world is mist over painted smiles and hidden cold. A candle flickers but never bows. Together, let us see the truth and grope our way forward… Can we finally light our own freedom and life? Only the night knows.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.6%, RPG 19.5%, Visual Novel 17.8%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Female Protagonist 10.3%
Hauma is a deduction visual novel set in Munich. Discover a conspiracy amongst the upper echelons of society alongside former detective Judith, while visiting real locations in a comic-inspired look.
Why similar: Crime 25.9%, Investigation 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Mystery 12.1%, Female Protagonist 11.3%
We Stay Behind is a single-player third-person mystery between dreams and reality. A comet is on course to destroy a small town but its inhabitants refuse to leave. Interview the people of Laburnum Creek, explore a beautiful national park and unravel the secrets of this picturesque town.
Why similar: Investigation 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Emotional 15%, Mystery 14.8%, Surreal 14.2%
Immerse yourself in a psychological thriller with narrative adventure elements and unsettling details. Join Detective Bennett on his final case and uncover dark secrets in a world where reality bends and sanity wavers.
Why similar: Crime 28.2%, Investigation 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Mystery 14.1%, Emotional 12.6%
