60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Detective, Story Rich, Mystery.
Find the Golden Pineapple and the crimes against the Mayans. In Pineapple Legend, solve investigations with amusing and humorous situations. Explore the city of Takitani: investigate, solve puzzles, collect cards, equip accessories, fish, garden, fight in the arena, and increase your affinity!!!
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy
Join rookie attorney Apollo Justice and his mentor, the legendary Phoenix Wright, in this collection of 3 games! This title features 16 episodes (including previously DLC-only episodes) and supports English, French, German, Japanese Korean, and Traditional and Simplified Chinese.
Death off the Cuff
No criminal has ever been a match for you, and everybody is looking forward to a description of your brilliant deductions. There is just one small problem. One tiny detail that makes it different this time. A mere trifle, really. This time you have no idea who did it.
Join rookie attorney Apollo Justice and his mentor, the legendary Phoenix Wright, in this collection of 3 games! This title features 16 episodes (including previously DLC-only episodes) and supports English, French, German, Japanese Korean, and Traditional and Simplified Chinese.
Why similar: Detective 18.1%, Investigation 15.5%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Crime 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.5%
No criminal has ever been a match for you, and everybody is looking forward to a description of your brilliant deductions. There is just one small problem. One tiny detail that makes it different this time. A mere trifle, really. This time you have no idea who did it.
Why similar: Detective 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Investigation 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Text-Based 10.9%
Famous detective Kosuke Kindaichi's first case, the Honjin Murder Mystery. Honjin descendant Kenzo Ichiyanagi and his new wife Katsuko Kubo lay dead in a bed of blood on the night of their wedding. Kosuke Kindaichi searches for the truth about this locked room murder mystery. However...
Why similar: Detective 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Investigation 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%, Visual Novel 10.8%
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: Investigation 19.3%, Crime 17.4%, Detective 16.1%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Mystery 7.9%
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: Detective 16.2%, Crime 15.4%, Investigation 12.1%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%
NINA AQUILA is back for her brightest, boldest, most magical adventure yet!
Why similar: Crime 16.4%, Detective 16%, Investigation 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.1%
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: Crime 16.8%, Investigation 14.5%, Detective 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%, Visual Novel 9%
Help Tashia unravel the case of a heinous murder and find her cell phone in this point & click, mystery adventure based on Caribbean folklore!
Why similar: Detective 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Crime 10.5%, Visual Novel 9.3%
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 17%, Investigation 15.4%, Detective 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%
这是一款以中式校园为背景的推理类文字游戏，你将扮演一名高中生司空茂，在开学第一天目击密室杀人事件的现场，并经过调查和推理解决案件，找出真正的犯人和真相背后更深的阴谋。但在享受侦探游戏的同时，请千万不要忽视学习。保持情绪稳定，尽量维持活下去的念头...记住，你的成绩，永远比案件要更重要。
Why similar: Detective 19.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Text-Based 9.8%
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 22.4%, Crime 18.4%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Mystery 8.1%
戏班内扑朔迷离的死亡，步步紧逼的幕后黑手，封闭剧场内的死亡倒计时，案件主角的生命和救赎都取决于你的决断。当第一桩案件尘埃落定，你以为可以回到现实世界时，轮回之路才刚刚开始……
Why similar: Crime 18.4%, Detective 16.6%, Investigation 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Visual Novel 10.8%
This choices-matter visual novel is narrative-heavy, filled with beautifully illustrated characters, intricate stories, and two distinct endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Crime 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Detective 10.8%
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Detective 21.1%, Investigation 19.1%, Crime 18.7%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Anime 8.7%
You make every interaction with her feel like coincidence. You know her far more than she could ever imagine. But you don't seem to realize, a butterfliy don't usually fly into the net on their own.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Crime 14%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Investigation 12.7%, Detective 11.6%
Grab your magnifying glass and peek inside a series of tiny dioramas filled with crimes and carefully crafted mysteries! Think outside the box and solve them all in this new brand of detective game!
Why similar: Detective 20%, Investigation 16.4%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Crime 12%, Anime 9.7%
The Cold Cases: Remembering Jory is a story rich, investigative mystery game where your only tools are your contacts and the people you can find and get to talk to you. Read through old internet archives, pick out what is important, and solve the mystery of the 10 year old cold case.
Why similar: Investigation 16%, Crime 14.8%, Detective 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Text-Based 8.6%
An occult-mystery-adventure game set in Kyoto—detectives investigate to solve bizarre and complex cases. What did Kamotan detectives finally uncover on their way to the truth of these cryptic incidents?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Crime 16.9%, Detective 16%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Anime 9.8%
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 19.2%, Crime 16.5%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Comedy 8.2%, Mystery 8%
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: Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Investigation 14.1%, Crime 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Detective 10.8%
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 17.6%, Crime 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Investigation 12.5%, Visual Novel 10.6%
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 22.9%, Crime 18.6%, Investigation 18.2%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Mystery 9%
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 21.4%, Detective 19.5%, Investigation 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Mystery 8.5%
This year's Desire Hierarchy has begun. The stakes are now deadly. Hop into The Specter's Desire, a Visual Novel in which you play against the city's top talents to save your parents. Includes puzzling gameplay that has you tearing down arguments, hatching schemes, and revealing the truth!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Detective 13.9%, Card Game 12.1%, Visual Novel 11%
A story-driven deduction game set in Okayama, Japan, where everyone has an answer—but you need evidence. Examine evidence and records, cross-reference witness accounts, reconstruct timelines, and separate plausible theories from provable facts across six murder investigations.
Why similar: Detective 23.2%, Crime 22.6%, Mystery 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Investigation 9.1%
Ironic point & click adventure where a once brilliant detective quits his trade and lands a job in IT to make a living. But even in the seemingly mundane world of office life, there are secrets to be uncovered. Navigate through puzzles, quirky colleagues, and intrigues to crack corporate mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 19.7%, Investigation 17.1%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%, Text-Based 9.6%
Use your psychic powers to read minds and catch an elusive serial killer!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Crime 16.3%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Detective 13.4%, Investigation 12.3%
Step into the role of a federal investigator and uncover the truth behind every disaster. Recover black boxes, cross-reference evidence, expose contradictions, and name the real cause before an innocent takes the fall. Every conclusion matters in this tense investigation sim full of twists.
Why similar: Detective 19.2%, Investigation 17.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Crime 10%
Homicide detective Ralph is distraught when his trusted, reliable partner goes missing around the same time strange killings begin to take place. While solving the case, Ralph is paired up with an impish rookie he can't get along with.
Why similar: Crime 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Detective 13.5%, Investigation 11.6%, Visual Novel 10.8%
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 19.5%, Crime 17.8%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Mystery 8.1%, Anime 7.6%
A mystery adventure game where you investigate 3D evidence and uncover the truth behind each case through the clues left behind.
Why similar: Crime 21.4%, Investigation 21.2%, Detective 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Mystery 11.5%
Step into the role of a judge and decide the fate of every case. Listen to witnesses, examine evidence, uncover contradictions, and deliver verdicts that will change lives. Every decision matters in this tense courtroom simulation full of twists.
Why similar: Detective 18.8%, Investigation 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Visual Novel 10.4%
Ranko and her friend Astrid must investigate the vanishing of a girl from their school. Learn about the secrets of St. Joachim to find her, but be cautious! A bad step may lead you towards an ugly end...
Why similar: Detective 18.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Visual Novel 13%, Investigation 12.5%, Text-Based 10.6%
A PSX Detective Mystery Horror game. You play as an investigator solving bizarre crime cases. The story unfolds through a blend of interviews, computer based investigations and unsettling psychological elements.
Why similar: Investigation 16.7%, Detective 15%, Crime 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%
Staffer Retro is a mystery adventure game where you uncover past incidents related to ‘Mana’, the source of supernatural powers. Gather information through dialogue and exploration, and piece together clues found in documents to guide the choices of Verita Retro, the protagonist.
Why similar: Detective 19.1%, Investigation 14.2%, Crime 12.9%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%
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: Detective 18.7%, Investigation 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Crime 13%, Visual Novel 12.2%
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 24.2%, Investigation 19.7%, Crime 15.8%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Mystery 8.1%
Detective Trent is a narrative-driven mystery game inspired by Trent’s Last Case. Investigate crime scenes, interrogate suspects, and uncover the truth through evidence and dialogue. Your reasoning shapes the case, leading to multiple outcomes and endings.
Why similar: Crime 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Detective 15.1%, Investigation 14.1%, Visual Novel 12.3%
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 18.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Detective 14%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Investigation 11.6%
Welcome to the Detective Club! Led by the troublesome and shy president Alice Baskerville. Follow this comedy story where together you will solve cases using your deductive powers!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Crime 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Detective 11.7%, Visual Novel 10.7%
Noir gamebook, now fully in English. A magnate vanishes from an office locked from the inside: 4 trails, 780 choices, 11 endings, and no luck to save you. 85% of runs end in death or arrest. You die; the case goes on — the dossier doesn't forget.
Why similar: Detective 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Crime 12.5%, Investigation 12%
一个欢乐气氛的悬疑文字冒险类游戏。你将不断在十位不同身份的角色间切换视点来推进故事的发展并达成各种各样的结局。这是由一个个平凡而又独特的个人故事所拼出的新的物语，或许里面也有着你的故事……？
Why similar: Investigation 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%, Text-Based 8.3%
Enter the burned crime scene and restore 8 cases from the past. The crime scene photos and records have been charred black, but as a cold case investigator, your deduction and forensic skills can reveal what happened. Search by keyword, reconstruct the sequence of events, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 22.6%, Investigation 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Text-Based 12.5%, Mystery 11.8%
[DEMO available now!] Erased memories, scattered clues. What will you uncover, and what will you leave buried?As an amnesiac detective, investigate crime scenes with limited focus. You can't analyze everything. Strategically choose your leads to shape the case and reclaim your lost past.
Why similar: Detective 23.5%, Investigation 21.2%, Crime 19%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Mystery 9.7%
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Detective 19.8%, Crime 19.6%, Investigation 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Visual Novel 9%
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 19.5%, Detective 17.4%, Investigation 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Visual Novel 11.1%
This is a mystery adventure game where you run a coffee shop and explore the mysteries of this coffee shop and this town! This coffee shop has some secrets Main character quit his job as a locksmith and rented a property last month to run a coffee shop. But this property seems to have a history...
Why similar: Detective 22.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.5%, Mystery 11.1%, Visual Novel 9.4%, Crime 8.9%
A tale of treachery, beauty and passion, don’t miss the first installment in the New England Detective series. NED: Breakfast in Boston is a crime mystery detective visual novel with an intriguing dating sim aspect.
Why similar: Crime 16.9%, Investigation 15.5%, Detective 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Visual Novel 9.2%
A dark detective thriller where folklore is real, violence is chilling, and every choice has consequences.
Why similar: Detective 20.1%, Investigation 17.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Crime 10.3%
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: Detective 15.8%, Crime 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Investigation 12.3%, Visual Novel 10.8%
Seventy-eight years after the Great Collapse, the city of Belmarc stands as a beacon of civilization amid the ruins. A city where magic and technology intertwine, where humans and machines coexist. And in its depths, one Courier begins to chase the forgotten sins of the past.
Why similar: Detective 20.8%, Investigation 15.7%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Lore-Rich 9.8%, Anime 7.8%
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: Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Investigation 16.8%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Crime 14.1%, Detective 14%
Olivia Harrow was found dead in her Harborview Tower apartment. The police ruled it an accident. A slip, a fall, a tragic head injury. Case closed. But not everyone is convinced... You've been hired as a private investigator to find out the truth. Can you crack the case?
Why similar: Detective 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Investigation 14.7%, Visual Novel 12.4%
You're an insurance investigator. Review evidence, spot fraud, make decisions. Every case is a puzzle — approve, reject, or negotiate. Limited energy, a ticking clock, and your reputation on the line
Why similar: Detective 21.7%, Crime 18.1%, Investigation 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.6%
A mystery psychological thriller visual novel set in 2000. Follow a serial murder case through the eyes of three characters: the woman, the man, and the detective. With live-action backgrounds and silhouetted characters, every choice branches the story, and one wrong move means game over.
Why similar: Crime 20.3%, Detective 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Investigation 12.8%, Visual Novel 7.8%
Can you solve a murder with nothing but your wits, your cocktail shaker, and your silver tongue? In this bartending mystery game, your customers are the key. So long as the liquor flows, so does the conversation - but who has the answers you seek, and who has blood on their hands?
Why similar: Detective 15.7%, Crime 15.4%, Investigation 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%
A narrative social simulator set in a high school. Study, make friends, and live unforgettable moments where every decision matters.
Why similar: Detective 26.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Visual Novel 9%, Hidden Object 8.7%
The adventure begins when Ada, a young explorer, receives a mysterious selfie from her sister, who in fact disappeared months ago. ...... The background of the selfie is a mysterious island with blood-red sea water. Ada decides to go out on the sea to look for her sister……
Why similar: Investigation 15.7%, Detective 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Crime 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.3%
