- #1 Shadows of Fortificar
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Red Dreams
Windows
A hybrid role-playing visual novel based on Dungeons&Dragons. Players take control of one of five playable characters, each of whom offers a different perspective on the story. The story is set in an original universe - the city of Fortificar, which has been struck by an incurable plague.
Why similar: Time Management 30.9%, RPG 18.9%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Female Protagonist 7.8%, Linear 4.1%
- #2 PRAVDA(concept25)
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Floating Stone Studio
Windows
Pravda is a narrative stealth-puzzle about journalism under a totalitarian regime. You play Saga, a state-branded “Liar” working for the Resistance to bring down the Party. Your task is clear: Collect information. Craft the truth. Change the world. But in Abil-Gudit, every truth has a cost.
Why similar: Noir 21.7%, Visual Novel 16.4%, RPG 14%, Female Protagonist 13%, Detective 12.3%
- #3 Typical NPC
96% match3 user reviews0% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: SmogGames
Windows
Run a grimy fantasy weapon shop while heroes save the world somewhere else. Sell rusty swords, survive arrogant customers, repair the damage, and fight for your retirement before the final battle arrives.
Why similar: Time Management 43.4%, RPG 30.4%, Visual Novel 25.1%, Indie 1.2%
- #4 Myrmica
95% matchPositive100% of 29 reviews2024
Dev: Paranoia Studios
Windows
Myrmica is an investigation and puzzle adventure viewed from an isometric perspective. Explore a petrol station while chased by a time anomaly. Manipulate the routines of 5 unique characters to achieve your goal, create your situations trapped in a time loop, and uncover the truth of Complex B13B
Why similar: Time Management 35.8%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, RPG 11.6%, Puzzle 10.5%
- #5 Dissent
94% matchMixed56% of 24 reviews2022
Dev: Black Banshee Studios
Windows
A visual novel with mild choice-based progression. In this prologue story, follow an inquisitve college student into the depths of deceptive corporate lab: Moniker Innovation. Begin to unravel a mystery larger than the young journalist looking for answers and even this game itself.
Why similar: Noir 30.6%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Time Management 16.8%, RPG 13.8%, Detective 8%
- #6 Eclipse: Anomaly Research
94% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Tropical-Games Studio
Windows
Investigate a haunted swamp as Ivy Summers, a field agent facing reality-breaking anomalies and a deadly creature. Monitor cameras, report the paranormal, survive the hunt, and uncover the swamp’s dark secret before the time loop resets everything.
Why similar: Time Management 39.9%, Detective 15.8%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Puzzle 11.1%, Linear 6.8%
- #7 她杀 - The Suspected Murder
93% matchVery Positive84% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: 麻辣工作室 Spicy GamesPub: INDIECN
Windows
Deep night, famous suspense novelist fell from the balcony, leaving his young wife an enormous heritage. Accident, or calculated murder?Novelist's nephew secretly began investigation.He found a hidden manuscript, which contains a creep story, as well as the key clues concerning its author's death.
Why similar: Noir 18.5%, Detective 17.3%, Visual Novel 16.8%, RPG 10.2%, Puzzle 10.2%
- #8 We&Monsters
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AbyssHead
Windows
Story-driven, first-person, fantasy detective simulator set in the early 20th century. Investigate citizens' strange requests, uncover paranormal phenomena, and research new monsters to upgrade your workplace.
Why similar: Time Management 26%, Noir 19.9%, Visual Novel 15.6%, RPG 11.2%, Puzzle 9%
- #9 Chrono Crimes
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Chrono
Windows
Investigate crimes and solve them... before they happen. Scour future crime scenes, corroborate suspects' alibis, search for incriminating evidence and uncover the truth before the culprit can get away with it.
Why similar: Time Management 26.6%, Detective 22.3%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Puzzle 9.3%, Story Rich 6.2%
- #10 Arcane Investigations
91% matchPositive98% of 47 reviews2025
Dev: What's All That Racket
Windows · Mac · Linux
It's after midnight on the Quartzway Express, and there's been a MAGICAL CRIME! Investigate the crime scene, question suspects, and defend the accused through unique cross-examination puzzles in this "Phoenix Wright" inspired mystery comedy.
Why similar: Noir 21.4%, Detective 17.4%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Puzzle 9.2%, Funny 7%
- #11 BLACKMIND: Psychic Social Simulator
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Too Many Teeth Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Use your psychic powers to read minds and catch an elusive serial killer!
Why similar: Noir 24.4%, Visual Novel 22.4%, Detective 13.8%, Multiple Endings 7.5%, Choices Matter 6.8%
- #12 Tide—1932—
89% matchPositive95% of 42 reviews2024
Dev: 咕咕制作组
Windows
A new story of a young girl who escapes from a murder charge and weaves with her chosen lover.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.6%, Female Protagonist 25.8%, RPG 25.3%, First-Person 13.2%, Indie 2%
- #13 Inspector Pug: The Furrious Murder Case
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wardrobe Entertainment
Windows
A dark noir detective story starring a not-so-bright pug. Combine clues, build chains of deductions, and solve a murder — even if your reasoning isn’t always… impressive.
Why similar: Detective 28.2%, Noir 25.3%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Puzzle 13.2%, Linear 4.6%
- #14 Yoram - Question Arc
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Yoram
Windows
A mansion drenched in heavy rain. Heirs gathered, each eyeing the family fortune. And you—who committed a murder in their midst. As a chain of killings begins, YORAM follows Irene Lindbergh, a murderer hiding her crime, as she searches for the truth buried deep within the estate.
Why similar: Noir 31.4%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Detective 18.9%, Female Protagonist 8.2%, Hand-drawn 7%
- #15 Taste of the Wind
86% matchVery Positive85% of 200 reviews2026
Dev: 一留留
Windows · Mac
A simulation and RPG game with multiple endings, set in a Chinese restaurant. Play as the owner, and manage the restaurant, form bonds with characters, and explore the lively town. Uncover the secrets behind the restaurant’s mysterious downfall.
Why similar: Time Management 29%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, RPG 10.8%, Multiple Endings 7.2%
- #16 The Vellescian Gambit
87% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2021
Dev: Vellescian Games
Windows
Play the role of a merchant's apprentice in this 1600s-inspired realistic setting full with trading companies and business ploys. A short (2-3h) but replayable visual novel/RPG with logistics and trading aspects, brought to life with beautiful baroque paintings and classical music.
Why similar: Time Management 39%, RPG 25.2%, Visual Novel 22.2%, Choices Matter 4.8%, 2D 4.2%
- #17 不完全调和少女
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 三鱼渔工作室
Windows
申户市高二学生兼小乐队主唱的少女时雨,在放学回家的路上摸摸野猫,打工的时候专心致志的摸鱼,合练之余去W记整点薯条,还有和大家一起为开Live而努力! 只是,这样的生活随着某人的离开而戛然而止—— 那么,下一步要做什么呢? 是就这样回归日复一日的平常生活,还是……试着从零开始复辟乐队呢?
Why similar: Time Management 42.7%, Visual Novel 20.8%, RPG 17.7%, Multiple Endings 5.9%, Anime 5.2%
- #18 God Busters : Who watches the watchers?
85% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: Wander_Rabbits
Windows
Episode 1: When fresh bodies start appearing from an explosion that happened weeks ago it's up to the "God Busters" to crack the mystery behind this case.
Why similar: RPG 28.2%, Visual Novel 24.6%, Detective 20.8%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Text-Based 7.7%
- #19 Midnight Therapy
84% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Cointinue Games
Windows
A fake therapist loses her magic and must face real patients with nothing but words. Manage appointments, money, and emotional collapse in a narrative RPG about lies, deduction, and cognitive dissonance. Are lies your weapon... or your redemption?
Why similar: Time Management 27.8%, Detective 15.6%, Visual Novel 13%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, RPG 11.3%
- #20 Tron: Identity
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 293 reviews2023
Dev: Bithell Games
Windows · Mac
Something has been taken. Enter a new Grid and forge alliances via visual novel gameplay, uncovering truths through Identity Disc puzzles. Make critical decisions and plot your own course in a world without a creator.
Why similar: Noir 22.2%, Detective 20.9%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Puzzle 10%, Choices Matter 7.2%
- #21 Sunset High
83% matchPositive93% of 27 reviews2025
Dev: Turnip Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your crush is missing. They texted you last night. And now you’re reliving the same day over and over. Welcome to Sunset High — where drama, dilemmas, and time loops collide in this narrative-driven, 2D adventure.
Why similar: Noir 24.4%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Detective 14.4%, RPG 10.4%, Puzzle 9.3%
- #22 Dreamy Golden Snow
81% matchNo user reviews94% of 33 reviews2026
Dev: 可食用蓝墨水
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dreamy Golden Snow is a fantasy mystery-themed visual novel that tells a story among high school girls. The story appears in an ordinary high school. After the incident, the protagonist is also affected, and players will guide her through numerous choices to uncover the truth.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.3%, Female Protagonist 19.1%, Noir 16.4%, RPG 15.9%, Choices Matter 7%
- #23 Guilt Trip
82% 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: Visual Novel 25.7%, Detective 23.3%, RPG 17.5%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Story Rich 5.9%
- #24 Coraline
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Inkwell Art
Windows · Mac · Linux
A detective visual novel following a young woman named Coraline as she becomes drawn into her father's investigation.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.1%, Detective 23%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Anime 6.9%, Choices Matter 6.5%
- #25 Agents of Shadow
81% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Hoffnung Haydn
Windows
A horror RPG where monsters never die — survive, rescue victims, and escape the Folded World before your soul is lost forever.
Why similar: Time Management 29.7%, Noir 21.2%, Detective 12.6%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, RPG 9.5%
- #26 In Between
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ShunChillaPub: In Between Studios
Windows · Mac
Three stories. An emotional game about the stories we live in between certain chapters of our lives and the chance to make new choices, reliving those moments.
Why similar: Time Management 32.8%, Visual Novel 28.7%, Puzzle 12.4%, Choices Matter 9.3%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #27 The Great Farce
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Auxilio Games
Windows
The Great Farce is a non-linear mystery game that follows Claudia Marcó, journalist and former First Lady, during a series of attacks targeting the recently democratized country of Castela's politicians and their families, having to unveil the deepest secrets of their young democracy.
Why similar: Time Management 27.7%, Noir 26.3%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Multiple Endings 5.6%
- #28 Federica's Baking
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Federici
Windows
Focus with Federica and help her do her part for her family too. Earn coins by focusing on your tasks and spend them to buy the ingredients Federica needs to bake and complete her orders, chat with her during breaks, but let her spend time with her brother too!
Why similar: Time Management 46.2%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Text-Based 5.5%, Funny 5.4%
- #29 Five Nights at Roner's 3
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Roane VaydichPub: RedShift Interactive
Windows
Five days to decide how a town-wide scandal plays out. Five nights to fend off the perilous ghosts and decide your own fate. Roner and his friends are back again - and this time, they're going all out.
Why similar: Time Management 38.7%, RPG 14.9%, Text-Based 9%, Multiple Endings 8.7%, Choices Matter 7.1%
- #30 One Tap Stories
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ILHI
Windows · Mac
OTS is a living anthology of visual tales spanning Fantasy Adventure, Cyberpunk Thriller, Dark Comedy, Space Opera, Supernatural Drama, Anime Romance, and more - unfolding with a single tap in dynamic top-down perspectives.
Why similar: Time Management 35.9%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Detective 14.3%, Puzzle 12.7%, Anime 5.1%
- #31 Deigon Witch
77% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Berk Arifoglu
Windows
Open your own potion shop in Deigon Forest. Listen to your customers’ stories, prepare the potions they need, and, through the choices you make, forge your own path in the struggle between fate and free will.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.9%, Female Protagonist 18.4%, RPG 13.7%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Text-Based 8.4%
- #32 Stella: into the Shadow
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Shadow games
Windows
Blackwood knows how to keep secrets: beneath the neon, behind polite smiles, in offices with no nameplates. Stella is searching for a missing friend and realizes too late that she was let in for a reason.
Why similar: Noir 36.8%, Visual Novel 18.1%, RPG 17.3%, Detective 8%, Text-Based 5%
- #33 Stella: into the Shadow
76% matchPositive81% of 32 reviews2025
Dev: Shadow games
Windows
"Stella: into the Shadow" is a dark mystical story. When Stella's friend disappears, her life transforms into a detective mystery. Working at a nightclub, forging new connections, and uncovering the city's secrets will force her to reevaluate everything: from those around her to her very self.
Why similar: Noir 19.4%, Detective 19.4%, Visual Novel 19%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, RPG 10.4%
- #34 Lavender Field
75% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: KamilaFoxGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
An atmospheric visual novel with puzzle elements and a nonlinear storyline.
Why similar: Noir 42.8%, Visual Novel 26.6%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Story Rich 6.9%, 2D 5.8%
- #35 Max Gentlemen: Escape From Moriarty Mansion
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Men Who Wear Many Hats
Windows
Join nine absurd Victorian characters invited to a mysterious and remote mansion. Solve devious puzzles, explore the mansion and try to keep everyone alive. Friends or Foes: it's up to all of you to discover Professor Moriarty's secrets and defy his murderous game.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27%, Detective 21.5%, Puzzle 14.1%, Funny 10.4%, First-Person 6.6%
- #36 Feline Forensics and the Meowseum Mystery
73% matchVery Positive94% of 112 reviews2026
Dev: Nobody Crown
Windows
There's only one detective to unravel this murder turned museum heist... and they're the cat's meow. Interrogate a "colorful" cast of suspects until they cough up hairballs... and the truth. Will you wrap up the case in time for an afternoon nap, and make injustice knead its last biscuit?
Why similar: Noir 25.2%, Detective 18.9%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Puzzle 9.7%, Funny 7.2%
- #37 东方裁判梦~Rookie Attorney Legendry
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 142 reviews2024
Dev: YEARSPub: WindField Games
Windows
"Touhou Saibanmu ~Rookie Attorney Legendry" is a puzzle-solving detective game based on the Touhou series. It mainly tells the story of Marisa Kirisame who, by chance, becomes a lawyer. The story is divided into three chapters, each with multiple endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.7%, Detective 20.5%, RPG 17.4%, Puzzle 12.2%, Female Protagonist 11.9%
- #38 Murder at the Cat Show
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AppleHead Games
Windows · Mac
After a cat show competition, three contestants, Claudette, Aberdeen, and Illia, head back to their hotel rooms to decompress and unwind. The next day, Claudette's body is found floating in the hotel's pool. Did Claudette take her own life, or was she murdered by cutthroat competition?
Why similar: Noir 20.5%, Visual Novel 18%, Detective 15.4%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Multiple Endings 7.3%
- #39 Whispers of Kelsden
73% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Sunwake Games
Windows
Solve five carefully crafted detective cases as Andrew Bell, a private investigator haunted by loss. In the fictional city of Kelsden, every decision matters in this linear, puzzle driven mystery game where time is important.
Why similar: Noir 25.8%, Time Management 19%, Detective 17.8%, Puzzle 15.7%, Multiple Endings 5.7%
- #40 The Island: Into The Mist
75% matchMixed66% of 225 reviews2019
Dev: BADA Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
'The Island: In To The Mist' is an adventure game. It includes basic features of adventure genre and add some new systems to interest you. You have been given a chance to experience a group of university students, who confined in the island. There is a terrific but interesting story you will see.
Why similar: Noir 24%, Detective 16.5%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Text-Based 7.4%
- #41 Sinking The Boats
72% matchVery Positive97% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: 孟夏MengxiaPub: 糕薯科技
Windows
It's a choice-oriented story game. Play as a group of underground workers who fight in the dark, and stage a treacherous spy war story in Nanjing during World War II. How will you respond to identity crises, betrayals, and collapsed beliefs? Loyalty or betrayal, abandon others or be abandoned...
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.7%, RPG 14.4%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Detective 12.9%, Puzzle 10.1%
- #42 Miss Peach
73% matchPositive81% of 32 reviews2023
Dev: 哐哐Team
Windows
《Miss Peach》is a simple pixel puzzle game,There's not even a key or password here,I believe it will not be difficult for you.
Why similar: Time Management 30.3%, Detective 18.7%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Puzzle 10.2%, RPG 9.6%
- #43 Quietus Euphony
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Elias SheridanPub: EsherStudios
Windows
Investigate a bandmate’s mysterious death inside a remote hotel. Search rooms for clues, build trust through conversations, and use your time to uncover hidden truths in this narrative-driven murder mystery RPG.
Why similar: Time Management 30%, RPG 24.3%, Visual Novel 20%, Detective 11.2%, Anime 4.2%
- #44 The Time I Have Left
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ground
Windows · Linux
The Time I Have Left is a time-driven escape adventure with RPG elements set in a complex underground facility. A mysterious phenomenon known only as ‘The Miasma’ has marked Aline for certain death. Can you help her escape the desolate halls of Colony 7?
Why similar: Time Management 30.2%, Visual Novel 14.1%, RPG 13.3%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Puzzle 9.4%
- #45 Blue Book
71% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Next Genium
Windows
Blue Book is a sci-fi detective quest with point'n'click elements, where there are no hints, there are false clues and only your conclusion. Analyze testimonies, find inconsistencies, follow the logic. Become an FBI agent and unravel a chain of mysterious disappearances in a quiet American town.
Why similar: Detective 22.3%, Noir 19.4%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Puzzle 9.5%, RPG 7.3%
- #46 Daughter of Dawn
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Banghakdays
Windows
Only you can shape her destiny. Raise and guide the last princess of a fallen kingdom. Through friendship, love, growth, and loss, your choices determine her future. An emotional life simulation RPG with dozens of endings.
Why similar: Time Management 34.7%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, RPG 8%, Multiple Endings 5.4%
- #47 雪晴日 (Waiting for sunshine)
69% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: 雪晴日制作组
Windows
这是一部以中式校园为背景、校园霸凌为主题的视觉性小说。您将扮演校园霸凌的承受者林雪晴,体验网络舆论带给个人的重压。您的每一次日程选择都会影响到游戏的结局,那么,您是否有信心带她走出心海,遇见雪晴呢?
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.7%, RPG 25.1%, Female Protagonist 21%, Text-Based 9.2%, Multiple Endings 6.4%
- #48 Rouge Patrol
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Grimlark
Windows
A war that outlived the soldiers who fought it. Enemies inherited by a generation not grown. You will lead your precocious unit into this unending conflict and find out if the bonds of friendship can withstand the tides of war. Overflowing with black humour, you'll laugh till you cry...
Why similar: Time Management 31.2%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, RPG 11.1%, Multiple Endings 8.4%
- #49 serial experiments l-If-e
68% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: 麹屋工房Pub: 麴屋工房
Windows
This is a derivative work of the 1990s anime game [Serial Experiments Lain]. It was created using RPG Maker MZ and based on the official guidelines "Lain Time to Live".The game is about exploring dungeons and reading the scenario. I think you can play through the entire content in about 2-3 hours.
Why similar: RPG 32.2%, Visual Novel 26.6%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Text-Based 8.5%, Hand-drawn 6.5%
- #50 随侯珠
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SCATTER KR
Windows
A story of secrets and chance encounters. A missing sacred serpent, an approaching Snake Festival, and an insular mountain town in the south disrupt outsider Hou Jue’s brief stay.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.5%, RPG 26.2%, Female Protagonist 20.6%, Multiple Endings 7.3%, First-Person 5.7%
- #51 Clean Slate
70% matchPositive96% of 23 reviews2021
Dev: Mariano JarPub: Time Ajar
Windows · Linux
A suspense visual novel replete with life-or-death situations, puzzles and six different endings. Make your own decisions, solve riddles and reach the truth about the disappearance of the world's leading geneticist - and your best friend.
Why similar: Noir 21.3%, Detective 18.3%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Puzzle 10.5%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
- #52 The Matter of Being
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Common Logic
Windows · Mac
Set in the world of Cultist Simulator, haunt mortals and escape divine punishment in this unique relationship and resource management game. Strike Faustian pacts, manipulate mortals, and forsake your immortal life. Developed by Common Logic via Weather Factory's Sixth History License.
Why similar: Time Management 37.9%, Visual Novel 16.4%, RPG 13.4%, Text-Based 11%, Multiple Endings 7%
- #53 炸鸡块与天使
68% matchPositive94% of 48 reviews2023
Dev: Hamstachio
Windows · Mac
"Fried Chicken Nuggets and Angels" is a text based adventure game with the theme of a detective story. The killer "Rooster" who killed six innocent girls has committed a new crime.Fortunately, at the scene of the seventh homicide, the police found important clues pointing to the murderer...
Why similar: Detective 27.8%, Female Protagonist 18.5%, Visual Novel 18%, Puzzle 9.9%, Text-Based 6.6%
- #54 Women and Rain
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 枭雌物语
Windows · Mac
A tale of women's passion, laughter, and tears. Yin Di lives on a continent called "Jiuzhou",as a youth, Yin Ti enters the martial arts sect "Tianjianzong" to study and cultivate. Through communal life, she learns to challenge fate into submission, persisting on her journey of self-discovery.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.2%, Female Protagonist 27.8%, RPG 20.9%, Text-Based 8.2%, Story Rich 4.1%
- #55 Sinemorsk: oil inclusive
66% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: 7x7 Games
Windows · Mac
A visual novel about an environmental disaster. Coordinate volunteers, make difficult decisions, and try to survive as you try to save a coastal town dying from an oil spill.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.8%, Female Protagonist 20.5%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Text-Based 9.8%, RPG 8.2%
- #56 Jim's Nightmare: Chapter 1
67% matchPositive81% of 26 reviews2024
Dev: Pumpkiny GamesPub: Sky Den Games
Windows
Go ahead and take on this psychological point and click puzzle adventure. Uncover the truth behind Jim’s shady past, his current mental illness and his peerless journey to vanquish a madman!
Why similar: Noir 25.8%, Detective 17.5%, Visual Novel 13.4%, RPG 12.5%, Puzzle 9.2%
- #57 Transmission in Progress…
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Infinicats
Windows
Transmission in Progress is a detective game located in a sound powered world, playing in the shoes of Inres, a forensic detective falsely accused of murder. You must tap into several different audio channels to determine the real suspect of the crimes you were falsely accused of.
Why similar: Time Management 33.7%, Detective 17.9%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Puzzle 10%, Text-Based 5.7%
- #58 Who Did It?
67% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: BeldrProductionsPub: BeldrProductions Games
Windows
Who Did It? Is a detective puzzle-game. Your job is to read the given case files to find out who the murderer is! Do you have what it takes to master all cases and close them all for good?
Why similar: Time Management 38.4%, Detective 24.6%, Puzzle 12.3%, Text-Based 7.9%, Choices Matter 5.7%
- #59 Akira: Making Fest Together
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: OnionPie Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
What will you do to make your dreams come true? Akira - an ordinary teenager who loves Asian culture, enters a competition to create a school festival. Get to know other students and their secrets, convince them to help you create the best convention!
Why similar: Time Management 38.5%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Female Protagonist 15%, Funny 6.7%, Multiple Endings 5.5%