- #1 Schrodinger's Catgirl
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spider Lily Studios LLC
Windows · Linux
[IS THE GIRL IN THE MANOR ALIVE OR DEAD?] Investigate an abandoned manor, gather evidence, and make choices that affect both the past and future in this mystery point-and-click adventure.
Why similar: Detective 23.8%, Narration 19.9%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Investigation 13%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #2 死亡旅店Ⅱ亡者归来-Death Inn Ⅱ The Immortal Is Coming
96% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2022
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
Death Inn Ⅱ- The Immortal Is Coming is a horror puzzle. The film crew is in a castle to finish, What is the mystery behind the mysterious death of a leading actress in a castle? Was it a homicide or was there more to it? It's a foggy castle, but none of the truth is buried forever.
Why similar: Detective 27.9%, Visual Novel 23.4%, RPG 19%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Drama 9.5%
- #3 ION.A
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Кооператив Юность
Windows
Non-linear graphic novel in the genre of magical realism. Will the hero be able to uncover secrets, find himself and escape from danger? Or will he be lost in the streets of the City forever?
Why similar: Detective 26.3%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Narration 19.7%, Story Rich 9.5%, Choices Matter 8%
- #4 SHINRAI Saku - Blooming Beyond Despair
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gosatsu Visual Novels
Windows · Mac · Linux
A month has passed since the tragic events at the Miyamoto Mountain Resort, which still weigh heavily on Raiko and her friends. Explore the challenges they face while trying to return to an ordinary life in this follow-up to the visual novel SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair.
Why similar: Narration 33%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Drama 15.5%, Detective 15.1%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #5 Get Out Of The Woods
94% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: NarwhalStudio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Life is easier when you're a small creature on a farm. Everything is decided for you, and your fate is written out until the very end. Sounds like a fairy tale... or maybe a nightmare? Enjoy the peaceful times. You'll never leave it, because you're safe here... Or are you?
Why similar: Detective 24.8%, Visual Novel 18%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, RPG 9.5%, Investigation 9.4%
- #6 Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
94% matchVery Positive93% of 126,799 reviews2019
Dev: ZA/UM
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 22.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.
Why similar: Detective 27.3%, Isometric 20.6%, RPG 14.2%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Story Rich 10.8%
- #7 捞金骗徒
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 云洲工作室
Windows
You play as a tourist trapped in a scam compound. fight to survive, sneak around and seize escape chances. Gather hidden clues, master scam skills reluctantly to survive, meet captives stuck here for various reasons, dig out its dark secrets, and choose between escaping the den or ruling it.
Why similar: Detective 28.4%, RPG 18%, Investigation 12.6%, Narration 9.4%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #8 Guilt Trip
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Made With Squares
Windows
A crime-solving mystery game from the perspective of the culprit. You know everything they don't, and the only way to make it back home is to Guilt Trip.
Why similar: Detective 31.1%, Visual Novel 23.7%, Multiple Endings 16.3%, RPG 14.6%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #9 One Day in London
92% matchVery Positive88% of 93 reviews2016
Dev: Owl Studio
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Take active part in a nonlinear, interactive visual novel set against the atmospheric backdrop of the 19th century England.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.4%, Detective 26.4%, Narration 24.9%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Atmospheric 4.2%
- #10 Cathouse Club
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cathouse Club LLC
Windows
Cathouse Club is a top down, point and-click RPG that blends detective storytelling with emotional skill checks and D20 style dice rolls. Explore a flooded, climate-ravaged New York City through the eyes of an AI reliving human memories.
Why similar: Isometric 30.4%, Detective 20.7%, RPG 13.1%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Investigation 9.4%
- #11 妖睨之境The Sight of Darkness
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 豹肝工作室 SEALIVER STUDIO
Windows
A detective who accidentally unsealed the monsters must find the man-eating monster before the deadline. Humans are afraid of monsters, but they were also made by themselves.
Why similar: Detective 29.6%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Drama 20%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Choices Matter 9.1%
- #12 Murder in Crayontopia
89% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Purple Basil Games
Windows · Linux
Grab your crayons and delve into the world of Crayontopia in this murder mystery visual novel. Become an adept or inept detective as you gather evidence, get to know your fellow crayon-lovers, and seek to uncover the colorful secrets behind the murders that plague this seemingly perfect world.
Why similar: Detective 24.5%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Drama 14.7%, Investigation 11.4%, Multiple Endings 11.2%
- #13 Isle of Maligree
89% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Gilded Rune Games
Windows · Mac
Become an investigator in a dark fantasy story. People keep going missing in Maligree, before being forgotten by all who knew them. Will you solve the case before you forget?
Why similar: Detective 26.1%, Visual Novel 18%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #14 魔女低语时
88% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: Shellpeach
Windows
这是一款悬疑推理类文字冒险AVG,玩家扮演一名初出茅庐的侦探王朝阳,进入迷雾重重的学园,和各位可爱的女性角色互动,以找出诡异案件的真相!
Why similar: RPG 24.8%, Visual Novel 24.8%, Multiple Endings 16.1%, Drama 13.4%, Story Rich 11.1%
- #15 The Thaumaturge
86% matchVery Positive83% of 5,600 reviews2024
Dev: Fool's TheoryPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Thaumaturge is a character-driven RPG with a rich story, morally ambiguous choices, and turn-based combat. In a city on the brink of change, use your mystical powers to read emotions, uncover motives, and command folklore-inspired demons — while resisting the temptation of your own pride.
Why similar: Isometric 22.1%, Detective 20.7%, Visual Novel 10.5%, RPG 9.6%, Investigation 8.4%
- #16 Soul Diagnosis
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The J and J Show
Windows
Your patients are dying. The voices in your head are keeping score. Soul Diagnosis is a dialogue-rich isometric cRPG where you are haunted by your mistakes. Navigate a labyrinthine hospital conspiracy, engage in fisticuffs with inanimate objects, and leverage your fractured psyche to survive.
Why similar: Isometric 42.6%, RPG 29.8%, Choices Matter 15.8%, Story Rich 11.2%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #17 Insects Awaken
84% matchVery Positive90% of 458 reviews2025
Dev: HelloMeow
Windows · Mac
Insects Awaken is a puzzle visual novel set in the 1940s. It follows the story of Chen Shan, a young man entangled in espionage while defending his family and homeland. He embarks on a journey between the isolated cities of Chongqing and Shanghai, braving the chaos of war with his passion and youth.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.5%, Drama 15.9%, RPG 15.2%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Choices Matter 12.7%
- #18 Savior Syndrome
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Half-Price Punk Spiders
Windows · Linux
Is a psychological dialogue-based RPG set in a world where genetic experiments coexist with occult practices.
Why similar: Detective 27.9%, Isometric 26%, RPG 14.1%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #19 爱与命的彼端
86% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2021
Dev: Shellpeach
Windows
《爱与命的彼端》是一款悬疑推理AVG。游戏中你将扮演男主角路杰,为拯救恋人许琳,开始一段爱与命的离奇冒险。你即将卷入扑朔迷离的连环杀人案件,也会接触到离奇的民间传说,躲藏在暗处的阴影也注视着你,蠢蠢欲动……你必须依靠自己的推理能力找出真凶,拯救恋人。
Why similar: Detective 44%, Visual Novel 24.1%, Multiple Endings 19.7%, RPG 11.2%, Indie 0.5%
- #20 时忆 Memory of Time
82% matchPositive93% of 27 reviews2025
Dev: SPARROW STUDIO
Windows
This is a science fiction detective themed visual novel game, where players need to play the role of a "detective", connecting seemingly unrelated events and discovering mysterious truths hidden behind them, Please survive, and walk with your head held high towards the 'perfect ending' you expect.
Why similar: Detective 28.4%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Drama 17.7%, RPG 13.5%, Multiple Endings 10.6%
- #21 Crossroads: On a Just Path Collector's Edition
84% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: Elephant GamesPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows
Good drinks, better conversation...
Why similar: Detective 28.8%, Narration 28.2%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #22 I Am The Prosecutor: No Evidence? No Problem!
83% matchMostly Positive76% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: Sigyaad Team
Windows
I Am The Prosecutor is a non-linear Visual Novel about defending a cute Tomboy named Sophie where you're given just 30 seconds to make the right choice each time. Help make Sophie's case against her abusive mother and give her much needed closure.
Why similar: Detective 33.6%, Visual Novel 22.2%, Multiple Endings 15.5%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #23 Comet Isle, July 6
82% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: snowbloom
Windows
Experience the chaos of 50 visual novels running in parallel over a single day! Immerse yourself in the daily lives of the townsfolk, swap freely between each unique protagonist, and navigate a domino-web of storylines and consequences to save the island from its cometary fate.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27%, RPG 20.6%, Multiple Endings 15.9%, Drama 11.6%, Choices Matter 9.9%
- #24 My Dear Delirium
81% matchPositive93% of 29 reviews2024
Dev: Averona
Windows
Within this fully voice-acted Visual Novel, meet Elliot, and the vortex of conflicting truths he has become trapped in. Reach each ending to discover reality for yourself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.5%, Narration 24.3%, Drama 19.2%, Multiple Endings 16.8%, Story Rich 7.1%
- #25 Revolution's Eternal Debt
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Trokhi Games
Windows
Revolution is not an easy task. It takes a lot of blood sweat and tears. What price are you willing to pay to stop it? Find your missing sister in the chaos of the uprising. Unravel the occult conspiracies. Lead the masses from the shadows. Every choice you make changes the course of history.
Why similar: Isometric 23.2%, RPG 17.9%, Detective 17.3%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Investigation 6.5%
- #26 见习侦探
81% matchMixed61% of 59 reviews2021
Dev: 全能侦探社
Windows
"Internship Detective" is a text adventure game of detective story from the perspective of double female masters. The two heroines Doudou (Intership detective) and Bobo (“big” detective) .
Why similar: Detective 29.9%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Drama 14.6%, RPG 13.1%, Multiple Endings 12.4%
- #27 SMU News: Strange events recorded
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 月食图书室
Windows
In this game, play as Shenming University News Department members. Explore strange incidents—no need for truth. Write compelling reports from clues; eye-catching content excites readers. As for what really happened…do readers actually care? If you care, go find out yourself.
Why similar: Detective 36.5%, Visual Novel 26.3%, Drama 11.8%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Story Rich 10.6%
- #28 The Retro Exorcist
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Chestpain Studios
Windows
You've been hired to perform exorcisms on all sorts of entities. The only thing you can't seem to understand is...why do they all haunt video games?
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.9%, Multiple Endings 16.8%, Choices Matter 14.7%, Story Rich 12.2%, Detective 10%
- #29 Visual novel: Dashing 90s
77% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: Reanim GamesPub: STuNT
Windows
Andrey comes to the city to enroll in college and moves into a communal apartment. Neighbors, alcoholics, cult members, and gangsters test his mettle. Every decision is a choice between morality and survival. A visual novel where one wrong move turns a college applicant into a criminal.
Why similar: Detective 30.5%, Visual Novel 23.5%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Story Rich 8.1%, Investigation 6.5%
- #30 Memory Tides
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 掌鱼工作室Pub: PalmFin Studio
Windows
Memory Tides is an adventure game set in a near-future metropolis. Haunted by false memories and buried trauma, you're trapped in an endless loop: sink into illusion or face reality? Step into the shoes of Lin Xiaoyu, use "slacking off" as your cover, and uncover the hidden truth.
Why similar: Detective 23.5%, Visual Novel 23.5%, RPG 16.6%, Drama 16.3%, Multiple Endings 7.5%
- #31 r u n a w a y s
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nøreign
Windows
A survival horror RPG that follows a pair of runaways escaping a hostile nighttime suburbia.
Why similar: Narration 24.7%, Drama 21%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Top-Down 10.2%, Story Rich 6.3%
- #32 KARA
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: IKARUS
Windows · Mac · Linux
"KARA" is a visual novel following an ordinary high schooler whose life slowly spirals into a nightmare. Sleep deprivation, a tragic chain of events, and dark secrets will force you to question reality itself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.2%, Multiple Endings 16.3%, Drama 14.7%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Narration 12%
- #33 Jim's Nightmare: Chapter 1
76% 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: Detective 24%, Isometric 22.8%, Visual Novel 12.7%, RPG 10.6%, Choices Matter 10.5%
- #34 On Air! Taxi Detective Casebook
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 373 Studio
Windows
On Air! Taxi Detective Casebook is a pixel-art, dialogue-driven mystery game. You’re an AI in a taxi, teaming up with a talkative driver on late-night runs to hear bizarre passenger stories, solve cases in secret, and let him play the “great detective.”
Why similar: Detective 34.4%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Investigation 14.3%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #35 The Occult Detective
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 326 reviews2025
Dev: Battlecry Studio
Windows
A narrative detective game blended with supernatural elements. Play as a rookie investigator, discover vital clues in every case, dive into unscripted interrogations and uncover truths that break minds. But with each revelation, the world feels... less human.
Why similar: Detective 33.3%, Visual Novel 24.2%, Drama 15.2%, Story Rich 12.7%, RPG 11.3%
- #36 不可能犯罪事件簿-Impossible Crime Book
76% match9 user reviews44% of 9 reviews2022
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
This is a decryption class of interactive novel. One accident, two suicides. In order to prevent more innocent lives from being killed, you will be assigned to lurk on campus with your partner and find out the suspicious in different criminal cases.
Why similar: Detective 23.3%, Visual Novel 22%, RPG 19%, Drama 12.1%, Multiple Endings 10.6%
- #37 侦探R和预言者J
74% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: NUMBER7Pub: Pujia8 studio
Windows
收集证据,与多方周旋,揭开真相。 过去与现在交错的案件,沟通型的悬疑冒险游戏。
Why similar: Detective 40%, RPG 26.3%, Drama 15.9%, Multiple Endings 10%, Story Rich 7%
- #38 Soul Gambler
75% matchVery Positive87% of 2,718 reviews2014
Dev: Ilex GamesPub: Gamestorming
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Soul Gambler puts YOU in the role of Faust, an ordinary young man living in the present day whose DESTINY is about to be change forever.
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.6%, RPG 16.8%, Choices Matter 15.9%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Adventure 4.6%
- #39 雪凤山 Secret Opera
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 169 reviews2024
Dev: GOCORE
Windows
In the Spring Festival of 2005, the blizzard in Xuefeng mountain trapped the drama troupe performing in the village. At the same time, there was a homicide during the performance. Unlike the nervous members of the drama troupe, the villagers were afraid of a more terrible existence than the homicide
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.9%, Drama 18.2%, Narration 17.8%, Detective 17.3%, Multiple Endings 15.6%
- #40 你与月光同罪-As Guilty As the Moon
74% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
This is a realistic + survival oriented work. The murder of a girl in a ride-hailing service two years ago, brought your 12 fates back together. You wake up in a strange room, and things are getting weird around you. In the fog, not everything you see is the truth. Is everything real or unreal?
Why similar: Detective 28.5%, Visual Novel 22.4%, RPG 19.4%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Drama 9.2%
- #41 Styxton
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BUZDOV KAPLAN
Windows · Mac
"Styxton" is a nonlinear horror visual novel. Sometimes, salvation is the worst curse. You are alive. Now find out who needed it.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.5%, Detective 24.2%, Story Rich 12.2%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Choices Matter 7%
- #42 The Murder of Ava Monroe
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BUNKWORKS
Windows · Mac
A gripping detective noir mystery that blends investigation and deduction with a rich, character-driven story. The Murder of Ava Monroe is cozy, twisty, and oozing with atmosphere.
Why similar: Detective 40%, Narration 17.7%, Investigation 17.5%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Story Rich 10.8%
- #43 Corridors of Their Memories
73% matchPositive85% of 46 reviews2020
Dev: Alkinoy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Enter another person’s memories and search for clues to identify the culprit. Together with former police officer John Victor, solve the case assigned for his career advancement.
Why similar: Detective 33.2%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Investigation 14.8%, Multiple Endings 14.4%, Choices Matter 12.2%
- #44 The Testing Chamber
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 699 reviews2022
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
For every action, there is a reaction... For every choice, a result... Dive deep into your subconscious as you wander the halls of The Testing Chamber & join hundreds of thousands of other players in one of the biggest & most successful social experiments ever performed.
Why similar: Detective 27.2%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Multiple Endings 14.9%, Investigation 13.4%, Choices Matter 12.3%
- #45 NSG
71% matchPositive94% of 31 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Kraken
Windows · Mac · Linux
NSG tells a story about Hugo, on his last year as a high school student, while he confronts the great dilemma of choosing a career. He dreams about making a movie and needs to decide between his dream and financial stability.
Why similar: Drama 24.3%, Narration 24%, Visual Novel 22.3%, Multiple Endings 15.4%, Choices Matter 13.3%
- #46 Anathema Requiem
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Phantasm Lab
Windows
Anathema Requiem is an atmospheric third-person psychological horror game where you must uncover the mystery of an abandoned cemetery where people vanish without a trace.
Why similar: Detective 36%, Narration 25.9%, Drama 11.7%, Investigation 10%, Atmospheric 8.3%
- #47 子归 - Blossom
69% matchVery Positive89% of 618 reviews2024
Dev: 糯米团子工作室Pub: 噪点游戏 SERICA GAMES
Windows
Early spring, 1999, Taoyuan Village. In just several days, a series of drowning incidents occurred in the same quaint village. Then, on the night of the fifteenth day, numerous villagers witnessed a woman in red who bore an uncanny resemblance to a lady who had previously met an unjust demise...
Why similar: Detective 34.6%, Visual Novel 24.4%, Drama 14.9%, RPG 14.2%, Atmospheric 4.9%
- #48 我死后的那些天-After Death
71% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
This is a suspense game, you are sitting in front of the TV, the news is broadcast: last night a young girl was killed, the body was found in a deep alley. And the girl who was murdered -- you. You are involved in a serial murder, and you are reborn as a female journalist.
Why similar: Detective 28.7%, Visual Novel 22.5%, RPG 19.3%, Multiple Endings 11%, Drama 7.5%
- #49 Midnight Therapy
70% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Cointinue Games
Windows
A powerless, FAKE therapist facing raw truth. Balance financial pressure and patients' collapse in this narrative RPG. Use speechcraft and the "Mind Reading Spell" to dive into minds and shatter cognitive dissonance. Are lies your weapon... or redemption?
Why similar: Detective 23.4%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, RPG 10.5%, Choices Matter 10.3%
- #50 Runet Legend
69% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: ProjectKukuevo
Windows · Mac · Linux
To move further along the plot, you need to complete quests, look for various items that will help you get closer to the finale. Exciting adventures, secrets of the past and difficult decisions are waiting for you. Control the fate of Ozon671Games and help him figure out this difficult situation.
Why similar: Narration 33.4%, Multiple Endings 15.6%, Drama 12.7%, Story Rich 10.7%, Choices Matter 9.8%
- #51 ThroneBreaker
68% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Kingdoms Games
Windows
You play whose family was executed under the orders of a ruthless king Through years of cunning strategy and dangerous alliances, you lead a rebellion and seize the throne for yourself. But the crown is no sanctuary. Years later, just as you begin to rebuild the realm an assassin’s blade finds you.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29%, RPG 22.1%, Multiple Endings 19.5%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Drama 12.9%
- #52 Kid Detective
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JollyFranchers
Windows · Mac
The Kid Detective! The Murder Mystery RPG game that asks the question,"What's so great about the truth anyway?!?"
Why similar: Detective 31.2%, Multiple Endings 14.6%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Top-Down 11.4%, RPG 11.4%
- #53 知更鸟-The Robin
70% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2021
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
“The Robin”tells the story of a school bully who kills a girl named "Robin." Thirteen people involved are kidnapped and embark on a desperate journey to survive. The work revolves around who is behind the black hand and who is responsible for the death of "Robin" these two questions unfold.
Why similar: Detective 30.8%, Visual Novel 21.7%, RPG 13.9%, Drama 12.3%, Multiple Endings 10.8%
- #54 谍:玫瑰
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 星星火工作室Pub: OKJOY
Windows
《谍:玫瑰》是一款聚焦于1938年武汉的谍战文字冒险游戏。你将潜入情报漩涡中心的「玫瑰饭店」,在五位身份各异的嫌疑人中,揪出代号「尘土」的致命叛徒。通过搜证与周旋,在谎言与忠诚之间做出抉择。夜幕下的武汉暗流涌动,你能否揪出内奸,重建地下情报网,点燃象征黎明的星星火焰?
Why similar: Detective 37.5%, Visual Novel 25.5%, RPG 13.2%, Story Rich 12%, Choices Matter 8.4%
- #55 Submansion
66% matchPositive94% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: Hrybochky studioPub: Shreibikus
Windows · Linux
You are Snitcher who has broken into a mansion in search of a invaluable thing. Your guide on this journey will be Keykeeper, who has lost all the keys to the rooms in the mansion. Help her find the keys, and in return she will help you find what you are looking for.
Why similar: Narration 33.5%, Visual Novel 22.8%, Drama 20%, Multiple Endings 16.7%, RPG 3.4%
- #56 7 Days Before the End
66% matchNo user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: TrucyAkina
Windows · Mac
一个普通的早晨,五个大学生踏入同一间教室,却在陌生的空间醒来。纸条上写着: “在七天内找到真相,否则这里就会崩塌。”——你将如何度过这七天?
Why similar: Detective 27.6%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Drama 18.2%, Narration 17%, RPG 8.5%
- #57 Tron: Identity
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 292 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: Detective 31.8%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Story Rich 7.6%
- #58 Grisaia Phantom Trigger Vol.8
68% matchVery Positive92% of 104 reviews2022
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
At last, an all-out war is at hand. The battle against the religious organization, The Fatal Answer (TFA), has entered its final phase, with CIRS and SORD preparing to send all of their troops into TFA's stronghold.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.6%, Narration 19.6%, Drama 14.7%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #59 Back to the Dawn
63% matchVery Positive95% of 10,038 reviews2025
Dev: Metal Head GamesPub: Spiral Up Games
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Detective 32%, RPG 17.4%, Choices Matter 13%, Multiple Endings 13%, Story Rich 11.9%
- #60 Echoes of Ash
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ash Studio
Windows
Detective agency management × superpowered mystery. Former operative Lin Mo rebuilds the Ash Detective Agency in Collins City. Investigate crime scenes, use “Echoes” to recover memory fragments, rebut lies with evidence, dispatch partners for intel, and uncover conspiracy behind your mentor’s death.
Why similar: Detective 38.2%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Investigation 15.1%, Story Rich 9.3%, Multiple Endings 8%