- #1 Whispers of Gold
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Falling Raven
Windows
In pursuit of coin, hired dagger Arthur finds himself embroiled in conspiracy involving the daughter of a noble House. Who is really pulling the strings behind the scenes?
Why similar: Choices Matter 17%, Mystery 16.7%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%
- #2 A Totally Normal Love Story
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Something Hippo
Windows · Mac
Made for people who love Hallmark movies — and people who love to hate them. A totally normal love story in a perfectly ordinary small town, where nothing weird ever happens…or so you’re told.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.5%, Thriller 19.3%, Multiple Endings 17.1%, Mystery 15.3%, Choices Matter 13.3%
- #3 Shadows of Betrayal
96% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: JayzonBHPub: JayzonBH Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Recent high school graduates gather at a remote cabin for a celebration. What begins as a night of laughter spirals into a tense mystery full of secrets, twists, and chilling choices. Who will survive? Navigate friendships, and uncover the multi-layered mystery in Shadows of Betrayal.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.1%, Choices Matter 16.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Thriller 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%
- #4 I Would Love to Wish You Good Morning
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Silhouette Games
Windows
I Would Love to Wish You Good Morning is a choice-driven dystopian psychological horror visual novel about isolation, obedience, and the price of fitting in. Will you navigate the uncanny social dynamics of the future... or die trying?
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.3%, Mystery 16.9%, Choices Matter 16.6%, Thriller 15.9%, Multiple Endings 11.5%
- #5 Rumor Reporter
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Greyhaven Craft
Windows
Rumor Reporter is a Golden Age whodunit mystery. Play as senior reporter Veronica Chase as you explore Greyhaven Island in the Celtic Sea, 1920s. Choose where to investigate, who to question, and what to publish. Your report shapes public opinion, drives arrests, and changes the island’s future.
Why similar: Mystery 16.8%, Choices Matter 14.3%, Detective 13.9%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Multiple Endings 10.9%
- #6 Future Mirror
94% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2022
Dev: 皐月の夢Pub: LocaGames
Windows
"Ten years from now, I will be dead..." A coming-of-age fantasy adventure tale, Future Mirror is a visual novel that explores fate and the choices that affect our future, tragedy, relationships, and happiness.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.1%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Detective 11.7%
- #7 破禁 Limbo Break
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: xiaowanxiongzzz
Windows · Mac · Linux
A general-audience infinite flow ADV. You will play as Jiang Yuejiao. After being framed and forced to flee to the neighboring country of Dipa, you are drawn into various terrifying worlds, Only by uncovering the hidden truths within these places might you find a way back to the real world.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.5%, Mystery 12.8%, Detective 12.5%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Female Protagonist 11.4%
- #8 Echoes of Pinebridge
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Koalu Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
After a transfer student enters his life, college senior Kent begins suffering fainting spells and hearing voices. Navigate friendships, secrets, and a growing supernatural mystery in this choice-driven visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.8%, Choices Matter 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Mystery 11.8%
- #9 Cold Verdict 3
91% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Astronomic Games
Windows
The third and final part of the 'Cold Verdict' trilogy. Claire has spent two years tracking down the elusive masked man who puts people through psychological games. Now she has to get through another of his ordeals if she wants to bring him to justice. Make choices and decide the final outcome!
Why similar: Thriller 18.7%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Female Protagonist 10%
- #10 BURN
91% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: Convict Games
Windows
𝕭𝖀𝕽𝕹 is a short and replayable visual novel, where you play Nina BURN, the biggest pop star in the world at the turning point of her career. Will you change pop music? Will you become a monster? 𝖄𝖔𝖚 𝖜𝖎𝖑𝖑 𝕭𝖀𝕽𝕹.
Why similar: Choices Matter 16.4%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Mystery 12.9%
- #11 The Paracelsian Project
90% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Sixkilla Gaming
Windows · Mac · Linux
You awaken in an unfamiliar location with unfamiliar people and are surrounded by mystery. Will you be able to solve the puzzle and uncover why you are here in this sci-fi/mystery/puzzle visual novel? The future hangs in the balance.
Why similar: Choices Matter 14.2%, Mystery 13.7%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Thriller 10.6%
- #12 Night Book
89% matchMixed68% of 586 reviews2021
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Tricked into reading an ancient book, Loralyn summons a demon into her home. Night Book is an interactive occult thriller movie, created in lockdown, from the publishers of The Complex, Five Dates and Maid of Sker.
Why similar: Thriller 13.8%, Mystery 13.4%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%
- #13 Cemetery Mary
89% matchVery Positive97% of 375 reviews2021
Dev: arcadekitten
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel about a girl who loves the cemetery. When her parents go missing, she receives a mysterious text that has the potential to completely ruin her life...or fix it?
Why similar: Visual Novel 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Multiple Endings 12.1%
- #14 Devil Apartment
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: L.S. Frei
Windows
Hello, Jake. Welcome to the game.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.2%, Thriller 14.7%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Multiple Endings 12.5%
- #15 ミステリーアドベンチャー 犯人はメイド
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ななにのん
Windows
The culprit is—the maid. And the protagonist. your mission is to strike down six unsuspecting guests, one by one. But beware—you must never be suspected before your plan is complete. To escape suspicion, engage in heated debates and refute your opponents. Hide your true identity at all costs.
Why similar: Mystery 22.5%, Detective 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Choices Matter 12.8%
- #16 Blind Dog
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: kankan gamesPub: kankan games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are a detective who is slowly going blind. The only faces you can still see clearly belong to those who are about to die. A visual novel investigation where every choice affects the fate of Tokyo and leads you either closer to the truth or deeper into darkness.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Detective 14.4%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Thriller 11.3%
- #17 夜明けの影法師
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Max Neet Games
Windows
雪山ペンションで起こる殺人事件を阻止するため、 聞き込みとパソコンで情報整理するマルチエンドミステリーADV『夜明けの影法師』!
Why similar: Mystery 16.4%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Thriller 11.5%
- #18 The Girl Who Wasn't There
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 1564 Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Visual Novel 15.7%, Detective 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Mystery 13.2%, Multiple Endings 12.6%
- #19 Kill The Clock
84% matchVery Positive92% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: Happy Slugs
Windows
Kill the Clock is a narrative time-loop mystery adventure where you relive the same week to solve a murder that keeps changing. Customize your character, roll dice to influence story outcomes, and uncover the truth—before time resets again.
Why similar: Mystery 14.3%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Thriller 12.1%
- #20 Along the Edge
84% matchVery Positive83% of 863 reviews2016
Dev: Nova-box
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Following the loss of a baby, a breakup, and a surprise heritage, Daphné decides to leave everything behind to start a new life in the French countryside. There, she discovers she's the last descendant of a line of witches. Will she embrace the family tradition?
Why similar: Choices Matter 17.3%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Mystery 14.3%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%
- #21 Poisoned Path
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Inspiration Overload Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Poisoned Path is a deep visual novel set in a mysterious atmosphere, where your choices determine the story's fate. Uncover dark secrets and chart your own course.
Why similar: Choices Matter 18.7%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Mystery 11.5%
- #22 Kamilia
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RQ play
Windows · Mac
Kamilia is a story-driven, choices-matter detective mystery. Follow a talented painter who finds himself wrapped up in an unsolved case, as he tries to unveil a hidden truth that has been buried for years.
Why similar: Choices Matter 17.6%, Mystery 17.4%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Detective 10.4%
- #23 Horrors of Helmsfirth
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blue Five Games
Windows · Mac
Horrors of Helmsfirth is a horror/adventure visual novella where you investigate the mystery causing townsfolk to disappear at night. Build trust with allies who can help save your town from monsters. Explore 9 different character plot lines and defeat the forces of evil… or join them?
Why similar: Choices Matter 24.4%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Multiple Endings 18.2%, Mystery 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.2%
- #24 Suhoshin
81% matchVery Positive91% of 166 reviews2022
Dev: No More 500
Windows
Suhoshin is a 2D Visual Novel set in the medieval Joseon period of Korea. While investigating a series of mysterious murders, you will have to make choices that will lead you down different paths toward different endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.2%, Thriller 15.2%, Mystery 14.6%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #25 近所 - if -
80% match3 user reviews75% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: zentac studio
Windows
A Girl's Kidnapping Case in Your Neighborhood...Your Choices and Actions Determine the Outcome
Why similar: Choices Matter 20.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, Thriller 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 12%
- #26 summer story
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: karol_thegame
Windows · Linux
Summer Story: An adventure game where you investigate and make choices that shape the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Female Protagonist 11.9%
- #27 Guilt Trip
79% 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 20.9%, Multiple Endings 17.7%, Mystery 17.5%, Detective 16.5%, Choices Matter 8.9%
- #28 何度目かの式
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: orange
Windows
殺された花嫁が神の力によって生き返り、自分を殺した犯人を探す和風伝奇ミステリーADV。事件は幾度となく起こり、花嫁は幾度もの死を迎えながら、事件の真相に迫っていく――
Why similar: Mystery 27.5%, Detective 18.8%, Female Protagonist 17.4%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%
- #29 ストレイ・メモリア
78% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: ルピナスパレット
Windows
A contemporary juvenile mystery about young boys and girls who grow up confused and troubled, and adults who harbor secrets.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.6%, Mystery 26%, Multiple Endings 21%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Story Rich 5.3%
- #30 Stay Alive For Me
76% match8 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: OneRoomFilms
Windows
Survive a gripping psychological thriller in this visual novel. Make critical decisions, face a disturbed captor, and experience multiple chilling endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.7%, Choices Matter 17.2%, Thriller 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Mystery 13.1%
- #31 妖睨之境The Sight of Darkness
77% 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: Visual Novel 18.4%, Mystery 17.6%, Detective 16.2%, Choices Matter 15.2%, Multiple Endings 14%
- #32 Wild Island Quest
79% matchMixed54% of 342 reviews2015
Dev: NLB project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
In an endless air ocean of an alien world, small lonesome plots of land float above the abyss. But sometimes approach each other, and lands which have never met before, reveal their secrets.
Why similar: Choices Matter 23.2%, Visual Novel 21%, Multiple Endings 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%
- #33 Lachesis or Atropos
77% matchVery Positive87% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: 4nokiPub: Quill Yuri
Windows · Mac · Linux
This world is woven of strings, of fate and of hate. What do you see, detective? A horror-mystery yuri visual novel peering into the maddening darkness of love and death.
Why similar: Choices Matter 15.9%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Mystery 14.3%, Detective 14.2%, Multiple Endings 12.8%
- #34 Holy Shift
76% matchPositive81% of 42 reviews2024
Dev: Kitten Purradise Studios
Windows
This game is a psychological test in which you will face dilemmas that reveal your personality. At the end of it, you will know your psychotype.
Why similar: Choices Matter 15%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Thriller 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Multiple Endings 11.7%
- #35 Jessica's Choices - Forced [Episode 1]
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DoAdventures
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your story continues right where Origins left off. Whether Jessica finds herself wandering the streets alone, caught in George’s web of deceit, or trapped in the unsettling confines of Margaret Thatuals under Professor Trounch’s watchful gaze and the orderlies, every choice matters.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.5%, Multiple Endings 16.7%, Female Protagonist 15.9%, Choices Matter 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%
- #36 Gothic Murder: Adventure That Changes Destiny
75% matchVery Positive97% of 65 reviews2020
Dev: orange
Windows · Mac
A housemaid takes on a terrifying murder plan in order to protect her lord, whose life is in danger! A romantic mystery that takes place at an earl's manor in 20th-century England. Depending on the selection, the story will branch into different endings.
Why similar: Mystery 26.1%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Multiple Endings 20.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Female Protagonist 6.5%
- #37 The Wreck
74% matchVery Positive89% of 273 reviews2023
Dev: The Pixel Hunt
Windows · Mac
In this 3D visual novel, follow failed screenwriter Junon as she attempts to make it through the most pivotal day in her life. Relive the past, alter the present, and embrace the future, or without your help, Junon’s story might end in a wreck.
Why similar: Choices Matter 20.3%, Mystery 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%
- #38 CAFE 0 ~The Sleeping Beast~ REMASTERED
75% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: ROSEVERTE MYSTERYPub: ROSEVERTE
Windows · Mac · Linux
The supernatural mystery visual novel, "CAFE 0 ~The Sleeping Beast~" returns as a remastered version. Will the maid, Corliss, find out why she died within the 7 days time limit?
Why similar: Mystery 17.2%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Choices Matter 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%
- #39 Dreamy Golden Snow
73% matchNo user reviews
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 21.4%, Mystery 19.4%, Choices Matter 18%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%
- #40 Under the Table
72% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: RB Ashton
Windows · Mac · Linux
An office-based shrinking horror adventure in visual novel format! Explore a workplace packed with man-eating coworkers as you try to survive being tiny...
Why similar: Visual Novel 19%, Choices Matter 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Thriller 13.4%
- #41 Ubel
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Regularjax
Windows
A visual novel where eight participants are forced to play a death game where they have to vote every two hours. Who will survive? Who will betray? Who are the masterminds behind it all?
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.7%, Thriller 21.5%, Mystery 20.5%, Choices Matter 14.3%, Multiple Endings 12.5%
- #42 Advent: Dawn
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spire Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A research trip turns deadly when seven strangers are trapped in a vast cave beneath a remote island. 『Advent: Dawn』 is a sci-fi mystery visual novel where you must escape through fear, fractured trust, and whispers from the deep. Will you unravel the mystery before the cave unravels you?
Why similar: Mystery 18.7%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Thriller 16.6%, Choices Matter 16.5%, Multiple Endings 11.8%
- #43 The Island: Into The Mist
73% matchMixed66% of 225 reviews2019
Dev: BADA Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 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: Choices Matter 16.1%, Mystery 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Detective 11.9%, Multiple Endings 11.7%
- #44 The Trials - Chapter Two
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hama Studios
Windows
A classic 90s choose your own adventure style horror visual novel. Escape the horrors hunting you, make decisions, forge your own path. An original complete story with multiple endings. Choose your own play style with a Text Adventure Mode, sound effects, and an ambient soundtrack.
Why similar: Choices Matter 21.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Multiple Endings 16.6%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Thriller 9.8%
- #45 Remnants of Dawn
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fiendish Fiction
Windows · Mac · Linux
A string of campus killings. A newly-turned vampire struggling to adjust. A monster hunter seeking answers. Worlds collide as Dante Jones and Nick Torres, both in danger of being accused of the crimes, team up to reveal the true culprit in this chilling supernatural horror visual novel.
Why similar: Thriller 16.3%, Mystery 13.9%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Multiple Endings 11.1%
- #46 Inescapable: No Rules, No Rescue
71% matchMixed41% of 61 reviews2023
Dev: Dreamloop GamesPub: Aksys Games
Windows
Inescapable: No Rules, No Rescue is a social thriller set in a tropical island resort: you’ve been kidnapped and forced to participate in a twisted reality TV show with 10 strangers. At the end of their stay, they’ll each receive $500,000... If they survive.
Why similar: Thriller 15.3%, Mystery 14.2%, Detective 12.3%, Choices Matter 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%
- #47 Isle of Maligree
70% 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: Choices Matter 18.6%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Detective 14.2%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%
- #48 Cheerleaders
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lounatick Creations
Windows · Mac · Linux
Cheerleaders, sisterhood, sex, and competition. Follow the cheerleading team of an elite university for the rich and privileged as they aim for victory at the national championship, led by their ambitious captain, Elena.
Why similar: Choices Matter 19.8%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Multiple Endings 15.2%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%
- #49 Ezrebeth
68% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Tymedust Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ezrebeth is an old, bitter recluse who finds herself constantly invaded by her peculiar relatives during the winter holidays. Oh, and she's stuck in a time loop! Investigate, interview and cross-reference as you attempt to figure out what's going on in this surreal visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.9%, Mystery 15.7%, Detective 14.9%, Multiple Endings 14.5%, Choices Matter 11.7%
- #50 The Game of Fourtune
69% matchPositive97% of 35 reviews2023
Dev: BlackLock Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
How far will you go to get your deepest wish granted? In The Game of Fourtune, help guide Clyde & Devon through this cruel game of life and death. Only one participant will get their wish granted. Four rounds and four deaths each round, are you ready to see if fortune is on your side?
Why similar: Choices Matter 16.3%, Thriller 15.9%, Mystery 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Multiple Endings 11.9%
- #51 BEAST CRIMES
70% matchMixed63% of 63 reviews2022
Dev: LINK
Windows
Crimes across the times. Are you able to solve them all?
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.8%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Detective 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 12%
- #52 Misadventures of Laura Silver
69% matchVery Positive84% of 269 reviews2019
Dev: Studio Attic Salt
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Need more stress in your life? Meet Laura Silver, a paranoid and insomniac detective tasked with researching Slavic mythology. Do you know anything about the Vodnik? Neither does she. Unfortunately, her incompetence won't be your biggest problem in Czechoslovakia.
Why similar: Choices Matter 16%, Visual Novel 14%, Mystery 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%
- #53 Epimutation
66% matchVery Positive95% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: Barbieronpa
Windows · Mac · Linux
399 days ago, the world ended. Epimutation is a horror visual novel that follows seven survivors as they attempt to navigate life in the apocalypse. Make life or death decisions, form bonds with your fellow survivors, and attempt to unravel the mystery behind the outbreak.
Why similar: Choices Matter 16.4%, Mystery 14.5%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%
- #54 Death Becomes You - Mystery Visual Novel
68% matchPositive93% of 27 reviews2021
Dev: Quill Yuri
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Mystery 14.9%, Visual Novel 14%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%
- #55 Dance by the River (former: Silence of Switchblade)
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Summertime
Windows
In the middle of summer, in the suburbs, in the river, a drowned body is floating. It seems like three-years-earlier incident replays. This story, through the investigation into the case, shows triangular relationship between a male police officer, a female police officer, and a female murderer.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.6%, Mystery 19.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Multiple Endings 12.4%
- #56 ELEGIES: Aya
67% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: Dream Squircle
Windows · Mac · Linux
After losing his parents and barely escaping his burning home, Zach wakes up in the hospital where he meets Aya, the ghost of a girl. Who is she, and why can only Zach see her? Together they try to investigate Aya's past, which quickly awakens new dangers.
Why similar: Thriller 17.5%, Mystery 14.6%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Multiple Endings 12.5%
- #57 Linework
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Overlyunderqualified
Windows
A puzzle-detective game set in 1990s China: play as a forensic artist, interview witnesses, drag and drop testimony and documents, sketch suspects from clues, and piece together evidence to solve mysterious crimes.
Why similar: Mystery 18%, Detective 16.7%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%
- #58 SUSubus
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Forget-Me-Not Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
The year is 840. Use your detective skills to weed out and banish the succubi terrorizing the citizens of Damaros and uncover the truth behind the recent spike in succubus victims, or become a corrupt tyrant who abuses his power, or even side with the succubi to terrorize the city.
Why similar: Choices Matter 23.8%, Mystery 19.7%, Multiple Endings 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Detective 14%
- #59 ThroneBreaker
66% 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 24.5%, Choices Matter 21.4%, Multiple Endings 20.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Mystery 9.4%