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  1. #1 A Salem Witch Trial - Murder Mystery
    97% matchMixed66% of 68 reviews2018
    Dev: Digital Bento
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 31%

    When a murdered family is discovered in 17th Century Salem, at the height of a witch hysteria, people start to suspect something supernatural to blame. An atmospheric murder mystery. Connect the evidence and see if you can deduce the secrets behind the mystery.

    Why similar: Detective 21.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Point & Click 11.1%

  2. #2 Fatal Falls
    96% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2024
    Dev: Tripolar Studio
    Windows

    In Fatal Falls you explore the dark secrets of "The Grand Elysium", a posh luxury hotel in the middle of nowhere. Interact with its guests, drink a cocktail at the bar, peruse the noble premises – the choice is yours! Just make sure you don't get entangled in the hotel's dark deeds...

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 11%, Hidden Object 10.9%, Walking Simulator 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Text-Based 9.2%

  3. #3 Murder Is Game Over: Streaming Death
    96% matchPositive100% of 30 reviews2023
    Dev: HitherYon Games
    Windows

    Embark on a thrilling pixel art adventure with Detective Guy & Cleo as they solve a mysterious murder. Explore an eerie seaside village, search for clues, interview suspects, and unravel the truth in this whodunit mystery.

    Why similar: Hidden Object 14.2%, Detective 14%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Walking Simulator 12.9%, Point & Click 10.9%

  4. #4 Saint Maker - Horror Visual Novel
    95% matchVery Positive86% of 252 reviews2023
    Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
    Windows · Mac

    A haunted convent. Statues that move on their own. A buried past. Welcome to Saint Idelora’s convent, where becoming a saint comes with a price.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Horror 9.8%

  5. #5 True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 2
    94% matchVery Positive93% of 802 reviews2018
    Dev: Goblinz Enterprises LtdPub: The Digital Lounge
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 2 is the sequel to one of the best rated horror escape games, acclaimed for its story and the atmosphere of horror mystery.

    Why similar: Hidden Object 19.3%, Point & Click 12.8%, Detective 11.8%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Horror 8.4%

  6. #6 Cannibal Court
    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Loomnorth Studios
    Windows

    Convince the cannibals not to eat you. Collect knowledge, choose your responses carefully and dig up secrets to pit the cultists against each other. Get wiser, get manipulative and mastermind your way out of being dinner in this trial-simulator set in the snowy Canadian north.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Detective 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Visual Novel 9.9%

  7. #7 Who's Lila?
    93% matchVery Positive95% of 3,515 reviews2022
    Dev: Garage Heathen
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face

    Why similar: Detective 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Point & Click 10%, Visual Novel 8.3%

  8. #8 CatTrigger Horror Collection
    92% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: CatTrigger
    Windows · Linux

    Slice through a collection of HORROR STORIES, produced by a solo dev! Survive through the body horror of health clinics, haunted dating sims, robot takeovers, CORPORATE COMPLIANCE VIDEOS & MORE!

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Text-Based 10.7%, Point & Click 9.6%, Post-apocalyptic 9.2%

  9. #9 TOY BOX
    91% matchPositive87% of 45 reviews2024
    Dev: DEADline Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A pull-apart puzzle visual novel whose fragments stitch the story together.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Text-Based 13%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Point & Click 10.8%, Visual Novel 9.5%

  10. #10 The Island: Into The Mist
    91% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Detective 13.6%, Text-Based 9.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%, Point & Click 9%

  11. #11 The Music at the end of the World
    90% match5 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2025
    Dev: Cihan Kuzu
    Windows

    "What music would you listen to at the end of the world?" Explore an abandoned world after the apocalypse of the final winter. Shape the story of a man whose loneliness threatens his sanity. Use violence to survive or avoid it to protect your mind. Experience the end of the world!

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Hidden Object 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Text-Based 12.9%, Visual Novel 11.3%

  12. #12 Murder Is Game Over
    89% matchVery Positive96% of 54 reviews2022
    Dev: HitherYon Games
    Windows

    Join the investigation in Murder Is Game Over, a pixel art point-and-click game where you and Cleo try to solve the murder of a famous game designer. Can you uncover the clues and catch the killer before it's game over?

    Why similar: Hidden Object 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Detective 11.4%, Text-Based 11.2%, Walking Simulator 11.1%

  13. #13 The Imagined Leviathan: Prologue
    89% matchMostly Positive78% of 162 reviews2020
    Dev: ChardPub: Far Few Giants
    Windows · Mac

    Imagined Leviathans is a narrative survival game set in a frozen British village. Explore the countryside and unite the survivors to face down your Leviathans together.

    Why similar: Detective 15.1%, Walking Simulator 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Point & Click 10.5%

  14. #14 Terminal Tales: An Interactive Fiction Anthology
    88% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: NEWB GAMES, LLC
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Terminal Tales: An Interactive Fiction Anthology features multiple text-based adventures from a variety of genres. Explore a curated vault of brand-new, modern mysteries and sci-fi epics. No graphics. No limits. Just your imagination and a world waiting for your command.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Text-Based 16.6%, Detective 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%, Multiple Endings 8.7%

  15. #15 Exploring Friscott
    87% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
    Dev: WolfBite Interactive LLC
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    You're an adventurer going into Friscott Castle to see what treasures you can find within. Explore, meet the residents, find treasure & more. Be mindful though, as the castle isn't normal, & there are things about it that might drive a person to madness. That, or it might spell your demise.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Point & Click 14.8%, Text-Based 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.3%

  16. #16 Numinous
    86% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Bremit Studios
    Windows

    Investigate a missing content creator in an abandoned kampong in this atmospheric horror game. Explore haunted ruins, uncover dark secrets, and evade the lurking presence of the Pontianak. Will you uncover the truth or become part of the legend?

    Why similar: Hidden Object 16.8%, Detective 16%, Walking Simulator 15.5%, Psychological Horror 7.7%, Exploration 7.5%

  17. #17 Mass of Consumption
    86% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
    Dev: Wayward Woyrm Games
    Windows

    The church is impatient. The church is hungry. The church is willing to do anything to get you back.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.3%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Text-Based 11.5%, Horror 11%

  18. #18 The Secret Of Greenwood Isle
    84% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
    Dev: SaynePub: Sayne Interactive
    Windows

    A story-driven mystery visual novel set in a remote island village. Gather clues through conversations and exploration, and uncover hidden truths through branching routes and multiple endings amid the tense, claustrophobic atmosphere.

    Why similar: Text-Based 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Hidden Object 12.9%, Visual Novel 10.4%

  19. #19 Defragmenting
    85% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: pngTriads
    Windows

    The outside is being ravaged by a mysterious downpour of a glass, you are forced to take shelter in a seemingly innocuous rundown hotel. Yet, stuck with you are people who you wish you would never see again. What will you do to survive?

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Point & Click 12.3%, Text-Based 12%, Visual Novel 11.5%

  20. #20 A Case of Missing Identity
    83% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: AwesomeTrinket
    Windows

    A point-and-click horror/tragedy visual novel about melding your perception of the world around you. Walk around, drive people to their death, and shape Perdita's existence. Remember: The flesh-sin is nothing. Before she can become everything, you must make her into something.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Walking Simulator 10.9%, Point & Click 10.3%, Visual Novel 9.8%

  21. #21 Sciophobia: The Fear of Shadows
    84% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2022
    Dev: Cycloid Games Studios
    Windows

    The year is 2014 and you are a reporter with The Maire Weekly News. In search of a new article, you have dug up all you can find, until you stumble across a promising headline from 1962. Will you find the truth about The Greer Property or will you die alone wandering in the forest?

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.8%, Hidden Object 18.8%, Point & Click 14%, Exploration 8.2%, Psychological Horror 7.8%

  22. #22 Glitch
    81% matchPositive93% of 29 reviews2025
    Dev: Bulbo Games
    Windows

    Glitch is an intense and surreal narrative experience, drawn entirely by hand, that will make you question reality with every choice and each of the 26 endings that unlock the special and definitive conclusion!

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Text-Based 14.1%, Point & Click 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 11%

  23. #23 For Mother Matron
    82% matchVery Positive91% of 163 reviews2022
    Dev: Velvetique GamesPub: Neoclassic Games
    Windows · Mac

    A story about a girl named Lizzy living in a miserable world and her journey to its darkest depths. A free atmospheric horror visual novel where you navigate life-or-death situations. SEEK PARADISE OR DIE TRYING

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Multiple Endings 10.2%

  24. #24 Disturbed: Beyond Aramor
    82% matchPositive93% of 40 reviews2018
    Dev: iBlackpen
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%

    A 'Choose Your Own Adventure' themed sequel to the free-to-play 'Disturbed'. Your journey begins with Gabriel, a depressed soul who has been banished away on Greyrock Island. Discover an unfolding world as you wander to fulfill the desires of your heart.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.3%, Point & Click 14.4%, Text-Based 12.6%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Choices Matter 8.6%

  25. #25 Antim Yatra
    81% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: DSY Studio
    Windows

    A journalist driven by family legacy set to explore the Belgharh station. While the whole world ages, the station remains trapped in 1940s, following a tragic derailment. Explore a perfectly preserved snapshot of the past, face the heavy atmosphere of a terminal stuck in time, and uncover the truth.

    Why similar: Hidden Object 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Walking Simulator 12.7%, Point & Click 10.9%, Exploration 9.5%

  26. #26 The Dark Prophecy
    79% matchMostly Positive77% of 43 reviews2022
    Dev: Start Warp
    Windows · Mac

    The Dark Prophecy is a 2D pixel-art Point&Click adventure inspired by the best retro games of the 90s. Welcome to a peaceful medieval village, where life is safe and calm. But one fateful night, everything changes.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Hidden Object 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Text-Based 12%, Point & Click 11.7%

  27. #27 The Company
    79% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Crawler Games
    Windows

    The Company wants you productive. The Company wants you calm. The Company wants you compliant.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Exploration 8.6%

  28. #28 The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature
    78% matchVery Positive84% of 342 reviews2019
    Dev: La Belle GamesPub: ARTE France
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 60%

    Experience the Myth of Frankenstein through the innocent eyes of his creature. Make decisions and change people's view that you will meet on your way. Now, the myth is in your hands, so how are you going to end it?

    Why similar: Text-Based 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Hidden Object 12%, Point & Click 11.2%

  29. #29 Paramnesia
    78% matchMixed63% of 32 reviews2022
    Pub: Meridian4
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Paramnesia is a first-person psychological horror game focused on exploration, memory, and unsettling atmosphere rather than combat.

    Why similar: Detective 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Walking Simulator 12.8%, Visual Novel 9.1%

  30. #30 Silent Harbor
    77% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: PimpGameStudio
    Windows

    Silent Harbor is a first-person horror adventure game that will immerse you in a creepy story.

    Why similar: Detective 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Hidden Object 14.2%, Walking Simulator 9.6%, Multiple Endings 8.3%

  31. #31 Contra Spem Spero
    75% matchPositive96% of 24 reviews2025
    Dev: DADZINGO
    Windows · Linux

    Contra Spem Spero is a text-based horror adventure with visual novel elements. Not every road leads out. You are lost deep in a twisted place — a forest one can only hope to escape.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Choices Matter 9.8%

  32. #32 I Live Under Your House (Renovation)
    76% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: SpoocleMacBoogle
    Windows

    You are a terrifying monster living beneath someone’s house. This is a dark, cruel, twisted interactive novel where you are the main abomination.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Visual Novel 13%, Point & Click 11%, Walking Simulator 10.5%, Psychological Horror 9.7%

  33. #33 Knight, Death and the Devil
    76% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Frequency eye
    Windows

    Knight, Death and the Devil — This is a dark visual novel that will take you into a creepy world full of danger and unexpected twists.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Point & Click 11.3%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Psychological Horror 7.6%

  34. #34 Murder Is Game Over: Deal Killer
    75% matchPositive100% of 23 reviews2024
    Dev: HitherYon Games
    Windows

    Murder Is Game Over: Deal Killer takes you on an immersive journey through the Italian Alps. Unravel the murder mystery amidst an alpine backdrop, exploring opulent settings and unmasking the killer in this thrilling detective game.

    Why similar: Detective 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Hidden Object 11.5%, Point & Click 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%

  35. #35 Rhiannon: Curse of the Four Branches
    77% matchMixed63% of 150 reviews2014
    Dev: Arberth StudiosPub: Meridian4
    Windows
    Median: 24 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 38%

    Rhiannon: Curse of the Four Branches is a first-person point-and-click adventure inspired by Welsh mythology, focused on investigation, puzzles, and a dark, atmospheric mystery.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Hidden Object 15.2%, Detective 14.7%, Point & Click 11.9%, Choices Matter 7.1%

  36. #36 SAS:绝响诡计 | Case 0 风暴蝴蝶
    73% matchVery Positive86% of 184 reviews2025
    Dev: 秦遥
    Windows

    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 19.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Text-Based 13.9%, Visual Novel 11.2%

  37. #37 Spellchanted 2D Hidden Object Puzzle Adveture Tile-Matching
    73% matchMostly Positive72% of 189 reviews2024
    Dev: Shaman Games Studio
    Windows · Mac

    Enter a magical world filled with legendary Fairy Tale characters. Become the greatest wizard. Help a young witch break an evil curse and save the Fairy Tale kingdoms!

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Detective 15.4%, Point & Click 14.4%, Hidden Object 12.7%, Visual Novel 11.9%

  38. #38 Upper Morkezela: A Weird Game
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Tempurra Games
    Windows

    Discover the mysterious city of Upper Morkezela, where gods go to die. As an apprentice to the priest of the fungal cult, your task will be to discover what lies behind the mysterious distress signal sent from the city.

    Why similar: Hidden Object 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Detective 14.3%, Point & Click 12.3%, Visual Novel 11.4%

  39. #39 Myth or Reality: Mystery of the Lake Collector's Edition
    74% match6 user reviews50% of 6 reviews2023
    Dev: Do Games Limited
    Windows

    Follow the footsteps of the Loch Ness monster and reveal the secret of the legendary Loch Ness Lake! Better be careful to avoid being another appetizer for Nessie…

    Why similar: Hidden Object 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Detective 16.8%, Point & Click 13.8%, Choices Matter 9%

  40. #40 Madness within
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Indra
    Windows

    Delve into the heart of darkness with Enelia, a chilling horror visual novel set in an Avatar-inspired biopunk realm. It's a dramatic story about adventure, love and fate.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Hidden Object 12.2%, Point & Click 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%

  41. #41 Heart of Ice by Dave Morris
    72% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
    Dev: Infinite Zone
    Windows

    A unique adventure, where every choice shapes your fate. A classic gamebook brought to life, with countless paths to discover.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Text-Based 17.6%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Post-apocalyptic 8.2%

  42. #42 A THOUSAND MOUTHS TO SCREAM
    72% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2024
    Dev: SpoocleMacBoogle
    Windows

    Psychological Body Horror visual novel in a space setting with different endings depending on your actions.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Point & Click 12%, Hidden Object 11.1%, Choices Matter 9.8%

  43. #43 Lily's Lil Video Shop!
    70% matchVery Positive94% of 81 reviews2025
    Dev: Lich & Lily
    Windows

    The old Lily Flash Games are being recompiled for modern systems! In Lily's Lil Video help Lily learn to be the best worker at the Happy Video Store! Sort through VHS tapes, stock up the shelves, and pick up after messy customers. Strive for perfection every day so Lily can be the best employee!

    Why similar: Detective 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Point & Click 9.9%, Visual Novel 8.8%

  44. #44 Lake of Darkness
    70% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2025
    Dev: Steeze Games
    Windows

    Your small town is slowly becoming corrupted by a mysterious evil, In a dream you get a premonition of your own death. How do you avoid an unknown fate? Spend your final moments wisely in this choice-based psychological horror visual novel game.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, Visual Novel 13%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Post-apocalyptic 9.6%, Text-Based 8.7%

  45. #45 Into the Waves
    71% matchVery Positive92% of 88 reviews2021
    Dev: Flying Whale
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Morin is a barkeeper with an unusual curse. All people look like shadows to him, except for one mysterious stranger... Solve the mystery of the curse, fight true darkness and mix the most unusual cocktails in the atmospheric visual novel — Into the Waves!

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Point & Click 13%, Multiple Endings 12.1%

  46. #46 Universe Has No Favorites
    71% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2024
    Dev: Radek VolfPub: Walker & Volf
    Windows · Mac

    Interactive fiction, visual novel adventure with point & click controls and AI-assisted illustrations. Explore a dangerous orbital station, an abandoned starship or a mysterious planet in this cyberpunk sci-fi text-based game. And, of course, discover a mystery that has an impact on the galaxy.

    Why similar: Text-Based 17%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Point & Click 14.7%, Visual Novel 11.6%

  47. #47 Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Spicy Bread Productions LLC
    Windows · Mac

    Determine the fate of Ventreville! Play as six protagonists with unique abilities and stories, their arcs tied to each other by the sudden murder of the Avidines. Make your choices count! The final protagonist, the interrogating detective, will only know as much as your previous characters know…

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Detective 13.2%, Text-Based 12.6%, Point & Click 11.6%

  48. #48 Turning Manor
    70% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Sabbatical Games
    Windows

    All you have to do is count the differences and choose an exit. Easy right? Yet strange things start happening as soon as you sign the job contract… It's up to you to unravel the mysteries of Turning Manor.

    Why similar: Hidden Object 20.6%, Walking Simulator 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Puzzle 8.2%

  49. #49 Whispers From The Rift
    69% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
    Dev: Interdimensional Games Inc
    Windows

    A choose-your-own-adventure novel. ​Enter the mind of a black-ops team leader heading an impossible mission in a parallel universe. Choices are remembered, story events reflect past decisions, and freely rewind time to try different paths.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.4%, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Text-Based 18.5%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Choices Matter 9.6%

  50. #50 Project: New Light City
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Catch Light Interactive, LLC
    Windows

    You are Max Boston, tasked with solving a murder-suicide crisis in this third person psychological thriller. Use futuristic forensic tools, gather evidence, interrogate suspects, and solve challenging puzzles as you explore the city. Fair warning, Max has to face a few demons of his own, as well...

    Why similar: Detective 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Hidden Object 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Multiple Endings 9.2%

  51. #51 Big Ear Detective
    68% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Fabula Improviso
    Windows · Mac

    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 20.1%, Point & Click 14.1%, Text-Based 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.4%

  52. #52 Assassin at Crimson Keep
    69% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2022
    Dev: Shadow Glass Studios LLC
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Assassin at Crimson Keep is a short, point and click visual novel set in a dark, quasi-fantasy world. After a botched assassination attempt, you pursue the King into his lair known as the Crimson Keep. Your small choices can have great consequences, either for good or for evil.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Hidden Object 13.3%, Text-Based 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Point & Click 10.4%

  53. #53 PARANORMAL GIRLFRIEND
    68% matchMixed60% of 10 reviews2023
    Dev: GamesFromTheOtherSide
    Windows

    A mysterious girl shows up at your house and things get wild...

    Why similar: Hidden Object 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Walking Simulator 11.9%, Detective 11.2%, Visual Novel 11.1%

  54. #54 RUNT
    68% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Grimtaste StudiosPub: DreadXP
    Windows

    RUNT is a rural gothic visual novel mystery where you play as Runt, the youngest of five brothers, surviving a monstrous post-apocalypse.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Post-apocalyptic 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Hidden Object 9.7%, Multiple Endings 9.4%

  55. #55 Am I Nima
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: HO! Games
    Windows · Mac

    Am I Nima is a psychological-horror game where you must convince your mom that you really are her daughter. Combine words together in your brain and use them to talk. Get her to trust you.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Point & Click 11.7%, Visual Novel 11%, Psychological Horror 10.2%

  56. #56 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: Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Point & Click 12.1%, Post-apocalyptic 11.7%, Visual Novel 10.8%

  57. #57 The Accuser and The Abyss
    66% match3 user reviews0% of 3 reviews2025
    Dev: Spectre Sun Works
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    You are a detective. You have been assigned a partner to investigate a horrid case. But things are not what it seems. Navigate the paths as you attempt to unravel the truth behind your lost memories and your new disturbing detective partner.

    Why similar: Detective 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Text-Based 13.5%, Point & Click 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.6%

  58. #58 Transmission in Progress…
    66% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Detective 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Point & Click 10.9%, Text-Based 8.7%

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