Games Like PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness

Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.

Why similar: Visual Novel 38.9%, Anime 29.8%, Detective 18.7%, Adventure 7.6%, Sci-fi 4.2%

Legend tells of a door deep below Tokyo's sewers. All who enter are lost forever. Detective Ito's partner is missing. Explore Tokyo & uncover the darkness that lays beneath the streets in this Point & Click - meets Visual Novel - narrative adventure that questions the very core of Ito's sanity.

Why similar: Visual Novel 34.4%, Anime 33.6%, Detective 18.3%, Adventure 7.3%, Psychological 5.7%

Kidnapped and taken to an unfamiliar location, nine people find themselves forced to participate in a diabolical Nonary Game by an enigmatic mastermind called Zero. Why were they there? Why were they chosen to put their lives on the line? And more importantly, who can be trusted?

Why similar: Visual Novel 54.4%, Anime 25.3%, Adventure 7.5%, Detective 7.2%, Sci-fi 4.6%

Nine participants awaken, trapped in an underground facility. To escape, they must play a game with deadly consequences. Who will live, and who will die? The choice is yours. Let the Decision Game begin…

Why similar: Visual Novel 54.1%, Anime 28.1%, Adventure 10.5%, Sci-fi 6.1%, Singleplayer 1.3%

Special Agents Mizuki and Ryuki, along with their AI partners Aiba and Tama, are tasked to solve the bizarre Half Body serial killings in this sequel to the critically acclaimed AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES.

Why similar: Visual Novel 35.5%, Anime 29.5%, Detective 18.3%, Adventure 9.9%, Sci-fi 6.9%

If you can't save the one you love… How can you save humanity? Sequel to the visual novel cult classic. Experience an alternate worldline of STEINS;GATE.

Why similar: Visual Novel 48.5%, Anime 32.6%, Adventure 6.8%, Sci-fi 6.4%, Psychological 4.9%

The Red Strings Club is a cyberpunk narrative experience about fate and happiness featuring the extensive use of pottery, bartending and impersonating people on the phone to take down a corporate conspiracy.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 60%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Dystopian 9.9%, Adventure 7.1%, Sci-fi 3.9%

Investigate murders, search for clues and talk to your classmates to prepare for trial. There, you'll engage in deadly wordplay, going back and forth with suspects. Dissect their statements and fire their words back at them to expose their lies! There's only one way to survive—pull the trigger.

Why similar: Visual Novel 39.3%, Anime 34.4%, Detective 20.7%, Adventure 4.4%, Singleplayer 1.2%

Synergia is a yuri thriller visual novel that takes place in a cyberpunk future, wrapped up in a beautifully unique, vibrant neon aesthetic. At the end of the world, sometimes love is the ultimate crime.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 28.7%, Visual Novel 28.4%, Anime 19.2%, Dystopian 18%, Sci-fi 4.8%

Hack Into God

Why similar: Visual Novel 45.7%, Anime 34.1%, Adventure 19.2%, Singleplayer 1%

From the creators of the critically acclaimed STEINS;GATE comes a sensational new visual novel: CHAOS;CHILD. Set in Shibuya in 2015, a group of high school students who survived an earthquake six years ago find themselves at the center of a new series of bizarre murders in the city.

Why similar: Visual Novel 49.9%, Anime 28.2%, Psychological 9.9%, Adventure 7%, Sci-fi 4.3%

Yuma, an amnesiac detective-in-training, and Shinigami, the spirit haunting him, tackle unsolved mysteries.

Why similar: Anime 34.7%, Visual Novel 23.3%, Detective 23%, Adventure 17.8%, Singleplayer 1.2%

Aoba's vibrant cyberpunk world is one of contrasts: high-tech virtual reality battles versus street gang turf wars, ultra-exclusive luxury resorts and tiny junk shops. The choices you make will shape the path of Aoba's journey into the dark secrets lurking beneath the glossy sheen of the city.

Why similar: Visual Novel 42.5%, Anime 28.4%, Cyberpunk 24.2%, Adventure 4.2%, Singleplayer 0.7%

It’s 2065, and you are an interrogator-model android tasked with rooting out deviants among your own kind. You must probe for lies, monitor and exploit emotional spikes, earn the trust of your subjects, and make the final call: release, or destroy?

Why similar: Cyberpunk 34.9%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Dystopian 16.8%, Detective 13.7%, Adventure 7.9%

The samurai detective visual novel! Solve crimes and pass judgment on vigilantes, officials, inventors, and brigands to protect a city of eternal cherry blossoms.

Why similar: Visual Novel 39.7%, Anime 24.8%, Detective 23.4%, Adventure 11%, Singleplayer 1.1%

A new cast of 16 characters find themselves kidnapped and imprisoned in a school. Inside, some will kill, some will die, and some will be punished. Reimagine what you thought high-stakes, fast-paced investigation was as you investigate twisted murder cases and condemn your new friends to death.

Why similar: Visual Novel 40.8%, Anime 31.6%, Detective 22.6%, Adventure 3.8%, Singleplayer 1.2%

MINDS BENEATH US is an emotional sci-fi narrative game. Through the eyes of a humble individual, experience a mad world where humans are exploited as computing devices for AI. Listen to the concerns of those you meet and offer guidance. Together, face challenges and confront an uncertain destiny.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 28.5%, Visual Novel 25.9%, Dystopian 18.5%, Psychological 14.7%, Adventure 6.7%

Play as a detective tasked with catching a serial killer in this visual novel set in post-war Japan. Investigate key locations, question many complex characters, piece together clues, and try to stop the culprit before they end yet another young girl's smile.

Why similar: Visual Novel 38.8%, Anime 32.8%, Detective 21.6%, Adventure 6.8%

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: Visual Novel 38.9%, Anime 31.6%, Detective 19.4%, Adventure 8.8%, Singleplayer 1.4%

Feel the mysterious world of Molds and the City where the sun never sets. Look for clues, make decisions and follow your own path in the Cyber ​​City 2157.

Why similar: Visual Novel 37.5%, Cyberpunk 35%, Adventure 26.3%, Singleplayer 1.3%

The story is set in future Tokyo, where human’s endless desires have consumed finite resources. In this world that is gradually approaching its end, the streamer girls continue to sing, while embracing dreams and despair in their hearts...

Why similar: Visual Novel 26.1%, Cyberpunk 23.3%, Anime 15%, Dystopian 14.8%, Psychological 11.1%

A kidnapping on the streets of Shibuya brings together a hot-blooded detective, hard-hitting journalist, former gang leader, the head researcher of a big pharma manufacturer and a part-timer stuck in cat costume for a series of events each more unexpected and outrageous than the last.

Why similar: Visual Novel 72.7%, Adventure 16%, Detective 11.4%

When a letter is delivered 15 years late - you discover an old pen-friend was involved in a murder, before she disappeared. Travelling to her hometown, you must investigate the murder, using her past letters as clues to uncover the disturbing truth.

Why similar: Visual Novel 34.5%, Anime 29.8%, Detective 19.1%, Adventure 10.6%, Sci-fi 4.6%

"Before we knew it, what we once knew as 'freedom' became nothing more but a faint and distant memory." Venture forth and discover the truth behind the seemingly perfect OmniCare society in Sinless: a unique point and click and visual novel hybrid, set in an original cyberpunk reality.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 45.6%, Visual Novel 36%, Adventure 18.4%

Can you save a test subject from your life’s work? A cinematic sci-fi visual novel about cybernetic research and its sickening consequences. A prequel to malViolence.

Why similar: Visual Novel 24.5%, Cyberpunk 24.1%, Anime 21%, Dystopian 13.9%, Psychological 11.9%

Pardon or kill. Let the madness begin! Take on the nefarious attractions of Yurukill Land for a chance to prove your innocence!

Why similar: Visual Novel 36.8%, Anime 30.2%, Detective 18%, Adventure 13.7%, Singleplayer 1.3%

A mad and romantic ADV. Unravel a strange world of science and philosophy with a mecha girl, zombie girl, or beastfolk. Some paths may disturb you... or thrill you.

Why similar: Visual Novel 43.5%, Anime 36.2%, Adventure 13.1%, Sci-fi 7.3%

The original first‑person cyberpunk horror detective tale set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 59.3%, Dystopian 15%, Detective 12.3%, Adventure 6.3%, Sci-fi 6.1%

5% of murder cases remain unsolved... it's time to open up these cases and confront the supernatural with forensic science! Solve cases by analyzing evidence and consulting with specialists. Enter a world that artfully blends 2D illustration and real-life visuals!

Why similar: Visual Novel 35.2%, Anime 29.9%, Detective 20.7%, Adventure 12.4%, Singleplayer 1.7%

Immerse yourself in a dramatic yet charming and witty world of evidence-gathering, deduction and courtroom battles with this double-pack of the adventures of rookie lawyer Ryunosuke.

Why similar: Visual Novel 39.8%, Anime 28.9%, Detective 19.4%, Adventure 11.2%, Singleplayer 0.7%

One war. Two sides of a military conflict. Which side will you choose if you take a look at the world from both sides of the conflict? Whom will you support and whom will you destroy if some are fighting for an uncertain future, while others are for a peaceful present?

Why similar: Visual Novel 43.8%, Anime 27%, Detective 21.3%, Adventure 6.7%, Singleplayer 1.3%

A first‑person cyberpunk horror detective story set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 50.5%, Detective 23%, Dystopian 21.2%, Sci-fi 5.3%

Change the minds of evildoers…for good! MINDHACK is a text adventure game where you meet unique evildoers, hack their minds, and rewrite them into happy people!

Why similar: Visual Novel 32.8%, Dystopian 22.5%, Psychological 16.1%, Anime 14.7%, Adventure 7.9%

Immerse yourself in neon, smoke, and high-stakes legal gambles as a Defense Attorney with uniquely Killer insights in this episodic, diabolically stylish visual novel adventure game.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 26.7%, Visual Novel 26.4%, Anime 16.3%, Detective 13.9%, Dystopian 13.2%

Happiness is an obligation. But then, what gives one the right to be happy? A small, garden-like Academy stands alone on a secluded island. Ichirou Yamada has been transferred there to work as a teacher. He is put in charge of Casserole, a beautiful, young girl who entered the school at the same time.

Why similar: Visual Novel 50.7%, Dystopian 23.6%, Anime 13%, Adventure 9.3%, Sci-fi 3.4%

2064: Read Only Memories is a cyberpunk point-and-click adventure set in Neo-San Francisco. Team up with Turing, the world's first sapient machine, to unravel a conspiracy that threatens to shake an entire society

Why similar: Cyberpunk 44.2%, Visual Novel 39.3%, Adventure 8.5%, Sci-fi 6.8%, Singleplayer 1.3%

Gamedec is a single-player cyberpunk isometric RPG. You are a game detective, who solves crimes inside virtual worlds. Use your wits to gather info from your witnesses and suspects, getting to the bottom of deceptive schemes. The game continually adapts to your decisions and never judges.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 38.7%, Visual Novel 30%, Detective 19.2%, Adventure 10.2%, Singleplayer 1.9%

CAUTION: Escape from this supervillain at your own risk...A short sci-fi visual novel packed with brain-teasing puzzles, gruesome deaths and heartbreaking secrets.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 26.7%, Visual Novel 25.8%, Anime 22.6%, Dystopian 18.5%, Sci-fi 5.1%

Justice.exe is a dialogue-heavy dystopian legal drama in which you defend sentient AI in court. Discover key story elements in dialogue, build your case by studying arguments, and engage the opposing counsel in wits, charisma and skullduggery. Small choices might alter the fate of your clients.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 36.9%, Dystopian 29%, Detective 21.1%, Adventure 11.1%, Singleplayer 2%

Unravel a string of gruesome murders terrorizing Tokyo in this mystery-thriller visual novel. The secrets of a case from six years prior may just be the key to the current unending cycle of tragedy—and the thing that cracks this woeful world’s shell may be one girl’s smile.

Why similar: Visual Novel 47.3%, Detective 24%, Anime 19.8%, Adventure 7.9%, Singleplayer 0.9%

Five girls meet in an isolated underground city. As they slay and betray each other, what fate awaits them at the end of their journey? Hope? Or despair? Enjoy an immersive story, fully voiced and boasting multiple endings!

Why similar: Visual Novel 42.2%, Anime 33.2%, Dystopian 12.8%, Adventure 11.3%, Singleplayer 0.5%

Fall into the magically complicated world of Overture as the three main characters embark on an adventure that will shake their lives and the world around them. Will they fan the flames of the growing revolution, or will they be the key to extinguishing it?

Why similar: Visual Novel 54.5%, Anime 31%, Adventure 13.2%, Singleplayer 1.4%

Kou Kadokura, a cyber officer, seeks to uncover the truth behind the tragedy that ended his once peaceful life. A war looms, and the answers he’s looking for are locked away in him... So why can't he remember anything? Unravel the mysteries hidden in his lost memories through this fast-paced mech action game!

Why similar: Visual Novel 29.4%, Cyberpunk 29.3%, Anime 17.4%, Dystopian 11.2%, Adventure 6.1%

A psychological surveillance adventure. Observe 16 real-time CCTV feeds as TOBOR, a spy unit uncovering secrets in a dystopian bunker. Monitor suspects, collect evidence, and choose who survives. Multiple endings.

Why similar: Visual Novel 31.1%, Dystopian 22.8%, Psychological 20.4%, Detective 17.5%, Adventure 8.2%

Dry Drowning is a psychological investigative visual novel set in a futuristic dystopian city. Follow the story of Mordred Foley, unscrupulous private detective haunted by his dark past, and look into a series of macabre serial killings inspired by Greek mythology.

Why similar: Visual Novel 27.6%, Cyberpunk 25.8%, Psychological 17.9%, Detective 13.2%, Adventure 8.4%

Lose yourself in the dystopian world of New York, 2329; immortality comes at a price that someone has to pay. In this interactive noir story, lead the investigation using advanced technology, as Detective James Karra who risks it all in pursuit of a serial killer targeting the city’s elite.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 35%, Dystopian 24.3%, Psychological 21.2%, Detective 19.5%

H.P. Lovecraft meets Cyberpunk. Delve deep into a dystopian world and investigate what is happening to you and your friends in a domed city. Solve puzzles, hack systems and plug in to explore other dimensions. Discover a truth that might tear apart your sanity and question your very existence.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 42.2%, Dystopian 25%, Detective 14.2%, Adventure 11.6%, Sci-fi 7.1%

Hack into crime scenes, look for evidence, analyze data, interrogate criminals, track suspects and deal with the consequences of your decisions. This is a dark and brutal detective story with a Black Mirror-esque atmosphere of digital dominance and the narrative structure of a US crime procedural.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 27.7%, Visual Novel 26.5%, Dystopian 21.2%, Detective 16.6%, Adventure 6.6%

Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo is a multi-ending mystery adventure game. A group of boys and girls who have lost their memories gather in a “Tokyo” that is both familiar and unfamiliar. They must trace their lost memories to escape the bizarre labyrinths. Are they prepared to confront their “true selves”?

Why similar: Visual Novel 34.2%, Anime 28.4%, Detective 16.8%, Adventure 12%, Sci-fi 6.8%

State of Mind is a futuristic thriller game delving into transhumanism. The game explores themes of separation, disjuncture and reunification, in a world that is torn between a dystopian material reality and a utopian virtual future.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 41.7%, Dystopian 20.8%, Adventure 12.8%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Sci-fi 11%

You are Arc, a city management AI. Designed to manage a city-wide AR metaverse known as the NeuroNet. Meet its many users, build relationships and help or hinder their lives while trying to balance the wider needs of the city. Find your humanity in a world losing theirs to technology.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 40.4%, Visual Novel 39.7%, Adventure 12.2%, Sci-fi 6.5%, Singleplayer 1.2%

A story for every lab member. Discover a new side of each STEINS;GATE character and get a glimpse of their inner thoughts through 10 new stories.

Why similar: Visual Novel 45%, Anime 27.3%, Adventure 20.4%, Sci-fi 6.3%, Singleplayer 1%

Answer the summons to the parallel world of "Kamitsubaki City" and meet a cast of colorful characters as you set out on a quest to save this city from the brink of destruction in this dark-fantasy sci-fi visual novel!

Why similar: Visual Novel 55.2%, Anime 24.4%, Adventure 18%, Singleplayer 2.4%

Mato Anomalies takes players on a journey through a neo-futuristic version of a bygone oriental city. Investigate strange happenings across the city and uncover secrets behind the walls. Join a cast of enigmatic unlikely heroes in this anime-inspired RPG experience.

Why similar: Visual Novel 28.7%, Anime 27.1%, Psychological 18.8%, Detective 16.8%, Adventure 7.3%

A private investigator, tracking a missing person, uncovers a conspiracy between humans and androids and a secret that could change everything. Neon Hearts City is a retro point-and-click adventure that thrusts you into a grungy cyberpunk city of the future.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 40.8%, Detective 31.7%, Adventure 20.7%, Sci-fi 4.5%, Singleplayer 2.3%

Jabberwock Island—You and your classmates were ready for fun in the sun until Monokuma returned to restart his murderous game! Trapped in a kill-or-be-killed situation, your only hope rests in solving the island’s mysteries.

Why similar: Visual Novel 36.4%, Anime 35.4%, Detective 22.6%, Adventure 4.5%, Singleplayer 1.2%

Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER is a story-rich adventure and the sequel to 2064: Read Only Memories. Explore the rich world with an intuitive point-and-click interface as you take on the role of a young psychic agent tasked with tracking down a mysterious antagonist hiding in people's memories.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 36.9%, Visual Novel 32.6%, Anime 17.1%, Adventure 6.8%, Sci-fi 5.5%

《妄想破绽》是一款文字冒险（AVG）游戏，数十万字精彩原创剧情，将带给大家一段近未来架空科技都市的幻想冒险体验。游戏中，玩家将扮演普通高中生与顶级黑客的双重身份。有一天“我”抱着玩笑心理在网络上虚构了一个不存在的假人，不料却因此带来了惊天巨变……

Why similar: Visual Novel 44.3%, Anime 28.9%, Adventure 26.8%

When the truth is buried, go underground. Step into this new take on text-based adventure from the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Volume. A short story that hands you the fate of the world above, as a detective looking for answers on the Subsurface Circular.

Why similar: Visual Novel 38.5%, Cyberpunk 25.4%, Detective 21%, Adventure 8.2%, Sci-fi 6.9%

The Gnosia lie. Pretending to be human, they’ll get in close, trick and deceive, and then eliminate one victim at a time...

Why similar: Visual Novel 31.6%, Anime 25.4%, Psychological 16.2%, Detective 12%, Adventure 7.5%