- #1 The Chrono Jotter
96% matchVery Positive94% of 2,231 reviews2021
Dev: Orca LayoutPub: 2P Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Rewind time to save your girlfriend in a twisted high school death game. A gripping yuri visual novel: Investigate brutal murders, unravel psychological horrors, and fight for a forbidden love that defies death itself.
Why similar: Word Game 19.7%, Detective 16.7%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Horror 7.7%, Mystery 7.6%
- #2 Return to Shironagasu Island
96% matchVery Positive94% of 4,067 reviews2020
Dev: HYOGO ONIMUSHIPub: TABINOMICHI
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A mystery adventure game and visual novel set on solitary Shironagasu Island. Discover its secrets, solve its mysteries, and escape from the ominous island!
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.9%, Detective 14.9%, Mystery 13.8%, Horror 11.5%, Psychological Horror 9.7%
- #3 The Shell Part I: Inferno
94% matchVery Positive91% of 1,368 reviews2023
Dev: Innocent GreyPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 114.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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: Detective 20.8%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Romance 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12%, Mystery 10%
- #4 The House in Fata Morgana
94% matchVery Positive95% of 6,235 reviews2016
Dev: NOVECTPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A gothic suspense tale set in a cursed mansion. "The House in Fata Morgana" is a full-length visual novel spanning nearly a millennium that deals in tragedy, human nature, and insanity.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.1%, Romance 14.8%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Mystery 10%, Horror 8.8%
- #5 Train of Afterlife
95% matchMixed51% of 183 reviews2015
Dev: Zeiva Inc
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Train of Afterlife is a mystery, psychological, horror Visual Novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.7%, Anime 14.2%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Mystery 8%, Adventure 7.2%
- #6 STEINS;GATE 0
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 8,091 reviews2018
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 125.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Time Travel 38.5% ★, Visual Novel 18.7%, Anime 10.3%, Story Rich 9.7%, Multiple Endings 6.9%
- #7 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
91% matchVery Positive93% of 20,460 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Why similar: Visual Novel 27%, Psychological Horror 21.7%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Anime 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%
- #8 Kanna Maze
92% matchVery Positive89% of 380 reviews2024
Dev: 致意
Windows · Mac · Linux
In an isolated lab beneath the earth, a childhood friend is resurrected. Amidst sealed walls, a spree of killings unfolds. In a godless abyss, parallel worlds entwine like a maze. Where does one find the path to the sole universe of bliss?
Why similar: Word Game 28.8%, Detective 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Psychological Horror 10.2%
- #9 Raging Loop
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,075 reviews2017
Dev: KEMCO
Windows
Median: 24.2 hrsMean: 59.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.8%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Detective 14.7%, Mystery 13%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #10 Love Stories: When Pastel Meets Grotesque
90% matchVery Positive88% of 420 reviews2022
Dev: 桐生バトラ(疑狐社)Pub: Miwu Studio
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 41.1 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Some Scary Love Stories is a visual novel game with option branches Players tap the screen to read the story and make their own choices, eventually leading to different ending branches A collection of long-updated short stories on the theme of "Distorted Love"
Why similar: Word Game 29.5%, Visual Novel 14%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Anime 9.2%, Multiple Endings 8%
- #11 Shanghai Summer
89% matchVery Positive90% of 450 reviews2024
Dev: FUTU StudioPub: Astrolabe Games
Windows
Shanghai Summer is an adventure game set in the millennium. Our protagonist, Baichuan, goes through a series of "anomalies" over the length of twelve days. In his pursuit of the truth, he found that his hopes and regrets from the past finally seem to converge. Will he be able to "fix" it for good?
Why similar: Time Travel 22.9% ★, Word Game 16.5%, Investigation 9.7%, Visual Novel 8.7%, Romance 8.2%
- #12 STEINS;GATE
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 25,836 reviews2016
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 66.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus, STEINS;GATE was awarded Famitsu magazine's coveted annual Game of Excellence award and was voted one of the most emotionally charged “tear-inducing games” ever made, in a Famitsu poll. It is a gripping and moving Visual Novel, which has already spawned manga and anime adaptations.
Why similar: Time Travel 36.9% ★, Visual Novel 17.2%, Anime 9.4%, Story Rich 7.9%, Multiple Endings 6.3%
- #13 Siberian Way
88% matchVery Positive83% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: RootGame
Windows
Siberian Way is a detective thriller novel. Follow the dark non-linear story and decide how it can end! For all fans of snowy Siberia, Murder on the Orient Express and twisted plots, seasoned with mysticism.
Why similar: Detective 19.5%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Investigation 15.6%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Horror 10%
- #14 TEST TEST TEST
87% matchVery Positive92% of 999 reviews2024
Dev: MojikenPub: Toge Productions
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Escape a time loop as an overworked office employee by solving cryptic puzzles with alternate reality game elements.
Why similar: Time Travel 20% ★, Detective 15.8%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Investigation 8.2%, Choices Matter 7%
- #15 Lay a Beauty to Rest: The Darkness Peach Blossom Spring
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,928 reviews2021
Dev: 零创游戏(ZerocreationGame)
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Love-suspense AVG with the theme of "The Peach Blossom Spring". The equinox flowers, bloom for one thousand years and wither for one thousand years. Eternal paradise. Do you choose to stay here, escape here, or bury everything here?
Why similar: Word Game 22.7%, Investigation 14.7%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Mystery 9.6%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
- #16 GNOSIA
84% matchVery Positive94% of 4,865 reviews2022
Dev: Petit DepottoPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Time Travel 33.9% ★, Detective 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Mystery 8.4%
- #17 Quantum Suicide
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 118 reviews2020
Dev: Cotton Candy Cyanide
Windows · Mac · Linux
Quantum Suicide is a game of betrayal, deception and romance in the cold depths of space.
Why similar: Romance 14.9%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Mystery 11.3%, Choices Matter 10.5%
- #18 Memory Girl +
84% matchVery Positive97% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: cream△Pub: Champloo Games
Windows
A tragic love story following Memori and her search for the missing "him."
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.1%, Romance 14.6%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Horror 10%, Choices Matter 8.5%
- #19 Re:Turn - One Way Trip
85% matchVery Positive81% of 198 reviews2020
Dev: Red Ego GamesPub: Green Man Gaming Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Re:Turn - One Way Trip is a 2D side-scrolling puzzle-adventure horror game. Trapped in a ghostly train, Saki must search the past and present to find and save her friends. More importantly, Saki must use her wits if she is to survive against an unspeakable evil hellbent on avenging unrequited love.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.6%, Psychological Horror 20.8%, Horror 18.6%, Anime 13.6%, Puzzle 12.7%
- #20 Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
83% matchVery Positive93% of 7,129 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 16.1%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Mystery 10.1%, Time Travel 10% ★, Choices Matter 9%
- #21 RGB GlitchGazer
81% matchVery Positive98% of 94 reviews2026
Dev: 群星闪耀时Pub: 群星闪耀时
Windows
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: Word Game 20.6%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Mystery 13.5%, Anime 13.4%, Futuristic 11.9%
- #22 墨心:波云诡船
82% matchVery Positive90% of 1,395 reviews2020
Dev: 1001 Studio
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
《墨心》是一款将古代中国幻想元素和悬疑科幻相融合的国产视觉小说。男主(你)从昏迷中醒来丧失了记忆,发现自己和另外两女一男困于巨轮密室中。面对匪夷所思的船体变异,恐怖致命的巨型怪物,你们能否成功逃脱?而这超自然的现象,似乎跟一件千年前的战国墨家宝物有关......
Why similar: Word Game 18.8%, Investigation 18.2%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Puzzle 7.9%, Multiple Endings 7.9%
- #23 AI: The Somnium Files
82% matchVery Positive92% of 9,207 reviews2019
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.
Why similar: Detective 24.9%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Mystery 12.4%, Anime 11.8%, Story Rich 9%
- #24 STEINS;GATE ELITE
81% matchVery Positive90% of 1,651 reviews2019
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 273.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%
STEINS;GATE ELITE follows a rag-tag band of tech-savvy young students who discover the means of changing the past via e-mail using a modified microwave.
Why similar: Time Travel 45% ★, Visual Novel 21%, Anime 12.2%, Story Rich 6.8%, Romance 5.3%
- #25 第七号列车 - Train No. 7
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,968 reviews2021
Dev: 水野的四叶草Pub: Eternal Dream
Windows
《第七号列车》是一部以“海龟汤”类解谜玩法为主的剧情向文字游戏。游戏讲述了“你”在这趟原本应该是平静而惬意的旅途中,遇上了一位独自旅行的少女。为了消遣无聊的时间,少女向“你”讲述起她的故事来,但随着少女的心扉慢慢敞开,“你”竟然发现……
Why similar: Word Game 26.9%, Detective 25%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Anime 8.3%, Puzzle 7.1%
- #26 木夕镇的午夜轮回 Midnight cycle in Muxi Town
80% matchVery Positive85% of 66 reviews2023
Dev: ZSJ工作室
Windows
What kind of work is this? This is an experimental multi storyline game. The work tells a science fiction story about consciousness implantation and simulated biological experiments. The work consists of a mixture of 24 storylines, 3 types of reincarnation endings, and 1 main ending.
Why similar: Word Game 20.3%, Detective 16.1%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%
- #27 The Sekimeiya: Spun Glass
79% matchVery Positive87% of 288 reviews2021
Dev: Trinitite Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
An intricate mystery visual novel. Search text, piece together clues, and jump around the story to unravel the tangled events within the sealed tower.
Why similar: Detective 23.6%, Investigation 15.8%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Mystery 12.4%, Logic 10.7%
- #28 Trials of Innocence
76% matchVery Positive93% of 1,658 reviews2025
Dev: 猫龙游戏
Windows
Median: 19.4 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Trials of Innocence is an indie courtroom detective game. Step into the shoes of the main character, rookie lawyer Luna Ray, and navigate her journey through the legal world. Unravel a shocking conspiracy that changes the fate of many, including herself, and confront her inner choices.
Why similar: Detective 20.9%, Investigation 12.7%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%, Mystery 8.7%
- #29 恋爱绮谭 不存在的真相
77% matchVery Positive94% of 2,200 reviews2022
Dev: Never Knows Best
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 46.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
《恋爱绮谭~不存在的真相~》是一款文字冒险游戏。 初到江城的顾唯,意外成为了一起社会新闻的主人公。凶险的都市中,他需要在混乱的舆论和虚假的情报中找到唯一的真相,也需要在两名各有千秋的少女间完成自我的抉择。秋去冬来,覆盖城市的厚厚积雪下,究竟掩藏着什么样的秘密......
Why similar: Word Game 30%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Romance 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Multiple Endings 7.4%
- #30 Eternal Threads
78% matchVery Positive86% of 856 reviews2022
Dev: Cosmonaut StudiosPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Eternal Threads is a single-player, first-person story-driven puzzle game of time manipulation, choice and consequence.
Why similar: Time Travel 26.9% ★, Detective 15.5%, Investigation 12.4%, Choices Matter 7.6%, Interactive Fiction 7.3%
- #31 Tren0
79% matchMostly Positive74% of 283 reviews2018
Dev: BubblePub: INDIECN
Windows
A pixel game that contains some puzzles. It tells a story about five strangers who were trapped on a mysterious train.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.5%, Horror 20%, Multiple Endings 16.8%, Puzzle 10.9%, Story Rich 9.8%
- #32 Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 136 reviews2025
Dev: DankHeartsPub: WhisperGames
Windows
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: Detective 23.4%, Visual Novel 17%, Anime 11.7%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Psychological Horror 9.3%
- #33 Gensokyo:Presumption of Guilt~Pansies Before Dawn
73% matchVery Positive93% of 332 reviews2026
Dev: 戏壤游戏(Xirang Games)
Windows
Explore the intertwined fates of humans and youkai in this interactive fiction. As an unwitting protagonist, enter the sealed realm of Gensokyo to investigate a series of bizarre murders. Unearth ancient secrets and witness a gripping saga hidden for millennia.
Why similar: Detective 19.7%, Word Game 17.5%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Romance 11.9%, Mystery 10.3%
- #34 Murder on the Marine Express
77% matchVery Positive94% of 78 reviews2021
Dev: 1564 Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystery visual novel taking place aboard the underwater train Marine Express. Follow student Ranko Togawa on her quest to find the culprit on the murder of an accompanying teacher... with lots of surprises along the way!
Why similar: Detective 28.3%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Investigation 18.2%, Mystery 12.6%, Anime 10.1%
- #35 The Murder Hotel
74% matchVery Positive95% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Wegenbartho Games
Windows
Interrogate suspects, search for clues, & uncover a dastardly plot, as you solve a string of mystifying murders to help reluctant detective Ilmarinen escape the foreboding Fafnir Hotel.
Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Mystery 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Anime 9.1%
- #36 Saihate Station
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,976 reviews2025
Dev: びぶ/viv
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.4%, Visual Novel 24.5%, Horror 14.6%, Anime 9.6%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #37 Complex Loop
75% matchVery Positive93% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: あみそ組
Windows
Complex Loop is a sci-fi themed visual novel. This is a story of time loops between past and future. Within a time limit of 20 minutes, your mission is to save a mysterious girl died from an explosion accident one year ago. Solve puzzles and reveal the truth behind the tragedy. An adventure awaits!
Why similar: Time Travel 53.2% ★, Visual Novel 18%, Anime 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Adventure 4.5%
- #38 再见断刀
71% matchVery Positive93% of 2,493 reviews2025
Dev: 非侠游戏Pub: LoveStoryProject
Windows
Median: 13.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
古风悬疑推理AVG《再见断刀》——在与世隔绝的山庄之中,接二连三地发生了骇人命案。只有通过细致入微的调查,抽丝剥茧的推理,才能定一个是非清白,还一个天理公道。 然而,在逐渐浮出水面的真相之下,似乎还有暗流涌动……
Why similar: Detective 17%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Romance 10.4%, Investigation 9.4%, Anime 8%
- #39 If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,742 reviews2021
Dev: Dead Idle Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers is a narrative-driven point-and-click adventure with horror elements that explores the stories of four characters in a masked ball taking place aboard a train in the late 1920s.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25%, Horror 20.3%, Story Rich 18.3%, Mystery 17.8%, Atmospheric 13.4%
- #40 Other Side Of Mist And Mountain
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 92 reviews2024
Dev: Universe Studio
Windows
In 2005, a sophomore student named Maha Igarashi boarded a private train to Soukyo City. However, she vanished upon alighting at the "Kisaragi" station. Five years later, her lover, Shizuno Yokoyama, initiated an investigation into her disappearance, unraveling a series of mysteries along the way.
Why similar: Detective 14%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Investigation 10.5%, Horror 9.5%, Psychological Horror 9.5%
- #41 KAKUSANKIBOU / 扩散希望
76% matchVery Positive83% of 160 reviews2018
Dev: あみそ組Pub: Pujia8 Studio
Windows
Basically the story goes as visual novel form. Sometimes, the system switches into dot part, and you can control the character to continue the story.
Why similar: Detective 14.9%, Anime 13.5%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Visual Novel 13%, Horror 11.5%
- #42 ANONYMOUS;CODE
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 525 reviews2023
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Hack Into God
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.2%, Investigation 24.8%, Anime 16.6%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Story Rich 10%
- #43 A Guidebook of Babel
71% matchVery Positive91% of 1,731 reviews2023
Dev: StarryStarryPub: Thermite Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A narrative-driven puzzle adventure game with the butterfly effect at its core. Board the Babel, a mysterious cruise ship that takes you on a whimsical journey to the afterlife. Use a special pen to help fellow travelers fulfill their wishes by rewriting the past, changing how the future unfolds.
Why similar: Time Travel 40.6% ★, Investigation 22.2%, Romance 13.6%, Story Rich 10%, Puzzle 9.4%
- #44 Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved
69% matchVery Positive94% of 412 reviews2025
Dev: Armonica LLC
Windows
A woman vanishes without a trace on a cross-country train. The catch? Nobody on board remembers her ever existing in the first place - nobody, except for you. Uncover the story in this mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Detective 30.4%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Mystery 12.3%, Investigation 10%, Anime 7.3%
- #45 Kill The Clock
70% matchVery Positive93% of 80 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: Time Travel 22.7% ★, Detective 15.9%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Investigation 10%, Mystery 8.3%
- #46 Neve
68% matchVery Positive100% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: Michelle SantosPub: Ritus Studio
Windows
Neve is a non-linear interactive fiction in which your decisions can completely change the course of story. Manage your team, race against time and unravel the mysteries surrounding your ship's crash in this suffocating retrofuturistic thriller that will have you hooked from the first second.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.6%, Romance 14.5%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Horror 10.7%
- #47 Departed Away
68% matchVery Positive90% of 552 reviews2024
Dev: Alperen Torun
Windows
Discover 'Departed Away,' a captivating visual novel where friendship intertwines with mystery. Uncover secrets, engage in verbal duels, and make choices that shape your story. Delve into emotional depth and intricate connections in this unique story.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Romance 14.2%, Investigation 11.8%, Mystery 9.9%
- #48 Love in the distance
72% matchMixed66% of 335 reviews2021
Dev: Level-Buster Studio
Windows
A word adventure game based on a long-distance relationship. On high school and college campuses, pick up memories that belong only to that time. Ideal and reality, if we can chose it again, can we not have regrets?
Why similar: Word Game 46.8%, Multiple Endings 13%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%, Anime 8.6%
- #49 流言侦探
71% matchVery Positive82% of 116 reviews2021
Dev: WoodenWolf
Windows
《流言侦探》是一款诡异,烧脑,悬疑推理剧情游戏,在游戏的体验中,玩家自主找出线索,并利用线索,和角色对话后推进故事。严格的推理玩法,玩家将扮演一个神秘的联络者,玩家的选择将影响了解故事的不同侧面。通过和诸多角色的聊天推理出事件一层层真相,找出隐藏的凶手。
Why similar: Word Game 36.4%, Detective 18.3%, Mystery 9.7%, Puzzle 7.8%, Interactive Fiction 7.6%
- #50 52Hertz
67% matchVery Positive88% of 110 reviews2026
Dev: Moonlit Apple
Windows
An eternally snowbound town. An inescapable time loop. A group of travelers trapped between memory and truth…You will embody Mo Shi, the amnesiac protagonist, stepping into this enigmatic town known as the "Singularity" , partner with the protagonist to solve murder cases and expose the killer.
Why similar: Detective 19.5%, Investigation 11.6%, Logic 10.2%, Visual Novel 9.4%, Mystery 9.3%
- #51 Silent Love
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 249 reviews2023
Dev: Weird Bunny
Windows
This is a terrorist decryption adventure game that took place in 1913.
Why similar: Detective 20.4%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Horror 12.4%, Mystery 11.5%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
- #52 Ever 17 - The Out of Infinity
67% matchVery Positive84% of 197 reviews2025
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
To the promise we once made and the place we must return
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.1%, Romance 24.4%, Anime 16.4%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Adventure 9.7%
- #53 Three Minutes To Eight
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 192 reviews2023
Dev: Chaosmonger StudioPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Three Minutes To Eight is a mind bending pixel art adventure. A gaming experience threading the edge of consciousness, where everything is possible and yet remains elusive. Players will find themselves in ███ ██ █ ▓ ▒ ░ ¿⊕ξד¶¶¶ Error 0x80070570.
Why similar: Time Travel 28.4% ★, Detective 13.1%, Mystery 9.6%, Multiple Endings 8.5%, Interactive Fiction 7.5%
- #54 Wonderful Everyday Down the Rabbit-Hole
69% matchVery Positive92% of 2,538 reviews2017
Dev: KeroQPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 173.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Wonderful Everyday is a visual novel with multiple routes which develops a story based on a few concepts: "the sky and the world", "the beginning and the end", "literature and science", "savior and hero", "brother and sister".
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.4%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Romance 11%, Anime 8.8%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #55 The Angel's Devil Tail - One More Question 2
65% matchVery Positive96% of 114 reviews2026
Dev: 橘音
Windows
A horror-meets-cute puzzle game with a twist-filled Yuri romance story.
Why similar: Detective 23%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Anime 10.8%, Horror 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%
- #56 Paper Bride
66% matchVery Positive91% of 2,228 reviews2021
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Paper Bride is a Chinese horror mystery puzzle game. You will play as the groom to search for the truth and have bizarre encounters, gradually learning about the dark mystic custom in the bride's home village and a story from the past...
Why similar: Detective 20.6%, Word Game 20.3%, Horror 11.6%, Mystery 10.4%, Psychological Horror 9%
- #57 Suhoshin
67% matchVery Positive91% of 170 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 14.2%, Detective 13%, Psychological Horror 12%, Investigation 10%, Mystery 9.9%
- #58 Subway Exorcist Girl
66% matchVery Positive83% of 307 reviews2025
Dev: 纤指游戏Pub: Delicate Fingers
Windows
A subway train plagued by strange occurrences. A part-time exorcist girl arrives to confront the supernatural chaos, with the unknown ahead.
Why similar: Detective 22.4%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Horror 13.4%, Mystery 11.2%
- #59 The Island: Into The Mist
70% 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: Detective 17.9%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Anime 9.4%, Choices Matter 9.3%