Games Like Raining City: Millions Recollections

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: Detective 21.8%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Anime 13.6%, Mystery 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: It features a similar dark, urban atmosphere with a strong female protagonist investigating supernatural mysteries through branching narrative paths.

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

Why similar: Detective 24.7%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Mystery 16.9%, Anime 13.8%, Story Rich 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game combines deep investigative mystery with surreal, puzzle-heavy sequences that mirror the bizarre nature of the seed game.

How far would you go to bring someone back from the dead? Discover the depths that some will go to in this horror-adventure game.

Why similar: Supernatural 22.1%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Mystery 13.8%, Anime 12.6%, Horror 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: A gripping supernatural mystery set in a gloomy urban environment that relies heavily on investigative visual novel mechanics.

Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective, the classic puzzle-solving mystery adventure directed by Ace Attorney creator Shu Takumi, is back! This long-awaited HD remaster features upgraded visuals and sound and new gallery content.

Why similar: Detective 25.5%, Mystery 19.5%, Puzzle 12.5%, Supernatural 11%, Visual Novel 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a unique supernatural premise combined with clever puzzle-solving mechanics and a strong narrative focus.

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: Detective 27.5%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Mystery 18.1%, Anime 15.8%, Story Rich 8%

Why You'll Like It: It features a high-tension mystery setting where the protagonist must solve complex cases to survive, much like the desperate situation in Raining City.

大小姐与头牌花魁的羁绊、救赎与毁灭故事。

Why similar: Crime 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Dating Sim 12.2%, Visual Novel 11%, Female Protagonist 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A story-rich visual novel that captures the sense of isolation and mystery within a gloomy, urban setting.

Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority- is a multi-ending horror adventure game. Sara Chidouin returns home from school late one night to discover that something's gone terribly wrong. When she comes to, she finds herself, her friend Joe, and 9 other people trapped in a mysterious place.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Female Protagonist 18.4%, Mystery 17.2%, Multiple Endings 16.5%, Anime 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on a group of people forced into a deadly game, emphasizing psychological mystery and puzzle-solving.

The Silver Case – the debut title from world-renowned developer SUDA51 has been fully remastered and localized to English for the first time ever!

Why similar: Crime 25.2%, Detective 17.8%, Mystery 13%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Anime 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential noir-inspired mystery game that captures the gritty, urban, and surreal tone found in the seed game.

Shishimai Rinka was a high schooler who ran a small café named Lion House in place of her grandmother. She lived her life much like any other person her age, but one day, she was caught up in an explosion while returning home on the train alongside her friend, Hitsuji Naomi.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 18.6%, Dating Sim 18.4%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Mystery 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: Features a female protagonist caught in a supernatural death game, mirroring the high-stakes survival themes of the seed game.

A mysterious woman comes back from the dead, and the dusty past surfaces. Between a gloomy student girl and a glamorous ex-girlfriend, the clues are intertwined, who is the mastermind behind the scene? Play as a detective heroine in 1935 London, embark on a journey of love and growth.

Why similar: Crime 16.8%, Detective 13.8%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Mystery 12.3%, Visual Novel 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on a female protagonist navigating a mystery-laden environment with strong visual novel and anime aesthetics.

Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

Why similar: Visual Novel 35.4%, Mystery 27.4%, Anime 20.7%, Story Rich 11.5%, Adventure 3%

Why You'll Like It: It excels at building a sense of dread and mystery in a seemingly normal setting that slowly unravels into something supernatural.

A story about discovering anomalies, finding strange energy sources, and the intertwining of peculiar spaces. Get ready to uncover hidden stories, delve into a horrifying narrative and unveil the most fundamental truth!

Why similar: Thriller 16.7%, Detective 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Dark Fantasy 11.8%, Female Protagonist 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A horror-thriller that features a female protagonist in a high-stakes, mystery-filled environment.

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 19.4%, Mystery 16.8%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Anime 11.6%, Multiple Endings 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply emotional and dark visual novel that focuses on uncovering the truth behind a mysterious, cursed mansion.

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 37.3%, Mystery 26.5%, Detective 15.9%, Story Rich 12.1%, Adventure 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: An intricate, multi-perspective mystery set in a bustling city that rewards careful investigation and logical deduction.

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: Detective 23.7%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Mystery 20%, Anime 17%, Story Rich 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: A unique social deduction mystery that blends visual novel elements with a sci-fi setting and intense character-driven drama.

You are Arenda Finch—fifteen years old, wealthy beyond measure, and newly exiled from your former school. Dunkenwood House takes you in, but its halls hide the darker side of privilege. Humanity or demonic nature. Love or desire. Every choice shapes the person you become.

Why similar: Mystery 26.6%, Visual Novel 23.3%, Female Protagonist 18.1%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Story Rich 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A dark mystery RPG that focuses on psychological horror and narrative depth.

On rainy nights, the serial murderer is on a killing spree. This scares everyone but one girl, the journalist who keeps digging for a promotion. Dauntless, she gets involved deep and wide, hoping to discover the real identify of the rainy night butcher.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Cinematic 16.1%, Detective 13.3%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Thriller 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the investigative and puzzle-solving focus within a dark, narrative-driven framework.

名叫赛莉卡的少女某天在一间奇怪的宅邸中醒来，自己好像忘记了什么重要的事情，又似乎被卷入了什么事件之中…… 但首要的目的是找到逃离这里的方法。

Why similar: Thriller 24.2%, Mystery 16.2%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Puzzle 10.7%, Anime 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Combines pixel-art aesthetics with a dark, mystery-filled narrative that feels tonally similar to the seed game.

「Sometimes what the eye can't tell, the heart can.」 《Blind》 is a light fantasy game for girls set in a modern city. After a childhood accident that left me with a strange face blindness, I was introduced to a profession called "watchman" and since then, the world has taken on a whole new dimension.

Why similar: Dating Sim 19.8%, Female Protagonist 17.3%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Detective 12.5%, Multiple Endings 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: A female-protagonist visual novel that deals with psychological-horror and emotional mystery themes.

Deep night, famous suspense novelist fell from the balcony, leaving his young wife an enormous heritage. Accident, or calculated murder?Novelist's nephew secretly began investigation.He found a hidden manuscript, which contains a creep story, as well as the key clues concerning its author's death.

Why similar: Detective 24.6%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Mystery 12%, Puzzle 10.5%, Multiple Endings 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A detective-themed visual novel that centers on solving a murder mystery through puzzle-like investigation.

You can't remember anything, and all you can see is HER. Delve into your story and uncover the truth behind what happened to you and your parents.

Why similar: Visual Novel 22.9%, Multiple Endings 16.6%, Anime 14%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Story Rich 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological-horror visual novel that explores the fragility of the mind through a dark, surreal lens.

Detective Red July must stop a serial killer who patterns his murders after optical illusions in this mystery visual novel set in the world of Methods.

Why similar: Crime 17.8%, Detective 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Female Protagonist 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: A detective-focused visual novel that emphasizes logical deduction and puzzle-solving in a mystery-heavy plot.

VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action is a booze em' up about waifus, technology, and post-dystopia life.

Why similar: Visual Novel 29.5%, Female Protagonist 26.1%, Anime 17.5%, Story Rich 14.6%, 2D 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: While more laid back, it captures the moody, neon-soaked urban atmosphere and character-focused storytelling of the seed game.

A visual novel about emotional survival in an automated world. Play as Lina, the last human cab driver. It’s your first night driving the lonely streets of Los Ojos, and your best friend has just disappeared. Stay on the road. Stay on the search. Stay human.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.9%, Visual Novel 26.5%, Multiple Endings 21.2%, Story Rich 13.2%, Adventure 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: Explores a futuristic urban landscape through the eyes of a female protagonist, focusing on narrative-driven mystery and character interaction.

In the not so distant past, the Isle of Abbot underwent a mysterious evacuation event. Delve into the secrets of this unsettling place and elicit the girls' tragic fate. An interactive visual novel with psychological and lovecraftian undertones.

Why similar: Dating Sim 20.9%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Mystery 14.1%, Immersive Sim 14%, Anime 13.4%

Why You'll Like It: A philosophical and dark visual novel that uses anime aesthetics to tell a complex, mystery-laden story.

Explore the meaning of memories in this mysterious fairytale where fantasy and reality intertwine. The story unfolds from the perspectives of two women: one who travels in the ruins of Engine City New York, and one who finds herself in an underground world with an eldritch, violet sky.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 21.2%, Mystery 15.8%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Anime 12.6%

Why You'll Like It: An emotional and mystery-heavy visual novel that excels in building a unique, dark world.

Nothing is as it seems.

Why similar: Visual Novel 15.2%, Dating Sim 15.1%, Mystery 15%, Female Protagonist 13%, Anime 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A mystery-focused visual novel that blends romance and dark, supernatural elements.

Moving into a shabby apartment, a saturnine girl with hidden secrets finds a notebook that allows her to communicate with another world. A thrilling adventure taking place across multiple timelines ensues.

Why similar: Thriller 21.8%, Mystery 15.1%, Detective 13.6%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Puzzle 9.5%

Your girlfriend seems to be hiding something. Will you respect her privacy or pry into her secrets? Don't worry, though. This is a horror dating sim with a time loop, so you can try again...and again...and again...

Why similar: Dating Sim 16.6%, Mystery 13.9%, Visual Novel 12%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Supernatural 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A mystery-centric visual novel that focuses on uncovering hidden truths through character interaction.

Velaria awakens from a nightmare in an abandoned orphanage. As childhood fears resurface, she must piece together fragmented memories and uncover a dark past. Explore, solve puzzles, and survive this twisted place to reach her true ending.

Why similar: Thriller 19.5%, Dating Sim 14.8%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Anime 11.3%, Horror 9.2%

A girl at the bottom of the ladder with bad luck finds a cleaning job, but she mistakenly enters a cleaning company that is in the business of exorcising ghosts. As the story develops, the girl realizes that there is a reason for her constant bad luck, and gradually her divine power awakens ......

Why similar: Supernatural 17%, Detective 14%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Thriller 11.7%, Mystery 11.1%

On a rainy night, Xiaoyin disappears searching for the legendary “Miracle Grass.” Yixuan follows clues into a trap-filled cave where bodies, monsters, lies, and warmth intertwine. Multiple endings guide you through fairy tale and reality, revealing a fate woven from hope and loss.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Horror 16.3%, Anime 15.9%, Puzzle 8.3%

A wandering soul mistakenly enters a world of strange tales and odd rules. Beware! This place is fraught with danger. To complete reincarnation, you must toe the line. Any soul that dares to go against the system will face correction. Will you comply—or defy?

Why similar: Female Protagonist 16.5%, Mystery 15.7%, Horror 13.6%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Puzzle 10.4%

Delilah is an ordinary school girl who accidentally discovers an old mansion on a rainy night. As her exploration in the mansion continues, she finds many mysterious phenomena that can't be explained. In this mansion covered by ashes, what's the secret hidden deep underground?

Why similar: Thriller 28%, Anime 19.4%, Horror 18%, Female Protagonist 17.3%, Adventure 6.9%

You are a girl with a demonic heart, trapped with a group of suspicious individuals. A demonspawn arrives, setting off a chain of mysterious murders. Can you trust any of your fellow captives and find love in the chaos? Or will you fight for your life alone?

Why similar: Dating Sim 13.8%, Detective 12.1%, Dark Fantasy 11.7%, Mystery 11.5%, Visual Novel 10.8%

The world and reality of Joe collapse as a sequence of paranormal events starts in September. A mysterious girl with physical powers named Chava wants him dead, as he can be a core key for her cult to dominate the reality between worlds.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Dating Sim 14%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Mystery 13.5%

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 15.3%, Crime 15.1%, Lore-Rich 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Visual Novel 9.5%

A mysterious girl in the raincoat comes to the city submerged by rain. Subside the rain and save the city by illuminating the lamp and stone posts with her little light on hand. You’ll be the mysterious girl in the game. Reveal who she really is as the rain in the city subsides gradually.

Why similar: Puzzle 46%, Female Protagonist 28%, Adventure 26%

Nestled in the heart of Tokyo, the quaint little aquarium, Manten Aquarium. Numerous urban legends have arisen from here. On the night of the full moon the waters turn to blood and man faced fish lurk within.

Why similar: Visual Novel 29.4%, Anime 19%, Horror 18.2%, Female Protagonist 17.2%, Mystery 7.4%

Your bestie seems to be hiding something. There's something about your world that seems odd as well, like it has...secrets. Dive into the Cthulhu Mythos universe of this horror game and witness a "friendship" that rewrites the world.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 14.8%, Visual Novel 14%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Supernatural 12.3%

国产本土新怪谈恐怖游戏——幽魂社前社长在直播中突然失踪，销声匿迹数月后发来诡异消息，将你引入离奇的规则世界。走不出的吞人楼栋、满员即死的午夜巴士、地图上不存在的村庄，还有勾魂剧院、吃人公司……世界的“暗面”等待探索，怪谲的谜题等待揭露。

Why similar: Thriller 18.7%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Mystery 12.5%, Dating Sim 10.5%

Perhaps it was the curse of a black lily that bloomed too early in the winter...Before graduation, a girl falls in love with another girl... But her pure feelings are torn apart by a "loop of tragedy."By [interrupting choices] and [typing in words], you will weave her feelings into the story.

Why similar: Visual Novel 20.2%, Female Protagonist 18.8%, Immersive Sim 18.6%, Mystery 17.1%, Anime 9.3%

A lesbian / yuri romance story with mild horror elements set in the rainy English seaside town of Scarborough. Our heroine, Aspen, meets the mysterious, beautiful Althea in the dead of night, but who is Althea really...?

Why similar: Visual Novel 24.5%, Female Protagonist 21.8%, Anime 18.3%, Mystery 15.1%, Horror 7.1%

The hero moves to a new city. However, along with him comes a masked killer who begins to kill his friends one by one... Make decisions to build your adventure. Can you stop him before it's too late?

Why similar: Detective 19.6%, Dating Sim 13.3%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Mystery 12.2%, Anime 10.2%

The fog city detective with exceptional intelligence and keen insight, Mei Qu, one day encounters a snow country girl with snow-colored long hair and witch-like beauty, Snell, at a crime scene. From this moment, their fates begin to intertwine, and an adventurous story unfolds.

Why similar: Detective 19.5%, Dating Sim 16.7%, Female Protagonist 15.9%, Mystery 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.8%

《THE TAG-ALONG OBSESSION》 is a first-person horror puzzle game. You will play Hui Ting and enter the long-abandoned resort to explore the truth of everything. The props survive as much as possible and solve all the mysteries and connections to her own past.

Why similar: Detective 20.8%, Lore-Rich 20.5%, Female Protagonist 17.5%, Horror 15.2%, Puzzle 11.2%

Twelve years after Senior Inspector Jeon Gyeong's retirement, she is visited by a young police officer: a woman who pleads with her to reexamine Seowon's case. But with each uncovered memory, only one thing becomes clear: everyone in Seowon's vicinity was lying.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Detective 14%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Immersive Sim 10.7%

You wake up in an old watermill in the middle of the night ... and can't remember anything. Examine the surroundings in this thrilling point&click adventure and find out what happened.

Why similar: Thriller 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Horror 9.3%

A gruesome murder interrupts an evening party at a secluded mansion and you are the prime suspect! Explore the mansion, search for clues, and interrogate the other guests as you strive to unmask the killer in this open-ended mystery.

Why similar: Visual Novel 36.3%, Mystery 30.2%, Adventure 18.8%, Story Rich 14.6%

Watch your back in the small peaceful town of Crystalpine Grove, as it is haunted by The Infamous Rainman.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Mystery 18.8%, Horror 14.7%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Female Protagonist 11.8%

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: Detective 15.7%, Thriller 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Female Protagonist 10.8%

A supernatural Halloween whodunnit. Solve a chilling locked-room mystery before the grim reaper reveals the answer!

Why similar: Detective 20.9%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Supernatural 12.4%, Mystery 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.1%

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 26.4%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Mystery 17.4%, Cinematic 13.8%, Multiple Endings 9.3%

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 23.9%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Mystery 16.3%, Horror 14.5%, Anime 9.7%

Far Away is a visual novel full of dark humor depicting immersive storylines rather than romantic drama. You will play as Krosa, a typical girl who experiences gang conflicts, crimes, conspiracies, and family grudges in the port city of Bedjan.

Why similar: Crime 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Anime 10.9%

Lin Yue'an embarks on a journey home, but unsettling events soon disrupt her ordinary life. Strange dreams, lost memories, and eerie occurrences lead her to uncover hidden truths. Can she trace everything back to its true origin and escape the net of fate that has already been woven around her?

Why similar: Supernatural 25.7%, Mystery 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Horror 12.3%, Visual Novel 10.3%

It all started with a simple robbery. When that thread was pulled, a tapestry of mysteries was revealed. Solve cases and outsmart criminals in a detective story full of lies, confessions, and maybe even a murder or two.

Why similar: Detective 21%, Crime 14%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Mystery 12.6%, Female Protagonist 12.6%

Ethani lost her way and ended up at the Lighthouse. Where did she come from and where should she go? Explore this fantasy Visual Novel to reveal her past and set sail once more...

Why similar: Visual Novel 16.2%, Detective 15.3%, Thriller 14.9%, Mystery 12.2%, Anime 11.1%

All capture targets are mentally "Jirai"(landmine)!? Meet these eccentric boys, reveal the truth beneath in this Psycho-love-horror VN!

Why similar: Thriller 18%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, Dating Sim 14.5%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Mystery 10.8%