- #1 Blue Detective: A Hotel in Scarlet
97% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Alperen Torun
Windows · Mac · Linux
As a weird detective, you solve mysteries with your colorful sidekick. Everyone you meet in this bizarre world has a peculiar disease. A unique talent, or a mere curse? You must get to the bottom of it all. Investigate murders, search for clues and complete the puzzle.
Why similar: Detective 12.8%, Anime 10.2%, Point & Click 9.7%, Mystery 9.3%, Investigation 9.3%
- #2 There’s No Way the Dating Sim Heroine I Liked Could Be a Murderer...?!
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: H999 Games
Windows
Investigate a series of murders at an abandoned school, examine evidence, connect clues, and reconstruct each crime. In this 2D psychological mystery adventure, every answer points to the dating sim heroine you trusted most—but is she truly the killer?
Why similar: Detective 16.6%, Mystery 14.6%, Investigation 12.5%, Psychological Horror 8.5%, Point & Click 7.9%
- #3 Wonderful Body Wanted
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: mitchaPub: IndieArk
Windows · Mac · Linux
A distracted student arrives for his internship at a girls' boarding school in the small town of Chudnogorsk. After a series of failures, Andrey finds out about a series of disappearances in this mysterious place. And that he himself is bound to disappear.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.7%, Mystery 14.8%, Detective 11.4%, Anime 10.3%, Visual Novel 9.9%
- #4 Return to Shironagasu Island
95% matchVery Positive94% of 4,299 reviews2020
Dev: ONIMUSHI HyogoPub: TABINOMICHI
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 13.9 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: Mystery 16.1%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Detective 10.9%, Anime 9%, Psychological Horror 8.8%
- #5 Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma
94% matchVery Positive82% of 4,933 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Psychological Horror 14.5%, Mystery 14.2%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Puzzle 9.2%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #6 Kara no Shojo
94% matchVery Positive92% of 457 reviews2018
Dev: Innocent GreyPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 153.5 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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: Detective 13.2%, Mystery 10.1%, Investigation 10%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Anime 8.8%
- #7 Tokyo Dark
93% matchVery Positive84% of 1,347 reviews2017
Dev: CherrymochiPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 16.5%, Point & Click 13.9%, Anime 13.3%, Psychological Horror 11%, Mystery 10.5%
- #8 KILLA
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Black Tangerine
Windows
A Master murdered. A dying wish: "Kill La." Nine suspects. One killer. All named 「La」. Valhalla hunts the truth by diving into their memories — in a world beautiful and cruel as a doll. Which 「La」 pulled the strings?
Why similar: Detective 11.6%, Point & Click 10.7%, Mystery 10.1%, Investigation 10%, Psychological Horror 9.6%
- #9 Unmasked Truths: Shattered Dreams
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SuperPROTEIN Studios Inc.
Windows
10 world-renowned experts are trapped together and must cooperate to survive... until conflicts arise, and they discover the greatest threat to their lives isn't the system they're resisting: it's each other! Discover the truth of who's living a lie in this fully voiced murder mystery adventure.
Why similar: Detective 13.8%, Point & Click 11.4%, Mystery 11.2%, Anime 10.2%, LGBTQ+ 10.1%
- #10 AI: The Somnium Files
91% matchVery Positive91% of 9,439 reviews2019
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.2 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 18%, Mystery 14.5%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Anime 12.6%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #11 Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
90% matchVery Positive93% of 7,427 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Mystery 13.7%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #12 Lachesis or Atropos
89% matchVery Positive87% of 75 reviews2023
Dev: 4nokiPub: Quill Yuri
Windows · Mac · Linux
This world is woven of strings, of fate and of hate. What do you see, detective? A horror-mystery yuri visual novel peering into the maddening darkness of love and death.
Why similar: Detective 15.5%, LGBTQ+ 13.4%, Mystery 10.7%, Visual Novel 9.6%, Anime 9.3%
- #13 Faraday Blues
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Serenity Forge
Windows
A surreal sci-fi adventure about a daughter searching for parents who don't know she exists. Play character cards to rewrite tragic choices across three interconnected visual novels, unlocking 64 reality-altering endings before you're permanently forgotten.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15%, Mystery 12.7%, Anime 12.2%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #14 Five Stages of Pink
88% matchVery Positive98% of 94 reviews2022
Dev: Kaffein
Windows · Mac · Linux
Psychological horror and mystery game about a boy who desperately wants a Normal life in the most abnormal city in the world. Help Timor understand his cruel life in this supernatural city and investigate murders while trying to escape Death. This is a visual novel and point and click game.
Why similar: Detective 15.5%, Point & Click 12.7%, Mystery 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Visual Novel 9.9%
- #15 Other Side Of Mist And Mountain
87% matchMostly Positive72% of 93 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: Mystery 11.3%, Detective 11%, Anime 10.2%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Thriller 8.7%
- #16 Suhoshin
86% matchVery Positive90% of 175 reviews2022
Dev: No More 500
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 98%
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: Mystery 12%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Anime 10.4%, Thriller 10.3%, Visual Novel 10.1%
- #17 Midnight Memoria
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nochi Studios
Windows · Mac
A psychological horror romance mystery inspired by Lovecraftian, Black Butler, and Danganronpa
Why similar: Detective 12.4%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Mystery 9%, LGBTQ+ 8.9%, Investigation 8.3%
- #18 Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 140 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 14.9%, Anime 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Point & Click 10.2%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #19 The Paracelsian Project
85% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Sixkilla Gaming
Windows · Mac · Linux
You awaken in an unfamiliar location with unfamiliar people and are surrounded by mystery. Will you be able to solve the puzzle and uncover why you are here in this sci-fi/mystery/puzzle visual novel? The future hangs in the balance.
Why similar: Detective 11.9%, Mystery 11.5%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Multiple Endings 9.6%, Visual Novel 9%
- #20 No Recollection
84% matchMixed67% of 30 reviews2024
Dev: Jake Platt
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystery visual novel following a boy who awoke in a strange building, with no recollection of where he is, how he arrived, why he’s here, or how to leave. Discover the answers to these mysteries as you search for a way out. Meet a small but colorful cast in your journey, and escape together!
Why similar: Detective 16.4%, Mystery 13.9%, Psychological Horror 12%, Visual Novel 11%, Anime 10.5%
- #21 Schrodinger's Catgirl
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spider Lily Studios LLC
Windows · Linux
[IS THE GIRL IN THE MANOR ALIVE OR DEAD?] Investigate an abandoned manor, gather evidence, and make choices that affect both the past and future in this mystery point-and-click adventure.
Why similar: Detective 15.4%, Investigation 14.3%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Visual Novel 10%, Horror 8%
- #22 Remedy for Personality
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mertvitel & Partners
Windows
Remedy for Personality is a visual novel that blends genres: a comedy horror with elements of detective. Immerse yourself in an atmosphere of mysticism, mystery, and hidden threats, spiced up with a generous dose of witty humor.
Why similar: Detective 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Thriller 9.3%, Investigation 8.2%
- #23 I Would Love to Wish You Good Morning
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Silhouette Games
Windows
I Would Love to Wish You Good Morning is a choice-driven dystopian psychological horror visual novel about isolation, obedience, and the price of fitting in. Will you navigate the uncanny social dynamics of the future... or die trying?
Why similar: Mystery 14.9%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Thriller 11.7%, Sci-fi 9.9%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #24 Fateful End: True Case Files
82% matchMixed64% of 11 reviews2020
Dev: GenuinePub: Giiku Games
Windows
Solve your own murder in this thrilling true crime adventure game. You've come face-to-face with your fate and someone close to you is going to kill you...unless you find out who it is before the time runs out!
Why similar: Detective 14.8%, Point & Click 14.2%, Mystery 12.4%, Investigation 9.1%, Anime 8%
- #25 SIMULACRA
81% matchVery Positive90% of 4,689 reviews2017
Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: Detective 14.5%, Point & Click 12%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Thriller 8.3%, Visual Novel 8.1%
- #26 House Of Chavez
80% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Winter Wolves
Windows · Linux
Your grandmother left behind a house full of secrets. Explore it in a psychological horror visual novel with point-and-click investigation, puzzles, family mysteries, meaningful choices, and two yuri romance paths.
Why similar: Point & Click 12.7%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Mystery 11.3%, LGBTQ+ 11.3%, Investigation 11.1%
- #27 Ubel
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Regularjax
Windows
A visual novel where eight participants are forced to play a death game where they have to vote every two hours. Who will survive? Who will betray? Who are the masterminds behind it all?
Why similar: Mystery 16%, Anime 14.7%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Thriller 13.9%, Sci-fi 9.2%
- #28 Shanwen
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: FirstMove Studio
Windows
1990s: Windswept mining town Linshan, dependent on fading coal mines, worshipped a mountain god’s stele. After it cracked and oozed brown liquid, a strange illness spread. Lin Tianqing returned for his sick father, uneasy as the eerie town neared, having overheard whispers.
Why similar: Detective 14.5%, Mystery 12.9%, Thriller 10.4%, Multiple Endings 9.6%, Psychological Horror 8.1%
- #29 KAEBON
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Plozila
Windows
Fulfill vows for clients too afraid to return in this Thai folk horror point-and-click game. Read clues, choose offerings, and complete rituals before dawn. You have 13 nights to pay for your mother's surgery, but each mistake may leave a debt that money cannot settle.
Why similar: Point & Click 15.4%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Investigation 9.9%, Thriller 9.6%, Mystery 9.4%
- #30 Fateweaver: The Alchemist's Quandary
78% matchVery Positive98% of 100 reviews2023
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
You are The Fateweaver; an ancient beast of legendary status. It is your job to determine which way Fate will unravel as you dig deep into the psyche of those who beckon. Decide whether to help those who beg for your mercy, or invoke the wrath of the Gods upon those you deem unworthy of existence...
Why similar: Detective 14%, Investigation 11.1%, Mystery 10.7%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #31 Ezrebeth
76% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Tymedust Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ezrebeth is an old, bitter recluse who finds herself constantly invaded by her peculiar relatives during the winter holidays. Oh, and she's stuck in a time loop! Investigate, interview and cross-reference as you attempt to figure out what's going on in this surreal visual novel.
Why similar: Detective 17.8%, Point & Click 16.1%, Mystery 12.9%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Multiple Endings 11.2%
- #32 GiseiHero
77% matchPositive96% of 28 reviews2020
Dev: meLtRoman
Windows
Among the 18 people who have a heart of justice, there is an evil that seeks murder. It is a mysterious and malicious death game of justice ADV. This is a free game made by an individual. Please note that this is an unfinished work.
Why similar: Detective 19.1%, Mystery 14.4%, Anime 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Psychological Horror 12.1%
- #33 Edicts of the Truthsinger: The Orb of Artemagus
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Triple Cerberus Studios
Windows
Six witnesses, six suspects, and thousands of discoverable lines of dialog. You're the fantasy detective on the case of a stolen magical artifact, and in order to determine the truth you'll have to cross examine, interrogate, and reference all your resources to catch the thief before time runs out.
Why similar: Detective 19.5%, Mystery 13.8%, Investigation 13.3%, Point & Click 9.6%, LGBTQ+ 9.3%
- #34 村庄-The Village
77% matchMostly Negative38% of 13 reviews2021
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
After you graduated from college, you were assigned to a small village as a doctor.It looks like an ordinary village, but there are many strange things in it.A man knocking at the door in the middle of the night may not be asking for a doctor.The person you saw may not be alive.Haunted?
Why similar: Detective 17.2%, Mystery 13%, Thriller 11.9%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 8.4%
- #35 Sunlight Scream
75% matchVery Positive84% of 83 reviews2023
Dev: Faithy Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 17.8%, Mystery 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Anime 11.8%, Visual Novel 10.9%
- #36 Deep Focus
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vitamins
Windows
A mystery adventure game featuring a camera-headed detective and a superpowered girl teaming up to solve crimes. Play as the detective to gather and combine clues, reveal the hidden truth, and tear down fabricated lies.
Why similar: Detective 22.5%, Investigation 16.7%, Mystery 15.5%, Point & Click 15.2%, Visual Novel 9.5%
- #37 Remnants of Dawn
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fiendish Fiction
Windows · Mac · Linux
A string of campus killings. A newly-turned vampire struggling to adjust. A monster hunter seeking answers. Worlds collide as Dante Jones and Nick Torres, both in danger of being accused of the crimes, team up to reveal the true culprit in this chilling supernatural horror visual novel.
Why similar: Mystery 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Thriller 10.6%, LGBTQ+ 8.6%, Investigation 8.6%
- #38 FAKEBOOK
73% matchVery Positive91% of 889 reviews2024
Dev: banjihagames
Windows · Mac
Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual Social Media! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.
Why similar: Mystery 14.3%, Investigation 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Point & Click 10.9%, Visual Novel 9.8%
- #39 ELEGIES: Aya
74% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: Dream Squircle
Windows · Mac · Linux
After losing his parents and barely escaping his burning home, Zach wakes up in the hospital where he meets Aya, the ghost of a girl. Who is she, and why can only Zach see her? Together they try to investigate Aya's past, which quickly awakens new dangers.
Why similar: Thriller 12.1%, Mystery 12.1%, Anime 9.8%, Visual Novel 9.7%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
- #40 Deep Fog Signals
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Symmetry Break Studio
Windows
Stuck in an outpost deep in a sea of toxic fog, your crew has been decimated, you're cut off from the outside world, and oxygen is running out. Use limited bandwidth to coordinate unstable crewmates, conduct esoteric research that could change the world, and interpret strange signals from the deep.
Why similar: Mystery 13.3%, Investigation 12.1%, Point & Click 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Sci-fi 8%
- #41 BEAST CRIMES
73% matchMixed62% of 67 reviews2022
Dev: LINK
Windows
Crimes across the times. Are you able to solve them all?
Why similar: Detective 14.1%, Point & Click 12.9%, LGBTQ+ 12%, Visual Novel 9.3%, Mystery 8.5%
- #42 DESOLATIUM
72% matchMostly Negative28% of 29 reviews2024
Dev: SUPERLUMENPub: SOEDESCO
Windows · Linux
DESOLATIUM is a first-person point & click Graphic Adventure based on Lovecraft Mythos. Live this horror story where you will have to visit mysterious locations, face lovecraftian creatures, find clues and combine objects to solve puzzles.
Why similar: Point & Click 13.9%, Detective 13.8%, Mystery 13%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
- #43 SOLDA
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nullbyte Works
Windows
In AUREX, a city where every citizen's emotions are controlled, you are SOLDA, a rookie special investigator. Armed with an emotion scanner that reads what suspects try to hide, catch the tremor behind every lie, piece the clues together, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 19.3%, Mystery 16.2%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Investigation 13.3%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #44 泥舟と罪人
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NONALCOHOL.
Windows · Mac
A closed-off ghost town, and the unsolved bizarre serial murders that once occurred there. A “daily life collapse” suspense × death game novel ADV that depicts the obsessive love and revenge of 11 people whose lives were irrevocably shattered by that horrific incident.
Why similar: Detective 16.3%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Mystery 9.7%
- #45 Heart Harvest: A Detective Game
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Thorn Spire Games
Windows
Passionate murders. Ripped out hearts. And something crawling within the walls. Find clues, gather the evidence and connect the dots in this point and click detective thriller game. Solve each murder and uncover the horror linking them all..
Why similar: Detective 17.8%, Point & Click 13.7%, Investigation 10.8%, Mystery 9.4%, Visual Novel 9.1%
- #46 The Shadow You
72% matchPositive85% of 47 reviews2021
Dev: Topchan GamesPub: WhisperGames
Windows · Mac
The Shadow You is a compelling horror adventure game set in two different realities. Solve puzzles, reveal secrets and let the chills go down your spine in this immersive story.
Why similar: Detective 14.5%, Mystery 11.6%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, LGBTQ+ 10.7%, Anime 10.5%
- #47 Awakewood
70% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: NeuroCreativa
Windows · Mac · Linux
Will returns to bury his mother and leave right away, but everything changes when he finds a stranger in the woods. As the house decays and roots swallow everything, saving her comes with an irreversible cost: uncovering a truth hidden in Awakewood for ten years.
Why similar: Point & Click 16.9%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Mystery 9.6%, Anime 9.4%, Interactive Fiction 8.6%
- #48 黑山羊BlackGoat
69% matchMixed69% of 29 reviews2026
Dev: HUPIDAN
Windows
The game is a BL Cthulhu-style narrative romance game. It tells the story of the protagonist struggling to survive on a cruise ship filled with strange events after losing their memory. The game's setting is modern with a Cthulhu-inspired narrative.
Why similar: Detective 15.6%, LGBTQ+ 15.1%, Mystery 9.8%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Visual Novel 9%
- #49 The Test: Hypothesis Rising
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,928 reviews2020
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 41%
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Detective 14.2%, Investigation 11.5%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Mystery 11.4%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #50 Tropical
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Robert Welz
Windows
Congratulations Dominica! You have been chosen to test the first virtual aquapark in history! Ten days in a tropical paradise where every detail is simulated to be perfect – what could possibly go wrong?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 12.9%, Anime 10.6%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Point & Click 9.2%, Mystery 8.9%
- #51 WHODUNNIT
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Don Attico
Windows
WHODUNNIT is a mystery visual novel following a man who must answer a burning question: who the hell did he hook up with last night?
Why similar: Detective 23.6%, Investigation 14.7%, LGBTQ+ 13.5%, Mystery 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.3%
- #52 R.I.P. Tour
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ghost Clown
Windows · Linux
A death game visual novel where murder victims are decided by group consensus. Make friends and enemies, solve the mysteries of an abandoned amusement park, and suss out the traitor in your group.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.4%, Mystery 17.9%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #53 Staffer Retro : A Supernatural Mystery Quest
65% matchVery Positive90% of 1,235 reviews2026
Dev: Team Tetrapod
Windows · Mac
Staffer Retro is a mystery adventure game where you uncover past incidents related to ‘Mana’, the source of supernatural powers. Gather information through dialogue and exploration, and piece together clues found in documents to guide the choices of Verita Retro, the protagonist.
Why similar: Detective 17.6%, Mystery 12.8%, Thriller 11.3%, Investigation 10.5%, Point & Click 10.2%
- #54 Red Chat Ritual – TSUMIMI TIME
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tohakusha Inc.
Windows
“Intervene in Tsumimi’s stream” through comments and Mega Chats, then use your deductions to change their fate in this 14-day psychological horror adventure.
Why similar: Mystery 15.1%, Detective 14%, Investigation 13.7%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Horror 9.5%
- #55 Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 38,953 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 22.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 20.7%, Mystery 16%, Anime 15%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Psychological Horror 10.7%
- #56 Disordered
67% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Lumas Studio
Windows · Linux
A detective wakes up beside a corpse, and with no memories. The evidence points to him. Everyone thinks he’s the killer. Unravel the truth before time runs out in this hand-drawn detective mystery adventure set in 1990s Thailand, where every memory hides a lie.
Why similar: Detective 16%, Point & Click 12%, Mystery 11.6%, Investigation 10.9%, Anime 9.8%
- #57 SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair
69% matchVery Positive91% of 129 reviews2016
Dev: Gosatsu Visual Novels
Windows · Mac · Linux
A secluded mountain resort, 10 friends, 1 murderer. Investigate, interrogate and present evidence as you solve various mysteries throughout the night. Will you be able to reach the truth and uncover the culprit’s identity? Or will your deductions lead you to blame someone completely innocent...?
Why similar: Detective 17%, Investigation 13.3%, Mystery 12.7%, LGBTQ+ 10.5%, Visual Novel 10.4%
- #58 The Colour Beyond: A Zeroth Kind
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Infigo Games
Windows
After foreseeing your own death, an unknown colour grants you ten more days to live and the power of Mind-Intrusion. Investigate mysteries and intrude into the minds of locals. When the ten days are up, will you hold on to your sanity and humanity, or become a living mutation?
Why similar: Mystery 17.9%, Investigation 17.2%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Story Rich 12.2%, Multiple Endings 11.8%
- #59 Отделение 38
66% matchVery Positive93% of 243 reviews2024
Dev: The Three Windmills
Windows
После неожиданной смерти студент Александр попадает в "Отделение 38", где бюрократия переплетается с мистикой. Раскройте тайны этого потустороннего мира и найдите ответы, которые изменят всё.
Why similar: Detective 16.1%, Investigation 12.7%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Visual Novel 9.7%, Multiple Endings 7.8%
- #60 The Missing Threads
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Wynd_devPub: wysg
Windows
[DEMO available now!] Erased memories, scattered clues. What will you uncover, and what will you leave buried?As an amnesiac detective, investigate crime scenes with limited focus. You can't analyze everything. Strategically choose your leads to shape the case and reclaim your lost past.
Why similar: Detective 21.2%, Investigation 15.7%, Point & Click 15.2%, Mystery 14.7%, Visual Novel 10%