- #1 Blue Detective: A Hotel in Scarlet
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alperen Torun
Windows · Mac · Linux
As a gothic 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 10.1%, Point & Click 9.7%, Investigation 9.5%, Mystery 9.4%
- #2 Return to Shironagasu Island
96% matchVery Positive94% of 3,990 reviews2020
Dev: HYOGO ONIMUSHIPub: TABINOMICHI
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 14.2 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 16.4%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Detective 11%, Anime 8.7%, Psychological Horror 8.7%
- #3 Unmasked Truths: Shattered Dreams
96% 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 14%, Point & Click 11.5%, Mystery 11.3%, Anime 10%, LGBTQ+ 10%
- #4 Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma
95% matchVery Positive82% of 4,723 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 14.8%, Mystery 14.2%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Puzzle 9.1%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #5 Tokyo Dark
94% matchVery Positive84% of 1,336 reviews2017
Dev: CherrymochiPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.5 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 16.6%, Point & Click 14%, Anime 13%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Mystery 10.6%
- #6 KILLA
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Black Tangerine
Windows
KILLA is a 3D adventure mystery with multiple endings. Valhalla, our protagonist, seeks the killer of her mentor, a mentor she treasures like family, venturing to an unknown island. Discover the culprit on this enigmatic island and embark on a journey of revenge.
Why similar: Detective 11.6%, Point & Click 10.6%, Mystery 10.2%, Investigation 10.2%, Psychological Horror 9.6%
- #7 Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
93% matchVery Positive93% of 6,967 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 13.9%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #8 AI: The Somnium Files
92% matchVery Positive92% of 9,101 reviews2019
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.1 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 18.2%, Mystery 14.8%, Anime 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #9 Lachesis or Atropos
91% matchVery Positive87% of 68 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+ 13.2%, Mystery 10.9%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Anime 9.2%
- #10 Schrodinger's Catgirl
91% 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 14.5%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Multiple Endings 8.1%
- #11 Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo
90% matchVery Positive80% of 133 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 15%, Anime 10.9%, Point & Click 10.2%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
- #12 No Recollection
89% 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 14%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Anime 10.3%
- #13 Remedy for Personality
89% 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%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Thriller 9.4%, Visual Novel 9.4%, Investigation 8.3%
- #14 I Would Love to Wish You Good Morning
88% 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 15%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Thriller 11.8%, Sci-fi 9.8%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
- #15 Ubel
87% 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 16.1%, Anime 14.4%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Thriller 14.1%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
- #16 Fateweaver: The Alchemist's Quandary
86% matchVery Positive98% of 99 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 11.3%, Mystery 10.8%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #17 BEAST CRIMES
86% matchMixed63% of 63 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+ 11.8%, Visual Novel 9.2%, Mystery 8.6%
- #18 Suhoshin
85% matchVery Positive91% of 166 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: Mystery 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Thriller 10.5%, Anime 10.3%, Visual Novel 10.1%
- #19 Sunlight Scream
84% matchVery Positive84% of 81 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 17.7%, Mystery 13%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Anime 11.6%, Visual Novel 10.8%
- #20 Remnants of Dawn
83% 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 11%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Thriller 10.7%, Investigation 8.7%, Detective 8.5%
- #21 Fateful End: True Case Files
84% 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 14.1%, Mystery 12.5%, Investigation 9.2%, Anime 7.8%
- #22 The Paracelsian Project
82% 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 12.3%, Mystery 12%, Psychological Horror 11%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Visual Novel 9.2%
- #23 村庄-The Village
82% 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 13.1%, Thriller 12%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 8.5%
- #24 Deep Fog Signals
81% 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 13.4%, Investigation 12.3%, Point & Click 11.6%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Multiple Endings 8%
- #25 SIMULACRA
81% matchVery Positive90% of 4,596 reviews2017
Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: Detective 14.5%, Point & Click 12.1%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Thriller 8.5%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
- #26 Kara no Shojo
80% matchVery Positive92% of 439 reviews2018
Dev: Innocent GreyPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 165.3 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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 13.4%, Mystery 10.4%, Investigation 10.3%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Point & Click 8.9%
- #27 Tropical
79% 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 13%, Anime 10.4%, Visual Novel 9.4%, Point & Click 9.2%, Mystery 9%
- #28 The Shadow You
79% matchPositive86% of 44 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 11.8%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, LGBTQ+ 10.6%, Anime 10.4%
- #29 WHODUNNIT
78% 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 23.5%, Investigation 14.8%, LGBTQ+ 13.3%, Mystery 13.2%, Visual Novel 12.1%
- #30 Awakewood
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NeuroCreativa
Windows · Mac · Linux
After your mother’s strange funeral, a black rain blocks the roads and leaves you stranded. The air smells like rotting fruit and nature begins to mutate. Can you get out of here before the forest finds you?
Why similar: Point & Click 16.9%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Mystery 9.7%, Anime 9.2%, Interactive Fiction 8.6%
- #31 The Test: Hypothesis Rising
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,928 reviews2020
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 42%
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 14.1%, Investigation 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Mystery 11.4%, Multiple Endings 10%
- #32 R.I.P. Tour
77% 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 19.5%, Mystery 18.1%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, Story Rich 9%
- #33 Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 35,609 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 22.8 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 20.8%, Mystery 16.2%, Anime 15%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Psychological Horror 10.7%
- #34 Nut City Blues
74% matchVery Positive98% of 377 reviews2023
Dev: looking4stupid
Windows
A comedy-mystery visual novel about Captain Fox, Detective Raccoon and the danger of pineapple pizza.
Why similar: Detective 17.8%, Point & Click 15.4%, Mystery 11.5%, Investigation 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.8%
- #35 Paper Perjury
74% matchVery Positive88% of 190 reviews2024
Dev: Paper Cat Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 20.5%, Mystery 14.7%, Point & Click 14%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Anime 8.9%
- #36 Kill The Clock
73% matchVery Positive92% of 73 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: Detective 15%, Mystery 12.6%, Investigation 9.2%, Thriller 8.9%, Visual Novel 8.9%
- #37 Detective Kobayashi - A Visual Novel
76% matchPositive87% of 31 reviews2019
Dev: GenuinePub: Giiku Games
Windows
Take on the role of Detective Kobayashi, the one and only genius detective who has a reputation for solving any case, however dark or difficult...if he isn't playing games at the office or awkwardly hitting on girls, that is.
Why similar: Detective 18.3%, Point & Click 14.1%, Mystery 13.6%, Anime 10.1%, Visual Novel 9.8%
- #38 KOEWOTAYORINI / 声之寄托
75% matchVery Positive86% of 977 reviews2018
Dev: あみそ組Pub: Pujia8 Studio
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 261.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
“喂喂,求求你啦!救救我!” ——你接到这样一个电话 发出这样的求救,给你打电话的人,是一名被监禁的少女
Why similar: Detective 13.7%, Anime 12.8%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.2%
- #39 The Island: Into The Mist
75% 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 14.1%, Mystery 11.7%, Point & Click 11.1%, Anime 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.8%
- #40 Staffer Retro : A Supernatural Mystery Quest
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Team Tetrapod
Windows
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%, Mystery 12.9%, Thriller 11.6%, Investigation 10.8%, Point & Click 10.3%
- #41 Other Side Of Mist And Mountain
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 91 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 12.4%, Detective 12%, Anime 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Thriller 9.5%
- #42 Saint Kotar
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 277 reviews2021
Dev: The-Mark EntertainmentPub: SOEDESCO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Saint Kotar is a psychological horror detective game set in a cursed valley in rural Croatia. Investigate the disappearance of your relative in the occult-ridden town of Sveti Kotar as you switch between conflicting realities through the eyes of two godly men.
Why similar: Detective 15.3%, Point & Click 12.9%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Mystery 9.9%, Multiple Endings 8.4%
- #43 黑山羊BlackGoat
71% matchNo user reviews
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 15.8%, LGBTQ+ 14.5%, Mystery 10%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Visual Novel 9%
- #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 16.4%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Mystery 10%, Visual Novel 9.8%
- #45 Inquisitor Shepherd
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Narrowdeep
Windows
Become Shepherd, an inquisitor sent to a suspicious village. Unveil the secrets of a world filled with fear, and make an inevitable choice. In this visual novel mystery, your decisions change the world. Can you survive the desperate horror?
Why similar: Detective 15.3%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Mystery 12.3%, Investigation 11%, Visual Novel 9.7%
- #46 Danganronpa 2x2
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gemdrops, Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
While on a school trip to Jabberwock Island, students are ensnared in Monokuma’s deadly game, forced into mutual killing and Class Trials to expose the culprit. Break through contradictions with high-speed detective action. Includes both a brand-new scenario and the enhanced original!
Why similar: Detective 18.5%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Mystery 11.4%, Investigation 10.5%, Anime 10.3%
- #47 SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair
72% matchVery Positive91% of 128 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 13.5%, Mystery 12.8%, LGBTQ+ 10.3%, Visual Novel 10.3%
- #48 Fragmented Memories - Arc One
70% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2022
Dev: PlatomentiPub: YSY Softworks
Windows · Mac
Immerse yourself in the Psychological horror adventure of James Charouz on his way to find his missing wife and uncover the dark secret of his hometown.
Why similar: Point & Click 15.4%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Mystery 12.7%, Investigation 12.1%, Detective 10.8%
- #49 Advent: Dawn
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spire Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A research trip turns deadly when seven strangers are trapped in a vast cave beneath a remote island. 『Advent: Dawn』 is a sci-fi mystery visual novel where you must escape through fear, fractured trust, and whispers from the deep. Will you unravel the mystery before the cave unravels you?
Why similar: Mystery 15.7%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Anime 12.2%, Thriller 11.6%, Sci-fi 10.3%
- #50 The Brothers Hotel
68% matchMixed60% of 40 reviews2025
Dev: NEBULA NOVA GAMES
Windows
A psychological horror experience where you reshape reality with graffiti. As an artist who has lost their memory, paint the walls, open hidden passages, and escape the dark labyrinth of your mind.
Why similar: Detective 16%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Investigation 13.6%, Mystery 13%, Thriller 11.5%
- #51 Disordered
69% matchNo user reviews2026
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 11.7%, Investigation 11%, Thriller 9.8%
- #52 Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit
67% matchVery Positive98% of 435 reviews2025
Dev: Default Cube Games
Windows · Mac
Pick up your magnifying glass as writer-turned-detective Penelope Pendrick in this first-person point and click mystery adventure! Three people have suddenly vanished from the sleepy town of Carlisle. Follow the clues, interrogate suspects, and solve puzzles to end this case - before it ends you.
Why similar: Mystery 22.4%, Point & Click 21.8%, Detective 15.4%, Investigation 10.5%, Story Rich 10.5%
- #53 ELISSA :Body in the bedroom
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: KANUE
Windows · Mac
Detective novelist MEL Gideon, whose career is facing difficulties, receives a strange letter claiming someone is in trouble and needs her help. Intrigued, she decides to investigate. As she digs deeper, she starts to realize that her past is far more complicated than she ever imagined...
Why similar: Detective 16.5%, Point & Click 16.2%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Mystery 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.3%
- #54 PRICE
70% matchVery Positive94% of 5,134 reviews2016
Dev: YETU GAME
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 59%
The hero Ivry wakes up from a nightmare and finds himself in a weird room. To escape from fear and darkness, he has to search and explore on his own until he discovers the truth and finds his sister Iva.A puzzle game 《PRICE》
Why similar: Anime 17.5%, Puzzle 14%, Detective 13.8%, Point & Click 12.3%, Horror 10.6%
- #55 Ezrebeth
68% matchPositive86% of 14 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%, Mystery 13%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Visual Novel 11.2%
- #56 Inescapable: No Rules, No Rescue
68% matchMixed41% of 61 reviews2023
Dev: Dreamloop GamesPub: Aksys Games
Windows
Inescapable: No Rules, No Rescue is a social thriller set in a tropical island resort: you’ve been kidnapped and forced to participate in a twisted reality TV show with 10 strangers. At the end of their stay, they’ll each receive $500,000... If they survive.
Why similar: Detective 14.8%, Investigation 11.9%, Mystery 11.8%, Thriller 10.7%, Anime 10.4%
- #57 Detective Hindsight
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Broccoli Bunny Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Solve a variety of perplexing cases in the sleuthing shoes of Detective Hindsight - who gets help from Phoebe: a young orphaned girl with dreams of being a storyteller and powers to look into the past. Uncover the truth with her sketches done in crayon. The catch? She can't draw very well.
Why similar: Detective 24.4%, Mystery 17.2%, Investigation 15.5%, Point & Click 10.7%, Thriller 8.5%
- #58 Escape Everlit
66% matchPositive100% of 25 reviews2025
Dev: lantao studio
Windows
A narrative-driven sci-fi mystery. Switch between four playable protagonists trapped in an island mansion to explore, investigate, piece together clues from their mysterious past, and uncover the truth behind their predicament.
Why similar: Point & Click 14.1%, Mystery 13.7%, Investigation 12.6%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #59 The Breakfast Serial Club
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lucian Gallacane
Windows
Join a serial killer enthusiast group to solve the town's recent murders in this mystery visual novel adventure, featuring point-and-click and text-based investigation and a detailed story.
Why similar: Mystery 14.1%, Thriller 12.8%, Investigation 12.8%, Detective 12.7%, Visual Novel 12.2%
- #60 DESOLATIUM
67% 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 14%, Detective 13.8%, Mystery 13.2%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Multiple Endings 8.4%