60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Interactive Fiction, Choices Matter, Detective, Visual Novel.
Reflections in Amber is a mystical detective visual novel. Investigate a mysterious death in a remote village alongside Detective Redbreast, who battles the weight of depression. Use an old supernatural camera to uncover hidden paths. Shape the course of the story with your choices!
REARVIEW MIRROR
Rearview Mirror is a narrative videogame in which most of the events take place inside a car. From a first-person perspective, the player interacts with the passengers through the rearview mirror.
CrimeBot 2: Detective Mystery Games
A serial killer is on the loose. Only you can stop him! In CrimeBot 2, you analyze crime scenes, interrogate suspects, and connect the clues to solve cold cases around the world. The truth is hidden in the details.
Rearview Mirror is a narrative videogame in which most of the events take place inside a car. From a first-person perspective, the player interacts with the passengers through the rearview mirror.
Why similar: Noir 19.6%, Dynamic Narration 16.7% ★, Thriller 10.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Visual Novel 9.5%
A serial killer is on the loose. Only you can stop him! In CrimeBot 2, you analyze crime scenes, interrogate suspects, and connect the clues to solve cold cases around the world. The truth is hidden in the details.
Why similar: Assassin 18.4% ★, Detective 14.9%, Crime 13.3%, Thriller 10.1%, Investigation 10.1%
Lacuna: Prologue tasks you – CDI agent Neil Conrad – with investigating the murder of a high-profile victim whose death could plunge the solar system into war. Solve the first in a series of cases that lead you ever deeper into the conspiracy at the core of this captivating 2D sci-fi noir adventure.
Why similar: Noir 20.3%, Detective 13.9%, Crime 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Text-Based 10.3%
A narrative puzzle-thriller that blurs the lines between games and books, reality and fiction, puzzles and storytelling.
Why similar: Noir 15.7%, Detective 13.7%, Thriller 10.5%, Text-Based 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%
A murder. A hack. A bombing. All it takes to plunge the solar system into war – unless you do something about it. Help CDI agent Neil Conrad make a string of increasingly difficult decisions in this modern dialog-driven adventure set in a gorgeous 2D sci-fi noir universe.
Why similar: Noir 17.4%, Detective 11.9%, Crime 10.9%, Text-Based 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%
An original visual novel about the dark secrets of a Soviet asylum, inspired by real events. Here, you do not control the story — you watch as it slowly breaks the main character… and you along with him.
Why similar: Noir 22.5%, Text-Based 15.7%, Detective 14.3%, Visual Novel 11%, Thriller 7.8%
Biocybernetic Trap — an interactive cyberpunk detective. You are given the quantum diary of a long-dead detective, where reality fractures into parallel versions of the investigation.
Why similar: Noir 15.1%, Text-Based 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Detective 11.6%, Crime 10.4%
A Case of Distrust is a narrative mystery from 1924 San Francisco. Play as private investigator Phyllis Cadence Malone in this historical 2D adventure game.
Why similar: Noir 17.4%, Dynamic Narration 16.3% ★, Detective 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Visual Novel 8.9%
A visual novel passed through an image compressor Play as a murderer unsure of their entire life, down to their name. But you have a mission. One you NEED to undertake.
Why similar: Assassin 17.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Narration 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Crime 9.3%
Who killed your best friend?! Find out the truth before 4 suspects frame you instead! Death Becomes You is a mystery visual novel where you untangle the dark secrets and relationships between your fellow magic university students.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Text-Based 11%, Crime 10.7%, Narration 10.7%, Visual Novel 10.3%
Experience a race against time written by a former forensic investigation expert. As detective JACK, you are the last hope to rescue the US President's kidnapped daughter. With only 1% battery left on her phone, use authentic detective techniques to find her before the screen goes black.
Why similar: Noir 24.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Text-Based 14.6%, Detective 14.4%, Crime 12.7%
Nothing brings people together as well as a common grief or crime! Can you bravely confront a criminal puppeteer with no legal defense?
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 20.7% ★, Noir 16.9%, Detective 14.4%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Crime 8.9%
Hauma is a deduction visual novel set in Munich. Discover a conspiracy amongst the upper echelons of society alongside former detective Judith, while visiting real locations in a comic-inspired look.
Why similar: Noir 17.9%, Detective 14.4%, Crime 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Visual Novel 9.5%
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Noir 25.2%, Detective 18.1%, Crime 15.4%, Investigation 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%
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%, Noir 15%, Crime 12.9%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Thriller 10%
After a cat show competition, three contestants, Claudette, Aberdeen, and Illia, head back to their hotel rooms to decompress and unwind. The next day, Claudette's body is found floating in the hotel's pool. Did Claudette take her own life, or was she murdered by cutthroat competition?
Why similar: Noir 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Detective 13.3%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Text-Based 10.3%
Pravda is a narrative stealth-puzzle about journalism under a totalitarian regime. You play Saga, a state-branded “Liar” working for the Resistance to bring down the Party. Your task is clear: Collect information. Craft the Truth. Change the world. But in Abil-Gudit, every truth has a cost.
Why similar: Noir 21.4%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Detective 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Female Protagonist 10.3%
Choose Your Story: Choices & Decisions game, Mystery visual novel adventure game
Why similar: Noir 26%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Crime 12.6%, Thriller 8.7%
A gritty, semi-kinetic visual novel about broken people and notorious gangsters, featuring six individualized routes with six different endings.
Why similar: Detective 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Text-Based 13.9%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Crime 10.8%
Writing on a blog and using her obscure ability, the mysterious Nightingale has been helping people in danger for years. Now, she’s forced to disappear, facing threats from a killer... one of those people she helped in the past. An interactive short story featuring an advanced navigation UI.
Why similar: Text-Based 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Crime 13.1%, Thriller 11.1%, Female Protagonist 9.5%
At Di Yingling High, rumors of missing girls run rampant. Exchange student Meng Jiangnan uncovers the school’s hidden darkness. The Remake heightens the suspense with black-and-white comic visuals and upgraded systems. Will you face the truth?
Why similar: Noir 17.9%, Dynamic Narration 16.6% ★, Text-Based 12%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Surreal 9.4%
Step into the shoes of Frank Sockowski, private detective, and explore the gritty world of New Drawer, a wolly unsettling and corrupt city.
Why similar: Noir 22.8%, Detective 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Narration 10.1%, Visual Novel 9.8%
When Sirens Fall Silent is a dark psychological thriller set in 1990s Italy. Play as Mila, a troubled policewoman drawn into a high-profile case of kidnappings and murders. As the case unravels you must not only save her from herself, but from being swallowed by a vortex of violence and confusion.
Why similar: Detective 14.4%, Crime 13.1%, Thriller 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Surreal 10.2%
A dark sci-fi psychological Visual Novel where your choices shape who you are. The world has ended and it's been dominated by mysterious aliens who roam the city. Despite that, you only think of what you've lost. Will you be able to rebuild your relationships? Or even... the world itself?
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 19.6% ★, Text-Based 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Narration 11.1%
Colors:Zero is an interactive storytelling set in a neo noir universe. You will play as a detective and will be assigned to investigate about strange murders.
Why similar: Noir 19%, Assassin 18.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Crime 11.2%, Detective 11%
Experience a gripping psychological thriller filled with innumerable twists and turns. The hunt is on for a murderer known only as the Origami Killer. Four characters, each following their own leads, must take part in a desperate attempt to prevent the killer from claiming a new victim.
Why similar: Detective 12.9%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Dynamic Narration 12.3% ★, Narration 10.9%, Multiple Endings 10.2%
Hauma is a deduction visual novel set in Munich. Discover a conspiracy amongst the upper echelons of society alongside former detective Judith, while visiting real locations in a comic-inspired look.
Why similar: Noir 20.3%, Detective 14.2%, Crime 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Visual Novel 9.6%
Embark on a mysterious ride. Solve puzzles, make choices, and uncover the truth behind a hidden crime in this point & click with the depth of a visual novel, all set in a haunting subway filled with secrets.
Why similar: Detective 15.6%, Crime 15.6%, Text-Based 13.6%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Assassin 10.6% ★
An atmospheric visual novel with puzzle elements and a nonlinear storyline.
Why similar: Noir 33.4%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Narration 14%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Story Rich 6.7%
A desktop-detective mystery where you’re tasked with investigating an unsolved murder. Scour case files and use logic and deduction to discover the truth of a thrilling story.
Why similar: Detective 23.2%, Noir 16.9%, Investigation 14.3%, Crime 13%, Text-Based 10.2%
"Stella: into the Shadow" is a dark mystical story. When Stella's friend disappears, her life transforms into a detective mystery. Working at a nightclub, forging new connections, and uncovering the city's secrets will force her to reevaluate everything: from those around her to her very self.
Why similar: Detective 16.8%, Noir 15.9%, Visual Novel 12%, Investigation 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%
The Baron's daughter is missing, and you are the man to find her. No problem. With your inexhaustible arsenal of hard-boiled similes, there is nothing you can't handle.
Why similar: Noir 22.2%, Text-Based 16%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Crime 12%, Detective 10.3%
Detective Trent is a narrative-driven mystery game inspired by Trent’s Last Case. Investigate crime scenes, interrogate suspects, and uncover the truth through evidence and dialogue. Your reasoning shapes the case, leading to multiple outcomes and endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Crime 14.9%, Detective 14.7%, Dynamic Narration 13.3% ★, Visual Novel 12.8%
The first AI detective game that doesn't cheat. Developed by a former Meta AI Engineer. Interrogate suspects using your own words to solve the murder of Harambe. Features procedurally generated cases, consistent hard logic, and a unique stress mechanic. You have 3 hours to find the truth.
Why similar: Noir 26.5%, Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Visual Novel 14%, Text-Based 13.4%, Detective 12.6%
Loretta is a psychological thriller that makes the player an accessory to the heroine’s crimes, leading her through a self-crafted nightmare. Loretta’s story revolves around a woman handling betrayal, her husband’s infidelity, and reclaiming her agency during the socially tumultuous 1940s.
Why similar: Noir 18.9%, Crime 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Thriller 11.2%, Visual Novel 10.7%
This is a game where you work as a spy, looking through sexy surveillance photos to identify Red Hat agents. Get close to your boss, get her to send you lewd selfies, & uncover a sexy spy mystery.
Why similar: Noir 27.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Text-Based 14.4%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Visual Novel 8.2%
A cyberpunk narrative adventure about protecting someone who doesn't trust you, in a city that wants her dead. Build trust, navigate hazard zones, make hard choices, and discover how deep the conspiracy goes. Every ending costs something.
Why similar: Noir 25%, Detective 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Investigation 8.8%, Thriller 7.6%
Shadow City Mysteries is a narrative adventure game in which players take on the role of a detective investigating a Mystery. Or is it a Conspiracy? Or is it a Supernatural Thriller? Experience the story multiple times to discover a story and world bigger than they suspected existed.
Why similar: Noir 19.2%, Dynamic Narration 16% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Detective 12.1%, Crime 9%
This year's Desire Hierarchy has begun. The stakes are now deadly. Hop into The Specter's Desire, a Visual Novel in which you play against the city's top talents to save your parents. Includes puzzling gameplay that has you tearing down arguments, hatching schemes, and revealing the truth!
Why similar: Text-Based 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Detective 13.8%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Narration 9.1%
A turn-based Clue-inspired detective game where you get to solve a murder mystery by interrogating paintings.
Why similar: Noir 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Detective 14.3%, Surreal 11.2%, Visual Novel 10.9%
A PSX Detective Mystery Horror game. You play as an investigator solving bizarre crime cases. The story unfolds through a blend of interviews, computer based investigations and unsettling psychological elements.
Why similar: Detective 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Crime 12.3%, Text-Based 12.1%, Investigation 11.8%
Alex, a mid-level manager from the big city, is forced to return to his home village following a family tragedy. A temporary visit soon becomes a deeply emotional trial. He will have to confront a mystical lake, put his friendships to the test, and find true love.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 20.2% ★, Text-Based 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Narration 9.6%
'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: Noir 20.2%, Detective 15.5%, Text-Based 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Visual Novel 9.6%
An evidence-based detective game set in rural India. Investigate your friend's disappearance by searching crime scenes, interrogating suspects, and presenting proof to break through lies. Race against time to expose a conspiracy before the 9:45 PM train leaves.
Why similar: Detective 17.7%, Crime 14.8%, Thriller 12.2%, Investigation 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%
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: Detective 15.4%, Text-Based 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Crime 12.9%, Visual Novel 11.2%
A detective game where you fiddle information to your advantage. As an owner of a small bar, listen to visitors of your establishment, overhear their gossiping, collect information and then use to manipulate their thoughts and actions.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 16.9% ★, Detective 15.2%, Text-Based 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Visual Novel 10.8%
You're a journalist investigating a suspicious case during the Harlem riots. Take pictures of evidence, gather information by interrogating people, and put it all together in an article to show people the truth.
Why similar: Noir 20.7%, Detective 17.9%, Crime 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Investigation 8.3%
Relive the same day without remembering it. Your choices feed four inner alter egos (Shadow, Mad, Alex, and Bully) — shaping reality, glitches, and one of 16 possible endings. The day repeats. Your mind doesn’t. Or does it?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18%, Noir 16%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Text-Based 13%, Narration 9.9%
A sound, a flash, a portal… A pirate emerges, bringing a deadly threat. Five friends stand before him, and one of them is the target. But which one? Even they don't know.
Why similar: Text-Based 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Narration 14.5%, Dynamic Narration 12.4% ★, Choices Matter 9.7%
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: Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Thriller 14.3%, Detective 13.8%, Investigation 12%
A point and click noir mystery, set in a grim and corrupt Wonderland. Alice is Dead: Hearts and Diamonds is a complete remake of the classic Flash game trilogy, including all new art, added puzzles, expanded lore, and plenty of secrets for old and new fans alike.
Why similar: Noir 25.5%, Assassin 14.6% ★, Detective 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Visual Novel 11%
The third and final part of the 'Cold Verdict' trilogy. Claire has spent two years tracking down the elusive masked man who puts people through psychological games. Now she has to get through another of his ordeals if she wants to bring him to justice. Make choices and decide the final outcome!
Why similar: Thriller 16.3%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Crime 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Detective 11.6%
Need more stress in your life? Meet Laura Silver, a paranoid and insomniac detective tasked with researching Slavic mythology. Do you know anything about the Vodnik? Neither does she. Unfortunately, her incompetence won't be your biggest problem in Czechoslovakia.
Why similar: Noir 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Detective 13%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Female Protagonist 8.8%
A noir graphic adventure where your mind is your greatest enemy. Investigate crimes, interrogate suspects, and survive in this point-and-click remake, rebuilt from the ground up. Solve the mystery before your demons consume you. Play the free demo and wishlist now!
Why similar: Noir 21.9%, Detective 15.4%, Crime 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Investigation 10.5%
A visual novel based on Touhou Project, made by fans for fans and others! Embark on the investigation of the greatest incident in Gensokyo's history and discover the terrifying truth of the youkai world with Reimu Hakurei, Marisa Kirisame, Sakuya Izayoi and other heroines!
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 22% ★, Detective 16.3%, Text-Based 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Visual Novel 11.5%
The Divine Deception awaits you in Panthea. Will you be able to find the truth? Deduce, brainstorm, fight, and hack your ways through obstacles. But remember: Panthea's story is a game to be bet on. Nothing more.
Why similar: Noir 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Assassin 11.4% ★, Detective 11.2%, Visual Novel 10.6%
Mr. Wise is an adventure visual novel with multiple endings. The events in the game revolve around two archaeology professors and their unlikely discovery which can re-write the history itself. But Mr. Wise has another plans for their plans.
Why similar: Detective 14.6%, Thriller 12.6%, Visual Novel 12%, Surreal 11.7%, Investigation 9.5%
Embody a displaced therapist in a futuristic refugee camp. Discover the life in the camp and share your everyday life alongside people with heavy pasts. Use logic and your therapeutic skills to solve mysteries threatening both your survival and the camp.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 15.9% ★, Detective 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Text-Based 12.6%, Visual Novel 9.9%
Truth Beneath the Shadows – A detective game where players unravel hidden mysteries by connecting clues to expose a secret organization. Every piece of evidence brings you closer to the dark truth lurking in the shadows.
Why similar: Noir 23.3%, Dynamic Narration 17.9% ★, Detective 14.7%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Crime 9.9%
Shadow City Mysteries: Case Files – Rise of the Rat King is a narrative game set in Shadow City’s underbelly. Assume the role of the Rat King, an underworld mastermind fighting for absolute power. Shape your legend by forging alliances, crushing rivals, and leaving a trail of consequences.
Why similar: Noir 24.1%, Dynamic Narration 17.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Detective 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.5%
