60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Text-Based, Interactive Fiction, Story Rich.
Participate in a mysterious show, taking place far from civilization. The visual novel Roll of Fate gives you the opportunity to make decisions that affect the lives of the other show participants. Don’t try to save everyone – there’s no guarantee you can even save yourself.
Echoes
Fears are not always just rustles in the dark. And death is not always a bad ending.
The Red Pearls Of Borneo
A detective noir puzzle deduction game. Explore a non-linear timeline as a clairvoyant investigator in 1941 Borneo. Jump between time and locations to uncover motives and discover what truly happened in the Goodwill tobacco plantation that fateful night on the eve of the WW2 Japanese invasion.
Fears are not always just rustles in the dark. And death is not always a bad ending.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Text-Based 14.8%, Hand-drawn 13.1%, Detective 12.1%
A detective noir puzzle deduction game. Explore a non-linear timeline as a clairvoyant investigator in 1941 Borneo. Jump between time and locations to uncover motives and discover what truly happened in the Goodwill tobacco plantation that fateful night on the eve of the WW2 Japanese invasion.
Why similar: Detective 28.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Text-Based 13.5%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Hand-drawn 9.6%
Mental pain will never disappear, it will forever torment the soul of the protagonist. Who is he? How did he end up here? Why do dead people appear before him? Who is this girl with bandaged eyes? Eternal Pain: Epiphany is the story of the insight of a person who finds himself in purgatory.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Visual Novel 18%, Text-Based 13%, Hand-drawn 11.7%, Horror 11%
Tap into the mystery as a stranger in the city — a mild mystery visual novel. Kisen runs a tracing agency in a city far from his home. There, he is asked by a local university student to look for his brother missing from twelve years ago. Investigate what happened back then to uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 30.3%, Text-Based 20%, Visual Novel 19%, Hand-drawn 16.5%, Atmospheric 7.3%
A gritty, semi-kinetic visual novel about broken people and notorious gangsters, featuring six individualized routes with six different endings.
Why similar: Detective 24%, Text-Based 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Multiple Endings 11.4%
白月高中的知名论坛【白月公园】上，一则怪谈帖子仅仅只花了几天时间，就火遍了整个校园。 明明是一眼假的帖子，却依旧成为了学生们茶余饭后的消遣，甚至被许多学生信以为真。不信鬼神的“现实派”高中生周腾，自然没有把帖子所描述的故事放在眼里。 直到离奇的事情一件一件地发生在了自己的身边……
Why similar: CRPG 18.1%, Text-Based 17.8%, Detective 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.4%
Christian Tyler is ready to investigate a new case! Uncover the mystery of the tourist town of Alkelano in our new visual novel.
Why similar: Detective 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Violent 8.6%
「ナカノ人格移植研究所」は、周回型ミステリー2Dアドベンチャーゲームです。 それぞれの周回でプレイヤーが憑依する対象の登場人物を選択することで、その登場人物を主人公としてストーリーを進めながら謎を解き明かします。 プレイヤーは本ゲームの中で 4 つのパートを行き来しながらストーリーを進めます。 ノベルパートでは、クリックしながら物語を読み進めます。 探索パートでは、画面上のアイテムをクリックしながら物語を読み進めます。 移動パートでは、再度ビューでプレイヤーを操作し、船の中を探索します。 会議パートでは、他のパートで集めた手がかりを利用して他の登場人物と会話します。
Why similar: Detective 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Text-Based 12.6%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
"I drink Sorrel Coffee to reboot reality, but I'm being hunted by Monster Girls and armed agents" is a branching visual novel where your choices truly matter...
Why similar: Detective 25.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Horror 9.2%
This city fears me. I saw its true face... And it smelled like sawdust. Welcome to the world of pretentious film noir, where it rains even indoors, and cool guys don't look at explosions (because they forgot to wear sunglasses).
Why similar: Detective 23.1%, Text-Based 19.9%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Exploration 9.5%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
Become an investigator in a dark fantasy story. People keep going missing in Maligree, before being forgotten by all who knew them. Will you solve the case before you forget?
Why similar: Detective 25%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Hand-drawn 13.2%, Multiple Endings 12.6%
A Chinese ancient-style visual novel made with Ren'Py. Two factions fight for a mysterious relic. Your choices unlock multiple endings. The story includes suspense, time travel and soul fusion. Simple mouse and keyboard controls. Enjoy an immersive storytelling experience.
Why similar: Text-Based 23.8%, Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Conspiracy 19.4% ★, Multiple Endings 13%, Violent 9.1%
The church is impatient. The church is hungry. The church is willing to do anything to get you back.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Horror 16.3%, Text-Based 15.4%, Multiple Endings 11.6%
"Fried Chicken Nuggets and Angels" is a text based adventure game with the theme of a detective story. The killer "Rooster" who killed six innocent girls has committed a new crime.Fortunately, at the scene of the seventh homicide, the police found important clues pointing to the murderer...
Why similar: Detective 33.2%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Horror 11.9%, Text-Based 11.7%, CRPG 10.3%
Vacation Terminal is a short 2D Psychological thriller, horror and survival based visual novel with evading based puzzle elements. Following the story of two strangers.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Visual Novel 17%, Hand-drawn 14%, Violent 9%, Adventure 8.7%
A group of university students is going to spend a week in the old hotel "Amnea". Within these seven days they have to find out what is hidden behind its facade and to unravel all the mysteries without losing their minds.
Why similar: Detective 22.2%, Text-Based 19.2%, Hand-drawn 14.7%, Visual Novel 14.3%, CRPG 9.9%
What are the crazy chemists doing in their laboratories? Is the military test range near the town really dangerous? What is the doctor’s secret? Undelivered is a detective quest where you have to find the answers to all these questions and decide what to do next!
Why similar: Conspiracy 28.1% ★, Detective 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Exploration 5.3%
This is a suspenseful puzzle visual novel game. You play as a character who was born in Pine Peak as a child and returns to this long-lost town after many years. You get involved in a series of mysterious disappearances happening in the town and try to explore and solve the mystery.
Why similar: Detective 28%, Interactive Fiction 21.3%, CRPG 18.5%, Text-Based 10.7%, Multiple Endings 6.1%
One last job. One final gamble. The Free City is yours to explore, but how you pull off the ultimate heist is entirely up to you. Assemble your crew, earn their trust, and make tough choices that shape your fate. But remember - every decision has consequences.
Why similar: CRPG 27%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Visual Novel 16%, Hand-drawn 12.3%, Multiple Endings 11.5%
An 80s-style pixel art detective simulator where you interrogate suspects using natural language. Characters respond dynamically as you uncover clues and solve the crime.
Why similar: Detective 25.3%, Text-Based 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
A narrative-driven psychological visual novel where every floor of an elevator reveals a key moment from your past. Face your regrets, uncover forgotten memories, and make choices that shape your future. Will you find closure, or remain trapped in your own mind?
Why similar: Text-Based 28.5%, Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Multiple Endings 16.8%, Adventure 4.3%
In the Spring Festival of 2005, the blizzard in Xuefeng mountain trapped the drama troupe performing in the village. At the same time, there was a homicide during the performance. Unlike the nervous members of the drama troupe, the villagers were afraid of a more terrible existence than the homicide
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.8%, Detective 16.4%, Multiple Endings 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Text-Based 13.9%
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 27.5%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Multiple Endings 13%, Horror 10%
A choice-driven narrative game with RPG mechanics, filled with cosmic wonders and horror. Forge your own path across more than 50 unique endings. Barter, upgrade your character, fight, and explore alien worlds, overcoming every obstacle to find your way back to Earth… and to your daughter.
Why similar: Text-Based 20.1%, CRPG 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Hand-drawn 9.9%
"Styxton" is a nonlinear horror visual novel. Sometimes, salvation is the worst curse. You are alive. Now find out who needed it.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.1%, Detective 22.3%, Horror 15.3%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Violent 9.3%
Blackhall takes place in the 1970s and lets you explore a remote underground shelter that became home to an isolated community. The facility, long abandoned and left to deteriorate, still shows traces of the people who lived there and the society they built.
Why similar: Conspiracy 27.4% ★, Detective 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Adventure 9.3%, Exploration 8%
Echoes is a 2D narrative game where you play as Ricky Fox, a detective haunted by the death of his best friend, Arthur. Step into Greenhearth, a small town full of secrets, and make choices that will shape your investigation. Will you crack the case with your sanity intact?
Why similar: Conspiracy 24.7% ★, Detective 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Hand-drawn 13%, Visual Novel 12.6%
“Kupala” is a dark, non-linear horror visual novel inspired by Slavic folklore. Little Anya arrives at a village on the eve of Kupala Night — the sacred night of the ancient Slavs. In the quiet old house, her grandmother tells her tales of unclean spirits crossing into the living world...
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.8%, Multiple Endings 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Hand-drawn 14.3%, Horror 11.9%
This is a detective game where you play as a middle-aged inspector searching for a terrifying serial killer in an isolated village. However, as a player, if you uncover the killer’s motives, you might consider whether to cooperate with them to achieve their goal of "killing THE time."
Why similar: Detective 21.5%, CRPG 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Text-Based 12.5%, Visual Novel 11%
Noir visual novel set in 1950s New York. Infiltrate a prison, build a smuggling network, and shape fates through tough choices across branching paths.
Why similar: Conspiracy 25.2% ★, Detective 20.7%, Visual Novel 16%, Hand-drawn 14.9%, Stylized 6.2%
A series of murders is shocking Hollywood! Use your detective skills: search the crime scene, find clues, solve the mystery. Who is pulling the strings behind these Confidential Killings?
Why similar: Conspiracy 35.1% ★, Detective 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Text-Based 11.7%, Hand-drawn 8.3%
Non-linear graphic novel in the genre of magical realism. Will the hero be able to uncover secrets, find himself and escape from danger? Or will he be lost in the streets of the City forever?
Why similar: Detective 28.7%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Text-Based 16.7%, Violent 9.2%, Multiple Endings 8.4%
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 27.8%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Multiple Endings 14.3%, Hand-drawn 10.9%
The depressing pictures of a dying village and its inhabitants to the dark ambient music of the underground performers make those who are still trying to survive in places where everything has long died, to plunge even deeper into the world of mystical horror and deep despair
Why similar: Detective 21.9%, Text-Based 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Hand-drawn 11.6%
The Darkest Emptiness will fill the lungs with leaden weight.
Why similar: Text-Based 20.9%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Horror 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%
Glitch is an intense and surreal narrative experience, drawn entirely by hand, that will make you question reality with every choice and each of the 26 endings that unlock the special and definitive conclusion!
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.7%, Text-Based 19.6%, Horror 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Multiple Endings 11.8%
Arthur thinks he’s a smart guy. He isn’t. Help him solve puzzles, investigate the town, and uncover the mystery of his friends disappearance in this quirky adventure game inspired by classic cartoons.
Why similar: Conspiracy 32% ★, Detective 24.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Hand-drawn 7.9%
A noir pixel-art adventure where you explore the city, engage in dialogues with choices and skill checks, face tough moral decisions, and shape the story’s outcome.
Why similar: Conspiracy 27.7% ★, Detective 21.4%, CRPG 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Visual Novel 9%
Work is boring if you are the only employee in your department with no cases ever. But when work appears, life immediately rises upside down! Forever. Immerse yourself in a dramatic yet charming world of evidence-gathering, deduction and dramatic events on the reverse side of our world.
Why similar: Detective 20.1%, Text-Based 18.9%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Hand-drawn 16%, Stylized 6.7%
Step into a living illustrated world in a time when Europe is at a crossroads of great religious and political change. Walk in the footsteps of Andreas Maler, a master artist who finds himself in the middle of murders, scandals, and intrigue in the Bavarian Alps.
Why similar: Conspiracy 21.6% ★, Detective 19.3%, Hand-drawn 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Multiple Endings 11.4%
Summoned by Accident is a text based rpg focused mainly on m/m content with character driven plot. In it, you explore and run into inhabitants of the world. Some friendly, some foe. Inspired by other text based games and some videos.
Why similar: Conspiracy 22.2% ★, CRPG 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Multiple Endings 11.6%
Determine the fate of Ventreville! Play as six protagonists with unique abilities and stories, their arcs tied to each other by the sudden murder of the Avidines. Make your choices count! The final protagonist, the interrogating detective, will only know as much as your previous characters know…
Why similar: Detective 20.1%, Text-Based 17%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Multiple Endings 13.2%
Aki is haunted by a curse. In search of salvation, she travels into the memories of a dead classmate, where she must witness three eerie mystical stories and figure out how to break the shackles of misfortune.
Why similar: Detective 19.7%, Text-Based 17%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Hand-drawn 15.6%, Multiple Endings 11.7%
Behind the perfectly trimmed lawn lies the perfect crime. In visual novel CRIME LAWN REPEAT you step into a world of suburban secrets, where every cheerful “good morning” might lead to an investigation. Water the flowers. Hide the evidence. Don’t get caught.
Why similar: CRPG 19.2%, Detective 17.2%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Multiple Endings 12.3%
The second entry of the Abime Series. Play as the mastermind in a death game where you must find the traitor while concealing your identity. Six hours, one school, six deaths. Nine participants fight for survival: it's kill or be killed, trust or deceive, escape or die.
Why similar: Conspiracy 32% ★, Detective 18.4%, Violent 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
A “denpa” visual novel about a grisly murder in a sealed institution for immortal girls. Wool needle, knitting needle, sewing machine needle. Silk needle, stitching needle, injection needle. Futon needle, clothing needle, hook for a fish. Follow the needles to your immortal death.
Why similar: Conspiracy 28.1% ★, Detective 23.3%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Cute 8.8%, Hand-drawn 8.3%
Will you be the hero who brings justice to Miami Beach, or will you succumb to the shadows? The fate of Lily, Jake, and the entire city rests in your hands. Choose wisely, for the pursuit of truth may lead you down unexpected paths.
Why similar: Detective 20.6%, Text-Based 19.4%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Hand-drawn 15.5%, Multiple Endings 6.1%
A strange rumor is spreading through the shadows of Tokyo's H City: a mysterious disfigurement has been appearing on the bodies of certain individuals. Anyone who receives the Mark will rapidly die of unknown, horrifying causes. The countdown to death has already begun...
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.9%, Violent 26.7%, Horror 21.3%, Detective 14.6%, Adventure 10.5%
A short visual novel where a private investigator gets reeled into a murky mystery, entangled in lies, secrets, and a family curse.
Why similar: Text-Based 23.7%, Visual Novel 19%, Detective 12.6%, Stylized 8.3%, Multiple Endings 7.5%
Detective Reiji Tokisaka is back to face down a mystery that spans decades, if not centuries. With the aftermath of his last case weighing on his soul and a long-silent cult resurgent, can he solve the crime—or will it become his curse?
Why similar: Conspiracy 23.6% ★, Detective 23.5%, Text-Based 14%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Hand-drawn 10.6%
This is a simple story about young people, about the aroma of youth and the smells of life, which can so easily be cut short by a fatal accident.Or maybe at the behest of a heartless fate.
Why similar: Text-Based 26.2%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, Horror 12.2%, Violent 8.9%
Fairy Deer is a kinetic thriller visual novel. Make your way deep into the terrifying Forest in search of the sole pathway to happiness—the mythical Fairy Deer.
Why similar: Text-Based 30.4%, Visual Novel 22.1%, Hand-drawn 14%, Horror 12.3%, Violent 9.9%
: A text-based horror adventure. Make choices during a fateful night of fishing. With over 20 endings, any decision can trigger unspeakable terror. Can you evade danger and break the deadly curse?
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Multiple Endings 16.4%, Horror 13.3%, Text-Based 10.4%
You log on to a computer having no clue of what lies within. Explore its files, solve puzzles to recover missing pieces, and decipher passwords to enter otherwise prohibited folders. As you delve deeper into its content, you’ll find that there is a greater mystery to be solved.
Why similar: Detective 33%, Text-Based 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Horror 11.3%, 2D 4.2%
An adventure visual novel with a pixel art style. About ghosts, past love, and a world of the unconscious.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Hand-drawn 19.1%, Adventure 10%, Text-Based 9.3%
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: Detective 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Text-Based 12.9%, Horror 8.6%
幽霊のために、何ができるの
Why similar: Text-Based 37.3%, Visual Novel 28.6%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Cute 9.6%, Adventure 9%
"Atropos" is a visual novel in which you will learn about the story of Atropos, the prince of Capernaum.
Why similar: Conspiracy 55.6% ★, Hand-drawn 17.9%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Stylized 9.6%, 2D 3.1%
Incarnez un voyageur curieux et explorez différentes villes pour résoudre des énigmes captivantes. Votre mission : rencontrer Encyclopia, l'incarnation du savoir. Rencontrez divers personnages, découvrez leurs histoires et progressez dans votre quête ultime à travers un monde riche en découvertes.
Why similar: Detective 35.5%, Text-Based 26.2%, Hand-drawn 24.2%, Adventure 12.2%, Singleplayer 1.9%
A psychological horror story set in the town of Blackthorn; a place that lives in constant fear of a witch. The two main suspects? Levi’s mom and sister! His only lifelines to the outside world. Can they live a peaceful life? Or will they be dragged down by the dying town?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Multiple Endings 15%, Horror 12%, Hand-drawn 11.5%
