
Welcome to the world of Saloon Sleuth, a 1-bit murder mystery horror social deduction visual novel. Serve drinks and gather clues, both of the recent murder and the deeper conspiracy deep in the washed up boomtown of Quicksand Town.
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Welcome to the world of Saloon Sleuth, a 1-bit murder mystery horror social deduction visual novel. Serve drinks and gather clues, both of the recent murder and the deeper conspiracy deep in the washed up boomtown of Quicksand Town.

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

Tron: Identity
Something has been taken. Enter a new Grid and forge alliances via visual novel gameplay, uncovering truths through Identity Disc puzzles. Make critical decisions and plot your own course in a world without a creator.
Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.
Why similar: Detective 31.7%, Visual Novel 23.7%, Mystery 8.9%, Story Rich 8.5%, Multiple Endings 8.1%
Something has been taken. Enter a new Grid and forge alliances via visual novel gameplay, uncovering truths through Identity Disc puzzles. Make critical decisions and plot your own course in a world without a creator.
Why similar: Detective 28.8%, Visual Novel 19%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Noir 11%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
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Why similar: Detective 44%, Visual Novel 24%, Multiple Endings 19.1%, Mystery 9.5%, Indie 1.8%
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Why similar: Detective 37%, Visual Novel 26.5%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Story Rich 9.1%, Mystery 5.6%
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Why similar: Visual Novel 28.3%, Choices Matter 19.9%, Multiple Endings 18.1%, Horror 10.7%, Story Rich 10.5%
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Why similar: Detective 29.3%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Horror 8.4%
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Why similar: Detective 35.5%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Story Rich 7.2%
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Why similar: Detective 31.6%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Choices Matter 8.3%, Mystery 8.1%, Story Rich 8%
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Why similar: Detective 31.9%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Horror 9.4%, Choices Matter 9.2%, Multiple Endings 7.1%
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Why similar: Visual Novel 30.9%, Detective 21.9%, Mystery 11.4%, Horror 10.3%, Choices Matter 9.3%
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Why similar: Detective 39.5%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Horror 10.6%, Mystery 10.3%, Story Rich 8.4%
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Why similar: Detective 38.7%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Story Rich 7.9%, Multiple Endings 7.8%, Mystery 7.7%
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Why similar: Western 31% ★, Detective 24.2%, Noir 14.7%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
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Why similar: Detective 37.7%, Visual Novel 26.3%, Choices Matter 9.2%, Mystery 9%, Multiple Endings 7.6%
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Why similar: Visual Novel 30.2%, Choices Matter 19.1%, Multiple Endings 17.7%, Story Rich 11.3%, Detective 10.9%
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Why similar: Visual Novel 23.3%, Choices Matter 21.5%, Detective 19.4%, Multiple Endings 16.4%, Mystery 11%
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Why similar: Detective 36.1%, Visual Novel 28.1%, Mystery 11.4%, Story Rich 8.7%, Horror 8%
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Why similar: Detective 31.9%, Visual Novel 26.3%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Story Rich 9.7%, Multiple Endings 8.4%
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Why similar: Detective 51.3%, Visual Novel 33.4%, Adventure 10.2%, Indie 5.1%
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Why similar: Detective 30.8%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Mystery 7.3%
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Why similar: Detective 37.1%, Visual Novel 25.8%, Choices Matter 7.2%, Multiple Endings 6.5%, Horror 6.5%
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Why similar: Detective 35.5%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Choices Matter 15.5%, Multiple Endings 15%, Story Rich 5.9%
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Why similar: Detective 35.6%, Choices Matter 16.6%, Multiple Endings 14.9%, Horror 11.3%, Story Rich 7.2%
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Why similar: Detective 30.1%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, Story Rich 8.3%
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Why similar: Detective 47.9%, Visual Novel 24.7%, Mystery 10.1%, Story Rich 8.9%, Adventure 5%
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Why similar: Detective 33.5%, Visual Novel 22.7%, Multiple Endings 15.5%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Mystery 8.5%
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Why similar: Detective 31.9%, Visual Novel 22.8%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Mystery 9.5%, Story Rich 8.9%
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Why similar: Detective 32.3%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Noir 12.1%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Choices Matter 8.8%
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Why similar: Visual Novel 27.9%, Choices Matter 15.7%, Multiple Endings 15.4%, Story Rich 10.4%, Detective 10.3%
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Why similar: Detective 29.8%, Choices Matter 19.7%, Multiple Endings 16.3%, Mystery 10.1%, Visual Novel 8.1%
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Why similar: Detective 46.3%, Story Rich 13.9%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Mystery 8.3%
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Why similar: Detective 31.6%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Mystery 9.7%, Story Rich 8%
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Why similar: Detective 34.8%, Visual Novel 29.1%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Mystery 10.4%, Story Rich 8.4%
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Why similar: Detective 34.6%, Visual Novel 22.2%, Multiple Endings 15.9%, Mystery 10.2%, Story Rich 8.3%
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Why similar: Detective 29.2%, Visual Novel 27.4%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Adventure 9.5%
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Why similar: Detective 33.9%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Horror 9.2%