- #1 Tokyo Dark
97% 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: Visual Novel 36.8%, Female Protagonist 23.3%, Mystery 18.8%, Adventure 11.6%, Story Rich 7%
- #2 MMM: Murder Most Misfortunate
96% matchVery Positive83% of 128 reviews2017
Dev: Michael LongPub: Foolish Mortals Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A gruesome murder interrupts an evening party at a secluded mansion and you are the prime suspect! Explore the mansion, search for clues, and interrogate the other guests as you strive to unmask the killer in this open-ended mystery.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.9%, Adventure 21%, Casual 18.2%, Indie 14.4%, Mystery 14.1%
- #3 7'scarlet
96% matchMostly Positive74% of 885 reviews2019
Dev: IDEA FACTORYPub: Intragames
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
The remote town of Okunezato is shaped like a crescent moon and shrouded in dark myths and legends. Take on the role of a brave young woman journeying into the unknown to uncover dangerous truths and locate her missing brother with her childhood friend.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.8%, Female Protagonist 24%, Adventure 16.6%, Mystery 16%, Casual 8.6%
- #4 Kara no Shojo
95% 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: Visual Novel 36.6%, Mystery 23.6%, Dark 18.9%, Story Rich 11.4%, Adventure 9.6%
- #5 Soulslayer~灭魂·误佳期~
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 732 reviews2017
Dev: 开水工作室Pub: NVLMaker
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
An exciting adventure in a story of ancient Chinese setting.Visual Novel with multiple endings to explore.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.9%, Adventure 19.5%, Casual 17.7%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Indie 14.3%
- #6 The Sekimeiya: Spun Glass
94% matchVery Positive87% of 299 reviews2021
Dev: Trinitite Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
An intricate mystery visual novel. Search text, piece together clues, and jump around the story to unravel the tangled events within the sealed tower.
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.4%, Mystery 26.5%, Adventure 11.8%, Story Rich 11.6%, Dark 8.8%
- #7 Return to Shironagasu Island
93% 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: Visual Novel 36.8%, Adventure 22%, Mystery 20.9%, Classic 9.3% ★, Story Rich 5.1%
- #8 Narin: The Orange Room
92% matchMostly Positive78% of 101 reviews2026
Dev: RedSensationGamesPub: Urnique Studio
Windows
Narin: The Orange Room is a third-person adventure horror game. Play as Narin, a young girl whose sister mysteriously disappeared. Help her find her sister in the twilight dimension, solve the mystery, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 28.2%, Mystery 24.3%, Dark 18.3%, Adventure 15.5%, Story Rich 13.7%
- #9 Dark Arcana: The Carnival
91% matchVery Positive89% of 766 reviews2014
Dev: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Find the missing woman lost in a mysterious Carnival of Horrors.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 26.6%, Adventure 22.8%, Casual 21.6%, Mystery 20.3%, Indie 4.5%
- #10 Coffin of Ashes
91% matchVery Positive91% of 836 reviews2016
Dev: LadomuPub: DigitalEZ
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Delilah is an ordinary school girl who accidentally discovers an old mansion on a rainy night. As her exploration in the mansion continues, she finds many mysterious phenomena that can't be explained. In this mansion covered by ashes, what's the secret hidden deep underground?
Why similar: Female Protagonist 26.3%, Adventure 23.5%, Classic 21% ★, Casual 9.9%, Indie 8.1%
- #11 The House in Fata Morgana
89% matchVery Positive95% of 6,743 reviews2016
Dev: NOVECTPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 27.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A gothic suspense tale set in a cursed mansion. "The House in Fata Morgana" is a full-length visual novel spanning nearly a millennium that deals in tragedy, human nature, and insanity.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.7%, Mystery 17.2%, Dark 13.7%, Female Protagonist 13%, Adventure 9.5%
- #12 Scarlett Mysteries: Cursed Child
90% matchVery Positive89% of 295 reviews2017
Dev: World-LoomPub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Find clues to your father's whereabouts in a Victorian mansion!
Why similar: Adventure 26.2%, Casual 24.8%, Female Protagonist 19.9%, Mystery 18.8%, Story Rich 6.1%
- #13 Murder on the Marine Express
89% matchVery Positive93% of 80 reviews2021
Dev: 1564 Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystery visual novel taking place aboard the underwater train Marine Express. Follow student Ranko Togawa on her quest to find the culprit on the murder of an accompanying teacher... with lots of surprises along the way!
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.4%, Female Protagonist 21.4%, Mystery 19.6%, Story Rich 8.6%, Adventure 7.5%
- #14 The Shell Part I: Inferno
87% matchVery Positive90% of 1,505 reviews2023
Dev: Innocent GreyPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 116.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Unravel a string of gruesome murders terrorizing Tokyo in this mystery-thriller visual novel. The secrets of a case from six years prior may just be the key to the current unending cycle of tragedy—and the thing that cracks this woeful world’s shell may be one girl’s smile.
Why similar: Visual Novel 43%, Mystery 25.4%, Dark 16.5%, Adventure 10.7%, Story Rich 4.3%
- #15 Stellar Code
86% matchVery Positive97% of 501 reviews2025
Dev: Fragaria
Windows
Mysterious phenomena from space. A researcher's fatal accident. Cryptic codes engraved on an unknown material. Together with your brilliant sister-in-law, you must unravel a mystery that could determine the fate of Earth. A sci-fi mystery visual novel of discovery and suspense.
Why similar: Visual Novel 48.7%, Adventure 24.8%, Mystery 22.2%, Story Rich 2.4%, Indie 1.8%
- #16 Left in the Dark: No One on Board
88% matchVery Positive83% of 787 reviews2014
Dev: Moonrise InteractivePub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Discover what connects a lost ship’s disappearance with Devil’s Island and a local family’s unsolved murder.
Why similar: Adventure 24.8%, Casual 23.8%, Mystery 23.8%, Female Protagonist 19.5%, Story Rich 4.1%
- #17 Hazy Mind
86% matchVery Positive87% of 355 reviews2024
Dev: betetiro
Windows · Mac · Linux
You can't remember anything, and all you can see is HER. Delve into your story and uncover the truth behind what happened to you and your parents.
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.4%, Adventure 19.6%, Female Protagonist 17.8%, Story Rich 13.6%, Indie 4.5%
- #18 outside the door
85% matchVery Positive94% of 776 reviews2024
Dev: basandaika games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Outside the door is a mystic visual novel set within one office. You are about to figure out the stories of a few visitors without having a single memory of yourself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 48.1%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Mystery 15.8%, Casual 13.2%, Indie 6.8%
- #19 The Diary
84% matchMixed68% of 209 reviews2025
Dev: HuCang StudioPub: IndieArk
Windows · Mac
Several diaries gradually reveal the thrilling story of a missing case; after multiple deductions, are the answers in the past or present? With frequent plot twists, you never know which is the truth and which is the unexpected; in a dense fog, time buries the past, but the marks remain.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.5%, Female Protagonist 22.9%, Casual 14.8%, Mystery 13.7%, Story Rich 11.1%
- #20 Nyakori's Rabbit Doll
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,478 reviews2020
Dev: 赤瞳大白猫
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 73.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Waking up in the beautiful night, maiden with cat’s ears whose name is Nyarutoru finds her friends nowhere. What are they waiting her ahead?
Why similar: Female Protagonist 31.2%, Adventure 25.9%, Indie 25.4%, Mystery 17.4%
- #21 Lighthouse of Guiding Flames
84% matchVery Positive89% of 72 reviews2019
Dev: TomoToroPub: NARRATIVE NINE LTD
Windows
Ethani lost her way and ended up at the Lighthouse. Where did she come from and where should she go? Explore this fantasy Visual Novel to reveal her past and set sail once more...
Why similar: Visual Novel 30%, Mystery 14.6%, Adventure 14.2%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Casual 10.1%
- #22 Red Line
82% matchVery Positive97% of 186 reviews2023
Dev: Rolling Cat StudioPub: indienova
Windows · Mac
Moving into a shabby apartment, a saturnine girl with hidden secrets finds a notebook that allows her to communicate with another world. A thrilling adventure taking place across multiple timelines ensues.
Why similar: Mystery 32.9%, Female Protagonist 23.8%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Indie 9.3%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #23 The Silver Case
82% matchVery Positive89% of 1,209 reviews2016
Dev: GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The Silver Case – the debut title from world-renowned developer SUDA51 has been fully remastered and localized to English for the first time ever!
Why similar: Visual Novel 35%, Mystery 24.4%, Adventure 16.7%, Dark 12.9%, Story Rich 10.9%
- #24 Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved
79% matchVery Positive94% of 459 reviews2025
Dev: Armonica LLC
Windows
A woman vanishes without a trace on a cross-country train. The catch? Nobody on board remembers her ever existing in the first place - nobody, except for you. Uncover the story in this mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.4%, Adventure 24.9%, Mystery 21.8%, Casual 9%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #25 Memory Girl +
80% matchVery Positive97% of 72 reviews2025
Dev: cream△Pub: Champloo Games
Windows
A tragic love story following Memori and her search for the missing "him."
Why similar: Visual Novel 51.1%, Mystery 21.3%, Story Rich 14.6%, Adventure 13%
- #26 The Falconers: Moonlight
81% matchVery Positive90% of 77 reviews2017
Dev: Bionic PenguinPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The Falconers: Moonlight is a supernatural thriller visual novel set in the 19th Century West Coast of New Zealand. Falconer, Cassandra Winter, is on her first solo mission. Can she save the people of Moonlight from their plight? Or will she disappear into the mist like so many others before her?
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.8%, Female Protagonist 23.6%, Adventure 15.2%, Casual 13.5%, Indie 10.4%
- #27 Stitched HD
81% matchVery Positive81% of 114 reviews2017
Dev: Fluffex Studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A pleasantly anticipated trip back home for the holidays becomes a nightmare for Catherine as a tragic accident leaves her unconscious. After coming to her senses, she realizes that something is dreadfully wrong. She must escape the doll factory she awoke in before it's too late.
Why similar: Mystery 18.6%, Female Protagonist 17%, Adventure 15.5%, Dark 15.2%, Casual 14.2%
- #28 CINERIS SOMNIA
78% matchVery Positive91% of 1,216 reviews2018
Dev: NAYUTA STUDIOPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 58%
"I hope that someday, you'll dream of me." -- CINERIS SOMNIA is a 3D adventure through a beautifully strange and mesmerizing world - and a young girl's cruel and forlorn dreams.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 28.8%, Mystery 19.4%, Dark 14.6%, Casual 13.6%, Adventure 11.8%
- #29 The Centennial Case : A Shijima Story
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,133 reviews2022
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Unravel the mysteries of death, and find the answers to life.A unique Mystery-Adventure Game:The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story
Why similar: Mystery 42.6%, Adventure 27.6%, Story Rich 16.9%, Female Protagonist 13%
- #30 Clockwork Tales: Of Glass and Ink
77% matchVery Positive92% of 1,161 reviews2014
Dev: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Unburied secrets burn like wild steam – nothing is what it appears!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 27.2%, Adventure 26%, Casual 24%, Mystery 16.1%, Indie 3.5%
- #31 TASOKARE HOTEL Re:newal
76% matchVery Positive87% of 83 reviews2024
Dev: SEEC Inc.
Windows · Mac
一日中夕暮れに染まっている「黄昏ホテル」。そこは、生と死の狭間を彷徨う魂たちが羽を休めるために存在する場所。ある日、ホテルに迷い込んだ少女が、出会いと事件をきっかけに、自らの運命を大きく切り開くことに。生死の狭間で謎解きに挑む、世にも奇妙な異世界脱出アドベンチャーが登場!
Why similar: Visual Novel 39%, Mystery 18.9%, Female Protagonist 18.3%, Story Rich 11.9%, Adventure 11.8%
- #32 Patchouli's Adventure In Doll's House
76% matchPositive100% of 51 reviews2024
Dev: 錯落交織 Interweave
Windows
Let's unravel the mysteries of the Doll's House with witch Patchouli! Embark on an adventure in the mysterious and beautiful doll's House, find items, solve puzzles, and find the whereabouts of her beautiful lover - Alice. Experience a relaxed and fun story, and discover the secrets of the witches.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 45.7%, Adventure 28.7%, Casual 14.6%, Indie 10.9%
- #33 London: Echoes of the Past
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 329 reviews2025
Dev: Stellar Artificer Games
Windows · Mac
A mysterious woman comes back from the dead, and the dusty past surfaces. Between a gloomy student girl and a glamorous ex-girlfriend, the clues are intertwined, who is the mastermind behind the scene? Play as a detective heroine in 1935 London, embark on a journey of love and growth.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.1%, Female Protagonist 25.5%, Mystery 23.4%, Story Rich 9.3%, Casual 7.7%
- #34 AIdol: Artificial Intelligence Idol
78% matchMixed67% of 67 reviews2018
Dev: MysteryCorgi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A young high school student goes on an adventure to save her favorite virtual idol, Aiko, from malfunctioning, and gets help from the most unexpected of places.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.7%, Female Protagonist 25.1%, Mystery 18.6%, Indie 12%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #35 Train of Afterlife
79% matchMixed51% of 183 reviews2015
Dev: Zeiva Inc
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Train of Afterlife is a mystery, psychological, horror Visual Novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.5%, Adventure 15.6%, Casual 15.1%, Indie 11.6%, Mystery 8.1%
- #36 Psychedelica of the Ashen Hawk
75% matchVery Positive85% of 664 reviews2019
Dev: IDEA FACTORYPub: Intragames
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 24.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Uncover the secret – Unite the clans In a town ruled by opposing clans and overshadowed by superstition and legend, a child is born with the dreaded mark of a witch. She conceals her identity until the theft of a mysterious relic brings to light a series of staggering revelations.
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.7%, Female Protagonist 25.1%, Adventure 17.7%, Dark 10.8%, Mystery 8.6%
- #37 Intruder In Antiquonia
74% matchVery Positive90% of 118 reviews2022
Dev: Aruma Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Intruder In Antiquonia is a narrative mystery adventure that will immerse you in the Internet-hostile town of Antiquonia. Sarah does not remember who she is and how she got there. Help her solve the mysteries of her past while exploring beautiful hand-drawn environments.
Why similar: Mystery 28%, Female Protagonist 26.2%, Adventure 19.6%, Story Rich 14%, Indie 12.2%
- #38 Ashina: The Red Witch
73% matchVery Positive92% of 235 reviews2022
Dev: Stranga GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Join Ash on the journey of an afterlife-time! Travel through a mysterious spirit world filled with strange creatures, interesting characters, and memorable moments! Ash must find her way back home and save her sister from the powers that be.
Why similar: Dark 29.2%, Casual 27.5%, Adventure 25.3%, Story Rich 18.1%
- #39 Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly
73% matchVery Positive85% of 918 reviews2018
Dev: IDEA FACTORYPub: Intragames
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Awakening in a mysterious mansion, her first, frantic thoughts are: 'Where am I? And more importantly, WHO am I?'
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.7%, Female Protagonist 25%, Adventure 24.5%, Mystery 11.7%
- #40 Sisters: Last Day of Summer
71% matchVery Positive85% of 447 reviews2024
Dev: JellyfishPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A fully-animated visual novel about a boy who wakes up in an unknown house with two beautiful sisters, their mother, and an unspoken truth.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.9%, Mystery 22.8%, Casual 13%, Story Rich 12.3%, Adventure 12%
- #41 Ashina: The Red Witch: Prologue
73% matchVery Positive87% of 184 reviews2020
Dev: Stranga GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 32%
The story is about Ash. An ordinary girl who takes a journey through a mysterious spirit world filled with strange creatures. Ash must find her way back home...before something else finds her.
Why similar: Adventure 40.7%, Casual 36.7%, Story Rich 22.6%
- #42 Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
69% matchVery Positive94% of 3,287 reviews2024
Dev: SimogoPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The stage is set. Imagine an old baroque manor, perhaps a hotel or a museum, somewhere in central Europe. A woman wanders in search of answers.
Why similar: Adventure 31.6%, Mystery 28.3%, Female Protagonist 19.4%, Indie 10.9%, Story Rich 9.8%
- #43 Magical Eyes - Red is for Anguish
74% matchVery Positive82% of 72 reviews2016
Dev: Pomera StudiosPub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Magical Eyes - Red is for Anguish is a thrilling mystery story revolving around a series of unfathomable incidents in a town.
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.6%, Mystery 22.2%, Adventure 21.4%, Indie 14.8%
- #44 BURIED STARS
71% matchVery Positive84% of 2,268 reviews2021
Dev: LINE Games Corporation
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A mystery adventure set at the collapse site of a live survival audition show. Trapped contestants communicate with each other—and the outside world through social media—as they wait for rescue. But as unexpected events unfold, trust begins to crack, and survival becomes far more complicated.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36%, Mystery 23.6%, Female Protagonist 17.2%, Adventure 12.1%, Story Rich 11%
- #45 Kathy Rain: Director's Cut
70% matchVery Positive92% of 1,557 reviews2021
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
The award-winning point-and-click adventure returns in the Director's Cut with an extended story, additional puzzles, and new areas to explore. Witness the rise of an iconic detective as you uncover a dark and sinister truth hiding behind the calm exterior of a small rural town.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 22.6%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Mystery 20.6%, Dark 13%, Adventure 12.4%
- #46 Steam Prison
72% matchVery Positive83% of 458 reviews2019
Dev: HuneXPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sentenced for a crime you didn't commit, you're cast out of your utopian home and exiled to the destitute steampunk districts below. As you seek to clear name in this otome visual novel, you'll learn about love, encounter handsome allies in low places, and confront the stigma both societies hold.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.8%, Female Protagonist 23%, Mystery 17.3%, Dark 15.2%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #47 Date Warp
72% matchVery Positive89% of 179 reviews2014
Dev: Hanako Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Five days ago, Janet left her dorm to go on a date - and never came back. Was she kidnapped? Murdered? The truth may be even stranger. Solve puzzles to connect together pieces of the story in a science-fiction adventure with eleven possible endings!
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.8%, Female Protagonist 22.5%, Mystery 19.9%, Indie 7.5%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #48 Case 03: True Cannibal Boy
70% matchVery Positive97% of 60 reviews2023
Dev: Sounding Stone / 老奉毊
Windows
A horror mystery adventure game with ghost story elements. Anxiety plagues college student Lily, whose crush Sally has gone missing. As Lily explores the truth, Sally's boyfriend starts to look increasingly suspicious. Even worse, the story of the Cannibal Boy seems to be involved somehow...
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.2%, Female Protagonist 22.9%, Mystery 15.7%, Casual 8.3%, Adventure 8.1%
- #49 Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,386 reviews2025
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
In this point-and-click urban thriller, down-and-out private eye Kathy Rain will embark on her most dangerous case yet — the pursuit of the notorious serial killer known as the Soothsayer. Find clues, gather evidence, connect the dots, and confront the murderer before the hunter becomes the hunted…
Why similar: Mystery 29.8%, Female Protagonist 25.1%, Adventure 16.5%, Dark 16%, Story Rich 12.7%
- #50 Sanator: Scarlet Scarf
70% matchVery Positive89% of 538 reviews2019
Dev: Ignis SanatPub: Ignis Sanat 🔥
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 120.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Scarlet Scarf is a visual novel inspired by the legend of Plague Maiden. Dive into the dark mysteries of a dying city with the fate of Sanator Richard Murdock in your hands. Perhaps it's not too late to stop the on-going calamity...
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.2%, Mystery 21.5%, Story Rich 13.1%, Adventure 12.4%, Dark 10.7%
- #51 A Night at the Watermill
69% matchVery Positive95% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: Neon Tales
Windows · Mac · Linux
You wake up in an old watermill in the middle of the night ... and can't remember anything. Examine the surroundings in this thrilling point&click adventure and find out what happened.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.8%, Female Protagonist 25.3%, Dark 20.9%, Adventure 12%, Story Rich 6.9%
- #52 Syberia - Remastered
67% matchMostly Positive72% of 882 reviews2025
Dev: Virtuallyz GamingPub: Microids
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Rediscover the clockpunk universe of Benoît Sokal in this fully remastered version of the first Syberia game. Join Kate Walker and Oscar, a strange and charming automaton, in pursuit of the brilliant inventor Hans Voralberg, and embark on an adventure more immersive and poetic than ever.
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.8%, Female Protagonist 31%, Story Rich 12.5%, Adventure 10.8%
- #53 Fairy Tale Mysteries: The Puppet Thief
71% matchMixed65% of 390 reviews2016
Dev: The House of FablesPub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Discover the truth behind the myth and save the children!
Why similar: Adventure 33.7%, Casual 31.1%, Mystery 13.3%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Story Rich 5.4%
- #54 SIGILLVM: RESONANCE
66% matchVery Positive98% of 51 reviews2026
Dev: LevistokPub: BRXKENVN
Windows · Linux
The Long Night is close at hand. The city comes to a standstill in the lead up to the festivities. But a series of strange events forces Asra to seek out the truth she doesn't truly wish to know, and to come face-to-face to those she has long since left behind.
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.2%, Female Protagonist 26%, Adventure 11.9%, Story Rich 9.9%, Indie 6.2%
- #55 MINE MEMORY
67% matchVery Positive94% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Uncover the skeletons in Hana's closet in "MINE MEMORY," a gripping psychological visual novel. Dive into Hana's memories, shape her destiny, and confront haunting choices with deep consequences.
Why similar: Mystery 30.7%, Dark 14.1%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Story Rich 9.9%
- #56 Mad Father
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,818 reviews2016
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Witness the tale of a most foolish family. A remake of the classic horror exploration game makes its way to Steam.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 26.3%, Dark 21%, Adventure 17.7%, Story Rich 13.9%, Indie 12.2%
- #57 Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 12,830 reviews2025
Dev: Ferry // Nopanamaman
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.1%, Mystery 20.7%, Female Protagonist 18.6%, Story Rich 7.2%, Indie 6.5%
- #58 TAPE: Unveil the Memories
67% matchVery Positive98% of 80 reviews2022
Dev: BlackChiliGoat StudioPub: Meridiem Games
Windows
Use a special video camera that can rewind time to explore memories of the past in TAPE: Unveil the Memories, a first-person narrative mystery adventure set in 1990s Northern Spain.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.2%, Female Protagonist 26.7%, Adventure 13.8%, Story Rich 12.1%, Indie 8.2%
- #59 Rituals in the Dark
68% matchVery Positive86% of 205 reviews2019
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A lesbian / yuri romance story with mild horror elements set in the rainy English seaside town of Scarborough. Our heroine, Aspen, meets the mysterious, beautiful Althea in the dead of night, but who is Althea really...?
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.5%, Female Protagonist 19%, Casual 13.5%, Mystery 12.3%, Indie 10.4%
- #60 Misao - 2024 HD Remaster
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,575 reviews2017
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Explore a school plagued by unnatural phenomena in this horror-adventure game revolving around the missing girl Misao. Improving upon 2017's "Definitive Edition" with refreshed graphics and support for HD resolutions, you can now experience the terror in a new form.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 29.2%, Dark 18.8%, Casual 15.8%, Adventure 14.6%, Story Rich 13.1%