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  1. #1 Ezrebeth
    97% 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 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Point & Click 10.9%, Mystery 9.7%

  2. #2 The Apocalypse Sacrifice
    96% matchVery Positive95% of 248 reviews2024
    Dev: FOG GAMESPub: INDIECN
    Windows

    As an adventurer, you have unintentionally uncovered a horrifying secret hidden in the town for years. Every choice you make will shape the story and become part of your personality test. Will you be the hero who saves the villagers, or will you sacrifice them to create your own legend?

    Why similar: 1990's 13.8%, Thriller 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Point & Click 9.6%, Hand-drawn 8.4%

  3. #3 Evil Spirits
    96% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: NVORON
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Evil Spirits is a nonlinear psychological horror visual novel inspired by Slavic folklore. Uncover the secrets of a forgotten village, trust no one, and remember: true evil sometimes hides not in the shadows of a hut, but in the darkness of the human soul.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Point & Click 9.1%, Choices Matter 8.4%, Psychological Horror 8.2%

  4. #4 Amnea28: Two Eternities
    95% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: TomoToro
    Windows

    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: Nonlinear 15.1%, Thriller 14.9%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Hand-drawn 8.9%, Detective 8.7%

  5. #5 Whispers of Prague: The Executioner's Last Cut
    94% matchVery Positive94% of 50 reviews2024
    Dev: Shader Mess
    Windows

    Classic first-person point-and-click adventure game set in contemporary Prague. As a programmer and treasure hunter, you embark on a long journey to uncover the secrets of the infamous Executioner. Your task will be complicated by a sect of fanatic cultists and your own unexplained heritage.

    Why similar: Nonlinear 18.2%, Point & Click 12.4%, Mystery 11.2%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Hand-drawn 10.4%

  6. #6 The Wolf Among Us
    94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 39,110 reviews2013
    Dev: Telltale
    Windows
    Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    From the makers of the 2012 Game of the Year: The Walking Dead, comes a thriller based on the award-winning Fables comic books. As Bigby Wolf you will discover that a brutal, bloody murder is just a taste of things to come in a game series where your every decision can have enormous consequences.

    Why similar: Episodic 34.5%, Detective 13.1%, Visual Novel 9%, Point & Click 7.8%, Choices Matter 7.5%

  7. #7 A Night at the Watermill
    93% matchVery Positive95% of 60 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: Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Thriller 13.2%, Hand-drawn 12%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Point & Click 11.3%

  8. #8 Shanwen
    92% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: FirstMove Studio
    Windows

    1990s: Windswept mining town Linshan, dependent on fading coal mines, worshipped a mountain god’s stele. After it cracked and oozed brown liquid, a strange illness spread. Lin Tianqing returned for his sick father, uneasy as the eerie town neared, having overheard whispers.

    Why similar: Thriller 13.4%, Detective 12.1%, 1990's 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Mystery 9.6%

  9. #9 Pink Noise
    91% matchVery Positive90% of 117 reviews2026
    Dev: Somber GamesPub: Caspianborn Publishing
    Windows

    Pink Noise is a nonlinear visual novel in the psychological horror genre, immersing you in the retro atmosphere of the '90s. It tells the tale of a group of teenagers who unknowingly set off a chain of terrifying events. What secrets lie within the mysterious VHS tape they should’ve never played?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Visual Novel 11%, Hand-drawn 9.6%, Choices Matter 9.1%, Mystery 8.3%

  10. #10 You Died!
    91% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Ratz 4 Brainz
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    How will you cope with the loss of yourself? Each episode of You Died! will give you an opportunity to experience a stage of grief for yourself. Make choices, deal with the consequences, and interact with your environment to express the emotions of the main character.

    Why similar: Episodic 40.2%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Hand-drawn 10.9%, Choices Matter 9%, Psychological Horror 7.6%

  11. #11 New Life: SILENT RIVER
    90% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
    Dev: eagerbeavergames
    Windows

    A creepy story about a guy who went to a calm and remote city to forget his past and start a new life. But this place turned out to be not as nice and safe as it seemed at first glance.

    Why similar: Nonlinear 11.6%, Hand-drawn 9.9%, Dark 9.5%, Detective 9.4%, Mystery 9.2%

  12. #12 Saint Kotar
    89% matchMostly Positive75% of 280 reviews2021
    Dev: The-Mark EntertainmentPub: SOEDESCO
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    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 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Point & Click 9%, Choices Matter 8%, Thriller 7.6%

  13. #13 Vacation Terminal
    88% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2026
    Dev: GelppyPub: GelppyDev
    Windows

    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 18%, Visual Novel 13.5%, 1990's 12.3%, Hand-drawn 10.9%, Thriller 8.5%

  14. #14 Unsolved Case: Murderous Script Collector's Edition
    89% matchMostly Positive76% of 21 reviews2023
    Dev: Do Games Limited
    Windows

    The life of a detective is unpredictable and very dangerous. You never know what awaits you around the next corner and what secrets you need to unravel. But you knew what you were getting into, there's no turning back!

    Why similar: Episodic 28.7%, Thriller 11.5%, Detective 10.8%, Visual Novel 8.7%, Mystery 8.1%

  15. #15 Unsolved Case: The Scarlet Hyacinth Collector's Edition
    87% matchMixed64% of 11 reviews2023
    Dev: Do Games Limited
    Windows

    It's time to make your choice! A whole series of crimes happens right before your eyes: a murder in an alley, your boss getting shot, abductions in broad daylight, and so on… Can you deal with it all?

    Why similar: Episodic 26.1%, Thriller 10.8%, Detective 10.4%, Visual Novel 8%, Choices Matter 7.6%

  16. #16 The Price Of Flesh
    86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,097 reviews2022
    Dev: Gatobob
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    An immersive choose-your-own-adventure survival horror with optional adult content featuring hand drawn backgrounds, sprites, and over 150 pieces of full screen art- and 50 endings.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 11.6%, Thriller 10.8%, Dark 10.1%, Hand-drawn 10%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%

  17. #17 DIGITAL EXORCIST case_(0);
    86% matchVery Positive94% of 162 reviews2023
    Dev: COOL BEANS PRODUCTIONSPub: HYPER REAL
    Windows

    Step into a dark world where cyberdemons haunt humankind. When mutilated bodies start appearing all over this sleepy town in the Mississippi inaka, Sawyer, ex-AGENCY operative; now unemployed shut-in, must exorcise the demon perpetrator in this story-rich, PC-98 style adventure game.

    Why similar: Detective 15.8%, 1990's 15.7%, Visual Novel 14%, Point & Click 11%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%

  18. #18 Remnants of Dawn
    85% 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: Thriller 14%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Hand-drawn 9.3%, Mystery 9.1%

  19. #19 Kindred [Subject 6244]
    84% matchPositive98% of 40 reviews2024
    Dev: Victoria RafaelianPub: Captain Edge Studios
    Windows

    In this eerie, horror visual novel, you are confined in a room with a monster. How will you fare against petrifying odds? Will you be able to work your way into the mind of an indecipherable beast, or will you be added to the casualty count? A word of advice: Choose a side; don't look back.

    Why similar: Nonlinear 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Choices Matter 9.1%, Psychological Horror 8.3%

  20. #20 Is There a Way?
    84% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: SS GC Omnipotens
    Windows · Mac

    USSR, 1952. A psychological thriller visual novel about the still-unsolved Case No. 17, inspired by real events. Search for the murderer inside a Soviet psychiatric hospital, make choices with irreversible consequences — and don’t trust the past. Don’t trust anyone. Not even yourself.

    Why similar: Thriller 14.8%, Nonlinear 14%, Detective 12.5%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Choices Matter 8.6%

  21. #21 The Breakfast Serial Club
    83% 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: Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Thriller 15.8%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Mystery 11.1%, Detective 10.7%

  22. #22 No Recollection
    82% 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: Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Detective 15.2%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Mystery 12.2%, Dark 9.7%

  23. #23 Wildwake
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Moonhaze Games
    Windows

    Stranded after a plane crash in a freezing wilderness, you must manage body temperature, injury, and sanity as every decision shapes your survival.

    Why similar: Nonlinear 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Psychological Horror 9.1%

  24. #24 Bad Summer
    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: S&J Games
    Windows

    Welcome to Bear Ridge Summer Camp! Jenny Lewis is an awkward high school graduate working her first job as a camp counsellor. Help her navigate an exciting summer of making new friends, and finding her first love. But be wary! Not all is as it seems...

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Detective 11.7%, 1990's 9.2%, Choices Matter 8.6%

  25. #25 VHS Collection: Goodnight Me
    81% matchMostly Positive79% of 93 reviews2024
    Dev: Notick
    Windows

    VHS Collection: Goodnight Me is a short horror game where reality blurs with nightmares over five eerie days. Experience strange events, unsettling dreams, and unravel a chilling mystery in a remote house. Can you survive the madness, or will the nightmare consume you?

    Why similar: Episodic 32.2%, Thriller 18.1%, Dark 9.8%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Interactive Fiction 7.9%

  26. #26 Whispers of Gold
    80% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Falling Raven
    Windows

    In pursuit of coin, hired dagger Arthur finds himself embroiled in conspiracy involving the daughter of a noble House. Who is really pulling the strings behind the scenes?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 14.7%, Hand-drawn 13.7%, Mystery 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Choices Matter 10.5%

  27. #27 Stay Alive For Me
    78% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2025
    Dev: OneRoomFilms
    Windows

    Survive a gripping psychological thriller in this visual novel. Make critical decisions, face a disturbed captor, and experience multiple chilling endings.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 15.2%, Thriller 14.3%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Mystery 9%

  28. #28 Blood Accord
    79% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: shards
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A horror visual novel exploring the dark sides of friendship and the dangerous paths taken to save it.

    Why similar: Thriller 14.3%, Nonlinear 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Hand-drawn 9.3%, Mystery 9.3%

  29. #29 Monsters of Little Haven
    79% matchVery Positive88% of 437 reviews2019
    Dev: Nikita Igorevich Studio
    Windows
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    At the heart of the action are a twelve-year-old Kenneth and his younger sister Esme, children of the Murphy family, who hit the trail of a mysterious monster following series of entangled events.

    Why similar: Nonlinear 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Hand-drawn 9.8%, Choices Matter 8.4%

  30. #30 School Bathroom
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Hanahito Apps
    Windows · Mac

    A first-person escape horror game, 'School Bathroom'.You've found yourself penned in an eerie stall.What is the source of the fear you feel in this inescapable space...

    Why similar: Visual Novel 14%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Dark 8.9%

  31. #31 Graces: Posthumous Wish
    77% matchVery Positive97% of 191 reviews2024
    Dev: TomoToro
    Windows

    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 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Dark 10.2%, Hand-drawn 10%, Mystery 9.4%

  32. #32 Suhoshin
    77% matchVery Positive91% of 170 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: Thriller 14.7%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Mystery 10.8%, Detective 9.4%

  33. #33 Antioma
    75% matchVery Positive92% of 61 reviews2025
    Dev: West East StudioPub: WELOVEPLAYERS
    Windows

    The little boy Kiddo has spent most of his life in the hospital. Little does he know what a complicated and fascinating world lies concealed beyond the hospital walls. Today, on Kiddo's birthday, his mom wasn't around. Instead of her, the boy met Shadow, who inspired him to escape from a hospital.

    Why similar: Nonlinear 14.3%, Hand-drawn 11.4%, Point & Click 10.9%, Dark 8.9%, Psychological Horror 8.7%

  34. #34 I Would Love to Wish You Good Morning
    76% 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: Thriller 16.2%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Mystery 13.1%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%

  35. #35 I drink Sorrel Coffee to reboot reality, but I'm being hunted by Monster Girls and armed agents
    74% matchVery Positive86% of 256 reviews2025
    Dev: ST SinovarPub: TopHouse Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    "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: Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Nonlinear 16.1%, Detective 15.1%, Visual Novel 14%, Hand-drawn 7.4%

  36. #36 Reflection Link
    75% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Secretive Sheep Games
    Windows

    Locked inside a facility that erases memory, seven people must recover what they've forgotten to earn their freedom. Explore escape-room puzzles, piece together broken relationships, and uncover the truth behind the sins none of them remember committing in this branching path visual novel.

    Why similar: Mystery 12%, Detective 11.4%, Point & Click 11%, Thriller 10.2%, Visual Novel 9.7%

  37. #37 Remedy for Personality
    74% 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: Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Thriller 13%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Detective 11.3%, Choices Matter 7.8%

  38. #38 Divine Omen
    73% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
    Dev: Ruby RingPub: Ruby Ring
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    An explorative horror point-and-click adventure game where your decisions seal the fates of your companions. Explore the world to uncover what happened at Dawnhall village. Listen to the messages in Avan's dreams to determine your choices. Become what you were born to be.

    Why similar: Episodic 29.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Point & Click 9%, Mystery 7.9%

  39. #39 KARA
    73% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: IKARUS
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    "KARA" is a visual novel following an ordinary high schooler whose life slowly spirals into a nightmare. Sleep deprivation, a tragic chain of events, and dark secrets will force you to question reality itself.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 17.2%, Thriller 11.9%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Multiple Endings 10.5%

  40. #40 Royal Romances: Battle of the Woods Collector's Edition
    73% matchMostly Positive71% of 14 reviews2022
    Dev: Do Games Limited
    Windows

    It's time to make your choice! Experience a new fantasy world, full of adventure and romance! Go through the first four episodes of the story and wait for more games!

    Why similar: Episodic 13.6%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Point & Click 11.9%, Detective 11.8%, Hand-drawn 11.3%

  41. #41 Tropical
    72% 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: Nonlinear 15.2%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Choices Matter 9.2%, Psychological Horror 8.4%

  42. #42 The Aurora Chronicles
    70% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
    Dev: kittikunPub: Entropy
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A crew of four. Mysteries at the edge of known space. A utopia that might be more fragile than it appears. The Aurora Chronicles is an episodic sci-fi visual novel where your choices shape relationships, uncover buried secrets, and test whether hope can survive what you discover.

    Why similar: Episodic 32.5%, Nonlinear 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Mystery 9.4%, Choices Matter 8.4%

  43. #43 Room2Room
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Rooster Syndicate
    Windows

    Children have been vanishing while playing with the brand new Room2Room handheld gaming system. You have been contracted to monitor playtest sessions, document any unwanted quirks, and help young testers play safely.

    Why similar: 1990's 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Nonlinear 13%, Point & Click 11.2%, Mystery 9.1%

  44. #44 Death by Begonia
    72% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2022
    Dev: Talia JettPub: Paper Moon Studios
    Windows

    Death by Begonia is a surreal LGBTQ+ Southern gothic murder mystery. Follow Riley's attempts to reconnect with old childhood friends in a town haunted by annual serial murders. Will you fall in love and unlock the mysteries hidden in your friends' hearts? Or will you die trying?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Visual Novel 11%, Mystery 10.6%, Hand-drawn 9.4%, Thriller 8.5%

  45. #45 POPULARITY CONTEST
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: ScrythaDev
    Windows · Mac

    Elena and 7 familiar faces are trapped in a room, and the only way out is to choose one person to die. Navigate social relationships and gain trust to steer the spotlight away from you, or else they just might decide you should be the one on the chopping block.

    Why similar: Thriller 15.1%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Mystery 15%, Choices Matter 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%

  46. #46 Wonderful Body Wanted
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: mitchaPub: Oyashiro.dev
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A distracted student arrives for his internship at a girls' boarding school in the small town of Chudnogorsk. After a series of failures, Andrey finds out about a series of disappearances in this mysterious place. And that he himself is bound to disappear.

    Why similar: Mystery 14.9%, Thriller 14.6%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Detective 12.2%

  47. #47 Отделение 38
    68% matchVery Positive94% of 241 reviews2024
    Dev: The Three Windmills
    Windows

    После неожиданной смерти студент Александр попадает в "Отделение 38", где бюрократия переплетается с мистикой. Раскройте тайны этого потустороннего мира и найдите ответы, которые изменят всё.

    Why similar: Nonlinear 15%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Detective 14.5%, Visual Novel 12%, Thriller 8.7%

  48. #48 The Crown of Leaves
    70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,224 reviews2018
    Dev: LingrimmPub: The Broken Horn
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Roui, a resilient city dandy, a half-educated jeweler and the author of scientific magic articles, was met with a colossal failure and must return to his homeland Latori.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 14.7%, Nonlinear 13.8%, Point & Click 11.9%, Hand-drawn 11.7%, Mystery 9.6%

  49. #49 Pentimento
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Fool Bloom Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Cast Into A Boundless White Void. Paintings Hunger For Your Story. What Will You Answer?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Dark 11%, Thriller 10.7%, Mystery 10%

  50. #50 Mirrored - Chapter 1
    71% matchMixed62% of 117 reviews2015
    Dev: Kelkafa Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    3D Point-and-click adventure puzzle game wrapped in cinematic 2D cut-scenes. After a concerning message left on Rob's answer-phone from his panicked-sounding twin, Nick, he rushes to his brother's office to try and find a hidden mask. Not long into the search, things take a very dangerous turn...

    Why similar: Episodic 44.1%, Thriller 15.8%, Mystery 11.2%, Point & Click 11.1%, Adventure 8.3%

  51. #51 Return to Shironagasu Island
    69% matchVery Positive94% of 4,067 reviews2020
    Dev: HYOGO ONIMUSHIPub: TABINOMICHI
    Windows
    Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.1 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 20.8%, Mystery 16.1%, Detective 11.6%, Thriller 8.5%, Horror 7.9%

  52. #52 BACKROOMS STORIES
    67% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2026
    Dev: liminal_games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Read five horror stories set in the Backrooms. Experience existential horror and terrifying encounters while making choices that will alter your fate. Will you escape or be lost forever?

    Why similar: Episodic 44.9%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Point & Click 7.6%, Choices Matter 7.4%, Mystery 7%

  53. #53 Обо: Шоу Теней
    67% matchPositive88% of 24 reviews2025
    Dev: Julliet Pub: Julliet Tales
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Байкал зовёт. Прошлое возвращается в форме теней, и Андрей должен решить - играть по чужим правилам или переписать сценарий судьбы.

    Why similar: Detective 13.7%, Nonlinear 12.6%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Dark 8.8%

  54. #54 Disordered
    67% matchNo user reviews2027
    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 14.7%, Thriller 13.2%, Visual Novel 11.2%, 1990's 10.8%, Mystery 10%

  55. #55 RUNT
    67% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Grimtaste StudiosPub: DreadXP
    Windows

    RUNT is a rural gothic visual novel mystery where you play as Runt, the youngest of five brothers, surviving a monstrous post-apocalypse.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Dark 9%, Hand-drawn 8.6%

  56. #56 Make Moku Proud
    66% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
    Dev: VAINSANE
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Uncover the truth behind a broken ritual in Make Moku Proud... a psychological visual novel where guilt and obedience, and what it means to make Moku proud, shape the fate of a witness watching his companions disappear.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Point & Click 9.4%, Thriller 8%

  57. #57 Kara no Shojo
    68% matchVery Positive92% of 449 reviews2018
    Dev: Innocent GreyPub: MangaGamer
    Windows
    Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 161.1 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: Detective 13.6%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Thriller 10.7%, Mystery 9.8%, Dark 8.9%

  58. #58 Aim to Capture
    66% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Mystery Jam Games
    Windows

    A horror visual novel where you take on the role of a spy delving into the memories of others to find dirt on a sinister biocorporation. Not for children or the easily disturbed.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Nonlinear 12.1%, Detective 11%, Hand-drawn 10.6%, Mystery 10.1%

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