- #1 雪之本境S Conspiracy Field: Snow Trap
96% matchMixed67% of 550 reviews2022
Dev: SP-time
Windows
主角端贤冲与女友去山中打工，突然遭遇大雪，困于旅店。随后食物失踪、通讯中断。面对饥饿，众人签下“食肉契约”。而后自称“境主”的“凶犯”出现，不断挑拨众人的关系。原本是“天灾下的无奈相残”，却成了“阴谋与杀戮的天堂”。脆弱的人类是冲破冰雪还是坠入寒渊？这将由你而定。
Why similar: Visual Novel 34%, Adventure 15.4%, Mystery 13.6%, Anime 12%, Casual 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the snowy, isolated atmosphere and the core theme of being trapped while a mystery unfolds.
- #2 孤岛海妖 The Sea-demon
96% matchVery Positive88% of 261 reviews2023
Dev: 章鱼罐头制作组
Windows
一组侦探小队受章鱼岛主人之邀，对六年前的海妖悬案发起挑战。她们需要在二十四小时内完成调查，并各自提交一份答案。最后，出现了七种截然不同的解答……
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.8%, Mystery 18.8%, Detective 15%, Anime 12.3%, Drama 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: It features a similar high-quality Chinese mystery narrative set in an isolated location where characters must solve a complex homicide.
- #3 BURIED STARS
95% matchVery Positive84% of 2,079 reviews2021
Dev: LINE Games Corporation
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 22.2%, Drama 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Mystery 15.8%, Emotional 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the psychological toll of being trapped and the social investigation required to solve a mystery within a confined group.
- #4 子归 - Blossom
94% matchVery Positive89% of 601 reviews2024
Dev: 糯米团子工作室Pub: 噪点游戏 SERICA GAMES
Windows
Early spring, 1999, Taoyuan Village. In just several days, a series of drowning incidents occurred in the same quaint village. Then, on the night of the fifteenth day, numerous villagers witnessed a woman in red who bore an uncanny resemblance to a lady who had previously met an unjust demise...
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.6%, Mystery 19.8%, Detective 19.6%, Drama 15.3%, Adventure 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a compelling mystery set within a Chinese cultural context, focusing on detective work and narrative depth.
- #5 七人杀阵 - Seven Sacrifices
94% matchVery Positive80% of 1,067 reviews2018
Dev: 章鱼罐头制作组
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Seven girls came to a mountain villa on the outskirts to attend a party. Suddenly they were struck by a storm. They were trapped and lost contact with the outside world.Everyone was caught unawares by the accident, but the conspiracy has just begun.
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.3%, Mystery 23.2%, Adventure 20.2%, Casual 12.8%, Indie 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a classic 'locked-room' style mystery with a dark, violent tone that fits the seed game's dramatic flair.
- #6 Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 35,609 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Investigate murders, search for clues and talk to your classmates to prepare for trial. There, you'll engage in deadly wordplay, going back and forth with suspects. Dissect their statements and fire their words back at them to expose their lies! There's only one way to survive—pull the trigger.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.8%, Detective 22.4%, Mystery 21.6%, Anime 16.7%, Adventure 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: As a gold standard for trapped murder mystery visual novels, it perfectly captures the high-stakes social dynamics and investigation gameplay.
- #7 Paper Bride 2 Zangling Village
91% matchVery Positive91% of 1,098 reviews2022
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
This is the sequel to our Paper Bride series based on Chinese folklore. This story takes place in Zangling Village, where players must explore a village shrouded in occult mystery to uncover the secret origins of this haunted village.
Why similar: Drama 21.8%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Mystery 17.6%, Detective 11%
Why You'll Like It: It is an excellent example of Chinese folk horror and puzzle-solving set in a mysterious, isolated village.
- #8 雾之本境S Conspiracy Field: Fog Shadow
92% matchMixed62% of 459 reviews2020
Dev: SP-time
Windows
终年雾气笼罩的山区，封闭化管理的神秘高中，张泊岩作为转校生来到这个世界。凶案发生，自称雾之境主的凶手游荡在校园中。死亡步步逼近，反抗还是逃离？您将通过主角张泊岩的视角，最终揭示真相。
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.4%, Mystery 17.6%, Adventure 16.4%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Casual 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: Part of the same series as the snow-themed mystery, it offers a consistent tone of investigation and atmospheric tension.
- #9 PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,520 reviews2023
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
How far would you go to bring someone back from the dead? Discover the depths that some will go to in this horror-adventure game.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.1%, Multiple Endings 15.4%, Mystery 15.2%, Text-Based 15%, Anime 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: It blends supernatural horror with investigative mystery in a way that feels very similar to the folk-horror elements of the seed game.
- #10 SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair
91% matchVery Positive91% of 128 reviews2016
Dev: Gosatsu Visual Novels
Windows · Mac · Linux
A secluded mountain resort, 10 friends, 1 murderer. Investigate, interrogate and present evidence as you solve various mysteries throughout the night. Will you be able to reach the truth and uncover the culprit’s identity? Or will your deductions lead you to blame someone completely innocent...?
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Detective 19.6%, Mystery 18.3%, Anime 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a grounded, character-driven investigation experience that emphasizes deduction and social interaction.
- #11 52Hertz
89% matchVery Positive88% of 102 reviews2026
Dev: Moonlit Apple
Windows
An eternally snowbound town. An inescapable time loop. A group of travelers trapped between memory and truth…You will embody Mo Shi, the amnesiac protagonist, stepping into this enigmatic town known as the "Singularity" , partner with the protagonist to solve murder cases and expose the killer.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16%, Detective 15.3%, Drama 15.2%, Mystery 14.6%, Multiple Endings 14%
Why You'll Like It: A strong detective-focused mystery that challenges the player with logic and narrative exploration.
- #12 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,215 reviews2015
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 48.6%, Mystery 26.3%, Anime 17.6%, Adventure 4.1%, 2D 1.4%
Why You'll Like It: This classic title is the definitive experience for isolated village mysteries involving folklore and creeping supernatural dread.
- #13 Shanghai Summer
87% matchVery Positive91% of 444 reviews2024
Dev: FUTU StudioPub: Astrolabe Games
Windows
Shanghai Summer is an adventure game set in the millennium. Our protagonist, Baichuan, goes through a series of "anomalies" over the length of twelve days. In his pursuit of the truth, he found that his hopes and regrets from the past finally seem to converge. Will he be able to "fix" it for good?
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.1%, Multiple Endings 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Mystery 11.8%, Drama 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a deeply emotional and story-rich experience that captures the drama and mystery of its setting.
- #14 Other Side Of Mist And Mountain
88% matchMostly Positive74% of 91 reviews2024
Dev: Universe Studio
Windows
In 2005, a sophomore student named Maha Igarashi boarded a private train to Soukyo City. However, she vanished upon alighting at the "Kisaragi" station. Five years later, her lover, Shizuno Yokoyama, initiated an investigation into her disappearance, unraveling a series of mysteries along the way.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.3%, Drama 13.5%, Mystery 11.6%, Text-Based 9.2%, Detective 9%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a blend of simulation and mystery that explores the eerie atmosphere of isolated mountainous regions.
- #15 Stillwater
86% matchVery Positive95% of 217 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Clump
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short visual novel where a private investigator gets reeled into a murky mystery, entangled in lies, secrets, and a family curse.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.7%, Mystery 15.9%, Text-Based 13.5%, Drama 12.7%, Anime 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: This indie mystery game uses a stylized approach to deliver a tense, text-based investigation.
- #16 Tiny Snow
86% matchVery Positive94% of 4,167 reviews2019
Dev: #workshopPub: NVLMaker
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 57.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
On the snowy mountain, in the wooden hut, we are tied together by the world. She and "I" can only love each other, we cannot be separated. Is this free affection, or manipulated love? A short visual novel with multiple endings, "Tiny Snow", a story with two girls, and you who know what love is.
Why similar: Visual Novel 40%, Drama 19.4%, Multiple Endings 15.8%, Anime 12.5%, Adventure 6%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the snowy, atmospheric setting and focuses on the drama of the characters involved.
- #17 Root Double -Before Crime * After Days- Xtend Edition
84% matchVery Positive90% of 592 reviews2016
Dev: YetiPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Rescue squad captain Watase Kasasagi wakes up without his memories in the middle of his most critical mission yet-- a nuclear meltdown at a research facility. In an unfamiliar place and without his years of training, he must rescue the survivors and escape...
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.5%, Multiple Endings 18.1%, Mystery 15.7%, Anime 14.6%, Adventure 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: It features a high-stakes trapped scenario that forces players to navigate complex mysteries and branching paths.
- #18 The Letter - Horror Visual Novel
84% matchVery Positive86% of 1,500 reviews2017
Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
When seven people fall prey to a vicious curse, they will discover that horror rests not from the shadows lurking about, but within themselves. To what ends will one go in order to survive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.6%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Mystery 12%, Drama 9.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a blend of horror, drama, and multiple endings that mirrors the emotional weight and narrative variety of the seed game.
- #19 鬼山 / A Ghost Around Me
85% matchMixed63% of 90 reviews2019
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
"Ghost Mountain" is a text-based escape game, a purely overhead world with the theme of survival and survival, around the various scenarios of thrilling horror and multi-final. The story tells of a class outing. Because the driver made the wrong way, the classmates mistakenly entered the ghost mountain.
Why similar: Visual Novel 53.6%, Adventure 16.7%, Simulation 15.1%, Casual 9.9%, Indie 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: This indie title shares the mystery and exploration focus, set in a rural environment that feels appropriately eerie.
- #20 再见断刀
80% matchVery Positive93% of 2,313 reviews2025
Dev: 非侠游戏Pub: LoveStoryProject
Windows
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
古风悬疑推理AVG《再见断刀》——在与世隔绝的山庄之中，接二连三地发生了骇人命案。只有通过细致入微的调查，抽丝剥茧的推理，才能定一个是非清白，还一个天理公道。 然而，在逐渐浮出水面的真相之下，似乎还有暗流涌动……
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.3%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Detective 12.7%, Mystery 11.5%, Drama 11.4%
- #21 她杀 - The Suspected Murder
82% matchVery Positive85% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: 麻辣工作室 Spicy GamesPub: INDIECN
Windows
Deep night, famous suspense novelist fell from the balcony, leaving his young wife an enormous heritage. Accident, or calculated murder?Novelist's nephew secretly began investigation.He found a hidden manuscript, which contains a creep story, as well as the key clues concerning its author's death.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.8%, Detective 16%, Drama 13.5%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Mystery 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: A focused detective visual novel that centers on solving a specific homicide through careful investigation.
- #22 Corpse Party
82% matchVery Positive89% of 1,369 reviews2016
Dev: GrisGrisPub: XSEED Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A group of friends unknowingly perform an occult ritual that traps them in an otherworldly elementary school. Here, the vengeful spirits of young children threaten their lives and their sanity, and the only hope of survival is to uncover the chilling details behind the murders of those trapped before them...
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.4%, Anime 28.7%, Multiple Endings 18.6%, Adventure 10.1%, Indie 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: A seminal horror-mystery game about being trapped in a supernatural location, perfect for fans of the seed game's darker elements.
- #23 蜉蝣之国的囚徒
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 505 reviews2026
Dev: 迩来工作室Pub: WindField Games
Windows
Fourteen from across the world are abruptly abducted to an isolated structure dubbed "Ephemera Manor". They are strangers, but now forced to partake in an ancient and eerie ritual—"the Feather-Burning Rite". A bloodstained drama spanning millennia has silently unfolded...
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.8%, Mystery 19.7%, Drama 18.5%, Adventure 10.3%, Anime 9.2%
- #24 Misty Judgment
78% matchVery Positive94% of 1,412 reviews2025
Dev: 次元边界
Windows
This is a suspense reasoning interactive work with real people. You will play the protagonist "Qi Yi", find evidence in a series of murders, piece together the truth, and find the ultimate murderer, all of which will lead you to an unpredictable future.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Mystery 14.9%, Detective 14%, Multiple Endings 13.7%
- #25 山：临界幸存者
81% matchVery Positive92% of 625 reviews2022
Dev: 迩来工作室Pub: WindField Games
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
偏远的山村中，正举行着古老的祭祀『仙姑宴』。少女吟诵着，舞动着，一场漫长而恐怖的杀戮剧正在悄然上演……
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.4%, Mystery 22.2%, Anime 17.4%, Adventure 12.9%, Indie 1.8%
- #26 A Detective's Novel
83% matchMixed68% of 890 reviews2016
Dev: Amaterasu Software
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
On a cold November night in a desolate estate deep in the mountains an innocent life has prematurely perished and its up to the player to find out who did it.
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.7%, Detective 21%, Adventure 20.6%, Indie 17.7%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward but effective detective visual novel that prioritizes investigation and narrative progression.
- #27 Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders
81% matchVery Positive89% of 1,264 reviews2019
Dev: Nupixo Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A thrilling point-and-click adventure game where you play as Di Renjie, ancient China's most famous and gifted investigator, as he tracks a serial killer in the heart of the Tang Dynasty's capital city.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.9%, Detective 28.8%, Mystery 19.2%, Adventure 10.2%, 2D 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a classic detective experience set in ancient China, focusing on investigation and historical atmosphere.
- #28 Winter Clothing
79% matchVery Positive84% of 88 reviews2025
Dev: 坤舆科技
Windows
This is a horror plot puzzle game with Chinese folk themes. There is an unwritten rule in Tianhe Town: on the day of the Winter Clothing Festival, no villager is allowed to approach the back mountain. Is there really a ghost on the mountain? Perhaps there is something more terrifying than ghosts.
Why similar: Drama 22.6%, Detective 17.5%, Mystery 16%, Multiple Endings 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%
- #29 Scourge of the village
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 267 reviews2024
Dev: Triangel GamePub: Lightning Games
Windows
Scourge of The Village is a Chinese folk horror-themed text decryption game. A young female intern reporter who was inexplicably trapped in a nightmare while investigating a factory sewage discharge incident. In order to solve the mystery, she decided to go to the land of her dreams alone.
Why similar: Mystery 32.1%, Text-Based 22%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Simulation 10.6%, Adventure 7.4%
- #30 Paper Bride
77% matchVery Positive91% of 2,220 reviews2021
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Paper Bride is a Chinese horror mystery puzzle game. You will play as the groom to search for the truth and have bizarre encounters, gradually learning about the dark mystic custom in the bride's home village and a story from the past...
Why similar: Drama 24.8%, Mystery 20.8%, Detective 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Narration 10.7%
- #31 Paper Bride 3 Unresolved Love
77% matchVery Positive93% of 942 reviews2022
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Paper Bride 3 is a Chinese horror mystery puzzle game This is the third horror puzzle game from our team. This time the story takes place in Moshui Village, which is near Zangling Village, and Fulu City, a small town nearby.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Detective 13.5%, Text-Based 13.3%, Drama 12.8%
- #32 Back：Fade
76% matchVery Positive81% of 243 reviews2025
Dev: MYSTERY CROWN
Windows · Mac
《Back：Fade》 is a full-motion audio live horror game. Special Note 1: This game is very supernatural and scary, timid or heart disease players do not buy ！！！！ The game will reveal different ending plots step by step through various searches and choices for your character.
Why similar: Drama 26.4%, Visual Novel 22.2%, Multiple Endings 20%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Mystery 14.2%
- #33 恋爱绮谭 不存在的真相
75% matchVery Positive94% of 2,196 reviews2022
Dev: Never Knows Best
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 45.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
《恋爱绮谭~不存在的真相~》是一款文字冒险游戏。 初到江城的顾唯，意外成为了一起社会新闻的主人公。凶险的都市中，他需要在混乱的舆论和虚假的情报中找到唯一的真相，也需要在两名各有千秋的少女间完成自我的抉择。秋去冬来，覆盖城市的厚厚积雪下，究竟掩藏着什么样的秘密......
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Drama 11.5%, Text-Based 11%
- #34 全网公敌：诡村
74% matchVery Positive90% of 527 reviews2024
Dev: Triangel GamePub: Lightning Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 53%
本作是与《全网公敌》联动的全新故事，通过一台“旧电脑”进行互联网搜索解密的剧情互动游戏。你作为一名特殊调查员，需要负责解开隐藏在“登山客意外失踪”背后的超自然事件。随着调查深入，始作俑者也渐渐浮出水面，“祂”，似乎又与四十多年前消失在大火中的白河村，有着千丝万缕的联系。
Why similar: Drama 22.7%, Simulation 21.8%, Mystery 16.8%, Detective 12.6%, Adventure 12.5%
- #35 Sanfu
73% matchVery Positive83% of 17,512 reviews2023
Dev: Shiying StudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
2000年，山城市新闻频道的电视画面莫名跳出一则旧广告，而广告的代言人是已经去世的特异功能少年——三眼神童。有传闻三眼神童的亡魂劫持了电视信号。 调查局受命展开调查。随着调查的深入，一个藏在黑暗处的犯罪团伙逐渐浮出水面。
Why similar: Drama 24.1%, Mystery 22.8%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Detective 10.3%, Emotional 9.3%
- #36 Suhoshin
76% matchVery Positive91% of 166 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: Visual Novel 19.2%, Mystery 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Drama 10%
- #37 The Simen Rumors
73% matchVery Positive92% of 88 reviews2026
Dev: 羊之口
Windows
本游戏以视觉小说的形式，收录了十四个奇幻恐怖的短篇故事。从网站专栏的投稿、社团的恐怖故事分享会、到某座设施中的秘密实验……你将以不同的视角，探索发生在鸶门市周边的种种奇妙传闻。
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.7%, Mystery 21.6%, Detective 20.4%, Drama 18.3%, Adventure 2.9%
- #38 Snowfall's Mystery
73% matchVery Positive86% of 102 reviews2025
Dev: Sempiternal Rain
Windows
A psychological interactive novel about a floppy disk with a mysterious program. Help Elliot cope with his mental issues and uncover the secret of the floppy disk.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26%, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Text-Based 19.5%, Multiple Endings 15.4%, Emotional 11.4%
- #39 墨心：波云诡船
75% matchVery Positive90% of 1,395 reviews2020
Dev: 1001 Studio
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
《墨心》是一款将古代中国幻想元素和悬疑科幻相融合的国产视觉小说。男主（你）从昏迷中醒来丧失了记忆，发现自己和另外两女一男困于巨轮密室中。面对匪夷所思的船体变异，恐怖致命的巨型怪物，你们能否成功逃脱？而这超自然的现象，似乎跟一件千年前的战国墨家宝物有关......
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.6%, Multiple Endings 16.1%, Text-Based 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Mystery 12.8%
- #40 Firework
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 43,818 reviews2021
Dev: Shiying StudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
An accidental fire at a funeral forces the police to re-investigate a closed case of massacre. Lin Lixun participates the re-investigation by chances. As the investigation goes deeper, the past of the victims gradually emerges. However, the case becomes more bewildering.
Why similar: Drama 32.4%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Mystery 21.5%, Text-Based 6.4%, Narration 6.3%
- #41 Silent Love
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 249 reviews2023
Dev: Weird Bunny
Windows
This is a terrorist decryption adventure game that took place in 1913.
Why similar: Drama 22.6%, Mystery 19.2%, Multiple Endings 18.4%, Detective 16.9%, Adventure 7.7%
- #42 久美子之死：昭和少女血色告白
70% matchVery Positive96% of 112 reviews2026
Dev: LingVision Games
Windows
1988年，日本泡沫经济破灭前夕，化身被冤枉成嫌犯的刑警，侦查青梅奇怪自杀案，牵连出持续20年的连环杀人案秘密，穿梭烟酒与霓虹的昭和街头，在人心与生死的抉择中，搜查蛛丝马迹，找出血案真相。
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Detective 11.3%, Mystery 11.1%, Drama 11%
- #43 Gensokyo：Presumption of Guilt~Pansies Before Dawn
69% matchVery Positive94% of 267 reviews2026
Dev: 戏壤游戏(Xirang Games)
Windows
Explore the intertwined fates of humans and youkai in this interactive fiction. As an unwitting protagonist, enter the sealed realm of Gensokyo to investigate a series of bizarre murders. Unearth ancient secrets and witness a gripping saga hidden for millennia.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.6%, Mystery 16.4%, Detective 15.5%, Text-Based 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%
- #44 火起雪中寺
71% matchVery Positive81% of 75 reviews2025
Dev: 江湖奇事录
Windows
Huoqi Xuezhong Temple is a 3D suspense exploration game. The ancient temple covered in heavy snow suddenly caught fire. A mysterious shadow transported you back three hours before the fire started. Faced with six people gathered at this temple with different purposes.
Why similar: Detective 27.1%, Drama 22.9%, Mystery 21.9%, Adventure 10.6%, Exploration 9.9%
- #45 Antrabhara
72% matchVery Positive90% of 184 reviews2023
Dev: Nekoday
Windows
在人类与妖怪共存的世界中，三个身份迥异的少年少女在荒废古宅中相遇。结伴冒险的过程中收集道具、推敲讯息、解开谜题，逃离不可名状的生物，并揭开古宅家族背后的血色历史，最终发现“中阴”的秘密。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.2%, Drama 21.4%, Detective 13.8%, Anime 13.1%, Emotional 12.3%
- #46 Return to Shironagasu Island
71% matchVery Positive94% of 3,990 reviews2020
Dev: HYOGO ONIMUSHIPub: TABINOMICHI
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 14.2 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 34.9%, Mystery 21.2%, Adventure 13.2%, Detective 11.5%, Anime 9.4%
- #47 YinYang Street: Separate Ways
69% matchVery Positive87% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: 彼云工作室
Windows
Street Li Fang Zhuan is a Chinese micro horror game set in 1980s China, combining the story of understanding puzzles and text adventures. In the game, the scroll scene that can be moved by four axes is applied to bring different game experience to the player.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Drama 16.9%, Text-Based 15.6%, Mystery 11%, Detective 8.7%
- #48 杀青
69% matchVery Positive84% of 163 reviews2024
Dev: 蒐藏馆工作室Pub: OKJOY
Windows · Mac
"Shaqing" is a Chinese horror puzzle game set in "Wuzhan Town". Players must help the protagonist escape an evil scene where dreams and reality blur, and save his beloved. The objective is to help the protagonist escape and save his beloved.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.1%, Drama 21.1%, Mystery 18.3%, Text-Based 13.9%, Emotional 11.9%
- #49 Hira Hira Hihiru
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 860 reviews2023
Dev: BA-KUPub: ANIPLEX.EXE
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 69%
"Hira Hira Hihiru" is a visual novel set in a fictional Taishō Era. It tells the story of its two protagonists' struggle against Aerodema, a terrifying disease which brings the dead back to life.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.9%, Drama 16%, Adventure 12.5%, Text-Based 12.3%, Casual 6.7%
- #50 Dragon Maiden: Blossoms of the Past
68% matchVery Positive81% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: 不兼容性工作室Pub: 2P Games
Windows
Dragon Maiden is a 2D pixel-art mystery adventure. As Wang Xie, you’re trapped in a time loop on the day of the Mountain God Ceremony. Relive the 22 hours before midnight, uncover the truth behind the village’s destruction, and break free from the cycle.
Why similar: Mystery 24.2%, Drama 23.6%, Detective 15.2%, Adventure 13.7%, Text-Based 9.6%
- #51 栖云异梦
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 90 reviews2023
Dev: 炭焱网络 Tantrum NetworkPub: East2West Games
Windows
《栖云异梦》是一款由叙事驱动的指向点击冒险解谜游戏。在一次午后，主角方哲收到了一个包裹，其中的线索竟指向失踪多年的母亲。循环的梦魇、惊悚的哨音、多年前的来信...方哲为了解开真相踏上了一段奇异的冒险。剧场中的魅影、不为人知的密室、诡异的古村，梦境与现实交错，指引他步步逼近真相......
Why similar: Drama 19.4%, Mystery 15.4%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Detective 15%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%
- #52 林葬屋前传：冥声
66% matchVery Positive88% of 180 reviews2025
Dev: MYSTERY CROWN
Windows · Mac
"Mourningwood Lodge2:Hidden Voice" is a horror FMV mystery game. As the second installment in the "Mourningwood Lodge" series and a prequel to the original title, it introduces an entirely new storyline where players assume the role of a fresh character embarking on an intensely terrifying journey.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.9%, Narration 22.2%, Multiple Endings 21%, Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Simulation 7.2%
- #53 Back
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 365 reviews2024
Dev: MYSTERY CROWN
Windows · Mac
《Back》 is a full-motion audio live horror game. Special Note 1: This game is very supernatural and scary, timid or heart disease players do not buy ！！！！ The game will reveal different ending plots step by step through various searches and choices for your character.
Why similar: Drama 30.7%, Visual Novel 28.6%, Mystery 21.8%, Adventure 9.5%, Exploration 6.3%
- #54 Lay a Beauty to Rest: The Darkness Peach Blossom Spring
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,801 reviews2021
Dev: 零创游戏(ZerocreationGame)
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Love-suspense AVG with the theme of "The Peach Blossom Spring". The equinox flowers, bloom for one thousand years and wither for one thousand years. Eternal paradise. Do you choose to stay here, escape here, or bury everything here?
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.2%, Multiple Endings 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Mystery 16.1%, Drama 9.8%
- #55 12 Hours to Die
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 226 reviews2020
Dev: Wesley ReitsmaPub: Westeford
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystery visual novel about six students forced to play a 12-hour long killing game.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.5%, Detective 17.9%, Mystery 16.2%, Emotional 11.3%, Anime 8.4%
- #56 花母
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: e-sheep
Windows
你来到了一所郊外的“荒野高校“，你发现了这所学校，不仅仅是表面上残破不堪 ，而且每个角落都透露着诡异且压抑的气氛。随着时间的流逝以及事件的推进，被尘封已久的历史真相被一步步揭露。 我与寥寥几名的“全校同学”展开了对于学校的探索，已生命为代价换取来的真相，才是整个事件的冰山一角。
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.5%, Drama 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, Mystery 13.3%
- #57 筮灵 SHILING
66% matchMostly Positive73% of 270 reviews2024
Dev: WindField GamesPub: Mammorize
Windows
国产本土新怪谈恐怖游戏——幽魂社前社长在直播中突然失踪，销声匿迹数月后发来诡异消息，将你引入离奇的规则世界。走不出的吞人楼栋、满员即死的午夜巴士、地图上不存在的村庄，还有勾魂剧院、吃人公司……世界的“暗面”等待探索，怪谲的谜题等待揭露。
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.5%, Mystery 20.4%, Multiple Endings 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Drama 5.2%
- #58 Killed by Love 99 Times
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 547 reviews2025
Dev: 游影互娱
Windows · Mac
架空世界悬疑、解密类真人影游——玩家将从房间莫名醒来，在和四位女生合租的生活中寻找唯一逃生之路，期间不仅需避开各种死亡陷阱，还要提防无处不在的黄色行刑队。最终解开真相时才发现，自己已身处百万年之后……
Why similar: Mystery 42.1%, Multiple Endings 28.9%, Adventure 12.3%, Simulation 7.7%, Casual 4.5%
- #59 MeiQi 2022
67% matchVery Positive80% of 107 reviews2022
Dev: QZQ Studio
Windows
At the end of 1990, there was a murder in Changzhuang community. Both mother and son were killed. The case is full of doubts. According to the clues, you plan to visit the murder scene alone at night, search for evidence, obtain clues, and crack the truth.
Why similar: Mystery 24%, Detective 23.2%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Drama 12.5%, Adventure 12.3%
