- #1 Town of Dusk
97% matchVery Positive88% of 72 reviews2023
Dev: 酱爆(Sauce Bomb)
Windows · Mac · Linux
Players will enter the Town of Dusk, built on the eve of Empire of Japan's defeat in World War II, along with other characters. Avoid being killed by other characters! Find the mastermind behind the scenes, unravel all the conspiracies, and uncover the truth! Ultimately escape the Town of Dusk!
Why similar: Thriller 16.1%, Detective 14.9%, Lore-Rich 11.7%, Mystery 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%
- #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: Thriller 13.5%, 1990's 12.5%, Lore-Rich 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%, Mystery 7.5%
- #3 Ezrebeth
96% 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 19%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Mystery 10.5%, Visual Novel 10%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
- #4 Remedy for Personality
95% 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: Detective 13.3%, Thriller 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Lore-Rich 9.5%, Visual Novel 8.7%
- #5 Rainy Butcher
94% matchMostly Positive72% of 92 reviews2022
Dev: Genunie Studio
Windows
On rainy nights, the serial murderer is on a killing spree. This scares everyone but one girl, the journalist who keeps digging for a promotion. Dauntless, she gets involved deep and wide, hoping to discover the real identify of the rainy night butcher.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Detective 12.1%, Cinematic 10.9%, Visual Novel 9%, Hand-drawn 8.7%
- #6 Bloody Hype
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CineGames
Windows · Mac
You'll grow from a helpless viral victim to an all-powerful god of public opinion. When you finally hold power and beauty, facing this world that feeds on human suffering, will you become a cog in the viral machine, or the blade that cuts through the rules? The choice is yours.
Why similar: Detective 15.5%, Thriller 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Mystery 10.4%, Cinematic 9.7%
- #7 村庄-The Village
94% matchMostly Negative38% of 13 reviews2021
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
After you graduated from college, you were assigned to a small village as a doctor.It looks like an ordinary village, but there are many strange things in it.A man knocking at the door in the middle of the night may not be asking for a doctor.The person you saw may not be alive.Haunted?
Why similar: Detective 19.3%, Thriller 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Mystery 11.1%, Visual Novel 9.8%
- #8 Haunted House 2
92% matchVery Positive90% of 244 reviews2025
Dev: Genuine Studio
Windows
In the infamous haunted building "Changrong Tower," security guard Li Cheng has come to understand the true nature of ghosts and their purposes. This time, he embarks on another adventure to help vengeful spirits, driven by a desire to uphold his deepest values.
Why similar: Thriller 16.5%, Mystery 9.9%, Interactive Fiction 9%, Visual Novel 9%, 1990's 8.8%
- #9 MeiQi 2020
91% matchMostly Negative29% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: QZQ Studio
Windows
The MeiQi Series is an episodic mystery game. This collection contains all of Season2/3/4 and 5,which will be released in 2020,and a special episode. In total there are 25 chapters.
Why similar: Detective 15.4%, Thriller 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%, Lore-Rich 9.3%, Mystery 9.3%
- #10 Reflection Link
91% 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: Detective 14.2%, Mystery 12%, Thriller 10.5%, Multiple Endings 8.7%, Psychological Horror 8.7%
- #11 ELISSA :Body in the bedroom
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: KANUE
Windows · Mac
Detective novelist MEL Gideon, whose career is facing difficulties, receives a strange letter claiming someone is in trouble and needs her help. Intrigued, she decides to investigate. As she digs deeper, she starts to realize that her past is far more complicated than she ever imagined...
Why similar: Detective 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Mystery 11.2%, Psychological Horror 10%, Hand-drawn 9.2%
- #12 The Breakfast Serial Club
89% 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: Thriller 17%, Detective 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Mystery 11.6%, Visual Novel 11.1%
- #13 Unheard - Voices of Crime
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 33,881 reviews2019
Dev: NEXT Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
What if you could hear every word spoken at the scene of a crime? “Acoustic Detectives” wanted for testing our new device! Return aurally to crime scenes and use the voices you hear to identify potential suspects and solve the mysteries. What is it that’s connecting these seemingly unrelated cases?
Why similar: Detective 17.8%, Thriller 17%, Mystery 10.6%, Investigation 8.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.5%
- #14 Red Line
88% matchVery Positive97% of 185 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: Thriller 19.6%, Detective 13.4%, Mystery 13.4%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, 1990's 8.7%
- #15 Echoes of the Rest
87% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Feronline Games
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game where you explore Joe's house and psyche after his accident, solve clues while trying to escape the house, and attempt to uncover the underlying issue behind Joe's mental state.
Why similar: Detective 15.6%, Thriller 11%, Cinematic 10.7%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, 1990's 10.3%
- #16 Rubbings
86% matchVery Positive89% of 253 reviews2025
Dev: 午夜说书人
Windows
《诡拓》是一款中式民俗微恐风的悬疑推理游戏。你将扮演一名民俗杂志编辑,根据匿名信件中的拓片线索,深入封闭、神秘的睖睁村,这里多年来流传着失踪旅人和诡异祭祀的传说。通过亲历村志中的诡异故事,并在村庄中展开调查,你将逐步揭开埋藏数十年的真相。
Why similar: Detective 14.3%, Thriller 12.8%, Lore-Rich 10.8%, Mystery 7.9%, Investigation 7.8%
- #17 Nightmere
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cupkisu
Windows
Nightmere is a detective-mystery game with psychological horror elements fused into it. Set in 1991, you play as Amelia, a young private investigator who reluctantly takes on a missing persons case in the small, quiet town of Nightmere – and finds something much darker.
Why similar: Detective 15.5%, Mystery 10.7%, Cinematic 10.4%, Psychological Horror 8.6%, Investigation 8.2%
- #18 Mystical Riddles: Behind Doll’s Eyes Collector's Edition
86% matchMixed69% of 13 reviews2022
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
What's hidden in an ordinary toy? Is it possible to bring the dead back to life? Find answers to these questions using your wits, knowledge of the paranormal phenomena, and your special equipment – a magic camera! Are you up for the challenge?
Why similar: Detective 15.6%, Thriller 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Visual Novel 7.9%, Investigation 7.8%
- #19 SANGUINE CYCLE; REDUX
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: YAMARUGII
Windows
A narrative-driven thriller about missing people, stagnant towns, and the fact that even if you love someone, you can't always see the good sides of them when push comes to shove.
Why similar: Detective 18.3%, Lore-Rich 16.1%, Mystery 14.5%, Investigation 8.9%, Hand-drawn 8.8%
- #20 YOUR HOUSE
84% matchVery Positive84% of 74 reviews2025
Dev: PATRONES & ESCONDITES
Windows · Mac
A narrative puzzle-thriller that blurs the lines between games and books, reality and fiction, puzzles and storytelling.
Why similar: Detective 17.2%, Thriller 15.8%, Investigation 10.3%, 1990's 9.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%
- #21 The Havoc Channel
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: TRY500Pub: Ralphie & Cohort Fan Club
Windows
A mystery comedy visual novel game told strictly through the eyes of a news anchor. Learn about the city of Brookside, report the news as best you can, and guide the citizens toward a happy ending.
Why similar: Thriller 15.7%, Investigation 15.3%, 1990's 14.9%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Mystery 12.8%
- #22 Silent Love
83% matchMostly Positive78% of 249 reviews2023
Dev: Weird Bunny
Windows
This is a terrorist decryption adventure game that took place in 1913.
Why similar: Detective 18.3%, Thriller 18.3%, Mystery 12.6%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Psychological Horror 10%
- #23 烟雨山异闻 - The Mystery of Misty Mount
82% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Southern-twelve Studio
Windows
The Mystery of Misty Mount is a 2D mystery puzzle-adventure game. In order to save his father who has turned into a parrot, players take on the role of Wang Di and go into Misty Mount to uncover the truth of an accident that occurred fifteen years ago.
Why similar: Detective 21.5%, Mystery 13.8%, 1990's 13.7%, Lore-Rich 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%
- #24 Trials of Innocence
81% matchVery Positive92% of 1,779 reviews2025
Dev: 猫龙游戏Pub: Right Mind
Windows
Median: 18.5 hrsMean: 20.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Trials of Innocence is an indie courtroom detective game. Step into the shoes of the main character, rookie lawyer Luna Ray, and navigate her journey through the legal world. Unravel a shocking conspiracy that changes the fate of many, including herself, and confront her inner choices.
Why similar: Detective 19.5%, Lore-Rich 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Mystery 9.9%, Visual Novel 9.1%
- #25 The Empty Desk
81% matchPositive82% of 28 reviews2025
Dev: CheesecakeGames
Windows
Immerse yourself in a psychological thriller with narrative adventure elements and unsettling details. Join Detective Bennett on his final case and uncover dark secrets in a world where reality bends and sanity wavers.
Why similar: Detective 17.4%, Thriller 13%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Mystery 10.8%, Cinematic 10.3%
- #26 Choose Cthulhu Files: The Call of Cthulhu
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wildspell Games
Windows · Linux
What if the choices you make during your investigation awaken ancient beings older than existence itself. Explore the official Choose Cthulhu gamebook adaptation, every decision you take seals the fate of mankind. Will the creeping madness consume you as you uncover the darkest secrets?
Why similar: Thriller 13.6%, Detective 12.9%, Lore-Rich 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Mystery 8.5%
- #27 Linework
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Overlyunderqualified
Windows
Step into a small town in 90s fictional China as a grieving detective. In a place plagued by twisted homicides, the truth hides in the lies. Interrogate unpredictable witnesses, expose their contradictions, and rebuild a suspect’s face from an imperfect memory. Just like yours.
Why similar: Detective 23.2%, Investigation 13.2%, Mystery 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Thriller 8.7%
- #28 Paper Bride
79% matchVery Positive91% of 2,295 reviews2021
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Detective 19.5%, Thriller 17.1%, Mystery 12%, Puzzle 8%, Horror 7.4%
- #29 见诡
78% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 砂糖桔制作组
Windows
A single-player Chinese folk horror RPG puzzle game. As a photographer, you venture into mysterious places with two paranormal vloggers. Explore scenes, gather clues and reveal hidden truths through environmental interaction. Full playthrough takes 2 to 5 hours.
Why similar: Thriller 16%, Mystery 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Investigation 10.3%
- #30 Dead Link
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Deep Sea Studio
Windows
An aging encrypted terminal. A past deliberately erased. Follow the guidance, solve puzzles one by one, and close in on a buried truth. Who used this computer before you? What happened to them? And now, it is your turn.
Why similar: 1990's 13%, Investigation 12.1%, Mystery 12%, Detective 10.3%, Lore-Rich 9.1%
- #31 Edicts of the Truthsinger: The Orb of Artemagus
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Triple Cerberus Studios
Windows
Six witnesses, six suspects, and thousands of discoverable lines of dialog. You're the fantasy detective on the case of a stolen magical artifact, and in order to determine the truth you'll have to cross examine, interrogate, and reference all your resources to catch the thief before time runs out.
Why similar: Detective 24.1%, Mystery 13%, Investigation 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Lore-Rich 9.2%
- #32 Raining City: Millions Recollections
76% matchVery Positive86% of 304 reviews2025
Dev: Orca LayoutPub: 昆布科技
Windows
One night, Lyu Xuan woke up soaked in blood, a mysterious black hole in the palm of her hand, and millions pouring out of that hole, like an unstoppable fountain of wealth. Still in shock, She has to evade the monsters that rushed to her and her new riches. A strange story begins in a gloomy city…
Why similar: Thriller 13.6%, Detective 13.5%, Cinematic 10.9%, Lore-Rich 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%
- #33 Blue Detective: A Hotel in Scarlet
77% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Alperen Torun
Windows · Mac · Linux
As a gothic detective, you solve mysteries with your colorful sidekick. Everyone you meet in this bizarre world has a peculiar disease. A unique talent, or a mere curse? You must get to the bottom of it all. Investigate murders, search for clues and complete the puzzle.
Why similar: Detective 18.6%, Investigation 10.5%, Mystery 10.3%, Visual Novel 10%, Interactive Fiction 8.4%
- #34 Endless Loop
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 漫森游戏Pub: 2P Games
Windows
《轮回路》是一款中式恐怖悬疑剧情解谜游戏。为了祭奠发小,在一个阴雨连绵的日子,许静怡踏上了漫长的归乡之途。然而意想不到的是,在荒凉萧瑟的故土等待许静怡的,并非只是简单的追忆之旅,而是与本应离世的发小的惊悚重逢。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Mystery 14.1%, Thriller 14%, Horror 9.7%, Puzzle 9.5%
- #35 The Honeypot Murders
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Supernormal Games
Windows
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: Detective 18.6%, Thriller 14.9%, Mystery 11.7%, Investigation 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%
- #36 Desktop Explorer
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,696 reviews2026
Dev: Recurring Dream
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Rummage through the abandoned profiles of an old PC to unravel an inherited mystery. What secrets hide in this eerie adventure of cryptic games and outdated software? Who was using this computer? And what happened to them?
Why similar: Detective 17.5%, 1990's 12.8%, Investigation 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Mystery 9.9%
- #37 Sound Agent
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Suspense Games
Windows
Sound Agent is a narrative puzzle game where you solve cold cases by listening. Use the sound device to rewind to crime scenes, listen to the sounds at the scene, and uncover truths hidden in plain sound.
Why similar: Detective 22.6%, Thriller 19.8%, Mystery 14.4%, Puzzle 9.7%, Interactive Fiction 6.9%
- #38 LakeLady
73% matchVery Positive80% of 112 reviews2025
Dev: HungerWhale GamesPub: Wise Games
Windows · Linux
THE LAKE LADY is a story-driven realistic horror interactive game. The river took everything from him. To find his daughter who went missing in the flood, Salvio returns to his hometown as a doctor and infiltrates Hongqiang Hospital for investigation.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Thriller 13.4%, Lore-Rich 13%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Visual Novel 8.7%
- #39 Lost Wiki: Kozlovka
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,599 reviews2026
Dev: yattytheman
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Explore a wikipedia-like database and solve a small town mystery in Eastern Europe. Step into the shoes of a journalist in the 90s as you sprawl through articles and uncover the secrets that have been laid in front of you.
Why similar: Detective 23%, Mystery 15.2%, Investigation 13.3%, Thriller 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%
- #40 The Haunted Building
73% matchVery Positive87% of 393 reviews2024
Dev: Genuine Studio
Windows
A 90s Hong Kong public housing block hides twisted tenants, buried truths, and ghosts. As security guard Lee Shing, your choices shape the story and unlock multiple endings. A mystery full of foreshadowing—some truths can only be uncovered through repeated playthroughs.
Why similar: 1990's 16.3%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Thriller 11.6%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Mystery 9.9%
- #41 Suhoshin
74% matchVery Positive90% of 175 reviews2022
Dev: No More 500
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 98%
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 16.7%, Detective 12.8%, Mystery 11.9%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%
- #42 Room2Room
72% 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 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Investigation 11.8%, Mystery 9.9%, Point & Click 8.3%
- #43 雾尽时分
74% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2022
Dev: 济沧海工作室Pub: Pujia8 Studio
Windows
戏班内扑朔迷离的死亡,步步紧逼的幕后黑手,封闭剧场内的死亡倒计时,案件主角的生命和救赎都取决于你的决断。当第一桩案件尘埃落定,你以为可以回到现实世界时,轮回之路才刚刚开始……
Why similar: Detective 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Lore-Rich 12.1%, Investigation 11.2%, Visual Novel 10%
- #44 The Brothers Hotel
71% matchMixed60% of 43 reviews2025
Dev: NEBULA NOVA GAMES
Windows
A psychological horror experience where you reshape reality with graffiti. As an artist who has lost their memory, paint the walls, open hidden passages, and escape the dark labyrinth of your mind.
Why similar: Detective 19.1%, Thriller 16.7%, Investigation 12.3%, Mystery 11.6%, Psychological Horror 9.3%
- #45 MeiQi 2023
72% matchPositive82% of 38 reviews2023
Dev: QZQ Studio
Windows
This collection is the latest collection of the MeiQi Series, which will include the S09E06 and the 10thSeason.
Why similar: Detective 16.3%, Thriller 15.7%, 1990's 13.9%, Mystery 10.2%, Investigation 9.9%
- #46 Disordered
70% 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 19.6%, Thriller 14.7%, Mystery 10.8%, Investigation 10.3%, 1990's 9.9%
- #47 迷渡桥
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 犬狸工作室Pub: OKJOY
Windows
《迷渡桥》是一款水墨风格的国风悬疑推理游戏,你将扮演牵涉谋逆的罪臣后人宁不移,背负着家族十年的冤屈,在弥留之际踏上迷渡桥,换一个查明真相的机会。调查一桩桩离奇命案,窥见朝堂内的暗流涌动。当迷雾散尽,揭开深埋于王朝的骇人秘密......
Why similar: Detective 24.2%, Mystery 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Puzzle 8.1%
- #48 The Roottrees are Dead
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,873 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.
Why similar: Detective 29.3%, Mystery 16.3%, Investigation 12.3%, 1990's 11.2%, Puzzle 10%
- #49 Borneo: A Jungle Nightmare
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fantastico Studio
Windows
Borneo: A Jungle Nightmare is a 3D horror adventure game, with the direction and the original script by Ruggero Deodato. Take control of different characters in a desperate expedition to the virgin jungles of Borneo.
Why similar: Detective 18.3%, Thriller 15.9%, 1990's 10.6%, Investigation 9.9%, Mystery 9.9%
- #50 Other Side Of Mist And Mountain
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 93 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: Detective 14.7%, Thriller 14.3%, Mystery 11.5%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Investigation 8.2%
- #51 Afterglow-The fifth ending
69% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: 夜色羽灵
Windows
A Memory Maze Spanning Life and Death: A Tender Web of Salvation and Deception Follow protagonist Ye Yuyao into the Tai Xu. Through fragmented memories and relentless inquiry, unravel the hidden truth behind an anonymous organ donor in this haunting interplay of light and shadow.
Why similar: Detective 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Thriller 12.3%, Multiple Endings 8.1%, Mystery 7.9%
- #52 Remnants of Dawn
69% 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 16.7%, Detective 10.8%, Mystery 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Visual Novel 8.9%
- #53 Kindred [High Tide]
67% matchPositive91% of 22 reviews2026
Dev: Victoria RafaelianPub: Captain Edge Studios
Windows
In this detective horror visual novel, investigate a seabound anomaly. Explore areas of interest, uncover clues, and piece together evidence before time runs out — and before this mission becomes your last. Choose a side; don't look back.
Why similar: Detective 22.6%, Mystery 12.7%, Investigation 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Lore-Rich 10%
- #54 Local Opera
68% matchMostly Negative33% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: Dreamy_Chat
Windows
Welcome to the mysterious village of "Folk Show"! This is a domestic plot-oriented micro-horror game that will take you into a rural story full of suspense and thriller.
Why similar: Thriller 19.7%, Detective 19.3%, Mystery 14.3%, Investigation 11.4%, Psychological Horror 11.2%
- #55 Virginia
71% matchMixed64% of 3,376 reviews2016
Dev: Variable StatePub: 505 Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Virginia is a single-player first-person thriller set in a small town with a secret. Experience a missing person investigation through the eyes of graduate FBI agent Anne Tarver.
Why similar: Detective 20.1%, Thriller 13.7%, Cinematic 13.6%, 1990's 12.8%, Mystery 11.4%
- #56 Welcome To The Survey
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Peanut Dev
Windows
A psychological horror game, where you answer a survey for a chance to win a cash prize
Why similar: Mystery 13.9%, Lore-Rich 13.3%, Investigation 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Multiple Endings 11.8%
- #57 DESOLATIUM
68% matchMostly Negative28% of 29 reviews2024
Dev: SUPERLUMENPub: SOEDESCO
Windows · Linux
DESOLATIUM is a first-person point & click Graphic Adventure based on Lovecraft Mythos. Live this horror story where you will have to visit mysterious locations, face lovecraftian creatures, find clues and combine objects to solve puzzles.
Why similar: Detective 17.3%, Thriller 12.6%, Mystery 12.4%, Multiple Endings 8.5%, Visual Novel 8.4%
- #58 Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,354 reviews2025
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Detective 17.8%, Investigation 11.6%, Thriller 11.6%, 1990's 11.2%, Mystery 11%
- #59 Paper Bride 2 Zangling Village
67% matchVery Positive91% of 1,145 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: Thriller 18.4%, Detective 11.8%, Mystery 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Visual Novel 7.9%
- #60 Cradlemoor
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TallHead
Windows · Mac
Cradlemoor is a cinematic multi-layered narrative game, which casts you as Journalist William Marlowe as he journeys to the Dartmoor village of Cradlemoor to investigate a missing film crew. Cradlemoor features a persistent story across multiple playthroughs and hours of film, files and documents.
Why similar: Detective 18.3%, Thriller 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Investigation 11.7%, Mystery 10.3%