60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Mystery, Detective, Psychological Horror, Interactive Fiction.
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.
Town of Dusk
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!
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《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。
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 16.3%, Detective 14.9%, Lore-Rich 12%, Mystery 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%
《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 13.1%, Thriller 11.8%, Lore-Rich 10.1%, Drama 8.2%, Investigation 7.2%
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 18%, Drama 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Mystery 10%, Visual Novel 9.4%
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 13.2%, Thriller 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Lore-Rich 9.8%, Visual Novel 8.6%
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 18.5%, Thriller 16%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Mystery 10.7%, Visual Novel 9.3%
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%
This is a terrorist decryption adventure game that took place in 1913.
Why similar: Thriller 16.2%, Detective 16%, Drama 12.4%, Mystery 11.1%, Multiple Endings 9%
Mirages is a 3D narrative and horror game with folk stories. One night, seven brides headed to the Captain Mansion but strayed into a place full of ghosts - Regret City. Horror haunts the small town. Due to destiny, actors, warlords, and offspring of the town are drawn in. They are closer to truth.
Why similar: Thriller 17.6%, Drama 13.6%, Mystery 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Detective 9.3%
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: Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Cinematic 10.8%, Detective 10.3%, 1990's 10.2%, Drama 8.7%
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 15.3%, Thriller 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%, Lore-Rich 9.6%, Mystery 9.3%
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 14.6%, 1990's 13.4%, Lore-Rich 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%, Mystery 8%
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 15.5%, Thriller 11.1%, Cinematic 10.7%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, 1990's 10.4%
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 17.1%, Detective 16.5%, Drama 13.7%, Mystery 12.3%, Investigation 9.9%
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 16.4%, Drama 11.9%, Detective 10.4%, Mystery 10.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%
lily’s world XD is a psychological horror game where you investigate a young girl’s computer. Channel your inner 2000s teen as you read her old conversations, customize her blog, and look through her embarrassing selfies. That is, until you find messages addressed to you...
Why similar: Detective 13.2%, Thriller 12.8%, 1990's 10.7%, Investigation 10%, Lore-Rich 8.8%
《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 15%, Drama 12.9%, Thriller 12.8%, Mystery 12.7%, Horror 8.7%
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 19.8%, Mystery 13.4%, Detective 13.4%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, 1990's 8.8%
《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 22%, Mystery 12%, Drama 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Visual Novel 9.3%
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 15.5%, Detective 11.7%, Mystery 10.9%, Visual Novel 10%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%
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 17.8%, Thriller 15.8%, Drama 12.5%, Mystery 11%, Puzzle 7.1%
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: Detective 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Lore-Rich 11%, Mystery 9.5%, Visual Novel 9.1%
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 16.7%, Thriller 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Investigation 10.7%, Drama 10.4%
Myth lingers in a tranquil and remote ancient town in China. In one telling, once a beautiful maiden is chosen by the cave deity, her soul disappears from the mortal realm. A minority girl called Miao Fei embarks on her journey to uncover the truth behind the legend, and rescue herself, perhap.
Why similar: Thriller 13%, Lore-Rich 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Mystery 10.4%, Psychological Horror 10%
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: Detective 16.8%, Thriller 16.4%, Drama 12.6%, Mystery 9.4%, Interactive Fiction 8.5%
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 18%, Detective 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Mystery 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.6%
千禧年初西北某地，一起恶性杀人事件轰动一时，行凶者临死前紧紧握着半张佛脸，他强烈的怨念引起了“无者”的注意。随着探究的深入，竟又牵扯出十年前另一起纵火灭门案！相同的一尊佛像，背后暗藏的究竟是天灾还是人祸。在那片由怨念产生的怨秽地之中，种种诡异可怖的表象之下，深埋着未知的秘密。
Why similar: Thriller 14.9%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Mystery 9.1%, Hand-drawn 9.1%, Psychological Horror 8.6%
This is an AVG game that involves reasoning and decryption. He Zhou has 7 different personalities, which alternate seven days a week. Players will play as a detective and deduce the truth behind the horrifying cases surrounding He Zhou through the diary he left behind.
Why similar: Detective 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Drama 12.1%, Mystery 11.6%, Visual Novel 9.8%
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%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Thriller 11.8%, Drama 10.6%, Multiple Endings 7.8%
“The Robin”tells the story of a school bully who kills a girl named "Robin." Thirteen people involved are kidnapped and embark on a desperate journey to survive. The work revolves around who is behind the black hand and who is responsible for the death of "Robin" these two questions unfold.
Why similar: Detective 21.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Mystery 13.5%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Drama 9%
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 14.1%, Thriller 13.9%, Drama 12.1%, Mystery 11%, Visual Novel 9.1%
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 15.3%, Mystery 13%, Thriller 11.5%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, Psychological Horror 9.5%
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 13.7%, Detective 13.5%, Cinematic 10.9%, Lore-Rich 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%
A call. A secluded mansion cloaked in mystery. A family with deadly secrets. Federal investigator Scott Watkins answers a tip about a missing woman but what he uncovers inside the Monteiroz estate will change everything. Who can you trust? What really happened here How far will you go for the truth?
Why similar: Detective 20.3%, Thriller 18.2%, Mystery 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Drama 8%
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: Detective 14.1%, Lore-Rich 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Mystery 10.5%, Investigation 9.3%
A Cambodian-American family becomes haunted by a ghost. Enjoy this story-driven narrative as the haunting unfolds. Inspired by horror movies in the late 2000s-2010s.
Why similar: Thriller 18.6%, Cinematic 12.3%, Mystery 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%, Investigation 9.7%
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 19.7%, Lore-Rich 14%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Mystery 10%, Visual Novel 9.2%
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 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Mystery 12.2%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Hand-drawn 10%
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: Thriller 19.5%, Mystery 12.8%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Psychological Horror 9.9%
A child is missing. The police are failing. And you're a retired detective with a bit too much time on your hands. Time to throw out the rules & do whatever it takes to bring the child home. From the developers of I AM RIPPER, The Occupation & Ether One.
Why similar: Detective 17.7%, Thriller 17.3%, Cinematic 12.6%, Investigation 11%, Drama 10.4%
"Xi" is a horror puzzle game set in the context of modern Chinese folklore. The story takes place in an long-abandoned mountain mansion. This immersive escape room experience feels a bit too real, with eerie and strange elements everywhere—an empty banquet, an endless corridor.
Why similar: Detective 14.5%, Drama 14.3%, Thriller 14%, Mystery 10.6%, Lore-Rich 10.2%
A horror and exploration adventure that tells the story of Blanche, who was found alone in the gardens of Launderley, in front of a pile of twenty-nine corpses.
Why similar: Detective 18.3%, Lore-Rich 15.5%, Investigation 11.8%, Drama 11.6%, Hand-drawn 9.8%
Zlot rodzinny to dla Miłosza Dajskiego okazja, aby spotkać się z dawno niewidzianymi członkami rodziny. Przechadzając się po pałacu, w którym nie było go od lat napotyka człowieka, który zdaje się twierdzić, że jest jego kuzynem, ten jednak za nic nie potrafi go sobie przypomnieć.
Why similar: Detective 20.4%, Lore-Rich 13%, Thriller 11.3%, Visual Novel 9%, Psychological Horror 8.8%
Tale of serendipity is a third person survival horror with multiple endings, in which the search of your lost feline will make you question yourself the limits of reality and obsession When facing danger is not an option, the only thing left is survive.
Why similar: Thriller 20.1%, Mystery 13%, Investigation 11%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Psychological Horror 10.5%
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: Detective 17.5%, Thriller 17%, 1990's 14.8%, Mystery 11%, Puzzle 7.9%
Venture into the abandoned jungle apartment, embody lone survivor Ross, on a gripping adventure. College friends Joanna and Ivan went missing here. You must unravel mysteries room-by-room while evading a lurking killer's attacks. Can you pierce the enigmas and escape unscathed?
Why similar: Detective 19.8%, Thriller 16%, Exploration 12.1%, Puzzle 11.3%, Drama 10.4%
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%, Thriller 16.8%, Investigation 12.4%, Mystery 11.6%, Psychological Horror 9.4%
Mourningwood Lodge is a full-motion video (FMV) live-action mystery horror game. As the first installment in the Funeral Houseseries, players will assume different roles across various game modes to participate in a suspenseful horror journey blending conspiracy and fantasy.
Why similar: Thriller 13.7%, Mystery 12.6%, Detective 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Cinematic 9.6%
A 2002 China rural primary school-set horror puzzle game: The protagonist’s younger brother vanishes mysteriously after school. Searching the school, they face eerie supernatural events, solve mechanical puzzles to deduce the truth, and reflect on left-behind children and school violence.
Why similar: Thriller 20%, 1990's 16.9%, Detective 16.8%, Drama 9.5%, Horror 8.6%
This is a realistic + survival oriented work. The murder of a girl in a ride-hailing service two years ago, brought your 12 fates back together. You wake up in a strange room, and things are getting weird around you. In the fog, not everything you see is the truth. Is everything real or unreal?
Why similar: Detective 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Mystery 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.5%, RPG 8.4%
这是一款怪谈类剧情游戏。在宏大的原创世界观下你需要一步步探索盛崖小区的“全貌”，你能做到仅仅是依靠“规则”在这里觅得一线生机。你可以假装无事发生，安然度日；也可以想尽办法，逃出生天；或许你也可以直面它，成为它的一部分……但无论如何，请你记住，保持理智，遵守规则。
Why similar: Thriller 15.3%, Lore-Rich 11.5%, Cinematic 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%, Drama 9.2%
This collection is the latest collection of the MeiQi Series, which will include the S09E06 and the 10thSeason.
Why similar: Detective 16.2%, Thriller 15.8%, 1990's 13.9%, Mystery 10.3%, Investigation 10%
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 22%, Mystery 15.2%, Investigation 13.4%, Thriller 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%
It's a choice-oriented story game. Play as a group of underground workers who fight in the dark, and stage a treacherous spy war story in Nanjing during World War II. How will you respond to identity crises, betrayals, and collapsed beliefs? Loyalty or betrayal, abandon others or be abandoned...
Why similar: Lore-Rich 14.2%, Detective 12.8%, Hand-drawn 10.8%, Drama 10.6%, Visual Novel 9.8%
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 18.2%, Thriller 16%, 1990's 10.6%, Investigation 10%, Mystery 9.9%
玩家将扮演一名平凡的货车司机，在追寻父亲死因的过程中，刺破由技术狂热与时代巨变交织而成的阴谋之网。
Why similar: Detective 28.3%, Drama 14.9%, Mystery 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, RPG 8.1%
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 22.4%, Mystery 12.7%, Investigation 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Lore-Rich 10.2%
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 16.8%, Detective 10.7%, Mystery 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Visual Novel 8.8%
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 13.8%, Cinematic 13.5%, 1990's 12.8%, Mystery 11.4%
Grab your crayons and delve into the world of Crayontopia in this murder mystery visual novel. Become an adept or inept detective as you gather evidence, get to know your fellow crayon-lovers, and seek to uncover the colorful secrets behind the murders that plague this seemingly perfect world.
Why similar: Detective 19.5%, Drama 12.2%, Mystery 12.1%, Investigation 12.1%, Visual Novel 10.1%
"Internship Detective" is a text adventure game of detective story from the perspective of double female masters. The two heroines Doudou (Intership detective) and Bobo (“big” detective) .
Why similar: Detective 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Mystery 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Drama 11.7%
