60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Detective, Story Rich, Adventure.
"Scientific evidence, eyewitness testimony, and objective facts—when these align, the truth emerges. As my grandfather Holmes used to say: Whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."
悪人悪華 - AKUNIN-AKKA -
An interrogation adventure where you play as the lead detective. Exploit suspects’ weaknesses, shake their resolve, and force the truth out of them. Use the weaknesses of a cast of unique suspects to uncover the truth behind the case.
The Girl Who Wasn't There
Ranko and her friend Astrid must investigate the vanishing of a girl from their school. Learn about the secrets of St. Joachim to find her, but be cautious! A bad step may lead you towards an ugly end...
An interrogation adventure where you play as the lead detective. Exploit suspects’ weaknesses, shake their resolve, and force the truth out of them. Use the weaknesses of a cast of unique suspects to uncover the truth behind the case.
Why similar: Detective 16%, Psychological 13%, Modern 10.3%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.3%
Ranko and her friend Astrid must investigate the vanishing of a girl from their school. Learn about the secrets of St. Joachim to find her, but be cautious! A bad step may lead you towards an ugly end...
Why similar: Detective 18.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Visual Novel 12%, Investigation 10.8%, Text-Based 10.5%
The Apple Tree is an interactive story in the genre of a visual novel. Investigate a series of murders together with police Captain Christian Tyler and try not to fall into the trap of criminals!
Why similar: Detective 19%, Psychological 16.8%, Investigation 12.3%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Thriller 8%
雪山ペンションで起こる殺人事件を阻止するため、 聞き込みとパソコンで情報整理するマルチエンドミステリーADV『夜明けの影法師』！
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Conversation 11.7%, Mystery 11.6%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Psychological 10.4%
Enter another person’s memories and search for clues to identify the culprit. Together with former police officer John Victor, solve the case assigned for his career advancement.
Why similar: Detective 21.9%, Psychological 18.2%, Investigation 17.9%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Thriller 8.5%
POV: You are Hitler’s psychologist in 1925. Diagnose his complexes by using both Jungian and Freudian psychotherapy and attempt to heal him. Resolve Hitler's trauma and prevent catastrophe via therapy and psychology. Succeed and avoid the war and holocaust.
Why similar: Detective 21%, Psychological 17%, Text-Based 16.4%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Conversation 11.7%
KILLA is a 3D adventure mystery with multiple endings. Valhalla, our protagonist, seeks the killer of her mentor, a mentor she treasures like family, venturing to an unknown island. Discover the culprit on this enigmatic island and embark on a journey of revenge.
Why similar: Detective 15%, Investigation 14%, Psychological 12.5%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Conversation 10%
An evolving death game set in a bar, where getting to know its players is the only way out. Each person hides one of the game's rules. Discover them through their pasts, tastes, and finding hidden clues, then face them in an all-out discussion. Only three can survive, unless you fight back.
Why similar: Conversation 13.1%, Text-Based 12.4%, Psychological 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Investigation 10%
『D.D.D. ― 災薬対策課 ―』は、2人プレイ専用の推理アドベンチャーゲームです。 ナノロボット医療が発達した近未来を舞台に、プレイヤーは特別組織〈D.D.D.〉に所属する二人の刑事となり、 違法ナノロボット《DisasterDrug》が関わる事件の真相を追います。 互いに異なる情報を持ち寄り、通話で協力しながら、事件の謎を解き明かしましょう。
Why similar: Conversation 18.8%, Detective 15.9%, Mystery 15.7%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Detective 16.7%, Psychological 15.7%, Investigation 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.5%
A mystery game where you investigate a murder by searching the crime scene and interrogating AI-powered NPCs with unique personas.
Why similar: Detective 19.3%, Investigation 14%, Conversation 13.4%, Mystery 12.2%, Psychological 11.1%
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 12.6%, Detective 12.1%, Mystery 10.9%, Text-Based 9.7%, Investigation 9.6%
The third and final part of the 'Cold Verdict' trilogy. Claire has spent two years tracking down the elusive masked man who puts people through psychological games. Now she has to get through another of his ordeals if she wants to bring him to justice. Make choices and decide the final outcome!
Why similar: Psychological 20%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Detective 12.3%, Thriller 11.5%, Female Protagonist 8.5%
Cyber Detective L solves Paradoxes—bizarre incidents by supernatural Demons—via the social media giant Parrotter. The Cyber Detective Squad, L and his Demon partner Nyasuteria, wield elite hacking and psychic powers to take on the final Paradox investigation.
Why similar: Detective 19.3%, Investigation 15.9%, Text-Based 14.7%, Mystery 13.3%, Visual Novel 9.8%
Rumor Reporter is a Golden Age whodunit mystery. Play as senior reporter Veronica Chase as you explore Greyhaven Island in the Celtic Sea, 1920s. Choose where to investigate, who to question, and what to publish. Your report shapes public opinion, drives arrests, and changes the island’s future.
Why similar: Detective 22.3%, Investigation 17.7%, Mystery 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%, Female Protagonist 9.9%
A short literary mystery game set in Oxford and Borneo
Why similar: Text-Based 15.2%, Detective 13.9%, Investigation 11.5%, Mystery 11.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.2%
Join rookie attorney Apollo Justice and his mentor, the legendary Phoenix Wright, in this collection of 3 games! This title features 16 episodes (including previously DLC-only episodes) and supports English, French, German, Japanese Korean, and Traditional and Simplified Chinese.
Why similar: Detective 22.5%, Investigation 18.1%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Mystery 11.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%
A closed-off ghost town, and the unsolved bizarre serial murders that once occurred there. A “daily life collapse” suspense × death game novel ADV that depicts the obsessive love and revenge of 11 people whose lives were irrevocably shattered by that horrific incident.
Why similar: Detective 19.3%, Psychological 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Investigation 11.1%
A puzzle-detective game set in 1990s China: play as a forensic artist, interview witnesses, drag and drop testimony and documents, sketch suspects from clues, and piece together evidence to solve mysterious crimes.
Why similar: Detective 23.3%, Investigation 18.4%, Mystery 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%, Visual Novel 10.1%
The story begins the moment he kills his lover. Kazuma is driven into a corner by Asana’s obsessive love. Madness, jealousy, obsession, deception, and regret collide— plunging the case toward an unpredictable end. A yandere suspense novel of intense love and insanity: Crimson Reflection.
Why similar: Detective 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Text-Based 11.3%, Conversation 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.6%
In this visual novel, Maggie Crane and 15 others are invited to partake in the Isolated Society Study, where they must forge a peaceful society while attempting to outsmart each other in complex challenges. Just as the study is about to conclude, the Golding Foundation introduces a sinister twist.
Why similar: Detective 21.4%, Mystery 14.6%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Female Protagonist 9.7%
A general-audience infinite flow ADV. You will play as Jiang Yuejiao. After being framed and forced to flee to the neighboring country of Dipa, you are drawn into various terrifying worlds, Only by uncovering the hidden truths within these places might you find a way back to the real world.
Why similar: Detective 20.1%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Mystery 10.5%, Psychological 10.4%, Female Protagonist 10.1%
No criminal has ever been a match for you, and everybody is looking forward to a description of your brilliant deductions. There is just one small problem. One tiny detail that makes it different this time. A mere trifle, really. This time you have no idea who did it.
Why similar: Detective 17.8%, Investigation 14.9%, Text-Based 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Conversation 12.2%
White room. White light. A white table. And only white intentions. A story that always ends before it begins. But one day the circle will be broken. All you have to do is realise...
Why similar: Modern 17.4%, Psychological 15.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Text-Based 11.7%
An intricate mystery visual novel. Search text, piece together clues, and jump around the story to unravel the tangled events within the sealed tower.
Why similar: Detective 21.1%, Psychological 15.7%, Investigation 14.7%, Mystery 13.2%, Visual Novel 12.9%
A Werewolf game-style social deduction adventure where you play as the landlord of an apartment and try to uncover the Yokai hiding among your residents. Not just a mystery adventure, this is a heart-warming tale of character growth.
Why similar: Detective 17.4%, Psychological 17.3%, Modern 14%, Mystery 12.7%, Visual Novel 12.5%
Famous detective Kosuke Kindaichi's first case, the Honjin Murder Mystery. Honjin descendant Kenzo Ichiyanagi and his new wife Katsuko Kubo lay dead in a bed of blood on the night of their wedding. Kosuke Kindaichi searches for the truth about this locked room murder mystery. However...
Why similar: Detective 20.6%, Investigation 16.7%, Mystery 13.7%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Detective 25.1%, Investigation 20.2%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Mystery 12.1%, Text-Based 9.3%
Kamilia is a story-driven, choices-matter detective mystery. Follow a talented painter who finds himself wrapped up in an unsolved case, as he tries to unveil a hidden truth that has been buried for years.
Why similar: Detective 16.2%, Mystery 13.7%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Investigation 13.2%, Conversation 11.7%
いじめの犯人探しに抜擢された主人公。 彼が描く推理、その結末は必ずしも正しいとは限らない。 あなたが選んだ結末次第で、 誰かを苦しめるのかもしれない……
Why similar: Detective 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Investigation 13.6%, Mystery 10.8%
Become Shepherd, an inquisitor sent to a suspicious village. Unveil the secrets of a world filled with fear, and make an inevitable choice. In this visual novel mystery, your decisions change the world. Can you survive the desperate horror?
Why similar: Detective 18.5%, Lovecraftian 15.3%, Investigation 14.1%, Visual Novel 12%, Text-Based 11.5%
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%, Investigation 17.4%, Mystery 12.4%, Psychological 11.2%, Visual Novel 10.5%
[Telltale - Casino Murder] is a full-voice indie mystery game with the youngest lawyer, Kang Ho-yeon, who reveals the truth of the casino murder case and achieves innocence at trial.
Why similar: Detective 23.2%, Investigation 18.6%, Mystery 17.8%, Conversation 12.6%, Text-Based 10%
You are a detective who is slowly going blind. The only faces you can still see clearly belong to those who are about to die. A visual novel investigation where every choice affects the fate of Tokyo and leads you either closer to the truth or deeper into darkness.
Why similar: Detective 22.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Investigation 9.6%, Mystery 7.1%
The Silver Case – the debut title from world-renowned developer SUDA51 has been fully remastered and localized to English for the first time ever!
Why similar: Detective 17.2%, Investigation 16.3%, Psychological 11.7%, Text-Based 11.6%, Mystery 10.9%
Staffer Retro is a mystery adventure game where you uncover past incidents related to ‘Mana’, the source of supernatural powers. Gather information through dialogue and exploration, and piece together clues found in documents to guide the choices of Verita Retro, the protagonist.
Why similar: Detective 21%, Investigation 14.1%, Mystery 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Text-Based 9.8%
On Air! Taxi Detective Casebook is a pixel-art, dialogue-driven mystery game. You’re an AI in a taxi, teaming up with a talkative driver on late-night runs to hear bizarre passenger stories, solve cases in secret, and let him play the “great detective.”
Why similar: Detective 25.8%, Investigation 19.6%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Text-Based 13.1%, Mystery 8.2%
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: Mystery 16.3%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Detective 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Female Protagonist 10.6%
A mystery visual novel taking place aboard the underwater train Marine Express. Follow student Ranko Togawa on her quest to find the culprit on the murder of an accompanying teacher... with lots of surprises along the way!
Why similar: Detective 23.3%, Investigation 15.6%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Mystery 12.3%, Text-Based 10.8%
Miles Edgeworth's dramatic turnabouts take center stage! Experience both Ace Attorney Investigations games in one gorgeous collection! Investigate crime scenes and solve tough, intriguing cases through logic and deduction. When Edgeworth's past and present collide, his future begins!
Why similar: Investigation 22.6%, Detective 20.4%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Mystery 13.1%, Text-Based 10.4%
An idol trainee vanishes without a trace. When police investigators hit a dead end, you're dragged into a crime that gets progressively darker as you uncover the truth. Play as a detective, solve logic puzzles, and shape your relationships in this VN inspired by Danganronpa & Famicom Detective Club.
Why similar: Detective 17.9%, Investigation 14%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Text-Based 10.7%, Mystery 10.2%
Grab your magnifying glass and peek inside a series of tiny dioramas filled with crimes and carefully crafted mysteries! Think outside the box and solve them all in this new brand of detective game!
Why similar: Detective 24.2%, Investigation 17.6%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Mystery 13.7%, Text-Based 11.3%
"How about a drink?" In this heartwarming, conversation-driven visual novel, you step into the role of the leader of a hot spring drinking club. You'll help its colorful members navigate personal troubles, sometimes with the aid of a drink or two, and see their challenges through to resolution.
Why similar: Conversation 16.6%, Text-Based 16%, Modern 14.6%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Psychological 11.6%
When night falls, she wanders into another world... Moonless Moon is a text-based adventure game following a girl as she travels through a variety of different worlds.
Why similar: Modern 21.3%, Text-Based 17.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Female Protagonist 6.7%
瓔珞事件簿系列遊戲是一系列以私人偵探拍擋瓔．珞為主角的推理解謎遊戲 你將會與兩位充滿火花的偵探, 一同破解一個又一個離奇案件!
Why similar: Detective 20%, Modern 19.7%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Mystery 9.7%, Text-Based 7.8%
"Stella: into the Shadow" is a dark mystical story. When Stella's friend disappears, her life transforms into a detective mystery. Working at a nightclub, forging new connections, and uncovering the city's secrets will force her to reevaluate everything: from those around her to her very self.
Why similar: Detective 19.8%, Psychological 18.2%, Investigation 16.7%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Modern 9.7%
What do mirror reflections do once they have no one to repeat after anymore? Play as Iris, quite a sarcastic reflection torn between the urge to unravel the mystery of death of her “prototype” and the need to find her place in a mirrored world.
Why similar: Investigation 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Text-Based 11.8%, Conversation 11.7%, Visual Novel 11%
A werewolf game set in a deep-sea lab, where the survival of humanity is at stake—does justice lie with humankind or the werewolves?
Why similar: Psychological 19.9%, Modern 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Text-Based 9.1%
In a world of fairies, a childhood friend suddenly calls Beatrice back to her old hometown. Yet when she arrives, her friend is mysteriously missing.
Why similar: Detective 23.1%, Investigation 17.3%, Mystery 14.7%, Visual Novel 14%, Conversation 11.6%
Ranko and her friend Astrid must investigate the case of some missing scores just before the big Christmas concert of the academy. Help them question the seven daunting suspects before it's too late!
Why similar: Detective 26%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Investigation 11.8%, Text-Based 11.6%, Female Protagonist 11.5%
Project Judgement is a detective adventure game where the story progresses as you follow the quest. Become the detective Cain who lost his memory and travel around each city to solve the case and reach the truth of the past.
Why similar: Detective 20.6%, Investigation 17%, Conversation 11.1%, Mystery 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.7%
Mohism: Battle of Words is a detective game set in the world of wuxia. The game follows Zhang Xiaochen, investigates unsolved cases and comes into his own as a hero. He must rely on his wits and razor-sharp tongue to best his opponents, find the culprit and ensure justice prevails!
Why similar: Detective 24.5%, Investigation 18%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Mystery 12.7%, Conversation 10.6%
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 17.2%, Mystery 12%, Lovecraftian 11.8%, Investigation 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%
Investigate the murder of Evie Roots. Save the town from disaster. Learn the history of the Great Houses. Immerse yourself in the centuries-old history of Pineford.
Why similar: Detective 18.4%, Investigation 13.8%, Psychological 12.2%, Text-Based 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.8%
殺された花嫁が神の力によって生き返り、自分を殺した犯人を探す和風伝奇ミステリーADV。事件は幾度となく起こり、花嫁は幾度もの死を迎えながら、事件の真相に迫っていく――
Why similar: Detective 29.3%, Mystery 21.8%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%
Interrogate villagers, uncover their secrets, and decide who will burn before sunset.
Why similar: Investigation 21.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.7%, Mystery 15.7%, Psychological 14.8%, Conversation 12.4%
A supernatural Halloween whodunnit. Solve a chilling locked-room mystery before the grim reaper reveals the answer!
Why similar: Detective 22.7%, Modern 19.2%, Investigation 12.3%, Mystery 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.1%
Peek into the sins and memories of five personalities through surveillance cameras──This is an immersive, mystery adventure game that unravels the thoughts of the dark past that lie dormant inside Sofia,a suspect in the murder of a presidential candidate, and uncovers the truth behind the crime.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Text-Based 16.7%, Investigation 16.4%, Mystery 12.1%
You can't understand them—yet. Decode the “Second Reality.” Talk. Mind Read. Translate. An empathy-driven psychological mystery adventure.
Why similar: Psychological 20.3%, Detective 13.6%, Investigation 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%
Embody a displaced therapist in a futuristic refugee camp. Discover the life in the camp and share your everyday life alongside people with heavy pasts. Use logic and your therapeutic skills to solve mysteries threatening both your survival and the camp.
Why similar: Detective 15.9%, Psychological 14.7%, Investigation 11.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Conversation 10.3%
