- #1 Murder by Numbers
97% matchVery Positive84% of 1,650 reviews2020
Dev: MediatonicPub: The Irregular Corporation
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Solve Pixel Puzzles to find clues. Use those clues to interrogate witnesses. Work your way to the truth... ...and uncover the mystery of Murder by Numbers!
Why similar: Investigation 16.6%, Detective 16.5%, LGBTQ+ 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Crime 10.3%
- #2 The Murder Hotel
96% matchVery Positive95% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: Wegenbartho Games
Windows
Interrogate suspects, search for clues, & uncover a dastardly plot, as you solve a string of mystifying murders to help reluctant detective Ilmarinen escape the foreboding Fafnir Hotel.
Why similar: Detective 25%, Crime 15.6%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Mystery 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%
- #3 AI: The Somnium Files
96% matchVery Positive92% of 9,101 reviews2019
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.
Why similar: Detective 30.3%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Mystery 16.4%, Gore 8.4%, Anime 7.1%
- #4 MMM: Murder Most Misfortunate
95% matchVery Positive82% of 124 reviews2017
Dev: Michael LongPub: Foolish Mortals Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A gruesome murder interrupts an evening party at a secluded mansion and you are the prime suspect! Explore the mansion, search for clues, and interrogate the other guests as you strive to unmask the killer in this open-ended mystery.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.1%, Mystery 26.9%, Adventure 14.6%, Indie 11.3%, Story Rich 9%
- #5 Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
94% matchVery Positive83% of 21,767 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 30.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A new cast of 16 characters find themselves kidnapped and imprisoned in a school. Inside, some will kill, some will die, and some will be punished. Reimagine what you thought high-stakes, fast-paced investigation was as you investigate twisted murder cases and condemn your new friends to death.
Why similar: Detective 33.4%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Mystery 14.8%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Anime 6.8%
- #6 Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders
94% matchMostly Positive73% of 174 reviews2025
Dev: coly Inc.
Windows · Mac
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 21.6%, Investigation 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Mystery 13.1%
- #7 Magical Girl Witch Trials
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 29,650 reviews2025
Dev: AcaciaPub: Re,AER
Windows · Mac
Median: 15.8 hrsMean: 28.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Thirteen girls awaken, only to find themselves in a prison. What awaits them: a Witch Trial. Help them prepare for the trial by exploring the prison in order to find the witch hidden amongst them. Find the witch, learn what kind of magic she holds, dispel the lies, and prepare for the execution.
Why similar: Detective 22.9%, Visual Novel 20.1%, LGBTQ+ 12.8%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Mystery 10.7%
- #8 Paper Perjury
92% matchVery Positive88% of 190 reviews2024
Dev: Paper Cat Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
It all started with a simple robbery. When that thread was pulled, a tapestry of mysteries was revealed. Solve cases and outsmart criminals in a detective story full of lies, confessions, and maybe even a murder or two.
Why similar: Detective 25.8%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Mystery 12.3%, Investigation 11.2%, Crime 10.2%
- #9 Tokyo Detectives
93% matchMixed70% of 57 reviews2021
Dev: Rincho Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Detective 24.2%, Investigation 20.6%, Crime 14.5%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Mystery 10.6%
- #10 Detective Ridelle
91% matchVery Positive99% of 87 reviews2024
Dev: PuzzLab
Windows
Detective Ridelle is a cozy murder mystery game featuring escape room style puzzles. Find clues, interrogate suspects, solve the mystery - before it's too late.
Why similar: Detective 25.7%, Investigation 18.6%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Mystery 12.4%, LGBTQ+ 11.8%
- #11 Pinewood Island
90% matchVery Positive84% of 55 reviews2017
Dev: Jaime Scribbles Games
Windows · Mac
Find love, solve a murder, and prevent more death in this murder-mystery horror otome | visual novel.
Why similar: Investigation 21.5%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Crime 15.4%, Mystery 13.9%, Female Protagonist 12.6%
- #12 Methods: The Illusion Murders
89% matchVery Positive88% of 89 reviews2024
Dev: LockedOn GamesPub: Erabit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Detective Red July must stop a serial killer who patterns his murders after optical illusions in this mystery visual novel set in the world of Methods.
Why similar: Detective 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Investigation 11.9%, LGBTQ+ 10.9%, Crime 10.8%
- #13 SoulSet
89% matchVery Positive90% of 161 reviews2017
Dev: NoBreadStudio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
SoulSet is a mystery/romance visual novel, in which you can try to avoid death and pursue a relationship with both male and female characters. You play as Mariko, who finds herself trapped in an eerie mansion with five other people who claim to have no recollection of their past. Who will you trust?
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.9%, Female Protagonist 17.5%, Mystery 15.4%, LGBTQ+ 11%, Adventure 5.8%
- #14 Cooking Companions
88% matchVery Positive94% of 1,183 reviews2021
Dev: Deer Dream StudiosPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Unravel the mystery in this cute psychological horror VN, set deep in the woods of the Tatras Mountains. Will you wind up on the chopping block?
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.3%, Mystery 21.9%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Horror 13.7%, Anime 9.7%
- #15 Murder on the Marine Express
87% matchVery Positive94% of 78 reviews2021
Dev: 1564 Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 26.2%, Investigation 18.5%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Mystery 12.6%, Female Protagonist 9.9%
- #16 Kara no Shojo
86% matchVery Positive92% of 439 reviews2018
Dev: Innocent GreyPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 165.3 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Play as a detective tasked with catching a serial killer in this visual novel set in post-war Japan. Investigate key locations, question many complex characters, piece together clues, and try to stop the culprit before they end yet another young girl's smile.
Why similar: Detective 22.9%, Investigation 19.7%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Mystery 11.8%, Gore 8.6%
- #17 Lachesis or Atropos
86% matchVery Positive87% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: 4nokiPub: Quill Yuri
Windows · Mac · Linux
This world is woven of strings, of fate and of hate. What do you see, detective? A horror-mystery yuri visual novel peering into the maddening darkness of love and death.
Why similar: Detective 21.9%, LGBTQ+ 14.9%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Mystery 10.2%, Female Protagonist 8.8%
- #18 Reaplaced
84% matchVery Positive91% of 55 reviews2023
Dev: Mystery Gamedev
Windows · Mac · Linux
A supernatural Halloween whodunnit. Solve a chilling locked-room mystery before the grim reaper reveals the answer!
Why similar: Detective 27.1%, Investigation 15.6%, Mystery 12.7%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Female Protagonist 10.3%
- #19 BEAST CRIMES
85% matchMixed63% of 63 reviews2022
Dev: LINK
Windows
Crimes across the times. Are you able to solve them all?
Why similar: Detective 22.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, LGBTQ+ 15%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Investigation 10.9%
- #20 Return to Shironagasu Island
82% 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 25.5%, Detective 19.9%, Mystery 19.9%, Horror 9.9%, Adventure 7.7%
- #21 12 Hours to Die
84% 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: Detective 34.6%, Visual Novel 24.8%, Mystery 16.9%, Gore 6.5%, Puzzle 5.4%
- #22 Methods: The Detective Competition
83% matchVery Positive91% of 693 reviews2020
Dev: LockedOn GamesPub: Erabit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
One hundred detectives compete against each other in a crime-solving competition.
Why similar: Detective 16.8%, Investigation 15.2%, LGBTQ+ 11%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Crime 10.5%
- #23 Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
81% 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: Detective 35.5%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Mystery 18.5%, Anime 8.6%, Story Rich 5.6%
- #24 Mind Diver
80% matchVery Positive97% of 307 reviews2025
Dev: Indoor SunglassesPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Investigate a broken mind to unravel a twisted case. Deduce the truth. Restore lost memories. Listen to private conversations. Draw your own conclusions. Mind Diver is a murder mystery, where the victim is love.
Why similar: Detective 21%, Investigation 18.7%, Crime 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Mystery 11.3%
- #25 Tokyo Dark
82% matchVery Positive84% of 1,336 reviews2017
Dev: CherrymochiPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Legend tells of a door deep below Tokyo's sewers. All who enter are lost forever. Detective Ito's partner is missing. Explore Tokyo & uncover the darkness that lays beneath the streets in this Point & Click - meets Visual Novel - narrative adventure that questions the very core of Ito's sanity.
Why similar: Detective 29.2%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Mystery 12.5%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Horror 9%
- #26 The Chrono Jotter
79% matchVery Positive94% of 2,205 reviews2021
Dev: Orca LayoutPub: 2P Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Rewind time to save your girlfriend in a twisted high school death game. A gripping yuri visual novel: Investigate brutal murders, unravel psychological horrors, and fight for a forbidden love that defies death itself.
Why similar: Detective 18.8%, LGBTQ+ 13.8%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Mystery 9.3%
- #27 ABYSS OF THE SACRIFICE
81% matchVery Positive83% of 265 reviews2020
Dev: INTENSEPub: D3PUBLISHER
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Five girls meet in an isolated underground city. As they slay and betray each other, what fate awaits them at the end of their journey? Hope? Or despair? Enjoy an immersive story, fully voiced and boasting multiple endings!
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.2%, Investigation 19.4%, Mystery 14%, Anime 9.1%, Gore 7.5%
- #28 Suhoshin
79% 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 16.8%, Detective 16.7%, Investigation 14.1%, Mystery 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%
- #29 Yet Another Killing Game
77% matchVery Positive98% of 220 reviews2025
Dev: Soulseer Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
You wake up in a house, alone with two beautiful girls... But no one is allowed to leave until one of you DIES. Why is this happening? What is the purpose of this “killing game”? But most importantly...WHO SHOULD DIE?!
Why similar: Investigation 21.5%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Mystery 17.2%, Thriller 15.5%, Female Protagonist 9.9%
- #30 Night Cascades
78% matchVery Positive95% of 181 reviews2022
Dev: Hanako Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The city is on fire, and the Devil is to blame - or is it? Two women must solve an occult-themed mystery set in an alternate 1980s while unraveling the secrets of their past. Hunt for clues and interrogate suspects in this interactive yuri visual novel.
Why similar: Detective 22.5%, LGBTQ+ 16.9%, Crime 14.5%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Investigation 13.7%
- #31 BURIED STARS
78% 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: Investigation 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Mystery 13.7%, Thriller 12.8%
- #32 Demonheart: The Cursed Trial
76% matchVery Positive91% of 127 reviews2025
Dev: Rolling Crown
Windows · Mac
You are a girl with a demonic heart, trapped with a group of suspicious individuals. A demonspawn arrives, setting off a chain of mysterious murders. Can you trust any of your fellow captives and find love in the chaos? Or will you fight for your life alone?
Why similar: Investigation 20.4%, Detective 19%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Mystery 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%
- #33 LumineNight
75% matchVery Positive90% of 479 reviews2024
Dev: Spickasoft
Windows
LumineNight is a story-driven detective adventure. Play as Detective Foster and his daughter to solve a series of murders spanning a decade. Interrogate suspects, infiltrate locations, solve puzzles, and gather evidence from crime scenes. Uncover the dark truth behind these killings.
Why similar: Detective 31.6%, Investigation 16.1%, Mystery 16%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Anime 5.9%
- #34 This Bed We Made
75% matchVery Positive91% of 2,983 reviews2023
Dev: Lowbirth Games
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
This Bed We Made is a third-person mystery game in which you play as a maid in a 1950s hotel and snoop around strangers' rooms to uncover their deadly secrets. Discover what links guests together in this tale of love, heartbreak and murder!
Why similar: Investigation 17.5%, Detective 16.5%, LGBTQ+ 13.8%, Crime 13.8%, Mystery 13.5%
- #35 Staffer Case: A Supernatural Mystery Adventure
74% matchVery Positive94% of 3,907 reviews2023
Dev: Team Tetrapod
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Staffer Case is a new sort of mystery game, asking players to find clues, arrange them into documents, and point out the contradictions between them to solve a series of murders. Each mystery unraveled leads you closer to the truth lying at the heart of each case!
Why similar: Detective 29.8%, Crime 15.8%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Mystery 12.5%, Thriller 8.2%
- #36 The Case of the Golden Idol
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,171 reviews2022
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
Why similar: Detective 23.7%, Investigation 21.3%, Mystery 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Crime 11.2%
- #37 The Letter - Horror Visual Novel
76% 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 29.8%, Horror 16.2%, Mystery 11.6%, Gore 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%
- #38 Trials of Innocence
72% matchVery Positive92% of 1,556 reviews2025
Dev: 猫龙游戏
Windows
Median: 19.1 hrsMean: 22.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 22.2%, Investigation 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Crime 13%, Visual Novel 12.2%
- #39 A Detective's Novel
77% 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: Detective 34.8%, Visual Novel 28.4%, Indie 25.3%, Adventure 11.4%
- #40 No Case Should Remain Unsolved
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,767 reviews2024
Dev: Somi
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Twelve years after Senior Inspector Jeon Gyeong's retirement, she is visited by a young police officer: a woman who pleads with her to reexamine Seowon's case. But with each uncovered memory, only one thing becomes clear: everyone in Seowon's vicinity was lying.
Why similar: Investigation 24.4%, Detective 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Female Protagonist 8.9%
- #41 Gensokyo:Presumption of Guilt~Pansies Before Dawn
71% 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: Detective 32.5%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Mystery 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Investigation 10.1%
- #42 Methods: The Canada Files
70% matchVery Positive97% of 330 reviews2026
Dev: LockedOn GamesPub: Erabit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Methods: The Canada Files is a mystery visual novel. You play as a team of eccentric detectives in a mysterious crime-solving competition. To solve each mystery, you must use your team member’s unique detective methods, refute faulty theories with evidence, and find out the truth!
Why similar: Investigation 20.4%, Detective 17.8%, Crime 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, LGBTQ+ 10.1%
- #43 For Your Tranquility
74% matchMixed68% of 190 reviews2023
Dev: Gamesung Games
Windows · Mac
It's a mystery game that reveals the truth through an autopsy. Be a forensic doctor and find out why the dead died.
Why similar: Detective 29.2%, Crime 19.4%, Mystery 15%, Visual Novel 13%, Investigation 12.6%
- #44 The Occult Detective
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 323 reviews2025
Dev: Battlecry Studio
Windows
A narrative detective game blended with supernatural elements. Play as a rookie investigator, discover vital clues in every case, dive into unscripted interrogations and uncover truths that break minds. But with each revelation, the world feels... less human.
Why similar: Detective 32.7%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Mystery 14.1%, Anime 7.7%, Story Rich 7.6%
- #45 Case #1472
73% matchMixed57% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: Broken at Release Game Studio
Windows
A mysterious woman is sitting in front of you. Who is she? And who are you? And why are you both there? Case #1472 is mystery information digging interrogation thriller game where there are more things going on than what meets the eye, but are you able to unravel what has happened?
Why similar: Detective 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Investigation 16.7%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Mystery 7.8%
- #46 Folie Fatale
70% matchVery Positive86% of 2,482 reviews2024
Dev: Kanmidoko (神海処)Pub: 346lab Localization
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
All capture targets are mentally "Jirai"(landmine)!? Meet these eccentric boys, reveal the truth beneath in this Psycho-love-horror VN!
Why similar: Visual Novel 24%, Female Protagonist 19.8%, Thriller 17%, Mystery 16.6%, Anime 6.9%
- #47 Lighthouse of Guiding Flames
73% matchVery Positive88% of 68 reviews2019
Dev: TomoToroPub: NARRATIVE NINE LTD
Windows
Ethani lost her way and ended up at the Lighthouse. Where did she come from and where should she go? Explore this fantasy Visual Novel to reveal her past and set sail once more...
Why similar: Detective 19%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Mystery 12%, Investigation 10.3%, Thriller 9%
- #48 Fatal Twelve
70% matchVery Positive92% of 995 reviews2018
Dev: LYCORISPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Shishimai Rinka was a high schooler who ran a small café named Lion House in place of her grandmother. She lived her life much like any other person her age, but one day, she was caught up in an explosion while returning home on the train alongside her friend, Hitsuji Naomi.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.8%, Visual Novel 23.9%, Female Protagonist 16.9%, Mystery 13.9%, Anime 6.7%
- #49 √Letter - Root Letter -
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 575 reviews2017
Dev: DRAGAMI GAMES, LTD.
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
When a letter is delivered 15 years late - you discover an old pen-friend was involved in a murder, before she disappeared. Travelling to her hometown, you must investigate the murder, using her past letters as clues to uncover the disturbing truth.
Why similar: Detective 32.2%, Visual Novel 19%, Mystery 16.6%, Hidden Object 9.7%, Horror 9.3%
- #50 她杀 - The Suspected Murder
69% 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: Detective 27.5%, Investigation 23.9%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Mystery 10.6%, Female Protagonist 6.4%
- #51 Unheard - Voices of Crime
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 32,839 reviews2019
Dev: NEXT Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.5 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 52.8%, Mystery 17.1%, Investigation 7.9%, Puzzle 6.2%, Story Rich 4.6%
- #52 The Zodiac Trial
69% matchVery Positive95% of 148 reviews2021
Dev: Themisian
Windows · Mac
The Zodiac Trial has begun, and everybody's life is on the line! Will these 12 jurors be able to solve the mysteries and cooperate, or will they resort to betrayal, deception, and violence? Get out alive or die, die again!
Why similar: Investigation 29.3%, Detective 27.7%, Visual Novel 19%, Horror 10.1%, Story Rich 5.6%
- #53 The House in Fata Morgana
68% matchVery Positive95% of 6,041 reviews2016
Dev: NOVECTPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A gothic suspense tale set in a cursed mansion. "The House in Fata Morgana" is a full-length visual novel spanning nearly a millennium that deals in tragedy, human nature, and insanity.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.6%, LGBTQ+ 19.8%, Mystery 17.5%, Female Protagonist 9.7%, Horror 9.3%
- #54 The Shell Part I: Inferno
67% matchVery Positive91% of 1,325 reviews2023
Dev: Innocent GreyPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 110.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Unravel a string of gruesome murders terrorizing Tokyo in this mystery-thriller visual novel. The secrets of a case from six years prior may just be the key to the current unending cycle of tragedy—and the thing that cracks this woeful world’s shell may be one girl’s smile.
Why similar: Detective 37.4%, Visual Novel 24.2%, Mystery 19.6%, Gore 9.3%, Anime 4.1%
- #55 The Sekimeiya: Spun Glass
69% matchVery Positive86% of 279 reviews2021
Dev: Trinitite Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 29.1%, Investigation 21.4%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Mystery 16.6%, Anime 5.7%
- #56 Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,163 reviews2025
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 22%, Investigation 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Mystery 12%, Thriller 7.7%
- #57 DAEMON MASQUERADE
65% matchVery Positive96% of 420 reviews2024
Dev: Callum Page
Windows · Mac · Linux
An anime-inspired supernatural detective game. Uncover the identities and powers of your adversaries using a conspiracy board full of evidence.
Why similar: Detective 30%, Investigation 25.9%, Mystery 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Anime 5.5%
- #58 The Centennial Case : A Shijima Story
68% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,102 reviews2022
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Unravel the mysteries of death, and find the answers to life.A unique Mystery-Adventure Game:The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story
Why similar: Detective 36.3%, Mystery 30.1%, Gore 9.8%, Story Rich 8.7%, Adventure 7.1%
- #59 DETECTIVE - Rainy night
66% matchVery Positive81% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: k148 Game StudioPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Detective Rainy Night is a narrative adventure with elements of deduction. Violent crimes, mature stories, and a touch of psychological horror await you at the Motel Holiday. Grab a pencil and paper because solving this case won’t be easy.
Why similar: Detective 35.3%, Crime 25%, Mystery 19%, Horror 11%, Puzzle 4.1%
- #60 Marlon’s Mystery: The darkside of crime
67% matchVery Positive88% of 73 reviews2023
Dev: Made in Mavis
Windows · Mac · Linux
Marlon's Mystery will test your skills as an investigator. Join Abby Marlon to solve the riddles in this captivating mystery and hidden object game. Embark on an enigmatic adventure and discover the darkest secrets of the Taylor family.
Why similar: Detective 23.8%, Crime 17.8%, Visual Novel 14%, Mystery 13%, Thriller 10.4%