60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Story Rich, Mystery, Visual Novel, Anime.
A secluded mountain resort, 10 friends, 1 murderer. Investigate, interrogate and present evidence as you solve various mysteries throughout the night. Will you be able to reach the truth and uncover the culprit’s identity? Or will your deductions lead you to blame someone completely innocent...?
Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
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.
The Murder Hotel
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.
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 14.7%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Anime 6.8%
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 25.2%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Crime 15.5%, Mystery 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%
Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.
Why similar: Detective 30.4%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Mystery 16.3%, Gore 8.9%, Anime 7.1%
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 36.2%, Mystery 26.8%, Adventure 14.8%, Indie 11.2%, Story Rich 9%
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 22.8%, Visual Novel 19.8%, LGBTQ+ 12.6%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Mystery 10.7%
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: Detective 16.6%, Investigation 16.6%, LGBTQ+ 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Crime 10.3%
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Detective 24.3%, Investigation 20.6%, Crime 14.5%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Mystery 10.6%
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 25.9%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Mystery 12.3%, Investigation 11.2%, Crime 10.2%
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%
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 25.8%, Investigation 18.6%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Mystery 12.3%, LGBTQ+ 11.7%
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+ 10.8%, Crime 10.8%
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 25.4%, Mystery 21.8%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Horror 13.7%, Anime 9.7%
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%
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 16.1%, Detective 16.1%, Investigation 13.5%, Mystery 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%
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+ 10.9%, Adventure 5.8%
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 18.4%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Mystery 12.6%, Female Protagonist 9.9%
A supernatural Halloween whodunnit. Solve a chilling locked-room mystery before the grim reaper reveals the answer!
Why similar: Detective 27.2%, Investigation 15.5%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Mystery 12.7%, Female Protagonist 10.4%
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+ 14.8%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Mystery 10.2%, Female Protagonist 8.8%
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 24.6%, Investigation 21.1%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Mystery 12.7%, Thriller 8.6%
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%
Crimes across the times. Are you able to solve them all?
Why similar: Detective 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, LGBTQ+ 14.9%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Investigation 10.9%
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 28.6%, Horror 15.6%, Mystery 11%, Gore 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%
One hundred detectives compete against each other in a crime-solving competition.
Why similar: Detective 16.5%, Investigation 14.9%, LGBTQ+ 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Crime 10.2%
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 16.8%, Gore 6.7%, Puzzle 5.4%
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 17.9%, LGBTQ+ 13%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Mystery 8.8%
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 22%, Mystery 18.4%, Anime 8.6%, Story Rich 5.6%
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 15.4%, Female Protagonist 9.9%
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 19.3%, Mystery 13.9%, Anime 9.1%, Gore 7.7%
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 22.4%, LGBTQ+ 16.7%, Crime 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Investigation 13.6%
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: Detective 21.1%, Investigation 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Mystery 12.2%
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 23.9%, Investigation 21.3%, Mystery 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Crime 11.1%
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 15.2%, Mystery 13.6%, Thriller 12.7%
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 19.8%, Mystery 19.7%, Horror 9.9%, Adventure 7.7%
Jabberwock Island—You and your classmates were ready for fun in the sun until Monokuma returned to restart his murderous game! Trapped in a kill-or-be-killed situation, your only hope rests in solving the island’s mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 39.1%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Mystery 16.8%, Anime 8.8%, Story Rich 5.9%
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 24.5%, Detective 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Female Protagonist 8.9%
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 16.6%, Crime 13.8%, LGBTQ+ 13.8%, Mystery 13.4%
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 34.9%, Visual Novel 28.5%, Indie 25.1%, Adventure 11.5%
A group of friends unknowingly perform an occult ritual that traps them in an otherworldly elementary school. Here, the vengeful spirits of young children threaten their lives and their sanity, and the only hope of survival is to uncover the chilling details behind the murders of those trapped before them...
Why similar: Horror 27.5%, Visual Novel 23.3%, Gore 20.7%, Anime 13.7%, Story Rich 6.1%
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 20.3%, Detective 17.8%, Crime 13%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, LGBTQ+ 10.1%
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 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Investigation 10%
Kill each other...for science! The class of '89 is trapped in an elite school killing game. Investigate, solve, and expose your classmates in Kumitantei™: Old-School Slaughter, an episodic murder-mystery ADV card-battler inspired by retro anime.
Why similar: Detective 32.7%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Mystery 16.9%, Female Protagonist 9.3%, Horror 9.3%
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 26%, Detective 24.6%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Crime 11.3%, Horror 8.9%
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 29.1%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Mystery 12.4%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Horror 9.1%
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 22.3%, Investigation 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Crime 13%, Visual Novel 12.2%
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 29.9%, Crime 15.8%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Mystery 12.5%, Thriller 8.1%
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 31.9%, Investigation 16%, Mystery 15.9%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Anime 5.9%
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 13.1%, Investigation 12.6%
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 19.1%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Mystery 12%, Investigation 10.2%, Thriller 8.9%
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 19.9%, Thriller 16.9%, Mystery 16.5%, Anime 6.9%
Follow the protagonist's pursuit to uncover the death of his friends during the Taisho era of Japan. An highly-acclaimed, psychedelic BL murder-mystery visual novel from indie developer ADELTA!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 45.5%, Visual Novel 26.5%, Gore 8.1%, Story Rich 4.8%, Anime 4.4%
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 52.5%, Mystery 17.1%, Investigation 7.9%, Puzzle 6.2%, Story Rich 4.6%
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%, Gore 10%, Story Rich 8.7%, Adventure 7.2%
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 23.8%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Mystery 10.6%, Female Protagonist 6.5%
In Lover's Enigma , you investigate your husband's mysterious death while balancing complex relationships and personal trauma. Navigate a web of secrets involving a hidden cult and key characters. Your choices shape the story and lead to multiple endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.8%, Visual Novel 25.4%, Female Protagonist 17.5%, Horror 11.5%, Anime 10.1%
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 26%, Mystery 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Anime 5.5%
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+ 25.7%, Visual Novel 24%, Female Protagonist 16.9%, Mystery 13.9%, Anime 6.7%
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%, Anime 7.7%, Story Rich 7.5%
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 22.1%, Investigation 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Mystery 12%, Thriller 7.6%
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 36.7%, Visual Novel 23.6%, Mystery 19%, Gore 10.1%, Anime 4.4%
🔍 Solve the mystery behind a shocking murder at Hotel Noir! 🕵️♂️ Search for hidden objects, uncover clues, and piece together the truth. But remember... trust no one!
Why similar: Investigation 37.1%, Detective 32%, Hidden Object 14.3%, Mystery 8.9%, Puzzle 4.5%
