- #1 久美子之死:昭和少女血色告白
97% matchVery Positive92% of 142 reviews2026
Dev: LingVision Games
Windows
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: Word Game 15.6%, Text-Based 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Visual Novel 11%, Mystery 9.6%
- #2 鲤氏奇人异闻录
96% matchVery Positive98% of 103 reviews2024
Dev: 顽童计划
Windows
《明日方舟》同人游戏,以原作角色“老鲤”为主角,在二十年前的龙门,展开一系列解谜探案故事。
Why similar: Word Game 22.7%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Mystery 16.2%, Anime 10.3%, Drama 9.8%
- #3 看事
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 勤奋的小德
Windows
A visual novel set in Tianjin, China, in the late Qing Dynasty of 1893. The gameplay involves cards and deduction. Players will take on the role of a medium, utilizing their supernatural abilities to investigate a series of bizarre unsolved cases and eerie occurrences around them.
Why similar: Word Game 22.3%, Text-Based 15.1%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Supernatural 11.3%
- #4 童谣无忌
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Youki Fung
Windows
In 1998, journalist Gu Yao comes to Hongcha Valley after an anonymous letter. A nursery rhyme points to a chain of old murders. Explore scenes, question witnesses, and connect clues to separate truth from lies. Uncover a family secret buried for over twenty years.
Why similar: Word Game 25%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Drama 8.3%, 1990's 7.7%
- #5 April 8th
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: New++
Windows
In April, when cherry blossoms flutter through the air, a gruesome discovery is made—a blood-soaked corpse in a quiet town.
Why similar: Word Game 16.6%, Text-Based 13.9%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Mystery 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%
- #6 恋爱绮谭 不存在的真相
94% matchVery Positive94% of 2,200 reviews2022
Dev: Never Knows Best
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 46.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
《恋爱绮谭~不存在的真相~》是一款文字冒险游戏。 初到江城的顾唯,意外成为了一起社会新闻的主人公。凶险的都市中,他需要在混乱的舆论和虚假的情报中找到唯一的真相,也需要在两名各有千秋的少女间完成自我的抉择。秋去冬来,覆盖城市的厚厚积雪下,究竟掩藏着什么样的秘密......
Why similar: Word Game 23.8%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Text-Based 13.6%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Drama 10.3%
- #7 LakeLady
93% matchVery Positive80% of 111 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: Word Game 18%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Text-Based 13.1%, Supernatural 12.5%, Visual Novel 11.1%
- #8 Bedtime Story : Saint
92% matchMostly Positive73% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: TinyBigger
Windows
A writer obsessed with words, a voice in their mind like that of a god, and a strange story unfolding in the depths of winter. Between a cup of coffee and a cigarette, you are the deity that intervenes in the course of the story, guiding the writer to complete the narrative and its ending...
Why similar: Word Game 25.7%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Supernatural 13.5%, 1990's 9.8%
- #9 怪奇工作介绍所
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Xia Yuyi
Windows
This is a visual novel game that focuses on the daily lives of the background NPCs living in a 【supernatural fiction】 world. You will play as the owner of a mini job agency, assigning work to the 'supporting characters' of K City.
Why similar: Word Game 25.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Text-Based 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Supernatural 9.7%
- #10 Dark Notes
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 130 reviews2024
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Dark Notes is a dark suspense puzzle game . You will play as the two protagonists, traveling through time and space to explore the secrets hidden in Happiness Mall!a secret concerning both protagonists surfaces... ...Anything can be a perfect fairytale as long as you believe it.
Why similar: Word Game 25.5%, Supernatural 19.3%, Mystery 13.4%, Horror 12.9%, Puzzle 9%
- #11 The Bygone Days of Her and the Flowers
90% matchVery Positive99% of 210 reviews2025
Dev: luern0313
Windows · Mac · Linux
和纳西妲一起,回到「过去」的须弥。真正的花神诞祭、密室中发生的「不可能犯罪」、预示着世界将毁灭的地震……在「神」不在的须弥城,你能否揭开命案的真相,探寻提瓦特世界的终极秘密,然后…与「那个人」再次相见? 和伙伴们一起,去见证《只属于「她与花」的往日》
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.9%, Text-Based 16%, Mystery 15.7%, Detective 12.5%, Drama 11.9%
- #12 长干里酒吧
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 漫步云边制作组
Windows
《长干里酒吧》是一款融合历史与克苏鲁元素的多视角叙事视觉小说。你将扮演六位命运交织的角色——从被网暴的消防员到乱世军人,亲历安史之乱背后的诡异真相。通过“记事簿”系统,在舆图中点亮关键地点,在编年表中填补被篡改的年份,在灵堂中为漂泊的灵魂找到归宿。拼凑六段人生的碎片,揭开隐藏三千年的因果坐标。你的选择将决定宿命能否被打破——遗忘,还是记起?
Why similar: Word Game 19.3%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Mystery 13.1%, Horror 11.6%
- #13 Paper Bride 2 Zangling Village
89% matchVery Positive91% of 1,105 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: Supernatural 20.2%, Word Game 19.6%, Mystery 12.7%, Horror 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%
- #14 Ämäränth : The Last Day of My Adolescence
88% matchMostly Positive74% of 31 reviews2025
Dev: Özura
Windows
The story of a young graduate witnessing the twilight of his world.
Why similar: Supernatural 31.7%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Text-Based 21.2%, Mystery 17.8%, Anime 7.3%
- #15 Covenant of Fate
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: susanPub: susan studio
Windows
《Covenant of Fate》 is a story driven Chinese horror RPG. Players experience the game through the protagonist’s perspective, taking on various exorcism requests from different clients. During exploration, you may uncover clues that point toward the hidden truth.
Why similar: Supernatural 23.5%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Drama 18.3%, Horror 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%
- #16 流言侦探
87% matchVery Positive82% of 116 reviews2021
Dev: WoodenWolf
Windows
《流言侦探》是一款诡异,烧脑,悬疑推理剧情游戏,在游戏的体验中,玩家自主找出线索,并利用线索,和角色对话后推进故事。严格的推理玩法,玩家将扮演一个神秘的联络者,玩家的选择将影响了解故事的不同侧面。通过和诸多角色的聊天推理出事件一层层真相,找出隐藏的凶手。
Why similar: Word Game 31.2%, Drama 17%, Mystery 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Detective 9.5%
- #17 FUSHA2 Nocturnal Fishing
85% matchPositive94% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: 1号观测员Pub: 世界观测站
Windows
: A text-based horror adventure. Make choices during a fateful night of fishing. With over 20 endings, any decision can trigger unspeakable terror. Can you evade danger and break the deadly curse?
Why similar: Supernatural 18.2%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Drama 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Horror 13.8%
- #18 23:61
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 月食图书室
Windows
"Who do you want to save? Or rather... who are you prepared to abandon?" A midnight "Unsend" trapped them in a rift in time, and awakened the dead "You." Become a "Ghost" inhabiting screens and surveillance feeds. Pry into perfect disguises and rotting hearts.
Why similar: Word Game 30.4%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Drama 10.1%, Anime 9.1%
- #19 迷子公路
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 零旗
Windows
《BanGDream! It’s MyGo!!!!!》的末世公路AU同人游戏,ansy cp向视觉小说。
Why similar: Word Game 28.4%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Drama 12.7%, Text-Based 11.6%
- #20 幻境恋人-Fairy tale plan
84% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
A girl learned of the death of her father accidently, and as a result, she access to “FT”, the virtual reality project developed by her father. Half-brother, ambitious lawyer, hunting killers and mystery hackers..... Will she go back to the reality world safely?
Why similar: Word Game 27.6%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Text-Based 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Drama 10.6%
- #21 Our Burial Dolls Remastered
82% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: granatPub: ROSEVERTE
Windows · Mac · Linux
A horror mystery visual novel where a boy and a girl undergo a strange ritual in a remote mountain village. As eerie phenomena creep into their daily lives, they begin to uncover unsettling truths. Your choices shape how the story unfolds.
Why similar: Supernatural 24.1%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Mystery 17.9%, Text-Based 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%
- #22 cijian appearance
81% matchPositive91% of 34 reviews2025
Dev: 万象重工制作zu
Windows
《此间相》是一款有关怪谈、灵异的avg视觉冒险文字游戏。大学生安和同好友叁添因诡异傩面,意外触发诅咒,额角瞳孔”让安和窥见事物真相,但安和面临抉择,在此间之相,安和该何去何从。
Why similar: Word Game 21.9%, Supernatural 16.1%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Drama 15.4%, Horror 12.6%
- #23 Class Reunion Chat Room
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 187 reviews2023
Dev: RocRac
Windows
Amy receives an invitation to a group chat set up by some of her former classmates. Its purpose is to reconnect after all these years. But soon more and more disturbing facts about Amy's classmates are revealed, and Amy begins to fear that the people she's texting with may not be what they seem.
Why similar: Text-Based 20.2%, Supernatural 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Horror 15.3%
- #24 停留此刻 Stay in the moment
81% matchVery Positive84% of 116 reviews2022
Dev: 遇见咖啡厅
Windows
《停留此刻》是一款单线路的短篇视觉小说,讲述了白小夕与律晓文的师生之间,因为一本诗集所引发的互相改变与和解的故事
Why similar: Word Game 36%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Text-Based 16.1%, Drama 15.9%, Anime 12.9%
- #25 记忆画廊
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: B & W
Windows
A light fantasy visual novel. After losing your memory in a car accident, you take over an art gallery to recover your blank past — every painting holds the same blurry figure. When the door to your memory bursts open, are you ready to face the truth?
Why similar: Word Game 23.4%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Drama 12.6%, Mystery 11.9%
- #26 Inquiry Counsel逆转茶食人
78% matchNo user reviews90% of 31 reviews2026
Dev: ZHENG YUFENG
Windows
"Hold on!" A court battle game set in ancient China's Song Dynasty! In the government office of Lin'an County during the Song Dynasty of ancient China, many bizarre murder cases occurred! The protagonist engages in intense court battles with the county captain of Lin'an to find the real culprit!
Why similar: Word Game 19.3%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Mystery 14.1%, Drama 13.8%, Detective 11.4%
- #27 7 Days Before the End
77% matchNo user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: TrucyAkina
Windows · Mac
一个普通的早晨,五个大学生踏入同一间教室,却在陌生的空间醒来。纸条上写着: “在七天内找到真相,否则这里就会崩塌。”——你将如何度过这七天?
Why similar: Word Game 17.9%, Drama 16.6%, Text-Based 14.7%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%
- #28 大侦探之勃艮第古堡
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 知行合一
Windows
欢迎来到温泉岛,我是您的私人向导。您听说过……勃艮第古堡吗?那里是欲望与邪恶滋生的黑暗角落,那里有超出认知的生物和违反人性的生存规则。准确说,那里是另一个世界,由贪婪,欲念构成的炼狱……最后,请您一定要警惕每一个出现在勃艮第古堡里的人。祝您旅途愉快。
Why similar: Word Game 27.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Anime 9%, Puzzle 8.1%
- #29 某一年四季
76% matchPositive85% of 27 reviews2026
Dev: 灵虚之幽Pub: WindField Games
Windows
This is a short visual novel that blends atmospheric audio with radio drama.After this snowy night, through the seasons to come, she will sit by his bedside, telling him of her hopes and the stories that belong to them.
Why similar: Word Game 32.6%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Text-Based 19.9%, Drama 14.4%, Anime 12.4%
- #30 重叠·前夜谭:猫与少女
79% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: 顽童计划
Windows
Zhang Xiao, a senior high school student, has a strange power called “Master Key”. Since he was young, he can communicate with other “worlds”. One day, Zhang Xiao’s classmate Miao Xueling had an accident.
Why similar: Word Game 33%, Drama 18.1%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Mystery 14.3%, Text-Based 10.7%
- #31 Paper Bride
77% matchVery Positive91% of 2,228 reviews2021
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Supernatural 19.3%, Word Game 18.1%, Mystery 14.9%, Horror 14.4%, Detective 11.1%
- #32 死掉的女儿(The Dead Daughter)
76% matchVery Positive89% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: Wicky Yu
Windows
一款单人心理恐怖视觉小说。玩家只需要持续点击体验文字和图画呈现的主线剧情。流程短但情节引人入胜。
Why similar: Word Game 32.6%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Drama 20%, Horror 13.4%, Text-Based 12.8%
- #33 LOOP THE LOOP The Mansion of Gluttony
73% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: sweet ampoule
Windows
A closed-circle mystery visual novel where twelve people wake up inside a bizarre, impossible mansion—and a string of murders begins. Read from Remi’s point of view as you piece together the truth through his thoughts and conversations. Linear, text-focused, Japanese/English supported.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.6%, Supernatural 22%, Mystery 21.5%, Drama 12.3%, Horror 12.2%
- #34 The Fifteenth: A Pluvial Prelude
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 精武馆工作室
Windows
2000年,暴雨封锁的奇瑶坞教堂,是只邀请“有罪之人”的命运舞台。主角冼夏涛为追查弟弟死亡的真相只身入局,却跌入敌对组织编织的罗网。这场以性命为筹码的游戏中,精英人士,帮派组织,边缘人群悉数登场,每个人都背负着不可言说的秘密。你必须在成为下一个受害者前,推演出案件的真相和唯一的生路。
Why similar: Word Game 28.8%, Drama 17.5%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Mystery 12.3%, Detective 11%
- #35 Love Stories: When Pastel Meets Grotesque
75% matchVery Positive88% of 420 reviews2022
Dev: 桐生バトラ(疑狐社)Pub: Miwu Studio
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 41.1 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Some Scary Love Stories is a visual novel game with option branches Players tap the screen to read the story and make their own choices, eventually leading to different ending branches A collection of long-updated short stories on the theme of "Distorted Love"
Why similar: Word Game 28.2%, Drama 19.2%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Anime 11.3%, Mystery 10.3%
- #36 Paper Bride 7 Lethal Bond
72% matchVery Positive95% of 240 reviews2025
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Speak not of love untouched by passion's fire, as it's a torturous journey. If lovers would remain faithful evermore,On Peony Pavilion’s road they’ll meet for three lives more. Paper Bride 7: Lethal Bond is a Chinese horror puzzle game, and the 7th title of the Paper Bride series.
Why similar: Word Game 28.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Mystery 10%, Puzzle 9%
- #37 盲心:伪装的幻想
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 林诗语Pub: LIN诗语游戏
Windows
Blind Heart: Disguised Fantasy is an AVG game——At some point, my ordinary life stopped being ordinary… The doppelgängers I’d only read about in online horror stories had appeared in the real world. Before I could even process this, my lover, Lin Shiyu, knocked on my door.
Why similar: Word Game 38.5%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Drama 17.4%, Anime 13%, Horror 8.7%
- #38 My Wet Leto Comic
75% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2020
Dev: Fusen Studio
Windows
一个欢乐气氛的悬疑文字冒险类游戏。你将不断在十位不同身份的角色间切换视点来推进故事的发展并达成各种各样的结局。这是由一个个平凡而又独特的个人故事所拼出的新的物语,或许里面也有着你的故事……?
Why similar: Word Game 26.5%, Visual Novel 14%, Mystery 13.9%, Text-Based 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%
- #39 品玉庵异谈 PinYuAn Tales
72% matchVery Positive92% of 92 reviews2024
Dev: 小青蛙妙妙制作组
Windows
PinYuAn Tales is a AVG with thematic elements of weirdness and sidekick adventures. After Bai Qiming is laid off from his company, he starts to conduct psychic live broadcasting activities, and during one of the broadcasts, he meets a strange young man, and the story of the two of them unfolds.
Why similar: Word Game 28%, Supernatural 22.1%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Horror 12.7%, Text-Based 9.7%
- #40 恋爱绮谭~不存在的夏天~
73% matchVery Positive94% of 2,933 reviews2020
Dev: Never Knows Best
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 37.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
九省通衢之地的阴影里,不知名的存在正在蠢蠢欲动。普通到极点的学生顾韦,作为“非日常部”的一员,和女友苏半夏开始调查“虚拟偶像消失事件”的传闻。讲述都市怪谈的可疑直播间,废墟一般的住宅楼,等待在两人前方的是……
Why similar: Word Game 23.8%, Visual Novel 17%, Mystery 15.6%, Text-Based 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%
- #41 你与选择 You and Choice
73% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: 灵虚之幽
Windows
这是一篇关于爱与选择的短篇小说
Why similar: Word Game 32%, Visual Novel 21%, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Text-Based 16.3%, Anime 9.7%
- #42 鬼轉身
71% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: TwoTwo Studio
Windows
In the nightmare, you keep cycling through In the nightmare, you keep cycling through loops, each one marking a new beginning. Every character has their own purpose, and your choices will affect their outcomes. Can you uncover the truth of the story and dig up the buried mysteries?
Why similar: Word Game 22.7%, Mystery 16.4%, Horror 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Visual Novel 11.6%
- #43 Hana no No ni Saku Utakata no
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 697 reviews2022
Dev: AppliquePub: HIKARI FIELD
Windows
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 62.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
《五色浮影绽放于花之海洋》是由日本知名美少女游戏品牌Applique制作的和风传奇作品。由名作《月影魅像-解放之羽-》与《黄昏的禁忌之药》的原班人马打造。由小田原箱根担当人物设计与原画,由桐月担当剧本,由鹰石忍制作音乐。主题歌《华历》由知名歌姬Ayumi.献唱,曾荣获萌系游戏大赏的年度主题曲金奖。
Why similar: Word Game 26.4%, Drama 19%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Text-Based 10.9%
- #44 雪凤山 Secret Opera
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 169 reviews2024
Dev: GOCORE
Windows
In the Spring Festival of 2005, the blizzard in Xuefeng mountain trapped the drama troupe performing in the village. At the same time, there was a homicide during the performance. Unlike the nervous members of the drama troupe, the villagers were afraid of a more terrible existence than the homicide
Why similar: Visual Novel 22%, Drama 17.8%, Mystery 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Text-Based 12.5%
- #45 病娇X契约
70% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: 灵问制作组
Windows
当某一天你(张一文)被持有电击器的病娇女孩(杨小露)堵在巷子里告白 是不顾一切逃离还是暂时答应之后另寻它法?
Why similar: Word Game 30.7%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Drama 13.1%, Anime 10.4%
- #46 精神病大王花 Flowering Abyss
71% matchVery Positive83% of 235 reviews2022
Dev: CHARONPub: Pujia8 Studio
Windows
话题作《精神病大王花》重制作品。 追求精神病少女们的恋爱游戏,你能活到最后吗?
Why similar: Word Game 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Mystery 14%, Text-Based 13.2%, Horror 12.3%
- #47 The Simen Rumors
67% matchVery Positive82% of 317 reviews2026
Dev: 羊之口
Windows
本游戏以视觉小说的形式,收录了十四个奇幻恐怖的短篇故事。从网站专栏的投稿、社团的恐怖故事分享会、到某座设施中的秘密实验……你将以不同的视角,探索发生在鸶门市周边的种种奇妙传闻。
Why similar: Word Game 20.5%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Mystery 18.7%, Drama 15.6%, Detective 13.5%
- #48 孤狼之春
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 幻象Gal
Windows
This is a true-harem galgame set in a Western fantasy world.
Why similar: Word Game 21.3%, Drama 19.4%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Text-Based 8.9%
- #49 幻视之夜 Night of invisible:Moant
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Looping Manuscript Works.
Windows
A short, choice-based narrative game about solving mysteries through time loops. Death is not the end, but another beginning. This time, can I survive?
Why similar: Word Game 29%, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Detective 11.8%, Anime 7.7%
- #50 Re: LieF ~ Shin'ainaru Anata e~
70% matchVery Positive93% of 921 reviews2021
Dev: RASKPub: HIKARI FIELD
Windows
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 65.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
"Re: LieF ~ Shin'ainaru Anata e~" is produced by Japanese visual novel brand Rask. First launched in 2016, it was praised as a "Dark Horse of the year" by visual novel users. It also won the Golden Award for the screenplay of Moe Game Award.
Why similar: Word Game 31.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Anime 13.3%, Drama 12.8%
- #51 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
66% matchVery Positive88% of 5,930 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.7%, Supernatural 18.3%, Mystery 17.4%, Text-Based 17.2%, Horror 11.4%
- #52 Paper Bride 3 Unresolved Love
68% matchVery Positive93% of 958 reviews2022
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Paper Bride 3 is a Chinese horror mystery puzzle game This is the third horror puzzle game from our team. This time the story takes place in Moshui Village, which is near Zangling Village, and Fulu City, a small town nearby.
Why similar: Word Game 22.7%, Text-Based 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Horror 10.2%
- #53 山月记-人虎传
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 山月
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel adaptation of Atsushi Nakajima’s The Moon Over the Mountain, retelling the tragic story of Li Zheng, a Tang dynasty scholar who turns into a tiger. This edition features a new Chinese translation, minimalist art and music, and a single narrative path of about 15 minutes.
Why similar: Word Game 34.2%, Text-Based 29%, Drama 19.1%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Indie 0.3%
- #54 Suicide Countdown: 7 Days
68% matchVery Positive81% of 1,082 reviews2021
Dev: 致意
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Only 7 days remain until death embraces you -- the everyday life of a young boy begins to distort little by little, unfolding into a bizarre and ghastly series of events... When fate comes knocking, will you have the courage to make a choice?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Text-Based 13.4%, Horror 11.7%, Supernatural 10.3%
- #55 EXS3~EthnologySister3:Culture and Personality
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 周农卿
Windows
她的微笑,曾经让赤瞳的女子以为,自己不再是带来灾厄的乌鸦。直到四年前,神秘的团体将她的学生绑走,挖去双眼。[晦气][乌鸦][凶手],再次成了她的代表词。【有罪之人的 复仇 惩罚 即将来临 】被命运和性格束缚,这一次能否改变?你会改变什么?战斗,悬疑,治愈,推理,剧情持续反转,诡异的仪式,疯狂的连环杀人与肢解,新的死亡祭品,再次来临的威胁与复仇背后,真相到底是……
Why similar: Word Game 22.8%, Text-Based 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Detective 8.5%
- #56 不可能犯罪事件簿-Impossible Crime Book
69% match9 user reviews44% of 9 reviews2022
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
This is a decryption class of interactive novel. One accident, two suicides. In order to prevent more innocent lives from being killed, you will be assigned to lurk on campus with your partner and find out the suspicious in different criminal cases.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Word Game 16.7%, Mystery 15.4%, Drama 12.1%
- #57 怪谈事务所:破界
67% matchMixed50% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Union Mobile Financial International Telecom Co.
Windows
千余年间,世间一直流传着这样一个传说:有一个不存在的组织,在掌控着这个世界所有异常。只要某种现象超出了人类现有知识体系的认知,就会被这个组织抹除。 但遗憾的是,这个组织并没有在任何史书中留有痕迹,到了如今的世代,圈内人开始将其据点称为事务所。
Why similar: Mystery 22.8%, Word Game 21.1%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Anime 12%
- #58 时忆 Memory of Time
66% matchPositive93% of 27 reviews2025
Dev: SPARROW STUDIO
Windows
This is a science fiction detective themed visual novel game, where players need to play the role of a "detective", connecting seemingly unrelated events and discovering mysterious truths hidden behind them, Please survive, and walk with your head held high towards the 'perfect ending' you expect.
Why similar: Drama 18.8%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Mystery 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Text-Based 13.6%