60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Word Game, Interactive Fiction, Mystery.
This is a text adventure game with elements of horror, suspense, and puzzle-solving. Players take on the role of a detective, encountering various mysterious cases. These cases may be bizarre, eerie, or seemingly calm on the surface, but with turbulent undercurrents beneath.
Deathless Death
In the quiet of conscience and shadows of sin, four souls find themselves entwined in crimes involving a woman. In this narrative puzzle game, you don the sacred robe of a priest, hear the confessions of sinners, uncover secrets, seek the truth behind their crimes and deliver the final judgment.
Paper Bride 2 Zangling Village
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.
In the quiet of conscience and shadows of sin, four souls find themselves entwined in crimes involving a woman. In this narrative puzzle game, you don the sacred robe of a priest, hear the confessions of sinners, uncover secrets, seek the truth behind their crimes and deliver the final judgment.
Why similar: Word Game 20.5%, Crime 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Cinematic 10.3%, Visual Novel 9.2%
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: Word Game 19.8%, Thriller 14%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Mystery 8.2%, Drama 8%
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 20.8%, Thriller 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Visual Novel 8.4%, Mystery 8.4%
This is a visual novel, in reality we create different worlds that belong only to you for various reasons, and they will gradually fade away with your memories. Please enjoy this time traveling in different worlds with the girls, and then return to where you are meant to exist - your life.
Why similar: Word Game 25.6%, Philosophical 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Drama 7.7%
本作是一款多世界观叙事冒险游戏。你将从西幻风格的梦境大厅苏醒，触碰记忆泡沫，坠入不同的异界。当前开放第一世界【终霰傩玉录】：你将跌落至古老的东方傩村，在绝望的民俗仪式与诡谲的人性试炼中，亲历一场关于饥荒、祭祀与人性崩坏的绝望轮回。
Why similar: Word Game 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Cinematic 12.4%, Visual Novel 9.2%, Drama 9%
《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: Word Game 21.7%, Crime 14.8%, Thriller 11.8%, Visual Novel 9.1%, Hand-drawn 7.1%
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 30.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Visual Novel 12%, Thriller 9.5%, Puzzle 6.8%
"Paper Bride 4 Bound Love" is a Chinese horror puzzle game, the fourth work in the "Paper Bride" series. Welcome everyone to return to the world of Paper Bride. This time, let us uncover the secrets of Yichang Town together.
Why similar: Word Game 21.9%, Thriller 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Visual Novel 8.9%, Mystery 8.3%
“Kupala” is a dark, non-linear horror visual novel inspired by Slavic folklore. Little Anya arrives at a village on the eve of Kupala Night — the sacred night of the ancient Slavs. In the quiet old house, her grandmother tells her tales of unclean spirits crossing into the living world...
Why similar: Word Game 22%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Hand-drawn 8.9%, Horror 8.7%
你来到了一所郊外的“荒野高校“，你发现了这所学校，不仅仅是表面上残破不堪 ，而且每个角落都透露着诡异且压抑的气氛。随着时间的流逝以及事件的推进，被尘封已久的历史真相被一步步揭露。 我与寥寥几名的“全校同学”展开了对于学校的探索，已生命为代价换取来的真相，才是整个事件的冰山一角。
Why similar: Word Game 31.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Hand-drawn 8.7%, Drama 7.6%
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: Word Game 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Thriller 12.2%, Horror 9.3%, Mystery 9.3%
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 37%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Thriller 14.1%, Drama 11.7%, Horror 8.6%
《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 19%, Thriller 12.5%, Mystery 11.7%, Word Game 11.5%, Horror 11.3%
"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 37.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Puzzle 6.9%, Drama 6.4%
In an isolated lab beneath the earth, a childhood friend is resurrected. Amidst sealed walls, a spree of killings unfolds. In a godless abyss, parallel worlds entwine like a maze. Where does one find the path to the sole universe of bliss?
Why similar: Word Game 29.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Drama 8.3%, Mystery 7.8%
A story about the self—and about others. A toy factory, several cursed dolls, and a horror novel… This quiet seaside town throws Noele's love life into chaos and dredges up the old wounds she has tried for years to forget.
Why similar: Word Game 22%, Crime 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Visual Novel 10%, Psychological 8%
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 32.4%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Drama 11.3%, Hand-drawn 9.3%, Mystery 7.6%
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 29.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Thriller 9.2%, Drama 8.8%
It's a short, text-based interactive book with a psychological theme.▶TRIGGER WARNING◀ Contains childhood trauma, suicidal thoughts, and emotional abuse, but ultimately conveys hope and growth.
Why similar: Word Game 23.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Philosophical 14.1%, Psychological 13.9%, Visual Novel 12.8%
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 14.9%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Thriller 9%, Crime 8.6%, Psychological 8.2%
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: Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Thriller 17.7%, Crime 16.7%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Mystery 11.3%
Discover a world where magic and science, chaos and order, are two sides of the same coin.
Why similar: Crime 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Thriller 10.4%, Mystery 10.1%
Rainswept takes you on an emotional adventure in a small town shaken by a double shooting. Join Detective Stone and unravel a tangled web of love, relationships, and unresolved trauma in this character-driven murder mystery game.
Why similar: Crime 23%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Thriller 12.8%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Psychological 6.1%
一则普通的短篇故事。男主角陈越泽是个因为失败而对自己失望的普通公司职员。离开家乡后他毫无热情的在某个公司过着麻木的上班生活。某一天，因为身份证过期上级给他请了小长假。他在烦恼要不要久违的回一趟老家。
Why similar: Word Game 32.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Psychological 8.8%, Drama 7.7%
In an old mansion rife with secrets, a pretend Taoist unwittingly encounters real ghosts. Unknown to him are their whereabouts, the victim, or his own fate. He must unravel the conspiracy through time loops.
Why similar: Word Game 29.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Thriller 8.3%, Drama 7%
玩家将扮演在比武中惜败的武士，体验在深山修行的过程中，所发生的离奇且惊心动魄、却又感人至深的奇幻恋爱体验。
Why similar: Word Game 37.3%, Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Adventure 8.3%, Drama 7.7%
This is a short, slightly terrifying, suspenseful and bizarre visual novel game. Players will take on the role of student Mo Lan, who loses all memories and joins a school of social monsters to rescue bullied classmates and uncover the truth behind campus bullying.
Why similar: Word Game 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Psychological 9.9%, Mystery 9.1%
In this not so ordinary psychological horror your soul is bound from birth to fufil a singular purpose. Suffering a loss that has kicked in motion the bindings of your destiny, enter Ordinary Day.
Why similar: Crime 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Thriller 13%, Hand-drawn 8.7%, Horror 8.1%
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: Word Game 19.8%, Thriller 18.7%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Mystery 11.6%
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 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Mystery 10.7%, Thriller 8.8%
Welcome to the company! A friendly boss, harmonious colleagues—everything seems almost too good to be true. But you always feel there's something strange about it. This is a psychological suspense and chilling visual novel that unveils the truth hidden beneath the surface of everyday illusions.
Why similar: Word Game 29%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Thriller 13.1%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Mystery 7.3%
Guide Mina and Rex through a dark and intense psychological visual novel of trauma, love, and insecurity... Traverse Section 56’s dangers, confront the past, and shape their fate.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Thriller 13.2%, Psychological 12.9%, Horror 9.3%
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 33.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Adventure 7.8%, Thriller 6.5%
"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 35.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Cinematic 10.4%, Drama 7.5%
这是一部短篇视觉互动小说， 剧情改编自江户川乱步的同名短篇小说， 作品以一对青年男女在断崖边回忆往事开始， 通过抽丝剥茧的分析那件往日旧案， 一点一滴的挖出了隐藏在案件背后的更为残酷的真相， 乱步也同时透过作品中他（她）们的对话和回忆， 讨论和表述了自己心目中的某种“完美”。
Why similar: Crime 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Thriller 13.8%, Visual Novel 12%, Word Game 11.7%
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 40.3%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Drama 11.3%, Mystery 11.2%, Puzzle 6.8%
《The Faceless Prisoner》 is a crime-suspense folklore adventure. Confront suspects, gather clues, and profile minds to expose an urban legend’s buried truth—every choice reshapes fate.
Why similar: Word Game 22.8%, Crime 17.2%, Thriller 9.9%, Philosophical 8.9%, Psychological 8.8%
"Dichotomy Illusion" is a Shin Honkaku mystery visual novel that combines real-world entertainment elements with physical locations, utilizing ACGN (Anime, Comics, Games, Novels) subculture knowledge to solve criminal cases and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Word Game 37.7%, Interactive Fiction 23.5%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Hand-drawn 7.9%, Drama 6.1%
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: Word Game 20.3%, Thriller 16.1%, Mystery 10.6%, Drama 10%, Horror 9.1%
Do you remember the story of the Wise Man from the East? In 2022, at the time of the end of the world, we successfully helped the sage from the East to create the "nuss jump". This is the story of the wise man from the East... This is also the story of all...
Why similar: Word Game 21.6%, Philosophical 14.2%, Crime 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Visual Novel 9.9%
"File Tricks" is a visual novel with puzzle solve. It is not only a test of logical thinking and observation, but also a reasoning feast full of suspense and reversal. You need to investigate the crime scene, collect evidence, confront the people involved and finally solve the case.
Why similar: Word Game 40.4%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Crime 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%, Puzzle 7.3%
After School is a short visual novel about an elementary school student who encounters an injured old woman on her way home from school, and is begged to help her walk home, but is forced to embark on a thrilling journey...
Why similar: Word Game 24.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Psychological 11.6%, Mystery 9.7%
The player is a student who, due to an accident, was plunged into a mystery of time. Can the player solve this mystery of time and space? When countless mysteries are solved, what will be the final outcome for the player and the person he loves?
Why similar: Word Game 31.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Cinematic 10.6%, Puzzle 6.7%
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 31.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Drama 10.2%, Puzzle 6.8%
An interactive horror story based on a reality everyone eventually faces. Make choices to confront someone trying to enter your home - and uncover who they are.
Why similar: Philosophical 17.3%, Thriller 14.1%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Psychological 10.7%
Interrogate a friend accused of murder in Mota Must Die... a psychological visual novel where belief decides whether someone lives or dies
Why similar: Thriller 18.9%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Horror 9.8%, Psychological Horror 8.5%
This is a visual novel game, an interactive text-based adventure with some elements of dating simulation. this game contains themes of violence, gore and immorality. The themes of this game does not represent the views and opinions of the author.
Why similar: Word Game 33.5%, Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Crime 16.2%, Drama 7.2%
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: Word Game 21.4%, Thriller 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Mystery 8.4%
Renting a small shop and opening a barber shop, Vito meets a woman who works alone next to his shop and he feels like he's falling in love with her, but... is she okay?
Why similar: Crime 20.7%, Thriller 17.5%, Cinematic 11.3%, Psychological 10.1%, Mystery 9.9%
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 24.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Thriller 13.5%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Horror 8.3%
A rose love game with a thriller and suspense theme. You sensed that your adoptive father was elegant yet strangely sinister. Later, you are invited to Stellan Manor, where you meet various guests with murderous intentions... They all seem to know you.
Why similar: Word Game 27%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Crime 14%, Thriller 12.4%, Visual Novel 10.8%
"The Night the Star Fell" is a 2D pixel-art adventure game that blends mystery with horror. Our protagonist, Shinonome Yuki, who, together with his sister Akari, must uncover the truth behind the murder cases and the evil lurking beneath the tranquility of their small town……
Why similar: Word Game 29.9%, Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Drama 12.6%, Thriller 9.1%, Psychological 9%
"1990s Psychosis" - A feng shui master battles eldritch visions after a head injury. This Chinese Lovecraftian visual novel explores psychosis, cosmic horror and ancient gods through medication-resistant hallucinations. Remember: Take your pills.
Why similar: Word Game 32.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Drama 8.5%, Mystery 7.7%
A first-person psychological horror game where you throw glowing orbs to navigate a collapsing mine — and uncover the dark truth behind your missing father.
Why similar: Crime 29.5%, Thriller 22.4%, Horror 12.2%, Psychological 10.4%, Psychological Horror 8.9%
The first light novel-style immersive detective game's here! A dentist dead in a double-locked room seems like a suicide, but unexplained contradictions connect different truths. Each investigation and puzzles are up to you. But wait, what's wrong with this suspicious "assistant" following?!
Why similar: Word Game 25.1%, Crime 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Hand-drawn 8.7%
"Shenjing" is a side-scrolling mystery game set in the Ming Dynasty. Players begin with an amnesiac identity and must investigate evidence, witness testimonies, and meticulously piece together clues to uncover the truth behind each case and determine whether the characters were involved.
Why similar: Word Game 35%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Adventure 8.6%, Drama 6.7%
A detective narrative puzzler without pre-set options! Raise your questions at will, and an AI-host will answer only with 'yes' or 'no.' Drive the investigation with your curiosity; the path to solving the mystery lies in questions you ask. Can you dig out the truth through your questions?
Why similar: Word Game 29.7%, Crime 28%, Mystery 11.1%, Visual Novel 9.2%, Puzzle 8.7%
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: Thriller 21.5%, Crime 18%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Psychological 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%
往事，往往会在淡化甚至遗忘时，以一种很难被人察觉的形态，影响着人们的生活。 这种现象叫做“后忆效应”。 而一段火车鸣笛，勾起了一位叫杨树的潦倒咨询师的过去，为了追寻自己身上的“往事”，他选择回到了自己的家乡---雾山镇。在那里，有个无比诡异的恐怖世界正在等待他的到来…… 反馈交流群：811121403
Why similar: Word Game 32.1%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Drama 7.6%, Puzzle 7.4%
《虚拟证言》是一款AI剧本杀游戏。在游戏中，您将扮演一位侦探，前往六号公寓调查一起谋杀案件，案件的嫌疑人是5位AI-NPC。侦探需要搜集房间中的线索，联想案件经过，盘问嫌疑人获取案件的相关信息，复盘出完整的案发过程，找出真凶！
Why similar: Word Game 23.1%, Cinematic 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Crime 10.5%, Visual Novel 10.3%
