60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Interactive Fiction, Mystery, Visual Novel, Word Game.
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 20.2%, Crime 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Cinematic 10.2%, Visual Novel 9.1%
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 21.3%, Thriller 15%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Mystery 8.8%, Visual Novel 8.6%
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 22.4%, Thriller 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Visual Novel 9.1%, Mystery 9%
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 27.6%, Philosophical 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Mystery 7.9%
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 21.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Cinematic 13.5%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Psychological 8.4%
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 29.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Visual Novel 12%, Thriller 9.4%, Puzzle 6.9%
《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 22.8%, Crime 15.6%, Thriller 12.3%, Visual Novel 9.7%, Hand-drawn 7.4%
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 34%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Hand-drawn 9.4%, Mystery 7.5%
“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 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Hand-drawn 9.3%, Horror 9.1%
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 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Thriller 12.6%, Horror 9.7%, Mystery 9.6%
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 17.9%, Thriller 17.4%, Crime 16.6%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Mystery 11.2%
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 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Mystery 10.5%, Thriller 8.6%
"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 23.4%, Thriller 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Mystery 8.9%
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 20.9%, Thriller 16.5%, Mystery 11%, Horror 9.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%
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 19.9%, Thriller 18.7%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Mystery 11.7%
《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 21.1%, Thriller 13.8%, Mystery 13%, Word Game 12.7%, Horror 12.6%
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 32%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Mystery 8.5%, Puzzle 7%
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 24.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Philosophical 14.7%, Psychological 14.3%, Visual Novel 13.4%
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 23.1%, Crime 15%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Psychological 8.3%
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 24.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Thriller 13.4%, Visual Novel 12%, Psychological 6.3%
《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 17.3%, Thriller 9.9%, Philosophical 8.9%, Psychological 8.8%
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 24.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Thriller 13.2%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Horror 8.1%
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 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Thriller 13.4%, Psychological 13%, Horror 9.5%
以《聊斋》为灵感的中国志怪剧情游戏。以章节形式体验一个个独立的聊斋故事，在文字对话、事件触发与剧情推进中，走入充满人心、执念与因果的东方怪谈世界。
Why similar: Word Game 38.2%, Visual Novel 15%, Thriller 11.5%, Mystery 10%, Horror 7.4%
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 31.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Thriller 10%, Horror 6.7%
Discover a world where magic and science, chaos and order, are two sides of the same coin.
Why similar: Crime 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Mystery 10.7%, Thriller 10.4%
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 12.3%, Psychological 10.3%, Psychological Horror 8.9%
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 31.8%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Thriller 8.8%, Puzzle 7.1%
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 16.1%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Thriller 9.7%, Crime 9.3%, Hand-drawn 8.8%
Due to "special" work requirements, you've been assigned by your superiors to live in a very remote and desolate villa. You thought your dull and monotonous life would just carry on as usual, but every midnight, strange sounds emanate from the pitch-black attic...What kind of beginning awaits you?
Why similar: Word Game 31.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Thriller 13.6%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Horror 8.2%
"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 39.4%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Puzzle 7.4%, Mystery 6.6%
One-Eyed Likho is a grim first-person horror adventure set in a world inspired by a dark, Slavic fairy tale. Explore an unsettling and twisted land set in 19th-century Russia in your endeavor to escape your own evil fate.
Why similar: Thriller 14%, Philosophical 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Psychological 11%, Mystery 8.2%
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 23.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Psychological 10.6%, Mystery 9.9%
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 18%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Thriller 13.8%, Hand-drawn 9.3%, Horror 8.7%
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 22.3%, Philosophical 14.6%, Crime 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Visual Novel 10.2%
Immerse yourself in a psychological thriller with narrative adventure elements and unsettling details. Join Detective Bennett on his final case and uncover dark secrets in a world where reality bends and sanity wavers.
Why similar: Crime 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Thriller 13.5%, Cinematic 11.1%, Mystery 10.6%
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 18.3%, Visual Novel 15%, Thriller 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Psychological 11.2%
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 35.2%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Adventure 9.3%, Mystery 7.9%
One night, Lyu Xuan woke up soaked in blood, a mysterious black hole in the palm of her hand, and millions pouring out of that hole, like an unstoppable fountain of wealth. Still in shock, She has to evade the monsters that rushed to her and her new riches. A strange story begins in a gloomy city…
Why similar: Crime 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Thriller 14.2%, Cinematic 11.7%, Visual Novel 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 19.6%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Horror 10.4%, Psychological Horror 9%
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 29.2%, Crime 27.5%, Mystery 10.9%, Visual Novel 9.1%, Puzzle 8.6%
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 26.3%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Psychological 12.1%, Mystery 10.3%
"Curse of the Shadow" is a BL-themed horror visual novel. Cursed by a "ghost", protagonist Xu finds eerie dark shadows in every photo he takes.Once escaping reality, he’s forced by fate to face fears again.To uncover the curse’s truth, he and two friends embark on a terrifying, unknown journey.
Why similar: Word Game 30%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Thriller 12.6%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Psychological 7.9%
"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 42%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Crime 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Puzzle 7.7%
'UNCULT' is a Adventure where the protagonist, the daughter of a cult leader, suffers from amnesia after an accident in a fanatical pseudo-religious group. Now, she must piece together her obscured past, facing numerous challenges and uncovering the truth. Your decisions will shape her destiny.
Why similar: Crime 20%, Thriller 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Mystery 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.2%
A story about a beautiful river that hides deadly secrets beneath its calm surface.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.1%, Thriller 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Horror 9.9%, Psychological 9.2%
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 34.3%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Puzzle 7.6%, Stylized 5.9%
1990s: Windswept mining town Linshan, dependent on fading coal mines, worshipped a mountain god’s stele. After it cracked and oozed brown liquid, a strange illness spread. Lin Tianqing returned for his sick father, uneasy as the eerie town neared, having overheard whispers.
Why similar: Thriller 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Cinematic 11.6%, Mystery 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.7%
"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 33.6%, Interactive Fiction 26.7%, Thriller 10.2%, Psychological 10.1%, Emotional 5.3%
Strange things frequently happen in the apartment, such as the black shadow by the bed, the face behind the curtains, and the eccentric neighbor... This old apartment seems to be hiding some unknown secrets... Will you walk ignorantly into death or discover the truth and escape to safety?
Why similar: Word Game 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Thriller 16.9%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Mystery 11.5%
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 22.4%, Crime 18.9%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Psychological 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%
"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 39.8%, Interactive Fiction 24.8%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Hand-drawn 8.3%, Stylized 4.6%
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 22.8%, Thriller 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Mystery 9%
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 35.1%, Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Adventure 8.3%, Thriller 6.9%
"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 37.9%, Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Cinematic 11.1%, Adventure 6.7%
Virtual group - PLAVE doujin game, set against the backdrop of winter school ghost stories. Experience the Night Patrol Rules of the Seven Mysteries through the eyes of all five band members, uncovering the unsettling truth hidden behind the mystery through your investigation and choices.
Why similar: Word Game 49%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Puzzle 10.3%, Mystery 10.1%, Psychological Horror 8.9%
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 35.3%, Mystery 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Horror 10.2%, Puzzle 9.2%
Slava is an ordinary guy living in a shabby socket. Well, like living, existing. He has lost all his dreams, and now he has one task - not to live until dawn. But before that you need to write a will...
Why similar: Word Game 29.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Philosophical 11.3%, Hand-drawn 7.3%
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 35.1%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Psychological 9.5%, Adventure 5.2%
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 39.9%, Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Adventure 9%, Emotional 5.1%
