60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Mystery, Story Rich, Detective, Adventure.
Staffer Reborn is a game of supernatural abilities and logical deduction set in 1960s America. It tells the story of a man trapped in a cycle of death and resurrection caused by his supernatural ability and the investigator who was recruited to help.
Staffer Case: A Supernatural Mystery Adventure
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!
PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
How far would you go to bring someone back from the dead? Discover the depths that some will go to in this horror-adventure game.
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 17.4%, Gothic 11.3% ★, Crime 11.2%, Text-Based 10%, Cartoon 8%
How far would you go to bring someone back from the dead? Discover the depths that some will go to in this horror-adventure game.
Why similar: Text-Based 22.1%, Visual Novel 19.4%, 1980s 16.1%, Mystery 14.2%, Anime 13.4%
A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.
Why similar: Detective 32.2%, Investigation 23.8%, Mystery 17.6%, Noir 8.3%, Puzzle 7.6%
An anime-inspired supernatural detective game. Uncover the identities and powers of your adversaries using a conspiracy board full of evidence.
Why similar: Detective 19.7%, Investigation 19.2%, Lore-Rich 14.6%, Mystery 9.9%, Visual Novel 9.2%
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 18.8%, Noir 16.4%, Investigation 10.8%, Mystery 10.1%, Visual Novel 9.6%
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 19.9%, Detective 18.1%, Text-Based 17.4%, Mystery 15.3%, Story Rich 9.4%
Mohism: Battle of Words is a detective game set in the world of wuxia. The game follows Zhang Xiaochen, investigates unsolved cases and comes into his own as a hero. He must rely on his wits and razor-sharp tongue to best his opponents, find the culprit and ensure justice prevails!
Why similar: Detective 20.6%, Investigation 18%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Crime 13.4%, Mystery 10.3%
"Murders on Yangtze River" is an Ace Attorney-like detective game that takes you on a journey through early 20th century China as you solve a series of intriguing cases. Use your logical reasoning and deduction skills to uncover clues, interrogate suspects, and solve the mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 29.3%, Investigation 16.4%, Lore-Rich 10.7%, Mystery 10.4%, Story Rich 8.9%
The Rewinder is an adventure puzzle game based on Chinese mythology. You play as Yun, the last known Rewinder, who can communicate with spirits and explore other people's memories to alter the past.
Why similar: Detective 34.8%, Mystery 22.2%, Lore-Rich 14.7%, Story Rich 10.7%, Puzzle 9.4%
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 22.4%, Investigation 18.6%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Mystery 13.6%, Text-Based 11.3%
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 27.4%, Mystery 21.8%, Detective 20.5%, Adventure 11.8%, Anime 11.4%
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 23.5%, Crime 19%, Mystery 12.9%, Text-Based 11.6%, Investigation 11.5%
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 26.5%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Anime 13%, Mystery 12.1%, Story Rich 11.9%
2000年，山城市新闻频道的电视画面莫名跳出一则旧广告，而广告的代言人是已经去世的特异功能少年——三眼神童。有传闻三眼神童的亡魂劫持了电视信号。 调查局受命展开调查。随着调查的深入，一个藏在黑暗处的犯罪团伙逐渐浮出水面。
Why similar: Mystery 19.9%, Detective 15.7%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Crime 11.1%, Emotional 10.9%
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 22.8%, Crime 17.3%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Mystery 13.3%, Text-Based 11%
Escape a time loop as an overworked office employee by solving cryptic puzzles with alternate reality game elements.
Why similar: Detective 29.3%, Investigation 18.9%, Cartoony 13.7%, Anime 11.5%, Story Rich 9.4%
A BL/yaoi mystery visual novel that follows a man named Sebastian as he’s forced into a game of life-or-death, alongside three strangers. Who put him there, and more importantly… who can he trust?
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.9%, Mystery 23.4%, Anime 18.8%, Text-Based 18.2%, Story Rich 12.8%
Detective Reiji Tokisaka is back to face down a mystery that spans decades, if not centuries. With the aftermath of his last case weighing on his soul and a long-silent cult resurgent, can he solve the crime—or will it become his curse?
Why similar: Noir 18.9%, Investigation 16.9%, Detective 16.7%, Crime 11.3%, Text-Based 10.3%
Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.
Why similar: Investigation 27.2%, Mystery 19%, Story Rich 11%, Lore-Rich 9.7%, Exploration 9.1%
A mysterious woman comes back from the dead, and the dusty past surfaces. Between a gloomy student girl and a glamorous ex-girlfriend, the clues are intertwined, who is the mastermind behind the scene? Play as a detective heroine in 1935 London, embark on a journey of love and growth.
Why similar: Detective 14.1%, Investigation 12.5%, Crime 12.4%, Visual Novel 11%, Mystery 10.6%
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Detective 20.4%, Investigation 19.6%, Crime 14.9%, Visual Novel 11%, Mystery 9.5%
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 18.8%, Investigation 14.2%, Lore-Rich 13.9%, Crime 13.4%, Visual Novel 10.8%
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: Detective 21%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Lore-Rich 15.8%, Emotional 13.4%, Mystery 13%
A Pulp Adventure Thriller - A murdered drifter awakens. Alive again, seconds before his death. Hunted and haunted, help him untangle a mad web of conspiracy in this fast-paced point 'n click thrill-ride.
Why similar: Noir 33.7%, Investigation 32.6%, Mystery 17.1%, Story Rich 12%, Adventure 4.6%
Detective Grimoire has been called to investigate a murder. The owner of a small tourist attraction, seemingly killed by the mythical creature his attraction is based around... Explore the area, inspect the crime scene, grill suspects, solve puzzles, hunt for clues & uncover the secret of the swamp!
Why similar: Detective 22.5%, Investigation 16.2%, Crime 15.6%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Mystery 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%, Detective 16.1%, Text-Based 14.9%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Emotional 7.7%
失意青年刘在机缘巧合下得到了一份离奇的工作，在命运齿轮的推动下，结识了几名性格各异的少女。忽然有一天祸从天降，他卷入了一起绑架案，并被迫参与一场事关生死的游戏。在求生的同时，他不得不重新审视过去生活寻求蛛丝马迹，那看似平静的生活实则早已暗流涌动……
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.2%, Adventure 28%, Mystery 23%, Story Rich 18.8%
Follow Detective Butler and his sidekick Gilligan as they solve a locked-room murder during a haunted cruise ship's maiden voyage. Can you solve the mystery before Detective Butler reveals the answer?
Why similar: Detective 17.8%, Investigation 17.2%, Text-Based 14.6%, Crime 13.4%, Visual Novel 10.8%
An eternally snowbound town. An inescapable time loop. A group of travelers trapped between memory and truth…You will embody Mo Shi, the amnesiac protagonist, stepping into this enigmatic town known as the "Singularity" , partner with the protagonist to solve murder cases and expose the killer.
Why similar: Detective 26.9%, Investigation 19.9%, Mystery 14.7%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Story Rich 9.1%
古风悬疑推理AVG《再见断刀》——在与世隔绝的山庄之中，接二连三地发生了骇人命案。只有通过细致入微的调查，抽丝剥茧的推理，才能定一个是非清白，还一个天理公道。 然而，在逐渐浮出水面的真相之下，似乎还有暗流涌动……
Why similar: Detective 23%, Investigation 14.7%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Emotional 12.2%, Mystery 11.9%
Train of Afterlife is a mystery, psychological, horror Visual Novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.3%, Anime 20.3%, Mystery 12.8%, Adventure 12.8%, Story Rich 7.8%
A bonkers time-loop tragicomedy murder mystery thriller featuring multiple casualties and a suspicious cat, from the creator of To the Moon & Finding Paradise.
Why similar: Emotional 38.6%, Mystery 27.4%, Story Rich 23.1%, Adventure 10.9%
Scarlet Scarf is a visual novel inspired by the legend of Plague Maiden. Dive into the dark mysteries of a dying city with the fate of Sanator Richard Murdock in your hands. Perhaps it's not too late to stop the on-going calamity...
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.4%, Dark Fantasy 14.5%, Lore-Rich 13.9%, Emotional 11.5%, Text-Based 11.3%
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: Noir 18.8%, Investigation 16.5%, Detective 16.4%, Crime 13.5%, Mystery 9.4%
A wild tale of love, death, chickens, and redemption! Chicken Police is a buddy-cop noir adventure with a carefully crafted world, a gritty story, and absurd humor. The game mixes classic adventure games with visual novel-style storytelling, presented in a beak-droppingly unique art style.
Why similar: Noir 28.4%, Detective 22.7%, Crime 18.8%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Story Rich 8.1%
Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective.
Why similar: Detective 37.6%, Mystery 18.2%, Story Rich 12.8%, 1980s 9.6%, Cartoony 9.1%
An incremental RPG where you reincarnate through lifetimes, mastering professions, unlocking skills, and exploring mystical realms.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 39.8%, Story Rich 21.8%, Management 18.8%, Adventure 10.3%, Anime 9.3%
A private investigator, tracking a missing person, uncovers a conspiracy between humans and androids and a secret that could change everything. Neon Hearts City is a retro point-and-click adventure that thrusts you into a grungy cyberpunk city of the future.
Why similar: Investigation 23.9%, Detective 23.9%, Crime 16.4%, Exploration 8.2%, Mystery 8%
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: Investigation 25.6%, Detective 25.2%, Mystery 14.7%, Crime 14.4%, Story Rich 7.5%
A Werewolf game-style social deduction adventure where you play as the landlord of an apartment and try to uncover the Yokai hiding among your residents. Not just a mystery adventure, this is a heart-warming tale of character growth.
Why similar: Detective 21.1%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Mystery 14.9%, Emotional 14.2%, Cartoon 14.1%
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 22.4%, Lore-Rich 19.5%, Text-Based 16.1%, Visual Novel 15%, Mystery 13.5%
Love, Internet, and Murder Magic is a Roguelike game. You will role-play an agent of a streamer who died because of a murder. You are trying to "bring her back" through AI technology on the Internet, making her the unique creation of the Internet.
Why similar: Anime 23.3%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Management 17.4%, Mystery 14.6%, Story Rich 14.1%
a side-scrolling, story-driven text adventure game in pixel art. The story is set in 2079, when a Replicant awakens in a lab facility amidst a life-or-death situation. The replicant aid agency tries to rescue him but fails. In the process they stumble on the real secret of the Replicant project...
Why similar: Text-Based 16.5%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Lore-Rich 15%, Mystery 14.9%, Anime 13.7%
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: Gothic 33% ★, Visual Novel 21.3%, Mystery 16.8%, Anime 12.1%, Story Rich 12%
Step into a dark world where cyberdemons haunt humankind. When mutilated bodies start appearing all over this sleepy town in the Mississippi inaka, Sawyer, ex-AGENCY operative; now unemployed shut-in, must exorcise the demon perpetrator in this story-rich, PC-98 style adventure game.
Why similar: Detective 37.5%, Visual Novel 24.7%, Anime 15.1%, Story Rich 14.6%, Adventure 8.2%
Soulflow is a 2.5D fantasy-detective game that offers a unique experience with its graphic style. In this story-based role play game, players must gather information from others during the day and try to solve the murders in the neighborhood to stay free.
Why similar: Investigation 28.9%, Detective 28.5%, Crime 14.6%, Mystery 11.5%, Story Rich 10.7%
Play as Tristan and solve puzzles to recover human consciousnesses in the year 2071. Investigate environments, uncover secrets, and make choices that affect the ending. Explore a neon-noir world with a low poly aesthetic inspired by the 90s.
Why similar: Noir 29.9%, Text-Based 15.8%, Investigation 14.9%, Detective 13.9%, Story Rich 9.1%
John Yesterday becomes immortal following an occult ritual. However, not everything goes to plan. He and his girlfriend Pauline must embark on an investigation to try to reproduce the immortality ritual. But his former acquaintances have other plans for him...
Threefold Recital is set in an oriental fantasy world where the metropolis of Bluescales faces turmoil after a long golden age. The mix of magic, modern, and ancient technologies challenges governance, while tensions between humans, beastlings, and dragons grow. In the shadows, a crisis looms...
Why similar: Detective 24.8%, Lore-Rich 18.6%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Mystery 13.5%, Cartoony 12.1%
The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery, set in 1897 Ireland, where you investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Deane in a remote hotel full of secrets and other-worldly occurrences.
Why similar: Noir 26.3%, Detective 23.9%, Investigation 20.8%, Mystery 12.1%, Story Rich 7.5%
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 14.5%, Text-Based 12.1%, Investigation 12%, Crime 11.7%, Visual Novel 9.4%
Yuma, an amnesiac detective-in-training, and Shinigami, the spirit haunting him, tackle unsolved mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 31.2%, Anime 14.8%, Mystery 12.6%, Exploration 11.2%, Story Rich 10.3%
A mysterious murder has shocked the inner city, and as the lead detective, it is your job to catch the real killer. Armed with words and wits, you uncover the secrets and capture the murderer, and make sure justice will be served.
Why similar: Investigation 25.4%, Detective 22.5%, Text-Based 14.9%, Mystery 11.7%, Noir 7.9%
Mysterious deaths. Dreams that are reality, and reality that is a dream. Will Noah be able to move forward and solve the mystery—or will he give in to the demons of his past? A story-rich BL mystery visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.9%, Emotional 17.8%, Mystery 17%, Lore-Rich 16.6%, Anime 12.7%
NORCO is a dialogue-focused point & click adventure that immerses the player in the sinking suburbs and industrial swamplands of an increasingly surreal and distorted South Louisiana.
Why similar: Noir 28.4%, Investigation 22.9%, Gothic 21.5% ★, Mystery 14.2%, Story Rich 9.3%
Dragon Maiden is a 2D pixel-art mystery adventure. As Wang Xie, you’re trapped in a time loop on the day of the Mountain God Ceremony. Relive the 22 hours before midnight, uncover the truth behind the village’s destruction, and break free from the cycle.
Why similar: Detective 22.5%, Mystery 20.5%, Lore-Rich 14.3%, Text-Based 12.8%, Adventure 10.2%
A short visual novel where a private investigator gets reeled into a murky mystery, entangled in lies, secrets, and a family curse.
Why similar: Text-Based 21.7%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Mystery 16.2%, Detective 11.2%, Noir 10.7%
In 1947, hard-boiled private eye Ben O'Hara is searching for a missing girl in an abandoned hotel. Investigate room by room, piece together clues, and give the living dead lead poisoning in this noir horror. Can you push through your fear and discover what became of her?
Why similar: Noir 32.6%, Detective 23.6%, Investigation 16.3%, Anime 12.1%, Story Rich 8.1%
Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.
Why similar: Detective 23.1%, Investigation 17.1%, Text-Based 15.7%, Mystery 12.1%, Visual Novel 9.8%
You will play as a Trainee Death, harvesting Souls to pay off your debt. Random choice events offer you various options: Lie in bed and slack off since the debt is endless anyway, Or follow your senior to earn some extra Souls, collecting outfits to switch up your style.
Why similar: Gothic 25.9% ★, Cartoon 22.9%, Cartoony 16%, Dark Fantasy 13.3%, Detective 12.9%
