60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Detective, Story Rich, Visual Novel, Investigation.
"Stella: into the Shadow" is a dark mystical story. When Stella's friend disappears, her life transforms into a detective mystery. Working at a nightclub, forging new connections, and uncovering the city's secrets will force her to reevaluate everything: from those around her to her very self.
Обо: Шоу Теней
Байкал зовёт. Прошлое возвращается в форме теней, и Андрей должен решить - играть по чужим правилам или переписать сценарий судьбы.
The Apple Tree
The Apple Tree is an interactive story in the genre of a visual novel. Investigate a series of murders together with police Captain Christian Tyler and try not to fall into the trap of criminals!
Байкал зовёт. Прошлое возвращается в форме теней, и Андрей должен решить - играть по чужим правилам или переписать сценарий судьбы.
Why similar: Detective 15.6%, Investigation 13%, Noir 10.9%, Psychological 10.1%, Romance 9.8%
The Apple Tree is an interactive story in the genre of a visual novel. Investigate a series of murders together with police Captain Christian Tyler and try not to fall into the trap of criminals!
Why similar: Detective 18.2%, Psychological 15%, Investigation 12.5%, Romance 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.3%
A direct sequel to 'Cold Verdict'. Another group of people wake up in a strange abandoned location, trying to find a way out and understand why they were put there. What is the killer's endgame in all this? A short interactive story with choices.
Why similar: Detective 17.8%, Psychological 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Female Protagonist 8.2%
A very special challenge: people. Deal with the darkest parts of our modern day society in a story with elements of a film noir. Don't let the humorous dialogue or the seducing smile of a stranger fool you - your choices decide the fate of Jack Hayes, his partner and every other person!
Why similar: Investigation 18.5%, Noir 16%, Detective 15.9%, Psychological 12.3%, Romance 11.6%
A mansion drenched in heavy rain. Heirs gathered, each eyeing the family fortune. And you—who committed a murder in their midst. As a chain of killings begins, YORAM follows Irene Lindbergh, a murderer hiding her crime, as she searches for the truth buried deep within the estate.
Why similar: Detective 22.1%, Noir 20.9%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Investigation 14.9%, Drama 11.2%
"Scientific evidence, eyewitness testimony, and objective facts—when these align, the truth emerges. As my grandfather Holmes used to say: Whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."
Why similar: Detective 19.8%, Psychological 18.2%, Investigation 16.7%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Modern 9.7%
Siberian Way is a detective thriller novel. Follow the dark non-linear story and decide how it can end! For all fans of snowy Siberia, Murder on the Orient Express and twisted plots, seasoned with mysticism.
Why similar: Psychological 19.7%, Detective 18.5%, Investigation 16.2%, Visual Novel 14%, Dark 11%
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 20.5%, Psychological 17.8%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Romance 11.3%, Narration 7.5%
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，否则这里就会毁灭。”你将如何度过这七天？
Why similar: Detective 21.6%, Drama 14%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Female Protagonist 8.8%
An unknown actress takes a job at Uncle’s Motel to make ends meet. She’s running from trouble but peace is the last thing she’ll find here. A blend of cozy simulation, horror, and psychological depth, wrapped in a dark, noir-tinged atmosphere.
Why similar: Psychological 22.3%, Noir 20%, Investigation 16.9%, Drama 11.3%, Detective 9.1%
Your journalist friend went missing while investigating weird happenings in a mysterious hotel. You are the only one who can save her and uncover the truth before it’s too late. Are you up for the challenge?
Why similar: Detective 16.3%, Noir 14.9%, Investigation 13%, Romance 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.3%
In this detective horror visual novel, investigate a seabound anomaly. Explore areas of interest, uncover clues, and piece together evidence before time runs out — and before this mission becomes your last. Choose a side; don't look back.
Why similar: Detective 24.3%, Investigation 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Psychological 11.2%, Visual Novel 11.2%
A visual novel about a bunny girl, her boyfriend and a rabbit named Tonya
Why similar: Psychological 24.1%, Romance 19%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Drama 14.3%, Story Rich 11.2%
Can you trust your own mind? Immerse yourself in a psychological thriller of a new kind, playing with the limits between reality and fantasy. Freely inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s universe.
Why similar: Investigation 20.2%, Detective 17.1%, Psychological 13.9%, Drama 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%
A mysterious woman is sitting in front of you. Who is she? And who are you? And why are you both there? Case #1472 is mystery information digging interrogation thriller game where there are more things going on than what meets the eye, but are you able to unravel what has happened?
Why similar: Detective 16.3%, Investigation 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Psychological 13%, Visual Novel 11.9%
После неожиданной смерти студент Александр попадает в "Отделение 38", где бюрократия переплетается с мистикой. Раскройте тайны этого потустороннего мира и найдите ответы, которые изменят всё.
Why similar: Detective 21.4%, Investigation 19.3%, Romance 14.2%, Visual Novel 13%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%
Every story ever written has an alternate world that coexists with ours. When a large number of parallel universes are suddenly destroyed, Billie Beetleneck sets off on his hardest case yet in this interactive visual novel.
Why similar: Detective 22.3%, Investigation 19.9%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Narration 9.7%
Step into the shoes of detective Hank and his sidekick Gwen. This time on a top secret mission in an exotic Mediterranean-like country to uncover an illegal drug trade, but also to use this opportunity to enjoy themselves and perhaps even to savour romantic moments.
Why similar: Detective 21.2%, Romance 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Investigation 13%, Drama 11.6%
After being cursed to never leave, Ember must eat all of the food she can in order to find the one that will break the curse!
Why similar: Investigation 15.8%, Detective 12.7%, Romance 12.6%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%
In a world where the fae-touched fall prey to a sinister killer, only a Faeologist can uncover the truth. A dark academia murder mystery visual novel with supernatural cases, interactive investigation, romanceable characters, and multiple endings, set in the roaring 1920s New York.
Why similar: Detective 19.9%, Investigation 15.8%, Noir 14.9%, Romance 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.8%
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 21.4%, Detective 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Female Protagonist 8.7%
An EROTIC POINT & CLICK ADVENTURE inspired by the classic detective games of the 90s. Explore, investigate, and form intimate relationships as you uncover the truth behind a town's dark secret.
Why similar: Detective 16.9%, Investigation 15.9%, Psychological 13.9%, Romance 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%
In the romantic visual novel Arts & Hearts Academy, immerse yourself in a world of mysteries, art scandals, and love! A student girl dreams of winning a prestigious architecture competition and finding love. Little does she know, a cunning criminal has already set their traps.
Why similar: Detective 21.1%, Drama 11%, Visual Novel 11%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Romance 9.7%
In Kayotica, you play as April—a clever but manipulative student caught in a web of friendship, rivalry, and dark crimes. What begins as ordinary campus life quickly turns into a mystery of betrayal, hidden truths, and a shocking murder. Can you solve the mystery, or will you become the next victim?
Why similar: Detective 16.9%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Investigation 13.1%, Psychological 11.6%, Drama 10.1%
A semi-autobiographical horror visual novel about unhealthy relationships. Can you help Alsie save her relationship from ruin?
Why similar: Psychological 16.7%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Drama 11.2%, Romance 10.4%
Mind Scraper is a story-driven graphic adventure. Play as Robert and dive into dying minds—built from unresolved regrets—to explore memories and learn why those choices were made.
Why similar: Psychological 16.7%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Detective 13%, Narration 10.3%
A powerless, FAKE therapist facing raw truth. Balance financial pressure and patients' collapse in this narrative RPG. Use speechcraft and the "Mind Reading Spell" to dive into minds and shatter cognitive dissonance. Are lies your weapon... or redemption?
Why similar: Detective 18.6%, Psychological 18.6%, Investigation 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Visual Novel 10%
Within this fully voice-acted Visual Novel, meet Elliot, and the vortex of conflicting truths he has become trapped in. Reach each ending to discover reality for yourself.
Why similar: Psychological 25.7%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Drama 16.9%, Narration 9.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%
A narrative puzzle-thriller that blurs the lines between games and books, reality and fiction, puzzles and storytelling.
Why similar: Detective 19.9%, Investigation 17.4%, Noir 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%, Visual Novel 9.2%
Investigate the murder of Evie Roots. Save the town from disaster. Learn the history of the Great Houses. Immerse yourself in the centuries-old history of Pineford.
Why similar: Detective 19.9%, Investigation 15.7%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Psychological 12.2%, Drama 7.9%
Embody a displaced therapist in a futuristic refugee camp. Discover the life in the camp and share your everyday life alongside people with heavy pasts. Use logic and your therapeutic skills to solve mysteries threatening both your survival and the camp.
Why similar: Detective 16.9%, Psychological 14.6%, Investigation 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.7%
Synthetic Dreams: Falling is a science-fiction visual novel about human feelings, friendship, love and memories.
Why similar: Psychological 18.6%, Investigation 18.4%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Romance 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%
Through a narrative based on Red Ribbon’s new album “Planet X”, experience a broken-heart girl’s journey through thoughts, daydreams and music.
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Romance 12.1%, Narration 11.7%, Psychological 11.2%
This is a detective game where you play as a middle-aged inspector searching for a terrifying serial killer in an isolated village. However, as a player, if you uncover the killer’s motives, you might consider whether to cooperate with them to achieve their goal of "killing THE time."
Why similar: Detective 18.8%, Investigation 14.2%, Drama 11.7%, Noir 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Detective 24.5%, Investigation 21.5%, Noir 20.5%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%
Faced with evil... would you pull the trigger? Tyrania Enforcers is a text-based visual novel featuring interactive mini-games and hand-drawn animations tied into its narrative. The story explores the ideals of Justice in a world on the brink of conflict.
Why similar: Psychological 17.3%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Drama 12.8%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Text-Based 9.9%
Occultus: Daughter of Darkness is a noir-inspired visual novel detective story with supernatural elements.
Why similar: Detective 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Drama 12.1%, Romance 11%
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: Detective 19.9%, Investigation 17.8%, Noir 15.8%, Romance 13.1%, Visual Novel 11.6%
A short, dark visual novel set in the UK about a young autistic girl's destructive obsession with her older brother.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.5%, Drama 13.8%, Psychological 13%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Dark 11%
A horror and exploration adventure that tells the story of Blanche, who was found alone in the gardens of Launderley, in front of a pile of twenty-nine corpses.
Why similar: Detective 21.2%, Investigation 19.9%, Drama 12.6%, Dark 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.6%
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 22.2%, Investigation 19.3%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Noir 13.5%, Drama 10.1%
Command your minions to solve mysteries and cover up scandals in a high-class boarding school, where the competition is cut-throat and image is everything. But be careful - one of your minions is a traitor.
Why similar: Detective 22.5%, Noir 17.4%, Investigation 15.2%, Romance 12.6%, Female Protagonist 9.3%
Simple visual novel in which you play as a young upperclass woman preparing for her debut before the Queen and her royal relatives. All of your decisions lead to one of four very different endings. Who will you become? The jewel of the season or the outcast, never again mentioned by your family?
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Psychological 12.4%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Narration 9.9%
《迷渡桥》是一款水墨风格的国风悬疑推理游戏，你将扮演牵涉谋逆的罪臣后人宁不移，背负着家族十年的冤屈，在弥留之际踏上迷渡桥，换一个查明真相的机会。调查一桩桩离奇命案，窥见朝堂内的暗流涌动。当迷雾散尽，揭开深埋于王朝的骇人秘密......
Why similar: Detective 27%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Drama 13%, Investigation 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%
This is a short visual novel that immerses the player in the inner world of the main character, who suffers from social anxiety and is afraid even of a simple phone call. Experience with her the anxiety, procrastination, and constant struggle with herself.
Why similar: Psychological 25.5%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Drama 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Narration 6.8%
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 18.5%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Drama 12.2%, Female Protagonist 11%
Follow the story of Blanca Silverurn—a strix entangled in a murder mystery. Explore the Grimstrand campus and learn about its unique magic. Delve into the secrets of students and faculty members. Affect their relationships, including a spicy romance between Blanca and her enigmatic mentor.
Why similar: Investigation 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Detective 12.5%, Romance 12.2%, Psychological 10.8%
An original visual novel about the dark secrets of a Soviet asylum, inspired by real events. Here, you do not control the story — you watch as it slowly breaks the main character… and you along with him.
Why similar: Detective 20.7%, Noir 19.6%, Visual Novel 14%, Investigation 12.5%, Text-Based 9.1%
A folk noir detective horror game. An old time detective trying to find out the truth behind a missing girl in a mysterious place.
Why similar: Detective 20.3%, Noir 18.4%, Investigation 17.5%, Psychological 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%
Runaways is a top-down visual novel about two lost teens on the run, escaping abuse and searching for a new beginning in the quiet depths of the unforgiving city night.
Why similar: Drama 18.7%, Dark 15.8%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Narration 10.2%
You wake up on a red chair in the waiting room of a closed psychiatric hospital. You know this place. Clothes that aren't yours. A file with your name you don't remember reading. Your heartbeat rises. The memories come back. Not all of them want to be remembered. St. Mary's, 1985.
Why similar: Investigation 21.3%, Psychological 19.7%, Drama 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Narration 11.6%
🔪 Perseverance: Part 2 is a 2nd installment in the horror/crime thriller visual novel series. Play as Karen, a calculated assassin on the prowl for her next target, and witness the gripping story of secrets, passion, and violence. 🔪
Why similar: Investigation 16.7%, Detective 16.6%, Drama 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Psychological 11.9%
The camera doesn’t lie, but the truth isn’t always obvious. Photograph traces, gather evidence, link clues on the board, search police databases for key info, and identify the culprit and the next attack site. Each case is a standalone mystery waiting to be solved.
Why similar: Detective 22.7%, Investigation 21.8%, Psychological 19%, Noir 15%, Narration 9.7%
Reflections in Amber is a mystical detective visual novel. Investigate a mysterious death in a remote village alongside Detective Redbreast, who battles the weight of depression. Use an old supernatural camera to uncover hidden paths. Shape the course of the story with your choices!
Why similar: Detective 16.8%, Noir 15.9%, Visual Novel 12%, Investigation 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%
Hauma is a deduction visual novel set in Munich. Discover a conspiracy amongst the upper echelons of society alongside former detective Judith, while visiting real locations in a comic-inspired look.
Why similar: Detective 20.2%, Investigation 16.3%, Noir 15.1%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%
An idol trainee vanishes without a trace. When police investigators hit a dead end, you're dragged into a crime that gets progressively darker as you uncover the truth. Play as a detective, solve logic puzzles, and shape your relationships in this VN inspired by Danganronpa & Famicom Detective Club.
Why similar: Detective 20.1%, Investigation 16.7%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Psychological 10.5%, Romance 9.7%
This is a game where you work as a spy, looking through sexy surveillance photos to identify Red Hat agents. Get close to your boss, get her to send you lewd selfies, & uncover a sexy spy mystery.
Why similar: Noir 21.6%, Romance 14.2%, Investigation 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Female Protagonist 9.9%
A visual novel with mild choice-based progression. In this prologue story, follow an inquisitve college student into the depths of deceptive corporate lab: Moniker Innovation. Begin to unravel a mystery larger than the young journalist looking for answers and even this game itself.
Why similar: Noir 24.2%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Dark 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Detective 11.1%
