60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Mystery, Interactive Fiction, Supernatural.
A linear paranormal mystery visual novel driven by dynamic text presentation. As timid but earnest rookie Mao-Rabbit, explore a mall after closing, rescue a customer the night guard cannot see, and uncover the anomaly rules already at work. No branches or bad endings.
The Fox Vanishes: The Mystery of Mistveil
Writer Wang Ran ventures into the isolated Mistveil Village in search of a missing girl. There, an ancient rite — the Rite of Sui-Banishing — is being held. Amid the mist, villagers die one by one, and everyone hides secrets of their own. Who can you trust?
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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.
Writer Wang Ran ventures into the isolated Mistveil Village in search of a missing girl. There, an ancient rite — the Rite of Sui-Banishing — is being held. Amid the mist, villagers die one by one, and everyone hides secrets of their own. Who can you trust?
Why similar: Word Game 21.6%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Mystery 14.8%, Dialogue Heavy 13.8%, Supernatural 10.3%
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 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Text-Based 11%, Supernatural 7.9%
Alone and lost for falling asleep on the first day of school, the only option left for Tsuki Ito is to trust a peculiar-looking girl with a radiant presence. Follow this story of romance and suspense inspired by the classic tale of "Little Red Riding Hood."
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Mystery 10.1%, Supernatural 9.4%
You went to the desert to rest. You crushed a worm. Now it talks to you in dreams.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Dialogue Heavy 15.6%, Supernatural 12.8%, Mystery 11.5%
Earth Wander - CHABU - is a light sci-fi visual novel with elements of mystery. A lone boy meets a girl from outer space. On Earth, now teeming with aliens, they embark on a bizarre and wondrous adventure.
Why similar: Word Game 26.9%, Interactive Fiction 24.2%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Dialogue Heavy 11.5%, Mystery 10.2%
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: Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Text-Based 13.4%, Supernatural 12%, Mystery 11.6%
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 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Supernatural 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Mystery 12.1%
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 24.1%, Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Supernatural 9.3%, Mystery 8.8%
In April, when cherry blossoms flutter through the air, a gruesome discovery is made—a blood-soaked corpse in a quiet town.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.4%, Word Game 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Mystery 12.7%, Text-Based 10.2%
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: Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Word Game 17.3%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Text-Based 9.6%, Mystery 9.1%
《是谁偷走了我的人生？》是一部发生在虚构自由城市“伯利蒂尔”的中长篇青春群像视觉小说。玩家将跟随社会学新生荆千和，在高校城中结识孔澄洸、池迟望等人，并通过轻量互动，逐渐走近她们各自隐藏的过去与困境。 “我，荆千和，失去了初中三年的记忆。” 来到伯利蒂尔后，她拥有了新的朋友与珍贵的日常，遗失的青春似乎正一点点重新生长。直到那个少年平静地说： “记住我，然后，去改变。” 当被掩埋的真相浮出水面，那些曾经失去的、渴望的，以及无法改变的过去，又将把她们带向怎样的未来？ 愿你走完这段旅程时，也能重新找到属于自己的人生。
Why similar: Word Game 26.9%, Interactive Fiction 25.5%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Dialogue Heavy 13.8%, Mystery 6.9%
In the infamous haunted building "Changrong Tower," security guard Li Cheng has come to understand the true nature of ghosts and their purposes. This time, he embarks on another adventure to help vengeful spirits, driven by a desire to uphold his deepest values.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.1%, Supernatural 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Mystery 12.1%, Dialogue Heavy 9.1%
A visual novel about a man who discovers the existence of another dimension hidden in dreams. Explore and learn the rules of a new reality, meet fellow dreamwalkers and solve the mystery of a disaster in the past. Make decisions, build relationships and strive to reach the best ending!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.4%, Visual Novel 28.9%, Supernatural 13.3%, Mystery 12.6%, Story Rich 9.3%
A story-driven psychological horror that chases the truth behind Rachel's death. As you follow scattered memories, you slowly come face to face with the reality of the tragedy. Blaming someone is easy. But answering what truly killed her is not.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21%, Dialogue Heavy 16.9%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Mystery 15.9%, Supernatural 13.4%
Lana and Shawn learn that their new home might have been a bargain for a reason. A spooky old estate, priced at a discount and filled with antiques. Anyone would jump at the chance to buy it… but, then, why has it been empty for so long?
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.4%, Supernatural 18.3%, Horror 11.4%, Mystery 11%, Story Rich 9.1%
Ziqing Xu, a young girl from Spring City. Her father mysteriously disappeared soon after. During a strange turn of events, she suddenly gains the ability to see into the supernatural realm—the so-called "Yin Yan." Will she be able to uncover the truth?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21%, Word Game 19.3%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Mystery 14.4%, Supernatural 11.6%
In the summer of 1990, you return to the secluded mountain village of Iwao as your grandfather falls critically ill. The village shrine is said to seal the yokai "Tsuchigumo." As the "Mushi Okuri Festival" nears, its ritual flames may awaken a thousand-year-old curse…
Why similar: Word Game 17.5%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Supernatural 15.1%, Mystery 14.4%
"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 25.7%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Dialogue Heavy 13.3%, Mystery 8.8%
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: Visual Novel 22.9%, Mystery 17%, Supernatural 16%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Text-Based 7.9%
《泣魂》是一款视觉小说游戏。玩家在当中扮演主角并选择正确的路线，确保自己和朋友的安全，游戏有多种结局，由你的选择决定。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Dialogue Heavy 15.7%, Word Game 14.6%, Mystery 13.5%
Tired of the daily grind? Become the puppet master in this office survival sim! Guide your employee in the art of slacking off, avoid the boss's watchful eye, and test the limits under their nose. Can you help them 'survive' without getting fired?
Why similar: Word Game 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Dialogue Heavy 17.5%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Text-Based 9.7%
Mothmen 1966 is a 'Pixel Pulp' - a visual novel fusing exceptional writing and stunning illustration, inspired by mid-20th century pulp fiction and 80s home computer graphics - set amongst the strange occurrences of the Leonid meteor shower of 1966.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Visual Novel 14%, Supernatural 12.2%, Mystery 9.3%
A total-immersion kinetic novel: boot up a PC running Prisma OS and descend into the psyche of a broken protagonist as 2001 Argentina collapses in the background. Late-night chats, obsession, music, and raw Y2K bleakness — all the way to a point of no return.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Dialogue Heavy 22%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Text-Based 10.7%, Story Rich 7.5%
Something is growing on your hand. You see the Doctor. Things get weird.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Supernatural 13.6%, Dialogue Heavy 12.5%, Mystery 12%
Mental pain will never disappear, it will forever torment the soul of the protagonist. Who is he? How did he end up here? Why do dead people appear before him? Who is this girl with bandaged eyes? Eternal Pain: Epiphany is the story of the insight of a person who finds himself in purgatory.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.2%, Visual Novel 23.8%, Dialogue Heavy 15.1%, Horror 10.1%, Text-Based 9%
A psychological horror visual novel set in a neon-lit motel. Work the night shift, build relationships with the unusual staff, make choices, and investigate increasingly strange events as the line between memory and reality begins to blur.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Dialogue Heavy 15.5%, Mystery 14.3%, Horror 9.4%
Terms of Service is a short first-person psychological horror game where you answer 100 increasingly invasive Yes/No questions at an old CRT terminal. As the form becomes more cursed, disturbing memories bleed through the screen, the CRT deteriorates, and the agreement starts to feel less voluntary.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Dialogue Heavy 19.9%, Mystery 14.5%, Text-Based 11.8%, Horror 10.1%
You wake up in an empty forest in Ohio. A voice calls you. Says you're friends. Says you need to get out. But the signal keeps breaking, and so does your memory. Your friend will guide you from a distance, but he can't save you. Escape the creatures in the dark and find your friend.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 26.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Mystery 15.1%, Supernatural 12.1%, Horror 7.3%
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 25%, Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Text-Based 9.8%, Mystery 7.6%
A mysterious interface connects you to a troubled girl from an Eastern fantasy realm. Receive her words and visions instantly. Guide her choices through conscious labyrinths as your fates intertwine.
Why similar: Word Game 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Dialogue Heavy 16.9%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Text-Based 8.8%
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 25.6%, Supernatural 14.3%, Mystery 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Horror 9.7%
On a rainy night, three ghost stories are told in an old-fashioned café. As a writer for an occult magazine, you listen to three people recount their experiences. A psychological horror visual novel that slowly builds a sense of dread—Kyofu Yawa: Second Night.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.5%, Interactive Fiction 23.1%, Horror 11%, Text-Based 11%, Mystery 8.3%
You arrive in a small village as a fortune-teller who reads the future in tea leaves. But an apocalyptic vision leads you to question its tranquillity. What if you had a part to play in this? Ready your cups and tea leaves, as the future of this village will be shaped by four unusual visitors.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Mystery 13.6%, Text-Based 9.9%
Take a look—watch how the “me” in the game is shaped by your choices, pushing the story forward step by step until the truth of this game (this world) is finally revealed.
Why similar: Word Game 24.6%, Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Dialogue Heavy 13.8%, Text-Based 12.2%
Tails Noir Preludes is a post-noir narrative adventure with branching choices. It is an intertwined series of vignettes about change, circumstance, and consequence. Guide four characters through formative moments in their lives in a dystopian Vancouver inhabited by anthropomorphic animals.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 27.6%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Supernatural 8.3%, Mystery 7.6%
A short interactive novel. There is no "truth" in this game. This is not an armchair detective story—it is simply about a girl in a stall. You will advise the protagonist, determine how she perceives everything around her, and witness her ending.
Why similar: Word Game 25.9%, Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Dialogue Heavy 12.7%, Text-Based 8.9%
Walk through a broken game with Yoka in this psychological horror visual novel. Move dialogue windows, peer through fragmented images, and read records no one answers. What you touch, preserve, or leave behind shapes your conversations and leads to six endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Dialogue Heavy 17.6%, Text-Based 11%, Mystery 10.2%
"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 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Mystery 12.1%, Text-Based 11%
"Derealization" is a visual novel that combines Japanese campus youth, suspenseful loops, and supernatural combat. The main characters in this work are voiced by professional Japanese actors. Inserting original animation clips into the climactic scenes greatly enhances the impact of the plot.
Why similar: Word Game 30.4%, Interactive Fiction 29%, Visual Novel 20%, Dialogue Heavy 13.5%, Story Rich 5.2%
A sound, a flash, a portal… A pirate emerges, bringing a deadly threat. Five friends stand before him, and one of them is the target. But which one? Even they don't know.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.5%, Text-Based 16.6%, Mystery 14.4%, Dialogue Heavy 10.6%, Supernatural 10.4%
A word game, does not support the handle, the operation is the mouse and keyboard space. It can be said that it is very simple. The theme of obsessive-compulsive disorder and psychosis is a large text dialogue, which is more depressing. Please be careful if you don't like it.
Why similar: Word Game 22.2%, Dialogue Heavy 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Text-Based 12.3%
: 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: Visual Novel 23%, Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Supernatural 13.3%, Word Game 12.2%, Horror 10.4%
Whisperstring is an 80s inspired text adventure game that takes place inside a “chat room”. You’re connected to Adam, a "jock" with a severe fear of strings, who seems to have been the victim of a supernatural kidnapping. Will you be able to help him escape?
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Text-Based 11.5%, Mystery 11.2%
N.E.R.D is a story-driven escape room puzzle game, brought to life as a gripping interactive movie. Inspired by cult classic thrillers, this is an experience that will pull you in - and won’t let go. Dark, intense, and deeply unsettling, every moment pushes you further into the unknown.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.5%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Dialogue Heavy 13.4%, Mystery 10.6%, Thriller 6.5%
"The Seafloor" is a narrative game about depression. Play as River for seven days. Your choices shape her emotions and story. Experience her inner world and daily life through interactions. An invitation to understand, not to cure.
Why similar: Word Game 27.7%, Interactive Fiction 24.8%, Visual Novel 23.9%, Dialogue Heavy 10.4%, Text-Based 7.4%
"Way back home" is a 2D horizontal board horror puzzle game. It takes the Republic of China period from 1905 to 1926 as the background of the times. With a large number of exquisite original paintings, rich playing methods, excellent music and dubbing, delicate script and narrative game style, it creates a strong historical...
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 18.7%, Supernatural 15.2%, Mystery 14.2%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Horror 10.8%
You wake up shackled to a bamboo stalk in an unfamiliar forest. In the distance, something seems to be moving through the grove. You look closer... until you realize... it isn’t alive at all. One bizarre and horrifying event follows another. Under unbearable pressure, can you find a way out alive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.1%, Word Game 21%, Mystery 13.2%, Supernatural 11.1%, Thriller 8.8%
Hidden Clause is a standalone interactive narrative game about consent, permissions, records, and interface obedience. Sign, refuse, wait, stare, click, and type as the system turns your actions and silence into evidence.
Why similar: Word Game 25.8%, Interactive Fiction 23%, Visual Novel 17%, Dialogue Heavy 14.2%, Text-Based 10.8%
Find a way out of the Do 11 app by doing missions that come from the mysterious Do 11 app. A choice awaits you to solve puzzles and change the fate of the protagonist. Escape the main character from the Do 11 app while savoring a profound worldview and intriguing story. An incredible twist awaits.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Visual Novel 17%, Mystery 12.5%, Text-Based 11.3%
A psychological horror visual novel about the urban legends of G, a Russian science town. Lurk in occult chats. Serve lattes. Separate fact from insanity. Piece together the truth before time runs out. Featuring full Russian voice acting.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Supernatural 11.5%, Dialogue Heavy 10.9%, Mystery 9.2%
To escape, you must hurt someone. KIZUTSUKE is a psychological suspense visual novel about four young men trapped together. Read their conversations, make difficult choices, and discover four endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.5%, Visual Novel 21%, Dialogue Heavy 16.4%, Text-Based 14.3%, Mystery 8%
A free, story-driven short visual novel with no choices. The narrative weaves between the present (202X) and the past (200X), depicting the suffocating chain of violence within a Korean school setting with stark realism.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.8%, Dialogue Heavy 21.7%, Text-Based 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 8.7%, Story Rich 8%
A story-rich coming-of-age experience told through a 2004 desktop, where friendships, music, and late-night conversations shape who you become. Explore chats, drama, mini-games, and the early internet in a branching story about growing up, making mistakes, and finding your place.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.5%, Dialogue Heavy 24.9%, Visual Novel 24.1%, Text-Based 12.3%, Story Rich 9%
《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: Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Word Game 19.7%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Mystery 14%, Horror 8.9%
The story of a young graduate witnessing the twilight of his world.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.7%, Supernatural 23.9%, Mystery 19.1%, Text-Based 16.7%, Linear 8.1%
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 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Mystery 13.6%, Text-Based 9.4%
“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: Visual Novel 18.5%, Word Game 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Mystery 10.9%, Text-Based 9.1%
While filming a documentary on analog horror, something goes horribly wrong. A cursed VHS tape. Lost cultists. Salvation. Are you brave enough to follow the tape’s sinister commands? Face analog nightmares and decide your fate in this horror visual novel with multiple endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Horror 11.7%, Dialogue Heavy 11%, Text-Based 8.2%
Dry Spring Monologue is a chapter-based visual novel game that follows Lu Zimo. The story includes adult themes such as overtime work, insomnia, and performance reviews, as well as terrifying elements like living spaghetti.
Why similar: Word Game 29.5%, Interactive Fiction 28.1%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Text-Based 9.9%, Story Rich 5.9%
Pilgrimage of angels on an important mission through scenic Japan
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Dialogue Heavy 19.9%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Text-Based 13.3%, Mystery 7.4%
