- #1 52Hertz
97% matchVery Positive88% of 109 reviews2026
Dev: Moonlit Apple
Windows
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 13.5%, Logic 11.4%, Mystery 8.9%, Investigation 7.7%, Futuristic 7.6%
- #2 迷渡桥
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 犬狸工作室Pub: OKJOY
Windows
《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 18%, Mystery 11.1%, Logic 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 8.4%, Visual Novel 7.5%
- #3 True Game
96% matchVery Positive88% of 51 reviews2021
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows · Mac
"True Game" is a work of suspense reasoning. The work tells the story that people in trouble are taken to a closed space and ask to get chips from others through different competitions. This work has a high degree of brain burning, exquisite picture and strong sense of substitution.
Why similar: Detective 17.7%, Logic 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Mystery 11.2%, Visual Novel 9.4%
- #4 我的一个多重人格朋友
95% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: 上海久游网络科技有限公司
Windows
This is an AVG game that involves reasoning and decryption. He Zhou has 7 different personalities, which alternate seven days a week. Players will play as a detective and deduce the truth behind the horrifying cases surrounding He Zhou through the diary he left behind.
Why similar: Detective 17.8%, Mystery 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Logic 10.2%, Investigation 9.2%
- #5 Samuel Sage: The Mystery at Penby Inn
94% matchMostly Positive71% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: Seam Entertainment
Windows
A murder-mystery visual novel about a young man who inherits a charming English hotel. Some would say he’s fortunate, but with a growing list of unexplained disasters and murder, has his luck finally run out?
Why similar: Investigation 14.8%, Detective 14.4%, Supernatural 14.1%, Mystery 13.4%, Visual Novel 10.2%
- #6 Trials of Innocence
94% matchVery Positive92% of 1,648 reviews2025
Dev: 猫龙游戏
Windows
Median: 19.1 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 17%, Lore-Rich 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Investigation 9.9%, Mystery 9.8%
- #7 Murders on the Yangtze River
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 20,548 reviews2024
Dev: OMEGAMES STUDIO
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
"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 26%, Logic 11.4%, Investigation 11.3%, Mystery 11.1%, Puzzle 9.4%
- #8 密市大亨
93% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Dream Clockwork
Windows
Welcome to the brand new world of Mississauga Tycoon. Various styles of Mississauga, including horror, suspense, thriller, science fiction, and aesthetics, are waiting for you to explore. Can you escape perfectly and find out the truth? Become an escape master and create a perfect escape myth?
Why similar: Detective 20.3%, Logic 15.8%, Mystery 13%, Investigation 11.3%, Immersive Sim 9.8%
- #9 Woodside
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Paper Flower Games
Windows
Welcome to Woodside, a haunting survival horror adventure. Explore, investigate and survive as Grace, confronting supernatural terrors that plague a seemingly quaint British village. Experience dynamic horror as spirits react to the way you play. Can you find the truth before it's too late?
Why similar: Supernatural 20.8%, Detective 17.1%, Investigation 16.6%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Mystery 11%
- #10 Town of Illustive
91% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Creative Works and ideasPub: Creative works and ideas
Windows
A group of students from Falica High School have been dared by their classmate and class president Wade Severstone. Solving the mysteries that spread from generation to generation once and for all.
Why similar: Supernatural 13.2%, Investigation 12.3%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Mystery 10.1%
- #11 Raining City: Millions Recollections
89% matchVery Positive86% of 295 reviews2025
Dev: Orca LayoutPub: 昆布科技
Windows
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: Detective 12.6%, Supernatural 12.5%, Mystery 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%, Lore-Rich 9.6%
- #12 欢迎回家-Welcome Home
90% match8 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2022
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
This is a secret room to escape burning brain puzzle work, which is divided into five chapters, puzzle level interesting design, complicated and confusing story, criticism and comment on the real society, is full of exquisite everywhere.
Why similar: Logic 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Mystery 15.3%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Puzzle 9.5%
- #13 你与月光同罪-As Guilty As the Moon
89% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
This is a realistic + survival oriented work. The murder of a girl in a ride-hailing service two years ago, brought your 12 fates back together. You wake up in a strange room, and things are getting weird around you. In the fog, not everything you see is the truth. Is everything real or unreal?
Why similar: Detective 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Mystery 13.9%, RPG 12.2%, Visual Novel 11.4%
- #14 她杀 - The Suspected Murder
87% matchVery Positive85% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: 麻辣工作室 Spicy GamesPub: INDIECN
Windows
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 18.1%, Investigation 13.8%, Visual Novel 9.2%, Mystery 9%, Puzzle 7.8%
- #15 末日航路-The Termination
88% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
It's a story of deception and redemption. You receive a mysterious invitation to a seven days doomsday journey. An expectant interstellar journey has become a doomsday route to the end. There is only one word difference between "victim" and "perpetrator".
Why similar: Detective 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Mystery 14.6%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.6%
- #16 Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders
85% matchMostly Positive73% of 178 reviews2025
Dev: coly Inc.
Windows · Mac
Famous detective Kosuke Kindaichi's first case, the Honjin Murder Mystery. Honjin descendant Kenzo Ichiyanagi and his new wife Katsuko Kubo lay dead in a bed of blood on the night of their wedding. Kosuke Kindaichi searches for the truth about this locked room murder mystery. However...
Why similar: Detective 18.9%, Mystery 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Investigation 14.1%, Visual Novel 9.9%
- #17 我死后的那些天-After Death
86% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
This is a suspense game, you are sitting in front of the TV, the news is broadcast: last night a young girl was killed, the body was found in a deep alley. And the girl who was murdered -- you. You are involved in a serial murder, and you are reborn as a female journalist.
Why similar: Detective 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Mystery 13.8%, RPG 12%, Visual Novel 11.3%
- #18 Kindred [High Tide]
84% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2026
Dev: Victoria RafaelianPub: Captain Edge Studios
Windows
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 20.5%, Investigation 14.6%, Mystery 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Supernatural 9.1%
- #19 Do Not Disturb: Untold Tales
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hollow Harpy
Windows
Do Not Disturb is a 2D narrative psychological horror game. It is set in the heart of the Amazon, in the city of Manaus—a place filled with mysticism and legends, where the roots of a forgotten people still remain alive.
Why similar: Investigation 20.4%, Lore-Rich 17.4%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Multiple Endings 11%, Logic 9.5%
- #20 Nina Aquila: Legal Eagle, Chapter IV: "Sacred Feathers"
82% matchPositive97% of 30 reviews2025
Dev: Tanuki-sama Studios
Windows · Linux
NINA AQUILA is back for her brightest, boldest, most magical adventure yet!
Why similar: Detective 18.4%, Investigation 13.9%, Logic 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Female Protagonist 9.3%
- #21 Paper Perjury
82% matchVery Positive89% of 196 reviews2024
Dev: Paper Cat Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
It all started with a simple robbery. When that thread was pulled, a tapestry of mysteries was revealed. Solve cases and outsmart criminals in a detective story full of lies, confessions, and maybe even a murder or two.
Why similar: Detective 23.1%, Mystery 14.1%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Logic 11.9%, Visual Novel 10.7%
- #22 景安区奇案-Jing 'an District Copstories
83% matchMostly Positive71% of 35 reviews2021
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
Jing' an District is a peaceful place, but sometimes some interesting cases will happen. The cases here are not all so bloody. But it also brings us a lot of reflection and insight. You will play a young policeman in Jing 'an District. Go through and solve these cases with your partner.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Mystery 14.8%, Logic 12.4%, Investigation 11.7%, Visual Novel 11%
- #23 Linework
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Overlyunderqualified
Windows
A puzzle-detective game set in 1990s China: play as a forensic artist, interview witnesses, drag and drop testimony and documents, sketch suspects from clues, and piece together evidence to solve mysterious crimes.
Why similar: Detective 22%, Logic 16.8%, Investigation 16.1%, Mystery 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%
- #24 Shanwen
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: FirstMove Studio
Windows
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: Detective 16.9%, Mystery 12.4%, Lore-Rich 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
- #25 Filter World
81% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: DaWenYu
Windows
《影视界》是一款兼具视觉小说、冒险、探索、悬疑和剧情元素的独特游戏体验。在这个神秘的世界中,每个场景都有多个NPC实时演绎剧情,而玩家需要精明地选择观察哪一部分剧情。通过掌握有限的信息或不断重复游玩,以不同视角审视事件,玩家将逐渐理解每个角色的行为轨迹和动机,最终破解一切的谜团。 在《影视界》中,您将扮演局外人的角色,以上帝视角观察并影响这个充满悬念和挑战的世界。选择不同的视角会对剧情有着不同的理解。准备好挑战自己的观察力、推理能力,探索这个引人入胜的冒险世界,揭示隐藏在每个角色之间的秘密,解开这个充满谜团的世界的终极真相。
Why similar: Detective 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Investigation 10.2%, Mystery 10.2%, Logic 9.6%
- #26 A Winter Haunting
78% matchPositive100% of 30 reviews2024
Dev: ABPub: Eccentric Stylist
Windows · Mac
Everlyn Sterling, a young woman tasked by her grandmother to take care of a historic mansion, finds herself entangled in a mystery involving supernatural forces. Join her in this point-and-click style game to uncover the secrets behind this landmark!
Why similar: Detective 17%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Logic 10.8%, Supernatural 9.8%, Investigation 9.5%
- #27 Town of Dusk
79% matchVery Positive87% of 71 reviews2023
Dev: 酱爆(Sauce Bomb)
Windows · Mac · Linux
Players will enter the Town of Dusk, built on the eve of Empire of Japan's defeat in World War II, along with other characters. Avoid being killed by other characters! Find the mastermind behind the scenes, unravel all the conspiracies, and uncover the truth! Ultimately escape the Town of Dusk!
Why similar: Detective 16.6%, Mystery 13.7%, Lore-Rich 12.7%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%
- #28 知更鸟-The Robin
79% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2021
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
“The Robin”tells the story of a school bully who kills a girl named "Robin." Thirteen people involved are kidnapped and embark on a desperate journey to survive. The work revolves around who is behind the black hand and who is responsible for the death of "Robin" these two questions unfold.
Why similar: Detective 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Mystery 14.5%, Visual Novel 11%, RPG 8.7%
- #29 Fey: Distant Daydream
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: secret industries
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your job: An old mansion, a mysterious letter, a box of old memorabilia. Explore the present and past to uncover the secrets of the extraordinary family that lived here. Remember a time long gone as you set foot in this late 1990s-inspired mystery with intricate puzzles and eccentric characters.
Why similar: Supernatural 16.9%, Investigation 14.4%, Mystery 12.3%, Logic 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 11%
- #30 TellTale - Casino Murder Case
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 26 reviews2024
Dev: NeruyaPub: Team Detective
Windows
[Telltale - Casino Murder] is a full-voice indie mystery game with the youngest lawyer, Kang Ho-yeon, who reveals the truth of the casino murder case and achieves innocence at trial.
Why similar: Detective 21.5%, Mystery 19.3%, Investigation 15.9%, Logic 14.6%, Puzzle 9.1%
- #31 ELISSA :Body in the bedroom
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: KANUE
Windows · Mac
Detective novelist MEL Gideon, whose career is facing difficulties, receives a strange letter claiming someone is in trouble and needs her help. Intrigued, she decides to investigate. As she digs deeper, she starts to realize that her past is far more complicated than she ever imagined...
Why similar: Detective 18.6%, Logic 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Mystery 13.2%, Investigation 8.6%
- #32 Detective Agency: Murder at the Manor
77% matchMixed58% of 24 reviews2022
Dev: 吉祥如意工作室
Windows
The owner of the Golden Rose Manor died mysteriously in the secret room. Everyone in the manor has an alibi, but their speech is full of loopholes... You will go to the crime scene, search for clues, analyze the suspect's statement, make reasonable inferences, reveal the truth of the case!
Why similar: Detective 17.8%, Investigation 12.3%, Mystery 10.6%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Third Person 9.9%
- #33 Burden of Truth
75% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: RobProductions
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Burden of Proof saga continues! Step into the shoes of legendary prosecutor Conrad Cross during a pivotal moment of his journey. Investigate crime scenes, solve mysteries using evidence, and make your case in the courtroom. The burden lies with you to unravel the truth!
Why similar: Detective 18.4%, Investigation 15.3%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Mystery 10.2%, Logic 8.7%
- #34 The Detective's Apprentice
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: darqwerful
Windows
Step into the shoes of Clementine "Cleo" Ace, an apprentice to her aunt, the world renowned detective, Maya Lynch. From heists to murders, use your deduction skills to solve cases that are too tough for the local police to crack.
Why similar: Detective 27.7%, Investigation 19.5%, Mystery 15.3%, Logic 12.9%, Puzzle 8.2%
- #35 Afterglow-The fifth ending
75% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: 夜色羽灵
Windows
A Memory Maze Spanning Life and Death: A Tender Web of Salvation and Deception Follow protagonist Ye Yuyao into the Tai Xu. Through fragmented memories and relentless inquiry, unravel the hidden truth behind an anonymous organ donor in this haunting interplay of light and shadow.
Why similar: Detective 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Logic 10.2%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
- #36 Jurnal Risa: Dark Destiny
74% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Digital Happiness
Windows
Witness the resurrection of the foretold nemesis of the Jurnal Risa family, which was never revealed before. Unveil its dark destiny within this horror-adventure game. This is all about family. Tale of Jurnal Risa, as recounted to me by Risa herself.
Why similar: Supernatural 16.2%, Investigation 12.5%, Lore-Rich 12.1%, Mystery 11.4%, Female Protagonist 9.7%
- #37 Private Eye: The Young Heir
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lucky 7 Studios
Windows
Private Eye is a detective game where you play as Hakeem trying to solve the murder case of Amir. The wealthy heir Amir kept strange company, is one of them his murderer? Explore, investigate, solve puzzles, and find discrepancies to unravel his mysterious death.
Why similar: Detective 18.7%, Investigation 14.1%, Logic 12.4%, Mystery 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%
- #38 Haunted Record
73% matchPositive97% of 35 reviews2024
Dev: Heathersward
Windows
A 20 minute story about a mysterious ghost and an even more mysterious journalist.
Why similar: Supernatural 19.6%, Investigation 17.9%, Mystery 14.7%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%
- #39 Grill'd: The Vanishing
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Yellow Room
Windows
[Grill'd] is a dinner party detective game played from the first-person perspective of a royal investigator. Trapped in a mansion located in the estate of a fallen aristocrat, collect clues about the cases, connect them to one another, and interrogate the suspect to uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 21.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Logic 13.9%, Investigation 13.7%, Female Protagonist 8.6%
- #40 Spooky Crew: Mask of the Mysterium
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Matt Sanderson
Windows
Join the Spooky Crew and uncover the secret of the Mask of the Mysterium in this point and click adventure game. An encounter with a masked figure leads the crew to investigate the secrets of a local museum.
Why similar: Detective 14.6%, Investigation 12.7%, Logic 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Mystery 10.3%
- #41 Midnight Therapy
72% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Cointinue Games
Windows
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 16%, Investigation 11.6%, Lore-Rich 10.5%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%
- #42 Emma Riley: Dream Detective
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Star Fort Games
Windows
Emma Riley: Dream Detective is a detective game where you must unravel an occult conspiracy spanning the real and dream worlds. Use keen observation to gather clues, carefully interrogate suspects for information, and use your logic and deduction skills to unravel the mystery!
Why similar: Detective 23.3%, Investigation 18.2%, Mystery 15.1%, Logic 10.5%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #43 The Roottrees are Dead
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,337 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 27.3%, Mystery 17.8%, Investigation 15.4%, Logic 11.9%, Puzzle 10.3%
- #44 The Sekimeiya: Spun Glass
72% matchVery Positive86% of 287 reviews2021
Dev: Trinitite Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 20.2%, Supernatural 16.5%, Logic 14.8%, Mystery 14.7%, Investigation 13%
- #45 On Air! Taxi Detective Casebook
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 373 Studio
Windows
On Air! Taxi Detective Casebook is a pixel-art, dialogue-driven mystery game. You’re an AI in a taxi, teaming up with a talkative driver on late-night runs to hear bizarre passenger stories, solve cases in secret, and let him play the “great detective.”
Why similar: Detective 24.2%, Investigation 17%, Logic 11.1%, Visual Novel 11%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
- #46 GENBA no Kizuna
71% matchPositive85% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: Gosatsu Visual Novels
Windows · Mac · Linux
A Mesozoic murder mystery, 4 suspects, 1 truth. Investigate, interrogate and present evidence as you set out to unravel the case with your team. Will you be able to accurately determine who took the victim's life? Or will your deductions lead you to arrest someone for a crime they did not commit...?
Why similar: Detective 18.3%, Investigation 14.2%, Logic 13.8%, Mystery 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%
- #47 Rumor Reporter
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Greyhaven Craft
Windows
Rumor Reporter is a Golden Age whodunit mystery. Play as senior reporter Veronica Chase as you explore Greyhaven Island in the Celtic Sea, 1920s. Choose where to investigate, who to question, and what to publish. Your report shapes public opinion, drives arrests, and changes the island’s future.
Why similar: Detective 22.1%, Investigation 16.2%, Mystery 15.8%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
- #48 Syberia - Remastered
68% matchMostly Positive72% of 753 reviews2025
Dev: Virtuallyz GamingPub: Microids
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Rediscover the clockpunk universe of Benoît Sokal in this fully remastered version of the first Syberia game. Join Kate Walker and Oscar, a strange and charming automaton, in pursuit of the brilliant inventor Hans Voralberg, and embark on an adventure more immersive and poetic than ever.
Why similar: Detective 16.3%, Logic 12.8%, Lore-Rich 12%, Female Protagonist 11%, Visual Novel 9.2%
- #49 Misty Judgment
67% matchVery Positive94% of 1,414 reviews2025
Dev: 次元边界
Windows
This is a suspense reasoning interactive work with real people. You will play the protagonist "Qi Yi", find evidence in a series of murders, piece together the truth, and find the ultimate murderer, all of which will lead you to an unpredictable future.
Why similar: Detective 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Logic 11.9%, Mystery 11.3%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
- #50 Hawkshaw Case: Truth & Prevention
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hawkshaw Entertainment
Windows
Investigate crime scenes, interrogate witnesses and organize your evidence to catch the culprit. Solve multiple different cases in varying areas and talk to many unique and fun characters. Can you solve it? Come and see.
Why similar: Detective 27.1%, Investigation 19.9%, Logic 14.8%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Mystery 12.4%
- #51 BitterSweet: Detectives' Tea Party
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ConsteRia
Windows
A story-driven mystery visual novel about chasing the past of a phantom thief. As you investigate the old cases of a Phantom Thief - Raven, new murder incidents unfold one after another. With every case solved, the hidden truth behind the past slowly comes to light.
Why similar: Detective 16.6%, Investigation 12.5%, Logic 12.3%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Mystery 10.4%
- #52 Fayburrow
70% matchVery Positive81% of 481 reviews2022
Dev: The Fayburrow TroupePub: The Animation Workshop VIA
Windows
In a world of fairies, a childhood friend suddenly calls Beatrice back to her old hometown. Yet when she arrives, her friend is mysteriously missing.
Why similar: Detective 19.5%, Mystery 14.5%, Investigation 13.6%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Visual Novel 9.7%
- #53 Our Burial Dolls Remastered
67% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: granatPub: ROSEVERTE
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Supernatural 19.5%, Lore-Rich 17.9%, Mystery 17%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%
- #54 Frequency of Fear : Chapter 1
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sekoci
Windows
Play as Maya, an aspiring urban explorer, and unravel the truth behind every rumor and myth that haunts every dark corner. Traverse the shadows, survive the horrors, and keep your sanity intact as you uncover the secrets buried within.
Why similar: Supernatural 18.5%, Investigation 14%, Mystery 12.8%, Lore-Rich 12.1%, Third Person 11.3%
- #55 No Case Should Remain Unsolved
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,974 reviews2024
Dev: Somi
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 16.9%, Detective 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Visual Novel 9.9%
- #56 What Happened to Penelope Rose?
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Trains In Space
Windows
Explore an abandoned mansion, solve puzzles, find secrets, and discover what happened to Penelope Rose in this 2D mystery adventure.
Why similar: Detective 19%, Lore-Rich 14%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Investigation 13%, Mystery 10.6%
- #57 死亡编码-Death Code
69% matchMixed69% of 13 reviews2021
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
Death Code is a battle royale genre. It tells the story of Lin Mohuai, a female protagonist with amnesia, who wakes up to find herself involved in an eight-person battle royale game. Everyone is given a code, and the way to win is to kill the player whose number is plus one.
Why similar: Detective 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Mystery 14.7%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.8%
- #58 Alchemist: Journey of the Soul Prologue
66% matchPositive88% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: OnSkull Games
Windows
First-person escape room game. Use your magical abilities to solve puzzles or navigate through areas! Explore, use items, brew potions and unlock your full alchemical potential. Are you willing to do what it takes to claim a soul of your own?
Why similar: Detective 21%, Logic 16.6%, Investigation 15.9%, Mystery 10.8%, Puzzle 9.7%
- #59 The Incident at Galley House
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: William RousPub: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
In 1936, something terrible happened at Galley House. Decades later, with a strange contraption that reveals echoes of the past, you must uncover the truth behind this grisly mystery.
Why similar: Detective 25.1%, Mystery 21.2%, Logic 15.3%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Puzzle 11.1%