60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Mystery, Story Rich, Adventure.
A murder-mystery visual novel following 12 strangers with mysterious pasts. Make arguments and identify the murderer, but don't lose sight of the ultimate goal of eliminating the Game Master.
Jackpot Crash Course
In a game show starring only criminals, you must gamble against rival players to prove yourself worthy of being pardoned for your wrong deeds— But is the show really about proving your innocence? Jackpot Crash Course is a death game visual novel about crime, luck and spectacle.
12 Hours to Die
A mystery visual novel about six students forced to play a 12-hour long killing game.
In a game show starring only criminals, you must gamble against rival players to prove yourself worthy of being pardoned for your wrong deeds— But is the show really about proving your innocence? Jackpot Crash Course is a death game visual novel about crime, luck and spectacle.
Why similar: Crime 25%, Dark Comedy 24.5%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Psychological 13.2%, Anime 8.4%
A mystery visual novel about six students forced to play a 12-hour long killing game.
Why similar: Visual Novel 47.9%, Puzzle 21.8%, Anime 20.8%, Survival 7.1%, Adventure 1.6%
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: Crime 37%, Visual Novel 26%, Anime 17.8%, Text-Based 7.2%, Linear 6.3%
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: Crime 39.8%, Visual Novel 29.8%, Anime 20.3%, Text-Based 4.5%, Story Rich 4.3%
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Crime 42.1%, Visual Novel 27.2%, Anime 21.9%, Text-Based 4.6%, Story Rich 2.5%
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: Crime 35.9%, Visual Novel 30.1%, Strategy 16%, Survival 11.3%, Story Rich 4.5%
The Zodiac Trial has begun, and everybody's life is on the line! Will these 12 jurors be able to solve the mysteries and cooperate, or will they resort to betrayal, deception, and violence? Get out alive or die, die again!
Why similar: Dark Comedy 32.7%, Visual Novel 21%, Crime 18.7%, Anime 10.6%, Puzzle 8.3%
Sixteen Layers of Mini Murder" is a video adventure game of the detective puzzle genre, where level-based puzzles drive the story's progression through video narration. Players must complete the level puzzles and uncover the identities of the various participants in order to clear the game.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.5%, Psychological 23.7%, Anime 18.7%, Puzzle 16.8%, Story Rich 3%
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: Drama 32.2%, Visual Novel 31.4%, Anime 18.8%, Linear 6.5%, Text-Based 5.8%
In this short visual novel, four prisoners on death row are cleared of all charges. But the prison has a quota to meet. The four are put in a room and asked to decide among themselves over the course of an hour... who will be the one to die?
Why similar: Crime 31.3%, Visual Novel 28.4%, Psychological 18.5%, Anime 18.4%, Story Rich 1.5%
A keenly dark twist on the traditional murder mystery setting, The Deed is an Adventure/RPG game about getting away with murder. Arran Bruce, the rightful heir to Dunshiel House, returns home to settle a score with his estranged family.
Why similar: Crime 59.5%, Visual Novel 32.4%, Story Rich 5%, Adventure 1.4%, Indie 0.9%
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: Crime 33.2%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Anime 15.7%, Strategy 10.5%, Puzzle 10.4%
This year's Desire Hierarchy has begun. The stakes are now deadly. Hop into The Specter's Desire, a Visual Novel in which you play against the city's top talents to save your parents. Includes puzzling gameplay that has you tearing down arguments, hatching schemes, and revealing the truth!
Why similar: Dark Comedy 34%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Crime 13.5%, Strategy 11.9%, Anime 9.7%
Getting away with murder has never been easy. These three members of a proud and noble family are separated by five centuries, but have in common a vengeful and murderous intent. Plans must be formed, blood must be spilled and evidence must be planted ...
Why similar: Crime 55.5%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Puzzle 15.3%, Story Rich 4.6%, Adventure 1.4%
Sci-Fi Mystery Visual Novel. Nine people are trapped in an underground research facility, forced to play a game of life and death. Check your log to find the truth that connects those apparent strangers - if you even want to, that is.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.3%, Psychological 33.8%, Anime 23.4%, Story Rich 5.4%, Adventure 0.6%
Connected Clue is a quarter-view detective adventure game inspired by the atmosphere of 19th-century mystery novels. Gather clues, see through lies, and uncover the identity of the culprit shrouded in secrecy!
Why similar: Crime 33.7%, 2.5D 28.3%, 1990's 21.3%, Puzzle 11.4%, Text-Based 4.1%
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: Crime 32.5%, Visual Novel 22.9%, Anime 14.6%, Puzzle 14.1%, Strategy 6.3%
In this game, you can watch as 7 protagonists come to a crossroad, facing their own destiny. You will witness their own choices and the blood-splattering consequence they have on one another. There is no way out except to plunge them into the abyss...
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.3%, Strategy 19.7%, Anime 14.1%, Puzzle 11.4%, Text-Based 8.5%
A free drama-mystery visual novel with a modern fantasy setting. Reach out to the fourteen people trapped inside to find the truth through eighteen endings, influenced by but not exclusively bound to your own system time.
Why similar: Visual Novel 50.9%, Drama 22.4%, Anime 16.7%, Story Rich 6%, Text-Based 2.9%
a psychological visual novel where you investigate the souls of the dead. spend time with them, analyze their past, file reports to decide their eternal fate.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 33.7%, Visual Novel 32.9%, Psychological 28.6%, Story Rich 3.7%, Adventure 1.1%
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Why similar: Visual Novel 71.7%, Anime 13.2%, Text-Based 11.5%, Singleplayer 1.7%, Story Rich 1.6%
A narrative courtroom adventure all about VTubers! Players will take the role of prosecutor Justin Truth and investigate a murder at a VTuber agency, doing their best to uncover the identity of both the killer and VTuber's real face.
Why similar: Crime 36.2%, Visual Novel 25.7%, Anime 15.3%, Puzzle 12.6%, Story Rich 4.2%
A visual novel about a death game which erupts aboard a train. Read the minds of the cast through minigames, choose which perspectives you want to see, and uncover the mysterious lore behind twelve unique characters.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 42.3%, Visual Novel 26.9%, Anime 17.7%, Text-Based 7.3%, Story Rich 4.4%
ALLBLACK Phase 1 is a visual novel adapted from light novel with the same title. Follow the journey of the amnesiac and seemingly abnormal "Theodore Quentin" as he uncovers his identity while escaping from the people who wants him at all cost...
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.4%, Psychological 27.9%, Anime 22.1%, Linear 8.6%, Text-Based 6.9%
Identify how every participant in the death game died, and submit your report.
Why similar: Puzzle 65.7%, Story Rich 15.7%, Text-Based 10.3%, Adventure 4.7%, Indie 2.5%
Trapped on a space station with the Keychain Killer you must unravel this mystery, or it will be your last. Collect evidence, interrogate suspects and solve puzzles to stand a chance.
Why similar: Puzzle 56.7%, Linear 25.5%, Story Rich 14.1%, Adventure 3.7%
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: Visual Novel 28.6%, Drama 26.1%, Anime 21.1%, Puzzle 17.1%, Story Rich 5.1%
Supernatural × Mystery × Death Game Twelve high school students awaken trapped in a mysterious building. To escape, they must identify the mastermind by vote—choose wrong, and someone is executed. Each student has a unique supernatural power. Uncover the truth and reveal the mastermind.
Why similar: Visual Novel 82.8%, Text-Based 13%, Adventure 3.3%, Singleplayer 0.9%
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: Visual Novel 30.5%, 2.5D 24.2%, Anime 23.5%, Puzzle 13.8%, Story Rich 5.8%
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: Visual Novel 35.2%, Psychological 27.4%, Anime 24%, Text-Based 5.9%, Story Rich 5.5%
Assetflip attorney is a murder mystery satire visual novel, Solve crimes in a world where everyone has gone insane and everything feels like a fever dream, interrogate witnesses, hunt for clues and take down the criminal organization that threatens to destroy reality
Why similar: Visual Novel 50.8%, Puzzle 33.8%, Story Rich 7.8%, Text-Based 6.8%, Adventure 0.4%
Train of Afterlife is a mystery, psychological, horror Visual Novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 53.9%, Anime 24.4%, Psychological 15.4%, Story Rich 2.5%, Adventure 2%
"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: Visual Novel 45.5%, Drama 36.7%, Psychological 12.9%, Story Rich 3.5%, Indie 0.8%
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: Visual Novel 45.6%, Puzzle 33.7%, Text-Based 12.2%, Story Rich 6.4%, Adventure 1.4%
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: Crime 35.5%, Visual Novel 25.1%, Psychological 19.9%, Puzzle 13.9%, Story Rich 3.4%
A gruesome murder interrupts an evening party at a secluded mansion and you are the prime suspect! Explore the mansion, search for clues, and interrogate the other guests as you strive to unmask the killer in this open-ended mystery.
Why similar: Visual Novel 78.5%, Story Rich 9.9%, Adventure 6%, Indie 4.1%, Singleplayer 1.5%
The Tesla Mystery is a puzzle-driven adventure game. Join the journey of investigation in a Paris infused with steampunk and Art Nouveau styles. Nikola Tesla, mastermind behind the Science Conference, has vanished under mysterious circumstances. Now, and uncover the truth hidden in the city...
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.4%, Anime 21.9%, Puzzle 21.1%, Linear 10.1%, Text-Based 8.7%
Methods: The Canada Files is a mystery visual novel. You play as a team of eccentric detectives in a mysterious crime-solving competition. To solve each mystery, you must use your team member’s unique detective methods, refute faulty theories with evidence, and find out the truth!
Why similar: Crime 41.2%, Visual Novel 23.7%, Anime 16.2%, Puzzle 13.4%, Story Rich 4%
High school girls have been disappearing from Abbotsford. Unravel the mystery before all things wash away in a tidal wave of deep despair. An interactive visual novel with psychological and lovecraftian undertones.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.6%, Psychological 32.8%, Anime 26.8%, Story Rich 4.2%, Adventure 1.3%
Join the District Crime Agency in this isometric, modern noir deduction thriller. Explore crime scenes in complex dioramas, organize your evidence effectively, and blur the lines between right and wrong to present your case. Do you have what it takes to be a real detective?
Why similar: Crime 56.4%, Strategy 21.2%, Puzzle 18.7%, Adventure 1.7%, Indie 1.5%
Inspired by JCS videos and similar Interrogation analysis. Match evidence with statements. Play good cop/bad cop. Make choices. Learn what makes people tick. Unravel the mystery.
Why similar: Crime 41%, Visual Novel 23.7%, Puzzle 15%, Strategy 11.8%, Text-Based 5.3%
There's only one detective to unravel this murder turned museum heist... and they're the cat's meow. Interrogate a "colorful" cast of suspects until they cough up hairballs... and the truth. Will you wrap up the case in time for an afternoon nap, and make injustice knead its last biscuit?
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.4%, Puzzle 33.3%, Linear 14.2%, Story Rich 8.1%
A storm-lashed island, a nursery rhyme that foretells death, seven prodigies, serial murders, modern locked-room mysteries, classic locked-room mysteries, astrology, a jigsaw of flesh and blood, a survivor—and one lie told only so you would see this story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.3%, Crime 29.4%, Anime 20.7%, Text-Based 5.9%, Story Rich 1.4%
Investigate murders, search for clues and talk to your classmates to prepare for trial. There, you'll engage in deadly wordplay, going back and forth with suspects. Dissect their statements and fire their words back at them to expose their lies! There's only one way to survive—pull the trigger.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.6%, Anime 27.5%, Dark Comedy 21.8%, Puzzle 7.2%, Story Rich 4.4%
In the not so distant past, the Isle of Abbot underwent a mysterious evacuation event. Delve into the secrets of this unsettling place and elicit the girls' tragic fate. An interactive visual novel with psychological and lovecraftian undertones.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.7%, Psychological 30.6%, Anime 29%, Story Rich 3.8%
You wake up in a house, alone with two beautiful girls... But no one is allowed to leave until one of you DIES. Why is this happening? What is the purpose of this “killing game”? But most importantly...WHO SHOULD DIE?!
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.8%, Anime 36.7%, Text-Based 9.6%, Story Rich 7.1%, Adventure 1.8%
The Gnosia lie. Pretending to be human, they’ll get in close, trick and deceive, and then eliminate one victim at a time...
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.6%, Psychological 28.4%, Anime 26.8%, Story Rich 5.6%, Adventure 1.2%
Set in school life, “Who is the Criminal” is a text-based adventure game featuring comedian and inference elements. With inquiring suspects and debating with “evildoers”, he gathers pieces of puzzles and reveals what truly happens in every incident.
Why similar: Crime 36.3%, Visual Novel 24.1%, Anime 17.2%, Puzzle 12.9%, Story Rich 4%
"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: Puzzle 61.3%, Story Rich 14.9%, Text-Based 8.1%, Visual Novel 8.1%, Adventure 4.1%
Detective Bloodphobia is a black-and-white noir visual novel with point-and-click investigations and deduction gameplay.
Why similar: Crime 48.9%, Visual Novel 30.5%, Linear 9.1%, Text-Based 6.3%, Story Rich 3.8%
"Murder Mystery Paradox: Fifteen Years of Summer" is a text-based adventure game. Enter the remote and sparsely populated island of Shikinejima and attempt to solve the strangely recurring mystery found there.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.9%, Anime 27%, Psychological 25.5%, Text-Based 8.9%, Adventure 1.6%
There's been a murder aboard the Reuss Express, and you're the suspects! Prove your innocence in this comedy 'point n' click' murder mystery - packed with twists, laughs, and larger-than-life characters!
Why similar: Crime 48.3%, Trains 44% ★, Story Rich 4.9%, Adventure 1.2%, Singleplayer 0.8%
An anime-inspired supernatural detective game. Uncover the identities and powers of your adversaries using a conspiracy board full of evidence.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 37.4%, Visual Novel 23.3%, Anime 19.5%, Puzzle 15%, Story Rich 4.2%
Follow the story of the Unseen Narrator, whose repetitive life falls apart when their co-worker decides to quit on a whim.
Why similar: Visual Novel 61.3%, Anime 36.2%, Singleplayer 1.6%, Indie 0.9%
Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo is a multi-ending mystery adventure game. A group of boys and girls who have lost their memories gather in a “Tokyo” that is both familiar and unfamiliar. They must trace their lost memories to escape the bizarre labyrinths. Are they prepared to confront their “true selves”?
Why similar: Visual Novel 43%, Anime 32.4%, Puzzle 15%, Story Rich 6.2%, Adventure 2.1%
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: 1990's 46.6%, Puzzle 43.3%, Story Rich 7.1%, Adventure 1.3%, Singleplayer 1.2%
"No men in this house" is a visual novel set in Thailand. This edge-of-your-seat detective story about mysterious deaths on a touristy island will make you suspect everyone, including yourself!
Why similar: Visual Novel 74.4%, Story Rich 10.9%, Text-Based 10.1%, Adventure 2.3%, Indie 1.4%
A woman vanishes without a trace on a cross-country train. The catch? Nobody on board remembers her ever existing in the first place - nobody, except for you. Uncover the story in this mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Visual Novel 47.4%, Trains 22.1% ★, Anime 21.3%, Story Rich 5.1%, Adventure 3.1%
Enjoy the murder by the word.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.2%, Psychological 31.2%, Anime 25.1%, Text-Based 9.3%, Adventure 1.3%
“Dead By Murder”, is a murder mystery strategy game, where the user plays as a police detective and must solve a series of homicide cases.
