- #1 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 45,237 reviews2019
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 26.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Become Phoenix Wright and experience the thrill of battle as you fight to save your innocent clients in a court of law. Play all 14 episodes, spanning the first three games, in one gorgeous collection.
Why similar: Detective 56.3%, Visual Novel 28.9%, Anime 8.3%, Adventure 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the exact same courtroom investigation, reasoning, and quirky mystery-solving gameplay loop.
- #2 Root Letter Last Answer
97% matchVery Positive84% of 184 reviews2019
Dev: DRAGAMI GAMES, LTD.
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A mystery adventure which is solved by using two visual features: Live Action and Illustrations.
Why similar: Detective 39.9%, Adventure 27.8%, Visual Novel 24.4%, Anime 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers a gripping Japanese mystery adventure focused on uncovering dark secrets through investigation and reasoning.
- #3 Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy
96% matchVery Positive88% of 4,492 reviews2024
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 35.7 hrsMean: 54.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Join rookie attorney Apollo Justice and his mentor, the legendary Phoenix Wright, in this collection of 3 games! This title features 16 episodes (including previously DLC-only episodes) and supports English, French, German, Japanese Korean, and Traditional and Simplified Chinese.
Why similar: Detective 46.3%, Visual Novel 31.2%, Adventure 14%, Anime 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Continues the classic investigative visual novel tradition of gathering clues and cross-examining suspects.
- #4 AI: The Somnium Files
95% matchVery Positive91% of 9,439 reviews2019
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.
Why similar: Detective 47.4%, Visual Novel 32.5%, Anime 11.1%, Adventure 9%
Why You'll Like It: Blends dense detective investigation with anime visual novel storytelling and surreal puzzle sequences.
- #5 Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 38,953 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 22.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Detective 50.9%, Visual Novel 31.8%, Anime 12.3%, Adventure 5%
Why You'll Like It: Features high-stakes student investigations and dramatic puzzle-based class trials similar to the seed's themes.
- #6 Murders on the Yangtze River
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 21,291 reviews2024
Dev: OMEGAMES STUDIO
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 14.1 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 70.1%, Adventure 15.2%, Indie 11.7%, Visual Novel 3%
Why You'll Like It: Offers historical detective work and deduction mechanics wrapped in a rich narrative style.
- #7 Soulslayer～灭魂·误佳期～
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 732 reviews2017
Dev: 开水工作室Pub: NVLMaker
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
An exciting adventure in a story of ancient Chinese setting.Visual Novel with multiple endings to explore.
Why similar: Detective 49.6%, Visual Novel 24.5%, Adventure 13.7%, Indie 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: An indie Chinese visual novel centered around historical mystery and deductive problem-solving.
- #8 Return to Shironagasu Island
91% matchVery Positive94% of 4,299 reviews2020
Dev: ONIMUSHI HyogoPub: TABINOMICHI
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 37.9%, Detective 29.3%, Adventure 21.4%, Anime 8.1%, Indie 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: A moody mystery adventure blending classic puzzle-solving with deep narrative exploration.
- #9 Banter Schooldays!!三〇一室无一人
91% matchVery Positive90% of 745 reviews2019
Dev: Lingtan Studio
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Banter Schooldays!! is a visual novel legal drama adventure game developed by the independent team Lingtan Studio.
Why similar: Detective 32.3%, Adventure 22.5%, Indie 19.4%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Anime 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A campus-based visual novel with mystery elements that mirrors the student-centric vibe of the seed.
- #10 妄想破绽 Broken Delusion
90% matchMixed60% of 4,043 reviews2019
Pub: bilibili
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 32.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
《妄想破绽》是一款文字冒险（AVG）游戏，数十万字精彩原创剧情，将带给大家一段近未来架空科技都市的幻想冒险体验。游戏中，玩家将扮演普通高中生与顶级黑客的双重身份。有一天“我”抱着玩笑心理在网络上虚构了一个不存在的假人，不料却因此带来了惊天巨变……
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.4%, Adventure 29.2%, Indie 26.4%, Anime 10%
Why You'll Like It: Features cyber-detective themes, rich visual novel storytelling, and puzzle elements within a futuristic setting.
- #11 The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
88% matchVery Positive94% of 9,542 reviews2021
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 34.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Immerse yourself in a dramatic yet charming and witty world of evidence-gathering, deduction and courtroom battles with this double-pack of the adventures of rookie lawyer Ryunosuke.
Why similar: Detective 46.3%, Visual Novel 31.3%, Adventure 12.3%, Anime 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features period-accurate detective work and deductions in a polished visual novel format.
- #12 Tokyo Detectives
89% matchMixed69% of 59 reviews2021
Dev: Rincho Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Detective 49.8%, Visual Novel 25.9%, Anime 10.2%, Adventure 9%, Indie 5%
Why You'll Like It: Centers directly on modern investigation and anime-style detective work.
- #13 Tokyo Dark
89% matchVery Positive84% of 1,347 reviews2017
Dev: CherrymochiPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Legend tells of a door deep below Tokyo's sewers. All who enter are lost forever. Detective Ito's partner is missing. Explore Tokyo & uncover the darkness that lays beneath the streets in this Point & Click - meets Visual Novel - narrative adventure that questions the very core of Ito's sanity.
Why similar: Detective 47.3%, Visual Novel 29.2%, Anime 12.7%, Adventure 8.7%, Indie 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: Combines anime aesthetics with psychological horror and branching detective investigations.
- #14 Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
87% matchVery Positive93% of 7,427 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Kidnapped and taken to an unfamiliar location, nine people find themselves forced to participate in a diabolical Nonary Game by an enigmatic mastermind called Zero. Why were they there? Why were they chosen to put their lives on the line? And more importantly, who can be trusted?
Why similar: Visual Novel 55.5%, Detective 22.3%, Anime 11.5%, Adventure 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on high-tension puzzle rooms and psychological reasoning amongst a cast of trapped students.
- #15 The Silver Case
86% matchVery Positive89% of 1,209 reviews2016
Dev: GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The Silver Case – the debut title from world-renowned developer SUDA51 has been fully remastered and localized to English for the first time ever!
Why similar: Detective 47.9%, Visual Novel 29.3%, Adventure 13.2%, Anime 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A stylized crime thriller focusing heavily on detective work and surreal visual novel presentation.
- #16 誰是犯案者 Who is the Criminal
86% matchVery Positive95% of 60 reviews2021
Dev: 莉莉恩工作室
Windows
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: Detective 50.9%, Visual Novel 28%, Adventure 11.4%, Anime 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A Chinese detective visual novel testing your reasoning skills against intricate crime scenes.
- #17 小林正雪復仇之密室重制版 Cheney Wood The Ultimate Revenge
84% matchVery Positive89% of 324 reviews2019
Dev: 傅真Pub: Genuine Studio
Windows
香港，密室逃脱，刑侦推理，解谜！ 风流倜傥略爱搞怪的刑警，屡破奇案，轻松应付着海量的案件与狡猾的罪犯，直到那件事的发生……为了逃避最不喜欢的人，他调职到这座城市。然而，等待他的将是从警以来最大的敌人和暗中策划的巨大阴谋。外表看似有些憨傻，推理却过于常人的谜样男子小林正雪，能带领刑侦组走出困境吗？
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.4%, Detective 26.5%, Adventure 20%, Indie 17.2%, Anime 9%
Why You'll Like It: Features locked-room mysteries and puzzle-heavy detective gameplay.
- #18 Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders
84% matchVery Positive89% of 1,292 reviews2019
Dev: Nupixo Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A thrilling point-and-click adventure game where you play as Di Renjie, ancient China's most famous and gifted investigator, as he tracks a serial killer in the heart of the Tang Dynasty's capital city.
Why similar: Detective 72.1%, Adventure 16.3%, Indie 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: Offers historical crime-solving and point-and-click investigation mechanics.
- #19 Magical Eyes - Red is for Anguish
85% matchVery Positive82% of 72 reviews2016
Dev: Pomera StudiosPub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Magical Eyes - Red is for Anguish is a thrilling mystery story revolving around a series of unfathomable incidents in a town.
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.5%, Adventure 21.6%, Indie 18.1%, Anime 15.8%
Why You'll Like It: Combines anime visual novel tropes with eerie supernatural investigations.
- #20 Unheard - Voices of Crime
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 34,052 reviews2019
Dev: NEXT Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
What if you could hear every word spoken at the scene of a crime? “Acoustic Detectives” wanted for testing our new device! Return aurally to crime scenes and use the voices you hear to identify potential suspects and solve the mysteries. What is it that’s connecting these seemingly unrelated cases?
Why similar: Detective 84.6%, Indie 15.4%
Why You'll Like It: An innovative audio-based investigation game where players listen to past conversations to solve crimes.
- #21 the 9th day:第九日
83% matchVery Positive92% of 317 reviews2017
Dev: Lingtan Studio
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
The story of The 9th Day, that started with the autumn fire incident, begins here…
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.7%, Adventure 24.5%, Indie 22.9%, Anime 14.8%
Why You'll Like It: An indie Chinese visual novel dealing with suspenseful choices and dark mysteries.
- #22 Little Locked Rooms
81% matchVery Positive87% of 150 reviews2024
Dev: riolucci
Windows · Linux
Grab your magnifying glass and peek inside a series of tiny dioramas filled with crimes and carefully crafted mysteries! Think outside the box and solve them all in this new brand of detective game!
Why similar: Detective 49.1%, Visual Novel 28.5%, Anime 11.7%, Adventure 9.4%, Indie 1.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on untangling complex locked-room crime scenarios through narrative deduction.
- #23 12 Hours to Die
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 226 reviews2020
Dev: Wesley ReitsmaPub: Westeford
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystery visual novel about six students forced to play a 12-hour long killing game.
Why similar: Detective 45.2%, Visual Novel 32.7%, Adventure 11.2%, Anime 6.9%, Indie 4%
Why You'll Like It: A tense thriller visual novel emphasizing time limits and deductive reasoning.
- #24 恒水中学连环虐杀 / The untold story of hengshui school
82% matchVery Positive86% of 534 reviews2018
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
It’s based on Hengshui high school to reveal the real society, Game feature: cult painting style, puzzle elements, serious student death event plus humorous minor role, As it was released on March,2015, and finished in the following four months, now it’s downloaded almost 0.9 million players, the live video of the game has 2.
Why similar: Detective 52.8%, Visual Novel 23.4%, Adventure 12.8%, Indie 11%
Why You'll Like It: Explores dark school-setting mysteries with heavy detective and text-adventure mechanics.
- #25 AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES - nirvanA Initiative
79% matchVery Positive86% of 3,791 reviews2022
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Special Agents Mizuki and Ryuki, along with their AI partners Aiba and Tama, are tasked to solve the bizarre Half Body serial killings in this sequel to the critically acclaimed AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES.
Why similar: Detective 47%, Visual Novel 30.1%, Adventure 11.8%, Anime 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: Expands on the investigative visual novel formula with bizarre murders and deep psychological mysteries.
- #26 Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 32,966 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 32.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Jabberwock Island—You and your classmates were ready for fun in the sun until Monokuma returned to restart his murderous game! Trapped in a kill-or-be-killed situation, your only hope rests in solving the island’s mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 54%, Visual Novel 28.7%, Anime 12.4%, Adventure 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: Continues the tradition of high-stakes student murder mysteries and logic-driven trials.
- #27 HoloTrials: Case Covered
76% matchVery Positive99% of 349 reviews2026
Dev: VTAC GamesPub: holo Indie
Windows · Mac
A graffiti mocking the Student Council President appears on the walls, and your best friend is the prime suspect! Play as a student detective in HoloTrials: Case Covered. Investigate the high school campus, face off against your rivals, and clear her name in this legal mystery.
Why similar: Detective 46.5%, Visual Novel 31.8%, Anime 11%, Adventure 5.5%, Indie 5.2%
- #28 Memory Oblivion Box
79% matchVery Positive92% of 1,112 reviews2016
Dev: DreaMoryPub: NVLMaker
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
一份工作，让秦幽羽的父亲从此失踪，紧接着又是母亲的突然离去。虽然从未放弃过寻找，可是事情却毫无进展，直到那天……
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.7%, Indie 28.5%, Adventure 27.8%
Why You'll Like It: An indie visual novel that blends atmospheric storytelling with puzzle and mystery elements.
- #29 Mohism: Battle of Words
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 610 reviews2023
Dev: 玄镜工作室Pub: Yooreka Studio
Windows
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 45.9%, Visual Novel 30.5%, Adventure 9.1%, Anime 8.7%, Indie 5.7%
- #30 阎罗索命
75% matchVery Positive90% of 146 reviews2026
Dev: Reptilian Brain Studio
Windows
古风悬疑探案文字冒险游戏——北宋天圣年间，科举省试方毕，汴京国子监突发连环命案，遇害者死状惊悚离奇，如遭阎罗审判。玩家将化身为被卷入权斗暗流的新科进士文彦博，通过勘验尸体、搜寻线索、推演谜局，找出案件背后的骇人真相……
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.6%, Detective 35.6%, Adventure 20.8%, Indie 6%
- #31 再见断刀
74% matchVery Positive93% of 2,779 reviews2025
Dev: 非侠游戏Pub: LoveStoryProject
Windows
Median: 12.7 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 49.2%, Visual Novel 30.3%, Anime 11.5%, Adventure 9%
- #32 神明的一天世界(God's One Day World)
78% matchVery Positive85% of 728 reviews2016
Dev: 灰烬天国
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
an Visual Novel & Puzzle Game
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.1%, Adventure 34.8%, Anime 13%, Indie 8%
- #33 The Occult Detective
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 332 reviews2025
Dev: Battlecry Studio
Windows
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 45%, Visual Novel 29.7%, Anime 10.7%, Adventure 9.4%, Indie 5.2%
- #34 前程似锦 Excellent Expectations
77% matchVery Positive86% of 977 reviews2017
Dev: 内购人生PABL
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Excellent Expectations is a puzzle adventure game , you would use search engines to discover a story from a stranger's phone .
Why similar: Detective 59.8%, Indie 40.2%
- #35 瓔珞事件簿之誰殺了愛情
76% matchVery Positive97% of 79 reviews2022
Dev: 傅真Pub: Genuine Studio Ltd
Windows
瓔珞事件簿系列遊戲是一系列以私人偵探拍擋瓔．珞為主角的推理解謎遊戲 你將會與兩位充滿火花的偵探, 一同破解一個又一個離奇案件!
Why similar: Detective 35.3%, Visual Novel 30.3%, Adventure 20%, Anime 9.3%, Indie 5.2%
- #36 Staffer Case: A Supernatural Mystery Adventure
73% matchVery Positive94% of 4,356 reviews2023
Dev: Team Tetrapod
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 56.8%, Visual Novel 24.8%, Anime 9.4%, Adventure 9.1%
- #37 Paper Perjury
72% matchVery Positive89% of 235 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 49.8%, Visual Novel 27.2%, Adventure 11.1%, Anime 7.1%, Indie 4.8%
- #38 The Grade 5B Case Files
71% matchVery Positive91% of 137 reviews2026
Dev: 狸老师工作室Pub: Eternal Dream
Windows
A narrative AVG focused on everyday mysteries from the lives of elementary school students. The two protagonists encounter ordinary yet unusual incidents at school, and through investigation and deduction, players uncover the truth together with them.
Why similar: Detective 53.7%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Adventure 16.8%, Anime 4.3%, Indie 3.8%
- #39 Your Smile Beyond Twilight:黄昏下的月台上
73% matchVery Positive94% of 601 reviews2017
Dev: Lingtan Studio
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 33.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A story about forced smiles, coming to terms with the past, and love—but most of all, redemption.
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.1%, Indie 22.2%, Adventure 21.6%, Anime 13.1%
- #40 ステータス確認探偵
70% matchVery Positive96% of 96 reviews2025
Dev: 風切羽
Windows
Check the suspect's status and solve the mystery! A status-checking mystery ADV in which a rookie detective takes on difficult cases that take place in a fantasy world.
Why similar: Visual Novel 59.9%, Adventure 40.1%
- #41 Flamel's miracle（弗拉梅尔的奇迹）
74% matchMixed68% of 156 reviews2017
Dev: Weixi Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 36.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Assistant and I headed to a newly discovered Plane world for new resouces. Unfortunately, we ran into worm hole, due to which our spacecraft were forced to make emergency landing onto an unknown world. In order to fix the spacecraft, we started our adventure and got involved into various accidents and incidents, voluntarily or not...
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.1%, Adventure 26.7%, Indie 21.9%, Anime 11.3%
- #42 The Real Face of a VTuber
69% matchVery Positive92% of 340 reviews2026
Dev: 莉莉恩工作室Pub: WhisperGames
Windows
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: Detective 48.5%, Visual Novel 26.9%, Adventure 10.8%, Anime 7.8%, Indie 6%
- #43 孤岛海妖 The Sea-demon
71% matchVery Positive88% of 264 reviews2023
Dev: 章鱼罐头制作组
Windows
一组侦探小队受章鱼岛主人之邀，对六年前的海妖悬案发起挑战。她们需要在二十四小时内完成调查，并各自提交一份答案。最后，出现了七种截然不同的解答……
Why similar: Detective 41.9%, Visual Novel 35.3%, Anime 11.3%, Adventure 6.2%, Indie 5.3%
- #44 Detective INNA DUKE
68% matchVery Positive100% of 73 reviews2026
Dev: HmarkaTeam
Windows · Mac · Linux
Detective Inna Duke is a noir story-driven visual novel where you team up with lieutenant Inna Duke and her partner corporal Fernal to investigate the mysterious abduction of the popular streamer Oleh Hamston. But will you manage to track down the poor hamster in rainy city?
Why similar: Detective 52.4%, Visual Novel 31.9%, Adventure 9.6%, Indie 6.1%
- #45 Aviary Attorney
70% matchVery Positive95% of 2,281 reviews2015
Dev: Sketchy Logic
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The hottest bird lawyering game to come out of 1840s France! Join Jayjay Falcon and his witty apprentice, Sparrowson, as the two take on clients, interview witnesses, collect evidence, and deliver justice to the guilty.
Why similar: Detective 47%, Visual Novel 32.2%, Adventure 11%, Indie 9.8%
- #46 见习侦探
73% matchMixed61% of 59 reviews2021
Dev: 全能侦探社
Windows
"Internship Detective" is a text adventure game of detective story from the perspective of double female masters. The two heroines Doudou (Intership detective) and Bobo (“big” detective) .
Why similar: Detective 51.1%, Visual Novel 31.2%, Anime 9.5%, Indie 8.2%
- #47 LumineNight
68% matchVery Positive89% of 596 reviews2024
Dev: Spickasoft
Windows
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 50.4%, Visual Novel 24.9%, Adventure 12.3%, Anime 9.4%, Indie 3%
- #48 Trials of Innocence
67% matchVery Positive92% of 1,812 reviews2025
Dev: 猫龙游戏Pub: Right Mind
Windows
Median: 18.6 hrsMean: 21.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 52%, Visual Novel 28.7%, Adventure 9.7%, Anime 9.6%
- #49 The Rainy Port Keelung 雨港基隆
71% matchVery Positive86% of 426 reviews2015
Dev: Erotes Studio
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 35.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The story will develop into the year of 1947, where the players would face one of the most traumatic historical events in the history of Taiwan.Sorry,now there are only English interface, English subtitles are still being processed,we hope to complete as soon as possible.
Why similar: Visual Novel 47.2%, Adventure 21.6%, Indie 17.9%, Anime 13.3%
- #50 Miss Fisher and the Deathly Maze
72% matchVery Positive80% of 75 reviews2018
Dev: Tin Man Games
Windows · Mac
Episode 1 and 2 of the award winning murder mystery, visual novel adventure in which you become the Honourable Miss Phryne Fisher, the glamorous and stylish detective!
Why similar: Detective 34.8%, Visual Novel 30.8%, Adventure 19.2%, Indie 15.2%
- #51 神都不良探 Underdog Detective
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,860 reviews2022
Dev: 天津芸芸科技有限公司
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Underdog Detective is a video-based playable, interactive story Set in the reign of Empress Wu Zetian of ancient China, you will play as a slum dweller in the imperial capital of Luoyang and embark on a thrilling yet comedic adventure! Traps and conspiracies, comradery and your unknown origin...
Why similar: Visual Novel 76.9%, Adventure 23.1%
- #52 DAEMON MASQUERADE
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 523 reviews2024
Dev: Callum Page
Windows · Mac · Linux
An anime-inspired supernatural detective game. Uncover the identities and powers of your adversaries using a conspiracy board full of evidence.
Why similar: Detective 56.8%, Visual Novel 25.4%, Anime 10.4%, Adventure 7.4%
- #53 Misty Judgment
64% matchVery Positive94% of 1,519 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 50.4%, Visual Novel 31.7%, Indie 9.8%, Adventure 8.1%
- #54 Kyoto Colorful Days
70% matchVery Positive85% of 176 reviews2016
Dev: InterOne Inc.Pub: Dogenzaka Lab
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
"Kyoto Colorful Days" is a Visual Novel, set in the sightseeing hotspot of Kyoto.This visual novel is populated by various different characters and the story can be enjoyed like a TV drama. Fully voiced in Japanese (the Kyoto dialect)
Why similar: Visual Novel 58.3%, Adventure 24.7%, Anime 17%
- #55 Fei Duanmu VS Kobayashi 端木斐 VS 小林正雪
68% matchVery Positive93% of 197 reviews2018
Dev: 致意
Windows · Mac · Linux
The dark despair city, the fugitive drug addict, intriguing and strange urban legend. What’s the story between two characters from different detective games? It’s coming soon.
Why similar: Visual Novel 61%, Indie 39%
- #56 Far Away
65% matchVery Positive95% of 8,200 reviews2021
Dev: Gratesca
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Far Away is a visual novel full of dark humor depicting immersive storylines rather than romantic drama. You will play as Krosa, a typical girl who experiences gang conflicts, crimes, conspiracies, and family grudges in the port city of Bedjan.
Why similar: Visual Novel 51.7%, Anime 17.1%, Adventure 16.6%, Indie 14.6%
- #57 A Detective's Novel
69% matchMixed68% of 896 reviews2016
Dev: Amaterasu Software
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
On a cold November night in a desolate estate deep in the mountains an innocent life has prematurely perished and its up to the player to find out who did it.
Why similar: Indie 37.8%, Detective 25.4%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Adventure 15.8%
- #58 CODE CRACKER 代码破译者
67% matchVery Positive90% of 160 reviews2019
Dev: 致意
Windows · Mac · Linux
Relive nostalgic dream of that golden old age with the retrospective graphic. In this game, you play as a college student who meets diverse characters and solve multiple puzzles together with them. The story unfolds in different ways corresponding to the choices you made along with the gameplay.
Why similar: Adventure 52.3%, Indie 47.7%
