60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Story Rich, Dialogue Heavy, Interactive Fiction.
In most visual novels, you only read what characters say. In The Bastard Who Rewrote the Empire, you decide how deeply to read each line. Use Inner Voice, Sincerity, Appraisal, and X-Ray Vision to expose thoughts, lies, profiles, and secrets—then outwit conspiracies and rewrite a kingdom’s fate.
Best Served Cold
Can you mix a cocktail while eye-to-eye with a criminal? Find out in Best Served Cold, a murder mystery set in a bustling speakeasy where you serve customers, make friends and enemies, and solve crimes. At the Nightcap bar, prohibition is a killer… and so are some of your customers!
Fragments
Evan faces a frustrating battle with his conscience. It's one he cannot afford to lose, or he'll spend the rest of his life behind bars. Under intense scrutiny and questioning from two savvy detectives, how will he fare? That, is entirely up to you.
Can you mix a cocktail while eye-to-eye with a criminal? Find out in Best Served Cold, a murder mystery set in a bustling speakeasy where you serve customers, make friends and enemies, and solve crimes. At the Nightcap bar, prohibition is a killer… and so are some of your customers!
Why similar: Detective 19%, Dialogue Heavy 18.7%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Investigation 12.2%
Evan faces a frustrating battle with his conscience. It's one he cannot afford to lose, or he'll spend the rest of his life behind bars. Under intense scrutiny and questioning from two savvy detectives, how will he fare? That, is entirely up to you.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 20%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Investigation 13.5%, Surreal 12.4%, Visual Novel 12%
Kamilia is a story-driven, choices-matter detective mystery. Follow a talented painter who finds himself wrapped up in an unsolved case, as he tries to unveil a hidden truth that has been buried for years.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 17%, Detective 15.7%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Investigation 12.1%
Paris, 1888. In this detective visual novel inspired by Ace Attorney and Golden Idol, play as a matchmaker-detective striving to keep her marriage agency open. Meet colourful characters, uncover their secrets, and spread love throughout the city!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 21.8%, Detective 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Investigation 11.4%
Use your psychic powers to read minds and catch an elusive serial killer!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Detective 14.7%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Investigation 11.1%
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: Dialogue Heavy 28.5%, Detective 19.6%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Investigation 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%
A psychological surveillance adventure. Observe 16 real-time CCTV feeds as TOBOR, a spy unit uncovering secrets in a dystopian bunker. Monitor suspects, collect evidence, and choose who survives. Multiple endings.
Why similar: Detective 14.6%, Dialogue Heavy 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Investigation 11.5%, Visual Novel 10.2%
Detective Trent is a narrative-driven mystery game inspired by Trent’s Last Case. Investigate crime scenes, interrogate suspects, and uncover the truth through evidence and dialogue. Your reasoning shapes the case, leading to multiple outcomes and endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Detective 16.3%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Dialogue Heavy 13.1%, Investigation 12.6%
Step into the shoes of detective Hank and his sidekick Gwen. This time on a top secret mission in an exotic Mediterranean-like country to uncover an illegal drug trade, but also to use this opportunity to enjoy themselves and perhaps even to savour romantic moments.
Why similar: Detective 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Dialogue Heavy 17.7%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Investigation 10.6%
Astrologaster is a comedy game set in Shakespeare’s London. Play as 'Doctor' Simon Forman and treat his patients using astrology. A story-driven adventure based on a truly ridiculous story.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 29.4%, Dark Comedy 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Medieval 8.1%
A recreational software for counting sheep, observing puzzles, and befriending an indoor air-conditioning unit.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Surreal 18.1%, Dark Comedy 16%, Dialogue Heavy 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.7%
Play as Daniella as she moves across the country with only the help of her ex.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26%, Dialogue Heavy 18.5%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Story Rich 13.5%, Choices Matter 10.9%
Suhoshin is a 2D Visual Novel set in the medieval Joseon period of Korea. While investigating a series of mysterious murders, you will have to make choices that will lead you down different paths toward different endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.6%, Dialogue Heavy 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Detective 13%, Medieval 9.7%
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: Dialogue Heavy 23.4%, Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Story Rich 9.3%
No criminal has ever been a match for you, and everybody is looking forward to a description of your brilliant deductions. There is just one small problem. One tiny detail that makes it different this time. A mere trifle, really. This time you have no idea who did it.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Dialogue Heavy 18.9%, Detective 18.6%, Investigation 14.4%, Visual Novel 12.9%
Can you solve a murder with nothing but your wits, your cocktail shaker, and your silver tongue? In this bartending mystery game, your customers are the key. So long as the liquor flows, so does the conversation - but who has the answers you seek, and who has blood on their hands?
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 17.2%, Detective 17%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Investigation 11.5%
A mystery game where you investigate a murder by searching the crime scene and interrogating AI-powered NPCs with unique personas.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 21.2%, Detective 20.5%, Investigation 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Choices Matter 11.1%
Just in Crime is a detective video game in which you play a detective dog and a wizard cat. With a twist; you are able to travel back in time and examine the crime scene a few seconds before it happened.
Why similar: Detective 20.2%, Investigation 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Dialogue Heavy 13.1%, Visual Novel 10.6%
The Cold Cases: Remembering Jory is a story rich, investigative mystery game where your only tools are your contacts and the people you can find and get to talk to you. Read through old internet archives, pick out what is important, and solve the mystery of the 10 year old cold case.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 17.7%, Detective 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Investigation 16%, Visual Novel 10.3%
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 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Dark Comedy 13.1%, Choices Matter 12.2%
Finish what had already begun, halt the Darkness in its tracks, and shape a brighter future for the entire world. Prove yourself worthy as a warrior, as you take on what no faint heart could fathom.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 27.1%, Visual Novel 23.1%, Medieval 19.4%, Choices Matter 15.2%, Story Rich 8.7%
A School Prefect has been pushed out of a window, and everyone's blaming YOU. Can you find the culprit - or someone to take the fall - before you get EXPELLED? Mystery with a wicked twist, from the creators of Overboard!, 80 Days, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Investigation 17.1%, Detective 13.6%, Visual Novel 11.9%
MESMALIE is an occult adventure game. A magickal incident in your personal life brings you to a small witches' coven in the middle of nowhere. Here, you'll learn to tame your ability... though, not without some bumps along the way.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Dialogue Heavy 17.2%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Choices Matter 10.4%
Discover the mysterious city of Upper Morkezela, where gods go to die. As an apprentice to the priest of the fungal cult, your task will be to discover what lies behind the mysterious distress signal sent from the city.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Detective 17.4%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Dialogue Heavy 15.2%, Surreal 10.4%
A deceptively cozy narrative game about an alchemist that immigrates to a new country and opens an apothecary. Get to know your weird and wonderful community, brew the potions your customers need, and use your words to stir up a country on the brink of change.
Why similar: Detective 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Investigation 20.3%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Multiple Endings 6.9%
Tearoom of Terror is a cozy-gothic narrative cooking mystery where you investigate the mysterious death of your estranged aunt in a tearoom filled with sinister patrons, unsettling secrets, and morally questionable requests.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 17.8%, Detective 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Investigation 11.4%
Guide a squad of ten young adults through a kingdom on the brink of war! Navigate court politics, deadly rivalries, and magical chaos between Humans, Fae, and Werewolves... where every choice can make or break your future.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.2%, Surreal 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Story Rich 10.8%
A hand-illustrated visual mystery adventure that can be beaten in one sitting.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Investigation 15.4%, Detective 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.9%
После неожиданной смерти студент Александр попадает в "Отделение 38", где бюрократия переплетается с мистикой. Раскройте тайны этого потустороннего мира и найдите ответы, которые изменят всё.
Why similar: Detective 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Investigation 16.5%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Romance 8.5%
Six witnesses, six suspects, and thousands of discoverable lines of dialog. You're the fantasy detective on the case of a stolen magical artifact, and in order to determine the truth you'll have to cross examine, interrogate, and reference all your resources to catch the thief before time runs out.
Why similar: Detective 26.2%, Investigation 18%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Dialogue Heavy 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.1%
One million dollars. Two sisters. Countless consequences. Experience everyday life in modern Vietnam while uncovering the truth behind a mysterious one-million-dollar debt.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 23.7%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Story Rich 10.2%
Step into a small town in 90s fictional China as a grieving detective. In a place plagued by twisted homicides, the truth hides in the lies. Interrogate unpredictable witnesses, expose their contradictions, and rebuild a suspect’s face from an imperfect memory. Just like yours.
Why similar: Detective 25.3%, Investigation 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Dialogue Heavy 9.6%
GET AWAY WITH MURDER. Highly replayable detective game where you're the one whodunnit. From the creators of 80 Days and Heaven's Vault.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 19.2%, Detective 19.1%, Dark Comedy 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Visual Novel 9.6%
Follow the story of Blanca Silverurn—a strix entangled in a murder mystery. Explore the Grimstrand campus and learn about its unique magic. Delve into the secrets of students and faculty members. Affect their relationships, including a spicy romance between Blanca and her enigmatic mentor.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Investigation 15.8%, Detective 14.2%, Choices Matter 10%
The president trusts you. Exercise your Shamanic capabilities (or lack thereof). But don't get caught!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 25.8%, Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Visual Novel 20%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Multiple Endings 7.7%
A text-based RPG full of choice and action. Fight for survival in the midst of the Roman invasion of ancient Caledonia. Strategize one dice roll at a time as emotions affect your performance. Use willpower to outsmart opponents, gain allies, wage war, or strive for peace. How will your story end?
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 23.4%, Detective 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Visual Novel 11%
This game is based on the theme of love & light reasoning. Even if you choose the wrong option, it will not lead to game over. It is very suitable for casual players who like love reasoning but don't want to waste their brain cells.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26%, Dialogue Heavy 25.3%, Investigation 25.2%, Visual Novel 20%, Adventure 2%
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: Dialogue Heavy 26.8%, Detective 24%, Visual Novel 19%, Investigation 16.4%, Story Rich 8.9%
A short literary mystery game set in Oxford and Borneo
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22%, Dialogue Heavy 15.4%, Detective 15.3%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Investigation 11.8%
A philosophical interactive visual novel about everyday interactions
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.6%, Detective 18.1%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Investigation 12.6%, Dialogue Heavy 12%
How far will you go to keep your crown? A branching court politics drama, where every choice matters. Navigate treacherous lords, scheming family members, and angry peasants- all while trying to secure your kingdom’s future.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Dialogue Heavy 17.7%, Medieval 14.7%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Choices Matter 13%
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 15.9%, Dialogue Heavy 15.5%, Detective 15.2%, Investigation 14.2%, Visual Novel 12.5%
A romantic visual novel set in an arts academy. She came to win an architecture competition. Falling in love wasn't the plan. Neither was landing in a criminal's crosshairs.
Why similar: Detective 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Dialogue Heavy 10.3%
The Lusanti Chronicles is the first interactive visual novel set in the fantastical World of Krondoria. Guide your character through meaningful choices. Learn hidden secrets, unlock a gallery of portraits, unlock the rich lore of the Tome of insight, choose a queen or will you build a harem?
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Medieval 12.7%, Story Rich 12.2%
Many people dream of visiting London, but few ever stop to think about what would happen if they lost all their money in a foreign country. Unfortunately, Max's friend not only finds himself without any cash, but also discovers that it has been replaced with counterfeit banknotes.
Why similar: Detective 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Investigation 14.3%, Choices Matter 7.4%
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 31.3%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Detective 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Surreal 7.4%
Step into the shoes of Frank Sockowski, private detective, and explore the gritty world of New Drawer, a wolly unsettling and corrupt city.
Why similar: Detective 19.3%, Dark Comedy 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Investigation 12.5%, Visual Novel 11.8%
Welcome to our wild neon flashing graphic adventure! Play as Tofu 🐹 a little hamster with a big attitude and experience his misadventures through a frantic college night in a city brimming with parties and mystery. Packed with humor, terrible jokes and tons of dru— I mean, SUGAR!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 30.2%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Detective 15.5%, Choices Matter 6.2%
Did you ever have a virtual pet? Was your virtual pet responsible for solving mysteries in the cruel streets of Victorian London? Did your virtual pet forget to eat? Did he stay up to 3AM doing chemistry experiments? Your virtual pet is named Sherlock Holmes. Try to keep him alive.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Detective 14%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Investigation 11.7%
Negative Nancy is a choose your “no” adventure for people who have had enough. An interactive sitcom where you can only say “no” (or nothing at all). Your choices control the story.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 23.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Dialogue Heavy 8.3%
Save the day with Clash!
Why similar: Detective 28.6%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Dialogue Heavy 14.8%, Choices Matter 8.2%
Become an investigator in a dark fantasy story. People keep going missing in Maligree, before being forgotten by all who knew them. Will you solve the case before you forget?
Why similar: Detective 22.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Story Rich 9.1%
You're entangled in a royal conspiracy. A deadly game where the pieces can become friends, foes, lovers, and of course… sacrifices.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 18.6%, Detective 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Investigation 12.3%, Choices Matter 10.7%
Anime courtroom murder mystery, set in the corporate world. Cross-examine executives, collect evidence, and correct misstatements one contradiction at a time.
Why similar: Detective 27.3%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Investigation 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Story Rich 11.2%
A first-person mystery solving game, where you try to find out what happened at Syn Archives.
Why similar: Detective 32%, Investigation 19.4%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Dialogue Heavy 17.8%, Story Rich 5.3%
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 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Dialogue Heavy 16.2%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Investigation 13.1%
A choice-driven visual novel centered on addiction, happiness, and the search for meaning. As a bartender in a rapidly decaying world, serve drinks and substances that shape your customers' fates. Experience their stories through minimalist 1-bit pixel art and an atmospheric liquid DnB soundtrack.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 40.7%, Visual Novel 29.2%, Choices Matter 18.8%, Story Rich 10.7%, Singleplayer 0.7%
Idol Talent Show Simulation Game-Train from zero to idol debut! Rank high to stay in! Explore the map, manage your schedule and play mini-games.Face tough evaluations,compete with fellow trainees, and forge meaningful bonds. Your choices will unlock 10+ unique endings. Can you shine?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.3%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Choices Matter 20.5%, Story Rich 15.6%, Multiple Endings 11.7%
A mysterious magic force knocks your research satellite out of orbit. You crash land and must try to survive on this planet ruled by nature. You meet character's and discover the mystery of the magic force as you try to get back home.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22%, Dialogue Heavy 21%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Medieval 10.4%
You will answer questions that will reveal things deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to once again unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Detective 14.3%, Investigation 14%, Visual Novel 13.1%
