60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Mystery, Investigation, Detective, Story Rich.
Join a serial killer enthusiast group to solve the town's recent murders in this mystery visual novel adventure, featuring point-and-click and text-based investigation and a detailed story.
Discover a world where magic and science, chaos and order, are two sides of the same coin.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Investigation 12.7%, Crime 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Detective 10.5%
戏班内扑朔迷离的死亡，步步紧逼的幕后黑手，封闭剧场内的死亡倒计时，案件主角的生命和救赎都取决于你的决断。当第一桩案件尘埃落定，你以为可以回到现实世界时，轮回之路才刚刚开始……
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Crime 14.2%, Investigation 13.8%, Detective 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.4%
A desktop-detective mystery where you’re tasked with investigating an unsolved murder. Scour case files and use logic and deduction to discover the truth of a thrilling story.
Why similar: Investigation 18.5%, Detective 18.3%, Thriller 12.3%, Crime 11.7%, Mystery 11.6%
1년 전, 여중생 한 명이 흔적도 없이 사라진다. 그녀의 흔적을 찾기 위해 사건의 담당 형사는 여중생의 동급생이었던 6명의 학생을 심문하게 되는데...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Detective 11.9%, Thriller 11.5%, Crime 8.6%
Staffer Retro is a mystery adventure game where you uncover past incidents related to ‘Mana’, the source of supernatural powers. Gather information through dialogue and exploration, and piece together clues found in documents to guide the choices of Verita Retro, the protagonist.
Why similar: Thriller 16.2%, Detective 14.3%, Investigation 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Mystery 10.7%
A secluded mountain resort, 10 friends, 1 murderer. Investigate, interrogate and present evidence as you solve various mysteries throughout the night. Will you be able to reach the truth and uncover the culprit’s identity? Or will your deductions lead you to blame someone completely innocent...?
Why similar: Investigation 16.3%, Detective 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Mystery 10.7%
Homicide detective Ralph is distraught when his trusted, reliable partner goes missing around the same time strange killings begin to take place. While solving the case, Ralph is paired up with an impish rookie he can't get along with.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Crime 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Investigation 11.3%, Detective 11.1%
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Investigation 19.3%, Detective 18%, Crime 15.7%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Mystery 11.6%
A serial killer is on the loose. Only you can stop him! In CrimeBot 2, you analyze crime scenes, interrogate suspects, and connect the clues to solve cold cases around the world. The truth is hidden in the details.
Why similar: Investigation 16.2%, Thriller 16.1%, Crime 15%, Detective 14.6%, Mystery 10.6%
Miles Edgeworth's dramatic turnabouts take center stage! Experience both Ace Attorney Investigations games in one gorgeous collection! Investigate crime scenes and solve tough, intriguing cases through logic and deduction. When Edgeworth's past and present collide, his future begins!
Why similar: Investigation 21.7%, Crime 16.6%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Detective 14.8%, Mystery 12.8%
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: Visual Novel 19.9%, Investigation 18.4%, Detective 17.2%, Crime 13.3%, Mystery 11.4%
A thrilling detective mystery adventure set in a historical fantasy world. As a dragon detective, use your six senses to find evidence and hunt down the culprit.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Detective 15.8%, Crime 14%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Investigation 12.5%
Gather evidence, interview suspects and send your case to trial. Have you got what it takes to be Tokyo's top detective?
Why similar: Detective 20.9%, Crime 17%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Mystery 12.7%
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: Investigation 18.8%, Detective 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Mystery 13.1%, Visual Novel 11.9%
A detective wakes up beside a corpse, and with no memories. The evidence points to him. Everyone thinks he’s the killer. Unravel the truth before time runs out in this hand-drawn detective mystery adventure set in 1990s Thailand, where every memory hides a lie.
Why similar: Thriller 14.7%, Detective 14.5%, Investigation 14.1%, Crime 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.7%
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: Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Investigation 16.7%, Detective 15.6%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Mystery 13.9%
Take on the role of Detective Kobayashi, the one and only genius detective who has a reputation for solving any case, however dark or difficult...if he isn't playing games at the office or awkwardly hitting on girls, that is.
Why similar: Crime 18.4%, Detective 17%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Investigation 12.8%, Mystery 12.4%
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 19.4%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Mystery 14%, Detective 13%
Remedy for Personality is a visual novel that blends genres: a comedy horror with elements of detective. Immerse yourself in an atmosphere of mysticism, mystery, and hidden threats, spiced up with a generous dose of witty humor.
Why similar: Thriller 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Detective 11.9%, Investigation 11.6%
Miles McDaniel, a police officer, is sent to the Darkvale Motel to investigate the troubling disappearance of a resident. What begins as a routine case quickly descends into a far darker and more terrifying story.
Why similar: Investigation 20.2%, Crime 18.5%, Thriller 15.7%, Mystery 11.2%, Horror 9.5%
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 18.1%, Investigation 17.5%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Mystery 13.8%, Crime 10.7%
After being away at college, you meet up with two of your friends at a local movie theatre. What starts out as a simple reunion, quickly unravels to be a gruesome murder mystery with your friend as the victim. It is now your mission to find out who did it, and how in this visual novel style game.
Why similar: Investigation 17.4%, Crime 15.9%, Detective 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Visual Novel 13.1%
The chart-topping itch.io and Newgrounds indie hit comes to Steam, with a slew of enhancements and new features! Step into court as Nina Aquila, rookie defense attorney in this thrilling VN/adventure game hybrid, and fight for justice in a world where all anime genres exist at once!
Why similar: Detective 16.2%, Crime 15.2%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Investigation 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%
Only 7 days remain until death embraces you -- the everyday life of a young boy begins to distort little by little, unfolding into a bizarre and ghastly series of events... When fate comes knocking, will you have the courage to make a choice?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Investigation 15.1%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Thriller 10.2%, Mystery 7.6%
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: Thriller 17.3%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Mystery 11.9%, Investigation 10.4%
Arthur thinks he’s a smart guy. He isn’t. Help him solve puzzles, investigate the town, and uncover the mystery of his friends disappearance in this quirky adventure game inspired by classic cartoons.
Why similar: Investigation 16.5%, Thriller 15.9%, Detective 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Mystery 12.1%
Investigate the mysterious death of an unidentified young woman, in this shocking psychological thriller kinetic novel.
Why similar: Thriller 19.7%, Detective 17.3%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Investigation 13.8%, Mystery 12.7%
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
Why similar: Investigation 17.2%, Detective 15.2%, Thriller 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Mystery 12.3%
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Investigation 19%, Detective 17.1%, Crime 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Mystery 12.1%
After you graduated from college, you were assigned to a small village as a doctor.It looks like an ordinary village, but there are many strange things in it.A man knocking at the door in the middle of the night may not be asking for a doctor.The person you saw may not be alive.Haunted?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20%, Thriller 19.8%, Detective 17.1%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Mystery 12.8%
Erased memories, scattered clues. What will you uncover, and what will you leave buried? As an amnesiac detective, investigate crime scenes with limited focus. You can't analyze everything. Strategically choose your leads to shape the case and reclaim your lost past. Start now.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.3%, Crime 21.9%, Detective 17.7%, Investigation 16.1%, Mystery 10%
A mystery visual novel following a boy who awoke in a strange building, with no recollection of where he is, how he arrived, why he’s here, or how to leave. Discover the answers to these mysteries as you search for a way out. Meet a small but colorful cast in your journey, and escape together!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Detective 17%, Mystery 14.3%, Dark 7.8%
Solve your own murder in this thrilling true crime adventure game. You've come face-to-face with your fate and someone close to you is going to kill you...unless you find out who it is before the time runs out!
Why similar: Crime 15.1%, Detective 14.8%, Investigation 13%, Mystery 12.3%, Visual Novel 11.9%
A narrative puzzle-thriller that blurs the lines between games and books, reality and fiction, puzzles and storytelling.
Why similar: Thriller 17.5%, Investigation 15.5%, Detective 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Visual Novel 10%
An evidence-based detective game set in rural India. Investigate your friend's disappearance by searching crime scenes, interrogating suspects, and presenting proof to break through lies. Race against time to expose a conspiracy before the 9:45 PM train leaves.
Why similar: Thriller 17.4%, Investigation 17.1%, Detective 15.6%, Crime 15%, Mystery 11.8%
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: Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Detective 16%, Visual Novel 14%, Crime 13.6%, Investigation 13.4%
Novena diabolos is an Ocult mystery adventure game. The main character, Park Joon-sung, has to find a single human woman who doesn't know who she is and get out of town safely.
Why similar: Detective 22.8%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Thriller 16.4%, Mystery 15.7%, Simulation 8.2%
Demo updated for the Detective Fest! Step into detective Brian Storm’s shoes and unravel a grim 17th-century mystery. Interrogate villagers, gather clues, and piece together the evidence in a deduction system where every secret matters.
Why similar: Thriller 15.3%, Crime 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Detective 14.2%, Investigation 13.5%
After your mother’s strange funeral, a black rain blocks the roads and leaves you stranded. The air smells like rotting fruit and nature begins to mutate. Can you get out of here before the forest finds you?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Thriller 13.1%, Point & Click 10.1%, Mystery 9.4%
A string of campus killings. A newly-turned vampire struggling to adjust. A monster hunter seeking answers. Worlds collide as Dante Jones and Nick Torres, both in danger of being accused of the crimes, team up to reveal the true culprit in this chilling supernatural horror visual novel.
Why similar: Thriller 18%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Investigation 12.4%, Mystery 11%
An interrogation adventure where you play as the lead detective. Exploit suspects’ weaknesses, shake their resolve, and force the truth out of them. Use the weaknesses of a cast of unique suspects to uncover the truth behind the case.
Why similar: Crime 17.2%, Detective 15%, Thriller 14.4%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Investigation 9.6%
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: Visual Novel 20%, Detective 19%, Investigation 18.5%, Crime 14.8%, Mystery 13.2%
Explore a wikipedia-like database and solve a small town mystery in Eastern Europe. Step into the shoes of a journalist in the 90s as you sprawl through articles and uncover the secrets that have been laid in front of you.
Why similar: Investigation 19.9%, Detective 18%, Mystery 16.2%, Thriller 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%
The Big Hollow: 1982 is a tightly focused 2D animated murder mystery. A serial killer’s dumping ground is exposed in a small truck stop town. Find details in the evidence, interpret criminal behaviors and prove your worth to the FBI’s new Behavioral Science Unit as new detective Desmond.
Why similar: Investigation 22.2%, Detective 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Crime 12%, Point & Click 9.3%
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: Investigation 17.2%, Crime 16.6%, Detective 13.6%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Mystery 11.6%
Locked inside a facility that erases memory, seven people must recover what they've forgotten to earn their freedom. Explore escape-room puzzles, piece together broken relationships, and uncover the truth behind the sins none of them remember committing in this branching path visual novel.
Why similar: Mystery 14.1%, Thriller 12.8%, Investigation 12.8%, Detective 12.7%, Visual Novel 12.2%
Criminal Expert is a detective video game that puts you under the pressure of inexorably passing time. The story contains multiple selection paths, and you ultimately decide how it ends.
Why similar: Investigation 18.8%, Crime 17.8%, Thriller 17.1%, Detective 17%, Interactive Fiction 7.9%
Ironic point & click adventure where a once brilliant detective quits his trade and lands a job in IT to make a living. But even in the seemingly mundane world of office life, there are secrets to be uncovered. Navigate through puzzles, quirky colleagues, and intrigues to crack corporate mysteries.
Why similar: Investigation 18.8%, Detective 18.3%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Mystery 11.5%
Immerse yourself in the Psychological horror adventure of James Charouz on his way to find his missing wife and uncover the dark secret of his hometown.
Why similar: Investigation 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Thriller 15.3%, Mystery 12.1%, Detective 10.5%
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: Thriller 18%, Detective 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Mystery 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.6%
NINA AQUILA is back for her brightest, boldest, most magical adventure yet!
Why similar: Investigation 17.5%, Crime 16.3%, Detective 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Visual Novel 14.8%
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: Detective 16.4%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Crime 14.9%, Mystery 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%
A Battle of Wits with AI: Solve the case by conversing with a suspect robot using GPT to gather evidence. What single truth emerges from countless dialogues and pieces of information?
Why similar: Investigation 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Crime 16.2%, Detective 13.5%, Text-Based 9.1%
On your way to writing the perfect supernatural novel, be prepared to face danger. Are you ready for such desperate measures?
Why similar: Thriller 18.7%, Investigation 16.5%, Detective 12.5%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Mystery 8.3%
It's a mystery game that reveals the truth through an autopsy. Be a forensic doctor and find out why the dead died.
Why similar: Detective 18.7%, Crime 18.1%, Mystery 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Investigation 10.2%
A psychological thriller where you assemble fragmented memories and hidden clues to uncover the truth behind a disturbing incident.
Why similar: Thriller 22.4%, Crime 14.5%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Text-Based 11.5%, Point & Click 10.2%
This classic-style mystery adventure game, inspired by the Famicom Detective Club series and illustrated by Famitsu's legend Kiyokazu Arai, will take you on a suspenseful journey through the beautiful landscapes of Ise-Shima.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.4%, Investigation 16.5%, Detective 16.5%, Crime 16.5%, Mystery 13.3%
A narrative-driven detective thriller. Reed and partner Grant investigate a murder case that resets through a time loop. Gather clues, interrogate witnesses, build timelines in the mind palace, and uncover the truth through deduction and multiple endings.
Why similar: Crime 19.5%, Detective 18.2%, Investigation 15.4%, Thriller 15%, Mystery 9.5%
The adventure begins when Ada, a young explorer, receives a mysterious selfie from her sister, who in fact disappeared months ago. ...... The background of the selfie is a mysterious island with blood-red sea water. Ada decides to go out on the sea to look for her sister……
Why similar: Investigation 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Detective 13.5%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Mystery 12%
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: Investigation 19%, Detective 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Mystery 13.7%, Visual Novel 13.2%
