60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Visual Novel, Crime, Interactive Fiction.
Step into the role of Dominic, a dispatcher in Heavenbrook, where your choices shape a gripping visual novel and adventure game filled with suspense, mystery, and dark secrets. Unravel the chilling mysteries as the shocking events in the city unfold before you.
CrimeBot 2: Detective Mystery Games
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.
Valenza Family
Step into the mind of Michael Valenza—a ruthless made man scarred by his past, haunted by guilt, and shaped by violence. In this dark, story-first Mafia visual novel, trust is currency, betrayal cuts deep, and every scene drags you deeper into a world ruled by blood and silence.
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: Assassin 23.8% ★, Crime 20.2%, Detective 13.1%, Thriller 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%
Step into the mind of Michael Valenza—a ruthless made man scarred by his past, haunted by guilt, and shaped by violence. In this dark, story-first Mafia visual novel, trust is currency, betrayal cuts deep, and every scene drags you deeper into a world ruled by blood and silence.
Why similar: Assassin 27.4% ★, Crime 21.4%, Cinematic 11.1%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Drama 9.1%
他期待着事业的成果，她期待着追逐的爱情，她期待能给身边的人们带来笑容，他期待能成为故事的主角，他们生活的这座城市期待着海啸后的痊愈……可是，一场突如其来的爆炸扰乱了这一切。烟火暗淡，琉璃蒙尘，他们所期待的，能够实现吗？
Why similar: Crime 23.5%, Detective 16.2%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Text-Based 12.4%, Romance 10.8%
Discover a world where magic and science, chaos and order, are two sides of the same coin.
Why similar: Crime 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Cinematic 11.3%, Detective 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.5%
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.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Crime 15.5%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Thriller 14.1%, Detective 10.4%
In the heart of the Afghan wilderness, amidst the chaos of war, you awaken to the stark reality of your mission: three days to navigate the perilous landscape, uncover hidden truths, and confront the ghosts of the past.
Why similar: Assassin 22.5% ★, Time Management 17.5%, Text-Based 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Visual Novel 11.8%
This game is an FMV about anti-bullying. A teenage girl mysteriously disappeared, and the truth was buried by power for eight years. Now, you return to this place of evil with a bloodstained list. The moment of slay & judgment has arrived...
Why similar: Assassin 21.9% ★, Crime 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Cinematic 13%, Visual Novel 9.8%
Fears are not always just rustles in the dark. And death is not always a bad ending.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Psychedelic 18.5%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Text-Based 14.6%, Detective 7.8%
Immerse yourself in this grotesque visual novel. Unspeakable secrets, sinister crimes, and a macabre obsession weave this tale, where sanity crumbles beneath the tide of perversion and human cruelty. The first chapter in a new independent anthology of visual novels.
Why similar: Assassin 24.1% ★, Crime 18.1%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Thriller 9.2%
Rainswept takes you on an emotional adventure in a small town shaken by a double shooting. Join Detective Stone and unravel a tangled web of love, relationships, and unresolved trauma in this character-driven murder mystery game.
Why similar: Crime 22.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Detective 13.6%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Thriller 10.7%
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: Crime 21.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Detective 13.9%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Romance 10.4%
Shunichi Sasaki, a young man who lost his past memories due to higher brain dysfunction, was criticized as a "murderer". Who was he really? Use memory notes to supplement his memories and explore his past.
Why similar: Psychedelic 17.1%, Crime 16.6%, Text-Based 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Drama 11.2%
Gather evidence, interview suspects and send your case to trial. Have you got what it takes to be Tokyo's top detective?
Why similar: Crime 24.4%, Detective 20.1%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Mystery 8.8%
The romantic noir visual novel The Restless Sheep & The Lone Wolf returns to Kabukicho in this unhinged simul-quel. Me, Azami, and the whole ragtag gang rampage through five all-new short stories!
Why similar: Crime 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Visual Novel 14%, Thriller 13.2%, Romance 11.2%
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: Crime 23.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Detective 14.7%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Text-Based 11.7%
A text adventure mystery with a modern parser.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.7%, Crime 26.6%, Text-Based 24.6%, Detective 12.6%, Adventure 8.5%
Look for what you forgot, be very careful, you are not the only one in the building and there are signs of it, search, explore and interact in search of what you are looking for! Get ready to enter into mystery and unrest, something is not right and you need to find out why. PS2 style horror game.
Why similar: Assassin 24.6% ★, Crime 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Cinematic 15.6%, Detective 9.3%
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: Crime 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Text-Based 16.7%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Detective 11.7%
"Red Spider2" is a Hong Kong Noir-themed Visual Novel. There are 6 story routes with the different characters(approximately 200,000 words in total).
Why similar: Crime 19.3%, Assassin 17.6% ★, Cinematic 17.4%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Thriller 11.1%
1983, Alaska... During the Salmon Run, a deadly figure known as The Grizzly Man terrorizes a group of tourists led by Bob, an amnesiac former Man in Black. Survive the journey or become the catch of the day in this breathtaking pixel-art interactive fiction with heart-pounding pace!
Why similar: Assassin 22.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Psychedelic 14.7%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Text-Based 10.3%
DETECTIVE: Stella Porta Case, puts you in the shoes of a detective who investigates three strange disappearances. In all cases there is a contract signed by the disappeared, that contract is from an organization called "Stella Porta".
Why similar: Assassin 20.6% ★, Crime 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Detective 12.5%, Cinematic 11.3%
The third and final part of the 'Cold Verdict' trilogy. Claire has spent two years tracking down the elusive masked man who puts people through psychological games. Now she has to get through another of his ordeals if she wants to bring him to justice. Make choices and decide the final outcome!
Why similar: Thriller 17.9%, Crime 17.4%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Cinematic 9.9%
Lewis Carroll's Alice is a short interactive narrative game based on the classic English 1865 children's book, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Cinematic 20.8%, Psychedelic 19.4%, Visual Novel 16%, Adventure 6.4%
This is a text adventure game with elements of horror, suspense, and puzzle-solving. Players take on the role of a detective, encountering various mysterious cases. These cases may be bizarre, eerie, or seemingly calm on the surface, but with turbulent undercurrents beneath.
Why similar: Crime 21.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Cinematic 13.3%, Thriller 12.4%, Visual Novel 12%
Immerse yourself in a psychological thriller with narrative adventure elements and unsettling details. Join Detective Bennett on his final case and uncover dark secrets in a world where reality bends and sanity wavers.
Why similar: Crime 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Cinematic 13.3%, Detective 12.9%, Thriller 10.5%
Experience a race against time written by a former forensic investigation expert. As detective JACK, you are the last hope to rescue the US President's kidnapped daughter. With only 1% battery left on her phone, use authentic detective techniques to find her before the screen goes black.
Why similar: Crime 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Text-Based 17.4%, Detective 13.5%, Drama 10.5%
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 20.9%, Detective 15.4%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Text-Based 11%
5% of murder cases remain unsolved... it's time to open up these cases and confront the supernatural with forensic science! Solve cases by analyzing evidence and consulting with specialists. Enter a world that artfully blends 2D illustration and real-life visuals!
Why similar: Crime 19.3%, Cinematic 16.8%, Text-Based 14.2%, Detective 12%, Visual Novel 9.6%
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 18.5%, Cinematic 17.1%, Psychedelic 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Visual Novel 11.7%
A direct sequel to 'Cold Verdict'. Another group of people wake up in a strange abandoned location, trying to find a way out and understand why they were put there. What is the killer's endgame in all this? A short interactive story with choices.
Why similar: Crime 25.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Thriller 14.9%, Detective 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.7%
A legend returns: the cold pines of Red Wood whisper of a hunter reborn… Is he alive, stalking us again?
Why similar: Assassin 24.6% ★, Cinematic 20.9%, Crime 16.2%, Detective 8.9%, Adventure 7.8%
The hit series BUSTAFELLOWS continues with an all-new season! Fight for love and fight against crime, in this romantic, mystery, visual novel!
Why similar: Crime 21.8%, Text-Based 15.3%, Cinematic 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Visual Novel 12.3%
A visual novel passed through an image compressor Play as a murderer unsure of their entire life, down to their name. But you have a mission. One you NEED to undertake.
Why similar: Assassin 24.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Crime 15.5%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Thriller 10.2%
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: Crime 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Detective 16.5%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Drama 9.8%
Five strangers wake up in a dark room in an abandoned building with no idea who put them there and why. They now need to work together in order to figure out what connects them and how to get out of this place. A short psychological thriller visual novel with choices.
Why similar: Thriller 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Cinematic 14%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Drama 11.6%
Reflections in Amber is a mystical detective visual novel. Investigate a mysterious death in a remote village alongside Detective Redbreast, who battles the weight of depression. Use an old supernatural camera to uncover hidden paths. Shape the course of the story with your choices!
Why similar: Assassin 20% ★, Text-Based 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Crime 14.8%, Visual Novel 11.5%
The depressing pictures of a dying village and its inhabitants to the dark ambient music of the underground performers make those who are still trying to survive in places where everything has long died, to plunge even deeper into the world of mystical horror and deep despair
Why similar: Text-Based 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Detective 13.1%, Demons 12.7%, Visual Novel 12.3%
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: Crime 32.7%, Interactive Fiction 26.1%, Detective 17.6%, Adventure 10.4%, Mystery 7.2%
A dramatic visual novel about the search for the meaning of life.
Why similar: Psychedelic 20.1%, Thriller 16%, Text-Based 15.9%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Drama 13.5%
A point and click noir mystery, set in a grim and corrupt Wonderland. Alice is Dead: Hearts and Diamonds is a complete remake of the classic Flash game trilogy, including all new art, added puzzles, expanded lore, and plenty of secrets for old and new fans alike.
Why similar: Assassin 18.5% ★, Psychedelic 17.1%, Crime 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Detective 12.4%
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 20.7%, Detective 18%, Text-Based 15.4%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Thriller 10.1%
A gritty, semi-kinetic visual novel about broken people and notorious gangsters, featuring six individualized routes with six different endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Crime 17.3%, Text-Based 16.4%, Detective 16.3%, Visual Novel 14.2%
A gothic short story set in the most Blighted city of the North Kingdom.
Why similar: Assassin 21.4% ★, Text-Based 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Thriller 10.6%
In this twisted love story of a visual novel by CLOCKUP, an insomniac must decide whether to protect his position as a yakuza bigwig’s pet killer or the mysterious woman who can put him to sleep.
Why similar: Crime 25.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Thriller 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Romance 11.2%
A clickable adventure game reminiscent of detective adventure games of the '80s and '90s. The story follows the main character, a young detective, as he meets a series of unique characters and works to solve a case.
Why similar: Psychedelic 18.1%, Detective 14.3%, Text-Based 14%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Cinematic 12.5%
Having moved from his natal city and living with his now-divorced father, the protagonist decides to go back to his natal city to attend college. A whole new world will be unveiled to him as he forms new social connections, comes in contact with alcohol, drugs, and of course, sex.
Why similar: Crime 16.9%, Cinematic 16%, Text-Based 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Visual Novel 12.1%
Puppet House is a puzzle-adventure horror with escape room elements. A freak ritual creates a killer puppet, murdering anyone who enters the ventriloquist’s mansion. Detective Rick, seeking missing locals, will soon face his greatest horror.
Why similar: Psychedelic 26.6%, Cinematic 17.5%, Thriller 14.7%, Detective 13.9%, Demons 12.7%
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 25.1%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Crime 15%, Detective 13.8%, Thriller 10.8%
일레븐지스: 플라스크는 미스터리·로맨스 장르를 표방하는 비주얼 노벨 게임입니다. 한 치 앞을 예상할 수 없는 전개와 끝없이 펼쳐지는 반전, 영원히 끝나지 않는 11시의 티타임에 여러분을 초대합니다.
Why similar: Thriller 17%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Text-Based 13.1%, Romance 12.1%
You see them in your dreams, only you can solve the riddle. Immerse yourself in crime, fantasy, horror events.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.6%, Psychedelic 24.2%, Crime 21%, Adventure 9.6%, Casual 9.5%
这是一款以中式校园为背景的推理类文字游戏，你将扮演一名高中生司空茂，在开学第一天目击密室杀人事件的现场，并经过调查和推理解决案件，找出真正的犯人和真相背后更深的阴谋。但在享受侦探游戏的同时，请千万不要忽视学习。保持情绪稳定，尽量维持活下去的念头...记住，你的成绩，永远比案件要更重要。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Detective 18.4%, Text-Based 17.4%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Crime 13%
Ad Memoriam is a mystery game about a band with a curse: at every single one of their concerts, someone dies of an accident. Follow the band and the trail of bodies that they leave behind, reconstruct each accident from witness testimony, and unravel the truth behind Ad Memoriam and it's curse.
Why similar: Crime 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Demons 15.3%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Detective 11.5%
Early spring, 1999, Taoyuan Village. In just several days, a series of drowning incidents occurred in the same quaint village. Then, on the night of the fifteenth day, numerous villagers witnessed a woman in red who bore an uncanny resemblance to a lady who had previously met an unjust demise...
Why similar: Crime 23.8%, Detective 20.3%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Mystery 11.7%, Drama 10.8%
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: Crime 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Detective 14.4%, Thriller 12.5%, Drama 9%
This is a realistic visual game (AVG). 10-year-old Wang Nan plans to go to the provincial capital during the summer vacation, but many incredible things suddenly happen in the town, and many of them are related to him... So where should he go?
Why similar: Cinematic 23.5%, Visual Novel 19%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Drama 17.2%, Text-Based 12.7%
In the Spring Festival of 2005, the blizzard in Xuefeng mountain trapped the drama troupe performing in the village. At the same time, there was a homicide during the performance. Unlike the nervous members of the drama troupe, the villagers were afraid of a more terrible existence than the homicide
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Drama 13.6%, Text-Based 13.5%, Detective 10.4%
In the small, burnt out Northern Ontario town that was once Montgomery Hills, there is a prisoner. You are in charge. Keep yourself awake long enough to see the light of day. Uncover the truth about one of Canada's biggest tragedies. The prisoner has a name and his name is Tom Dahl.
Why similar: Crime 20.9%, Cinematic 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Demons 13.3%, Thriller 13.1%
The Twisting Trail of Clues is a captivating and thrilling modern-day murder mystery. Set in a bustling city, the story follows detective Emma as she tries to solve a seemingly impossible case - the murder of a prominent businessman by a mysterious secret society.
Why similar: Crime 22.5%, Text-Based 19%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Detective 12%, Drama 8.6%
Detective Reiji Tokisaka is back to face down a mystery that spans decades, if not centuries. With the aftermath of his last case weighing on his soul and a long-silent cult resurgent, can he solve the crime—or will it become his curse?
Why similar: Crime 17.1%, Cinematic 14.7%, Detective 14.1%, Text-Based 12.9%, Visual Novel 11.6%
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: Crime 27.1%, Detective 16.1%, Text-Based 14.8%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Mystery 10.1%
