- #1 Suixun 01: The Last Customer
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 玄猫
Windows
A linear paranormal mystery visual novel driven by dynamic text presentation. As timid but earnest rookie Mao-Rabbit, explore a mall after closing, rescue a customer the night guard cannot see, and uncover the anomaly rules already at work. No branches or bad endings.
Why similar: Word Game 21.6%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Mystery 14.8%, Dialogue Heavy 13.8%, Supernatural 10.3%
- #2 释魂日志
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 街角制作组Pub: 季风TV
Windows
《释魂日志》是一部以职场为背景的轻悬疑视觉小说。你将深入看似光鲜的科技公司 LOGOS,在应付日常KPI的同时,还要为五名死者找回失去的记忆——这栋大楼,只有你能听见他们的声音。亡魂在呼救,十四天倒计时已开始,每一个对话分支、每一份关键证物,都将由你亲手裁决。
Why similar: Word Game 35.2%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Mystery 15.6%, Supernatural 7.1%, Dialogue Heavy 5.2%
- #3 星天へ発つ日
96% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2026
Dev: Astro Shaft
Windows
An occult suspense girl-meets-girl story in which a rumor-loving girl 'interviews' a serial killer.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.9%, Supernatural 22.9%, Mystery 20%, Story Rich 10%, Anime 9%
- #4 鲤氏奇人异闻录
95% matchVery Positive98% of 119 reviews2024
Dev: 顽童计划
Windows
《明日方舟》同人游戏,以原作角色“老鲤”为主角,在二十年前的龙门,展开一系列解谜探案故事。
Why similar: Word Game 32.9%, Visual Novel 26.1%, Mystery 19.7%, Adventure 7.3%, Anime 7%
- #5 SEVEN DAYS: Strange Locked-Room Life
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ぽめ屋Pub: akaeroCore
Windows
"SEVEN DAYS: Strange Locked-Room Life" is a suspenseful escape-room visual novel. You are a reporter trapped with a drug company heiress for seven days. Can you survive the mastermind’s orders, uncover the truth, and escape before you lose your mind?
Why similar: Word Game 34.6%, Visual Novel 28%, Mystery 20.9%, Anime 7.6%, Story Rich 6.4%
- #6 Ghostwire: Tokyo - Prelude
94% matchMixed61% of 453 reviews2022
Dev: Tango GameworksPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Join KK and his gang of supernatural detectives as they investigate a strange disappearance, only to stumble upon something more sinister. Build relationships with your team and piece together their stories.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.8%, Supernatural 24.4%, Mystery 20.1%, Story Rich 10.1%, Adventure 6.4%
- #7 山:临界幸存者
93% matchVery Positive92% of 651 reviews2022
Dev: 迩来工作室Pub: WindField Games
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
偏远的山村中,正举行着古老的祭祀『仙姑宴』。少女吟诵着,舞动着,一场漫长而恐怖的杀戮剧正在悄然上演……
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.1%, Mystery 23%, Story Rich 15.5%, Adventure 11.8%, Anime 10.6%
- #8 ECHO Re:Kill
92% matchNo user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: MulPersona
Windows
You wake in an unfamiliar “Preparation Area”, surrounded by strangers. The system declares: “New mission, commencing immediately.” Mission after mission, where life and death hang in the balance. Only by earning points can you reclaim freedom. An adventure with no retreat—move forward or vanish.
Why similar: Word Game 35.8%, Visual Novel 23.6%, Story Rich 11.1%, Adventure 10.8%, Mystery 8.5%
- #9 23:61
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 月食图书室
Windows
"Who do you want to save? Or rather... who are you prepared to abandon?" A midnight "Unsend" trapped them in a rift in time, and awakened the dead "You." Become a "Ghost" inhabiting screens and surveillance feeds. Pry into perfect disguises and rotting hearts.
Why similar: Word Game 38.4%, Visual Novel 22.5%, Mystery 10.6%, Dialogue Heavy 9.5%, Story Rich 6.5%
- #10 Bedtime Story : Saint
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: TinyBigger
Windows
A writer obsessed with words, a voice in their mind like that of a god, and a strange story unfolding in the depths of winter. Between a cup of coffee and a cigarette, you are the deity that intervenes in the course of the story, guiding the writer to complete the narrative and its ending...
Why similar: Word Game 37.7%, Visual Novel 23.6%, Adventure 12%, Mystery 11.1%, Supernatural 11%
- #11 平凡的我與幽靈的同居生活
90% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: One Dream
Windows
物部才人在參加完父母的葬禮後回到家裡,但由於才人打算到東京找工作,於是便到東京尋找新居住的地方,在找了幾天後才人終於找到了一個便宜而且不錯的地方,因此爽快簽約並從原先的地方搬走,但入住後靈異事件不斷,打電話詢問經紀才知道這裡的上一手女主人死在這裡,簽約前也有跟自己說過,這時才人也隱約記起。 才人一開始並未完全接納伊藤,但在日復一日的相處下,才人和伊藤似乎都在彼此身上得到了某些東西,戀愛喜劇般的同居生活就此展開。
Why similar: Word Game 45.2%, Visual Novel 26.4%, Adventure 13.3%, Anime 8.1%, Story Rich 6.1%
- #12 论道聊斋
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 破界游戏
Windows
以《聊斋》为灵感的中国志怪剧情游戏。以章节形式体验一个个独立的聊斋故事,在文字对话、事件触发与剧情推进中,走入充满人心、执念与因果的东方怪谈世界。
Why similar: Word Game 42.9%, Visual Novel 22.1%, Mystery 14.7%, Atmospheric 7.8%, Adventure 5.5%
- #13 透明罪 - Blue Tears
89% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 心林咖啡厅
Windows · Mac
A novel, a game, a judgment document, a self-confession letter. On an ordinary summer morning, the arrival of an unexpected visitor awakened the dormant memories of a small island. You will play the role of Lynn Chan, and face your "Invisible Sin" by searching for a "Non-existent friend".
Why similar: Word Game 28.6%, Visual Novel 23.5%, Mystery 18.6%, Dialogue Heavy 10.1%, Adventure 7.7%
- #14 DeCoDiary.volume 1 起 ~ Atheohood
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 彼界岛Bronjland
Windows · Mac
"What is The Ritual?"—Senior 1 student Zi Xiaoying left her hometown and arrived at the School on Isle Island, moving into Gracirsium's House. Even before settling in, she heard about esoterica and rituals on the island, and unexpectedly encountered a white-hair girl with an censer in the forest...
Why similar: Word Game 43.8%, Visual Novel 23.1%, Mystery 16.8%, Story Rich 10.4%, Anime 4.4%
- #15 Drifting on the river at dusk
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 大狙Pub: 滴克工作室
Windows
A suspenseful visual novel set in a fictionalized Song Dynasty. What is Jianghu? Some say it is flashing blades and clashing swords, rival sects locked in endless feuds, heroes galloping freely across the land. But for most......
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.5%, Word Game 24.1%, Mystery 19.3%, Anime 8.5%, Atmospheric 7.1%
- #16 我的女友是杀手
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 故障猫 Studio
Windows
高中生秦越有一个愿望——安稳过完高中。然而转校生铃木静的出现打乱了这份计划。沉默寡言、身手利落的她,自称是来“保护”他的。还没等他消化这一切——八卦的百事通、骄纵的大小姐、深不可测的学生会长,以及那位笑容迷人却暗藏锋芒的美女老师……一段交织着谜团、守护与心动的恋爱喜剧,就此开幕!
Why similar: Word Game 31.6%, Visual Novel 27.3%, Mystery 18.8%, Adventure 9%, Anime 5.8%
- #17 是谁偷走了我的人生?
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Unfinished Lives studio
Windows
《是谁偷走了我的人生?》是一部发生在虚构自由城市“伯利蒂尔”的中长篇青春群像视觉小说。玩家将跟随社会学新生荆千和,在高校城中结识孔澄洸、池迟望等人,并通过轻量互动,逐渐走近她们各自隐藏的过去与困境。 “我,荆千和,失去了初中三年的记忆。” 来到伯利蒂尔后,她拥有了新的朋友与珍贵的日常,遗失的青春似乎正一点点重新生长。直到那个少年平静地说: “记住我,然后,去改变。” 当被掩埋的真相浮出水面,那些曾经失去的、渴望的,以及无法改变的过去,又将把她们带向怎样的未来? 愿你走完这段旅程时,也能重新找到属于自己的人生。
Why similar: Word Game 42.7%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Dialogue Heavy 10.5%, Mystery 8.7%, Story Rich 7.1%
- #18 Elf of Era! Idols Project
85% matchVery Positive97% of 113 reviews2023
Dev: Elf of Era! Idols Project制作组
Windows
在迷茫的前路上,我们都如木偶般木讷前行。但一位平凡而又特别的女孩,却手握着能够改变命运的彩券。五位少女的人生轨迹也被这看起来普通的小纸票联系起来。构筑在现实之上的梦境能否实现?现在,请让我们仔细聆听…
Why similar: Word Game 63.2%, Visual Novel 28.7%, Adventure 4.9%, Casual 1.9%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #19 雪之本境S Conspiracy Field: Snow Trap
84% matchMixed67% of 555 reviews2022
Dev: SP-time
Windows
主角端贤冲与女友去山中打工,突然遭遇大雪,困于旅店。随后食物失踪、通讯中断。面对饥饿,众人签下“食肉契约”。而后自称“境主”的“凶犯”出现,不断挑拨众人的关系。原本是“天灾下的无奈相残”,却成了“阴谋与杀戮的天堂”。脆弱的人类是冲破冰雪还是坠入寒渊?这将由你而定。
Why similar: Word Game 39.9%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Adventure 10.9%, Mystery 10.8%, Anime 5.6%
- #20 孤岛海妖 The Sea-demon
84% 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: Visual Novel 27.8%, Word Game 27.3%, Mystery 21.2%, Story Rich 10.8%, Anime 8.1%
- #21 Do I Know You?
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Defios Game Studio
Windows · Mac
As the manager of a quiet apartment building, your task seems simple. Is the visitor in front of you human—or something else? A dialogue-driven horror game where every detail matters.
Why similar: Word Game 39.6%, Visual Novel 22.9%, Mystery 11%, Adventure 7.4%, Dialogue Heavy 7.3%
- #22 Earth Wander - CHABU -
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 西瓜恐龙Pub: 糕薯科技
Windows
Earth Wander - CHABU - is a light sci-fi visual novel with elements of mystery. A lone boy meets a girl from outer space. On Earth, now teeming with aliens, they embark on a bizarre and wondrous adventure.
Why similar: Word Game 44.3%, Visual Novel 22%, Mystery 13.4%, Dialogue Heavy 9.1%, Anime 7.3%
- #23 Re: LieF ~ Shin'ainaru Anata e~
82% matchVery Positive93% of 937 reviews2021
Dev: RASKPub: HIKARI FIELD
Windows
Median: 11.1 hrsMean: 66.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
"Re: LieF ~ Shin'ainaru Anata e~" is produced by Japanese visual novel brand Rask. First launched in 2016, it was praised as a "Dark Horse of the year" by visual novel users. It also won the Golden Award for the screenplay of Moe Game Award.
Why similar: Word Game 41.2%, Visual Novel 23.1%, Adventure 8.8%, Anime 8.2%, Story Rich 8%
- #24 Summer Syndrome
81% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Alice Future-JiayePub: Alice Future
Windows
"Summer Syndrome" is a sci-fi mystery visual novel set in the near future. Eerie plane crashes, shadowy organizations operating in the dark, and the increasingly prevalent "Summer Syndrome"... Players will experience a non-linear narrative through chapter-based choices and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.4%, Word Game 21.4%, Mystery 20.2%, Story Rich 10.5%, Anime 9.3%
- #25 Netherworld: Blood Moon
81% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 巴比波波工作室(BaBiBoBo Studio)
Windows · Mac
You wake up shackled to a bamboo stalk in an unfamiliar forest. In the distance, something seems to be moving through the grove. You look closer... until you realize... it isn’t alive at all. One bizarre and horrifying event follows another. Under unbearable pressure, can you find a way out alive?
Why similar: Word Game 30.9%, Visual Novel 24.7%, Mystery 15.5%, Supernatural 12.2%, Story Rich 11.1%
- #26 探偵Rと預言者J
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NUMBER7
Windows · Mac
Gather evidence and uncover the truth through your interactions with others in this mystery adventure game about a case where past and present collide.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36%, Mystery 26.4%, Adventure 18.6%, Story Rich 13.6%, 2D 4.2%
- #27 THE TALE OF SPRING CITY
79% matchPositive84% of 49 reviews2026
Dev: 图南工作室(Tunan Studio)
Windows
Ziqing Xu, a young girl from Spring City. Her father mysteriously disappeared soon after. During a strange turn of events, she suddenly gains the ability to see into the supernatural realm—the so-called "Yin Yan." Will she be able to uncover the truth?
Why similar: Word Game 30.9%, Visual Novel 22.7%, Mystery 18.4%, Supernatural 13.9%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #28 Night Patrol Rules
78% matchVery Positive99% of 254 reviews2025
Dev: Te.Sa
Windows
Virtual group - PLAVE doujin game, set against the backdrop of winter school ghost stories. Experience the Night Patrol Rules of the Seven Mysteries through the eyes of all five band members, uncovering the unsettling truth hidden behind the mystery through your investigation and choices.
Why similar: Word Game 53.1%, Visual Novel 24.3%, Mystery 14.4%, Adventure 7.6%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #29 Everyone's Detective
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FRONTERA SUKEBAN K.K.
Windows
Everyone's Detective is a supernatural mystery Exploration Novel about helping those forgotten by conventional logic.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.7%, Mystery 19.1%, Supernatural 17%, Dialogue Heavy 11.2%, Anime 9.9%
- #30 Safe House
78% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: HuangZeXin
Windows
Safe House tells the story of a zombie virus sweeping the world, turning most humans into irrational monsters. The male protagonist Xin and the family of other safe houses will find the truth buried and a way to survive under the threat of zombie and other survivor forces
Why similar: Word Game 38.4%, Visual Novel 27.1%, Mystery 16.8%, Story Rich 11.1%, Atmospheric 5.2%
- #31 零岁的星光
77% matchVery Positive84% of 191 reviews2023
Dev: Hippocampus制作组Pub: WindField Games
Windows
Amore~4,2 anni luce...... This is the story of the encounter between me, who is called "from the stars", and that person—— How many years have I loved you, day by day, year by year ......
Why similar: Word Game 45.4%, Visual Novel 22.5%, Adventure 13.1%, Dialogue Heavy 10.7%, Anime 5.6%
- #32 The Dreary Portent: The Window in the Painting
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Megon Lashley
Windows
Lana and Shawn learn that their new home might have been a bargain for a reason. A spooky old estate, priced at a discount and filled with antiques. Anyone would jump at the chance to buy it… but, then, why has it been empty for so long?
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.4%, Supernatural 22.4%, Mystery 14.3%, Story Rich 12.8%, Linear 9.6%
- #33 ココロトーカーズ
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Cbeats
Windows
舞台は廃校。記憶喪失の少年と、「モノ」を自身に宿すことができる「モノマネ」の力を持つ少女。 校舎内のあらゆる「モノ」と会話してモノだけが知っている情報を聞き出し、失われた記憶を取り戻そう!
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.1%, Mystery 25.8%, Adventure 18.1%, Story Rich 10.4%, Anime 9.6%
- #34 镜中的光怪陆离
75% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: 轻嘎
Windows
You are no longer a mere observer—you simultaneously play the roles of the hunter, the killer, and the redeemer. Amid fragmented memories and shattered personalities, you must piece together the dark truth of a human experimentation conspiracy that took place twenty years ago.
Why similar: Word Game 43.5%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Adventure 11.6%, Mystery 8%, Anime 5.4%
- #35 Ämäränth : The Last Day of My Adolescence
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 33 reviews2025
Dev: Özura
Windows
The story of a young graduate witnessing the twilight of his world.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.4%, Supernatural 26.7%, Mystery 22.7%, Linear 9.6%, Anime 5.2%
- #36 Dark Notes
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 132 reviews2024
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Dark Notes is a dark suspense puzzle game . You will play as the two protagonists, traveling through time and space to explore the secrets hidden in Happiness Mall!a secret concerning both protagonists surfaces... ...Anything can be a perfect fairytale as long as you believe it.
Why similar: Word Game 39.7%, Mystery 17.5%, Supernatural 16.6%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #37 Uberich: Advent Sinners
72% matchVery Positive83% of 306 reviews2025
Dev: NBDR GamesPub: XD
Windows
The world and reality of Joe collapse as a sequence of paranormal events starts in September. A mysterious girl with physical powers named Chava wants him dead, as he can be a core key for her cult to dominate the reality between worlds.
Why similar: Word Game 29.7%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Mystery 15.7%, Dialogue Heavy 9.8%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #38 Love Stories: When Pastel Meets Grotesque
73% matchVery Positive87% of 475 reviews2022
Dev: 桐生バトラ(疑狐社)Pub: Miwu Studio
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 39.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Some Scary Love Stories is a visual novel game with option branches Players tap the screen to read the story and make their own choices, eventually leading to different ending branches A collection of long-updated short stories on the theme of "Distorted Love"
Why similar: Word Game 39.1%, Visual Novel 22.4%, Mystery 12%, Story Rich 9.3%, Adventure 7.9%
- #39 爱上幻影的少年
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MOMONEETA
Windows
Basically, it's a combination of a cyberpunk story that lacks cyberpunk style and a post-apocalyptic story that lacks a post-apocalyptic flavor, which contains the author's dream talk, special hobbies, and other nonsense...Not recommended for anyone to read.
Why similar: Word Game 47.7%, Visual Novel 23.8%, Adventure 13%, Anime 7.1%, Story Rich 6.6%
- #40 ROBOTICS;NOTES DaSH
74% matchMixed67% of 298 reviews2020
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 30.0 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Half a year after the events of ROBOTICS;NOTES ELITE, Kaito Yashio is introduced to Itaru Hashida through Nae Tennouji. Unsettling incidents start occurring all around them, harbingers of an event that will again plunge the world into chaos.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.2%, Mystery 23.1%, Story Rich 23.1%, Adventure 11.3%, Anime 10.4%
- #41 停留此刻 Stay in the moment
73% matchVery Positive84% of 116 reviews2022
Dev: 遇见咖啡厅
Windows
《停留此刻》是一款单线路的短篇视觉小说,讲述了白小夕与律晓文的师生之间,因为一本诗集所引发的互相改变与和解的故事
Why similar: Word Game 51.9%, Visual Novel 26.4%, Adventure 9.2%, Anime 8.7%, Casual 2.8%
- #42 A Girl A Rain
70% matchPositive94% of 48 reviews2026
Dev: 三玖谁顶的住啊
Windows
【A Girl A Rain】is a short visual novel.After pushing open the door, or perhaps before, the world has transformed. Will you be able to escape this rainstorm? Or will you stay...?
Why similar: Word Game 49.3%, Visual Novel 30.9%, Anime 8.7%, Atmospheric 8.5%, 2D 2%
- #43 怪奇工作介绍所
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Xia Yuyi
Windows
This is a visual novel game that focuses on the daily lives of the background NPCs living in a 【supernatural fiction】 world. You will play as the owner of a mini job agency, assigning work to the 'supporting characters' of K City.
Why similar: Word Game 39.7%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Adventure 11.3%, Mystery 9.6%, Supernatural 8.5%
- #44 致恶灵的你(To You, the Evil Spirit)
71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: 黑兔
Windows
Together with Ashari, we set out to hunt the ruthless Chainsaw Wraith— peril lurks at every corner, hidden currents stir beneath the surface, and a quiet tension of desire begins to bloom. An unknown adventure is about to unfold.
Why similar: Word Game 31.2%, Visual Novel 23.2%, Mystery 16.3%, Story Rich 9%, Dialogue Heavy 8.6%
- #45 花母·序
71% matchPositive93% of 43 reviews2023
Dev: e-sheep
Windows
你来到了一所郊外的“荒野高校“,你发现了这所学校,不仅仅是表面上残破不堪 ,而且每个角落都透露着诡异且压抑的气氛。随着时间的流逝以及事件的推进,被尘封已久的历史真相被一步步揭露。 我与寥寥几名的“全校同学”展开了对于学校的探索,已生命为代价换取来的真相,才是整个事件的冰山一角。
Why similar: Word Game 43.9%, Visual Novel 22.7%, Mystery 12.8%, Adventure 8.7%, Atmospheric 4.7%
- #46 Lay a Beauty to Rest: The Darkness Peach Blossom Spring
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,047 reviews2021
Dev: 零创游戏(ZerocreationGame)
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Love-suspense AVG with the theme of "The Peach Blossom Spring". The equinox flowers, bloom for one thousand years and wither for one thousand years. Eternal paradise. Do you choose to stay here, escape here, or bury everything here?
Why similar: Word Game 35.2%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Mystery 18.7%, Story Rich 9.4%, Adventure 6.5%
- #47 I'm On My Way
69% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Defios Game Studio
Windows · Mac
On a quiet night, you text your friend Sugimoto: “I’m on my way.” This first-person horror adventure unfolds through smartphone chats. Walk the city at night, face strange encounters, and make choices that lead you to his room. Can you trust the words on your screen?
Why similar: Word Game 39.6%, Visual Novel 23.1%, Mystery 10.6%, Adventure 9.1%, Dialogue Heavy 7.6%
- #48 SYMMETRIC;VISION
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 镜解视界企划组
Windows
由国内科学ADV系列粉丝自制的同人AVG。
Why similar: Word Game 46.8%, Visual Novel 24.1%, Mystery 13.7%, Adventure 12.4%, 2D 2.5%
- #49 MMM: Murder Most Misfortunate
72% matchVery Positive83% of 128 reviews2017
Dev: Michael LongPub: Foolish Mortals Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 32.9%, Mystery 23.1%, Adventure 18%, Story Rich 12.3%, Atmospheric 8%
- #50 待到来时,赴约而至(The Appointed Day)
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 白云社(Bai Yun Works)Pub: 糕薯科技
Windows
Reuniting with a childhood friend long gone. When those promises once brushed off with 'we were too young back then' come back into view, can he still summon the courage to face her and himself?
Why similar: Word Game 49.9%, Visual Novel 24.6%, Story Rich 10.9%, Anime 6.4%, Atmospheric 5.2%
- #51 怪谈事务所:破界
69% matchMixed50% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Union Mobile Financial International Telecom Co.
Windows
千余年间,世间一直流传着这样一个传说:有一个不存在的组织,在掌控着这个世界所有异常。只要某种现象超出了人类现有知识体系的认知,就会被这个组织抹除。 但遗憾的是,这个组织并没有在任何史书中留有痕迹,到了如今的世代,圈内人开始将其据点称为事务所。
Why similar: Word Game 28.7%, Mystery 26.1%, Visual Novel 24.6%, Story Rich 8.9%, Anime 7.6%
- #52 非常规放送部 Mika & Luna
67% matchVery Positive91% of 129 reviews2026
Dev: 咕隆咚工作室(GoLoDo Studio)
Windows
In a modern world of humans and demons, energetic Mika and sharp-tongued Luna are trapped on Earth with a 500 million debt! This free visual novel has ongoing anime-style updates. Join their hilarious adventures and uncover the mysterious otherworld's truth!
Why similar: Word Game 51.2%, Visual Novel 31.6%, Anime 8.5%, Adventure 4.1%, 2D 2.7%
- #53 Paper Bride 2 Zangling Village
68% matchVery Positive91% of 1,150 reviews2022
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
This is the sequel to our Paper Bride series based on Chinese folklore. This story takes place in Zangling Village, where players must explore a village shrouded in occult mystery to uncover the secret origins of this haunted village.
Why similar: Word Game 30.6%, Supernatural 17.4%, Mystery 16.6%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Atmospheric 6.6%
- #54 SMTHNG WRNG
67% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: NytherMood Studio
Windows
Men are mysteriously vanishing in a small, provincial town. A newly arrived guy finds himself trapped in the center of eerie events when someone he believed was gone forever suddenly reappears. What kind of ruthless system is behind this, and who can be trusted?
Why similar: Word Game 40.7%, Visual Novel 23.4%, Adventure 10.6%, Mystery 10%, Anime 5.8%
- #55 破禁 Limbo Break
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: xiaowanxiongzzzPub: Stellar Artificer Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A general-audience infinite flow ADV. You will play as Jiang Yuejiao. After being framed and forced to flee to the neighboring country of Dipa, you are drawn into various terrifying worlds, Only by uncovering the hidden truths within these places might you find a way back to the real world.
Why similar: Word Game 30%, Visual Novel 23.2%, Mystery 16.4%, Story Rich 8.4%, Anime 6.2%
- #56 Wordventures: The Vampire Pirate
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PuzzleNation
Windows · Mac
On the night of the full moon, a handful of children have seemingly disappeared in the sleepy seaside town of Mistyvale Oaks. Solve word search puzzles to track down leads, uncover clues, and solve the mystery of the ghost ship in this narrative puzzle adventure game.
Why similar: Word Game 52.2%, Mystery 20.2%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Supernatural 8%, Adventure 6.5%
- #57 She sings, but she's not a skylark, not even a nightingale.
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: F0.94
Windows
「We prove our void――」
Why similar: Visual Novel 47.2%, Mystery 23.8%, Adventure 13%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Anime 5.7%
- #58 海鸥灯塔Seagull Lighthouse
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LazzyCat
Windows
In a lighthouse, you read letters, write back, and wait. Only a sea, a flock of seagulls that deliver bottles, and bottles that drift in from nowhere, carrying the lives of strangers inside. Your replies may shape their stories. In an age of anxiety and speed, let yourself slow down.
Why similar: Word Game 47.6%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Adventure 13.1%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Story Rich 6.7%
- #59 ストレイ・メモリア
67% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: ルピナスパレット
Windows
A contemporary juvenile mystery about young boys and girls who grow up confused and troubled, and adults who harbor secrets.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.2%, Mystery 29.7%, Story Rich 14.3%, Adventure 13.3%, 2D 2.6%