- #1 Mystery Island:Enigmatic Painting
97% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: TAPROMANCE
Windows
After a difficult journey, Ada officially became a detective. This disappearance commission seemed extraordinary. During the exploration of the ancient castle, it seemed that a series of strange events also surfaced...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Detective 21.3%, Adventure 14.1%, Mystery 13%, Point & Click 12.8%
- #2 Police Detective: Tokyo Beat
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dr. Cyril Splutterworth
Windows
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 31.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Mystery 12.6%, Visual Novel 9.4%, Adventure 8.8%
- #3 Elegant Sleuth:Mystic Family
96% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: TAPROMANCE
Windows
Agent Allison received an unexpected dinner invitation from the head of the Johnson dynasty, controllers of a sprawling business empire. What required her presence? The story's curtain began lifting...
Why similar: Detective 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Mystery 12.7%, Point & Click 11.4%, Adventure 8.4%
- #4 Paper Perjury
95% matchVery Positive89% of 209 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 29.4%, Mystery 13.6%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Point & Click 9.6%, Visual Novel 9.4%
- #5 Art of Murder - Cards of Destiny
94% matchMixed66% of 154 reviews2018
Dev: City Interactive S.A.
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 47%
A vicious serial killer leaves a trail of blood across America. He butchers his victims and leaves a card at the crime scene as his signature trademark. But he wants more! He triggers a psychotic face-off with the Federal Agent Nicole Bonnet, whose area of expertise is serial killers.
Why similar: Detective 38.2%, Adventure 25.7%, Point & Click 14.1%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Mystery 10.3%
- #6 知更鸟-The Robin
94% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2021
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
“The Robin”tells the story of a school bully who kills a girl named "Robin." Thirteen people involved are kidnapped and embark on a desperate journey to survive. The work revolves around who is behind the black hand and who is responsible for the death of "Robin" these two questions unfold.
Why similar: Detective 26.1%, Interactive Fiction 25.3%, Mystery 14%, Visual Novel 9.7%, Drama 8.4%
- #7 True Game
93% matchVery Positive88% of 51 reviews2021
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows · Mac
"True Game" is a work of suspense reasoning. The work tells the story that people in trouble are taken to a closed space and ask to get chips from others through different competitions. This work has a high degree of brain burning, exquisite picture and strong sense of substitution.
Why similar: Detective 26.7%, Interactive Fiction 23.8%, Mystery 12.8%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Logic 8.6%
- #8 Grill'd: The Vanishing
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Yellow Room
Windows
[Grill'd] is a dinner party detective game played from the first-person perspective of a royal investigator. Trapped in a mansion located in the estate of a fallen aristocrat, collect clues about the cases, connect them to one another, and interrogate the suspect to uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 29.8%, Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Adventure 15.2%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Mystery 9.2%
- #9 十分之四
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 不约分制作组
Windows
"Four of Ten" is a multi-perspective visual novel blending time regression with Avalon-style gameplay. Set in a world where demonic forces invade human territories, ten young maidens gather at an ancient magical site to conduct a five-round ritual aimed at activating a protective barrier.
Why similar: Detective 31.4%, Mystery 17.4%, Visual Novel 13%, Drama 10.1%, Female Protagonist 9.4%
- #10 你与月光同罪-As Guilty As the Moon
91% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
This is a realistic + survival oriented work. The murder of a girl in a ride-hailing service two years ago, brought your 12 fates back together. You wake up in a strange room, and things are getting weird around you. In the fog, not everything you see is the truth. Is everything real or unreal?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.2%, Detective 25%, Mystery 13.9%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Adventure 8.3%
- #11 炸鸡块与天使
90% matchPositive94% of 47 reviews2023
Dev: Hamstachio
Windows · Mac
"Fried Chicken Nuggets and Angels" is a text based adventure game with the theme of a detective story. The killer "Rooster" who killed six innocent girls has committed a new crime.Fortunately, at the scene of the seventh homicide, the police found important clues pointing to the murderer...
Why similar: Detective 33.7%, Mystery 16.3%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Visual Novel 8%, Interactive Fiction 6.6%
- #12 The Mystery of Oak Island
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Visionaire Studio UG
Windows · Mac · Linux
A gripping point-and-click adventure – inspired by the real treasure hunt on Oak Island in Nova Scotia, Canada. Unravel a web of murder, myth, and forgotten history. Some secrets are better left buried.
Why similar: Detective 22.4%, Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Mystery 17.4%, Point & Click 15.8%, Adventure 13.1%
- #13 Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved
88% matchVery Positive94% of 423 reviews2025
Dev: Armonica LLC
Windows
A woman vanishes without a trace on a cross-country train. The catch? Nobody on board remembers her ever existing in the first place - nobody, except for you. Uncover the story in this mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Detective 35.5%, Mystery 15.1%, Adventure 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Visual Novel 11.2%
- #14 不可能犯罪事件簿-Impossible Crime Book
89% match9 user reviews40% of 10 reviews2022
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
This is a decryption class of interactive novel. One accident, two suicides. In order to prevent more innocent lives from being killed, you will be assigned to lurk on campus with your partner and find out the suspicious in different criminal cases.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27%, Detective 20.7%, Mystery 12.7%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Adventure 9%
- #15 何度目かの式
87% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2026
Dev: orange
Windows
殺された花嫁が神の力によって生き返り、自分を殺した犯人を探す和風伝奇ミステリーADV。事件は幾度となく起こり、花嫁は幾度もの死を迎えながら、事件の真相に迫っていく――
Why similar: Detective 34.1%, Mystery 22.3%, Female Protagonist 16.4%, Adventure 14.6%, Visual Novel 9.8%
- #16 The False Culprit
86% matchPositive80% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: HwachaPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
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 24.9%, Detective 20.1%, Conversation 14% ★, Point & Click 10.2%, Visual Novel 9.6%
- #17 见习侦探
86% 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 27.7%, Interactive Fiction 24.3%, Mystery 12.5%, Drama 10.8%, Visual Novel 9.8%
- #18 Deadly Match
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Belba Games PTY LTD
Windows
Deadly Match is a single‑player third‑person murder mystery. Investigate the deaths of two young women in a small, seemingly peaceful town.
Why similar: Detective 39.8%, Mystery 17.3%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Adventure 10.4%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #19 我死后的那些天-After Death
85% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
This is a suspense game, you are sitting in front of the TV, the news is broadcast: last night a young girl was killed, the body was found in a deep alley. And the girl who was murdered -- you. You are involved in a serial murder, and you are reborn as a female journalist.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.2%, Detective 25.2%, Mystery 14%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Adventure 8.7%
- #20 Orient on the Murder Express
84% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Connor Atkins
Windows · Mac
This is a murder mystery visual novel where you take the role of the detective. Search for clues, make discoveries, and talk to other characters to find out what is truly going on on the Murder Express.
Why similar: Detective 40.4%, Mystery 15.9%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Adventure 8.6%, Point & Click 6.9%
- #21 井底-与奇迹邂逅的井底之人
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 井底游戏制作组Pub: 黎羽科技LICOGAME
Windows
《井底》是一款2024年3月立项的文字类galgame,题材是“超能力悬疑推理故事”,画风是日系校园风格的 故事主要讲述了游戏女主王语韴作为一个业余“侦探”,遇到各种疑难问题,并在侦探事务所所长天翔及其妹妹天音的帮助下,解决案件的故事。 游戏主要使用鼠标点击来推进剧情
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.5%, Detective 20.9%, Adventure 15.8%, Mystery 14%, Visual Novel 10.7%
- #22 久遠ゆうの事件簿 信長編 - Episode 1
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: studio mabou
Windows
A quiet piano guides players through a Japanese-style mystery adventure centered on memories and the lingering regrets of Oda Nobunaga. Players explore a mysterious world, uncover hidden truths, and piece together a forgotten trust. ※English localization is currently in progress.
Why similar: Detective 27.6%, Interactive Fiction 26.9%, Adventure 15.9%, Mystery 15.4%, Visual Novel 10.9%
- #23 迷渡桥
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 犬狸工作室Pub: OKJOY
Windows
《迷渡桥》是一款水墨风格的国风悬疑推理游戏,你将扮演牵涉谋逆的罪臣后人宁不移,背负着家族十年的冤屈,在弥留之际踏上迷渡桥,换一个查明真相的机会。调查一桩桩离奇命案,窥见朝堂内的暗流涌动。当迷雾散尽,揭开深埋于王朝的骇人秘密......
Why similar: Detective 30.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Mystery 14.3%, Visual Novel 8.9%, Female Protagonist 7.6%
- #24 Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit
79% matchVery Positive97% of 533 reviews2025
Dev: Default Cube Games
Windows · Mac
Pick up your magnifying glass as writer-turned-detective Penelope Pendrick in this first-person point and click mystery adventure! Three people have suddenly vanished from the sleepy town of Carlisle. Follow the clues, interrogate suspects, and solve puzzles to end this case - before it ends you.
Why similar: Detective 22.8%, Mystery 21.5%, Point & Click 15.5%, Adventure 13%, Drama 9.9%
- #25 末日航路-The Termination
82% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
It's a story of deception and redemption. You receive a mysterious invitation to a seven days doomsday journey. An expectant interstellar journey has become a doomsday route to the end. There is only one word difference between "victim" and "perpetrator".
Why similar: Detective 28.7%, Interactive Fiction 23.8%, Mystery 15.1%, Visual Novel 10%, Adventure 6.9%
- #26 Root Letter Last Answer
81% matchVery Positive85% of 181 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 34.9%, Adventure 28.5%, Mystery 16.7%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Anime 7.5%
- #27 ゴシックマーダー -運命を変えるアドベンチャー-
80% matchPositive82% of 33 reviews2020
Dev: orange
Windows · Mac
命を狙われる当主を守るため、メイドの少女が恐るべき殺人計画に挑む!20世紀初頭英国の伯爵家を舞台にした恋愛ミステリーゲーム。予知夢を元に殺人計画の謎を推理して、当主の命を守る――待ち受けるのは死か密やかな恋か? 選択によっていくつものエンディングに分岐します。
Why similar: Adventure 34.8%, Detective 26.4%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Mystery 13.5%, Visual Novel 10.4%
- #28 Blackmail Directive
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 青梅不输天降工作室Pub: 糕薯科技
Windows
A gripping visual novel set in modern-day Japan, featuring cute anime-style heroines and branching storylines that lead to multiple endings. Every choice you make shapes the story—and determines Arisa's fate.
Why similar: Detective 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Mystery 14.7%, Female Protagonist 12%, Visual Novel 9.8%
- #29 BEAST CRIMES
79% matchMixed64% of 64 reviews2022
Dev: LINK
Windows
Crimes across the times. Are you able to solve them all?
Why similar: Detective 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Drama 10%, Point & Click 9.8%, Mystery 8.8%
- #30 Major's Heart
76% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: Dormouse
Windows
A sci-fi detective game where you interrogate the brain scans of crime victims. Uncover the hidden truth behind the dystopian regime by any means necessary.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.3%, Detective 24.3%, Adventure 16.3%, Point & Click 13.7%, Mystery 10.4%
- #31 Friendly Facade
77% matchPositive92% of 24 reviews2023
Dev: Emergence
Windows
In this visual novel, Maggie Crane and 15 others are invited to partake in the Isolated Society Study, where they must forge a peaceful society while attempting to outsmart each other in complex challenges. Just as the study is about to conclude, the Golding Foundation introduces a sinister twist.
Why similar: Detective 27.6%, Mystery 16.6%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Adventure 9.4%
- #32 Puzzle Agent
78% matchVery Positive89% of 2,824 reviews2010
Dev: Telltale
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Created with indie comic artist Graham Annable's unique narrative and visual sensibilities, delivered with the distinctive Telltale storytelling style, Puzzle Agent is sure to challenge, thrill and engage in more ways than you can shake a cryptogram at!
Why similar: Detective 32.2%, Interactive Fiction 23.9%, Mystery 15.5%, Point & Click 13.7%, Adventure 8.5%
- #33 Ezrebeth
76% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Tymedust Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ezrebeth is an old, bitter recluse who finds herself constantly invaded by her peculiar relatives during the winter holidays. Oh, and she's stuck in a time loop! Investigate, interview and cross-reference as you attempt to figure out what's going on in this surreal visual novel.
Why similar: Detective 29.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Mystery 13.8%, Point & Click 12.6%, Visual Novel 10.5%
- #34 The Raven Remastered
77% matchVery Positive81% of 398 reviews2018
Dev: KING ArtPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 53%
London, 1964. An ancient ruby is stolen from the British Museum. At the crime scene: a raven feather. Is somebody trying to follow in the footsteps of The Raven, the legendary master thief who disappeared years before?
Why similar: Detective 37.5%, Adventure 25.1%, Point & Click 18.2%, Mystery 18.1%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #35 False Testimony
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bizi Games
Windows
Explore different locations, talk to characters, collect evidence, and draw your own conclusions about who, how, and why is behind what happened.
Why similar: Detective 27.9%, Interactive Fiction 25.3%, Point & Click 14.8%, Mystery 13.9%, Adventure 10.9%
- #36 The Game Maker: A Carol Reed Mystery
74% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: MDNA Games
Windows
Follow detective Carol Reed in this colorful mystery, made with real-life photographs. The game features a classic adventure game interface, plenty of puzzles, and a series of minigames as an integrated part of the story.
Why similar: Detective 34.2%, Adventure 16.9%, Mystery 16.3%, Point & Click 15.5%, Female Protagonist 10%
- #37 Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem
75% matchMixed55% of 1,132 reviews2019
Dev: HeR Interactive, Inc.
Windows · Mac
How Far Would You Go to Escape the Past? Step into a story filled with danger, intrigue, and complicated relationships in Midnight in Salem, the new 3D mystery adventure with detective Nancy Drew. Time is short, and you, as Nancy Drew, must solve the mystery before the clock strikes midnight.
Why similar: Detective 34.5%, Mystery 17.3%, Adventure 15.5%, Point & Click 12.2%, Female Protagonist 10.7%
- #38 Nina Aquila: Legal Eagle, Chapter IV: "Sacred Feathers"
73% matchPositive97% of 32 reviews2025
Dev: Tanuki-sama Studios
Windows · Linux
NINA AQUILA is back for her brightest, boldest, most magical adventure yet!
Why similar: Detective 26.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Visual Novel 8.8%, Mystery 8.3%
- #39 The Beresford family
73% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Dreamlight Games Studios SL
Windows
What happened on the night of July 20, 1824? The Beresford family was sleeping unaware that an ancient evil was about to resurface. An ancient evil that brought upon them a curse whose echoes resonate to this day.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Detective 16.9%, Mystery 16.1%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Adventure 13.2%
- #40 Finding Fate
73% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Superpog ApSPub: Playtopia.com
Windows · Mac · Linux
A hidden object game following the journalist Fate, in her quest to uncover the truth and her own past.
Why similar: Detective 27.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Drama 12.2%, Point & Click 8.8%
- #41 Dr. Doyle & The Mystery Of The Cloche Hat
74% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2017
Dev: PnC Narratives
Windows
A point & click mystery adventure game set in 1920s Southeast England. Assume the role of Dr. Doyle, gather clues, interrogate witnesses, make assumptions, reach conclusions, decide the guilty party and solve the mystery of the cloche hat.
Why similar: Detective 33.8%, Mystery 18.9%, Adventure 18.4%, Point & Click 16.5%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #42 Dragon Detective: A Friend from the Shadows
71% matchPositive98% of 47 reviews2025
Dev: Sungazer Software LLC
Windows
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: Detective 28.5%, Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Point & Click 12%, Adventure 9.6%, Visual Novel 9.1%
- #43 栖云异梦
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 93 reviews2023
Dev: 炭焱网络 Tantrum NetworkPub: East2West Games
Windows
《栖云异梦》是一款由叙事驱动的指向点击冒险解谜游戏。在一次午后,主角方哲收到了一个包裹,其中的线索竟指向失踪多年的母亲。循环的梦魇、惊悚的哨音、多年前的来信...方哲为了解开真相踏上了一段奇异的冒险。剧场中的魅影、不为人知的密室、诡异的古村,梦境与现实交错,指引他步步逼近真相......
Why similar: Detective 24.9%, Drama 14.2%, Mystery 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Point & Click 11.7%
- #44 Game of Fitna Vol. 1
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FIAgames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Game of Fitna Vol. 1: A thrilling death game visual novel set in 2030. Play as Zayn, a high school student thrown into sinister survival games known as "TEST." Fight for your life, uncover shocking truths, and face intense moral dilemmas in this mature, thought-provoking experience.
Why similar: Detective 30.8%, Mystery 15.2%, Drama 11.8%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Anime 8.5%
- #45 Linework
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Overlyunderqualified
Windows
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 31.3%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Mystery 15.1%, Logic 8.4%, Visual Novel 7.7%
- #46 ELISSA :Body in the bedroom
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: KANUE
Windows · Mac
Detective novelist MEL Gideon, whose career is facing difficulties, receives a strange letter claiming someone is in trouble and needs her help. Intrigued, she decides to investigate. As she digs deeper, she starts to realize that her past is far more complicated than she ever imagined...
Why similar: Detective 26.1%, Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Mystery 14%, Point & Click 12.2%, Logic 6.8%
- #47 Alex Hill: Whispers at White Oak Inn
69% matchVery Positive93% of 383 reviews2025
Dev: hannahontrek
Windows · Mac
A young woman died near the White Oak Inn. Now, her spirit is roaming around, and an employee is receiving strange letters. What dark secrets wait to be found? The clock is ticking and you, as Alex Hill, must uncover the truth before it’s too late.
Why similar: Detective 28.2%, Mystery 15.3%, Conversation 14.3% ★, Point & Click 11.3%, Female Protagonist 10.1%
- #48 妖睨之境The Sight of Darkness
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 豹肝工作室 SEALIVER STUDIO
Windows
A detective who accidentally unsealed the monsters must find the man-eating monster before the deadline. Humans are afraid of monsters, but they were also made by themselves.
Why similar: Detective 30.6%, Drama 16.6%, Mystery 15%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Point & Click 9.3%
- #49 The Grade 5B Case Files
69% matchNo user reviews
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 32.9%, Mystery 14.3%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Adventure 12.1%
- #50 Busty Barrister Barbara
70% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Baller Industries
Windows · Mac
A short visual novel set in Hong Kong where you play as Barbara, a newly minted barrister. This game is quite short, you can probably play through it in about two hours. Features two legal cases, fully voice acted and also has nice music.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28%, Detective 20.4%, Adventure 17.7%, Point & Click 13.6%, Visual Novel 10.4%
- #51 Art of Murder - FBI Confidential
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 251 reviews2018
Dev: City Interactive S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Become Nicole Bonnet: a young female FBI agent and accept the challenge! Who is the murderer? A psychopath or maybe a meticulous and intelligent man? To solve the mystery you have to start thinking like the felon.
Why similar: Detective 34.8%, Adventure 33%, Point & Click 16.8%, Female Protagonist 15.5%
- #52 L'Agence - The Hearts of Paris
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 1888 Studio
Windows
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: Detective 22%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Mystery 12.8%, Point & Click 10.1%, Visual Novel 8.7%
- #53 The Occult Detective
67% matchMostly Positive70% of 330 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 32.3%, Mystery 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Drama 11.8%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #54 No Recollection
67% matchMixed67% of 30 reviews2024
Dev: Jake Platt
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Detective 28.7%, Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Mystery 15.9%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #55 Manchester's Crimes: The Beginnings
66% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Nordic Cats Studio
Windows
Manchester, United Kingdom, 1889. 21-year-old Wilson Hellberg is looking for his brother's killer in a big, histile city. Explore rich neighborhoods and dark corners, conducting an investigation, which will lead Wilson closer to the long-awaited justice.
Why similar: Detective 40%, Mystery 19.1%, Point & Click 18.4%, Adventure 14%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #56 Tokyo Dark
68% matchVery Positive84% of 1,343 reviews2017
Dev: CherrymochiPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.5 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 30.3%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Mystery 12.6%, Point & Click 12.3%, Visual Novel 10.9%
- #57 Ashes
66% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: Plot Twist Australia
Windows · Mac
After witnessing a murder, 16-year-old skater Azar Warren seeks refuge with her estranged grandfather on his rural compound, only to suspect he may be more dangerous than her pursuers. Ashes blends graphic novel panels with interactive puzzles in a story of murder and unease.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.3%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Mystery 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Adventure 11.5%
- #58 Trick Eight
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: White Babel StudioPub: WhisperGames
Windows · Mac
On a remote village shrouded in bloody tradition, a centuries-old ritual endures. You are a detective with unique skills, yet branded as a traitor. Will you surrender your limbs to ascend like an immortal? Or risk everything at the edge of science and plunge into the abyss of truth?
Why similar: Detective 28.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Mystery 14.2%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Point & Click 8.3%
- #59 Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders
66% matchMostly Positive72% of 183 reviews2025
Dev: coly Inc.
Windows · Mac
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: Detective 27.5%, Interactive Fiction 24.8%, Mystery 16.2%, Visual Novel 10%, Adventure 7.2%