60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Choices Matter, Interactive Fiction, Choose Your Own Adventure, Story Rich.
You're entangled in a royal conspiracy. A deadly game where the pieces can become friends, foes, lovers, and of course… sacrifices.
Isle of Maligree
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?
Project Dark
Project Dark is an episodic, narrative-driven audio game that uses binaural sound and "choose your own adventure" style storytelling to immerse players in its varied worlds. Close your eyes, and see.
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 19%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Hand-drawn 9.9%
Project Dark is an episodic, narrative-driven audio game that uses binaural sound and "choose your own adventure" style storytelling to immerse players in its varied worlds. Close your eyes, and see.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 19%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Dark Fantasy 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%, Choices Matter 9.3%
A queer horror narrative deckbuilder about the messy lives of teen monsters.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Dark Fantasy 10.7%, Lore-Rich 10.5%, Investigation 10.1%
Grab your crayons and delve into the world of Crayontopia in this murder mystery visual novel. Become an adept or inept detective as you gather evidence, get to know your fellow crayon-lovers, and seek to uncover the colorful secrets behind the murders that plague this seemingly perfect world.
Why similar: Detective 18.8%, Investigation 14.3%, Hand-drawn 10%, Choices Matter 9.3%, Lore-Rich 9.3%
Chess. Love. Destiny. All the same things, really.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Dark Fantasy 16.4%, Hand-drawn 13.9%, Romance 11.4%, Choices Matter 9%
Detective Sammy Jukes is the man on the job when an anti-oil activist is reported missing in a small town on the new oil pipeline route. Talk to witnesses, shovel through evidence, wrestle with the wolves and chase after chickens to find the truth in this first-person open-world adventure game.
Why similar: Detective 18.1%, Dark Comedy 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Crime 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%
Recover a stolen artifact and lose your heart as a secret magical agent! Can you uncover an arcane conspiracy before the clock runs out? An interactive, text-based magical romance novel.
Why similar: Detective 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Dark Fantasy 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Investigation 9%
Private Eye is a detective game where you play as Hakeem trying to solve the murder case of Amir. The wealthy heir Amir kept strange company, is one of them his murderer? Explore, investigate, solve puzzles, and find discrepancies to unravel his mysterious death.
Why similar: Detective 20.1%, Investigation 14.7%, Crime 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Choices Matter 9.6%
A brave hero and a bound lich rescue a legendary warrior from a forgotten tomb and put the romance back in necromancy. Necromance is a dark fantasy comedy visual novel with light puzzle elements, 3 endings, and 15 ways to die!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Lore-Rich 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Romance 11%, Dark Fantasy 9.5%
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 21.9%, Investigation 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Story Rich 7.3%
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: Detective 18.2%, Crime 16.3%, Investigation 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%
Find the Golden Pineapple and the crimes against the Mayans. In Pineapple Legend, solve investigations with amusing and humorous situations. Explore the city of Takitani: investigate, solve puzzles, collect cards, equip accessories, fish, garden, fight in the arena, and increase your affinity!!!
Why similar: Detective 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Investigation 13.7%, Crime 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%
A dark fantasy otome visual novel that follows a writer whose characters come to life. Join Eva as she fights against forces of Darkness, flirts with a fiery man, and wrestles with her inner darkness.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Dark Fantasy 12.8%, Romance 11.4%, Lore-Rich 9.3%
An EROTIC POINT & CLICK ADVENTURE inspired by the classic detective games of the 90s. Explore, investigate, and form intimate relationships as you uncover the truth behind a town's dark secret.
Why similar: Detective 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Investigation 12.4%, Romance 10.7%, Choices Matter 9.5%
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: Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Investigation 16.1%, Romance 11.7%, Detective 11.2%, Dark Fantasy 10.3%
A 700,000-word epic fantasy interactive novel.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Dark Fantasy 15%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Lore-Rich 12%, RPG 11.6%
The star magician of Morgan’s Traveling Circus is missing, but the show must go on! In this non-linear detective visual novel, unravel the mystery from two different perspectives as you learn the varying stories of an entire circus of performers, each with their own lives... and their own secrets.
Why similar: Detective 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Crime 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Investigation 11.2%
A troubling missing persons case soon snowballs into an investigation of a shadowy criminal enterprise and vast conspiracies that even affect your own family. Will you be able to solve the mystery while protecting those dear to you? Will your fledgling romance survive full knowledge of your past?
Why similar: Crime 17.6%, Lore-Rich 15.4%, Romance 15.2%, Investigation 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%
You are Nikaria. An agent of a mysterious god, sent to another country. Does the end justify the means? Is the will of the god above the law? Is the death of a non-believer insignificant? The decision is yours alone.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Crime 12.2%, Romance 11.4%, Hand-drawn 10.1%
In our story rich game Gold Of Lotusland you play as Lead Engineer Daniel Quinn as he uncovers the dark truth about the robots he designed as well as the world he lives within. Could the machines be capable of murder? What is Lotusland? You as the player must make the choices to discover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Crime 12.9%, Investigation 11.2%, Romance 11%
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: Detective 23.3%, Investigation 16%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Lore-Rich 11.1%, Choices Matter 9.8%
The Cost of Salvation is a story-rich adventure about a being created to preserve the world’s balance. Awaken across centuries, form fragile bonds, and face the weight of sacrifice in a journey through time, memory, and the meaning of life itself.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Hand-drawn 10.7%
"Stella: into the Shadow" is a dark mystical story. When Stella's friend disappears, her life transforms into a detective mystery. Working at a nightclub, forging new connections, and uncovering the city's secrets will force her to reevaluate everything: from those around her to her very self.
Why similar: Detective 20.3%, Investigation 15.3%, Romance 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Drama 8.3%
In this haunting visual novel, you become Salem - torn between forbidden love and regime loyalty. Make split-second decisions that transform his personality in a solarpunk dystopia. With multiple paths and endings, your choices define who Salem becomes in a world where being different is dangerous.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Romance 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%, Hand-drawn 10.6%
Spell Candle is your grief coping mechanism in a 2D romance visual novel. Take on the role of a foreign correspondent turned investigator of magical crimes to uncover the culprit behind the mysterious disappearance of a sleeping God.
Why similar: Detective 16.5%, Romance 14.4%, Dark Fantasy 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Investigation 8.7%
Having lost everything, a retired, hardboiled detective, John Cooper, must take his last case to find a missing upper-class girl among the lowest parts of the dystopian city-planet Terrahive. Choose your unique path in this atmospheric narrative future-noir thriller.
Why similar: Detective 17.4%, Lore-Rich 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Choices Matter 9.2%
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: Dark Comedy 23.1%, Detective 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Hand-drawn 10.9%
Love, Money, Rock'n'Roll: the romanticism of the Eighties, mystery and intrigues, betrayal and sacrifice, hatred and passion — all this and more in the new game from the creators of the legendary visual novel Everlasting Summer!
Why similar: Detective 17.1%, Romance 13.4%, Investigation 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%
Embark on a thrilling detective visual novel adventure, accompanied by your quirky assistant, Olivina. Navigate through a bizarre case with unique investigation gameplay, and meet a diverse cast of characters as you unravel the story.
Why similar: Detective 17%, Investigation 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Romance 10.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%
You are Hidu, a beastman mercenary in a port city. You must survive one very bad day. How? That’s entirely up to you. There are countless ways for events to unfold — and 25 endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Crime 14.4%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Romance 10.4%
Determine the fate of Ventreville! Play as six protagonists with unique abilities and stories, their arcs tied to each other by the sudden murder of the Avidines. Make your choices count! The final protagonist, the interrogating detective, will only know as much as your previous characters know…
Why similar: Detective 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Hand-drawn 10.6%, Choices Matter 10%
Guide local radio hosts Poe and Munro through six TV-like episodes of supernatural strangeness and sizzling on-screen chemistry. From the creators of The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker and The Shapeshifting Detective.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 21.9%, Detective 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Romance 10.8%
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 20.8%, Crime 17%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Romance 15.9%, Investigation 10.8%
7Days Origins is a single-player story game where the storyline changes based on the player's choices. For 7 days, you will meet various characters in the world of the dead. You may become allies and embark on adventures together or become enemies and fight.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 21.9%, Lore-Rich 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%, Choices Matter 9.4%
《春泥》是一款刑侦题材的悬疑解谜推理游戏。2018年中秋前夕，刑警程佑接到报案，动身前往泥塑匠林家处理一起家庭伤人案。随着调查深入，案件的疑点层层浮现，将她引向一连串尘封已久的谜团。往事的土壤正在松动，深埋的真相即将揭开......
Why similar: Detective 19.9%, Crime 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Investigation 12.9%, Hand-drawn 10.9%
You play as a tourist trapped in a scam compound. fight to survive, sneak around and seize escape chances. Gather hidden clues, master scam skills reluctantly to survive, meet captives stuck here for various reasons, dig out its dark secrets, and choose between escaping the den or ruling it.
Why similar: Detective 25%, Investigation 18.1%, Crime 16.4%, RPG 12.2%, Story Rich 9.4%
Foul Play tells the story of a young, bright-eyed detective who is determined to succeed. Her world quickly turns upside down after she is tasked with catching a sexy, mercurial assassin. In the end, she'll need to determine how pure her conscience really is. After all, justice is subjective.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 18.1%, Investigation 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%, Romance 10.7%
They steal your crew and force your ship to crash-land on an alien planet where you must start fresh with nothing but a dilapidated base and a... talking cat?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.5%, Lore-Rich 13.6%, Romance 10.9%, RPG 9.6%
A horror visual novel where you take on the role of a spy delving into the memories of others to find dirt on a sinister biocorporation. Not for children or the easily disturbed.
Why similar: Detective 15.7%, Lore-Rich 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Investigation 12.8%, Hand-drawn 10.2%
DARK CITY TROUBLE NIGHTS es un videojuego de ROL narrativo con toma de decisiones. Toma el papel de Chad Simons, detective privado. Tu comportamiento decidirá el final de tu historia en Dark City, ¿podrás resolver el caso, y salir con vida?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Crime 18.2%, Detective 17.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, RPG 12.6%
A horror and exploration adventure that tells the story of Blanche, who was found alone in the gardens of Launderley, in front of a pile of twenty-nine corpses.
Why similar: Detective 20.4%, Lore-Rich 18%, Investigation 16.2%, Hand-drawn 12%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%
Kindergarten 3 is the long awaited threequel to the Kindergarten series! Explore a new school with old and new friends...and new ways to get ruthlessly murdered.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 27.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Lore-Rich 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Investigation 9%
A story-rich detective mystery set in 1930s England. Investigate a murder inside a sprawling manor, interrogate suspicious residents, and make meaningful choices to uncover the truth — before Scotland Yard arrives.
Why similar: Detective 19.5%, Crime 14.7%, Investigation 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%
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 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Romance 15.9%, Dark 8.2%, Drama 8.1%
A hand-illustrated visual mystery adventure that can be beaten in one sitting.
Why similar: Investigation 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Lore-Rich 12.4%, Hand-drawn 11.9%, Detective 11.7%
Overcome all obstacles by trusting in your own strength, the power of your Soul Stone, and your loyal companions. Become the legend you were born to be.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Lore-Rich 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Romance 14.9%, Choices Matter 10.2%
See your name in lights on Broadway! Find fame, fortune, and true love! All it costs is your immortal soul.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Lore-Rich 16.2%, Romance 13.9%, Choices Matter 9.4%
This year's Desire Hierarchy has begun. The stakes are now deadly. Hop into The Specter's Desire, a Visual Novel in which you play against the city's top talents to save your parents. Includes puzzling gameplay that has you tearing down arguments, hatching schemes, and revealing the truth!
Why similar: Dark Comedy 23.7%, Detective 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Choices Matter 8.8%
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: Detective 26.5%, Crime 20.1%, Romance 18.1%, Lore-Rich 17.5%, Drama 6.5%
Horny Spy: Secret Mission is an adult visual novel with a spicy plot. A dangerous adventure, undercover missions and passionate romantic dates are waiting for you.
Why similar: Detective 18.9%, Crime 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Romance 13.2%, Investigation 11.1%
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: Detective 22%, Crime 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Investigation 15.7%, Lore-Rich 14.6%
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 22.5%, Investigation 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Fantasy 7.8%
Welcome to Bear Ridge Summer Camp! Jenny Lewis is an awkward high school graduate working her first job as a camp counsellor. Help her navigate an exciting summer of making new friends, and finding her first love. But be wary! Not all is as it seems...
Why similar: Detective 18.5%, Romance 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Dark Fantasy 13%, Choices Matter 11.7%
In Kayotica, you play as April—a clever but manipulative student caught in a web of friendship, rivalry, and dark crimes. What begins as ordinary campus life quickly turns into a mystery of betrayal, hidden truths, and a shocking murder. Can you solve the mystery, or will you become the next victim?
Why similar: Crime 17.4%, Detective 17.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Investigation 11.1%, Romance 8.9%
Scarlet Scarf is a visual novel inspired by the legend of Plague Maiden. Dive into the dark mysteries of a dying city with the fate of Sanator Richard Murdock in your hands. Perhaps it's not too late to stop the on-going calamity...
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 18.2%, Lore-Rich 13.4%, Hand-drawn 12.8%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%
Embark on an undercover mission in a medieval kingdom hovering on the brink of a civil war. Become part of a vile conspiracy or choose to act against your orders. Stand by your unlikely allies or ruin them for personal gain. The fate of the divided realm rests in your hands.
Why similar: Detective 17%, Lore-Rich 13.4%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Investigation 12.1%, Romance 12.1%
Embrace the monster within in this dark fantasy visual novel with inclusive romances. Befriend charming allies, defy bitter rivals, fall in love. Your choices will save or condemn mortals, shaping the fate of a city as beautiful as it is cruel.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 13.7%, Lore-Rich 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%, Hand-drawn 10%
- Cannibalism X superpowers X Suspense X Original worldview - "Fried Chicken Wings Cause a Love Fire" is a BL mystery comedy long visual novel. It uses the first-person perspective with a fixed protagonist, Aris; contains elements of horror and sexual innuendo.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Dark Fantasy 14.3%, Romance 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Hand-drawn 8%
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: Detective 25.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Crime 9.5%, RPG 7.6%
A powerless, FAKE therapist facing raw truth. Balance financial pressure and patients' collapse in this narrative RPG. Use speechcraft and the "Mind Reading Spell" to dive into minds and shatter cognitive dissonance. Are lies your weapon... or redemption?
Why similar: Detective 18.8%, Lore-Rich 13.5%, Investigation 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Choices Matter 11.2%
