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Top detectives from all over the world are gathered to solve the ultimate world-threatening mystery. Examine clues and piece together deductions in this thrilling visual novel — a direct sequel to Methods: The Detective Competition.

Why similar: Investigation 28%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Point & Click 14.2%, Mystery 14%, Stylized 10.1%

Mystery of Silence is a point-and-click adventure where William, a young writer in search of inspiration, enters an abbey shrouded in silence. What William finds within those walls is not just a story to tell, but a secret that should never be discovered.

Why similar: Investigation 25.4%, Point & Click 23.8%, Mythology 12.9%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Conversation 9.1% ★

WHODUNNIT is a mystery visual novel following a man who must answer a burning question: who the hell did he hook up with last night?

Why similar: Investigation 24.9%, LGBTQ+ 19%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Mystery 10.7%, Point & Click 10.7%

Your new house has old secrets in this haunting point-and-click mystery, where you'll search for clues about a mysterious death, solve narrative puzzles, and make heartbreaking choices to navigate amnesia, grief, and revenge.

Why similar: Investigation 20%, Point & Click 16.7%, Visual Novel 11.4%, LGBTQ+ 11.4%, Supernatural 10.9%

The Truth Is Pretty Out There. Only you can decipher the mystery of Boomtown USA. Comb a mysterious government base for evidence, investigate the set of a ghost hunt, and unravel the truth, no matter how ridiculous it may be!

Why similar: Point & Click 16.8%, Supernatural 15.2%, Investigation 15.1%, Visual Novel 13.1%, LGBTQ+ 12.6%

A dinner party attended by Germanic gods takes a dark turn when the host gets attacked. Can you uncover the truth and catch the assailant?

Why similar: Point & Click 21.3%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Mythology 16.8%, Mystery 12.8%, Investigation 11.6%

Cute visual novel murder mystery game

Why similar: Point & Click 25%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Investigation 18.9%, LGBTQ+ 14.8%, Casual 11.5%

A comedy-mystery visual novel about Captain Fox, Detective Raccoon and the danger of pineapple pizza.

Why similar: Investigation 19.7%, Point & Click 19.3%, Visual Novel 16.2%, LGBTQ+ 15.7%, Mystery 9.6%

A psychological narrative game about memory, identity, and things that were never meant to be “fixed.” Explore your past, piece together what was lost, and decide what you’re ready to see.

Why similar: Point & Click 26.7%, LGBTQ+ 26.4%, Conversation 13.8% ★, Mystery 8.9%, Choices Matter 7%

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 25.6%, Supernatural 23.4%, Mystery 15%, Stylized 7.1%, Story Rich 7.1%

Lock and Key: A Magical Girl Mystery is a romantic thriller visual novel starring a married couple of former Magical Girls. Along with and old friend and a new protégé, they'll undertake one last journey to free Chicago from the terrifying grip of a mysterious serial killer.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 33.7%, Visual Novel 24.1%, Mystery 13.5%, Casual 12.7%, 2D 7%

Welcome to the Kabaret - where monsters from Southeast Asian myths and folklores dwell. Perform tea ceremonies, play traditional games, and question your humanity.

Why similar: Investigation 22.9%, Point & Click 17.7%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Stylized 7.9%, Choices Matter 6.8%

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: Point & Click 19%, Investigation 16.6%, LGBTQ+ 14.9%, Mystery 12.7%, Visual Novel 12.4%

The Tragic Loss of M. Slazak is a Lovecraftian point & click mystery centred around a man's search for his missing grandfather, as he finds out that nothing in the man's curious life is as it seemed...

Why similar: Point & Click 28%, Investigation 22.5%, Adventure 13.7%, Supernatural 12.3%, Mystery 9.6%

What's this? A Point and Click, "Who Done It?", Murder Mystery Visual Novel, set in a Gothic Hotel on top of a lonely hill, during the Night of Halloween?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.9%, Investigation 17.6%, Point & Click 15.7%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Supernatural 10%

A murder mystery visual novel about catharsis.

Why similar: Visual Novel 17.6%, Point & Click 16.4%, Supernatural 16.2%, Investigation 12.5%, Mystery 10.8%

Travel to a remote town in Alaska and uncover the truth behind reported sightings of a mythical creature from ancient Inuit folklore. A Choose Your Own Adventure mystery set in the 1950s, inspired by classic monster movies and Amiga's "It Came from the Desert".

Why similar: Investigation 26.6%, Mythology 20.5%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Mystery 11.7%, Choices Matter 5.6%

You've been hired to perform exorcisms on all sorts of entities. The only thing you can't seem to understand is...why do they all haunt video games?

Why similar: Visual Novel 24.9%, Mystery 11.5%, Investigation 10.8%, Supernatural 10%, Choices Matter 9.5%

A mystery visual novel set in a cursed castle. Explore, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth behind the castle's dark past.

Why similar: Point & Click 26.7%, Visual Novel 23.8%, Investigation 20%, Adventure 14.4%, Mystery 8.5%

Play as a camera-headed detective and partner with a superpowered girl to solve memory manipulation crimes. Gather clues, piece together the truth, and shatter fabricated lies in this unique mystery game.

Why similar: Investigation 32.7%, Point & Click 20.8%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Mystery 14.4%, Story Rich 7.3%

[DEMO available now!] 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.

Why similar: Investigation 29.8%, Point & Click 20.3%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Mystery 13.3%, Choices Matter 6.2%

A new kind of horror deduction game that allows you to investigate freely. Examine detailed scenes, collect evidence in the form of clips, and use them to reconstruct events. Connect the clues, build your own theory, and unmask the macabre truth behind a doomed expedition.

Why similar: Point & Click 31.1%, Investigation 24.8%, Adventure 15.9%, Mystery 10.6%, 2D 7%

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 27.7%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Supernatural 14.3%, Mystery 13.8%, Story Rich 6.6%

A strange location, an awkward situation, and a mysterious girl: what will these lead to?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 38.2%, Visual Novel 31.1%, Mystery 17.8%, Adventure 12.3%, Singleplayer 0.7%

An explorative horror point-and-click adventure game where your decisions seal the fates of your companions. Explore the world to uncover what happened at Dawnhall village. Listen to the messages in Avan's dreams to determine your choices. Become what you were born to be.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18%, Investigation 17.5%, Point & Click 15.9%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Mystery 8.6%

How deep do the dark waters go?

Why similar: Point & Click 22.8%, Investigation 18.4%, Casual 13.4%, Supernatural 13.1%, Adventure 12.7%

Can you help Catherine rescue her friends in a terrifying new case?

Why similar: Point & Click 23.2%, Investigation 19%, Supernatural 13.5%, Casual 13.5%, Adventure 13.4%

Investigate the strange town of Nightfall Hollow, and see if you can get to the truth. Enjoy the opening chapter of our game, meet some of the residents, solve a selection of puzzles, and have your first glimpse into Nightfall Hollow. There's plenty to discover, and the odd Easter-egg or two as well

Why similar: Investigation 24.4%, LGBTQ+ 18.8%, Supernatural 18.1%, Mystery 10.9%, Choices Matter 7.7%

Conquering of the Royal Keep is a choice-driven visual novel where a squire braves deadly trials, unravels dark mysteries, and endures each fatal loop until the secrets of the keep are finally conquered.

Why similar: Visual Novel 25.3%, Point & Click 25.2%, Adventure 12.1%, Mystery 11.5%, Casual 9.6%

Sticker Detective: By the Book is a point'n'click investigation game, where you solve mysteries using stickers. Join the famed Sticker Detective, Laura, as she explores the town of Green Wood, where a puzzling death took place.

Why similar: Investigation 29.5%, Point & Click 19.6%, LGBTQ+ 17.7%, Mystery 12.8%, Adventure 6.7%

This is a game where you can escape if you do something "Yuri."

Why similar: Investigation 26.7%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Point & Click 14.3%, Casual 11.2%, Adventure 7.9%

Reunite with your best friends, unravel the secrets of a haunted house, and assist a cute little ghost in this heartwarming adventure where every puzzle brings you closer to the mysteries within.

Why similar: Investigation 22.8%, Point & Click 22.3%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Mystery 10.1%, Supernatural 7.4%

A visual novel about love, full of odd humor, dark humor, meta humor and hopefully, heart. Join Nastya Byool as she goes on a dark, surreal adventure that will change her life forever. This kinetic novel will take you about 40 minutes, making it a good way to pass the time if you're short on it.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 35.7%, Visual Novel 34.6%, Casual 13.1%, 2D 8.7%, Story Rich 7%

A point-and-click horror game where you must survive in an isolated base as you wait for rescue.

Why similar: Point & Click 27.4%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Adventure 13.5%, Stylized 12.6%, Supernatural 11.8%

One hundred detectives compete against each other in a crime-solving competition.

Why similar: Investigation 21.3%, LGBTQ+ 18.2%, Point & Click 14.6%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Mystery 9.9%

A point-and-click adventure game featuring an undergraduate student who needs to find the Helm of Hades while also trying to navigate adult life in contemporary Athens.

Why similar: Point & Click 33.7%, Mythology 28%, Mystery 11.4%, Adventure 9.8%, Story Rich 9.1%

Narrative game about the life of Ignace Semmelweis, a visionary doctor who has saved thousand of lives of mothers in the 19e century.

Why similar: Investigation 32.2%, Point & Click 26.3%, Adventure 14.6%, Mystery 10.1%, Visual Novel 9.2%

A mysterious woman comes back from the dead, and the dusty past surfaces. Between a gloomy student girl and a glamorous ex-girlfriend, the clues are intertwined, who is the mastermind behind the scene? Play as a detective heroine in 1935 London, embark on a journey of love and growth.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.2%, Point & Click 14.9%, Investigation 14.8%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Mystery 10.7%

Roui, a resilient city dandy, a half-educated jeweler and the author of scientific magic articles, was met with a colossal failure and must return to his homeland Latori.

Why similar: Point & Click 21.3%, Visual Novel 19.7%, LGBTQ+ 17.6%, Mystery 10.5%, Story Rich 7.3%

Follow Alice during the investigation about her husband

Why similar: Investigation 24.7%, Point & Click 21.2%, Visual Novel 18%, Mystery 12%, Adventure 7.7%

Make your choices. Find your path.

Why similar: Point & Click 26.6%, Investigation 23.8%, Adventure 14.2%, Casual 12%, Mystery 10.3%

An adventure visual novel following an unlucky trio who find themselves hunting monsters for the powerful being known as Kurokami-sama.

Why similar: Investigation 24.5%, Supernatural 18.2%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Mystery 12.2%, Adventure 6.2%

Metaphobia is an investigative mystery game in the style of classic 1990’s point-and-click adventures. Take control of Richard Elmstat in his journey to solve his father's murder.

Why similar: Point & Click 36.1%, Investigation 31.5%, Mystery 18.2%, Adventure 13.1%, Indie 1.1%

A buddy-cop rom-com visual novel set in a medieval fantasy world.

Why similar: Point & Click 19.3%, Investigation 18.5%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Supernatural 12%, Mystery 8.1%

A mystery comedy visual novel game told strictly through the eyes of a news anchor. Learn about the city of Brookside, report the news as best you can, and guide the citizens toward a happy ending.

Why similar: Investigation 33.1%, Visual Novel 22.8%, Point & Click 14.3%, Mystery 13.5%, Story Rich 7.7%

Falling Day is an emotional, story-driven adventure game about coming of age and resolving supernatural mysteries. Two students become involved in several mysteries, murders, suicides, and paranormal incidents. The two must cooperate in order to discover the truth.

Why similar: Point & Click 22.3%, LGBTQ+ 21.5%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Mystery 9.1%, Supernatural 7.2%

In the Animal's Head is an adventure and narrative game focused on exploration, with interactive dialogues and minigames.

Why similar: Point & Click 27.4%, Investigation 21.6%, Adventure 15.2%, Casual 12.7%, Mystery 9.1%

终年雾气笼罩的山区，封闭化管理的神秘高中，张泊岩作为转校生来到这个世界。凶案发生，自称雾之境主的凶手游荡在校园中。死亡步步逼近，反抗还是逃离？您将通过主角张泊岩的视角，最终揭示真相。

Why similar: Visual Novel 24%, Investigation 22.4%, Casual 15.3%, Adventure 15.2%, Mystery 12.9%

Mortum Quest is a horror puzzle game. It includes ghost stories, local beliefs, and Thai folk rituals. The game is 2D point and click style. Give it a try if you want to experience Southeast Asian horror.

Why similar: Point & Click 29.5%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Investigation 13.9%, Stylized 7.6%, Supernatural 7.3%

There are rumours of homosexuals in the Navy, and it’s your mission to date them! Sailors of Newport is a point-and-click puzzle game set in 1920s Rhode Island. Infiltrate the gay community, choose who to seduce and who to report, solve puzzles, and grapple with your own burgeoning desires.

Why similar: Investigation 27%, Visual Novel 17.7%, LGBTQ+ 15.5%, Point & Click 15.5%, Casual 5%

Deciding to break protocol to lend a helping wing, Rain, a flighty little courier takes a skittish girl by the name of Mila on an adventure through the inner workings of a mysterious post office. Together, they search for a letter containing the last words of someone who seemingly never existed.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.4%, Visual Novel 19%, Point & Click 18.6%, Adventure 7.1%, Stylized 6.8%

Experience the terrifying investigation that started it all! Can you stop a mystical murderer in time?

Why similar: Point & Click 27.8%, Supernatural 20.6%, Mystery 16.2%, Adventure 15.6%, Casual 9.8%

In this point & click puzzle-adventure novel, Sara has been betrayed by criminals and now must solve numerous puzzles to find her stolen money. Join her on her thrilling journey, help her decipher clues, and face the criminals!

Why similar: Investigation 20.8%, Point & Click 20.5%, LGBTQ+ 16.3%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Mystery 7.1%

A short interactive adventure about a young actress who must use her wits to prevent her best friend from being murdered.

Why similar: Point & Click 27.2%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Adventure 14.1%, Supernatural 12%, Casual 11.9%

Four friends are pulled inside a movie where the special effects are all too real!

Why similar: Point & Click 27.7%, Investigation 21%, Adventure 14.3%, Casual 12.1%, Supernatural 11.9%

An old school point and click adventure game in a nostalgic pixelart look. Young journalist Thomas wants to write a newspaper article about the psychatric asylum in the small town Fuchsberg. Not knowing yet that he will be going on a great adventure leading to the greatest article of his life.

Why similar: Point & Click 28.9%, Investigation 26.5%, Adventure 15%, Casual 12.4%, Mystery 9.8%

Rain lashes down soaking you to the bone, you take shelter in a seemingly abandoned house. Navigate through the rooms solving puzzles and trying to escape in this short point & click adventure game.

Why similar: Point & Click 35.1%, Investigation 35%, Mystery 12.7%, Adventure 12.1%, 2D 4.3%

A deep and immersive narrative puzzle game.

Why similar: Investigation 53.9%, Visual Novel 27.9%, Story Rich 9.6%, 2D 7.5%, Indie 0.5%

Find the answer in the incident involving the Professor and unravel the secret of the Awakened.

Why similar: Visual Novel 24.1%, Investigation 18.9%, Casual 12.9%, Supernatural 11.2%, Adventure 11.2%