
You awaken in an unfamiliar location with unfamiliar people and are surrounded by mystery. Will you be able to solve the puzzle and uncover why you are here in this sci-fi/mystery/puzzle visual novel? The future hangs in the balance.
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You awaken in an unfamiliar location with unfamiliar people and are surrounded by mystery. Will you be able to solve the puzzle and uncover why you are here in this sci-fi/mystery/puzzle visual novel? The future hangs in the balance.

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Hello, Jake. Welcome to the game.

破禁 Limbo Break
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.
Hello, Jake. Welcome to the game.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Dark 9.8%, Multiple Endings 9.2%, Thriller 9.2%
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: Detective 14.3%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Mystery 8.8%, Psychological Horror 8.3%, Female Protagonist 7.3%
“Raising the blade over my dear friend, I could only curse this broken world with all my soul. Nothing to worry about... If my blade turns out to be the slower.” Shards of fate, heart and soul.
Why similar: Detective 12.5%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Thriller 9.4%, Drama 8.7%, Anime 8.4%
Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo is a multi-ending mystery adventure game. A group of boys and girls who have lost their memories gather in a “Tokyo” that is both familiar and unfamiliar. They must trace their lost memories to escape the bizarre labyrinths. Are they prepared to confront their “true selves”?
Why similar: Detective 14.3%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Sci-fi 9.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.5%
A closed-off ghost town, and the unsolved bizarre serial murders that once occurred there. A “daily life collapse” suspense × death game novel ADV that depicts the obsessive love and revenge of 11 people whose lives were irrevocably shattered by that horrific incident.
Why similar: Detective 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Multiple Endings 9.6%, Psychological Horror 9.2%
Elena and 7 familiar faces are trapped in a room, and the only way out is to choose one person to die. Navigate social relationships and gain trust to steer the spotlight away from you, or else they just might decide you should be the one on the chopping block.
Why similar: Choices Matter 14.2%, Mystery 13.7%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Thriller 10.6%
Survive a gripping psychological thriller in this visual novel. Make critical decisions, face a disturbed captor, and experience multiple chilling endings.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Thriller 10.2%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
Play as a detective tasked with catching a serial killer in this visual novel set in post-war Japan. Investigate key locations, question many complex characters, piece together clues, and try to stop the culprit before they end yet another young girl's smile.
Why similar: Detective 12.5%, Visual Novel 9.1%, Mystery 8.4%, Emotional 7.9%, Psychological Horror 7.8%
This game is a deduction game where you collect evidence from a murder scene to find the murderer. Eight boys and girls are admitted to the school. At the school, there is a crazy ghost named "Milla" who haunts and kills people.
Why similar: Detective 16%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Emotional 10.5%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Mystery 10.3%
Visual novel in crystal punk genre, In the recent past, humans discovered a new mineral—Visceralite. Its unique feature lies in its ability to integrate with the human body.
Why similar: Detective 13.8%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Multiple Endings 9%, Psychological Horror 8.7%, Female Protagonist 7.9%
You play as Hicha — a shut-in girl whose only reason to live is her virtual avatar, Virai. Help her escape the depressive nightmare before it consumes her completely.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 12.2%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Thriller 9.1%, Choices Matter 8.1%
In 2005, a sophomore student named Maha Igarashi boarded a private train to Soukyo City. However, she vanished upon alighting at the "Kisaragi" station. Five years later, her lover, Shizuno Yokoyama, initiated an investigation into her disappearance, unraveling a series of mysteries along the way.
Why similar: Detective 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Mystery 9.8%, Thriller 9%, Drama 8.3%
Unravel a string of gruesome murders terrorizing Tokyo in this mystery-thriller visual novel. The secrets of a case from six years prior may just be the key to the current unending cycle of tragedy—and the thing that cracks this woeful world’s shell may be one girl’s smile.
Why similar: Detective 16.9%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Mystery 11.4%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Choices Matter 9.4%
I Would Love to Wish You Good Morning is a choice-driven dystopian psychological horror visual novel about isolation, obedience, and the price of fitting in. Will you navigate the uncanny social dynamics of the future... or die trying?
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.7%, Mystery 12.8%, Thriller 12%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Sci-fi 10.5%
Nine participants awaken, trapped in an underground facility. To escape, they must play a game with deadly consequences. Who will live, and who will die? The choice is yours. Let the Decision Game begin…
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.9%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Mystery 12.9%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Puzzle 10.1%
How far will you go to get your deepest wish granted? In The Game of Fourtune, help guide Clyde & Devon through this cruel game of life and death. Only one participant will get their wish granted. Four rounds and four deaths each round, are you ready to see if fortune is on your side?
Why similar: Thriller 10.5%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Mystery 9.3%
A mystical visual novel where ordinary school life intertwines with mysterious phenomena. Every decision you make could lead to uncovering secrets... or plunge you into even greater uncertainty.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Mystery 11.6%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Choices Matter 9.6%
You are a detective who is slowly going blind. The only faces you can still see clearly belong to those who are about to die. A visual novel investigation where every choice affects the fate of Tokyo and leads you either closer to the truth or deeper into darkness.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Detective 17.2%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
The hero moves to a new city. However, along with him comes a masked killer who begins to kill his friends one by one... Make decisions to build your adventure. Can you stop him before it's too late?
Why similar: Detective 17.4%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Mystery 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10%, Anime 9.1%
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 15.1%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Mystery 10.7%, Emotional 10.4%, Multiple Endings 10%
"KARA" is a visual novel following an ordinary high schooler whose life slowly spirals into a nightmare. Sleep deprivation, a tragic chain of events, and dark secrets will force you to question reality itself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.6%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Dark 9.1%
Kidnapped and taken to an unfamiliar location, nine people find themselves forced to participate in a diabolical Nonary Game by an enigmatic mastermind called Zero. Why were they there? Why were they chosen to put their lives on the line? And more importantly, who can be trusted?
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.4%, Mystery 12.7%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Psychological Horror 9.6%
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: Detective 12.3%, Mystery 12%, Psychological Horror 11%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Visual Novel 9.2%
A research trip turns deadly when seven strangers are trapped in a vast cave beneath a remote island. 『Advent: Dawn』 is a sci-fi mystery visual novel where you must escape through fear, fractured trust, and whispers from the deep. Will you unravel the mystery before the cave unravels you?
Why similar: Visual Novel 14%, Mystery 12.7%, Thriller 11.2%, Sci-fi 10.4%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
After the announcement "There is no next stop," you are trapped in an endless subway. But you’re not alone—the "GUESTS" are hunting you. Trust the "GUIDES" to survive. Or don't.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.4%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%
A short-form psychological thriller. Confront the mysterious Finn through a monitor. No strategy or puzzles—just choices and their consequences. Simply answer his questions and witness the end.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.8%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Multiple Endings 15.5%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Dark 12%
Psycho-Sleuth is a mystery game where cognitive disorders distort the rules of murder. 13 players, each with a strange condition — like “no lying,” “no left side,” or “no faces” — are trapped in a deadly game. These disorders are contagious, and the killer hides behind abnormal logic.
Why similar: Detective 15.1%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Mystery 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Thriller 9.7%
Rimu has lost her memory and become trapped in a looping phenomenon. Moreover, only a tiny fraction of her memories carry over between loops. Within each five-minute cycle, she must retain only the crucial “memories” while setting the necessary flags. Will Rimu ever regain her memories?
Why similar: Emotional 16.3%, Mystery 13.9%, Multiple Endings 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%, Visual Novel 9.8%
A short SF psychedelic interrogation ADV game that focuses on the interrogation of a suspect in a dismemberment murder case. The protagonist is a lieutenant colonel, tasked with interrogating the suspect. The protagonist needs to find out why she killed the two men and how she committed the crime.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Detective 10.8%, Dark 9.8%, Anime 9.7%
Suhoshin is a 2D Visual Novel set in the medieval Joseon period of Korea. While investigating a series of mysterious murders, you will have to make choices that will lead you down different paths toward different endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 12.5%, Thriller 11.1%, Mystery 10.7%, Detective 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9.8%
Congratulations Dominica! You have been chosen to test the first virtual aquapark in history! Ten days in a tropical paradise where every detail is simulated to be perfect – what could possibly go wrong?
Why similar: Visual Novel 11.3%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%, Sci-fi 8.7%
Poisoned Path is a deep visual novel set in a mysterious atmosphere, where your choices determine the story's fate. Uncover dark secrets and chart your own course.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Detective 13.3%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Multiple Endings 11.8%
A mystery adventure game and visual novel set on solitary Shironagasu Island. Discover its secrets, solve its mysteries, and escape from the ominous island!
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.2%, Mystery 16.4%, Detective 12.7%, Psychological Horror 8.4%, Anime 8.1%
A visual novel about a girl who finds herself in a mysterious antique store where letters with screaming human hearts appear.
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.3%, Thriller 11.8%, Mystery 11.3%, Drama 11%, Psychological Horror 10.4%
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 18.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Puzzle 7.7%
After losing his parents and barely escaping his burning home, Zach wakes up in the hospital where he meets Aya, the ghost of a girl. Who is she, and why can only Zach see her? Together they try to investigate Aya's past, which quickly awakens new dangers.
Why similar: Thriller 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Mystery 10.1%, Drama 9%
A visual novel in the romance and adventure genre. Awaken in the Honeycombs, a camp where memory is erased and secrets hum in the night. Forge bonds, defy the Union, and uncover your past. Will you be a pawn or ignite freedom as war looms?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Detective 16.4%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Emotional 11.1%, Anime 9.8%
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 17.5%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Mystery 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Anime 9.8%
Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.
Why similar: Detective 20.2%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Mystery 14.2%, Anime 11.3%, Story Rich 8.7%
"Island of Ruin" is a puzzle novel game where you collect memory cores hidden across the island and uncover the truth behind a tragedy of the past. When the horrors that befell the boys and girls and the island’s strange phenomena are revealed, what final choice will you make?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Emotional 11%, Psychological Horror 9.8%
Something has been taken. Enter a new Grid and forge alliances via visual novel gameplay, uncovering truths through Identity Disc puzzles. Make critical decisions and plot your own course in a world without a creator.
Why similar: Detective 18.2%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Mystery 11.6%, Choices Matter 11.1%
HEDERA is a story-driven 2D horror game about dealing with trauma through dreams and videogames.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 11.1%, Thriller 10.5%, Emotional 10.4%, Choices Matter 10%, Dark 9%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: Detective 14.9%, Visual Novel 10%, Multiple Endings 9.1%, Psychological Horror 9%, Thriller 9%
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: Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Detective 12.4%, Dark 8.7%, Anime 8.4%
Ranko and her friend Astrid must investigate the vanishing of a girl from their school. Learn about the secrets of St. Joachim to find her, but be cautious! A bad step may lead you towards an ugly end...
Why similar: Detective 17.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Mystery 10.1%
Kamilia is a story-driven, choices-matter detective mystery. Follow a talented painter who finds himself wrapped up in an unsolved case, as he tries to unveil a hidden truth that has been buried for years.
Why similar: Mystery 13.2%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Detective 13.2%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Emotional 11.3%
“喂喂,求求你啦!救救我!” ——你接到这样一个电话 发出这样的求救,给你打电话的人,是一名被监禁的少女
Why similar: Detective 13.7%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Anime 10.3%, Psychological Horror 10%
A suspense visual novel replete with life-or-death situations, puzzles and six different endings. Make your own decisions, solve riddles and reach the truth about the disappearance of the world's leading geneticist - and your best friend.
Why similar: Detective 14.9%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Choices Matter 10.5%
15 prisoners are trapped in a deadly game of murder and deception. Investigate or create twisted cases, clash in ruthless trials, and expose lies with razor‑sharp manipulation. Roles shift, alliances fracture, and a hidden mole works against the group. Adapt fast.... or be eliminated.
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Detective 11.3%, Psychological Horror 10.4%
Wanna join our nightmarish dream?
Why similar: Visual Novel 12.2%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Emotional 11.7%, Choices Matter 10.6%
A tragic love story following Memori and her search for the missing "him."
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Emotional 9.8%
A visual novel where eight participants are forced to play a death game where they have to vote every two hours. Who will survive? Who will betray? Who are the masterminds behind it all?
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.5%, Thriller 15.6%, Mystery 14.9%, Anime 12.3%, Multiple Endings 10.8%
Death by Begonia is a surreal LGBTQ+ Southern gothic murder mystery. Follow Riley's attempts to reconnect with old childhood friends in a town haunted by annual serial murders. Will you fall in love and unlock the mysteries hidden in your friends' hearts? Or will you die trying?
Why similar: Mystery 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%
Unravel the mystery of the King's sudden death... Claim your right for the throne. Try to stay alive as long as possible. Will you take the risk? The story for those who are brave enough to dive in a dark story and are able to think reasonably.
Why similar: Detective 14.8%, Visual Novel 12%, Mystery 11.9%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Drama 10.1%
莺神乐的知名作品,在Steam中高清化上架! 与书本坠入爱河,畅游在书本与魔法的世界中吧!
Why similar: Detective 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Emotional 10.1%, Mystery 9.8%
In this game, play as Shenming University News Department members. Explore strange incidents—no need for truth. Write compelling reports from clues; eye-catching content excites readers. As for what really happened…do readers actually care? If you care, go find out yourself.
Why similar: Detective 23.1%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Anime 10.5%, Psychological Horror 9.1%
Ghost of Ice valley is a Visual Novel where you follow multiple different storylines and make choices according to what you believe the characters may do in that situation. Interact in the Interview system to find out more about the characters and about yourself as you go along.
Why similar: Visual Novel 13%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Thriller 12.4%, Anime 9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.8%
'The Island: In To The Mist' is an adventure game. It includes basic features of adventure genre and add some new systems to interest you. You have been given a chance to experience a group of university students, who confined in the island. There is a terrific but interesting story you will see.
Why similar: Detective 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Mystery 10.2%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Choices Matter 9.9%
Become a god and help change the fate of people, even the world! In WILL: A Wonderful World, you will receive letters written by characters living in urban cities. By rearranging the order and combinations of sentences in these letters, you are going to alter the destiny of whomever that wrote them.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%, Emotional 11%, Mystery 10%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Visual Novel 9.6%
A dark visual novel created by the team behind NEEDY GIRL OVERDOSE. Overly sensitive to other people's emotions, the protagonist—a light novel writer—develops the ability to read minds, only to be driven even deeper into isolation. His sole remaining comfort is his younger sister, gifted yet lonely.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.5%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Anime 11.3%, Multiple Endings 11.2%