- #1 我死后的那些天-After Death
97% 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 20.6%, Detective 15.8%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Mystery 10%, RPG 9.7%
- #2 你与月光同罪-As Guilty As the Moon
96% 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 21.4%, Detective 16.3%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Mystery 10.2%, RPG 10%
- #3 末日航路-The Termination
96% 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: Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Detective 18.2%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Mystery 10.9%, Multiple Endings 6.6%
- #4 True Game
95% 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: Interactive Fiction 20%, Detective 18.6%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Mystery 10.1%, Puzzle 6.3%
- #5 不可能犯罪事件簿-Impossible Crime Book
94% match9 user reviews44% of 9 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 22.7%, Detective 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.2%, RPG 10.7%, Mystery 10.1%
- #6 见习侦探
94% 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: Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Detective 19.6%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Mystery 10%, Drama 10%
- #7 死亡编码-Death Code
93% matchMixed69% of 13 reviews2021
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
Death Code is a battle royale genre. It tells the story of Lin Mohuai, a female protagonist with amnesia, who wakes up to find herself involved in an eight-person battle royale game. Everyone is given a code, and the way to win is to kill the player whose number is plus one.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Detective 18.8%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Mystery 11.4%, RPG 8.3%
- #8 死亡旅店Ⅱ亡者归来-Death Inn Ⅱ The Immortal Is Coming
92% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2022
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
Death Inn Ⅱ- The Immortal Is Coming is a horror puzzle. The film crew is in a castle to finish, What is the mystery behind the mysterious death of a leading actress in a castle? Was it a homicide or was there more to it? It's a foggy castle, but none of the truth is buried forever.
Why similar: Detective 21.1%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Mystery 13.3%, RPG 13%, Drama 7.5%
- #9 致命游戏-Lethal Gamble 1 Werewolf Puzzle
91% matchMixed64% of 11 reviews2021
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
“Lethal Gamble 1 Werewolf Puzzle”is a suspense reasoning emotional work based on werewolf killing rules.A group of college students accidentally came to a mysterious villa. They wanted to play a game of werewolf killing.You have only five days left to refute the truth.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Visual Novel 13.7%, RPG 10.9%, Mystery 10.5%, Drama 8.3%
- #10 欢迎回家-Welcome Home
91% match8 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2022
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
This is a secret room to escape burning brain puzzle work, which is divided into five chapters, puzzle level interesting design, complicated and confusing story, criticism and comment on the real society, is full of exquisite everywhere.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.6%, Mystery 13.6%, Visual Novel 9.7%, Puzzle 7.8%, RPG 7%
- #11 村庄-The Village
90% matchMostly Negative38% of 13 reviews2021
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
After you graduated from college, you were assigned to a small village as a doctor.It looks like an ordinary village, but there are many strange things in it.A man knocking at the door in the middle of the night may not be asking for a doctor.The person you saw may not be alive.Haunted?
Why similar: Detective 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Mystery 11.5%, RPG 8.2%
- #12 Memory Tides
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 掌鱼工作室Pub: PalmFin Studio
Windows
Memory Tides is an adventure game set in a near-future metropolis. Haunted by false memories and buried trauma, you're trapped in an endless loop: sink into illusion or face reality? Step into the shoes of Lin Xiaoyu, use "slacking off" as your cover, and uncover the hidden truth.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22%, Detective 17.2%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Drama 12.4%, RPG 11.1%
- #13 卡牌游戏
89% matchMostly Positive70% of 10 reviews2020
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
This is a highest death rate game of survival, combined with masculinity, survival, thriller, suspense reasoning and other elements. There are two main lines you can choose from the story - the male line and the female line. Meanwhile, you can also choose different talents as you like.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Mystery 11.6%, RPG 9.7%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
- #14 The Occult Detective
87% matchMostly Positive71% of 326 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 24.2%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Drama 11.5%, Mystery 11.4%, Puzzle 8.4%
- #15 景安区奇案-Jing 'an District Copstories
88% matchMostly Positive71% of 35 reviews2021
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
Jing' an District is a peaceful place, but sometimes some interesting cases will happen. The cases here are not all so bloody. But it also brings us a lot of reflection and insight. You will play a young policeman in Jing 'an District. Go through and solve these cases with your partner.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Mystery 13.6%, RPG 9.5%, Multiple Endings 7.9%
- #16 时忆 Memory of Time
86% matchPositive93% of 27 reviews2025
Dev: SPARROW STUDIO
Windows
This is a science fiction detective themed visual novel game, where players need to play the role of a "detective", connecting seemingly unrelated events and discovering mysterious truths hidden behind them, Please survive, and walk with your head held high towards the 'perfect ending' you expect.
Why similar: Detective 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Drama 14%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Mystery 11.6%
- #17 迷渡桥
86% 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 24.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Mystery 13%, Puzzle 7.3%
- #18 EXS2~EthnologySister2:Structuralism of kinship system
85% matchVery Positive96% of 75 reviews2023
Dev: 周农卿
Windows
一位总是能露出温柔笑容的金发修女,将众人联系。白发女子总是无言。[想 知 道 你 父 母 的 下 落 吗 ?准 备 好 ]浅冰背后,为何会有寒意深藏?战斗,悬疑,治愈,推理,剧情持续反转,不断的匿名威胁,绑架,真相到底是……
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Detective 20.2%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Mystery 13.1%, Puzzle 6.7%
- #19 雪凤山 Secret Opera
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 169 reviews2024
Dev: GOCORE
Windows
In the Spring Festival of 2005, the blizzard in Xuefeng mountain trapped the drama troupe performing in the village. At the same time, there was a homicide during the performance. Unlike the nervous members of the drama troupe, the villagers were afraid of a more terrible existence than the homicide
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Drama 14.2%, Mystery 13.2%, Detective 12.9%
- #20 魔女低语时
84% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: Shellpeach
Windows
这是一款悬疑推理类文字冒险AVG,玩家扮演一名初出茅庐的侦探王朝阳,进入迷雾重重的学园,和各位可爱的女性角色互动,以找出诡异案件的真相!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Visual Novel 19.2%, RPG 17.9%, Drama 11.1%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
- #21 The Guilty Hearts
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Singlecore Games
Windows
Seoyeon Yu, a former police officer, works as a private investigator for a rich family. However, during her investigation, she discovers evidence linking them to her husband's death. Using her ability to see people's guilt, she begins an investigation to solve the mystery.
Why similar: Detective 26.2%, Interactive Fiction 25.4%, Mystery 14.1%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Drama 8.2%
- #22 Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 179 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: Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Detective 21.7%, Mystery 14.4%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Puzzle 7%
- #23 妖睨之境The Sight of Darkness
82% 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 24.1%, Drama 17%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Mystery 13.4%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
- #24 久美子之死:昭和少女血色告白
80% matchVery Positive92% of 142 reviews2026
Dev: LingVision Games
Windows
1988年,日本泡沫经济破灭前夕,化身被冤枉成嫌犯的刑警,侦查青梅奇怪自杀案,牵连出持续20年的连环杀人案秘密,穿梭烟酒与霓虹的昭和街头,在人心与生死的抉择中,搜查蛛丝马迹,找出血案真相。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Detective 17.4%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Mystery 10.2%, Drama 9.9%
- #25 No Recollection
81% 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 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Visual Novel 16%, Mystery 14.3%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
- #26 爱与命的彼端
81% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2021
Dev: Shellpeach
Windows
《爱与命的彼端》是一款悬疑推理AVG。游戏中你将扮演男主角路杰,为拯救恋人许琳,开始一段爱与命的离奇冒险。你即将卷入扑朔迷离的连环杀人案件,也会接触到离奇的民间传说,躲藏在暗处的阴影也注视着你,蠢蠢欲动……你必须依靠自己的推理能力找出真凶,拯救恋人。
Why similar: Detective 35.9%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Mystery 16.4%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, RPG 8.3%
- #27 Police Detective: Tokyo Beat
79% 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 29%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Mystery 13.1%, Drama 7.6%
- #28 黑土无归
79% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: CATTOFUN GAMES
Windows · Mac
As an ordinary truck driver seeking the truth behind his father's demise, you must pierce through a web of conspiracy fueled by tech-obsession and a rapidly shifting era.
Why similar: Detective 29.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Drama 15.4%, RPG 12.7%, Mystery 12.3%
- #29 Elegant Sleuth:Mystic Family
77% 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: Interactive Fiction 22%, Detective 20.7%, Mystery 13.3%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Drama 9.4%
- #30 栖云异梦
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 91 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 20.5%, Drama 15.2%, Mystery 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Visual Novel 9.5%
- #31 小林正雪復仇之密室重制版 Cheney Wood The Ultimate Revenge
78% matchVery Positive89% of 324 reviews2019
Dev: 傅真Pub: Genuine Studio
Windows
香港,密室逃脱,刑侦推理,解谜! 风流倜傥略爱搞怪的刑警,屡破奇案,轻松应付着海量的案件与狡猾的罪犯,直到那件事的发生……为了逃避最不喜欢的人,他调职到这座城市。然而,等待他的将是从警以来最大的敌人和暗中策划的巨大阴谋。外表看似有些憨傻,推理却过于常人的谜样男子小林正雪,能带领刑侦组走出困境吗?
Why similar: RPG 16.7%, Visual Novel 16%, Mystery 15.2%, Detective 14.6%, Puzzle 9.1%
- #32 Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved
75% matchVery Positive94% of 412 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 32.3%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Mystery 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Adventure 7.6%
- #33 子归 - Blossom
76% matchVery Positive89% of 618 reviews2024
Dev: 糯米团子工作室Pub: 噪点游戏 SERICA GAMES
Windows
Early spring, 1999, Taoyuan Village. In just several days, a series of drowning incidents occurred in the same quaint village. Then, on the night of the fifteenth day, numerous villagers witnessed a woman in red who bore an uncanny resemblance to a lady who had previously met an unjust demise...
Why similar: Detective 27.1%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Mystery 16.1%, Drama 12.1%, RPG 10.1%
- #34 我的一个多重人格朋友
76% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: 上海久游网络科技有限公司
Windows
This is an AVG game that involves reasoning and decryption. He Zhou has 7 different personalities, which alternate seven days a week. Players will play as a detective and deduce the truth behind the horrifying cases surrounding He Zhou through the diary he left behind.
Why similar: Detective 23.2%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Mystery 13.3%, RPG 7.9%
- #35 The Angel's Devil Tail - One More Question 2
74% matchVery Positive96% of 114 reviews2026
Dev: 橘音
Windows
A horror-meets-cute puzzle game with a twist-filled Yuri romance story.
Why similar: Detective 22.6%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Mystery 11.4%, Puzzle 8%
- #36 Detecti Meow
77% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: 牢猫工作室
Windows
This game is a cat personification reasoning game. Players will play as "Detective Cat" talking with cats to obtain evidence, unlock new locations and obtain clues and testimonies to solve various mysteries. Including three cases: , , and .
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Drama 10.3%, RPG 10.1%, Detective 8.9%
- #37 SAS:绝响诡计 | Case 0 风暴蝴蝶
73% matchVery Positive88% of 224 reviews2025
Dev: 秦遥
Windows
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 26.3%, Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Visual Novel 14.7%, RPG 9.1%, Mystery 8.9%
- #38 它说山雨欲来
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 无敌的呱
Windows · Mac
50+ endings! A purely fictional fantasy world! Comedy script, dark plot — and the endings? Pitch-black. Swept into a storm, you need a boss. The revolutionary, the merchant, or the cult leader? Your pick unlocks different paths. You're a cheater with buffs — you'll survive. Go!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.3%, Visual Novel 17.3%, RPG 12.3%, Multiple Endings 10%, Detective 7.1%
- #39 Who is the Defendant: Deliberately Rough
73% matchPositive95% of 38 reviews2024
Dev: 莉莉恩工作室
Windows
"Who is the Defendant" is a mystery genre visual novel. Players take on the role of a prosecutor, investigating a case involving "a game with rudimentary art published on STEAM."
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Detective 20.2%, Visual Novel 14%, RPG 9.7%, Mystery 8%
- #40 The Case of Arcadia Springs
72% match4 user reviews80% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: K-20 Studios
Windows · Mac
A short, story-driven, detective-mystery game where you are tasked with solving a deceptively simple break-in case. Meet the citizens of Arcadia Springs, find and follow the clues, make the right choices, and you may unlock a dark secret kept under lock and key.
Why similar: Detective 34.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Mystery 13.1%, Story Rich 10.1%, Puzzle 9.4%
- #41 The Azure One
71% matchNo user reviews90% of 42 reviews2026
Dev: 好运风(Breezeborne Games)Pub: 糕薯科技
Windows
Follow the young boy Qiuxu to meet the girl who always sprints in the sunshine, and get to know three other girls with distinct personalities. In the daily life of the Second Municipal High School, you will witness a youth that cannot be turned back — a story destined to go somewhere.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.6%, Interactive Fiction 24.5%, Drama 21.5%, RPG 17%, Story Rich 4.9%
- #42 The Wild Detective: The Hound of the Foggy City
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ZombieDogStudio
Windows
The Wild Detective: The Hound of the Foggy City is a classic detective mystery game. You play as Duke, a private investigator, collecting evidence through investigation and interviews, then using deductive reasoning to solve cases and reveal hidden truths.
Why similar: Detective 38.9%, Drama 18.5%, Mystery 12.4%, Puzzle 10%, Story Rich 5.8%
- #43 Insects Awaken
70% matchVery Positive90% of 458 reviews2025
Dev: HelloMeow
Windows · Mac
Insects Awaken is a puzzle visual novel set in the 1940s. It follows the story of Chen Shan, a young man entangled in espionage while defending his family and homeland. He embarks on a journey between the isolated cities of Chongqing and Shanghai, braving the chaos of war with his passion and youth.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19%, Drama 14.5%, Visual Novel 14.1%, RPG 12.1%, Detective 11.2%
- #44 谍:玫瑰
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 星星火工作室Pub: OKJOY
Windows
《谍:玫瑰》是一款聚焦于1938年武汉的谍战文字冒险游戏。你将潜入情报漩涡中心的「玫瑰饭店」,在五位身份各异的嫌疑人中,揪出代号「尘土」的致命叛徒。通过搜证与周旋,在谎言与忠诚之间做出抉择。夜幕下的武汉暗流涌动,你能否揪出内奸,重建地下情报网,点燃象征黎明的星星火焰?
Why similar: Detective 30%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Mystery 16.5%, RPG 9.6%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #45 Mystery Island:Enigmatic Painting
71% 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 28.2%, Detective 22%, Mystery 15.2%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Puzzle 8.9%
- #46 Orient on the Murder Express
71% 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 37.1%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Mystery 16.5%, Drama 7.4%, Story Rich 6.7%
- #47 破月执行-The Broken Moon
70% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
The Broken Moon Execution is a text-based fast-passing supernatural puzzle game. Game play is diverse, players need to explore through the map, collect various clues to solve the mystery, and gradually understand the truth of the collapse of "Samle" ......
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.5%, Visual Novel 17.4%, RPG 15.9%, Mystery 10.9%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
- #48 井底-与奇迹邂逅的井底之人
69% 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 29.8%, Detective 19.5%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Mystery 14.8%, Adventure 8.5%
- #49 Mobius’ Radio Waves
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 62 reviews2023
Dev: 獭獭社Pub: 方块游戏(CubeGame)
Windows
刚入学的大一新生伊琳,却在一个风雨交加的夜晚,听到了来自杂物间内部的来电铃声……这通神秘电话究竟来自何人?杂物间为何会成为禁忌?伊琳手臂上的无限印记又意味着什么?文字冒险推理游戏《莫比乌斯的电波》,就此展开!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.7%, Detective 16.8%, RPG 16.1%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Casual 9.6%
- #50 BEAST CRIMES
70% matchMixed64% of 64 reviews2022
Dev: LINK
Windows
Crimes across the times. Are you able to solve them all?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Detective 20.5%, Visual Novel 14%, Drama 11.8%, Mystery 9.1%
- #51 心灵侦探
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 榭季生
Windows
This is a fantastic journey that shuttles between reality and the inner world. You need to follow six companions with distinct personalities to explore the deepest secrets of people's hearts together. It includes mild decryption and some psychological horror elements
Why similar: Detective 28.8%, Drama 15.6%, Mystery 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, RPG 10.1%
- #52 In Memoriam
67% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: MoCaps
Windows · Linux
Step into a gripping medieval political thriller where intrigue, betrayal, and power struggles shape your fate. As a ghostly detective, you’ll uncover conspiracies, navigate a web of deception and unravel a larger mystery tied to your own demise
Why similar: Detective 34%, Mystery 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Drama 12.6%, Puzzle 9.6%
- #53 AI: The Somnium Files
68% matchVery Positive92% of 9,207 reviews2019
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.
Why similar: Detective 29%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Mystery 17.1%, Story Rich 7.5%, Gore 7.2%
- #54 Guilt Trip
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Made With Squares
Windows
A crime-solving mystery game from the perspective of the culprit. You know everything they don't, and the only way to make it back home is to Guilt Trip.
Why similar: Detective 29.1%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Mystery 15.7%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, RPG 12.4%
- #55 炸鸡块与天使
67% matchPositive93% of 41 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 30.5%, Mystery 16.5%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Drama 14.6%, Puzzle 6.7%
- #56 Game of Fitna Vol. 1
67% 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 27.8%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Mystery 15.5%, Drama 13.9%, Story Rich 6.5%
- #57 东方裁判梦~Rookie Attorney Legendry
66% matchMostly Positive72% of 141 reviews2024
Dev: YEARSPub: WindField Games
Windows
"Touhou Saibanmu ~Rookie Attorney Legendry" is a puzzle-solving detective game based on the Touhou series. It mainly tells the story of Marisa Kirisame who, by chance, becomes a lawyer. The story is divided into three chapters, each with multiple endings.
Why similar: Detective 25.2%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Drama 16.1%, RPG 12.1%, Strategy 10%
- #58 Detective Agency: Murder at the Manor
68% matchMixed58% of 24 reviews2022
Dev: 吉祥如意工作室
Windows
The owner of the Golden Rose Manor died mysteriously in the secret room. Everyone in the manor has an alibi, but their speech is full of loopholes... You will go to the crime scene, search for clues, analyze the suspect's statement, make reasonable inferences, reveal the truth of the case!
Why similar: Detective 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Drama 12.7%, Mystery 11.4%, RPG 8.8%