60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Detective, Mystery, Adventure.
Ranko and her friend Astrid must investigate the case of some missing scores just before the big Christmas concert of the academy. Help them question the seven daunting suspects before it's too late!
Murder on the Marine Express
A mystery visual novel taking place aboard the underwater train Marine Express. Follow student Ranko Togawa on her quest to find the culprit on the murder of an accompanying teacher... with lots of surprises along the way!
The Girl Who Wasn't There
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...
A mystery visual novel taking place aboard the underwater train Marine Express. Follow student Ranko Togawa on her quest to find the culprit on the murder of an accompanying teacher... with lots of surprises along the way!
Why similar: Detective 23.1%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Female Protagonist 11%, Text-Based 8.8%, Investigation 8.6%
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 23%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Text-Based 10.8%, Investigation 7.6%
A graffiti mocking the Student Council President appears on the walls, and your best friend is the prime suspect! Play as a student detective in HoloTrials: Case Covered. Investigate the high school campus, face off against your rivals, and clear her name in this legal mystery.
Why similar: Detective 31.4%, Visual Novel 24%, Mystery 11%, Anime 9.2%, Investigation 8.8%
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Detective 29.1%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Investigation 13%, Female Protagonist 9.7%, Mystery 9.1%
On Air! Taxi Detective Casebook is a pixel-art, dialogue-driven mystery game. You’re an AI in a taxi, teaming up with a talkative driver on late-night runs to hear bizarre passenger stories, solve cases in secret, and let him play the “great detective.”
Why similar: Detective 30.3%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Investigation 12.7%, Text-Based 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%
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 35.4%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Mystery 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%, Adventure 7.3%
"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 34.2%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Mystery 12.2%, Text-Based 8.4%
Join rookie attorney Apollo Justice and his mentor, the legendary Phoenix Wright, in this collection of 3 games! This title features 16 episodes (including previously DLC-only episodes) and supports English, French, German, Japanese Korean, and Traditional and Simplified Chinese.
Why similar: Detective 29.3%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Investigation 12.4%, Mystery 9.2%, Text-Based 8.6%
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 28.5%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Investigation 12%, Mystery 8.6%
Miles Edgeworth's dramatic turnabouts take center stage! Experience both Ace Attorney Investigations games in one gorgeous collection! Investigate crime scenes and solve tough, intriguing cases through logic and deduction. When Edgeworth's past and present collide, his future begins!
Why similar: Detective 25.6%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Investigation 15.2%, Mystery 10.2%, Text-Based 10.1%
“Intervene in Tsumimi’s stream” through comments and Mega Chats, then use your deductions to change their fate in this 14-day psychological horror adventure.
Why similar: Detective 21.5%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Investigation 12.7%, Mystery 11.2%, Female Protagonist 9.9%
In 1936, something terrible happened at Galley House. Decades later, with a strange contraption that reveals echoes of the past, you must uncover the truth behind this grisly mystery.
Why similar: Detective 32.6%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Nonlinear 18.1%, Mystery 16.3%, Story Rich 5.9%
Grab your magnifying glass and peek inside a series of tiny dioramas filled with crimes and carefully crafted mysteries! Think outside the box and solve them all in this new brand of detective game!
Why similar: Detective 29.4%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Investigation 11.9%, Text-Based 11.3%, Mystery 10.9%
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 35.5%, Female Protagonist 18.9%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Mystery 17.2%, Adventure 7.7%
Tap into the mystery as a stranger in the city — a mild mystery visual novel. Kisen runs a tracing agency in a city far from his home. There, he is asked by a local university student to look for his brother missing from twelve years ago. Investigate what happened back then to uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 34.1%, Visual Novel 24.5%, Text-Based 15.6%, Mystery 14%, Story Rich 7.2%
A new cast of 16 characters find themselves kidnapped and imprisoned in a school. Inside, some will kill, some will die, and some will be punished. Reimagine what you thought high-stakes, fast-paced investigation was as you investigate twisted murder cases and condemn your new friends to death.
Why similar: Detective 34%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Mystery 10.8%, Anime 8.4%
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: Detective 17.5%, Nonlinear 17.4%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Mystery 8.9%
In AUREX, a city where every citizen's emotions are controlled, you are SOLDA, a rookie special investigator. Armed with an emotion scanner that reads what suspects try to hide, catch the tremor behind every lie, piece the clues together, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 31.3%, Visual Novel 23.4%, Investigation 13%, Mystery 12.7%, Story Rich 5.9%
An exciting adventure in a story of ancient Chinese setting.Visual Novel with multiple endings to explore.
Why similar: Detective 48.2%, Visual Novel 25.7%, Female Protagonist 14%, Adventure 7.9%, Casual 2.6%
A novel-style mystery adventure game. Explore 2D top-down maps! Enjoy easy puzzles and comical text. Become the assistant to the lost detective Chiho-chan and help solve mysteries!
Why similar: Detective 37%, Text-Based 18.5%, Investigation 8.6%, Comedy 8%, Mystery 7.8%
Seventy-eight years after the Great Collapse, the city of Belmarc stands as a beacon of civilization amid the ruins. A city where magic and technology intertwine, where humans and machines coexist. And in its depths, one Courier begins to chase the forgotten sins of the past.
Why similar: Detective 29.9%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Investigation 11.1%, Mystery 7.9%, Anime 6.7%
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 28.4%, Visual Novel 20%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Mystery 12.6%, Anime 8.2%
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: Detective 38.3%, Visual Novel 21%, Investigation 14.4%, Mystery 10.5%, Story Rich 6.2%
Enter the burned crime scene and restore 8 cases from the past. The crime scene photos and records have been charred black, but as a cold case investigator, your deduction and forensic skills can reveal what happened. Search by keyword, reconstruct the sequence of events, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 33.1%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Text-Based 15.3%, Mystery 14.1%, Investigation 10.4%
Takemaru Abiko, creator of “Banshee's Last Cry,” the landmark mystery game that sold over 1 million copies, will release A brand-new game based on “Armchair Detective”. Search through in-game apps and Rescue YOUR sister, Hikari Takizawa, who has suddenly gone missing in Nagano Prefecture.
Why similar: Detective 34.3%, Visual Novel 25.3%, Investigation 15%, Mystery 14.3%, Adventure 10%
[Telltale - Casino Murder] is a full-voice indie mystery game with the youngest lawyer, Kang Ho-yeon, who reveals the truth of the casino murder case and achieves innocence at trial.
Why similar: Detective 30.5%, Mystery 15.3%, Investigation 13.6%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Text-Based 10.8%
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 27.4%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Investigation 12.3%, Mystery 11.9%, Text-Based 11.8%
Every story ever written has an alternate world that coexists with ours. When a large number of parallel universes are suddenly destroyed, Billie Beetleneck sets off on his hardest case yet in this interactive visual novel.
Why similar: Detective 28.7%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Investigation 13.5%, Text-Based 12.7%, Mystery 9.5%
《湖中天空 ：CAELUM IN LACU》是以RPGMaker引擎制作的解谜冒险向角色扮演类像素俯视角RPG游戏。 玩家将在游戏开始时以“林间浦叶”这一角色的视角进行探索，并在学院内的不断探索中结识几位性格各异的女性，与一部手机中的神秘联系人“赞丹的风车”一起逐步揭开这所学院内发生的秘辛往事。
Why similar: Detective 18.9%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Nonlinear 14%, Text-Based 12.5%, Female Protagonist 10.5%
和纳西妲一起，回到「过去」的须弥。真正的花神诞祭、密室中发生的「不可能犯罪」、预示着世界将毁灭的地震……在「神」不在的须弥城，你能否揭开命案的真相，探寻提瓦特世界的终极秘密，然后…与「那个人」再次相见？ 和伙伴们一起，去见证《只属于「她与花」的往日》
Why similar: Detective 33.3%, Visual Novel 22.3%, Text-Based 14.4%, Mystery 12.3%, Anime 8.5%
The chart-topping itch.io and Newgrounds indie hit comes to Steam, with a slew of enhancements and new features! Step into court as Nina Aquila, rookie defense attorney in this thrilling VN/adventure game hybrid, and fight for justice in a world where all anime genres exist at once!
Why similar: Detective 28.1%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Investigation 10.4%, Mystery 9.8%, Female Protagonist 8.7%
Episode 1 and 2 of the award winning murder mystery, visual novel adventure in which you become the Honourable Miss Phryne Fisher, the glamorous and stylish detective!
Why similar: Detective 31.8%, Visual Novel 30.3%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Adventure 10.4%, Story Rich 8.2%
A mystery adventure which is solved by using two visual features: Live Action and Illustrations.
Why similar: Detective 37.6%, Visual Novel 24.7%, Adventure 15.5%, Mystery 13.3%, Anime 8.9%
The culprit is—the maid. And the protagonist. your mission is to strike down six unsuspecting guests, one by one. But beware—you must never be suspected before your plan is complete. To escape suspicion, engage in heated debates and refute your opponents. Hide your true identity at all costs.
Why similar: Detective 36.8%, Visual Novel 18%, Mystery 15.9%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Comedy 5.8%
NINA AQUILA is back for her brightest, boldest, most magical adventure yet!
Why similar: Detective 27.4%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Investigation 12.4%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Anime 7.7%
Star Apprentice: Magical Murder Mystery is a danmaku-detective game that combines point-and-click style deduction with high octane bullet hell gameplay. Find evidence, interrogate suspects, and refute contradictions to solve the case!
Why similar: Detective 27.4%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Investigation 12.3%, Mystery 10.1%
The hottest bird lawyering game to come out of 1840s France! Join Jayjay Falcon and his witty apprentice, Sparrowson, as the two take on clients, interview witnesses, collect evidence, and deliver justice to the guilty.
Why similar: Detective 38.2%, Visual Novel 28.7%, Mystery 11.6%, Comedy 8.1%, Story Rich 5.9%
"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 35.7%, Visual Novel 27.4%, Mystery 14.6%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Anime 8.1%
Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.1%, Detective 21.7%, Text-Based 13.5%, Mystery 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%
A short sci-fi visual novel about four scientists trapped in an underground lab. Explore their chat records to uncover the mysteries of Inturg Technologies. How can they escape their doom?
Why similar: Visual Novel 28%, Nonlinear 18.9%, Mystery 14.2%, Text-Based 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%
Thirteen girls awaken, only to find themselves in a prison. What awaits them: a Witch Trial. Help them prepare for the trial by exploring the prison in order to find the witch hidden amongst them. Find the witch, learn what kind of magic she holds, dispel the lies, and prepare for the execution.
Why similar: Detective 27.9%, Visual Novel 27.5%, Female Protagonist 19.2%, Mystery 9.7%, Anime 4.9%
Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.
Why similar: Detective 27.2%, Text-Based 12.4%, Visual Novel 12%, Mystery 9.6%, Investigation 9.4%
Twelve years after Senior Inspector Jeon Gyeong's retirement, she is visited by a young police officer: a woman who pleads with her to reexamine Seowon's case. But with each uncovered memory, only one thing becomes clear: everyone in Seowon's vicinity was lying.
Why similar: Detective 20.6%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Investigation 14.5%, Text-Based 12.7%, Female Protagonist 12.3%
In this classic Investigative Mystery game, you are hired to find the truth behind Mr. Grady's untimely death. Explore 40+ areas, compile a multitude of evidence, and interview over 30 unique characters to assist you in your search for answers. Do YOU have what it takes to crack the case?
Why similar: Detective 24.7%, Nonlinear 16.3%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Text-Based 11.6%, Investigation 10.8%
Immerse yourself in a dramatic yet charming and witty world of evidence-gathering, deduction and courtroom battles with this double-pack of the adventures of rookie lawyer Ryunosuke.
Why similar: Detective 29.6%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Text-Based 15.2%, Mystery 10.7%, Anime 7.8%
This is a detective adventure game. About 2 hours to complete. Find the murderer!
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.1%, Detective 22.4%, Investigation 18.5%, Anime 11.8%, Mystery 10.3%
A storm-lashed island, a nursery rhyme that foretells death, seven prodigies, serial murders, modern locked-room mysteries, classic locked-room mysteries, astrology, a jigsaw of flesh and blood, a survivor—and one lie told only so you would see this story.
Why similar: Detective 34.6%, Visual Novel 23.7%, Mystery 12.4%, Text-Based 10.7%, Anime 6.5%
A mystery adventure game featuring a camera-headed detective and a superpowered girl teaming up to solve crimes. Play as the detective to gather and combine clues, reveal the hidden truth, and tear down fabricated lies.
Why similar: Detective 39.5%, Investigation 17.7%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Mystery 13.2%, Story Rich 6.7%
A detective noir puzzle deduction game. Explore a non-linear timeline as a clairvoyant investigator in 1941 Borneo. Jump between time and locations to uncover motives and discover what truly happened in the Goodwill tobacco plantation that fateful night on the eve of the WW2 Japanese invasion.
Why similar: Detective 37.6%, Nonlinear 14.3%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Text-Based 12.6%, Adventure 6.2%
Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.
Why similar: Detective 34.5%, Visual Novel 25.6%, Mystery 13.3%, Anime 9.8%, Story Rich 7.1%
This classic-style mystery adventure game, inspired by the Famicom Detective Club series and illustrated by Famitsu's legend Kiyokazu Arai, will take you on a suspenseful journey through the beautiful landscapes of Ise-Shima.
Why similar: Detective 27.8%, Visual Novel 20%, Investigation 11.7%, Mystery 10.9%, Story Rich 6%
Step into the role of a federal investigator and uncover the truth behind every disaster. Recover black boxes, cross-reference evidence, expose contradictions, and name the real cause before an innocent takes the fall. Every conclusion matters in this tense investigation sim full of twists.
Why similar: Detective 30.3%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Investigation 13.5%, Text-Based 12.3%, Mystery 11%
POV: You are Hitler’s psychologist in 1925. Diagnose his complexes by using both Jungian and Freudian psychotherapy and attempt to heal him. Resolve Hitler's trauma and prevent catastrophe via therapy and psychology. Succeed and avoid the war and holocaust.
Why similar: Detective 31%, Visual Novel 24.1%, Text-Based 19.8%, Mystery 10.6%, Adventure 5.8%
Mr. Wise is an adventure visual novel with multiple endings. The events in the game revolve around two archaeology professors and their unlikely discovery which can re-write the history itself. But Mr. Wise has another plans for their plans.
Why similar: Detective 22.7%, Nonlinear 19.3%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Investigation 10.2%
Cyber Detective L solves Paradoxes—bizarre incidents by supernatural Demons—via the social media giant Parrotter. The Cyber Detective Squad, L and his Demon partner Nyasuteria, wield elite hacking and psychic powers to take on the final Paradox investigation.
Why similar: Detective 28.8%, Text-Based 17.8%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Mystery 13.2%, Investigation 13.1%
An intricate mystery visual novel. Search text, piece together clues, and jump around the story to unravel the tangled events within the sealed tower.
Why similar: Detective 29.5%, Visual Novel 19%, Mystery 12.1%, Investigation 11.5%, Text-Based 10%
Sophie Aleth is the latest hire at Justitia Consultants, a firm that handles other companies' problems discreetly and with professionalism. This game covers theories and concepts of the business world through the lens of an interactive story.
Why similar: Detective 32.2%, Visual Novel 24%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Mystery 10.5%, Investigation 6.1%
Uncover the truth behind an idol's disappearance, weeks before her debut. Whispers of the Luminaries is a narrative-driven game that blends a classic detective story with the dark side of the idol entertainment industry.
Why similar: Detective 25.4%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Text-Based 11.9%, Investigation 10.7%
Detective agency management × superpowered mystery. Former operative Lin Mo rebuilds the Ash Detective Agency in Collins City. Investigate crime scenes, use “Echoes” to recover memory fragments, rebut lies with evidence, dispatch partners for intel, and uncover conspiracy behind your mentor’s death.
Why similar: Detective 37.9%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Investigation 15.2%, Mystery 10.4%, Story Rich 6%
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 38.6%, Visual Novel 27.2%, Anime 9%, Mystery 8%, Story Rich 7.3%
