- #1 Alice49 EP.0『ダイヤモンドとシュークリーム』
97% matchMostly Positive69% of 16 reviews2024
Dev: Include0
Windows
Authentic Mystery ADV Alice49 Episode 0 Diamonds and Cream Puffs An adventure game to solve a mystery hidden in a mystery novel.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.8%, Mystery 20.7%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Detective 16%, Text-Based 13.2%
- #2 LOOP SYNDROME
96% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: TBCATGAMES
Windows
There are no second chances in medicine. A medical suspense visual novel where a young doctor gains the power to rewind time. Use the loop to change the fate of diagnoses, surgeries, and emergency treatments. Your choices shape the story, leading to multiple Bad, Good, and True Endings.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.8%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Mystery 10.2%, Psychological 9.9%
- #3 Hallucination
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Proyama Games
Windows
Takumi, a high school student, gains the power to make others experience hallucinations indistinguishable from reality. What begins as a tool for revenge soon changes his fate forever. A psychological suspense visual novel where your choices shape the ending.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Mystery 14.4%, Psychological 13.9%, Multiple Endings 9%
- #4 回ル!ハッカー探偵
95% matchMostly Positive80% of 25 reviews2025
Dev: 総合コンテンツ制作サークル
Windows
Become a righteous hacker detective who solves people's problems... and hack the requested PC by solving riddles! Analyze the PC by hacking! And... solve the source of your client's problems in the PC! This game is a puzzle solving adventure. You can hack by solving riddles.
Why similar: Detective 25.8%, Mystery 17.1%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Adventure 8.8%, Emotional 7.8%
- #5 Kamaitachi no Yoru x3
94% matchVery Positive83% of 76 reviews2024
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
サウンドノベル「かまいたちの夜」シリーズ30周年を記念して、『かまいたちの夜×3』がSteamに登場! シリーズ3作目にして完結編となる本作には、『かまいたちの夜』『かまいたちの夜2』のメインストーリーも収録。 初めてシリーズを遊ぶ方でも登場人物たちの関係性や過去にあった事件を知ることができるので、安心してプレイできる。
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.7%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Text-Based 16.5%, Mystery 15.9%, Adventure 11.3%
- #6 Kamilia
93% match7 user reviews88% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: RQ play
Windows · Mac
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: Detective 18%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Mystery 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Multiple Endings 8.4%
- #7 Heal Hitler
94% matchMostly Positive76% of 234 reviews2021
Dev: Jon Aegis
Windows
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 23.4%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Text-Based 15.9%, Mystery 13.1%, Psychological 11.4%
- #8 My Camp of Memories
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Daniil Tarasau
Windows · Mac
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: Detective 21.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.5%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Mystery 9.7%, Emotional 7.1%
- #9 纸上的魔法使
91% matchVery Positive91% of 266 reviews2026
Dev: UGUISUKAGURAPub: TamaMako Gaming
Windows
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 17.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Mystery 11.7%, Text-Based 9.1%
- #10 Angelic Agency: Soul Salvation Unit
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: YOKUNIKU
Windows
A mystery adventure featuring a public security duo and supernatural cases. Unravel the truth behind the otherworldly "Ghosturbance Cases"!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.5%, Mystery 18.3%, Detective 18.1%, Visual Novel 18%, Text-Based 6%
- #11 D.D.D. 災薬対策課
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: fug
Windows
『D.D.D. ― 災薬対策課 ―』は、2人プレイ専用の推理アドベンチャーゲームです。 ナノロボット医療が発達した近未来を舞台に、プレイヤーは特別組織〈D.D.D.〉に所属する二人の刑事となり、 違法ナノロボット《DisasterDrug》が関わる事件の真相を追います。 互いに異なる情報を持ち寄り、通話で協力しながら、事件の謎を解き明かしましょう。
Why similar: Mystery 18.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Detective 17.8%, Adventure 10.1%
- #12 ナカノ人格移植研究所
89% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 麺屋すぱいす 東京支店
Windows · Mac
"The Nakano Laboratory" is a loop-based mystery 2D adventure game. Within each loop of 15 minutes, you take over researchers' bodies to gather clues around the ship, then present your evidence at the meeting.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.3%, Detective 17.8%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Mystery 11.6%, Text-Based 8.3%
- #13 The Secret Ties of Strandcliff
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TedRed
Windows
A detective game where you fiddle information to your advantage. As an owner of a small bar, listen to visitors of your establishment, overhear their gossiping, collect information and then use to manipulate their thoughts and actions.
Why similar: Detective 18.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Text-Based 9.7%, Nonlinear 8.5%
- #14 何度目かの式
87% matchPositive95% of 22 reviews2026
Dev: orange
Windows
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 30.5%, Mystery 24.2%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Adventure 9.3%
- #15 Friendly Facade
88% matchPositive92% of 24 reviews2023
Dev: Emergence
Windows
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 23.4%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Mystery 17%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Adventure 5.7%
- #16 Miracle Detective
86% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: TAKA's factory
Windows · Mac
A high school detective story where an unlikely duo tackles mysterious incidents on campus. Solve strange cases with logic and courage in this suspenseful visual novel.
Why similar: Detective 27%, Visual Novel 23.2%, Mystery 19.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%, Psychological 9.8%
- #17 The Girl Who Wasn't There
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 1564 Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 22.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Mystery 12.1%, Text-Based 11.4%
- #18 In Her Service
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blue Factory Games
Windows
Jack and Sylvia work as sevants in Talia Godroy's house to clear a debt. What begins as work becomes something neither of them planned. A branching adult visual novel about romance, desire and jealousy — 20+ hours, 16 endings, no way to see them all in one run.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Mystery 11.1%, Adventure 9.7%, Psychological 9.3%
- #19 空野まなみの事件録 ― 空白のカルテ ―
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rabbitly
Windows
Medical clerk Manami Sorano discovers a medical record of a non-existent patient. The next day at a hot spring inn, a murder occurs—the victim’s name matches the record. Coincidence or fate? Using her skills and medical records, she unravels the truth in this mystery adventure!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 32.2%, Visual Novel 24.2%, Text-Based 17.7%, Mystery 16.5%, Adventure 8.1%
- #20 泥舟と罪人
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NONALCOHOL.
Windows · Mac
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 22.2%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Mystery 10.5%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #21 超探偵シャーロックちゃん ~掟破りのミスディレクション~
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 44 reviews2025
Dev: おんねんちゃんねる
Windows
The famous detective Sarako Imai (Sherlock-chan) takes on a difficult case! Sherlock-chan and Watson-kun are on a comfort trip. Can they solve a murder case at a winter spa resort? A murder mystery with a challenge to the player.
Why similar: Detective 25.3%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Mystery 16.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Multiple Endings 11%
- #22 MOOZ
83% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: motsuhouse
Windows
This is an adventure novel of suspense and horror in which the story diverges depending on the choices you make. An online drinking session with friends. A person with a knife is lurking in the background. What will you do to rescue your friend?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.3%, Visual Novel 24.9%, Mystery 13.8%, Text-Based 12.3%, Adventure 12.2%
- #23 わたしをそとにつれてって
81% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: 鬼火書天
Windows
Explore a sealed classroom and work together with a mysterious girl to escape. As the story unfolds, it gradually begins to seep into reality.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.2%, Mystery 21.9%, Text-Based 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Adventure 10.4%
- #24 Kisen: Seeker of Aenjan City
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 常磐ほそみ / Tokiwa Hosomi
Windows
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 29.1%, Visual Novel 23.4%, Mystery 19.6%, Text-Based 14.2%, Adventure 4.5%
- #25 Heart of mobius
81% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: gunsturn Inc.
Windows · Mac
Dive into a captivating standalone story in just an hour! Presenting the first installment of the "Handy Novel" series. Highly praised on smartphones, this acclaimed narrative is now ready for your enjoyment on Steam for PC/Mac!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.2%, Visual Novel 23%, Text-Based 16.9%, Adventure 11.3%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #26 悪人悪華 - AKUNIN-AKKA -
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: moutardelog
Windows
An interrogation adventure where you play as the lead detective. Exploit suspects’ weaknesses, shake their resolve, and force the truth out of them. Use the weaknesses of a cast of unique suspects to uncover the truth behind the case.
Why similar: Detective 20.8%, Visual Novel 15%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Psychological 9.8%, Mystery 9.4%
- #27 Guilt Trip
79% 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 27.7%, Visual Novel 23.1%, Mystery 15.9%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%
- #28 偽人鳥ゲーム -ニセペンギンゲーム-
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 灰田おゆ
Windows
A certain streamer's fan meeting. Ten men and women are trapped on a luxury cruise ship. And the nightmare 'death game' begins—Collect notes through investigation, use deduction and voting to 'catch the shark'! A mid-length mystery ADV where bad endings are unavoidable.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.9%, Mystery 22.1%, Multiple Endings 14.9%, Adventure 7.4%
- #29 Kamiya Detective Agency: High School Girl Vanished in The Summer
78% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Sakura ARC
Windows
A mystery set in Fukuoka, Japan. Former cop Kengo Kamiya and assistant Hikaru tackle a high school girl's disappearance. A "Photoreal Novel" fully utilizing actual photos and AI. Enjoy snappy banter and unexpected twists in this simple, choice-driven mystery visual novel.
Why similar: Detective 23.3%, Visual Novel 19%, Mystery 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Text-Based 10.6%
- #30 時折記 -Tokioriki-
77% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 綴路工房
Windows
Every person you choose leaves someone else behind. Spend your limited afternoons building relationships, exploring the town, and recording each day in Kanata’s diary—then face timed Shadow Choices as an old book begins to fracture his ordinary life.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.7%, Mystery 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Psychological 11.1%
- #31 HIYOKU NO TORI
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 39 reviews2023
Dev: kamotanprojectPub: iMel
Windows
An occult-mystery-adventure game set in Kyoto—detectives investigate to solve bizarre and complex cases. What did Kamotan detectives finally uncover on their way to the truth of these cryptic incidents?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.9%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Detective 20.8%, Mystery 15.8%, Adventure 10.9%
- #32 フロアーⅩⅢの心象~S
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Floor project
Windows
A person has died on the 13th floor of an apartment building. Ominous rumors about the complex begin to surface. As you investigate your deceased older brother, a connection to those rumors comes to light... Uncover the truth. A horror-mystery visual novel featuring over 2,500 real-life photographs.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.3%, Mystery 19.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Text-Based 11.7%
- #33 Обо: Шоу Теней
75% matchPositive90% of 29 reviews2025
Dev: Julliet Pub: Julliet Tales
Windows · Mac · Linux
Байкал зовёт. Прошлое возвращается в форме теней, и Андрей должен решить - играть по чужим правилам или переписать сценарий судьбы.
Why similar: Detective 20.8%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%, Mystery 9.6%, Nonlinear 8.6%
- #34 Cold Case
76% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: BANJIHAGAMES
Windows · Mac
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 28.2%, Mystery 19.6%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Text-Based 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%
- #35 Crimson Reflection
75% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Elun Labs LLC
Windows
The story begins the moment he kills his lover. Kazuma is driven into a corner by Asana’s obsessive love. Madness, jealousy, obsession, deception, and regret collide— plunging the case toward an unpredictable end. A yandere suspense novel of intense love and insanity: Crimson Reflection.
Why similar: Detective 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Text-Based 11.4%, Multiple Endings 7.8%
- #36 The Apple Tree
76% matchPositive92% of 25 reviews2022
Dev: Remnants of mosaic
Windows
The Apple Tree is an interactive story in the genre of a visual novel. Investigate a series of murders together with police Captain Christian Tyler and try not to fall into the trap of criminals!
Why similar: Detective 24.7%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Psychological 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%, Mystery 10%
- #37 Detective NEKKO - ディテクティブネッコ -
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ARAPub: room6
Windows
Mystery adventure where no one dies. Use your “ability to see too much” to uncover an inconvenient truth.
Why similar: Detective 24.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.6%, Mystery 20.1%, Multiple Endings 7.7%, Visual Novel 7.5%
- #38 Crimsooon Sun
73% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: Old Retina Museum
Windows · Linux
No choices but deduction. No game over. No multiple endings. A mystery "novel" adventure you can play with the same focus as reading a detective novel. Defy the sun with twenty-six bullets—even if the revolution of the heavenly spheres cannot be stopped.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.5%, Detective 20.5%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Mystery 15.5%, Adventure 10.5%
- #39 Red Chat Ritual – TSUMIMI TIME
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tohakusha Inc.
Windows
“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 19.6%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.6%, Mystery 16.8%, Text-Based 9.2%
- #40 ぼくは人狼になりたい
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: uehara create
Windows
"I Want to Be a Werewolf" is a text-based adventure where you can enjoy the detective elements of the Werewolf game and the stories of the characters.A strange room when you wake up. "werewolf game" that starts without knowing the purpose. Mystery & suspense that sees through deception.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.6%, Detective 16.8%, Mystery 16.3%, Text-Based 14.1%, Psychological 12.5%
- #41 右手にペンを、左手に過去を。
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HaraPeko部
Windows
-Change the past, create the future - A novel game about changing the past. What would the present be like if you could remove the regrets of that time? Rewrite the book that contains your past and create the future that you could not get. A new sensation ADV is now available from HaraPeko club.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.9%, Text-Based 14.3%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Psychological 9.5%
- #42 爱与命的彼端
73% 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 38.7%, Visual Novel 23.3%, Mystery 18.9%, Multiple Endings 16%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #43 G-MODEアーカイブス+ 探偵・癸生川凌介事件譚 Vol.2「海楼館殺人事件」
71% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: G-MODE
Windows
The "Kailoukan", a strange building surrounded by the sea on all sides. Inside a mansion closed underwater, the curtain rises on a tragedy.
Why similar: Detective 40.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.4%, Mystery 21.8%, Adventure 10.3%, Story Rich 2.3%
- #44 Gothic Murder: Adventure That Changes Destiny
72% matchVery Positive96% of 69 reviews2020
Dev: orange
Windows · Mac
A housemaid takes on a terrifying murder plan in order to protect her lord, whose life is in danger! A romantic mystery that takes place at an earl's manor in 20th-century England. Depending on the selection, the story will branch into different endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24%, Mystery 23.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.1%, Multiple Endings 15.3%, Adventure 12.4%
- #45 G-MODEアーカイブス+ 探偵・癸生川凌介事件譚 Vol.3「死者の楽園」
71% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: G-MODE
Windows
Shangri-La, an amusement park named after an ideal world In a paradise overflowing with smiles, a banquet in the name of judgment begins.
Why similar: Detective 40.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.4%, Mystery 21.8%, Adventure 10.3%, Story Rich 2.3%
- #46 G-MODEアーカイブス+ 探偵・癸生川凌介事件譚 Vol.6「対交錯事件」
71% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: G-MODE
Windows
Serial Murder x Disappearance of a female secretary Uncover the hidden truth from these two intersecting perspectives.
Why similar: Detective 40.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.4%, Mystery 21.8%, Adventure 10.3%, Story Rich 2.3%
- #47 Lost/Secret A
68% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: uehara create
Windows
A suspense mystery set in a police station. Includes two visual novels. *Lost* features a multi-ending system based on player choices. *Secret A* is a short story with no choices. Both offer suspenseful storylines.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.3%, Mystery 15.5%, Text-Based 10.2%, Psychological 10.1%
- #48 G-MODEアーカイブス+ 探偵・癸生川凌介事件譚 Vol.9「五月雨は鈍色の調べ」
70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: G-MODE
Windows
I follow his shadow in the pale dull sky.... Eight years ago, the Kibukawa Detective Agency, another great detective.
Why similar: Detective 40.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.4%, Mystery 21.8%, Adventure 10.3%, Story Rich 2.3%
- #49 G-MODEアーカイブス+ 探偵・癸生川凌介事件譚 Vol.5「昏い匣の上」
70% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: G-MODE
Windows
"What's up with this...?" An eerie urban legend becomes a nightmare that eats away at reality.
Why similar: Detective 40.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.4%, Mystery 21.8%, Adventure 10.3%, Story Rich 2.3%
- #50 G-MODEアーカイブス+ 探偵・癸生川凌介事件譚 Vol.7「音成刑事の捜査メモ」
70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: G-MODE
Windows
A lost chihuahua and a kind policeman in town. With the image of the detective they longed to be in their hearts, the uneven duo runs the streets!
Why similar: Detective 40.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.4%, Mystery 21.8%, Adventure 10.3%, Story Rich 2.3%
- #51 朝凪高校生徒会 - 決断の記録
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ELISTA×STUDIO
Windows
As the student council president of Asanagi High School, you must decide how to respond to opinion forms submitted to the suggestion box in this school-themed choice-based adventure game. Your choices change how events unfold and lead to multiple endings.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.2%, Visual Novel 25.8%, Multiple Endings 14.3%, Text-Based 13.8%, Adventure 12.6%
- #52 G-MODEアーカイブス+ 探偵・癸生川凌介事件譚 Vol.1「仮面幻想殺人事件」
69% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: G-MODE
Windows
Online RPG that dies when played. Uncover the secret behind the game and its truth.
Why similar: Detective 40.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.4%, Mystery 21.8%, Adventure 10.3%, Story Rich 2.3%
- #53 SAS:绝响诡计 | Case 0 风暴蝴蝶
66% matchVery Positive89% of 307 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 27.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.7%, Visual Novel 17%, Text-Based 12.2%, Mystery 9.8%
- #54 G-MODEアーカイブス+ 探偵・癸生川凌介事件譚 Vol.8「仮面幻影殺人事件」
69% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: G-MODE
Windows
Embraced by illusions, I put on a mask... A mysterious series of murders intertwine in the virtual and real worlds.
Why similar: Detective 40.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.4%, Mystery 21.8%, Adventure 10.3%, Story Rich 2.3%
- #55 The Odd Cafe Case Files
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Luma
Windows
Pick up “words” from conversations and combine them with evidence to uncover the truth behind the cases. A former detective turned coffee shop owner takes on a series of baffling cases. As you get closer to the truth, your own “lost memories of the past” begin to unravel—
Why similar: Detective 28.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 26.9%, Mystery 18.7%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Adventure 7.6%
- #56 Murder Mystery Stories
67% match4 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Cyblux GamesPub: Cyblux LLC
Windows
Murder Mystery Stories is a digital detective game featuring 4 unique murder cases. Examine evidence, interrogate witnesses, and uncover the truth. Each case challenges your logic and observation skills in a gripping interactive experience.
Why similar: Detective 33.6%, Mystery 18.4%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.5%, Cinematic 6.6%
- #57 The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
67% matchVery Positive94% of 9,542 reviews2021
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 34.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 24.6%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Mystery 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Text-Based 13.4%
- #58 G-MODEアーカイブス+ 探偵・癸生川凌介事件譚 Vol.10「永劫会事件」
69% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: G-MODE
Windows
The year is 1999. The end of the century is a whirlwind of ominous prophecies and incidents. What is the purpose of the "Eigo-kai," an unidentified organization involved...
Why similar: Detective 40.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.4%, Mystery 21.8%, Adventure 10.3%, Story Rich 2.3%
- #59 G-MODEアーカイブス+ 探偵・癸生川凌介事件譚 Vol.4「白鷺に紅の羽」
68% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: G-MODE
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In the heart of the egret left behind, red leaves will dance again this year. The story of detective assistant Sagishima Izuna and her unknown past.
Why similar: Detective 40.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.4%, Mystery 21.8%, Adventure 10.3%, Story Rich 2.3%