60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Singleplayer, Text-Based, Mystery.
A short kinetic visual novel (about 45 minutes). Silas Reed returns to his hometown of Dry Creek… but something feels wrong in the abandoned town.
「We prove our void――」
Why similar: Visual Novel 48.6%, Mystery 22.7%, Text-Based 15.2%, Atmospheric 12.3%, Singleplayer 1.2%
A short, melancholic sci-fi visual novel told through text and ink-wash images, where Naomi wakes in an impossible world and searches for a way back.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.5%, Mystery 20.4%, Sci-fi 17.8%, Text-Based 15%, Atmospheric 11%
A mystery adventure - uncover the truth behind a series of deaths by collecting clues hidden across internet. news articles, and wikipedias—creating an immersive experience that feels like real. Information is visually organized into a mind map, gradually open as the investigation progresses.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.6%, Mystery 26.3%, Text-Based 18.5%, Linear 13%, Indie 2.1%
Beacon 2010 is a short science fiction visual novel that, with the development of technology, humanity has embarked on an interstellar exploration. The story originates from a super jump project
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.2%, Text-Based 29.8%, Sci-fi 23.4%, Indie 3.2%, Singleplayer 2.4%
For Tan Yan, there is little hope his life will change. It's like his whole life is trapped inside a snowdome, unable to escape. But, what if, one day, he's given the chance to make a change?
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.9%, Lore-Rich 19.9%, Mystery 17.4%, Text-Based 10.1%, Sci-fi 9.5%
Welcome to Awaken Infinity! Immerse yourself in a unique top-down RPG with visual novel elements. Wake up in a futuristic room with no memory, and unravel the mysteries of your past. Experience deep storytelling, meet intriguing characters, and uncover hidden secrets.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.2%, Text-Based 19.9%, Lore-Rich 17.4%, Mystery 14.2%, Atmospheric 13.1%
Funeral home visual novel about farewell and companionship. Two timelines: Xue Hao with Elsa (REMOULD girl) and Xuan Ming with Yue Hua. 250k words, linear story, 10+ EX episodes, meta story after full clear. About 10 hours.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.4%, Lore-Rich 21.7%, Text-Based 17.8%, Sci-fi 17.7%, Atmospheric 7.6%
Welcome to the Web Programming Academy!A school full of lovely girls.You can spend warm daily moments with them;or win their hearts with your programming skills! Whether you have programming experience or not,you can fully enjoy the gameand experience a relaxing and pleasant campus life here!
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.6%, Lore-Rich 30.5%, Mystery 18.6%, Text-Based 17.6%, Indie 1.9%
"Summer Syndrome" is a sci-fi mystery visual novel set in the near future. Eerie plane crashes, shadowy organizations operating in the dark, and the increasingly prevalent "Summer Syndrome"... Players will experience a non-linear narrative through chapter-based choices and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.7%, Mystery 28.9%, Sci-fi 25.4%
A horror mystery visual novel where a boy and a girl undergo a strange ritual in a remote mountain village. As eerie phenomena creep into their daily lives, they begin to uncover unsettling truths. Your choices shape how the story unfolds.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.6%, Lore-Rich 30.8%, Mystery 23.5%, Text-Based 11.3%, Indie 1.3%
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 37.8%, Mystery 25.3%, Sci-fi 21.8%, Text-Based 12.1%, Indie 1.6%
A short atmospheric sci-fi story told through text and ink-wash images, as New Zealand faces strange events beyond explanation.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.7%, Mystery 21%, Sci-fi 17.7%, Text-Based 17.2%, Atmospheric 11.8%
The story of a young graduate witnessing the twilight of his world.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.4%, Mystery 24.9%, Text-Based 22.3%, Linear 11.3%, Indie 1.8%
Lana and Shawn learn that their new home might have been a bargain for a reason. A spooky old estate, priced at a discount and filled with antiques. Anyone would jump at the chance to buy it… but, then, why has it been empty for so long?
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.9%, Lore-Rich 20.6%, Mystery 16%, Text-Based 13.2%, Linear 11.5%
Scent of Clouds is a hand-drawn illustrated, text-based adventure game. As a perfumer's assistant, you create fragrances and journey through unknown lands in search of ingredients for the legendary "Scent of Clouds." With a keen nose, you'll unravel the timeless mystery of this world.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 25%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Text-Based 18.8%, Mystery 17.5%, Sci-fi 11%
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: Visual Novel 36.1%, Mystery 27.2%, Text-Based 19.9%, Atmospheric 14.1%, Indie 2%
幽霊のために、何ができるの
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.8%, Text-Based 31.9%, Atmospheric 17.6%, Singleplayer 3.7%
USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.4%, Mystery 24.2%, Atmospheric 11.5%, Text-Based 10.1%, Sci-fi 6.1%
A choice-driven romance-mystery visual novel set in the Wild West. Choose your partner and investigate the town's secrets to uncover the Eldritchian horror that plagues Cortez Creek.
Why similar: Western 49.8% ★, Visual Novel 29.4%, Mystery 18.5%, Indie 1.5%, Singleplayer 0.7%
The Prologue of Universe for Sale, a sci-fi narrative experience about human relationships and self-acceptance, follow the stories of the nameless Master, a mysterious cultist and Lila the universes vendor.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 28.4%, Visual Novel 21%, Text-Based 18.2%, Sci-fi 17.4%, Atmospheric 12.9%
A short visual novel where a private investigator gets reeled into a murky mystery, entangled in lies, secrets, and a family curse.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.1%, Mystery 23.2%, Text-Based 20.3%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Linear 10.4%
It’s time for him to face a long-avoided past. See the story from different point of views and gradually discover what caused everything to fall apart. The truth is hidden between the lines.
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.9%, Mystery 29.8%, Linear 17.7%, Indie 5.5%
Find clues, question witnesses, and debate stubborn opponents to piece together a grand political conspiracy and solve a string of mysterious murders. Discover the detailed world of Libertia as you unravel a web of lies by pulling on the thread of truth!
Why similar: Western 33.2% ★, Lore-Rich 22.5%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Mystery 18.2%, Linear 4.9%
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: Visual Novel 32.9%, Mystery 23.9%, Lore-Rich 23.6%, Text-Based 18.3%, Singleplayer 1.2%
For five years, Licht lived as a mid-tier mercenary. Now he must not only escape from a dungeon teeming with giant insects and ancient secrets, but also decide whether to accept his ancestors' legacy or reject it once and for all.
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.7%, Lore-Rich 25.4%, Text-Based 15.5%, Mystery 11.2%, Atmospheric 7.9%
Giants is a first-person narrative game that tells the tragic story of the residents of the 8th floor. The company has sent you here to investigate certain incidents for insurance purposes. Explore the building and the residents' apartments.
Why similar: Visual Novel 52.9%, Atmospheric 21.8%, Mystery 20.5%, Singleplayer 2.4%, Indie 2.4%
本游戏以视觉小说的形式，收录了十四个奇幻恐怖的短篇故事。从网站专栏的投稿、社团的恐怖故事分享会、到某座设施中的秘密实验……你将以不同的视角，探索发生在鸶门市周边的种种奇妙传闻。
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.9%, Lore-Rich 26.3%, Mystery 24.9%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Text-Based 2.8%
This tale began five years earlier, in the spring of 2231. Mankind has evolved a new kind of communication ability called “telepathy”.
Why similar: Visual Novel 52.1%, Sci-fi 19.6%, Mystery 19.5%, Indie 8.7%
One day, as he is walking through this bustling city of monotony, moving through the crowds of people all dressed exactly the same... Something actually stands out—a girl dressed in a traditional school uniform from ages past…
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.8%, Text-Based 29.1%, Sci-fi 21.7%, Indie 2.5%, Singleplayer 1.8%
A breathtaking sci-fi visual novel! Since the Z gas appeared in the atmosphere, it is no longer possible to breath outside the Dome. You play as Carl Thanavan, a young scientist determined to uncover the origin of the catastrophe. Which path will you choose?
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.1%, Sci-fi 22.4%, Text-Based 15.8%, Mystery 14.9%, Indie 3%
"Neon. Door." The words shatter in your ears, ringing like tinnitus and dead radio waves. The ghostbox in your hand is still warm, and when you look up, across the alley, your eyes land on an abandoned cinema.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 27.9%, Mystery 21.5%, Sci-fi 18.2%, Atmospheric 15.2%, Linear 13.1%
“A meteorite will fall in three days. That's why I want to commit suicide proactively before then.” The girl who told me this upon our first meeting was someone I encountered on the school rooftop—a place that should have been off-limits.
Why similar: Visual Novel 48.8%, Text-Based 35.5%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Indie 4.2%, Singleplayer 2.8%
Adventure. Gunslingers. Outlaws. Shoot-outs. War. Set in the Wild West, Dead End Junction hits on themes relevant to the setting, such as treatment of the Native American population and the scars left by the Civil War (represented fictionally in-universe); many of which are applicable today.
Why similar: Western 53.9% ★, Visual Novel 40.7%, Indie 5.4%
A sci-fi visual novel reimagining The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902). Follow Vornovians Sherr-Lok & Watt-Sun as they try to uncover the truth of the "curse"
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.7%, Mystery 23.8%, Text-Based 15.3%, Sci-fi 11.6%, Linear 9.9%
Experience the story of Glow, a young and naive furry heroine caught between two empires' interplanetary ambitions, forged in tragedy and conspiracy.
Why similar: Visual Novel 47.8%, Mystery 25.6%, Sci-fi 23.1%, Indie 2.1%, Singleplayer 1.5%
Take control of Morgan's destiny as his world is turned upside down. Explore the world of Dreams, where mythological creatures and Nightmares are real. A story-heavy adventure game with multiple endings, romance options and a symphonic music! Inspired by Neil Gaiman and Inception.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.2%, Lore-Rich 24.5%, Mystery 22.8%, Text-Based 15.7%, Atmospheric 6.8%
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: Lore-Rich 31.3%, Visual Novel 31%, Mystery 16.4%, Text-Based 7.9%, Atmospheric 5.8%
This is a Touhou Fangame. Maribel Hearn is a girl with unusual experience with ghosts and supernatural beings. In Cross The Boundaries, you will solve riddles while trying to stay alive, and looking for a way out of the nightmare.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.6%, Lore-Rich 24.8%, Mystery 19.7%, Atmospheric 14.1%, Linear 4%
A dark visual mystery novel featuring transhumanism, traditional marriage, loneliness, and cosplay. Two pursuable characters. Five endings. Welcome to the future.
Why similar: Visual Novel 73.2%, Sci-fi 19.2%, Mystery 3.4%, Indie 3.3%, Singleplayer 0.9%
A troubling missing persons case soon snowballs into an investigation of a shadowy criminal enterprise and vast conspiracies that even affect your own family. Will you be able to solve the mystery while protecting those dear to you? Will your fledgling romance survive full knowledge of your past?
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.8%, Lore-Rich 27.1%, Mystery 22.2%, Atmospheric 11%, Sci-fi 10.5%
Play as Doctor Athena, a passionate young woman with mixed alien heritage—and the sole survivor of refugee camp ITOH. Three days remain on the trip 'home'—with only the ship's unsettlingly polite Captain Odysseus and the cryptic alien war criminal Chiron for company. But is everything really as it seems?
Why similar: Visual Novel 51%, Mystery 23.9%, Sci-fi 19.2%, Indie 5.9%
SILICON WASTELAND is a kinetic visual novel set during the twilight years of humanity, and follows the wandering android Silica, as she explores the beautiful and sometimes frightening wonders of the world in a small quest to discover her purpose.
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.2%, Text-Based 26.8%, Linear 12.5%, Sci-fi 10.2%, Atmospheric 6.8%
Rescue squad captain Watase Kasasagi wakes up without his memories in the middle of his most critical mission yet-- a nuclear meltdown at a research facility. In an unfamiliar place and without his years of training, he must rescue the survivors and escape...
Why similar: Visual Novel 57.3%, Mystery 22.5%, Sci-fi 14.4%, Atmospheric 4.7%, Singleplayer 1.1%
A text-driven psychological horror visual novel. You wake up in a strange living room. Two silent men stand beside you. On the wall, blood writes: “Confess your sins, and you shall be redeemed.” Every choice changes the ending. Over 80,000 words in the base game, plus 4 standalone character DLCs.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.5%, Mystery 24.9%, Lore-Rich 14.5%, Atmospheric 13.7%, Text-Based 9.1%
Sequel of Old Watch
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.9%, Mystery 21.1%, Sci-fi 19.6%, Text-Based 16%, Linear 12.2%
A stranger arrives at a quiet and isolated town... PIGBLUE.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.1%, Text-Based 26.1%, Mystery 23.1%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Indie 1.5%
The Keytox Project follows Anthony as he attempts to turn his life around. He takes a job at a government program, going to space, with his partner, Will. Their job is to hunt down alien lifeforms to ensure the safety of humanity. But what they find outside of Earth is far deeper than planned.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.4%, Lore-Rich 29.9%, Text-Based 13.6%, Sci-fi 9.5%, Mystery 7.5%
Authentic Mystery ADV Alice49 Episode 0 Diamonds and Cream Puffs An adventure game to solve a mystery hidden in a mystery novel.
Why similar: Mystery 37.8%, Visual Novel 33.9%, Text-Based 24.4%, Indie 2.2%, Singleplayer 1.7%
a side-scrolling, story-driven text adventure game in pixel art. The story is set in 2079, when a Replicant awakens in a lab facility amidst a life-or-death situation. The replicant aid agency tries to rescue him but fails. In the process they stumble on the real secret of the Replicant project...
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.5%, Mystery 19.7%, Lore-Rich 18.8%, Sci-fi 16.7%, Text-Based 14.3%
"There's Something on This Spaceship" An SF horror mystery adventure game depicting a life-or-death struggle against an alien that imitates your crewmates.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.7%, Mystery 29.2%, Sci-fi 28.8%, Indie 1.8%, Singleplayer 1.5%
A thriller and mystery visual novel about broken trust and the search for truth, when a high-school student is accused of his parents’ brutal murder. Every choice might bring you closer to the truth... or end in tragedy.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 33.3%, Visual Novel 32.6%, Mystery 22.6%, Text-Based 10.4%, Singleplayer 1%
Half a year after the events of ROBOTICS;NOTES ELITE, Kaito Yashio is introduced to Itaru Hashida through Nae Tennouji. Unsettling incidents start occurring all around them, harbingers of an event that will again plunge the world into chaos.
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.5%, Mystery 28.9%, Sci-fi 27.6%
「彼は本当に精神疾患なのか？それとも……」 精神科医である道島（主人公）は、ある入院患者の担当を任される。母親を刺したというその少年は、 奇妙な幻聴の症状を抱えており……。貴方は神話生物の魔の手から逃れ、生き延びる事が出来るのか…！？
Why similar: Visual Novel 49.8%, Mystery 26%, Text-Based 20.2%, Indie 2.3%, Singleplayer 1.6%
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: Visual Novel 30.8%, Mystery 21.8%, Sci-fi 16.6%, Text-Based 15.1%, Atmospheric 13.2%
Players will experience intertwined storylines of the male protagonist and three female leads. The male lead features in about half of the narrative, which is told mostly from his perspective. Through the story progression, players will witness a dramatic tale of power, emotion, and destiny.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.3%, Lore-Rich 26.7%, Text-Based 25.3%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Linear 4.1%
A short, atmospheric pixel-art story about the late-night moment when a father sees his own mistakes and remembers what really matters. Inspired by a classic essay on fatherhood. A quiet experience in a single sitting — for anyone who's ever thought, "what if I'd done things differently…"
Why similar: Visual Novel 47.3%, Text-Based 30.3%, Atmospheric 16.8%, Indie 4%, Singleplayer 1.5%
When the Arheid III is sabotaged by a spy aboard the spaceship, Captain John Will Smith must get to the bottom of it or risk another attack.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.4%, Lore-Rich 24.9%, Text-Based 19.5%, Mystery 13.8%, Sci-fi 11.9%
Let's spend the next three real-time days together uncovering the mystery of what went horribly wrong on a derelict generation ship, with the help of a spunky/more-than-slightly-traumatized AI sidekick! A sequel to Analogue: A Hate Story that tells a whole new hate story of its own.
Why similar: Visual Novel 71.4%, Sci-fi 21.3%, Indie 3.6%, Mystery 2.9%, Singleplayer 0.8%
When the past awakens, the future bleeds. A full length cinematic sci-fi mystery visual novel where augmented reality, history, AI technology and murder collide in the heart of Kyoto.
Why similar: Visual Novel 58.6%, Text-Based 38.7%, Singleplayer 2.6%
Ever ask yourself "what if...?" Like, what if a single decision, a surprise event, or a simple stroke of luck could have changed the whole course of your life, putting you on a totally different track? In Alternate World, you don't have to ask anymore: you're gonna live it.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.1%, Lore-Rich 27%, Text-Based 14.1%, Mystery 11.1%, Sci-fi 10.9%
