60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Text-Based, Singleplayer, Story Rich.
The Twisting Trail of Clues is a captivating and thrilling modern-day murder mystery. Set in a bustling city, the story follows detective Emma as she tries to solve a seemingly impossible case - the murder of a prominent businessman by a mysterious secret society.
The Beast in the Shadows
Experience the heart-pounding suspense of a modern-day werewolf horror story as you step into the shoes of Cassie, a brave woman determined to put an end to a terrifying curse plaguing her small town.
Hunting The Hunter
Lost in the woods. Alone in the dark. And hunted by a killer. Step into the shoes of one woman as she navigates a web of terror and deceit to uncover the truth behind a string of disappearances.
Experience the heart-pounding suspense of a modern-day werewolf horror story as you step into the shoes of Cassie, a brave woman determined to put an end to a terrifying curse plaguing her small town.
Why similar: Text-Based 13%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Cartoony 10.9%, Action-Adventure 9.7%, Drama 8.8%
Lost in the woods. Alone in the dark. And hunted by a killer. Step into the shoes of one woman as she navigates a web of terror and deceit to uncover the truth behind a string of disappearances.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.4%, Text-Based 14.3%, Cartoony 12.1%, Action-Adventure 10.9%, Stylized 8.1%
Embark on an epic journey with a courageous band of adventurers as they brave perilous landscapes and face formidable foes in their pursuit of a long-lost relic of unimaginable power.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.9%, Action-Adventure 13.5%, Text-Based 13.2%, Cartoony 12.1%, Casual 10.2%
In this thrilling audio book, we follow the story of Caleb, a young outlaw who finds himself on the run after a robbery. As he navigates the dangers of the Wild West, his gang of outlaws plan their get away.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.9%, Text-Based 13.1%, Cartoony 11.7%, Action-Adventure 11.2%, Drama 8.7%
The stakes are high, and the danger is real in this thrilling cyberpunk adventure. Follow Lila's journey as she delves deeper into the shadows of Neo-Tokyo, utilizing her skills as a hacker to unravel the mysteries surrounding her job.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.9%, Text-Based 15.1%, Cartoony 12.9%, Action-Adventure 11.9%, Stylized 8.6%
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: Crime 20.4%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Detective 12.4%, Dark 7.6%, Emotional 6.3%
Andrey comes to the city to enroll in college and moves into a communal apartment. Neighbors, alcoholics, cult members, and gangsters test his mettle. Every decision is a choice between morality and survival. A visual novel where one wrong move turns a college applicant into a criminal.
Why similar: Text-Based 22%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Detective 18.6%, Action-Adventure 13.7%, Stylized 7%
「４日後に、俺の心臓を撃ちぬいて殺して欲しい」 リベンジ・ハートはワガママな殺し屋ケヴィンと、心臓を狙われた少年ルカが繰り広げる一本道ノベルADVです。 ――引き金が引かれるその時まで。復讐を願う少年とそれに加担した殺し屋の４日間が始まる。
Why similar: Crime 27.7%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Drama 10.5%, Dark 10.3%, Text-Based 10%
Shine of Fullmoon is a novel game where you interact with your friends in a peaceful Full Moon Village and continue your story by taking adventures thereafter. Let's choose what kind of stories you will continue with our unique friends and what kind of adventures you will take with them.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.9%, Drama 20.1%, Text-Based 14.3%, Casual 12.8%, Cartoony 11.6%
Shunichi Sasaki, a young man who lost his past memories due to higher brain dysfunction, was criticized as a "murderer". Who was he really? Use memory notes to supplement his memories and explore his past.
Why similar: Crime 15.8%, Drama 15.5%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Text-Based 13.9%, Detective 11.6%
他期待着事业的成果，她期待着追逐的爱情，她期待能给身边的人们带来笑容，他期待能成为故事的主角，他们生活的这座城市期待着海啸后的痊愈……可是，一场突如其来的爆炸扰乱了这一切。烟火暗淡，琉璃蒙尘，他们所期待的，能够实现吗？
Why similar: Crime 24.5%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Detective 20.2%, Text-Based 13.9%, Drama 10.2%
I dreamed of a girl. From then on, I saw her every day in my dreams. I don't know why it happened. I can only keep telling myself that it is all false, all illusion. But on the other hand, I fell in love with it.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.8%, Drama 23.9%, Text-Based 22.5%, Emotional 12.5%, Casual 7.9%
You come back to school at the beginning of second semester. A lot has changed during your absence. Are you able to solve the mystery which not many people know about?
Why similar: Text-Based 16.8%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Detective 13%, Action-Adventure 11.6%, Stylized 9.4%
For 20 years, she lived with depression. Now, she's strong enough to name what happened: a social murder. This is a visual essay—not a game—with over 400 illustrations about grief, guilt, and survival in a collapsing meritocracy.
Why similar: Text-Based 22.1%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Emotional 10.7%, Psychological 10.2%, Dark 9%
"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: Text-Based 20.2%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Crime 16.2%, Detective 12.9%, Psychological 10.2%
A dark lesbian horror/romance story so toxic it's emitting spores. Ethel, a shy university student, ventures into the wintry woods late at night, where she meets an enchanting femme fatale — but all is not as it seems.
Why similar: Text-Based 20.5%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Drama 15%, Stylized 11.4%, Dark 9.3%
A short atmospheric pixel-art story about the moment when a father, late at night, realizes his mistakes and remembers what truly matters. Inspired by a classic. Perfect for parents, sons, daughters, and anyone who knows the feeling of “what if…”.
Why similar: Text-Based 28.8%, Visual Novel 28.2%, Drama 16.9%, Emotional 9.2%, Atmospheric 8.5%
Misuzu no Kuni is a kinetic visual novel with no choices or branching paths.Set in a late 20th-century Japan, it tells a traditional-style fantasy school drama.In this world, a special autonomous territory known as the Land of the Tengu exists within Japan.Supported language: Japanese only.
Why similar: Text-Based 22.8%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Drama 16.2%, Adventure 11.1%, Casual 10.9%
This is a story about Iris, a nobody who didn't have a Happy Ending and now suffers the consequences of their own (lack of) actions all alone in the most northern city in the world. A depressing story and a melancholic lesson teached in life's hard way awaits you.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.6%, Drama 21.3%, Emotional 11.7%, Psychological 11.4%, Text-Based 11.3%
Discover the youth of a legend - Experience the transformation of Arsene Lupin, from whimsical thief to legendary hero, in 'Arsene Lupin - Once a Thief', an adventure and investigation game freely adapted from the works of Maurice Leblanc, with its events unfolding in the early 20th century.
Why similar: Crime 21.7%, Text-Based 20.9%, Visual Novel 18%, Detective 14.9%, Colorful 7.7%
Work is boring if you are the only employee in your department with no cases ever. But when work appears, life immediately rises upside down! Forever. Immerse yourself in a dramatic yet charming world of evidence-gathering, deduction and dramatic events on the reverse side of our world.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.9%, Text-Based 17.7%, Cartoony 15%, Detective 13.6%, Stylized 10%
Welcome to the Detective Club! Led by the troublesome and shy president Alice Baskerville. Follow this comedy story where together you will solve cases using your deductive powers!
Why similar: Text-Based 16.4%, Crime 16.3%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Detective 11.5%, Cartoony 11.5%
A gritty, semi-kinetic visual novel about broken people and notorious gangsters, featuring six individualized routes with six different endings.
Why similar: Detective 18.3%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Text-Based 16.6%, Crime 16.3%, Drama 11%
Fears are not always just rustles in the dark. And death is not always a bad ending.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.1%, Text-Based 16.6%, Adventure 10.2%, Casual 9.9%, Detective 9.9%
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 22.9%, Visual Novel 19%, Drama 14.8%, Emotional 11.2%, Adventure 10.6%
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: Text-Based 25.7%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Detective 20.2%, Casual 13%, Psychological 10.1%
The romantic noir visual novel The Restless Sheep & The Lone Wolf returns to Kabukicho in this unhinged simul-quel. Me, Azami, and the whole ragtag gang rampage through five all-new short stories!
Why similar: Crime 24.2%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Action-Adventure 11%, Dark 10.3%, Stylized 7.1%
Gather evidence for a successful divorce! My Divorce Story, created by an experienced divorce lawyer and based on real-life counseling, now on the Steam!
Why similar: Text-Based 18.1%, Crime 18.1%, Cartoony 15.8%, Drama 14%, Adventure 9.6%
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 22.8%, Visual Novel 22.7%, Crime 22.5%, Drama 14.6%, Atmospheric 5.6%
The Tenth Minute is a short narrative game told through chat and novel-style reading. Revisit a school-day memory shaped by unspoken feelings, misaligned memories, and belated understanding between three people. A youthful story with light psychological mystery, complete in around 2 hours.
Why similar: Text-Based 22.7%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Drama 18.1%, Psychological 9.4%, Emotional 7.9%
Plunge into the depths of sanity and Lovecraftian lore in this Eldritch Horror Dating Visual Novel. Will you find love or madness?
Why similar: Visual Novel 16%, Detective 14.2%, Cartoony 13.8%, Stylized 9.7%, Dark 8.6%
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 23.1%, Visual Novel 22.3%, Text-Based 19.8%, Cartoony 15.8%, Drama 14%
Having lost the meaning of life, Shionagi meets Ayana, who suffers from a certain illness. “Kidnap me from this boring everyday life.” He wishes to die. A girl promised death. A bittersweet summer kidnapping drama where they confront each other's “lives.”
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.6%, Text-Based 28.2%, Emotional 15.9%, Adventure 15.8%, 2D 9.1%
A short visual novel where a private investigator gets reeled into a murky mystery, entangled in lies, secrets, and a family curse.
Why similar: Text-Based 22.2%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Drama 14.3%, Stylized 12.4%, Detective 8.6%
One-room cyberpunk VN about doubt, guilt and memory. Talk to a girl who claims to be your girlfriend, question reality, and unlock multiple endings in a short, replayable psychological story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.9%, Drama 17.3%, Casual 12%, Dark 12%, Emotional 9.6%
A story-rich and character-centric visual novel about a world with an illness called Dysnamia. Join Bene as he handles his Dysnamia and his past, helping the festival in his town be successful despite the terror lurking in the background.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.4%, Text-Based 18%, Cartoony 14.7%, Casual 11.1%, Dark 8.4%
A keenly dark twist on the traditional murder mystery setting, The Deed is an Adventure/RPG game about getting away with murder. Arran Bruce, the rightful heir to Dunshiel House, returns home to settle a score with his estranged family.
Why similar: Crime 29.6%, Detective 19.5%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Dark 7.8%, Atmospheric 7%
Reformatted to 200 custom handmade pages, this Harlem Renaissance story employs the reader's mind exploring personas of race, gender, and capitalism. When Angela is prompted by society, this story explores her choices.
Why similar: Text-Based 28.5%, Visual Novel 26.2%, Drama 20.5%, Narration 11.4%, Adventure 9%
Missing Stars is a visual novel that aims to depict mental disorders and the people who live with them in a realistic, but sensitive and respectful light.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.9%, Text-Based 20.4%, Drama 15.2%, Casual 11.5%, Emotional 10%
Investigate the evidence, expose the lies and bring the perpetrator to justice! In Crime Investigator, you take on the role of an experienced investigator who has to solve brutal murders and complex crimes.
Why similar: Crime 47.1%, Text-Based 19.7%, Dark 13.7%, Casual 12.3%, 2D 6.6%
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 26.2%, Drama 18.7%, Text-Based 13.9%, Detective 11.9%, Adventure 7.6%
Noir visual novel set in 1950s New York. Infiltrate a prison, build a smuggling network, and shape fates through tough choices across branching paths.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.2%, Detective 15%, Drama 13.7%, Crime 12.2%, Stylized 9.8%
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: Text-Based 39.3%, Visual Novel 37.3%, Adventure 14.2%, 2D 8.6%, Singleplayer 0.5%
"Maybe...we all are deaf." This is a sweet-bitter story based on modern times. Also, this is a visual novel game with simple menu and using click or space bar to play, without no choice. Although, this game is not a simulation game only for love.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.5%, Text-Based 29.4%, Drama 20.8%, Casual 11.5%, 2D 8.5%
A survival horror RPG that follows a pair of runaways escaping a hostile nighttime suburbia.
Why similar: Drama 22.3%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Dark 14.5%, Atmospheric 7.8%, Narration 7.5%
A short narrative visual novel about procrastination, family, and the inner dialogue of a creative person. A story about how delaying decisions slowly erodes a life.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.3%, Drama 16.9%, Text-Based 13%, Psychological 12.2%, Emotional 10.8%
-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 25.5%, Text-Based 22.5%, Drama 14.9%, Adventure 9.1%, Psychological 8.5%
A short, dark visual novel set in the UK about a young autistic girl's destructive obsession with her older brother.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23%, Text-Based 19%, Dark 11.8%, Emotional 11.1%, Psychological 7.9%
Detective Red July must stop a serial killer who patterns his murders after optical illusions in this mystery visual novel set in the world of Methods.
Why similar: Crime 20.3%, Text-Based 18.6%, Detective 16.8%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Cartoony 12.7%
2000年，暴雨封锁的奇瑶坞教堂，是只邀请“有罪之人”的命运舞台。主角冼夏涛为追查弟弟死亡的真相只身入局，却跌入敌对组织编织的罗网。这场以性命为筹码的游戏中，精英人士，帮派组织，边缘人群悉数登场，每个人都背负着不可言说的秘密。你必须在成为下一个受害者前，推演出案件的真相和唯一的生路。
Why similar: Crime 24.1%, Visual Novel 21%, Drama 19.2%, Detective 19%, Emotional 9.1%
JENNY LECLUE is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet, mysteries and puzzles to solve across a vibrant, atmospheric world.
Why similar: Crime 23.2%, Detective 18.6%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Emotional 9.3%, Colorful 8%
Detective Bloodphobia is a black-and-white noir visual novel with point-and-click investigations and deduction gameplay.
Why similar: Crime 33%, Visual Novel 23.6%, Text-Based 21.3%, Detective 10.6%, 2D 7.3%
Staffer Retro is a mystery adventure game where you uncover past incidents related to ‘Mana’, the source of supernatural powers. Gather information through dialogue and exploration, and piece together clues found in documents to guide the choices of Verita Retro, the protagonist.
Why similar: Detective 20.2%, Crime 16.9%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Text-Based 15.3%, Cartoony 10.1%
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: Crime 26.3%, Detective 18.3%, Visual Novel 17%, Text-Based 14.1%, Psychological 9.2%
From hit Japanese visual novel developer Lusterise! Though Leese's country welcomes her return, Logia's demonic invasion has dealt a devastating toll to its citizens.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.1%, Action-Adventure 25.7%, Adventure 18.3%, Colorful 13.4%, 2D 10.1%
「これは何を手にするために、何かを失う物語」 季節は変わり冬になる。死神の条件のために主人公、長谷部涼平は菅野雪乃への恋心を自覚するが、彼女の親友に想いを寄せられてしまい、今度は三角関係の当事者になってしまった。自分の未来を掴むためにも菅野雪乃との両思いを目指すことになるが…。青春群像劇ビジュアルドラマ三部作の最終章が遂に開幕！
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.5%, Text-Based 24.5%, Drama 17.3%, Adventure 12.1%, Emotional 8.8%
A psychological murder mystery set in 90s Japan.
Why similar: Detective 17.2%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Crime 14.8%, Cartoony 12.5%, Psychological 9.6%
The Silver Case – the debut title from world-renowned developer SUDA51 has been fully remastered and localized to English for the first time ever!
Why similar: Crime 25.3%, Text-Based 18.2%, Detective 16.6%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Psychological 7%
An inheritance. An old castle among mist-covered hills. Elizabeth Gray thought she only had to arrive, inspect Ravenhall, and sign a few papers. But from the very first night, it becomes clear: the castle came to her for a reason, and its silence hides a secret that will not be easy to escape.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.2%, Detective 15.5%, Casual 13.5%, Stylized 11.7%, Adventure 11.5%
A mystery visual novel about six students forced to play a 12-hour long killing game.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.8%, Detective 24.8%, Emotional 10.7%, Dark 8.9%, Stylized 8.1%
