- #1 你与月光同罪-As Guilty As the Moon
97% 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 20.2%, Detective 18.1%, Visual Novel 12.9%, RPG 10.9%, Mystery 10.5%
- #2 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: Detective 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Mystery 11.1%, Multiple Endings 7.7%
- #3 我死后的那些天-After Death
96% match6 user reviews83% of 6 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 20.3%, Detective 18.3%, Visual Novel 13%, RPG 10.9%, Mystery 10.6%
- #4 知更鸟-The Robin
95% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2021
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
“The Robin”tells the story of a school bully who kills a girl named "Robin." Thirteen people involved are kidnapped and embark on a desperate journey to survive. The work revolves around who is behind the black hand and who is responsible for the death of "Robin" these two questions unfold.
Why similar: Detective 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Mystery 11.2%, RPG 8%
- #5 True Game
94% 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: Detective 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Mystery 10.5%, Multiple Endings 7.2%
- #6 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 21.6%, Detective 16.1%, Visual Novel 13.8%, RPG 11.7%, Mystery 10.4%
- #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: Detective 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Mystery 11.4%, RPG 8.8%
- #8 见习侦探
92% 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: Detective 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Mystery 10.6%, RPG 8.8%
- #9 Town of Dusk
91% matchVery Positive87% of 69 reviews2023
Dev: 酱爆(Sauce Bomb)
Windows · Mac · Linux
Players will enter the Town of Dusk, built on the eve of Empire of Japan's defeat in World War II, along with other characters. Avoid being killed by other characters! Find the mastermind behind the scenes, unravel all the conspiracies, and uncover the truth! Ultimately escape the Town of Dusk!
Why similar: Thriller 17.9%, Detective 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Mystery 11.5%, Visual Novel 9.6%
- #10 死亡旅店Ⅱ亡者归来-Death Inn Ⅱ The Immortal Is Coming
91% 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 23.6%, Visual Novel 18%, RPG 14.3%, Mystery 13.7%, Multiple Endings 7.4%
- #11 No Recollection
90% 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%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Mystery 12.8%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
- #12 久美子之死:昭和少女血色告白
88% matchVery Positive96% of 112 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: Detective 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Mystery 9.4%, Multiple Endings 6.8%
- #13 Haunted Heye Apartment
89% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: V.N GAME STUDIO
Windows
Strange things frequently happen in the apartment, such as the black shadow by the bed, the face behind the curtains, and the eccentric neighbor... This old apartment seems to be hiding some unknown secrets... Will you walk ignorantly into death or discover the truth and escape to safety?
Why similar: Detective 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Thriller 16.1%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Mystery 11.1%
- #14 Shanwen
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FirstMove Studio
Windows
1990s: Windswept mining town Linshan, dependent on fading coal mines, worshipped a mountain god’s stele. After it cracked and oozed brown liquid, a strange illness spread. Lin Tianqing returned for his sick father, uneasy as the eerie town neared, having overheard whispers.
Why similar: Detective 18.5%, Thriller 16%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Mystery 10.7%, Visual Novel 9.3%
- #15 迷渡桥
87% 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 24.8%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Mystery 12.2%, Puzzle 6.6%
- #16 筮灵 SHILING
86% matchMostly Positive73% of 270 reviews2024
Dev: WindField GamesPub: Mammorize
Windows
国产本土新怪谈恐怖游戏——幽魂社前社长在直播中突然失踪,销声匿迹数月后发来诡异消息,将你引入离奇的规则世界。走不出的吞人楼栋、满员即死的午夜巴士、地图上不存在的村庄,还有勾魂剧院、吃人公司……世界的“暗面”等待探索,怪谲的谜题等待揭露。
Why similar: Thriller 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Mystery 12.3%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
- #17 欢迎回家-Welcome Home
86% match8 user reviews88% of 8 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 24.9%, Mystery 14.3%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Multiple Endings 8.2%, Puzzle 8%
- #18 Winter Clothing
84% matchVery Positive84% of 88 reviews2025
Dev: 坤舆科技
Windows
This is a horror plot puzzle game with Chinese folk themes. There is an unwritten rule in Tianhe Town: on the day of the Winter Clothing Festival, no villager is allowed to approach the back mountain. Is there really a ghost on the mountain? Perhaps there is something more terrifying than ghosts.
Why similar: Detective 19%, Thriller 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Mystery 9.5%, Horror 8.8%
- #19 EXS2~EthnologySister2:Structuralism of kinship system
84% matchVery Positive96% of 74 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: Detective 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Mystery 12.7%, Multiple Endings 7.3%
- #20 景安区奇案-Jing 'an District Copstories
85% 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 23.1%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Mystery 13.6%, RPG 10.1%, Multiple Endings 9%
- #21 노베나 디아볼로스
83% matchVery Positive93% of 1,571 reviews2020
Dev: H5DEV Games
Windows · Mac
Novena diabolos is an Ocult mystery adventure game. The main character, Park Joon-sung, has to find a single human woman who doesn't know who she is and get out of town safely.
Why similar: Detective 31.2%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Thriller 15.6%, Mystery 14.7%, Horror 5.3%
- #22 阴缘
82% matchMixed63% of 38 reviews2021
Dev: Huochairen Interactive Entertainment
Windows
上个年代的偏远小城,看电影的时候收到一个“意外”的快递,诡异随着而来……随着故事揭开,发现自己似乎忘了家人往事,自己的命是借来的?
Why similar: Thriller 28.6%, Detective 26.8%, Mystery 12.7%, Horror 11.8%, RPG 10.3%
- #23 Rainy Butcher
82% matchMostly Positive71% of 91 reviews2022
Dev: Genunie Studio
Windows
On rainy nights, the serial murderer is on a killing spree. This scares everyone but one girl, the journalist who keeps digging for a promotion. Dauntless, she gets involved deep and wide, hoping to discover the real identify of the rainy night butcher.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Detective 15%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Thriller 9.9%, Mystery 9.3%
- #24 Reflection Link
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Secretive Sheep Games
Windows
Locked inside a facility that erases memory, seven people must recover what they've forgotten to earn their freedom. Explore escape-room puzzles, piece together broken relationships, and uncover the truth behind the sins none of them remember committing in this branching path visual novel.
Why similar: Detective 17.2%, Mystery 13.1%, Thriller 12%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 8.5%
- #25 Other Side Of Mist And Mountain
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 91 reviews2024
Dev: Universe Studio
Windows
In 2005, a sophomore student named Maha Igarashi boarded a private train to Soukyo City. However, she vanished upon alighting at the "Kisaragi" station. Five years later, her lover, Shizuno Yokoyama, initiated an investigation into her disappearance, unraveling a series of mysteries along the way.
Why similar: Detective 15.9%, Thriller 14.6%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Mystery 11.2%, Horror 9%
- #26 Red Line
79% matchVery Positive97% of 180 reviews2023
Dev: Rolling Cat StudioPub: indienova
Windows · Mac
Moving into a shabby apartment, a saturnine girl with hidden secrets finds a notebook that allows her to communicate with another world. A thrilling adventure taking place across multiple timelines ensues.
Why similar: Thriller 21.7%, Detective 15.8%, Mystery 14.2%, RPG 10.7%, Horror 8.3%
- #27 黑山羊BlackGoat
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HUPIDAN
Windows
The game is a BL Cthulhu-style narrative romance game. It tells the story of the protagonist struggling to survive on a cruise ship filled with strange events after losing their memory. The game's setting is modern with a Cthulhu-inspired narrative.
Why similar: Detective 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Thriller 13.2%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Mystery 9%
- #28 致命游戏-Lethal Gamble 1 Werewolf Puzzle
80% 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 24.1%, Visual Novel 15.4%, RPG 12.9%, Mystery 11.7%, Multiple Endings 6.8%
- #29 Endless Loop
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 漫森游戏Pub: 2P Games
Windows
《轮回路》是一款中式恐怖悬疑剧情解谜游戏。为了祭奠发小,在一个阴雨连绵的日子,许静怡踏上了漫长的归乡之途。然而意想不到的是,在荒凉萧瑟的故土等待许静怡的,并非只是简单的追忆之旅,而是与本应离世的发小的惊悚重逢。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Thriller 14.3%, Mystery 13.7%, Horror 13%, RPG 8.3%
- #30 时忆 Memory of Time
77% matchPositive92% of 26 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 24.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Mystery 12.3%, RPG 10.4%
- #31 Paper Bride 2 Zangling Village
78% matchVery Positive91% of 1,098 reviews2022
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
This is the sequel to our Paper Bride series based on Chinese folklore. This story takes place in Zangling Village, where players must explore a village shrouded in occult mystery to uncover the secret origins of this haunted village.
Why similar: Thriller 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Detective 12.5%, Mystery 11%, Visual Novel 9.9%
- #32 黑土无归
76% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: CATTOFUN GAMES
Windows · Mac
玩家将扮演一名平凡的货车司机,在追寻父亲死因的过程中,刺破由技术狂热与时代巨变交织而成的阴谋之网。
Why similar: Detective 31.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, RPG 13.5%, Mystery 12.3%, Strategy RPG 10.1%
- #33 Return to Shironagasu Island
76% matchVery Positive94% of 3,990 reviews2020
Dev: HYOGO ONIMUSHIPub: TABINOMICHI
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A mystery adventure game and visual novel set on solitary Shironagasu Island. Discover its secrets, solve its mysteries, and escape from the ominous island!
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.7%, Mystery 17.8%, Detective 17.6%, Horror 11.3%, Thriller 10.2%
- #34 The Breakfast Serial Club
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lucian Gallacane
Windows
Join a serial killer enthusiast group to solve the town's recent murders in this mystery visual novel adventure, featuring point-and-click and text-based investigation and a detailed story.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20%, Thriller 19.8%, Detective 17.1%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Mystery 12.8%
- #35 爱与命的彼端
77% 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 37.8%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Mystery 16%, Multiple Endings 14.6%, RPG 8.5%
- #36 Afterglow-The fifth ending
74% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: 夜色羽灵
Windows
A Memory Maze Spanning Life and Death: A Tender Web of Salvation and Deception Follow protagonist Ye Yuyao into the Tai Xu. Through fragmented memories and relentless inquiry, unravel the hidden truth behind an anonymous organ donor in this haunting interplay of light and shadow.
Why similar: Detective 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Thriller 12.8%, RPG 8%, Mystery 7.9%
- #37 Silent Love
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 249 reviews2023
Dev: Weird Bunny
Windows
This is a terrorist decryption adventure game that took place in 1913.
Why similar: Detective 20.5%, Thriller 19.2%, Mystery 12.7%, Horror 10.4%, Multiple Endings 9%
- #38 Mirages
74% matchMostly Positive80% of 296 reviews2023
Dev: 漫森游戏工作室Pub: East2West Games
Windows
Mirages is a 3D narrative and horror game with folk stories. One night, seven brides headed to the Captain Mansion but strayed into a place full of ghosts - Regret City. Horror haunts the small town. Due to destiny, actors, warlords, and offspring of the town are drawn in. They are closer to truth.
Why similar: Thriller 21%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Mystery 14.3%, Detective 11.9%, Horror 11.4%
- #39 The Angel's Devil Tail - One More Question 2
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 橘音
Windows
A horror-meets-cute puzzle game with a twist-filled Yuri romance story.
Why similar: Detective 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Mystery 10.4%, Horror 8.4%
- #40 Paper Bride 7 Lethal Bond
71% matchVery Positive95% of 225 reviews2025
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Speak not of love untouched by passion's fire, as it's a torturous journey. If lovers would remain faithful evermore,On Peony Pavilion’s road they’ll meet for three lives more. Paper Bride 7: Lethal Bond is a Chinese horror puzzle game, and the 7th title of the Paper Bride series.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Thriller 11.7%, Detective 11.2%, RPG 10.6%
- #41 看事
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 勤奋的小德
Windows
A visual novel set in Tianjin, China, in the late Qing Dynasty of 1893. The gameplay involves cards and deduction. Players will take on the role of a medium, utilizing their supernatural abilities to investigate a series of bizarre unsolved cases and eerie occurrences around them.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Detective 11.7%, Thriller 10.7%, RPG 7.9%
- #42 Recall: Empty Wishes
71% matchVery Positive93% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: Puff Hook StudioPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Recall: Empty Wishes is a psychological thriller set in Taiwan during the 2010s. Follow Yonny, a sister determined to uncover the truth behind the mysterious disappearance of her brother, Tommy. As she delves deeper, she confronts unsettling secrets, blurring the lines between reality and illusion.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.8%, Detective 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Story Rich 9.1%, RPG 8.9%
- #43 Remedy for Personality
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mertvitel & Partners
Windows
Remedy for Personality is a visual novel that blends genres: a comedy horror with elements of detective. Immerse yourself in an atmosphere of mysticism, mystery, and hidden threats, spiced up with a generous dose of witty humor.
Why similar: Detective 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Thriller 16.1%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Horror 9%
- #44 POPULARITY CONTEST
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ScrythaDev
Windows · Mac
Elena and 7 familiar faces are trapped in a room, and the only way out is to choose one person to die. Navigate social relationships and gain trust to steer the spotlight away from you, or else they just might decide you should be the one on the chopping block.
Why similar: Thriller 18.4%, Mystery 16.8%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Detective 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%
- #45 The Occult Detective
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 323 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 28.5%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Mystery 12.4%, Story Rich 9.3%, Puzzle 8.8%
- #46 卡牌游戏
73% 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 25.7%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Mystery 12.5%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, RPG 11%
- #47 SAS:绝响诡计 | Case 0 风暴蝴蝶
70% matchVery Positive86% of 184 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 19.5%, Visual Novel 13.7%, RPG 8.9%, Mystery 8.3%
- #48 子归 - Blossom
70% matchVery Positive89% of 601 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 28.7%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Mystery 15.9%, RPG 10.5%, Horror 10.1%
- #49 它说山雨欲来
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 无敌的呱
Windows · Mac
25+结局!主文游视觉小说+少量解谜+微量2d小游戏! 古风纯架空世界观!主要元素为武侠/权谋/伪克苏鲁——具体哪个元素多看你怎么选择! 剧本欢乐剧情阴间,结局更是阴到没边! 你被卷入一场巨大的阴谋,三大势力向你抛出橄榄枝,是追随疯美的革命者,依附蛊惑人心的神棍,还是效忠唯利是图的富商?你的选择将解锁完全不同的剧情和人物。切记,你看到的未必是真相;小心,别让自己成了棋子。 但相信能“开挂”的你,预知、夺舍、知识碾压都会变成你的武器。你必须用你的方式打破规则,对他们造成降维打击,书写属于你自己的传奇!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.6%, Visual Novel 16.6%, RPG 12.3%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Detective 7.3%
- #50 The False Culprit
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: HwachaPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
1년 전, 여중생 한 명이 흔적도 없이 사라진다. 그녀의 흔적을 찾기 위해 사건의 담당 형사는 여중생의 동급생이었던 6명의 학생을 심문하게 되는데...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.5%, Detective 19.9%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Thriller 13.5%, Puzzle 7.6%
- #51 欢迎来到林葬屋
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 178 reviews2025
Dev: MYSTERY CROWN
Windows · Mac
Mourningwood Lodge is a full-motion video (FMV) live-action mystery horror game. As the first installment in the Funeral Houseseries, players will assume different roles across various game modes to participate in a suspenseful horror journey blending conspiracy and fantasy.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Thriller 15%, Detective 13.6%, Mystery 13.2%, Visual Novel 12.4%
- #52 我的一个多重人格朋友
69% 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 23.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Mystery 12.6%, RPG 7.9%
- #53 The Guilty Hearts
69% 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 30.1%, Interactive Fiction 24.9%, Mystery 15%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Adventure 6.2%
- #54 Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved
66% matchVery Positive95% of 385 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 34.6%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Mystery 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Adventure 6%
- #55 Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 174 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: Detective 24.2%, Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Mystery 14.9%, Puzzle 7.1%
- #56 Kill The Clock
66% matchVery Positive92% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: Happy Slugs
Windows
Kill the Clock is a narrative time-loop mystery adventure where you relive the same week to solve a murder that keeps changing. Customize your character, roll dice to influence story outcomes, and uncover the truth—before time resets again.
Why similar: Detective 21.5%, Thriller 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Mystery 12.3%
- #57 Paper Bride
68% matchVery Positive91% of 2,220 reviews2021
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Paper Bride is a Chinese horror mystery puzzle game. You will play as the groom to search for the truth and have bizarre encounters, gradually learning about the dark mystic custom in the bride's home village and a story from the past...
Why similar: Detective 22%, Thriller 18.2%, Mystery 12.2%, Horror 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 10%
- #58 Suhoshin
68% matchVery Positive91% of 166 reviews2022
Dev: No More 500
Windows
Suhoshin is a 2D Visual Novel set in the medieval Joseon period of Korea. While investigating a series of mysterious murders, you will have to make choices that will lead you down different paths toward different endings.
Why similar: Thriller 18%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Detective 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Mystery 12.2%
- #59 莫比乌斯疑案
67% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: YiMiao Game
Windows · Mac
多条故事线,高智商烧脑反转型剧情类RPG游戏,线索伏笔众多。
Why similar: Detective 24.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Mystery 12.1%, RPG 9.9%
- #60 炸鸡块与天使
67% matchPositive93% of 40 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 31.1%, Mystery 15.5%, Visual Novel 14%, Horror 11.2%, Story Rich 7%