60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Mystery, Investigation, Detective, Dialogue Heavy.
The Magic Circle is excited to welcome you to a truly wondrous experience. Relax by bonding with your fellow Guests! Then investigate and argue over their murders! In this Danganronpa-inspired Visual Novel, your mystery-solving skills will truly be put to the test. Please, enjoy your stay.
Linework
Step into a small town in 90s China as a grieving detective. In a place plagued by twisted homicides, the truth hides in the lies. Interrogate unpredictable witnesses, expose their contradictions, and rebuild a suspect’s face from an imperfect memory. Just like yours.
A Game of Masks
A 2D point and click adventure where you get to interact with everyone from the street food vendor to the mob boss (and everyone in between) to carry out your assignment for your pompous but powerful politician.
Step into a small town in 90s China as a grieving detective. In a place plagued by twisted homicides, the truth hides in the lies. Interrogate unpredictable witnesses, expose their contradictions, and rebuild a suspect’s face from an imperfect memory. Just like yours.
Why similar: Detective 17.7%, Investigation 15.5%, Logic 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Mystery 9.7%
A 2D point and click adventure where you get to interact with everyone from the street food vendor to the mob boss (and everyone in between) to carry out your assignment for your pompous but powerful politician.
Why similar: Politics 22.8% ★, Detective 17.1%, Dialogue Heavy 14.2%, Point & Click 12.9%, Investigation 9.9%
雪山ペンションで起こる殺人事件を阻止するため、 聞き込みとパソコンで情報整理するマルチエンドミステリーADV『夜明けの影法師』！
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Logic 11.7%, Thriller 11%, Mystery 10.6%
《推理小说的关键一定会出现两次》是一部以日常推理为核心的视觉小说。日常混沌纷乱，而“侦探”独具慧眼。带上你的好奇心吧，去和推理协会一同调查、思考，最终解开一个个轻松却不失有趣的日常之谜。
Why similar: Detective 17.9%, Dialogue Heavy 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Comedy 9.6%, Visual Novel 9.5%
An absurdist mystery for only the most hard-boiled interim junior detectives.
Why similar: Detective 17.5%, Dialogue Heavy 12%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Comedy 10.1%, Point & Click 9.5%
After being cursed to never leave, Ember must eat all of the food she can in order to find the one that will break the curse!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 13.9%, Investigation 12.7%, Romance 10.5%, Point & Click 9.8%, Detective 9.7%
Step into the shoes of Clementine "Cleo" Ace, an apprentice to her aunt, the world renowned detective, Maya Lynch. From heists to murders, use your deduction skills to solve cases that are too tough for the local police to crack.
Why similar: Detective 25%, Investigation 21%, Mystery 11.9%, Point & Click 11.1%, Logic 9.7%
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 17.7%, Thriller 15.5%, Investigation 13.2%, Logic 10.8%, Mystery 9.8%
The star magician of Morgan’s Traveling Circus is missing, but the show must go on! In this non-linear detective visual novel, unravel the mystery from two different perspectives as you learn the varying stories of an entire circus of performers, each with their own lives... and their own secrets.
Why similar: Detective 14.2%, Dialogue Heavy 13.5%, Investigation 11.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%
A narrative adventure blending point-and-click and visual novel elements. Play as a young FBI agent in New Orleans, investigate crime scenes, profile suspects, and make choices that shape a branching story mixing offbeat humor with a gripping crime thriller.
Why similar: Detective 13.8%, Dialogue Heavy 13.2%, Investigation 13.2%, Thriller 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%
Join the Spooky Crew and uncover the secret of the Mask of the Mysterium in this point and click adventure game. An encounter with a masked figure leads the crew to investigate the secrets of a local museum.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 14.4%, Investigation 13.6%, Detective 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Point & Click 10.2%
Just in Crime is a detective video game in which you play a detective dog and a wizard cat. With a twist; you are able to travel back in time and examine the crime scene a few seconds before it happened.
Why similar: Detective 16.9%, Investigation 15.6%, Point & Click 10.1%, Dialogue Heavy 9.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%
Search Detective Patetaro is a mystery adventure set in a shopping street in 2050. Team up with young detective Patetaro, compare search results, testimony, and clues, then eliminate impossible answers one by one to reach the truth.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Detective 13.6%, Investigation 11%, Futuristic 9.2%
No criminal has ever been a match for you, and everybody is looking forward to a description of your brilliant deductions. There is just one small problem. One tiny detail that makes it different this time. A mere trifle, really. This time you have no idea who did it.
Why similar: Detective 15.8%, Investigation 14.6%, Dialogue Heavy 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%
Play as amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to solve the cold case of her father's murder.
Why similar: Detective 15.7%, Investigation 14.5%, Dialogue Heavy 13.9%, Thriller 13.1%, Point & Click 11.7%
『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: Dialogue Heavy 22.8%, Detective 14.4%, Mystery 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Investigation 12.6%
Sound Agent is a narrative puzzle game where you solve cold cases by listening. Use the sound device to rewind to crime scenes, listen to the sounds at the scene, and uncover truths hidden in plain sound.
Why similar: Detective 20.1%, Thriller 18.7%, Dialogue Heavy 17.5%, Mystery 12.5%, Puzzle 8.4%
``I hate cherry blossoms. They bring back bad memories.'' The sequel to the escape x mystery adventure game ``Hornet the Vanguard'' is here! Hachiya and Akino - grasp the truth from two perspectives. "I like cherry blossoms. They remind me of important promises."
Why similar: Detective 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Dialogue Heavy 10.8%, Point & Click 9.9%, Romance 9.4%
Arthur thinks he’s a smart guy. He isn’t. Help him solve puzzles, investigate the town, and uncover the mystery of his friends disappearance in this quirky adventure game inspired by classic cartoons.
Why similar: Detective 16.7%, Investigation 15.6%, Thriller 14.2%, Dialogue Heavy 12.2%, Mystery 10.2%
Void’s Ballad is a dark investigative adventure through the biggest human fear: Death.
Why similar: Investigation 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Point & Click 12.4%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Thriller 10.3%
A turn-based Clue-inspired detective game where you get to solve a murder mystery by interrogating paintings.
Why similar: Detective 14.4%, Dialogue Heavy 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Point & Click 10.6%
Detective novelist MEL Gideon, whose career is facing difficulties, receives a strange letter claiming someone is in trouble and needs her help. Intrigued, she decides to investigate. As she digs deeper, she starts to realize that her past is far more complicated than she ever imagined...
Why similar: Detective 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Point & Click 13.2%, Logic 11%, Dialogue Heavy 11%
Play as amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to investigate a cursed black cat statue that has been terrorizing a local theater.
Why similar: Detective 18.1%, Investigation 16.5%, Point & Click 12.6%, Logic 12.1%, Mystery 11.7%
Investigate crime scenes, interrogate witnesses and organize your evidence to catch the culprit. Solve multiple different cases in varying areas and talk to many unique and fun characters. Can you solve it? Come and see.
Why similar: Detective 25.1%, Investigation 22.1%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Logic 11.4%, Mystery 9.8%
Solve a variety of perplexing cases in the sleuthing shoes of Detective Hindsight - who gets help from Phoebe: a young orphaned girl with dreams of being a storyteller and powers to look into the past. Uncover the truth with her sketches done in crayon. The catch? She can't draw very well.
Why similar: Detective 26.3%, Investigation 19.5%, Mystery 13.5%, Thriller 11.8%, Logic 9.4%
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 22.5%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Mystery 11.8%, Point & Click 11.7%, Female Protagonist 11.1%
Night Errand is a 2D detective adventure where you play as Sage & Nur, an unlikely detective duo solving murder and mixing coffee in the quiet town Morrowpines. Collect clues, piece together contrasting perspectives, uncover the truth — and don't forget to mix a cup of coffee while you're at it.
Why similar: Detective 18.5%, Investigation 14.8%, Visual Novel 11%, Dialogue Heavy 10.7%, Point & Click 9.3%
A narrative puzzle-thriller that blurs the lines between games and books, reality and fiction, puzzles and storytelling.
Why similar: Detective 16.5%, Thriller 16.1%, Investigation 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 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: Thriller 16.2%, Detective 14.7%, Investigation 13.1%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Mystery 9.3%
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: Dialogue Heavy 21.9%, Detective 17.4%, Investigation 12.8%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Mystery 9.3%
Rumor Reporter is a Golden Age whodunit mystery. Play as senior reporter Veronica Chase as you explore Greyhaven Island in the Celtic Sea, 1920s. Choose where to investigate, who to question, and what to publish. Your report shapes public opinion, drives arrests, and changes the island’s future.
Why similar: Detective 20.8%, Investigation 18.3%, Mystery 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%, Female Protagonist 10.3%
A mystery game where you investigate a murder by searching the crime scene and interrogating AI-powered NPCs with unique personas.
Why similar: Detective 18.3%, Dialogue Heavy 17%, Investigation 14.6%, Mystery 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 10%
A short, experimental indie game where you figure out who you can trust while home alone. Point, click and chat as you investigate on your new computer in this puzzle mystery.
Why similar: Investigation 15%, Detective 14.7%, Thriller 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Point & Click 10.7%
Six witnesses, six suspects, and thousands of discoverable lines of dialog. You're the fantasy detective on the case of a stolen magical artifact, and in order to determine the truth you'll have to cross examine, interrogate, and reference all your resources to catch the thief before time runs out.
Why similar: Detective 22.6%, Investigation 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Mystery 11.8%, Dialogue Heavy 9.6%
A point-and-click adventure with innovative detective mechanics. Help Ollie, a fledgling reporter on his first day at the Signal & Echo newspaper, to solve the mystery behind a schoolgirl's disappearance. Developed by an ex-journalist.
Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Investigation 20.3%, Point & Click 14.7%, Mystery 11%, Logic 9.6%
Trials of Innocence is an indie courtroom detective game. Step into the shoes of the main character, rookie lawyer Luna Ray, and navigate her journey through the legal world. Unravel a shocking conspiracy that changes the fate of many, including herself, and confront her inner choices.
Why similar: Detective 18.6%, Investigation 13%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Dialogue Heavy 12.1%, Visual Novel 10.2%
Within a universe dominated by Artificial Intelligences, you step into the shoes of an AI detective to solve the mystery hidden within the Proxy Bar, a jazz club. You can ask the suspects ANYTHING, but will you ask the right questions?
Why similar: Detective 22%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Investigation 16.9%, Dialogue Heavy 15.2%, Mystery 12%
A sci-fi detective game where you interrogate the brain scans of crime victims. Uncover the hidden truth behind the dystopian regime by any means necessary.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Detective 17.4%, Point & Click 15.6%, Investigation 15.6%, Dialogue Heavy 12.8%
[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 21.1%, Investigation 18.7%, Mystery 16.2%, Dialogue Heavy 15.3%, Logic 12%
Emma Riley: Dream Detective is a detective game where you must unravel an occult conspiracy spanning the real and dream worlds. Use keen observation to gather clues, carefully interrogate suspects for information, and use your logic and deduction skills to unravel the mystery!
Why similar: Detective 22.6%, Investigation 21%, Mystery 12.5%, Point & Click 10.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%
You make every interaction with her feel like coincidence. You know her far more than she could ever imagine. But you don't seem to realize, a butterfliy don't usually fly into the net on their own.
Why similar: Thriller 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Romance 14.1%, Investigation 13.7%, Visual Novel 13.4%
《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 22.7%, Mystery 12%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Logic 11.1%
Investigate the country of Vera Cruz in this journalistic first-person adventure! Solve puzzles, take photos of clues and report news exposing the horrific truths behind General Galba and his bizarre government!
Why similar: Detective 20.5%, Investigation 17.4%, Dialogue Heavy 12.7%, Mystery 10.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%
A prankster is loose at the Harvest Grove autumn festival. Find the culprit before things get out of hand.
Why similar: Detective 18.1%, Thriller 14.7%, Point & Click 14.2%, Mystery 13.4%, Logic 11.7%
Solve Pixel Puzzles to find clues. Use those clues to interrogate witnesses. Work your way to the truth... ...and uncover the mystery of Murder by Numbers!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 23.5%, Investigation 14.6%, Detective 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Visual Novel 8.6%
A comedy-mystery visual novel about Captain Fox, Detective Raccoon and the danger of pineapple pizza.
Why similar: Detective 20.3%, Investigation 15.1%, Point & Click 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Comedy 11.8%
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 19.3%, Investigation 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Mystery 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%
GET AWAY WITH MURDER. Highly replayable detective game where you're the one whodunnit. From the creators of 80 Days and Heaven's Vault.
Why similar: Detective 16.8%, Dialogue Heavy 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Comedy 8.4%
In a world of fairies, a childhood friend suddenly calls Beatrice back to her old hometown. Yet when she arrives, her friend is mysteriously missing.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 24.9%, Detective 19%, Investigation 15.8%, Mystery 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.1%
A detective noir puzzle deduction game. Explore a non-linear timeline during the cold war on a globe-trotting adventure following a trail of spies from a quiet English harbour town to a frozen Finnish fishing village and the corridors of an intelligence service rotten at its core.
Why similar: Detective 17.6%, Investigation 16.4%, Thriller 10.9%, Dialogue Heavy 10.8%, Point & Click 10.7%
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 17.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Thriller 13.3%, Investigation 12.4%, Mystery 10.6%
Susan has woken up in a strange, coffin-like device, with no memory of who or where she is. Uncover the answers in this visual novel as you solve puzzles to escape in a stunning sci-fi mystery investigation!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 15%, Investigation 13.2%, Point & Click 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%
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 20.6%, Thriller 16.5%, Investigation 14.8%, Romance 13.1%, Visual Novel 11.2%
Investigate a replayable Hollywood murder mystery where everyone has something to hide. Question guests, uncover contradictions, and identify the killer before they escape justice.
Why similar: Detective 20%, Investigation 18.1%, Dialogue Heavy 14.4%, Thriller 13.6%, Mystery 12.9%
1986, Tornado Alley, USA… Go undercover as Boulder, an agent infiltrating the notorious religious cult known as the Bahnsen Knights. Face off against occultists, biblical storms, and an enigmatic car salesman turned preacher as you investigate the disappearance of a fellow agent and close friend.
Why similar: Thriller 17%, Detective 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Dialogue Heavy 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%
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: Thriller 18.8%, Investigation 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Detective 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.5%
A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.
Why similar: Detective 27.1%, Investigation 18.1%, Mystery 15%, Point & Click 12.8%, Logic 9.8%
Dry Drowning is a psychological investigative visual novel set in a futuristic dystopian city. Follow the story of Mordred Foley, unscrupulous private detective haunted by his dark past, and look into a series of macabre serial killings inspired by Greek mythology.
Why similar: Futuristic 16.7%, Investigation 14%, Thriller 13.5%, Detective 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%
Help Tashia unravel the case of a heinous murder and find her cell phone in this point & click, mystery adventure based on Caribbean folklore!
Why similar: Detective 16.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Point & Click 11.1%, Visual Novel 10%
Agent Allison received an unexpected dinner invitation from the head of the Johnson dynasty, controllers of a sprawling business empire. What required her presence? The story's curtain began lifting...
Why similar: Detective 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Point & Click 14.8%, Mystery 11.7%, Visual Novel 10.8%
