60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Story Rich, Mystery, Anime.
The Zodiac Trial has begun, and everybody's life is on the line! Will these 12 jurors be able to solve the mysteries and cooperate, or will they resort to betrayal, deception, and violence? Get out alive or die, die again!
The Specter's Desire
This year's Desire Hierarchy has begun. The stakes are now deadly. Hop into The Specter's Desire, a Visual Novel in which you play against the city's top talents to save your parents. Includes puzzling gameplay that has you tearing down arguments, hatching schemes, and revealing the truth!
Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma
Nine participants awaken, trapped in an underground facility. To escape, they must play a game with deadly consequences. Who will live, and who will die? The choice is yours. Let the Decision Game begin…
This year's Desire Hierarchy has begun. The stakes are now deadly. Hop into The Specter's Desire, a Visual Novel in which you play against the city's top talents to save your parents. Includes puzzling gameplay that has you tearing down arguments, hatching schemes, and revealing the truth!
Why similar: Dark Comedy 16.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Text-Based 12.7%, Detective 11.5%, Visual Novel 9.7%
Nine participants awaken, trapped in an underground facility. To escape, they must play a game with deadly consequences. Who will live, and who will die? The choice is yours. Let the Decision Game begin…
Why similar: Visual Novel 29%, Choices Matter 17.1%, Story Rich 14.3%, Puzzle 11.9%, Horror 10.5%
Investigate murders, search for clues and talk to your classmates to prepare for trial. There, you'll engage in deadly wordplay, going back and forth with suspects. Dissect their statements and fire their words back at them to expose their lies! There's only one way to survive—pull the trigger.
Why similar: Detective 27.4%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Dark Comedy 14.5%, Anime 10.8%, Dark Humor 10.5%
Kidnapped and taken to an unfamiliar location, nine people find themselves forced to participate in a diabolical Nonary Game by an enigmatic mastermind called Zero. Why were they there? Why were they chosen to put their lives on the line? And more importantly, who can be trusted?
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.3%, Choices Matter 14.8%, Multiple Endings 14.5%, Story Rich 12.8%, Detective 9.2%
You wake up in a house, alone with two beautiful girls... But no one is allowed to leave until one of you DIES. Why is this happening? What is the purpose of this “killing game”? But most importantly...WHO SHOULD DIE?!
Why similar: Investigation 18.8%, Text-Based 17.8%, Visual Novel 16%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Multiple Endings 11.8%
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.6%, Investigation 17.8%, Detective 16%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Multiple Endings 10.6%
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 20.5%, Investigation 16.1%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Dialogue Heavy 12.4%, Crime 11.6%
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
Why similar: Investigation 30.2%, Detective 28.6%, Crime 12.9%, Choices Matter 9%, Story Rich 8.3%
A mystery visual novel about six students forced to play a 12-hour long killing game.
Why similar: Detective 38.6%, Visual Novel 32.1%, Anime 9.6%, Puzzle 9.1%, Stylized 6.6%
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Investigation 18%, Detective 16.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Horror 9.4%
How far would you go to bring someone back from the dead? Discover the depths that some will go to in this horror-adventure game.
Why similar: Text-Based 24.1%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Horror 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Multiple Endings 11.2%
Inspired by JCS videos and similar Interrogation analysis. Match evidence with statements. Play good cop/bad cop. Make choices. Learn what makes people tick. Unravel the mystery.
Why similar: Investigation 16%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Dark Humor 13.3%, Text-Based 11.9%, Dialogue Heavy 11.6%
The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.4%, Detective 25.1%, Story Rich 14.1%, Anime 6.5%, Horror 6.1%
A new cast of 16 characters find themselves kidnapped and imprisoned in a school. Inside, some will kill, some will die, and some will be punished. Reimagine what you thought high-stakes, fast-paced investigation was as you investigate twisted murder cases and condemn your new friends to death.
Why similar: Detective 29%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Dark Comedy 12.6%, Dark Humor 11.7%, Anime 9.6%
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal your potential fate. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Horrorscope, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.9%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Multiple Endings 15.1%, Horror 14%
From the creators that brought you The Test Trilogy & many other experiences, comes Zombie Apocalypse Survival Simulator. Will you survive in the new world? Or will you become just another victim to looters, bandits, or worst of all... The Voracious Dead. There's only one way to find out...
Why similar: Investigation 18.9%, Detective 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Horror 10.4%
Welcome to the only killer dating show where ending up single means ending up dead! Date or die, it's up to your choices!
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Anime 12.8%, Story Rich 9.9%
A narrative courtroom adventure all about VTubers! Players will take the role of prosecutor Justin Truth and investigate a murder at a VTuber agency, doing their best to uncover the identity of both the killer and VTuber's real face.
Why similar: Detective 20.9%, Dialogue Heavy 16.3%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Crime 11.8%, Text-Based 10.4%
In a game show starring only criminals, you must gamble against rival players to prove yourself worthy of being pardoned for your wrong deeds— But is the show really about proving your innocence? Jackpot Crash Course is a death game visual novel about crime, luck and spectacle.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 24%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Crime 13.5%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Multiple Endings 10.9%
A secluded mountain resort, 10 friends, 1 murderer. Investigate, interrogate and present evidence as you solve various mysteries throughout the night. Will you be able to reach the truth and uncover the culprit’s identity? Or will your deductions lead you to blame someone completely innocent...?
Why similar: Investigation 26%, Detective 24.6%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Crime 11.3%, Horror 8.9%
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: Dark Comedy 19.4%, Detective 15.6%, Dialogue Heavy 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Text-Based 11.5%
A mystery visual novel where horror meets occult comedy. Follow Kugayama Shiori, a ghost who casually dies over and over as she searches for her cause of death and the regrets that bind her to this world. Her investigation will eventually lead to a single incident—and the truth behind her demise.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 20.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.5%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Text-Based 17.9%, Horror 7.7%
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal your potential fate. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Horrorscope, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.2%, Choices Matter 18.1%, Multiple Endings 17.8%, Visual Novel 17%, Horror 13.2%
Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority- is a multi-ending horror adventure game. Sara Chidouin returns home from school late one night to discover that something's gone terribly wrong. When she comes to, she finds herself, her friend Joe, and 9 other people trapped in a mysterious place.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 40.1%, Multiple Endings 25.6%, Anime 14%, Story Rich 13.1%, 2D 7.3%
When seven people fall prey to a vicious curse, they will discover that horror rests not from the shadows lurking about, but within themselves. To what ends will one go in order to survive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.5%, Horror 23.6%, Choices Matter 14%, Multiple Endings 9.2%, Nonlinear 8.5%
Immerse yourself in neon, smoke, and high-stakes legal gambles as a Defense Attorney with uniquely Killer insights in this episodic, diabolically stylish visual novel adventure game.
Why similar: Dark Humor 22%, Detective 22%, Dialogue Heavy 17.5%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Choices Matter 9.6%
Inescapable: No Rules, No Rescue is a social thriller set in a tropical island resort: you’ve been kidnapped and forced to participate in a twisted reality TV show with 10 strangers. At the end of their stay, they’ll each receive $500,000... If they survive.
Why similar: Investigation 16.5%, Detective 15.6%, Dark Comedy 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Dark Humor 10.4%
You are a girl with a demonic heart, trapped with a group of suspicious individuals. A demonspawn arrives, setting off a chain of mysterious murders. Can you trust any of your fellow captives and find love in the chaos? Or will you fight for your life alone?
Why similar: Investigation 19.4%, Detective 17.4%, Dialogue Heavy 15.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Visual Novel 12.8%
One eleven is a dark detective story about twelve lonely people who, by chance, find themselves in the same house with a mad maniac. Who will be the victim and who will be the killer? Be attentive and courageous, and solve the riddles of One Eleven.
Why similar: Detective 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Text-Based 13.6%, Nonlinear 12.3%, Visual Novel 12.1%
You will answer questions that will reveal things deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to once again unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."
Why similar: Investigation 16.1%, Dialogue Heavy 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Detective 12.3%, Visual Novel 10.9%
It's rumored that those who play 'BAD END'- a Visual Novel will die in REAL LIFE if they make the wrong decision in the game itself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.6%, Horror 17.8%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, Anime 12%
An unusual horror-themed Visual Novel about waking up in a carriage with a stranger… Whatever could go wrong?
Why similar: Dark Comedy 17.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Text-Based 13.6%, Dark Humor 13.5%, Visual Novel 11.2%
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 16.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Investigation 15%, Dialogue Heavy 14.5%, Visual Novel 11.4%
Thirteen girls awaken, only to find themselves in a prison. What awaits them: a Witch Trial. Help them prepare for the trial by exploring the prison in order to find the witch hidden amongst them. Find the witch, learn what kind of magic she holds, dispel the lies, and prepare for the execution.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.8%, Detective 28.6%, Investigation 11.2%, Story Rich 8.3%, Multiple Endings 6.9%
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."
Why similar: Investigation 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Detective 15.9%, Visual Novel 13%, Choices Matter 9.6%
A murder-mystery visual novel following 12 strangers with mysterious pasts. Make arguments and identify the murderer, but don't lose sight of the ultimate goal of eliminating the Game Master.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 32.9%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Crime 19%, Anime 10.4%, Puzzle 8.1%
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: Visual Novel 13.7%, Text-Based 13.5%, Detective 11.8%, Investigation 11.7%, Dialogue Heavy 11.1%
Kazutaka Kodaka and Kotaro Uchikoshi join forces for the first time to deliver the ULTIMATE adventure game! 15 students are tasked with defending a school from grotesque monsters for 100 days. Can they make it to the end? And will they survive long enough to uncover the truth?
Why similar: Dark Comedy 30.5%, Dark Humor 23.4%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Story Rich 8.7%
Unravel a string of gruesome murders terrorizing Tokyo in this mystery-thriller visual novel. The secrets of a case from six years prior may just be the key to the current unending cycle of tragedy—and the thing that cracks this woeful world’s shell may be one girl’s smile.
Why similar: Detective 26.2%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Text-Based 11.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%
You are The Fateweaver; an ancient beast of legendary status. It is your job to determine which way Fate will unravel as you dig deep into the psyche of those who beckon. Decide whether to help those who beg for your mercy, or invoke the wrath of the Gods upon those you deem unworthy of existence...
Why similar: Investigation 18%, Detective 16.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Visual Novel 12%, Choices Matter 9.5%
A strange rumor is spreading through the shadows of Tokyo's H City: a mysterious disfigurement has been appearing on the bodies of certain individuals. Anyone who receives the Mark will rapidly die of unknown, horrifying causes. The countdown to death has already begun...
Why similar: Visual Novel 39%, Horror 33.7%, Detective 17.3%, Anime 10%
The second entry of the Abime Series. Play as the mastermind in a death game where you must find the traitor while concealing your identity. Six hours, one school, six deaths. Nine participants fight for survival: it's kill or be killed, trust or deceive, escape or die.
Why similar: Detective 21%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Horror 10.6%
Crimes across the times. Are you able to solve them all?
Why similar: Detective 20.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.3%, Visual Novel 15%, Investigation 11.7%, Choices Matter 9%
You're gonna get yourself killed out here... There's monsters, bandits, and much, much worse roaming these lands... Do you really think you've got what it takes to survive? Or do you think you're cut out for much more than that... There's only one way to find out, and time is of the essence!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.7%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Choices Matter 15.6%, Multiple Endings 15.2%, Horror 11.4%
You're gonna get yourself killed in there... There's beasts, warriors, and much, much worse in the coliseum... Do you really think you've got what it takes to survive? Or do you think you're cut out for much more than that... There's only one way to find out, and time is of the essence!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.7%, Dialogue Heavy 20.6%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Choices Matter 14.7%, Multiple Endings 14.3%
A horror channel browsing game where each channel holds a different nightmare to experience, explore them and find out the truth about what has happened in a small town where the inhabitants have disappeared.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.2%, Investigation 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Dark Humor 14.9%, Horror 13.4%
Detective Grimoire has been called to investigate a murder. The owner of a small tourist attraction, seemingly killed by the mythical creature his attraction is based around... Explore the area, inspect the crime scene, grill suspects, solve puzzles, hunt for clues & uncover the secret of the swamp!
Why similar: Detective 21.9%, Dialogue Heavy 18.3%, Investigation 16.5%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Crime 12%
Jabberwock Island—You and your classmates were ready for fun in the sun until Monokuma returned to restart his murderous game! Trapped in a kill-or-be-killed situation, your only hope rests in solving the island’s mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 33.3%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Dark Comedy 16.3%, Anime 12.3%, Story Rich 9.7%
Interrogate suspects, search for clues, & uncover a dastardly plot, as you solve a string of mystifying murders to help reluctant detective Ilmarinen escape the foreboding Fafnir Hotel.
Why similar: Detective 27.2%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Crime 16.4%, Text-Based 15.2%, Story Rich 9.3%
Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.1%, Text-Based 19.5%, Detective 17.2%, Horror 10.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%
Join Brian Pasternack on his first working day at Sintracorp. Uncertain, unprepared, and massively unqualified, will Pasternack have what it takes to shine in Sintracorp’s hierarchy? It all depends on how he performs on his first assignment… and whether he survives it.
Why similar: Dark Humor 26.1%, Horror 14.5%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Story Rich 9.7%
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 25.2%, Investigation 19.1%, Detective 16.1%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Crime 9.7%
Staffer Case is a new sort of mystery game, asking players to find clues, arrange them into documents, and point out the contradictions between them to solve a series of murders. Each mystery unraveled leads you closer to the truth lying at the heart of each case!
Why similar: Detective 27%, Text-Based 18.1%, Crime 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
You who are unqualified to drink Meng Po's soup, you have been chosen for the game of life. A horror yuri visual novel following a series of death games in the afterlife.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.3%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Crime 17.2%, Horror 11%, Anime 9.1%
A dead influencer. An obsessed detective. Three suspects. Piece the truth together by going through the victim’s phone messages, videos, and social media in the follow up to the critically acclaimed SIMULACRA.
Why similar: Experimental 22.3%, Detective 15%, Text-Based 12.8%, Dialogue Heavy 10.3%, Visual Novel 9.6%
As a detective tasked with bringing down a dangerous terrorist group, you fight on two fronts: interrogating suspects & managing your team and its reputation. With time running out, how far will you go to stop these criminals? Manipulation, threats or even torture? Does the end justify the means?
Why similar: Detective 24.3%, Crime 17.6%, Text-Based 15.2%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Choices Matter 11.6%
Peek into the sins and memories of five personalities through surveillance cameras──This is an immersive, mystery adventure game that unravels the thoughts of the dark past that lie dormant inside Sofia,a suspect in the murder of a presidential candidate, and uncovers the truth behind the crime.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.6%, Text-Based 21.2%, Investigation 18.3%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Multiple Endings 7.9%
Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo is a multi-ending mystery adventure game. A group of boys and girls who have lost their memories gather in a “Tokyo” that is both familiar and unfamiliar. They must trace their lost memories to escape the bizarre labyrinths. Are they prepared to confront their “true selves”?
Why similar: Detective 18.3%, Dialogue Heavy 14.8%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Dark Humor 11.4%
Pardon or kill. Let the madness begin! Take on the nefarious attractions of Yurukill Land for a chance to prove your innocence!
Why similar: Detective 26.3%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Crime 19%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Anime 10.5%
The Gnosia lie. Pretending to be human, they’ll get in close, trick and deceive, and then eliminate one victim at a time...
Why similar: Detective 33.4%, Visual Novel 33.2%, Story Rich 16.8%, Anime 16.6%
