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  1. #1 The Specter's Desire
    97% matchVery Positive98% of 55 reviews2024
    Dev: Themisian
    Windows · Mac

    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 12.6%, Detective 11.5%, Visual Novel 9.7%

  2. #2 Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma
    96% matchVery Positive82% of 4,838 reviews2016
    Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    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%, Story Rich 14.3%, Puzzle 12%, Horror 10.5%

  3. #3 Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
    96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 37,546 reviews2016
    Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    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 27.5%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Dark Comedy 14.3%, Anime 10.9%, Dark Humor 10.5%

  4. #4 Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
    95% matchVery Positive93% of 7,226 reviews2017
    Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    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 14.7%, Multiple Endings 14.4%, Story Rich 12.8%, Detective 9.2%

  5. #5 Yet Another Killing Game
    94% matchVery Positive97% of 237 reviews2025
    Dev: Soulseer Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    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 18.7%, Text-Based 17.8%, Visual Novel 16%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Multiple Endings 11.8%

  6. #6 The Case of the Golden Idol
    93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,678 reviews2022
    Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    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%

  7. #7 12 Hours to Die
    94% matchMostly Positive73% of 226 reviews2020
    Dev: Wesley ReitsmaPub: Westeford
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    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 9.2%, Stylized 6.6%

  8. #8 The Test
    92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 20,136 reviews2020
    Dev: Randumb Studios
    Windows
    Median: 30 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 23%

    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 17.7%, Detective 16%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Multiple Endings 10.6%

  9. #9 Trials of Innocence
    91% matchVery Positive92% of 1,723 reviews2025
    Dev: 猫龙游戏
    Windows
    Median: 18.7 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    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 12.3%, Crime 11.6%

  10. #10 Interrogation Simulator
    91% matchVery Positive95% of 61 reviews2022
    Dev: Otis MillerPub: Fire Cycle Games
    Windows · Linux

    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 15.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Dark Humor 13.3%, Text-Based 11.9%, Dialogue Heavy 11.5%

  11. #11 The Test: Hypothesis Rising
    90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,928 reviews2020
    Dev: Randumb Studios
    Windows
    Median: 48 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 41%

    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 17.9%, Detective 16.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Horror 9.4%

  12. #12 PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
    89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,978 reviews2023
    Dev: Square Enix
    Windows
    Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    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%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Horror 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Multiple Endings 11.2%

  13. #13 Raging Loop
    89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,315 reviews2017
    Dev: KEMCO
    Windows
    Median: 24.2 hrsMean: 60.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 43.3%, Detective 25.6%, Story Rich 14%, Anime 6.4%, Horror 6%

  14. #14 The Horrorscope
    88% matchVery Positive94% of 1,100 reviews2020
    Dev: Randumb Studios
    Windows

    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 26%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Choices Matter 15.3%, Multiple Endings 15.1%, Horror 14%

  15. #15 Zombie Apocalypse Survival Simulator
    86% matchVery Positive99% of 119 reviews2022
    Dev: Randumb Studios
    Windows

    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 16.9%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Horror 10.4%

  16. #16 The Real Face of a VTuber
    84% matchVery Positive92% of 318 reviews2026
    Dev: 莉莉恩工作室Pub: WhisperGames
    Windows

    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 13.4%, Crime 11.8%, Text-Based 10.3%

  17. #17 SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair
    87% matchVery Positive91% of 128 reviews2016
    Dev: Gosatsu Visual Novels
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    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 25.9%, Detective 24.6%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Crime 11.2%, Horror 9%

  18. #18 Jackpot Crash Course
    83% matchVery Positive100% of 301 reviews2026
    Dev: RachelDrawsThisPub: STUDIO INVESTIGRAVE
    Windows · Mac

    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 16.9%, Crime 13.4%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Multiple Endings 10.9%

  19. #19 Overboard!
    85% matchVery Positive90% of 661 reviews2021
    Dev: inkle Ltd
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    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%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Dialogue Heavy 13%, Text-Based 11.5%

  20. #20 BAD END
    86% matchVery Positive83% of 398 reviews2015
    Dev: Arai Koh Create OfficePub: YOX-Project
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    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 14.7%, Anime 12%

  21. #21 Kugayama Shiori's Death Diary
    81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 782 reviews2026
    Dev: Laplacian
    Windows

    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 21.2%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20%, Text-Based 17.3%, Horror 8.1%

  22. #22 Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
    84% matchVery Positive83% of 22,748 reviews2017
    Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 30.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    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 9.7%

  23. #23 Find Love or Die Trying
    81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 12,005 reviews2021
    Dev: Sunseeker Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 23.9 hrs≥1hr: 59%

    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 17.5%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Anime 12.8%, Story Rich 9.9%

  24. #24 The Horrorscope: Fatal Awakening
    82% matchVery Positive93% of 417 reviews2020
    Dev: Randumb Studios
    Windows

    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 22.3%, Choices Matter 18%, Multiple Endings 17.8%, Visual Novel 17%, Horror 13.3%

  25. #25 The Letter - Horror Visual Novel
    82% matchVery Positive86% of 1,522 reviews2017
    Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    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%

  26. #26 Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority-
    78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,226 reviews2023
    Dev: NankidaiPub: 0UP GAMES
    Windows
    Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    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 40.2%, Multiple Endings 25.5%, Anime 14%, Story Rich 13.1%, 2D 7.2%

  27. #27 Demonheart: The Cursed Trial
    79% matchVery Positive91% of 132 reviews2025
    Dev: Rolling Crown
    Windows · Mac

    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 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Visual Novel 12.9%

  28. #28 of the Devil
    77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 2,442 reviews2025
    Dev: nth Circle Studios
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    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: Detective 22.1%, Dark Humor 22%, Dialogue Heavy 17.4%, Visual Novel 16%, Choices Matter 9.5%

  29. #29 One Eleven
    79% matchVery Positive82% of 114 reviews2023
    Dev: Kitten Purradise Studios
    Windows

    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 13.5%, Nonlinear 12.3%, Visual Novel 12.1%

  30. #30 Death Trick: Double Blind
    78% matchVery Positive87% of 279 reviews2024
    Dev: Citreat StudioPub: Neon Doctrine
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    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 14.4%, Visual Novel 11.4%

  31. #31 Inescapable: No Rules, No Rescue
    80% matchMostly Negative40% of 63 reviews2023
    Dev: Dreamloop GamesPub: Aksys Games
    Windows

    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 16.4%, Detective 15.6%, Dark Comedy 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Dark Humor 10.3%

  32. #32 The Test: Secrets of the Soul 2
    76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 688 reviews2023
    Dev: Randumb Studios
    Windows

    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%, Dialogue Heavy 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Detective 12.3%, Visual Novel 10.9%

  33. #33 Trapped with Jester
    76% matchVery Positive94% of 1,544 reviews2022
    Dev: AntaPub: Neoclassic Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    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%

  34. #34 The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-
    74% matchVery Positive88% of 8,507 reviews2025
    Dev: Too Kyo GamesPub: Aniplex Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 41.8 hrsMean: 64.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    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 30.4%, Dark Humor 23.4%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Story Rich 8.8%

  35. #35 Magical Girl Witch Trials
    72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 32,147 reviews2025
    Dev: AcaciaPub: Re,AER
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 15.9 hrsMean: 34.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    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 29.2%, Detective 28.4%, Investigation 11.1%, Story Rich 8.3%, Multiple Endings 6.9%

  36. #36 Suhoshin
    77% matchVery Positive91% of 172 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: Visual Novel 13.8%, Text-Based 13.5%, Detective 11.8%, Investigation 11.7%, Dialogue Heavy 11%

  37. #37 The Test: Secrets of the Soul
    75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,564 reviews2023
    Dev: Randumb Studios
    Windows

    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 16.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Detective 15.9%, Visual Novel 13%, Choices Matter 9.6%

  38. #38 Tead
    75% matchVery Positive100% of 56 reviews2023
    Dev: Tead
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    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 32.8%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Crime 18.9%, Anime 10.5%, Puzzle 8.2%

  39. #39 The Shell Part I: Inferno
    73% matchVery Positive91% of 1,407 reviews2023
    Dev: Innocent GreyPub: Shiravune
    Windows
    Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 115.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    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 26.3%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Text-Based 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%

  40. #40 Fateweaver: The Alchemist's Quandary
    73% matchVery Positive98% of 100 reviews2023
    Dev: Randumb Studios
    Windows

    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 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Visual Novel 12%, Horror 9.5%

  41. #41 Birth ME Code
    74% matchVery Positive84% of 100 reviews2020
    Dev: Miracle Moon
    Windows

    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%

  42. #42 Medieval Fantasy Survival Simulator 2: Gladiator Edition
    71% matchVery Positive95% of 74 reviews2022
    Dev: Randumb Studios
    Windows

    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 23.8%, Dialogue Heavy 20.5%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Multiple Endings 14.3%

  43. #43 BEAST CRIMES
    73% matchMixed64% of 64 reviews2022
    Dev: LINK
    Windows

    Crimes across the times. Are you able to solve them all?

    Why similar: Detective 20.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.4%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Investigation 11.6%, Choices Matter 9%

  44. #44 Medieval Fantasy Survival Simulator
    71% matchVery Positive97% of 253 reviews2022
    Dev: Randumb Studios
    Windows

    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 15.5%, Multiple Endings 15.2%, Horror 11.5%

  45. #45 Nightmare Zapping
    70% matchVery Positive99% of 76 reviews2023
    Dev: Maldo19
    Windows

    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 17.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Dark Humor 14.9%, Horror 13.4%

  46. #46 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
    67% matchVery Positive88% of 6,076 reviews2025
    Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
    Windows
    Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    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 19.3%, Detective 17.6%, Horror 10.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%

  47. #47 The Murder Hotel
    69% matchVery Positive95% of 66 reviews2025
    Dev: Wegenbartho Games
    Windows

    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 27.3%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Crime 16.3%, Text-Based 15.2%, Story Rich 9.3%

  48. #48 Murder by Numbers
    71% matchVery Positive84% of 1,675 reviews2020
    Dev: MediatonicPub: The Irregular Corporation
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    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 25.1%, Investigation 19.1%, Detective 16.2%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Crime 9.7%

  49. #49 Spirit Hunter: Death Mark
    72% matchVery Positive82% of 516 reviews2019
    Dev: EXPERIENCEPub: Aksys Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    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 33.8%, Detective 17.3%, Anime 10%

  50. #50 The Final Prize is Soup
    68% matchVery Positive94% of 68 reviews2024
    Dev: 4nokiPub: Quill Yuri
    Windows · Linux

    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 23.4%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Crime 17.1%, Horror 11%, Anime 9.2%

  51. #51 Staffer Case: A Supernatural Mystery Adventure
    67% matchVery Positive94% of 4,108 reviews2023
    Dev: Team Tetrapod
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    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%, Crime 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Multiple Endings 8.1%

  52. #52 Yuppie Psycho: Executive Edition
    68% matchVery Positive95% of 9,329 reviews2019
    Dev: Baroque DecayPub: Neon Doctrine
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    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 12.7%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Story Rich 9.8%

  53. #53 BAD END THEATER
    66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 9,804 reviews2021
    Dev: NomnomNami
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 22.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.4%, Multiple Endings 17.5%, Choices Matter 15.6%, Story Rich 11.8%

  54. #54 Interrogation: You will be deceived
    70% matchMostly Positive78% of 381 reviews2019
    Dev: Critique GamingPub: Assemble Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    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 13.6%, Choices Matter 11.6%

  55. #55 Yurukill: The Calumniation Games
    69% matchVery Positive82% of 73 reviews2022
    Dev: IzanagiGames
    Windows

    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 26.4%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Crime 18.9%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Anime 10.5%

  56. #56 Death Come True
    69% matchMostly Positive77% of 955 reviews2020
    Dev: IzanagiGames
    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Everything rides on your choices in this new wave interactive movie game. Experience a thrilling science fiction mystery in full-length live-action format—from genius creator of the "Danganronpa" series, Kazutaka Kodaka!

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31.9%, Visual Novel 23.3%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Horror 11.1%, Multiple Endings 8.1%

  57. #57 PARANORMASIGHT: The Mermaid's Curse
    63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,353 reviews2026
    Dev: Square Enix
    Windows
    Median: 13.8 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Will you survive the curse together this summer? A new supernatural mystery adventure begins, telling a bittersweet story of the passions of youth featuring new locations, new legends and a new cast of characters.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 25.8%, Horror 16.5%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Text-Based 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%

  58. #58 Sofia in Exchange for Lies
    66% matchVery Positive85% of 209 reviews2025
    Dev: MUTAN
    Windows

    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 21.7%, Text-Based 21.1%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Investigation 18.3%, Multiple Endings 7.8%

  59. #59 You are the Judge!
    68% matchMostly Positive70% of 259 reviews2023
    Dev: Steel Games
    Windows

    As a judge of the Kobardde court, solve complex cases inspired by actual events. Your decisions will directly affect people's (and perhaps yours) lives. You may have to make difficult decisions for your family, country, and life. What kind of judge will you be?

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.5%, Investigation 28.5%, Text-Based 16.1%, Choices Matter 9%, Multiple Endings 7.2%

  60. #60 Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo
    66% matchMostly Positive80% of 138 reviews2025
    Dev: DankHeartsPub: WhisperGames
    Windows

    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 14.7%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Dark Humor 11.4%

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