60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Visual Novel, Detective, Mystery.
Within a cyberpunk world in the year 2070, become Detective B to investigate crime scenes, discover hidden truths, and dismantle the perpetrators' lies. There's only one problem: you have to do all that "without" stepping foot outside your house.
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy
Join rookie attorney Apollo Justice and his mentor, the legendary Phoenix Wright, in this collection of 3 games! This title features 16 episodes (including previously DLC-only episodes) and supports English, French, German, Japanese Korean, and Traditional and Simplified Chinese.
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In this visual novel, Maggie Crane and 15 others are invited to partake in the Isolated Society Study, where they must forge a peaceful society while attempting to outsmart each other in complex challenges. Just as the study is about to conclude, the Golding Foundation introduces a sinister twist.
Join rookie attorney Apollo Justice and his mentor, the legendary Phoenix Wright, in this collection of 3 games! This title features 16 episodes (including previously DLC-only episodes) and supports English, French, German, Japanese Korean, and Traditional and Simplified Chinese.
Why similar: Detective 28.9%, Anime 13.1%, Mystery 12%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Crime 9.3%
In this visual novel, Maggie Crane and 15 others are invited to partake in the Isolated Society Study, where they must forge a peaceful society while attempting to outsmart each other in complex challenges. Just as the study is about to conclude, the Golding Foundation introduces a sinister twist.
Why similar: Detective 25.5%, Mystery 15.7%, Anime 14.8%, Visual Novel 9.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.8%
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Detective 29.8%, Anime 15%, Mystery 13%, Crime 12.1%, Visual Novel 8.5%
An occult-mystery-adventure game set in Kyoto—detectives investigate to solve bizarre and complex cases. What did Kamotan detectives finally uncover on their way to the truth of these cryptic incidents?
Why similar: Detective 22.2%, Anime 16.5%, Mystery 14.4%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%
Grab your magnifying glass and peek inside a series of tiny dioramas filled with crimes and carefully crafted mysteries! Think outside the box and solve them all in this new brand of detective game!
Why similar: Detective 28.2%, Anime 16.5%, Mystery 14.5%, Visual Novel 8.9%, Crime 7.8%
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 27%, Mystery 12.7%, Anime 10.6%, Crime 10.6%, Visual Novel 8.1%
Take on the role of Detective Kobayashi, the one and only genius detective who has a reputation for solving any case, however dark or difficult...if he isn't playing games at the office or awkwardly hitting on girls, that is.
Why similar: Detective 27.2%, Crime 13.6%, Mystery 13.4%, Anime 12.4%, Point & Click 8.5%
A graffiti mocking the Student Council President appears on the walls, and your best friend is the prime suspect! Play as a student detective in HoloTrials: Case Covered. Investigate the high school campus, face off against your rivals, and clear her name in this legal mystery.
Why similar: Detective 34.7%, Anime 20.1%, Mystery 17%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Funny 5%
Become Phoenix Wright and experience the thrill of battle as you fight to save your innocent clients in a court of law. Play all 14 episodes, spanning the first three games, in one gorgeous collection.
Why similar: Detective 35%, Mystery 14%, Anime 12.6%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Crime 9.3%
Enadakina is a mystery science fiction future-wave adventure video game.
Why similar: Detective 35.7%, Futuristic 25.4%, Mystery 17.1%, Adventure 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.1%
Set in school life, “Who is the Criminal” is a text-based adventure game featuring comedian and inference elements. With inquiring suspects and debating with “evildoers”, he gathers pieces of puzzles and reveals what truly happens in every incident.
Why similar: Detective 28.6%, Mystery 13.4%, Anime 13.4%, Crime 11.9%, Visual Novel 8.6%
A mystery adventure featuring a public security duo and supernatural cases. Unravel the truth behind the otherworldly "Ghosturbance Cases"!
Why similar: Detective 22.1%, Mystery 19%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Visual Novel 10%, Point & Click 9.8%
Search Detective Patetaro is a free mystery adventure set in a shopping street in 2050. Trace patents, designs, and trademarks with young detective Patetaro, compare testimony and clues, and eliminate impossible answers one by one. All 5 episodes free. Your search query becomes your deduction.
Why similar: Detective 20.7%, Futuristic 15%, Anime 14.1%, Mystery 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.7%
Solve your own murder in this thrilling true crime adventure game. You've come face-to-face with your fate and someone close to you is going to kill you...unless you find out who it is before the time runs out!
Why similar: Detective 25.2%, Mystery 14.1%, Crime 11.9%, Anime 11.1%, Point & Click 9.8%
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 28.2%, Mystery 13.8%, Anime 12%, Crime 8.5%, Visual Novel 7.9%
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 30.5%, Mystery 12.8%, Anime 10.6%, Crime 9.3%, Visual Novel 9.1%
A mystery adventure which is solved by using two visual features: Live Action and Illustrations.
Why similar: Detective 36.4%, Mystery 17.9%, Anime 17.4%, Adventure 16.3%, Visual Novel 12.1%
Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.
Why similar: Detective 32.6%, Anime 18.7%, Mystery 17.6%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Story Rich 6.7%
A closed-off ghost town, and the unsolved bizarre serial murders that once occurred there. A “daily life collapse” suspense × death game novel ADV that depicts the obsessive love and revenge of 11 people whose lives were irrevocably shattered by that horrific incident.
Why similar: Detective 26.8%, Anime 11.8%, Mystery 10.8%, Futuristic 10.5%, Crime 10.1%
Legend tells of a door deep below Tokyo's sewers. All who enter are lost forever. Detective Ito's partner is missing. Explore Tokyo & uncover the darkness that lays beneath the streets in this Point & Click - meets Visual Novel - narrative adventure that questions the very core of Ito's sanity.
Why similar: Detective 30.2%, Anime 19.8%, Mystery 12.9%, Point & Click 10.3%, Visual Novel 10.1%
Izuna and Ikurumi were cleaning the Detective Agency. As they were cleaning, they uncovered hidden documents. The documents revealed a tragic event from the past, long kept hidden...
Why similar: Detective 39.2%, Anime 18.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Mystery 12.9%, Story Rich 7.3%
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective, the classic puzzle-solving mystery adventure directed by Ace Attorney creator Shu Takumi, is back! This long-awaited HD remaster features upgraded visuals and sound and new gallery content.
Why similar: Detective 35.3%, Mystery 21.1%, Anime 10.2%, Story Rich 7.5%, Visual Novel 6.4%
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: Detective 27.8%, Anime 15.8%, Mystery 13.5%, Crime 12.1%, Visual Novel 8.8%
Mohism: Battle of Words is a detective game set in the world of wuxia. The game follows Zhang Xiaochen, investigates unsolved cases and comes into his own as a hero. He must rely on his wits and razor-sharp tongue to best his opponents, find the culprit and ensure justice prevails!
Why similar: Detective 31.4%, Mystery 14.8%, Anime 14.6%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Crime 11.4%
Miles Edgeworth's dramatic turnabouts take center stage! Experience both Ace Attorney Investigations games in one gorgeous collection! Investigate crime scenes and solve tough, intriguing cases through logic and deduction. When Edgeworth's past and present collide, his future begins!
Why similar: Detective 27.7%, Mystery 15.3%, Crime 13.7%, Visual Novel 9.2%, Text-Based 6.6%
Pick up “words” from conversations and combine them with evidence to uncover the truth behind the cases. A former detective turned coffee shop owner takes on a series of baffling cases. As you get closer to the truth, your own “lost memories of the past” begin to unravel—
Why similar: Detective 32.7%, Mystery 18.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Anime 8%, Visual Novel 6.9%
Immerse yourself in a dramatic yet charming and witty world of evidence-gathering, deduction and courtroom battles with this double-pack of the adventures of rookie lawyer Ryunosuke.
Why similar: Detective 28.7%, Anime 15.4%, Mystery 14.4%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Text-Based 8.9%
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 34.4%, Anime 20.4%, Mystery 17.8%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Story Rich 5.7%
Gather evidence, interview suspects and send your case to trial. Have you got what it takes to be Tokyo's top detective?
Why similar: Detective 36.8%, Mystery 15.1%, Crime 13.9%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Anime 9.4%
殺された花嫁が神の力によって生き返り、自分を殺した犯人を探す和風伝奇ミステリーADV。事件は幾度となく起こり、花嫁は幾度もの死を迎えながら、事件の真相に迫っていく――
Why similar: Detective 38.1%, Mystery 25.6%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Adventure 8.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.8%
In AUREX, a city where every citizen's emotions are controlled, you are SOLDA, a rookie special investigator. Armed with an emotion scanner that reads what suspects try to hide, catch the tremor behind every lie, piece the clues together, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 32.6%, Mystery 18.4%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Anime 11.3%, Cyberpunk 9.2%
The Silver Case – the debut title from world-renowned developer SUDA51 has been fully remastered and localized to English for the first time ever!
Why similar: Detective 23.1%, Mystery 13.3%, Crime 13.1%, Anime 11.3%, Text-Based 7.7%
Do you believe that parallel worlds really exist? An ordinary college student, Chen Chou, wakes up one day to find himself transported aboard a space research vessel. The strangers on the ship all claim to know him. Could it be that he has crossed over into a parallel world...
Why similar: Detective 35.7%, Mystery 16.7%, Crime 15.5%, Anime 9.1%, Visual Novel 4.7%
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 38.5%, Anime 21.7%, Mystery 16.6%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Story Rich 6.2%
An investigation and courtroom visual novel set in the electoral courts of a small Brazilian city. A first-case lawyer, a doctored campaign flyer, and a document with a date that does not add up. Two routes of around eight hours, six endings and a final act.
Why similar: Detective 32.5%, Mystery 16.1%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Crime 10.5%, Point & Click 7.5%
Ranko and her friend Astrid must investigate the vanishing of a girl from their school. Learn about the secrets of St. Joachim to find her, but be cautious! A bad step may lead you towards an ugly end...
Why similar: Detective 28.6%, Mystery 12.9%, Anime 12.7%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%
A dark noir detective story starring a not-so-bright pug. Combine clues, build chains of deductions, and solve a murder — even if your reasoning isn’t always… impressive.
Why similar: Detective 42.2%, Mystery 18.2%, Visual Novel 9.1%, Adventure 7.7%, Crime 7.2%
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 32.5%, Anime 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%, Mystery 10%, Visual Novel 9.2%
Investigate a series of murders at an abandoned school, examine evidence, connect clues, and reconstruct each crime. In this 2D psychological mystery adventure, every answer points to the dating sim heroine you trusted most—but is she truly the killer?
Why similar: Detective 33.8%, Mystery 20%, Anime 11.4%, Crime 8.6%, Visual Novel 7.3%
Uncover the truth behind an idol's disappearance, weeks before her debut. Whispers of the Luminaries is a narrative-driven game that blends a classic detective story with the dark side of the idol entertainment industry.
Why similar: Detective 24.9%, Mystery 12.9%, Anime 11.8%, Crime 11.5%, Visual Novel 8.1%
Kibukawa’s debut case as a detective is finally revealed. Uncover the strange mystery surrounding the Midoumaru Manor!
Why similar: Detective 40.8%, Mystery 18.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Anime 11.5%, Adventure 8.2%
'The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief' is a thrilling crime adventure in three chapters from the creators of 'The Book of Unwritten Tales'. Full of twists and turns, it immerses you in both sides of the story, combining thrill-of-the-chase whodunit with the risk and reward of a heist story. Paris, 1960.
Why similar: Detective 34.1%, Point & Click 18.6%, Mystery 17.5%, Crime 12.8%, Adventure 9.9%
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 36.2%, Anime 18.1%, Mystery 15.9%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Story Rich 6.5%
It's a mystery game that reveals the truth through an autopsy. Be a forensic doctor and find out why the dead died.
Why similar: Detective 31.9%, Mystery 16.3%, Crime 14.3%, Point & Click 10.5%, Visual Novel 7.8%
Detective agency management × superpowered mystery. Former operative Lin Mo rebuilds the Ash Detective Agency in Collins City. Investigate crime scenes, use “Echoes” to recover memory fragments, rebut lies with evidence, dispatch partners for intel, and uncover conspiracy behind your mentor’s death.
Why similar: Detective 37.5%, Mystery 14.3%, Crime 11.2%, Anime 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.4%
You awaken in an unfamiliar location with unfamiliar people and are surrounded by mystery. Will you be able to solve the puzzle and uncover why you are here in this sci-fi/mystery/puzzle visual novel? The future hangs in the balance.
Why similar: Detective 21.9%, Mystery 14.2%, Anime 13.3%, Futuristic 13.1%, Visual Novel 8.8%
Serial Murder x Disappearance of a female secretary Uncover the hidden truth from these two intersecting perspectives.
Why similar: Detective 49.6%, Mystery 22.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Adventure 9.7%, Story Rich 5.2%
"What's up with this...?" An eerie urban legend becomes a nightmare that eats away at reality.
Why similar: Detective 49.6%, Mystery 22.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Adventure 9.7%, Story Rich 5.2%
The "Kailoukan", a strange building surrounded by the sea on all sides. Inside a mansion closed underwater, the curtain rises on a tragedy.
Why similar: Detective 49.6%, Mystery 22.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Adventure 9.7%, Story Rich 5.2%
和纳西妲一起，回到「过去」的须弥。真正的花神诞祭、密室中发生的「不可能犯罪」、预示着世界将毁灭的地震……在「神」不在的须弥城，你能否揭开命案的真相，探寻提瓦特世界的终极秘密，然后…与「那个人」再次相见？ 和伙伴们一起，去见证《只属于「她与花」的往日》
Why similar: Detective 34.4%, Anime 17.8%, Mystery 17.5%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Text-Based 8.9%
Online RPG that dies when played. Uncover the secret behind the game and its truth.
Why similar: Detective 49.6%, Mystery 22.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Adventure 9.7%, Story Rich 5.2%
I follow his shadow in the pale dull sky.... Eight years ago, the Kibukawa Detective Agency, another great detective.
Why similar: Detective 49.6%, Mystery 22.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Adventure 9.7%, Story Rich 5.2%
The year is 1999. The end of the century is a whirlwind of ominous prophecies and incidents. What is the purpose of the "Eigo-kai," an unidentified organization involved...
Why similar: Detective 49.6%, Mystery 22.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Adventure 9.7%, Story Rich 5.2%
Yuma, an amnesiac detective-in-training, and Shinigami, the spirit haunting him, tackle unsolved mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 38.9%, Anime 21%, Mystery 14.9%, Adventure 8.9%, Visual Novel 7.1%
A lost chihuahua and a kind policeman in town. With the image of the detective they longed to be in their hearts, the uneven duo runs the streets!
Why similar: Detective 49.6%, Mystery 22.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Adventure 9.7%, Story Rich 5.2%
In the heart of the egret left behind, red leaves will dance again this year. The story of detective assistant Sagishima Izuna and her unknown past.
Why similar: Detective 49.6%, Mystery 22.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Adventure 9.7%, Story Rich 5.2%
Shangri-La, an amusement park named after an ideal world In a paradise overflowing with smiles, a banquet in the name of judgment begins.
Why similar: Detective 49.6%, Mystery 22.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Adventure 9.7%, Story Rich 5.2%
"They mean everything to me. Please, make them whole again." An interactive visual novel puzzle game. By fixing the broken android, you may uncover the truth about your client's past.
Why similar: Anime 14.7%, Futuristic 12.4%, Point & Click 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Cyberpunk 11.3%
Embraced by illusions, I put on a mask... A mysterious series of murders intertwine in the virtual and real worlds.
Why similar: Detective 49.6%, Mystery 22.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Adventure 9.7%, Story Rich 5.2%
"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 39.2%, Mystery 19.5%, Visual Novel 8.6%, Story Rich 6.3%, Female Protagonist 6.2%
