
A thriller and mystery visual novel about broken trust and the search for truth, when a high-school student is accused of his parents’ brutal murder. Every choice might bring you closer to the truth... or end in tragedy.
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A thriller and mystery visual novel about broken trust and the search for truth, when a high-school student is accused of his parents’ brutal murder. Every choice might bring you closer to the truth... or end in tragedy.

Kihaven
"How easily can a life fall apart? Kihaven invites you to a dark confrontation behind the monotony. In this traumatic, psychological, and drama-filled visual novel, uncover the truth hidden on the dusty shelves of the past. Every day is a new piece of a shattered life."

ハルシネーション
「現実と区別のつかない幻覚を見せる能力」を手に入れた高校生・拓海。復讐のために使い始めた力は、やがて彼自身の運命を大きく変えていく。選択によって結末が変化する心理サスペンスビジュアルノベル。
"How easily can a life fall apart? Kihaven invites you to a dark confrontation behind the monotony. In this traumatic, psychological, and drama-filled visual novel, uncover the truth hidden on the dusty shelves of the past. Every day is a new piece of a shattered life."
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.3%, Crime 15.1%, Psychological 12.8%, Multiple Endings 7.9%, Dialogue Heavy 7.4%
「現実と区別のつかない幻覚を見せる能力」を手に入れた高校生・拓海。復讐のために使い始めた力は、やがて彼自身の運命を大きく変えていく。選択によって結末が変化する心理サスペンスビジュアルノベル。
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.5%, Psychological 17.4%, Crime 14.9%, Mystery 13.2%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
Zlot rodzinny to dla Miłosza Dajskiego okazja, aby spotkać się z dawno niewidzianymi członkami rodziny. Przechadzając się po pałacu, w którym nie było go od lat napotyka człowieka, który zdaje się twierdzić, że jest jego kuzynem, ten jednak za nic nie potrafi go sobie przypomnieć.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 17.3%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Detective 11%, Thriller 9.6%, Psychological 8.3%
a psychological visual novel where you investigate the souls of the dead. spend time with them, analyze their past, file reports to decide their eternal fate.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 16.3%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Psychological 12.9%, Mystery 11.5%, Choices Matter 10.3%
Take control of Morgan's destiny as his world is turned upside down. Explore the world of Dreams, where mythological creatures and Nightmares are real. A story-heavy adventure game with multiple endings, romance options and a symphonic music! Inspired by Neil Gaiman and Inception.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 17.9%, Visual Novel 16%, Mystery 13.2%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Choices Matter 10.7%
A visual novel where eight participants are forced to play a death game where they have to vote every two hours. Who will survive? Who will betray? Who are the masterminds behind it all?
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.2%, Thriller 19.1%, Mystery 15.8%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Psychological 9.1%
The third and final part of the 'Cold Verdict' trilogy. Claire has spent two years tracking down the elusive masked man who puts people through psychological games. Now she has to get through another of his ordeals if she wants to bring him to justice. Make choices and decide the final outcome!
Why similar: Thriller 18.8%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Psychological 16.4%, Crime 13.2%, Choices Matter 10.9%
An interrogation adventure where you play as the lead detective. Exploit suspects’ weaknesses, shake their resolve, and force the truth out of them. Use the weaknesses of a cast of unique suspects to uncover the truth behind the case.
Why similar: Crime 18.2%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Psychological 11.8%, Thriller 11.5%, Detective 10.1%
A suspense mystery set in a police station. Includes two visual novels. *Lost* features a multi-ending system based on player choices. *Secret A* is a short story with no choices. Both offer suspenseful storylines.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.9%, Crime 16.8%, Mystery 13.8%, Psychological 12.4%, Thriller 10.6%
A detective noir, choose-your-own-adventure game with hand-drawn art, over 250k words, and an immersive soundtrack.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 17.9%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Psychological 11.3%, Mystery 9.9%, Choices Matter 9.8%
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 17%, Thriller 15.5%, Mystery 12.9%, Multiple Endings 8.9%, Choices Matter 8.3%
A cinematic mystery visual novel about a vanished woman. You're the detective on the case. Twelve years ago, your sister disappeared the same way. Four investigations lead to four different answers about what really happened — and none of them is the wrong one. The truth is whichever one you find.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 15.7%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Crime 11.2%, Thriller 10.2%, Mystery 9.5%
This is a story about self-discovery, wrapped in the guise of family. You step into the shoes of Gu Huixing. Watching my life unfold as an outsider, re-examining trivial days from an omniscient perspective — what will I become? Life is never a dead end. It is always a choice.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 20.7%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Psychological 11%, Choices Matter 8.8%, Detective 8.1%
어떻게든 돌아갈 거야. 가족이 기다리고 있는 집으로.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.1%, Crime 14.5%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Thriller 12.4%
After losing his parents and barely escaping his burning home, Zach wakes up in the hospital where he meets Aya, the ghost of a girl. Who is she, and why can only Zach see her? Together they try to investigate Aya's past, which quickly awakens new dangers.
Why similar: Thriller 17.2%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Mystery 12.4%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Choices Matter 9.1%
A text-driven psychological horror visual novel. You wake up in a strange living room. Two silent men stand beside you. On the wall, blood writes: “Confess your sins, and you shall be redeemed.” Every choice changes the ending. Over 80,000 words in the base game, plus 4 standalone character DLCs.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.9%, Mystery 15.1%, Thriller 13.5%, Lore-Rich 11.1%, Choices Matter 10%
A detective wakes up beside a corpse, and with no memories. The evidence points to him. Everyone thinks he’s the killer. Unravel the truth before time runs out in this hand-drawn detective mystery adventure set in 1990s Thailand, where every memory hides a lie.
Why similar: Crime 16.5%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Thriller 13.6%, Mystery 11.7%, Detective 11.3%
"I Want to Be a Werewolf" is a text-based adventure where you can enjoy the detective elements of the Werewolf game and the stories of the characters.A strange room when you wake up. "werewolf game" that starts without knowing the purpose. Mystery & suspense that sees through deception.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.7%, Psychological 15.6%, Mystery 14.9%, Crime 13.3%, Choices Matter 12.4%
A multi-ending 2D adventure where choices and repetition change the characters’ fates as you overcome varied minigames, expose contradictions in debates, and uncover the truth behind a deadly game.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.7%, Thriller 15.3%, Mystery 12.3%, Hand-drawn 10.1%, Choices Matter 9.3%
Tomorrow Never Comes is a choice-driven first-person narrative thriller. Trapped in a time loop, Noah must relive the same day, manage his injuries, use items, unlock new paths, and discover multiple endings in his attempt to finally reach tomorrow.
Why similar: Thriller 22.6%, Choices Matter 18.4%, Mystery 18.2%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.5%
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: Visual Novel 16.2%, Crime 15%, Psychological 12.1%, Detective 11.7%, Multiple Endings 11.1%
NO, THANK YOU!!! is a dark, dramatic mystery hidden behind a comic veneer as all of the men in this yaoi visual novel harbor their own secrets. Uncover the mystery behind the protagonist and this bar disguising a detective agency while flirting with the guys and growing intimate with them.
Why similar: Crime 15.9%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Thriller 12.8%, Psychological 11.6%, Mystery 11.3%
For five years, Licht lived as a mid-tier mercenary. Now he must not only escape from a dungeon teeming with giant insects and ancient secrets, but also decide whether to accept his ancestors' legacy or reject it once and for all.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.5%, Lore-Rich 21.1%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Dark 11%, Anime 8%
A narrative game about ordinary people caught in war. Resist, flee, endure, or speak out — every choice reshapes your story across four endings. Set during the war in Ukraine. Half of net proceeds go to humanitarian relief. An act of empathy, not entertainment.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 33.2%, Visual Novel 25.2%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Multiple Endings 14.4%, Emotional 5.1%
“Only Monsters Become Perfect Idols” — A choice-driven psychological mystery visual novel, Anti-Anti. In a world once devastated by slime monsters, you are forced into a suspicious audition. A locked-room mystery, ensemble drama, adventure, thriller, and romance!
Why similar: Lore-Rich 23.7%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Choices Matter 16.7%, Multiple Endings 14%, Dialogue Heavy 10.3%
In Kayotica, you play as April—a clever but manipulative student caught in a web of friendship, rivalry, and dark crimes. What begins as ordinary campus life quickly turns into a mystery of betrayal, hidden truths, and a shocking murder. Can you solve the mystery, or will you become the next victim?
Why similar: Crime 18.8%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Psychological 9.6%, Detective 9.1%, Mystery 8.2%
A direct sequel to 'Cold Verdict'. Another group of people wake up in a strange abandoned location, trying to find a way out and understand why they were put there. What is the killer's endgame in all this? A short interactive story with choices.
Why similar: Crime 20.6%, Thriller 17%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Psychological 13.9%, Detective 10.4%
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: Visual Novel 16.8%, Mystery 15%, Thriller 12.1%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Dialogue Heavy 10.7%
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: Lore-Rich 20.7%, Crime 15.8%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Detective 11.8%, Mystery 11.3%
A visual novel in the romance and adventure genre. Awaken in the Honeycombs, a camp where memory is erased and secrets hum in the night. Forge bonds, defy the Union, and uncover your past. Will you be a pawn or ignite freedom as war looms?
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.3%, Lore-Rich 19.4%, Detective 11.9%, Mystery 9.7%, Anime 7.7%
A Master murdered. A dying wish: "Kill La." Nine suspects. One killer. All named 「La」. Valhalla hunts the truth by diving into their memories — in a world beautiful and cruel as a doll. Which 「La」 pulled the strings?
Why similar: Lore-Rich 17.2%, Visual Novel 14%, Mystery 11.7%, Psychological 11.2%, Choices Matter 9.5%
In April, when cherry blossoms flutter through the air, a gruesome discovery is made—a blood-soaked corpse in a quiet town.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 20.1%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Mystery 13.2%, Psychological 9.5%, Thriller 8.8%
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Why similar: Visual Novel 17.5%, Lore-Rich 16.8%, Psychological 14.4%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Multiple Endings 11.9%
Yellow House is a non-linear visual horror novel. Dive into the grim atmosphere of a twisted mind surrounded by false and cruelty.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.3%, Psychological 18.3%, Thriller 13.4%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Choices Matter 8.9%
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: Lore-Rich 21.2%, Thriller 18.4%, Mystery 14.5%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Multiple Endings 11.8%
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Why similar: Lore-Rich 18%, Thriller 16.2%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Mystery 11.9%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
Every person you choose leaves someone else behind. Spend your limited afternoons building relationships, exploring the town, and recording each day in Kanata’s diary—then face timed Shadow Choices as an old book begins to fracture his ordinary life.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.9%, Psychological 14.7%, Multiple Endings 14.6%, Mystery 14.1%, Choices Matter 13.4%
Survive a gripping psychological thriller in this visual novel. Make critical decisions, face a disturbed captor, and experience multiple chilling endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.8%, Thriller 15.9%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Mystery 11.4%, Multiple Endings 11.1%
他期待着事业的成果,她期待着追逐的爱情,她期待能给身边的人们带来笑容,他期待能成为故事的主角,他们生活的这座城市期待着海啸后的痊愈……可是,一场突如其来的爆炸扰乱了这一切。烟火暗淡,琉璃蒙尘,他们所期待的,能够实现吗?
Why similar: Lore-Rich 22.1%, Crime 21.5%, Visual Novel 21%, Detective 14.1%, Mystery 7.6%
Gripping psychological thriller Yaoi game full of difficult choices. Can you trust your own mind?
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.1%, Crime 13.8%, Psychological 13.7%, Mystery 12.1%, Dark 7.7%
The Cold Cases: Remembering Jory is a story rich, investigative mystery game where your only tools are your contacts and the people you can find and get to talk to you. Read through old internet archives, pick out what is important, and solve the mystery of the 10 year old cold case.
Why similar: Crime 16.1%, Mystery 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Detective 10.2%, Dialogue Heavy 9.5%
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: Visual Novel 20.1%, Mystery 18.5%, Choices Matter 18.4%, Thriller 16.5%, Multiple Endings 14.3%
Grab your crayons and delve into the world of Crayontopia in this murder mystery visual novel. Become an adept or inept detective as you gather evidence, get to know your fellow crayon-lovers, and seek to uncover the colorful secrets behind the murders that plague this seemingly perfect world.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16%, Lore-Rich 13.4%, Mystery 13.3%, Detective 11.5%, Multiple Endings 10.8%
A claustrophobic psychological mystery visual novel. On their high school graduation day, an anonymous message draws five friends back to their empty middle school. The doors won't open, and their memories refuse to agree. A complete 1-2 hour story with three endings, built to be read twice.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.1%, Thriller 14.2%, Text-Based 13.4%, Mystery 12.6%, Dark 8.9%
You've been hired to perform exorcisms on all sorts of entities. The only thing you can't seem to understand is...why do they all haunt video games?
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.4%, Choices Matter 16.5%, Multiple Endings 15.6%, Mystery 13.7%, Anime 5.7%
Where Control Ends is a psychological visual novel about Astra, a young girl trying to hold herself together after a night she cannot fully remember.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.6%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Thriller 10.5%, Multiple Endings 10%, Text-Based 9.3%
A novel, a game, a judgment document, a self-confession letter. On an ordinary summer morning, the arrival of an unexpected visitor awakened the dormant memories of a small island. You will play the role of Lynn Chan, and face your "Invisible Sin" by searching for a "Non-existent friend".
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.2%, Mystery 15.7%, Lore-Rich 14%, Detective 12.4%, Crime 10.8%
This is an isolated town, a town of memories that have been forgotten by its people. However, this small town has not been quiet and peaceful since the murders began... Time passes by, where are the sinful spirits going? Are my memories reality, or just a dream?
Why similar: Lore-Rich 18.9%, Thriller 13.9%, Psychological 12.6%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Mystery 10.7%
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: Visual Novel 20.3%, Thriller 17.3%, Crime 15.6%, Mystery 14.7%, Detective 8.3%
You wake up locked up in an unknown place with 8 strangers. Who are these people ? Why are you here ? You have a bad feeling. But suddenly, the phone rings, and it's up to you : Will you dare answer and go deeper in this mysterious plot ? Will you reveal the horrible truth... and survive it ?
Why similar: Mystery 15.8%, Crime 13.2%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Detective 12.3%, Thriller 12%
A horror mystery visual novel where a boy and a girl undergo a strange ritual in a remote mountain village. As eerie phenomena creep into their daily lives, they begin to uncover unsettling truths. Your choices shape how the story unfolds.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 29.2%, Visual Novel 23.1%, Mystery 17.7%, Text-Based 6.5%, Dark 5.2%
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: Lore-Rich 17.4%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Thriller 14.7%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Detective 9.5%
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: Crime 23.1%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Mystery 14.3%, Detective 13.6%, Text-Based 6.6%
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: Visual Novel 20.3%, Thriller 18.4%, Mystery 14.7%, Crime 14.6%, Detective 9.3%
A dark conversation with a girl during a nightly car trip. A short multi-ending novel game where you try to understand this girl and her pain.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.1%, Multiple Endings 16.9%, Dialogue Heavy 15.6%, Psychological 11.7%, Text-Based 9.8%
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: Psychological 16.9%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Thriller 16.3%, Detective 13.4%, Mystery 9.9%
THE MAIN POST - is a visual novel, which takes place in a USSR. You play as a military man who is being taken on a mission to a closed city in the USSR. You will have to reveal all the secrets of this place.
Why similar: Crime 20.1%, Thriller 17.7%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Detective 11.1%, Dark 8.6%
A mysterious woman comes back from the dead, and the dusty past surfaces. Between a gloomy student girl and a glamorous ex-girlfriend, the clues are intertwined, who is the mastermind behind the scene? Play as a detective heroine in 1935 London, embark on a journey of love and growth.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.3%, Crime 13.7%, Mystery 12.4%, Lore-Rich 11.2%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
A group of university students is going to spend a week in the old hotel "Amnea". Within these seven days they have to find out what is hidden behind its facade and to unravel all the mysteries without losing their minds.
Why similar: Thriller 19.1%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Mystery 12.1%, Psychological 10%, Detective 8.3%
Explore the mysteries of your soul to discover whether you're melancholic, choleric, sanguine, or phlegmatic. Each decision reflects your inner world, challenging your perception and revealing the hidden depths of your personality in this journey of self-discovery.
Why similar: Psychological 19.2%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Mystery 16.2%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Anime 9.4%