Games Like TRACHI - AUTONOMY

You fell asleep on the train... Now a strange town, fully voice-acted characters, and choices that reshape the mystery stand between you and home.

Why similar: Noir 17.2%, Alternate History 14.6%, Detective 12.5%, Dark Humor 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%

Fantasy Murder Mystery Visual Novel filled with dark humor, countless deaths, despair, suspenseful twists, and complex relationships in an exciting story!

Why similar: Dark Comedy 19.6%, Dark Humor 14.7%, Detective 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Romance 9.9%

A mystery visual novel following a boy who awoke in a strange building, with no recollection of where he is, how he arrived, why he’s here, or how to leave. Discover the answers to these mysteries as you search for a way out. Meet a small but colorful cast in your journey, and escape together!

Why similar: Detective 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Anime 9.4%

A walk-and-talk indie adventure game where you and your dysfunctional witch parents cook teens to stay young and powerful. But when they bring in a charming girl as your next meal, will you uphold the family tradition or risk everything to save her?

Why similar: Dark Comedy 17.9%, Dark Humor 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Surreal 9.9%, Romance 9.8%

Adult-Only Fantasy Murder Mystery Visual Novel filled with dark humor, countless deaths, despair, suspenseful twists, complex relationships, and multiple sex scenes in an exciting story!

Why similar: Dark Comedy 19.3%, Dark Humor 14.7%, Detective 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Romance 10.5%

Step into the shoes of Frank Sockowski, private detective, and explore the gritty world of New Drawer, a wolly unsettling and corrupt city.

Why similar: Noir 20.7%, Dark Comedy 17%, Detective 15.7%, Dark Humor 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 11%

The printer is bleeding, the Wi-Fi is haunted, and Ticket #666 just came in. As the latest hire for a company run by cosmic horrors, your job is simple: Swipe to survive. Make binary decisions to survive the night shift in this dark comedy desktop simulator. I.T truly never ends.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 18.6%, Noir 18.5%, Dark Humor 14.5%, Alternate History 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 10%

Your crush is missing. They texted you last night. And now you’re reliving the same day over and over. Welcome to Sunset High — where drama, dilemmas, and time loops collide in this narrative-driven, 2D adventure.

Why similar: Noir 21.3%, Dark Humor 14.9%, Detective 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Surreal 10.6%

In most visual novels, you only read what characters say. In The Bastard Who Rewrote the Empire, you decide how deeply to read each line. Use Inner Voice, Sincerity, Appraisal, and X-Ray Vision to expose thoughts, lies, profiles, and secrets—then outwit conspiracies and rewrite a kingdom’s fate.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 17.3%, Detective 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Surreal 11.5%

Байкал зовёт. Прошлое возвращается в форме теней, и Андрей должен решить - играть по чужим правилам или переписать сценарий судьбы.

Why similar: Noir 18.6%, Detective 16.7%, Romance 12.5%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Visual Novel 10%

My name is Luzia and this story is about my big sister, Sombria. Are you ready to hear it?

Why similar: Dark Comedy 23.2%, Dark Humor 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Surreal 12%, Psychological Horror 10.6%

Meet devils, diviners, bootleggers, and showstoppers in this 1920s whodunit adventure. Grim and macabre, yet darkly humorous. The Ravendree Oracle mixes 1920’s toon style art with a morbid murder mystery, all while exploring the eccentric characters that inhabit a supernatural speakeasy.

Why similar: Noir 22.7%, Dark Comedy 18.8%, Dark Humor 16.3%, Detective 12.4%, Visual Novel 10.2%

Splittown is a point-and-click adventure inspired by 90s classics such as Day of the Tentacle and Sam & Max Hit The Road. You are Leonard Nimby, a former top agent of the IM5, hot on the trail of a villanous mayoral candidate on the eve of a fateful election.

Why similar: Heist 27.7% ★, Dark Comedy 18.1%, Alternate History 17.5%, Detective 13.8%, Surreal 11.3%

Achi ran away from the orphanage and he found himself surrounded by concrete, indifference, and violence. He was saved by a mysterious creature that came from within, and by a peculiar detective. He had no way of knowing that darker, more disturbing voices were about to reach him.

Why similar: Noir 20.3%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Detective 12.3%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Surreal 8.1%

It's Sara's first day of work. However, when she takes the elevator to go to the office, she suddenly finds herself on a mysterious floor. What truth lies behind these weird rooms? Will you be able to move on? Or rather... will you want to move on?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Surreal 15.5%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Anime 12.7%

Surreal horror themed visual novel, with lots of branching paths, blood, tears and twisted pitch-black humour. You're playing as Ashia, who's forced to marry her slimy uncle, suffering from surreal nightmares at night. Then she meets Novalie. And then things gets REALLY strange.

Why similar: Dark Humor 20.4%, Surreal 17.9%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%

Blackwood knows how to keep secrets: beneath the neon, behind polite smiles, in offices with no nameplates. Stella is searching for a missing friend and realizes too late that she was let in for a reason.

Why similar: Noir 33.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Romance 10.6%, Dark 10.4%

TO ESCAPE FROM THE WORLD OF GAL GAME, YOU MUST BE IN A RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR CHILDHOOD FRIEND AND BEST FRIEND, MAYUMU.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 21%, Dark Humor 17.5%, Surreal 14.9%, Romance 12.8%, Visual Novel 10.1%

After getting lost in a blizzard you find yourself in Rainbow Valley—a strange mountain with even stranger villagers.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Anime 11.4%

Robert is a recluse who is afraid of girls. He hid from the world in his apartment and does not leave it for more than three years, until one day his neighbor kidnaps his cat.

Why similar: Noir 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Detective 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Psychological Horror 10.6%

A recreational software for counting sheep, observing puzzles, and befriending an indoor air-conditioning unit.

Why similar: Surreal 22.2%, Dark Comedy 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Psychological Horror 8.4%

A eulogy for happiness, and a lament for connection that never was.

Why similar: Dark Humor 17.2%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Surreal 13.4%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Anime 9.2%

Pravda is a narrative stealth-puzzle about journalism under a totalitarian regime. You play Saga, a state-branded “Liar” working for the Resistance to bring down the Party. Your task is clear: Collect information. Craft the truth. Change the world. But in Abil-Gudit, every truth has a cost.

Why similar: Noir 23.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Detective 14.7%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Surreal 11.8%

A prince who has lost his kingdom and everything else. His uncle and aide-de-camp, unable to leave him. In a cramped rented room abroad, click on objects and piece together a codependent relationship filled with brutality and endurance. Watch helplessness turn into violence, tenderness into torture.

Why similar: Noir 23.7%, Dark Humor 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Surreal 13.7%, Visual Novel 10.2%

Get big laughs while you point and click to search for clues and solve mysteries with Hollywood's most deranged private investigators, Frankie and Suede. Be immersed into a cinematic experience with slapstick characters in this film noir comedy adventure.

Why similar: Noir 23%, Dark Comedy 20.1%, Alternate History 19.6%, Detective 16.7%, Dark Humor 14.8%

Look, just because I’m paid to fix computers, doesn’t mean I’ll sit here and listen to your life story. So what there’s been murders? Do I look like a detective?

Why similar: Dark Comedy 20.3%, Alternate History 18.8%, Dark Humor 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Romance 10.4%

A short interlude from the world of The Slaughter.

Why similar: Noir 26.5%, Detective 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Dark Comedy 14.6%, Dark Humor 9.9%

In 1630, Ming Dynasty collapses—famine, war, and rebellion plague the land. When a tyrant is murdered in "utopian" Baichu County, detectives Yue Wuxi and Feng Shengjue investigate, unwittingly uncovering a conspiracy that will shake both court and martial world...

Why similar: Noir 21.1%, Alternate History 20.6%, Detective 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Visual Novel 11.4%

Psycho-Sleuth is a mystery game where cognitive disorders distort the rules of murder. 13 players, each with a strange condition — like “no lying,” “no left side,” or “no faces” — are trapped in a deadly game. These disorders are contagious, and the killer hides behind abnormal logic.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 18.9%, Detective 16.7%, Dark Humor 16.2%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Anime 9.6%

This is a story about myself and myself. "I" has two bodies and lives two kinds of lives: self-discipline "I" is responsible for learning, and freedom "I" is responsible for entertainment. Two "I" in high school were assigned to the same class. I play two different characters...

Why similar: Dark Humor 14.3%, Surreal 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Romance 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.1%

A visual novel in the "noir story" genre, where the grit of Sin City meets the humor of The Naked Gun, the madness of Archer, and a dose of Italian brainrot!

Why similar: Noir 20.9%, Dark Comedy 19.6%, Detective 17.5%, Alternate History 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.2%

Case 00: The Cannibal Boy is a half-hour visual novel partly based on a true story, written by a writer with a background in psychology. It is a psychological horror story with an urban legend theme.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 22.3%, Dark Humor 17.5%, Visual Novel 12%, Romance 12%, Psychological Horror 9%

The members of a university Detection Club find themselves entangled in a series of murders. Follow Detective Butler through the eyes of his sidekick Gilligan as the two set out to find the culprit. Can they unravel the truth before the serial killer claims another victim?

Why similar: Detective 16.4%, Dark Humor 15.4%, Romance 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Visual Novel 9.4%

'The Island: In To The Mist' is an adventure game. It includes basic features of adventure genre and add some new systems to interest you. You have been given a chance to experience a group of university students, who confined in the island. There is a terrific but interesting story you will see.

Why similar: Noir 21.2%, Detective 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Anime 10.7%, Psychological Horror 9.7%

The first AI detective game that doesn't cheat. Developed by a former Meta AI Engineer. Interrogate suspects using your own words to solve the murder of Harambe. Features procedurally generated cases, consistent hard logic, and a unique stress mechanic. You have 3 hours to find the truth.

Why similar: Noir 28.7%, Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Detective 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Multiple Endings 7%

*Casino Heist: Aruba* is a comedic heist Visual Novel and dating sim where every choice counts. Assemble a team, craft the perfect plan, and tackle a high-stakes robbery targeting a shady casino. Can you outsmart the odds, secure a fortune, and maybe even find love? The score of a lifetime awaits!

Why similar: Heist 51.5% ★, Visual Novel 14.9%, Romance 12.5%, Multiple Endings 7.1%, Anime 5.6%

A mysterious girl shows up at your house and things get wild...

Why similar: Noir 19%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Detective 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Anime 10.5%

Chapter Two of The Journey Down, a classic point-and-click saga with an Afro-Caribbean vibe. Get ready to embark on an epic journey of brain-teasing adventure!

Why similar: Noir 39.2%, Detective 15.4%, Dark Comedy 12.6%, Surreal 12.1%, Dark Humor 11.4%

"I drink Sorrel Coffee to reboot reality, but I'm being hunted by Monster Girls and armed agents" is a branching visual novel where your choices truly matter...

Why similar: Detective 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Romance 16.4%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Multiple Endings 8.9%

A very special challenge: people. Deal with the darkest parts of our modern day society in a story with elements of a film noir. Don't let the humorous dialogue or the seducing smile of a stranger fool you - your choices decide the fate of Jack Hayes, his partner and every other person!

Why similar: Noir 24.3%, Detective 15.1%, Dark Humor 15%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Romance 13%

You'd think that after 20+ cases, there'd be no crime left in Twin Lakes - but that's not how crime works, rookie. Six new mind-melting mysteries await Detective McQueen and Officer Dooley - just as soon as they get the mustard out of Dooley's gun.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 22%, Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Dark Humor 15.8%, Detective 14.5%, Visual Novel 12.1%

The Remission of Sins is a fully-voiced, multi-ending short horror visual novel. Depending on the player’s choice, it branches to 12 different endings.

Why similar: Noir 21.6%, Dark Comedy 20.4%, Dark Humor 15.2%, Surreal 11.1%, Visual Novel 9.3%

Join two punk-rock royal heirs, Pretty Piss Princess and Asian American, as they dodge their royal duties in favor of adventures. This hilarious visual novel, inspired by TROMA films, follows the duo as they navigate the absurdities of royal life, and embrace their rebellious spirit.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 23.4%, Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Surreal 17.6%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Dark Humor 16.6%

A psychological drama from the perspective of an apathetic guy who is detached from casual suicidals, sexually aggressive idiots, and daily murderers. This is all until an intellectual genius of a woman named Samarah comes in to challenge him and the world of logical inconsistencies.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 20.8%, Dark Humor 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Romance 11.6%, Visual Novel 9.2%

A self abating husk is forcibly coerced into a suicide pact by a "perfect" girl drowning in ennui and despair. The result is unfathomable heart rending terror and confusion.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 18.5%, Romance 16.2%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Surreal 10.7%

Meridian Archive is a neo-noir crime visual novel set in the sealed world of Notus in 2008. After the disaster known as Saltification, those immune to the disease begin losing their memories—and themselves. Follow a band of Nomads through a violent, surreal world to uncover what went wrong.

Why similar: Noir 28.5%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Dark Humor 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Surreal 10.2%

Slice your way through the stages of rot and search for someone lost in a world that is waiting to end.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23%, Romance 17.5%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Surreal 11.2%, Top-Down 9%

Step into the eerie and mysterious world of Gloomscape! With your trusty mood ring and sense of adventure, you’ll craft, explore, and strategize your way through this bizarre world. But beware - ghastly creatures lurk around every corner.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 20.3%, Alternate History 19.3%, Dark Humor 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Visual Novel 8.8%

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 20.5%, Surreal 14.4%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Anime 10.2%

You are a terrifying monster living beneath someone’s house. This is a dark, cruel, twisted interactive novel where you are the main abomination.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Surreal 14.2%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Anime 11.4%

Extreme Life-and-Death Massage! Enjoy magician's look of agony and cure embarrassing ailments! From hemorrhoids that cause earthquakes to rhinitis that make huge explosion...nothing too fancy that you can't handle. However, if your skills fall short, these powerful, unclothed magicians may kill you.

Why similar: Dark Humor 18.4%, Dark Comedy 18%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Psychological Horror 11.3%

After a cat show competition, three contestants, Claudette, Aberdeen, and Illia, head back to their hotel rooms to decompress and unwind. The next day, Claudette's body is found floating in the hotel's pool. Did Claudette take her own life, or was she murdered by cutthroat competition?

Why similar: Noir 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Dark Humor 16.3%, Detective 16.2%, Visual Novel 11.8%

50+ endings! A purely fictional fantasy world! Comedy script, dark plot — and the endings? Pitch-black. Swept into a storm, you need a boss. The revolutionary, the merchant, or the cult leader? Your pick unlocks different paths. You're a cheater with buffs — you'll survive. Go!

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Alternate History 20%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Psychological Horror 9.8%

A romantic visual novel about connection, choices, and the colors of the heart. Features an animated Live2D love interest, multiple endings, English and Spanish support, Steam achievements, and hidden secrets to uncover.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.2%, Romance 22.9%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Anime 9.8%

A lonely girl left unaccompanied is followed into the colorful tunnels of her local fast food play place.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 22.5%, Dark Humor 17.1%, Surreal 16.2%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Multiple Endings 7.6%

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 26.1%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Anime 15.2%, Dark Comedy 13.4%, Psychological Horror 10.2%

Use your psychic powers to read minds and catch an elusive serial killer!

Why similar: Noir 25%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Detective 15.6%, Multiple Endings 11%

His name is Dan. He is an ordinary guy who works as a floor washer. However, soon in his life there are events that forever change his fate and push him on the path of crime... A chilling thriller in visual novel format.

Why similar: Noir 23.5%, Dark Comedy 18.2%, Dark Humor 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Detective 11.3%

With the enigmatic girl who imprisoned you――seven days in an unfamiliar room.

Why similar: Surreal 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Romance 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.4%

"Stella: into the Shadow" is a dark mystical story. When Stella's friend disappears, her life transforms into a detective mystery. Working at a nightclub, forging new connections, and uncovering the city's secrets will force her to reevaluate everything: from those around her to her very self.

Why similar: Detective 20.7%, Noir 18.9%, Romance 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.7%