- #1 空野まなみの事件録 ― 空白のカルテ ―
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rabbitly
Windows
Medical clerk Manami Sorano discovers a medical record of a non-existent patient. The next day at a hot spring inn, a murder occurs—the victim’s name matches the record. Coincidence or fate? Using her skills and medical records, she unravels the truth in this mystery adventure!
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.9%, Text-Based 19.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Mystery 16.6%, Adventure 8.6%
- #2 MOOZ
96% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: motsuhouse
Windows
This is an adventure novel of suspense and horror in which the story diverges depending on the choices you make. An online drinking session with friends. A person with a knife is lurking in the background. What will you do to rescue your friend?
Why similar: Visual Novel 30%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Mystery 15.1%, Text-Based 15%, Adventure 14.1%
- #3 Dark Auction
96% matchMixed66% of 226 reviews2026
Dev: IzanagiGames
Windows
Noah lives with his eccentric father, who’s obsessed with Dictator X. When he joins a strange auction at a castle, he must work to solve mysteries hidden in the exhibits and uncover his father’s secrets. Risk everything to win—but what truth awaits? Story by Rika Suzuki!
Why similar: Mystery 30.7%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Adventure 13.8%, Dark 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%
- #4 Alice49 EP.0『ダイヤモンドとシュークリーム』
95% matchMostly Positive73% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Include0
Windows
Authentic Mystery ADV Alice49 Episode 0 Diamonds and Cream Puffs An adventure game to solve a mystery hidden in a mystery novel.
Why similar: Mystery 26.8%, Visual Novel 23.9%, Text-Based 19.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Adventure 11.6%
- #5 Wanna Get Lucky?
94% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Kwon Jin Ha
Windows
A mystery adventure - uncover the truth behind a series of deaths by collecting clues hidden across internet. news articles, and wikipedias—creating an immersive experience that feels like real. Information is visually organized into a mind map, gradually open as the investigation progresses.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.2%, Mystery 22.8%, Text-Based 17.7%, Adventure 15.8%, 2D 9.4%
- #6 ステータス確認探偵
94% matchVery Positive97% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: 風切羽
Windows
Check the suspect's status and solve the mystery! A status-checking mystery ADV in which a rookie detective takes on difficult cases that take place in a fantasy world.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.3%, Mystery 25.3%, Logic 21.4%, Adventure 11.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%
- #7 Kamaitachi no Yoru x3
93% matchVery Positive84% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
サウンドノベル「かまいたちの夜」シリーズ30周年を記念して、『かまいたちの夜×3』がSteamに登場! シリーズ3作目にして完結編となる本作には、『かまいたちの夜』『かまいたちの夜2』のメインストーリーも収録。 初めてシリーズを遊ぶ方でも登場人物たちの関係性や過去にあった事件を知ることができるので、安心してプレイできる。
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.9%, Text-Based 21.4%, Mystery 18.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Adventure 13.9%
- #8 未然探偵 The Protea Cases
92% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: orange
Windows
予測された未来に挑め―― 探偵見習いである伊月千春は失踪人探しの仕事の最中、犯罪予測AI『プロテア』を偶然、手に入れるが…
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.8%, Mystery 20.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, Adventure 16.2%, 2D 8.7%
- #9 海鳥野ガクの精神鑑定録
91% matchVery Positive83% of 315 reviews2024
Dev: いもチャイ屋
Windows
「彼は本当に精神疾患なのか?それとも……」 精神科医である道島(主人公)は、ある入院患者の担当を任される。母親を刺したというその少年は、 奇妙な幻聴の症状を抱えており……。貴方は神話生物の魔の手から逃れ、生き延びる事が出来るのか…!?
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.8%, Mystery 18.8%, Text-Based 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Adventure 12.4%
- #10 深夜1時の交換手
91% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: ツノウサギの家
Windows
Have you heard the rumor? If you call a certain number at 1am, you will be connected to a person called the 1am operator. This person is said to be able to connect you to the past.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.5%, Dark 19.5%, Adventure 16.5%, 2D 8.8%
- #11 貴方が狼カードデス!
90% matchVery Positive93% of 56 reviews2023
Dev: toRipota
Windows
Accuse and execute the owner of the werewolf card. It's a 5-minute round of a repeated death game in the werewolf genre.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.6%, Text-Based 19.7%, Mystery 13.3%, Adventure 8.4%
- #12 32, Dandelion Drift
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PRG Studios
Windows
Discover the secrets held within the old House on 32, Dandelion Drift. In this classic Visual Novel you’ll find joy, hope, but also remorse and terror.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.9%, Text-Based 15.5%, Mystery 15.3%, Adventure 12.2%, Dark 10.5%
- #13 Days with the Ogre Girl
89% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: POISONPub: PRODUCTION PENCIL
Windows
Izumi, the demon girl you accidentally captured. A novel adventure game where you gradually connect hearts as you spend your days together with Izumi.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.8%, Text-Based 18.3%, Adventure 16.8%, 2D 9%
- #14 DUSK INDEX: GION(ダスクインデックスギオン)
88% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: mebius.Pub: Bushiroad Inc.
Windows
When the past awakens, the future bleeds. A full length cinematic sci-fi mystery visual novel where augmented reality, history, AI technology and murder collide in the heart of Kyoto.
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.7%, Text-Based 31.5%, Adventure 14.9%, 2D 9.1%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #15 春琉ト怪夜
87% matchPositive97% of 36 reviews2025
Dev: ENTERGRAM,INC.Pub: KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO
Windows
An adventure game where you aim to escape a storied mansion with a mysterious girl named "Haru" who you meet there.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.2%, Text-Based 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Adventure 12.2%, Mystery 11.6%
- #16 Before All Saints Day
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Coredump
Windows
One night. One secret. One very curious ghost. Step into a 10–20 minute atmospheric Halloween tale where a human girl hides among ghosts at their yearly festival — and tries to slip away before a mischievous boy exposes what she really is.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.8%, Adventure 16.1%, Dark 14.5%, Mystery 14.4%, 2D Platformer 12.9%
- #17 She sings, but she's not a skylark, not even a nightingale.
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: F0.94
Windows
「We prove our void――」
Why similar: Visual Novel 47.7%, Mystery 22.4%, Text-Based 16.6%, Adventure 12.2%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #18 少女首領の推理領域 -黄金島の密約-
86% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2021
Dev: orange
Windows · Mac
マフィアが支配する島で、少女の危険な謎解きが始まる――舞台は2002年、大西洋に浮かぶグイムル諸島。マフィアのボスである父を殺された主人公は事件の真相に迫るため、その跡を継ぐ。グイムルには4つのマフィアの縄張りがあり、そこを調べるためには各ボスと交渉して、協力を求めなければならないといった事情があるからだ。時に証拠を武器にマフィア達と渡り合い、時にボスとして守られながら行く先に待ち受けるものは、さらなる事件と島に隠された宝?選択によって、いくつものエンディングに分岐します。
Why similar: Mystery 32.2%, Visual Novel 29.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Adventure 14.7%, 2D 6.3%
- #19 retrospect
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: pankuzufactory
Windows · Mac
"retrospect" is a linear, full-length visual novel. Trace the memories of the ghosts and learn about them. That is the only mourning you can do.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.8%, Text-Based 22.1%, Adventure 14.6%, Mystery 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%
- #20 V恋
84% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: miX-V-Games
Windows
A real-life VTuber in a game! A multi-ending romance simulation game developed by a group of individual Vtubers.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.4%, Text-Based 22.7%, Adventure 14.7%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, 2D 8.7%
- #21 恋ひ焦がるるカミカクシ
84% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: GloryField
Windows · Mac
Tetsuya Kai sneaks into school at night to pick up a forgotten item and is suddenly attacked by an unidentified monster. In a desperate pinch, he is saved by his classmate Tomomi Soshi.The mystery surrounding the "shikigami" that attacked him and saved him is explored.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Adventure 12.9%, Mystery 12.6%, Text-Based 12.4%
- #22 ノロワレサイクル
82% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Bokusen StudioPub: PAW International
Windows
Mayuhara City, Tokyo. The wounds of the mass suicide event of Mayuhara Academy from eight years ago have finally begun to heal. The rumors of the “Mayuhara Curse” are still whispered amongst the students.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.7%, Mystery 20.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Dark 11.7%, 2D Platformer 9%
- #23 You Stay
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Stillroom
Windows
A short psychological visual novel about a town you can’t leave. Observe. Wait. Repeat. The longer you stay, the more the town notices.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, Mystery 14.8%, Dark 14.6%, Adventure 13.4%
- #24 Secret Crush -Unrequited love-
81% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: dramatic create
Windows
My second spring in high school. Surrounded by my dreamy upperclassman, that classmate I'm interested in, and my childhood friend who's a year younger than me. She's been in the search for a boyfriend who would look at her, and only her. The protagonist Chika decides to confess her feelings to……
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20%, Text-Based 18.3%, Adventure 16.5%, 2D 8.9%
- #25 Patent9 - Goddess of Trust
82% matchMixed69% of 87 reviews2018
Dev: Killer Bees Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A pulp noir visual novel. A tale of introspection, trust, betrayal, hate, and love. All set in a neon-lit, rain-soaked, deco cityscape.
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.5%, Mystery 22.5%, Dark 19.3%, Adventure 17.7%
- #26 Kugayama Shiori's Death Diary
77% matchVery Positive95% of 462 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: Visual Novel 29.4%, Text-Based 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Adventure 12.6%, Mystery 11%
- #27 Twinkle★Nights
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: シラビノ遊屋Pub: shirabino
Windows
夜の世界で「星のかけら」を集める少女アイの ゆるくてかわいい街ブラノベルゲーム!
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.4%, Text-Based 26%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20%, Adventure 17.2%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #28 ぼくの葬式にようこそ -happy rebirthday-
79% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: ひとりサークル「匙投げ部」Pub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
死後、白黒の世界に迷い込んだ「ぼく」は生前の記憶を取り戻す"旅"に出る。主人公の葬式から始まる、切なくて温かい成長譚。
Why similar: Visual Novel 32%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.3%, Adventure 14.6%, Dark 13.1%, Text-Based 12.8%
- #29 Gothic Murder: Adventure That Changes Destiny
80% matchVery Positive97% of 65 reviews2020
Dev: orange
Windows · Mac
A housemaid takes on a terrifying murder plan in order to protect her lord, whose life is in danger! A romantic mystery that takes place at an earl's manor in 20th-century England. Depending on the selection, the story will branch into different endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.6%, Mystery 28.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Adventure 15.7%, 2D 6.4%
- #30 Pursuing My Uncle
77% matchVery Positive88% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: ふわふわ電子研究所
Windows · Mac
Spend a week at your uncle’s house in this short visual novel.From time to time, a special “Pursue” button will appear, guiding the story toward one of two endings.Approx. 30 minutes playtimeTwo possible endingsRated R12[Features]The “Pursue” button cannot be skipped.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.6%, Text-Based 18.4%, Adventure 16.4%, 2D 9.2%
- #31 Great Deceiver
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 195 reviews2022
Dev: EmpressPub: Shiravune
Windows
Marie Mamiya reigns supreme, and by her whim, she'll train an ordinary man into shape—in the pursuit of beauty.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.1%, Dark 22.1%, Mystery 17.2%, Text-Based 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.4%
- #32 アカイロマンション完全版
78% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: studio.praparat
Windows · Mac
A complete version of the well-received free game “Akairo Mansion - Horror Edition” is now available with additional episodes! A dramatic horror novel presented to sound novel lovers by the author who is a sound novel lover.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.7%, Mystery 24.5%, Text-Based 17.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Adventure 15.7%
- #33 Enjoyable Family Trip
75% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: POISON MOTIONPub: PRODUCTION PENCIL
Windows
Enjoy the warm family trip.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.8%, Text-Based 18.3%, Adventure 16.8%, 2D 9%
- #34 Before the screen goes black
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sayo-nara22
Windows · Mac · Linux
You only have one week to befriend the one who lives on the other side of the screen. He’s waiting for you, remembers all your visits, and even notices how long you’re gone. Play mini-games, listen to his thoughts, and simply watch how the world around you changes.
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.2%, Dark 25.7%, Adventure 20%, 2D 11.6%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #35 Scream ~After~ Short Story
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: POISON MOTIONPub: PRODUCTION PENCIL
Windows
An alternate post-story for ‘Scream’. What if they could return from the extraordinary events of the main story? Enjoy their alternate post-story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.3%, Text-Based 23.6%, Adventure 17%, 2D Platformer 13.8%, 2D 9.1%
- #36 喰人記
76% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2021
Dev: SukoyakaMeteor
Windows
A man-eating monster wakes up, in a snowy night. He meets a mysterious girl willing to die. This omnibus novel game tells the story of the strange interaction between them.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.6%, Text-Based 25.9%, Dark 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Adventure 11.5%
- #37 サスペクツルーム -警視庁門前署取調班-
73% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: orange
Windows
「取調室」で容疑者や参考人を取調べ、情報を得ながら事件の真相へ迫っていく推理アドベンチャーゲーム。 全5章、コメディあり・シリアスありでお届けします。
Why similar: Mystery 29.8%, Visual Novel 22.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.8%, Adventure 17.4%, 2D 8.6%
- #38 幽霊少女室
74% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: MeimPub: テラサレ (Terrace and Ray Ltd.)
Windows
【A ghost girl, is here.】Terau Mare is a shy girl moves to Tokyo to go to university, and her new house, Hakusan-so, is like an abandoned. As soon as she enters the room, Mare meets a ghost girl, Furuzaki Yuika. Yuika says, "I'm going to kick you out of here soon." But...
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.4%, Text-Based 28.6%, Adventure 17.1%, 2D 7%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #39 Dance by the River (former: Silence of Switchblade)
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Summertime
Windows
In the middle of summer, in the suburbs, in the river, a drowned body is floating. It seems like three-years-earlier incident replays. This story, through the investigation into the case, shows triangular relationship between a male police officer, a female police officer, and a female murderer.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.2%, Mystery 20.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Adventure 15.9%, 2D 8.9%
- #40 さらば劇薬 -encore-
74% matchPositive82% of 17 reviews2022
Dev: ひとりサークル「匙投げ部」Pub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
普通の女子高生・ソワレは、普通な自分を変えるために普通じゃない劇団のオーディションを受けることにした。そこで出会ったのは元子役の女子高生・マチネ。彼女もまた、ソワレと同じく主役の座を狙っていたのだった……。
Why similar: Visual Novel 29%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.9%, Text-Based 14.8%, Mystery 11.5%, Dark 9.2%
- #41 奇天烈相談ダイヤル
72% matchVery Positive83% of 333 reviews2024
Dev: 法螺会
Windows · Mac
矛盾を見つけ、相談者の悩みを解決する怪異判定アドベンチャー
Why similar: Visual Novel 30%, Text-Based 22.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, Adventure 14.9%, Mystery 14.2%
- #42 Red Experience
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Clusion Games
Windows
Red Experience is a multi-ending 2D Adventure Death Game where choices dictate fate. Amnesiac 'Sooyeon Hong' must participate in a brutal game. Uncover the mystery behind the death game to find the truth. Only your decisions can save her and reveal the full reality. Choose wisely!
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.3%, Mystery 16.6%, Adventure 14.3%, Text-Based 13%, 2D 9.3%
- #43 The Ancient Magus' Bride Midsummer Pilgrimage
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: mebiusPub: Bushiroad Inc.
Windows
The first visual novel game of The Ancient Magus' Bride!
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.1%, Text-Based 23.7%, Adventure 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, 2D 6%
- #44 小学生はませている。
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: NOLAS project
Windows
いじめの犯人探しに抜擢された主人公。 彼が描く推理、その結末は必ずしも正しいとは限らない。 あなたが選んだ結末次第で、 誰かを苦しめるのかもしれない……
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.8%, Mystery 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Logic 14.5%, Text-Based 12.2%
- #45 因果律 Inside The Memory
71% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: Garnet Bloom
Windows
[Using Live2D, almost full voice] (Voice is only in Japanese)A mystery that begins with a single invitation received from your uncle.A ``mystery'' that happens to someone who was supposed to be an invited guest. Please try to solve it by yourself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.3%, Mystery 17.9%, Adventure 16.8%, 2D 8.4%
- #46 Sign White
70% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Team Marlo
Windows
"Sign White" is a text visual novel set in a fictionalized medieval era. Send letters from your pigeon house to communicate with people for a limited period of time. Make connections to save people, listen to their worries, and participate in important decisions to change the fate of the world.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.4%, Text-Based 26.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.1%, Adventure 17%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #47 Until the End
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 八萩
Windows
Love remembers you. Even if you’ve forgotten.
Why similar: Visual Novel 37%, Text-Based 28%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.8%, Adventure 11.5%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #48 Sofia in Exchange for Lies
68% matchVery Positive85% of 197 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: Visual Novel 31.9%, Text-Based 21.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, Mystery 17.5%, Adventure 10.1%
- #49 狂信ちゃん
71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: アルティネット
Windows
It is a multi-ending novel game depicting the fan of VTuber "Toaru" "Hinade-chan" and "I" go to an off-line meeting and finish the off-line meeting.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Text-Based 16.9%, Dark 13.1%, Adventure 10.8%
- #50 箍の外れたビスクドール 一滅外道ノ章
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: おんねんちゃんねる
Windows
『さあ、無限の絶望をあじわえ!』町の人々が原因不明の症状でとつぜん凶暴になる。高校生たちに襲いかかるバッドエンドを楽しむ物語。
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Adventure 13.5%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Dark 10.5%
- #51 月夜にかれん
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: おんねんちゃんねる
Windows
ひょんなことからバディを組むことになった少年と美少女幽霊による怪異調査もの。壮絶なバトルを通じて、幽霊たちが生前に抱えていた悲しい過去を解き明かし、鎮めていく。現代解釈の「学校の七不思議」を軸に織りなす心霊怪異アクション。
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.2%, Text-Based 17.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Mystery 11.5%, Adventure 11.5%
- #52 Cuckold my brother's wife
68% matchNo user reviews0% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: POISON MOTIONPub: PRODUCTION PENCIL
Windows
Enjoy your new life living with your brother's wife, who suddenly appeared.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.8%, Text-Based 18.3%, Adventure 16.8%, 2D 9%
- #53 AOISHIRO HD REMASTER
69% matchVery Positive92% of 64 reviews2023
Dev: SUCCESS Corp.
Windows
Japanese adventure game. Aoi Shiro is an adventure game that sets stage in both the modern real world and a mythical world. Aoi Shiro takes place in the same universe as its predecessor, Akai Ito.
Why similar: Visual Novel 41%, Mystery 21.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Adventure 16.4%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #54 Our Burial Dolls Remastered
67% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: granatPub: ROSEVERTE
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Visual Novel 31.6%, Mystery 23%, Text-Based 12.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%, Dark 9.5%
- #55 サイコロサイコ セブンスヘブン
69% matchPositive100% of 23 reviews2022
Dev: CHARONPub: PGN Games
Windows
「ヒロイン全員サイコパス!」 隙あらば危害を加えようとしてくる危険なサイコパス美少女たちを、あなたは攻略できますか? 頭のイカれた女の子と恋するヤンデレホラーゲーム。
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.3%, Text-Based 17%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Dark 13.5%, 2D Platformer 10.9%
- #56 Stellar Code
66% matchVery Positive97% of 468 reviews2025
Dev: Fragaria
Windows
Mysterious phenomena from space. A researcher's fatal accident. Cryptic codes engraved on an unknown material. Together with your brilliant sister-in-law, you must unravel a mystery that could determine the fate of Earth. A sci-fi mystery visual novel of discovery and suspense.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Mystery 15%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Adventure 8.8%
- #57 The Night She Took Control ~Sougankyo~
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: DarkButaGorillaWanchanWorks
Windows
A chilling mix of horror and pleasure— A short horror x femdom ADV where the “White Woman” approaches from the phone booth. Includes skin variations (pale, tan, blue) and full voice. All erotic scenes are non-reversible. Optional gag mode for those afraid of horror!
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.4%, Text-Based 24.3%, Dark 15.6%, Mystery 11.8%, Adventure 9.3%
- #58 Waiting in the Lime forest
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 42 reviews2025
Dev: UnicaPub: BARON DU JUVÉNILE
Windows
Face your friend's twisted mind and do your best. You should stay sane until the end.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.9%, Mystery 20.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Adventure 11.7%, Text-Based 10.8%
- #59 エスケープゴート ~吾妻衛士の冤罪~
66% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: orange
Windows
これまで多くのミステリーゲームを手掛けたオレンジが届ける、テキストアドベンチャーゲーム。 本作は「探偵 神宮寺三郎」シリーズなどでお馴染みのコマンド式を採用しており、 コマンドで情報集めや推理をしながら真相へと迫っていきます。 無実の罪で警察から追われることになった男が、逃げながら事件解決に挑む “逃亡×推理”のサスペンスをお楽しみください。
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.8%, Mystery 26.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.9%, Adventure 17%, 2D 6.5%
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Dev: Tsz Hin Tsang
Windows
This game contains a short story about knight vs wizard. The player will make the choice deciding what path the knight will take. During the journey, the game will include math puzzle for players to resolve. The math difficulty can be selected. There are also mode with math puzzle only.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.4%, Logic 18.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Text-Based 14.6%, 2D Platformer 12%