60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Story Rich, Adventure, Detective, Investigation.
Something has been taken. Enter a new Grid and forge alliances via visual novel gameplay, uncovering truths through Identity Disc puzzles. Make critical decisions and plot your own course in a world without a creator.
Subsurface Circular
When the truth is buried, go underground. Step into this new take on text-based adventure from the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Volume. A short story that hands you the fate of the world above, as a detective looking for answers on the Subsurface Circular.
Lacuna: Prologue
Lacuna: Prologue tasks you – CDI agent Neil Conrad – with investigating the murder of a high-profile victim whose death could plunge the solar system into war. Solve the first in a series of cases that lead you ever deeper into the conspiracy at the core of this captivating 2D sci-fi noir adventure.
When the truth is buried, go underground. Step into this new take on text-based adventure from the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Volume. A short story that hands you the fate of the world above, as a detective looking for answers on the Subsurface Circular.
Why similar: Detective 21%, Noir 16.4%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Mystery 9.7%
Lacuna: Prologue tasks you – CDI agent Neil Conrad – with investigating the murder of a high-profile victim whose death could plunge the solar system into war. Solve the first in a series of cases that lead you ever deeper into the conspiracy at the core of this captivating 2D sci-fi noir adventure.
Why similar: Detective 25.4%, Noir 23.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Choices Matter 9.5%
Graphic Novel meets Visual Novel in this story-rich, choice-driven thriller. Experience Blake’s journey as he encounters a clandestine nemesis, sparking a series of events that force him to choose between losing his sanity or rising to the challenge. Make the right decisions and save New Stone.
Why similar: Detective 22.4%, Noir 22.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Choices Matter 11.3%
A private investigator, tracking a missing person, uncovers a conspiracy between humans and androids and a secret that could change everything. Neon Hearts City is a retro point-and-click adventure that thrusts you into a grungy cyberpunk city of the future.
Why similar: Detective 36.3%, Investigation 15.7%, Puzzle 11.6%, Mystery 11.2%, Story Rich 8.2%
The Tesla Mystery is a puzzle-driven adventure game. Join the journey of investigation in a Paris infused with steampunk and Art Nouveau styles. Nikola Tesla, mastermind behind the Science Conference, has vanished under mysterious circumstances. Now, and uncover the truth hidden in the city...
Why similar: Detective 25.4%, Visual Novel 15%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Mystery 12.4%, Investigation 11%
Play as Tristan and solve puzzles to recover human consciousnesses in the year 2071. Investigate environments, uncover secrets, and make choices that affect the ending. Explore a neon-noir world with a low poly aesthetic inspired by the 90s.
Why similar: Noir 27.6%, Detective 17.2%, Sci-fi 10.8%, Investigation 8%, Puzzle 7.9%
A woman vanishes without a trace on a cross-country train. The catch? Nobody on board remembers her ever existing in the first place - nobody, except for you. Uncover the story in this mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Detective 33.7%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Mystery 14.5%, Noir 10.8%, Adventure 8.4%
A murder. A hack. A bombing. All it takes to plunge the solar system into war – unless you do something about it. Help CDI agent Neil Conrad make a string of increasingly difficult decisions in this modern dialog-driven adventure set in a gorgeous 2D sci-fi noir universe.
Why similar: Detective 25.7%, Noir 23.9%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Multiple Endings 10%, Sci-fi 9.6%
A narrative puzzle-thriller that blurs the lines between games and books, reality and fiction, puzzles and storytelling.
Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Noir 15.9%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Investigation 9.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.9%
Having lost everything, a retired, hardboiled detective, John Cooper, must take his last case to find a missing upper-class girl among the lowest parts of the dystopian city-planet Terrahive. Choose your unique path in this atmospheric narrative future-noir thriller.
Why similar: Detective 23.6%, Noir 23.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Multiple Endings 9%
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: Detective 34.3%, Mystery 18.5%, Investigation 15%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Puzzle 8.9%
2064: Read Only Memories is a cyberpunk point-and-click adventure set in Neo-San Francisco. Team up with Turing, the world's first sapient machine, to unravel a conspiracy that threatens to shake an entire society
Why similar: Noir 27.8%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Sci-fi 9.9%
Feel the mysterious world of Molds and the City where the sun never sets. Look for clues, make decisions and follow your own path in the Cyber City 2157.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.7%, Adventure 27.8%, Story Rich 11.3%, Stylized 10.8%, Casual 8.4%
Gamedec is a single-player cyberpunk isometric RPG. You are a game detective, who solves crimes inside virtual worlds. Use your wits to gather info from your witnesses and suspects, getting to the bottom of deceptive schemes. The game continually adapts to your decisions and never judges.
Why similar: Noir 19.8%, Detective 16.4%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Mystery 11.2%
Authentic Star Trek adventure from former members of Telltale Games. Engage in diplomacy, pilot shuttlecraft, and use your tricorder and phaser to overcome challenging puzzles and deadly threats. Tough decisions will impact relationships, your story, and the fate of the galaxy. What will YOU do?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.9%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Sci-fi 10.6%
As a private detective, you’ll crack word clues left by a mysterious informant, gather evidence, and uncover the truth hidden in the shadows.
Why similar: Noir 28.5%, Detective 26.8%, Puzzle 14.4%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Casual 8.3%
In the middle of a world-ending pandemic, a group of scientists discover the galaxy has been watching. From the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Subsurface Circular, Quarantine Circular is the next mutation in text-based adventure.
Why similar: Detective 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Noir 11%, Choices Matter 9.1%
You'll need to think outside more than just the box. In "Trust No One,” a point-and-click detective adventure, you play as a journalist who tries to unravel a web of secrets about a mysterious AI-company. Explore the nooks and alleyways of Kyiv to discover the identity of your informant.
Why similar: Detective 33.5%, Investigation 14%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Sci-fi 12.8%, Puzzle 10.9%
Hack Into God
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.7%, Investigation 18.9%, Choices Matter 18.7%, Adventure 15.3%, Story Rich 10.2%
Error: Human Not Found is a visual-novel/puzzle game with portions of point-and-click adventure. Play as Grace and work to uncover the cause of death for the first AI to inhabit a physical body. Solve 4 types of computer-science based puzzles that increase in difficulty as the story progresses.
FORECLOSED is a narrative-driven action-adventure set in a Cyberpunk world filled with action, suspense, and experimental augmentations. Follow the story of Evan Kapnos in this sleek comic book styled game as he unravels the conspiracy behind his identity foreclosure. Who is responsible and why?
Why similar: Noir 36.1%, Sci-fi 19.8%, Story Rich 12.3%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Hand-drawn 11.5%
Whispers of a Machine is a Sci-Fi Nordic Noir that tells the story of Vera, a cybernetically augmented detective in a post-AI world, who investigates a string of murders and unravels a dark conflict over forbidden technology.
Why similar: Detective 30%, Noir 16.6%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Mystery 10.9%, Choices Matter 10.8%
Unravel a mystery: A game you can read, a book you can play.
Why similar: Noir 21.4%, Detective 21.4%, Mystery 16.4%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Investigation 10.4%
It’s 2065, and you are an interrogator-model android tasked with rooting out deviants among your own kind. You must probe for lies, monitor and exploit emotional spikes, earn the trust of your subjects, and make the final call: release, or destroy?
Why similar: Detective 22.7%, Choices Matter 17.7%, Investigation 14.1%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.3%
Between Horizons is a narrative 2.5D sci-fi detective adventure. 33 years into the Zephyr's journey, its mission is suddenly jeopardized. Can you find the culprit before it's too late? Experience an enthralling story set in a semi-open world that branches and ends based on your choices.
Why similar: Detective 31.5%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Investigation 13.7%, Sci-fi 12.4%
A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.
Why similar: Detective 37.7%, Mystery 19%, Investigation 12%, Puzzle 10.9%, Noir 7.2%
Discover a world where life is cheap, identities are bought & sold, & a quest for redemption can change the fate of a whole galaxy.
Why similar: Noir 42.1%, Detective 22.8%, Sci-fi 17.8%, Adventure 10.1%, Story Rich 6.5%
A visual novel about emotional survival in an automated world. Play as Lina, the last human cab driver. It’s your first night driving the lonely streets of Los Ojos, and your best friend has just disappeared. Stay on the road. Stay on the search. Stay human.
Why similar: Noir 27.1%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Choices Matter 15%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Sci-fi 9.8%
Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER is a story-rich adventure and the sequel to 2064: Read Only Memories. Explore the rich world with an intuitive point-and-click interface as you take on the role of a young psychic agent tasked with tracking down a mysterious antagonist hiding in people's memories.
Why similar: Noir 28.1%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Choices Matter 14%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Sci-fi 9.9%
Lose yourself in the dystopian world of New York, 2329; immortality comes at a price that someone has to pay. In this interactive noir story, lead the investigation using advanced technology, as Detective James Karra who risks it all in pursuit of a serial killer targeting the city’s elite.
Why similar: Detective 29.5%, Noir 27.2%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Investigation 11.3%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
Dive back into Disney's iconic TRON universe and explore the Arq Grid, a server on the brink of collapse. Meet new and interesting characters, influence warring factions, and unlock intriguing mysteries as you immerse yourself in this thrilling all-new TRON storyline.
Why similar: Adventure 92.9%, Singleplayer 7.1%
Andromeda Six is a sci-fi inspired visual novel, with romance elements and an immersive, choice based story. Take on the role of a lost Traveler and uncover the truth of your past. Fight for a future for both yourself, and those you grow close to throughout your journey.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.6%, Choices Matter 24.4%, Multiple Endings 17.1%, Story Rich 10.4%, Mystery 7.2%
The Maker's Eden is a first-person hypertext adventure game presented in the style of a motion comic. You play a character trying to discover what their predefined purpose is, in a science fiction/noir inspired world filled with androids, flying cars and an early 20th century vibe.
Justice.exe is a dialogue-heavy dystopian legal drama in which you defend sentient AI in court. Discover key story elements in dialogue, build your case by studying arguments, and engage the opposing counsel in wits, charisma and skullduggery. Small choices might alter the fate of your clients.
Why similar: Detective 31.7%, Choices Matter 16.8%, Mystery 14.9%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Puzzle 9.1%
Become an investigator in Keyword, a narrative thriller where you’ll depend on skills of logical deduction, hacking, and social engineering to solve challenging puzzles as the only means of finding your missing daughter.
Why similar: Detective 43.7%, Mystery 16.3%, Puzzle 13.5%, Story Rich 10.4%, Investigation 9.1%
Lose yourself in Phoenix Springs – a modern point-and-click set in a mysterious neo-noir world. It begins with an investigation: find your brother Leo. You already know where it ends.
Why similar: Detective 23.1%, Noir 21.5%, Mystery 12.9%, Sci-fi 8.1%, Investigation 7.8%
Don't Let Me Fade is an interactive adventure about memory, identity, and loss. Piece together fragments of a life - even if a simple teddy bear is the last symbol of connection to oneself in a world without time.
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.3%, Adventure 24.7%, Story Rich 11.3%, Mystery 10.8%, Sci-fi 8.4%
Blankspace is an escape room visual novel with point-and-click elements. Investigate your surroundings, solve puzzles, make meaningful choices, and figure out the the mystery behind Chris and Beryl's predicament.
Why similar: Adventure 24.5%, Casual 15.8%, Visual Novel 13%, Mystery 12.6%, Choices Matter 11.7%
An intricate mystery visual novel. Search text, piece together clues, and jump around the story to unravel the tangled events within the sealed tower.
Why similar: Detective 30.5%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Mystery 17%, Sci-fi 11.2%, Investigation 10.9%
You are Arc, a city management AI. Designed to manage a city-wide AR metaverse known as the NeuroNet. Meet its many users, build relationships and help or hinder their lives while trying to balance the wider needs of the city. Find your humanity in a world losing theirs to technology.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Choices Matter 15.9%, Sci-fi 10.4%, Investigation 10.1%
Investigate a broken mind to unravel a twisted case. Deduce the truth. Restore lost memories. Listen to private conversations. Draw your own conclusions. Mind Diver is a murder mystery, where the victim is love.
Why similar: Detective 25.8%, Noir 22.1%, Mystery 13.6%, Investigation 11.2%, Sci-fi 9%
The Red Strings Club is a cyberpunk narrative experience about fate and happiness featuring the extensive use of pottery, bartending and impersonating people on the phone to take down a corporate conspiracy.
Why similar: Choices Matter 36.1%, Story Rich 21.3%, Visual Novel 18%, Sci-fi 12.7%, Adventure 7.4%
Okay, Pedro is AWOL, and you have to get this LAN Party set up at the Game Store for the session later. Connect cables, install software, and solve puzzles all while you and the gang uncover the mystery of your missing friend.
Why similar: Detective 32.7%, Mystery 19.7%, Investigation 13.9%, Visual Novel 13%, Puzzle 11.9%
A narrative detective game blended with supernatural elements. Play as a rookie investigator, discover vital clues in every case, dive into unscripted interrogations and uncover truths that break minds. But with each revelation, the world feels... less human.
Why similar: Detective 34.3%, Visual Novel 22.8%, Mystery 14.4%, Puzzle 11.4%, Story Rich 10.8%
A new sci-fi adventure from Cyan, the creators of Myst. Abducted far across the universe, you find yourself on a broken alien landscape with odd pieces of Earth. Explore, uncover, solve, and find a way to make it home.
Why similar: Mystery 30%, Puzzle 25.8%, Adventure 20.1%, Story Rich 8.2%, Choices Matter 7%
Memories are malleable and changing them will modify the present. Tackle mind-bending puzzles that rely on altering your own recollections to shape the future.
Why similar: Detective 52.4%, Choices Matter 26.5%, Investigation 14.8%, Adventure 5.2%, Singleplayer 1.1%
Discover a digital realm shrouded in mystery. Sequel to an award-winning narrative driven hacking simulator puzzle game. Play as an AI assistant in a major corporation. Deploy intricate social engineering tactics and expose hidden truths in a world of ambition and high-tech deception.
Why similar: Detective 28%, Choices Matter 25.8%, Mystery 25.2%, Story Rich 14.2%, Puzzle 3.5%
An emotional point-and-click hard sci-fi adventure game about exploring an abandoned space station. Follow messages left by the long-gone staff to learn the outcome of the research team and the secrets they left behind.
Why similar: Mystery 24.6%, Sci-fi 18.8%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Puzzle 14.5%, Story Rich 11.7%
Explore a unique and connected world. Understand its fragile balance, uncover its deepest questions, and find more than just the answers.
Why similar: Mystery 28.8%, Puzzle 21.8%, Sci-fi 16.6%, Stylized 12%, Adventure 11.7%
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 29.9%, Visual Novel 20%, Mystery 13.8%, Investigation 11.3%, Puzzle 9.1%
Control history in Decade - a groundbreaking indie adventure. Explore an alternate past. Discover how its ideas develop, distort, and disappear. Seed new movements, destroy others. Subvert the rise and fall of empires, art, ideologies, and individuals in this experimental narrative game.
Why similar: Choices Matter 22.5%, Visual Novel 21%, Sci-fi 20.7%, Investigation 13.2%, Story Rich 11.8%
Embark on a mission to unveil the truth behind a missing daughter case. Utilize the search engine to gather clues and uncover the dark secrets of TempleTech. Experience a suspenseful journey through the eyes of Hazel.
Why similar: Detective 35.6%, Mystery 18.2%, Investigation 14.5%, Puzzle 10.3%, Story Rich 8.5%
Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 36.2%, Mystery 16%, Investigation 15.7%, Puzzle 9.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.4%
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 32%, Mystery 16.1%, Choices Matter 15%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Investigation 6.7%
a side-scrolling, story-driven text adventure game in pixel art. The story is set in 2079, when a Replicant awakens in a lab facility amidst a life-or-death situation. The replicant aid agency tries to rescue him but fails. In the process they stumble on the real secret of the Replicant project...
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.9%, Mystery 25.1%, Sci-fi 20.5%, Story Rich 13.8%, Adventure 9.8%
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 31.2%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Mystery 13.7%, Investigation 10.2%, Multiple Endings 8%
LumineNight is a story-driven detective adventure. Play as Detective Foster and his daughter to solve a series of murders spanning a decade. Interrogate suspects, infiltrate locations, solve puzzles, and gather evidence from crime scenes. Uncover the dark truth behind these killings.
Why similar: Detective 28.4%, Noir 18.4%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Mystery 14%, Story Rich 7.2%
An eternally snowbound town. An inescapable time loop. A group of travelers trapped between memory and truth…You will embody Mo Shi, the amnesiac protagonist, stepping into this enigmatic town known as the "Singularity" , partner with the protagonist to solve murder cases and expose the killer.
Why similar: Detective 27.8%, Mystery 14%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Investigation 8.9%
A story-driven adventure among the stars, Journey to Foundation puts you at the center of your own sci-fi saga. Unleash your unique Mentalic abilities, gain information through diplomacy or coercion, and choose who to trust. Where will your journey lead you?
Why similar: Choices Matter 28.6%, Sci-fi 24.4%, Investigation 17.4%, Story Rich 14.7%, Cinematic 8.7%
