- #1 Misty Judgment
97% matchVery Positive94% of 1,412 reviews2025
Dev: 次元边界
Windows
This is a suspense reasoning interactive work with real people. You will play the protagonist "Qi Yi", find evidence in a series of murders, piece together the truth, and find the ultimate murderer, all of which will lead you to an unpredictable future.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Detective 18.4%, Logic 12.5%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Mystery 10.4%
- #2 The Sekimeiya: Spun Glass
96% matchVery Positive86% of 279 reviews2021
Dev: Trinitite Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 29.4%, Logic 18.9%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Mystery 16.5%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #3 The Occult Detective
94% matchMostly Positive72% of 323 reviews2025
Dev: Battlecry Studio
Windows
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 28.3%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Mystery 12%, Puzzle 11.3%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #4 Trials of Innocence
94% matchVery Positive92% of 1,556 reviews2025
Dev: 猫龙游戏
Windows
Median: 19.1 hrsMean: 22.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Logic 10.7%, Mystery 9.6%
- #5 见习侦探
95% matchMixed61% of 59 reviews2021
Dev: 全能侦探社
Windows
"Internship Detective" is a text adventure game of detective story from the perspective of double female masters. The two heroines Doudou (Intership detective) and Bobo (“big” detective) .
Why similar: Detective 22.6%, Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Mystery 10.3%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
- #6 禁地直播
93% matchVery Positive92% of 106 reviews2026
Dev: Say Hi Hi
Windows
This is a live-action suspense puzzle game where you will be embroiled in a decade-old unsolved case. The interlocking plot branches reveal the hidden shocking truth through reasoning and interaction. Brain-burning puzzles, multi-scene plot branches, and each level is full of unknown challenges!
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.7%, Puzzle Platformer 15.3%, Puzzle 14.8%, RPG 13.1%, Mystery 10.8%
- #7 Word Game
92% matchVery Positive94% of 6,256 reviews2022
Dev: Team9
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Word game is literally a game of words. Player controls "I" to find clues between lines, delete words to change the meaning of sentences, or shift words to rewrite facts. “I” must be wise and brave enough complete the mission of words. May the best "I” win!
Why similar: Logic 23.1%, Multiple Endings 18.7%, Puzzle 18.4%, Story Rich 12%, Strategy 11%
- #8 探岛海龟汤
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 111 reviews2025
Dev: 探岛工作室
Windows · Mac
最烧脑的单人海龟汤!训练有素的超智能主持人支持完全自由提问,每个问题都可能撕开隐藏的真相。层层迷雾与反转步步逼近,让你在推理的每一秒都感受到紧张与压迫。防卡关系统保证游戏顺畅,畅玩不虐心~
Why similar: Detective 41.7%, Mystery 19.6%, Puzzle 14.1%, Strategy 7.2%, RPG 5.3%
- #9 Liar Game
91% matchVery Positive80% of 96 reviews2025
Dev: Kark Project
Windows
Can you find out who the Liar is? Will you outsmart everyone in this intense battle of wits?
Why similar: Strategy 54.2%, Casual 27.9%, Drama 11.9%, RPG 5.6%, Indie 0.5%
- #10 Dichotomy Illusion: The Coser Disassembly Incident
90% matchVery Positive87% of 352 reviews2025
Dev: akidouPub: 糕薯科技
Windows
"Dichotomy Illusion" is a Shin Honkaku mystery visual novel that combines real-world entertainment elements with physical locations, utilizing ACGN (Anime, Comics, Games, Novels) subculture knowledge to solve criminal cases and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 47.4%, Visual Novel 25.9%, RPG 14.5%, Story Rich 5.8%, Drama 3.2%
- #11 Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo
89% matchVery Positive80% of 133 reviews2025
Dev: DankHeartsPub: WhisperGames
Windows
Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo is a multi-ending mystery adventure game. A group of boys and girls who have lost their memories gather in a “Tokyo” that is both familiar and unfamiliar. They must trace their lost memories to escape the bizarre labyrinths. Are they prepared to confront their “true selves”?
Why similar: Detective 25.9%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Mystery 9.6%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #12 Staffer Case: A Supernatural Mystery Adventure
86% matchVery Positive94% of 3,907 reviews2023
Dev: Team Tetrapod
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Staffer Case is a new sort of mystery game, asking players to find clues, arrange them into documents, and point out the contradictions between them to solve a series of murders. Each mystery unraveled leads you closer to the truth lying at the heart of each case!
Why similar: Detective 32.5%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Mystery 13.4%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #13 The Murder Hotel
86% matchVery Positive95% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: Wegenbartho Games
Windows
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 25.7%, Visual Novel 17%, Logic 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Mystery 13.9%
- #14 神明的一天世界(God's One Day World)
87% matchVery Positive85% of 728 reviews2016
Dev: 灰烬天国
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
an Visual Novel & Puzzle Game
Why similar: Visual Novel 50.5%, Adventure 21.4%, Puzzle 11.8%, Anime 9.1%, Casual 6.4%
- #15 The Island: Into The Mist
88% matchMixed66% of 225 reviews2019
Dev: BADA Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
'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: Detective 25.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Mystery 14%, Multiple Endings 11.8%
- #16 Tron: Identity
85% matchMostly Positive79% of 290 reviews2023
Dev: Bithell Games
Windows · Mac
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.
Why similar: Detective 30.7%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Mystery 14.8%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Puzzle 9.9%
- #17 Mohism: Battle of Words
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 606 reviews2023
Dev: 玄镜工作室Pub: Yooreka Studio
Windows
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 31.8%, Visual Novel 22.3%, Mystery 14.7%, Puzzle 11.7%, Story Rich 9%
- #18 流言侦探
84% matchVery Positive82% of 116 reviews2021
Dev: WoodenWolf
Windows
《流言侦探》是一款诡异,烧脑,悬疑推理剧情游戏,在游戏的体验中,玩家自主找出线索,并利用线索,和角色对话后推进故事。严格的推理玩法,玩家将扮演一个神秘的联络者,玩家的选择将影响了解故事的不同侧面。通过和诸多角色的聊天推理出事件一层层真相,找出隐藏的凶手。
Why similar: Detective 27.2%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Mystery 15.4%, Puzzle 12.1%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #19 Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
82% matchVery Positive93% of 6,967 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Kidnapped and taken to an unfamiliar location, nine people find themselves forced to participate in a diabolical Nonary Game by an enigmatic mastermind called Zero. Why were they there? Why were they chosen to put their lives on the line? And more importantly, who can be trusted?
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.2%, Mystery 18%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, Puzzle 13.7%, Story Rich 11.4%
- #20 Murders on the Yangtze River
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 20,376 reviews2024
Dev: OMEGAMES STUDIO
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
"Murders on Yangtze River" is an Ace Attorney-like detective game that takes you on a journey through early 20th century China as you solve a series of intriguing cases. Use your logical reasoning and deduction skills to uncover clues, interrogate suspects, and solve the mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 34.9%, Logic 13.5%, Puzzle 11.6%, Mystery 11.5%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #21 12 Hours to Die
83% matchMostly Positive73% of 226 reviews2020
Dev: Wesley ReitsmaPub: Westeford
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystery visual novel about six students forced to play a 12-hour long killing game.
Why similar: Detective 34.9%, Visual Novel 26.6%, Mystery 16.7%, Puzzle 11.6%, Adventure 4.9%
- #22 The Bad Kids
82% matchMostly Positive76% of 598 reviews2023
Dev: Aluba Van+Pub: LightOn Game
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
As an adaptation of the popular suspecse TV series, Cat's Cradle, this game combines investigation, solving puzzles and reasoning with original stories, which can build a more Immersive experience. Game will build new stories based on original setting and focus on the inner world of the character.
Why similar: Mystery 22.5%, Multiple Endings 17.4%, Puzzle 16.7%, Puzzle Platformer 10.2%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #23 苍白花树繁茂之时Blood Flowers
81% matchVery Positive82% of 308 reviews2023
Dev: Bone Nail
Windows
A puzzle & plot single-player game. It all starts with the falling star ...... Through the puzzle, find the childhood memories while gradually unraveling the truth of the "Blood Tree Plague" hundreds of years ago.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.2%, Mystery 21.4%, Puzzle 15.9%, Story Rich 10.2%, RPG 7.5%
- #24 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
78% matchVery Positive93% of 19,673 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.1%, Interactive Fiction 27.3%, Multiple Endings 17.7%, Story Rich 10.4%, Anime 5.3%
- #25 TEST TEST TEST
79% matchVery Positive92% of 991 reviews2024
Dev: MojikenPub: Toge Productions
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Escape a time loop as an overworked office employee by solving cryptic puzzles with alternate reality game elements.
Why similar: Detective 27%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Logic 14%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Puzzle 10.6%
- #26 Rivals
81% matchVery Positive100% of 51 reviews2020
Dev: Owlskip Games
Windows
A deep and immersive narrative puzzle game.
Why similar: Visual Novel 49.6%, Puzzle 22.8%, Story Rich 20.5%, 2D 5.4%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #27 回门 Way Back Home
80% matchMostly Positive72% of 518 reviews2021
Dev: 漫森游戏工作室
Windows
"Way back home" is a 2D horizontal board horror puzzle game. It takes the Republic of China period from 1905 to 1926 as the background of the times. With a large number of exquisite original paintings, rich playing methods, excellent music and dubbing, delicate script and narrative game style, it creates a strong historical...
Why similar: Mystery 21.8%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Puzzle 17.1%, Story Rich 13%, RPG 10.7%
- #28 52Hertz
77% matchVery Positive88% of 102 reviews2026
Dev: Moonlit Apple
Windows
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 20.3%, Logic 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Mystery 10.3%, Visual Novel 9.6%
- #29 The Simen Rumors
77% matchVery Positive92% of 88 reviews2026
Dev: 羊之口
Windows
本游戏以视觉小说的形式,收录了十四个奇幻恐怖的短篇故事。从网站专栏的投稿、社团的恐怖故事分享会、到某座设施中的秘密实验……你将以不同的视角,探索发生在鸶门市周边的种种奇妙传闻。
Why similar: Detective 32.2%, Visual Novel 22.4%, Mystery 18.1%, Logic 17.4%, Drama 3.4%
- #30 The True Love Rings
78% matchMostly Positive76% of 340 reviews2023
Dev: No.25
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 24%
"The True Love Rings" is a scene interactive decryption game. The overall atmosphere is casual and relaxed. Players follow the prompts in the scene to gradually solve the puzzles and help solve the problems encountered in life.
Why similar: Puzzle 45.5%, Strategy 23.1%, Casual 16.2%, Anime 8.1%, 2D 5.9%
- #31 CaseCracker
75% matchVery Positive90% of 3,209 reviews2022
Dev: BlackRobe
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
In order to improve the efficiency of selecting talents, the Chicheng police specially developed a test system-the true detection system, with the black robe company. As a tester, you need to complete the cracking of the case under the rules of the system.
Why similar: Detective 29.7%, Logic 17.4%, Puzzle 10.7%, Mystery 10.6%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #32 EXS2~EthnologySister2:Structuralism of kinship system
76% matchVery Positive96% of 74 reviews2023
Dev: 周农卿
Windows
一位总是能露出温柔笑容的金发修女,将众人联系。白发女子总是无言。[想 知 道 你 父 母 的 下 落 吗 ?准 备 好 ]浅冰背后,为何会有寒意深藏?战斗,悬疑,治愈,推理,剧情持续反转,不断的匿名威胁,绑架,真相到底是……
Why similar: Detective 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Mystery 12%, Puzzle 7.9%
- #33 Scene Investigators
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 971 reviews2023
Dev: EQ Studios
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Scene Investigators is a hardcore deductive reasoning game for fans of the "true crime" genre. Step into re-created crime scenes, observe closely for pieces of evidence, analyze possible motives behind the crimes, and uncover what truly happened.
Why similar: Detective 36.9%, Logic 27.1%, Mystery 19.5%, Puzzle 13%, Adventure 2.7%
- #34 再见断刀
73% matchVery Positive93% of 2,313 reviews2025
Dev: 非侠游戏Pub: LoveStoryProject
Windows
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
古风悬疑推理AVG《再见断刀》——在与世隔绝的山庄之中,接二连三地发生了骇人命案。只有通过细致入微的调查,抽丝剥茧的推理,才能定一个是非清白,还一个天理公道。 然而,在逐渐浮出水面的真相之下,似乎还有暗流涌动……
Why similar: Detective 24.6%, Visual Novel 16%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Mystery 11.8%, Multiple Endings 11.4%
- #35 Cellveillance
72% matchVery Positive86% of 596 reviews2025
Dev: KARMAGAME HK LIMITEDPub: EpicDream Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
"Cellveillance" is a detective drama entertainment product, you will visit the apartment every day, and the entire apartment is responsible for everything that happens in the apartment, a mysterious organization asks you to return the information of the residents.
Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Mystery 14.3%, Multiple Endings 12.1%
- #36 Tead
74% matchVery Positive100% of 52 reviews2023
Dev: Tead
Windows · Mac · Linux
A murder-mystery visual novel following 12 strangers with mysterious pasts. Make arguments and identify the murderer, but don't lose sight of the ultimate goal of eliminating the Game Master.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.7%, Puzzle 23.2%, Strategy 16.7%, Anime 8.4%, Drama 6.3%
- #37 Interrogation Simulator
74% matchVery Positive95% of 60 reviews2022
Dev: Otis MillerPub: Fire Cycle Games
Windows · Linux
Inspired by JCS videos and similar Interrogation analysis. Match evidence with statements. Play good cop/bad cop. Make choices. Learn what makes people tick. Unravel the mystery.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.6%, Visual Novel 22.4%, Puzzle 13.6%, Story Rich 8.9%, Strategy 8.3%
- #38 Rail of Möbius
73% matchVery Positive95% of 485 reviews2021
Dev: PHOSEPO
Windows
It is an adventure game with multiple endings. An original script written by a well-known light novelist with a total of 400,000 words. With reasoning, suspense, love, and science fiction elements, it allows players to embark on a highly immersive journey of salvation on the submarine train.
Why similar: Detective 23.4%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Logic 13.3%, Mystery 10.8%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
- #39 UNMEMORY
75% matchVery Positive84% of 98 reviews2020
Dev: PATRONES & ESCONDITES
Windows · Mac · Linux
Unravel a mystery: A game you can read, a book you can play.
Why similar: Detective 24.1%, Interactive Fiction 21%, Mystery 18.6%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Puzzle 9.3%
- #40 Gensokyo:Presumption of Guilt~Pansies Before Dawn
69% matchVery Positive94% of 267 reviews2026
Dev: 戏壤游戏(Xirang Games)
Windows
Explore the intertwined fates of humans and youkai in this interactive fiction. As an unwitting protagonist, enter the sealed realm of Gensokyo to investigate a series of bizarre murders. Unearth ancient secrets and witness a gripping saga hidden for millennia.
Why similar: Detective 26.4%, Logic 18%, Visual Novel 18%, Mystery 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%
- #41 로스팅 리포트:대학생 수면제 사망사건
73% matchVery Positive83% of 82 reviews2021
Dev: 유진게임즈
Windows
Limited space, limited clues, clear reasoning! A mystery game that reveals the truth through 10 questions.
Why similar: Mystery 18.3%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Logic 11.3%, Puzzle 10.2%
- #42 Town of Dusk
71% matchVery Positive87% of 69 reviews2023
Dev: 酱爆(Sauce Bomb)
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Detective 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Mystery 12.8%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
- #43 Word Game: Episode 0
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 4,566 reviews2021
Dev: Team9
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 21%
Word game is literally a game of words. Player controls "I" to find clues between lines, delete words to change the meaning of sentences, or shift words to rewrite facts. “I” must be wise and brave enough complete the mission of words. May the best "I” win!
Why similar: Puzzle 29.1%, Story Rich 19%, RPG 18.2%, Strategy 17.1%, Adventure 9.8%
- #44 Flower in Us
68% matchVery Positive94% of 393 reviews2025
Dev: ChalkseagullPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Flower in Us is a short, story-driven mystery adventure that invites players to unravel hidden secrets.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.8%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Mystery 12.8%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Puzzle 11.4%
- #45 Blankspace
72% matchVery Positive94% of 83 reviews2020
Dev: NoBreadStudio
Windows · Linux
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: Casual 21.5%, Adventure 20.6%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Mystery 13.4%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
- #46 孤岛海妖 The Sea-demon
70% matchVery Positive88% of 261 reviews2023
Dev: 章鱼罐头制作组
Windows
一组侦探小队受章鱼岛主人之邀,对六年前的海妖悬案发起挑战。她们需要在二十四小时内完成调查,并各自提交一份答案。最后,出现了七种截然不同的解答……
Why similar: Detective 28.2%, Visual Novel 25.2%, Mystery 18.8%, Story Rich 9.5%, Multiple Endings 5.8%
- #47 小林正雪復仇之密室重制版 Cheney Wood The Ultimate Revenge
71% matchVery Positive89% of 324 reviews2019
Dev: 傅真Pub: Genuine Studio
Windows
香港,密室逃脱,刑侦推理,解谜! 风流倜傥略爱搞怪的刑警,屡破奇案,轻松应付着海量的案件与狡猾的罪犯,直到那件事的发生……为了逃避最不喜欢的人,他调职到这座城市。然而,等待他的将是从警以来最大的敌人和暗中策划的巨大阴谋。外表看似有些憨傻,推理却过于常人的谜样男子小林正雪,能带领刑侦组走出困境吗?
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.6%, Detective 16.2%, Mystery 15.2%, RPG 12%, Puzzle 11.7%
- #48 木夕镇的午夜轮回 Midnight cycle in Muxi Town
70% matchVery Positive85% of 66 reviews2023
Dev: ZSJ工作室
Windows
What kind of work is this? This is an experimental multi storyline game. The work tells a science fiction story about consciousness implantation and simulated biological experiments. The work consists of a mixture of 24 storylines, 3 types of reincarnation endings, and 1 main ending.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23%, Detective 21.4%, Logic 18%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Puzzle 8.6%
- #49 Detective Worden
67% matchVery Positive85% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Domestic Black CatPub: Studio Amateur
Windows · Mac
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: Detective 26.7%, Strategy 20%, Puzzle 17.3%, Logic 16.3%, Casual 10.6%
- #50 Untale: King of Revinia
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 56 reviews2020
Dev: Empty Die Studio
Windows · Linux
Unravel the mystery of the King's sudden death... Claim your right for the throne. Try to stay alive as long as possible. Will you take the risk? The story for those who are brave enough to dive in a dark story and are able to think reasonably.
Why similar: Detective 27.6%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Mystery 16.9%, Story Rich 9.9%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
- #51 春泥 Soil of Rebirth
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 282 reviews2026
Dev: 午夜说书人
Windows
《春泥》是一款刑侦题材的悬疑解谜推理游戏。2018年中秋前夕,刑警程佑接到报案,动身前往泥塑匠林家处理一起家庭伤人案。随着调查深入,案件的疑点层层浮现,将她引向一连串尘封已久的谜团。往事的土壤正在松动,深埋的真相即将揭开......
Why similar: Detective 24%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Mystery 12.8%, Puzzle 8.7%, Puzzle Platformer 7.5%
- #52 The Diary
68% matchMixed68% of 199 reviews2025
Dev: HuCang StudioPub: IndieArk
Windows · Mac
Several diaries gradually reveal the thrilling story of a missing case; after multiple deductions, are the answers in the past or present? With frequent plot twists, you never know which is the truth and which is the unexpected; in a dense fog, time buries the past, but the marks remain.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.9%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Mystery 12.7%, Story Rich 12%, Puzzle 11.8%
- #53 DAEMON MASQUERADE
66% matchVery Positive96% of 420 reviews2024
Dev: Callum Page
Windows · Mac · Linux
An anime-inspired supernatural detective game. Uncover the identities and powers of your adversaries using a conspiracy board full of evidence.
Why similar: Detective 36.1%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Mystery 16.8%, Puzzle 10.5%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #54 Anamnesia - part 1: am i my body?
66% matchVery Positive94% of 87 reviews2024
Dev: Simon Herbig
Windows · Mac
Sci-Fi Mystery Visual Novel. Nine people are trapped in an underground research facility, forced to play a game of life and death. Check your log to find the truth that connects those apparent strangers - if you even want to, that is.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.2%, Visual Novel 26.2%, Mystery 21.5%, Story Rich 11.2%, Anime 5%
- #55 SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair
69% matchVery Positive91% of 128 reviews2016
Dev: Gosatsu Visual Novels
Windows · Mac · Linux
A secluded mountain resort, 10 friends, 1 murderer. Investigate, interrogate and present evidence as you solve various mysteries throughout the night. Will you be able to reach the truth and uncover the culprit’s identity? Or will your deductions lead you to blame someone completely innocent...?
Why similar: Detective 29%, Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Mystery 14.4%, Puzzle 5.3%
- #56 筮灵 SHILING
66% matchMostly Positive73% of 270 reviews2024
Dev: WindField GamesPub: Mammorize
Windows
国产本土新怪谈恐怖游戏——幽魂社前社长在直播中突然失踪,销声匿迹数月后发来诡异消息,将你引入离奇的规则世界。走不出的吞人楼栋、满员即死的午夜巴士、地图上不存在的村庄,还有勾魂剧院、吃人公司……世界的“暗面”等待探索,怪谲的谜题等待揭露。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Mystery 16.5%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #57 Mind Diver
63% matchVery Positive97% of 307 reviews2025
Dev: Indoor SunglassesPub: PLAYISM
Windows
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 26%, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Logic 17%, Mystery 13.8%, Puzzle 8.9%
- #58 Soulflow
68% matchMixed53% of 90 reviews2022
Dev: Bluespy StudiosPub: Next in Game
Windows
Soulflow is a 2.5D fantasy-detective game that offers a unique experience with its graphic style. In this story-based role play game, players must gather information from others during the day and try to solve the murders in the neighborhood to stay free.
Why similar: Detective 24.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Logic 12.6%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Mystery 9.3%