60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Mystery, Story Rich, Investigation.
Salvation or Damnation? Measure the worth of human souls in this psychological anime & FMV visual novel about moral dilemma! Will you allow your prejudices to call the shots? Or can you remain unbiased?
Suhoshin
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.
Cradlemoor
Cradlemoor is a cinematic multi-layered narrative game, which casts you as Journalist William Marlowe as he journeys to the Dartmoor village of Cradlemoor to investigate a missing film crew. Cradlemoor features a persistent story across multiple playthroughs and hours of film, files and documents.
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: Thriller 12%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Investigation 9.8%, Anime 9.7%, Detective 9.5%
Cradlemoor is a cinematic multi-layered narrative game, which casts you as Journalist William Marlowe as he journeys to the Dartmoor village of Cradlemoor to investigate a missing film crew. Cradlemoor features a persistent story across multiple playthroughs and hours of film, files and documents.
Why similar: FMV 21.3% ★, Investigation 15.5%, Detective 13.5%, Thriller 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 8.3%
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: Detective 11.9%, Investigation 11.4%, Thriller 11%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Psychological Horror 9.5%
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 17%, Supernatural 16%, Investigation 15.4%, Visual Novel 12%, Mystery 9.9%
"Mourningwood Lodge2:Hidden Voice" is a Chinese folk horror FMV mystery about a forbidden ghost marriage, a cursed nursery rhyme, and a string of fear-stricken deaths. Investigate a haunted mansion, uncover buried sins, and face multiple endings.
Why similar: FMV 19.9% ★, Supernatural 13.6%, Thriller 11.7%, Investigation 11.6%, Psychological Horror 9%
Mourningwood Lodge is a full-motion video (FMV) live-action mystery horror game. As the first installment in the Funeral Houseseries, players will assume different roles across various game modes to participate in a suspenseful horror journey blending conspiracy and fantasy.
Why similar: FMV 28.5% ★, Thriller 11%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Detective 9.8%, Mystery 9.5%
Tricked into reading an ancient book, Loralyn summons a demon into her home. Night Book is an interactive occult thriller movie, created in lockdown, from the publishers of The Complex, Five Dates and Maid of Sker.
Why similar: FMV 28.2% ★, Thriller 12.1%, Detective 11.7%, Investigation 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%
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: Investigation 20.1%, Detective 16.7%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Mystery 10.2%, Thriller 9.8%
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 15%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Text-Based 10.5%, Anime 9.6%, Supernatural 9.3%
In 2005, a sophomore student named Maha Igarashi boarded a private train to Soukyo City. However, she vanished upon alighting at the "Kisaragi" station. Five years later, her lover, Shizuno Yokoyama, initiated an investigation into her disappearance, unraveling a series of mysteries along the way.
Why similar: Investigation 12.5%, Detective 12.4%, Thriller 11.6%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Anime 10.9%
Aki is haunted by a curse. In search of salvation, she travels into the memories of a dead classmate, where she must witness three eerie mystical stories and figure out how to break the shackles of misfortune.
Why similar: Supernatural 18.6%, Detective 15.6%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Thriller 8.7%
Criminal Expert is a detective video game that puts you under the pressure of inexorably passing time. The story contains multiple selection paths, and you ultimately decide how it ends.
Why similar: FMV 24.6% ★, Investigation 19.2%, Detective 17.8%, Thriller 12.7%, Visual Novel 6.2%
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 14.8%, Investigation 14.8%, Thriller 14.6%, Detective 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%
Witness the resurrection of the foretold nemesis of the Jurnal Risa family, which was never revealed before. Unveil its dark destiny within this horror-adventure game. This is all about family. Tale of Jurnal Risa, as recounted to me by Risa herself.
Why similar: Supernatural 16.9%, Investigation 15.8%, Anime 10.1%, Visual Novel 10%, Mystery 8.2%
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: Investigation 18%, Thriller 15.4%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Detective 13%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%
Welcome to Woodside, a haunting survival horror adventure. Explore, investigate and survive as Grace, confronting supernatural terrors that plague a seemingly quaint British village. Experience dynamic horror as spirits react to the way you play. Can you find the truth before it's too late?
Why similar: Supernatural 23%, Investigation 22.4%, Detective 16.5%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Mystery 8.4%
Only 7 days remain until death embraces you -- the everyday life of a young boy begins to distort little by little, unfolding into a bizarre and ghastly series of events... When fate comes knocking, will you have the courage to make a choice?
Why similar: Investigation 16.6%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%, Anime 9.1%, Text-Based 8.7%
An evolving death game set in a bar, where getting to know its players is the only way out. Each person hides one of the game's rules. Discover them through their pasts, tastes, and finding hidden clues, then face them in an all-out discussion. Only three can survive, unless you fight back.
Why similar: Thriller 13.3%, Text-Based 12.7%, Investigation 12.5%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Anime 10.4%
KILLA is a 3D adventure mystery with multiple endings. Valhalla, our protagonist, seeks the killer of her mentor, a mentor she treasures like family, venturing to an unknown island. Discover the culprit on this enigmatic island and embark on a journey of revenge.
Why similar: Investigation 16.6%, Detective 13.7%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Anime 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9.6%
In this detective horror visual novel, investigate a seabound anomaly. Explore areas of interest, uncover clues, and piece together evidence before time runs out — and before this mission becomes your last. Choose a side; don't look back.
Why similar: Detective 19.3%, Investigation 19.3%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Supernatural 9.9%, Mystery 9.8%
Step into a small town in 90s China as a grieving detective. In a place plagued by twisted homicides, the truth hides in the lies. Interrogate unpredictable witnesses, expose their contradictions, and rebuild a suspect’s face from an imperfect memory. Just like yours.
Why similar: Investigation 21.2%, Detective 20.6%, Mystery 10.5%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%
In this game, play as Shenming University News Department members. Explore strange incidents—no need for truth. Write compelling reports from clues; eye-catching content excites readers. As for what really happened…do readers actually care? If you care, go find out yourself.
Why similar: Detective 23.7%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Supernatural 16.7%, Anime 13%, Psychological Horror 9.4%
Locked inside a facility that erases memory, seven people must recover what they've forgotten to earn their freedom. Explore escape-room puzzles, piece together broken relationships, and uncover the truth behind the sins none of them remember committing in this branching path visual novel.
Why similar: Detective 13.7%, Investigation 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Anime 12.1%, Mystery 10.5%
После неожиданной смерти студент Александр попадает в "Отделение 38", где бюрократия переплетается с мистикой. Раскройте тайны этого потустороннего мира и найдите ответы, которые изменят всё.
Why similar: Investigation 19%, Detective 17.1%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 10%, Psychological Horror 9.9%
A mystery comedy visual novel game told strictly through the eyes of a news anchor. Learn about the city of Brookside, report the news as best you can, and guide the citizens toward a happy ending.
Why similar: Investigation 25.2%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Thriller 13.8%, Mystery 10.5%, Detective 10.5%
Enter another person’s memories and search for clues to identify the culprit. Together with former police officer John Victor, solve the case assigned for his career advancement.
Why similar: Investigation 22.5%, Detective 21.2%, Thriller 14.2%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Psychological 9.7%
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: Thriller 16.4%, Detective 15.8%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Text-Based 10.4%, Visual Novel 10.4%
A murder-mystery visual novel about a young man who inherits a charming English hotel. Some would say he’s fortunate, but with a growing list of unexplained disasters and murder, has his luck finally run out?
Why similar: Investigation 22.1%, Supernatural 17.2%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Detective 15.3%, Mystery 11.3%
George Prinkerton, expecting nothing terrible about the new day, finds himself caught in a time loop. Shocking events unfold one after another, and what seemed to be a completely ordinary young man becomes trapped in a terrifying whirlwind of events.
Why similar: FMV 22.5% ★, Supernatural 13.9%, Detective 11.6%, Visual Novel 11%, Anime 10.5%
Piece together a cursed family photo album in 1990s NZ. Examine haunted photographs, encounter the paranormal & uncover your dark family history.
Why similar: FMV 20.5% ★, Investigation 20.4%, Supernatural 15.7%, Thriller 13.2%, Psychological Horror 8.7%
Stuck in a dead-end town with plans that go nowhere, Jackie feels as if her life is doomed to stagnancy forever. Getting by with her friends, she is resigned to her fate in a small town- until a chance encounter with a deadly life-form sets in motion a deadly chain of events
Why similar: Investigation 14.7%, Supernatural 14%, Detective 13.6%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Visual Novel 11.3%
Alone and lost for falling asleep on the first day of school, the only option left for Tsuki Ito is to trust a peculiar-looking girl with a radiant presence. Follow this story of romance and suspense inspired by the classic tale of "Little Red Riding Hood."
Why similar: Supernatural 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Thriller 12.6%, Anime 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 10%
Grab your magnifying glass and peek inside a series of tiny dioramas filled with crimes and carefully crafted mysteries! Think outside the box and solve them all in this new brand of detective game!
Why similar: Detective 21%, Investigation 19.8%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Anime 14.3%, Mystery 11.1%
《Back3:Spooky》 is a moderately horror-themed FMV.As the third game in the Back series, the story unfolds after protagonists Ren Xing and Gao Yan survive their escape from the strange realm in the previous Back2. embarking on a brand-new adventure.
Why similar: FMV 20.3% ★, Supernatural 14.9%, Thriller 12.5%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, Visual Novel 8.8%
Famous detective Kosuke Kindaichi's first case, the Honjin Murder Mystery. Honjin descendant Kenzo Ichiyanagi and his new wife Katsuko Kubo lay dead in a bed of blood on the night of their wedding. Kosuke Kindaichi searches for the truth about this locked room murder mystery. However...
Why similar: Investigation 19.2%, Detective 18.4%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Mystery 11.3%
The narrative is the puzzle itself. You have no power, no resources, but a cryptic force sends you to face the impossible, where you have to see through your opponents lies before they see through yours, be they human or not.
Why similar: Investigation 19.8%, Supernatural 15.3%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Thriller 11.9%, Visual Novel 10.1%
Every story ever written has an alternate world that coexists with ours. When a large number of parallel universes are suddenly destroyed, Billie Beetleneck sets off on his hardest case yet in this interactive visual novel.
Why similar: Investigation 21%, Detective 19.2%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Anime 11.3%, Text-Based 11.1%
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Investigation 17.9%, Detective 15.7%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Anime 9.7%
Inescapable: No Rules, No Rescue is a social thriller set in a tropical island resort: you’ve been kidnapped and forced to participate in a twisted reality TV show with 10 strangers. At the end of their stay, they’ll each receive $500,000... If they survive.
Why similar: Investigation 17.5%, Detective 15.9%, Thriller 13.6%, Anime 10.9%, Visual Novel 8.7%
What if the choices you make during your investigation awaken ancient beings older than existence itself. Explore the official Choose Cthulhu gamebook adaptation, every decision you take seals the fate of mankind. Will the creeping madness consume you as you uncover the darkest secrets?
Why similar: Supernatural 15.3%, Thriller 12.2%, Detective 12%, Visual Novel 11%, Investigation 9.4%
A sound, a flash, a portal… A pirate emerges, bringing a deadly threat. Five friends stand before him, and one of them is the target. But which one? Even they don't know.
Why similar: Text-Based 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Supernatural 12.7%, Mystery 9.9%, Thriller 9.7%
Nothing To Remember is an immersive murder mystery that runs in real-time, right on your desktop. Through their personal messages, you'll uncover two characters unknowingly intertwined as they hunt a killer long thought dead. When your next choice could mean life or death, will you answer the call?
Why similar: Investigation 16.9%, Detective 15.5%, Thriller 14.7%, Text-Based 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%
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: Detective 19.2%, Text-Based 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Anime 10.5%
An art curator is held hostage by a portraitist who threatens to detonate a bomb unless their demands are met. 'The Gallery' contains two interactive narratives - set in 1981 (with a female protagonist) and 2021 (with a male protagonist).
Why similar: FMV 23.7% ★, Detective 15.6%, Investigation 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 8.2%, Visual Novel 8%
Mechanical ghosts hide in the fog and the summer sky prays to collapse. Like a broken tape, do you still remember your name?
Why similar: Investigation 23.2%, Supernatural 21.3%, Text-Based 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Mystery 10.1%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: FMV 23.1% ★, Detective 16.9%, Thriller 11.6%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.3%
Looking for a forensic specialist to restore damaged audio tapes (late 1970s). Warning: The artist was involved in the occult; she disappeared under suspicious circumstances. The nature of the recordings may be distressing. Mental clarity and resilience are a must. QUOTE REQUESTED.
Why similar: FMV 20% ★, Investigation 15.5%, Detective 13.6%, Mystery 8.9%, Psychological Horror 7.3%
A short, choose your own adventure detective experience, where your choices matter.
Why similar: FMV 24.7% ★, Investigation 19.2%, Detective 18.1%, Mystery 9.4%, Interactive Fiction 7.7%
A high school detective story where an unlikely duo tackles mysterious incidents on campus. Solve strange cases with logic and courage in this suspenseful visual novel.
Why similar: Detective 22.7%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Supernatural 15.3%, Thriller 14%, Mystery 13.9%
《Back：Fade》 is a full-motion audio live horror game. Special Note 1: This game is very supernatural and scary, timid or heart disease players do not buy ！！！！ The game will reveal different ending plots step by step through various searches and choices for your character.
Why similar: FMV 23.7% ★, Supernatural 15.4%, Thriller 13.4%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Visual Novel 8.4%
Become Shepherd, an inquisitor sent to a suspicious village. Unveil the secrets of a world filled with fear, and make an inevitable choice. In this visual novel mystery, your decisions change the world. Can you survive the desperate horror?
Why similar: Detective 16.9%, Investigation 16.7%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Thriller 11.7%
A mystery detective FMV game
Why similar: FMV 31% ★, Detective 19.7%, Investigation 17.1%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.5%
A worn out detective with his demons to fight and a homicide case to solve. Deluded is an interactive crime thriller movie with point-and-click investigation and adrenaline pumped quick time events.
Why similar: FMV 23.9% ★, Investigation 18.3%, Detective 16.6%, Thriller 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%
Staffer Retro is a mystery adventure game where you uncover past incidents related to ‘Mana’, the source of supernatural powers. Gather information through dialogue and exploration, and piece together clues found in documents to guide the choices of Verita Retro, the protagonist.
Why similar: Detective 19.1%, Investigation 16.6%, Thriller 15.1%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Mystery 9.8%
A procedural mystery game where you play as a detective racing against time to solve a murder case. As toxic gas slowly shrinks the map, find hidden clues and freely interrogate suspects with open-ended questioning. Manage your investigation under increasing pressure in a challenge against time.
Why similar: Investigation 20.9%, Detective 13.3%, Thriller 11%, Mystery 10.6%, Anime 9%
Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Visual Novel 18%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Supernatural 14.8%, Detective 14.3%, Text-Based 12%
A murder mystery visual novel about catharsis.
Why similar: Detective 20.9%, Supernatural 20.7%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Investigation 10.6%
Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual SNS! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.
Why similar: Investigation 21.2%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Psychological Horror 12%, Mystery 11.2%, Text-Based 10.3%
An FMV murder mystery, police interrogation, detective experience.
Why similar: FMV 27.5% ★, Investigation 19.4%, Detective 18.7%, Mystery 9.5%, Interactive Fiction 5.9%
USSR, 1952. A psychological thriller visual novel about the still-unsolved Case No. 17, inspired by real events. Search for the murderer inside a Soviet psychiatric hospital, make choices with irreversible consequences — and don’t trust the past. Don’t trust anyone. Not even yourself.
Why similar: Investigation 18.2%, Detective 16.4%, Thriller 15.6%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Psychological Horror 12.4%
