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  1. #1 My Child Lebensborn Remastered
    97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,362 reviews2023
    Dev: Teknopilot ASPub: Hypotyposis
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    Adopt Karin or Klaus in this dark, story-driven parenting game. Help your child cope with the effects of hatred and bullying. Balance resources to meet their needs. Based on the true stories of the Lebensborn children, you’ll make difficult choices that will impact your child’s life forever.

    Why similar: World War II 19.2%, Historical 14.6%, Dialogue Heavy 12.6%, Hand-drawn 11.3%, War 10.5%

  2. #2 谍:玫瑰
    96% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: 星星火工作室Pub: OKJOY
    Windows

    《谍:玫瑰》是一款聚焦于1938年武汉的谍战文字冒险游戏。你将潜入情报漩涡中心的「玫瑰饭店」,在五位身份各异的嫌疑人中,揪出代号「尘土」的致命叛徒。通过搜证与周旋,在谎言与忠诚之间做出抉择。夜幕下的武汉暗流涌动,你能否揪出内奸,重建地下情报网,点燃象征黎明的星星火焰?

    Why similar: Detective 23.6%, Historical 21.3%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Mystery 13.9%, Story Rich 9.5%

  3. #3 Tangle Tower
    96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,631 reviews2019
    Dev: SFB Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Unravel a thrilling mystery by exploring a strange and twisted mansion, discovering curious clues, interrogating peculiar suspects and solving unique puzzles. Will you be able to uncover the secrets of Tangle Tower?

    Why similar: Detective 22.6%, Noir 19.9%, Dialogue Heavy 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Mystery 9%

  4. #4 Yoram - Question Arc
    95% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Team Yoram
    Windows

    A mansion drenched in heavy rain. Heirs gathered, each eyeing the family fortune. And you—who committed a murder in their midst. As a chain of killings begins, YORAM follows Irene Lindbergh, a murderer hiding her crime, as she searches for the truth buried deep within the estate.

    Why similar: Noir 29.3%, Detective 18.6%, Hand-drawn 16.7%, Visual Novel 15%, Mystery 7.8%

  5. #5 Sinking The Boats
    94% matchVery Positive97% of 63 reviews2025
    Dev: 孟夏MengxiaPub: 糕薯科技
    Windows

    It's a choice-oriented story game. Play as a group of underground workers who fight in the dark, and stage a treacherous spy war story in Nanjing during World War II. How will you respond to identity crises, betrayals, and collapsed beliefs? Loyalty or betrayal, abandon others or be abandoned...

    Why similar: World War II 24.8%, Hand-drawn 14.4%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Historical 12.3%, Detective 12.2%

  6. #6 Trouble Hunter Chronicles: The Stolen Creed
    94% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2021
    Dev: Iskonsko Studio
    Windows · Linux

    Explore mid 20th century Europe as an ex-OSS operative using quick wits, problem solving abilities and gritty charm to duck and weave his way between cultists, crazy Frenchmen and dangerous killers! Based on point & click classics, Trouble Hunter Chronicles revitalizes the genre for the modern era.

    Why similar: World War II 22.3%, Detective 15.2%, Hand-drawn 13.9%, War 12.2%, Historical 11.9%

  7. #7 Voodoo Detective
    93% matchVery Positive95% of 376 reviews2022
    Dev: Short Sleeve Studio, LLC
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Do you like adventure, comedy, and dime store detective novels? Then boy have we got the game for you! Join Voodoo Detective in a hand-drawn, point-and-click noir where you’ll pit your wits and hoodoo know-how against a sinister evil that’s taken root on beautiful Zo Wanga Isle.

    Why similar: Noir 25.5%, Detective 17.2%, Hand-drawn 13.7%, Dialogue Heavy 10.7%, Mystery 10.2%

  8. #8 Aviary Attorney
    92% matchVery Positive95% of 2,275 reviews2015
    Dev: Sketchy Logic
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    The hottest bird lawyering game to come out of 1840s France! Join Jayjay Falcon and his witty apprentice, Sparrowson, as the two take on clients, interview witnesses, collect evidence, and deliver justice to the guilty.

    Why similar: Detective 26.4%, Visual Novel 21%, Mystery 13.1%, Story Rich 7.9%, Comedy 6.5%

  9. #9 The Monster Inside
    91% matchVery Positive88% of 2,103 reviews2017
    Dev: Random Seed Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 12 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 10%

    A film noir style audio-visual novella. A mysterious woman... a string of murders... and a man with a hidden past.

    Why similar: Noir 38.9%, Detective 26.8%, Visual Novel 18%, Mystery 15.4%, Singleplayer 1.1%

  10. #10 Guilty Parade
    91% matchVery Positive92% of 297 reviews2021
    Dev: Nozori Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    One war. Two sides of a military conflict. Which side will you choose if you take a look at the world from both sides of the conflict? Whom will you support and whom will you destroy if some are fighting for an uncertain future, while others are for a peaceful present?

    Why similar: War 22.1%, Detective 21.7%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Mystery 12.1%, Story Rich 7.3%

  11. #11 Feline Forensics and the Meowseum Mystery
    89% matchVery Positive94% of 102 reviews2026
    Dev: Nobody Crown
    Windows

    There's only one detective to unravel this murder turned museum heist... and they're the cat's meow. Interrogate a "colorful" cast of suspects until they cough up hairballs... and the truth. Will you wrap up the case in time for an afternoon nap, and make injustice knead its last biscuit?

    Why similar: Noir 23.5%, Detective 18.5%, Hand-drawn 13.4%, Dialogue Heavy 10.8%, Mystery 10%

  12. #12 A Night at Moka Efti: A Babylon Berlin Story
    90% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Paintbucket GamesPub: ARD Gaming
    Windows · Mac

    Are you ready for the session? Let yourself be hypnotized and immerse yourself in the dazzling world of Moka Efti, known from the series Babylon Berlin. As a journalist, you follow the clues to a mysterious case at the famous nightclub. But can you trust your memories?

    Why similar: Noir 30.3%, Detective 26.1%, Historical 23.1%, Mystery 14%, Adventure 5.7%

  13. #13 Tron: Identity
    89% matchMostly Positive79% of 292 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: Noir 21.6%, Detective 21.4%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Mystery 12.3%, Hand-drawn 10%

  14. #14 Grief like a stray dog
    88% matchVery Positive98% of 108 reviews2025
    Dev: Rayonist
    Windows

    An isolated village during the war. Men leave one by one, along the winding forest path painted crimson by distant fires, and do not return. Young Nadia becomes a part-time postwoman filling in for her sick mother. She is now a messenger of hope and of trouble.

    Why similar: World War II 22.9%, Historical 16.9%, Hand-drawn 14.7%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Dialogue Heavy 12.8%

  15. #15 L'Agence - The Hearts of Paris
    87% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 1888 Studio
    Windows

    Paris, 1888. In this detective visual novel inspired by Ace Attorney and Golden Idol, play as a matchmaker-detective striving to keep her marriage agency open. Meet colourful characters, uncover their secrets, and spread love throughout the city!

    Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 16.4%, Detective 16.1%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Historical 12.3%, Mystery 11.3%

  16. #16 阎罗索命
    86% matchVery Positive91% of 143 reviews2026
    Dev: Reptilian Brain Studio
    Windows

    古风悬疑探案文字冒险游戏——北宋天圣年间,科举省试方毕,汴京国子监突发连环命案,遇害者死状惊悚离奇,如遭阎罗审判。玩家将化身为被卷入权斗暗流的新科进士文彦博,通过勘验尸体、搜寻线索、推演谜局,找出案件背后的骇人真相……

    Why similar: Historical 24.8%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Detective 18.1%, Mystery 15.3%, Story Rich 8.8%

  17. #17 Night Call
    86% matchMostly Positive75% of 747 reviews2019
    Dev: Monkey MoonPub: Raw Fury
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 58%

    Friend. Confidant. Therapist. Voyeur. As a cab driver working the Paris night shift, you are many things to different people. Your gift is getting people to talk; and in order to catch the serial killer who left you for dead, that’s exactly what you’ll need to do.

    Why similar: Noir 36.7%, Simulation 15.2%, Visual Novel 14%, Detective 11.4%, Mystery 9.6%

  18. #18 Inspector Pug: The Furrious Murder Case
    85% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Wardrobe Entertainment
    Windows

    A dark noir detective story starring a not-so-bright pug. Combine clues, build chains of deductions, and solve a murder — even if your reasoning isn’t always… impressive.

    Why similar: Detective 30%, Noir 25.6%, Mystery 15.2%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Adventure 7%

  19. #19 Detective Dana
    84% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2026
    Dev: Vice Beast
    Windows

    Detective Dana is a 2D story-rich game about an Arabic police officer investigating murder cases. Investigate the crime scene, interrogate the witnesses, solve the mysteries and uncover the secrets until you catch the criminal!

    Why similar: Noir 21.7%, Detective 21.3%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Dialogue Heavy 12.6%, Mystery 10.1%

  20. #20 Orient on the Murder Express
    84% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
    Dev: Connor Atkins
    Windows · Mac

    This is a murder mystery visual novel where you take the role of the detective. Search for clues, make discoveries, and talk to other characters to find out what is truly going on on the Murder Express.

    Why similar: Detective 32.1%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Mystery 15.2%, Hand-drawn 11.8%, Story Rich 8.9%

  21. #21 Nine Noir Lives
    83% matchVery Positive89% of 160 reviews2022
    Dev: Silvernode Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Stretch your legs, clean your whiskers, and dive into Nine Noir Lives. Enjoy a "point-and-lick" comedy-noir adventure, full of humour, crazy characters, and intriguing locations. Solve challenging puzzles and answer the immortal question: how many things need to be licked to solve a murder in this town?

    Why similar: Noir 29.8%, Detective 19.1%, Hand-drawn 11.1%, Funny 8.2%, Mystery 7.9%

  22. #22 Man of Nollyn
    81% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2026
    Dev: Slater Chae
    Windows

    A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.

    Why similar: Noir 30.4%, Detective 21.8%, Hand-drawn 13%, Mystery 12.2%, Visual Novel 10.3%

  23. #23 19|19
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 74 st.
    Windows

    1919. Saboteurs organised an insolent provocation in revolutionary Novgorod. So called «miracle-making» relics of Saint Lukian were stolen right on the eve of being exposed and debunked in public. Our paper «The Red Case» is following the investigation.

    Why similar: Historical 17.4%, Detective 16.9%, Hand-drawn 14.2%, Noir 14.1%, Visual Novel 12.5%

  24. #24 Paradise Lofts
    82% matchVery Positive82% of 55 reviews2020
    Dev: BaMa Media
    Windows

    PARADISE LOFTS is a slow-burning, noir, hardcore sex romp, set in the fictitious city of Paradise in 1958. A visual novel, point-and-click journey, with loads of mini-games, crazy characters, and multiple solutions to challenges. 8 - 12 hrs.

    Why similar: Noir 27%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Hand-drawn 15.6%, Detective 15.1%, Mystery 8.5%

  25. #25 Beware of the Cartographer!
    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Tohu Bohu Games
    Windows

    Map a mysterious land during the Age of Enlightenment. Draw the border between two warring kingdoms. Meet the locals. Juggle their demands with the requirements of your mission. Ethical dilemmas, secret plots, strange phenomena… will you be able to bring peace back to the land?

    Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 17.3%, Detective 17%, Hand-drawn 15.1%, Historical 14.8%, Mystery 10.2%

  26. #26 Svoboda 1945: Liberation
    80% matchVery Positive98% of 193 reviews2021
    Dev: Charles Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Svoboda 1945: Liberation is a unique adventure game featuring dialogues with real actors. Talk to witnesses of the chaotic aftermath of World War 2 and discover the secret history of your own family in a captivating story about reconciliation with the dark past.

    Why similar: World War II 23.5%, War 15.3%, Historical 13.9%, Dialogue Heavy 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.1%

  27. #27 Deadly Smile
    79% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: ShadoRamZ Studios
    Windows

    Ever since the incident 10 years ago, things have never been the same. As an investigative reporter, it is now your job to uncover a beastly serial killer - before it is too late. Question suspects, gather evidence, and face the past in this twisted murder-mystery.

    Why similar: Detective 23.9%, Noir 22.8%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Mystery 13.9%, Story Rich 6.4%

  28. #28 Misericorde Volume Two: White Wool & Snow
    78% matchVery Positive100% of 303 reviews2024
    Dev: XEECEE
    Windows

    White Wool & Snow is the second visual novel in the Misericorde series.

    Why similar: Historical 22.8%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Noir 15.6%, Mystery 14.8%, Hand-drawn 14.7%

  29. #29 Expelled!
    77% matchVery Positive94% of 251 reviews2025
    Dev: inkle Ltd
    Windows · Mac

    A School Prefect has been pushed out of a window, and everyone's blaming YOU. Can you find the culprit - or someone to take the fall - before you get EXPELLED? Mystery with a wicked twist, from the creators of Overboard!, 80 Days, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.

    Why similar: Hand-drawn 15.2%, Dialogue Heavy 14.7%, Detective 13.4%, Historical 12%, Visual Novel 11.3%

  30. #30 Through the Darkest of Times
    79% matchVery Positive84% of 1,155 reviews2020
    Dev: Paintbucket GamesPub: HandyGames
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%

    Berlin 1933. “Adolf Hitler is chancellor!” We all know the consequences this message bore. Unspeakable horrors and suffering would sweep across the world. Few would stand and fight the monstrosity that was the German Reich. Will you? Lead an underground resistance group Through the Darkest of Times.

    Why similar: World War II 30.3%, Historical 16.7%, Simulation 11.7%, Management 8.1%, Choices Matter 6.7%

  31. #31 Kisen: Seeker of Aenjan City
    78% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: 常磐ほそみ / Tokiwa Hosomi
    Windows

    Tap into the mystery as a stranger in the city — a mild mystery visual novel. Kisen runs a tracing agency in a city far from his home. There, he is asked by a local university student to look for his brother missing from twelve years ago. Investigate what happened back then to uncover the truth.

    Why similar: Detective 27%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Hand-drawn 18.5%, Mystery 18.1%, Story Rich 11%

  32. #32 The Red Pearls Of Borneo
    75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,194 reviews2026
    Dev: Bushmonkey Games
    Windows · Mac

    A detective noir puzzle deduction game. Explore a non-linear timeline as a clairvoyant investigator in 1941 Borneo. Jump between time and locations to uncover motives and discover what truly happened in the Goodwill tobacco plantation that fateful night on the eve of the WW2 Japanese invasion.

    Why similar: Detective 27.5%, World War II 17.1%, Historical 11.2%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Hand-drawn 10.2%

  33. #33 Death Trick: Double Blind
    77% matchVery Positive88% of 285 reviews2024
    Dev: Citreat StudioPub: Neon Doctrine
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    The star magician of Morgan’s Traveling Circus is missing, but the show must go on! In this non-linear detective visual novel, unravel the mystery from two different perspectives as you learn the varying stories of an entire circus of performers, each with their own lives... and their own secrets.

    Why similar: Detective 17.1%, Historical 15.4%, Dialogue Heavy 13.2%, Hand-drawn 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.7%

  34. #34 Arcane Investigations
    76% matchPositive98% of 47 reviews2025
    Dev: What's All That Racket
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    It's after midnight on the Quartzway Express, and there's been a MAGICAL CRIME! Investigate the crime scene, question suspects, and defend the accused through unique cross-examination puzzles in this "Phoenix Wright" inspired mystery comedy.

    Why similar: Noir 23.2%, Detective 19.9%, Hand-drawn 14.6%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Dialogue Heavy 11.1%

  35. #35 MurderAt
    76% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Studio Agata
    Windows

    London, 1889. Step into the shoes of a young detective in this hand-drawn, point-and-click mystery. Explore the dark halls of Seraphim House, illuminate the shadows, and interrogate suspects to solve a complex locked-room murder. Will you accuse the right person?

    Why similar: Noir 27%, Hand-drawn 16.8%, Detective 15.1%, Historical 12.8%, Story Rich 7.8%

  36. #36 Detective Bass in Fish out of Water
    74% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2026
    Dev: Team Grouper
    Windows

    A luxury cruise takes an unexpected turn when a passenger is gruesomely turned into fillet - and it's up to Detective Bass to deliver some justice in this short narrative-driven detective game!

    Why similar: Noir 26.7%, Detective 24%, Mystery 12.1%, Dialogue Heavy 11.3%, Funny 10.3%

  37. #37 KUON YUU'S Case Files: Episode 1 – Nobunaga
    75% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: studio mabou
    Windows

    A quiet piano guides players through a Japanese-style mystery adventure centered on memories and the lingering regrets of Oda Nobunaga. Players explore a mysterious world, uncover hidden truths, and piece together a forgotten trust.

    Why similar: Detective 23%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Historical 17.4%, Mystery 15.5%, Dialogue Heavy 14.1%

  38. #38 Disordered
    74% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: Lumas Studio
    Windows · Linux

    A detective wakes up beside a corpse, and with no memories. The evidence points to him. Everyone thinks he’s the killer. Unravel the truth before time runs out in this hand-drawn detective mystery adventure set in 1990s Thailand, where every memory hides a lie.

    Why similar: Detective 20.6%, Noir 19.4%, Visual Novel 13%, Mystery 11.8%, Hand-drawn 9.9%

  39. #39 Detective Boto: Belle Memoir
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Ludus Studio
    Windows

    A narrative game set in 1943 Belém, legends are vanishing, and the river’s secrets need a detective. Pink, if you will. As a shapeshifting river dolphin detective that turns into human (almost), uncover a noir mystery where folklore, memory, and conspiracy flow beneath the city.

    Why similar: Noir 30.9%, Detective 26.4%, Mystery 14.6%, Dialogue Heavy 11.1%, Adventure 5.7%

  40. #40 Hearth & Holmes
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Abigail CorfmanPub: Open Sorcery Games
    Windows · Mac

    Did you ever have a virtual pet? Was your virtual pet responsible for solving mysteries in the cruel streets of Victorian London? Did your virtual pet forget to eat? Did he stay up to 3AM doing chemistry experiments? Your virtual pet is named Sherlock Holmes. Try to keep him alive.

    Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 15.1%, Detective 13.5%, Historical 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Mystery 9.8%

  41. #41 Nine in Flight
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Shook Loose
    Windows

    An absurdist mystery for only the most hard-boiled interim junior detectives.

    Why similar: Detective 22%, Mystery 12.6%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Dialogue Heavy 12.2%, Noir 10.4%

  42. #42 Guilt Trip
    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Made With Squares
    Windows

    A crime-solving mystery game from the perspective of the culprit. You know everything they don't, and the only way to make it back home is to Guilt Trip.

    Why similar: Detective 26.2%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Mystery 15.1%, Hand-drawn 13.8%, Story Rich 8.8%

  43. #43 Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved
    70% matchVery Positive94% of 450 reviews2025
    Dev: Armonica LLC
    Windows

    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 31.1%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Mystery 16%, Noir 15.7%, Adventure 8.9%

  44. #44 BLACKMIND: Psychic Social Simulator
    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Too Many Teeth Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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

    Why similar: Noir 26.8%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Detective 16%, Story Rich 10%, Choices Matter 8.8%

  45. #45 The Last Voyage of the SS Aurelia
    71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
    Dev: Rungen Studio
    Windows

    An interrogation mystery aboard a 1936 ocean liner. Five suspects. One murder. No dialogue options — every suspect is powered by AI and will remember every word, deflect every question, and only surrender their secrets under pressure. Four voyages. One truth. Break someone.

    Why similar: Noir 24.5%, Detective 20.6%, Historical 17.3%, Mystery 13.4%, Visual Novel 8.7%

  46. #46 The Silent Front: World War Ⅱ
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Oceanwave Technology Limited
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    In 1939, just before graduating from a German military academy, your true infiltration begins. You are Britain's hidden asset codenamed DEEP. Spying, deciphering, and moving through the shadows, you navigate rival factions, where every choice shapes your fate, your homeland, and peace.

    Why similar: World War II 31.4%, Mystery 12.7%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Historical 10.3%, Story Rich 9%

  47. #47 Court of Ma'at
    71% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Acarenoh Games
    Windows

    You play as pharaoh Horem during the 18th dynasty of Egypt. You have to balance your work and home life as the living embodiment of a god, how hard could it be? What is right and wrong? Can there be an allowance for a lapse in judgment? Can you forge a path to getting to sleep peacefully each night?

    Why similar: Historical 24%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Hand-drawn 16.4%, Simulation 8.8%, Detective 8.1%

  48. #48 Acrônimo Tupiniquim
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Cigarras & Cigarros
    Windows

    The greatest detective in São Paolo is dead, and you are the prime suspect in his death. Investigate the detective's past cases, unravel the web of mysteries that binds the great city, and prove your innocence. Enigmatic letters, hidden secrets, and one certainty: Every story has two sides.

    Why similar: Noir 34.7%, Detective 26.3%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Story Rich 9.5%, Mystery 8.9%

  49. #49 SOLDA
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Nullbyte Works
    Windows

    In AUREX, a city where every citizen's emotions are controlled, you are SOLDA, a rookie special investigator. Armed with an emotion scanner that reads what suspects try to hide, catch the tremor behind every lie, piece the clues together, and uncover the truth.

    Why similar: Detective 25.6%, Noir 20.4%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Mystery 17%, Story Rich 9.3%

  50. #50 The Real Face of a VTuber
    67% matchVery Positive92% of 335 reviews2026
    Dev: 莉莉恩工作室Pub: WhisperGames
    Windows

    A narrative courtroom adventure all about VTubers! Players will take the role of prosecutor Justin Truth and investigate a murder at a VTuber agency, doing their best to uncover the identity of both the killer and VTuber's real face.

    Why similar: Detective 23.9%, Dialogue Heavy 16.4%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Mystery 13.3%, Story Rich 8.7%

  51. #51 One Night: Burlesque
    69% matchPositive85% of 40 reviews2023
    Dev: RedDeer.Games
    Windows

    Step into the smoky, seductive world of the Angels Den, a luxurious burlesque club. Get into the high heels of Holly, a talented dancer graced with a unique gift of telepathy. Help her on a desperate mission to save a friend from certain doom.

    Why similar: Noir 30%, Dialogue Heavy 16.1%, Detective 15%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Mystery 9.6%

  52. #52 Murder at the Cat Show
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: AppleHead Games
    Windows · Mac

    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 21.6%, Detective 17%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Mystery 12.8%, Hand-drawn 12%

  53. #53 Claim Denied!
    67% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2026
    Dev: SunsixStudios
    Windows

    You're an insurance investigator. Review evidence, spot fraud, make decisions. Every case is a puzzle — approve, reject, or negotiate. Limited energy, a ticking clock, and your reputation on the line

    Why similar: Detective 25.5%, Dialogue Heavy 16.5%, Mystery 13.2%, Simulation 9.1%, Story Rich 8.9%

  54. #54 After Juice: Animal Disco Mafia
    67% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2026
    Dev: Virtual Seed
    Windows · Linux

    Welcome to our wild neon flashing graphic adventure! Play as Tofu 🐹 a little hamster with a big attitude and experience his misadventures through a frantic college night in a city brimming with parties and mystery. Packed with humor, terrible jokes and tons of dru— I mean, SUGAR!

    Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 21.8%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Detective 15.3%, Hand-drawn 14.9%, Funny 6.1%

  55. #55 Grégoire Lefèbvre Investigations : The Vow of Hate
    68% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: TcherryPub: Viridis Cosmos Games
    Windows

    Play as Captain Grégoire Lefèbvre and investigate the murder of a controversial country priest in this gripping historical detective thriller.

    Why similar: Noir 24.2%, Detective 19.3%, Historical 14.7%, Dialogue Heavy 12.5%, Visual Novel 11.9%

  56. #56 誰是犯案者 Who is the Criminal
    68% matchVery Positive95% of 60 reviews2021
    Dev: 莉莉恩工作室
    Windows

    Set in school life, “Who is the Criminal” is a text-based adventure game featuring comedian and inference elements. With inquiring suspects and debating with “evildoers”, he gathers pieces of puzzles and reveals what truly happens in every incident.

    Why similar: Detective 23.5%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Dialogue Heavy 13.6%, Mystery 13%, Story Rich 8.6%

  57. #57 Murder On Space Station 52
    67% matchVery Positive98% of 50 reviews2024
    Dev: Made From StringsPub: Dionous Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Trapped on a space station with the Keychain Killer you must unravel this mystery, or it will be your last. Collect evidence, interrogate suspects and solve puzzles to stand a chance.

    Why similar: Noir 29.6%, Detective 19.7%, Hand-drawn 14.6%, Dialogue Heavy 12.5%, Mystery 10.9%

  58. #58 Clean Slate
    68% matchPositive96% of 23 reviews2021
    Dev: Mariano JarPub: Time Ajar
    Windows · Linux

    A suspense visual novel replete with life-or-death situations, puzzles and six different endings. Make your own decisions, solve riddles and reach the truth about the disappearance of the world's leading geneticist - and your best friend.

    Why similar: Noir 22.1%, Detective 20.1%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Hand-drawn 12.5%, Choices Matter 8.9%

  59. #59 Death & Faeology
    66% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Mushroomallow
    Windows

    In a world where the fae-touched fall prey to a sinister killer, only a Faeologist can uncover the truth. A dark academia murder mystery visual novel with supernatural cases, interactive investigation, romanceable characters, and multiple endings, set in the roaring 1920s New York.

    Why similar: Noir 24.3%, Detective 19.5%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Historical 12.3%, Mystery 11.8%

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