60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Detective, Adventure, Story Rich.
Andrey comes to the city to enroll in college and moves into a communal apartment. Neighbors, alcoholics, cult members, and gangsters test his mettle. Every decision is a choice between morality and survival. A visual novel where one wrong move turns a college applicant into a criminal.
Defective Detectives
This city fears me. I saw its true face... And it smelled like sawdust. Welcome to the world of pretentious film noir, where it rains even indoors, and cool guys don't look at explosions (because they forgot to wear sunglasses).
Camp "Burevestnik"
For Nikita, time stood still long ago. His life has become an endless, exhausting marathon of anxiety, where night brings no rest. Trying to find some peace and escape the haunting nightmares, he suddenly discovers that reality has cracked.
This city fears me. I saw its true face... And it smelled like sawdust. Welcome to the world of pretentious film noir, where it rains even indoors, and cool guys don't look at explosions (because they forgot to wear sunglasses).
Why similar: Detective 19.7%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Text-Based 19.4%, Exploration 14.1%, Multiple Endings 6.6%
For Nikita, time stood still long ago. His life has become an endless, exhausting marathon of anxiety, where night brings no rest. Trying to find some peace and escape the haunting nightmares, he suddenly discovers that reality has cracked.
Why similar: Text-Based 20.8%, Detective 18.7%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Exploration 13%, Multiple Endings 7.2%
Instead of sunny days, carefree relaxation, and dates, he has a “responsible” task ahead of him — to look after the sinister but seemingly empty mansion of the mysterious, absent owner whom everyone calls Bluebeard. Denis thought it would be easy, watering flowers and bored in silence...
Why similar: Text-Based 18%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Detective 15.8%, Action-Adventure 11%, Exploration 10.1%
You come back to school at the beginning of second semester. A lot has changed during your absence. Are you able to solve the mystery which not many people know about?
Why similar: Text-Based 18.6%, Detective 17.3%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Action-Adventure 11%, Investigation 9.8%
On Air! Taxi Detective Casebook is a pixel-art, dialogue-driven mystery game. You’re an AI in a taxi, teaming up with a talkative driver on late-night runs to hear bizarre passenger stories, solve cases in secret, and let him play the “great detective.”
Why similar: Detective 29%, Text-Based 19.8%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Investigation 10.7%, Multiple Endings 8.4%
Will you be the hero who brings justice to Miami Beach, or will you succumb to the shadows? The fate of Lily, Jake, and the entire city rests in your hands. Choose wisely, for the pursuit of truth may lead you down unexpected paths.
Why similar: Text-Based 19.8%, Detective 18.5%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Action-Adventure 12.4%, Investigation 7.7%
Death on the Nile is an adventure-detective game, offering a fresh twist on Agatha Christie’s famous story. Set in the lively 1970s, play as Hercule Poirot and detective Jane Royce as they solve two connected mysteries. Dive into a journey filled with intrigue, deception, and unexpected revelations.
Why similar: Detective 22.3%, Text-Based 21.5%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Exploration 12%, Story Rich 6.2%
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 31.8%, Visual Novel 24.8%, Text-Based 24%, Story Rich 9.4%, Atmospheric 5%
Yuma, an amnesiac detective-in-training, and Shinigami, the spirit haunting him, tackle unsolved mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 33.1%, Exploration 15.3%, Action-Adventure 13.8%, Visual Novel 12%, Story Rich 8.3%
POV: You are Hitler’s psychologist in 1925. Diagnose his complexes by using both Jungian and Freudian psychotherapy and attempt to heal him. Resolve Hitler's trauma and prevent catastrophe via therapy and psychology. Succeed and avoid the war and holocaust.
Why similar: Text-Based 29.4%, Detective 27.9%, Visual Novel 23.5%, Casual 7.2%, Story Rich 5.1%
Discover the youth of a legend - Experience the transformation of Arsene Lupin, from whimsical thief to legendary hero, in 'Arsene Lupin - Once a Thief', an adventure and investigation game freely adapted from the works of Maurice Leblanc, with its events unfolding in the early 20th century.
Why similar: Text-Based 24.4%, Detective 20.9%, Visual Novel 19%, Exploration 12.2%, Investigation 7.8%
In this game, you don't survive; you live for your own pleasure. Drag your friend into this crazy road movie, where every mutant is trying not to devour you, but to draw you into their everyday drama. Will you reach the coveted golden toilet or become a local legend?
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.1%, Detective 16.9%, Exploration 10.9%, Adventure 7.9%, Stylized 6.5%
The Twisting Trail of Clues is a captivating and thrilling modern-day murder mystery. Set in a bustling city, the story follows detective Emma as she tries to solve a seemingly impossible case - the murder of a prominent businessman by a mysterious secret society.
Why similar: Text-Based 21.9%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Detective 18.6%, Action-Adventure 13.6%, Stylized 7.3%
An inheritance. An old castle among mist-covered hills. Elizabeth Gray thought she only had to arrive, inspect Ravenhall, and sign a few papers. But from the very first night, it becomes clear: the castle came to her for a reason, and its silence hides a secret that will not be easy to escape.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.9%, Detective 20.4%, Exploration 14.7%, Adventure 7.7%, Stylized 7.5%
Ranko and her friend Astrid must investigate the vanishing of a girl from their school. Learn about the secrets of St. Joachim to find her, but be cautious! A bad step may lead you towards an ugly end...
Why similar: Detective 27%, Text-Based 20.9%, Visual Novel 20%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Investigation 7.7%
Visual novel set in a rural horror setting. Take on the role of a city real estate appraiser stranded in a remote village with no phone service, no cars, and no escape. Read dialogues, make choices, and try to maintain your sanity before the local Tree decides you're for dinner tonight.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.9%, Detective 18.4%, Exploration 13.6%, Adventure 7.1%, Stylized 6.8%
【A ghost girl, is here.】Terau Mare is a shy girl moves to Tokyo to go to university, and her new house, Hakusan-so, is like an abandoned. As soon as she enters the room, Mare meets a ghost girl, Furuzaki Yuika. Yuika says, "I'm going to kick you out of here soon." But...
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.3%, Text-Based 37.2%, Story Rich 12.5%, Adventure 10.4%, Indie 1.7%
A first-person mystery solving game, where you try to find out what happened at Syn Archives.
Why similar: Detective 38.2%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Investigation 12%, Exploration 11.7%, Multiple Endings 7.9%
Embark on a mysterious ride. Solve puzzles, make choices, and uncover the truth behind a hidden crime in this point & click with the depth of a visual novel, all set in a haunting subway filled with secrets.
Why similar: Detective 23.6%, Text-Based 19.5%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Exploration 11.2%, Investigation 9.6%
《爱与命的彼端》是一款悬疑推理AVG。游戏中你将扮演男主角路杰，为拯救恋人许琳，开始一段爱与命的离奇冒险。你即将卷入扑朔迷离的连环杀人案件，也会接触到离奇的民间传说，躲藏在暗处的阴影也注视着你，蠢蠢欲动……你必须依靠自己的推理能力找出真凶，拯救恋人。
Why similar: Detective 44.4%, Visual Novel 25.9%, Multiple Endings 18.2%, RPG 4.5%, Casual 4.3%
Ranko and her friend Astrid must investigate the case of some missing scores just before the big Christmas concert of the academy. Help them question the seven daunting suspects before it's too late!
Why similar: Detective 32.9%, Visual Novel 24.8%, Text-Based 19.8%, Investigation 7.2%, Story Rich 5.7%
A novel-style mystery adventure game. Explore 2D top-down maps! Enjoy easy puzzles and comical text. Become the assistant to the lost detective Chiho-chan and help solve mysteries!
Why similar: Detective 37%, Text-Based 30.5%, Investigation 7.5%, Comedy 6.7%, Visual Novel 6.2%
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: Detective 28.5%, Text-Based 20.7%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Investigation 11.7%, Story Rich 4.9%
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: Detective 23.4%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Text-Based 17.7%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Investigation 9.7%
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 31.4%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Text-Based 19.8%, Investigation 11.1%, Story Rich 8.4%
Participate in a mysterious show, taking place far from civilization. The visual novel Roll of Fate gives you the opportunity to make decisions that affect the lives of the other show participants. Don’t try to save everyone – there’s no guarantee you can even save yourself.
Why similar: Detective 25.5%, Text-Based 21.6%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Exploration 9%
继《栖云异梦》系列前两作的好评之后，第三作《栖云异梦3：溯源》将以解谜加轻度文字RPG的形式，带来更深刻的情感体验与更精妙的叙事设计。这一次，玩家将只身进入赤乌神的游戏场，调查十几年前的考古队员失踪大案，揭开方哲父母死亡的缘由。隐藏在真相之下的究竟是饱含恨意的贪婪？还是跨越生死的羁绊？
Why similar: Detective 31.3%, Text-Based 20.9%, Exploration 11.3%, Story Rich 7.7%, Adventure 7.1%
The famous detective Sarako Imai (Sherlock-chan) takes on a difficult case! Sherlock-chan and Watson-kun are on a comfort trip. Can they solve a murder case at a winter spa resort? A murder mystery with a challenge to the player.
Why similar: Detective 30.6%, Visual Novel 21%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Exploration 11.3%, Story Rich 8%
Join rookie attorney Apollo Justice and his mentor, the legendary Phoenix Wright, in this collection of 3 games! This title features 16 episodes (including previously DLC-only episodes) and supports English, French, German, Japanese Korean, and Traditional and Simplified Chinese.
Why similar: Detective 31.8%, Visual Novel 26.3%, Text-Based 15.9%, Investigation 11.7%, Story Rich 6.8%
Episode 1: When fresh bodies start appearing from an explosion that happened weeks ago it's up to the "God Busters" to crack the mystery behind this case.
Why similar: Detective 30.1%, Visual Novel 26.1%, Text-Based 19.1%, RPG 10.1%, Colorful 6.6%
A comedic detective visual novel in a noir style. Try on an old raincoat, arm yourself with a half-eaten éclair, and set out to find the Mayor's stolen wig! Read dialogue, make choices, and try not to lead the investigation down a dead end before the Sausage Baron takes over the city.
Why similar: Detective 29.5%, Visual Novel 22.7%, Exploration 16.4%, Investigation 11.6%, Multiple Endings 6.9%
Embark on an epic journey with a courageous band of adventurers as they brave perilous landscapes and face formidable foes in their pursuit of a long-lost relic of unimaginable power.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.3%, Text-Based 21.4%, Action-Adventure 18.6%, Casual 8%, Stylized 7.3%
"AQK" is a job interview simulation game where you, a job seeker, face off against a series of eccentric interviewers in pursuit of that coveted job offer.
Why similar: Text-Based 43.6%, Visual Novel 36.5%, Comedy 9.2%, Casual 8.1%, Indie 1.7%
An idol livestreamer is searching for her missing partner. You are not just watching her stream. Interfere with her broadcast, investigate clues on and off stream, and uncover the truth behind her partner’s disappearance.
Why similar: Detective 23.8%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Text-Based 17.8%, Investigation 11.5%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
An 80s-style pixel art detective simulator where you interrogate suspects using natural language. Characters respond dynamically as you uncover clues and solve the crime.
Why similar: Detective 27%, Text-Based 21.2%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Investigation 9.1%, Multiple Endings 7.9%
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: Text-Based 20.4%, Detective 20.1%, Visual Novel 18%, Exploration 10.1%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
You've been hired to perform exorcisms on all sorts of entities. The only thing you can't seem to understand is...why do they all haunt video games?
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.1%, Multiple Endings 15.6%, Text-Based 12.7%, Story Rich 11.4%, Detective 10.2%
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 44.3%, Visual Novel 24.5%, Exploration 10.4%, Story Rich 8.9%, Casual 5.1%
A mystery visual novel taking place aboard the underwater train Marine Express. Follow student Ranko Togawa on her quest to find the culprit on the murder of an accompanying teacher... with lots of surprises along the way!
Why similar: Detective 30.7%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Text-Based 19.2%, Investigation 10%, Story Rich 7.2%
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 36.4%, Text-Based 20.4%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Story Rich 8.1%, Adventure 6%
Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.
Why similar: Detective 27.1%, Text-Based 20.4%, Visual Novel 13%, Exploration 8.3%, Investigation 8.1%
I Am The Prosecutor is a non-linear Visual Novel about defending a cute Tomboy named Sophie where you're given just 30 seconds to make the right choice each time. Help make Sophie's case against her abusive mother and give her much needed closure.
Why similar: Detective 35.1%, Visual Novel 24.8%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, Story Rich 9.8%, Colorful 4.2%
Non-linear graphic novel in the genre of magical realism. Will the hero be able to uncover secrets, find himself and escape from danger? Or will he be lost in the streets of the City forever?
Why similar: Detective 30.2%, Visual Novel 26.7%, Text-Based 20.1%, Story Rich 10%, Multiple Endings 7.5%
Ironic point & click adventure where a once brilliant detective quits his trade and lands a job in IT to make a living. But even in the seemingly mundane world of office life, there are secrets to be uncovered. Navigate through puzzles, quirky colleagues, and intrigues to crack corporate mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 30.9%, Text-Based 20.7%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Investigation 11.6%, Exploration 9.2%
Episode 1 and 2 of the award winning murder mystery, visual novel adventure in which you become the Honourable Miss Phryne Fisher, the glamorous and stylish detective!
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.5%, Detective 32.4%, Story Rich 11.8%, Adventure 10.3%, Casual 7.6%
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 38.6%, Visual Novel 31.5%, Story Rich 8.4%, Comedy 6.8%, Multiple Endings 6.3%
You'd think that after 20+ cases, there'd be no crime left in Twin Lakes - but that's not how crime works, rookie. Six new mind-melting mysteries await Detective McQueen and Officer Dooley - just as soon as they get the mustard out of Dooley's gun.
Why similar: Text-Based 21.9%, Detective 20.1%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Exploration 17.2%, Story Rich 4.8%
A courtroom-inspired visual novel set in the boardroom. Interrogate executives, uncover financial cover-ups, and audit your way to the truth alongside a team of investigators.
Why similar: Detective 34.5%, Visual Novel 26.7%, Investigation 13.8%, Story Rich 10.4%, Adventure 6%
An exciting adventure in a story of ancient Chinese setting.Visual Novel with multiple endings to explore.
Why similar: Detective 50.1%, Visual Novel 30.4%, Adventure 8.7%, Casual 6.8%, Indie 4%
When the past awakens, the future bleeds. A full length cinematic sci-fi mystery visual novel where augmented reality, history, AI technology and murder collide in the heart of Kyoto.
Why similar: Text-Based 47.5%, Visual Novel 40.9%, Adventure 10.6%, Singleplayer 0.9%
Pluvia is an investigative visual novel based on multiple choices and minigames.
Why similar: Detective 35.1%, Visual Novel 31.1%, Exploration 18.1%, Adventure 10.7%, Action 2.7%
You had a pretty rough fall. Trying to regain your composure you try to look around before realizing you can't see anything. Hope that your other senses will serve you better.
Why similar: Text-Based 30%, Action-Adventure 17.6%, Exploration 16.1%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Story Rich 9.1%
Investigate a murder as the first goblin detective in a comedic fantasy world without magic...where a wizard is the prime suspect!
Why similar: Detective 29.3%, Investigation 15.9%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Exploration 14.9%, Action-Adventure 8.7%
A short visual novel where a private investigator gets reeled into a murky mystery, entangled in lies, secrets, and a family curse.
Why similar: Text-Based 27.8%, Visual Novel 24.3%, Detective 12.9%, Stylized 9.1%, Story Rich 7.1%
A single-player narrative game where you play as a quirky wannabe cowboy exploring the dystopian futuristic world for his own revenge.
Why similar: Detective 32%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Investigation 8.8%, Multiple Endings 8.4%, Action-Adventure 8%
WHODUNNIT is a mystery visual novel following a man who must answer a burning question: who the hell did he hook up with last night?
Why similar: Detective 40.6%, Visual Novel 24.2%, Investigation 13.3%, Story Rich 9.2%, Comedy 4.8%
Zoomers” is a visual novel that plunges you into the world of young dreamers who risk everything for their goal. Four guys - Kostya, Genka, Stas and “Bazuka” - decide to realize their dream: to open their own business. However, their plans collapse when a series of strange and dangerous events begin
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.8%, Action-Adventure 13.4%, Exploration 12.4%, Text-Based 11%, Investigation 8%
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 26.9%, Text-Based 23%, Detective 21.7%, Exploration 14%, Story Rich 8.7%
Looking Familiar is a fantasy, adventure text based game.
Why similar: Text-Based 37.8%, Action-Adventure 24.8%, Exploration 21.8%, Adventure 12.8%, Indie 1.9%
