- #1 Visual Novel: ECHO
97% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: Reanim GamesPub: STuNT
Windows
A narrative-driven visual novel with fully written dialogue and atmospheric narration. A journey through mystical stations—"Forgotten Hats," "The Library," "The Last Ticket," and other surreal locations.
Why similar: Detective 21%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Exploration 10.7%, Cute 7.9%
- #2 Visual Novel: Calendar Without Tomorrow
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Reanim GamesPub: STuNT
Windows
A visual novel about a person trapped in the same day. Explore the hospital, read others' charts, choose whom to trust, and decide whether to accept the cycle or seek out the one controlling it. Your choices lead to different endings.
Why similar: Detective 25%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Funny 8.3%, Horror 7.8%, Multiple Endings 6.4%
- #3 Visual novel: Shadows of Ravenhall Castle
96% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2026
Dev: Lil’StoriesPub: RoBot
Windows
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 18.3%, Detective 17.2%, Psychedelic 12.8%, Exploration 11.1%, Casual 8.2%
- #4 Defective Detectives
95% matchPositive100% of 26 reviews2026
Dev: Reanim GamesPub: STuNT
Windows
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 22%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Exploration 14.3%, Cute 9.3%, Funny 6.5%
- #5 Visual Novel: Golden Hostage
94% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: GiBarPub: RoBot
Windows
"Bang, Bubble, and Enema" is a dark comedy and crime thriller about three losers whose lives are derailed over one wild night. A drunken security guard, a fugitive plastic surgeon, and a depressed millionaire rich kidnapper plot a bizarre kidnapping that turns into an absurd road movie with chases.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17%, Detective 16.3%, Exploration 9.7%, Casual 8.5%, Cute 8%
- #6 Visual novel: The One from the Dark
94% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2026
Dev: Reanim GamesPub: STuNT
Windows
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 18.5%, Detective 16.7%, Exploration 11.2%, Cute 8.5%, Casual 8.3%
- #7 Visual Novel: Chernobog's Seal
93% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2026
Dev: Reanim GamesPub: STuNT
Windows
Take on the role of a historian who, along with a friend, has arrived in an abandoned village in search of easy money. You've unleashed an ancient evil from a sealed chest. Now the fog is closing in, the dead are rising from their beds, and your own mind is becoming your greatest enemy.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.4%, Detective 18.7%, Exploration 11.5%, Cute 8.3%, Action 7.8%
- #8 Visual Novel: DARKENED MIRROR
92% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: Reanim GamesPub: STuNT
Windows
A narrative game featuring fully written dialogue and atmospheric storytelling. Unravel the mystery behind the marriage of Maria Vasilyevna and Nikolai Andreyevich. Discover the significance of the mirror and the obligations and debts buried within the history of a wealthy noble family.
Why similar: Detective 17.2%, Visual Novel 17%, Psychedelic 11.2%, Exploration 9.5%, Casual 8.3%
- #9 Visual Novel: Beak and Claws
91% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: Reanim GamesPub: STuNT
Windows
Cade, a perpetually hungry student living on the edge of his scholarship, buys a grey parrot named Colonel Pixel from a crazy sailor in a dark alley. In exchange for a quantum physics textbook, the bird promises to lead him to a "billionaire gardener with golden pineapples.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.6%, Detective 17.4%, Psychedelic 11.1%, Exploration 10.3%, Cute 8.5%
- #10 Visual Novel: EVENING BROADCAST
91% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: Reanim GamesPub: STuNT
Windows
Late evening in 1989. A student receives an old Soviet television with one warning: "Don't watch it in the evening. Anyone watching in the dark remains inside."
Why similar: Detective 20.3%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Exploration 10.2%, Casual 9%, Action 7.7%
- #11 Visual Novel: WOODEN CALIBER
90% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: Reanim GamesPub: STuNT
Windows
A trashy adventure about the wooden idiot Pinochet and the wolf Gloomy, who decide to rob a post office. Crazy characters, idiotic choices, dark humor, and epilogues that are one more ridiculous than the other. One wrong click and you're dead. Welcome to the bottom.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.9%, Detective 20.5%, Exploration 12.2%, Cute 9.2%, Action 8.6%
- #12 Visual novel: Dashing 90s
89% matchMostly Positive80% of 15 reviews2026
Dev: Reanim GamesPub: STuNT
Windows
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.
Why similar: Detective 28.1%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Exploration 15.6%, Multiple Endings 8.6%, Story Rich 5.9%
- #13 Where Are The Alices?
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: zimmzimmgames
Windows
Interrogate your past. In this demo, you embody Detective Juno facing off against the White Rabbit in the corrupt city of WoodHale. Detect his lies, confront contradictions, and manage your trauma before time runs out. Will you be the one to break him, or will you be the one who breaks?
Why similar: Detective 29.9%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Horror 12.1%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #14 魑魅:离人之歌
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dogegg Studio
Windows
Ghosts: The Song of the Departed will take you into the mysterious ancient village. Here, you will assume a police officer who understands the balance of yin and yang. You can investigate stories such as missing women, exterminated clans, live burials, and the pursuit of immortality.
Why similar: Detective 33.3%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Horror 14.7%, Cute 13.5%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #15 Visual Novel: There Are No Coincidences
86% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: Reanim GamesPub: STuNT
Windows
He was just hiding from the rain. But what he stole from the antique shop was a real nightmare. A swallowed object turns a party into a massacre: mirrors come to life, hunters in wooden masks, and a man from a painting. But there's no one to blame, because you opened that door yourself.
Why similar: Detective 20.8%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Exploration 10.3%, Cute 7.9%, Funny 7.2%
- #16 I Am The Prosecutor: No Evidence? No Problem!
87% matchMostly Positive76% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: Sigyaad Team
Windows
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 33.9%, Visual Novel 22.1%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Logic 9%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #17 No Recollection
86% matchMixed67% of 30 reviews2024
Dev: Jake Platt
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystery visual novel following a boy who awoke in a strange building, with no recollection of where he is, how he arrived, why he’s here, or how to leave. Discover the answers to these mysteries as you search for a way out. Meet a small but colorful cast in your journey, and escape together!
Why similar: Detective 28.8%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Horror 9.4%
- #18 Raging Loop
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,351 reviews2017
Dev: KEMCO
Windows
Median: 24.2 hrsMean: 60.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.3%, Detective 20.3%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Story Rich 7.8%, Psychological 6.4%
- #19 Schrodinger's Catgirl
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spider Lily Studios LLC
Windows · Linux
[IS THE GIRL IN THE MANOR ALIVE OR DEAD?] Investigate an abandoned manor, gather evidence, and make choices that affect both the past and future in this mystery point-and-click adventure.
Why similar: Detective 27.1%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Exploration 12.3%, Horror 11.5%
- #20 Recall: Empty Wishes
84% matchVery Positive94% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Puff Hook StudioPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Recall: Empty Wishes is a psychological thriller set in Taiwan during the 2010s. Follow Yonny, a sister determined to uncover the truth behind the mysterious disappearance of her brother, Tommy. As she delves deeper, she confronts unsettling secrets, blurring the lines between reality and illusion.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.7%, Psychological Horror 23%, Detective 21.4%, Story Rich 9.8%, Horror 8.2%
- #21 Camp "Burevestnik"
82% matchMixed71% of 23 reviews2026
Dev: Reanim GamesPub: STuNT
Windows
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: Detective 23.6%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Exploration 14.9%, Funny 8.1%, Multiple Endings 7.8%
- #22 Orient on the Murder Express
82% 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 43.7%, Visual Novel 22.4%, Exploration 9.3%, Story Rich 7.6%, Casual 7.1%
- #23 KOEWOTAYORINI / 声之寄托
83% matchVery Positive85% of 984 reviews2018
Dev: あみそ組Pub: Pujia8 Studio
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 254.8 hrs≥1hr: 55%
“喂喂,求求你啦!救救我!” ——你接到这样一个电话 发出这样的求救,给你打电话的人,是一名被监禁的少女
Why similar: Detective 22.7%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Horror 10.6%, Multiple Endings 10.2%
- #24 Love and Fear
81% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Mango x2
Windows · Mac
Visual novel with a detective plot. Summer break is a time of adventure and love! However, Hikari does not yet know that the maniac has already gone hunting!
Why similar: Detective 25.1%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Cute 9.6%
- #25 The old house
80% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Exent
Windows
Repetitive work in the metropolis pushed you to the limit. Vacation and grandfather's inheritance — a house in Gravewood. But the closer you get, the clearer: something is wrong. The road will be your first test. Meet strangers, explore locations, and be ready: silence is only a cover.
Why similar: Detective 34.9%, Psychological Horror 22.9%, Horror 13.2%, Exploration 8.5%, Story Rich 6.3%
- #26 Defective Detectives 2
79% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: Reanim GamesPub: STuNT
Windows
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 29.9%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Exploration 15.1%, Cute 8.4%, Funny 6.8%
- #27 炸鸡块与天使
81% matchPositive94% of 48 reviews2023
Dev: Hamstachio
Windows · Mac
"Fried Chicken Nuggets and Angels" is a text based adventure game with the theme of a detective story. The killer "Rooster" who killed six innocent girls has committed a new crime.Fortunately, at the scene of the seventh homicide, the police found important clues pointing to the murderer...
Why similar: Detective 38.2%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Horror 12.3%, Story Rich 7.5%, Psychological Horror 6.1%
- #28 Kid,napper: Gosh, I'm Kidnapped by a Pupil
79% matchVery Positive88% of 4,506 reviews2018
Dev: Catnip
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 32%
I had to admit, the only thing that is more scary than a murder weapon, is that girl, who is not even supposed to hold it
Why similar: Detective 28.3%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Cute 11.4%, Horror 10.3%
- #29 WHIIIIN!! -The Endless Nightmare-
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Daniel Macoto
Windows
A 2D exploration horror adventure game in which an immortal man tries to escape from the "never-ending nightmare of dental treatment."
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.9%, Psychological Horror 24.8%, Exploration 15.1%, Horror 12.4%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #30 Visual Novel: Call of Toilet
76% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: Reanim GamesPub: STuNT
Windows
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 21.3%, Detective 18.8%, Exploration 10.9%, Action 8.9%, Funny 6.1%
- #31 Five Stages of Pink
78% matchVery Positive98% of 94 reviews2022
Dev: Kaffein
Windows · Mac · Linux
Psychological horror and mystery game about a boy who desperately wants a Normal life in the most abnormal city in the world. Help Timor understand his cruel life in this supernatural city and investigate murders while trying to escape Death. This is a visual novel and point and click game.
Why similar: Detective 28.9%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Psychological Horror 16%, Horror 8.9%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #32 Wonderful Body Wanted
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: mitchaPub: IndieArk
Windows · Mac · Linux
A distracted student arrives for his internship at a girls' boarding school in the small town of Chudnogorsk. After a series of failures, Andrey finds out about a series of disappearances in this mysterious place. And that he himself is bound to disappear.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.3%, Detective 23%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Horror 9.3%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #33 爱与命的彼端
78% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2021
Dev: Shellpeach
Windows
《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 46.5%, Visual Novel 25.2%, Multiple Endings 16.3%, Casual 6.4%, RPG 4%
- #34 Styxton
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BUZDOV KAPLAN
Windows · Mac
"Styxton" is a nonlinear horror visual novel. Sometimes, salvation is the worst curse. You are alive. Now find out who needed it.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.2%, Detective 24.4%, Horror 14.9%, Story Rich 9.7%, Multiple Endings 8%
- #35 ANOMALY CATALOG 1: SCHOOL
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: H999 Games
Windows
Something is wrong at this school. Strange incidents are spreading, students are hiding secrets, and creatures that should not exist are beginning to appear. Follow the clues, survive the horrors, and discover what is really happening before it is too late.
Why similar: Detective 28.4%, Psychological Horror 19%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Horror 13.9%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #36 Sparkle Milla: Eight Genetic Abnormalities and a Blood Ghost
75% matchPositive88% of 34 reviews2022
Dev: Reijo
Windows · Mac
This game is a deduction game where you collect evidence from a murder scene to find the murderer. Eight boys and girls are admitted to the school. At the school, there is a crazy ghost named "Milla" who haunts and kills people.
Why similar: Detective 30.7%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Horror 8.9%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #37 VTuber’s Game : Ctrl+Alt+Del
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 2YAMA
Windows
Become a VTuber and stream while responding to viewer comments (fans/haters).In this desktop-operated adventure, you gradually approach the "fake" who killed your favorite.It's a Stream & Stack: A Falling-Puzzle Tower Defense Adventure.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18%, Psychological Horror 17%, Detective 15.6%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Cute 10.2%
- #38 The Darkest Emptiness
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: bathos.games
Windows
The Darkest Emptiness will fill the lungs with leaden weight.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.5%, Psychological Horror 21.7%, Horror 11.1%, Multiple Endings 10%, Psychedelic 9.4%
- #39 HoloTrials: Case Covered
71% matchVery Positive99% of 349 reviews2026
Dev: VTAC GamesPub: holo Indie
Windows · Mac
A graffiti mocking the Student Council President appears on the walls, and your best friend is the prime suspect! Play as a student detective in HoloTrials: Case Covered. Investigate the high school campus, face off against your rivals, and clear her name in this legal mystery.
Why similar: Detective 39.3%, Visual Novel 29.1%, Exploration 10%, Funny 8.8%, Casual 5.1%
- #40 Piano at 5 a.m.
73% matchVery Positive97% of 194 reviews2023
Dev: Kazuhide Oka
Windows · Mac
"Piano at 5 a.m." is a short text adventure game. A girl who is the main character wanders in a fog forest while adjusting the four factors of "drowsiness," "thirst," "madness," and "recharge," which increase or decrease depending on the choices she makes.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35%, Exploration 20%, Cute 16.5%, Story Rich 8.6%, Adventure 8.4%
- #41 Ticy Adventure Club
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,270 reviews2022
Dev: YEZHI studio
Windows
本作是2d剧情向角色扮演恐怖游戏。在本作设定中,玩家将扮演灵异探险社的社员,分工调查被委托的事件,探索场景,寻找线索,并最终解决委托中灵异作祟的问题。
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.7%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Cute 13.8%, Horror 12%, Funny 10.8%
- #42 苏菲·404恋人
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PygmaGame
Windows · Mac · Linux
As summer vacation draws to a close, you, Sophie’s childhood friend, have only one week left before parting ways. How will you spend that time together, express your love, and make a promise for the future?
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.9%, Psychological Horror 22.7%, Cute 16.1%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #43 爱人:Aijin
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 32 reviews2025
Dev: Mangolotis
Windows
"'Aijin' is a Chinese dreamcore psychological and survival horror game with multiple endings. you play as a student who has returned from the 'Lover Internet Addiction Treatment School.' After enduring severe psychological trauma, one day you discover the truth about 'Aijin' and your own identity...
Why similar: Detective 27.3%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Horror 13.4%, Multiple Endings 13%, Exploration 10%
- #44 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
70% matchVery Positive93% of 22,293 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 18.7 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 29%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Cute 10.1%, Psychological 8%
- #45 Ezrebeth
72% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Tymedust Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ezrebeth is an old, bitter recluse who finds herself constantly invaded by her peculiar relatives during the winter holidays. Oh, and she's stuck in a time loop! Investigate, interview and cross-reference as you attempt to figure out what's going on in this surreal visual novel.
Why similar: Detective 32.3%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Multiple Endings 12%, Exploration 11%
- #46 PepOS - Our Operating System
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: div
Windows
Available today for every citizen of Feagu, a new operating system - built for both your professional and personal use. Browse your email, visit the world wide web, do office tasks, and much more!
Why similar: Detective 34.9%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Story Rich 8.2%, Cute 7.4%
- #47 Blackthorn Witch
70% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: BDOneArt
Windows · Mac · Linux
A psychological horror story set in the town of Blackthorn; a place that lives in constant fear of a witch. The two main suspects? Levi’s mom and sister! His only lifelines to the outside world. Can they live a peaceful life? Or will they be dragged down by the dying town?
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.3%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Horror 11.5%, Cute 10.7%
- #48 Paramnesia
71% matchMixed61% of 33 reviews2022
Pub: Meridian4
Windows · Mac · Linux
Paramnesia is a first-person psychological horror game focused on exploration, memory, and unsettling atmosphere rather than combat.
Why similar: Detective 23.4%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Psychedelic 10.8%, Exploration 10%
- #49 糖霜与灰烬之森 The forest of sweet lies
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 零露
Windows
你是个乖巧懂事的好孩子,妈妈生病了,探望外婆的重任交到了你的手中。路途遥远,一边享受这段有趣的旅途一边前进吧!不过,好像一直有什么东西在试图接近你……别让它抓到你,更别让它击败你!游戏内含有较简单的回合制战斗,战斗中可以收集不同敌人的图鉴小故事和各种可爱的小互动。以“心情值”取代传统血条,无等级,无需大量刷经验值。游戏包含多个结局,玩家的每一个不同的选择都可能导向不同的结果。
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.1%, Exploration 15.9%, Horror 15%, Multiple Endings 14%, Cute 12.3%
- #50 The Test: Hypothesis Rising
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,928 reviews2020
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 41%
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: Detective 25.1%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Psychological Horror 14%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Horror 9.5%
- #51 Apollo Sonata
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PlasmaFallPub: Eternal Dream
Windows
At night, the campus is full of urban legends—bloody toilets, garbled blackboards, a path to the underworld, and a piano playing on the rooftop. Play as Miu, Juniper, and MOMO across three playthroughs to uncover the supernatural mysteries. Can their friendship hold the key to solving the mystery?
Why similar: Detective 17.1%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Funny 9.4%, Cute 8.6%
- #52 The One Who
69% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: NUMBLINE
Windows
Step into the shoes of a father searching for his missing daughter in a nightmare world. Explore eerie, shifting locations, hide in the dark from unnatural creatures, and follow a mysterious voice to piece together the truth before it's too late.
Why similar: Detective 29.7%, Psychological Horror 21.8%, Horror 12.7%, Exploration 9.3%, Story Rich 6%
- #53 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
66% matchVery Positive88% of 6,362 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 25.5%, Detective 22.6%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Exploration 12.7%, Horror 9%
- #54 Viscereality
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SasDeRiderPub: SHAWAVERSE
Windows
Visual novel in crystal punk genre, In the recent past, humans discovered a new mineral—Visceralite. Its unique feature lies in its ability to integrate with the human body.
Why similar: Detective 26.1%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Cute 10.6%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
- #55 LIMINAL FEAR
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Silent Roar Games
Windows
LIMINAL FEAR: Are you ready for absolute terror? Step into the shoes of Detective Kevin Brooks, explore chilling environments, and uncover dark secrets that could change the world. You will be watched and hunted without realizing it... Your descent into madness begins now.
Why similar: Detective 27.9%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Exploration 15.2%, Horror 13%, Multiple Endings 10%
- #56 Visual Novel: Boomer on a Date
66% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: Reanim GamesPub: STuNT
Windows
A blind date with Anya, a woman with a nose for lies and an interrogation tougher than customs. Three questions at every turn, and one wrong word will send you home under the pitiful gaze of pigeons. Answer honestly—you won't fool her.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.9%, Exploration 18.9%, Cute 12.9%, Multiple Endings 9%, Casual 6.5%
- #57 Puppet House
67% matchVery Positive89% of 214 reviews2024
Dev: Vecube StudioPub: Gaming Factory
Windows
Puppet House is a puzzle-adventure horror with escape room elements. A freak ritual creates a killer puppet, murdering anyone who enters the ventriloquist’s mansion. Detective Rick, seeking missing locals, will soon face his greatest horror.
Why similar: Detective 26.1%, Psychedelic 16.4%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Exploration 10.2%
- #58 Mysterious Mystery, EP 1: The Duo Dilemma
67% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Walker SheetsPub: GIGATANK 3000
Windows · Mac · Linux
Mysterious Mystery is a fully voiced mystery visual novel centered around the detective duo, Justin and Dakota. Solve multiple cases using Dakota's evidence gathering abilities and Justin's expert interrogation. Discover outlandish cases, meet unique characters, and become world class detectives.
Why similar: Detective 27.7%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Exploration 8.9%, Horror 8.3%
- #59 Soulslayer~灭魂·误佳期~
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 732 reviews2017
Dev: 开水工作室Pub: NVLMaker
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
An exciting adventure in a story of ancient Chinese setting.Visual Novel with multiple endings to explore.
Why similar: Detective 53%, Visual Novel 28.4%, Casual 9.6%, Adventure 5.8%, Indie 3.2%
- #60 Silent Love
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 249 reviews2023
Dev: Weird Bunny
Windows
This is a terrorist decryption adventure game that took place in 1913.
Why similar: Detective 27.8%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Horror 12.5%, Exploration 11.4%, Multiple Endings 11.1%