- #1 Visual Novel: Chernobog's Seal
97% 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 16.3%, Adventure 13.3%, Action 10.4%, Detective 10.3%, Exploration 7.5%
- #2 Visual Novel: EVENING BROADCAST
96% 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: Visual Novel 15.9%, Adventure 12.7%, Detective 11.2%, Action 10.4%, Exploration 6.7%
- #3 Visual Novel: Beak and Claws
96% 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 17.5%, Adventure 14.2%, Action 11.5%, Detective 10.2%, Puzzle 9.3%
- #4 Visual Novel: Golden Hostage
95% 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 16%, Adventure 13.2%, Action 10.9%, Detective 10%, Exploration 7.1%
- #5 Visual Novel: DARKENED MIRROR
94% 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: Visual Novel 16%, Adventure 13%, Action 10.7%, Detective 10.6%, Exploration 6.9%
- #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 17.9%, Adventure 13.3%, Action 11.5%, Detective 10.6%, Exploration 8.4%
- #7 Visual Novel: Boomer on a Date
93% 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 21.2%, Exploration 12%, Puzzle 11.3%, Dark Humor 8.4%, Action 8.3%
- #8 Defective Detectives 2
92% 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: Visual Novel 19.1%, Detective 17.5%, Investigation 12%, Exploration 10.5%, Puzzle 10.1%
- #9 Defective Detectives
91% 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: Visual Novel 21.3%, Detective 15.2%, Exploration 11.7%, Puzzle 11.2%, Cute 7.7%
- #10 Visual Novel: Call of Toilet
91% 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 19.5%, Adventure 16.6%, Action 12.9%, Detective 11.2%, Exploration 7.7%
- #11 Visual Novel: ECHO
90% 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: Visual Novel 21.5%, Detective 20%, Exploration 12.1%, Cute 9%, Action 8.8%
- #12 Defective Detectives 3
89% match9 user reviews90% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: Reanim GamesPub: STuNT
Windows
Twenty years of experience, zero solved cases. Detective Johnson and trainee Billy take on a counterfeit money case. A nonlinear, absurdist detective story with dark humor, a ton of twists and turns, and countless ways to die ingloriously.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.8%, Adventure 16.8%, Action 9.4%, Stylized 8%, RPG 7.4%
- #13 Visual Novel: The Neighbor with My Face
89% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: Reanim GamesPub: STuNT
Windows
A quiet, remote setting, fresh air, and a friendly old woman. It sounds like the perfect start to a new life—were it not for one detail: while you age and lose your memory, your neighbor grows younger. Immerse yourself in an intimate psychological horror experience.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.9%, Detective 20.5%, Exploration 12.2%, Cute 9.2%, Action 8.6%
- #14 Visual Novel: Calendar Without Tomorrow
88% 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: Visual Novel 22.9%, Detective 20.3%, Dark Humor 8.9%, RPG 6.6%, Funny 6.2%
- #15 Visual novel: Dashing 90s
86% 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: Visual Novel 23.5%, Detective 20.2%, Exploration 13.3%, Adventure 7.9%, Investigation 6.6%
- #16 12 Hours to Die
87% matchMostly Positive73% of 226 reviews2020
Dev: Wesley ReitsmaPub: Westeford
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystery visual novel about six students forced to play a 12-hour long killing game.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.3%, Detective 22.8%, Puzzle 11.4%, Adventure 10.7%, Mystery 7.6%
- #17 Piano at 5 a.m.
86% 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 34.4%, Adventure 25.7%, Exploration 15.2%, Cute 12.6%, Atmospheric 8.5%
- #18 Синяя Борода
85% matchMostly Positive72% of 25 reviews2025
Dev: Reanim GamesPub: STuNT
Windows
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: Visual Novel 19.3%, Detective 13.1%, Adventure 10.7%, Investigation 9.5%, Exploration 9%
- #19 Asteroid M-12
84% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: JAsul
Windows
A short, atmospheric space adventure. Use an imaging system and your own deduction skills to investigate Asteroid M-12 with minimal color and report your findings.
Why similar: Detective 30.8%, Adventure 17.3%, Mystery 9.8%, Puzzle 9.5%, Relaxing 8.1%
- #20 Star Ring Convenience Store
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ChroNomad Productions
Windows
First day on the job, and it never ends. Literally. Meet Amo, the intern stuck in a time loop at Star Ring Convenience Store. Get to know a colorful cast of eccentric customers, dig up the secrets they're hiding, link the clues in your Mind Palace, and reason your way to the truth about this world.
Why similar: Adventure 26.7%, Detective 25.9%, Puzzle 18.5%, Exploration 15%, Cute 12.4%
- #21 Max Gentlemen: Escape From Moriarty Mansion
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Men Who Wear Many Hats
Windows
Join nine absurd Victorian characters invited to a mysterious and remote mansion. Solve devious puzzles, explore the mansion and try to keep everyone alive. Friends or Foes: it's up to all of you to discover Professor Moriarty's secrets and defy his murderous game.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.1%, Detective 20.7%, Puzzle 13.8%, Adventure 11.9%, Stylized 8.9%
- #22 THE CASE OF THE LAST SHAWARMA
82% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: Gamesforgames
Windows
The last shawarma in town is gone. The owner is destroyed. The police have "real crimes". You work for seeds, and you just took the case.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.1%, Detective 14.2%, Adventure 11.8%, Stylized 9.2%, Cute 9.2%
- #23 RDの遠隔推理 | リモート・ディテクティブの遠隔推理
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: zakuzakugame
Windows
Takemaru Abiko, creator of “Banshee's Last Cry,” the landmark mystery game that sold over 1 million copies, will release A brand-new game based on “Armchair Detective”. Search through in-game apps and Rescue YOUR sister, Hikari Takizawa, who has suddenly gone missing in Nagano Prefecture.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.2%, Detective 23.9%, Adventure 22.4%, Investigation 15.8%, Mystery 9.5%
- #24 Adventures of Popatlal
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: tmkocplay
Windows
Play as Popatlal, investigate mysterious crimes, search for hidden clues, question suspects, uncover lies, and use logic to solve increasingly challenging cases across the city.
Why similar: Adventure 17%, Action 16.6%, Puzzle 12.7%, Detective 11.5%, Exploration 9%
- #25 Rookie Spook
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Games with Geebs
Windows · Mac
Being a new ghost is harder than it looks. Poke around, meddle with The Living, and experiment with your ghostly tricks to see what kind of supernatural trouble you can stir up. Make your mark one haunting at a time and convince the whole town that it's very haunted.
Why similar: Adventure 22%, Detective 16.2%, Puzzle 15.3%, Exploration 14.5%, Investigation 9.8%
- #26 Visual novel: Shadows of Ravenhall Castle
79% 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 24.6%, Adventure 18.2%, Detective 15%, Exploration 11.5%, Stylized 9.4%
- #27 Hawkshaw Case: Truth & Prevention
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hawkshaw Entertainment
Windows
Investigate crime scenes, interrogate witnesses and organize your evidence to catch the culprit. Solve multiple different cases in varying areas and talk to many unique and fun characters. Can you solve it? Come and see.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.3%, Detective 26.5%, Investigation 17.8%, Puzzle 12.1%, Mystery 6.5%
- #28 HoloTrials: Case Covered
77% 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: Visual Novel 30.2%, Detective 26.6%, Investigation 11.4%, Mystery 8.9%, Exploration 8.1%
- #29 Samuel Prince Attorney at Law Chapter 5
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: WhiteTophat
Windows · Mac · Linux
The fifth of seven chapters of a courtroom battle style visual novel, in which the story follows brand new lawyer Samuel Prince as he solves a strange variety of different crimes. Investigate the crime scene for evidence, then use it in court to find the real truth behind the case.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.2%, Adventure 18.4%, Puzzle 15.7%, Exploration 11.9%, Investigation 11%
- #30 Fading Lights
78% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Dimlight DevsPub: Fh-Salzburg
Windows · Linux
A first person detective game inspired by return of obra dinn where you have to interact with various items inside a house and unlock old memories to rebuild your Family Tree.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.3%, Puzzle 14.7%, Exploration 13.3%, Cute 10.3%, Action 8.5%
- #31 ЗУМЕРЫ
77% matchMostly Positive74% of 23 reviews2025
Dev: Reanim GamesPub: STuNT
Windows
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 19.7%, Adventure 10.5%, Investigation 9.8%, Exploration 9.4%, Stylized 9%
- #32 Pluvia - Episode I
78% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2021
Dev: BitLogisPub: BitLogis
Windows
Pluvia is an investigative visual novel based on multiple choices and minigames.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.3%, Detective 24.1%, Adventure 23.9%, Exploration 13.4%, Action 7.1%
- #33 Orson, P.I.: Midnight at the Grand Hotel
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Abscure
Windows
Twelve guests at a Chicago hotel plot to steal millions in jewels. Stop them before midnight strikes.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.4%, Detective 18.7%, Puzzle 11.9%, Exploration 11%, Investigation 10.5%
- #34 検索探偵パテ太郎
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Torasute
Windows
Search Detective Patetaro is a free mystery adventure set in a shopping street in 2050. Trace patents, designs, and trademarks with young detective Patetaro, compare testimony and clues, and eliminate impossible answers one by one. All 5 episodes free. Your search query becomes your deduction.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.4%, Adventure 19.8%, Detective 15.3%, Puzzle 14.1%, Investigation 9.5%
- #35 The Letter
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SHepic Studios
Windows
The Letter is a narrative-driven psychological adventure set in a forgotten town. Explore abandoned streets, follow scattered notes and hidden messages, and uncover fragments of a story inspired by real events as you piece together a mystery buried in the past.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22%, Adventure 17.3%, Action 16.8%, Puzzle 13.1%, Detective 10.3%
- #36 Eternal Secret
75% match3 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: Piotr KaniewskiPub: GGEntertainment
Windows
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: Visual Novel 19.9%, Detective 14.9%, Investigation 14.6%, Adventure 10.7%, Action 9.5%
- #37 小林正雪復仇之密室重制版 Cheney Wood The Ultimate Revenge
75% matchVery Positive89% of 324 reviews2019
Dev: 傅真Pub: Genuine Studio
Windows
香港,密室逃脱,刑侦推理,解谜! 风流倜傥略爱搞怪的刑警,屡破奇案,轻松应付着海量的案件与狡猾的罪犯,直到那件事的发生……为了逃避最不喜欢的人,他调职到这座城市。然而,等待他的将是从警以来最大的敌人和暗中策划的巨大阴谋。外表看似有些憨傻,推理却过于常人的谜样男子小林正雪,能带领刑侦组走出困境吗?
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.7%, Adventure 18.9%, Puzzle 14.4%, Detective 13.2%, RPG 9.3%
- #38 Ghost Follows
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Open Arcana
Windows
A Halloween legend surrounding a cursed old house becomes the lived story of one trick-or-treater who looks to solve the mystery of Spector Manner. Upon entering the house, the energy goes through the roof and the house comes alive.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.7%, Puzzle 15.1%, Detective 15%, Exploration 13%, Adventure 12.4%
- #39 Tideborne
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PIXEL PIGEON GAMES LTD
Windows
Swim through gorgeous, perilous waters where every safe moment ends in disaster. Outsmart predators, trick fishing boats, solve gentle puzzles, and guide your shimmering school of babies to the next fragile haven.
Why similar: Adventure 23.7%, Puzzle 17.6%, Cute 12.1%, Relaxing 10.6%, Exploration 10.2%
- #40 Root Letter Last Answer
73% matchVery Positive84% of 184 reviews2019
Dev: DRAGAMI GAMES, LTD.
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A mystery adventure which is solved by using two visual features: Live Action and Illustrations.
Why similar: Adventure 35.9%, Visual Novel 27.7%, Detective 27.3%, Mystery 9.2%
- #41 Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved
70% matchVery Positive94% of 459 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 29.3%, Visual Novel 26.3%, Adventure 19.3%, Mystery 8.8%, Investigation 8.5%
- #42 Jenny LeClue - Detectivu
72% matchVery Positive87% of 1,390 reviews2019
Dev: Mografi
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
JENNY LECLUE is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet, mysteries and puzzles to solve across a vibrant, atmospheric world.
Why similar: Detective 19%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Puzzle 9.8%, Adventure 8.4%, Exploration 8.4%
- #43 Snow Light
74% matchMostly Negative20% of 20 reviews2014
Dev: West Dragon Productions DRPub: OG-ZONE Digital Entertainment
Windows · Linux
In a close futuristic world, follow Snow Light a professional of espionage missions, and travel all over the globe to places such as Turkmenistan, Russia and England.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.7%, Adventure 30.7%, Action 24.2%, Indie 5.5%
- #44 Blue Cradle -signifie-
71% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: kutugi kaoru
Windows
A novel game with a fully voiced story about everyday or extraordinary stories.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.1%, Adventure 21.6%, Detective 12.8%, Cute 11.9%, Investigation 8.4%
- #45 Mohism: Battle of Words
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 610 reviews2023
Dev: 玄镜工作室Pub: Yooreka Studio
Windows
Mohism: Battle of Words is a detective game set in the world of wuxia. The game follows Zhang Xiaochen, investigates unsolved cases and comes into his own as a hero. He must rely on his wits and razor-sharp tongue to best his opponents, find the culprit and ensure justice prevails!
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.1%, Detective 23.6%, Investigation 14.6%, Puzzle 13%, Adventure 8.9%
- #46 NoBody Found
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nobodiant
Windows
A mystery detective game where you investigate a disappearance, search for clues, solve puzzles, question suspects, and uncover the truth before time runs out.
Why similar: Detective 28.6%, Investigation 19.4%, Puzzle 17.8%, Adventure 14.7%, Exploration 10.7%
- #47 EyeRoll
72% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: Etienne AndlauPub: Pencilgun
Windows
You are the glass eye of a very forgetful explorer and you must solve the long lost secrets of an ancient ruin to find your way out of the maze. The genre is fantasy puzzle solving while rolling a glass eye through a maze. Discover forgotten secrets in a lost world behind the Bermuda Triangle.
Why similar: Detective 16.8%, Puzzle 12%, Adventure 11.3%, Exploration 10.4%, Dark Humor 10.3%
- #48 Sanfu
69% matchVery Positive83% of 17,858 reviews2023
Dev: Shiying StudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
2000年,山城市新闻频道的电视画面莫名跳出一则旧广告,而广告的代言人是已经去世的特异功能少年——三眼神童。有传闻三眼神童的亡魂劫持了电视信号。 调查局受命展开调查。随着调查的深入,一个藏在黑暗处的犯罪团伙逐渐浮出水面。
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.6%, Puzzle 13.4%, Detective 13.3%, Adventure 11.1%, Mystery 10.6%
- #49 Burden of Truth
69% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: RobProductions
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Burden of Proof saga continues! Step into the shoes of legendary prosecutor Conrad Cross during a pivotal moment of his journey. Investigate crime scenes, solve mysteries using evidence, and make your case in the courtroom. The burden lies with you to unravel the truth!
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.6%, Detective 19.5%, Investigation 14.8%, Puzzle 12.6%, Adventure 11.8%
- #50 Christopher Ledger: Corporate Auditor
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Donnerwelle Inc.
Windows · Mac
Anime courtroom murder mystery, set in the corporate world. Cross-examine executives, collect evidence, and correct misstatements one contradiction at a time.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.3%, Detective 24.9%, Investigation 17.3%, Adventure 14.2%, Action 11.7%
- #51 Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE Plus
68% matchVery Positive81% of 2,380 reviews2024
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Yuma, an amnesiac detective-in-training, and Shinigami, the spirit haunting him, tackle unsolved mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 28.1%, Adventure 19.1%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Exploration 13%, Mystery 7.4%
- #52 The Incident at Galley House
66% matchVery Positive94% of 4,375 reviews2026
Dev: William RousPub: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
In 1936, something terrible happened at Galley House. Decades later, with a strange contraption that reveals echoes of the past, you must uncover the truth behind this grisly mystery. A new puzzle from the creators of The Roottrees are Dead.
Why similar: Detective 26.2%, Visual Novel 22.1%, Puzzle 16.5%, Mystery 12.8%, Adventure 9.7%
- #53 Find the Gnome
70% match9 user reviews90% of 10 reviews2018
Dev: GameFeelings
Windows · Mac · Linux
A top-down 3D hidden object game.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.4%, Investigation 13.4%, Puzzle 11.5%, Exploration 9.4%, Cute 8.6%
- #54 雾之本境S Conspiracy Field: Fog Shadow
69% matchMixed62% of 460 reviews2020
Dev: SP-time
Windows
终年雾气笼罩的山区,封闭化管理的神秘高中,张泊岩作为转校生来到这个世界。凶案发生,自称雾之境主的凶手游荡在校园中。死亡步步逼近,反抗还是逃离?您将通过主角张泊岩的视角,最终揭示真相。
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.8%, Adventure 23.3%, Puzzle 15.5%, Investigation 12.6%, Mystery 7.7%
- #55 Dusty
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: El Palo GamesPub: U-tad
Windows
Dusty is a third-person puzzle game focused on explore beautiful environments. Join archaeologist Dusty on his search for a mysterious civilization. Explore equipped with your extensible cane and notebook to resolve the past, the ways of the civilization and his technology of light.
Why similar: Adventure 28.2%, Puzzle 20.4%, Exploration 15.5%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Stylized 9.8%
- #56 Samuel Sage: The Mystery at Penby Inn
68% matchMostly Positive71% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: Seam Entertainment
Windows
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: Visual Novel 24.5%, Detective 17.4%, Investigation 16.5%, Adventure 10.7%, Exploration 9.2%
- #57 烟雨山异闻 - The Mystery of Misty Mount
67% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Southern-twelve Studio
Windows
The Mystery of Misty Mount is a 2D mystery puzzle-adventure game. In order to save his father who has turned into a parrot, players take on the role of Wang Di and go into Misty Mount to uncover the truth of an accident that occurred fifteen years ago.
Why similar: Detective 22.5%, Adventure 19.4%, Puzzle 15%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Mystery 8.7%
- #58 Stealth Init
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Zelldon
Windows
Stealth Init is an atmospheric exploration and stealth game. Infiltrate a corporation by night to find and collect evidence. Stay focused, stay hidden, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Adventure 25.1%, Action 17.6%, Puzzle 16%, Exploration 10.8%, Investigation 10.1%
- #59 Wrongly Accused
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Elomelo GamesPub: SwopBots Ltd.
Windows
Explore historical locations, find and analyse evidence. Unmask the real perpetrator so that justice can be served and the Wrongly Accused can be found innocent. Use problem solving, deduction and critical thinking skills to uncover the truth and maybe even expose a conspiracy in your own time.
Why similar: Detective 25.9%, Adventure 17.9%, Investigation 16.8%, Puzzle 13.2%, Exploration 6.4%
- #60 Alternate Jake Hunter: DAEDALUS The Awakening of Golden Jazz
68% matchMostly Negative27% of 77 reviews2019
Dev: Neilo Inc.Pub: Arc System Works
Windows
This is the story about the creation of Jinguji Saburo and his humble beginnings.And yet, young Jinguji Saburo who is alone in the world, takes up the gauntlet for himself and for his late grandfather!
Why similar: Adventure 49.8%, Detective 21.7%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Mystery 7.8%