60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Singleplayer, Interactive Fiction, Story Rich, Visual Novel.
You arrive in a small village as a fortune-teller who reads the future in tea leaves. But an apocalyptic vision leads you to question its tranquillity. What if you had a part to play in this? Ready your cups and tea leaves, as the future of this village will be shaped by four unusual visitors.
Wax Heads
Wax Heads is a cozy-punk narrative sim about working in a struggling record store. Chat to quirky customers with unique tastes, explore a handcrafted record collection, fall in love with bands (and their drama!), or just slack off with your colleagues - whatever gets everyone’s groove back!
Love Mystery Club
This game is based on the theme of love & light reasoning. Even if you choose the wrong option, it will not lead to game over. It is very suitable for casual players who like love reasoning but don't want to waste their brain cells.
Wax Heads is a cozy-punk narrative sim about working in a struggling record store. Chat to quirky customers with unique tastes, explore a handcrafted record collection, fall in love with bands (and their drama!), or just slack off with your colleagues - whatever gets everyone’s groove back!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 25%, Narrative 12.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Text-Based 10%, Visual Novel 8.4%
This game is based on the theme of love & light reasoning. Even if you choose the wrong option, it will not lead to game over. It is very suitable for casual players who like love reasoning but don't want to waste their brain cells.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Dialogue Heavy 20.7%, Investigation 18.4%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Text-Based 12.3%
Frog Holm is a narrative-driven cozy mystery game about a young frog who returns home to run the old family pub and finds himself caught in the mysterious disappearance of a fellow islander.
Why similar: Narrative 17.2% ★, Dialogue Heavy 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Mystery 9.5%, Investigation 9.4%
A short literary mystery game set in Oxford and Borneo
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20%, Text-Based 16.6%, Dialogue Heavy 13.3%, Mystery 12.1%, Visual Novel 10.4%
Shamrock Creations is proud to present Watashi Suzume. A story that explores the far reaching impacts that love, friendship, and understanding have on not only our own lives, but how we view life itself. All wrapped up in a supernatural murder mystery narrative that we think everyone will enjoy.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Text-Based 15.7%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Dialogue Heavy 13.2%, Investigation 12.3%
A sci-fi detective game where you interrogate the brain scans of crime victims. Uncover the hidden truth behind the dystopian regime by any means necessary.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.8%, Dialogue Heavy 14.4%, Investigation 11.8%, Point & Click 10%, Mystery 9.5%
No criminal has ever been a match for you, and everybody is looking forward to a description of your brilliant deductions. There is just one small problem. One tiny detail that makes it different this time. A mere trifle, really. This time you have no idea who did it.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Dialogue Heavy 17.7%, Text-Based 15.8%, Investigation 12%, Visual Novel 11.6%
After washing onto a private island, you soon find yourself in the middle of a murder mystery puzzle. The worst part? Everyone thinks you've dunnit! Will you be able to prove Detective Sal's innocence? Find clues, spot contradictions and solve puzzles to discover the truth and find the real killer.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 22.6%, 2.5D 18.9%, Text-Based 15.7%, Mystery 10.8%, Investigation 8.9%
In this interactive narrative, you (a goblin custodian) fix up the neighborhood, help solve eccentric neighbors' problems, and uncover a dark and dangerous mystery, all while untangling the occasional drag & drop image puzzle!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Narrative 19.1% ★, Visual Novel 10.7%, Mystery 8.9%, Text-Based 8.7%
N.E.R.D is a story-driven escape room puzzle game, brought to life as a gripping interactive movie. Inspired by cult classic thrillers, this is an experience that will pull you in - and won’t let go. Dark, intense, and deeply unsettling, every moment pushes you further into the unknown.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Dialogue Heavy 12.3%, Mystery 9.5%, Point & Click 9.2%
Interactive fiction, visual novel adventure with point & click controls and AI-assisted illustrations. Explore a dangerous orbital station, an abandoned starship or a mysterious planet in this cyberpunk sci-fi text-based game. And, of course, discover a mystery that has an impact on the galaxy.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Text-Based 16.2%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Dialogue Heavy 12.6%, Point & Click 9.3%
Famous detective Kosuke Kindaichi's first case, the Honjin Murder Mystery. Honjin descendant Kenzo Ichiyanagi and his new wife Katsuko Kubo lay dead in a bed of blood on the night of their wedding. Kosuke Kindaichi searches for the truth about this locked room murder mystery. However...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Mystery 15%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Investigation 13.5%, Text-Based 12.2%
The Spirit Weaver is a narrative-driven visual novel where you use the power of Tarot to guide lost spirits through their grief, and maybe figure out your own. Explore a mystical spirit realm, help its denizens, and restore balance in a bittersweet story of love, loss, and empathy.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Narrative 13.4% ★, Point & Click 9.4%, Text-Based 9.2%
A pull-apart puzzle visual novel whose fragments stitch the story together.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Text-Based 14.3%, Dialogue Heavy 14%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Point & Click 7.9%
Where's the borderland of light and darkness? A meteorite crashes in Arizona and creates a portal to the parallel universe. Will you dare to explore foreign lands?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Text-Based 11.6%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Investigation 10.6%, Mystery 10.1%
Tails Noir is a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 16.6%, Narrative 14.4% ★, 2.5D 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Investigation 10.1%
The prequel to Road 96. Play Zoe and Kaito where it all started. Change their destinies!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Narrative 12.1% ★, Investigation 9%
A story-rich coming-of-age experience told through a 2004 desktop, where friendships, music, and late-night conversations shape who you become. Explore chats, drama, mini-games, and the early internet in a branching story about growing up, making mistakes, and finding your place.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 23.3%, Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Text-Based 14.5%, Story Rich 8%
A short narrative driven walking simulator game about a rural village and its lingering people. Wander around and listen to their stories.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.4%, Dialogue Heavy 21.1%, Narrative 15.1% ★, Stylized 10.7%, 3D 7.8%
Arthur thinks he’s a smart guy. He isn’t. Help him solve puzzles, investigate the town, and uncover the mystery of his friends disappearance in this quirky adventure game inspired by classic cartoons.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Investigation 13.6%, Mystery 13.2%, Visual Novel 10.3%
THOHH is a first-person narrative game in which you play a food delivery guy. Through a series of vignettes, you cross paths with the residents of a beautiful house on Holland Hill road, where you make frequent deliveries. In the wake of tragedy, something ominous looms behind their front door.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Dialogue Heavy 16.6%, First-Person 9.2%, Mystery 8.6%
Do you hate squares? Then this game is for you! After all, the dog also hates squares. Help the dog to destroy all the squares!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 23%, 2.5D 21.5%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Point & Click 10.2%, Story Rich 6.6%
A thrilling point-and-click adventure game where you play as Di Renjie, ancient China's most famous and gifted investigator, as he tracks a serial killer in the heart of the Tang Dynasty's capital city.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 19.3%, Narrative 16.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Investigation 11.8%, Point & Click 8.1%
Turn on your ghost detector and join your new pals in a funny, thrilling, and lovingly-presented interactive text adventure. Brain-teasing puzzles, a cartoon visual style, and engaging audio design - Delete After Reading weaves a delightful interactive tale.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Text-Based 13.4%, Mystery 12.2%, Visual Novel 11%, Investigation 10%
Whisperstring is an 80s inspired text adventure game that takes place inside a “chat room”. You’re connected to Adam, a "jock" with a severe fear of strings, who seems to have been the victim of a supernatural kidnapping. Will you be able to help him escape?
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Text-Based 14%, Investigation 12%, Visual Novel 11.6%
Join Leo in Super Spy Academy! Uncover a mysterious plot at a prestigious university, solve puzzles, interact with unique characters, and explore diverse areas to save the school from a perilous fate.
Why similar: 2.5D 26.9%, Mystery 14.2%, First-Person 11.3%, Point & Click 10.8%, Puzzle 10.3%
Talk is cheap. Trust is earned. You are stuck on The Destin, a forsaken starship on the brink of oblivion that is controlled by Novah, a sentient AI who holds the key to your survival. Befriend, manipulate, deceive, and persuade your way to freedom in this sci-fi narrative adventure.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Investigation 12.9%, Dialogue Heavy 12.1%, Narrative 11.4% ★, Mystery 11.1%
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: Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Text-Based 14%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Investigation 12.1%, Mystery 9.3%
You went to the desert to rest. You crushed a worm. Now it talks to you in dreams.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Dialogue Heavy 17.6%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Mystery 12.7%, Investigation 11%
In a world of fairies, a childhood friend suddenly calls Beatrice back to her old hometown. Yet when she arrives, her friend is mysteriously missing.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 30.9%, Mystery 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Investigation 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%
A sci-fi visual novel reimagining The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902). Follow Vornovians Sherr-Lok & Watt-Sun as they try to uncover the truth of the "curse"
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Mystery 16%, Text-Based 12.9%, Investigation 8.9%
Where is Grandpa? and why has his beach bar been closed for more than 2 years? An adventure full of puzzles and mystery begins! Explore, discover all the clues and read them correctly in order to advance. Let yourself be enveloped by a story of intrigue set on a beach.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.2%, Mystery 19.9%, Investigation 18.6%, Puzzle 15.8%, Point & Click 8.7%
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: Dialogue Heavy 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Text-Based 11.7%, Point & Click 8.3%
After being cursed to never leave, Ember must eat all of the food she can in order to find the one that will break the curse!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Text-Based 12.5%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Investigation 11.9%
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: Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Investigation 15.9%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Text-Based 14.1%, Mystery 12.8%
Pine Hill is a quiet Midwestern college town. Quiet enough that nobody seemed to hear Ginny Nicholson die. Alone with the thoughts in your head, now you just want to know one thing: why?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23%, Dialogue Heavy 19.2%, Text-Based 16.7%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Story Rich 9.3%
50 Minutes 'Til Impact is set in a retro-futuristic world aboard an advanced, yet luxurious space train! It's a linear narrative adventure where players utilize 3D exploration, code solving, and visual novel interactions to do whatever they can to save everyone on board before time runs out.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.9%, 2.5D 30.6%, Investigation 18.7%, Linear 12.7%, Casual 2.8%
Mental pain will never disappear, it will forever torment the soul of the protagonist. Who is he? How did he end up here? Why do dead people appear before him? Who is this girl with bandaged eyes? Eternal Pain: Epiphany is the story of the insight of a person who finds himself in purgatory.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.2%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Dialogue Heavy 16%, Text-Based 12.1%, First-Person 7.8%
戏班内扑朔迷离的死亡，步步紧逼的幕后黑手，封闭剧场内的死亡倒计时，案件主角的生命和救赎都取决于你的决断。当第一桩案件尘埃落定，你以为可以回到现实世界时，轮回之路才刚刚开始……
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Investigation 14%, Text-Based 10.8%, Puzzle 8.9%
The president trusts you. Exercise your Shamanic capabilities (or lack thereof). But don't get caught!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 25.7%, Interactive Fiction 24.1%, Visual Novel 19%, Text-Based 13.3%, Stylized 6%
Help stranded humans escape an otherworldly realm as you pick them up on your bus route. Investigate and interrogate each new arrival to ensure they don't devour you or your passengers as you head to your safehouse.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.3%, Dialogue Heavy 22.6%, First-Person 12.4%, Investigation 9.2%, Linear 8.4%
[Telltale - Casino Murder] is a full-voice indie mystery game with the youngest lawyer, Kang Ho-yeon, who reveals the truth of the casino murder case and achieves innocence at trial.
Why similar: Mystery 21%, Dialogue Heavy 19.7%, Investigation 16.3%, Text-Based 12.2%, Puzzle 10.7%
Explore a medieval land as a Nim named Skybrighten and try to save your world from disaster. Find friends to help along the way, but try not to cause more trouble than you fix! Travel where you want, solve a few puzzles, and be nice to people!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.2%, 2.5D 25.3%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Dialogue Heavy 13.1%, Story Rich 11.2%
A mystery comedy visual novel game told strictly through the eyes of a news anchor. Learn about the city of Brookside, report the news as best you can, and guide the citizens toward a happy ending.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20%, Investigation 19.6%, Mystery 15.4%, 2.5D 14.9%, Story Rich 8.6%
Escape from a mysteriously locked office in this immersive and humorous text-based game. Experience the consequences of terrible management as you investigate interactive rooms, unlock the exit, and unravel the mystery of why the office was abandoned.
Why similar: Mystery 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Text-Based 15.5%, First-Person 9.4%, Puzzle 9.4%
Play as three guests of the rundown Motel Styx, overseen by the charming yet guarded Charon (and their cat). Explore your surroundings to uncover Charon's past and forever alter the future of the motel.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Dialogue Heavy 20.1%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Puzzle 9.5%, First-Person 8.6%
Susan has woken up in a strange, coffin-like device, with no memory of who or where she is. Uncover the answers in this visual novel as you solve puzzles to escape in a stunning sci-fi mystery investigation!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Mystery 13.3%, Investigation 11.3%
《墨心》是一款将古代中国幻想元素和悬疑科幻相融合的国产视觉小说。男主（你）从昏迷中醒来丧失了记忆，发现自己和另外两女一男困于巨轮密室中。面对匪夷所思的船体变异，恐怖致命的巨型怪物，你们能否成功逃脱？而这超自然的现象，似乎跟一件千年前的战国墨家宝物有关......
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 19.4%, Investigation 14.7%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Text-Based 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%
Rummage through the abandoned profiles of an old PC to unravel an inherited mystery. What secrets hide in this eerie adventure of cryptic games and outdated software? Who was using this computer? And what happened to them?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Text-Based 14.2%, Investigation 13.9%, Mystery 11.8%, Visual Novel 9.9%
Tails Noir Preludes is a post-noir narrative adventure with branching choices. It is an intertwined series of vignettes about change, circumstance, and consequence. Guide four characters through formative moments in their lives in a dystopian Vancouver inhabited by anthropomorphic animals.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 31.3%, Visual Novel 18%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Narrative 11.9% ★, Mystery 7.6%
Find a way out of the Do 11 app by doing missions that come from the mysterious Do 11 app. A choice awaits you to solve puzzles and change the fate of the protagonist. Escape the main character from the Do 11 app while savoring a profound worldview and intriguing story. An incredible twist awaits.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Text-Based 14.5%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Mystery 12.4%
A point-and-click playable short where you take the role of an artifact collector, navigating the Aquarian Temple's enigmatic architecture and locating its prized relics.
Why similar: Puzzle 18%, Mystery 15.5%, Point & Click 15.5%, Stylized 13.2%, First-Person 12.5%
Unravel the mysteries of the ocean spirit world by accompanying a recent high school graduate, Bulut, who lost all of his memories of family and friends. The Inspireist is a story-rich puzzle adventure narrative set in a recent 21st century, alternate realm Izmrr.
Why similar: Narrative 32% ★, Dialogue Heavy 23.5%, Mystery 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Puzzle 6.3%
Play as Daniella as she moves across the country with only the help of her ex.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.2%, Dialogue Heavy 20.3%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Story Rich 12.8%, Colorful 8.4%
A mystery game where you investigate a murder by searching the crime scene and interrogating AI-powered NPCs with unique personas.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 22.8%, Mystery 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Investigation 13.3%, Visual Novel 10.3%
A compilation of 12 small literary games about humans meeting and missing one another. Explore these experimental experiences that were made on a monthly basis over the course of a year.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.6%, Dialogue Heavy 21.5%, Visual Novel 18%, Linear 8.1%, Story Rich 5.8%
After witnessing a murder, 16-year-old skater Azar Warren seeks refuge with her estranged grandfather on his rural compound, only to suspect he may be more dangerous than her pursuers. Ashes blends graphic novel panels with interactive puzzles in a story of murder and unease.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.9%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Mystery 13.3%, Story Rich 12.5%, Narrative 12.2% ★
The chart-topping itch.io and Newgrounds indie hit comes to Steam, with a slew of enhancements and new features! Step into court as Nina Aquila, rookie defense attorney in this thrilling VN/adventure game hybrid, and fight for justice in a world where all anime genres exist at once!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 29.2%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Mystery 12.5%, Investigation 11.5%
Eos is a first-person, 3D puzzle game in which you take control of a little girl who ventures into a tower. Confronted with a voice who seems to know an awful lot about her, he puts forth a series of trials to teach her about the past she never knew.
Why similar: Puzzle 17.9%, First-Person 15%, Linear 13.8%, Investigation 12.6%, Mystery 10.3%
An absurdist mystery for only the most hard-boiled interim junior detectives.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Dialogue Heavy 17.5%, Mystery 13.8%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Puzzle 9%
