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  1. #1 True Game
    97% matchVery Positive88% of 51 reviews2021
    Dev: 橙光游戏
    Windows · Mac

    "True Game" is a work of suspense reasoning. The work tells the story that people in trouble are taken to a closed space and ask to get chips from others through different competitions. This work has a high degree of brain burning, exquisite picture and strong sense of substitution.

    Why similar: Detective 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Logic 9.1%, Puzzle 7.8%

  2. #2 你与月光同罪-As Guilty As the Moon
    96% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2022
    Dev: 橙光游戏
    Windows

    This is a realistic + survival oriented work. The murder of a girl in a ride-hailing service two years ago, brought your 12 fates back together. You wake up in a strange room, and things are getting weird around you. In the fog, not everything you see is the truth. Is everything real or unreal?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.2%, Detective 18.3%, Visual Novel 14.2%, RPG 13.2%, Strategy 8.3%

  3. #3 我死后的那些天-After Death
    96% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2022
    Dev: 橙光游戏
    Windows

    This is a suspense game, you are sitting in front of the TV, the news is broadcast: last night a young girl was killed, the body was found in a deep alley. And the girl who was murdered -- you. You are involved in a serial murder, and you are reborn as a female journalist.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Detective 18.6%, Visual Novel 14.3%, RPG 13.2%, Strategy 8.8%

  4. #4 知更鸟-The Robin
    95% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2021
    Dev: 橙光游戏
    Windows

    “The Robin”tells the story of a school bully who kills a girl named "Robin." Thirteen people involved are kidnapped and embark on a desperate journey to survive. The work revolves around who is behind the black hand and who is responsible for the death of "Robin" these two questions unfold.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Detective 20.2%, Visual Novel 14%, RPG 9.7%, Mystery 8%

  5. #5 迷渡桥
    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 犬狸工作室Pub: OKJOY
    Windows

    《迷渡桥》是一款水墨风格的国风悬疑推理游戏,你将扮演牵涉谋逆的罪臣后人宁不移,背负着家族十年的冤屈,在弥留之际踏上迷渡桥,换一个查明真相的机会。调查一桩桩离奇命案,窥见朝堂内的暗流涌动。当迷雾散尽,揭开深埋于王朝的骇人秘密......

    Why similar: Detective 23.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Puzzle 8.1%, Mystery 8%

  6. #6 末日航路-The Termination
    94% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2021
    Dev: 橙光游戏
    Windows

    It's a story of deception and redemption. You receive a mysterious invitation to a seven days doomsday journey. An expectant interstellar journey has become a doomsday route to the end. There is only one word difference between "victim" and "perpetrator".

    Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Visual Novel 14.2%, RPG 9%, Mystery 8.5%

  7. #7 Nine in Flight
    93% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Shook Loose
    Windows

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

    Why similar: Detective 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Comedy 14.9%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Puzzle 7.1%

  8. #8 不可能犯罪事件簿-Impossible Crime Book
    92% match9 user reviews44% of 9 reviews2022
    Dev: 橙光游戏
    Windows

    This is a decryption class of interactive novel. One accident, two suicides. In order to prevent more innocent lives from being killed, you will be assigned to lurk on campus with your partner and find out the suspicious in different criminal cases.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.9%, Detective 17.2%, Visual Novel 15.9%, RPG 14.8%, Mystery 7.8%

  9. #9 推理小说的关键一定会出现两次
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: ReDeer
    Windows

    《推理小说的关键一定会出现两次》是一部以日常推理为核心的视觉小说。日常混沌纷乱,而“侦探”独具慧眼。带上你的好奇心吧,去和推理协会一同调查、思考,最终解开一个个轻松却不失有趣的日常之谜。

    Why similar: Detective 22.3%, Comedy 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Anime 7.5%

  10. #10 村庄-The Village
    91% matchMostly Negative38% of 13 reviews2021
    Dev: 橙光游戏
    Windows

    After you graduated from college, you were assigned to a small village as a doctor.It looks like an ordinary village, but there are many strange things in it.A man knocking at the door in the middle of the night may not be asking for a doctor.The person you saw may not be alive.Haunted?

    Why similar: Detective 22%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Visual Novel 14.2%, RPG 10.3%, Mystery 8%

  11. #11 死亡编码-Death Code
    90% matchMixed69% of 13 reviews2021
    Dev: 橙光游戏
    Windows

    Death Code is a battle royale genre. It tells the story of Lin Mohuai, a female protagonist with amnesia, who wakes up to find herself involved in an eight-person battle royale game. Everyone is given a code, and the way to win is to kill the player whose number is plus one.

    Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Visual Novel 14.4%, RPG 11.2%, Mystery 8.5%

  12. #12 The Crack (壳中之物)
    89% matchPositive95% of 21 reviews2024
    Dev: Riyuekong Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Crack is a text adventure game that combines a profound emotional experience with elements of mystery and puzzle-solving. In this game, players embark on a journey to revisit the past, explore themselves, and uncover hidden secrets.

    Why similar: RPG 19.3%, Strategy 17.9%, Detective 15.9%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Adventure 10.3%

  13. #13 Nina Aquila: Legal Eagle, Chapter IV: "Sacred Feathers"
    88% matchPositive97% of 30 reviews2025
    Dev: Tanuki-sama Studios
    Windows · Linux

    NINA AQUILA is back for her brightest, boldest, most magical adventure yet!

    Why similar: Detective 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Comedy 10.4%, Funny 9.4%

  14. #14 Blue Cradle -signifie-
    89% 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 19.1%, Comedy 18.5%, Detective 13.3%, Funny 11.9%, Anime 10.6%

  15. #15 Nigudin really fought against Furong Wangyuan
    86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,498 reviews2024
    Dev: 理塘时报游戏制作组Pub: 理塘锐刻科技发行
    Windows

    brief introductionNicotine vs. Furong Wangyuan "is a brain pumping game that takes place in a fantasy world called" Litang County ". Players will play as" Ding Zhen ", defeat Furong Wangyuan, and gradually uncover the truth about their ability to manipulate the level of Sharp Cut 5

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Comedy 16.5%, Abstract 12.4%, Visual Novel 12.1%, RPG 10.6%

  16. #16 欢迎回家-Welcome Home
    87% match8 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2022
    Dev: 橙光游戏
    Windows

    This is a secret room to escape burning brain puzzle work, which is divided into five chapters, puzzle level interesting design, complicated and confusing story, criticism and comment on the real society, is full of exquisite everywhere.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.5%, Visual Novel 11%, Logic 10.8%, Puzzle 10.3%, Mystery 9.9%

  17. #17 Odd Adventure of Chub, Color, 23 and You
    86% matchVery Positive84% of 80 reviews2020
    Dev: Axel Sonic
    Windows

    Very funny, very short and very sweet text adventure game about Chub, Color, 23 and You.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Comedy 20.8%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Funny 16.5%, Puzzle 8.3%

  18. #18 东方裁判梦~Rookie Attorney Legendry
    84% matchMostly Positive72% of 141 reviews2024
    Dev: YEARSPub: WindField Games
    Windows

    "Touhou Saibanmu ~Rookie Attorney Legendry" is a puzzle-solving detective game based on the Touhou series. It mainly tells the story of Marisa Kirisame who, by chance, becomes a lawyer. The story is divided into three chapters, each with multiple endings.

    Why similar: Detective 22.5%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Strategy 12.8%, RPG 12.6%, Anime 9.7%

  19. #19 Wildwood Down
    84% matchVery Positive95% of 115 reviews2025
    Dev: Crashable Studios
    Windows · Mac

    Step into the hilariously twisted world of Wildwood Down, a side-splitting comedy thriller. Featuring a protagonist with Down Syndrome. (Inspired by and voice acted by the Dev's childhood friend!) Perfect for fans of the P-n-C adventure genre and new comers looking for a wild heartfelt ride!

    Why similar: Detective 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Comedy 16.9%, Funny 12.7%, Hand-drawn 8.7%

  20. #20 How Many Secrets Under Ceiling
    82% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2026
    Dev: 稻歌游戏工作室
    Windows

    The first light novel-style immersive detective game's here! A dentist dead in a double-locked room seems like a suicide, but unexplained contradictions connect different truths. Each investigation and puzzles are up to you. But wait, what's wrong with this suspicious "assistant" following?!

    Why similar: Detective 18.8%, Comedy 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Visual Novel 12%, Hand-drawn 9.6%

  21. #21 Puzzle Agent 2
    85% matchVery Positive87% of 1,143 reviews2011
    Dev: Telltale
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    Agent Nelson Tethers just solved his biggest case yet. So why isn't he satisfied? Venture back to eerie Scoggins, Minnesota to solve the mystery of "the Hidden People" once and for all!

    Why similar: Detective 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Funny 11.8%, Comedy 11.5%, Hand-drawn 10.2%

  22. #22 Rewrite - DYH
    83% matchPositive100% of 26 reviews2020
    Dev: DYHPub: WinCode
    Windows · Linux

    Rewrite - DYH - A game that changes every time you play!

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Hand-drawn 12%, Strategy 11.7%, Anime 9.3%

  23. #23 Memory Tides
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 掌鱼工作室Pub: PalmFin Studio
    Windows

    Memory Tides is an adventure game set in a near-future metropolis. Haunted by false memories and buried trauma, you're trapped in an endless loop: sink into illusion or face reality? Step into the shoes of Lin Xiaoyu, use "slacking off" as your cover, and uncover the hidden truth.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Detective 18.8%, Visual Novel 18.4%, RPG 14.1%, Puzzle 8.8%

  24. #24 Adventurers Guild Receptionist
    81% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Studio LITTE
    Windows

    Always wanted a fantasy world desk job?! Manage eccentric adventurers like a lazy witch, tsundere fairy & useless bard! Approve quests, keep them alive, pay off Elfie's crippling tax debt, and rake in gold for the Guild!

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.7%, RPG 19%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Comedy 12.8%, Funny 8.5%

  25. #25 幽都酒馆
    81% matchVery Positive98% of 103 reviews2024
    Dev: 七月柒月七
    Windows

    本游戏主旨绿色健康阳光积极向上充满正能量,无不良导向。

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Detective 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Comedy 12.1%, Puzzle 7.9%

  26. #26 After Juice: Animal Disco Mafia
    79% 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: Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Detective 15.2%, Comedy 12.9%, Hand-drawn 11%

  27. #27 Butterfly Girl
    79% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
    Dev: klai
    Windows · Mac

    A puzzle-adventure game blended with visual novel storytelling. A mysterious girl and butterflies appear each time you solve a puzzle inside the room. Who are they? What do they want? Unravel each puzzle one by one — and the truth draws ever closer.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.7%, RPG 16.5%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Puzzle 9.6%, Hand-drawn 9%

  28. #28 死亡旅店Ⅱ亡者归来-Death Inn Ⅱ The Immortal Is Coming
    80% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2022
    Dev: 橙光游戏
    Windows

    Death Inn Ⅱ- The Immortal Is Coming is a horror puzzle. The film crew is in a castle to finish, What is the mystery behind the mysterious death of a leading actress in a castle? Was it a homicide or was there more to it? It's a foggy castle, but none of the truth is buried forever.

    Why similar: Detective 25.2%, Visual Novel 20.8%, RPG 18.2%, Strategy 12.3%, Mystery 10.3%

  29. #29 Rainy Butcher
    78% matchMostly Positive71% of 91 reviews2022
    Dev: Genunie Studio
    Windows

    On rainy nights, the serial murderer is on a killing spree. This scares everyone but one girl, the journalist who keeps digging for a promotion. Dauntless, she gets involved deep and wide, hoping to discover the real identify of the rainy night butcher.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Detective 15%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Hand-drawn 11.3%, RPG 11.1%

  30. #30 Rise of the Underdog King!
    77% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 绝不发癫工作室
    Windows

    《Rise of the Underdog King》 is a text-based adventure game inspired by Wish-fulfillment fiction and webisode. Deliver satisfying comebacks and take control of your destiny as you rise above every challenge!

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18%, Comedy 14.9%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Funny 12.6%, Hand-drawn 9.2%

  31. #31 Trails and Traces: The Tomb of Thomas Tew
    76% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Because Because Games
    Windows

    A classic point-and-click adventure game full of puzzles and humor!

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Detective 19%, Visual Novel 13%, Comedy 10.4%, Funny 9.1%

  32. #32 The Detail's In The Devils
    78% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2022
    Dev: Cameron James Low
    Windows · Mac

    A short narrative deduction game set in the overly litigious bowels of Hell. A simple text-based investigative game about asking the right questions of the right people. When surrounded by pathological liars always remember, the detail's in the devils. A simple text-based investigative game.

    Why similar: Detective 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 22.2%, Funny 12.6%, Puzzle 9.9%, Abstract 9.4%

  33. #33 The Red Pearls Of Borneo
    73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,382 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 28.9%, Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Puzzle 11.6%, Visual Novel 11%, Hand-drawn 8.5%

  34. #34 Just in Crime
    75% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: Gomet Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Just in Crime is a detective video game in which you play a detective dog and a wizard cat. With a twist; you are able to travel back in time and examine the crime scene a few seconds before it happened.

    Why similar: Detective 22.3%, Comedy 15.2%, Funny 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Logic 9.3%

  35. #35 Aviary Attorney
    77% matchVery Positive95% of 2,262 reviews2015
    Dev: Sketchy Logic
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    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 30.7%, Visual Novel 23%, Comedy 17.4%, Mystery 9.2%, Adventure 6%

  36. #36 EXS2~EthnologySister2:Structuralism of kinship system
    74% matchVery Positive96% of 75 reviews2023
    Dev: 周农卿
    Windows

    一位总是能露出温柔笑容的金发修女,将众人联系。白发女子总是无言。[想 知 道 你 父 母 的 下 落 吗 ?准 备 好 ]浅冰背后,为何会有寒意深藏?战斗,悬疑,治愈,推理,剧情持续反转,不断的匿名威胁,绑架,真相到底是……

    Why similar: Detective 22%, Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Visual Novel 16%, Mystery 9.3%, Puzzle 8.6%

  37. #37 Puzzle Agent
    76% matchVery Positive89% of 2,805 reviews2010
    Dev: Telltale
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%

    Created with indie comic artist Graham Annable's unique narrative and visual sensibilities, delivered with the distinctive Telltale storytelling style, Puzzle Agent is sure to challenge, thrill and engage in more ways than you can shake a cryptogram at!

    Why similar: Detective 27.9%, Interactive Fiction 23%, Puzzle 12.2%, Comedy 10.6%, Mystery 9.9%

  38. #38 After-State:WoLong
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 猫龙游戏
    Windows

    In this surreal afterlife deduction game by CnD Games, play as Zhuge Liang—the East's legendary mastermind. Face off against Sherlock Holmes in the Underworld Olympics and unravel a deadly closed-circle mystery trapped within a snowed-in mountain lodge!

    Why similar: Detective 31.2%, Visual Novel 17.3%, RPG 15.5%, Anime 9.2%, Puzzle 5.7%

  39. #39 见习侦探
    75% matchMixed61% of 59 reviews2021
    Dev: 全能侦探社
    Windows

    "Internship Detective" is a text adventure game of detective story from the perspective of double female masters. The two heroines Doudou (Intership detective) and Bobo (“big” detective) .

    Why similar: Detective 24.9%, Interactive Fiction 24.3%, Visual Novel 16.4%, RPG 11.6%, Mystery 8.2%

  40. #40 Endless Monday: Dreams and Deadlines
    72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,926 reviews2023
    Dev: hcnone
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    "Endless Monday: Dreams and Deadlines" - In this short story from the Endless Monday, Penny, a mild-mannered corporate grunt, spends a weekend at the office in an effort to finish her project on time while overcoming distractions from coworkers, space aliens, imaginary friends, and herself.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Visual Novel 18%, Hand-drawn 14.2%, Comedy 12.4%, Funny 10%

  41. #41 澄心大学
    72% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: 陈政
    Windows

    《澄心大学》是一款校园题材剧情向视觉小说。在鲜活而平静的大学日常中,走近四位拥有不同故事的女主角,并通过选择与分支推动人物关系,走向属于你的青春结局。

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Detective 11.7%, RPG 9.6%, Comedy 9.2%

  42. #42 誰是犯案者 Who is the Criminal
    73% matchVery Positive95% of 59 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 24.2%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Comedy 13.4%, Funny 11.2%, Anime 8.2%

  43. #43 Paper Shakespeare: The Legend of Rainbow Hollow
    74% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2020
    Dev: Stegalosaurus Game Development
    Windows · Linux

    Explore a post-apocalyptic world and solve puzzles using that big brain of yours. Discover the secrets of the universe! Be awesome!

    Why similar: Comedy 16.5%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Hand-drawn 11.8%, Funny 11.4%, Abstract 11%

  44. #44 A Detective Story
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Methodox Technologies, Inc.
    Windows

    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 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Comedy 11.9%, Puzzle 7.9%

  45. #45 Max Gentlemen: Escape From Moriarty Mansion
    71% 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: Detective 24.9%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Funny 16.8%, Puzzle 11.2%, Stylized 8%

  46. #46 Buy a Croquette!
    69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 7,532 reviews2024
    Dev: 越青Pub: Eternal Dream
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    March 2012, Nagano. The brave and clever high school girl, Chio Aozora, is facing a major crisis: she doesn’t have enough money to buy a croquette! Navigate through the streets and alleys of Nagano, interact with a variety of characters, solve complex puzzles, collect 380 yen, and buy a croquette!

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Detective 13.5%, Funny 12.5%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Mystery 9.1%

  47. #47 Anime Scary Teacher 3D
    70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
    Dev: Time Stone Games
    Windows

    Izumi Sensei, the school’s most feared teacher, loves to torment students. In Anime Scary Teacher 3D, it’s your turn to get revenge! Plan and pull off pranks without getting caught, explore the school for the perfect setup, and show Izumi that she’s met her match in this anime-style adventure!

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Strategy 19.1%, Comedy 15.6%, Funny 11.2%, Adventure 10.7%

  48. #48 Fonsermónique’s Culinary Diary
    69% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2026
    Dev: Noreemii
    Windows

    Fonsermónique's Culinary Diary is a short, linear narrative game where cooking becomes a bridge to the soul. As you prepare recipes, you receive feedback that accompanies Fonsermónique on her personal journey while exploring the temple for ingredients and the dragon, uncovering their unusual bond.

    Why similar: Comedy 18.1%, RPG 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Adventure 8.6%

  49. #49 Jill O' Lantern: Final Cut
    69% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2024
    Dev: Screen Savor Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Find the clues to make a time bending turnabout in this off the rails visual novel about murder, mayhem, and a thicc pumpkin girl with a machete.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Detective 16%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Comedy 13.4%, Hand-drawn 12%

  50. #50 Spill the Beans
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Skeletal Games
    Windows

    A secret recipe has been stolen and you’re charged with finding the culprit…trouble is, you’re the one whodunnit. Investigate, interrogate and manipulate your way to framing the perfect scapegoat in this reverse detective visual novel.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20%, Detective 18.2%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Hand-drawn 11.6%, RPG 10.8%

  51. #51 Nina Aquila: Legal Eagle, Season One
    70% matchVery Positive96% of 102 reviews2021
    Dev: Tanuki-sama Studios
    Windows · Linux

    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: Detective 21.4%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Funny 12%, Comedy 11%

  52. #52 EmyLiveShow: BossRush
    68% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2024
    Dev: Team Emily
    Windows · Mac

    Challenge four hot beauties and save the world from the attacks of sexy bosses in the new EmyLiveShow game!

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Detective 17.6%, Visual Novel 16.3%, RPG 12.3%, Anime 8.9%

  53. #53 卡牌游戏
    71% matchMostly Positive70% of 10 reviews2020
    Dev: 橙光游戏
    Windows

    This is a highest death rate game of survival, combined with masculinity, survival, thriller, suspense reasoning and other elements. There are two main lines you can choose from the story - the male line and the female line. Meanwhile, you can also choose different talents as you like.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.5%, Visual Novel 18.4%, RPG 13%, Strategy 11.1%, Mystery 8.6%

  54. #54 Presidential Shaman
    68% matchNo user reviews2025
    Dev: BRB Drama
    Windows · Mac

    The president trusts you. Exercise your Shamanic capabilities (or lack thereof). But don't get caught!

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Comedy 14.9%, Funny 10.9%, RPG 7.8%

  55. #55 Gumshoe Detective Agency: The First Case
    66% matchMostly Positive78% of 58 reviews2025
    Dev: Birdy Interactive
    Windows

    A missing person case straight out of 1995. Search the early internet, dig through emails and dusty floppy discs, and uncover the secrets behind the disappearance of Victoria Mason.

    Why similar: Detective 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Comedy 12.6%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Funny 8.9%

  56. #56 我的一个多重人格朋友
    67% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2025
    Dev: 上海久游网络科技有限公司
    Windows

    This is an AVG game that involves reasoning and decryption. He Zhou has 7 different personalities, which alternate seven days a week. Players will play as a detective and deduce the truth behind the horrifying cases surrounding He Zhou through the diary he left behind.

    Why similar: Detective 24.1%, Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Visual Novel 15.2%, RPG 9.6%, Mystery 8.9%

  57. #57 ELISSA :Body in the bedroom
    67% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: KANUE
    Windows · Mac

    Detective novelist MEL Gideon, whose career is facing difficulties, receives a strange letter claiming someone is in trouble and needs her help. Intrigued, she decides to investigate. As she digs deeper, she starts to realize that her past is far more complicated than she ever imagined...

    Why similar: Detective 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Hand-drawn 12%, Mystery 8.8%, Visual Novel 8.8%

  58. #58 妹居物语
    67% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: 彩奈
    Windows

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