- #1 泥舟と罪人
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NONALCOHOL.
Windows · Mac
A closed-off ghost town, and the unsolved bizarre serial murders that once occurred there. A “daily life collapse” suspense × death game novel ADV that depicts the obsessive love and revenge of 11 people whose lives were irrevocably shattered by that horrific incident.
Why similar: Detective 17.3%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Investigation 12.1%, Crime 9.4%, Psychological 8.3%
- #2 There’s No Way the Dating Sim Heroine I Liked Could Be a Murderer...?!
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: H999 Games
Windows
Investigate a series of murders at an abandoned school, examine evidence, connect clues, and reconstruct each crime. In this 2D psychological mystery adventure, every answer points to the dating sim heroine you trusted most—but is she truly the killer?
Why similar: Detective 21.6%, Investigation 20%, Mystery 15.2%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Crime 7.9%
- #3 Phantom: Hidden Sins
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Prioplot Games
Windows
As an independent police consultant, you're pulled into the hunt for a serial killer leaving cryptographic ciphers. Play as a detective, analyze crime scenes, and master real decryption methods. Your choices determine if you catch the killer and how many lives are saved.
Why similar: Detective 22.7%, Investigation 16.2%, Assassins 10.7% ★, Crime 10.4%, Visual Novel 8.8%
- #4 悪人悪華 - AKUNIN-AKKA -
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: moutardelog
Windows
An interrogation adventure where you play as the lead detective. Exploit suspects’ weaknesses, shake their resolve, and force the truth out of them. Use the weaknesses of a cast of unique suspects to uncover the truth behind the case.
Why similar: Detective 17.4%, Crime 13.4%, Investigation 9.6%, Psychological 9.5%, Thriller 8.2%
- #5 The Test: Hypothesis Rising
94% 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 16.4%, Investigation 16.3%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Mystery 10.5%, Psychological 10.2%
- #6 INDOORS: The Alston Manor
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Estigia Softworks
Windows
May 2, 1951. The night everyone in the Alston Manor vanished without a trace. As the newest reporter of a paranormal magazine, you are sent back to the night after the happening. Make your way through the mansion, solve puzzles, find evidence and uncover the truth behind the disappearance.
Why similar: Assassins 15.3% ★, Investigation 14.6%, Detective 14.3%, Psychological Horror 13%, Psychological 10%
- #7 It Was Not a Suicide
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Poisonic Studio
Windows
A psychological horror detective simulation set in Rainier Falls in 2005. Uncover the truth behind Adele's death by finding contradictions in the case files. Are you brilliant enough to expose the suspects' lies in a single attempt? Because you only get one chance to make an arrest.
Why similar: Detective 24.6%, Investigation 21.6%, Crime 14.3%, Mystery 12.9%, Thriller 11%
- #8 Corridors of Their Memories
92% matchPositive85% of 48 reviews2020
Dev: Alkinoy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Enter another person’s memories and search for clues to identify the culprit. Together with former police officer John Victor, solve the case assigned for his career advancement.
Why similar: Detective 23.7%, Investigation 22.1%, Psychological 13.1%, Thriller 11%, Choices Matter 8.3%
- #9 The Testing Chamber
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 705 reviews2022
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
For every action, there is a reaction... For every choice, a result... Dive deep into your subconscious as you wander the halls of The Testing Chamber & join hundreds of thousands of other players in one of the biggest & most successful social experiments ever performed.
Why similar: Investigation 19.8%, Detective 19.3%, Psychological Horror 15%, Mystery 12.4%, Visual Novel 9.3%
- #10 Kara no Shojo
91% matchVery Positive92% of 457 reviews2018
Dev: Innocent GreyPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 153.5 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Play as a detective tasked with catching a serial killer in this visual novel set in post-war Japan. Investigate key locations, question many complex characters, piece together clues, and try to stop the culprit before they end yet another young girl's smile.
Why similar: Detective 18%, Investigation 16.8%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Mystery 11.1%, Visual Novel 8.1%
- #11 The Missing Threads
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Wynd_devPub: wysg
Windows
[DEMO available now!] Erased memories, scattered clues. What will you uncover, and what will you leave buried?As an amnesiac detective, investigate crime scenes with limited focus. You can't analyze everything. Strategically choose your leads to shape the case and reclaim your lost past.
Why similar: Detective 25.6%, Investigation 23.3%, Mystery 14.2%, Crime 13.6%, Visual Novel 9%
- #12 The Silver Case
90% matchVery Positive89% of 1,209 reviews2016
Dev: GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The Silver Case – the debut title from world-renowned developer SUDA51 has been fully remastered and localized to English for the first time ever!
Why similar: Investigation 18.2%, Detective 16.8%, Crime 13.7%, Mystery 11.5%, Psychological Horror 9.8%
- #13 Unreachable
89% matchMostly Positive71% of 41 reviews2025
Dev: Lost Art Studios
Windows
A first-person investigative thriller where your family is kidnapped and you must carry out various demands from the kidnapper in order to prolong their lives. However, if you are sharp, you might also uncover clues to track down their location and devise a rescue plan.
Why similar: Detective 19.4%, Investigation 14.3%, Mystery 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Thriller 11.8%
- #14 ぼくは人狼になりたい
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: uehara create
Windows
"I Want to Be a Werewolf" is a text-based adventure where you can enjoy the detective elements of the Werewolf game and the stories of the characters.A strange room when you wake up. "werewolf game" that starts without knowing the purpose. Mystery & suspense that sees through deception.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.9%, Detective 14.8%, Mystery 14.5%, Psychological 12.6%, Visual Novel 10.3%
- #15 Echoes of Ash
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ash Studio
Windows
Detective agency management × superpowered mystery. Former operative Lin Mo rebuilds the Ash Detective Agency in Collins City. Investigate crime scenes, use “Echoes” to recover memory fragments, rebut lies with evidence, dispatch partners for intel, and uncover conspiracy behind your mentor’s death.
Why similar: Detective 26.9%, Investigation 22.2%, Mystery 12.2%, Crime 11.6%, Visual Novel 10.5%
- #16 The Unclosed Case
86% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: CazimG
Windows
A psychological detective thriller. Everyone has already decided who did it. You don't have to. Investigate a double death, question everyone who loved them, and discover how much you can trust your own mind.
Why similar: Detective 21%, Investigation 18.7%, Mystery 12.3%, Crime 11.5%, Psychological 10.5%
- #17 破禁 Limbo Break
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: xiaowanxiongzzzPub: Stellar Artificer Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A general-audience infinite flow ADV. You will play as Jiang Yuejiao. After being framed and forced to flee to the neighboring country of Dipa, you are drawn into various terrifying worlds, Only by uncovering the hidden truths within these places might you find a way back to the real world.
Why similar: Detective 21.2%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Mystery 11.9%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Thriller 8.1%
- #18 The Colour Beyond: A Zeroth Kind
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Infigo Games
Windows
After foreseeing your own death, an unknown colour grants you ten more days to live and the power of Mind-Intrusion. Investigate mysteries and intrude into the minds of locals. When the ten days are up, will you hold on to your sanity and humanity, or become a living mutation?
Why similar: Investigation 26.1%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Mystery 17.8%, Detective 10.5%, Story Rich 10.1%
- #19 Água Suja (Nobody Dies Here)
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: B&B Studios
Windows
An investigation and courtroom visual novel set in the electoral courts of a small Brazilian city. A first-case lawyer, a doctored campaign flyer, and a document with a date that does not add up. Two routes of around eight hours, six endings and a final act.
Why similar: Detective 24.2%, Investigation 21%, Mystery 14.3%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Crime 11.3%
- #20 Protocol Non-Human
84% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: DreadGear Games
Windows
A realistic first-person horror deduction game. Identify NON-HUMAN entities and navigate critical decisions within the Zone. Earn your survival, upgrade your booth, and-above all-don't let the NON-HUMANS in.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.6%, Investigation 15.9%, Detective 15.5%, Psychological 11.6%, Mystery 9.1%
- #21 Blind Dog
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: svyat
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are a detective who is slowly going blind. The only faces you can still see clearly belong to those who are about to die. A visual novel investigation where every choice affects the fate of Tokyo and leads you either closer to the truth or deeper into darkness.
Why similar: Detective 22.9%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Investigation 11%, Thriller 8.4%
- #22 Heart Harvest: A Detective Game
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Thorn Spire Games
Windows
Passionate murders. Ripped out hearts. And something crawling within the walls. Find clues, gather the evidence and connect the dots in this point and click detective thriller game. Solve each murder and uncover the horror linking them all..
Why similar: Detective 22.5%, Investigation 16.9%, Crime 11.8%, Psychological Horror 10%, Mystery 9.6%
- #23 Deadtective Academy
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fyre Studios
Windows
At Mystery Academy, training detectives is routine. Dealing with a vampire? Not so much. As mysterious deaths begin to surface, questions begins to arise: is it all just pure coincidence? And who can you trust when danger might be right beside you?
Why similar: Detective 16.9%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Investigation 11.3%, Visual Novel 9%, Psychological 9%
- #24 Return to Zeroes
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ONIMUSHI HyogoPub: TABINOMICHI
Windows · Mac
In New York, private detective Ikeda Sen happens upon the enigmatic Lila shortly before his client, Walton, hands him a strange device. And in Japan, Izumozaki Neneko stumbles upon a corpse by the canal on her way to school. Two unrelated stories unfold, intersecting in bizarre and unexpected ways.
Why similar: Detective 21%, Investigation 16.6%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Crime 13%, Visual Novel 10.9%
- #25 Обо: Шоу Теней
79% matchPositive90% of 29 reviews2025
Dev: Julliet Pub: Julliet Tales
Windows · Mac · Linux
Байкал зовёт. Прошлое возвращается в форме теней, и Андрей должен решить - играть по чужим правилам или переписать сценарий судьбы.
Why similar: Detective 19%, Investigation 17.1%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Mystery 8.9%, Psychological 8.8%
- #26 NO, THANK YOU!!!
81% matchVery Positive88% of 200 reviews2018
Dev: paradePub: MangaGamer
Windows
NO, THANK YOU!!! is a dark, dramatic mystery hidden behind a comic veneer as all of the men in this yaoi visual novel harbor their own secrets. Uncover the mystery behind the protagonist and this bar disguising a detective agency while flirting with the guys and growing intimate with them.
Why similar: Investigation 12.9%, Crime 12%, Mystery 11.2%, Assassins 10.6% ★, Psychological 9.6%
- #27 Suhoshin
80% matchVery Positive90% of 175 reviews2022
Dev: No More 500
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Suhoshin is a 2D Visual Novel set in the medieval Joseon period of Korea. While investigating a series of mysterious murders, you will have to make choices that will lead you down different paths toward different endings.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.7%, Detective 13.5%, Mystery 13.2%, Investigation 12.3%, Thriller 11.7%
- #28 The Test
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 20,140 reviews2020
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 23%
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Investigation 15.8%, Detective 15.5%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Psychological 10.9%, Mystery 10.1%
- #29 Whispers of the Luminaries Part 1
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: VN Heaven
Windows · Mac · Linux
Uncover the truth behind an idol's disappearance, weeks before her debut. Whispers of the Luminaries is a narrative-driven game that blends a classic detective story with the dark side of the idol entertainment industry.
Why similar: Detective 18.8%, Investigation 16.2%, Crime 12.5%, Mystery 11.5%, Psychological Horror 11.1%
- #30 The Apple Tree
78% matchPositive92% of 25 reviews2022
Dev: Remnants of mosaic
Windows
The Apple Tree is an interactive story in the genre of a visual novel. Investigate a series of murders together with police Captain Christian Tyler and try not to fall into the trap of criminals!
Why similar: Detective 22.8%, Investigation 16.9%, Psychological 13.3%, Thriller 11.4%, Visual Novel 9.4%
- #31 KILLA
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Black Tangerine
Windows
A Master murdered. A dying wish: "Kill La." Nine suspects. One killer. All named 「La」. Valhalla hunts the truth by diving into their memories — in a world beautiful and cruel as a doll. Which 「La」 pulled the strings?
Why similar: Investigation 17.7%, Detective 16.6%, Psychological Horror 13%, Mystery 11.6%, Psychological 9.2%
- #32 Sherlock Holmes Chapter One
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,577 reviews2021
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In this story-driven detective thriller, a young Sherlock Holmes struggles to prove himself as he navigates an exotic, dangerous island in the Mediterranean to investigate the mystery of his mother’s death.
Why similar: Detective 23.9%, Investigation 16.7%, Crime 13.4%, Mystery 12.4%, Psychological 8.6%
- #33 Disordered
76% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Lumas Studio
Windows · Linux
A detective wakes up beside a corpse, and with no memories. The evidence points to him. Everyone thinks he’s the killer. Unravel the truth before time runs out in this hand-drawn detective mystery adventure set in 1990s Thailand, where every memory hides a lie.
Why similar: Detective 20.6%, Investigation 17.2%, Crime 12.8%, Mystery 12%, Thriller 10.2%
- #34 Ace Attorney Investigations Collection
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,875 reviews2024
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 32.7 hrsMean: 35.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Miles Edgeworth's dramatic turnabouts take center stage! Experience both Ace Attorney Investigations games in one gorgeous collection! Investigate crime scenes and solve tough, intriguing cases through logic and deduction. When Edgeworth's past and present collide, his future begins!
Why similar: Investigation 26.4%, Detective 21.8%, Crime 15.5%, Mystery 14.4%, Visual Novel 10.1%
- #35 The Test: Secrets of the Soul
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,567 reviews2023
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."
Why similar: Detective 15.9%, Investigation 15.4%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Psychological 10.9%, Mystery 10.2%
- #36 Unheard - Voices of Crime
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 34,052 reviews2019
Dev: NEXT Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
What if you could hear every word spoken at the scene of a crime? “Acoustic Detectives” wanted for testing our new device! Return aurally to crime scenes and use the voices you hear to identify potential suspects and solve the mysteries. What is it that’s connecting these seemingly unrelated cases?
Why similar: Detective 20.5%, Investigation 15.8%, Crime 14.9%, Thriller 12.9%, Mystery 12.8%
- #37 Whispers of Montéiroz
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hawkeye Interactive GamesPub: Hawkeye Interactive Studios
Windows
A call. A secluded mansion cloaked in mystery. A family with deadly secrets. Federal investigator Scott Watkins answers a tip about a missing woman but what he uncovers inside the Monteiroz estate will change everything. Who can you trust? What really happened here How far will you go for the truth?
Why similar: Detective 22.8%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Thriller 13.4%, Mystery 12.8%, Investigation 10.7%
- #38 Last Guest at Sunset
73% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Blackglass Interactive
Windows · Mac
Investigate a replayable Hollywood murder mystery where everyone has something to hide. Question guests, uncover contradictions, and identify the killer before they escape justice.
Why similar: Detective 22.5%, Investigation 20.9%, Mystery 15.7%, Crime 15%, Thriller 9.5%
- #39 Retro Mystery Club Vol.1: The Ise-Shima Case
74% matchPositive95% of 21 reviews2023
Dev: HappymealPub: Shinyuden
Windows
This classic-style mystery adventure game, inspired by the Famicom Detective Club series and illustrated by Famitsu's legend Kiyokazu Arai, will take you on a suspenseful journey through the beautiful landscapes of Ise-Shima.
Why similar: Detective 21.1%, Investigation 18%, Crime 14.1%, Mystery 13.7%, Visual Novel 10.7%
- #40 Curtain Call in Flames
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gamescun
Windows
Curtain Call in Flames is a single-player 2D courtroom mystery visual novel set in a traditional Chinese puppet troupe. As defense attorney Bian Bo, investigate a murder, question witnesses, examine evidence, and expose contradictions in court to uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 27.7%, Investigation 22.3%, Crime 14.8%, Mystery 14.8%, Visual Novel 11.2%
- #41 Mohism: Battle of Words
72% 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: Detective 25%, Investigation 20.9%, Mystery 14%, Crime 13%, Visual Novel 12.6%
- #42 Reflection Link
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Secretive Sheep Games
Windows
Locked inside a facility that erases memory, seven people must recover what they've forgotten to earn their freedom. Explore escape-room puzzles, piece together broken relationships, and uncover the truth behind the sins none of them remember committing in this branching path visual novel.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.8%, Detective 16.7%, Mystery 14.9%, Investigation 14.3%, Thriller 8.2%
- #43 Lilith Was Dead
73% matchPositive85% of 20 reviews2021
Dev: Heat Wave Games
Windows · Mac
After being away at college, you meet up with two of your friends at a local movie theatre. What starts out as a simple reunion, quickly unravels to be a gruesome murder mystery with your friend as the victim. It is now your mission to find out who did it, and how in this visual novel style game.
Why similar: Investigation 20.5%, Detective 19.1%, Crime 14.7%, Mystery 12.8%, Visual Novel 8.7%
- #44 Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy
70% matchVery Positive88% of 4,492 reviews2024
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 35.7 hrsMean: 54.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Join rookie attorney Apollo Justice and his mentor, the legendary Phoenix Wright, in this collection of 3 games! This title features 16 episodes (including previously DLC-only episodes) and supports English, French, German, Japanese Korean, and Traditional and Simplified Chinese.
Why similar: Detective 26.1%, Investigation 22.2%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Mystery 12.9%, Crime 12.1%
- #45 Wonderful Body Wanted
71% 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 24.2%, Mystery 18.1%, Detective 17.5%, Thriller 11.6%, Visual Novel 11.3%
- #46 Tokyo Detectives
73% matchMixed69% of 59 reviews2021
Dev: Rincho Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Detective 26.5%, Investigation 24.3%, Crime 15.5%, Mystery 13.8%, Visual Novel 10.5%
- #47 Kindred [High Tide]
70% matchPositive91% of 22 reviews2026
Dev: Victoria RafaelianPub: Captain Edge Studios
Windows
In this detective horror visual novel, investigate a seabound anomaly. Explore areas of interest, uncover clues, and piece together evidence before time runs out — and before this mission becomes your last. Choose a side; don't look back.
Why similar: Detective 23.8%, Investigation 20.9%, Mystery 14.1%, Visual Novel 8.2%, Psychological 7.9%
- #48 Fateweaver: The Alchemist's Quandary
71% matchVery Positive98% of 100 reviews2023
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
You are The Fateweaver; an ancient beast of legendary status. It is your job to determine which way Fate will unravel as you dig deep into the psyche of those who beckon. Decide whether to help those who beg for your mercy, or invoke the wrath of the Gods upon those you deem unworthy of existence...
Why similar: Detective 19%, Investigation 18.5%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Mystery 11.6%, Visual Novel 8.9%
- #49 Red Chat Ritual – TSUMIMI TIME
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tohakusha Inc.
Windows
“Intervene in Tsumimi’s stream” through comments and Mega Chats, then use your deductions to change their fate in this 14-day psychological horror adventure.
Why similar: Investigation 22%, Detective 18.3%, Mystery 15.8%, Visual Novel 11%, Psychological Horror 9.7%
- #50 Personal Murder Theater: Strangled Roots
69% match5 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: FranPlus+
Windows
Immerse yourself in this grotesque visual novel. Unspeakable secrets, sinister crimes, and a macabre obsession weave this tale, where sanity crumbles beneath the tide of perversion and human cruelty. The first chapter in a new independent anthology of visual novels.
Why similar: Assassins 18.5% ★, Psychological Horror 14%, Crime 12.4%, Mystery 11.2%, Psychological 9.5%
- #51 Devi : A light in the dark
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Flying Robot Studios
Windows
An evidence-based detective game set in rural India. Investigate your friend's disappearance by searching crime scenes, interrogating suspects, and presenting proof to break through lies. Race against time to expose a conspiracy before the 9:45 PM train leaves.
Why similar: Detective 21%, Investigation 19.8%, Crime 13.5%, Mystery 12.8%, Thriller 11.4%
- #52 Already Recorded The Statement
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blue conia
Windows
Your statement is already on record. Search messages, social media, and your calendar for evidence. Defend your story, explain contradictions, or shift the blame. What you submit will change the investigation and the story.
Why similar: Investigation 24.3%, Detective 21.9%, Mystery 14.2%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Choices Matter 8.8%
- #53 Is There a Way?
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SS GC Omnipotens
Windows · Mac
USSR, 1952. A psychological thriller visual novel about the still-unsolved Case No. 17, inspired by real events. Search for the murderer inside a Soviet psychiatric hospital, make choices with irreversible consequences — and don’t trust the past. Don’t trust anyone. Not even yourself.
Why similar: Detective 19.1%, Investigation 18.5%, Psychological Horror 16%, Thriller 12.4%, Visual Novel 9.8%
- #54 Accident Investigator Simulator: Black Box
67% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Cottondream Studio
Windows
Step into the role of a federal investigator and uncover the truth behind every disaster. Recover black boxes, cross-reference evidence, expose contradictions, and name the real cause before an innocent takes the fall. Every conclusion matters in this tense investigation sim full of twists.
Why similar: Detective 23.3%, Investigation 21.3%, Mystery 14%, Visual Novel 9.2%, Crime 7.9%
- #55 Realization
68% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Agaze Productions
Windows
A self-staged arson at a sales center drags you into the murder case of a female sales agent. With both your career and life in shambles, you must find a way to clear your name. The path to the truth is fraught with danger. Can you rise from this abyss and reclaim the reality you once envisioned?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.9%, Detective 15.5%, Crime 14.5%, Thriller 12.4%, Mystery 11.6%
- #56 The Next Stop
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Paranoid Delusion
Windows
Trapped in a subway car that seems to have no end, you must solve a crime where the clues contradict each other and the environment changes without explanation. Investigate the passengers, defy logic, and try to escape before claustrophobia completely distorts your reality.
Why similar: Detective 19.5%, Investigation 18.6%, Crime 14.9%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Assassins 9.7% ★
- #57 System Says Normal
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: KovalGames
Windows · Mac
You were hired to watch. Not to ask questions. Night shift. Corporate building. Cameras, reports, anomalies. Your predecessor left no final report. Now you're going to find out why. Please proceed.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.9%, Investigation 16.6%, Detective 13.6%, Psychological 13.1%, Mystery 11.3%
- #58 Borneo: A Jungle Nightmare
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fantastico Studio
Windows
Borneo: A Jungle Nightmare is a 3D horror adventure game, with the direction and the original script by Ruggero Deodato. Take control of different characters in a desperate expedition to the virgin jungles of Borneo.
Why similar: Detective 19.8%, Investigation 17.1%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Thriller 11.4%, Mystery 11.3%
- #59 Staffer Retro : A Supernatural Mystery Quest
64% matchVery Positive90% of 1,235 reviews2026
Dev: Team Tetrapod
Windows · Mac
Staffer Retro is a mystery adventure game where you uncover past incidents related to ‘Mana’, the source of supernatural powers. Gather information through dialogue and exploration, and piece together clues found in documents to guide the choices of Verita Retro, the protagonist.
Why similar: Detective 23.4%, Investigation 17.2%, Mystery 13.7%, Thriller 12.4%, Crime 10.2%
- #60 Linework
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Overlyunderqualified
Windows
Linework is a story about a broken grieving detective set in 1990s Gui Dou, a town full of mysteries. Solve each murder with clues they left behind, and discover the truth behind your wife’s death
Why similar: Detective 25.8%, Investigation 23.3%, Mystery 15.3%, Visual Novel 8.3%, Thriller 6.4%