60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Mystery, Choices Matter, Detective, Story Rich.
Witches hide amongst the townsfolk and the Devil whispers through your screen. Explore branching paths as you investigate, interrogate, and condemn the guilty. Be warned: the inquisition is not without its horrors.
Red Chat Ritual – TSUMIMI TIME
“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.
Remnants of Dawn
A string of campus killings. A newly-turned vampire struggling to adjust. A monster hunter seeking answers. Worlds collide as Dante Jones and Nick Torres, both in danger of being accused of the crimes, team up to reveal the true culprit in this chilling supernatural horror visual novel.
“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: Detective 15.2%, Investigation 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Horror 11.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%
A string of campus killings. A newly-turned vampire struggling to adjust. A monster hunter seeking answers. Worlds collide as Dante Jones and Nick Torres, both in danger of being accused of the crimes, team up to reveal the true culprit in this chilling supernatural horror visual novel.
Why similar: Detective 9.7%, Visual Novel 9.3%, Dark Fantasy 9.2%, Text-Based 8.9%, Psychological Horror 8.1%
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: Detective 18.5%, Investigation 12.5%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Choices Matter 10.8%
Sling spells and crack the case in a city full of bootleggers, corrupt cops, and vampires. Can you save your partner before a wizard dooms Seattle? A text-based interactive urban fantasy noir novel.
Why similar: Alternate History 19.3%, Text-Based 17.3%, Detective 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Dark Fantasy 11%
You will play a hexfinder in the employ of Queen Charlotte’s Anglican Church, tasked with seeking out the witches and warlocks (colloquially known as hexcrafters) who threaten her fair nation. A story-rich, text-based RPG, Hexfinder is a supernatural alt-historical adventure!
Why similar: Alternate History 18.3%, Text-Based 14.7%, Detective 14.1%, Dark Fantasy 12.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%
Enter the burned crime scene and restore 8 cases from the past. The crime scene photos and records have been charred black, but as a cold case investigator, your deduction and forensic skills can reveal what happened. Search by keyword, reconstruct the sequence of events, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 24.1%, Text-Based 16.8%, Mystery 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Investigation 10.2%
A narrative-driven RPG where every dice roll shapes your fate. Step into the role of the Queen's Herald and traverse a mist-shrouded realm to uncover the fate of her lost army. Will your choices uphold loyalty, or lead you down a path of betrayal? The secrets of the mists await.
Why similar: Text-Based 16.2%, Detective 13.2%, Dark Fantasy 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Choices Matter 11.2%
A story-driven mystery visual novel about chasing the past of a phantom thief. As you investigate the old cases of a Phantom Thief - Raven, new murder incidents unfold one after another. With every case solved, the hidden truth behind the past slowly comes to light.
Why similar: Detective 17%, Alternate History 15.4%, Gothic 15.1% ★, LGBTQ+ 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.4%
Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.8%, Detective 15.5%, Text-Based 14.6%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Mystery 11.1%
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 17.7%, Investigation 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%
The year is 840. Use your detective skills to weed out and banish the succubi terrorizing the citizens of Damaros and uncover the truth behind the recent spike in succubus victims, or become a corrupt tyrant who abuses his power, or even side with the succubi to terrorize the city.
Why similar: Detective 19.9%, Choices Matter 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Mystery 11.9%, Investigation 10.9%
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 17.5%, Investigation 11.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Choices Matter 9.8%
Ranko and her friend Astrid must investigate the vanishing of a girl from their school. Learn about the secrets of St. Joachim to find her, but be cautious! A bad step may lead you towards an ugly end...
Why similar: Detective 21.1%, Text-Based 14.9%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Investigation 9.4%
Stuck in a dead-end town with plans that go nowhere, Jackie feels as if her life is doomed to stagnancy forever. Getting by with her friends, she is resigned to her fate in a small town- until a chance encounter with a deadly life-form sets in motion a deadly chain of events
Why similar: Detective 15.5%, Text-Based 12.1%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%, Psychological Horror 10%
Peek into the sins and memories of five personalities through surveillance cameras──This is an immersive, mystery adventure game that unravels the thoughts of the dark past that lie dormant inside Sofia,a suspect in the murder of a presidential candidate, and uncovers the truth behind the crime.
Why similar: Text-Based 19.5%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Typing 13.1% ★, Investigation 11.8%
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: Detective 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Investigation 10.2%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Visual Novel 9.1%
Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction.
Why similar: Text-Based 29.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%, RPG 9.8%, Dark Fantasy 8.4%, Choices Matter 7.4%
Become Shepherd, an inquisitor sent to a suspicious village. Unveil the secrets of a world filled with fear, and make an inevitable choice. In this visual novel mystery, your decisions change the world. Can you survive the desperate horror?
Why similar: Detective 18.9%, Text-Based 14.4%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Investigation 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.1%
In a village slowly being consumed by a supernatural curse, you are a witch’s apprentice charged with breaking it. Explore the town, uncover forbidden ingredients, earn the trust of its troubled inhabitants, and complete the ritual before the thorns claim everything.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 17.6%, Text-Based 15.3%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Gothic 10.4% ★, Investigation 8.4%
Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual Social Media! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.
Why similar: Investigation 13.9%, Text-Based 13.2%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Mystery 11.3%, Psychological Horror 10.3%
As a gothic detective, you solve mysteries with your colorful sidekick. Everyone you meet in this bizarre world has a peculiar disease. A unique talent, or a mere curse? You must get to the bottom of it all. Investigate murders, search for clues and complete the puzzle.
Why similar: Detective 19.7%, Gothic 16.6% ★, Visual Novel 12.3%, Investigation 11.6%, Horror 9.8%
Become an investigator in a dark fantasy story. People keep going missing in Maligree, before being forgotten by all who knew them. Will you solve the case before you forget?
Why similar: Detective 21.2%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Dark Fantasy 11.1%
Who killed your best friend?! Find out the truth before 4 suspects frame you instead! Death Becomes You is a mystery visual novel where you untangle the dark secrets and relationships between your fellow magic university students.
Why similar: Detective 13%, Text-Based 12.8%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Investigation 11.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%
A job gone wrong traps lawyer R. M. Renfield at Castle Dracula. Sacrifice—others, or your own humanity—to survive, or risk it all for love in this romantic horror visual novel. But Renfield isn’t the only one looking for a way out. Who, if anyone, can you trust?
Why similar: Gothic 16.6% ★, LGBTQ+ 12.9%, Dark Fantasy 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Psychological Horror 9.8%
On Air! Taxi Detective Casebook is a pixel-art, dialogue-driven mystery game. You’re an AI in a taxi, teaming up with a talkative driver on late-night runs to hear bizarre passenger stories, solve cases in secret, and let him play the “great detective.”
Why similar: Detective 26.6%, Text-Based 16.4%, Investigation 15%, Visual Novel 14%, Choices Matter 9.3%
A psychological horror romance mystery inspired by Lovecraftian, Black Butler, and Danganronpa
Why similar: Detective 17.2%, Gothic 16.2% ★, Visual Novel 9.9%, LGBTQ+ 9.7%, Investigation 9.3%
A short psychological horror interactive story. Five years after vanishing without a trace, the woman you once called your lover writes from beyond the silence: "I will give birth to our creation.” In three acts, descend into a fractured mindscape where obsession, memory, and myth intertwine.
Why similar: Gothic 15% ★, Text-Based 14%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Dark Fantasy 11.6%, Psychological Horror 11.2%
After the city was shrouded with nightmares, you’ve been assigned to dive into this psychological survival-horror adventure to uncover the strange phenomenon that were affiliated to a certain science-tech corporation and bring them to justice.
Why similar: Detective 21.1%, Dark Fantasy 15.9%, Investigation 12.5%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Mystery 10%
A short folk horror story about the Scottish witch trials. You play the role of a witch finder. Speak to the locals and sort their truths from their lies. On the last morning a witch must hang, best you know who by then.
Why similar: Detective 17%, Gothic 17% ★, Dark Fantasy 11.3%, Choices Matter 8.9%, Visual Novel 8.9%
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: Detective 18%, Text-Based 14.9%, Investigation 12.8%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%
A presence lingers in the dark, waiting. It asks. It doubts. It knows. What happened? Why are you here? Do you deserve this? The answers are yours to decide. What you choose matters. Every path leads somewhere. But will you like where it takes you?
Why similar: Text-Based 15.1%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Psychological Horror 11%
1935年の洋館を舞台に織り成す、レトロな雰囲気の怪異ホラーミステリーアドベンチャー
Why similar: Detective 17.6%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Horror 9.7%, Mystery 9.2%
Explore the region of Rosevale, craft potions through alchemy, lead an investigation against five suspects, and uncover the truth behind a massacre in this semi-open world gothic fantasy RPG.
Why similar: Gothic 16.9% ★, Detective 16.3%, Dark Fantasy 13.2%, Investigation 10.9%, Psychological Horror 8.6%
When a murdered family is discovered in 17th Century Salem, at the height of a witch hysteria, people start to suspect something supernatural to blame. An atmospheric murder mystery. Connect the evidence and see if you can deduce the secrets behind the mystery.
Why similar: Detective 21.6%, Gothic 16.3% ★, Visual Novel 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Mystery 10.5%
Haunt a suit of armour. Explore an abandoned castle. Recover your memories... and bring the ghosts of the past to rest in this melancholy visual novel about love, family and regret.
Why similar: Gothic 22.7% ★, Visual Novel 12.9%, Dark Fantasy 12.6%, Mystery 10.3%, Horror 8.9%
Danse Macabre: A Revolutionary AI-Powered Text RPG - Immerse Yourself in a World of Intrigue, Deceit, and MysteryEmbrace the Future of Gaming with the World's First AI-driven RPG - Available Now for FREE on Early Access!
Why similar: Gothic 12.5% ★, Text-Based 12.5%, Detective 12.1%, Investigation 11.8%, Visual Novel 9.6%
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: Detective 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Text-Based 13.8%, Mystery 10.5%, Psychological Horror 10.5%
Embark on a mystical quest that blends Slavic folklore with arcane witchcraft, uncover hidden secrets, and rescue a village lost to the shadows in this magical detective visual novel. Oh, and never forget your cat - he might save you!
Why similar: Detective 22%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Investigation 11%
A stranger arrives at a quiet and isolated town... PIGBLUE.
Why similar: Text-Based 23%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Typing 13.7% ★, Mystery 11.3%
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 24.1%, Investigation 13.9%, Mystery 11%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Horror 10.6%
Jesus did not die on the cross, but came down and unleashed vengeance on all the nonbelievers. 1500 years later, an army of Inquisitors brutally enforce the faith. In this dark fantasy adventure you solve intricate cases and unveil abysmal secrets as Inquisitor Mordimer Madderdin.
Why similar: Alternate History 21.6%, Gothic 16.4% ★, Detective 14.3%, Dark Fantasy 10.8%, Investigation 9.3%
"Someone must have been telling lies about Josef K., he knew he had done nothing wrong but, one morning, he was arrested." Story about life, choices and a Man vs the System. This unique interactive literature adaptation. A game, brought to You in early visual novel, text-adventure style.
Why similar: Text-Based 18.3%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Psychological Horror 10.5%
Siberian Way is a detective thriller novel. Follow the dark non-linear story and decide how it can end! For all fans of snowy Siberia, Murder on the Orient Express and twisted plots, seasoned with mysticism.
Why similar: Detective 18.6%, Text-Based 13.6%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Investigation 11.6%
A PSX Detective Mystery Horror game. You play as an investigator solving bizarre crime cases. The story unfolds through a blend of interviews, computer based investigations and unsettling psychological elements.
Why similar: Typing 22.2% ★, Detective 18%, Investigation 13.4%, Text-Based 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.4%
Embark on a thrilling journey in this text-based RPG, where every decision shapes your fate. Dive into a richly woven narrative filled with mystery and intrigue, where each step forward brings you closer to uncovering the truth.
Why similar: Gothic 16.7% ★, Detective 16.6%, Dark Fantasy 14.9%, Text-Based 14.8%, Choices Matter 10.4%
A dark yuri horror visual novel inspired by a classic gothic novella. When the enigmatic Carmilla arrives, Laura is swept into a fever dream of obsession. Is this stranger the cure for her loneliness or a herald of corruption? And what caused the mysterious deaths of two girls in the nearby village?
Why similar: Gothic 14.7% ★, LGBTQ+ 14.5%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Horror 10.2%
In 2005, a sophomore student named Maha Igarashi boarded a private train to Soukyo City. However, she vanished upon alighting at the "Kisaragi" station. Five years later, her lover, Shizuno Yokoyama, initiated an investigation into her disappearance, unraveling a series of mysteries along the way.
Why similar: Detective 16.1%, Text-Based 15%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Horror 10.9%, Mystery 10.2%
A mysterious murder has shocked the inner city, and as the lead detective, it is your job to catch the real killer. Armed with words and wits, you uncover the secrets and capture the murderer, and make sure justice will be served.
Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Typing 16% ★, Investigation 15.5%, Text-Based 14.6%, Mystery 9.8%
这是一款以中式校园为背景的推理类文字游戏，你将扮演一名高中生司空茂，在开学第一天目击密室杀人事件的现场，并经过调查和推理解决案件，找出真正的犯人和真相背后更深的阴谋。但在享受侦探游戏的同时，请千万不要忽视学习。保持情绪稳定，尽量维持活下去的念头...记住，你的成绩，永远比案件要更重要。
Why similar: Detective 25.7%, Text-Based 16.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Psychological Horror 10.7%
Every choice you make brings you closer to Death. Dive into death, spirits, and your subconscious in this gothic fantasy visual novel told in six thrilling parts. (Parts 2-6 in development)
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 14.5%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, LGBTQ+ 11.7%, Investigation 11.3%
Late at night, a teacher shares two bizarre tales: a corpse stuffed in a sheet, and an abnormal presence in the mountains. It was just a ghost story, but a creepy "sense of unease" lurks within. A short psychological horror visual novel offering a dense, terrifying experience in about an hour.
Why similar: Text-Based 23.2%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Horror 14.3%
A dark fairy tale about the woods outside a small village and the monster that roams within them. Become Sage and play through to uncover the mystery when they're tossed away from everything they've ever known.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 18.2%, Text-Based 13.8%, LGBTQ+ 13.5%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%
A dark fantasy tale where death is not the end but the path to the truth. Two magi trapped in a collapsing tower must unravel a deadly mystery. Each death reveals another piece of the puzzle that is their shared past and forbidden love. For fans of House in Fata Morgana and literary dark fantasy.
Why similar: Text-Based 14.7%, Dark Fantasy 13.8%, LGBTQ+ 11.5%, Visual Novel 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%
A city forgotten by everyone, two women trying to unravel its secrets, and a dismal silence of war. Is it possible to create without the hope of being heard? Is it possible to mourn for someone obliterated in memories? And what horrors are hidden in the shadows of forgotten town?
Why similar: Detective 18.8%, Text-Based 14.7%, Alternate History 14.4%, LGBTQ+ 13.5%, Visual Novel 11.4%
Choose, explore, interact, fight, solve, gather, trade! Rise to rebel in this immersive text-based fantasy story that seamlessly merges the best elements of RPGs, choose-your-own-adventure stories, visual novels, and interactive fiction.
Why similar: Text-Based 21.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Choices Matter 12%, Medieval 8.8%
"Sanguis: Veil of the Forgotten" is a slow-burn mystery-horror visual novel. For centuries, they prepared the ritual that would bring their ancestor back. It worked, but he woke up in the wrong body. Yours. He is the only reason you're still breathing, and he has never once told you why.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 15%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, Detective 10.4%
A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world ruled by real but unrelenting gods. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice has a price and entails consequences. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!
Why similar: Choices Matter 22.1%, Text-Based 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Dark Fantasy 9%
"Scorpion's Tail" is a AVG set in an alternate historical timeline. In the war-born nation of SouthXi, a conspiracy involving girls begins to surface.Investigator Zhang Cheng meets a mysterious girl. After accepting request, he is drawn into a web of secrets.
Why similar: Detective 29.1%, Alternate History 27.5%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Mystery 13%, Atmospheric 6.2%
Survive a gripping psychological thriller in this visual novel. Make critical decisions, face a disturbed captor, and experience multiple chilling endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Text-Based 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Choices Matter 12%
"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: Text-Based 19.3%, Detective 16.2%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Choices Matter 12.5%
