60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Detective, Choose Your Own Adventure, Choices Matter.
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!
Isle of Maligree
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?
SUSubus
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.
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 18.7%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Choices Matter 11%, Story Rich 8.1%
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 19.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Choices Matter 14.7%, Investigation 11.6%, Demons 7.9%
Mystery adventure where no one dies. Use your “ability to see too much” to uncover an inconvenient truth.
Why similar: Detective 22.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.2%, Cats 21.2%, Choices Matter 8.3%, Visual Novel 7.5%
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: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Visual Novel 16%, Detective 13.1%, Investigation 12.4%, Choices Matter 8.2%
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: Detective 19.2%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Investigation 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Demons 11.8%
A dark detective thriller where folklore is real, violence is chilling, and every choice has consequences.
Why similar: Detective 23.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Investigation 14.9%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Choices Matter 13.3%
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: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, Detective 17.3%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Cats 15.6%, Investigation 10%
Rumor Reporter is a Golden Age whodunit mystery. Play as senior reporter Veronica Chase as you explore Greyhaven Island in the Celtic Sea, 1920s. Choose where to investigate, who to question, and what to publish. Your report shapes public opinion, drives arrests, and changes the island’s future.
Why similar: Detective 24.5%, Investigation 15.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Choices Matter 11.3%
Kamilia is a story-driven, choices-matter detective mystery. Follow a talented painter who finds himself wrapped up in an unsolved case, as he tries to unveil a hidden truth that has been buried for years.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.5%, Detective 18.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Investigation 12.3%
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: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.4%, Detective 24.1%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Choices Matter 10%, Investigation 8.3%
Can you mix a cocktail while eye-to-eye with a criminal? Find out in Best Served Cold, a murder mystery set in a bustling speakeasy where you serve customers, make friends and enemies, and solve crimes. At the Nightcap bar, prohibition is a killer… and so are some of your customers!
Why similar: Detective 23.7%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Investigation 13.4%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Story Rich 9.2%
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: Detective 22.2%, Investigation 17.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Choices Matter 12.9%
“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: Visual Novel 19.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, Detective 18.7%, Investigation 16.2%, Choices Matter 7.3%
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 27.2%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Investigation 12.6%, Choices Matter 7.9%
Step into the role of a judge and decide the fate of every case. Listen to witnesses, examine evidence, uncover contradictions, and deliver verdicts that will change lives. Every decision matters in this tense courtroom simulation full of twists.
Why similar: Detective 22.9%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Investigation 14.9%, Choices Matter 10.2%
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 22.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.3%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Investigation 11.1%, Choices Matter 9.2%
An occult-mystery-adventure game set in Kyoto—detectives investigate to solve bizarre and complex cases. What did Kamotan detectives finally uncover on their way to the truth of these cryptic incidents?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.5%, Visual Novel 24.6%, Detective 20.4%, Choices Matter 9.1%, Adventure 7.8%
The second retro-style travel mystery adventure! This game is a suspense command ADV set in Akita's Oga region in Japan.The character designer is a manga artist Kiyokazu Arai, following his previous work "Iseshima Mystery Annai".
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.6%, Detective 22.9%, Investigation 20.7%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Adventure 4.7%
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 19.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Investigation 13.8%, Choices Matter 12.2%
Something has been taken. Enter a new Grid and forge alliances via visual novel gameplay, uncovering truths through Identity Disc puzzles. Make critical decisions and plot your own course in a world without a creator.
Why similar: Detective 24.8%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Investigation 8.4%
It is a multi-ending novel game depicting the fan of VTuber "Toaru" "Hinade-chan" and "I" go to an off-line meeting and finish the off-line meeting.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.2%, Choices Matter 17.7%, Simulation 12.9%, Story Rich 6.7%
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 23.9%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Investigation 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Story Rich 7.8%
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 21.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.7%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Investigation 16%, Choices Matter 13.4%
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 19.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Investigation 14%, Choices Matter 11.6%
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 25.1%, Investigation 15.8%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Choices Matter 10.6%
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 26.6%, Investigation 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Choices Matter 5.6%
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 27.7%, Visual Novel 24.9%, Investigation 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Story Rich 8.3%
The story is set in an alternate universe where the player is struggling with the memories of what they know to be HOLOSTARS English -TEMPUS- and the mysterious look-alikes who pull them every which way. Can the player figure out the truth about this twisted world and return to the guild?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 34.8%, Visual Novel 29%, Choices Matter 15.2%, Story Rich 12.2%, Adventure 5.7%
An interactive prison adventure. You play as a psychiatrist, working one-on-one with inmates who have committed crimes. Use case files to choose appropriate responses and hand out items from the drawer to maintain their trust. Your choices can either open up or close the inmates.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 35.3%, Visual Novel 27.2%, Choices Matter 16.5%, Story Rich 13.6%, Adventure 5.7%
Step into a dramatic K-drama mystery where nothing is quite what it seems. Investigate suspicious behavior, uncover hidden evidence, compare contradictions, and piece together the lies that reveal what really happened.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Detective 15.7%, Choices Matter 8%, Investigation 7%
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: Detective 23.6%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Investigation 15.6%, Story Rich 9.3%
In pursuit of coin, hired dagger Arthur finds himself embroiled in conspiracy involving the daughter of a noble House. Who is really pulling the strings behind the scenes?
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.9%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Story Rich 12.1%, Detective 10.2%
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 27.6%, Investigation 18.5%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Story Rich 7.3%
In the depths of the forest, you find yourself at the footsteps of the abandoned village. Step inside to go through a horror puzzle game inspired by and set in Ukrainian folklore. Find the way out, solve the mysteries of the past, and survive the night that seems to never end.
Why similar: Detective 26%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Simulation 12%, Investigation 9%
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: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.2%, Detective 23.4%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Investigation 13.3%, Story Rich 8.6%
"Ten years from now, I will be dead..." A coming-of-age fantasy adventure tale, Future Mirror is a visual novel that explores fate and the choices that affect our future, tragedy, relationships, and happiness.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.1%, Detective 21.9%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Story Rich 7.7%
Search Detective Patetaro is a free mystery adventure set in a shopping street in 2050. Trace patents, designs, and trademarks with young detective Patetaro, compare testimony and clues, and eliminate impossible answers one by one. All 5 episodes free. Your search query becomes your deduction.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.5%, Detective 18.1%, Investigation 10.9%, Adventure 7.6%
A narrative investigation game played across multiple sessions. Read corporate documents, cross-reference fragments, and build a persistent Dossier as an AI uncovering the conspiracy — and the murder — at the heart of the network it lives in. Knowledge is the only progression.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.7%, Detective 19.7%, Visual Novel 16%, Investigation 13%, Choices Matter 8.4%
Modern-day Muscovite Anna awakens in the body of Countess Elizaveta Orlova. Explore the Northern Crown Academy, uncover the secrets of its mirrors, choose your allies, and decide Anna's fate in a visual novel about magic, trust, and two worlds.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.3%, Choices Matter 16.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Story Rich 10.1%, Investigation 9.7%
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 27.4%, Visual Novel 23.4%, Investigation 17.1%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Story Rich 9.3%
Take the night shift as a judge in Meridian. Examine evidence, manage pressure, issue reasoned rulings, and create precedents that reshape the cases—and consequences—still to come.
Why similar: Detective 25%, Investigation 21%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Simulation 9.3%, Choices Matter 9.2%
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: Detective 21.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.5%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Investigation 14.5%, Choices Matter 10.1%
1988, New England. Your father vanished after leaving for a new family. As a rookie FBI agent you search his remote house, falling for the temptations of your stepmother and her two daughters. An adult visual novel of mystery, romance and supernatural dread, where every choice shapes the truth.
Why similar: Detective 18.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Investigation 12.3%, Demons 10.8%
One day, you are thrown into an unknown world – Aethris. Lead your own adventure. Hunt for clues in dialogues with diverse characters. Choose what to doubt or trust. Forge a path between chaotic reality and illusory sanctuary.
Why similar: Detective 27.1%, Visual Novel 23.1%, Investigation 18.1%, Choices Matter 8.3%, Simulation 6.5%
A visual novel in the romance and adventure genre. Awaken in the Honeycombs, a camp where memory is erased and secrets hum in the night. Forge bonds, defy the Union, and uncover your past. Will you be a pawn or ignite freedom as war looms?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.5%, Detective 23.6%, Visual Novel 23.5%, Choices Matter 7.9%, Adventure 4.9%
Step into the role of an outcast student wizard attending Ravenwood Academy and prepare to discover the truth behind the school’s bizarre events. Search for clues and solve mysteries in this story-book style puzzle game where things often aren't what they seem.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.8%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Investigation 14.3%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Magic 10.2%
A mystery game where you investigate a murder by searching the crime scene and interrogating AI-powered NPCs with unique personas.
Why similar: Detective 23.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Investigation 14%, Visual Novel 13%, Choices Matter 12.6%
Emma Riley: Dream Detective is a detective game where you must unravel an occult conspiracy spanning the real and dream worlds. Use keen observation to gather clues, carefully interrogate suspects for information, and use your logic and deduction skills to unravel the mystery!
Why similar: Detective 28.5%, Investigation 19.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Story Rich 10.7%, Choices Matter 10.1%
A mystery adventure featuring a public security duo and supernatural cases. Unravel the truth behind the otherworldly "Ghosturbance Cases"!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31.6%, Visual Novel 22%, Detective 19.9%, Story Rich 12.6%, Mystery 5%
Nanma: A Tecelã das Sombras is a Brazilian dark high-fantasy visual novel where the loom of fate is in your hands. Take on the role of Nanma and discover whether your powers are a gift or a curse.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 27.1%, Dark Fantasy 12.8%, Story Rich 11.4%, Magic 8.7%
Through the eyes of Torao, explore a story that raises profound questions about the value of life. Questions that speak to those living in modern times, those in the city, and for all of us.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 27.9%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Adventure 11.1%, Story Rich 4.7%
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: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.7%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Detective 16%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Story Rich 8.5%
In AUREX, a city where every citizen's emotions are controlled, you are SOLDA, a rookie special investigator. Armed with an emotion scanner that reads what suspects try to hide, catch the tremor behind every lie, piece the clues together, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 28.2%, Visual Novel 26.1%, Investigation 17.2%, Story Rich 10.9%, Choices Matter 6.1%
[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 30.5%, Investigation 20%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Story Rich 9.3%
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 23.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Story Rich 9.9%, Simulation 8.4%
“The Imprisoned Magician” is a fantasy BL visual novel that explores the bond between master and apprentice. Aim to become a fully-fledged magician under the tutelage of a master with a troubled past.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 26.6%, Dark Fantasy 9.2%, Adventure 8.9%, Choices Matter 8.8%
Olivia Harrow was found dead in her Harborview Tower apartment. The police ruled it an accident. A slip, a fall, a tragic head injury. Case closed. But not everyone is convinced... You've been hired as a private investigator to find out the truth. Can you crack the case?
Why similar: Detective 22.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.7%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Investigation 13.8%, Story Rich 7.2%
Love, Money, Rock'n'Roll: the romanticism of the Eighties, mystery and intrigues, betrayal and sacrifice, hatred and passion — all this and more in the new game from the creators of the legendary visual novel Everlasting Summer!
Why similar: Detective 19.2%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Investigation 12.7%, Choices Matter 11.3%
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 23.9%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Investigation 12%, Choices Matter 10.8%
