
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!
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Choose Your Own Adventure, Choices Matter, Detective.

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 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Choices Matter 11.3%, 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 17.7%, Choices Matter 15%, Investigation 11.7%, Demons 7.8%
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 22.1%, Cats 21.4%, Choices Matter 8.4%, Visual Novel 7.4%
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 15.9%, Detective 13.1%, Investigation 12.5%, Choices Matter 8.4%
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 15.1%, Investigation 15%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Demons 11.6%
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 18.1%, Detective 17.3%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Cats 15.7%, Investigation 10.2%
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 24.4%, Investigation 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Choices Matter 11.5%
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 18.3%, Detective 18.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Investigation 12.4%
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 27.3%, Detective 24.1%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Investigation 8.4%
An idol livestreamer is searching for her missing partner. You are not just watching her stream. Interfere with her broadcast, investigate clues on and off stream, and uncover the truth behind her partner’s disappearance.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Detective 19.1%, Investigation 15.8%, Story Rich 7.5%
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 23.6%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Investigation 13.5%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Story Rich 9.1%
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 20.2%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Investigation 11.2%, Choices Matter 9.4%
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 19.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Visual Novel 16%, Investigation 13.9%, Choices Matter 12.4%
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 28.5%, Detective 23%, Investigation 21%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Adventure 4.5%
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 24.4%, Detective 20.5%, Choices Matter 9.3%, Adventure 7.6%
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 21.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.5%, Visual Novel 18%, Investigation 16.1%, Choices Matter 13.6%
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 19.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Investigation 8.5%
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 30.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.1%, Choices Matter 18%, Simulation 13.2%, Story Rich 6.6%
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 19.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Investigation 14.2%, Choices Matter 11.8%
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%, Investigation 16%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Choices Matter 10.8%
A puzzle-detective game set in 1990s China: play as a forensic artist, interview witnesses, drag and drop testimony and documents, sketch suspects from clues, and piece together evidence to solve mysterious crimes.
Why similar: Detective 26.6%, Investigation 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Choices Matter 5.7%
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 26.8%, Visual Novel 25%, Investigation 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Story Rich 8.4%
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 34.7%, Visual Novel 28.8%, Choices Matter 15.5%, Story Rich 12.2%, Adventure 5.5%
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 35.2%, Visual Novel 27%, Choices Matter 16.9%, Story Rich 13.6%, Adventure 5.5%
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 22.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.9%, Choices Matter 14.8%, Story Rich 12%, 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 27.5%, Investigation 18.7%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Story Rich 7.2%
The culprit is—the maid. And the protagonist. your mission is to strike down six unsuspecting guests, one by one. But beware—you must never be suspected before your plan is complete. To escape suspicion, engage in heated debates and refute your opponents. Hide your true identity at all costs.
Why similar: Detective 30.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.5%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Mystery 5.5%
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 19.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Investigation 15.8%, Story Rich 9.3%
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 25.9%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Simulation 12.2%, Investigation 9.1%
"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%, Detective 22%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Story Rich 7.7%
The sequel to “Return to Shironagasu Island.” Two stories unfold simultaneously, occasionally intersecting. Advance both stories to avert a major crisis!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.2%, Detective 23.6%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Investigation 13.6%, Story Rich 8.4%
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: Detective 19.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.6%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Investigation 13.2%, Choices Matter 8.5%
A mystery game where you investigate a murder by searching the crime scene and interrogating AI-powered NPCs with unique personas.
Why similar: Detective 23.4%, Investigation 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Choices Matter 12.8%
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 23.7%, Visual Novel 23.4%, Choices Matter 8.1%, Adventure 4.8%
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 19.4%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Investigation 14.7%, Choices Matter 10.3%
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 19.7%, Visual Novel 16%, Investigation 14.4%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Magic 10.1%
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 19.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Story Rich 10.6%, Choices Matter 10.3%
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 37.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 27.9%, Choices Matter 15.5%, Adventure 10.8%, Story Rich 4.6%
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 21.9%, Detective 20%, Story Rich 12.6%, Mystery 5.1%
[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 30.4%, Investigation 20.2%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Story Rich 9.2%
“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 27.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 26.6%, Dark Fantasy 9.4%, Choices Matter 9%, Magic 8.7%
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 20.6%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Detective 16%, Choices Matter 14.7%, Story Rich 8.4%
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 24%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Story Rich 9.9%, Simulation 8.7%
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 19.1%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Investigation 12.9%, Choices Matter 11.5%
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: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.6%, Visual Novel 26.3%, Investigation 15.3%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Story Rich 7.9%
You are a girl with a demonic heart, trapped with a group of suspicious individuals. A demonspawn arrives, setting off a chain of mysterious murders. Can you trust any of your fellow captives and find love in the chaos? Or will you fight for your life alone?
Why similar: Detective 17.1%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Investigation 12.7%, Demons 10.3%
Horny Spy: Secret Mission is an adult visual novel with a spicy plot. A dangerous adventure, undercover missions and passionate romantic dates are waiting for you.
Why similar: Detective 20.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.3%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Investigation 11.1%, Choices Matter 9.1%
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 23.8%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Investigation 12.1%, Choices Matter 11%
Kill the Clock is a narrative time-loop mystery adventure where you relive the same week to solve a murder that keeps changing. Customize your character, roll dice to influence story outcomes, and uncover the truth—before time resets again.
Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.6%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Investigation 11.8%, Choices Matter 10.3%
Elena and 7 familiar faces are trapped in a room, and the only way out is to choose one person to die. Navigate social relationships and gain trust to steer the spotlight away from you, or else they just might decide you should be the one on the chopping block.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23%, Choices Matter 20.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Detective 15.9%, Story Rich 5.4%
Enjoy watching how team members react to the various mishaps that occur during the intensive training camp.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 34.9%, Visual Novel 33.7%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Adventure 10.8%, Atmospheric 3.1%
A courtroom-inspired visual novel set in the boardroom. Interrogate executives, uncover financial cover-ups, and audit your way to the truth alongside a team of investigators.
Why similar: Detective 29.6%, Visual Novel 25.9%, Investigation 20.2%, Story Rich 12.9%, Adventure 5.3%
正田崇とGユウスケが送る"神座万象シリーズ"再始動作品・第一弾『黒白のアヴェスター』。 善と悪に分けられた二元論の世界で、殺戮の荒野を行く男の冥府魔道の物語!
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.7%, Magic 13.8%, Adventure 9.6%, Dark Fantasy 9.3%
A medium-length visual novel set in a fantasy world where magic exists. The encounter between a boy living in a rural farming village and a girl who is a dark wizard leads to the revelation of truths that were never meant to be revealed.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Magic 14.2%, Story Rich 9.8%, Choices Matter 9.8%
Fate is not a line is a visual novel game where your choices shape destinies. With 40+ decisions, 4 unique perspectives, and 25+ endings, every playthrough reveals new truths. Defy fate, face moral dilemmas, and uncover the secrets of the Arbiter of Fate.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 30.4%, Visual Novel 23.7%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Demons 10.3%, Story Rich 8.5%
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: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.6%, Detective 18%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Investigation 13.3%, Choices Matter 10.9%
Seventy-eight years after the Great Collapse, the city of Belmarc stands as a beacon of civilization amid the ruins. A city where magic and technology intertwine, where humans and machines coexist. And in its depths, one Courier begins to chase the forgotten sins of the past.
Why similar: Detective 27.3%, Visual Novel 22%, Investigation 15.1%, Story Rich 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.8%
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 30.3%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Investigation 19.1%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Story Rich 9.8%
Dive into an enchanting world where every decision matters—alliances, betrayals, romance, and power struggles shape a story as deep as it is unforgettable.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, Choices Matter 17.5%, Simulation 12.4%, Dark Fantasy 7.9%