60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Interactive Fiction, Puzzle, Detective, Visual Novel.
Yuntai is a story-driven horror game, where Veris travels to Yuntai City for the Qiqiao Festival after a friend's invitation, but ends up uncover a sinister cult and a series of eerie supernatural events.
The Red Pearls Of Borneo
A detective noir puzzle deduction game. Explore a non-linear timeline as a clairvoyant investigator in 1941 Borneo. Jump between time and locations to uncover motives and discover what truly happened in the Goodwill tobacco plantation that fateful night on the eve of the WW2 Japanese invasion.
Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders
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...
A detective noir puzzle deduction game. Explore a non-linear timeline as a clairvoyant investigator in 1941 Borneo. Jump between time and locations to uncover motives and discover what truly happened in the Goodwill tobacco plantation that fateful night on the eve of the WW2 Japanese invasion.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.1%, Detective 20%, Puzzle 13.7%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Text-Based 11.7%
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: Interactive Fiction 31.8%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Detective 17.3%, Text-Based 12.7%, Puzzle 11.3%
A forensic challenge - help private eye solve cases for their clients using OSINT and digital forensics techniques.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36.7%, Text-Based 17.7%, Detective 15.4%, Narration 14.2%, Puzzle 14%
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: Interactive Fiction 29.9%, Detective 20.2%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Text-Based 14.8%, Puzzle 12.4%
A short literary mystery game set in Oxford and Borneo
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.8%, Text-Based 18.8%, Visual Novel 14%, Detective 12.3%, Stylized 11.4%
On her way to cover the biggest story of her career, Brea Tena fumbles her way into a dark mysterious town called Ash Pines, the birthplace of the tragic events that took place in Just Ignore Them.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35.1%, Walking Simulator 27.4%, Puzzle 13.7%, Detective 9.2%, Stylized 9.1%
Ironic point & click adventure where a once brilliant detective quits his trade and lands a job in IT to make a living. But even in the seemingly mundane world of office life, there are secrets to be uncovered. Navigate through puzzles, quirky colleagues, and intrigues to crack corporate mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Narration 14.7%, Text-Based 13.7%
Join the investigation in Murder Is Game Over, a pixel art point-and-click game where you and Cleo try to solve the murder of a famous game designer. Can you uncover the clues and catch the killer before it's game over?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.1%, Walking Simulator 17.9%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Text-Based 13%, Detective 12.8%
You'd think that after 20+ cases, there'd be no crime left in Twin Lakes - but that's not how crime works, rookie. Six new mind-melting mysteries await Detective McQueen and Officer Dooley - just as soon as they get the mustard out of Dooley's gun.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.9%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Text-Based 14.4%, Puzzle 13%, Detective 12.7%
“Escape Tales: The Awakening” is a haunting narrative puzzle game that plunges you into a world shrouded in darkness and mystery. Immerse yourself in a gripping tale of loss, redemption, and the echoes of a forgotten past based on the well-received escape room card game.
Why similar: Narration 22.5%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Puzzle 12.6%, Detective 11.6%
一个普通的早晨，五个大学生踏入同一间教室，却在陌生的空间醒来。纸条上写着： “在七天内找到真相，否则这里就会崩塌。”——你将如何度过这七天？
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.1%, Detective 17.1%, Visual Novel 17%, Text-Based 13.6%, Narration 11.6%
Explore a city that lives without your input in this illustrated text adventure. Observe the lives of its inhabitants behind the veil of your invisibility magic. Find items and combine them to solve intricate puzzles. Set your own pace as you control time and move freely in an open fantasy world.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.9%, Text-Based 19%, Narration 18.9%, Detective 10.5%, Visual Novel 8.5%
A Pigeon Detective Game: Twin Beaks is a 3rd person, murder-mystery novel game. Explore a surreal village as you investigate the death of the town's delivery pigeon. Utilise your sleuthing skills to uncover the secrets and mysteries of the residents of Twin Beaks.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.6%, Walking Simulator 23.3%, Detective 19.6%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Stylized 6.4%
You log on to a computer having no clue of what lies within. Explore its files, solve puzzles to recover missing pieces, and decipher passwords to enter otherwise prohibited folders. As you delve deeper into its content, you’ll find that there is a greater mystery to be solved.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 37.8%, Detective 21.8%, Text-Based 17.7%, Puzzle 14.3%, 2D 5.9%
Imagined Leviathans is a narrative survival game set in a frozen British village. Explore the countryside and unite the survivors to face down your Leviathans together.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.5%, Walking Simulator 22.1%, Detective 17%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Puzzle 10.4%
In this episode the past of Mr. Harris and the man with the headset begins to be revealed, but the objective and the technologies developed of the laboratory are still relatively unclear.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 36%, Interactive Fiction 30.6%, Narration 30.4%, Singleplayer 1.5%, Indie 1.4%
欢迎来到11号小镇，在这个诡异的小镇里，您是一位新来的画家。为了完成镇上居民们的绘画委托，您需要收集对话中的关键词，将关键词提炼成绘画素材组合到画布上。面对居民们奇怪的委托，您能顺利完成作画并融入镇子，证明自己是“正常”的吗？
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 47.2%, Visual Novel 27%, Puzzle 16.6%, 2D 6.4%, Indie 1.7%
N.E.R.O. is a wonderful journey in a world of incredible beauty, a story driven first-person game with puzzles and intuitive controls where the environment is connected to the characters and their past. The world of N.E.R.O. is magical and varied, making exploring an ongoing challenge.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.4%, Narration 29.7%, Puzzle 17.5%, Visual Novel 9.6%, Story Rich 6.2%
An 80s-style pixel art detective simulator where you interrogate suspects using natural language. Characters respond dynamically as you uncover clues and solve the crime.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.9%, Detective 18.1%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Text-Based 14.7%, Puzzle 10.9%
You're an adventurer going into Friscott Castle to see what treasures you can find within. Explore, meet the residents, find treasure & more. Be mindful though, as the castle isn't normal, & there are things about it that might drive a person to madness. That, or it might spell your demise.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 37.5%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Text-Based 14.6%, Puzzle 13.8%, Narration 8.1%
Alchemy, puzzles, and a crashed starship. Old-style interactive fiction — a classic text adventure. No graphics! No dialogue trees! No point-and-click! You type your commands, and read what happens next.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 58.5%, Text-Based 29.8%, Puzzle 6.9%, Indie 2.7%, Story Rich 2.2%
“The Robin”tells the story of a school bully who kills a girl named "Robin." Thirteen people involved are kidnapped and embark on a desperate journey to survive. The work revolves around who is behind the black hand and who is responsible for the death of "Robin" these two questions unfold.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 39.5%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Detective 20%, Puzzle 11.6%, Story Rich 4.2%
本游戏主旨绿色健康阳光积极向上充满正能量，无不良导向。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.6%, Walking Simulator 24.3%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Detective 11.6%, Puzzle 11.4%
"True Game" is a work of suspense reasoning. The work tells the story that people in trouble are taken to a closed space and ask to get chips from others through different competitions. This work has a high degree of brain burning, exquisite picture and strong sense of substitution.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36.9%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Detective 20.3%, Puzzle 13.8%, Story Rich 4.9%
Fears are not always just rustles in the dark. And death is not always a bad ending.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 37.7%, Visual Novel 22.7%, Text-Based 14.5%, Detective 10%, Stylized 7.5%
Help real-life 'peasant poet' John Clare on a historical adventure escaping from a mental asylum and guide his epic walk home. Traverse a changing Victorian landscape, encounter ghosts & storytellers, avoid will 'o the wisps and face up to the hallucinations of Clare's shattered mind.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 40.1%, Walking Simulator 28.5%, Visual Novel 22.6%, 2D 4.5%, Story Rich 2.6%
In this episode, Mr. Harris will learn more about the past and the motivations of the man with the headset, but will always remain suspicious of him.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.2%, Interactive Fiction 29.5%, Narration 29.1%, Singleplayer 1.8%, Indie 1.5%
This is a realistic + survival oriented work. The murder of a girl in a ride-hailing service two years ago, brought your 12 fates back together. You wake up in a strange room, and things are getting weird around you. In the fog, not everything you see is the truth. Is everything real or unreal?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 42.3%, Visual Novel 22.5%, Detective 19%, Puzzle 10%, Story Rich 4.1%
In 2082, the human species lives in peace, and its technological and societal evolutions are exponential.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.2%, Narration 31.3%, Interactive Fiction 29.5%, Singleplayer 1.6%, Indie 1.5%
M. Webb, the I.S.C. requests your immediate presence. Our previous keeper has vanished without explanation. A replacement is needed at once for the offshore lighthouse under our care. Report to the local office of the company as soon as possible. Do not be late.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36.6%, Walking Simulator 24.8%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Puzzle 13.8%, 2D 4.2%
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: Interactive Fiction 31%, Text-Based 18.7%, Detective 16.8%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Puzzle 11.7%
In this episode, Mr. Harris is going to face these deepest demons and confess a truth he had never revealed until now.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.1%, Narration 31.6%, Interactive Fiction 24.8%, Indie 3.8%, Singleplayer 1.6%
As a father, you explore the empty home of your estranged daughter, Amy, after her death. Piece together the life you missed…one memory at a time. Follow the journey of regret and reconciliation as you try to comprehend the world she built without you.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.6%, Walking Simulator 24.1%, Narration 19.8%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Story Rich 4.2%
戏班内扑朔迷离的死亡，步步紧逼的幕后黑手，封闭剧场内的死亡倒计时，案件主角的生命和救赎都取决于你的决断。当第一桩案件尘埃落定，你以为可以回到现实世界时，轮回之路才刚刚开始……
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.2%, Detective 18.5%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Puzzle 11.9%, Text-Based 11.5%
A short narrative deduction game set in the overly litigious bowels of Hell. A simple text-based investigative game about asking the right questions of the right people. When surrounded by pathological liars always remember, the detail's in the devils. A simple text-based investigative game.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.4%, Text-Based 19.6%, Detective 19%, Puzzle 14.2%, Stylized 6.5%
Profession Investigator is an immersive simulator with a text-based interface in which you have to deal with real criminal cases. The game uses materials from court archives and specialized literature.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.5%, Detective 23.1%, Text-Based 15.1%, Puzzle 13.8%, Narration 13.4%
Detective Red July must stop a serial killer who patterns his murders after optical illusions in this mystery visual novel set in the world of Methods.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.4%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Detective 16.1%, Text-Based 15.3%, Puzzle 10.9%
Parallels: Year One is a visual novel that will take you on a journey through one relationship in five parallel worlds. Join Ron and Jessica on a journey to see each other from a new perspective.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 48%, Visual Novel 25.5%, Text-Based 13.7%, 2D 6.5%, Story Rich 4.4%
Magic and science. Past and future. But what of the present?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35.5%, Narration 22.8%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Text-Based 15.7%, Story Rich 4.7%
In this episode, Mr Harris will learn more about the past of the man with the headset, in particular the dangerousness of knowing his identity.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.1%, Narration 31.6%, Interactive Fiction 24.8%, Indie 3.8%, Singleplayer 1.6%
A survival horror RPG that follows a pair of runaways escaping a hostile nighttime suburbia.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.9%, Walking Simulator 23.7%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Narration 18.7%, Stylized 5.6%
You're a detective. Investigate the haunting events surrounding the murder of Ann Peterson and her boyfriend. Explore an old safehouse for clues, deduce keywords and reveal redacted words as you search Ann's digital journal, and piece together your case report as this unfortunate story unfolds.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 37.2%, Detective 21.1%, Walking Simulator 18.6%, Text-Based 16.6%, Story Rich 5.1%
Anthology of anti-war stories by award-winning authors from Russia
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36.9%, Visual Novel 25.2%, Text-Based 18.2%, Narration 11.7%, 2D 6.2%
A narrative-driven psychological visual novel where every floor of an elevator reveals a key moment from your past. Face your regrets, uncover forgotten memories, and make choices that shape your future. Will you find closure, or remain trapped in your own mind?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 41.9%, Visual Novel 27.3%, Text-Based 24.9%, Story Rich 3.1%, Indie 2.4%
Twelve years after Senior Inspector Jeon Gyeong's retirement, she is visited by a young police officer: a woman who pleads with her to reexamine Seowon's case. But with each uncovered memory, only one thing becomes clear: everyone in Seowon's vicinity was lying.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.6%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Text-Based 14.8%, Detective 13.9%, Puzzle 12.7%
This game is not normal. It has no traditional gameplay loop or world format. In the game, you walk through a room. Each one is just as different as the last. You learn about the people who inhabit the world, known as Meeples, and you learn about the dark secret behind the world.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 39.4%, Walking Simulator 29.6%, Visual Novel 22.8%, 2D 5.7%, Indie 1.9%
Avatar Zero is a text-based interactive narrative centered around “choice.” Set in a cyberpunk dystopia, you become the subject of a secret experiment. Your entire gameplay consists solely of sequential binary choices. Through continuous choices, you will uncover the truth behind the experiment.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 39.9%, Visual Novel 22.3%, Puzzle 13.7%, Text-Based 9.4%, Stylized 7.7%
In 2082, the human species lives in peace, and its technological and societal evolutions are exponential.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.7%, Narration 30.2%, Interactive Fiction 29.5%, Indie 3.8%, Singleplayer 0.8%
The first AI detective game that doesn't cheat. Developed by a former Meta AI Engineer. Interrogate suspects using your own words to solve the murder of Harambe. Features procedurally generated cases, consistent hard logic, and a unique stress mechanic. You have 3 hours to find the truth.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 43.1%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Text-Based 14.1%, Detective 13.5%, 2D 4.4%
In 2082, the human species lives in peace, and its technological and societal evolutions are exponential.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.7%, Narration 30.2%, Interactive Fiction 29.5%, Indie 3.8%, Singleplayer 0.8%
THOHH is a first-person narrative game in which you play a food delivery guy. Through a series of vignettes, you cross paths with the residents of a beautiful house on Holland Hill road, where you make frequent deliveries. In the wake of tragedy, something ominous looms behind their front door.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.4%, Walking Simulator 27.4%, Visual Novel 22.3%, Stylized 9.3%, Story Rich 6.3%
In 2082, the human species lives in peace, and its technological and societal evolutions are exponential.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.7%, Narration 30.2%, Interactive Fiction 29.5%, Indie 3.8%, Singleplayer 0.8%
Imprint is an atmospheric adventure which traps you inside a decaying family computer. Navigate forgotten photo albums and abandoned programs from the past. Solve puzzles in binary and hexadecimal; think like the machine. Can you find your way out? Or will you be trapped forever in the files?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 46.7%, Walking Simulator 31.4%, Puzzle 16.5%, Story Rich 4.2%, Indie 1.3%
Narrative experience from the mind of Thomas Hunt. Skateboarding Cows? Sentient boxes? A deep, emotional melodrama about the video games industry? Yep, it's got it all! NOT FOR YOU is a collection of short experiences, which you can play in any order you would like!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 39.9%, Narration 26.4%, Walking Simulator 17.5%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Singleplayer 1.3%
欢迎来到温泉岛，我是您的私人向导。您听说过……勃艮第古堡吗？那里是欲望与邪恶滋生的黑暗角落，那里有超出认知的生物和违反人性的生存规则。准确说，那里是另一个世界，由贪婪，欲念构成的炼狱……最后，请您一定要警惕每一个出现在勃艮第古堡里的人。祝您旅途愉快。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.4%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Detective 13.4%, Puzzle 11.8%, Stylized 8.2%
In Waiting is a first-person psychological horror game where you explore a haunted manor guided by Eleanor, an AI-powered ghost. Solve puzzles, uncover dark secrets, and experience true AI conversations that run 100% on your device with zero data collection.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 39.2%, Walking Simulator 24.2%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Puzzle 14.7%, Indie 1.1%
Enter a world where books spring to life. A beautiful Journey about forgiveness and Books awaits you.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.3%, Walking Simulator 27.7%, Stylized 11.2%, Detective 9.5%, Puzzle 8.8%
This game is based on the theme of love & light reasoning. Even if you choose the wrong option, it will not lead to game over. It is very suitable for casual players who like love reasoning but don't want to waste their brain cells.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 41.7%, Visual Novel 24.6%, Text-Based 16.3%, Puzzle 9.4%, 2D 5.9%
In 2082, the human species lives in peace, and its technological and societal evolutions are exponential.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.4%, Interactive Fiction 30.8%, Narration 26.9%, Indie 4%, Singleplayer 0.9%
