60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Visual Novel, Choose Your Own Adventure, Detective.
"Old tradition VS Zombie = ???" The mismatched duo is tackling a bizarre case in the freezing midsummer of Shimofuri Village. A one-of-a-kind comedy-mystery adventure!
Murder at Chateau de Rouge
This choices-matter visual novel is narrative-heavy, filled with beautifully illustrated characters, intricate stories, and two distinct endings.
Lilith Was Dead
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.
This choices-matter visual novel is narrative-heavy, filled with beautifully illustrated characters, intricate stories, and two distinct endings.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Crime 16.5%, Detective 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Visual Novel 10.9%
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: Crime 22.1%, Detective 21%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Comedy 9.6%, Visual Novel 8.6%
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 24.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Comedy 11.4%, Female Protagonist 11.2%
Visit a variety of water attractions with Jasmin, Celia and Brianna as they strive to have a day of fun together in this Fun yuri/lesbian LGBTQ+ visual novel game.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, Modern 12.4%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Comedy 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%
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 32.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.7%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Comedy 11%, Visual Novel 10%
"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: Detective 23.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.5%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Multiple Endings 11.1%
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 20.5%, Crime 18.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Comedy 11.8%, Visual Novel 10%
You are a detective. You have been assigned a partner to investigate a horrid case. But things are not what it seems. Navigate the paths as you attempt to unravel the truth behind your lost memories and your new disturbing detective partner.
Why similar: Detective 22.7%, Crime 22.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Female Protagonist 9.6%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
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: Crime 24.2%, Detective 23.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Modern 10.2%
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 24.4%, Detective 23%, Crime 21.8%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Adventure 6.9%
NINA AQUILA is back for her brightest, boldest, most magical adventure yet!
Why similar: Detective 24.9%, Crime 23%, Comedy 10.2%, Female Protagonist 10%, Visual Novel 9.8%
選択肢を間違えると即エンディング！？ドS狼プリンセスから質問攻めされる短編ゲーム
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 32.9%, Multiple Endings 16.2%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Comedy 11.6%, Cute 9.3%
In this visual novel, Maggie Crane and 15 others are invited to partake in the Isolated Society Study, where they must forge a peaceful society while attempting to outsmart each other in complex challenges. Just as the study is about to conclude, the Golding Foundation introduces a sinister twist.
Why similar: Detective 27.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Comedy 8.7%
The third and final part of the 'Cold Verdict' trilogy. Claire has spent two years tracking down the elusive masked man who puts people through psychological games. Now she has to get through another of his ordeals if she wants to bring him to justice. Make choices and decide the final outcome!
Why similar: Crime 18%, Detective 16.4%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Multiple Endings 11.1%
The chart-topping itch.io and Newgrounds indie hit comes to Steam, with a slew of enhancements and new features! Step into court as Nina Aquila, rookie defense attorney in this thrilling VN/adventure game hybrid, and fight for justice in a world where all anime genres exist at once!
Why similar: Detective 26.6%, Crime 22.8%, Comedy 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 8.4%
A gritty, semi-kinetic visual novel about broken people and notorious gangsters, featuring six individualized routes with six different endings.
Why similar: Detective 26.5%, Crime 17.2%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Multiple Endings 12.7%
In Kayotica, you play as April—a clever but manipulative student caught in a web of friendship, rivalry, and dark crimes. What begins as ordinary campus life quickly turns into a mystery of betrayal, hidden truths, and a shocking murder. Can you solve the mystery, or will you become the next victim?
Why similar: Crime 23.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.7%, Detective 19.6%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Female Protagonist 9.8%
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 25.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.8%, Crime 19.3%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Visual Novel 10.3%
Far Away is a visual novel full of dark humor depicting immersive storylines rather than romantic drama. You will play as Krosa, a typical girl who experiences gang conflicts, crimes, conspiracies, and family grudges in the port city of Bedjan.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Crime 15.7%, Female Protagonist 11%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Comedy 9.6%
"Endless Monday: In Progress" - New job, new Penny. Our favorite former corporate grunt is back, and working hard to live the dream! But as she struggles to keep the dream alive, she'll need all the help she can get, from friends, angry ex-coworkers, the past, and beyond.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22%, Multiple Endings 17.2%, Visual Novel 15%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Comedy 9.9%
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: Crime 18.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Detective 15.7%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%
The famous detective Sarako Imai (Sherlock-chan) takes on a difficult case! Sherlock-chan and Watson-kun are on a comfort trip. Can they solve a murder case at a winter spa resort? A murder mystery with a challenge to the player.
Why similar: Detective 29.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Multiple Endings 15.3%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Comedy 10%
Customers... Don't let them find out... Rip-off! A thrilling rip-off adventure where if the customers find out, you'll explode!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.7%, Modern 24.6%, Comedy 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Visual Novel 10.3%
You who are unqualified to drink Meng Po's soup, you have been chosen for the game of life. A horror yuri visual novel following a series of death games in the afterlife.
Why similar: Crime 24.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Cute 6.5%
A school romance adventure where you foster unforgettable bonds with unique heroines. Every "Choice" you make shapes their futures, coloring their fates with joy or heartache. What truth awaits at the end of your chosen path? Are you prepared to witness it all until the final curtain?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.7%, Multiple Endings 15.9%, Modern 15.5%, Visual Novel 15%, Comedy 11.4%
A direct sequel to 'Cold Verdict'. Another group of people wake up in a strange abandoned location, trying to find a way out and understand why they were put there. What is the killer's endgame in all this? A short interactive story with choices.
Why similar: Crime 26.4%, Detective 23%, Modern 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Female Protagonist 11.5%
Find the Golden Pineapple and the crimes against the Mayans. In Pineapple Legend, solve investigations with amusing and humorous situations. Explore the city of Takitani: investigate, solve puzzles, collect cards, equip accessories, fish, garden, fight in the arena, and increase your affinity!!!
Why similar: Detective 21.9%, Crime 20.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Comedy 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%
Find the clues to make a time bending turnabout in this off the rails visual novel about murder, mayhem, and a thicc pumpkin girl with a machete.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.9%, Detective 19%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Comedy 12.9%, Visual Novel 11.4%
Join Lydia as she takes her fight to expose the corruption in Cypress Ridge to City Hall in the second part of the visual novel series What Lydia Knows.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.9%, Detective 18%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Female Protagonist 10.7%
A narrative courtroom adventure all about VTubers! Players will take the role of prosecutor Justin Truth and investigate a murder at a VTuber agency, doing their best to uncover the identity of both the killer and VTuber's real face.
Why similar: Detective 29.6%, Crime 22.9%, Comedy 15.1%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%
After a cat show competition, three contestants, Claudette, Aberdeen, and Illia, head back to their hotel rooms to decompress and unwind. The next day, Claudette's body is found floating in the hotel's pool. Did Claudette take her own life, or was she murdered by cutthroat competition?
Why similar: Detective 21.1%, Comedy 15.4%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%
"Endless Monday: Dreams and Deadlines" - In this short story from the Endless Monday, Penny, a mild-mannered corporate grunt, spends a weekend at the office in an effort to finish her project on time while overcoming distractions from coworkers, space aliens, imaginary friends, and herself.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Comedy 12.1%
DEAD DETENTION is a scribbly interactive story about a nerdy teen turned dooms day survivor! Play as 14 year old Max as he tries to escape his high school during a deadly zombie pandemic! Will he and his new friends get to safety?!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.9%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Multiple Endings 13%, Visual Novel 12.3%
Gather evidence, interview suspects and send your case to trial. Have you got what it takes to be Tokyo's top detective?
Why similar: Detective 37.2%, Crime 27.6%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%, Adventure 4.2%
A rookie investigator's first case leads them to four sexy girls. It can stop them... or make them even more determined to find the solution.
Why similar: Detective 21.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Modern 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Visual Novel 11%
Standing pictures is strange! The story is also strange! Novel game where you can enjoy chaos!!
Why similar: Comedy 23.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Modern 17.2%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
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 31.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.1%, Crime 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Visual Novel 11.1%
Detective Sammy Jukes is the man on the job when an anti-oil activist is reported missing in a small town on the new oil pipeline route. Talk to witnesses, shovel through evidence, wrestle with the wolves and chase after chickens to find the truth in this first-person open-world adventure game.
Why similar: Detective 25.2%, Crime 19.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Comedy 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%
Let's keep it simple. Detective arrives to Bucarest. Missing guest in a small hotel. And hawaian pizza. If you want to know how those things blend together... Just press the start button.
Why similar: Detective 21.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.7%, Modern 10.7%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.5%
When a famous Human Rights Lawyer dies under mysterious circumstances in her Sevenoaks mansion, Detective Inspector Rosie Morgan and her team of indefatigable investigators are called on the scene to find out who murdered the barrister and why.
Why similar: Detective 24.6%, Crime 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%
The star magician of Morgan’s Traveling Circus is missing, but the show must go on! In this non-linear detective visual novel, unravel the mystery from two different perspectives as you learn the varying stories of an entire circus of performers, each with their own lives... and their own secrets.
Why similar: Detective 22.8%, Crime 19.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, Comedy 12%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%
白泽——世上第一只与人类签订契约的妖怪，历代白泽作为人类皇朝的瑞兽被人传颂。 而事实上白泽真正的工作只有一样，那便是记录世间妖闻。没人知道他们的册中记了多少种妖怪，多少奇闻异志。 洪武年间，神兽白泽与夷人少女，在旅途中所遇妖、精、鬼、怪，以及人们与之发生的故事，将谱成妖闻录的新篇。
Why similar: Detective 23.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Comedy 12%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Crime 11.2%
In the middle of summer, in the suburbs, in the river, a drowned body is floating. It seems like three-years-earlier incident replays. This story, through the investigation into the case, shows triangular relationship between a male police officer, a female police officer, and a female murderer.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.7%, Crime 27.1%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Adventure 8.4%
A text adventure mystery with a modern parser.
Why similar: Crime 30%, Detective 23.2%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Comedy 19.8%, Adventure 6.8%
Court of Crowns is a Visual Novel game inspired by Ace Attorney. You play as Princess Adela de Rex and lead the Crown Court that resolves important disputes between the Nobility. But what kind of a person is Princess Adela de Rex? Decide that for yourself, thanks to the game's unique Belief System
Why similar: Crime 23.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Visual Novel 11.1%
All the characters are in strange poses, but that's normal for this game. A school romance novel game set in a strange world.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.1%, Comedy 19.2%, Modern 19.1%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Cute 9.2%
Management and life-simulation Game with elaborate Relationships, where players manage their character’s actions and activities as they explore topics about self-discovery, parent-children relationships, friendships, and growing up as a College Student.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, Comedy 13.4%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%
殺された花嫁が神の力によって生き返り、自分を殺した犯人を探す和風伝奇ミステリーADV。事件は幾度となく起こり、花嫁は幾度もの死を迎えながら、事件の真相に迫っていく――
Why similar: Detective 38.6%, Female Protagonist 19.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, Visual Novel 13%, Adventure 6.8%
A comedy dating sim about a serial killer, an italian, and a psychologist.
Why similar: Crime 19.7%, Detective 18.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Comedy 13.5%, Visual Novel 9%
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: Detective 18.6%, Multiple Endings 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.9%
A novel game featuring the popular streamer group "Ultimate Jumbo Jet"! Search for clues and discover the truth through "Fantastical Mystery"!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.7%, Crime 22.7%, Modern 14.6%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Cute 6.4%
Open a yoga studio in the city and guide four very different women through stretching, laughter, and growing romantic tension. A wholesome comedy visual novel with optional yoga mini-games, light ecchi charm, and multiple endings.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.8%, Modern 17.3%, Comedy 16.4%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
From the creators that brought you The Test Trilogy & many other experiences, comes Zombie Apocalypse Survival Simulator. Will you survive in the new world? Or will you become just another victim to looters, bandits, or worst of all... The Voracious Dead. There's only one way to find out...
Why similar: Detective 23.5%, Zombies 20%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.5%, Multiple Endings 14.4%, Visual Novel 10.5%
Interrogate suspects, search for clues, & uncover a dastardly plot, as you solve a string of mystifying murders to help reluctant detective Ilmarinen escape the foreboding Fafnir Hotel.
Why similar: Detective 28%, Crime 23.3%, Modern 13.1%, Visual Novel 12%, Interactive Fiction 7.9%
Experience Conor's first three visual novels. There's a story about a lonely man going for a walk, a guy getting tapped in a prison cell on an island, and a girl trying to confess to her weird crush.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Modern 14%, Comedy 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Visual Novel 10.6%
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 31.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%
EXCALIMURDER is a nonlinear murder mystery game inspired by the sword in the stone legend. Explore an orphanage, meet weird people and solve logic puzzles, all in a colorful pixel art world. Bonus: Excalibur is the murder weapon.
Why similar: Detective 28.3%, Crime 20.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%
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: Crime 24.6%, Detective 19.3%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Modern 10.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.7%
