Games like BURIED STARS
by LINE Games Corporation
A mystery adventure set at the collapse site of a live survival audition show. Trapped contestants communicate with each other—and the outside world through social media—as they wait for rescue. But as unexpected events unfold, trust begins to crack, and survival becomes far more complicated.
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$6.99No Case Should Remain Unsolved
Jan 17 · Somi
Both: Investigation · Interactive Fiction · Visual Novel
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.
InvestigationPuzzleInteractive FictionVisual NovelPoint & ClickStory RichAdventurePixel GraphicsFemale ProtagonistText-Based👍 10,341
$15.99Death Come True
Jul 17 · IzanagiGames, Too Kyo Games, ESQUADRA,inc.
Both: Visual Novel · Mystery · Choices Matter
Everything rides on your choices in this new wave interactive movie game. Experience a thrilling science fiction mystery in full-length live-action format—from genius creator of the "Danganronpa" series, Kazutaka Kodaka!
FMVAdventureChoose Your Own AdventureVisual NovelMysteryCinematicChoices MatterPsychedelicInteractive FictionSurvival Horror👍 904
$19.99Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma
Jun 29 · Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Both: Visual Novel · Mystery · Choices Matter
Nine participants awaken, trapped in an underground facility. To escape, they must play a game with deadly consequences. Who will live, and who will die? The choice is yours. Let the Decision Game begin…
PuzzleVisual NovelStory RichPsychological HorrorMysteryChoices MatterAdventureAnimeSci-fiSingleplayer👍 4,672
$1.99Suicide Countdown: 7 Days
Feb 12 · 致意
Both: Visual Novel · Interactive Fiction · Investigation
Only 7 days remain until death embraces you -- the everyday life of a young boy begins to distort little by little, unfolding into a bizarre and ghastly series of events... When fate comes knocking, will you have the courage to make a choice?
AdventureVisual NovelInteractive FictionPuzzleDating SimHorrorInvestigationJRPGAnimeHand-drawn👍 989
$4.99Return to Shironagasu Island
Mar 2 · ONIMUSHI Hyogo
Both: Visual Novel · Mystery · Choices Matter
A mystery adventure game and visual novel set on solitary Shironagasu Island. Discover its secrets, solve its mysteries, and escape from the ominous island!
AdventureVisual NovelMysteryHorrorAnimePsychological HorrorDetectiveStory RichChoices MatterPoint & Click👍 4,060
-80%$1.59Unsolved Case: Murderous Script Collector's Edition
Mar 28 · Do Games Limited
Both: Visual Novel · Mystery · Investigation
The life of a detective is unpredictable and very dangerous. You never know what awaits you around the next corner and what secrets you need to unravel. But you knew what you were getting into, there's no turning back!
Hidden ObjectVisual NovelMysteryDetectiveInvestigationPoint & ClickThrillerCrimeCasualChoices Matter
$24.99GNOSIA
Jan 23 · Petit Depotto
Both: Visual Novel · Mystery · Psychological
The Gnosia lie. Pretending to be human, they’ll get in close, trick and deceive, and then eliminate one victim at a time...
Visual NovelStory RichAnimeTime TravelSci-fiSingleplayerMysteryPsychological HorrorAdventurePsychological👍 4,859
$4.99The Devil's Whisper
Oct 30 · Madness Way Games, Matt Antonellis
Both: Visual Novel · Mystery · Dialogue Heavy
The Devil's Whisper is a psychological horror Visual Novel with a full voice cast. Immerse yourself in a haunting mystery filled with dark drama and a touch of romance. Multiple thrilling alternate endings to play through! Choose who lives and who dies!
Visual NovelPsychological HorrorStory RichMysteryDarkHand-drawnRomanceConspiracyDialogue HeavyChoices Matter
$2.99SS.Archives
Jun 15 · Hazy mist Studio
Both: Visual Novel · Interactive Fiction · Mystery
This is a text adventure game with elements of horror, suspense, and puzzle-solving. Players take on the role of a detective, encountering various mysterious cases. These cases may be bizarre, eerie, or seemingly calm on the surface, but with turbulent undercurrents beneath.
AdventureVisual NovelInteractive FictionWord GamePuzzle2DCrimeMysteryThrillerHorror
$34.99Root Double -Before Crime * After Days- Xtend Edition
Apr 27 · Yeti, Regista
Both: Visual Novel · Mystery
Rescue squad captain Watase Kasasagi wakes up without his memories in the middle of his most critical mission yet-- a nuclear meltdown at a research facility. In an unfamiliar place and without his years of training, he must rescue the survivors and escape...
Visual NovelAnimeStory RichMultiple EndingsAdventureMysterySci-fiGoreViolentSingleplayer👍 350
$9.99你与月光同罪-As Guilty As the Moon
Jul 26 · 橙光游戏
Both: Interactive Fiction · Visual Novel · Mystery
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?
RPGInteractive FictionVisual NovelAdventureStrategyMysteryDetectivePuzzleStory RichMultiple Endings
-90%$1.99Dry Drowning
Aug 2 · Studio V, VLG
Both: Mystery · Visual Novel · Investigation
Dry Drowning is a psychological investigative visual novel set in a futuristic dystopian city. Follow the story of Mordred Foley, unscrupulous private detective haunted by his dark past, and look into a series of macabre serial killings inspired by Greek mythology.
FuturisticAdventureMysteryVisual NovelSci-fiNoirInvestigationHorrorPsychologicalSingleplayer👍 396
$19.99OXENFREE II: Lost Signals
Jul 12 · Night School Studio
Both: Thriller · Mystery · Interactive Fiction
Five years after the events of OXENFREE, Riley returns to her hometown of Camena to investigate mysterious radio signals. What she finds is more than she bargained for.
ThrillerSupernaturalAdventureMysteryStory RichFemale ProtagonistExplorationChoose Your Own AdventureInteractive FictionSide Scroller👍 1,976
$9.99Matsuro Palette
Oct 14 · SleepingMuseum
Both: Mystery · Emotional · Visual Novel
Survive seven days with a cursed painting. Rely on notes from past victims and manage to successfully paint her portrait. But be careful not to upset her, or you'll quickly find yourself dead! An assortment of terminal tableaus awaits you. Will you be the one to finally finish her?
AdventureHorrorPoint & ClickCuteMysteryStory RichEmotionalVisual NovelCasualMultiple Endings👍 485
-60%$2.79Unheard - Voices of Crime
Mar 28 · NEXT Studios
Both: Thriller · Mystery
What if you could hear every word spoken at the scene of a crime? “Acoustic Detectives” wanted for testing our new device! Return aurally to crime scenes and use the voices you hear to identify potential suspects and solve the mysteries. What is it that’s connecting these seemingly unrelated cases?
ThrillerDetectiveMysteryCrimeShortPuzzleStory RichTop-DownIndieRPG👍 30,988
$10.99死亡旅店Ⅱ亡者归来-Death Inn Ⅱ The Immortal Is Coming
Jun 20 · 橙光游戏
Both: Visual Novel · Mystery
Death Inn Ⅱ- The Immortal Is Coming is a horror puzzle. The film crew is in a castle to finish, What is the mystery behind the mysterious death of a leading actress in a castle? Was it a homicide or was there more to it? It's a foggy castle, but none of the truth is buried forever.
RPGVisual NovelCasualStrategyMysteryDetectiveStory RichMultiple EndingsAnimeAdventure
$7.99True Game
May 24 · 橙光游戏
Both: Interactive Fiction · Visual Novel · Mystery
"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.
Interactive FictionVisual NovelPuzzleLogicDetectiveMysteryCasualStory RichAdventureStrategy
$4.99Staffer Reborn
Apr 26 · Team Tetrapod
Both: Investigation · Visual Novel · Mystery
Staffer Reborn is a game of supernatural abilities and logical deduction set in 1960s America. It tells the story of a man trapped in a cycle of death and resurrection caused by his supernatural ability and the investigator who was recruited to help.
AdventureInvestigationStory RichVisual NovelCartoonExplorationCartoonyMysteryDetectiveAnime👍 959