Games like Rainy Butcher
by Genunie Studio, 傅真
On rainy nights, the serial murderer is on a killing spree. This scares everyone but one girl, the journalist who keeps digging for a promotion. Dauntless, she gets involved deep and wide, hoping to discover the real identify of the rainy night butcher.
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$6.99No Case Should Remain Unsolved
Jan 17 · Somi
Both: Puzzle · 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
$1.99Suicide Countdown: 7 Days
Feb 12 · 致意
Both: Visual Novel · Interactive Fiction · Puzzle
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
$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
$7.99Mystical Riddles: Behind Doll’s Eyes Collector's Edition
Sep 12 · Do Games Limited
Both: Interactive Fiction · Puzzle · Visual Novel
What's hidden in an ordinary toy? Is it possible to bring the dead back to life? Find answers to these questions using your wits, knowledge of the paranormal phenomena, and your special equipment – a magic camera! Are you up for the challenge?
Hidden ObjectInteractive FictionPuzzleVisual NovelPoint & Click2DFirst-PersonDetectiveHorrorPsychological Horror
$7.99GRUNND
Jan 26 · SEKTAHOUSE
Both: Mystery · Interactive Fiction · Puzzle
You fell asleep on the train... Now a strange town, fully voice-acted characters, and choices that reshape the mystery stand between you and home.
MysteryInteractive FictionPuzzleDetectivePoint & ClickInvestigationVisual Novel2.5DNoirStory Rich
$0.99《道格拉斯警督的日记》
Jan 21 · 日食网络 solar eclipse studio
Both: Interactive Fiction · Visual Novel · Puzzle
This is a detective game where you play as a middle-aged inspector searching for a terrifying serial killer in an isolated village. However, as a player, if you uncover the killer’s motives, you might consider whether to cooperate with them to achieve their goal of "killing THE time."
DetectiveInteractive FictionCRPGVisual NovelStylizedChoose Your Own AdventureDungeon CrawlerWord GamePuzzleMultiple Endings
$7.99True Game
May 24 · 橙光游戏
Both: Interactive Fiction · Visual Novel · Puzzle
"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
$2.99SS.Archives
Jun 15 · Hazy mist Studio
Both: Visual Novel · Interactive Fiction · Puzzle
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
-30%$2.09死亡编码-Death Code
Dec 8 · 橙光游戏
Both: Interactive Fiction · Visual Novel · Mystery
Death Code is a battle royale genre. It tells the story of Lin Mohuai, a female protagonist with amnesia, who wakes up to find herself involved in an eight-person battle royale game. Everyone is given a code, and the way to win is to kill the player whose number is plus one.
RPGInteractive FictionVisual NovelMysteryDetectiveCasualStory RichMultiple EndingsStrategyPuzzle
$3.99法医探案团之碎嘴小诗
Feb 10 · 芒果互娱
Both: Interactive Fiction · Mystery · Puzzle
在《法医探案团之碎嘴小诗》中,玩家将化身被害人小诗,用独特的“逝者视角”沉浸式与法医一同寻找自己死因真相!通过“拟真尸检”和“嫌疑人的调查”、“多样的剧情选择”和“技能释放”中冲出层层迷雾,而在扑朔迷离的案情不断袭来之时,一个「糖果岛」的神秘符号,竟引出无数少女的神秘失踪与被囚禁的线索,把案件再次推向新的高潮!
RPGInteractive FictionFMVAdventureMysteryPuzzleStrategyFemale ProtagonistInvestigationLogic👍 135
$12.99我死后的那些天-After Death
Mar 13 · 橙光游戏
Both: Interactive Fiction · Visual Novel · Mystery
This is a suspense game, you are sitting in front of the TV, the news is broadcast: last night a young girl was killed, the body was found in a deep alley. And the girl who was murdered -- you. You are involved in a serial murder, and you are reborn as a female journalist.
RPGInteractive FictionCasualVisual NovelAdventureStrategyMysteryDetectiveStory RichMultiple Endings
-90%$1.49Agatha Christie - The ABC Murders
Feb 4 · Artefacts Studio
Both: Puzzle · Visual Novel
The ABC Murders is an adventure and investigation game adapted from the classic Agatha Christie novel. You are the famous private detective Hercule Poirot and, once again, you find yourself up against a mysterious serial killer who goes by the name of "ABC".
Hidden ObjectPuzzleVisual NovelPoint & ClickFemale ProtagonistThird PersonNoirDetectivePsychological HorrorStory Rich👍 2,038
$4.99Arcane Investigations
Apr 18 · What's All That Racket
Both: Visual Novel · Puzzle · Hand-drawn
It's after midnight on the Quartzway Express, and there's been a MAGICAL CRIME! Investigate the crime scene, question suspects, and defend the accused through unique cross-examination puzzles in this "Phoenix Wright" inspired mystery comedy.
Visual NovelDetectivePuzzlePoint & ClickFunnyHand-drawn2DStory RichCuteFantasy
$19.99Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
May 20 · Clifftop Games
Both: Mystery · Puzzle · Interactive Fiction
In this point-and-click urban thriller, down-and-out private eye Kathy Rain will embark on her most dangerous case yet — the pursuit of the notorious serial killer known as the Soothsayer. Find clues, gather evidence, connect the dots, and confront the murderer before the hunter becomes the hunted…
AtmosphericInvestigation2DMysteryPoint & ClickDetectivePuzzleHorrorStory RichInteractive Fiction👍 1,244
$3.99A Night at the Watermill
Jan 26 · Neon Tales
Both: Visual Novel · Interactive Fiction · Hand-drawn
You wake up in an old watermill in the middle of the night ... and can't remember anything. Examine the surroundings in this thrilling point&click adventure and find out what happened.
Point & ClickFemale ProtagonistDarkVisual NovelInteractive FictionHand-drawnAtmosphericExplorationThrillerHorror
$4.99好久不见 - Long Time No See
Sep 14 · SleepwalkStudio, 橙光游戏
Both: Interactive Fiction · Visual Novel · Mystery
The story centers around a frustrated middle-aged man named Yu Kaijie. Along with his friend Ma Zhigao, they participated in a class reunion and used the chance to rob the safe of their rich classmate. But against all expectations, the tranquil villa turned into a closed-off crime scene...
RPGFMVAdventureMultiple EndingsNonlinearInteractive FictionVisual NovelExperimentalMysteryInvestigation👍 227
$19.99Tangle Tower
Oct 22 · SFB Games
Both: Puzzle · Visual Novel · Mystery
Unravel a thrilling mystery by exploring a strange and twisted mansion, discovering curious clues, interrogating peculiar suspects and solving unique puzzles. Will you be able to uncover the secrets of Tangle Tower?
DetectivePoint & ClickPuzzleExplorationVisual NovelStory RichFunny2DMysteryDialogue Heavy👍 6,487
$7.99Twin Mind: Ghost Hunter Collector's Edition
Mar 29 · Do Games Limited
Both: Puzzle · Visual Novel
Can the twin detectives solve a new case? You are the only one who can help them catch the killer. Are you up for the challenge?
Hidden ObjectPuzzleVisual NovelPoint & Click2DHorrorPsychological HorrorDetectiveStory RichLinear
$7.99你已经猜到结局了吗
Jul 14 · 橘音
Both: Interactive Fiction · Puzzle
有些人死了,但没完全死,知道了结局但却未发现真相。 一个人也能玩的海龟汤推理故事。 海龟汤故事通常包含一个极不合理的结果,但不知道其中的过程,您可以自行猜测发生了什么,并提出问题,主持人只会用【是】【否】【无关】来回答你——本该如此,不过她似乎会破例给你些提示,但显然你很高冷,并不为之所动。
CasualAdventureInteractive FictionHorrorJRPGDetectiveTriviaPuzzleFemale ProtagonistMultiple Endings👍 388
$5.99BAD END
Nov 25 · Arai Koh Create Office
Both: Visual Novel · Mystery · Interactive Fiction
It's rumored that those who play 'BAD END'- a Visual Novel will die in REAL LIFE if they make the wrong decision in the game itself.
IndieVisual NovelAdventureHorrorAnimeMysteryMultiple EndingsStory RichInteractive FictionChoose Your Own Adventure👍 300
-40%$4.79Word of the Law: Death Mask Collector's Edition
Jan 10 · Do Games Limited
Both: Puzzle · Visual Novel · Hand-drawn
Investigate serial crimes and city government secrets! You're the only one who can get on the trail and break the chain of murders. Are you up for the challenge?
Point & ClickDetectiveHidden ObjectPuzzleNoirVisual Novel2DPsychological HorrorStory RichHand-drawn
$6.99致命游戏-Lethal Gamble 1 Werewolf Puzzle
Sep 14 · 橙光游戏
Both: Interactive Fiction · Visual Novel · Mystery
“Lethal Gamble 1 Werewolf Puzzle”is a suspense reasoning emotional work based on werewolf killing rules.A group of college students accidentally came to a mysterious villa. They wanted to play a game of werewolf killing.You have only five days left to refute the truth.
RPGInteractive FictionVisual NovelCasualAdventurePuzzle PlatformerStrategyMysterySurvival HorrorStory Rich
$0.99The Adventures of LinShanHai - Chapter5:Three Trees
Jun 2 · QZQ Studio
Both: Interactive Fiction · Puzzle · Mystery
A child goes missing after school and their whereabouts are unknown. The only clue is that the child had to walk through a forest to get home. The parents suspect that their child may have gotten lost in the forest.
AdventureInteractive FictionPuzzleExplorationCollectathonIncrementalHidden ObjectFirst-Person1990'sMystery
Crosswalks
Mar 31 · XinPo Game
Both: Interactive Fiction · Mystery
Crosswalks in a visual novel that tells different stories when you switch among perspectives. In 2018, an explainable portal appeared under the city of Sanghville, linking two parallel universe together. On one side there are dozens of unsolvable crimes, while the other side was always peaceful...
RPGText-BasedInteractive FictionDetectiveChoose Your Own Adventure2DSingleplayerIndieMystery
-60%$2.79Unheard - Voices of Crime
Mar 28 · NEXT Studios
Both: Mystery · Puzzle
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
$14.99Night Call
Jul 17 · Monkey Moon, BlackMuffin
Both: Visual Novel · Mystery
Friend. Confidant. Therapist. Voyeur. As a cab driver working the Paris night shift, you are many things to different people. Your gift is getting people to talk; and in order to catch the serial killer who left you for dead, that’s exactly what you’ll need to do.
IndieSimulationNoirStory RichVisual NovelInvestigationMysterySingleplayerDetectiveAtmospheric👍 406
-90%$1.99Dry Drowning
Aug 2 · Studio V, VLG
Both: Mystery · Visual Novel
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
$7.99Twin Mind: Nobody's Here Collector's Edition
Nov 28 · Do Games Limited
Both: Puzzle · Interactive Fiction
Science has never been more dangerous! Death is in the air... Sounds pretty ominous, doesn't it? Help the twin detectives solve a new case!
Hidden ObjectPuzzleInteractive FictionPoint & ClickFemale Protagonist2DNoirDetectivePsychological HorrorHorror
$2.99Mandemon
Aug 1 · 致意
Both: Visual Novel · Mystery
Decaying Japanese school buildings, a series of bizarre incidents, eerie Mandemon legends. Lies and truths intertwine, love and hate entwined in the mist. What should one do? Whom should one believe? Welcome to this cruel world filled with deception and harm —
AdventureVisual NovelMysteryRPGWord GameEmotionalJRPG2DAnimeCute👍 350
$17.99Tokyo Dark
Sep 7 · Cherrymochi
Both: Visual Novel · Mystery
Legend tells of a door deep below Tokyo's sewers. All who enter are lost forever. Detective Ito's partner is missing. Explore Tokyo & uncover the darkness that lays beneath the streets in this Point & Click - meets Visual Novel - narrative adventure that questions the very core of Ito's sanity.
AnimeVisual NovelDetectiveHorrorPoint & ClickFemale ProtagonistPsychological HorrorMysteryAdventureStory Rich👍 1,039
$10.99Roman's Christmas / 罗曼圣诞探案集
Feb 19 · SelfCrop Studio
Both: Visual Novel · Mystery
Roman, the wolf detective plans to spend his Christmas vacation in his favorite tavern, but murder cases happened in the tavern put him to work again.
LGBTQ+Visual NovelDetectivePoint & ClickNoirInvestigationStory RichMultiple EndingsMysteryIndie👍 1,395
$4.99MMM: Murder Most Misfortunate
May 1 · Michael Long, Foolish Mortals Games
Both: Visual Novel · Mystery
A gruesome murder interrupts an evening party at a secluded mansion and you are the prime suspect! Explore the mansion, search for clues, and interrogate the other guests as you strive to unmask the killer in this open-ended mystery.
AdventureIndieCasualVisual NovelMysteryStory RichAtmosphericSingleplayerAnimeFemale Protagonist👍 101
$9.99Matsuro Palette
Oct 14 · SleepingMuseum
Both: Mystery · 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


