Jisei
A murder mystery visual novel. Use your psychic powers to track down a killer and prove your innocence!
89% of 19 Steam reviews are positive$5.99
Visual novels like Kansei
If the mysterious and story-driven rhythm of Kansei stuck with you, this helps. These visual novels line up well for what comes next.
Yousei
A murder mystery visual novel. Dig into your history as you chase down a murderer.
Mysterious, Story-driven, Hand-drawn
92% of 12 Steam reviews are positive$8.99AI: The Somnium Files
You are Kaname Date, a detective in near-future Tokyo hunting a serial killer who takes left eyes. You question suspects, pick through crime scenes, and enter dreams for clues. The plot branches into routes and endings until the pieces lock together. Funny, dark, and twisty, it is an easy recommendation for visual novel readers who like mysteries.
Mysterious, Story-driven, Hand-drawn
91% of 8,947 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 29$3.99Return to Shironagasu Island
A New York detective and his assistant travel to solitary Shironagasu Island on a dead millionaire's invitation, then murders start. You read, question suspects and pick choices that decide who lives. A compact mystery visual novel worth playing for its tight island case and sharp turn into horror and sci-fi.
Mysterious, Story-driven, Hand-drawn
93% of 4,174 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$4.99Yet Another Killing Game
You wake up in a house, alone with two beautiful girls... But no one is allowed to leave until one of you DIES. Why is this happening? What is the purpose of this “killing game”? But most importantly...WHO SHOULD DIE?!
Mysterious, Story-driven, Hand-drawn
96% of 253 Steam reviews are positive$16.99Bloody Chronicles - New Cycle of Death Visual Novel
A serial killer is on the loose and only you can stop the Phantom! Story of Koyama Kazuki, a young detective working for the Igrasil. While working on several, seemingly unrelated cases, you find clues pointing to the person who killed your parents. Can you stop this new cycle of death before it's too late?
Mysterious, Story-driven, Hand-drawn
73% of 83 Steam reviews are positive$24.99SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair
A secluded mountain resort, 10 friends, 1 murderer. Investigate, interrogate and present evidence as you solve various mysteries throughout the night. Will you be able to reach the truth and uncover the culprit’s identity? Or will your deductions lead you to blame someone completely innocent...?
Mysterious, Story-driven, Hand-drawn
90% of 126 Steam reviews are positive$14.99The Case of the Serialized Killer
Delve into a devilishly delightful world of mysticism and mystery as Harold Ludicael, the disgraced demonologist. After the untimely demise of a famous illustrator, you’re tasked with solving their murder in this point-and-click visual novel.
Mysterious, Story-driven, Hand-drawn
90% of 86 Steam reviews are positiveFreePARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
A horror visual novel about seven cursed ghost stories in late-20th-century Tokyo, and the people willing to kill to bring someone back. You read, investigate, pick dialogue, and time deadly curses across several intertwined lives. Sharp, eerie, and clever with its twists.
Mysterious, Story-driven, Hand-drawn
95% of 6,273 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 28$19.99Death Becomes You - Mystery Visual Novel
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.
Mysterious, Story-driven, Hand-drawn
89% of 18 Steam reviews are positive$8.99MMM: Murder Most Misfortunate
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.
Mysterious, Story-driven, Hand-drawn
81% of 103 Steam reviews are positive$4.99A Detective's Novel
On a cold November night in a desolate estate deep in the mountains an innocent life has prematurely perished and its up to the player to find out who did it.
Mysterious, Story-driven, Hand-drawn
76% of 98 Steam reviews are positive$1.99Gothic Murder: Adventure That Changes Destiny
A housemaid takes on a terrifying murder plan in order to protect her lord, whose life is in danger! A romantic mystery that takes place at an earl's manor in 20th-century England. Depending on the selection, the story will branch into different endings.
Mysterious, Story-driven, Hand-drawn
97% of 69 Steam reviews are positive$11.99
Cheaper than Kansei
AI: The Somnium Files
You are Kaname Date, a detective in near-future Tokyo hunting a serial killer who takes left eyes.
91% of 8,947 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 29$3.99
Return to Shironagasu Island
A New York detective and his assistant travel to solitary Shironagasu Island on a dead millionaire's invitation, then murders start.
93% of 4,174 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$4.99
MMM: Murder Most Misfortunate
A gruesome murder interrupts an evening party at a secluded mansion and you are the prime suspect!
81% of 103 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
A Detective's Novel
On a cold November night in a desolate estate deep in the mountains an innocent life has prematurely perished and its up to the player to find out…
76% of 98 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
Mind Rite
Aina is a young investigator in a distant city in the north, but when mysterious magical murders begin to take place in it, it is she and her…
88% of 40 Steam reviews are positive$6.99
Kanna Maze
In an isolated lab beneath the earth, a childhood friend is resurrected. Amidst sealed walls, a spree of killings unfolds.
88% of 373 Steam reviews are positive$3.99
Murder on the Marine Express
A mystery visual novel taking place aboard the underwater train Marine Express.
92% of 76 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Tead
A murder-mystery visual novel following 12 strangers with mysterious pasts.
98% of 57 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
start;again
A BL/yaoi mystery visual novel that follows a man named Sebastian as he’s forced into a game of life-or-death, alongside three strangers.
95% of 169 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$5.99
Detective Grimoire
Detective Grimoire is called to a marsh tourist trap where the owner was apparently killed by the local swamp monster.
96% of 2,279 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 15$6.99
The Adventures of Fei Duanmu 端木斐异闻录
A viral hearse video, a run of fatal falls, coffee in hand. A mystery-style visual novel with puzzles, reasoning, humor, and multiple endings.
90% of 1,608 Steam reviews are positive$3.99
Hidden gems like Kansei
Kugayama Shiori's Death Diary
A ghost with no memory keeps dying in front of you, and treats it like a joke.
94% of 1,113 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 7$24.99
Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved
A woman vanishes without a trace on a cross-country train. The catch?
93% of 446 Steam reviews are positive$19.99
Yet Another Killing Game
You wake up in a house, alone with two beautiful girls... But no one is allowed to leave until one of you DIES. Why is this happening?
96% of 253 Steam reviews are positive$16.99
Moses & Plato - Last Train to Clawville
A murder mystery where you are the main suspect! An ambassador on a peace mission has been killed on board the Clawville Express.
88% of 108 Steam reviews are positive$19.99
Drops of Death
A murder mystery visual novel with a romantic twist. The killer is randomly chosen at the start of each playthrough, and you may unknowingly fall in…
92% of 101 Steam reviews are positive$11.99
Kanna Maze
In an isolated lab beneath the earth, a childhood friend is resurrected. Amidst sealed walls, a spree of killings unfolds.
88% of 373 Steam reviews are positive$3.99
Absent in the Rain
A mysterious senpai. A serial murder case that has taken the world by storm. And a giant, shadowy fish swimming at my feet...
94% of 932 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE Plus
Yuma, an amnesiac detective-in-training, and Shinigami, the spirit haunting him, solve impossible cases in a rain-soaked city run by a…
80% of 2,296 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 73$14.99
start;again
A BL/yaoi mystery visual novel that follows a man named Sebastian as he’s forced into a game of life-or-death, alongside three strangers.
95% of 169 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$5.99
PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
A horror visual novel about seven cursed ghost stories in late-20th-century Tokyo, and the people willing to kill to bring someone back.
95% of 6,273 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 28$19.99
MAKOTO WAKAIDO’s Case Files TRILOGY DELUXE
A game based on a simple concept: a mystery puzzle you can complete in an hour.
77% of 260 Steam reviews are positive$12.99
CORPSE FACTORY
Discard your sense of morality and enter the world of CORPSE FACTORY. An obscure website allows users to request a death.
80% of 677 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$19.99
Newest visual novels like Kansei
Kugayama Shiori's Death Diary
A ghost with no memory keeps dying in front of you, and treats it like a joke.
94% of 1,113 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 7$24.99
Moses & Plato - Last Train to Clawville
A murder mystery where you are the main suspect! An ambassador on a peace mission has been killed on board the Clawville Express.
88% of 108 Steam reviews are positive$19.99
How Many Secrets Under Ceiling
The first light novel-style immersive detective game's here!
70% of 10 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved
A woman vanishes without a trace on a cross-country train. The catch?
93% of 446 Steam reviews are positive$19.99
The Murder Hotel
Interrogate suspects, search for clues, & uncover a dastardly plot, as you solve a string of mystifying murders to help reluctant detective…
92% of 64 Steam reviews are positive$19.99
Drops of Death
A murder mystery visual novel with a romantic twist. The killer is randomly chosen at the start of each playthrough, and you may unknowingly fall in…
92% of 101 Steam reviews are positive$11.99
Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders
Famous detective Kosuke Kindaichi's first case, the Honjin Murder Mystery.
64% of 131 Steam reviews are positive$12.99
她杀 - The Suspected Murder
Deep night, famous suspense novelist fell from the balcony, leaving his young wife an enormous heritage. Accident, or calculated murder?
77% of 43 Steam reviews are positive$8.99
Yet Another Killing Game
You wake up in a house, alone with two beautiful girls... But no one is allowed to leave until one of you DIES. Why is this happening?
96% of 253 Steam reviews are positive$16.99
Samuel Sage: The Mystery at Penby Inn
A murder-mystery visual novel about a young man who inherits a charming English hotel.
71% of 17 Steam reviews are positive$7.99
GENBA no Kizuna
A Mesozoic murder mystery, 4 suspects, 1 truth. Investigate, interrogate and present evidence as you set out to unravel the case with your team.
86% of 22 Steam reviews are positive$18.74
Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE Plus
Yuma, an amnesiac detective-in-training, and Shinigami, the spirit haunting him, solve impossible cases in a rain-soaked city run by a…
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