Visual novels like Mute

Did Mute leave you in a mysterious and cinematic frame of mind? These visual novels are worth a look next.

Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus?
An eccentric FMV murder mystery with a twist: someone has poisoned Uncle Marcus. Uncover the truth in the yearly family quiz and try to save him before it is too late.
Also in Detective · Mysterious, Cinematic, Story-driven
71% of 674 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$2.99
Misty Judgment
A live-action mystery where you play Qi Yi, an amnesiac mystery writer caught in four murder cases. Search scenes for evidence, poke holes in suspects' stories, and name the killer hiding among familiar faces. Good for visual novel readers who want their reading interrupted by an accusation.
Also in Detective · Mysterious, Cinematic, Story-driven
92% of 1,167 Steam reviews are positive$8.99
Homicipher
You wake up lost in another world where monsters speak a language you do not know. A horror-tinged visual novel for visual novel readers who want romance with distinctly non-human men.
Mysterious, Story-driven, Dark
96% of 7,924 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 31$13.99
The Joker's Game
"The Joker's Game" is an FMV crime battle royale. Jack, drowning in debt, joins a lethal game. Critical choices, even small ones, shape outcomes. Outwit rivals, uncover truths, or perish? Every move decides survival... or the deadly prize.
Also in Detective · Mysterious, Cinematic, Story-driven
81% of 486 Steam reviews are positive$11.99
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? What is the purpose of this “killing game”? But most importantly...WHO SHOULD DIE?!
Also in Detective · Mysterious, Cinematic, Story-driven
96% of 253 Steam reviews are positive$16.99
看不见的我们
“The invisible us” is a FMV game where you play as Song Wufei, a timid high school student targeted by bullies. When a brave classmate intervenes, a series of mysterious events unfold. Investigate and piece together the hidden truth through deduction.
Also in Detective · Mysterious, Cinematic, Story-driven
92% of 213 Steam reviews are positive$6.99
Red Chat Ritual – TSUMIMI TIME
“Intervene in Tsumimi’s stream” through comments and Mega Chats, then use your deductions to change their fate in this 15-day psychological horror adventure.
Also in Detective · Mysterious, Story-driven, Dark
64% of 437 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$17.99
BURIED STARS
A survival audition show collapses live on air, trapping its contestants, and then someone among them is murdered. You pick through dialogue, clues, and a buzzing in-game social feed to find who did it across branching routes and endings. Worth playing for the paranoid trapped-group mystery and the sharp way public opinion keeps meddling with survival.
Also in Detective · Mysterious, Cinematic, Story-driven
82% of 2,153 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$39.99
Rainy Butcher
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.
Also in Detective · Mysterious, Cinematic, Story-driven
72% of 74 Steam reviews are positive$5.99
The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker
YOU are a psychiatrist, trying to solve a murder whilst treating the unusual patients of the recently deceased Doctor Dekker. Type a question - patients reply in full screen video and have questions for you too but be careful what you say. Your words determine their eventual fates, and your own!
Also in Detective · Mysterious, Cinematic, Story-driven
82% of 552 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$2.60
UNMEMORY
Unravel a mystery: A game you can read, a book you can play.
Also in Detective · Mysterious, Story-driven, Dark
84% of 79 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
SIMULACRA 2
A young influencer is dead and the case is closed too fast. A detective hands you her phone, and you dig through messages, videos, and social media to find what really happened. Reading, watching, and choosing who to trust is the whole game.
Also in Detective · Mysterious, Cinematic, Story-driven
87% of 1,385 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$7.99

Cheaper than Mute

Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus?

An eccentric FMV murder mystery with a twist: someone has poisoned Uncle Marcus.

$2.99

Rainy Butcher

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.

$5.99

The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker

YOU are a psychiatrist, trying to solve a murder whilst treating the unusual patients of the recently deceased Doctor Dekker.

$2.60

Raisond'etre

Will you be able to uncover your raison d'être and solve the mysteries that await in this suspenseful thriller?

$5.99

SIMULACRA

You hold Anna's lost phone, and her video plea for help is still on it.

$4.99

How Many Secrets Under Ceiling

The first light novel-style immersive detective game's here!

$2.99

MMM: Murder Most Misfortunate

A gruesome murder interrupts an evening party at a secluded mansion and you are the prime suspect!

$4.99

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.

$4.99

KOEWOTAYORINI SP / 声之寄托SP

Escape by means of "Voice"! The second installment of the new feeling puzzle and escape game!

$1.99

好久不见 - Long Time No See

The story centers around a frustrated middle-aged man named Yu Kaijie.

$4.99

Love Mystery Club

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.

$0.99

Mandemon

Crumbling school buildings in Japan. A string of bizarre incidents. The eerie legend of Mandemon. Lies and truth intertwine.

$2.99

Hidden gems like Mute

REWIND

《REWIND》 is a hardcore text-based detective puzzle game containing nearly a hundred clues.

Free

Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved

A woman vanishes without a trace on a cross-country train. The catch?

$13.99

Misty Judgment

A live-action mystery where you play Qi Yi, an amnesiac mystery writer caught in four murder cases.

$8.99

Feline Forensics and the Meowseum Mystery

There's only one detective to unravel this murder turned museum heist... and they're the cat's meow.

$9.99

看不见的我们

“The invisible us” is a FMV game where you play as Song Wufei, a timid high school student targeted by bullies.

$6.99

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?

$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.

$19.99

Cellveillance

"Cellveillance" is a detective drama entertainment product, you will visit the apartment every day, and the entire apartment is responsible for…

$15.99

The Joker's Game

"The Joker's Game" is an FMV crime battle royale. Jack, drowning in debt, joins a lethal game. Critical choices, even small ones, shape outcomes.

$11.99

LumineNight

LumineNight is a story-driven detective adventure set in 1950s Summerset, where Detective Kelvin Foster and his daughter Selen chase a decade of…

$24.99

Homicipher

You wake up lost in another world where monsters speak a language you do not know.

$13.99

Death Trick: Double Blind

The star magician of Morgan’s Traveling Circus is missing, but the show must go on!

$15.99

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