SIMULACRA
You hold Anna's lost phone, and her video plea for help is still on it.
92% of 3,488 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 13$4.99
Visual novels like SIMULACRA 2
Want something that feels mysterious and story-driven the way SIMULACRA 2 does? These visual novels offer a similar pull for your backlog.
The Operator
You are the FDI's newest Operator, stuck at a desk while field agents call you for help. You search databases, scan photos and video, and connect clues across murders, missing people, and cyberattacks until the cases fold into one dark conspiracy. Short, tense, and story-first.
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91% of 8,716 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 23$13.99Song of Farca
You are Isabella Song, a hacker-detective solving crimes from home with drones, cameras and a sharp tongue. You read chats, hack feeds, pin evidence together and pick who to believe, and the story remembers. Dark, funny and procedural, with romance and multiple endings for visual novel readers who like their reading with a case file.
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78% of 1,406 Steam reviews are positive$19.99AI: 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.
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91% of 8,947 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 29$3.99Red 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.
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62% of 416 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$17.99Cellveillance
"Cellveillance" is a detective drama entertainment product, you will visit the apartment every day, and the entire apartment is responsible for everything that happens in the apartment, a mysterious organization asks you to return the information of the residents.
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85% of 540 Steam reviews are positive$15.99Her Story
You sit at a dusty police computer from 1994 and type words to pull up interview clips of a woman talking about her missing husband. Piece the clips together in whatever order you find them, and her story slowly takes shape. Best for visual novel readers who like listening closely and doing their own detective work.
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89% of 8,415 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 9$9.99Chakana
Bound to a brutal loop of murders, you are forced to clean up every crime scene and wipe the evidence. Investigate the origin of the mysterious pocket pet that controls your fate.
Mysterious, Story-driven, Dark
90% of 49 Steam reviews are positive$2.99FAKEBOOK
Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual Social Media! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.
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90% of 807 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$14.99No Case Should Remain Unsolved
Twelve years after a girl vanished from a playground, retired detective Jeon Gyeong reopens the case. You sort her scattered memories — who said what, and in what order — until the lies fall apart. A short, sad, clever mystery worth one careful evening.
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96% of 10,613 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 5$6.99Yet 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?!
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96% of 253 Steam reviews are positive$16.99Demons' Timeline
Cyber detective L never leaves the room. You solve supernatural murders called Paradoxes by reading timelines on Parrotter, linking public accounts to secret alts, and quoting posts as proof. A demon partner, light puzzles, and a warm ending make it an easy read for visual novel readers who like mysteries.
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97% of 1,407 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$10.99Detective Sherlock: Shadow Stalker
Every character remembers, watches, tests, and may deceive you like a living person. They have emotions, voices, expressions, and buried secrets. Break them with words or evidence — or realize too late that you were only a pawn in their game. A detective game built around truly lifelike NPCs.
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88% of 466 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$19.99
Cheaper than SIMULACRA 2
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
Chakana
Bound to a brutal loop of murders, you are forced to clean up every crime scene and wipe the evidence.
90% of 49 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
No Case Should Remain Unsolved
Twelve years after a girl vanished from a playground, retired detective Jeon Gyeong reopens the case.
96% of 10,613 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 5$6.99
AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES - nirvanA Initiative
Two agents, two eyeball AIs, and one corpse split across six years.
85% of 3,618 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 14$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
Interrogation Simulator
Inspired by JCS videos and similar Interrogation analysis. Match evidence with statements. Play good cop/bad cop. Make choices.
95% of 61 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
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 4,177 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$4.99
Murder Is Game Over: Streaming Death
Embark on a thrilling pixel art adventure with Detective Guy & Cleo as they solve a mysterious murder.
100% of 21 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Log.in
Log.in is a mystery-horror game where you explore a PC screen, digging through images, videos and files.
75% of 95 Steam reviews are positive$5.99
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
Murder Is Game Over
Join the investigation in Murder Is Game Over, a pixel art point-and-click game where you and Cleo try to solve the murder of a famous game designer.
95% of 42 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Hidden gems like SIMULACRA 2
Demons' Timeline
Cyber detective L never leaves the room. You solve supernatural murders called Paradoxes by reading timelines on Parrotter, linking public accounts…
97% of 1,407 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$10.99
lily's world XD
You find Lily's laptop from 2004 and start reading. Her diary, her blog, her messages to childhood friends — each file pulls you closer to why she…
96% of 1,808 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 10$11.99
The Posthumous Investigation
A dead man hired you to solve his own murder. You have one day. Fourteen suspects. And as many attempts as it takes.
93% of 583 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$19.99
REWIND
《REWIND》 is a hardcore text-based detective puzzle game containing nearly a hundred clues.
90% of 464 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1Free
Detective Sherlock: Shadow Stalker
Every character remembers, watches, tests, and may deceive you like a living person. They have emotions, voices, expressions, and buried secrets.
88% of 466 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$19.99
Misty Judgment
A live-action mystery where you play Qi Yi, an amnesiac mystery writer caught in four murder cases.
92% of 1,167 Steam reviews are positive$8.99
The Real Face of a VTuber
A narrative courtroom adventure all about VTubers! Players will take the role of prosecutor Justin Truth and investigate a murder at a VTuber…
90% of 288 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$10.19
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
FAKEBOOK
Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual Social Media! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.
90% of 807 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$14.99
Cellveillance
"Cellveillance" is a detective drama entertainment product, you will visit the apartment every day, and the entire apartment is responsible for…
85% of 540 Steam reviews are positive$15.99
LumineNight
LumineNight is a story-driven detective adventure set in 1950s Summerset, where Detective Kelvin Foster and his daughter Selen chase a decade of…
87% of 549 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$24.99
Sofia in Exchange for Lies
Peek into the sins and memories of five personalities through surveillance cameras──This is an immersive, mystery adventure game that unravels the…
82% of 169 Steam reviews are positive$25.99
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lily's world XD
You find Lily's laptop from 2004 and start reading. Her diary, her blog, her messages to childhood friends — each file pulls you closer to why she…
96% of 1,808 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 10$11.99
Detective Sherlock: Shadow Stalker
Every character remembers, watches, tests, and may deceive you like a living person. They have emotions, voices, expressions, and buried secrets.
88% of 466 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$19.99
The Incident at Galley House
In 1936, locals walked into empty Galley House and found something bloody.
93% of 4,961 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 157$19.99
REWIND
《REWIND》 is a hardcore text-based detective puzzle game containing nearly a hundred clues.
90% of 464 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1Free
Demons' Timeline
Cyber detective L never leaves the room. You solve supernatural murders called Paradoxes by reading timelines on Parrotter, linking public accounts…
97% of 1,407 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$10.99
The Posthumous Investigation
A dead man hired you to solve his own murder. You have one day. Fourteen suspects. And as many attempts as it takes.
93% of 583 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$19.99
The Real Face of a VTuber
A narrative courtroom adventure all about VTubers! Players will take the role of prosecutor Justin Truth and investigate a murder at a VTuber…
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Log.in
Log.in is a mystery-horror game where you explore a PC screen, digging through images, videos and files.
75% of 95 Steam reviews are positive$5.99
The Occult Detective
A narrative detective game blended with supernatural elements.
71% of 276 Steam reviews are positive$13.49
Chakana
Bound to a brutal loop of murders, you are forced to clean up every crime scene and wipe the evidence.
90% of 49 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
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
Misty Judgment
A live-action mystery where you play Qi Yi, an amnesiac mystery writer caught in four murder cases.
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