Games Like A Detective's Novel

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 who did it.

★ THE ADVENTURES OF FEI DUANMU 端木斐异闻录 ★ SOULSLAYER~灭魂·误佳期~ ★ HOLOTRIALS: CASE COVERED ★ DETECTIVE INSTINCT: FAREWELL, MY BELOVED ★ 12 HOURS TO DIE ★ AVIARY ATTORNEY ★ TRON: IDENTITY ★ PESTERQUEST ★ KNELL OF ST. GODHRKAR ★ THE CROWN OF LEAVES ★ SOUTH OF THE CIRCLE ★ THE INCIDENT AT GALLEY HOUSE ★ WE ♥ IT 
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The Adventures of Fei Duanmu 端木斐异闻录

90% 👍 OF 1.8K
About This Game

Play as college student who majors in criminal investigation and solve the weird cases happened right beside him! A visual novel involves puzzle solving, reasoning, humor and of course adventures! English version is available now.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Investigate Viral Hearse
  • …Trace Falling Deaths
  • …Analyze Case Evidence
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Soulslayer~灭魂·误佳期~

95% 👍 OF 730
About This Game

An exciting adventure in a story of ancient Chinese setting.Visual Novel with multiple endings to explore.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Question Household Suspects
  • …Connect Clues Across Loops
  • …Spend Three Lives
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HoloTrials: Case Covered

99% 👍 OF 342
About This Game

A graffiti mocking the Student Council President appears on the walls, and your best friend is the prime suspect! Play as a student detective in HoloTrials: Case Covered. Investigate the high school campus, face off against your rivals, and clear her name in this legal mystery.

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Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved

94% 👍 OF 458
About This Game

A woman vanishes without a trace on a cross-country train. The catch? Nobody on board remembers her ever existing in the first place - nobody, except for you. Uncover the story in this mystery adventure game!

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Aviary Attorney

95% 👍 OF 2.3K
About This Game

The hottest bird lawyering game to come out of 1840s France! Join Jayjay Falcon and his witty apprentice, Sparrowson, as the two take on clients, interview witnesses, collect evidence, and deliver justice to the guilty.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …break into a place to steal a key clue, then discover you can't submit it in court because you got it illegally.
  • …knock on Notre-Dame's doors and loot the Louvre while investigating crimes as a bird lawyer in 1848 Paris.
  • …lose a trial and keep going, with that failure shaping the branching story instead of triggering a game over.
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Pesterquest

90% 👍 OF 1.6K
About This Game

Embark on a quest of epic importance in Pesterquest, a grimsical episodic visual novel adventure set in the darkly funny Homestuck / Hiveswap universe, created by American author and artist Andrew Hussie.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Visit Earth And Alternia
  • …Reconnect With Homestuck's Cast
  • …Choose Character Routes
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Knell of St. Godhrkar

93% 👍 OF 1.6K
About This Game

In this game, you can watch as 7 protagonists come to a crossroad, facing their own destiny. You will witness their own choices and the blood-splattering consequence they have on one another. There is no way out except to plunge them into the abyss...

Player reviews say you can…

  • …only get to make choices when someone is injured or killed, then spend those points to intervene in the next few seconds.
  • …do nothing and watch the timer run out, letting the character automatically pick their red default option.
  • …replay a chapter and discover different scenes and even extra scenes you didn't see last time.
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The Crown of Leaves

96% 👍 OF 2.2K
About This Game

Roui, a resilient city dandy, a half-educated jeweler and the author of scientific magic articles, was met with a colossal failure and must return to his homeland Latori.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Solve Constellation Puzzles
  • …Combine Found Items
  • …Shape Roui’s Routes
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South of the Circle

84% 👍 OF 1.8K
About This Game

South of the Circle is a deep narrative experience of the emerging relationship between Peter and Clara, Cambridge academics involved in a political conflict. The story focuses on promises made in between career and true love, where our choices burdened by our past seem to be illusory.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Search Antarctica For Help
  • …Choose Peter's Emotions
  • …Explore Cold War Cambridge
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The Incident at Galley House

94% 👍 OF 4.3K
About This Game

In 1936, something terrible happened at Galley House. Decades later, with a strange contraption that reveals echoes of the past, you must uncover the truth behind this grisly mystery. A new puzzle from the creators of The Roottrees are Dead.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Operate the Echo Machine
  • …Match People to Moments
  • …Rebuild a Fractured Timeline