The Best Visual-novel crime choices matter Games

Update : The Restless Sheep & The Lone Wolf -A Tale of Cutthroat Lovers- added at rank #1.
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The Restless Sheep & The Lone Wolf -A Tale of Cutthroat Lovers- (2024)

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PC Windows

In this twisted love story of a visual novel by CLOCKUP, an insomniac must decide whether to protect his position as a yakuza bigwig’s pet killer or the mysterious woman who can put him to sleep.


  • romance
  • choices
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • visual-novel
  • dark
  • crime
  • anime
  • interactive
  • action-adventure
  • drama
  • stylized
  • atmospheric
  • colourful
  • third-person

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The Final Prize Is Soup (2023)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux

You who are unqualified to drink Meng Po's soup, you have been chosen for the game of life. A horror yuri visual novel following a series of death games in the afterlife.

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  • choices
  • psychological
  • horror
  • visual-novel
  • fiction
  • lgbtq
  • crime
  • interactive
  • anime
  • dark
  • adventure
  • romance
  • 2d
  • cute
  • supernatural

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ghostpia Season One (2023)

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Mac OS Nintendo Switch PC Windows

"In my dreams, I can get out. In my dreams, I can fit in." 'ghostpia' mixes the adorable art style of an illustrated book with glitches-and-noise effects. There are no choices to be made. There's only a lonely girl in a ghost town and her story full of mystery, friendhood...and a bit of violence.


  • visual-novel
  • dark
  • snow
  • dystopian
  • humor
  • conversation
  • crime
  • text
  • violent
  • story
  • anime
  • cinematic
  • choices
  • 1990s
  • drama

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Loretta (2023)

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Android Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch PC Windows Xbox One

Loretta is a psychological thriller that makes the player an accessory to the heroine’s crimes, leading her through a self-crafted nightmare. Loretta’s story revolves around a woman handling betrayal, her husband’s infidelity, and reclaiming her agency during the socially tumultuous 1940s.


  • thriller
  • choices
  • point-and-click
  • psychological
  • america
  • noir
  • multiple-endings
  • crime
  • visual-novel
  • fiction
  • pixel
  • narration
  • drama
  • adventure
  • interactive

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Hinter (2022)

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PC Windows Android

Hinter is a horror game based on a brutal piece of disturbing crime case in Bavaria Germany


  • choices
  • horror
  • conversation
  • visual-novel
  • action-adventure
  • psychological
  • multiple-endings
  • 3d
  • crime
  • exploration
  • emotional
  • first-person

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Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus? (2022)

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Xbox Series X Playstation 5 PC Windows Android IOS iPhone Xbox One Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Mac OS

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.


  • fmv
  • choices
  • mystery
  • detective
  • conspiracy
  • multiple-endings
  • crime
  • interactive
  • drama
  • visual-novel
  • realistic
  • story
  • adventure
  • family
  • point-and-click

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Far Away (2021)

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Xbox One IOS iPhone PC Windows

Far Away is a visual novel full of dark humor depicting immersive storylines rather than romantic drama. You will play as Krosa, a typical girl who experiences gang conflicts, crimes, conspiracies, and family grudges in the port city of Bedjan.

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  • choices
  • visual-novel
  • word
  • investigation
  • conspiracy
  • humor
  • anime
  • fiction
  • multiple-endings
  • dark
  • replay-value
  • story
  • adventure
  • interactive
  • crime

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Overboard! (2021)

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IOS iPhone Nintendo Switch Android PC Windows Mac OS

Overboard! is an exciting mystery game where you play as Veronica Villensey, a 1930s femme fatale who throws her husband overboard on a boat eight hours away from New York. You must help her get away with her crime by getting her off the boat scot-free when it docks. With visuals and music that evoke the 1930s, and the ability to direct your own story with multiple endings, this game is sure to keep you entertained.


What we like:
  • Open world visual novel gameplay
  • Multiple endings
  • Replayable
  • Short playthroughs
  • Fun 1930s visuals & music
What could be improved:
  • Short playthrough times may be a con for some players

  • visual-novel
  • crime
  • mystery
  • choices
  • detective
  • narrative
  • fiction
  • comedy
  • novel
  • interactive
  • adventure
  • conversation
  • sailing
  • cover
  • puzzle

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Paradise Killer (2020)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.


  • crime
  • mystery
  • detective
  • open-world
  • exploration
  • psychedelic
  • investigation
  • visual-novel
  • first-person
  • surreal
  • multiple-endings
  • story
  • demons
  • choices
  • stylized

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Interrogation: You Will Be Deceived (2019)

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Linux Nintendo Switch PC Windows Mac OS

As a police detective tasked with bringing down a dangerous terrorist group, you fight on two fronts: interrogating suspects & managing your team and its reputation. With time running out, how far will you go to stop these criminals? Manipulation, threats or even torture? Does the end justify the means?


  • detective
  • political
  • noir
  • crime
  • psychological
  • story
  • visual-novel
  • choices
  • mature
  • fiction
  • book
  • comic
  • dark
  • manipulation
  • realistic

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