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Detective Araka
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An anime visual novel about an amnesiac boy and an exorcist investigating a village's dark secrets, with branching endings and a short ~7.5-hour runtime.

Nanairo Reincarnation
A single-player supernatural visual novel about a spirit detective and his demon familiars hunting ghosts in a small town, with a ~20-hour story.
2019-09-27
- Adventure
- Text

Visual Novel

Erotic

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DAEMON MASQUERADE

A compact anime-style supernatural detective game where you piece together evidence on a conspiracy board to identify suspects and their demonic powers.

2024-10-22

Adventure
Third person
Indie
Side view
Mystery
Visual Novel

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Senren＊Banka

A cozy, lengthy Japanese romance visual novel about a male protagonist in a historic village, with branching routes and multiple endings.

2020-02-14

Adventure
Fantasy
Text
Romance
Visual Novel
Erotic

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The Shell Part II: Purgatorio

A long 1950s detective visual novel: Reiji Tokisaka investigates a centuries-spanning cult mystery with branching routes, body horror, and a slow, intricate narrative of roughly 50-60 hours.

2024-04-18

Thriller
Adventure
Horror
Simulator
Text
Mystery
Point-and-click
Drama
Visual Novel

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9-nine-:Episode 3

A single-player supernatural mystery visual novel, the third episode focuses on Haruka and advances the plot with faster pacing and lore drops, roughly 10-12 hours.

2020-08-31

Action
Fantasy
Side view
Simulator
Text
Mystery
Romance
Visual Novel
Erotic

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9-nine-:Episode 4

A roughly 12-hour visual novel that continues the 9-nine- mystery saga, focusing on Noa Yuuki and uncovering the mastermind behind supernatural incidents.

2021-03-19

Action
Fantasy
Side view
Simulator
Text
Mystery
Visual Novel
Erotic

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Kugayama Shiori's Death Diary

A roughly ten-hour single-player mystery visual novel blending horror and occult comedy, following a ghost who repeatedly dies while searching for the truth behind her death, with a funny, moving story and charming presentation.

2026-04-29

Adventure
Text
Drama
Visual Novel

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√Letter - Root Letter -

A reflective mystery visual novel where 15-year-old letters guide a murder investigation in Japan, with multiple endings and a roughly 18-hour runtime.

2017-07-07

Adventure
Strategy
Text
Role-playing (RPG)
Mystery
Visual Novel

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The Forest of Drizzling Rain

A single-player exploration horror adventure with multiple endings and puzzle-heavy exploration, spanning roughly 11 hours.

2022-11-16

Adventure
Horror
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Role-playing (RPG)
Mystery

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PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo

An eerie horror-adventure visual novel set in historical Japan, featuring branching investigations, a story chart, and meta narrative twists, lasting about 14 hours.

2023-03-08

Thriller
Adventure
Horror
Simulator
Text
Mystery
Point-and-click
Visual Novel

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DevilConnection

A medium-length visual novel adventure about demon-summoning and punishment, featuring branching routes, angels, magic, and suggestive themes.

2025-10-30

First person
Adventure
Indie
Text

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Spirit Hunter: Death Mark

In Tokyo, an amnesiac investigator explores haunted locations and urban legends to escape a supernatural death mark in this atmospheric horror visual novel.

2019-04-04

First person
Adventure
Horror
Survival
Text
Mystery
Visual Novel