Games like The Mysteries of Ranko Togawa: Murder on the Marine Express

Murder on the Marine Express is a visual novel game and the first installment of The Mysteries of Ranko Togawa series. The St. Joachim Academy for elite girls booked the maiden voyage of the new Marine Express submarine train, which runs along the ocean floor from the sunny California all the way to the Japanese coast. The journey seems like the perfect opportunity to enjoy the beautiful underwat…

Ranko and her friend Astrid must investigate the case of some missing scores just before the big Christmas concert of the academy. Help them question the seven daunting suspects before it's too late!

In "SHINRAI: Broken Beyond Despair" , ten friends gather for a Halloween party at a remote mountain resort, only to find themselves trapped with a murderer. As they investigate and unveil the killer's identity, their journey reveals the horrors that despair can bring. This interactive visual novel offers choices that impact your detective rank and story outcome, with multiple endings based on your decisions.

In "Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc," Makoto Naegi and his classmates at Hope's Peak Academy are held captive by a sadistic bear named Monokuma. Students must murder a classmate and get away with it to gain freedom, and it's up to you to investigate incidents, gather clues, and participate in trial debates to uncover the truth. Be careful what you wish for, as sometimes the truth can be deadly.

"Flowers: Le Volume sur Printemps" is a visual novel game that follows the story of a young girl named Suoh, who has the ability to see supernatural beings. As she navigates through her everyday life, she meets various ghosts and helps them resolve their unfinished business. The game features beautiful artwork and a touching narrative about friendship, loss, and moving on.

"Tangle Tower" is a puzzling adventure game where players explore a creepy mansion to solve a murder mystery. Interrogate eccentric suspects, gather clues, and solve intricate puzzles to uncover the truth. With hand-drawn art and a witty script, this game offers a captivating and immersive experience.

In "The Shapeshifting Detective," you play as a supernatural detective who can shapeshift into other characters to unlock secrets and private encounters. You must solve the murder of Dorota Shaw by investigating three tarot readers with the ability to predict or commit murder. With over 1600 video responses and a randomly chosen murderer at the start of the game, you must shapeshift to investigate and manipulate relationships to solve the murder.

"Dry Drowning" is a futuristic, dystopian investigative thriller visual novel set in Nova Polemos. As a tormented detective, you must uncover the truth behind a serial killer, facing moral dilemmas and making choices that impact the story's outcome, with 150+ branches and 3 different endings. Your decisions affect the game's politics, technology, and environment, creating a highly immersive and mature narrative experience.

Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved is a narrative-driven detective adventure where players investigate crime scenes and interrogate witnesses to unravel a deep, sinister conspiracy. Featuring classic command-select gameplay and a unique mixed-media art style, the game emphasizes experimentation and deduction. Its dramatic story and diverse cast offer rich interactions enhanced by a lush, varied soundtrack.

★A "death game" of the smallest scale!★You play as the amnesiac protagonist, trapped in a mysterious house with two other captives. You quickly learn that the only way to escape is to have one of the three of you die. Will you kill or be killed? Who is the mastermind? Is there no way for all of you to survive? The mystery deepens as you find that no matter who dies, the killing game …