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Games like Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair

2012PC · Mac · PS · Switch · iOS

24 games that share what Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair does well: visual novel, thriller and mystery. Each one shows critic and player scores, how long it takes to beat, and the cheapest way to play it.

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24 picks · prices as of Oct 16, 2026

Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
2010PC · Mac · iOS · Android
Danganronpa series, dark comedy
Critics
82
Metacritic
Players
96%
Steam
To beat
~40h
IGDB
$19.99
Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
2017PC · PS · Switch · iOS · Android
Danganronpa series, dark comedy
Critics
80
Metacritic
Players
82%
Steam
To beat
~41h
IGDB
$39.99
AI: The Somnium Files
2019PC · PS · Xbox · Switch
Detective, visual novel
Critics
unknown
Players
91%
Steam
To beat
~22h
IGDB
$19.99
Hidden gem
The Devil on G-String
2008PC
Dating, visual novel
Critics
unknown
Players
92%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$19.99
Steins;Gate
2009PC · PS · iOS · Android
Dating, memes
Critics
87
Metacritic
Players
97%
Steam
To beat
~20h
IGDB
$29.99
Virginia
2016PC · Mac · PS · Xbox
Detective, walking sim
Critics
74
Metacritic
Players
64%
Steam
To beat
~2h
IGDB
$7.94~~was $9.99~~−21%
Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls
2014PC · PS
Danganronpa series, detective
Critics
74
IGDB
Players
81%
Steam
To beat
~14h
IGDB
$29.99
Hidden gem
Return to Shironagasu Island
2020PC · Mac · Switch
Detective, visual novel
Critics
unknown
Players
93%
Steam
To beat
~13h
IGDB
$4.99
Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
2016PC · PS · Xbox · Switch
Detective, thriller
Critics
65
Metacritic
Players
80%
Steam
To beat
~12h
IGDB
$2.99~~was $29.99~~−90%
Everlasting Summer
2014PC · Mac · iOS · Android
Dating, visual novel
Critics
unknown
Players
94%
Steam
To beat
~8h
IGDB
Free
Free to play
Hidden gem
Simulacra
2017PC · Mac · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android
Detective, visual novel
Critics
unknown
Players
92%
Steam
To beat
~4h
IGDB
$4.49~~was $4.99~~−10%
Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward
2012PC · PS · Xbox
Thriller, visual novel
Critics
86
IGDB
Players
88%
IGDB
To beat
unknown
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The Incident at Galley House
2026PC · Mac
Detective, visual novel
Critics
84
Metacritic
Players
93%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$19.99
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
2014PC · PS · Xbox · Switch
Detective, walking sim
Critics
82
Metacritic
Players
87%
Steam
To beat
~4h
IGDB
$14.99~~was $19.99~~−25%
Night Call
2019PC · Mac · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android
Detective, visual novel
Critics
60
IGDB
Players
77%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$2.99~~was $14.99~~−80%
Hidden gem
Beacon Pines
2022PC · Xbox · Switch
Visual novel, thriller
Critics
83
Metacritic
Players
97%
Steam
To beat
~8h
IGDB
$5.99~~was $19.99~~Historical low
Raging Loop
2015PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android
Dating, detective
Critics
unknown
Players
95%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$29.99
Hidden gem
The Rise of the Golden Idol
2024PC · Mac · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android
Detective, thriller
Critics
89
IGDB
Players
92%
Steam
To beat
~14h
IGDB
$16.54~~was $19.99~~−17%
Garten of Banban
2023PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android
Walking sim, thriller
Critics
unknown
Players
54%
Steam
To beat
~1h
IGDB
Free
Free to play
Price
2016PC
Detective, visual novel
Critics
unknown
Players
93%
Steam
To beat
unknown
Free
Free to play
Kumitantei: Old-School Slaughter
2026PC
Memes, detective
Critics
79
Metacritic
Players
90%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$12.39~~was $14.99~~−17%
The Medium
2021PC · Mac · PS · Xbox
Walking sim, thriller
Critics
75
IGDB
Players
88%
Steam
To beat
~9h
IGDB
$12.49~~was $49.99~~−75%
She Sees Red
2019PC · Mac · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android
Detective, visual novel
Critics
45
Metacritic
Players
77%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$1.59~~was $7.99~~−80%
Carpe Diem
2015PC · Mac
Dating, memes
Critics
unknown
Players
89%
Steam
To beat
unknown
Free
Free to play

Hidden gems like Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair

Highly rated, under 5,000 Steam reviews, and outside the big series.

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AI: The Somnium Files - Nirvana Initiative
2022 · PC · PS · Xbox · Switch
Detective, visual novel
86% of 3,594 Steam reviews
$39.99
Corpse Factory
2022 · PC · Switch
Visual novel, thriller
81% of 665 Steam reviews
$17.88~~was $19.99~~−11%
1bitHeart
2015 · PC
Detective, visual novel
91% of 848 Steam reviews
$2.99
Cooking Companions
2021 · PC · Mac · PS · Xbox · Switch
Dating, visual novel
93% of 1,085 Steam reviews
$14.99
Island
2016 · PC · PS · Switch
Dating, visual novel
94% of 1,544 Steam reviews
$39.99
428: Shibuya Scramble
2008 · PC · PS · iOS · Android
Detective, visual novel
94% of 3,804 Steam reviews
$49.99