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The Red Pearls of Borneo is a detective mystery deduction game inspired by Type Help, Return of the Obra Dinn and The Case of the Golden Idol. The games below have the most in common with it — drama, visual novel, mystery — ranked by how closely they match, favouring the ones you can play right here in your browser.
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The 10 closest to The Red Pearls of Borneo
- Devil's LiminalPlays here
DEVIL'S LIMINAL is a branching slow-burn horror and yuri romance visual novel. In common: drama, mystery, visual novel.
- Long Time No SeePlays here
A short, cozy, narrative-driven Halloween game about three friends reuniting to spend a stormy Halloween night together in a haunted house. In common: drama, mystery, visual novel.
- AventurasPlays on aventurasapp.com
Aventuras is a bilingual collection of nine short choice-based interactive fiction stories for web browsers. In common: drama, mystery, visual novel.
- The Exile on the Long ShorePlays on scarletcatalie.itch.io
An exile wanders a desolate beach. In common: drama, mystery, visual novel.
- What Happened to the Crew?Plays on bushmonkey.itch.io
In common: drama, visual novel.
- Memory Girl +Plays here
A tragic love story of Memory and her search for the missing "him." Fully conscious but trapped in the data of a game someone abandoned, Memory searches for… In common: drama, mystery, visual novel.
- The Raccoon Who Lost Their ShapePlays here
The story of a raccoon whose job is to summon the ghosts of dead shape people. In common: drama, mystery, visual novel.
- The Apothecary Diaries Palace ChroniclesPlays on g123.jp
The Apothecary Diaries Palace Chronicles is a free-to-play browser-based character-raising simulation set in the world of the anime The Apothecary Diaries. In common: detective mystery, historical, mystery.
- Shall we date?: Ninja Shadow Her One and Only LovePlays on shallwedate.jp
Now included in the "Dear Otome" app. In common: drama, historical, visual novel.
- Ghost WhispererPlays on ifthencreate.itch.io
Ghost Whisperer is brought to you by the marvelous Joss! In common: drama, mystery, visual novel.
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Interactive Fiction · 2023
PlayableAventuras
Interactive Fiction · 2026
PlayableThe Exile on the Long Shore
Drama · 2017
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Retro · 2025
PlayableMemory Girl +
Horror · 2022
PlayableThe Raccoon Who Lost Their Shape
Ghosts · 2016
PlayableThe Apothecary Diaries Palace Chronicles
Simulation · 2026
PlayableShall we date?: Ninja Shadow Her One and Only Love
Ninja · 2016
PlayableGhost Whisperer
Ghosts · 2022
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Otome · 2025
PlayableMurder on the Nord Express
Murder Mystery · 2022

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Futuristic · 2023
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Psychological Horror · 2023
PlayableSuch, Such Were the Joys
Historical · 2022
Playable1977: Radio Aut
Italy · 2018
PlayableAmber Eyes
1930 S · 2026
PlayableForever Lost in the Never Ending Museum of Still Life
Drama · 2016
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Psychological Horror · 2021
PlayableThe Day
Post Apocalyptic · 2010
PlayableYou Find Yourself in a Room
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PlayableWe Know the Devil
Female Protagonist · 2015
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Russia · 2019
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PlayableAmbition Episode 5: The Tryst Part 2 "A Woman Scorned"
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Interactive Fiction · 2021
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Interactive Fiction · 2015
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Drama · 2020
PlayableTalking to My Dad
Driving · 2022