Games like Elara
Games like Elara include Until Then, Firework, Sanfu, Raging Loop, and The Case of the Golden Idol. We matched them by the tags players give Elara on Steam (2D, Interactive Fiction, Visual Novel, Mystery, and Psychological): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

Until Then
Shared: Visual Novel · Interactive Fiction · 2D

Firework
Shared: 2D · Mystery · Visual Novel

Sanfu
Shared: 2D · Mystery · Visual Novel

Raging Loop
Shared: Visual Novel · Mystery · Adventure

The Case of the Golden Idol
Shared: Mystery · 2D · Interactive Fiction

No Case Should Remain Unsolved
Shared: Interactive Fiction · Visual Novel · Puzzle

Storyteller
Shared: Interactive Fiction · 2D · Puzzle

Lay a Beauty to Rest: The Darkness Peach Blossom Spring
Shared: Visual Novel · Mystery · Interactive Fiction

Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins
Shared: Interactive Fiction · Visual Novel · Casual

The NOexistenceN of you AND me
Shared: Visual Novel · Interactive Fiction · Psychological

The Mermaid Mask
Shared: Interactive Fiction · Visual Novel · Adventure

Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
Shared: Visual Novel · Interactive Fiction · Psychological

Florence
Shared: Casual · Adventure · Interactive Fiction

Gorogoa
Shared: Puzzle · Casual · 2D

BURIED STARS
Shared: Visual Novel · Interactive Fiction · Mystery

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
Shared: Visual Novel · Mystery · Puzzle

The Incident at Galley House
Shared: Mystery · Visual Novel · Puzzle

The Rise of the Golden Idol
Shared: Mystery · 2D · Adventure

Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi
Shared: Visual Novel · Mystery · Psychological

Looking Up I See Only A Ceiling
Shared: Psychological · Adventure · Mystery

DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition
Shared: 2D · Adventure · Indie

Vampires' Melody
Shared: Visual Novel · Interactive Fiction · Casual

The Rewinder
Shared: Mystery · 2D · Adventure

美女,请别影响我成仙
Shared: Interactive Fiction · Visual Novel · Cinematic