- #1 Cry Of Monster
97% matchMixed57% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: MindBreak
Windows
Everything fell apart. People started getting sick… not in a normal way. Now the city is desolate, and the only thing that matters is finding out if your best friend is still alive. You'll have to explore, run, hide, and face the contamination.
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.3%, Adventure 19.3%, Strategy 16.9%, Horror 15.9%, Puzzle 8.5%
- #2 Kach
96% matchVery Positive81% of 292 reviews2022
Dev: Bhargav ModhaPub: BYGames
Windows · Mac
On a task to find your sister, you find yourself exploring an old abandoned house. But you soon find out that things are not as they seem.
Why similar: Horror 35.9%, Adventure 20.8%, First-Person 12.1%, Exploration 10.5%, Puzzle 7.6%
- #3 The Painscreek Killings
96% matchVery Positive91% of 6,095 reviews2017
Dev: EQ Studios
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Investigate an infamous cold case in the eerie, abandoned town of Painscreek. Search for evidence, connect the dots and uncover who killed Vivian Roberts. Can you expose the truth behind this town’s dark secrets?
Why similar: Investigation 30.9%, Horror 17.8%, Exploration 10.1%, Mystery 9.5%, First-Person 9.3%
- #4 Unusual Tales: Deep Below
95% matchVery Positive97% of 78 reviews2026
Dev: Jall
Windows
You, a normal working Joe, decide to try to solve the mystery of the missing girl... Will you make it out alive? A horror game filled with mystery!
Why similar: Horror 25.1%, Survival Horror 24.8%, First-Person 14.2%, Adventure 13.4%, Investigation 11%
- #5 Dreamless
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 120 reviews2024
Dev: Setone GamesPub: Limansia Fears
Windows
In a remote provincial town, teenagers mysteriously disappear every 25 years. You're a high school student about to turn 18... But what if you become the next victim?
Why similar: Horror 39.3%, Adventure 17.6%, Exploration 14.3%, First-Person 14.2%, Mystery 9.4%
- #6 Children of Silentown: Prologue
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,048 reviews2020
Dev: Elf GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 22%
Prologue to Children of Silentown, a dark adventure game that tells the story of Lucy, a young girl growing up in a village deep into a forest inhabited by monsters. People disappearing is nothing uncommon in the village, but this time, Lucy is old enough to investigate on her own. Or so she thinks.
Why similar: Horror 44.4%, Dark Fantasy 16.5%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Puzzle 12.1%, Adventure 7.6%
- #7 Into The Unknown
94% matchMixed69% of 101 reviews2016
Dev: FYRE Games
Windows · Mac
There's nothing scarier than waking up in the middle of the forest alone... or so it seems. Taking control of Rachel in this short, story driven, exploration game, you must find out where you are, why you're there, and most importantly, how to get out. What will you uncover when you delve into the unknown?
Why similar: Adventure 81.2%, Indie 18.8%
- #8 Cursed 2
92% matchVery Positive95% of 250 reviews2022
Dev: Disaster Squad Productions
Windows
Search a desolate town for traces of your childhood friend. A point&click adventure with action combat.
Why similar: Survival Horror 26.6%, Adventure 21.3%, Horror 16.3%, First-Person 13%, Exploration 9.9%
- #9 Demon Of The Dark
91% matchMixed62% of 122 reviews2024
Dev: Green Stream Studio
Windows
A 3D Survival Horror Game, in which the player has to investigate an abandoned medical research facility, while looking out for whatever danger that resides in the unknown darkness. An indie game made by a 14 year old student.
Why similar: Survival Horror 24.9%, Investigation 22.2%, Horror 21.5%, First-Person 10.8%, Exploration 9.2%
- #10 Marie's Room
91% matchVery Positive93% of 6,648 reviews2018
Dev: Kenny Guillaume
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Marie's Room is a short story exploration game about an unconventional friendship between two classmates. You play as Kelsey, remembering Marie's room as it was twenty years ago. But something’s off. What happened to Marie?
Why similar: First-Person 20.7%, Exploration 17.4%, Adventure 16%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Mystery 10.2%
- #11 Blameless
89% matchVery Positive84% of 5,090 reviews2016
Dev: Vaclav HudecPub: Blameless Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Blameless is a mysterious first-person adventure with primary focus on puzzle solving and short story. The player will appear in a role of an architect trying to investigate strange happenings, after discovering evidence of an act of violence.
Why similar: Horror 44.6%, Survival Horror 12.2%, First-Person 11.7%, Adventure 11.7%, Puzzle 8.9%
- #12 THANATOS
89% matchVery Positive83% of 59 reviews2024
Dev: Angela NguyenPub: WahooCat Productions
Windows · Mac
THANATOS is a first-person psychological horror mystery game that involves finding clues, solving puzzles, and uncovering secrets to prevent a friend from taking their own life.
Why similar: Adventure 26.2%, Horror 25.3%, First-Person 18.5%, Exploration 14.4%, Puzzle 12.7%
- #13 ALONE?
90% matchMixed42% of 190 reviews2016
Dev: Deceptive Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Explore and experience this horror story, as you embark on an ghostly adventure unlike anything you have played before. Come face-to-face with terror itself as you look for your missing sister.
Why similar: Horror 48.9%, Adventure 32.1%, Puzzle 11.2%, Indie 7.8%
- #14 Black Rose
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 982 reviews2016
Dev: Sir Bedlam Productions
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Equipped with a flashlight, investigate an abandoned funeral home that's said to be haunted. Find out what really happened to the people who once worked there, and hope that this dark, eerie building doesn't become your final resting place.
Why similar: Horror 45.3%, Survival Horror 31.8%, First-Person 9.5%, Adventure 8.5%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #15 Whitehaven
87% matchMixed62% of 52 reviews2021
Dev: Somnambulist Games
Windows
Uncover the mysteries of Whitehaven Orphanage in this first-person psychological horror game. Explore the place, collect clues and put the pieces together to find out what happened years ago as you delve deep into your mind.
Why similar: Survival Horror 40.3%, Horror 24.1%, First-Person 14.2%, Exploration 8.2%, Adventure 3.9%
- #16 Garten of Banban 0
84% matchMostly Positive71% of 4,124 reviews2025
Dev: Euphoric Brothers
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Explore the origins of the mysterious Banban’s Kindergarten. Survive the dark past of the establishment. Try to make some friends. Uncover the truth behind the place, and who you are…
Why similar: Survival Horror 30.7%, Horror 25.1%, First-Person 14.6%, Adventure 8%, Puzzle 7.9%
- #17 Fayburrow
86% matchVery Positive81% of 481 reviews2022
Dev: The Fayburrow TroupePub: The Animation Workshop VIA
Windows
In a world of fairies, a childhood friend suddenly calls Beatrice back to her old hometown. Yet when she arrives, her friend is mysteriously missing.
Why similar: Investigation 34.9%, Adventure 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Mystery 14%, Female Protagonist 10.6%
- #18 Silver Creek Falls: Chapter 1
86% matchVery Positive86% of 638 reviews2015
Dev: Sapphire Dragon Productions
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Two city detectives are sent to a small idyllic town in North Carolina called ‘Silver Creek Falls” to investigate a strange series of events that the local sheriff can’t seem to get his mind around. What initially seems like an open-and-shut case unfolds into a truly terrifying mystery that will leave the detectives wondering what is...
Why similar: Investigation 35%, Horror 28.7%, Exploration 11.9%, Adventure 8.9%, Female Protagonist 8%
- #19 Days Without Incident
83% matchVery Positive94% of 553 reviews2025
Dev: We Create StuffPub: Black Lantern Collective
Windows
It has been -̷̯͙̔̈́-̴̱̽̓͝-̷̍̊̕͠ days without incident. Your investigation has brought you to an old metalworks factory, abandoned after a series of mysterious deaths. But something’s been growing in the quiet. A short first-person survival horror experience.
Why similar: Horror 30.4%, Survival Horror 22.5%, First-Person 10.1%, Exploration 9.6%, Puzzle 8.8%
- #20 [Chilla's Art] Missing Children | 行方不明
85% matchVery Positive84% of 629 reviews2020
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 1.4 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Missing Children | 行方不明 is a Japanese horror-themed adventure game about a bully detective searching for reported missing children.
Why similar: Horror 30.4%, Strategy 23.5%, Adventure 19.2%, First-Person 9.2%, Indie 5%
- #21 Crow Country
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,441 reviews2024
Dev: SFB Games
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The year is 1990. It’s been two years since the mysterious disappearance of Edward Crow and the abrupt closure of his theme park, Crow Country. But your arrival has broken the silence, Mara Forest. If you want answers, you’ll have to venture deep into the darkness of Crow Country to find them…
Why similar: Survival Horror 50.9%, Horror 21.4%, Exploration 10.6%, Female Protagonist 7%, Puzzle 5.3%
- #22 MUZY
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 229 reviews2024
Dev: Andrew RybisPub: Galactic Crows
Windows
Explore the mystery behind a once-loved and hugely popular children's toy, also known as MUZY, in this terrifying horror adventure game. Several reports detail frightening incidents connected to accidents. Your job is to solve the puzzles and find the cause of these unsettling occurrences.
Why similar: Survival Horror 32%, Horror 23.1%, Adventure 18%, First-Person 10%, Puzzle 6.1%
- #23 Fingerbones
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,593 reviews2015
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 10%
Explore a mysterious abandoned bunker and find notes that paint a disturbing picture.
Why similar: Horror 25.7%, Investigation 20.9%, First-Person 15.9%, Adventure 11.4%, Exploration 9%
- #24 THE MUTE HOUSE
81% matchVery Positive82% of 287 reviews2025
Dev: December Blues Games
Windows
Inspired by old and classic survival horror games, THE MUTE HOUSE combines exploration, management, puzzles and a touch of action. As Emily investigates about her sister's vanishing, she finds herself trapped in a mysterious mansion.
Why similar: Survival Horror 38%, Horror 20.7%, Adventure 8.7%, Exploration 7.7%, Resource Management 6.3%
- #25 Joy Land
81% matchMixed67% of 58 reviews2024
Dev: MK Creations
Windows
Lewis, an intelligent detective, finds himself on a mission to uncover the truth behind the many disappearances including his sister's. With the help of Joy, Lewis is going to explore what lies behind these walls. only to realize that there's much more to discover than he initially thought.
Why similar: Survival Horror 27.8%, Horror 27.1%, Adventure 8.5%, Puzzle 8.5%, First-Person 8.3%
- #26 Abnormal1999:Sector 49
79% matchVery Positive96% of 140 reviews2024
Dev: QZQ Studio
Windows
Abnormal1999: Sector 49 is a challenging mystery puzzle game. You play as Sam, searching for your daughter in the abandoned Sector 49. Collect 10 consciousnesses to open the portal and escape.
Why similar: Adventure 30%, Horror 23%, Exploration 15.5%, Puzzle 15.3%, Mystery 8%
- #27 Mr. Hopp's Playhouse
80% matchVery Positive93% of 1,831 reviews2019
Dev: Moonbit
Windows
Every kid has that one toy that scares them, imagine if it came to life. You play as Ruby, a young girl who has a fear of her handmade toy called Mr. Hopp. Things take a dark turn when Ruby sees that Mr. Hopp, who usually sits motionless in the corner of her room, is gone.
Why similar: Horror 41%, Survival Horror 39.5%, Strategy 9%, Singleplayer 3.9%, Female Protagonist 3.8%
- #28 Like Clay
79% matchVery Positive88% of 124 reviews2017
Dev: free08Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Like Clay is a story driven adventure game with horror elements. Find out what happened to a friend of yours by reading messages and listening to audio files. Search for hidden doors and items, solve light puzzles and survive deadly foes and lethal traps.
Why similar: Horror 53.4%, Adventure 34.1%, Indie 12.5%
- #29 Consternation II
78% matchVery Positive88% of 83 reviews2020
Dev: CrackedGhostGamesPub: Raster_Entertainment
Windows
After an unfortunate accident at Sorley Paper Mill, the facility was abandoned and left to rot. Multiple urban explorers venture into the facility, never to be heard from again. Police eventually walled off the mill in order to keep trespassers out... Or to keep something in...
Why similar: Survival Horror 30.2%, Horror 17.7%, Investigation 11%, Adventure 9%, First-Person 8.4%
- #30 Missing Hiker
75% matchVery Positive85% of 3,664 reviews2023
Dev: Gemezl
Windows
Missing Hiker is a short indie horror game, where your brother Ethan went missing while hiking and you need to find him.
Why similar: Horror 43.9%, First-Person 19.1%, Adventure 13.8%, Exploration 10.1%, Mystery 7.6%
- #31 Meridian 157: Chapter 1
77% matchVery Positive94% of 344 reviews2020
Dev: NovaSoft Interactive Ltd.
Windows · Mac
While searching for the anomaly, you find yourself trapped inside a facility on a remote sub-Arctic island. What is this place? Who built it? Why was it left abandoned? Explore the uninhabited complex you now find yourself trapped in, but be warned: you might not be as alone as you think...
Why similar: Investigation 26.1%, Adventure 20.6%, Puzzle 14.5%, Horror 12.7%, Exploration 12%
- #32 Dear Brother
78% matchVery Positive88% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: NGS Studios
Windows
Audrey is a young woman returning to her childhood home. Upon arriving, however, she begins to notice strange happenings around the house. Is this a dream or reality? Whatever it is, it seems so oddly… familiar. Explore with Audrey as she tries to work out the mysteries of her missing memories.
Why similar: Horror 40.6%, Survival Horror 20.5%, Adventure 18.8%, Female Protagonist 7%, Indie 5.6%
- #33 Rental
73% matchVery Positive92% of 5,401 reviews2024
Dev: Lonely HousePub: Animita Project
Windows
Rental is a short and spooky adventure game about the dangers of renting a house in an unknown place.
Why similar: Horror 44.1%, Exploration 15.7%, Adventure 11.6%, Mystery 9.9%, Female Protagonist 6.3%
- #34 My Grandparents' Christmas Mystery
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 69 reviews2022
Dev: Korvinrular
Windows
Grandma never showed up and Grandpa's tragic passing 3 days later left me in anger, confusion and sadness. I couldn't just let this go like it never happened, so I decided to go and find out what happened on my own. Will you survive a first-person psychological horror game and uncover the mystery?
Why similar: Survival Horror 32.8%, Horror 19.5%, Investigation 15%, Adventure 7.8%, Exploration 6.9%
- #35 Mr. Hopp's Playhouse 2
76% matchVery Positive94% of 648 reviews2021
Dev: Moonbit
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A young girl needs to find her friends, unravel a dark mystery and escape the clutches of her cursed toys.
Why similar: Survival Horror 51.1%, Horror 25.9%, Adventure 13.7%, Female Protagonist 4.6%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #36 You see me?
75% matchMixed68% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: Zeneki
Windows
On the edge of the abyss, having lost someone dear, the hero searches for meaning—until fate leads him to a mysterious wanderer whose silent presence brings hope.
Why similar: Survival Horror 28.7%, Horror 24%, Strategy 16.1%, Exploration 9.7%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #37 The Tavern In the Woods
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Chris J MitchellPub: Motion Forge CG
Windows
"Tavern in the Woods" is a first person, single-player interactive fiction story that blends mystery, storytelling, and supernatural horror. Players explore and investigate an isolated environment as the narrative slowly unfolds, gradually uncovering the truth behind the eerie emptiness.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Survival Horror 15.9%, First-Person 13.8%, Investigation 13%, Adventure 13%
- #38 [Chilla's Art] Yuki Onna | 雪女
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 205 reviews2020
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Yuki Onna | 雪女 is a PS1 inspired survival horror game. Some children went missing out of the blue. You receive a letter that says, "Come alone or I'll freeze them to death." Out of desperation, you decide to embark on a daunting rescue mission to an abandoned inn up the piercing cold mountains.
Why similar: Survival Horror 27.3%, Horror 24.8%, Strategy 13.6%, Adventure 10.7%, First-Person 8.4%
- #39 Something Strange
73% matchPositive91% of 66 reviews2022
Dev: Ethan ZimmerlePub: Mr. Hand
Windows
Go about your normal every day life and meet new friends in this short visual novel!
Why similar: Horror 67.7%, Adventure 20.3%, Singleplayer 6.8%, Indie 5.1%
- #40 Witching Hour
74% matchMixed68% of 66 reviews2022
Dev: Vincent Lade
Windows
Witching Hour is a horror story that takes you out of your family home and across the quiet town of Hollow Hills. Your fate depends on making difficult choices, your relationship with your family, and confrontations with the matriarch of the town’s affliction with witchcraft, Lucilia.
Why similar: Survival Horror 35.1%, Horror 25.1%, Exploration 10.7%, Mystery 8.5%, Puzzle 7.1%
- #41 Karisvale
72% matchVery Positive94% of 193 reviews2022
Dev: Brendan Tighe
Windows
Your next job awaits in Karisvale, detective. Will you fulfill your duty? Or become lost in the mystery... Explore a retro top-down world, question its citizens, and collect hidden items to uncover Karisvale's dark secret.
Why similar: Horror 28.6%, Interactive Fiction 27.7%, Exploration 17.6%, Adventure 14.4%, Mystery 7.1%
- #42 Left in the Dark: No One on Board
73% matchVery Positive84% of 782 reviews2014
Dev: Moonrise InteractivePub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Discover what connects a lost ship’s disappearance with Devil’s Island and a local family’s unsolved murder.
Why similar: Adventure 30.9%, Horror 21.8%, Mystery 16.4%, Puzzle 14.8%, Female Protagonist 10.8%
- #43 TELEFORUM
68% matchVery Positive92% of 3,462 reviews2023
Dev: Monumental CollabPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 51%
TELEFORUM is a found-footage-styled horror game exploring the unknown side of media. You’re visiting a widow’s apartment to conduct an interview about her husband's death. But that’s not the main reason why you’re here. It’s all about the tape, isn’t it?
Why similar: Horror 46.4%, Exploration 14.6%, Adventure 13.7%, Puzzle 11.8%, Female Protagonist 8.2%
- #44 A Night at the Watermill
70% matchVery Positive95% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: Neon Tales
Windows · Mac · Linux
You wake up in an old watermill in the middle of the night ... and can't remember anything. Examine the surroundings in this thrilling point&click adventure and find out what happened.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.2%, Horror 28.4%, Exploration 14.9%, Adventure 13.3%, Female Protagonist 12.5%
- #45 OBSCURIA
71% matchMixed56% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: ARANJA GAMESPub: ARANJA STUDIO
Windows
After the largest cruise ship in the world suffered a shipwreck and was invaded by ghosts, you must find Captain Blackhood after he disappeared, enter the great Nocturne and investigate all the secrets and mysteries.
Why similar: Horror 31.3%, Adventure 23.8%, First-Person 19.2%, Exploration 12.6%, Indie 8.8%
- #46 廃病院探索
71% matchVery Positive81% of 86 reviews2023
Dev: カニお@VtuberPub: vkanio_game
Windows
This is a horror game that asks a friend to find out what happened in an abandoned hospital.
Why similar: Horror 83.7%, 3D 8.2%, Singleplayer 4.3%, Indie 3.9%
- #47 Zemblanity
71% matchVery Positive87% of 77 reviews2022
Dev: XenOxygen
Windows
Zemblanity is an atmospheric first-person horror game. What seemed like a little creepy invitation over from an old childhood friend turns into disturbing uncovering of mysterious forces ruling in the mansion. Will you find a way out?
Why similar: Horror 25.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, First-Person 12.1%, Adventure 11.5%, Puzzle 8.4%
- #48 Tales From Hoia Baciu Forest
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 150 reviews2025
Dev: Street Art Studios
Windows
Stranded in the depths of an eerie forest after your car breaks down, you set out in search of help. But as you navigate the darkness, an unseen presence stalks you—until it finally strikes. The adventure begins. First-person horror that will introduce you to Hoia Baciu lore.
Why similar: Horror 26.7%, First-Person 20.6%, Adventure 18.4%, Exploration 15.9%, Mystery 8.9%
- #49 I Won't Forget Hue
69% matchVery Positive91% of 203 reviews2023
Dev: Hostile Kiwi Games
Windows
Disorganized and alone, a woman finds herself crafting new glasses in order to look at her own home with different shaded views. I won’t forget Hue is a psychedelic thriller experience. You’ll go searching for new lenses, try to figure out what is happening to her home and why she is all alone.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Investigation 17.6%, Horror 16.2%, First-Person 12.7%, Adventure 12.5%
- #50 Corrosion: Cold Winter Waiting [Enhanced Edition]
72% matchMixed68% of 266 reviews2015
Dev: Viperante
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Horror adventure awaits as you step into a place nobody knew existed and hunt for clues around every dark corner and in every scribbled notebook. With a twisted past, and a terrible secret just waiting to be revealed, Cold Winter Farm will leave you questioning whether what you know, is really what you know.
Why similar: Horror 35.6%, Adventure 26.6%, First-Person 19.7%, Mystery 11.7%, Indie 6.3%
- #51 Veloria
67% matchVery Positive91% of 144 reviews2025
Dev: WANDERING WITCH PROIECTUM
Windows · Mac
An Adventure game with environmental puzzles. Veloria awakens from a nightmare in an abandoned orphanage. As childhood fears resurface, she must piece together fragmented memories and uncover a dark past. Explore, solve puzzles, and survive this twisted place to reach her true ending.
Why similar: Horror 27.9%, Adventure 16.3%, Puzzle 14.9%, Mystery 14.6%, Female Protagonist 11.6%
- #52 Noch
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 320 reviews2023
Dev: Fair Games StudioPub: Sad Horse studio
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Go alone (or with a friend) to find the girl who destroyed the world. An ominous surreal first-person adventure full of dangerous monsters and secrets of the deceased world
Why similar: Survival Horror 32.1%, Investigation 17.6%, Horror 13.3%, First-Person 11%, Exploration 8.5%
- #53 Locomotive 115
67% matchVery Positive93% of 133 reviews2024
Dev: Bucket of Fish
Windows · Mac
It's difficult to know how many locomotives have been swallowed by the suffocating blizzards of the Widow's Run. Cursed with creeping tales of things that lurk in the dark and overshadowed by frequent casualties, it now stands as your only path forward. Will you be able to survive?
Why similar: Horror 24.8%, Strategy 18%, First-Person 16.6%, Adventure 14.2%, Survival Horror 8.8%
- #54 7'scarlet
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 867 reviews2019
Dev: IDEA FACTORYPub: Intragames
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
The remote town of Okunezato is shaped like a crescent moon and shrouded in dark myths and legends. Take on the role of a brave young woman journeying into the unknown to uncover dangerous truths and locate her missing brother with her childhood friend.
Why similar: Horror 40%, Adventure 24.8%, Female Protagonist 16%, Mystery 13.2%, Singleplayer 6%
- #55 Scorch
69% matchVery Positive83% of 317 reviews2018
Dev: Ellie's Lunchbox
Windows
It's been 30 years since a terrible arson attack erased an entire family. Until today the culprit has been on the loose. You are sent to investigate a similar incident in this narrative exploration game.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #56 Intruder In Antiquonia
68% matchVery Positive90% of 113 reviews2022
Dev: Aruma Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Intruder In Antiquonia is a narrative mystery adventure that will immerse you in the Internet-hostile town of Antiquonia. Sarah does not remember who she is and how she got there. Help her solve the mysteries of her past while exploring beautiful hand-drawn environments.
Why similar: Investigation 26.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Adventure 12.4%, Exploration 10.4%, Mystery 9.9%
- #57 12 Memory Lane
64% matchVery Positive94% of 233 reviews2025
Dev: Forget-Me-Not StudioPub: Rubika Supinfogame
Windows
Explore the shifting manor of the enigmatic Henri Villemaine and uncover the truth behind his family’s sudden disappearance. Bend reality to recreate the scenes from his diary and expose long-buried secrets. What if your role in this case went beyond that of a simple investigator?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.2%, Logic 16.2%, First-Person 13.6%, Puzzle 13.3%, Investigation 13.2%
- #58 DEMON COMPASS
66% matchVery Positive88% of 80 reviews2024
Dev: xena-spectralePub: Provoker
Windows · Mac
This occult item will guide you through a bizarre in-between world and help you to confront past demons as well as piece together former memories that may lead to closure. Seek a better understanding of who you were, who you’ve loved and how much you’ve lost in this 3rd person horror adventure game.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.3%, Horror 22.1%, First-Person 16.6%, Adventure 14.2%, Exploration 13.2%
- #59 Hidden Shelter
70% matchMixed56% of 61 reviews2021
Dev: White Vortex Games
Windows
Death lurks in every corner of this journey filled with tension and despair. The brave may not be the smartest here and those who know the time to retreat are more likely to make it out alive in the end ... Find your lost friend in a house that holds unimaginable secrets.
Why similar: Survival Horror 34.7%, Horror 20.3%, Dark Fantasy 10.3%, First-Person 9.6%, Mystery 6.6%