- #1 Perfect Lap
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Perfection StudiosPub: Self Published
Windows
Perfect Lap is a anime styled arcade racing game. Inspired by classics of the past and modern era, Perfect Lap will take you into a world that will feel all too familiar whilst being fresh and new all at the same time
Why similar: Comic Book 22.3%, Collectathon 17.2%, 1980s 16.3%, 1990's 12.6%, Cartoony 12.1%
- #2 Mortadelo y Filemón: Terror, Espanto y Pavor
76% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Alcachofa SoftPub: Erbe Software
Windows
Mort and Phil travel to the world of horror cinema in this adventure, thanks to Dr. Bacterio (of course!).
Why similar: Comic Book 22.9%, Cinematic 18.9%, 1980s 16.2%, Cartoony 12.8%, 1990's 12.4%
- #3 Finders, Keepers
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alex FrancoisPub: Brainchild
Windows
A hike above ancient woodland on summer solstice.
Why similar: Experimental 33.8% ★, Investigation 21.7%, Mystery 14.5%, Story Rich 9.7%, Stylized 8.3%
- #4 最末行程:胜利路19号
75% matchPositive80% of 35 reviews2021
Dev: quan home
Windows
Tell the story of a truck driver in the context of modern society. After he accidentally hit a girl in his van. A mysterious monster hunted him. Save the girl. Find help. These experiences are not only experiencing the calamity of reality, but also exploring the truth in his heart.
Why similar: Comic Book 21.4%, Investigation 21.3%, 1980s 16.6%, 1990's 13%, Drama 10.6%
- #5 Liminal Lane
73% matchVery Positive83% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: Ravenhome Studios
Windows
Welcome to Liminal Lane. A short, single player, first person, atmospheric walking simulator. A nostalgic, surreal experience exploring Liminal Spaces. Uncover the secrets of Liminal Lane and escape the Lucid Dreams and Haunting Nightmares.
Why similar: Cinematic 19.7%, 1980s 17.6%, 1990's 13.7%, Cartoony 13%, Dystopian 11%
- #6 Burden of Truth
72% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: RobProductions
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Burden of Proof saga continues! Step into the shoes of legendary prosecutor Conrad Cross during a pivotal moment of his journey. Investigate crime scenes, solve mysteries using evidence, and make your case in the courtroom. The burden lies with you to unravel the truth!
Why similar: Investigation 24.2%, Cinematic 18.2%, Drama 16.8%, Anime 10.6%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #7 Reboot: Froth
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WindField Games
Windows
12年前,一场由硅基体爆发的战争让这个世界生灵涂炭。而幸存下来的人类,要如何重建这个世界? 2050年,一座名为“海城”的城市,在废土中复兴崛起。逃亡多年的主角们,将在此展开前所未有的探险之路……
Why similar: Comic Book 31.2%, Dystopian 17.9%, Cinematic 15%, Anime 14.8%, Drama 12.8%
- #8 Evil Fate
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KOEX studio
Windows
Evil Fate is a first person horror game. More info will be releasing soon.
Why similar: Cinematic 26.7%, 1980s 24.7%, 1990's 19%, Drama 11.5%, Puzzle 8.5%
- #9 Lones
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JayCode
Windows
Lones is a single-player adventure. Leave stress behind and live off-grid in the Canadian woods. Investigate and uncover the truth behind a mysterious and peculiar shadow.
Why similar: Investigation 28%, Cinematic 22.3%, Mystery 12%, Story Rich 10.2%, Stylized 9.2%
- #10 MeiQi 2021
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: QZQ Studio
Windows
The MeiQi Series is an episodic mystery game. This collection contains all of Season6 and 7,which will be released in 2021,as well as the first episode of Season 8 and a special episode. In total there are 14 chapters. The story continues with the new police officer NanHe and policewoman Haduo.
Why similar: 1980s 21.5%, Collectathon 20.4%, Drama 14.1%, Investigation 12.7%, Stylized 10.5%
- #11 風色幻想6:冒險奏鳴
69% matchVery Positive88% of 125 reviews2022
Dev: 弘煜科技事業股份有限公司Pub: Phoenix Game
Windows
于2007年暑假所推出的风色系列「赤与蓝的抉择篇」第二作。承继着系列作各代优点,加上已趋成熟的系统引擎,这套堪称风色系列最精典的巅峰作一上市便得到极大的人气回响,而且本代新导入的「羁绊对话系统」,也让玩家们终于可以自由的挑选同伴里头最为喜欢的角色进行对谈交心,并让结局产生数种不同分歧。另外,也因为其故事内容虽为前作故事发生的三年之后,但由于主要角色皆已不同之故,因此就算您是头一次接触风色系列,也能简单的融入其中。当然若玩家曾接触过前作(五代),那这些耳熟能详的冒险者们从五代至六代间的成长,亦是会让人感到加倍的感动...
Why similar: Comic Book 20.9%, 1980s 15.4%, Anime 14.4%, Cartoony 12.4%, 1990's 11.4%
- #12 Open Roads
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 315 reviews2024
Dev: Open Roads TeamPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Long-lost family secrets. Hints of a hidden fortune. And miles to go before they sleep. Tess Devine’s relationship with her mom has never been easy, but they’re about to set out together on a journey into the past that they’ll never forget.
Why similar: Investigation 31.4%, Cinematic 23.2%, Drama 11.9%, Stylized 10.2%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #13 Methods: The Canada Files
65% matchVery Positive97% of 317 reviews2026
Dev: LockedOn GamesPub: Erabit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Methods: The Canada Files is a mystery visual novel. You play as a team of eccentric detectives in a mysterious crime-solving competition. To solve each mystery, you must use your team member’s unique detective methods, refute faulty theories with evidence, and find out the truth!
Why similar: Investigation 28.1%, Comic Book 22.6%, Cartoony 12.5%, Stylized 9.5%, Anime 9.5%
- #14 Haunted House 2
66% matchVery Positive91% of 233 reviews2025
Dev: Genuine Studio
Windows
In the infamous haunted building "Changrong Tower," security guard Li Cheng has come to understand the true nature of ghosts and their purposes. This time, he embarks on another adventure to help vengeful spirits, driven by a desire to uphold his deepest values.
Why similar: 1980s 20.4%, Cinematic 20.1%, 1990's 15.9%, Drama 12.8%, Investigation 11.1%
- #15 Hedenite
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Les Vynogradov
Windows
Hedenite is a hand-painted adventure through a city that has lost its memory. Befriend whimsical characters, unearth secrets of the past hidden in plain sight, and smuggle yourself uptown!
Why similar: 1980s 28%, 1990's 26.7%, Comic Book 13.1%, Stylized 10.4%, Cartoony 7.1%
- #16 PIGFACE MASSACRE
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: threeW
Windows
PIGFACE MASSACRE is a survival horror game can be played up-to 4 players. While trying to stay alive, uncover the serial killer PIGFACE's bloodcurdling mystery and find out the truth behind events.
Why similar: 1980s 22%, Cinematic 21.2%, Investigation 21.1%, 1990's 17.9%, Puzzle 6.6%
- #17 Broken Sword 5 - the Serpent's Curse
69% matchVery Positive89% of 2,780 reviews2013
Dev: Revolution Software Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
From multi-award winning Revolution Software comes the latest explosive episode in this classic series. Playing as intrepid American George Stobbart and sassy French journalist Nico Collard, you find yourself on the trail of a stolen painting – and a murderous conspiracy...
Why similar: 1990's 22.2%, Investigation 21%, Cinematic 13.9%, Cartoony 11.5%, Drama 10.2%
- #18 Nothing's Ever Really Dead
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hologram Ghost
Windows
A cyberpunk point-and-click murder mystery. Solve the murder of your best friend ... with the help of your best friend?!
Why similar: Comic Book 22.5%, 1980s 18.6%, Cinematic 18%, 1990's 15.1%, Cartoony 11.6%
- #19 遺品
66% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: 無限オーリーゲームズPub: Rikuya Waki
Windows · Mac
過去の景色を頼りに思い出と遺品を回収するアドベンチャーゲーム。 遺品整理のため実家を訪れた際、見つけたビデオカメラ。 そのカメラは過去の家の景色や昔の両親、子供の頃の自分の姿まで映した。 カメラに映る過去の景色から、大切な思い出と遺品を回収していく。 不思議なカメラについての秘密も明らかに。 過去、現在、そして未来に繋がる物語。
Why similar: Collectathon 23.9%, Cinematic 20%, 1980s 19.5%, 1990's 14.6%, Drama 11.2%
- #20 Don't Stop In Red Wood
65% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Diego VictorPub: Noxus Games Studio
Windows
A legend returns: the cold pines of Red Wood whisper of a hunter reborn… Is he alive, stalking us again?
Why similar: Cinematic 25.9%, 1980s 21.1%, 1990's 16.2%, Investigation 13%, Drama 9.4%
- #21 Summer Mission
67% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2021
Dev: Azami
Windows
A nostalgic indie game that includes 3D exploration, animation, and 2D novel . Let's talk about a summer miracle that will be my future brush .
Why similar: 1980s 22%, Collectathon 20.2%, Anime 19.2%, Cinematic 14.5%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #22 Snowdome
67% matchVery Positive92% of 274 reviews2020
Dev: Lunatic Works
Windows · Mac
For Tan Yan, there is little hope his life will change. It's like his whole life is trapped inside a snowdome, unable to escape. But, what if, one day, he's given the chance to make a change?
Why similar: 1990's 19.6%, Cinematic 15.9%, Drama 15.2%, Anime 13.3%, Mystery 9.7%
- #23 Point Zero: Victoria
65% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RosyGame
Windows · Mac
One cold case, four deathbed flashbacks. Every shift in perspective overturns the "truth" you believed. Story-driven, with exploration, deduction, puzzles, and combat. Ready for a mind-bending thrill ride with twists at every turn?
Why similar: Investigation 25.5%, Cinematic 14.9%, 1990's 14.7%, Drama 14.5%, Mystery 10.2%
- #24 風色幻想3:罪與罰的鎮魂歌
66% matchMostly Positive71% of 161 reviews2022
Dev: 弘煜科技事業股份有限公司Pub: Phoenix Game
Windows
风二发售之后的两年,于2004年,搭配着全新3D引擎所推出的「风色幻想Ⅲ~罪与罚的镇魂歌~」。游戏本身在众多玩家的引颈期盼下,再次以战略角色扮演的方式呈现。由于本作品是风色全系列作里唯一以两个主角之观点来述说故事内容的革新之作。因此对该作品如此安排是否得当的赞否两论讨论也在当时讨论的十分火热..。当然本作依然维持着风色系列优良剧本的传统,它交杂着私人友情与国家大义间挣扎的剧情,甚至还获得了当年「计算机玩家」所举办的『计算机玩家第八届游戏金像奖自制类最佳游戏剧本奖项』之肯定。
Why similar: Comic Book 22%, 1980s 15.5%, Anime 14.8%, Cartoony 13.1%, 1990's 11.5%
- #25 Murder by Numbers
66% matchVery Positive84% of 1,649 reviews2020
Dev: MediatonicPub: The Irregular Corporation
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Solve Pixel Puzzles to find clues. Use those clues to interrogate witnesses. Work your way to the truth... ...and uncover the mystery of Murder by Numbers!
Why similar: Investigation 24.4%, Comic Book 23.4%, 1990's 11.4%, Cartoony 10.6%, Anime 9.5%
- #26 Laser Tag Massacre
63% matchVery Positive88% of 108 reviews2025
Dev: Liminal Road
Windows
"Laser Tag Massacre" is a narrative-driven horror game inspired by 80s slasher movies, with a PS1-style aesthetic. On Halloween night, five friends throw a party in an abandoned arcade deep in rural Campinas, Brazil. What begins as a fun game of laser tag quickly spirals into their worst nightmare.
Why similar: 1980s 29.1%, Cinematic 25.1%, 1990's 19.7%, Stylized 10%, Atmospheric 5.7%
- #27 Redemption Cemetery: The Stolen Time Collector's Edition
66% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: AmaxPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows
After a terrible accident, you wake to find yourself in another realm! A dangerous entity threatens to destroy the constructs of time itself, taking humanity into darkness along with it! Do you have what it takes to save the world before it’s too late?
Why similar: Cinematic 28.4%, Investigation 22.2%, Stylized 11.5%, Puzzle 9.8%, Casual 7.9%
- #28 6days
64% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: TechAzy
Windows
In 1979, a man named Masao Satomi was involved in an accident. He was taken to the hospital and woke up safe and sound, but had amnesia. When he wonders if there is any memory he can recall, he recalls an intense childhood memory from 16 years ago.
Why similar: Collectathon 22.7%, 1980s 19.2%, 1990's 16.7%, Cinematic 13.5%, Mystery 12.9%
- #29 Motives: The Ultimate Problem
65% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LockedOn GamesPub: Erabit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Top detectives from all over the world are gathered to solve the ultimate world-threatening mystery. Examine clues and piece together deductions in this thrilling visual novel — a direct sequel to Methods: The Detective Competition.
Why similar: Investigation 37.2%, Cartoony 20%, Mystery 15.3%, Stylized 14.1%, Story Rich 5.5%
- #30 風色幻想4:聖戰的終焉
65% matchVery Positive85% of 73 reviews2022
Dev: 弘煜科技事業股份有限公司Pub: Phoenix Game
Windows
故事直接承续着风Ⅲ结局发展,甚至风Ⅲ的记录还能直接共享,可说是风色幻想系列作自Ⅰ代至今的「菲利斯多篇」之大完结。因此其内容除了有着超豪华的历代著名角色大集合外,贯穿数代间、延续千万年的层层谜题也在本作中逐一的解开,并引起诸多让人赞叹的游戏高潮,可说是风色幻想系列自风一推出以来的六年里,最为精彩且壮大的完结之作。
Why similar: Comic Book 20.8%, Anime 15.3%, 1980s 14.5%, Cartoony 13.3%, 1990's 10.7%
- #31 52Hertz
62% matchVery Positive88% of 102 reviews2026
Dev: Moonlit Apple
Windows
An eternally snowbound town. An inescapable time loop. A group of travelers trapped between memory and truth…You will embody Mo Shi, the amnesiac protagonist, stepping into this enigmatic town known as the "Singularity" , partner with the protagonist to solve murder cases and expose the killer.
Why similar: Comic Book 23.8%, Investigation 19.9%, Drama 15.5%, Stylized 11.1%, Mystery 10.3%
- #32 Become Castellane in Another World
64% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 青葶动漫
Windows
This gameplay is a virsual novel game developed according to the anime with same name of "Become Castellane in Another World", which enclude enriched plot branch options to provide more funs during the jouney in another world by following the key role, to enjoy the journey with funs and happiness.
Why similar: Comic Book 35.1%, Drama 22.5%, Anime 17.8%, Cartoony 13.8%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #33 Shui's Odyssey
63% matchVery Positive90% of 135 reviews2024
Dev: Intentional StudioPub: 2P Games
Windows
This is a puzzle game that combines text and images. Players use visual illusions to piece together fragments of memories from Alzheimer's patients, in order to reconstruct the truth of the story and witness the passage of time for three generations.
Why similar: Comic Book 20.1%, Drama 17.9%, 1980s 14.1%, Cartoony 10.4%, 1990's 10.3%
- #34 Gray Protocol
63% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Ctrl Z Crew
Windows
Seventy-eight years after the Great Collapse, the city of Belmarc stands as a beacon of civilization amid the ruins. A city where magic and technology intertwine, where humans and machines coexist. And in its depths, one Courier begins to chase the forgotten sins of the past.
Why similar: Investigation 24%, Drama 16.3%, Cartoony 15.3%, Anime 12.8%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #35 Blade Walker
65% matchMixed58% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: JW Eel Slug
Windows
Find clues and solve puzzles to escape
Why similar: Experimental 45.7% ★, Dystopian 21.7%, Puzzle 12.3%, Mystery 9.5%, Casual 7%
- #36 Cheeky Beetle And The Unlikely Heroes
66% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2019
Dev: Rocksoft Ltd
Windows
Take control of Cheeky Beetle the worlds most modest and secret superhero. Move him around mazes in 12 different locations collecting the power-cells used to power the evil robot army. You’ll need to use quick timing and jumps to save the world. A game made by one man.
Why similar: Comic Book 24.3%, 1980s 17.8%, Cinematic 17.4%, 1990's 14.1%, Cartoony 11.7%
- #37 Things Too Ugly
62% matchPositive92% of 49 reviews2025
Dev: Professor Space GamesPub: Baltoro Games
Windows
Clock in at TEREBRO INC. for the night shift in 1986. Protect the company's legacy as Risk Assessment Data Processor. Equipped with era-specific technology, navigate through obscured narratives to shape the company's future.
Why similar: Experimental 35.2% ★, 1980s 21.7%, Investigation 11.4%, Mystery 10.6%, Story Rich 8%
- #38 CBS: The Beginning
63% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sim-plistic Studio
Windows · Linux
Just like how it used to be; fight your way through the story of disasters and heroism in this turn based, combat heavy, story driven dystopian sci-fi rpg. CBS: The Beginning is a spinoff of the classic turn-based rpg rules embedded to the world of 'DOTD' with rules unique to itself and fresh story.
Why similar: Comic Book 29.3%, Investigation 22.7%, Dystopian 16.7%, Stylized 11.4%, Mystery 8.2%
- #39 Rogue Nova
63% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Silver Tails Entertainment
Windows
An intense, fast-paced real time strategy space opera, with a cast of colourful characters through a planet hopping adventure. Do you have what it takes to escape the relentless Baron protect of Princess Valeria?
Why similar: Comic Book 26.7%, 1980s 21.3%, Cinematic 18.3%, Drama 10.8%, Stylized 10.3%
- #40 LONELY, LUSTFUL, ARROGANT, HATEFUL
64% matchMixed61% of 28 reviews2021
Dev: Notovia
Windows · Mac · Linux
Solve puzzles and conquer challenges in a brutal and unforgiving dystopic gameshow. Meet new friends along the way, get to know them and discover their motives. Can you keep everyone alive until the end? Are you after glory, love or vengeance?
Why similar: Dystopian 17.1%, Drama 16.3%, Isometric 15.1%, Anime 12.9%, Cartoony 12.7%
- #41 Dexter Stardust : Adventures in Outer Space
63% matchVery Positive93% of 107 reviews2022
Dev: Dexter Team Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A Spacey Classic Point and Click Adventure for All!
Why similar: Comic Book 24.4%, 1980s 19.8%, Cinematic 19.8%, Cartoony 12.8%, Anime 10.9%
- #42 MeiQi 2024
62% matchPositive96% of 28 reviews2024
Dev: QZQ Studio
Windows
Meiqi 2024 is a narrative puzzle game and the latest installment in the MeiQi series. Liu Qingchun, the bureau chief, personally takes charge of investigating the cases of the 403 Intelligence Division. This season presents you with six unique cases to solve.
Why similar: Collectathon 23.6%, 1990's 20.7%, Drama 16.9%, Puzzle 10.1%, Mystery 9.5%
- #43 Gangs of Neo Tokyo
62% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Rubilaxe
Windows
Dominate the streets of Neo Tokyo in this high-speed motorbike brawler. Inspired by classic cyberpunk anime and retro road combat games, fight rival gangs and claim the neon-lit highways as your own.
Why similar: Comic Book 26.6%, 1980s 18.9%, 1990's 14.3%, Cartoony 14.2%, Anime 13.3%
- #44 pond thing
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SpringBone
Windows
PondThing is a 2D fantasy narrative puzzle game. The sudden death of a stepfather leaves behind a mysterious idol rumored to grant wishes. As the family gathers around this inheritance, conspiracies and hidden truths slowly come to light…
Why similar: Comic Book 40.7%, Cinematic 21.4%, Puzzle 10.4%, Mystery 10.3%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #45 Kill The Shadow
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ShadowlightPub: NEOWIZ
Windows
In an alternate post-war divided city, players take on the role of Detective Lucas. Use your eloquence, intelligence, the ability to rewind time (or even violence) to investigate and deduce various bizarre cases, unraveling a shocking secret behind them. Justice or love? The decision is yours.
Why similar: 1980s 20.1%, Cinematic 19.4%, 1990's 16.1%, Drama 15.1%, Mystery 9.3%
- #46 TUNGUSKA: A Call in the Woods
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dividebyzer0 team
Windows
Make your way through dense Siberian woods in search of a missing person in this path-finding survival adventure. Compass and map included.
Why similar: Investigation 26.5%, Cinematic 22.3%, 1980s 18.2%, Mystery 10.7%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #47 栖云异梦3:溯源 Oriental Dreams 3:Origin
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 炭焱网络 Tantrum NetworkPub: 山灰猫 ShanHuiMao
Windows
继《栖云异梦》系列前两作的好评之后,第三作《栖云异梦3:溯源》将以解谜加轻度文字RPG的形式,带来更深刻的情感体验与更精妙的叙事设计。这一次,玩家将只身进入赤乌神的游戏场,调查十几年前的考古队员失踪大案,揭开方哲父母死亡的缘由。隐藏在真相之下的究竟是饱含恨意的贪婪?还是跨越生死的羁绊?
Why similar: Comic Book 25.6%, Cinematic 18.9%, Drama 11.6%, Puzzle 9.6%, Stylized 8.6%
- #48 Melt Away
62% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: OvercastPub: TOKYOTOON
Windows
People end up forgetting about the dead.
Why similar: Comic Book 24.7%, Drama 22.1%, Cinematic 19.9%, Anime 12.8%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #49 FROGBLOCK
62% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: nicksgamedev
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hop into 100+ beautiful Perspective-Block-Puzzle levels as a tiny Frog! Change your perspective to find illusory paths, and create your own paths by moving Frogblocks around. Explore biomes and discover new mechanics while listening to a rich and calming original soundtrack!
Why similar: Collectathon 26%, Cartoony 13.6%, Anime 12.5%, Isometric 12.4%, Puzzle 9.7%
- #50 栖云:遗忘之境 Oriental Dreams : The Forgotten Realm
60% matchPositive100% of 41 reviews2025
Dev: 炭焱网络 Tantrum NetworkPub: 山灰猫 ShanHuiMao
Windows
This is an AVG narrative puzzle game, the story background is set in the late 19th century Europe, players will experience it as the protagonist . The game is divided into three main lines and one hidden line.
Why similar: Comic Book 25.4%, Cinematic 20.9%, Drama 14.2%, Stylized 13.5%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #51 Outbreak The Fedora Files: What Lydia Knows
62% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Dead Drop Studios LLC
Windows
Something is foul in the city of Cypress Ridge. Uncover the truth in this narrative rich visual novel taking place just moments before a full blown undead epidemic.
Why similar: Comic Book 26.6%, 1990's 17.5%, Cartoony 13.5%, Drama 12.8%, Anime 12.1%
- #52 Haunted Record
61% matchPositive97% of 34 reviews2024
Dev: Heathersward
Windows
A 20 minute story about a mysterious ghost and an even more mysterious journalist.
Why similar: Investigation 33.4%, Cinematic 20.4%, Mystery 12.3%, Drama 11.9%, Stylized 9.2%
- #53 Anemoiapolis: Chapter 1
61% matchVery Positive81% of 1,173 reviews2023
Dev: Andrew Quist
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The most relaxing horror game you'll ever play. Anemoiapolis exists in the uncanny valley of American architecture -- endless carpeted floors and lonely malls. Escape for your life, and enjoy the scenery.
Why similar: Experimental 24% ★, Cinematic 18.9%, 1980s 17.5%, 1990's 17.1%, Mystery 9.4%
- #54 cats diner
61% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: park personal
Windows
Hire cats to run a sushi restaurant. You will cook the fish you catch in the sea in your sushi restaurant. To get to other towns, you need a boat and cats to row it.
Why similar: Comic Book 24.1%, Collectathon 18.8%, 1980s 17.5%, 1990's 14.2%, Anime 11.4%
- #55 她杀 - The Suspected Murder
60% matchVery Positive85% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: 麻辣工作室 Spicy GamesPub: INDIECN
Windows
Deep night, famous suspense novelist fell from the balcony, leaving his young wife an enormous heritage. Accident, or calculated murder?Novelist's nephew secretly began investigation.He found a hidden manuscript, which contains a creep story, as well as the key clues concerning its author's death.
Why similar: Comic Book 31.2%, Investigation 27%, Drama 13.4%, Story Rich 8.7%, Puzzle 8.3%
- #56 Ghost Town
59% matchVery Positive96% of 451 reviews2025
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Ghost Town is a single player VR puzzle-adventure from the makers of The Room. London, 1983. Edith Penrose is a ghost hunter, busy exorcising her way through the city's restless spirits. But after her brother goes missing Edith must draw upon her wits & supernatural talents to unravel the mystery.
Why similar: 1980s 28.6%, Cinematic 21.3%, Investigation 15.9%, Mystery 9.6%, Puzzle 9%
- #57 The Analyst
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Altered Gene
Windows
In this espionage-action game, you have to use your very particular set of skills to “recruit” a pair of scientists into the agency before your rivals, who will use any means necessary to get to them first.
Why similar: Comic Book 35.2%, Investigation 23.9%, Stylized 11%, Cinematic 10.8%, Mystery 8.8%
- #58 Creepslore
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Sonant
Windows · Linux
Enter a world filled with drunk monsters and their offbeat shenanigans: Birdman's arm got stolen as part of a performance art. Lettuce wants you to eat him. Doctor Scientist rents his body out to a Wound Parasite, and the Talking Lamp is... well, a talking lamp. Wait- WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?
Why similar: Experimental 28.4% ★, Comic Book 24.2%, 1990's 17.8%, Stylized 9%, Isometric 8.8%
- #59 Stories of Liane
62% matchMostly Positive75% of 113 reviews2021
Dev: Gearshift Media
Windows
An experimental narrative-focused walking-simulator experience that explores dark settings and stories through multiple perspectives.
Why similar: Experimental 21% ★, Cinematic 20.1%, Dystopian 17%, Investigation 13.3%, Mystery 9.7%
- #60 Sticker Detective: By the Book
61% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Emily Okon
Windows
Sticker Detective: By the Book is a point'n'click investigation game, where you solve mysteries using stickers. Join the famed Sticker Detective, Laura, as she explores the town of Green Wood, where a puzzling death took place.
Why similar: Investigation 33.6%, Comic Book 19.4%, Mystery 11.9%, Cartoony 10.4%, Puzzle 7.7%