- #1 captain midnight
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tim OxtonPub: oxblud
Windows
the tide always wins
Why similar: Noir 22.2%, Detective 15.7%, Immersive Sim 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Walking Simulator 12.7%
- #2 VOID PRIEST
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KIB Games
Windows · Linux
You are the Void Priest, bound to an Elder God against your will. Guided only by relics, symbols, and light, solve eldritch mysteries and perform forbidden rituals. Survive long enough to choose whether you stay faithful or betray.
Why similar: Detective 15.4%, Lovecraftian 14.6%, Immersive Sim 14.5%, Walking Simulator 10.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%
- #3 The Remnants
96% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Team7 Studios
Windows
You, a supernatural detective, are sent to investigate Hawthorne Residences on the Cunningham property. Something isn’t right. Observe carefully, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth before the building begins to distort around you.
Why similar: Noir 27.2%, Detective 18%, Immersive Sim 14.3%, Walking Simulator 11.5%, Horror 8.9%
- #4 Loveland
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DEVHOUR GAMES
Windows · Mac · Linux
Take on the role of an Agency Detective sent to Loveland, Ohio, where a rural trailer park hides the secrets of a strange and devoted cult.
Why similar: Detective 25.8%, Walking Simulator 24.8%, Immersive Sim 22.7%, Horror 11.3%, Mystery 4.8%
- #5 Inexplicable Deaths In Damipolis: Inner Thoughts
95% match8 user reviews0% of 8 reviews2020
Dev: TiesoftPub: Badland Publishing
Windows
One tragic night, the power dome of Damipolis died during dinner under strange circumstances... What were they doing there? What really happened that night? And... who is the culprit? Solve the mystery in this first-person 3D graphic adventure, inspired by classic film noir.
Why similar: Noir 28.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Walking Simulator 18.2%, Detective 16.8%, Choices Matter 6.8%
- #6 The Happy Dismal Town
94% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: Strange Box Tales
Windows
A funny and dramatic game telling the story of a detective. NOIR themed with a cyberpunk background with elements of Lovecraftian horror story.
Why similar: Noir 25.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.6%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Lovecraftian 13.2%, Action-Adventure 10.1%
- #7 Unforgotten: Ordinance
93% matchMostly Positive79% of 24 reviews2025
Dev: ScoreboardGames
Windows
Face your fears, uncover the secrets of the past and fulfill your own destiny. In the wild impenetrable forests of Siberia you will face those who look beyond our reality and only the right choice will allow you to reach the end. Test yourself in a new psychological ethno-horror.
Why similar: Noir 20.3%, Walking Simulator 15%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Psychological Horror 11%, Lovecraftian 9.6%
- #8 Obsidian Moon
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lost Cabinet Games
Windows
Investigate your way in a branching noir horror detective game inspired by Lovecraftian horror and ancient Minoan myth. Analyze evidence, connect clues, and uncover dark secrets through genre-bending deduction mechanics. Face a sinister plot—and an ultimate choice.
Why similar: Noir 18.6%, Detective 13.5%, Immersive Sim 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Lovecraftian 10.4%
- #9 The Island: Into The Mist
92% matchMixed66% of 225 reviews2019
Dev: BADA Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
'The Island: In To The Mist' is an adventure game. It includes basic features of adventure genre and add some new systems to interest you. You have been given a chance to experience a group of university students, who confined in the island. There is a terrific but interesting story you will see.
Why similar: Noir 21.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Detective 16.6%, Psychological Horror 8.5%, Choices Matter 8.2%
- #10 White Room: Mind’s Prison
91% matchMixed46% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Manja Studio
Windows · Linux
White Room: Mind's Prison is a psychological horror game. Choose your own story in the White Room. You have 100 days to survive! Survive as long as possible.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Immersive Sim 16.7%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.5%
- #11 The Incident Room
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ludotronics
Windows
A 2–4 player cooperative supernatural horror investigation about intervening in recorded tragedies. The opening chapter unfolds in a fog-shrouded 1700s coastal town, where players inhabit different townsfolk and act within a relentless final hour before the outcome becomes irreversible.
Why similar: Noir 24.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Detective 15.1%, Lovecraftian 10.6%, Action-Adventure 9.3%
- #12 YUMEGIDO
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: トロヤマイバッテリーズフライド
Windows
YUMEGIDO urges the termination of YUMEGIDO.
Why similar: Noir 25.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Walking Simulator 15.2%, 2D Platformer 11.2%, Psychological Horror 8.1%
- #13 The Cabin Factory
87% matchVery Positive91% of 3,768 reviews2024
Dev: International Cat StudiosPub: Future Friends Games
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Your job at the Cabin Factory is simple: inspect the cabins and decide on whether they’re haunted or not. If you do find any anomalies, get out…immediately.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.8%, Immersive Sim 18.4%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Horror 13.8%, Choices Matter 10.7%
- #14 Forgotten Forest: Eye of the Great One
89% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: BarzsiGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
A Lovecraft inspired point and click cosmic horror, that takes places in a mysterious forest, where dreadful things happen. Getting closer to the Unknown, you keep becoming more distant fom your true self. Can you survive and reveal the secrets of the ruthless sect and the mysterious forest?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.5%, Detective 13.6%, Lovecraftian 13.3%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Action-Adventure 7.8%
- #15 The Testing Chamber
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 705 reviews2022
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
For every action, there is a reaction... For every choice, a result... Dive deep into your subconscious as you wander the halls of The Testing Chamber & join hundreds of thousands of other players in one of the biggest & most successful social experiments ever performed.
Why similar: Detective 19.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Psychological Horror 11%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Horror 9.3%
- #16 The Yellow Sign
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WeAreWild
Windows
Worlds brought to life by H.P. Lovecraft and R.W. Chambers combined in the form of a pixelart point&click game. As Solomon Hill, investigate the mysterious death of your twin brother and an ancient plot to bring back the lost city of Carcosa and its resident Hastur, known as the King in Yellow.
Why similar: Noir 26%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.5%, Detective 16.4%, Lovecraftian 11.6%, Psychological Horror 8.5%
- #17 True Nightmare - Diner Loop
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Frost Fox Studios
Windows
Immerse yourself in an atmospheric psychological horror with a haunting VHS aesthetic. As a new FBI agent, you become trapped in a looping anomaly inside a secluded roadside cafe. With every room you explore, the nightmare grows, and something relentlessly follows you. Can you escape?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.2%, Immersive Sim 19.2%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Horror 14%, Choices Matter 11.3%
- #18 Womb of Worms
84% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: Isopodomancer
Windows
A short horror game where a terrifying ancient god manifests itself through worms, maggots, etc, looking to be reborn through someone's body. You will have to find that someone, speaking to the locals, investigating, uncovering truths and decide who to kill before the world is taken over.
Why similar: Detective 32.5%, Noir 18.7%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
- #19 Lost Eclipse
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fabicomm Pro. Interactive Division
Windows
After the city was shrouded with nightmares, you’ve been assigned to dive into this psychological survival-horror adventure to uncover the strange phenomenon that were affiliated to a certain science-tech corporation and bring them to justice.
Why similar: Detective 21.1%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Action-Adventure 10.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%, Female Protagonist 8.5%
- #20 Обо: Шоу Теней
83% matchPositive89% of 27 reviews2025
Dev: Julliet Pub: Julliet Tales
Windows · Mac · Linux
Байкал зовёт. Прошлое возвращается в форме теней, и Андрей должен решить - играть по чужим правилам или переписать сценарий судьбы.
Why similar: Noir 21.9%, Detective 19.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Investigation 7.5%
- #21 The Wickie : Journey of a Lighthouse Keeper
84% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Crispian RobsonPub: Cheese Tax Productions
Windows
The Wickie is a first-person thriller set in the 1930s Outer Hebrides. Explore handcrafted islands, uncover cosmic horrors, and survive deadly dangers. With no weapons or maps, rely on wit and courage to solve mysteries. Rich in story,art, and Lovecraftian dread, Will you uncover the truth?
Why similar: Noir 21.4%, Detective 16.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Walking Simulator 14.2%, Lovecraftian 11.3%
- #22 Next Station is...
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kura Games
Windows
You operate the final subway train of the night. Inspect each platform, watch the passengers, and decide whether to open the doors or leave the station behind. Make the wrong choice, and something may board with them.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.7%, Immersive Sim 19.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Horror 11.2%
- #23 Route8
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 126 reviews2024
Dev: PLAY Mephistowaltz
Windows
"You're lost on Route 8. You must find a way to escape. This eerie road is terrifying.""Night falls, the phone rings. Who are you? You find yourself driving along Route 8, repeating endlessly."
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.6%, Immersive Sim 16.4%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Choices Matter 10.1%
- #24 Red Chat Ritual – TSUMIMI TIME
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tohakusha Inc.
Windows
“Intervene in Tsumimi’s stream” through comments and Mega Chats, then use your deductions to change their fate in this 14-day psychological horror adventure.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.2%, Detective 18.4%, Horror 12.5%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Investigation 9.6%
- #25 Echoes of Madness - The Hawthorne Case
81% match8 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: Mr.Bane Games
Windows
Detective Norman faces one of the longest nights of his career. Alone, he searches for the missing girl, Felicia, only to discover that this case runs far deeper than he ever imagined.
Why similar: Noir 31.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.3%, Detective 17%, Lovecraftian 13.9%, Choices Matter 6.5%
- #26 Vivere Memento
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Neo Vulgate Cycle
Windows · Mac · Linux
A city forgotten by everyone, two women trying to unravel its secrets, and a dismal silence of war. Is it possible to create without the hope of being heard? Is it possible to mourn for someone obliterated in memories? And what horrors are hidden in the shadows of forgotten town?
Why similar: Noir 27.2%, Detective 18.4%, Lovecraftian 16.9%, Female Protagonist 9.4%, Horror 7.9%
- #27 Necropolis Suite
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Freesphere
Windows
Necropolis Suite, is an immersive narrative-driven cosmic horror game about discovery, knowledge, and the meaning of transcendence. Can you escape the terror that lurks in the suite?
Why similar: Detective 24.1%, Noir 23.8%, Lovecraftian 20.1%, Horror 10.3%, Investigation 6.2%
- #28 LookFoorMe
78% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2026
Dev: UNCHIFIREFLY
Windows
On an ordinary night, I met “her”… “LookFoorMe” is a modern-day horror game.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 19.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.1%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Walking Simulator 11.5%, Horror 11.3%
- #29 HEAVY AS STONE
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: jøyPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
You’re sick. So is the city. Explore a crumbling Terminal that loops when you die. Solve cursed investigations. Weaponize your symptoms. Find the truth, or spiral with it.
Why similar: Noir 21.3%, Detective 19.8%, Immersive Sim 15%, Horror 8.5%, Investigation 8.1%
- #30 Beso's Shawarma
77% matchVery Positive93% of 95 reviews2026
Dev: Mtatsminda Studio
Windows
Beso's Shawarma is a short, narrative-driven horror game. A late-night call lures you on a surreal journey through empty streets to a sketchy shawarma shop. Talk to a cast of strange characters, make a terrifying choice, and try to escape a disjointed, looping nightmare.
Why similar: Noir 22.3%, Walking Simulator 18.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Horror 8.8%
- #31 The Wolf Among Us Remastered
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Telltale
Windows
A dark detective thriller where folklore is real, violence is chilling, and every choice has consequences.
Why similar: Noir 24.5%, Detective 23.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Investigation 9.1%
- #32 The Test: Hypothesis Rising
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,928 reviews2020
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 41%
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Detective 18.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, Immersive Sim 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Choices Matter 9.1%
- #33 Death Drive
76% matchVery Positive97% of 104 reviews2025
Dev: LunaticMoon
Windows
Death Drive is a road trip visual novel inspired by classic American Gothic fiction.
Why similar: Noir 32%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.4%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Horror 8.6%, Lovecraftian 8.2%
- #34 Tron: Identity
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 292 reviews2023
Dev: Bithell Games
Windows · Mac
Something has been taken. Enter a new Grid and forge alliances via visual novel gameplay, uncovering truths through Identity Disc puzzles. Make critical decisions and plot your own course in a world without a creator.
Why similar: Detective 24.3%, Noir 23.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Multiple Endings 7.4%
- #35 夜班护士模拟器
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Arit Game Studio
Windows
nurse simulator
Why similar: Noir 20.9%, Detective 16.7%, Immersive Sim 14.4%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Female Protagonist 9.9%
- #36 Experiment 404
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Lost Input Game
Windows
Room 404 repeats. Identify anomalies, file reports, and stay alive—some anomalies might hurt you. Nurture the plants, listen to the overlord, end the loop, and unlock multiple unique endings.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.4%, Immersive Sim 18.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Horror 10.6%
- #37 SCP: Darkwater
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Neuroticfly Games
Windows
A psychological horror game inspired by SCP-1128. As a young woman trapped in a surreal loop, explore your bathroom and submerge yourself in the bathtub to enter a terrifying ocean dimension inhabited by a colossal entity lurking in the depths.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.1%, Walking Simulator 16.3%, Horror 14.7%, Immersive Sim 12.2%, Female Protagonist 11.5%
- #38 Beyond your Fear
75% match8 user reviews50% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: Vladyslav Fedorenko
Windows
Descend into an atmospheric, story-driven psychological horror game where the player must investigate a case, solve riddles, and make hard choices on the way to uncovering what lies beyond your fear.
Why similar: Detective 22.5%, Walking Simulator 19.8%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Action-Adventure 9.8%
- #39 BLOODMOORED
73% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Stormdrill
Windows
BLOODMOORED is a first-person psychological horror. Revive a derelict factory by restarting its machinery. The spirits here are unpredictable: one moment they hunt you, the next they are your only key to salvation. Uncover their past to understand their motives and escape this trap alive
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.6%, Walking Simulator 18.2%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Action-Adventure 10.4%
- #40 After Lights Out
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: POQI STUDIO
Windows
After Lights Out is a first person psychological horror game. Players will explore a terrifying house that keeps changing in the dark. Use the lights to solve the puzzles and uncover the hidden truth in the room.
Why similar: Detective 27.8%, Psychological Horror 18%, Walking Simulator 13.7%, Horror 13.2%, Immersive Sim 13.1%
- #41 Fateweaver: The Alchemist's Quandary
73% matchVery Positive98% of 100 reviews2023
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
You are The Fateweaver; an ancient beast of legendary status. It is your job to determine which way Fate will unravel as you dig deep into the psyche of those who beckon. Decide whether to help those who beg for your mercy, or invoke the wrath of the Gods upon those you deem unworthy of existence...
Why similar: Detective 19.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, Immersive Sim 12.6%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Horror 9.3%
- #42 Omen Exitio: Hunger
70% matchVery Positive92% of 155 reviews2026
Dev: Tiny Bull StudiosPub: 2P Games
Windows · Mac
A Lovecraftian investigative gamebook. New York, 1927. A case pulled from real history, wrapped in cosmic horror. His name was Billy Gaffney. The man who took him was real. But his purpose was from another plane of existence. You play a journalist. You make choices. The story remembers all of them.
Why similar: Noir 21.7%, Detective 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Lovecraftian 14.8%, Investigation 6.9%
- #43 While We Wait Here
71% matchVery Positive89% of 2,418 reviews2024
Dev: Bad Vices Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Share thoughts and hot food with your last ever clients, as you wait for the world to end.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.3%, Walking Simulator 22.7%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Horror 11.4%, Multiple Endings 10.8%
- #44 Fear Is In The Mind
72% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2024
Dev: Wrong Way GamesPub: Liquid Heart
Windows
Immerse yourself in Fear Is In The Mind, a psychological horror game that blurs the lines between reality and the mind's darkest corners. Face your fears, decipher the truth, and explore a world where every word can alter your fate.
Why similar: Noir 38.8%, Walking Simulator 25.9%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Atmospheric 4.2%
- #45 Purgatoria
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Forbidden Pancake Studios
Windows
A psychological-horror murder mystery set in the town of 1955's Blackspring. Play as the Nameless Detective and Ghost of the Victim. Solve the case by interrogating suspects, following leads, bringing the killer to justice & avoiding the evil spirits that haunt you. May you never succumb to lunacy.
Why similar: Noir 36.3%, Detective 24%, Psychological Horror 15%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Horror 11.5%
- #46 Hollow Warden
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Shades of Play
Windows
Something is wrong in the ward. As a detective investigating a serious crime, navigate the ruins of an abandoned psychiatric hospital, gather evidence, and follow a trail that leads deeper into madness
Why similar: Noir 32.2%, Detective 26.1%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Immersive Sim 9.2%, Horror 7.6%
- #47 The Test
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 20,140 reviews2020
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 23%
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.4%, Detective 16.7%, Immersive Sim 12.2%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #48 Akolyta
70% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Pterosoft studio
Windows
A first-person psychological horror adventure. Play detective Marshall Prime as ritualistic murders drag you back into the case that destroyed your life — and into a Cold War conspiracy buried beneath Gorenwille. Investigate. Survive. Lose everything.
Why similar: Noir 28.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Horror 9.8%, Action-Adventure 9.7%
- #49 The shaved ice shop
69% matchMixed55% of 33 reviews2025
Dev: Holitass
Windows
A cozy horror game where you run a shave ice shop. Serves customers by serving shaved ice, coffee, milkshakes...
Why similar: Immersive Sim 26.9%, Walking Simulator 24.6%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Horror 13.1%
- #50 Shadow City Mysteries: A Clockwork Noir
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Play On Words Studios
Windows
Shadow City Mysteries is a narrative adventure game in which players take on the role of a detective investigating a Mystery. Or is it a Conspiracy? Or is it a Supernatural Thriller? Experience the story multiple times to discover a story and world bigger than they suspected existed.
Why similar: Noir 23.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%, Detective 15.4%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Psychological Horror 7.8%
- #51 INDOORS: Trespasser
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Estigia Softworks
Windows
May 7th, 1951. Five days after the Alston family vanished inside their manor. Local policeman Lucas Smith, never returned from his investigation. Now, his son breaks in to continue the investigation in this short horror and detective escape room.
Why similar: Detective 25.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.8%, Immersive Sim 19.9%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Multiple Endings 6.8%
- #52 The Pigment
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PlayBook
Windows
Milan, 1963. Inherit your uncle's mysterious studio and discover a color that shouldn't exist. In this cosmic horror gamebook, you must balance your Sanity and Lucidity as you uncover the secret of the 12th canvas. Will you finish the work, or let the pigment consume your mind?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.2%, Noir 24.7%, Lovecraftian 20.6%, Horror 6.7%, Choices Matter 6.4%
- #53 Room 404
66% matchVery Positive90% of 197 reviews2025
Dev: Multimedium
Windows
Room 404 is a first-person Chinese horror game.Players must discern anomalies within an endlessly looping corridor, make decisions,and attempts to unravel the mysteries surrounding themselves and the four floors of the apartment.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.8%, Immersive Sim 24.1%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Action-Adventure 11.5%, Multiple Endings 9%
- #54 What have you done, Father?
68% matchVery Positive92% of 152 reviews2024
Dev: Darkania Works
Windows
A dark murder mistery game combined with a visual novel revolving around a disturbing plot. Embark on the frightening adventure of a young priest entangled in a forbidden affair with a beautiful lady who meets a gruesome end. Lust, wrath, murder, despair.
Why similar: Noir 32.2%, Walking Simulator 18.9%, Detective 16.8%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Horror 9.1%
- #55 Echoes
68% matchPositive95% of 37 reviews2024
Dev: Nova-box
Windows · Mac · Linux
Echoes is a 2D narrative game where you play as Ricky Fox, a detective haunted by the death of his best friend, Arthur. Step into Greenhearth, a small town full of secrets, and make choices that will shape your investigation. Will you crack the case with your sanity intact?
Why similar: Noir 24.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.5%, Detective 15.2%, Lovecraftian 11.4%, Horror 6.7%
- #56 Lacuna: Prologue
70% matchVery Positive91% of 172 reviews2021
Dev: DigiTales InteractivePub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Lacuna: Prologue tasks you – CDI agent Neil Conrad – with investigating the murder of a high-profile victim whose death could plunge the solar system into war. Solve the first in a series of cases that lead you ever deeper into the conspiracy at the core of this captivating 2D sci-fi noir adventure.
Why similar: Noir 31.1%, Detective 21.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Multiple Endings 8.6%, Choices Matter 7%
- #57 The Allure Of Wanton Cove
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 122 reviews2024
Dev: Ktulhu Solutions
Windows · Mac · Linux
An adult tale of lust and horror in the vein of HP Lovecraft. Take on the part of a former detective who could never let go of the last terrible case he worked. One day his old partner comes knocking, begging for help.
Why similar: Noir 22.6%, Lovecraftian 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Detective 14.4%, Horror 8%
- #58 Care
67% matchVery Positive95% of 74 reviews2024
Dev: The Pocket Dimension
Windows
Care is an atmospheric first person horror game with puzzle elements, where your choices have consequences. Be observant with your surroundings and unravel the horrific secrets that hide within these walls.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.8%, Lovecraftian 15.2%, Immersive Sim 12.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Horror 10.1%
- #59 Never Ending corridor
66% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Robert Nieto
Windows
A First-person horror game with multiple endings. Endings and Events might change Every time you Replay it.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 34.4%, Action-Adventure 15.8%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Horror 13%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #60 Blind Dog
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: svyat
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are a detective who is slowly going blind. The only faces you can still see clearly belong to those who are about to die. A visual novel investigation where every choice affects the fate of Tokyo and leads you either closer to the truth or deeper into darkness.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 30.7%, Detective 25.4%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Choices Matter 8.6%, Multiple Endings 7.5%