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Games Like 49 Keys

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Atmospheric, Dark, Mystery.

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It all began when you opened that letter. Penned by your late master, it details how you are now heir to his mysterious legacy. You set off for the island on which he'd spent his final years... and so a truly unsettling journey begins, a journey into the deepest secrets of magic and the occult.

Reviews: Very Positive — 84% — of 111 reviews
Released: 2024-11-13
Developer: Michele Buonanno
Publisher: 2P Games
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows

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    Dev: OhNoo Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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  2. #2 The Dark Egg Demo
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    Dev: Transcend Pixels
    Windows

    A surrealist text-based RPG. You will explore an island, solve puzzles, and fight enemies, all in your attempt to get the Dark Egg.

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    96% matchVery Positive89% of 168 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: Lovecraftian 21.4%, Historical 12.9%, Dark 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Text-Based 11.1%

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    Dev: FlatNine Games
    Windows · Linux

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    Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.5%, Dark 18.9%, Mystery 17.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%, Choices Matter 9.4%

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    Dev: Serene Questworks StudiosPub: Wandering Wizard
    Windows

    Castle of Secrets is a dark psychological adventure with horror elements. Uncover the mystery behind your family's murder as you journey through the world of the dead, meet strange beings, solve puzzles, and make choices that shape the story.

    Why similar: Point & Click 17.4%, Surreal 16.6%, Dark 14.6%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Dark Fantasy 9.5%

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    94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,312 reviews2026
    Dev: Recurring Dream
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Rummage through the abandoned profiles of an old PC to unravel an inherited mystery. What secrets hide in this eerie adventure of cryptic games and outdated software? Who was using this computer? And what happened to them?

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    93% matchVery Positive93% of 91 reviews2023
    Dev: GentFish
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    91% matchVery Positive96% of 432 reviews2025
    Dev: WildArts GamesPub: Black Lantern Collective
    Windows

    Travel back to 16th-century France and delve into the mysterious depths of a seemingly abandoned alchemist's tower. Do you dare brave the horrors that beckon you below... deeper still?

    Why similar: Medieval 27.3%, Dark Fantasy 17.2%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Dark 12.7%, Puzzle 8.5%

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    91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,052 reviews2025
    Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Raw Fury
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery, set in 1897 Ireland, where you investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Deane in a remote hotel full of secrets and other-worldly occurrences.

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    92% matchVery Positive92% of 60 reviews2018
    Dev: Monolith Graphics
    Windows · Mac

    The Cabinets of Doctor Arcana is a dark adventure game set inside the haunted mansion of a mysterious magician who vanished several years ago. Resolve a maze of riddles and perplexing puzzles to unlock doors and secret passages, or be doomed to spend eternity trapped inside the inescapable mansion.

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  11. #11 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
    89% matchVery Positive88% of 6,362 reviews2025
    Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
    Windows
    Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!

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  12. #12 Omen Exitio: Plague
    90% matchVery Positive85% of 641 reviews2018
    Dev: Tiny Bull Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%

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    89% matchMixed68% of 115 reviews2024
    Dev: NEBULA NOVA GAMES
    Windows

    A mysterious letter calls you back to your abandoned family mansion. Explore its dark rooms, uncover the bloody rituals buried in your family’s past, and escape the presence lurking in the shadows. Shadow Mansion is a story-driven horror game of atmosphere, exploration, and survival.

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    88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,625 reviews2018
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%

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    84% matchVery Positive98% of 203 reviews2025
    Dev: Korean Linguistics Lab
    Windows

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    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%

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    Dev: BitWizard
    Windows

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    Dev: Karellen Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    85% matchVery Positive82% of 620 reviews2017
    Dev: D'Avekki Studios Ltd
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%

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    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%

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    Windows · Mac
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    Dev: InEv Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Dev: The Pocket Dimension
    Windows

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    Dev: WildOmul
    Windows

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    Dev: Studio Ortica
    Windows

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    Windows · Mac

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    Windows
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  28. #28 The Last Door - Collector's Edition
    79% matchVery Positive95% of 2,473 reviews2014
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    80% matchVery Positive83% of 525 reviews2014
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    Windows
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    Windows

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    77% matchVery Positive88% of 762 reviews2016
    Dev: inkle Ltd
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 59%

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    78% matchMostly Positive73% of 348 reviews2020
    Dev: The-Mark Entertainment
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    74% matchVery Positive81% of 1,128 reviews2025
    Dev: Darkphobia Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%

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    77% matchMostly Positive77% of 420 reviews2020
    Dev: Nikita Igorevich Studio
    Windows
    Median: 18 minMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 8%

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    73% matchVery Positive95% of 250 reviews2024
    Dev: FOG GAMESPub: INDIECN
    Windows

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    73% matchVery Positive93% of 59 reviews2024
    Dev: Shader Mess
    Windows

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    73% matchVery Positive85% of 67 reviews2025
    Dev: SpoocleMacBoogle
    Windows

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    75% matchMixed60% of 78 reviews2022
    Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive StoriesPub: SOEDESCO
    Windows

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    72% matchVery Positive95% of 164 reviews2025
    Dev: Domus Aurea
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    72% matchVery Positive90% of 201 reviews2023
    Dev: Hosted Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    76% matchMixed57% of 117 reviews2016
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    Windows
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    Why similar: Story Rich 100%

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    74% matchVery Positive82% of 61 reviews2019
    Dev: Connor Sherlock
    Windows

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    71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,845 reviews2021
    Dev: Dead Idle Games
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%

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    69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,864 reviews2025
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    71% matchVery Positive90% of 723 reviews2014
    Dev: Cranberry ProductionPub: THQ Nordic
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    69% matchVery Positive94% of 491 reviews2022
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    Windows
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%

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    71% matchVery Positive91% of 96 reviews2021
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    68% matchMostly Positive74% of 169 reviews2026
    Dev: Scared Stupid Inc
    Windows

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    67% matchVery Positive91% of 889 reviews2024
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    70% matchMostly Positive74% of 293 reviews2021
    Dev: The-Mark EntertainmentPub: SOEDESCO
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    Saint Kotar is a psychological horror detective game set in a cursed valley in rural Croatia. Investigate the disappearance of your relative in the occult-ridden town of Sveti Kotar as you switch between conflicting realities through the eyes of two godly men.

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    70% matchMostly Positive77% of 278 reviews2020
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    67% matchVery Positive91% of 300 reviews2024
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    Windows
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    70% matchMostly Positive78% of 122 reviews2021
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    Windows

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    Dev: Hemoria Studio
    Windows

    You're a journalist searching for answers... but beneath the surface lies only terror. The labyrinth you’ve entered to find the missing may never let you leave.

    Why similar: Demons 26.8%, Psychological Horror 23.2%, Mystery 21.8%, Surreal 13%, Dark 10.6%

  58. #58 Gamebook Edgar A. Poe: The Oval Portrait
    69% matchMostly Positive77% of 60 reviews2022
    Dev: The Midworld
    Windows

    Put on your headphones, close your eyes and watch the story in your imagination. What seems like a game may be something more. Is it a story waiting to be told or... felt? Enter the universe of Edgar A. Poe, where reason, like the devil, says "Goodnight".

    Why similar: Gothic 21.6% ★, Lovecraftian 19%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Dark 7.8%

  59. #59 The Dream Of A Cockspur
    63% matchVery Positive94% of 377 reviews2026
    Dev: roccayPub: PLAYISM
    Windows

    Stranded on a desolate island with Earth's remaining researchers, you investigate a strange celestial body. The day before departure, your only means of transportation gets mysteriously damaged, leaving you stranded. Is someone sabotaging the team, or is there something more sinister going on…

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.2%, Dark 15.6%, Surreal 12.3%, Point & Click 10.8%, Mystery 10.3%

  60. #60 DEMON COMPASS
    66% matchVery Positive88% of 81 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: Dark 27.1%, Interactive Fiction 25%, Demons 12.8%, Exploration 11%, Atmospheric 8.8%

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