- #1 Daemonologie
97% matchVery Positive90% of 669 reviews2024
Dev: KatanalevyPub: Oro Interactive
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 21%
A short folk horror story about the Scottish witch trials. You play the role of a witch finder. Speak to the locals and sort their truths from their lies. On the last morning a witch must hang, best you know who by then.
Why similar: Gothic 23.6% ★, Detective 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Mystery 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.9%
- #2 The Dark Rites of Arkham
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 531 reviews2026
Dev: Postmodern AdventuresPub: enComplot
Windows
A macabre ritual murder puts Arkham PD detectives Jack Foster and Harvey Whitman to the test. As the investigation progresses, they will unveil a disturbing connection between the Salem witch trials of the 17th century and the end of humankind.
Why similar: Detective 30.2%, Point & Click 22%, Adventure 20.8%, Mystery 13.9%, Horror 7.7%
- #3 Alicia Griffith – Lakeside Murder
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 98 reviews2016
Dev: AgrostemmaPub: Libredia Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Help Detective Alicia to solve a mystery behind a ritual murder
Why similar: Detective 53%, Adventure 23.8%, Point & Click 17%, Atmospheric 6.2%
- #4 MMM: Murder Most Misfortunate
95% matchVery Positive82% of 125 reviews2017
Dev: Michael LongPub: Foolish Mortals Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A gruesome murder interrupts an evening party at a secluded mansion and you are the prime suspect! Explore the mansion, search for clues, and interrogate the other guests as you strive to unmask the killer in this open-ended mystery.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.9%, Adventure 23.3%, Mystery 18.4%, Indie 16.7%, Story Rich 10.4%
- #5 Family curse
94% matchVery Positive91% of 236 reviews2023
Dev: Stork Game
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Family curse is a mystical horror from the first person with a frightening atmosphere. Immerse yourself in the intricate history of the Crouse family and find out the terrible secret of the people who died in the cursed house.
Why similar: Detective 36.5%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Horror 16.4%, Story Rich 10.8%, Atmospheric 9.5%
- #6 FAKEBOOK
94% matchVery Positive91% of 747 reviews2024
Dev: banjihagames
Windows · Mac
Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual SNS! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.
Why similar: Mystery 13.7%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Detective 10.9%, Psychological Horror 9.1%
- #7 SIMULACRA
93% matchVery Positive90% of 4,633 reviews2017
Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: Detective 24.3%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Point & Click 11.1%, Mystery 9.6%, Psychological Horror 9.4%
- #8 SHADOW MANSION
92% 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.
Why similar: Detective 22.7%, Gothic 19.7% ★, Mystery 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Psychological Horror 8.7%
- #9 Midnight Mysteries: Salem Witch Trials
91% matchMixed66% of 155 reviews2012
Dev: MumboJumboPub: Accelerate Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
The famed writer Nathaniel Hawthorne has died during a freak snow storm, and his ghost has come to you, asking for help. There’s more to this case than first appears, and only you can help free his spirit. Why was it snowing in May?
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #10 The Lost Crown
91% matchVery Positive83% of 520 reviews2014
Dev: Darkling Room
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Embark on an eerie ghost-hunting adventure, featuring real evidence of paranormal activity, to solve the mystery of the Lost Crown. Be warned, to seek advice from the dead can have bitter consequences.
Why similar: Adventure 25.1%, Point & Click 17.9%, Psychological Horror 14%, Indie 14%, Horror 12.7%
- #11 The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker
89% matchVery Positive83% of 601 reviews2017
Dev: D'Avekki Studios Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
YOU are a psychiatrist, trying to solve a murder whilst treating the unusual patients of the recently deceased Doctor Dekker. Type a question - patients reply in full screen video and have questions for you too but be careful what you say. Your words determine their eventual fates, and your own!
Why similar: Detective 21.5%, Mystery 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 8.7%, Psychological Horror 8.4%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #12 [Redacted] The Safehouse
87% matchVery Positive100% of 88 reviews2026
Dev: Heartbeast
Windows · Linux
You're a detective. Investigate the haunting events surrounding the murder of Ann Peterson and her boyfriend. Explore an old safehouse for clues, deduce keywords and reveal redacted words as you search Ann's digital journal, and piece together your case report as this unfortunate story unfolds.
Why similar: Detective 41.2%, Interactive Fiction 28.4%, Story Rich 12.1%, Mystery 9%, Atmospheric 5.3%
- #13 Saint Kotar
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 280 reviews2021
Dev: The-Mark EntertainmentPub: SOEDESCO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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.
Why similar: Detective 19.8%, Gothic 12.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Point & Click 9.1%, Mystery 8.9%
- #14 The Case of the Golden Idol
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,351 reviews2022
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
Why similar: Detective 32.7%, Mystery 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Point & Click 12.5%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #15 Murder Mystery Adventure
90% matchMostly Negative28% of 87 reviews2016
Dev: EnsenaSoft
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 99%
Murder Mystery Adventure tells the suspenseful story of a chilling murder committed in a mysterious mansion upon the hillside at the outskirts of town. Only you can solve the crime. Only you have the wits to solve challenging puzzles to unveil critical clues.
Why similar: Adventure 58.7%, Indie 41.3%
- #16 A Sceptic's Guide to Magic
88% matchVery Positive89% of 76 reviews2019
Dev: Pilgrim AdventuresPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Birmingham, England: 1993. A shocking ritual murder compels a world-weary forensic investigator to discover a hidden realm of witchcraft, gods and demons. Follow clues and use magic to solve the case, with moral choices leading to multiple possible endings.
Why similar: Detective 35.2%, Adventure 19%, Mystery 18.7%, Indie 10%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #17 星影の館殺人事件
85% matchVery Positive94% of 77 reviews2024
Dev: 法螺会
Windows · Mac
1935年の洋館を舞台に織り成す、レトロな雰囲気の怪異ホラーミステリーアドベンチャー
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.7%, Detective 18.4%, Visual Novel 18%, Adventure 15.5%, Mystery 11%
- #18 The Deed: Dynasty
86% matchVery Positive82% of 1,022 reviews2016
Dev: Pilgrim AdventuresPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Getting away with murder has never been easy. These three members of a proud and noble family are separated by five centuries, but have in common a vengeful and murderous intent. Plans must be formed, blood must be spilled and evidence must be planted ...
Why similar: Detective 24.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Mystery 10.9%, Adventure 10%
- #19 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
82% matchVery Positive88% of 5,930 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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!
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.3%, Detective 17.2%, Mystery 14.3%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Adventure 8.5%
- #20 Saint Kotar: The Yellow Mask
84% matchMostly Positive73% of 341 reviews2020
Dev: The-Mark Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Follow the fear of Benedek Dohnany and Nikolay Kalyakin and play the onset of a dark and chilling narrative adventure. Make decisions and affect the events that precede a macabre series of murders, allegedly related to devil worship and witchcraft.
Why similar: Gothic 27.1% ★, Mystery 15%, Point & Click 13.1%, Horror 9.4%, Adventure 9%
- #21 The Horror Of Salazar House
83% matchVery Positive94% of 387 reviews2020
Dev: Maldo19Pub: Torture Star Video
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Will you solve the mystery of the Salazar manor or will you become another permanent inhabitant? An Italian horror inspired adventure game!
Why similar: Mystery 16.9%, Point & Click 16.4%, Psychological Horror 14%, Horror 13%, Story Rich 12.9%
- #22 The Simen Rumors
81% matchVery Positive82% of 317 reviews2026
Dev: 羊之口
Windows
本游戏以视觉小说的形式,收录了十四个奇幻恐怖的短篇故事。从网站专栏的投稿、社团的恐怖故事分享会、到某座设施中的秘密实验……你将以不同的视角,探索发生在鸶门市周边的种种奇妙传闻。
Why similar: Detective 28.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Mystery 17.2%, Atmospheric 6.5%
- #23 A Detective's Novel
84% matchMixed68% of 891 reviews2016
Dev: Amaterasu Software
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
On a cold November night in a desolate estate deep in the mountains an innocent life has prematurely perished and its up to the player to find out who did it.
Why similar: Indie 38.4%, Detective 23.4%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Adventure 18.7%
- #24 Witch Hunt
82% matchVery Positive88% of 2,417 reviews2018
Dev: Gua
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Witch Hunt is a challenging horror themed hunting game that takes place in the 18th century. Main focus of the game is on exploration, non-linearity, and atmosphere.
Why similar: Gothic 33.5% ★, Horror 20%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Adventure 13.5%, Atmospheric 12.8%
- #25 The Séance of Blake Manor
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,226 reviews2025
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Linux
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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.
Why similar: Detective 32.7%, Mystery 16.2%, Psychological Horror 10%, Story Rich 9.2%, Adventure 9%
- #26 Return to Shironagasu Island
80% matchVery Positive94% of 4,067 reviews2020
Dev: HYOGO ONIMUSHIPub: TABINOMICHI
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A mystery adventure game and visual novel set on solitary Shironagasu Island. Discover its secrets, solve its mysteries, and escape from the ominous island!
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.9%, Mystery 16.8%, Detective 16%, Adventure 15%, Horror 9.1%
- #27 Magical Girl Witch Trials
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 31,109 reviews2025
Dev: AcaciaPub: Re,AER
Windows · Mac
Median: 16.0 hrsMean: 32.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Thirteen girls awaken, only to find themselves in a prison. What awaits them: a Witch Trial. Help them prepare for the trial by exploring the prison in order to find the witch hidden amongst them. Find the witch, learn what kind of magic she holds, dispel the lies, and prepare for the execution.
Why similar: Detective 27.2%, Visual Novel 24%, Gothic 16.5% ★, Mystery 13.5%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #28 Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 179 reviews2025
Dev: coly Inc.
Windows · Mac
Famous detective Kosuke Kindaichi's first case, the Honjin Murder Mystery. Honjin descendant Kenzo Ichiyanagi and his new wife Katsuko Kubo lay dead in a bed of blood on the night of their wedding. Kosuke Kindaichi searches for the truth about this locked room murder mystery. However...
Why similar: Detective 23.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Mystery 15.2%, Visual Novel 15%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%
- #29 Confidential Killings - A Detective Game
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 660 reviews2026
Dev: BRANEPub: Surefire.Games
Windows · Mac
A series of murders is shocking Hollywood! Use your detective skills: search the crime scene, find clues, solve the mystery. Who is pulling the strings behind these Confidential Killings?
Why similar: Detective 26%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Mystery 13.6%, Point & Click 11.5%
- #30 Chronicle of Innsmouth
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 255 reviews2017
Dev: PsychoDevPub: AtomicHorde
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Chronicle of Innsmouth is a point'n'click adventure inspired by Lucas' retro classics from the 90s and H.P. Lovecraft's works. Investigate, gather info and solve enigmas to unveil the secrets of the cursed town of Innsmouth, a forsaken place surrounded by horrifying rumors.
Why similar: Adventure 56.3%, Point & Click 43.7%
- #31 Detective Grimoire
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,355 reviews2014
Dev: SFB Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Detective Grimoire has been called to investigate a murder. The owner of a small tourist attraction, seemingly killed by the mythical creature his attraction is based around... Explore the area, inspect the crime scene, grill suspects, solve puzzles, hunt for clues & uncover the secret of the swamp!
Why similar: Detective 33.3%, Visual Novel 19%, Point & Click 16.1%, Mystery 13.3%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #32 Nightmare Zapping
78% matchVery Positive99% of 76 reviews2023
Dev: Maldo19
Windows
A horror channel browsing game where each channel holds a different nightmare to experience, explore them and find out the truth about what has happened in a small town where the inhabitants have disappeared.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Mystery 11.9%, Horror 10.7%, Psychological Horror 9.9%
- #33 Unheard - Voices of Crime
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 33,170 reviews2019
Dev: NEXT Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
What if you could hear every word spoken at the scene of a crime? “Acoustic Detectives” wanted for testing our new device! Return aurally to crime scenes and use the voices you hear to identify potential suspects and solve the mysteries. What is it that’s connecting these seemingly unrelated cases?
Why similar: Detective 49.4%, Mystery 16.9%, Simulation 8.6%, Story Rich 7.7%, Indie 6.6%
- #34 The Wellmonts Case
75% matchVery Positive95% of 211 reviews2026
Dev: Zakym s. r. o.
Windows
The Wellmonts Case is a first-person psychological horror game set in 1993, Northern Maine. As a private detective, you explore the abandoned Wellmont farm, search for clues, photograph unsettling evidence, and uncover the truth behind a family's unexplained disappearance.
Why similar: Mystery 21.6%, Psychological Horror 21.5%, Horror 18.8%, Adventure 17.2%, Atmospheric 11.6%
- #35 Befriended Curse
74% matchVery Positive94% of 285 reviews2024
Dev: Yellow Basement Games
Windows
Witches, curses, and fairy tales meet horror in this classic walking sim with an eerie atmosphere and well-paced jumpscares.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24%, Mystery 23.3%, Horror 22.5%, Atmospheric 15.8%, Simulation 14.4%
- #36 Interrogation Files: Port Landsend
76% matchVery Positive86% of 88 reviews2020
Dev: Visual Interactive
Windows
Search through the interrogation footage of suspects of a bizarre and horrific crime. Decide who committed the crime and see them get arrested and have their day in court. The latest interactive video experience.
Why similar: Adventure 22%, Detective 19.8%, Indie 16.5%, Mystery 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%
- #37 DETECTIVE - Rainy night
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: k148 Game StudioPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Detective Rainy Night is a narrative adventure with elements of deduction. Violent crimes, mature stories, and a touch of psychological horror await you at the Motel Holiday. Grab a pencil and paper because solving this case won’t be easy.
Why similar: Detective 28.3%, Mystery 16%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Horror 10%, Point & Click 9.4%
- #38 The Mildew Children
72% matchVery Positive93% of 471 reviews2024
Dev: The Growing StonesPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Featuring a blend of 2D adventure and visual novel, The Mildew Children is a grim tale about a village inhabited only by children who follow savage pagan traditions. A young witch named Kyrphel, along with her sisters, are bound to perform a macabre Ritual in order to save their village.
Why similar: Detective 26.5%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Mystery 11.3%, Story Rich 9.3%, Psychological Horror 9.2%
- #39 Mothmen 1966
73% matchVery Positive91% of 320 reviews2022
Dev: LCB Game StudioPub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Mothmen 1966 is a 'Pixel Pulp' - a visual novel fusing exceptional writing and stunning illustration, inspired by mid-20th century pulp fiction and 80s home computer graphics - set amongst the strange occurrences of the Leonid meteor shower of 1966.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Mystery 11.9%, Horror 9%
- #40 Siberian Way
73% matchVery Positive83% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: RootGame
Windows
Siberian Way is a detective thriller novel. Follow the dark non-linear story and decide how it can end! For all fans of snowy Siberia, Murder on the Orient Express and twisted plots, seasoned with mysticism.
Why similar: Detective 27.8%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Horror 10.5%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #41 Casebook 1899 - The Leipzig Murders
72% matchVery Positive87% of 104 reviews2025
Dev: Homo Narrans Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as a sharp-witted detective in late 19th-century Leipzig, Germany, in this retro pixel-art point & click adventure. Search for clues, question suspects, and piece together evidence on your deduction board to solve four gripping murder cases.
Why similar: Detective 42.1%, Point & Click 23.2%, Adventure 15.6%, Story Rich 10%, Indie 6.1%
- #42 The Murder Hotel
71% matchVery Positive95% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Wegenbartho Games
Windows
Interrogate suspects, search for clues, & uncover a dastardly plot, as you solve a string of mystifying murders to help reluctant detective Ilmarinen escape the foreboding Fafnir Hotel.
Why similar: Detective 29.1%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Mystery 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Psychological Horror 9.2%
- #43 Misty Judgment
70% matchVery Positive94% of 1,414 reviews2025
Dev: 次元边界
Windows
This is a suspense reasoning interactive work with real people. You will play the protagonist "Qi Yi", find evidence in a series of murders, piece together the truth, and find the ultimate murderer, all of which will lead you to an unpredictable future.
Why similar: Detective 26.6%, Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Visual Novel 17%, Mystery 16%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #44 The Horror at Highrook
70% matchVery Positive90% of 463 reviews2025
Dev: Nullpointer Games
Windows
The Horror at Highrook is an occult card crafting narrative RPG. Explore a haunted mansion with your team of investigators, summon dark entities, craft powerful protections, uncover the fate of the missing family, and choose your own path through the darkness.
Why similar: Gothic 27.7% ★, Mystery 26.4%, Horror 17.6%, Story Rich 12.6%, Simulation 9.4%
- #45 Curse
75% matchMixed63% of 78 reviews2016
Dev: Stormlord GamesPub: Stormlord Games LLC
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 48%
CURSE is a point-and-click horror game that throws the player into the world of paranormal investigations.
Why similar: Point & Click 20.8%, Horror 18.8%, Simulation 17.4%, Adventure 16.8%, Atmospheric 13.5%
- #46 Dreams in the Witch House
70% matchVery Positive92% of 436 reviews2023
Dev: Atom Brain GamesPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Navigate the eerie world of Dreams in the Witch House, a unique blend of point-and-click and RPG-adventure. Unravel occult mysteries in Arkham, maintain your sanity, and survive the May-Eve in this Lovecraftian horror game.
Why similar: Mystery 26.3%, Point & Click 24.7%, Horror 17.1%, Adventure 16.3%, Psychological Horror 15.6%
- #47 Staffer Case: A Supernatural Mystery Adventure
68% matchVery Positive94% of 4,035 reviews2023
Dev: Team Tetrapod
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Staffer Case is a new sort of mystery game, asking players to find clues, arrange them into documents, and point out the contradictions between them to solve a series of murders. Each mystery unraveled leads you closer to the truth lying at the heart of each case!
Why similar: Detective 31%, Gothic 20.9% ★, Mystery 13.7%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #48 For Your Tranquility
71% matchMixed68% of 191 reviews2023
Dev: Gamesung Games
Windows · Mac
It's a mystery game that reveals the truth through an autopsy. Be a forensic doctor and find out why the dead died.
Why similar: Detective 31.2%, Mystery 16.8%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Point & Click 13.8%, Adventure 9%
- #49 The Painscreek Killings
69% 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: Detective 36.4%, Mystery 21.7%, Story Rich 10.8%, Horror 10.3%, Atmospheric 7.8%
- #50 Train of Afterlife
73% matchMixed51% of 183 reviews2015
Dev: Zeiva Inc
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Train of Afterlife is a mystery, psychological, horror Visual Novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.7%, Adventure 14.2%, Simulation 12.5%, Indie 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.3%
- #51 Murder at the Birch Tree Theater
67% matchVery Positive97% of 99 reviews2026
Dev: Crucible Juice Games
Windows · Mac
Uncover high drama in this whodunnit set in a small-town community theater. Gather clues by investigating the sets, casts and backstage crews of 10 theatrical productions, and piece together the story of each deadly crime.
Why similar: Detective 34.6%, Mystery 22.6%, Point & Click 21.7%, Story Rich 12.2%, Adventure 8.8%
- #52 Home
71% matchMixed67% of 1,774 reviews2012
Dev: BancyCo
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Home is a unique horror adventure set in a beautifully-realized pixel world. It’s a murder mystery with a twist—because you decide what ultimately happens.
Why similar: Horror 17.2%, Mystery 16.3%, Adventure 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Indie 13.4%
- #53 Interrogation Simulator
69% matchVery Positive95% of 61 reviews2022
Dev: Otis MillerPub: Fire Cycle Games
Windows · Linux
Inspired by JCS videos and similar Interrogation analysis. Match evidence with statements. Play good cop/bad cop. Make choices. Learn what makes people tick. Unravel the mystery.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Point & Click 13.5%, Psychological Horror 10.6%
- #54 The Roottrees are Dead
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,392 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.
Why similar: Detective 37.2%, Mystery 19.7%, Point & Click 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 8.6%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #55 The Deed
68% matchVery Positive90% of 3,717 reviews2015
Dev: Pilgrim AdventuresPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A keenly dark twist on the traditional murder mystery setting, The Deed is an Adventure/RPG game about getting away with murder. Arran Bruce, the rightful heir to Dunshiel House, returns home to settle a score with his estranged family.
Why similar: Detective 23.5%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Mystery 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%, Adventure 8.1%
- #56 DIGITAL EXORCIST case_(0);
67% matchVery Positive94% of 162 reviews2023
Dev: COOL BEANS PRODUCTIONSPub: HYPER REAL
Windows
Step into a dark world where cyberdemons haunt humankind. When mutilated bodies start appearing all over this sleepy town in the Mississippi inaka, Sawyer, ex-AGENCY operative; now unemployed shut-in, must exorcise the demon perpetrator in this story-rich, PC-98 style adventure game.
Why similar: Detective 23.9%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, Point & Click 10.6%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #57 The Mildew Children: Chapter 1
66% matchVery Positive86% of 324 reviews2023
Dev: The Growing StonesPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Featuring a blend of 2D adventure and visual novel. Chapter 1 is the very beginning of the grim tale about a village inhabited only by children who follow savage pagan traditions. A young witch Kyrphel, along with her sisters, are bound to perform a macabre Ritual in order to save their village.
Why similar: Detective 29.4%, Visual Novel 17%, Story Rich 10.6%, Mystery 10.6%, Adventure 10.4%
- #58 Pink Noise
64% matchVery Positive90% of 117 reviews2026
Dev: Somber GamesPub: Caspianborn Publishing
Windows
Pink Noise is a nonlinear visual novel in the psychological horror genre, immersing you in the retro atmosphere of the '90s. It tells the tale of a group of teenagers who unknowingly set off a chain of terrifying events. What secrets lie within the mysterious VHS tape they should’ve never played?
Why similar: Visual Novel 17%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Mystery 13.3%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Point & Click 11%
- #59 The Whispering Valley | La vallée qui murmure
66% matchVery Positive89% of 168 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Chien d'Or
Windows · Mac
Explore a remote village and solve complex puzzles in The Whispering Valley, a folk horror point & click game. Delve into guilt and depression to investigate the village's deepest secret.
Why similar: Point & Click 18%, Mystery 17.8%, Horror 15.9%, Story Rich 13.8%, Adventure 12.5%
- #60 A Girls Fabric Face
68% matchVery Positive82% of 248 reviews2017
Dev: Stanislaw TruchowskiPub: TurnVex
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%
A brutal murder has taken place. To that, you find yourself investigating what has happened through cameras set up in the house. Upon investigating you find yourself determining that not everything is as it seems. In the end, you are faced with an important decision to truly understand what happened to the girls with the fabric face.
Why similar: Adventure 34.7%, Indie 24.8%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Horror 19.8%