- #1 Abnormal1999:Sector 49
97% 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: Collectathon 37.6%, Adventure 20.1%, Puzzle 16.7%, Horror 7%, Mystery 6.3%
- #2 Anomaly Loop
96% matchVery Positive89% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: DidOne
Windows
You woke up and found yourself in an anomalous endless place from which it is not so easy to get out. Carefully observe your surroundings to find a way out of this place.
Why similar: Adventure 38.5%, Puzzle 30.9%, First-Person 14.9%, 3D 12%, Indie 2.5%
- #3 Exiled
96% matchVery Positive90% of 246 reviews2024
Dev: John Szymanski
Windows · Mac · Linux
Charlotte is missing. Decode an ancient language, investigate a mystery, and stay away from ancient monsters in this compact puzzle thriller.
Why similar: Puzzle 25.7%, Horror 20.5%, Mystery 17.3%, Adventure 12.1%, 3D 9.5%
- #4 Anomalies Detective
95% matchMostly Positive75% of 74 reviews2024
Dev: ChenGame
Windows
A psychological horror game with a chapter-based plot, thriller and unusual elements! You are a novice paranormal detective, exploring secrets and finding ways to escape in an infinite loop of scenes. Many unusual things happen during this process, as if some strange force wants to devour you...
Why similar: First-Person 25%, Horror 21.9%, Adventure 21.2%, 3D 15.9%, Exploration 10.3%
- #5 Hourglass
94% matchVery Positive90% of 392 reviews2021
Dev: Cyberwave
Windows
In Hourglass you can create a time-clone of yourself to solve challenging puzzles. You will play as Aywa, a young adventurer who is traveling to Egypt to find her missing father - an archeologist, who never returned from his latest expedition.
Why similar: Puzzle 32.4%, First-Person 22.3%, Adventure 20.2%, Mystery 14.3%, Exploration 5.7%
- #6 Crossroad Mysteries: The Broken Deal
94% matchMostly Positive76% of 98 reviews2017
Dev: N-Tri Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Anna goes to the places of her childhood. She hopes to get cured from strange disease. This is the last chance to find out the cause of her misery. Whether she ever recover and at what price?
Why similar: Adventure 27.2%, Puzzle 24.3%, Investigation 18.2%, Detective 11.4%, Horror 9.7%
- #7 Threads of Karma
93% matchMixed55% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: 萝卜不长毛线公司Pub: Hawthorn Games
Windows
Lin Yue'an embarks on a journey home, but unsettling events soon disrupt her ordinary life. Strange dreams, lost memories, and eerie occurrences lead her to uncover hidden truths. Can she trace everything back to its true origin and escape the net of fate that has already been woven around her?
Why similar: Puzzle 31.9%, Mystery 28.7%, Horror 26.4%, Story Rich 8.7%, Indie 3.3%
- #8 Lapso: NIMBO
92% matchVery Positive89% of 148 reviews2020
Dev: islaOliva Games
Windows
When a flash of light catches Kali Müller, she will have no choice but to advance through the depths of Rockrose to find out if the legends are true.
Why similar: Puzzle 30%, Mystery 21.1%, Adventure 16.7%, First-Person 11.3%, Exploration 9.1%
- #9 Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
91% matchVery Positive94% of 3,023 reviews2024
Dev: SimogoPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The stage is set. Imagine an old baroque manor, perhaps a hotel or a museum, somewhere in central Europe. A woman wanders in search of answers.
Why similar: Puzzle 30.2%, Adventure 22.9%, Horror 13.2%, Mystery 13.2%, 3D 7.3%
- #10 Kona II: Brume
91% matchVery Positive83% of 500 reviews2023
Dev: ParabolePub: Ravenscourt
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Northern Québec, 1970. A bizarre mist —the Brume— is disconnecting a rural mining village from its quiet reality. Step into the shoes of Detective Carl Faubert as he unfolds the mysteries haunting the region while battling for his own survival.
Why similar: Detective 19.5%, Investigation 17.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Adventure 10.5%, Mystery 9.3%
- #11 The Anomalous Hour
89% matchVery Positive92% of 86 reviews2024
Dev: Gambir Studio
Windows
You are alone in a deserted station. Or are you? Take pictures of strange anomalies around the station and you might find a way out.
Why similar: Investigation 25.5%, Horror 15.7%, First-Person 12.7%, Mystery 11.5%, Adventure 10.8%
- #12 Our Secret Below
90% matchVery Positive87% of 121 reviews2020
Dev: DarkStone Digital
Windows
Abducted with only four hours to live… Learn about your captor, use your knowledge to escape, end the cycle.
Why similar: Puzzle 28.3%, Mystery 18.2%, Horror 16.4%, Adventure 14.7%, First-Person 11.6%
- #13 Call of the Sea
89% matchVery Positive88% of 6,069 reviews2020
Dev: Out of the Blue GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Join Norah, a woman plagued by a mysterious illness, in her search for her missing husband in this adventure puzzle game set on a lush island paradise. Immerse yourself in stunning visuals and unlock forbidden secrets in a moving tale of mystery and love.
Why similar: Puzzle 22.2%, Adventure 17.2%, Investigation 16%, First-Person 14.1%, Mystery 11.1%
- #14 Amnesia: Rebirth
88% matchMostly Positive77% of 9,236 reviews2020
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A first-person horror adventure. Uncover your past and survive the Algerian desert. Fear is your enemy; stay calm to not succumb to an illness threatening you and your loved one. Avoid darkness, hide from monsters and solve puzzles. Adventure Mode available for a less scary experience.
Why similar: Puzzle 23.2%, First-Person 17.6%, Adventure 16.7%, Horror 16.4%, Mystery 9.6%
- #15 One's Own Exile
86% matchVery Positive100% of 448 reviews2025
Dev: Updog Software
Windows
Follow Sybil in her pursuit for survival, having to sacrifice everything - her culture, her identity, her values - to achieve a single objective: escape from a place that is constantly trying to kill her. A short game about persecution and identity.
Why similar: Adventure 60.1%, Story Rich 25.5%, Puzzle 11.3%, Indie 1.8%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #16 INHUMAN
87% matchMixed63% of 111 reviews2023
Dev: 秋太虚工作室Pub: QutosoGame
Windows
"INHUMAN" is an independent horror game. The story takes place in the conspiracy of an ancient clan, and the protagonist is in a psychedelic state and can't even distinguish herself. With further exploration and confrontation with all kinds of ghosts, the puzzle will be solved step by step...
Why similar: Puzzle 19.6%, Adventure 16.5%, Horror 15.8%, First-Person 14.1%, Mystery 12.9%
- #17 Ghost on the Shore
85% matchVery Positive84% of 216 reviews2022
Dev: like CharliePub: Application Systems Heidelberg
Windows · Mac
An exploration game about emotional ties that transcend even death. Riley is faced with a headstrong ghost, urging her on an adventure across atmospheric shores, uncovering the island's tragic secret. Choices in dialogue shape the bond between the two, ultimately deciding Riley's fate.
Why similar: Adventure 28.8%, Mystery 19%, Story Rich 12.2%, Investigation 11.6%, Puzzle 9.4%
- #18 Lighthouse of Guiding Flames
86% matchVery Positive89% of 71 reviews2019
Dev: TomoToroPub: NARRATIVE NINE LTD
Windows
Ethani lost her way and ended up at the Lighthouse. Where did she come from and where should she go? Explore this fantasy Visual Novel to reveal her past and set sail once more...
Why similar: Detective 22.4%, Adventure 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Mystery 11.5%, Investigation 10.5%
- #19 Meridian 157: Chapter 1
84% 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: Puzzle 28.2%, Adventure 24.5%, Investigation 21.1%, First-Person 8.7%, Horror 6.8%
- #20 Kyoto Anomaly
83% matchVery Positive99% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: BiteMe Games
Windows
You find yourself trapped in the endless maze of Kyoto's backstreets, trying to reach the temple of Hōkan-ji before the main tourist rush. Inspect the street for anomalies, choose the right path, and reach your destination... or be trapped forever.
Why similar: Horror 20.5%, Mystery 17.7%, Puzzle 17.5%, First-Person 13.8%, Adventure 13.2%
- #21 The Tartarus Key
82% matchVery Positive93% of 297 reviews2023
Dev: Vertical ReachPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
There’s no way out for Alex Young who wakes up to find herself locked in a strange mansion filled with puzzles, traps, and cameras following her every move. Whether she and her companions live or die, and find the truth behind their abduction, is up to you in this first-person mystery thriller.
Why similar: Detective 21.6%, Adventure 16.2%, Puzzle 13.6%, Horror 10.4%, First-Person 10%
- #22 Sands
84% matchMixed52% of 315 reviews2023
Dev: Alex Hutkouski
Windows
"The sands have no pity." The inhabitants of Zetta-115 often say that. The same they instill in their children from an early age. And this is what they whisper about, sitting in their dilapidated shacks, waiting for the impending storm...
Why similar: Puzzle 23.9%, Adventure 20.4%, Horror 17%, First-Person 15.9%, 3D 10.2%
- #23 The Stalked
79% matchVery Positive92% of 396 reviews2024
Dev: Korvinrular
Windows
Escaped from Liam's obsession, Kate seeks refuge in her grandpa's mansion. Strange occurrences raise questions about Liam's presence or another figure. Unraveling mysterious letters, Kate embarks on a journey, seeking peace.
Why similar: Horror 27%, Mystery 21.7%, Adventure 16.9%, First-Person 13.9%, Story Rich 9.9%
- #24 Ann
79% matchVery Positive94% of 2,719 reviews2021
Dev: Rong Rong
Windows
Ann, an art student finds herself trapped in the school when she accidentally broke one of the school's rules. With the help of the school's security guard, help Ann navigate her way out and uncover the secrets of the school before she becomes a permanent resident of the school.
Why similar: Horror 56.2%, Adventure 21.5%, Exploration 11.9%, Indie 7.1%, Singleplayer 3.4%
- #25 Fragile
81% matchMixed64% of 430 reviews2020
Dev: Beer Night Studio
Windows
Get pulled into the nightmares of reality as you play as an abducted girl from the ger district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Uncover a secret organization that deals in human trafficking and other horrendous activities. Try to escape from the scariest place on earth!
Why similar: Adventure 32.5%, Puzzle 26.4%, Horror 21.1%, Indie 7%, Story Rich 6.7%
- #26 Unforgotten
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 51 reviews2020
Dev: ScoreboardGames
Windows · Mac
UNFORGOTTEN – a story-driven, non-linear visual novel, where you can immerse in the ethnic ambience of Northern myths and horrors. Can you solve the riddles of the past - without ever losing yourself in the present? Your fate is in your hands!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 35.2%, Adventure 18.3%, Horror 17%, Mystery 15.2%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #27 Heart Of Altai
78% matchVery Positive85% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: Antelus Games
Windows
Heart of Altai is an exciting story about the adventures of blogger Arina Demidova, searching for a lost city in the Altai Republic. During the trek, she realises that her fate is closely linked to the ultimate goal of this dangerous and mysterious expedition.
Why similar: Puzzle 26.6%, Adventure 23.7%, Mystery 16.5%, 3D 15.4%, Story Rich 9.9%
- #28 Re:Turn - One Way Trip
78% matchVery Positive81% of 198 reviews2020
Dev: Red Ego GamesPub: Green Man Gaming Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Re:Turn - One Way Trip is a 2D side-scrolling puzzle-adventure horror game. Trapped in a ghostly train, Saki must search the past and present to find and save her friends. More importantly, Saki must use her wits if she is to survive against an unspeakable evil hellbent on avenging unrequited love.
Why similar: Puzzle 41.9%, Horror 32.4%, Story Rich 13.6%, Exploration 12.1%
- #29 Within the Backrooms
77% matchVery Positive95% of 198 reviews2023
Dev: Shattered Display
Windows
You don't know how you got here, and you don't know how you'll leave. Wander the depths of the Backrooms in hopes of finding something more.
Why similar: Adventure 33.4%, Nonlinear 24.6%, Exploration 11.2%, First-Person 10.3%, 3D 9.4%
- #30 Through Abandoned: The Refuge
80% matchMixed51% of 240 reviews2019
Dev: Igor KrutovPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%
It’s the new game of Through Abandoned series, classical point and click game. You try to find your twin-brother who disappeared in a huge and mysterious place called Abandoned.
Why similar: Puzzle 29.5%, Adventure 27.1%, Mystery 14.8%, Horror 8.1%, Exploration 7%
- #31 Disminal
76% matchVery Positive92% of 140 reviews2024
Dev: Brian Gonnet
Windows · Mac · Linux
wandering into the uncanny concept of liminality, captured in DV tape format you explore what seems to be another dimension, lost in an endless space that looks human-made but isn't.
Why similar: First-Person 60.9%, Adventure 20.2%, Exploration 9.9%, Indie 9.1%
- #32 Who is Abby
76% matchVery Positive81% of 79 reviews2024
Dev: CyberFlux GamesPub: Rate My Funeral
Windows
Search for your missing sister in this stunning first-person adventure. A thrilling story where you unravel a mystery through exploration and puzzle-solving.
Why similar: Collectathon 37.1%, Detective 21.4%, Puzzle 13.8%, First-Person 9.4%, 3D 7.2%
- #33 Endless Escape
77% matchVery Positive81% of 89 reviews2020
Dev: 511GAMES
Windows
"Endless Escape" is a maze game that lets you escape from a castle full of mazes, dodging traps. Look around while moving yourself, as there are traps that will come out from nowhere. Life or death depends on your choices.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 34.1%, Puzzle 19.5%, Adventure 17.5%, Third Person 14.1%, 3D 9%
- #34 THRESHOLD
74% matchVery Positive85% of 1,261 reviews2024
Dev: Julien EveilléPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
In a lonely station atop a mountain, a train rumbles its precious cargo to places unknown. Now is your shift. Keep the pace. Uncover a mystery. Fight for your last breath. The air is thin up here.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.7%, Horror 20.6%, Mystery 14.4%, Adventure 13.7%, First-Person 9.6%
- #35 Absurd Story: Back Home
73% matchPositive100% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: HcAndersen
Windows
A runaway wanderer, a frail Taoist priest, who want to return to their hometown at the end of the world. But when they step into the empty city, they are swept into the dead ruins…
Why similar: Adventure 36.4%, Puzzle 36.3%, Story Rich 14.9%, Exploration 6.3%, Indie 3.4%
- #36 CINERIS SOMNIA
74% matchVery Positive90% of 894 reviews2018
Dev: NAYUTA STUDIOPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 57%
"I hope that someday, you'll dream of me." -- CINERIS SOMNIA is a 3D adventure through a beautifully strange and mesmerizing world - and a young girl's cruel and forlorn dreams.
Why similar: Third Person 26.1%, Horror 20.4%, 3D 15.5%, Mystery 14.4%, Adventure 13.5%
- #37 Hyperborea
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 57 reviews2019
Dev: Flova Interactive
Windows · Mac
She wakes up alone, missing, and trapped in the frozen tundra of Hyperborea, Hypatia must use her wits and wileys if she is to escape this accursed corner of the world. the choices she makes will determine not only her future, but that of the imperial exploratory legion.
Why similar: Adventure 94.4%, Indie 5.6%
- #38 永冻之壳 The Shell of Permafrost
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,209 reviews2018
Dev: YUMMI StudioPub: 迷糊的安安
Windows
A girl, draped in mystery and chased by an evil fate, escapes from a frozen land. Now, a year later, with her memory gradually returning, she is forced to make an important decision.
Why similar: Puzzle 40%, Adventure 28.6%, Story Rich 20.8%, Indie 10.7%
- #39 Recall: Empty Wishes
71% matchVery Positive93% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Puff Hook StudioPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Recall: Empty Wishes is a psychological thriller set in Taiwan during the 2010s. Follow Yonny, a sister determined to uncover the truth behind the mysterious disappearance of her brother, Tommy. As she delves deeper, she confronts unsettling secrets, blurring the lines between reality and illusion.
Why similar: Detective 33.7%, Adventure 27.2%, Horror 15.4%, Story Rich 13.2%, First-Person 5.9%
- #40 The Exit 8
69% matchVery Positive93% of 10,866 reviews2023
Dev: KOTAKE CREATEPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".
Why similar: Puzzle 27.6%, First-Person 19.4%, Horror 19.3%, 3D 14.6%, Mystery 11.6%
- #41 Devious Path
71% matchVery Positive96% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: AAD Games
Windows
You are trapped in an endless astral world. Keep a close eye on your surroundings to get out of the astral world.
Why similar: Adventure 62.5%, 3D 24%, Indie 13.4%
- #42 Return to Mysterious Island
73% matchVery Positive84% of 464 reviews2014
Dev: Kheops StudioPub: Microids
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Join intrepid sailor and recent island castaway Mina as she explores the hidden secrets within the Jules Verne classic inspired Mysterious Island. Gather key articles left from the island’s previous inhabitants and combine them in unique and interesting ways to stay alive and stay hopeful for rescue.
Why similar: Adventure 53.4%, Puzzle 32.8%, First-Person 9.6%, Exploration 3.2%, Singleplayer 1%
- #43 House of Empty Names
69% matchVery Positive88% of 83 reviews2026
Dev: Sordar Studios
Windows
You wake up on a cold floor in an unknown house, missing a kidney, and realize you’ve been kidnapped. Your one goal is to escape at any cost. Choose where to go, where to hide, and how to build your path to freedom. Every decision brings you one step closer to escape.
Why similar: Detective 28.9%, Investigation 17.3%, First-Person 12.6%, Horror 12.3%, 3D 9.6%
- #44 INDUSTRIA 2
71% matchMixed52% of 349 reviews2026
Dev: BleakmillPub: Headup
Windows
INDUSTRIA 2 is a narrative FPS adventure about a woman stranded in a parallel dimension. Explore, scavenge and fight your way through a mysterious boreal landscape consumed by an ever-hungry artificial intelligence to find a way home.
Why similar: Mystery 20.2%, First-Person 18%, Horror 14.2%, Story Rich 13.9%, 3D 11.9%
- #45 ECHO
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,822 reviews2017
Dev: ULTRA ULTRA
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
After a century in stasis the girl En arrives at her destination: A Palace out of legend. Out here, using forgotten technologies, she hopes to bring back a life that shouldn’t have been lost. But nothing could prepare her for what she’ll face in the ancient halls below.
Why similar: Third Person 28.4%, Adventure 25.3%, Horror 18.2%, Puzzle 17.3%, Indie 5%
- #46 You Can Save Everyone
70% matchVery Positive86% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: Caleb Draper
Windows
You Can Save Everyone is a heartfelt horror meta-puzzle game. Trapped deep within a facility with only a console to communicate with the others inside, decipher the proper methods to control the console, and - just maybe - save everyone. But be careful. The locks aren't just there for you.
Why similar: Investigation 23.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.6%, Puzzle 18.7%, Horror 11.6%, First-Person 8.8%
- #47 Creepy Tale 3: Ingrid Penance
68% matchVery Positive89% of 1,022 reviews2023
Dev: Creepy Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
As punishment for her transgressions, Ingrid is sent to hell. As she struggles through the darkness that hungers to consume her heart, she makes her way toward redemption. Her fate is in your hands.
Why similar: Puzzle 35.9%, Adventure 25.7%, Horror 22.9%, Story Rich 12.8%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #48 Close To The Sun
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,293 reviews2020
Dev: Storm in a TeacupPub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Deep in international waters, Tesla’s Helios stands still. An unbound utopia for scientific research, Rose Archer steps aboard in search of her sister, quickly to discover not all is as it seems. A single word covers the entrance… QUARANTINE!
Why similar: Adventure 44.8%, Horror 23.2%, First-Person 21.5%, Indie 8.9%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #49 Krystopia: A Puzzle Journey
70% matchVery Positive88% of 59 reviews2019
Dev: Antler Interactive
Windows
Follow Nova Dune, a space explorer in her quest to find out about the unfamiliar distress signal she received aboard her ship. Determined to investigate it, she finds herself on a desolated planet where all civilization has vanished.
Why similar: Puzzle 36%, Adventure 33.1%, Mystery 25.5%, Indie 5.4%
- #50 Outlying Islands
66% matchVery Positive96% of 92 reviews2025
Dev: 九指画尸Pub: 2P Games
Windows
A story about discovering anomalies, finding strange energy sources, and the intertwining of peculiar spaces. Get ready to uncover hidden stories, delve into a horrifying narrative and unveil the most fundamental truth!
Why similar: Detective 28.9%, Puzzle 19%, Horror 14.8%, Adventure 12.4%, Mystery 11.8%
- #51 Nightfall: Escape
73% matchMostly Negative38% of 60 reviews2016
Dev: ZeenohPub: Zeenoh Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Nightfall: Escape puts you in the shoes of a field journalist who is on a mission to investigate the mysterious disappearances in a remote area. Explore the place, search for leads and use your wits to survive the hidden terrors of the cursed place. Tread carefully, for curiosity may come at a price.
Why similar: Adventure 33.7%, Horror 30.9%, First-Person 26.9%, Indie 8.5%
- #52 The MISSING: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories
67% matchVery Positive89% of 1,415 reviews2018
Dev: White Owls Inc.Pub: Arc System Works
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
J.J. scours Memoria Island to find her best friend, who has gone missing during a camping trip. In order to save her best friend, she puts her own body and life on the line, reviving infinitely, as she presses forward. Why did she go missing? What is going on in this world?
Why similar: Adventure 40.4%, Horror 29.7%, Story Rich 17.1%, Indie 9.6%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #53 Flan's MS
65% matchVery Positive89% of 160 reviews2024
Dev: Geism
Windows
Flan's MS is a 2D story game with some puzzles and gameplay systems. After escaping from everything she is familiar with, Flan needs to retrieve her lost dream diary and find the answers she needs.
Why similar: Adventure 36.7%, Horror 30.1%, Story Rich 21.7%, Indie 6.5%, Singleplayer 5%
- #54 INDIKA
63% matchVery Positive90% of 8,070 reviews2024
Dev: Odd MeterPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Play a third-person, story-driven game set in alternative Russia at the turn of the XIX century where religious visions clash with harsh reality. INDIKA tells the story of a young nun who sets off on a journey of self-discovery with the most unusual companion by her side, the devil himself.
Why similar: Puzzle 23.9%, Third Person 21.4%, Horror 17%, Mystery 11.9%, Adventure 11.4%
- #55 Cursed
68% matchVery Positive83% of 765 reviews2016
Dev: Jetdogs Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Her future, as well as of the whole world depends on her ingenuity and bravery. The path to her fiancé is blocked by ghosts, dragons, demons and other creatures from beyond. Will she overcome her fears? Will she find her beloved? Play "Cursed" and find out!
Why similar: Adventure 41.3%, Puzzle 25.8%, Horror 25%, Indie 7.9%
- #56 Die Young
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,900 reviews2019
Dev: IndieGala
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Kidnapped for no clear reason to a dazzling yet mysterious island on the Mediterranean Sea, a young girl has to find a way to escape. Armed with only her wits, agility, and the will to stay alive, she must make her getaway or Die Young.
Why similar: Adventure 27.1%, First-Person 25.8%, Horror 21.8%, Story Rich 9.7%, Exploration 7.7%
- #57 Journey
66% matchMostly Positive76% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: チョコマメ
Windows
One day, Maaya accidentally brought home an object that would soon bring misfortune to her family, especially her younger sister. Join her as she unravels the mystery behind it.
Why similar: Adventure 37.1%, First-Person 30.6%, Horror 30.1%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #58 Through The Fragmentation
66% matchVery Positive97% of 229 reviews2021
Dev: Máté PribelszkyPub: Crow Bar
Windows
Atmospheric first person adventure game focusing on immersion and exploration. Meet strange characters, discover secrets and try to unfold the mystery of the Fragmentation.
Why similar: Nonlinear 21.2%, Adventure 17%, Investigation 15.9%, First-Person 15%, Mystery 13.4%