- #1 I AM RIPPER
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: White Paper Games
Windows
I AM RIPPER is a British Thriller set in the brutality and economic decline of the 1980's. You are a forensic investigator called on to solve one of the UK's most prolific crimes.
Why similar: Detective 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Thriller 12.8%, Female Protagonist 9%, Multiple Endings 7.9%
- #2 Endless Loop
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 漫森游戏Pub: 2P Games
Windows
《轮回路》是一款中式恐怖悬疑剧情解谜游戏。为了祭奠发小,在一个阴雨连绵的日子,许静怡踏上了漫长的归乡之途。然而意想不到的是,在荒凉萧瑟的故土等待许静怡的,并非只是简单的追忆之旅,而是与本应离世的发小的惊悚重逢。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Horror 12.6%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Thriller 9.9%, Mystery 9.1%
- #3 Unheil
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Evona Games
Windows
You'll witness unprecedentedly chilling events as you try to uncover the dark secrets lurking within a cursed mansion alongside Alexia. This village has never returned any of its visitors. Will you be able to escape the clutches of this cursed village?
Why similar: Detective 18.8%, Thriller 14.2%, Horror 9.4%, Psychological Horror 9%, Female Protagonist 8.9%
- #4 Abnormal1999:Apartment of Death
95% matchPositive91% of 44 reviews2024
Dev: QZQ Studio
Windows
Venture into the abandoned jungle apartment, embody lone survivor Ross, on a gripping adventure. College friends Joanna and Ivan went missing here. You must unravel mysteries room-by-room while evading a lurking killer's attacks. Can you pierce the enigmas and escape unscathed?
Why similar: Detective 18.5%, Exploration 11.9%, Thriller 11%, Psychological Horror 11%, Puzzle 10.6%
- #5 Grill'd: The Vanishing
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Yellow Room
Windows
[Grill'd] is a dinner party detective game played from the first-person perspective of a royal investigator. Trapped in a mansion located in the estate of a fallen aristocrat, collect clues about the cases, connect them to one another, and interrogate the suspect to uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 21.2%, First-Person 12%, 3D 8.4%, Investigation 8.4%
- #6 村庄-The Village
94% matchMostly Negative38% of 13 reviews2021
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
After you graduated from college, you were assigned to a small village as a doctor.It looks like an ordinary village, but there are many strange things in it.A man knocking at the door in the middle of the night may not be asking for a doctor.The person you saw may not be alive.Haunted?
Why similar: Detective 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Thriller 13.3%, RPG 8.4%, Mystery 8.2%
- #7 Silent Love
93% matchMostly Positive78% of 249 reviews2023
Dev: Weird Bunny
Windows
This is a terrorist decryption adventure game that took place in 1913.
Why similar: Detective 18.6%, Thriller 13.9%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Horror 10.5%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
- #8 Unhomely
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio 8-Track
Windows
Unhomely is a retro-inspired first person psychological indie horror game. You play a journalist who has 3 days alone in a reclusive tech CEO's cabin to get the exclusive on his new project and save your career.
Why similar: Detective 15.2%, Thriller 12.4%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Horror 8.4%
- #9 Local Opera
91% matchMostly Negative33% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: Dreamy_Chat
Windows
Welcome to the mysterious village of "Folk Show"! This is a domestic plot-oriented micro-horror game that will take you into a rural story full of suspense and thriller.
Why similar: Detective 18.8%, Thriller 14.4%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Mystery 9.5%, Horror 8.8%
- #10 Shanwen
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: FirstMove Studio
Windows
1990s: Windswept mining town Linshan, dependent on fading coal mines, worshipped a mountain god’s stele. After it cracked and oozed brown liquid, a strange illness spread. Lin Tianqing returned for his sick father, uneasy as the eerie town neared, having overheard whispers.
Why similar: Detective 18%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Thriller 12.4%, Multiple Endings 8.1%, Mystery 7.9%
- #11 Red Line
90% matchVery Positive97% of 185 reviews2023
Dev: Rolling Cat StudioPub: indienova
Windows · Mac
Moving into a shabby apartment, a saturnine girl with hidden secrets finds a notebook that allows her to communicate with another world. A thrilling adventure taking place across multiple timelines ensues.
Why similar: Thriller 15.8%, Detective 14.5%, Psychological Horror 12%, RPG 10.1%, Mystery 9.9%
- #12 Incantation
89% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,131 reviews2024
Dev: SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENT
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A mother, searching for her lost daughter, stumbles into a strange cult village. "Incantation" is a first-person horror game. It reveals the chilling story behind the "Chen Family Village". What are the consequences of crossing dark boundaries?
Why similar: Thriller 13.2%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Horror 11.3%, Exploration 9.6%, First-Person 9.6%
- #13 Town of Dusk
89% matchVery Positive87% of 71 reviews2023
Dev: 酱爆(Sauce Bomb)
Windows · Mac · Linux
Players will enter the Town of Dusk, built on the eve of Empire of Japan's defeat in World War II, along with other characters. Avoid being killed by other characters! Find the mastermind behind the scenes, unravel all the conspiracies, and uncover the truth! Ultimately escape the Town of Dusk!
Why similar: Detective 18%, Thriller 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #14 Ticy Adventure Club : Queen of the Spring
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 825 reviews2025
Dev: YEZHI
Windows
本作是一款RPG恐怖解谜游戏。在游戏中,玩家将扮演一群以解决灵异事件为课外实践活动的学生,在提西城里调查有关“春日女王”的事件。随着调查的深入,一场巨大的阴谋正徐徐展开……
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 17%, RPG 14.8%, Horror 13.6%, Female Protagonist 13%
- #15 Captive: You Are My Idol
88% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: TheOdiePub: NightmarePugStudios
Windows
Aylen is a horror let's player who gets kidnapped. One moment, she was shooting the intro for her next video, and the next, she was waking up her biggest fan's basement. There are only two means for escape: examine & plot in secrecy, or use your words to deceive him. Or willingly accept him. (Don't)
Why similar: Thriller 14.9%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Horror 10.1%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
- #16 Blackhall
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: André ÅkessonPub: Anton Segovia Lundh
Windows
Blackhall takes place in the 1970s and lets you explore a remote underground shelter that became home to an isolated community. The facility, long abandoned and left to deteriorate, still shows traces of the people who lived there and the society they built.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Detective 17%, Puzzle 9.3%, Exploration 8.6%, First-Person 7.8%
- #17 Echoes of the Rest
86% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Feronline Games
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game where you explore Joe's house and psyche after his accident, solve clues while trying to escape the house, and attempt to uncover the underlying issue behind Joe's mental state.
Why similar: Detective 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Emotional 9.5%
- #18 迷渡桥
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 犬狸工作室Pub: OKJOY
Windows
《迷渡桥》是一款水墨风格的国风悬疑推理游戏,你将扮演牵涉谋逆的罪臣后人宁不移,背负着家族十年的冤屈,在弥留之际踏上迷渡桥,换一个查明真相的机会。调查一桩桩离奇命案,窥见朝堂内的暗流涌动。当迷雾散尽,揭开深埋于王朝的骇人秘密......
Why similar: Detective 24.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Mystery 9.3%, Logic 8.4%, Puzzle 8.2%
- #19 Discount Nightmares - The Gulch
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SongMonkey
Windows
The Gulch is a horror, puzzle, adventure! By day you’ll mine, and by night try to survive! Through a unique five senses system, you’ll explore the Gulch in ways most games never attempt. Look, touch, listen, smell, and even taste your way through a landscape of puzzles, secrets, and growing dread.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.2%, Exploration 11.8%, Puzzle 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Horror 8.9%
- #20 KaraDedeler 1989
85% matchMostly Negative36% of 36 reviews2021
Dev: Helraiser
Windows
Journalist Mustafa, who heard the news of the "jinn" raid in one of the remote villages of Turkey in 1988, immediately got in his car to investigate the incident and set off.
Why similar: Detective 19.9%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Thriller 9.6%, Horror 8.6%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
- #21 Don't Turn Back
83% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Scrnshot Interactive
Windows
Don't Turn Back is a first-person, single-player psychological horror game. You play Bethany, A young woman who has just inherited her grandfather's mansion. Get immersed in the deeply emotional story of Bethany's family, and experience everything there is inside this home...good and evil.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Thriller 12.1%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Horror 9.3%
- #22 Tale of Serendipity
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Criminal Makers
Windows
Tale of serendipity is a third person survival horror with multiple endings, in which the search of your lost feline will make you question yourself the limits of reality and obsession When facing danger is not an option, the only thing left is survive.
Why similar: Thriller 15.3%, Psychological Horror 13%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Mystery 9.2%, Horror 9.1%
- #23 Inside The Forest
82% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Stepan Tsokur
Windows
You and a group of friends decide to go on a camping trip in the Darkwood Forest, It starts off smoothly, but unforeseen events occur. and it’s only a matter of time before the true horror reveals itself.
Why similar: Detective 17.5%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Horror 11%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Thriller 10%
- #24 ELISSA :Body in the bedroom
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: KANUE
Windows · Mac
Detective novelist MEL Gideon, whose career is facing difficulties, receives a strange letter claiming someone is in trouble and needs her help. Intrigued, she decides to investigate. As she digs deeper, she starts to realize that her past is far more complicated than she ever imagined...
Why similar: Detective 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Logic 8.7%, Mystery 8.7%
- #25 Insanias
81% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: Federico Serafini
Windows
Insanias is a psychological horror game where you will have to explore what happened to find a hidden truth. To do this, you will have to be able to control your sanity to avoid falling into the madness that lurks in every corner. Are you ready to face your fears and discover the truth?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Thriller 12.2%, Horror 10.5%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
- #26 White Crow Castle: Loop
80% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Alpacat
Windows
A fantasy mystery otome RPG with time loop mechanics. Explore a cursed castle, collect clues, solve puzzles, make critical choices, and experience branching storylines, emotional bonds, and life-or-death survival in an inescapable cycle.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Detective 16.3%, RPG 14.5%, Female Protagonist 9.6%, Romance 8.7%
- #27 Forgotten Flower
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JinomiyaPub: Lumitoza Studios
Windows
A mysterious adventure focused on exploration, puzzle-solving, and choice-driven progression as two young nobles navigate a mansion that warps into a mysterious and dangerous world after a sudden disaster. Will you uncover the truth hidden within its shifting halls before the darkness consumes you?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Horror 11.3%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, RPG 9.4%
- #28 Talk Insomnia
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Moonlit Apple
Windows
Talk Insomnia is a visual novel that blends suspenseful weird tales with mixology. You play as Ming, a bookstore staff member who prepares drinks for guests during the day and delves into their stories at night. With the warmth of a single drink, you draw out the secrets buried deep in their hearts.
Why similar: Detective 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Logic 10.2%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
- #29 Borneo: A Jungle Nightmare
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fantastico Studio
Windows
Borneo: A Jungle Nightmare is a 3D horror adventure game, with the direction and the original script by Ruggero Deodato. Take control of different characters in a desperate expedition to the virgin jungles of Borneo.
Why similar: Detective 19%, Thriller 12.3%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Horror 9%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
- #30 Shadow Mansion 2
77% matchPositive87% of 23 reviews2025
Dev: NEBULA NOVA GAMES
Windows
The mansion your grandfather left you is more than an inheritance. When the power comes on, not only the lights awaken, but the darkness buried inside. Shadow Mansion 2 is a first-person psychological horror focused on atmosphere, exploration, and stealth.
Why similar: Detective 23.3%, Thriller 15.6%, Horror 11%, Investigation 9.1%, Psychological Horror 8.5%
- #31 Whispers of Montéiroz
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hawkeye Interactive GamesPub: Hawkeye Interactive Studios
Windows
A call. A secluded mansion cloaked in mystery. A family with deadly secrets. Federal investigator Scott Watkins answers a tip about a missing woman but what he uncovers inside the Monteiroz estate will change everything. Who can you trust? What really happened here How far will you go for the truth?
Why similar: Detective 22.5%, Thriller 14.9%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 9%, Mystery 8.2%
- #32 Haunted Heye Apartment
78% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: V.N GAME STUDIO
Windows
Strange things frequently happen in the apartment, such as the black shadow by the bed, the face behind the curtains, and the eccentric neighbor... This old apartment seems to be hiding some unknown secrets... Will you walk ignorantly into death or discover the truth and escape to safety?
Why similar: Detective 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Thriller 12.7%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
- #33 Overtime : Paper Trail
76% match6 user reviews33% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Akhir Hayat Studio
Windows
Nothing good gets printed at 3 AM. Work the graveyard shift at a rundown copy shop. Smile at the strangers. Copy their files. But when the machine whirs, look deeper. There's a reason they came in the dark. Find out what they're hiding, before they realize you know too much
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.1%, Thriller 16.4%, Horror 15.9%, First-Person 12.6%, Detective 10.2%
- #34 Amanda the Adventurer 3
74% matchVery Positive87% of 686 reviews2025
Dev: MANGLEDmaw GamesPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
In the thrilling conclusion of the Amanda the Adventurer trilogy, follow Riley as they uncover the ultimate secrets behind Amanda, Hameln, and mysteries that have plagued Kensdale for decades.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Thriller 11.7%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Horror 10.7%, Puzzle 9.9%
- #35 MeiQi 2023
75% matchPositive82% of 38 reviews2023
Dev: QZQ Studio
Windows
This collection is the latest collection of the MeiQi Series, which will include the S09E06 and the 10thSeason.
Why similar: Detective 17.2%, Thriller 12.4%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, First-Person 8.7%, Puzzle 8.5%
- #36 Nothing To Remember
76% matchMixed68% of 28 reviews2021
Dev: Guts United
Windows
Nothing To Remember is an immersive murder mystery that runs in real-time, right on your desktop. Through their personal messages, you'll uncover two characters unknowingly intertwined as they hunt a killer long thought dead. When your next choice could mean life or death, will you answer the call?
Why similar: Detective 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Thriller 13.1%, Female Protagonist 8.7%, Investigation 8.5%
- #37 The Empty Desk
73% matchPositive88% of 26 reviews2025
Dev: CheesecakeGames
Windows
Immerse yourself in a psychological thriller with narrative adventure elements and unsettling details. Join Detective Bennett on his final case and uncover dark secrets in a world where reality bends and sanity wavers.
Why similar: Detective 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Thriller 10.5%, Investigation 8.3%, Mystery 8%
- #38 Victim Complex: Part 1
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 26 reviews2024
Dev: 5ive Bullet Games
Windows
Use your wits and iconic ghost hunting equipment to uncover the mystery of what happened to the residents of an abandoned apartment complex in this narrative-driven horror experience.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Detective 15.1%, Horror 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, First-Person 9.4%
- #39 回煞录 | Phantom Reckoning
73% matchMixed67% of 21 reviews2025
Dev: Archimedes Nicholas XiaPub: 阿基米德 尼古拉斯 夏
Windows
Phantom Reckoning En este juego psicológico de terror chino en miniatura, encarnarás a una enfermera de un hospital rural en los años 90, atrapada en una pesadilla que se repite sin fin.
Why similar: Detective 17.6%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Romance 10.3%, Thriller 10.2%, Female Protagonist 9.9%
- #40 Blue Detective: A Hotel in Scarlet
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alperen Torun
Windows · Mac · Linux
As a gothic detective, you solve mysteries with your colorful sidekick. Everyone you meet in this bizarre world has a peculiar disease. A unique talent, or a mere curse? You must get to the bottom of it all. Investigate murders, search for clues and complete the puzzle.
Why similar: Detective 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Horror 9.3%, Investigation 8.9%
- #41 The Painscreek Killings
75% 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 22.9%, Investigation 12.4%, Mystery 10.1%, Horror 8.2%, Exploration 7.6%
- #42 The Brothers Hotel
72% matchMixed60% of 40 reviews2025
Dev: NEBULA NOVA GAMES
Windows
A psychological horror experience where you reshape reality with graffiti. As an artist who has lost their memory, paint the walls, open hidden passages, and escape the dark labyrinth of your mind.
Why similar: Detective 20.4%, Thriller 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Investigation 10.3%, Mystery 8.5%
- #43 Dark Memories: Prologue
71% matchMixed65% of 46 reviews2025
Dev: visioxr_studio
Windows
Dark Memories is an episodic psychological horror game based on road thriller, slasher, and survival thriller genres. You are currently viewing the prologue episode of the Dark Memories anthology.
Why similar: Detective 17.8%, Thriller 10.3%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Investigation 8.9%, First-Person 7.8%
- #44 Other Side Of Mist And Mountain
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 92 reviews2024
Dev: Universe Studio
Windows
In 2005, a sophomore student named Maha Igarashi boarded a private train to Soukyo City. However, she vanished upon alighting at the "Kisaragi" station. Five years later, her lover, Shizuno Yokoyama, initiated an investigation into her disappearance, unraveling a series of mysteries along the way.
Why similar: Detective 15.6%, Thriller 11.4%, Horror 9.8%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Mystery 8.3%
- #45 LIMINAL FEAR
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Silent Roar Games
Windows
LIMINAL FEAR: Are you ready for absolute terror? Step into the shoes of Detective Kevin Brooks, explore chilling environments, and uncover dark secrets that could change the world. You will be watched and hunted without realizing it... Your descent into madness begins now.
Why similar: Detective 20.7%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Horror 12.1%, Exploration 9.8%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
- #46 Marcella Moon: The Phantom of Harvest Grove
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hidden Ocean Games
Windows
A prankster is loose at the Harvest Grove autumn festival. Find the culprit before things get out of hand.
Why similar: Detective 20.6%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Thriller 11.8%, Mystery 10.8%, Logic 9.2%
- #47 她杀 - The Suspected Murder
69% 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: Detective 21.2%, Investigation 9.8%, Puzzle 8.2%, Psychological Horror 7.7%, Multiple Endings 7.1%
- #48 Lying Souls
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2022
Dev: Troxy Studios
Windows
Lying Souls is an atmospheric, mysterious single player story horror game. You'll dive into a story in which nothing is as it seems. Find out the reasons behind what happened to your family back then. Your decisions will guide the course of the story.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Horror 11%, Puzzle 8.5%, First-Person 8.4%
- #49 Mind Diver
67% matchVery Positive96% of 327 reviews2025
Dev: Indoor SunglassesPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Investigate a broken mind to unravel a twisted case. Deduce the truth. Restore lost memories. Listen to private conversations. Draw your own conclusions. Mind Diver is a murder mystery, where the victim is love.
Why similar: Detective 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Thriller 12%, Investigation 9%, Logic 8%
- #50 Bonded Forever
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Seven Owl Games
Windows
Bonded Forever is a co-op game that combines horror and puzzle elements. In this game, you and your friend try to go back to the place where you live in your childhood and solve the mysteries that happened while you were away and try to overcome the problems you will face by working together.
Why similar: Exploration 13.2%, Thriller 12.5%, Horror 11.9%, Puzzle 11.7%, First-Person 11.6%
- #51 Daughter of Voodoo
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: D&A Studios
Windows
Daughter of Voodoo is a single player narrative horror experience where the dead are more than monsters. Investigate hauntings, uncover the truth behind lost lives, and perform voodoo rituals to help restless spirits find peace. Some souls seek understanding. Others refuse to let go.
Why similar: Detective 17.5%, Horror 11.6%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Female Protagonist 8.7%, Investigation 8.3%
- #52 True Game
70% matchVery Positive88% of 51 reviews2021
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows · Mac
"True Game" is a work of suspense reasoning. The work tells the story that people in trouble are taken to a closed space and ask to get chips from others through different competitions. This work has a high degree of brain burning, exquisite picture and strong sense of substitution.
Why similar: Detective 23.8%, Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Logic 12.6%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Mystery 9.1%
- #53 爱人:Aijin
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 32 reviews2025
Dev: Mangolotis
Windows
"'Aijin' is a Chinese dreamcore psychological and survival horror game with multiple endings. you play as a student who has returned from the 'Lover Internet Addiction Treatment School.' After enduring severe psychological trauma, one day you discover the truth about 'Aijin' and your own identity...
Why similar: Detective 20.7%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Horror 12.8%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, First-Person 10%
- #54 Cult of the sons
67% matchNo user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: SIENTURE
Windows
In a remote manor house in England, a series of murders came to an abrupt end never solved, never explained.Every trace leads back to this place.Now you return. Not as a visitor, but as an investigator.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Detective 19.6%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, First-Person 10%, Horror 9.8%
- #55 Dark Memories: Investigation
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: visioxr_studio
Windows
Dark Memories is an episodic psychological horror game based on road thriller, slasher, and survival thriller genres. You are currently viewing the second episode of the Dark Memories anthology.
Why similar: Detective 19.2%, Investigation 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, First-Person 8.9%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #56 True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 2
70% matchVery Positive93% of 817 reviews2018
Dev: Goblinz Enterprises LtdPub: The Digital Lounge
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 2 is the sequel to one of the best rated horror escape games, acclaimed for its story and the atmosphere of horror mystery.
Why similar: Detective 14.5%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Horror 11.5%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 9%
- #57 Psycho-Sleuth
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PHOSEPO
Windows
Psycho-Sleuth is a mystery game where cognitive disorders distort the rules of murder. 13 players, each with a strange condition — like “no lying,” “no left side,” or “no faces” — are trapped in a deadly game. These disorders are contagious, and the killer hides behind abnormal logic.
Why similar: Detective 19.9%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Thriller 10.6%, Mystery 8.8%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
- #58 Hundreds of Mysteries:Wendy's Home2
69% matchMixed44% of 16 reviews2022
Dev: KKKPub: QZQ Studio
Windows
Every case has a story behind it! You need to find and collect clues in the scene and reason at every level to find the truth. The clues can be associated or cross-layered.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Detective 12.5%, Thriller 10.4%, RPG 10.3%, Puzzle 9.4%
- #59 Shadowless
66% matchNo user reviews2030
Dev: ultron01
Windows
Shadowless is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a creepy house marked by tragedy, where dark entities and the past haunt you. Defenseless, you face a nightmare that consumes you before you can escape.
Why similar: Detective 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Horror 8.4%, Multiple Endings 8.1%
- #60 Curse of the Crimson Stag
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ONE-O-ONE GAMESPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Curse of the Crimson Stag is a story-driven mystery thriller in which you explore a blurred line between supernatural occurrences and past tragedy. Uncover what led to the abandoning of the once luxurious Whiteroot Hotel. Local myth tells of a wrathful spirit known as the Crimson Stag…
Why similar: Investigation 14.5%, Thriller 13.4%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Puzzle 9.4%, First-Person 6.9%