- #1 Sanfu
97% matchVery Positive83% of 17,608 reviews2023
Dev: Shiying StudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
2000年,山城市新闻频道的电视画面莫名跳出一则旧广告,而广告的代言人是已经去世的特异功能少年——三眼神童。有传闻三眼神童的亡魂劫持了电视信号。 调查局受命展开调查。随着调查的深入,一个藏在黑暗处的犯罪团伙逐渐浮出水面。
Why similar: Detective 18.8%, RPG 18.8%, Puzzle 16.9%, Emotional 16.4%, Adventure 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A strong narrative-driven mystery that blends drama and puzzle mechanics with a distinct 2D aesthetic.
- #2 Ib
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,122 reviews2022
Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 21.3%, Anime 19.3%, Puzzle 16.7%, RPG 16.2%, Story Rich 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic supernatural puzzle-adventure that perfectly captures the feeling of being trapped in an eerie, shifting environment.
- #3 Detention
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,710 reviews2017
Dev: RedCandleGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Detention is an atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology, the game provided players with unique graphics and gaming experience.
Why similar: Puzzle 30%, Female Protagonist 27.2%, Story Rich 15.4%, Adventure 14.4%, Indie 13%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the same haunting atmosphere, historical mystery, and supernatural elements set in a confined, unsettling location.
- #4 花火与幽灵少女 - Hanabi and Ghost girl
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,374 reviews2025
Dev: Tiram1su Games
Windows
蝉鸣声中偏远的山中小镇,表面悠然而宁静,背后却隐藏着某个笼罩了这里数百年的黑暗秘密。女主角结城花火几年前跟随父母一同来到空铃镇,在父母的事故后因为内向的性格被排挤的她如今一个人生活在小镇上,直到在旧校舍邂逅本已死去的“幽灵”。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Female Protagonist 17.3%, Puzzle 14.4%, RPG 11.1%, Anime 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: This adventure game focuses on puzzle-solving and mystery, closely aligning with the seed game's core mechanics.
- #5 孤岛海妖 The Sea-demon
94% matchVery Positive88% of 263 reviews2023
Dev: 章鱼罐头制作组
Windows
一组侦探小队受章鱼岛主人之邀,对六年前的海妖悬案发起挑战。她们需要在二十四小时内完成调查,并各自提交一份答案。最后,出现了七种截然不同的解答……
Why similar: Detective 31.2%, Anime 24.8%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Story Rich 8.8%, Mystery 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a deep, mystery-focused narrative with strong anime aesthetics and detective elements.
- #6 Mad Father
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,511 reviews2016
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Witness the tale of a most foolish family. A remake of the classic horror exploration game makes its way to Steam.
Why similar: Anime 35.5%, Female Protagonist 20.4%, Puzzle 15.2%, Adventure 8.7%, Story Rich 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on exploring a mansion filled with dark secrets and solving puzzles to uncover a family's twisted history.
- #7 The Witch's House MV
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,920 reviews2018
Dev: FummyPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A young girl, Viola, is drawn inexorably to a mysterious manor that seems to change behind her back. It is a place of pain, turmoil and death. Plumb its detestable depths and abominable history. Untangle riddles that bar your perilous path. And flee the hellish halls of The Witch’s House.
Why similar: RPG 19.2%, Female Protagonist 18.5%, Anime 16.1%, Puzzle 13.5%, Adventure 8%
Why You'll Like It: It features intense puzzle-solving and exploration within a dangerous, supernatural mansion setting.
- #8 苍白花树繁茂之时Blood Flowers
92% matchVery Positive83% of 313 reviews2023
Dev: Bone Nail
Windows
A puzzle & plot single-player game. It all starts with the falling star ...... Through the puzzle, find the childhood memories while gradually unraveling the truth of the "Blood Tree Plague" hundreds of years ago.
Why similar: Anime 25.6%, Puzzle 21.6%, RPG 15.5%, Story Rich 8.8%, Adventure 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A JRPG that balances puzzle-solving with a dramatic, indie-style narrative focused on mystery.
- #9 Fran Bow
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 22,182 reviews2015
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.
Why similar: Puzzle 31.2%, Female Protagonist 21.8%, Story Rich 17%, Adventure 13.4%, Indie 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: It features a surreal, narrative-heavy journey filled with puzzles and a dark, emotional atmosphere.
- #10 Corpse Party
91% matchVery Positive89% of 1,376 reviews2016
Dev: GrisGrisPub: XSEED Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A group of friends unknowingly perform an occult ritual that traps them in an otherworldly elementary school. Here, the vengeful spirits of young children threaten their lives and their sanity, and the only hope of survival is to uncover the chilling details behind the murders of those trapped before them...
Why similar: Anime 47%, RPG 21.2%, Adventure 11.5%, Story Rich 9.3%, Indie 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential supernatural horror experience that centers on students trapped in a cursed, otherworldly location.
- #11 Find the Demon 恶魔鉴定守则
90% matchVery Positive88% of 381 reviews2024
Dev: SHAKINO_UNIONPub: LoveStoryProject
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
她们中间,有一个是恶魔。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 42.2%, Anime 25.5%, Puzzle 18.1%, Story Rich 7.9%, Adventure 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: It utilizes interactive fiction and puzzle elements to build a surreal and engaging mystery.
- #12 夜弦之音 - Echoes of Nocturnal Chords
89% matchVery Positive100% of 113 reviews2020
Dev: 秋之忧郁Pub: Eternal Dream
Windows
On a rainy night, Xiaoyin disappears searching for the legendary “Miracle Grass.” Yixuan follows clues into a trap-filled cave where bodies, monsters, lies, and warmth intertwine. Multiple endings guide you through fairy tale and reality, revealing a fate woven from hope and loss.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Anime 16.2%, RPG 13.7%, Puzzle 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: This RPG features a dark, horror-tinged atmosphere and indie-style narrative exploration.
- #13 羽翼的祈愿 - Feather Of Praying
89% matchVery Positive96% of 318 reviews2018
Dev: 秋之忧郁Pub: Eternal Dream
Windows
This is a horror puzzle RPG first released in 2016. Players control Qiu Xiaoqi as she explores a mysterious room filled with puzzles alongside a white-haired youth. They unravel mechanisms to uncover the truth behind her loss of consciousness. Will the wish be fulfilled? The story is yours to shape!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Emotional 15.6%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Anime 12.7%, RPG 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A female-protagonist adventure game that utilizes RPGMaker mechanics to deliver its story.
- #14 Yomawari: Night Alone
88% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,280 reviews2016
Dev: Nippon Ichi Software, Inc.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A quiet evening stroll takes a turn for the worse as a tragic accident befalls a little girl and her dog. When her sister goes missing later in the night, the little girl decides to venture out into the eerie darkness to search for her loved ones as evil spirits haunt the alleyways and streets of her once-peaceful town.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 35.2%, Anime 31.5%, Adventure 18.6%, Cute 10.3%, Singleplayer 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes the vulnerability of the protagonist while exploring a supernatural world filled with hidden dangers.
- #15 六阶谜题 six-step mystery
87% matchVery Positive87% of 658 reviews2020
Dev: 章鱼罐头制作组
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
失意青年刘在机缘巧合下得到了一份离奇的工作,在命运齿轮的推动下,结识了几名性格各异的少女。忽然有一天祸从天降,他卷入了一起绑架案,并被迫参与一场事关生死的游戏。在求生的同时,他不得不重新审视过去生活寻求蛛丝马迹,那看似平静的生活实则早已暗流涌动……
Why similar: Adventure 45.6%, Indie 26.5%, Story Rich 15.1%, Mystery 7.5%, Casual 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich indie adventure that prioritizes mystery and puzzle-solving mechanics.
- #16 蛊婆 Lady in Tomb
86% matchVery Positive94% of 439 reviews2021
Dev: Magyu Studio
Windows
Gu Lady is a cartoon style third person action game. In the game, you'll have an adventure of nightmares and there are also puzzles for you to solve. You'll act Gu JiuXun, a Miao girl, to explore the grave filled with monsters,puzzles and traps,to save her younger sister!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 24.1%, Puzzle 22.8%, RPG 16%, Adventure 12.8%, Story Rich 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: It blends adventure and puzzle elements with a focus on exploring mysterious, tomb-like environments.
- #17 OMORI
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 86,619 reviews2020
Dev: OMOCAT, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.
Why similar: RPG 29.6%, Story Rich 24.1%, Anime 16%, Indie 12.6%, Emotional 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: An emotional, psychological RPG that explores deep themes through a unique, stylized lens.
- #18 Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo
85% matchMostly Positive79% of 136 reviews2025
Dev: DankHeartsPub: WhisperGames
Windows
Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo is a multi-ending mystery adventure game. A group of boys and girls who have lost their memories gather in a “Tokyo” that is both familiar and unfamiliar. They must trace their lost memories to escape the bizarre labyrinths. Are they prepared to confront their “true selves”?
Why similar: Detective 25.3%, Anime 18.6%, Emotional 12.9%, Adventure 9%, RPG 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: An anime-inspired adventure that focuses on a narrative-heavy, sci-fi mystery.
- #19 Soulslayer~灭魂·误佳期~
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 713 reviews2017
Dev: 开水工作室Pub: NVLMaker
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
An exciting adventure in a story of ancient Chinese setting.Visual Novel with multiple endings to explore.
Why similar: Detective 52.1%, Female Protagonist 19.2%, Adventure 16.9%, Indie 10%, Casual 1.9%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a unique blend of detective work and visual novel storytelling within an indie framework.
- #20 To the Moon
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 85,392 reviews2012
Dev: Freebird Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A story-driven experience about two doctors traversing backwards through a dying man's memories to artificially fulfill his last wish.
Why similar: Emotional 29.9%, Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Story Rich 17.3%, Indie 8.1%, RPG 7%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply emotional narrative experience that focuses on uncovering the past through interactive storytelling.
- #21 The Cat Lady
84% matchVery Positive94% of 6,142 reviews2013
Dev: Harvester GamesPub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...
Why similar: Female Protagonist 21.9%, Detective 20.8%, Emotional 17.6%, Adventure 10.2%, Story Rich 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, narrative-heavy adventure that deals with heavy emotional themes and psychological horror.
- #22 Cross The Boundaries
82% matchVery Positive99% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: AlfredProsPub: Ziel Graywords
Windows · Linux
This is a Touhou Fangame. Maribel Hearn is a girl with unusual experience with ghosts and supernatural beings. In Cross The Boundaries, you will solve riddles while trying to stay alive, and looking for a way out of the nightmare.
Why similar: Anime 24%, Supernatural 21.2%, Puzzle 19.8%, Adventure 12.7%, 2D 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D adventure game that relies on puzzle-solving and exploration to advance its story.
- #23 Ticy Adventure Club
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,248 reviews2022
Dev: YEZHI
Windows
本作是2d剧情向角色扮演恐怖游戏。在本作设定中,玩家将扮演灵异探险社的社员,分工调查被委托的事件,探索场景,寻找线索,并最终解决委托中灵异作祟的问题。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.1%, RPG 18%, Anime 14%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Cartoon 8.7%
- #24 Ticy Adventure Club : Queen of the Spring
79% 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: Interactive Fiction 26.7%, RPG 22.1%, Female Protagonist 18%, Puzzle 16%, Story Rich 10.1%
- #25 Fall into decay
81% matchVery Positive92% of 106 reviews2024
Dev: 灰房子工作室Pub: Gamera Games
Windows
名叫赛莉卡的少女某天在一间奇怪的宅邸中醒来,自己好像忘记了什么重要的事情,又似乎被卷入了什么事件之中…… 但首要的目的是找到逃离这里的方法。
Why similar: Cartoon 16.6%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Puzzle 14.1%, Anime 13.3%, RPG 13.2%
- #26 再见断刀
79% matchVery Positive93% of 2,493 reviews2025
Dev: 非侠游戏Pub: LoveStoryProject
Windows
Median: 13.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
古风悬疑推理AVG《再见断刀》——在与世隔绝的山庄之中,接二连三地发生了骇人命案。只有通过细致入微的调查,抽丝剥茧的推理,才能定一个是非清白,还一个天理公道。 然而,在逐渐浮出水面的真相之下,似乎还有暗流涌动……
Why similar: Detective 24.3%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Anime 16.8%, Emotional 15.2%, RPG 7.7%
- #27 某1种青春
82% matchVery Positive96% of 399 reviews2019
Dev: 绮梦妄想社
Windows
平淡无奇的校园青春类文字游戏!在拥有非常多奇怪社团的育仁中学里,有着名为「冲饭堂社」这样匪夷所思的社团。围绕着社团存亡以及各种各样的青春问题,共有5+1种剧情分支!当然,还有男主角的高中生活到底如何?这里一定有属于你的某1种青春。
Why similar: Anime 72.2%, Indie 23.4%, Casual 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: A female-protagonist JRPG that emphasizes dungeon-crawling and a story-rich experience.
- #28 东方心之解束~Saving from the devil
80% matchVery Positive98% of 179 reviews2022
Dev: 咲熠
Windows
来试试《心之解束》吧!这是一个以小恶魔和帕秋莉为主角,剧情丰富,玩法多样的“休闲类”东方同人RM游戏哦~在一次属于两人的异变中,她们的命运将会何去何从呢? 玩家交流qq群:115601828
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Emotional 18%, Anime 16.8%, Puzzle 12.6%, RPG 10.3%
- #29 Bishojo Mangekyo Kotowari to Meikyu no Shojo
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,949 reviews2021
Dev: ωstarPub: Seikei Production
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 275.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
玩家将和故事中性格各异的角色一起,解开神秘超自然事件的真相。并逐步了解贯穿整部游戏的核心——万华镜,及其持有者莲华的秘密。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36.9%, Anime 27.4%, Story Rich 10.9%, Adventure 6.1%, Fantasy 4.5%
- #30 Laughing to Die
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,189 reviews2024
Dev: 大吉利制作组Pub: Gamera Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
囡囡回乡参加奶奶一百岁的丧礼。家人们都说老人百岁去世是喜丧,因此家里正大摆宴席招待亲友。独自一人的囡囡看到一个酷似奶奶的身影之后随之而误入某个奇怪的房间,在寻找离开的道路同时,囡囡也逐渐从这些房间的故事中知道了奶奶的来历,更从中得知在喜丧背后所隐藏的秘密。
Why similar: Puzzle 37.8%, Adventure 24%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Cartoony 7%, 2D 6.1%
- #31 Touhou Three Noisy Fairies' Adventure ~ Take it Easy
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: 狐狸壶工作室
Windows
幻想乡中生活着神明、妖怪、人类和妖精。妖精相对弱小,但却过着无忧无虑的生活。本故事讲的是幻想乡妖精们悠然的日常……本应该是这样的。采蘑菇后遇到的形似馒头的生物打破了宁静的生活。在旺盛的好奇心的驱使下,光之三妖精和愉快的伙伴们踏上了冒险之旅,或许有一天她们也将成为异变的主角?面对强大的幻想乡少女、难解的机关、油库里的阴谋,光之三妖精不屈、不媚、不省!以三妖精视角体验幻想乡!登场幻想少女总数超百人的中长篇JRPG!
Why similar: Anime 31.6%, Puzzle 17.8%, Adventure 10.6%, Story Rich 9.8%, RPG 8.6%
- #32 江华号
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 178 reviews2023
Dev: 知音动漫Pub: IndieArk
Windows
《江华号》是一款国风水墨横版卷轴叙事游戏。1928年,武汉的大街小巷流传着一则“头七夜死者还魂”的诡异消息,引发各界关注。《楚城时报》新人记者虞慧龄奉命前去采访,却误打误撞,被种种谜团指引着登上了一艘名为“江华号”的豪华客轮。在那里,一段不为人知的隐秘往事渐渐浮出水面……
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.7%, Detective 18%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Puzzle 10.3%, Anime 9.7%
- #33 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
73% 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: Detective 26.3%, Supernatural 24.8%, Anime 11.4%, Adventure 10.9%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #34 At Home Alone II
77% matchVery Positive86% of 227 reviews2019
Dev: 阿正不经Pub: Peanut Bear Studio
Windows
A recreational healing Mini-plot game explored at home. Players will play and wander around the house from the perspective of a little girl. What will she do when she is alone? What strange stories will happen in the process? and in the process of exploration, you may find some strange secrets....
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Anime 18.2%, Female Protagonist 17.5%, RPG 13.6%, Puzzle 8.5%
- #35 百禾梦境漫游 Wandering Dreams of Yuri
74% matchVery Positive92% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: 琉璃花糖制作组Pub: u-secret studio
Windows
She becomes Alice of the fairy tale world and joins forces with the mysterious Zixuan to explore the twisted world of fantasy: name-grabbing factions, invisible witches ...... In their light-hearted adventures, they gradually uncover the truth and endeavour to return to reality.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.7%, Cartoon 16.7%, RPG 13.6%, Anime 13.6%, Emotional 8.7%
- #36 第五件遗留物
75% matchVery Positive89% of 428 reviews2021
Dev: 狼烟游戏studioPub: NiceBoat
Windows
With some special reasons, Tang Sheng, a human being, fell into a world of monsters between the underworld and the human world. At the same time, he found that he had lost his memory. He learned that he had to find all the " belongings " when he fell down to return to the world.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28%, Emotional 14.1%, Anime 12.8%, RPG 12.5%, Puzzle 9.9%
- #37 夏日事件簿 Summer Fantasy
73% matchVery Positive94% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Summer Fantasy
Windows
It is a story of going forward together with childhood sweetheart monsters and saving each other, accompanying each other to experience those sparkling youthful times that are both troublesome and joyful. There is unparalleled passion and warmth in the daily life of fighting and teasing each other.
Why similar: Anime 25.9%, Interactive Fiction 24%, RPG 19.7%, Adventure 13.7%, Story Rich 9%
- #38 Antivine
75% matchVery Positive93% of 95 reviews2022
Dev: Regeneration studioPub: USERJOY Technology Co.,Ltd.
Windows
Do plants feel? A unique boy from the village and a girl lost her memory stay together for the adventure in the Chengying plain, a breathtaking place but fulfilled with bushy vines. Through changing viewpoints and the way of thinking, solve puzzles and move towards the source of the Treeman.
Why similar: Cartoon 30.1%, Emotional 28.4%, Detective 12.1%, Puzzle 10.5%, Story Rich 8%
- #39 FILTHY US
76% matchMixed68% of 474 reviews2021
Dev: Game Logic Studio
Windows
《残秽的我们》是一款本土手绘写实风格的恐怖冒险游戏,以真实事件为蓝本改编。在游戏中,玩家将跟随女主“无者”的脚步,深入由亡者怨念而产生的“怨秽地”,利用“刻印”的力量,探究隐藏其中的一段真实往事。
Why similar: Supernatural 23.2%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Emotional 13.2%, Puzzle 11.7%, RPG 9.5%
- #40 无名者
71% matchVery Positive97% of 111 reviews2026
Dev: Origincourtyard世界庭院Pub: WindField Games
Windows
"请告诉我,爱是否存在意义。" 《无名者》是一款百合向文字冒险游戏。追随少女们的足迹,在失落的城市中寻找神明的踪迹,探寻埋藏在过往之中的真相,寻找延续未来的方法,直至抵达世界尽头——
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Female Protagonist 18.7%, Cartoon 15.7%, Anime 14%, RPG 8%
- #41 春泥 Soil of Rebirth
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 298 reviews2026
Dev: 午夜说书人
Windows
《春泥》是一款刑侦题材的悬疑解谜推理游戏。2018年中秋前夕,刑警程佑接到报案,动身前往泥塑匠林家处理一起家庭伤人案。随着调查深入,案件的疑点层层浮现,将她引向一连串尘封已久的谜团。往事的土壤正在松动,深埋的真相即将揭开......
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.9%, Detective 24.3%, RPG 11.9%, Puzzle 11.8%, Story Rich 5.6%
- #42 Absurd Story: Back Home
71% 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: Emotional 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, RPG 13.9%, Puzzle 13.1%, Female Protagonist 10.5%
- #43 The Angel's Devil Tail - One More Question 2
69% matchVery Positive96% of 114 reviews2026
Dev: 橘音
Windows
A horror-meets-cute puzzle game with a twist-filled Yuri romance story.
Why similar: Detective 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Anime 14.2%, Puzzle 11.2%
- #44 -The Sacrificial Girl of the Fantasy 3 Kingdoms-
72% matchVery Positive85% of 251 reviews2022
Dev: selenophobia
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
游戏《花园魔三国》是以萌娘化历史上著名的三国人物为特色的剧情冒险战斗的角色扮演游戏。 玩家和刘封、刘禅姐妹在神州大陆上与各个英雄人物交互。 游戏可以选择非常简单或者较为困难的战斗,大量的探索要素将会构筑一个精密细致的幻想世界。
Why similar: RPG 26.8%, Anime 19.4%, Adventure 15.6%, Puzzle 12%, Indie 8.8%
- #45 捉妖物语 Monster Girl
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 528 reviews2022
Dev: jksoftPub: JKgames
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 41%
This is a casual game that combines anime girls, spot-the-difference puzzles, and a story-rich adventure. You play as a Yokai Tamer burdened with a special mission, setting out on a journey through a mysterious otherworld to search for clues about your only missing relative.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 19%, Emotional 18.4%, Anime 18.3%, RPG 13.4%, Puzzle 11.1%
- #46 Paper Bride
70% matchVery Positive91% of 2,228 reviews2021
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Paper Bride is a Chinese horror mystery puzzle game. You will play as the groom to search for the truth and have bizarre encounters, gradually learning about the dark mystic custom in the bride's home village and a story from the past...
Why similar: Detective 25.1%, Supernatural 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Puzzle 13.8%, RPG 8.6%
- #47 祛魅·教化(祛魅1)
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 109 reviews2018
Dev: LU QI
Windows
山陡林密,河谷深切,溪涧遍布,谷壑幽深,魔法学院见习生们结束了迷失森林中隐秘修行,在欢声笑语中惜别。错综复杂、恍如迷宫的矿坑地道内,任何一个角落都潜伏着危机,被人操纵神识的镇长,躲藏在黑暗中的魅影,一段返程之旅因此变得惊心动魄。空气中弥漫的尸体腐烂的味道,沿着遗迹台阶盘旋而下,死亡的气息扑面而来。深藏面具之后召唤师,玩偶般操纵的亡者躯干,一场神秘的“教化”仪式掀开了疯狂的剧幕。
Why similar: Female Protagonist 27.2%, Anime 22.7%, RPG 10.1%, Adventure 9.8%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #48 你已经猜到结局了吗
70% matchVery Positive93% of 422 reviews2022
Dev: 橘音
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 30.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
有些人死了,但没完全死,知道了结局但却未发现真相。 一个人也能玩的海龟汤推理故事。 海龟汤故事通常包含一个极不合理的结果,但不知道其中的过程,您可以自行猜测发生了什么,并提出问题,主持人只会用【是】【否】【无关】来回答你——本该如此,不过她似乎会破例给你些提示,但显然你很高冷,并不为之所动。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Detective 17.2%, Cartoon 11.8%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Anime 9.7%
- #49 幻现的花海 - Sea of Phantom Flowers
70% matchVery Positive96% of 193 reviews2024
Dev: 可爱因子工作室Pub: Eternal Dream
Windows
在讨伐魔王的前一天,勇者回到了她久别的故乡,想要履行昔日对同行者的承诺。 然而,时间似乎定格在了临行前的这一天…… 她承诺过的那片花海,还会如约盛开吗?
Why similar: Emotional 19.4%, Cartoon 17.9%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Anime 14.1%, RPG 12.6%
- #50 Coffin of Ashes
71% matchVery Positive91% of 833 reviews2016
Dev: LadomuPub: DigitalEZ
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Delilah is an ordinary school girl who accidentally discovers an old mansion on a rainy night. As her exploration in the mansion continues, she finds many mysterious phenomena that can't be explained. In this mansion covered by ashes, what's the secret hidden deep underground?
Why similar: Anime 28.8%, RPG 22.1%, Female Protagonist 20.5%, Adventure 11.5%, Puzzle 7%
- #51 异化之恶〇Abnormal Treatment
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,585 reviews2019
Dev: Eternal Dream
Windows
Strange events occur at a sanatorium for those with unusual abilities. Follow clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth. What will be released when all secrets are revealed? Goodness? Or… pure ”EVIL”?
Why similar: Anime 21.6%, Female Protagonist 18.5%, RPG 16.6%, Puzzle 13.7%, Adventure 8.6%
- #52 Rubbings
67% matchVery Positive89% of 241 reviews2025
Dev: 午夜说书人
Windows
《诡拓》是一款中式民俗微恐风的悬疑推理游戏。你将扮演一名民俗杂志编辑,根据匿名信件中的拓片线索,深入封闭、神秘的睖睁村,这里多年来流传着失踪旅人和诡异祭祀的传说。通过亲历村志中的诡异故事,并在村庄中展开调查,你将逐步揭开埋藏数十年的真相。
Why similar: Detective 28.6%, Supernatural 22.1%, Puzzle 14.8%, RPG 14%, Story Rich 7%
- #53 Exorcist Onmyoji
68% matchVery Positive80% of 138 reviews2024
Dev: 樹懶叫工作室Pub: LewdLoco
Windows
This is a light puzzle game where you play as Onmyoji characters "Yang" and "Yue" to exorcise spirits from a mansion. Enjoy immersive, eerie puzzles without any fear!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Female Protagonist 21.7%, Puzzle 15.4%, RPG 13%, Cartoon 12.1%
- #54 黑色花与红山羊 / Black Datura & Red Goat
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 589 reviews2020
Dev: Angels Blue Digital EntertainmentPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
苏醒之时,他正处于昏暗的木屋之中。自己的身份、过去的经历,全都无法想起。很快,他发觉自己正处于一个异常的空间,到处都是谜题和陷阱,还有一些古怪的居民。在前行的途中,也不断与同样被困在此处的人成为了同伴。道路的前方,是救赎,还是绝望?这是一个围绕着“诅咒”与“救赎”的故事。
Why similar: RPG 25.5%, Anime 25.2%, Adventure 13.3%, Puzzle 12.3%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #55 Pocket Mirror ~ GoldenerTraum
66% matchVery Positive93% of 1,656 reviews2023
Dev: AstralShiftPub: KOMODO
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Delve into the enthralling world of Pocket Mirror ~ GoldenerTraum, the acclaimed RPG Maker gothic horror game that'll take you on a moving journey of self-discovery.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.3%, Anime 16.3%, Female Protagonist 15%, RPG 14%, Puzzle 11.7%
- #56 法医探案团之碎嘴小诗
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 150 reviews2025
Dev: 芒果互娱
Windows · Mac
在《法医探案团之碎嘴小诗》中,玩家将化身被害人小诗,用独特的“逝者视角”沉浸式与法医一同寻找自己死因真相!通过“拟真尸检”和“嫌疑人的调查”、“多样的剧情选择”和“技能释放”中冲出层层迷雾,而在扑朔迷离的案情不断袭来之时,一个「糖果岛」的神秘符号,竟引出无数少女的神秘失踪与被囚禁的线索,把案件再次推向新的高潮!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.2%, Supernatural 13.6%, RPG 13.5%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Emotional 12.5%
- #57 风与鸟 - Wind and Bird
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 500 reviews2024
Dev: 许愿铃工作室Pub: Eternal Dream
Windows
长耳族的学徒蒂娜,跟随着吟游诗人的师父,开始了传颂故事的探寻之旅。带着心爱的吊坠,二人游历过草原,高塔,小镇与森林。然而,在故事的起点和终点,却似乎另有隐情……
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Emotional 18.3%, Cartoon 17.6%, Anime 13.8%, RPG 10.4%
- #58 The Occult Detective
66% matchMostly Positive71% of 326 reviews2025
Dev: Battlecry Studio
Windows
A narrative detective game blended with supernatural elements. Play as a rookie investigator, discover vital clues in every case, dive into unscripted interrogations and uncover truths that break minds. But with each revelation, the world feels... less human.
Why similar: Detective 28.3%, Anime 20%, Puzzle 15%, RPG 11.5%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #59 Veloria
65% matchVery Positive91% of 144 reviews2025
Dev: WANDERING WITCH PROIECTUM
Windows · Mac
An Adventure game with environmental puzzles. Veloria awakens from a nightmare in an abandoned orphanage. As childhood fears resurface, she must piece together fragmented memories and uncover a dark past. Explore, solve puzzles, and survive this twisted place to reach her true ending.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 22.5%, Puzzle 18.6%, RPG 17.4%, Anime 15.6%, Adventure 8.9%
- #60 A Random Maze 某个迷宫
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 528 reviews2021
Dev: 幻想博物馆(Utopia Museum)
Windows
一个忘记自己姓名与过去的人,在突然出现的神秘人物的帮助下,从一个空无一人的医院开始探索自己的过去。只有取回真实,才能从这里离开,即使……真相不像你所期待的那样,他也依然盼望着他的未来。
Why similar: Adventure 33.4%, Detective 29.5%, RPG 13.3%, Puzzle 12.3%, Indie 4.1%