- #1 Lift/Shift
97% matchMostly Positive79% of 42 reviews2024
Dev: PKotoff
Windows
In Lift/Shift, you're a research agent documenting a strange apartment where objects constantly change. Use your specialized camera to stabilize reality across multiple floors.
Why similar: Conspiracy 26.7% ★, 1990's 19.7%, Puzzle 11.8%, Exploration 11.6%, Adventure 8%
- #2 Phil in the Mirror
96% matchPositive91% of 33 reviews2025
Dev: Lunanod
Windows
More than just an anomaly hunt, this is a knowledge-based game. Uncover the truth behind the anomalies and confront a massive narrative. Countless documents will be your guide toward the singular truth. Experience unique mechanics and deep puzzles.
Why similar: Narrative 35.5% ★, Puzzle 12.6%, Mystery 9.9%, Story Rich 8.6%, Exploration 8.2%
- #3 Valley of Shadow
96% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Synersteel Studio
Windows
Valley of Shadow is a narrative puzzle game that tells a poignant true story of loss and grief through the discovery of real-life home videos and photographs. Harness mysterious abilities to solve puzzles and heal a broken family.
Why similar: Narrative 22% ★, 1990's 16%, Mystery 9.3%, Puzzle 9.1%, First-Person 8.9%
- #4 PISO 6
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NostalgyStudios
Windows · Mac
PISO 6 is a first-person psychological horror game with a low-poly aesthetic. After his father’s death, Tomás returns to the apartment where he grew up. What seemed like a simple search for a will turns into a nightmare that pulls him back into the past.
Why similar: 1990's 24.6%, First-Person 15.2%, Retro 13.5%, Puzzle 13.2%, Adventure 8.1%
- #5 Static Voice
94% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: Kaddera Games
Windows
Artyom, a resident of an old Soviet apartment block, finds himself trapped after a factory explosion releases a deadly gas. He plans to explore the toxic entrance to build an SOS transmitter with his friend Viktor. But the building is no longer safe, and someone is hunting in the silence.
Why similar: 1990's 18.6%, Narrative 15.7% ★, Puzzle 12.6%, Exploration 10.7%, Adventure 10.6%
- #6 The Erased Student
94% matchMixed69% of 16 reviews2025
Dev: VimmGames
Windows
First-person horror game set in an abandoned Soviet-era school. You play as a Russian father whose son vanished years ago. Explore the decaying building, read forgotten letters, follow clues, and uncover a dark and disturbing truth.
Why similar: 1990's 30.3%, Puzzle 16.3%, Exploration 15.8%, First-Person 15.6%, Adventure 10.4%
- #7 Project Atlas
93% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: Outerlynx
Windows
Inspired by the 3I/Atlas comet, Project Atlas is a story-driven sci-fi narrative following Commander Simth as she tracks a mysterious object through deep space and discovers a truth no one is prepared for.
Why similar: Narrative 32.4% ★, Puzzle 12.9%, First-Person 9.2%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #8 Echoes From Ciudadela
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kronos Interactive
Windows
Wield your Balearic sling in a first-person puzzle narrative adventure through ancient ruins. Uncover a lost civilization and reactivate forgotten machines to reveal the secrets buried beneath Ciudadela.
Why similar: Puzzle 16.5%, Exploration 14%, First-Person 13.5%, Adventure 12%, Mystery 10.4%
- #9 Project ReMind
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Red Hog Studio
Windows
"Welcome to the end. My end" Manipulate machinery, open secret passages and bypass computers to remember your life, from your first discovery to your own death bed. In this first-person narrative puzzle game investigate a mysterious presence looking for the answer that haunted you since THAT day.
Why similar: Narrative 24.5% ★, Puzzle 16.1%, First-Person 14.8%, Adventure 11.4%, Mystery 11%
- #10 Fragments of Dread - Late Lines FM
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Domnaier
Windows
Late Lines FM is a first-person, story-driven psychological horror experience. Your night shift at 107.9 FM turns into a nightmare with the forbidden 99.9 frequency. When the cursed song plays, you should cover your ears but to find the radio, you must listen.
Why similar: Narrative 23.8% ★, 1990's 18.3%, Retro 10.1%, Mystery 9%, First-Person 7.6%
- #11 High Pines
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Sapling
Windows
Photograph your way through High Pines Summer Camp and uncover the mystery of the campers’ disappearance.
Why similar: Exploration 17.4%, Puzzle 14.9%, Story Rich 13%, 1990's 12.5%, First-Person 10.2%
- #12 Backroom Beyond
89% matchMostly Negative25% of 28 reviews2022
Dev: White Vortex Games
Windows
Backroom Beyond is a first-person game that mixes puzzles with platforms in a dark, harrowing environment that makes the player question the protagonist's sanity. Based on the internet myth, Backroom Beyond makes the player wonder if that journey is about something more personal.
Why similar: Conspiracy 20.2% ★, 1990's 15.9%, Mystery 10.5%, First-Person 9.4%, Puzzle 9%
- #13 The Fridge is Red
89% matchMixed56% of 229 reviews2022
Dev: 5WORD TeamPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
What is inside the Red Fridge? Collection of six episodes of psychological analog horror. Tour through liminal spaces filled with surreal events and uncanny strangers. Inspired by retro horrors of the PSX era.
Why similar: 1990's 16.8%, Mystery 11.2%, Retro 10.6%, Puzzle 10.1%, Exploration 8.8%
- #14 Cursed Baby
88% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: NanningsGamesPub: Yahaha Games
Windows
The once #1 horror game on the Horror list of Itch is back! Join now and use a variety of repair tools to experience life as a handyman in a haunted house, uncover the terrifying past of this old house and face the terrifying demon baby head-on!
Why similar: 1990's 20%, Puzzle 11.8%, Retro 11.5%, Exploration 11.4%, Mystery 10%
- #15 Broken Aperture
87% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Dinobyte Softworks LLC
Windows
In Broken Aperture, players explore Freya's emotional journey through beautifully crafted environments, solving puzzles to uncover hidden memories. This narrative-driven game delves into themes of grief, memory, and self-discovery,
Why similar: First-Person 14.2%, Narrative 11.5% ★, Puzzle 10.9%, Exploration 10.6%, Mystery 10.4%
- #16 Mystery of the Malign
86% matchVery Positive93% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: Gameplay Supremacy
Windows
Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.
Why similar: Mystery 17.2%, Puzzle 14.4%, Exploration 12.4%, Conspiracy 12.4% ★, Story Rich 11%
- #17 Whispers of the Hourglass
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Umut Sahpaz
Windows
In this puzzle adventure game, you awaken as a ghost after your mysterious death, drawn to the relics of a forgotten war between thieves and pirates. Shift between timelines to uncover the truth behind the war and your demise.
Why similar: Narrative 30.3% ★, Mystery 12.2%, Puzzle 12%, Exploration 10.4%, Story Rich 7.4%
- #18 Gordian Rooms: A curious heritage Prologue
86% matchVery Positive88% of 127 reviews2020
Dev: Crimsonite Games
Windows
Gordian Rooms: A Curious Heritage is a Victorian escape game, where you solve various puzzles in your late uncle’s mansion in the hope of obtaining his legacy. In the prologue you can play through the first level of the game.
Why similar: Conspiracy 21.3% ★, Mystery 15.3%, Puzzle 12.4%, Exploration 10.5%, Atmospheric 10%
- #19 Egregore
84% matchMostly Positive71% of 21 reviews2024
Dev: Team EgregorePub: USC Games
Windows · Mac
Embark on a first-person adventure to a mysterious café in Cairo. Adopt a new perspective and shape reality to your will as you unravel an occult conspiracy hidden in plain sight.
Why similar: Conspiracy 18.5% ★, Mystery 15.8%, Puzzle 14.6%, Story Rich 10.9%, First-Person 10.9%
- #20 The Mansion
84% matchMixed67% of 155 reviews2021
Dev: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows
The Mansion, a grim yet fascinating building you’re facing, doesn’t exist.
Why similar: Puzzle 15%, Adventure 14.1%, Exploration 11.7%, Casual 11.1%, Story Rich 11%
- #21 Silent Click
83% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Maksim Marozau
Windows · Mac · Linux
A first-person psychological puzzle horror where you escape control using a TV remote. Explore surreal rooms filled with CRT televisions, switch channels to solve logic-based puzzles, and uncover a haunted smart home system that constantly observes you.
Why similar: 1990's 17.8%, Puzzle 16.5%, Adventure 15.4%, First-Person 13.5%, Atmospheric 10.9%
- #22 The Lost Experiment
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NeoPixel Games
Windows
It is 1997. Farhad, an investigative journalist, arrives at an abandoned military base to uncover the truth behind a silenced 1986 meteor crash. But as he delves deeper into the forest, he finds that the debris isn't the only thing buried here. Some headlines are better left unwritten.
Why similar: 1990's 20.7%, Puzzle 15.7%, Adventure 14.4%, Exploration 13.7%, First-Person 10.8%
- #23 Ekron
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: True Vine InteractivePub: TBD
Windows
A first-person myst-like exploration adventure. Awaken on a mysterious island that blends puzzles with an enigmatic narrative waiting to be unraveled. Explore an abandoned civilization and uncover a story that challenges the very fabric of time.
Why similar: Narrative 25.6% ★, Puzzle 12.6%, Exploration 11.7%, First-Person 11.5%, Mystery 10.6%
- #24 The End of the Sun: Prologue
81% matchVery Positive94% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: The End of the Sun TeamPub: The End of the Sun Forge
Windows
The End of the Sun: Prologue is a first-person, story-driven mystery adventure set in a Slavic fantasy world. As the ashter, a sage sorcerer gifted with the ability to travel in time, you come to a mysterious village where the line between myth and reality begins to fade perilously.
Why similar: Narrative 27.9% ★, Mystery 11.8%, Exploration 9.8%, Puzzle 9.1%, First-Person 8.9%
- #25 Mayfly
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Backyard Zoo
Windows
A story-rich quiet horror set aboard a narrowboat in Northern England. Follow Caroline Miller's descent into an increasingly twisted reality as she searches for her missing husband
Why similar: 1990's 14.2%, Mystery 13.9%, First-Person 13%, Exploration 12.2%, Atmospheric 10%
- #26 Of All Possible Rooms
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Motus Ludos
Windows
A narrative game about grief, memory, and perception. Explore a shifting home that reshapes itself around emotion. What you’re willing to face will determine what you find, or what stays hidden.
Why similar: Narrative 38.7% ★, Exploration 14.5%, Story Rich 9.6%, Walking Simulator 6.6%, Atmospheric 6.5%
- #27 Shadows of Elsewhen: Forbidden Alchemy
78% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Clune Crew Studio
Windows
Shadows of Elsewhen is an alchemy-inspired, murder mystery-themed 1st-person puzzle game. Explore the cryptic Temple Elsewhen and solve your way through the many ancient machinations, arcane devices, and puzzles which hold the secret to the ghost of young Arriel's mysterious and untimely demise.
Why similar: Puzzle 18.9%, Adventure 17.9%, Exploration 17.6%, First-Person 16.7%, Mystery 12.4%
- #28 INFRA
79% matchVery Positive88% of 3,554 reviews2016
Dev: Loiste Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
INFRA puts you into the boots of a structural analyst on a routine mission. Quickly though, your task turns into a fight for survival, all caused by deep-rooted schemes of the past. Your tools are simple: your camera and the wits to navigate a labyrinth of debris.
Why similar: Puzzle 17.2%, Exploration 17.1%, First-Person 14.3%, Mystery 12.9%, Atmospheric 12.5%
- #29 Ancient Scroll
78% matchPositive88% of 17 reviews2024
Dev: Daniel Li
Windows
Ancient Scroll - the game is a mixture of an adventure game and classic quests. You have to go to an abandoned ranch in search of an ancient scroll. Where an exciting adventure awaits you, hiding many mysteries!
Why similar: Puzzle 19.2%, Exploration 17.8%, Adventure 17.3%, Casual 16.8%, First-Person 13.1%
- #30 Obduction
79% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,942 reviews2016
Dev: Cyan, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A new sci-fi adventure from Cyan, the creators of Myst. Abducted far across the universe, you find yourself on a broken alien landscape with odd pieces of Earth. Explore, uncover, solve, and find a way to make it home.
Why similar: Puzzle 18.1%, Exploration 16.1%, Adventure 14.1%, Mystery 13.7%, First-Person 12.8%
- #31 SCP-ELM0
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Silent Vox Studio
Windows
A tense, story-driven horror experience in the SCP universe. Stealth, survival, and silence may be your only chance against what's loose in Site-32.
Why similar: Puzzle 19%, Narrative 16.7% ★, First-Person 14%, Exploration 13.2%, Casual 12.5%
- #32 The Unfinished Swan
77% matchVery Positive84% of 1,918 reviews2020
Dev: Giant SparrowPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
From the creators of What Remains of Edith Finch. Enter the surreal world of The Unfinished Swan and explore a mysterious, hidden kingdom by splatting paint to reveal the world around you.
Why similar: Puzzle 15.8%, Exploration 15.7%, Narrative 9.7% ★, Mystery 9.5%, Adventure 9.4%
- #33 A Night On The Farm
75% matchPositive95% of 41 reviews2024
Dev: Frozen Flame Interactive
Windows
A Night On The Farm is an atmospheric horror adventure with deep lore and surprising plot twists. Uncover the mystery surrounding your crash and the farm’s inescapable draw. Utilize key items, cryptic notes, and audio logs as you venture deeper and deeper into the unknown.
Why similar: 1990's 23.8%, Exploration 15.7%, Adventure 15.2%, First-Person 15%, Walking Simulator 10%
- #34 Faraway: Puzzle Escape
76% matchMostly Positive70% of 130 reviews2021
Dev: Pine StudioPub: Snapbreak
Windows · Mac · Linux
Faraway is an adventure game, a modern tribute to Myst. In Faraway you're an adventurer exploring ruins of ancient temples full of challenges and mysterious riddles.
Why similar: Puzzle 22.6%, Mystery 18.7%, First-Person 18.6%, Adventure 15.9%, Exploration 10.2%
- #35 I Am Dead
76% matchVery Positive82% of 449 reviews2020
Dev: Hollow PondsPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
I Am Dead is a charming puzzle adventure game from the creators of Hohokum and Wilmot’s Warehouse about exploring the afterlife.
Why similar: Narrative 29% ★, Adventure 19.1%, Puzzle 12.7%, Exploration 10.7%, Mystery 6.8%
- #36 魍魉村
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: QZQ Studio
Windows
《魍魉村》是一个单人开放世界推理探案解谜游戏,游戏中提供超过70个可探索地点和谜题,玩家可以根据自己的破案思路和喜好任意探索魍魉村以及周边地段,破解谜题获得线索,并根据得到的线索进行关联推理,最终得到真相。
Why similar: 1990's 22.7%, Puzzle 16.7%, Adventure 15.7%, Exploration 15.6%, First-Person 13.6%
- #37 Gordian Rooms 2: A curious island Prologue
74% matchPositive82% of 22 reviews2024
Dev: Crimsonite Games
Windows
Locked and left to your own devices once again! Muster your wits and find a way out of a yet undiscovered part of your recently inherited mansion. The Prologue takes place between the events of Gordian Rooms 1 and 2.
Why similar: Conspiracy 26.7% ★, Puzzle 13.2%, Exploration 13%, First-Person 11.9%, Mystery 9.3%
- #38 Office Kurobaito
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: goenhatsu
Windows
An atmospheric psychological horror about exploring an abandoned late-90s office tower. Uncover the fate of Kurobaito Systems by investigating the building, its forgotten technology, and signs of an unseen presence.
Why similar: 1990's 32.1%, Mystery 13.6%, Exploration 13.2%, Atmospheric 10.9%, First-Person 9.8%
- #39 Eye 4 Eye
73% matchVery Positive98% of 82 reviews2023
Dev: Team Eye 4 EyePub: Yi Dai
Windows
Embark on a mission to unveil the truth behind a missing daughter case. Utilize the search engine to gather clues and uncover the dark secrets of TempleTech. Experience a suspenseful journey through the eyes of Hazel.
Why similar: Conspiracy 16.3% ★, Mystery 13.1%, First-Person 11.9%, Puzzle 11.4%, Retro 10.9%
- #40 A SIMPLE REQUEST
73% matchMixed47% of 19 reviews2023
Dev: Michael Derek
Windows
In the town of Morton, Louisiana, a series of mysterious deaths and disappearances occur the police bring in Detective Thompson, an experienced investigator known for solving complex cases. As Thompson delves deeper into the case he uncovers a dark past and sinister forces operating beyond the town.
Why similar: 1990's 19.4%, Retro 11.4%, Puzzle 11.3%, Exploration 11.2%, First-Person 10.6%
- #41 Camp Hollow
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ThatNerdPunk Games
Windows
A first-person adventure horror game where you play as a night security guard exploring an abandoned summer camp, solving environmental puzzles, and surviving a relentless creature while trying to escape.
Why similar: 1990's 20.2%, Puzzle 15.6%, Adventure 13.9%, Exploration 13.8%, First-Person 11.2%
- #42 Gordian Rooms 2: A curious island
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 145 reviews2024
Dev: Crimsonite Games
Windows
Your adventure continues in Gordian Rooms 2... The escape island game where you venture further into the mysteries of the Gordian Society! Challenge your wits and conquer every puzzle on the Isle of Lye!
Why similar: Conspiracy 27.3% ★, Puzzle 12.7%, Exploration 12.2%, First-Person 11.5%, Mystery 10%
- #43 The Waiting
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PuzzLab
Windows
Please make your way to the top floor. Bob is waiting for you.
Why similar: Puzzle 15.2%, Adventure 14.5%, Exploration 13.2%, Casual 11.5%, First-Person 10.8%
- #44 Été
70% matchVery Positive93% of 229 reviews2024
Dev: Impossible
Windows
Été (summer) is a relaxing painting game set in Montréal. Color the city to explore, create artworks on canvas, collect stamps in your album, decorate your studio, fulfill commissions from your neighbors, and unleash your inner artist!
Why similar: Narrative 25.1% ★, Music 12.9%, Exploration 9.9%, Puzzle 9.6%, First-Person 9.5%
- #45 Myst III: Exile
72% matchVery Positive93% of 519 reviews2018
Dev: Presto StudiosPub: Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 64%
The story of Myst continues in this third entry of the series, originally released in 2001. Return to this strange and wondrous universe, where books become portals into worlds, and where the lessons of the past may yet hold meaning for today...
Why similar: Puzzle 16.9%, Adventure 13.8%, Exploration 12.1%, Mystery 11%, First-Person 10.8%
- #46 Veritas
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 51 reviews2020
Dev: Glitch Games
Windows
Uncover the lies. Free your mind. Veritas is a compact narrative puzzle game that asks: what is truth, and does it even matter?
Why similar: Narrative 22.4% ★, Puzzle 12.1%, Mystery 11.4%, First-Person 10.9%, Exploration 9.7%
- #47 Lasting Moonlight
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Chloe Vaelin
Windows · Mac · Linux
A story-driven first-person experience about someone trying to hold onto the past. After the death of his best friend, he is forced to confront reality, which sends him into a spiral of emotions and regrets.
Why similar: Narrative 24.7% ★, Mystery 13.9%, First-Person 10.7%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Story Rich 10.4%
- #48 Stillwater
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Thunder Point Games
Windows
Descend into a vast underground stormwater system to search for a boy who vanished under mysterious circumstances in this atmospheric exploration game.
Why similar: Exploration 18.4%, Mystery 18.1%, Retro 15.2%, Puzzle 12.8%, Atmospheric 11.6%
- #49 Zangyou
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Flicker Point Studio
Windows
You wake alone on the 32nd floor of a Tokyo skyscraper. A sentient computer has sealed the building, locking doors, shifting corridors, and sending machines to hunt you. Solve its puzzles, decode its language, and escape before it finds you.
Why similar: Exploration 19.8%, First-Person 18.1%, Mystery 17.9%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Adventure 10.6%
- #50 The Haunted Building
68% matchVery Positive87% of 381 reviews2024
Dev: Genuine Studio
Windows
A 90s Hong Kong public housing block hides twisted tenants, buried truths, and ghosts. As security guard Lee Shing, your choices shape the story and unlock multiple endings. A mystery full of foreshadowing—some truths can only be uncovered through repeated playthroughs.
Why similar: 1990's 28.4%, Puzzle 13.2%, Exploration 12%, Mystery 10.8%, First-Person 10.6%
- #51 The Repairing Mantis
69% matchVery Positive96% of 140 reviews2021
Dev: Erupting Avocado
Windows
The Repairing Mantis is a narrative horror game that lets you experience the disturbing, violent (yet absurdly poetic) story of a mantis on a mission to repair a bridge made of flying squirrel flesh.
Why similar: Narrative 26.5% ★, Exploration 13.5%, First-Person 10.4%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #52 Departure.
70% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2022
Dev: Icarus
Windows
Close your eyes, explore your imagination, and make your own fun using the toys scattered around your room. Find solutions and secrets that can help you on your quest to crack the door's five locks and be free of your confinement in this simple, adventure, puzzle solver.
Why similar: Mystery 19.4%, Puzzle 16.6%, First-Person 14.5%, Casual 13.5%, Adventure 10.5%
- #53 SpectraSimulatia
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VisionariaPub: Vokayl
Windows
A retrieved obscure software from the late 90's that supposedly "renders anomalies in signals’ frequency spectra as 3D simulations".
Why similar: Exploration 20%, Puzzle 17.9%, First-Person 17.1%, Mystery 12.5%, Story Rich 11.2%
- #54 OLYEN
67% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: Adrian Ortega MarzalPub: Absovity Studio
Windows
Explore a forgotten valley filled with ancient mechanisms and mysteries. Solve intricate 3D puzzles and uncover the story of the four sages who once lived there.
Why similar: Puzzle 18.4%, Exploration 17.1%, First-Person 16.1%, Mystery 12.4%, Atmospheric 11.4%
- #55 The Last Case of John Morley
66% matchVery Positive85% of 261 reviews2025
Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive StoriesPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Step into the mind of John Morley, a 1940s detective on his final case. Explore shadowed places long forgotten by time, and piece together crime scenes in a narrative adventure steeped in mystery, unexpected twists, and a truth buried for decades.
Why similar: Narrative 28.4% ★, Exploration 10.5%, Mystery 10.2%, Puzzle 10%, First-Person 9.9%
- #56 Transit
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fable Systems
Windows · Mac
Transit is a dark narrative adventure set in a looping world of midnight trains and traumatised souls. Guided by a sarcastic sock-puppet, you explore repeating routes, fractured memories, and the echoes of a lost sister.
Why similar: Narrative 30.1% ★, Exploration 12.4%, First-Person 11.6%, Mystery 11.4%, Atmospheric 9.9%
- #57 Thief's Roulette
66% matchMixed60% of 15 reviews2026
Dev: hirogame
Windows
Lady Luck has selected 15 'thieves' to compete in Thief's Roulette. A new world of puzzles and deception.
Why similar: Narrative 26.9% ★, First-Person 11.1%, Mystery 11.1%, Puzzle 11.1%, Exploration 9.7%
- #58 What Never Was
68% matchVery Positive95% of 5,058 reviews2019
Dev: Acke Hallgren
Windows · Mac · Linux
What Never Was is a short, story-driven first-person game focused on exploration and puzzle-solving about Sarah, having to shoulder the arduous task of clearing out her grandfathers attic, and soon finds that not everything about the attic is what it seems.
Why similar: Puzzle 18.3%, Mystery 14%, First-Person 13.2%, Story Rich 12.7%, Exploration 11.4%
- #59 Mixtape
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Beethoven and DinosaurPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
On their last night together, three friends embark on one final adventure. Play through a mixtape of memories, set to the soundtrack of a generation.
Why similar: Narrative 34.1% ★, Music 20.9%, 1990's 15.4%, Adventure 10.6%, Exploration 5.9%
- #60 I am Sorry
66% matchMixed68% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Futuregen Games
Windows
"I am Sorry" is a game where you investigate objects and solve puzzles to uncover the story. Become a janitor, clean the house, and uncover the hidden truths of the story.
Why similar: 1990's 21.4%, Exploration 17.1%, First-Person 16.9%, Adventure 15.4%, Atmospheric 11.4%