- #1 In Waiting
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CynicalMonkeys
Windows
In Waiting is a first-person psychological horror game where you explore a haunted manor guided by Eleanor, an AI-powered ghost. Solve puzzles, uncover dark secrets, and experience true AI conversations that run 100% on your device with zero data collection.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.4%, Walking Simulator 17.5%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Adventure 13.7%, Puzzle 10.4%
- #2 SOMETHING AMAZING ROOM
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tidal C
Windows
This game is not normal. It has no traditional gameplay loop or world format. In the game, you walk through a room. Each one is just as different as the last. You learn about the people who inhabit the world, known as Meeples, and you learn about the dark secret behind the world.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.9%, Walking Simulator 22.6%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Adventure 9.5%, Exploration 7.1%
- #3 Clare's Escape
96% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Human Sense Design
Windows · Mac
Help real-life 'peasant poet' John Clare on a historical adventure escaping from a mental asylum and guide his epic walk home. Traverse a changing Victorian landscape, encounter ghosts & storytellers, avoid will 'o the wisps and face up to the hallucinations of Clare's shattered mind.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.2%, Walking Simulator 22.4%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Adventure 14.9%, Exploration 6%
- #4 The Last Oath
95% matchVery Positive94% of 231 reviews2025
Dev: Final Offer
Windows
The Last Oath is a short story based game about a knight that fell in battle fighting for their king. You find yourself with a final task to keep your oath to the king. Complete this task as you find out more about the world by interacting with the environment through text based dialogue.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.7%, Walking Simulator 23%, Side Scroller 16.1%, Adventure 10.2%, Exploration 7.5%
- #5 Mythargia
94% matchVery Positive90% of 62 reviews2023
Dev: RunByCoffeePub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows · Linux
You are a journalist in search of your breakthrough story. A promising lead takes you to the abandoned island of Mythargia where you have to discover its buried history connecting two different dimensions.
Why similar: Noir 25.3%, Side Scroller 13.6%, Investigation 9.9%, Adventure 9%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #6 Gamebook H. P. Lovecraft: The Haunter of the Dark
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Midworld
Windows
Play, no game. Put on your headphones, listen and imagine what exists in the dark. Did Lovecraft expose the most insidious Outer in his last story? Plunge into the Dormitory of Horror for answers. Oh, not sure if it's a one-way path…
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.1%, Walking Simulator 26%, Adventure 12.1%, Horror 9.5%, Atmospheric 7%
- #7 Barnacle
93% matchPositive96% of 28 reviews2026
Dev: LuN
Windows
Investigate an abandoned server frozen in time. Explore liminal, blocky spaces, uncover strange anomalies, and piece together what went wrong. The deeper you go, the more the world shifts, watching and reacting to your presence.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.4%, Walking Simulator 24.1%, Adventure 13.8%, Puzzle 10.6%, Exploration 7.2%
- #8 Croak and Solve
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BeyondTales Interactive
Windows
Join Burst as he tackles the chaos in Sorrentine the best he can. With your haunches swinging to the rhythm of jazz and a heavy dose of bad luck, you’ll dive into this vibrant pixel-art world with RPG elements to solve your adventures in the style of the most legendary detectives.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.6%, Noir 26.3%, Adventure 13.8%, Puzzle 10.8%, 1980s 9.4%
- #9 Just Ignore Them: Brea's Story Tape 1
91% matchVery Positive87% of 111 reviews2022
Dev: Stranga GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
On her way to cover the biggest story of her career, Brea Tena fumbles her way into a dark mysterious town called Ash Pines, the birthplace of the tragic events that took place in Just Ignore Them.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.9%, Walking Simulator 23.5%, Puzzle 11.5%, Adventure 9.5%, Exploration 7.7%
- #10 Would you sell your soul
91% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: COMINO Inc.
Windows
Choose Your Story: Choices & Decisions game, Mystery visual novel adventure game
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.9%, Noir 25.1%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Adventure 13%, Horror 4.1%
- #11 Laira Cut Me Open
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: EspaceshipStudio
Windows
Laira Cut Me Open is a 2D interactive story about a woman's fear and hatred. Find the perpetrator who cut you open, stole part of your body, locked you up in a psych ward, and snatched your husband, money and job. When she shows her face, you're gonna return the favor.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.1%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Side Scroller 16.7%, Adventure 14.5%, Puzzle 11.7%
- #12 KRAMPEN
89% matchVery Positive91% of 443 reviews2023
Dev: GMD13
Windows
Immerse yourself in the winter forest and help a lost soul to find a piece of itself. What is awaiting you there.. or who?
Why similar: Noir 19.3%, Walking Simulator 16.8%, Side Scroller 12.4%, Visual Novel 12%, Dark 6.6%
- #13 Abashed
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Supantha Paul
Windows
Abashed lets you step into the troubled mind of Issac, as the fragments of his past flash before his eyes. Solve puzzles, meet mysterious characters, and alter reality as he faces his worst fears to uncover the truth behind his missing partner, or so he thought.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.8%, Side Scroller 13.8%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Puzzle 10.1%
- #14 There Is Nothing There
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Lupercal
Windows · Mac
Narrative-driven psychological horror set in a confined apartment. Explore, interact with everyday objects, and notice increasingly unsettling changes around you. Your small, everyday choices will shape your future and define your ending. A debut title created by a solo developer.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.7%, Walking Simulator 20.1%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Adventure 14.9%, Exploration 6.6%
- #15 Timeshift Detective
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Neox Games
Windows · Mac
Don the trenchcoat of private eye Harrison Steel and dive deep into a futuristic crime-noir story sprawling with clues to track down. Crime and corruption run rampant in the city and above all looms the mysterious phenomenon known as "Timeshifts". Can you rise to the challenge and crack the case?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Noir 18.5%, Walking Simulator 18.5%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Puzzle 8.4%
- #16 SKELER BOY
86% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: MANIAC BOY STUDIOPub: Ratalaika Games S.L.
Windows · Linux
Experience a nostalgic aesthetic right out of 1970s and 1980s cultural classics, with adventure gameplay and a dark and disturbing narrative!
Why similar: Noir 26.8%, 1980s 15.8%, Adventure 9.6%, Exploration 8.2%, Investigation 7.5%
- #17 Red Bow: Strange Dream
84% matchPositive95% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: Stranga GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Embark on an immersive adventure alongside Roh as she tries to break free from her strange dream.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.4%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Adventure 16.3%, Puzzle 12.2%, Exploration 7.1%
- #18 Fragment
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Omaj
Windows
Join a boy named Timothy and his alien friend Gus on a journey of self discovery as they explore the colorful world of Fragment.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.9%, Adventure 18.8%, Puzzle 15%, 1980s 14.8%, Exploration 9.3%
- #19 Domum
86% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: Forgotten Code
Windows
Unravel the dark past of a once beautiful estate in this disturbing top-down adventure game. Solve puzzles, unlock multiple endings, and experience imagery you will never forget as you determine the fate of those that tormented you.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.1%, Walking Simulator 23.4%, Noir 23.2%, Adventure 10.8%, Exploration 7.7%
- #20 Care
84% matchVery Positive96% of 71 reviews2024
Dev: The Pocket Dimension
Windows
Care is an atmospheric first person horror game with puzzle elements, where your choices have consequences. Be observant with your surroundings and unravel the horrific secrets that hide within these walls.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Walking Simulator 17.7%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Puzzle 9.4%, Investigation 7.5%
- #21 What happened on the Moon?
83% matchMostly Positive76% of 41 reviews2025
Dev: copperwaif
Windows
Built by Professor Ward, you are an autonomous Moon Rover on a mission to investigate mysterious activity on the lunar surface...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.1%, Side Scroller 16.9%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Exploration 7.8%, Investigation 7.7%
- #22 Liminal Dreams
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: No Return Studios
Windows
The elevator should have taken you home. Instead, it brought you somewhere that shouldn't exist. Explore liminal spaces, evade terrifying entities, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.6%, Interactive Fiction 21%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Adventure 15.7%, Puzzle 11.6%
- #23 The 7th Guest Remake
81% matchVery Positive88% of 167 reviews2026
Dev: Vertigo Games
Windows
The iconic game The 7th Guest has been brought back to life with modern technology, delivering an atmospheric story like no other. Explore a foreboding mansion, solve mind-bending puzzles, and uncover its dark secrets. The 7th Guest is the ultimate mystery adventure, reimagined for modern platforms.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.6%, Puzzle 15.4%, Noir 15.2%, Adventure 12%, Exploration 8.9%
- #24 Fear Is In The Mind
82% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2024
Dev: Wrong Way GamesPub: Liquid Heart
Windows
Immerse yourself in Fear Is In The Mind, a psychological horror game that blurs the lines between reality and the mind's darkest corners. Face your fears, decipher the truth, and explore a world where every word can alter your fate.
Why similar: Noir 30.9%, Walking Simulator 25.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Adventure 9.6%, Exploration 5.4%
- #25 Dichotomy
81% matchPositive92% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: Phyrfliez
Windows
Im Jahr 2234 kämpfen die 13-jährige Victorique und ihre beste Freundin Zoé im überwachten Frankreich gegen die Human Rescue Organisation. Trotz ihrer durch Schizophrenie verzerrten Wahrnehmung verfolgen die beiden Hackerinnen entschlossen ihren Plan, die Menschheit zu befreien.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Walking Simulator 19.9%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Puzzle 9.3%, Adventure 8%
- #26 Gion Corridor
80% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: Burg Game StudioPub: burg
Windows
Set against the backdrop of a Japanese-style townscape reminiscent of Gion, this exploration-based horror game involves searching for “anomalies” and offering prayers. A work dedicated to those who feel bored with their daily lives.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.6%, Walking Simulator 26.1%, Adventure 16.2%, Puzzle 11.6%, Exploration 7.8%
- #27 The Last Case of John Morley
77% matchVery Positive84% of 305 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: Noir 23.5%, Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Walking Simulator 18.1%, Puzzle 9%, Adventure 8.1%
- #28 Yuntai
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Yuntai
Windows · Mac
Yuntai is a story-driven horror game, where Veris travels to Yuntai City for the Qiqiao Festival after a friend's invitation, but ends up uncover a sinister cult and a series of eerie supernatural events.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36.5%, Walking Simulator 24.8%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Puzzle 13.9%, 2D 4.2%
- #29 Tapes of Entities
78% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: MaxdevPub: Maxdev creations
Windows
Tapes of Entities is a first-person psychological survival horror game. Roam between realities of fear, madness & machinery. Solve puzzles, explore an atmospheric world, survive horrifying entities.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.3%, Walking Simulator 24.4%, Puzzle 12.4%, Exploration 10.6%, Adventure 6.9%
- #30 Cryphora
78% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: LuN
Windows
A remote mountain cabin, a raging snowstorm, and the line between reality and madness begins to blur. Make difficult choices, explore surreal worlds, and confront what waits in the dark.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.3%, Walking Simulator 22.7%, Puzzle 10.6%, Adventure 9.5%, Exploration 7.5%
- #31 Dear Esther: Landmark Edition
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 7,426 reviews2017
Dev: The Chinese RoomPub: Secret Mode
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Dear Esther immerses you in a stunningly realised world, a remote and desolate island somewhere in the outer Hebrides. As you step forwards, a voice begins to read fragments of a letter: 'Dear Esther...' - and so begins a journey through one of the most original first-person games of recent years.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.1%, Walking Simulator 27.2%, Puzzle 11.6%, Exploration 9.2%, Investigation 6.4%
- #32 Stories Want to Be Told Storyone: Prophecy
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CodingApe GamesPub: Vulpis Yazilim
Windows
Stories Want to be Told is an adventure game. It is more like an interactive story telling game. This the first episode The Prohecy
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 37.9%, Visual Novel 22%, Exploration 9.8%, Adventure 9%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
- #33 Dream:scape Remastered
75% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Speedbump Studio
Windows
Explore a surreal dream world built from one man’s memories in this remastered story-rich first-person mystery/adventure.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.5%, Walking Simulator 23.2%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Adventure 10.3%, Exploration 7.4%
- #34 The Letter: Classic Edition
76% matchPositive83% of 41 reviews2022
Dev: TreeFall Studios L.L.C.
Windows
The Letter: Classic Edition is the ORIGINAL experience from the classic title "The Letter", with a few changes and additions. Relive the Wii U game that gathered so much hate it became a cult classic. Embark on a creepy narrative driven tale about a boy in search of his missing father.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.2%, Adventure 18.3%, Puzzle 15.2%, Investigation 7.7%, Dark 7.1%
- #35 Murder Is Game Over: Murder Otaku
74% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: HitherYon Games
Windows
A new stand-alone murder mystery in the Murder Is Game Over series. Solve the murder of a beautiful J-pop singer at an anime convention in a historic high-rise hotel.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.5%, Noir 21.4%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Exploration 10.4%, Adventure 7.1%
- #36 Lying Souls
76% 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: Walking Simulator 24.7%, Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Puzzle 11.3%, Adventure 9.5%, Dark 6.6%
- #37 Condo
73% matchVery Positive97% of 223 reviews2025
Dev: FlubbedMachina
Windows · Mac
Unable to sleep, you navigate a quiet condo complex. There's no rush - just you, the building, its inhabitants, and the stories they hold.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.6%, Noir 22.6%, Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Adventure 9.4%, Exploration 9.1%
- #38 幽都酒馆
73% matchVery Positive98% of 103 reviews2024
Dev: 七月柒月七
Windows
本游戏主旨绿色健康阳光积极向上充满正能量,无不良导向。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.6%, Walking Simulator 21.9%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Puzzle 10%, Adventure 8.4%
- #39 Neighbors
74% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Max BarsanaPub: Oddlybeast
Windows · Mac
A folk noir detective horror game. An old time detective trying to find out the truth behind a missing girl in a mysterious place.
Why similar: Noir 23.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Side Scroller 8.9%, Puzzle 8.8%, Investigation 8.3%
- #40 RHEM III SE
75% matchPositive89% of 27 reviews2021
Dev: Knut MüllerPub: Runesoft GmbH
Windows
In this third installment of the popular RHEM series of intricate pure-puzzle first-person adventure games, the adventures of brothers Kales and Zetais continue in the mysterious land of RHEM.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.5%, Adventure 21.8%, Puzzle 17.3%, Exploration 11.6%, Investigation 10.3%
- #41 Postcards from the Apocalypse
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hot Rod Games
Windows
A stylish post-apocalyptic road trip with a killer soundtrack - endless driving sprinkled with some gentle walking. No stats. No combat. No progression. No puzzles. Just drive and vibe.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.7%, Walking Simulator 27%, Side Scroller 25.2%, Adventure 10.7%, 2D 4.5%
- #42 Echoes of the Museum
71% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Vania Studios
Windows
"Echoes of the Museum" immerses you in a first-person psychological horror set inside a corrupted museum. You are Alicia, a restoration student drawn into a nightmare where collecting souls opens sealed paths, but slowly erodes your sanity and distorts reality.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.2%, Adventure 17.2%, Puzzle 13.8%, Demons 11.5%, Exploration 8.8%
- #43 HOW WE KNOW WE'RE ALIVE
71% matchVery Positive97% of 385 reviews2023
Dev: Motvind Studios
Windows · Mac
HOW WE KNOW WE'RE ALIVE is an award winning, hour long melancholy, point-and-click narrative mystery set in the bible belt of Sweden.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.2%, Walking Simulator 28.4%, Adventure 17.1%, Pixel Graphics 8%, 2D 5%
- #44 Man of Nollyn
70% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2026
Dev: Slater Chae
Windows
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Noir 27.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Side Scroller 10.6%, Investigation 10.5%
- #45 From Ruins – A Detective Adventure
72% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: DigiTales Interactive
Windows
A new-gen detective adventure combining deduction gameplay with a gripping story full of twists and turns. Gather clues, establish connections, and solve a series of increasingly challenging cases. Will you uncover the feud that began at the end of the world?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.7%, Adventure 15.9%, Side Scroller 15.3%, Puzzle 11.8%, Exploration 8%
- #46 Adrift
70% matchNo user reviews80% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Moryi Limited
Windows
Explore derelict ship. find out why there is a missing crew. And be careful of things that could be lurking in the shadows.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.4%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Adventure 16.3%, 1980s 14.9%, Exploration 8.7%
- #47 The Undying Sea
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DeviMetric LLC
Windows
The Undying Sea is a first-person exploration title about dealing with death, exploring a city in decline, and reaching out a hand to those who need it on a long-decaying oceanic city filled with once immortal beings now way too aware that they aren't immortal anymore...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.2%, Noir 23%, Walking Simulator 22.7%, Adventure 10.2%, Exploration 7.5%
- #48 SCREAM you LOSE
68% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: Burg Game StudioPub: burg
Windows
If you get startled, you go back to Number 0. A Japanese-style horror anomaly-spotting game that uses your microphone to detect your reactions. Eerie shrines, schools, and cult-like locations await, filled with all kinds of horror and anomalies.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.2%, Walking Simulator 27.6%, Puzzle 12.3%, Adventure 10.9%, Exploration 8.6%
- #49 The Letter
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SHepic Studios
Windows
The Letter is a narrative-driven psychological adventure set in a forgotten town. Explore abandoned streets, follow scattered notes and hidden messages, and uncover fragments of a story inspired by real events as you piece together a mystery buried in the past.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Walking Simulator 20.2%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Adventure 15.2%, Puzzle 12.6%
- #50 7 Nights Keeper
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Foxxxyy Studio
Windows
In 7 NIGHTS KEEPER, take a job to watch over a mansion for 7 nights and uncover a horrifying secret: the elderly occupant is possessed by a demon. Survive the escalating terror and keep the darkness at bay, or become its next victim.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.9%, Walking Simulator 25.3%, Adventure 10.8%, Demons 9.2%, Exploration 7.9%
- #51 One Paradox
69% match7 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: Retro K StudiosPub: 32 Bits Studio
Windows
A first-person narrative adventure set in a dystopian future. Advance through the futuristic OF-1 factory, solve puzzles, evade other androids, and uncover its hidden secrets.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.8%, Walking Simulator 22.5%, 1980s 12.3%, Puzzle 11%, Adventure 10%
- #52 RIP Love: A Story of Pain
69% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Holeloop Studio
Windows
RIP Love: A Story of Pain is a narrative-driven experience about love, loss, and betrayal. Explore the emotional weight of grief and depression through interactive storytelling, atmospheric design
Why similar: Noir 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Walking Simulator 18.1%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Adventure 7.6%
- #53 Lavender Field
67% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: KamilaFoxGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
An atmospheric visual novel with puzzle elements and a nonlinear storyline.
Why similar: Noir 34%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Adventure 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%, 1980s 6.1%
- #54 Jurnal Malam : Bestfriend
68% matchMixed64% of 27 reviews2024
Dev: RiMa Studio
Windows
In this game, players will play the role of Afdal, a person whose fate is the opposite of Rahmad's, so one night Rahmad asks Afdal to help look after the house, but unfortunately, everything is not fine, because of the terror that Afdal is experiencing.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.8%, Walking Simulator 21.2%, Puzzle 9.9%, Demons 9.6%, Adventure 8.7%
- #55 Streamchat: Horror Live
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hikma Maulana
Windows
A first-person livestream horror game where you explore abandoned locations, survive terrifying encounters, and experience dynamic audience interactions through realtime chat and donation systems.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.1%, Walking Simulator 22.1%, Adventure 19.1%, Puzzle 15.1%, Exploration 7.4%
- #56 Rat's Contracts
66% match2 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Numinxter
Windows · Mac
Slip into the silence of the suburbs - break into houses, outsmart wary residents, and find unconventional paths to your objectives.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.2%, Walking Simulator 26%, Adventure 19%, Puzzle 13.4%, Investigation 7.5%
- #57 Scarlet Hood and the Wicked Wood
68% matchVery Positive85% of 275 reviews2021
Dev: Devespresso GamesPub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Scarlet Hood must lead a hapless Munchkin troupe through the Wicked Wood. Too bad the Black Witch, LeFaba, doesn't take too kindly to strangers gallivanting in her domain. Our fledgling witch soon realizes she's reliving the same day. Can she overcome the disaster that awaits at every turn?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.5%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Adventure 16.7%, Side Scroller 14.1%, Investigation 11.9%
- #58 Deliverance: The Other Side
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sedegova
Windows
Play as a courier on one last delivery to an old St. Petersburg apartment, uncovering a labyrinth of mirrors, hidden secrets, and a family's haunting past. Solve puzzles, explore rooms, and experience a 2D psychological horror adventure full of tension and mystery.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.3%, Side Scroller 25.2%, Adventure 21.6%, Horror 7.1%, 2D 5.5%
- #59 Detective Turtletop: Who Killed Harambe?
65% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Turtletop Software
Windows
The first AI detective game that doesn't cheat. Developed by a former Meta AI Engineer. Interrogate suspects using your own words to solve the murder of Harambe. Features procedurally generated cases, consistent hard logic, and a unique stress mechanic. You have 3 hours to find the truth.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35%, Noir 27.9%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Adventure 8.7%, Mystery 6%