- #1 Grill'd: The Vanishing
97% 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: Interactive Fiction 25.9%, Detective 17.1%, Adventure 14.5%, First-Person 9.6%, 3D 7.9%
- #2 Unhomely
96% 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: Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Detective 15.7%, Conspiracy 12.3% ★, Investigation 8.5%, Puzzle 8.3%
- #3 Birdcage: A Tale of Sorrow
96% matchPositive81% of 26 reviews2024
Dev: Quantum Box GamesPub: Médicos del Mundo
Windows
After a robbery, you find yourself trapped in a stranger's apartment and must escape without being seen by the police. To do this, you will need to gain the help of its strange resident and unravel the mysteries surrounding her.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32%, Adventure 17.8%, Puzzle 13%, Exploration 10.5%, Realistic 9.1%
- #4 City of Voices
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kini Games
Windows
A short Golden Idol-like deduction game about a young girl who is catapulted from her suburban life into the mysterious world of the ancient Maya. Investigate a series of moments frozen in time. Examine clues and solve puzzles to uncover a story full of twists and turns.
Why similar: Conspiracy 25.4% ★, Detective 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Investigation 10.1%, Puzzle 8.5%
- #5 Gordian Rooms 2: A curious island Prologue
94% 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 22.1% ★, Puzzle 10.8%, Realistic 10.1%, Adventure 9.9%, Exploration 9.5%
- #6 WORK WORK WORK
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MojikenPub: Toge Productions
Windows
WORK. DIE. REPEAT. Can you break out from the sinister cycle?
Why similar: Conspiracy 22.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Adventure 9.9%, Detective 9.8%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #7 RHEM III SE
92% 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 25.6%, Adventure 19.9%, Puzzle 15.1%, Exploration 12.7%, Mystery 10.5%
- #8 The Blackwood Legacy
91% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Connor Elsworth
Windows
Step into the unsettling world of The Blackwood Legacy, a first-person puzzle horror game set in the eerie halls of Blackwood Manor. Solve intricate puzzles, unveil long-held secrets, and decipher the mystery surrounding your father's disappearance.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Puzzle 10.9%, Conspiracy 10.7% ★, Mystery 10.3%, Exploration 7.8%
- #9 Beach Cafe: Caribbean Sand
91% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: Killbug StudioPub: Cooking and Publishing
Windows
Where is Grandpa? and why has his beach bar been closed for more than 2 years? An adventure full of puzzles and mystery begins! Explore, discover all the clues and read them correctly in order to advance. Let yourself be enveloped by a story of intrigue set on a beach.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.9%, Adventure 16.8%, Puzzle 16.2%, Investigation 11.4%, Mystery 10.9%
- #10 Call of the Golden Valley
89% matchPositive88% of 41 reviews2025
Dev: O'Saurus Studios
Windows · Mac
Your friend is missing in the Australian outback and you must find her. Search the Internet for clues, solve mysterious puzzles and uncover the conspiracy of the vanishing hikers of Golden Valley.
Why similar: Conspiracy 18.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 15%, Detective 14.5%, Mystery 8%, Investigation 7.3%
- #11 Lost Traces: Genesis
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stavros TheologouPub: Sitting Ducks Productions
Windows
Uncover the terrifying truth behind the Blackwood conspiracy in this first-person psychological horror. Use emerging psychic powers to solve deep, environmental puzzles and survive the secrets of Project GENESIS.
Why similar: Conspiracy 14.7% ★, Detective 10.5%, Investigation 8.4%, Realistic 8.3%, Logic 8.2%
- #12 This is the last time
89% matchMostly Positive70% of 30 reviews2025
Dev: Zelldon
Windows
This is the Last Time is a minimalist first-person narrative game with a dark and heavy atmosphere.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 37%, Adventure 21%, Exploration 13.1%, First-Person 10%, 3D 8.2%
- #13 N/A Museum
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: YoonJu Kwak
Windows
Welcome to Hanun Art Museum. The rules here are ever-changing. In this enigmatic museum, shrouded in mystery, you step into the shoes of Kang Min-soo, an Anomaly Investigator determined to uncover the truth behind a series of strange phenomena—and find a way to escape.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.5%, Detective 13.7%, Puzzle 10.9%, Adventure 9.7%, Exploration 9.4%
- #14 Nancy Drew®: Mystery of the Seven Keys™
87% matchMixed56% of 326 reviews2024
Dev: HeR Interactive
Windows · Mac
A thrilling blend of adventure, mystery, and history! Play as Nancy Drew to uncover the truth behind the theft of a client's heirloom necklace. Solve challenging puzzles, uncover a sinister web of cyber crime, and sleuth through Prague's mysterious streets entwined with medieval legends and alchemy.
Why similar: Detective 18.5%, Conspiracy 15.2% ★, Puzzle 9.8%, Investigation 9.7%, Mystery 8.4%
- #15 Gordian Rooms 2: A curious island
86% 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 23.3% ★, Puzzle 10.7%, Realistic 9.9%, Exploration 9.2%, Adventure 9%
- #16 The House Dreams Along With Them
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jeffrey NordinPub: Caranthos Mori Games
Windows
The House Dreams Along With Them is a first person puzzle adventure with an emphasis on interactivity and logic. Sleep and dream in the rooms of a mysterious house. Solve the puzzles to make the dreams real and take a step towards the enigmatic reification of night.
Why similar: Adventure 16.8%, Puzzle 13.5%, Exploration 11.4%, Logic 11.4%, Mystery 10%
- #17 The 7th Guest Remake
85% matchNo user reviews
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 29.6%, Puzzle 14.1%, Adventure 11.4%, Mystery 10.3%, Exploration 10.2%
- #18 Mystery Case Files: Incident at Pendle Tower
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 12 reviews2023
Dev: Grandma StudiosPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Pendle Tower was once a lavish high-rise hotel, but a new renovation has awakened a long-dormant secret within its foreboding halls.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.8%, Adventure 17.1%, Detective 13.2%, Puzzle 10.8%, Exploration 8.1%
- #19 The Neighbor - Escape Room
83% matchPositive80% of 25 reviews2024
Dev: B Rain Logic Labs
Windows
Do you dare to discover the secrets hidden behind the next door? "The Neighbor" will immerse you in a thrilling adventure filled with mystery and suspense. Set in a haunting house, your mission is to unravel its dark secrets before it's too late.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Detective 12.1%, Logic 11.3%, Puzzle 10%, Realistic 9.8%
- #20 Chimeras: Blinding Love
84% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: Elephant ArPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Something dangerous prowls the streets... Can you find out what's targeting young men in Paris?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.4%, Adventure 17.7%, Detective 13.3%, Puzzle 11%, Exploration 8.2%
- #21 Imaginary Friend Asylum
82% matchVery Positive100% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: Nightmare Emporium
Windows
A psychological horror game about being a child in an insane asylum. You're in a cruel world but your imaginary friends have your back. Here, you will uncover a dark conspiracy where you are to receive a terrible fate.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.1%, Conspiracy 21.2% ★, Realistic 9.5%, Adventure 8.7%, Exploration 8.7%
- #22 Confidential Killings - A Detective Game
80% matchMostly Positive79% of 580 reviews2026
Dev: BRANEPub: Surefire.Games
Windows · Mac
A series of murders is shocking Hollywood! Use your detective skills: search the crime scene, find clues, solve the mystery. Who is pulling the strings behind these Confidential Killings?
Why similar: Conspiracy 24.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Detective 15.1%, Adventure 8.3%, Investigation 8%
- #23 かいき LoopDown
81% matchMixed50% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: KANEGON GAMES
Windows
You wake up in an unfamiliar building. You have to get out of here. You go down the stairs and go down the corridor to reach the same stairs again. The world repeats itself over and over, but each time it repeats itself, something changes. Eternal return. Can you escape from this looping world?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 37.1%, Adventure 14.6%, Exploration 13.2%, Realistic 10.4%, First-Person 8%
- #24 Beach Cafe II: The Escape Room
82% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Killbug StudioPub: Cooking and Publishing
Windows
Grandpa is still missing. It's time to find out what's hidden in this beach cafe. Continue the adventure of puzzles and mystery with Cafe Beach II: The Escape Room! Explore, discover all the clues and interpret them correctly to advance.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32%, Adventure 18.3%, Puzzle 12%, Exploration 9.6%, Investigation 8.1%
- #25 Ghost Lantern: Kilminorth Farm
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Darkling Room
Windows
The old Kilminorth Manor Farm is said to be haunted! A mysterious sealed box was discovered - Inside were old letters and a few glass photographic plates. A terrible crime happened nearly 200 years ago. Using deduction and paranormal investigation, do you have the skill to solve the case?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.5%, Adventure 16.2%, Puzzle 11.4%, Realistic 9.4%, Investigation 7.2%
- #26 The door you can never open
79% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: MKdir Studio
Windows
Take care of your ailing father while facing a disturbing presence that distorts reality around you in this short psychological horror experience. Your choices matter, and opening the wrong door might be your last.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.3%, Adventure 17.4%, Puzzle 12.8%, First-Person 8.8%, 3D 7.3%
- #27 The Rise of the Golden Idol
78% matchVery Positive93% of 3,814 reviews2024
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.2 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The Award-winning detective saga returns in this standalone sequel to The Case of the Golden Idol. Uncover the truth behind 20 strange cases of crime, death and depravity in the 1970s. The world has changed dramatically - the sins of humanity have not.
Why similar: Conspiracy 25% ★, Detective 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Investigation 10.4%, Mystery 8.7%
- #28 Bigfoot Quest
78% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Syntaxity
Windows
Embark on an adventure of a lifetime and explore the forests of the Pacific Northwest in search of the famously elusive Bigfoot.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.3%, Puzzle 11.8%, Adventure 11.4%, Exploration 11.1%, Logic 9.5%
- #29 Asylum of the Forsaken
77% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: GOOSE GAME LTD
Windows
Asylum of the Forsaken is a gripping horror survival game. Play as Nathan Scott, an investigative journalist exploring the abandoned Ravenwood Asylum. Search for clues, solve dark puzzles, and avoid a relentless entity. Uncover the asylum's terrifying secrets and survive the horrors in the shadows.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24%, Detective 13.7%, Puzzle 10.4%, Realistic 9.6%, Adventure 8.8%
- #30 Beach Cafe III: The Escape Room
79% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: Killbug StudioPub: Cooking and Publishing
Windows
Grandpa is still missing and as you dive deeper into the investigation, everything becomes stranger and more enigmatic. The adventure of puzzles and mysteries continues with Beach Café III: The Escape Room. Investigate, discover all the clues and interpret them properly in order to advance.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33%, Adventure 18.8%, Puzzle 12.4%, Exploration 8%, Investigation 7.6%
- #31 What happened to Kate
76% match5 user reviews50% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Makeen Technology
Windows
"What happened to Kate" is a gripping puzzle adventure set in a mysteriously silent home. Unravel your coworker's disappearance through challenging puzzles. Delve into the depths of mystery and discover what lies within the quiet.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.3%, Adventure 11.1%, Puzzle 10.8%, Detective 9.7%, Exploration 9.2%
- #32 A Little Time
77% matchMixed57% of 23 reviews2022
Dev: Michael Thorson
Windows
A Little Time is a first-person interactive story. You play as a young but determined detective investigating a man's disappearance. You will travel to a variety of locations and pick up clues while experiencing the story, dialogue, and atmospheric visuals.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Detective 19.6%, Investigation 10.3%, Mystery 8.4%, Realistic 8.3%
- #33 The Honeypot Murders
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Supernormal Games
Windows
Arthur thinks he’s a smart guy. He isn’t. Help him solve puzzles, investigate the town, and uncover the mystery of his friends disappearance in this quirky adventure game inspired by classic cartoons.
Why similar: Conspiracy 23.1% ★, Detective 17%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Investigation 9.1%, Puzzle 8.2%
- #34 The Outer Islands
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cris Robson
Windows
An exploration-driven mystery set on quarantined Scottish islands, where you investigate abandoned settlements, uncover hidden clues, and reveal the truth behind a decades-old government seal.
Why similar: Detective 18.2%, Adventure 17.4%, Mystery 11.8%, Exploration 11.7%, Puzzle 11.2%
- #35 The Ratline
72% matchVery Positive92% of 157 reviews2026
Dev: Owlskip Games
Windows · Mac
A murdered priest. A secret list. Hunt Nazi fugitives across the globe in this gritty 1971 detective thriller. Analyze evidence, follow leads, and make sharp deductions before the trail goes cold. From the creators of Family, Rivals, Conspiracy, Echo Beach and Riley & Rochelle.
Why similar: Detective 24.8%, Conspiracy 19.5% ★, Investigation 12.3%, Adventure 12.1%, Puzzle 9.4%
- #36 Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition)
76% matchVery Positive86% of 95 reviews2021
Dev: Old World Studios™
Windows · Mac
Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening is an epic Egyptian adventure into the Giza Sphinx & Great Pyramid—the last of the seven ancient wonders. Explore secret chambers, discover hidden tombs, unearth sacred relics, & unravel an ancient Riddle, entombed for centuries by the ancient Egyptians!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.1%, Conspiracy 17.2% ★, Puzzle 10.4%, Investigation 9.6%, Adventure 9.5%
- #37 Alchemist: Journey of the Soul Prologue
73% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: OnSkull Games
Windows
First-person escape room game. Use your magical abilities to solve puzzles or navigate through areas! Explore, use items, brew potions and unlock your full alchemical potential. Are you willing to do what it takes to claim a soul of your own?
Why similar: Detective 19.4%, Puzzle 11.9%, Adventure 11.2%, Logic 11.1%, Exploration 10.5%
- #38 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: Detective 20.4%, Conspiracy 14.8% ★, Investigation 10.3%, Puzzle 10.2%, Mystery 8.9%
- #39 13:ORIGIN - Prologue
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 213 reviews2021
Dev: Corvus Studio Yazilim Anonim Sirketi
Windows · Mac
13: Origin is a web of clues that you must follow and not miss, as in most room escape/puzzle games. As you untie each knotted loop, you will realize how long and endless the thread you hold on to the end is.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26%, Puzzle 11.5%, Adventure 10.5%, Realistic 9.5%, Exploration 8.9%
- #40 Lost Wiki: Kozlovka
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 513 reviews2026
Dev: yattytheman
Windows · Linux
Explore a wikipedia-like database and solve a small town mystery in Eastern Europe. Step into the shoes of a journalist in the 90s as you sprawl through articles and uncover the secrets that have been laid in front of you.
Why similar: Conspiracy 25.8% ★, Detective 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Investigation 10.8%, Mystery 10.4%
- #41 Mystery Of Camp Enigma
74% matchMixed54% of 13 reviews2021
Dev: M9 Games
Windows
Explore areas, collect hidden objects and take in your surroundings. You will need all of your puzzle solving skills to put together a plan to make your way through the island of Camp Enigma, solving riddles and down the many paths of mystery.
Why similar: Conspiracy 16.8% ★, Detective 16.8%, Logic 10.4%, Puzzle 9.2%, Adventure 8.4%
- #42 The Anomaly Experiment
71% matchPositive82% of 38 reviews2025
Dev: Authogin
Windows
Sentenced to life in prison, you’re offered freedom by joining a trial for a new drug. The experiment is simple: enter the room, observe, and identify what has changed. Complete all tasks, and your sentence is commuted. But, the further you go, the more unsettling your reality becomes.
Why similar: Conspiracy 28.7% ★, Realistic 9.7%, Puzzle 9.1%, Mystery 8.1%, Horror 6.5%
- #43 BLINT
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Maad Sheep
Windows
Recover Fred's memory completely. Solve puzzles, explore the floors, and uncover secrets. Gather intriguing clues and help Fred understand his past. Discover a surprising truth at the end of this journey!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35.7%, Adventure 20.1%, Puzzle 14.1%, Exploration 11.7%, First-Person 7.7%
- #44 Escapism: The doll house
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Motazin
Windows · Linux
First-person psychological horror escape-room: You're a caregiver in a house where reality fractures and memories melt into the architecture. Read the environment, solve puzzles, and confront the blurred line between truth and illusion.
Why similar: Conspiracy 14.6% ★, Adventure 11.3%, Detective 11.1%, Puzzle 11.1%, Realistic 8.1%
- #45 The hidden game society
73% matchMixed68% of 31 reviews2021
Dev: digital2 games
Windows
The hidden game society is a digital escape room experience. You have been invited to be a member of this mysterious club. You will find yourself alone and trapped in this curious board game-themed room full of atmosphere. Use your wit and deduction skills to find a way out.
Why similar: Detective 25.6%, Puzzle 11.5%, Investigation 10.9%, Exploration 10.6%, Logic 9.2%
- #46 The Hour: Echoes of the Crescent
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Veilbreak Studio
Windows
A narrative supernatural horror set in the enigmatic Meridian Hotel. Players investigate through exploration, puzzles, and encounters with human and supernatural threats.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Puzzle 9.2%, Realistic 8.8%, Logic 8.5%, Adventure 8.4%
- #47 Discarded Memories: A Red Iron Story
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Toby Davis
Windows · Linux
Enter a small town filled with mysteries to help Andrew Connor solve one of his own. Work your way through the past and help put it, and the people involved, to rest for good. Just remember to be careful, danger could be hidden around any corner.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.2%, Detective 20.3%, Exploration 13.6%, First-Person 9.4%, Horror 5.1%
- #48 Hemocrypt
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: beep boop
Windows
Experience a tense, first-person psychological horror where survival means facing the unknown. Unravel a chilling story of a secret government project through atmospheric exploration, and mind-bending puzzles.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24%, Detective 15.1%, Puzzle 10.1%, Exploration 8.9%, Adventure 8.4%
- #49 Grim Tales: The Time Traveler
70% matchMixed64% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Elephant ARPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows · Mac
A time-traveling killer is taking out the Gray family, one by one.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.6%, Adventure 17.8%, Detective 13.3%, Puzzle 12%, Exploration 8.2%
- #50 Lift/Shift
69% 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 30.6% ★, Puzzle 13.3%, Adventure 12.5%, Exploration 11.7%, Realistic 9.4%
- #51 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: Interactive Fiction 20%, Detective 17.5%, Puzzle 8.9%, Realistic 8.7%, Exploration 8.4%
- #52 Rat's Contracts
68% 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 31.7%, Adventure 18.4%, Puzzle 12.5%, Realistic 8.7%, Logic 7.9%
- #53 Cracks Where the Light Gets In
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Highland Boundary
Windows · Mac
You've been confined your whole life. Peering through cracks and eavesdropping passes the time, but it won't change the world. Until a foreign military threatens your home and forces you to act. Solve a cozy and fiendish detective-mystery, making logical deductions from limited perspectives.
Why similar: Detective 31%, Puzzle 14.1%, Logic 11.1%, Adventure 10.6%, First-Person 9.6%
- #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 29%, Detective 17.1%, Puzzle 11.9%, First-Person 8.9%, 3D 7.1%
- #55 Nascence
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dreampainters Software
Windows
Nascence is a first-person puzzle adventure that puts you in the shoes of Thomas, a man on a mission to unravel the secrets of Reluné. The French village was the scene of a witch's execution hundreds of years ago, and is now the epicenter of a deadly disease.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Detective 14.9%, Adventure 11.4%, Puzzle 9.9%, Realistic 9.3%
- #56 Major's Heart
67% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: Dormouse
Windows
A sci-fi detective game where you interrogate the brain scans of crime victims. Uncover the hidden truth behind the dystopian regime by any means necessary.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.8%, Detective 17.8%, Adventure 17.7%, Puzzle 11.7%, Investigation 9.1%
- #57 Concealment
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 21 reviews2021
Dev: HorrorTheory
Windows
Go to an abandoned village to find your missing brother. Explore the objects that come in your way. Solve the terrible mystery of this mysterious place.
Why similar: Detective 21.3%, Conspiracy 19% ★, Dark 8.7%, First-Person 8.6%, Adventure 7.3%
- #58 Bonded Forever
67% 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 15.5%, Puzzle 15.2%, First-Person 10.5%, Adventure 10.4%, Realistic 9.9%
- #59 The Case of the Golden Idol
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,171 reviews2022
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
Why similar: Conspiracy 22% ★, Detective 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Investigation 9.8%, Mystery 8.4%