60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Investigation, Exploration, First-Person, Adventure.
New Mexico, 1986. You're a private detective, investigating a bizarre incident that occurred inside a building in a small town. Find clues, visualize past events and learn about this alternate-reality.
The Restricted Index
Read between the lies in this first-person mystery puzzle game. You are the last librarian in Britain. Identify books. Recommend them. Ban them. Burn them. Uncover a catalogue of secrets and lost stories buried between the pages.
Radiolight
Ashwood Creek, 1985. A child disappears without a trace. A local policeman is drawn into a national park, seeking the truth. Mysterious radio signals beckon him further and further. Investigate, survive and face the unknown in Radiolight— an '80s thriller by solo dev Krystof Knesl.
Read between the lies in this first-person mystery puzzle game. You are the last librarian in Britain. Identify books. Recommend them. Ban them. Burn them. Uncover a catalogue of secrets and lost stories buried between the pages.
Why similar: Investigation 22.1%, Narrative 15.9% ★, Alternate History 14.7%, Mystery 13.4%, Detective 12.4%
Ashwood Creek, 1985. A child disappears without a trace. A local policeman is drawn into a national park, seeking the truth. Mysterious radio signals beckon him further and further. Investigate, survive and face the unknown in Radiolight— an '80s thriller by solo dev Krystof Knesl.
Why similar: Investigation 16.2%, Narrative 14.2% ★, Walking Simulator 14.2%, Detective 11.3%, 1980s 10%
Step into the shoes of a researcher in the depths of the antarctic and uncover the mysteries behind Project Hailstorm.
Why similar: Alternate History 19.7%, Walking Simulator 17.9%, Investigation 15.5%, 1980s 11.4%, Narrative 9% ★
A first-person mystery solving game, where you try to find out what happened at Syn Archives.
Why similar: Investigation 23.2%, Detective 23.2%, Walking Simulator 21.8%, Conversation 9.5%, Mystery 5.8%
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: Investigation 20.1%, Mystery 16.9%, Detective 16%, Walking Simulator 14.9%, Story Rich 8.6%
Godslayer | one is an indie game adventure with different boss opponents. you can defeat almost any opponent with just one shot - but your opponents can also defeat you with just one hit. Explore a new world with hidden secrets, find and defeat your opponents and try to get better and faster!
Why similar: Investigation 31.4%, FPS 27.1%, First-Person 7.5%, Mystery 7.4%, Exploration 6.9%
On Tape << Rewind is a psychological horror story told through cassette tapes. Play recordings, search for clues, discover hidden cassettes, and manipulate audio. Unravel the mystery of a scientist’s disappearance and the obsession that consumed him — tape by tape.
Why similar: Investigation 21.4%, Narrative 18.7% ★, Detective 12.9%, Mystery 11.7%, 1980s 10%
A psychological horror game where a police officer investigates a cold case in a decaying house, uncovering a strange and haunting tape recorder that reveals a terrible secret.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.6%, FPS 20.3%, Investigation 17.8%, Mystery 9.3%, Atmospheric 7.1%
Explore and survive levels based on the popular creepypasta lore. Each level features different ways to escape with dangers along the way. Explore the seemingly infinite expanse of eerily familiar levels in the backrooms for a taste of the game's creepy maze-like twists and turns.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23%, FPS 19.2%, 1980s 18.1%, Investigation 17.3%, First-Person 6.5%
Explore and survive levels based on the popular creepypasta lore. Each level offers various escape routes but also introduces perilous obstacles. Players can immerse themselves in the seemingly boundless and unsettling levels of the backrooms, experiencing the game's eerie and intricate mazes.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.9%, Investigation 17.3%, 1980s 17%, FPS 16.2%, Lore-Rich 10.6%
Jack Beckham is found dead, hanging in his apartment alone. Police rule it a suicide. His father, refusing to accept the conclusion, hires you to investigate. Delve into the clues left behind in his apartment to discover what really happened.
Why similar: Investigation 22.9%, Detective 19.3%, Narrative 16.2% ★, Mystery 13.3%, Atmospheric 7.1%
Investigate an infamous cold case in the eerie, abandoned town of Painscreek. Search for evidence, connect the dots and uncover who killed Vivian Roberts. Can you expose the truth behind this town’s dark secrets?
Why similar: Investigation 26.9%, Detective 18.1%, Walking Simulator 15.3%, Mystery 14%, Story Rich 6.7%
Can you solve the mystery of the Beast of Gozdary?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.7%, Detective 15.3%, Lore-Rich 13.8%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Mystery 10.1%
Explore and survive levels based on the popular creepypasta lore. Each level offers various escape routes but also introduces perilous obstacles. Players can immerse themselves in the seemingly boundless and unsettling levels of the backrooms, experiencing the game's eerie and intricate mazes.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.6%, 1980s 17.3%, FPS 16.8%, Investigation 16.4%, Lore-Rich 9.8%
After his wife draws her last breath, Dragomir is devastated. As a poor man with a drinking habit, he must not only manage to hold a decent funeral, but also stand for himself in a small town that doesn't see him with good eyes.
Why similar: Investigation 18.4%, Walking Simulator 16.4%, Narrative 14.6% ★, Detective 12.4%, Mystery 11.7%
A first-person point-and-click exploration adventure set in a mysterious post-apocalyptic swamp filled with giant insects and abandoned robots. Observe your surroundings, find the right objects, and progress through the ruins in this 3–4 hour atmospheric journey.
Why similar: Investigation 19.9%, Narrative 17.1% ★, Walking Simulator 13.8%, Lore-Rich 11.5%, Mystery 11.1%
Too much has gone wrong — and now, together with your companion, you must uncover what hides among the trees.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.1%, Investigation 22.4%, FPS 18.1%, Detective 9.7%, Shooter 9.5%
Investigate the country of Vera Cruz in this journalistic first-person adventure! Solve puzzles, take photos of clues and report news exposing the horrific truths behind General Galba and his bizarre government!
Why similar: Investigation 22.6%, Walking Simulator 20.6%, Detective 19.1%, Mystery 11.6%, Conversation 9.7%
You are the Ashter – a Slavic fire mage and tracker of mythical beings. Following a legendary creature, you reach a village caught in a time rift. Embark on a magical investigation – travel through time, explore the ancient land, and bond with fire to shape villagers’ fate and uncover the mystery.
Why similar: Investigation 19.1%, Detective 16.7%, Walking Simulator 14.2%, Narrative 13.2% ★, Mystery 12.4%
Explore the HOUSE, remember it & spot the changes !
Why similar: Investigation 29.6%, Walking Simulator 23.9%, Detective 15.9%, First-Person 7.2%, Exploration 7%
Returning to her grandfather's house years later, a woman finds herself in an adventure with ghosts from her past as the only way to uncover a terrifying truth.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.6%, FPS 21.5%, Detective 15.5%, Mystery 9.7%, Atmospheric 8.3%
A first-person investigative game set in a drowned village. Explore abandoned homes, speak with the last remaining locals, and capture through your lens the destruction left behind by the toxic sludge. Gather evidence, follow every clue, and uncover the truth hidden beneath silence and decay.
Why similar: Investigation 26.5%, Detective 18.8%, Walking Simulator 15.4%, Mystery 12.7%, Lore-Rich 10.8%
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery. Purchase this game to get both the original and the Unreal Engine 4 remaster called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.3%, Detective 23.7%, Mystery 17.3%, Atmospheric 10.7%, First-Person 6.5%
An RPG science fiction game. Collect clues and evidence to break a murder case. Options for the task will lead to different story-lines and endings. Searching mysterious debris to unlock the history of the world and discover their relationship with human race.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.1%, Investigation 13.8%, Detective 13.4%, Lore-Rich 12.3%, Shooter 11.4%
In a world of fairies, a childhood friend suddenly calls Beatrice back to her old hometown. Yet when she arrives, her friend is mysteriously missing.
Why similar: Investigation 23.1%, Detective 19.9%, Mystery 15.6%, Conversation 11%, Walking Simulator 9.6%
A psychological sci-fi narrative experience set aboard a drifting station in Venus' atmosphere. Explore, maintain systems, and follow routine as reality begins to unravel. Perception twists, memories blur. Observe, question, and uncover the truth—if it still exists.
Why similar: FPS 20%, Alternate History 16.7%, Investigation 15.6%, Walking Simulator 14.9%, Atmospheric 8%
Set against the backdrop of a dark, story rich, alternative past: The Earth is ravaged. Pollution has scorched the land and the forests, turning day and night to one. Can you survive the Half Light?
Why similar: Alternate History 25.3%, FPS 24.2%, Shooter 15.3%, Exploration 7.7%, First-Person 7.6%
Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.
Why similar: Investigation 29.1%, Mystery 20%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Story Rich 10.4%, Lore-Rich 8.3%
Release your spirit and fly through mystic landscapes as you search for a cure for the darkness. Ahro is a stylized, lore-rich, side-scrolling adventure.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.6%, Lore-Rich 18.4%, Narrative 17.7% ★, Mystery 13.3%, Atmospheric 8.5%
What was supposed to be a quick electrical repair job at an abandoned hospital turned into an investigation of a dark and sinister scheme
Why similar: Investigation 26.5%, FPS 18.7%, Lore-Rich 11.5%, Mystery 11%, Shooter 9.3%
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 22% ★, Detective 17.8%, Walking Simulator 17.7%, Mystery 13.2%, Story Rich 7.3%
Dive into a haunting mystery where you wake up half-blind and amnesiac, trapped in a time-looping nightmare. Uncover the truth through shifting 3D and 2D perspectives, where every revelation twists reality further.
Why similar: Narrative 23.8% ★, Walking Simulator 20.4%, Mystery 13.6%, Investigation 11.3%, FPS 10.3%
Make your way through dense Siberian woods in search of a missing person in this path-finding survival adventure. Compass and map included.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.6%, Investigation 22.5%, 1980s 14.3%, Mystery 12.8%, Story Rich 8.5%
Stranded on a desolate planet, decode the whispers of the dead to survive in an enthralling atmospheric exploration horror.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.2%, FPS 22.5%, Shooter 13.9%, Investigation 13.6%, Exploration 7%
After a mysterious and anonymous phone call to the police, Sonia's body was found in an abandoned public toilet. The more we learn about her, the more mysterious this case becomes. Become the detective, investigate her murder and find out who killed Sonia Verninac.
Why similar: Detective 26.8%, Investigation 21.1%, Mystery 13.6%, Narrative 11.5% ★, Story Rich 9.9%
Detective Andrews is called to a residence after a message is placed to dispatch regarding a disturbance. Not everything is as it seems, leaving you to question your own sanity whilst figuring out how to escape with your life.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.5%, FPS 19.3%, Investigation 12.8%, Shooter 12.1%, Detective 11.7%
You're working overtime again in your dead-end job, whilst your boss is on vacation. However, strange things are happening throughout the office. Complete your daily work tasks, explore your office, report any anomalies you may find, and you may just find yourself getting a promotion...
Why similar: Investigation 21%, 1980s 19.6%, Walking Simulator 19.5%, Mystery 13.3%, Atmospheric 8.1%
Dark Memories is an episodic psychological horror game based on road thriller, slasher, and survival thriller genres. You are currently viewing the second episode of the Dark Memories anthology.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.6%, Investigation 23%, Detective 16.3%, Mystery 13%, First-Person 7.2%
It's winter break 1994 and schools out at Harthorn High School, but not all is silent in its empty classrooms and dark hallways...
Why similar: Investigation 20.6%, Walking Simulator 16.1%, FPS 15.7%, Detective 12.6%, Conversation 9.5%
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: Walking Simulator 17.8%, Investigation 14.9%, Mystery 12.8%, FPS 10.2%, Story Rich 9.8%
There is Still Hope is a single-player, adventurous, story-rich, mystery game. You play the character, Tom. Your job is to find your missing wife. To find her, you must go through a dark forest. You have a few tools and an uninvited friend to navigate the woods.
Why similar: Conversation 14.9%, Walking Simulator 14.4%, FPS 13.1%, Mystery 12.7%, Shooter 10.9%
Bright Lights of Svetlov is a short, story-focused first person quest about a Soviet family facing harsh trials. Set in a fictional provincial town, it carefuly recreates the atmosphere and vibe of mid 1980s.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.1%, 1980s 24.9%, FPS 13.2%, Atmospheric 9.3%, First-Person 7.6%
After her beloved dog Beans vanishes and 13-year-old Diya finds herself trapped in a nightmarish time loop, each day reveals darker secrets in the sleepy town of Lakeview. Nothing, and no one, is what it seems. Groundhog Day meets Stranger Things in this supernatural thriller set in 80s New Zealand.
Why similar: 1980s 19.2%, Investigation 16.6%, Narrative 13.1% ★, Mystery 13%, Conversation 12.1%
Explore, investigate and unravel the secrets buried in time. As psychic Amber Lopez, navigate haunted grounds, decipher ancient runes, and piece together the puzzle of a decades-old murder, each discovery closing in on a truth she’s not ready to face.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.4%, Investigation 15.8%, Mystery 15.2%, Story Rich 11.9%, Atmospheric 11.3%
Resurrected through fusion with the hostile entity K.L.A.R.A., you now owe a debt to the Resistance. Explore crime scenes without quest markers, write your deductions in your own words rather than choosing pre-made answers, and expose lies during intense interrogations.
Why similar: Investigation 20.8%, Detective 16.1%, Walking Simulator 14.6%, Mystery 11.4%, Conversation 11%
An experimental found footage horror game set in 2017.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.3%, Investigation 22.1%, 1980s 13.8%, Mystery 11%, Atmospheric 8.3%
A story-driven, first-person adventure game offering a cinematic experience. Embark on a journey to HaustVille, an abandoned settlement in a post-apocalyptic world. Explore your surroundings and uncover the mystery behind the disappearance of the last survivors.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.1%, Investigation 23.8%, Mystery 16.1%, Atmospheric 9.5%, Story Rich 8.9%
Follow detective Carol Reed in this colorful mystery, made with real-life photographs. The game features a classic adventure game interface, plenty of puzzles, and a series of minigames as an integrated part of the story.
Why similar: Investigation 28.1%, Detective 24.6%, Mystery 16.3%, Adventure 6.2%, Atmospheric 6.1%
Investigate a mysterious case at the old English estate of Ravenhill in this adventure inspired by classic first-person point-&-click games. Explore the mansion and its surroundings, solve puzzles & riddles, and question suspects to find out "what was found at Ravenhill"
Why similar: Investigation 22.3%, Detective 20.2%, Mystery 15.5%, Conversation 12.2%, Atmospheric 7.2%
When his daughter is captured by the formidable Maze Meister, a fast-thinking father finds himself on an unexpected journey through many maddening mazes to save her!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.9%, Investigation 19.6%, Detective 13.8%, Mystery 8.6%, First-Person 6.8%
An immersive adventure game about the secrets of radio broadcasts. Take a journey to the Exclusion Zone, face the time anomaly, and solve the mystery behind the broadcasts from 1986.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.7%, Investigation 18.3%, Mystery 13.4%, Conversation 10.9%, Atmospheric 8.6%
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 21.7% ★, Walking Simulator 18.6%, Detective 17.4%, Mystery 11.1%, Atmospheric 6.7%
Investigate a series of brutal crimes in a remote Arctic town in this psychological horror experience steeped in oppressive atmosphere. Step into the shoes of Detective James Northland and face the terrifying beast threatening to shatter your sanity in this chilling tale of mystery.
Why similar: Investigation 25.8%, Walking Simulator 24.3%, 1980s 18.4%, Story Rich 7.8%, Atmospheric 6.6%
My Work Is Not Yet Done is a narrative-driven investigative horror game, combining elements of the survival/simulation genres with a dense, nonlinear plot exploring the imbrication and dissolution of human identities/meanings within uncanny wilderness.
Why similar: Investigation 22.5%, Narrative 21.3% ★, Walking Simulator 15%, Detective 13.8%, Mystery 10.4%
Find your way out of the sewers while fighting off an unstoppable monster and slowly succumbing to a mysterious illness.
Why similar: Investigation 21.5%, FPS 21.4%, Shooter 15.1%, Mystery 10.6%, Atmospheric 8.2%
The classic award winning adventure returns in glorious 4K with fully remastered audio. Step into the shoes of intrepid tourist George Stobbart and sharp-witted journalist Nico Collard as they unravel a deadly Mayan conspiracy steeped in ancient artifacts and dark magic.
Why similar: Investigation 24.5%, Narrative 24% ★, Detective 13.5%, Mystery 12.2%, Conversation 10.5%
A twisted psychological thriller and an original story set in the SCP universe. As an employee of the SCP Foundation, test artificially created paranormal events, solve puzzles, interact with anomalies, and uncover the secrets of the Replication Division.
Why similar: Alternate History 23.4%, Investigation 21%, Detective 15.7%, Mystery 10.9%, Atmospheric 6.6%
YOU CONTROL THE FOUND FOOTAGE. An FBI intern leaked special investigation tapes before suddenly disappearing. The first tape of the series contains found footage from O'Brien State Park revealing the true events that were covered up in the 1980s.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.7%, 1980s 22.4%, Investigation 16.6%, Lore-Rich 13.2%, Mystery 7.8%
"Technophobia: DAgtH" is a Narrative FPS Adventure where you're tasked with rescuing FESAC Engineers kidnapped by terroristic androids in a dark forest, all while discussing the ethics of using androids and AI in our daily lives. Is AI truly better than humans?
Why similar: Narrative 22.6% ★, Alternate History 18%, FPS 17.6%, Walking Simulator 12.4%, Lore-Rich 11.1%
Gain power from past scientists by making improvements from the skill tree. Survive the explosion in the laboratory, prevent the spread of artificial intelligence robots that see you as enemies to the outside world. Enjoy science!
Why similar: FPS 21.5%, Narrative 19.8% ★, Shooter 14.7%, Atmospheric 9%, Alternate History 8.7%
