- #1 Paper Bride
97% matchVery Positive91% of 2,220 reviews2021
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Paper Bride is a Chinese horror mystery puzzle game. You will play as the groom to search for the truth and have bizarre encounters, gradually learning about the dark mystic custom in the bride's home village and a story from the past...
Why similar: Word Game 19%, Drama 14.9%, Supernatural 13%, Horror 10.9%, Mystery 10.4%
- #2 Myths of Rules
96% matchVery Positive88% of 1,027 reviews2023
Dev: Sugarcane Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 53%
This is a text-based adventure puzzle game, where you must struggle to survive in a world filled with ghosts and urban legends. While collecting clues, you'll uncover the truth behind the world and find the way out. The game features a wealth of levels, unconventional rules, and a touch of horror.
Why similar: Word Game 45.1%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Puzzle 10.8%, Horror 9.2%, Story Rich 6.2%
- #3 Paper Bride 2 Zangling Village
96% matchVery Positive91% of 1,098 reviews2022
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
This is the sequel to our Paper Bride series based on Chinese folklore. This story takes place in Zangling Village, where players must explore a village shrouded in occult mystery to uncover the secret origins of this haunted village.
Why similar: Word Game 22.2%, Supernatural 14.7%, Drama 14.3%, Horror 9.7%, Mystery 9.6%
- #4 Nodes Escape
95% matchVery Positive85% of 533 reviews2023
Dev: 夜喵
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 64%
The game presents realistic game graphics through sound effects, narration and imagination. The level design is subtle and challenging, allowing players to challenge their intelligence and logic skills in solving puzzles.
Why similar: Word Game 56.3%, Puzzle 13.4%, Text-Based 8.8%, Clicker 8.8%, Mystery 8.7%
- #5 Paper Bride 3 Unresolved Love
94% matchVery Positive93% of 942 reviews2022
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Paper Bride 3 is a Chinese horror mystery puzzle game This is the third horror puzzle game from our team. This time the story takes place in Moshui Village, which is near Zangling Village, and Fulu City, a small town nearby.
Why similar: Word Game 24.5%, Clicker 15%, Drama 9.6%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Horror 7.9%
- #6 回门 Way Back Home
94% matchMostly Positive72% of 518 reviews2021
Dev: 漫森游戏工作室
Windows
"Way back home" is a 2D horizontal board horror puzzle game. It takes the Republic of China period from 1905 to 1926 as the background of the times. With a large number of exquisite original paintings, rich playing methods, excellent music and dubbing, delicate script and narrative game style, it creates a strong historical...
Why similar: Supernatural 16.9%, Drama 15.7%, Horror 13.2%, Mystery 11.5%, Psychological Horror 10.3%
- #7 流言侦探
92% matchVery Positive82% of 116 reviews2021
Dev: WoodenWolf
Windows
《流言侦探》是一款诡异,烧脑,悬疑推理剧情游戏,在游戏的体验中,玩家自主找出线索,并利用线索,和角色对话后推进故事。严格的推理玩法,玩家将扮演一个神秘的联络者,玩家的选择将影响了解故事的不同侧面。通过和诸多角色的聊天推理出事件一层层真相,找出隐藏的凶手。
Why similar: Word Game 39.5%, Drama 17.5%, Mystery 11.3%, Puzzle 9%, Horror 8%
- #8 Paper Bride 4 Bound Love
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 619 reviews2023
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
"Paper Bride 4 Bound Love" is a Chinese horror puzzle game, the fourth work in the "Paper Bride" series. Welcome everyone to return to the world of Paper Bride. This time, let us uncover the secrets of Yichang Town together.
Why similar: Word Game 20.8%, Drama 11.9%, Clicker 11.8%, Mystery 8.2%, Horror 7.9%
- #9 Back:Fade
91% matchVery Positive81% of 243 reviews2025
Dev: MYSTERY CROWN
Windows · Mac
《Back:Fade》 is a full-motion audio live horror game. Special Note 1: This game is very supernatural and scary, timid or heart disease players do not buy !!!! The game will reveal different ending plots step by step through various searches and choices for your character.
Why similar: Drama 19.3%, Supernatural 17.7%, Psychological Horror 13%, Horror 12.1%, Survival Horror 11.3%
- #10 Night Patrol Rules
90% matchVery Positive100% of 202 reviews2025
Dev: Te.Sa
Windows
Virtual group - PLAVE doujin game, set against the backdrop of winter school ghost stories. Experience the Night Patrol Rules of the Seven Mysteries through the eyes of all five band members, uncovering the unsettling truth hidden behind the mystery through your investigation and choices.
Why similar: Word Game 50.1%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Puzzle 11.5%, Mystery 10.9%, Visual Novel 7.1%
- #11 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
89% matchVery Positive88% of 5,751 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Drama 17.6%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Supernatural 14.5%, Mystery 14.3%, Horror 10.1%
- #12 筮灵 SHILING
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 270 reviews2024
Dev: WindField GamesPub: Mammorize
Windows
国产本土新怪谈恐怖游戏——幽魂社前社长在直播中突然失踪,销声匿迹数月后发来诡异消息,将你引入离奇的规则世界。走不出的吞人楼栋、满员即死的午夜巴士、地图上不存在的村庄,还有勾魂剧院、吃人公司……世界的“暗面”等待探索,怪谲的谜题等待揭露。
Why similar: Word Game 20.6%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Mystery 12.7%, Clicker 10.6%, Horror 8.6%
- #13 Firework
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 43,818 reviews2021
Dev: Shiying StudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
An accidental fire at a funeral forces the police to re-investigate a closed case of massacre. Lin Lixun participates the re-investigation by chances. As the investigation goes deeper, the past of the victims gradually emerges. However, the case becomes more bewildering.
Why similar: Horror 22.5%, Drama 21.4%, Mystery 11.9%, Puzzle 11.8%, Supernatural 10.4%
- #14 FAKEBOOK
86% matchVery Positive91% of 732 reviews2024
Dev: banjihagames
Windows · Mac
Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual SNS! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.
Why similar: Mystery 20.3%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Horror 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #15 Dark Nights
87% matchVery Positive92% of 407 reviews2022
Dev: Pinlin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Nothing is as it seems.
Why similar: Mystery 29.5%, Horror 18.8%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Supernatural 13.9%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #16 Tales from Candleforth
86% matchVery Positive86% of 164 reviews2024
Dev: Under the Bed GamesPub: Feardemic
Windows
Tales from Candleforth is a folk horror 2D point and click game with puzzles and escape room mechanics, that narrates the fairy tales from the village. The text contained in this ancient and evil book is now bleeding out, mixing the world of nightmares with the real one through handmade 2D graphics.
Why similar: Horror 23.5%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Puzzle 17.5%, Mystery 15.3%, Story Rich 8%
- #17 Castle of Secrets
85% matchMixed63% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: Serene Questworks StudiosPub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
Castle of Secrets is a dark psychological adventure with horror elements. Uncover the mystery behind your family's murder as you journey through the world of the dead, meet strange beings, solve puzzles, and make choices that shape the story.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.9%, Horror 25.6%, Puzzle 22.5%, Story Rich 12.2%, Adventure 5.7%
- #18 TOUQI
82% matchVery Positive92% of 406 reviews2025
Dev: 橙光游戏Pub: Paleo
Windows
《頭七》(头七怪谈)是一款中式民俗恐怖解谜游戏。作为刚入职西封杂志社的成员,你需要根据主编的要求,整合“頭七”论坛中民间灵异故事贴之间的关联,并在必要时与同伴实地探索,以揭开帖子后隐藏的秘密。
Why similar: Word Game 36.8%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Horror 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Visual Novel 6.6%
- #19 Dingir OS
83% matchVery Positive82% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: SpoocleMacBoogle
Windows
Congratulations, you've found Dingir OS — an operating system that lets you glimpse into the darkest corners of the internet. Browse forbidden websites, investigate lethal files, and immerse yourself in the world of digital legends. (We are not responsible for anything that may happen to you.)
Why similar: Word Game 32.4%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Horror 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #20 Castle Of Secrets: Prologue
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 350 reviews2022
Dev: SQ Game StudiosPub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
The Castle of Secrets — a game with a deep and mysterious storyline, beautiful 3D graphics, unique gameplay and mechanics, will immerse you in a fairy tale of reality and mystery. How will this fairy tale end? It's your call.
Why similar: Mystery 25.1%, Drama 23.7%, Puzzle 17.9%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Visual Novel 7.9%
- #21 Follow the meaning
81% matchVery Positive94% of 980 reviews2024
Dev: HiKing Mind StudioPub: Second Maze
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Follow the meaning is a surreal point-and-click puzzle adventure. Join detective Paul Trilby as he works to unravel the mysteries of a peculiar town, seemingly ruled by the local Hospital. Over the wall and behind tightly shut gates, a dark secret lies in wait…
Why similar: Mystery 28.6%, Puzzle 26.3%, Horror 13.2%, Adventure 11.2%, Story Rich 11.2%
- #22 Paper Bride 5 Two Lifetimes
82% matchVery Positive84% of 670 reviews2023
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
"Paper Bride 5 Two Lifetimes" is the 5th work in the "Paper Bride' series. Our cast from Zangling Village return to the stage to welcome players back to the world of paper bride...
Why similar: Word Game 30.7%, Clicker 12.6%, Drama 10.5%, Puzzle 7.8%, Psychological Horror 7.1%
- #23 KAKUSANKIBOU / 扩散希望
84% matchVery Positive83% of 160 reviews2018
Dev: あみそ組Pub: Pujia8 Studio
Windows
Basically the story goes as visual novel form. Sometimes, the system switches into dot part, and you can control the character to continue the story.
Why similar: Horror 18.1%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Mystery 14.7%, Survival Horror 12.1%, RPG 11.7%
- #24 Paper Bride 7 Lethal Bond
80% matchVery Positive95% of 225 reviews2025
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Speak not of love untouched by passion's fire, as it's a torturous journey. If lovers would remain faithful evermore,On Peony Pavilion’s road they’ll meet for three lives more. Paper Bride 7: Lethal Bond is a Chinese horror puzzle game, and the 7th title of the Paper Bride series.
Why similar: Word Game 36%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Puzzle 9.1%, Mystery 8.3%
- #25 Town of Dusk
81% matchVery Positive87% of 69 reviews2023
Dev: 酱爆(Sauce Bomb)
Windows · Mac · Linux
Players will enter the Town of Dusk, built on the eve of Empire of Japan's defeat in World War II, along with other characters. Avoid being killed by other characters! Find the mastermind behind the scenes, unravel all the conspiracies, and uncover the truth! Ultimately escape the Town of Dusk!
Why similar: Mystery 19.1%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Puzzle 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Visual Novel 7.2%
- #26 HANGMAN
79% matchVery Positive82% of 73 reviews2024
Dev: Pixel Poxet
Windows
A strange game of hangman with a strange man. Traverse through the darkness, letters, & watchful eyes to save your friend. Decode notes left behind to uncover the message that you never got, but should have had.
Why similar: Word Game 39%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Puzzle 15.8%, Horror 15.5%, Dark 3.7%
- #27 Mercury Abbey
78% matchVery Positive92% of 931 reviews2024
Dev: YiTi GamesPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
In a mansion surrounded by mist, as the curse made by the Alchemist and Fairy reappears, the danger is quietly lurking in the darkness, awaiting its visitors.Follow Harrod and Willie to unravel an incredible story in Mercury Abbey, and go on an adventure that you would only find in mystery novels.
Why similar: Drama 30.7%, Puzzle 21.8%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Horror 9.4%, Visual Novel 6.3%
- #28 The Devilry Reservation
78% matchVery Positive93% of 82 reviews2023
Dev: GentFish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Step into the role of a faceless detective investigating creatures from Slavic folklore. Explore dialogue-driven mysteries, solve puzzles, and uncover post-Soviet occult secrets in a pixel art housing block full of bizarre residents and hidden truths
Why similar: Drama 27%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Puzzle 15.6%, Story Rich 12%, Text-Based 9.6%
- #29 夜弦之音 - Echoes of Nocturnal Chords
79% matchVery Positive100% of 111 reviews2020
Dev: 秋之忧郁Pub: Eternal Dream
Windows
On a rainy night, Xiaoyin disappears searching for the legendary “Miracle Grass.” Yixuan follows clues into a trap-filled cave where bodies, monsters, lies, and warmth intertwine. Multiple endings guide you through fairy tale and reality, revealing a fate woven from hope and loss.
Why similar: Drama 24.6%, Horror 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 12%, RPG 11.7%, Puzzle 10.6%
- #30 CaseCracker
76% matchVery Positive90% of 3,209 reviews2022
Dev: BlackRobe
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
In order to improve the efficiency of selecting talents, the Chicheng police specially developed a test system-the true detection system, with the black robe company. As a tester, you need to complete the cracking of the case under the rules of the system.
Why similar: Word Game 31.2%, Drama 13.2%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Puzzle 9%, Mystery 8.9%
- #31 The Simen Rumors
75% matchVery Positive92% of 88 reviews2026
Dev: 羊之口
Windows
本游戏以视觉小说的形式,收录了十四个奇幻恐怖的短篇故事。从网站专栏的投稿、社团的恐怖故事分享会、到某座设施中的秘密实验……你将以不同的视角,探索发生在鸶门市周边的种种奇妙传闻。
Why similar: Word Game 34.8%, Drama 21.6%, Mystery 21.3%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Psychological Horror 2.5%
- #32 Dread Flats
74% matchVery Positive85% of 1,372 reviews2025
Dev: Ghostcase
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%
This is a first-person Chinese horror game, players will go to a murder building, uncover the truth of the murder, find the missing people..
Why similar: Supernatural 22.8%, Horror 17.2%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Mystery 14%, Survival Horror 11.7%
- #33 Creepy Tale 2
76% matchVery Positive86% of 1,498 reviews2021
Dev: Creepy Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Experience the creepy tension of a brothers Grimm fairy tale in this puzzle adventure game. Follow the young and brave Lars as he embarks on a dangerous journey to save his sisters mind from the clutches of a mysterious evil.
Why similar: Drama 27.9%, Puzzle 20.4%, Mystery 16.7%, Story Rich 13.2%, Psychological Horror 9%
- #34 SELF
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 272 reviews2020
Dev: doBellPub: indienova
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
SELF is a suspenseful Kafkaesque text-based adventure game with simulation and puzzle mechanics. Could you seize the opportunity to find your father and your SELF back in this introspective journey?
Why similar: Word Game 41.7%, Mystery 18.6%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Adventure 14.2%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #35 Even20: The Interference of Parallels
74% matchVery Positive94% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: SilverEyesPub: Wisdom Games Publishing
Windows · Mac
Two souls are drawn into a mysterious otherworld—and torn apart. In a realm filled with danger and restless spirits, each searches for the other while uncovering hidden truths. A suspenseful multi-ending adventure where every choice shapes their fate.
Why similar: Mystery 20.2%, Horror 20.1%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Puzzle 13.2%, RPG 10.9%
- #36 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
71% matchVery Positive93% of 19,673 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.5%, Drama 19.1%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Story Rich 11.3%
- #37 Dead Dreams
77% matchMostly Positive74% of 65 reviews2020
Dev: Aiaz Marx
Windows
"DEAD DREAMS" is a 2D psychological horror game focused on puzzle-solving and atmosphere with a complex non-linear story in which every element has a meaning...
Why similar: Supernatural 22.9%, Horror 16.7%, Mystery 15.2%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Puzzle 12.3%
- #38 Word Game
73% matchVery Positive94% of 6,256 reviews2022
Dev: Team9
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Word game is literally a game of words. Player controls "I" to find clues between lines, delete words to change the meaning of sentences, or shift words to rewrite facts. “I” must be wise and brave enough complete the mission of words. May the best "I” win!
Why similar: Puzzle 41.2%, RPG 22.2%, Story Rich 22.2%, Adventure 7.4%, 2D 7%
- #39 Echoes
75% matchVery Positive81% of 84 reviews2021
Dev: Baba Nura
Windows
Fears are not always just rustles in the dark. And death is not always a bad ending.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Horror 12.6%, Casual 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.2%
- #40 Chronicles of Taldun: The Remainder
73% matchVery Positive97% of 148 reviews2022
Dev: Square Weasel Studio
Windows · Linux
A dark fantasy tale where death is not the end but the path to the truth. Two magi trapped in a collapsing tower must unravel a deadly mystery. Each death reveals another piece of the puzzle that is their shared past and forbidden love. For fans of House in Fata Morgana and literary dark fantasy.
Why similar: Drama 21.7%, Psychological Horror 21.5%, Mystery 20.8%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Text-Based 9.8%
- #41 Paper Lily - Chapter 1
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 8,133 reviews2024
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.3%, Supernatural 16.5%, Horror 13.1%, Mystery 12.2%, Puzzle 11.5%
- #42 CLeM
71% matchVery Positive92% of 276 reviews2024
Dev: Mango ProtocolPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
CLeM is a narrative-driven puzzle adventure game with a dark twist. Wake up in a world where puzzles intertwine with exploration, weaving a unique narrative rooted in alchemy. A voice awakens you. It gives you purpose. To guide you, you find a notebook with mysterious entries and a house to explore.
Why similar: Supernatural 22%, Mystery 20.2%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Puzzle 13.3%, Horror 13.3%
- #43 苍白花树繁茂之时Blood Flowers
72% matchVery Positive82% of 308 reviews2023
Dev: Bone Nail
Windows
A puzzle & plot single-player game. It all starts with the falling star ...... Through the puzzle, find the childhood memories while gradually unraveling the truth of the "Blood Tree Plague" hundreds of years ago.
Why similar: Drama 25.9%, Mystery 17.2%, Horror 14.8%, Puzzle 12.9%, Visual Novel 8%
- #44 Paper Bride 6 Nightmare
71% matchMostly Positive80% of 423 reviews2024
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
“Paper Bride 6 Nightmare” is the sixth work to the Paper Bride series. Dive into a bewitching dream and immerse yourself in yet another immersive Chinese horror puzzle game!
Why similar: Word Game 28.6%, Horror 12%, Clicker 11.3%, Psychological Horror 10%, Puzzle 8.6%
- #45 The Paradixion: Son's Room
72% matchVery Positive85% of 53 reviews2023
Dev: GomPangGames
Windows
[The Paradixion: Son's Room] is a point-and-click adventure game with a mysterious atmosphere.Solve various puzzles with a unique atmosphere and find the hidden elements in the game to gather clues about the story.
Why similar: Clicker 21.9%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Horror 15.9%, Mystery 15%, Puzzle 13.4%
- #46 LUNA
73% matchVery Positive83% of 322 reviews2020
Dev: SimplePub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Play as a little girl named 'Luna', and survive from the dark being while discovering the secrets behind her. The more you traverse on her memory, the more you will discover dark truths that lie deep inside.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.6%, Horror 16.9%, Puzzle 15.5%, Mystery 14.5%, Survival Horror 11.6%
- #47 Take Notes
70% matchVery Positive97% of 87 reviews2025
Dev: Stoneware Game Studio
Windows
Take Notes is a puzzle game set in the near future within a bunker filled with 40 unique puzzles. Prepare yourself for a mind-bending adventure where every puzzle solved brings you one step closer to stopping the unthinkable
Why similar: Mystery 40.5%, Puzzle 36.2%, Casual 9.7%, Adventure 9.5%, Singleplayer 4.1%
- #48 Back
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 365 reviews2024
Dev: MYSTERY CROWN
Windows · Mac
《Back》 is a full-motion audio live horror game. Special Note 1: This game is very supernatural and scary, timid or heart disease players do not buy !!!! The game will reveal different ending plots step by step through various searches and choices for your character.
Why similar: Drama 19.5%, Survival Horror 15.9%, Horror 15.9%, Psychological Horror 15%, Mystery 11.6%
- #49 Kanna Maze
69% matchVery Positive89% of 375 reviews2024
Dev: 致意
Windows · Mac · Linux
In an isolated lab beneath the earth, a childhood friend is resurrected. Amidst sealed walls, a spree of killings unfolds. In a godless abyss, parallel worlds entwine like a maze. Where does one find the path to the sole universe of bliss?
Why similar: Word Game 32.1%, Drama 14.4%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%, Mystery 8.9%
- #50 Misty Judgment
66% matchVery Positive94% of 1,412 reviews2025
Dev: 次元边界
Windows
This is a suspense reasoning interactive work with real people. You will play the protagonist "Qi Yi", find evidence in a series of murders, piece together the truth, and find the ultimate murderer, all of which will lead you to an unpredictable future.
Why similar: Word Game 30.5%, Mystery 15.6%, Drama 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Visual Novel 7.6%
- #51 Silent Love
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 249 reviews2023
Dev: Weird Bunny
Windows
This is a terrorist decryption adventure game that took place in 1913.
Why similar: Drama 22.3%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Horror 15.9%, Mystery 15.8%, Puzzle 10.3%
- #52 海子 UMIKO
67% matchVery Positive98% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: 盾构机 Tunnel Boring Machine
Windows
"海子 UMIKO" is a psychological horror visual novel. Engage in conversations with Umiko, complete various mini-games, solve puzzles, and gradually piece together the dark truths she tries to hide about herself and her dimension from fragmented narratives. Preserve your fragile friendship for a week!
Why similar: Word Game 36.9%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Horror 11%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Puzzle 9.6%
- #53 Murmurs of the Mist
66% matchVery Positive88% of 51 reviews2026
Dev: Jenna YourstonePub: JamJam Studios
Windows
In this game, you’ll encounter puzzles which require you to use your environment in order to solve them. Take note of every detail, they can help you in uncovering Sofia’s story.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.9%, Horror 24.1%, Puzzle 15.7%, Story Rich 11.4%, Casual 9%
- #54 Rail of Möbius
68% matchVery Positive95% of 485 reviews2021
Dev: PHOSEPO
Windows
It is an adventure game with multiple endings. An original script written by a well-known light novelist with a total of 400,000 words. With reasoning, suspense, love, and science fiction elements, it allows players to embark on a highly immersive journey of salvation on the submarine train.
Why similar: Word Game 29.2%, Drama 15%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Horror 10.6%, Mystery 9.6%
- #55 Demons Never Lie
69% matchVery Positive92% of 462 reviews2019
Dev: IndieBugPub: RecordMedia
Windows · Mac · Linux
Demons Never Lie is a creepy graphic adventure made with voxel and low-poly where even your soul is at stake! An incredible and dark story with elements of the classic point&click and visual novels. An exciting interactive experience with a unique atmosphere.
Why similar: Horror 24.1%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Casual 16.9%, Adventure 15.4%, Story Rich 11.7%
- #56 Insight
67% matchVery Positive86% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: GravelRoadPub: PaperPixel Games
Windows
Insight is a single-player horror story game shrouded in mystery. You'll take control of different characters to solve crimes and unveil the dark secrets behind them.
Why similar: Drama 31.9%, Horror 25.8%, Psychological Horror 23.6%, Story Rich 13.9%, Dark 3.4%
- #57 The Rule Of SHE
66% matchVery Positive88% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: HaiBin studio
Windows
A wandering soul mistakenly enters a world of strange tales and odd rules. Beware! This place is fraught with danger. To complete reincarnation, you must toe the line. Any soul that dares to go against the system will face correction. Will you comply—or defy?
Why similar: Drama 26.9%, Horror 16.9%, Mystery 15.4%, Puzzle 12.3%, Psychological Horror 9.8%
- #58 猫不语
68% matchMixed68% of 57 reviews2021
Dev: 库库尔坎游戏工作室
Windows
Cat Silence is a horror suspense puzzle game with urban legend themes. The story takes place in an abandoned experimental middle school. With the deepening of the investigation, the unknown and long-buried bloody stories of this school slowly emerged, putting together a chilling truth...
Why similar: Horror 25.7%, Psychological Horror 24.1%, Survival Horror 17.1%, Puzzle 9.9%, Story Rich 8%
- #59 Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,767 reviews2021
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22%, Supernatural 18.7%, Horror 13%, Mystery 12.6%, Puzzle 11.1%