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  1. #1 The Brothers Hotel
    97% matchMixed60% of 40 reviews2025
    Dev: NEBULA NOVA GAMES
    Windows

    A psychological horror experience where you reshape reality with graffiti. As an artist who has lost their memory, paint the walls, open hidden passages, and escape the dark labyrinth of your mind.

    Why similar: Detective 15.9%, Thriller 11.6%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Investigation 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%

  2. #2 Endless Loop
    96% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 漫森游戏Pub: 2P Games
    Windows

    《轮回路》是一款中式恐怖悬疑剧情解谜游戏。为了祭奠发小,在一个阴雨连绵的日子,许静怡踏上了漫长的归乡之途。然而意想不到的是,在荒凉萧瑟的故土等待许静怡的,并非只是简单的追忆之旅,而是与本应离世的发小的惊悚重逢。

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.6%, Horror 15.4%, Puzzle 12.3%, Thriller 10.5%, Mystery 8.8%

  3. #3 Whispers of Montéiroz
    96% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Hawkeye Interactive GamesPub: Hawkeye Interactive Studios
    Windows

    A call. A secluded mansion cloaked in mystery. A family with deadly secrets. Federal investigator Scott Watkins answers a tip about a missing woman but what he uncovers inside the Monteiroz estate will change everything. Who can you trust? What really happened here How far will you go for the truth?

    Why similar: Detective 19.4%, Thriller 14.2%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Puzzle 8.4%

  4. #4 False Testimony
    95% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Bizi Games
    Windows

    Explore different locations, talk to characters, collect evidence, and draw your own conclusions about who, how, and why is behind what happened.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.3%, Detective 19.7%, Puzzle 12.5%, Mystery 7.9%, Top-Down 6.2%

  5. #5 The Courtson Manor: Prologue
    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Fun Size Indie Games
    Windows

    Unravel the mystery of this top-down paranormal investigation story, what is going on and why? Solve puzzles and figure out clues while something in the darkness creeps and sneaks... Will you solve the mystery or be the victim, which end will you find ???

    Why similar: Detective 17.5%, Top-Down 13.8%, Puzzle 12.3%, Investigation 9.3%, Horror 9.2%

  6. #6 Shroud of Gloom
    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: MadChirpy
    Windows

    Shroud of Gloom is a point-and-click horror adventure. Investigate an old manor, gather items and clues to solve environmental puzzles and discover dark secrets. Can you uncover the mystery… and make it out alive?

    Why similar: Detective 15%, Escape Room 11.7%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Horror 10.2%, Puzzle 9.8%

  7. #7 Karisvale
    93% matchVery Positive94% of 193 reviews2022
    Dev: Brendan Tighe
    Windows

    Your next job awaits in Karisvale, detective. Will you fulfill your duty? Or become lost in the mystery... Explore a retro top-down world, question its citizens, and collect hidden items to uncover Karisvale's dark secret.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.6%, Detective 18.7%, Top-Down 14.6%, Horror 9.8%, Psychological Horror 9.8%

  8. #8 Forgotten Flower
    92% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: JinomiyaPub: Lumitoza Studios
    Windows

    A mysterious adventure focused on exploration, puzzle-solving, and choice-driven progression as two young nobles navigate a mansion that warps into a mysterious and dangerous world after a sudden disaster. Will you uncover the truth hidden within its shifting halls before the darkness consumes you?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Horror 13.1%, Top-Down 12.1%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Investigation 10.5%

  9. #9 New Folder
    91% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Evicted Games
    Windows

    You log on to a computer having no clue of what lies within. Explore its files, solve puzzles to recover missing pieces, and decipher passwords to enter otherwise prohibited folders. As you delve deeper into its content, you’ll find that there is a greater mystery to be solved.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.9%, Detective 22.9%, Puzzle 12.3%, Horror 11.3%, Mystery 7.4%

  10. #10 A Bad Christmas Story
    91% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2026
    Dev: S&J Games
    Windows · Mac

    Christmas lights, winter snow, and a serial killer on the loose. Follow a gifted detective through a twisted holiday night in this story-driven, interactive horror game. Your choices determine who lives, and who dies. Can you outsmart the killer?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.2%, Horror 16.9%, Detective 16.5%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Investigation 9.5%

  11. #11 Red Line
    90% matchVery Positive97% of 185 reviews2023
    Dev: Rolling Cat StudioPub: indienova
    Windows · Mac

    Moving into a shabby apartment, a saturnine girl with hidden secrets finds a notebook that allows her to communicate with another world. A thrilling adventure taking place across multiple timelines ensues.

    Why similar: Thriller 16.8%, Detective 13.9%, Puzzle 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%

  12. #12 Remedy for Personality
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Mertvitel & Partners
    Windows

    Remedy for Personality is a visual novel that blends genres: a comedy horror with elements of detective. Immerse yourself in an atmosphere of mysticism, mystery, and hidden threats, spiced up with a generous dose of witty humor.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Detective 14.7%, Thriller 11.8%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Horror 10.7%

  13. #13 This is Interesting
    89% matchVery Positive99% of 80 reviews2025
    Dev: Scott Jund
    Windows

    This is Interesting is a psychological horror mystery based game with roguelite elements. You are being watched, and you aren't really sure why. Delve through the depths of memory to uncover the mystery behind the gray purgatory you find yourself in.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.2%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Top-Down 11.5%, Puzzle 11.3%, Horror 8.9%

  14. #14 Before The Haunting
    88% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
    Dev: Frenchy Pal Protocol Pub: Frenchy Pal Protocol
    Windows

    A psychological horror interactive fiction focused on atmosphere, investigation, and player choices. Explore an unsettling environment where every decision shapes the story and the truth behind a disturbing presence.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30%, Psychological Horror 22.3%, Horror 17.8%, Investigation 12.1%, Adventure 8.8%

  15. #15 SHADOW MANSION
    86% matchMixed68% of 115 reviews2024
    Dev: NEBULA NOVA GAMES
    Windows

    A mysterious letter calls you back to your abandoned family mansion. Explore its dark rooms, uncover the bloody rituals buried in your family’s past, and escape the presence lurking in the shadows. Shadow Mansion is a story-driven horror game of atmosphere, exploration, and survival.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Detective 18.8%, Horror 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Puzzle 9.5%

  16. #16 Fragmented Memories - Arc One
    87% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2022
    Dev: PlatomentiPub: YSY Softworks
    Windows · Mac

    Immerse yourself in the Psychological horror adventure of James Charouz on his way to find his missing wife and uncover the dark secret of his hometown.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.2%, Detective 12.5%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Thriller 11.1%, Horror 11%

  17. #17 WORK WORK WORK
    86% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: MojikenPub: Toge Productions
    Windows

    WORK. DIE. REPEAT. Can you break out from the sinister cycle?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.8%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Detective 11.3%, Puzzle 10%, Top-Down 7.9%

  18. #18 Cult of the sons
    85% 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 31%, Detective 17.6%, Puzzle 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Horror 11.3%

  19. #19 I AM RIPPER
    84% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: White Paper Games
    Windows

    I AM RIPPER is a British Thriller set in the brutality and economic decline of the 1980's. You are a forensic investigator called on to solve one of the UK's most prolific crimes.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.9%, Detective 19.2%, Thriller 15.2%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Psychological Horror 9.2%

  20. #20 村庄-The Village
    84% matchMostly Negative38% of 13 reviews2021
    Dev: 橙光游戏
    Windows

    After you graduated from college, you were assigned to a small village as a doctor.It looks like an ordinary village, but there are many strange things in it.A man knocking at the door in the middle of the night may not be asking for a doctor.The person you saw may not be alive.Haunted?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.7%, Detective 21.2%, Thriller 15.1%, Horror 10.7%, Puzzle 9.2%

  21. #21 Unhomely
    83% 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 17.2%, Detective 15.3%, Thriller 13.8%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Investigation 11%

  22. #22 Shanwen
    82% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: FirstMove Studio
    Windows

    1990s: Windswept mining town Linshan, dependent on fading coal mines, worshipped a mountain god’s stele. After it cracked and oozed brown liquid, a strange illness spread. Lin Tianqing returned for his sick father, uneasy as the eerie town neared, having overheard whispers.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Detective 17.8%, Thriller 13.6%, Puzzle 9.6%, Psychological Horror 8.6%

  23. #23 LUNA
    82% 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: Top-Down 14.2%, Thriller 13.9%, Puzzle 13%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Horror 12%

  24. #24 Shadow Mansion 2
    81% matchPositive87% of 23 reviews2025
    Dev: NEBULA NOVA GAMES
    Windows

    The mansion your grandfather left you is more than an inheritance. When the power comes on, not only the lights awaken, but the darkness buried inside. Shadow Mansion 2 is a first-person psychological horror focused on atmosphere, exploration, and stealth.

    Why similar: Detective 22.1%, Thriller 16.4%, Horror 13.4%, Investigation 11.3%, Puzzle 10.4%

  25. #25 Major's Heart
    81% 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 34.4%, Detective 18.6%, Puzzle 12.2%, Investigation 11.1%, Adventure 9.1%

  26. #26 The Haunting of the Chea-Wilson Family
    80% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: TheOdiePub: NightmarePugStudios
    Windows

    A Cambodian-American family becomes haunted by a ghost. Enjoy this story-driven narrative as the haunting unfolds. Inspired by horror movies in the late 2000s-2010s.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Thriller 15.7%, Horror 11.9%, Top-Down 11.9%, Investigation 10.2%

  27. #27 Discount Nightmares - The Gulch
    79% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: SongMonkey
    Windows

    The Gulch is a horror, puzzle, adventure! By day you’ll mine, and by night try to survive! Through a unique five senses system, you’ll explore the Gulch in ways most games never attempt. Look, touch, listen, smell, and even taste your way through a landscape of puzzles, secrets, and growing dread.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.7%, Puzzle 15.1%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Horror 11%, Thriller 9.6%

  28. #28 Reflection Link
    79% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Secretive Sheep Games
    Windows

    Locked inside a facility that erases memory, seven people must recover what they've forgotten to earn their freedom. Explore escape-room puzzles, piece together broken relationships, and uncover the truth behind the sins none of them remember committing in this branching path visual novel.

    Why similar: Detective 15.7%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Puzzle 9.7%, Thriller 9.7%

  29. #29 Dear Brother
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Black Kakadu
    Windows

    Point and click adventure game series! The game consists of 12 gradually releasing chapters. Mystery and mystical story about young doctor and his family is waiting for you. Solve puzzles and uncover the mystery of the Blake family.

    Why similar: Detective 20.7%, Escape Room 13.3%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Puzzle 11.8%, Horror 10%

  30. #30 The Case of the Golden Idol
    77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,351 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: Detective 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Investigation 12.2%, Thriller 11.3%, Puzzle 8.8%

  31. #31 The Breakfast Serial Club
    77% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Lucian Gallacane
    Windows

    Join a serial killer enthusiast group to solve the town's recent murders in this mystery visual novel adventure, featuring point-and-click and text-based investigation and a detailed story.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.5%, Thriller 15.5%, Detective 15.2%, Investigation 12%, Horror 9.2%

  32. #32 RHEM III SE
    78% 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 31.4%, Puzzle 17.8%, Investigation 13.4%, Mystery 11.7%, Adventure 11.6%

  33. #33 Amanda the Adventurer 3
    74% matchVery Positive87% of 686 reviews2025
    Dev: MANGLEDmaw GamesPub: DreadXP
    Windows
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    In the thrilling conclusion of the Amanda the Adventurer trilogy, follow Riley as they uncover the ultimate secrets behind Amanda, Hameln, and mysteries that have plagued Kensdale for decades.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.3%, Puzzle 14.1%, Horror 13.2%, Thriller 12.5%, Psychological Horror 11.8%

  34. #34 Paper Bride
    76% matchVery Positive91% of 2,228 reviews2021
    Dev: HeartBeat Plus
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.8 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: Detective 20.1%, Thriller 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Horror 13.5%, Puzzle 11.9%

  35. #35 Chester
    76% matchMostly Positive78% of 23 reviews2022
    Dev: Daniel George
    Windows

    After a tragic accident, you find yourself trapped in a nightmare, and hunted by a monster. With your best friend Chester at your side, you'll have to stay alive, and find a way to wake up.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Detective 15.8%, Thriller 9.3%, Puzzle 9.2%, Horror 8.8%

  36. #36 Observer Protocol: The Station - First Shift
    75% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
    Dev: BuderWorks
    Windows

    A minimalist surveillance horror game. Flip through security cameras on a deep space station and report subtle anomalies. No jump scares. No combat. Just watch, observe, and try not to miss the moment everything goes wrong.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29%, Detective 18.4%, Puzzle 11.6%, Investigation 10.5%, Horror 10%

  37. #37 Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
    73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,243 reviews2025
    Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    In this point-and-click urban thriller, down-and-out private eye Kathy Rain will embark on her most dangerous case yet — the pursuit of the notorious serial killer known as the Soothsayer. Find clues, gather evidence, connect the dots, and confront the murderer before the hunter becomes the hunted…

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Detective 17.6%, Investigation 11.9%, Thriller 9.5%, Horror 9.2%

  38. #38 Just Ignore Them: Brea's Story Tape 1
    75% matchVery Positive87% of 108 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 32.3%, Puzzle 12.9%, Top-Down 12.1%, Detective 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%

  39. #39 TEST TEST TEST
    73% matchVery Positive92% of 999 reviews2024
    Dev: MojikenPub: Toge Productions
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%

    Escape a time loop as an overworked office employee by solving cryptic puzzles with alternate reality game elements.

    Why similar: Detective 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Top-Down 12.5%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Puzzle 10.4%

  40. #40 UNCULT
    74% matchMostly Negative29% of 16 reviews2024
    Dev: STUDIO EORARI
    Windows

    'UNCULT' is a Adventure where the protagonist, the daughter of a cult leader, suffers from amnesia after an accident in a fanatical pseudo-religious group. Now, she must piece together her obscured past, facing numerous challenges and uncovering the truth. Your decisions will shape her destiny.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Thriller 14.2%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Top-Down 11.2%, Choices Matter 9.3%

  41. #41 DEAD LAMB WALKING
    72% matchVery Positive97% of 195 reviews2024
    Dev: Lyn Mametchi
    Windows

    A story about a dead lamb walking.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.6%, Top-Down 14.2%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Horror 11.8%, Choices Matter 9.3%

  42. #42 Joy Land
    73% matchMixed67% of 58 reviews2024
    Dev: MK Creations
    Windows

    Lewis, an intelligent detective, finds himself on a mission to uncover the truth behind the many disappearances including his sister's. With the help of Joy, Lewis is going to explore what lies behind these walls. only to realize that there's much more to discover than he initially thought.

    Why similar: Detective 27.4%, Horror 18%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Puzzle 13.5%, Mystery 9.2%

  43. #43 The Coffin of Sarah
    71% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
    Dev: AyoCreative
    Windows

    A 2D top down horror game that takes you on a story about a girl named Sarah. Will you be able to solve the puzzles, escape the horror hiding in the dark, and figure out the secrets hiding in this small town?

    Why similar: Top-Down 20.2%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Horror 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Choices Matter 11.9%

  44. #44 FISSURE
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: LlamaLoosh
    Windows

    Your two best friends just broke up, its up to you to figure out why and whose fault it is. Good thing you’re a detective!

    Why similar: Thriller 19.9%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Detective 9.9%

  45. #45 Mystical Riddles: Behind Doll’s Eyes Collector's Edition
    72% matchMixed69% of 13 reviews2022
    Dev: Do Games Limited
    Windows

    What's hidden in an ordinary toy? Is it possible to bring the dead back to life? Find answers to these questions using your wits, knowledge of the paranormal phenomena, and your special equipment – a magic camera! Are you up for the challenge?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23%, Detective 17.1%, Thriller 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Horror 9.7%

  46. #46 Liar’s Line
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: PexeliesPub: Aroko Game Studio
    Windows

    A monster is hiding behind one of the voices on the line. Identify the liar before you reveal your location. One wrong judgment, and it comes to your door. Each playthrough changes who's lying.

    Why similar: Detective 20.2%, Thriller 13.9%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Horror 12.5%, Investigation 10.9%

  47. #47 Deepwell
    70% matchVery Positive100% of 52 reviews2024
    Dev: LinsonLime
    Windows

    Deepwell is a story-driven adventure game, about a small town surrounding a giant mystery hole.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 39.4%, Top-Down 13.7%, Investigation 12.3%, Adventure 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%

  48. #48 Blue Detective: A Hotel in Scarlet
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Alperen Torun
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    As a gothic detective, you solve mysteries with your colorful sidekick. Everyone you meet in this bizarre world has a peculiar disease. A unique talent, or a mere curse? You must get to the bottom of it all. Investigate murders, search for clues and complete the puzzle.

    Why similar: Detective 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Horror 11.6%, Investigation 11.3%, Psychological Horror 10.3%

  49. #49 Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins
    70% matchVery Positive89% of 726 reviews2021
    Dev: Maze Theory
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    Uncover the dark secrets of Wester Drumlins and confront a new evil in a thrilling found-phone mystery from the award-winning creators of Sara Is Missing and SIMULACRA.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.6%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Puzzle 13.1%, Horror 12.2%, Investigation 11.2%

  50. #50 MonsterAmongUs
    70% matchPositive84% of 31 reviews2022
    Dev: OTTOCOM
    Windows

    《人中怪物》是由九头龙工作室独立研发的一款恐怖策略解谜类游戏。迷途的你误入一段阴谋满满的事件,跌落不同的时空,探索所遇之人的纷纷纠葛。所有的故事等待真相,而你便是揭露真相的那一人。

    Why similar: Detective 33.1%, Puzzle 15.8%, Thriller 14.5%, Horror 12.2%, Adventure 11.4%

  51. #51 Fragments of Dread - False Haven
    67% matchVery Positive92% of 227 reviews2025
    Dev: Domnaier
    Windows

    Fragments of Dread is an episodic psychological horror series. Each episode tells a self-contained story of dread, fear, and survival.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.3%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Thriller 15.6%, Horror 14%, Mystery 8.5%

  52. #52 Town of Dusk
    69% matchVery Positive87% of 71 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: Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Detective 18.3%, Thriller 16.4%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Puzzle 10.8%

  53. #53 Blackhall
    68% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: André ÅkessonPub: Anton Segovia Lundh
    Windows

    Blackhall takes place in the 1970s and lets you explore a remote underground shelter that became home to an isolated community. The facility, long abandoned and left to deteriorate, still shows traces of the people who lived there and the society they built.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36%, Detective 17.2%, Puzzle 13.8%, Adventure 9.1%, Investigation 6.5%

  54. #54 Brood Year
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Wurm Fud
    Windows

    Stuck in a dead-end town with plans that go nowhere, Jackie feels as if her life is doomed to stagnancy forever. Getting by with her friends, she is resigned to her fate in a small town- until a chance encounter with a deadly life-form sets in motion a deadly chain of events

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Detective 15.7%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Horror 11.8%, Investigation 9.7%

  55. #55 Escape from Irene
    67% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2025
    Dev: NanosquidTeam
    Windows

    Escape from Irene is a psychological thriller where you wake up in a mysterious place, with no memory, under the watchful eye of Irene. Explore the house, uncover its secrets, and try to escape without alerting Irene—because if she catches on, something terrible will happen.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.1%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Puzzle 12.6%, Horror 12.3%, Choices Matter 9.5%

  56. #56 From Ruins – A Detective Adventure
    67% 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 34.3%, Detective 16%, Puzzle 12.4%, Adventure 8.5%, Investigation 8.2%

  57. #57 Conspiracy!
    69% matchMixed65% of 49 reviews2021
    Dev: Owlskip Games
    Windows

    A detective game that combines written, audio, visual and meta-game puzzles to create an enthralling experience. It plays for roughly 2-3 hours.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 45.3%, Puzzle 22%, Investigation 21.2%, 2D 8.3%, Indie 2.3%

  58. #58 Adventure Escape Mysteries
    68% matchVery Positive87% of 1,116 reviews2020
    Dev: Haiku Games Co
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 21.1 hrs≥1hr: 64%

    Play a story-driven room escape game with unique puzzles enjoyed by tens of millions of players. Solve mysteries, puzzle through escape rooms, and find the clue that will crack the case in a critically acclaimed puzzle adventure game!

    Why similar: Detective 19.5%, Escape Room 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Investigation 11.3%, Puzzle 10.9%

  59. #59 Critical Interrogator: Messiah Hunt
    65% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
    Dev: Benedict King
    Windows

    Seven murders in motion by a killer calling himself the Messiah. Interrogate witnesses, spot contradictions in their testimonies, and build a criminal profile piece by piece in this detective thriller where every word is evidence.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.8%, Detective 17.6%, Thriller 11.1%, Puzzle 11.1%, Choices Matter 7.8%

  60. #60 Overtime Pay
    66% match6 user reviews50% of 6 reviews2024
    Dev: ObazuPub: Yahaha Studios
    Windows

    As the clock strikes midnight, you find yourself trapped within the oppressive confines of a desolate office. Your task seems straightforward: Keep putting the correct paper in the correct place and you might find yourself entitled to overtime pay. And will you?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.3%, Horror 21.7%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Puzzle 15.8%, Adventure 10.2%

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