60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Mystery, Atmospheric, First-Person.
Drive the night shift through a cursed city where every passenger hides a secret—and some of them died long ago. Uncover the truth behind each fare, make irreversible choices, and decide who deserves to be saved before your final shift ends.
The Empty Desk
Immerse yourself in a psychological thriller with narrative adventure elements and unsettling details. Join Detective Bennett on his final case and uncover dark secrets in a world where reality bends and sanity wavers.
The Incident Room
A 2–4 player cooperative supernatural horror investigation about intervening in recorded tragedies. The opening chapter unfolds in a fog-shrouded 1700s coastal town, where players inhabit different townsfolk and act within a relentless final hour before the outcome becomes irreversible.
Immerse yourself in a psychological thriller with narrative adventure elements and unsettling details. Join Detective Bennett on his final case and uncover dark secrets in a world where reality bends and sanity wavers.
Why similar: Crime 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Cinematic 12.1%, Detective 11.9%, Visual Novel 6.5%
A 2–4 player cooperative supernatural horror investigation about intervening in recorded tragedies. The opening chapter unfolds in a fog-shrouded 1700s coastal town, where players inhabit different townsfolk and act within a relentless final hour before the outcome becomes irreversible.
Why similar: Noir 18.5%, Cinematic 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Detective 10.1%, Realistic 7.5%
Investigate a broken mind to unravel a twisted case. Deduce the truth. Restore lost memories. Listen to private conversations. Draw your own conclusions. Mind Diver is a murder mystery, where the victim is love.
Why similar: Noir 17.8%, Crime 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Detective 12.1%, Thriller 7.4%
The Dawning is a first-person puzzle mystery game. Play as Detective Madison as he searches 7 beautifully crafted areas for clues to catch a killer. Use stealth to sneak past deadly enemies. Solve complex puzzles to access new areas, progress the rich storyline, and obtain key items.
Why similar: Cinematic 18%, Crime 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Detective 10.3%, Realistic 8.9%
A mystery psychological thriller visual novel set in 2000. Follow a serial murder case through the eyes of three characters: the woman, the man, and the detective. With live-action backgrounds and silhouetted characters, every choice branches the story, and one wrong move means game over.
Why similar: Crime 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Detective 14.3%, Noir 12.4%, Thriller 8.4%
A dark murder mistery game combined with a visual novel revolving around a disturbing plot. Embark on the frightening adventure of a young priest entangled in a forbidden affair with a beautiful lady who meets a gruesome end. Lust, wrath, murder, despair.
Why similar: Noir 22.6%, Detective 10.5%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Thriller 9.6%, Crime 7.3%
A noir graphic adventure where your mind is your greatest enemy. Investigate crimes from the slums of Saltmire to the heights of Greyledge. Interrogate suspects and manage your clues in this 1980s cinematic remake. Play the free demo and wishlist now!
Why similar: Noir 19%, Cinematic 13.2%, Crime 13%, Detective 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 12%
A child is missing. The police are failing. And you're a retired detective with a bit too much time on your hands. Time to throw out the rules & do whatever it takes to bring the child home. From the developers of I AM RIPPER, The Occupation & Ether One.
Why similar: Noir 18.7%, Crime 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Detective 12.9%, Cinematic 10%
In the small, burnt out Northern Ontario town that was once Montgomery Hills, there is a prisoner. You are in charge. Keep yourself awake long enough to see the light of day. Uncover the truth about one of Canada's biggest tragedies. The prisoner has a name and his name is Tom Dahl.
Why similar: Crime 15.8%, Cinematic 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Supernatural 8.7%, Thriller 8%
Trapped in the pitch blackness of your own home, you’re a helpless child, alone and pursued by a sinister entity lurking in the shadows. Solve puzzles, brave ever-shifting environments, and uncover a terrible secret. Your worst nightmares come to life. Can you survive the night?
Why similar: Crime 19.8%, Cinematic 12.6%, Supernatural 11.2%, Thriller 10%, Interactive Fiction 8.3%
The Lighthouse is a uniquely crafted thriller with glimpses into psychotic, alternate dimensions. Private Investigator James Irvine finds himself lured into a haunting, neo-noir world in search of a missing young woman, named Lily Beaumont.
Why similar: Noir 18.3%, Cinematic 11.1%, Detective 11.1%, Thriller 9.4%, Emotional 8.2%
Choose Your Story: Choices & Decisions game, Mystery visual novel adventure game
Why similar: Noir 24.5%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Crime 15.1%, Adventure 8.8%
His name is Dan. He is an ordinary guy who works as a floor washer. However, soon in his life there are events that forever change his fate and push him on the path of crime... A chilling thriller in visual novel format.
Why similar: Noir 19.2%, Crime 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Cinematic 11%, Visual Novel 9.7%
A cinematic, choice-driven FMV horror. His friends left him alone in the forest as a prank — then hid among the trees in cheap masks to scare him. But not every mask out there is a friend. Every choice matters. Silence is a choice too.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Visual Novel 15%, Cinematic 14.8%, Adventure 9.3%, Realistic 8.4%
Use your wits and iconic ghost hunting equipment to uncover the mystery of what happened to the residents of an abandoned apartment complex in this narrative-driven horror experience.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Supernatural 11.5%, Detective 10.7%, Realistic 9.2%, Emotional 8.2%
One girl worked at a gas station in Wisconsin, and during one of her midnight shifts, the most unexpected thing happened to her.
Why similar: Crime 17.6%, Cinematic 13.7%, Driving 12.5%, Thriller 9.3%, Realistic 9%
You are a detective about to enter the island where the crime of the century happened. Disturbing crimes were hidden behind power and influence. Explore, collect evidence, connect clues, and expose the truth that real monsters are never supernatural, they are people protected by power.
Why similar: Noir 20.1%, Crime 16%, Detective 12.9%, Cinematic 11.7%, Thriller 7.8%
I have seen the face. Amongst the small white bones wrapped in fabric. Beneath the veins leading to the goddess. Within the black blood of the eucharist.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Noir 19.3%, Cinematic 19.1%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Adventure 10%
Inspired by Allison Road. SUPERNORMAL is a psychological horror game set in a seemingly ordinary apartment harboring dark secrets. Play as Detective Wyatt, tasked with unravelling the disappearance of Masato Sakamoto's daughter. Search for clues and unravel the sinister truth.
Why similar: Crime 15%, Detective 12.7%, Supernatural 9.8%, Realistic 8.6%, Dark 6.9%
Enter the abandoned Black Water Asylum in search of a missing girl. Veil of Torment is a psychological horror game where reality twists, shadows whisper, and every step drags you deeper into madness.
Why similar: Cinematic 25.8%, Detective 13.7%, Adventure 11.5%, First-Person 8.7%, Dark 8.4%
Step into the shoes of an experienced detective and uncover dark secrets while solving criminal cases. In this thrilling detective world, you'll face stressful decision-making moments, reconstruct crime scenes, and utilize cutting-edge technology for evidence analysis.
Why similar: Crime 19.9%, Cinematic 19.1%, Noir 16%, Detective 13.2%, Dark 7.9%
A first-person psychological horror about a young woman whose quiet life collapses when she finds photographs of herself on a client’s film roll.
Why similar: Noir 16.8%, Dark 11.8%, Emotional 10.4%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Crime 9.6%
Something is wrong in the ward. As a detective investigating a serious crime, navigate the ruins of an abandoned psychiatric hospital, gather evidence, and follow a trail that leads deeper into madness
Why similar: Noir 24.7%, Crime 21.8%, Detective 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Psychological Horror 6.5%
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 19.6%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Crime 14.2%, Detective 11.8%, Thriller 10.4%
Investigate the mysterious death of an unidentified young woman, in this shocking psychological thriller kinetic novel.
Why similar: Noir 20.4%, Detective 16.9%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Thriller 10.2%, Dark 9.3%
It’s the 1980s. A rural cop investigates a fellow officer’s disappearance. With limited ammo and failing gear, you'll explore eerie landscapes, piece together clues, and face your own fears; no jumpscares, just tense psychological unraveling. Will you find the truth… or lose yourself?
Why similar: Noir 21%, Cinematic 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Crime 14.7%, Realistic 8.4%
Return to Derceto Manor in this reimagination of Alone in the Dark, a love letter to the 90’s cult classic horror game.
Why similar: Noir 22.1%, Cinematic 15.4%, Detective 10.9%, Realistic 7.5%, Dark 7.1%
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: Cinematic 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Realistic 9.6%, Emotional 7.7%, Dark 7.2%
While tasked with disposing of bodies for the mafia, you carry a mutilated corpse without question. However, as time passes, the secrets of the body you carry slowly begin to surface.
Why similar: Crime 20.6%, Cinematic 15%, Driving 13.4%, Thriller 9.6%, Realistic 7.5%
Immerse yourself in a chilling, interactive cold-case investigation. Review crime scene photos, decrypt restricted hard drives, compare evidence, and deliver your final report in Ashes of Holloway Bay, a dark, atmospheric detective experience where every detail matters.
Why similar: Crime 20.6%, Detective 19%, Noir 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Cinematic 8.1%
Narrative-driven psychological horror set in a confined apartment. Explore, interact with everyday objects, and notice increasingly unsettling changes around you. Your small, everyday choices will shape your future and define your ending. A debut title created by a solo developer.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Action 12%, Adventure 10.7%, Realistic 8.4%
Blackwood knows how to keep secrets: beneath the neon, behind polite smiles, in offices with no nameplates. Stella is searching for a missing friend and realizes too late that she was let in for a reason.
Why similar: Noir 31.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Dark 9.8%, Realistic 8.6%
Rainswept takes you on an emotional adventure in a small town shaken by a double shooting. Join Detective Stone and unravel a tangled web of love, relationships, and unresolved trauma in this character-driven murder mystery game.
Why similar: Crime 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Detective 15.2%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Cinematic 8%
Use your psychic powers to read minds and catch an elusive serial killer!
Why similar: Noir 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Crime 17.3%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Detective 12%
Orph - The Lost Boy is a first-person horror game where you have to find out what happened with your son. Explore an old orphanage, uncover secrets long forgotten and solve puzzles.
Why similar: Noir 26.4%, Cinematic 15.8%, Dark 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Horror 8%
When Sirens Fall Silent is a dark psychological thriller set in 1990s Italy. Play as Mila, a troubled policewoman drawn into a high-profile case of kidnappings and murders. As the case unravels you must not only save her from herself, but from being swallowed by a vortex of violence and confusion.
Why similar: Crime 16.9%, Detective 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Cinematic 13.2%, Thriller 8.8%
Experience a race against time written by a former forensic investigation expert. As detective JACK, you are the last hope to rescue the US President's kidnapped daughter. With only 1% battery left on her phone, use authentic detective techniques to find her before the screen goes black.
Why similar: Noir 27.4%, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Crime 17.9%, Detective 14.6%, Adventure 6.8%
You're a cop checking an abandoned barn. Simple assignment. But the longer you're there, the less you can trust what you see — or yourself. A first-person psychological anomaly horror experience built around paranoia and perception.
Why similar: Crime 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Detective 10.8%, Realistic 8.7%, Dark 8.7%
M.S. Salmon is an interactive 2D story adventure. Help Ben Hearnden and Ranieri solve a murder on a luxury liner. As they gather more evidence, they uncover not only the truth about the murder but also their own dark past.
Why similar: Noir 21%, Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Cinematic 17.3%, Detective 11.7%, Crime 8%
You have inherited a train station from a family that never mentioned it. Walk its platforms into Berlin, Paris, New York and Hong Kong across the last century, and learn how a single clue found in one decade rewrites the meaning of another.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.4%, Noir 17.6%, Visual Novel 17%, Cinematic 16.1%, Adventure 11.9%
A horror game about escaping from a mysterious place after a chilling encounter in the woods. Explore, stay quiet, and make tough choices as you search for a way out.
Why similar: Cinematic 17.3%, Crime 16.5%, Thriller 11.3%, Psychological Horror 9%, Realistic 8.7%
You make every interaction with her feel like coincidence. You know her far more than she could ever imagine. But you don't seem to realize, a butterfliy don't usually fly into the net on their own.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Crime 15.9%, Detective 11%, Thriller 10.2%
In his fight to climb the ranks and do what's right, LAPD detective Cole Phelps must unravel the truth behind a string of arson attacks, conspiracies, and brutal murders, battling the L.A. underworld and even members of his own department.
Why similar: Noir 25.8%, Detective 24%, Crime 22.8%, Cinematic 10.7%, Mystery 4.9%
One night, Lyu Xuan woke up soaked in blood, a mysterious black hole in the palm of her hand, and millions pouring out of that hole, like an unstoppable fountain of wealth. Still in shock, She has to evade the monsters that rushed to her and her new riches. A strange story begins in a gloomy city…
Why similar: Crime 15.7%, Cinematic 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Detective 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.7%
Joe Kowalski Chronicles: Murder in a flat is a dark neo noir point and click adventure game where you start as a police detective Joe Kowalski and try to solve a murder that happened in Joe's neighborhood.
Why similar: Noir 23.9%, Crime 17.9%, Detective 14.5%, Cinematic 14.2%, Dark 7.3%
To save your life, an underground resistance group fused you with a hostile entity. Now as 'partners', you need to work as investigators to pay off your debt… and find out what truly happened to you.
Why similar: Noir 17.6%, Crime 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Detective 10.8%, Visual Novel 8.7%
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Noir 26.9%, Crime 20.9%, Detective 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Visual Novel 10.3%
San Francisco is shaken by a chain of horrible murders. You are the only one that can bring to justice a masked arsonist calling himself the Plague Doctor. Are you strong enough to face the challenge?
Why similar: Noir 21.5%, Crime 18.8%, Detective 14.5%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Realistic 8%
"All Songs are from the King," a haunting psychological horror experience that transcends traditional gaming boundaries.
Why similar: Noir 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Detective 8.5%, Emotional 8.5%
MURDERED: SOUL SUSPECT™ takes players into a whole new realm of mystery where the case is personal and the clues just out of reach, challenging gamers to solve the hardest case of all… their own murder.
Why similar: Detective 29.3%, Crime 15.1%, Noir 13.6%, Supernatural 11.5%, Mystery 7.2%
A direct sequel to 'Cold Verdict'. Another group of people wake up in a strange abandoned location, trying to find a way out and understand why they were put there. What is the killer's endgame in all this? A short interactive story with choices.
Why similar: Crime 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Detective 14.5%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Thriller 10.6%
Experience the story of Alexander Green and find out what happened on the day of the accident in this First Person horror Adventure. Follow the development of Alex, solve puzzles around the event and try not to fall into madness as you search for answers.
Why similar: Crime 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Thriller 11%, Emotional 8.9%, Realistic 8.2%
Judgment Day is a psychological horror puzzle-adventure game. Detective Roger Morgan is trapped in a twisted version of his partner Jack Clark’s home. Each puzzle he solves unravels dark secrets, distorting reality and blurring the line between friend and foe, forcing him to question everything.
Why similar: Noir 24.2%, Detective 14.4%, Cinematic 8.9%, Realistic 8.5%, Psychological Horror 7.7%
GAZE IN SHADOWS is a narrative detective adventure. In Prohibition-era Ashford, PI Zack Brennan solves five deadly cases shrouded in greed and lies. Search crime scenes, interrogate suspects, and confront corruption with hard evidence. A murder can be closed... but who will put this city on trial?
Why similar: Detective 19.7%, Noir 18.7%, Cinematic 18.6%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 10%
Body found. Two missing. Detective Malinowski hears what others miss. Noir adventure where sound reveals clues and sketches tell the story. A short case you can finish tonight. Start now.
Why similar: Noir 23.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Detective 14.2%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Emotional 7.7%
Moved mind is a first person narrative psychological horror game, where you will be the subject of a psychological experiment where you will have to face your fears and differentiate reality from the symptoms of your illness.
Why similar: Crime 14.6%, Cinematic 11.8%, Realistic 11.3%, Supernatural 10.5%, Dark 9.9%
Noir visual novel set in 1950s New York. Infiltrate a prison, build a smuggling network, and shape fates through tough choices across branching paths.
Why similar: Noir 25.5%, Cinematic 21.4%, Visual Novel 15%, Detective 13%, Crime 10.2%
Step into the mind of John Morley, a 1940s detective on his final case. Explore shadowed places long forgotten by time, and piece together crime scenes in a narrative adventure steeped in mystery, unexpected twists, and a truth buried for decades.
Why similar: Noir 24.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Detective 15.5%, Realistic 8.8%, Dark 7.2%
A first-person psychological horror game set in a childhood home. Explore, uncover four days of missing memory, and survive something that has been listening since you arrived.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Cinematic 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Emotional 9.2%, Dark 8.4%
Elara is a dark, narrative-driven visual novel where players investigate a corporate death, navigate manipulation and power dynamics, and make choices that lead to multiple endings.
Why similar: Noir 18.3%, Cinematic 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Detective 10.1%
