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Detective Rainy Night is a narrative adventure with elements of deduction. Violent crimes, mature stories, and a touch of psychological horror await you at the Motel Holiday. Grab a pencil and paper because solving this case won’t be easy.

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 74% — of 97 reviews
Released: 2025-12-04
Developer: k148 Game Studio
Publisher: JanduSoft
Genres: Adventure, Indie, Simulation
Platforms: Windows

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    Windows

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  2. #2 SIMULACRA
    96% matchVery Positive90% of 4,689 reviews2017
    Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
    Windows · Mac
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    Windows

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    Dev: Genunie Studio
    Windows

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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%

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    Dev: Frostwood Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%

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    Windows

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    Windows

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    90% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,038 reviews2023
    Dev: EQ Studios
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%

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    Dev: Cauchemar
    Windows

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    91% matchMostly Positive78% of 122 reviews2021
    Dev: SUPERLUMEN
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 48 minMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 40%

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    Dev: Recurring Dream
    Windows · Mac
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    Windows

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    Windows

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    Windows

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    Windows
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    Dev: Interactive Stone
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%

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    Windows

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    Windows

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    Windows
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    Windows

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    73% matchMixed48% of 62 reviews2026
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    Windows

    Take on night shifts at a remote motel, handle unsettling guests, and navigate eerie events. Experience Emma’s unnerving apartment life, feel the unease of being watched, and question what’s real as the line between reality and nightmare blurs.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.6%, Horror 15.4%, Immersive Sim 13.5%, First-Person 11.1%, Realistic 9.4%

  60. #60 The Inheritance of Crimson Manor
    66% matchVery Positive87% of 958 reviews2022
    Dev: MediaCity Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Explore a beautiful and Enigmatic Victorian Manor with a dark secret, In this gothic horror story first person exploration puzzle game filled with fine art, secret passages and mysterious mechanical puzzles playing as the executor of the last will from the enigmatic Railroad Magnate Hadley Strange.

    Why similar: Crime 19%, Mystery 15.9%, Realistic 12.9%, Horror 12.8%, Exploration 10.1%

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