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Games Like Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins

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  1. #1 SIMULACRA
    97% matchVery Positive90% of 4,633 reviews2017
    Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.

    Why similar: FMV 24.5%, Immersive Sim 14.3%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Horror 11.7%

  2. #2 SIMULACRA 2
    96% matchVery Positive87% of 1,664 reviews2020
    Dev: Kaigan GamesPub: Soft Source
    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    A dead influencer. An obsessed detective. Three suspects. Piece the truth together by going through the victim’s phone messages, videos, and social media in the follow up to the critically acclaimed SIMULACRA.

    Why similar: FMV 24%, Immersive Sim 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Psychological Horror 12%, Horror 11.1%

  3. #3 Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
    96% matchMostly Positive80% of 14,305 reviews2016
    Dev: Frogwares
    Windows
    Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Experience a fantastic adventure with unique gameplay that blends investigation, action and exploration in a breath-taking thriller that will test the limits of your nerves and intelligence. Play as the great detective and track down evil in the darkest corners of London and the human soul…

    Why similar: Investigation 29.7%, Puzzle 20.3%, Detective 19.3%, Adventure 13.6%, Casual 7.4%

  4. #4 FAKEBOOK
    95% matchVery Positive91% of 747 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: Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Investigation 18.7%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Psychological Horror 14%, Horror 10.5%

  5. #5 Interrogation Files: Port Landsend
    94% matchVery Positive86% of 88 reviews2020
    Dev: Visual Interactive
    Windows

    Search through the interrogation footage of suspects of a bizarre and horrific crime. Decide who committed the crime and see them get arrested and have their day in court. The latest interactive video experience.

    Why similar: FMV 24.8%, Adventure 14.2%, Casual 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Cinematic 10.2%

  6. #6 SIMULACRA 3
    94% matchMixed60% of 351 reviews2022
    Dev: Kaigan GamesPub: Soft Source
    Windows

    The town of Stonecreek is haunted. People keep disappearing into thin air, leaving nothing but an eerie symbol behind. With the townsfolk gripped with fear, use a missing victim's phone to unlock the truth in the third entry of the acclaimed horror series, SIMULACRA.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.7%, FMV 17.5%, Investigation 14.6%, Immersive Sim 13.6%, Psychological Horror 10.2%

  7. #7 The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker
    93% matchVery Positive83% of 601 reviews2017
    Dev: D'Avekki Studios Ltd
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    YOU are a psychiatrist, trying to solve a murder whilst treating the unusual patients of the recently deceased Doctor Dekker. Type a question - patients reply in full screen video and have questions for you too but be careful what you say. Your words determine their eventual fates, and your own!

    Why similar: FMV 32.7%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Horror 9.7%, Detective 8.1%

  8. #8 The Devilry Reservation
    92% matchVery Positive93% of 85 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: Psychological Horror 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Puzzle 14.9%, Text-Based 14.1%, Demons 8.5%

  9. #9 Dry Drowning
    91% matchVery Positive81% of 512 reviews2019
    Dev: Studio VPub: Leonardo Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    Dry Drowning is a psychological investigative visual novel set in a futuristic dystopian city. Follow the story of Mordred Foley, unscrupulous private detective haunted by his dark past, and look into a series of macabre serial killings inspired by Greek mythology.

    Why similar: Investigation 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Horror 11.9%, Puzzle 9%

  10. #10 The Painscreek Killings
    91% matchVery Positive91% of 6,095 reviews2017
    Dev: EQ Studios
    Windows
    Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    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 35.3%, Horror 15.2%, Puzzle 14.6%, Detective 13%, Psychological Horror 9.1%

  11. #11 The Signifier Director's Cut
    89% matchMostly Positive80% of 340 reviews2020
    Dev: PlaymestudioPub: Raw Fury
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    This story-driven adventure follows a mystery of death and despair from reality into the surreal realms of objective memories and subjective experiences. Search the mind, solve puzzles, and unravel the dark truth in this psychological thriller.

    Why similar: Investigation 45.4%, Psychological Horror 36.8%, Adventure 9.4%, Mystery 5.2%, Singleplayer 2.2%

  12. #12 Dingir OS
    88% matchVery Positive83% of 58 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: Interactive Fiction 23.9%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Horror 14.4%, Puzzle 11.5%

  13. #13 Doctor Who: The Edge of Reality
    89% matchMixed60% of 320 reviews2021
    Dev: Maze Theory Ltd
    Windows

    Experience an unforgettable adventure in space and time. Explore new worlds, face Daleks, Cybermen and Weeping Angels and join two Doctors on an epic quest to save the universe from an unstoppable new threat in this first-person narrative adventure.

    Why similar: Puzzle 33.8%, Horror 31.8%, Adventure 15.6%, Mystery 9.2%, Sci-fi 6.3%

  14. #14 CaseCracker3
    86% matchVery Positive89% of 302 reviews2026
    Dev: BlackRobe
    Windows · Mac

    Confronted with fragmented narratives and deceptive persons of interest, you must isolate crucial evidence. Shatter logical loopholes from testimonies and reconstruct the crime scene from subtle clues. Can you survive this immersive battle of wits?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24%, Immersive Sim 20.1%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Puzzle 13.5%, Detective 10.8%

  15. #15 Demons Never Lie
    86% 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: Adventure 21.9%, Casual 20.1%, Horror 19%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Psychological Horror 16.1%

  16. #16 Doctor Who: The Edge Of Time
    87% matchMixed64% of 280 reviews2019
    Dev: Maze TheoryPub: Playstack
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%

    A new mysterious enemy threatens to tear apart the universe and only you can stop them! Doctor Who: The Edge Of Time lets players embark on an adventure through space and time. Travel across the universe, visit alien locations, pilot the TARDIS and solve the mystery of the controlling force behind the Reality Virus.

    Why similar: Horror 33.8%, Adventure 25.4%, Puzzle 22.9%, Casual 7.2%, Sci-fi 5.7%

  17. #17 Subsurface Circular
    85% matchVery Positive94% of 1,931 reviews2017
    Dev: Bithell Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    When the truth is buried, go underground. Step into this new take on text-based adventure from the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Volume. A short story that hands you the fate of the world above, as a detective looking for answers on the Subsurface Circular.

    Why similar: Investigation 25.3%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Text-Based 14.3%, Cinematic 13.3%, Detective 10.3%

  18. #18 Chasing Static
    84% matchVery Positive87% of 504 reviews2021
    Dev: Headware Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    A psychological horror short story. Explore the untouched wilderness of rural Wales as you uncover the forgotten remains of a mysterious facility and find the truth behind the missing villagers of Hearth.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.7%, Cinematic 27.4%, Horror 23.7%, Adventure 8.2%, Mystery 4.4%

  19. #19 The Murder Hotel
    83% matchVery Positive95% of 64 reviews2025
    Dev: Wegenbartho Games
    Windows

    Interrogate suspects, search for clues, & uncover a dastardly plot, as you solve a string of mystifying murders to help reluctant detective Ilmarinen escape the foreboding Fafnir Hotel.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 21%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Immersive Sim 15.7%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Detective 10.1%

  20. #20 Confabulation: Homestead
    84% matchVery Positive96% of 54 reviews2023
    Dev: Authogin
    Windows

    Horror puzzle game with spot-the-difference elements for survival. Complete interesting puzzles throughout your home to gain access to more areas and unlock more of the story all while using your modified camera to survive the threat that is lurking.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.5%, Horror 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Puzzle 16.8%, Adventure 9.7%

  21. #21 Death Sees Twice: Spot the Difference
    82% matchMostly Positive79% of 63 reviews2025
    Dev: hirohasu
    Windows · Mac

    The most sinister spot-the-difference in the world. When you uncover the final mistake, the truth of this world will be revealed.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 38.1%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Horror 16.2%, Casual 9.8%, Adventure 7.6%

  22. #22 Interrogation Simulator
    81% matchVery Positive95% of 61 reviews2022
    Dev: Otis MillerPub: Fire Cycle Games
    Windows · Linux

    Inspired by JCS videos and similar Interrogation analysis. Match evidence with statements. Play good cop/bad cop. Make choices. Learn what makes people tick. Unravel the mystery.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Investigation 16.7%, Immersive Sim 14.9%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Psychological Horror 11.4%

  23. #23 Confabulation
    81% matchVery Positive91% of 103 reviews2023
    Dev: Authogin
    Windows

    Your memory is fading. Things around your home keep changing; they are not what they appear to be. Find what is wrong, take pictures to restore your memory. Try to remember. Learn what you have forgotten, learn what has happened. It is not what it seems to be.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.2%, Horror 17.5%, Puzzle 14.6%, Investigation 14.3%, Demons 12.5%

  24. #24 The Last Case of John Morley
    79% matchVery Positive84% of 289 reviews2025
    Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive StoriesPub: JanduSoft
    Windows

    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: Interactive Fiction 32.7%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Puzzle 16.4%, Detective 13.1%, Adventure 10.2%

  25. #25 Whispering Lane: Horror
    80% matchMixed65% of 161 reviews2024
    Dev: Airem
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Uncover the dark secrets of the abandoned house on Whispering Lane in this psychological horror game. Navigate through perilous twists, where each turn reveals a blend of horror and mystery. Can you unearth the truth before darkness consumes you?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.5%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, Cinematic 17.4%, Horror 16.3%, Puzzle 12.4%

  26. #26 Unheard - Voices of Crime
    78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 33,170 reviews2019
    Dev: NEXT Studios
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    What if you could hear every word spoken at the scene of a crime? “Acoustic Detectives” wanted for testing our new device! Return aurally to crime scenes and use the voices you hear to identify potential suspects and solve the mysteries. What is it that’s connecting these seemingly unrelated cases?

    Why similar: Detective 32.6%, Puzzle 29.3%, Investigation 13.2%, Horror 12.5%, Mystery 7.2%

  27. #27 DETECTIVE - Rainy night
    78% matchMostly Positive77% of 83 reviews2025
    Dev: k148 Game StudioPub: JanduSoft
    Windows

    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.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 23%, Immersive Sim 21.6%, Horror 16.7%, Detective 11.5%, Puzzle 10.2%

  28. #28 Misty Judgment
    75% matchVery Positive94% of 1,414 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: FMV 22.8%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Cinematic 11.6%, Immersive Sim 10.6%

  29. #29 Left in the Dark: No One on Board
    79% matchVery Positive84% of 782 reviews2014
    Dev: Moonrise InteractivePub: Artifex Mundi
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 97%

    Discover what connects a lost ship’s disappearance with Devil’s Island and a local family’s unsolved murder.

    Why similar: Puzzle 25.1%, Casual 22.7%, Adventure 22.4%, Horror 15.8%, Mystery 7.4%

  30. #30 Snowfall's Mystery
    76% matchVery Positive87% of 112 reviews2025
    Dev: Sempiternal Rain
    Windows

    A psychological interactive novel about a floppy disk with a mysterious program. Help Elliot cope with his mental issues and uncover the secret of the floppy disk.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.1%, Psychological Horror 25.5%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Text-Based 17.7%, 2D 5.2%

  31. #31 White Room Protocol
    76% matchMostly Positive78% of 55 reviews2025
    Dev: Lefto Studio
    Windows

    A psychological first-person horror game where you enter a memory-erasing protocol and relive a trauma. Uncover dark secrets, and experience fear through immersive atmosphere.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 42.4%, Horror 34.5%, Adventure 8.5%, Puzzle 8.3%, Singleplayer 5.6%

  32. #32 The Demon Within Me
    77% matchMixed67% of 60 reviews2022
    Dev: Elite Lords Studios
    Windows

    The Demon Within Me is a first-person psychological horror game featuring a dark, lonely, and atmospheric environment that offers an immersive and disturbing experience.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 36.5%, Horror 28.6%, Demons 20%, Casual 6.1%, Adventure 3.9%

  33. #33 The Isle Tide Hotel
    77% matchMixed65% of 264 reviews2023
    Dev: Wales Interactive
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Explore a mysterious hotel and infiltrate a cult in this FMV detective game, featuring a cast from GoT, The Witcher, and more. Every decision counts as you gather clues and question guests. Can you unearth the ominous secrets at The Isle Tide Hotel before it's too late to save your missing daughter?

    Why similar: FMV 31%, Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Immersive Sim 11%, Puzzle 8.5%

  34. #34 Return to Shironagasu Island
    75% matchVery Positive94% of 4,067 reviews2020
    Dev: HYOGO ONIMUSHIPub: TABINOMICHI
    Windows
    Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    A mystery adventure game and visual novel set on solitary Shironagasu Island. Discover its secrets, solve its mysteries, and escape from the ominous island!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 33.2%, Horror 17.9%, Adventure 15.9%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Detective 7.7%

  35. #35 Care
    74% matchVery Positive96% of 69 reviews2024
    Dev: The Pocket Dimension
    Windows

    Care is an atmospheric first person horror game with puzzle elements, where your choices have consequences. Be observant with your surroundings and unravel the horrific secrets that hide within these walls.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Investigation 18.2%, Horror 14%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Immersive Sim 12.7%

  36. #36 Sherlock Holmes The Awakened
    73% matchVery Positive83% of 2,770 reviews2023
    Dev: Frogwares
    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Experience a nerve-racking Lovecraftian adventure, rebuilt from the ground up with modern graphics and gameplay. Become Sherlock Holmes, and find yourself at the heart of the terrifying Cthulhu Mythos as you investigate a series of mysterious disappearances in Europe and the US.

    Why similar: Investigation 27%, Psychological Horror 23.5%, Horror 20.1%, Detective 15.4%, Adventure 6.6%

  37. #37 CaseCracker2
    72% matchVery Positive91% of 791 reviews2024
    Dev: BlackRobePub: NPC Entertainment
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Officer Jia has vanished, leaving a classified message pointing to the CaseCracker 2.0 system. Tear through suspects' alibis, look beyond the text, and extract hidden threads from seemingly unrelated intel. Will you find the ultimate truth, or a trap?

    Why similar: Immersive Sim 24.1%, Psychological Horror 21.5%, Text-Based 16.7%, Puzzle 13.4%, Detective 12.3%

  38. #38 What Happened to Lily?
    73% matchMostly Positive79% of 145 reviews2025
    Dev: Montee Games
    Windows

    What Happened to Lily? Is a real-time first-person horror game. Discover the secrets and spooky truths behind the mysterious event at Miller Farm.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 29%, Horror 23.8%, Puzzle 22.9%, Casual 12.3%, Mystery 4.7%

  39. #39 When The Devil Takes Hold
    74% matchMixed68% of 59 reviews2024
    Dev: NOVAK STUDIOS
    Windows

    When The Devil Takes Hold is a first-person psychological horror game. Step into the shoes of James Davidson, a fearless content creator whose search for views leads him to a cursed location. Explore the haunted grounds and solve puzzles to uncover the dark past.

    Why similar: Cinematic 24.4%, Psychological Horror 23.5%, Horror 18.5%, Demons 14.9%, Puzzle 8.8%

  40. #40 Decarnation
    72% matchVery Positive88% of 1,071 reviews2023
    Dev: Atelier QDBPub: Shiro Unlimited
    Windows
    Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Where do you run to when your demons reside within you? Decarnation is a pixel art adventure/action puzzle game with a horrific story inspired by some of the most influential films and novels in the genre. Dive into a breathtaking thriller where nightmares and dreams intertwine…

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.6%, Puzzle 25.6%, Horror 20.6%, Adventure 9.4%, Casual 9%

  41. #41 The Hotel
    73% matchMostly Positive79% of 92 reviews2022
    Dev: Constant ArtPub: Constant_Art
    Windows

    The Hotel is a psychological horror thriller in which the player will have to face the evil living within the walls of a lonely hotel. But more importantly, the player will have to decide what this evil is to him. Maybe the nature of this evil is deeper than it seems at first glance.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.8%, Horror 28%, Puzzle 17.3%, Adventure 7.6%, Mystery 4.5%

  42. #42 Confidential Killings - A Detective Game
    70% matchMostly Positive79% of 660 reviews2026
    Dev: BRANEPub: Surefire.Games
    Windows · Mac

    A series of murders is shocking Hollywood! Use your detective skills: search the crime scene, find clues, solve the mystery. Who is pulling the strings behind these Confidential Killings?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.6%, Investigation 24.6%, Puzzle 12.8%, Detective 10.5%, Text-Based 9.7%

  43. #43 The Operator
    69% matchVery Positive92% of 8,280 reviews2024
    Dev: Bureau 81
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.

    Why similar: Investigation 21.9%, FMV 21%, Immersive Sim 15.6%, Puzzle 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%

  44. #44 Who's Lila?
    70% matchVery Positive95% of 3,610 reviews2022
    Dev: Garage Heathen
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.4%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Horror 14.4%, Puzzle 11.3%

  45. #45 The Fernweh Saga: Book One
    71% matchVery Positive91% of 108 reviews2023
    Dev: Hosted Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Expose the dark secrets and mysteries of your seemingly idyllic hometown in this romantic thriller! Will you fall in love or fall victim to its horrors?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 50.1%, Text-Based 26.2%, Casual 16%, Mystery 5.3%, Singleplayer 2.1%

  46. #46 The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
    68% matchVery Positive92% of 3,087 reviews2022
    Dev: Cloak and Dagger GamesPub: Wadjet Eye Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a folk horror narrative-driven adventure. Explore the isolated moors of rural Victorian England as you uncover the mysteries of Hob's Barrow. The answers lie in the soil...

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.1%, Horror 19.5%, Puzzle 15.6%, Investigation 13.8%, Cinematic 11.4%

  47. #47 The Last Door - Collector's Edition
    70% matchVery Positive95% of 2,436 reviews2014
    Dev: The Game KitchenPub: Phoenix Online Publishing
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Something ancient and evil is stirring in Victorian England. Only you can stop it. Journey to the brink of madness and beyond as you set forth alone into the dark.

    Why similar: Horror 40.2%, Puzzle 21%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Adventure 14.1%, Singleplayer 5.8%

  48. #48 Dark Nights with Poe and Munro
    71% matchMostly Positive75% of 487 reviews2020
    Dev: D'Avekki Studios Ltd
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Guide local radio hosts Poe and Munro through six TV-like episodes of supernatural strangeness and sizzling on-screen chemistry. From the creators of The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker and The Shapeshifting Detective.

    Why similar: FMV 34.3%, Interactive Fiction 24.5%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Horror 11.6%, Detective 9.3%

  49. #49 Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss
    67% matchMixed60% of 272 reviews2026
    Dev: Big Bad WolfPub: Nacon
    Windows

    A mining station in the Pacific abyss is no longer responding. As an investigator of the occult, unravel the mysteries of the deep. Test your wits and sanity in this lovecraftian thriller.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.8%, Investigation 26.5%, Adventure 12.8%, Detective 12.1%, Horror 6.8%

  50. #50 Detective Worden
    67% matchVery Positive86% of 57 reviews2025
    Dev: Domestic Black CatPub: Studio Amateur
    Windows · Mac

    As a private detective, you’ll crack word clues left by a mysterious informant, gather evidence, and uncover the truth hidden in the shadows.

    Why similar: Puzzle 42.7%, Casual 35.2%, Detective 18.6%, Singleplayer 2.6%, Indie 1%

  51. #51 The Wellmonts Case
    65% matchVery Positive95% of 211 reviews2026
    Dev: Zakym s. r. o.
    Windows

    The Wellmonts Case is a first-person psychological horror game set in 1993, Northern Maine. As a private detective, you explore the abandoned Wellmont farm, search for clues, photograph unsettling evidence, and uncover the truth behind a family's unexplained disappearance.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.5%, Horror 21%, Investigation 20.7%, Cinematic 17.1%, Adventure 10.3%

  52. #52 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
    65% matchVery Positive88% of 5,930 reviews2025
    Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
    Windows
    Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 9.9 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: Visual Novel 26%, Psychological Horror 22.7%, Horror 12.3%, Text-Based 12.1%, Adventure 8%

  53. #53 Beyond The Evil
    68% matchVery Positive82% of 57 reviews2023
    Dev: BlackHawk GamesPub: QUByte Interactive
    Windows

    Beyond the Evil is an psychological horror game that places the player to a hard experience to find who created one supposed plague that might doom the world.

    Why similar: Investigation 34.6%, Horror 21.9%, Puzzle 21.4%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, Adventure 6.1%

  54. #54 The Empty Eyes
    66% matchVery Positive80% of 56 reviews2026
    Dev: 99 Grados Games
    Windows

    The Empty Eyes is a first-person psychological horror experience that immerses you in an investigation steeped in mystery. Every step inside the house brings you closer to a hidden truth, while tension mounts and fear takes root in your mind.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.4%, Horror 27.5%, Immersive Sim 15.6%, Investigation 10%, Adventure 5.8%

  55. #55 The 39 Steps
    69% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,610 reviews2013
    Dev: The Story MechanicsPub: The Secret Experiment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Prepare to experience the original man-on-the-run thriller in a completely new way! There are secrets to be discovered, locations to be explored and - above all - an incredible tale to be told in this ground-breaking interactive novel.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 43.5%, Adventure 38.7%, Casual 9.8%, Horror 5.2%, Singleplayer 1.8%

  56. #56 Imaginary Friend Asylum
    66% matchVery Positive100% of 64 reviews2024
    Dev: Nightmare Emporium
    Windows

    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: Interactive Fiction 34.9%, Cinematic 24.1%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Horror 12.8%, Adventure 9.9%

  57. #57 ALONE?
    71% matchMixed42% of 190 reviews2016
    Dev: Deceptive Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Explore and experience this horror story, as you embark on an ghostly adventure unlike anything you have played before. Come face-to-face with terror itself as you look for your missing sister.

    Why similar: Horror 33.5%, Psychological Horror 24.8%, Adventure 22%, Puzzle 17.8%, Indie 1.9%

  58. #58 Dread Flats
    64% matchVery Positive84% of 1,518 reviews2025
    Dev: Ghostcase
    Windows
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    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: Psychological Horror 24.4%, Horror 24.2%, Investigation 17.7%, Puzzle 14%, Adventure 9.1%

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