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  1. #1 SIMULACRA
    97% matchVery Positive90% of 4,596 reviews2017
    Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%

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

    Why similar: FMV 24.8%, Immersive Sim 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Horror 11.8%

  2. #2 SIMULACRA 2
    96% matchVery Positive86% of 1,648 reviews2020
    Dev: Kaigan GamesPub: Neon Doctrine
    Windows
    Median: 4.0 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 13.2%, Psychological Horror 12%, Horror 11%

  3. #3 Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
    96% matchMostly Positive80% of 14,245 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 20.2%, Detective 19.3%, Adventure 13.6%, Casual 7.4%

  4. #4 The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker
    95% matchVery Positive83% of 596 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 14.3%, Horror 9.7%, Detective 8.1%

  5. #5 SIMULACRA 3
    94% matchMixed60% of 342 reviews2022
    Dev: Kaigan GamesPub: Neon Doctrine
    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 17.8%, FMV 17.6%, Investigation 14.7%, Immersive Sim 13.6%, Psychological Horror 10.2%

  6. #6 FAKEBOOK
    93% 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: Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Investigation 19.1%, Visual Novel 15%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Horror 10.7%

  7. #7 Dry Drowning
    94% matchVery Positive81% of 507 reviews2019
    Dev: Studio VPub: Leonardo Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 9.0 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 19.2%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Horror 11.9%, Puzzle 9%

  8. #8 The Devilry Reservation
    92% 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: Psychological Horror 22.7%, Puzzle 17.5%, Text-Based 17%, Demons 10%, Adventure 10%

  9. #9 The Painscreek Killings
    91% matchVery Positive91% of 6,013 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 38.8%, Horror 16.7%, Puzzle 16.1%, Detective 14.2%, Adventure 6.5%

  10. #10 Unheard - Voices of Crime
    90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 32,839 reviews2019
    Dev: NEXT Studios
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.5 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 32.8%, Puzzle 29.1%, Investigation 13.1%, Horror 12.6%, Mystery 7.2%

  11. #11 Interrogation Files: Port Landsend
    89% matchVery Positive87% of 87 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 14.1%, Casual 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Cinematic 10.2%

  12. #12 The Signifier Director's Cut
    89% matchVery Positive80% of 333 reviews2020
    Dev: PlaymestudioPub: Raw Fury
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.1 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 45.5%, Psychological Horror 36.8%, Adventure 9.4%, Mystery 5.2%, Singleplayer 2.2%

  13. #13 Subsurface Circular
    88% matchVery Positive94% of 1,925 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 20.5%, Text-Based 14.5%, Cinematic 13.3%, Detective 10.2%

  14. #14 Dingir OS
    85% 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: Interactive Fiction 24%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Horror 14.4%, Puzzle 11.4%

  15. #15 Doctor Who: The Edge of Reality
    86% 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 33.6%, Horror 31.9%, Adventure 15.6%, Mystery 9.2%, Sci-fi 6.3%

  16. #16 Doctor Who: The Edge Of Time
    86% matchMixed65% of 277 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 33.9%, Adventure 25.3%, Puzzle 22.8%, Casual 7.3%, Sci-fi 5.7%

  17. #17 Demons Never Lie
    84% 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 21.8%, Casual 20.2%, Horror 19%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Psychological Horror 16.2%

  18. #18 Chasing Static
    84% matchVery Positive87% of 501 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 27.5%, Horror 23.6%, Adventure 8.2%, Mystery 4.5%

  19. #19 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
    81% 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: Visual Novel 25.9%, Psychological Horror 22.5%, Horror 12.3%, Text-Based 12.2%, Adventure 8%

  20. #20 The Murder Hotel
    82% matchVery Positive95% of 59 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 17.3%, Immersive Sim 15.7%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Detective 10%

  21. #21 Interrogation Simulator
    83% matchVery Positive95% of 60 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 19.8%, Investigation 16.7%, Immersive Sim 14.9%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Psychological Horror 11.3%

  22. #22 Confabulation: Homestead
    82% 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 17.3%, Puzzle 16.7%, Adventure 9.6%

  23. #23 Death Sees Twice: Spot the Difference
    81% matchMostly Positive79% of 62 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 38.2%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Horror 16.2%, Casual 9.8%, Adventure 7.6%

  24. #24 Return to Shironagasu Island
    80% matchVery Positive94% of 3,990 reviews2020
    Dev: HYOGO ONIMUSHIPub: TABINOMICHI
    Windows
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 14.2 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 18.1%, Adventure 15.9%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Detective 7.7%

  25. #25 Confabulation
    79% 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 14.5%, Investigation 14.4%, Demons 12.4%

  26. #26 The Last Case of John Morley
    77% matchVery Positive85% of 261 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 32.8%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Puzzle 16.3%, Detective 13.1%, Adventure 10.2%

  27. #27 Whispering Lane: Horror
    79% matchMixed65% of 156 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 25.6%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, Cinematic 17.5%, Horror 16.3%, Puzzle 12.3%

  28. #28 Misty Judgment
    76% 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: FMV 23.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Visual Novel 12%, Cinematic 11.9%, Immersive Sim 10.8%

  29. #29 Confidential Killings - A Detective Game
    75% matchMostly Positive79% of 580 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 25.7%, Investigation 24.7%, Puzzle 12.7%, Detective 10.5%, Text-Based 9.8%

  30. #30 The Isle Tide Hotel
    78% matchMixed65% of 254 reviews2023
    Dev: Wales Interactive
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.3 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 31.1%, Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Immersive Sim 11%, Puzzle 8.4%

  31. #31 Left in the Dark: No One on Board
    78% matchVery Positive83% of 779 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 24.9%, Casual 22.8%, Adventure 22.3%, Horror 15.9%, Mystery 7.4%

  32. #32 The Bad Kids
    76% matchMostly Positive76% of 598 reviews2023
    Dev: Aluba Van+Pub: LightOn Game
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    As an adaptation of the popular suspecse TV series, Cat's Cradle, this game combines investigation, solving puzzles and reasoning with original stories, which can build a more Immersive experience. Game will build new stories based on original setting and focus on the inner world of the character.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.7%, Horror 19.9%, Puzzle 19.6%, Adventure 10.9%, Visual Novel 8.9%

  33. #33 Care
    75% matchVery Positive96% of 68 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 23.8%, Investigation 18.3%, Horror 14%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Immersive Sim 12.7%

  34. #34 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 19.9%, Casual 6.1%, Adventure 3.9%

  35. #35 White Room Protocol
    74% matchMostly Positive80% of 54 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 8.4%, Puzzle 8.3%, Singleplayer 5.7%

  36. #36 Snowfall's Mystery
    73% matchVery Positive86% of 102 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 25.4%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Text-Based 17.9%, 2D 5.2%

  37. #37 DETECTIVE - Rainy night
    73% matchVery Positive81% of 78 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 16.8%, Detective 11.5%, Puzzle 10.1%

  38. #38 When The Devil Takes Hold
    74% matchMixed67% of 58 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 24.5%, Psychological Horror 23.5%, Horror 18.5%, Demons 14.8%, Puzzle 8.8%

  39. #39 Decarnation
    72% matchVery Positive88% of 1,039 reviews2023
    Dev: Atelier QDBPub: Shiro Unlimited
    Windows
    Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    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 25.4%, Horror 20.6%, Adventure 9.4%, Casual 9%

  40. #40 What Happened to Lily?
    72% matchMostly Positive79% of 142 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 22.8%, Casual 12.3%, Mystery 4.7%

  41. #41 The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
    71% matchVery Positive92% of 3,008 reviews2022
    Dev: Cloak and Dagger GamesPub: Wadjet Eye Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.3 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 25.2%, Horror 19.5%, Puzzle 15.4%, Investigation 13.8%, Cinematic 11.4%

  42. #42 Who's Lila?
    70% matchVery Positive95% of 3,515 reviews2022
    Dev: Garage Heathen
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%

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

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.5%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Horror 14.4%, Puzzle 11.2%

  43. #43 Telling Lies
    73% matchMixed63% of 1,290 reviews2019
    Dev: Sam BarlowPub: Annapurna Interactive
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Four private lives. One big lie. Search through secretly recorded video conversations to discover the truth. The successor to the acclaimed Her Story.

    Why similar: FMV 31.8%, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Investigation 19.3%, Puzzle 9.2%, Detective 8.6%

  44. #44 Case #1472
    71% matchMixed57% of 68 reviews2025
    Dev: Broken at Release Game Studio
    Windows

    A mysterious woman is sitting in front of you. Who is she? And who are you? And why are you both there? Case #1472 is mystery information digging interrogation thriller game where there are more things going on than what meets the eye, but are you able to unravel what has happened?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Investigation 14.6%, Puzzle 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.8%

  45. #45 The Fernweh Saga: Book One
    70% 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 Heaven Does Not Respond
    67% matchVery Positive93% of 348 reviews2026
    Dev: Rise Studios
    Windows

    Heaven Does Not Respond is a psychological and analog horror game set in an alternate 2005 timeline. Play as an intelligence agent, exploring a retro computer interface to decipher secret files, watch mysterious videos, and uncover the dark secrets behind a young man's death.

    Why similar: Investigation 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Immersive Sim 14.3%, Horror 12.4%

  47. #47 Beyond The Evil
    70% 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 38.2%, Horror 24%, Puzzle 23.3%, Adventure 6.7%, Mystery 5.4%

  48. #48 The Last Door - Collector's Edition
    69% matchVery Positive95% of 2,425 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 39.7%, Puzzle 21%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Adventure 14.2%, Singleplayer 6%

  49. #49 Detective Worden
    66% matchVery Positive85% of 54 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 42.4%, Casual 35.3%, Detective 18.6%, Singleplayer 2.7%, Indie 1%

  50. #50 The Wellmonts Case
    65% matchVery Positive95% of 184 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 20.9%, Investigation 20.8%, Cinematic 17.2%, Adventure 10.3%

  51. #51 The Empty Eyes
    66% matchVery Positive80% of 51 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 32.3%, Horror 27.4%, Immersive Sim 15.6%, Investigation 10%, Adventure 5.8%

  52. #52 Em-A-Li
    69% matchVery Positive82% of 55 reviews2020
    Dev: YobobPub: Yobob Games
    Windows

    A portal inspired walking simulator horror game.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15%, Investigation 14.5%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Horror 11.2%, Text-Based 10.9%

  53. #53 Sherlock Holmes The Awakened
    65% matchVery Positive83% of 2,656 reviews2023
    Dev: Frogwares
    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.1 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 27.1%, Psychological Horror 23.6%, Horror 20.1%, Detective 15.3%, Adventure 6.6%

  54. #54 The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me
    67% matchMixed55% of 5,741 reviews2022
    Dev: Supermassive GamesPub: Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe
    Windows
    Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    A group of documentary film makers receive a mysterious call inviting them to a modern-day replica of serial killer H.H. Holmes ‘Murder Castle’. But on arrival they soon discover they’re being watched, and even manipulated, and suddenly there is much more at stake than just their ratings…

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.1%, Horror 31.5%, Cinematic 22.7%, Adventure 8%, Mystery 4.7%

  55. #55 Dark Nights with Poe and Munro
    68% matchMostly Positive76% of 483 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 35.3%, Interactive Fiction 25.3%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Horror 11.9%, Detective 9.6%

  56. #56 The 39 Steps
    69% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,608 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 43.6%, Adventure 38.5%, Casual 9.8%, Horror 5.2%, Singleplayer 1.8%

  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 33.6%, Psychological Horror 24.8%, Adventure 21.9%, Puzzle 17.8%, Indie 1.9%

  58. #58 Outlying Islands
    64% matchVery Positive96% of 91 reviews2025
    Dev: 九指画尸Pub: 2P Games
    Windows

    A story about discovering anomalies, finding strange energy sources, and the intertwining of peculiar spaces. Get ready to uncover hidden stories, delve into a horrifying narrative and unveil the most fundamental truth!

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.1%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Horror 14%, Puzzle 11.6%

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