60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Mystery, Horror, Singleplayer.
You are Mike Goodman, joining a mission to investigate mysterious activity at an arctic base. Text-parser mystery adventure game inspired by classics of the genre, using pixel art in 3D.
The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.
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A horror game about taking care of cute and murderous retro virtual pets!
Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.
Why similar: Detective 17.6%, Text-Based 16.8%, Dark Humor 14%, Mystery 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%
A horror game about taking care of cute and murderous retro virtual pets!
Why similar: Dark Humor 31.1%, Thriller 23.2%, Horror 22.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Retro 11.6%
An indie horror game with a comedic twist about a girl with asthma, imaginary cartoons, and a voice in her head. She ends up in a strange yard and tries to escape. The antagonist? A clown. Scary? At times. Funny? A little.
Why similar: Parody 20% ★, Detective 15.3%, Horror 11.8%, Mystery 10.7%, Retro 9.3%
Save people from terrible paranormal dangers as a support operator of a secret SCP-like organization! Ask questions, give advice and watch the consequences of your choices... multiple endings in each story ;-)
Why similar: Text-Based 22.5%, Dark Humor 19.4%, Old School 15.7%, Horror 12.8%, Mystery 7.3%
While Jonathan is driving, his car suddenly stops. His cell phone doesn't work either. Jonathan doesn't know where he is. He sees a farm nearby. He goes to the farm in hopes of finding someone to ask for help.
Why similar: Thriller 29.8%, Horror 20.9%, Mystery 14.9%, Adventure 10.5%, Action-Adventure 10.4%
The main character is the usual average schoolboy, who can be found on the street after the 7th lesson. But it's not so simple, because he has a dream inside of his head, a dream that you have to implement!
Why similar: Text-Based 24.2%, Horror 21.8%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Dark Humor 10.2%, Action-Adventure 9.6%
The end of the world is near! After a mysterious package unleashes paranormal events in Triton Town, experience a chapter-based narrative through the eyes of multiple protagonists. Solve puzzles, explore detailed environments, and interview witnesses to uncover the truth before time runs out!
Why similar: Detective 18.2%, Dark Humor 16.3%, Mystery 14.7%, Retro 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%
舞台は東京から伊勢志摩へ…… ファミコン風アドベンチャーゲームの完全新作！
Why similar: Old School 18.2%, Text-Based 18%, Mystery 15.6%, Detective 13.7%, Retro 13.7%
Escape the snowy nightmare or be trapped forever — your call.
Why similar: Thriller 20.8%, Snow 19.9% ★, Horror 13.9%, Retro 13%, Mystery 12.6%
After a long time in isolation, something appears inside your fridge. Satisfy the meat, or resist it.
Why similar: Dark Humor 23.7%, Mystery 13.8%, Thriller 13.5%, Action-Adventure 10.7%, Retro 9.2%
The Phantom Fellows is about two best friends who start a paranormal investigation business together, since one of them is already dead.
Why similar: Detective 16.3%, Dark Humor 15.4%, Old School 10.6%, Mystery 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%
A hilariously madcap point-and-click adventure as a determined bellboy tasked with clearing out a bustling hotel in just one wild weekend! Can he manage the chaos and evict all the guests? The clock is ticking!
Why similar: Dark Humor 17.2%, Detective 16.7%, Mystery 12.8%, Parody 12.7% ★, Retro 11.7%
A short classic point-and-click adventure with a verb-based interface and dialogue choices, where you explore a strange building, meet unsettling characters, and slowly uncover a dark, ancient secret.
Why similar: Dark Humor 21%, Thriller 17%, Retro 11%, Mystery 10.7%, Horror 10.7%
In Republican-era Shanghai, Lu Ping returns to the forgotten Luchang Apartment after receiving a letter from her orphanage headmistress. As lost memories resurface, she uncovers buried secrets, her past, and the eerie truth behind the bond between humans and yaoguai.
Why similar: Thriller 18.1%, Text-Based 15.2%, Old School 15.2%, Mystery 15.2%, Horror 13.6%
上个年代的偏远小城，看电影的时候收到一个“意外”的快递，诡异随着而来……随着故事揭开，发现自己似乎忘了家人往事，自己的命是借来的？
Why similar: Thriller 30.7%, Detective 23.7%, Mystery 17.1%, Horror 17.1%, Adventure 8.6%
Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual SNS! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.
Why similar: Dark Humor 19.5%, Mystery 17.6%, Text-Based 17.1%, Horror 12.2%, Detective 9.5%
This game serves as a prequel chapter for the upcoming game 'Lake Haven'. Detective Zeke Reynold is called to investigate what he assumes will be another case he'll quickly forget, but what he finds will be sewn into the fabric of his existence forever.
Why similar: Old School 22.3%, Horror 15.7%, Mystery 11.7%, Thriller 10.7%, Retro 7.8%
The FPS Adventure where you're challenged to explore God Damn's World, and ultimately become the successor of Badass Heaven.
Why similar: Dark Humor 20.1%, Old School 16%, Retro 12.8%, Mystery 12.7%, Horror 12.6%
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 18.5%, Mystery 12.3%, Old School 12%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Horror 11.2%
Get ready to experience the most unsettling Christmas Eve of your life in Naughty a puzzle horror game that mixes holiday cheer with spine-chilling terror.
Why similar: Thriller 24.6%, Snow 23.7% ★, Detective 16.3%, Horror 15.9%, Mystery 12.7%
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: Thriller 19.2%, Detective 15.4%, Mystery 14%, Horror 12.6%, Retro 12.2%
Explore a wikipedia-like database and solve a small town mystery in Eastern Europe. Step into the shoes of a journalist in the 90s as you sprawl through articles and uncover the secrets that have been laid in front of you.
Why similar: Detective 22.5%, Mystery 20.8%, Text-Based 15.1%, Thriller 15%, Investigation 8%
A dialogue focused comedy point and click adventure game
Why similar: Parody 27.7% ★, Detective 21.9%, Old School 12.1%, Retro 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%
Northern Québec, 1970. A bizarre mist —the Brume— is disconnecting a rural mining village from its quiet reality. Step into the shoes of Detective Carl Faubert as he unfolds the mysteries haunting the region while battling for his own survival.
Why similar: Snow 23.3% ★, Detective 17.6%, Mystery 15.9%, Horror 9.6%, Investigation 7.5%
Can you solve the evil mystery of this town and face the freaky clown and his horrors alone? Take on this horror adventure and play and discover the evil plans of the clown.
Why similar: Mystery 26.5%, Thriller 24%, Horror 20.2%, Adventure 15%, Action-Adventure 8.3%
An Eye for Optical Theory 1666 is a short point & click horror adventure game with a focus on atmosphere and narrative. It is the plague year of 1666 and Isaac Newton, in lockdown at his home, has been thinking on the topic of Optics, and planning a series of experiments. Will you help him?
Why similar: Dark Humor 23.2%, Retro 14.4%, Horror 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Mystery 8.7%
Alibaba, the caretaker of the Medieval Grow your Business Game notices a Glitch or Virus of some sort called Snafu has infiltrated the game files. NPCs begin to act strangely, textures look off, and I think - I think something is trying to hunt me down?
Why similar: Thriller 21.8%, Horror 16.8%, Retro 12%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Mystery 7.4%
Travel back to the 90s in this campy point-and-click horror adventure inspired by classic YA horror books like Fear Street and Point Horror.
Why similar: Old School 17.1%, Dark Humor 16.7%, Detective 13.7%, Thriller 13.7%, Retro 11.7%
The game is a 3D first-person horror game and features Korean and Japanese soldiers and is played in a place called Yeongyeong, the palace of the Goryeo Dynasty. (Please understand that the game size is high for quality reasons.)
Why similar: Thriller 17.5%, Mystery 15.9%, Text-Based 15.7%, Horror 13.9%, Action-Adventure 13.2%
8 test subjects are trapped in a sealed building, controlled by a mysterious system. Each has a hidden codename that determines both their win condition and threat level. Complete tasks to gain clues and eliminate others by deducing their codename. Uncover your own, or survive to the end to escape.
Why similar: Detective 18.6%, Thriller 17.9%, Mystery 14%, Old School 13.1%, Horror 10.7%
Vanilla, Blake Blossom, Jewel De'Nyle, Kiki D'Aire, and Nickey Huntsman take on a sexy and hilarious story in this "throwback" comedy-horror adventure game spanning across several iconic horror parody levels including Camp Crystal Fake! Can you solve the mystery of the Legendary Phallus Stones?
Why similar: Parody 25.7% ★, Dark Humor 23.7%, Mystery 16.9%, Horror 12.1%, Funny 6.2%
Borneo: A Jungle Nightmare is a 3D horror adventure game, with the direction and the original script by Ruggero Deodato. Take control of different characters in a desperate expedition to the virgin jungles of Borneo.
Why similar: Detective 18.4%, Thriller 18.2%, Mystery 13.7%, Horror 12.8%, Action-Adventure 8.7%
Solve a murder mystery set in the White Mountains of New Hampshire in this stand-alone detective game. Can you find Lord Russell Gallant’s treasure before it’s too late? The 6th game in the Murder Is Game Over franchise, Murder Is Game Over games can be played in any order.
Why similar: Detective 28.3%, Mystery 20.5%, Thriller 11.4%, Horror 9.9%, Old School 6.9%
In times of peace, a lone wanderer decides to camp for the night. He faces an unexpected attack from an orc. Trying to find out why he has been kidnapped, then learns the dark history of an outcast orc tribe. You must escape before the Crimson Rite.
Why similar: Thriller 21.5%, Horror 17.1%, Mystery 14%, Old School 11.9%, 3D 8.9%
This classic-style mystery adventure game, inspired by the Famicom Detective Club series and illustrated by Famitsu's legend Kiyokazu Arai, will take you on a suspenseful journey through the beautiful landscapes of Ise-Shima.
Why similar: Detective 20.1%, Mystery 17%, Old School 14.7%, Retro 12.8%, Thriller 10.9%
You can't sleep, cause of strange noise from somewhere above. Go check it out.
Why similar: Thriller 19.5%, Old School 16.3%, Text-Based 13.7%, Horror 13.5%, Retro 12.6%
Highschool student Haneko has forgotten her class assignments and must retrieve them by traversing a world of haunted horrors. Explore the dilapidated halls, find your missing homework, and avoid whatever's lurking around the corner in this bite-sized, retro survival horror experience.
Why similar: Thriller 19.5%, Horror 17.1%, Retro 15.9%, Old School 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%
A 2002 China rural primary school-set horror puzzle game: The protagonist’s younger brother vanishes mysteriously after school. Searching the school, they face eerie supernatural events, solve mechanical puzzles to deduce the truth, and reflect on left-behind children and school violence.
Why similar: Thriller 23.7%, Horror 18.5%, Detective 17.7%, Mystery 11.3%, Retro 8.3%
He is back. Once again take control of mass serial killer John Wade. Six years later, the infamous Pale Grin resurrects from the grave to terrorize the broken town of Happyhills. This time he has more on his mind than simple killing.
Why similar: Dark Humor 19.2%, Detective 18.4%, Action-Adventure 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Horror 9.4%
Immerse yourself in the mystical atmosphere of Slavic folklore and post-Soviet aesthetics. Escape the system, seek the truth among half-forgotten myths and urban legends. In this madness, every clue is part of someone else’s game, and your past is the greatest mystery.
Why similar: Detective 21.6%, Dark Humor 20.9%, Text-Based 17.3%, Thriller 13.8%, Mystery 7.1%
Dive into Madhouse Madness: Streamer's Fate, where your stream turns into a wild, eerie adventure. Uncover secrets, solve puzzles, and expect the unexpected in a haunted asylum where nothing is as it seems. Will you brave the madness and reveal the truth?
Why similar: Thriller 21.2%, Mystery 18.4%, Horror 15.3%, Detective 15.1%, Funny 8.4%
"No men in this house" is a visual novel set in Thailand. This edge-of-your-seat detective story about mysterious deaths on a touristy island will make you suspect everyone, including yourself!
Why similar: Dark Humor 22.3%, Detective 21%, Mystery 19.1%, Text-Based 13.8%, Funny 5.7%
The Slaughter is a noir point-and-click adventure set in Victorian London, laced with adult themes and dark humour. Follow the trail of a killer through atmospheric London locations and surreal dream worlds, meeting a cast of interesting, insane and eccentrically British characters along the way.
Why similar: Dark Humor 24.8%, Detective 22.5%, Mystery 19.8%, Retro 10%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
Do you believe in ghosts? As a skeptical video blogger, you will travel to France to one of the most cursed places - the abandoned Lagarde psychiatric hospital. Will you be able to capture something. or someone.
Why similar: Detective 19.7%, Thriller 19.4%, Mystery 16%, Horror 12.3%, Action-Adventure 7.6%
In 2005, a sophomore student named Maha Igarashi boarded a private train to Soukyo City. However, she vanished upon alighting at the "Kisaragi" station. Five years later, her lover, Shizuno Yokoyama, initiated an investigation into her disappearance, unraveling a series of mysteries along the way.
Why similar: Text-Based 19.5%, Thriller 16.8%, Mystery 16.2%, Detective 15.1%, Horror 14%
Are you ready for an adventure? Challenges, exploration and puzzles in a narrative driven experience, pick up your camera and test your wits in this first-person mystery by the team behind Quern!
Why similar: Dark Humor 20.8%, Detective 18.3%, Mystery 16%, Thriller 12%, Retro 8.4%
Mimic Search is a short indie horror game, in which you take the role of a police officer investigating a recent mimic attack.
Why similar: Snow 24.8% ★, Thriller 22.7%, Horror 17.9%, Retro 14.7%, Adventure 5.8%
Henny has been worn to the bone by a soul-sucking corporate career that has gifted her with heart problems. After she rage quits and starts pet sitting, she discovers her new gig will be just as horrifying as her last.
Why similar: Dark Humor 20.3%, Mystery 14.9%, Thriller 13.5%, Detective 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%
An idol livestreamer is searching for her missing partner. You are not just watching her stream. Interfere with her broadcast, investigate clues on and off stream, and uncover the truth behind her partner’s disappearance.
Why similar: Mystery 20.9%, Horror 18.3%, Detective 18.2%, Text-Based 17.3%, Investigation 7.9%
You wake up in a silent underground facility with one simple instruction: REMEMBER THE BUTTON. Weird dreams and changing surroundings haunt this place. Explore, observe, and unveil the mystery that envelopes this place in this Retro Psychological Horror Game.
Why similar: Thriller 18.2%, Old School 13.7%, Retro 13.6%, Horror 13.3%, Mystery 12.4%
Become a mailman in a snowy town and deliver the thoughts of its inhabitants in this 3D adventure. Without a map, figure out where to deliver your letters, explore, and drop them in the mailboxes of the right buildings.
Why similar: Snow 34.4% ★, Text-Based 27.5%, Mystery 11.3%, 3D 8.2%, Adventure 6.5%
There's a serial killer stalking your video store, and you just got called into work on your day off! Stock shelves, deal with customers and RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!
Why similar: Thriller 18.1%, Old School 15.6%, Retro 15.4%, Mystery 15.1%, Horror 14.8%
"DEAD DREAMS" is a 2D psychological horror game focused on puzzle-solving and atmosphere with a complex non-linear story in which every element has a meaning...
Why similar: Thriller 18.8%, Detective 17.4%, Mystery 14.1%, Horror 13.6%, Retro 12.2%
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: Detective 25.5%, Text-Based 25.3%, Mystery 16.2%, Horror 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%
Helios Hotel: The Night Shift is a story-driven choose-your-own-adventure style horror game inspired by paranormal and slasher films.
Why similar: Thriller 38.6%, Horror 28.2%, Adventure 13.4%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, Story Rich 8%
Foghorns Drown is a psychological thriller where you play as a ferryman, bringing passengers across a foggy lake to a town drenched in mystery and folklore.
Why similar: Thriller 20.9%, Mystery 17.8%, Detective 17%, Horror 12.7%, Retro 9.4%
Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental adventures, including a remaster of the original hit episode “The House Abandon”.
Why similar: Text-Based 33%, Horror 19.1%, Thriller 17.6%, Retro 11.6%, Adventure 7.7%
Confined under house arrest, Cody Harper begins observing his neighbors out of boredom. But what starts as an innocent pastime soon descends into a real nightmare. A true crime horror inspired by the case of a notorious serial killer.
Why similar: Detective 24.4%, Thriller 22.1%, Horror 16.1%, Mystery 12.2%, Adventure 6.5%
An accidental fire at a funeral forces the police to re-investigate a closed case of massacre. Lin Lixun participates the re-investigation by chances. As the investigation goes deeper, the past of the victims gradually emerges. However, the case becomes more bewildering.
Why similar: Horror 30.5%, Mystery 18.5%, Thriller 14.8%, Old School 12.1%, Text-Based 8.3%
Infiltrate a locked house as Daniel to secure a deadly virus. In this first-person stealth horror, you have no weapons, your only hope is to hide, solve environmental puzzles, and find keys to reach the basement lab before you are caught. Can you survive the tension?
Why similar: Thriller 35.1%, Horror 24.8%, Mystery 16.8%, Adventure 12.6%, Exploration 5.6%
