- #1 Threads of Karma
97% matchMixed55% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: 萝卜不长毛线公司Pub: Hawthorn Games
Windows
Lin Yue'an embarks on a journey home, but unsettling events soon disrupt her ordinary life. Strange dreams, lost memories, and eerie occurrences lead her to uncover hidden truths. Can she trace everything back to its true origin and escape the net of fate that has already been woven around her?
Why similar: Narration 19.7%, Supernatural 18.6%, Emotional 9.5%, Mystery 9.4%, Visual Novel 7.4%
- #2 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
96% 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 17.5%, Supernatural 15%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Text-Based 11%, Mystery 10.7%
- #3 Zoe's Game
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lemon Bird
Windows
Escape from a mansion full of puzzles, traps and characters who may not be what they seem! Can you survive to this deadly birthday party?
Why similar: Narration 37.7%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Dark 7.1%, Puzzle 6.3%
- #4 Big Ear Detective
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Fabula Improviso
Windows · Mac
Ironic point & click adventure where a once brilliant detective quits his trade and lands a job in IT to make a living. But even in the seemingly mundane world of office life, there are secrets to be uncovered. Navigate through puzzles, quirky colleagues, and intrigues to crack corporate mysteries.
Why similar: Narration 20.8%, Detective 16.2%, Visual Novel 12%, Text-Based 10.6%, Mystery 8.7%
- #5 12 Hours to Die
94% matchMostly Positive73% of 226 reviews2020
Dev: Wesley ReitsmaPub: Westeford
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystery visual novel about six students forced to play a 12-hour long killing game.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.7%, Detective 18.4%, Narration 14.1%, Emotional 14%, Mystery 11.3%
- #6 SAS:绝响诡计 | Case 0 风暴蝴蝶
93% matchVery Positive88% of 224 reviews2025
Dev: 秦遥
Windows
这是一款以中式校园为背景的推理类文字游戏,你将扮演一名高中生司空茂,在开学第一天目击密室杀人事件的现场,并经过调查和推理解决案件,找出真正的犯人和真相背后更深的阴谋。但在享受侦探游戏的同时,请千万不要忽视学习。保持情绪稳定,尽量维持活下去的念头...记住,你的成绩,永远比案件要更重要。
Why similar: Detective 17.2%, Visual Novel 14%, Text-Based 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Psychological Horror 10.3%
- #7 Escape from Norwood
94% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: Singular Works
Windows · Mac
Explore a city that lives without your input in this illustrated text adventure. Observe the lives of its inhabitants behind the veil of your invisibility magic. Find items and combine them to solve intricate puzzles. Set your own pace as you control time and move freely in an open fantasy world.
Why similar: Narration 26.8%, Text-Based 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Detective 8.7%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #8 Abyss Occult
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Krevon Studios
Windows
An action-adventure horror experience across eerie, ever-changing spaces. Solve puzzles, uncover clues, and rely on a mysterious phone to push beyond confinement.
Why similar: Narration 24.4%, Supernatural 23.4%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Mystery 9.4%, Dark 6.6%
- #9 Graces: Posthumous Wish
91% matchVery Positive97% of 191 reviews2024
Dev: TomoToro
Windows
Aki is haunted by a curse. In search of salvation, she travels into the memories of a dead classmate, where she must witness three eerie mystical stories and figure out how to break the shackles of misfortune.
Why similar: Supernatural 21.9%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Detective 13.8%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Text-Based 9%
- #10 BLACKMURK: Shuffling Man
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hinterland Mood
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fear is real. Sometimes tragedy needs nothing more than that. 💀 A short visual novel based on the story of the same name — about the silence that lets something shuffling into your home. 👁️👁️
Why similar: Visual Novel 19%, Supernatural 18.5%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Emotional 13.3%, Text-Based 8%
- #11 The Beresford family
90% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Dreamlight Games Studios SL
Windows
What happened on the night of July 20, 1824? The Beresford family was sleeping unaware that an ancient evil was about to resurface. An ancient evil that brought upon them a curse whose echoes resonate to this day.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.5%, Narration 16.5%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Mystery 12%, Detective 9.6%
- #12 The Mournmore Killings
89% matchMixed57% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: Fatih Mert
Windows
The Mournmore Killings a story-driven, deduction based mystery game where you step into the shoes of a detective trying to solve the enigmatic riddles left behind by a serial killer.
Why similar: Narration 24.5%, Detective 21.6%, Mystery 12.9%, Puzzle 9.8%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #13 CLeM
89% matchVery Positive92% of 283 reviews2024
Dev: Mango ProtocolPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
CLeM is a narrative-driven puzzle adventure game with a dark twist. Wake up in a world where puzzles intertwine with exploration, weaving a unique narrative rooted in alchemy. A voice awakens you. It gives you purpose. To guide you, you find a notebook with mysterious entries and a house to explore.
Why similar: Escape Room 16.6% ★, Supernatural 14.8%, Emotional 10.2%, Mystery 9.8%, Detective 9.6%
- #14 雪凤山 Secret Opera
87% matchMostly Positive79% of 169 reviews2024
Dev: GOCORE
Windows
In the Spring Festival of 2005, the blizzard in Xuefeng mountain trapped the drama troupe performing in the village. At the same time, there was a homicide during the performance. Unlike the nervous members of the drama troupe, the villagers were afraid of a more terrible existence than the homicide
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.8%, Narration 18.2%, Mystery 11.2%, Emotional 10.4%, Detective 9.4%
- #15 The Strange Story Of Brian Fisher: Chapter 1
88% matchVery Positive83% of 52 reviews2020
Dev: Intetic
Windows
This is the story of detective Brian Fisher who after the disappearance of his father, makes his life mission to find him...alive! His father is a scientist and disappeared under suspicious circumstances. Brian is eager to find his father and devotes his life to find out why and how he disappeared, with his only hope to find him alive.
Why similar: Narration 34.1%, Detective 17.4%, Mystery 13.6%, Adventure 12.8%, Puzzle 11.8%
- #16 Dear Brother
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Black Kakadu
Windows
Point and click adventure game series! The game consists of 12 gradually releasing chapters. Mystery and mystical story about young doctor and his family is waiting for you. Solve puzzles and uncover the mystery of the Blake family.
Why similar: Escape Room 17.5% ★, Detective 15.8%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Mystery 11.2%, Puzzle 10.2%
- #17 LakeLady
85% matchVery Positive80% of 111 reviews2025
Dev: HungerWhale GamesPub: Wise Games
Windows · Linux
THE LAKE LADY is a story-driven realistic horror interactive game. The river took everything from him. To find his daughter who went missing in the flood, Salvio returns to his hometown as a doctor and infiltrates Hongqiang Hospital for investigation.
Why similar: Supernatural 13.5%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Text-Based 11%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%
- #18 Yuntai
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Yuntai
Windows · Mac
Yuntai is a story-driven horror game, where Veris travels to Yuntai City for the Qiqiao Festival after a friend's invitation, but ends up uncover a sinister cult and a series of eerie supernatural events.
Why similar: Narration 22.6%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Puzzle 12.6%, Detective 11.6%
- #19 追曙
84% matchVery Positive93% of 107 reviews2026
Dev: 悄语灯
Windows
Officer Yang Fan receives a distorted radio distress call during his shift.The signal traces back to an abandoned apartment building—one linked to the records of a young girl's suicide years prior. As his investigation unfolds, he uncovers a dark secret buried so deep,no one dares speak of it.
Why similar: Supernatural 18.7%, Emotional 13%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Mystery 8.9%
- #20 Midnight Scenes: Among Graves
83% matchPositive93% of 43 reviews2026
Dev: White Blanket GamesPub: Octavi Navarro
Windows
"When the graves stop whispering in your ear, it’s time for you to surrender to eternal silence". So says the Agreement, and so it must be fulfilled. Welcome to a new dimension of horror. Welcome to Midnight Scenes.
Why similar: Supernatural 27%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Emotional 14.6%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #21 Shroud of Gloom
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MadChirpy
Windows
Shroud of Gloom is a point-and-click horror adventure. Investigate an old manor, gather items and clues to solve environmental puzzles and discover dark secrets. Can you uncover the mystery… and make it out alive?
Why similar: Escape Room 16.8% ★, Supernatural 12.5%, Detective 12.5%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Mystery 10.1%
- #22 Sunray OS
82% matchPositive93% of 30 reviews2024
Dev: sykold
Windows
You just bought a PC, only to discover it once belonged to someone who has mysteriously disappeared. You soon realize that the key to find him may be hidden deep inside your OS, governed by a weird chatbot named Zippy. What will be your first move?
Why similar: Narration 34.7%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Mystery 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #23 Mucorales
82% matchVery Positive96% of 162 reviews2024
Dev: LuN
Windows
An enthralling RPG Maker horror game that explores a dark and twisted rendition of the classic fairy tale, Red Riding Hood.
Why similar: Narration 29.9%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Emotional 12.3%, Mystery 6.5%
- #24 SHINRAI Saku - Blooming Beyond Despair
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gosatsu Visual Novels
Windows · Mac · Linux
A month has passed since the tragic events at the Miyamoto Mountain Resort, which still weigh heavily on Raiko and her friends. Explore the challenges they face while trying to return to an ordinary life in this follow-up to the visual novel SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair.
Why similar: Narration 40.3%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Story Rich 10%, Detective 9.8%, Dark 7.2%
- #25 M City
81% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: SMEK
Windows
Crazy and strange town. Mysterious events. A hero with multiple personality disorder. Laughter, tears and madness!
Why similar: Visual Novel 16%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Supernatural 10.5%, Story Rich 10.5%, Puzzle 8.4%
- #26 Other Side Of Mist And Mountain
80% matchMostly Positive73% of 92 reviews2024
Dev: Universe Studio
Windows
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: Visual Novel 13.9%, Detective 11.7%, Text-Based 11.6%, Emotional 10.8%, Mystery 10.2%
- #27 No Recollection
79% matchMixed67% of 30 reviews2024
Dev: Jake Platt
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystery visual novel following a boy who awoke in a strange building, with no recollection of where he is, how he arrived, why he’s here, or how to leave. Discover the answers to these mysteries as you search for a way out. Meet a small but colorful cast in your journey, and escape together!
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.4%, Detective 17.1%, Mystery 12.4%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%
- #28 Our Burial Dolls Remastered
78% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: granatPub: ROSEVERTE
Windows · Mac · Linux
A horror mystery visual novel where a boy and a girl undergo a strange ritual in a remote mountain village. As eerie phenomena creep into their daily lives, they begin to uncover unsettling truths. Your choices shape how the story unfolds.
Why similar: Supernatural 24.6%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Mystery 13.7%, Story Rich 10.1%, Text-Based 9.1%
- #29 Eclipsed Memories
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SheepGamesStudios
Windows
Every town is unique. Liddy's town has a lot of supernatural activity and it is her job to find and free entities stuck on our realm. Join her and her friends on their adventures, finding clues and ways to banish the creatures that shouldn't be here.
Why similar: Supernatural 30.2%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Emotional 13.6%, Story Rich 10.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%
- #30 32, Dandelion Drift
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PRG Studios
Windows
Discover the secrets held within the old House on 32, Dandelion Drift. In this classic Visual Novel you’ll find joy, hope, but also remorse and terror.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.7%, Narration 16.1%, Text-Based 13.3%, Story Rich 10.5%, Mystery 10.5%
- #31 Hotel Beresford
77% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Dreamlight Games Studios SL
Windows
1929. The Beresford Mansion once again becomes the stage for a tragic story. Follow its new owner, Samuel Chapman, on his descent into madness in this dark visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.8%, Narration 15.6%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Mystery 11.4%, Emotional 10.3%
- #32 Five Stages of Pink
77% matchVery Positive98% of 93 reviews2022
Dev: Kaffein
Windows · Mac · Linux
Horror mystery about a boy who desperately wants a Normal life in the most abnormal city in the world. Help Timor understand his cruel life in this supernatural city while trying to survive one more day. In a universe where Sleep is an illness. This is a visual novel with point and click features.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.1%, Supernatural 13.8%, Emotional 13%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Mystery 10.9%
- #33 Fear Of Mine 001 (Novel)
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 18 reviews2026
Dev: NVG Games
Windows · Mac
Fear of Mine - a visual novel in the genre of adventure and horror. An alien mushroom creature has brought you under his influence, and now it seems to take over the whole world. Can you escape its grasp? Can you survive? Can you at least save others from falling prey to the same fate as yours?
Why similar: Narration 42.4%, Visual Novel 19%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Story Rich 8.8%, Dark 7.6%
- #34 ION.A
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Кооператив Юность
Windows
Non-linear graphic novel in the genre of magical realism. Will the hero be able to uncover secrets, find himself and escape from danger? Or will he be lost in the streets of the City forever?
Why similar: Narration 24.6%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Detective 17.5%, Story Rich 11.4%, Text-Based 11.3%
- #35 Echoes of the Lost
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kostaz Games
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game where you play as Hugo, a young boy searching for his missing brother, Jimmy, in an eerie mansion. Solve puzzles, explore haunted halls, and uncover dark secrets while facing supernatural threats.
Why similar: Supernatural 28.2%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Mystery 12.4%, Emotional 11.2%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #36 Resequence: The Orchard
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: CLEARRAVE
Windows
Resequence: The Orchard is an occult-horror adventure game in which school counselor Saito approaches an inexplicable phenomena through his counseling sessions with students.
Why similar: Supernatural 21.9%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Story Rich 10.8%, Text-Based 9.2%
- #37 The Haunting of Joni Evers
73% matchVery Positive91% of 162 reviews2025
Dev: Causeway Studios
Windows · Mac
The Haunting of Joni Evers is a dark supernatural mystery about a broken family from small-town Oklahoma. Haunted by a specter that's hunted her family for generations, Joni must uncover the mysteries of the Cunningham House, dig through lost memories, and face the past to break the curse.
Why similar: Supernatural 21.6%, Emotional 14.2%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Mystery 10.5%
- #38 SMU News: Strange events recorded
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 月食图书室
Windows
In this game, play as Shenming University News Department members. Explore strange incidents—no need for truth. Write compelling reports from clues; eye-catching content excites readers. As for what really happened…do readers actually care? If you care, go find out yourself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.5%, Detective 22%, Supernatural 20.8%, Story Rich 11.5%, Psychological Horror 9.7%
- #39 Schrodinger's Catgirl
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spider Lily Studios LLC
Windows · Linux
[IS THE GIRL IN THE MANOR ALIVE OR DEAD?] Investigate an abandoned manor, gather evidence, and make choices that affect both the past and future in this mystery point-and-click adventure.
Why similar: Narration 25.6%, Detective 16.3%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #40 Transparent
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DamDSN
Windows
Transparent is a narrative game where every choice shapes Clara’s existence. On the eve of her 30th birthday, she revisits key moments of her life. Will her decisions anchor her to reality or make her fade away? Explore memories, face dilemmas, and discover multiple endings
Why similar: Narration 39.5%, Emotional 16%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Text-Based 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%
- #41 井底-与奇迹邂逅的井底之人
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 井底游戏制作组Pub: 黎羽科技LICOGAME
Windows
《井底》是一款2024年3月立项的文字类galgame,题材是“超能力悬疑推理故事”,画风是日系校园风格的 故事主要讲述了游戏女主王语韴作为一个业余“侦探”,遇到各种疑难问题,并在侦探事务所所长天翔及其妹妹天音的帮助下,解决案件的故事。 游戏主要使用鼠标点击来推进剧情
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.7%, Emotional 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Detective 13.6%, Mystery 11.9%
- #42 Fragmented World
72% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Otadanku Productions
Windows
Reconnect a fragmented world by switching between two perspectives – one for exploration and another for manipulating the fragmented world. Overcome intermediate levels where you'll need to employ lateral thinking and make decisions. Can you once again unite a decadent and broken world?
Why similar: Narration 34.3%, Puzzle 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Story Rich 8.2%, Emotional 7.9%
- #43 Bargan's Treasure
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Up One Games
Windows
In "Bargan's Treasure," the player embarks on an adventure to restore a once-thriving village. After a disaster cut off power and water, the villagers fled, leaving puzzles in their wake. Your mission is to solve these puzzles, bring the villagers home, and revive the village.
Why similar: Narration 30.6%, Supernatural 19.2%, Puzzle 15.6%, Adventure 11.4%, Mystery 11.4%
- #44 易阈症
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Threvorn Seep
Windows
Peratosis is a psychological mystery visual novel where you follow Yiluo into hidden threshold spaces that emerge at the edges of perception. Explore, interact, and make choices as you encounter those who linger there—and decide whether to cross further.
Why similar: Narration 24.4%, Visual Novel 22.7%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Mystery 13.9%, Story Rich 10.8%
- #45 The Interval Bureau: Extension 0
69% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2026
Dev: Quiet Den Games
Windows
A short psychological audio horror call where every number routes you deeper into a faceless bureau that measures and files you.
Why similar: Narration 25.8%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Story Rich 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Mystery 10%
- #46 Sparkle Milla: Eight Genetic Abnormalities and a Blood Ghost
71% matchPositive88% of 33 reviews2022
Dev: Reijo
Windows · Mac
This game is a deduction game where you collect evidence from a murder scene to find the murderer. Eight boys and girls are admitted to the school. At the school, there is a crazy ghost named "Milla" who haunts and kills people.
Why similar: Detective 17.7%, Emotional 16.1%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Mystery 11.2%
- #47 Hidden Nightmares
70% matchMixed64% of 28 reviews2023
Dev: WE2 Games
Windows
Hidden Nightmares is a horror experience set inside the endless nightmares of a psychiatric patient. Experience the horrors generated by the human mind and wonder if you will ever wake up again.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.9%, Narration 19.1%, Supernatural 18.1%, Psychological Horror 10%, Exploration 8.4%
- #48 下九泉
69% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: LazyBoy
Windows · Mac
《下九泉》是一款国产剧情向解谜游戏。主角孟存真死后魂归地府,成为行走于九泉的实习判官。孟存真从一个因受诅咒而不能入轮回的亡魂展开调查,追寻亡者被诅咒的真相。游戏围绕人性中“贪、嗔、痴、慢、疑”展开5个截然不同的单元故事。不到最后一刻,你永远想不到事件背后令人细思极恐的真相…
Why similar: Emotional 13.1%, Mystery 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Puzzle 11.6%
- #49 I Promise
68% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Sporework Studios
Windows
As a father, you explore the empty home of your estranged daughter, Amy, after her death. Piece together the life you missed…one memory at a time. Follow the journey of regret and reconciliation as you try to comprehend the world she built without you.
Why similar: Narration 29.8%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Emotional 12%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Mystery 7.7%
- #50 Sally Face - Episode One
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 26,584 reviews2016
Dev: Portable Moose
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Delve into a dark adventure following the boy with a prosthetic face and a tragic past. Unravel the sinister mysteries of Sally's world to find the truth that lies hidden beneath the shadows.
Why similar: Supernatural 17.2%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Story Rich 11.5%, Emotional 11.4%, Mystery 9.7%
- #51 Samuel Sage: The Mystery at Penby Inn
68% matchMostly Positive71% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: Seam Entertainment
Windows
A murder-mystery visual novel about a young man who inherits a charming English hotel. Some would say he’s fortunate, but with a growing list of unexplained disasters and murder, has his luck finally run out?
Why similar: Supernatural 21.4%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Detective 14.1%, Mystery 13%, Story Rich 9.9%
- #52 Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,077 reviews2023
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective, the classic puzzle-solving mystery adventure directed by Ace Attorney creator Shu Takumi, is back! This long-awaited HD remaster features upgraded visuals and sound and new gallery content.
Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Mystery 16.7%, Puzzle 16.1%, Story Rich 13.2%, Supernatural 13.1%
- #53 Dying Flame
70% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2021
Dev: RoundTable Games Studio
Windows
James is trapped in an unknown mansion. As he desperately searches for a way out, he finds that his wife, Mary is trapped there as well. Lurking in the darkness is a monster that’s hunting you. Untangle the riddles that bar your path, and uncover the truth behind this deathly nightmare.
Why similar: Narration 30.2%, Emotional 13.7%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Puzzle 9.4%, Mystery 9%
- #54 Burder
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Guillaume Pham ngoc
Windows · Mac · Linux
On Halloween night, explore your neighborhood and solve puzzles with weird mobile apps, as strange events start to occur.
Why similar: Narration 51.2%, Puzzle 13%, Adventure 9.8%, Interactive Fiction 9%, Exploration 7.4%
- #55 Amanecer
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Abner Noé Ramírez
Windows
Juego 2D de terror psicológico que combina exploración, ambientación inquietante y acertijos en una experiencia breve e intensa.
Why similar: Narration 39.1%, Puzzle 17.6%, Adventure 13.2%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Exploration 10%
- #56 The Midnight Town Stories: Adam's Forgotten Secrets
67% matchPositive97% of 34 reviews2023
Dev: Dark Ocean Games Studios
Windows
This is not just a game—it’s a tribute. Adam wakes trapped in his apartment, surrounded by darkness and strange visions. To uncover the mystery and escape, he must find missing diary pages in this thrilling first-person horror/novel/adventure: The Midnight Town Stories: Adam’s Forgotten Secrets.
Why similar: Supernatural 20.7%, Visual Novel 14%, Emotional 12.7%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%
- #57 FAKEBOOK
65% 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: Visual Novel 15.2%, Mystery 12.4%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Text-Based 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%
- #58 Primavera Lihbor
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ZlakiFM
Windows
Immerse yourself in a captivating blend of exploration, puzzle-solving, and otherworldly encounters. Can you navigate through the chaos and unravel the truth?
Why similar: Narration 31.9%, Supernatural 16.1%, Puzzle 11.1%, Story Rich 8.7%, Mystery 8.5%
- #59 No men in this house
67% matchVery Positive84% of 51 reviews2022
Dev: Anastasia ErokhinaPub: Pavel Pichugin
Windows
"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: Narration 22%, Visual Novel 18%, Detective 16.9%, Mystery 12.6%, Story Rich 10%