Games Like FAKEBOOK

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

Why similar: Visual Novel 12.7%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Point & Click 11.8%, Detective 11.7%, Horror 11%

Why You'll Like It: Like FAKEBOOK, this game centers on investigating a missing person's phone to uncover dark secrets through a realistic social media interface.

Look through someone else’s computer. Inspired by early “escape room” flash games.

Why similar: Investigation 22.6%, Horror 18.8%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Point & Click 12.6%, Story Rich 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the same eerie feeling of digital investigation by tasking you with searching through a simulated computer to solve a disappearance.

Big Brother has arrived - and it’s you. Investigate the lives of citizens to find those responsible for a series of terror attacks. Information from the internet, personal communications and private files are all accessible to you. But, be warned, the information you supply will have consequences.

Why similar: Choices Matter 70.2%, Interactive Fiction 6.2%, Detective 5.4%, Story Rich 4.8%, Mystery 3%

Why You'll Like It: This game puts you in the role of a government investigator who must monitor citizens' private communications to piece together a conspiracy.

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: Investigation 20.9%, Mystery 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Detective 11.9%, Point & Click 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: This non-linear investigation game requires you to search through a database of video clips to uncover the truth behind a complex web of secrets.

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: Well-Written 41.1% ★, Visual Novel 9.4%, Mystery 8.4%, Psychological Horror 8.2%, Text-Based 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game blends visual novel storytelling with paranormal investigation, focusing on uncovering the truth behind urban legends.

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: Text-Based 15.3%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Detective 12.9%, Point & Click 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: The sequel expands on the original's phone-based investigation mechanics with a more complex narrative and higher production values.

Cyber Manhunt is a story-oriented puzzle game focusing on big data, hacking, citizen privacy, and social workers. It focuses on social issues such as cyber violence and privacy breaches.

Why similar: Mystery 32.7%, Detective 16.7%, Simulation 16.5%, Investigation 11.5%, Story Rich 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: It simulates the life of a professional hacker and investigator, using real-world OSINT techniques to track down targets online.

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 14.8%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Point & Click 11.7%, Detective 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: This horror-themed visual novel utilizes a simulated operating system interface to build tension and deliver its narrative.

A woman is interviewed seven times by the police. Search the video database and explore hundreds of authentic clips to discover her story in this groundbreaking and award winning narrative game.

Why similar: Investigation 23.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Detective 11%, Psychological Horror 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: A seminal investigation game that relies on searching a police database to piece together a fragmented narrative, much like the discovery process in FAKEBOOK.

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

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Point & Click 12.1%, Detective 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: This psychological horror game features a unique interface and manual facial expression control that creates a deeply unsettling investigative experience.

This is a deep web exploration simulator. Discover hundreds of websites and files around the Web to get to the Silent House and save your friend. Find out creepy stories from the Web and meet its inhabitants. It's showtime!

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Mystery 16.9%, Story Rich 11%, Dark 9.6%, Horror 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: This simulation game focuses on the darker side of the internet, tasking you with hacking and investigation in a dangerous digital landscape.

Greetings Enforcer, and thank you for enlisting in the Hypnospace Patrol Department! As the world falls into its slumber, Hypnospace becomes a bustling global village. These virtual streets aren't going to police themselves!

Why similar: Point & Click 23.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Detective 15.6%, Mystery 13.4%, Simulation 10%

Why You'll Like It: You act as a moderator for a 90s-style internet, scouring websites and user profiles to find violations and uncover hidden mysteries.

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: Psychological Horror 16%, Mystery 12.8%, Dark Humor 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Story Rich 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, story-rich adventure that explores psychological horror and hidden secrets in a haunting, atmospheric world.

How far would you go to bring someone back from the dead? Discover the depths that some will go to in this horror-adventure game.

Why similar: Well-Written 42.3% ★, Visual Novel 11.4%, Text-Based 11%, Mystery 9.7%, Horror 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A gripping supernatural mystery that uses a visual novel format to explore dark secrets in a modern setting.

A digital voyeur simulator where you watch strangers through surveillance cameras. Invade their privacy and witness their most intimate moments, but don’t interact with the subjects – anything could happen if you dare feed the monkeys!

Why similar: Dark Humor 32.1%, Point & Click 21.7%, Choices Matter 16.4%, Story Rich 12.8%, Simulation 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: This voyeuristic simulator tasks you with observing strangers through hidden cameras and deciding whether to intervene in their lives.

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 21.4%, Mystery 19.7%, Horror 11.8%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Detective 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A mystery-adventure game that combines anime-style visuals with a tense, horror-tinged investigation on a remote island.

Unravel a mystery: A game you can read, a book you can play.

Why similar: Investigation 18.3%, Mystery 16.2%, Text-Based 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Visual Novel 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A unique text-based mystery game that requires you to interact with the environment to solve puzzles and recover lost memories.

Unravel a thrilling mystery by exploring a strange and twisted mansion, discovering curious clues, interrogating peculiar suspects and solving unique puzzles. Will you be able to uncover the secrets of Tangle Tower?

Why similar: Detective 17.7%, Point & Click 16.6%, Mystery 14.4%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Investigation 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: A stylish detective game that focuses on interviewing suspects and connecting clues in a highly interactive environment.

Pink Noise is a nonlinear visual novel in the psychological horror genre, immersing you in the retro atmosphere of the '90s. It tells the tale of a group of teenagers who unknowingly set off a chain of terrifying events. What secrets lie within the mysterious VHS tape they should’ve never played?

Why similar: Well-Written 42.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 8.2%, Visual Novel 7.6%, Psychological Horror 7.5%, Mystery 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: This psychological horror game features choices that matter and a focus on uncovering the truth behind a disturbing mystery.

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 25%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, Horror 16.7%, Point & Click 13.1%, Story Rich 7%

Why You'll Like It: A collection of psychological horror stories told through retro computer interfaces that create a similar sense of technological dread.

Emily is Away is an interactive story. Create a screenname and choose your path through the branching narrative.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.1%, Choices Matter 19.8%, Story Rich 17.6%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Text-Based 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the nostalgia and tension of early instant messaging, focusing on the social dynamics of digital communication.

An anime-inspired supernatural detective game. Uncover the identities and powers of your adversaries using a conspiracy board full of evidence.

Why similar: Investigation 28.2%, Mystery 17.4%, Detective 15.5%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Point & Click 13%

Why You'll Like It: A lore-rich detective game that uses a comic-book style to present a compelling mystery investigation.

Log.in is a mystery-horror game where you explore a PC screen, digging through images, videos and files. Hidden somewhere in the system is the location of a girl being held captive. Your actions on the desktop will dramatically change the story and her fate.

Why similar: Mystery 25.1%, Point & Click 16.9%, Horror 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.8%

Why You'll Like It: A mystery-adventure game that focuses on point-and-click investigation and multiple endings based on your discoveries.

Detective Grimoire has been called to investigate a murder. The owner of a small tourist attraction, seemingly killed by the mythical creature his attraction is based around... Explore the area, inspect the crime scene, grill suspects, solve puzzles, hunt for clues & uncover the secret of the swamp!

Why similar: Investigation 19.3%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Point & Click 15.4%, Detective 14.4%, Mystery 12.9%

Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click mystery that emphasizes exploration and deduction, making it a great choice for fans of FAKEBOOK's investigative gameplay.

Welcome to the Game II is an atmospheric horror / strategy / puzzle game that takes you into the world of the deep web in search of the shadow web. Play as an investigative reporter trying to solve a case of a mysterious woman broadcasting for help as masked men are on the hunt to kill her.

Why similar: Horror 41.1%, Psychological Horror 32.2%, Dark 9.4%, Simulation 8.3%, Atmospheric 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: This intense horror game forces you to navigate the deep web to find information, creating a high-stakes atmosphere of constant surveillance.

Observation is a sci-fi thriller uncovering what happened to Dr. Emma Fisher, and the crew of her mission, through the lens of the station’s artificial intelligence S.A.M.

Why similar: Horror 22.2%, Adventure 20.6%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Mystery 13%, Story Rich 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: You play as an AI on a space station, using cameras and digital interfaces to investigate a disaster and help the surviving crew.

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: Investigation 25.2%, Mystery 19.7%, Detective 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Text-Based 10.7%

Make Cute Animal Friends in this 8-bit Gameboy-inspired adventure! But there's something lurking in the woods, with DARK SECRETS you'll need to uncover!

Why similar: Dark Humor 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Psychological Horror 12%, Investigation 11.1%, Horror 9.8%

Siberian Way is a detective thriller novel. Follow the dark non-linear story and decide how it can end! For all fans of snowy Siberia, Murder on the Orient Express and twisted plots, seasoned with mysticism.

Why similar: Investigation 16.5%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Text-Based 10.5%, Detective 9%

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: Investigation 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Dark Humor 14.7%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Text-Based 10.9%

A horror channel browsing game where each channel holds a different nightmare to experience, explore them and find out the truth about what has happened in a small town where the inhabitants have disappeared.

Why similar: Visual Novel 14.3%, Investigation 14%, Dark Humor 11.2%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Mystery 10.3%

After MI7 has been hacked, your primary goal is to bring a cyber-criminal network to justice. Played entirely from your computer's desktop, Mainlining is a thrilling point and click hacking adventure that features a gripping narrative which will have you hooked from the very first case.

Why similar: Point & Click 34.5%, Simulation 20.9%, Story Rich 17.2%, Adventure 16.6%, Indie 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A hacking-themed investigation game where you must use a simulated desktop to gather evidence and track down cybercriminals.

本游戏以视觉小说的形式，收录了十四个奇幻恐怖的短篇故事。从网站专栏的投稿、社团的恐怖故事分享会、到某座设施中的秘密实验……你将以不同的视角，探索发生在鸶门市周边的种种奇妙传闻。

Why similar: Mystery 29.7%, Visual Novel 28.8%, Detective 22%, Atmospheric 6.2%, Text-Based 3.8%

A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.

Why similar: Investigation 23.5%, Mystery 20.9%, Detective 17.1%, Point & Click 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%

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: Text-Based 17.7%, Dark Humor 16.4%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Story Rich 12.8%, Dark 11.3%

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: Investigation 22.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Mystery 14.4%, Detective 12.2%, Point & Click 11.9%

A psychological surveillance adventure. Observe 16 real-time CCTV feeds as TOBOR, a spy unit uncovering secrets in a dystopian bunker. Monitor suspects, collect evidence, and choose who survives. Multiple endings.

Why similar: Investigation 15.1%, Dark Humor 13%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Text-Based 11.6%, Mystery 10.1%

A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.

Why similar: Investigation 21.9%, Mystery 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Detective 11.6%, Point & Click 9.9%

Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

Why similar: Visual Novel 21.2%, Mystery 19.5%, Point & Click 16.1%, Text-Based 14.2%, Detective 14%

Shut your teeth is an absurdist mystery visual novel inspired by Thai culture, folklore and traditions. The complex plot full of dark atmosphere, vivid characters and psychological tension will keep you guessing until the very end.

Why similar: Investigation 19.5%, Dark Humor 16.5%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Mystery 11.7%, Text-Based 9.8%

When a murdered family is discovered in 17th Century Salem, at the height of a witch hysteria, people start to suspect something supernatural to blame. An atmospheric murder mystery. Connect the evidence and see if you can deduce the secrets behind the mystery.

Why similar: Mystery 13.7%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Detective 10.9%, Psychological Horror 9.1%

It's a mystery game that reveals the truth through an autopsy. Be a forensic doctor and find out why the dead died.

Why similar: Mystery 15.9%, Detective 13.1%, Point & Click 12.7%, Investigation 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.7%

Join the investigation in Murder Is Game Over, a pixel art point-and-click game where you and Cleo try to solve the murder of a famous game designer. Can you uncover the clues and catch the killer before it's game over?

Why similar: Dark Humor 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Text-Based 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Point & Click 10.8%

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 20.2%, Psychological Horror 12%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Point & Click 10.5%, Detective 9.8%

Go about your normal every day life and meet new friends in this short visual novel!

Why similar: Visual Novel 26.8%, Psychological Horror 21.7%, Text-Based 21.4%, Horror 15.3%, Dark 8.7%

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: Mystery 18.3%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Detective 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Psychological Horror 12.3%

Follow the meaning is a surreal point-and-click puzzle adventure. Join detective Paul Trilby as he works to unravel the mysteries of a peculiar town, seemingly ruled by the local Hospital. Over the wall and behind tightly shut gates, a dark secret lies in wait…

Why similar: Point & Click 18.6%, Investigation 18.2%, Mystery 17.7%, Detective 12.4%, Story Rich 8.5%

The Test: Reality Check is one of multiple installments in an ongoing social experiment that can be classified as an atmospheric, psychological-simulation with horror elements. Dive deep into your own psyche to find answers to questions you've kept locked away, hidden from yourself for far too long.

Why similar: Dark Humor 20.1%, Psychological Horror 15%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Text-Based 14.6%, Choices Matter 11.8%

A missing person case straight out of 1995. Search the early internet, dig through emails and dusty floppy discs, and uncover the secrets behind the disappearance of Victoria Mason.

Why similar: Mystery 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Point & Click 14.8%, Detective 14.5%

An intricate mystery visual novel. Search text, piece together clues, and jump around the story to unravel the tangled events within the sealed tower.

Why similar: Investigation 20.9%, Mystery 18.3%, Visual Novel 16%, Detective 13.6%, Text-Based 11.1%

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: Point & Click 16.2%, Horror 14.6%, Visual Novel 14%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Adventure 12%

A narrative courtroom adventure all about VTubers! Players will take the role of prosecutor Justin Truth and investigate a murder at a VTuber agency, doing their best to uncover the identity of both the killer and VTuber's real face.

Why similar: Mystery 19.5%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Detective 17.4%, Text-Based 12%, Story Rich 12%

Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.

Why similar: Investigation 32.7%, Mystery 27.5%, Story Rich 14.2%, Exploration 9.9%, Atmospheric 6.4%

Wander through intricate maze under the bed, and discover the secrets hidden in the long, dark tunnels. Document the existence of monsters. Retrieve the stolen treasures and memories.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.6%, Mystery 17.1%, Horror 15%, Point & Click 11.4%, Dark 9.7%

Uncover high drama in this whodunnit set in a small-town community theater. Gather clues by investigating the sets, casts and backstage crews of 10 theatrical productions, and piece together the story of each deadly crime.

Why similar: Investigation 21.4%, Mystery 18.6%, Point & Click 17.4%, Detective 12.5%, Exploration 10%

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: Text-Based 20.2%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Choices Matter 12.8%

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: Mystery 13.9%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Detective 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Dark 9.2%

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: Investigation 13.4%, Mystery 11.4%, Dark Humor 11.4%, Text-Based 10.8%, Point & Click 10.1%