Games Like FAKEBOOK

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

Why similar: Visual Novel 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12%, Detective 11.9%, Point & Click 11.8%, 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 20.7%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Point & Click 11.7%

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: Investigation 52.8%, Choices Matter 23.9%, Simulation 9.4%, Mystery 2.9%, Interactive Fiction 2.5%

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 19.7%, Mystery 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Detective 11.3%, Point & Click 9.9%

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.

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 14.7%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Detective 13.3%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Point & Click 12.4%

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 17.1%, Simulation 15.9%, Investigation 11.8%, Story Rich 9.8%

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 14.5%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Point & Click 11.8%, Detective 11.4%

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

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 16.5%, Mystery 14.6%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Text-Based 11.3%, Detective 7.9%

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

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 23.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Detective 11.2%, Psychological Horror 10.4%

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 15.6%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Point & Click 12.2%, Detective 11.9%

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: Mystery 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Story Rich 11.2%, 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 24.2%, Detective 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Mystery 13.5%, Story Rich 10.3%

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.

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 31.3%, Point & Click 22%, Choices Matter 16.1%, Story Rich 12.8%, Simulation 5.8%

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

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 24.4%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Horror 17.1%, Point & Click 13.3%, 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 24.2%, Choices Matter 19%, Story Rich 17.4%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Text-Based 10.7%

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

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: Visual Novel 20.5%, Text-Based 18.1%, Mystery 17%, Horror 13.7%, Story Rich 9.6%

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

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 18%, Point & Click 16.7%, Mystery 14.3%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Investigation 12.3%

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

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

Why similar: Investigation 18.4%, Mystery 16.4%, Text-Based 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Visual Novel 9.7%

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.

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 21.6%, Mystery 19.6%, Horror 11.6%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Detective 8.4%

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

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: Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Mystery 11.8%, Choices Matter 10.4%

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

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 19.5%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Point & Click 15.5%, Detective 14.5%, Mystery 13.2%

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.

An unsettling adventure following a boy with a prosthetic face. After a string of mysterious murders, Sal and his three friends discover something truly sinister casting shadows over their small town.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.1%, Mystery 12.9%, Dark Humor 11.9%, Story Rich 10.8%, Horror 10.2%

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

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

Why similar: Investigation 27.9%, Mystery 17.3%, Detective 15.4%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Point & Click 12.8%

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%, Point & Click 16.8%, Horror 15.3%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 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.

Rummage through the abandoned profiles of an old PC to unravel an inherited mystery. What secrets hide in this eerie adventure of cryptic games and outdated software? Who was using this computer? And what happened to them?

Why similar: Investigation 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Text-Based 10.5%, Mystery 10.5%

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 41.2%, Psychological Horror 32.5%, Dark 9.6%, Simulation 8.1%, Atmospheric 3.4%

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.

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: Dark Humor 16%, Investigation 14%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Text-Based 12.6%, Psychological Horror 9.9%

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 21.9%, Adventure 21%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Mystery 13%, Story Rich 12.6%

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.

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 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Investigation 11.2%, Horror 9.7%

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 14.7%, Investigation 14.1%, Dark Humor 10.9%, Mystery 10.5%, Psychological Horror 10.2%

Sort forms, get to know your mysterious new collegues & unravel mysteries they're trying to cover up as you step in to replace the previous RH at this mysterious pharmaceutical company.

Why similar: Dark Humor 23%, Psychological Horror 22.4%, Point & Click 17.9%, Horror 11.3%, Story Rich 8.3%

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 36.1%, Simulation 19.8%, Story Rich 17.5%, Adventure 16.2%, Indie 6.5%

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

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 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Text-Based 11.5%, Point & Click 10%

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 25.6%, Mystery 19.9%, Detective 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Text-Based 10.4%

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 15.2%, Dark Humor 14.5%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Story Rich 11.6%, Dark 10.1%

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 16.8%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Text-Based 10.1%, Detective 9.2%

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 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Dark Humor 14.3%, Visual Novel 12%, Text-Based 10.5%

Read the evidence. Run the forensics. Question suspects in your own words, they lie, crack, or lawyer up. Accuse the wrong person, and Internal Affairs comes after you.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Investigation 16%, Point & Click 12.5%, Text-Based 12.2%, Mystery 9.7%

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 25.3%, Point & Click 16.8%, Mystery 14.1%, Horror 12.1%, Story Rich 9.1%

You're a detective. Investigate the haunting events surrounding the murder of Ann Peterson and her boyfriend. Explore an old safehouse for clues, deduce keywords and reveal redacted words as you search Ann's digital journal, and piece together your case report as this unfortunate story unfolds.

Why similar: Investigation 25.1%, Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Text-Based 14.7%, Detective 14.1%, Story Rich 8.9%

Staffer Retro is a mystery adventure game where you uncover past incidents related to ‘Mana’, the source of supernatural powers. Gather information through dialogue and exploration, and piece together clues found in documents to guide the choices of Verita Retro, the protagonist.

Why similar: Investigation 18.6%, Mystery 15.2%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Detective 13.2%, Text-Based 10.8%

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 23.7%, Mystery 21%, Detective 18.3%, Point & Click 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 8.5%

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 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Mystery 14.6%, Detective 12.5%, Point & Click 12%

Psychological horror and mystery game 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 and investigate murders while trying to escape Death. This is a visual novel and point and click game.

Why similar: Mystery 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Detective 11.1%, Point & Click 10.7%

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

Why similar: Visual Novel 27%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Text-Based 20.2%, Horror 15%, Dark 8.4%

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 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Point & Click 14.8%, Detective 14.6%

Staffer Case is a new sort of mystery game, asking players to find clues, arrange them into documents, and point out the contradictions between them to solve a series of murders. Each mystery unraveled leads you closer to the truth lying at the heart of each case!

Why similar: Detective 19.5%, Mystery 19.5%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Text-Based 16.9%, Story Rich 11.5%

a psychological visual novel where you investigate the souls of the dead. spend time with them, analyze their past, file reports to decide their eternal fate.

Why similar: Visual Novel 23.7%, Mystery 23.5%, Choices Matter 16.6%, Story Rich 9.8%, Dark 9%

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 13.5%, Mystery 11.5%, Dark Humor 11%, Text-Based 10.2%, Point & Click 10.2%

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 19.7%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Text-Based 14%, Choices Matter 11.6%

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 15.4%, Dark Humor 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Text-Based 11.2%, Mystery 10.3%

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 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Detective 11.2%, Psychological Horror 8.9%

Search, dig deeper, and search again. Can you reach the end of the truth?

Why similar: Investigation 39.9%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Text-Based 13.1%, Exploration 9.7%, Horror 8.8%

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: Interactive Fiction 26.7%, Text-Based 19.3%, Detective 18%, Mystery 17.4%, Simulation 7.2%

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 29.4%, Visual Novel 28.9%, Detective 22%, Atmospheric 5.9%, Psychological Horror 4%

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 22.2%, Mystery 15.4%, Detective 12%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Point & Click 10.1%

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

Why similar: Visual Novel 21.4%, Mystery 19.3%, Point & Click 15.8%, Detective 14%, Text-Based 13.3%

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 19.4%, Detective 17.5%, Story Rich 11.8%, Point & Click 11.8%