- #1 Aelwater
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Yeariver
Windows
Memory has weight. The departed are not gone. Step into a village drowned by flood and memory, and search for the final answer about guardianship and farewell among the shattered past.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Investigation 8.7%, Emotional 8.1%
- #2 Echoes From Ciudadela
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kronos Interactive
Windows
Wield your Balearic sling in a first-person puzzle narrative adventure through ancient ruins. Uncover a lost civilization and reactivate forgotten machines to reveal the secrets buried beneath Ciudadela.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 13.8%, Emotional 12.5%, Puzzle 11.5%, Exploration 10.1%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #3 Number 217721
96% matchMixed48% of 23 reviews2023
Dev: Qu!ckSavePub: My Way Games
Windows
You'd been woken up by an entity which created you. It put you in a testing area and wants you to complete the puzzles and open the end gate. When you open the gate, the test is finished and you complete the task which the entity gave you.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.4%, Hidden Object 14.4%, Investigation 10.1%, Puzzle 9.7%, Logic 9.4%
- #4 Once Alive
95% matchVery Positive85% of 441 reviews2024
Dev: Cem Boray YıldırımPub: GameDev.ist
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A story-driven, first-person adventure game offering a cinematic experience. Embark on a journey to HaustVille, an abandoned settlement in a post-apocalyptic world. Explore your surroundings and uncover the mystery behind the disappearance of the last survivors.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.7%, Investigation 18%, Emotional 14.5%, Story Rich 10.2%, Atmospheric 9.8%
- #5 Condo
94% matchVery Positive98% of 203 reviews2025
Dev: FlubbedMachina
Windows · Mac
Unable to sleep, you navigate a quiet condo complex. There's no rush - just you, the building, its inhabitants, and the stories they hold.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.5%, Emotional 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Exploration 10.7%, Atmospheric 9.6%
- #6 Nightmares to be
94% matchMixed67% of 60 reviews2021
Dev: WolfAndOthers
Windows
A scientific research and development facility based in Norilsk, Flow Crop. is attempting to investigate crimes through people's nightmares. The player gets to walk into a virtual world, and investigate the reason for such nightmares. solve puzzles and face enemies.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.7%, Hidden Object 14.5%, Historical 12.4%, Emotional 11.9%, Visual Novel 10.8%
- #7 Motel Styx
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cassandra's Curse Studio
Windows · Mac
Play as three guests of the rundown Motel Styx, overseen by the charming yet guarded Charon (and their cat). Explore your surroundings to uncover Charon's past and forever alter the future of the motel.
Why similar: Historical 17.2%, Walking Simulator 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Exploration 8.1%
- #8 Disillusion
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Disillusion Team
Windows
After an exploratory mission gone wrong, you find yourself crashed on an unknown alien planet, separated from your crew and running out of oxygen. In Disillusion, you explore alien caves in search for your missing crewmates in an attempt to send one final message home.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.1%, Emotional 17.4%, Story Rich 14.7%, Atmospheric 12%, Puzzle 11.2%
- #9 Magic Mine
91% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: TNT studio
Windows
Magic Mine is an adventure-quest hybrid. You embark on a dangerous journey to find your father, a miner on a remote island. Explore diverse locations, solve puzzles, and interact with island locals to uncover clues and track down your missing father.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.6%, Hidden Object 23.4%, Exploration 13.3%, Puzzle 10.5%, Linear 7.1%
- #10 <FAIL.safe>
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stray Kite Studios
Windows
Talk is cheap. Trust is earned. You are stuck on The Destin, a forsaken starship on the brink of oblivion that is controlled by Novah, a sentient AI who holds the key to your survival. Befriend, manipulate, deceive, and persuade your way to freedom in this sci-fi narrative adventure.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Emotional 15.7%, Investigation 13.7%, Puzzle 7.7%
- #11 In Waiting
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CynicalMonkeys
Windows
In Waiting is a first-person psychological horror game where you explore a haunted manor guided by Eleanor, an AI-powered ghost. Solve puzzles, uncover dark secrets, and experience true AI conversations that run 100% on your device with zero data collection.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Walking Simulator 17.5%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Emotional 10.7%, Puzzle 9%
- #12 Summerland
89% matchVery Positive91% of 1,752 reviews2020
Dev: FYRE Games
Windows
Summerland is a first-person narrative game about morality and the afterlife. You take control of Matthew, a detective reliving the events of his past, being questioned on his morals along the way. In every door lies another memory, and every memory unlocks another door.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Investigation 11.3%, Story Rich 8.7%, Atmospheric 7.8%
- #13 Riven
88% matchVery Positive93% of 2,718 reviews2024
Dev: Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Uncover a story of intrigue, betrayal, and a civilization teetering on the brink of collapse as you solve intricate puzzles to unlock the secrets of Riven. Built from the ground-up and expanded from the award-winning original game released in 1997.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.8%, Emotional 13.6%, Investigation 11.6%, Logic 9.9%, Puzzle 9.6%
- #14 Clare's Escape
89% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Human Sense Design
Windows · Mac
Help real-life 'peasant poet' John Clare on a historical adventure escaping from a mental asylum and guide his epic walk home. Traverse a changing Victorian landscape, encounter ghosts & storytellers, avoid will 'o the wisps and face up to the hallucinations of Clare's shattered mind.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22%, Walking Simulator 21.5%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Historical 12.5%, Adventure 8.8%
- #15 EscapeGameShow: THE TIMELINE
86% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Hapc
Windows
Dive into an immersive adventure with EscapeGameShow: THE TIMELINE. You participate in a TV game show to try to win the jackpot. Explore fascinating eras by solving complex puzzles that will test your intelligence and ingenuity.
Why similar: Hidden Object 21.2%, Historical 18.9%, Puzzle 13.7%, Exploration 11.5%, Logic 10.9%
- #16 The House On Holland Hill
87% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2022
Dev: Hedgefield
Windows
THOHH is a first-person narrative game in which you play a food delivery guy. Through a series of vignettes, you cross paths with the residents of a beautiful house on Holland Hill road, where you make frequent deliveries. In the wake of tragedy, something ominous looms behind their front door.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Emotional 14%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #17 Antim Yatra
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: DSY Studio
Windows
A journalist driven by family legacy set to explore the Belgharh station. While the whole world ages, the station remains trapped in 1940s, following a tragic derailment. Explore a perfectly preserved snapshot of the past, face the heavy atmosphere of a terminal stuck in time, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Hidden Object 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Walking Simulator 15.3%, Exploration 11.1%, Puzzle 7.8%
- #18 The Haunting of Joni Evers
84% matchVery Positive91% of 161 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: Walking Simulator 15.4%, Emotional 14.6%, Investigation 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Visual Novel 8.7%
- #19 ONCE UPON A TIME IN MOROCCO
85% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: Outcast digital media developpement departePub: outcast digital media
Windows
Explore the ancient and mysterious dreamland of “Once Upon A Time In Morocco”, traveling through the golden sands, discovering their secrets and their ruins, and collecting the Lost Tablets of Self Acceptance.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Hidden Object 13.5%, Historical 13%, Visual Novel 10.7%
- #20 Classroom 0
84% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Fat Arm Studios
Windows
You are stuck in the infinite floors of an eerie Indian school, keep moving, identify every anomaly you see, and reach the 0th floor to finally escape the loop in this Exit-8 style game.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.2%, Hidden Object 23%, Exploration 13.1%, Investigation 12.4%, Puzzle 10.3%
- #21 Interior Worlds
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 562 reviews2023
Dev: sodaraptorPub: Raptorsoft Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Snap your own homemade liminal space photos using a mysterious SLR camera as you explore a variety of empty, strange, and familiar spaces.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.3%, Hidden Object 18.4%, Exploration 13.4%, Retro 11.3%, Atmospheric 11.2%
- #22 Lobby Cam by Bryn Oh
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 44 reviews2023
Dev: Bryn Oh
Windows
An immersive short story walking simulator. Find diary pages to uncover the narrative behind a man who discovers a new channel on his TV. A melancholy story about the grey etiquette of technology.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.6%, Emotional 15.9%, Investigation 13.9%, Hidden Object 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%
- #23 Don't Forget
81% matchVery Positive96% of 260 reviews2024
Dev: Evie VerstappenPub: Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Don’t Forget is a 3D singleplayer story and exploration game inspired by dementia. Recollect your memories by looking for clues and playing brain-stimulating minigames whilst battling the effects of dementia. Explore three different key events of your life to figure out what has happened.
Why similar: Emotional 21%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Walking Simulator 17.1%, Hidden Object 11.8%, Exploration 8.8%
- #24 Selenelion
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SLM
Windows
A portal back to August, Friday the 13th, 2021.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Walking Simulator 19.9%, Hidden Object 12.8%, Emotional 11.1%, Investigation 8.7%
- #25 随风而逝 Story About Times
82% matchVery Positive81% of 83 reviews2020
Dev: cdhy interactive
Windows
Time is the only thing we can't resist. Some people and things will never be found once they are lost. In the dark, a man was walking alone. The moment when you turn back, don't forget the place where came from!
Why similar: Emotional 17.7%, Walking Simulator 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Hidden Object 12.2%, Visual Novel 8%
- #26 Atlas Protocol - Escape Room
80% matchMixed40% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: B Rain Logic Labs
Windows
You appear in an abandoned facility without knowing how or when you arrived. "Atlas Protocol" will immerse you in an intriguing adventure full of mystery and suspense. Will you be able to unravel the enigma hidden in every corner? Dare to find out.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Walking Simulator 15.4%, Logic 12%, Hidden Object 11.2%, Visual Novel 9.5%
- #27 I Promise
79% match1 user reviews100% of 1 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: Walking Simulator 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Emotional 13.3%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Exploration 9.2%
- #28 A Tale Of Misery
79% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Ghast Games Studio
Windows
Run, hide, and solve puzzles in this psychological, first-person mystery thriller where the player must use limited abilities to search and locate lost memories while navigating dangerous environments in which dark entities are hunting them down.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22%, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Hidden Object 17.4%, Emotional 15.4%, Exploration 9.1%
- #29 Soviet Anomaly 7
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 23 reviews2024
Dev: Ghostbe Studio
Windows
Investigate an abandoned Soviet-era building with anomalous properties. As a researcher, you must navigate the eerie, ever-changing corridors to uncover the truth. One wrong move could send you back to the beginning. Explore. Survive. Don’t miss the anomaly.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.4%, Emotional 17.5%, Investigation 13.8%, Logic 10.5%, Hidden Object 9.5%
- #30 12 Memory Lane
76% matchVery Positive93% of 189 reviews2025
Dev: Forget-Me-Not StudioPub: Rubika Supinfogame
Windows
Explore the shifting manor of the enigmatic Henri Villemaine and uncover the truth behind his family’s sudden disappearance. Bend reality to recreate the scenes from his diary and expose long-buried secrets. What if your role in this case went beyond that of a simple investigator?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Emotional 15.5%, Logic 13.4%, Puzzle 10.3%
- #31 GOODBYE WORLD
77% matchVery Positive85% of 832 reviews2022
Dev: YO FUJIIPub: Flyhigh Works
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
"GOODBYE WORLD" is a narrative adventure game. Play through 12 stages of a puzzle platformer while following the two protagonists through 13 chapters of their story.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Text-Based 12.7%, Emotional 10.8%, Story Rich 10.3%, Walking Simulator 10.1%
- #32 Bump in the Night
77% matchPositive86% of 29 reviews2024
Dev: Absolutely Cookage
Windows
You are trapped in a terrible dream. Observe your surroundings carefully and discern whether you are truly in your own home, or if you are experiencing a waking nightmare.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.3%, Hidden Object 21%, Investigation 14.4%, Puzzle 10.6%, Logic 7.2%
- #33 The Puzzler
76% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Light It Up Studio
Windows
The Puzzler is a first-person escape room style puzzle game where you must solve challenging puzzles using a unique spell-casting system.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.3%, Hidden Object 18.1%, Puzzle 10.6%, Investigation 10%, Exploration 9.7%
- #34 Dear Esther: Landmark Edition
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 7,291 reviews2017
Dev: The Chinese RoomPub: Secret Mode
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Dear Esther immerses you in a stunningly realised world, a remote and desolate island somewhere in the outer Hebrides. As you step forwards, a voice begins to read fragments of a letter: 'Dear Esther...' - and so begins a journey through one of the most original first-person games of recent years.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.3%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Investigation 10.6%, Exploration 9.7%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #35 The House of Da Vinci 3
75% matchVery Positive90% of 1,321 reviews2022
Dev: Blue Brain Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The grand finale to The House of Da Vinci trilogy is here! Solve numerous new puzzles and mind benders and explore new mystifying locations of ravishing beauty.
Why similar: Historical 18.3%, Hidden Object 15.6%, Investigation 14.6%, Exploration 7.3%, Puzzle 7.3%
- #36 Secret of the Abbey
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MegobariGames
Windows
Embark on a journey through the underground of an 18th-century abbey. As you explore the abbey, you'll encounter a series of puzzles that reveal its mysterious past. Unravel the secrets that led to the abbey's demise in this atmospheric adventure.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.3%, Hidden Object 18.2%, Puzzle 10.5%, Exploration 9.6%, Emotional 9.5%
- #37 Escape From Ruby Castle
75% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: Ruby Dragon Software
Windows
Can you escape from Ruby Castle ? Explore the castle and find the five keys for the final puzzle. Navigate through the many rooms, some open, some hidden and some behind locked doors. Look for the clues, solve the puzzles and collect the valuables. Oh! and try not to die.
Why similar: Hidden Object 23.2%, Historical 17.4%, Logic 15.6%, Puzzle 13.4%, Exploration 11.3%
- #38 13:ORIGIN - Prologue
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 213 reviews2021
Dev: Corvus Studio Yazilim Anonim Sirketi
Windows · Mac
13: Origin is a web of clues that you must follow and not miss, as in most room escape/puzzle games. As you untie each knotted loop, you will realize how long and endless the thread you hold on to the end is.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Hidden Object 17.4%, Investigation 14%, Puzzle 9.3%, Exploration 8.3%
- #39 Murder Is Game Over: Streaming Death
73% matchPositive100% of 30 reviews2023
Dev: HitherYon Games
Windows
Embark on a thrilling pixel art adventure with Detective Guy & Cleo as they solve a mysterious murder. Explore an eerie seaside village, search for clues, interview suspects, and unravel the truth in this whodunit mystery.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Hidden Object 15%, Historical 13.5%, Visual Novel 10.3%
- #40 Dream:scape Remastered
72% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Speedbump Studio
Windows
Explore a surreal dream world built from one man’s memories in this remastered story-rich first-person mystery/adventure.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Emotional 9%, Exploration 8.3%
- #41 Grieving (Berduka)
71% matchPositive94% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: flycat.games
Windows
Mourning Ritual for a Haunted Boarding Room. Uncover the mystery behind the ghost through exploration, puzzles, and a psychological horror narrative.
Why similar: Emotional 19.6%, Walking Simulator 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Retro 11%, Story Rich 9%
- #42 Overblooming
73% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Bruno Vale Barbosa Eiterer
Windows
A failed experiment has unleashed the Overblooming, threatening to consume the world. Explore abandoned ruins overtaken by nature, uncover the fate of those who lived here, and push forward to stop the spreading disaster.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.3%, Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Hidden Object 13.4%, Adventure 9.7%, Exploration 9.3%
- #43 Visiting Grandma
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 15 reviews2026
Dev: Sysreb Games
Windows
Prepare for a chilling and suspenseful first-person horror journey with a spooky atmosphere. What starts as a warm and welcoming stay at grandma's house soon reveals a tragic story.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26%, Hidden Object 19.4%, Emotional 13.3%, Exploration 10.4%, Adventure 9.1%
- #44 Al Andalus 711: Epic history battle game
73% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: Dnc Games
Windows
In Al Andalus 711 you don't play as a warrior, but as a villager who tries to survive in a country that is being invaded and must face the risky roads, the lack of experience and the constant danger of enemy soldiers and hostile bandits.
Why similar: Historical 21.9%, Walking Simulator 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Hidden Object 10.5%
- #45 Of Moons and Mania
72% matchPositive95% of 40 reviews2022
Dev: Absurd Walls
Windows · Mac
Of Moons and Mania is an interactive psychotic break, based on lived experience. It uses elements of its design to explain the struggles of psychosis, and tells a personal story about mental illness.
Why similar: Emotional 32.3%, Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Text-Based 13.5%, Story Rich 11.5%, Atmospheric 11.3%
- #46 Spectra Beneath the Stain
70% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Seven Sails GamesPub: Pixel Crate Games
Windows
Unravel the haunting mystery of Goldridge Hollow in a hidden object adventure where ghosts, greed, and poisoned legacies bind a town in timeless torment.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.1%, Hidden Object 20.3%, Historical 18.1%, Exploration 11.3%, Puzzle 9.3%
- #47 Beyond The Evil
71% 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 17.9%, Walking Simulator 17.4%, Hidden Object 12.5%, Logic 12.4%, Puzzle 9.7%
- #48 Virtual Journey Into the Metaverse
71% matchPositive84% of 32 reviews2021
Dev: Metaverse Adventures
Windows
Be transported into a detailed, slow moving Dark Ride similar to some of the greatest from World’s Fairs to Disney. Into the Metaverse, is about humanity's quest for ever deeper immersion showing animated scenes from the past, present and future. 14.5 mins that will leave you wanting more.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.1%, Hidden Object 14.1%, Emotional 12.1%, Historical 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.8%
- #49 The Promise Tree of Alden
68% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2026
Dev: Tonguç Bodur
Windows
The Promise Tree of Alden is a short, atmospheric narrative experience about remorse, memory, and the silence of a forest once alive.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23%, Hidden Object 21.9%, Exploration 12.5%, Atmospheric 8.2%, Emotional 7.3%
- #50 Not My Floor
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MegobariGames
Windows
Not My Floor is a horror game set in the grim stairwell of a Soviet-era apartment block on the outskirts of Kyiv in the early 1990s. After a long shift at the factory, all you want is to get home—but the elevator and the entire building have their own sinister plans, driven by a mysterious entity.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22%, Hidden Object 15.3%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Puzzle 10.3%, Emotional 8.5%
- #51 Portrait of a Torn
68% matchVery Positive85% of 59 reviews2024
Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive StoriesPub: Firenut Games
Windows
As a young soldier returning to an eerily deserted home, you'll explore enigmatic rooms and uncover a haunting, tragic story. Experience an atmospheric journey filled with suspense, mysterious encounters, and a deep narrative.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21%, Emotional 14.3%, Investigation 12.2%, Story Rich 9.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%
- #52 Purgatorial Learning
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Niwaessence
Windows
Be forced to expand your knowledge through various mini-games in a timeless limbo. Memorize, Deduce, and survive the suffocating darkness in this atmospheric horror game!
Why similar: Investigation 26%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Story Rich 11%, Hidden Object 10.2%, Atmospheric 7.1%
- #53 For What Will Come
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 36 reviews2022
Dev: Emberwave Studios
Windows
Embark down the small path of a girl named Abby as she goes back home and digs through her childhood, reliving the past to help reveal the secrets of what actually happened. What will you uncover? Will the family mystery end with you, or will it be just another legend. REIMAGINED VERSION OUT NOW!!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Emotional 14.8%, Investigation 13.3%, Exploration 9.1%
- #54 Open Roads
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 316 reviews2024
Dev: Open Roads TeamPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Long-lost family secrets. Hints of a hidden fortune. And miles to go before they sleep. Tess Devine’s relationship with her mom has never been easy, but they’re about to set out together on a journey into the past that they’ll never forget.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Investigation 20.1%, Emotional 11.3%, Exploration 10.2%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #55 Nemezis: Mysterious Journey III
69% matchMixed60% of 149 reviews2021
Dev: Detalion Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Welcome to Regilus, a paradise planet turned into a popular tourist destination! But your holiday adventure soon turned into a nightmare. Stranded on an alien planet you need to find your way out. Remember though, not everything here is as it seems.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.9%, Emotional 15.4%, Investigation 14.9%, Logic 10.6%, Exploration 7.5%
- #56 Ethel
66% matchVery Positive93% of 216 reviews2024
Dev: TS GAMES LLC
Windows
Welcome to my first game! Where you'll Immerse yourself in a unbelievable, story-rich mystery, packed with jaw-dropping plot twist, horror, and multiple endings.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.1%, Historical 15.3%, Hidden Object 15.3%, Exploration 9.6%, Puzzle 8.9%
- #57 Hemocrypt
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: beep boop
Windows
Experience a tense, first-person psychological horror where survival means facing the unknown. Unravel a chilling story of a secret government project through atmospheric exploration, and mind-bending puzzles.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18%, Hidden Object 16%, Emotional 13.7%, Investigation 10.5%, Exploration 8.3%
- #58 Springs, Eternal
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Fullbright
Windows
Explore a mysterious hot springs in the dead of night and meet the other lost souls who are drawn to this place.
Why similar: Emotional 16.7%, Walking Simulator 16.5%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Exploration 11%, Retro 8.8%
- #59 Firefly Shelter
65% matchMixed67% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: STuNT
Windows
Step into an eerie silence, a place where childhood dreams have turned into eternal nightmares. You are a paranormal investigator, drawn by dark rumors of an abandoned school built on the ruins of an old orphanage where, decades ago, children died of a mysterious illness and abuse.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.7%, Hidden Object 21.1%, Exploration 12.2%, Puzzle 10%, Logic 7.2%
- #60 Banned Together
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Unquiet Games
Windows · Mac
A queer mystery game about book banning. Play as Ruby (they/them), a journalism major on a surreal, after-hours adventure to investigate the disappearance of books from their college library.
Why similar: Emotional 16.5%, Investigation 16.4%, Walking Simulator 16%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Story Rich 9%