- #1 Murmurs of Fear - A whisper of loneliness
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BraveCat'Studios
Windows
Murmurs of Fear is an episodic psychological horror about those left alone with the unexplainable. Each episode tells a self-contained story of fear, isolation, and the struggle to stay sane when the world around you begins to fracture.
Why similar: Episodic 38.6% ★, Narrative 29.5% ★, Walking Simulator 8.3%, Investigation 7.1%, Detective 6.9%
- #2 Sam & Max Save the World
96% matchVery Positive94% of 1,934 reviews2020
Dev: Skunkape Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
An open-and-shut case of petty vandalism balloons into a far-flung mind-control conspiracy involving former child stars, the media, the mafia, the government, the internet, and the bright side of the moon. Telltale's episodic classic, lovingly remastered by members of the original development team.
Why similar: Episodic 36.9% ★, Comic Book 16.4%, Comedy 10.4%, Detective 8.7%, Puzzle 7.7%
- #3 VideoHole: Episode II
96% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: JofiSoft
Windows
Fall down further. Find them where they have always been. Help them remember. Explore multiple worlds, solve mysteries, and set your retail-hardened will against a mysterious cosmic force in the second installment of the beloved videohole series.
Why similar: Episodic 52.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Walking Simulator 13.1%, Comedy 8.5%, Story Rich 5.5%
- #4 (The Lingering) Last Customer
95% matchPositive89% of 27 reviews2025
Dev: Storytale
Windows
Devi, a 27-year-old young woman, books a late-night massage at Ahola Spa & Reflexology—the only spa that is still open.. What should have been a relaxing escape turns into a lingering nightmare…
Why similar: Episodic 48.9% ★, Narrative 38.1% ★, Exploration 7%, Puzzle 3.9%, 3D 2.1%
- #5 The Case of the Worst Day Ever
94% matchVery Positive98% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: Hero Game Co LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
A deceptively difficult deduction game about one very unfortunate family. Revisit their worst moments, form your own conclusions, and solve this silly yet challenging mystery.
Why similar: Narrative 29.7% ★, Investigation 14.9%, Detective 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%, Puzzle 7.3%
- #6 Creepy Waves FM: Bugs Fixer
94% matchMostly Positive80% of 124 reviews2024
Dev: shipscaptainindie
Windows
A young and promising boy applies for a job at a AAA game development company. As he starts working night shifts on probation, he experiences a series of events that could lead to no good. As the story unfolds, you will be able to choose what you would do in his place.
Why similar: Episodic 46% ★, Narrative 34.6% ★, Walking Simulator 10%, Exploration 6.3%, Story Rich 2.5%
- #7 The Cost of Recovery
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Off The Beaten Track
Windows
What would you do if someone close to you suddenly went through major trauma? What sacrifices would you be willing to make to keep your family together? Experience the different perspectives and emotional journeys of four protagonists when their worlds are suddenly turned upside-down.
Why similar: Narrative 33.7% ★, Quick-Time Events 20.3% ★, 1990's 12.1%, Walking Simulator 10.5%, Stylized 5.4%
- #8 Tales from the Crossing: The Captain's Chair
92% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: RifRaf Games
Windows
When a misfit crew on the last test flight of an experimental engine wakes up on the wrong side of the other side of the galaxy, what’s a Captain to do? You decide!
Why similar: Episodic 37.1% ★, Narrative 22.1% ★, Comedy 8.6%, Puzzle 7.6%, Exploration 7%
- #9 Silent Village
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ashoud Interactive
Windows
Bora, a middle-aged teacher, was assigned to a village school. As he settled into his new home, he couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong; he was unaware of what was happening in Blackwood Village.
Why similar: Episodic 44.8% ★, Narrative 33.5% ★, Walking Simulator 9.7%, Exploration 6.1%, Story Rich 3.3%
- #10 Hollowbrook - Apartments
91% matchVery Positive98% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: Yetiface Games
Windows
Hollowbrook is a stylized horror experience told through multiple episodes. Each chapter immerses you in the life of a new character, blending personal backstories with chilling encounters that react to your decisions.
Why similar: Episodic 61.8% ★, 1990's 10.7%, Walking Simulator 10.7%, Exploration 7.8%, Stylized 4.7%
- #11 Forbidden Terror: Board Game
90% matchVery Positive93% of 152 reviews2025
Dev: Elite Lords Studios
Windows
A psychological horror game where you take the role of Jonah, an 18 year old trying out a new board game, The Ouija Board, with his friend Emily. Little did they know, it was far from a simple board game.
Why similar: Episodic 46.7% ★, Narrative 35.9% ★, Walking Simulator 7.5%, Exploration 5.5%, Story Rich 4.5%
- #12 Silent Wounds - The Doll
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lexip Games
Windows
Silent Wounds is an episodic psychological horror anthology. Each episode offers a compact and intense narrative experience. In this first episode, a man returns home and trades reality for the dangerous, silent obsession with a perfect doll.
Why similar: Episodic 40.1% ★, Narrative 30.4% ★, Walking Simulator 15.2%, Exploration 6%, Story Rich 5.6%
- #13 Sparky Marky: Episode 1
89% matchMixed64% of 246 reviews2023
Dev: Clapperheads
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Explore an abandoned children's recreational camp and uncover the dark secrets covered up by its founders. Find clues and apply specific commands in the Discord channel to find out what truly happened. But be careful: Sparky has been activated and the monster inside of it never sleeps…
Why similar: Episodic 55.4% ★, Cartoony 10.9%, Walking Simulator 10.6%, Puzzle 7%, Colorful 5.6%
- #14 Fears to Fathom - Ironbark Lookout
87% matchVery Positive92% of 5,734 reviews2023
Dev: Rayll Studios
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Jack Nelson, a 24-year-old fire lookout, transferred to a new outpost. As he settled into his new home, he couldn't shake the feeling that something was off, little did he know what was transpiring down in Ironbark State Park.
Why similar: Episodic 45.2% ★, Narrative 35% ★, Walking Simulator 9.4%, Exploration 6.3%, Story Rich 2.9%
- #15 Inspector Detective: Private Eye
88% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2022
Dev: Michael GilmourPub: A Winter's Night Games
Windows · Mac
Everyone in town has their version of what happened at Timmons Manor. None of them were there. Everyone has their theories about why a Timmons relative has not set foot on the property in 100 years. None of them are correct...
Why similar: Investigation 14.1%, Detective 13.6%, Walking Simulator 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Cartoon 9.7%
- #16 Frite Medium
86% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: Roll Mops Interactive
Windows
"FRITE MEDIUM" est un jeu narratif coopératif à 2 joueurs : Fred, un tenancier de fritkot, et son défunt père, Gaston, un ancien taximan, doivent apprendre à communiquer en brisant la frontière entre le monde des morts et des vivants afin d'élucider le mystère autour de la disparition de Gaston.
Why similar: Narrative 41.7% ★, Comic Book 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Cartoony 9.9%, Comedy 7.1%
- #17 The Mystery Of Woolley Mountain
86% matchVery Positive87% of 70 reviews2019
Dev: Lightfoot Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Funded on Kickstarter with backers including legend of the genre Ron Gilbert, The Mystery of Woolley Mountain is an otherworldly point-and-click adventure - filled with strange beasts, evil witches, confused automatons and wacky ropemen.
Why similar: Narrative 33.7% ★, Comic Book 16.5%, Detective 10.1%, Comedy 9.7%, Cartoony 9.6%
- #18 Grayton the Detective
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Incidental Minds
Windows · Mac · Linux
Grayton the Detective is a narrative adventure game about a homeless man who once lived in wealth and comfort, now showers with a kettle, and solves petty mysteries on the streets of Cleveland. However, with the disappearance of mysterious Golden Spoon, everything may change.
Why similar: Narrative 24.3% ★, Investigation 16.7%, Detective 15.1%, Cartoony 9.4%, Puzzle 7.8%
- #19 VideoHole: Episode I
85% matchVery Positive95% of 64 reviews2021
Dev: JofiSoft
Windows
VideoHole is an episodic first person adventure game set in an alien dimension. Meet new allies, find gadgets and uncover the mysteries of an ancient power far below your local video store.
Why similar: Episodic 31.5% ★, Investigation 16.8%, Walking Simulator 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Exploration 8%
- #20 Methods: The Canada Files
82% matchVery Positive97% of 330 reviews2026
Dev: LockedOn GamesPub: Erabit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Methods: The Canada Files is a mystery visual novel. You play as a team of eccentric detectives in a mysterious crime-solving competition. To solve each mystery, you must use your team member’s unique detective methods, refute faulty theories with evidence, and find out the truth!
Why similar: Comic Book 16.5%, Investigation 16.2%, Detective 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Cartoony 9.8%
- #21 Beneath the Woods
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Frozen Star Games
Windows
'Beneath the Woods' is a stylized, narrative-focused 3rd person mystery / horror / puzzle game about a young man in a race against time to investigate the disappearance of his younger sister. What he stumbles upon is something far more sinister than he could ever imagined.
Why similar: Narrative 43.6% ★, Comic Book 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Puzzle 8.5%, Stylized 7.2%
- #22 Wasteland Horror Radio: Episode 1 - The Radio
83% match4 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: HsRetroGames
Windows
Wasteland Horror Radio: Ep. 1 - The Radio: A gift, a radio of revelations bound to one man's personal hell, repeatedly showing him all the people he brutally murdered on September 20th, 1991..
Why similar: Episodic 70% ★, Walking Simulator 16.8%, Exploration 7.4%, Story Rich 5.8%
- #23 The Last Case of John Morley
82% matchVery Positive85% of 261 reviews2025
Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive StoriesPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Step into the mind of John Morley, a 1940s detective on his final case. Explore shadowed places long forgotten by time, and piece together crime scenes in a narrative adventure steeped in mystery, unexpected twists, and a truth buried for decades.
Why similar: Narrative 35.5% ★, Detective 14.2%, Walking Simulator 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Puzzle 7.6%
- #24 Tales from the Borderlands
81% matchVery Positive94% of 19,293 reviews2021
Dev: Telltale GamesPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Tales from the Borderlands is a five-part episodic game set on the unforgiving world of Pandora between the events of Borderlands 2 and Borderlands 3. This is a story full of Borderlands' trademark humor, following two adventurers on their quest for greatness.
Why similar: Episodic 58.1% ★, Quick-Time Events 19.4% ★, Comedy 15.5%, Story Rich 7%
- #25 Fire Tonight
81% matchVery Positive87% of 104 reviews2021
Dev: Reptoid GamesPub: Way Down Deep
Windows · Mac
A narrative puzzle game about two people trying to find their way back together in a city on fire.
Why similar: Narrative 52.8% ★, 1990's 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Puzzle 9%, Colorful 4.2%
- #26 (The Lingering) Graveyard Visit
79% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: Storytale
Windows
(The Lingering) Graveyard Visit is a narrative-driven, walking sim, horror game where you play as Eki, an 11-year-old boy visiting his late father's grave with his mother. There, you'll wander the graveyard while piecing together a disturbing truth.
Why similar: Episodic 40.6% ★, Narrative 23.7% ★, Walking Simulator 14.3%, Puzzle 8.2%, Exploration 8.1%
- #27 [HERROR] Gas Station Case
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: [HERROR]
Windows
Detective horror about a night shift far from the city. Refuel cars, serve customers, keep the gas station running, and investigate why people are disappearing in the area. But most importantly, be careful with visitors - not all of them are human.
Why similar: Episodic 37.5% ★, Narrative 27.3% ★, 1990's 11.3%, Walking Simulator 10.7%, Exploration 6%
- #28 Batman - The Telltale Series
80% matchVery Positive87% of 17,573 reviews2016
Dev: Telltale
Windows
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Enter the fractured psyche of Bruce Wayne and discover the powerful and far-reaching consequences of your choices as the Dark Knight.
Why similar: Episodic 54.7% ★, Quick-Time Events 21.3% ★, Comic Book 11.6%, Story Rich 6.3%, Detective 6%
- #29 Forest Ranger Services: Episode 1
78% matchVery Positive82% of 129 reviews2024
Dev: GuardHouse
Windows
Horror game series about the investigation of missing hikers in the U.S. National Parks. Follow the story of a wannabe reporter who got a job as a ranger to investigate the disappearances - several episodes that tell one story! Based on true events.
Why similar: Episodic 47.5% ★, 1990's 13.7%, Walking Simulator 11.6%, Investigation 11.5%, Detective 10.5%
- #30 Arthur & Susan: Almost Detectives
78% matchPositive96% of 27 reviews2023
Dev: Apexchimps
Windows · Mac · Linux
Arthur and Susan, two inseparable friends solving mysteries together. Fun and cozy indie point&click. Don't miss it!
Why similar: Detective 17.1%, Comic Book 16.8%, Investigation 16.3%, Comedy 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%
- #31 Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space
77% matchVery Positive99% of 474 reviews2021
Dev: Skunkape Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
The Freelance Police are back on the crime beat in a newly remastered version of their second episodic season. Zombies will dance. Mariachis will sing. A giant battle robot will trash the streets. And when their friends’ lives are at stake, Sam & Max will risk their very souls to set things right.
Why similar: Episodic 17.1% ★, Comic Book 16.1%, Cartoony 13.5%, Comedy 12.1%, Cartoon 10%
- #32 Horror Cartridge Collection
76% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: Break Even Games
Windows
A collection of retro styled games bundled together, experience many forms of horror in a wide array of styles whilst uncovering the mysteries of the old mall that holds them all.
Why similar: Episodic 53.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 12%, 1990's 11.4%, Puzzle 7.2%, Exploration 6.7%
- #33 Bones: Wandering Soul
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Tinkerhaus PTY LTD
Windows
Sneak past the living. Speak for the dead. Solve your way through a strange city, limb by limb, as a skeleton with no memory in a story-rich puzzle adventure full of mystery and meaning.
Why similar: Episodic 41.7% ★, Narrative 29.3% ★, Exploration 6.5%, Stylized 6.4%, Puzzle 6.3%
- #34 The Adventures of LinShanHai - Chapter2:Bus Bombing
76% matchMixed65% of 17 reviews2023
Dev: QZQ Studio
Windows
The bus to the suburbs suddenly exploded, the scene was a mess, the sales staff, including all 10 people on board died. Lin Shanhai led the scene investigation team to conduct a detailed investigation and visited all the families and friends of the deceased, but the case is still no clue.
Why similar: 1980s 15.7%, Walking Simulator 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, 1990's 12.3%, Investigation 10.1%
- #35 Detective Dotson
74% matchVery Positive86% of 152 reviews2025
Dev: Masala Games Private Limited
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystery adventure game about an aspiring actor turned detective. Dotson comes across a case where each clue unravels new details about his father’s sudden passing. Engage in a riveting story, explore vibrant modern India, and use your wits to uncover the truth.
Why similar: Episodic 41.5% ★, Detective 15.1%, Investigation 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 7.5%, Exploration 7%
- #36 D4: Dark Dreams Don’t Die -Season One-
77% matchVery Positive80% of 1,971 reviews2015
Dev: Access GamesPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
This is the story of a man with a very strange fate. His name is David Young. Two years ago, his wife was murdered by an unknown assailant, and Young suffered a blow to the head that cost him his memory. His wife's final words: “Look for D.”
Why similar: Quick-Time Events 34.8% ★, Episodic 20.7% ★, Detective 15.9%, Comic Book 10.9%, Comedy 7.6%
- #37 Whispers of the Hourglass
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Umut Sahpaz
Windows
In this puzzle adventure game, you awaken as a ghost after your mysterious death, drawn to the relics of a forgotten war between thieves and pirates. Shift between timelines to uncover the truth behind the war and your demise.
Why similar: Narrative 43.3% ★, Comic Book 18.4%, Puzzle 10.4%, Exploration 8.5%, Stylized 6.7%
- #38 Before Your Eyes
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 22,221 reviews2021
Dev: GoodbyeWorld GamesPub: Skybound Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Embark on an emotional first-person narrative adventure where you control the story—and affect its outcomes—with your real-life blinks. With this innovative technique you will fully immerse yourself in a world of memories, both joyous and heartbreaking, as your whole life flashes before your eyes.
Why similar: Narrative 56% ★, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Walking Simulator 9.5%, Cartoony 7.5%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #39 Phil in the Mirror
73% matchPositive91% of 33 reviews2025
Dev: Lunanod
Windows
More than just an anomaly hunt, this is a knowledge-based game. Uncover the truth behind the anomalies and confront a massive narrative. Countless documents will be your guide toward the singular truth. Experience unique mechanics and deep puzzles.
Why similar: Narrative 57.8% ★, Puzzle 12.5%, Walking Simulator 10.5%, Exploration 7.6%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #40 Los Cops
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Valeriy Mironov
Windows
Become a detective in a multi-genre non-linear TV series. Uncover mystery secrets using acting and hot temper. Choose who will be your friend or foe - do everything you can to restore order in Los Angeles.
Why similar: Episodic 60% ★, Detective 15.3%, Comedy 9.3%, 1980s 9.2%, Story Rich 4%
- #41 Slumber
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tomas Gomez
Windows
This point-and-click adventure game challenges you to figure out how to escape the haunted house from one of three ghouls, each with its own unique mechanic.
Why similar: Comic Book 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Walking Simulator 18.5%, Puzzle 10.9%, Exploration 9.2%
- #42 Quaso Studio : The Liven Collection
70% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Quaso Studio
Windows
Quaso Studio: The Liven Collection is a compilation of two horror games: The To-Do List: Complete tasks, face the killer, escape. Rouge Carmin: Explore the depths of your subconscious, confront your regrets, and find a way out.
Why similar: Narrative 48.4% ★, 1980s 22.8%, 1990's 12.9%, Exploration 7.8%, Story Rich 3.5%
- #43 Romcab Puzzle
71% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: 8º Arte Games
Windows
Romcab is a cube-based puzzle game featuring beautiful levels and a wide variety of artistic styles. A challenge that appeals to players of all ages. Put on your favorite music, relax, and enjoy Romcab—where logic meets good vibes.
Why similar: Quick-Time Events 24% ★, Comic Book 21.6%, Cartoony 15.6%, Puzzle 12.9%, Cartoon 10.7%
- #44 Unseen - Someone
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VladisLive DevPub: VladisLive Dev Studio
Windows
Michael, is a 14-year-old teenager living the ordinary life of a game developer. He usually preferred to work at night because he felt the calm and special atmosphere there. At one point, he needed to leave the room at night but it seems that was a mistake...
Why similar: Episodic 66% ★, Walking Simulator 16.4%, 1990's 6.6%, 3D 5.9%, Story Rich 5.2%
- #45 The Lot
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gamechuck
Windows
Take an atmospheric journey in a fresh, critically acclaimed format of a hand-drawn point-and-click comic-book. When a freeloading owner of a blue Mustang drives through without paying for the ticket, Harry Hunter, freelance parking attendant, ventures inside The Lot to Make. Him. Pay. (tm).
Why similar: Narrative 34.7% ★, Comic Book 22.8%, 1990's 14%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Puzzle 6.6%
- #46 Radiolight
69% matchVery Positive92% of 368 reviews2025
Dev: Krystof KneslPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Ashwood Creek, 1985. A child disappears without a trace. A local policeman is drawn into a national park, seeking the truth. Mysterious radio signals beckon him further and further. Investigate, survive and face the unknown in Radiolight— an '80s thriller by solo dev Krystof Knesl.
Why similar: Narrative 29.8% ★, Investigation 13.3%, Walking Simulator 12.6%, Detective 11.8%, 1980s 11.7%
- #47 Of All Possible Rooms
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Motus Ludos
Windows
A narrative game about grief, memory, and perception. Explore a shifting home that reshapes itself around emotion. What you’re willing to face will determine what you find, or what stays hidden.
Why similar: Narrative 55.1% ★, Walking Simulator 16.8%, Exploration 11.8%, Story Rich 7%, Puzzle 5.4%
- #48 Reports from Vera Cruz
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Monkey Suits
Windows
Investigate the country of Vera Cruz in this journalistic first-person adventure! Solve puzzles, take photos of clues and report news exposing the horrific truths behind General Galba and his bizarre government!
Why similar: Detective 17.9%, Investigation 16.6%, Walking Simulator 16.5%, Comedy 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%
- #49 Conscience
68% matchVery Positive93% of 168 reviews2024
Dev: Bowker Studios
Windows
Jack Beckham is found dead, hanging in his apartment alone. Police rule it a suicide. His father, refusing to accept the conclusion, hires you to investigate. Delve into the clues left behind in his apartment to discover what really happened.
Why similar: Narrative 31.6% ★, Detective 18.7%, Investigation 17.4%, Puzzle 9.6%, Stylized 7.5%
- #50 Forest Ranger Services: Episode 2
68% matchPositive87% of 46 reviews2025
Dev: GuardHouse
Windows
Horror game series about the investigation of missing hikers in the U.S. National Parks. Follow the story of a wannabe reporter who got a job as a ranger to investigate the disappearances - several episodes that tell one story. Based on true events.
Why similar: Episodic 36.1% ★, Walking Simulator 16.2%, 1990's 16%, Detective 10.7%, Exploration 8.1%
- #51 Wax Heads
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Patattie GamesPub: Curve Games
Windows · Linux
Wax Heads is a cozy-punk narrative sim about working in a struggling record store. Chat to quirky customers with unique tastes, explore a handcrafted record collection, fall in love with bands (and their drama!), or just slack off with your colleagues - whatever gets everyone’s groove back!
Why similar: Narrative 27.3% ★, Comic Book 15.6%, Detective 10.5%, Stylized 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%
- #52 The Restricted Index
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ursa Minus
Windows
Read between the lies in this first-person mystery puzzle game. You are the last librarian in Britain. Identify books. Recommend them. Ban them. Burn them. Uncover a catalogue of secrets and lost stories buried between the pages.
Why similar: Narrative 35.1% ★, Investigation 19%, Detective 13.6%, Puzzle 12.7%, Exploration 7.5%
- #53 Last Time I Saw You
67% matchVery Positive96% of 307 reviews2024
Dev: Maboroshi ArtworksPub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows
First loves. Family issues. Yokai. 'Last Time I Saw You' is a coming-of-age adventure set in 1980s Japan. Explore a haunted forest hiding a terrible secret, and interact with a vast cast of friendly and deceitful characters in this beautifully hand-drawn story with some light action elements.
Why similar: Narrative 44.6% ★, 1980s 16.5%, 1990's 14.5%, Exploration 7.8%, Stylized 6.8%
- #54 Unforgivable
67% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Mario LealPub: Celestial Realm Studios
Windows
Rebecca's search for her missing girlfriend, Leanna, takes her to the Hemisfair Health Clinic, where nothing is as it seems. Uncover secrets, face gripping encounters, and unravel a chilling mystery in this story-focused third-person experience.
Why similar: Narrative 35.1% ★, Quick-Time Events 23% ★, Detective 13.2%, Investigation 12.2%, Exploration 7%
- #55 Terrifying Tales: Watcher’s Point
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Burning Cinder Games
Windows
Harper Jones is missing. In a last-ditch attempt to find him, Sheriff Oaklyn heads out to the forest surrounding the infamous Watcher’s Point to investigate. But she soon finds herself experiencing the unsettling nature of the forest, one snapshot at a time, when she discovers an abandoned camera.
Why similar: Narrative 39.2% ★, Walking Simulator 19.1%, Investigation 12%, Exploration 10.9%, Stylized 7.1%
- #56 BornWild • Versus S1 - Prologue
68% matchPositive84% of 49 reviews2022
Dev: West Dragon ProductionsPub: OG-ZONE Digital Entertainment
Windows · Mac
2053, biotech searchers are abducted, two skilled mercenaries have to extract them. BornWild • Versus is a video-based visual novel with a thrilling action/ sci-fi story. Experience the series in two ways: Watch & Chill or collect every detail and make the best choices in Intelligence Ops mode.
Why similar: Episodic 47.5% ★, Comic Book 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Cartoon 8.7%, Stylized 6.9%
- #57 Simon the Sorcerer Origins
65% matchVery Positive88% of 291 reviews2025
Dev: Smallthing StudiosPub: ININ
Windows · Mac · Linux
Summoned to a strange magical world, Simon must complete an ancient prophecy to return home. Solve crazy puzzles, cast spells, brew odd potions and uncover the origins of a legendary saga!
Why similar: Narrative 34.7% ★, 1990's 14.9%, Cartoon 11.9%, Comedy 11.8%, Puzzle 9%
- #58 Firebird
67% matchVery Positive100% of 88 reviews2023
Dev: Ludogram
Windows · Mac
Firebird is a narrative road trip that takes place in Slavic folklore, in an adventure that ressembles a traditional tale. Aboard your truck, travel to the far north, meet colorful characters, and face the creatures inhabiting these sacred lands.
Why similar: Narrative 37.1% ★, Comic Book 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Cartoony 9%, Exploration 6.8%