- #1 SUSubus
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Forget-Me-Not Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
The year is 840. Use your detective skills to weed out and banish the succubi terrorizing the citizens of Damaros and uncover the truth behind the recent spike in succubus victims, or become a corrupt tyrant who abuses his power, or even side with the succubi to terrorize the city.
Why similar: Detective 17.6%, Mystery 16.5%, Choices Matter 16.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Simulation 9.8%
- #2 Rapta
96% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: NullAx Studios
Windows
15 minutes and a terminal. Your sister's life in your hands. Navigate the Silicon Sneaky system, explore the digital underworld to secure $20,000, and make irreversible decisions. Your choices define her fate.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 19.4%, Time Management 13.3%, Mystery 12.1%, Detective 11.5%, Choices Matter 10.9%
- #3 Transmission in Progress…
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Infinicats
Windows
Transmission in Progress is a detective game located in a sound powered world, playing in the shoes of Inres, a forensic detective falsely accused of murder. You must tap into several different audio channels to determine the real suspect of the crimes you were falsely accused of.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 17.1%, Detective 16.5%, Time Management 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Investigation 10.1%
- #4 The Testing Chamber
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 705 reviews2022
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
For every action, there is a reaction... For every choice, a result... Dive deep into your subconscious as you wander the halls of The Testing Chamber & join hundreds of thousands of other players in one of the biggest & most successful social experiments ever performed.
Why similar: Detective 18.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Mystery 14.1%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Simulation 12.8%
- #5 KILLA
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Black Tangerine
Windows
A Master murdered. A dying wish: "Kill La." Nine suspects. One killer. All named 「La」. Valhalla hunts the truth by diving into their memories — in a world beautiful and cruel as a doll. Which 「La」 pulled the strings?
Why similar: Lore-Rich 18.5%, Detective 14.9%, Mystery 12.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%, Choices Matter 10.2%
- #6 What Makes a Hero
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Divine Entertainment
Windows
Giona, province of Caspena - the land of adventure and opportunity! Champions of all kinds gather here. Step into this pixel-art heroic fantasy store simulator as the Shopkeeper. Listen to your clients and equip them with the arms that suit them best. Only you can prevent what is yet to come...
Why similar: Simulation 24.5%, Point & Click 15%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Time Management 9.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%
- #7 Cannibal Court
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Loomnorth Studios
Windows
Convince the cannibals not to eat you.
Why similar: Choices Matter 18%, Detective 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Simulation 13.2%, Lore-Rich 11%
- #8 Edicts of the Truthsinger: The Orb of Artemagus
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Triple Cerberus Studios
Windows
Six witnesses, six suspects, and thousands of discoverable lines of dialog. You're the fantasy detective on the case of a stolen magical artifact, and in order to determine the truth you'll have to cross examine, interrogate, and reference all your resources to catch the thief before time runs out.
Why similar: Detective 23.4%, Mystery 16%, Lore-Rich 15.4%, Time Management 13.8%, Investigation 12.5%
- #9 Dragon Maiden: Blossoms of the Past
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: 不兼容性工作室Pub: 2P Games
Windows
Dragon Maiden is a 2D pixel-art mystery adventure. As Wang Xie, you’re trapped in a time loop on the day of the Mountain God Ceremony. Relive the 22 hours before midnight, uncover the truth behind the village’s destruction, and break free from the cycle.
Why similar: Mystery 19.5%, Lore-Rich 16.2%, Detective 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Time Management 12.2%
- #10 The Outer Frame
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sapucai Games
Windows
Dual role as detective and fixer, commanding the perfect cover-up from your desk. Intercept calls, stay ahead of the media, gather intel, and decide the fate of everyone involved before the masses catch on. Try again and again to reshape the narrative in this choice-driven mystery. Or you are fired.
Why similar: Detective 17.5%, Mystery 12.7%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Simulation 10.1%, Time Management 9.7%
- #11 Choose Your Own Alternative
90% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: F(r)ictions Ludiques
Windows
A text-based adventure where you're tasked to exorcise your friend’s Inner Demon. Explore an ever-reshaping palace to analyze objects filled with memories, discover which one is the reason for her possession and sacrifice it. Do not deviate from your mission. Save your friend no matter the cost.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 21.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Mystery 9.6%, Simulation 9.3%
- #12 Cold Case
89% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: BANJIHAGAMES
Windows · Mac
Enter the burned crime scene and restore 8 cases from the past. The crime scene photos and records have been charred black, but as a cold case investigator, your deduction and forensic skills can reveal what happened. Search by keyword, reconstruct the sequence of events, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 24.2%, Mystery 20.7%, Point & Click 11.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, Investigation 9.9%
- #13 Midnight Therapy
89% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Cointinue Games
Windows
A fake therapist loses her magic and must face real patients with nothing but words. Manage appointments, money, and emotional collapse in a narrative RPG about lies, deduction, and cognitive dissonance. Are lies your weapon... or your redemption?
Why similar: Lore-Rich 18.9%, Detective 16.3%, Time Management 15.1%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Mystery 9.5%
- #14 B.U.D.D.I - Personal Diagnostic Companion
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VopGames
Windows
A desktop puzzle and psychological-horror game where you install a friendly 2003 diagnostic assistant, let him scan your files, and try to close him before he finds another reason to stay.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 34.3%, Point & Click 16.4%, Simulation 15.4%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Psychological Horror 8.5%
- #15 Kindred [High Tide]
86% matchPositive91% of 22 reviews2026
Dev: Victoria RafaelianPub: Captain Edge Studios
Windows
In this detective horror visual novel, investigate a seabound anomaly. Explore areas of interest, uncover clues, and piece together evidence before time runs out — and before this mission becomes your last. Choose a side; don't look back.
Why similar: Detective 21.9%, Lore-Rich 16.7%, Mystery 15.8%, Investigation 12.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%
- #16 Quodan: Treachery on the Arheid
87% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: AnonymousTurtle Games
Windows
When the Arheid III is sabotaged by a spy aboard the spaceship, Captain John Will Smith must get to the bottom of it or risk another attack.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 21.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Detective 16.8%, Point & Click 10.9%, Choices Matter 10.6%
- #17 Dissension
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Disguised Games
Windows
Embark on an undercover mission in a medieval kingdom hovering on the brink of a civil war. Become part of a vile conspiracy or choose to act against your orders. Stand by your unlikely allies or ruin them for personal gain. The fate of the divided realm rests in your hands.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 18.9%, Detective 14.9%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Mystery 11.7%, Point & Click 9.7%
- #18 Ezrebeth
84% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Tymedust Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ezrebeth is an old, bitter recluse who finds herself constantly invaded by her peculiar relatives during the winter holidays. Oh, and she's stuck in a time loop! Investigate, interview and cross-reference as you attempt to figure out what's going on in this surreal visual novel.
Why similar: Detective 22.3%, Lore-Rich 16.6%, Mystery 15.7%, Point & Click 13.2%, Choices Matter 9.5%
- #19 Welcome to Victorville
82% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: Studio 7e
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your name is Gary Patterson. After waking up in a strange facility with your work partner Victor Adams, you must make a choice: Play along with Victor's plans? Or go it alone and make an escape? Only YOU can decide.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 23.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.9%, Detective 20.6%, Choices Matter 11%, Mystery 7.2%
- #20 The Northern Lighthouse
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Eduardo Scarpato
Windows
You have been appointed to take care of a lighthouse in the Arctic Circle. Clean out the snow, take out the trash, and do your happy job on this happy and lovely island. Everything is so peaceful and delightful... except there is someone in the basement :D
Why similar: Simulation 23%, Lore-Rich 21%, Choices Matter 15.7%, Mystery 12.8%, Multiple Endings 7.9%
- #21 Small Press Tycoon
85% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: Inpatient Interactive
Windows · Mac
The original DIY publishing adventure sim
Why similar: Lore-Rich 26.4%, Simulation 15.9%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Point & Click 12.5%
- #22 The Test
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 20,140 reviews2020
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 23%
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Detective 14.8%, Simulation 12.3%, Mystery 11.6%, Choices Matter 10.6%
- #23 Obsidian Moon
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lost Cabinet Games
Windows
Investigate your way in a branching noir horror detective game inspired by Lovecraftian horror and ancient Minoan myth. Analyze evidence, connect clues, and uncover dark secrets through genre-bending deduction mechanics. Face a sinister plot—and an ultimate choice.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 21.4%, Detective 14.2%, Mystery 10.6%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%
- #24 Strange Antiquities
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,464 reviews2025
Dev: Bad VikingPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!
Why similar: Lore-Rich 21.3%, Detective 16.5%, Mystery 12.8%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Investigation 10.1%
- #25 Strange Horticulture
81% matchVery Positive94% of 15,955 reviews2022
Dev: Bad VikingPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 20.1%, Detective 17.1%, Mystery 13.8%, Investigation 10.4%, Simulation 10.1%
- #26 The Case of the Cryosleep Killer
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Silvermedal Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A hard sci-fi murder mystery in space. Scour the bowels of the Ark ship for tactile clues, uncover hidden connections, and unlock the secrets of the sleeping passengers.
Why similar: Simulation 24.8%, Mystery 23.8%, Detective 16.6%, Investigation 13.6%, Point & Click 9.7%
- #27 Who Did It?
81% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: BeldrProductionsPub: BeldrProductions Games
Windows
Who Did It? Is a detective puzzle-game. Your job is to read the given case files to find out who the murderer is! Do you have what it takes to master all cases and close them all for good?
Why similar: Detective 24.9%, Time Management 20.1%, Mystery 18.2%, Investigation 12.6%, Point & Click 12.1%
- #28 The bird of the North
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Uvost
Windows
In 1921: a kidnapping, a revolution... Investigate and uncover the truth behind a dark, mysterious story.
Why similar: Detective 24.9%, Lore-Rich 23.9%, Mystery 20.3%, Investigation 10.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.5%
- #29 Let Bions Be Bygones
78% matchMixed70% of 133 reviews2024
Dev: Bohemian PulpPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Having lost everything, a retired, hardboiled detective, John Cooper, must take his last case to find a missing upper-class girl among the lowest parts of the dystopian city-planet Terrahive. Choose your unique path in this atmospheric narrative future-noir thriller.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 22.7%, Detective 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Point & Click 10.2%
- #30 Rebooker
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gare Games Inc
Windows · Mac
You just started your job as an Airline Gate Agent. You have the tasks of making sure people get to their destinations safely and happily. Do you best to respond to their requests promptly. You will have various tasks to complete to accomplish this goal.
Why similar: Simulation 30%, Time Management 18.6%, Choices Matter 17%, Point & Click 16.6%, Indie 6.3%
- #31 Rumor Reporter
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Greyhaven Craft
Windows
Rumor Reporter is a Golden Age whodunit mystery. Play as senior reporter Veronica Chase as you explore Greyhaven Island in the Celtic Sea, 1920s. Choose where to investigate, who to question, and what to publish. Your report shapes public opinion, drives arrests, and changes the island’s future.
Why similar: Detective 23.5%, Mystery 18.9%, Investigation 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Choices Matter 13.2%
- #32 Suas Escolhas - O Caso do Magnata Desaparecido
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Firma Game
Windows
Noir gamebook. A magnate vanishes from an office locked from the inside: 4 trails, 780 choices, 11 endings, and no luck to save you. 85% of runs end in death or arrest. You die; the case goes on — the dossier doesn't forget. Originally written in Brazilian Portuguese.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 20.4%, Detective 19.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Mystery 13.8%, Choices Matter 11.1%
- #33 Dead Link
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Deep Sea Studio
Windows
An aging encrypted terminal. A past deliberately erased. Follow the guidance, solve puzzles one by one, and close in on a buried truth. Who used this computer before you? What happened to them? And now, it is your turn.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 16.5%, Mystery 16.1%, Simulation 15.7%, Investigation 12.8%, Detective 10.9%
- #34 呼救Mayday
75% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: 黎浩贤
Windows
一个以好奇心为驱动力,你可以改写结局的解谜游戏
Why similar: Lore-Rich 29.1%, Detective 28.3%, Mystery 24.8%, Multiple Endings 8.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%
- #35 The Test: Hypothesis Rising
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,928 reviews2020
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 41%
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Detective 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Mystery 14%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Simulation 12.2%
- #36 The Last Reunion
74% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: 제이게임즈
Windows
A mystery game where you investigate a murder by searching the crime scene and interrogating AI-powered NPCs with unique personas.
Why similar: Detective 20.7%, Mystery 17.1%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Simulation 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%
- #37 The Terrible Persistence of Memory
77% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: Pixels and Pins Studio
Windows
When you wake from a deep sleep, the first thing the goblin doctor asks is "What's your name?" The problem is: you don't know. Retrace your steps. Find what you've lost. Piece together who you are from the strange and incredible things you can do
Why similar: Lore-Rich 25.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Investigation 12.3%, Point & Click 11.2%
- #38 Emma Riley: Dream Detective
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Star Fort Games
Windows
Emma Riley: Dream Detective is a detective game where you must unravel an occult conspiracy spanning the real and dream worlds. Use keen observation to gather clues, carefully interrogate suspects for information, and use your logic and deduction skills to unravel the mystery!
Why similar: Detective 25.2%, Mystery 18.3%, Investigation 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Choices Matter 10.8%
- #39 LIMB.INC
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: STARDOM Games
Windows
LIMB.INC is a signal-like horror job simulator where you read the lives of lost souls and match their files to the objects that defined them. Interpret clues, make decisions, customize your desk, and survive the day in the worst job in the underworld.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 18.9%, Time Management 14%, Simulation 13.3%, Point & Click 11.7%, Investigation 8.7%
- #40 Entry Denied
73% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Iron Engine
Windows
A 2D point-and-click investigation game where you play as an undercover agent checking guest documents and appearances to uncover a criminal conspiracy.
Why similar: Simulation 26.8%, Lore-Rich 23.3%, Time Management 22.2%, Point & Click 14.7%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #41 Lost Wiki: Kozlovka
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,578 reviews2026
Dev: yattytheman
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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: Detective 24.5%, Mystery 20.9%, Investigation 14.2%, Lore-Rich 10.5%, Conspiracy 9.2% ★
- #42 Claim Denied!
72% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: SunsixStudios
Windows
You're an insurance investigator. Review evidence, spot fraud, make decisions. Every case is a puzzle — approve, reject, or negotiate. Limited energy, a ticking clock, and your reputation on the line
Why similar: Detective 24.6%, Simulation 16.2%, Mystery 15.6%, Investigation 10.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%
- #43 Project CCTV 2
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Akhir Hayat Studio
Windows
Play as one of the Squad Captain from C.C.T.V division and monitor live surveillance feeds and neutralize anomalies by reporting them, including dangerous entities.
Why similar: Simulation 27.5%, Time Management 21.5%, Point & Click 15.3%, Mystery 11.8%, Investigation 10.5%
- #44 Linework
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Overlyunderqualified
Windows
Step into a small town in 90s fictional China as a grieving detective. In a place plagued by twisted homicides, the truth hides in the lies. Interrogate unpredictable witnesses, expose their contradictions, and rebuild a suspect’s face from an imperfect memory. Just like yours.
Why similar: Detective 24.9%, Mystery 17.9%, Investigation 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Simulation 6.7%
- #45 Choose Cthulhu Files: The Call of Cthulhu
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wildspell Games
Windows · Linux
What if the choices you make during your investigation awaken ancient beings older than existence itself. Explore the official Choose Cthulhu gamebook adaptation, every decision you take seals the fate of mankind. Will the creeping madness consume you as you uncover the darkest secrets?
Why similar: Lore-Rich 22%, Detective 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Mystery 11.7%
- #46 Something to Drink?
69% matchVery Positive99% of 91 reviews2026
Dev: Adam's Games
Windows
I'm Tom and I just got a job as a bartender. Now I have to wipe down the same sticky counters where I used to leave my own marks. In this dive, even the rats look like they're hungover. Alright, the boozers won't pour their own drinks - time to get back to work.
Why similar: Simulation 26.2%, Point & Click 15.1%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Time Management 11%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%
- #47 Dreams in the Witch House
71% matchVery Positive92% of 455 reviews2023
Dev: Atom Brain GamesPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Navigate the eerie world of Dreams in the Witch House, a unique blend of point-and-click and RPG-adventure. Unravel occult mysteries in Arkham, maintain your sanity, and survive the May-Eve in this Lovecraftian horror game.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 31.2%, Time Management 13.3%, Mystery 12.6%, Point & Click 10.4%, Choices Matter 9.2%
- #48 XX Fulfillment Center
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TwinChariot
Windows
You've been hired as a Part-Time Contract Packaging Worker at the fulfillment center.Can you find your own happiness amid the speeding conveyor belts and ever-growing list of rules?
Why similar: Simulation 23.8%, Time Management 17.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Point & Click 14%, Dark Comedy 9.3%
- #49 Inescapable: No Rules, No Rescue
71% matchMostly Negative40% of 63 reviews2023
Dev: Dreamloop GamesPub: Aksys Games
Windows
Inescapable: No Rules, No Rescue is a social thriller set in a tropical island resort: you’ve been kidnapped and forced to participate in a twisted reality TV show with 10 strangers. At the end of their stay, they’ll each receive $500,000... If they survive.
Why similar: Detective 18.6%, Time Management 14.4%, Mystery 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Investigation 11.4%
- #50 Security 51
67% matchMixed70% of 358 reviews2026
Dev: Alawar
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 57%
You're a security officer deep within Area 51. Scan the staff, verify clearances, and decide who can enter the elevator and who absolutely mustn't leave. The deeper you go, the less certain you are that anyone standing before you is still human.
Why similar: Detective 19%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Mystery 13.2%, Simulation 12.6%, Investigation 11.9%
- #51 Keypad Simulator
67% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Game Kiosk Digital
Windows
Try to guess a randomly generated 4-digit code on a keypad. It resets each day or when someone guesses it correctly. You only have one try each day. If you guess right, you earn a point.
Why similar: Simulation 39.6%, Mystery 24%, Point & Click 20.7%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #52 A Study in Blue
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Relate Games
Windows
Play as Kenneth, a private detective, and Blue, a runaway searching for answers. Explore the megacity of Republica in a semi-open world, solve criminal cases, make decisive moral choices, and uncover the truth behind Blue’s past.
Why similar: Detective 20.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Mystery 13.4%, Investigation 11.2%
- #53 The Simen Rumors
66% matchVery Positive79% of 421 reviews2026
Dev: 羊之口
Windows
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: Lore-Rich 27.3%, Detective 25.1%, Mystery 20.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.9%, Atmospheric 4.6%
- #54 Fateweaver: The Alchemist's Quandary
69% matchVery Positive98% of 100 reviews2023
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
You are The Fateweaver; an ancient beast of legendary status. It is your job to determine which way Fate will unravel as you dig deep into the psyche of those who beckon. Decide whether to help those who beg for your mercy, or invoke the wrath of the Gods upon those you deem unworthy of existence...
Why similar: Detective 19.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Mystery 14.2%, Simulation 12.9%
- #55 Welcome To The Survey
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Peanut Dev
Windows
A psychological horror game, where you answer a survey for a chance to win a cash prize
Why similar: Lore-Rich 24.5%, Mystery 19%, Choices Matter 14%, Investigation 13.9%, Psychological Horror 10%
- #56 Bent Oak Island
69% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: Banefire Games
Windows
Bent Oak Island is a 1990's point and click adventure set on a mysterious island! Join twins Archer and Sam as they delve into the secrets of both the island and their own heritage, and maybe save the world!
Why similar: Lore-Rich 25.1%, Mystery 16.2%, Point & Click 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Investigation 8.8%
- #57 SPRKLS.exe
68% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: PesiiDom
Windows
⟢ SPRKLS.exe is a cute, melancholic story-driven adventure that unfolds entirely on YOUR desktop 𓂃˗ˏˋ⟢ 𓂅 ࣪⟡̵͝ ₊ ೃ̶͂ ࿔̶̽⟡̷͛*⋆ [EMOTION OVERRIDE] ࿐̵̋⟡̸̂ ࣪ ˖༄̶̀ ✦̵͗ [YOU WEREN’T SUPPOSED TO SEE THIS] ⋆.˚ ̴̡̢̛̼̬̠̰̀͟҉̢C͊͊ ༘⋆ [PLEASE DON’T CLOSE ME AGAIN] ⟡̷͛ ˖𓏲ּ𝄢 ⟡̵̂ ִֶָ 𓂃⊹
Why similar: Lore-Rich 26.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.9%, Choices Matter 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Psychological Horror 9%
- #58 Please, Take The Phone
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bad Tape Studio
Windows
Welcome to Jiabao Tower Property Management.The night shift has begun. Your job is simple: answer calls, check the manual, and fill out the forms. When the night feels slow, watch some TV—though the programs may seem strange.Remember: serve every resident well. Jiabao Tower is our home forever.
Why similar: Simulation 26.2%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Lore-Rich 12.1%, Point & Click 10.5%, Psychological Horror 9.4%
- #59 Eggnog Incorporated
70% matchPositive94% of 31 reviews2020
Dev: Blue Pin StudioPub: Blue Pin Publishing
Windows
Enjoy working as an Eggnog Inspector for a shady company. Verify the color, art, ingredients for batches of eggnog. Its not glamorous but its an honest living. Who knows what surprises are in store for you...
Why similar: Time Management 27.6%, Choices Matter 15.7%, Point & Click 15.6%, Simulation 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
- #60 N-OS: Desktop Story
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Andrii DanchukPub: Duxastr Studio
Windows · Mac
Think the N stands for Nostalgia? It doesn’t. N-OS is my personal story inside a retro desktop. Explore logs, chat with digital voices, run weird applications, fix broken code and piece together a Neuro-OS before my deadline hits.
Why similar: Simulation 28.6%, Time Management 13.9%, Mystery 11.7%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Investigation 9.7%