Games Like 蟲

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 What secrets hide in this eerie adventure of cryptic games and outdated software?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: 1990's 15.6%, Text-Based 14.5%, Immersive Sim 14.2%, Detective 10.8%, Visual Novel 9.8%

Welcome back to 1995. You turn your TV on, but there's an ad break! You press the red button to check out your favorite passtime. As you browse through, you see there's a lot missing. News articles not displaying, games out of order. Is anyone even keeping this updated anymore? Where did they go?

Why similar: 1990's 24.5%, Immersive Sim 16.3%, Simulation 9.5%, Incremental 9.2%, Detective 9.1%

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: Text-Based 23.7%, 1990's 21%, Simulation 16.5%, Immersive Sim 8.7%, Point & Click 6.3%

You are an investigator granted access to the "Paranormal Event Archive Management System." Browse century-old case files. Search for clues. But be careful—the archives are watching you now. >_ Files that watch back. Disappearances unexplained. Messages never sent.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 26.1%, Word Game 25.1%, Text-Based 14.3%, Detective 10.6%, Puzzle 9.2%

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: Immersive Sim 15.1%, 1990's 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Detective 12.2%, Mystery 9.6%

Speak of My Sin is a word reasoning game - players are supposed to find the truth of the cases, restore the story in a number of interrelated cases and finally detect the identification of “me”, speaking out “my” sin.

Why similar: Text-Based 19.6%, Word Game 17.3%, Detective 12.5%, Mystery 9.8%, Incremental 9.8%

Wake up from a never-ending slumber and find your lost dreams in the shadows of the Peacock House, in this short narrative game that combines simple text adventure mechanics, point-and-click puzzles, and visual novel segments.

Why similar: Text-Based 22.9%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Surreal 14.3%, Point & Click 10.5%, 1990's 9.6%

An absurd, dreamy puzzle game about navigating anxieties for the future.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 26%, Surreal 14.8%, Text-Based 13.8%, Puzzle 10.7%, Simulation 10.4%

In this game, you can watch as 7 protagonists come to a crossroad, facing their own destiny. You will witness their own choices and the blood-splattering consequence they have on one another. There is no way out except to plunge them into the abyss...

Why similar: Word Game 21.3%, Immersive Sim 18.9%, Text-Based 17.5%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Story Rich 7.8%

Officer Jia has vanished, leaving a classified message pointing to the CaseCracker 2.0 system. Tear through suspects' alibis, look beyond the text, and extract hidden threads from seemingly unrelated intel. Will you find the ultimate truth, or a trap?

Why similar: Word Game 17.7%, Immersive Sim 16.4%, Text-Based 15.4%, Detective 11.7%, Mystery 8.8%

This is an AVG game that involves reasoning and decryption. He Zhou has 7 different personalities, which alternate seven days a week. Players will play as a detective and deduce the truth behind the horrifying cases surrounding He Zhou through the diary he left behind.

Why similar: Word Game 17.3%, Immersive Sim 16.7%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Detective 14.8%, Mystery 11.1%

A choice-driven text game about living an ordinary life in modern China. Shape your path through study, work, love, and family, and see how your future unfolds year by year.

Why similar: Word Game 23.6%, Immersive Sim 20.8%, Text-Based 19.9%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Story Rich 6.6%

Invisible Room is an audio-based puzzle game where players rely on sound and clues to uncover hidden truths. Without visuals, the game challenges your auditory perception and logical reasoning, using both audio cues and physical props to solve puzzles.

Why similar: Word Game 18.2%, Immersive Sim 16%, Text-Based 13.2%, 1990's 12.3%, Visual Novel 12.2%

Confronted with fragmented narratives and deceptive persons of interest, you must isolate crucial evidence. Shatter logical loopholes from testimonies and reconstruct the crime scene from subtle clues. Can you survive this immersive battle of wits?

Why similar: Word Game 18.8%, Immersive Sim 16.8%, Text-Based 15.2%, Detective 12.5%, Mystery 9.7%

"Shaqing" is a Chinese horror puzzle game set in "Wuzhan Town". Players must help the protagonist escape an evil scene where dreams and reality blur, and save his beloved. The objective is to help the protagonist escape and save his beloved.

Why similar: Incremental 16.2%, Surreal 14.9%, Text-Based 14.8%, Immersive Sim 14.1%, Visual Novel 12.6%

1999年，千年世纪之交……再一次，并非恋爱的邂逅。 由原班人马带来的《泡沫冬景》正统续作，再次向视觉小说表现力的极限发起挑战。

Why similar: 1990's 21%, Text-Based 19.2%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Immersive Sim 13.9%, Linear 8.9%

A mystery comedy visual novel game told strictly through the eyes of a news anchor. Learn about the city of Brookside, report the news as best you can, and guide the citizens toward a happy ending.

Why similar: Visual Novel 21.8%, 1990's 21.4%, Mystery 12%, Story Rich 9%, Detective 8.4%

《明日方舟》同人游戏，以原作角色“老鲤”为主角，在二十年前的龙门，展开一系列解谜探案故事。

Why similar: Word Game 24.3%, Visual Novel 24.2%, Mystery 14.8%, Puzzle 11.2%, Text-Based 10.5%

Join the famous Detective Doyle to solve a series of murder cases in this captivating hidden object, adventure game.

Why similar: Word Game 19.2%, Immersive Sim 15.4%, Detective 14.6%, Mystery 10.9%, Simulation 9.2%

NodeGame，原版游戏名为：脱出ゲーム | Nodes，由岩崎、はとむね开发，并在日本举办的GAMEJAM上首次亮相。 诡雅异俗，出自。原意为：与雅正相悖与长俗相违，也指异端邪说。 之所以选定这个名字，是因为我感觉他更有神秘感，也代表了很强的创作能力！！

Why similar: Word Game 21.1%, Text-Based 20%, Immersive Sim 16.8%, Detective 13.1%, Visual Novel 11.5%

Unravel a cold case after an old laptop containing the photos of a long unidentified victim and a strange app called "The Door" is found in an abandoned house. The police reckon it may be a cipher of some sort, but after unsuccessful attempts at decoding it, they turn to the public.

Why similar: 1990's 26.4%, Incremental 13.1%, Simulation 11.5%, Detective 11.5%, Point & Click 9.7%

Tap into the mystery as a stranger in the city — a mild mystery visual novel. Kisen runs a tracing agency in a city far from his home. There, he is asked by a local university student to look for his brother missing from twelve years ago. Investigate what happened back then to uncover the truth.

Why similar: Visual Novel 23.7%, Text-Based 22.3%, Detective 19%, Mystery 15.7%, Story Rich 10.5%

The game presents realistic game graphics through sound effects, narration and imagination. The level design is subtle and challenging, allowing players to challenge their intelligence and logic skills in solving puzzles.

Why similar: Word Game 32%, Text-Based 24%, Detective 14.4%, Puzzle 11.3%, Mystery 6.3%

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: 1990's 28.6%, Surreal 19%, Simulation 12%, Detective 10.8%, Point & Click 8.7%

Paper Bride 3 is a Chinese horror mystery puzzle game This is the third horror puzzle game from our team. This time the story takes place in Moshui Village, which is near Zangling Village, and Fulu City, a small town nearby.

Why similar: Word Game 19.6%, Text-Based 17.1%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Incremental 11.4%, Detective 11.2%

Instead of sunny days, carefree relaxation, and dates, he has a “responsible” task ahead of him — to look after the sinister but seemingly empty mansion of the mysterious, absent owner whom everyone calls Bluebeard. Denis thought it would be easy, watering flowers and bored in silence...

Why similar: Text-Based 18.5%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Incremental 12.9%, Simulation 12%, Detective 10.5%

Happy Nuclear is an evidence-based investigation game where players act as detectives to prevent a disaster. They analyze interconnected case information on an investigation board, primarily using old CCTV and access logs. Cases link together at the end, and each replay introduces changes.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 25.6%, Detective 15.3%, Incremental 15%, Puzzle 10.3%, Simulation 9.2%

Delve into a gripping world of puzzles, true ciphers on an old PalmPilot system. Will you uncover the Crypt Killer’s confession and bring him to justice, or will he escape the law?

Why similar: Immersive Sim 22.8%, Simulation 17.7%, Detective 17%, Point & Click 12.4%, Puzzle 12.2%

The Tesla Mystery is a puzzle-driven adventure game. Join the journey of investigation in a Paris infused with steampunk and Art Nouveau styles. Nikola Tesla, mastermind behind the Science Conference, has vanished under mysterious circumstances. Now, and uncover the truth hidden in the city...

Why similar: Word Game 15.4%, Text-Based 14.5%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Detective 10.8%, Incremental 8.2%

Awakening in a frigid room with an empty pill bottle, she’s forgotten something vital. Trapped between a monochrome bedroom and distorted dreams, she must face anxiety and depression... Break mental shackles and find the light in this psychological puzzle adventure！

Why similar: Immersive Sim 16.5%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Text-Based 16%, Incremental 10.4%, Story Rich 9%

Turn on your ghost detector and join your new pals in a funny, thrilling, and lovingly-presented interactive text adventure. Brain-teasing puzzles, a cartoon visual style, and engaging audio design - Delete After Reading weaves a delightful interactive tale.

Why similar: Text-Based 17.6%, 1990's 14.5%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Detective 12.5%, Mystery 10.3%

In the summer of 1990, you return to the secluded mountain village of Iwao as your grandfather falls critically ill. The village shrine is said to seal the yokai "Tsuchigumo." As the "Mushi Okuri Festival" nears, its ritual flames may awaken a thousand-year-old curse…

Why similar: Text-Based 19.2%, Word Game 18.5%, Visual Novel 17%, 1990's 16%, Mystery 12.4%

10 CDs, 10 passwords. Find hidden messages, text, numbers to unlock next CD to continue your steganography puzzle journey.

Why similar: 1990's 27.9%, Mystery 15.6%, Detective 14.5%, Puzzle 13.9%, Text-Based 11.4%

This city fears me. I saw its true face... And it smelled like sawdust. Welcome to the world of pretentious film noir, where it rains even indoors, and cool guys don't look at explosions (because they forgot to wear sunglasses).

Why similar: Visual Novel 22.1%, Text-Based 21.4%, Detective 14%, Puzzle 11.9%, Point & Click 10.2%

Hang Out is a visual novel with multiple gameplay elements. You awaken in a bizarre town ruled by the “Sea of the Sky,” guided by a familiar yet unreadable figure. As residents mutate and factions clash, you uncover buried memories and a truth meant to stay forgotten

Why similar: Word Game 18.3%, Text-Based 16.3%, Immersive Sim 16.1%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Detective 10.8%

《栖云异梦》是一款由叙事驱动的指向点击冒险解谜游戏。在一次午后，主角方哲收到了一个包裹，其中的线索竟指向失踪多年的母亲。循环的梦魇、惊悚的哨音、多年前的来信...方哲为了解开真相踏上了一段奇异的冒险。剧场中的魅影、不为人知的密室、诡异的古村，梦境与现实交错，指引他步步逼近真相......

Why similar: Immersive Sim 21.5%, Detective 14.3%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Mystery 11.4%, Puzzle 10.5%

《AI Detective Collection》 combines the AI large language model to create a detective deciphering game. Players will be integrated into the deduction story, using AI assistants to deeply investigate clues, examine evidence, and uncover the truth behind the case through logical thinking and deduction.

Why similar: Word Game 23.8%, Text-Based 17.5%, Visual Novel 17%, Detective 13.7%, Mystery 11.2%

Available today for every citizen of Feagu, a new operating system - built for both your professional and personal use. Browse your email, visit the world wide web, do office tasks, and much more!

Why similar: Immersive Sim 18.7%, Detective 18.5%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Mystery 12.7%, Story Rich 9.3%

Scourge of The Village is a Chinese folk horror-themed text decryption game. A young female intern reporter who was inexplicably trapped in a nightmare while investigating a factory sewage discharge incident. In order to solve the mystery, she decided to go to the land of her dreams alone.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 25.1%, Text-Based 19.9%, Mystery 14.5%, Incremental 10.9%, Simulation 10.8%

A visual novel about an environmental disaster. Coordinate volunteers, make difficult decisions, and try to survive as you try to save a coastal town dying from an oil spill.

Why similar: Visual Novel 25.8%, Text-Based 19.9%, Immersive Sim 18.5%, Simulation 14.3%, Story Rich 11.2%

The Festival Isn’t Over is a Psychological Thriller - Visual Text Adventure that follows a retired war veteran, Isha’s journey regaining her memories from the war she returned a year ago. While in the middle of a massive town festival taking place.

Why similar: Text-Based 18.5%, 1990's 17.3%, Surreal 15.2%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Incremental 11.2%

Novena diabolos is an Ocult mystery adventure game. The main character, Park Joon-sung, has to find a single human woman who doesn't know who she is and get out of town safely.

Why similar: Detective 22.2%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Simulation 16.9%, Mystery 14.5%, Puzzle 7%

This Lovecraftian psychological horror text game puts you as an Observer spared by the Round Table. You randomly possess one of ten unknown mortals per round. Deduce your host and three Old Ones' emissaries via dialogue, clues and table talks.

Why similar: Word Game 28.2%, Text-Based 18.9%, Detective 15.9%, Simulation 11.6%, Puzzle 10.5%

An RPG narrative game that tells the story of a hospital director's disappearance through the memories of a police officer, with the truth behind it being extremely complex.

Why similar: Text-Based 26%, Word Game 18.3%, Surreal 13%, Immersive Sim 11.7%, Story Rich 10.1%

《阴阳错》是一款发生在中国本土题材民俗恐怖悬疑解谜游戏。故事发生在香港，一位意外失去生命的民间道士与一位丢失配枪的女刑警成为搭档。破解红磡五人连环杀人案，并找到丢失的配枪和肉身，随着受害者数量增加，调查的深入，案件的真相却变得扑朔迷离……一个丢失配枪的女警、一个意外死亡的半仙，一个嫁为人妻的女子，一场有关成仙的阴谋，正慢慢浮出水面。

Why similar: Word Game 24.8%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Detective 12.1%, Surreal 11.8%, Puzzle 11.1%

Interrogate suspects, search for clues, & uncover a dastardly plot, as you solve a string of mystifying murders to help reluctant detective Ilmarinen escape the foreboding Fafnir Hotel.

Why similar: Visual Novel 17.9%, Immersive Sim 17.4%, Surreal 16.2%, Detective 15.4%, Text-Based 12.6%

Your new duty is to inspect properties before move-in. It does not matter what waits inside — all responsibility will rest on your shoulders alone. Do the job well, and there is a good chance this inspection will not be your last...

Why similar: Immersive Sim 29.2%, Simulation 19.2%, Linear 9.8%, Surreal 9.6%, Puzzle 8.6%

This is a fragmented narrative puzzle game, you through a treasure chest, shuttle to several different cases, you need to check evidence and ask the characters to find clues, finally find the truth. can you return to the original world? What is the story behind each person?

Why similar: Text-Based 17.1%, Word Game 16.3%, Detective 13.4%, Mystery 10.4%, Incremental 10.2%

The Wake is a record of past wounds opened at a three-day funeral. The journal is encoded with a simple substitution cipher that the player must break in order to reveal the writer’s psyche and discover the contradictions that define him.

Why similar: Text-Based 23.8%, Immersive Sim 14.4%, Visual Novel 12.1%, 1990's 10.2%, Puzzle 9.6%

"Hold on!" A court battle game set in ancient China's Song Dynasty! In the government office of Lin'an County during the Song Dynasty of ancient China, many bizarre murder cases occurred! The protagonist engages in intense court battles with the county captain of Lin'an to find the real culprit!

Why similar: Visual Novel 20.2%, Word Game 18.8%, Detective 16.2%, Mystery 11.8%, Puzzle 10.5%

她的微笑，曾经让赤瞳的女子以为，自己不再是带来灾厄的乌鸦。直到四年前，神秘的团体将她的学生绑走，挖去双眼。[晦气][乌鸦][凶手]，再次成了她的代表词。【有罪之人的 复仇 惩罚 即将来临 】被命运和性格束缚，这一次能否改变？你会改变什么？战斗，悬疑，治愈，推理，剧情持续反转，诡异的仪式，疯狂的连环杀人与肢解，新的死亡祭品，再次来临的威胁与复仇背后，真相到底是……

Why similar: Word Game 20.6%, Text-Based 17.1%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Incremental 11.8%, Detective 11.1%

Digital Anima: Electronic Life Form Raising Kit is a psychological desktop invasion horror game where you raise a virtual pet on your own computer. Raise a Digima inside a tiny window on your desktop and watch the conspiracy behind its evolution and the truth about its developer slowly unravel.

Why similar: Word Game 17%, 1990's 16.1%, Immersive Sim 16%, Text-Based 15.7%, Visual Novel 11.3%

Point and click adult game in a cyberpunk city.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 21.9%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Surreal 14.3%, Text-Based 11.6%, Puzzle 9.1%

Abode: Definitive Edition is the updated edition of Abode, it is a short walking simulator horror game, you are stuck in a loop going through a small house, when horror starts happening around you.

Why similar: 1990's 23.2%, Immersive Sim 22.3%, Surreal 16.2%, Linear 8.8%, Simulation 6.6%

In the nightmare, you keep cycling through In the nightmare, you keep cycling through loops, each one marking a new beginning. Every character has their own purpose, and your choices will affect their outcomes. Can you uncover the truth of the story and dig up the buried mysteries?

Why similar: Word Game 21.3%, Detective 15%, Incremental 14.9%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Mystery 13.2%

Andromeda Six is a sci-fi inspired visual novel, with romance elements and an immersive, choice based story. Take on the role of a lost Traveler and uncover the truth of your past. Fight for a future for both yourself, and those you grow close to throughout your journey.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 23.8%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Text-Based 16%, Incremental 14.5%, Linear 9.9%

Observe. Think. Decode.A first-person adventure game focused on code-breaking and puzzle-solving. Lost in a maze of memories, can you find the path to save the future?

Why similar: Immersive Sim 23.9%, Surreal 17.8%, Detective 15.7%, Puzzle 10%, Simulation 8.4%

The ideal corporate city has fallen after a global data breach. The terrible secrets of its citizens became known to everyone. Lives were ruined. You must return peace to this city: make the criminals answer for their actions and, perhaps, find out the cause of the global failure.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 24.8%, Simulation 15.3%, Detective 14.6%, Puzzle 11.4%, Point & Click 10.9%