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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Mystery, Puzzle, Singleplayer.

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In a melancholic first person narrative puzzle game, you are the Memory Chef of a mysterious restaurant for lost souls. Explore their memories, solve story driven and logic based puzzles, uncover deep regrets, and serve their final meal to bring them peace.

Reviews: Positive — 100% — of 13 reviews
Released: 2026-03-06
Developer: Akrelia Studio
Genres: Casual, Indie
Platforms: Windows

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  2. #2 Causal Loop
    96% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Mirebound InteractivePub: Headup
    Windows

    Causal Loop is a narrative puzzler that blends mind-bending mechanics with a rich sci-fi story about time, consequence, and survival. Solve intricate puzzles by using the signature “echo” mechanic to record, replay, and interact with up to three versions of your past self. Can you break the loop?

    Why similar: Philosophical 18.3%, Mystery 14.3%, Logic 13.6%, Emotional 10.6%, Drama 10.1%

  3. #3 Riven
    95% 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: Philosophical 13.4%, Logic 13.1%, Mystery 12.4%, Emotional 10.9%, Puzzle 10.4%

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    96% matchMixed68% of 31 reviews2021
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    Windows

    The hidden game society is a digital escape room experience. You have been invited to be a member of this mysterious club. You will find yourself alone and trapped in this curious board game-themed room full of atmosphere. Use your wit and deduction skills to find a way out.

    Why similar: Detective 29.8%, Mystery Dungeon 14.5%, Logic 13%, Mystery 11.4%, Puzzle 9.6%

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    94% matchPositive88% of 50 reviews2024
    Dev: izakiko paradox
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Why similar: Philosophical 24.3%, Emotional 14.1%, Supernatural 12.1%, Surreal 12%, Mystery 10.6%

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    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Heartfelt Edge Studio
    Windows

    Step into the subconscious mind of a brilliant professor, where memories twist, logic bends, and hidden truths await discovery through intricate puzzles

    Why similar: Philosophical 22.5%, Logic 17.2%, Emotional 12.7%, Surreal 10.1%, Puzzle 8.7%

  7. #7 Dimhaven - The Lost Source
    93% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Zadbox EntertainmentPub: Blue Brain Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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  8. #8 Death by Deduction
    92% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2024
    Dev: Snarkle Studios
    Windows

    Death by Deduction is a unique blend of logic puzzle and classic murder mystery set in an old English manor during the 1970s. Explore the manor, examine evidence, and question suspects to deduce who the murderer is in "Death by Deduction".

    Why similar: Logic 26.8%, Detective 22.5%, Puzzle 12.1%, Mystery 11.4%, Stylized 11.3%

  9. #9 The Wild Detective: The Hound of the Foggy City
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: ZombieDogStudio
    Windows

    The Wild Detective: The Hound of the Foggy City is a classic detective mystery game. You play as Duke, a private investigator, collecting evidence through investigation and interviews, then using deductive reasoning to solve cases and reveal hidden truths.

    Why similar: Detective 39.4%, Drama 18.1%, Mystery 12.9%, Puzzle 12.1%, Story Rich 7.3%

  10. #10 Michael Test
    91% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Fancysquare
    Windows

    This is a test about sin. An audio-driven horror mystery where you reconstruct the hidden timeline inside a painting through sound and expose the sin concealed within.

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  11. #11 Echoes From Ciudadela
    90% 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: Puzzle 14.3%, Mystery 12.8%, Emotional 11.4%, Logic 11.4%, Exploration 10.3%

  12. #12 Sublustrum
    89% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Phantomery InteractivePub: Brickworks Games
    Windows

    Step into the space between subconscious and reality. Explore strange liminal worlds, solve sound-driven puzzles, and unravel the secrets behind the enigmatic device left by a vanished scientist.

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  13. #13 The Blackwood Legacy
    89% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
    Dev: Connor Elsworth
    Windows

    Step into the unsettling world of The Blackwood Legacy, a first-person puzzle horror game set in the eerie halls of Blackwood Manor. Solve intricate puzzles, unveil long-held secrets, and decipher the mystery surrounding your father's disappearance.

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  14. #14 Karpatia: Order Of The Comet
    88% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Playburner
    Windows

    Karpatia is a first-person story-driven mystery. Bring pictures to life by matching them with the world, explore an eerie yet home-like castle, unveil its hidden nature and return your lost little brother. If the castle let you.

    Why similar: Detective 18.2%, Mystery 12.9%, Emotional 11.8%, Drama 11.7%, Surreal 8.5%

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    87% matchMixed41% of 22 reviews2025
    Dev: EX Compute
    Windows

    Welcome to Vysions, a world made of dreams, where puzzles are truth and you must bring meaning to their madness.

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  16. #16 Stories Adrift: Wake - Prologue
    86% match7 user reviews14% of 7 reviews2025
    Dev: HIATUS ProductionsPub: Jamk Games
    Windows

    As the new owner of a book boat, you are entrusted with returning a single page of a book and embarks on a journey through a world both mysterious and familiar. By solving intricate puzzles and piecing together scattered clues, you uncover the truth of the world - and of yourself.

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    86% matchVery Positive86% of 640 reviews2020
    Dev: Ovid WorksPub: Untold Tales
    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    Play as Gregor, turned into a tiny bug, and set out on an extraordinary journey to unravel the mystery of your transformation. Metamorphosis is a first person adventure set in a surrealist world where your newfound abilities are your last and only hope for redemption.

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    84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 20,376 reviews2024
    Dev: OMEGAMES STUDIO
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    "Murders on Yangtze River" is an Ace Attorney-like detective game that takes you on a journey through early 20th century China as you solve a series of intriguing cases. Use your logical reasoning and deduction skills to uncover clues, interrogate suspects, and solve the mysteries.

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    Dev: Bobi's Heart Studio
    Windows · Linux

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    Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 24.7%, Detective 16.1%, Puzzle 10.8%, Logic 9.8%, Exploration 8.1%

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    82% matchVery Positive97% of 307 reviews2025
    Dev: Indoor SunglassesPub: PLAYISM
    Windows

    Investigate a broken mind to unravel a twisted case. Deduce the truth. Restore lost memories. Listen to private conversations. Draw your own conclusions. Mind Diver is a murder mystery, where the victim is love.

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    84% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2024
    Dev: Song
    Windows

    Have you ever had such a gaming experience? Filled with wild screams, even mocking the developers, yet moved to tears by the end. Perhaps this game is one of those! Why? The truth lies at the last subway station.

    Why similar: Philosophical 20.6%, Drama 14.2%, Emotional 13.7%, Supernatural 10.6%, Surreal 9.8%

  22. #22 The Path of the Sunflower
    83% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Arthela Studios
    Windows

    The Path of the Sunflower is a single-player first-person adventure game with a focus on labyrinth and puzzle elements, and marks the beginning of a long, emotional story. You take on the role of Nathan, who fulfills the last wish of his deceased wife together with his daughter.

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    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: WenYiGame
    Windows

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  24. #24 Eschaton
    81% matchVery Positive88% of 159 reviews2022
    Dev: jabuga
    Windows

    Eschaton is a short, experimental, surreal first-person exploration game. Explore the 'aftermath' of a cult ritual in the grounds of a manor in the remote and picturesque Scottish Highlands.

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    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Highland Boundary
    Windows · Mac

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  26. #26 Lament of the Lost
    80% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Labyrinth Creations
    Windows

    Stumble through the contorted geometry at the end of everything, commanding flickering echoes of life to forge your path. Unravel the history of troubled souls as you guide them to their final resting place in hopes of undoing Death's inevitable promise.

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    79% matchVery Positive96% of 74 reviews2023
    Dev: 周农卿
    Windows

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  28. #28 With in the Obscurity
    79% matchPositive100% of 32 reviews2024
    Dev: QZQ Studio
    Windows

    A first-person perspective mystery puzzle-solving game where players immerse themselves in the role of characters involved in each episode's abnormal event to uncover the truth. The plan is to release 1 episodes per month, totaling 6 episodes per season.

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  29. #29 Spatial Puzzle 3D
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: DGMUMU
    Windows

    This is a casual puzzle game that combines spatial logic and brain-teasing challenges.The game features simple controls and a relaxed pace with a satisfying level of challenge. It is designed for players who enjoy Sudoku, Rubik’s Cube, and other spatial logic puzzles.

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  30. #30 City of Nightmares
    78% matchMostly Positive70% of 27 reviews2025
    Dev: Kizuna Game Studio
    Windows

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    77% matchNo user reviews2026
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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  32. #32 OFFLINE
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    Dev: Anoft
    Windows

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    76% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Gest.LT
    Windows

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  34. #34 An Exercise in Mortality - Chapter I
    75% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: CorDubiumArts
    Windows

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    77% matchMostly Positive70% of 10 reviews2021
    Dev: Binary Pulsar Ltd.
    Windows

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  36. #36 Sophie in the Tangled World
    75% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Strunov Studio
    Windows

    Solve puzzles in bewitching 19th-century Paris, where rooms loop and logic twists.

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  37. #37 栖云异梦
    74% matchMostly Positive76% of 90 reviews2023
    Dev: 炭焱网络 Tantrum NetworkPub: East2West Games
    Windows

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    73% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2023
    Dev: HiSv Studio
    Windows

    "Baker Street Breakouts" combines the thrill of an Escape Room with the storytelling of an Adventure. Use your superior deduction skills in this story-driven mystery to help Sherlock deducing his way through an old film studio to finally face his arch nemesis Moriarty. Become a Master of Deduction!

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    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Hidden Ocean Games
    Windows

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    74% matchNo user reviews2024
    Dev: Dream Clockwork
    Windows

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    Why similar: Detective 28.5%, Logic 19.2%, Drama 16.9%, Mystery 15.9%, Puzzle 10.2%

  41. #41 Elumin
    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: aliasred
    Windows

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    72% match9 user reviews70% of 10 reviews2024
    Dev: Triple E Games
    Windows

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    73% matchMostly Positive72% of 217 reviews2020
    Dev: Shifting TidesPub: Iceberg Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%

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    71% matchMixed62% of 13 reviews2024
    Dev: Fatih Mert
    Windows

    The Mournmore Killings a story-driven, deduction based mystery game where you step into the shoes of a detective trying to solve the enigmatic riddles left behind by a serial killer.

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    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: GameDev404
    Windows · Mac

    A portal-like puzzle game with stealth combat and unique missions for each level. It is the perfect combination of puzzle and FPS, with stunning graphic and great storyline to back it up.

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    71% matchMixed67% of 36 reviews2022
    Dev: Fintan Devenney
    Windows

    The Eyes of Dr Kautzmann is a first-person point-and-click detective game inspired by German expressionist cinema. Solve environmental puzzles to uncover the tragic history and secrets of a doomed town.

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    70% matchPositive91% of 44 reviews2024
    Dev: QZQ Studio
    Windows

    Venture into the abandoned jungle apartment, embody lone survivor Ross, on a gripping adventure. College friends Joanna and Ivan went missing here. You must unravel mysteries room-by-room while evading a lurking killer's attacks. Can you pierce the enigmas and escape unscathed?

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    69% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2025
    Dev: Late Night Artisans
    Windows

    A psychological horror where you play a man who can no longer even recognize his own reflection, tormented and at the same time welcomed by a mysterious figure with a book embedded in his face.

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  49. #49 The Enigma Cases
    69% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Red Core InteractivePub: Red Axe Games
    Windows

    Uncover the truth behind America’s most mysterious murders of the 2000s in a 1–4 player co-op detective experience. Use special equipment to find hidden clues, track suspects in an open world, and interrogate them at the police station.

    Why similar: Detective 19.5%, Philosophical 19.1%, Drama 11.9%, Emotional 11.8%, Mystery 10.2%

  50. #50 52Hertz
    67% matchVery Positive88% of 102 reviews2026
    Dev: Moonlit Apple
    Windows

    An eternally snowbound town. An inescapable time loop. A group of travelers trapped between memory and truth…You will embody Mo Shi, the amnesiac protagonist, stepping into this enigmatic town known as the "Singularity" , partner with the protagonist to solve murder cases and expose the killer.

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  51. #51 WRAIN
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Synergy Digital
    Windows

    WRAIN is a single-player cosmic adventure where your end is just the beginning. Solve intricate puzzles to appease Death, gain forbidden knowledge, and unravel the dark secrets of a mysterious island. Tread carefully—or else you may become another lost voice in the chorus of the damned.

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    71% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2021
    Dev: Beau YotkaPub: Yotka Games LLC
    Windows

    The Dawning is a first-person puzzle mystery game. Play as Detective Madison as he searches 7 beautifully crafted areas for clues to catch a killer. Use stealth to sneak past deadly enemies. Solve complex puzzles to access new areas, progress the rich storyline, and obtain key items.

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  53. #53 Lexicon
    67% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2024
    Dev: Illum Softworks LLC
    Windows · Mac

    Reality calls you home. Will you return to her? Lexicon is a 2D single-player puzzle adventure game where you escape back to reality by ascending the six layers of Limbo, uncovering its secrets, overcoming its challenges, and discovering the truth of who you really are. #duckinadungeon

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  54. #54 Symbols
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Blizz Haeden
    Windows

    Symbols is a story-driven puzzle game that you can experience solo or with a friend. Investigate intriguing cases, uncover hidden clues, and piece together the mystery step by step. Follow every lead, examine every detail, and leave no stone unturned.

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  55. #55 The Button Effect
    67% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Frycandle
    Windows

    Every button has a purpose. In this short, minimalist first-person puzzler you explore a dense, interwoven architecture – a museum, full of hidden connections and spatial insights.

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  56. #56 Draugen
    68% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,109 reviews2019
    Dev: Red Thread Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Draugen is a single-player, first-person Fjord Noir mystery set in 1920s Norway. Explore a forgotten coastal village in your search for your missing sister, accompanied by your independent and enigmatic young ward. Norwegian Game of the Year 2019.

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    66% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    Why similar: Mystery 15.3%, Puzzle 13.2%, Story Rich 10.4%, Philosophical 9.8%, First-Person 9.2%

  58. #58 The Painscreek Killings
    68% matchVery Positive91% of 6,013 reviews2017
    Dev: EQ Studios
    Windows
    Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Investigate an infamous cold case in the eerie, abandoned town of Painscreek. Search for evidence, connect the dots and uncover who killed Vivian Roberts. Can you expose the truth behind this town’s dark secrets?

    Why similar: Detective 26.3%, Mystery 16.9%, Supernatural 13.1%, Puzzle 8.7%, Exploration 8%

  59. #59 The Hour: Echoes of the Crescent
    66% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Veilbreak Studio
    Windows

    A narrative supernatural horror set in the enigmatic Meridian Hotel. Players investigate through exploration, puzzles, and encounters with human and supernatural threats.

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