60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Exploration, Interactive Fiction, Puzzle, Walking Simulator.
Hello Anxiety is a pixel art narrative puzzle RPG set in a surreal world shaped by mental health struggles. Navigate eerie bookstores, silent streets, and haunting memories as you explore the layers of anxiety and self-doubt in this emotional, story-driven experience.
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The Lunar Effect
Help solve the mystery of the moonlit mansion in this classic fixed camera horror puzzle game inspired by the art styles of Resident Evil and Silent Hill. The Lunar Effect takes its protagonist on a dark and unfamiliar path but be warned, sometimes when one stares into the moon, the moon stares back
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Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.2%, Mystery Dungeon 23.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Mystery 11.8%, Puzzle 9.3%
Help solve the mystery of the moonlit mansion in this classic fixed camera horror puzzle game inspired by the art styles of Resident Evil and Silent Hill. The Lunar Effect takes its protagonist on a dark and unfamiliar path but be warned, sometimes when one stares into the moon, the moon stares back
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Walking Simulator 20.5%, Surreal 10.1%, Puzzle 9.6%, Psychological Horror 8.1%
Panoptia is a narrative-driven atmospheric exploration game about a strange building called Panoptia that has mysteriously appeared in town. No one knows what secrets hides in its depths. Uncover these secrets if you hope to ever escape...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.2%, Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Top-Down 9%, Exploration 8.5%, Female Protagonist 8.5%
The only hands-on puzzle adventure guaranteed to accurately and humanely teach Socialization to Introverts, heh heh!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Walking Simulator 19.7%, Surreal 9.6%, Investigation 9%, Puzzle 8.9%
Moonless Night is a psychological horror game where you explore Selene’s mind, uncover her sins, and escape a labyrinth of shadows. Every choice matters—face the darkness and discover one of six different endings.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 40.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 23.1%, Puzzle 10.9%, Exploration 10.8%, Dark 5.6%
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 25.6%, Interactive Fiction 24.4%, Puzzle 10.1%, Investigation 9.2%, Exploration 8.8%
Navigate through a weird and whimsical underworld in this gothic fantasy RPG with interactive storytelling elements. Meet curious creatures and undead spirits, and solve puzzles to uncover the way forward.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.9%, Isometric 15.3%, RPG 15.2%, Puzzle 11.9%, Exploration 10.8%
The Place Beneath the Mind is a first-person game inspired to the "Backrooms" centered on the exploration of liminal and surreal environments, combining Metroidvania, puzzle, and mystery elements with a background story gradually uncovered through exploration, notes, and player exploration choices.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 30.1% ★, Walking Simulator 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Exploration 8.5%, Surreal 6.7%
Lying Souls is an atmospheric, mysterious single player story horror game. You'll dive into a story in which nothing is as it seems. Find out the reasons behind what happened to your family back then. Your decisions will guide the course of the story.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.9%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Puzzle 9.9%, Psychological Horror 8%, Mystery 7.7%
What if the game console you’ve been playing for ten years has been quietly rewriting reality?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.9%, Walking Simulator 23.7%, RPG 15.2%, Puzzle 11%, Exploration 10.7%
The Broken Ceiling is a hand-drawn, 2D, top-down eldritch horror adventure where the player must use a fragile light, which constantly needs to be recharged, to hold back the darkness, explore alien caverns, and uncover why fate has summoned a little rabbit into a pit of incomprehensible beings.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 23.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Isometric 10.4%, Investigation 8.6%, Top-Down 8.5%
Try to survive on a deserted ship drifting in a foggy ocean. Complete daily tasks, keep your sanity, and uncover the secrets of the missing crew. But be careful-nothing is as simple as it seems. Are you ready for the challenge?
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 27.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Walking Simulator 19.5%, Dark 6.9%, Exploration 6.8%
In a retro-futuristic office run by machines, help Florence complete the work across looping tasks. Solve puzzles, navigate bureaucracy, and manage your time wisely in this solo isometric adventure.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 28.2% ★, Time Management 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Isometric 14%, RPG 7.6%
A remote mountain cabin, a raging snowstorm, and the line between reality and madness begins to blur. Make difficult choices, explore surreal worlds, and confront what waits in the dark.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Walking Simulator 23%, Puzzle 9.8%, Dark 7.9%, Exploration 7.7%
Spirited away to a strange looping world, Touko must solve the puzzles that block her route to escape. Unfortunately, an unhinged stalker follows in the shadows of Underland...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.6%, Investigation 11.4%, Puzzle 10.1%, Exploration 8.5%, Female Protagonist 7.9%
A mysterious adventure focused on exploration, puzzle-solving, and choice-driven progression as two young nobles navigate a mansion that warps into a mysterious and dangerous world after a sudden disaster. Will you uncover the truth hidden within its shifting halls before the darkness consumes you?
Why similar: RPG 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Investigation 11.4%, Puzzle 8.3%, Top-Down 7.8%
On her way to cover the biggest story of her career, Brea Tena fumbles her way into a dark mysterious town called Ash Pines, the birthplace of the tragic events that took place in Just Ignore Them.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.3%, Walking Simulator 24.3%, Puzzle 10.8%, Exploration 8.1%, Top-Down 7.8%
Welcome to Hanun Art Museum. The rules here are ever-changing. In this enigmatic museum, shrouded in mystery, you step into the shoes of Kang Min-soo, an Anomaly Investigator determined to uncover the truth behind a series of strange phenomena—and find a way to escape.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 34.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 26.6%, RPG 14.1%, Puzzle 11.2%, Exploration 8.7%
A psychological exploration through a liminal dreamscape: no guides, no paths, just you and small environmental mysteries.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.9%, Walking Simulator 26.8%, Puzzle 12.6%, Exploration 12.4%, Psychological Horror 7.7%
A narrative experience of psychological horror and metaphysical mystery. Reality bends, time stutters, and something unseen follows your every breath.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 30.2% ★, Walking Simulator 22.8%, Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Puzzle 10.5%, Exploration 6.1%
I Can See You is a riveting first-person horror game based on real home invasion stories. With ultra-realistic graphics and a minimalist UI, it offers a heart-racing survival experience. Navigate a terrifying environment, make critical choices, and outwit an unseen enemy.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22%, Walking Simulator 20.7%, Investigation 10.7%, Puzzle 9.3%, Exploration 8.4%
A first-person narrative adventure set in a dystopian future. Advance through the futuristic OF-1 factory, solve puzzles, evade other androids, and uncover its hidden secrets.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Walking Simulator 22.4%, Clicker 21.3%, Puzzle 10%, Investigation 7.5%
Uncover the secrets of a forgotten mansion where every room raises new questions. A narrative-driven exploration game full of mystery and atmospheric tension.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 26.9% ★, Walking Simulator 24.7%, Puzzle 11.3%, Investigation 10.9%, Mystery 7.8%
She is not satisfied. She believes that a 'perfect' world is ugly, lacking of tragic beauty. He is curious. He holds all that is 'wrong' behind a mirrored illusion on the screen of his TV. Wouldn't it be so fun to have these two opposing views collide into one? For the sake of knowledge, of course.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.5%, RPG 21.9%, Puzzle 12.4%, Dark 8%, Psychological Horror 6.8%
A surreal Exploration-based RPG all about experiencing a comical, yet bizarre mansion! Follow Wade, your typical teenage cat thing who only enjoys two things. Silence and getting high!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.5%, Walking Simulator 24.5%, RPG 14.1%, Exploration 8.3%, Top-Down 6.1%
A short FREE First Person Horror-Adventure on a single Floor. Explore the Floor and try to solve the riddles. But don't get too deep into it. You don't know what you'll find. There are only englisch subtitles. Sorry.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 40.2% ★, Walking Simulator 22.9%, Puzzle 10.9%, Exploration 10.4%, Psychological Horror 6.6%
Navigate the unknown, survive shifting liminal spaces, noclip through walls, uncover secret pathways and escape the Shroud with your sanity intact. Uncover clues, unlock escape routes, and piece together the mystery before reality slips away.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 32.5% ★, Walking Simulator 21%, Investigation 9.9%, Surreal 9.2%, Exploration 8.1%
Every light you replace makes the house a little brighter. But something inside prefers to live in the dark. And now, it knows you’re here.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.6%, Investigation 18.2%, Puzzle 11.4%, Exploration 9.7%, Psychological Horror 8.4%
A garden-themed 2D RPG which tackles the struggle of problem-solving in an uncomfortable and unknown place. Solve and explore your way across this dark landscape to uncover the truth behind your visit, meeting a familiar face to keep you company.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.5%, Surreal 15.6%, RPG 14.9%, Dark 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%
You find yourself alone in a place that feels familiar… but not quite right. Wander aimlessly or with purpose, it won’t matter. Is there an end? Has anyone been here before you? Time feels slow. Or maybe it's frozen. Or maybe… you’re not meant to leave.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.9%, Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Dark 9.1%, Surreal 9%
A thief broke into an ancient Chinese tomb, harboring ill intentions to plunder its treasures. The tomb was filled with countless riches of gold and silver. You trespassed into this grand tomb, driven by greed for wealth. Remember: "As you act, God is always watching you."
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 30.4% ★, Walking Simulator 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, RPG 9.1%
Nights in Endless Dream is another psychological anomaly game that focuses on the story of our main character and 2D aesthetics. Memorize the rooms and find the anomalies to escape the dream.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.6%, Investigation 16.1%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Puzzle 11%, Mystery 10.9%
You are called to a secluded house on a remote island to conduct a paranormal investigation. However, you find the island and the house abandoned. Or are they?
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 32.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Surreal 9.2%, Exploration 7.9%, Investigation 7.7%
在这片充满魔法的大陆内，一切的魔法都融入了生活之中，不过魔法的奥秘是否真的如此简单？仰望星空，蔚蓝的天空之上，闪耀的群星诉说着这座城市中最古老的传说。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.8%, Clicker 30.4%, RPG 25.3%, Linear 6.3%, 2D 5.3%
7th Chance is a short (20-30 minute) story-based exploration adventure game. Waking up from a night of heavy drinking ... something isn't right.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.9%, Walking Simulator 25.2%, Puzzle 11.3%, Surreal 10.9%, Exploration 10.1%
This is Interesting is a psychological horror mystery based game with roguelite elements. You are being watched, and you aren't really sure why. Delve through the depths of memory to uncover the mystery behind the gray purgatory you find yourself in.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.3%, RPG 12%, Puzzle 11.2%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Exploration 9.8%
Single player simple horror game, inspired by "Iron Lung"
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.4%, Walking Simulator 26.2%, Investigation 13.5%, RPG 13.2%, Dark 8.5%
Investigate a mysterious old museum as an agent of the Anomalous Research Bureau. Identify strange anomalies, file accurate reports, and endure the nights until your investigation is complete.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.1%, Investigation 18.2%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Mystery 10%, Puzzle 9.7%
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: Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Walking Simulator 23%, Investigation 12.4%, Exploration 8.8%, Female Protagonist 8.2%
Unhomely is a retro-inspired first person psychological indie horror game. You play a journalist who has 3 days alone in a reclusive tech CEO's cabin to get the exclusive on his new project and save your career.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Walking Simulator 20.9%, Investigation 15.5%, Puzzle 9.7%, Exploration 8.2%
原本閒暇無趣的生活，因一隻白兔全變了調。要趕快找到回家的路，還是留在這瘋狂的世界呢？這是一款以《愛麗絲夢遊仙境》奇幻文學發想的解謎 RPG 小品，採用多結局劇情與獨特的美術風格，並塞入了許多愛刷存在感的蜥蜴比爾。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.6%, Clicker 24.1%, RPG 21.6%, Puzzle 11.9%, Investigation 10.1%
《Falling Light》is a suspenseful game with Chinese horror. In a remote small village, there stands an evil Buddha statue. To do research for her studies in folkloristics, college student Ruan Qing arrives in this distant village, only to find herself entangled in a series of deadly mysteries...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.2%, RPG 18.4%, Mystery 14.9%, Puzzle 12.1%, Investigation 12.1%
You've awakened to find yourself trapped within a never ending neighborhood. Explore the deserted city alleyway, observing your surroundings and spotting the anomalies to reach the exit.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 27.9% ★, Walking Simulator 22.2%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Puzzle 11.3%, Exploration 9.8%
The Letter: Classic Edition is the ORIGINAL experience from the classic title "The Letter", with a few changes and additions. Relive the Wii U game that gathered so much hate it became a cult classic. Embark on a creepy narrative driven tale about a boy in search of his missing father.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.2%, Puzzle 15.1%, Investigation 12.7%, Dark 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
HOW WE KNOW WE'RE ALIVE is an award winning, hour long melancholy, point-and-click narrative mystery set in the bible belt of Sweden.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.1%, Walking Simulator 30.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Mystery 7.1%, Female Protagonist 6.2%
Red Man Follows is a short (20min - 30min) game that follows the story of a human of light who heads on the worlds darkest place...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.5%, Interactive Fiction 22%, Surreal 9.9%, Puzzle 9.2%, Linear 9%
[Data Expunged], Eastern Bloc, September ██th, 19██A narrative discovery walking game. Slow paced and might get scary at times. (Cozy horror, if you will...) Walk through a soviet hotel. Knock at every door. Hold staring contests with paintings. But don't ever look into a mirror for too long...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.3%, Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Dark 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Linear 6.9%
Tiara is an exploration-focused narrative game where you play through a number of days (and dream through a number of nights) to uncover the story of Tiara's life.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Surreal 16.4%, Exploration 9.8%, RPG 9.4%
Three Doors. One Safe Path. Observe the signs, learn the patterns, and uncover the fate of the explorer who ventured before you.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 19.8% ★, Investigation 14.9%, Puzzle 11.9%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Mystery 9.2%
《春泥》是一款刑侦题材的悬疑解谜推理游戏。2018年中秋前夕，刑警程佑接到报案，动身前往泥塑匠林家处理一起家庭伤人案。随着调查深入，案件的疑点层层浮现，将她引向一连串尘封已久的谜团。往事的土壤正在松动，深埋的真相即将揭开......
Why similar: Clicker 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Investigation 12.7%, RPG 10%, Puzzle 9.3%
A narrative driven, puzzle-horror game. Solve cryptic puzzles, embrace or evade vengeful specters, decide who to trust and unravel a mystery.
Why similar: Investigation 13.8%, RPG 11.8%, Puzzle 10.9%, Top-Down 9.8%, Dark 9.4%
Play as Jackie, a lost rabbit, as you descend deeper into a strange world with even stranger sights. Uncover your dark past and traverse a land of endless joys and sorrows.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.6%, RPG 15.1%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%, Dark 8%
USE PSYCHIC POWERS in ATAMA to see through the eyes of your pursuers to avoid detection as you investigate a cursed rural Japanese village. You can't fight back; you must rely only on your abilities and your wits to avoid your enemies. Inspired by Forbidden Siren and Junji Ito.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Walking Simulator 14.2%, Surreal 11.9%, Investigation 11.3%, Puzzle 10.8%
You appeared in a strange place which filled with darkness, here you are the single light source that can shine light to this unknown environment, move forward to find your way out of here
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 43.5% ★, Top-Down 11.6%, Exploration 11%, Mystery 8.7%, Linear 8%
Of Dead Earth is a third-person survival horror game set in Australian Outback.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.8%, Walking Simulator 29.2%, Exploration 9.9%, Dark 9.2%, Mystery 7.5%
Ecco is a first-person psychological horror game where players won't survive if they don't pay attention to details. Players takes the role of a cult member, you will have to find all the necessary items to make the final ritual.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 32.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Investigation 12.4%, RPG 11.8%, Exploration 7.8%
You wake up in a mysterious dungeon, full of dangerous traps and unlucky inhabitants. Brain cracking puzzles await you while a dark story will slowly unfold in this supernatural place!
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 36.9% ★, Puzzle 10.5%, RPG 10.1%, Exploration 7.7%, Surreal 7%
SEAL OF EVIL is a mythical take on the tumultuous time marking the fall of the Zhou imperial dynasty. Out of this chaos emerges an uncompromising ruler, Ying Zheng, who has vowed to either unify China or bury it in fire.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.9%, Isometric 22.8%, RPG 20.8%, Exploration 13.2%, Female Protagonist 11.3%
Confusing Incident: Pinch Me is an adventure game with horror elements. You play as an ordinary guy who got into an accident and ended up in a mysterious house. He has to find a way out of the house and solve the mystery of this house.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 25.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Walking Simulator 17.4%, Isometric 12.7%, Investigation 9.1%
An endless torture game set in the distorted remnants of forgotten RPGMaker puzzles.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Walking Simulator 21.7%, Puzzle 9.7%, Top-Down 8.9%, Psychological Horror 8.2%
