- #1 Endless Salvation
97% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: 炉火绘题本Pub: 嘉萃工作室
Windows
Endless Salvation is a cooperative puzzle game (with a single-player prelude) .You and your partner will respectively play the roles of Savior, who’s rescuing the Wanderer, and Wanderer, who seeks a way to come back to mundane world. Communicate effectively and complete the adventure together.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 15%, Detective 12.1%, Mystery 11.2%, Faith 11.1% ★, Psychological Horror 10.7%
- #2 Paper Bride
96% matchVery Positive91% of 2,228 reviews2021
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Paper Bride is a Chinese horror mystery puzzle game. You will play as the groom to search for the truth and have bizarre encounters, gradually learning about the dark mystic custom in the bride's home village and a story from the past...
Why similar: Detective 18%, Supernatural 13.2%, Mystery 12.1%, Puzzle Platformer 10.9%, Puzzle 9.3%
- #3 INSPECTION REPORT
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: zolduck
Windows
INSPECTION REPORT is a horror / point & click game focused on exploration and dialogue. Fulfill your duties as a building inspector and uncover the secrets of an abandoned property in total dark using only a flashlight.
Why similar: Point & Click 18.7%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Horror 11%, Exploration 10%
- #4 Silen House
95% matchMixed58% of 55 reviews2022
Dev: Fly & Wing Studio
Windows
《silen house》 is a scary adventure puzzle game. There is always a strange cry in the deserted old house in the deep mountains. I don't know where I came from. When I approached the old house, a grim burst came.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.2%, Detective 21%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Puzzle 11.9%, Horror 10.1%
- #5 This is Interesting
94% matchVery Positive99% of 80 reviews2025
Dev: Scott Jund
Windows
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 16.9%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Mystery 12.6%, Exploration 10.1%, Puzzle 10.1%
- #6 Last Report
94% matchVery Positive89% of 2,212 reviews2025
Dev: Monopixel Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Last Report is a dark horror game where you play as a night shift park ranger. While monitoring the camera footage, you start noticing strange events. Uncover the terrifying secret of the National Park. Something moved in the window, but don’t worry it’s probably just another deer, right?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.6%, Point & Click 14.8%, Horror 12.7%, Supernatural 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%
- #7 False Testimony
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bizi Games
Windows
Explore different locations, talk to characters, collect evidence, and draw your own conclusions about who, how, and why is behind what happened.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.6%, Detective 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Mystery 13%, Puzzle 11.6%
- #8 Fragmented Memories - Arc One
92% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2022
Dev: PlatomentiPub: YSY Softworks
Windows · Mac
Immerse yourself in the Psychological horror adventure of James Charouz on his way to find his missing wife and uncover the dark secret of his hometown.
Why similar: Point & Click 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Detective 12.5%, Mystery 12%
- #9 鬼轉身
91% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: TwoTwo Studio
Windows
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: Detective 18.7%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Mystery 13.9%, Point & Click 10.6%
- #10 From Ruins – A Detective Adventure
91% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: DigiTales Interactive
Windows
A new-gen detective adventure combining deduction gameplay with a gripping story full of twists and turns. Gather clues, establish connections, and solve a series of increasingly challenging cases. Will you uncover the feud that began at the end of the world?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Point & Click 19.3%, Detective 15.2%, Puzzle 10.3%, Exploration 8.9%
- #11 Winter Clothing
90% matchVery Positive84% of 88 reviews2025
Dev: 坤舆科技
Windows
This is a horror plot puzzle game with Chinese folk themes. There is an unwritten rule in Tianhe Town: on the day of the Winter Clothing Festival, no villager is allowed to approach the back mountain. Is there really a ghost on the mountain? Perhaps there is something more terrifying than ghosts.
Why similar: Detective 18.3%, Supernatural 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Mystery 11%, Puzzle Platformer 9.5%
- #12 ELISSA :Body in the bedroom
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: KANUE
Windows · Mac
Detective novelist MEL Gideon, whose career is facing difficulties, receives a strange letter claiming someone is in trouble and needs her help. Intrigued, she decides to investigate. As she digs deeper, she starts to realize that her past is far more complicated than she ever imagined...
Why similar: Detective 19.4%, Point & Click 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Mystery 13.2%
- #13 Murder Is Game Over: Treasure & Terror
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HitherYon Games
Windows
Solve a murder mystery set in the White Mountains of New Hampshire in this stand-alone detective game. Can you find Lord Russell Gallant’s treasure before it’s too late? The 6th game in the Murder Is Game Over franchise, Murder Is Game Over games can be played in any order.
Why similar: Detective 27.7%, Mystery 15.9%, Point & Click 15.7%, RPG 10.1%, Puzzle 9.7%
- #14 Shroud of Gloom
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MadChirpy
Windows
Shroud of Gloom is a point-and-click horror adventure. Investigate an old manor, gather items and clues to solve environmental puzzles and discover dark secrets. Can you uncover the mystery… and make it out alive?
Why similar: Detective 16.1%, Point & Click 16.1%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Mystery 12.6%, Supernatural 9.8%
- #15 Endless Loop
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 漫森游戏Pub: 2P Games
Windows
《轮回路》是一款中式恐怖悬疑剧情解谜游戏。为了祭奠发小,在一个阴雨连绵的日子,许静怡踏上了漫长的归乡之途。然而意想不到的是,在荒凉萧瑟的故土等待许静怡的,并非只是简单的追忆之旅,而是与本应离世的发小的惊悚重逢。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Mystery 15.6%, Horror 13.3%, Puzzle 12.3%, RPG 8.6%
- #16 Discount Nightmares - The Gulch
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SongMonkey
Windows
The Gulch is a horror, puzzle, adventure! By day you’ll mine, and by night try to survive! Through a unique five senses system, you’ll explore the Gulch in ways most games never attempt. Look, touch, listen, smell, and even taste your way through a landscape of puzzles, secrets, and growing dread.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.2%, Point & Click 20.5%, Exploration 13.8%, Puzzle 13.3%, Psychological Horror 12.8%
- #17 The Mystery of Oak Island
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Visionaire Studio UG
Windows · Mac · Linux
A gripping point-and-click adventure – inspired by the real treasure hunt on Oak Island in Nova Scotia, Canada. Unravel a web of murder, myth, and forgotten history. Some secrets are better left buried.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.8%, Detective 18.6%, Mystery 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Puzzle 11.2%
- #18 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
84% matchVery Positive88% of 5,930 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.5%, Detective 15.5%, Mystery 15%, Supernatural 13.3%, Point & Click 10.9%
- #19 Puzzle Agent
86% matchVery Positive89% of 2,805 reviews2010
Dev: Telltale
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Created with indie comic artist Graham Annable's unique narrative and visual sensibilities, delivered with the distinctive Telltale storytelling style, Puzzle Agent is sure to challenge, thrill and engage in more ways than you can shake a cryptogram at!
Why similar: Detective 25.3%, Point & Click 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Mystery 15.4%, Puzzle 13.7%
- #20 Sisters of Solitude
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: nanonimo
Windows
Explore a haunted convent with your EMF detector, tape recorder, and camera. Uncover the fate of four ghostly sisters and the mystery behind the murder they commited. Every room hides a clue, every shadow a warning, and the truth waits for those who dare to seek it.
Why similar: Detective 22.7%, Psychological Horror 18%, Supernatural 14.1%, Exploration 9%, Faith 8.1% ★
- #21 Return
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 动钛-獭獭社
Windows
Return is a Chinese-style horror mystery puzzle game. Anzhen, from a southern fishing village, ventures alone into a legendary land to find her missing brother. This perilous quest reveals a tremendous secret about herself and a conspiracy with mysterious local forces...
Why similar: Supernatural 17.8%, Puzzle Platformer 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Mystery 13.1%, Psychological Horror 10.7%
- #22 Coincidence
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Softcatstudio
Windows
《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: Puzzle Platformer 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Detective 16.2%, Exploration 11.8%, Puzzle 10.8%
- #23 Sterling Shroud
82% matchPositive97% of 38 reviews2025
Dev: Squid Snooze Studio
Windows
Sterling Shroud is a point-and-click atmospheric horror game with a focus on navigation and puzzle solving. Can you escape the forest alive?
Why similar: Point & Click 23%, Psychological Horror 21.8%, Puzzle 13.4%, Exploration 12.7%, Horror 8.4%
- #24 Lily's Lil Barn Yard!
80% matchPositive100% of 28 reviews2025
Dev: Lich & Lily
Windows
The old Lily Flash Games are being recompiled for modern systems! In Lily's Lil Barn Yard, help Summer restore her family farm! Clean the farm, and deliver the goods! Now with 3D minigames and all new Less Looping Technology! Help Lily become the best farmer she can be!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Point & Click 14.9%, Detective 13.3%, Horror 10.5%
- #25 Desktop Explorer
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Recurring Dream
Windows · Mac
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: Detective 18.8%, Point & Click 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Mystery 11.2%
- #26 Haunted Hotel: Lost Time Collector's Edition
81% matchMixed68% of 19 reviews2020
Dev: Elephant GamesPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows
A romantic spa getaway hides a terrible secret!
Why similar: Detective 19.3%, Point & Click 18.3%, Puzzle Platformer 17.9%, Supernatural 13.7%, Mystery 13.2%
- #27 Swap lives
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WANG LU QIAN
Windows
Switch between the two perspectives, gather clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth of the ghostly conspiracy to help them break free from fate and achieve self-redemption. The game creates an immersive suspenseful atmosphere with traditional aesthetics.
Why similar: Detective 25.2%, Faith 22.4% ★, Mystery 14.3%, Puzzle 12.9%, Exploration 9.9%
- #28 Paper Bride 7 Lethal Bond
78% matchVery Positive95% of 240 reviews2025
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Speak not of love untouched by passion's fire, as it's a torturous journey. If lovers would remain faithful evermore,On Peony Pavilion’s road they’ll meet for three lives more. Paper Bride 7: Lethal Bond is a Chinese horror puzzle game, and the 7th title of the Paper Bride series.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Puzzle Platformer 15.8%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, RPG 10.5%, Detective 10.1%
- #29 Cube Escape Collection
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,618 reviews2020
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
In this classic point-and-click adventure anthology you follow the path of Dale and Laura and other famous Rusty lake characters such as Mr. Crow and Mr. Owl. The series will be updated, preserved and bundled to survive the end of the Flash Games era.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.6%, Puzzle 18.4%, Mystery 17.2%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Detective 13.6%
- #30 Creepy Forest
78% matchPositive83% of 35 reviews2023
Dev: Fly & Wing Studio
Windows
Creepy Forest, a scary plot puzzle game, is full of strange things waiting for you to discover the truth on the mysterious mountain.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 18.9%, Detective 18.6%, Mystery 17.1%, Supernatural 15%, Psychological Horror 10.9%
- #31 Ghostlight Melancholia
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Aarre Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Ghostlight Melancholia is a retro horror first person mystery solving game, where you find out what connects the four ghostlights, the evil that is after them and the secrets behind it all.
Why similar: Detective 19%, Point & Click 16.4%, Mystery 14.4%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Horror 11.1%
- #32 Mystical Riddles: Behind Doll’s Eyes Collector's Edition
77% matchMixed69% of 13 reviews2022
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
What's hidden in an ordinary toy? Is it possible to bring the dead back to life? Find answers to these questions using your wits, knowledge of the paranormal phenomena, and your special equipment – a magic camera! Are you up for the challenge?
Why similar: Detective 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Point & Click 14.7%, Supernatural 12.9%, Psychological Horror 11.9%
- #33 灯
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Polar_Fish
Windows
《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: Mystery 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 16%, RPG 14.5%, Puzzle 11.8%, Exploration 11.7%
- #34 The Blackwood Legacy
75% 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.
Why similar: Supernatural 24.1%, Mystery 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Puzzle 11.8%, Detective 8.6%
- #35 Amanda the Adventurer 2
73% matchVery Positive83% of 1,486 reviews2024
Dev: MANGLEDmaw GamesPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In Amanda the Adventurer 2, the story continues as Riley encounters a mysterious masked figure after destroying the TV in the attic. Travel to the Kensdale Public Library and dig deeper into the mystery of Amanda the Adventurer.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Point & Click 19.8%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Puzzle 11.2%, Horror 10.4%
- #36 知更鸟-The Robin
76% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2021
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
“The Robin”tells the story of a school bully who kills a girl named "Robin." Thirteen people involved are kidnapped and embark on a desperate journey to survive. The work revolves around who is behind the black hand and who is responsible for the death of "Robin" these two questions unfold.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Detective 22.9%, Mystery 15.5%, RPG 10.1%, Puzzle 9.6%
- #37 City Legends: The Curse of the Crimson Shadow Collector's Edition
75% matchPositive82% of 22 reviews2021
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
You are not afraid of ghost stories, so your pursuit of inspiration leads you to the strangest of places. But this time something truly sinister is in the air. Can you survive the encounter with a real spirit?
Why similar: Detective 16.4%, Supernatural 16%, Point & Click 15%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Psychological Horror 11.7%
- #38 Elegant Sleuth:Mystic Family
73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: TAPROMANCE
Windows
Agent Allison received an unexpected dinner invitation from the head of the Johnson dynasty, controllers of a sprawling business empire. What required her presence? The story's curtain began lifting...
Why similar: Point & Click 20.2%, Detective 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Mystery 14.4%, Puzzle Platformer 13.7%
- #39 我死后的那些天-After Death
74% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
This is a suspense game, you are sitting in front of the TV, the news is broadcast: last night a young girl was killed, the body was found in a deep alley. And the girl who was murdered -- you. You are involved in a serial murder, and you are reborn as a female journalist.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.3%, Detective 21.5%, Mystery 15%, RPG 14.1%, Strategy 10.6%
- #40 青鳥樂園 Blue Bird Land EP.2 下篇
74% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: Dark Light Studio
Windows
Blue Bird Land is an AVG with horror and puzzle elements. There are 2 episodes, including 6 endings and four chapters. In each chapter, the form of the game is unique and different from others. Let’s follow the alluring characters, addicted to the dangerous amusement park!
Why similar: Detective 22.4%, Point & Click 17.8%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Horror 10%
- #41 Forgotten - Whispers From The Ashes
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Burning BeaconPub: AIV - Accademia Italiana Videogiochi
Windows
A curse lurks in the fog in this psychological and investigative horror game. Use a strange lantern to uncover the truth and solve the mystery of Centreville and its ghostly inhabitants. Will you break the curse… before it drives you insane?
Why similar: Detective 15%, Faith 14.9% ★, Supernatural 13.3%, Point & Click 12.2%, Psychological Horror 10.9%
- #42 Flint's Hints
72% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Scaredy Cat Studios
Windows
Flint's Hints is an escape-room-like puzzle game where you investigate your surroundings to appease your fussy pet cat, Flint. Search for hints to figure out what he wants and how to give it to him, but be careful with what you investigate. Some things are meant to be left alone and forgotten...
Why similar: Detective 20.1%, Point & Click 19.8%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Mystery 15.6%, Puzzle 11.4%
- #43 The Girl In White
71% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: DIG Games
Windows
What seems like a miracle at first quickly reveals itself to be more of a nightmare, as Long realizes that restless Ghosts have always Surrounded Us—unseen, until now...
Why similar: Supernatural 19.9%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, RPG 12.7%, Point & Click 12.7%
- #44 Nascence
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dreampainters Software
Windows
Nascence is a first-person puzzle adventure that puts you in the shoes of Thomas, a man on a mission to unravel the secrets of Reluné. The French village was the scene of a witch's execution hundreds of years ago, and is now the epicenter of a deadly disease.
Why similar: Detective 17%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Supernatural 13.9%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Point & Click 11.5%
- #45 Whispers of Montéiroz
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hawkeye Interactive GamesPub: Hawkeye Interactive Studios
Windows
A call. A secluded mansion cloaked in mystery. A family with deadly secrets. Federal investigator Scott Watkins answers a tip about a missing woman but what he uncovers inside the Monteiroz estate will change everything. Who can you trust? What really happened here How far will you go for the truth?
Why similar: Detective 23%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Faith 14.1% ★, Mystery 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%
- #46 With in the Obscurity
71% 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.
Why similar: Detective 25.4%, Mystery 17.6%, Horror 11.4%, Puzzle 11.2%, Supernatural 10.7%
- #47 春泥 Soil of Rebirth
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 298 reviews2026
Dev: 午夜说书人
Windows
《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: Detective 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Mystery 13.5%, Puzzle Platformer 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12.5%
- #48 Paper Bride 3 Unresolved Love
70% matchVery Positive93% of 958 reviews2022
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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: Detective 16.2%, Puzzle Platformer 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Psychological Horror 12%, Puzzle 8.2%
- #49 我的一个多重人格朋友
69% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: 上海久游网络科技有限公司
Windows
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: Detective 22.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Mystery 14.5%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Puzzle Platformer 9.8%
- #50 At Home Alone Final
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,988 reviews2021
Dev: 阿正不经Pub: Peanut Bear Studio
Windows
A casual healing rpg that takes players on a journey around the house from the perspective of a young girl, what does she do when she's home alone? What strange things will you come across in the process, and while exploring, perhaps... What other strange secrets might you discover?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.8%, Mystery 14.7%, Horror 14.6%, RPG 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%
- #51 放學後(After school)
70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: DioPub: Dio Studio
Windows
After School is a short visual novel about an elementary school student who encounters an injured old woman on her way home from school, and is begged to help her walk home, but is forced to embark on a thrilling journey...
Why similar: Point & Click 17.4%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Mystery 12.5%, Detective 10.1%
- #52 CD-ROM
67% matchVery Positive91% of 75 reviews2026
Dev: monoclelord
Windows
10 CDs, 10 passwords. Find hidden messages, text, numbers to unlock next CD to continue your steganography puzzle journey.
Why similar: Detective 20.7%, Mystery 18.9%, Puzzle 14.5%, Point & Click 13.2%, Exploration 9.2%
- #53 The Rewinder
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,300 reviews2021
Dev: MistyMountainStudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The Rewinder is an adventure puzzle game based on Chinese mythology. You play as Yun, the last known Rewinder, who can communicate with spirits and explore other people's memories to alter the past.
Why similar: Detective 22.2%, Mystery 16.3%, Point & Click 16.2%, Supernatural 13.1%, Puzzle 11.1%
- #54 末日航路-The Termination
70% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
It's a story of deception and redemption. You receive a mysterious invitation to a seven days doomsday journey. An expectant interstellar journey has become a doomsday route to the end. There is only one word difference between "victim" and "perpetrator".
Why similar: Detective 24.4%, Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Mystery 16.2%, Puzzle Platformer 11.6%, RPG 9.2%
- #55 Unseen
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Noxvale Studio
Windows
A story-driven visual novel set within the dark corridors of the mind. Uncover your past through choices, shape your fate with dice. Unseen blends psychological horror and eldritch atmosphere into a haunting narrative full of forgotten memories and buried fears.
Why similar: Mystery 20.7%, Supernatural 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Faith 10.1% ★, Detective 9.7%
- #56 Karisvale
68% matchVery Positive94% of 193 reviews2022
Dev: Brendan Tighe
Windows
Your next job awaits in Karisvale, detective. Will you fulfill your duty? Or become lost in the mystery... Explore a retro top-down world, question its citizens, and collect hidden items to uncover Karisvale's dark secret.
Why similar: Detective 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Exploration 10.7%, RPG 9.1%
- #57 旧日重返(Mystery of the Past)
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 锁眼工作室
Windows
《Mystery of the Past》is a detective puzzle game about time loop. You will play as detective Raymond, confronting fears unknown to many. Every time the shadow of death descends upon you, you have the chance to begin anew. Death is no longer the end but a new beginning.
Why similar: Point & Click 22.8%, Detective 22%, Mystery 13.4%, Puzzle 13.2%, Exploration 13%
- #58 In Memoriam
66% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: MoCaps
Windows · Linux
Step into a gripping medieval political thriller where intrigue, betrayal, and power struggles shape your fate. As a ghostly detective, you’ll uncover conspiracies, navigate a web of deception and unravel a larger mystery tied to your own demise
Why similar: Detective 31.1%, Point & Click 17.9%, Mystery 15.8%, Puzzle 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%
- #59 True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 2
67% matchVery Positive93% of 817 reviews2018
Dev: Goblinz Enterprises LtdPub: The Digital Lounge
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 2 is the sequel to one of the best rated horror escape games, acclaimed for its story and the atmosphere of horror mystery.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.4%, Point & Click 17.8%, Detective 14.5%, Mystery 11.4%, Horror 11.2%
- #60 The Faith of Sin
65% matchMostly Positive70% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: TeddyBeerPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
One night, you wake up and realize you're no longer in the real world. As you explore your home, you'll uncover clues and piece together hazy fragments of your past. And when you finally remember everything you've done — you'll understand what the 'faith of sin' truly means.
Why similar: Point & Click 19.3%, Detective 17.9%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Faith 12.1% ★, Puzzle 11.3%