60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Story Rich, Dark, Psychological.
Descend into mind of detective Zara Moreland in this dark, moody, short, story emphasized adventure game with fixed camera angles. Talk with people from her past, solve old school puzzles and try to figure out what is happening.... or what has happened.
INDIKA
Play a third-person, story-driven game set in alternative Russia at the turn of the XIX century where religious visions clash with harsh reality. INDIKA tells the story of a young nun who sets off on a journey of self-discovery with the most unusual companion by her side, the devil himself.
MINE MEMORY
Uncover the skeletons in Hana's closet in "MINE MEMORY," a gripping psychological visual novel. Dive into Hana's memories, shape her destiny, and confront haunting choices with deep consequences.
Play a third-person, story-driven game set in alternative Russia at the turn of the XIX century where religious visions clash with harsh reality. INDIKA tells the story of a young nun who sets off on a journey of self-discovery with the most unusual companion by her side, the devil himself.
Why similar: Psychological 20.9%, Surreal 13.6%, Cinematic 12%, Dark 10.3%, Mystery 9.4%
Uncover the skeletons in Hana's closet in "MINE MEMORY," a gripping psychological visual novel. Dive into Hana's memories, shape her destiny, and confront haunting choices with deep consequences.
Why similar: Psychological 36.7%, Mystery 17.8%, Surreal 9.5%, Cinematic 9.3%, Dark 8.2%
Step into a chilling mystery and peel back the ominous veil shrouding a peaceful southern Russian town.
Why similar: Psychological 27.4%, Noir 22.6%, Mystery 14.4%, Cinematic 13.3%, Dark 11.3%
Powerwash a murder scene with a bleach gun as layers of the story unfold in nonlinear fashion. Remember ... ITS NOT YOUR FAULT.
Why similar: Psychological 24.7%, Noir 18.7%, Cinematic 15.7%, Dark 11.2%, Mystery 8.7%
Return to Derceto Manor in this reimagination of Alone in the Dark, a love letter to the 90’s cult classic horror game.
Why similar: Noir 23.3%, Psychological 16.1%, Cinematic 12.7%, Dark 9.9%, Mystery 9.1%
Alone in the park as The Darkness rises, Zak begins his descent. The Fox, The Forest and The Darkness is a narrative based game centered on that moment in life when we begin to build our own reality. Zak is confused, scared and angry like most 14 year olds, but he's determined to make it count.
Why similar: Psychological 31.2%, Mystery 19.5%, Dark 15.9%, Adventure 10.4%, Atmospheric 7.6%
Night falls. Spirits rise. Some are friendly, and some are not. Journey into the Icelandic wilderness as Haru, a young girl searching for her lost sister. Play your harmonica to ward off ghosts looming over the forest. Experience a hauntingly beautiful story of trust, fear, and determination.
Why similar: Cinematic 18.9%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Surreal 12.9%, Mystery 12.2%, Walking Simulator 9.9%
Would you forgive yourself if you killed someone you love? Enter the traumatic memories of The Flower, experience death as the killer and the killed, and submerge yourself in a dark, interactive adventure of emotions, suffering, and regret - looking for a way to forget.
Why similar: Psychological 21.6%, Cinematic 12.6%, Mystery 10.9%, Surreal 10.8%, Female Protagonist 9.9%
Coming back to the family hotel after years, a young woman finds herself trapped with the ghosts from her past and an old cellular telephone as the only way to unveil a terrible truth.
Why similar: Psychological 23%, Mystery 16.1%, Dark 12.1%, Female Protagonist 12%, 1990's 9.3%
A first-person anti-utopian adventure blending puzzles and psychological horror. Explore a surreal Eastern European world where a train becomes a gateway to memories and distorted realities.
Why similar: Noir 18.4%, Psychological 18.2%, Cinematic 13.9%, Surreal 10.6%, Mystery 9.2%
This Bed We Made is a third-person mystery game in which you play as a maid in a 1950s hotel and snoop around strangers' rooms to uncover their deadly secrets. Discover what links guests together in this tale of love, heartbreak and murder!
Why similar: Noir 22.8%, Mystery 16.6%, Cinematic 14.2%, Female Protagonist 12%, Crime 8.9%
Journey through a distorted theatre held together by the fragile mind of a grieving puppet master. With only a needle and thread, traverse through this world and evade twisted and terrifying creations. Shatter the delusion and unravel the truth behind it all.
Why similar: Psychological 27.2%, Cinematic 18.9%, Surreal 16%, Dark 12%, Adventure 7%
Virginia is a single-player first-person thriller set in a small town with a secret. Experience a missing person investigation through the eyes of graduate FBI agent Anne Tarver.
Why similar: Psychological 18.1%, Cinematic 15.9%, Mystery 14.7%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, 1990's 10.9%
Raw April Day is a hand-drawn Mystery Point-And-Click game where you solve enigmatic puzzles, engage in soul-searching branching dialogue with colorful characters and piece together the clues for why your husband went missing in a surreal and mystifying Victorian complex.
Why similar: Psychological 22.7%, Noir 17.8%, Mystery 13.2%, Cinematic 11.1%, Surreal 11%
“Man Without organs” is a 2D detective adventure game. The player assumes control of “Man Without organs”, whose body is hollow inside, on his journey through a ruined Hong Kong.
Why similar: Noir 34.8%, Dark 15.7%, Psychological 14.3%, Adventure 11%, Mystery 11%
Parasomnia Verum is an atmospheric horror game about a recurring dream.
Why similar: Psychological 25.3%, Surreal 19.8%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Mystery 13%, Dark 10.4%
You are a sparrow trapped inside a mansion of unnatural horrors. Your babies have wandered into its walls and their cries have faded into darkness. Navigate vents, crawlspaces, and hidden rooms to uncover the mansion's secrets and find your children... before something else does.
Why similar: Psychological 18.6%, Cinematic 13.1%, Mystery 11.9%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Dark 11.1%
―――よい後悔を。 看守のあなたは死刑囚2名のカウンセリングを任される。 死刑までの一ヶ月、彼らと語らい信頼を深めよう。 彼らの死刑を少しでも有意義なものにするためにも。 live2Dで動く面会劇ビジュアルノベル。
Why similar: Psychological 36.8%, Noir 33.2%, Adventure 11%, Dark 8.1%, Crime 5.3%
The Binding Hour is a first-person psychological horror game set in a forgotten house lost deep in the woods. Explore shifting spaces, confront haunting echoes, and uncover a truth that refuses to stay buried. Every hour binds you tighter—will you break the loop, or become part of it?
Why similar: Psychological 22.8%, Mystery 20.5%, Cinematic 16.4%, Dark 15.2%, Atmospheric 6.7%
Lucid Dream is the story of little Lucy, who goes on an adventure into the world of dreams with the mission to save her mother.
Why similar: Psychological 26.5%, Female Protagonist 15.9%, Surreal 13.2%, Dark 13.1%, Mystery 11.7%
Homage to Hong Kong Noir cinema. A former assassin seeks vengeance in this hardboiled VN, scored by Yasunori Shiono (Lufia series). (Full story is free via the demo version. This paid edition supports Steam Achievements and the creators.)
Why similar: Noir 28.2%, Cinematic 15%, Mystery 12.6%, Crime 10.8%, Dark 10.7%
Silence is a luxury you don't have. Unravel a dark noir point-and-click mystery where justice and revenge blur. You have exactly 26 moves to reach the end. In this psychological duel, are you the master of your own fate, or just a pawn in someone else’s game?
Why similar: Noir 30.6%, Psychological 24.3%, Mystery 15.9%, Crime 9%, Adventure 6%
Explore the guilt-ridden mind of a deeply deranged individual in this short first-person psychological horror walking simulator. Discover the unspeakable nature of their crimes in this dark, narrative-driven underground cult classic.
Why similar: Noir 25.1%, Psychological 20.2%, Dark 13.2%, Mystery 11.4%, Walking Simulator 10.4%
One cold case, four deathbed flashbacks. Every shift in perspective overturns the "truth" you believed. Story-driven, with exploration, deduction, puzzles, and combat. Ready for a mind-bending thrill ride with twists at every turn?
Why similar: Psychological 23.1%, Mystery 15.7%, Cinematic 10.9%, Crime 10.1%, 1990's 9.2%
Luto is a psychological horror experience where you take on the role of someone unable to leave their home. Every attempt to escape will lead you deeper into the unknown, where nothing is as it seems and everything will test your senses.
Why similar: Psychological 25.8%, Cinematic 17.9%, Dark 14.7%, Mystery 13.7%, Walking Simulator 9.8%
From the makers of Heavenly Sword, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, and DmC: Devil May Cry, comes a warrior’s brutal journey into myth and madness. Set in the Viking age, a broken Celtic warrior embarks on a haunting vision quest into Viking Hell to fight for the soul of her dead lover.
Why similar: Psychological 37.9%, Female Protagonist 17.9%, Dark 12.6%, Atmospheric 7.5%, Adventure 6.3%
Orms follows Sam, a boy lost in a surreal world shaped by his fears. Guided by Kira, he must restore a lighthouse to reconnect with his parents. The game is inspired by Machinarium, but crafted in 3D with expanded locations. It blends emotional storytelling with atmospheric exploration.
Why similar: Psychological 26.1%, Mystery 14%, Dark 11.7%, Cinematic 11.5%, Surreal 11.3%
Shattered Dimensions is a psychological horror game where reality twists and reshapes around your fears. Trapped in a shifting nightmare, you must uncover the truth hidden within the darkness before it consumes you.
Why similar: Psychological 22.2%, Noir 19.7%, Mystery 13.3%, Cinematic 11.5%, Dark 10.9%
Funeral is a first-person horror game that creates a terrifying atmosphere and powerful tension. Solve mild puzzles, explore different worlds, and escape from the demon's trap.
Why similar: Psychological 24.6%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Dark 14.6%, Mystery 13%, Surreal 11.4%
Inner Ashes is a first person, narrative, puzzle adventure, where the player puts himself in Henry's shoes, a forest guard diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s. He has to travel through his mind to discover why his only daughter Enid disappeared from his life.
Why similar: Psychological 21.4%, Surreal 13.2%, Mystery 12.9%, Dark 10.5%, Walking Simulator 10%
StillAsleep is a first-person psychological horror game where you are trapped inside your dreams that slowly begin to break, shifting and distorting as you try to find a way out.
Why similar: Psychological 32.9%, Dark 16.8%, Mystery 11.5%, Adventure 9.2%, Surreal 8.9%
Lose yourself in Phoenix Springs – a modern point-and-click set in a mysterious neo-noir world. It begins with an investigation: find your brother Leo. You already know where it ends.
Why similar: Noir 26.7%, Psychological 17.7%, Mystery 15.9%, Cinematic 14.2%, Dark 6.2%
After years apart, you visit an old friend for what should’ve been a quiet evening. But you soon realize you’re not alone and a dark betrayal awaits .The game is a first-person, linear PSX-style experience focused on exploration and uncovering secrets.”
Why similar: Psychological 34.7%, Mystery 19.3%, Adventure 18.1%, Dark 15.2%, Atmospheric 6.7%
Broken Pieces is a psychological thriller taking place in a french coastal village somehow outside the flow of time. Solve the mysteries by putting the pieces of the story back together by figuring out the enigma behind this mystical place.
Why similar: Psychological 26.7%, Mystery 14.4%, Cinematic 12.8%, Female Protagonist 12%, Surreal 10.1%
When a washed-up actor hangs himself on location, a spotlight is cast on the backwater Florida town of Cypress Knee. Your screen becomes a stage on which you investigate this mysterious death as three distinct characters.
Why similar: Noir 25.8%, Mystery 20.3%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Adventure 10.6%, Dark 9.1%
17-year-old Hope Song returns home from school to find her parents missing. Use Hope’s observant eye as an artist to investigate, piece together clues, and uncover dark secrets beneath her peaceful urban life in this non-linear narrative mystery game.
Why similar: Noir 23%, Psychological 22.5%, Cinematic 13.7%, Mystery 13.5%, Female Protagonist 11.4%
A story-rich psychological horror set aboard an ever-changing narrowboat. Experience Caroline Miller's descent into an increasingly twisted reality as she searches for her missing husband
Why similar: Psychological 25.5%, Mystery 15.2%, Cinematic 13.7%, Surreal 11.2%, Dark 9.5%
"The fire remembers what you forgot." Reclaim your name in this Taisho Gothic abyss, featuring an EDM Requiem crafted from the developer's raw voice. A psychological horror where emotion meets AI. Let the author's voice pull you into the depths. What is the truth at the end?
Why similar: Psychological 23.5%, Noir 22.5%, Cinematic 12.8%, Mystery 11.2%, Dark 11.1%
Wander in the Threshold, where your memories are the key. Can you face what still lingers ? An emotional story-driven exploration game in eerie liminal spaces.
Why similar: Psychological 21.6%, Mystery 17.9%, Dark 12.6%, Surreal 12.4%, Adventure 9.8%
A short-form psychological thriller. Confront the mysterious Finn through a monitor. No strategy or puzzles—and you are given almost no freedom of choice. Simply face the absurd situation and witness the end.
Why similar: Psychological 22.3%, Dark 20.7%, Mystery 19.3%, Female Protagonist 18.4%, Adventure 7.8%
Enter Rattle Spring Resort, immerse yourself in a surreal world, and uncover the truth behind the mystery of a missing girl. Solve interconnected puzzles, explore unsettling spaces, and piece together a story that refuses to stay buried. A surreal atmospheric escape game inspired by Rusty Lake.
Why similar: Psychological 38.4%, Mystery 14.4%, Adventure 13.9%, Surreal 13.8%, Female Protagonist 8.3%
Award winning emotional visual novel about a little girl in a world of adults. How can you find a monster you can’t see?
Why similar: Psychological 36.3%, Female Protagonist 18.2%, Dark 12.5%, Adventure 10.9%, Atmospheric 6.5%
Step into the shoes of an experienced detective and uncover dark secrets while solving criminal cases. In this thrilling detective world, you'll face stressful decision-making moments, reconstruct crime scenes, and utilize cutting-edge technology for evidence analysis.
Why similar: Noir 19.6%, Cinematic 18.4%, Dark 13%, Crime 12%, Mystery 12%
The 18th Attic is a psychological horror game where you play as a man trapped in the attic with your cat companion, armed only with a camera. Hunt down paranormal anomalies by taking their pictures and detecting their presence to unravel secrets of your past. Each photo unlocks a new memory.
Why similar: Psychological 27.8%, Cinematic 15.6%, Dark 13.9%, Surreal 9.6%, Walking Simulator 9.5%
A Psychological Horror Backrooms Found Footage Game
Why similar: Psychological 35.8%, Mystery 19.6%, Dark 10.7%, Adventure 10.2%, Walking Simulator 8.8%
The Void - a psychological horror game A surreal dimension called the Void is filled with eerie dreams that have become reality.
Why similar: Noir 26.4%, Psychological 25.3%, Surreal 13.2%, Dark 13.2%, Adventure 7.8%
*A remastered version of this game with enhanced graphics has been released. * "Red Spider" is a Hong Kong Noir-themed Visual Novel. There are 6 story routes with the different characters(approximately 105,000 words in total).
Why similar: Noir 31.9%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Cinematic 14.9%, Crime 10.6%, Dark 6.9%
You're trapped in a small six-room hotel. The only way to escape is to observe your surroundings and follow the family's rules.
Why similar: Psychological 27.9%, Mystery 15.1%, Surreal 13%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Walking Simulator 10.1%
Implements of Hell is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore the mysteries, unlock the secrets, and change the outcome in a slow-paced atmospheric, and extremely horrifying experience.
Why similar: Psychological 28.1%, Mystery 15.2%, Cinematic 13.8%, Dark 13%, Walking Simulator 10.3%
You're driving away on a forest road, late at night, under a heavy storm. Your car breaks down. Luckily, there might be a gas station nearby. But a misfortune never comes alone. The storm has brought something else, something otherworldly that oddly smells of spilled diesel oil.
Why similar: Psychological 17.7%, Dark 15.9%, Surreal 15.7%, Cinematic 11.9%, Mystery 11.4%
BrokenLore: DON'T LIE is psychological horror spin-off of DON’T WATCH, where lies, medication and fragile bonds blur the line between reality and nightmare.
Why similar: Noir 30.6%, Female Protagonist 18.4%, Psychological 11.4%, Surreal 11.4%, Hidden Object 7.4%
Explore a haunted mansion, uncover a killers madness, and enter surreal paintings to relive the twisted mind of a killer. Danger and mystery are lurking behind the screaming walls of this fascinating and frightening horror adventure.
Why similar: Noir 24.6%, Psychological 19.3%, Surreal 12.4%, Mystery 11.9%, Adventure 10.9%
You were hired to watch. Not to ask questions. Night shift. Corporate building. Cameras, reports, anomalies. Your predecessor left no final report. Now you're going to find out why. Please proceed.
Why similar: Psychological 28.4%, Noir 16.3%, Mystery 14.1%, Surreal 11.4%, Dark 10%
NOT YET is a first-person psychological horror experience where silence grows heavier the deeper you go, and hesitation becomes its own consequence.
Why similar: Psychological 23.4%, Surreal 13.9%, Mystery 13.8%, Adventure 13.3%, Dark 9.8%
The Slaughter is a noir point-and-click adventure set in Victorian London, laced with adult themes and dark humour. Follow the trail of a killer through atmospheric London locations and surreal dream worlds, meeting a cast of interesting, insane and eccentrically British characters along the way.
Why similar: Noir 36.3%, Mystery 20.1%, Dark 9.8%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Adventure 7.8%
Land of Infinite Dreams is a single-player, story-driven action-adventure about Princess Luna, a young girl who escapes into Lunaria — a dreamworld shaped by loss, loneliness, and imagination. She harnesses the power of moonlight to overcome challenges and defeat enemies.
Why similar: Psychological 24.5%, Female Protagonist 18.4%, Mystery 15.4%, Surreal 13.1%, Adventure 8.4%
After his wife draws her last breath, Dragomir is devastated. As a poor man with a drinking habit, he must not only manage to hold a decent funeral, but also stand for himself in a small town that doesn't see him with good eyes.
Why similar: Psychological 24.1%, Noir 20.9%, Mystery 16.3%, Dark 11.3%, Adventure 8.8%
"Red Spider2" is a Hong Kong Noir-themed Visual Novel. There are 6 story routes with the different characters(approximately 200,000 words in total).
Why similar: Noir 29.1%, Cinematic 16.2%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Dark 10.9%, Mystery 10.5%
A short find it game that helps you make sense of a tragic accident as you uncover a piece of the story with each item found.
Why similar: Psychological 36.3%, Female Protagonist 15.9%, Dark 14.8%, Walking Simulator 10.2%, Story Rich 5.9%
Richard, waking up after a nightmare in a quiet and empty office, decides he is alone at work. On his way out of the office, he encounters a broken elevator and realizes he can't go home.
Why similar: Cinematic 21.1%, Psychological 19.4%, Adventure 17%, Dark 12.4%, Walking Simulator 11.8%
