- #1 MINE MEMORY
97% matchVery Positive94% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 36.4%, Mystery 17.7%, Surreal 9.6%, Cinematic 9.4%, Dark 8.1%
- #2 INDIKA
96% matchVery Positive89% of 9,627 reviews2024
Dev: Odd MeterPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 21.7%, Surreal 14.5%, Cinematic 12.9%, Dark 10.7%, Mystery 9.7%
- #3 Aenigmarch
96% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Alexander VavilonskyPub: Chesnokov Aleksandr
Windows · Mac · Linux
Step into a chilling mystery and peel back the ominous veil shrouding a peaceful southern Russian town.
Why similar: Psychological 27.2%, Noir 22.6%, Mystery 14.3%, Cinematic 13.4%, Dark 11.3%
- #4 ITS NOT YOUR FAULT
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BozPub: Lixeira Publishing
Windows
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 24.5%, Noir 18.8%, Cinematic 15.8%, Dark 11.2%, Mystery 8.7%
- #5 Alone in the Dark
94% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,932 reviews2024
Dev: Pieces InteractivePub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 15.8%, Cinematic 12.8%, Dark 9.9%, Mystery 9.1%
- #6 The Fox, The Forest & The Darkness
94% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Will LeamonPub: 706Gaming
Windows
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 30.9%, Mystery 19.4%, Dark 15.8%, Adventure 10.8%, Atmospheric 7.5%
- #7 Undying Flower
93% matchPositive94% of 33 reviews2025
Dev: CalcatzPub: indie.io
Windows
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 21.3%, Cinematic 12.6%, Surreal 10.9%, Mystery 10.8%, Female Protagonist 10.1%
- #8 HARU
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ahmed SheehanPub: Spookulele Games
Windows · Mac
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 13.4%, Surreal 12.9%, Mystery 12%, Walking Simulator 9.9%
- #9 Echoes of Lyra
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Velaria Studio
Windows
A girl who stopped speaking enters a world made of her own mind. A third-person narrative adventure: explore, solve puzzles by listening, and face its creatures alongside Caelum, her guardian. You don't kill them: you set them free.
Why similar: Psychological 34.6%, Mystery 14.3%, Cinematic 13.8%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Dark 8.8%
- #10 The Suicide of Rachel Foster
91% matchMixed68% of 6,908 reviews2020
Dev: ONE-O-ONE GAMESPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 22.8%, Mystery 15.9%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Dark 12%, 1990's 9.2%
- #11 Three Lambs
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kreatura Production
Windows
Three Lambs is a dark, cinematic first-person detective thriller set in Prague. Investigate crime scenes, search for hidden clues, examine evidence, question suspects, and uncover a mysterious case connected to Detective Kale's past.
Why similar: Psychological 33.1%, Adventure 18.8%, Mystery 18.5%, Dark 16%, Atmospheric 6.4%
- #12 RUIN: 35th Anniversary - Definitive Edition
89% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Official Electric
Windows
RUIN is a Point-&-Click Adventure set in a cyber-fantasy world of kingdoms and ancient relics. Journey through this mysterious land, behold its wonders, and ponder 35 years of mysteries.
Why similar: Psychological 26.4%, Cinematic 15.4%, Mystery 14.1%, Surreal 13.6%, Adventure 9.2%
- #13 FRUSTRAIN
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Film XR
Windows
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 18.3%, Psychological 18%, Cinematic 14%, Surreal 10.7%, Mystery 9.1%
- #14 This Bed We Made
87% matchVery Positive91% of 3,395 reviews2023
Dev: Lowbirth Games
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 22.6%, Mystery 16.5%, Cinematic 14.1%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Crime 8.7%
- #15 Virginia
89% matchMixed64% of 3,388 reviews2016
Dev: Variable StatePub: 505 Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 17.9%, Cinematic 16%, Mystery 14.6%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, 1990's 10.8%
- #16 BlockSouls
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Suchinski Studio
Windows
BlockSouls is a surreal indie adventure set in a lonely brutalist city. Explore strange places, meet unsettling characters, face disturbing enemies, and uncover hidden paths in a dark, dreamlike world.
Why similar: Psychological 21.5%, Adventure 17.7%, Surreal 17.5%, Dark 15.4%, Mystery 14.9%
- #17 Raw April Day
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Headless Human Limited
Windows
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 22.4%, Noir 17.9%, Mystery 13.1%, Cinematic 11.2%, Surreal 11.1%
- #18 Woke Up In a Dark Nightmare
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GameDevMkss
Windows
You fell asleep in your own bed but woke up in a dark nightmare. Explore a shifting house haunted by paranormal activity, uncover disturbing secrets and uncover the truth behind your arrival.
Why similar: Psychological 43.7%, Adventure 13.1%, Cinematic 9.2%, Dark 5.9%, Crime 5.6%
- #19 Whispering Maze
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: DreamSun ProductionsPub: DreamSun Services
Windows
Trapped inside a shifting labyrinth formed from memory and fear, you must follow haunting whispers through corridors that never stay the same. Some voices guide you. Some lie. And the Maze remembers everything.
Why similar: Psychological 34.1%, Female Protagonist 16.6%, Mystery 16%, Dark 14.3%, Adventure 6%
- #20 Fantasmagorie
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 229 reviews2024
Dev: Needlepoint Productions
Windows
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 26.9%, Cinematic 19%, Surreal 16%, Dark 11.9%, Adventure 7.2%
- #21 Man Without Organs
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NaviPub: MWO
Windows
“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 15.6%, Psychological 14.1%, Adventure 11.4%, Mystery 10.9%
- #22 SPARROW
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Phantom Lake Games
Windows
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 18.3%, Cinematic 13.2%, Mystery 11.8%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Dark 10.9%
- #23 刑死のためのカウンセル
81% matchPositive97% of 30 reviews2025
Dev: 薬草神話
Windows
―――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 36.4%, Noir 33.3%, Adventure 11.4%, Dark 8.1%, Story Rich 5.2%
- #24 Parasomnia Verum
82% matchPositive87% of 46 reviews2021
Dev: Vidas Salavejus
Windows
Parasomnia Verum is an atmospheric horror game about a recurring dream.
Why similar: Psychological 25%, Surreal 19.9%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Mystery 13%, Dark 10.4%
- #25 The Binding Hour
80% matchMixed63% of 27 reviews2025
Dev: Crimson Vale StudioPub: Twisted Joy
Windows
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 22.6%, Mystery 20.4%, Cinematic 16.5%, Dark 15.1%, Atmospheric 6.6%
- #26 Lucid Dream Adventure
81% matchVery Positive83% of 235 reviews2018
Dev: Dali Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 26.1%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Surreal 13.2%, Dark 13%, Mystery 11.6%
- #27 Point Zero: Victoria
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RosyGame
Windows · Mac
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 22.8%, Mystery 15.7%, Cinematic 11%, Crime 9.9%, 1990's 9.2%
- #28 26 Moves: The Queen's Plot
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Danari Games
Windows
A point-and-click mystery game. Search for the truth in 26 days, playing as two different characters, in a town during 1907.
Why similar: Noir 30.7%, Psychological 24.1%, Mystery 15.9%, Crime 8.9%, Adventure 6.2%
- #29 I Make Saints (Steam Edition)
79% matchPositive84% of 45 reviews2021
Dev: Somewhat Software
Windows
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%, Dark 13.1%, Mystery 11.4%, Walking Simulator 10.5%
- #30 After All Is Abraded: A Study on Disappearing Completely
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: younjiku
Windows
Explore surreal, fractured spaces, collect symbolic objects, and piece together a story of disappearance in a first-person psychological horror game. Episode 1 of a planned trilogy, solo-developed in Unreal Engine 5.
Why similar: Psychological 21.4%, Surreal 15.7%, Cinematic 15.7%, Mystery 12.9%, Dark 11.6%
- #31 Red Spider: Vengeance Remastered donation ver.
76% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: studio wasp
Windows · Mac
【Demo version includes all routes and endings】A cinematic crime noir. A former assassin seeks vengeance in this hardboiled VN, scored by Yasunori Shiono (Lufia series). (This paid edition supports Steam Achievements and the creators.)
Why similar: Noir 28.2%, Cinematic 15.1%, Mystery 12.4%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Crime 10.6%
- #32 White Noise
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Zarza Games
Windows
Maya might be a bit stressed, but strange things are starting to happen in her apartment, and the line between reality and illusion is beginning to blur. If you want to uncover the truth, you must explore a house that shifts over time. Recover what has been lost in the white noise.
Why similar: Psychological 40.9%, Adventure 18.4%, Mystery 10.1%, Surreal 8.3%, 1990's 6.7%
- #33 Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
78% matchVery Positive90% of 76,656 reviews2017
Dev: Ninja Theory
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 37.4%, Female Protagonist 18.2%, Dark 12.5%, Atmospheric 7.4%, Adventure 6.6%
- #34 After Work
75% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Wenvio
Windows
The workday is over. It's time to go home. But a familiar way out begins to lead somewhere unfamiliar. After Work is a short, atmospheric first-person journey into increasingly strange and dreamlike places.
Why similar: Psychological 25.8%, Mystery 18.7%, Surreal 12.2%, Walking Simulator 12%, Adventure 9.3%
- #35 Luto
74% matchVery Positive85% of 1,366 reviews2025
Dev: Broken Bird Games
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 25.4%, Cinematic 18%, Dark 14.7%, Mystery 13.6%, Walking Simulator 9.9%
- #36 Shattered Dimensions
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tufancan DemirkılıçPub: Domestic Goose Studio
Windows
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%, Noir 19.8%, Mystery 13.2%, Cinematic 11.6%, Dark 10.8%
- #37 StillAsleep
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ShadeDev
Windows
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 32.6%, Dark 16.8%, Mystery 11.5%, Adventure 9.5%, Surreal 9%
- #38 ORMS
73% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Rhea Games
Windows · Mac
An atmospheric narrative puzzle-adventure set on a surreal Nordic island. Guide young Sam and his companion Kira through two shifting realities - switching between a world of terrifying shadows and a world of light to solve puzzles and reignite the broken lighthouse
Why similar: Psychological 25.2%, Surreal 14.9%, Mystery 14.8%, Dark 13.8%, Cinematic 8.6%
- #39 Inner Ashes
73% matchPositive93% of 45 reviews2023
Dev: Calathea Game StudioPub: Selecta Play
Windows
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 21.1%, Surreal 13.2%, Mystery 12.9%, Dark 10.4%, Walking Simulator 10%
- #40 Knee Deep
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 177 reviews2015
Dev: Prologue Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 25.7%, Mystery 20.1%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Adventure 10.9%, Dark 9%
- #41 Red Spider2: Exiled Remastered donation ver.
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: studio wasp
Windows · Mac
A cinematic Hong Kong Noir visual novel. In 2007, an assassin defies orders to kill her savior and becomes a fugitive. Explore her fate through 1,300+ visual cuts and 6 branching routes.(Full story is free via the demo version. This paid edition supports Steam Achievements and the creators.)
Why similar: Noir 29.1%, Cinematic 14.8%, Crime 11%, Mystery 11%, Dark 10.4%
- #42 Funeral
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 45 reviews2022
Dev: Sysreb Games
Windows
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 24.3%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Dark 14.5%, Mystery 12.9%, Surreal 11.4%
- #43 Phoenix Springs
71% matchVery Positive88% of 277 reviews2024
Dev: Calligram Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 17.4%, Mystery 15.9%, Cinematic 14.2%, Dark 6.2%
- #44 Untold Memories: Obsession
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Arda OnurPub: Tyrosine Games
Windows
Play as police officer Nathan Mercer in a story-driven psychological horror game. Explore a quiet home, uncover disturbing clues, piece together the events of the night, and unravel the mystery before the past closes in.
Why similar: Cinematic 19.4%, Adventure 16%, Psychological 13.2%, 1990's 11.5%, Dark 9.9%
- #45 Lost Trust-Episode 1
70% matchMixed54% of 28 reviews2026
Dev: Kreatura Production
Windows
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 34.4%, Mystery 19.2%, Adventure 18.7%, Dark 15.1%, Atmospheric 6.7%
- #46 Broken Pieces
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 547 reviews2022
Dev: Elseware ExperiencePub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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 26.3%, Mystery 14.3%, Cinematic 12.8%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Surreal 10.1%
- #47 Hope in the City
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Lofty Sky Entertainment Inc.
Windows
17-year-old Hope Song thought the national exams were her biggest worry... until she got home to a ransacked apartment and two missing parents. Investigate through the eyes of an artist, turn sketches into evidence, and watch her family's mystery grow stranger and darker with every answer.
Why similar: Noir 23%, Psychological 22.2%, Cinematic 13.8%, Mystery 13.4%, Female Protagonist 11.5%
- #48 Rattle Spring
70% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: oddginger
Windows
Rattle Spring is a surreal point-and-click puzzle adventure inspired by Rusty Lake. When your cousin vanishes from her family’s desert health resort, you must explore unsettling spaces, mind-bending puzzles, and confront generational trauma to uncover the truth—and escape a gloomy fate.
Why similar: Psychological 38%, Adventure 14.3%, Mystery 14.3%, Surreal 13.9%, Female Protagonist 8.4%
- #49 Detective: Ritual of the Sea
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: InterStudioPub: Awaken Realms
Windows
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 18.5%, Dark 12.8%, Mystery 11.9%, Crime 11.8%
- #50 Echoes from Liminality
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rafaël MeunierPub: NewtGames Creation
Windows
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 21.4%, Mystery 17.8%, Dark 12.5%, Surreal 12.5%, Adventure 10.1%
- #51 Kagaribi
68% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: NewForeverSTUDIO
Windows
"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 23.3%, Noir 22.5%, Cinematic 12.9%, Mystery 11.1%, Dark 11%
- #52 Better World
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Holo
Windows
Seven evenings in one house. A tired father, five kids, a wife who counts his pills. Take one every evening and everything is lovely — until the walls start writing back. A short PS1-style psychological horror story. Two endings. What did you do, Arthur?
Why similar: Psychological 22.2%, Adventure 19%, Mystery 12.4%, Dark 10.7%, 1990's 10.3%
- #53 One More Letter
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Pati Games
Windows
A short, atmospheric narrative walking simulator about choosing to keep going when you have no proof that it matters. Write letters to The Evaluators, endure their trials, and search for a way forward through a crumbling world.
Why similar: Psychological 24.5%, Noir 19.8%, Walking Simulator 12.1%, Adventure 10.5%, Dark 9.9%
- #54 Dear Diary
66% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2026
Dev: NightinGames
Windows
Dear Diary is a short atmospheric first-person exploration game about the memories of a girl. Explore a small room and uncover five hidden objects while the story slowly unfolds.
Why similar: Adventure 19.8%, Psychological 19%, Cinematic 15.7%, Dark 14.7%, Walking Simulator 11.2%
- #55 Forgive or Finalize
67% matchMixed69% of 262 reviews2026
Dev: 72studio
Windows · Mac
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 22.4%, Dark 20.5%, Mystery 19.2%, Female Protagonist 18.5%, Adventure 7.8%
- #56 Oblivion 2666
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Solar Automata
Windows · Mac · Linux
A slipstream magical realist visual novella about an outsider, a borrowed camera, and a city that no longer matches its own photographs—told through literary prose and ever-shifting, textured cinematic presentation.
Why similar: Psychological 21.6%, Noir 19%, Cinematic 18.6%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Dark 9.2%
- #57 AUTOPHOBIA
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Magenta Softworks
Windows · Mac
A cinematic point-and-click experience following a girl's struggles with schizophrenia. Your choices dynamically affect not only the way others perceive her, but the way she perceives the world as well. Maintain her trauma and psychosis, or don't and suffer from progressively violent hallucinations.
Why similar: Noir 38.3%, Female Protagonist 16.6%, Cinematic 12.2%, Dark 10.5%, Third Person 6.3%
- #58 Viral Infection
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NuatGames
Windows
A first-person psychological horror set in an abandoned hospital. Explore dark corridors, face unpredictable jump scares, and uncover the origin of a deadly infection—before you become its next victim.
Why similar: Psychological 25.4%, Adventure 20.8%, Mystery 15.4%, Dark 14.3%, Walking Simulator 13.2%
- #59 Red Spider:Vengeance
70% matchPositive83% of 41 reviews2016
Dev: studio wasp
Windows · Mac
*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 31.8%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Cinematic 14.9%, Crime 10.4%, Dark 6.8%
- #60 STILL WATCHING: The Night Caregiver
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 0xFF
Windows
Your real smartphone is your only weapon... Sync your phone with the game and pray it doesn't ring while you're hiding in the closet.
Why similar: Psychological 20.7%, Noir 20.3%, Cinematic 10.8%, Mystery 10.6%, Crime 10.5%