60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Story Rich, Mystery, Singleplayer.
Become Shepherd, an inquisitor sent to a suspicious village. Unveil the secrets of a world filled with fear, and make an inevitable choice. In this visual novel mystery, your decisions change the world. Can you survive the desperate horror?
Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss
A mining station in the Pacific abyss is no longer responding. As an investigator of the occult, unravel the mysteries of the deep. Test your wits and sanity in this lovecraftian thriller.
DESOLATIUM
DESOLATIUM is a first-person point & click Graphic Adventure based on Lovecraft Mythos. Live this horror story where you will have to visit mysterious locations, face lovecraftian creatures, find clues and combine objects to solve puzzles.
A mining station in the Pacific abyss is no longer responding. As an investigator of the occult, unravel the mysteries of the deep. Test your wits and sanity in this lovecraftian thriller.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.8%, Detective 13.5%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Investigation 9.8%, Mystery 7.8%
DESOLATIUM is a first-person point & click Graphic Adventure based on Lovecraft Mythos. Live this horror story where you will have to visit mysterious locations, face lovecraftian creatures, find clues and combine objects to solve puzzles.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 19.5%, Detective 15%, Mystery 10.1%, Investigation 9.1%, Visual Novel 9%
1924. Private Investigator Pierce is sent to look into the tragic death of the Hawkins family. Plunge into a world of creeping madness and cosmic horror. Cryptic clues, shadowy figures, and pure terror bar your way as you fight to retain your sanity and solve an otherworldly mystery.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 42.5%, Detective 17.1%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Horror 8.1%, Mystery 6.9%
What if the choices you make during your investigation awaken ancient beings older than existence itself. Explore the official Choose Cthulhu gamebook adaptation, every decision you take seals the fate of mankind. Will the creeping madness consume you as you uncover the darkest secrets?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.3%, Detective 11.9%, Thriller 9.8%, Visual Novel 9.6%, Choices Matter 7.9%
In 2005, a sophomore student named Maha Igarashi boarded a private train to Soukyo City. However, she vanished upon alighting at the "Kisaragi" station. Five years later, her lover, Shizuno Yokoyama, initiated an investigation into her disappearance, unraveling a series of mysteries along the way.
Why similar: Detective 13.3%, Text-Based 11.5%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Thriller 10.1%, Investigation 9.8%
This gripping paranormal horror adventure revolves around Hermitage, the sinister bookstore that attracts most unusual customers – all of whom seem to be involved in mysterious cases bordering on the paranormal.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.6%, Investigation 12.9%, Detective 12.8%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Mystery 10%
Saint Kotar is a psychological horror detective game set in a cursed valley in rural Croatia. Investigate the disappearance of your relative in the occult-ridden town of Sveti Kotar as you switch between conflicting realities through the eyes of two godly men.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.7%, Detective 16.8%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Choices Matter 8.2%, Mystery 7.7%
Experience a nerve-racking Lovecraftian adventure, rebuilt from the ground up with modern graphics and gameplay. Become Sherlock Holmes, and find yourself at the heart of the terrifying Cthulhu Mythos as you investigate a series of mysterious disappearances in Europe and the US.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.2%, Detective 18.8%, Investigation 11.1%, Mystery 9.7%, Psychological Horror 9.1%
HINGE is a psychological horror VR adventure. You suddenly find yourself in an abandoned skyscraper, devoid of all your senses and memories. The laws of physics are distorted, and time has collapsed. The only way out is to step into the terrifying unknown and piece together the fragmented clues
Why similar: Lovecraftian 21.9%, Detective 13%, Investigation 11.6%, Thriller 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9.9%
The narrative is the puzzle itself. You have no power, no resources, but a cryptic force sends you to face the impossible, where you have to see through your opponents lies before they see through yours, be they human or not.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24%, Investigation 15.6%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Thriller 9.5%, Choices Matter 8.5%
Tokyo Stranger is an aerial genre of text horror game inspired by the opening ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. You play as a tourist from an exotic country, looking for any possibility to escape Tokyo in a static world.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 15.3%, Text-Based 12.8%, Detective 11.5%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Psychological Horror 9%
Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual SNS! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.
Why similar: Investigation 15.4%, Mystery 11.6%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Text-Based 11%, Psychological Horror 10.8%
DESOLATIUM: PROLOGUE is a first-person point & click Graphic Adventure based on Lovecraft Mythos. Live this horror story where you will have to visit mysterious locations, face lovecraftian creatures, find clues and combine objects to solve puzzles.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.8%, Detective 15.7%, Mystery 10.9%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Visual Novel 7.8%
Arkham Detective is an immersive and captivating psychological thriller that unfolds within the eerie and otherworldly universe crafted by the master of cosmic horror, H.P. Lovecraft.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.9%, Detective 20.8%, Thriller 15%, Investigation 7.1%, Story Rich 5.8%
The Sherlock Holmes series returns with this updated version of The Awakened, which brings a whole new dimension to the original title developed by Frogwares. The game puts the player into an investigation of the Cthulhu Mythos - as imagined by Father of modern horror, H.P. Lovecraft.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 40.8%, Detective 25%, Investigation 8.1%, Mystery 7.5%, Adventure 7.5%
"Embrace of the Downpour" is a psychological horror experience set in a lonely apartment, where you face an unexpected series of events. Can you handle the unfolding madness?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24%, Investigation 18%, Thriller 15.6%, Psychological Horror 14%, Mystery 10.7%
A mystery adventure game and visual novel set on solitary Shironagasu Island. Discover its secrets, solve its mysteries, and escape from the ominous island!
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.3%, Mystery 15.9%, Detective 15.1%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Horror 9.2%
Staffer Retro is a mystery adventure game where you uncover past incidents related to ‘Mana’, the source of supernatural powers. Gather information through dialogue and exploration, and piece together clues found in documents to guide the choices of Verita Retro, the protagonist.
Why similar: Detective 19.9%, Thriller 13%, Investigation 12.7%, Visual Novel 11%, Mystery 10.7%
An idol livestreamer is searching for her missing partner. You are not just watching her stream. Interfere with her broadcast, investigate clues on and off stream, and uncover the truth behind her partner’s disappearance.
Why similar: Detective 17.1%, Investigation 16.1%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Mystery 13.4%, Text-Based 10.9%
USSR, 1952. A psychological thriller visual novel about the still-unsolved Case No. 17, inspired by real events. Search for the murderer inside a Soviet psychiatric hospital, make choices with irreversible consequences — and don’t trust the past. Don’t trust anyone. Not even yourself.
Why similar: Detective 17.2%, Investigation 13.9%, Thriller 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.7%
Locked inside a facility that erases memory, seven people must recover what they've forgotten to earn their freedom. Explore escape-room puzzles, piece together broken relationships, and uncover the truth behind the sins none of them remember committing in this branching path visual novel.
Why similar: Detective 15.3%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Mystery 12.2%, Investigation 10.9%, Visual Novel 9.7%
Necropolis Suite, is an immersive narrative-driven cosmic horror game about discovery, knowledge, and the meaning of transcendence. Can you escape the terror that lurks in the suite?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31%, Detective 21.9%, Investigation 10.9%, Horror 8.1%, Story Rich 6.3%
A place where warmth is but a memory. The night echoes with strange sounds, and uncanny neighbors stir a lingering unease, all steeped in a stale, suffocating air. Yet one question remains—where does this chilling cold truly come from?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Text-Based 13.5%, Mystery 12.5%, Psychological Horror 11.8%
A distracted student arrives for his internship at a girls' boarding school in the small town of Chudnogorsk. After a series of failures, Andrey finds out about a series of disappearances in this mysterious place. And that he himself is bound to disappear.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.1%, Detective 16.1%, Mystery 14.9%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Thriller 12.6%
A murder mystery puzzle game with visual novel elements in a Gothic, Lovecraftian world. Collect clues, solve puzzles, interrogate suspects, and uncover the mystery surrounding the death of Mini’s husband.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.3%, Detective 17.5%, Investigation 14.2%, Mystery 10.1%, Visual Novel 8.2%
On Air! Taxi Detective Casebook is a pixel-art, dialogue-driven mystery game. You’re an AI in a taxi, teaming up with a talkative driver on late-night runs to hear bizarre passenger stories, solve cases in secret, and let him play the “great detective.”
Why similar: Detective 24.9%, Investigation 17.8%, Text-Based 14.5%, Visual Novel 14%, Choices Matter 8.3%
Suhoshin is a 2D Visual Novel set in the medieval Joseon period of Korea. While investigating a series of mysterious murders, you will have to make choices that will lead you down different paths toward different endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.6%, Thriller 13.2%, Detective 12.9%, Text-Based 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.4%
You are a photo shop owner moonlighting as an informant in the vibrant, but dangerous streets of Neo City. After harboring a strange fugitive, your skills as an informant are put to the test, as the fate of the entire city rests in your hands.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.3%, Detective 19.3%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Investigation 9.6%, Thriller 9.5%
A string of campus killings. A newly-turned vampire struggling to adjust. A monster hunter seeking answers. Worlds collide as Dante Jones and Nick Torres, both in danger of being accused of the crimes, team up to reveal the true culprit in this chilling supernatural horror visual novel.
Why similar: Thriller 12.9%, Investigation 11%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Detective 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10.4%
Play as a detective tasked with catching a serial killer in this visual novel set in post-war Japan. Investigate key locations, question many complex characters, piece together clues, and try to stop the culprit before they end yet another young girl's smile.
Why similar: Detective 18.1%, Investigation 13.9%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Mystery 9.9%
Become a pathologist in a sinister mansion filled with unsolved mysteries. Examine bodies and make decisions that alter the course of the investigation. Your choices shape multiple story endings in this narrative-driven psychological horror — where every secret could cost your sanity.
Why similar: Detective 20.7%, Lovecraftian 15.3%, Investigation 15.1%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Mystery 11.3%
Explore a misty 90's small town where every choice you make unravels a dark, haunting mystery. Investigate clues, manage tense relationships, and face the consequences of your actions in this psychological horror visual novel that may leave you questioning your own sanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.6%, Detective 15.9%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Thriller 8%
A subway train plagued by strange occurrences. A part-time exorcist girl arrives to confront the supernatural chaos, with the unknown ahead.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.4%, Detective 16.6%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Mystery 9.5%
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 18.2%, Investigation 14.7%, Text-Based 13.1%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Mystery 9.4%
Welcome to the mysterious village of "Folk Show"! This is a domestic plot-oriented micro-horror game that will take you into a rural story full of suspense and thriller.
Why similar: Detective 19.3%, Thriller 15.4%, Investigation 14.9%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Mystery 13.4%
Play as a camera-headed detective and partner with a superpowered girl to solve memory manipulation crimes. Gather clues, piece together the truth, and shatter fabricated lies in this unique mystery game.
Why similar: Detective 28.5%, Investigation 21.7%, Mystery 14.1%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Story Rich 7.4%
Explore disturbing corners of the human psyche. Delve into a dimension of nightmares, the occult and a tense psychological world created in classic Lovecraftian style. As police detective Howard E. Loreid, you are tasked to solve the murder of Clark Field, a wealthy man involved in the occult.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 40.7%, Detective 15.6%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Horror 11.1%, Point & Click 8.1%
Rewind time to save your girlfriend in a twisted high school death game. A gripping yuri visual novel: Investigate brutal murders, unravel psychological horrors, and fight for a forbidden love that defies death itself.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.6%, Detective 16.7%, Thriller 11%, Visual Novel 11%, Mystery 8.7%
You are the Void Priest, bound to an Elder God against your will. Guided only by relics, symbols and light, you must solve eldritch mysteries, perform forbidden rituals, and survive long enough to choose: remain faithful or betray.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.1%, Detective 17.4%, Investigation 12.9%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Mystery 8.2%
The Occultist is a first-person narrative thriller. You play as Alan Rebels, a paranormal investigator who travels to an abandoned British island after his father's disappearance. Explore Godstone island, face supernatural entities, and uncover long-buried occult rituals.
Why similar: Detective 23.3%, Investigation 19.3%, Lovecraftian 19%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Mystery 7.9%
Join a serial killer enthusiast group to solve the town's recent murders in this mystery visual novel adventure, featuring point-and-click and text-based investigation and a detailed story.
Why similar: Investigation 15.5%, Detective 15.4%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Thriller 14.9%, Mystery 12.1%
Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.2%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Horror 10.2%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Text-Based 9.4%
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: Visual Novel 17.3%, Detective 15.6%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Text-Based 14.2%, Mystery 13.1%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: Detective 18.8%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Thriller 10.5%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Choices Matter 8.1%
[IS THE GIRL IN THE MANOR ALIVE OR DEAD?] Investigate an abandoned manor, gather evidence, and make choices that affect both the past and future in this mystery point-and-click adventure.
Why similar: Detective 20.6%, Investigation 19.5%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Horror 9.3%
Dive into the worlds of the best classic weird fiction and cosmic horror writers. Try out our original approach to bringing literature into the interactive medium. Relax and let Dr. Emmerson guide you through all the colors of dread.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.5%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Text-Based 11%, Mystery 9.5%
[DEMO available now!] Erased memories, scattered clues. What will you uncover, and what will you leave buried?As an amnesiac detective, investigate crime scenes with limited focus. You can't analyze everything. Strategically choose your leads to shape the case and reclaim your lost past.
Why similar: Detective 26.5%, Investigation 20.1%, Mystery 13.2%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Choices Matter 8.8%
Uncover the secrets of Arkham in a dark cosmic horror adventure. Solve puzzles, cross hidden dimensions, and use the Eye of Kadath to reveal the impossible. Knowledge comes at a price... are you willing to pay it?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29%, Detective 15.1%, Investigation 12.1%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Choices Matter 8%
Nothing To Remember is an immersive murder mystery that runs in real-time, right on your desktop. Through their personal messages, you'll uncover two characters unknowingly intertwined as they hunt a killer long thought dead. When your next choice could mean life or death, will you answer the call?
Why similar: Detective 17.6%, Text-Based 14.5%, Investigation 14%, Thriller 13.5%, Psychological Horror 9%
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Detective 18%, Investigation 14.9%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Mystery 10.3%
For every action, there is a reaction... For every choice, a result... Dive deep into your subconscious as you wander the halls of The Testing Chamber & join hundreds of thousands of other players in one of the biggest & most successful social experiments ever performed.
Why similar: Detective 20.1%, Investigation 17.2%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Mystery 11.6%
A branching detective mystery. Evidence never lies. But your interpretation might. Your choices shape the truth— and what you uncover may reflect yourself.
Why similar: Detective 18.6%, Lovecraftian 15.4%, Investigation 14.1%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Text-Based 11.4%
A monster is hiding behind one of the voices on the line. Identify the liar before you reveal your location. One wrong judgment, and it comes to your door. Each playthrough changes who's lying.
Why similar: Detective 20.6%, Investigation 14.1%, Thriller 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Mystery 11.3%
FoldLoop is a detective game that emphasizes logical reasoning. To escape the curse of endless cycles, you'll observe the sandbox from a higher dimension, analyze the rulebook, and deduce the secrets of the real world.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.1%, Detective 22.8%, Investigation 13.6%, Mystery 13.4%, Story Rich 6.7%
Earth's Center of Gravity is a mystic horror visual novel with multiple endings. The story revolves around Tower Antiques. "No one remembers how long Tower Antiques was there. But it remembers everyone. Even the ones who did not visit it yet." Tower Antiques is waiting for you to write your story.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 18%, Thriller 14.4%, Mystery 11.4%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Psychological Horror 10.7%
Powered by Unreal Engine 5, The Sinking City Remastered brings the eerie, atmospheric world of Oakmont back to life with enhanced gameplay and fully relit environments, perfect for both newcomers and returning players.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.6%, Detective 18.3%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Thriller 9.5%, Investigation 9.4%
It's a mystery game that reveals the truth through an autopsy. Be a forensic doctor and find out why the dead died.
Why similar: Detective 23.9%, Mystery 13%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Text-Based 11.1%, Choices Matter 10.6%
Alex wakes up at his grandmother’s, left alone in a silent house. Unsure where his family is, he begins to uncover a dark mystery in an attempt to escape. Facing his fear in an endless nightmare, Alex must survive the dead of night, a cursed forest, and paranormal activities before daylight arrives.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27%, Thriller 15.8%, Psychological Horror 12%, Investigation 10.9%, Mystery 10.4%
Ironic point & click adventure where a once brilliant detective quits his trade and lands a job in IT to make a living. But even in the seemingly mundane world of office life, there are secrets to be uncovered. Navigate through puzzles, quirky colleagues, and intrigues to crack corporate mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 23.4%, Investigation 17.1%, Text-Based 13.4%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Mystery 10.5%
As a gothic detective, you solve mysteries with your colorful sidekick. Everyone you meet in this bizarre world has a peculiar disease. A unique talent, or a mere curse? You must get to the bottom of it all. Investigate murders, search for clues and complete the puzzle.
Why similar: Detective 20%, Investigation 14.8%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Mystery 10.4%, Psychological Horror 10.3%
