- #1 The Guest
97% matchMostly Positive74% of 968 reviews2016
Dev: Team GothamPub: 505 Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
'The Guest' is a gloomy adventure full of enigmas where the exploration of your surroundings comes to prominence; puzzles, secrets and riddles will help you discover who has locked you in this somber hotel room and most importantly, why.
Why similar: Horror 28%, Adventure 21.2%, Mystery 20.4%, Puzzle 13.1%, Atmospheric 12.2%
- #2 In The Shadows
96% matchVery Positive93% of 59 reviews2017
Dev: Colorspace Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
In The Shadows is a puzzle platformer where lights scare away shadows monsters that transform into everyday objects you can use to your own advantage. Confront your fears, solve puzzles, find secrets!
Why similar: Platformer 24.5%, Emotional 15.5%, Adventure 14.6%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Mystery 10.3%
- #3 DARKLIGHT
96% matchVery Positive87% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: polytely games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Are you ready to investigate a mysterious occurrence at a remote lighthouse? Solve all mysteries in this dark and eerie puzzle game.
Why similar: Adventure 29%, Horror 26.6%, Mystery 15.6%, Puzzle 13.5%, Story Rich 6.7%
- #4 Karisvale
95% matchVery Positive94% of 194 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: Horror 20.5%, Soundtrack 16.1% ★, Adventure 13.7%, Atmospheric 11.2%, Mystery 10.3%
- #5 Kraven Manor
94% matchMostly Positive76% of 748 reviews2014
Dev: Demon Wagon Studios
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Turn out the lights, take a deep breath, and prepare yourself. Explore the depths of the immersive, atmospheric world of Kraven Manor. Uncover its secrets, solve its mystical puzzles, and face its growing threat. Face your fears and see if you have what it takes...the doors of Kraven Manor await you.
Why similar: Horror 57.1%, Adventure 28.4%, Puzzle 8.6%, Indie 5.8%
- #6 INMOST
93% matchVery Positive91% of 7,360 reviews2020
Dev: Hidden Layer GamesPub: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Escape the depths of an otherworldly labyrinth in this cinematic puzzle platformer. Explore a hauntingly beautiful world, with three playable characters, in one dark, interconnected story.
Why similar: Platformer 17.8%, Emotional 15.4%, Horror 12.1%, Adventure 11.9%, Mystery 10.2%
- #7 Keep in Mind: Remastered
94% matchMostly Positive76% of 613 reviews2018
Dev: Little Moth GamesPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Keep in Mind follows Jonas, a man haunted by alcoholism, depression, and grief. One night, he awakens to a shadowy mirror world where beasts lurk and stars don't shine. Lost and scared, Jonas must face the twisted beasts if he ever wishes to return home and learn the truth about his darkness.
Why similar: Horror 23%, Emotional 21.5%, Adventure 13.7%, Mystery 12%, Atmospheric 9.6%
- #8 The Lightkeeper
92% matchVery Positive82% of 1,097 reviews2025
Dev: Darkphobia Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Alone on a remote island, you're tasked with keeping a lighthouse. But the horrific events that claimed the lives of previous keepers still whisper through the air. Each day, the line between reality and delusion fades and something in the dark is waiting for the last keeper
Why similar: Horror 36.8%, Adventure 22.4%, Mystery 20.6%, Atmospheric 20.2%
- #9 Blackthorne's Manor
91% matchVery Positive81% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Error 404 Studios
Windows
Blackthorne's Manor is a first-person mystery thriller, where logic, puzzles, and the supernatural collide. Search for your missing friend, uncover the secrets of Blackthorne Manor, and escape before the house claims you too.
Why similar: Adventure 31.5%, Horror 19.2%, Mystery 12%, Atmospheric 11.3%, Puzzle 10.9%
- #10 Insight
91% matchVery Positive88% of 72 reviews2024
Dev: GravelRoadPub: PaperPixel Games
Windows
Insight is a single-player horror story game shrouded in mystery. You'll take control of different characters to solve crimes and unveil the dark secrets behind them.
Why similar: Horror 36.8%, Emotional 31.7%, Story Rich 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Adventure 4.7%
- #11 KnightLight
89% matchVery Positive95% of 120 reviews2024
Dev: LuminosityPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
A 2D puzzle-platformer where you light your way through the darkness. Play as the Light, exploring an abandoned civilization where you find a suit of armor that seems to have magical properties. Suit up using the powers of the suit to channel your light magic to see what this strange place hides.
Why similar: Platformer 33.5%, Adventure 19.7%, Linear 17.7%, 2D 10.4%, Puzzle 9.6%
- #12 We're Tethered Together
89% matchVery Positive97% of 238 reviews2023
Dev: BunBun Games
Windows
Cast into an ancient crypt, survive the horrors that dwell below, and ascend from despair with your unexpected companion in this short 2D puzzle platformer. Take risks to evade the petrifying gaze from beyond the dark.
Why similar: Platformer 32.8%, Adventure 18.5%, Horror 14.2%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Puzzle 8.9%
- #13 Darkness Ahead
90% matchMixed52% of 108 reviews2016
Dev: Useless MachinesPub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Darkness Ahead is an adventure game about a man searching for his little brother. A plateau between mountains holds a dark secret about its past. You have to stay alive and collect everything you need to complete your quest.
Why similar: Adventure 30.6%, Horror 26%, Mystery 12.1%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Indie 7.8%
- #14 Grimind
88% matchMixed64% of 292 reviews2014
Dev: Paweł MogiłaPub: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Grimind is a 2D, physics based, adventure, platform game in horror/creepy theme. Grimind casts you into forgotten caves and ancient crypts, without memories. While being there you have to demonstrate great manual skills to pass obstacles and solve non trivial puzzles to get out of scary environment and additionally discover what are you...
Why similar: Platformer 42.7%, Adventure 18.8%, Horror 18.8%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Indie 6.4%
- #15 Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder
87% matchMostly Positive73% of 633 reviews2014
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
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: Horror 43.2%, Adventure 30.2%, Atmospheric 12.9%, Puzzle 9.5%, Indie 4.2%
- #16 Silence of the Sleep
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 709 reviews2014
Dev: Jesse Makkonen
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
You play as a man called Jacob Reeves. A man who has lost his reason to live. He throws himself into a blackness to end his misery, but instead of it being the end he wakes up without a memory of his life before.
Why similar: Horror 36.2%, Adventure 19.7%, Atmospheric 8.4%, Emotional 8.1%, Mystery 6.1%
- #17 Closure
86% matchVery Positive85% of 996 reviews2012
Dev: Eyebrow Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
In the dark and mysterious world of Closure, only what you see exists. Manipulate lights to phase objects in and out of reality in this multiple-award-winning puzzle game. Play as a strange spider-like demon who explores the stories of three human characters through beautiful, eerie environments such as a decrepit factory, a murky...
Why similar: Platformer 53.2%, Puzzle 16.5%, Horror 10.1%, 2D 7.6%, Indie 5.6%
- #18 Lighthouse Keeper
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 417 reviews2020
Dev: Nikita Igorevich Studio
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 8%
This dark act takes place from a single day of the Lighthouse Keeper. Listen to keeper carefully and help him to interrupt his twenty-years-old shift at the Lighthouse.
Why similar: Horror 43.6%, Adventure 32.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Story Rich 11.2%, Indie 0.8%
- #19 Kach
84% matchVery Positive81% of 295 reviews2022
Dev: Bhargav ModhaPub: BYGames
Windows · Mac
On a task to find your sister, you find yourself exploring an old abandoned house. But you soon find out that things are not as they seem.
Why similar: Horror 33.7%, Adventure 25.9%, Mystery 10.7%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Linear 7.7%
- #20 Care
82% matchVery Positive95% of 74 reviews2024
Dev: The Pocket Dimension
Windows
Care is an atmospheric first person horror game with puzzle elements, where your choices have consequences. Be observant with your surroundings and unravel the horrific secrets that hide within these walls.
Why similar: Horror 31.8%, Mystery 22.8%, Atmospheric 17.2%, Puzzle 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 9%
- #21 One Late Night: Deadline
85% matchMostly Negative30% of 203 reviews2014
Dev: Black Curtain Studio
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 25%
One Late Night: Deadline continues the story of One Late Night, a horror/mystery game where you play the role of an office worker caught in the middle of the paranormal activity that has broken out in a seemingly ordinary office building. Freely explore the 5 story office complex that houses several different companies.
Why similar: Horror 33.6%, Mystery 20.8%, Adventure 20.6%, Atmospheric 18%, Indie 3.9%
- #22 Shadow of Pharos
81% matchMixed68% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: Team Gaivot
Windows
Shadow of Pharos is a short first-person horror game.
Why similar: Horror 40.2%, Mystery 23.2%, Atmospheric 19.4%, Adventure 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 4.9%
- #23 The Gretlow Tapes
79% matchVery Positive92% of 123 reviews2025
Dev: Aegon Games
Windows
Armed with nothing but your camera, investigate the abandoned Gretlow House in this short, atmospheric horror game. Uncover a chilling mystery through a realistic found-footage lens.
Why similar: Horror 39.3%, Atmospheric 21.3%, Mystery 18.9%, Story Rich 13.4%, Linear 3.9%
- #24 Lights Off!
80% matchVery Positive85% of 1,843 reviews2022
Dev: TheDollarGameStore
Windows
Play through a common childhood fear about turning the lights off and going to bed.
Why similar: Horror 57.4%, Adventure 24.3%, Puzzle 7.9%, Linear 7.4%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #25 Chamber of Darkness
83% matchMixed46% of 68 reviews2018
Dev: The Crow StudiosPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 26%
Play as a fearsome knight on a journey filled with challenges. Use a variety of abilities and powerups to take down enemies in an abandoned, torn by war castle.
Why similar: Adventure 33.3%, Platformer 25.8%, Atmospheric 11%, 2D 7.4%, Indie 7.4%
- #26 The House of E.
81% matchVery Positive90% of 72 reviews2023
Dev: Gamenastica Studios
Windows
The House of E. is a story-driven puzzle game with horror elements and a creepy atmosphere.
Why similar: Horror 28.6%, Mystery 19.7%, Atmospheric 14.8%, Adventure 12.3%, Linear 11.3%
- #27 The Initiate
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 205 reviews2017
Dev: Deceptive Games Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
The Initiate is a mystery puzzle game. You awake in a house full of traps and puzzles - This is your trial; complete it, or die!
Why similar: Adventure 34%, Horror 23.9%, Atmospheric 14.5%, Puzzle 9.3%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #28 Temple of Shadows
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: DRB Studios
Windows
Join Sebastian Harrington, an archeology student, on a quest to find his missing professor. Explore ancient temple ruins, solve puzzles, and uncover hidden secrets in the Temple of Shadows.
Why similar: Horror 26%, Adventure 20.6%, Mystery 17.6%, Atmospheric 16.8%, Puzzle 9.4%
- #29 Black Rose
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 989 reviews2016
Dev: Sir Bedlam Productions
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Equipped with a flashlight, investigate an abandoned funeral home that's said to be haunted. Find out what really happened to the people who once worked there, and hope that this dark, eerie building doesn't become your final resting place.
Why similar: Horror 74.1%, Adventure 18.5%, Indie 4.5%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #30 Flicker of Hope
77% matchVery Positive93% of 1,058 reviews2020
Dev: Studio Whip
Windows · Mac
Flicker of Hope is a suspense thriller where you play as a small candle in the ruins of a dark cathedral. Though the halls are littered with victims of a mysterious plague, you are not the only soul left. Use the properties of a candle, and a trusty douter to prevent yourself from being discovered.
Why similar: Horror 49.7%, Atmospheric 20.9%, Adventure 20.1%, Indie 6.1%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #31 Darkness Under My Bed
78% matchVery Positive91% of 96 reviews2021
Dev: Desert Fox
Windows
Wander through intricate maze under the bed, and discover the secrets hidden in the long, dark tunnels. Document the existence of monsters. Retrieve the stolen treasures and memories.
Why similar: Horror 31.1%, Mystery 19.8%, Adventure 15.7%, Atmospheric 13%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #32 Entangled
77% matchVery Positive93% of 57 reviews2022
Dev: P² Studios
Windows
Complete physics-based platformer puzzles as you venture deeper into an abandoned research facility responsible for developing ominously powerful quantum entanglement technology.
Why similar: Platformer 23.7%, Adventure 15.6%, Atmospheric 12.7%, Story Rich 10.7%, Puzzle 10.3%
- #33 Kill The Shadow
73% matchVery Positive90% of 527 reviews2026
Dev: ShadowlightPub: Phoenix Game
Windows
Kill the Shadow is a detective game with multiple endings, featuring 2.5D pixel art and semi-open exploration and investigation. Play as Lucas, a former police officer, alongside a mysterious Shadow who can see the “past.” Remember—every choice you make will change the fate of countless characters!
Why similar: Emotional 24.1%, Mystery 20.3%, Adventure 16.8%, Story Rich 10.9%, Puzzle 8.8%
- #34 Creepy Tale
76% matchVery Positive86% of 2,970 reviews2020
Dev: Creepy Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Creepy quest with the atmosphere of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales. Go through a dangerous adventure filled with puzzles and challenges! Perhaps it is you who will be able to solve all the secrets of forest and save the peaceful creatures?
Why similar: Platformer 27.5%, Adventure 15.2%, Horror 14.5%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Linear 9.7%
- #35 Krypta FM
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,045 reviews2024
Dev: Under The Sink Studio
Windows
Can you solve the mystery of the Beast of Gozdary?
Why similar: Horror 31.9%, Atmospheric 18.3%, Adventure 18.2%, Mystery 15.3%, Story Rich 11.1%
- #36 Hold Me Still
74% matchVery Positive82% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: Zeroshade123
Windows
"Hold Me Still" is a point-and-click puzzle mystery game where you investigate your friend's disappearance by exploring their house, collecting clues, solving puzzles, and uncovering the truth.
Why similar: Adventure 28.4%, Emotional 21.2%, Mystery 12.6%, Puzzle 11.9%, 2D 8.8%
- #37 Joy Land
75% matchMixed66% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: MK Creations
Windows
Lewis, an intelligent detective, finds himself on a mission to uncover the truth behind the many disappearances including his sister's. With the help of Joy, Lewis is going to explore what lies behind these walls. only to realize that there's much more to discover than he initially thought.
Why similar: Horror 38.3%, Mystery 21.3%, Adventure 16%, Puzzle 11%, Atmospheric 9.7%
- #38 The Children of Clay
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 3,945 reviews2025
Dev: Balazs Ronyai
Windows · Linux
The Children of Clay is a short stop motion archeology horror game, where you have to study an ancient artefact and discover its dark secret.
Why similar: Horror 32.6%, Adventure 16.9%, Atmospheric 16.5%, Mystery 9.7%, Puzzle 9%
- #39 Dead Dreams
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 67 reviews2020
Dev: Aiaz Marx
Windows
"DEAD DREAMS" is a 2D psychological horror game focused on puzzle-solving and atmosphere with a complex non-linear story in which every element has a meaning...
Why similar: Horror 21.1%, Mystery 13.9%, Linear 13.5%, Atmospheric 11%, Adventure 9.1%
- #40 Don't Remember
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 72 reviews2022
Dev: Boo! Games
Windows
In Don’t Remember, some things are better left forgotten. Fight your amnesia in this atmospheric, first person psychological horror game. Solve the mystery of the old mansion in 1900’s England through the use of your lantern’s various colors and face its hidden grotesque visage.
Why similar: Horror 29.2%, Adventure 17.1%, Atmospheric 14.5%, Mystery 12.8%, Puzzle 8.1%
- #41 Candleman: The Complete Journey
74% matchVery Positive92% of 1,264 reviews2018
Dev: Candleman Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Despite only being able to burn for 10 seconds, a little candle journeys into the darkness, with the purpose of seeking light.
Why similar: Adventure 33%, Platformer 26.8%, Linear 10.4%, Puzzle 7.8%, Indie 7.4%
- #42 The Wellmonts Case
70% matchVery Positive95% of 233 reviews2026
Dev: Zakym s. r. o.
Windows
The Wellmonts Case is a first-person psychological horror game set in 1993, Northern Maine. As a private detective, you explore the abandoned Wellmont farm, search for clues, photograph unsettling evidence, and uncover the truth behind a family's unexplained disappearance.
Why similar: Horror 34.3%, Adventure 22.5%, Mystery 20%, Atmospheric 16%, Story Rich 6.3%
- #43 The Third Shift
70% matchVery Positive98% of 62 reviews2026
Dev: Teebowah Games
Windows
In this Game Boy styled horror game, uncover the mystery of the Roanoke Museum of History and Wonder. Get lost in its maze-like exhibits, solve peculiar puzzles, and survive being hunted by grotesque creatures from the controversial Human Body Exhibit. Can you leave the museum alive?
Why similar: Horror 29.2%, Adventure 19.7%, Mystery 15.7%, Puzzle 9.4%, Atmospheric 7.8%
- #44 INFRA
72% matchVery Positive88% of 3,717 reviews2016
Dev: Loiste Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
INFRA puts you into the boots of a structural analyst on a routine mission. Quickly though, your task turns into a fight for survival, all caused by deep-rooted schemes of the past. Your tools are simple: your camera and the wits to navigate a labyrinth of debris.
Why similar: Atmospheric 19.3%, Mystery 19%, Horror 17.6%, Adventure 17.5%, Puzzle 12.2%
- #45 The Permanent Residence : Souls Kept
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 102 reviews2024
Dev: Rizzvix
Windows
Permanent Residence invites players into an episodic journey of psychological horror, where each chapter reveals a sinister short story woven into the eerie legacy of a cursed place.
Why similar: Horror 32.4%, Linear 22.4%, Mystery 18.6%, Adventure 12.5%, Atmospheric 11.6%
- #46 THANATOS
72% matchVery Positive83% of 59 reviews2024
Dev: Angela NguyenPub: WahooCat Productions
Windows · Mac
THANATOS is a first-person psychological horror mystery game that involves finding clues, solving puzzles, and uncovering secrets to prevent a friend from taking their own life.
Why similar: Adventure 42.9%, Horror 31.1%, Puzzle 14.2%, Story Rich 9.4%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #47 The Green Light
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 128 reviews2026
Dev: waleedzo
Windows
A first person horror game. Fred is stuck in a dead-end job, haunted by hallucinations. A voice on the radio speaks of a green light. It promises peace and freedom. A tale of self-discovery where Fred is willing to find freedom, even at the cost of his life.
Why similar: Emotional 21.8%, Horror 21.7%, Mystery 16.1%, Adventure 11.1%, Linear 9.9%
- #48 Unanswered
69% matchVery Positive96% of 91 reviews2026
Dev: WhiteRoot Studio
Windows
You wake up in a strange place, not knowing who you are, where you are, or how you got here. Trapped in an environment that twists to break your sanity, your only way out is to delve into the unknown and face the horrors of a past your mind is trying to hide.
Why similar: Horror 40.7%, Adventure 25.5%, Mystery 13.2%, Puzzle 7.4%, Indie 6.7%
- #49 White Night
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 411 reviews2015
Dev: OSome StudioPub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
The dark will reveal all!Explore the macabre past of an old mansion in the 1930's and solve puzzles of light and shadows in this fully black & white survival horror! Players are trapped in this nightmare where darkness is a constant threat!
Why similar: Horror 45.5%, Adventure 36.4%, Puzzle 11.8%, Singleplayer 3.3%, Indie 3%
- #50 [Nightmare Files] Clap Clap
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,309 reviews2024
Dev: Raycastly
Windows
Clap Clap is a short indie horror game that puts you in the shoes of a house sitter, experiencing strange occurrences in a seemingly ordinary home.
Why similar: Horror 47.2%, Adventure 18.1%, Atmospheric 15.3%, Mystery 10.9%, Story Rich 4.4%
- #51 Beyond the Doors
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 76 reviews2026
Dev: Dream Error
Windows · Linux
An atmospheric horror, exploration and automation game all set in the dim halls of an apartment building
Why similar: Horror 31.2%, Adventure 20.1%, Atmospheric 17%, Mystery 11.9%, Puzzle 9.5%
- #52 Overcome Your Fears - Caretaker
67% matchMixed69% of 2,286 reviews2025
Dev: markuwaaaaa
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Steve Jackson, a 19-year-old guy, is looking after a friends house and encounters eerie events in a small town. Dive into the dark mystery of the events you unwittingly became a part of. Will you be able to uncover the truth?
Why similar: Horror 38.8%, Linear 20.2%, Atmospheric 13.3%, Story Rich 12.3%, Adventure 11.2%
- #53 Narrow Woods Hotel
68% matchVery Positive97% of 67 reviews2024
Dev: Hyper Freeze Games
Windows
A retro point-and-click horror adventure game that tests the boundries of the genre! In this "found-footage" horror game you have to navigate the rooms and hallways of the mysterious Narrow Woods Hotel. Collect keys and items and use them to find your way out.
Why similar: Horror 36.6%, Adventure 23.3%, Atmospheric 19.3%, Mystery 19.3%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #54 It Happened At Night
69% matchMixed68% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: Davidcrosdev
Windows
It Happened At Night is a short horror game where the player must complete basic objectives to advance the story and immerse themselves through the eyes of the protagonist.
Why similar: Horror 26.1%, Mystery 18.2%, Atmospheric 14.4%, Emotional 13.8%, Linear 13.5%
- #55 Disorder
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 108 reviews2015
Dev: Swagabyte Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A psychological 2D puzzle platformer. You must switch between two versions of the past: dark & light, positive & negative, hope & despair. Every action is innately tied to this dualistic battle. Traverse a surreal landscape of memory to try and mend a fragile mind.
Why similar: Platformer 58.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Story Rich 12.9%, Indie 11.9%, Singleplayer 3.3%
- #56 KRAMPEN
67% matchVery Positive91% of 443 reviews2023
Dev: GMD13
Windows
Immerse yourself in the winter forest and help a lost soul to find a piece of itself. What is awaiting you there.. or who?
Why similar: Horror 32.2%, Adventure 15.3%, Atmospheric 14.8%, Story Rich 12.5%, 2D 10.3%
- #57 Where We Went
66% matchVery Positive98% of 59 reviews2026
Dev: Oddcube Games
Windows
Where We Went is a narrative driven puzzle game. Step into the role of a mysterious character that can control ancient guardians to solve puzzles. Uncover the story behind your visit to the tomb and the reason for its existence!
Why similar: Emotional 24.4%, Adventure 21.2%, Mystery 18.1%, Puzzle 9.7%, Platformer 8.8%
- #58 Mimic Search
65% matchVery Positive89% of 1,040 reviews2024
Dev: Gemezl
Windows
Mimic Search is a short indie horror game, in which you take the role of a police officer investigating a recent mimic attack.
Why similar: Horror 37.5%, Adventure 18.7%, Atmospheric 18.2%, Linear 14.2%, Mystery 7.4%
- #59 The Horror Of Salazar House
66% matchVery Positive94% of 390 reviews2020
Dev: Maldo19Pub: Torture Star Video
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Will you solve the mystery of the Salazar manor or will you become another permanent inhabitant? An Italian horror inspired adventure game!
Why similar: Horror 25.8%, Mystery 16.9%, Adventure 14.2%, Atmospheric 13%, Story Rich 11.1%
- #60 The Room Two
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 21,748 reviews2016
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Unique events transport you to the halls of a long-forgotten crypt. The only means of escape lies locked within a stone pedestal, along with a note from your mysterious ally. His words promise assistance, but only serve to entice you into a compelling world of mystery and exploration.
Why similar: Mystery 26.4%, Horror 20.4%, Puzzle 20.2%, Atmospheric 14.1%, Adventure 12.1%