60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Exploration, Mystery, Story Rich.
A systems-driven exploration game where foul language is your only tool — and the world reacts in ways you’d never expect. Escape a deceptive nightmare of rainbows and unicorns by making its happy creatures cry.
Auridia
Explore an interconnected world full of platforming challenges in this short metroidvania. Reach new areas by swinging from ceilings, throwing bombs, bouncing off spikes, and more. Examine dozens of artifacts, commune with forgotten gods, and piece together what happened to Auridia.
Amatsuko
A knowledge-based progression game. Explore and solve the strange misteries of the interconnected fantasy worlds trapped inside an esoteric book and discover the roots of a terrible evil. No stats, no log, no savefiles. Only pure knowledge is your progress.
Explore an interconnected world full of platforming challenges in this short metroidvania. Reach new areas by swinging from ceilings, throwing bombs, bouncing off spikes, and more. Examine dozens of artifacts, commune with forgotten gods, and piece together what happened to Auridia.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.7%, Lovecraftian 28%, Investigation 10.4%, Exploration 10%, Story Rich 9.6%
A knowledge-based progression game. Explore and solve the strange misteries of the interconnected fantasy worlds trapped inside an esoteric book and discover the roots of a terrible evil. No stats, no log, no savefiles. Only pure knowledge is your progress.
Why similar: Mystery 20%, Lovecraftian 13.9%, Exploration 13.7%, Story Rich 12.1%, Puzzle 11.2%
Journey to the far corners of the Earth and unearth ancient horrors in this Lovecraftian narrative puzzle adventure and sequel to 2020’s critically acclaimed Call of the Sea.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.5%, Investigation 20.1%, Mystery 13%, Puzzle 10.1%, Story Rich 9.1%
Join Norah, a woman plagued by a mysterious illness, in her search for her missing husband in this adventure puzzle game set on a lush island paradise. Immerse yourself in stunning visuals and unlock forbidden secrets in a moving tale of mystery and love.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.6%, Investigation 14.8%, Mystery 12.3%, Puzzle 12.1%, Story Rich 10%
The House Dreams Along With Them is a first person puzzle adventure with an emphasis on interactivity and logic. Sleep and dream in the rooms of a mysterious house. Solve the puzzles to make the dreams real and take a step towards the enigmatic reification of night.
Why similar: Investigation 19.5%, Mystery 18.5%, Puzzle 13.8%, Exploration 12.7%, Horror 10%
Purgatorial Learning drags you deep into dreams and nightmares that weave through each other, capturing you into its otherworldly web. Explore this nightmare, find the cracks within and escape from a dream that isn't yours!
Why similar: Investigation 24.5%, Metroidvania 20.9%, Mystery 12.8%, Exploration 9.4%, Story Rich 8.7%
You’ve discovered evidence of a cosmic presence influencing humanity since its origins. Now something born in the depths of the cosmos is calling again. Investigate, uncover forbidden knowledge and survive a disturbing first person Lovecraftian horror adventure.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.1%, Investigation 17.8%, Mystery 12.1%, Horror 9.1%, Exploration 8.7%
Explore a scary mansion in the first-person adventure horror game. Talk to kidnapped souls, collect grimoires, and discover the hidden secret inside the many doors. Your soul was stolen, and you found yourself in the underworld. Can you escape?
Why similar: Dark Comedy 33.8%, Lovecraftian 15.8%, Mystery 11.9%, Puzzle 10.2%, Horror 9.5%
The Night Is Long is a short first-person horror game where a grieving man follows a ghostly vision into an abandoned mansion. Uncover dark secrets, survive atmospheric horrors, and face your past through exploration, puzzles, and subtle scares.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.9%, Exploration 12%, Puzzle 10.2%, Horror 10.2%, Mystery 10.1%
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 24.9%, Investigation 14.3%, Mystery 13.1%, Horror 9.4%, Story Rich 8.5%
The director's body was found in the office. It looks like a suicide but the detective has a different opinion.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 30.3%, Investigation 12%, Exploration 10.1%, Puzzle 10.1%, Horror 7.7%
Embark on this Lovecraft-inspired tale and discover the mysteries that await you in this island. Explore the enigmatic lighthouse, solve challenging puzzles and most importantly: try not to lose your sanity when facing the darkness of your mind.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.1%, Mystery 13.5%, Puzzle 12%, Story Rich 10.1%, Exploration 9.6%
A cursed legacy awakens something ancient, revealing a terrifying reality never meant for human eyes. Follow your missing uncle’s trail, uncover forbidden secrets, and face a Lovecraftian cosmic horror in this first‑person adventure.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.4%, Investigation 21.9%, Mystery 12.3%, Exploration 9.6%, Horror 9.1%
You're the last surviving Elf who must find the Secret Sword, the only weapon capable of defeating the immortal Lord Velomdor.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.4%, Dark Comedy 16.1%, Puzzle 12.9%, Exploration 12.1%, Mystery 7.8%
You're locked in a diner! But for a good reason. Someone chopped down the Grand Spruce, and the collateral damage is Big News. Figure out which of the many suspicious characters murdered the town's journalist by essentially bugging everybody.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 27.3%, Mystery 23%, Exploration 12.9%, Story Rich 12.1%, Puzzle 9.6%
Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.
Why similar: Investigation 28.1%, Mystery 23.7%, Puzzle 14.5%, Story Rich 13.2%, Exploration 12.1%
Investigate the murder of a famous streamer and find out who the killer is, but beware of people who don't like you meddling.
Why similar: Mystery 24.9%, Investigation 19.9%, Exploration 14.7%, Puzzle 12.6%, Story Rich 9%
The first three games of the Forgotten Hill series joined together with new contents, new locations, new puzzles and secrets revealed: let's follow Larson's First Steps in Forgotten Hill!
Why similar: Investigation 27.4%, Lovecraftian 26.3%, Puzzle 13.4%, Horror 11.2%, Mystery 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: Investigation 26.6%, Lovecraftian 24.9%, Mystery 15.2%, Horror 10.4%, Story Rich 8.5%
UnSeen : you won't see death coming. A first person horror game about immersion, where truth and madness are never far away. Be careful... fear is on your feet.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.9%, Mystery 16.7%, Horror 12.5%, Exploration 12.2%, Investigation 9.9%
Alone in a dark castle, you must find a way to escape. You will have to explore the castle grounds, find keys, solve puzzles, and if push comes to shove, you will have to use your gun. Be careful however. Your gun only fires one bullet at a time.
Why similar: Investigation 30.2%, Mystery 18.6%, Puzzle 15.3%, Exploration 13.4%, Horror 7.7%
A journey through ancient mysteries and forces described by the original short story "The Picture in the House" written by H.P Lovecraft.
Why similar: Investigation 29%, Lovecraftian 14.7%, Horror 12.3%, Exploration 11.2%, Story Rich 9%
Explore a quarantined island chain and a vast automated hospital abandoned for twenty years. Uncover the secrets of the Malin Corporation while evading the machines that still believe they have patients.
Why similar: Investigation 26.8%, Lovecraftian 20.5%, Mystery 18.9%, Story Rich 7.8%, Exploration 7.7%
As a horror-based RPG, Fragments utilizes a dynamic camera system as well as breathtaking stylized graphics to enhance the fast-paced combat to the in-depth lore. Traverse four unique domains defeating the lost to grow stronger, learn skills and save the afterlife.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.4%, Lovecraftian 29.8%, Horror 10.7%, Exploration 10.2%, Story Rich 7.8%
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 30.9%, Investigation 17.9%, Mystery 15%, Story Rich 9.9%, Exploration 8.6%
A horror adventure game inspired by the art of Theodor Geisel and the works of HP Lovecraft, featuring a mixture of point and click and survival horror elements.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.9%, Metroidvania 21.3%, Mystery 12.7%, Horror 7.6%, Puzzle 7.3%
In this short prologue of mystery and intrigue, Eric Foy wakes up to a strange phone call from his wife, Audrey, she is missing from their bed and pregnant with their first child. As Eric braves the storm, he finds remnants of his wife's belongings.
Why similar: Investigation 40.7%, Story Rich 21.1%, Exploration 18.5%, Puzzle 14.3%, Adventure 4.8%
Explore a vibrant island full of magic and mystery in Nulphia, a top-down story-driven singleplayer adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.1%, Exploration 13.3%, Puzzle 13.1%, Story Rich 10.3%, Mystery 9%
In this single-player narrative roguelite, govern a cursed island as you investigate your niece’s mysterious disappearance. Interrogate, trade, upgrade, and embark upon card-based expeditions to uncover dark secrets – before the next cataclysm strikes.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26%, Mystery 19.8%, Exploration 14.1%, Investigation 13.4%, Story Rich 8.8%
Sell balut. Survive the night. Hapunan is a gripping story-driven horror game inspired by Filipino culture. When a routine permit run uncovers the Barangay Captain's violent secrets, Niko must fight a corrupt system to protect his family. Dinner is served.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 44.1%, Investigation 13.5%, Horror 12.2%, Exploration 9.4%, Story Rich 7.6%
A dark, story-rich puzzle adventure where every clue matters. Think carefully, read with attention, and make meaningful choices and be ready to act fast when danger strikes to uncover the truth and save your daughter.
Why similar: Investigation 42%, Puzzle 10.8%, Horror 10.2%, Mystery 9.9%, Story Rich 9.7%
From H.P. Lovecraft's work, this walking simulator sends you to the frozen wastes of Antarctica. Use your tools to navigate the frozen galleries untouched by millennia. Unearth evidence of a dreadful truth while you search for a madman whose ill fate lies somewhere beneath these Mountains of Madness
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.5%, Investigation 14.6%, Exploration 10.2%, Mystery 9.3%, Puzzle 9.2%
The End of it All is an isometric adventure game where players must control a large cast of characters and exploit personal relationships to take over a small town one person at a time. This is a Student Project.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 30.1%, Lovecraftian 25.1%, Investigation 10.9%, Puzzle 8.9%, Exploration 8.5%
2409. As the new Spook on HMS Solbrand you dive deep into a past steeped in grand norse myth and quiet local legend. Command your submersible, survey sunken ruins, uncover puzzling fragments, commune with the dead, and untangle a pseudo-historical knot of cosmic proportions: Why is the sun so loud?
Why similar: Investigation 28.8%, Lovecraftian 27.4%, Exploration 13.9%, Puzzle 12.9%, Adventure 9.5%
The disappearance of an ambitious engineer and his high-society wife provokes a hunt for a precious artefact. The trail leads you to the attic of their home, and the discovery of an old, peculiar dollhouse. What secrets lie within these walls?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.1%, Puzzle 23.8%, Mystery 23.1%, Story Rich 6.9%, Horror 6.1%
"Ketamine" is a First-Person game in which you need to uncover why you woke up without any memory in an apparently unremarkable apartment, until you discover the secrets of the resident and consider whether you really want to stay or leave.
Why similar: Investigation 34.1%, Puzzle 19.4%, Mystery 16.7%, Logic 9.8%, Horror 9%
You just want to play a video game in an old game club, but time passes quickly, and strange noises draw you into a dark nightmare! A nightmare that begins with an old video game... Are you ready to experience a 2D platformer game within the heart of a 3D first person psychological horror game?
Why similar: Investigation 20.7%, Metroidvania 18.2%, Mystery 15.9%, Puzzle 11.3%, Horror 10.4%
Join Alfred in this 3D adventure game set onboard a scary alien mothership. In space no one can hear you s#!t yourself, thankfully.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 40.7%, Exploration 13.6%, Puzzle 12.9%, Horror 8.9%, Mystery 6.6%
Rediscover true meaning of Manos. Delve into a psychological mystery where movie making mistakes the key to uncovering the true horror. The survivors are waiting for you to discover it. Jackey Raye Neyman Jones (The Original Debbie) is 'looks forward to seeing' this dark restoration.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 37.5%, Mystery 15%, Puzzle 12.8%, Story Rich 10.6%, Horror 10.4%
Explore a mysterious world where every melody can reveal a forgotten passage. Use your beak, your song and your knowledge to progress and uncover the many secrets buried deep within the Metroidvania Puzzle-Platformer that is TOUKAN.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.5%, Mystery 22.3%, Exploration 11.3%, Story Rich 10.4%, Puzzle 7.4%
Something has gone wrong at the 28 Leicester Square manor. Danger lurks around every corner. In this horror puzzle game, you will uncover the truth of what happened to this place and reveal secrets that should have stayed hidden. Every man has two sides; let's just hope you help the right one.
Why similar: Mystery 21.5%, Investigation 20.3%, Puzzle 17%, Horror 13.3%, Story Rich 11.5%
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?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.4%, Investigation 20%, Mystery 15.1%, Story Rich 8.6%, Horror 7.2%
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 35.3%, Investigation 17.2%, Mystery 13.2%, Story Rich 11.6%, Exploration 9.4%
WRAIN is a single-player cosmic adventure where your end is just the beginning. Solve intricate puzzles to appease Death, gain forbidden knowledge, and unravel the dark secrets of a mysterious island. Tread carefully—or else you may become another lost voice in the chorus of the damned.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 26.1%, Lovecraftian 23.3%, Mystery 14.7%, Puzzle 10.1%, Exploration 8.6%
The fourth of seven chapters of a courtroom battle style visual novel, in which the story follows brand new lawyer Samuel Prince as he solves a strange variety of different crimes. Investigate the crime scene for evidence, then use it in court to find the real truth behind the case.
Why similar: Investigation 26.9%, Mystery 22.2%, Story Rich 12%, Logic 9.9%, Puzzle 8.2%
You will have to investigate and find the exits while you are in the company of silence and emptiness. Will you be able to stay calm even when there are more questions than answers? Will you make it to the end? Good luck!
Why similar: Investigation 35.5%, Puzzle 20%, Exploration 18%, Adventure 14.7%, Story Rich 11.4%
The Echo Paradox is a first-person psychological horror game. Humanity stands on the brink of an unsettling revelation – alternate dimensions are real, but eerily without signs of life.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.1%, Investigation 20%, Mystery 12.7%, Horror 10.2%, Exploration 9.4%
Explore unearthly ruins, solve arcane riddles and pick up your sword against the indescribable horrors that lurk amidst the forgotten depths of our world. Beware the creeping grip of madness as you uncover secrets not meant for the eyes of men!
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.9%, Lovecraftian 18.3%, Mystery 12.1%, Exploration 10.6%, Puzzle 9.7%
Chart your own path through a fog-shrouded dungeon in INK MAZE! Design cryptic treasure maps to solve puzzles, outsmart traps, and collect loot hidden within the mist. But when you reach the depths of the maze, will you still be able to decipher the symbols you charted long ago?
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.3%, Exploration 14.4%, Mystery 14.1%, Puzzle 12.8%, Adventure 8.9%
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 27.8%, Investigation 19.9%, Mystery 18.7%, Puzzle 11.4%, Story Rich 10.5%
Explore the mythical ancient ruins beneath the island of Minos. Piece together what happened to you and your team. Beware the spirits and beasts that lurk below! A single-player, first-person, horror game inspired by Penumbra and Amnesia.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.9%, Investigation 21%, Mystery 15.6%, Exploration 9.6%, Horror 9.2%
Idrscape is a first-person solo game, search and analyze the clues to find the codes and keys that will allow you to get out of the building as quickly as possible.
Why similar: Investigation 45.9%, Puzzle 25.1%, Exploration 21%, 3D 7.3%, Singleplayer 0.7%
Lones is a single-player adventure. Leave stress behind and live off-grid in the Canadian woods. Investigate and uncover the truth behind a mysterious and peculiar shadow.
Why similar: Investigation 27%, Mystery 19.9%, Story Rich 13.6%, Exploration 13.6%, Puzzle 10.8%
After five years in hiding, former Miami detective Lazarus “Lars” Bundy is swept up in another globe-trotting supernatural mystery whose origins trace back to a legend about the creation of Earth itself.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 26.7%, Investigation 21.4%, Puzzle 11%, Exploration 10.5%, Cartoony 9.8%
Memory’s Reach is a first person puzzle based metroidvania. Explore a huge, interconnected world of labyrinthian megastructures filled with alluring mysteries. Solve challenging puzzles, acquire powerful abilities, and uncover forgotten lore as you seek to reveal the legacy of a doomed civilization.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.5%, Investigation 24.1%, Mystery 14.2%, Puzzle 11.1%, Exploration 10.3%
The second of seven chapters of a courtroom battle style visual novel, in which the story follows brand new lawyer Samuel Prince as he solves a strange variety of different crimes. Investigate the crime scene for evidence, then use it in court to find the real truth behind the case.
Why similar: Investigation 27.6%, Mystery 15%, Story Rich 14.2%, Cartoony 13.4%, Logic 9.4%
Bonded Forever is a co-op game that combines horror and puzzle elements. In this game, you and your friend try to go back to the place where you live in your childhood and solve the mysteries that happened while you were away and try to overcome the problems you will face by working together.
Why similar: Investigation 19.1%, Exploration 18.5%, Puzzle 16.7%, Horror 11.9%, Mystery 11.4%
first-person exploration game, explore the forbidden exoplanet, uncover the dark secrets.
Why similar: Investigation 28.1%, Mystery 19.1%, Exploration 13.4%, Horror 11.8%, Puzzle 10.5%
