- #1 SIMULACRA
97% matchVery Positive90% of 4,633 reviews2017
Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: Horror 23%, Point & Click 17.2%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Puzzle 13.5%, Story Rich 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: You investigate a missing person's life by navigating their phone, mirroring the voyeuristic and investigative feel of the seed game.
- #2 Stories Untold
96% matchVery Positive87% of 5,426 reviews2017
Dev: No CodePub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental adventures, including a remaster of the original hit episode “The House Abandon”.
Why similar: Horror 37.3%, Point & Click 20.4%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Story Rich 10.3%, Puzzle 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game masterfully blends retro computer interfaces with psychological horror to create a deeply immersive meta-narrative experience.
- #3 Hypnospace Outlaw
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 5,418 reviews2019
Dev: TendershootPub: No More Robots
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Greetings Enforcer, and thank you for enlisting in the Hypnospace Patrol Department! As the world falls into its slumber, Hypnospace becomes a bustling global village. These virtual streets aren't going to police themselves!
Why similar: Point & Click 34.4%, Simulation 26.5%, Puzzle 18.2%, Story Rich 14.3%, Indie 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: This simulation captures the feeling of exploring a nostalgic, slightly eerie operating system filled with secrets and strange user-generated content.
- #4 Her Story
95% matchVery Positive89% of 10,294 reviews2015
Dev: Sam Barlow
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A woman is interviewed seven times by the police. Search the video database and explore hundreds of authentic clips to discover her story in this groundbreaking and award winning narrative game.
Why similar: Investigation 26%, Visual Novel 16%, Point & Click 15.4%, Puzzle 15.3%, Story Rich 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: It requires you to act as a detective, searching through a fragmented database to piece together a dark and complex narrative.
- #5 Emily is Away
94% matchVery Positive89% of 32,252 reviews2015
Dev: Kyle Seeley
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Emily is Away is an interactive story. Create a screenname and choose your path through the branching narrative.
Why similar: Story Rich 34.6%, Visual Novel 24.5%, Simulation 23.6%, Indie 7.9%, Singleplayer 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: This title uses a nostalgic chat client interface to tell a poignant, interactive story about digital relationships.
- #6 Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
94% matchVery Positive90% of 15,430 reviews2016
Dev: Osmotic StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Big Brother has arrived - and it’s you. Investigate the lives of citizens to find those responsible for a series of terror attacks. Information from the internet, personal communications and private files are all accessible to you. But, be warned, the information you supply will have consequences.
Why similar: Investigation 63.1%, Simulation 28.6%, Story Rich 2.9%, Visual Novel 2.2%, Point & Click 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: You play as a government investigator using surveillance tools to monitor citizens, perfectly capturing the theme of invading someone's digital privacy.
- #7 98xx
93% matchVery Positive81% of 446 reviews2023
Dev: JacksonG13Pub: JacksonGameStudios
Windows
The 98xx is an old computer OS from the 90s that’s recently been discovered after many years of being lost. There are still a few working files within the OS that can be explored.
Why similar: Horror 27.5%, Point & Click 20.8%, Simulation 19%, Puzzle 18.5%, Psychological Horror 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the aesthetic and eerie isolation of early 90s computing through a lens of psychological horror.
- #8 Buddy Simulator 1984
92% matchVery Positive93% of 4,239 reviews2021
Dev: Not a Sailor Studios
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Thanks to next generation AI technology, BUDDY SIMULATOR 1984 simulates the experience of hanging out with a best buddy! Your buddy learns from you, constantly adapting to your interests and personality. But most importantly, your buddy can play games with you!
Why similar: Horror 37.9%, Story Rich 20.2%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Simulation 14.9%, Indie 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game starts as a simple text-based simulation but quickly evolves into a disturbing meta-horror experience that plays with your computer's reality.
- #9 FAKEBOOK
91% matchVery Positive91% of 747 reviews2024
Dev: banjihagames
Windows · Mac
Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual SNS! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.
Why similar: Investigation 22.8%, Horror 18.7%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Point & Click 12.7%, Story Rich 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: This investigation-heavy visual novel tasks you with digging through social media profiles to uncover secrets.
- #10 Welcome to the Game II
91% matchVery Positive84% of 3,439 reviews2018
Dev: Reflect Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Welcome to the Game II is an atmospheric horror / strategy / puzzle game that takes you into the world of the deep web in search of the shadow web. Play as an investigative reporter trying to solve a case of a mysterious woman broadcasting for help as masked men are on the hunt to kill her.
Why similar: Horror 54.1%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Simulation 14.1%, Puzzle 10.4%, Indie 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes simulation that forces you to navigate the deep web on a virtual computer while avoiding real-time threats.
- #11 Samsara Room
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 9,989 reviews2020
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
You woke up in a mysterious room you have never seen before. Can you find another way out? Samsara Room is a remake of the praised predecessor of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.
Why similar: Puzzle 32.8%, Point & Click 30.7%, Horror 13.1%, Psychological Horror 7.9%, Indie 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal point-and-click escape room game that shares the same focus on environmental puzzles and unsettling atmosphere.
- #12 Who's Lila?
89% matchVery Positive95% of 3,610 reviews2022
Dev: Garage Heathen
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face
Why similar: Horror 24.6%, Point & Click 19.1%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Puzzle 16.7%, Psychological Horror 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A unique point-and-click horror game that uses a facial expression mechanic and meta-narrative elements to create a surreal investigation.
- #13 Telling Lies
90% matchMixed63% of 1,297 reviews2019
Dev: Sam BarlowPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Four private lives. One big lie. Search through secretly recorded video conversations to discover the truth. The successor to the acclaimed Her Story.
Why similar: Investigation 29.2%, Point & Click 19.6%, Puzzle 17.8%, Story Rich 14.8%, Simulation 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: Similar to Her Story, this game tasks you with searching through stolen video files to uncover the truth behind a secretive group.
- #14 Malware
87% matchVery Positive88% of 1,186 reviews2024
Dev: Odd Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Malware lurks where you least expect it. Unscrupulous software vendors have hidden traps inside legitimate installers — can you spot them all and keep your computer clean?
Why similar: Puzzle 32.8%, Point & Click 31.7%, Simulation 23.9%, Psychological Horror 6.3%, Singleplayer 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: This simulation game puts you in the role of a computer user dealing with a malicious program, emphasizing puzzle-solving and digital tension.
- #15 Inscryption
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 144,872 reviews2021
Dev: Daniel Mullins GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Why similar: Horror 38.8%, Puzzle 24.1%, Story Rich 22.3%, Point & Click 14.8%
Why You'll Like It: While it starts as a card game, its meta-horror elements and computer-based exploration provide a similar sense of discovery and dread.
- #16 Fingerbones
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,593 reviews2015
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 10%
Explore a mysterious abandoned bunker and find notes that paint a disturbing picture.
Why similar: Horror 28.5%, Investigation 21.3%, Point & Click 15.5%, Puzzle 15.1%, Psychological Horror 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: A short, free-to-play horror experience that relies on environmental storytelling and exploration to build tension.
- #17 Last Message
86% matchVery Positive89% of 177 reviews2021
Dev: JamesGamesNZ
Windows
Use an in-game computer to chat with friends to stay connected and help each other. Explore your 'empty' apartment building for items to assist them and uncover lost messages.
Why similar: Horror 41.7%, Simulation 28.4%, Story Rich 25.3%, Singleplayer 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A simulation-focused game that explores emotional storytelling through the lens of digital communication.
- #18 Doki Doki Literature Club!
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 221,125 reviews2017
Dev: Team Salvato
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 38.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.3%, Horror 29.8%, Psychological Horror 21.9%, Story Rich 12.1%, Singleplayer 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: This visual novel uses meta-fictional elements to break the fourth wall and subvert player expectations in a way that feels deeply personal.
- #19 A Date in the Park
85% matchVery Positive88% of 2,018 reviews2016
Dev: Cloak and Dagger Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 36%
A short and mysterious free point and click adventure game, inspired by the feeling of oddness in an everyday situation.
Why similar: Horror 28.8%, Point & Click 24.4%, Puzzle 18.9%, Story Rich 14.2%, Psychological Horror 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: This atmospheric point-and-click adventure uses a simple interface to deliver a dark and mysterious narrative.
- #20 My Friend is a Raven
83% matchVery Positive91% of 1,321 reviews2020
Dev: Two Star Games
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 18%
You return to your old apartment one last time, in search of a sickened raven. You must speak to him, and discover the cause behind the calamity that has spread across the world.
Why similar: Horror 39%, Point & Click 16.1%, Puzzle 12.4%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, 2.5D 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A short, indie point-and-click game that uses a dark, psychological tone to tell a compelling story.
- #21 Dingir OS
82% matchVery Positive83% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: SpoocleMacBoogle
Windows
Congratulations, you've found Dingir OS — an operating system that lets you glimpse into the darkest corners of the internet. Browse forbidden websites, investigate lethal files, and immerse yourself in the world of digital legends. (We are not responsible for anything that may happen to you.)
Why similar: Horror 21%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Point & Click 16.8%, Puzzle 14.6%, Story Rich 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game utilizes a fictional operating system to deliver a psychological horror experience through point-and-click mechanics.
- #22 Play With Me: Escape Room
84% matchMixed63% of 531 reviews2018
Dev: Airem
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
See how a game created by the very Jigsaw would look like! Use the available objects, outwit tricky illusions and optical puzzles and above all, answer the question – will you dare to Play with Me?
Why similar: Horror 33.4%, Puzzle 25%, Story Rich 18.4%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Indie 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: It directly leans into the escape room genre, offering challenging puzzles wrapped in a gritty, horror-themed narrative.
- #23 Nightmare Zapping
82% matchVery Positive99% of 76 reviews2023
Dev: Maldo19
Windows
A horror channel browsing game where each channel holds a different nightmare to experience, explore them and find out the truth about what has happened in a small town where the inhabitants have disappeared.
Why similar: Horror 23.9%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Investigation 17.5%, Point & Click 13%, Story Rich 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: A visual novel that uses pixel art to create a retro, horror-filled atmosphere perfect for fans of indie mystery games.
- #24 Log.in
81% matchMostly Positive75% of 89 reviews2026
Dev: Little氷華
Windows
Log.in is a mystery-horror game where you explore a PC screen, digging through images, videos and files. Hidden somewhere in the system is the location of a girl being held captive. Your actions on the desktop will dramatically change the story and her fate.
Why similar: Horror 35.7%, Point & Click 27.2%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Puzzle 16.2%, Indie 2.3%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery-adventure game that centers on uncovering the truth behind a strange digital login interface.
- #25 Interrogation Simulator
81% matchVery Positive95% of 61 reviews2022
Dev: Otis MillerPub: Fire Cycle Games
Windows · Linux
Inspired by JCS videos and similar Interrogation analysis. Match evidence with statements. Play good cop/bad cop. Make choices. Learn what makes people tick. Unravel the mystery.
Why similar: Investigation 23.4%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Point & Click 16.6%, Puzzle 16.5%, Story Rich 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the investigative aspect of the genre, forcing you to make choices that dictate the outcome of a tense interrogation.
- #26 Heaven Does Not Respond
78% matchVery Positive91% of 438 reviews2026
Dev: Rise Studios
Windows
Heaven Does Not Respond is a psychological and analog horror game set in an alternate 2005 timeline. Play as an intelligence agent, exploring a retro computer interface to decipher secret files, watch mysterious videos, and uncover the dark secrets behind a young man's death.
Why similar: Investigation 22.9%, Horror 20.3%, Point & Click 15.8%, Puzzle 14.1%, Story Rich 10%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled point-and-click game that focuses on investigation and uncovering dark secrets within a digital space.
- #27 Murmurs of the Mist
79% matchVery Positive89% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: Jenna YourstonePub: JamJam Studios
Windows
In this game, you’ll encounter puzzles which require you to use your environment in order to solve them. Take note of every detail, they can help you in uncovering Sofia’s story.
Why similar: Horror 35.8%, Puzzle 23.4%, Story Rich 18.1%, Psychological Horror 18%, Singleplayer 2.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines casual puzzle elements with a heavy dose of psychological horror and story-rich investigation.
- #28 Disturbed
80% matchVery Positive92% of 1,861 reviews2016
Dev: iBlackpen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 32.2 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Play as a farmer who struggles to manage a failing farm. You come to a point where there is no more hope, and you must do something.
Why similar: Horror 25.3%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Puzzle 15.2%, Point & Click 13.1%, Simulation 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: This free-to-play horror adventure uses a visual novel style to present a bleak and mysterious world.
- #29 ONE IN THE BACK
77% matchVery Positive97% of 204 reviews2025
Dev: Mr. Jingo
Windows
An escape-room styled series of puzzles await in the car that seems to contain neither rhyme nor reason. See if you can solve the mysteries of the photographs, and figure out what it means to be the ONE IN THE BACK.
Why similar: Puzzle 23.6%, Point & Click 23.1%, Horror 18.9%, Story Rich 14.6%, 2.5D 9.6%
- #30 No Players Online
77% matchVery Positive85% of 625 reviews2025
Dev: Beeswax GamesPub: Black Lantern Collective
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
you find an abandoned fps game on an old computer. you decide to play it.
Why similar: Horror 31.5%, Puzzle 20.8%, Story Rich 16.9%, Simulation 15.7%, Psychological Horror 12.3%
- #31 You Must be 18 or Older to Enter
79% matchVery Positive83% of 306 reviews2017
Dev: Seemingly Pointless
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 19%
It's the 1990s. You’re alone at home, and you heard about the "adult" internet at school. You Must be 18 or Older to Enter blurs several genres together to create an anxious horror experience, one that hits a little too close. How deep will you dive before your parents come home? Do you even like this stuff?
Why similar: Simulation 58%, Horror 24.7%, Indie 17.3%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal simulation game that explores the darker side of early internet culture through a unique, interactive lens.
- #32 HOUSE CALL
76% matchVery Positive89% of 75 reviews2026
Dev: helloitscrash
Windows
HOUSE CALL is a short 20 to 30-minute experience heavily inspired by Adobe Flash point-and-click games of the late 2000s, including THE HOUSE by Sinthai. Use your mouse to explore the environment, solve puzzles, and proceed through the house to find what lies within.
Why similar: Horror 29.6%, Point & Click 22.6%, Puzzle 20.1%, Investigation 16.3%, Psychological Horror 9.2%
- #33 TELEFORUM
75% matchVery Positive92% of 3,462 reviews2023
Dev: Monumental CollabPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 51%
TELEFORUM is a found-footage-styled horror game exploring the unknown side of media. You’re visiting a widow’s apartment to conduct an interview about her husband's death. But that’s not the main reason why you’re here. It’s all about the tape, isn’t it?
Why similar: Horror 30.2%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Puzzle 15.5%, Story Rich 12.7%, Psychological Horror 12.5%
- #34 Winion Virus
74% matchVery Positive95% of 1,002 reviews2024
Dev: Dawntown Studio
Windows · Mac
Winion Virus is a pixel-art visual novel horror game. It features adorable and charming graphics paired with a dark fairy-tale story full of unexpected twists. As a point-and-click adventure, your task is to fix the errors occurring within the computer.
Why similar: Horror 28.2%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Point & Click 18.2%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Simulation 9.8%
- #35 SEEING THINGS
76% matchVery Positive96% of 76 reviews2024
Dev: Robot Invader
Windows · Mac
Full tilt surveillance horror. Keep your eyes locked on security cameras for an outrageous collection of horrific anomalies, suspicious movement, and the occasional T-Rex. Observe, detect, survive!
Why similar: Horror 24.5%, Puzzle 19.8%, Investigation 19.3%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Point & Click 12.1%
- #36 The Picture in The House
78% matchMixed51% of 136 reviews2020
Dev: Dystopia Game Studio
Windows
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 33.2%, Horror 32.2%, Puzzle 14.4%, Story Rich 12.1%, Visual Novel 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: An investigation-based adventure that uses hidden-object mechanics to build a sense of dread and discovery.
- #37 I'm on Observation Duty 8
73% matchVery Positive96% of 219 reviews2025
Dev: Notovia
Windows · Mac · Linux
As an employee of a mysterious organization your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies using your sharp eyes and good memory. Can you survive the entire night shift or will you succumb into paranoia?
Why similar: Horror 28.5%, Investigation 16.9%, Puzzle 16.8%, Point & Click 15.5%, Psychological Horror 14.1%
- #38 Glassy Stare
73% matchVery Positive91% of 85 reviews2026
Dev: ghost funeralPub: Nikita Kryukov
Windows
A story-driven psychological experience where memory fades, silence deepens, and something waits in the dark.
Why similar: Visual Novel 59.2%, Story Rich 22.5%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Indie 4.7%, Singleplayer 3.3%
- #39 Take Care Of It.
72% matchVery Positive98% of 62 reviews2026
Dev: Zealli
Windows
Horror/thriller visual novel with RPG elements about two friends that explores guilt, co-dependency, and personal limits being pushed.
Why similar: Horror 33.4%, Visual Novel 31.4%, Simulation 21.7%, Story Rich 9.4%, Indie 2.6%
- #40 THANATOS
74% 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: Puzzle 35.7%, Horror 35.2%, Story Rich 14.2%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #41 Terminal Lucidity
72% matchVery Positive97% of 64 reviews2026
Dev: Happy Accident Studios
Windows
In a concrete slab beneath the earth, a lone technician is sent for routine maintenance on a network of supercomputers. Each terminal operates on its own hidden rules, and the only way to escape is to learn how to speak their language. Crack the code, unlock the truth.
Why similar: Horror 28.8%, Investigation 28.5%, Puzzle 20.7%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Simulation 10.1%
- #42 After Hours
75% matchMostly Positive70% of 74 reviews2018
Dev: Petter Malmehed
Windows
Groundbreaking research is encrypted on a computer from the 80's. Look through the computer and search the internet to crack the encryption in this augmented reality puzzle game.
Why similar: Simulation 52.6%, Horror 29.1%, Indie 15.4%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #43 Palm Cracker
71% matchVery Positive98% of 91 reviews2025
Dev: Petter Malmehed
Windows
Delve into a gripping world of puzzles, true ciphers on an old PalmPilot system. Will you uncover the Crypt Killer’s confession and bring him to justice, or will he escape the law?
Why similar: Point & Click 36.8%, Puzzle 30.6%, Simulation 28.8%, Indie 2.8%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #44 Hold Me Still
71% matchVery Positive83% of 58 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: Point & Click 44.4%, Puzzle 38.1%, Story Rich 11.3%, Indie 4.2%, Singleplayer 2%
- #45 FEED
70% matchVery Positive96% of 93 reviews2026
Dev: Damian_Zhao
Windows
"FEED" is a bite-sized retro point-and-click puzzle game. It features multiple puzzles and a touch of cult horror.
Why similar: Puzzle 38.2%, 2.5D 35.8%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Indie 3.9%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #46 Sato Killing Time Chat.exe
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 171 reviews2026
Dev: DankHearts
Windows
It was supposed to be just a harmless chat to kill time with a stranger named Mina. But from the other side of the browser, the boundary between your reality and the internet is slowly being eroded. This is a desktop-invasion chat horror.
Why similar: Horror 23.7%, Puzzle 18.7%, Point & Click 17.2%, Investigation 16.8%, Story Rich 11.2%
- #47 SIMULACRA 2
71% matchVery Positive87% of 1,664 reviews2020
Dev: Kaigan GamesPub: Soft Source
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A dead influencer. An obsessed detective. Three suspects. Piece the truth together by going through the victim’s phone messages, videos, and social media in the follow up to the critically acclaimed SIMULACRA.
Why similar: Horror 24.2%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Point & Click 17.4%, Puzzle 12.2%, Story Rich 10.6%
- #48 Seek Or Die
73% matchMixed67% of 175 reviews2018
Dev: FlashynuravPub: FLNStudios
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 41%
You are an investigator hired to find evidence about the missing children in the manor off the road. Once you enter, the door locks behind you, and you can hear something, lurking...
Why similar: Horror 83.7%, Indie 10.9%, Singleplayer 5.3%
- #49 Missing Hiker
69% matchVery Positive85% of 3,664 reviews2023
Dev: Gemezl
Windows
Missing Hiker is a short indie horror game, where your brother Ethan went missing while hiking and you need to find him.
Why similar: Horror 68.1%, Psychological Horror 26.8%, Singleplayer 5.1%
- #50 s.p.l.i.t
67% matchVery Positive93% of 3,443 reviews2025
Dev: Mike Klubnika
Windows · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 47%
A short psychological horror game, where you attempt to gain root access into an unethical superstructure.
Why similar: Horror 24.2%, Investigation 23.6%, Puzzle 17.8%, Simulation 16.4%, Psychological Horror 13.8%
- #51 Mimic Search
69% matchVery Positive88% of 1,002 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 66%, Psychological Horror 27%, Singleplayer 5.1%, Indie 2%
- #52 The End of the World and Her Room
70% matchMixed65% of 74 reviews2026
Dev: RenkaPub: Renka P 01
Windows
The End of the World and Her Room is a short, free point-and-click puzzle game. This is a quiet and fleeting story: in the final moments, inside her room, you observe the surroundings, search for clues, unlock her phone’s password, and slowly understand the traces the world has left behind.
Why similar: Puzzle 43.7%, Point & Click 32%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Indie 2.1%, Singleplayer 2%
- #53 Free Will
67% matchVery Positive97% of 344 reviews2024
Dev: Kipps In A BoxPub: Meowdy
Windows
Free Will is a 2D psychological puzzle RPG where the puzzles happen outside of the game. Dig deep into the system code to fix the corruption, and uncover information that might be better off hidden.
Why similar: Puzzle 38.8%, Story Rich 26.8%, Horror 25.9%, Indie 7.2%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #54 The Backroom - Lost and Found
68% matchVery Positive89% of 435 reviews2022
Dev: Lollin' Pony
Windows
The Backroom - Lost and Found is a story rich adventure game with some horror elements. Why is there an orphaned room hidden away in the depths of a strange liminal space? Is it "the backrooms" or something else? CYOA? SCP? Weirdcore? No clipping? And what's with the cute paintings?
Why similar: Horror 33.9%, Puzzle 26.7%, Story Rich 17.7%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Indie 3.8%
- #55 Cyber Manhunt
66% matchVery Positive93% of 15,480 reviews2021
Dev: Aluba Van+
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Cyber Manhunt is a story-oriented puzzle game focusing on big data, hacking, citizen privacy, and social workers. It focuses on social issues such as cyber violence and privacy breaches.
Why similar: Puzzle 37.4%, Simulation 32.4%, Story Rich 10.1%, Investigation 9.3%, Indie 6.2%
- #56 Tatari: The Arrival
69% matchMixed66% of 307 reviews2023
Dev: Hidden Tower StudiosPub: TheGamesFortress
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 24%
Take the role of a detective from Tokyo who tries to solve the mysterious case of the disappearance of a young camper. You will try to follow the trail of evidence to guide you through an enigmatic and paranormal case connected with a Japanese urban legend. Can you help until the end?
Why similar: Horror 23.1%, Investigation 21.1%, Point & Click 20.3%, Puzzle 18.3%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #57 Slender Threads: Prologue
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 516 reviews2021
Dev: Blyts
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this paranormal point-and-click adventure, a traveling salesman races to stop a string of horrific deaths in a quiet seaside town—before he’s next.
Why similar: Horror 24.1%, Point & Click 21.4%, Puzzle 16.8%, Story Rich 13.6%, Psychological Horror 11.5%
- #58 Smile Dog
66% matchVery Positive93% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Sweet Sennin Games
Windows
You’ve got mail. You shouldn’t have opened it. A classic creepypasta brought to life as a cozy horror, where one email is all it takes for things to go wrong.
Why similar: Horror 27.2%, Point & Click 19.9%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Puzzle 12.7%, Simulation 11.9%
- #59 Last Report
64% matchVery Positive89% of 2,212 reviews2025
Dev: Monopixel Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Last Report is a dark horror game where you play as a night shift park ranger. While monitoring the camera footage, you start noticing strange events. Uncover the terrifying secret of the National Park. Something moved in the window, but don’t worry it’s probably just another deer, right?
Why similar: Horror 39.1%, Point & Click 20.1%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Puzzle 12.2%, Story Rich 10%
- #60 Project H
66% matchVery Positive88% of 444 reviews2021
Dev: HollowPixels
Windows
Project H is a horror escape room game. Solve various puzzles while being haunted by a spirit that would prefer you not to leave.
Why similar: Horror 54%, Puzzle 36%, Indie 7.8%, Singleplayer 2.2%