60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Mystery, Singleplayer, Investigation, Story Rich.
Lily was an ordinary teenager in 2004, and you just found her laptop. Read her diary, message her friends, and piece together what happened to her before it’s too late. But you're not the only one with access to her computer… A fourth wall-breaking psychological horror experience featuring LilyPichu
Wasabi
Every day, a new corpse turns up in this quiet town. Every day, a new suspect emerges. And every day, that cave looms larger, more ominously. Amidst gory crime scenes and suffocating interrogations, only one thing will lead you to the truth: wasabi.
Cradlemoor
Cradlemoor is a cinematic multi-layered narrative game, which casts you as Journalist William Marlowe as he journeys to the Dartmoor village of Cradlemoor to investigate a missing film crew. Cradlemoor features a persistent story across multiple playthroughs and hours of film, files and documents.
Every day, a new corpse turns up in this quiet town. Every day, a new suspect emerges. And every day, that cave looms larger, more ominously. Amidst gory crime scenes and suffocating interrogations, only one thing will lead you to the truth: wasabi.
Why similar: Cult 39.2% ★, 1990's 12.5%, Detective 11.7%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Investigation 8.7%
Cradlemoor is a cinematic multi-layered narrative game, which casts you as Journalist William Marlowe as he journeys to the Dartmoor village of Cradlemoor to investigate a missing film crew. Cradlemoor features a persistent story across multiple playthroughs and hours of film, files and documents.
Why similar: FMV 19.7% ★, Investigation 14.3%, Thriller 12.3%, Detective 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 7.9%
A desktop-detective mystery where you’re tasked with investigating an unsolved murder. Scour case files and use logic and deduction to discover the truth of a thrilling story.
Why similar: 1990's 14.8%, Investigation 14.7%, Detective 13.7%, Logic 12.3%, Thriller 10.8%
Salvation or Damnation? Measure the worth of human souls in this psychological anime & FMV visual novel about moral dilemma! Will you allow your prejudices to call the shots? Or can you remain unbiased?
Why similar: Investigation 16.3%, FMV 16% ★, Detective 11.8%, Thriller 11.6%, Psychological Horror 9.8%
“The invisible us” is a FMV game where you play as Song Wufei, a timid high school student targeted by bullies. When a brave classmate intervenes, a series of mysterious events unfold. Investigate and piece together the hidden truth through deduction.
Why similar: FMV 22.5% ★, Detective 15.5%, Psychological 12%, Mystery 11%, Emotional 9.7%
A found footage horror game where you need to piece together a timeline in chronological order of a Kaiju incident that occurred.
Why similar: FMV 22.8% ★, 1990's 15.1%, Investigation 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%, Detective 9.6%
Unhomely is a retro-inspired first person psychological indie horror game. You play a journalist who has 3 days alone in a reclusive tech CEO's cabin to get the exclusive on his new project and save your career.
Why similar: Investigation 15.3%, Thriller 14.4%, Detective 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11%, Retro 8.7%
Piece together a cursed family photo album in 1990s NZ. Examine haunted photographs, encounter the paranormal & uncover your dark family history.
Why similar: FMV 18% ★, Investigation 17.8%, 1990's 13.2%, Thriller 13.1%, Mystery 8.6%
Step into a small town in 90s fictional China as a grieving detective. In a place plagued by twisted homicides, the truth hides in the lies. Interrogate unpredictable witnesses, expose their contradictions, and rebuild a suspect’s face from an imperfect memory. Just like yours.
Why similar: Investigation 19.3%, Detective 18.5%, Logic 13.2%, Mystery 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%
Work for a dystopian Inspection Bureau, Determine whether the subjects are humans or not, Uncover secrets, Endure psychological horrors and reach your work quota - or else.
Why similar: Cult 45.6% ★, Investigation 11.5%, Detective 9.5%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Mystery 6.7%
1990s: Windswept mining town Linshan, dependent on fading coal mines, worshipped a mountain god’s stele. After it cracked and oozed brown liquid, a strange illness spread. Lin Tianqing returned for his sick father, uneasy as the eerie town neared, having overheard whispers.
Why similar: Thriller 14.6%, Detective 14.3%, 1990's 11.7%, Investigation 11%, Mystery 9.9%
The world knows the Divine Comedy as a poem. For your family, it is a prison. As Gabriele Alighieri, you inherit a duty: reseal the gates of Hell. Burdened by fate, you descend into a psychological nightmare where the only escape is to uncover the dark secrets of your ancestors.
Why similar: Cult 47.8% ★, Investigation 10.4%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Thriller 8.9%, Psychological 6.6%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: FMV 20.3% ★, Detective 14.7%, Thriller 11.6%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Visual Novel 7.7%
One cold case, four deathbed flashbacks. Every shift in perspective overturns the "truth" you believed. Story-driven, with exploration, deduction, puzzles, and combat. Ready for a mind-bending thrill ride with twists at every turn?
Why similar: Investigation 17%, Detective 15.3%, Psychological 10.5%, Mystery 10%, 1990's 9.9%
Tricked into reading an ancient book, Loralyn summons a demon into her home. Night Book is an interactive occult thriller movie, created in lockdown, from the publishers of The Complex, Five Dates and Maid of Sker.
Why similar: FMV 27.6% ★, Thriller 13.4%, Detective 11.3%, Investigation 10.4%, Mystery 9.3%
Moving into a shabby apartment, a saturnine girl with hidden secrets finds a notebook that allows her to communicate with another world. A thrilling adventure taking place across multiple timelines ensues.
Why similar: Thriller 18.7%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Mystery 12.5%, Detective 11.6%, 1990's 9%
Silent Surveillance is a horror puzzle game where you monitor multiple security cameras to find anomalies. Stay vigilant—you wouldn't want to succumb to the lurking terror waiting for a single moment of distraction. Can you survive the night?
Why similar: Investigation 18.5%, Thriller 14.4%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Mystery 11.3%, Psychological 10.8%
Play as amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to investigate a cursed black cat statue that has been terrorizing a local theater.
Why similar: Investigation 17.6%, Detective 16.2%, Logic 12.1%, Mystery 11.5%, Psychological 9.6%
The clock is ticking. Investigate real found footage and solve escape-room puzzles to escape the hotel before the cult returns to sacrifice you.
Why similar: Cult 31.9% ★, Investigation 14.6%, Thriller 11.4%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Psychological 9.2%
Immerse yourself in the Psychological horror adventure of James Charouz on his way to find his missing wife and uncover the dark secret of his hometown.
Why similar: Investigation 16.2%, Thriller 12.4%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Psychological 11.4%, Detective 10.4%
One night at the Paradise Motel. One reporter who took a wrong turn. One thing certain: nobody checks out clean. A short retro horror inspired by 80s slasher films.
Why similar: Investigation 17.3%, 1990's 17.2%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Retro 12.3%, Horror 11.1%
A Memory Maze Spanning Life and Death: A Tender Web of Salvation and Deception Follow protagonist Ye Yuyao into the Tai Xu. Through fragmented memories and relentless inquiry, unravel the hidden truth behind an anonymous organ donor in this haunting interplay of light and shadow.
Why similar: Detective 14.5%, Thriller 11%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%, Investigation 8.6%
Unravel a string of gruesome murders terrorizing Tokyo in this mystery-thriller visual novel. The secrets of a case from six years prior may just be the key to the current unending cycle of tragedy—and the thing that cracks this woeful world’s shell may be one girl’s smile.
Why similar: Cult 44.8% ★, Detective 15.7%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Mystery 10%, Visual Novel 9.9%
The Lighthouse is a uniquely crafted thriller with glimpses into psychotic, alternate dimensions. Private Investigator James Irvine finds himself lured into a haunting, neo-noir world in search of a missing young woman, named Lily Beaumont.
Why similar: Thriller 16%, Investigation 14.6%, Detective 12.2%, Psychological 11%, Psychological Horror 10.5%
Mourningwood Lodge is a full-motion video (FMV) live-action mystery horror game. As the first installment in the Funeral Houseseries, players will assume different roles across various game modes to participate in a suspenseful horror journey blending conspiracy and fantasy.
Why similar: FMV 28.8% ★, Thriller 12.5%, Mystery 11.2%, Detective 9.6%, Psychological Horror 9.2%
A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.
Why similar: Detective 23.3%, Investigation 18.2%, Mystery 14.1%, 1990's 11%, Logic 9.2%
DOMUS ABSCONDITA is single player horror and mystery adventure. Step into the shoes of a private investigator and try to uncover all the secrets of the Manor. Will you escape with the truth, or will you become another lost soul within its haunted halls?
Why similar: Thriller 17.8%, Investigation 17.4%, Detective 16.2%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Psychological 11.3%
A realistic first-person horror deduction game. Identify NON-HUMAN entities and navigate critical decisions within the Zone. Earn your survival, upgrade your booth, and-above all-don't let the NON-HUMANS in.
Why similar: Investigation 14.5%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Detective 12.2%, Psychological 11.7%, Horror 8.9%
Every case has a story behind it! You need to find and collect clues in the scene and reason at every level to find the truth. The clues can be associated or cross-layered.
Why similar: 1990's 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Thriller 11.6%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Detective 9.4%
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: Thriller 13%, Investigation 12.4%, Detective 12.1%, Mystery 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9.4%
A first-person psychological horror game where you explore Joe's house and psyche after his accident, solve clues while trying to escape the house, and attempt to uncover the underlying issue behind Joe's mental state.
Why similar: Detective 13.9%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Emotional 11.5%, 1990's 11%, Thriller 10.9%
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: Thriller 17.8%, Investigation 17%, Detective 15.7%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Mystery 12.5%
A pixel art point-and-click adventure set in the heart of the modern-day high tech industry, which will test your logic and deductive reasoning skills as you investigate the murder mystery that's upturned your life.
Why similar: Investigation 17.4%, Thriller 16.1%, Psychological 12%, Mystery 10.1%, Emotional 10%
Cult Vacui is a horror point-and-click adventure with survival and time management elements where your choices could keep you alive... or not.
Why similar: Cult 49.4% ★, Investigation 13.4%, Thriller 12.7%, Mystery 7.7%, Horror 5.6%
In this point-and-click urban thriller, down-and-out private eye Kathy Rain will embark on her most dangerous case yet — the pursuit of the notorious serial killer known as the Soothsayer. Find clues, gather evidence, connect the dots, and confront the murderer before the hunter becomes the hunted…
Why similar: Investigation 17.2%, Detective 14.4%, 1990's 10.8%, Thriller 10.4%, Mystery 9.5%
You are trapped in HOPE, a masked cult where pain is salvation. Every thought is tallied. Every smile is a lie. Conform for happiness, or face your guilt to escape.
Why similar: Cult 54.2% ★, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Mystery 9.4%, Thriller 9.3%, Emotional 9.1%
Only 7 days remain until death embraces you -- the everyday life of a young boy begins to distort little by little, unfolding into a bizarre and ghastly series of events... When fate comes knocking, will you have the courage to make a choice?
Why similar: Investigation 16.1%, Psychological 9.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%, Thriller 9%, Visual Novel 8.9%
Criminal Expert is a detective video game that puts you under the pressure of inexorably passing time. The story contains multiple selection paths, and you ultimately decide how it ends.
Why similar: FMV 24.5% ★, Investigation 19%, Detective 17.4%, Thriller 14.3%, Simulation 5%
Borneo: A Jungle Nightmare is a 3D horror adventure game, with the direction and the original script by Ruggero Deodato. Take control of different characters in a desperate expedition to the virgin jungles of Borneo.
Why similar: Detective 15.1%, Investigation 15.1%, Thriller 14.5%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, 1990's 10.5%
A mystery comedy visual novel game told strictly through the eyes of a news anchor. Learn about the city of Brookside, report the news as best you can, and guide the citizens toward a happy ending.
Why similar: Investigation 24.1%, 1990's 15.3%, Thriller 14.9%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Mystery 11.8%
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Why similar: FMV 28.8% ★, Thriller 15.8%, Mystery 10.5%, Horror 8.8%, Psychological Horror 7.8%
You wake up locked up in an unknown place with 8 strangers. Who are these people ? Why are you here ? You have a bad feeling. But suddenly, the phone rings, and it's up to you : Will you dare answer and go deeper in this mysterious plot ? Will you reveal the horrible truth... and survive it ?
Why similar: Investigation 20.6%, Detective 16.9%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Mystery 12.4%, Thriller 11.4%
This game is a deduction game where you collect evidence from a murder scene to find the murderer. Eight boys and girls are admitted to the school. At the school, there is a crazy ghost named "Milla" who haunts and kills people.
Why similar: Detective 18.2%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Emotional 11.6%, Psychological 11.4%, Mystery 11.1%
Phantom Reckoning En este juego psicológico de terror chino en miniatura, encarnarás a una enfermera de un hospital rural en los años 90, atrapada en una pesadilla que se repite sin fin.
Why similar: Detective 14.1%, Thriller 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Retro 8.5%, Logic 8.2%
This is an AVG game that involves reasoning and decryption. He Zhou has 7 different personalities, which alternate seven days a week. Players will play as a detective and deduce the truth behind the horrifying cases surrounding He Zhou through the diary he left behind.
Why similar: Detective 18%, Investigation 13.2%, Mystery 11.4%, Psychological Horror 11%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%
The 3rd installment in the Case Files series. An FMV murder mystery, police interrogation, detective experience.
Why similar: FMV 25.1% ★, Investigation 19.1%, Detective 17%, Mystery 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 7.9%
"Mourningwood Lodge2:Hidden Voice" is a Chinese folk horror FMV mystery about a forbidden ghost marriage, a cursed nursery rhyme, and a string of fear-stricken deaths. Investigate a haunted mansion, uncover buried sins, and face multiple endings.
Why similar: FMV 21.1% ★, Thriller 13.9%, Investigation 12.2%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Interactive Fiction 7.1%
Witness the obscure scenario of a massacre, in the shoes of the photographer Bárbara, who received an unusual proposal: To photograph a village with bizarre secrets from decades ago.
Why similar: Investigation 19%, Thriller 16.7%, Psychological 12.9%, 1990's 10.7%, Mystery 10.6%
In Voyeur, you take on the role of a private investigator hired to collect evidence of wealthy CEO Reed Hawke’s corruption by a member of his family. Originally released on the Phillips CD-i back in 1993, it was one of the first games to fully utilize Full-Motion-Video as an integral game mechanic.
Why similar: FMV 24.8% ★, Investigation 16.6%, Detective 14.9%, 1990's 7.6%, Interactive Fiction 7.3%
This collection is the latest collection of the MeiQi Series, which will include the S09E06 and the 10thSeason.
Why similar: Investigation 15.4%, Thriller 14.7%, 1990's 14.1%, Detective 13.9%, Psychological Horror 11.2%
What if you could hear every word spoken at the scene of a crime? “Acoustic Detectives” wanted for testing our new device! Return aurally to crime scenes and use the voices you hear to identify potential suspects and solve the mysteries. What is it that’s connecting these seemingly unrelated cases?
Why similar: Thriller 17.4%, Detective 16.4%, Investigation 14.7%, Mystery 10.5%, Psychological Horror 8.8%
A 2002 China rural primary school-set horror puzzle game: The protagonist’s younger brother vanishes mysteriously after school. Searching the school, they face eerie supernatural events, solve mechanical puzzles to deduce the truth, and reflect on left-behind children and school violence.
Why similar: Thriller 19.2%, 1990's 17.7%, Detective 14.9%, Horror 11.4%, Investigation 10.4%
"Fried Chicken Nuggets and Angels" is a text based adventure game with the theme of a detective story. The killer "Rooster" who killed six innocent girls has committed a new crime.Fortunately, at the scene of the seventh homicide, the police found important clues pointing to the murderer...
Why similar: Detective 23.9%, Mystery 14.5%, Horror 10.5%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Visual Novel 9.4%
《轮回路》是一款中式恐怖悬疑剧情解谜游戏。为了祭奠发小，在一个阴雨连绵的日子，许静怡踏上了漫长的归乡之途。然而意想不到的是，在荒凉萧瑟的故土等待许静怡的，并非只是简单的追忆之旅，而是与本应离世的发小的惊悚重逢。
Why similar: Thriller 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Mystery 13.3%, Horror 12.8%, Female Protagonist 10.9%
A weaponless psychological thriller. Become trapped in the dark simulation within Gabriel’s mind after surviving a deadly plane crash. Run, hide, and piece together your memories to wake from this dystopian nightmare before Protocol 66 is activated.
Why similar: Investigation 18.9%, Detective 17.5%, Thriller 13.2%, Emotional 9.7%, Horror 9.3%
I AM RIPPER is a British Thriller set in the brutality and economic decline of the 1980's. You are a forensic investigator called on to solve one of the UK's most prolific crimes.
Why similar: Thriller 17.9%, Detective 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Investigation 8.1%
Explore a wikipedia-like database and solve a small town mystery in Eastern Europe. Step into the shoes of a journalist in the 90s as you sprawl through articles and uncover the secrets that have been laid in front of you.
Why similar: Investigation 21.3%, Detective 19.8%, Mystery 14.3%, Thriller 12.3%, 1990's 8.4%
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 18.3%, Thriller 17.8%, Detective 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%
At 3:12 AM, someone knocked. The door was locked from the inside. A story-rich psychological horror where you explore and investigate a Kolkata home as reality begins to repeat, change, and remember.
Why similar: Investigation 20.3%, Thriller 14.2%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Mystery 9%, Psychological 8%
The coiling chains of obsession that began with The Shell now threaten to strangle Detective Reiji Tokisaka in the third and final entry in the trilogy. As old friends and foes rise up for one last confrontation, can anyone break the cycle—and can Reiji's heart ever be set free?
Why similar: Cult 45% ★, Investigation 13.7%, Detective 12.4%, Mystery 8.3%, Logic 8.1%
