- #1 Wasabi
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Phoenix Game Productions
Windows
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 38.4% ★, 1990's 13.4%, Detective 12.7%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Investigation 9.2%
- #2 SIMULACRA
96% matchVery Positive90% of 4,678 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: FMV 19.7% ★, Detective 13.7%, Thriller 10.5%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Visual Novel 7.3%
- #3 Cradlemoor
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TallHead
Windows · Mac
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 22.3% ★, Investigation 15%, Detective 13.4%, Thriller 13%, Mystery 7.8%
- #4 Protocol Non-Human
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: DreadGear Games
Windows
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 12.9%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Detective 11.3%, Psychological 11%, Choices Matter 9.3%
- #5 看不见的我们
94% matchVery Positive93% of 252 reviews2025
Dev: MYSTERY CROWN
Windows · Mac
“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 23.5% ★, Detective 15.5%, Psychological 12.4%, Mystery 10.7%, Emotional 9.7%
- #6 Eyes Wide Open
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Fallen Horse Entertainment
Windows
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 41% ★, Investigation 11.1%, Detective 9.5%, Psychological Horror 8.6%, Mystery 6.5%
- #7 The Alighieri Circle: Dante's Bloodline
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ONE-O-ONE GAMESPub: Entalto Publishing
Windows
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 41.1% ★, Investigation 9.5%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Thriller 8.1%, Story Rich 6.6%
- #8 The Lacuna Tapes: Analog Signal Archive
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: stygian games
Windows
Operate a modular tape-decoding machine and solve hands-on puzzles to restore corrupted data and reconstruct the story behind a deadly attack.
Why similar: Cult 29.9% ★, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Logic 11.8%, Puzzle 9.1%, Mystery 8.5%
- #9 The Shell Part I: Inferno
91% matchVery Positive91% of 1,461 reviews2023
Dev: Innocent GreyPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 115.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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 39.1% ★, Detective 15.3%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Mystery 9.4%
- #10 Cold Case: The Red Dress Murder
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nessie Games
Windows
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 15.5%, Investigation 15.1%, Detective 14.6%, Logic 12.9%, Thriller 11.2%
- #11 Other Side Of Mist And Mountain
90% matchMostly Positive72% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: Universe Studio
Windows
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 12.1%, Detective 11.6%, Investigation 11.4%, Mystery 9.4%, Psychological Horror 8.7%
- #12 PRECOGNITION
89% matchNo user reviews2028
Dev: Half MermaidPub: Kinetic Publishing
Windows
After receiving an experimental implant, Diana gains the ability to see her own future. Use her ability to navigate kaleidoscopic possibilities and change the world for the better… or for the worse. PRECOGNITION is the new sci-fi horror game from Sam Barlow and Brandon Cronenberg.
Why similar: FMV 28.3% ★, Thriller 14.5%, Mystery 9.6%, Horror 8.2%, Psychological Horror 7.1%
- #13 Who Killed Mr X
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ENDAI
Windows
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 18.8%, Detective 16%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Mystery 11.3%, Thriller 10.5%
- #14 Night Book
88% matchMixed68% of 605 reviews2021
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 29.1% ★, Thriller 13.2%, Detective 11.4%, Investigation 10.2%, Mystery 9.1%
- #15 NAME OF THE WILL
86% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Zeitgeist StudioPub: HYPER REAL
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 48.1% ★, Psychological Horror 11%, Mystery 9%, Emotional 9%, Thriller 9%
- #16 Cult Vacui
85% matchVery Positive98% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: LBRTY gamesPub: Dionous Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 43.9% ★, Investigation 12.7%, Thriller 12.3%, Mystery 7.3%, Choices Matter 7.3%
- #17 Lurks Beneath
84% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: MORPH
Windows · Mac
Investigate a little girl's disappearance at a rundown trailer park. Play as Detective Partridge and cross examine three suspects to find the truth with fully freeform interrogation. Type anything and ask anything you want.
Why similar: Cult 30.7% ★, Detective 19%, Investigation 17.7%, Psychological Horror 12%, Mystery 8.8%
- #18 Marcella Moon: Curse of the Black Cat
86% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: Hidden Ocean Games
Windows
Play as amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to investigate a cursed black cat statue that has been terrorizing a local theater.
Why similar: Investigation 17.2%, Detective 16.4%, Logic 12.1%, Mystery 11.3%, Psychological 10%
- #19 Silent Surveillance
84% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: 8x5y1a
Windows
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 18.2%, Thriller 14.3%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Psychological 11.3%, Mystery 11.1%
- #20 Dead Stop - No Vacancy
82% matchPositive81% of 37 reviews2026
Dev: Camel 101
Windows
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: 1990's 17.3%, Investigation 17%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Retro 12.2%, Horror 11.2%
- #21 Neurosis
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MindMaze Studios
Windows
Neurosis is a horror-thriller interactive movie where every choice matters. Play as a psychiatrist leading an online group of troubled patients, each hiding secrets. Unravel psychological mysteries, confront real mental health issues, and stop a lurking psychopath before it’s too late.
Why similar: FMV 21.8% ★, Investigation 13%, Thriller 10.7%, Psychological 10.4%, Logic 9.8%
- #22 The Lighthouse
83% matchMostly Positive71% of 48 reviews2019
Dev: Shadow Knights Studio
Windows
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 15.8%, Investigation 14.3%, Detective 12.4%, Psychological 11.4%, Psychological Horror 10.4%
- #23 DOMUS ABSCONDITA
81% match9 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: Elmeryn Studios
Windows
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 17.6%, Investigation 17%, Detective 16.4%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Psychological 11.8%
- #24 Lost Media Agency
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Artur Latkovsky
Windows
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 25.7% ★, 1990's 16.1%, Investigation 10.7%, Detective 10.5%, Horror 10.1%
- #25 夜明けの影法師
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Max Neet Games
Windows
雪山ペンションで起こる殺人事件を阻止するため、 聞き込みとパソコンで情報整理するマルチエンドミステリーADV『夜明けの影法師』!
Why similar: Logic 13.3%, Mystery 11.7%, Thriller 11.5%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Detective 8.9%
- #26 The Tape: Origins
79% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Alex XPub: Tiny Cup Studios
Windows
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 30.1% ★, Investigation 14.8%, Thriller 11.6%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Psychological 9.8%
- #27 Linework
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Overlyunderqualified
Windows
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 20%, Detective 19.9%, Logic 13.9%, Mystery 11.6%, Visual Novel 8.2%
- #28 Unhomely
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio 8-TrackPub: Black Lantern Collective
Windows
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 16.1%, Thriller 15.3%, Detective 13.1%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Retro 9.4%
- #29 Corridors of Their Memories
79% matchPositive85% of 47 reviews2020
Dev: Alkinoy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Enter another person’s memories and search for clues to identify the culprit. Together with former police officer John Victor, solve the case assigned for his career advancement.
Why similar: Investigation 20.8%, Detective 20%, Thriller 15%, Psychological 14.4%, Choices Matter 10.5%
- #30 The Test: Hypothesis Rising
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,928 reviews2020
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 41%
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Investigation 16.3%, Detective 14.7%, Psychological 11.9%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Mystery 9.3%
- #31 Borneo: A Jungle Nightmare
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fantastico Studio
Windows
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 15.4%, Investigation 14.8%, Thriller 14.3%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Psychological 10.7%
- #32 林葬屋前传:冥声
74% matchVery Positive87% of 183 reviews2025
Dev: MYSTERY CROWN
Windows · Mac
"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 21.7% ★, Thriller 13.5%, Investigation 11.7%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Choices Matter 8.6%
- #33 Sparkle Milla: Eight Genetic Abnormalities and a Blood Ghost
76% matchPositive88% of 34 reviews2022
Dev: Reijo
Windows · Mac
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 18.4%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Psychological 11.8%, Emotional 11.7%, Mystery 10.8%
- #34 Red Line
75% matchVery Positive97% of 185 reviews2023
Dev: Rolling Cat StudioPub: indienova
Windows · Mac
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 19.4%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Mystery 12.8%, Detective 12.3%, 1990's 9.5%
- #35 I Saw Black Clouds
77% matchMixed61% of 657 reviews2021
Dev: Ghost Dog FilmsPub: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
After the unexpected death of a close friend, Kristina returns to her hometown looking for answers, only to unearth a string of dark secrets. I Saw Black Clouds is an interactive psychological thriller with supernatural elements and branching storylines.
Why similar: FMV 23.9% ★, Psychological 11.5%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Choices Matter 8.6%, Emotional 8.5%
- #36 Lost Eclipse
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fabicomm Pro. Interactive Division
Windows
After the city was shrouded with nightmares, you’ve been assigned to dive into this psychological survival-horror adventure to uncover the strange phenomenon that were affiliated to a certain science-tech corporation and bring them to justice.
Why similar: Detective 17%, Investigation 17%, Thriller 15.3%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Mystery 10.3%
- #37 The Havoc Channel
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: TRY500Pub: Ralphie & Cohort Fan Club
Windows
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 23.7%, 1990's 15.4%, Thriller 14.8%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Mystery 11.7%
- #38 Point Zero: Victoria
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RosyGame
Windows · Mac
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 17.7%, Detective 16.4%, Psychological 11.5%, 1990's 10.5%, Mystery 10.4%
- #39 Kara no Shojo
75% matchVery Positive92% of 455 reviews2018
Dev: Innocent GreyPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 154.7 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Play as a detective tasked with catching a serial killer in this visual novel set in post-war Japan. Investigate key locations, question many complex characters, piece together clues, and try to stop the culprit before they end yet another young girl's smile.
Why similar: Investigation 16%, Detective 15.4%, Thriller 11%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Emotional 9.5%
- #40 Liar’s Line
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PexeliesPub: Aroko Game Studio
Windows
A monster is hiding behind one of the voices on the line. Identify the liar before you reveal your location. One wrong judgment, and it comes to your door. Each playthrough changes who's lying.
Why similar: Detective 16.9%, Investigation 15.6%, Thriller 15.1%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Mystery 10.3%
- #41 Captive: You Are My Idol
73% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: TheOdiePub: NightmarePugStudios
Windows
Aylen is a horror let's player who gets kidnapped. One moment, she was shooting the intro for her next video, and the next, she was waking up her biggest fan's basement. There are only two means for escape: examine & plot in secrecy, or use your words to deceive him. Or willingly accept him. (Don't)
Why similar: Thriller 18.1%, Investigation 15.6%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Emotional 9.5%, Horror 9.2%
- #42 Decide 4 God
71% matchPositive94% of 49 reviews2025
Dev: Miracle Moon
Windows
The final entry of the Abime Series. Six intruders and six captives share a high-tech prison where their moral dilemmas may lead them to a fate worse than death. Can they overcome the wiles of Empathy Systems? What dark secrets lurk behind that institution? When does knowledge become a curse?
Why similar: Thriller 16%, Investigation 14%, Psychological 12.8%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Visual Novel 9.2%
- #43 回煞录 | Phantom Reckoning
71% matchMixed67% of 21 reviews2025
Dev: Archimedes Nicholas XiaPub: 阿基米德 尼古拉斯 夏
Windows
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 14.3%, Thriller 11.9%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Retro 8.4%, Psychological 8.2%
- #44 Local Opera
72% matchMostly Negative33% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: Dreamy_Chat
Windows
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 18%, Investigation 17%, Detective 16.3%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Mystery 12.6%
- #45 Inquisitor Shepherd
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Narrowdeep
Windows
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: Detective 15.7%, Investigation 15.2%, Thriller 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Mystery 9.9%
- #46 Dead Link
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Deep Sea Studio
Windows
An aging encrypted terminal. A past deliberately erased. Follow the guidance, solve puzzles one by one, and close in on a buried truth. Who used this computer before you? What happened to them? And now, it is your turn.
Why similar: Investigation 18.8%, 1990's 13.5%, Logic 11.4%, Retro 11.4%, Mystery 11%
- #47 Two Sisters
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bad Room Studio
Windows
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 18.7%, Thriller 16.5%, Psychological 13.4%, 1990's 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.4%
- #48 Off Tape: Welcome
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Kervan Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Stock the shelves. Watch the cameras. Tell the humans from the things wearing their faces. Decide who to serve, and eliminate the rest. Off Tape: Welcome is a retro horror shop sim where you run the store for the Tobacconists, owners who don't know you exist.
Why similar: Cult 46.2% ★, Investigation 14.5%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Choices Matter 7.2%, Horror 6.7%
- #49 The Roottrees are Dead
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,873 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 25.4%, Investigation 18.8%, Mystery 14.7%, 1990's 11.4%, Logic 9.6%
- #50 The Test: Secrets of the Soul
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,565 reviews2023
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."
Why similar: Investigation 14.2%, Detective 13.1%, Psychological 11.7%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Visual Novel 9.1%
- #51 MeiQi 2023
70% matchPositive82% of 38 reviews2023
Dev: QZQ Studio
Windows
This collection is the latest collection of the MeiQi Series, which will include the S09E06 and the 10thSeason.
Why similar: Investigation 15.2%, Thriller 14.6%, 1990's 14.2%, Detective 14.1%, Psychological Horror 11.2%
- #52 童年诡事录
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gargoyle
Windows
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 19.1%, 1990's 17.8%, Detective 15.1%, Horror 11.6%, Investigation 10.2%
- #53 Overtime : Paper Trail
67% match7 user reviews29% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: Akhir Hayat Studio
Windows
Nothing good gets printed at 3 AM. Work the graveyard shift at a rundown copy shop. Smile at the strangers. Copy their files. But when the machine whirs, look deeper. There's a reason they came in the dark. Find out what they're hiding, before they realize you know too much
Why similar: Thriller 19.8%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Investigation 18.9%, Horror 14.4%, Detective 8.6%
- #54 Phantom
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Prioplot Games
Windows
As an independent police consultant, you're pulled into the hunt for a serial killer leaving cryptographic ciphers. Play as a detective, analyze crime scenes, and master real decryption methods. Your choices determine if you catch the killer and how many lives are saved.
Why similar: Detective 22%, Investigation 17.5%, Thriller 12.7%, Visual Novel 11%, Choices Matter 9.8%
- #55 Reapers Reception
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Low Oxygen Games
Windows
Manage a hotel for criminals, spot anomalies, and find out who killed your sister 15 years ago.
Why similar: Detective 19.4%, Thriller 18.3%, Psychological 15.8%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Horror 10%
- #56 Criminal Expert
69% matchMostly Negative38% of 24 reviews2023
Dev: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows
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 26.9% ★, Investigation 19.4%, Detective 18.4%, Thriller 14.7%, Visual Novel 5.3%
- #57 I AM RIPPER
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: White Paper Games
Windows
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 17.7%, Detective 17.2%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Female Protagonist 8.2%
- #58 Shanwen
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: FirstMove Studio
Windows
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: Detective 15.8%, Thriller 15.6%, 1990's 12.7%, Investigation 11.7%, Mystery 10.6%
- #59 The Testing Chamber
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 705 reviews2022
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
For every action, there is a reaction... For every choice, a result... Dive deep into your subconscious as you wander the halls of The Testing Chamber & join hundreds of thousands of other players in one of the biggest & most successful social experiments ever performed.
Why similar: Investigation 19.5%, Detective 17%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Choices Matter 11%, Mystery 10.8%