- #1 MeiQi 2022
97% matchVery Positive80% of 107 reviews2022
Dev: QZQ Studio
Windows
At the end of 1990, there was a murder in Changzhuang community. Both mother and son were killed. The case is full of doubts. According to the clues, you plan to visit the murder scene alone at night, search for evidence, obtain clues, and crack the truth.
Why similar: 1980s 19.3%, Detective 17.9%, Mystery 10.7%, Horror 9.9%, Puzzle 8.1%
- #2 Xi
96% matchVery Positive91% of 263 reviews2025
Dev: HHGame
Windows
"Xi" is a horror puzzle game set in the context of modern Chinese folklore. The story takes place in an long-abandoned mountain mansion. This immersive escape room experience feels a bit too real, with eerie and strange elements everywhere—an empty banquet, an endless corridor.
Why similar: Detective 22%, Mystery 15.3%, Horror 14.8%, Puzzle 13.1%, Drama 9.2%
- #3 TOUQI
96% matchVery Positive92% of 406 reviews2025
Dev: 橙光游戏Pub: Paleo
Windows
《頭七》(头七怪谈)是一款中式民俗恐怖解谜游戏。作为刚入职西封杂志社的成员,你需要根据主编的要求,整合“頭七”论坛中民间灵异故事贴之间的关联,并在必要时与同伴实地探索,以揭开帖子后隐藏的秘密。
Why similar: Detective 27.2%, Horror 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Story Rich 10.8%, Lore-Rich 7.9%
- #4 Paper Bride
95% matchVery Positive91% of 2,220 reviews2021
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Paper Bride is a Chinese horror mystery puzzle game. You will play as the groom to search for the truth and have bizarre encounters, gradually learning about the dark mystic custom in the bride's home village and a story from the past...
Why similar: Detective 26.1%, Horror 15.6%, Mystery 15.4%, Puzzle 10.5%, Drama 7.8%
- #5 灵童
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: Taolizhixia Studio
Windows
Ling Tong "is a new Chinese style horror suspense puzzle game that combines click to solve puzzles and storyline adventure.
Why similar: Horror 20.1%, Mystery 19.9%, Puzzle 16.1%, Drama 9.3%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #6 THE TAG-ALONG OBSESSION
94% matchMixed52% of 161 reviews2024
Dev: LuLuDu Tech Co. Ltd.
Windows
《THE TAG-ALONG OBSESSION》 is a first-person horror puzzle game. You will play Hui Ting and enter the long-abandoned resort to explore the truth of everything. The props survive as much as possible and solve all the mysteries and connections to her own past.
Why similar: Detective 30.7%, Horror 23.5%, Puzzle 14.9%, First-Person 11.5%, Lore-Rich 7.3%
- #7 YinYang Street: Separate Ways
93% matchVery Positive87% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: 彼云工作室
Windows
Street Li Fang Zhuan is a Chinese micro horror game set in 1980s China, combining the story of understanding puzzles and text adventures. In the game, the scroll scene that can be moved by four axes is applied to bring different game experience to the player.
Why similar: 1980s 20.8%, Detective 12.8%, Puzzle 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Mystery 9.3%
- #8 Murders on the Yangtze River
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 20,376 reviews2024
Dev: OMEGAMES STUDIO
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
"Murders on Yangtze River" is an Ace Attorney-like detective game that takes you on a journey through early 20th century China as you solve a series of intriguing cases. Use your logical reasoning and deduction skills to uncover clues, interrogate suspects, and solve the mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 38.8%, Mystery 14%, Puzzle 12.5%, Story Rich 9.5%, Drama 6.6%
- #9 Mirages
92% matchMostly Positive80% of 296 reviews2023
Dev: 漫森游戏工作室Pub: East2West Games
Windows
Mirages is a 3D narrative and horror game with folk stories. One night, seven brides headed to the Captain Mansion but strayed into a place full of ghosts - Regret City. Horror haunts the small town. Due to destiny, actors, warlords, and offspring of the town are drawn in. They are closer to truth.
Why similar: Mystery 18.3%, Horror 17.6%, Detective 14.4%, Drama 8.9%, Interactive Fiction 8.4%
- #10 回门 Way Back Home
91% matchMostly Positive72% of 518 reviews2021
Dev: 漫森游戏工作室
Windows
"Way back home" is a 2D horizontal board horror puzzle game. It takes the Republic of China period from 1905 to 1926 as the background of the times. With a large number of exquisite original paintings, rich playing methods, excellent music and dubbing, delicate script and narrative game style, it creates a strong historical...
Why similar: Horror 20.7%, Mystery 18.7%, Puzzle 13%, Story Rich 10.3%, Drama 9%
- #11 Forgotten Hill First Steps
90% matchVery Positive95% of 167 reviews2021
Dev: FM Studio
Windows · Mac
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: Horror 29%, Puzzle 21.2%, First-Person 13.5%, Mystery 12.7%, Adventure 11.5%
- #12 INHUMAN
89% matchMixed63% of 111 reviews2023
Dev: Qiutaixu studio
Windows
"INHUMAN" is an independent horror game. The story takes place in the conspiracy of an ancient clan, and the protagonist is in a psychedelic state and can't even distinguish herself. With further exploration and confrontation with all kinds of ghosts, the puzzle will be solved step by step...
Why similar: Horror 16.6%, Mystery 14.8%, Puzzle 10.4%, 3D Platformer 8.7%, First-Person 8.5%
- #13 YinYang Street Ultimate Edition
89% matchVery Positive81% of 108 reviews2023
Dev: 彼云工作室Pub: 方块游戏(CubeGame)
Windows
YinYang Street is an indie horror game set in Yunnan, China. Our protagonist Minglai Li finds his beloved wife missing when he comes home. All mysteries lead to a place called YinYang Street...
Why similar: 1980s 27.9%, Puzzle 13.5%, Mystery 12.8%, Horror 12.7%, Drama 8.2%
- #14 The Fridge is Red
88% matchMixed56% of 229 reviews2022
Dev: 5WORD TeamPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
What is inside the Red Fridge? Collection of six episodes of psychological analog horror. Tour through liminal spaces filled with surreal events and uncanny strangers. Inspired by retro horrors of the PSX era.
Why similar: Mystery 20.6%, Horror 18.4%, Puzzle 12.9%, Story Rich 10.8%, First-Person 8.9%
- #15 Insight
86% matchVery Positive86% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: GravelRoadPub: PaperPixel Games
Windows
Insight is a single-player horror story game shrouded in mystery. You'll take control of different characters to solve crimes and unveil the dark secrets behind them.
Why similar: Detective 37.4%, Horror 19.6%, Story Rich 11.9%, Thriller 9.7%, Drama 8.8%
- #16 子归 - Blossom
86% matchVery Positive89% of 601 reviews2024
Dev: 糯米团子工作室Pub: 噪点游戏 SERICA GAMES
Windows
Early spring, 1999, Taoyuan Village. In just several days, a series of drowning incidents occurred in the same quaint village. Then, on the night of the fifteenth day, numerous villagers witnessed a woman in red who bore an uncanny resemblance to a lady who had previously met an unjust demise...
Why similar: Detective 33.1%, Mystery 19.3%, Horror 14.7%, Puzzle 9.2%, Drama 6.3%
- #17 Dread Flats
85% matchVery Positive85% of 1,372 reviews2025
Dev: Ghostcase
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%
This is a first-person Chinese horror game, players will go to a murder building, uncover the truth of the murder, find the missing people..
Why similar: Horror 25.5%, Mystery 21.4%, Puzzle 11.8%, First-Person 9.5%, Thriller 9.3%
- #18 苍白花树繁茂之时Blood Flowers
84% matchVery Positive82% of 308 reviews2023
Dev: Bone Nail
Windows
A puzzle & plot single-player game. It all starts with the falling star ...... Through the puzzle, find the childhood memories while gradually unraveling the truth of the "Blood Tree Plague" hundreds of years ago.
Why similar: Mystery 23%, Horror 19.2%, Puzzle 15.1%, Drama 12.2%, Story Rich 10%
- #19 DREAM LOGIC
83% matchVery Positive90% of 382 reviews2022
Dev: Teleopsia Games
Windows
DREAM LOGIC is a story driven first-person atmospheric horror game which takes place in liminal spaces. Explore various nostalgic, dreamlike, uncanny environments. But don't feel too safe, there's a sneaky creature watching your every move.
Why similar: Mystery 19.2%, Horror 18.8%, 1980s 14.2%, Puzzle 11.4%, First-Person 8.3%
- #20 Winter Clothing
82% matchVery Positive84% of 88 reviews2025
Dev: 坤舆科技
Windows
This is a horror plot puzzle game with Chinese folk themes. There is an unwritten rule in Tianhe Town: on the day of the Winter Clothing Festival, no villager is allowed to approach the back mountain. Is there really a ghost on the mountain? Perhaps there is something more terrifying than ghosts.
Why similar: Detective 24.7%, Horror 14.5%, 1980s 13.2%, Mystery 13.1%, Puzzle 9.8%
- #21 春泥 Soil of Rebirth
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 282 reviews2026
Dev: 午夜说书人
Windows
《春泥》是一款刑侦题材的悬疑解谜推理游戏。2018年中秋前夕,刑警程佑接到报案,动身前往泥塑匠林家处理一起家庭伤人案。随着调查深入,案件的疑点层层浮现,将她引向一连串尘封已久的谜团。往事的土壤正在松动,深埋的真相即将揭开......
Why similar: Detective 29.7%, Mystery 17.3%, Puzzle 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%, Drama 8.4%
- #22 DYING: Reborn
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 216 reviews2018
Dev: NEKCOM EntertainmentPub: Coconut Island Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
DYING: Reborn is a first-person Room Escape puzzle game in which players must tackle all kinds of puzzles in a series of dark and eerie environments. Gameplay revolves around collecting, discovering and putting together pieces of a twisted story that will make your hair stand on end...
Why similar: Puzzle 31.6%, Horror 24.1%, Adventure 19.6%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Indie 10.2%
- #23 Misty Judgment
79% matchVery Positive94% of 1,412 reviews2025
Dev: 次元边界
Windows
This is a suspense reasoning interactive work with real people. You will play the protagonist "Qi Yi", find evidence in a series of murders, piece together the truth, and find the ultimate murderer, all of which will lead you to an unpredictable future.
Why similar: Detective 35.5%, Mystery 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Story Rich 10.3%, Drama 7.5%
- #24 流言侦探
81% matchVery Positive82% of 116 reviews2021
Dev: WoodenWolf
Windows
《流言侦探》是一款诡异,烧脑,悬疑推理剧情游戏,在游戏的体验中,玩家自主找出线索,并利用线索,和角色对话后推进故事。严格的推理玩法,玩家将扮演一个神秘的联络者,玩家的选择将影响了解故事的不同侧面。通过和诸多角色的聊天推理出事件一层层真相,找出隐藏的凶手。
Why similar: Detective 28.1%, Mystery 17.4%, Puzzle 12.1%, Horror 11.9%, Drama 9.5%
- #25 Tomb of Mask
81% matchVery Positive83% of 78 reviews2022
Dev: 本格工作室Pub: 方块游戏(CubeGame)
Windows
《面具古墓》是由《隐秘的原罪》系列原班人马打造的一款民国风悬疑解谜游戏。核心元素依然是我们最拿手的悬疑解谜加剧情推理。同时,得益于《隐秘的原罪》系列作品积累的经验,这回的《面具古墓》,我们有了更多的进化!
Why similar: Horror 33.5%, Puzzle 20.5%, Drama 13.6%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #26 Silent Love
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 249 reviews2023
Dev: Weird Bunny
Windows
This is a terrorist decryption adventure game that took place in 1913.
Why similar: Detective 24.1%, Mystery 15.9%, Horror 15.5%, Puzzle 9.1%, Drama 7.9%
- #27 Classified Stories: The Tome of Myrkah
80% matchMostly Positive76% of 55 reviews2021
Dev: RVL Games
Windows
Classified Stories: The Tome of Myrkah is a first-person, micro-adventure game that tells the story of P.I. Jim Morrison's encounters with the occult and the extraordinary. Explore your surroundings and solve puzzles in order to uncover the harrowing story of your friend's descent into insanity.
Why similar: Detective 27.1%, Mystery 15.4%, Horror 13.8%, Adventure 9.8%, Puzzle 9%
- #28 Detention
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,663 reviews2017
Dev: RedCandleGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Detention is an atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology, the game provided players with unique graphics and gaming experience.
Why similar: Horror 38.4%, Puzzle 14.7%, Story Rich 12.4%, Drama 9%, Psychological Horror 8.1%
- #29 筮灵 SHILING
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 270 reviews2024
Dev: WindField GamesPub: Mammorize
Windows
国产本土新怪谈恐怖游戏——幽魂社前社长在直播中突然失踪,销声匿迹数月后发来诡异消息,将你引入离奇的规则世界。走不出的吞人楼栋、满员即死的午夜巴士、地图上不存在的村庄,还有勾魂剧院、吃人公司……世界的“暗面”等待探索,怪谲的谜题等待揭露。
Why similar: Mystery 23.5%, Horror 15.5%, Story Rich 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Thriller 9.9%
- #30 Mystery of the Malign
76% matchVery Positive93% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: Gameplay Supremacy
Windows
Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.
Why similar: Mystery 32.1%, Puzzle 18.5%, Story Rich 14.9%, Detective 9.7%, First-Person 7.7%
- #31 Lost Diskettes Vol.1
77% matchVery Positive89% of 76 reviews2024
Dev: Puko
Windows
This is a collection of short and experimental horror experiences, focused on surreal and bizarre plots.
Why similar: Horror 30.5%, Story Rich 14%, First-Person 13.7%, Adventure 9.7%, Psychological Horror 9.1%
- #32 Stories Untold
77% matchVery Positive87% of 5,390 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: 1980s 29.1%, Horror 24.8%, Adventure 8.5%, Story Rich 7.3%, Psychological Horror 7%
- #33 Paper Bride 6 Nightmare
75% matchMostly Positive80% of 423 reviews2024
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
“Paper Bride 6 Nightmare” is the sixth work to the Paper Bride series. Dive into a bewitching dream and immerse yourself in yet another immersive Chinese horror puzzle game!
Why similar: Horror 31.3%, Puzzle 20.3%, Adventure 11.1%, Mystery 9.5%, RPG 8.9%
- #34 羽翼的祈愿 - Feather Of Praying
76% matchVery Positive96% of 313 reviews2018
Dev: 秋之忧郁Pub: Eternal Dream
Windows
This is a horror puzzle RPG first released in 2016. Players control Qiu Xiaoqi as she explores a mysterious room filled with puzzles alongside a white-haired youth. They unravel mechanisms to uncover the truth behind her loss of consciousness. Will the wish be fulfilled? The story is yours to shape!
Why similar: Horror 21.4%, Mystery 20.7%, Puzzle 13%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Adventure 8%
- #35 Fragments of Dread - False Haven
73% matchVery Positive92% of 207 reviews2025
Dev: Domnaier
Windows
Fragments of Dread is an episodic psychological horror series. Each episode tells a self-contained story of dread, fear, and survival.
Why similar: Horror 19.5%, Mystery 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Story Rich 10%, First-Person 8.7%
- #36 Rubbings
72% matchVery Positive89% of 235 reviews2025
Dev: 午夜说书人
Windows
《诡拓》是一款中式民俗微恐风的悬疑推理游戏。你将扮演一名民俗杂志编辑,根据匿名信件中的拓片线索,深入封闭、神秘的睖睁村,这里多年来流传着失踪旅人和诡异祭祀的传说。通过亲历村志中的诡异故事,并在村庄中展开调查,你将逐步揭开埋藏数十年的真相。
Why similar: Detective 25.7%, Mystery 13.5%, Horror 13.3%, Puzzle 9.7%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #37 Paranormal Night Shift
71% matchVery Positive97% of 187 reviews2025
Dev: Wheeler Whale Games
Windows
Paranormal Night Shift is an observation and spot the anomaly game set in a haunted house in the 1980s.
Why similar: 1980s 29.9%, Mystery 15.5%, Puzzle 12%, Horror 8.1%, Hidden Object 8%
- #38 Incoming Evil
75% matchMostly Positive80% of 59 reviews2019
Dev: CodelessMan
Windows
A first-person horror game Incoming Evil, you will explore an unsolved event about 3 missing people. Nobody knows what happened to them, the police could not solve the case. You are an experienced detective; the case handed over to you.
Why similar: Horror 30.7%, First-Person 18.4%, Puzzle 17.2%, Adventure 9.5%, Psychological Horror 9.1%
- #39 孙美琪疑案:雨儿胡同
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 62 reviews2022
Dev: QZQ Studio
Windows
1992年7月16日,后海湖边槐树下,发现一名女尸,衣着整齐坐在槐树下,颈部缠绕着一根吉他弦,为主要致死原因,双手有被吉他弦勒伤的痕迹,初步判定为自杀。死亡时间约凌晨2点左右,死者叫关雨珑。林警官,请你在错综复杂的线索中,寻找凶案的真相。
Why similar: Detective 26.7%, Mystery 15.7%, First-Person 8.7%, Puzzle 8.6%, Drama 8.1%
- #40 Bride into the Cave
74% matchMostly Negative39% of 231 reviews2024
Dev: Flower_Official
Windows
Myth lingers in a tranquil and remote ancient town in China. In one telling, once a beautiful maiden is chosen by the cave deity, her soul disappears from the mortal realm. A minority girl called Miao Fei embarks on her journey to uncover the truth behind the legend, and rescue herself, perhap.
Why similar: Horror 18.1%, Mystery 15.3%, Puzzle 10.7%, Story Rich 9.5%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%
- #41 The Inheritance of Crimson Manor
71% matchVery Positive88% of 880 reviews2022
Dev: MediaCity Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Explore a beautiful and Enigmatic Victorian Manor with a dark secret, In this gothic horror story first person exploration puzzle game filled with fine art, secret passages and mysterious mechanical puzzles playing as the executor of the last will from the enigmatic Railroad Magnate Hadley Strange.
Why similar: Mystery 24.9%, Horror 22.4%, Puzzle 17.3%, First-Person 13.1%, Story Rich 12.1%
- #42 Draugen
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,109 reviews2019
Dev: Red Thread Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Draugen is a single-player, first-person Fjord Noir mystery set in 1920s Norway. Explore a forgotten coastal village in your search for your missing sister, accompanied by your independent and enigmatic young ward. Norwegian Game of the Year 2019.
Why similar: Detective 26.1%, Mystery 17.4%, Horror 11%, Story Rich 9.3%, Puzzle 8.8%
- #43 Seduction
74% matchMixed55% of 65 reviews2021
Dev: KOEX studioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
《Seduction》is a 2d horror adventure puzzle game. Lee has to survive in the dark realm and to save Mei's soul from being use for the great summoning. Facing with mysteries, he has to figure out the truth in order to end it.
Why similar: Horror 32%, Puzzle 22.2%, Story Rich 17.4%, Adventure 12%, Mystery 9.6%
- #44 Abnormal1999:Sector 49
70% matchVery Positive96% of 140 reviews2024
Dev: QZQ Studio
Windows
Abnormal1999: Sector 49 is a challenging mystery puzzle game. You play as Sam, searching for your daughter in the abandoned Sector 49. Collect 10 consciousnesses to open the portal and escape.
Why similar: 1980s 26.9%, Puzzle 17.2%, Horror 14.2%, Mystery 14%, Adventure 13.5%
- #45 Bad Dream: Stories
71% matchVery Positive95% of 114 reviews2021
Dev: Desert Fox
Windows
Bad Dream: Stories is a collection of older games in the Bad Dream series in a new, remastered form. Play the series of short point & click titles and travel through the disturbing and atmospheric world of dreams.
Why similar: Horror 24.9%, Puzzle 23.2%, Adventure 13.9%, Mystery 12.8%, Lore-Rich 11.8%
- #46 The Corruption Within
70% matchVery Positive94% of 166 reviews2021
Dev: Cosmic Void
Windows
The Corruption Within is a psychological thriller first-person point & click adventure game set in the Victorian era, with an emphasis on strong narrative, intriguing characters and puzzle-solving.
Why similar: Mystery 25.4%, Horror 14.5%, Story Rich 13.7%, Puzzle 12.5%, Thriller 10.1%
- #47 火起雪中寺
68% matchVery Positive81% of 75 reviews2025
Dev: 江湖奇事录
Windows
Huoqi Xuezhong Temple is a 3D suspense exploration game. The ancient temple covered in heavy snow suddenly caught fire. A mysterious shadow transported you back three hours before the fire started. Faced with six people gathered at this temple with different purposes.
Why similar: Detective 34.8%, Mystery 16.3%, Puzzle 12%, Story Rich 9.5%, Drama 7.2%
- #48 The Bad Kids
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 598 reviews2023
Dev: Aluba Van+Pub: LightOn Game
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
As an adaptation of the popular suspecse TV series, Cat's Cradle, this game combines investigation, solving puzzles and reasoning with original stories, which can build a more Immersive experience. Game will build new stories based on original setting and focus on the inner world of the character.
Why similar: Mystery 21.4%, Horror 18.1%, Puzzle 14.1%, Drama 10.1%, Thriller 8.4%
- #49 全网公敌:诡村
67% matchVery Positive90% of 527 reviews2024
Dev: Triangel GamePub: Lightning Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 53%
本作是与《全网公敌》联动的全新故事,通过一台“旧电脑”进行互联网搜索解密的剧情互动游戏。你作为一名特殊调查员,需要负责解开隐藏在“登山客意外失踪”背后的超自然事件。随着调查深入,始作俑者也渐渐浮出水面,“祂”,似乎又与四十多年前消失在大火中的白河村,有着千丝万缕的联系。
Why similar: Detective 16.5%, Horror 15.4%, Puzzle 12.9%, Mystery 12.7%, RPG 9.8%
- #50 The Occult Detective
67% matchMostly Positive72% of 323 reviews2025
Dev: Battlecry Studio
Windows
A narrative detective game blended with supernatural elements. Play as a rookie investigator, discover vital clues in every case, dive into unscripted interrogations and uncover truths that break minds. But with each revelation, the world feels... less human.
Why similar: Detective 35.6%, Mystery 16.5%, Puzzle 13.8%, Story Rich 13%, Drama 7.2%
- #51 Forest Ranger Services: Episode 1
67% matchVery Positive82% of 129 reviews2024
Dev: GuardHouse
Windows
Horror game series about the investigation of missing hikers in the U.S. National Parks. Follow the story of a wannabe reporter who got a job as a ranger to investigate the disappearances - several episodes that tell one story! Based on true events.
Why similar: Detective 30.7%, Horror 23.4%, Mystery 15.4%, First-Person 7.6%, Adventure 7.1%
- #52 The Rewinder
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,243 reviews2021
Dev: MistyMountainStudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The Rewinder is an adventure puzzle game based on Chinese mythology. You play as Yun, the last known Rewinder, who can communicate with spirits and explore other people's memories to alter the past.
Why similar: Detective 26.9%, Mystery 17.4%, Puzzle 10.4%, Horror 9.7%, Drama 8.3%
- #53 Inside Depth 6
69% matchVery Positive85% of 246 reviews2021
Dev: Stanislaw TruchowskiPub: TurnVex
Windows
There are 6 depths to descend; the further you go, the more terror you will experience. Uncover mysteries, solve puzzles, and immerse yourself in a dark storyline that Inside Depth 6 has to offer. Journey through all 6 depths to uncover the secrets buried within.
Why similar: Horror 24.6%, Puzzle 13%, Thriller 11.4%, Detective 11.3%, Story Rich 9%
- #54 Forgotten Hill Tales
68% matchVery Positive90% of 99 reviews2022
Dev: FM Studio
Windows · Mac
A spin-off series of short stories set in the grotesque world of Forgotten Hill
Why similar: Mystery 34.7%, Horror 28.6%, Adventure 19.4%, Puzzle 9.5%, Indie 5%
- #55 Paper Bride 3 Unresolved Love
66% matchVery Positive93% of 942 reviews2022
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Paper Bride 3 is a Chinese horror mystery puzzle game This is the third horror puzzle game from our team. This time the story takes place in Moshui Village, which is near Zangling Village, and Fulu City, a small town nearby.
Why similar: Detective 29.8%, Horror 15.7%, Puzzle 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #56 记忆重构/Memories
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 248 reviews2019
Dev: 百恩互娱
Windows · Mac
Memories is a suspense movie game of live-action escape room, which presents a multitude of mind-twisting missions. By solving the puzzles with the clue of the plot, players will explore the vein of the whole story and accomplish the missions with the progress of the game.
Why similar: Adventure 33.7%, RPG 25.6%, Story Rich 22.4%, Indie 18.3%
- #57 Penumbra: Requiem
72% matchMixed52% of 1,117 reviews
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Puzzle expansion for Penumbra: Black Plague. Requiem is part of Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition, included in the Penumbra Collection.
Why similar: Horror 39.2%, Puzzle 25.4%, Adventure 18.9%, Indie 9.1%, First-Person 7.4%
- #58 Unsorted Horror
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,264 reviews2023
Dev: Mike Klubnika
Windows
A collection of 5 short first-person horror games, that revolve around detailed machinery and dread.
Why similar: Puzzle 22.7%, First-Person 21.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Horror 12.5%, Psychological Horror 11.9%
- #59 Doorways: Prelude
69% matchMixed62% of 634 reviews2013
Dev: Saibot Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Doorways is an immersive horror adventure, featuring a complex story and deep atmosphere.
Why similar: Horror 45.1%, First-Person 11.2%, Adventure 10.4%, 3D Platformer 9.4%, Puzzle 8.5%