- #1 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
97% matchVery Positive88% of 6,362 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Detective 23.7%, Pixel Graphics 21.1%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, 2D 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Blends supernatural urban legends with pixel-art investigative gameplay and supernatural mystery-solving.
- #2 Tangle Tower
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,826 reviews2019
Dev: SFB Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Unravel a thrilling mystery by exploring a strange and twisted mansion, discovering curious clues, interrogating peculiar suspects and solving unique puzzles. Will you be able to uncover the secrets of Tangle Tower?
Why similar: Detective 43.2%, Puzzle 16.1%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Hand-drawn 9.4%, 2D 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features whimsical character designs, witty dialogue, and stellar point-and-click detective puzzle-solving set in a mysterious mansion.
- #3 The Case of the Golden Idol
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 11,013 reviews2022
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
Why similar: Detective 42.2%, Puzzle 17.8%, Pixel Graphics 17.3%, 2D 6.6%, Story Rich 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: Provides deeply satisfying deduction-based mystery mechanics where you piece together complex crime scenes.
- #4 Return to Shironagasu Island
95% matchVery Positive94% of 4,299 reviews2020
Dev: ONIMUSHI HyogoPub: TABINOMICHI
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A mystery adventure game and visual novel set on solitary Shironagasu Island. Discover its secrets, solve its mysteries, and escape from the ominous island!
Why similar: Detective 28%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Adventure 13.7%, Horror 9.6%, Anime 9%
Why You'll Like It: Combines a classic detective adventure feel with a claustrophobic, isolated mystery setting.
- #5 Ib
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,340 reviews2022
Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 25%, Puzzle 17.7%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Horror 9%, Anime 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the same top-down 2D pixel-art exploration style infused with eerie puzzle elements and atmospheric dread.
- #6 Viviette
94% matchVery Positive88% of 528 reviews2018
Dev: DYA Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Exploration, puzzles and a touch of classic horror awaits you! Uncover the secrets and mysteries of Neuville's Mansion. Test your logic against diverse puzzles, locate and use a variety of items, and don't lose your sense of direction, as navigation itself becomes an obstacle in your path!
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 26.8%, Puzzle 13.1%, Horror 9.8%, Anime 8.7%, Psychological Horror 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features claustrophobic mansion exploration and tense puzzle-solving wrapped in a retro horror aesthetic.
- #7 PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,313 reviews2023
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
How far would you go to bring someone back from the dead? Discover the depths that some will go to in this horror-adventure game.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 34.3%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Anime 13.8%, Horror 11.4%, Adventure 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers a spooky, story-driven mystery full of chilling curses, clever investigation, and narrative twists.
- #8 Follow the meaning
92% matchVery Positive94% of 1,043 reviews2024
Dev: HiKing Mind StudioPub: Second Maze
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Follow the meaning is a surreal point-and-click puzzle adventure. Join detective Paul Trilby as he works to unravel the mysteries of a peculiar town, seemingly ruled by the local Hospital. Over the wall and behind tightly shut gates, a dark secret lies in wait…
Why similar: Detective 26.7%, Hand-drawn 23.1%, Puzzle 19.6%, Adventure 8.1%, 2D 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: Employs a distinctive hand-drawn art style centered around atmospheric point-and-click puzzle investigation.
- #9 The Incident at Galley House
90% matchVery Positive94% of 4,375 reviews2026
Dev: William RousPub: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
In 1936, something terrible happened at Galley House. Decades later, with a strange contraption that reveals echoes of the past, you must uncover the truth behind this grisly mystery. A new puzzle from the creators of The Roottrees are Dead.
Why similar: Detective 39.8%, Puzzle 22.6%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Story Rich 5.3%, Adventure 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: Presents a classic detective mystery narrative filled with clues to uncover and puzzles to solve.
- #10 The House in Fata Morgana
91% matchVery Positive95% of 6,743 reviews2016
Dev: NOVECTPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 27.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A gothic suspense tale set in a cursed mansion. "The House in Fata Morgana" is a full-length visual novel spanning nearly a millennium that deals in tragedy, human nature, and insanity.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.2%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Anime 12.5%, Horror 10.5%, Story Rich 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a deeply psychological, story-rich gothic mystery experience centered around a mysterious mansion.
- #11 Charon's Staircase
91% matchMixed60% of 78 reviews2022
Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive StoriesPub: SOEDESCO
Windows
In this first-person horror mystery game, you set out to bury the horrible past of a tyrannical government. Retrieve and destroy the documents that unravel the secrets that lie beneath Oack Grove. Will you discover the terrifying truth and find your way out?
Why similar: Detective 38.8%, Puzzle 18.7%, Psychological Horror 7.9%, Adventure 7.2%, Horror 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: Immerses players in a dark, atmospheric environment full of investigative secrets and hidden dread.
- #12 Cursed Mansion
89% matchVery Positive89% of 70 reviews2023
Dev: Dragon Emperors
Windows
Rose must escape the Cursed Mansion - a demonic space that preys and feeds on fear and despair. In this horror RPG you'll solve puzzles and learn the mansion’s history. Mystery, malignant spirits, and misery everywhere. Cursed Mansion brings an eerie atmosphere which leaves one with goosebumps.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 23.5%, Puzzle 16.8%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Horror 9.6%, 2D 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Centers around surviving and uncovering secrets within a haunted estate using classic adventure puzzle mechanics.
- #13 Night Loops
89% matchVery Positive90% of 173 reviews2023
Dev: JiaquariumPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Journey through the psyche… Welcome to the Seaside Hotel, where the final hour of your night shift awaits. Tend to guests, explore their dreams, and lose your sense of Self – time and again. In this dark, labyrinthine adventure, unravel the path to the truth below.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 20.8%, Pixel Graphics 17.4%, Puzzle 9.7%, Visual Novel 9.3%, Psychological Horror 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Utilizes surreal pixel-art visuals and eerie investigative puzzle mechanics to build psychological tension.
- #14 LumineNight
88% matchVery Positive89% of 596 reviews2024
Dev: Spickasoft
Windows
LumineNight is a story-driven detective adventure. Play as Detective Foster and his daughter to solve a series of murders spanning a decade. Interrogate suspects, infiltrate locations, solve puzzles, and gather evidence from crime scenes. Uncover the dark truth behind these killings.
Why similar: Detective 35.6%, Side Scroller 15.5%, Puzzle 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Anime 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on atmospheric mystery and detective work within a moody, narrative-driven framework.
- #15 The Occult Detective
87% matchMostly Positive71% of 332 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 33.1%, Puzzle 17.9%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Anime 9.2%, Story Rich 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: Blends anime-styled detective work with supernatural mysteries and eerie storytelling.
- #16 The Murder Hotel
85% matchVery Positive93% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: Wegenbartho Games
Windows
Interrogate suspects, search for clues, & uncover a dastardly plot, as you solve a string of mystifying murders to help reluctant detective Ilmarinen escape the foreboding Fafnir Hotel.
Why similar: Detective 42.6%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Anime 10.2%, Psychological Horror 8.2%, Story Rich 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers a classic whodunit detective mystery set in a dangerous and isolated location.
- #17 Black Chapter
86% matchVery Positive93% of 57 reviews2020
Dev: Spire Studio
Windows
Your class trip to Durhal Cathedral turns into a nightmare when everyone gets trapped inside. A killer demon hides among your classmates—can you uncover the truth before it’s too late?
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 20%, Puzzle 15.1%, Detective 14.5%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Anime 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Combines pixel-art aesthetics with psychological horror and atmospheric investigation.
- #18 The Sekimeiya: Spun Glass
86% matchVery Positive87% of 299 reviews2021
Dev: Trinitite Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
An intricate mystery visual novel. Search text, piece together clues, and jump around the story to unravel the tangled events within the sealed tower.
Why similar: Detective 47.8%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Anime 11.1%, Story Rich 6.7%, Adventure 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A cerebral mystery visual novel that challenges the player with closed-room deduction puzzles.
- #19 Land of Ghosts
83% matchVery Positive98% of 109 reviews2026
Dev: brutal_vap
Windows
A literary horror adventure made in RPG Maker MV, where you explore a land of endless rain and continue a lonely journey through fleeting encounters with ghosts. Rain-soaked landscapes and quiet conversations shape a desolate, melancholic road ahead.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 29.4%, Side Scroller 18.3%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Adventure 12.8%, Visual Novel 11%
Why You'll Like It: Offers spooky pixel-art exploration and narrative-driven puzzle progression.
- #20 Chloé’s Requiem -encore-
84% matchVery Positive91% of 183 reviews2023
Dev: buriki clockPub: Annulus
Windows · Mac
Chloé’s Requiem -encore- is a 2D Adventure Horror game set in Modern Europe. The genius violinist Michél is invited into an old mansion. Inside waits Chloé, who asks him to “Break the curse of the mansion”. What awaits the pair after the mystery is solved…?
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 22.8%, Puzzle 11.6%, 2D 10.3%, Horror 9.3%, Adventure 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D puzzle-adventure game featuring eerie classical themes and gothic mansion exploration.
- #21 Utter a Name
82% matchVery Positive90% of 230 reviews2025
Dev: evilalbert
Windows · Mac · Linux
Disembodied souls linger in this old estate. To each one, utter their name.
Why similar: Detective 34.4%, Side Scroller 15.9%, Puzzle 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%, Story Rich 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on meticulous investigation, logic, and puzzle-solving to crack a dark case.
- #22 DIGITAL EXORCIST case_(0);
82% matchVery Positive94% of 171 reviews2023
Dev: COOL BEANS PRODUCTIONSPub: HYPER REAL
Windows
Step into a dark world where cyberdemons haunt humankind. When mutilated bodies start appearing all over this sleepy town in the Mississippi inaka, Sawyer, ex-AGENCY operative; now unemployed shut-in, must exorcise the demon perpetrator in this story-rich, PC-98 style adventure game.
Why similar: Detective 36.6%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Anime 8.3%, Adventure 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Combines detective investigations with a unique supernatural narrative.
- #23 Oblivion Maiden
81% matchVery Positive93% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: Project Ex Libris
Windows · Mac
An exploration adventure set in St. Dorothia Academy, a magical educational institution hidden deep within a forest. A story that begins with an encounter with a girl named Lulunya, and unfolds through mysterious phenomena and dream worlds.
Why similar: Puzzle 22.7%, Pixel Graphics 19.2%, Detective 18%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Adventure 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features point-and-click puzzle-adventure elements wrapped in a moody mystery atmosphere.
- #24 Seven Mysteries: The Last Page
84% matchMostly Positive73% of 63 reviews2018
Dev: Sang Hendrix
Windows
A story-driven psychological horror RPG about a group of friends who unintentionally become bound together after encountering 7 curses from a school.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 22.7%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Puzzle 12.2%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Anime 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: Explores supernatural school mysteries through story-rich dialogue and exploration-based puzzles.
- #25 The Girl in the Window
79% matchVery Positive82% of 82 reviews2026
Dev: Dark Dome Studios
Windows
A girl appears at the window of an abandoned house, untouched for 20 years. Enter its eerie rooms, solve puzzles, uncover hidden clues, and discover the dark secret that began the mysteries of Hidden Town.
Why similar: Detective 23.9%, Hand-drawn 20.3%, Puzzle 19.6%, Adventure 10.4%, Casual 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A casual point-and-click mystery game centered on uncovering secrets locked inside an ominous house.
- #26 PARANORMASIGHT: The Mermaid's Curse
76% matchVery Positive95% of 2,698 reviews2026
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 13.9 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Will you survive the curse together this summer? A new supernatural mystery adventure begins, telling a bittersweet story of the passions of youth featuring new locations, new legends and a new cast of characters.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.8%, Hand-drawn 18.5%, Adventure 14.4%, Gore 12.7%, Horror 11.6%
- #27 Yokai Landlord: Monster Mystery!
79% matchVery Positive82% of 122 reviews2025
Dev: Shadow GlovePub: FINE Co., Ltd.
Windows
A Werewolf game-style social deduction adventure where you play as the landlord of an apartment and try to uncover the Yokai hiding among your residents. Not just a mystery adventure, this is a heart-warming tale of character growth.
Why similar: Detective 26.8%, Hand-drawn 17.3%, Cartoon 16.5%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Adventure 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: Blends charming character interactions with a lighthearted yet intriguing supernatural mystery.
- #28 The Blind Prophet
80% matchVery Positive87% of 543 reviews2020
Dev: Ars Goetia
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A point'n'Click adventure game. Resolve mysteries and fight the Great Evil.
Why similar: Adventure 25.8%, Indie 15.3%, Casual 15.1%, Hand-drawn 11.4%, Puzzle 10%
Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click detective adventure set in a gritty, dark, atmospheric urban underworld.
- #29 MMM: Murder Most Misfortunate
81% matchVery Positive83% of 128 reviews2017
Dev: Michael LongPub: Foolish Mortals Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A gruesome murder interrupts an evening party at a secluded mansion and you are the prime suspect! Explore the mansion, search for clues, and interrogate the other guests as you strive to unmask the killer in this open-ended mystery.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.1%, Adventure 22.8%, Casual 17%, Indie 13.7%, Story Rich 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A stylized indie detective story built around solving a suspicious death.
- #30 异化之恶〇Abnormal Treatment
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,617 reviews2019
Dev: Eternal Dream
Windows
Strange events occur at a sanatorium for those with unusual abilities. Follow clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth. What will be released when all secrets are revealed? Goodness? Or… pure ”EVIL”?
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 19.9%, Puzzle 15.7%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Anime 9.5%, Psychological Horror 9.2%
- #31 UNIVERSAL WEIRDNESS
76% matchVery Positive90% of 51 reviews2026
Dev: Cotton Game
Windows
A 2D hand-drawn puzzle adventure that spans multiple dimensions and universes. Encounter a diverse cast of characters and unravel mind-bending mysteries as you embark on unique adventures across different worlds.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 21.2%, Puzzle 14.4%, Detective 12.5%, Cartoon 11%, Psychological Horror 10.6%
- #32 Staffer Retro : A Supernatural Mystery Quest
74% matchVery Positive90% of 1,235 reviews2026
Dev: Team Tetrapod
Windows · Mac
Staffer Retro is a mystery adventure game where you uncover past incidents related to ‘Mana’, the source of supernatural powers. Gather information through dialogue and exploration, and piece together clues found in documents to guide the choices of Verita Retro, the protagonist.
Why similar: Detective 39.4%, Puzzle 13.5%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Anime 7.9%, 2D 7.1%
- #33 Yomawari: Night Alone
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,337 reviews2016
Dev: Nippon Ichi Software, Inc.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A quiet evening stroll takes a turn for the worse as a tragic accident befalls a little girl and her dog. When her sister goes missing later in the night, the little girl decides to venture out into the eerie darkness to search for her loved ones as evil spirits haunt the alleyways and streets of her once-peaceful town.
Why similar: Horror 30.1%, Anime 17.2%, Adventure 16.3%, Cute 15.8%, Gore 8%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the tension of exploring eerie environments filled with dark secrets and supernatural threats.
- #34 Creepy Tale: Some Other Place
73% matchVery Positive94% of 659 reviews2024
Dev: Creepy Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Creepy Tale is a mysterious adventure rich in riddles and eerie atmosphere. An autumn morning promised a quiet fishing trip, but events took Martin to "some other place." Find the way home, uncover loads of secrets, and save everyone that you can.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 27.9%, Puzzle 19.8%, Side Scroller 17.4%, Adventure 8.2%, 2D 7.5%
- #35 Seduction
77% matchMixed55% of 67 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: Puzzle 23.3%, Side Scroller 21.7%, Gore 11.9%, Horror 10.1%, Adventure 8.3%
- #36 Ghost in the pool
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 358 reviews2021
Dev: CASCHA GAMES
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
A bizarre campus legend, take you into the traditional Japanese black-and-white comic horror story. Witness the familiar scenes and contemplate the terrifying moments.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 33.2%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Anime 12.4%, 2D 9.9%, Adventure 9%
- #37 Drain Mansion
73% matchVery Positive85% of 274 reviews2023
Dev: Kredyn
Windows · Mac · Linux
You wake up in an unknown dark abandoned mansion and don't remember how you got there. Your goal is to escape this mansion and get back home safely, but the traps and demons lurking there won't make it easier. Can you escape this mansion or give in to the temptation?
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 30.7%, Side Scroller 16.5%, Nudity 10.8%, Puzzle 10.6%, Hand-drawn 10.4%
- #38 Lunar Mirror:The Pavilion of Desire
73% matchVery Positive81% of 1,369 reviews2023
Dev: TUTGamePub: DSGame
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
This is a side-scrolling exploration and puzzle game with the background of the horror story of Cthulhu. You can move the character through A and D, talk to the character in the scene, press the F key to interact with the props in the scene, and complete the puzzle by collecting clues.
Why similar: Nudity 27%, Puzzle 19.1%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, 2D 11.2%
- #39 Paper Bride
72% matchVery Positive91% of 2,306 reviews2021
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 3.5 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 33.3%, Puzzle 18.7%, Hand-drawn 9.7%, Horror 8.4%, 2D 7.1%
- #40 Subway Exorcist Girl
71% matchVery Positive83% of 331 reviews2025
Dev: 纤指游戏Pub: Delicate Fingers
Windows
A subway train plagued by strange occurrences. A part-time exorcist girl arrives to confront the supernatural chaos, with the unknown ahead.
Why similar: Detective 32.9%, Puzzle 15.7%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Horror 8.8%, Psychological Horror 8.1%
- #41 Even20: The Interference of Parallels
71% matchVery Positive94% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: SilverEyesPub: Wisdom Games Publishing
Windows · Mac
Two souls are drawn into a mysterious otherworld—and torn apart. In a realm filled with danger and restless spirits, each searches for the other while uncovering hidden truths. A suspenseful multi-ending adventure where every choice shapes their fate.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 24.5%, Puzzle 21.9%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Horror 11.2%, Adventure 8.7%
- #42 Dead Dreams
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 67 reviews2020
Dev: Aiaz Marx
Windows
"DEAD DREAMS" is a 2D psychological horror game focused on puzzle-solving and atmosphere with a complex non-linear story in which every element has a meaning...
Why similar: Detective 26.9%, Pixel Graphics 17.5%, Puzzle 15%, Horror 6.8%, Psychological Horror 6.8%
- #43 HANA : Hide and seek
72% matchVery Positive86% of 93 reviews2023
Dev: Catowo
Windows
A cute RPG Maker horror game
Why similar: Hand-drawn 19.3%, Cartoon 16.7%, Pixel Graphics 14.7%, Puzzle 14.7%, Visual Novel 10%
- #44 UNREAL LIFE
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,999 reviews2020
Dev: hako lifePub: room6
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 311.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
And now, for today's story.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 33.4%, Side Scroller 18.2%, Puzzle 11.8%, Adventure 7.7%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #45 Untold Mystery: Angel’s Cry
75% matchMixed54% of 126 reviews2014
Dev: Cateia Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Investigate a mysterious, medieval monastery and reveal the terrifying truth! Enter a remote Alpine monastery and uncover the truth in a story-rich hidden object adventure. You are about to investigate the disappearance of a monk as well as the curious case of a weeping statue.
Why similar: Detective 34.4%, Puzzle 24.7%, Adventure 10%, 2D 8.9%, Horror 6.8%
- #46 Midnight Syndrome
69% matchVery Positive99% of 107 reviews2024
Dev: ナツミカン
Windows
A summer night consumes the girls... Exploration type horror ADV game
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 24.8%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Anime 11.5%, Horror 11%, 2D 9.5%
- #47 Rusty Lake Paradise
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,651 reviews2018
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Rusty Lake Paradise is set on a small remote island which is cursed by the ten plagues of Egypt. Solve all the mysteries of this dark, macabre puzzle adventure. Paradise builds upon the distinctive atmosphere and excitement from the Rusty Lake series.
Why similar: Puzzle 42.1%, Hand-drawn 11%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Horror 7%, Adventure 6.8%
- #48 An English Haunting
68% matchVery Positive96% of 457 reviews2024
Dev: Postmodern Adventures
Windows
While looking for the existence of the Great Beyond, Professor Patrick Moore, aided by a fake medium, will build a device to see the other side, embark on a search for a millenary artifact, and investigate the most haunted manor of 1907 England.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 37.7%, Adventure 12.2%, 2D 12%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Horror 9.7%
- #49 Staffer Case: A Supernatural Mystery Adventure
67% matchVery Positive94% of 4,356 reviews2023
Dev: Team Tetrapod
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Staffer Case is a new sort of mystery game, asking players to find clues, arrange them into documents, and point out the contradictions between them to solve a series of murders. Each mystery unraveled leads you closer to the truth lying at the heart of each case!
Why similar: Detective 40.3%, Cartoon 16.8%, Puzzle 12.3%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Anime 7.7%
- #50 The Cabinets of Doctor Arcana
71% matchVery Positive92% of 60 reviews2018
Dev: Monolith Graphics
Windows · Mac
The Cabinets of Doctor Arcana is a dark adventure game set inside the haunted mansion of a mysterious magician who vanished several years ago. Resolve a maze of riddles and perplexing puzzles to unlock doors and secret passages, or be doomed to spend eternity trapped inside the inescapable mansion.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 33.7%, Puzzle 30.9%, Adventure 12.1%, Casual 9.4%, Atmospheric 7%
- #51 Corpse Party
70% matchVery Positive89% of 1,404 reviews2016
Dev: GrisGrisPub: XSEED Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A group of friends unknowingly perform an occult ritual that traps them in an otherworldly elementary school. Here, the vengeful spirits of young children threaten their lives and their sanity, and the only hope of survival is to uncover the chilling details behind the murders of those trapped before them...
Why similar: Horror 16.9%, Pixel Graphics 16.9%, Anime 14.2%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Psychological Horror 10.6%
- #52 The Case Book of Arne
68% matchVery Positive88% of 370 reviews2020
Dev: HARUMURASAKIPub: Vaka Game Magazine
Windows
A vampire and a girl... who are they? The two of them have a secret and solve a strange case... In a world where paranormal activity takes place, "Player" solves a case in which a non-human becomes a suspect. Such a "detective adventure" is coming to STEAM.
Why similar: Detective 32.1%, Pixel Graphics 16.8%, Psychological Horror 7.8%, Anime 7.7%, Horror 6.8%
- #53 Departed Away
66% matchVery Positive89% of 573 reviews2024
Dev: Alperen Torun
Windows
Discover 'Departed Away,' a captivating visual novel where friendship intertwines with mystery. Uncover secrets, engage in verbal duels, and make choices that shape your story. Delve into emotional depth and intricate connections in this unique story.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 34.5%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Psychological Horror 15%, 2D 10%, Cute 8.3%
- #54 Frail Hearts: Versicorae Domlion
69% matchVery Positive83% of 82 reviews2022
Dev: SezhesPub: Ravenage Games
Windows
Frail Hearts: Versicorae Domlion is an old-school JRPG with a deep and mysterious storyline placed in a fictional dark city of Gris. Explore the story of four troubled souls and kill the abominations that threaten the existence of reality itself.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 21.7%, Hand-drawn 20.4%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Horror 8.4%, 2D 8.3%
- #55 Nightmare Zapping
67% 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: Pixel Graphics 27.4%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Anime 9.7%, Horror 9.7%, Psychological Horror 9.1%
- #56 Castle of Secrets
68% matchMixed58% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Serene Questworks StudiosPub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
Castle of Secrets is a dark psychological adventure with horror elements. Uncover the mystery behind your family's murder as you journey through the world of the dead, meet strange beings, solve puzzles, and make choices that shape the story.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 23.4%, Puzzle 19.9%, Side Scroller 18.7%, Psychological Horror 8.7%, Horror 7.5%
- #57 The Mansion
70% matchMixed67% of 161 reviews2021
Dev: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows
The Mansion, a grim yet fascinating building you’re facing, doesn’t exist.
Why similar: Puzzle 32.9%, Adventure 17.8%, Casual 13.2%, Horror 10.1%, Indie 9.8%
- #58 and yet, we dream
65% matchVery Positive92% of 52 reviews2026
Dev: arda bolat
Windows · Mac · Linux
a psychological visual novel where you investigate the souls of the dead. spend time with them, analyze their past, file reports to decide their eternal fate.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 41.1%, Visual Novel 25.6%, Adventure 9.5%, Atmospheric 8.7%, 2D 7.8%
- #59 Raisond'etre
67% matchVery Positive93% of 82 reviews2022
Dev: C3 Games
Windows
Will you be able to uncover your raison d'être and solve the mysteries that await in this suspenseful thriller?
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.9%, Adventure 31.2%, Story Rich 10.5%, Singleplayer 7.8%, 2D 6.5%
