- #1 Night Reverie
97% matchVery Positive96% of 331 reviews2021
Dev: Somber Pixel
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Night Reverie is a Puzzle/Adventure game in which a child must solve the mystery behind the distortion of his house. Explore puzzle-filled environments and discover strange creatures living in the house as you reach the truth behind of what looks like a bizarre nightmare.
Why similar: Exploration 18.2%, Puzzle 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 14.4%, Mystery 14.1%, Adventure 13.6%
- #2 The Cursed Forest
96% matchVery Positive89% of 891 reviews2019
Dev: KPy3OPub: Grable Team
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Immerse yourself in the obscure and mysterious autumnal forest, where every wrong step could be your last. As you travel uncover the dark story behind this place, where beauty and danger have become as one.
Why similar: Supernatural 23.1%, Adventure 21.4%, Exploration 17.1%, Mystery 16.6%, Atmospheric 14.1%
- #3 Tatari: The Arrival
96% matchMixed66% of 307 reviews2023
Dev: Hidden Tower StudiosPub: TheGamesFortress
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 24%
Take the role of a detective from Tokyo who tries to solve the mysterious case of the disappearance of a young camper. You will try to follow the trail of evidence to guide you through an enigmatic and paranormal case connected with a Japanese urban legend. Can you help until the end?
Why similar: Investigation 27.6%, Adventure 16.5%, Mystery 16.3%, Exploration 15.6%, Puzzle 15.2%
- #4 Night Reverie: Prologue
94% matchVery Positive92% of 281 reviews2020
Dev: Somber Pixel
Windows
Night Reverie: Prologue is the first act of a Puzzle/Adventure game in which a child must solve the mystery behind the distortion of his house. Explore puzzle-filled environments and discover strange creatures as you reach the truth behind of what looks like a bizarre nightmare.
Why similar: Exploration 20.3%, Puzzle 18.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Mystery 12.9%, Adventure 11.2%
- #5 Darkness Ahead
95% matchMixed52% of 108 reviews2016
Dev: Useless MachinesPub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Darkness Ahead is an adventure game about a man searching for his little brother. A plateau between mountains holds a dark secret about its past. You have to stay alive and collect everything you need to complete your quest.
Why similar: Adventure 35.3%, Indie 25.7%, Mystery 12.3%, Exploration 10.2%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #6 The Frosts: First Ones
94% matchVery Positive89% of 57 reviews2021
Dev: Ivan Sukhanov
Windows
An adventure about searching for a missing hunter and meeting with alien beings! Explore wild nature, climb on a rock, lure out a boar, meet a wolf, survive in a rockfall. Heal a deer and trick a creature! Meet the Unknown and find mystery!
Why similar: Adventure 19.7%, Exploration 19.5%, Pixel Graphics 19.2%, Sci-fi 18.9%, Atmospheric 13.1%
- #7 KRAMPEN
93% matchVery Positive91% of 443 reviews2023
Dev: GMD13
Windows
Immerse yourself in the winter forest and help a lost soul to find a piece of itself. What is awaiting you there.. or who?
Why similar: Adventure 21.4%, Exploration 19.5%, Pixel Graphics 18.5%, Indie 15.5%, Atmospheric 14.8%
- #8 Hold Me Still
91% matchVery Positive82% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: Zeroshade123
Windows
"Hold Me Still" is a point-and-click puzzle mystery game where you investigate your friend's disappearance by exploring their house, collecting clues, solving puzzles, and uncovering the truth.
Why similar: Adventure 29.4%, Puzzle 17.7%, Exploration 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Mystery 11.6%
- #9 The Wellmonts Case
91% matchVery Positive95% of 233 reviews2026
Dev: Zakym s. r. o.
Windows
The Wellmonts Case is a first-person psychological horror game set in 1993, Northern Maine. As a private detective, you explore the abandoned Wellmont farm, search for clues, photograph unsettling evidence, and uncover the truth behind a family's unexplained disappearance.
Why similar: Investigation 26.9%, Adventure 25.4%, Mystery 19.9%, Exploration 13.2%, Atmospheric 12.9%
- #10 Lake Ridden
92% matchMostly Positive72% of 292 reviews2018
Dev: Midnight Hub
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Lake Ridden is a story-driven, first-person puzzle game! A cozy supernatural adventure where you unravel a mysterious past, trying to find your sister. Luckily, you are not alone...
Why similar: Adventure 37.7%, Indie 21.7%, Puzzle 18.4%, Mystery 13.5%, Atmospheric 8.8%
- #11 Overcome Your Fears - Caretaker
90% matchMixed69% of 2,286 reviews2025
Dev: markuwaaaaa
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Steve Jackson, a 19-year-old guy, is looking after a friends house and encounters eerie events in a small town. Dive into the dark mystery of the events you unwittingly became a part of. Will you be able to uncover the truth?
Why similar: Investigation 44%, Adventure 22.8%, Atmospheric 19.4%, Indie 13.8%
- #12 Silver Creek Falls: Chapter 1
89% matchVery Positive86% of 640 reviews2015
Dev: Sapphire Dragon Productions
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Two city detectives are sent to a small idyllic town in North Carolina called ‘Silver Creek Falls” to investigate a strange series of events that the local sheriff can’t seem to get his mind around. What initially seems like an open-and-shut case unfolds into a truly terrifying mystery that will leave the detectives wondering what is...
Why similar: Investigation 32.6%, Exploration 13%, Mystery 13%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Adventure 11.6%
- #13 Sinking Inn
89% matchVery Positive91% of 55 reviews2021
Dev: Open Alpha
Windows · Mac
A small, lonely boy on a hopeful quest navigates through a dark and dreary motel. Dive into its mysterious, eerie atmosphere and find your way through the motel's strange puzzles, as it becomes increasingly clear that reality is not as it seems.
Why similar: Puzzle 33.1%, Exploration 32.6%, Mystery 17.7%, 2D 16.6%
- #14 Missing Hiker
87% matchVery Positive85% of 3,746 reviews2023
Dev: Gemezl
Windows
Missing Hiker is a short indie horror game, where your brother Ethan went missing while hiking and you need to find him.
Why similar: Adventure 32.6%, Atmospheric 24%, Mystery 23.7%, Exploration 19.7%
- #15 Somerville
88% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,884 reviews2022
Dev: Jumpship
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%
In the wake of catastrophe find the means to make your family whole again.
Why similar: Adventure 25.4%, Atmospheric 18.5%, Puzzle 18.4%, Sci-fi 16.5%, Indie 13.3%
- #16 Kona II: Brume
86% matchVery Positive82% of 521 reviews2023
Dev: ParabolePub: Ravenscourt
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Northern Québec, 1970. A bizarre mist —the Brume— is disconnecting a rural mining village from its quiet reality. Step into the shoes of Detective Carl Faubert as he unfolds the mysteries haunting the region while battling for his own survival.
Why similar: Investigation 32%, Mystery 18.6%, Adventure 18.3%, Exploration 14.8%, Sci-fi 10.2%
- #17 The Strange Lights
86% matchVery Positive87% of 133 reviews2026
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
You have arrived in a forest where people are rumored to disappear and strange things happen... Locals often see bright flashes and hear strange sounds...
Why similar: Supernatural 42.2%, Mystery 22.2%, Atmospheric 15.6%, Exploration 11.8%, Adventure 6.3%
- #18 Mystery of the Malign
85% matchVery Positive94% of 82 reviews2025
Dev: Gameplay Supremacy
Windows
Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.
Why similar: Investigation 25.6%, Mystery 19.6%, Puzzle 13%, Exploration 11.8%, Atmospheric 9.8%
- #19 Lost Luminosity
84% matchVery Positive84% of 252 reviews2025
Dev: Ember Wing Games
Windows
The inheritance following his mother’s death turns into a series of mysterious events for Sam. Neighbors are complaining about strange noises and unexplained phenomena in the empty apartment. Intrigued, he decides to investigate what’s going on there himself.
Why similar: Supernatural 43.7%, Exploration 28.8%, Atmospheric 18.2%, Adventure 9.4%
- #20 Aurora Hills: Chapter 1
83% matchVery Positive95% of 3,732 reviews2024
Dev: NovaSoft Interactive Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Aurora Hills: Chapter 1 is the first part in series of point and click puzzle adventure games. Follow the journey of Ethan Hill, a park ranger tasked with investigating strange disappearances from the region to uncover the mystery of Aurora Hills!
Why similar: Adventure 26.7%, Mystery 25.1%, Puzzle 19.5%, Exploration 15%, Atmospheric 7%
- #21 Moon Mystery
84% matchMixed65% of 715 reviews2024
Dev: CosmoscoutsPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
The Moon's haunted - and when an astronaut loses contact with Earth, the adventure begins in full. Fill up your oxygen, load up the guns, and set out on an interstellar FPS adventure across the stars, filled with puzzles, fights, exploration, and strange secrets of the universe.
Why similar: Adventure 26.5%, Mystery 19.9%, Sci-fi 17.1%, Puzzle 13.5%, Exploration 13.4%
- #22 Skinwalkers Valley
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: Fireplay Studio
Windows
The protagonist, Ethan, heads into the forest with his dog, Ranger, for a simple hunting trip. At first, nothing seems out of the ordinary—but as the time goes on, the hunt slowly turns into a nightmare. Something strange and unexplainable lurks deep within the woods...
Why similar: Adventure 46.9%, Atmospheric 22%, Exploration 19.3%, Indie 11.8%
- #23 Moonleap
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,464 reviews2023
Dev: guselect
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Explore a world full of mysteries that transform with each jump! Moonleap is a game about a moon boy on his journey to recover shooting stars. Change day to night with your jump and catch all the stars in this challenging puzzle-platformer!
Why similar: Adventure 31%, Pixel Graphics 29.4%, Puzzle 26%, 2D 13.6%
- #24 Through The Fragmentation
80% matchVery Positive97% of 236 reviews2021
Dev: Máté PribelszkyPub: Crow Bar
Windows
Atmospheric first person adventure game focusing on immersion and exploration. Meet strange characters, discover secrets and try to unfold the mystery of the Fragmentation.
Why similar: Adventure 22.7%, Investigation 22.1%, Mystery 20.5%, Exploration 18.3%, Atmospheric 12.7%
- #25 Where is my Heart?
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 184 reviews2014
Dev: Schulenburg SoftwarePub: Die Gute Fabrik
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 40%
In Where is my Heart? you play the story of a family of forest spirits. The family lives comfortably in a tree in the woods until one day they lose their home and thus embark on a great adventure. Their journey will take them through the mushroom caves and even deeper down to the lifeless crystal pools and back up into the mountains.
Why similar: Adventure 33.8%, Indie 25.5%, Pixel Graphics 21.2%, Puzzle 19.4%
- #26 Abnormal1999:Sector 49
79% 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: Adventure 39.5%, Puzzle 19.9%, Exploration 17%, Mystery 14.1%, Sci-fi 9.5%
- #27 Waking Up: Way Back Home
79% matchVery Positive90% of 90 reviews2023
Dev: Nostalgic Brains
Windows · Mac · Linux
A child infiltrates a spaceship to carry out a secret rescue mission. His objective is compromised when they must make a forced landing on a strange planet. Explore this mysterious place, overcome obstacles, and find the way back home!
Why similar: Adventure 26.5%, Exploration 19%, Puzzle 18.3%, Sci-fi 14%, Mystery 11.5%
- #28 The Tragedy at Deer Creek
78% matchVery Positive91% of 76 reviews2026
Dev: Sparrowland
Windows
A cinematic point-and-click adventure where you step into the shoes of photographer Charlotte Gray as she explores the abandoned camp of Deer Creek and uncovers the tragedy that befell the camp and its people.
Why similar: Supernatural 24.3%, Investigation 16.7%, Mystery 14.2%, Adventure 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%
- #29 夕生 Halflight
81% matchMixed64% of 130 reviews2020
Dev: MATCHBPub: FirePoint
Windows
Halflight is a 3D adventure game with classic puzzles. Players follow in the steps of the young boy Xi-sheng as he strays into an extraordinary phantom world -- a world where Memories intertwine with Nightmares, Hope casts its lot with Destiny, and any semblance of self-identity will be tested.
Why similar: Adventure 62%, Indie 38%
- #30 Deep in the Woods
78% matchVery Positive79% of 87 reviews2024
Dev: Cotton Game
Windows · Mac
The Deep Forest tells a classical tale of searching for family. Players will experience the changing seasons throughout the game and explore enchanting scenes depicting each season.
Why similar: Puzzle 27.4%, Indie 20.2%, Exploration 19.7%, Atmospheric 17.5%, Adventure 15.2%
- #31 Once Alive
77% matchVery Positive84% of 492 reviews2024
Dev: Cem Boray YıldırımPub: GameDev.ist
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
A story-driven, first-person adventure game offering a cinematic experience. Embark on a journey to HaustVille, an abandoned settlement in a post-apocalyptic world. Explore your surroundings and uncover the mystery behind the disappearance of the last survivors.
Why similar: Investigation 23.6%, Mystery 17.8%, Supernatural 14.6%, Adventure 12.2%, Exploration 11.7%
- #32 Forest Ranger Services: Episode 2
76% matchVery Positive83% of 60 reviews2025
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: Adventure 30.2%, Investigation 23.2%, Exploration 22.3%, Atmospheric 12.9%, Mystery 11.4%
- #33 Chasing Static
76% matchVery Positive87% of 513 reviews2021
Dev: Headware Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A psychological horror short story. Explore the untouched wilderness of rural Wales as you uncover the forgotten remains of a mysterious facility and find the truth behind the missing villagers of Hearth.
Why similar: Supernatural 27.5%, Mystery 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Adventure 12.4%, Exploration 12.4%
- #34 Deer & Boy
73% matchVery Positive94% of 421 reviews2026
Dev: Lifeline GamesPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
A runaway boy meets a lost fawn, and together they cross a quiet, dangerous world. Solve puzzles, climb, and slip past threats as your companion grows from a fragile newborn into a powerful deer. What you cannot do alone, you learn to do together.
Why similar: Adventure 33.8%, Puzzle 24.2%, Mystery 23.1%, Atmospheric 18.9%
- #35 Hitchhiker - A Mystery Game
77% matchMostly Positive71% of 230 reviews2021
Dev: Mad About PandasPub: Versus Evil
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Hitchhiker is a mystery game set along lost highways, where your goal is to solve the puzzle of your own backstory.
Why similar: Mystery 31.6%, Adventure 27.1%, Atmospheric 18.9%, Indie 13.6%, Puzzle 8.8%
- #36 Seedlings
75% matchVery Positive98% of 94 reviews2023
Dev: Bardsley Creative
Windows · Mac · Linux
An atmospheric 2D puzzle platformer made using real photos and videos from New Zealand's native forest. Become a seed that can possess different plant creatures with unique abilities. Solve the obstacles in your way to discover the secrets of the Seedlings.
Why similar: Adventure 24.9%, Sci-fi 20.6%, Atmospheric 17.7%, Exploration 12.4%, Indie 10.8%
- #37 Afterdream
74% matchVery Positive93% of 358 reviews2023
Dev: Jesse MakkonenPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Get lost in a lucid dream, bending the lines between reality and fiction. Utilize the strange camera to navigate through the ghosts' mysterious residence. Find the purpose of your nocturnal visit in a vivid and dreamlike setting.
Why similar: Adventure 25.6%, Mystery 20.8%, Pixel Graphics 18.6%, Atmospheric 16.2%, 2D 11%
- #38 Crowalt: Traces of the Lost Colony
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 575 reviews2022
Dev: Madcraft StudiosPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 43%
A young adventurer Hugh Radcliff is in pursuit of one of the greatest mysteries of history: The Lost Colony. Deal with pirates, dive into native rituals, reveal conspiracies, and make tough choices on your difficult journey for unveiling this mystery!
Why similar: Investigation 29.1%, Mystery 19.7%, Adventure 17.5%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Puzzle 11.5%
- #39 Shattered Dimension
72% matchVery Positive90% of 73 reviews2026
Dev: Cotton Game
Windows · Mac
Dive into a world of mystery and wonder in Shattered Dimension. As an unexpected investigator, you're plunged into a labyrinthine plot filled with enigmatic puzzles and intriguing characters.Uncover hidden truths by engaging in conversations and following the intricate web of relationships.
Why similar: Investigation 33.9%, Adventure 28.3%, Indie 12.2%, Puzzle 10.4%, Exploration 7.8%
- #40 Luna's Room
71% matchVery Positive100% of 78 reviews2026
Dev: DonutDroidPub: Save Games Studio
Windows
An unfamiliar room. Vague memories. Explore Luna's room through the objects inside it in this intimate narrative experience about loss, told as a classic-style graphic adventure.
Why similar: Investigation 31.6%, Adventure 23.5%, Pixel Graphics 17.1%, Mystery 16.6%, Indie 5.9%
- #41 LumineNight
71% matchVery Positive88% of 562 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: Mystery 20.1%, Investigation 19.6%, Adventure 19%, Exploration 13.5%, Atmospheric 11.7%
- #42 Moon River
70% matchVery Positive99% of 200 reviews2026
Dev: BadAliasPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
Moon River is a short RPG adventure with an emphasis on music and atmosphere. Perhaps some secrets too... Explore the remains of an quiet, empty world & find the river's end.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 20.5%, Adventure 19%, Exploration 17%, Indie 14.3%, Atmospheric 14.2%
- #43 My Grandparents' Christmas Mystery
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 70 reviews2022
Dev: Korvinrular
Windows
Grandma never showed up and Grandpa's tragic passing 3 days later left me in anger, confusion and sadness. I couldn't just let this go like it never happened, so I decided to go and find out what happened on my own. Will you survive a first-person psychological horror game and uncover the mystery?
Why similar: Investigation 26.4%, Mystery 21.1%, Adventure 19.2%, Exploration 14.3%, Atmospheric 14%
- #44 [Redacted] The Safehouse
69% matchVery Positive99% of 141 reviews2026
Dev: Heartbeast
Windows · Linux
You're a detective. Investigate the haunting events surrounding the murder of Ann Peterson and her boyfriend. Explore an old safehouse for clues, deduce keywords and reveal redacted words as you search Ann's digital journal, and piece together your case report as this unfortunate story unfolds.
Why similar: Investigation 43.2%, Supernatural 32%, Mystery 10.9%, Atmospheric 7.6%, Indie 6.3%
- #45 Deepwell
70% matchVery Positive100% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: LinsonLime
Windows
Deepwell is a story-driven adventure game, about a small town surrounding a giant mystery hole.
Why similar: Adventure 28.8%, Investigation 20.8%, Exploration 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Mystery 10.5%
- #46 ALONE IN SPACE
74% matchMixed53% of 158 reviews2016
Dev: Butterflyware
Windows · Mac · Linux
Experience an immersive sci-fi adventure. Walk in the footsteps of the ill-fated crew members of the Miranda station. Explore a world cloaked in mystery and danger, solve clever puzzles to help discover the questions that...
Why similar: Adventure 34.1%, Sci-fi 17.5%, Exploration 17.3%, Puzzle 14.5%, Atmospheric 8.7%
- #47 Palindrome Syndrome: Escape Room
71% matchVery Positive82% of 549 reviews2020
Dev: mc2games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
You wake up in a spaceship with no memories. In this escape room with a sci-fi setting you will have to investigate your past solving different puzzles. Will you be able to discover what happened to you and how did you get there?
Why similar: Investigation 31.2%, Adventure 17.4%, Mystery 16.6%, Sci-fi 14.9%, Puzzle 13.4%
- #48 Year Walk
70% matchVery Positive90% of 2,021 reviews2014
Dev: Simogo
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Venture out into the dark woods where strange creatures roam, on a vision quest set in 19th century Sweden. Solve and decipher cryptic puzzles, listen for clues, and learn about mysterious folklore creatures in the built-in encyclopedia as you seek to foresee your future.
Why similar: Supernatural 33.1%, Adventure 17%, Mystery 12.7%, Puzzle 12.4%, Atmospheric 10.8%
- #49 Desktop Explorer
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,696 reviews2026
Dev: Recurring Dream
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Rummage through the abandoned profiles of an old PC to unravel an inherited mystery. What secrets hide in this eerie adventure of cryptic games and outdated software? Who was using this computer? And what happened to them?
Why similar: Investigation 26.8%, Mystery 14.6%, Adventure 13%, Puzzle 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%
- #50 Detective Grimoire
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,547 reviews2014
Dev: SFB Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Detective Grimoire has been called to investigate a murder. The owner of a small tourist attraction, seemingly killed by the mythical creature his attraction is based around... Explore the area, inspect the crime scene, grill suspects, solve puzzles, hunt for clues & uncover the secret of the swamp!
Why similar: Investigation 22.8%, Exploration 15%, Mystery 14%, Puzzle 13.7%, Supernatural 13.5%
- #51 Rumbral
67% matchVery Positive87% of 60 reviews2026
Dev: OSEA InnovationsPub: Out of Mana
Windows
Rumbral is a dark, puzzle platformer set in a seemingly forgotten world. Find your way in this desolated place while trying to recover your memories and find out who you really are.
Why similar: Mystery 40.7%, Puzzle 34.8%, Adventure 24.5%
- #52 Behind The Door
72% matchMixed57% of 99 reviews2017
Dev: Dio Alias Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 39%
It's a story about a skeptical detective John who's investigating the abandoned's house massacre where group of teenagers were killed. On early night Detective John arriving to the abandoned house to find out what has happened there but suddenly he realized that he is not alone...
Why similar: Investigation 29.7%, Adventure 26.3%, Indie 19.4%, Puzzle 17.6%, Atmospheric 7%
- #53 Lunar Axe
68% matchVery Positive89% of 148 reviews2022
Dev: Ops Game Studio
Windows · Linux
After a big earthquake in the city, ruins of an old building collapse and you end up trapped inside an abandoned house. Find a way out and unravel the mystery of inexplicable tremors, revealing ancient secrets and a mystical artifact, before the city is destroyed.
Why similar: Supernatural 22.5%, Adventure 20.8%, Mystery 17.1%, Puzzle 15.5%, Atmospheric 10.3%
- #54 Lifeless Moon
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 321 reviews2023
Dev: Serenity Forge
Windows
During an expedition to the Moon, two astronauts find themselves in a familiar town back on Earth. They soon discover the town is the beginning of a strange and mysterious journey...
Why similar: Adventure 28.3%, Sci-fi 27.3%, Exploration 25.6%, Atmospheric 18.8%
- #55 Even20: The Interference of Parallels
66% matchVery Positive94% of 51 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: Mystery 18.9%, Adventure 18.8%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, Puzzle 12.4%, Exploration 11.4%
- #56 The Last Case of John Morley
65% matchVery Positive82% of 329 reviews2025
Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive StoriesPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Step into the mind of John Morley, a 1940s detective on his final case. Explore shadowed places long forgotten by time, and piece together crime scenes in a narrative adventure steeped in mystery, unexpected twists, and a truth buried for decades.
Why similar: Adventure 24.8%, Mystery 21.7%, Exploration 18.7%, Puzzle 16.9%, Atmospheric 12.3%
- #57 Bigfoot Forest
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 187 reviews2021
Dev: Kiddy
Windows
Bigfoot Forest - a first-person indie horror game. While traveling in your car, you run out of gas and find yourself far away from any civilized locations at night, with only woods and a small town nearby.
Why similar: Adventure 70.5%, Atmospheric 16.1%, Indie 13.4%
- #58 no signal
65% matchVery Positive99% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: exodrifter
Windows · Linux
An emotional point-and-click hard sci-fi adventure game about exploring an abandoned space station. Follow messages left by the long-gone staff to learn the outcome of the research team and the secrets they left behind.
Why similar: Mystery 20.8%, Sci-fi 16.8%, Exploration 16.2%, Puzzle 15%, Adventure 14.4%
- #59 The Third Shift
64% matchVery Positive98% of 62 reviews2026
Dev: Teebowah Games
Windows
In this Game Boy styled horror game, uncover the mystery of the Roanoke Museum of History and Wonder. Get lost in its maze-like exhibits, solve peculiar puzzles, and survive being hunted by grotesque creatures from the controversial Human Body Exhibit. Can you leave the museum alive?
Why similar: Investigation 22.4%, Adventure 21.1%, Mystery 14.9%, Puzzle 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%