60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Story Rich, Mystery, Adventure, Detective.
Solve a sinister murder by spending three reality-shifting nights in a haunted art gallery. An infinitely re-playable murder mystery blending deduction, exploration, puzzles, collectibles and FMV.
The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker
YOU are a psychiatrist, trying to solve a murder whilst treating the unusual patients of the recently deceased Doctor Dekker. Type a question - patients reply in full screen video and have questions for you too but be careful what you say. Your words determine their eventual fates, and your own!
Dark Nights with Poe and Munro
Guide local radio hosts Poe and Munro through six TV-like episodes of supernatural strangeness and sizzling on-screen chemistry. From the creators of The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker and The Shapeshifting Detective.
YOU are a psychiatrist, trying to solve a murder whilst treating the unusual patients of the recently deceased Doctor Dekker. Type a question - patients reply in full screen video and have questions for you too but be careful what you say. Your words determine their eventual fates, and your own!
Why similar: FMV 36.8% ★, Lovecraftian 21.6%, Detective 17.5%, Mystery 8%, Story Rich 6.1%
Guide local radio hosts Poe and Munro through six TV-like episodes of supernatural strangeness and sizzling on-screen chemistry. From the creators of The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker and The Shapeshifting Detective.
Why similar: FMV 39.5% ★, Detective 20.8%, Nonlinear 11.4%, Point & Click 10.2%, Multiple Endings 6.7%
Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.
Why similar: Investigation 22.2%, Mystery 16.2%, Puzzle 10.8%, Story Rich 10.6%, Lore-Rich 9.6%
The Shapeshifting Detective is a supernatural murder mystery FMV game where you play as a detective who can shapeshift into other characters, allowing you to unlock secret conversations and private encounters.
Why similar: FMV 58.3% ★, Detective 21.9%, Choices Matter 6.2%, Mystery 6.1%, Adventure 4%
Explore a mysterious hotel and infiltrate a cult in this FMV detective game, featuring a cast from GoT, The Witcher, and more. Every decision counts as you gather clues and question guests. Can you unearth the ominous secrets at The Isle Tide Hotel before it's too late to save your missing daughter?
Why similar: FMV 31.2% ★, Lore-Rich 12.6%, Detective 12.2%, Point & Click 8%, Nonlinear 7.8%
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: Story Rich 30.9%, Multiple Endings 28%, Puzzle 19.7%, Exploration 13.1%, Adventure 8.2%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: FMV 35.4% ★, Detective 20.8%, Point & Click 10.8%, Mystery 6.9%, Choices Matter 6.3%
This story-driven adventure follows a mystery of death and despair from reality into the surreal realms of objective memories and subjective experiences. Search the mind, solve puzzles, and unravel the dark truth in this psychological thriller.
Why similar: Investigation 28.2%, Walking Simulator 18.7%, Mystery 12.5%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Choices Matter 10.5%
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: Walking Simulator 18.2%, Investigation 17.2%, Point & Click 13.2%, Mystery 10.9%, Puzzle 10.6%
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: Nonlinear 19.7%, Walking Simulator 18.3%, Mystery 13%, Investigation 12.3%, Puzzle 10.5%
"Mutes" is a live-action mystery game. From a third-person perspective, you will make critical choices, engage in deductive reasoning to communicate for the protagonist, and perform quick-time reactions to survive a murder mystery.
Why similar: FMV 52.5% ★, Detective 22.1%, Mystery 11.1%, Puzzle 8.3%, Story Rich 3.6%
Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.
Why similar: Detective 27.4%, Investigation 16.1%, Point & Click 14.6%, Mystery 12%, Story Rich 9.3%
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: FMV 42.8% ★, Detective 20.2%, Investigation 11.5%, Mystery 10.3%, Story Rich 6.8%
Unravel the mysteries of death, and find the answers to life.A unique Mystery-Adventure Game:The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story
Why similar: FMV 60.7% ★, Detective 13.9%, Mystery 10.2%, Choices Matter 6.2%, Story Rich 6%
Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 16.7%, Lovecraftian 14.9%, Investigation 13.2%, Lore-Rich 11.7%, Point & Click 8.7%
Solve 3 increasingly intricate murders by examining the evidence -- find the motive, the means, and the opportunity. Use testimonies of the suspects as evidence by examining every detail for contradictions... and signs of sin. Purify the possessed. Purge the daemons.
Why similar: Detective 26.2%, Investigation 22.1%, Nonlinear 16.2%, Point & Click 12.3%, Mystery 8%
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 30.6%, Investigation 13.9%, Mystery 13.6%, Point & Click 11.5%, Story Rich 10.2%
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 27%, Investigation 21.8%, Mystery 13.1%, Point & Click 11.7%, Puzzle 7.8%
Uncover high drama in this whodunnit set in a small-town community theater. Gather clues by investigating the sets, casts and backstage crews of 10 theatrical productions, and piece together the story of each deadly crime.
Why similar: Detective 23.6%, Investigation 17.3%, Point & Click 16.8%, Mystery 13.1%, Puzzle 10.6%
Abscission is a Lovecraftian, story-driven horror point-and-click investigation game. It involves searching crime scenes for evidence, combining clues and questioning suspects. Puzzles can have multiple solutions as you guide the protagonist - Detective Will Stanhope - through the story.
Why similar: Detective 29.5%, Point & Click 19%, Investigation 13.9%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
Noir Syndrome is a procedurally generated Detective Murder-Mystery with a new story every time! Featuring slick pixel art animations and a jazzy soundtrack, the player is thrown right in to a highly stylized vision of film noir.
Why similar: Detective 49.7%, Procedural Generation 21.1%, Adventure 14.6%, Mystery 14.6%
Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 16.8%, Detective 15.8%, Investigation 12.8%, Lore-Rich 12.3%, Point & Click 8.3%
Join the District Crime Agency in this isometric, modern noir deduction thriller. Explore crime scenes in complex dioramas, organize your evidence effectively, and blur the lines between right and wrong to present your case. Do you have what it takes to be a real detective?
Why similar: Detective 45%, Point & Click 19.1%, Mystery 15.5%, Puzzle 13%, Adventure 7.5%
Investigate an infamous cold case in the eerie, abandoned town of Painscreek. Search for evidence, connect the dots and uncover who killed Vivian Roberts. Can you expose the truth behind this town’s dark secrets?
Why similar: Detective 25.9%, Investigation 23.7%, Mystery 13.1%, Walking Simulator 12%, Story Rich 7.8%
An eccentric FMV murder mystery with a twist: someone has poisoned Uncle Marcus. Uncover the truth in the yearly family quiz and try to save him before it is too late.
Why similar: FMV 45.1% ★, Detective 14.6%, Mystery 8.2%, Choices Matter 7.3%, Story Rich 6.4%
Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.
Why similar: Detective 24.6%, Investigation 20.8%, Point & Click 12.8%, Mystery 11.1%, Story Rich 8.7%
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 52.5%, Mystery 25.5%, Story Rich 16.9%, Adventure 5.1%
"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 33.9%, Investigation 15.1%, Lore-Rich 11.9%, Puzzle 10.4%, Mystery 10%
She Sees Red is a mature, hard-boiled interactive thriller. When someone is killed inside a nightclub, an experienced detective vows to put the murderer behind bars. Make choices that affect the narrative and experience several different endings in this blood-red interactive movie.
Why similar: FMV 55.8% ★, Choices Matter 14%, Detective 12.4%, Multiple Endings 7.5%, Story Rich 6.6%
The Sexy Brutale — a never-ending masked ball featuring intrigue, murder and the (quite possibly) occult! Relive the same mysterious day where the guests at the casino mansion are being murdered by the staff over and over again...
Why similar: Detective 37.4%, Mystery 22.6%, Puzzle 17.9%, Story Rich 10.9%, Adventure 6.4%
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: Detective 35.3%, Investigation 27.3%, Walking Simulator 15.2%, Story Rich 10.6%, Mystery 6.6%
Spot the lie and beat the liars in 'Contradiction' - the all-video murder mystery adventure!
Why similar: FMV 33.3% ★, Detective 19.1%, Investigation 14.6%, Point & Click 8.2%, Mystery 7.5%
Join the investigation in Murder Is Game Over, a pixel art point-and-click game where you and Cleo try to solve the murder of a famous game designer. Can you uncover the clues and catch the killer before it's game over?
Why similar: Detective 27.5%, Walking Simulator 19%, Point & Click 16.4%, Puzzle 11.2%, Story Rich 9.1%
In this immersive sci-fi thriller, you will experience the atmosphere of classic 3D games as you solve puzzles, follow an intriguing non-linear storyline, and engage in battles with monsters.
Why similar: Mystery 21.1%, Story Rich 16.9%, Multiple Endings 16.6%, Puzzle 16%, Exploration 11.2%
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: Lovecraftian 37.8%, Detective 34.3%, Story Rich 12.6%, Multiple Endings 7.9%, Walking Simulator 6.4%
Care is an atmospheric first person horror game with puzzle elements, where your choices have consequences. Be observant with your surroundings and unravel the horrific secrets that hide within these walls.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.9%, Investigation 17.8%, Walking Simulator 15.2%, Mystery 11.8%, Puzzle 8.9%
A story rich narrative puzzle game in which an artist comes to terms with their grief. Explore an infinitely recursive world of strange fractal beauty and solve mind-bending puzzles. Confront the ineffable and chat with your cat in a search for meaning and hope.
Why similar: Puzzle 26%, Mystery 20.3%, Story Rich 18.4%, Exploration 16.8%, Adventure 11%
Play as a sharp-witted detective in late 19th-century Leipzig, Germany, in this retro pixel-art point & click adventure. Search for clues, question suspects, and piece together evidence on your deduction board to solve four gripping murder cases.
Why similar: Detective 29.5%, Investigation 22.5%, Point & Click 18.4%, Choices Matter 8.1%, Story Rich 7.2%
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: Mystery 42.2%, Story Rich 29%, Adventure 28.8%
A slow burn walking sim with an interactive soundtrack and horror vibes. You explore abstract locations and create your own unique sound for each of them by moving around and using Monoliths.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.1%, Lovecraftian 17%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Exploration 8.3%, Mystery 7.6%
Immerse yourself in the first-person perspective, cross time and space, solve bizarre cases, save innocent victims, and catch a mysterious killer! You will solve murders, uphold justice, and also gain love. Are you ready? Play the "Game of Fate" that crosses time and space, life and death!
Why similar: FMV 47.9% ★, Lore-Rich 15%, Detective 12.2%, Mystery 10.4%, Multiple Endings 7%
Inner Voices is a dark, non-linear adventure game with a pinch of horror, inspired by works of H. P. Lovecraft and E. A. Poe. Find your way through a procedurally generated maze of rooms and solve the mystery of your past.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.8%, Procedural Generation 14.3%, Walking Simulator 10.1%, Story Rich 8.8%, Choices Matter 8.7%
A dead influencer. An obsessed detective. Three suspects. Piece the truth together by going through the victim’s phone messages, videos, and social media in the follow up to the critically acclaimed SIMULACRA.
Why similar: FMV 40.5% ★, Detective 23.5%, Point & Click 11.4%, Story Rich 6.8%, Choices Matter 6.4%
Experience a nerve-racking Lovecraftian adventure, rebuilt from the ground up with modern graphics and gameplay. Become Sherlock Holmes, and find yourself at the heart of the terrifying Cthulhu Mythos as you investigate a series of mysterious disappearances in Europe and the US.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27%, Detective 24.6%, Investigation 14.6%, Mystery 10.6%, Story Rich 8.1%
"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 29.7%, Mystery 13.8%, Story Rich 11.5%, Puzzle 11.3%, Choices Matter 10.4%
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: Detective 31.2%, Walking Simulator 18.3%, Mystery 13%, Puzzle 10.2%, Story Rich 9.9%
Become the most celebrated detective of all time: Sherlock Holmes! Use your impressive talents as a detective to solve six thrilling and varied cases: murders, missing persons, spectacular thefts and numerous investigations that sometimes lead you into the realms of the fantastic.
Why similar: Detective 41.8%, Investigation 18.2%, Mystery 12.5%, Point & Click 7%, Puzzle 6.2%
Investigate a broken mind to unravel a twisted case. Deduce the truth. Restore lost memories. Listen to private conversations. Draw your own conclusions. Mind Diver is a murder mystery, where the victim is love.
Why similar: Detective 31.1%, Investigation 25.1%, Mystery 14.9%, Story Rich 10.2%, Puzzle 9.9%
Discover the truth about Quern’s past, unfold the mysteries of its present, and be the explorer who shapes its future. Quern introduces reusable puzzle mechanics to the classic genre, making the player think about the game as a whole, and not just as a series of individual challenges.
Why similar: Investigation 21%, Walking Simulator 17.3%, Mystery 14.6%, Point & Click 11.6%, Puzzle 11.5%
CLeM is a narrative-driven puzzle adventure game with a dark twist. Wake up in a world where puzzles intertwine with exploration, weaving a unique narrative rooted in alchemy. A voice awakens you. It gives you purpose. To guide you, you find a notebook with mysterious entries and a house to explore.
Why similar: Detective 22.5%, Investigation 21.1%, Mystery 16%, Puzzle 10.7%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
Solve Pixel Puzzles to find clues. Use those clues to interrogate witnesses. Work your way to the truth... ...and uncover the mystery of Murder by Numbers!
Why similar: Detective 33%, Investigation 29.8%, Mystery 11.6%, Puzzle 11.6%, Story Rich 10.6%
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 30.1%, Mystery 21.1%, Story Rich 14.6%, Point & Click 13.8%, Exploration 9.4%
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 32.3%, Investigation 18.7%, Mystery 14.5%, Point & Click 12.4%, Puzzle 10.3%
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 35.7%, Point & Click 17.1%, Mystery 10.8%, Investigation 10.4%, Puzzle 9%
After an encounter with a dreadful horror, detective Lone Carter’s investigation leads him to fateful places as Innsmouth, Arkham and the Antarctic, investigating a series of deaths and mysteries. Play also as Abdul Alhazred and H.P. Lovecraft himself in this Lovecraftian point’n’click adventure.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.4%, Detective 20.9%, Point & Click 14%, Walking Simulator 9.6%, Investigation 8.3%
There's only one detective to unravel this murder turned museum heist... and they're the cat's meow. Interrogate a "colorful" cast of suspects until they cough up hairballs... and the truth. Will you wrap up the case in time for an afternoon nap, and make injustice knead its last biscuit?
Why similar: Detective 39.6%, Mystery 16.1%, Investigation 15.7%, Puzzle 12.7%, Story Rich 11.9%
A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face
Why similar: Detective 23%, Lore-Rich 15.6%, Nonlinear 15%, Point & Click 12.1%, Puzzle 7.2%
Murder. Nothin’ nice about it. In this old school detective adventure, step into the boots of whip-smart Inspector Waffles and travel the city to track hidden clues, interrogate shady suspects, and unravel a dangerous mystery. But be warned: curiosity killed the cat...
Why similar: Detective 28.9%, Investigation 19.2%, Point & Click 14.6%, Mystery 11.3%, Story Rich 8.9%
Inspired by JCS videos and similar Interrogation analysis. Match evidence with statements. Play good cop/bad cop. Make choices. Learn what makes people tick. Unravel the mystery.
Why similar: Investigation 41.3%, Point & Click 26.3%, Puzzle 17.7%, Story Rich 14.6%
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 43.4%, Mystery 16.2%, Story Rich 12.1%, Multiple Endings 9%, Puzzle 9%
