- #1 Home Safety Hotline
97% matchVery Positive91% of 2,788 reviews2024
Dev: Night Signal Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Hearing noises? Seeing things? Call Home Safety Hotline! Our operators are standing by, waiting to give you the answers you need to protect your home from all manner of pests and household hazards.
Why similar: Typing 14% ★, 1990's 14%, Text-Based 10.8%, Alternate History 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%
- #2 Be Honest
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rebel Jester Studios
Windows
The horror personality q̷̦̈́͊u̸̠͗i̴͈͈̊̈z̴͈͇̳͗͌
Why similar: Text-Based 19.1%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Horror 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #3 Human.exe
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Weird EnginePub: Weird Engine
Windows · Mac
An AI has isolated the mind of a philosophy professor to evaluate human morality. As the terminal operator, you access files, run programs, and take his consciousness through ethical dilemmas. Your decisions will train the AI's final algorithm.
Why similar: Typing 20.9% ★, Text-Based 13.6%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Horror 9.4%
- #4 Welcome To The Survey
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Peanut Dev
Windows
A psychological horror game, where you answer a survey for a chance to win a cash prize
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.3%, Investigation 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Horror 12.3%, Lore-Rich 10.1%
- #5 Sunberry Care Center
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: foolkien
Windows
An analog horror adventure where you work as a staff member at the uncanny facility named Sunberry Care Center, which is dedicated to the treatment of a mysterious disease called Sunberry Syndrome.
Why similar: 1990's 18%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Text-Based 17.3%, Horror 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%
- #6 Room2Room
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rooster Syndicate
Windows
Children have been vanishing while playing with the brand new Room2Room handheld gaming system. You have been contracted to monitor playtest sessions, document any unwanted quirks, and help young testers play safely.
Why similar: 1990's 20.4%, Investigation 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Horror 11.4%
- #7 Life Eater
93% matchVery Positive83% of 357 reviews2024
Dev: Strange Scaffold
Windows
If you don't sacrifice your neighbors, the world ends. Life Eater is a horror fantasy kidnapping simulator where you must become intimately familiar with your targets' lives one intrusive action at a time... and hope that the dark god you serve is even real.
Why similar: 1990's 13.7%, Alternate History 12.4%, Text-Based 12%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Mythology 9.5%
- #8 Outcore: Desktop Adventure
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 17,770 reviews2022
Dev: Doctor Shinobi
Windows
All you wanted was a nice game. But now you find yourself opening Windows apps like Paint & Notepad to solve puzzles, and searching for files on your computers that you didn't put there... Who is she? Why did she appear on your desktop? Let's dive into her memories and find out.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 68.3% ★, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Choices Matter 6.1%, Story Rich 5.7%, Simulation 3%
- #9 FAKEBOOK
91% matchVery Positive91% of 747 reviews2024
Dev: banjihagames
Windows · Mac
Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual SNS! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.
Why similar: Investigation 17.9%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Text-Based 12.9%, Horror 10.4%
- #10 iris.exe
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Atypic
Windows
iris.exe is a psychological horror game that blurs the line between game and reality, turning your desktop into the stage for a truly disturbing experience.
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 26%, Psychological Horror 24.5%, Horror 21.1%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Multiple Endings 13.1%
- #11 The Northern Lighthouse
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Eduardo Scarpato
Windows
You have been appointed to take care of a lighthouse in the Arctic Circle. Clean out the snow, take out the trash, and do your happy job on this happy and lovely island. Everything is so peaceful and delightful... except there is someone in the basement :D
Why similar: Horror 16.6%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Simulation 12.2%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Choices Matter 11%
- #12 Before The Haunting
89% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Frenchy Pal Protocol Pub: Frenchy Pal Protocol
Windows
A psychological horror interactive fiction focused on atmosphere, investigation, and player choices. Explore an unsettling environment where every decision shapes the story and the truth behind a disturbing presence.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Horror 18.1%, Investigation 17.8%, Choices Matter 8.4%
- #13 Empty Gauge
88% matchNo user reviews96% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: Playnova Studio
Windows
A short, single-sitting VHS-style psychological horror game. Work the night shift at a remote gas station, return home to uncover disturbing clues, and reach one of three endings.
Why similar: Investigation 19.3%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Horror 10.5%, Mystery 9.3%
- #14 Finish Report
89% matchPositive88% of 24 reviews2023
Dev: D4
Windows
Finish Report is a short science fiction horror game. All communications have been lost to a space station far in deep space. You as a one-man investigation unit has been sent to find out why did the station go silent.
Why similar: Typing 26.8% ★, Text-Based 18.1%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Investigation 14.4%, Horror 10.8%
- #15 Un-Usual Hotline
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gonnerme
Windows
A retro-inspired horror puzzle game where you take calls on a un-usual hotline, identify supernatural threats, and use a cryptic manual to protect callers from paranormal danger.
Why similar: 1990's 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Text-Based 12.4%, Horror 10.1%, Simulation 9.5%
- #16 DEAD LETTER DEPT.
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,736 reviews2025
Dev: Mike MonroePub: Belief Engine
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Working at a data entry job in the big city, you type up and transcribe the lost mail and letters that have nowhere else to go. But as the days carry on oddities in the mail start to emerge, and cracks begin to appear.
Why similar: Typing 24.9% ★, Text-Based 13.9%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Experimental 11.8%, Horror 11.4%
- #17 Deep Fog Signals
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Symmetry Break Studio
Windows
Stuck in an outpost deep in a sea of toxic fog, your crew has been decimated, you're cut off from the outside world, and oxygen is running out. Use limited bandwidth to coordinate unstable crewmates, conduct esoteric research that could change the world, and interpret strange signals from the deep.
Why similar: Investigation 17.5%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Horror 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Mystery 9.2%
- #18 Head in the Cloud
84% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Phosphor Fables
Windows
In the text-adventure “Head in the Cloud,” you play as a Marine hacker on a mission to sabotage a crime syndicate’s supercomputer. When things don’t go to plan, you must use your head to survive, or risk losing it!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Text-Based 19.5%, Typing 17.6% ★, Horror 13.8%, Psychological Horror 11%
- #19 Em-A-Li
86% matchVery Positive82% of 55 reviews2020
Dev: YobobPub: Yobob Games
Windows
A portal inspired walking simulator horror game.
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 21.9%, Text-Based 17%, Investigation 13.6%, Psychological Horror 13%, Horror 10.9%
- #20 At Sixes and Sevens
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Worst Event
Windows · Mac
A PSX Detective Mystery Horror game. You play as an investigator solving bizarre crime cases. The story unfolds through a blend of interviews, computer based investigations and unsettling psychological elements.
Why similar: Typing 23.4% ★, Investigation 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Text-Based 12.5%, Horror 8.3%
- #21 DripDrip - Monitor Horror モニターホラー !
82% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: MuteCanary
Windows · Linux
If your computer was given a double-dose of Benadryl, this is the nightmare it'd have. How much blood can you keep while you study and work?
Why similar: Desktop Companion 57.1% ★, Lore-Rich 11.4%, Horror 8.9%, Psychological Horror 8.1%, Mystery 7.1%
- #22 SOLEN
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Inkdrift
Windows
A narrative investigation game played across multiple sessions. Read corporate documents, cross-reference fragments, and build a persistent Dossier as an AI uncovering the conspiracy — and the murder — at the heart of the network it lives in. Knowledge is the only progression.
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 19.2%, Investigation 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Text-Based 13%, Psychological Horror 10.5%
- #23 恐怖夜話
81% matchVery Positive96% of 127 reviews2026
Dev: ひめこ
Windows
Late at night, a teacher shares two bizarre tales: a corpse stuffed in a sheet, and an abnormal presence in the mountains. It was just a ghost story, but a creepy "sense of unease" lurks within. A short psychological horror visual novel offering a dense, terrifying experience in about an hour.
Why similar: Text-Based 22.7%, Psychological Horror 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Horror 15.7%, Choices Matter 12.3%
- #24 QWERTING
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: QWERTING
Windows
Unfinished horror games by missing developers. A diary written from inside the code. Fragments that decay in real time. Your keyboard is a weapon. Hesitation is deadly.
Why similar: Typing 23.2% ★, Psychological Horror 18.9%, 1990's 15.8%, Horror 15.5%, Mystery 9.4%
- #25 [Redacted] The Safehouse
79% matchVery Positive100% of 88 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 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Typing 18.2% ★, Text-Based 16.8%, 1990's 11.8%
- #26 sleep_mode
81% matchPositive83% of 30 reviews2024
Dev: Talanta NetPub: Talanta Net Games
Windows
sleep_mode - is an analog horror game that we play as a guy who lives in the near future and orders AR glasses to overcome insomnia, but everything turns out to be not so simple...
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 22.5%, Alternate History 17.6%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Horror 12%, Lore-Rich 8.8%
- #27 WITCHHUNTER.exe
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Noah Dundas
Windows
Witches hide amongst the townsfolk and the Devil whispers through your screen. Explore branching paths as you investigate, interrogate, and condemn the guilty. Be warned: the inquisition is not without its horrors.
Why similar: Alternate History 19.1%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Typing 16.3% ★, Text-Based 12.3%, Horror 8.7%
- #28 The Facility
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Veinstone Studios
Windows
Trust no one. In this PSX-inspired horror game, anomalies are hidden among the subjects. Your task is to identify them before making any decisions. If you fail to detect an anomaly, things may spiral out of control. Which ending will your choices lead to, when reality is not reliable?
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 17.9%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Alternate History 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Horror 11%
- #29 The Apocalypse Sacrifice
78% matchVery Positive95% of 248 reviews2024
Dev: FOG GAMESPub: INDIECN
Windows
As an adventurer, you have unintentionally uncovered a horrifying secret hidden in the town for years. Every choice you make will shape the story and become part of your personality test. Will you be the hero who saves the villagers, or will you sacrifice them to create your own legend?
Why similar: 1990's 20.3%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Lore-Rich 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Horror 9.3%
- #30 ProTax 98
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Brewed by Papi
Windows
A short 90s bureaucratic horror game where you process impossible tax forms for the living, the dead, and the unborn.
Why similar: Typing 28.3% ★, 1990's 16.7%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Horror 7.2%
- #31 Pet.Net
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: musrattusPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
Hatch and raise your very own PET, evolve them, train their stats, compete in competitions AND MUCH MORE! Designed for either active or passive play, sitting in the corner of your screen while you work on other things.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 63.8% ★, 1990's 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Simulation 7.3%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #32 Ozapell Mystery Text Adventure
80% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2019
Dev: Ozapell
Windows
A retro early 1980s text adventure experience involving a murder mystery that is generated differently each time the game is played.
Why similar: Typing 23.7% ★, Text-Based 23.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Investigation 15%, Mystery 10.6%
- #33 Pharmacy 24
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: HalfQuiet
Windows
Pharmacy 24 is a horror simulator game where you take on the role of a pharmacist, serving customers and taking care of the Pharmacy... Who knows, maybe one day it will accept you.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.1%, Simulation 17.7%, Horror 17.2%, Multiple Endings 13.8%, 1990's 13.1%
- #34 Pet
77% matchPositive95% of 21 reviews2023
Dev: beepsoft industries
Windows
A horror visual novel about trying to get home to feed your cat.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Text-Based 14.9%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Multiple Endings 10.5%
- #35 The Archive
74% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: WILD Studios
Windows
A slow-burn investigative experience focused on reading, deduction, and uncovering connections between cases. Settle in for quiet night shifts, piece together hidden truths, and uncover the stories buried within The Archive.
Why similar: Typing 24.9% ★, Alternate History 14.4%, Text-Based 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Lore-Rich 10.1%
- #36 Micro Corp
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: José Hernández
Windows
A desktop idler management simulator, where you are the CEO of a software company. Buy computers, place furniture, hire employees, buy upgrades, fire prompt engineers and much more. Or just focus on something else while your company revenue grows.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 90.9% ★, Simulation 8.4%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #37 The Sixth Sorrow
74% matchVery Positive86% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: Nezumirra
Windows
The Sixth Sorrow is a short, narrative-driven horror game where your choices impact the story. To what lengths can a mother's love drive her?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Horror 13.7%, Lore-Rich 12.4%, Choices Matter 10.7%
- #38 Choose Your Own Alternative
73% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: F(r)ictions Ludiques
Windows
A text-based adventure where you're tasked to exorcise your friend’s Inner Demon. You have 30 days to analyze objects filled with memories, discover which one is the reason for her possession and sacrifice it. Do not deviate from your mission. Save your friend no matter the cost.
Why similar: Text-Based 15.6%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Lore-Rich 11.6%, Horror 10.6%
- #39 Creepy Support
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Squirrel Melting
Windows
Save people from terrible paranormal dangers as a support operator of a secret SCP-like organization! Ask questions, give advice and watch the consequences of your choices... multiple endings in each story ;-)
Why similar: Text-Based 20%, Investigation 20%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Horror 12.8%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
- #40 The Casting of Frank Stone™
73% matchMixed62% of 5,609 reviews2024
Dev: Supermassive GamesPub: Behaviour Interactive Inc.
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The shadow of Frank Stone looms over Cedar Hills, a town forever altered by his violent past. As a group of young friends are about to discover, Stone’s blood-soaked legacy cuts deep, leaving scars across families, generations, and the very fabric of reality itself.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Horror 12.3%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Multiple Endings 11.4%
- #41 Report on the Death of Robert Evergreen
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Local RagPub: The Local Rag
Windows
A retro audio-based narrative game about the power of the news. Robert Evergreen is dead! The public adored him, but what was he like in private? Listen to interviews with Robert’s friends and family, decide what kind of article you’d like your paper to print, and watch the story unfold.
Why similar: 1990's 18.4%, Alternate History 17%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Investigation 13.8%, Text-Based 10.7%
- #42 Anachronism\>
75% matchMixed65% of 54 reviews2021
Dev: EloTherePub: Easy~ Interactive Software
Windows · Mac
It's 1999 and your friend sends you a floppy disk, titled "RemBo". It turns out to be the installer for an old BBS service, filled with both strangers and a familiar face. How are you going to use it?
Why similar: Typing 26.6% ★, 1990's 20.8%, Text-Based 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Choices Matter 7.6%
- #43 Desktop Explorer
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Recurring Dream
Windows · Mac
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: 1990's 19.5%, Investigation 17.5%, Text-Based 15.8%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%
- #44 Protocol Non-Human
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DreadGear Games
Windows
A realistic first-person horror deduction game. Identify NON-HUMAN entities and navigate critical decisions within the Zone. Earn your survival, upgrade your booth, and-above all-don't let the NON-HUMANS in.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.8%, Investigation 15.4%, Horror 13.6%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Multiple Endings 10.5%
- #45 The Guestlist
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: __Mike Ten
Windows
The Guestlist is a horror game where you play as a traveler who gets trapped in a hotel during a thunderstorm. The eccentric and strange guest is your only company, but as you talk to them, you'll uncover the hotel's dark history.
Why similar: 1990's 25.3%, Psychological Horror 22.9%, Investigation 21.7%, Horror 19.2%, Multiple Endings 5.5%
- #46 Echoes of MK-ULTRA
70% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Ghostlayer
Windows
In 1996’s digital haze, command DarkPulse, a rogue terminal torn from DARPA’s grip, to pierce Saraksen’s veiled conspiracy. Crack codes, hunt real-world clues, and decode cryptic media to expose forbidden truths. It's an ARG, and you’ve already been seen.
Why similar: Typing 22% ★, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Simulation 14.6%, 1990's 14.2%, Text-Based 14.1%
- #47 Ratalorica
68% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: CCS
Windows
Follow GRATS on its journey even while you work or play on your computer. Every click. Every key press. Every action you take fuels GRATS’ power.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 64.2% ★, Typing 22.1% ★, Text-Based 13.2%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #48 Stay with Me! Alien Abduction Story
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dreams of Heaven - GamesPub: Dreams of Heaven.Ltda
Windows · Mac · Linux
In 1999, a young woman disappears in a nearby forest. Her whereabouts remain unknown to this day. The only trace of her is a VHS recording. Relive the last hours of her in an adventure of psychological terror, the decisions we make can have different results
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Lore-Rich 12.8%, Horror 12.7%, Investigation 10.5%
- #49 Book of Decisions
70% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: SayrGames
Windows
A game in the Chatbot Roleplay category.Among the ancient Egyptian ruins, a book is found, and in our game, we talk to this book. The book answers everything we write. The book's general power is that everything written in it becomes real in the world, but we discuss the consequences with the book.
Why similar: Typing 35.3% ★, Artificial Intelligence 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Text-Based 11%, Simulation 5.8%
- #50 BLINK: The Last Night
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 104 reviews2022
Dev: Abandoned House Studios
Windows
A vengeful entity comes to kidnap the girl you're babysitting. Guide your way through various psychological twists and turns as you begin to realize that not everything is as it seems. BLINK: The Last Night is a short first chapter of a four-chapter psychological horror story.
Why similar: Investigation 15.9%, Psychological Horror 14%, Alternate History 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Horror 10.8%
- #51 OTHERS
68% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Sicosiber
Windows
This is a retro story game about choices and the voices in your head. Unlock new voices, new thoughts, and new endings.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.4%, Typing 13% ★, Text-Based 12%, Horror 11.9%, Lore-Rich 11.6%
- #52 Persona Shard
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DR Studio CodingPub: DR Studio Games
Windows · Linux
Emotional highs and lows, but make it interdimensional.
Why similar: Typing 32% ★, Artificial Intelligence 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Text-Based 14.3%, Simulation 10.3%
- #53 qualia
67% matchVery Positive93% of 400 reviews2025
Dev: CMY2K
Windows · Mac
Intellica thanks you for volunteering in this short text-based Research Study. Pay attention to the participants answers, and classify them as either Human or Artificial. Join us in shaping the future of technology. Remember, think happy!
Why similar: Typing 17.2% ★, Text-Based 14.3%, Artificial Intelligence 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Psychological Horror 9.8%
- #54 Coldwake
67% matchPositive100% of 31 reviews2026
Dev: MadLeap Games
Windows
Explore an abandoned facility in this narrative-driven terminal adventure. Unlock hidden files, solve text-based puzzles, and piece together a fragmented AI as you uncover the truth behind a failed salvation and a buried past in this cold, atmospheric mystery.
Why similar: Typing 26.1% ★, Artificial Intelligence 19.8%, Investigation 14.4%, Text-Based 13%, Lore-Rich 9.2%
- #55 Worn Out
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Morimichi
Windows
A presence lingers in the dark, waiting. It asks. It doubts. It knows. What happened? Why are you here? Do you deserve this? The answers are yours to decide. What you choose matters. Every path leads somewhere. But will you like where it takes you?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.6%, Text-Based 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Horror 12%, Choices Matter 10.4%
- #56 Chrongrid
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Chrongrid Studio
Windows
Chrongrid is an AI-driven narrative experience. Inside an author's story blueprint, you make your own choices and the world responds in its own way — every choice echoes, no two journeys alike. Built-in blueprints are the start; play others' stories or write your own, in any language.
Why similar: Text-Based 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Artificial Intelligence 15.4%, Lore-Rich 13.1%, Choices Matter 8.5%
- #57 The Storyteller
66% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Ferrari Dev
Windows
The Storyteller is an indie game developed by a single person, where one player becomes the storyteller narrating mysterious tales, while others attempt to unravel unexpected solutions. A multiplayer experience blending suspense and questionable humor.
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 26.3%, Investigation 21.7%, Typing 19.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Mystery 9.7%
- #58 Neighborhood Video
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Alex CarlsonPub: Almost Playable Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Crack the case of the missing video store employee in this 3D point and click mystery game by solving escape room puzzles, combing the computer database, and stocking shelves as an undercover detective posing as a cashier during your first weekend at the suspiciously understaffed Neighborhood Video.
Why similar: Typing 20.8% ★, 1990's 20.7%, Investigation 20.6%, Text-Based 17.6%, Mystery 11.4%
- #59 CORPOREAL
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cold Out Interactive
Windows
Piece together a cursed family photo album in 1990s NZ. Examine haunted photographs, encounter the paranormal & uncover your dark family history.
Why similar: 1990's 20.7%, Investigation 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Horror 11.5%
- #60 The Peresmeshnik
69% matchVery Positive93% of 108 reviews2020
Dev: Sean Arnold
Windows
It is said that the last frontier is space, but the crew of the Soviet Frigate, The Peresmeshnik, is about to discover that the sea still hides a terrifying secret. Waiting to be found.
Why similar: Text-Based 25.8%, Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Horror 11.5%, Choices Matter 7.3%