- #1 NODE ZERO
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Static State
Windows
Investigate system failures, trace corrupted infrastructure, and keep the node alive before stability reaches zero. NODE ZERO is an interface-driven psychological horror game where something inside the system is learning how you work.
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 18%, Investigation 16.2%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Text-Based 13.1%, Horror 6.9%
- #2 Home Safety Hotline
96% matchVery Positive91% of 2,930 reviews2024
Dev: Night Signal Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.4 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: 1990's 14%, Typing 14% ★, Text-Based 10.7%, Alternate History 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%
- #3 Please, Take The Phone
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bad Tape Studio
Windows
Welcome to Jiabao Tower Property Management.The night shift has begun. Your job is simple: answer calls, check the manual, and fill out the forms. When the night feels slow, watch some TV—though the programs may seem strange.Remember: serve every resident well. Jiabao Tower is our home forever.
Why similar: Text-Based 18.8%, 1990's 18.2%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Simulation 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.5%
- #4 恐怖夜話 第二夜
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ひめこ
Windows
On a rainy night, three ghost stories are told in an old-fashioned café. As a writer for an occult magazine, you listen to three people recount their experiences. A psychological horror visual novel that slowly builds a sense of dread—Kyofu Yawa: Second Night.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Text-Based 12.9%, Horror 12.9%, 1990's 11.6%
- #5 Be Honest
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rebel Jester Studios
Windows
The horror personality q̷̦̈́͊u̸̠͗i̴͈͈̊̈z̴͈͇̳͗͌
Why similar: Text-Based 19%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Horror 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Choices Matter 9.3%
- #6 Welcome To The Survey
94% 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%, Horror 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Lore-Rich 10%
- #7 STAMPED
93% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: GrazuleX
Windows · Mac · Linux
NEXUS CORP, sub-basement 7-A. Stamp the forms. Ask nothing. Since 1952, forty-six clerks have vanished at this desk - you are the forty-seventh. Cross-check every claim on your terminal, rule APPROVED or REJECTED, and try not to wonder what the paperwork is really sealing.
Why similar: Investigation 16.5%, Psychological Horror 16%, Text-Based 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Horror 11.1%
- #8 Choose Your Own Alternative
92% 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. Explore an ever-reshaping palace 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 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Lore-Rich 10.2%, Investigation 9.3%
- #9 Handoff Required
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Herni Dedalvs
Windows
A horror game with no monster. You operate an AI session console where every system reports HEALTHY - except your own authority. The AI never rebels. It confirms. It records. It files a handoff. And the file it opens is about you.
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 20.7%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Text-Based 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Choices Matter 8.2%
- #10 Sunberry Care Center
91% 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 17.2%, Horror 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%
- #11 Room2Room
90% 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 11.5%
- #12 Haunted House 2
89% matchVery Positive90% of 244 reviews2025
Dev: Genuine Studio
Windows
In the infamous haunted building "Changrong Tower," security guard Li Cheng has come to understand the true nature of ghosts and their purposes. This time, he embarks on another adventure to help vengeful spirits, driven by a desire to uphold his deepest values.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.9%, 1990's 12%, Horror 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Multiple Endings 7.5%
- #13 Commutator
89% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: iaroslav motailov
Windows · Mac · Linux
A psychological horror you never see — you read it. Blind and deaf, you sense an arctic station through a neural implant: text, smell, touch. Quarantine rules say only one person may leave their cabin at a time. You are out. Five bodies are found by morning.
Why similar: Text-Based 16.9%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Investigation 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Horror 11.5%
- #14 Human.exe
88% 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 22.1% ★, Text-Based 14.3%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Horror 10.1%
- #15 Chatting ChurroBun
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: maltsoup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Chat with a virtual friend from a cancelled mobile game! Ask questions, start arguments, and find the right responses to progress the story. Can you solve the horrific mystery hidden beneath the surface?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Lore-Rich 13.2%, Text-Based 12.8%, Typing 12.1% ★
- #16 Life Eater
86% matchVery Positive83% of 378 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 12.6%, Text-Based 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Mythology 9.6%
- #17 PLEASE CONFIRM THE DECEASED
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 3Cats Studio
Windows · Mac
Night shift at the municipal morgue. Bodies arrive with paperwork, and the paperwork has to match the body. Weigh it, measure it, take its temperature — listen to its chest. The rulebook gains a page every night, and some of what you sign in does not stay signed in.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.4%, Investigation 16.2%, Horror 14.8%, 1990's 13%, Simulation 8.7%
- #18 Exitus
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lamnidae Games
Windows
You have found the job you were looking for. Your only concern is your quota. or else? Protein was always the problem. The HFU solved it. Keep your head down, Do your job, you are here for a reason. Exitus is a terminal-style decision game. Pull up each case, then decide their fate.
Why similar: Typing 21.4% ★, Investigation 13.3%, Text-Based 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Psychological Horror 10.2%
- #19 FAKEBOOK
84% matchVery Positive91% of 822 reviews2024
Dev: banjihagames
Windows · Mac
Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual Social Media! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.
Why similar: Investigation 18.1%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Text-Based 12.7%, Horror 10.4%
- #20 iris.exe
84% 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 25.9%, Psychological Horror 24.6%, Horror 21.3%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Multiple Endings 13.1%
- #21 The Northern Lighthouse
83% 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 16.8%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Simulation 12.1%, Choices Matter 10.9%
- #22 Before The Haunting
82% match6 user reviews100% of 6 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 28.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Horror 18.3%, Investigation 17.8%, Choices Matter 8.3%
- #23 The Watch Post
81% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Robert Hendrickson
Windows
In The Watch Post you will explore areas through a living CRT television in this atmospheric dark-fantasy text adventure. Find strange items, unlock hidden paths, solve optional mysteries, and decide whether the signal should ever be answered.
Why similar: Text-Based 25.5%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Typing 17.6% ★, Horror 12.8%, Investigation 11.5%
- #24 Empty Gauge
80% matchNo user reviews97% of 69 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 19.2%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Horror 10.6%, Mystery 9.3%
- #25 Finish Report
82% 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%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Investigation 14.4%, Horror 10.9%
- #26 Un-Usual Hotline
81% 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 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Text-Based 12.3%, Horror 10.2%, Simulation 9.5%
- #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 15%, Text-Based 14.6%, Typing 14.4% ★, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Investigation 10.8%
- #28 DEAD LETTER DEPT.
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,847 reviews2025
Dev: Mike MonroePub: Belief Engine
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 24.8% ★, Text-Based 13.7%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Experimental 12.1%, Horror 11.4%
- #29 Report on the Death of Robert Evergreen
79% 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 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Investigation 13.7%, Text-Based 10.7%
- #30 The Colour Beyond: A Zeroth Kind
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Infigo Games
Windows
After foreseeing your own death, an unknown colour grants you ten more days to live and the power of Mind-Intrusion. Investigate mysteries and intrude into the minds of locals. When the ten days are up, will you hold on to your sanity and humanity, or become a living mutation?
Why similar: Investigation 24.1%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Mystery 12.1%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Story Rich 10%
- #31 Condition Unknown
76% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Bizibee Interactive
Windows
A text-based psychological horror experience set inside a hospital where something is deeply wrong — and death may not be the end.
Why similar: Text-Based 15.9%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Investigation 12.7%, Horror 9.6%
- #32 Deep Fog Signals
77% 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 13.7%, Horror 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Mystery 9.2%
- #33 Head in the Cloud
76% 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 20.6%, Text-Based 19.4%, Typing 17.6% ★, Horror 13.9%, Psychological Horror 11%
- #34 At Sixes and Sevens
75% 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 23.5% ★, Investigation 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Text-Based 12.5%, Horror 8.4%
- #35 SOLEN
75% 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 12.9%, Psychological Horror 10.5%
- #36 恐怖夜話
73% matchVery Positive96% of 158 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 22.5%, Psychological Horror 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Horror 15.8%, Choices Matter 12.2%
- #37 Em-A-Li
78% 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 16.9%, Investigation 13.6%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Horror 11.1%
- #38 QWERTING
74% 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 23.1% ★, Psychological Horror 18.9%, 1990's 15.7%, Horror 15.6%, Mystery 9.4%
- #39 Outcore: Desktop Adventure
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 18,245 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 63.7% ★, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Choices Matter 6.8%, Story Rich 6.6%, Simulation 3.4%
- #40 [Redacted] The Safehouse
71% 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 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Typing 18.2% ★, Text-Based 16.7%, 1990's 11.9%
- #41 sleep_mode
73% matchPositive81% of 31 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 22.3%, Alternate History 17.8%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Horror 12.1%, Lore-Rich 8.7%
- #42 The Facility
72% matchNo user reviews2027
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 17.8%, Alternate History 15.5%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Horror 11.1%
- #43 The Apocalypse Sacrifice
71% 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 14.8%, Lore-Rich 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Horror 9.4%
- #44 Pharmacy 24
71% 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 25.2%, Simulation 17.5%, Horror 17.4%, Multiple Endings 13.8%, 1990's 13.1%
- #45 Creepy Support
68% matchVery Positive90% of 126 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 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Investigation 13.3%, Horror 10.4%
- #46 ProTax 98
70% 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 7.3%
- #47 The Archive
69% match6 user reviews67% of 6 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 25% ★, Alternate History 14.6%, Text-Based 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Lore-Rich 10%
- #48 The Sixth Sorrow
69% matchVery Positive86% of 66 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 14%, Lore-Rich 12.2%, Choices Matter 10.7%
- #49 The Casting of Frank Stone™
69% matchMixed62% of 5,963 reviews2024
Dev: Supermassive GamesPub: Behaviour Interactive Inc.
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 12.4%, Horror 12.3%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Multiple Endings 11.5%
- #50 Desktop Explorer
65% 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: 1990's 18.4%, Investigation 18.2%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Text-Based 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%
- #51 Pet
70% 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 19.4%, Text-Based 14.8%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Multiple Endings 10.5%
- #52 Protocol Non-Human
68% matchNo user reviews2026
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 15.3%, Horror 13.7%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
- #53 Nightwatch at The Museum
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ariverse Studio
Windows
A routine night shift at an old Javanese museum. A fire from 1990 that nobody talks about. And something, or someone that refuses to let the truth stay buried.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.2%, Investigation 18%, Horror 14.5%, 1990's 13.9%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
- #54 The Guestlist
67% 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 21.6%, Horror 19.4%, Multiple Endings 5.4%
- #55 Ozapell Mystery Text Adventure
72% 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 23.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Investigation 15%, Mystery 10.6%
- #56 Stories Terminal
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: OddlyGames
Windows
Stories Terminal is a detective text adventure inspired by classic parser games. Type your own commands, explore pixel-art locations, collect evidence, and solve a murder case on a midnight university campus.
Why similar: Typing 26.7% ★, Text-Based 20.3%, Artificial Intelligence 18.5%, Investigation 10.9%, 1990's 9.6%
- #57 Echoes of MK-ULTRA
67% 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 22.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Simulation 14.5%, 1990's 14.3%, Text-Based 14%
- #58 Anachronism\>
70% 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 20.9%, Text-Based 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Choices Matter 7.5%
- #59 Stay with Me! Alien Abduction Story
66% 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 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Horror 12.9%, Lore-Rich 12.7%, Investigation 10.5%
- #60 PROJECT: MIRROR
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: EXPECTACLE
Windows
PROJECT: MIRROR is a psychological horror narrative game about choices, scarcity, and AI observation. Answer ethical dilemmas, manage impossible systems, and watch your decisions become the basis for something that no longer asks permission.
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 20.2%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Text-Based 12.8%, Choices Matter 10%