60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Mystery, Adventure, Atmospheric, Investigation.
My Work Is Not Yet Done is a narrative-driven investigative horror game, combining elements of the survival/simulation genres with a dense, nonlinear plot exploring the imbrication and dissolution of human identities/meanings within uncanny wilderness.
Case 42: The Redwood Files
Rookie Detective Anirban Ghosh comes to the quiet hilly town of Redwood to investigate what appears to be a simple suicide case. But it soon unfolds into something far deeper and more terrifying, as Anirban spirals into places beyond this realm, and more bizarre deaths occur in the town.
The Shade
A first-person psychological horror set in rural Finland, where isolation and unsettling encounters slowly turn your housekeeping job into something far more disturbing.
Rookie Detective Anirban Ghosh comes to the quiet hilly town of Redwood to investigate what appears to be a simple suicide case. But it soon unfolds into something far deeper and more terrifying, as Anirban spirals into places beyond this realm, and more bizarre deaths occur in the town.
Why similar: Narrative 23.6% ★, Investigation 15.7%, Detective 14.2%, Survival Horror 9.4%, Horror 8.1%
A first-person psychological horror set in rural Finland, where isolation and unsettling encounters slowly turn your housekeeping job into something far more disturbing.
Why similar: Narrative 21.8% ★, Thriller 12%, Investigation 11.4%, Horror 8.8%, Walking Simulator 6.8%
On Tape << Rewind is a psychological horror story told through cassette tapes. Play recordings, search for clues, discover hidden cassettes, and manipulate audio. Unravel the mystery of a scientist’s disappearance and the obsession that consumed him — tape by tape.
Why similar: Narrative 22.8% ★, Investigation 16.7%, Detective 12%, Thriller 9.7%, Mystery 8.8%
Immerse yourself in the Psychological horror adventure of James Charouz on his way to find his missing wife and uncover the dark secret of his hometown.
Why similar: Investigation 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Detective 9.9%, Thriller 9.6%, Walking Simulator 8.6%
Unhomely is a retro-inspired first person psychological indie horror game. You play a journalist who has 3 days alone in a reclusive tech CEO's cabin to get the exclusive on his new project and save your career.
Why similar: Investigation 15.6%, Detective 12.4%, Thriller 12.2%, Walking Simulator 12%, Horror 8.3%
Descend into the fever dreams of a traumatized young man in a first-person psychological horror game about grief, trauma, and fractured memories. Confront the horrors of your past and find a way back home from Hell. KNOCK, AND THEY WILL ANSWER.
Why similar: Narrative 14.2% ★, Investigation 12.8%, Thriller 10.8%, Walking Simulator 10.4%, Mystery 10.2%
Point-and-click adventure game with a thrilling, Native American-inspired narrative. Use your wit to solve fun and challenging puzzles as you explore and interact with the townsfolk of Birchwood Hollow and the Native reservation. Secrets will be uncovered, and truths revealed, as the leaves fall.
Why similar: Narrative 20.4% ★, Investigation 14.4%, Detective 14.4%, Thriller 10.5%, Mystery 8.9%
The mansion your grandfather left you is more than an inheritance. When the power comes on, not only the lights awaken, but the darkness buried inside. Shadow Mansion 2 is a first-person psychological horror focused on atmosphere, exploration, and stealth.
Why similar: Detective 18.2%, Investigation 15.4%, Thriller 14.9%, Walking Simulator 11.2%, Horror 10.5%
Become a pathologist in a sinister mansion filled with unsolved mysteries. Examine bodies and make decisions that alter the course of the investigation. Your choices shape multiple story endings in this narrative-driven psychological horror — where every secret could cost your sanity.
Why similar: Narrative 20% ★, Detective 17%, Investigation 16.9%, Mystery 9.6%, Horror 9.5%
Traverse this never-ending hospital as you discover clues of where and who you are. As each day passes by, the world around you decays, and you can’t help but wonder what is real. Utilize your time and resources as you roam these collapsing halls, but be careful; you may not be alone after all...
Why similar: Narrative 18.7% ★, Survival Horror 12.5%, Walking Simulator 10.9%, Survival 10.3%, Horror 9.4%
A monster is hiding behind one of the voices on the line. Identify the liar before you reveal your location. One wrong judgment, and it comes to your door. Each playthrough changes who's lying.
Why similar: Narrative 22.1% ★, Detective 16.2%, Investigation 15.2%, Thriller 12.1%, Horror 9.5%
A first-person psychological horror game. Explore a maze-like alleyway, using your camera to distinguish between supernatural "Aberrations" and deceptive "Deceptions" while escaping the relentless pursuit of a vengeful ghost.
Why similar: Thriller 13.2%, Walking Simulator 10.7%, Horror 10.6%, Investigation 10.3%, Survival Horror 9.9%
A psychological horror experience where you reshape reality with graffiti. As an artist who has lost their memory, paint the walls, open hidden passages, and escape the dark labyrinth of your mind.
Why similar: Investigation 18.5%, Detective 15.9%, Thriller 12.5%, Survival Horror 9.9%, Mystery 9.4%
You play as Audrey, who has just inherited a mansion from an uncle she never met. Step inside and explore the mansion to unveil the story of what happened to your uncle Otto, his butler, and this kinda creepy place. 😬
Why similar: Narrative 32.8% ★, Investigation 24.3%, Mystery 13.5%, Exploration 8%, Walking Simulator 6.7%
Investigate a cold case by living it. Step into the final delivery of a night-shift rider, experience his report firsthand, then return to your desk and decide: close the case, or leave it open?
Why similar: Investigation 15.9%, Detective 13.6%, Thriller 12.4%, Horror 9.9%, Mystery 9.6%
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: Investigation 18%, Detective 16.4%, Narrative 15.1% ★, Thriller 10.2%, Mystery 9.8%
You are the Ashter – a Slavic fire mage and tracker of mythical beings. Following a legendary creature, you reach a village caught in a time rift. Embark on a magical investigation – travel through time, explore the ancient land, and bond with fire to shape villagers’ fate and uncover the mystery.
Why similar: Narrative 16.5% ★, Detective 16.1%, Investigation 15.5%, Thriller 11.4%, Mystery 9.7%
You wake up in an unfamiliar, snowy place. You don't know how you got there or who you are. Solve the mystery, avoid or defeat enemies, and escape... An atmospheric, story-rich, post-apocalyptic walking simulator with puzzle elements and crafting mechanics
Why similar: Walking Simulator 13.8%, Detective 12.7%, Thriller 11.8%, Survival 10.4%, Mystery 10.2%
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: Investigation 23.2%, Detective 18.6%, Mystery 11.6%, Walking Simulator 10.6%, Horror 8.1%
You're a ferryman in Birchwood, a remote village isolated beyond a lake veiled in thick fog. Mysteries and folklore haunt your dreams in this narrative-driven psychological horror game.
Why similar: Narrative 25.6% ★, Detective 14%, Thriller 13.8%, Mystery 10.5%, Horror 8.8%
A deceptively cozy narrative game about an alchemist that immigrates to a new country and opens an apothecary. Get to know your weird and wonderful community, brew the potions your customers need, and use your words to stir up a country on the brink of change.
Why similar: Investigation 22.9%, Narrative 21.9% ★, Detective 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Mystery 7.6%
The End of the Sun: Prologue is a first-person, story-driven mystery adventure set in a Slavic fantasy world. As the ashter, a sage sorcerer gifted with the ability to travel in time, you come to a mysterious village where the line between myth and reality begins to fade perilously.
Why similar: Narrative 27.8% ★, Detective 17.3%, Walking Simulator 11.7%, Mystery 10.4%, Thriller 9.5%
A thrilling point-and-click adventure game where you play as Di Renjie, ancient China's most famous and gifted investigator, as he tracks a serial killer in the heart of the Tang Dynasty's capital city.
Why similar: Narrative 22.7% ★, Investigation 15.2%, Detective 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Thriller 7.7%
Ashwood Creek, 1985. A child disappears without a trace. A local policeman is drawn into a national park, seeking the truth. Mysterious radio signals beckon him further and further. Investigate, survive and face the unknown in Radiolight— an '80s thriller by solo dev Krystof Knesl.
Why similar: Narrative 20.9% ★, Investigation 15.4%, Detective 12.7%, Thriller 11.5%, Walking Simulator 10.9%
Explore the nightmarish, simulated world of Unwashed, a horror game that you must stay clean! Play as AA and uncover the truth behind Lumina, a government secret project, while racing against time to stop a secret mission that endangers countless millions of lives.
Why similar: Narrative 28.9% ★, Survival Horror 11.7%, Horror 9.8%, Walking Simulator 9.6%, Mystery 7%
Intruder In Antiquonia is a narrative mystery adventure that will immerse you in the Internet-hostile town of Antiquonia. Sarah does not remember who she is and how she got there. Help her solve the mysteries of her past while exploring beautiful hand-drawn environments.
Why similar: Narrative 21.4% ★, Investigation 15.5%, Detective 15.5%, Mystery 9.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%
Dr. Roth wakes from cryosleep with his memory gone. The crew of the Atheris is dead, and the ship's AI speaks to him like a mother, then orders him to dance. Only she knows who did this. So will you, in an hour. If you're good enough.
Why similar: Narrative 22.7% ★, Investigation 15.6%, Thriller 12.1%, Survival Horror 11.8%, Horror 8.9%
A late-night call sends you to the Millers Residence. What begins as a routine investigation turns into a descent through buried records, missing evidence, and a house arranged to hide something far worse.
Why similar: Investigation 20.3%, Detective 14.3%, Walking Simulator 12.2%, Horror 11.9%, Thriller 9.6%
Return to Amber’s childhood home in the frozen wilderness of Alaska. Explore the abandoned Windsent residence, uncover hidden journals and family secrets, and piece together a haunting story of resentment, trauma, and a past that refuses to stay buried.
Why similar: Narrative 20.9% ★, Investigation 17.4%, Horror 9.7%, Mystery 7.5%, Exploration 7.2%
A text-based psychological horror experience set inside a hospital where something is deeply wrong — and death may not be the end.
Why similar: Narrative 22.8% ★, Investigation 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Thriller 11.5%, Mystery 8.1%
What if you could hear every word spoken at the scene of a crime? “Acoustic Detectives” wanted for testing our new device! Return aurally to crime scenes and use the voices you hear to identify potential suspects and solve the mysteries. What is it that’s connecting these seemingly unrelated cases?
Why similar: Detective 17.2%, Investigation 15.1%, Thriller 14.8%, Mystery 9.9%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%
We Stay Behind is a single-player third-person mystery between dreams and reality. A comet is on course to destroy a small town but its inhabitants refuse to leave. Interview the people of Laburnum Creek, explore a beautiful national park and unravel the secrets of this picturesque town.
Why similar: Narrative 21.8% ★, Investigation 16.1%, Walking Simulator 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Mystery 9.4%
Field Recordings is an atmospheric sci-fi adventure set in the fragments of a collapsing reality. Guided by a lonely AI from the abandoned Project Ariadne, explore isolated pockets of the world and search for survivors. Use a Field Recorder to tune into echoes and uncover what remains.
Why similar: Narrative 27.1% ★, Mystery 14.7%, Investigation 14.3%, Story Rich 9.7%, Walking Simulator 8.8%
"Your job is to write the death certificate." In 1959, a mysterious death awaits inside a grand British manor. Investigate eerie scenes and complete forensic documents, including death certificates and emergency reports. Stylish 1960s detective comic art. Perfect for fans of vintage whodunits.
Why similar: Narrative 19.8% ★, Investigation 16.5%, Detective 15%, Thriller 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%
Quaso Studio: The Liven Collection is a compilation of TWO horror games: The To-Do List: Complete your tasks, hide from the threat roaming through your house, and escape. Rouge Carmin: Explore the limbo of your subconscious, face your remorse, and find a way out.
Why similar: Narrative 28.2% ★, Walking Simulator 13.2%, Thriller 13%, Horror 9.8%, Survival Horror 9.3%
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: Narrative 27.7% ★, Walking Simulator 12.5%, Horror 9.2%, Thriller 8.8%, Survival Horror 8.3%
The jolly party of Paul and his friends ends with a kidnapping. It turns out that they are locked in an abandoned factory by some maniac who decided to play a deadly game with them. Will they be able to solve all the riddles and escape from this dark place?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.4%, Detective 14.5%, Investigation 14%, Point & Click 10.3%, Survival 9.9%
Fragments of Dread is an episodic psychological horror series. Each episode tells a self-contained story of dread, fear, and survival.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.8%, Thriller 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Horror 11.5%, Mystery 10.3%
An audio restoration job becomes an investigation into the occult, as an elusive musician’s damaged cassette tapes are exhumed in northern Italy. Use a fully-operational desktop to sift through files, descending into the artist’s world in this slow-burning ghost tale of creativity and obsession.
Why similar: Narrative 24.5% ★, Investigation 14.2%, Detective 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 7.9%, Mystery 7.9%
Maintain an underground research facility full of abyss entities. Fulfill their needs and survive long enough to solve all of the mysteries. Abyss Chamber is a lore-rich, first-person psychological Horror game.
Why similar: Investigation 17.7%, Walking Simulator 14.1%, Detective 13.6%, Thriller 11.8%, Mystery 10.8%
A pig farmer decides he no longer wants to dispose of bodies for the mob. What follows is a discussion between him and his would-be killer.
Why similar: Narrative 25.9% ★, Thriller 13.9%, Walking Simulator 12.2%, Mystery 9.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%
VALLEY is a futuristic crime solving thriller where the player controls multiple characters in the hunt for a serial killer.
Why similar: Narrative 23.4% ★, Detective 13.8%, Walking Simulator 10.8%, Thriller 10.7%, Survival Horror 10.4%
Investigate an abandoned island and its haunted estate in this first-person psychological horror game. Recover paranormal equipment, unlock new areas, follow environmental clues, and uncover the history behind an escalating supernatural presence.
Why similar: Investigation 19.9%, Detective 15.3%, Thriller 12.1%, Horror 9.8%, Mystery 9%
A lavish dinner. A locked room. And a truth no one wants you to uncover. Meal: Mystery Escape Room is a cinematic puzzle adventure where every solved clue pulls you deeper into a web of secrets. Unravel an unforgettable night through story-driven escape-room challenges.
Why similar: Investigation 21.5%, Detective 18.6%, Walking Simulator 13.2%, Thriller 9.6%, Point & Click 8%
You are an engineer maintaining a residential complex on Mars as contact with Earth slowly fades away. But before long, one thing becomes clear: you are not alone in the Martian wasteland. Something familiar - bound to you by unseen ties - already knows how to find you.
Why similar: Narrative 34.5% ★, Horror 13.2%, Thriller 13.2%, Walking Simulator 8.8%, Psychological Horror 8.1%
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: Narrative 27.4% ★, Detective 17%, Walking Simulator 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Mystery 8.7%
Heritage is a psychological horror game where you dive into the dark secrets of a forgotten mansion. Explore shadowy rooms, solve puzzles, and uncover the hidden truth behind a family tragedy, all within a tense and eerie atmosphere.
Why similar: Thriller 14.2%, Investigation 13.1%, Detective 12.5%, Walking Simulator 12%, Horror 9.4%
A first-person psychological horror built on stealth and dread. Raise your real phone to reveal what your screen can't — hidden threats, impossible paths, and the truth about a sister who vanished 15 years ago. What took Emily never left, and it remembers you.
Why similar: Narrative 24.7% ★, Survival Horror 11.8%, Horror 11%, Investigation 10.7%, Mystery 8.4%
Murmurs of Fear is a psychological horror about those left alone with the unexplainable. It is a self-contained story about fear, isolation, and the struggle to stay sane as reality itself begins to fracture.
Why similar: Narrative 18.9% ★, Thriller 14.6%, Investigation 12.7%, Walking Simulator 11.8%, Survival Horror 10.6%
Welcome to Woodside, a haunting survival horror adventure. Explore, investigate and survive as Grace, confronting supernatural terrors that plague a seemingly quaint British village. Experience dynamic horror as spirits react to the way you play. Can you find the truth before it's too late?
Why similar: Investigation 23.7%, Detective 17.4%, Mystery 9.5%, Psychological Horror 7.5%, Female Protagonist 7.5%
Survive in a haunted colonial mansion in Bengal. Complete daily chores to keep order by day, then face supernatural anomalies at night. Explore, uncover secrets, and fight for your sanity in this first-person survival horror experience.
Why similar: Investigation 18.8%, Detective 13.9%, Walking Simulator 13.8%, Horror 12%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%
A cursed legacy awakens something ancient, revealing a terrifying reality never meant for human eyes. Follow your missing uncle’s trail, uncover forbidden secrets, and face a Lovecraftian cosmic horror in this first‑person adventure.
Why similar: Investigation 19.5%, Walking Simulator 11.1%, Survival 10.3%, Horror 10.3%, Survival Horror 9.1%
Uncle Chuck Incorporated is a short animatronic survival horror game. Step into a funplex shrouded in mystery and suspense as you unravel the secrets behind the downfall of the legendary robotics entertainment company, Uncle Chuck Inc.
Why similar: Investigation 15%, Survival Horror 13.8%, Walking Simulator 12%, Horror 11.5%, Thriller 11%
1986, Tornado Alley, USA… Go undercover as Boulder, an agent infiltrating the notorious religious cult known as the Bahnsen Knights. Face off against occultists, biblical storms, and an enigmatic car salesman turned preacher as you investigate the disappearance of a fellow agent and close friend.
Why similar: Narrative 29.7% ★, Thriller 13.9%, Detective 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Investigation 11.4%
A deductive investigation game with a faded pixel art aesthetic. Set in a dreamlike, mysterious environment, the player becomes a conductor, (re)organizing and (re)positioning objects, characters, and puzzles while recovering lost fragments of their memory.
Why similar: Narrative 24.8% ★, Investigation 18.9%, Detective 17.2%, Mystery 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 7.7%
In this point-and-click urban thriller, down-and-out private eye Kathy Rain will embark on her most dangerous case yet — the pursuit of the notorious serial killer known as the Soothsayer. Find clues, gather evidence, connect the dots, and confront the murderer before the hunter becomes the hunted…
Why similar: Investigation 18.9%, Detective 16%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Mystery 9.6%, Thriller 9.4%
CH13: Rest Stop is a psychological horror game set in early 2000s Poland. What begins as a calm drive through the woods turns into something you weren't prepared for... Will you find out what awaits at the end of the road?
Why similar: Narrative 28.3% ★, Walking Simulator 14.7%, Thriller 13.1%, Horror 11.8%, Mystery 8%
The Repairing Mantis is a narrative horror game that lets you experience the disturbing, violent (yet absurdly poetic) story of a mantis on a mission to repair a bridge made of flying squirrel flesh.
Why similar: Narrative 26.2% ★, Walking Simulator 16.6%, Horror 12.2%, Surreal 8.9%, Psychological Horror 7.9%
Harper Jones is missing. In a last-ditch attempt to find him, Sheriff Oaklyn heads out to the forest surrounding the infamous Watcher’s Point to investigate. But she soon finds herself experiencing the unsettling nature of the forest, one snapshot at a time, when she discovers an abandoned camera.
Why similar: Narrative 28.2% ★, Walking Simulator 16.9%, Investigation 14.2%, Horror 9.3%, Female Protagonist 7.3%
