60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Puzzle, Mystery, Detective, Simulation.
You log on to a computer having no clue of what lies within. Explore its files, solve puzzles to recover missing pieces, and decipher passwords to enter otherwise prohibited folders. As you delve deeper into its content, you’ll find that there is a greater mystery to be solved.
Desktop Explorer
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 What secrets hide in this eerie adventure of cryptic games and outdated software?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?
Lost Wiki: Kozlovka
Explore a wikipedia-like database and solve a small town mystery in Eastern Europe. Step into the shoes of a journalist in the 90s as you sprawl through articles and uncover the secrets that have been laid in front of you.
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 What secrets hide in this eerie adventure of cryptic games and outdated software?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: Detective 24.8%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Text-Based 16.8%, Mystery 10%, Puzzle 9.2%
Explore a wikipedia-like database and solve a small town mystery in Eastern Europe. Step into the shoes of a journalist in the 90s as you sprawl through articles and uncover the secrets that have been laid in front of you.
Why similar: Detective 32.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Mystery 15.4%, Text-Based 13.4%, Puzzle 8.1%
10 CDs, 10 passwords. Find hidden messages, text, numbers to unlock next CD to continue your steganography puzzle journey.
Why similar: Detective 28%, Mystery 17.1%, Puzzle 15.5%, Text-Based 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%
Delve into a gripping world of puzzles, true ciphers on an old PalmPilot system. Will you uncover the Crypt Killer’s confession and bring him to justice, or will he escape the law?
Why similar: Detective 36.8%, Simulation 19.4%, Puzzle 15%, Mystery 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 4.9%
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 35.1%, Interactive Fiction 31.8%, Text-Based 20.9%, Mystery 5.9%, Retro 2.4%
Confronted with fragmented narratives and deceptive persons of interest, you must isolate crucial evidence. Shatter logical loopholes from testimonies and reconstruct the crime scene from subtle clues. Can you survive this immersive battle of wits?
Why similar: Detective 28.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Text-Based 17.5%, Mystery 12.4%, Puzzle 9.8%
Profession Investigator is an immersive simulator with a text-based interface in which you have to deal with real criminal cases. The game uses materials from court archives and specialized literature.
Why similar: Detective 32.7%, Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Simulation 16.6%, Text-Based 16.2%, Puzzle 11.1%
Congratulations, you've found Dingir OS — an operating system that lets you glimpse into the darkest corners of the internet. Browse forbidden websites, investigate lethal files, and immerse yourself in the world of digital legends. (We are not responsible for anything that may happen to you.)
Why similar: Detective 33.1%, Interactive Fiction 25.2%, Puzzle 11.2%, Simulation 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 35.2%, Narrative 16.4% ★, Mystery 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Puzzle 10.9%
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 31.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Mystery 13.6%, Puzzle 10.7%, Simulation 9.1%
A missing person case straight out of 1995. Search the early internet, dig through emails and dusty floppy discs, and uncover the secrets behind the disappearance of Victoria Mason.
Why similar: Detective 32.6%, Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Mystery 14.5%, Puzzle 11.2%, Simulation 10.8%
You don't know who or where you are. The papers are there and the computers are asking you to insert paper. Your job here is simple: find the documents considering the information required by the reader machines.
Why similar: Simulation 33.4%, Indie 28.8%, Retro 19.4%, Horror 18.4%
Log.in is a mystery-horror game where you explore a PC screen, digging through images, videos and files. Hidden somewhere in the system is the location of a girl being held captive. Your actions on the desktop will dramatically change the story and her fate.
Why similar: Mystery 31.6%, Interactive Fiction 28.2%, Puzzle 13.8%, Horror 12%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%
This is a deep web exploration simulator. Discover hundreds of websites and files around the Web to get to the Silent House and save your friend. Find out creepy stories from the Web and meet its inhabitants. It's showtime!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.8%, Puzzle 15.8%, Simulation 15.6%, Mystery 14.4%, Text-Based 9.8%
Discover a digital realm shrouded in mystery. Sequel to an award-winning narrative driven hacking simulator puzzle game. Play as an AI assistant in a major corporation. Deploy intricate social engineering tactics and expose hidden truths in a world of ambition and high-tech deception.
Why similar: Detective 45.3%, Mystery 18.7%, Puzzle 15.8%, Simulation 10.2%, Atmospheric 5.2%
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 45%, Mystery 17.9%, Puzzle 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Atmospheric 3.2%
The 98xx is an old computer OS from the 90s that’s recently been discovered after many years of being lost. There are still a few working files within the OS that can be explored.
Why similar: Simulation 34.7%, Puzzle 24.7%, Mystery 20.5%, Horror 14.7%, Indie 3.8%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: Detective 46.1%, Mystery 13.9%, Puzzle 13.4%, Simulation 12.4%, Horror 9.1%
you find an abandoned fps game on an old computer. you decide to play it.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 39%, Simulation 17.1%, Puzzle 16.4%, Horror 9.9%, Retro 9.2%
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 31.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Mystery 13.9%, Narrative 12.3% ★, Puzzle 9.7%
Look through someone else’s computer. Inspired by early “escape room” flash games.
Why similar: Puzzle 40.2%, Simulation 30.9%, Horror 20.6%, Indie 5.7%, Singleplayer 2.6%
Officer Jia has vanished, leaving a classified message pointing to the CaseCracker 2.0 system. Tear through suspects' alibis, look beyond the text, and extract hidden threads from seemingly unrelated intel. Will you find the ultimate truth, or a trap?
Why similar: Detective 35.1%, Text-Based 23.5%, Mystery 14.8%, Simulation 10.2%, Puzzle 7.7%
you have an update for your operating system...
Why similar: Puzzle 29.2%, Mystery 20.6%, Indie 13.3%, Simulation 11.4%, 2D 9.8%
Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual Social Media! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.9%, Text-Based 19.5%, Detective 17.7%, Mystery 17.2%, Simulation 7.3%
Navigate the internet's dark net, searching for pieces of a puzzle that once combined will clear your outstanding debt. Scan strange websites for info, hack into PCs while defending your own, and buy/sell goods & services, all while avoiding threats in this strategic, suspenseful horror game.
Why similar: Simulation 46%, Puzzle 31.4%, Horror 15.7%, Indie 4.6%, Singleplayer 2.3%
Search, dig deeper, and search again. Can you reach the end of the truth?
Why similar: Text-Based 46.4%, Simulation 24.8%, 2D 12.1%, Horror 10.7%, Indie 3.4%
In 1936, something terrible happened at Galley House. Decades later, with a strange contraption that reveals echoes of the past, you must uncover the truth behind this grisly mystery.
Why similar: Detective 44.5%, Mystery 25.1%, Puzzle 18.2%, Horror 4.4%, Atmospheric 3.5%
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 30%, Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Narrative 20.7% ★, Mystery 11.4%, Puzzle 10.4%
Hacknet is an immersive, terminal-based hacking simulator for PC. Dive down a rabbit hoIe as you follow the instructions of a recently deceased hacker, whose death may not have been the accident the media reports.
Why similar: Detective 52.5%, Simulation 24.7%, 2D 9.1%, Atmospheric 6.6%, Indie 4.3%
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: Interactive Fiction 38.5%, Text-Based 26.3%, Puzzle 16.7%, Simulation 11.5%, 2D 7.1%
Groundbreaking research is encrypted on a computer from the 80's. Look through the computer and search the internet to crack the encryption in this augmented reality puzzle game.
Why similar: Simulation 62%, Indie 17%, Horror 10.4%, Retro 8%, Singleplayer 2.6%
You're a security officer deep within Area 51. Scan the staff, verify clearances, and decide who can enter the elevator and who absolutely mustn't leave. The deeper you go, the less certain you are that anyone standing before you is still human.
Why similar: Detective 34.5%, Mystery 13.5%, Puzzle 12.6%, Simulation 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%
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: Detective 40.6%, Text-Based 25.7%, Puzzle 10%, Simulation 9.3%, Horror 7.9%
You’re stuck inside an abandoned video game, haunted by its own digital decay. In oneway.exe, uncover the mystery of UNTITLED.exe, its three developers, and the evolving Internet eras that once shaped their love. How does your story end? How did it ever begin?
Why similar: Narrative 29.7% ★, Mystery 19.3%, Puzzle 17.9%, Simulation 13.3%, Horror 9.7%
Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.
Why similar: Mystery 35%, Puzzle 27.3%, Detective 14.1%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Retro 8.1%
A psychological interactive novel about a floppy disk with a mysterious program. Help Elliot cope with his mental issues and uncover the secret of the floppy disk.
Why similar: Text-Based 34.5%, Interactive Fiction 33.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%, 2D 8.4%, Atmospheric 5%
Become an investigator in Keyword, a narrative thriller where you’ll depend on skills of logical deduction, hacking, and social engineering to solve challenging puzzles as the only means of finding your missing daughter.
Why similar: Detective 44.6%, Puzzle 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Mystery 13.8%, Atmospheric 3.9%
Sinheritance is a terrifying and mind-bending puzzle game. Explore every corner in an intensely oppressive atmosphere to piece together a chilling story. Every step must be taken with caution, for the deepest fears often stem from your own choices and your gradually crumbling sanity.
Why similar: Detective 43.1%, Mystery 19%, Puzzle 14.6%, Simulation 8.6%, 2D 5.3%
In a concrete slab beneath the earth, a lone technician is sent for routine maintenance on a network of supercomputers. Each terminal operates on its own hidden rules, and the only way to escape is to learn how to speak their language. Crack the code, unlock the truth.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.2%, Puzzle 23%, Simulation 15.3%, Mystery 12.7%, Horror 12.6%
Staffer Retro is a mystery adventure game where you uncover past incidents related to ‘Mana’, the source of supernatural powers. Gather information through dialogue and exploration, and piece together clues found in documents to guide the choices of Verita Retro, the protagonist.
Why similar: Detective 37.7%, Text-Based 18%, Mystery 15.2%, Puzzle 9.6%, Simulation 8.2%
You are wetware, working a mysterious job.
Why similar: Puzzle 29.7%, Simulation 25.4%, Pixel Graphics 18.1%, Horror 16.7%, Atmospheric 10.2%
There is a big discussion going on about a mysterious group named The Katydids proposing riddles and challenges on online forums, Are you clever enough to unravel the mystery of this obscure organization?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36.5%, Puzzle 20.5%, Simulation 18.5%, Horror 10.2%, 2D 7.9%
A short psychological horror game, where you attempt to gain root access into an unethical superstructure.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 43.8%, Simulation 20.3%, Puzzle 15.9%, Horror 8.6%, Atmospheric 7.1%
Okay, Pedro is AWOL, and you have to get this LAN Party set up at the Game Store for the session later. Connect cables, install software, and solve puzzles all while you and the gang uncover the mystery of your missing friend.
Why similar: Detective 48.1%, Mystery 24%, Puzzle 20.8%, Simulation 4.2%, Singleplayer 2.9%
Heaven Does Not Respond is a psychological and analog horror game set in an alternate 2005 timeline. Play as an intelligence agent, exploring a retro computer interface to decipher secret files, watch mysterious videos, and uncover the dark secrets behind a young man's death.
Why similar: Detective 34%, Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Puzzle 12%, Simulation 9.2%, Retro 6.9%
Sort forms, get to know your mysterious new collegues & unravel mysteries they're trying to cover up as you step in to replace the previous RH at this mysterious pharmaceutical company.
Why similar: Simulation 39.7%, 2D 25%, Horror 20.1%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Indie 4.4%
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 36.3%, Interactive Fiction 26.9%, Mystery 15.9%, Puzzle 12.3%, Atmospheric 4.1%
It's a mystery game that reveals the truth through an autopsy. Be a forensic doctor and find out why the dead died.
Why similar: Detective 45.5%, Text-Based 19.5%, Mystery 18.9%, 2D 5%, Indie 4.6%
You're working overtime again in your dead-end job, whilst your boss is on vacation. However, strange things are happening throughout the office. Complete your daily work tasks, explore your office, report any anomalies you may find, and you may just find yourself getting a promotion...
Why similar: Mystery 48.6%, Puzzle 22.2%, Atmospheric 14%, Horror 12.6%, Singleplayer 2.7%
A forensic challenge – find out who the owner of the USB stick was and reconstruct their story.
Why similar: Detective 50.4%, Text-Based 25%, Puzzle 16.3%, Indie 6.8%, Singleplayer 1.5%
No flashy visuals, just pure mental gymnastics. Actively search, cross-reference, and unravel the truth from a complex database. In this hardcore text-based deduction game, the devil is always in the details. Detective, are you ready?
Why similar: Detective 34.5%, Text-Based 25.6%, Puzzle 12.2%, Mystery 10.1%, Simulation 9.7%
You are alone in a deserted station. Or are you? Take pictures of strange anomalies around the station and you might find a way out.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 45.1%, Mystery 19%, Simulation 16%, Horror 11.5%, Atmospheric 5.4%
This is Interesting is a psychological horror mystery based game with roguelite elements. You are being watched, and you aren't really sure why. Delve through the depths of memory to uncover the mystery behind the gray purgatory you find yourself in.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36%, Mystery 17.7%, Puzzle 16.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%, 2D 7%
Connected Clue is a quarter-view detective adventure game inspired by the atmosphere of 19th-century mystery novels. Gather clues, see through lies, and uncover the identity of the culprit shrouded in secrecy!
Why similar: Detective 34.4%, Text-Based 19%, Mystery 12.4%, Puzzle 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%
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: Detective 69.1%, Pixel Graphics 17.4%, Horror 13.1%, Singleplayer 0.4%
As a private detective, you’ll crack word clues left by a mysterious informant, gather evidence, and uncover the truth hidden in the shadows.
Why similar: Detective 57.4%, Puzzle 36.6%, Indie 4.5%, Singleplayer 1.5%
A psychological horror game with a chapter-based plot, thriller and unusual elements! You are a novice paranormal detective, exploring secrets and finding ways to escape in an infinite loop of scenes. Many unusual things happen during this process, as if some strange force wants to devour you...
Why similar: Horror 64.2%, Indie 27.5%, Singleplayer 8.2%
A desktop psychological horror inspired by the Smile Dog creepypasta. Open the attachment, read your emails, and survive a real nightmare spilling out across your screen.
Why similar: Mystery 27.1%, Simulation 21.2%, Puzzle 16.4%, Horror 13.9%, Retro 9.7%
