- #1 Star Ring Convenience Store
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ChroNomad Productions
Windows
First day on the job, and it never ends. Literally. Meet Amo, the intern stuck in a time loop at Star Ring Convenience Store. Get to know a colorful cast of eccentric customers, dig up the secrets they're hiding, link the clues in your Mind Palace, and reason your way to the truth about this world.
Why similar: Adventure 24.9%, Detective 21.9%, Puzzle 17.3%, Exploration 16.1%, Cute 10.5%
- #2 Moonrise Fall
96% matchVery Positive83% of 726 reviews2019
Dev: Made From StringsPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 32%
Moonrise Fall is an atmospheric exploration puzzle game about a boy who finds himself lost in a supernatural forest after losing both parents in a car crash. Put your detective skills to the test. Unravel the mysteries of the forest and photograph the strange creatures (cryptids) that reside there.
Why similar: Adventure 24.2%, Supernatural 14.8%, Exploration 12.7%, Investigation 12.6%, Puzzle 11.2%
- #3 Emory Cole & The Secret at Greymar Point
96% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Emory Cole Games
Windows · Mac
A cozy, point & click first-person detective adventure where you explore a Pacific Northwest coastal town, talk to quirky townies, solve layered puzzles, investigate clues, and uncover a century-old secret.
Why similar: Cozy 19.4%, Detective 18.7%, Adventure 12.8%, Exploration 11.7%, Puzzle 8.1%
- #4 Ghost Charmer
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FrozenYetiGames
Windows
A spooky-cozy ghost hunting game where you investigate, identify and summon ghosts based on their personalities in a mysterious haunted house.
Why similar: Cozy 21.9%, Investigation 17.2%, Supernatural 17%, Detective 12.4%, Atmospheric 7.9%
- #5 NoBody Found
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nobodiant
Windows
A mystery detective game where you investigate a disappearance, search for clues, solve puzzles, question suspects, and uncover the truth before time runs out.
Why similar: Detective 25.3%, Investigation 18%, Puzzle 17.3%, Adventure 14.3%, Exploration 11.9%
- #6 The Painscreek Killings
94% matchVery Positive91% of 6,420 reviews2017
Dev: EQ Studios
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 19.7%, Investigation 16.9%, Supernatural 11.7%, Exploration 11.3%, Puzzle 10.3%
- #7 First Report: Unreal
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hugo Felipe
Windows
You will have to investigate and find the exits while you are in the company of silence and emptiness. Will you be able to stay calm even when there are more questions than answers? Will you make it to the end? Good luck!
Why similar: Adventure 29.5%, Puzzle 20.5%, Investigation 19.9%, Exploration 19%, Story Rich 8%
- #8 The Night Librarian
92% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: DaZeSTRAY
Windows
You are the new night librarian at Ashwood. Shelve the impossible returns, answer notes left by a patron who appears in no register, and piece together what the library remembers. A short, atmospheric mystery told over five nights and twenty-two puzzles.
Why similar: Cozy 29%, Detective 18.8%, Puzzle 13.1%, Investigation 10.6%, Atmospheric 9.8%
- #9 The Mystery of Oak Island
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Visionaire Studio UG
Windows · Mac · Linux
A gripping point-and-click adventure – inspired by the real treasure hunt on Oak Island in Nova Scotia, Canada. Unravel a web of murder, myth, and forgotten history. Some secrets are better left buried.
Why similar: Detective 17.4%, Investigation 15.8%, Puzzle 12.8%, Exploration 11%, Atmospheric 9.7%
- #10 Citytrip Treasure Hunt
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Outstanding Move Games
Windows · Mac
A cozy walking mystery across the real cities of Warsaw, Tokyo & New York. Walk the streets, piece together torn map fragments, read a guidebook full of secrets, scrape together cash like a local, and solve a dead historian's treasure hunt before your hotel reservation runs out.
Why similar: Adventure 21.6%, Puzzle 15.5%, Exploration 13.6%, Detective 13.3%, Supernatural 7.8%
- #11 Emma Riley: Dream Detective
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Star Fort Games
Windows
Emma Riley: Dream Detective is a detective game where you must unravel an occult conspiracy spanning the real and dream worlds. Use keen observation to gather clues, carefully interrogate suspects for information, and use your logic and deduction skills to unravel the mystery!
Why similar: Detective 22.5%, Investigation 16.8%, Adventure 11.6%, Puzzle 11%, Exploration 9.4%
- #12 Halloween Stories: Horror Movie
89% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: ElephantPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Four friends are pulled inside a movie where the special effects are all too real!
Why similar: Adventure 21.8%, Detective 15.2%, Puzzle 14.2%, Exploration 12.9%, Supernatural 11.6%
- #13 Inkblood
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hey Bird!Pub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
You're an Inquisitor following a trail of death. A cult is at work, your predecessor has vanished, and the region teeters on the edge of chaos. Find the truth. Uphold the Inquisition. Do not fail.
Why similar: Detective 18.1%, Investigation 12.4%, Exploration 11.7%, Puzzle 11.3%, Supernatural 11.3%
- #14 One helluva day
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Roman Koksharov
Windows
An egocentric Boss is desperate to save his company from collapse. However, he is forced to save the whole city from an impending disaster.
Why similar: Adventure 43%, Detective 13.2%, Puzzle 7.7%, Exploration 7.2%, Atmospheric 6.5%
- #15 Detective Hindsight
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Broccoli Bunny Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Solve a variety of perplexing cases in the sleuthing shoes of Detective Hindsight - who gets help from Phoebe: a young orphaned girl with dreams of being a storyteller and powers to look into the past. Uncover the truth with her sketches done in crayon. The catch? She can't draw very well.
Why similar: Detective 27.2%, Investigation 16.2%, Puzzle 13.5%, Mystery 10%, Adventure 9.8%
- #16 Wrongly Accused
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Elomelo GamesPub: SwopBots Ltd.
Windows
Explore historical locations, find and analyse evidence. Unmask the real perpetrator so that justice can be served and the Wrongly Accused can be found innocent. Use problem solving, deduction and critical thinking skills to uncover the truth and maybe even expose a conspiracy in your own time.
Why similar: Detective 23.7%, Adventure 17.9%, Investigation 16.1%, Puzzle 13.3%, Atmospheric 8.1%
- #17 Mystery of the Malign
85% matchVery Positive94% of 82 reviews2025
Dev: Gameplay Supremacy
Windows
Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.
Why similar: Investigation 17.4%, Puzzle 16.3%, Exploration 14.1%, Atmospheric 12.1%, Mystery 12%
- #18 ギルド探求団へようこそ!
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,557 reviews2026
Dev: ぱるそに工房
Windows
「ギルド探求団へようこそ!」創立から1000日を迎えたギルドの、パーティ情報を復旧させる『推理パズルゲーム』です。過去1000日を振り返りながら、78人の冒険者が、20隊あるパーティのどこに所属していたのかを特定し、どのような結末を迎えたのかを推理で暴きましょう!それでは──良い旅を!
Why similar: Detective 31.7%, Investigation 19.6%, Puzzle 16.7%, Adventure 15.1%, Mystery 9.5%
- #19 Magic Kingdom
86% matchMixed57% of 23 reviews2022
Dev: Louie Inc
Windows
Magic Kingdom - This is a 3D puzzle treasure adventure from a first-person perspective. You have to take on the role of an ordinary citizen in a small magical kingdom that lives in peace and prosperity and flourishes every year.
Why similar: Adventure 34.8%, Puzzle 24.2%, Exploration 22.5%, Atmospheric 14.8%, Indie 2.3%
- #20 Cross Country Case
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Space Cat Studio
Windows
You are a detective on a rogue manhunt through the beautiful country of Italy. Gather clues, interview witnesses and uncover dark secrets to solve the case. Follow your own path to the solution in this 1970's noir crime road-trip.
Why similar: Detective 22.4%, Investigation 15.3%, Puzzle 12.4%, Adventure 12.1%, Exploration 9.8%
- #21 Unorthodox Rules
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Merrick Games
Windows
A mystery-comedy deduction adventure inspired by Ace Attorney and Liar Game. Investigate clues, expose contradictions, and survive deadly rule-based games by turning unfair rules against your opponents.
Why similar: Puzzle 20.3%, Adventure 18.6%, Detective 18.1%, Investigation 12.5%, 2D 9.2%
- #22 Vivian Wade: Danger Down The Aisle
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Michelley Studio
Windows
The night before the wedding, the altar burns down and the wedding planner is injured. The family blames a curse, but she suspects foul play. Play as a college student who goes undercover as her replacement. Can you solve the mystery before the wedding?
Why similar: Investigation 17.4%, Detective 15.9%, Puzzle 14.6%, Exploration 12.9%, Mystery 11.2%
- #23 Lex Arbor: Learning an alien language
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BassBrain Games
Windows
A language-learning puzzle game. Wake up face to face with an unknown creature, and learn to communicate in an alien language, from simple words to weird complex structures. Feel it, learn it, express it... and uncover the truth behind why you're here.
Why similar: Adventure 39.3%, Puzzle 26.7%, Atmospheric 17.8%, 2D 11.5%, Indie 2.6%
- #24 The Game Maker: A Carol Reed Mystery
81% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: MDNA Games
Windows
Follow detective Carol Reed in this colorful mystery, made with real-life photographs. The game features a classic adventure game interface, plenty of puzzles, and a series of minigames as an integrated part of the story.
Why similar: Detective 24.9%, Adventure 21.8%, Investigation 16.4%, Exploration 10.7%, Mystery 9.6%
- #25 Black Layer
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Montego
Windows
You take part in testing a next-generation experimental android on a restricted floor of a research complex. But soon it becomes clear that the experiment is far more complicated, and you'll have to uncover what’s really happening here.
Why similar: Detective 23.2%, Investigation 19.4%, Adventure 16.9%, Puzzle 16.3%, Story Rich 11.5%
- #26 I'M YOUR HOST
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Calligram Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
An audio deduction game where you have one task: restore a series of lost podcast episodes.
Why similar: Detective 30.9%, Investigation 20.2%, Adventure 13%, Puzzle 12.2%, Mystery 10.1%
- #27 On the Hearth
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Earl Grimm Games
Windows
As an apprentice wise-woman during the height of the witch trials, decrypt decades of magical research, explore the wilds for peculiar reagents, and experiment with arcane potions. All the while solving a myriad of mysteries whilst preparing your close-knit village for an encroaching church-crusade.
Why similar: Cozy 24.8%, Detective 21.7%, Puzzle 14.1%, Mystery 10.5%, Adventure 9.5%
- #28 No Murders in Grimwick
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bee and Boo Games
Windows
Investigate a murder at Grimwick’s harvest festival in this hand-drawn point-and-click mystery. Question suspicious locals, collect clues, use items, and uncover the truth behind a town that insists there was no murder.
Why similar: Detective 18.7%, Cozy 17.9%, Investigation 14.1%, Adventure 9.9%, Exploration 8.3%
- #29 Woodside
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Paper Flower Games
Windows
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: Supernatural 21%, Detective 18.2%, Investigation 17%, Exploration 9.8%, Atmospheric 9.3%
- #30 Strange Horticulture
77% matchVery Positive94% of 16,173 reviews2022
Dev: Bad VikingPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Cozy 18.3%, Detective 16.3%, Investigation 12.1%, Puzzle 10.1%, Exploration 9.4%
- #31 The Last Slava
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dibidus Games
Windows
Become a trickster detective embarking on an Eastern European adventure full of spatial puzzles. Observe your relatives’ loops, sabotage them, and piece the story together at a grandiose feast. Solve a mystery while pranking your family!
Why similar: Adventure 19.4%, Puzzle 18.4%, Investigation 17.3%, Detective 15.9%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #32 Murders on the Yangtze River
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 21,291 reviews2024
Dev: OMEGAMES STUDIO
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
"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 28.4%, Puzzle 15.4%, Adventure 12.8%, Investigation 11.8%, Exploration 10.6%
- #33 The Pactmaker
77% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Alejandro Pascual
Windows
You are a professor who forged pacts with otherworldly entities to save your daughter. Dive into the memories of others, alter reality, and use your new supernatural abilities to uncover the truth in this dark point-and-click thriller.
Why similar: Detective 23%, Adventure 18.4%, Supernatural 15.8%, Puzzle 9.4%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #34 Desert Mirage
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ops Game Studio
Windows
Bia's sister has vanished into a desert of dunes and lagoons, where an old legend has awoken. Guided by a compass that doesn't point north, investigate the disappearances and choose carefully: every decision defines who you save.
Why similar: Adventure 15.4%, Investigation 14.9%, Mystery 14.2%, Story Rich 12.5%, Supernatural 12%
- #35 Southfield Manor
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Voltaic Island Games
Windows
A first-person mystery puzzle game set in a sprawling manor of secrets. Explore, observe, and solve intricate puzzles as each new day reveals fresh clues—and deeper questions about what’s really happening at Southfield Manor.
Why similar: Adventure 24.1%, Puzzle 16.7%, Detective 15.7%, Exploration 14.4%, Investigation 11%
- #36 The Singular Ones
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Bearded Pixels
Windows
Help a group of teenagers with singular powers solve the mystery of the Mirror of the Soul in this logic puzzle game, where characters and objects must be placed in the right room in the Magic Academy according to given coexistence rules.
Why similar: Cozy 19.2%, Puzzle 18.5%, Adventure 13%, Detective 11.7%, Mystery 11.4%
- #37 Silent Night
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Darkling Room
Windows
There is a 'presence' haunting the long forgotten church of 'Northfield'. Angry spirits seek revenge for an ancient crime, from the terrible time of The Black Death. Ghost-hunter, Nigel Danvers, has been sent to investigate the case, using his kitbag of ghost-hunting gadgets, on the loneliest night of the year.
Why similar: Adventure 36.2%, Puzzle 13.6%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Exploration 10.8%, Mystery 10.1%
- #38 Rose Cottage
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hollow Lane Games
Windows
A point and click ghost story, set in a Victorian mortuary. A haunting story with a fully voiced cast of characters. Featuring hand painted locations and characters in 4K resolution.
Why similar: Adventure 17.8%, Puzzle 13.6%, Supernatural 10.8%, Investigation 10.2%, Exploration 10.2%
- #39 传家
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Paisley
Windows · Mac
A genealogy deduction game set in Republican-era China. Play as a lawyer, search newspapers, case files, letters, and old photos, and follow clues to identify people and uncover family ties. Reconstruct the Chen family tree and uncover the secrets behind your commission.
Why similar: Detective 28.9%, Investigation 19.5%, Adventure 14.3%, Puzzle 14.1%, Mystery 9%
- #40 Rainbow Billy: The Book of Fears
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Manavoid
Windows
Billy is back for an investigative adventure in Summer camp. Unravel mysterious events in this colorful journey as campers’ worries manifest as Fearlings. Explore the camp, investigate its secrets, and confront those fears through clever puzzles.
Why similar: Adventure 18%, Detective 17.1%, Investigation 10.9%, Puzzle 10.8%, Supernatural 10.3%
- #41 Deadly Match
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Belba Games PTY LTD
Windows
Deadly Match is a single‑player third‑person murder mystery. Investigate the deaths of two young women in a small, seemingly peaceful town.
Why similar: Detective 31.4%, Adventure 14.5%, Supernatural 11.8%, Story Rich 11.1%, Mystery 11%
- #42 Strange Antiquities
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,572 reviews2025
Dev: Bad VikingPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Cozy 18%, Detective 16.3%, Investigation 12.2%, Puzzle 9.9%, Exploration 9.5%
- #43 Worlds Align: Beginning Collector's Edition
73% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: AMAXPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows · Mac
The game worlds are in danger, and some of your favorite characters have come together to ask an outsider for help. That’s where you come in! Will you answer their call?
Why similar: Adventure 24.8%, Detective 18.5%, Puzzle 17%, Exploration 15.9%, Investigation 13.1%
- #44 Recovered Occurrence
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dylan MacDonaldPub: Repentant Minds
Windows
A new home owner begins to experience and capture unsettling occurrences around his property.
Why similar: Puzzle 18.4%, Exploration 17.9%, Adventure 16.7%, Investigation 16.4%, Atmospheric 11.1%
- #45 Charon's Staircase
72% matchMixed60% of 78 reviews2022
Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive StoriesPub: SOEDESCO
Windows
In this first-person horror mystery game, you set out to bury the horrible past of a tyrannical government. Retrieve and destroy the documents that unravel the secrets that lie beneath Oack Grove. Will you discover the terrifying truth and find your way out?
Why similar: Detective 25.9%, Exploration 16.5%, Puzzle 15.3%, Adventure 14.9%, Atmospheric 8.8%
- #46 Turtle Soup World
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Xufan Studio
Windows
Turtle Soup World – lateral-thinking mystery game. Each chapter: one strange case. Explore, inspect, question NPCs, ask the host Yes/No/Both questions to find the truth. Works with local LLM or API.
Why similar: Detective 24.6%, Puzzle 16.4%, Investigation 12.6%, Adventure 11.7%, Mystery 9.6%
- #47 Twin Souls, One World
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 苍穹星炎
Windows
Day after day, Zhong Tanyou lives a lonely life. He has no friends and is isolated by his classmates. He has also lost all his memories of his first year of high school. Then, one night, he has a strange nightmare. A white-haired girl appears in the dream, along with something else......
Why similar: Adventure 33.9%, Puzzle 23.8%, Exploration 22.2%, Story Rich 9.5%, 2D 9.5%
- #48 Dumb Sherlock: The Hot Dogs of the Bakerville
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Electric Laughbag Studios
Windows · Mac
Cracking cases isn’t elementary when you're Dumb Sherlock, the world’s dumbest detective and last living descendant of the brilliant original Sherlock. Inspect, interrogate, beat puzzles and minigames and solve a hilarious whodunit mystery in this charmingly handcrafted 2D point-and-click adventure!
Why similar: Detective 20.8%, Investigation 13.8%, Cozy 13.5%, Adventure 12.5%, Puzzle 11.2%
- #49 Visual Novel: WOODEN CALIBER
68% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: Reanim GamesPub: STuNT
Windows
A trashy adventure about the wooden idiot Pinochet and the wolf Gloomy, who decide to rob a post office. Crazy characters, idiotic choices, dark humor, and epilogues that are one more ridiculous than the other. One wrong click and you're dead. Welcome to the bottom.
Why similar: Adventure 22%, Detective 16.2%, Puzzle 15.3%, Exploration 14.5%, Investigation 9.8%
- #50 Eye 4 Eye
70% matchVery Positive98% of 83 reviews2023
Dev: Team Eye 4 EyePub: Yi Dai
Windows
Embark on a mission to unveil the truth behind a missing daughter case. Utilize the search engine to gather clues and uncover the dark secrets of TempleTech. Experience a suspenseful journey through the eyes of Hazel.
Why similar: Detective 22%, Investigation 15.5%, Puzzle 12.6%, Exploration 12%, Adventure 11.4%
- #51 THE NORMAL THING
69% matchVery Positive95% of 495 reviews2020
Dev: Orata Studio
Windows · Mac
THE NORMAL THING is a story about a dog who lost his memory. Sunless forests, strange gardens, weird inhabitants... Start a little journey to retrieve your memory.
Why similar: Puzzle 19.4%, Adventure 18.1%, Atmospheric 13%, 2D 11.3%, Investigation 10.6%
- #52 RHEM III SE
70% matchPositive89% of 28 reviews2021
Dev: Knut MüllerPub: Runesoft GmbH
Windows
In this third installment of the popular RHEM series of intricate pure-puzzle first-person adventure games, the adventures of brothers Kales and Zetais continue in the mysterious land of RHEM.
Why similar: Adventure 27.7%, Puzzle 20.3%, Exploration 19.1%, Investigation 16%, Mystery 11.5%
- #53 Rock and Found
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Urbandrei
Windows
Your Grandma has willed you a collection of rocks deep in the woods, but when you arrive, you find that the rocks are strewn across the floor. Armed with your Grandma's journal, a determination to clean the collection, and the tools she left behind, you begin sorting through thousands of rocks.
Why similar: Cozy 33.7%, Puzzle 16.2%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Adventure 11%, Story Rich 10%
- #54 YokaiRou: Shoppe of Mystique
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BNStudio
Windows · Linux
A cozy supernatural mystery about listening to your customers' stories, uncovering the yokai troubling them through divination and deduction, and finding the right ritual to set things right.
Why similar: Cozy 20.7%, Investigation 20.5%, Supernatural 18.5%, Detective 13.8%, Puzzle 9.5%
- #55 The Ratline
65% matchVery Positive83% of 339 reviews2026
Dev: Owlskip Games
Windows · Mac
A murdered priest. A secret list. Hunt Nazi fugitives across the globe in this gritty 1971 detective thriller. Analyze evidence, follow leads, and make sharp deductions before the trail goes cold. From the creators of Family, Rivals, Conspiracy, Echo Beach and Riley & Rochelle.
Why similar: Detective 27.1%, Investigation 19.6%, Adventure 15.5%, Puzzle 11.5%, Mystery 9%
- #56 Loop Apartment: Visitor
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: popi
Windows
You’ve come to visit a friend you haven’t seen in years. 305 is unlocked, but no one is home. When you try to leave, the apartment building changes. Find a way out.
Why similar: Supernatural 16.4%, Detective 15.2%, Exploration 13.2%, Investigation 12.8%, Atmospheric 9.2%
- #57 Eye of Nollyn
67% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2023
Dev: Slater Chae
Windows
The noir detective game where you can bribe people for puzzle hints.
Why similar: Detective 21.2%, Exploration 14.3%, Puzzle 13.3%, Investigation 12.6%, Atmospheric 8.3%
- #58 Souvenir
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WU:REPub: Bitmap Production
Windows · Mac
The 54-year-old protagonist, living solely on memories from the past 10 years, undergoes a year of hypnotherapy with a psychiatrist to recover lost memories from 44 years ago. On January 14th, with no significant progress in the therapy, he encounters ruins and a young girl during hypnosis.
Why similar: Adventure 34.3%, Puzzle 23.9%, Exploration 22.2%, Investigation 18.2%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #59 The Line
69% matchMixed65% of 34 reviews2020
Dev: Game Studio 148
Windows
The line, is a game with puzzles integrated into the narrative. The story takes place in a dystopian future, where the sea level rose so much that it flooded most of the planet, thus collapsing societies.
Why similar: Adventure 25.6%, Investigation 20%, Puzzle 18.7%, Exploration 17.1%, Atmospheric 9.3%
- #60 Thank You 4 Playing
66% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Libragames
Windows
Gather information on social media in-game to take down every last boss in this deduction-based puzzle adventure game inspired by Return of the Obra Dinn. It's release day for the latest entry in a legendary action game series, and you need to beat it. Fun is secondary, victory is all.
Why similar: Detective 27.1%, Adventure 16.8%, Investigation 16.7%, Puzzle 13.8%, Story Rich 6.6%