- #1 Firework
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 44,022 reviews2021
Dev: Shiying StudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
An accidental fire at a funeral forces the police to re-investigate a closed case of massacre. Lin Lixun participates the re-investigation by chances. As the investigation goes deeper, the past of the victims gradually emerges. However, the case becomes more bewildering.
Why similar: Mystery 21.3%, Puzzle 15.3%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Hand-drawn 9.3%, 2D 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the same developer's signature style of blending Chinese cultural elements with haunting, psychological mystery and 2D exploration.
- #2 The Rewinder
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,300 reviews2021
Dev: MistyMountainStudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The Rewinder is an adventure puzzle game based on Chinese mythology. You play as Yun, the last known Rewinder, who can communicate with spirits and explore other people's memories to alter the past.
Why similar: Mystery 30.9%, Detective 21.8%, Puzzle 15.1%, Story Rich 8.2%, Adventure 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features a beautiful pixel-art style rooted in Chinese folklore and mechanics focused on manipulating time to solve mysteries.
- #3 Murders on the Yangtze River
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 20,567 reviews2024
Dev: OMEGAMES STUDIO
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.7 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 22.2%, Mystery 17.4%, Puzzle Platformer 14.7%, Puzzle 12.9%, Story Rich 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A classic detective adventure game that excels in narrative depth and logical puzzle-solving within a historical Chinese setting.
- #4 PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,838 reviews2023
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
How far would you go to bring someone back from the dead? Discover the depths that some will go to in this horror-adventure game.
Why similar: Mystery 22.7%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Hand-drawn 18.2%, Retro 10.8%, RPG 9%
Why You'll Like It: A brilliant supernatural mystery visual novel that captures the same eerie urban legend atmosphere and investigative tension.
- #5 Unheard - Voices of Crime
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 33,170 reviews2019
Dev: NEXT Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 32.5%, Mystery 25%, Puzzle 14.4%, RPG 11.3%, Story Rich 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a unique audio-based investigation mechanic that perfectly complements the detective-focused gameplay of Sanfu.
- #6 寄居隅怪奇事件簿 Hermitage Strange Case Files
94% matchVery Positive81% of 1,995 reviews2018
Dev: Arrowiz
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
都市的夜晚并不安宁。浮华背后，暗潮在阴影中涌动。旧书店『Hermitage』的店主不幸被卷入了种种神秘事件。越是接近答案，他见到的真相却愈发诡异。疑云之下，一切都指向了“那些”超越常理的——危机渐渐逼近，在谣言与谎言间劈开道路，追寻自己的“结局”吧！
Why similar: Visual Novel 52.3%, Mystery 47.7%
Why You'll Like It: A Lovecraftian mystery visual novel that features deep investigation mechanics and a dark, atmospheric urban setting.
- #7 Paper Bride
93% matchVery Positive91% of 2,228 reviews2021
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Paper Bride is a Chinese horror mystery puzzle game. You will play as the groom to search for the truth and have bizarre encounters, gradually learning about the dark mystic custom in the bride's home village and a story from the past...
Why similar: Mystery 20.3%, Detective 15.7%, Puzzle Platformer 13.3%, Puzzle 11.4%, RPG 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy horror game deeply rooted in Chinese folklore and traditional superstitions, mirroring the cultural tone of Sanfu.
- #8 Staffer Case: A Supernatural Mystery Adventure
92% matchVery Positive94% of 4,035 reviews2023
Dev: Team Tetrapod
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Staffer Case is a new sort of mystery game, asking players to find clues, arrange them into documents, and point out the contradictions between them to solve a series of murders. Each mystery unraveled leads you closer to the truth lying at the heart of each case!
Why similar: Detective 21.3%, Mystery 21.1%, Crime 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Puzzle 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Combines supernatural elements with a gripping detective narrative that feels very similar to the investigative flow of Sanfu.
- #9 The Case of the Golden Idol
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,351 reviews2022
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Mystery 26.7%, Detective 20.7%, Crime 11.8%, Puzzle 11.4%, Investigation 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: An exceptional deduction game that requires players to piece together complex narratives through observation and logic.
- #10 Black Sheep
91% matchMixed53% of 785 reviews2022
Dev: 完蛋了的国王Pub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Black Sheep" is a 2D story-driven adventure game, you will play a high school student who explores the flooded school ruins, trace the shadow of the past, and unveil the evil those buried in the bottom of the river to see the light of day.
Why similar: Mystery 31.8%, Puzzle Platformer 19.8%, Puzzle 12.6%, Adventure 12.5%, 2D 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that utilizes a 2D perspective to explore dark, school-based mysteries with a similar tone to Sanfu.
- #11 回门 Way Back Home
91% matchMostly Positive72% of 519 reviews2021
Dev: 漫森游戏工作室
Windows
"Way back home" is a 2D horizontal board horror puzzle game. It takes the Republic of China period from 1905 to 1926 as the background of the times. With a large number of exquisite original paintings, rich playing methods, excellent music and dubbing, delicate script and narrative game style, it creates a strong historical...
Why similar: Mystery 21.6%, RPG 12.7%, Puzzle 12.4%, Visual Novel 11%, Retro 9%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D horror-adventure game that blends family drama with supernatural mysteries in a historical Chinese context.
- #12 Who's Lila?
89% matchVery Positive95% of 3,610 reviews2022
Dev: Garage Heathen
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face
Why similar: Detective 31.2%, Visual Novel 25.7%, Puzzle 18.6%, Story Rich 11.1%, Surreal 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, unsettling mystery game that uses unique facial-expression mechanics to drive its narrative and psychological depth.
- #13 子归 - Blossom
89% matchVery Positive89% of 618 reviews2024
Dev: 糯米团子工作室Pub: 噪点游戏 SERICA GAMES
Windows
Early spring, 1999, Taoyuan Village. In just several days, a series of drowning incidents occurred in the same quaint village. Then, on the night of the fifteenth day, numerous villagers witnessed a woman in red who bore an uncanny resemblance to a lady who had previously met an unjust demise...
Why similar: Mystery 20.8%, Detective 16.3%, Visual Novel 15.6%, RPG 11.2%, Crime 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery-focused visual novel that explores detective themes with a strong emphasis on singleplayer narrative progression.
- #14 Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders
88% matchVery Positive89% of 1,277 reviews2019
Dev: Nupixo Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
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: Detective 25.5%, Mystery 21.6%, Story Rich 11.3%, Puzzle 10.3%, Investigation 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click detective game that focuses on historical investigation and narrative-driven puzzle solving.
- #15 Tales of the Neon Sea
87% matchVery Positive86% of 4,916 reviews2019
Dev: YiTi GamesPub: Thermite Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Welcome to a world of intrigue and suspicion. Where humans and robots contend with escalating tensions and mutual distrust. And where gangster felines scheme their way to the top of the food chain. Welcome to the Tales of the Neon Sea!
Why similar: Detective 20.9%, Emotional 15.3%, Puzzle 12.4%, Story Rich 10.7%, Retro 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Features a stunning 2D aesthetic and intricate puzzle-solving in a narrative-heavy, atmospheric world.
- #16 Rusty Lake Hotel
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,215 reviews2016
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Are you ready to serve the guests in the Rusty Lake Hotel? Solve all mysteries in this dark and eerie puzzle game. Rusty Lake Hotel is a point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.
Why similar: Puzzle 28.8%, Mystery 22.1%, Hand-drawn 14.6%, Adventure 8.6%, Story Rich 6%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, point-and-click puzzle game that shares the bizarre and unsettling atmosphere found in Sanfu's more abstract moments.
- #17 Paper Bride 2 Zangling Village
86% matchVery Positive91% of 1,105 reviews2022
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
This is the sequel to our Paper Bride series based on Chinese folklore. This story takes place in Zangling Village, where players must explore a village shrouded in occult mystery to uncover the secret origins of this haunted village.
Why similar: Mystery 19.5%, Hand-drawn 11.5%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Puzzle 10.6%, RPG 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: Continues the series' focus on Chinese cultural horror and intricate environmental puzzles.
- #18 六阶谜题 six-step mystery
85% matchVery Positive87% of 658 reviews2020
Dev: 章鱼罐头制作组
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
失意青年刘在机缘巧合下得到了一份离奇的工作，在命运齿轮的推动下，结识了几名性格各异的少女。忽然有一天祸从天降，他卷入了一起绑架案，并被迫参与一场事关生死的游戏。在求生的同时，他不得不重新审视过去生活寻求蛛丝马迹，那看似平静的生活实则早已暗流涌动……
Why similar: Mystery 31.3%, Adventure 27.5%, Visual Novel 27%, Story Rich 14.2%
Why You'll Like It: An indie adventure game that focuses on story-rich mystery and visual novel elements.
- #19 小林正雪復仇之密室重制版 Cheney Wood The Ultimate Revenge
84% matchVery Positive89% of 324 reviews2019
Dev: 傅真Pub: Genuine Studio
Windows
香港，密室逃脱，刑侦推理，解谜！ 风流倜傥略爱搞怪的刑警，屡破奇案，轻松应付着海量的案件与狡猾的罪犯，直到那件事的发生……为了逃避最不喜欢的人，他调职到这座城市。然而，等待他的将是从警以来最大的敌人和暗中策划的巨大阴谋。外表看似有些憨傻，推理却过于常人的谜样男子小林正雪，能带领刑侦组走出困境吗？
Why similar: Mystery 21.5%, RPG 20.4%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Puzzle 12.1%, Detective 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A detective-focused adventure game that emphasizes logical deduction and puzzle-solving in a classic mystery format.
- #20 Fran Bow
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 22,182 reviews2015
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.
Why similar: Puzzle 26.6%, Story Rich 20%, Hand-drawn 13.7%, Adventure 10.1%, Horror 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal 2D adventure game that explores dark themes and psychological shifts through a unique, hand-drawn art style.
- #21 The Cat Lady
84% matchVery Positive94% of 6,142 reviews2013
Dev: Harvester GamesPub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...
Why similar: Detective 19.1%, Story Rich 16.7%, Emotional 16.2%, Puzzle 12%, Adventure 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological adventure that excels in storytelling and atmosphere, focusing on themes of trauma and the supernatural.
- #22 Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
82% matchVery Positive93% of 7,129 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Kidnapped and taken to an unfamiliar location, nine people find themselves forced to participate in a diabolical Nonary Game by an enigmatic mastermind called Zero. Why were they there? Why were they chosen to put their lives on the line? And more importantly, who can be trusted?
Why similar: Mystery 29.8%, Visual Novel 25.8%, Puzzle 16.6%, Story Rich 12%, Detective 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in puzzle-heavy, narrative-driven mystery that keeps players guessing with complex, branching storylines.
- #23 GNOSIA
81% matchVery Positive94% of 4,865 reviews2022
Dev: Petit DepottoPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The Gnosia lie. Pretending to be human, they’ll get in close, trick and deceive, and then eliminate one victim at a time...
Why similar: Mystery 28.9%, Visual Novel 23.6%, Detective 18.3%, Story Rich 11.4%, Adventure 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A unique social deduction mystery game that blends visual novel elements with replayable, logic-based investigative loops.
- #24 Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 36,871 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Investigate murders, search for clues and talk to your classmates to prepare for trial. There, you'll engage in deadly wordplay, going back and forth with suspects. Dissect their statements and fire their words back at them to expose their lies! There's only one way to survive—pull the trigger.
Why similar: Mystery 30.9%, Detective 25.2%, Visual Novel 23.5%, Story Rich 9.5%, Puzzle 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes mystery visual novel that excels in character-driven drama and intense, logical investigation sequences.
- #25 Coffee Talk
81% matchVery Positive95% of 12,298 reviews2020
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.9%, Emotional 23.4%, Story Rich 17.1%, Fantasy 12.4%, Atmospheric 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: While more relaxed, it shares the atmospheric, character-focused storytelling and visual novel presentation found in Sanfu.
- #26 再见断刀
79% matchVery Positive93% of 2,493 reviews2025
Dev: 非侠游戏Pub: LoveStoryProject
Windows
Median: 13.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
古风悬疑推理AVG《再见断刀》——在与世隔绝的山庄之中，接二连三地发生了骇人命案。只有通过细致入微的调查，抽丝剥茧的推理，才能定一个是非清白，还一个天理公道。 然而，在逐渐浮出水面的真相之下，似乎还有暗流涌动……
Why similar: Mystery 18.9%, Detective 17.2%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Emotional 10.9%, Retro 9.2%
- #27 Return of the Obra Dinn
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 33,856 reviews2018
Dev: Lucas PopePub: 3909
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.
Why similar: Mystery 34.5%, Detective 30.3%, Puzzle 13.9%, Story Rich 8.8%, Atmospheric 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A brilliant deduction game that tasks players with reconstructing a mystery through observation, similar to the investigative focus of Sanfu.
- #28 Filthy us 2
79% matchVery Positive88% of 456 reviews2023
Dev: Game Logic Studio
Windows
千禧年初西北某地，一起恶性杀人事件轰动一时，行凶者临死前紧紧握着半张佛脸，他强烈的怨念引起了“无者”的注意。随着探究的深入，竟又牵扯出十年前另一起纵火灭门案！相同的一尊佛像，背后暗藏的究竟是天灾还是人祸。在那片由怨念产生的怨秽地之中，种种诡异可怖的表象之下，深埋着未知的秘密。
Why similar: Mystery 17.4%, Hand-drawn 14.9%, RPG 12.3%, Puzzle 11.9%, Emotional 10.6%
- #29 Rubbings
78% matchVery Positive89% of 241 reviews2025
Dev: 午夜说书人
Windows
《诡拓》是一款中式民俗微恐风的悬疑推理游戏。你将扮演一名民俗杂志编辑，根据匿名信件中的拓片线索，深入封闭、神秘的睖睁村，这里多年来流传着失踪旅人和诡异祭祀的传说。通过亲历村志中的诡异故事，并在村庄中展开调查，你将逐步揭开埋藏数十年的真相。
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 13.3%, Mystery 12.4%, Detective 10.8%, Hand-drawn 10.1%, Visual Novel 10%
- #30 春泥 Soil of Rebirth
78% matchMostly Positive74% of 298 reviews2026
Dev: 午夜说书人
Windows
《春泥》是一款刑侦题材的悬疑解谜推理游戏。2018年中秋前夕，刑警程佑接到报案，动身前往泥塑匠林家处理一起家庭伤人案。随着调查深入，案件的疑点层层浮现，将她引向一连串尘封已久的谜团。往事的土壤正在松动，深埋的真相即将揭开......
Why similar: Mystery 16.2%, Detective 12.7%, Crime 11.7%, Puzzle Platformer 11.7%, Hand-drawn 11.3%
- #31 The Simen Rumors
77% matchVery Positive82% of 317 reviews2026
Dev: 羊之口
Windows
本游戏以视觉小说的形式，收录了十四个奇幻恐怖的短篇故事。从网站专栏的投稿、社团的恐怖故事分享会、到某座设施中的秘密实验……你将以不同的视角，探索发生在鸶门市周边的种种奇妙传闻。
Why similar: Mystery 33.3%, Detective 24.9%, Visual Novel 24.5%, Atmospheric 5.5%, Adventure 2.8%
- #32 Laughing to Die
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,189 reviews2024
Dev: 大吉利制作组Pub: Gamera Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
囡囡回乡参加奶奶一百岁的丧礼。家人们都说老人百岁去世是喜丧,因此家里正大摆宴席招待亲友。独自一人的囡囡看到一个酷似奶奶的身影之后随之而误入某个奇怪的房间，在寻找离开的道路同时，囡囡也逐渐从这些房间的故事中知道了奶奶的来历,更从中得知在喜丧背后所隐藏的秘密。
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.3%, Hand-drawn 22.8%, Puzzle 16.6%, Mystery 13.2%, Adventure 9.4%
- #33 Paper Bride 3 Unresolved Love
77% matchVery Positive93% of 958 reviews2022
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Paper Bride 3 is a Chinese horror mystery puzzle game This is the third horror puzzle game from our team. This time the story takes place in Moshui Village, which is near Zangling Village, and Fulu City, a small town nearby.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 18.2%, Detective 13.7%, Mystery 13.3%, Visual Novel 13.2%, RPG 9.9%
- #34 追曙
75% matchVery Positive93% of 107 reviews2026
Dev: 悄语灯
Windows
Officer Yang Fan receives a distorted radio distress call during his shift.The signal traces back to an abandoned apartment building—one linked to the records of a young girl's suicide years prior. As his investigation unfolds, he uncovers a dark secret buried so deep,no one dares speak of it.
Why similar: Mystery 18.2%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Emotional 11.6%, Puzzle 10.5%, RPG 10.5%
- #35 Ghost Feed
76% matchVery Positive83% of 406 reviews2023
Dev: Hulu WorldPub: CE-Asia
Windows
这是一款由制作者真实人生经历和感悟衍生而来的游戏。主角来到一座古旧小镇，在阴森大宅中遭遇了古怪的灵异事件。最终发现，自己和宅子的人事物，有很深的联系……
Why similar: Puzzle 20%, Retro 15.4%, Mystery 12.7%, Story Rich 11.7%, 2D 10.8%
- #36 Threefold Recital
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,507 reviews2025
Dev: Everscape GamesPub: indienova
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Threefold Recital is set in an oriental fantasy world where the metropolis of Bluescales faces turmoil after a long golden age. The mix of magic, modern, and ancient technologies challenges governance, while tensions between humans, beastlings, and dragons grow. In the shadows, a crisis looms...
Why similar: Mystery 23.8%, Detective 19.8%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Puzzle Platformer 9.7%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #37 全网公敌：诡村
74% matchVery Positive89% of 571 reviews2024
Dev: Triangel GamePub: Lightning Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 55%
本作是与《全网公敌》联动的全新故事，通过一台“旧电脑”进行互联网搜索解密的剧情互动游戏。你作为一名特殊调查员，需要负责解开隐藏在“登山客意外失踪”背后的超自然事件。随着调查深入，始作俑者也渐渐浮出水面，“祂”，似乎又与四十多年前消失在大火中的白河村，有着千丝万缕的联系。
Why similar: RPG 26.7%, Puzzle Platformer 21.1%, Mystery 16.7%, Puzzle 14.3%, Detective 9.9%
- #38 Antrabhara
75% matchVery Positive90% of 186 reviews2023
Dev: Nekoday
Windows
在人类与妖怪共存的世界中，三个身份迥异的少年少女在荒废古宅中相遇。结伴冒险的过程中收集道具、推敲讯息、解开谜题，逃离不可名状的生物，并揭开古宅家族背后的血色历史，最终发现“中阴”的秘密。
Why similar: Detective 18.8%, RPG 18.8%, Puzzle 16.9%, Emotional 16.4%, Adventure 9.1%
- #39 镇邪
73% matchVery Positive87% of 2,960 reviews2022
Dev: 灵煦工作室Pub: INDIECN
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
《镇邪》是一款单机国风道士题材游戏，根据大量的民间故事改编。玩家将扮演道门弟子前往神秘村庄调查身世之谜，不想却无意中卷入一场巨大的阴谋。摸金寻宝，驱邪镇灵，开坛做法，画符炼尸...空前绝后的人鬼较量，灵异邪祟的无尽纠缠。二十载宿命，难抵一生夙愿。
Why similar: Mystery 38.7%, RPG 25.3%, Puzzle 18.1%, Adventure 11.6%, Horror 6.4%
- #40 The Occult Detective
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 326 reviews2025
Dev: Battlecry Studio
Windows
A narrative detective game blended with supernatural elements. Play as a rookie investigator, discover vital clues in every case, dive into unscripted interrogations and uncover truths that break minds. But with each revelation, the world feels... less human.
Why similar: Mystery 19%, Detective 18.7%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Puzzle 13.1%, RPG 10.7%
- #41 MeiQi 2022
74% matchVery Positive80% of 107 reviews2022
Dev: QZQ Studio
Windows
At the end of 1990, there was a murder in Changzhuang community. Both mother and son were killed. The case is full of doubts. According to the clues, you plan to visit the murder scene alone at night, search for evidence, obtain clues, and crack the truth.
Why similar: Mystery 23.5%, Detective 18%, RPG 15.8%, Puzzle 14.7%, Adventure 7.6%
- #42 坏小孩
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,685 reviews2021
Dev: WildMonkey
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 62%
A pixel game that tells the story of bad elementary school students in the 1990s. The game is full of nostalgic elements of the 90s, while adding light puzzle solving and platform jumping elements.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 36.7%, Puzzle 16.8%, Crime 16.6%, Story Rich 12.3%, Retro 8.9%
- #43 久美子之死：昭和少女血色告白
69% matchVery Positive92% of 142 reviews2026
Dev: LingVision Games
Windows
1988年，日本泡沫经济破灭前夕，化身被冤枉成嫌犯的刑警，侦查青梅奇怪自杀案，牵连出持续20年的连环杀人案秘密，穿梭烟酒与霓虹的昭和街头，在人心与生死的抉择中，搜查蛛丝马迹，找出血案真相。
Why similar: Mystery 22.6%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Detective 18%, RPG 12.6%, Puzzle 12.4%
- #44 筒楼异事
72% matchVery Positive89% of 160 reviews2022
Dev: 炸渣渣鸡Pub: IndieArk
Windows
一个再平常不过的早晨，阿伟在幻境中接到莫名其妙的任务。利用奇怪的手电和钥匙，深入内部，发现隐藏在筒楼中的黑暗，找回自己失去的一切。
Why similar: Mystery 35.7%, Hand-drawn 25.1%, Puzzle 17.2%, Adventure 7.5%, Colorful 7.2%
- #45 Ticy Adventure Club : Queen of the Spring
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 825 reviews2025
Dev: YEZHI
Windows
本作是一款RPG恐怖解谜游戏。在游戏中，玩家将扮演一群以解决灵异事件为课外实践活动的学生，在提西城里调查有关“春日女王”的事件。随着调查的深入，一场巨大的阴谋正徐徐展开……
Why similar: RPG 36.8%, Puzzle 24.8%, Story Rich 21.6%, Horror 7.8%, Detective 2.4%
- #46 江华号
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 178 reviews2023
Dev: 知音动漫Pub: IndieArk
Windows
《江华号》是一款国风水墨横版卷轴叙事游戏。1928年，武汉的大街小巷流传着一则“头七夜死者还魂”的诡异消息，引发各界关注。《楚城时报》新人记者虞慧龄奉命前去采访，却误打误撞，被种种谜团指引着登上了一艘名为“江华号”的豪华客轮。在那里，一段不为人知的隐秘往事渐渐浮出水面……
Why similar: Mystery 20.6%, Detective 17.4%, Puzzle 13.1%, Hand-drawn 12.6%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #47 TOUQI
69% matchVery Positive92% of 426 reviews2025
Dev: 橙光游戏Pub: Paleo
Windows
《頭七》（头七怪谈）是一款中式民俗恐怖解谜游戏。作为刚入职西封杂志社的成员，你需要根据主编的要求，整合“頭七”论坛中民间灵异故事贴之间的关联，并在必要时与同伴实地探索，以揭开帖子后隐藏的秘密。
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.8%, RPG 18.3%, Detective 17.9%, Story Rich 10.7%, Hand-drawn 8.8%
- #48 浮游
70% matchVery Positive88% of 113 reviews2024
Dev: Kaishan
Windows
紧锁的木门，消失的同学，神秘的鬼怪。爸爸妈妈去哪里了？我为什么在流眼泪…在世纪初县城的家中探索并重拾回忆，拼凑出所有谜团的答案。
Why similar: Hand-drawn 18.1%, Visual Novel 15.1%, RPG 12.8%, Puzzle 10.3%, Colorful 9%
- #49 墨心：波云诡船
71% matchVery Positive90% of 1,395 reviews2020
Dev: 1001 Studio
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
《墨心》是一款将古代中国幻想元素和悬疑科幻相融合的国产视觉小说。男主（你）从昏迷中醒来丧失了记忆，发现自己和另外两女一男困于巨轮密室中。面对匪夷所思的船体变异，恐怖致命的巨型怪物，你们能否成功逃脱？而这超自然的现象，似乎跟一件千年前的战国墨家宝物有关......
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.3%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Mystery 17.7%, Puzzle 14.2%, Investigation 8.9%
- #50 筮灵 SHILING
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 275 reviews2024
Dev: WindField GamesPub: Mammorize
Windows
国产本土新怪谈恐怖游戏——幽魂社前社长在直播中突然失踪，销声匿迹数月后发来诡异消息，将你引入离奇的规则世界。走不出的吞人楼栋、满员即死的午夜巴士、地图上不存在的村庄，还有勾魂剧院、吃人公司……世界的“暗面”等待探索，怪谲的谜题等待揭露。
Why similar: Mystery 28.6%, Visual Novel 20.8%, RPG 13.9%, Story Rich 9.7%, Fantasy 8.9%
- #51 栖云异梦
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 91 reviews2023
Dev: 炭焱网络 Tantrum NetworkPub: East2West Games
Windows
《栖云异梦》是一款由叙事驱动的指向点击冒险解谜游戏。在一次午后，主角方哲收到了一个包裹，其中的线索竟指向失踪多年的母亲。循环的梦魇、惊悚的哨音、多年前的来信...方哲为了解开真相踏上了一段奇异的冒险。剧场中的魅影、不为人知的密室、诡异的古村，梦境与现实交错，指引他步步逼近真相......
Why similar: Mystery 20.6%, Detective 15.8%, Puzzle 11.7%, Visual Novel 10.3%, RPG 10.1%
- #52 Staffer Reborn
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 922 reviews2024
Dev: Team Tetrapod
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Staffer Reborn is a game of supernatural abilities and logical deduction set in 1960s America. It tells the story of a man trapped in a cycle of death and resurrection caused by his supernatural ability and the investigator who was recruited to help.
Why similar: Mystery 19.8%, Detective 15.8%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Crime 11.1%, Emotional 10.7%
- #53 Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 136 reviews2025
Dev: DankHeartsPub: WhisperGames
Windows
Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo is a multi-ending mystery adventure game. A group of boys and girls who have lost their memories gather in a “Tokyo” that is both familiar and unfamiliar. They must trace their lost memories to escape the bizarre labyrinths. Are they prepared to confront their “true selves”?
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.3%, Detective 18.2%, Mystery 16.2%, Emotional 9.3%, RPG 8.6%
- #54 她杀 - The Suspected Murder
68% matchVery Positive85% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: 麻辣工作室 Spicy GamesPub: INDIECN
Windows
Deep night, famous suspense novelist fell from the balcony, leaving his young wife an enormous heritage. Accident, or calculated murder?Novelist's nephew secretly began investigation.He found a hidden manuscript, which contains a creep story, as well as the key clues concerning its author's death.
Why similar: Detective 16.4%, Mystery 15%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Puzzle 11.4%, RPG 10.1%
- #55 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
66% matchVery Positive88% of 5,930 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Mystery 29.5%, Visual Novel 25%, Detective 15.8%, Story Rich 10.1%, 2D 8.5%
- #56 神都不良探 Underdog Detective
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,849 reviews2022
Dev: 天津芸芸科技有限公司
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Underdog Detective is a video-based playable, interactive story Set in the reign of Empress Wu Zetian of ancient China, you will play as a slum dweller in the imperial capital of Luoyang and embark on a thrilling yet comedic adventure! Traps and conspiracies, comradery and your unknown origin...
Why similar: Mystery 32%, Visual Novel 20.5%, RPG 17.6%, Colorful 12.4%, Story Rich 12.3%
- #57 Ticy Adventure Club
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,248 reviews2022
Dev: YEZHI
Windows
本作是2d剧情向角色扮演恐怖游戏。在本作设定中，玩家将扮演灵异探险社的社员，分工调查被委托的事件，探索场景，寻找线索，并最终解决委托中灵异作祟的问题。
Why similar: RPG 32.2%, Visual Novel 24.3%, Story Rich 17.8%, Colorful 9.6%, Horror 7%
- #58 月华辉映之刻
64% matchVery Positive90% of 4,417 reviews2025
Dev: 侠客狗工作室
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
——这是由阴阳两面的夹缝中，诞生的深刻羁绊。世人只言开封繁华，歌舞升平，却难以看到那，被隐藏起来的黑暗背面。粉饰的美好，残酷的真相。生者的思念，亡者的祝福。所以，你要止步当前，还是深究一切？
Why similar: Mystery 23.5%, Visual Novel 19.1%, RPG 14.9%, Emotional 12.2%, Puzzle 9.2%
- #59 雾之本境S Conspiracy Field: Fog Shadow
71% matchMixed62% of 459 reviews2020
Dev: SP-time
Windows
终年雾气笼罩的山区，封闭化管理的神秘高中，张泊岩作为转校生来到这个世界。凶案发生，自称雾之境主的凶手游荡在校园中。死亡步步逼近，反抗还是逃离？您将通过主角张泊岩的视角，最终揭示真相。
Why similar: Mystery 23%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Puzzle 15.7%, Adventure 13.5%, RPG 12.3%
- #60 花火与幽灵少女 - Hanabi and Ghost girl
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,374 reviews2025
Dev: Tiram1su Games
Windows
蝉鸣声中偏远的山中小镇，表面悠然而宁静，背后却隐藏着某个笼罩了这里数百年的黑暗秘密。女主角结城花火几年前跟随父母一同来到空铃镇，在父母的事故后因为内向的性格被排挤的她如今一个人生活在小镇上，直到在旧校舍邂逅本已死去的“幽灵”。
Why similar: Mystery 31.5%, Puzzle 17.6%, RPG 14.6%, Adventure 9.2%, Story Rich 7.8%
