Games Like Scary Buddies

The mysterious missing of a collector challenges you to start your own investigation. Explore secret locations, pick up details like a detective, build logic chains and solve riddles. Use vintage gadgets and incredible alchemical compounds. Resist the digital spirits of the NFT. Be careful!

Why similar: VR 30.2%, Detective 18.9%, Investigation 18.2%, Mystery 15.3%, Immersive 12.8% ★

Who Killed is a multiplayer murder mystery game that brings a different idea, offering a wide variety of abilities for both classes, where various types of different events can occur throughout the match.

Why similar: Assassins 19.8% ★, Multiplayer 15.1%, Online Co-Op 14.4%, PvP 13.5%, Investigation 9.9%

From the creator of "Spy.io" comes "Murder&Spies 3D", a unique take on the multiplayer murder mystery genre. In this online social deduction game, every player is a spy with a single objective: eliminate your assigned target while staying hidden from the spy hunting you.

Why similar: Assassins 26% ★, Detective 14.4%, Investigation 12.1%, Mystery 11.7%, Multiplayer 9.6%

In Escape the Office VR, you'll navigate through a series of challenging puzzles, cleverly hidden throughout the office, as you attempt to break out of the never-ending work nightmare. Interact with objects, uncover secrets, and outsmart your the boss in this immersive, mind-bending experience.

Why similar: VR 29.2%, Investigation 18.7%, Detective 17.8%, Immersive 14.9% ★, Funny 9.1%

Murder Next Room is a multiplayer social deduction game. You are trapped in a location with others and one or more of them are killers. The police has been called and in the mean time try to survive. You can try to report the killer but there is no guarantee that the phones will be working.

Why similar: Assassins 29.7% ★, Immersive 18.2% ★, Investigation 17.7%, Online Co-Op 10.8%, Multiplayer 10.1%

HuntNPrey is a multiplayer hide-and-seek game for up to 8 players. By day, act natural and blend in with the herd to escape the hunter's sights. By night, transform into a wolf and flip the script—now it’s your turn to hunt! Stay sneaky, stay sated, or get caught!

Why similar: Investigation 28.6%, PvP 15.7%, Multiplayer 14.7%, Detective 14.5%, Online Co-Op 11.6%

A tense co-op PvP social deduction game for 3–12 players. Loot by day, survive the night, uncover the werewolves — or become one.

Why similar: Assassins 21.1% ★, Investigation 15.1%, PvP 12.6%, Multiplayer 12%, Online Co-Op 11.2%

An online party game of teamwork and deception for up to 8 players, with full VR support for increased immersion. Experience incredible stories unfold as you and your friends discover who is the killer!

Why similar: VR 24.7%, Investigation 18.5%, Survival 12%, PvP 11.2%, Multiplayer 10.8%

Online multiplayer game where deception and truth will suit up. Solve the clues, equip and use items, debate who’s the shadiest player and unmask the Killer!

Why similar: Assassins 32.3% ★, Detective 14.9%, Investigation 12.4%, Online Co-Op 10.5%, Multiplayer 9.7%

Moonlight Mayhem is a 4-15 player multiplayer horror game where the goal is to eliminate werewolves for humans or vice versa. To do this, you can team up with players, but make sure they are on your side or they could decide to backstab you.

Why similar: Assassins 40.5% ★, Detective 20.4%, Investigation 12%, PvP 12%, Multiplayer 9.7%

SkyStrikers is a fast-paced, high-skill VR competition where every move counts. With physics-driven mechanics and real-time positioning, you'll need precision and teamwork to succeed.

Why similar: VR 37.4%, PvP 15.8%, Multiplayer 14.4%, Immersive 11.6% ★, Funny 11.4%

Animals Collision is a party game. Play as humanoid animal and fight for your victory: solo or online up to 4 players. There is no space for other animals on the arena!

Why similar: Stylized 19.9%, Multiplayer 18.7%, Online Co-Op 18%, PvP 17.3%, Funny 16.3%

The Ship is a murder mystery multiplayer.

Why similar: Assassins 34% ★, Multiplayer 33%, Mystery 13.4%, Funny 6.4%, Survival 6.1%

Explore an enchanting and mysterious world, collect shards, solve intricate puzzles, and assemble keys to unlock the mysteries of a secret society.

Why similar: VR 34.8%, Investigation 23.1%, Stylized 15%, Mystery 13.5%, Atmospheric 6.6%

Sixth Sense is a stealth-driven, deduction-based battle royale set in a pre-historic settlement. Vanish into thin air, gather intel from the dead, and use uncanny awareness to hunt targets—or avoid your assassin—in a relentless game of survival.

Why similar: Assassins 38.3% ★, Investigation 21.9%, Detective 14.4%, PvP 11.2%, Mystery 9.2%

Solve online cases with 2–6 players: investigate scenes, track leads, compare notes, and piece together the truth in Red Chair where misdirection is real, but evidence wins.

Why similar: Investigation 23.5%, Detective 20.4%, Mystery 14.3%, Online Co-Op 11%, Multiplayer 10.3%

A sci-fi VR exploratory puzzle game, The Callisto pushes the boundaries of VR with stunning visuals, dynamic puzzles, and a rich storyline that unfolds piece-by-piece through your own exploration.

Why similar: VR 27.7%, Investigation 20.2%, Detective 17%, Immersive 14.6% ★, Mystery 13.7%

Gather your best mystery solving friends or go in alone in this VR Escape Room game, that features both singleplayer and multiplayer with VR cross platform support. Can you uncover the secrets of the professor and escape?

Why similar: VR 28.9%, Investigation 18.6%, Detective 16.2%, Mystery 14.4%, Online Co-Op 13.7%

Take part in a feast as an undercover assassin! Your goal is to kill the enemy king and secure the throne for your ruler. But watch out! There are enemy assassins who would like to eliminate you and your king. Blend into the crowd and find a way to reach your goal!

Why similar: Assassins 47.1% ★, PvP 19.3%, Online Co-Op 15.9%, Multiplayer 5.8%, Action 4.8%

THE OCCULT PROTOCOL is a paranormal investigation horror game for solo or online co-op. Gather evidence, identify the entity, survive its hunts, and prepare the right ritual to banish it.

Why similar: Investigation 26.8%, Detective 16.1%, Mystery 14.4%, Online Co-Op 13.9%, Multiplayer 12.9%

Time travel to the past as Detective Cobie Cromwell. Find clues and solve puzzles in this story rich, immersive, virtual reality escape room game. Game to be released in successive chapters, with four total planned.

Why similar: VR 35.3%, Detective 25.1%, Investigation 20.4%, Mystery 13.7%, Atmospheric 4.7%

Severance is a 1-5 player paranormal investigation game… with a twist. Use tools and equipment to identify the correct ghost type while a dangerous, violent entity hunts you down. The twist? YOU can become the ghost. Choose Ghost AI, or an asymmetrical mode where a player takes the Ghost role.

Why similar: Investigation 22%, Detective 19.7%, PvP 15.3%, Online Co-Op 14%, Mystery 10.1%

Your new favorite Vampire game! Play a villager, a vampire or another type of character and use strategy to win!

Why similar: Assassins 28.4% ★, Investigation 18.9%, Detective 16.3%, Mystery 12.8%, Online Co-Op 11.3%

Kismet is a daily fortune-teller who delivers eerily accurate tarot and astrology readings from inside a beautifully detailed, magical, transforming Gothic cabin.

Why similar: VR 68.8%, Immersive 19.1% ★, Casual 5%, Atmospheric 4.3%, Indie 2.8%

With the gameplay of Phasmophobia & Lethal Company, Horror Simulator becomes one of the most popular co-op horror games. Play with squad, chase&catch the demon (Easy Peasy!). With cool power-ups & customized avatars. Get full game Horror Simulator VR to unlock more maps＆content and have more fun!

Why similar: VR 38.8%, Online Co-Op 17.1%, Multiplayer 14.9%, Investigation 9.7%, Detective 8.6%

Touching balls has never been easier! This casual VR world will hurl as many balls at you (and your friend) as you can handle, so be prepared!

Why similar: VR 44.8%, PvP 18.3%, Multiplayer 16.6%, Action 5.6%, Survival 5.2%

Puzzle out the who, what, where, and why of an imminent murder in this casual mystery title!

Why similar: Investigation 25.9%, Assassins 23.9% ★, Detective 23.8%, Mystery 17.4%, Funny 4.4%

Rooms of Realities is an anthology of virtual Escape Rooms that you can enjoy in co-op or solo mode. Discover the secret that connects all the rooms.

Why similar: VR 37.3%, Investigation 19.8%, Mystery 18.2%, Online Co-Op 12.3%, Multiplayer 5.9%

For Desktop or VR! In this 3 chapter story, you play as a modern day legend, Detective Thomas Moore. He has solved more cases than one can count, where others hit dead-ends, he gets to work.

Why similar: Investigation 25.4%, VR 22.4%, Mystery 16.5%, Detective 15.8%, PvP 13.4%

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 32.3%, Investigation 26.8%, Mystery 23%, Immersive 7.4% ★, Atmospheric 5.9%

Something strange happened in the old manor, but the Pond's premier puzzle-solver is here to uncover the truth. In this ribbiting and cozy mystery, explore the grounds, journey into the past, and unearth the secrets buried at Marsh Manor.

Why similar: Investigation 36.9%, Detective 33.4%, Mystery 21.1%, Casual 7.3%, Indie 1.3%

An audio deduction game where you have one task: restore a series of lost podcast episodes.

Why similar: Investigation 37.1%, Detective 35.9%, Mystery 21.8%, Atmospheric 4.2%, Indie 1%

"Tales of Escape" is a series of 6 person multiplayer escape room adventures for virtual reality or desktop pc! Gather your friends and choose a story to play!

Why similar: VR 24.9%, Multiplayer 18.6%, Investigation 17.4%, Online Co-Op 13.3%, Mystery 13%

A deduction game where every case challenges you to uncover who committed the murder, with what, and where. Step into the shoes of Leah Sharp, a detective working for an agency that uses neural synchronization to send its investigators into reconstructed crime scenes across time and space.

Why similar: Assassins 40.4% ★, Investigation 18.6%, Detective 16.7%, Stylized 13.9%, Mystery 9.6%

Escape Together or Die Trying

Why similar: VR 41.2%, Online Co-Op 18.9%, Multiplayer 16.1%, Investigation 13.7%, Funny 6.5%

You’re here for puzzles, and that’s what you’ll get. Step into a deluxe virtual escape room establishment. Challenge your mind with handcrafted puzzles designed exclusively for VR. Explore immersive environments and piece together the clues to escape!

Why similar: VR 38.5%, Investigation 30.7%, Mystery 18.5%, Atmospheric 6.1%, Funny 4.5%

You’re trapped in a town where every way out brings you back from the other side. Explore with up to 5 friends, uncover the mystery and find a way home before the freezing fog takes over.

Why similar: Investigation 22.7%, Detective 18.4%, Mystery 14.7%, Online Co-Op 13.9%, Multiplayer 13%

Opus Castle VR is a 3D horror, adventure and mystery game with a narrative based on the true and tragic story of the small castle on Apa Street, located in the city of São Paulo, Brazil.

Why similar: VR 32.6%, Investigation 26.2%, Mystery 15.8%, Survival 13.2%, Atmospheric 7.7%

With hi-tech tools, and snarky comments from your holographic assistant Steve, it's up to you to explore the crime scenes, piece together the clues, and find the perpetrator!

Why similar: VR 30.4%, Investigation 25.9%, Detective 22.3%, Immersive 21.3% ★, Indie 0.1%

FILENDS is a dark multiplayer riddle-solving game for 2-7 players. Work together to solve levels filled with murder mysteries and tragic tales. Use environmental clues and real-time chat to uncover the truth. Will you solve the riddles or become a part of them?

Why similar: Detective 26.6%, Investigation 26.3%, Mystery 19.2%, Online Co-Op 9.9%, Multiplayer 9.7%

Footsteps in the Dark is an asymmetric first-person horror (1v1-4v1). Find clues, gather tools, and finish the right ritual to kill the monster - before it kills you.

Why similar: Immersive 21.2% ★, Detective 15.3%, Investigation 14.3%, Online Co-Op 12.6%, PvP 9.4%

A fast-paced multiplayer deception game where Guards protect the King and Assassins hunt their target. Work together, deceive your enemies, identify threats, and strike at the perfect moment to claim victory.

Why similar: Assassins 35% ★, PvP 17.4%, Funny 10.7%, Stylized 10.3%, Online Co-Op 9.7%

A point-and-click deduction game where you unravel complex events. Explore frozen moments in time, analyze the scene, and fill in the blanks. Piece together the who, how, and why behind each curious scenario.

Why similar: Investigation 40.2%, Detective 30.4%, Mystery 29.4%

Step into the role of a detective, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth behind your colleague’s disappearance. Travel through time, explore immersive worlds, and crack the mystery in this VR escape room adventure!

Why similar: VR 39.6%, Investigation 25.8%, Detective 23%, Mystery 10.9%, Indie 0.8%

The Storyteller is an indie game developed by a single person, where one player becomes the storyteller narrating mysterious tales, while others attempt to unravel unexpected solutions. A multiplayer experience blending suspense and questionable humor.

Why similar: Investigation 29.9%, Mystery 18.2%, Online Co-Op 14.6%, Funny 14.3%, Multiplayer 12.7%

One night, in a near future a special investigation Unit named Liz has to face a strange case that seems a common one, but it's not. She has to respond to a distress call from a pharmaceutical company and investigate, collecting infos and survive using her own tools.

Why similar: VR 33.7%, Investigation 29.2%, Detective 15%, Survival 10.3%, Atmospheric 5.1%

「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 39%, Investigation 38.2%, Mystery 21.8%, Indie 1%

You wake up locked up in an unknown place with 8 strangers. Who are these people ? Why are you here ? You have a bad feeling. But suddenly, the phone rings, and it's up to you : Will you dare answer and go deeper in this mysterious plot ? Will you reveal the horrible truth... and survive it ?

Why similar: Investigation 29.8%, Assassins 26.5% ★, Detective 22.9%, Mystery 20.1%, Indie 0.7%

The First Multiplayer Horror VR game inspired by Phasmophobia. Play with friends, laugh & run! Work together to solve puzzles, explore creepy places & survive scary chases with cool power-ups & customized avatars.

Why similar: VR 30.3%, Investigation 16.6%, Online Co-Op 13.7%, Survival 13.5%, Multiplayer 12.1%

SpyParty is a competitive espionage game about subtle human behavior. A Spy hides in plain sight at a fancy cocktail party, trying to accomplish missions while blending in with the other guests, while a Sniper with a single bullet looks inward, searching for the Spy.

Why similar: Multiplayer 28.2%, Assassins 27.8% ★, Detective 27.1%, Mystery 12.6%, Action 2.8%

After Death is a police horror videogame based on real events, where the fate of Bisman is in your hands. Prosecutor Bisman is murdered, next to his body there is only his ghost, without memories, wanting to solve the mystery of his own death. Meanwhile, the Reaper is on the prowl...

Why similar: Assassins 40.8% ★, Investigation 16.5%, Detective 15.8%, Stylized 11.2%, Mystery 9.5%

The Notorious cult-classic Korean horror White Day returns with a unique VR experience! Step into the eerie darkness of classroom 1-1 and earn your place in the Occult Club by braving the horrors within. Will you survive the courage test?

Why similar: VR 38%, Immersive 29.9% ★, Mystery 12.7%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Multiplayer 7.8%

The only VR game where you cast spells by actually writing them. VR spellcasting PvP/PvE. Write real glyphs in the spellbook to prepare spells. Find every combination. Master the art.

Why similar: VR 42.7%, PvP 19.3%, Multiplayer 17.4%, Online Co-Op 8.8%, Action 5.7%

A fairytale survival horror. Play as a young squire searching for his missing knight master. Rip answers out of the forest’s strange inhabitants through interrogation, bribery, or threats. Evade the lurking monsters, or slowly become one of them.

Why similar: Assassins 38.6% ★, Investigation 25.1%, Detective 19.8%, Mystery 13.7%, Action 2.9%

"Escape First" is a multiplayer escape room puzzle game for virtual reality or desktop PC! It includes 3 different escape rooms to choose from and can be played competitively, co-op or solo.

Why similar: VR 29.1%, Investigation 18.5%, Multiplayer 15.3%, Online Co-Op 13.9%, Mystery 11%

Would you like to challenge your friends in an easy, cross-platform multiplayer VR game? Do you want a unique minigame set which is quick and easy to start? With the newly released season 2 of Toe To Toe, you can now compete in 7 different games.

Why similar: VR 46.7%, PvP 21.4%, Multiplayer 15.5%, Western 10.9% ★, Casual 4.4%

Play a murder mystery where you are the murderer or the detective. Other players worldwide will scrutinize your every move as they attempt to solve your murders. Sift through evidence, and uncover the killer in unique player-generated crime scenes.

Why similar: Assassins 35.4% ★, Investigation 23.7%, Detective 16.7%, Mystery 12%, PvP 7.6%

A social deduction game playable with 4–10 players. While the Witch tries to survive, the Judge attempts to hunt her down. Use your persuasion skills, mislead your opponents, and become the winning side.

Why similar: Investigation 28.3%, Survival 16.5%, PvP 15.9%, Funny 10%, Stylized 9.2%

Don't Get Fired! Clock into this Party-Horror adventure for 1-4 players. Hide, run, complete objectives, steal money and escape before you get caught and fired! Team up with or challenge friends in this spooky multiplayer adventure, available in both VR and non-VR modes.

Why similar: VR 26.4%, Investigation 17.9%, Detective 17%, PvP 13.3%, Funny 9.7%