- #1 Liar’s Line
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PexeliesPub: Aroko Game Studio
Windows
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: Detective 19.7%, Narrative 15.8% ★, Investigation 13.5%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Mystery 10.3%
- #2 On Tape << Rewind
96% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Pixfork Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 18.4% ★, Investigation 16.8%, Detective 16.5%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Mystery 11.2%
- #3 Case 42: The Redwood Files
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: A DeadGame Studio
Windows
A Narrative Horror Adventure game where you play as a Detective and unravel the bizarre mysteries of a seemingly Ordinary Hilly Town.
Why similar: Detective 19.8%, Narrative 19.4% ★, Investigation 16%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Horror 9.9%
- #4 Sublustrum
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Brickworks Games
Windows
Enter a mysterious machine built to explore the human subconscious and complete your brother’s final experiment. Descend into a world where memories become places, solve sound-driven puzzles, and uncover a hidden truth in this first-person narrative adventure.
Why similar: Detective 20.9%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Lovecraftian 13.2%, Mystery 10.4%, Investigation 8.6%
- #5 My Work Is Not Yet Done
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sutemi ProductionsPub: Raw Fury
Windows
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.
Why similar: Narrative 20.1% ★, Investigation 16.9%, Detective 16.9%, Mystery 9.5%, Horror 9.5%
- #6 The Final Witness
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gamalone
Windows
The Final Witness is a first-person psychological horror detective game where every case tells a different story. Explore a haunted family mansion, uncover hidden truths, analyze conflicting evidence, and identify the true killer before the darkness consumes your sanity.
Why similar: Detective 26.1%, Investigation 18.9%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Mystery 11.3%, Horror 10.5%
- #7 MimiCries
93% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Miniversal Games
Windows
Investigate the mysteries of a haunted mansion as you solve various challenging puzzles in this Victorian-inspired, narrative-driven escape room game. With only your wit and a lantern to light the way forward, will the choices you make seal your fate, or open the path to freedom?
Why similar: Narrative 18.8% ★, Detective 16.7%, Investigation 15.6%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Mystery 9.8%
- #8 Sherlock Holmes The Awakened
92% matchVery Positive82% of 2,952 reviews2023
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Experience a nerve-racking Lovecraftian adventure, rebuilt from the ground up with modern graphics and gameplay. Become Sherlock Holmes, and find yourself at the heart of the terrifying Cthulhu Mythos as you investigate a series of mysterious disappearances in Europe and the US.
Why similar: Detective 22.4%, Lovecraftian 15.6%, Investigation 13.2%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Mystery 10.9%
- #9 In Winter: a new apartment
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BSZ
Windows
brothers move to a new residence, the apartment owner makes them live for free, but one of the brothers suspects that this man is bad. Live their lives, make fateful decisions, find the truth about the owner of the apartment and be careful people hide much more than they show
Why similar: Detective 18.8%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Horror 16%, Narrative 15.7% ★, Mystery 15%
- #10 Draugen
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,139 reviews2019
Dev: Red Thread Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Draugen is a single-player, first-person Fjord Noir mystery set in 1920s Norway. Explore a forgotten coastal village in your search for your missing sister, accompanied by your independent and enigmatic young ward. Norwegian Game of the Year 2019.
Why similar: Detective 20.6%, Mystery 13%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Narrative 11.5% ★, Investigation 10.3%
- #11 The Occultist
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 357 reviews2026
Dev: DALOARPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
The Occultist is a first-person narrative thriller. You play as Alan Rebels, a paranormal investigator who travels to an abandoned British island after his father's disappearance. Explore Godstone island, face supernatural entities, and uncover long-buried occult rituals.
Why similar: Detective 25.2%, Investigation 20.9%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Lovecraftian 9.9%, Horror 8.3%
- #12 Local Opera
90% matchMostly Negative33% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: Dreamy_Chat
Windows
Welcome to the mysterious village of "Folk Show"! This is a domestic plot-oriented micro-horror game that will take you into a rural story full of suspense and thriller.
Why similar: Detective 21%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Investigation 16.3%, Mystery 14%, Horror 10.4%
- #13 When eyes close
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Escapismogames
Windows
When did you become a monster? In this nightmare, everyone is guilty. Everyone has a secret. A demon will make you remember what you did. Piece together your shattered past in a detective psychological horror and... WAKE UP!
Why similar: Detective 31.1%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Investigation 15.9%, Mystery 14.5%, Atmospheric 7%
- #14 Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss
88% matchMixed58% of 355 reviews2026
Dev: Big Bad WolfPub: Nacon
Windows
A mining station in the Pacific abyss is no longer responding. As an investigator of the occult, unravel the mysteries of the deep. Test your wits and sanity in this lovecraftian thriller.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 18%, Detective 17.2%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Investigation 12.6%, Mystery 9.7%
- #15 Inquisitor Shepherd
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Narrowdeep
Windows
Become Shepherd, an inquisitor sent to a suspicious village. Unveil the secrets of a world filled with fear, and make an inevitable choice. In this visual novel mystery, your decisions change the world. Can you survive the desperate horror?
Why similar: Detective 20.7%, Lovecraftian 15.7%, Investigation 14.9%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Mystery 11.2%
- #16 After Lights Out
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: POQI STUDIO
Windows
After Lights Out is a first person psychological horror game. Players will explore a terrifying house that keeps changing in the dark. Use the lights to solve the puzzles and uncover the hidden truth in the room.
Why similar: Detective 28.3%, Psychological Horror 21.7%, Horror 14.4%, Mystery 13.4%, Simulation 6.1%
- #17 The Death Handover
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Micronovae
Windows
Play as a novice mortician where every 'Death Handover' hides an unpaid debt. Through 'Soul-Returning,' relive final moments to break a five-life cycle. More than a simulation, it’s a rehearsal for death—until the next name on the list feels terrifyingly familiar.
Why similar: Medical Sim 30.3% ★, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Investigation 13.5%, Horror 13.2%, Simulation 7.9%
- #18 查无此人
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: CopyCat.Studio
Windows · Mac
一款以清末民初的上海为时代背景的社会派推理游戏。你在一台历史悬案核查终端前接手这项任务:为墙中无名遗骸重建家族谱系。翻阅泛黄的婚书、讣告与老照片,看清旧秩序崩塌之际每个人的选择与挣扎。
Why similar: Detective 30.8%, Investigation 21%, Narrative 15.9% ★, Mystery 12.8%, Puzzle 5.7%
- #19 Shroud of Gloom
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MadChirpy
Windows
Shroud of Gloom is a point-and-click horror adventure. Investigate an old manor, gather items and clues to solve environmental puzzles and discover dark secrets. Can you uncover the mystery… and make it out alive?
Why similar: Detective 18.5%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Investigation 13.2%, Mystery 12%, Horror 10.5%
- #20 Call of Cthulhu®
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,859 reviews2018
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
1924. Private Investigator Pierce is sent to look into the tragic death of the Hawkins family. Plunge into a world of creeping madness and cosmic horror. Cryptic clues, shadowy figures, and pure terror bar your way as you fight to retain your sanity and solve an otherworldly mystery.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.1%, Detective 21.7%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Horror 12.9%, Mystery 8.3%
- #21 MALPRAXIS™
82% matchMixed56% of 45 reviews2026
Dev: Sunscorched Studios
Windows
MALPRAXIS™ is a first-person, on-rails medical detective horror game focused on realistic visuals, objective-driven investigation and medical trauma.
Why similar: Medical Sim 25.4% ★, Detective 20.7%, Investigation 13.3%, Mystery 9.6%, Psychological Horror 8.7%
- #22 Strange Days
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Urigami
Windows
The end of the world is near! After a mysterious package unleashes paranormal events in Triton Town, experience a chapter-based narrative through the eyes of multiple protagonists. Solve puzzles, explore detailed environments, and interview witnesses to uncover the truth before time runs out!
Why similar: Detective 22.6%, Narrative 18.7% ★, Investigation 16.9%, Mystery 11.9%, Horror 7.6%
- #23 Charon's Staircase
84% matchMixed61% of 77 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 30.2%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Mystery 12.1%, Horror 10.1%, Story Rich 7%
- #24 The Ratline
81% matchVery Positive83% of 331 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 31.1%, Investigation 24.1%, Mystery 13.5%, Narrative 8.8% ★, Atmospheric 5.1%
- #25 Eigenstate
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Shady Trail
Windows
An exploration game played through a research telescope. Alone above the desert, search the night sky and catalogue what's out there: stars, galaxies, nebulae, and something that wants to be seen.
Why similar: Narrative 20.6% ★, Investigation 19.2%, Lovecraftian 14.7%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Mystery 8.8%
- #26 The Outer Islands
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ancient Clockwork Games
Windows
Explore a quarantined island chain and a vast automated hospital abandoned for twenty years. Uncover the secrets of the Malin Corporation while evading the machines that still believe they have patients.
Why similar: Investigation 21.1%, Detective 16.4%, Psychological Horror 15%, Mystery 14.8%, Lovecraftian 11.1%
- #27 Dear Brother
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Black Kakadu
Windows
Point and click adventure game series! The game consists of 12 gradually releasing chapters. Mystery and mystical story about young doctor and his family is waiting for you. Solve puzzles and uncover the mystery of the Blake family.
Why similar: Detective 23.8%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Mystery 13.5%, Investigation 10.6%, Horror 9.5%
- #28 Cosmic Seance
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Manganika Studio
Windows
COSMIC SEANCE is an investigation game where you play as the Royal Medium of an endangered kingdom. Your mission: summon cosmic entities through séances to extract the truth that can save it. Trade sanity for truth, decipher the labyrinth of their words... or die.
Why similar: Detective 29.8%, Investigation 21.8%, Horror 11.1%, Lovecraftian 8.6%, Narrative 5.7% ★
- #29 HINGE VR
80% matchMostly Positive70% of 202 reviews2020
Dev: Arcadia
Windows
HINGE is a psychological horror VR adventure. You suddenly find yourself in an abandoned skyscraper, devoid of all your senses and memories. The laws of physics are distorted, and time has collapsed. The only way out is to step into the terrifying unknown and piece together the fragmented clues
Why similar: Detective 16.3%, Investigation 14.7%, Lovecraftian 13.3%, Psychological Horror 13%, Mystery 10.5%
- #30 The Unluckiest Man
78% matchVery Positive92% of 271 reviews2022
Dev: Darkania Works
Windows
After his wife draws her last breath, Dragomir is devastated. As a poor man with a drinking habit, he must not only manage to hold a decent funeral, but also stand for himself in a small town that doesn't see him with good eyes.
Why similar: Detective 16.7%, Lovecraftian 16.2%, Narrative 15.3% ★, Investigation 15.2%, Mystery 12%
- #31 Incident Reports: Millers Residence
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Faint Signal Games
Windows
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 19.9%, Detective 19.1%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Horror 13.9%, Mystery 11.9%
- #32 Myth of Valderit
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Loom Studios
Windows · Linux
Nil is trapped in a cursed village that appears only under the full moon. To escape, he must solve twisted puzzles and uncover hidden secrets. Myth of Valderit is a first-person psychological horror experience. The village is alive. It remembers. And it knows your deepest fears.
Why similar: Narrative 22.4% ★, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Horror 12.9%, Lovecraftian 12.7%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #33 Woodside
75% 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: Detective 22.2%, Investigation 22.1%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Mystery 11.3%, Horror 8.4%
- #34 Conscience
74% matchVery Positive93% of 173 reviews2024
Dev: Bowker Studios
Windows
Jack Beckham is found dead, hanging in his apartment alone. Police rule it a suicide. His father, refusing to accept the conclusion, hires you to investigate. Delve into the clues left behind in his apartment to discover what really happened.
Why similar: Detective 26.5%, Investigation 19.3%, Narrative 17.2% ★, Mystery 13.6%, Atmospheric 5.8%
- #35 Classified Stories: The Tome of Myrkah
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 55 reviews2021
Dev: RVL Games
Windows
Classified Stories: The Tome of Myrkah is a first-person, micro-adventure game that tells the story of P.I. Jim Morrison's encounters with the occult and the extraordinary. Explore your surroundings and solve puzzles in order to uncover the harrowing story of your friend's descent into insanity.
Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Lovecraftian 14.9%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Mystery 11.7%, Horror 10.4%
- #36 The Painscreek Killings
77% matchVery Positive91% of 6,246 reviews2017
Dev: EQ Studios
Windows
Median: 5.1 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 25.5%, Investigation 23.2%, Mystery 14.7%, Horror 9.5%, Story Rich 7.1%
- #37 Shadows on the Walls
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bowl of Tentacles
Windows
Shadows on the Walls is an immersive game of psychological horror, exploration and puzzles that takes place in the Crystal Palace Museum of London. Put yourself in the shoes of a security guard in charge of watching the new and mysterious exhibit of the museum known as the “Cursed Loot”.
Why similar: Detective 21.1%, Investigation 17.7%, Lovecraftian 14.2%, Mystery 11.1%, Horror 9.9%
- #38 Folcroft Monastery
75% matchPositive91% of 47 reviews2023
Dev: Black Knife Games
Windows
You've been hired by an outfit known as SMS Group to retrieve an artifact lost somewhere inside the abandoned Folcroft Monastery. Locals say the place is haunted by restless spirits, but the pay was too good to pass up. You asked little questions. Find the artifact requested and get out alive.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.3%, Detective 15.8%, Horror 14.5%, Investigation 11.2%, Mystery 10.7%
- #39 I'M YOUR HOST
73% 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 37.9%, Investigation 26.5%, Mystery 16.1%, Story Rich 5.9%, Puzzle 5.2%
- #40 Last Round at the End of the World
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ex Ignorantia
Windows
Dream the riddle. Question the village. Choose who drowns. A poetic folk-horror game about divine messages, guilty villagers, ritual games, and the terrible cost of keeping a place safe.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.4%, Detective 15.4%, Lovecraftian 14.4%, Horror 13.1%, Mystery 11.6%
- #41 The Circus That Never Left
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: YS Studios
Windows · Mac
Step inside a circus performer's quiet home, but don't stop at the surface. In this short-form descent into dread, follow a hidden labyrinth deep beneath the floorboards and watch a simple investigation spiral into a claustrophobic nightmare.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.6%, Detective 16.2%, Horror 14.8%, Investigation 13.8%, Mystery 9.4%
- #42 The Sleeping Sickness
73% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: Paper Scrap LLC
Windows
The Sleeping Sickness is an interactive short story that allows the player to guide the main character's actions. The player’s choices will lock and unlock future locations, change dialogue, and alter the story. Choices matter in The Sleeping Sickness. It is an excellent choice for horror fans.
Why similar: Narrative 22% ★, Detective 15.4%, Investigation 14.4%, Horror 10.9%, Mystery 10.3%
- #43 Michael Test
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Fancysquare
Windows
This is a test about sin. An audio-driven horror mystery where you reconstruct the hidden timeline inside a painting through sound and expose the sin concealed within.
Why similar: Detective 24.7%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Investigation 13.7%, Horror 11.4%, Mystery 11.1%
- #44 Schrodinger's Catgirl
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spider Lily Studios LLC
Windows · Linux
[IS THE GIRL IN THE MANOR ALIVE OR DEAD?] Investigate an abandoned manor, gather evidence, and make choices that affect both the past and future in this mystery point-and-click adventure.
Why similar: Detective 23.7%, Investigation 22.5%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Horror 13.4%, Story Rich 6.9%
- #45 Rule the Dungeon
70% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Foret Noire Games
Windows · Mac
Dungeons are just another day at the office — an urban fantasy Adventure about Elysia's dungeon bureau.
Why similar: Narrative 21.9% ★, Detective 20.6%, Investigation 18%, Mystery 11.9%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #46 Don't Remember
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 72 reviews2022
Dev: Boo! Games
Windows
In Don’t Remember, some things are better left forgotten. Fight your amnesia in this atmospheric, first person psychological horror game. Solve the mystery of the old mansion in 1900’s England through the use of your lantern’s various colors and face its hidden grotesque visage.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26%, Horror 17.7%, Investigation 12.4%, Mystery 11.1%, Atmospheric 8.6%
- #47 HINGE
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spheroom
Windows
HINGE is a psychological horror game that draws inspiration from Lovecraft and Bioshock. Delve into atmospheric environments, uncover clues, navigate the chilling nightmare, and find a way out of the time loop.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.9%, Detective 15%, Lovecraftian 14.4%, Horror 12.4%, Investigation 11.1%
- #48 Embrace of the Downpour
71% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: Jonathon Baroi
Windows
"Embrace of the Downpour" is a psychological horror experience set in a lonely apartment, where you face an unexpected series of events. Can you handle the unfolding madness?
Why similar: Investigation 22%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Lovecraftian 14.2%, Horror 13%, Mystery 12.5%
- #49 Foghorns Drown
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 140 reviews2026
Dev: Studio Laaya
Windows
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 20.9% ★, Detective 19.5%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Mystery 13.5%, Horror 10.7%
- #50 Escapism: The doll house
69% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Motazin
Windows · Linux
First-person psychological horror escape-room: You're a caregiver in a house where reality fractures and memories melt into the architecture. Read the environment, solve puzzles, and confront the blurred line between truth and illusion.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.1%, Horror 15.7%, Detective 14.4%, Mystery 10.9%, Investigation 9.8%
- #51 Red Chat Ritual – TSUMIMI TIME
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tohakusha Inc.
Windows
“Intervene in Tsumimi’s stream” through comments and Mega Chats, then use your deductions to change their fate in this 14-day psychological horror adventure.
Why similar: Investigation 20.5%, Detective 20.4%, Mystery 15.1%, Horror 14.9%, Psychological Horror 9.2%
- #52 Envious
70% matchMixed65% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: Septembird
Windows
Experience the horror puzzle game, Envious, offering both single player and co-op modes. Choose to be Xavier or Xandra where the first is trapped in a house, trying to escape it, while Xandra explores a separate old house to uncover clues facilitating Xavier's escape.
Why similar: Detective 16.8%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Mystery 12.9%, Horror 12.8%, Investigation 12.6%
- #53 ギルド探求団へようこそ!
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,381 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 40.3%, Investigation 26.7%, Mystery 16.2%, Puzzle 7.4%, 2D 4.1%
- #54 Bleu
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sam Penberthy
Windows
After a mysterious and anonymous phone call to the police, Sonia's body was found in an abandoned public toilet. The more we learn about her, the more mysterious this case becomes. Become the detective, investigate her murder and find out who killed Sonia Verninac.
Why similar: Detective 35.1%, Investigation 17%, Mystery 13.3%, Narrative 11.6% ★, Story Rich 9.9%
- #55 Joy Land
69% matchMixed66% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: MK Creations
Windows
Lewis, an intelligent detective, finds himself on a mission to uncover the truth behind the many disappearances including his sister's. With the help of Joy, Lewis is going to explore what lies behind these walls. only to realize that there's much more to discover than he initially thought.
Why similar: Detective 31.9%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Horror 17.4%, Mystery 13.9%, Puzzle 6.3%
- #56 Protocol Non-Human
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: DreadGear Games
Windows
A realistic first-person horror deduction game. Identify NON-HUMAN entities and navigate critical decisions within the Zone. Earn your survival, upgrade your booth, and-above all-don't let the NON-HUMANS in.
Why similar: Detective 18%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Investigation 15.4%, Horror 12.8%, Mystery 9%
- #57 Unhomely
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio 8-TrackPub: Black Lantern Collective
Windows
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: Detective 18.7%, Investigation 17.3%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Mystery 11.2%, Horror 11.1%
- #58 The Dark Rites of Arkham
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 655 reviews2026
Dev: Postmodern AdventuresPub: enComplot
Windows
A macabre ritual murder puts Arkham PD detectives Jack Foster and Harvey Whitman to the test. As the investigation progresses, they will unveil a disturbing connection between the Salem witch trials of the 17th century and the end of humankind.
Why similar: Detective 21.7%, Lovecraftian 17.8%, Investigation 16.9%, Mystery 10.8%, Horror 9.1%
- #59 FoldLoop
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Keyhole Studio
Windows
FoldLoop is a detective game that emphasizes logical reasoning. To escape the curse of endless cycles, you'll observe the sandbox from a higher dimension, analyze the rulebook, and deduce the secrets of the real world.
Why similar: Detective 26.2%, Investigation 15.6%, Lovecraftian 15%, Mystery 14.7%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #60 Do No Harm
66% matchMostly Positive74% of 939 reviews2025
Dev: Darts Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Lovecraftian Doctor Simulator. Diagnose patients by analyzing unsettling symptoms and treat them using your Book of Medicine. Make moral choices — decide who to save or kill, discover whom to trust, and unlock multiple endings! Can you endure 30 days of perilous decisions?
Why similar: Medical Sim 29.1% ★, Lovecraftian 16.4%, Investigation 14.9%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Mystery 9.1%