
Investigate a disappearance in a quiet American suburb in 1997. Spend the night exploring the early internet and following a digital trail in this first-person mystery-horror experience.
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Investigate a disappearance in a quiet American suburb in 1997. Spend the night exploring the early internet and following a digital trail in this first-person mystery-horror experience.

Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
In this point-and-click urban thriller, down-and-out private eye Kathy Rain will embark on her most dangerous case yet — the pursuit of the notorious serial killer known as the Soothsayer. Find clues, gather evidence, connect the dots, and confront the murderer before the hunter becomes the hunted…

Room2Room
Children have been vanishing while playing with the brand new Room2Room handheld gaming system. You have been contracted to monitor playtest sessions, document any unwanted quirks, and help young testers play safely.
In this point-and-click urban thriller, down-and-out private eye Kathy Rain will embark on her most dangerous case yet — the pursuit of the notorious serial killer known as the Soothsayer. Find clues, gather evidence, connect the dots, and confront the murderer before the hunter becomes the hunted…
Why similar: Noir 20.8%, Investigation 15%, Detective 11.5%, 1990's 11.2%, Mystery 10%
Children have been vanishing while playing with the brand new Room2Room handheld gaming system. You have been contracted to monitor playtest sessions, document any unwanted quirks, and help young testers play safely.
Why similar: 1990's 17.6%, Investigation 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Horror 9.7%, Mystery 9.4%
the tide always wins
Why similar: Noir 24.2%, Detective 12%, Immersive Sim 10.9%, Investigation 10.3%, Horror 8.6%
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: Noir 28.4%, Investigation 18.1%, Detective 16.3%, Mystery 13.1%, Atmospheric 5.4%
A folk noir detective horror game. An old time detective trying to find out the truth behind a missing girl in a mysterious place.
Why similar: Noir 25.5%, Investigation 14.2%, Detective 12.1%, Mystery 9.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%
An unknown actress takes a job at Uncle’s Motel to make ends meet. She’s running from trouble but peace is the last thing she’ll find here. A blend of cozy simulation, horror, and psychological depth, wrapped in a dark, noir-tinged atmosphere.
Why similar: Noir 29.6%, Investigation 14.7%, Horror 10%, Drama 6.8%, Realistic 6.8%
A Little Time is a first-person interactive story. You play as a young but determined detective investigating a man's disappearance. You will travel to a variety of locations and pick up clues while experiencing the story, dialogue, and atmospheric visuals.
Why similar: Investigation 17.8%, Noir 15.3%, Detective 14.9%, Mystery 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%
The bus to the suburbs suddenly exploded, the scene was a mess, the sales staff, including all 10 people on board died. Lin Shanhai led the scene investigation team to conduct a detailed investigation and visited all the families and friends of the deceased, but the case is still no clue.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 12.8%, 1990's 11.9%, Investigation 10.5%, Immersive Sim 9.9%, Detective 8.8%
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: Noir 30.1%, Investigation 17.5%, Detective 15.8%, Mystery 12.9%, Atmospheric 5.5%
Step into the mind of John Morley, a 1940s detective on his final case. Explore shadowed places long forgotten by time, and piece together crime scenes in a narrative adventure steeped in mystery, unexpected twists, and a truth buried for decades.
Why similar: Noir 26.1%, Detective 13%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Mystery 9.8%, Realistic 7.3%
An exploration-driven mystery set on quarantined Scottish islands, where you investigate abandoned settlements, uncover hidden clues, and reveal the truth behind a decades-old government seal.
Why similar: Mystery 17.4%, Investigation 16.3%, Detective 14%, Adventure 8.3%, Exploration 7%
You are the one and only Duck Detective, a depressed and recently divorced duck who must quack the case. Inspect evidence, make de-duck-tions, and solve this no-murder mystery!
Why similar: Noir 27.4%, Investigation 19.8%, Detective 16.7%, Mystery 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%
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 19.6%, Investigation 17.4%, Mystery 16.2%, 1990's 12.6%, Noir 8.2%
DETECTIVE The Motel is a deduction game where, to advance, you must take a pencil and a piece of paper and write down everything that seems like evidence in order to answer all the questions that arise. Solving the case will depend only on you.
Why similar: Noir 17.9%, Detective 16.5%, Investigation 14.5%, Immersive Sim 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%
Investigate a broken mind to unravel a twisted case. Deduce the truth. Restore lost memories. Listen to private conversations. Draw your own conclusions. Mind Diver is a murder mystery, where the victim is love.
Why similar: Noir 23.1%, Investigation 14.9%, Detective 12.3%, Mystery 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%
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: Horror 12.2%, Investigation 10.4%, Mystery 10.3%, Detective 9.6%, Immersive Sim 9.2%
A 2–4 player cooperative supernatural horror investigation about intervening in recorded tragedies. The opening chapter unfolds in a fog-shrouded 1700s coastal town, where players inhabit different townsfolk and act within a relentless final hour before the outcome becomes irreversible.
Why similar: Noir 25.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Investigation 11.3%, Detective 10.7%, Realistic 7.8%
Solving crime is no walk in the pond. You are a down-on-his-luck detective who also happens to be a duck. Use your powers of de-duck-tion to inspect evidence, fill in the blanks, and bust the case wide open! This is a short but twisty detective case.
Why similar: Noir 24.9%, Investigation 19.2%, Detective 18.9%, Mystery 10%, Cozy 9.6%
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Noir 30.5%, Investigation 18.8%, Detective 15.7%, Mystery 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%
Investigate the mysterious death of an unidentified young woman, in this shocking psychological thriller kinetic novel.
Why similar: Noir 24.6%, Detective 16.1%, Investigation 13.7%, Mystery 12.8%, Horror 8.4%
The Lighthouse is a uniquely crafted thriller with glimpses into psychotic, alternate dimensions. Private Investigator James Irvine finds himself lured into a haunting, neo-noir world in search of a missing young woman, named Lily Beaumont.
Why similar: Noir 22.9%, Investigation 14.2%, Detective 10.9%, Mystery 9.8%, Horror 9.3%
You are Max. A 17 year old that has just graduated from school. Your mother want's you to get a job. You search endlessely but the luck just isn't on your side. Until one day. You have been accepted as a Fire lookout. A week later, you head out.
Why similar: 1990's 17.1%, Immersive Sim 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Mystery 10.2%, Horror 9.4%
An old case closed due to lack of evidence resurfaces in 1993. Play as a dismissed detective, investigate the case, gather evidence, solve the mystery, and uncover the truth. Bringing justice to the town of Ridgemour and ending the uncertainty is in your hands.
Why similar: Noir 23.9%, Detective 18.9%, Investigation 15.1%, 1990's 12.7%, Mystery 6.5%
The third Lin Shanhai case involves a severed female corpse found hanging in an abandoned factory, missing from City A's hospital morgue. With the body assaulted and police stumped, you'll search multiple crime scenes to unravel this mysterious case.
Why similar: 1990's 15.3%, Immersive Sim 13.2%, Investigation 11.8%, Detective 10.2%, Realistic 9.2%
A neo-noir point&click thriller about a delivery service for illegal goods. Play as a Courier who—after hours—has to solve the mystery of his friend's disappearance. Visit various locations, collect clues, navigate branching dialogue options, and hurry as time is not on your side.
Why similar: Noir 28.9%, Investigation 15.8%, Detective 13.4%, America 12.8% ★, Mystery 10.4%
VHS found footage horror experience. You have purchased a box of VHS tapes and now you have to select those tapes on which horrifying, violent, shocking events take place.
Why similar: Noir 20.5%, 1990's 17%, Horror 10.5%, Investigation 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%
Father Giovanni, a devout priest, becomes entangled in mysteries and secrets while overseeing his local church. Explore the dark truths and menacing events behind the serene facade of the parish in the first episode of CURSED ENIGMA: Priest and Prayers
Why similar: Noir 23.5%, 1990's 15.8%, Detective 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Psychological Horror 7.4%
When a routine expedition into The Complex goes horribly wrong, you're left alone and lost, wandering the seemingly infinite maze of hallways, otherwise known as the Backrooms. Might there be something following you?
Why similar: Horror 14.8%, Mystery 13.6%, Realistic 12.6%, Immersive Sim 10.5%, 1990's 10.1%
Can you catch a serial killer when your own mind betrays you? A detective with dementia hunts a murderer, blurring the line between truth and paranoia.
Why similar: Noir 34.4%, Immersive Sim 16.5%, 1990's 13.8%, Detective 10.9%, Adventure 8.7%
Judgment Day is a psychological horror puzzle-adventure game. Detective Roger Morgan is trapped in a twisted version of his partner Jack Clark’s home. Each puzzle he solves unravels dark secrets, distorting reality and blurring the line between friend and foe, forcing him to question everything.
Why similar: Noir 26.7%, Detective 12.4%, Horror 10.9%, Psychological Horror 7.8%, America 7.3% ★
Test your detective instincts across three challenging cases. No hints, no help—just you, your intuition, and your ability to piece together the truth. Can you solve the mystery?
Why similar: Investigation 20.3%, Mystery 13.2%, Detective 12.9%, Noir 12.6%, Realistic 9.9%
You wake up in a locked room with no memory and a typewriter that types on its own. It asks you to play a game. Build words into sentences, fight back against the voice in the machine, and survive long enough to learn why you're here. Some answers are worse than the questions.
Why similar: Noir 25.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Immersive Sim 11.9%, Horror 8%, Investigation 7.9%
Beneath the Frost is a short, single-player, psychological horror game set on a frozen, desolate planet. You take on the role of the sole survivor of a spacecraft crash, using a robot companion to gather parts for an SOS device while uncovering an eerie mystery that suggests they may not be alone.
Why similar: Investigation 22%, Immersive Sim 15.5%, Mystery 14.2%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Horror 9%
Experience a tense, first-person psychological horror where survival means facing the unknown. Unravel a chilling story of a secret government project through atmospheric exploration, and mind-bending puzzles.
Why similar: 1990's 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Detective 12.3%, Investigation 11.5%, Drama 7%
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: Investigation 23.3%, Noir 21.9%, Detective 20.8%, Mystery 14.5%, Adventure 6.3%
Uncover the terrifying truth behind the Blackwood conspiracy in this first-person psychological horror. Use emerging psychic powers to solve deep, environmental puzzles and survive the secrets of Project GENESIS.
Why similar: Investigation 16.8%, Mystery 12%, Horror 9.9%, Detective 9.4%, Realistic 8.3%
Blair Witch: VR Edition is a story-driven psychological horror game from the creative minds behind the critically acclaimed The Medium. Experience first-hand the toll that fear can take on the mind in an original story inspired by the cinematic lore of Blair Witch, designed for Virtual Reality.
Why similar: America 16% ★, 1990's 14.7%, Investigation 11.8%, Detective 11%, Realistic 8.5%
A noir first-person murder mystery set in a gloomy 1947 Pacific Northwest city. Play as the renowned Detective D.W. Dagger to help solve his latest case. A violent murder, a possible suicide, and a handful of suspects. Can you deduce what happened?
Why similar: Noir 31.8%, Investigation 18.7%, Detective 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 7.3%, Immersive Sim 5.5%
Escape and explore a mystery puzzle adventure where you must manage sanity, solve challenges, and uncover the dark secrets of a cursed town. Navigate eerie environments, find hidden objects, and survive the witch's realm.
Why similar: Detective 15.6%, 1990's 14.8%, Investigation 12.6%, Mystery 10%, Horror 9.7%
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: Investigation 22.3%, Detective 16.2%, Mystery 14.8%, Horror 8.5%, Realistic 6.7%
Prove that you are a smart detective. Determine the course of the story with interactive dialogues. Bring together the pieces of the case with a detective board based on multiple choices and decision-making. Solve the mystery behind the evidence you find. Interrogate people. Close the case.
Why similar: Noir 25.2%, 1990's 15.3%, Investigation 14.8%, Detective 13%, Mystery 10.8%
Private Eye is a detective game where you play as Hakeem trying to solve the murder case of Amir. The wealthy heir Amir kept strange company, is one of them his murderer? Explore, investigate, solve puzzles, and find discrepancies to unravel his mysterious death.
Why similar: Investigation 18%, Noir 17.9%, Detective 15.4%, Mystery 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%
You are not afraid of ghost stories, so your pursuit of inspiration leads you to the strangest of places. But this time something truly sinister is in the air. Can you survive the encounter with a real spirit?
Why similar: Noir 22.8%, Investigation 13.9%, Detective 11.9%, Mystery 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%
A mysterious object brings a former detective to a distant place in the middle of nowhere, where the worst nightmares clash with reality. Are you prepared to face your fears in what might be your last investigation?
Why similar: Investigation 18.5%, Detective 15.1%, America 13.6% ★, Horror 10.1%, Mystery 9.4%
The iconic game The 7th Guest has been brought back to life with modern technology, delivering an atmospheric story like no other. Explore a foreboding mansion, solve mind-bending puzzles, and uncover its dark secrets. The 7th Guest is the ultimate mystery adventure, reimagined for modern platforms.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Noir 18.7%, Mystery 17.5%, Puzzle 8.3%, Exploration 7.1%
Use your wits and iconic ghost hunting equipment to uncover the mystery of what happened to the residents of an abandoned apartment complex in this narrative-driven horror experience.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Investigation 13.9%, Mystery 13%, Horror 11.7%, Detective 11%
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 14.5%, Mystery 14.4%, Investigation 10.9%, Horror 7.8%, Realistic 7.2%
One cold case, four deathbed flashbacks. Every shift in perspective overturns the "truth" you believed. Story-driven, with exploration, deduction, puzzles, and combat. Ready for a mind-bending thrill ride with twists at every turn?
Why similar: Investigation 17.9%, Detective 14.7%, Mystery 12.8%, 1990's 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 8.4%
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: Investigation 18.7%, Detective 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Horror 8.9%, Mystery 8.6%
It's moving day! Wallflower is a retro, cozy horror game with a strong narrative focus and point and click elements. Made with a deep affection for handheld games and overflowing with pixelated charm, it is a love letter to retro adventure games and 90's horror media.
Why similar: Cozy 25.8%, 1990's 13.8%, Investigation 12.4%, Horror 11.5%, Psychological Horror 8.5%
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: Noir 21.4%, Investigation 17.9%, Detective 15.2%, Mystery 9.4%, Drama 6.6%
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 21.1%, Horror 15.9%, Mystery 14.4%, 1990's 14.1%, Psychological Horror 9.7%
A new home owner begins to experience and capture unsettling occurrences around his property.
Why similar: Investigation 17.9%, Realistic 13.2%, Mystery 11.2%, Adventure 10.5%, Horror 10.2%
Backrooms: Found Footage is a single-player horror game where you are the main character trying to survive the Backrooms. Curiosity wins and you decide to explore this weird place that you got trapped in. What could go wrong?
Why similar: 1990's 16.4%, Investigation 13.8%, Realistic 12%, Horror 10.9%, Adventure 8.7%
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: Investigation 16.6%, Mystery 14.8%, Detective 14.1%, Drama 10.3%, Horror 9.7%
A dark murder mistery game combined with a visual novel revolving around a disturbing plot. Embark on the frightening adventure of a young priest entangled in a forbidden affair with a beautiful lady who meets a gruesome end. Lust, wrath, murder, despair.
Why similar: Noir 31.1%, Mystery 12.6%, Detective 11.4%, Horror 9.2%, Psychological Horror 8.4%
An investigation into a fellow detective’s death uncovers details of his last case – and now Dana may be the next target!
Why similar: Noir 28.8%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Investigation 14.3%, Detective 12.5%, Adventure 8.8%
The Bright Blue Sky... Is Hiding Something.
Why similar: Investigation 26%, Mystery 18.1%, Horror 14.6%, Realistic 8.4%, Atmospheric 8.4%
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Why similar: Noir 23.3%, Investigation 16.3%, Detective 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%, Mystery 9.1%