60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Investigation, Adventure, Detective, Noir.
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.
The Remnants
You, a supernatural detective, are sent to investigate Hawthorne Residences on the Cunningham property. Something isn’t right. Observe carefully, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth before the building begins to distort around you.
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…
You, a supernatural detective, are sent to investigate Hawthorne Residences on the Cunningham property. Something isn’t right. Observe carefully, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth before the building begins to distort around you.
Why similar: Noir 25.3%, Detective 11.8%, Investigation 10.6%, Immersive Sim 9.5%, Horror 8.7%
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 14.9%, Detective 11.6%, 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 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Horror 9.8%, Mystery 9.4%
You are a field agent with the criminal investigation unit: sweep the scene, photograph it, bag the evidence and pin it to your board until one name is left. Five cases, 31 suspects, 83 pieces of evidence, no quest markers. Nobody confirms your theory: you sign the accusation.
Why similar: Noir 19.9%, Investigation 13.7%, Detective 11.7%, Immersive 11.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 9.7%
the tide always wins
Why similar: Noir 24.2%, Detective 12%, Immersive Sim 10.8%, Investigation 10.2%, Horror 8.6%
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%, Detective 12.2%, Mystery 9.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%
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 28.3%, Investigation 17.9%, Detective 16.4%, Mystery 13%, Atmospheric 5.4%
Something is wrong in the ward. As a detective investigating a serious crime, navigate the ruins of an abandoned psychiatric hospital, gather evidence, and follow a trail that leads deeper into madness
Why similar: Noir 28%, Detective 15.9%, Investigation 10.9%, 1990's 9.1%, Interactive Fiction 7.6%
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 20%, Investigation 16.5%, Mystery 15.6%, 1990's 11.7%, Noir 7.4%
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 17.3%, Detective 15.9%, Mystery 12.8%, Atmospheric 5.4%
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 25.9%, Detective 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Mystery 9.8%, Realistic 7.4%
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 17.6%, Noir 15.3%, Detective 15%, Mystery 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%
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 22.9%, Investigation 14.8%, Detective 12.3%, Mystery 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%
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 17.1%, Mystery 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 8.7%
A monster-themed deduction game focused on solving brutal murders. Investigate crime scenes by uncovering hidden evidence, analyzing fingerprints, and testing blood samples. Identify the killer, determine the creature responsible, and solve seven thrilling cases
Why similar: Noir 30.8%, Investigation 19.1%, Detective 18.2%, Mystery 14.2%, Atmospheric 6.6%
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 12.5%, Investigation 11.2%, Detective 10.8%, Realistic 7.9%
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 12.3%, Investigation 10.2%, Mystery 10.2%, Detective 9.7%, Immersive Sim 9.1%
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 19.7%, 1990's 16.2%, Horror 10.1%, Investigation 9.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%
Solve cozy, crafty whodunits. Puzzle your way through nine unique investigations – and use your noggin to make intelligent deductions. Explore the evidence, scrutinize statements, and connect the dots.
Why similar: Noir 22%, Cozy 21.2%, Investigation 20.3%, Detective 17.8%, Mystery 11.9%
A comedy adventure game featuring classic inventory based puzzles. Arthur is a skeptic who dedicated his life to denying the paranormal. Murray is the electric Imp he accidentally summoned. Now Arthur must solve mysteries while bound to the very evidence of the supernatural itself.
Why similar: Noir 23.8%, Investigation 17.4%, 1990's 14.2%, Detective 11.2%, Mystery 10.8%
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 18.3%, Detective 17%, Investigation 14.7%, Immersive Sim 13%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%
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 31.7%, Investigation 15.6%, Horror 10.9%, Realistic 7.4%, Detective 6.3%
A supernatural mystery where perspective informs reality. Guide agents from the Eventide Agency through paranormal investigations across a neon-soaked cityscape. Explore, collect clues, and interpret the evidence to uncover the facts of each case and expose a deeper truth.
Why similar: Noir 25.9%, Investigation 16%, Detective 14.7%, Mystery 12.7%, Horror 7.9%
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Noir 30.5%, Investigation 18.7%, Detective 15.8%, Mystery 12%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%
Rummage through the abandoned profiles of an old PC to unravel an inherited mystery. What secrets hide in this eerie adventure of cryptic games and outdated software? Who was using this computer? And what happened to them?
Why similar: Investigation 16.6%, 1990's 14.7%, Detective 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Mystery 10.3%
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 14.1%, Detective 10.9%, Mystery 9.8%, Horror 9.4%
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 19.2%, Mystery 10%, Cozy 8.7%
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 15.2%, Immersive Sim 13%, Investigation 11.7%, Detective 10.2%, Realistic 9.4%
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 15.9%, Investigation 13.3%, Realistic 12.2%, Horror 11.6%, Mystery 8.7%
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 13.5%, 1990's 12.7%, Investigation 11.1%, Immersive Sim 10.5%, Detective 9.4%
A 1998-set deduction game. Trawl a period internet for documents, photographs, and dead ends, then correct the official record: who really wrote, played, drew, or built it. An anthology of credit fraud, set straight one careful search at a time.
Why similar: Investigation 22.4%, Detective 20.7%, Mystery 14.4%, 1990's 13.3%, Cozy 10.1%
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 23.8%, Detective 19%, Investigation 15%, 1990's 12.6%, Mystery 6.5%
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 23.4%, 1990's 15.7%, Detective 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Horror 7.3%
first-person exploration game, explore the forbidden planet, uncover the dark secrets.
Why similar: Investigation 20.3%, Mystery 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Horror 12.1%, Psychological Horror 7.3%
She Was First is a story-driven psychological horror game set in a quiet 1990s home. You play as Anna, a young girl spending an ordinary evening alone: eating food, feeding the cat, cleaning up, and getting ready for bed. But as the house grows darker, small moments begin to feel wrong.
Why similar: 1990's 21.8%, Horror 14.4%, Realistic 11.5%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Mystery 9.6%
Join Amanda and her pal Wooly on a series of adventures as they explore and learn about our wonderful world! With several NEW play-along, laugh-along, learn-along episodes there's always fun to be had! Just make sure to do everything Amanda says or she might get angry.
Why similar: 1990's 18.5%, Horror 15.1%, Mystery 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Old School 8.4%
In 1921: a kidnapping, a revolution... Investigate and uncover the truth behind a dark, mysterious story.
Why similar: Detective 18.3%, Noir 18.1%, Mystery 16.4%, Investigation 15%, Exploration 6.4%
A grounded detective mystery set in the most dangerous place in America: a 1997 public high school.
Why similar: Noir 22.1%, Investigation 16.8%, Detective 14.6%, 1990's 12.8%, Mystery 11.8%
A narrative game set in 1943 Belém, legends are vanishing, and the river’s secrets need a detective. Pink, if you will. As a shapeshifting river dolphin detective that turns into human (almost), uncover a noir mystery where folklore, memory, and conspiracy flow beneath the city.
Why similar: Noir 30.6%, Investigation 19.5%, Detective 18.9%, Mystery 14.2%, Adventure 5.5%
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 18.2%, Immersive Sim 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Mystery 10.8%, Horror 10.1%
Immerse yourself in a chilling, interactive cold-case investigation. Review crime scene photos, decrypt restricted hard drives, compare evidence, and deliver your final report in Ashes of Holloway Bay, a dark, atmospheric detective experience where every detail matters.
Why similar: Investigation 19.1%, Detective 18.4%, Noir 15.4%, Mystery 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%
Sinheritance is a terrifying and mind-bending puzzle game. Explore every corner in an intensely oppressive atmosphere to piece together a chilling story. Every step must be taken with caution, for the deepest fears often stem from your own choices and your gradually crumbling sanity.
Why similar: Noir 20.5%, Investigation 18.9%, Detective 15.8%, Mystery 13.7%, Immersive Sim 9.4%
A psychological detective game where your own memory sabotages the investigation. Solve murders, connect clues, and survive hallucinations before reality fully collapses.
Why similar: Noir 34.3%, Immersive Sim 16.3%, 1990's 13.8%, Detective 10.9%, Adventure 8.9%
The greatest detective in São Paolo is dead, and you are the prime suspect in his death. Investigate the detective's past cases, unravel the web of mysteries that binds the great city, and prove your innocence. Enigmatic letters, hidden secrets, and one certainty: Every story has two sides.
Why similar: Noir 33.8%, Investigation 19.3%, Detective 18.6%, Mystery 8.5%, Story Rich 6.3%
One night at the Paradise Motel. One reporter who took a wrong turn. One thing certain: nobody checks out clean. A short retro horror inspired by 80s slasher films.
Why similar: 1990's 21%, Investigation 17.6%, Horror 14.2%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Atmospheric 6.8%
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 12.6%, Immersive Sim 11.8%, Horror 8%, Investigation 7.8%
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 22.4%, Detective 16.5%, Mystery 14.8%, Horror 8.6%, Realistic 6.7%
Take on the role of a private detective who, intercepted by a MOSSAD spy on the city of Buenos Aires in 1952, is drawn into a dangerous odyssey against exiles from the Third Reich and the inminent threat of a new and unprecedented weapon of mass destruction.
Why similar: Noir 27.9%, Detective 14.3%, Mystery 11.7%, 1990's 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%
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 21.9%, Immersive Sim 15.4%, Mystery 14.2%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Horror 9.1%
A gripping detective noir mystery that blends investigation and deduction with a rich, character-driven story. The Murder of Ava Monroe is cozy, twisty, and oozing with atmosphere.
Why similar: Investigation 24.7%, Noir 22.7%, Detective 21.8%, Mystery 15.2%, Story Rich 7%
You are the hotel doorman and a demon hunter. Check each guest, and if you find an anomaly, exorcise it without hesitation. After guarding the hotel for 10 days, you will face him on the final day.
Why similar: Investigation 18%, Immersive 13.2% ★, Horror 11%, Detective 10.9%, Immersive Sim 10.6%
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 24.1%, Noir 21.5%, Detective 20.8%, Mystery 14.1%, Adventure 6.4%
Backrooms: A Way Out is a 1-6 online multiplayer co-op horror game. Explore eerie and liminal levels, all inspired by the Backrooms, whilst avoiding dangerous hazards and entities. Will you find a way out of the backrooms, or will you find that you are trapped with no way out?
Why similar: 1990's 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Immersive Sim 11.8%, Mystery 10.4%, Realistic 8.9%
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 18.5%, Detective 16%, Interactive Fiction 7.2%, Immersive Sim 5.5%
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 19.5%, Noir 18.6%, Mystery 17.2%, Puzzle 8.5%, Exploration 7%
What Floor? is a first-person analog horror game where you operate a sealed control room on Level −7. Monitor elevators descending from the surface, inspect passengers for signs of biological impostors, and decide who is allowed to reach the Colony below.
Why similar: Noir 20%, 1990's 15.9%, Investigation 12.7%, Immersive Sim 11%, Mystery 10.1%
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 22.5%, 1990's 13.6%, Investigation 12.1%, Horror 11.5%, Psychological Horror 8.3%
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 28.7%, Detective 13.4%, Horror 11.9%, Psychological Horror 8.3%, Realistic 7.9%
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 15.7%, Mystery 13.9%, Realistic 13.4%, Immersive Sim 10.7%, 1990's 10.4%
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 14.7%, Detective 13.1%, Mystery 10.7%
