- #1 Paracesium
97% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: YawnXLPub: NECRONOMISOFT
Windows
PARACESIUM is a body horror time management game where you collect, analyze, dismember and reassemble body parts in order to create a pure cadaver for your experimentation. Every action takes time, so make your next decision carefully. Manage time, bodies and monsters and stay alive. Who is Delilah?
Why similar: Time Management 25.7%, Difficult 18.5%, Lore-Rich 13.5%, Horror 13.4%, Puzzle 10.5%
- #2 Exit From: Director's Cut
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: concole_Pub: White Box
Windows
You wake up from the noise of thunderstorms, no one there. You are trying to get out and realize that after all you are not alone here... Сan You Exit From?
Why similar: Lore-Rich 14.7%, Immersive Sim 14%, Horror 12.9%, Mystery 10.8%, Puzzle 10.3%
- #3 M.E.M.O
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: TeamVeister
Windows
Observe. Think. Decode.A first-person adventure game focused on code-breaking and puzzle-solving. Lost in a maze of memories, can you find the path to save the future?
Why similar: Difficult 21.7%, Immersive Sim 19.1%, Detective 11.9%, Puzzle 10.3%, Investigation 9.7%
- #4 Inuyo High: Lesson 1
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: LoveChirp Entertainment
Windows
Welcome to Inuyo Academy, an all-ages school once filled with joy. Something terrible happened after the school’s mascot staff was revealed to the public, and it’s your job as an officer to investigate the abandoned building, in search of evidence to figure out the truth.
Why similar: Horror 22.3%, Puzzle 16.3%, Mystery 13.9%, Lore-Rich 12.2%, First-Person 10.9%
- #5 Night Shift Dissonance
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Delightful Victory
Windows
Identify Clients, find out what they want, and deliver items in a timely manner. If you make it to the end of the week you won't live to see another day of work!
Why similar: Difficult 20%, Immersive Sim 14.3%, Time Management 13.5%, Horror 13.4%, Mystery 11.9%
- #6 Folcroft Monastery
94% matchPositive91% of 46 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: Horror 16.9%, Immersive Sim 14.7%, Puzzle 11.3%, Mystery 10.3%, First-Person 9.2%
- #7 Nemezis: Mysterious Journey III Prologue
93% matchVery Positive84% of 85 reviews2021
Dev: Detalion Games S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
In Nemesis: Mysterious Journey III Prologue you will take part in an adventure that will introduce you to the story of Nemesis: Mysterious Journey III. Take on the role of Amia and begin your holiday adventure on the planet Regilus!
Why similar: Difficult 17.6%, Lore-Rich 14.5%, Mystery 11%, Detective 10.8%, Puzzle 10.6%
- #8 Invocation: Ghost Photography
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: echochvmber
Windows
Play as a paranormal investigator and explore dark, atmospheric locations where lost spirits still lurk in the shadows.
Why similar: Horror 22.5%, Immersive Sim 18.7%, Mystery 14.8%, First-Person 11.4%, Exploration 9.9%
- #9 Edgar's Room
91% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2021
Dev: Jackson Wood
Windows
Edgar's Room is a first person horror game. Find yourself in unique situations, solve puzzles and listen for any signs of Edgar's presence. You must find a way out of this house before it is too late. Don't get caught, pray you make it out alive!
Why similar: Horror 24.1%, Time Management 19.5%, Immersive Sim 17.5%, Puzzle 16.8%, First-Person 10.4%
- #10 Abyssopelagic
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: William Marais
Windows · Linux
Abyssopelagic is a first person atmospheric horror game set at the bottom of the Europian ocean where valuable resources are to be found, but have they gone too deep?
Why similar: Time Management 24.8%, Horror 20.6%, Immersive Sim 17.7%, Puzzle 10.5%, Atmospheric 8.7%
- #11 WHISMIE
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WHISMIE
Windows
A 2D psychological horror-puzzle where time moves on its own and the house continues to live without you. Explore, observe, and decide who you are - a therapy subject, or the protagonist of someone else’s show.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 23.8%, Horror 18.5%, Lore-Rich 17.1%, Mystery 10.5%, Atmospheric 9.2%
- #12 Chernov Incident
89% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: Daulet MukanPub: Yerzhan Mukhanov
Windows · Mac
A time-driven psychological thriller puzzle game where players monitor systems, analyze data, and solve logic-based challenges under extreme pressure. Every action costs time as you prioritize failures, make critical decisions, and race against a relentless countdown.
Why similar: Time Management 36.3%, Immersive Sim 26.5%, Puzzle 13.6%, Horror 10.5%, First-Person 6.9%
- #13 Eclipse: Anomaly Research
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tropical-Games Studio
Windows
Investigate a haunted swamp as Ivy Summers, a field agent facing reality-breaking anomalies and a deadly creature. Monitor cameras, report the paranormal, survive the hunt, and uncover the swamp’s dark secret before the time loop resets everything.
Why similar: Time Management 32.1%, Puzzle 13.1%, Horror 13%, Detective 11.8%, Exploration 9.7%
- #14 Gnome Expedition
87% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: Dead Bunny Interactive
Windows · Linux
A retro-style fantasy horror game where you must try to escape as a gnome from the giant demonic knight that hunts you down on your quest to collect ingredients.
Why similar: Difficult 23.2%, Immersive Sim 22.6%, Horror 12.1%, Puzzle 12%, Exploration 9%
- #15 Mystery of the Malign
86% matchVery Positive93% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: Gameplay Supremacy
Windows
Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.
Why similar: Mystery 19.9%, Puzzle 16.2%, Investigation 13.3%, Lore-Rich 10.6%, Exploration 9.9%
- #16 Azrael
86% matchMixed60% of 10 reviews2022
Dev: Kraken Games
Windows
Azrael is a first-person Detective/Horror Game in which you play as a detective capable of reliving crime scenes. Explore different environments, find clues and try to find out who is the serial killer in a murder case among a group of friends.
Why similar: Detective 19.2%, Horror 17.5%, Time Management 17.2%, Puzzle 13.4%, Investigation 12.3%
- #17 The Outer Islands
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cris Robson
Windows
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 19%, Puzzle 13.3%, Detective 13.3%, Immersive Sim 11.5%, Exploration 11%
- #18 Daughter of Voodoo
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: D&A Studios
Windows
Daughter of Voodoo is a single player narrative horror experience rooted in voodoo rituals and consequence. As a clairvoyant priestess, perform sacred ceremonies, use vintage tools, and draw spirits across the veil. Some will answer. Some will resist. What happens when you push too far?
Why similar: Immersive Sim 17.7%, Horror 16.6%, Puzzle 11.4%, Detective 10.8%, Mystery 8.8%
- #19 Campfire: Night One
83% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2026
Dev: PriscaPub: Stormdevil Productions
Windows
Sarah wakes up alone in the shadow of the cursed Lockwood Castle. What began as a friendly prank turns into a bloody fight for survival in the Abanda wilderness. On this night, the ultimate question remains: do monsters walk among us, or do they live within us?
Why similar: Lore-Rich 20.4%, Horror 17.6%, Immersive Sim 14.3%, Mystery 8.3%, First-Person 7.7%
- #20 Bobos FunZone
84% matchPositive80% of 45 reviews2024
Dev: Unreal Fusion GamesPub: Mascot Bro Studio
Windows
Step into the haunting realm of Bobo's Funzone, in this horror/puzzle adventure. Your mission: find your daughter, who was attending a birthday party here. Navigate the eerie corridors, unearth what happend, and be careful and cautious as Bobo is about.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 25%, Lore-Rich 17%, Horror 12.8%, Mystery 10.1%, First-Person 8.6%
- #21 PEAK: Escape from Hell
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 4Byte Studios
Windows
PEAK: Escape from Hell challenges four friends to climb through seven deadly layers of hell. Prove your courage, skill, and teamwork in this co-op horror climbing adventure.
Why similar: Time Management 30.3%, Mystery 10.5%, Action 9.3%, Exploration 9.1%, Horror 9%
- #22 ClayTown Horror Part One
82% matchPositive83% of 29 reviews2022
Dev: The Nightmare Jar
Windows
Come, friend, and explore the decaying ruins of this once beautiful home. Overcome relentless monsters, tricky puzzles, and your own mind as you struggle to find a way to escape the estate. Or, perhaps you could look deeper into the horror around you and see if you can untangle its grisly mystery.
Why similar: Horror 21.1%, Lore-Rich 20.2%, Puzzle 15.4%, Exploration 13.5%, First-Person 9.6%
- #23 The Ground Division
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: StarVerse Interactive
Windows
The Ground Division is an immersive analog horror survival game taking place in a photorealistic mid-century open world. As the threshold passes by, the cryptic broadcasts finally stop. But maybe they were trying to help you, did you ever think of that?
Why similar: Immersive Sim 20.5%, Lore-Rich 15.2%, Puzzle 11%, Horror 10.8%, Investigation 10.6%
- #24 Discolored 2
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: Godbey Games
Windows
All the colors have gone missing from the world. While on a mission to bring them back you discover you are being hunted by those who would see the colors banished. Your only hope is a woman in red who may be holding the key to preventing the world from becoming discolored.
Why similar: Difficult 21.4%, Lore-Rich 16.9%, Horror 12.1%, Puzzle 11.1%, Mystery 9.4%
- #25 The Patient
80% matchMixed67% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: SPACEDAISY STUDIO
Windows · Linux
Dr. Ellen Reed returns to work as a therapist only to discover an inpatient has been mistakenly dosed with a deadly mutative drug. With hospital records erased due to a power outage, she must work overnight to identify and discreetly euthanize the affected patient before it's too late.
Why similar: Time Management 21.2%, Immersive Sim 15.5%, Horror 14.1%, Mystery 12.5%, Puzzle 9.5%
- #26 The Lighthouse
79% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: InPlainSight
Windows
A first-person puzzle adventure to test your limits and illuminate your mind. Can you reveal the secrets of The Lighthouse?
Why similar: Difficult 36.1%, Puzzle 24.8%, First-Person 14%, Exploration 9.6%, Adventure 8.1%
- #27 Ascendora
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Beepy Games
Windows
A first person horror game where you play as Harper, the child of an infamous scientist. You must explore his abandoned laboratory to find the answers you have been looking for. Unravel the secrets of your parents, but be aware, you might not be alone...
Why similar: Lore-Rich 30.6%, Horror 23.7%, Investigation 17.8%, Exploration 11.9%, Puzzle 8.5%
- #28 Ways
78% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: Panic Games Studio
Windows
A lone urbex in an abandoned hotel - what could go wrong? Explore the surroundings and find the mysteries of this place. Don't forget to be quiet - urbex is an illegal adventure, and you don't want to be found...
Why similar: Immersive Sim 23.1%, Puzzle 13.6%, Horror 11.7%, Mystery 10%, Exploration 9.5%
- #29 Boy Escape from School
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: D one GamesPub: Andgo Games
Windows
Help the Kid escape from school by solving puzzles and riddles in the latest installment of this thrilling adventure series! You’ll need wit, attention to detail, and ingenuity to break out of the locked school.
Why similar: Puzzle 20.9%, Immersive Sim 20.1%, Horror 19.8%, Action 8.1%, Adventure 7.9%
- #30 Unaware
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Aces Games
Windows
Gather your strength and find information about your whereabouts. Explore the area. Find and assemble all the puzzle pieces. This way you will learn about the dark past.
Why similar: Horror 23.4%, Lore-Rich 19.8%, Puzzle 16.9%, Investigation 14.4%, Mystery 12.1%
- #31 Small Nights
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Xio-Fret Games
Windows
Set in a desolate forest in rural Shreveport Louisiana, a 16 year old teenager and experienced abandoned building explorer "Riley" finds himself exploring a school with a darker history than meets the eye
Why similar: Horror 32.9%, Mystery 22.5%, Puzzle 17.7%, First-Person 15%, Action 5.6%
- #32 Prognostic
76% matchVery Positive94% of 487 reviews2022
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
An orphan returns to the house of the deceased fortune-teller to uncover the secret of his family's death. He must accept his legacy and become a prognostic before supernatural madness engulfs people of his town.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 20.4%, Horror 18.8%, Difficult 16.3%, Puzzle 12.1%, First-Person 9.9%
- #33 Leave!
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Isaiah BarreraPub: SoloDolo
Windows
This is a Horror Adventure game that takes VR movement and lets you move around as you please and it takes the horror aspect in that you will always be curious and worried about where you might get scared next.
Why similar: Time Management 38.5%, Puzzle 21.1%, Horror 15.5%, Exploration 13.9%, Adventure 7.2%
- #34 VETITUM_VRC
75% matchPositive89% of 27 reviews2024
Dev: WilliamsMyGLPub: Astral Dream Team
Windows
Explore all the video tapes about the forest and the paranormal activities that happen, discover all the secrets by controlling who records these videos in a first person experience. Do not watch the video too many times, there is something strange about it.
Why similar: Difficult 26.3%, Horror 14.5%, Puzzle 13.5%, Exploration 9.9%, First-Person 8.6%
- #35 OVERDOSE
74% matchVery Positive86% of 129 reviews2025
Dev: For Fun GamesPub: Cheesecake Dev
Windows
Survive the night in a deadly asylum—deliver sinister meds, keep the insane in line, and outwit a killer hiding in the dark.
Why similar: Time Management 18.5%, Immersive Sim 18.5%, Difficult 18%, Horror 12.7%, Puzzle 9.3%
- #36 Just A Walk In The Park
75% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: A Steaming Pile of Games
Windows
A relaxing stroll in a park quickly becomes a puzzling escape adventure with a mysterious story to unravel. Will you become one of the few to discover how to escape... or will the swamp devour you like the others.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 25.2%, Mystery 16.5%, Puzzle 14.7%, Investigation 13.1%, Exploration 10.9%
- #37 captain midnight
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tim OxtonPub: oxblud
Windows
the tide always wins
Why similar: Immersive Sim 20.3%, Horror 13.8%, Detective 12.2%, Puzzle 9.8%, First-Person 7.4%
- #38 Smiglee's Statues: The Cursed Curation
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: WoollyOne Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short first-person narrative puzzle horror game about cataloging and restoring museum statues while uncovering unsettling inconsistencies.
Why similar: Horror 19.8%, Lore-Rich 15.1%, Puzzle 10.9%, Investigation 10.3%, Atmospheric 9.8%
- #39 Delta Park
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Eibriel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Navigate a maze of rivers and streams, avoid The Graft at all cost, and open your way into the unknown to find your missing pet.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 18.1%, Horror 16.1%, Mystery 12.5%, Puzzle 12.2%, First-Person 8.4%
- #40 OLYEN
71% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: Adrian Ortega MarzalPub: Absovity Studio
Windows
Explore a forgotten valley filled with ancient mechanisms and mysteries. Solve intricate 3D puzzles and uncover the story of the four sages who once lived there.
Why similar: Difficult 24.4%, Puzzle 19.7%, Mystery 13.7%, Exploration 13%, First-Person 11.7%
- #41 FrighTV Presents GHOSTS
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cerulean Games
Windows · Mac
A first-person horror adventure blending real-time gameplay with live-action footage. Manage a cursed broadcast, monitor your ghost-hunting crew, and face the terrifying Long Lady — your choices decide who survives the night.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 18.4%, Time Management 17.8%, Mystery 11.8%, Horror 10.2%, Investigation 9.4%
- #42 Toing's Pops
73% matchMixed67% of 48 reviews2023
Dev: Foamy
Windows
Toing's Pops is a singleplayer survival horror game, you must run and hide from Toing while uncovering the information needed for your escape. Amidst all the chaos, just remember why you came...
Why similar: Lore-Rich 26.4%, Horror 19.5%, Mystery 16.5%, Puzzle 11.9%, Action 7.4%
- #43 Arctic Grave
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Palerite
Windows · Linux
Uncover the mystery of an arctic cargo outpost's lost crew in this horror game. Take in the frozen sea and delve into the depths of the facility, finding items and uncovering new paths with each one to learn what really happened here. But be careful, because something else might be here with you.
Why similar: Horror 22.7%, Puzzle 11.1%, Mystery 10.5%, Detective 10%, First-Person 9.6%
- #44 Doors Closed
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lunaros Games
Windows
To save your sick son, you take a job as a security inspector at a secretive lab—the very place rumored to be causing his illness. Inspect IDs, scan for contraband, and weed out impostors. Do your job, earn your paycheck, and save your family. Just don't let the wrong people in.
Why similar: Time Management 32.6%, Puzzle 15.9%, Action 10.5%, Detective 10.1%, Mystery 8.1%
- #45 Reason Unfound
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tissue Inu
Windows
Your brother's unexpected death leads you to unsettling locations in search of floppy disks with cursed retro games.
Why similar: Horror 21.5%, Retro 14.3%, Mystery 10.8%, Exploration 10.4%, Atmospheric 9.7%
- #46 Buenos Aires Mirror Line
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Luka Hizo AlgoPub: Rafael Di Carlo
Windows
Carefully observe your sorroundings and come back to your reality by finding what doesn't fit. If something's wrong take the bus back from across the street. A game situated in the haze of Buenos Aires.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 21.1%, Horror 18.2%, Puzzle 12.9%, Investigation 10.7%, First-Person 9.8%
- #47 Missing 屍念
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Franky Multimedia Studio
Windows
"Missing" is a first-person horror adventure game set in 1970s Hong Kong. The story follows a young man named Jiahao, who is led by a mysterious force into a renovated historic district. A series of strange events unfold, and upon arriving, Jiahao feels a nausea and longs to escape.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 28.7%, Horror 23.6%, Puzzle 13.5%, Exploration 12.1%, Mystery 11.1%
- #48 PAPERWORKS
70% matchNo user reviews
Windows
Why similar: Lore-Rich 19.4%, Horror 13.8%, Puzzle 13.7%, Mystery 10.9%, Exploration 10.3%
- #49 Secret Seeker
68% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: RadikatePub: Shoreline Games
Windows
Explore forgotten dimensions, find forbidden objects, and reveal hidden secrets. Beware - time is your enemy, and something is watching you. A mix of roguelite, horror, stealth, pressure, and secrets best left alone.
Why similar: Time Management 28.7%, Mystery 14.9%, Horror 13.8%, First-Person 9.8%, Exploration 9.6%
- #50 Eye 4 Eye
69% matchVery Positive98% of 82 reviews2023
Dev: Team Eye 4 EyePub: Yi Dai
Windows
Embark on a mission to unveil the truth behind a missing daughter case. Utilize the search engine to gather clues and uncover the dark secrets of TempleTech. Experience a suspenseful journey through the eyes of Hazel.
Why similar: Detective 15.6%, Mystery 15%, Puzzle 12.7%, Investigation 11.9%, Retro 9.5%
- #51 Mechanical Menace
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Paul Maik RempelPub: 810 Studios
Windows
Mechanical Menace is a playable found-footage horror game. Relive the recording of a "Fixer"—a contractor paid to clean up AI messes in the past. Use black market tools to stun those bots, and finish the job. If you die, the footage just rewinds... until you get it right.
Why similar: Puzzle 16.2%, Lore-Rich 15.3%, Horror 11.4%, Exploration 10.9%, First-Person 10.1%
- #52 Forbidden Fable: [WHYES: Smile]
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: 에브돈:게임즈
Windows
Navigate the fog, evade monsters, solve puzzles, and escape alive.
Why similar: Horror 21.6%, Time Management 16.9%, Puzzle 13.4%, Mystery 12.1%, Exploration 10.1%
- #53 Loveland
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DEVHOUR GAMES
Windows · Mac · Linux
Take on the role of an Agency Detective, as you explore a rural trailer park in Loveland, Ohio, uncovering the secrets of a frog-worshipping cult in this immersive horror game
Why similar: Immersive Sim 31.9%, Horror 20.1%, Detective 19.6%, Mystery 17.1%, Atmospheric 9.9%
- #54 Cult Vacui
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: LBRTY gamesPub: Dionous Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Cult Vacui is a horror point-and-click adventure with survival and time management elements where your choices could keep you alive... or not.
Why similar: Time Management 24.6%, Mystery 11.2%, Horror 11.1%, Puzzle 10.2%, Investigation 9.3%
- #55 Echoes of the Dark Tomb
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Redorbb studio
Windows
Explore an ancient Egyptian tomb in search of hidden treasure. Solve puzzles, avoid deadly traps, and survive hostile entities guarding its secrets in this tense first-person horror exploration experience.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 26.6%, Horror 11.3%, Exploration 11.2%, Mystery 8.9%, Investigation 8.3%
- #56 The Cursed Legacy
67% matchPositive88% of 41 reviews2024
Dev: Nuci
Windows
The Cursed Legacy is a Puzzle Game set in a dark and mysterious atmosphere. Keep calm and solve the riddles to unravel this strange disappearance. But be careful, you're not alone!
Why similar: Mystery 16%, Detective 15.6%, Horror 14.8%, Puzzle 14.6%, Investigation 13.3%
- #57 Happy's Humble Burger Farm
67% matchVery Positive93% of 1,953 reviews2021
Dev: Scythe Dev TeamPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Congrats, you're hired! Serve customers and maintain the Happy's Humble Burger Farm restaurant alone on the overnight. But be careful; things fall apart if you mess up! After work, head home and keep your eyes open for a way to escape the Barnyard Buds and their fast food fever-dream.
Why similar: Time Management 22%, Immersive Sim 18.3%, Horror 13.6%, Lore-Rich 10.7%, First-Person 7.4%
- #58 Buried
66% matchMostly Positive77% of 402 reviews2023
Dev: Authogin
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 54 min≥1hr: 11%
You wake up buried alive. You are running out of oxygen and you can't remember how you got here. There must be a way out, can you figure it out in time?
Why similar: Immersive Sim 29.4%, Horror 17.5%, Puzzle 16.1%, Exploration 11.9%, First-Person 10.2%