- #1 The Unleaving
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: largeland
Windows · Mac
The Unleaving is a Chinese folk-horror Cthulhu RPG. As a member of a paranormal investigation group, venture into rural ghost stories and uncover the truth through dialogue, skill checks, and a little dice luck. Many stories, occupations, endings—some answers lie beyond knowing. They never left.
Why similar: Investigation 19.4%, Mystery 16.2%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Story Rich 11.7%, RPG 9.1%
- #2 Loop 9
96% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: SMENA
Windows
A psychological horror game about spotting subtle changes across a looping government office, choosing the right elevator, and deciding whether to trust Dragojlo—the AI coworker who listens, remembers how you treat him, and shapes one of six endings.
Why similar: Investigation 28%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Mystery 13.5%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Choices Matter 10.9%
- #3 Loop Apartment: Visitor
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: popi
Windows
You’ve come to visit a friend you haven’t seen in years. 305 is unlocked, but no one is home. When you try to leave, the apartment building changes. Find a way out.
Why similar: Investigation 19.1%, Mystery 14.9%, Psychological Horror 14%, Story Rich 8.7%, Multiple Endings 7.9%
- #4 Welcome To The Survey
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Peanut Dev
Windows
A psychological horror game, where you answer a survey for a chance to win a cash prize
Why similar: Investigation 23.6%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Mystery 16.9%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Choices Matter 8.3%
- #5 Vivian Wade: Danger Down The Aisle
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Michelley Studio
Windows
The night before the wedding, the altar burns down and the wedding planner is injured. The family blames a curse, but she suspects foul play. Play as a college student who goes undercover as her replacement. Can you solve the mystery before the wedding?
Why similar: Investigation 27.9%, Mystery 21.4%, Story Rich 10.9%, Detective 8.4%, Multiple Endings 8.1%
- #6 Who Killed The Streamer?
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bozhidar Petrov ValchevPub: BossyFi
Windows
Investigate the murder of a famous streamer and find out who the killer is, but beware of people who don't like you meddling.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.8%, Mystery 24.4%, Investigation 20%, Story Rich 9.7%, Exploration 8.9%
- #7 FAKEBOOK
93% matchVery Positive91% of 889 reviews2024
Dev: banjihagames
Windows · Mac
Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual Social Media! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.
Why similar: Investigation 24.4%, Mystery 17.1%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Story Rich 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 8.4%
- #8 Empty Gauge
92% matchNo user reviews96% of 71 reviews2026
Dev: BENTCUBE
Windows
A short, single-sitting VHS-style psychological horror game. Work the night shift at a remote gas station, return home to uncover disturbing clues, and reach one of three endings.
Why similar: Investigation 25.1%, Psychological Horror 17%, Mystery 16.6%, Multiple Endings 14%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #9 Xochi's Apothecary
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Single Effect Studios
Windows · Mac
A deceptively cozy narrative game about an alchemist that immigrates to a new country and opens an apothecary. Get to know your weird and wonderful community, brew the potions your customers need, and use your words to stir up a country on the brink of change.
Why similar: Investigation 28.8%, Mystery 11.9%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Detective 10.4%
- #10 Desert Mirage
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ops Game Studio
Windows
Bia's sister has vanished into a desert of dunes and lagoons, where an old legend has awoken. Guided by a compass that doesn't point north, investigate the disappearances and choose carefully: every decision defines who you save.
Why similar: Mystery 27.8%, Investigation 24.5%, Story Rich 17.7%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Adventure 7.1%
- #11 Who Killed Mr X
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ENDAI
Windows
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 26.1%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Mystery 17.8%, Detective 10.5%, Story Rich 10.1%
- #12 Tale of Serendipity
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Criminal Makers
Windows
Tale of serendipity is a third person survival horror with multiple endings, in which the search of your lost feline will make you question yourself the limits of reality and obsession When facing danger is not an option, the only thing left is survive.
Why similar: Investigation 21.3%, Mystery 17%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #13 The Brothers Hotel
89% matchMixed60% of 43 reviews2025
Dev: NEBULA NOVA GAMES
Windows
A psychological horror experience where you reshape reality with graffiti. As an artist who has lost their memory, paint the walls, open hidden passages, and escape the dark labyrinth of your mind.
Why similar: Investigation 24.3%, Mystery 15.3%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Detective 10%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #14 The Final Witness
88% 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: Investigation 26.3%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Mystery 15.3%, Detective 12.8%, Multiple Endings 7.6%
- #15 下九泉
87% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: LazyBoy
Windows · Mac
《下九泉》是一款国产剧情向解谜游戏。主角孟存真死后魂归地府,成为行走于九泉的实习判官。孟存真从一个因受诅咒而不能入轮回的亡魂展开调查,追寻亡者被诅咒的真相。游戏围绕人性中“贪、嗔、痴、慢、疑”展开5个截然不同的单元故事。不到最后一刻,你永远想不到事件背后令人细思极恐的真相…
Why similar: Mystery 18.5%, Investigation 18.4%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Story Rich 13.2%, Surreal 9.7%
- #16 Red Chat Ritual – TSUMIMI TIME
86% 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 26.1%, Mystery 18.8%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Detective 9.1%, Psychological Horror 8.9%
- #17 Sunset Inferno
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Treasured Trash
Windows
Sunset Inferno is a choice-driven narrative adventure where you are a Recycler: a machine built to hunt war deserters. But when a bomb destroys your transport, it also cracks your programming. Uncover who attacked you before your makers decide you've changed too much.
Why similar: Investigation 19.4%, Mystery 18.4%, Story Rich 14.2%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 8%
- #18 Reflection Link
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Secretive Sheep Games
Windows
Locked inside a facility that erases memory, seven people must recover what they've forgotten to earn their freedom. Explore escape-room puzzles, piece together broken relationships, and uncover the truth behind the sins none of them remember committing in this branching path visual novel.
Why similar: Mystery 17.9%, Investigation 17.2%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Story Rich 12.2%, Multiple Endings 11.8%
- #19 Blue Detective: A Hotel in Scarlet
84% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Alperen Torun
Windows · Mac · Linux
As a weird detective, you solve mysteries with your colorful sidekick. Everyone you meet in this bizarre world has a peculiar disease. A unique talent, or a mere curse? You must get to the bottom of it all. Investigate murders, search for clues and complete the puzzle.
Why similar: Investigation 21.6%, Mystery 14.2%, Psychological Horror 12%, Detective 10.3%, Story Rich 8%
- #20 Lost & Found
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ShaggyBearGames
Windows
Lost & Found is an adventure-mystery game where you return townsfolk’s lost belongings & uncover personal stories behind each item. It features a hybrid animation style that blends 2D, 3D, pixel art, & more. Gather clues, investigate locals, & ensure every lost belonging ends up in the right hands.
Why similar: Investigation 20.7%, Mystery 18.8%, Story Rich 13.6%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
- #21 The 31st Student
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Threshold Echo
Windows
Thirty names. Thirty-one desks. Explore a deserted Japanese high school, uncover conflicting records, and confront the memories you helped erase. A first-person psychological horror mystery with three endings. Play on a monitor or in VR.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.1%, Investigation 21.1%, Mystery 19%, Story Rich 9.9%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
- #22 The Good Husband
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TosTos Studios
Windows
You are a good husband. You cook, you clean, and you take your medication. But as your home slowly turns into a nightmare, you must answer one question: Is your wife hiding a demonic secret, or are you just losing your mind? Survive 7 days in this tense psychological domestic horror.
Why similar: Investigation 28.9%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Mystery 16.9%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Multiple Endings 8.1%
- #23 The Hushed Ledger
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Morass
Windows · Mac · Linux
A detective RPG with no combat in it. Question a river town that would rather you left, gather what people let slip, and name the guilty party yourself — the game never tells you the answer. 28 cases, and every one can be solved from what you were actually shown.
Why similar: Investigation 22%, RPG 14.3%, Mystery 14%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #24 The Signifier Director's Cut
83% matchMostly Positive79% of 350 reviews2020
Dev: PlaymestudioPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
This story-driven adventure follows a mystery of death and despair from reality into the surreal realms of objective memories and subjective experiences. Search the mind, solve puzzles, and unravel the dark truth in this psychological thriller.
Why similar: Investigation 24.2%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Mystery 12.1%, Surreal 9.3%
- #25 Schrodinger's Catgirl
81% 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: Investigation 29.4%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Detective 10.9%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #26 Condition Unknown
79% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Bizbee Studio
Windows
A text-based psychological horror experience set inside a hospital where something is deeply wrong — and death may not be the end.
Why similar: Investigation 17.6%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Mystery 13%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #27 Suhoshin
80% matchVery Positive90% of 175 reviews2022
Dev: No More 500
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Suhoshin is a 2D Visual Novel set in the medieval Joseon period of Korea. While investigating a series of mysterious murders, you will have to make choices that will lead you down different paths toward different endings.
Why similar: Mystery 16.5%, Investigation 15.3%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Story Rich 11.5%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
- #28 Already Recorded The Statement
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blue conia
Windows
Your statement is already on record. Search messages, social media, and your calendar for evidence. Defend your story, explain contradictions, or shift the blame. What you submit will change the investigation and the story.
Why similar: Investigation 29.4%, Mystery 17.3%, Detective 11.2%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #29 Lurks Beneath
77% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: MORPH
Windows · Mac
Investigate a little girl's disappearance at a rundown trailer park. Play as Detective Partridge and cross examine three suspects to find the truth with fully freeform interrogation. Type anything and ask anything you want.
Why similar: Investigation 25.4%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Mystery 14.3%, Detective 12.8%, Multiple Endings 12.4%
- #30 Fateweaver: The Alchemist's Quandary
78% matchVery Positive98% of 100 reviews2023
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
You are The Fateweaver; an ancient beast of legendary status. It is your job to determine which way Fate will unravel as you dig deep into the psyche of those who beckon. Decide whether to help those who beg for your mercy, or invoke the wrath of the Gods upon those you deem unworthy of existence...
Why similar: Investigation 22.6%, Mystery 14.2%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Detective 9.8%
- #31 RHEM III SE
79% matchPositive89% of 28 reviews2021
Dev: Knut MüllerPub: Runesoft GmbH
Windows
In this third installment of the popular RHEM series of intricate pure-puzzle first-person adventure games, the adventures of brothers Kales and Zetais continue in the mysterious land of RHEM.
Why similar: Investigation 26.9%, Mystery 23%, Adventure 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Exploration 10.3%
- #32 The Facility
76% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Veinstone Studios
Windows
You look different today. Yesterday, you looked different too. Which one is really you? A psychological horror game about paranoia, identity, and the fear of trusting the wrong person.
Why similar: Investigation 21.8%, Mystery 13.5%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #33 The Test: Hypothesis Rising
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,928 reviews2020
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 41%
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Investigation 22.7%, Mystery 14.7%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #34 Kamilia
74% match7 user reviews88% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: RQ play
Windows · Mac
Kamilia is a story-driven, choices-matter detective mystery. Follow a talented painter who finds himself wrapped up in an unsolved case, as he tries to unveil a hidden truth that has been buried for years.
Why similar: Investigation 20.8%, Mystery 19.2%, Story Rich 13.9%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Choices Matter 10.6%
- #35 The Testing Chamber
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 705 reviews2022
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
For every action, there is a reaction... For every choice, a result... Dive deep into your subconscious as you wander the halls of The Testing Chamber & join hundreds of thousands of other players in one of the biggest & most successful social experiments ever performed.
Why similar: Investigation 26.2%, Mystery 16.5%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Multiple Endings 14.6%, Detective 10.8%
- #36 There’s No Way the Dating Sim Heroine I Liked Could Be a Murderer...?!
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: H999 Games
Windows
Investigate a series of murders at an abandoned school, examine evidence, connect clues, and reconstruct each crime. In this 2D psychological mystery adventure, every answer points to the dating sim heroine you trusted most—but is she truly the killer?
Why similar: Investigation 29.6%, Mystery 22.6%, Detective 13.5%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Story Rich 11.4%
- #37 ELISSA :Body in the bedroom
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: KANUE
Windows · Mac
Detective novelist MEL Gideon, whose career is facing difficulties, receives a strange letter claiming someone is in trouble and needs her help. Intrigued, she decides to investigate. As she digs deeper, she starts to realize that her past is far more complicated than she ever imagined...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.5%, Mystery 17.1%, Investigation 14.8%, Detective 11%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%
- #38 STAMPED
73% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: GrazuleX
Windows · Mac · Linux
NEXUS CORP, sub-basement 7-A. Stamp the forms. Ask nothing. Since 1952, forty-six clerks have vanished at this desk - you are the forty-seventh. Cross-check every claim on your terminal, rule APPROVED or REJECTED, and try not to wonder what the paperwork is really sealing.
Why similar: Investigation 26.2%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Mystery 14.8%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, Interactive Fiction 8.4%
- #39 Faraday Blues
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Serenity Forge
Windows
A surreal sci-fi adventure about a daughter searching for parents who don't know she exists. Play character cards to rewrite tragic choices across three interconnected visual novels, unlocking 64 reality-altering endings before you're permanently forgotten.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.5%, Mystery 18%, Investigation 15.2%, Multiple Endings 13%, Story Rich 11.5%
- #40 Detective Agency: Murder at the Manor
75% matchMixed58% of 24 reviews2022
Dev: 吉祥如意工作室
Windows
The owner of the Golden Rose Manor died mysteriously in the secret room. Everyone in the manor has an alibi, but their speech is full of loopholes... You will go to the crime scene, search for clues, analyze the suspect's statement, make reasonable inferences, reveal the truth of the case!
Why similar: Investigation 21%, Mystery 13.7%, Multiple Endings 12%, Story Rich 10.6%, Detective 10.4%
- #41 Minerva (2015)
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: davidh
Windows
explore the forbidden planet, uncover the dark secrets. first-person exploration game.
Why similar: Investigation 29.2%, Mystery 19.4%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #42 Rumor Reporter
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Greyhaven Craft
Windows
Rumor Reporter is a Golden Age whodunit mystery. Play as senior reporter Veronica Chase as you explore Greyhaven Island in the Celtic Sea, 1920s. Choose where to investigate, who to question, and what to publish. Your report shapes public opinion, drives arrests, and changes the island’s future.
Why similar: Investigation 27.3%, Mystery 20.1%, Detective 12.8%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #43 见诡
72% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 砂糖桔制作组
Windows
A single-player Chinese folk horror RPG puzzle game. As a photographer, you venture into mysterious places with two paranormal vloggers. Explore scenes, gather clues and reveal hidden truths through environmental interaction. Full playthrough takes 2 to 5 hours.
Why similar: Mystery 25.9%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Investigation 15.3%, Story Rich 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 7.4%
- #44 Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss
70% matchMixed57% of 372 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: Investigation 18.2%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Mystery 13.6%, Story Rich 13.1%, Detective 8.7%
- #45 紧急援助热线
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 海豹菇
Windows
Qiudu loses all memories of the day whenever he wakes up. After answering a victim’s call, the night-shift emergency hotline operator becomes entangled in a serial murder case. Gather clues from late-night calls, uncover the truth, and confront the memories he can never keep.
Why similar: Investigation 21.3%, Mystery 18.8%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Story Rich 11.9%
- #46 linger
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 白鹤
Windows · Mac
Lin Xiao returns from school to find her home a cold funeral hall. Family missing. Strange Taoist priest. Obsessive classmate. Mysterious butterflies. She has seven days. Trapped in absurd horror, every choice leads to different endings. Your decisions decide her fate.
Why similar: Mystery 20.8%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Story Rich 16.9%, Multiple Endings 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%
- #47 Deep Fog Signals
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Symmetry Break Studio
Windows
Stuck in an outpost deep in a sea of toxic fog, your crew has been decimated, you're cut off from the outside world, and oxygen is running out. Use limited bandwidth to coordinate unstable crewmates, conduct esoteric research that could change the world, and interpret strange signals from the deep.
Why similar: Investigation 24.8%, Mystery 17.8%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Story Rich 11.5%, Multiple Endings 10.5%
- #48 The Method of Hiding a Body
70% matchVery Positive90% of 92 reviews2024
Dev: Sea of Ghosts
Windows
A story-driven horror puzzle game where the player takes on the role of a resentful ghost, possessing others in order to search for her own corpse.
Why similar: Mystery 24.9%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, Multiple Endings 19.4%, Story Rich 18.2%, Choices Matter 13.4%
- #49 The Off-Season
69% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 3Cats Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are the winter caretaker of a seaside hotel nobody visits between October and March. The owner's rules are pinned above the desk: no guests, no exceptions. Then somebody knocks — off the last bus, in the rain, with cash and no booking. You decide who gets a key, and which room.
Why similar: Investigation 23%, Mystery 16.6%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Detective 10.4%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #50 她杀 - The Suspected Murder
69% matchVery Positive84% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: 麻辣工作室 Spicy GamesPub: INDIECN
Windows
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: Investigation 24.7%, Mystery 12.1%, Story Rich 12%, Detective 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10%
- #51 It's John's House
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: Patrik Macsuga
Windows · Mac
Anomaly-Spotting Horror inside a cursed manor ruled by the twisted lawyer Dr. John Ravenwood, his voice following your every step and decision. Time loops, shifting horrors, and cruel games await. Spot anomalies. Sign his contract… and no, you don’t get another lawyer.
Why similar: Investigation 27.6%, Mystery 16.6%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #52 Night Shift Motel
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fedova
Windows
Night Shift Motel is a first-person psychological horror and motel management game. Welcome guests, listen to their stories, inspect suspicious details, assign rooms, monitor CCTV, report anomalies, repair the motel, and decide who you can trust before night turns deadly.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.4%, Investigation 19.1%, Mystery 13.9%, Story Rich 10.8%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #53 Silent Love
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 249 reviews2023
Dev: Weird Bunny
Windows
This is a terrorist decryption adventure game that took place in 1913.
Why similar: Mystery 18.7%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, Story Rich 11.6%, Detective 10.8%
- #54 NoBody Found
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nobodiant
Windows
A mystery detective game where you investigate a disappearance, search for clues, solve puzzles, question suspects, and uncover the truth before time runs out.
Why similar: Investigation 35%, Mystery 20.6%, Detective 16.2%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Adventure 7.8%
- #55 Other Side Of Mist And Mountain
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: Universe Studio
Windows
In 2005, a sophomore student named Maha Igarashi boarded a private train to Soukyo City. However, she vanished upon alighting at the "Kisaragi" station. Five years later, her lover, Shizuno Yokoyama, initiated an investigation into her disappearance, unraveling a series of mysteries along the way.
Why similar: Investigation 17.5%, Mystery 16.2%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Story Rich 9%
- #56 Aim to Capture
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mystery Jam Games
Windows
A horror visual novel where you take on the role of a spy delving into the memories of others to find dirt on a sinister biocorporation. Not for children or the easily disturbed.
Why similar: Investigation 20.5%, Mystery 15.5%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Story Rich 11%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #57 Give up the Ghost
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Either/Or Collective
Windows · Mac
Become the Overseer, unravel an apocalyptic conspiracy, and attempt to heal the wound at the heart of the world.
Why similar: Investigation 28.4%, Mystery 15.3%, Story Rich 14%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Choices Matter 10.3%
- #58 NightFall Hollow
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lee HallPub: Deadlyspud Productions
Windows
Investigate the strange town of Nightfall Hollow, and see if you can get to the truth. Enjoy the opening chapter of our game, meet some of the residents, solve a selection of puzzles, and have your first glimpse into Nightfall Hollow. There's plenty to discover, and the odd Easter-egg or two as well
Why similar: Investigation 25.7%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Mystery 15.8%, Story Rich 12.4%, Choices Matter 10.8%
- #59 Samuel Sage: The Mystery at Penby Inn
67% matchMostly Positive71% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: Seam Entertainment
Windows
A murder-mystery visual novel about a young man who inherits a charming English hotel. Some would say he’s fortunate, but with a growing list of unexplained disasters and murder, has his luck finally run out?
Why similar: Investigation 29.4%, Mystery 20%, Story Rich 12.6%, Detective 9.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%
- #60 Beneath the Frost
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Not a Sailor Studios
Windows
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 31.4%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, Mystery 19%, Story Rich 14.7%, Exploration 8.5%