60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Story Rich, Emotional, Adventure, Atmospheric.
A marriage between first person exploration and visual novel, blessed with a sprinkle of puzzle gameplay. Immerse yourself in a period drama that intertwines romance with murder mystery, as a young cleric who must resist or give in to the charms of a strikingly beautiful maid.
The Poisoned Roots
The Poisoned Roots is a narrative driven game about abuse, obsession, and the dark secrets of a troubled American home. It’s a short game, and is intended to be played in a single sitting.
Moon and Away
A thrilling, poignant story-driven experience about a daughter who returns to her childhood home after receiving a letter that her estranged mother has left something mysterious for her. Explore, interact and experience a narrative about love, hope and umm.... HAUNTING DARK PAST!? WHAT?
The Poisoned Roots is a narrative driven game about abuse, obsession, and the dark secrets of a troubled American home. It’s a short game, and is intended to be played in a single sitting.
Why similar: Crime 15.6%, Thriller 13.7%, Investigation 13.1%, Mystery 12.3%, Walking Simulator 11.2%
A thrilling, poignant story-driven experience about a daughter who returns to her childhood home after receiving a letter that her estranged mother has left something mysterious for her. Explore, interact and experience a narrative about love, hope and umm.... HAUNTING DARK PAST!? WHAT?
Why similar: Romance 15.4%, Philosophical 13.8%, Walking Simulator 10.6%, Thriller 9.5%, Emotional 9.1%
The Silent Swan is a contemplative first-person narrative experience across a megalithic, derelict world. Mixing elements from both walking simulator and open levels.
Why similar: Gothic 15.7% ★, Thriller 13.9%, Romance 12.1%, Mystery 10.5%, Walking Simulator 9.6%
Jesse Turner, a 29-year-old employee of an insurance company, moves to a neighboring state after being assigned to a local branch. As he settles into his new place, he encounters unusual events that soon turn his life into a real nightmare.
Why similar: Thriller 19.2%, Crime 17.9%, Walking Simulator 10.5%, Emotional 10%, Mystery 9.8%
Three Doors. One Safe Path. Observe the signs, learn the patterns, and uncover the fate of the explorer who ventured before you.
Why similar: Gothic 18.1% ★, Dark Fantasy 13.8%, Investigation 13.1%, Emotional 12.5%, Mystery 12.4%
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: Crime 15.9%, Thriller 15.2%, Investigation 11.9%, Mystery 11.4%, Emotional 10.2%
Immerse yourself in a psychological thriller with narrative adventure elements and unsettling details. Join Detective Bennett on his final case and uncover dark secrets in a world where reality bends and sanity wavers.
Why similar: Crime 17.8%, Thriller 13.8%, Mystery 12%, Investigation 11.4%, Emotional 9.6%
A boy living as a warrant for a political marriage falls in love with a maid despite his unrequited love. You become a black rose fairy who grants wishes and discover that you were once human. Enter the bodies of the people in the mansion and trace their memories to discover their true identities.
Why similar: Gothic 20.9% ★, Romance 16%, Dark Fantasy 14%, Mystery 10.2%, Emotional 8.3%
The romantic noir visual novel The Restless Sheep & The Lone Wolf returns to Kabukicho in this unhinged simul-quel. Me, Azami, and the whole ragtag gang rampage through five all-new short stories!
Why similar: Crime 19.8%, Romance 19.8%, Thriller 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%, Emotional 7.3%
As a young soldier returning to an eerily deserted home, you'll explore enigmatic rooms and uncover a haunting, tragic story. Experience an atmospheric journey filled with suspense, mysterious encounters, and a deep narrative.
Why similar: Mystery 12.8%, Walking Simulator 12.6%, Thriller 12.3%, Emotional 10.4%, Investigation 9.9%
An anomaly horror game where you investigate a barn as Officer Walsh while paranoia, your relationship and the reality of it all slowly collapse, and decisions are gonna have to be made.
Why similar: Crime 16.6%, Investigation 14.4%, Thriller 12.7%, Emotional 8.7%, Walking Simulator 8.7%
An exploration game about emotional ties that transcend even death. Riley is faced with a headstrong ghost, urging her on an adventure across atmospheric shores, uncovering the island's tragic secret. Choices in dialogue shape the bond between the two, ultimately deciding Riley's fate.
Why similar: Romance 19.6%, Walking Simulator 14.3%, Emotional 13.7%, Mystery 13.3%, Story Rich 10.2%
Evernoth is a psychological horror game where you explore mysterious locations filled with chilling secrets. Navigate distorted corridors, face terrifying monsters, and unlock new abilities as you unravel haunting mysteries across dark worlds.
Why similar: Gothic 24.4% ★, Investigation 13.8%, Emotional 13.2%, Mystery 10.6%, Walking Simulator 9%
Take the role of a painter struggling to finish his masterpiece in this short Gothic horror visual novel about art, pain and love.
Why similar: Gothic 26.1% ★, Romance 16.1%, Dark Fantasy 11.3%, Emotional 10.5%, Story Rich 7.9%
Curse of the Crimson Stag is a story-driven mystery thriller in which you explore a blurred line between supernatural occurrences and past tragedy. Uncover what led to the abandoning of the once luxurious Whiteroot Hotel. Local myth tells of a wrathful spirit known as the Crimson Stag…
Why similar: Investigation 20.7%, Thriller 18.3%, Walking Simulator 14.4%, Mystery 9.6%, Emotional 8.9%
Haunt a suit of armour. Explore an abandoned castle. Recover your memories... and bring the ghosts of the past to rest in this melancholy visual novel about love, family and regret.
Why similar: Gothic 26.8% ★, Romance 18.4%, Mystery 13.7%, Dark Fantasy 12.8%, Emotional 9.4%
"The Night Jackal" is a captivating game where you experience tension as you discover someone breaking into your phone through your security camera. In this game, you'll confront your fears with contemporary technology invading privacy.
Why similar: Thriller 22%, Emotional 12.8%, Walking Simulator 11%, Investigation 10.8%, Mystery 10.1%
A short and mysterious free point and click adventure game, inspired by the feeling of oddness in an everyday situation.
Why similar: Thriller 17.1%, Romance 16.5%, Walking Simulator 11.6%, Emotional 11.5%, Mystery 10.7%
The desert was never meant to be explored at night. When a distant light appears beyond your camp, you follow it into shifting sands and buried secrets. What lies behind the glow and why is it calling you?
Why similar: Emotional 18.1%, Mystery 18%, Thriller 16.7%, Story Rich 9%, First-Person 8.1%
A troubling missing persons case soon snowballs into an investigation of a shadowy criminal enterprise and vast conspiracies that even affect your own family. Will you be able to solve the mystery while protecting those dear to you? Will your fledgling romance survive full knowledge of your past?
Why similar: Crime 22.8%, Romance 20.2%, Mystery 14.9%, Investigation 14.7%, Story Rich 8.8%
ODH is a story rich, physcological, survival, horror, game with retro flair.
Why similar: Crime 15%, Thriller 14.6%, Mystery 14.2%, Dark Fantasy 12.3%, Emotional 8.7%
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: Crime 19%, Investigation 14.6%, Mystery 13.9%, Walking Simulator 9.5%, Emotional 8.8%
A first-person investigative thriller where your family is kidnapped and you must carry out various demands from the kidnapper in order to prolong their lives. However, if you are sharp, you might also uncover clues to track down their location and devise a rescue plan.
Why similar: Thriller 20.2%, Crime 15.9%, Mystery 14.2%, Investigation 11.2%, Walking Simulator 10.3%
A dark fantasy story adventure to face the long-forgotten 「memories」!
Why similar: Gothic 24.6% ★, Dark Fantasy 17.6%, Emotional 13.1%, Mystery 11.6%, Story Rich 8.1%
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: Thriller 20.5%, Investigation 14.9%, Emotional 13.2%, Walking Simulator 10.6%, Mystery 10.6%
An immersive adventure game about the secrets of radio broadcasts. Take a journey to the Exclusion Zone, face the time anomaly, and solve the mystery behind the broadcasts from 1986.
Why similar: Thriller 18.7%, Mystery 14.7%, Walking Simulator 13.4%, Investigation 11.8%, Story Rich 8.7%
As a father, you explore the empty home of your estranged daughter, Amy, after her death. Piece together the life you missed…one memory at a time. Follow the journey of regret and reconciliation as you try to comprehend the world she built without you.
Why similar: Romance 17.8%, Walking Simulator 12.9%, Emotional 11.1%, Mystery 10.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%
When Sirens Fall Silent is a dark psychological thriller set in 1990s Italy. Play as Mila, a troubled policewoman drawn into a high-profile case of kidnappings and murders. As the case unravels you must not only save her from herself, but from being swallowed by a vortex of violence and confusion.
Why similar: Crime 17.9%, Thriller 17.6%, Investigation 11.2%, Philosophical 10.6%, Emotional 9.6%
An immersive adventure game about the secrets of radio broadcasts. Take a journey to the Exclusion Zone, face the time anomaly, and solve the mystery behind the broadcasts from 1986.
Why similar: Thriller 20.6%, Mystery 13.7%, Investigation 13.2%, Walking Simulator 12.5%, Story Rich 8.2%
In Kayotica, you play as April—a clever but manipulative student caught in a web of friendship, rivalry, and dark crimes. What begins as ordinary campus life quickly turns into a mystery of betrayal, hidden truths, and a shocking murder. Can you solve the mystery, or will you become the next victim?
Why similar: Crime 21%, Romance 10.9%, Emotional 10.6%, Investigation 10.3%, Mystery 8.9%
My parents sacrificed an orphan to the red egg. She came back home that night. How will the two of us survive the hunger? Good Children Say Grace.
Why similar: Romance 17.5%, Emotional 13.9%, Mystery 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%, Walking Simulator 8.7%
Explore the dark corners of a haunted art museum in The Midnight Exorcist, an investigative puzzle game. Discover hidden secrets and follow the clues to piece together the ancient mystery of the museum’s past – and the ghostly dangers of its present.
Why similar: Thriller 23.6%, Investigation 16.6%, Mystery 15.5%, Crime 14%, Dark 6.6%
Famed twin detectives go on a new case! They are the only people skilled enough to find out what happened to a woman that vanished in the broad daylight. But it seems like they need your help to uncover this mystery.
Why similar: Crime 16.1%, Romance 16%, Thriller 15.8%, Dark Fantasy 13.4%, Investigation 10.7%
An atelier in the forest. The Artist’s brush halts before an empty frame, leaving the portrait unfinished. Lost souls arrive with memories of tragedy. Render the cruel truth, or shield their eyes with an eternal lie. A Gothic Mystery granting rest to the dead.
Why similar: Gothic 26.9% ★, Investigation 15.7%, Mystery 15%, Philosophical 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 8.7%
Miles McDaniel, a police officer, is sent to the Darkvale Motel to investigate the troubling disappearance of a resident. What begins as a routine case quickly descends into a far darker and more terrifying story.
Why similar: Crime 25.2%, Investigation 18.2%, Thriller 17.6%, Mystery 13.7%, Dark 8%
Immerse yourself in the depressing and atmospheric city of Hlína, where, as a young boy named Oliver, you face the harsh realities of life. Work in a factory, care for your mother, play mini-games, and uncover a deep story in this hand-crafted city.
Why similar: Thriller 19.1%, Emotional 15.8%, Mystery 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Dark 7.4%
A pig farmer decides he no longer wants to dispose of bodies for the mob. What follows is a discussion between him and his would-be killer.
Why similar: Thriller 19.7%, Crime 16.1%, Mystery 13.7%, Walking Simulator 11.4%, Story Rich 7.1%
KAL is a first-person psychological horror game. Trapped in an old, abandoned Creole house, immerse yourself in a time loop and relive the story of a slave who became a true legend.
Why similar: Gothic 20.2% ★, Thriller 16.3%, Investigation 12.3%, Walking Simulator 11.7%, Mystery 8.9%
일레븐지스: 플라스크는 미스터리·로맨스 장르를 표방하는 비주얼 노벨 게임입니다. 한 치 앞을 예상할 수 없는 전개와 끝없이 펼쳐지는 반전, 영원히 끝나지 않는 11시의 티타임에 여러분을 초대합니다.
Why similar: Thriller 21.6%, Romance 20.5%, Mystery 14.1%, Emotional 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 8%
Dark Memories is an episodic psychological horror game based on road thriller, slasher, and survival thriller genres. You are currently viewing the prologue episode of the Dark Memories anthology.
Why similar: Crime 17.9%, Thriller 15.1%, Walking Simulator 14.1%, Investigation 13.7%, Mystery 12.9%
Through His Eyes is a psychological horror game where a father, trapped in a haunting time loop, must uncover the truth and escape from his house to find his daughter but a dark presence won’t let him go. Unlock doors, solve puzzles and break the cycle.
Why similar: Thriller 18.2%, Investigation 13.3%, Emotional 13%, Mystery 12.2%, Adventure 10.8%
Uncover a story of intrigue, betrayal, and a civilization teetering on the brink of collapse as you solve intricate puzzles to unlock the secrets of Riven. Built from the ground-up and expanded from the award-winning original game released in 1997.
Why similar: Mystery 14.3%, Emotional 12.1%, Investigation 11.6%, Walking Simulator 10.8%, Philosophical 10.4%
A roadtrip ends abruptly, causing yourself to go down a spiral of horror.
Why similar: Thriller 29.9%, Emotional 18.1%, Mystery 14.1%, Dark 10.1%, Atmospheric 8.7%
We Stay Behind is a single-player third-person mystery between dreams and reality. A comet is on course to destroy a small town but its inhabitants refuse to leave. Interview the people of Laburnum Creek, explore a beautiful national park and unravel the secrets of this picturesque town.
Why similar: Mystery 14.3%, Thriller 13.3%, Walking Simulator 13.1%, Investigation 13.1%, Emotional 12.9%
The Dawning is a first-person puzzle mystery game. Play as Detective Madison as he searches 7 beautifully crafted areas for clues to catch a killer. Use stealth to sneak past deadly enemies. Solve complex puzzles to access new areas, progress the rich storyline, and obtain key items.
Why similar: Crime 19.8%, Emotional 13.8%, Mystery 13.5%, Story Rich 9.4%, Investigation 8.6%
Join a serial killer enthusiast group to solve the town's recent murders in this mystery visual novel adventure, featuring point-and-click and text-based investigation and a detailed story.
Why similar: Thriller 21.9%, Crime 15.9%, Mystery 15.6%, Investigation 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%
A series of murders puts a town in Chile on alert, and the police are unable to identify the perpetrator and his strange messages. Meanwhile, Nicolas, the young owner of Bar Delirio, suspects that the culprit is hiding among his frequent customers.
Why similar: Thriller 20.6%, Romance 18.8%, Mystery 10.8%, Emotional 10.5%, Investigation 10.3%
Cassius is a first-person story-driven puzzle game exploring the mysteries of Blackhaven Hall, a sprawling historically accurate colonial estate evacuated at the height of the American Revolution. Journey back to the 1781 and decode the dark secrets lurking behind America's founding.
Why similar: Gothic 25.4% ★, Mystery 16%, Walking Simulator 12.9%, Emotional 9.8%, Story Rich 9.7%
Step into the role of a detective in DETECTIVE Scene Crime, a challenging mystery game where you’ll investigate five gripping crime scenes. Each level presents clues, testimonies, and puzzles to analyze carefully in your quest for the truth. Do you have what it takes to solve them all?
Why similar: Crime 24.9%, Investigation 17.4%, Mystery 15.1%, Thriller 14.7%, Walking Simulator 12.3%
The noir detective game where you can bribe people for puzzle hints.
Why similar: Crime 20.2%, Thriller 20%, Investigation 13.3%, Mystery 11.8%, Story Rich 8.7%
Are you ready for an adventure? Challenges, exploration and puzzles in a narrative driven experience, pick up your camera and test your wits in this first-person mystery by the team behind Quern!
Why similar: Mystery 14%, Walking Simulator 12.3%, Emotional 12.2%, Thriller 12%, Investigation 11.7%
Wield your Balearic sling in a first-person puzzle narrative adventure through ancient ruins. Uncover a lost civilization and reactivate forgotten machines to reveal the secrets buried beneath Ciudadela.
Why similar: Mystery 14.3%, Emotional 12.4%, Walking Simulator 11.2%, Story Rich 10.9%, Adventure 10%
Staffer Reborn is a game of supernatural abilities and logical deduction set in 1960s America. It tells the story of a man trapped in a cycle of death and resurrection caused by his supernatural ability and the investigator who was recruited to help.
Why similar: Gothic 15.1% ★, Investigation 13.9%, Crime 13.8%, Mystery 11.6%, Dark Fantasy 11.1%
In the early 2000s, a series of horrifying incidents shattered countless lives across the world. No one truly understood the purpose behind them. Some called it corruption, others called it power beyond humanity. The real monsters were never demons, but humans with absolute control over others.
Why similar: Crime 18.6%, Thriller 17.1%, Investigation 12.1%, Mystery 10.8%, Emotional 9.5%
The Haunting of Joni Evers is a dark supernatural mystery about a broken family from small-town Oklahoma. Haunted by a specter that's hunted her family for generations, Joni must uncover the mysteries of the Cunningham House, dig through lost memories, and face the past to break the curse.
Why similar: Investigation 14.6%, Mystery 14.5%, Emotional 14%, Walking Simulator 12.2%, Story Rich 8.5%
Texas, 1975. He only kills parents. He leaves the children alive. Now he’s waiting for you.
Why similar: Crime 19.2%, Walking Simulator 16.1%, Thriller 10.4%, Emotional 10%, Adventure 9%
Explore atmospheric Parisian locations, collect clues, combine items, crack ciphers and solve dozens of brain-teasing puzzles and mini-games to uncover the truth.
Why similar: Investigation 14.2%, Thriller 13.7%, Romance 13%, Mystery 11.7%, Crime 10.3%
Fragments of Dread is an episodic psychological horror series. Each episode tells a self-contained story of dread, fear, and survival.
Why similar: Thriller 21.9%, Walking Simulator 15.3%, Mystery 14.8%, Story Rich 9.1%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%
Hitchhiker is a mystery game set along lost highways, where your goal is to solve the puzzle of your own backstory.
Why similar: Mystery 17.3%, Philosophical 15.5%, Emotional 11.1%, Story Rich 10.7%, Dark 8%
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: Thriller 18.8%, Investigation 17.5%, Mystery 16.6%, Walking Simulator 9.8%, Story Rich 7.8%
