Games Like The Death of Erin Myers

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: Mystery 37.6%, Story Rich 18.7%, Adventure 16.6%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, First-Person 13.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game is the gold standard for investigative mystery, requiring players to piece together evidence to solve a cold case in a deserted town.

What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.

Why similar: Story Rich 26.6%, Mystery 21.7%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, Adventure 13.5%, First-Person 13.1%

Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the emotional weight of uncovering the secrets of a deceased person's life through atmospheric, first-person exploration.

Dead Secret is a first-person horror mystery set in rural Kansas in 1965. A reclusive professor is dead and it’s up to you to crack the case before you become the next victim. Investigate the murder and explore the story Time Magazine called “captivating” and “deeply creepy” .

Why similar: Point & Click 22.1%, Mystery 19.1%, Adventure 18.3%, Story Rich 12.4%, Indie 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: This first-person mystery game blends investigation with a tense atmosphere as you uncover the secrets of a dead man.

Set in the '90s, Kathy Rain tells the story of a strong-willed journalism major who has to come to terms with her troubled past as she investigates the mysterious death of her recently deceased grandfather.

Why similar: Point & Click 97.2%, Adventure 0.8%, Female Protagonist 0.8%, Mystery 0.7%, Indie 0.3%

Why You'll Like It: A classic point-and-click mystery that features a strong female protagonist investigating the truth behind her grandfather's death.

June 7th, 1995. 1:15 AM. You arrive home after a year abroad. You expect your family to greet you, but the house is empty. Something's not right. Where is everyone? And what's happened here? Unravel the mystery for yourself in Gone Home, a story exploration game from The Fullbright Company.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 21.6%, Indie 19.4%, First-Person 16.8%, Story Rich 16.3%, Adventure 12.5%

Why You'll Like It: Much like the seed game, this title focuses on exploring an empty space to uncover the intimate, hidden history of the people who once lived there.

Jessika committed suicide, and it’s up to you to find out why she did what she did by prying into her digital past. What at first seems to be a job like any other quickly develops into a dark drama with twists and turns.

Why similar: Adventure 28.2%, Mystery 22.1%, Indie 20.6%, Female Protagonist 18.1%, Story Rich 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: This modern mystery game uses FMV and digital investigation to help you uncover the truth about a woman's life and death.

Coming back to the family hotel after years, a young woman finds herself trapped with the ghosts from her past and an old cellular telephone as the only way to unveil a terrible truth.

Why similar: Mystery 25.4%, Female Protagonist 21.7%, Adventure 17.4%, Story Rich 14.1%, First-Person 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: This atmospheric walking simulator focuses on uncovering dark family secrets within a secluded, snowy hotel.

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery. Purchase this game to get both the original and the Unreal Engine 4 remaster called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux.

Why similar: Mystery 39.9%, Adventure 18.2%, First-Person 17.1%, Story Rich 13.6%, Indie 8%

Why You'll Like It: This first-person mystery game excels at environmental storytelling and investigative mechanics as you search for a missing boy.

The last game in the Blackwell series.

Why similar: Point & Click 37.9%, Adventure 20.6%, Female Protagonist 16.8%, Indie 10.1%, Mystery 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: The final chapter of this series provides a deeply narrative-driven mystery experience with a compelling female lead.

A woman is interviewed seven times by the police. Search the video database and explore hundreds of authentic clips to discover her story in this groundbreaking and award winning narrative game.

Why similar: Point & Click 48.2%, Female Protagonist 33.1%, Story Rich 18.8%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a unique, non-linear investigative experience where you must piece together a mystery by searching through a database of video clips.

Experience the intricate dioramas and connections of your life, and the ripples we all make, in this award-winning narrative puzzle game about death, loss, and mental health.

Why similar: Point & Click 31.2%, Mystery 21.1%, Adventure 14.6%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Story Rich 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: This story-rich puzzle game uses beautiful, diorama-like environments to reveal the tragic history of a girl's life.

Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.

Why similar: Mystery 27.4%, Adventure 26%, Story Rich 21.2%, First-Person 15.9%, Indie 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers a high-quality first-person narrative experience where you investigate strange occurrences in a remote wilderness.

Intruder In Antiquonia is a narrative mystery adventure that will immerse you in the Internet-hostile town of Antiquonia. Sarah does not remember who she is and how she got there. Help her solve the mysteries of her past while exploring beautiful hand-drawn environments.

Why similar: Point & Click 28%, Mystery 18.9%, Female Protagonist 17.4%, Adventure 14.5%, Story Rich 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click adventure that focuses on uncovering a mystery in a town where technology is forbidden.

Erica is a live-action, FMV thriller that puts you directly at the heart of the mystery. Your choices, your consequences.

Why similar: Point & Click 39.9%, Female Protagonist 28.6%, Mystery 16.3%, Story Rich 15.1%

Why You'll Like It: An interactive, choice-driven narrative that puts you in the shoes of a woman uncovering the truth about her father's past.

Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.

Why similar: Point & Click 29.7%, Female Protagonist 21.6%, Mystery 20.6%, Story Rich 13.3%, First-Person 12.9%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world investigation game that allows you to gather clues and interrogate suspects to solve a bizarre murder mystery.

Set a Course for Danger and Discovery!

Why similar: Point & Click 30.3%, Adventure 25.2%, Mystery 20.4%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Story Rich 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential female-led detective game that features complex puzzles and a deep, multi-layered mystery.

Who is hiding behind Mr. X? Still Life 2 reveals the long-awaited ending of Still Life and spells a new investigation for Agent Victoria McPherson. In Fall 2008, Victoria is sent to Maine where Ellen Dunnigan's body has just been found.

Why similar: Point & Click 44%, Adventure 26.1%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, Mystery 13.3%

Why You'll Like It: This detective thriller features a female protagonist investigating a serial killer, mirroring the investigative tone of the seed game.

Goetia is a point & click adventure where you play the ghost of a young lady. You are Abigail. Abigail Blackwood.

Why similar: Point & Click 35.8%, Adventure 20.5%, Indie 16.3%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Mystery 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A gothic point-and-click adventure where you play as a ghost exploring your family's abandoned estate to uncover the truth.

When 3 NYU students kill themselves, nobody thinks that a sinister force is at work. Nobody but fledgling medium Rosa Blackwell & her new spirit guide Joey Mallone.

Why similar: Point & Click 38.8%, Adventure 18%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Mystery 13.9%, Indie 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: The start of a beloved series that introduces a female protagonist dealing with supernatural mysteries and detective work.

Join Norah, a woman plagued by a mysterious illness, in her search for her missing husband in this adventure puzzle game set on a lush island paradise. Immerse yourself in stunning visuals and unlock forbidden secrets in a moving tale of mystery and love.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 23.2%, Adventure 20%, Mystery 18.2%, Story Rich 14.3%, First-Person 14.2%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person puzzle-adventure that follows a woman searching for her missing husband on a mysterious island.

Tacoma is a sci-fi narrative adventure from the creators of Gone Home. Set aboard a high-tech space station in the year 2088, explore every detail of how the station’s crew lived and worked, finding the clues that add up to a gripping story of trust, fear, and resolve in the face of disaster.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 22.9%, Adventure 20%, Story Rich 16.9%, Mystery 15.7%, Indie 12.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game utilizes augmented reality recordings to help you piece together the events that occurred on a deserted space station.

Horror adventure awaits as you step into a place nobody knew existed and hunt for clues around every dark corner and in every scribbled notebook. With a twisted past, and a terrible secret just waiting to be revealed, Cold Winter Farm will leave you questioning whether what you know, is really what you know.

Why similar: Point & Click 29.2%, Adventure 22.5%, Mystery 16.3%, Indie 16.1%, First-Person 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric point-and-click horror mystery that excels at building tension while exploring a desolate location.

Possess the living, aid the dead and flip between the worlds of Flipping Death - a puzzling adventure platformer where you find yourself filling in for Death. Maybe your new powers will help you solve the mystery of your own demise?

Why similar: Adventure 49.1%, Indie 32.6%, Female Protagonist 18.3%

Why You'll Like It: A unique adventure game that allows you to switch between the living and the dead to solve mysteries.

Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. You are Alex, and you’ve just brought your new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight island party gone horribly wrong.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 25%, Mystery 23.2%, Story Rich 23%, Adventure 16.2%, Indie 12.6%

Why You'll Like It: A supernatural mystery that relies on dialogue and exploration to uncover the dark secrets of an abandoned island.

A writer has died. His daughter seeks the help of you, Ord Salamon, to find his secret last novel. During the search, questions will emerge. Did her father really kill himself? What is the secret novel all about? What is going on at the island of Fardo?

Why similar: Point & Click 45.4%, Adventure 30.3%, Indie 14.3%, Mystery 10%

Why You'll Like It: A classic-style detective adventure that features intricate puzzles and a compelling mystery plot.

Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.

Why similar: Mystery 46.6%, Story Rich 19.8%, Indie 14.2%, First-Person 9.7%, Adventure 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in deductive reasoning and investigative gameplay as you determine the fate of a ship's crew.

Pick up your magnifying glass as writer-turned-detective Penelope Pendrick in this first-person point and click mystery adventure! Three people have suddenly vanished from the sleepy town of Carlisle. Follow the clues, interrogate suspects, and solve puzzles to end this case - before it ends you.

Why similar: Point & Click 29.5%, Mystery 23.1%, Adventure 18.2%, Story Rich 11%, Female Protagonist 7.8%

A young woman died near the White Oak Inn. Now, her spirit is roaming around, and an employee is receiving strange letters. What dark secrets wait to be found? The clock is ticking and you, as Alex Hill, must uncover the truth before it’s too late.

Why similar: Point & Click 27.4%, Mystery 20.8%, Female Protagonist 16%, Adventure 11.3%, Story Rich 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: Point & Click 24%, Mystery 22.8%, Adventure 14.6%, Story Rich 14.1%, First-Person 13.3%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person mystery set in 1920s Norway that focuses on a man searching for his missing sister.

When Ana receives an unexpected gift from her missing father, she is catapulted headlong into a mystery that will take her on a journey through time. At last she must decide if a perfectly predictable world is a curse on humanity or a triumph for mankind.

Why similar: Adventure 33.3%, Point & Click 32.9%, Indie 20.6%, Female Protagonist 13.2%

Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click adventure featuring a female protagonist who discovers a family secret involving time-travel technology.

When Silvia is hunted by the person behind the attempted murder she was assigned to commit, she knows the only option remaining is to face the deadly conspirator openly. In the heart of the local underworld, Silvia will discover a game of power in which everyone is an expendable pawn...

Why similar: Point & Click 28.7%, Adventure 23.8%, Indie 16.5%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Mystery 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click mystery that follows a protagonist uncovering deep-seated conspiracies within the Vatican.

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 46.2%, Story Rich 29.6%, Adventure 9.9%, Indie 7.3%, Female Protagonist 4.4%

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: Mystery 22.9%, Female Protagonist 22.4%, Adventure 15.7%, Story Rich 14%, First-Person 13%

Belladonna is a gothic adventure game, twisted and dark. Take the role of a corpse girl rising from the dead in an abandoned laboratory, and unravel the mysteries concerning your own death and reanimation.

Why similar: Point & Click 40.1%, Female Protagonist 26.2%, Adventure 19.4%, Indie 14.3%

Madrid, 1960: A maid named Pilar dies. You arrive in the afterlife looking like Pilar but speaking as Carolina, a police officer from the future. Possess the living and cross between worlds to uncover the truth behind a soul split between two identities in this point-and-click adventure.

Why similar: Point & Click 39.4%, Female Protagonist 26.7%, Adventure 20.2%, Story Rich 13.7%

Castle of Secrets is a dark psychological adventure with horror elements. Uncover the mystery behind your family's murder as you journey through the world of the dead, meet strange beings, solve puzzles, and make choices that shape the story.

Why similar: Point & Click 38.3%, Female Protagonist 25.7%, Adventure 14.5%, Story Rich 13.2%, Indie 8.4%

A gruesome murder interrupts an evening party at a secluded mansion and you are the prime suspect! Explore the mansion, search for clues, and interrogate the other guests as you strive to unmask the killer in this open-ended mystery.

Why similar: Adventure 37.3%, Indie 26.7%, Mystery 22.9%, Story Rich 13%

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: Adventure 20.6%, Mystery 20.4%, Story Rich 17.6%, Female Protagonist 16.9%, Point & Click 13.6%

Unravel secrets of Templars and ancient Egyptian cult in this dark adventure game!

Why similar: Adventure 33.3%, Point & Click 32.9%, Indie 18.4%, Female Protagonist 15.4%

An unfamiliar room. Vague memories. Explore Luna's room through the objects inside it in this intimate narrative experience about loss, told as a classic-style graphic adventure.

Why similar: Point & Click 32.4%, Adventure 19.4%, Mystery 17%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Story Rich 9.8%

This Bed We Made is a third-person mystery game in which you play as a maid in a 1950s hotel and snoop around strangers' rooms to uncover their deadly secrets. Discover what links guests together in this tale of love, heartbreak and murder!

Why similar: Mystery 31.5%, Female Protagonist 26.2%, Story Rich 16.3%, Adventure 14.8%, Indie 11.2%

Your husband Richard lies dead beneath the cherry blossoms of Old Japan, and the police are of no help. Step into history and uncover the truth when no one else will. Find devilishly hidden clues, explore exotic locales, and bring the killer to justice!

Why similar: Mystery 38.1%, Female Protagonist 32%, Adventure 29.9%

The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a folk horror narrative-driven adventure. Explore the isolated moors of rural Victorian England as you uncover the mysteries of Hob's Barrow. The answers lie in the soil...

Why similar: Point & Click 36.8%, Female Protagonist 20.7%, Adventure 16.2%, Mystery 13.6%, Story Rich 7.1%

Unravel the mysteries of death, and find the answers to life.A unique Mystery-Adventure Game:The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story

Why similar: Mystery 40%, Adventure 28.4%, Story Rich 19.6%, Female Protagonist 12%

You wake up in an old watermill in the middle of the night ... and can't remember anything. Examine the surroundings in this thrilling point&click adventure and find out what happened.

Why similar: Point & Click 43.6%, Female Protagonist 30.1%, Adventure 15.9%, Story Rich 10.4%

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: Point & Click 32.2%, Mystery 22.9%, Female Protagonist 19%, Adventure 13.9%, Story Rich 12.1%

Bizarre Earthquake is a third-person point & click adventure game. The story is about a seismologist and her assistant who try to uncover the mysteries behind a bizarre earthquake they encounter.

Why similar: Adventure 49.2%, Point & Click 19.6%, Indie 14.3%, Female Protagonist 9.2%, Mystery 7.6%

A point-and-click adventure game using 360° views, similar to Jules Verne’s Return to Mysterious Island and Dracula: The Path of the Dragon. You play the role of a young magician and help her investigate the mysteries of ancient Egypt. Can you solve the Fate of Ramses?

Why similar: Point & Click 47.5%, Adventure 37.1%, Female Protagonist 15.3%

Lake Ridden is a story-driven, first-person puzzle game! A cozy supernatural adventure where you unravel a mysterious past, trying to find your sister. Luckily, you are not alone...

Why similar: Adventure 37.2%, Indie 25.7%, Female Protagonist 20.7%, Mystery 16.4%

Lose yourself in Phoenix Springs – a modern point-and-click set in a mysterious neo-noir world. It begins with an investigation: find your brother Leo. You already know where it ends.

Why similar: Point & Click 31.5%, Mystery 28.5%, Story Rich 16.3%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Adventure 11.8%

Disembodied souls linger in this old estate. To each one, utter their name.

Why similar: Mystery 31.8%, Female Protagonist 27.8%, Adventure 16%, Story Rich 15.8%, Indie 8.6%

A mysterious woman is sitting in front of you. Who is she? And who are you? And why are you both there? Case #1472 is mystery information digging interrogation thriller game where there are more things going on than what meets the eye, but are you able to unravel what has happened?

Why similar: Adventure 29.9%, Female Protagonist 23.3%, Mystery 21.4%, Story Rich 13.6%, First-Person 11.7%

Rhiannon: Curse of the Four Branches is a first-person point-and-click adventure inspired by Welsh mythology, focused on investigation, puzzles, and a dark, atmospheric mystery.

Why similar: Point & Click 35.7%, Female Protagonist 23.7%, Mystery 14.1%, First-Person 14%, Story Rich 12.5%

Your aunt sure was a strange one. She was some sort of witch or something. A good witch though, practicing only good spells and magic. In fact, she was working on a potion just before she was killed. Now the secret will go to the grave with her... unless you can find the missing ingredients.

Why similar: Adventure 72.2%, First-Person 27.8%

Why Am I Dead At Sea is an adventure game where you solve the mystery of your own murder. As a ghost, you will have to possess people and use them to investigate your surroundings. But in this place no one is who they seem...and everyone has a secret.

Why similar: Mystery 31.7%, Adventure 31.3%, Indie 22.5%, Story Rich 14.5%

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: Point & Click 36%, Mystery 33.5%, Story Rich 13.1%, Adventure 11.9%, Indie 5.5%

A mystery visual novel where horror meets occult comedy. Follow Kugayama Shiori, a ghost who casually dies over and over as she searches for her cause of death and the regrets that bind her to this world. Her investigation will eventually lead to a single incident—and the truth behind her demise.

Why similar: Adventure 61.5%, Mystery 25.3%, Story Rich 13.2%

Join intrepid sailor and recent island castaway Mina as she explores the hidden secrets within the Jules Verne classic inspired Mysterious Island. Gather key articles left from the island’s previous inhabitants and combine them in unique and interesting ways to stay alive and stay hopeful for rescue.

Why similar: Point & Click 43.4%, Adventure 36.1%, Female Protagonist 15%, First-Person 5.6%

Whispers of a Machine is a Sci-Fi Nordic Noir that tells the story of Vera, a cybernetically augmented detective in a post-AI world, who investigates a string of murders and unravels a dark conflict over forbidden technology.

Why similar: Point & Click 35.7%, Adventure 24.1%, Female Protagonist 19.2%, Mystery 14.1%, Story Rich 6.9%

Follow an enterprising journalist who smells murderous intent behind what everyone assumes was a suicide.

Why similar: Adventure 57.6%, Indie 42.4%