60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Story Rich, Mystery, Detective.
Step into the role of a faceless detective investigating creatures from Slavic folklore. Explore dialogue-driven mysteries, solve puzzles, and uncover post-Soviet occult secrets in a pixel art housing block full of bizarre residents and hidden truths
The Darkside Detective
Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective.
Urban Myth Dissolution Center
Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!
Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.5%, Detective 22.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Story Rich 11.5%, Dark Humor 9.9%
Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Text-Based 18.9%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Detective 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 15%, Story Rich 12.4%
A narrative detective game blended with supernatural elements. Play as a rookie investigator, discover vital clues in every case, dive into unscripted interrogations and uncover truths that break minds. But with each revelation, the world feels... less human.
Why similar: Detective 33.7%, Story Rich 22.5%, Puzzle 18.1%, Exploration 7.6%, Adventure 7.4%
Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual Social Media! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.
Why similar: Text-Based 15.2%, Dark Humor 14.5%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Story Rich 11.6%, Dark 10.1%
A macabre ritual murder puts Arkham PD detectives Jack Foster and Harvey Whitman to the test. As the investigation progresses, they will unveil a disturbing connection between the Salem witch trials of the 17th century and the end of humankind.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 42%, Detective 16.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Dark 10.2%, Story Rich 5.9%
Detective Grimoire has been called to investigate a murder. The owner of a small tourist attraction, seemingly killed by the mythical creature his attraction is based around... Explore the area, inspect the crime scene, grill suspects, solve puzzles, hunt for clues & uncover the secret of the swamp!
Why similar: Detective 37.8%, Puzzle 18.5%, Story Rich 17.5%, Exploration 11.5%, 2D 9.1%
Explore a wikipedia-like database and solve a small town mystery in Eastern Europe. Step into the shoes of a journalist in the 90s as you sprawl through articles and uncover the secrets that have been laid in front of you.
Why similar: Detective 29.2%, Text-Based 17%, Story Rich 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Puzzle 10%
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: Detective 18.8%, Text-Based 17.8%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Puzzle 9.5%
Where do you run to when your demons reside within you? Decarnation is a pixel art adventure/action puzzle game with a horrific story inspired by some of the most influential films and novels in the genre. Dive into a breathtaking thriller where nightmares and dreams intertwine…
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.2%, Emotional 10.4%, Dark 10%, Puzzle 9.4%, Psychological Horror 9.2%
Care is an atmospheric first person horror game with puzzle elements, where your choices have consequences. Be observant with your surroundings and unravel the horrific secrets that hide within these walls.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.2%, Dark 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Puzzle 10.3%
Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.
Why similar: Detective 18.4%, Text-Based 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Dark Humor 10.7%, Story Rich 10%
Interrogate suspects, search for clues, & uncover a dastardly plot, as you solve a string of mystifying murders to help reluctant detective Ilmarinen escape the foreboding Fafnir Hotel.
Why similar: Detective 25.7%, Logic 15.2%, Text-Based 15%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Story Rich 13.2%
Insight is a single-player horror story game shrouded in mystery. You'll take control of different characters to solve crimes and unveil the dark secrets behind them.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.3%, Detective 16.3%, Dark 11.5%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Story Rich 9.5%
A short classic point-and-click adventure with a verb-based interface and dialogue choices, where you explore a strange building, meet unsettling characters, and slowly uncover a dark, ancient secret.
Why similar: Dark Humor 19.6%, Demons 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Dark 12.2%, Puzzle 11.2%
An anime-inspired supernatural detective game. Uncover the identities and powers of your adversaries using a conspiracy board full of evidence.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 41.9%, Detective 27.7%, Story Rich 12.7%, Puzzle 10.8%, Adventure 3.8%
Demons Never Lie is a creepy graphic adventure made with voxel and low-poly where even your soul is at stake! An incredible and dark story with elements of the classic point&click and visual novels. An exciting interactive experience with a unique atmosphere.
Why similar: Adventure 21.4%, Dark 19.5%, Story Rich 17.8%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Casual 13.6%
Abscission is a Lovecraftian, story-driven horror point-and-click investigation game. It involves searching crime scenes for evidence, combining clues and questioning suspects. Puzzles can have multiple solutions as you guide the protagonist - Detective Will Stanhope - through the story.
Why similar: Detective 41.6%, Story Rich 17.3%, Pixel Graphics 17.2%, Dark 13.5%, Adventure 10.3%
Your next job awaits in Karisvale, detective. Will you fulfill your duty? Or become lost in the mystery... Explore a retro top-down world, question its citizens, and collect hidden items to uncover Karisvale's dark secret.
Why similar: Detective 22.1%, Pixel Graphics 16%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Story Rich 9.2%
Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.
Why similar: Story Rich 24.2%, Puzzle 22.6%, Atmospheric 18.6%, Exploration 11.7%, Logic 9.3%
Chronicle of Innsmouth is a point'n'click adventure inspired by Lucas' retro classics from the 90s and H.P. Lovecraft's works. Investigate, gather info and solve enigmas to unveil the secrets of the cursed town of Innsmouth, a forsaken place surrounded by horrifying rumors.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 81.8%, Adventure 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
a psychological visual novel where you investigate the souls of the dead. spend time with them, analyze their past, file reports to decide their eternal fate.
Why similar: Dark 21.3%, Emotional 20.2%, Atmospheric 19.3%, Story Rich 16.9%, Adventure 9.1%
Join the investigation in Murder Is Game Over, a pixel art point-and-click game where you and Cleo try to solve the murder of a famous game designer. Can you uncover the clues and catch the killer before it's game over?
Why similar: Text-Based 17.6%, Detective 16.5%, Dark Humor 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Puzzle 9.7%
The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery, set in 1897 Ireland, where you investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Deane in a remote hotel full of secrets and other-worldly occurrences.
Why similar: Detective 28%, Dark 15.8%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Story Rich 12.7%, Puzzle 12.5%
A 2D hand-drawn puzzle adventure that spans multiple dimensions and universes. Encounter a diverse cast of characters and unravel mind-bending mysteries as you embark on unique adventures across different worlds.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 44.7%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Puzzle 9.1%, Detective 8%, Adventure 5.9%
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
Why similar: Detective 25.1%, Dark 13.4%, Story Rich 10.9%, Puzzle 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%
Tales from Candleforth is a folk horror 2D point and click game with puzzles and escape room mechanics, that narrates the fairy tales from the village. The text contained in this ancient and evil book is now bleeding out, mixing the world of nightmares with the real one through handmade 2D graphics.
Why similar: Dark 20.8%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Puzzle 18.7%, Story Rich 14.3%, Adventure 7.6%
After an encounter with a dreadful horror, detective Lone Carter’s investigation leads him to fateful places as Innsmouth, Arkham and the Antarctic, investigating a series of deaths and mysteries. Play also as Abdul Alhazred and H.P. Lovecraft himself in this Lovecraftian point’n’click adventure.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 41.7%, Detective 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Dark 9.8%, Atmospheric 7.6%
Welcome to the mysterious castle of spelling extraordinaire, Dr. Hoot! Explore the classroom, the lab, the library and the...detention dungeon? Put your mind to the test with spelling challenges and logic riddles as you avoid the wrath of the strict, cranky spelling teacher, Dr. Hoot.
Why similar: Dark Humor 21.8%, Logic 18.3%, Dark 17.2%, Puzzle 13.1%, Story Rich 11.9%
A horror game that tests your wits, courage and dark sense of humor. Solve puzzles to survive in a world full of dark secrets, but beware - there could be something waiting around every corner!
Why similar: Dark Humor 28.5%, Psychological Horror 21.4%, Logic 20.8%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Puzzle 10%
You're a detective. Investigate the haunting events surrounding the murder of Ann Peterson and her boyfriend. Explore an old safehouse for clues, deduce keywords and reveal redacted words as you search Ann's digital journal, and piece together your case report as this unfortunate story unfolds.
Why similar: Detective 28.4%, Text-Based 23.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Story Rich 13.6%, Dark 9.7%
The Corruption Within is a psychological thriller first-person point & click adventure game set in the Victorian era, with an emphasis on strong narrative, intriguing characters and puzzle-solving.
Why similar: Story Rich 19.4%, Pixel Graphics 18.1%, Puzzle 13.4%, Dark 13.2%, Atmospheric 11.3%
Step into a dark world where cyberdemons haunt humankind. When mutilated bodies start appearing all over this sleepy town in the Mississippi inaka, Sawyer, ex-AGENCY operative; now unemployed shut-in, must exorcise the demon perpetrator in this story-rich, PC-98 style adventure game.
Why similar: Detective 27.7%, Story Rich 16%, Dark 15.2%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Interactive Fiction 8.4%
Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.4%, Detective 16.8%, Dark 12.8%, Story Rich 8.8%, Puzzle 8.3%
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: Lovecraftian 39.3%, Detective 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Dark 10.5%, Story Rich 9.8%
DESOLATIUM: PROLOGUE is a first-person point & click Graphic Adventure based on Lovecraft Mythos. Live this horror story where you will have to visit mysterious locations, face lovecraftian creatures, find clues and combine objects to solve puzzles.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 41.5%, Detective 18.3%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Story Rich 8.5%, Dark 7.4%
A horror channel browsing game where each channel holds a different nightmare to experience, explore them and find out the truth about what has happened in a small town where the inhabitants have disappeared.
Why similar: Dark 18.4%, Pixel Graphics 17.5%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Story Rich 14.8%, Dark Humor 13.8%
Explore disturbing corners of the human psyche. Delve into a dimension of nightmares, the occult and a tense psychological world created in classic Lovecraftian style. As police detective Howard E. Loreid, you are tasked to solve the murder of Clark Field, a wealthy man involved in the occult.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 51%, Detective 13.1%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Puzzle 7.9%, Adventure 7.1%
A dark comedy RPG set in streets and psyches.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 22.3%, Psychological Horror 22.3%, Story Rich 16.2%, Detective 14.5%, Exploration 10.3%
Uncover high drama in this whodunnit set in a small-town community theater. Gather clues by investigating the sets, casts and backstage crews of 10 theatrical productions, and piece together the story of each deadly crime.
Why similar: Detective 27.2%, Puzzle 17.3%, Dark 15.6%, Story Rich 15.2%, Exploration 11%
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: Lovecraftian 24%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Dark 13.4%, Puzzle 10.2%, Emotional 8.8%
A desk investigation game set in a fictional 1970 communist state. Every morning, a new evidence bag arrives. Intercepted letters, coded messages, wiretap recordings. Somewhere in that paper trail is a network of names. Cross-reference. Decipher. Identify. Then decide what to do with what you know.
Why similar: Detective 19.8%, Logic 15.6%, Dark 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%, Story Rich 12.4%
Saint Kotar is a psychological horror detective game set in a cursed valley in rural Croatia. Investigate the disappearance of your relative in the occult-ridden town of Sveti Kotar as you switch between conflicting realities through the eyes of two godly men.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.4%, Detective 17.1%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Dark 10.5%, Story Rich 8.4%
Carnival is an atmospheric folk horror point-&-click featuring low-resolution pixel art graphics, locations drawn from Venice itself, and developing relationships with NPCs, allowing the player to influence events in the game and achieve multiple different endings.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 45.8%, Pixel Graphics 16.3%, Adventure 11.6%, Atmospheric 11%, Psychological Horror 10.7%
Puns, and puzzles. Horrible puns and devious puzzles actually, along with several incorporeal entities are what makes Ghostory a pixel art puzzle adventure brimming with humour and intrigue. Take on the role of a cursed traveler, master your ghostly form, find a cure, and escape a perilous cave system.
Why similar: Dark Humor 21.3%, Logic 18.5%, Pixel Graphics 16.2%, Puzzle 13.9%, Platformer 11.2%
YOU are a psychiatrist, trying to solve a murder whilst treating the unusual patients of the recently deceased Doctor Dekker. Type a question - patients reply in full screen video and have questions for you too but be careful what you say. Your words determine their eventual fates, and your own!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.9%, Detective 15.2%, Dark 12.2%, Psychological Horror 10%, Story Rich 8.4%
Play as a sharp-witted detective in late 19th-century Leipzig, Germany, in this retro pixel-art point & click adventure. Search for clues, question suspects, and piece together evidence on your deduction board to solve four gripping murder cases.
Why similar: Detective 35.2%, Pixel Graphics 22.3%, Story Rich 13.7%, Adventure 10.6%, 2D 9.5%
A story about discovering anomalies, finding strange energy sources, and the intertwining of peculiar spaces. Get ready to uncover hidden stories, delve into a horrifying narrative and unveil the most fundamental truth!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.6%, Detective 15.2%, Psychological Horror 12%, Story Rich 9.3%, Interactive Fiction 8.7%
Congratulations, you've found Dingir OS — an operating system that lets you glimpse into the darkest corners of the internet. Browse forbidden websites, investigate lethal files, and immerse yourself in the world of digital legends. (We are not responsible for anything that may happen to you.)
Why similar: Detective 20.2%, Dark 14.9%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Story Rich 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%
Inspired by JCS videos and similar Interrogation analysis. Match evidence with statements. Play good cop/bad cop. Make choices. Learn what makes people tick. Unravel the mystery.
Why similar: Text-Based 20.4%, Dark Humor 18.1%, Psychological Horror 15%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Puzzle 12.5%
Identify how every participant in the death game died, and submit your report.
Why similar: Story Rich 23.7%, Puzzle 23.7%, Text-Based 17.1%, Adventure 13%, Atmospheric 8.3%
Save people from terrible paranormal dangers as a support operator of a secret SCP-like organization! Ask questions, give advice and watch the consequences of your choices... multiple endings in each story ;-)
Why similar: Text-Based 26.8%, Dark Humor 22.1%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Story Rich 12%
This is a text-based adventure puzzle game, where you must struggle to survive in a world filled with ghosts and urban legends. While collecting clues, you'll uncover the truth behind the world and find the way out. The game features a wealth of levels, unconventional rules, and a touch of horror.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.7%, Puzzle 15.3%, Story Rich 14.7%, Lovecraftian 12.4%, Text-Based 12.1%
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: Detective 21.9%, Dark 13.5%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Story Rich 11%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%
You've made a mistake trying to summon a beast from the depths. Explore a huge manor to solve your mess. Can you find the sacred grimoires before being consumed by the darkness?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 43%, Pixel Graphics 14.7%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Exploration 8.4%, Dark 8.3%
Midnight Swamp is a dark point-and-click adventure where you will dive into a world of eerie fairy tales. Play as a tourist who must find a way out of a mysterious swamp, where every corner hides a riddle.
Why similar: Magic 19.9%, Dark 19.7%, Detective 13.2%, Puzzle 10.6%, Story Rich 10.3%
A short folk horror story about the Scottish witch trials. You play the role of a witch finder. Speak to the locals and sort their truths from their lies. On the last morning a witch must hang, best you know who by then.
Why similar: Detective 38.1%, Demons 23.8%, Pixel Graphics 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%
Family curse is a mystical horror from the first person with a frightening atmosphere. Immerse yourself in the intricate history of the Crouse family and find out the terrible secret of the people who died in the cursed house.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.5%, Detective 13.6%, Demons 12.5%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Logic 11.2%
Hearing Voices is a unique indie short horror experience where you will need to put your listening and deduction skills to the test to solve puzzles. Mistakes have consequences.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.1%, Puzzle 15.8%, Text-Based 12.4%, Dark 12.3%, Atmospheric 12.2%
Play as Conrad, the town's executioner. Investigate a mysterious death, gather clues, question suspects and solve puzzles in this classic point-and-click mystery where witchcraft and superstition conceal a far darker truth.
Why similar: Detective 28%, Dark 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, Puzzle 13%, Story Rich 12.1%
In 1921: a kidnapping, a revolution... Investigate and uncover the truth behind a dark, mysterious story.
Why similar: Detective 28.6%, Text-Based 17.2%, Story Rich 13.6%, Puzzle 12.8%, Atmospheric 10.5%
