- #1 The End of the Sun
97% matchVery Positive97% of 317 reviews2025
Dev: The End of the Sun Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
You are the Ashter – a Slavic fire mage and tracker of mythical beings. Following a legendary creature, you reach a village caught in a time rift. Embark on a magical investigation – travel through time, explore the ancient land, and bond with fire to shape villagers’ fate and uncover the mystery.
Why similar: Detective 15.7%, Narrative 13% ★, Mythology 10.5%, Mystery 9.4%, Walking Simulator 8.4%
- #2 What Never Was
96% matchVery Positive95% of 5,110 reviews2019
Dev: Acke Hallgren
Windows · Mac · Linux
What Never Was is a short, story-driven first-person game focused on exploration and puzzle-solving about Sarah, having to shoulder the arduous task of clearing out her grandfathers attic, and soon finds that not everything about the attic is what it seems.
Why similar: Mystery 14.9%, Puzzle 11.7%, Story Rich 11%, Walking Simulator 10.9%, Point & Click 10.7%
- #3 Summerland
95% matchVery Positive91% of 1,768 reviews2020
Dev: FYRE Games
Windows
Summerland is a first-person narrative game about morality and the afterlife. You take control of Matthew, a detective reliving the events of his past, being questioned on his morals along the way. In every door lies another memory, and every memory unlocks another door.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.9%, Detective 18.5%, Point & Click 12.6%, Story Rich 9.5%, First-Person 8.2%
- #4 PROZE: Prologue
94% matchVery Positive82% of 106 reviews2018
Dev: SignSine
Windows
PROZE: Prologue is a free opening chapter for the PROZE series. It’s a story-based VR-adventure with puzzle and horror elements.
Why similar: Detective 24.5%, Walking Simulator 19%, Adventure 15.6%, Puzzle 10.9%, Exploration 9.7%
- #5 Night Reverie: Prologue
94% matchVery Positive92% of 281 reviews2020
Dev: Somber Pixel
Windows
Night Reverie: Prologue is the first act of a Puzzle/Adventure game in which a child must solve the mystery behind the distortion of his house. Explore puzzle-filled environments and discover strange creatures as you reach the truth behind of what looks like a bizarre nightmare.
Why similar: Exploration 18.8%, Puzzle 18.2%, Mystery 16.5%, Story Rich 14.5%, Relaxing 12.1%
- #6 Aztlan Uncovered: Prologue
92% matchVery Positive90% of 230 reviews2022
Dev: Slappy Inc.
Windows
Explore an archeological site long lost to the ages. Use your time-reversing equipment to reveal the past and discover the secrets amidst the frozen wasteland.
Why similar: Exploration 23.9%, Atmospheric 19.8%, Mystery 18.9%, Adventure 18.1%, Singleplayer 10.1%
- #7 The Hunting God
93% matchMixed67% of 166 reviews2017
Dev: Tonguç Bodur
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
The Hunting God is a short walking simulator in which you play as Nodens the hunting god and listen to what he has been through accompanied by a white wolf named Draiochta.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.6%, Mystery 13.1%, Mythology 10.9%, Relaxing 9.7%, First-Person 9.4%
- #8 Through The Fragmentation
91% matchVery Positive97% of 238 reviews2021
Dev: Máté PribelszkyPub: Crow Bar
Windows
Atmospheric first person adventure game focusing on immersion and exploration. Meet strange characters, discover secrets and try to unfold the mystery of the Fragmentation.
Why similar: Mystery 26.3%, Exploration 16.9%, First-Person 15.7%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Adventure 9.9%
- #9 Eventide: Slavic Fable
91% matchVery Positive93% of 854 reviews2016
Dev: The House of FablesPub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Explore the exciting world of slavic legends!
Why similar: Point & Click 31.8%, Puzzle 13%, Adventure 12.9%, Mystery 11.4%, Fantasy 8.6%
- #10 The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
90% matchVery Positive88% of 8,977 reviews2014
Dev: The Astronauts
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Detective 27.6%, Walking Simulator 19.1%, Mystery 16.1%, Atmospheric 6.8%, Exploration 6.4%
- #11 "I Know This Place..?" chapter I (prologue)
89% matchVery Positive90% of 175 reviews2023
Dev: SameFramePub: RBL LABS
Windows
The 1st chapter of mystic trans-media adventure with the atmosphere of Eastern Europe of the last century. After completing the 1st chapter, each player can influence the further plot of the game chapters/short films/visual novel.The plot in your hands...
Why similar: Detective 42.1%, Exploration 12.7%, Puzzle 11.8%, First-Person 10.1%, Atmospheric 9.8%
- #12 DESOLATIUM: Prologue
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 122 reviews2021
Dev: SUPERLUMEN
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 40%
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: Detective 25.2%, Mystery 17.8%, Point & Click 15.4%, Exploration 10.1%, Thriller 9.2%
- #13 Cloud Climber
88% matchVery Positive92% of 4,157 reviews2021
Dev: Two Star Games
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 11%
A surreal first person walking sim about the end of humanity. Explore magnificent sky-bound ruins, and learn why they were built.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.4%, First-Person 9.9%, Atmospheric 8.9%, Adventure 7.5%, Exploration 6.8%
- #14 Krypta FM
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,064 reviews2024
Dev: Under The Sink Studio
Windows
Can you solve the mystery of the Beast of Gozdary?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.4%, Detective 21.4%, Mystery 11.3%, Exploration 9.3%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #15 The Imagined Leviathan: Prologue
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 162 reviews2020
Dev: ChardPub: Far Few Giants
Windows · Mac
Imagined Leviathans is a narrative survival game set in a frozen British village. Explore the countryside and unite the survivors to face down your Leviathans together.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.5%, Mystery 20.9%, Open World 12.1%, Exploration 11.2%, First-Person 10.8%
- #16 Castle Of Secrets: Prologue
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 350 reviews2022
Dev: SQ Game StudiosPub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
The Castle of Secrets — a game with a deep and mysterious storyline, beautiful 3D graphics, unique gameplay and mechanics, will immerse you in a fairy tale of reality and mystery. How will this fairy tale end? It's your call.
Why similar: Mystery 25.1%, Point & Click 23.5%, Puzzle 13.8%, Exploration 12.3%, Adventure 8.8%
- #17 The Rewinder
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,371 reviews2021
Dev: MistyMountainStudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The Rewinder is an adventure puzzle game based on Chinese mythology. You play as Yun, the last known Rewinder, who can communicate with spirits and explore other people's memories to alter the past.
Why similar: Detective 23.4%, Mystery 15.2%, Mythology 12.4%, Point & Click 10.8%, Thriller 9.8%
- #18 Dark Memories: Prologue
83% matchMixed67% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: visioxr_studio
Windows
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: Detective 20.5%, Walking Simulator 18.8%, Mystery 12.4%, Thriller 10.5%, Puzzle 7.9%
- #19 Olga - Episode 1
81% matchVery Positive99% of 110 reviews2026
Dev: Workbench Entertainment
Windows
Olga is a spooky cozy, first-person linear mystery game set in a Slavic inspired mountain village, where you relive Olga's childhood memories as she visits her grandparents' home in Belovodica and uncovers its dark secrets.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.4%, Mystery 16%, Story Rich 12.1%, Exploration 9.4%, Relaxing 9.2%
- #20 One-Eyed Likho
81% matchVery Positive94% of 1,289 reviews2025
Dev: Morteshka
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
One-Eyed Likho is a grim first-person horror adventure set in a world inspired by a dark, Slavic fairy tale. Explore an unsettling and twisted land set in 19th-century Russia in your endeavor to escape your own evil fate.
Why similar: Mythology 22.1%, Walking Simulator 18%, Thriller 13.7%, Mystery 12.4%, Puzzle 7.5%
- #21 Nemezis: Mysterious Journey III Prologue
84% matchVery Positive84% of 86 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: Detective 21.8%, Mystery 13.1%, Point & Click 10.9%, Story Rich 8.1%, Puzzle 7.8%
- #22 Life & Shadow: Celestial Call - Prologue
80% matchVery Positive92% of 131 reviews2026
Dev: Immeta StudiosPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
You are trapped in the observatory of a star-obsessed professor atop Mount Clearveil. Plan your survival during the day, confront the darkness of the basement at night. Can you break the ritual and uncover the mystery?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.3%, Thriller 16.7%, Mystery 14.9%, Puzzle 10.8%, Exploration 9.8%
- #23 The Last Case of John Morley
79% matchVery Positive82% of 337 reviews2025
Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive StoriesPub: JanduSoft
Windows
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: Narrative 24.4% ★, Detective 18.9%, Walking Simulator 12.5%, Mystery 9.6%, Exploration 5.9%
- #24 Ember Seeker
78% matchVery Positive92% of 98 reviews2026
Dev: Lehti E.
Windows
An atmospheric exploration game set in a Dark Fantasy world. Explore the ruins of an ancient civilisation and uncover it's forgotten past through a short nonlinear story with timeless retro graphics.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.2%, Exploration 14.2%, Adventure 12.8%, First-Person 10.2%, Atmospheric 6.7%
- #25 The Tavern In the Woods
78% matchVery Positive79% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: Chris J MitchellPub: Motion Forge CG
Windows
"Tavern in the Woods" is a first person, single-player interactive fiction story that blends mystery, storytelling, and supernatural horror. Players explore and investigate an isolated environment as the narrative slowly unfolds, gradually uncovering the truth behind the eerie emptiness.
Why similar: Mystery 23.5%, Exploration 19.9%, First-Person 17%, Atmospheric 14%, Adventure 12.8%
- #26 PROZE: Enlightenment
79% matchMixed69% of 121 reviews2019
Dev: SignSine
Windows
PROZE is a VR puzzle adventure set in both past and present. It’s a story of friendship and duty, fear and dignity of the people facing the Soviet government and its echoes. Explore a Cold-War era military research facility, deal with the anomalies, solve the puzzles, and find out the answers.
Why similar: Detective 30%, Walking Simulator 11.2%, Adventure 10.7%, Story Rich 10.4%, Exploration 9.8%
- #27 Aurora Hills: Chapter 1
74% matchVery Positive94% of 3,786 reviews2024
Dev: NovaSoft Interactive Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Aurora Hills: Chapter 1 is the first part in series of point and click puzzle adventure games. Follow the journey of Ethan Hill, a park ranger tasked with investigating strange disappearances from the region to uncover the mystery of Aurora Hills!
Why similar: Mystery 22.7%, Point & Click 19.4%, Puzzle 13.5%, Exploration 9.8%, Thriller 8.3%
- #28 Nomori: Prologue
77% matchVery Positive94% of 159 reviews2022
Dev: Enchanted Works
Windows
Nomori is a mind-bending adventure game where you control time and space to journey through a shattered spirit world. Take shortcuts through portals, rotate your perspective, and control the flow of time to move forward, whichever way that is.
Why similar: Exploration 23.9%, Puzzle 22.7%, Relaxing 19%, Story Rich 17.3%, Atmospheric 11.4%
- #29 Children of Silentown: Prologue
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,048 reviews2020
Dev: Elf GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 22%
Prologue to Children of Silentown, a dark adventure game that tells the story of Lucy, a young girl growing up in a village deep into a forest inhabited by monsters. People disappearing is nothing uncommon in the village, but this time, Lucy is old enough to investigate on her own. Or so she thinks.
Why similar: Point & Click 33.1%, Story Rich 18.3%, Puzzle 15.1%, Mystery 13.6%, Fantasy 7.9%
- #30 Once Alive
75% matchVery Positive84% of 497 reviews2024
Dev: Cem Boray YıldırımPub: GameDev.ist
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A story-driven, first-person adventure game offering a cinematic experience. Embark on a journey to HaustVille, an abandoned settlement in a post-apocalyptic world. Explore your surroundings and uncover the mystery behind the disappearance of the last survivors.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.8%, Mystery 21.3%, Story Rich 11.6%, Exploration 10.1%, Atmospheric 8.7%
- #31 The World After
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 80 reviews2021
Dev: Burning Sunset
Windows · Mac
Set during a pandemic lockdown in France, The World After is a FMV adventure game experience that tells the story of a man who tries to uncover the truth behind his strange nightmares and the mystery of the village he's living in.
Why similar: Mystery 25.6%, Point & Click 25.3%, Exploration 14.1%, Story Rich 10.1%, Puzzle 9.1%
- #32 Memorrha
76% matchMixed65% of 153 reviews2019
Dev: StickyStoneStudio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Go on a voyage of discovery following the traces of a mysterious culture. Discover diverse landscapes, investigate abandoned artifacts, and wake strange machines from their slumber.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.1%, Mystery 13.1%, Puzzle 10.3%, Exploration 8.7%, Open World 8%
- #33 Quern - Undying Thoughts
73% matchVery Positive91% of 4,096 reviews2016
Dev: Zadbox EntertainmentPub: Blue Brain Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Discover the truth about Quern’s past, unfold the mysteries of its present, and be the explorer who shapes its future. Quern introduces reusable puzzle mechanics to the classic genre, making the player think about the game as a whole, and not just as a series of individual challenges.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.4%, Mystery 15%, Point & Click 9.3%, Puzzle 8.9%, Exploration 7.4%
- #34 The Silent Swan
73% matchMixed69% of 74 reviews2023
Dev: Praenaris
Windows
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: Walking Simulator 18.8%, Mystery 14.8%, Thriller 14.2%, Open World 9.9%, Story Rich 9%
- #35 Prominence
75% matchVery Positive84% of 157 reviews2015
Dev: Digital Media Workshop
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
When the interstellar mission to colonize a new world goes terribly awry, the fate of the Letarri people falls into the hands of a lone adventurer. Now it's up to you to unravel the mystery of what happened. Can you save them and their mission, or is it already too late?
Why similar: Point & Click 17.4%, Mystery 16.5%, Adventure 10.7%, Puzzle 9.6%, First-Person 9.6%
- #36 There The Light
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 108 reviews2019
Dev: CasualBebop
Windows · Mac
Explore an unknown and abandoned world. Each step, each puzzle, brings you closer to discovering the history and secrets of a lost civilization. Can you find the light?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.9%, Mystery 23.2%, Relaxing 10.3%, Puzzle 8.9%, Exploration 8.5%
- #37 Bright Lights of Svetlov
71% matchVery Positive93% of 1,415 reviews2021
Dev: Vladimir Cholokyan
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Bright Lights of Svetlov is a short, story-focused first person quest about a Soviet family facing harsh trials. Set in a fictional provincial town, it carefuly recreates the atmosphere and vibe of mid 1980s.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.4%, First-Person 13.8%, Exploration 11.6%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Mystery 9.8%
- #38 Meridian 157: Prologue
72% matchVery Positive81% of 353 reviews2020
Dev: NovaSoft Interactive Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Meridian 157: Prologue is the first in a series of point-and-click puzzle adventure games. Play as David Zander, a meteorologist who is investigating a mysterious weather signal on a remote island south of Alaska. Venture toward the remote island to discover the mystery behind the 157th meridian!
Why similar: Mystery 20.3%, Point & Click 20.3%, Detective 18.2%, Puzzle 15%, Adventure 10.2%
- #39 Eos
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 87 reviews2021
Dev: The Bonsai TavernPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
Eos is a first-person, 3D puzzle game in which you take control of a little girl who ventures into a tower. Confronted with a voice who seems to know an awful lot about her, he puts forth a series of trials to teach her about the past she never knew.
Why similar: Puzzle 22.3%, First-Person 18.2%, Story Rich 16.2%, Mystery 15.1%, 3D 9.7%
- #40 Intruder In Antiquonia
71% matchVery Positive90% of 118 reviews2022
Dev: Aruma Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Narrative 23.4% ★, Detective 21.1%, Mystery 12.5%, Point & Click 11.6%, Story Rich 7.4%
- #41 Eternal Afternoon
67% matchVery Positive95% of 472 reviews2026
Dev: Alex Klexber
Windows · Mac · Linux
Spend one last afternoon exploring your childhood neighborhood before the world ends at 6:38 PM.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.9%, Exploration 14.1%, Mystery 13.9%, Open World 13.6%, Story Rich 11.3%
- #42 Slender Threads: Prologue
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 519 reviews2021
Dev: Blyts
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this paranormal point-and-click adventure, a traveling salesman races to stop a string of horrific deaths in a quiet seaside town—before he’s next.
Why similar: Point & Click 22.4%, Thriller 16.2%, Mystery 14.2%, Story Rich 13.9%, Puzzle 11.4%
- #43 Dimhaven - The Lost Source
67% matchVery Positive88% of 1,018 reviews2026
Dev: Zadbox EntertainmentPub: Blue Brain Games
Windows · Mac
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: Detective 19.2%, Walking Simulator 14.5%, Mystery 11.8%, Point & Click 8.9%, Thriller 7.3%
- #44 Exo One: Prologue
69% matchVery Positive94% of 746 reviews2020
Dev: Exbleative
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 10%
A strange signal... an alien craft... an interplanetary, gravity-defying journey through space and time. This is the prologue for Exo One.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.8%, Mystery 24.6%, Relaxing 13.5%, Atmospheric 11.3%, Adventure 8.3%
- #45 Nephise Begins
72% matchMixed62% of 1,405 reviews2017
Dev: Tonguç Bodur
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Nephise Begins tells the player what happened at the time before Nephise was an orb collector. The main setting is forest again, but this time without snow, instead a more sunny and foggy weather.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.1%, Mystery 11.6%, Puzzle 9.6%, First-Person 9.1%, Relaxing 8.2%
- #46 The Frosts: First Ones
70% matchVery Positive89% of 57 reviews2021
Dev: Ivan Sukhanov
Windows
An adventure about searching for a missing hunter and meeting with alien beings! Explore wild nature, climb on a rock, lure out a boar, meet a wolf, survive in a rockfall. Heal a deer and trick a creature! Meet the Unknown and find mystery!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.6%, Point & Click 19.3%, Story Rich 13.1%, Exploration 11%, Atmospheric 7.5%
- #47 Dying Sun
68% matchVery Positive82% of 90 reviews2025
Dev: Scorching SandsPub: IIM Digital School
Windows
Dying Sun is a cozy surfing game in which you play as Hurabi, a young nomad on a solar-powered sailboard, searching for the mysterious causes of the extinction of an ancient, highly advanced civilisation. On her journey, she travels through grandiose landscapes where nature and technology meet.
Why similar: Atmospheric 34.4%, Adventure 24.1%, Relaxing 22.2%, 3D 14.1%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #48 ENDLING
67% matchVery Positive88% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: Team HumansPub: TelePresent Games
Windows · Mac
Live the perfect day, break the cycle, and discover the truth about yourself in this short, quirky sci-fi mystery about freedom, choice, and loneliness.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 38%, Mystery 21.5%, First-Person 15.3%, Atmospheric 9.7%, Adventure 6.9%
- #49 Curse of the Old Gods
71% matchVery Positive86% of 68 reviews2017
Dev: Tim Rachor
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A mystery adventure game set in a present-day Lovecraftian universe.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #50 The End of Dyeus
69% matchVery Positive88% of 184 reviews2021
Dev: Curious Planet
Windows · Linux
Go in a quest for Dyeus in a primitive and cryptic open world ! Face mysterious assailants in intense and fast paced sword fights, and survive against a carnivorous fauna. Will you uncover the truth about Dyeus?
Why similar: Open World 25%, Exploration 21.7%, First-Person 16.6%, Fantasy 11.9%, Adventure 10.2%
- #51 Legends of Savvarah: Children of the Sun
67% matchVery Positive92% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: ST Sinovar
Windows · Mac · Linux
A fantasy interactive story (visual novel) where the mysteries of ancient gods, enigmas of bygone eras, magic, and the complex relationships between various beings are intricately woven together.
Why similar: Mythology 34.5%, Story Rich 24.7%, Exploration 19.7%, Fantasy 10.8%, Adventure 10.3%
- #52 Kona
68% matchVery Positive83% of 3,706 reviews2017
Dev: Parabole
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Northern Canada, 1970. A strange blizzard ravages Atamipek Lake. Step into the shoes of a detective to explore the eerie village, investigate surreal events, and battle the elements to survive. Kona is a chilly interactive tale you won't soon forget.
Why similar: Detective 31%, Walking Simulator 14.4%, Open World 9.7%, First-Person 8.3%, Exploration 7.6%
- #53 Kill The Shadow
63% matchVery Positive88% of 621 reviews2026
Dev: ShadowlightPub: Phoenix Game
Windows
Kill the Shadow is a detective game with multiple endings, featuring 2.5D pixel art and semi-open exploration and investigation. Play as Lucas, a former police officer, alongside a mysterious Shadow who can see the “past.” Remember—every choice you make will change the fate of countless characters!
Why similar: Detective 32.8%, Mystery 18.9%, Story Rich 11.3%, Puzzle 10.1%, Exploration 9.7%
- #54 Kona II: Brume
66% matchVery Positive82% of 529 reviews2023
Dev: ParabolePub: Ravenscourt
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Northern Québec, 1970. A bizarre mist —the Brume— is disconnecting a rural mining village from its quiet reality. Step into the shoes of Detective Carl Faubert as he unfolds the mysteries haunting the region while battling for his own survival.
Why similar: Detective 25.6%, Mystery 16.2%, Walking Simulator 15.4%, Exploration 9.3%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #55 Nephise
70% matchMostly Positive70% of 583 reviews2017
Dev: Tonguç Bodur
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Nephise is a short and atmospheric puzzle game with narration. It is a relaxing and mysterious experience especially with the help of its music.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.9%, Mystery 15%, Puzzle 9.5%, Exploration 9%, First-Person 8.7%
- #56 Pages of Time: Prologue
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,971 reviews2022
Dev: Starbeings Studio
Windows
Pages of Time: Prologue is a 2D platformer puzzle game. Play as the witch who controls the magic of time, in a beautiful and magnificent magic academy, utilize the skills of recording and rewinding time, solve all kinds of puzzles, and look forward to the adventure of the future.
Why similar: Puzzle 32.4%, Story Rich 24.5%, Adventure 19.1%, Singleplayer 8.8%, Atmospheric 8.1%