- #1 Lucidus Mortem
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive Stories
Windows
In the 1930's, Samuel, a man with occult beliefs is contacted by S. Stenfield, an elderly man desperate for the suicide of Alice, his daughter. Through a voodoo ritual, Samuel enters a world that only the dead can access. There he will try to recover Alice's soul... But nothing is what it seems.
Why similar: Cinematic 16%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Lovecraftian 13%, Investigation 9.7%, Action-Adventure 8.7%
- #2 Alone in the Dark Prologue
96% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,636 reviews2023
Dev: Pieces InteractivePub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 36 min≥1hr: 6%
This stand-alone prologue puts you in the tiny shoes of Grace Saunders – an 11-year-old girl delivering a letter, when things go horribly wrong… Experience the unique 1920s horror atmosphere of Alone in the Dark and prepare for the terror that awaits in Derceto Manor
Why similar: Noir 22.5%, Cinematic 15.3%, Lovecraftian 13%, Action-Adventure 8.5%, Realistic 8.3%
- #3 Alone in the Dark
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 4,498 reviews2024
Dev: Pieces InteractivePub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Return to Derceto Manor in this reimagination of Alone in the Dark, a love letter to the 90’s cult classic horror game.
Why similar: Noir 20.6%, Lovecraftian 16.5%, Cinematic 12.2%, Detective 10.4%, Dark 6.9%
- #4 A Little Time
95% matchMixed57% of 23 reviews2022
Dev: Michael Thorson
Windows
A Little Time is a first-person interactive story. You play as a young but determined detective investigating a man's disappearance. You will travel to a variety of locations and pick up clues while experiencing the story, dialogue, and atmospheric visuals.
Why similar: Detective 16.7%, Cinematic 15.6%, Noir 13%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Investigation 12.7%
- #5 Don't Turn Back
94% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Scrnshot Interactive
Windows
Don't Turn Back is a first-person, single-player psychological horror game. You play Bethany, A young woman who has just inherited her grandfather's mansion. Get immersed in the deeply emotional story of Bethany's family, and experience everything there is inside this home...good and evil.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Investigation 9.3%, Realistic 8.6%, Cinematic 7.1%
- #6 The Dame
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dovlet Mammedov
Windows
A first-person psychological horror where a harmless camp ritual awakens The Dame: a presence bound to mirrors and silence. Break the mirrors before she reaches you.
Why similar: Cinematic 20%, Action-Adventure 12.8%, Realistic 9.2%, Exploration 8.9%, Adventure 8.3%
- #7 The Casting of Frank Stone™
92% matchMixed62% of 5,541 reviews2024
Dev: Supermassive GamesPub: Behaviour Interactive Inc.
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The shadow of Frank Stone looms over Cedar Hills, a town forever altered by his violent past. As a group of young friends are about to discover, Stone’s blood-soaked legacy cuts deep, leaving scars across families, generations, and the very fabric of reality itself.
Why similar: Cinematic 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Lovecraftian 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Horror 6.9%
- #8 Dahlia View
93% matchVery Positive85% of 358 reviews2021
Dev: White Paper Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 58%
A child is missing. The police are failing. And you're a retired detective with a bit too much time on your hands. Time to throw out the rules & do whatever it takes to bring the child home. From the developers of I AM RIPPER, The Occupation & Ether One.
Why similar: Noir 16.4%, Detective 14.4%, Cinematic 14.3%, Investigation 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%
- #9 Victim Complex: Part 1
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: 5ive Bullet Games
Windows
Use your wits and iconic ghost hunting equipment to uncover the mystery of what happened to the residents of an abandoned apartment complex in this narrative-driven horror experience.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Detective 11.4%, Supernatural 10.4%, Investigation 9.3%, Realistic 9%
- #10 Necropolis Suite
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Freesphere
Windows
Necropolis Suite, is an immersive narrative-driven cosmic horror game about discovery, knowledge, and the meaning of transcendence. Can you escape the terror that lurks in the suite?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 19.6%, Noir 19.4%, Detective 18%, Investigation 8.7%, Horror 7.3%
- #11 captain midnight
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tim OxtonPub: oxblud
Windows
the tide always wins
Why similar: Noir 22.3%, Detective 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Realistic 8.1%, Investigation 8%
- #12 Sherlock Holmes The Awakened
89% matchVery Positive83% of 2,656 reviews2023
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Experience a nerve-racking Lovecraftian adventure, rebuilt from the ground up with modern graphics and gameplay. Become Sherlock Holmes, and find yourself at the heart of the terrifying Cthulhu Mythos as you investigate a series of mysterious disappearances in Europe and the US.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 18.3%, Detective 16.4%, Investigation 9.4%, Realistic 7.4%, Action-Adventure 7.2%
- #13 The Last Case of John Morley
87% matchVery Positive85% of 261 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: Noir 23.6%, Detective 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Realistic 8%, Dark 7.2%
- #14 The Lighthouse
89% matchMostly Positive74% of 46 reviews2019
Dev: Shadow Knights Studio
Windows
The Lighthouse is a uniquely crafted thriller with glimpses into psychotic, alternate dimensions. Private Investigator James Irvine finds himself lured into a haunting, neo-noir world in search of a missing young woman, named Lily Beaumont.
Why similar: Noir 19.6%, Detective 12.2%, Investigation 10.2%, Cinematic 10.1%, Thriller 8.1%
- #15 Gloomy Clues: The Broken Mirror
88% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Pixel Paradise ®
Windows · Mac · Linux
A noir graphic adventure where your mind is your greatest enemy. Investigate crimes, interrogate suspects, and survive in this point-and-click remake, rebuilt from the ground up. Solve the mystery before your demons consume you. Play the free demo and wishlist now!
Why similar: Noir 21.2%, Detective 13.9%, Cinematic 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Investigation 10.8%
- #16 ECHO OF FEAR: Vol.1 Night Visit
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DEVA
Windows
ECHO OF FEAR is a psychological horror game where you play as a detective who receives a box containing 6 mysterious videotapes. Each tape represents a separate story connected by a common plot. The plot is based on the Cthulhu myths by H.P. Lovecraft.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 18.6%, Detective 16.5%, Cinematic 14.1%, Realistic 7.6%, Horror 7.2%
- #17 Shadows on the Walls
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bowl of Tentacles
Windows
Shadows on the Walls is an immersive game of psychological horror, exploration and puzzles that takes place in the Crystal Palace Museum of London. Put yourself in the shoes of a security guard in charge of watching the new and mysterious exhibit of the museum known as the “Cursed Loot”.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 16.3%, Detective 15.3%, Cinematic 13.9%, Investigation 12.5%, Realistic 7.2%
- #18 Veil of Sanity
84% matchMixed69% of 72 reviews2025
Dev: Sphereka
Windows
Veil of Sanity: Echoes of the Carnival (Chapter 1) combines psychological horror with intense gameplay. Keep your sanity intact as you explore a forsaken carnival. More chapters coming soon!
Why similar: Action-Adventure 11.8%, Investigation 11.1%, Realistic 10.3%, Horror 9.3%, Exploration 9.2%
- #19 DESOLATIUM
85% matchMostly Negative28% of 29 reviews2024
Dev: SUPERLUMENPub: SOEDESCO
Windows · Linux
DESOLATIUM 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 13.9%, Lovecraftian 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Investigation 8.2%, Realistic 7.2%
- #20 Joe Kowalski Chronicles: Murder in a flat
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Iron Noir Soft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Joe Kowalski Chronicles: Murder in a flat is a dark neo noir point and click adventure game where you start as a police detective Joe Kowalski and try to solve a murder that happened in Joe's neighborhood.
Why similar: Noir 24.1%, Detective 15%, Cinematic 12.1%, Investigation 10.1%, Action-Adventure 8.1%
- #21 The Sleeping Sickness
83% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: Paper Scrap LLC
Windows
The Sleeping Sickness is an interactive short story that allows the player to guide the main character's actions. The player’s choices will lock and unlock future locations, change dialogue, and alter the story. Choices matter in The Sleeping Sickness. It is an excellent choice for horror fans.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Lovecraftian 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Detective 11.1%, Cinematic 10.2%
- #22 Maledictum
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: FoxGameDev
Windows
In Maledictum (1–4 co-op), you’re not a ghost hunter you’re an Investigator of Guilt. Identify the entity, uncover the victim/culprit/cause, and decide a final ritual to free or condemn a spirit that reacts to your voice.
Why similar: Detective 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Investigation 11.7%, Supernatural 8.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.3%
- #23 Veil of Torment
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dejan Milosevic
Windows
Enter the abandoned Black Water Asylum in search of a missing girl. Veil of Torment is a psychological horror game where reality twists, shadows whisper, and every step drags you deeper into madness.
Why similar: Cinematic 23.8%, Detective 15.2%, Exploration 9.8%, Dark 9.4%, Adventure 8.7%
- #24 IFU
81% matchMixed67% of 83 reviews2024
Dev: Setonika GamesPub: Dark Games DGG
Windows
IFU is a psychological horror about a young guy who is forcibly locked in an abandoned mansion of a dead surgeon along with his restless soul.
Why similar: Cinematic 15.3%, Detective 12.4%, Investigation 9.7%, Dark 9.2%, Thriller 8.4%
- #25 Signal Lost: The Ping
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mousavi Tech
Windows
Signal Lost: The Ping is a first-person atmospheric horror adventure set in a pitch-black underground facility. Use sonar-like PING pulses to reveal paths for a heartbeat, but each ping raises the Threat and draws the Sentinel closer.
Why similar: Cinematic 16.1%, Investigation 10.7%, Action-Adventure 9.7%, Realistic 9.1%, Dark 8.2%
- #26 M.S. Salmon
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SoybloQ
Windows · Mac · Linux
M.S. Salmon is an interactive 2D story adventure. Help Ben Hearnden and Ranieri solve a murder on a luxury liner. As they gather more evidence, they uncover not only the truth about the murder but also their own dark past.
Why similar: Noir 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Cinematic 15.4%, Detective 12.7%, Action-Adventure 10.5%
- #27 Short Stories Whispers In The Walls
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Risen Realms
Windows · Mac · Linux
Follow in the footsteps of Detective John Palisnki, drawn to a small town after a tragic suicide. As he searches for answers, John encounters supernatural phenomena that challenge his understanding of reality. Unravel dark secrets and face your fears in a haunting atmosphere filled with mystery.
Why similar: Detective 14.9%, Cinematic 13.2%, Supernatural 10.9%, Action-Adventure 8.8%, Horror 7.8%
- #28 Look Inside
79% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Bitwise Games
Windows
Investigate the mysterious death of an unidentified young woman, in this shocking psychological thriller kinetic novel.
Why similar: Noir 22.1%, Detective 18.9%, Dark 10.6%, Investigation 10.4%, Thriller 8.9%
- #29 BANNED TAPES
78% matchPositive94% of 34 reviews2025
Dev: NickNickolas
Windows
VHS found footage horror experience. You have purchased a box of VHS tapes and now you have to select those tapes on which horrifying, violent, shocking events take place.
Why similar: Noir 18.1%, Cinematic 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Detective 10.1%, Investigation 7.8%
- #30 This Bed We Made
77% matchVery Positive91% of 2,983 reviews2023
Dev: Lowbirth Games
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Noir 22%, Cinematic 14.9%, Detective 12.1%, Investigation 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%
- #31 GHOST at DAWN
77% matchVery Positive83% of 64 reviews2023
Dev: Blue and Red Games
Windows
In 1947, hard-boiled private eye Ben O'Hara is searching for a missing girl in an abandoned hotel. Investigate room by room, piece together clues, and give the living dead lead poisoning in this noir horror. Can you push through your fear and discover what became of her?
Why similar: Noir 24.5%, Detective 14.3%, Cinematic 10.9%, Investigation 7.6%, Action-Adventure 7.2%
- #32 Orph - The Lost Boy
78% matchMixed68% of 38 reviews2022
Dev: Marius Popa
Windows · Linux
Orph - The Lost Boy is a first-person horror game where you have to find out what happened with your son. Explore an old orphanage, uncover secrets long forgotten and solve puzzles.
Why similar: Noir 28.1%, Cinematic 14.3%, Dark 12.3%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Horror 9.3%
- #33 DREADCORE : Locked Unit
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vladislav LukyantsevPub: MonkeyFactory Media
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game focused on exploration, puzzle-solving, and environmental storytelling. Discover the tragic story of Unit 199, where a fragmented consciousness still haunts the place.
Why similar: Noir 21.5%, Lovecraftian 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Cinematic 12.5%, Psychological Horror 6.7%
- #34 The 7th Guest Remake
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vertigo Games
Windows
The iconic game The 7th Guest has been brought back to life with modern technology, delivering an atmospheric story like no other. Explore a foreboding mansion, solve mind-bending puzzles, and uncover its dark secrets. The 7th Guest is the ultimate mystery adventure, reimagined for modern platforms.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Noir 16.1%, Mystery 9.7%, Supernatural 9.1%, Exploration 8.6%
- #35 Sanguis Luna
75% match6 user reviews17% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Domynyo SRL
Windows
Sanguis Luna is a first person Horror video game that catapults you into a frightening Mansion. Your main objective is to escape the infested Mansion, finding objects and challenging riddles while exploring incredible scenarios.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 13.2%, Realistic 12.6%, Investigation 12.4%, Dark 10.7%, Exploration 9.5%
- #36 Secrets Of Suburbia
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: coolmysterydev
Windows · Linux
Investigate a disappearance in a quiet American suburb in 1997. Spend the night exploring the early internet and following a digital trail in this first-person mystery-horror experience.
Why similar: Noir 25.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Investigation 11.3%, Detective 10.7%, Realistic 7.8%
- #37 Ghost Frequency
73% matchMixed69% of 152 reviews2025
Dev: PIT GAMES
Windows
In Ghost Frequency, you are a ghost hunter from PIT - Paranormal Investigation Team. Your mission is to locate a sinister spirit using the EMF Ghost Detector to track paranormal activity, the IR Thermal Camera to reveal hidden entities, and the EVP Digital Recorder to capture eerie voices.
Why similar: Noir 22.7%, Detective 14.9%, Investigation 14%, Dark 9.9%, Thriller 8.8%
- #38 Neighbors
74% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Max BarsanaPub: Oddlybeast
Windows · Mac
A folk noir detective horror game. An old time detective trying to find out the truth behind a missing girl in a mysterious place.
Why similar: Noir 24.7%, Detective 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Investigation 11.6%, Dark 7.6%
- #39 The Unluckiest Man
73% matchVery Positive92% of 262 reviews2022
Dev: Darkania Works
Windows
After his wife draws her last breath, Dragomir is devastated. As a poor man with a drinking habit, he must not only manage to hold a decent funeral, but also stand for himself in a small town that doesn't see him with good eyes.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 19.8%, Noir 18.6%, Detective 12.8%, Investigation 11.3%, Dark 7.8%
- #40 Hoton
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AvvAG
Windows
Hoton is a horror game with various mechanics that will make you feel fear. Run, hide, survive.
Why similar: Detective 15.8%, Lovecraftian 15.1%, Action-Adventure 9.3%, Investigation 9.1%, Cinematic 8.5%
- #41 NoSleep: Nightmare Chronicles
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tupelo Labs
Windows
Embark on a an unforgettable narrative journey with NoSleep: Nightmare Chronicles, a chilling collection of interactive horror stories from the r/NoSleep subreddit. Explore immersive environments, face grotesque encounters, and fight to survive in this gripping anthology of terror.
Why similar: Cinematic 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Dark 9.3%, Realistic 9%
- #42 The Occultist
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: DALOARPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
The Occultist is a first-person narrative thriller. You play as Alan Rebels, a paranormal investigator who travels to an abandoned British island after his father's disappearance. Explore Godstone island, face supernatural entities, and uncover long-buried occult rituals.
Why similar: Detective 18.5%, Investigation 15.3%, Lovecraftian 11.4%, Action-Adventure 8.8%, Supernatural 7.4%
- #43 The Rules
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Zoo
Windows
In this first-person horror survival game, you must Follow the Rules, keep a clear head, and be attentive. Only then may you live to see the end of the night. Relying on ambient horror and speech recognition to keep the player on their toes, this is a horror game like you've never played before.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.6%, Detective 12.3%, Realistic 10.2%, Exploration 9%, Adventure 8.2%
- #44 Blair Witch VR
73% matchMixed67% of 206 reviews2021
Dev: Bloober Team SAPub: Bloober Team NA
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Blair Witch: VR Edition is a story-driven psychological horror game from the creative minds behind the critically acclaimed The Medium. Experience first-hand the toll that fear can take on the mind in an original story inspired by the cinematic lore of Blair Witch, designed for Virtual Reality.
Why similar: Cinematic 16.3%, Detective 12.8%, Realistic 9.2%, Investigation 8.9%, Action-Adventure 8.6%
- #45 Folcroft Monastery
71% matchPositive91% of 46 reviews2023
Dev: Black Knife Games
Windows
You've been hired by an outfit known as SMS Group to retrieve an artifact lost somewhere inside the abandoned Folcroft Monastery. Locals say the place is haunted by restless spirits, but the pay was too good to pass up. You asked little questions. Find the artifact requested and get out alive.
Why similar: Dark 12.4%, Detective 12%, Realistic 9.8%, Horror 9.7%, Psychological Horror 8.3%
- #46 The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker 2
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: D'Avekki Studios Ltd
Windows · Mac
An FMV game where YOU are a psychiatrist trying to solve a double murder whilst treating the unusual patients of the recently deceased Doctor Dekker. Ask questions and link answers to determine their fates, and your own!
Why similar: Detective 18.4%, Noir 17.6%, Cinematic 15%, Lovecraftian 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 8.2%
- #47 Flower Shop
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Black Bile
Windows
It is a hermetic horror that pretends to be your friend. The game begins at a flower shop. At first, it looks like a naive florist simulator. Gradually, the game pulls you into the abyss of madness.
Why similar: Cinematic 15.9%, Detective 11.6%, Thriller 8.3%, Realistic 8.1%, Investigation 7.5%
- #48 Eilean Mor: The Lost Keepers
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dead Witness
Windows
At the beginning of the 20th century, the Eilean Mor lighthouse fell silent. The light is out, and its three keepers are missing. No one is answering the radio. As a reserve keeper, you’re sent to investigate this horror mystery. But beware you may become the fourth to vanish.
Why similar: Cinematic 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%, Thriller 9%, Horror 7.9%, Realistic 7.6%
- #49 Alfred Hitchcock - Vertigo
71% matchVery Positive82% of 998 reviews2021
Dev: Pendulo StudiosPub: Microids
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Can you trust your own mind? Immerse yourself in a psychological thriller of a new kind, playing with the limits between reality and fantasy. Freely inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s universe.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Cinematic 16.7%, Investigation 14.3%, Detective 13.9%, Thriller 10.4%
- #50 The Allure Of Wanton Cove
69% matchVery Positive80% of 116 reviews2024
Dev: Ktulhu Solutions
Windows · Mac · Linux
An adult tale of lust and horror in the vein of HP Lovecraft. Take on the part of a former detective who could never let go of the last terrible case he worked. One day his old partner comes knocking, begging for help.
Why similar: Noir 19.3%, Lovecraftian 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Detective 11.3%
- #51 The Cursed Legacy
69% matchPositive88% of 41 reviews2024
Dev: Nuci
Windows
The Cursed Legacy is a Puzzle Game set in a dark and mysterious atmosphere. Keep calm and solve the riddles to unravel this strange disappearance. But be careful, you're not alone!
Why similar: Detective 19.5%, Investigation 16.1%, Realistic 10.6%, Action-Adventure 8.7%, Mystery 8.6%
- #52 Nightmare Getaway
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Legend Knight Games
Windows · Mac
Nightmare Getaway is a first-person psychological horror where Ethan is trapped in a twisted house. Alone, he must survive, uncover dark secrets, and face nightmares that blur with reality. Will he escape or be consumed forever?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Exploration 9%, Investigation 8.2%, Realistic 7.2%
- #53 Opus Building
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Messier Data e Creative
Windows
In this sequel to Opus Castle, investigate the mystery behind the Joelma Building fire in a supernatural journey through time, uncovering the secrets of a demonic cult and spiritual horrors rooted in real historical events.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Cinematic 15.7%, Action-Adventure 12.9%, Investigation 8.4%, Adventure 8.1%
- #54 Horrible Dream
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CREEPYRED
Windows
You find yourself in an abandoned military town, from which all its inhabitants have disappeared due to unexplained circumstances. You will need to find out what happened, but unexplained phenomena will occur during the investigation. This journey will change the main character forever.
Why similar: Cinematic 20.3%, Realistic 11%, Investigation 9%, Exploration 8.3%, Dark 7%
- #55 The Hour: Echoes of the Crescent
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Veilbreak Studio
Windows
A narrative supernatural horror set in the enigmatic Meridian Hotel. Players investigate through exploration, puzzles, and encounters with human and supernatural threats.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Investigation 11.2%, Action-Adventure 8.9%, Realistic 8.8%, Dark 8.7%
- #56 Subway Story
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Spawn Cube
Windows · Mac
A narrative-driven exploration game set in the New York City subway, where you ride trains, interact with strangers, and make choices that shape how the city's underbelly responds.
Why similar: Noir 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Cinematic 15.4%, Action-Adventure 12.1%, Adventure 7.8%
- #57 Open Roads
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 316 reviews2024
Dev: Open Roads TeamPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Long-lost family secrets. Hints of a hidden fortune. And miles to go before they sleep. Tess Devine’s relationship with her mom has never been easy, but they’re about to set out together on a journey into the past that they’ll never forget.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Cinematic 17.7%, Investigation 16.7%, Detective 14%, Exploration 8.8%
- #58 Mind Diver
64% matchVery Positive97% of 307 reviews2025
Dev: Indoor SunglassesPub: PLAYISM
Windows
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: Noir 22.5%, Detective 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Investigation 12.2%, Thriller 7.5%
- #59 The Black Pyramid
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AlphaRedux
Windows
A Black Pyramid materializes across the globe. Dr. Mehdi Algun must decipher why, before its hunger for death and suffering consumes everything. An ancient cycle of cleansing has begun. As madness spreads and humanity tears itself apart, choose: become the destroyer, or join the cleansed.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23%, Cinematic 16.8%, Dark 11.1%, Realistic 9.7%, Psychological Horror 7.4%