60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Story Rich, Atmospheric, Adventure, First-Person.
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.
The Inheritance of Crimson Manor
Explore a beautiful and Enigmatic Victorian Manor with a dark secret, In this gothic horror story first person exploration puzzle game filled with fine art, secret passages and mysterious mechanical puzzles playing as the executor of the last will from the enigmatic Railroad Magnate Hadley Strange.
Mind Diver
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.
Explore a beautiful and Enigmatic Victorian Manor with a dark secret, In this gothic horror story first person exploration puzzle game filled with fine art, secret passages and mysterious mechanical puzzles playing as the executor of the last will from the enigmatic Railroad Magnate Hadley Strange.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.9%, Mystery 13.1%, Exploration 10.2%, Realistic 10.1%, Puzzle 9.9%
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 21.2%, Detective 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Mystery 8.8%, Dark 6.1%
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: Noir 20.2%, Narrative 19% ★, Detective 17.5%, Mystery 7.7%, Dark 6%
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: Detective 23.8%, Walking Simulator 13.3%, Mystery 12.6%, Exploration 7.5%, Realistic 6.9%
The Wellmonts Case is a first-person psychological horror game set in 1993, Northern Maine. As a private detective, you explore the abandoned Wellmont farm, search for clues, photograph unsettling evidence, and uncover the truth behind a family's unexplained disappearance.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Dark 11.8%, Mystery 11.2%, Realistic 10%
Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.
Why similar: Mystery 22.8%, Puzzle 14.4%, Story Rich 12.7%, Exploration 12.2%, Atmospheric 10.5%
Jack Beckham is found dead, hanging in his apartment alone. Police rule it a suicide. His father, refusing to accept the conclusion, hires you to investigate. Delve into the clues left behind in his apartment to discover what really happened.
Why similar: Noir 23.8%, Detective 19.1%, Narrative 17.2% ★, Mystery 9.1%, Puzzle 6%
Play as Gregor, turned into a tiny bug, and set out on an extraordinary journey to unravel the mystery of your transformation. Metamorphosis is a first person adventure set in a surrealist world where your newfound abilities are your last and only hope for redemption.
Why similar: Noir 21.7%, Detective 15.7%, Walking Simulator 12.6%, Mystery 8%, Dark 7.6%
The Wild Case is a 2D first-person point-and-click adventure. In this story-focused adventure, players meet a cast of colorful characters, experience mysterious encounters, and solve puzzles to progress through the game.
Why similar: Detective 24.1%, Noir 19.9%, Puzzle 8.2%, Mystery 8%, Realistic 8%
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: Detective 28.7%, Mystery 13%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Realistic 9.9%, Story Rich 8.5%
Ashwood Creek, 1985. A child disappears without a trace. A local policeman is drawn into a national park, seeking the truth. Mysterious radio signals beckon him further and further. Investigate, survive and face the unknown in Radiolight— an '80s thriller by solo dev Krystof Knesl.
Why similar: Narrative 18.3% ★, Noir 18%, Detective 13.5%, Walking Simulator 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%
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 23.9%, Narrative 17.9% ★, Mystery 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Dark 7.6%
Lose yourself in the dystopian world of New York, 2329; immortality comes at a price that someone has to pay. In this interactive noir story, lead the investigation using advanced technology, as Detective James Karra who risks it all in pursuit of a serial killer targeting the city’s elite.
Why similar: Noir 25.9%, Detective 19.8%, Walking Simulator 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Realistic 7.8%
An orphan returns to the house of the deceased fortune-teller to uncover the secret of his family's death. He must accept his legacy and become a prognostic before supernatural madness engulfs people of his town.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.6%, Realistic 12.8%, First-Person 9.2%, Story Rich 8.7%, Puzzle 7.6%
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 29.4%, Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Walking Simulator 15.2%, Story Rich 8%, Dark 5.8%
THIEF’S SHELTER is a 3D Point and Click Psychological Adventure where the world mirrors a crumbling mind. Nothing stays still, and even your own thoughts can’t be trusted.
Why similar: Narrative 28.7% ★, Detective 19.9%, Dark 8.1%, Puzzle 6.1%, Exploration 6%
Can this last case of Oliver, all be just a small part of a bigger picture? Gather clues, unravel the mystery behind the case and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Dark 13.4%, Realistic 10%, Exploration 8.8%
This story-driven adventure follows a mystery of death and despair from reality into the surreal realms of objective memories and subjective experiences. Search the mind, solve puzzles, and unravel the dark truth in this psychological thriller.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.9%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Dark 13.5%, Mystery 12.2%, First-Person 8.3%
After their mother's suicide, Lazarus returns home to his sister Lyudmila. But unexplained events make the world and even reality collapse around him. Looming death, a spreading malediction and the supernatural threaten his sanity, yet Lazarus pushes forward to find the truth about his family.
Why similar: Narrative 22.6% ★, Walking Simulator 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Mystery 10%, Dark 9.5%
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: Detective 40.7%, Dark 16.9%, Psychological Horror 15%, Story Rich 13.5%, Walking Simulator 9%
Detective Rainy Night is a narrative adventure with elements of deduction. Violent crimes, mature stories, and a touch of psychological horror await you at the Motel Holiday. Grab a pencil and paper because solving this case won’t be easy.
Why similar: Detective 26.5%, Mystery 13.3%, Realistic 12.6%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, First-Person 8.5%
A psychological horror short story. Explore the untouched wilderness of rural Wales as you uncover the forgotten remains of a mysterious facility and find the truth behind the missing villagers of Hearth.
Why similar: Narrative 29.6% ★, Walking Simulator 16%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Dark 8.8%, Mystery 8.4%
As a private detective, you’ll crack word clues left by a mysterious informant, gather evidence, and uncover the truth hidden in the shadows.
Why similar: Noir 38.7%, Detective 25.5%, Puzzle 15.1%, Realistic 12.5%, 3D 6.5%
3D Escape Room: Detective Story is an immersive 3D puzzle game that takes you to 1930s London. In the game, you play as an insightful private detective, searching for clues in realistic 3D environments, solving intricate puzzles and mini-games, and cracking bizarre cases.
Why similar: Mystery 21.8%, Puzzle 15.2%, Realistic 13.3%, Exploration 12.4%, 3D 9.9%
REVEIL is a narrative first-person psycho-thriller game that focuses on story, puzzles and exploration. Find out what’s going on inside Walter Thompson and what his dark past at the Nelson Bros Circus has to do with it.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21%, Mystery 11.9%, Dark 11%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, First-Person 9.2%
The Shattering is a first-person, story-driven, psychological thriller. Its defining features are the dynamic environments, beautiful aesthetic and intriguing story. The gameplay is meant to submerge you in the mind of John, as you take each step forward into the twisted mystery of what happened.
Why similar: Adventure 33.7%, Walking Simulator 16.6%, First-Person 14.4%, Atmospheric 12.1%, Story Rich 9.9%
Experience a fantastic adventure with unique gameplay that blends investigation, action and exploration in a breath-taking thriller that will test the limits of your nerves and intelligence. Play as the great detective and track down evil in the darkest corners of London and the human soul…
Why similar: Detective 36.5%, Mystery 15.2%, Puzzle 9.9%, Story Rich 9.6%, First-Person 7.2%
In this detective RPG, you untangle a thick web of intrigues, lies, and secrets that surround a mysterious death. Find the origin of eerie telegraph signals, question the villagers, decipher the strange symbols that are suddenly appearing all over town - and hide from the danger lurking in the moor.
Why similar: Detective 28.3%, Mystery 13.7%, Dark 11.4%, Exploration 9.1%, First-Person 8.5%
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 19.7%, Mystery 14.5%, Puzzle 10.9%, Exploration 8.9%, First-Person 8.7%
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 58.8%, Adventure 13.1%, Story Rich 12.9%, Puzzle 5.5%, Atmospheric 4%
The Last Letter is a short VHS-style horror game about a film student who receives mysterious letters containing coordinates that lead to a house deep in the forest, where the truth about his past awaits.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.2%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Realistic 10.5%, Mystery 9.2%, Dark 8.9%
A steampunk-ish detective adventure from the creator of A Golden Wake and Shardlight! Can you help private investigator Miles Fordham find justice for his clients and track down his partner's killer before his entire world comes apart?
Why similar: Detective 24.2%, Noir 22.1%, Mystery 11.7%, Dark 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%
LumineNight is a story-driven detective adventure. Play as Detective Foster and his daughter to solve a series of murders spanning a decade. Interrogate suspects, infiltrate locations, solve puzzles, and gather evidence from crime scenes. Uncover the dark truth behind these killings.
Why similar: Detective 27.3%, Noir 24.9%, Mystery 12.8%, Story Rich 8.2%, Exploration 7.6%
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 18.7%, Detective 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, First-Person 8.1%, Story Rich 7.8%
A psychological horror game where a police officer investigates a cold case in a decaying house, uncovering a strange and haunting tape recorder that reveals a terrible secret.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.4%, Realistic 12.9%, Exploration 11.2%, Mystery 10.4%, First-Person 9.9%
It's a story about a skeptical detective John who's investigating the abandoned's house massacre where group of teenagers were killed. On early night Detective John arriving to the abandoned house to find out what has happened there but suddenly he realized that he is not alone...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28%, Puzzle 15.5%, Adventure 10.3%, First-Person 9.9%, Dark 9.4%
Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.
Why similar: Detective 39.1%, Mystery 17.6%, Puzzle 9.4%, Story Rich 7.8%, Noir 7.2%
Luto is a psychological horror experience where you take on the role of someone unable to leave their home. Every attempt to escape will lead you deeper into the unknown, where nothing is as it seems and everything will test your senses.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.8%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Dark 11.2%, Mystery 9.9%, Story Rich 7.9%
H.P. Lovecraft meets Cyberpunk. Delve deep into a dystopian world and investigate what is happening to you and your friends in a domed city. Solve puzzles, hack systems and plug in to explore other dimensions. Discover a truth that might tear apart your sanity and question your very existence.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.5%, Detective 17.3%, Psychological Horror 11%, Mystery 9.8%, Dark 9.5%
A moody tale that combines the intrigue and atmosphere of a Raymond Chandler novel or Humphrey Bogart film with classic point-and-click adventure gameplay, Face Noir follows private eye Jack Del Nero as he’s falsely accused of murdering the man who left a little girl in his protection.
Why similar: Noir 58.2%, Detective 23.1%, Adventure 10.4%, Mystery 7.3%, Indie 1%
Take the role of a detective from Tokyo who tries to solve the mysterious case of the disappearance of a young camper. You will try to follow the trail of evidence to guide you through an enigmatic and paranormal case connected with a Japanese urban legend. Can you help until the end?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.5%, Mystery 11.7%, Dark 11.2%, Puzzle 10.4%, Exploration 9.9%
Become the most celebrated detective of all time: Sherlock Holmes! Use your impressive talents as a detective to solve six thrilling and varied cases: murders, missing persons, spectacular thefts and numerous investigations that sometimes lead you into the realms of the fantastic.
Why similar: Detective 51.8%, Mystery 16.3%, Puzzle 7.7%, Adventure 7.7%, Story Rich 6.6%
it's always monday - is a first person exploration game
Why similar: Adventure 83.8%, Walking Simulator 3.1%, Interactive Fiction 2.6%, Psychological Horror 1.9%, Mystery 1.7%
In a third-person RPG detective story, set in Bavaria in 1866, the medical student Valentin Schmidt travels to Wolpertshofen, when a sudden death causes turmoil in the village. Use your skills, find clues and question the villagers to stop the murders.
Why similar: Detective 35.4%, Mystery 17.4%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Exploration 8.8%, Puzzle 8.4%
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 21.7%, Exploration 17.2%, First-Person 16.9%, Atmospheric 12.3%, Adventure 10.2%
Insomnis is a first-person horror game focused on story, exploration and solving puzzles to advance through a terrifying atmosphere. Players take control of Joe Castevet, who will have to deal with a mysterious inheritance he has just received. Discover all the secrets of the Castevet mansion!
Why similar: Mystery 17.4%, Realistic 17%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, First-Person 12.8%, Puzzle 12.7%
As a young soldier returning to an eerily deserted home, you'll explore enigmatic rooms and uncover a haunting, tragic story. Experience an atmospheric journey filled with suspense, mysterious encounters, and a deep narrative.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.6%, Mystery 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%, First-Person 9.2%, Story Rich 9.1%
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 24%, Detective 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Mystery 9.5%, Exploration 6.3%
Become the greatest detective of all time in The Testament of Sherlock Holmes, a twisting, turning investigation game set in a faithfully-reproduced London of 1898. As Sherlock Holmes, you must find clues, interrogate suspects and unveil a mystery in a story full of twists!
Why similar: Detective 52.5%, Mystery 14.8%, Adventure 11.6%, Puzzle 11%, Story Rich 3.4%
God's Basement is a first-person, narrative-driven, single player horror game. Uncover the secrets of an afterlife shrouded in mystery, as an entity known as "The Operator" leads you deeper into the fringes of a seemingly eternal purgatory.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.2%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Dark 11.7%, Mystery 9.6%, First-Person 8%
Renoir is a story-driven puzzle platformer that draws inspiration from classic 1940s film noir. Detective James Renoir has but a single shot to crack one hell of a case: his own murder!
Why similar: Noir 61.1%, Adventure 24.1%, Puzzle 11.5%, Indie 3.2%
Immerse yourself in the obscure and mysterious autumnal forest, where every wrong step could be your last. As you travel uncover the dark story behind this place, where beauty and danger have become as one.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.5%, Realistic 12.1%, Mystery 10.7%, Dark 10.2%, Exploration 10%
Having lost everything, a retired, hardboiled detective, John Cooper, must take his last case to find a missing upper-class girl among the lowest parts of the dystopian city-planet Terrahive. Choose your unique path in this atmospheric narrative future-noir thriller.
Why similar: Noir 36.1%, Detective 25.8%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Story Rich 7.2%, Mystery 5.2%
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 27.9%, Walking Simulator 20.5%, Mystery 14%, Atmospheric 7.4%, First-Person 6.9%
Robert battles early Alzheimer's and nightly sleep paralysis. Each night reveals fragments of his past. Uncover the truth and help him solve the mysteries haunting his mind.
Why similar: Detective 20.3%, Walking Simulator 18.5%, Mystery 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Dark 9.9%
Step into a liminal, cosmic horror experience set in an abandoned amusement park. Uncover the haunting narrative behind its twisted rides and empty tunnels to discover what lurks within a reality that shouldn't exist…
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Dark 12.4%, Mystery 11.2%, Realistic 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: Mystery 21.3%, Story Rich 13.8%, Puzzle 11.5%, Exploration 11.1%, Dark 9.8%
The Lies We Tell Ourselves is an episodic first person psychological action-adventure game with introspective/horror elements and a focus on subtle storytelling and atmosphere. Explore, solve puzzles, survive and uncover truths buried deep within a castle of lies.
Why similar: Narrative 20.6% ★, Walking Simulator 16.6%, Psychological Horror 11%, Dark 9.2%, Puzzle 8.1%
'The Guest' is a gloomy adventure full of enigmas where the exploration of your surroundings comes to prominence; puzzles, secrets and riddles will help you discover who has locked you in this somber hotel room and most importantly, why.
Why similar: Mystery 21.2%, Puzzle 21.1%, Walking Simulator 16.7%, First-Person 10.9%, Adventure 10.6%
