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  1. #1 Kara no Shojo
    97% matchVery Positive92% of 450 reviews2018
    Dev: Innocent GreyPub: MangaGamer
    Windows
    Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 158.4 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    Play as a detective tasked with catching a serial killer in this visual novel set in post-war Japan. Investigate key locations, question many complex characters, piece together clues, and try to stop the culprit before they end yet another young girl's smile.

    Why similar: Thriller 14.6%, Investigation 13.1%, Detective 12.6%, Horror 9.7%, Choices Matter 9.2%

  2. #2 Backseat
    96% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: HOGO Games
    Windows

    A psychological taxi horror game where every passenger may be dangerous. Drive through the night, question criminals, read their behavior, hack for clues, and survive each ride to save your kidnapped wife.

    Why similar: Thriller 21.8%, Investigation 14.6%, Detective 13%, Horror 11.7%, Choices Matter 11.1%

  3. #3 Captive: You Are My Idol
    96% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
    Dev: TheOdiePub: NightmarePugStudios
    Windows

    Aylen is a horror let's player who gets kidnapped. One moment, she was shooting the intro for her next video, and the next, she was waking up her biggest fan's basement. There are only two means for escape: examine & plot in secrecy, or use your words to deceive him. Or willingly accept him. (Don't)

    Why similar: Thriller 25.5%, Horror 14.5%, Investigation 13.6%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Multiple Endings 10.7%

  4. #4 Zoochosis
    95% matchMixed61% of 2,358 reviews2024
    Dev: Clapperheads
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Zoochosis is a bodycam horror simulation game. You’re a zookeeper. Identify infected mutant animals, make a vaccine and cure them. Will you save all of them and survive?

    Why similar: Trains 28.2%, Thriller 19.2%, Detective 10.7%, Horror 10.6%, Choices Matter 9%

  5. #5 The Testing Chamber
    94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 702 reviews2022
    Dev: Randumb Studios
    Windows

    For every action, there is a reaction... For every choice, a result... Dive deep into your subconscious as you wander the halls of The Testing Chamber & join hundreds of thousands of other players in one of the biggest & most successful social experiments ever performed.

    Why similar: Investigation 16.5%, Detective 14.4%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Horror 13.4%, Multiple Endings 12.8%

  6. #6 Overtime : Paper Trail
    94% match6 user reviews33% of 6 reviews2026
    Dev: Akhir Hayat Studio
    Windows

    Nothing good gets printed at 3 AM. Work the graveyard shift at a rundown copy shop. Smile at the strangers. Copy their files. But when the machine whirs, look deeper. There's a reason they came in the dark. Find out what they're hiding, before they realize you know too much

    Why similar: Thriller 27.4%, Horror 22.2%, Investigation 16.2%, Multiple Endings 10%, Choices Matter 8.5%

  7. #7 The Brothers Hotel
    93% matchMixed60% of 42 reviews2025
    Dev: NEBULA NOVA GAMES
    Windows

    A psychological horror experience where you reshape reality with graffiti. As an artist who has lost their memory, paint the walls, open hidden passages, and escape the dark labyrinth of your mind.

    Why similar: Thriller 22.2%, Investigation 16.6%, Detective 14.4%, Horror 10.6%, Choices Matter 9.4%

  8. #8 Obsessed : Night Shift
    92% matchVery Positive90% of 152 reviews2025
    Dev: arydkPub: Akhir Hayat Studio
    Windows

    A PSX Inspired horror game where you must work and cook at a shop late at night and the horrors that comes with it.

    Why similar: Thriller 32.5%, Horror 24.4%, Multiple Endings 15.9%, Retro 10.4%, Choices Matter 9.4%

  9. #9 Empty Gauge
    91% matchNo user reviews97% of 64 reviews2026
    Dev: Playnova Studio
    Windows

    A short, single-sitting VHS-style psychological horror game. Work the night shift at a remote gas station, return home to uncover disturbing clues, and reach one of three endings.

    Why similar: Thriller 20.8%, Investigation 17.9%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Horror 12.5%, Choices Matter 11%

  10. #10 Protocol Non-Human
    91% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: DreadGear Games
    Windows

    A realistic first-person horror deduction game. Identify NON-HUMAN entities and navigate critical decisions within the Zone. Earn your survival, upgrade your booth, and-above all-don't let the NON-HUMANS in.

    Why similar: Horror 14.9%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Investigation 13.2%, Thriller 12.7%, Multiple Endings 12.1%

  11. #11 A Bad Christmas Story
    90% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2026
    Dev: S&J Games
    Windows · Mac

    Christmas lights, winter snow, and a serial killer on the loose. Follow a gifted detective through a twisted holiday night in this story-driven, interactive horror game. Your choices determine who lives, and who dies. Can you outsmart the killer?

    Why similar: Horror 20.8%, Choices Matter 17.4%, Detective 13.3%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Investigation 13.2%

  12. #12 Other Side Of Mist And Mountain
    89% matchMostly Positive73% of 92 reviews2024
    Dev: Universe Studio
    Windows

    In 2005, a sophomore student named Maha Igarashi boarded a private train to Soukyo City. However, she vanished upon alighting at the "Kisaragi" station. Five years later, her lover, Shizuno Yokoyama, initiated an investigation into her disappearance, unraveling a series of mysteries along the way.

    Why similar: Thriller 19.4%, Horror 14%, Detective 11.4%, Investigation 11.3%, Choices Matter 9%

  13. #13 Corridors of Their Memories
    89% matchPositive85% of 46 reviews2020
    Dev: Alkinoy
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Enter another person’s memories and search for clues to identify the culprit. Together with former police officer John Victor, solve the case assigned for his career advancement.

    Why similar: Thriller 22.5%, Investigation 19.2%, Detective 18.4%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Multiple Endings 13.1%

  14. #14 Lost Eclipse
    88% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Fabicomm Pro. Interactive Division
    Windows

    After the city was shrouded with nightmares, you’ve been assigned to dive into this psychological survival-horror adventure to uncover the strange phenomenon that were affiliated to a certain science-tech corporation and bring them to justice.

    Why similar: Thriller 23%, Investigation 15.8%, Detective 15.7%, Horror 11.5%, Choices Matter 10.4%

  15. #15 The Paracelsian Project
    87% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2023
    Dev: Sixkilla Gaming
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    You awaken in an unfamiliar location with unfamiliar people and are surrounded by mystery. Will you be able to solve the puzzle and uncover why you are here in this sci-fi/mystery/puzzle visual novel? The future hangs in the balance.

    Why similar: Thriller 16.6%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Detective 12.3%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%

  16. #16 Bite Size Terrors: see no FEAR
    86% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: anOVERTHINKER
    Windows

    A roadtrip ends abruptly, causing yourself to go down a spiral of horror.

    Why similar: Thriller 35.4%, Horror 23%, Emotional 13.7%, Dark 12.1%, Mystery 8.7%

  17. #17 Breaking Lockdown
    86% matchMostly Positive76% of 38 reviews2020
    Dev: Lappi Soft
    Windows

    A short "die & retry" horror survival. You were supposed to follow the lockdown instructions but when you receive that desperate phone call from Jenny, you can't just ignore her. Try to survive and rescue your friend in a burning city.

    Why similar: Thriller 22.2%, Horror 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Choices Matter 8.3%

  18. #18 Liar’s Line
    84% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: PexeliesPub: Aroko Game Studio
    Windows

    A monster is hiding behind one of the voices on the line. Identify the liar before you reveal your location. One wrong judgment, and it comes to your door. Each playthrough changes who's lying.

    Why similar: Thriller 23.2%, Detective 16%, Horror 15.1%, Investigation 14.8%, Mystery 8.9%

  19. #19 Dead Dreams
    85% matchMostly Positive75% of 67 reviews2020
    Dev: Aiaz Marx
    Windows

    "DEAD DREAMS" is a 2D psychological horror game focused on puzzle-solving and atmosphere with a complex non-linear story in which every element has a meaning...

    Why similar: Thriller 22.1%, Horror 13.9%, Detective 13.4%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Multiple Endings 10.5%

  20. #20 Nothing To Remember
    84% matchMixed69% of 29 reviews2021
    Dev: Guts United
    Windows

    Nothing To Remember is an immersive murder mystery that runs in real-time, right on your desktop. Through their personal messages, you'll uncover two characters unknowingly intertwined as they hunt a killer long thought dead. When your next choice could mean life or death, will you answer the call?

    Why similar: Thriller 23.5%, Investigation 14.6%, Detective 13.7%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Horror 10.6%

  21. #21 Remnants of Dawn
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Fiendish Fiction
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A string of campus killings. A newly-turned vampire struggling to adjust. A monster hunter seeking answers. Worlds collide as Dante Jones and Nick Torres, both in danger of being accused of the crimes, team up to reveal the true culprit in this chilling supernatural horror visual novel.

    Why similar: Thriller 23.6%, Horror 12.7%, Investigation 12.1%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Multiple Endings 10.3%

  22. #22 The Game of Fourtune
    82% matchPositive97% of 37 reviews2023
    Dev: BlackLock Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    How far will you go to get your deepest wish granted? In The Game of Fourtune, help guide Clyde & Devon through this cruel game of life and death. Only one participant will get their wish granted. Four rounds and four deaths each round, are you ready to see if fortune is on your side?

    Why similar: Thriller 22.9%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Horror 11.8%, Multiple Endings 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%

  23. #23 Lost Footage : Sound In The Silence
    81% match4 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2024
    Dev: SupKai
    Windows

    Sound in the Silence is a horror game where you must find and destroy 10 Totems in a quiet, ominous environment. With each Totem destroyed, more monsters appear and eerie sounds increase, raising the tension. Survive the growing fear and complete your mission before it's too late.

    Why similar: Thriller 42.4%, Horror 25.9%, Choices Matter 17%, Dark 9.9%, Adventure 3.5%

  24. #24 Red Chat Ritual – TSUMIMI TIME
    81% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Tohakusha Inc.
    Windows

    “Intervene in Tsumimi’s stream” through comments and Mega Chats, then use your deductions to change their fate in this 14-day psychological horror adventure.

    Why similar: Investigation 19%, Horror 18.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Detective 14%, Mystery 11%

  25. #25 POPULARITY CONTEST
    79% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: ScrythaDev
    Windows · Mac

    Elena and 7 familiar faces are trapped in a room, and the only way out is to choose one person to die. Navigate social relationships and gain trust to steer the spotlight away from you, or else they just might decide you should be the one on the chopping block.

    Why similar: Thriller 24.4%, Choices Matter 21.3%, Multiple Endings 15.5%, Mystery 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%

  26. #26 The Sewer Job
    80% matchMostly Positive79% of 62 reviews2023
    Dev: Korvinrular
    Windows

    You were on the brink of becoming homeless, but that's when you found a sewer job application, you got accepted. What seemed like a chill work at first turned quickly in to an unsettling experience.

    Why similar: Thriller 27.1%, Horror 15.7%, Investigation 14.3%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Dark 9.4%

  27. #27 Local Opera
    79% matchMostly Negative33% of 12 reviews2024
    Dev: Dreamy_Chat
    Windows

    Welcome to the mysterious village of "Folk Show"! This is a domestic plot-oriented micro-horror game that will take you into a rural story full of suspense and thriller.

    Why similar: Thriller 28%, Investigation 16.3%, Detective 15.6%, Horror 14.3%, Mystery 11.1%

  28. #28 Bound in a Nutshell in Infinite Space
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Judica Me Games
    Windows

    Explore a claustrophobic space station floating above the Earth, fix critical systems in the vacuum of space as they begin to fail, and discover the truth about what happened to the mysterious sole survivor of a disaster from another station. A first-person space horror mystery story.

    Why similar: Thriller 27.5%, Investigation 21.1%, Horror 18.6%, Dark 9.4%, Emotional 8.2%

  29. #29 Reapers Reception
    78% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Low Oxygen Games
    Windows

    Manage a hotel for criminals, spot anomalies, and find out who killed your sister 15 years ago.

    Why similar: Thriller 27.9%, Detective 18.2%, Horror 16.9%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Investigation 6.1%

  30. #30 忌品管理部
    77% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: zentac studio
    Windows

    My mother passed away. It was dismissed as an unfortunate accident... But was it truly just an accident? I need to know... what happened that day. Will the son hunting for answers reach the absolute truth? The player's choices and actions will divide the final outcome.

    Why similar: Thriller 20.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.2%, Horror 15.1%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Choices Matter 11.4%

  31. #31 Bump in the Night
    77% matchPositive100% of 24 reviews2024
    Dev: ElzolabsPub: Elzolabs
    Windows

    Bump in the Night is a single player game where strategy meets psychological horror. Confined to one room, you'll use cameras and commands to direct NPC investigators and collect evidence. Each environment offers unique challenges and frights. Can you survive what goes bump in the night?

    Why similar: Investigation 18.8%, Thriller 17.4%, Horror 14.4%, Management 13%, Dark 9.6%

  32. #32 Train Cargo: NightShift
    76% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Sikitesens Lti.
    Windows

    Unload trains, sort and package shipments, and keep the yard efficient. In Train Cargo Simulator, your performance keeps the company running and that’s exactly how it should be.

    Why similar: Trains 41%, Inventory Management 16%, Horror 12.8%, Management 12.5%, Resource Management 12.2%

  33. #33 We Are Not Alone
    76% matchPositive98% of 41 reviews2024
    Dev: Stasis Booth Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    We Are Not Alone is a new twist on horror that combines first person exploration and third person point and click adventure. As a member of a "safe" isolation experiment you'll explore an underground facility, solve puzzles and uncover the mystery of an unknown creature. Just don't make eye contact.

    Why similar: Thriller 21.4%, Horror 14.7%, Investigation 13%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Dark 11.4%

  34. #34 Blind Dog
    75% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: svyat
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    You are a detective who is slowly going blind. The only faces you can still see clearly belong to those who are about to die. A visual novel investigation where every choice affects the fate of Tokyo and leads you either closer to the truth or deeper into darkness.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.3%, Detective 18.4%, Thriller 17.9%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Multiple Endings 10.3%

  35. #35 Kindred [High Tide]
    74% matchPositive91% of 22 reviews2026
    Dev: Victoria RafaelianPub: Captain Edge Studios
    Windows

    In this detective horror visual novel, investigate a seabound anomaly. Explore areas of interest, uncover clues, and piece together evidence before time runs out — and before this mission becomes your last. Choose a side; don't look back.

    Why similar: Detective 18.3%, Investigation 18%, Horror 14.7%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Multiple Endings 10.1%

  36. #36 The Casting of Frank Stone™
    74% matchMixed62% of 5,819 reviews2024
    Dev: Supermassive GamesPub: Behaviour Interactive Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    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: Choices Matter 16.7%, Thriller 14.9%, Horror 14.7%, Multiple Endings 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%

  37. #37 Shadow Mansion 2
    73% matchPositive83% of 24 reviews2025
    Dev: NEBULA NOVA GAMES
    Windows

    The mansion your grandfather left you is more than an inheritance. When the power comes on, not only the lights awaken, but the darkness buried inside. Shadow Mansion 2 is a first-person psychological horror focused on atmosphere, exploration, and stealth.

    Why similar: Thriller 28.9%, Detective 18.4%, Horror 17%, Investigation 16.2%, Mystery 7.2%

  38. #38 Obsessed : Trace
    72% matchVery Positive85% of 72 reviews2025
    Dev: arydkPub: Akhir Hayat Studio
    Windows

    Haunted by loss and guilt, Arya is lost between reality and delusion as he tries to uncover the truth behind the disappearance of Valeria, the daughter of his late friend that worked at his shop

    Why similar: Thriller 27%, Horror 23.5%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Retro 12.1%, Adventure 11.8%

  39. #39 CARTAGRA
    71% matchVery Positive94% of 53 reviews2026
    Dev: Innocent GreyPub: MangaGamer
    Windows

    Set in Ueno, Tokyo, where the wounds of the Pacific War have not yet healed, detective Takashiro Shugo becomes involved in a series of gruesome murders. A visual novel of love and hatred leading to obsession and madness…

    Why similar: Detective 20.4%, Thriller 14.6%, Investigation 12.4%, Horror 10.5%, Emotional 10%

  40. #40 SCP: Hours to Go
    73% match4 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2024
    Dev: Joseph J Helfenbein
    Windows · Linux

    SCP: Hours to Go is a survival horror escape room game based on the SCP Foundation Wiki. A catastrophic event shuts down the facility, leaving you alone in the security room. Solve puzzles and contain loose SCPs to escape, or survive for as long as possible for a high score.

    Why similar: Thriller 30.4%, Horror 23.3%, Resource Management 18.5%, Management 15.3%, Mystery 11.5%

  41. #41 3:33 AM
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: null.exePub: Subconscious Games
    Windows

    A stranger calls at 3:33 AM. They know your name. Choose your words carefully in this fully voiced psychological horror game.

    Why similar: Thriller 26.4%, Horror 24.5%, Choices Matter 10%, Mystery 9.8%, Dark 9.1%

  42. #42 Tiny Rails
    75% matchMostly Positive73% of 706 reviews2018
    Dev: Trophy Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 98%

    Tiny Rails is a relaxing train management adventure. Travel across an immersive and meticulously crafted pixel world. Collect hundreds of beautiful cars, each with their own set of stats, to create your own unique multi-car masterpiece!

    Why similar: Trains 42.5%, Inventory Management 18%, Resource Management 13.2%, Management 9%, Retro 5.2%

  43. #43 Anomalous Railroad Crossing
    71% matchPositive86% of 49 reviews2025
    Dev: Liner Studio
    Windows

    "Anomalous Railroad Crossing" is an escape game where you search for strange happenings, set at Japan's most famous railroad crossing. - You suddenly realize that you're standing on a road leading to a railroad crossing with an ocean view. Escape from a world invaded by strange happenings!

    Why similar: Trains 37.3%, Thriller 21.9%, Horror 14.9%, Dark 7.2%, Choices Matter 6.8%

  44. #44 The Test: Hypothesis Rising
    71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,928 reviews2020
    Dev: Randumb Studios
    Windows
    Median: 48 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 41%

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    Why similar: Investigation 16.2%, Detective 14.5%, Horror 13.5%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%

  45. #45 APARTMENT 001
    70% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Pythonidae Studio
    Windows

    You awaken inside an unknown facility and must explore its mysterious spaces in order to recover your lost memories. Gather clues, follow the records and procedures left behind by the Bureau, and overcome the threatening anomalies that stand in your way.

    Why similar: Thriller 33.7%, Horror 23.5%, Dark 13.4%, Multiple Endings 11%, Choices Matter 9.8%

  46. #46 Is There a Way?
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: SS GC Omnipotens
    Windows · Mac

    USSR, 1952. A psychological thriller visual novel about the still-unsolved Case No. 17, inspired by real events. Search for the murderer inside a Soviet psychiatric hospital, make choices with irreversible consequences — and don’t trust the past. Don’t trust anyone. Not even yourself.

    Why similar: Thriller 25.4%, Investigation 16%, Detective 14.7%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Multiple Endings 11.4%

  47. #47 Rosie
    69% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
    Dev: justwatchgames
    Windows

    Rosie is a Choose Your Own Adventure Horror experience that takes place inside a series of pop up books.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.6%, Horror 20.3%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Investigation 10.4%, Multiple Endings 10.4%

  48. #48 Bad Omens: 8th Apartment
    69% matchVery Positive89% of 74 reviews2024
    Dev: Neon Flamingo Games
    Windows

    You play as a student named Lisa, who has just moved in with her university friend. But instead of a carefree student life, Lisa faces events full of despair and fear when she is left alone in her apartment number 8...

    Why similar: Thriller 25.9%, Horror 15.3%, Multiple Endings 15%, Investigation 11.4%, Choices Matter 10.4%

  49. #49 STAY
    72% matchMixed68% of 569 reviews2018
    Dev: Appnormals Team
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    Award-winning, innovative puzzle-adventure. By communicating through your PC, you must help a kidnapped man escape captivity - in real-time. While you sleep, he is alone. When you return to your PC he has hope. Your encouragement and advice will be the difference between his salvation or despair.

    Why similar: Thriller 26.4%, Choices Matter 16.4%, Horror 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Multiple Endings 10.1%

  50. #50 Portens
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Hypnos TeamPub: Farmear Games
    Windows

    Portens is a first-person survival horror game based on the urban legends of Buenos Aires. Set at Pasco 2100, an abandoned Line A subway station. Explore its corridors, manage your resources to survive, solve the mysteries it hides, and escape the threats lurking inside.

    Why similar: Trains 28.4%, Thriller 19.8%, Inventory Management 18%, Horror 11.7%, Investigation 10.7%

  51. #51 THRESHOLD
    67% matchVery Positive85% of 1,295 reviews2024
    Dev: Julien EveilléPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
    Windows
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    In a lonely station atop a mountain, a train rumbles its precious cargo to places unknown. Now is your shift. Keep the pace. Uncover a mystery. Fight for your last breath. The air is thin up here.

    Why similar: Thriller 21.8%, Horror 16.7%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Dark 10.6%

  52. #52 The Sin Of Fabien
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Darkvein Studio
    Windows

    Maybe you didn’t do it… but you watched. The Sin of Fabien is a psychological horror experience woven around guilt, denial, and silence, where every choice reshapes the world and the story. Each decision brings you closer to the truth… or pulls you further away from it forever.

    Why similar: Thriller 27.7%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Dark 11.7%, Emotional 8.9%

  53. #53 The Signifier Director's Cut
    70% matchMostly Positive79% of 344 reviews2020
    Dev: PlaymestudioPub: Raw Fury
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    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: Thriller 26.5%, Investigation 17.7%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Emotional 10.8%

  54. #54 Murder in Crayontopia
    67% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
    Dev: Purple Basil Games
    Windows · Linux

    Grab your crayons and delve into the world of Crayontopia in this murder mystery visual novel. Become an adept or inept detective as you gather evidence, get to know your fellow crayon-lovers, and seek to uncover the colorful secrets behind the murders that plague this seemingly perfect world.

    Why similar: Investigation 17.3%, Detective 16%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Emotional 11.2%

  55. #55 DESOLATIUM
    68% 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: Thriller 18.4%, Detective 14.3%, Horror 13%, Investigation 11.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%

  56. #56 Abscission
    67% matchVery Positive94% of 117 reviews2023
    Dev: Beyond Booleans
    Windows

    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 20.2%, Horror 18.9%, Choices Matter 16.6%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, Investigation 12.7%

  57. #57 Tale of Serendipity
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Criminal Makers
    Windows

    Tale of serendipity is a third person survival horror with multiple endings, in which the search of your lost feline will make you question yourself the limits of reality and obsession When facing danger is not an option, the only thing left is survive.

    Why similar: Thriller 29.3%, Investigation 16.2%, Horror 14.6%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Multiple Endings 11.1%

  58. #58 Camp Whittlewood
    66% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: NickSchemes
    Windows

    Camp Whittlewood is an old-school horror RPG. You've been dropped off for a weekend of outdoor fun, but soon find bullies are the least of your problems when a twisted campfire story begins to come true.

    Why similar: Thriller 23.8%, Horror 20.8%, Choices Matter 17.1%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Adventure 10.5%

  59. #59 project; VIRAI: DOOMER’s LIFE ESCAPE
    66% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: RIKANIMATION
    Windows · Mac

    You play as Hicha — a shut-in girl whose only reason to live is her virtual avatar, Virai. Help her escape the depressive nightmare before it consumes her completely.

    Why similar: Thriller 21.6%, Horror 15.4%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Management 9.4%

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