
Put on your detective hat, and get ready for the mystery of a lifetime. Embark on a plot-driven, walking simulator-puzzle video game with an amazing plot and surprise ending.
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Puzzle, Exploration, Mystery, First-Person.

Put on your detective hat, and get ready for the mystery of a lifetime. Embark on a plot-driven, walking simulator-puzzle video game with an amazing plot and surprise ending.

Chronos Experiment
Uncover dark secrets in this atmospheric puzzle-adventure game. Solve challenging logic puzzles, explore mysterious rooms, and reactivate forgotten systems to escape an abandoned underground laboratory. Will you uncover the truth or become part of an endless experiment?

The Imagined Leviathan: Prologue
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.
Uncover dark secrets in this atmospheric puzzle-adventure game. Solve challenging logic puzzles, explore mysterious rooms, and reactivate forgotten systems to escape an abandoned underground laboratory. Will you uncover the truth or become part of an endless experiment?
Why similar: Detective 18.8%, Hidden Object 15.6%, Narration 12.5%, Mystery 10.5%, Realistic 10.3%
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: Detective 18.2%, Walking Simulator 16.3%, Mystery 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Point & Click 8.4%
After You is a narrative game with puzzles, but it is not an easy game, here you will not have indicators or tutorials, nor can you save when you want. In After You you need to put all your attention and use paper and pencil to move forward, if you're looking for an easy game, this is not your game.
Why similar: Narration 16.5%, Walking Simulator 14.6%, Detective 13.5%, Hidden Object 12.7%, Point & Click 8.1%
Investigate a missing content creator in an abandoned kampong in this atmospheric horror game. Explore haunted ruins, uncover dark secrets, and evade the lurking presence of the Pontianak. Will you uncover the truth or become part of the legend?
Why similar: Detective 18.9%, Walking Simulator 18.5%, Hidden Object 15.6%, Puzzle 7.5%, Realistic 7%
The Puzzler is a first-person escape room style puzzle game where you must solve challenging puzzles using a unique spell-casting system.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.7%, Hidden Object 15.9%, Detective 13.9%, Puzzle 9.5%, Realistic 8.8%
A first-person horror puzzle game set in a surreal brutalist prison. Walk, jump, crouch, pick up objects, and interact with the environment as you solve puzzles and evade a stalker. Designed for a one-hour completion — a compact horror experience for the price of a coffee.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.5%, Hidden Object 15.7%, Cinematic 11.8%, Puzzle 9.5%, Realistic 8%
Wander through dark corridors, look into abandoned editing rooms, penetrate dusty archives and uncover the secrets of the movie studio and its employees. Collect puzzle pieces: Study notes, letters, photos, listen to audio recordings to understand what happened on the set of the cursed movie.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.5%, Detective 15.8%, Hidden Object 15.3%, Realistic 9.2%, Puzzle 8.9%
"What happened to Kate" is a gripping puzzle adventure set in a mysteriously silent home. Unravel your coworker's disappearance through challenging puzzles. Delve into the depths of mystery and discover what lies within the quiet.
Why similar: Hidden Object 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Cinematic 11.9%, Point & Click 11.4%, Detective 10.6%
A lavish dinner. A locked room. And a truth no one wants you to uncover. Meal: Mystery Escape Room is a cinematic puzzle adventure where every solved clue pulls you deeper into a web of secrets. Unravel an unforgettable night through story-driven escape-room challenges.
Why similar: Detective 20.4%, Walking Simulator 16.7%, Hidden Object 15.5%, Point & Click 9.5%, Puzzle 7.6%
"Tempter" is a suspenseful first-person horror game that shows how humans can be even more dangerous than demons when they gain power. It centers on the struggle to save one's soul against a demon after breaking a pact.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.2%, Hidden Object 14.5%, Narration 13.8%, Visual Novel 8.6%, Realistic 7.9%
You have been kidnapped and you find yourself trapped in an unknown house. In this escape room with a dark setting, you will have to solve different puzzles to get out of there. Will you be able to escape and survive?
Why similar: Hidden Object 13.5%, Walking Simulator 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%, Point & Click 9.3%, Cinematic 8.4%
In Ego, you travel through your mental palace to solve puzzles and unlock long-forgotten memories.
Why similar: Detective 14.2%, Mystery 13.1%, Hidden Object 13.1%, Clicker 11.1%, Point & Click 10.5%
You are stuck in the infinite floors of an eerie Indian school, keep moving, identify every anomaly you see, and reach the 0th floor to finally escape the loop in this Exit-8 style game.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23%, Hidden Object 21.4%, Puzzle 9.8%, Realistic 8.7%, Exploration 8.4%
An exploration-driven mystery set on quarantined Scottish islands, where you investigate abandoned settlements, uncover hidden clues, and reveal the truth behind a decades-old government seal.
Why similar: Detective 20.1%, Mystery 17.4%, Walking Simulator 14.4%, Puzzle 8.3%, Adventure 8.1%
Immerse yourself in the atmospheric world of a first-person thriller. You will face a cunning criminal. Explore locations, solve puzzles, and try to escape the nightmare. But be careful: you can become not only the hunter but also the prey.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.4%, Detective 14.9%, Hidden Object 14.4%, Mystery 11.1%, Realistic 8.9%
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 19.7%, Detective 14.7%, Cinematic 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Point & Click 9.5%
A slow-burning psychological horror where the fear comes not from monsters, but from the unknown. Each step leads you back to the same room—familiar, yet subtly wrong. The silence weighs heavy, the air feels off, and the deeper you stare, the stronger the sense that something is staring back.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.3%, Hidden Object 15%, Cinematic 12.4%, Puzzle 9.1%, Realistic 8.5%
PROTOThYPE it's a short game experience that will allow you to discover the tormented love story of a young developer for a classmate.
Why similar: Narration 14.8%, Walking Simulator 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Mystery 11.3%, Point & Click 10.3%
It starts like any other late shift—quiet office, dull glow of the monitor, work dragging on. You think you’re alone. But then the screen flickers. A message pops up. Not from your team. Not from anyone you know. Suddenly the silence feels heavier. Something’s here. And it doesn’t want you to leave.
Why similar: Hidden Object 14.4%, Narration 13.5%, Walking Simulator 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Mystery 8.7%
Immerse yourself in a chilling nightmare where the darkest corners of the past come to life to haunt you. This is a tense first-person psychological horror game that transports you to the heart of an abandoned police station. .
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.9%, Detective 16.4%, Hidden Object 15.3%, Realistic 9.7%, Puzzle 8.5%
A time-traveling killer is taking out the Gray family, one by one.
Why similar: Hidden Object 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Detective 14.7%, Point & Click 13.3%, Puzzle 8.9%
Solve a murder mystery set in the White Mountains of New Hampshire in this stand-alone detective game. Can you find Lord Russell Gallant’s treasure before it’s too late? The 6th game in the Murder Is Game Over franchise, Murder Is Game Over games can be played in any order.
Why similar: Detective 29.3%, Walking Simulator 15.7%, Mystery 15.3%, Narration 12%, Point & Click 9.9%
As a legendary thief, your next assignment lures you into a grand and lavish mansion. There you find a series of puzzle boxes, designed for an unknown purpose. What should have been a quick in-and-out, gradually turns into your own harrowing struggle for freedom and answers.
Why similar: Mystery 18.1%, Puzzle 14%, Point & Click 13.9%, Hidden Object 13.6%, Clicker 7.5%
Something dangerous prowls the streets... Can you find out what's targeting young men in Paris?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16%, Detective 15.5%, Hidden Object 13%, Point & Click 12.7%, Adventure 8.7%
Pendle Tower was once a lavish high-rise hotel, but a new renovation has awakened a long-dormant secret within its foreboding halls.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Detective 15.5%, Hidden Object 14.4%, Point & Click 12.4%, Puzzle 8.5%
A tough year has put a damper on your town’s holiday cheer. With Christmas just around the corner, it’s up to you and a jolly cab driver named Nick to help townspeople in need and share the true meaning of Christmas with one and all!
Why similar: Detective 18.8%, Hidden Object 18.3%, Point & Click 14.5%, Narration 11%, Puzzle 9.7%
After a difficult journey, Ada officially became a detective. This disappearance commission seemed extraordinary. During the exploration of the ancient castle, it seemed that a series of strange events also surfaced...
Why similar: Detective 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Mystery 14%, Point & Click 13.9%, Hidden Object 10.9%
Point-and-click adventure game filled with unique puzzles and atmospheric exploration. Journey deep underground into a mysterious forgotten place and uncover the secrets hidden within.
Why similar: Hidden Object 19.1%, Point & Click 15.5%, Narration 14.1%, Mystery 13.7%, Puzzle 10.1%
The jolly party of Paul and his friends ends with a kidnapping. It turns out that they are locked in an abandoned factory by some maniac who decided to play a deadly game with them. Will they be able to solve all the riddles and escape from this dark place?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.9%, Detective 16.9%, Hidden Object 15.6%, Point & Click 12.9%, Puzzle 9.1%
A gripping point-and-click adventure – inspired by the real treasure hunt on Oak Island in Nova Scotia, Canada. Unravel a web of murder, myth, and forgotten history. Some secrets are better left buried.
Why similar: Detective 19.4%, Mystery 17.3%, Point & Click 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Narration 9.9%
The End of the Sun: Prologue is a first-person, story-driven mystery adventure set in a Slavic fantasy world. As the ashter, a sage sorcerer gifted with the ability to travel in time, you come to a mysterious village where the line between myth and reality begins to fade perilously.
Why similar: Detective 20.7%, Walking Simulator 16%, Mystery 12.7%, Narration 12.5%, Point & Click 7.8%
After a terrible accident, you wake to find yourself in another realm! A dangerous entity threatens to destroy the constructs of time itself, taking humanity into darkness along with it! Do you have what it takes to save the world before it’s too late?
Why similar: Hidden Object 18.5%, Detective 18.4%, Cinematic 16%, Narration 11.8%, Puzzle 9.9%
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 22.6%, Cinematic 13.6%, Mystery 13%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Hidden Object 9.8%
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: Hidden Object 17.7%, Mystery 17%, Point & Click 13.2%, Cinematic 11.9%, Puzzle 11%
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: Walking Simulator 17.1%, Detective 15.4%, Hidden Object 13.3%, Cinematic 12.2%, Mystery 8.5%
An urgent message brings a world-renowned detective to a New York City engulfed in flames, but the deadly infernos are just the beginning!
Why similar: Detective 20.8%, Hidden Object 19.9%, Narration 13.3%, Puzzle 10.6%, Mystery 10.4%
A detective meets a mysterious stranger in her first case!
Why similar: Detective 22%, Hidden Object 17.4%, Point & Click 15.1%, Puzzle 10.5%, Adventure 7.8%
Step into the role of a pilgrim in Chinese-style rooms blending culture and puzzles. Explore ancient temples and studies, experiencing the poetic ambiance and Zen spirit of Chinese art while uncovering hidden mysteries. A must-try for puzzle lovers and fans of Chinese culture!
Why similar: Hidden Object 20.3%, Point & Click 16.1%, Mystery 15.5%, Puzzle 13.8%, Realistic 8.8%
Step into the shoes of a detective in the first realistic VR investigation game! Explore 1980s New Orleans and solve a captivating murder mystery. Interrogate suspects, each with their own motives, and use your deduction skills to reconstruct the events and reach a conclusive resolution.
Why similar: Detective 19.7%, Walking Simulator 15.8%, Narration 11.5%, Cinematic 10.7%, Realistic 8.7%
Explore areas, collect hidden objects and take in your surroundings. You will need all of your puzzle solving skills to put together a plan to make your way through the island of Camp Enigma, solving riddles and down the many paths of mystery.
Why similar: Detective 19.4%, Hidden Object 12.6%, Mystery 12.3%, Cinematic 10.3%, Point & Click 10.2%
Enter a small town filled with mysteries to help Andrew Connor solve one of his own. Work your way through the past and help put it, and the people involved, to rest for good. Just remember to be careful, danger could be hidden around any corner.
Why similar: Detective 23.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Narration 13.8%, Point & Click 13.2%, Exploration 8.1%
Love has conquered evil: the reign of King Illeon is over, yet danger lurks in the shadows. Will you shape the destiny of the kingdom, or let chaos reign?
Why similar: Detective 19.6%, Hidden Object 16.8%, Narration 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Point & Click 10.6%
A first-person narrative adventure set in a dystopian future. Advance through the futuristic OF-1 factory, solve puzzles, evade other androids, and uncover its hidden secrets.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.7%, Detective 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Clicker 12.2%, Point & Click 11.5%
Immerse yourself in a psychological thriller with narrative adventure elements and unsettling details. Join Detective Bennett on his final case and uncover dark secrets in a world where reality bends and sanity wavers.
Why similar: Detective 18%, Narration 17.1%, Mystery 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 10%, Cinematic 9.7%
You have ventured this far, now there is no turning back. Uncover the island’s dark history by travelling through crumbling caverns and mysterious laboratories, but be warned, some may not be too welcoming of your presence…
Why similar: Hidden Object 16.5%, Detective 16.4%, Point & Click 13.7%, Cinematic 11.8%, Puzzle 11.2%
When a long-forgotten race returns for an artifact capable of controlling the destiny of the know worlds, can you find the Spindle of Fate first and save the realms from destruction?
Why similar: Detective 18.9%, Hidden Object 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Narration 13.2%, Puzzle 9.5%
Virginia is a single-player first-person thriller set in a small town with a secret. Experience a missing person investigation through the eyes of graduate FBI agent Anne Tarver.
Why similar: Detective 21.5%, Walking Simulator 19.3%, Cinematic 13.1%, Mystery 12%, Interactive Fiction 7.7%
Will Laura figure out what is actually happening in this small rural town and close the case?
Why similar: Detective 26.1%, Hidden Object 20.7%, Point & Click 10.9%, Mystery 10%, Puzzle 8.5%
The world is being ravaged by a viral pandemic. In this escape room, you will assume the role of an investigative journalist determined to uncover the origin of the outbreak. To achieve this, you will explore an animal research facility, find clues, and solve puzzles through immersive environments.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.8%, Hidden Object 12.6%, Cinematic 10.6%, Mystery 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%
Murder Mystery Stories is a digital detective game featuring 4 unique murder cases. Examine evidence, interrogate witnesses, and uncover the truth. Each case challenges your logic and observation skills in a gripping interactive experience.
Why similar: Detective 31.1%, Mystery 16.2%, Cinematic 11.6%, Realistic 9.5%, Visual Novel 8.4%
Explore a story-rich mystery in this atmospheric puzzle game. As a police officer, investigate the grand mansion of Dr. Wilfried Éric Herreshoff, uncover hidden compartments, solve challenging puzzles, and unravel the secrets of a dark family legacy.
Why similar: Detective 32.1%, Mystery 15.9%, Hidden Object 15.6%, Puzzle 12.1%, Atmospheric 6.4%
A first-person psychological horror game focused on observation, anomaly detection, and meaningful choices that lead to multiple endings inside a house filled with forgotten memories.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.1%, Narration 17%, Mystery 11.2%, Hidden Object 9%, Interactive Fiction 6.9%
A narrative social simulator set in a high school. Study, make friends, and live unforgettable moments where every decision matters.
Why similar: Detective 28.9%, Narration 18.8%, Hidden Object 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%, Puzzle 7.3%
Dark Memories is an episodic psychological horror game based on road thriller, slasher, and survival thriller genres. You are currently viewing the second episode of the Dark Memories anthology.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.6%, Detective 19.3%, Mystery 12.6%, Realistic 9.4%, Puzzle 8.7%
They left in a hurry — but not everything was packed away.
Why similar: Hidden Object 25%, Point & Click 14.2%, Cinematic 10%, Puzzle 9.6%, Realistic 7.1%
Uncover the truth behind the legendary fire that destroyed a university.
Why similar: Detective 19%, Hidden Object 16.3%, Point & Click 15%, Puzzle 10.2%, Adventure 9.6%
Investigate the country of Vera Cruz in this journalistic first-person adventure! Solve puzzles, take photos of clues and report news exposing the horrific truths behind General Galba and his bizarre government!
Why similar: Detective 23.9%, Walking Simulator 20.1%, Mystery 12%, Interactive Fiction 9%, Point & Click 8.3%
Enjoy the beautiful and extraordinary exhibits of the abandoned Wax Museum! Immerse yourself in a mystical detective story full of secrets and puzzles! The newest hidden object game.
Why similar: Hidden Object 26.3%, Detective 24.3%, Mystery 11.5%, Point & Click 10.1%, Puzzle 9.4%
Your plans to have a fun Halloween night in with your little sister quickly turn dark when she’s kidnapped by a nightmarish specter! With the line between your home and the supernatural world blurred, can you save her in time?
Why similar: Detective 17.6%, Hidden Object 17.3%, Point & Click 15.6%, Puzzle 10.7%, Adventure 9.4%
People are disappearing left and right in the Carrington Mansion. But who’s behind it, how are they doing it, and most importantly, what are they hiding?
Why similar: Detective 18.4%, Hidden Object 16.8%, Point & Click 15.2%, Puzzle 10.1%, Mystery 9.5%