60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Atmospheric, Singleplayer, Story Rich.
In an ancient riad once used as the base of a spy network, retrace the events and people tied to a forgotten tragedy. Your weapon? Names. Find them, write them, become them. This game was created by students from the video game school ISART Digital as part of their final-year project.
The Red Pearls Of Borneo
A detective noir puzzle deduction game. Explore a non-linear timeline as a clairvoyant investigator in 1941 Borneo. Jump between time and locations to uncover motives and discover what truly happened in the Goodwill tobacco plantation that fateful night on the eve of the WW2 Japanese invasion.
13:ORIGIN - Prologue
13: Origin is a web of clues that you must follow and not miss, as in most room escape/puzzle games. As you untie each knotted loop, you will realize how long and endless the thread you hold on to the end is.
A detective noir puzzle deduction game. Explore a non-linear timeline as a clairvoyant investigator in 1941 Borneo. Jump between time and locations to uncover motives and discover what truly happened in the Goodwill tobacco plantation that fateful night on the eve of the WW2 Japanese invasion.
Why similar: Puzzle 32.2%, World War II 19.7% ★, Adventure 16%, Stylized 10.7%, Story Rich 9.5%
13: Origin is a web of clues that you must follow and not miss, as in most room escape/puzzle games. As you untie each knotted loop, you will realize how long and endless the thread you hold on to the end is.
Why similar: Puzzle 18%, Logic 13.5%, Thriller 12.2%, Exploration 11.7%, First-Person 10.8%
The NADI Project it is a free-to-play, first person graphic adventure, in which you will face various obstacles to escape from your destiny.
Why similar: First-Person 21.6%, Adventure 21.3%, Exploration 19.1%, Mystery 13.5%, Indie 8.5%
Some stories are better left in the dark. But some will find you. In Riese, echoes don’t always answer the same. A narrative FPP/VR experience about a past that refuses to stay silent.
Why similar: World War II 19.6% ★, Logic 18.1%, Puzzle 13.3%, Thriller 12.3%, Mystery 10.4%
«Undying Symphony» tells a story about challenges that Leningrad people faced during the Siege and shows us one of the most tragic episodes of Leningrad history
Why similar: World War II 55.7% ★, Story Rich 11.6%, Adventure 10.5%, Atmospheric 6.5%, Hidden Object 6.5%
The Light in the Darkness tells the story of a working-class family of Polish Jews in France during the Holocaust. It is the first videogame to portray the Holocaust, releasing free for educational purposes.
Why similar: World War II 53.1% ★, Adventure 24.3%, Emotional 12.7%, Indie 8.6%, Singleplayer 1.2%
What Never Was is a short, story-driven first-person game focused on exploration and puzzle-solving about Sarah, having to shoulder the arduous task of clearing out her grandfathers attic, and soon finds that not everything about the attic is what it seems.
Why similar: Puzzle 24.6%, Mystery 13.4%, First-Person 13.2%, Exploration 11.5%, Adventure 11.5%
A short find it game that helps you make sense of a tragic accident as you uncover a piece of the story with each item found.
Why similar: First-Person 18.4%, Hidden Object 18%, Emotional 15.1%, Story Rich 14%, Female Protagonist 11.8%
Disorganized and alone, a woman finds herself crafting new glasses in order to look at her own home with different shaded views. I won’t forget Hue is a psychedelic thriller experience. You’ll go searching for new lenses, try to figure out what is happening to her home and why she is all alone.
Why similar: Exploration 17.6%, First-Person 15.3%, Stylized 14.8%, Hidden Object 14%, Adventure 12.8%
Where We Went is a narrative driven puzzle game. Step into the role of a mysterious character that can control ancient guardians to solve puzzles. Uncover the story behind your visit to the tomb and the reason for its existence!
Why similar: Puzzle 26.3%, Mystery 17%, Adventure 14.8%, Exploration 10.8%, Emotional 8.7%
Intruder In Antiquonia is a narrative mystery adventure that will immerse you in the Internet-hostile town of Antiquonia. Sarah does not remember who she is and how she got there. Help her solve the mysteries of her past while exploring beautiful hand-drawn environments.
Why similar: Puzzle 21.1%, Mystery 16.6%, Exploration 13.9%, Adventure 10.3%, Hidden Object 10%
Marie's Room is a short story exploration game about an unconventional friendship between two classmates. You play as Kelsey, remembering Marie's room as it was twenty years ago. But something’s off. What happened to Marie?
Why similar: Exploration 15.9%, Story Rich 15.3%, First-Person 13.8%, Mystery 11.7%, Puzzle 10.2%
Forgotten Hope is a short, single-player narrative-driven video game presented through the eyes of a teenage girl who is trying to reconnect with her past to find answers.
Why similar: Exploration 22.7%, First-Person 22.4%, Story Rich 12.9%, Mystery 11.6%, Female Protagonist 9.5%
Blackhaven is a first-person narrative game that follows Kendra Turner, a college intern at Blackhaven Hall, a historic mansion burned during the American Revolution. Working alone on a holiday, Kendra uncovers a trail of secrets and misdeeds that spans centuries and may determine her future.
Why similar: Exploration 22.6%, Mystery 22.2%, First-Person 17.1%, Story Rich 14.4%, Female Protagonist 8%
Explore the shifting manor of the enigmatic Henri Villemaine and uncover the truth behind his family’s sudden disappearance. Bend reality to recreate the scenes from his diary and expose long-buried secrets. What if your role in this case went beyond that of a simple investigator?
Why similar: Logic 35.8%, Puzzle 24.4%, Mystery 17.7%, First-Person 10.9%, Emotional 6.7%
THANATOS is a first-person psychological horror mystery game that involves finding clues, solving puzzles, and uncovering secrets to prevent a friend from taking their own life.
Why similar: Puzzle 29.9%, Adventure 23.1%, Exploration 20.4%, First-Person 19.1%, Story Rich 6.8%
Step onto the stage in Forgetmenots, a story-driven puzzle adventure where memories take center stage. Explore a theatrical world that unfolds like a live performance, solving puzzles in a whimsical yet bittersweet journey about loss and remembrance.
Why similar: Puzzle 39%, Story Rich 22%, Emotional 14.3%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Indie 6.3%
Delve into a troubled student's mind as his grip on reality unravels . . .
Embark on a quest for identity through time, as you piece together the puzzle of two lives.
Why similar: Puzzle 23.3%, Mystery 17.3%, Exploration 16.9%, Adventure 11.8%, Story Rich 10%
Attentat 1942 is a historically-accurate adventure about World War 2. Face moral dilemmas and existential struggles as you uncover the troubled past of your family.
Why similar: World War II 42.2% ★, Hidden Object 12.3%, Story Rich 10.4%, Stylized 10.3%, Emotional 9.2%
Torn Away is an award winning interactive story with a unique blend of adventure games, side-scrollers, and cinematic first-person levels. Help little Asya find her way home in the middle of war.
Why similar: World War II 33.5% ★, Exploration 12.1%, Adventure 9.6%, Hidden Object 9.2%, Story Rich 9%
The Academy is a puzzle-packed adventure set in a school filled with mystery. Leave your mark on Arbor's Academy and find out why it only welcomes the best and the brightest.
Why similar: Puzzle 37.4%, Mystery 29.1%, Adventure 18.6%, Story Rich 13%, Singleplayer 1.8%
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: Mystery 33%, Story Rich 14.7%, Exploration 14.1%, Adventure 12.5%, Female Protagonist 12.4%
Explore a vast, mysterious castle riddled with secret rooms and challenging puzzles in this award-winning puzzle adventure.
Why similar: Immersive 21.7% ★, Logic 18.8%, Puzzle 11.8%, Mystery 8.4%, First-Person 7.6%
The Occupation is a fixed-time, investigative thriller set in North West England on Saturday 24th October, 1987.
Why similar: Thriller 18.4%, Puzzle 15.3%, Mystery 14.4%, First-Person 12.7%, Adventure 8.9%
Vanished is an immersive, first-person puzzle adventure where an encroaching fog of forgetfulness which has robbed everyone at the Great Centers of Islamic Science of their memories and you must now battle against a mysterious foe to reclaim memory, history, and purpose.
Why similar: Logic 27.4%, Puzzle 22.5%, Exploration 20.2%, Mystery 10.1%, Stylized 8%
Room 40 is a puzzle game about learning to decipher and decode secret messages. Learn to break various methods of encryption used throughout history. Starting with basic methods used in ancient Greece and the advancement of these methods all the way through to complex ciphers used in WWII.
Why similar: Puzzle 54.2%, Indie 31.5%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Singleplayer 1.9%
Rhome is a first-person dark atmospheric exploration game made by students at SMU Guildhall. Players navigate an increasingly chaotic and psychologically unnerving environment to reveal the fate of Hailey Rhome. Proceeds from your purchase on Steam go to support student development.
Why similar: Adventure 46.9%, Indie 32.4%, Exploration 10.1%, First-Person 6.7%, Atmospheric 3.8%
A mystery visual novel about six students forced to play a 12-hour long killing game.
Why similar: Puzzle 30.2%, Mystery 24.1%, Adventure 15.7%, Stylized 14.2%, Emotional 10.9%
Virtual group - PLAVE doujin game, set against the backdrop of winter school ghost stories. Experience the Night Patrol Rules of the Seven Mysteries through the eyes of all five band members, uncovering the unsettling truth hidden behind the mystery through your investigation and choices.
Why similar: Puzzle 38.1%, Exploration 23.3%, Mystery 20%, Adventure 17.8%, Singleplayer 0.8%
In this game, you can watch as 7 protagonists come to a crossroad, facing their own destiny. You will witness their own choices and the blood-splattering consequence they have on one another. There is no way out except to plunge them into the abyss...
Why similar: Exploration 23.3%, Puzzle 18.6%, Adventure 17.9%, Story Rich 15.1%, Mystery 11%
Embark on a journey of discovery and inspiration in The Search - a story-driven puzzle-adventure set in a mysterious world where art comes to life!
Why similar: Puzzle 19.7%, Exploration 15.6%, First-Person 14%, Hidden Object 12.2%, Mystery 11.1%
A woman alone in a house. A mystery and a love story. Explore the present to uncover the past, in a short story of love and loss and a life well-lived. A narrative exploration game that examines a world where memories are constantly fading and jumbled.
Why similar: Exploration 19.2%, Mystery 15.7%, First-Person 14.3%, Stylized 13.3%, Adventure 11.6%
Inua is a narrative game in which three protagonists have their destinies intertwined decades apart in the same locations in the far north. Explore each era, collect ideas and manipulate their minds to change the course of history.
Why similar: Puzzle 16.8%, Mystery 16.5%, Stylized 16.1%, Hidden Object 14.2%, Adventure 12.3%
Disembodied souls linger in this old estate. To each one, utter their name.
Why similar: Puzzle 29.3%, Mystery 25.9%, Story Rich 11%, Adventure 10.6%, Female Protagonist 10.2%
Germany, 1956. The war is over, but justice is not served. Former Nazis walk free, while their victims lie in unmarked graves. As a prosecutor, you'll unearth long-buried evidence, confront witnesses and hunt down perpetrators. Will you have the courage to bring these "ordinary men" to court?
Why similar: Puzzle 30.4%, First-Person 17.3%, Adventure 17%, Mystery 12.7%, Female Protagonist 11.4%
Explore the haunted halls of the infamous Atlas Theater, a 1940’s era movie palace that played host to a shocking Hollywood tragedy. Solve intricate puzzles, discover startling artifacts, and evade sinister forces to uncover the twisted truth behind the theater’s dark history.
Why similar: Puzzle 25.1%, Mystery 19.4%, Exploration 16.5%, First-Person 15.7%, Adventure 11.8%
Use a special video camera that can rewind time to explore memories of the past in TAPE: Unveil the Memories, a first-person narrative mystery adventure set in 1990s Northern Spain.
Why similar: Thriller 36.9%, Story Rich 15.2%, Adventure 14.7%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Atmospheric 9.1%
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: Immersive 39.6% ★, Exploration 12.1%, First-Person 11.7%, Mystery 10.8%, Stylized 9.8%
35 dead students, dozens of silenced parents, and one police coverup later you decide it's time to take matters into your own hands. You descend into the depths of your high school to figure out what really happened to your classmates.
Why similar: Puzzle 32.3%, Exploration 26.1%, First-Person 17.1%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Emotional 5.1%
The End of the World and Her Room is a short, free point-and-click puzzle game. This is a quiet and fleeting story: in the final moments, inside her room, you observe the surroundings, search for clues, unlock her phone’s password, and slowly understand the traces the world has left behind.
Why similar: Puzzle 45.2%, Exploration 32%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Emotional 8%, Indie 3.6%
A narrative AVG focused on everyday mysteries from the lives of elementary school students. The two protagonists encounter ordinary yet unusual incidents at school, and through investigation and deduction, players uncover the truth together with them.
Why similar: Mystery 25.3%, Adventure 22.7%, Puzzle 14.9%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Exploration 8.3%
A thrilling first-person action-stealth game. Play as Dana, the inventor thief, and use your gadgets to fulfill your task; retrieving a special artifact from a private art collection in a mysterious palazzo.
Why similar: Adventure 41.3%, First-Person 33.1%, Indie 17.7%, Female Protagonist 6.4%, Singleplayer 1.5%
The stage is set. Imagine an old baroque manor, perhaps a hotel or a museum, somewhere in central Europe. A woman wanders in search of answers.
Why similar: Puzzle 30.7%, Exploration 14.8%, Mystery 13.9%, Adventure 13.7%, Stylized 12.4%
Don't Let Me Fade is an interactive adventure about memory, identity, and loss. Piece together fragments of a life - even if a simple teddy bear is the last symbol of connection to oneself in a world without time.
Why similar: Adventure 36.6%, Emotional 12%, Indie 11.9%, Puzzle 11.5%, Story Rich 10%
NaissanceE is an obscure and magical first person exploration game, a philosophical trip and an artistic experience. The adventure takes place in a primitive mysterious structure and the game mainly consists to explore and feel the deep and strong ambiance of this atemporal world.
Why similar: Exploration 30%, First-Person 19.6%, Puzzle 17.3%, Adventure 11.3%, Indie 10.2%
Embark on a mission to unveil the truth behind a missing daughter case. Utilize the search engine to gather clues and uncover the dark secrets of TempleTech. Experience a suspenseful journey through the eyes of Hazel.
Why similar: Puzzle 18%, Mystery 14.7%, First-Person 14.1%, Exploration 12.8%, Stylized 9.7%
One apartment, many stories: Witness turning points in the lives of the inhabitants of an apartment in Berlin over the course of a whole century.
Why similar: First-Person 18.7%, Mystery 16.8%, Exploration 15.5%, Stylized 14.2%, Story Rich 9.8%
The Timeless Child is a 2-player puzzle-adventure coop game with first-person view. Embark on a journey, through time and space, to save Emily Wells from her endless temporal jail.
Why similar: Logic 25.8%, Puzzle 16.1%, Exploration 11.4%, First-Person 11.2%, Hidden Object 9.1%
Explore an unknown and abandoned world. Each step, each puzzle, brings you closer to discovering the history and secrets of a lost civilization. Can you find the light?
Why similar: Immersive 36.3% ★, Mystery 12.3%, Puzzle 11%, Stylized 10.4%, Exploration 7.9%
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Mystery 40.3%, Adventure 21.4%, Female Protagonist 15%, Story Rich 12.7%, Indie 9.6%
"Hold Me Still" is a point-and-click puzzle mystery game where you investigate your friend's disappearance by exploring their house, collecting clues, solving puzzles, and uncovering the truth.
Why similar: Puzzle 27.6%, Adventure 16.9%, Exploration 16.1%, Hidden Object 12.3%, Mystery 10.2%
Havsala is an investigative puzzle game with rich storytelling full of historical references and mysticism. Search the room for the clues left behind by the previous reincarnations of a single soul, solve the puzzles and unravel the mystery.
Why similar: Puzzle 27.5%, Stylized 18.4%, Hidden Object 15.1%, Adventure 11%, Story Rich 9.8%
Lake Ridden is a story-driven, first-person puzzle game! A cozy supernatural adventure where you unravel a mysterious past, trying to find your sister. Luckily, you are not alone...
Why similar: Puzzle 32.5%, Adventure 24.6%, Indie 16%, Mystery 13.4%, Female Protagonist 7.6%
Uncover secrets, experience history, solve puzzles and understand one another. Immerse yourself and explore a surreal and colorful world in this short, first-person adventure.
Why similar: Puzzle 28.2%, Exploration 19.6%, Adventure 15.8%, First-Person 14.9%, Stylized 13.3%
A short lore exploration puzzle game inspired by walking simulators such as Gone Home, Dear Esther, and Layers of Fear.
Why similar: Puzzle 25.4%, Exploration 18%, First-Person 16.2%, Hidden Object 14.4%, Adventure 12.7%
The Honours Project is an autobiographical walking simulator. Enjoy a narrative experience, adventuring through dream-like levels, solving an occasional puzzle and listening to the dark and sometimes comical dialogue that acts as a commentary about being a student and game development.
Why similar: Stylized 22.1%, First-Person 21.6%, Adventure 19.1%, Story Rich 18.1%, Atmospheric 6.6%
ALTER EGO is a 2D point-and-click narrative-based adventure game featuring psychological elements. Explore two levels with atmospheric environments, solve puzzles, and use your inventory items to uncover the mystery behind Reese and Winona’s relationship, and find the real culprit—if there is one.
Why similar: Puzzle 31.7%, Thriller 20.3%, Mystery 17.4%, Story Rich 13.4%, Female Protagonist 11.2%
In this game, you’ll encounter puzzles which require you to use your environment in order to solve them. Take note of every detail, they can help you in uncovering Sofia’s story.
Why similar: Puzzle 34.8%, Stylized 15.6%, Story Rich 15.4%, Mystery 9%, Female Protagonist 8.2%
Blackthorne's Manor is a first-person mystery thriller, where logic, puzzles, and the supernatural collide. Search for your missing friend, uncover the secrets of Blackthorne Manor, and escape before the house claims you too.
Why similar: Puzzle 22.7%, Adventure 16.9%, Exploration 16.2%, First-Person 12.5%, Hidden Object 11.5%
