- #1 La Llorona Wants Your Soul
97% matchMixed48% of 21 reviews2024
Dev: Focka Games
Windows
Join a group of young streamers traveling to the town of "San Juan de los Muertos" to find real evidence of the spirit of a tormented woman called "La Llorona," who haunts the villagers every night.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 23.5%, Lore-Rich 15.2%, Detective 13.6%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, Demons 8.3%
- #2 Who's Lila?
96% matchVery Positive95% of 3,610 reviews2022
Dev: Garage Heathen
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face
Why similar: Detective 19.8%, Lore-Rich 15.9%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Horror 10.2%, Visual Novel 8.5%
- #3 LIMINAL FEAR
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Silent Roar Games
Windows
LIMINAL FEAR: Are you ready for absolute terror? Step into the shoes of Detective Kevin Brooks, explore chilling environments, and uncover dark secrets that could change the world. You will be watched and hunted without realizing it... Your descent into madness begins now.
Why similar: Detective 21.6%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Horror 13.8%, Demons 9.9%, Exploration 9.1%
- #4 Agni: Village of Calamity
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Separuh InteractivePub: Wired Productions
Windows
Agni, a determined investigator from a covert Indonesian police unit who defied orders and ventures into a remote village despite ominous warnings. What begins as an unauthorized investigation quickly plunges Agni into a horrifying reality
Why similar: Detective 21.5%, Lore-Rich 19.6%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Horror 10.4%, Mystery 9%
- #5 Ezrebeth
94% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Tymedust Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ezrebeth is an old, bitter recluse who finds herself constantly invaded by her peculiar relatives during the winter holidays. Oh, and she's stuck in a time loop! Investigate, interview and cross-reference as you attempt to figure out what's going on in this surreal visual novel.
Why similar: Detective 25.5%, Lore-Rich 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Mystery 12%, Psychological Horror 10.7%
- #6 Spirit Eyes
94% match6 user reviews50% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: Jan Radtke
Windows
Spirit Eyes is a horror game in which, as an experienced exorcist, you take a contract to an abandoned house in Wyoming. Player must discover the type of ghost and try to get rid of it. As you try to communicate with the spirit, you will have to make choices that will affect the course of the game.
Why similar: Detective 17.7%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Horror 10.7%, Demons 9.6%, Exploration 8%
- #7 Lethal Ghosts
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Letalis Entertainment
Windows
Become a rookie investigator uncovering the truth behind supernatural entities. Gather evidence, identify each unique threat, and rise to become a demon exorcist. Every contract is unique thanks to deep customization and New Game+.
Why similar: Detective 27.1%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Horror 14.6%, Mystery 9.5%, Exploration 7.5%
- #8 Shanwen
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: FirstMove Studio
Windows
1990s: Windswept mining town Linshan, dependent on fading coal mines, worshipped a mountain god’s stele. After it cracked and oozed brown liquid, a strange illness spread. Lin Tianqing returned for his sick father, uneasy as the eerie town neared, having overheard whispers.
Why similar: Detective 21.3%, Lore-Rich 17.1%, Mystery 11.7%, Psychological Horror 10%, Visual Novel 8.4%
- #9 Town of Dusk
91% matchVery Positive87% of 71 reviews2023
Dev: 酱爆(Sauce Bomb)
Windows · Mac · Linux
Players will enter the Town of Dusk, built on the eve of Empire of Japan's defeat in World War II, along with other characters. Avoid being killed by other characters! Find the mastermind behind the scenes, unravel all the conspiracies, and uncover the truth! Ultimately escape the Town of Dusk!
Why similar: Detective 20.9%, Lore-Rich 20%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Mystery 12.9%, Visual Novel 8.9%
- #10 Delusions of a Lost Soul
91% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2022
Dev: FathomQuest Games
Windows · Linux
Play as Benjamin Farwell, a paranormal detective. Return to Lansinet Castle to solve puzzles, avoid traps, and free your partner's soul.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 21.4%, Detective 18.1%, Mystery 11.7%, Horror 11.5%, Demons 11.2%
- #11 After Lights Out
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: POQI STUDIO
Windows
After Lights Out is a first person psychological horror game. Players will explore a terrifying house that keeps changing in the dark. Use the lights to solve the puzzles and uncover the hidden truth in the room.
Why similar: Detective 29.7%, Psychological Horror 21.7%, Horror 15.5%, Mystery 13.3%, Puzzle 7.9%
- #12 KILLA
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Black Tangerine
Windows
KILLA is a 3D adventure mystery with multiple endings. Valhalla, our protagonist, seeks the killer of her mentor, a mentor she treasures like family, venturing to an unknown island. Discover the culprit on this enigmatic island and embark on a journey of revenge.
Why similar: Detective 18.9%, Lore-Rich 16.7%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Mystery 10.7%, Visual Novel 9.6%
- #13 Schrodinger's Catgirl
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spider Lily Studios LLC
Windows · Linux
[IS THE GIRL IN THE MANOR ALIVE OR DEAD?] Investigate an abandoned manor, gather evidence, and make choices that affect both the past and future in this mystery point-and-click adventure.
Why similar: Detective 24.1%, Horror 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Exploration 8.5%
- #14 Abnormal1999:SU - Unlocking the 4th Dimension
88% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: QZQ Studio
Windows
SU is a 2.5D deduction puzzle game. The submarine Nautilus suffers a mechanical failure during its voyage. Dr. Pierre investigates and finds anomalies in every area. Explore the deep blue depths, follow Dr. Pierre as he unravels the secrets of the Nautilus.
Why similar: Detective 27.9%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Mystery 13.1%, Puzzle 10.4%, Exploration 9.4%
- #15 사괴야행
87% matchPositive92% of 38 reviews2022
Dev: GeuktePub: Dreamforest Entertainment
Windows
Let's escape from the shrine to find the five beads sealed in the red box to avoid various goblins.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 24.5%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Mystery 13.4%, Horror 13.2%, Demons 12.1%
- #16 Beyond your Fear
86% match8 user reviews50% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: Vladyslav Fedorenko
Windows
Descend into an atmospheric, story-driven psychological horror game where the player must investigate a case, solve riddles, and make hard choices on the way to uncovering what lies beyond your fear.
Why similar: Detective 24.9%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Horror 10.6%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
- #17 The Bunnyman
86% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: CDG
Windows
The Bunnyman is a psychological survival horror. Police in Virginia has issued a public appeal to find a pregnant woman after reports of her missing. Her husband, a journalist is out to find her after the police search went cold. Something Evil is lurking...
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 26.1%, Demons 15.2%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Horror 13.3%, Puzzle 7.6%
- #18 The Coma 2B: Catacomb
84% matchMostly Positive74% of 599 reviews2024
Dev: Dvora Studio Co., Ltd.Pub: Headup
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 19.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The Coma 2B: Catacomb is a Korean survival horror adventure. It is the back story to the previous game, The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters, and a story bridge for the full series. You return as Youngho, the hero from The Coma 1, as you once again venture forth into the terrifying mirror dimension…
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 23.8%, Lore-Rich 17.6%, Psychological Horror 11%, Horror 10.5%, Mystery 10.2%
- #19 Silent Love
85% matchMostly Positive78% of 249 reviews2023
Dev: Weird Bunny
Windows
This is a terrorist decryption adventure game that took place in 1913.
Why similar: Detective 23.2%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Horror 14.3%, Mystery 13.7%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
- #20 爱人:Aijin
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 32 reviews2025
Dev: Mangolotis
Windows
"'Aijin' is a Chinese dreamcore psychological and survival horror game with multiple endings. you play as a student who has returned from the 'Lover Internet Addiction Treatment School.' After enduring severe psychological trauma, one day you discover the truth about 'Aijin' and your own identity...
Why similar: Detective 23.4%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Horror 15.7%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Choices Matter 10%
- #21 Parnitha: Patient 66
83% matchPositive84% of 25 reviews2025
Dev: Nick Jordan Games
Windows
A haunted house, whispers from the past, and a truth you were never meant to uncover. Psychological horror inspired by real locations in Greece.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 32.1%, Lore-Rich 17.6%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Horror 8.7%, Puzzle 6.9%
- #22 silkbulb test
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tim OxtonPub: oxblud
Windows
today was special
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 27.3%, Lore-Rich 17.7%, Horror 10.8%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Exploration 7%
- #23 鬼轉身
82% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: TwoTwo Studio
Windows
In the nightmare, you keep cycling through In the nightmare, you keep cycling through loops, each one marking a new beginning. Every character has their own purpose, and your choices will affect their outcomes. Can you uncover the truth of the story and dig up the buried mysteries?
Why similar: Detective 23.6%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Horror 14%, Mystery 13.8%, Visual Novel 8.9%
- #24 KHAMUT
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: maxgamer676Pub: Neferbit
Windows
A first person ritual horror where every puzzle you solve awakens the priest Khamut and tightens the curse on you.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.9%, Mystery Dungeon 21.6%, Horror 15.9%, Detective 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.4%
- #25 Cannibal Court
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Loomnorth Studios
Windows
Convince the cannibals not to eat you.
Why similar: Detective 21.3%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Choices Matter 13%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Lore-Rich 10.1%
- #26 Whisperwind
81% matchVery Positive93% of 91 reviews2021
Dev: Punx Studios
Windows
Whisperwind is a short psychological horror experience featuring puzzles, multiple endings, creepy ambience and deep storytelling.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 21.1%, Horror 15.2%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Exploration 8.8%, Action-Adventure 8.5%
- #27 In Winter: a new apartment
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BSZ
Windows
brothers move to a new residence, the apartment owner makes them live for free, but one of the brothers suspects that this man is bad. Live their lives, make fateful decisions, find the truth about the owner of the apartment and be careful people hide much more than they show
Why similar: Detective 21.3%, Horror 18.6%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Mystery 16%, Choices Matter 10.1%
- #28 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
78% matchVery Positive88% of 5,930 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Detective 18.8%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Mystery 14.4%, Horror 10.5%
- #29 Remedy for Personality
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mertvitel & Partners
Windows
Remedy for Personality is a visual novel that blends genres: a comedy horror with elements of detective. Immerse yourself in an atmosphere of mysticism, mystery, and hidden threats, spiced up with a generous dose of witty humor.
Why similar: Detective 19.3%, Lore-Rich 16.9%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Horror 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.5%
- #30 炸鸡块与天使
78% matchPositive93% of 41 reviews2023
Dev: Hamstachio
Windows · Mac
"Fried Chicken Nuggets and Angels" is a text based adventure game with the theme of a detective story. The killer "Rooster" who killed six innocent girls has committed a new crime.Fortunately, at the scene of the seventh homicide, the police found important clues pointing to the murderer...
Why similar: Detective 31.9%, Mystery 15.1%, Horror 14%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Puzzle 6.4%
- #31 Volcano Oden
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SBFstudios
Windows
A SAVE-EVERYONE type game where, just like a 911 operator, you make decisions based on the layout of the map or even based on past decisions. The deep psychological-horror story can only be uncovered by helping everyone. Should you save them all, the truth will finally come out...
Why similar: Detective 21.3%, Lore-Rich 19.1%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Horror 10%, Mystery 9.6%
- #32 呼救Mayday
77% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: 黎浩贤
Windows
一个以好奇心为驱动力,你可以改写结局的解谜游戏
Why similar: Detective 34%, Lore-Rich 24.8%, Mystery 20%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Story Rich 6.2%
- #33 Sleepover at Sam’s
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 0XP Game Studios
Windows
You’re invited to a birthday sleepover in May 1985. But when the laughter fades, the nightmare begins. Explore, solve puzzles, and survive the night in this psychological horror inspired by MADiSON and Stranger Things.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.4%, Lore-Rich 18.7%, Horror 17.4%, Demons 10.1%, Mystery 7%
- #34 Joy Land
76% matchMixed67% of 58 reviews2024
Dev: MK Creations
Windows
Lewis, an intelligent detective, finds himself on a mission to uncover the truth behind the many disappearances including his sister's. With the help of Joy, Lewis is going to explore what lies behind these walls. only to realize that there's much more to discover than he initially thought.
Why similar: Detective 33.5%, Horror 18.8%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Mystery 13.8%, Puzzle 9.2%
- #35 久美子之死:昭和少女血色告白
73% matchVery Positive92% of 142 reviews2026
Dev: LingVision Games
Windows
1988年,日本泡沫经济破灭前夕,化身被冤枉成嫌犯的刑警,侦查青梅奇怪自杀案,牵连出持续20年的连环杀人案秘密,穿梭烟酒与霓虹的昭和街头,在人心与生死的抉择中,搜查蛛丝马迹,找出血案真相。
Why similar: Detective 20.8%, Lore-Rich 17.2%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Mystery 10.6%
- #36 RERODENT
75% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: ScinaczPub: Cywinskiweb
Windows
RERODENT is a first-person psychological horror and puzzle game about rats and cultists. You play as Jimmy Rodentim, and one day you get a call from your Uncle Vic, who asks you to clean up his house for 100 bucks. Little did you know that a simple task will get you killed.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 21.2%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Demons 15.2%, Horror 13.7%, Mystery 10%
- #37 NightFall Hollow
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lee HallPub: Deadlyspud Productions
Windows
Investigate the strange town of Nightfall Hollow, and see if you can get to the truth. Enjoy the opening chapter of our game, meet some of the residents, solve a selection of puzzles, and have your first glimpse into Nightfall Hollow. There's plenty to discover, and the odd Easter-egg or two as well
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.1%, Horror 14.2%, Lore-Rich 13.7%, Mystery 11.9%, Choices Matter 10.1%
- #38 La Salamanca
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: Carpincho Studio
Windows
"La Salamanca" is an inmersive first-person psychological horror experience inspired by a local legend from Argentina, a story-driven game where you traverse different sections, solve puzzles, and hide from the horrors lurking in the shadows of a twisted apartment complex.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 27.1%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Horror 15.7%, Demons 11.1%, Mystery 9.2%
- #39 The old house
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Exent
Windows
A journey through Gravewood's woods reveals a small town's secrets. A spontaneous vacation, new friends, and a horror-detective story reminiscent of classic PS1 games. Fear grows slowly but is constant.
Why similar: Detective 32.8%, Psychological Horror 23.7%, Horror 17%, Puzzle 8.1%, Exploration 6.1%
- #40 Kindred [High Tide]
72% matchPositive95% of 19 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 28.4%, Lore-Rich 15.4%, Mystery 13.6%, Horror 12.7%, Visual Novel 9.9%
- #41 The Brothers Hotel
72% matchMixed60% of 40 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: Detective 24.5%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Mystery 12.7%, Demons 10.7%, Horror 10%
- #42 Baker Street Breakouts: A Sherlockian Escape Adventure
73% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2023
Dev: HiSv Studio
Windows
"Baker Street Breakouts" combines the thrill of an Escape Room with the storytelling of an Adventure. Use your superior deduction skills in this story-driven mystery to help Sherlock deducing his way through an old film studio to finally face his arch nemesis Moriarty. Become a Master of Deduction!
Why similar: Detective 37.8%, Mystery Dungeon 32.1%, Mystery 10%, Puzzle 9.5%, Exploration 5.2%
- #43 Charon's Staircase
73% matchMixed63% of 73 reviews2022
Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive StoriesPub: SOEDESCO
Windows
In this first-person horror mystery game, you set out to bury the horrible past of a tyrannical government. Retrieve and destroy the documents that unravel the secrets that lie beneath Oack Grove. Will you discover the terrifying truth and find your way out?
Why similar: Detective 33.7%, Psychological Horror 16%, Mystery 12.8%, Horror 11.5%, Exploration 11.1%
- #44 Tomb nightmares
71% matchMostly Positive70% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Digital Main Games
Windows
One excerpt from the adventure story of two treasure seekers. Explore the mysterious dungeon, pass all the tests and get out alive! The catacombs full of mysteries are waiting for you!
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 25.2%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Horror 13.3%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Third Person 8.5%
- #45 Blue Detective: A Hotel in Scarlet
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alperen Torun
Windows · Mac · Linux
As a gothic detective, you solve mysteries with your colorful sidekick. Everyone you meet in this bizarre world has a peculiar disease. A unique talent, or a mere curse? You must get to the bottom of it all. Investigate murders, search for clues and complete the puzzle.
Why similar: Detective 24.3%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Horror 12.3%, Visual Novel 12%, Mystery 11.5%
- #46 Red Chat Ritual – TSUMIMI TIME
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tohakusha Inc.
Windows
An idol livestreamer is searching for her missing partner. You are not just watching her stream. Interfere with her broadcast, investigate clues on and off stream, and uncover the truth behind her partner’s disappearance.
Why similar: Detective 22.5%, Horror 16.7%, Mystery 16%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Psychological Horror 8.1%
- #47 Separated by Nightmares: Where Duty Dies
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: Storyly Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Separated by Nightmares: Where Duty Dies merges first-person puzzles with a poignant narrative. A driven lieutenant, haunted by hidden grief, confronts a sudden blackout. Clues force him to face buried truths, while a lurking darkness waits in the shadows.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 19.9%, Psychological Horror 17%, Horror 14.1%, Mystery 14%, Demons 10.8%
- #48 The Angel's Mandate
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: toz
Windows
Your mother is dying, piece by piece. As Jesse, you must journey through corrupted realms ruled by fiends, evade deadly threats, recover shattered monuments, and face deadly challenges beyond mortal limits, using the monuments' power to rewrite fate and save her.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 24.7%, Horror 14.9%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Exploration 13%, Action-Adventure 11.6%
- #49 Webgirls Programming Academy
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hat-Soft
Windows
Welcome to the Web Programming Academy!A school full of lovely girls.You can spend warm daily moments with them;or win their hearts with your programming skills! Whether you have programming experience or not,you can fully enjoy the gameand experience a relaxing and pleasant campus life here!
Why similar: Lore-Rich 29.1%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Mystery 13.3%, Puzzle 9.6%
- #50 Scarred Stars: Traumatic Edition
70% matchPositive83% of 29 reviews2021
Dev: Tuomo LainePub: Tuomo's Games
Windows · Mac
Scarred Stars: Traumatic edition begins by you entering an amusement park from hell and you must escape with your sanity - if you can! Adventure through a ruined amusement park with a dark past. Escape monsters and discover multiple endings in this survival horror game!
Why similar: Lore-Rich 24.6%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Horror 13.1%, Exploration 9.3%, Action-Adventure 9%
- #51 Nowhere Near
69% matchMixed52% of 21 reviews2024
Dev: VYRE Studios
Windows
Do you believe in ghosts? As a skeptical video blogger, you will travel to France to one of the most cursed places - the abandoned Lagarde psychiatric hospital. Will you be able to capture something. or someone.
Why similar: Detective 24.7%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Demons 14%, Mystery 12.4%, Horror 11.4%
- #52 No Recollection
68% matchMixed67% of 30 reviews2024
Dev: Jake Platt
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystery visual novel following a boy who awoke in a strange building, with no recollection of where he is, how he arrived, why he’s here, or how to leave. Discover the answers to these mysteries as you search for a way out. Meet a small but colorful cast in your journey, and escape together!
Why similar: Detective 27.6%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Mystery 15.1%, Visual Novel 14%, Horror 12.3%
- #53 Aviophobia
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 26Elements
Windows · Mac
In Aviophobia, you take on the role of a airline passenger who suddenly is all alone. Or is he? After a large part of the power supply has failed, you quickly realize that something isn't right. Now it's up to you to find out what's going on here and how to get off this plane as fast as possible.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 30.5%, Lore-Rich 16.2%, Demons 12.2%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Horror 8.8%
- #54 The Testing Chamber
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 699 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: Detective 25%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Mystery 13%, Horror 13%, Visual Novel 12.3%
- #55 Other Side Of Mist And Mountain
67% 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: Detective 19%, Horror 13%, Mystery 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Visual Novel 11.2%
- #56 Escapism: The doll house
66% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Motazin
Windows · Linux
First-person psychological horror escape-room: You're a caregiver in a house where reality fractures and memories melt into the architecture. Read the environment, solve puzzles, and confront the blurred line between truth and illusion.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24%, Horror 17.5%, Detective 15.7%, Mystery 11.3%, Lore-Rich 9.9%
- #57 SANGUINE CYCLE; REDUX
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: YAMARUGII
Windows · Mac
A narrative-driven thriller about missing people, stagnant towns, and the fact that even if you love someone, you can't always see the good sides of them when push comes to shove.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 26.9%, Detective 25.1%, Mystery 16.9%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Puzzle 7.7%
- #58 Welcome To The Survey
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Peanut Dev
Windows
A psychological horror game, where you answer a survey for a chance to win a cash prize
Why similar: Lore-Rich 20.6%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Horror 15.3%, Mystery 15%, Multiple Endings 10.6%
- #59 The Backrooms: Forsaken
66% matchMostly Positive73% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Fred Grant Studios
Windows
What would you do if you were trapped in a dimension of seemingly endless rooms that went on for eternity?
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 27.1%, Lore-Rich 21.9%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Mystery 11.9%, Horror 11.8%
- #60 Tokyo Dark
69% matchVery Positive84% of 1,341 reviews2017
Dev: CherrymochiPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Legend tells of a door deep below Tokyo's sewers. All who enter are lost forever. Detective Ito's partner is missing. Explore Tokyo & uncover the darkness that lays beneath the streets in this Point & Click - meets Visual Novel - narrative adventure that questions the very core of Ito's sanity.
Why similar: Detective 29.3%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Horror 14.2%, Visual Novel 14%, Mystery 12%