- #1 Almanac: Detective Agency
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bergamot Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A narrative detective game about solving mysteries through investigation, evidence, and conversation. Question suspects in your own words, photograph clues, and piece together the truth in a town full of secrets. Who is lying, and what are they hiding?
Why similar: Detective 18.9%, Investigation 15.6%, Dialogue Heavy 13.7%, Dynamic Narration 13.6% ★, Conspiracy 13.4% ★
- #2 Wild East: The Straw Man
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: David Zacik
Windows · Mac
1993, just after Czechoslovakia split in two. Play as reporter Marek and investigate the death of a company director in name only. In Prague, journalist Eva pursues a case of her own. Explore locations, read documents, and uncover where their cases meet in a classic 2D point-and-click mystery.
Why similar: Detective 19.1%, Conspiracy 17.6% ★, Investigation 16.7%, Dialogue Heavy 10.4%, 1990's 10.3%
- #3 Keyword 2: Nightfall
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: City From Naught Inc.
Windows
Play detective in this heart-gripping cyberpunk adventure where every dark corner of this intricate vertical city is yours to explore. Interrogate witnesses, investigate murders and even enjoy hotpots! Every choice shapes the outcome, leading you closer to the truth, or deeper into the shadows.
Why similar: Conspiracy 19.5% ★, Detective 16.5%, Investigation 13.4%, Mystery 10.8%, Immersive Sim 9.8%
- #4 Saturnalia
95% matchVery Positive91% of 133 reviews2023
Dev: Santa Ragione
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
A Single-Player Survival Horror Adventure: play as a cast of characters exploring an isolated village haunted by an ancient ritual—but beware, its labyrinthine roads will change each time you lose all your characters.
Why similar: Conspiracy 20.8% ★, Detective 14.9%, Dynamic Narration 13.7% ★, Investigation 12.6%, Mystery 7%
- #5 The Outer Frame
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sapucai Games
Windows
Dual role as detective and fixer, commanding the perfect cover-up from your desk. Intercept calls, stay ahead of the media, gather intel, and decide the fate of everyone involved before the masses catch on. Try again and again to reshape the narrative in this choice-driven mystery. Or you are fired.
Why similar: Conspiracy 20.6% ★, Detective 17.7%, Dynamic Narration 17.4% ★, Investigation 10.3%, Mystery 9.2%
- #6 SCP-939: With Many Voices
94% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Lot Stories Studio
Windows
PSX-style survival horror set in a post-Soviet SCP universe. As a Foundation Agent, investigate rumors of missing people's voices. Evade SCP-939 - a blind predator tracking sound and mimicking human speech. Gather intel to call the MTF, and choose between strict orders and saving locals.
Why similar: Detective 18.9%, Dynamic Narration 18.5% ★, Stealth 12.8%, Horror 9.3%, Mystery 8.7%
- #7 Sherlock Holmes The Awakened
93% matchVery Positive82% of 3,016 reviews2023
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 20.7%, Investigation 13.4%, Open World 10.4%, Mystery 10.4%, Horror 8.4%
- #8 Cosmic Seance
92% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Manganika Studio
Windows
You're the kingdom's Medium. Summon old cosmic gods, beings that don't lie, but don't speak plainly. Ask. Interpret their visions. Every answer brings you closer to the truth. Every vision drags you one step closer to madness.
Why similar: Detective 25.9%, Conspiracy 24.9% ★, Investigation 20.9%, Horror 9.2%, Choices Matter 6%
- #9 Nightfall Berlin
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: heartcase
Windows · Mac
Nightfall Berlin is an occult detective RPG with a focus on exploration, case-solving and our relationship to the places where we live and die, set in the dynamic, seductive and violent history of an alternate Berlin.
Why similar: Conspiracy 20% ★, Detective 16.6%, Investigation 12.7%, Immersive Sim 10.7%, 1990's 10.2%
- #10 Shade
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kazira GamesPub: Judatone Studios
Windows
A top-down stealth immersive sim set inside fractured memories. Stay hidden, manipulate light and shadow, uncover story-rich mysteries, and make choices that shape the truth behind your death.
Why similar: Stealth 23.3%, Mystery 12.5%, Immersive Sim 12.3%, Dialogue Heavy 11.8%, Choices Matter 10.3%
- #11 Epsylon - The Guardians of Xendron
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: DragonDreams GmbH
Windows · Linux
A private eye mystery game where you decide how to solve the case. Use your detective skills to solve the case or rely on the abilities of your little dragon partner to see things from a new angle.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 21.9% ★, Detective 18.2%, Investigation 15.9%, Mystery 9.4%, Immersive Sim 8.7%
- #12 The Painscreek Killings
89% matchVery Positive91% of 6,420 reviews2017
Dev: EQ Studios
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Investigation 22.3%, Detective 22.1%, Mystery 13%, Supernatural 9.1%, Open World 8.5%
- #13 Inkblood
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hey Bird!Pub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
You're an Inquisitor following a trail of death. A cult is at work, your predecessor has vanished, and the region teeters on the edge of chaos. Find the truth. Uphold the Inquisition. Do not fail.
Why similar: Conspiracy 22.3% ★, Detective 19.9%, Investigation 16%, Mystery 9.4%, Supernatural 8.7%
- #14 Mr Meal
89% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: Pan Gangowski
Windows
You are newly employed agent and you work for an Agency investigating the mysterious Mr Meal. The first day you appeared in your office and right away you got your first mission: find out what is behind all Mr Meal's activities.
Why similar: Conspiracy 22.6% ★, Detective 15.4%, Investigation 14.8%, Dialogue Heavy 14.5%, Stealth 14.2%
- #15 Inspector Schmidt - The Ebbing
87% matchVery Positive88% of 95 reviews2025
Dev: Active Fungus Studios
Windows · Linux
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: Dynamic Narration 20.8% ★, Detective 17.9%, Investigation 15.2%, Stealth 12.3%, Mystery 9.6%
- #16 The Rise of the Golden Idol
86% matchVery Positive93% of 4,156 reviews2024
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.8 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The Award-winning detective saga returns in this standalone sequel to The Case of the Golden Idol. Uncover the truth behind 20 strange cases of crime, death and depravity in the 1970s. The world has changed dramatically - the sins of humanity have not.
Why similar: Conspiracy 27.6% ★, Detective 21.5%, Investigation 20.2%, Mystery 12.5%, Choices Matter 6.2%
- #17 The Third Tourist
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: November North
Windows
Possessed by a demon, hunted by a cult—sneak, scheme, and deceive your way through a deceptively sunny town in this no-guns stealth adventure.
Why similar: Conspiracy 21.9% ★, Stealth 19.3%, Mystery 13.2%, Open World 12.8%, Immersive Sim 10.3%
- #18 The Final Witness
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gamalone
Windows
The Final Witness is a first-person psychological horror detective game where every case tells a different story. Explore a haunted family mansion, uncover hidden truths, analyze conflicting evidence, and identify the true killer before the darkness consumes your sanity.
Why similar: Detective 25.1%, Investigation 20.2%, Mystery 11.1%, Supernatural 10.3%, Horror 9.7%
- #19 The Lawyer - Episode 1: The White Bag
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ManyDev Studio
Windows
The Lawyer - Episode 1: The White Bag is the first part of an episodic adventure game which combines gripping crime story with classic courtroom drama. Immerse yourself into a world set in early 90’s in which you gather (or fabricate!) evidence, deduct and run fierce courtroom battles.
Why similar: Conspiracy 22.5% ★, Detective 16.4%, Investigation 14.6%, Dialogue Heavy 12.8%, Mystery 8.4%
- #20 Souls That Wait: Penunggu
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Starpixel Studios
Windows
Step into the shoes of a new security guard at a Malaysian school with a dark history in this first-person, realistic supernatural thriller. Encounter spirits rooted in Malaysian folklore, make critical choices to free trapped souls, and uncover the truth behind the eerie manifestations.
Why similar: Detective 15.6%, 1990's 14.2%, Immersive Sim 13.6%, Investigation 12.9%, Action-Adventure 8%
- #21 FORKLIFT FLOWERPOT: Botanical Investigator
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Michael Mato
Windows
An exploration game about knowledge and discovery. Change the seasons, investigate plants, and discover secrets about the world to stop an ecological disaster.
Why similar: Conspiracy 26.8% ★, Detective 20.8%, Investigation 19.3%, Mystery 11.1%, Open World 10%
- #22 Heaven Does Not Respond
81% matchVery Positive90% of 565 reviews2026
Dev: Rise Studios
Windows
Heaven Does Not Respond is a psychological and analog horror game set in an alternate 2005 timeline. Play as an intelligence agent, exploring a retro computer interface to decipher secret files, watch mysterious videos, and uncover the dark secrets behind a young man's death.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 18.3% ★, Detective 17%, Investigation 16.6%, Dialogue Heavy 11.8%, Immersive Sim 11%
- #23 Dynasty Detective
82% matchMixed67% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: COSDOTS
Windows
DynastyDetective is a visual Novel-style mystery story game set in the fictional Joseon Dynasty where monsters appear.
Why similar: Conspiracy 22.2% ★, Dynamic Narration 20.2% ★, Detective 18.9%, Investigation 15.2%, Dialogue Heavy 12.3%
- #24 Lost Wiki: Kozlovka
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,702 reviews2026
Dev: yattytheman
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Explore a wikipedia-like database and solve a small town mystery in Eastern Europe. Step into the shoes of a journalist in the 90s as you sprawl through articles and uncover the secrets that have been laid in front of you.
Why similar: Conspiracy 27.8% ★, Detective 24.8%, Investigation 20.9%, Mystery 15%, 1990's 8.7%
- #25 Final Footage
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: M Productions
Windows
Find what doesn't belong. Capture the evidence. Survive what finds you. Final Footage is a psychological horror game where you investigate anomalies, hide from the Knocker, upgrade your equipment, and unlock increasingly dangerous locations.
Why similar: Investigation 20%, Stealth 15.2%, 1990's 12.3%, Horror 11.7%, Mystery 10.5%
- #26 Dead or Mad
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pixel Joy
Windows
In the depth of swamps there is a small village in which one by one the villagers began to go missing and go mad, while others had died of disease. You'll have to go through many dangers and find the cause of all these ills.
Why similar: Stealth 20.7%, Investigation 20.4%, Conspiracy 18.8% ★, Horror 9.8%, Supernatural 7.7%
- #27 Room 54
82% matchMixed64% of 91 reviews2021
Dev: 7Eagle
Windows
Room 54 is a first-person survival horror game that focuses on investigation, exploration and hide & seek elements. The story tells of Daniel and his wife, Desirée, in an apparently small, quiet mountain town full of secrets.
Why similar: Investigation 22.5%, Mystery 12.1%, Horror 11.9%, Stealth 11.8%, Open World 10.8%
- #28 Retirement Holmes
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tom JakubkisPub: Ad-Lib Games
Windows
Sneak, Scheme, and Sabotage your way through this sandbox detective adventure as the latest member of the OAP PD - A crew of vigilante pension-claiming detectives. Identify and capture criminals hiding in plain sight whilst collecting clues to solve a procedurally generated mystery.
Why similar: Detective 23.9%, Investigation 20.2%, Stealth 19%, Conspiracy 14.5% ★, Mystery 9.7%
- #29 Room 0
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 15 reviews2026
Dev: Room Zero Team
Windows
A first-person horror game about a detective investigating an abandoned research facility, a missing girl named Carla, and the sealed room at the center of it all. Recover VHS tapes, follow the traces left behind, and avoid what still remains inside.
Why similar: Detective 19.6%, Stealth 14.3%, Investigation 14.2%, Horror 8.8%, Action-Adventure 8.2%
- #30 Abyss Chamber
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DuskPond
Windows
Maintain an underground research facility full of abyss entities. Fulfill their needs and survive long enough to solve all of the mysteries. Abyss Chamber is a lore-rich, first-person psychological Horror game.
Why similar: Investigation 17.1%, Detective 16.2%, Mystery 12.2%, Supernatural 11.3%, 1990's 9.5%
- #31 The Ratline
76% matchVery Positive83% of 339 reviews2026
Dev: Owlskip Games
Windows · Mac
A murdered priest. A secret list. Hunt Nazi fugitives across the globe in this gritty 1971 detective thriller. Analyze evidence, follow leads, and make sharp deductions before the trail goes cold. From the creators of Family, Rivals, Conspiracy, Echo Beach and Riley & Rochelle.
Why similar: Detective 29.1%, Investigation 24.9%, Conspiracy 22.1% ★, Mystery 12.9%, Atmospheric 5.2%
- #32 Nancy Drew®: Mystery of the Seven Keys™
77% matchMixed57% of 352 reviews2024
Dev: HeR Interactive
Windows · Mac
A thrilling blend of adventure, mystery, and history! Play as Nancy Drew to uncover the truth behind the theft of a client's heirloom necklace. Solve challenging puzzles, uncover a sinister web of cyber crime, and sleuth through Prague's mysterious streets entwined with medieval legends and alchemy.
Why similar: Detective 23%, Investigation 19.8%, Conspiracy 18% ★, Mystery 13%, Dialogue Heavy 8.6%
- #33 Worlds
79% matchVery Positive87% of 78 reviews2016
Dev: Curious Planet
Windows · Linux
You're Reyk, a highly trained interdimensional Agent. Pack yourself with deadly weapons and equipment, then journey through the portal to strange parallel worlds! Assassinate your targets, sneak in enemy bases and investigate on mysterious anomalies to uncover the odd link between these worlds...
Why similar: Conspiracy 19.2% ★, Stealth 17.7%, Immersive Sim 14.7%, Horror 8.7%, Action-Adventure 8.3%
- #34 The Eventide
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Reset Ltd.
Windows
A supernatural mystery where perspective informs reality. Guide agents from the Eventide Agency through paranormal investigations across a neon-soaked cityscape. Explore, collect clues, and interpret the evidence to uncover the facts of each case and expose a deeper truth.
Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Investigation 17.6%, Supernatural 13.2%, Mystery 12.4%, Conspiracy 10.1% ★
- #35 UFOPHILIA
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 93 reviews2026
Dev: k148 Game StudioPub: JanduSoft
Windows
UFOPHILIA is a first-person psychological horror game where you explore areas marked by alien phenomena. Use specialized equipment to detect, identify, and photograph aliens—but do so at your own risk... They are watching you too.
Why similar: Investigation 18.3%, Detective 16.2%, Supernatural 15.6%, Horror 13.3%, Immersive Sim 10.1%
- #36 Echoes of Hanau
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MAKERS e.V.Pub: MAKERS e.V. & JG Hanau
Windows
Echoes of Hanau is a historical third-person mystery adventure. Explore Hanau around 1900, investigate clues, solve puzzles and uncover a story in which rumors, propaganda and growing social tensions become increasingly intertwined.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 30.7% ★, Dialogue Heavy 17%, Detective 12.2%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Conspiracy 7.7% ★
- #37 The Cursed Legacy
75% matchPositive86% of 42 reviews2024
Dev: Nuci
Windows
A singleplayer first-person horror puzzle adventure set in a dark, atmospheric house. Keep calm and solve riddles to unravel a strange disappearance. Gather clues, face demonic entities, and survive the nightmare.
Why similar: Detective 23.8%, Investigation 22.2%, Mystery 13.8%, Horror 10%, Action-Adventure 7.6%
- #38 petrichor
74% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: cumulet collective
Windows
Petrichor is a first person horror game inspired by Outer Wilds. Other older games inspired us for the graphics. You are in a cabin in the woods, some strange things are happening here.
Why similar: Conspiracy 24.9% ★, Detective 17.5%, Investigation 14.4%, Mystery 8.2%, Supernatural 7.8%
- #39 Concealment
76% matchMostly Positive71% of 21 reviews2021
Dev: HorrorTheory
Windows
Go to an abandoned village to find your missing brother. Explore the objects that come in your way. Solve the terrible mystery of this mysterious place.
Why similar: Detective 24.8%, Conspiracy 21% ★, Horror 11.9%, Investigation 10.6%, Mystery 10.6%
- #40 Black Pine: Incident Response
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SourBoys Interactive
Windows
Black Pine is a 4-player online co-op horror survival game where you and your crew are hired contractors, sent deep into the Appalachian Mountains to restore critical infrastructure after unknown events devastate the area. Take on dangerous repairs and avoid the horrors lurking in the shadows!
Why similar: Conspiracy 27% ★, Investigation 19.3%, Horror 11.2%, Supernatural 10.5%, Action-Adventure 10.2%
- #41 Conspiracy Simulator
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Daniel JosephPub: Subconscious Games
Windows
Investigate like it's 1993. Hunt clues on VHS tapes, shortwave radio, and the early internet. Pin evidence to your board, connect the strings, and publish theories for cash and followers. Just try not to lose your mind.
Why similar: Conspiracy 30.8% ★, Investigation 19.1%, 1990's 15%, Detective 13.9%, Mystery 8.5%
- #42 Impirical Evidence
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Match Head Studio
Windows
A comedy adventure game featuring classic inventory based puzzles. Arthur is a skeptic who dedicated his life to denying the paranormal. Murray is the electric Imp he accidentally summoned. Now Arthur must solve mysteries while bound to the very evidence of the supernatural itself.
Why similar: Detective 18.8%, Investigation 17.3%, Conspiracy 16.3% ★, Supernatural 11.7%, Mystery 10.8%
- #43 The Honeypot Murders
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Supernormal Games
Windows
Arthur thinks he’s a smart guy. He isn’t. Help him solve puzzles, investigate the town, and uncover the mystery of his friends disappearance in this quirky adventure game inspired by classic cartoons.
Why similar: Conspiracy 26.9% ★, Detective 20.8%, Investigation 18.4%, Dialogue Heavy 12.6%, Mystery 12%
- #44 The Current Past
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Picky Bits
Windows · Mac
A fading seaside town, a dark secret lurking beneath the waves, and a plot that will test your powers of deduction... Use logic, observation and your trusty notebook to untangle your way to the truth in this puzzling mystery.
Why similar: Detective 24.9%, Conspiracy 23.4% ★, Mystery 15.6%, Investigation 13.4%, Dialogue Heavy 7.3%
- #45 The Final Cut of Lilith Cunningham
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Causeway Studios
Windows · Mac
Regret has chased Lilith across the years… but a chance to escape is within reach. Drawn in by a message from your estranged daughter, you must reshape reality with a mystical Film Reel to solve a mass vanishing. To erase your guilt, you'll decide what… and who… to leave on the cutting room floor.
Why similar: Detective 24.5%, Supernatural 17.2%, Conspiracy 15.8% ★, Investigation 14.6%, Mystery 11.2%
- #46 The House of Toys
70% matchVery Positive91% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: Old School Bros
Windows
The House of Toys is a horror game in which the player ventures into an old mansion filled with seemingly harmless toys. His mission is to explore each room, searching for clues to discover which of the toys is cursed. To free the soul trapped in this toy, the player must solve intricate puzzles.
Why similar: Investigation 22.4%, Stealth 21.2%, 1990's 16.6%, Horror 12.2%, Supernatural 7.9%
- #47 Lurks Beneath
71% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: MORPH
Windows · Mac
Investigate a little girl's disappearance at a rundown trailer park. Play as Detective Partridge and cross examine three suspects to find the truth with fully freeform interrogation. Type anything and ask anything you want.
Why similar: Detective 25.6%, Investigation 19.7%, Conspiracy 17.7% ★, Mystery 10.5%, Horror 7.1%
- #48 Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,386 reviews2025
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
In this point-and-click urban thriller, down-and-out private eye Kathy Rain will embark on her most dangerous case yet — the pursuit of the notorious serial killer known as the Soothsayer. Find clues, gather evidence, connect the dots, and confront the murderer before the hunter becomes the hunted…
Why similar: Conspiracy 21.7% ★, Detective 19.2%, Investigation 18.3%, 1990's 12.3%, Mystery 10.8%
- #49 Abnormality
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 320 reviews2024
Dev: Nightmare Studios
Windows
Explore haunted locations, collect paranormal evidence, and survive the revenge of the former residents still haunting them. Team up with up to 3 friends to figure out the ghost, however, what begins as an investigation quickly turns into a desperate struggle to stay alive.
Why similar: Investigation 17.3%, Supernatural 14.6%, Immersive Sim 14%, Detective 11.6%, Horror 11.3%
- #50 Emma Riley: Dream Detective
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Star Fort Games
Windows
Emma Riley: Dream Detective is a detective game where you must unravel an occult conspiracy spanning the real and dream worlds. Use keen observation to gather clues, carefully interrogate suspects for information, and use your logic and deduction skills to unravel the mystery!
Why similar: Detective 26.7%, Investigation 23.6%, Mystery 14%, Conspiracy 7.4% ★, Choices Matter 7.3%
- #51 We need a doorman.
68% matchPositive86% of 22 reviews2026
Dev: Broken Toilet Games
Windows
You are the hotel doorman and a demon hunter. Check each guest, and if you find an anomaly, exorcise it without hesitation. After guarding the hotel for 10 days, you will face him on the final day.
Why similar: Investigation 19.4%, Detective 15.8%, Supernatural 13%, Immersive Sim 13%, Horror 11.1%
- #52 CENSOR
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Quack Duck Games
Windows · Mac
A sci-fi interrogation game. No more than ten people in the galaxy can do your job. The person across the table is already convicted. Find out why they did it, then decide what the truth will cost them.
Why similar: Detective 22.4%, Investigation 19.2%, Conspiracy 19.2% ★, Dialogue Heavy 14.8%, Mystery 10.5%
- #53 808 - Firetower12
69% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: Zeeentify
Windows
You are Max. A 17 year old that has just graduated from school. Your mother want's you to get a job. You search endlessely but the luck just isn't on your side. Until one day. You have been accepted as a Fire lookout. A week later, you head out.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 23.4% ★, 1990's 17.8%, Immersive Sim 16.6%, Mystery 10.3%, Horror 10.2%
- #54 City of Voices
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kini Games
Windows
A short Golden Idol-like deduction game about a young girl who is catapulted from her suburban life into the mysterious world of the ancient Maya. Investigate a series of moments frozen in time. Examine clues and solve puzzles to uncover a story full of twists and turns.
Why similar: Conspiracy 32.6% ★, Detective 25.9%, Investigation 22.4%, Mystery 13.8%, Adventure 3.2%
- #55 Night Guard - The Last Shift
66% matchVery Positive87% of 104 reviews2026
Dev: Cubyte Games
Windows
Check license plates, handle incidents, and keep working your shift while an unauthorized visitor keeps insisting on getting into the lot. What starts as a dull routine turns into an increasingly terrifying night
Why similar: Immersive Sim 19.4%, Investigation 17.4%, 1990's 15.8%, Action-Adventure 11.7%, Mystery 9.8%
- #56 The Good Colony
68% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: brydel
Windows
A co-op horror about investigating and recording aliens. Turn in your recordings to the Colony for a reward. You keep the recordings you make whether you die or survive.
Why similar: Detective 21.7%, Stealth 14.2%, Investigation 13.8%, Horror 11.2%, Action-Adventure 10.1%
- #57 Lift/Shift
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 47 reviews2024
Dev: PKotoff
Windows
In Lift/Shift, you're a research agent documenting a strange apartment where objects constantly change. Use your specialized camera to stabilize reality across multiple floors.
Why similar: Conspiracy 34.7% ★, 1990's 18.6%, Horror 10.4%, Exploration 9.3%, Mystery 9%
- #58 Victor's Video Vault
67% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Stingbot Games
Windows
It's 1995. The video store is alive. When the last customer leaves, the final rental rewrites reality.
Why similar: Investigation 19.2%, Horror 15.1%, Mystery 13.5%, 1990's 12.8%, Supernatural 11.9%
- #59 HEAVY AS STONE
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: jøyPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
You’re sick. So is the city. Explore a crumbling Terminal that loops when you die. Solve cursed investigations. Weaponize your symptoms. Find the truth, or spiral with it.
Why similar: Detective 20.6%, Investigation 18%, Stealth 14.6%, Immersive Sim 13.3%, Horror 9.1%
- #60 Torovo
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dropkick Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Investigate the forgotten town of Torovo as a detective trapped in a time loop. Photograph people, places and events to save evidence between loops. Use what you've learned to manipulate the locals’ routines and uncover the truth behind a crashed plane... and the town itself.
Why similar: Conspiracy 22.1% ★, Detective 17%, Investigation 15.1%, Open World 9.3%, Mystery 9.3%