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Blackhall takes place in the 1970s and lets you explore a remote underground shelter that became home to an isolated community. The facility, long abandoned and left to deteriorate, still shows traces of the people who lived there and the society they built.

Why similar: Conspiracy 22.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Adventure 10.1%, Detective 9.8%, Puzzle 8.8%

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 32.3% ★, Detective 14.2%, Investigation 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Mystery 10.7%

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 30.5% ★, Detective 13.2%, Investigation 11.5%, Mystery 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 8.6%

A PSX-style psychological horror game where rapid-fire microgames become a system of obedience. Read the Panel’s commands, react before time runs out, and survive each room — or face the Executioner.

Why similar: Psychological 21.1%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Mystery 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%, Dark 7.5%

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 31.2% ★, Detective 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Mystery 13%, Investigation 12%

DarkCage is a mystery escape-room adventure where you must solve puzzles and gather clues alongside others trapped in an unfamiliar place. Only by uncovering the truth can you hope to escape.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.8%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Detective 11.3%, Puzzle 10%, Top-Down 7.8%

Your friend is missing in the Australian outback and you must find her. Search the Internet for clues, solve mysterious puzzles and uncover the conspiracy of the vanishing hikers of Golden Valley.

Why similar: Conspiracy 26% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Detective 11.9%, Psychological 11.5%, Mystery 11.5%

The second entry of the Abime Series. Play as the mastermind in a death game where you must find the traitor while concealing your identity. Six hours, one school, six deaths. Nine participants fight for survival: it's kill or be killed, trust or deceive, escape or die.

Why similar: Conspiracy 28.9% ★, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Psychological 10.8%, Mystery 9.9%, Detective 9.2%

A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.

Why similar: Conspiracy 26.9% ★, Detective 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Investigation 11%, Mystery 10.6%

When a murder is committed under mysterious and supernatural circumstances, the Inspector arrives on the scene, ready to interrogate witnesses, decipher riddles, and fend off attackers seeking their next victim. Ready your spyglass and sword as you take on these two murder mystery RPGs.

Why similar: Conspiracy 21.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Detective 10.5%, Mystery 9.5%, Investigation 8.1%

A series of murders is shocking Hollywood! Use your detective skills: search the crime scene, find clues, solve the mystery. Who is pulling the strings behind these Confidential Killings?

Why similar: Conspiracy 33.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Detective 11.9%, Investigation 9.7%, Mystery 8.7%

Elara is a dark, narrative-driven visual novel where players investigate a corporate death, navigate manipulation and power dynamics, and make choices that lead to multiple endings.

Why similar: Conspiracy 25.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Psychological 16.4%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Mystery 9.5%

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: Conspiracy 25.7% ★, Detective 18.8%, Investigation 15.1%, Mystery 11.8%, Adventure 8.5%

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 30.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Detective 13.2%, Investigation 10.9%, Mystery 10.8%

Immerse yourself in the Psychological horror adventure of James Charouz on his way to find his missing wife and uncover the dark secret of his hometown.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Psychological 16.4%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Investigation 10.5%, Mystery 10.3%

A first-person narrative adventure where you explore dreamlike places, solve light puzzles, and confront shadow figures that are echoes of yourself. A melancholic journey through memory, regret, and acceptance.

Why similar: Conspiracy 26.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Psychological 14%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Detective 10%

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 25.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Detective 12.4%, Investigation 11.1%, Mystery 9.9%

Claire Barnes is about to discover what kind of horrors lurk in the darkness of a deserted road. Welcome to a dimension of horror. Welcome to Midnight Scenes.

Why similar: Conspiracy 24.3% ★, Psychological 13.7%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Mystery 9.5%

A psychological horror puzzle game where forgotten memories, family secrets, and haunting riddles blur the line between reality and madness.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.2%, Psychological 23%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Adventure 10.6%, Mystery 10.5%

Investigate the sleepy town of Lakewood as you follow the trail of numerous missing person cases and the mysterious cause of the disappearances. Unravel the secret of Lakewood and try to survive its tightening grip.

Why similar: Conspiracy 25.3% ★, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Investigation 12%, Psychological 11.1%, Mystery 10.8%

On his way to the city, Jonas is forced to stop when his car breaks down amid a fierce storm. Stranded, he seeks refuge in Nachtheim — a seemingly quiet town hiding dark secrets. As the line between reality and the supernatural begins to blur, Jonas must navigate and uncover the truth.

Why similar: Conspiracy 29.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 17%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Detective 10.9%, Dark 7.7%

Sentenced to life in prison, you’re offered freedom by joining a trial for a new drug. The experiment is simple: enter the room, observe, and identify what has changed. Complete all tasks, and your sentence is commuted. But, the further you go, the more unsettling your reality becomes.

Why similar: Conspiracy 38.5% ★, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Mystery 11.1%, Puzzle 7.9%, Investigation 7.8%

Uncover the terrifying truth behind the Blackwood conspiracy in this first-person psychological horror. Use emerging psychic powers to solve deep, environmental puzzles and survive the secrets of Project GENESIS.

Why similar: Conspiracy 21.6% ★, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Investigation 11%, Mystery 10.5%, Detective 9%

You play Conrad - executioner, outcast, and the last man anyone would trust to solve a murder. A handcrafted adventure steeped in Renaissance atmosphere, occult shadows and moral ambiguity. A point & click mystery in a city where truth is buried, power decides guilt, and someone is always watching.

Why similar: Conspiracy 27.7% ★, Detective 14.6%, Investigation 10.7%, Mystery 8.5%, Puzzle 8.1%

StillAsleep is a first-person psychological horror game where you are trapped inside your dreams that slowly begin to break, shifting and distorting as you try to find a way out.

Why similar: Psychological 22.4%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Dark 11.7%, Mystery 8%

Face the Dread, Survive the Night. An island has seemingly appeared just overnight in the middle of the ocean. Lost and stranded, the player searches for a way out but finds the island inhabited by a violent locals who stop at nothing to kill all outsiders.

Why similar: Conspiracy 36.3% ★, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Investigation 10.3%, Puzzle 10.3%, Dark 9.3%

This is Interesting is a psychological horror mystery based game with roguelite elements. You are being watched, and you aren't really sure why. Delve through the depths of memory to uncover the mystery behind the gray purgatory you find yourself in.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Psychological Horror 18%, Psychological 12.4%, Mystery 11.5%, Puzzle 9.7%

Confinio is an intriguing visual novel that delves into your sensations as you embody the protagonist who has just awakened in a prison with no memory. Make decisions, solve puzzles, interact with the environment, use objects, interrogate people, all to yourself and uncover the enigmatic reality.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.3%, Psychological 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Conspiracy 15.1% ★, Dark 8.9%

A first-person anomaly-detection horror game set in a bar that never lets you leave. Spot what changed, not what Raz wants you to see. Choose forward or back and survive 11 escalating trials while he watches your every mistake.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22%, Conspiracy 19.7% ★, Mystery 13.3%, Puzzle 10.4%, Logic 10.4%

Escape a time loop as an overworked office employee by solving cryptic puzzles with alternate reality game elements.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.5%, Detective 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Puzzle 8.4%, Investigation 7.1%

As a young private investigator trainee in 2006, you dive into the early internet - social profiles, websites, photos, and archived news - to uncover the truth behind Emily Parker’s death, ruled as an accident after a late-night gathering

Why similar: Detective 18.9%, Conspiracy 18.6% ★, Mystery 13.1%, Investigation 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%

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: Conspiracy 20.5% ★, Detective 16.3%, Investigation 12.7%, Mystery 12.5%, Puzzle 9.1%

SKINROT is a psychological survival horror game. Detective John Charleson's partner Max has gone missing, now you must enter the lair of the Flesh Weaver, a cannibalistic taxidermist and serial killer. Follow the signal, save the town of Pineville and find Max. Before you're stitched into the rot.

Why similar: Psychological 17.4%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Investigation 11.3%, Detective 10.1%, Mystery 9.2%

Freely type or speak to AI-driven NPCs in this psychological horror RPG. Investigate a mysterious restaurant, gather clues and food, manipulate a dangerous killer, and survive long enough to escape.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Psychological 11%, Detective 9.4%, Mystery 8.7%

UN:Me is an adventure game where you guide a girl harboring multiple souls within her body through an unsettling mental labyrinth, engaging in dialogue with each soul while making the harrowing choice of which to keep and which to erase in your escape attempt.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.5%, Psychological 23.3%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Adventure 12.4%, Investigation 11.7%

The final entry of the Abime Series. Six intruders and six captives share a high-tech prison where their moral dilemmas may lead them to a fate worse than death. Can they overcome the wiles of Empathy Systems? What dark secrets lurk behind that institution? When does knowledge become a curse?

Why similar: Conspiracy 29.7% ★, Psychological 17.9%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Investigation 9.4%, Mystery 9.1%

An exploration game about knowledge and discovery. Change between seasons, investigate plants, and discover secrets about the world to stop an ecological disaster.

Why similar: Conspiracy 34.4% ★, Detective 14.7%, Investigation 12.8%, Mystery 11.1%, Cartoony 7.6%

A point-and-click adventure with innovative detective mechanics. Help Ollie, a fledgling reporter on his first day at the Signal & Echo newspaper, to solve the mystery behind a schoolgirl's disappearance. Developed by an ex-journalist.

Why similar: Detective 17.6%, Investigation 14.6%, Mystery 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Puzzle 9.5%

Sixteen Layers of Mini Murder" is a video adventure game of the detective puzzle genre, where level-based puzzles drive the story's progression through video narration. Players must complete the level puzzles and uncover the identities of the various participants in order to clear the game.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Detective 15.5%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Psychological 12.5%, Mystery 6.7%

The duke is dead! Collect clues, solve puzzles, and use deduction to find the killer. Put your detective skills to the test to unravel the trail of crimes and uncover the truth!

Why similar: Detective 22.4%, Conspiracy 20.9% ★, Mystery 15.3%, Investigation 11.1%, Puzzle 9%

Explore a quarantined island chain and a vast automated hospital abandoned for twenty years. Uncover the secrets of the Malin Corporation while evading the machines that still believe they have patients.

Why similar: Conspiracy 21.5% ★, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Investigation 14.2%, Mystery 13.9%, Detective 10.6%

A Geoguessr-inspired narrative detective puzzle game set on an alien planet. As the Cartographer, you must gather and examine clues to locate missing archaeologist Abigail Lidari and uncover the fate of an ancient alien civilization.

Why similar: Conspiracy 33.1% ★, Detective 13.8%, Investigation 13.1%, Mystery 12.8%, Puzzle 8.5%

A mysterious adventure focused on exploration, puzzle-solving, and choice-driven progression as two young nobles navigate a mansion that warps into a mysterious and dangerous world after a sudden disaster. Will you uncover the truth hidden within its shifting halls before the darkness consumes you?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Investigation 11.1%, Anime 9.8%, Puzzle 8.6%

This is a horror puzzle RPG first released in 2016. Players control Qiu Xiaoqi as she explores a mysterious room filled with puzzles alongside a white-haired youth. They unravel mechanisms to uncover the truth behind her loss of consciousness. Will the wish be fulfilled? The story is yours to shape!

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Psychological 11.7%, Mystery 10.2%, Anime 8%

A story-driven psychological horror that chases the truth behind Rachel's death. As you follow scattered memories, you slowly come face to face with the reality of the tragedy. Blaming someone is easy. But answering what truly killed her is not.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24%, Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Psychological 17%, Mystery 14.2%, Adventure 6.3%

A narrative supernatural horror set in the enigmatic Meridian Hotel. Players investigate through exploration, puzzles, and encounters with human and supernatural threats.

Why similar: Psychological 17%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Investigation 11.1%, Mystery 10%

Explore different locations, talk to characters, collect evidence, and draw your own conclusions about who, how, and why is behind what happened.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.5%, Detective 16.3%, Mystery 12.3%, Puzzle 11.6%, Adventure 9%

Discover a surreal Venice in this gripping point-and-click-novel-adventure game. Solve a variety of puzzles and chat with quirky characters to uncover the mystery surrounding the Stucky family. Find out what it means to be human!

Why similar: Conspiracy 28.9% ★, Psychological 14.7%, Detective 11.1%, Mystery 9.3%, Cartoony 7.1%

You are the Lawspeaker, a defender of justice. Decode local rituals. Seek the truth. Dismantle conspiracies to save the innocent from execution. Put an end to the deception by revealing the mystery of the Sacred King in this deduction puzzle game.

Why similar: Conspiracy 40.7% ★, Detective 15.1%, Mystery 13.9%, Adventure 12.5%, Puzzle 11.1%

This is an AVG game that involves reasoning and decryption. He Zhou has 7 different personalities, which alternate seven days a week. Players will play as a detective and deduce the truth behind the horrifying cases surrounding He Zhou through the diary he left behind.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Detective 16.2%, Psychological Horror 15%, Mystery 12.4%, Investigation 8.9%

In a concrete slab beneath the earth, a lone technician is sent for routine maintenance on a network of supercomputers. Each terminal operates on its own hidden rules, and the only way to escape is to learn how to speak their language. Crack the code, unlock the truth.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.4%, Psychological 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Investigation 13%, Puzzle 9.7%

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 39.2% ★, Psychological 14%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Investigation 12.1%, Detective 9.9%

Remote Position is a single-player horror story where you must follow strange tasks given to you by your new remote supervisor. The tasks launch you deep into a mysterious rabbit hole left by your late father. The gameplay includes puzzles and action sequences where you need to think quick!

Why similar: Conspiracy 37.8% ★, Psychological 22%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Mystery 9.1%, Adventure 5.2%

The Apartment Lies is a first person anomaly horror game where you must spot altered objects in a seemingly normal apartment. Observe carefully, choose the correct door, and survive psychological tension, sudden jumpscares, and brutal horror.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Psychological 17.7%, Psychological Horror 15%, Investigation 11.4%, Dark 10.3%

In this third installment of the popular RHEM series of intricate pure-puzzle first-person adventure games, the adventures of brothers Kales and Zetais continue in the mysterious land of RHEM.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.9%, Adventure 17%, Mystery 16.5%, Puzzle 15%, Investigation 13.4%

A psychological horror adventure where you explore abandoned locations and unravel dark legends. Set in a remote castle hiding a black magic experiment gone wrong, you'll face haunting environments, challenging puzzles, and a fight to survive the horrors lurking within.

Why similar: Conspiracy 32.3% ★, Psychological 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Psychological Horror 16%, Dark 5.8%

"I Want to Be a Werewolf" is a text-based adventure where you can enjoy the detective elements of the Werewolf game and the stories of the characters.A strange room when you wake up. "werewolf game" that starts without knowing the purpose. Mystery & suspense that sees through deception.

Why similar: Conspiracy 21.3% ★, Psychological 20.3%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Mystery 13.6%, Detective 11.2%

A classic point-and-click adventure full of mystery, humor, and clumsy mobsters. Solve puzzles, talk to quirky characters, and uncover the truth in this fully remastered detective story!

Why similar: Conspiracy 26.3% ★, Detective 14%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Investigation 11.6%, Puzzle 8.4%

Deepwell is a story-driven adventure game, about a small town surrounding a giant mystery hole.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.3%, Adventure 15.1%, Investigation 12.4%, Mystery 9.6%, Exploration 9.4%

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 30.6% ★, Detective 15.1%, Investigation 11.4%, Mystery 10.1%, Puzzle 9.1%