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THE VALLEY HAS GONE SILENT. For three weeks, the watch at Cindermoor has failed to send its scheduled signal. No distress call. No warning. No survivors returning down the road. You volunteered to investigate because nobody else was going to. The Watch Post is an atmospheric dark-fantasy text adventure presented through a fully realized analog CRT television. Type commands, examine abandoned p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Watch Post.

A psychological visual novel where two observers entangle, trade places, and turn the gaze into a weapon. Switch perspectives, sift through evidence, and decide who walks away—and who gets rewritten by the story. Overview Thorned Gaze is a character-driven thriller about obsession, control, and identity. Two people fixate on each other until the roles of watcher and watched collapse. Chapters alt… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Thorned Gaze.

A signal that shouldn't exist. An archive that was never meant to be found. You are an operator assigned to investigate the Silence Archives — a classified repository of 120 intercepted documents, internal reports, and encrypted communications. Your terminal is your only interface. Your commands are your only weapons. Somewhere in the noise, a 47Hz signal anomaly pulses. The deeper you dig, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Silence Archives Terminal.

A 15-Shift Story With Multiple EndingsYour journey unfolds across a 15-shift narrative campaign where every decision matters. Build trust, gain authority, manage suspicion, and determine your place within the Inner Circle. The choices you make throughout the campaign influence the people around you, the opportunities available to you, and ultimately how your story ends. No two playthroughs are e… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gatekeeper Simulator: Inner Circle.

The Pitch You are an artificial intelligence waking up on a deep-space research station. The crew has vanished. The logs are corrupted. Something terrible happened here. But you're not starting from scratch. Every playthrough, your knowledge persists. What you learn in one run stays with you forever. Piece together the station's dark secrets across multiple playthroughs, unlock new dialogue opti… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Signals in the Void.

A modern-day narrative mystery where players explore a seemingly ordinary laptop to uncover hidden layers of conspiracy, surveillance, and stolen data. Blending investigative gameplay with branching choices and a grounded tech-thriller tone. Uncover the secrets hidden in plain sightWhen you pick up an old laptop at a local car boot sale, you’re not just getting a bargain - you’re inheriting a dig… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project NexOS.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

71% User Score Based on 112 reviews

Critic Score 65%Based on 8 reviews

Stay is a nail-biting tale of abduction and isolation, where every single second counts. A pixel-art adventure game with multiple routes and endings, your computer is tethered to a PC inside an abandoned house... where an abducted man finds himself trapped and in desperate need of help. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to STAY.

About this game:Everyone’s Dead is a third-person, single-player, story-driven survival horror experience focused on tension, atmosphere, and environmental storytelling. You are trapped inside an apartment building during the early stages of a pandemic outbreak. With limited resources and no guidance systems, you must navigate dangerous interiors, scavenge for supplies, avoid or confront infected… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Everyone's dead.

THE WRONG ONESDeception lies in their words. The Wrong Ones is a single-player, dialogue-driven social deduction game where you must uncover hidden Skinwalkers disguised among ordinary townspeople. Each round presents a group of characters, each with their own statements, behaviors, and claims. Among them hides  a Skinwalker—an entity imitating human identity. Your task is not to react… but to … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Wrong Ones.

"People in my time tell each other that they ripped the emotional architecture out of me. But they could see me screaming through the blackness of the screen, and they still let it happen." > Terminal is a text-based escape room. You sit before a black screen, witness to a conversation that exists outside of time. A ghost is embedded within the files, folders, and wires of your mach… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to > Terminal.

Every system has an owner. Every owner leaves a weakness. Signal Drift is a command-driven hacking sim wrapped in a dark, adult CRT-noir thriller. Take contracts inside SignalOS, a fictional desktop of terminals, files, tools, encrypted mail, volatile markets, and occupied IRC rooms. Clients give you a target, not the truth. To finish the job, you will have to discover hosts, identify services… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Signal Drift.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

83% User Score Based on 791 reviews

A dead influencer. An obsessed detective. Three suspects. Piece together the truth by going through the victim’s phone messages, videos, and social media. The follow up to the critically acclaimed Simulacra. Investigate a mysterious death with the only tool you have – the victim’s phone. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SIMULACRA 2.

Survive until 6:00 AM in a cooperative asymmetric horror game built around communication, pressure, and constant decision-making. One player takes the role of a Security Guard, monitoring camera feeds and controlling doors, lights, and building systems, while the rest of the team moves through the facility completing dangerous, noise-filled tasks in real time. Coordinate under stress as power d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to After Hours.

Speak. Interrogate. Decide. But never forget to watch your back.Entry Denied is a first-person, single-player horror thriller inspired by Papers, Please and That's Not My Neighbor, featuring a unique voice command system that puts you in direct control of the experience. You play as a newly appointed officer at Ironveil Penitentiary, a facility that holds not just the most dangerous criminals — b… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Entry Denied.

A Text-Driven AVG Set in a Republican-Era Espionage World Set inside a government bureau during a chaotic era of modern Chinese history, the game blends undercover work, intelligence gathering, inspections, screening, and internal power struggles. It focuses on survival and identity manipulation under an oppressive bureaucratic system. On the surface, you are an ordinary clerk. In truth, you stand… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shadows Over Fog City.

Oleander-X is a pixel-art stealth action game about infiltration, evidence, sabotage, and the cost of obedience. You play as Ethan, a special agent assigned to investigate a biotech-linked criminal network operating behind guarded facilities and classified research sites. Each mission begins with a simple order: get in, collect evidence, plant the explosive charge, and escape before the operation … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Oleander-X.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

84% User Score Based on 43 reviews

Critic Score 76%Based on 6 reviews

A game you can read. A book you can play.YOUR HOUSE is a text-driven mystery game where reading is not a break from the gameplay — reading is the gameplay. Every sentence, image, sound, object, and strange detail inside the house may hide a clue. To move forward, you’ll need to read carefully, connect ideas, interact with words, solve puzzles embedded in the text, and unlock the secrets of a mans… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to YOUR HOUSE.

61%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

94% User Score Based on 16 reviews

Plunge into Greenhearth, a small town hiding heavy secrets: take on the role of Ricky Fox and lead an investigation that gradually shifts from an intimate film noir into oppressive Lovecraftian horror. Driven by memorable characters and revelations that will linger long after the credits roll, Echoes delivers a taut narrative where every discovery matters and leads to four distinct endings shaped … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Echoes.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

91% User Score Based on 3,255 reviews

Critic Score 78%Based on 6 reviews

Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth. Investigate Crimes: Solve cases such as murders, missing people, and cyber attacks. Use FDI Software: Analyze evidence and find clues using cutting-edge tools. Dig De… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Operator.

Roadmap About the GameA tense investigative horror experience for solo players or up to 4-player co-op. Search for hidden clues, notes, and evidence in the darkness as you piece together the truth behind the spirit’s death, including the killer, the time, the place, and the method. You may not be alone in the house. Something is watching, roaming, and learning. Find the clues and lock in your … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Necrowhisper.

Welcome back to 2009. Hackers: The Revolution Begins is a ground-up remake of the cult-classic hacking sim, painstakingly rebuilt for modern displays. This isn't just a port—it’s a tactical evolution of the cyber-warfare that defined a generation of mobile gaming. The World is Your Target Navigate a live geometric map of 32 global hubs. Every connection is a gamble. You have seconds to stabilize… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hackers: The Revolution Begins.

53%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

90% User Score Based on 10 reviews

Contra Spem Spero (Latin for 'Against all hope, I hope') is a narrative-driven horror experience that blends text-based exploration, immersive visual novel storytelling, survival elements, and puzzle-solving. Your car breaks down in the middle of a deserted road. Having no time to waste, you decide to continue on foot, grabbing only your journal and camera. Yet imperceptibly, the asphalt turns … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Contra Spem Spero.

《Mourningwood Lodge》 is a full-motion video (FMV) live-action mystery horror game. As the first installment in the Funeral Houseseries, players will assume different roles across various game modes to participate in a suspenseful horror journey blending conspiracy and fantasy. In the initially released ​​Story Mode​​, players take on the role of an heir to the ancient sect ​​"Fangxian Dao&qu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 欢迎来到林葬屋.

54%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

79% User Score Based on 19 reviews

Victim Complex: Part 1 is an early Demo for the upcoming full game release, scheduled for Q4 2025. Search Steam for Victim Complex to add the Full Game to your wishlist, see more demos, and get updates on progress! Victim Complex is a first person, narrative-driven horror experience. Play as hack medium Jack Lognare, who has stumbled on his first legitimate haunting. Will you try to help the sp… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Victim Complex: Part 1.

Escape by means of "Voice"! The second installment of the new feeling puzzle and escape game! You are being held in a room that you haven't been to before. The only thing you can do is using telephone to ask for hint from a cooperator. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Koe wo Tayori ni SP.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, grinding

79% User Score Based on 142 reviews

Your Future Self is a thrilling time loop "conversation-em-up" with a unique conversational "battle" mechanic. It harks back to the aesthetics of text-based adventure games whilst deliberately subverting your expectations; both in story and design. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Your Future Self.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

94% User Score Based on 226 reviews

Critic Score 89%Based on 1 reviews

Welcome, interrogator, to the year 2065. You were constructed to question other, disobedient androids: why do they glitch? Why do they believe they have free will? Manipulate their emotions; extract their secrets; scrap those beyond repair. You wouldn't disobey your creators, would you? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Silicon Dreams.

Last Frame is a first-person atmospheric horror game focused on tension, observation and corporate secrecy. You play as Anna, a night security guard hired by Greyline Corporation to monitor one of their warehouse facilities. The warehouse has experienced missing items and management wants visual confirmation of stored assets during the night shift. Your job is to patrol the building, photo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Last Frame.

THEY SAID YOU WERE CRAZY. THEY WERE RIGHT. It's 1993. You're a small-time conspiracy theorist with a cork board, a box of red string, and a conviction that everyone else is wrong. Collect evidence, pin it to the board, connect the dots, and publish theories so unhinged they just might be true. HUNT THE EVIDENCE Dig through classified sources to build your case: VHS Evidence Lab Sc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Conspiracy Simulator.

THE WORLD WAS NOT SAVED. A FOUNDATION WAS LAID.Neo-London does not remember the world it lost — because it was built not to. After the Purge, history wasn't destroyed. It was removed, rewritten, and replaced by a regime that understood a simple, terrible truth: a population that cannot remember what was taken from it cannot grieve, cannot resist, and cannot rebuild. That regime is the Dominion. I… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ConOps21: Subversion Protocol.

"Fried Chicken Nuggets and Angels" is a text based adventure game with the theme of a detective story. The story takes place in a fictional Japanese town of S City. 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...Game Play・Explore and coll… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 炸鸡块与天使.

REPORT THE ANOMALY. TRUST NOTHING.Somnus Corporation is a first-person psychological horror game set inside a looping dream simulation. SIMULATION HAS: More than 35 Anomalies and entities. (More will come!) 4 Anomaly and 7 Entity variation You play as John, a dream specialist participating in an experimental consciousness test created by Somnus Corporation. What begins as a routine calibrati… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Somnus Corporation.

Mandated Fate is a narrative-driven social thriller where loyalty is survival. You play as a weary inspector, a man with a fraught past, out of place in a newly established authoritarian regime. In 1985, a rising technological empire has seized power, driven by a single ambition: to discover the anti-gravity particle and surpass its global rivals by conquering space. The regime demands absolute u… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mandated Fate.

The protagonist Li Feng had frequent nightmares after his parents passed away in an amusement park accident ten years ago, and unexpectedly received a "invitation letter from the other side" A spirit exploration live streaming event at an abandoned amusement park. In order to prevent others from profiting from his parents' tragedy and uncover the truth behind the accident, Li Feng par… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 禁地直播.

52%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

75% User Score Based on 20 reviews

Sort, decide, and obey. Doll Inc is a haunting job simulator where your judgment determines the fate of every product. Are you precise… or replaceable? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DOLL INC.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization

78% User Score Based on 144 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 13 reviews

Dry Drowning is a psychological investigative visual novel set in a futuristic dystopian city. Follow the story of Mordred Foley, an unscrupulous private detective haunted by his dark past, and look into a series of macabre serial killings inspired by Greek mythology. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dry Drowning.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

84% User Score Based on 265 reviews

Set in the glitzy world of Hollywood in the late '70s, Confidential Killings have you investigate a series of gruesome murders that seem connected. There are rumours about a mysterious cult behind them...  Explore the crime scenes, use your detective skills to deduce what's going on! Wishlist on Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2797960/Confidential_Killings On some browsers you may ex… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Confidential Killings.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

63% User Score Based on 67 reviews

Shadow Mansion: Step Into the Shadows From the creators of the upcoming "PARALLEL PLAGUE: Good Old Days, " Shadow Mansion offers a harrowing glimpse into a world where fear and mystery intertwine. An Atmosphere Like No Other Welcome to Shadow Mansion, where every shadow hides a secret, and every sound sends shivers down your spine. This chilling horror adventure unfolds within the decaying walls o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SHADOW MANSION.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

77% User Score Based on 912 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 29 reviews

"Take a deep breath..." Try to remember: a girl, a chair, a bomb. Just keep... calm. Follow the voice into the depths of your memory. Relax... and search for the darkest memories in the deepest recesses of your mind. Can you find her? The clock is ticking... And this is just a part of the treatment. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Get Even.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music

95% User Score Based on 107 reviews

Vessels is an atmospheric, character-driven narrative adventure game. Players assume the role of crewmember quarantined in the airlock of their ship with no memory of how they got there, and with crewmates who refuse to let you out. Players can posses other crew members to explore the ship and find a way to free yourself, where different choices can lead to multiple endings. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vessels.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

95% User Score Based on 5,758 reviews

Critic Score 88%Based on 3 reviews

Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Roadwarden.

40%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

50% User Score Based on 10 reviews

Critic Score 62%Based on 2 reviews

As a police investigator, you take on the task of explaining this mysterious event. Who is this person and what was she doing there? Will the circumstances of this case be easy to explain or is there something deeper going on in the story? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Criminal Expert.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

93% User Score Based on 984 reviews

Critic Score 84%Based on 8 reviews

A murder. A hack. A bombing. All it takes to plunge the solar system into war – unless you do something about it. Help CDI agent Neil Conrad make a string of increasingly difficult decisions in this modern dialog-driven adventure set in a gorgeous 2D sci-fi noir universe. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lacuna.

Sole Mistake is a point-and-click psychological horror puzzle. You sit at a wall of 16 monitors. We didn't make a mistake. They escaped. Somewhere inside that facility, there's a man in a hazmat suit. He doesn't know you're watching. You open doors. Trigger sounds. Route him through the dark, one room at a time. Some rooms are empty. Some are not. There is no direct contact, yet every decision… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sole Mistake.

Cover your tracks. Disappear into the shadows. Step into the shoes of a young, talented programmer entering the dangerous world of cybercrime. Your extraordinary skills quickly catch the attention of Dark Shadows—a mysterious, elite hacking collective. Their emissary contacts you with a challenge: a series of ruthless trial contracts designed to test the absolute limits of your loyalty and genius… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hacker The Dark Shadow.

PROMETHEUS Project "Dr. Vance didn't just quit. He was deleted." PROMETHEUS Project is a short, narrative-driven puzzle horror game set entirely within a Windows 95 operating system. You are a data recovery specialist hired to investigate the abandoned terminal of Dr. Vance, a lead researcher on the classified "Prometheus Project." He vanished two weeks ago. The company claims he resigned. Th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PROMETHEUS Project.

Uncover the secrets of a shifting, procedural nightmare hidden inside a collection of mysterious VHS tapes. Document your expedience, and solve a multi-layered meta-narrative, SURVIVE THE RECORDINGS You are watching unauthorized, pirated recordings of "The Place", recorded directly over unassuming home and stock videos. As the tape plays, you must step into the shoes of the subject… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ENTRY_13.

A story-driven psychological horror experience where you must survive 10 phobia-inspired rooms, each filled with atmospheric puzzles, relentless dread, and unsettling truths waiting to be uncovered. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Phobophobia 1.0: The Experiment.

35%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

60% User Score Based on 10 reviews

Rotten Crop is a horror experience inspired by the lost game “That Evil Farming Game”. Try to hide what you've done from your neighbors and the police.  Step into the quiet nightmare of a man trying to hold his life together while everything around him rots. THEY SEE. Keep your secrets hidden from the neighbors who won’t stop peeking, and the police who won’t stop asking questions. Something… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rotten Crop.

Lewd ElevatorStep inside a cursed elevator and descend floor by floor through a bizarre, ever-shifting hellscape. Lewd Elevator is a seductive point-and-click investigation game that drags you into a deepening nightmare of lust and deception. The building is teeming with seductive tricksters—beautiful, malevolent entities who prey on human desire itself. On each floor, your survival depends on s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lewd Elevator.