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Game Time: 2-3 Hours ‍‍ Number of players: 15-24 players, mostly gender-neutral ️ Play Online or In-Person with you and up to 23 friends! Download your digital game instantly! Theme: Vintage Carnival or Circus Inspired By: The Greatest Showman, Moulin Rouge  ✨ The host can play without knowing whodunnit! Your Story Starts Here! It’s 1919, one year since the Great War, and the centennial birthday… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Curious Carnival: A Circus Murder Mystery Party.

The Wych Elm Game Time: 2-3 hours  ‍‍ Number of players: 6-10 players, all gender-neutral ️ Play Online or In-Person with you and 9 friends!   Theme: Halloween True Crime Haunted Mansion ️  Inspired By: True Crime, Haunted Mansion, Ghostbusters ✨  The Host can play without knowing whodunnit! Please note this game is a digital party game kit with files that can be used to play online or print and… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Wych Elm: A True Crime Murder Mystery Party Game.

Cabin #5 Game Time: 1.5-2 hours  ‍‍ Number of players: 6 players, all gender-neutral ️ Play Online or In-Person with you and 5 friends! We include instructions and separate game files for easy online hosting. ⛺ Theme: Halloween '80s Summer Camp Inspired By: Stranger Things, Goosebumps, The Thing, and all things '80s! ✨ The Host can play without knowing whodunnit Your Story Starts Here! There’s a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cabin #5: Halloween Murder Mystery Game.

Cabin #5  Game Time: 1.5-2 hours  ‍‍ Number of players: 6 players, all gender-neutral ️ Play Online or In-Person with you and 5 friends!   ⛺ Theme: '80s Summer Camp   Inspired By: Stranger Things, Goosebumps, The Thing, and all things '80s! ✨  The Host can play without knowing whodunnit! Your Story Starts Here! There’s always one summer you never forget. Teens Bobby, Jo, Charlie, Riley, Alex, and… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cabin #5: An '80s Summer Camp Murder Mystery Party.

✨Behind the Curtain: A Hollywood Murder Mystery Game✨ This is a print and play murder mystery party.  Game Time: 2-3 hours ‍‍ Number of players: 6-10 players, 9 Gender-Neutral Characters, 1 Character using she/her pronouns ️ Play Online or In-Person with you and 9 friends! Theme: 1950s Vintage Hollywood ️ Inspired By: Tinseltown, Hollywood, and a love of movies! Perfect for theater and Broadway … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Behind the Curtain: Hollywood Murder Mystery Game for 6-10 Guests.

WANDERSTAR Game Time: 2-3 Hours ‍‍ Number of players: 7-15 players, all gender-neutral ️ Play Online or In-Person with you and up to 14 friends! Download your digital game instantly! Theme: Space Western Inspired By: Star Wars, Star Trek, Old Western Movies, and Firefly! The host can play without knowing whodunnit! Your Story Starts Here! In The Outskirts of the Frontier Star System, the crews … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to WANDERSTAR: A Space Western Murder Mystery Party.

The Blade of Fate Game Time: 1.5-2 hours  ‍‍ Number of players: 6 players, all gender-neutral ️ Play Online or In-Person with you and 5 friends!   Theme: High Fantasy  ⚔️ Inspired By: World of Warcraft, D&D/Dungeon & Dragons, Lord of The Rings ✨  The Host can play without knowing whodunnit! CONTENT WARNING: Mild violence, mild references to alcohol. Recommended For Ages 16+ Your Story Starts Her… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Blade of Fate Murder Mystery Party Game.

Well-known actress and former darling of the silent film era, Frances Beck, has spent most of her career hosting colorful parties and secret soirees throughout the years. It is an honor to be invited and even harder to stay on the guest list. Now aging and retired, Frances has announced her intentions to release a tell-all book, Behind the Curtain, detailing the sordid lives of Hollywood’s elite. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Holiday Murder Mystery Game.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding

72% User Score Based on 92 reviews

Critic Score 30%Based on 1 reviews

This game lets you try on the role of a Supernatural Newspaper Agency boss and editor. The world it takes place in is a dark and haunted one, with ghosts, zombies, monsters and even shapeshifting murderers, pretending to be human after they have stolen their victims' bodies or infiltrated the humanity. It was inspired heavily by the works of H.P.Lovecraft and it builds on the atmosphere of uncerta… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Daily Chthonicle.

64%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

60% User Score Based on 191 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

Explore four beautiful game boards, dozens of character cards, and thousands of dialog cards (worn and aged from decades of neglect) which comprise the zany world of an American small town in the 1920s. Encounter nearly a hundred individual personalities. These denizens form the core culture of intolerance and repression your girls can overcome with wit, charm, and brazenness. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dangerous High School Girls in Trouble!.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

89% User Score Based on 3,274 reviews

The Painscreek Killings is a first-person, explorable mystery solving game set in a fictional town of United States in the 1990s. As a young and upcoming journalist, you are to uncover the secrets behind the town killings and publish the truth in the city papers. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Painscreek Killings.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

74% User Score Based on 690 reviews

A Turn-based Strategy game in a futuristic global cold war from the award-winning creators of Out There. Recruit a squad of special agents and run your intel agency to secure the control of the singularity. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sigma Theory: Global Cold War.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

62% User Score Based on 242 reviews

From Frédérick Raynal, the creator of Alone in the Dark and pioneer of survival-horror, 2Dark is a grim journey of stealth and courage into the heart of corruption. Plagued by a string of child abductions, darkness hangs over the once-picturesque city of Gloomywood like a curse. As former detective Mr. Smith, use your cunning to infiltrate six bastions of cruelty. Uncover the secrets of the derang… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 2Dark.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

67% User Score Based on 194 reviews

Critic Score 72%Based on 14 reviews

A tale of light, darkness, and the nature of reality. Traverse a thought-provoking puzzle game and its immersive colour-drenched world of light and shadow. In The Sojourn you arrive in a mysterious land, where lights guide you forward. It’s not long until the world reveals itself to be full of challenges. Now, you must overcome these intricate and ever more demanding obstacles to uncover the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Sojourn.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

84% User Score Based on 507 reviews

Run a thieves’ guild in a gas-lit underworld. Antihero is a fast-paced strategy game with an (Oliver) Twist. Recruit urchins, hire thugs, kit out your master thief, upgrade your guild… and bribe, blackmail, and assassinate your opposition. A turn-based multiplayer strategy game about running a thieves' guild. Antihero is all about short play sessions with super-interesting decisions. Recruit stre… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Antihero.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability

93% User Score Based on 486 reviews

Critic Score 76%Based on 6 reviews

"The Invisible Hours is a complex murder mystery in VR, in which players freely explore an intricate web of interwoven stories within a sprawling mansion -- in order to untangle the dark truth at its heart." If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Invisible Hours.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

84% User Score Based on 2,089 reviews

Critic Score 68%Based on 4 reviews

Join Kate Walker as she travels to remote locations and time periods in this timeless voyage to discover her true destiny. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Syberia.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

80% User Score Based on 1,563 reviews

Critic Score 58%Based on 30 reviews

A stealth action game! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Serial Cleaner.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

91% User Score Based on 644 reviews

The game's play is done through a point and click interface. Players must visit various locations within the game's fictional town of Harvest, which can be done via an overhead map. By speaking to various townspeople and clicking on special "hotspots", players can learn information and collect items that progress the game's story and play. Harvester also features a fighting system where players ca… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Harvester.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

95% User Score Based on 624 reviews

Why Am I Dead At Sea is an adventure game where you solve the mystery of your own murder. As a ghost, you will have to possess people and use them to investigate your surroundings. But in this place no one is who they seem...and everyone has a secret. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Why Am I Dead At Sea.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

91% User Score Based on 2,614 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

You try to clear your vision and get on your feet after your arrival. You hear the portal closing behind you as you take a step forward. You are trapped, your way back is gone.Quern - Undying Thoughts is a first-person puzzle adventure game, inviting you on a journey to explore it and solve its challenges. Put your mind to the test with the increasingly complex puzzles, and unravel the mysteries o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Quern: Undying Thoughts.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

92% User Score Based on 49 reviews

Join Freyja, Bam, Mishima, and Phenez on their journey Towards The Pantheon! Gone are the rpg cliches of potions and elemental powers; in Towards The Pantheon you dive head first into a simultaneously lighthearted, fun, dark, and painful adventure in this fresh and exciting world! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Towards The Pantheon.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

87% User Score Based on 100 reviews

A game made during Game Jam Madrid Crea. You can skip any level in the game (just check the help menu). If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Overwhelmed.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization

91% User Score Based on 3,600 reviews

The Sexy Brutale — a never-ending masked ball featuring intrigue, murder and the (quite possibly) occult! Relive the same mysterious day where the guests at the casino mansion are being murdered by the staff over and over again. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Sexy Brutale.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

92% User Score Based on 1,742 reviews

A keenly dark twist on the traditional murder mystery setting, The Deed is an Adventure/RPG game about getting away with murder. Arran Bruce, the rightful heir to Dunshiel House, returns home to settle a score with his estranged family. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Deed.

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

60% User Score Based on 440 reviews

Inspired by the award-winning board game franchise, Arkham Horror: Mother’s Embrace is an investigation game served with turn-based combat, set in the  haunted worlds of H.P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu mythos. Plunge into an original story written by Fantasy Flight Interactive’s official writers and explore the American Roaring Twenties. The year is 1926: a professor of astronomy is found dead in her ma… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arkham Horror: Mother's Embrace.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

86% User Score Based on 227 reviews

Critic Score 68%Based on 11 reviews

Third-person adventure game, set in a fantasy pirate-themed world with a modern touch. Combining the traditional point-and-click genre gameplay with a unique cartoon 3D graphics, Willy Morgan has the dreamy atmosphere, the humor and the freedom to explore typical of timeless classics such as Monkey Island. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Willy Morgan and the Curse of Bone Town.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

74% User Score Based on 160 reviews

Critic Score 73%Based on 6 reviews

Root Letter (stylized √Letter) is a visual novel adventure video game that is developed and published by Kadokawa Games as the first title in their Kadokawa Game Mystery brand. In the game, the player must figure out what happened to the character of Aya, a girl who mysteriously vanished after receiving a particular letter. The gameplay will be split into two distinct parts; the adventure part, wh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Root Letter.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, stability

97% User Score Based on 212 reviews

Minotaur is an adventure game set in a new world called The Universe of Seven. Here’s what we hope you’ll love about it: Story and characters Minotaur’s story is mainly focused on nine... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Minotaur.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

63% User Score Based on 478 reviews

Critic Score 60%Based on 2 reviews

One night can feel like a lifetime of pain, suffering and horror to a child...do you have what it takes to survive the night? Play as an 8 year old child who is tormented by monsters in his house. Your choices make his future which lives can be saved or ended. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Just Ignore Them.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

66% User Score Based on 516 reviews

Critic Score 68%Based on 2 reviews

The Guild 2 is the shining successor of the ultra successful medieval life sim, Europe 1400. The Guild 2 is a unique mixture of RPG and life simulation in an immersive middle ages scenario. The player and his party become part of history and can even change it in real-time. Go back to the dark middle ages and found a new dynasty! Take care of yourself, because your opponents never sleep! Marry a … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Guild 2.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

94% User Score Based on 1,091 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 13 reviews

Welcome to Botany Manor, a stately home in 19th century England. You play as its inhabitant Arabella Greene, a retired botanist. Explore your house and gardens, filled with botanical research, to figure out the ideal habitat for a collection of forgotten flora. Grow each plant to discover the mysterious qualities they hold… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Botany Manor.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

82% User Score Based on 5,348 reviews

Critic Score 82%Based on 2 reviews

A totalitarian State controls every aspect of private and social life. Laws are oppressive. Surveillance is total. Privacy is dead. You are a State-installed manager of an apartment house. The State requires you to spy on your tenants, and report any illegal or subversive activity. However, you can also choose to keep the information to yourself, or use it to blackmail the residents, resulting in … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beholder.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

69% User Score Based on 575 reviews

"From Cyan, the indie studio that brought you Myst and Obduction, comes a new steampunk adventure.The game of Firmament is a resplendent, magical, journey — a monumental voyage through four diverse and curious realms, working in concert with an ever-present, clockwork companion, and the support and instruction of a long-dead, ethereal mentor.Everything is not as it seems." If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Firmament.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability

87% User Score Based on 1,256 reviews

Imagine a place of wonder, where magick and technology coexist in an uneasy balance, and an adventurer might just as easily wield a flintlock pistol as a flaming sword. Welcome to the land of Arcanum. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

91% User Score Based on 760 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 2 reviews

July, 1935. A murder has been committed aboard the SS Hook, eight hours out from New York.Only one problem: you did it.Can you get away with murder? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Overboard!.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding

72% User Score Based on 520 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

When technology meets Cthulhu! Magrunner: Dark Pulse is an action-puzzle game in which technology confronts the Cthulhu Mythos, as imagined by author, H. P. Lovecraft. You are Dax, one of seven Magrunners selected among the elite to participate in MagTech Corporation's space training program. But, what should be the chance of a lifetime quickly becomes a horrific nightmare. Equipped with your M… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Magrunner: Dark Pulse.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

91% User Score Based on 1,008 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

The Dream Machine is an award-winning adventure game about dreams and voyeurism. It's built by hand using materials such as clay, cardboard and broccoli. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Dream Machine.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

85% User Score Based on 55 reviews

In this cozy little point-and-click fairy-tale, you are a gnome on an abandoned farm. When you realize that humans have come to live there once more, you find yourself useful again - but also that you might have to work harder than ever to keep them safe from the dark creatures that lurk out in the forest. You might even have to call on some of the fair folks for help. Their aid, however, does not… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Midvinter.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

74% User Score Based on 336 reviews

Critic Score 90%Based on 3 reviews

Ether One is a first person adventure that deals with the fragility of the human mind. There are two paths in the world you can choose from. At its core is a story exploration path free from puzzles where you can unfold the story at your own pace. There is also a deeper, more adventurous path in which you can complete complex puzzles to restore life changing events of the patient's histo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ether One.

47%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability

62% User Score Based on 39 reviews

Critic Score 39%Based on 7 reviews

Sanity of Morris - psychological horror adventure. Discover clues but stay away from the light, or you'll be caught. Try to stay sane in the search for your father, consumed by conspiracy theories about the government and aliens. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sanity of Morris.

38%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, gameplay

38% User Score Based on 144 reviews

Always dreamed of creating your own musical group and making your way to the stars? Now your desires can become a reality! In our game you can go all the way from rehearsals in the garages to appearances on the stages where world-famous performers have visited. You will have the opportunity to record songs on different topics, give the name of each of them, release albums. Manage the activities o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Music Band Manager.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization

77% User Score Based on 20,826 reviews

Critic Score 86%Based on 14 reviews

A first-person exploratory game taking place in 1995 in which Katie, a university student back from Europe, arrives at her family's newly inherited mansion only to find nobody there, with a note from her younger sister Sam suggesting that she's left home. Katie must explore the mansion to put together the stories of where her parents have gone and why Sam has decided to leave. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gone Home.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

80% User Score Based on 357 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 3 reviews

Space Colony: Steam Edition is a remaster of the real-time base builder and strategy game from Firefly Studios, creators of the Stronghold series. In Space Colony you colonize to survive, designing intergalactic bases that keep your crew productive, happy and defended against hostile alien threats. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Colony.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

80% User Score Based on 336 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 2 reviews

Road Not Taken is a roguelike puzzle game about surviving life’s surprises. You play as a ranger adventuring through a vast, unforgiving forest in the aftermath of a brutal winter storm, rescuing children who have lost their way. Procedurally-generated levels deliver a limitless supply of possibilities to explore and challenges to overcome. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Road Not Taken.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

81% User Score Based on 662 reviews

You're invited to the elite academy for magical girls! Will you take the opportunity to make new friends? Learn magic? Or... Will you try and date a cute magical girl? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to How To Date A Magical Girl!.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

79% User Score Based on 437 reviews

Critic Score 76%Based on 14 reviews

Berlin 1933. Lead an underground resistance group Through the Darkest of Times. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Through the Darkest of Times.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization

94% User Score Based on 248 reviews

You play as the Professor, on a mission to find the sunken city of Houston. Things have been getting worse for the few surviving colonies of Earth as their resources dwindle and a corrupting algae bloom threatens all that remains. For years you've been systematically exploring the wastes without any sign of the ruins. Your main companions on your mission are ARORA, an AI who's been humanity's guid… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Some Distant Memory.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding

80% User Score Based on 692 reviews

The Shapeshifting Detective is a supernatural-noir murder mystery FMV game where you play as a detective who can shapeshift into other characters, allowing you to unlock secret conversations and private encounters. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Shapeshifting Detective.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

97% User Score Based on 20,418 reviews

Critic Score 88%Based on 22 reviews

In this 1-bit first-person mystery game, a merchant ship called the Obra Dinn has appeared at a London harbor, years after being declared lost at sea. As an insurance adjuster, the player must examine the ship for clues. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Return of the Obra Dinn.