Games like Mysteries of the Crypt

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

65% User Score Based on 65 reviews

Room 40 is a puzzle game about learning to decipher and decode secret messages. Learn to break various methods of encryption used throughout history. Starting with basic methods used in ancient Greece and the advancement of these methods all they way through to complex ciphers used in WWII. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Room 40.

Game:You're a cryptologist bound in this building trying to escape it. To open the doors that block your way you must uncover the keys that belong to them! But sadly for you the keys are hidden behind puzzle bound objects. To uncover the keys and earn your freedom you must solve the puzzles! These puzzles are very challenging and will test you to the limit!Features:- Challenging puzzles: Many puzz… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Cryptologist Room.

You  are a secret agent in charge of  preventing a catastrophic time travel experiment which could end humanity. Can you stop it? Trivia: Feb 12 1993, the day where the time loop experiment is happening, also happens to be the release of the movie Groundhog Day in the US. :) Game Walkthrough (spoilers ahead!) After waking up in class, you receive a text, indicating that a new time travel experim… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Looped In.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

97% User Score Based on 4,311 reviews

The year is 1998. A private jet belonging to the Roottree Corporation has crashed. On it were the Roottree Sisters and their parents. Combined, they were worth over a billion dollars. Now, due to the eccentricities of their great-great-grandfather Elias, their money must be redistributed to the rest of the family. But who's actually a BLOOD RELATIVE? That's where you come in. Armed only with t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Roottrees are Dead.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

71% User Score Based on 92 reviews

When you wake up in the mental institute you're in charge of, you realize you've been locked in your room by your most dangerous (and clever) patient. Will you be able to reach the way out while taking the journal you found in your room and stepping into an ancient story? 13: Origin is a web of clues that you must follow and not miss, as in most room escape/puzzle games. As you untie each knotted… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 13:Origin.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

89% User Score Based on 394 reviews

Cypher is a first person puzzle game about cryptography. Explore the museum and learn about the history of cryptography, from simple substitution ciphers to the Enigma machine and beyond. Grab a pen and paper and test your deciphering skills across 40+ challenging puzzles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cypher.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

74% User Score Based on 506 reviews

Critic Score 69%Based on 4 reviews

Discover an untold crime story from the mysterious youth of the famous detective Hercule Poirot. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Agatha Christie Hercule Poirot: The First Cases.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

82% User Score Based on 88 reviews

A young man is interviewed by the police only to turn up dead a week later. 3 years have passed, a special agent from Santa Fe navigates the police database in order to solve the mystery. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The List.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

97% User Score Based on 868 reviews

If you're a fan of "Ace Attorney", you won't want to miss "Murders on Yangtze River", a horizontal axis detective game developed by OMEGames Studio. The game takes you on a journey through early 20th century China as you solve a series of intriguing cases along the Yangtze River. With its stunning brush painting art style and engaging storyline, it offers a unique gaming experience that will kee… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Murders on the Yangtze River.

A retro early 1980s text adventure experience involving a murder mystery that is generated differently each time the game is played. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ozapell Mystery Text Adventure.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

79% User Score Based on 638 reviews

Critic Score 74%Based on 9 reviews

Goetia is a point-and-click adventure game – and, as in any adventure game, you’ll be seeking out clues, finding objects, and figuring out how to use or combine them in order to progress through the different areas, puzzles and encounters. However, there is one major difference compared to other adventure games that you might be used to. In Goetia, you play the part of Abigail, the ghost of a youn… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Goetia.

51%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, gameplay

51% User Score Based on 109 reviews

Nemezis: Mysterious Journey III is a puzzle adventure game in which two tourists - Bogard and Amia - find themselves engaged in a series of mysterious events. Solve intriguing puzzles and unfold a story which will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nemezis: Mysterious Journey III.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

87% User Score Based on 958 reviews

Critic Score 59%Based on 2 reviews

Let's Guess the words and decipher the story If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 7 Days to End with You.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, atmosphere

77% User Score Based on 481 reviews

Critic Score 64%Based on 5 reviews

Replica is an interactive novel game played through a cellphone and social media If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Replica.

True horror is back at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escape from Chernobyl.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability

99% User Score Based on 372 reviews

Prose & Codes is an indie puzzle game. Decode the wit, wisdom, and wonder of literature's finest works through deceptively simple ciphers. Decode 350 hand-selected excerpts from literary classics both well-known and obscure and get a taste of 7 beloved genres, from nostalgic children's stories to bone-chilling horror. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Prose & Codes.

51%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

80% User Score Based on 15 reviews

MechCube is not only a set of extraordinary puzzles and tricky riddles. This is a non-linear game in point-and-click adventure genre with a lot of endings, secrets, easter eggs and references to modern pop culture. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MechCube: Escape.

Are You Ready? Do you trust your intelligence ? One night,our character who fell asleep in his office, when he woke up face with strange things. He can't remember how fell asleep in his office and even his name . He understood has to go home as soon as possible but that won't be easy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to In The Shadow Of The Truth.

The Volcano Game You are on a mission to explore the volcano.  As you leave the open skies behind, you crawl into a lava cave and descend into a series of underground tunnels.  You bring a paper and pencil with you to map out your explorations, but your compass doesn’t work down here. You soon discover that some tunnels lead back to same rooms.  You are constantly redrawing your map, linking toget… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Volcano Game.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

94% User Score Based on 53 reviews

There they stood all steeped in shame, another victim claimed in my name. The Murder Hotel is an interactive Murder Mystery Adventure with a huge twist: A scissors wielding demon is the murderer and you have to blame one of the human guests, forging a plausible theory how they could have done it. Feel free to call me Gastfenger. I'm the demonic hotelier, at your service. Oh, you wa… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Murder Hotel.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story

95% User Score Based on 1,223 reviews

A BIZARRE GAME Defeat the troll in his homebrew game "Advanced Troll Chess" so you can cross his bridge. But with over twenty mind-boggling rule changes to a classic game, this will prove to be quite a challenge.THE TREACHEROUS TROLL This cunning foe will surely give you a hard time with his schemes, cheats and taunts! Can you defeat an opponent who has no regard for manners or rules… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to King of the Bridge.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

98% User Score Based on 41 reviews

Six of them wanted out. Six of them wanted in. Now, all twelve of them are trapped in a prison where a fate worse than death awaits them. Can they survive the wiles of Empathy Systems? What dark secrets lurk behind that institution? It is for the future when none may tread. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Decide 4 God.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

93% User Score Based on 116 reviews

Alice Escaped is a 2D action and exploration game. Follow the advenctures of the two girls Usada and Kotora who wander into a strange world of grimoires, chasing after "Alice". What awaits them there are mysterious characters based off of Alice in Wonderland: the Cheshire Cat, the Mad Hatter, and Humpty Dumpty — but are they really the enemy? And why does the White Rabbit guiding them have a zipp… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alice Escaped!.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

81% User Score Based on 146 reviews

A text adventure game about a 19th century explorer who finds himself stranded and alone. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mainland.

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.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding

66% User Score Based on 428 reviews

Critic Score 71%Based on 4 reviews

Scene Investigators is a deductive reasoning game for fans of the "true crime" genre. Step into re-created crime scenes, observe closely for pieces of evidence, analyze possible motives behind the crimes, and uncover what truly happened. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scene Investigators.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

74% User Score Based on 1,392 reviews

Homesick is an adventurous first person 3D puzzle game developed by indie game company Lucky Pause. Explore an abandoned building, encountering puzzles and clues as the story unfolds. You seem to have been there so long that direct sunlight is blindingly bright, at home in the serene but foreboding atmosphere. But when you sleep, you are plagued by nightmares, frantically running down hallways ch… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Homesick.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

97% User Score Based on 240 reviews

The Zodiac Trial has begun, and everybody's life is on the line! Will these 12 jurors be able to solve the mysteries and cooperate, or will they resort to betrayal, deception, and violence? Get out alive or die, die again! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Zodiac Trial.

A short, story-driven, detective-mystery game where you are tasked with solving a deceptively simple break-in case. Meet the citizens of Arcadia Springs, find and follow the clues, make the right choices, and you may unlock a dark secret kept under lock and key.  You play as Detective Dalton Reynard, the former star detective of the ASPD. After a year-long hiatus, a simple break-in case lands o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Case of Arcadia Springs.

Typing Tales is a pure typing game. It can be played without touching your mouse even once. Put your skills to the test or practice a new language and have fun! fight, navigate and use abilities, all with your keyboard unlock more content through runs ⌨️ navigate the whole game with your keyboard ⌨️ Key Features dynamic difficulty so you can relax or go as hard as you want! roguelik… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Typing Tales.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability

93% User Score Based on 163 reviews

Utter a Name is a challenging detective adventure with strong emphasis on atmosphere and investigation. Several disembodied souls linger in the premises of an old manor. The goal is to explore the vicinity for information, then deduce the identities of the souls and their murderers. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Utter a Name.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development

89% User Score Based on 168 reviews

Your first day as a police clerk... unveils a tapestry of mysteries! You play as Justina Smith, a newly hired clerk at the Azure City Police Department, as she finds out the truth behind a series of suspicious crimes. Work with the eccentric detectives Ernest Hunt and Sophie Swift as you investigate crime scenes, interrogate suspects, and discover the secrets hidden among the paper trails.Five int… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paper Perjury.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

96% User Score Based on 57 reviews

You awaken in a damp cell, located in the deepest basement of the mysterious Waterfall Tower. In making your way out, you discover you weren't the first in this predicament, someone preceded you - and they left behind hints that might help you abscond before the night is over. A compact videogame experience that aims to evoke the classic, puzzle-centered adventure games of the past. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Waterfall Prisoner.

"You won't be challenged, here is what's left." —— Toji Molabi The Simplest Game in the World is a narrative video game that pokes and prods ideas of a game being simple, or being otherwise. The gameplay is intentionally straightforward, just so we see what can be achieved by simply key pressing. Expect a short hike, but also expect distractions since chambers arise as you e… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Simplest Game in the World.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

90% User Score Based on 80 reviews

'LumineNight' is a mystery adventure game set in the city of Summerset, USA, in the 1950s. You can play as Detective Kelvin Foster and his only daughter, self-proclaimed Detective Selen Foster, to unravel the secrets of a series of unresolved murders over a decade. Players need to investigate, solve puzzles and codes, infiltrate, interrogate, and deduce the truth, all based on the following fi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LumineNight.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

91% User Score Based on 22 reviews

What if you wake up in a locked room with four other strangers? With no memories of how you got there, you're forced to work together to find a way out... A hidden escape room styled game with innovative puzzles and intriguing story! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ESCAPE Room: Reality.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

71% User Score Based on 572 reviews

Belladonna is a gothic adventure game, twisted and dark. Take the role of a corpse girl rising from the dead in an abandoned laboratory, and unravel the mysteries concerning your own death and reanimation.The game explores various themes, such as the role of villains and heroes, moral value systems and different kinds of horror. It’s a point-and-click adventure, and it will ask you to read longer … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Belladonna.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, optimization

77% User Score Based on 44 reviews

This is the story of detective Brian Fisher who after the disappearance of his father, makes his life mission to find him...alive! His father is a scientist and disappeared under suspicious circumstances. Brian is eager to find his father and devotes his life to find out why and how he disappeared, with his only hope to find him alive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Strange Story Of Brian Fisher: Chapter 1.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability

95% User Score Based on 97 reviews

A surrealistic and spiritually provocative experience. Explore the ruins of a temple filled with puzzles, riddles, and secrets. Follow the Story of the Matriarch: a prophetess whose doctrine fell into obscurity. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TEOCIDA.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

80% User Score Based on 262 reviews

You will play a telepath named James. He has the ability to connect with the soul thus he can understand their past. He was hired to explore what happened in the previous 20 years in a haunted house This is the puzzle game! Gameplay uses the first person perspective, your mission searching for items and solve puzzles in order to connect with the souls of those who died in the house and listen t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Root Of Evil: The Tailor.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

63% User Score Based on 524 reviews

Help Ashley Ford find her father and solve the mystery of the Three Oak Mansion. A professional thief, Ashley has inherited this hobby from her father, who suddenly disappeared one night while he was trying to sneak into the Three Oak Mansion. You start the game in front of a big, deserted house that hides a lot of secrets. You are carrying a mysterious crystal that will help you travel in time a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crystals of Time.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development

95% User Score Based on 134 reviews

Critic Score 84%Based on 1 reviews

A BL/yaoi mystery visual novel that follows a man named Sebastian as he’s forced into a game of life-or-death, alongside three strangers. Who put him there, and more importantly… who can he trust? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to start;again.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

77% User Score Based on 200 reviews

Solve the mystery at the heart of this chilling thriller! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mountain Crime: Requital.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

86% User Score Based on 85 reviews

Platonic is a first-person puzzle adventure game. Explore five unique worlds. Solve logical challenges. Gather clues and think outside the cube. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Platonic.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

82% User Score Based on 822 reviews

Critic Score 100%Based on 1 reviews

"The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker is a horror themed murder mystery FMV game where you play as a therapist questioning patients. The game features the simplest of interfaces, over 1600 HD video responses, six main characters, and a randomly chosen murderer at the start of the game (which determines your story path)." If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker.

Day One is the prologue for Chinatown Detective Agency, a mystery adventure game inspired by the classic Carmen Sandiego series that will take you across Singapore and the world in hot pursuit of criminals, witnesses and clues. I remember my first day at INTERPOL like it was yesterday. Now it was just me, my office and my very first case. You’ll guide new PI Amira Darma through her first day in … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chinatown Detective Agency: Day One prologue.

64%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

63% User Score Based on 593 reviews

Critic Score 68%Based on 4 reviews

An eccentric FMV murder mystery with a twist: someone has poisoned Uncle Marcus. Uncover the truth in the yearly family quiz and try to save him before it is too late. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus?.

56%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability

56% User Score Based on 224 reviews

See how a game created by the very Jigsaw would look like! Use the available objects, outwit tricky illusions and optical puzzles and above all, answer the question – will you dare to Play with Me? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Play with Me: Escape room.

As players unravel the mysteries, they collect individual words—one for each level. Once all 12 words are revealed, they form the Recovery Phrase - password. This is the biggest puzzle contest for players! Whoever solves the puzzles first and deciphers the entire Recovery Phrase, wins. Camera Mode. Take photos with an in-game camera and store them alongside your notes. Capture and keep track o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Recovery Phrase.

If your keyboard or audio isn't working, try clicking in the game screen first. This is a sequel to Full Moon (Play), in which our hero Dot Vine has joined a convent to seek absolution for having murdered the werewolf. Being a nun, Dot is faced with some new constraints: Vow of Silence: No dialogue. Vow of Poverty: No inventory. Vow of Modesty: No levelling up, or any other pl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Season of Penance.