Games like The Archive

Silent Signals is a screen-based detective thriller where your only weapon is your mind. You step into the role of an ethical hacker, hired to investigate the digital remains of missing persons, erased emails, corrupted logs, and locked directories. Each case is self-contained (like a digital cold case file) and demands logical thinking, attention to detail, and the ability to connect fragmented …

Uncover a tragedy filed as a footnote. The Kalyma Files is a narrative investigation game where you play as an archivist piecing together a decades-long secret. In 1964, a storm, a cracked crate, and a handful of invisible pellets quietly poisoned a Greek island harbor. The official record calls it a "chemical spill." The truth is buried in classified memos, medical reports, tourist brochu…

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…

Clock in for the night shift at TEREBRO INC., 1986. As a newly promoted Risk Assessment Data Processor, your job is simple: safeguard the company’s future. But the deeper you dig into the archives, the stranger and more unsettling the details become. Using vintage tools like a GPS and encoder device, you’ll sift through cryptic documents, unravel hidden codes, and piece together fragments of the …

You are alone in the office. Or at least, that’s what you try to believe. In Cutter, a first-person psychological horror game, you follow June, an office worker who starts taking night shifts after the unexplained disappearance of a coworker and close personal friend. What begins as corporate routines, doubts, and quiet questions slowly turns into silent tensions and unsettling mysteries, beco…

TR-49 is a single-player mystery visual novel featuring an intriguing story set around a WWII-era machine housing a vast archive of obscure texts. Navigate its library, uncover hidden connections, and communicate with a mysterious voice to unravel secrets and prevent a looming catastrophe. The game offers atmospheric visuals, compelling mechanics, and a captivating soundtrack.

About This GameCompromised Investigator is a narrative-driven investigative RPG set in a town governed by the Compromise. The creatures of the Night and Day have been separated by a curfew with few ever even getting to see one another. Peace is maintained through the Compromise, a collection of rules that value order and stability over truth or justice. You play an investigator tasked with report…

"The Operator" is a detective simulation game where you solve criminal cases for the FDI. Utilize advanced software to analyze evidence, evaluate documents, and connect clues to bring criminals to justice. Each case is a complex, mind-bending story that requires you to dig deep and uncover the truth. Assist field agents by providing critical support and follow the evidence wherever it leads.

"Her Story" is a crime fiction promising a unique experience, where you search through a database of live-action police interviews from 1994. The narrative unfolds as you piece together a woman's story about her missing husband, using search terms to find clips and uncover the truth. This game stands out with its non-linear storytelling and intriguing format, relying on your attentiveness to the woman's testimony.

In "Another Lost Phone: Laura's Story," players explore the social life of a young woman, Laura, through her found phone. By examining apps, messages, and photos, players piece together Laura's relationships, career, and the mystery surrounding her disappearance. The game offers a relatable narrative that promotes empathy and addresses social issues.