Games like The Monster Inside
by Random Seed Games
A film noir style audio-visual novella. A mysterious woman... a string of murders... and a man with a hidden past.
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-40%$0.59The Butterfly Collector
Feb 9 · Wicky Yu
Both: Visual Novel · Horror · Psychological Horror
investigate the evidence left by a stalker and kidnapper and track the fate of a college girl. The player advances and watches the plot by clicking to make choices for the heroine at key moments, with different choices leading to different endings.
Visual NovelWord GameAdventureHorrorPsychological HorrorFemale ProtagonistSingleplayerFirst-PersonText-BasedGore👍 936
$4.99Arcane Investigations
Apr 18 · What's All That Racket
Both: Visual Novel · Detective · Point & Click
It's after midnight on the Quartzway Express, and there's been a MAGICAL CRIME! Investigate the crime scene, question suspects, and defend the accused through unique cross-examination puzzles in this "Phoenix Wright" inspired mystery comedy.
Visual NovelDetectivePuzzlePoint & ClickFunnyHand-drawn2DStory RichCuteFantasy
$7.99Mystical Riddles: Ghostly Park Collector's Edition
Apr 30 · Do Games Limited
Both: Detective · Point & Click · Linear
What is the price of eternal life? Stop the atrocious ritual! Don't let evil prevail! The soul hunter will spare no one. Can you master the willpower to win?
Hidden ObjectDetectivePuzzlePoint & ClickMystery2DFirst-PersonCasualLinearStory Rich
$7.99Hidden Object Secrets: The Whitefield Murder Collector's Edition
Apr 27 · Do Games Limited
Both: Point & Click · Detective · Linear
Step into the shoes of a detective tasked with solving the enigmatic murder of a man whose past is shrouded in mystery! Can you solve another complicated case?
Hidden ObjectPuzzlePoint & Click2DFirst-PersonDetectiveCasualStory RichLinearHand-drawn
$6.99The Night of the Exorcism
Feb 20 · Ludomancer Studio
Both: Visual Novel · Horror · Noir
An unsettling visual novel where every decision shapes your destiny. Face seven diverse, cunning demons in a dark, atmospheric world and uncover hidden truths through multiple branching paths, culminating in nine distinct endings.
Visual NovelChoices MatterHorrorMultiple EndingsMedievalComic BookInvestigationNonlinearStory RichNoir
$14.99Let Bions Be Bygones
Apr 30 · Bohemian Pulp
Both: Point & Click · Noir · Detective
Having lost everything, a retired, hardboiled detective, John Cooper, must take his last case to find a missing upper-class girl among the lowest parts of the dystopian city-planet Terrahive. Choose your unique path in this atmospheric narrative future-noir thriller.
Choose Your Own AdventureInteractive FictionRPGPoint & ClickCyberpunkNoirDetectiveLore-RichChoices MatterMultiple Endings👍 120
$12.99One Night: Burlesque
Nov 3 · RedDeer.Games
Both: Noir · Visual Novel · Point & Click
Step into the smoky, seductive world of the Angels Den, a luxurious burlesque club. Get into the high heels of Holly, a talented dancer graced with a unique gift of telepathy. Help her on a desperate mission to save a friend from certain doom.
NoirDialogue HeavySimulationChoose Your Own AdventureInteractive FictionMysteryVisual NovelPoint & ClickAction-AdventureFemale Protagonist
$4.99Writer. Chapter 1
Jan 6 · Beshbarmak games
Both: Detective · Psychological Horror · Horror
You, the legendary writer, the “King of Horror,” find yourself at the center of a nightmare. A mysterious place, frighteningly familiar, hides sinister secrets. Explore locations, solve riddles, escape from the monster, collect a story that will become a new masterpiece... if you survive.
ExplorationPuzzleDetectiveWalking SimulatorFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorHorrorSimulationControllerLinear
$19.99Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
May 20 · Clifftop Games
Both: Point & Click · Detective · Horror
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…
AtmosphericInvestigation2DMysteryPoint & ClickDetectivePuzzleHorrorStory RichInteractive Fiction👍 1,244
$0.99《道格拉斯警督的日记》
Jan 21 · 日食网络 solar eclipse studio
Both: Detective · Visual Novel
This is a detective game where you play as a middle-aged inspector searching for a terrifying serial killer in an isolated village. However, as a player, if you uncover the killer’s motives, you might consider whether to cooperate with them to achieve their goal of "killing THE time."
DetectiveInteractive FictionCRPGVisual NovelStylizedChoose Your Own AdventureDungeon CrawlerWord GamePuzzleMultiple Endings
$4.99Follow the meaning
Nov 22 · HiKing Mind Studio
Both: Point & Click · Detective
Follow the meaning is a surreal point-and-click puzzle adventure. Join detective Paul Trilby as he works to unravel the mysteries of a peculiar town, seemingly ruled by the local Hospital. Over the wall and behind tightly shut gates, a dark secret lies in wait…
AdventurePuzzlePoint & Click2DHand-drawnMysteryMultiple EndingsIndieDetectiveSurreal👍 992
$6.99莫比乌斯疑案
May 7 · YiMiao Game
Both: Detective · Visual Novel · Horror
多条故事线,高智商烧脑反转型剧情类RPG游戏,线索伏笔众多。
RPGAdventureJRPGDetectiveVisual NovelMysteryHorrorPuzzleCrimeInteractive Fiction
$6.99Through the fog
Apr 30 · GDStudio
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Detective
You will take on the role of a detective and dive into a dark world from a first-person perspective. What will you have to do? Explore locations in search of clues. Make assumptions and write them down in your diary. Solve puzzles.Run away and hide from your demons.
HorrorPsychological HorrorThrillerDetectiveDarkVisual NovelMilitaryAdventureStory RichFirst-Person
$4.99Gnosis
Mar 15 · So Ro
Both: Point & Click
A dark atmospheric test that asks you to see things in new ways, including the experience of playing itself. In this love letter to flash horror, explore 60 ending permutations and reactivity to your answers, as the game not only allows but implores you to play and break it how you see fit.
Interactive FictionPoint & ClickGothicChoose Your Own AdventureAtmosphericHand-drawnMinimalistMysteryStylizedText-Based
-90%$0.99Soul Tolerance: Prologue
Dec 11 · Chaosmonger Studio
Both: Point & Click · Detective · Noir
In a world where artificial intelligence is all that remains, be a robo-detective, and investigate a mind-bending case. Explore a futuristic Japan brought to life in detailed voxel art, and uncover a philosophical lore through tons of characters. Become AI and dive into the mystery of consciousness.
InvestigationPoint & ClickExplorationCyberpunkRobotsDetectiveVoxelAdventureNoirPuzzle
$0.99Surrogate
Oct 26 · Brandon McQuay
Both: Psychological Horror · Visual Novel
Visit a surreal world and help a blue girl navigate the perils of paranoia and the intrusion of mysterious beings in her life...
Psychological HorrorVisual NovelDarkChoose Your Own AdventureDark ComedyEmotionalPixel GraphicsStylizedConspiracyLovecraftian
$3.99A Night at the Watermill
Jan 26 · Neon Tales
Both: Point & Click · Visual Novel · Horror
You wake up in an old watermill in the middle of the night ... and can't remember anything. Examine the surroundings in this thrilling point&click adventure and find out what happened.
Point & ClickFemale ProtagonistDarkVisual NovelInteractive FictionHand-drawnAtmosphericExplorationThrillerHorror
$6.99RAKKA: WAKE 01 - SOOT
Apr 26 · PMT Games Division
Both: Visual Novel · Point & Click
A homage to the gritty fiction of the ’90s. “RAKKA: WAKE 01 - SOOT” unfolds as an episodic, linear visual novel that blends paper-cut style comics, animation, music and dialogue into a slow-burn mystery thriller that dares you to dig deeper — even when you really, really shouldn’t.
Visual NovelStory Rich1990'sAnimeThrillerPoint & ClickLore-RichHand-drawnFemale ProtagonistDark Comedy