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$29.99Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE Plus
Jul 17 · Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Both: Detective · Exploration · Action-Adventure
Yuma, an amnesiac detective-in-training, and Shinigami, the spirit haunting him, tackle unsolved mysteries.
AdventureDetectiveExplorationAnimeStory RichAction-Adventure3DMysteryColorfulAtmospheric👍 2,156
-85%$2.69Puppet House
Oct 24 · Vecube Studio, Spirit Games Studio
Both: Horror · Mystery · Detective
Puppet House is a puzzle-adventure horror with escape room elements. A freak ritual creates a killer puppet, murdering anyone who enters the ventriloquist’s mansion. Detective Rick, seeking missing locals, will soon face his greatest horror.
PsychedelicThrillerHorrorMysteryDetectiveStory RichCinematicExplorationSingleplayerPsychological Horror👍 190
$19.99WORLD OF HORROR
Oct 19 · panstasz
Both: Horror · Lovecraftian · Psychological Horror
Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...
HorrorLovecraftianPixel GraphicsPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorPoint & ClickRogueliteDifficultRPG2D👍 8,992
$29.99Saturnalia
Nov 8 · Santa Ragione
Both: Action-Adventure · Exploration · Detective
A Single-Player Survival Horror Adventure: play as a cast of characters exploring an isolated village haunted by an ancient ritual—but beware, its labyrinthine roads will change each time you lose all your characters.
AdventureAction-AdventureExplorationStylizedThird Person1980sAtmosphericConspiracyDetectiveHorror👍 116
$24.99Stygian: Outer Gods
Apr 14 · Misterial Games
Both: Choices Matter · Lovecraftian · Horror
Dive into a hostile world that challenges your very existence, in this survival horror game with RPG elements. Unravel a thousand-year-old mystery, risk your sanity and face the Outer Gods with your skills. Every bullet and every decision counts now, are you up to the task?
Early AccessChoices MatterLovecraftianSurvival HorrorStory RichHorrorPsychological HorrorAction RPGDarkFPS👍 516
$14.99MetaPhysical
Dec 9 · Paper Promises Programming
Both: Detective · Horror · Psychological Horror
Supernatural phenomena are on the rise. In MetaPhysical you and up to 5 other friends can go on the hunt for eerie creatures to put an end to their sinister activities! Whether it's an ordinary ghost or a demon, your task is to identify the rumbling creature and then finish it off.
SupernaturalDetectiveHorrorDemonsOnline Co-OpFirst-PersonDarkAtmosphericPsychological HorrorCharacter Customization👍 288
$59.99Until Dawn™
Oct 4 · Ballistic Moon
Both: Choices Matter · Horror · Exploration
Rebuilt and enhanced for PC – Until Dawn invites you to relive the nightmare, and immerse yourself in a gripping slasher horror where every decision can make the difference between life and death.
Choices MatterHorrorMultiple EndingsAdventureChoose Your Own AdventureSingleplayerInteractive FictionExplorationStory RichAtmospheric👍 3,566
-40%$8.99Murders on the Yangtze River
Jan 30 · OMEGAMES STUDIO
Both: Detective · Mystery · Exploration
"Murders on Yangtze River" is an Ace Attorney-like detective game that takes you on a journey through early 20th century China as you solve a series of intriguing cases. Use your logical reasoning and deduction skills to uncover clues, interrogate suspects, and solve the mysteries.
DetectivePuzzleAdventureStory RichIndieMysteryExplorationPuzzle PlatformerInvestigationLogic👍 15,841
$24.99Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
May 16 · Simogo
Both: Exploration · Horror · Mystery
The stage is set. Imagine an old baroque manor, perhaps a hotel or a museum, somewhere in central Europe. A woman wanders in search of answers.
PuzzleAdventureExplorationHorrorActionMysteryStylizedAction-AdventureIndiePsychological👍 3,110
-35%$7.79CaseCracker2
May 16 · BlackRobe
Both: Detective · Mystery
Officer Jia has vanished, leaving a classified message pointing to the CaseCracker 2.0 system. Tear through suspects' alibis, look beyond the text, and extract hidden threads from seemingly unrelated intel. Will you find the ultimate truth, or a trap?
DetectiveMysteryImmersive SimWord GameStory RichLogicText-BasedTypingSingleplayerSimulation👍 760
$24.99Scene Investigators
Oct 24 · EQ Studios
Both: Detective · Mystery · Exploration
A hardcore deductive reasoning game for fans of the “true crime” genre. Only by unraveling the logic and grasping at the motivations behind each case can the crimes be completely solved. Perfect as a social-style mystery fiction.
InvestigationDetectiveMysteryPuzzleLogicCrimeRealisticExplorationImmersive SimAtmospheric👍 961
$19.99The Rise of the Golden Idol
Nov 12 · Color Gray Games
Both: Mystery · Detective · Choices Matter
The Award-winning detective saga returns in this standalone sequel to The Case of the Golden Idol. Uncover the truth behind 20 strange cases of crime, death and depravity in the 1970s. The world has changed dramatically - the sins of humanity have not.
MysteryInvestigationDetectiveConspiracyPuzzle2DAdventureAtmosphericCrimeChoices Matter👍 3,789
-60%$7.99Chronique des Silencieux
Jan 29 · Pierre Feuille Studio
Both: Detective · Mystery · Exploration
Set in 1970s southern France, you play a rookie private eye tasked to dig out the secrets of a stubborn old man. Think on your feet while you follow your leads : ask questions to witnesses, detect their lies, hypothesize why and finally confront the silent ones running from their past.
DetectiveStory RichInvestigationMysteryPoint & ClickPuzzleSingleplayerExplorationInteractive FictionChoices Matter
$19.99Depersonalization
Aug 8 · MeowNature
Both: Lovecraftian
"May all stories find their best endings." "Depersonalization" is an anthology-style game featuring standalone chapters and diverse story genres. We continuously collect and create a wide variety of stories, ultimately housing them in a library that transcends the flow of time.
LovecraftianPixel GraphicsInvestigationRPGStrategy RPGAnimeStory RichCard BattlerBoard GameThird Person👍 6,041
$4.99Tower of Madness
Oct 26 · J6 Games
Both: Psychological Horror · Horror · Choices Matter
A cowboy named John is compelled by an insidious voice in his head to ascend an inverted floating tower. Encounter atmospheric horror, defy gravity, and make impossible choices in this third-person psychological horror game inspired by Stephen King's The Dark Tower.
Psychological HorrorStory RichHorrorMultiple EndingsChoices MatterGothicLovecraftianWesternQuick-Time EventsExploration
$24.99Worshippers of Cthulhu
May 22 · Crazy Goat Games
Both: Lovecraftian · Horror
LEAD the CULT OF CTHULHU. Decide the fate of your followers, perform eldritch rituals, and master the art of city-building in a world where the line between sanity and madness blurs. Can you endure the horrors you unleash?
Colony SimSandboxLovecraftianManagementCity BuilderStrategyBase BuildingSimulationBuildingHorror👍 1,305
-30%$20.99Enigma of Fear
Nov 28 · Dumativa, Cellbit
Both: Mystery · Detective
Become Mia, a paranormal detective searching for her missing father inside the Perimeter - a place that doesn't exist. Investigate clues like a real detective and unravel the mysteries behind the Enigma of Fear, defeating the terrible monsters who'll try to stop you.
DogsMysteryInvestigationSupernaturalDetectiveSurvival HorrorPixel GraphicsPuzzleFemale Protagonist2D👍 3,057
$14.99The Complex: Expedition
Jul 18 · pgWave
Both: Horror · Exploration · Psychological Horror
When a routine expedition into The Complex goes horribly wrong, you're left alone and lost, wandering the seemingly infinite maze of hallways, otherwise known as the Backrooms. Might there be something following you?
HorrorExplorationRealisticSingleplayerPsychological HorrorStory RichActionMysteryAdventureCinematic👍 2,621
$24.99KAKU: Ancient Seal
Jul 11 · BINGOBELL
Both: Open World · Action-Adventure · Exploration
An Open world Action adventure combining exploration with puzzles and dynamic combat. Go on a journey across a sprawling continent as Kaku, a boy tasked to restore balance to the land. Brave the four elemental regions with the help of Piggy, his powerful companion and conquer their lords.
Open WorldAction RPGAction-AdventureCartoonRPGActionCombatAdventureDungeon CrawlerExploration👍 806
$7.99Supernormal
Jan 8 · Hitori de Productions
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Detective
Inspired by Allison Road. SUPERNORMAL is a psychological horror game set in a seemingly ordinary apartment harboring dark secrets. Play as Detective Wyatt, tasked with unravelling the disappearance of Masato Sakamoto's daughter. Search for clues and unravel the sinister truth.
HorrorFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorSupernaturalSurvival HorrorRealisticDetectiveMysteryDarkAtmospheric👍 1,119
$4.99Writer. Chapter 1
Jan 6 · Beshbarmak games
Both: Exploration · Detective · Psychological 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
$9.99Dark Dice: Cthulhu Investigation Log
13 days ago · Selig Interactive
Both: Psychological Horror · Mystery · Exploration
A dice-driven Cthulhu Mythos investigation log where every roll can cost you your sanity, your team, or your life — and there is no undo.
Early AccessPsychological HorrorMysteryInteractive FictionChoose Your Own AdventureInvestigationAdventureDarkSupernaturalExploration
$14.99SKALD: Against the Black Priory
May 30 · High North Studios AS
Both: Exploration · Horror · Choices Matter
SKALD:Against the Black Priory is a retro-style party-based RPG set in a grim-dark fantasy world of tragic heroes, violent deaths and Lovecraftian horror. Take a chance and roll the dice as you embark on a compelling story filled with deadly creatures, branching story and tactical, turn-based combat
StrategySingleplayerAtmosphericMinimalistExplorationHorrorTurn-Based StrategyStory RichCharacter CustomizationChoices Matter👍 3,328
$2.99Insight
Oct 21 · GravelRoad
Both: Horror · Detective · Lovecraftian
Insight is a single-player horror story game shrouded in mystery. You'll take control of different characters to solve crimes and unveil the dark secrets behind them.
Story RichThrillerHorrorDetectiveLovecraftianDarkPixel GraphicsPsychological HorrorEmotionalSurreal
-30%$12.59Urban Myth Dissolution Center
Feb 12 · Hakababunko
Both: Psychological Horror · Mystery · Exploration
Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!
Visual NovelPsychological HorrorAdventurePixel GraphicsMysterySingleplayer2DExplorationStory RichHorror👍 5,939
$14.99Orten Was The Case
Nov 29 · Woodhill Interactive
Both: Mystery · Open World · Horror
Orten Was The Case - A free movement puzzle/adventure game where you play as a youngster stuck in a time loop with the simple task of saving the world from literal destruction.
MysteryAdventureTime ManipulationOpen WorldHorrorExplorationTime ManagementPuzzleConspiracyStory Rich👍 126
$19.99Go Home Annie: An SCP Game
Dec 10 · Misfit Village
Both: Detective · Horror · Exploration
A twisted psychological thriller and an original story set in the SCP universe. As an employee of the SCP Foundation, test artificially created paranormal events, solve puzzles, interact with anomalies, and uncover the secrets of the Replication Division.
Alternate HistoryFemale ProtagonistInvestigationDetectiveHorrorExplorationFirst-PersonPuzzlePsychological HorrorMystery👍 440
$49.99Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
Feb 12 · DON'T NOD
Both: Exploration · Choices Matter · Action-Adventure
Hunt ghosts as two memorable characters in a story-driven Action-RPG where your decisions carry dramatic consequences. Torn between honoring your oath to the living and saving your departed partner, how far will you go for love?
VampiresThird PersonLore-RichEmotionalAtmosphericAction RPGExplorationRPGChoices MatterAction-Adventure👍 6,439
$8.99The Order of the Snake Scale
Mar 13 · FM Simple Games Studio, Sons of Welder, Acid Arrow Studio
Both: Lovecraftian · Detective · Psychological Horror
Inspired by Lovecraft, a psychological survival horror game set in a dystopian, alternative universe. Discover the mystery of the woman's death and learn the dark secrets of the Happy Rock. Are you ready?
Dystopian LovecraftianSurvival HorrorDetectiveSci-fiInventory ManagementNoirPsychological HorrorTop-DownThird Person
-50%$24.99Dune: Awakening
Jun 10 · Funcom
Both: Open World · Exploration
Dune: Awakening is a single- and multiplayer Open World Survival game with immersive adventure and RPG gameplay. Explore, build, craft, and unravel a cinematic Dune story as you rise from survival to greatness on the most legendary planet in the universe. Just remember: the sandworm always comes.
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalMultiplayerOpen WorldBase BuildingRPGAdventurePvPExplorationPvE👍 67,053
$9.99Conrad Stevenson's Paranormal P.I.
Sep 28 · D&A Studios
Both: Psychological Horror · Horror · Exploration
I made this first-person single player ghost hunting simulation game, trying to take an authentic approach at investigating ghosts. Use essential paranormal tools to help your community alleviate their concerns and put their minds at ease.
Psychological HorrorSupernaturalHorrorInvestigationExplorationThrillerDemonsPvEImmersive SimDetective👍 860
$6.99World horror story
Feb 10 · Chechulin Maxim
Both: Horror · Action-Adventure · Exploration
World Horror Story is a cooperative survival horror game where you need to banish evil before it destroys you. In the game, you can communicate with ghosts and demons using your voice, but be careful; if ghosts respond, it doesn't mean they are friendly.
Early AccessHorrorCasualActionSupernaturalDemonsAdventureAction-AdventureExplorationHidden Object
-85%$1.49Kingsgrave
Apr 17 · Egg or Chicken Games
Both: Action-Adventure · Exploration
Welcome to Kingsgrave, a dark fantasy adventure RPG. Gain more power and obtain new combat skills as you explore the fractured land, slay foes created by plague, solve puzzles and rebuild villages. Reclaim your realm!
AdventureActionAction-AdventurePuzzle2DBuildingDarkRPGExplorationMetroidvania👍 517
-80%$4.99GRAVEN
Jan 23 · Slipgate Ironworks™
Both: Exploration · Action-Adventure
Action, mystery, and a chance for redemption await you in the gritty first-person action-adventure GRAVEN. Explore a dark fantasy world as a wrongly convicted man of faith. Battle the horrors of humanity, the wilds, and beyond using armaments, magic, and the environment.
FPSExplorationShooterAction-AdventureFirst-PersonRPGRetro3DStory RichAction👍 1,064
$10.99Lazaret
Feb 20 · Aegon Games
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Exploration
Lazaret is an atmospheric first-person horror game. You play as a member of a rescue team called out to investigate a distress signal coming from a ship that disappeared 4 years ago.
HorrorPsychological HorrorAtmosphericExplorationMysteryPuzzleHidden ObjectWalking SimulatorControllerSailing👍 263
$19.99Dread Delusion
May 14 · Lovely Hellplace
Both: Open World · Exploration
Dread Delusion is an open world RPG brimming with strange places and dark perils. Carve your own path through the flying continents of a shattered land. Discover curious towns, unearth occult secrets, master powerful magic - and change the world through your choices.
RPGOpen WorldDark FantasyExplorationAdventureFirst-PersonStory RichMagic3DCharacter Customization👍 4,888
$14.99Threefold Recital
Jan 13 · Everscape Games
Both: Detective · Mystery
Threefold Recital is set in an oriental fantasy world where the metropolis of Bluescales faces turmoil after a long golden age. The mix of magic, modern, and ancient technologies challenges governance, while tensions between humans, beastlings, and dragons grow. In the shadows, a crisis looms...
DetectiveMysteryVisual NovelLore-RichCartoony2D PlatformerStory RichCuteMythologySingleplayer👍 5,119
-80%$7.99Agatha Christie - Murder on the Orient Express
Oct 19 · Microids Studio Lyon
Both: Detective · Exploration
Step on board the legendary Orient Express and immerse yourself in the most famous detective suit in a race against the clock to unmask the murderer.
InvestigationDetectiveExplorationHidden ObjectPuzzleVisual NovelTrainsPoint & ClickThird PersonFirst-Person👍 1,081
$69.99Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Dec 8 · MachineGames
Both: Action-Adventure · Exploration
Uncover one of history’s greatest mysteries in a first-person, single-player adventure. The year is 1937, sinister forces are scouring the globe for the secret to an ancient power connected to the Great Circle, and only one person can stop them - Indiana Jones™.
Action-AdventureFirst-PersonStory RichPuzzleSingleplayerAdventureExplorationHistoricalStealthAction👍 13,064
$19.99Isles of Sea and Sky
May 22 · Cicada Games
Both: Open World · Exploration
A fantastic, oceanic, open world puzzle adventure. Solve innovative block puzzles while unearthing a mystifying story, gaining new friends that change the puzzle landscape, and unlocking powers that provide more options for how you choose to progress through the enigmatic Isles of Sea and Sky.
AdventurePuzzleCollectathonMetroidvaniaOpen WorldSokobanPixel GraphicsAtmosphericExplorationRetro👍 1,541
-20%$7.99Escape the Backrooms
Oct 23 · Fancy Games, Blackbird Interactive
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Exploration
Escape the Backrooms is a 1-4 player co-op horror exploration game. Traverse 30+ eerie backrooms levels while avoiding entities and other dangers. Try to escape but be warned: survival isn't guaranteed.
HorrorMultiplayerOnline Co-OpPsychological HorrorCo-opSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonEscape RoomExplorationAdventure👍 137,469
-40%$5.99Look Outside
Mar 21 · Francis Coulombe
Both: Horror · Lovecraftian · Exploration
Look Outside is a survival horror RPG set in a single apartment building. A mysterious event turns anyone who looks out the window into grotesque monsters, leaving the world in absolute chaos. Scavenge the building to seek food, supplies, and weapons while encountering strange characters.
RPGSurvival HorrorPixel GraphicsHorrorLovecraftianTurn-Based CombatAdventure2DAtmosphericExploration👍 13,623
-67%$9.89The Casting of Frank Stone™
Sep 3 · Supermassive Games
Both: Choices Matter · Horror · Psychological Horror
The shadow of Frank Stone looms over Cedar Hills, a town forever altered by his violent past. As a group of young friends are about to discover, Stone’s blood-soaked legacy cuts deep, leaving scars across families, generations, and the very fabric of reality itself.
Choices MatterMultiple EndingsHorrorSingleplayerStory RichAdventureAtmosphericPsychological HorrorChoose Your Own AdventureCinematic👍 5,581
$3.99We Used to Play Here
Dec 19 · ThreeFrauds
Both: Action-Adventure · Exploration · Horror
Daniel wakes up to the same nightmare every night. A girl he cannot escape. When he finds a missing child report tied to his childhood home, he returns to uncover a truth buried in twisted games and shattered memories.
ActionAdventureAction-AdventurePuzzleChoose Your Own AdventureExplorationHorror3DRealisticCrime
-30%$7.69Yog-Sothoth’s Yard
Oct 19 · Bone Nail
Both: Lovecraftian · Horror
Manage a hotel and hire employees including Death, a dragon, a Spirit Hunter, and a bioroid maid. Build your wealth through various means and refine your strategies based on the predictions of Oracles. All employees can be romanced depending on your choices.
LovecraftianDating SimHorrorDarkCity BuilderVisual NovelJRPGSimulationBase BuildingCute👍 10,223
$6.99Feed the Deep
Aug 16 · Luke Muscat
Both: Lovecraftian · Exploration · Horror
A lovecraftian roguelike. Dive into procedurally generated undersea caves. Collect gold, upgrade your equipment, and Feed the Deep.
RogueliteLovecraftianIndieRoguelikeExplorationPhysicsDarkUnderwaterProcedural GenerationHorror👍 460
-50%$12.49Blood West
Dec 5 · Hyperstrange
Both: Open World · Horror
Weird west legends meet eldritch horror in BLOOD WEST, an immersive stealth FPS. Become the Undead Gunslinger, doomed to roam the barren lands until he manages to purge their curse, freeing his soul. 3 varied scenarios, perk-based character progression, and 20+ hours of gameplay await you!
FPSOpen WorldWesternStealthRPGRetroHorrorImmersive SimFirst-Person1990's👍 6,137
$8.99Eresys
Dec 18 · Ares Dragonis
Both: Horror · Lovecraftian · Mystery
Eresys is a co-op horror game inspired from the works of H.P. Lovecraft. Teamwork is a key as players take on the roles of four cultists and face the terrifying entities together. Dynamic AI mechanics and unique enemies, Eresys promises to deliver a thrilling and spine-chilling gaming experience.
ActionHorrorOnline Co-OpLovecraftianMultiplayerAdventureSurvivalCo-opMysteryPuzzle👍 344
$1.99With in the Obscurity
Mar 4 · QZQ Studio
Both: Mystery · Horror · Detective
A first-person perspective mystery puzzle-solving game where players immerse themselves in the role of characters involved in each episode's abnormal event to uncover the truth. The plan is to release 1 episodes per month, totaling 6 episodes per season.
MysteryAdventureHorrorDetectivePuzzleExplorationCinematicFirst-Person3DPsychological
-20%$7.99OneShot: World Machine Edition
Sep 30 · Future Cat LLC
Both: Choices Matter · Exploration
A completely self-contained portable version of one of the highest user-rated games. Built on an entirely new engine with new UI, support for Steam Deck, & more. Features world-bending puzzles, intriguing denizens, surreal environments, and a captivating story about the truth of the game's reality.
PuzzleStory RichIndiePixel GraphicsChoices MatterMultiple EndingsCuteExploration2DAdventure👍 5,353
$19.99RailGods of Hysterra
May 7 · Troglobytes Games
Both: Lovecraftian · Exploration
Embark on a co-op survival journey for 1-5 players through a post-apocalyptic Lovecraftian world! Command and evolve a living, monstrous train, craft weapons, build a mobile base, gain powers, and face the Great Old Ones. Explore an ever-changing world, hold on to your sanity, and ascend to godhood!
Early AccessSurvivalBase BuildingLovecraftianCraftingMultiplayerExplorationOnline Co-OpPvEBuilding👍 290
$4.99Staffer Reborn
Apr 26 · Team Tetrapod
Both: Exploration · Mystery · Detective
Staffer Reborn is a game of supernatural abilities and logical deduction set in 1960s America. It tells the story of a man trapped in a cycle of death and resurrection caused by his supernatural ability and the investigator who was recruited to help.
AdventureInvestigationStory RichVisual NovelCartoonExplorationCartoonyMysteryDetectiveAnime👍 959
$6.99Dolls
Dec 20 · Fake Fox
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Exploration
Dolls is a first-person horror game in which the player must escape from a dark school inhabited by seemingly lifeless dolls. Confront your fears, unravel the mysteries, and survive this suffocating environment in order to return to reality.
HorrorPsychological HorrorExplorationSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonDarkAction-AdventureDungeon Crawler3DPost-apocalyptic
