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Virginia is a single-player first-person thriller set in a small town with a secret. Experience a missing person investigation through the eyes of graduate FBI agent Anne Tarver.
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$17.99The Suicide of Rachel Foster
Feb 19 · ONE-O-ONE GAMES
Both: Walking Simulator · Mystery · Female Protagonist
Coming back to the family hotel after years, a young woman finds herself trapped with the ghosts from her past and an old cellular telephone as the only way to unveil a terrible truth.
Walking SimulatorMysteryAtmosphericAdventureThrillerExplorationStory RichDarkFemale ProtagonistSingleplayer👍 5,323
$8.99Summer of '58
Jul 21 · EMIKA_GAMES
Both: Walking Simulator · Cinematic
In the summer of 2008. The main character, at the request of followers, goes to Russia to explore the abandoned camp "Yunost". Locals say that this place is inhabited by restless souls. This will need to be checked.
HorrorThrillerAtmosphericPsychological HorrorWalking SimulatorFirst-PersonCinematicPsychologicalRealisticDark👍 4,543
$19.99The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Sep 25 · The Astronauts
Both: Mystery · Detective · Walking Simulator
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery. Purchase this game to get both the original and the Unreal Engine 4 remaster called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux.
MysteryAtmosphericDetectiveWalking SimulatorExplorationFirst-PersonAdventureHorrorStory RichSingleplayer👍 6,860
$14.99Kathy Rain: Director's Cut
Oct 26 · Clifftop Games
Both: Detective · Female Protagonist · 1990's
The award-winning point-and-click adventure returns in the Director's Cut with an extended story, additional puzzles, and new areas to explore. Witness the rise of an iconic detective as you uncover a dark and sinister truth hiding behind the calm exterior of a small rural town.
Point & ClickDetectiveFemale ProtagonistPixel Graphics1990'sMysteryInvestigationStory RichPuzzleAdventure👍 1,365
$2.99Home is Where One Starts...
May 12 · David Wehle
Both: Walking Simulator · Female Protagonist
Home is Where One Starts... is a short, first-person exploration game in the same vein as Dear Esther or Gone Home. It’s a story about childhood, hope, and the miracle of memory. You play as a little girl from a broken home somewhere in the American South.
AdventureIndieWalking SimulatorFirst-PersonShortAtmosphericFemale ProtagonistExplorationStory RichCasual👍 583
-50%$7.49Gone Home
Aug 15 · Fullbright
Both: Walking Simulator · Female Protagonist
June 7th, 1995. 1:15 AM. You arrive home after a year abroad. You expect your family to greet you, but the house is empty. Something's not right. Where is everyone? And what's happened here? Unravel the mystery for yourself in Gone Home, a story exploration game from The Fullbright Company.
Walking SimulatorShortIndieExplorationAtmosphericFirst-PersonStory RichNarrativeLGBTQ+Female Protagonist👍 13,621
$19.99Firewatch
Feb 9 · Campo Santo
Both: Walking Simulator · Mystery
Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.
AdventureAtmosphericStory RichWalking SimulatorMysteryFirst-PersonSingleplayerExplorationOpen WorldIndie👍 93,706
FreeThe Lancaster Leak - O'Brien State Park
Jun 5 · Jeremy Fischer
Both: Walking Simulator · 1990's
YOU CONTROL THE FOUND FOOTAGE. An FBI intern leaked special investigation tapes before suddenly disappearing. The first tape of the series contains found footage from O'Brien State Park revealing the true events that were covered up in the 1980s.
HorrorLinearWalking SimulatorFree to Play1980s1990'sAction-Adventure3DFirst-PersonLore-Rich
$24.99This Bed We Made
Nov 1 · Lowbirth Games
Both: Mystery · Female Protagonist · Cinematic
This Bed We Made is a third-person mystery game in which you play as a maid in a 1950s hotel and snoop around strangers' rooms to uncover their deadly secrets. Discover what links guests together in this tale of love, heartbreak and murder!
MysteryStory RichFemale ProtagonistLGBTQ+Third PersonInvestigationCinematicNoirCrimeIndie👍 3,189
$7.99She Sees Red - Interactive Movie
Jul 11 · Rhinotales
Both: Cinematic · Female Protagonist · Detective
She Sees Red is a mature, hard-boiled interactive thriller. When someone is killed inside a nightclub, an experienced detective vows to put the murderer behind bars. Make choices that affect the narrative and experience several different endings in this blood-red interactive movie.
Choices MatterFMVAdventureMultiple EndingsIndieCinematicViolentStory RichFemale ProtagonistDetective👍 2,738
$29.99Martha Is Dead
Feb 24 · LKA
Both: Female Protagonist · Cinematic
Set in 1944 Italy, Martha Is Dead is an award-winning dark psychological thriller where the lines between truth, superstition, and tragedy blur. Explore a haunting countryside, uncover disturbing memories, and peel back layers of mystery. Every choice shapes the nightmare…are you ready to face it?
Psychological HorrorPsychologicalStory RichFemale ProtagonistHorrorAdventureAtmosphericCinematicThrillerWorld War II👍 2,699
-65%$6.99Lake
Sep 1 · Gamious
Both: Walking Simulator · Female Protagonist
It's 1986 - Meredith Weiss takes a break from her career in the big city to deliver mail in her hometown. How will she experience two weeks in beautiful Providence Oaks, with its iconic lake and quirky community? And what will she do next? It's up to you.
RelaxingStory RichWalking SimulatorCozyFemale ProtagonistOpen WorldChoose Your Own AdventureMultiple EndingsChoices Matter1980s👍 4,485
$7.99Still Life 2
Jun 1 · Microids
Both: Female Protagonist · Mystery · Detective
Who is hiding behind Mr. X? Still Life 2 reveals the long-awaited ending of Still Life and spells a new investigation for Agent Victoria McPherson. In Fall 2008, Victoria is sent to Maine where Ellen Dunnigan's body has just been found.
AdventurePoint & ClickFemale ProtagonistCrimeMysteryDetectiveSingleplayerPuzzleHorrorEscape Room👍 482
$4.99Art of Murder - FBI Confidential
Jul 13 · City Interactive S.A.
Both: Detective · Female Protagonist · Mystery
Become Nicole Bonnet: a young female FBI agent and accept the challenge! Who is the murderer? A psychopath or maybe a meticulous and intelligent man? To solve the mystery you have to start thinking like the felon.
AdventurePoint & ClickDetectiveFemale ProtagonistMystery👍 201
$9.99Kathy Rain
May 5 · Clifftop Games
Both: Female Protagonist · Mystery · Detective
Set in the '90s, Kathy Rain tells the story of a strong-willed journalism major who has to come to terms with her troubled past as she investigates the mysterious death of her recently deceased grandfather.
Point & ClickAdventurePixel GraphicsFemale ProtagonistMysteryDetectiveIndieSingleplayerStory RichPsychological Horror👍 1,859
$29.99Twin Mirror
Dec 1 · DON'T NOD
Both: Detective · Cinematic · Mystery
The small town of Basswood will be changed forever by ex-investigative journalist Sam Higgs in this thrilling narrative experience from award-winning studio DON'T NOD. Will you find the truth – no matter the cost?
Choices MatterStory RichInteractive FictionPsychologicalDetectiveCinematicAdventureThird Person3DMystery👍 996
$14.99A Case of Distrust
Feb 8 · An Open Ben
Both: Detective · Mystery · Female Protagonist
A Case of Distrust is a narrative mystery from 1924 San Francisco. Play as private investigator Phyllis Cadence Malone in this historical 2D adventure game.
Choose Your Own AdventureInteractive FictionVisual NovelDetectiveMysteryInvestigationPoint & ClickFemale ProtagonistNoirHistorical👍 306
$14.99Family Mysteries: Poisonous Promises
Mar 26 · Brave Giant LTD
Both: Detective · Mystery · Female Protagonist
Entertaining plunge into the world of debauched elites, alluring women and corrupted cops, where power is the ultimate currency. This is a thrilling introduction to the brand new Hidden Object Game series in the tradition of best police dramas.
AdventureCasualHidden ObjectDetectiveMystery2DFemale ProtagonistPoint & ClickAtmosphericSingleplayer👍 185
FreeForest Ranger Services: Episode 1
Nov 29 · GuardHouse
Both: 1990's · Cinematic · Walking Simulator
Horror game series about the investigation of missing hikers in the U.S. National Parks. Follow the story of a wannabe reporter who got a job as a ranger to investigate the disappearances - several episodes that tell one story! Based on true events.
HorrorFree to PlayCasualPsychological HorrorAdventure1990'sSurrealCinematicWalking SimulatorDriving
$4.99Gray Skies, Dark Waters
Jun 9 · Green Willow Games, LLC
Both: Female Protagonist · Walking Simulator
What does it mean to truly disappear without a trace? This modern interpretation of centuries-old folktales drops you into a world of secrets, unanswered questions, and (just maybe) the supernatural. Search to reveal the truth—or, at least, your version of it.
Female ProtagonistWalking SimulatorMythologyMultiple EndingsChoices Matter2.5DChoose Your Own AdventurePoint & ClickExplorationThird Person
$14.99Path of Sin: Greed
Aug 30 · Cordelia Games
Both: Detective · Mystery · Female Protagonist
It was supposed to be a simple suicide case – a quick inspection and lots of boring paperwork. But the more you delve into this secluded island and the twisted family relations of the owners, the more complicated and unclear this case becomes.
CasualAdventureHidden ObjectPoint & ClickDetective2DMysteryFemale ProtagonistStory RichAtmospheric👍 188
$12.99The Park®
Oct 27 · Funcom
Both: Walking Simulator · Mystery
Set in a creepy amusement park hiding a dark and sinister secret, The Park is a first-person psychological horror experience focused on exploration and storytelling.
HorrorPsychological HorrorWalking SimulatorFirst-PersonSingleplayerAtmosphericAdventureExplorationShortMystery👍 2,534
$21.99Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem
Dec 3 · HeR Interactive, Inc.
Both: Detective · Mystery · Female Protagonist
How Far Would You Go to Escape the Past? Step into a story filled with danger, intrigue, and complicated relationships in Midnight in Salem, the new 3D mystery adventure with detective Nancy Drew. Time is short, and you, as Nancy Drew, must solve the mystery before the clock strikes midnight.
AdventureDetectiveMysteryPoint & ClickPuzzleFemale ProtagonistCasualExplorationAtmosphericStory Rich👍 1,063
$19.99Heavy Rain
Jun 18 · Quantic Dream
Both: Cinematic · Detective
Experience a gripping psychological thriller filled with innumerable twists and turns. The hunt is on for a murderer known only as the Origami Killer. Four characters, each following their own leads, must take part in a desperate attempt to prevent the killer from claiming a new victim.
Choices MatterStory RichMultiple EndingsCinematicDetectiveAdventureThrillerQuick-Time EventsEmotionalInvestigation👍 26,537
$11.99The Chrono Jotter
Aug 25 · Orca Layout
Both: Female Protagonist · Detective
Rewind time to save your girlfriend in a twisted high school death game. A gripping yuri visual novel: Investigate brutal murders, unravel psychological horrors, and fight for a forbidden love that defies death itself.
Visual NovelFemale ProtagonistIndieLGBTQ+Story RichLovecraftianDetectiveAdventureAtmosphericHorror👍 1,970
$32.00Nancy Drew®: Mystery of the Seven Keys™
Jun 20 · HeR Interactive
Both: Mystery · Detective · Female Protagonist
A thrilling blend of adventure, mystery, and history! Play as Nancy Drew to uncover the truth behind the theft of a client's heirloom necklace. Solve challenging puzzles, uncover a sinister web of cyber crime, and sleuth through Prague's mysterious streets entwined with medieval legends and alchemy.
MysteryPuzzleDetectivePoint & ClickInvestigationFemale ProtagonistAdventureExplorationSingleplayerCasual👍 318
$14.99Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller
Sep 19 · Phoenix Online Studios
Both: Female Protagonist · Mystery · Detective
FBI agent Erica Reed has an uncanny talent: she can see the past and piece together how a crime unfolded. But not even this sixth sense could save her younger brother, Scott, from a brutal serial killer. Three years later, the investigation into Scott’s murder has gone cold -- but Erica’s work has only just begun.
Point & ClickAdventureFemale ProtagonistMysteryStory RichDetectiveEpisodicIndieSupernaturalThriller👍 378
$9.99New York Mysteries: High Voltage Collector's Edition
Jan 12 · FIVE-BN GAMES
Both: Female Protagonist · Detective
Fearless journalist Laura is again brought in to investigate strange murders taking place in New York. Immerse yourself in an exciting crime story and solve the mystery of a dangerous criminal surrounded by lightning!
CasualAdventureHidden ObjectFemale ProtagonistDetectivePoint & Click👍 270
$19.99Alfred Hitchcock - Vertigo
Dec 16 · Pendulo Studios
Both: Cinematic · Detective
Can you trust your own mind? Immerse yourself in a psychological thriller of a new kind, playing with the limits between reality and fantasy. Freely inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s universe.
AdventureThrillerInteractive FictionInvestigationCinematicDarkDetectivePsychologicalSingleplayerChoices Matter👍 700
$19.99Everybody's Gone to the Rapture
Apr 14 · The Chinese Room
Both: Walking Simulator
Featuring a beautiful, detailed open-world and a haunting soundtrack, Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture is non-linear storytelling at its best.
Walking SimulatorAtmosphericIndieGreat SoundtrackAdventureStory RichExplorationFirst-PersonCasualOpen World👍 1,852
$19.99Call of the Sea
Dec 8 · Out of the Blue Games
Both: Female Protagonist · Mystery
Join Norah, a woman plagued by a mysterious illness, in her search for her missing husband in this adventure puzzle game set on a lush island paradise. Immerse yourself in stunning visuals and unlock forbidden secrets in a moving tale of mystery and love.
AdventurePuzzleStory RichLovecraftianFirst-PersonFemale ProtagonistIndieAtmosphericMysteryExploration👍 4,536
$7.99Hope Lake
Jun 3 · Far Mills, Mysterytag
Both: Female Protagonist · Detective · Mystery
The Hope Lake Boarding School was abandoned long ago, when one of its teachers drowned by accident. Many years later, all of the female students began to disappear, one by one. Visit the place where it all began. Try to pick up the maniac's trail and put a stop to his crime spree.
Hidden ObjectAdventureCasualIndiePoint & ClickFemale ProtagonistDetectivePuzzleMysteryCrime👍 501
-60%$2.79Unheard - Voices of Crime
Mar 28 · NEXT Studios
Both: Detective · Mystery
What if you could hear every word spoken at the scene of a crime? “Acoustic Detectives” wanted for testing our new device! Return aurally to crime scenes and use the voices you hear to identify potential suspects and solve the mysteries. What is it that’s connecting these seemingly unrelated cases?
ThrillerDetectiveMysteryCrimeShortPuzzleStory RichTop-DownIndieRPG👍 30,988
-90%$1.49Agatha Christie - The ABC Murders
Feb 4 · Artefacts Studio
Both: Female Protagonist · Detective
The ABC Murders is an adventure and investigation game adapted from the classic Agatha Christie novel. You are the famous private detective Hercule Poirot and, once again, you find yourself up against a mysterious serial killer who goes by the name of "ABC".
Hidden ObjectPuzzleVisual NovelPoint & ClickFemale ProtagonistThird PersonNoirDetectivePsychological HorrorStory Rich👍 2,038
$4.99Art of Murder - Hunt for the Puppeteer
Jul 13 · City Interactive S.A.
Both: Detective · Mystery · Female Protagonist
A series of dark macabre murders is crisscrossing two continents and FBI agent Nicole Bonnet is called in again to investigate. The only clue, mysterious dolls dressed in 18th century costumes, are left next to the deceased. What are the motives behind the actions of an insane pitiless slayer?
AdventurePoint & ClickDetectiveMysteryFemale Protagonist👍 129
$18.99The Town of Light
Feb 26 · LKA
Both: Female Protagonist · Mystery
12 March 1938, Renée, 16, was ripped out of her world, her only fault was that of not knowing her place in the world.
ExplorationPsychologicalFemale ProtagonistHorrorPsychological HorrorIndieAdventureAtmosphericMysteryStory Rich👍 2,052
$9.99The Fidelio Incident
May 23 · Act 3 Games, LLC
Both: Walking Simulator · Mystery
The Fidelio Incident is a single-player, first-person thriller set off the coast of Iceland. Inspired by Beethoven's only opera Fidelio. After a violent plane crash, Stanley must search a desolate frozen island in search of his wife Leonore while covering up any traces of their bloody Irish past.
Walking SimulatorAdventureIndieSingleplayerGreat SoundtrackExplorationFirst-PersonStory RichPuzzleMystery👍 807
-15%$2.54下校怪奇譚
4 days ago · THE FOOL CREATE
Both: Walking Simulator · 1990's
Walk home from school — and step into a different story every time. Talk to the people you pass in town, or take a closer look at the things around you, and a new tale begins.
AdventureCasualWalking SimulatorExploration3DFirst-Person1990'sRetroAtmosphericMultiple Endings
$19.99Kholat
Jun 9 · IMGN.PRO
Both: Walking Simulator
The most terrifying journey of your life set in the beautiful winter scenery of the Ural Mountains. Uncover the horrific mystery behind the Dyatlov Pass Incident. Narrated by the famous Sean Bean.
HorrorAtmosphericWalking SimulatorPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorIndieSingleplayerFirst-PersonExplorationAdventure👍 2,036
$4.99Art of Murder - Cards of Destiny
Jul 13 · City Interactive S.A.
Both: Detective · Female Protagonist · Mystery
A vicious serial killer leaves a trail of blood across America. He butchers his victims and leaves a card at the crime scene as his signature trademark. But he wants more! He triggers a psychotic face-off with the Federal Agent Nicole Bonnet, whose area of expertise is serial killers.
AdventureDetectivePoint & ClickFemale ProtagonistMysterySingleplayer👍 113
$19.99OXENFREE II: Lost Signals
Jul 12 · Night School Studio
Both: Mystery · Female Protagonist
Five years after the events of OXENFREE, Riley returns to her hometown of Camena to investigate mysterious radio signals. What she finds is more than she bargained for.
ThrillerSupernaturalAdventureMysteryStory RichFemale ProtagonistExplorationChoose Your Own AdventureInteractive FictionSide Scroller👍 1,976
$0.99"I Know This Place..?" chapter I (prologue)
Apr 20 · SameFrame, RBL LABS
Both: Detective · 1990's
The 1st chapter of mystic trans-media adventure with the atmosphere of Eastern Europe of the last century. After completing the 1st chapter, each player can influence the further plot of the game chapters/short films/visual novel.The plot in your hands...
Detective1990'sExplorationAtmosphericPuzzleSurrealVisual NovelHidden ObjectSci-fiFirst-Person👍 144
$5.99Gabriel Knight® 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned
Aug 29 · Sierra On-Line
Both: Mystery · 1990's · Detective
Play as both Gabriel Knight and Grace Nakimura as you learn more about what is hidden in the hills of France.
AdventurePoint & ClickMystery1990'sClassicStory RichVampiresThird PersonDetectivePuzzle
$29.99>observer_
Aug 15 · Bloober Team SA
Both: Walking Simulator · Detective
The original first‑person cyberpunk horror detective tale set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.
CyberpunkPsychological HorrorHorrorAtmosphericSci-fiStory RichFirst-PersonWalking SimulatorDetectiveAdventure👍 4,029
-60%$7.99Chronique des Silencieux
Jan 29 · Pierre Feuille Studio
Both: Detective · Mystery
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
$4.99Bright Lights of Svetlov
Sep 14 · Vladimir Cholokyan
Both: Walking Simulator
Bright Lights of Svetlov is a short, story-focused first person quest about a Soviet family facing harsh trials. Set in a fictional provincial town, it carefuly recreates the atmosphere and vibe of mid 1980s.
Walking Simulator1980sAtmosphericFirst-PersonAdventureExplorationLinearSingleplayerIndieSimulation👍 1,310
-67%$9.89Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
Jun 29 · CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Both: Mystery · Detective
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective, the classic puzzle-solving mystery adventure directed by Ace Attorney creator Shu Takumi, is back! This long-awaited HD remaster features upgraded visuals and sound and new gallery content.
PuzzleAdventureMysteryStory RichDetectiveActionSingleplayerVisual NovelAction-AdventureAnime👍 6,434
$10.99Game of Fate: Chasing Through Time
Oct 30 · KARMAGAME HK LIMITED
Both: Mystery · Cinematic
Immerse yourself in the first-person perspective, cross time and space, solve bizarre cases, save innocent victims, and catch a mysterious killer! You will solve murders, uphold justice, and also gain love. Are you ready? Play the "Game of Fate" that crosses time and space, life and death!
FMVDating SimImmersive SimMysteryCinematicMultiple EndingsLore-RichChoose Your Own AdventureStory RichInteractive Fiction👍 987
-75%$2.49ShadowSide
Aug 17 · AdroVGames
Both: Walking Simulator
ShadowSide is a First Person Exploration game. A policeman Alex Carter has been watching over the tranquility in the town for many years. He protects the people from robbery and crime. Nothing but a routine.
AdventureIndieSimulationHorrorWalking SimulatorAtmosphericFirst-PersonSingleplayer👍 370




