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
-30%$12.59Urban Myth Dissolution Center
Feb 12 · Hakababunko
Both: Visual Novel · Psychological Horror · Horror
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
$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
$14.99Mindlock - The Apartment
Nov 26 · Roof Cut Media
Both: Point & Click · Psychological Horror · Linear
Colin’s apartment maze has puzzles, dialogues, and some dry humor waiting for you. A surreal adventure of a special kind.
Point & ClickAdventureDark HumorPuzzleDialogue HeavyStory Rich2DPsychological HorrorDark ComedyLinear👍 629
$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
-80%$7.99Agatha Christie - Murder on the Orient Express
Oct 19 · Microids Studio Lyon
Both: Detective · Visual Novel · Point & Click
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
$14.99Threefold Recital
Jan 13 · Everscape Games
Both: Detective · Visual Novel
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
-50%$2.49Dollmare
Oct 24 · Alex Grade, gonzeek, Oxeren
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Controller
You've accepted a shady job offer at a doll factory. Inspect dolls for defects and anomalies. Follow strange protocols. Don't get fired and stay alive.
SimulationHorror3DPsychological HorrorFirst-PersonSupernaturalControllerWalking SimulatorMultiple EndingsLinear👍 2,047
$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
$13.99Homicipher
Nov 1 · 八名木Games
Both: Horror · Visual Novel
Homicipher is a language deciphering and exploration ADV based on the concept of "romance with horror men." The protagonist, who has wandered into another world, interacts with non-human beings to decipher their language while striving to escape.
OtomeHorrorVisual NovelFemale ProtagonistAtmosphericMultiple EndingsText-BasedChoices MatterChoose Your Own AdventureWord Game👍 7,822
$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
$11.99The Coffin of Andy and Leyley
Oct 13 · Kit9 Studio
Both: Visual Novel · Psychological Horror
Walk-n-talk adventure with light puzzling. Brother and sister practice cannibalism after witnessing a botched satanic ritual.
PsychologicalDark ComedyStory RichMultiple EndingsVisual NovelPsychological HorrorChoices MatterSingleplayerHand-drawnDark👍 36,634
$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
$5.9944 The Jail
Apr 17 · Marcial Gutierrez
Both: Point & Click · Horror · Detective
They got locked up in a prison for a reason. Try to get the answers in this point and click adventure.
Choose Your Own AdventurePoint & ClickPuzzleInteractive FictionThird Person2DHorrorDetectiveStory RichMultiple Endings
$24.99Shadows of Doubt
Sep 26 · ColePowered Games
Both: Detective · Noir
Take on the role of a private investigator in this immersive detective simulator. Solve murders and other crimes in a procedurally generated and persistent city where every NPC lives and breathes their own independent lives. Find the killer quickly… or they will kill again!
DetectiveImmersive SimSandboxNoirVoxelProcedural GenerationStealthOpen WorldFirst-PersonSingleplayer👍 14,653
$4.99The Devil's Whisper
Oct 30 · Madness Way Games, Matt Antonellis
Both: Visual Novel · Psychological Horror
The Devil's Whisper is a psychological horror Visual Novel with a full voice cast. Immerse yourself in a haunting mystery filled with dark drama and a touch of romance. Multiple thrilling alternate endings to play through! Choose who lives and who dies!
Visual NovelPsychological HorrorStory RichMysteryDarkHand-drawnRomanceConspiracyDialogue HeavyChoices Matter
$24.99Nobody Wants to Die
Jul 17 · Critical Hit Games
Both: Detective · Noir
Lose yourself in the dystopian world of New York, 2329; immortality comes at a price that someone has to pay. In this interactive noir story, lead the investigation using advanced technology, as Detective James Karra who risks it all in pursuit of a serial killer targeting the city’s elite.
3DDetectiveDystopian NoirCyberpunkFirst-PersonThrillerInteractive FictionChoices MatterTranshumanism👍 5,820
$39.99Alone in the Dark
Mar 20 · Pieces Interactive
Both: Psychological Horror · Horror · Noir
Return to Derceto Manor in this reimagination of Alone in the Dark, a love letter to the 90’s cult classic horror game.
Psychological HorrorLovecraftianHorrorActionAdventureNoirDarkCinematicThird PersonRealistic👍 3,329
$39.99TASOKARE HOTEL Re:newal
Jan 22 · SEEC Inc.
Both: Visual Novel · Point & Click
一日中夕暮れに染まっている「黄昏ホテル」。そこは、生と死の狭間を彷徨う魂たちが羽を休めるために存在する場所。ある日、ホテルに迷い込んだ少女が、出会いと事件をきっかけに、自らの運命を大きく切り開くことに。生死の狭間で謎解きに挑む、世にも奇妙な異世界脱出アドベンチャーが登場!
Visual NovelSingleplayerPoint & ClickRetroCuteStory RichMultiple EndingsExplorationChoices MatterRemake
$12.99Sucker for Love: Date to Die For
Apr 23 · Akabaka
Both: Visual Novel · Horror
Put the ‘love’ in 'Lovecraftian horror!' Avoid the fanatical cultists and survive dangerous rituals to escape the Black Woods with your life in this 90’s anime inspired visual novel!
Dating SimVisual NovelAnimeHorrorLovecraftianHand-drawn2DRPGStory RichSimulation👍 1,194



