Outer Wilds
2019•Mobius Digital
AdventureSpaceExploration
Twenty-two minutes until the universe ends: the only progression is your own knowledge.
~1500 ₽
20–30 h
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Mystery games
13 games with filters by mode, platforms, budget, length and features.
Mystery is a genre of reconstruction: you gather evidence, cross-reference testimony and draw conclusions the game either confirms or honestly demolishes. The best entries let you be wrong and reach an incorrect ending.
These games are almost always solo and story-driven — filter by the “Get lost in a story” mood. Playtime is usually moderate: mysteries are rarely stretched artificially, and the length filter picks an evening-sized case.
Steins;Gate Elite
2019•Mages
Visual novelStory-richSci-fi
A microwave that texts the past: the best visual novel about time travel.
~1990 ₽
30–50 h
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Return of the Obra Dinn
2018•Lucas Pope
PuzzleHistoricalShort
An insurance investigator on a ship of the dead: you must deduce all 60 fates yourself.
~1100 ₽
8–12 h
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What Remains of Edith Finch
2017•Giant Sparrow
AdventureWalking simStory-rich
Two hours of one family’s stories, each with its own mechanic: the ending hits hard.
~900 ₽
2–4 h
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Case of the Golden Idol
2022•Color Gray Games
MysteryPuzzlesPixel art
Twelve deaths and one coin: the cleverest deduction game in years.
~900 ₽
6–12 h
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Blue Prince
2025•Dogubomb
PuzzlePuzzlesExploration
In a shifting manor, choose rooms, plan your route and unravel the mystery of Room 46.
~2530 ₽
18–104 h
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Phasmophobia
2020•Kinetic Games
HorrorCo-op focusedTense
Four ghost hunters with mics on, and something answers back: the scariest co-op out there.
~1100 ₽
10–200 h
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Detroit: Become Human
2018•Quantic Dream
AdventureSci-fiStory-rich
Three androids, thousands of story branches and constant what-ifs.
~1990 ₽
12–25 h
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Firewatch
2016•Campo Santo
AdventureWalking simStory-rich
A summer in the woods with only a radio and a voice on the other end: a story about running from the past.
~900 ₽
4–7 h
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Paradise Killer
2020•Kaizen Game Works
MysterySurrealGreat soundtrack
A murder on an island of gods and a decade-defining vapourwave soundtrack.
~900 ₽
8–15 h
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Life is Strange Remastered
2022•Deck Nine
AdventureStory-richChoices matter
Time rewinds, high school drama and very heavy choices: a story people return to.
~1500 ₽
12–20 h
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Her Story
2015•Sam Barlow
MysteryDialogue-heavyShort
Search keywords in police interviews and rebuild the truth from fragments.
~700 ₽
3–6 h
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