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2026PC, Steam Deck playable83 % positive−20 % 13.49 € 10.79 €

A deduction game where you sift evidence from piles of data, piece together fragmented accounts and spot logical gaps to solve a case. A horror streak gives the investigation an eerie edge.

  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Dread and tension
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Strong, story-driven narrative

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In short: Games like CaseCracker3

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Simulacra 2

91 %Match

2019PEGI 12PC87 % positive7.49 €

Brings what grabs you about CaseCracker3: dread and tension, a strong story as well as puzzles to figure out.

You investigate an influencer's death using only her phone, digging through messages, videos and social media to uncover the truth. A creepy mystery thriller built around digital detective work and storytelling.

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Simulacra

Dread and tension

You dig through a missing woman's smartphone, reading messages, using apps and watching videos, to piece together a creepy mystery. A short, story-driven horror experience told through found-footage-style screen interaction.

Heaven Does Not Respond

Dread and tension

You play an intelligence agent piecing together a mystery through a retro computer interface, decrypting hidden files and watching cryptic videos. Slowly you uncover the disturbing secrets behind a young man's sudden death in an alternate 2005.

Her Story

Strong, story-driven narrative

You type keywords into an old police database and piece together a haunting crime mystery from fragmented live-action interview clips of one woman. The story assembles itself in your head, in whatever order your curiosity leads you.

Pony Island

Puzzles and brain teasers

A devil-run arcade machine turns out to be a meta puzzle-horror adventure that keeps breaking its own rules and toying with your expectations. With dark humor, hacking-style puzzles and clever twists, it is short but memorable.

Immortality

Strong, story-driven narrative

You comb through footage from three unreleased films, using match cuts to jump between scenes and uncover what happened to actress Marissa Marcel. An unusual, dark mystery thriller weaving together film history, performance and obsession.

The Painscreek Killings

Dread and tension

As a young journalist you comb through an abandoned 1990s town, gather clues and piece together the truth behind a murder case with almost no hand-holding. It thrives on genuine detective work and a dense, eerie atmosphere.

Gray Dawn

Dread and tension

A psychological horror thriller in which you play a priest accused of murdering an altar boy, wandering through nightmarish, religiously charged scenes. Exploration and puzzles drive a dark, story-focused narrative.

Madison

Dread and tension

A first-person psychological horror game where an instant camera bridges the human world and the beyond. You develop photos yourself to solve disturbing puzzles while surviving a deeply unsettling atmosphere.

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