Games like Metaphobia

Still thinking about Metaphobia and its mysterious and retro tone? These games offer a similar pull for your backlog.

1. Detective Grimoire

   

   A murder in a swamp, and the prime suspect is a mythical creature. Detective Grimoire is a short, funny point-and-click whodunit: explore a hand-painted marsh, grill a fully voiced cast of suspects, and piece your clues together into deductions. Cozy, colorful and cleverly written.

   Also in Detective · Mysterious, Retro, Story-driven

   96%96% of 2,279 Steam reviews are positive13Players online now: 13$6.99

2. Tiny Room Stories: Town Mystery

   

   Everybody are missing in a town. Find the answers of town mystery in a point and click adventure game with escape the room mechanics

   Also in Detective · Mysterious, Story-driven, Atmospheric

   86%86% of 825 Steam reviews are positive$9.99

3. Tangle Tower

   

   A murder, a mansion, and a suspect who is literally a painting. Explore Tangle Tower, question its oddball residents, and piece together clues in a fully voiced, hand-drawn detective story with genuinely funny writing and clever puzzles. Come for the banter and the beautiful rooms; the case itself is one you will want to crack.

   Also in Detective · Mysterious, Story-driven, Atmospheric

   94%94% of 6,696 Steam reviews are positive28Players online now: 28$19.99

4. Utter a Name

   

   Disembodied souls linger in this old estate. To each one, utter their name.

   Also in Detective · Mysterious, Retro, Story-driven

   89%89% of 235 Steam reviews are positive$6.99

5. Post Mortem

   

   After returning to the quiet streets of Paris to pursue a life of painting, Gus Macpherson could not escape his true art…

   Also in Detective · Mysterious, Retro, Story-driven

   57%57% of 365 Steam reviews are positive$7.99

6. Unforeseen Incidents

   

   A hand-painted point-and-click mystery: small-town handyman Harper Pendrell stumbles into a deadly conspiracy and sets out to expose it, armed with wit, smart dialogue and a trusty multi-tool. A classic-style adventure with a rich cast, challenging puzzles and a story that pulls you from quiet small town to the fate of humankind.

   Also in Detective · Mysterious, Retro, Story-driven

   87%87% of 972 Steam reviews are positive9Players online now: 9$19.99

7. Jenny LeClue - Detectivu

   

   A hand-drawn detective adventure about a sharp young sleuth whose mother is accused of murder. Explore the town of Arthurton, read suspects for tells, and make choices that bend the story the narrator is writing. Witty, atmospheric and surprisingly heartfelt, with a mystery that keeps pulling you forward.

   Also in Detective · Mysterious, Story-driven, Atmospheric

   86%86% of 1,254 Steam reviews are positive6Players online now: 6$19.99

8. Detective From The Crypt

   

   Jane wakes up in a crypt as a ghost. You are investigating the death of her family together. Seeking and researching evidences. Building an accusation based on them. You have a laboratory to research evidences. Play and get the feeling of being a true Victorian detective.

   Also in Detective · Mysterious, Retro, Story-driven

   94%94% of 140 Steam reviews are positive$9.99

9. Slender Threads

   

   Harvey Green keeps dreaming of his own head mounted on a wall. In the strange seaside town of Villa Ventana, that nightmare starts coming true around him, one death at a time. A hand-drawn point-and-click thriller with absurd humor, a haunting score and a mystery that pulls you to the last thread.

   Mysterious, Story-driven, Atmospheric

   90%90% of 595 Steam reviews are positive3Players online now: 3$19.99

10. Drowning Cross

    

    Find your boyfriend before the night takes him away forever. It's all your fault, after all! Just like always.

    Mysterious, Retro, Story-driven

    91%91% of 211 Steam reviews are positiveFree

11. Mystery of the Malign

    

    Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.

    Also in Detective · Mysterious, Retro, Story-driven

    94%94% of 77 Steam reviews are positive$13.99

12. Loco Motive

    

    A murder on the Reuss Express, and every suspect is you. Play a lawyer, a spy and a crime novelist stuck on a 1930s luxury train, poking at a trainload of weirdos, combining odd items and cracking a whodunit packed with twists and proper jokes. A comedy point-and-click in the classic style, with pixel art and full voice acting.

    Also in Detective · Mysterious, Retro, Story-driven

    92%92% of 1,260 Steam reviews are positive31Players online now: 31$10.79

Hidden gems like Metaphobia

Desktop Explorer

Dig through files and clues with a peculiar program to find out what happened to someone who vanished.

95%95% of 2,607 Steam reviews are positive61Players online now: 61$17.99

Crushed In Time

Help Holmes and Watson solve a mystery by grabbing and stretching the world itself, one odd puzzle at a time.

90%90% of 1,392 Steam reviews are positive8Players online now: 8$24.99

Foolish Mortals

Search a haunted island for a lost treasure, question its eccentric residents, and piece together a wedding that vanished thirty years ago.

94%94% of 721 Steam reviews are positive11Players online now: 11$19.99

Loco Motive

Question a trainload of suspects, combine ridiculous items and crack a 1930s whodunit as three unlikely detectives, all in a joke-filled…

92%92% of 1,260 Steam reviews are positive31Players online now: 31$10.79

The Drifter

Follow Mick through a time-bending murder mystery, piecing together clues in a pixel-art thriller that never lets up.

97%97% of 4,889 Steam reviews are positive32Players online now: 32$19.99

Slender Threads

Harvey Green keeps dreaming of his own head mounted on a wall.

90%90% of 595 Steam reviews are positive3Players online now: 3$19.99

Utter a Name

Disembodied souls linger in this old estate. To each one, utter their name.

89%89% of 235 Steam reviews are positive$6.99

Phoenix Springs

Lose yourself in Phoenix Springs – a modern point-and-click set in a mysterious neo-noir world.

85%85% of 233 Steam reviews are positive$14.99

Confidential Killings - A Detective Game

A series of murders is shocking Hollywood! Use your detective skills: search the crime scene, find clues, solve the mystery.

75%75% of 774 Steam reviews are positive5Players online now: 5$14.99

Lord Winklebottom Investigates

It’s the 1920s and the world’s foremost detective is about to embark on his most challenging case yet.

91%91% of 207 Steam reviews are positive$18.99

Kathy Rain: Director's Cut

Question the locals, piece together the clues and follow a family mystery to its dark ending in this fully voiced '90s-style detective adventure.

92%92% of 1,394 Steam reviews are positive19Players online now: 19$14.99

The Case of the Golden Idol

Twelve strange deaths, fifty years apart, all connected. Examine each frozen scene, gather names and clues, then fill in the blanks to name the…

97%97% of 9,962 Steam reviews are positive60Players online now: 60$17.99

Newest games like Metaphobia

Desktop Explorer

Dig through files and clues with a peculiar program to find out what happened to someone who vanished.

95%95% of 2,607 Steam reviews are positive61Players online now: 61$17.99

Crushed In Time

Help Holmes and Watson solve a mystery by grabbing and stretching the world itself, one odd puzzle at a time.

90%90% of 1,392 Steam reviews are positive8Players online now: 8$24.99

Who The Fuck Ate Grandma ?

Time has come to celebrate Grandma’s 93rd birthday. Everyone has gathered for this memorable family dinner, but unfortunately, it looks like Grandma…

100%100% of 64 Steam reviews are positive$6.99

Confidential Killings - A Detective Game

A series of murders is shocking Hollywood! Use your detective skills: search the crime scene, find clues, solve the mystery.

75%75% of 774 Steam reviews are positive5Players online now: 5$14.99

Foolish Mortals

Search a haunted island for a lost treasure, question its eccentric residents, and piece together a wedding that vanished thirty years ago.

94%94% of 721 Steam reviews are positive11Players online now: 11$19.99

Mystery of the Malign

Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.

94%94% of 77 Steam reviews are positive$13.99

The Drifter

Follow Mick through a time-bending murder mystery, piecing together clues in a pixel-art thriller that never lets up.

97%97% of 4,889 Steam reviews are positive32Players online now: 32$19.99

Utter a Name

Disembodied souls linger in this old estate. To each one, utter their name.

89%89% of 235 Steam reviews are positive$6.99

Slender Threads

Harvey Green keeps dreaming of his own head mounted on a wall.

90%90% of 595 Steam reviews are positive3Players online now: 3$19.99

Loco Motive

Question a trainload of suspects, combine ridiculous items and crack a 1930s whodunit as three unlikely detectives, all in a joke-filled…

92%92% of 1,260 Steam reviews are positive31Players online now: 31$10.79

Phoenix Springs

Lose yourself in Phoenix Springs – a modern point-and-click set in a mysterious neo-noir world.

85%85% of 233 Steam reviews are positive$14.99

The Phantom Fellows

The Phantom Fellows is about two best friends who start a paranormal investigation business together, since one of them is already dead.

83%83% of 58 Steam reviews are positive$14.99