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1997 RELOADED
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Games like 1997 RELOADED

A ~4-hour, story-rich 1990s kinetic novel about teenagers who find a tape linking them to a murder, praised for its hooking mystery.

Desktop Explorer
An eerie, story-driven detective adventure through the abandoned files of an old PC, combining retro-90s simulation, psychological mystery, and creative file-based puzzles in a ~8-hour single-player experience.
2026-07-17
- Puzzle

Thriller

Adventure

Indie

Simulator

Mystery

Slender Threads: Prologue cover art

Slender Threads: Prologue

A compact paranormal point-and-click mystery in a seaside town, where a traveling salesman investigates horrific deaths over roughly three hours.

2021-09-15

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Know by heart

A short, melancholic atmospheric adventure about childhood friends reuniting and confronting memory and loss.

2022-02-10

First person
Adventure
Third person
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Drama
Romance

The Remake of the End of the Greatest RPG of All Time cover art

The Remake of the End of the Greatest RPG of All Time

A single-player deduction puzzle adventure set in a lost 90s JRPG, using a manual, director's commentary, and documentary clips to uncover its secret, with a rewarding meta-narrative that takes roughly six and a half hours.

2026-05-28

Action
First person
Puzzle
Fantasy
Side view
Role-playing (RPG)

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Kathy Rain: Director's Cut

A roughly eight-hour 1990s point-and-click detective tale with a dark occult mystery, a small-town setting, and logical puzzles.

2021-10-26

Puzzle
Adventure
Indie
Side view
Mystery
Point-and-click

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Mixtape

A 1990s-set narrative adventure about three friends' last night, told through memories and a mixtape soundtrack, with minimal gameplay and a short ~3.5-hour runtime.

2026-05-07

Comedy
Adventure
Third person
Indie
Drama
Music
Visual Novel

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Love, Money, Rock'n'Roll

A 1980s visual novel of romance, betrayal, and mystery from the Everlasting Summer team, with a slow start and a ~95-hour median playtime among a tiny reviewer sample.

2022-08-04

Puzzle
Adventure
Indie
Text
Historical
Romance
Visual Novel

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Detective Beebo: Night at the Mansion

A single-player indie detective mystery in a mansion, blending character-driven warmth with thriller tension and a romance subplot, in a ~8.5-hour adventure.

2026-03-23

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Varney Lake

A pixel-art visual novel about three friends who encounter a vampire during a 1954 summer vacation, offering a story-driven mystery in a compact ~6-hour experience.

2023-04-28

Adventure
Horror
Indie
Mystery
Visual Novel

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The Big Hollow: 1982

A short 2D single-player murder mystery in which FBI detective Desmond examines evidence and interprets criminal behavior in 1982.

2026-05-28

Adventure
Indie
Mystery
Point-and-click

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REWIND

A short, single-player text-based detective puzzle game about combining nearly a hundred clues to solve a single murder, typically finished in one to two hours.

2026-06-29

Puzzle
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Role-playing (RPG)
Mystery

Carpe Diem: Reboot cover art

Carpe Diem: Reboot

A compact indie visual novel about intimacy and loss, paced at about 7.5 hours, with a well-liked story.

2017-09-29

Adventure
Indie