There’s something enjoyably tense about a perfect, well-crafted mystery. The type of story whose pieces you have to put together so it makes sense to you. The kind that makes you squint your eyes, question everything, and hold your breath until the final twist. If you’re the type who loves unravelling secrets, walking through fog-laced forests, or solving slow-burning puzzles with a flashlight in one hand, today’s article is for you.

We have curated five games dripping with suspense and just enough psychological tension to keep you up all night, in the best way possible. These games will makes you detectives and survivors. The best part is they all come with photo modes (just like we like it), so you can pause the panic and capture the game in between plot twists.

Are you ready?

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The Last of Us Part II

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More than a survival story, The Last of Us Part II is a slow unraveling of grief, vengeance, and moral complexity. You get to switch player perspectives, question your loyalties, and uncover bits and pieces of a ruined world — often in quiet, haunting moments. This game is raw and emotional. The pacing is also well done.

Lost Records: Bloom and Rage

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In the fictional town of Velvet Cove, Michigan, Lost Records: Bloom and Rage unfolds across two timelines: the summer of 1995 and the present day in 2022. As a player, you step into the shoes of Swann who is navigating adolescence alongside her friends: Nora, Kat and Autumn. While the game navigates themes of friendship and trauma, there is also the undeniable past which haunts you and the other characters. There are strange occurrences that hint at deeper, unresolved mysteries from their past you must resolve. This one will make you realise that the past is never truly gone, it lingers and shapes who we become.

Control

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The Oldest House is a brutalist government building that shifts, warps, and hides things not meant for human understanding. You play Jesse, a woman searching for her brother and answers inside the surreal headquarters of the Federal Bureau of Control. With this game, you get conspiracy theories, floating bodies, cryptic tapes and a healthy dose of “what just happened?”

Alan Wake 2

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Alan Wake 2 is a long-awaited sequel that dials up the tension in the survival horror Alan Wake franchise. As you swap between two protagonists, you'll navigate dreamlike landscapes, lost memories, and a growing darkness that you feel the need to be aware of. The storytelling of this game is unsettling, amazing, and constantly twisting.

Ghostwire Tokyo

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Ghostwire Tokyo is supernatural mystery game that meets modern Japanese folklore. The streets of Tokyo are eerily empty — except for restless spirits, haunted phone booths, and masks that whisper. This game throws you into a neon-lit ghost story where you’ll use spectral powers to unravel what really happened to the city’s missing people. It’s equal parts detective story and mythological fever dream — you’ll feel like a ghost hunter with a purpose.

Get to Playing!

If you like your games full of tension, cinematic drama, and just the right amount of "what the hell is going on?", these picks will keep you hooked. Don’t forget — when it gets too intense, you can always press pause and take a photo…then share on Picashot! ;)

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