Games Like Ann

A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.

Why similar: Horror 21.7%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Anime 10%, Female Protagonist 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A masterpiece of 2D psychological horror that shares the same focus on exploration and unsettling art-gallery themes as Ann.

A group of friends unknowingly perform an occult ritual that traps them in an otherworldly elementary school. Here, the vengeful spirits of young children threaten their lives and their sanity, and the only hope of survival is to uncover the chilling details behind the murders of those trapped before them...

Why similar: Horror 39.4%, Anime 17.4%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%, Dark 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: As a definitive school-based horror game, it perfectly captures the dread of being trapped in a supernatural facility with your peers.

Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.2%, Horror 15.4%, Anime 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Multiple Endings 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game mirrors the specific pixel-art style and psychological tension found in Ann while focusing on intricate puzzle mechanics.

A young girl, Viola, is drawn inexorably to a mysterious manor that seems to change behind her back. It is a place of pain, turmoil and death. Plumb its detestable depths and abominable history. Untangle riddles that bar your perilous path. And flee the hellish halls of The Witch’s House.

Why similar: Horror 47%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Anime 6.3%, 2D 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a quintessential RPG Maker horror experience with high-stakes puzzles and a haunting atmosphere that fans of Ann will appreciate.

Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.4%, Horror 15.7%, Anime 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Multiple Endings 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A direct continuation of the Paper Lily series that maintains the high-quality 2D horror storytelling and exploration mechanics.

Witness the tale of a most foolish family. A remake of the classic horror exploration game makes its way to Steam.

Why similar: Horror 26.6%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Anime 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Dark 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: This classic RPG Maker horror game features a similar blend of dark narrative, puzzle-solving, and exploration within a confined, dangerous location.

Explore a school plagued by unnatural phenomena in this horror-adventure game revolving around the missing girl Misao. Improving upon 2017's "Definitive Edition" with refreshed graphics and support for HD resolutions, you can now experience the terror in a new form.

Why similar: Horror 21.5%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Anime 11.7%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: This school-themed horror game features a similar premise of uncovering dark secrets within a cursed educational environment.

Rose must escape the Cursed Mansion - a demonic space that preys and feeds on fear and despair. In this horror RPG you'll solve puzzles and learn the mansion’s history. Mystery, malignant spirits, and misery everywhere. Cursed Mansion brings an eerie atmosphere which leaves one with goosebumps.

Why similar: Horror 18.8%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Dark 9.8%, Multiple Endings 9.1%, Female Protagonist 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: It features a strong emphasis on multiple endings and choices that impact the narrative, mirroring the decision-making aspects of Ann.

After months of waiting, Annie finally snags a ticket to the new art exhibit. However, things take a turn for the worst: she finds herself trapped in the museum's haunted basement. Help her navigate puzzles, traps, and more as she tries to escape - and find out the truth of what's really going on.

Why similar: JRPG 30.3%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Horror 13.1%, Anime 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: This short, free-to-play experience shares the same indie, psychological-horror DNA and visual style as Ann.

It is a rainy night in the Spring of 2005. Lily is left home alone after her Papa put her to bed. She is awoken by a cry for help outside her window. It is coming from the well. Help Lily gather rope to go down the well and save the poor soul trapped down there.

Why similar: Horror 23.3%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Anime 11.3%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art horror game that uses its limited environment to create a sense of dread and discovery through multiple endings.

Savior of the Abyss is a horror adventure game. To avoid sudden death, always pay attention and be suspicious of things around you. Collect and use a variety of tools to get to the surface. Please lead the protagonist safely so that the protagonist can achieve his or her purpose safely.

Why similar: Horror 22.7%, JRPG 21.2%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the same indie, 2D horror aesthetic and focuses on navigating a dangerous, trapped environment with a female protagonist.

Delve into the enthralling world of Pocket Mirror ~ GoldenerTraum, the acclaimed RPG Maker gothic horror game that'll take you on a moving journey of self-discovery.

Why similar: Horror 33.9%, Anime 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Dark 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A beautifully crafted 2D psychological horror game that emphasizes surreal exploration and character-driven mystery.

Delilah is an ordinary school girl who accidentally discovers an old mansion on a rainy night. As her exploration in the mansion continues, she finds many mysterious phenomena that can't be explained. In this mansion covered by ashes, what's the secret hidden deep underground?

Why similar: Horror 24.9%, Thriller 17.6%, Anime 15.8%, Female Protagonist 10%, JRPG 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: It features a dark, indie RPG Maker aesthetic that aligns perfectly with the visual and thematic tone of Ann.

From the creator of Angels of Death: the multi-ending exploration horror game The Forest of Drizzling Rain. Includes Full Ver. (2022), completed nine years after the original release, and Original Ver. (2013), where it all began. Alas, it was the "promised place," where Shiori was never meant to go.

Why similar: Horror 36%, Anime 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, 2D 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: This atmospheric RPG Maker title excels at building a slow-burn mystery that feels very similar to the pacing of Ann.

This is a recreational healing Mini-plot game explored at home. Players will play and wander around the house from the perspective of a little girl. What will she do when she is alone? What strange stories will happen in the process, and in the process of exploration, you may find some strange secrets....

Why similar: Horror 37.1%, Psychological Horror 24%, Anime 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%, Female Protagonist 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: This free-to-play title captures the same sense of isolation and psychological dread found in Ann's school setting.

Journey through the psyche… Welcome to the Seaside Hotel, where the final hour of your night shift awaits. Tend to guests, explore their dreams, and lose your sense of Self – time and again. In this dark, labyrinthine adventure, unravel the path to the truth below.

Why similar: Horror 18.4%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Anime 11.6%, Dark 10.5%, Female Protagonist 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that uses a repeating time loop to drive exploration and mystery, similar to the secrets uncovered in Ann.

There was a crooked man, and he walked a crooked mile... This is the first title in the series known as The Strange Man, developed by Uri Games. Experience the myriad horrors awaiting David as he moves into his new house.

Why similar: Horror 24.6%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Anime 12.2%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 10%

Why You'll Like It: This title is highly regarded for its deep psychological narrative and exploration-based gameplay, similar to Ann.

Rental is a short and spooky adventure game about the dangers of renting a house in an unknown place.

Why similar: Horror 43.3%, Exploration 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12%, Dark 10.9%, Female Protagonist 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: This free-to-play indie horror game emphasizes atmospheric exploration in a confined space, much like the gameplay loop of Ann.

High School Dirty Secrets is a horror/puzzle adventure where Kasuga wakes up locked inside her high school with no memory of how she got there. As she searches for a way out, strange and unsettling events unfold, leading her to uncover dark secrets hidden within the school's walls.

Why similar: Horror 20.5%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Anime 13%, Dark 11.8%, Female Protagonist 10.7%

My Light In The Dark is a short story about a girl who lives with her abusive mother. The girl finds out some dark secrets about her mother, and she has to find a way to escape the house.

Why similar: Horror 21.4%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Dark 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Female Protagonist 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A short, narrative-driven 2D game that focuses on dark themes and emotional storytelling.

A story-driven psychological horror RPG about a group of friends who unintentionally become bound together after encountering 7 curses from a school.

Why similar: Horror 20.6%, Psychological Horror 18%, Anime 13.3%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A school-based mystery game that relies on exploration and choices to uncover the truth behind supernatural events.

Sanctuaries. Secrets. Serious consequences. A solo-developed psychological horror/drama visual novel.

Why similar: Horror 23.9%, Thriller 18.1%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Anime 15.4%, Dark 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game with anime-style visuals that focuses on narrative and character-driven dread.

MIGAKAMIKAGAMI -reviver- is a Horror 2D Pixel art Adventure Escape game. The story is set in a rural hospital where a legend of divine abductions by a deity called "Migakami-sama" has been passed down. The protagonists, Mika and Nae, are caught up in the divine abduction.

Why similar: Horror 34%, JRPG 29.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%, Multiple Endings 6.1%, Exploration 6%

Veloria awakens from a nightmare in an abandoned orphanage. As childhood fears resurface, she must piece together fragmented memories and uncover a dark past. Explore, solve puzzles, and survive this twisted place to reach her true ending.

Why similar: JRPG 19.1%, Thriller 15.8%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Horror 11.2%, Female Protagonist 9.9%

Play as a little girl named 'Luna', and survive from the dark being while discovering the secrets behind her. The more you traverse on her memory, the more you will discover dark truths that lie deep inside.

Why similar: Horror 19.1%, Thriller 15.7%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Anime 11%

A casual healing rpg that takes players on a journey around the house from the perspective of a young girl, what does she do when she's home alone? What strange things will you come across in the process, and while exploring, perhaps... What other strange secrets might you discover?

Why similar: Horror 29.5%, Psychological Horror 23%, Pixel Graphics 15%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Female Protagonist 7.2%

Strange events occur at a sanatorium for those with unusual abilities. Follow clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth. What will be released when all secrets are revealed? Goodness? Or… pure ”EVIL”?

Why similar: JRPG 18.1%, Horror 17.1%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Anime 12.8%, Female Protagonist 9.7%

Cat Silence is a horror suspense puzzle game with urban legend themes. The story takes place in an abandoned experimental middle school. With the deepening of the investigation, the unknown and long-buried bloody stories of this school slowly emerged, putting together a chilling truth...

Why similar: Horror 20.7%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Anime 10.9%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%

Parasocial | パラソーシャル is a Japanese horror game about a live streamer.

Why similar: Horror 32.9%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Thriller 13%, Anime 8.8%, Choices Matter 8%

You play as a student named Lisa, who has just moved in with her university friend. But instead of a carefree student life, Lisa faces events full of despair and fear when she is left alone in her apartment number 8...

Why similar: Horror 20.1%, Thriller 17.5%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Dark 11.1%, Multiple Endings 10.6%

A PSX Inspired horror game where you must work and cook at a shop late at night and the horrors that comes with it.

Why similar: Horror 30.9%, Thriller 21.2%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Female Protagonist 6.7%

A wandering soul mistakenly enters a world of strange tales and odd rules. Beware! This place is fraught with danger. To complete reincarnation, you must toe the line. Any soul that dares to go against the system will face correction. Will you comply—or defy?

Why similar: Horror 30.5%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Multiple Endings 10.9%

Highschool student Haneko has forgotten her class assignments and must retrieve them by traversing a world of haunted horrors. Explore the dilapidated halls, find your missing homework, and avoid whatever's lurking around the corner in this bite-sized, retro survival horror experience.

Why similar: Horror 24.5%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Thriller 16.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Female Protagonist 10.1%

In the dark corridor as wide as a labyrinth, avoiding numerous pursuers who are aiming for their lives. Will you be able to save the missing person and escape safely!?

Why similar: Horror 29%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Dark 14.5%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Female Protagonist 8.3%

Narin: The Orange Room is a third-person adventure horror game. Play as Narin, a young girl whose sister mysteriously disappeared. Help her find her sister in the twilight dimension, solve the mystery, and uncover the truth.

Why similar: Horror 19.4%, Thriller 17.6%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Anime 11.9%, Female Protagonist 10.8%

Navigate your way through an aquarium overrun by gruesome creatures known as creepies and unravel its hidden mysteries. With each riddle you solve, you’ll find yourself one step closer to uncovering the chilling truth of Bianca Aquarium. Your choices affect the outcome of the game, so choose wisely.

Why similar: Horror 23.4%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Multiple Endings 9.1%

This is a horror puzzle RPG first released in 2016. Players control Qiu Xiaoqi as she explores a mysterious room filled with puzzles alongside a white-haired youth. They unravel mechanisms to uncover the truth behind her loss of consciousness. Will the wish be fulfilled? The story is yours to shape!

Why similar: JRPG 19.5%, Horror 17.1%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Anime 10%, Female Protagonist 9.5%

The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters is a Korean survival horror-adventure. Venture from your deserted school to survive the horrors of the night. Explore the surrounding Sehwa district and uncover the shadow realm's dark secrets. Use everything at your disposal to avoid a demoness hellbent on killing you!

Why similar: Horror 42.5%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Anime 9.9%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Dark 6%

A girl who has lost her memory must collect five scattered memory fragments in the school to remember the events of that day.

Why similar: Horror 44%, Female Protagonist 17.5%, Exploration 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Adventure 5.2%

A recreational healing Mini-plot game explored at home. Players will play and wander around the house from the perspective of a little girl. What will she do when she is alone? What strange stories will happen in the process? and in the process of exploration, you may find some strange secrets....

Why similar: Horror 22.6%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, JRPG 16.5%, Anime 13.7%, Female Protagonist 11.6%

Escape from horror anime ghost story in your school's classroom!

Why similar: Horror 35.8%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Female Protagonist 18.5%, Exploration 14.2%, Multiple Endings 11.7%

Okaeri is a VHS Japanese psychological horror game about a middle school girl and her mother who recently moved to a new house.

Why similar: Horror 33.3%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Thriller 13.9%, Anime 9.9%, Female Protagonist 8.8%

You wake up in a strange place, not knowing who you are, where you are, or how you got here. Trapped in an environment that twists to break your sanity, your only way out is to delve into the unknown and face the horrors of a past your mind is trying to hide.

Why similar: Horror 32.9%, Psychological Horror 27%, Exploration 11.7%, Thriller 9.3%, Dark 6.4%

In this game, you play as Alice, an girl trapped in a twisted, ever-changing world. Survive a frozen orphanage filled with lurking horrors, eerie classical music, and unsolved mysteries. Scavenge, evade monsters, and uncover the truth. But can you face the brutal reality—or remain trapped forever?

Why similar: Horror 26.7%, Psychological Horror 23.4%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%, Exploration 9.4%

Explore the mysterious room by traversing time, while you watch a man succumb to the room syndrome.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.8%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Multiple Endings 13%, Dark 12.7%, Female Protagonist 12.6%

Detention is an atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology, the game provided players with unique graphics and gaming experience.

Why similar: Horror 38.8%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Thriller 11.4%, Dark 9.4%, Female Protagonist 7.9%

Moving into a shabby apartment, a saturnine girl with hidden secrets finds a notebook that allows her to communicate with another world. A thrilling adventure taking place across multiple timelines ensues.

Why similar: Thriller 22.9%, Horror 19.7%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, JRPG 11.4%, Female Protagonist 9.8%

A story about a dead lamb walking.

Why similar: Horror 20.3%, Psychological Horror 15%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Thriller 10.9%, Anime 9.2%

Explore an abandoned school where memories linger longer than the living. Uncover the mystery of your best friend’s disappearance. Dodge bullets.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.5%, Female Protagonist 18.4%, Anime 13%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Exploration 9.5%

A horror game about a needy female ghost. A trio of close-knit occult club girls gather late at night to enjoy telling ghost stories. Little do they know that Miss Choker, a ghost that targets girls, is just dying to appear...

Why similar: Horror 19.4%, Female Protagonist 13%, Thriller 12.4%, Anime 10.6%, Multiple Endings 9.8%

Your class trip to Durhal Cathedral turns into a nightmare when everyone gets trapped inside. A killer demon hides among your classmates—can you uncover the truth before it’s too late?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.2%, Anime 20.3%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, Dark 13.4%, Exploration 7.7%

Every kid has that one toy that scares them, imagine if it came to life. You play as Ruby, a young girl who has a fear of her handmade toy called Mr. Hopp. Things take a dark turn when Ruby sees that Mr. Hopp, who usually sits motionless in the corner of her room, is gone.

Why similar: Horror 53.1%, Pixel Graphics 14%, Female Protagonist 8.3%, Psychological Horror 8.2%, Indie 4.8%

An average college girl takes an elective class and everything is different. Death, spooky, enveloped her, uncovering the truth, looking for clues, making the right choice was the only way.

Why similar: Horror 51.5%, Thriller 20%, 2D 15.6%, Adventure 6.3%, Indie 5%

Shion's calm and measured life comes to an end when she meets Akiko. This encounter has the chance to change her life or plunge it further into the abyss of depression and hopelessness.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.1%, Horror 16.5%, Anime 14.9%, Thriller 14%, Dark 11%

Claire is alone, lost, and hunted. The world has quickly becomes shrouded in darkness with unseen threats stalking Claire from the shadows. Aided by her dog and armed only with a flashlight, Claire must conquer her fear and find her comatose mother. However, there are others lost in the darkness seeking salvation.

Why similar: Horror 43.6%, Female Protagonist 16.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%, Psychological Horror 8.3%, 2D 6.7%

If you were given another chance, would you take it? Or leave it in the hands of a little girl? Play as Roh, a young girl stuck in a bizarre nightmare of dark and eerie creatures.

Why similar: Horror 25.3%, Psychological Horror 16%, Dark 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Female Protagonist 6.8%

You have to help a guy named Yeongchul trapped inside his home, navigate the house to protect himself from suspicious person.

Why similar: Horror 23.9%, Psychological Horror 17%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%

She wakes up in a mysterious castle. "Dawn Bell" is a side-scrolling 2D horror adventure where a girl with no memory explores the castle. Use items and clues to solve puzzles and uncover her lost past. Your choices shape the story's multiple endings. What truth awaits beyond the doors of memory?

Why similar: Horror 36.2%, Female Protagonist 15.9%, Exploration 12.3%, Multiple Endings 9.1%, Anime 8.4%

Cat in the Box is a horror adventure game. Help the poor girl explore the mansion and escape from unknown entities that are pursuing her. Use a variety of tools and your wits to overcome any challenges you face. At times, you'll even have to wake yourself from nightmares to survive.

Why similar: Horror 41.7%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Thriller 8.8%, Female Protagonist 4.8%

A haunted convent. Statues that move on their own. A buried past. Welcome to Saint Idelora’s convent, where becoming a saint comes with a price.

Why similar: Horror 26.1%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Anime 11.5%, Dark 9.7%