- #1 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
97% matchVery Positive88% of 6,076 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Visual Novel 31%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Text-Based 11.6%, Exploration 11.1%
- #2 星影の館殺人事件
96% matchVery Positive94% of 80 reviews2024
Dev: 法螺会
Windows · Mac
1935年の洋館を舞台に織り成す、レトロな雰囲気の怪異ホラーミステリーアドベンチャー
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.3%, Adventure 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Psychological Horror 8.1%
- #3 奇天烈相談ダイヤル
96% matchVery Positive83% of 338 reviews2024
Dev: 法螺会
Windows · Mac
矛盾を見つけ、相談者の悩みを解決する怪異判定アドベンチャー
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.1%, Adventure 17.6%, Text-Based 17%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%
- #4 Something Strange
95% matchPositive91% of 66 reviews2022
Dev: Ethan ZimmerlePub: Mr. Hand
Windows
Go about your normal every day life and meet new friends in this short visual novel!
Why similar: Visual Novel 45%, Psychological Horror 21.2%, Text-Based 18.2%, 2D 6.6%, Adventure 6.3%
- #5 家屋探索 -Japanese House Exploration-
94% matchVery Positive96% of 127 reviews2024
Dev: Sealio
Windows
『Japanese House Exploration』is a first-person puzzle horror adventure game set in a traditional Japanese house. You explore a house that is both eerie and nostalgic. To find a dear friend.
Why similar: Hidden Object 93.9%, Indie 6.1%
- #6 Midnight Syndrome
94% matchVery Positive99% of 96 reviews2024
Dev: ナツミカン
Windows
A summer night consumes the girls... Exploration type horror ADV game
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Exploration 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Adventure 9.5%
- #7 A House Inside Me
93% matchVery Positive87% of 99 reviews2026
Dev: Ctrl HorrorPub: Skull Queens Games
Windows
A psychological horror experience told through environmental storytelling. Explore a house inhabited by trauma, denial, and fractured memories. Three endings. Multiple interpretations. This is the house that lives inside me.
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.4%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Psychedelic 13.4%, Adventure 10.2%, Surreal 9.2%
- #8 Bureau of Contacts: Mansion
92% matchVery Positive94% of 89 reviews2024
Dev: MIROWIN
Windows
Explore an old mansion full of paranormal dangers alone. Find clues, identify ghosts, collect their dossiers and exorcise them.
Why similar: Adventure 28.5%, Exploration 25.8%, Psychological Horror 23.3%, Investigation 18.7%, Indie 3.7%
- #9 Illusion Carnival
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,011 reviews2024
Dev: KiZ
Windows · Mac
A lost soul wanders through a whimsical, eerie pop-up book like amusement park. Dive into fun-filled stages, encounter unique characters, fend off spirit erosion, and uncover the park's hidden secrets. The enchanting yet dark Illusion Carnival begins now.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.6%, Psychological Horror 28.2%, Exploration 16.8%, Cute 10.8%, Adventure 8.4%
- #10 Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 694 reviews2025
Dev: SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENT
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol is a first-person survival horror game inspired by Junji Ito's psychological horror and eerie aesthetics. This work centers on the twisted potential of human nature and fear of the unknown, taking you on a journey of survival where memory and mystery intertwine.
Why similar: Exploration 34.2%, Thriller 30%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Adventure 15.9%, Atmospheric 1.9%
- #11 Ticy Adventure Club
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,254 reviews2022
Dev: YEZHI
Windows
本作是2d剧情向角色扮演恐怖游戏。在本作设定中,玩家将扮演灵异探险社的社员,分工调查被委托的事件,探索场景,寻找线索,并最终解决委托中灵异作祟的问题。
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.1%, Psychological Horror 23.8%, Pixel Graphics 17.7%, Cute 11.2%, Exploration 10.5%
- #12 Night Patrol Rules
88% matchVery Positive100% of 232 reviews2025
Dev: Te.Sa
Windows
Virtual group - PLAVE doujin game, set against the backdrop of winter school ghost stories. Experience the Night Patrol Rules of the Seven Mysteries through the eyes of all five band members, uncovering the unsettling truth hidden behind the mystery through your investigation and choices.
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.6%, Psychological Horror 25.7%, Exploration 17.6%, Adventure 14.1%
- #13 Memary: Memory of the nameless one
89% matchVery Positive96% of 51 reviews2024
Dev: AstralSeal
Windows
The mysterious cat offer help to guide you. The room with puzzle awaits you and when you solve it, you will regain your memory. To reclaim your identity, you choose to follow mysterious cat and solve all puzzle in the rooms of question.
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.4%, Text-Based 21.3%, Adventure 11.3%, Cute 10.4%, Indie 6.2%
- #14 The Murder Hotel
87% matchVery Positive95% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Wegenbartho Games
Windows
Interrogate suspects, search for clues, & uncover a dastardly plot, as you solve a string of mystifying murders to help reluctant detective Ilmarinen escape the foreboding Fafnir Hotel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.2%, Thriller 15.2%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Text-Based 11.2%, Surreal 9.4%
- #15 The Sekimeiya: Spun Glass
89% matchVery Positive87% of 290 reviews2021
Dev: Trinitite Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
An intricate mystery visual novel. Search text, piece together clues, and jump around the story to unravel the tangled events within the sealed tower.
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.2%, Investigation 15.6%, Text-Based 15.5%, Adventure 9.3%, Surreal 8.3%
- #16 Storm the Swan - And the Power of FRIENDSHIP and IMAGINATION
86% matchVery Positive99% of 78 reviews2024
Dev: CatTrigger
Windows · Mac · Linux
Make Cute Animal Friends in this 8-bit Gameboy-inspired adventure! But there's something lurking in the woods, with DARK SECRETS you'll need to uncover!
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.3%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Exploration 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
- #17 怪話
86% matchVery Positive95% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: 法螺会
Windows · Mac
オムニバス形式で送る四章構成の心霊ホラーノベルゲーム
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.5%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Text-Based 13.7%, Adventure 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%
- #18 Gensokyo:Presumption of Guilt~Pansies Before Dawn
83% matchVery Positive93% of 350 reviews2026
Dev: 戏壤游戏(Xirang Games)
Windows
Explore the intertwined fates of humans and youkai in this interactive fiction. As an unwitting protagonist, enter the sealed realm of Gensokyo to investigate a series of bizarre murders. Unearth ancient secrets and witness a gripping saga hidden for millennia.
Why similar: Visual Novel 58.3%, Text-Based 26.7%, Investigation 8%, Adventure 5.6%, Indie 1.4%
- #19 sheeeroom
84% matchMostly Positive80% of 291 reviews2024
Dev: LuuuLuuuL
Windows
You wish to bring "She" back to life to reclaim something precious you’ve lost. Solve the various puzzles set before you and gather what "She" needs. Even you don’t know what "She" truly is. "sheeeroom" is a mysterious adventure game.
Why similar: Hidden Object 34.9%, Exploration 23.9%, Adventure 18%, Cute 11.9%, Surreal 11.3%
- #20 SHADOW MANSION
85% matchMixed68% of 115 reviews2024
Dev: NEBULA NOVA GAMES
Windows
A mysterious letter calls you back to your abandoned family mansion. Explore its dark rooms, uncover the bloody rituals buried in your family’s past, and escape the presence lurking in the shadows. Shadow Mansion is a story-driven horror game of atmosphere, exploration, and survival.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.6%, Thriller 22.2%, Exploration 19.5%, Hidden Object 18%, Adventure 8.8%
- #21 骸心 Mainbody
84% matchVery Positive93% of 123 reviews2022
Dev: 土豆火锅Pub: Cosmic Train
Windows
A puzzle-based horror game where the player takes on the role of a building manager who manages a haunted building and its "patients". Through the player's different options will raise or lower the pollution value, thus triggering different endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Thriller 17%, Exploration 15.2%
- #22 The Specter's Desire
82% matchVery Positive98% of 55 reviews2024
Dev: Themisian
Windows · Mac
This year's Desire Hierarchy has begun. The stakes are now deadly. Hop into The Specter's Desire, a Visual Novel in which you play against the city's top talents to save your parents. Includes puzzling gameplay that has you tearing down arguments, hatching schemes, and revealing the truth!
Why similar: Card Game 31.5%, Visual Novel 24%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Text-Based 12.8%, Thriller 10.3%
- #23 The Devilry Reservation
82% matchVery Positive93% of 87 reviews2023
Dev: GentFish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Step into the role of a faceless detective investigating creatures from Slavic folklore. Explore dialogue-driven mysteries, solve puzzles, and uncover post-Soviet occult secrets in a pixel art housing block full of bizarre residents and hidden truths
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 23.1%, Text-Based 20.8%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, Adventure 12.8%, Exploration 12%
- #24 Ib
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,206 reviews2022
Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.9%, Pixel Graphics 17.1%, Exploration 15%, Surreal 10%
- #25 Yokai Landlord: Monster Mystery!
81% matchVery Positive82% of 114 reviews2025
Dev: Shadow GlovePub: FINE Co., Ltd.
Windows
A Werewolf game-style social deduction adventure where you play as the landlord of an apartment and try to uncover the Yokai hiding among your residents. Not just a mystery adventure, this is a heart-warming tale of character growth.
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.5%, Adventure 14.4%, 2D 5.9%, Indie 5.6%
- #26 Cursed Mansion
79% matchVery Positive90% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Dragon Emperors
Windows
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: Psychological Horror 27.6%, Pixel Graphics 21.6%, Exploration 19.1%, Adventure 13.3%, 2D 7.4%
- #27 Shelley Manor
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 103 reviews2024
Dev: Tiny Terrors StudioPub: ESAT
Windows
Find your way through a puzzle filled manor while barely dodging human-eating monsters. You wake up in a dark room with one objective: escape those sharpened teeth. However, you should not worry; you will meet friends along the way.
Why similar: Thriller 53.6%, Exploration 23.3%, Adventure 20.1%, Atmospheric 3.1%
- #28 The Backroom - Lost and Found
78% matchVery Positive89% of 439 reviews2022
Dev: Lollin' Pony
Windows
The Backroom - Lost and Found is a story rich adventure game with some horror elements. Why is there an orphaned room hidden away in the depths of a strange liminal space? Is it "the backrooms" or something else? CYOA? SCP? Weirdcore? No clipping? And what's with the cute paintings?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.4%, Exploration 27.8%, Cute 15%, Adventure 14.5%, Atmospheric 5.3%
- #29 The Picture in The House
81% matchMixed51% of 136 reviews2020
Dev: Dystopia Game Studio
Windows
A journey through ancient mysteries and forces described by the original short story "The Picture in the House" written by H.P Lovecraft.
Why similar: Hidden Object 35.7%, Investigation 20.3%, Exploration 19%, Adventure 12.7%, Visual Novel 10%
- #30 CowaCowa: Jinmenken
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 70 reviews2024
Dev: nobisiko games
Windows
"CowaCowa: Jinmenken" is a 3D horror adventure game based on the Japanese urban legend of the "Jinmenken," a dog with a human face. Explore a hand-drawn 2.5D world from a first-person perspective, uncovering eerie mysteries in a quiet residential neighborhood at night.
Why similar: Hidden Object 49.6%, Exploration 30.9%, Adventure 15.7%, Indie 3.7%
- #31 Care
76% matchVery Positive96% of 72 reviews2024
Dev: The Pocket Dimension
Windows
Care is an atmospheric first person horror game with puzzle elements, where your choices have consequences. Be observant with your surroundings and unravel the horrific secrets that hide within these walls.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.4%, Pixel Graphics 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Investigation 14.7%, Exploration 13.9%
- #32 Karisvale
77% matchVery Positive94% of 194 reviews2022
Dev: Brendan Tighe
Windows
Your next job awaits in Karisvale, detective. Will you fulfill your duty? Or become lost in the mystery... Explore a retro top-down world, question its citizens, and collect hidden items to uncover Karisvale's dark secret.
Why similar: Collectathon 43.9%, Pixel Graphics 14.1%, Exploration 13.7%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Adventure 7.3%
- #33 MORSOMNIA:0
75% matchVery Positive98% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: 沐沐睡星
Windows
Interacting with the unidentified life form “Kuon”, we move forward with the pain. A surreal, mysterious fancy adventure.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 37.9%, Surreal 20.8%, Cute 17.7%, Adventure 15.5%, Atmospheric 8.1%
- #34 The Floor Above
73% matchVery Positive90% of 241 reviews2026
Dev: Swytapp Games
Windows
A claustrophobic anomaly-horror game where you can only turn, blink, and decide: is it real or not? Survive five endings and uncover Mike’s story.
Why similar: Thriller 28.4%, Psychological Horror 23.9%, Exploration 18%, Psychedelic 17.5%, Surreal 12.2%
- #35 Shine Within
77% matchVery Positive89% of 147 reviews2021
Dev: Ayetoons
Windows
A top-down action-adventure game as you collect & solve puzzles in order for you to explore & unravel this mysterious world.
Why similar: Collectathon 39.6%, Pixel Graphics 15.8%, Exploration 11.1%, Text-Based 10.6%, Adventure 8.2%
- #36 No Ghost in Sky Elevator
76% matchVery Positive99% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Midori Games / みどりげーむず
Windows
It is a strange high-rise elevator. The objects that appear and the people you board are all strange. Depending on your actions, you will face a variety of consequences.
Why similar: Hidden Object 28.2%, Psychological Horror 24.9%, Exploration 15%, Adventure 9.6%, Cute 8.7%
- #37 Outcore: Desktop Adventure
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 18,003 reviews2022
Dev: Doctor Shinobi
Windows
All you wanted was a nice game. But now you find yourself opening Windows apps like Paint & Notepad to solve puzzles, and searching for files on your computers that you didn't put there... Who is she? Why did she appear on your desktop? Let's dive into her memories and find out.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.2%, Exploration 21.2%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, Adventure 14.3%, Cute 9.1%
- #38 Touhou: Fading Illusion
75% matchVery Positive91% of 237 reviews2022
Dev: Indie Game Order
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel based on Touhou Project, made by fans for fans and others! Embark on the investigation of the greatest incident in Gensokyo's history and discover the terrifying truth of the youkai world with Reimu Hakurei, Marisa Kirisame, Sakuya Izayoi and other heroines!
Why similar: Visual Novel 54.1%, Text-Based 29.5%, Adventure 12.6%, Atmospheric 3.8%
- #39 Myths of Rules
74% matchVery Positive88% of 1,037 reviews2023
Dev: Sugarcane Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 53%
This is a text-based adventure puzzle game, where you must struggle to survive in a world filled with ghosts and urban legends. While collecting clues, you'll uncover the truth behind the world and find the way out. The game features a wealth of levels, unconventional rules, and a touch of horror.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.3%, Exploration 22.9%, Investigation 18%, Text-Based 11.7%, Adventure 9.5%
- #40 The Dark Egg Demo
74% matchVery Positive96% of 228 reviews2022
Dev: Transcend Pixels
Windows
A surrealist text-based RPG. You will explore an island, solve puzzles, and fight enemies, all in your attempt to get the Dark Egg.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Text-Based 16.8%, Psychological Horror 15%, Exploration 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%
- #41 Mercury Abbey
71% matchVery Positive91% of 974 reviews2024
Dev: YiTi GamesPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
In a mansion surrounded by mist, as the curse made by the Alchemist and Fairy reappears, the danger is quietly lurking in the darkness, awaiting its visitors.Follow Harrod and Willie to unravel an incredible story in Mercury Abbey, and go on an adventure that you would only find in mystery novels.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 33%, Visual Novel 25%, Adventure 11.8%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, 2D 7.6%
- #42 Summoner's Mess
73% matchVery Positive98% of 84 reviews2021
Dev: Elendow
Windows · Linux
You've made a mistake trying to summon a beast from the depths. Explore a huge manor to solve your mess. Can you find the sacred grimoires before being consumed by the darkness?
Why similar: Exploration 31.9%, Pixel Graphics 27.7%, Psychedelic 12.9%, Adventure 12.5%, 2D 8.1%
- #43 Anxiety Puppy
69% matchVery Positive96% of 250 reviews2025
Dev: 小狗工作室Pub: Erabit
Windows
Anxiety Puppy is a 2D interactive narrative game that focuses on anxiety. In the game, anxiety is personified as a little puppy. Players will explore its story and try to coexist with it. Go find its traces and give it a hug.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.1%, Text-Based 25.2%, Adventure 15.2%, Cute 11.5%, Indie 3.8%
- #44 The Inheritance of Crimson Manor
72% matchVery Positive88% of 921 reviews2022
Dev: MediaCity Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Explore a beautiful and Enigmatic Victorian Manor with a dark secret, In this gothic horror story first person exploration puzzle game filled with fine art, secret passages and mysterious mechanical puzzles playing as the executor of the last will from the enigmatic Railroad Magnate Hadley Strange.
Why similar: Exploration 54.2%, Investigation 25%, Adventure 13.6%, Atmospheric 7.3%
- #45 Yume Nikki
71% matchVery Positive94% of 10,293 reviews2018
Dev: kikiyamaPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 71.4 hrs≥1hr: 46%
This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.5%, Pixel Graphics 16.4%, Exploration 16.2%, Surreal 13.8%, Adventure 8.5%
- #46 Night Reverie: Prologue
72% matchVery Positive92% of 281 reviews2020
Dev: Somber Pixel
Windows
Night Reverie: Prologue is the first act of a Puzzle/Adventure game in which a child must solve the mystery behind the distortion of his house. Explore puzzle-filled environments and discover strange creatures as you reach the truth behind of what looks like a bizarre nightmare.
Why similar: Exploration 27.5%, Surreal 17.5%, Pixel Graphics 16.6%, Cute 14.5%, 2D 9.7%
- #47 Homicipher: Demo
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,631 reviews2023
Dev: 八名木GamesPub: Gamera Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Homicipher is a female-targeted language deciphering and exploration ADV based on the concept of "romance with horror men." The protagonist, who has wandered into another world, interacts with non-human beings to decipher their language while striving to escape.
Why similar: Thriller 29.2%, Text-Based 21.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.6%, Exploration 14.7%, Adventure 10.4%
- #48 MY ADAPTATION IN(TO) HUMAN
71% matchMixed66% of 58 reviews2024
Dev: SpoocleMacBoogle
Windows
You are a body snatching creature. Capture the body, explore the environment, reproduce.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.8%, Thriller 15.5%, Exploration 13.4%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Adventure 10.9%
- #49 Araka~JK Exorcist Horror RPG
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 74 reviews2023
Dev: I'm moralistPub: BokiBoki Games
Windows
Manipulate the main character with power of telepathic, looking for the trace of Araka, an Exorcist imprisoned in the other world.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.2%, Adventure 20.5%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, Exploration 14.4%
- #50 Anamnesia - part 1: am i my body?
68% matchVery Positive95% of 91 reviews2024
Dev: Simon Herbig
Windows · Mac
Sci-Fi Mystery Visual Novel. Nine people are trapped in an underground research facility, forced to play a game of life and death. Check your log to find the truth that connects those apparent strangers - if you even want to, that is.
Why similar: Visual Novel 75.6%, Adventure 8.9%, 2D 7.6%, Psychological Horror 5.8%, Indie 2%
- #51 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
63% matchVery Positive93% of 21,072 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.9%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, Psychedelic 7.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.2%, Cute 6.8%
- #52 Hazy Mind
67% matchVery Positive86% of 333 reviews2024
Dev: betetiro
Windows · Mac · Linux
You can't remember anything, and all you can see is HER. Delve into your story and uncover the truth behind what happened to you and your parents.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.5%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Psychedelic 18.1%, Adventure 9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.4%
- #53 Subway Exorcist Girl
66% matchVery Positive82% of 314 reviews2025
Dev: 纤指游戏Pub: Delicate Fingers
Windows
A subway train plagued by strange occurrences. A part-time exorcist girl arrives to confront the supernatural chaos, with the unknown ahead.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.1%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Exploration 17.3%, Thriller 16.3%, Cute 6.8%
- #54 Hidden Corgi Mansion
66% matchVery Positive93% of 242 reviews2024
Dev: Snkl Studio
Windows
Hidden Corgi Mansion - is a relaxing hidden object game. Explore an abandoned mansion in search of cute corgi puppies and collect toys so they have something to play with. Woof, woof! 🐶
Why similar: Hidden Object 72.6%, Cute 13.5%, Exploration 9.9%, Atmospheric 4%
- #55 海子 UMIKO
65% matchVery Positive99% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: 盾构机 Tunnel Boring Machine
Windows
"海子 UMIKO" is a psychological horror visual novel. Engage in conversations with Umiko, complete various mini-games, solve puzzles, and gradually piece together the dark truths she tries to hide about herself and her dimension from fragmented narratives. Preserve your fragile friendship for a week!
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.2%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, Exploration 17.7%, Surreal 10.9%, Cute 8.8%
- #56 Obscene Mansion
70% matchMixed67% of 57 reviews2022
Dev: Fabula
Windows
Obscene Mansion is an erotic detective story with elements of adventure. Reveal the secrets of the mansion and put the souls of the harlots to rest.
Why similar: Hidden Object 54.8%, Adventure 40.5%, Indie 4.7%
- #57 DEMON COMPASS
67% matchVery Positive88% of 80 reviews2024
Dev: xena-spectralePub: Provoker
Windows · Mac
This occult item will guide you through a bizarre in-between world and help you to confront past demons as well as piece together former memories that may lead to closure. Seek a better understanding of who you were, who you’ve loved and how much you’ve lost in this 3rd person horror adventure game.
Why similar: Exploration 39.2%, Adventure 27.4%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Atmospheric 7.6%, Surreal 6.9%
- #58 MAZEMAZE
68% matchVery Positive81% of 66 reviews2023
Dev: LuuuLuuuL
Windows
"MAZEMAZE" is an adventure game where you explore maps, find objects, and progress through the story. One day, the protagonist jumps off a building and finds themselves in a mysterious space. They are guided through corridors in a maze where various things exist.
Why similar: Hidden Object 31.3%, Exploration 19.2%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Adventure 12.7%, Cute 10.6%
- #59 SELF
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 278 reviews2020
Dev: doBellPub: indienova
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
SELF is a suspenseful Kafkaesque text-based adventure game with simulation and puzzle mechanics. Could you seize the opportunity to find your father and your SELF back in this introspective journey?
Why similar: Adventure 41.6%, Psychological Horror 21.9%, Indie 16.6%, Pixel Graphics 15.9%, Atmospheric 4%
- #60 Rental
63% matchVery Positive92% of 5,467 reviews2024
Dev: Lonely HousePub: Animita Project
Windows
Rental is a short and spooky adventure game about the dangers of renting a house in an unknown place.
Why similar: Exploration 34.3%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, Adventure 16.3%, Cute 12.5%, Atmospheric 8.3%