- #1 At Home Alone
97% matchVery Positive85% of 1,898 reviews2018
Dev: 阿正不经Pub: Peanut Bear Studio
Windows
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: Psychological Horror 32.6%, Horror 29.7%, RPG 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 8%, Female Protagonist 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: This is the direct predecessor to the seed game, sharing the same core mechanics and domestic horror atmosphere.
- #2 Paper Lily - Chapter 1
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 8,379 reviews2024
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 22.5%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Horror 11.3%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, RPG 10%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a high-quality, story-rich experience with similar pixel-art aesthetics and deep psychological mystery.
- #3 At Home Alone II
96% matchVery Positive86% of 227 reviews2019
Dev: 阿正不经Pub: Peanut Bear Studio
Windows
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: Psychological Horror 22.8%, Horror 17.9%, RPG 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Female Protagonist 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: The second installment continues the series' signature blend of casual exploration and psychological dread.
- #4 Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,824 reviews2021
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
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 22.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Horror 11.5%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, RPG 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: As the prologue to Paper Lily, it captures the same investigative puzzle-horror feel found in the seed game.
- #5 Ib
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,122 reviews2022
Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.1%, Horror 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, RPG 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A seminal classic in the RPG horror genre that perfectly balances exploration, puzzle-solving, and unsettling narrative beats.
- #6 The Witch's House MV
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,920 reviews2018
Dev: FummyPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 37.9%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%, RPG 9.4%, Female Protagonist 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game is a masterclass in atmospheric pixel-horror, featuring the same type of exploration-based mystery and multiple endings.
- #7 Mad Father
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,511 reviews2016
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Witness the tale of a most foolish family. A remake of the classic horror exploration game makes its way to Steam.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.8%, Horror 24.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Multiple Endings 6.3%, Female Protagonist 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential RPG Maker horror game that focuses on a young protagonist uncovering dark family secrets within a house.
- #8 Night Loops
92% matchVery Positive89% of 163 reviews2023
Dev: JiaquariumPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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: Psychological Horror 20.9%, Horror 15.1%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, RPG 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at building psychological tension through repetitive exploration and surreal storytelling in a pixelated environment.
- #9 Flesh Water
91% matchVery Positive82% of 913 reviews2021
Dev: Euphoric Bros
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 16%
This is your last day as a worker for a pet feeding service, and depending on how the day goes, your life. Prepare the final meal for a client's odd pet that lives in an abandoned pool all while trying to make it out safely and avoid mistakes.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.1%, Horror 16.2%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Mystery 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A short, free-to-play psychological horror game that captures the same eerie, isolated feeling of being trapped in a familiar location.
- #10 Trick & Treat
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,406 reviews2016
Dev: Rabbiton
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Trick or treating in a vampire's house.Trick & Treat is a light-hearted Halloween adventure. It's about exploring and solving puzzles in a spooky atmosphere. There will be some horror elements, romance, many bad ends and a happy ending of true love.
Why similar: Horror 29.4%, Pixel Graphics 23.1%, RPG 14.4%, Puzzle 6.9%, Psychological Horror 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A charming yet spooky RPG Maker game that captures the same 'healing-turned-horror' vibe as the seed title.
- #11 Misao - 2024 HD Remaster
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,503 reviews2017
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Psychological Horror 21.7%, Horror 17.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, RPG 11.5%, Female Protagonist 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features a similar focus on school-based mystery and psychological horror with a strong emphasis on narrative consequences.
- #12 Pocket Mirror ~ GoldenerTraum
89% matchVery Positive93% of 1,656 reviews2023
Dev: AstralShiftPub: KOMODO
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 29%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, RPG 15%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%, Female Protagonist 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A beautiful and surreal RPG that mirrors the seed game's focus on a young girl navigating a mysterious, dreamlike world.
- #13 Annie and the Art Gallery
89% matchVery Positive86% of 185 reviews2022
Dev: jswessler
Windows · Mac
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: Psychological Horror 31.5%, RPG 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Horror 12%, Story Rich 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play psychological horror RPG that shares the seed game's focus on a young girl exploring a potentially dangerous environment.
- #14 Ann
87% matchVery Positive94% of 2,719 reviews2021
Dev: Rong Rong
Windows
Ann, an art student finds herself trapped in the school when she accidentally broke one of the school's rules. With the help of the school's security guard, help Ann navigate her way out and uncover the secrets of the school before she becomes a permanent resident of the school.
Why similar: Horror 29.6%, Psychological Horror 22.9%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Female Protagonist 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play horror RPG that emphasizes puzzle-solving and atmospheric storytelling within a confined setting.
- #15 The Room Syndrome
88% matchVery Positive95% of 362 reviews2019
Dev: Jesse CarradinePub: Jesse Carradine?
Windows
Explore the mysterious room by traversing time, while you watch a man succumb to the room syndrome.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.7%, Multiple Endings 18.4%, Pixel Graphics 16.2%, Puzzle 11.1%, Female Protagonist 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on the psychological weight of being confined to a single space, mirroring the seed game's core premise.
- #16 No Ghost in Stay Home
86% matchVery Positive93% of 121 reviews2021
Dev: Midori Games / みどりげーむず
Windows
A dimly lit room, her first time stay home.... Do you gently watch over little Anna? Or....
Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.5%, Multiple Endings 23.2%, Horror 20.2%, 2D 5.9%, Female Protagonist 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A short, cute, and psychological point-and-click experience that shares the domestic horror theme.
- #17 Coffin of Ashes
86% matchVery Positive91% of 833 reviews2016
Dev: LadomuPub: DigitalEZ
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 28.7%, RPG 21.4%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: An indie RPG that delivers a poignant and dark narrative experience similar to the tone of the seed game.
- #18 Almost Home Now
85% matchVery Positive85% of 786 reviews2022
Dev: Timberwell 本幺
Windows · Linux
A 10 minute horror experience of a girl walking home alone at night.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 40%, Horror 33.9%, Pixel Graphics 19.6%, Adventure 3.8%, Singleplayer 1.4%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play psychological horror game that shares the seed game's focus on domestic mystery.
- #19 Ticy Adventure Club
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,248 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: Psychological Horror 24.6%, Horror 17.8%, RPG 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A cute yet psychological RPG that fits well with the aesthetic and thematic choices of the seed game.
- #20 Yume Nikki
84% matchVery Positive94% of 10,100 reviews2018
Dev: kikiyamaPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 71.6 hrs≥1hr: 47%
This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 35%, Horror 22.2%, Pixel Graphics 17.8%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, 2D 5%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive surreal exploration game that inspired many of the psychological horror elements found in modern RPG Maker titles.
- #21 Absurd Story: Back Home
82% matchPositive100% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: HcAndersen
Windows
A runaway wanderer, a frail Taoist priest, who want to return to their hometown at the end of the world. But when they step into the empty city, they are swept into the dead ruins…
Why similar: Multiple Endings 14.9%, RPG 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Story Rich 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich RPG that focuses on emotional narrative and puzzle-solving within a domestic-adjacent setting.
- #22 Alone in the School
83% matchVery Positive82% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: 티민이
Windows
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 41.6%, Pixel Graphics 17.6%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Puzzle 13.6%, Adventure 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on exploration and puzzle-solving in a confined, spooky setting, mirroring the seed game's structure.
- #23 The Forest of Drizzling Rain
81% matchVery Positive97% of 491 reviews2022
Dev: Vaka Game Magazine
Windows · Mac
Alas, it was the "promised place," where Shiori was never meant to go. Finally, a remake of The Forest of Drizzling Rain, that masterpiece of an exploration horror game with multiple endings from the creator of the big hit Angels of Death!
Why similar: RPG 24.7%, Horror 24.2%, Pixel Graphics 15.4%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, 2D 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy horror game that excels at building mystery and tension through its environment.
- #24 The Crooked Man
82% matchVery Positive93% of 1,212 reviews2018
Dev: Uri GamesPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Psychological Horror 21.8%, Horror 18.4%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Mystery 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic psychological horror game that focuses on uncovering the truth behind a series of unsettling events.
- #25 OneShot
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 62,700 reviews2016
Dev: Future Cat LLCPub: KOMODO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 27.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 24.1%, Multiple Endings 16.6%, Story Rich 14.2%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Puzzle 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: While more meta-focused, its emotional depth and puzzle-solving gameplay will appeal to fans of the seed game's story-rich nature.
- #26 LiEat
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,624 reviews2016
Dev: △○□× (Miwashiba)Pub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Welcome to a world in which dragons are born from the desires of mankind. Each dragon is bestowed with unique powers in accordance with the specific desires of their human familiar. One mysterious stranger travels the land, accompanied by a young dragon graced with the power of eating lies.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.9%, Pixel Graphics 20.5%, RPG 18%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Story Rich 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich RPG that balances cute character interactions with a mysterious and occasionally dark underlying plot.
- #27 ALONE
79% matchVery Positive88% of 220 reviews2021
Dev: DakeCraftPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
You have to help a guy named Yeongchul trapped inside his home, navigate the house to protect himself from suspicious person.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.2%, Horror 16%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, RPG 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%
- #28 异化之恶〇Abnormal Treatment
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,585 reviews2019
Dev: Eternal Dream
Windows
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: Psychological Horror 20.7%, Horror 13.9%, RPG 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Multiple Endings 11%
- #29 LUNA
79% matchVery Positive83% of 322 reviews2020
Dev: SimplePub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
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: Psychological Horror 19.6%, Horror 15.9%, RPG 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Mystery 10.3%
- #30 Veloria
77% matchVery Positive91% of 144 reviews2025
Dev: WANDERING WITCH PROIECTUM
Windows · Mac
An Adventure game with environmental puzzles. 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: Psychological Horror 17.7%, Mystery 12.7%, Horror 11.7%, RPG 10.9%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
- #31 The Aquarium does not dance Special Edition
75% matchVery Positive98% of 262 reviews2025
Dev: 橙々Pub: Frontier Works Inc.
Windows
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: Psychological Horror 18.7%, Horror 17.9%, Pixel Graphics 14.4%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, RPG 12%
- #32 The Rule Of SHE
76% matchVery Positive88% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: HaiBin studio
Windows
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 17.7%, Mystery 12.3%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%
- #33 Cursed Mansion
77% 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 17.5%, Horror 15%, Multiple Endings 13%, Mystery 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%
- #34 Dear Brother
78% matchVery Positive88% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: NGS Studios
Windows
Audrey is a young woman returning to her childhood home. Upon arriving, however, she begins to notice strange happenings around the house. Is this a dream or reality? Whatever it is, it seems so oddly… familiar. Explore with Audrey as she tries to work out the mysteries of her missing memories.
Why similar: Horror 25.6%, RPG 20.3%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Female Protagonist 6.7%
- #35 Red Line
75% matchVery Positive97% of 185 reviews2023
Dev: Rolling Cat StudioPub: indienova
Windows · Mac
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: Psychological Horror 20.4%, Mystery 14.5%, RPG 14.2%, Horror 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%
- #36 MiSide
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 138,400 reviews2024
Dev: AIHASTOPub: IndieArk
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Let's imagine that you have a game in which you care for a character. But could you imagine one day getting into that game yourself?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 36.8%, Horror 21.2%, Sexual Content 12.2%, Story Rich 8.6%, RPG 6.6%
- #37 TinkerQuarry
76% matchVery Positive91% of 89 reviews2019
Dev: HallowraithPub: Caprizant Games
Windows
TinkerQuarry is an RPG about a girl trapped in an uncanny plane of existence called “The Dollhouse”.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.7%, Horror 21.2%, Pixel Graphics 17.4%, RPG 16.9%, Puzzle 6%
- #38 Phil Alone
74% matchVery Positive84% of 152 reviews2022
Dev: GD Games
Windows
Phil Alone is a horror/puzzle game based on old Escape The Room games. Try solve this huge puzzle with a lot of different endings.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.5%, Horror 17.1%, RPG 12.6%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%
- #39 Lihiman
72% matchVery Positive99% of 77 reviews2026
Dev: FaithbullsPub: Kiwi Dreams
Windows
<3 Bond with your Family, but there's something wrong going on in this house........
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.7%, Horror 24.6%, Mystery 19.3%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Story Rich 5.5%
- #40 Fears to Fathom - Home Alone
73% matchVery Positive90% of 10,482 reviews2021
Dev: Rayll
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 14%
Fears to Fathom is an episodic psychological horror game where each episode unveils a short story narrated by the ones who survived.
Why similar: Horror 45.5%, Psychological Horror 38.5%, Interactive Fiction 6.2%, Adventure 2.7%, Casual 2.5%
- #41 Ashina: The Red Witch: Prologue
74% matchVery Positive87% of 180 reviews2020
Dev: Stranga GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 32%
The story is about Ash. An ordinary girl who takes a journey through a mysterious spirit world filled with strange creatures. Ash must find her way back home...before something else finds her.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 22.6%, Pixel Graphics 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 13%, RPG 11.4%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #42 Alternate DiMansion Diary
73% matchVery Positive86% of 512 reviews2019
Dev: Sprite HillsPub: Kagura Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A university student named Sae finds herself lost in the mountains. While searching for help, she comes across an old looking mansion and decides to enter it. However, there was more to this mansion than meets the eye. What will become of Sae? Find out in this Puzzle-Escape RPG!
Why similar: Sexual Content 25.1%, Pixel Graphics 19.7%, RPG 16.1%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Multiple Endings 10.5%
- #43 Have a Nice Dream
71% matchVery Positive93% of 4,884 reviews2021
Dev: 榭季生
Windows
A story about dreams. Explore a weird house and find the truth. A short game with mild puzzles and some psychological horror elements.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.7%, RPG 24.4%, Pixel Graphics 22.2%, Puzzle 10.6%, Horror 4.6%
- #44 Red Bow
73% matchVery Positive85% of 336 reviews2020
Dev: Stranga GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%
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: Psychological Horror 23%, Horror 21.5%, Pixel Graphics 15.8%, Multiple Endings 8.2%, Story Rich 6%
- #45 Lily's Well
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,572 reviews2022
Dev: PureIceBlue
Windows
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: Psychological Horror 24.6%, Horror 22.4%, Multiple Endings 18.1%, Pixel Graphics 14.7%, Puzzle 7.8%
- #46 Murmurs of the Mist
69% matchVery Positive89% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: Jenna YourstonePub: JamJam Studios
Windows
In this game, you’ll encounter puzzles which require you to use your environment in order to solve them. Take note of every detail, they can help you in uncovering Sofia’s story.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 36%, Horror 25.4%, Story Rich 9.2%, Puzzle 9%, Female Protagonist 7.1%
- #47 Araka~JK Exorcist Horror RPG
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 71 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: Horror 26.8%, RPG 20.1%, Psychological Horror 14%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Female Protagonist 9.7%
- #48 No, I'm not a Femboy
70% matchMixed48% of 883 reviews2025
Dev: Pine Games
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 14%
The game takes place in a world on the brink of destruction. You experience all the horrors of the apocalypse in your own cozy house on the outskirts of a small town. People may knock on your door in need of your help. Will you be able to save them?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27%, Horror 24.2%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, RPG 12.8%, Sexual Content 7.8%
- #49 The End of the World and Her Room
69% matchMixed65% of 74 reviews2026
Dev: RenkaPub: Renka P 01
Windows
The End of the World and Her Room is a short, free point-and-click puzzle game. This is a quiet and fleeting story: in the final moments, inside her room, you observe the surroundings, search for clues, unlock her phone’s password, and slowly understand the traces the world has left behind.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 41.8%, Multiple Endings 17.8%, Puzzle 17.6%, Anime 9.5%, 2D 6.3%
- #50 Forgive or Finalize
68% matchMixed69% of 211 reviews2026
Dev: 72studio
Windows · Mac
A short-form psychological thriller. Confront the mysterious Finn through a monitor. No strategy or puzzles—and you are given almost no freedom of choice. Simply face the absurd situation and witness the end.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.7%, Mystery 17.2%, Pixel Graphics 15.9%, Horror 12.9%, Female Protagonist 11.4%
- #51 Ticy Adventure Club : Queen of the Spring
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 825 reviews2025
Dev: YEZHI
Windows
本作是一款RPG恐怖解谜游戏。在游戏中,玩家将扮演一群以解决灵异事件为课外实践活动的学生,在提西城里调查有关“春日女王”的事件。随着调查的深入,一场巨大的阴谋正徐徐展开……
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.3%, Horror 19.3%, RPG 18.1%, Story Rich 8.8%, Female Protagonist 7.8%
- #52 花火与幽灵少女 - Hanabi and Ghost girl
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,374 reviews2025
Dev: Tiram1su Games
Windows
蝉鸣声中偏远的山中小镇,表面悠然而宁静,背后却隐藏着某个笼罩了这里数百年的黑暗秘密。女主角结城花火几年前跟随父母一同来到空铃镇,在父母的事故后因为内向的性格被排挤的她如今一个人生活在小镇上,直到在旧校舍邂逅本已死去的“幽灵”。
Why similar: Mystery 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Horror 11.6%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, RPG 10.7%
- #53 Buy a Croquette!
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 7,532 reviews2024
Dev: 越青Pub: Eternal Dream
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
March 2012, Nagano. The brave and clever high school girl, Chio Aozora, is facing a major crisis: she doesn’t have enough money to buy a croquette! Navigate through the streets and alleys of Nagano, interact with a variety of characters, solve complex puzzles, collect 380 yen, and buy a croquette!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.2%, Mystery 14.3%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 7.8%
- #54 My Light In The Dark
70% matchVery Positive93% of 88 reviews2019
Dev: TaleHammer
Windows
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: Psychological Horror 25.1%, Horror 20.9%, Pixel Graphics 17.9%, Puzzle 8.9%, Female Protagonist 7.9%
- #55 Exorcist Onmyoji
68% matchVery Positive80% of 138 reviews2024
Dev: 樹懶叫工作室Pub: LewdLoco
Windows
This is a light puzzle game where you play as Onmyoji characters "Yang" and "Yue" to exorcise spirits from a mansion. Enjoy immersive, eerie puzzles without any fear!
Why similar: Horror 21.1%, Sexual Content 17%, RPG 13.5%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Puzzle 9.3%
- #56 Something Strange
69% 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: Psychological Horror 44.7%, Horror 31.8%, 2D 9.7%, Casual 6.7%, Adventure 3.2%
- #57 To The Light
72% matchMixed44% of 133 reviews2017
Dev: ZOV GAME STUDIO
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
To The Light is a pixel anime horror ACT game Our heroine was struck by a terrible monster on a dark night When she woke up, she found herself in a strange room...... Waiting for her....is death or survival?
Why similar: Horror 19.8%, Pixel Graphics 15.7%, Sexual Content 13%, RPG 13%, Female Protagonist 11.7%
- #58 Midnight Syndrome
67% matchVery Positive99% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: ナツミカン
Windows
A summer night consumes the girls... Exploration type horror ADV game
Why similar: Horror 28%, Pixel Graphics 17.9%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Mystery 15.1%, Multiple Endings 7.4%
- #59 The Cursed Moon ~The Girl Trapped in the Haunted House~
67% matchVery Positive89% of 84 reviews2025
Dev: Tsukki's Tea PartyPub: 072 Project
Windows
After hearing a young girl's cry for help, Yukine as a kami went in to the unknowned dimension to help. While helping the ghosts on the way to fulfill their wishes, she also has to solve riddles and traps. Will Yukine be able to save the girl from this cursed dimension ...?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.9%, RPG 20.3%, Sexual Content 15.8%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Puzzle 10.5%
- #60 The Lar
67% matchVery Positive95% of 1,100 reviews2019
Dev: MarvelSushi
Windows
Become an experiment and flee with friends from this chaotic and amazing place. And as the exploration deepens, the truth gradually emerges...
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 37%, RPG 18.7%, Sexual Content 11.3%, Horror 9.8%, Adventure 9%