- #1 Paper Bride
97% matchVery Positive91% of 2,228 reviews2021
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Paper Bride is a Chinese horror mystery puzzle game. You will play as the groom to search for the truth and have bizarre encounters, gradually learning about the dark mystic custom in the bride's home village and a story from the past...
Why similar: Word Game 12.6%, Horror 12.3%, Thriller 12.3%, Mystery 10%, Psychological Horror 8.8%
- #2 Paper Bride 2 Zangling Village
96% matchVery Positive91% of 1,105 reviews2022
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
This is the sequel to our Paper Bride series based on Chinese folklore. This story takes place in Zangling Village, where players must explore a village shrouded in occult mystery to uncover the secret origins of this haunted village.
Why similar: Word Game 14.9%, Thriller 13%, Horror 11%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Mystery 9.3%
- #3 Paper Bride 3 Unresolved Love
96% matchVery Positive93% of 958 reviews2022
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Paper Bride 3 is a Chinese horror mystery puzzle game This is the third horror puzzle game from our team. This time the story takes place in Moshui Village, which is near Zangling Village, and Fulu City, a small town nearby.
Why similar: Word Game 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Horror 9.4%, Thriller 9.4%
- #4 Xi
95% matchVery Positive91% of 264 reviews2025
Dev: HHGame
Windows
"Xi" is a horror puzzle game set in the context of modern Chinese folklore. The story takes place in an long-abandoned mountain mansion. This immersive escape room experience feels a bit too real, with eerie and strange elements everywhere—an empty banquet, an endless corridor.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15%, 2D Platformer 13%, Horror 11.7%, Thriller 11.3%, Lore-Rich 10.7%
- #5 灵童
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: Taolizhixia Studio
Windows
Ling Tong "is a new Chinese style horror suspense puzzle game that combines click to solve puzzles and storyline adventure.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.3%, Thriller 14.3%, Horror 13.5%, Mystery 11%, Puzzle 10.1%
- #6 Scourge of the village
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 274 reviews2024
Dev: Triangel GamePub: Lightning Games
Windows
Scourge of The Village is a Chinese folk horror-themed text decryption game. A young female intern reporter who was inexplicably trapped in a nightmare while investigating a factory sewage discharge incident. In order to solve the mystery, she decided to go to the land of her dreams alone.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20%, Mystery 15.7%, Immersive Sim 11.1%, Puzzle 9.6%, Thriller 9.5%
- #7 Paper Bride 7 Lethal Bond
93% matchVery Positive95% of 240 reviews2025
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Speak not of love untouched by passion's fire, as it's a torturous journey. If lovers would remain faithful evermore,On Peony Pavilion’s road they’ll meet for three lives more. Paper Bride 7: Lethal Bond is a Chinese horror puzzle game, and the 7th title of the Paper Bride series.
Why similar: Word Game 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, 2D Platformer 9.6%, Thriller 8.2%
- #8 Ignited in Cavern
92% matchVery Positive94% of 1,279 reviews2024
Dev: 伤官制作组 Team Uranian
Windows · Mac · Linux
In the waning years of the Northern Wei Dynasty, a rumor circulates about a stone statue that bestows blessings in the mortal realm. Lured by the rumor, Anu and Chu Qingqing, a Xianbei General and her Han captive, are led to Dunhuang to face their fates.
Why similar: Word Game 46%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, RPG 14.6%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Story Rich 6.4%
- #9 Rubbings
91% matchVery Positive89% of 241 reviews2025
Dev: 午夜说书人
Windows
《诡拓》是一款中式民俗微恐风的悬疑推理游戏。你将扮演一名民俗杂志编辑,根据匿名信件中的拓片线索,深入封闭、神秘的睖睁村,这里多年来流传着失踪旅人和诡异祭祀的传说。通过亲历村志中的诡异故事,并在村庄中展开调查,你将逐步揭开埋藏数十年的真相。
Why similar: Word Game 17.6%, Lore-Rich 13%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Thriller 11.7%, Horror 10%
- #10 TOUQI
90% matchVery Positive92% of 426 reviews2025
Dev: 橙光游戏Pub: Paleo
Windows
《頭七》(头七怪谈)是一款中式民俗恐怖解谜游戏。作为刚入职西封杂志社的成员,你需要根据主编的要求,整合“頭七”论坛中民间灵异故事贴之间的关联,并在必要时与同伴实地探索,以揭开帖子后隐藏的秘密。
Why similar: Word Game 20.7%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Lore-Rich 13.6%, Horror 11.5%
- #11 Paper Bride 4 Bound Love
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 624 reviews2023
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
"Paper Bride 4 Bound Love" is a Chinese horror puzzle game, the fourth work in the "Paper Bride" series. Welcome everyone to return to the world of Paper Bride. This time, let us uncover the secrets of Yichang Town together.
Why similar: Word Game 15.2%, Thriller 10.5%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Horror 9.8%
- #12 Mirages
89% matchMostly Positive80% of 296 reviews2023
Dev: 漫森游戏工作室Pub: East2West Games
Windows
Mirages is a 3D narrative and horror game with folk stories. One night, seven brides headed to the Captain Mansion but strayed into a place full of ghosts - Regret City. Horror haunts the small town. Due to destiny, actors, warlords, and offspring of the town are drawn in. They are closer to truth.
Why similar: Thriller 16%, Horror 15.2%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Mystery 13.1%
- #13 夜弦之音 - Echoes of Nocturnal Chords
89% matchVery Positive100% of 113 reviews2020
Dev: 秋之忧郁Pub: Eternal Dream
Windows
On a rainy night, Xiaoyin disappears searching for the legendary “Miracle Grass.” Yixuan follows clues into a trap-filled cave where bodies, monsters, lies, and warmth intertwine. Multiple endings guide you through fairy tale and reality, revealing a fate woven from hope and loss.
Why similar: Horror 24.5%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, RPG 13%, Story Rich 11.5%, Puzzle 9.9%
- #14 Incantation
87% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,131 reviews2024
Dev: SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENT
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A mother, searching for her lost daughter, stumbles into a strange cult village. "Incantation" is a first-person horror game. It reveals the chilling story behind the "Chen Family Village". What are the consequences of crossing dark boundaries?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.3%, Horror 18.4%, Thriller 17.1%, Mystery 10.5%, First-Person 9.5%
- #15 Ib
86% 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 24.3%, Horror 22.3%, Story Rich 15.2%, Puzzle 12.6%, RPG 9.7%
- #16 FILTHY US
88% matchMixed68% of 474 reviews2021
Dev: Game Logic Studio
Windows
《残秽的我们》是一款本土手绘写实风格的恐怖冒险游戏,以真实事件为蓝本改编。在游戏中,玩家将跟随女主“无者”的脚步,深入由亡者怨念而产生的“怨秽地”,利用“刻印”的力量,探究隐藏其中的一段真实往事。
Why similar: Horror 17.1%, Thriller 15.5%, Psychological Horror 13%, Mystery 12.6%, Story Rich 11%
- #17 Paper Bride 6 Nightmare
86% matchVery Positive80% of 438 reviews2024
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
“Paper Bride 6 Nightmare” is the sixth work to the Paper Bride series. Dive into a bewitching dream and immerse yourself in yet another immersive Chinese horror puzzle game!
Why similar: Word Game 25%, Horror 17.9%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Puzzle 10.8%, RPG 8.8%
- #18 Kanna Maze
84% matchVery Positive89% of 380 reviews2024
Dev: 致意
Windows · Mac · Linux
In an isolated lab beneath the earth, a childhood friend is resurrected. Amidst sealed walls, a spree of killings unfolds. In a godless abyss, parallel worlds entwine like a maze. Where does one find the path to the sole universe of bliss?
Why similar: Word Game 23.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Lore-Rich 11.4%, Mystery 9.3%
- #19 回门 Way Back Home
85% matchMostly Positive72% of 519 reviews2021
Dev: 漫森游戏工作室
Windows
"Way back home" is a 2D horizontal board horror puzzle game. It takes the Republic of China period from 1905 to 1926 as the background of the times. With a large number of exquisite original paintings, rich playing methods, excellent music and dubbing, delicate script and narrative game style, it creates a strong historical...
Why similar: Thriller 15.8%, Horror 15.2%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Mystery 11.3%, Puzzle 8.9%
- #20 Myths of Rules
83% matchVery Positive88% of 1,032 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: Word Game 33.4%, Psychological Horror 23.1%, Horror 11.6%, Puzzle 11.4%, Story Rich 10.1%
- #21 GhostCry Hill
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 190 reviews2025
Dev: AlenStar GAME
Windows
The story follows Liang Suxian, a female university student, who inadvertently becomes entangled in an urban legend. An ancient book transports her back to the campus of the 1950s. Suxian's fate seems inextricably linked to the death of a mysterious girl from the same school.
Why similar: Horror 31.9%, 2D Platformer 22.3%, Puzzle 21.6%, Word Game 15.4%, 2D 5.4%
- #22 Black Sheep
84% matchMixed53% of 785 reviews2022
Dev: 完蛋了的国王Pub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Black Sheep" is a 2D story-driven adventure game, you will play a high school student who explores the flooded school ruins, trace the shadow of the past, and unveil the evil those buried in the bottom of the river to see the light of day.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.7%, Horror 21.8%, Thriller 18.8%, Mystery 13.5%, Puzzle 7.3%
- #23 YinYang Street Ultimate Edition
82% matchVery Positive80% of 110 reviews2023
Dev: 彼云工作室Pub: 方块游戏(CubeGame)
Windows
YinYang Street is an indie horror game set in Yunnan, China. Our protagonist Minglai Li finds his beloved wife missing when he comes home. All mysteries lead to a place called YinYang Street...
Why similar: 2D Platformer 16.9%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Horror 12.8%, Puzzle 12.6%, Thriller 12.5%
- #24 Red Line
81% 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: Thriller 18.5%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Mystery 14.6%, Horror 12.3%, Puzzle 10.9%
- #25 Rainy Butcher
81% matchMostly Positive71% of 91 reviews2022
Dev: Genunie Studio
Windows
On rainy nights, the serial murderer is on a killing spree. This scares everyone but one girl, the journalist who keeps digging for a promotion. Dauntless, she gets involved deep and wide, hoping to discover the real identify of the rainy night butcher.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Cinematic 12.2%, 2D Platformer 12%, Mystery 10.2%
- #26 Children of Silentown
79% matchVery Positive87% of 1,521 reviews2023
Dev: Elf GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Children of Silentown is a dark adventure game that tells the story of Lucy, a girl growing up in a village deep in a forest inhabited by monsters. People disappearing is nothing uncommon here, but this time, Lucy is old enough to investigate on her own. Or so she thinks.
Why similar: Horror 19.4%, Mystery 17.2%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Story Rich 13.1%, Puzzle 12.5%
- #27 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 19.9%, Horror 18%, Mystery 14.5%, Story Rich 9.9%, Atmospheric 8.8%
- #28 Subway Exorcist Girl
78% matchVery Positive83% of 307 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: Horror 21.1%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Mystery 15.9%, Thriller 12%, Puzzle 10.6%
- #29 戾谈
80% matchMostly Positive77% of 121 reviews2021
Dev: SPG Mistarille
Windows
There is no English version of this game!There is no English version of this game!You wake up in a room full of mysteries, accompanied by a beautiful girl you have met before. In the following time, you will go on a heartbeat journey to the supernatural world with her.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Horror 14.4%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Thriller 11%
- #30 The Mildew Children: Chapter 1
77% matchVery Positive86% of 324 reviews2023
Dev: The Growing StonesPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Featuring a blend of 2D adventure and visual novel. Chapter 1 is the very beginning of the grim tale about a village inhabited only by children who follow savage pagan traditions. A young witch Kyrphel, along with her sisters, are bound to perform a macabre Ritual in order to save their village.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.7%, Story Rich 23.2%, Mystery 19.4%, Atmospheric 12.5%, Adventure 8.3%
- #31 The Mildew Children
76% matchVery Positive93% of 471 reviews2024
Dev: The Growing StonesPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Featuring a blend of 2D adventure and visual novel, The Mildew Children is a grim tale about a village inhabited only by children who follow savage pagan traditions. A young witch named Kyrphel, along with her sisters, are bound to perform a macabre Ritual in order to save their village.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.7%, Mystery 18.2%, Story Rich 17.9%, Horror 15.4%, Atmospheric 11.1%
- #32 INHUMAN
78% matchMixed63% of 111 reviews2023
Dev: 秋太虚工作室Pub: QutosoGame
Windows
"INHUMAN" is an independent horror game. The story takes place in the conspiracy of an ancient clan, and the protagonist is in a psychedelic state and can't even distinguish herself. With further exploration and confrontation with all kinds of ghosts, the puzzle will be solved step by step...
Why similar: Thriller 18.4%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Horror 15.7%, Mystery 11.5%, Puzzle 9.2%
- #33 林葬屋前传:冥声
75% matchVery Positive88% of 181 reviews2025
Dev: MYSTERY CROWN
Windows · Mac
"Mourningwood Lodge2:Hidden Voice" is a Chinese folk horror FMV mystery about a forbidden ghost marriage, a cursed nursery rhyme, and a string of fear-stricken deaths. Investigate a haunted mansion, uncover buried sins, and face multiple endings.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.2%, Thriller 14%, Horror 12%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Cinematic 10.8%
- #34 Threads of Karma
77% matchMixed55% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: 萝卜不长毛线公司Pub: Hawthorn Games
Windows
Lin Yue'an embarks on a journey home, but unsettling events soon disrupt her ordinary life. Strange dreams, lost memories, and eerie occurrences lead her to uncover hidden truths. Can she trace everything back to its true origin and escape the net of fate that has already been woven around her?
Why similar: Horror 17.4%, Mystery 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Puzzle 9.9%
- #35 Even20: The Interference of Parallels
74% matchVery Positive94% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: SilverEyesPub: Wisdom Games Publishing
Windows · Mac
Two souls are drawn into a mysterious otherworld—and torn apart. In a realm filled with danger and restless spirits, each searches for the other while uncovering hidden truths. A suspenseful multi-ending adventure where every choice shapes their fate.
Why similar: Thriller 19%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Horror 15.7%, Mystery 13.4%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #36 LOVE ETERNAL
72% matchVery Positive97% of 369 reviews2026
Dev: brlkaPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows
Wander a castle built of bitter memories in LOVE ETERNAL, a psychological horror platformer with devious trials and an unsettling, experimental narrative. Find a way out - or live in Shelter forever more.
Why similar: Cinematic 15.5%, Horror 15.2%, Psychological Horror 14%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Story Rich 10.9%
- #37 Cat carried Butterfly
73% matchVery Positive91% of 89 reviews2026
Dev: 包包丁STUDIOPub: XD
Windows · Mac
In Republican-era Shanghai, Lu Ping returns to the forgotten Luchang Apartment after receiving a letter from her orphanage headmistress. As lost memories resurface, she uncovers buried secrets, her past, and the eerie truth behind the bond between humans and yaoguai.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.5%, Thriller 16.5%, Horror 16.2%, Mystery 13.3%, Puzzle 9.9%
- #38 Winter Clothing
73% matchVery Positive84% of 88 reviews2025
Dev: 坤舆科技
Windows
This is a horror plot puzzle game with Chinese folk themes. There is an unwritten rule in Tianhe Town: on the day of the Winter Clothing Festival, no villager is allowed to approach the back mountain. Is there really a ghost on the mountain? Perhaps there is something more terrifying than ghosts.
Why similar: Thriller 19.4%, Horror 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Mystery 12.9%, Puzzle 10.8%
- #39 蛊婆 Lady in Tomb
74% matchVery Positive94% of 439 reviews2021
Dev: Magyu Studio
Windows
Gu Lady is a cartoon style third person action game. In the game, you'll have an adventure of nightmares and there are also puzzles for you to solve. You'll act Gu JiuXun, a Miao girl, to explore the grave filled with monsters,puzzles and traps,to save her younger sister!
Why similar: Puzzle 25.8%, Lore-Rich 25.7%, Story Rich 21.7%, RPG 14.3%, Adventure 9.5%
- #40 Spider Queen cave
76% matchMixed45% of 208 reviews2023
Dev: 帅宅快乐屋
Windows
The student sister who has been secretly in love for a long time has been missing for three months. Tonight, my sister suddenly called and asked me to go to an abandoned villa in the suburbs. I have no choice but to prepare for departure. It is said that the villa is a famous and dangerous house.
Why similar: Horror 28.6%, Mystery 24.4%, Puzzle 19.9%, First-Person 15.7%, Adventure 5.8%
- #41 Fragile
75% matchMixed64% of 430 reviews2020
Dev: Beer Night Studio
Windows
Get pulled into the nightmares of reality as you play as an abducted girl from the ger district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Uncover a secret organization that deals in human trafficking and other horrendous activities. Try to escape from the scariest place on earth!
Why similar: Horror 22.4%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Lore-Rich 14.7%, Puzzle 13.1%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #42 The Rule Of SHE
72% 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 23.7%, Mystery 18.4%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Puzzle 14.6%, Story Rich 10.5%
- #43 The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
71% matchVery Positive92% of 3,087 reviews2022
Dev: Cloak and Dagger GamesPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a folk horror narrative-driven adventure. Explore the isolated moors of rural Victorian England as you uncover the mysteries of Hob's Barrow. The answers lie in the soil...
Why similar: Horror 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Thriller 10.8%, Puzzle 10.8%, Mystery 10.7%
- #44 Dread Flats
69% matchVery Positive84% of 1,518 reviews2025
Dev: Ghostcase
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
This is a first-person Chinese horror game, players will go to a murder building, uncover the truth of the murder, find the missing people..
Why similar: Horror 19.1%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Thriller 17.7%, Mystery 13.1%, Puzzle 8.1%
- #45 Coffin of Ashes
73% 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 27%, Thriller 24.7%, RPG 14.4%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, Adventure 6.2%
- #46 Fall into decay
70% matchVery Positive92% of 106 reviews2024
Dev: 灰房子工作室Pub: Gamera Games
Windows
名叫赛莉卡的少女某天在一间奇怪的宅邸中醒来,自己好像忘记了什么重要的事情,又似乎被卷入了什么事件之中…… 但首要的目的是找到逃离这里的方法。
Why similar: Thriller 20.4%, Mystery 15.5%, Horror 13.6%, Puzzle 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.7%
- #47 Intruder In Antiquonia
71% matchVery Positive90% of 113 reviews2022
Dev: Aruma Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Intruder In Antiquonia is a narrative mystery adventure that will immerse you in the Internet-hostile town of Antiquonia. Sarah does not remember who she is and how she got there. Help her solve the mysteries of her past while exploring beautiful hand-drawn environments.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Mystery 19.8%, Story Rich 14.6%, Puzzle 13.9%, Atmospheric 10.7%
- #48 Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
67% matchVery Positive94% of 3,023 reviews2024
Dev: SimogoPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The stage is set. Imagine an old baroque manor, perhaps a hotel or a museum, somewhere in central Europe. A woman wanders in search of answers.
Why similar: Puzzle 27.8%, Horror 25.8%, Mystery 23.3%, Story Rich 11.4%, Adventure 9.7%
- #49 THE TAG-ALONG OBSESSION
71% matchMixed52% of 161 reviews2024
Dev: LuLuDu Tech Co. Ltd.
Windows
《THE TAG-ALONG OBSESSION》 is a first-person horror puzzle game. You will play Hui Ting and enter the long-abandoned resort to explore the truth of everything. The props survive as much as possible and solve all the mysteries and connections to her own past.
Why similar: Horror 27.8%, Lore-Rich 26.3%, Puzzle 16.5%, First-Person 12.8%, RPG 11.1%
- #50 Recall: Empty Wishes
68% matchVery Positive93% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Puff Hook StudioPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Recall: Empty Wishes is a psychological thriller set in Taiwan during the 2010s. Follow Yonny, a sister determined to uncover the truth behind the mysterious disappearance of her brother, Tommy. As she delves deeper, she confronts unsettling secrets, blurring the lines between reality and illusion.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Story Rich 14.7%, Horror 13%, 2D Platformer 8.5%
- #51 Grim Legends: The Forsaken Bride
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,700 reviews2014
Dev: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Enter an enchanting world of legends and magic, where your destiny was written in blood and whispers of true love.
Why similar: Puzzle 26.3%, Mystery 19.7%, Casual 11.6%, Horror 11.3%, Story Rich 10.1%
- #52 Afterdream
68% matchVery Positive93% of 349 reviews2023
Dev: Jesse MakkonenPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Get lost in a lucid dream, bending the lines between reality and fiction. Utilize the strange camera to navigate through the ghosts' mysterious residence. Find the purpose of your nocturnal visit in a vivid and dreamlike setting.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.2%, Horror 19.9%, Mystery 12.6%, Thriller 12.2%, Story Rich 10.4%
- #53 羽翼的祈愿 - Feather Of Praying
69% matchVery Positive96% of 318 reviews2018
Dev: 秋之忧郁Pub: Eternal Dream
Windows
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: Psychological Horror 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Horror 15.1%, Mystery 12.1%, Thriller 10.6%
- #54 Ikai
69% matchMostly Positive80% of 265 reviews2022
Dev: EndflamePub: PM Studios, inc.
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Fear and anxiety prevail after the darkest tales from Japanese folklore come to life in this first-person psychological horror game. Set in a feudal era, Ikai revolves around the priestess of a shrine struggling to defeat the spirits of her past and her present.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.6%, Horror 16%, Thriller 14.6%, Mystery 11.7%, Story Rich 10%
- #55 The Séance of Blake Manor
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,226 reviews2025
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Linux
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery, set in 1897 Ireland, where you investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Deane in a remote hotel full of secrets and other-worldly occurrences.
Why similar: Word Game 21.7%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Mystery 13.4%, Horror 12%, Puzzle 9.6%
- #56 The Haunting of Joni Evers
66% matchVery Positive91% of 162 reviews2025
Dev: Causeway Studios
Windows · Mac
The Haunting of Joni Evers is a dark supernatural mystery about a broken family from small-town Oklahoma. Haunted by a specter that's hunted her family for generations, Joni must uncover the mysteries of the Cunningham House, dig through lost memories, and face the past to break the curse.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Mystery 17.3%, Story Rich 12.5%, Atmospheric 10.5%
- #57 鬼打墙(剧情版)
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 228 reviews2024
Dev: KX GAMES
Windows
This is a horror game adapted from the Chinese folklore. Players need to decrypt and collect key items in different stages. Ultimately find a way to escape the foggy forest. While searching for an exit, players will be disturbed by ghosts, players need to avoid the ghosts and evade their attacks.
Why similar: Horror 19.9%, Thriller 18.8%, RPG 18.8%, Puzzle 15.8%, Adventure 9.8%
- #58 Ayasa: Shadows of Silence
66% matchMixed68% of 97 reviews2025
Dev: Aya Games
Windows
A dark tale of survival and conscience, blending platforming, puzzles, and haunting beauty. Journey through surreal lands where every choice shapes the fate of a world on the edge of ruin will you restore the light or embrace the darkness?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.5%, Horror 24.5%, Story Rich 14.4%, Puzzle 14.2%, Atmospheric 13%
- #59 Seduction
70% matchMixed56% of 66 reviews2021
Dev: KOEX studioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
《Seduction》is a 2d horror adventure puzzle game. Lee has to survive in the dark realm and to save Mei's soul from being use for the great summoning. Facing with mysteries, he has to figure out the truth in order to end it.
Why similar: Horror 24.1%, Cinematic 16.6%, Puzzle 15.6%, Story Rich 14.8%, Atmospheric 12.7%
- #60 筮灵 SHILING
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 275 reviews2024
Dev: WindField GamesPub: Mammorize
Windows
国产本土新怪谈恐怖游戏——幽魂社前社长在直播中突然失踪,销声匿迹数月后发来诡异消息,将你引入离奇的规则世界。走不出的吞人楼栋、满员即死的午夜巴士、地图上不存在的村庄,还有勾魂剧院、吃人公司……世界的“暗面”等待探索,怪谲的谜题等待揭露。
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.2%, Thriller 15.9%, Word Game 13.7%, Mystery 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 12%