- #1 The Witch's House MV
97% 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 55%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Psychological Horror 7.8%, Adventure 3.8%, Female Protagonist 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features iconic puzzle-solving and a high-stakes atmosphere that mirrors the tension found in Cat in the Box.
- #2 Ib
96% 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: Horror 34.8%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Female Protagonist 7.1%, Multiple Endings 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A masterpiece of the genre that utilizes surreal environments and psychological dread to tell a compelling story.
- #3 Stray Cat Crossing
96% matchVery Positive93% of 648 reviews2015
Dev: JurloPub: Fridge
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Stray Cat Crossing is an indie pixel horror game about an encounter with a mysterious little girl named Cat. Explore a surreal world filled with colorful characters, challenging riddles, and dark secrets.
Why similar: RPGMaker 60.6% ★, Horror 18.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%, Adventure 6.2%, Indie 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: Shares a similar surreal, dreamlike quality and focus on a young protagonist navigating a dangerous world.
- #4 Mad Father
95% 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: Horror 37.2%, Psychological Horror 14%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Survival Horror 5.7%, Anime 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A seminal RPG Maker horror title that perfectly captures the mansion-exploration and dark narrative style of the seed game.
- #5 Pocket Mirror ~ GoldenerTraum
94% 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 49.1%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Adventure 8.8%, Female Protagonist 7%, Anime 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A high-quality production with intricate puzzles and a dark, fairy-tale aesthetic.
- #6 Yume Nikki
94% 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: Horror 34.3%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Adventure 7.5%, Female Protagonist 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: The foundational game for surreal RPG Maker exploration, essential for fans of the genre's dream-like logic.
- #7 The Forest of Drizzling Rain
93% 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: RPGMaker 35.8% ★, Horror 28.3%, Adventure 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Multiple Endings 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a strong narrative-driven experience with the same atmospheric, top-down exploration style.
- #8 Angels of Death
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 5,297 reviews2016
Dev: Vaka Game Magazine
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 53.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
"Please... kill me." "Help me get outta here, and I'll kill you." ~ Angels of Death is a psychological horror-adventure game, consisting of four episodes.
Why similar: Horror 29.6%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Survival Horror 6.4%, Female Protagonist 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on narrative and character-driven horror within a confined, mysterious setting.
- #9 The Crooked Man
91% 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: Horror 29.7%, Mystery 13.2%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, Survival Horror 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: Deeply psychological and narrative-focused, capturing the same sense of unease and mystery.
- #10 Fran Bow
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 22,182 reviews2015
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.
Why similar: Horror 34.6%, Psychological Horror 22.7%, Adventure 7.8%, Story Rich 6.5%, Puzzle 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click psychological horror game that shares the same unsettling, surreal themes and young protagonist perspective.
- #11 Paper Lily - Chapter 1
89% 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: Horror 22.7%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Mystery 11.9%, Adventure 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A modern, high-quality pixel-art horror game with deep psychological undertones and excellent atmosphere.
- #12 Viviette
90% matchVery Positive89% of 517 reviews2018
Dev: DYA Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Exploration, puzzles and a touch of classic horror awaits you! Uncover the secrets and mysteries of Neuville's Mansion. Test your logic against diverse puzzles, locate and use a variety of items, and don't lose your sense of direction, as navigation itself becomes an obstacle in your path!
Why similar: Horror 27.3%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Psychological Horror 8.5%, Mystery 8.1%, Thriller 6%
Why You'll Like It: An exploration-focused horror game that captures the same sense of isolation and dread in a mansion setting.
- #13 Misao - 2024 HD Remaster
89% 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: Horror 30.5%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Female Protagonist 7.1%, Survival Horror 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic school-based horror game that emphasizes exploration and puzzle-solving in a dangerous environment.
- #14 Chloé’s Requiem -encore-
87% matchVery Positive91% of 171 reviews2023
Dev: buriki clockPub: Annulus
Windows · Mac
Chloé’s Requiem -encore- is a 2D Adventure Horror game set in Modern Europe. The genius violinist Michél is invited into an old mansion. Inside waits Chloé, who asks him to “Break the curse of the mansion”. What awaits the pair after the mystery is solved…?
Why similar: RPGMaker 56.6% ★, Horror 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 4.8%, Adventure 4.5%, Psychological Horror 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: Combines musical themes with dark, atmospheric storytelling in a classic RPG Maker format.
- #15 Savior of the Abyss
88% matchMostly Positive78% of 264 reviews2021
Dev: ALLAF GAMES
Windows
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: RPGMaker 36.5% ★, Horror 26.7%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%, Adventure 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A tense, puzzle-driven horror game that requires careful navigation to survive.
- #16 House
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,128 reviews2020
Dev: Bark Bark Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Try to survive through the night in a house that's trying its best to kill you and your family.
Why similar: Horror 50.2%, Pixel Graphics 16.3%, Adventure 7.7%, Multiple Endings 5.8%, Psychological Horror 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes horror game with multiple endings that rewards exploration and careful decision-making.
- #17 Nyakori's Rabbit Doll
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,426 reviews2020
Dev: 赤瞳大白猫
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 75.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Waking up in the beautiful night, maiden with cat’s ears whose name is Nyarutoru finds her friends nowhere. What are they waiting her ahead?
Why similar: RPGMaker 61.2% ★, Horror 17.6%, Mystery 4.4%, Adventure 4.1%, Female Protagonist 3%
Why You'll Like It: A short, unsettling psychological horror game that uses cute aesthetics to mask a darker story.
- #18 Cursed Mansion
85% 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: Horror 26.4%, Mystery 14.3%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Adventure 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on atmospheric mansion exploration with a heavy emphasis on choices and consequences.
- #19 Tales of the Black Forest
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 15,169 reviews2019
Dev: 拾英工作室
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 23.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
In a world filled with yōkai, a surging dark power has overshadowed a Japanese town. A group of 2 developers have produced a Japanese pixel adventure game to tell a tale that dates back to the Heisei era...In the name of dreams and passion.
Why similar: RPGMaker 61.3% ★, Horror 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%, Adventure 3.7%, Female Protagonist 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-rich horror game that excels at building a sense of mystery and dread.
- #20 Trick & Treat
84% 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: RPGMaker 63.3% ★, Horror 17.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%, Adventure 4.4%, Indie 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic, spooky RPG Maker experience that is perfect for fans of short-form horror.
- #21 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: RPGMaker 41.5% ★, Horror 31.8%, Adventure 7.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%, Female Protagonist 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on classic school-based horror exploration and puzzle-solving mechanics.
- #22 The Sunny Day 晴天
82% matchVery Positive94% of 81 reviews2018
Dev: 殇葵(K.)Pub: Eternal Dream
Windows
In the story, the player plays the KUI, a 14-year-old girl with mental illness, who falls into her own spiritual world for an unknown reason during a daily activity. Players must pass through puzzles and various strange characters to communicate. The player's attitude toward various items in the game will affect the outcome of the game.
Why similar: RPGMaker 64.2% ★, Horror 16%, Adventure 4.3%, Mystery 4.1%, Psychological Horror 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, short, and narrative-focused game that captures the melancholy of the genre.
- #23 Red Bow
82% 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: Horror 34.5%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Adventure 9.7%, Dark 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A simple, effective, and dark pixel-art horror game that emphasizes choice and consequence.
- #24 Tide Up
81% matchVery Positive92% of 264 reviews2022
Dev: Gustav
Windows
Tide Up is a rather dark and gloomy adventure game. Accompany the girl in a dreamlike world of wonder. Collect the pearls scattered around the world and help the girl escape!
Why similar: RPGMaker 60.4% ★, Horror 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 4.8%, Mystery 3.7%, Adventure 3.6%
- #25 Coffin of Ashes
81% 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: RPGMaker 55.5% ★, Horror 18.2%, Thriller 6.1%, Adventure 4.8%, Anime 3.2%
- #26 Fausts Alptraum
80% matchVery Positive94% of 1,241 reviews2017
Dev: LaboRatStudio
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Fausts Alptraum is an single player, puzzle game created by LabORat Studio, an indie game team from Taiwan. The story based on Goethe's Faust. Players will play as a troubled girl wandering around in a crayon-drawn world. Players will have to find the relevance between dreams and reality by collecting clues.
Why similar: RPGMaker 57.9% ★, Horror 20.1%, Adventure 3.4%, Psychological Horror 3.3%, Pixel Graphics 2.7%
- #27 Looking Up I See Only A Ceiling
78% matchVery Positive88% of 3,358 reviews2023
Dev: silver978Pub: IndieArk
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 57%
A short psychological adventure about a stressed girl who wants to explore her ceiling.
Why similar: Horror 25.4%, Mystery 18.9%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Adventure 10.1%, Multiple Endings 7.5%
- #28 Causality
79% matchVery Positive93% of 256 reviews2021
Dev: WAFFLE GAMESPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Causality is a survival horror game. You must rescue 3 students trapped in a school full of mysterious psychic phenomena, and uncover the secrets behind therein. The real story behind the school, and the causal relationship of the events, is all in your hands.
Why similar: RPGMaker 50.7% ★, Horror 13.5%, Thriller 6.5%, Psychological Horror 5.9%, Adventure 4.6%
- #29 猫不语
79% matchMixed68% of 57 reviews2021
Dev: 库库尔坎游戏工作室
Windows
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 29.1%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Female Protagonist 6.4%, Adventure 6.3%
- #30 HorrorVale
76% matchVery Positive99% of 423 reviews2024
Dev: BatWorks Software
Windows
HorrorVale: A grand Spooktacular adventure about a girl, her dog, and her long journey to save him in a strange and horrifying Underworld.
Why similar: RPGMaker 62.9% ★, Horror 24.1%, Adventure 8.7%, Indie 4.2%
- #31 Captive
78% matchVery Positive92% of 118 reviews2018
Dev: Dead Inside Studio
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 58%
"Captive" tells the story of a woman who awakens badly hurt in an unknown cell, without any memories about herself. Will you be able to escape?
Why similar: RPGMaker 56.7% ★, Horror 19.3%, Mystery 11%, Indie 5.8%, Female Protagonist 5.3%
- #32 Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
75% 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: Horror 22.7%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Mystery 12.5%, Adventure 6.7%
- #33 Annie and the Art Gallery
77% 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: RPGMaker 58.9% ★, Horror 11.1%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%, Indie 3.1%
- #34 R.I.C.A
77% matchVery Positive87% of 247 reviews2019
Dev: Seldom Ludious
Windows
A little girl, Hinata, finding her missing cat in a mysterious and dangerous castle. This place once belonged to the famous Duke Shewell's family, but it is abandoned now. And there is a big secret hidden in this castle.
Why similar: RPGMaker 72% ★, Horror 14.8%, Adventure 9.4%, Indie 3.7%
- #35 At Home Alone
76% 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: RPGMaker 44% ★, Horror 29.2%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Anime 3.9%, Pixel Graphics 3.7%
- #36 The Mirror Lied
75% matchVery Positive88% of 984 reviews2018
Dev: Freebird Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 29.5 hrs≥1hr: 16%
This isn't a horror game. Nothing will jump out at you.
Why similar: RPGMaker 71.6% ★, Horror 8.8%, Adventure 6.3%, Psychological Horror 4.1%, Pixel Graphics 3.5%
- #37 Clea
74% matchVery Positive98% of 408 reviews2019
Dev: InvertMouse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Clea is a jump scare free, skill-based survival horror adventure.
Why similar: Horror 28.9%, Mystery 15.1%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Survival Horror 9.5%, Female Protagonist 7.5%
- #38 Afterdream
72% 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: Horror 31%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Mystery 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Adventure 7.6%
- #39 Narin: The Orange Room
71% matchVery Positive84% of 85 reviews2026
Dev: RedSensationGamesPub: Urnique Studio
Windows
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 24.8%, Mystery 13.9%, Thriller 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Female Protagonist 6.1%
- #40 Before The Night
72% matchVery Positive95% of 490 reviews2022
Dev: Uneducated Game Studio
Windows
Before The Night is a horror action adventure game based on a macabre twist to a fable. Survive in the tiny, cute animal village! Your animal friends will literally turn rabid at night! Uncover the secrets of the world where animals keep human pets. Join the cute pet human "Lisa" on her adventure!
Why similar: Horror 36.5%, Mystery 17.1%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Adventure 11.1%, Puzzle 5.9%
- #41 LUNA
73% 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: Horror 24.9%, Mystery 12.2%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Thriller 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%
- #42 Re:Turn - One Way Trip
73% matchVery Positive81% of 198 reviews2020
Dev: Red Ego GamesPub: Green Man Gaming Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Re:Turn - One Way Trip is a 2D side-scrolling puzzle-adventure horror game. Trapped in a ghostly train, Saki must search the past and present to find and save her friends. More importantly, Saki must use her wits if she is to survive against an unspeakable evil hellbent on avenging unrequited love.
Why similar: Horror 41.8%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Female Protagonist 9%, Puzzle 6%
- #43 The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,461 reviews2020
Dev: Dvora Studio Co., Ltd.Pub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 49.5%, Adventure 11.3%, Survival Horror 9.2%, Psychological Horror 5.7%, Female Protagonist 5.6%
- #44 Nyaruru Fishy Fight
69% matchVery Positive90% of 1,759 reviews2023
Dev: 赤瞳大白猫
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
This game is a Metroidvania game with intense battle. Explore the world and collection power-ups with your cute cat girl! When magic curse suddenly occurred in a small town and all the residents grew cat ears, the real cat girl Nyaruru started her way to uncover the truth...
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 23.2%, Female Protagonist 19.8%, Adventure 17.4%, Anime 17.2%, Multiple Endings 13.8%
- #45 Stitched HD
73% matchVery Positive81% of 114 reviews2017
Dev: Fluffex Studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A pleasantly anticipated trip back home for the holidays becomes a nightmare for Catherine as a tragic accident leaves her unconscious. After coming to her senses, she realizes that something is dreadfully wrong. She must escape the doll factory she awoke in before it's too late.
Why similar: Horror 28.9%, Mystery 15.5%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Adventure 8.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
- #46 Veloria
68% 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: Horror 21.3%, Mystery 17.5%, Thriller 11.3%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%
- #47 It Moves
71% matchVery Positive88% of 324 reviews2019
Dev: SnowOwlPub: Kodama Games
Windows
It Moves is a horror game that will try to scare you without too many of the typical "screamers", instead relying on atmosphere and suspense. You'll be solving puzzles along the way, and encountering all manner of not-so-friendly creatures.
Why similar: RPGMaker 54.2% ★, Horror 33.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%, Indie 4.1%, 2D 1.9%
- #48 Alicemare
70% matchVery Positive89% of 1,193 reviews2016
Dev: △○□× (Miwashiba)Pub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Alicemare is a somehow familiar yet totally unique adventure game infused with subtle hints of horror, created by △○□× (Miwashiba) using the WOLF RPG Editor.
Why similar: Horror 31%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Psychological Horror 11%, Adventure 9.1%, Anime 6.1%
- #49 Hazy Mind
68% matchVery Positive86% of 331 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: Horror 29.5%, Psychological Horror 21.4%, Adventure 12.1%, Multiple Endings 8.6%, Story Rich 7%
- #50 Cross The Boundaries
67% matchVery Positive99% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: AlfredProsPub: Ziel Graywords
Windows · Linux
This is a Touhou Fangame. Maribel Hearn is a girl with unusual experience with ghosts and supernatural beings. In Cross The Boundaries, you will solve riddles while trying to stay alive, and looking for a way out of the nightmare.
Why similar: Mystery 29.2%, Adventure 21.1%, Anime 10.8%, Puzzle 10.3%, 2D 8.6%
- #51 The Doll's Window
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 58 reviews2022
Dev: ujumiru
Windows
A horror exploration game that takes place in an underground labyrinth. Avoid malicious creations that are hungry for your soul. Depart from the nightmares that constantly haunt you.
Why similar: Horror 24.2%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Adventure 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Dark 7.4%
- #52 Eve of Souls: Static Pod
69% matchVery Positive95% of 508 reviews2019
Dev: LighTea Fish Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
[The pod will break soon. Will she survive the nightmare or find the truth?]
Why similar: Horror 39.4%, Adventure 12.5%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Female Protagonist 6.8%
- #53 Ms.Director
69% matchVery Positive97% of 68 reviews2021
Dev: SketchyNonsense
Windows
Cameras and heads are rolling in this noir inspired RPGmaker horror game. Save the spectral starlets trapped in the deadly director's mansion, and escape without joining them in their fate.
Why similar: RPGMaker 37.7% ★, Horror 34.4%, Pixel Graphics 5.3%, Multiple Endings 3.8%, 2D 3.8%
- #54 a pet shop after dark
67% matchVery Positive89% of 405 reviews2022
Dev: npckc
Windows · Mac · Linux
PETSITTER WANTED. A horror point-and-click adventure game. Water the plants, feed the pets, and DON'T turn off the lights.
Why similar: Horror 38.4%, Mystery 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Female Protagonist 7.4%, Dark 7.2%
- #55 Fragile
70% 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 36.9%, Adventure 14.1%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Dark 7.6%, Female Protagonist 7.5%
- #56 Castle of Secrets
67% matchMixed62% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: Serene Questworks StudiosPub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
Castle of Secrets is a dark psychological adventure with horror elements. Uncover the mystery behind your family's murder as you journey through the world of the dead, meet strange beings, solve puzzles, and make choices that shape the story.
Why similar: Horror 38.2%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Female Protagonist 10%, Adventure 8.4%, Puzzle 6.6%
- #57 Corpse Party
68% matchVery Positive89% of 1,376 reviews2016
Dev: GrisGrisPub: XSEED Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 51.2%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%, Anime 6.4%, Adventure 5.8%
- #58 the white chamber
66% matchVery Positive99% of 102 reviews2023
Dev: Locked Door PuzzlePub: Lupus Studios Limited
Windows
Sci-fi horror anime point and click adventure game. Guide a young woman through a nightmarish space station as she tries to uncover why she's there and how she can escape.
Why similar: Horror 54%, Adventure 26.3%, Anime 10.5%, Story Rich 7.5%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #59 Night Loops
66% 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: Horror 28.6%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Female Protagonist 6.7%, Multiple Endings 6%
