Games Like [Chilla's Art] Hanako | 花子さん

The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件 is a J-horror game about a college girl on a night shift.

Why similar: Horror 39.5%, Simulation 9.6%, Realistic 8.2%, First-Person 7.5%, Exploration 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the same signature lo-fi aesthetic and focus on mundane, isolated work environments turning into supernatural nightmares.

The Closing Shift | 閉店事件 is a Japanese horror game about a girl on a closing shift.

Why similar: Psychedelic 15.8%, Hidden Object 12.9%, Survival Horror 12.8%, Immersive Sim 11.3%, Anime 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: This title excels at building slow-burn psychological tension in a familiar retail setting, much like the school environment in Hanako.

The Karaoke | ヒトカラ is a Japanese horror game about a high school girl at a Karaoke.

Why similar: Survival Horror 34.6%, Horror 24.7%, Realistic 18.4%, First-Person 13.4%, Adventure 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game utilizes similar 1990s-style VHS visuals to ground its supernatural horror in a relatable, confined Japanese setting.

Night Security | 夜間警備 is a Japanese psychological horror game about night security.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 29.3%, Horror 24.7%, Realistic 15.1%, First-Person 13.8%, Adventure 9%

Why You'll Like It: The focus on surveillance and stealth-based navigation through a dark, quiet building provides a gameplay loop very similar to Hanako.

Shinkansen 0 | 新幹線 0号 is a game set in Japan where players are tasked with finding anomalies in the Shinkansen. (Japanese bullet train)

Why similar: Investigation 22.9%, Horror 18.3%, Hidden Object 15.4%, Immersive Sim 15.1%, Realistic 12.8%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the unsettling nature of public transit, using environmental storytelling to build dread in a way that fans of urban legend horror will appreciate.

Stigmatized Property, 事故物件 (Jiko bukken) is a horror game inspired by haunted apartment rooms in Japan. These properties are known to have cheap rents and you play to find out the exact reason why.

Why similar: Horror 28.3%, Simulation 17.4%, Adventure 10.8%, Action 10%, Casual 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game leans heavily into the Japanese urban legend of haunted apartments, matching the thematic focus of Hanako.

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

Why similar: Horror 34.6%, Immersive Sim 20.8%, Anime 13.4%, Investigation 9.5%, Realistic 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: It combines modern digital themes with classic Japanese horror tropes, maintaining the high-tension atmosphere found in Hanako.

The Night Way Home is a Japanese survival horror game.

Why similar: Psychedelic 28.1%, Hidden Object 23.4%, Realistic 12.9%, Puzzle 10.9%, First-Person 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: The game emphasizes the fear of walking home alone at night, capturing the same sense of vulnerability present in the seed game.

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

Why similar: Horror 26.9%, Simulation 13.6%, Anime 11.3%, Adventure 9.3%, Exploration 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on domestic horror and the feeling of being watched in one's own home, which complements the school-based haunting of Hanako.

The Ghost Train | 幽霊列車 is a psychological train horror game.

Why similar: Hidden Object 24.2%, Immersive Sim 21.4%, Survival 15.7%, Horror 13.8%, First-Person 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: This title explores the classic Japanese urban legend of haunted public transport with a similar emphasis on exploration and hidden objects.

Aka Manto (赤マント Red Cloak), aka Red Cape or Red Mantle, is a Japanese urban legend about a masked spirit who wears a red cloak, and who appears to people using public or school restrooms.

Why similar: Horror 27.1%, Survival Horror 18.6%, Simulation 7.8%, Exploration 7.2%, First-Person 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Based on a famous Japanese urban legend, this game shares the direct inspiration and school-setting horror of Hanako.

Inunaki tunnel (or Inunaki village) is a famous Japanese horror spot where people have been killed or burnt to death.

Why similar: Horror 29.8%, Simulation 14.3%, Realistic 10.7%, Adventure 10.3%, Exploration 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: It draws from real-world Japanese urban legends to create a claustrophobic and terrifying exploration experience.

Missing Children | 行方不明 is a Japanese horror-themed adventure game about a bully detective searching for reported missing children.

Why similar: Horror 23%, Simulation 19.1%, Adventure 12.1%, Casual 11.6%, Action 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the investigation of disappearances, aligning with the mystery-solving aspects of the seed game.

The Caregiver | 終焉介護 is a psychological Japanese horror adventure game about a caregiver.

Why similar: Runner 15.3%, Investigation 12.5%, Stealth 12.3%, Hidden Object 10.6%, Survival Horror 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: It explores the horror of isolation and caretaking, providing a similar slow-paced, atmospheric experience.

The Radio Station | 深夜放送 is a Japanese psychological horror game.

Why similar: Psychedelic 21%, Immersive Sim 14.5%, Realistic 9.6%, Anime 9.6%, Puzzle 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: The game uses audio-visual cues to build tension in a confined setting, much like the school corridors in Hanako.

Night Delivery | 例外配達 is a psychological Japanese horror adventure game.

Why similar: Horror 42.9%, Adventure 14.7%, Casual 12.3%, First-Person 12.2%, Exploration 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: The delivery-based gameplay creates a sense of routine that is effectively shattered by supernatural encounters.

The Kidnap | 誘拐事件 is a Japanese horror game about a kidnapping incident.

Why similar: Survival Horror 24.9%, Immersive Sim 20.6%, Investigation 20.4%, Horror 19.9%, Stealth 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: It incorporates psychological horror and survival elements that feel like a natural progression from the stealth mechanics in Hanako.

Jisatsu | 自撮 is a Japanese found footage mockumentary horror game.

Why similar: Psychedelic 19.2%, Immersive Sim 18.6%, Horror 14.4%, Realistic 12.7%, Anime 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game experiments with modern technology and psychological horror, fitting well within the Chilla's Art style.

Yuki Onna | 雪女 is a PS1 inspired survival horror game. Some children went missing out of the blue. You receive a letter that says, "Come alone or I'll freeze them to death." Out of desperation, you decide to embark on a daunting rescue mission to an abandoned inn up the piercing cold mountains.

Why similar: Horror 23.5%, Survival Horror 21.1%, Anime 11.8%, Adventure 8.4%, Action 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game adapts a classic Japanese folktale into a survival horror format, maintaining the cultural focus of the seed game.

Saiko No Sutoka is a Horror Survival Game where you as a Protagonist must escape and avoid the crazy yandere girl who wants you dead.

Why similar: Horror 24%, Anime 19.8%, Survival Horror 14.1%, First-Person 12.9%, Cute 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a persistent stalker AI that creates the same high-stakes stealth gameplay found in Hanako.

Clea is a jump scare free, skill-based survival horror adventure.

Why similar: Stealth 26.3%, Survival Horror 21.7%, Anime 13.5%, Horror 12.8%, Puzzle 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a stealth-based survival horror experience with a strong focus on avoiding enemies in a school setting.

"Niconico-san" is a first-person, fast-paced horror game set in a Japanese residential area. Players must escape from the smiling man of urban legend, "Niconico-san," and find their way out of a terrifying otherworld.

Why similar: Hidden Object 25.7%, Immersive Sim 22.3%, Horror 14.4%, Exploration 11.7%, Realistic 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes exploration and hidden objects within an immersive, eerie environment that feels very similar to Hanako.

You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".

Why similar: Immersive Sim 24%, Horror 17.6%, Puzzle 13.6%, Exploration 12.8%, First-Person 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: The focus on identifying anomalies in a liminal space provides a similar sense of unease to the exploration in Hanako.

A cozy horror game where you own and manage a boba tea shop. Prepare boba teas, serve customers, and expand your menu to grow your business.

Why similar: Horror 25.3%, Immersive Sim 23.5%, First-Person 14.3%, Simulation 12.7%, Anime 10.2%

Kuchisake-Onna is a first-person horror adventure game based on a Japanese myth. The gameplay focuses on storytelling and stealth to avoid “Kuchisake-Onna” or else the Slit Mouthed Woman, there are also some puzzles for the player to solve, making gameplay more various.

Why similar: Horror 64.5%, Adventure 35.5%

Why You'll Like It: Directly based on a famous Japanese urban legend, it provides a similar thematic experience to the Hanako-san story.

Teke Teke - テケテケ is a first-person horror adventure game based on a Japanese myth. The gameplay focuses on storytelling, stealth and decision making, there are also some puzzles for the player to solve, making gameplay more various.

Why similar: Stealth 41.9%, Horror 28.3%, Survival 14.9%, Puzzle 10.5%, Action 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the terrifying urban legend of the Teke Teke, matching the folklore-inspired horror of the seed game.

『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 36.3%, Horror 25.4%, Survival Horror 12.7%, First-Person 8.8%, Realistic 8.8%

This is a third-person horror game set in a residential area in 2000s Japan. It's the complete version of the free horror game GOHOME, which was released in 2019 and caused a boom. The map has been doubled, and six more ghosts, including hidden characters, have been added to the game.

Why similar: Survival Horror 42.5%, Horror 24.5%, Hidden Object 21.8%, Action 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: This indie title captures the same nostalgic yet terrifying vibe of exploring a Japanese neighborhood filled with urban legends.

Yoko no Hanashi is a first-person survival horror game where you need to survive in an abandoned college with one of your chosen yandere: Yoto (male version) and Yoko (female version)

Why similar: Survival Horror 22.5%, Horror 20.8%, Exploration 14%, Puzzle 12.9%, First-Person 11.3%

One of the most terrifying J-horror games of all time is coming to Steam at long last. What's more, all you have to do is make the player walk to the left!? This collection includes the seven initial works of the popular Tsugunohi series, as well as an entirely new episode.

Why similar: Horror 45.4%, Adventure 27.6%, Action 21.1%, Casual 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: It is a quintessential Japanese horror experience that uses simple, effective side-scrolling mechanics to deliver intense scares.

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

Why similar: Horror 22.5%, Survival 17.5%, Anime 14.9%, Puzzle 14.4%, Exploration 13.6%

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

Why similar: Horror 35.3%, Exploration 20.3%, Cute 17.9%, Puzzle 13.9%, Adventure 12.5%

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: Survival Horror 26%, Horror 18.3%, Exploration 12.9%, Stealth 12.1%, First-Person 10.2%

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: Stealth 18.1%, Survival Horror 17.5%, Horror 16.5%, Investigation 12.9%, Puzzle 8%

Onryo | 怨霊 is a survival action horror game set in Japan. Your mission is to lift the curse of a haunted house using your exorcistic camera. As you explore the house and uncover its secrets, you will face enemies and puzzles.

Why similar: Horror 16.9%, Survival Horror 15.5%, Simulation 13.1%, Realistic 10.4%, Adventure 7.7%

A cute RPG Maker horror game

Why similar: Anime 31.7%, Puzzle 27%, Cute 21%, Horror 20.2%

Notorious cult-classic Korean horror. Sneak into school at midnight to return your sweetheart's diary and get caught in a terrifying game of cat and mouse. Explore haunted hallways, solve classic survival horror puzzles and escape the clutches of a killer Janitor who is out for your blood.

Why similar: Horror 32%, Survival Horror 25%, First-Person 9.5%, Puzzle 9.1%, Adventure 8.3%

Can you endure until morning Monitor Japan's stigmatized properties and report any paranormal activity If you miss a report or make repeated mistakes——

Why similar: Investigation 24.4%, Immersive Sim 19.7%, Survival Horror 13.8%, Hidden Object 13.6%, Realistic 10.9%

"Trapped in a cocoon, the silkworm weaves her final dream." Hollow Cocoon is a first-person horror adventure game set in 1980s Japan. Immerse yourself in meticulously recreated environments as you venture into the depths of unspeakable horrors that await you.

Why similar: Stealth 26.3%, Survival Horror 22.7%, Horror 17.2%, Realistic 11.5%, First-Person 9%

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

Why similar: Immersive Sim 24.2%, Stealth 22.2%, Horror 18.9%, Exploration 12.6%, Puzzle 12.6%

The Sushi Bar | 寿司バー is a Japanese-style horror game where you play as a sushi chef working the night shift.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 23.1%, Horror 18.9%, Psychedelic 13.3%, Simulation 12.9%, Exploration 10.7%

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: Survival Horror 22.4%, Horror 20.6%, Anime 15.9%, Puzzle 14.8%, Exploration 13.8%

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: Horror 22.3%, Cute 18%, First-Person 13.8%, Hidden Object 12.6%, Anime 12.5%

Sakura Miko and the Hololive members are suddenly warped into an alternate future timeline. In this 3D adventure game, Miko must reunite with her friends and uncover the truth of this strange world to find her way back home.

Why similar: Anime 29.4%, Horror 27.7%, Exploration 15.2%, First-Person 14.2%, Adventure 10.6%

A Japanese survival horror game full of tension, drama, and violence. If you like psychological horror games with exploration, puzzles, and limited resources, you'll enjoy an intense experience where every decision can mean the difference between finding Sayuri or getting lost in the forest forever.

Why similar: Survival Horror 25.5%, Horror 16.4%, Survival 16.1%, First-Person 10.2%, Puzzle 9.7%

Can you survive until dawn? Monitor real Japanese properties and report every anomaly. Miss too many… and you will fail.

Why similar: Hidden Object 24.4%, Horror 17.4%, Immersive Sim 9.7%, Survival Horror 9.6%, Simulation 9.2%

Akai Onna | 赤い女 is a psychological J-horror game featuring a student.

Why similar: Horror 40.3%, First-Person 26.4%, Immersive Sim 19%, Casual 14.3%

AccidentHouse is a short first-person horror game developed by a 19-year-old Japanese student. Explore a dark abandoned house, collect keys, evade lurking threats, and uncover the truth behind a mysterious incident from two years ago.

Why similar: Investigation 25.7%, Survival Horror 20.9%, Stealth 15.1%, Horror 14.9%, Survival 13%

"A taste of home" is a short 3D exploration horror game set in the Japanese countryside.

Why similar: Horror 27.4%, Stealth 21.2%, Simulation 17.3%, Realistic 12.1%, Adventure 11.5%

A quiet evening stroll takes a turn for the worse as a tragic accident befalls a little girl and her dog. When her sister goes missing later in the night, the little girl decides to venture out into the eerie darkness to search for her loved ones as evil spirits haunt the alleyways and streets of her once-peaceful town.

Why similar: Horror 47.7%, Anime 20.4%, Cute 18.6%, Adventure 13.3%

Seamlessly combining 3D action and point-click adventure, "Kwaidan" provides a nostalgic-yet-new experience. Explore old Japanese manor and solve the clever puzzles set there, and fight against monsters called Yoki.

Why similar: Survival Horror 35.1%, Horror 22.1%, Exploration 16%, Survival 9.7%, Puzzle 6.7%

Finding Anastasia is a 3D first person horror game. You have to find missing girlfriend Anastasia.

Why similar: Psychedelic 23%, Survival Horror 19%, Hidden Object 16.8%, Horror 13%, Realistic 8.9%

BrokenLore: LOW is a psychological horror game set in a mist-covered, beautiful Japanese village, blending hyper-realistic graphics with low-poly elements. The main enemy is the Gashadokuro, a yokai from Japanese folklore.

Why similar: Stealth 24.6%, Investigation 21.8%, Horror 20.6%, First-Person 13.8%, Survival Horror 8.5%

Home Sweet Home is a first-person horror adventure game based on Thai myths and beliefs. The core gameplay focuses on storytelling and stealth to avoid perilous spirits hunting you. Moreover, few puzzles are added into the game, making gameplay more various.

Why similar: Horror 43.6%, Survival Horror 27.8%, First-Person 10.2%, Adventure 8.3%, Puzzle 7.7%

An abandoned-building exploration horror adventure set in a Japanese university. As a paranormal club member, investigate the forbidden "Building Zero" and uncover the truth hidden within.

Why similar: Horror 25.8%, Stealth 21.1%, Realistic 16.7%, Simulation 12%, Survival Horror 11%

Navigate 1980s Japan as a schoolgirl in this Junji Ito-inspired horror game. Each choice shapes your fate, leading to safety or deeper into the macabre. Uncover hidden horrors in an urban street filled with sinister details. Will you find your way home, or be consumed by the unknown?

Why similar: Hidden Object 23.4%, Immersive Sim 18.7%, Puzzle 11.6%, Realistic 11.2%, Exploration 10.3%

Slit Mouthed - 口裂け女 is a first-person horror adventure game based on a Japanese myth. The gameplay focuses on storytelling, stealth and decision making, there are also some puzzles for the player to solve, making gameplay more various.

Why similar: Survival Horror 40%, Horror 31.2%, Stealth 28.8%

The protagonist is trapped in the world of a love game. Can you return to the real world again...? Try to escape while running away from the gal game heroine A love simulation-style survival horror game!

Why similar: Horror 23%, Stealth 18.8%, Cute 15.5%, Exploration 14%, Anime 12.3%