Games Like [Chilla's Art] Onryo | 怨霊

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 19.2%, Simulation 13.3%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Adventure 8.1%, Casual 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential Chilla's Art title that perfectly captures the feeling of exploring a cursed Japanese home.

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

Why similar: Horror 24.2%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Psychological 9.3%, Walking Simulator 6.9%, Simulation 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game excels at building slow-burn tension in a mundane Japanese setting, much like the exploration phases of Onryo.

MADiSON is a first person psychological horror game that delivers an immersive and terrifying experience. With the help of an instant camera, connect the human world with the beyond, take pictures and develop them by yourself. Solve puzzles, explore your surroundings and most importantly, survive.

Why similar: Horror 20.3%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Survival Horror 12.9%, Dark 10.4%, First-Person 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: It utilizes a camera as a central gameplay tool to solve puzzles and interact with the supernatural environment.

“FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Maiden of Black Water” comes to Steam for the first time to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the horror-adventure series FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO. The game is set on sacred Mt. Hikami, a site of many mysterious and terrifying incidents.

Why similar: Horror 32.6%, Psychological Horror 23.8%, Mystery 13.1%, Survival Horror 10.1%, Adventure 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive camera-based exorcism game that heavily inspired the mechanics found in Onryo.

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

Why similar: Survival Horror 16.6%, Walking Simulator 16.6%, Realistic 12.1%, Simulation 12.1%, First-Person 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: It masterfully blends realistic Japanese urban life with creeping psychological horror and stalker elements.

DreadOut is a third person supernatural horror game where you play as Linda, a high school student trapped in an old abandoned town. Equipped with her trusty smart-phone, she will battle against terrifying encounters and solve mysterious puzzles which will ultimately determine her fate.

Why similar: Horror 49.8%, Survival Horror 14.1%, Adventure 9.6%, Indie 7.5%, Psychological Horror 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a similar ghost-hunting mechanic where you use a camera to fight off spirits in a terrifying, atmospheric setting.

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

Why similar: Horror 35.8%, Psychological Horror 27.5%, Atmospheric 7.6%, Indie 6.5%, Simulation 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on modern Japanese isolation and the terrifying invasion of privacy by supernatural forces.

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

Why similar: Horror 17.3%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Mystery 10%, Walking Simulator 9.6%, Realistic 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: The game focuses on the atmospheric dread of being alone in a large, dark building at night.

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

Why similar: Horror 35.7%, Survival Horror 35.5%, Exploration 14.4%, Casual 14.4%

Why You'll Like It: It combines survival-horror elements with a tense, claustrophobic narrative set in a domestic environment.

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: Horror 24.4%, Psychological Horror 22%, Walking Simulator 16.3%, Realistic 15.2%, First-Person 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: It uses a confined, public transport setting to create a sense of supernatural unease and mystery.

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: Horror 10.2%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Survival Horror 9.5%, Walking Simulator 9.4%, Narration 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror game rooted in Japanese folklore that emphasizes stealth and exorcism rituals.

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.6%, Realistic 16%, Simulation 15.6%, First-Person 11.2%, Adventure 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: This title captures the eerie isolation of working a night shift in a secluded Japanese location.

Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.

Why similar: Horror 27.1%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Survival Horror 12.3%, Dark 8.2%, Walking Simulator 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a masterclass in haunted house exploration, focusing on psychological trauma and environmental storytelling.

Hanako | 花子さん is a Japanese survival horror adventure game.

Why similar: Horror 16.7%, Survival Horror 15%, Simulation 13.1%, Realistic 10.6%, First-Person 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A school-based horror game that taps into the popular Japanese urban legend of Hanako-san.

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 15.4%, Simulation 14.3%, Adventure 8.9%, Casual 8.8%, Action 8%

Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes the search for clues in a mysterious, unsettling environment.

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

Why similar: Horror 15.6%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Psychological 9.2%, Narration 9.1%, Simulation 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the exploration of a legendary cursed location, mirroring the investigative nature of Onryo.

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 23.2%, Survival Horror 10.8%, Simulation 7.5%, Psychological Horror 7.5%, Dark 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: It brings classic Japanese urban legends to life with a retro, visceral horror aesthetic.

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

Why similar: Horror 18.6%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Psychological 12.4%, Walking Simulator 9.2%, Narration 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: It builds tension through the simple act of delivering packages to increasingly strange and dangerous locations.

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

Why similar: Horror 16.6%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Walking Simulator 15.2%, Realistic 13%, First-Person 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game explores psychological horror through the lens of modern technology and social isolation.

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

Why similar: Horror 33%, Psychological Horror 30.5%, Survival Horror 28.3%, Adventure 3.6%, Story Rich 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a grounded, thriller-based horror experience that keeps the player constantly on edge.

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 18.9%, Psychological 17.3%, Survival Horror 11.5%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Adventure 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: This title adapts traditional Japanese folklore into a chilling, atmospheric survival experience.

The Night Way Home is a Japanese survival horror game.

Why similar: Realistic 23.5%, Dark 19.9%, First-Person 16.7%, Adventure 14.5%, Puzzle 13.6%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the fear of the familiar, turning a simple walk home into a terrifying ordeal.

Ontotis is a psychological horror game crafted by a solo developer focusing on atmosphere, mystery and an engaging story. Uncover scattered clues to unveil the chilling fate of the house's residents, while encountering a mysterious humanlike figure seemingly connected to them in their haunting tale.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.2%, Psychological 13%, Horror 10.7%, Mystery 9.5%, Walking Simulator 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that emphasizes atmospheric mystery and environmental storytelling.

Classic survival horror is back! Inspired by the original Resident Evil and Alone in the Dark series, Tormented Souls modernises with a fresh twist on the fixed perspective adventure - as Caroline Walker investigates the mysterious disappearance of twin girls in a terrifying mansion-turned-hospital.

Why similar: Survival Horror 20.3%, Horror 17.5%, Psychological Horror 16%, Dark 9.4%, Puzzle 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game features classic fixed-camera survival horror puzzles that will appeal to fans of Onryo's puzzle-solving.

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 32%, Survival Horror 13.8%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Adventure 6.7%, Walking Simulator 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: While set in Thailand, it shares the same core DNA of cultural folklore-based horror and stealth-focused gameplay.

A horror game about claustrophobia. During a storm your service dog is forced down a broken sewer drain. You find the nearest sewer entrance and run in after it. Along the way you will meet others that are also stricken by abnormal or psychological fear.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.8%, Horror 20.1%, Psychological 18.8%, Survival Horror 18.1%, First-Person 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A claustrophobic, surreal horror game that excels at making the player feel trapped and hunted.

The era-defining first-person psychological horror in all its terrifying glory. All of the game’s chapters collected into one convenient package that allows you to plumb the depths of madness in pursuit of artistic revelation.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.5%, Horror 16.4%, Walking Simulator 9.7%, Dark 9.3%, Mystery 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the shifting, haunted nature of a house, similar to the environmental changes in Onryo.

You receive a cursed digital camera that captures ghosts from a strange website. The website allows you to liberate your loved ones by uploading images of their spirits using the camera. You decide to go to the nearest park where your girl was last seen.

Why similar: Horror 16.4%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Walking Simulator 15%, Realistic 12.8%, Dark 6.8%

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 21.1%, Adventure 14.1%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Indie 10.8%, Action 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A unique side-scrolling horror experience that perfectly captures the feeling of Japanese ghost stories.

『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: Horror 31.9%, Dark 14.6%, Survival Horror 11.1%, Action 10.7%, Realistic 9.9%

The Empty Eyes is a first-person psychological horror experience that immerses you in an investigation steeped in mystery. Every step inside the house brings you closer to a hidden truth, while tension mounts and fear takes root in your mind.

Why similar: Horror 16.4%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Survival Horror 13.7%, Mystery 9.6%, Dark 7.3%

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28%, Horror 23.8%, Psychological Horror 21.4%, First-Person 14.6%, Casual 12.2%

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 16%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Walking Simulator 9.6%, Simulation 9%, Psychological 8.6%

Abandoned Souls is a horror game, shown through a GoPro lens. You play as a vlogger who specializes in urban exploration.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 13.8%, Horror 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Survival Horror 11%, Realistic 9.5%

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: Psychological Horror 17.6%, Psychological 17.1%, Realistic 11.2%, Survival Horror 10.8%, Horror 9.3%

Wander through an interactive nightmare set within the confines of a once-happy household. Piece together the mystery behind a harrowing series of events while struggling to survive encounters with an entity that relentlessly stands in the way of finding absolution.

Why similar: Horror 19.5%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Walking Simulator 12.4%, Realistic 8.7%, Dark 8.3%

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: Horror 20.7%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, First-Person 12%, Mystery 9.1%, Story Rich 8.1%

MIRROR MIRROR is a first-person psychological horror game. You repeatedly find yourself in a house where you find presence of unknown entities. Go through unreal experiences in the house and uncover the secrets of your fractured mind. Experience the tension and fear in the repeating space.

Why similar: Psychological 13.3%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Horror 12.4%, Walking Simulator 12.4%, Realistic 9.9%

Unmourned is a first-person psychological horror game where Jason moves into a new house only to be haunted by escalating paranormal events. Driven by fear, he must uncover the truth behind the previous owners' disappearance. Can he solve the mystery before it's too late?

Why similar: Survival Horror 13.1%, Horror 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Walking Simulator 12.2%, Psychological 11.8%

In this story focused horror game, you are a priest! And you need to help a family with their cursed house, explore, follow your visions, find the root, and exorcize it!

Why similar: Horror 13.4%, Survival Horror 13.1%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Walking Simulator 8%, First-Person 7%

Implements of Hell is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore the mysteries, unlock the secrets, and change the outcome in a slow-paced atmospheric, and extremely horrifying experience.

Why similar: Psychological 12.7%, Walking Simulator 12.4%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Horror 10.9%, Realistic 8.1%

Armed with nothing but your camera, investigate the abandoned Gretlow House in this short, atmospheric horror game. Uncover a chilling mystery through a realistic found-footage lens.

Why similar: Horror 14.9%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Walking Simulator 12.6%, Psychological 11.9%, Realistic 11.2%

A thrilling psychological horror game. Your job is to look for anomalies in a haunted house. If you see anyhting suspicious (furniture moving, extra objects, intruders), take a photo and send a report. Includes both VR- (windows only) and non-VR (windows, mac, linux)-versions.

Why similar: Psychological 17.9%, Survival Horror 14.2%, Psychological Horror 14%, Horror 13.7%, Mystery 9.5%

Explore haunted locations with your VHS camera—but stay silent! Any noise could be your last. (Microphone required)

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18%, Simulation 14.9%, Horror 11.9%, Realistic 9.4%, Adventure 9.2%

"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: Horror 14.4%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Survival Horror 13.1%, Walking Simulator 10.4%, Dark 9.7%

Having collected information about the “unusual corpse” for your journalistic investigation, you return home from the morgue. Something is wrong... The house has changed and there is a creature wandering in it that is afraid of the camera flash. Solve puzzles to get out of the house and survive.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 14%, Horror 14%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Realistic 8.9%, Dark 8.7%

Echoes Of Dread is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore the mansion, solve puzzles, and uncover the secrets hidden within. Prepare for unexpected encounters with terrifying entities.

Why similar: Horror 17.9%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Survival Horror 13.8%, First-Person 9%, Dark 7.3%

Omitted is a first-person psychological horror game. Experience being left alone in an old hospital, discover its secrets and try to survive.

Why similar: Psychological 17.2%, Psychological Horror 14%, Horror 13.7%, Dark 8.5%, Mystery 7.6%

Explore and experience this horror story, as you embark on an ghostly adventure unlike anything you have played before. Come face-to-face with terror itself as you look for your missing sister.

Why similar: Simulation 19.5%, Horror 18.9%, Adventure 11.3%, Walking Simulator 11.3%, Action 10.8%

Try to escape with your life in a first-person survival horror adventure. Play through the eyes of four distinct characters as you evade and confront terrifying ghosts, unravel mind-bending puzzles, and unearth a sinister conspiracy…

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.5%, Survival Horror 14.2%, Mystery 14.2%, Walking Simulator 12.7%, Horror 9.9%

Mists of Aiden is a first-person story driven horror game. You play as a thief trapped in an eerie mansion. Each choice can open a new mystery of the house and lead to a unique walkthrough and ending. Uncover final secret of the house. Uncover your own secrets.

Why similar: Horror 24.1%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Walking Simulator 9.8%, Adventure 8.5%, Mystery 7.2%

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: Horror 16.7%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Survival Horror 12%, Mystery 9.2%, Walking Simulator 9%

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

Why similar: Horror 18.9%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Walking Simulator 16.7%, Simulation 13.3%, Adventure 8.7%

Left Alone plunges you into a first-person psychological horror journey, where darkness and memories intertwine. As secrets emerge from shadows, use your wits to solve puzzles and explore haunting, forgotten locations. Every step echoes with the past; can you face the truths that await?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 12.9%, Horror 11%, Psychological 11%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Survival Horror 8.1%

A slow-burning, psychological horror walking sim set in a haunted Japanese neighborhood.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.5%, Horror 14.8%, Walking Simulator 14.5%, Simulation 12%, Mystery 10.4%

The year is 1998. Step into the shoes of a real estate agent, tasked with photographing a seemingly ordinary house for an upcoming sale. Explore the environment, use your camera to take pictur-- wait, what’s that in the last photo?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.3%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Horror 16.2%, Mystery 12.6%, Exploration 8.2%

Oujia: Rumors provides a first-person thriller-horror survival experience taking in a haunted house. The fictional storyline is set to raise awareness against rumors. The wise do not buy rumors, do you?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.3%, Simulation 13.4%, Horror 11.1%, Adventure 9%, Psychological Horror 8.1%

Cursed Bet is a horror game where you play from a body camera perspective. Enter the abandoned preschool, the subject of terrible rumors, in the midnight. Struggle the cursed doll Ebeleen as you investigate the school's dark past. Will you be able to destroy him and his curse?

Why similar: Horror 15.2%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Dark 10.2%, Survival Horror 10.2%, Mystery 9%