- #1 [Chilla's Art] The Closing Shift | 閉店事件
97% matchVery Positive88% of 3,053 reviews2022
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
The Closing Shift | 閉店事件 is a Japanese horror game about a girl on a closing shift.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.8%, Hidden Object 21.6%, Immersive Sim 21.3%, FPS 19.3%, Exploration 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the same signature job-simulation horror loop where mundane tasks are interrupted by escalating psychological tension.
- #2 [Chilla's Art] The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件
96% matchVery Positive83% of 3,184 reviews2020
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件 is a J-horror game about a college girl on a night shift.
Why similar: Horror 77.4%, Exploration 13.7%, Casual 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: This title is a foundational example of the Japanese convenience store horror subgenre that heavily influenced the gameplay style of The Caregiver.
- #3 [Chilla's Art] Night Security | 夜間警備
95% matchVery Positive89% of 946 reviews2023
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Night Security | 夜間警備 is a Japanese psychological horror game about night security.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 50.4%, Horror 38.2%, Casual 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: The game perfectly captures the isolation of a night shift worker tasked with monitoring a building while strange events unfold.
- #4 [Chilla's Art] Parasocial | パラソーシャル
94% matchVery Positive94% of 1,621 reviews2023
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Parasocial | パラソーシャル is a Japanese horror game about a live streamer.
Why similar: Horror 47.4%, Immersive Sim 31.8%, Investigation 14.6%, Exploration 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: It explores the dark side of modern digital life with the same slow-burn, first-person psychological horror found in The Caregiver.
- #5 [Chilla's Art] The Karaoke | ヒトカラ🎤
94% matchVery Positive82% of 678 reviews2023
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 67%
The Karaoke | ヒトカラ is a Japanese horror game about a high school girl at a Karaoke.
Why similar: Survival Horror 60.6%, Horror 39.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at turning a familiar, confined public space into a terrifying environment through subtle environmental storytelling.
- #6 [Chilla's Art] Night Delivery | 例外配達
93% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,311 reviews2021
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Night Delivery | 例外配達 is a psychological Japanese horror adventure game.
Why similar: Horror 65%, Exploration 17.5%, Casual 17.4%
Why You'll Like It: The game focuses on the unsettling nature of routine tasks performed in a dark, atmospheric urban setting.
- #7 [Chilla's Art] The Kidnap | 誘拐事件
92% matchVery Positive84% of 537 reviews2023
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The Kidnap | 誘拐事件 is a Japanese horror game about a kidnapping incident.
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.9%, Immersive Sim 21.9%, Investigation 21.9%, Horror 18.6%, Stealth 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: It maintains the high-stakes, narrative-driven psychological horror that defines the developer's most intense titles.
- #8 Fears to Fathom - Home Alone
91% matchVery Positive90% of 10,232 reviews2021
Dev: Rayll
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 14%
Fears to Fathom is an episodic psychological horror game where each episode unveils a short story narrated by the ones who survived.
Why similar: Horror 58.8%, Interactive Fiction 22%, Exploration 12.3%, Casual 7%
Why You'll Like It: This episodic horror game shares the realistic, grounded approach to fear and the feeling of being watched in one's own home.
- #9 [Chilla's Art] The Radio Station | 深夜放送
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 485 reviews2021
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 70%
The Radio Station | 深夜放送 is a Japanese psychological horror game.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 37.8%, Immersive Sim 36.9%, Exploration 16.7%, Casual 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This title emphasizes the eerie feeling of being alone in a workplace at night, mirroring the core experience of The Caregiver.
- #10 [Chilla's Art] Shinkansen 0 | 新幹線 0号
90% matchVery Positive86% of 1,085 reviews2024
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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 32.1%, Horror 22.5%, Immersive Sim 21%, Hidden Object 19.2%, Casual 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a unique, claustrophobic horror experience set on a Japanese train that relies on observation and psychological tension.
- #11 Fears to Fathom - Ironbark Lookout
89% matchVery Positive92% of 5,734 reviews2023
Dev: Rayll Studios
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Jack Nelson, a 24-year-old fire lookout, transferred to a new outpost. As he settled into his new home, he couldn't shake the feeling that something was off, little did he know what was transpiring down in Ironbark State Park.
Why similar: Horror 41.5%, Driving 35.2%, Exploration 18.4%, Casual 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a similar sense of isolation and job-based anxiety as you manage a fire lookout tower while being stalked by an unseen presence.
- #12 The Exit 8
89% matchVery Positive93% of 10,306 reviews2023
Dev: KOTAKE CREATEPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 58%
You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".
Why similar: Immersive Sim 45.1%, Horror 28.2%, Exploration 20.8%, Casual 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the liminal, repetitive horror of Japanese urban spaces that fans of Chilla's Art will find immediately familiar.
- #13 [Chilla's Art] Stigmatized Property | 事故物件
88% matchVery Positive80% of 1,343 reviews2019
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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 68.1%, Casual 21.4%, Exploration 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game explores the Japanese concept of haunted real estate with a focus on investigation and atmospheric horror.
- #14 [Chilla's Art] The Night Way Home | 帰り道
87% matchMixed66% of 300 reviews2021
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
The Night Way Home is a Japanese survival horror game.
Why similar: Hidden Object 100%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the psychological fear of walking through familiar streets that have become distorted and dangerous.
- #15 [Chilla's Art] The Ghost Train | 幽霊列車
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 651 reviews2020
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
The Ghost Train | 幽霊列車 is a psychological train horror game.
Why similar: Programming 32.1% ★, Driving 19.6%, Hidden Object 13.9%, Immersive Sim 13.9%, Survival 9%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a short, punchy horror experience that relies on environmental storytelling and a sense of entrapment.
- #16 [Chilla's Art] Hanako | 花子さん
86% matchMostly Positive73% of 249 reviews2020
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Hanako | 花子さん is a Japanese survival horror adventure game.
Why similar: Runner 15.1%, Investigation 12.6%, Stealth 12.3%, Hidden Object 10.5%, Survival Horror 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: It brings a famous Japanese school ghost story to life with the developer's signature retro-horror aesthetic.
- #17 [Chilla's Art] Inunaki Tunnel | 犬鳴トンネル
85% matchMostly Positive77% of 603 reviews2019
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Inunaki tunnel (or Inunaki village) is a famous Japanese horror spot where people have been killed or burnt to death.
Why similar: Horror 63%, Exploration 20.9%, Casual 16.1%
Why You'll Like It: The game is based on a famous Japanese urban legend and delivers a similar sense of dread through environmental exploration.
- #18 [Chilla's Art] Jisatsu | 自撮
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 604 reviews2023
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Jisatsu | 自撮 is a Japanese found footage mockumentary horror game.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 44.3%, Horror 30.8%, Exploration 16.5%, Casual 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title experiments with realistic, modern horror elements that feel grounded and deeply unsettling.
- #19 Stay Out of the House
82% matchVery Positive95% of 1,761 reviews2022
Dev: Puppet Combo
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Can you escape the home of a cannibal serial killer? It's only a matter of time until you're dinner!
Why similar: Survival Horror 30.7%, Stealth 28.5%, Immersive Sim 23.5%, Horror 17.3%
Why You'll Like It: It utilizes a distinct VHS aesthetic and stealth-based gameplay to create a terrifying, immersive-sim horror experience.
- #20 [Chilla's Art] Missing Children | 行方不明
83% matchVery Positive84% of 615 reviews2020
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 1.4 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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 50.9%, Casual 23.6%, Open World 15.4%, Exploration 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: The game combines investigation mechanics with a dark, psychological narrative that fits the Chilla's Art style perfectly.
- #21 [Chilla's Art] Onryo | 怨霊
84% matchMixed54% of 186 reviews2020
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
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 35.7%, Survival Horror 35.5%, Exploration 14.4%, Casual 14.4%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a classic Japanese ghost story experience with a focus on exploration and survival in a haunted house.
- #22 [Chilla's Art] Aka Manto | 赤マント
82% matchVery Positive88% of 1,149 reviews2019
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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 46.5%, Survival Horror 35.2%, Exploration 11.9%, Casual 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: It leans into the slasher-horror side of Japanese urban legends with a high-tension, chase-heavy gameplay loop.
- #23 The Boba Teashop
78% matchVery Positive94% of 1,170 reviews2025
Dev: Mike Ten
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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: Immersive Sim 33.4%, Horror 32.1%, Management 28.7%, Casual 5.7%
- #24 Visage
80% matchVery Positive84% of 10,620 reviews2020
Dev: SadSquare Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 53.5%, Survival Horror 39.5%, Exploration 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: It is a premier psychological horror game that masterfully uses a house setting to build overwhelming dread and tension.
- #25 The Bathhouse | 地獄銭湯 Restored Edition
78% matchVery Positive91% of 1,256 reviews2024
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The Bathhouse | 地獄銭湯 Remake is a Japanese horror game that revolves around working at a bathhouse. A complete revamp of the original bathhouse.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 52.7%, Horror 36.8%, Casual 10.5%
- #26 [Chilla's Art] Okaeri | おかえり
81% matchMixed66% of 778 reviews2019
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 48 min≥1hr: 15%
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 63.5%, Exploration 21.4%, Casual 15%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the domestic horror of a family home, creating a sense of unease through subtle changes in the environment.
- #27 [Chilla's Art] Yuki Onna | 雪女
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 201 reviews2020
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 48%
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 43.2%, Survival Horror 42.6%, Exploration 14.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game adapts a classic Japanese folktale into a modern, atmospheric horror experience with a distinct visual style.
- #28 I'm on Observation Duty
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,187 reviews2019
Dev: Notovia
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
As an employee of a mysterious organization your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies using your sharp eyes and good memory. Can you survive the entire night shift or will you succumb into paranoia?
Why similar: Horror 69.8%, Hidden Object 30.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the core mechanic of monitoring a location for anomalies, which is a key component of the tension in The Caregiver.
- #29 Home Sweet Home
79% matchVery Positive87% of 3,748 reviews2017
Dev: YGGDRAZIL GROUP CO.,LTD
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 58.8%, Survival Horror 41.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game features intense stealth and puzzle-solving mechanics set within a terrifying, culturally specific horror environment.
- #30 Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 644 reviews2025
Dev: SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENT
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 39.7%, Horror 25.7%, Exploration 17.8%, Stealth 16.8%
- #31 Japan Stigmatized Property -日本事故物件監視協会-
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 343 reviews2025
Dev: 日本事故物件監視協会
Windows · Mac
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 30.7%, Immersive Sim 24.7%, Survival Horror 17.1%, Hidden Object 15.1%, Horror 9%
- #32 Care
76% matchVery Positive96% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: The Pocket Dimension
Windows
Care is an atmospheric first person horror game with puzzle elements, where your choices have consequences. Be observant with your surroundings and unravel the horrific secrets that hide within these walls.
Why similar: Investigation 28.8%, Interactive Fiction 25.6%, Horror 18.4%, Immersive Sim 18.3%, Exploration 9%
- #33 家屋探索 -Japanese House Exploration-
75% matchVery Positive96% of 124 reviews2024
Dev: Sealio
Windows
『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: FPS 33.5%, Hidden Object 31.9%, Horror 22.1%, Survival Horror 12.4%
- #34 A.I.L.A
74% matchVery Positive84% of 1,218 reviews2025
Dev: Pulsatrix StudiosPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A.I.L.A is a first-person horror game set in a near-future filled with immersive technology. Play as the sole game tester for a revolutionary new fictional AI. Survive intense horror experiences that prey on your deepest fears as the lines between virtual and reality begin to blur…
Why similar: Survival Horror 61.1%, Horror 38.9%
- #35 The Rotting Man | 悪臭男
76% matchMixed62% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: RAYBIS GAMES
Windows
The Rotting Man | 悪臭男 is a psychological horror game that depicts a protagonist working as a clerk in a Japanese internet café.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.6%, Immersive Sim 28.5%, Horror 26.3%, Hidden Object 11%, Casual 5.6%
- #36 MiSide
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 136,956 reviews2024
Dev: AIHASTOPub: IndieArk
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 21.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Let's imagine that you have a game in which you care for a character. But could you imagine one day getting into that game yourself?
Why similar: Horror 100%
- #37 Dread Flats
73% matchVery Positive85% of 1,372 reviews2025
Dev: Ghostcase
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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: Survival Horror 25.4%, Stealth 24.2%, Horror 21.8%, Investigation 19.6%, Exploration 9.1%
- #38 Hollow Cocoon
73% matchVery Positive92% of 886 reviews2023
Dev: NAYUTA STUDIO
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
"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 34.6%, Survival Horror 33.2%, Horror 22.6%, Exploration 9.6%
- #39 Don't Be Afraid
75% matchVery Positive83% of 944 reviews2020
Dev: Limo GamesPub: Eneida Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Don't Be Afraid is an adventure horror game, that allows you to personate a boy, kidnapped by a psychopath. You have to survive, escape and find out how you were kidnapped. Exploring the gigantic, mysterious house of your torturer, you will soon reveal many secrets, hidden inside it’s walls…
Why similar: Survival Horror 36%, Survival 25.8%, Horror 24.2%, Exploration 14%
- #40 The Maid
72% matchVery Positive82% of 165 reviews2025
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Maid is a first-person psychological horror and mystery game that focuses on creating fear and tension in the player.
Why similar: Survival Horror 40.6%, Horror 33.3%, Exploration 26%
- #41 Mirror Forge
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 179 reviews2022
Dev: MystiveDevPub: DreadXP
Windows
Mirror Forge is a first-person psychological survival horror game. Roam between realities of fear, madness & machinery. Solve puzzles, explore an atmospheric world, survive horrifying entities.
Why similar: Survival Horror 38.5%, Survival 25.8%, Horror 24.6%, Exploration 11.1%
- #42 The Sushi Bar | 寿司バー
73% matchMixed54% of 65 reviews2024
Dev: KM Studios
Windows
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 32%, FPS 26.4%, Horror 23.5%, Exploration 13.2%, Casual 5%
- #43 The Sinking Forest - 沈んだ森 -
72% matchMostly Positive80% of 64 reviews2024
Dev: @TonyDevGamePub: indie.io
Windows
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 40.5%, Horror 23.7%, Survival 23.1%, Exploration 12.8%
- #44 Dream Cage
71% matchMixed67% of 268 reviews2025
Dev: Hitori De Productions
Windows
Robert battles early Alzheimer's and nightly sleep paralysis. Each night reveals fragments of his past. Uncover the truth and help him solve the mysteries haunting his mind.
Why similar: Hidden Object 25.7%, Stealth 24%, Immersive Sim 22.4%, Horror 17%, Exploration 10.9%
- #45 Akai Onna
70% matchVery Positive87% of 227 reviews2024
Dev: Yamoto
Windows
Akai Onna | 赤い女 is a psychological J-horror game featuring a student.
Why similar: Horror 54%, Immersive Sim 28.4%, Casual 17.6%
- #46 Blue Maiden
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 65 reviews2023
Dev: Blusagi Team
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A slow-burning, psychological horror walking sim set in a haunted Japanese neighborhood.
Why similar: Hidden Object 42.2%, Horror 34%, Exploration 23.8%
- #47 Saiko no sutoka
69% matchVery Positive92% of 3,709 reviews2021
Dev: Habupain
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 61.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 58.5%, Survival Horror 38.7%, Casual 2.9%
- #48 MOTHER
70% matchVery Positive88% of 450 reviews2020
Dev: Anya Segarane
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
MOTHER is a first-person psychological horror game about protecting your children while descending deeper & deeper into madness. Defend them at all costs. Be careful, because their death is permanent!
Why similar: Horror 47%, Survival Horror 40%, Survival 13%
- #49 Gift Collector [ギフトコレクター]
67% matchVery Positive83% of 145 reviews2024
Dev: Notex
Windows
Gift Collector [ギフトコレクター] - this is a New Year's horror game from the first person, in the Japanese style and genre of walking simulator. Collect gifts and make the kids happy on New Year's Eve. But don't forget that Midnight is a time of miracles!
Why similar: Horror 60.1%, Exploration 39.9%
- #50 Silent Nights
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 210 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Silent Nights - A short horror game with realistic graphics, touching storyline and scary moments.
Why similar: Survival Horror 52.7%, Horror 34.4%, Exploration 12.9%
- #51 White Room Protocol
67% matchMostly Positive80% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Lefto Studio
Windows
A psychological first-person horror game where you enter a memory-erasing protocol and relive a trauma. Uncover dark secrets, and experience fear through immersive atmosphere.
Why similar: FPS 50.8%, Horror 49.2%
- #52 Overcome Your Fears - Caretaker
66% matchMostly Positive76% of 140 reviews2025
Dev: markuwaaaaa
Windows
Steve Jackson, a 19-year-old high schooler, is looking after a friends house and encounters eerie events in a small town. Dive into the dark mystery of the events you unwittingly became a part of. Will you be able to uncover the truth?
Why similar: Investigation 46.2%, Horror 42.3%, Casual 11.6%
- #53 A taste of home
65% matchVery Positive94% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: KuroGameMaker
Windows
"A taste of home" is a short 3D exploration horror game set in the Japanese countryside.
Why similar: FPS 38.5%, Horror 34.8%, Stealth 26.7%
- #54 The Chaput's Baby
68% matchVery Positive85% of 73 reviews2022
Dev: Gundes
Windows
The Chaput Baby is a first-person horror game. Play as Samantha, hired to care for the Chaput family's baby. Take on a babysitting night in a former church as you unravel deep secrets about one of the oldest families in the city.
Why similar: Survival Horror 46.4%, Horror 34.7%, Survival 18.9%
- #55 HOMESICKNESS
66% matchVery Positive96% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: jnity
Windows
HOMESICKNESS is a point-&-click psychological horror indie game exploring the nuances of nostalgia. Play as Theo, trapped in CHILDREEF’s daycare, descending floor by floor; surviving the remnants of time. Use the Kids' multi-tool, listen to obscure tapes, and make your way to the lot. She's waiting.
Why similar: Horror 41.6%, Exploration 38.9%, Survival Horror 19.4%
- #56 マカブルの残党: Remnants of the Macabre
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Starpixel Studios
Windows
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 33.1%, Immersive Sim 29.9%, Exploration 14.6%, Horror 13.9%, Casual 8.6%
- #57 Midnight Prowl
68% matchMixed65% of 73 reviews2023
Dev: Yamoto
Windows
Midnight Prowl is a horror exploration game set in a Japanese town, where you will experience the horror that takes place there.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 29.9%, Horror 27.8%, Hidden Object 27.6%, Casual 14.8%
- #58 PAGER
64% matchVery Positive88% of 124 reviews2025
Dev: bilge
Windows
You are wetware, working a mysterious job.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 44.9%, Horror 33.4%, Exploration 21.8%