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

Why similar: Psychedelic 20.2%, Cinematic 17.3%, 1990's 15.5%, Hidden Object 15.1%, Realistic 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: This title excels at building slow-burn tension through repetitive, everyday tasks in a realistic Japanese setting.

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

Why similar: Realistic 26%, First-Person 22.9%, Atmospheric 20.9%, Adventure 16.7%, Puzzle 13.5%

Why You'll Like It: It perfectly mirrors the mundane-job-turned-nightmare formula found in The Night Way Home.

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

Why similar: 1990's 25.3%, Dark Fantasy 15.6%, Realistic 14.8%, Dark 12.5%, First-Person 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: It utilizes the same claustrophobic, isolated atmosphere that makes the seed game so effective.

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

Why similar: 1990's 29.5%, Atmospheric 26.9%, Realistic 19.4%, 3D 14.3%, Adventure 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the modern, relatable horror of digital life and stalking, similar to the themes in the seed game.

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

Why similar: Psychedelic 20%, Cinematic 17%, 1990's 13.7%, Minimalist 11.5%, Realistic 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a similar narrative-driven horror experience set within a confined, eerie workplace.

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

Why similar: 1980s 20.6%, 1990's 17.6%, Dark Fantasy 11.3%, Realistic 11.1%, First-Person 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the feeling of being watched in a lonely, professional environment during the late hours.

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: Hidden Object 33.5%, Realistic 31.8%, First-Person 13.6%, 3D 10%, Atmospheric 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a highly atmospheric, liminal space experience that emphasizes observation and subtle environmental storytelling.

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

Why similar: Dark Humor 21.9%, Dark Fantasy 20.8%, Adventure 16.6%, First-Person 15.9%, Atmospheric 13.4%

Why You'll Like It: Features the same first-person, walking-simulator style gameplay centered on a specific, mundane job.

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

Why similar: 3D 78%, Adventure 22%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers a tense, cinematic survival horror experience with a focus on psychological distress.

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

Why similar: Hidden Object 100%

Why You'll Like It: Combines time-management mechanics with the creeping dread of a domestic, isolated setting.

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: Adventure 27.9%, First-Person 25.2%, Puzzle 23.6%, Atmospheric 23.4%

Why You'll Like It: Explores the horror of domestic life and the feeling of something being 'off' in your own home.

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

Why similar: First-Person 37.6%, Adventure 35.6%, Atmospheric 26.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the exploration of urban legends and cursed locations with a distinct lo-fi aesthetic.

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: Adventure 36.8%, Realistic 21%, First-Person 17%, Puzzle 15.6%, Atmospheric 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: Centers on the investigation of haunted apartments, matching the seed game's interest in Japanese supernatural phenomena.

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

Why similar: Minimalist 20.7%, Puzzle 20.4%, First-Person 19.6%, Realistic 17.5%, 3D 13.2%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in liminal space horror that relies on noticing subtle anomalies in a repetitive environment.

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: Dark 23.8%, First-Person 20.4%, Realistic 17.1%, Puzzle 14%, Atmospheric 12.7%

Why You'll Like It: A classic urban legend horror game that shares the same roots in Japanese school-setting dread.

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: First-Person 37.4%, Adventure 35%, Atmospheric 27.6%

Why You'll Like It: Adapts classic Japanese folklore into a terrifying, atmospheric survival horror experience.

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: Third Person 36.2%, Hidden Object 29.8%, 3D 18%, Atmospheric 16%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential Japanese indie horror game about walking home through a surreal, dangerous neighborhood.

A local news team breaks into an abandoned house to chase a salacious ghost story... until a MANIAC chases them! ...VHS era 80's slasher. PS1 style survival horror!

Why similar: 1980s 40.2%, Cinematic 16%, Minimalist 12.7%, Third Person 11.2%, Realistic 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a retro, PS1-style horror experience that captures the same gritty, low-poly tension as the seed game.

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: First-Person 27.6%, Adventure 19.6%, Puzzle 18.4%, Atmospheric 17.4%, Dark 17.1%

Why You'll Like It: A high-quality atmospheric horror game that shares the same focus on stealth and environmental storytelling.

In the summer of 2008. The main character, at the request of followers, goes to Russia to explore the abandoned camp "Yunost". Locals say that this place is inhabited by restless souls. This will need to be checked.

Why similar: Cinematic 32.8%, Realistic 18.7%, Dark 15.8%, First-Person 13.2%, Atmospheric 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: Features a strong VHS-style aesthetic and a focus on narrative-driven, psychological horror in an isolated location.

Can you escape the home of a cannibal serial killer? It's only a matter of time until you're dinner!

Why similar: 1980s 37%, 1990's 29.9%, Puzzle 13.1%, First-Person 11.1%, Atmospheric 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Combines stealth-based gameplay with a terrifying, claustrophobic atmosphere.

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: Adventure 46.7%, Dark 27.9%, Atmospheric 25.4%

Why You'll Like It: Uses a unique side-scrolling perspective to deliver intense, repetitive, and psychological Japanese horror.

The year is 1990. It’s been two years since the mysterious disappearance of Edward Crow and the abrupt closure of his theme park, Crow Country. But your arrival has broken the silence, Mara Forest. If you want answers, you’ll have to venture deep into the darkness of Crow Country to find them…

Why similar: 1990's 46%, Third Person 22.2%, Stylized 18.5%, Puzzle 13.2%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled survival horror game that emphasizes exploration and atmosphere over pure combat.

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: Dark 35.1%, First-Person 23.4%, Realistic 18.9%, Atmospheric 14.4%, Adventure 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: An intense psychological horror game that masterfully explores the terror of a haunted domestic space.

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: Dark 32.6%, First-Person 22.3%, Puzzle 20.9%, Atmospheric 14.6%, Adventure 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: Uses a camera-based mechanic to solve puzzles and uncover supernatural threats in a confined setting.

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: First-Person 36.1%, Atmospheric 35.7%, Stylized 28.2%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply psychological, claustrophobic horror game that emphasizes exploration and surreal imagery.

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

Why similar: Psychedelic 16.4%, Cinematic 14.5%, 1980s 13.3%, Realistic 11.5%, 1990's 10.8%

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: Dark Comedy 18.5%, 1990's 15%, Realistic 11.5%, Stylized 9%, Puzzle 8.9%

A first-person psychological horror game set in the remote countryside of South Korea in the 1990s. Over the course of just three days, you will encounter a series of mysterious events and come face-to-face with an unseen, encroaching threat

Why similar: 1990's 43.3%, Dark 22.2%, First-Person 16%, 3D 9.8%, Adventure 8.8%

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

Why similar: Psychedelic 28.1%, Hidden Object 23.3%, Realistic 12.9%, Puzzle 10.9%, First-Person 9.4%

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

Why similar: Hidden Object 54.4%, First-Person 24.3%, Cute 21.3%

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

Why similar: Adventure 40.8%, First-Person 26.5%, Atmospheric 18.4%, Puzzle 14.3%

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 23.2%, 1980s 21.5%, Realistic 12.9%, Puzzle 11.2%, Dark 9.4%

Scrap hunting season has gone wrong, VHS slasher survival horror.

Why similar: 1980s 34.4%, Cinematic 25.1%, Atmospheric 13.8%, 3D 10.9%, Third Person 8.5%

『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 45.4%, Dark 18.2%, Realistic 12.6%, First-Person 12.2%, 3D 11.6%

"Peaceful days full of curses" A heartwarming horror game about exploring in a mysterious company housing and living with a ghost for 7 days

Why similar: Dark Comedy 43.5%, Hidden Object 31.1%, Realistic 6.6%, Dark 5.5%, First-Person 5%

"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: 1980s 25.9%, Dark 21.3%, Realistic 19.3%, First-Person 14.4%, Atmospheric 10.6%

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: Third Person 22.7%, Dark 14.8%, Cute 13.5%, 1990's 13.3%, Stylized 10.3%

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

Why similar: Cinematic 40.9%, Realistic 25.5%, Adventure 20.2%, 3D 13.3%

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: Realistic 23.3%, Dark 20.4%, First-Person 16.4%, Adventure 14.4%, Puzzle 13.5%

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: 1990's 18.1%, 1980s 15.1%, Hidden Object 14.3%, Realistic 12.8%, Dark Fantasy 7.8%

"Night Nite" is a horror comedy adventure game set in modern times. One day, mysterious events begin to unfold around you. What could be the true identity behind these occurrences?

Why similar: Comedy 30.7%, Cute 20.3%, First-Person 16%, 3D 12.2%, Adventure 11.8%

A horror game that tests your wits, courage and dark sense of humor. Solve puzzles to survive in a world full of dark secrets, but beware - there could be something waiting around every corner!

Why similar: Dark Humor 32.7%, Hidden Object 23.5%, Realistic 17.1%, Atmospheric 9%, First-Person 9%

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

Why similar: Dark Fantasy 37.2%, Puzzle 25.2%, Cute 22.7%, Atmospheric 14.9%

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: Dark 21.5%, Puzzle 20.3%, First-Person 19.8%, Atmospheric 14.5%, Adventure 13%

"Way back home" is a 2D horizontal board horror puzzle game. It takes the Republic of China period from 1905 to 1926 as the background of the times. With a large number of exquisite original paintings, rich playing methods, excellent music and dubbing, delicate script and narrative game style, it creates a strong historical...

Why similar: Puzzle 50.1%, Atmospheric 33.7%, Adventure 16.2%

The Death | Thần Trùng is a Viet Nam psychological horror adventure game made by three Vietnamese people from a tiny indie studio. The game takes place in Hanoi city in 2022.

Why similar: Realistic 23.3%, Puzzle 18%, First-Person 14.7%, Comedy 11.3%, Adventure 9.3%

Silent Nights - A short horror game with realistic graphics, touching storyline and scary moments.

Why similar: Cinematic 35.1%, Dark 17.4%, Realistic 15.5%, Atmospheric 11.1%, First-Person 11%

"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 49.6%, Realistic 20.6%, 3D 14.4%, Atmospheric 6.1%, Dark 5%

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: 1990's 32.9%, Psychedelic 19%, Realistic 13.1%, First-Person 11.3%, Cinematic 8.6%

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: Dark 27.8%, First-Person 22.3%, Puzzle 18.7%, Atmospheric 18.3%, Adventure 12.9%

A large brown shadow lurks in the abandoned factory; the night hides her form.Something terrifyingly massive is concealed within this town.I think of her, and of the days I can never go back to.“KUMASAMA” is a horror adventure set in the present day.

Why similar: Adventure 24.2%, Comedy 22.2%, Cute 17.8%, First-Person 16.4%, 3D 13.1%

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: Hidden Object 32.3%, Realistic 30%, Dark 24.3%, Atmospheric 13.4%

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: Cute 52.7%, Adventure 33.9%, Atmospheric 13.4%

Paranormal Night Shift is an observation and spot the anomaly game set in a haunted house in the 1980s.

Why similar: 1980s 33.7%, Hidden Object 21.7%, Realistic 14.6%, Puzzle 13.5%, Dark 5.3%

振り返らずに帰るだけのアンリアルホラーアドベンチャー

Why similar: Dark 37.2%, First-Person 32.1%, Adventure 30.7%

The Holiday Story is an indie horror game about Christmas and New Year, set in the 80s.

Why similar: 1980s 24.4%, Cinematic 24.1%, Realistic 13.2%, First-Person 9.9%, Dark 9.4%

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: First-Person 33.4%, Cute 29.2%, 3D 18%, Atmospheric 12.9%, Adventure 6.5%

A dimly lit room, her first time stay home.... Do you gently watch over little Anna? Or....

Why similar: Hidden Object 45.5%, Cute 24.5%, Comedy 22.4%, Adventure 7.7%