- #1 Out Of Hands
96% matchVery Positive94% of 1,533 reviews2025
Dev: Game River
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Out of Hands is a bizarre card-based adventure game that blends video-collage graphics with gripping psychological horror. Will you seek the truth lurking in this wicked, warped world—and can you bear its weight? Misty memories threaten to tear you apart, contorting you into a being... Out of Hands.
Why similar: Surreal 29.2%, Card Game 25.1%, Multiple Endings 15.5%, Stylized 13.3%, RPG 6.7%
- #2 Threads of Karma
97% matchMixed54% of 72 reviews2025
Dev: 萝卜不长毛线公司Pub: Hawthorn Games
Windows
Lin Yue'an embarks on a journey home, but unsettling events soon disrupt her ordinary life. Strange dreams, lost memories, and eerie occurrences lead her to uncover hidden truths. Can she trace everything back to its true origin and escape the net of fate that has already been woven around her?
Why similar: Surreal 34.5%, Stylized 18.2%, Puzzle 13.4%, Story Rich 11.8%, RPG 9.2%
- #3 Insight
96% matchVery Positive88% of 73 reviews2024
Dev: GravelRoadPub: PaperPixel Games
Windows
Insight is a single-player horror story game shrouded in mystery. You'll take control of different characters to solve crimes and unveil the dark secrets behind them.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.2%, Surreal 17.3%, Detective 17%, Story Rich 9.9%, Psychological 8.9%
- #4 7 Days
95% matchVery Positive99% of 103 reviews2025
Dev: Daver The DavePub: IC Industries
Windows
Step into a world where dreams and reality mix. You find yourself in a dream-like world, and explore a different traumatic experience each day. Your choice determines if the boy accepts these moments and moves on, or stays in the past.
Why similar: Surreal 32.1%, Psychological 19.2%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, Story Rich 10.4%, Puzzle 6.6%
- #5 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
93% matchVery Positive93% of 22,293 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Why similar: Psychological 25.5%, Surreal 19.1%, Multiple Endings 18.9%, Story Rich 12.3%, Psychological Horror 9%
- #6 Occlude
94% matchVery Positive86% of 427 reviews2025
Dev: Tributary GamesPub: Pantaloon
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Occlude is a ritual disguised as Solitaire; a cosmic-horror card game where the rules are obscured and reality is at stake. Play through cryptic challenges to reveal forbidden lore in this singleplayer narrative puzzle game for the terminally curious. Don’t worry; you can always start over.
Why similar: Card Game 44.7%, Surreal 29.2%, Puzzle 14.2%, Stylized 5.3%, Story Rich 5.1%
- #7 Hitchhiker - A Mystery Game
94% matchMostly Positive71% of 230 reviews2021
Dev: Mad About PandasPub: Versus Evil
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Hitchhiker is a mystery game set along lost highways, where your goal is to solve the puzzle of your own backstory.
Why similar: Surreal 29.2%, Psychological 28.1%, Story Rich 20.6%, First-Person 8.6%, Puzzle 6.4%
- #8 Decarnation
91% matchVery Positive87% of 1,131 reviews2023
Dev: Atelier QDBPub: Shiro Unlimited
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Where do you run to when your demons reside within you? Decarnation is a pixel art adventure/action puzzle game with a horrific story inspired by some of the most influential films and novels in the genre. Dive into a breathtaking thriller where nightmares and dreams intertwine…
Why similar: Surreal 36.7%, Lovecraftian 26%, Puzzle 11.5%, Story Rich 9.3%, Psychological Horror 5.5%
- #9 Aimi
92% matchVery Positive81% of 121 reviews2020
Dev: Toasty
Windows · Mac
Memories swirl all around you...Or are these memories? Familiar faces and places you think you remember but somehow now seem so different. Why are you here? Where is here?
Why similar: Psychological 27.6%, Surreal 27.1%, Story Rich 12.9%, Puzzle 10.5%, Psychological Horror 7.4%
- #10 Anomalies Detective
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 76 reviews2024
Dev: ChenGame
Windows
A psychological horror game with a chapter-based plot, thriller and unusual elements! You are a novice paranormal detective, exploring secrets and finding ways to escape in an infinite loop of scenes. Many unusual things happen during this process, as if some strange force wants to devour you...
Why similar: Multiple Endings 45%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Exploration 14.6%, First-Person 13.5%, Indie 6.6%
- #11 and yet, we dream
90% matchVery Positive92% of 52 reviews2026
Dev: arda bolat
Windows · Mac · Linux
a psychological visual novel where you investigate the souls of the dead. spend time with them, analyze their past, file reports to decide their eternal fate.
Why similar: Psychological 42.2%, Multiple Endings 24.7%, Story Rich 13.3%, RPG 6.9%, Exploration 4.8%
- #12 The Horror at Highrook
89% matchVery Positive90% of 492 reviews2025
Dev: Nullpointer Games
Windows
The Horror at Highrook is an occult card crafting narrative RPG. Explore a haunted mansion with your team of investigators, summon dark entities, craft powerful protections, uncover the fate of the missing family, and choose your own path through the darkness.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.3%, Card Game 32.9%, Story Rich 10.3%, Stylized 8.8%, RPG 6.6%
- #13 Confabulation
89% matchVery Positive91% of 105 reviews2023
Dev: Authogin
Windows
Your memory is fading. Things around your home keep changing; they are not what they appear to be. Find what is wrong, take pictures to restore your memory. Try to remember. Learn what you have forgotten, learn what has happened. It is not what it seems to be.
Why similar: Surreal 45%, Puzzle 18.5%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, First-Person 9.8%, Indie 6.5%
- #14 The NOexistenceN of Morphean Paradox : The Forest of Silver Shallots
88% matchMixed70% of 2,114 reviews2026
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 53%
You awaken in the Forest of Silver Shallots, setting out to uncover the secret of the Morphean Paradox. Above, factions weave their schemes; below, the black mist hides a swelling undercurrent. Time never stands still, and truth wears many faces. Not everyone can return to their fate…
Why similar: Psychological 33.8%, Multiple Endings 21.3%, Story Rich 15.6%, Stylized 12.6%, RPG 8.7%
- #15 Inscryption
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 148,820 reviews2021
Dev: Daniel Mullins GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Why similar: Card Game 36.4%, Psychological 21.1%, Surreal 17.6%, Story Rich 12.4%, Puzzle 8.2%
- #16 Hazy Mind
87% matchVery Positive87% of 355 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: Psychological 33%, Multiple Endings 17.6%, Story Rich 14%, Surreal 12.6%, Psychological Horror 9.6%
- #17 梦魇:无归 Nightmare without return
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 628 reviews2022
Dev: 青衣工作室
Windows
This is a journey without return When you wake up... In the strange space, the bronze gate that eats people, the strange rules of the game, and the ever-changing nightmare world appear in front of you Everything starts from here
Why similar: Drama 31.2%, Multiple Endings 16%, RPG 14.9%, Surreal 12%, Story Rich 11.2%
- #18 The Occult Detective
85% matchMostly Positive71% of 332 reviews2025
Dev: Battlecry Studio
Windows
A narrative detective game blended with supernatural elements. Play as a rookie investigator, discover vital clues in every case, dive into unscripted interrogations and uncover truths that break minds. But with each revelation, the world feels... less human.
Why similar: Detective 27.3%, Drama 19%, Story Rich 18.3%, Puzzle 13.8%, RPG 8.5%
- #19 Free Will
84% matchVery Positive96% of 380 reviews2024
Dev: Kipps In A BoxPub: Meowdy
Windows
Free Will is a 2D psychological puzzle RPG where the puzzles happen outside of the game. Dig deep into the system code to fix the corruption, and uncover information that might be better off hidden.
Why similar: Psychological 40.7%, Story Rich 14.7%, Puzzle 12.9%, RPG 11.7%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
- #20 This is Interesting
84% matchVery Positive99% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: Scott Jund
Windows
This is Interesting is a psychological horror mystery based game with roguelite elements. You are being watched, and you aren't really sure why. Delve through the depths of memory to uncover the mystery behind the gray purgatory you find yourself in.
Why similar: Psychological 26.7%, Puzzle 16.4%, RPG 13.2%, Story Rich 12.4%, Psychological Horror 11.4%
- #21 Glassy Stare
83% matchVery Positive91% of 116 reviews2026
Dev: ghost funeralPub: Nikita Kryukov
Windows
A story-driven psychological experience where memory fades, silence deepens, and something waits in the dark.
Why similar: Surreal 42.3%, Lovecraftian 27.1%, Story Rich 10.4%, Stylized 7.5%, 2D 5.5%
- #22 InVein
82% matchVery Positive98% of 52 reviews2026
Dev: SlowDrip StudiosPub: Student Game Developer Association
Windows
Traverse this never-ending hospital as you discover clues of where and who you are. As each day passes by, the world around you decays, and you can’t help but wonder what is real. Utilize your time and resources as you roam these collapsing halls, but be careful; you may not be alone after all...
Why similar: Surreal 28.5%, Story Rich 19.1%, Puzzle 15.4%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Exploration 8.8%
- #23 Burden Street Station
81% matchVery Positive97% of 365 reviews2026
Dev: IODINEPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
A surreal, narrative adventure game where you shapeshift during conversations to uncover how God went missing.
Why similar: Surreal 38.2%, Detective 21.4%, Stylized 16.6%, Story Rich 13.4%, Exploration 5.4%
- #24 YIIK: A Postmodern RPG
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,285 reviews2019
Dev: Ackk StudiosPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Experience YIIK: A Postmodern RPG 1.5 (I.V) update with revamped battles and cutscenes. A child relinquishes her name for a birthday invite, hoping to find her brother. Alex's reality unravels, guided by a mysterious cat, witnessing a woman vanish, igniting an obsession that threatens his world.
Why similar: Surreal 34.9%, Multiple Endings 16.1%, Story Rich 14.5%, Stylized 12.7%, Psychological Horror 10.4%
- #25 Centum
80% matchMostly Positive77% of 194 reviews2025
Dev: Hack The PublisherPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac
Every why has a wherefore. You are trapped, and you must escape. But is that really the goal? Centum is an unreliable narrative-driven adventure where everything may be a lie.
Why similar: Psychological 36.5%, Puzzle 16.9%, RPG 14%, Exploration 9.5%, Psychological Horror 8.7%
- #26 Liminal Shroud
78% matchVery Positive91% of 106 reviews2026
Dev: Everdeep Studios
Windows
A different kind of liminal experience. Explore surreal spaces inspired by nostalgia, discover hidden paths, and unravel a mystery that is shaped by your own mind. No monsters, no combat. Just atmosphere, discovery, and dread.
Why similar: Surreal 39.1%, Puzzle 14.9%, Story Rich 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13%, Exploration 8.9%
- #27 Prison Loop
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: Leakage Games
Windows
Embark on a journey of anomalies and repetition in "Prison Loop," a captivating indie puzzle game. Trapped in a mysterious temporal loop within a high-security prison, your objective is to observe anomalies throughout the environment.
Why similar: Surreal 33.7%, Psychological 30%, Puzzle 12%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, First-Person 6.8%
- #28 Anomaly Loop
79% matchVery Positive89% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: DidOne
Windows
You woke up and found yourself in an anomalous endless place from which it is not so easy to get out. Carefully observe your surroundings to find a way out of this place.
Why similar: Puzzle 35.3%, Stylized 31.2%, First-Person 12.5%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Indie 5.9%
- #29 CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,001 reviews2025
Dev: Bastinus RexPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A mute little thing with borrowed magic. A house that murmurs back. Ask wrong, and you might wake something that remembers your name.
Why similar: Card Game 29%, Surreal 25.7%, Detective 19%, Story Rich 11.7%, Exploration 5%
- #30 Cognition Method
77% matchMostly Positive72% of 71 reviews2026
Dev: Team Cognition
Windows
Cognition Method is a story-driven, first-person puzzle game inspired by 2001: A Space Odyssey and Solaris. Discover the innovative mechanics of altering gravity and dive into the surreal setting. Find your way within a mysterious artifact and unveil a non-ordinary story.
Why similar: Surreal 24.7%, Psychological 17.3%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Stylized 10.7%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #31 EMOTIONLESS : The Last Ticket
77% matchVery Positive81% of 138 reviews2025
Dev: X1 Games
Windows
Step into a liminal, cosmic horror experience set in an abandoned amusement park. Uncover the haunting narrative behind its twisted rides and empty tunnels to discover what lurks within a reality that shouldn't exist…
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.4%, Surreal 15.3%, Psychological 14.3%, Story Rich 8.9%, Psychological Horror 7.5%
- #32 Iris and the Giant
78% matchVery Positive88% of 1,331 reviews2020
Dev: Louis RigaudPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Iris and The Giant is a fusion of the CCG, RPG and roguelike genres. You play as Iris, who must brave her fears in her imaginary world. Dive into a melancholic and gripping adventure, filled with cute monsters and buried memories. Ready to face your inner demons?
Why similar: Card Game 53.8%, Surreal 24.1%, RPG 10%, 2D 5.9%, Indie 3.8%
- #33 Who's Lila?
76% matchVery Positive94% of 3,836 reviews2022
Dev: Garage Heathen
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face
Why similar: Surreal 28.3%, Detective 21.6%, Multiple Endings 14.5%, Story Rich 9.4%, Puzzle 9.4%
- #34 HINGE VR
79% matchMostly Positive70% of 202 reviews2020
Dev: Arcadia
Windows
HINGE is a psychological horror VR adventure. You suddenly find yourself in an abandoned skyscraper, devoid of all your senses and memories. The laws of physics are distorted, and time has collapsed. The only way out is to step into the terrifying unknown and piece together the fragmented clues
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28%, Surreal 19.5%, Detective 15.7%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #35 Night Loops
76% matchVery Positive90% of 173 reviews2023
Dev: JiaquariumPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Psychological 30.9%, Multiple Endings 17.4%, Story Rich 13.6%, RPG 8.4%, Psychological Horror 8.3%
- #36 Roots Devour
75% matchMostly Positive73% of 584 reviews2026
Dev: Rewinding GamesPub: GCORES PUBLISHING
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Extend your roots, imbibe fresh blood, and expand without end. Roots Devour is a strategic exploration game centered around a card-connecting mechanism. Drive your frenzied roots through swamps and over frozen mountains, invading human cities until the darkness... descends.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.7%, Card Game 25.1%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Stylized 9.5%, Story Rich 6.5%
- #37 The Dream Of A Cockspur
73% matchVery Positive94% of 377 reviews2026
Dev: roccayPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Stranded on a desolate island with Earth's remaining researchers, you investigate a strange celestial body. The day before departure, your only means of transportation gets mysteriously damaged, leaving you stranded. Is someone sabotaging the team, or is there something more sinister going on…
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.8%, Surreal 23.2%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Stylized 11%, Story Rich 9.9%
- #38 Dreamcards
73% matchVery Positive99% of 112 reviews2026
Dev: Soneka GamesPub: Vsoo Games
Windows · Linux
A roguelike deckbuilder about dreams. Choose cards, by combining 6 different strategies during the day, and at night build your deck while facing the nightmare, to uncover a great mystery.
Why similar: Card Game 41.1%, Surreal 29.9%, Psychological 29%
- #39 The Lure
72% matchVery Positive85% of 88 reviews2026
Dev: Roger Entertainment
Windows
John is a detective searching for a missing colleague. He finds himself trapped in a mysterious loop where reality constantly changes. Explore eerie environments, interact with clues, and uncover the truth behind the disappearance in this third-person psychological horror experience.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 68.7%, Psychological Horror 17%, Indie 14.3%
- #40 Recall: Empty Wishes
73% matchVery Positive94% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Puff Hook StudioPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Recall: Empty Wishes is a psychological thriller set in Taiwan during the 2010s. Follow Yonny, a sister determined to uncover the truth behind the mysterious disappearance of her brother, Tommy. As she delves deeper, she confronts unsettling secrets, blurring the lines between reality and illusion.
Why similar: Story Rich 20.8%, Detective 20.5%, Drama 15%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
- #41 No Return
74% matchMixed48% of 438 reviews2024
Dev: BlameTech
Windows
No Return is a first-person psychological horror game set in modern-day China. With a focus on family tragedy, the story unfolds as our protagonist is mysteriously prevented from returning home by an unseen force. Can he navigate a nightmarish maze of hallways and uncover the disturbing truth?
Why similar: Surreal 22.2%, Psychological 19%, Detective 16.4%, Story Rich 8.5%, Puzzle 8.5%
- #42 The Foretold: Westmark Legacy
74% matchMixed59% of 80 reviews2024
Dev: Nodbrim Interactive
Windows
Fight to investigate another day in this gothic horror adventure card game. Equip items and relics. Acquire cards and use them wisely to survive what lurks in the darkest corners of town. Take a short and mind-bending dive into the unknown with a cosy horror atmosphere.
Why similar: Card Game 49.5%, Lovecraftian 32%, Puzzle 9.6%, 2D 6.3%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #43 The Elision Effect
71% matchVery Positive94% of 184 reviews2024
Dev: teamakes.games
Windows · Linux
The Elision Effect is a short surreal puzzle game. The last person finds themselves in an empty office. The place seems off, like it shouldn’t exist. Not knowing what made everyone abandon these liminal spaces, they look for an exit.
Why similar: Surreal 34.9%, Psychological 27.9%, Stylized 12.9%, Puzzle 11.7%, Exploration 5.4%
- #44 Illusion Carnival
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,454 reviews2024
Dev: KiZ
Windows · Mac
A lost soul wanders through a whimsical, eerie pop-up book like amusement park. Dive into fun-filled stages, encounter unique characters, fend off spirit erosion, and uncover the park's hidden secrets. The enchanting yet dark Illusion Carnival begins now.
Why similar: Stylized 24.4%, Story Rich 17.5%, Puzzle 16.3%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, RPG 12.6%
- #45 Eclipsium
68% matchVery Positive92% of 3,724 reviews2025
Dev: HousefirePub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Longing for light, a sunless world begins devouring itself. Every step shifts the landscape beneath you as you search for what remains of her.
Why similar: Surreal 31.1%, Lovecraftian 28.5%, Stylized 13.5%, Puzzle 9.1%, Psychological Horror 7.1%
- #46 Sovereign Syndicate
71% matchMostly Positive80% of 651 reviews2024
Dev: Crimson Herring StudiosPub: Zugalu Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 60%
A Victorian steampunk RPG with tarot cards instead of dice. Investigate the disappearance of society’s most vulnerable to uncover a mysterious cult. Play as three characters, each with their own skills and motivations. Customize your characters with narrative choices to unlock new tarot cards.
Why similar: Card Game 45.8%, Story Rich 27.9%, RPG 21.4%, Singleplayer 4.9%
- #47 Our Elusive Suffering
72% matchMixed64% of 90 reviews2022
Dev: 👁️Pub: ⚰️
Windows
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Why similar: Surreal 32.8%, Lovecraftian 30.3%, Stylized 13.9%, Puzzle 6.8%, Exploration 5.3%
- #48 Deep Sleep: Labyrinth of the Forsaken
67% matchVery Positive95% of 639 reviews2025
Dev: scriptwelderPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
What dreams are made of is the stuff of nightmares in this new point-and-click adventure. Delve deep into realms both fantastical and terrifying, and use the power of lucid dreaming to solve puzzles, explore, and contend with eerie adversaries in your search for the brother you thought had died.
Why similar: Psychological 23.8%, Surreal 23.6%, Story Rich 9.6%, Stylized 9.4%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
- #49 The Endless Empty
70% matchVery Positive97% of 320 reviews2018
Dev: Erik Sheader-Smith
Windows
A surreal post-life adventure
Why similar: Surreal 41.7%, RPG 15.4%, Story Rich 11.6%, Stylized 7.9%, Puzzle 7.3%
- #50 Unforgotten
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 51 reviews2020
Dev: ScoreboardGames
Windows · Mac
UNFORGOTTEN – a story-driven, non-linear visual novel, where you can immerse in the ethnic ambience of Northern myths and horrors. Can you solve the riddles of the past - without ever losing yourself in the present? Your fate is in your hands!
Why similar: Card Game 38.2%, Story Rich 18.6%, Multiple Endings 18.3%, Psychological Horror 11%, 2D 6%
- #51 The Nameless City
69% matchVery Positive88% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: Paradnight Studio
Windows · Mac
Narrative-driven first person horror adventure inspired by Lovecraft's short novel "The Nameless City". Explore the ruins of a city that some say they are older than humanity itself. While you delve deeper into the ancient buildings, reality and visions blend into an indistinct haze.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.6%, Surreal 25%, Psychological 14.5%, Puzzle 8.6%, Psychological Horror 7%
- #52 Transient: Extended Edition
70% matchMostly Positive70% of 351 reviews2020
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
H.P. Lovecraft meets Cyberpunk. Delve deep into a dystopian world and investigate what is happening to you and your friends in a domed city. Solve puzzles, hack systems and plug in to explore other dimensions. Discover a truth that might tear apart your sanity and question your very existence.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 44.7%, Detective 17.2%, Story Rich 13.9%, Puzzle 11.2%, Psychological Horror 8.3%
- #53 The Signifier Director's Cut
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 350 reviews2020
Dev: PlaymestudioPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
This story-driven adventure follows a mystery of death and despair from reality into the surreal realms of objective memories and subjective experiences. Search the mind, solve puzzles, and unravel the dark truth in this psychological thriller.
Why similar: Surreal 33.4%, Multiple Endings 18.7%, Psychological 14.6%, Story Rich 11.2%, Psychological Horror 8.4%
- #54 AUTO-CRISIS
66% matchVery Positive89% of 97 reviews2025
Dev: The Otherworldly Studios
Windows
You're driving away on a forest road, late at night, under a heavy storm. Your car breaks down. Luckily, there might be a gas station nearby. But a misfortune never comes alone. The storm has brought something else, something otherworldly that oddly smells of spilled diesel oil.
Why similar: Surreal 30.8%, Lovecraftian 22.1%, Psychological 17.2%, Story Rich 8.4%, Psychological Horror 7.7%
- #55 Jung's Labyrinth
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 72 reviews2020
Dev: Jan Jileček
Windows · Mac
Jung's Labyrinth is a psychological exploration game that uses Jungian psychology, mythology, alchemical and dream symbolism in a series of active imaginations to map the process of individuation. Confront your inner archetypes, collect messages that other travelers left behind and reach your Self.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.2%, Psychological 27.7%, Story Rich 15.5%, First-Person 7.3%, Exploration 7.1%
- #56 Shifting To The Backrooms
65% matchVery Positive87% of 76 reviews2026
Dev: Oopsome Games
Windows
Experience Will's complicated story, find a way out of the nightmare of liminal spaces by solving challenging puzzles and avoiding dangerous entities — all this awaits you in "Shifting To The Backrooms".
Why similar: Surreal 33.1%, Story Rich 19.4%, Puzzle 15.9%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, First-Person 8.4%
- #57 The Liminal Dimension
66% matchVery Positive83% of 119 reviews2024
Dev: Airem
Windows · Mac · Linux
You're trapped in an endless loop within a liminal dimension, where each loop leads to increasingly unsettling places. Will you find the way out of this psychological horror? The game offers a unique déjà vu experience that blurs the lines between reality and illusion.
Why similar: Surreal 63.9%, Psychological Horror 26.4%, Indie 6.5%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #58 Foghorns Drown
64% matchMostly Positive76% of 155 reviews2026
Dev: Studio Laaya
Windows
You're a ferryman in Birchwood, a remote village isolated beyond a lake veiled in thick fog. Mysteries and folklore haunt your dreams in this narrative-driven psychological horror game.
Why similar: Surreal 34.9%, Detective 22.7%, Story Rich 16.3%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, First-Person 5.6%
- #59 Signs of the Sojourner
67% matchVery Positive88% of 257 reviews2020
Dev: Echodog Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
In this narrative card game about relationships and communication, navigate conversations in a colorful world reminiscent of our own. Learn and grow through the cards you choose to play. Who will you become? What will you leave behind?
Why similar: Card Game 56%, RPG 14%, Story Rich 13%, Indie 6.3%, Exploration 5.5%
- #60 Strange Dream
65% matchMostly Positive77% of 95 reviews2025
Dev: Half Flower
Windows
You are trapped in a strange dream from which there is no waking. It is stitched from Chinese nostalgia, childhood echoes, and liminal spaces—where sense and nonsense blend freely. All you can do is keep exploring, until you must choose: return to restless reality, or stay in the dream forever?
Why similar: Surreal 34.2%, Psychological 30.9%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Puzzle 8.6%, Exploration 5.9%