Games Like Corpse Party

Explore the haunted halls of Heavenly Host Elementary in Corpse Party (2021), the horror cult classic now updated for the next generation.

Why similar: Horror 27.3%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Anime 11.2%, Multiple Endings 7%, Pixel Graphics 6%

Why You'll Like It: This definitive version of the original game features enhanced visuals and additional chapters that refine the classic experience.

An anthology series that serves as a Corpse Party sequel, prequel, midquel, and alternate universe tale all in one. Rejoin old friends for a deeper dive into the haunted halls of Heavenly Host Elementary...

Why similar: RPGMaker 22.3% ★, Horror 15.9%, Gore 12.8%, Anime 10.2%, Psychological Horror 8%

Why You'll Like It: This direct sequel expands on the lore and character backstories of the original through a series of haunting, alternate-reality scenarios.

A young girl, Viola, is drawn inexorably to a mysterious manor that seems to change behind her back. It is a place of pain, turmoil and death. Plumb its detestable depths and abominable history. Untangle riddles that bar your perilous path. And flee the hellish halls of The Witch’s House.

Why similar: RPGMaker 40.9% ★, Horror 29.8%, Psychological Horror 6.5%, Anime 4.6%, Pixel Graphics 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: This title excels at creating a sense of constant unease through clever environmental puzzles and sudden, shocking deaths.

Witness the tale of a most foolish family. A remake of the classic horror exploration game makes its way to Steam.

Why similar: RPGMaker 36.4% ★, Horror 20.2%, Anime 12%, Psychological Horror 12%, Survival Horror 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential RPG Maker horror game that shares the same dark, narrative-heavy focus on family trauma and supernatural mystery.

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

Why similar: RPGMaker 26.2% ★, Horror 20.1%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Anime 11%, Multiple Endings 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A masterpiece of the RPG Maker horror genre that relies on psychological tension and exploration rather than traditional combat.

"Please... kill me." "Help me get outta here, and I'll kill you." ~ Angels of Death is a psychological horror-adventure game, consisting of four episodes.

Why similar: RPGMaker 28.9% ★, Horror 18.1%, Anime 11.4%, Psychological Horror 11%, RPG 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: This story-rich horror game features a similar anime aesthetic and focuses on a desperate escape from a confined, deadly location.

How far would you go to bring someone back from the dead? Discover the depths that some will go to in this horror-adventure game.

Why similar: Horror 30.2%, Anime 22.3%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Story Rich 7%

Why You'll Like It: A gripping supernatural visual novel that uses a dark, investigative narrative to explore urban legends and life-or-death stakes.

Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority- is a multi-ending horror adventure game. Sara Chidouin returns home from school late one night to discover that something's gone terribly wrong. When she comes to, she finds herself, her friend Joe, and 9 other people trapped in a mysterious place.

Why similar: Anime 20.8%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, Dark 11.5%, Survival Horror 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly mirrors the high-stakes death game atmosphere where every choice can lead to the permanent loss of a beloved character.

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 52.7%, Anime 18.2%, Gore 10%, Great Soundtrack 8.1%, Adventure 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: This atmospheric survival horror game captures the vulnerability of being a child lost in a world filled with vengeful spirits.

Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.

Why similar: RPGMaker 26% ★, Psychological Horror 20.5%, Horror 13.7%, Great Soundtrack 8.2%, Story Rich 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: While starting as a quirky RPG, it descends into profound psychological horror that explores trauma and guilt in a way similar to Corpse Party.

A strange rumor is spreading through the shadows of Tokyo's H City: a mysterious disfigurement has been appearing on the bodies of certain individuals. Anyone who receives the Mark will rapidly die of unknown, horrifying causes. The countdown to death has already begun...

Why similar: Horror 49.7%, Visual Novel 25.5%, Anime 15.7%, Adventure 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A chilling visual novel that focuses on investigating supernatural spirits and making life-altering decisions to survive.

Kidnapped and taken to an unfamiliar location, nine people find themselves forced to participate in a diabolical Nonary Game by an enigmatic mastermind called Zero. Why were they there? Why were they chosen to put their lives on the line? And more importantly, who can be trusted?

Why similar: Visual Novel 20.3%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Anime 14.3%, Horror 10.3%, Multiple Endings 10%

Why You'll Like It: This series offers a masterclass in high-stakes puzzle-solving and branching narratives where survival is never guaranteed.

Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

Why similar: Visual Novel 33.4%, Anime 31.5%, Story Rich 10%, Dark 9.2%, Great Soundtrack 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: This iconic psychological horror visual novel shares the same themes of small-town secrets and escalating, gruesome insanity.

The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters is a Korean survival horror-adventure. Venture from your deserted school to survive the horrors of the night. Explore the surrounding Sehwa district and uncover the shadow realm's dark secrets. Use everything at your disposal to avoid a demoness hellbent on killing you!

Why similar: Horror 40.8%, Anime 10.8%, Survival Horror 9.8%, Psychological Horror 7.4%, Gore 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: This survival horror game features a similar anime-inspired art style and the constant pressure of being hunted through a school setting.

When seven people fall prey to a vicious curse, they will discover that horror rests not from the shadows lurking about, but within themselves. To what ends will one go in order to survive?

Why similar: Horror 29.3%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Gore 12%, Anime 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A choice-heavy horror visual novel that focuses on the interconnected fates of its cast when faced with a supernatural curse.

Investigate murders, search for clues and talk to your classmates to prepare for trial. There, you'll engage in deadly wordplay, going back and forth with suspects. Dissect their statements and fire their words back at them to expose their lies! There's only one way to survive—pull the trigger.

Why similar: Anime 27.7%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Horror 14.5%, Great Soundtrack 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A definitive death game visual novel that combines dark humor with intense, character-driven psychological tension.

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: RPGMaker 25.6% ★, Horror 19.7%, Anime 12.5%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, RPG 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A classic RPG Maker horror experience that focuses on solving the mystery of a missing student through supernatural exploration.

From the creators of the critically acclaimed STEINS;GATE comes a sensational new visual novel: CHAOS;CHILD. Set in Shibuya in 2015, a group of high school students who survived an earthquake six years ago find themselves at the center of a new series of bizarre murders in the city.

Why similar: Visual Novel 19.1%, Gore 17.4%, Anime 16.5%, Horror 15.3%, Psychological Horror 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: A gripping psychological thriller visual novel that explores the aftermath of a disaster through a dark, investigative lens.

Set two months after Corpse Party: Book of Shadows, Corpse Party: Blood Drive is the definitive conclusion to the long-running Heavenly Host story arc. Featuring dynamic lighting, 3D sound, detailed environments, and new gameplay systems, this is a Japanese horror experience not to be missed!

Why similar: Gore 33.1%, Horror 28.7%, Anime 24.4%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Indie 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: The final chapter in the Heavenly Host saga, providing necessary closure for the series' long-standing mysteries.

Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...

Why similar: Horror 37.7%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Anime 14.2%, Survival Horror 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: This cosmic horror game uses a distinct 1-bit pixel art style to evoke a sense of dread and inevitable doom.

High-schooler Ayame awakens from a coma in a seemingly abandoned hospital, strapped to an operating table. It turns out she’s not as alone as she thought, but she’ll come to wish she were. Step into the latest episodic installment in the Corpse Party saga, and try your best to survive treatment...

Why similar: Gore 34.1%, Horror 28.7%, Anime 18.1%, RPG 15.2%, Indie 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: A new entry in the series that shifts the setting to a hospital while maintaining the core survival horror mechanics.

Beware the Creeping Horror... Face nightmares you thought were merely urban legends. Uncover a dark mystery, making deadly decisions just to survive. Play this chilling companion story to the award-winning Spirit Hunter: Death Mark game and bring the terror home.

Why similar: Horror 33.8%, Gore 29.5%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Anime 8.5%, Adventure 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A direct spiritual successor to Death Mark, offering a deep, investigative horror experience centered on Japanese folklore.

A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 47.6%, Survival Horror 29.2%, Dark 15.4%, Adventure 5.6%, Singleplayer 2.1%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological survival horror game that uses a retro-aesthetic to tell a deeply emotional and disturbing story.

Delilah is an ordinary school girl who accidentally discovers an old mansion on a rainy night. As her exploration in the mansion continues, she finds many mysterious phenomena that can't be explained. In this mansion covered by ashes, what's the secret hidden deep underground?

Why similar: RPGMaker 35.9% ★, Horror 23.6%, Anime 17.2%, RPG 7.8%, Psychological Horror 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: A short but effective RPG Maker horror game that focuses on atmosphere and a sense of isolation.

Rose must escape the Cursed Mansion - a demonic space that preys and feeds on fear and despair. In this horror RPG you'll solve puzzles and learn the mansion’s history. Mystery, malignant spirits, and misery everywhere. Cursed Mansion brings an eerie atmosphere which leaves one with goosebumps.

Why similar: RPGMaker 30.1% ★, Horror 18.1%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Anime 8.5%, Multiple Endings 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A modern RPG Maker horror game that emphasizes multiple endings and exploration within a haunted environment.

Alicemare is a somehow familiar yet totally unique adventure game infused with subtle hints of horror, created by △○□× (Miwashiba) using the WOLF RPG Editor.

Why similar: RPGMaker 34.1% ★, Horror 16.1%, Anime 12.9%, Psychological Horror 9%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal and unsettling RPG Maker adventure that focuses on fairy-tale themes turned into psychological nightmares.

Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.3%, Horror 28.5%, Gore 14.6%, Story Rich 9.2%, Dark 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal point-and-click adventure that explores the dark, psychological struggles of a young girl in a disturbing world.

Umineko When They Cry is the 2nd series of Sound Novel released by 07th Expansion. The steam version features renewed character sprites which is swappable from the classic art.

Why similar: Visual Novel 22.3%, Horror 19.6%, Great Soundtrack 17.3%, Anime 14.9%, Psychological Horror 12.5%

Why You'll Like It: A complex, long-form mystery that delves into deep psychological horror and the nature of truth and belief.

The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...

Why similar: Horror 41%, Psychological Horror 21.1%, Story Rich 10.2%, Mature 9.8%, Dark 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, mature psychological horror game that deals with heavy themes and a unique, gritty art style.

Vengeful spirit Sachiko Shinozaki is having a birthday bash, and the lovable cast of damned souls from the Corpse Party series is invited! Join the revelers as they do their best to keep Sachiko happy and survive her twisted games in this midquel to Corpse Party and Corpse Party: Book of Shadows.

Why similar: Gore 34.4%, Horror 24.4%, Anime 19.5%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Adventure 4.9%

Cat in the Box is a horror adventure game. Help the poor girl explore the mansion and escape from unknown entities that are pursuing her. Use a variety of tools and your wits to overcome any challenges you face. At times, you'll even have to wake yourself from nightmares to survive.

Why similar: RPGMaker 46% ★, Horror 27.5%, Psychological Horror 6.2%, Pixel Graphics 3.7%, Anime 3.5%

The dark is no place to be alone. After a beautiful show of summer fireworks, two young girls begin to make their way home. However, a mysterious attacker separates them, and both must brave the haunting night filled with unspeakable terrors and survive the darkness.

Why similar: Horror 51.3%, Gore 19.2%, Anime 14.5%, Great Soundtrack 6.3%, Adventure 5.8%

Nine participants awaken, trapped in an underground facility. To escape, they must play a game with deadly consequences. Who will live, and who will die? The choice is yours. Let the Decision Game begin…

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.3%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Horror 14.2%, Anime 13.5%, Story Rich 7.7%

Ann, an art student finds herself trapped in the school when she accidentally broke one of the school's rules. With the help of the school's security guard, help Ann navigate her way out and uncover the secrets of the school before she becomes a permanent resident of the school.

Why similar: RPGMaker 38.9% ★, Horror 23.8%, Anime 10.6%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 4.3%

You are Youngho, a Korean high school student trapped and relentlessly pursued by a psychotic killer in the hellish corridors of Sehwa High. Run, hide, explore, and survive while piecing together the mystery The Coma in this remastered version of the Korean cult classic.

Why similar: Horror 31.3%, Anime 19.6%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Survival Horror 6.4%

Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

Why similar: Horror 24.8%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Anime 16.6%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Gore 8.8%

Your class goes on a field trip to Durhal Cathedral before things take an unexpected turn. Solve the mystery before you and your friends perish!

Why similar: RPGMaker 28.6% ★, Horror 20.4%, Anime 14%, Gore 11.8%, Multiple Endings 6.1%

Discard your sense of morality and enter the world of CORPSE FACTORY. An obscure website allows users to request a death. Victims supposedly receive a photograph of their own corpse before they are killed! With English voice acting by an all-star cast.

Why similar: Horror 18.5%, Anime 17.9%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Gore 14.7%

Jabberwock Island—You and your classmates were ready for fun in the sun until Monokuma returned to restart his murderous game! Trapped in a kill-or-be-killed situation, your only hope rests in solving the island’s mysteries.

Why similar: Anime 28%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Horror 11.7%, Great Soundtrack 10.4%

Tiny Bunny is a non-linear horror visual novel. Those, who have heard the voice of the forest, are beyond help.

Why similar: Horror 24.5%, Visual Novel 15%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Gore 11.4%, Dark 6.6%

The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.9%, Horror 19.4%, Anime 18.5%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Gore 9.6%

A new cast of 16 characters find themselves kidnapped and imprisoned in a school. Inside, some will kill, some will die, and some will be punished. Reimagine what you thought high-stakes, fast-paced investigation was as you investigate twisted murder cases and condemn your new friends to death.

Why similar: Anime 25.5%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Horror 13.1%, Great Soundtrack 10.4%

Causality is a survival horror game. You must rescue 3 students trapped in a school full of mysterious psychic phenomena, and uncover the secrets behind therein. The real story behind the school, and the causal relationship of the events, is all in your hands.

Why similar: RPGMaker 38% ★, Horror 20.3%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Survival Horror 8.2%, Multiple Endings 4.9%

The tragedy of Hinamizawa is over. Those held captive within its grip are free from the fate that bound them to June 1983. Yet the tale of Hinamizawa is not truly complete. There are many worlds not yet explored.

Why similar: Anime 24.7%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Gore 18.7%, Horror 11.1%, Psychological Horror 6.9%

Chloé’s Requiem -encore- is a 2D Adventure Horror game set in Modern Europe. The genius violinist Michél is invited into an old mansion. Inside waits Chloé, who asks him to “Break the curse of the mansion”. What awaits the pair after the mystery is solved…?

Why similar: RPGMaker 34.6% ★, Horror 17.6%, Psychological Horror 8.5%, Anime 7.9%, RPG 5.7%

Cat Silence is a horror suspense puzzle game with urban legend themes. The story takes place in an abandoned experimental middle school. With the deepening of the investigation, the unknown and long-buried bloody stories of this school slowly emerged, putting together a chilling truth...

Why similar: RPGMaker 30.9% ★, Horror 19%, Anime 11.4%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Survival Horror 4.9%

Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

Why similar: Horror 24.3%, Anime 17.2%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Gore 13.1%

Two souls are drawn into a mysterious otherworld—and torn apart. In a realm filled with danger and restless spirits, each searches for the other while uncovering hidden truths. A suspenseful multi-ending adventure where every choice shapes their fate.

Why similar: Horror 25.3%, RPGMaker 15.3% ★, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Anime 8.6%, RPG 8.5%

CHAOS;HEAD NOAH is now available on Steam!

Why similar: Gore 23.9%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Anime 18%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Horror 7.6%

Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

Why similar: Horror 23.5%, Anime 18.2%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Gore 14.3%, Visual Novel 13.7%

Basically the story goes as visual novel form. Sometimes, the system switches into dot part, and you can control the character to continue the story.

Why similar: RPGMaker 22.5% ★, Horror 14.9%, Anime 13.6%, Gore 9.7%, Psychological Horror 8.7%

High School Dirty Secrets is a horror/puzzle adventure where Kasuga wakes up locked inside her high school with no memory of how she got there. As she searches for a way out, strange and unsettling events unfold, leading her to uncover dark secrets hidden within the school's walls.

Why similar: Horror 23.5%, Anime 17.1%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Gore 13.9%, Multiple Endings 8%

Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

Why similar: Horror 24.2%, Anime 16.2%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Gore 11.7%

In a world filled with yōkai, a surging dark power has overshadowed a Japanese town. A group of 2 developers have produced a Japanese pixel adventure game to tell a tale that dates back to the Heisei era...In the name of dreams and passion.

Why similar: RPGMaker 39.2% ★, Horror 20.2%, Anime 8.4%, RPG 6.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%

Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

Why similar: Horror 26.3%, Psychological Horror 20.3%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Anime 12.7%, Great Soundtrack 6.5%

There was a crooked man, and he walked a crooked mile... This is the first title in the series known as The Strange Man, developed by Uri Games. Experience the myriad horrors awaiting David as he moves into his new house.

Why similar: RPGMaker 23.6% ★, Horror 19.2%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Anime 10.9%, Multiple Endings 6%

A story-driven psychological horror RPG about a group of friends who unintentionally become bound together after encountering 7 curses from a school.

Why similar: Horror 22.3%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Anime 16.5%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Multiple Endings 9%

A horror game about a needy female ghost. A trio of close-knit occult club girls gather late at night to enjoy telling ghost stories. Little do they know that Miss Choker, a ghost that targets girls, is just dying to appear...

Why similar: RPGMaker 39.1% ★, Horror 17.4%, Anime 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Multiple Endings 6.5%

Two thousand years ago, the Pestis Disaster swept through the land, corrupting all living things and making it to difficult to live on the land. Having touched the darkest darkness the world has seen, one must now face the dazzling light. Thus I pose this question. Whose wings did I see that day?

Why similar: Horror 23.4%, Anime 18.6%, Gore 15.3%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Dark 7%

A horror exploration game that takes place in an underground labyrinth. Avoid malicious creations that are hungry for your soul. Depart from the nightmares that constantly haunt you.

Why similar: RPGMaker 25.2% ★, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Horror 13.2%, Anime 11.3%, Dark 6.2%