Games Like Corpse Party: Book of Shadows

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 14.4%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Dark 9.1%, Anime 7.5%, JRPG 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive entry point for the series, sharing the same core atmosphere and supernatural horror mechanics as the seed game.

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: Point & Click 17.7%, Dark 15.2%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Anime 12.1%, Survival Horror 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly mirrors the 'death game' structure and pixel-art horror aesthetic found in the Corpse Party series.

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 38.8%, Anime 23.9%, Dark 16.1%, Story Rich 11.3%, Violent 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: This visual novel series is the gold standard for anime-style psychological horror with a focus on gruesome 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 22.3%, Point & Click 17.2%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Survival Horror 13.4%, Anime 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures a retro, unsettling aesthetic and cosmic horror themes that resonate with fans of classic pixel-horror.

A gothic suspense tale set in a cursed mansion. "The House in Fata Morgana" is a full-length visual novel spanning nearly a millennium that deals in tragedy, human nature, and insanity.

Why similar: Visual Novel 19.2%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Horror 13.3%, Dark 12.3%, Anime 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: A gothic horror visual novel that shares the dark, tragic, and emotionally heavy storytelling style of the seed game.

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 25.5%, Survival Horror 24.2%, Violent 22.2%, Dark 16.8%, Puzzle 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A survival horror game that masterfully blends pixel art with deep psychological dread and anime-inspired character design.

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 42.6%, Anime 18.5%, Gore 15.7%, Violent 11.5%, Adventure 9%

Why You'll Like It: An isometric horror game that emphasizes vulnerability and atmosphere, mirroring the feeling of being trapped in a hostile environment.

A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face

Why similar: Point & Click 19%, Horror 18.1%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Multiple Endings 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: An unsettling point-and-click psychological horror game with a unique, interactive facial expression mechanic.

A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

Why similar: Visual Novel 29.6%, Psychological Horror 23.7%, Horror 19.9%, Anime 12%, Pixel Graphics 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: A short, intense psychological horror experience that captures a unique, unsettling tone.

A group of friends unknowingly perform an occult ritual that traps them in an otherworldly elementary school. Here, the vengeful spirits of young children threaten their lives and their sanity, and the only hope of survival is to uncover the chilling details behind the murders of those trapped before them...

Why similar: Horror 20.5%, Gore 16.4%, Anime 13.1%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Psychological Horror 10.1%

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 32.5%, Violent 23.7%, Anime 15.9%, Horror 14.8%, Visual Novel 11.4%

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 30.1%, Violent 25.8%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Anime 12%, Horror 11.8%

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 20.9%, Gore 18.9%, Violent 15.8%, Anime 11.6%, Psychological Horror 9.8%

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: Visual Novel 21.5%, Gore 18.2%, Anime 16.4%, Violent 16.1%, Horror 6.5%

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 33%, Violent 27.1%, Horror 14.9%, Anime 11.9%, RPG 10.1%

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

Why similar: Horror 18.7%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Anime 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Story Rich 9.7%

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 21.5%, Horror 15.7%, Anime 13.3%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Gore 9.9%

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: Visual Novel 15.4%, Gore 14.9%, Horror 13.6%, Anime 13.3%, Psychological Horror 12.1%

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: Visual Novel 19.9%, Horror 18.5%, Gore 13.6%, Psychological Horror 8.2%, Anime 7.8%

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

Why similar: Horror 18.6%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Anime 13.7%, Violent 12%, Pixel Graphics 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: Visual Novel 20.2%, Anime 13.9%, Horror 12.7%, Violent 12%, Dark 10.4%

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: Horror 16.3%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Anime 12.8%, Dark 10.9%, Survival Horror 9.7%

This is the 2nd half of the Umineko When They Cry sound novel series, featuring episodes 5 through 8. This steam version features multi-language options, swap-able renewed character sprites, as well as the original BGMs and un-cut content.

Why similar: Visual Novel 36.2%, Horror 17.1%, Anime 15.8%, Story Rich 14.7%, Psychological Horror 9.6%

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: Horror 35.9%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Anime 6.9%, Dark 6.1%

Legend tells of a door deep below Tokyo's sewers. All who enter are lost forever. Detective Ito's partner is missing. Explore Tokyo & uncover the darkness that lays beneath the streets in this Point & Click - meets Visual Novel - narrative adventure that questions the very core of Ito's sanity.

Why similar: Visual Novel 15.4%, Anime 14.8%, Point & Click 14.5%, Horror 13.4%, Psychological Horror 10.7%

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: Gore 26.4%, Violent 24%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Horror 17.4%, Adventure 7.7%

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 34.3%, Horror 15.5%, Anime 14.8%, Story Rich 14.4%, Psychological Horror 14.4%

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: Visual Novel 20.2%, Horror 16.7%, Anime 15.3%, JRPG 11.4%, Point & Click 10.6%

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: Visual Novel 16.2%, Horror 15.2%, Gore 13.9%, Anime 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12.6%

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: Visual Novel 19.5%, Horror 14.4%, Gore 14.1%, Anime 13%, Violent 11.7%

Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.

Why similar: Visual Novel 21.1%, Gore 16.3%, Anime 15.8%, Violent 11.1%, Story Rich 8.6%

CHAOS;HEAD NOAH is now available on Steam!

Why similar: Gore 23.5%, Visual Novel 22.8%, Anime 12.6%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Violent 11.4%

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: Gore 12.4%, Violent 12.2%, Anime 12.1%, Horror 10.5%, Visual Novel 9.8%

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 25.2%, Survival Horror 13.3%, Anime 8.5%, Violent 8.2%, Visual Novel 7.9%

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

Why similar: Visual Novel 16.4%, Horror 13.8%, Gore 12.1%, Dark 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10.7%

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: Violent 19.2%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Gore 13.8%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Anime 11.9%

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: Gore 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Horror 13.1%, Anime 12.9%, Dark 11.2%

Play as a detective tasked with catching a serial killer in this visual novel set in post-war Japan. Investigate key locations, question many complex characters, piece together clues, and try to stop the culprit before they end yet another young girl's smile.

Why similar: Visual Novel 15.6%, Anime 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Horror 12.5%, Point & Click 12.1%

Pixel adventure inspired by classics like Zelda and Silent Hill.

Why similar: Gore 20.8%, Horror 13.3%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Survival Horror 10.9%, Anime 9.4%

If you can't save the one you love… How can you save humanity? Sequel to the visual novel cult classic. Experience an alternate worldline of STEINS;GATE.

Why similar: Visual Novel 34.1%, Anime 22.3%, Story Rich 14.7%, Multiple Endings 9%, Psychological Horror 5.2%

Spirit Hunter: Death Mark II is a suspense-horror game set at a prestigious academy. When rumors circulate about supernatural occurrences at the famed Konoehara Academy in Tokyo’s H City, it’s up to the head of the Kujou family, also known as the “Spirit Doctor,” to take on the case.

Why similar: Visual Novel 28.5%, Horror 22.8%, Gore 16.3%, Violent 14.9%, Adventure 8.1%

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 20.7%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Anime 9.5%, Story Rich 8.8%, Multiple Endings 7.9%

Death end re;Quest takes the classic turn-based RPG and flips it upside-down. Switch between the RPG action of the game world and the visual novel segments of the real world. In the realm of game development, it may seem all fun and games until the lines between fantasy and reality begin to blur.

Why similar: JRPG 19.3%, Gore 16.9%, Anime 16.3%, Violent 11.9%, Horror 8.6%

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 15.5%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Violent 11.9%, Dark 8.2%, JRPG 7.6%

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: Visual Novel 29.3%, Anime 22.3%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Story Rich 12.1%, Horror 9%

Venture into the woods as you play Little Goody Two Shoes, a phantasmagorical horror narrative adventure where all your decisions matter!

Why similar: Horror 29%, Anime 12%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Choices Matter 11.2%, RPG 11.1%

Five girls meet in an isolated underground city. As they slay and betray each other, what fate awaits them at the end of their journey? Hope? Or despair? Enjoy an immersive story, fully voiced and boasting multiple endings!

Why similar: Visual Novel 21.3%, Anime 16.4%, Dark 12.4%, Gore 11.5%, Violent 10.4%

Welcome to the club! Write poems for your crush and experience the terror of school romance in this critically-acclaimed psychological horror story.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.3%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Anime 16.3%, Gore 15.8%, Violent 9.8%

Welcome to Kindergarten 2, which takes place on Tuesday! After the events of Monday, you'll find yourself in a new school with new friends...and new ways to get ruthlessly murdered.

Why similar: Gore 31%, Violent 22.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Adventure 5.7%, Dark 5.2%

A mystery visual novel where horror meets occult comedy. Follow Kugayama Shiori, a ghost who casually dies over and over as she searches for her cause of death and the regrets that bind her to this world. Her investigation will eventually lead to a single incident—and the truth behind her demise.

Why similar: Visual Novel 28.1%, Gore 18.4%, Violent 15.3%, Horror 13.6%, Adventure 10.8%

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: Visual Novel 20.3%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Anime 10.4%, Story Rich 8.9%, Horror 8.5%

A sequel to Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk. Dive into demented and bizarre world once again and help the girl become a little happier.

Why similar: Visual Novel 26.8%, Psychological Horror 25%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Horror 8.2%, Story Rich 6.8%

In collaboration with Corpse Party scenario writer Makoto Kedouin, this horror RPG follows Mai Toyama’s search for her sister in a quiet lakeside town. She’ll unravel clues to the town’s past by day, and battle Shadow Matter by night. Can you uncover the truth before reality is consumed by darkness?

Why similar: Gore 19.8%, JRPG 16.3%, Violent 15.6%, Anime 12.3%, Horror 12%

"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: Horror 16%, Psychological Horror 14%, Anime 12.8%, Dark 10.9%, Survival Horror 9.8%

Your class trip to Durhal Cathedral turns into a nightmare when everyone gets trapped inside. A killer demon hides among your classmates—can you uncover the truth before it’s too late?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.5%, Anime 15.4%, Survival Horror 11.7%, Dark 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%

A mystery adventure game and visual novel set on solitary Shironagasu Island. Discover its secrets, solve its mysteries, and escape from the ominous island!

Why similar: Visual Novel 26.9%, Horror 17.8%, Anime 12.7%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Adventure 9.9%

The Coma 2B: Catacomb is a Korean survival horror adventure. It is the back story to the previous game, The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters, and a story bridge for the full series. You return as Youngho, the hero from The Coma 1, as you once again venture forth into the terrifying mirror dimension…

Why similar: Violent 15.4%, Horror 12.7%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Dark 12.3%, Psychological Horror 10.3%

Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!

Why similar: Visual Novel 22.2%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Horror 12.8%, Point & Click 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%

A horror channel browsing game where each channel holds a different nightmare to experience, explore them and find out the truth about what has happened in a small town where the inhabitants have disappeared.

Why similar: Visual Novel 14.9%, Violent 14%, Horror 12.8%, Dark 10%, Anime 9.7%

Delve into the enthralling world of Pocket Mirror ~ GoldenerTraum, the acclaimed RPG Maker gothic horror game that'll take you on a moving journey of self-discovery.

Why similar: Horror 30.3%, Anime 17.3%, Dark 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, RPG 8.9%