- #1 The Witch's House MV
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,881 reviews2018
Dev: FummyPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 42.7% ★, Horror 17.9%, Psychological Horror 6.7%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%, Female Protagonist 4.4%
- #2 Cat in the Box
96% matchVery Positive94% of 1,513 reviews2020
Dev: Gustav
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 43.3% ★, Horror 14.8%, Mystery 8.2%, Psychological Horror 5.8%, Pixel Graphics 4.9%
- #3 Ib
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,037 reviews2022
Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.
Why similar: RPGMaker 20.7% ★, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Horror 9.1%, Choices Matter 8.2%
- #4 Paper Lily - Chapter 1
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 8,133 reviews2024
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 12.3%, Supernatural 9%, Multiple Endings 8.6%, Choices Matter 7.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
- #5 Coffin of Ashes
94% matchVery Positive91% of 833 reviews2016
Dev: LadomuPub: DigitalEZ
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 35.2% ★, Horror 13.3%, Female Protagonist 9.6%, Anime 8.9%, RPG 7.1%
- #6 The Aquarium does not dance Special Edition
93% matchVery Positive98% of 221 reviews2025
Dev: 橙々Pub: Frontier Works Inc.
Windows
Navigate your way through an aquarium overrun by gruesome creatures known as creepies and unravel its hidden mysteries. With each riddle you solve, you’ll find yourself one step closer to uncovering the chilling truth of Bianca Aquarium. Your choices affect the outcome of the game, so choose wisely.
Why similar: RPGMaker 13.4% ★, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Horror 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
- #7 Dead Dreams
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 65 reviews2020
Dev: Aiaz Marx
Windows
"DEAD DREAMS" is a 2D psychological horror game focused on puzzle-solving and atmosphere with a complex non-linear story in which every element has a meaning...
Why similar: RPGMaker 23.3% ★, Supernatural 10.7%, Horror 7.5%, Multiple Endings 7.5%, Choices Matter 7.3%
- #8 Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,767 reviews2021
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 12.2%, Supernatural 10.1%, Multiple Endings 8.7%, Choices Matter 8.1%, Pixel Graphics 7%
- #9 Annie and the Art Gallery
92% matchVery Positive86% of 185 reviews2022
Dev: jswessler
Windows · Mac
After months of waiting, Annie finally snags a ticket to the new art exhibit. However, things take a turn for the worst: she finds herself trapped in the museum's haunted basement. Help her navigate puzzles, traps, and more as she tries to escape - and find out the truth of what's really going on.
Why similar: RPGMaker 32.3% ★, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Female Protagonist 7.5%, Horror 7%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%
- #10 The Doll's Window
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 58 reviews2022
Dev: ujumiru
Windows
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 24.6% ★, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Dark 11.8%, Multiple Endings 7.7%, Horror 7.4%
- #11 House of Necrosis
89% matchVery Positive94% of 536 reviews2025
Dev: Warkus
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
A turn-based horror RPG with retro 32-bit 3D graphics. Survive the horrors of the mansion that changes every time you enter.
Why similar: Horror 31.8%, Dark 20%, Female Protagonist 18.1%, RPG 16.5%, Atmospheric 11.1%
- #12 猫不语
90% matchMixed68% of 57 reviews2021
Dev: 库库尔坎游戏工作室
Windows
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 27.7% ★, Horror 9.8%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Female Protagonist 8.9%, Dark 7.7%
- #13 Seven Mysteries: The Last Page
89% matchMostly Positive74% of 62 reviews2018
Dev: Sang Hendrix
Windows
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: Psychological Horror 12.8%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Supernatural 11.9%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Horror 9.5%
- #14 Red Bow
88% matchVery Positive85% of 324 reviews2020
Dev: Stranga GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%
If you were given another chance, would you take it? Or leave it in the hands of a little girl? Play as Roh, a young girl stuck in a bizarre nightmare of dark and eerie creatures.
Why similar: RPGMaker 21.5% ★, Horror 11.4%, Psychological Horror 11%, Dark 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
- #15 Tide Up
87% matchVery Positive92% of 263 reviews2022
Dev: Gustav
Windows
Tide Up is a rather dark and gloomy adventure game. Accompany the girl in a dreamlike world of wonder. Collect the pearls scattered around the world and help the girl escape!
Why similar: RPGMaker 37.9% ★, Horror 9.3%, Female Protagonist 7%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%, Anime 6.1%
- #16 Xi
85% matchVery Positive91% of 263 reviews2025
Dev: HHGame
Windows
"Xi" is a horror puzzle game set in the context of modern Chinese folklore. The story takes place in an long-abandoned mountain mansion. This immersive escape room experience feels a bit too real, with eerie and strange elements everywhere—an empty banquet, an endless corridor.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.2%, Horror 13.2%, Mystery 13%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Supernatural 10.5%
- #17 Bad Omens: 8th Apartment
86% matchVery Positive89% of 72 reviews2024
Dev: Neon Flamingo Games
Windows
You play as a student named Lisa, who has just moved in with her university friend. But instead of a carefree student life, Lisa faces events full of despair and fear when she is left alone in her apartment number 8...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 12.6%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Supernatural 11.9%, Dark 9.9%, Horror 9.8%
- #18 羽翼的祈愿 - Feather Of Praying
86% matchVery Positive96% of 313 reviews2018
Dev: 秋之忧郁Pub: Eternal Dream
Windows
This is a horror puzzle RPG first released in 2016. Players control Qiu Xiaoqi as she explores a mysterious room filled with puzzles alongside a white-haired youth. They unravel mechanisms to uncover the truth behind her loss of consciousness. Will the wish be fulfilled? The story is yours to shape!
Why similar: RPGMaker 29.9% ★, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Female Protagonist 9.2%, Horror 9.1%, Mystery 8.5%
- #19 Savior of the Abyss
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 263 reviews2021
Dev: ALLAF GAMES
Windows
Savior of the Abyss is a horror adventure game. To avoid sudden death, always pay attention and be suspicious of things around you. Collect and use a variety of tools to get to the surface. Please lead the protagonist safely so that the protagonist can achieve his or her purpose safely.
Why similar: RPGMaker 18.2% ★, Horror 15.4%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Female Protagonist 12%, Dark 8.3%
- #20 SHADOW MANSION
84% matchMixed68% of 115 reviews2024
Dev: NEBULA NOVA GAMES
Windows
A mysterious letter calls you back to your abandoned family mansion. Explore its dark rooms, uncover the bloody rituals buried in your family’s past, and escape the presence lurking in the shadows. Shadow Mansion is a story-driven horror game of atmosphere, exploration, and survival.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.4%, Supernatural 14.2%, Horror 14%, Mystery 12.9%, Dark 12.5%
- #21 Saint Maker - Horror Visual Novel
83% matchVery Positive86% of 252 reviews2023
Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac
A haunted convent. Statues that move on their own. A buried past. Welcome to Saint Idelora’s convent, where becoming a saint comes with a price.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.7%, Horror 15%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Dark 10.2%
- #22 Chloé’s Requiem -encore-
82% matchVery Positive91% of 166 reviews2023
Dev: buriki clockPub: Annulus
Windows · Mac
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 33.8% ★, Horror 9.9%, Dark 9.7%, Psychological Horror 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 6%
- #23 Even20: The Interference of Parallels
81% matchVery Positive94% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: SilverEyesPub: Wisdom Games Publishing
Windows · Mac
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: RPGMaker 11.5% ★, Horror 10.8%, Mystery 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
- #24 The House in Fata Morgana
81% matchVery Positive95% of 6,041 reviews2016
Dev: NOVECTPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Psychological Horror 12.2%, Mystery 11.4%, Dark 10.4%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Horror 9.6%
- #25 LUNA
82% matchVery Positive83% of 322 reviews2020
Dev: SimplePub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Play as a little girl named 'Luna', and survive from the dark being while discovering the secrets behind her. The more you traverse on her memory, the more you will discover dark truths that lie deep inside.
Why similar: RPGMaker 19% ★, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Female Protagonist 11%, Horror 10%, Mystery 8.4%
- #26 The Rule Of SHE
79% matchVery Positive88% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: HaiBin studio
Windows
A wandering soul mistakenly enters a world of strange tales and odd rules. Beware! This place is fraught with danger. To complete reincarnation, you must toe the line. Any soul that dares to go against the system will face correction. Will you comply—or defy?
Why similar: Horror 14.3%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Mystery 12.9%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Psychological Horror 8.9%
- #27 Blood Lily Ghoststories
78% matchVery Positive95% of 107 reviews2025
Dev: Sounding Stone / 老奉毊
Windows
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 28.8% ★, Supernatural 9.7%, Choices Matter 9.3%, Multiple Endings 9%, Female Protagonist 8.9%
- #28 Ms.Director
80% matchVery Positive97% of 67 reviews2021
Dev: SketchyNonsense
Windows
Cameras and heads are rolling in this noir inspired RPGmaker horror game. Save the spectral starlets trapped in the deadly director's mansion, and escape without joining them in their fate.
Why similar: Horror 22.1%, RPGMaker 21% ★, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Story Rich 7.1%, Female Protagonist 6.9%
- #29 Dread Weight
78% matchVery Positive87% of 177 reviews2024
Dev: Deer Dream Studios
Windows · Mac
Trapped in a crumbling mansion, it’s up to you to outsmart and outlast an ancient witch hunting you down. Scavenge for items to set traps, solve puzzles and discover hidden secrets to avoid your demise. Don’t be scared: encounters with ghosts are rewarded in this horror visual novel.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 15.6%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Horror 14%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Female Protagonist 12.4%
- #30 Misao - 2024 HD Remaster
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,467 reviews2017
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 21.3% ★, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Horror 9.4%, Female Protagonist 9%, Dark 7.5%
- #31 Stitched HD
79% matchVery Positive81% of 114 reviews2017
Dev: Fluffex Studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A pleasantly anticipated trip back home for the holidays becomes a nightmare for Catherine as a tragic accident leaves her unconscious. After coming to her senses, she realizes that something is dreadfully wrong. She must escape the doll factory she awoke in before it's too late.
Why similar: RPGMaker 29.4% ★, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Horror 9.6%, Mystery 8.8%, Dark 8.4%
- #32 The Cursed Moon ~The Girl Trapped in the Haunted House~
75% matchVery Positive89% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: Tsukki's Tea PartyPub: 072 Project
Windows
After hearing a young girl's cry for help, Yukine as a kami went in to the unknowned dimension to help. While helping the ghosts on the way to fulfill their wishes, she also has to solve riddles and traps. Will Yukine be able to save the girl from this cursed dimension ...?
Why similar: Supernatural 25.9%, RPGMaker 15.6% ★, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, RPG 7.8%
- #33 CLeM
74% matchVery Positive92% of 276 reviews2024
Dev: Mango ProtocolPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
CLeM is a narrative-driven puzzle adventure game with a dark twist. Wake up in a world where puzzles intertwine with exploration, weaving a unique narrative rooted in alchemy. A voice awakens you. It gives you purpose. To guide you, you find a notebook with mysterious entries and a house to explore.
Why similar: Supernatural 13.7%, Mystery 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Female Protagonist 9.8%
- #34 Corpse Party
76% matchVery Positive89% of 1,369 reviews2016
Dev: GrisGrisPub: XSEED Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: RPGMaker 30.1% ★, Horror 18.1%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Anime 8.5%, Multiple Endings 6.5%
- #35 Veloria
74% matchVery Positive91% of 138 reviews2025
Dev: WANDERING WITCH PROIECTUM
Windows · Mac
Velaria awakens from a nightmare in an abandoned orphanage. As childhood fears resurface, she must piece together fragmented memories and uncover a dark past. Explore, solve puzzles, and survive this twisted place to reach her true ending.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.4%, Horror 12.4%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Anime 9.5%
- #36 Horns of Fear
77% matchVery Positive92% of 85 reviews2018
Dev: Pixoala
Windows
Horns of Fear is a third-person psychological horror game set in a mysterious mansion...
Why similar: RPGMaker 21.2% ★, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Horror 13.7%, Dark 11%, Mystery 10%
- #37 Viviette
76% matchVery Positive88% of 509 reviews2018
Dev: DYA Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Exploration, puzzles and a touch of classic horror awaits you! Uncover the secrets and mysteries of Neuville's Mansion. Test your logic against diverse puzzles, locate and use a variety of items, and don't lose your sense of direction, as navigation itself becomes an obstacle in your path!
Why similar: Horror 14.9%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Multiple Endings 9.6%, Dark 9.6%
- #38 SHINONOME : Rainy Night Manor
75% matchVery Positive95% of 58 reviews2022
Dev: WODAN, Inc.
Windows · Mac
A haunted house where ghosts and vengeful spirits lurk around every corner. Your courage and wit will be put to the test in order to survive. Use trails and sounds as clues to progress in this exciting new roguelike escape game.
Why similar: Supernatural 27.8%, Horror 25%, Pixel Graphics 15%, Puzzle 14.7%, Female Protagonist 8.6%
- #39 Ann
73% matchVery Positive94% of 2,703 reviews2021
Dev: Rong Rong
Windows
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 34.6% ★, Horror 12.1%, Psychological Horror 8.5%, Dark 6.4%, Multiple Endings 6%
- #40 Causality
73% matchVery Positive92% of 252 reviews2021
Dev: WAFFLE GAMESPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
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 29.2% ★, Supernatural 17.4%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Horror 8.9%, Multiple Endings 7%
- #41 High School Dirty Secrets
71% matchVery Positive94% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Mitsuki Game StudioPub: JanduSoft
Windows
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: Psychological Horror 11.8%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Dark 10.6%, Horror 10.1%, Female Protagonist 9.4%
- #42 Escape from the Cursed Convent
71% matchVery Positive93% of 180 reviews2025
Dev: Ais Kacang StudioPub: 迷糊的安安
Windows
Escape from the Cursed Convent is a narrative-driven adventure game set in a medieval girls' convent, offering a rich storytelling experience, and several gameplay styles including QTE, hunting, cooking, and puzzle-solving.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 14.2%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Horror 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
- #43 Case 03: True Cannibal Boy
72% matchVery Positive98% of 54 reviews2023
Dev: Sounding Stone / 老奉毊
Windows
A horror mystery adventure game with ghost story elements. Anxiety plagues college student Lily, whose crush Sally has gone missing. As Lily explores the truth, Sally's boyfriend starts to look increasingly suspicious. Even worse, the story of the Cannibal Boy seems to be involved somehow...
Why similar: RPGMaker 31.6% ★, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Horror 7.9%
- #44 Reaplaced
72% matchVery Positive91% of 55 reviews2023
Dev: Mystery Gamedev
Windows · Mac · Linux
A supernatural Halloween whodunnit. Solve a chilling locked-room mystery before the grim reaper reveals the answer!
Why similar: Dark 14.4%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Horror 13.1%, Supernatural 12.8%, Female Protagonist 12.4%
- #45 Seek
70% matchVery Positive83% of 109 reviews2025
Dev: cloud_li
Windows
In this game, you play as Alice, an girl trapped in a twisted, ever-changing world. Survive a frozen orphanage filled with lurking horrors, eerie classical music, and unsolved mysteries. Scavenge, evade monsters, and uncover the truth. But can you face the brutal reality—or remain trapped forever?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.1%, Supernatural 13.7%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Horror 11.3%, Multiple Endings 11%
- #46 My Light In The Dark
73% matchVery Positive93% of 87 reviews2019
Dev: TaleHammer
Windows
My Light In The Dark is a short story about a girl who lives with her abusive mother. The girl finds out some dark secrets about her mother, and she has to find a way to escape the house.
Why similar: RPGMaker 31% ★, Dark 10.4%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, Horror 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%
- #47 Withering Rooms
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,431 reviews2024
Dev: Moonless FormlessPub: Perp Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Withering Rooms is a challenging 2.5D horror RPG set in a procedurally generated Victorian mansion that changes each night. Explore Mostyn House to collect the perfect items for your build and face a huge cast of overgrown undead, invisible ghosts, devious witches, and more.
Why similar: Horror 35.3%, Mystery 24%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Adventure 6.5%, Dark 6.2%
- #48 Castle of Secrets
70% matchMixed63% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: Serene Questworks StudiosPub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
Castle of Secrets is a dark psychological adventure with horror elements. Uncover the mystery behind your family's murder as you journey through the world of the dead, meet strange beings, solve puzzles, and make choices that shape the story.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.9%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Horror 14.2%, Dark 10.6%, Exploration 10%
- #49 DYSTHANASIA
67% matchVery Positive90% of 301 reviews2025
Dev: Madowaku KoboPub: Eroge Japan
Windows
You awaken in a cold unfamiliar building crawling with grotesque creatures. Stave off terror using your wits and anything you can find, then try to make it out alive in this highly atmospheric environmental horror game.
Why similar: Supernatural 20.7%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Dark 13.6%, Horror 13.2%, Mystery 8.8%
- #50 Family curse
69% matchVery Positive91% of 235 reviews2023
Dev: Stork Game
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Family curse is a mystical horror from the first person with a frightening atmosphere. Immerse yourself in the intricate history of the Crouse family and find out the terrible secret of the people who died in the cursed house.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.1%, Horror 23.6%, Puzzle 12.8%, Exploration 12.4%, Atmospheric 10.9%
- #51 THE MUTE HOUSE
68% matchVery Positive82% of 278 reviews2025
Dev: December Blues Games
Windows
Inspired by old and classic survival horror games, THE MUTE HOUSE combines exploration, management, puzzles and a touch of action. As Emily investigates about her sister's vanishing, she finds herself trapped in a mysterious mansion.
Why similar: Horror 25.4%, Female Protagonist 21.2%, Mystery 14.7%, Exploration 11.3%, Atmospheric 10.9%
- #52 Trick & Treat
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,403 reviews2016
Dev: Rabbiton
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Trick or treating in a vampire's house.Trick & Treat is a light-hearted Halloween adventure. It's about exploring and solving puzzles in a spooky atmosphere. There will be some horror elements, romance, many bad ends and a happy ending of true love.
Why similar: RPGMaker 44.5% ★, Horror 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Anime 6.1%, Female Protagonist 5.1%
- #53 Cursed
71% matchVery Positive83% of 765 reviews2016
Dev: Jetdogs Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Her future, as well as of the whole world depends on her ingenuity and bravery. The path to her fiancé is blocked by ghosts, dragons, demons and other creatures from beyond. Will she overcome her fears? Will she find her beloved? Play "Cursed" and find out!
Why similar: Horror 30.7%, Female Protagonist 30.2%, Adventure 15%, Puzzle 13.1%, Indie 10.9%
- #54 Rental
66% matchVery Positive93% of 5,309 reviews2024
Dev: Lonely HousePub: Animita Project
Windows
Rental is a short and spooky adventure game about the dangers of renting a house in an unknown place.
Why similar: Horror 22.6%, Mystery 13.7%, Dark 11%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Female Protagonist 10.1%
- #55 Whispering Willows
70% matchVery Positive82% of 1,862 reviews2014
Dev: Night Light InteractivePub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Interact with the spirits of the dead, solve the puzzles of the mysterious mansion and help Elena find her missing father in the horror/adventure puzzle game: Whispering Willows.
Why similar: Supernatural 16.3%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Mystery 12%, Horror 11.6%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #56 ALONE
69% matchVery Positive88% of 218 reviews2021
Dev: DakeCraftPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
You have to help a guy named Yeongchul trapped inside his home, navigate the house to protect himself from suspicious person.
Why similar: RPGMaker 19.6% ★, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Psychological Horror 11%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Choices Matter 10.2%
- #57 Mucorales
67% matchVery Positive96% of 158 reviews2024
Dev: LuN
Windows
An enthralling RPG Maker horror game that explores a dark and twisted rendition of the classic fairy tale, Red Riding Hood.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 18.7%, Horror 17.4%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, Dark 8.4%
- #58 Subway Exorcist Girl
66% matchVery Positive83% of 304 reviews2025
Dev: 纤指游戏Pub: Delicate Fingers
Windows
A subway train plagued by strange occurrences. A part-time exorcist girl arrives to confront the supernatural chaos, with the unknown ahead.
Why similar: Horror 19.3%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Mystery 16.9%, Exploration 10.3%, Puzzle 8.6%
- #59 Mansion of the Dead
66% matchVery Positive95% of 106 reviews2025
Dev: Caicai Studio
Windows
Step into the shoes of Agent Kim, drawn into a chilling mystery deep in the wilderness. Find hidden clues, solve intricate puzzles, and outsmart the relentless zombies that roam the estate. Will you make it out alive, or will you too vanish without a trace?
Why similar: Horror 21.7%, Mystery 16%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Story Rich 12.3%, Exploration 11%
- #60 Restless Dreams
65% matchVery Positive95% of 61 reviews2026
Dev: Room410
Windows
Before you realize it, dreams have become a curse. Wander through a darkened room and descend into the depths of her mind. A story-driven first-person horror game that leads you into an abyss of anguish and despair. Dedicated to those who once pursued their dreams—and to those who still do.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.6%, Horror 19.1%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Dark 9.2%, Story Rich 7.7%