- #1 Castle of Secrets
97% matchMixed59% of 63 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: Side Scroller 17.2%, Hidden Object 14.4%, Horror 13.3%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Exploration 9.7%
- #2 Alice's World
96% matchVery Positive90% of 413 reviews2025
Dev: STORIA GAMES CO., LTD
Windows
Alice's World is a story-driven 2D adventure puzzle game. Amidst desolate ruins and deserted cities in a world filled with death, the young girl Alice hears "your" voice from in front of the screen. You must guide her forward, solve the mysteries, and reach the top of the tower.
Why similar: Side Scroller 21.4%, Horror 16.1%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Dark Fantasy 9.4%, Exploration 7.7%
- #3 High School Dirty Secrets
96% matchVery Positive94% of 53 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: Horror 21.7%, Female Protagonist 18.9%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Exploration 12.3%, Choices Matter 8.4%
- #4 Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
95% matchVery Positive94% of 3,211 reviews2024
Dev: SimogoPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The stage is set. Imagine an old baroque manor, perhaps a hotel or a museum, somewhere in central Europe. A woman wanders in search of answers.
Why similar: Horror 20.7%, Puzzle 14.9%, Dark Fantasy 13.2%, Exploration 13.1%, Female Protagonist 12.1%
- #5 シシテナオ-Even in Death-
94% matchVery Positive94% of 80 reviews2025
Dev: Mugen Daraku
Windows
"シシテナオ-Even in Death-" is stealth horror action game that requires trial and error. It tells the story of a young girl who wakes up in a strange and unsettling world, where eerie creatures known as "Ochibito" roam.
Why similar: Side Scroller 29.1%, Horror 25.8%, Female Protagonist 18.8%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, 2D 7.6%
- #6 Ib
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,272 reviews2022
Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.
Why similar: Horror 19.3%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Dark Fantasy 14.1%, Exploration 9.9%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
- #7 Vigil: The Longest Night
92% matchVery Positive86% of 3,622 reviews2020
Dev: Glass Heart Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Embark on a journey through the longest night with Leila, a valiant member of the Vigilant Order. Delve into the hidden truths shrouded in eternal darkness, unravel the mystery surrounding Leila's enigmatic sister, and confront the eldritch horrors lurking in a world that has lost the light of day.
Why similar: Side Scroller 26.1%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Horror 12.8%, Dark Fantasy 11.6%, Action-Adventure 8%
- #8 Cursed Mansion
91% matchVery Positive88% of 69 reviews2023
Dev: Dragon Emperors
Windows
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: Horror 21.6%, Female Protagonist 17.1%, Multiple Endings 13%, Exploration 10.1%, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #9 The Rule Of SHE
91% matchVery Positive85% of 61 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 24.4%, Female Protagonist 20.8%, Dark Fantasy 11.6%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Puzzle 10%
- #10 Hazy Mind
90% matchVery Positive87% of 341 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: Horror 17.9%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Multiple Endings 14.6%, Dialogue Heavy 13.9%, Choices Matter 10.3%
- #11 The Little Red Lie
89% matchVery Positive93% of 587 reviews2021
Dev: Tired Moon StudiosPub: Milpitians
Windows
2D side scrolling, adventure, horror game where you avoid monsters and solve puzzles.
Why similar: Side Scroller 28.5%, Horror 14.9%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Exploration 10.7%, Action-Adventure 8%
- #12 Mr. Hopp's Playhouse 2
88% matchVery Positive94% of 666 reviews2021
Dev: Moonbit
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A young girl needs to find her friends, unravel a dark mystery and escape the clutches of her cursed toys.
Why similar: Horror 30.7%, Side Scroller 27.8%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Action-Adventure 9.8%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
- #13 A Rose in the Twilight
89% matchVery Positive85% of 525 reviews2017
Dev: Nippon Ichi Software, Inc.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A girl awakens in a castle void of color and time, affixed with the Curse of Thorns upon her back. After meeting a sleeping giant, the two work together to escape. Help them unravel the mystery of the thorns and the history behind the somber castle.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 37.7%, Horror 27.5%, Anime 12.6%, Puzzle 11.2%, Adventure 7.4%
- #14 Eternal Escape: castle of shadows
87% matchVery Positive96% of 115 reviews2024
Dev: Robot
Windows
You have lost your memory and are looking for a way out of the castle. The power of the nightmare magic has put the castle into an infinite loop. Carefully observing all possible abnormalities is the only way to crack the secrets of the vampire castle
Why similar: Hidden Object 17.8%, Dark Fantasy 15.9%, Exploration 13.8%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Puzzle 10.3%
- #15 Veloria
86% matchVery Positive91% of 165 reviews2025
Dev: WANDERING WITCH PROIECTUM
Windows · Mac
Veloria 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: Female Protagonist 27.5%, Horror 18.5%, Multiple Endings 14.6%, Puzzle 13.2%, Anime 8.5%
- #16 Afterdream
86% matchVery Positive93% of 357 reviews2023
Dev: Jesse MakkonenPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Get lost in a lucid dream, bending the lines between reality and fiction. Utilize the strange camera to navigate through the ghosts' mysterious residence. Find the purpose of your nocturnal visit in a vivid and dreamlike setting.
Why similar: Side Scroller 33.3%, Horror 27.2%, Female Protagonist 19.4%, 2D 7.9%, Story Rich 7%
- #17 A Night at the Watermill
84% matchVery Positive95% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: Neon Tales
Windows · Mac · Linux
You wake up in an old watermill in the middle of the night ... and can't remember anything. Examine the surroundings in this thrilling point&click adventure and find out what happened.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 28.5%, Horror 23%, Exploration 15%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
- #18 Re:Turn - One Way Trip
85% matchVery Positive81% of 204 reviews2020
Dev: Red Ego GamesPub: Green Man Gaming Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Re:Turn - One Way Trip is a 2D side-scrolling puzzle-adventure horror game. Trapped in a ghostly train, Saki must search the past and present to find and save her friends. More importantly, Saki must use her wits if she is to survive against an unspeakable evil hellbent on avenging unrequited love.
Why similar: Side Scroller 26.2%, Horror 17.7%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Exploration 10.6%, Action-Adventure 9%
- #19 UNREAL LIFE
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,980 reviews2020
Dev: hako lifePub: room6
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 309.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
And now, for today's story.
Why similar: Side Scroller 26.9%, Dark Fantasy 11.5%, Female Protagonist 10%, Story Rich 9.9%, Exploration 8.6%
- #20 GHOST at DAWN
84% matchVery Positive82% of 67 reviews2023
Dev: Blue and Red Games
Windows
In 1947, hard-boiled private eye Ben O'Hara is searching for a missing girl in an abandoned hotel. Investigate room by room, piece together clues, and give the living dead lead poisoning in this noir horror. Can you push through your fear and discover what became of her?
Why similar: Horror 41.5%, Action-Adventure 20.5%, Anime 16.2%, Story Rich 11.6%, Action 10.2%
- #21 Paper Lily - Chapter 1
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 8,754 reviews2024
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.2 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: Horror 18.5%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Exploration 11.9%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Anime 9.2%
- #22 Ayasa: Shadows of Silence
82% matchMixed67% of 106 reviews2025
Dev: Aya Games
Windows
A dark tale of survival and conscience, blending platforming, puzzles, and haunting beauty. Journey through surreal lands where every choice shapes the fate of a world on the edge of ruin will you restore the light or embrace the darkness?
Why similar: Side Scroller 23.4%, Horror 19.9%, Dark Fantasy 15.4%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Action-Adventure 8.6%
- #23 LUNA
82% matchVery Positive83% of 325 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: Female Protagonist 30.3%, Horror 29.5%, Puzzle 15.1%, 2D 10.2%, Anime 10.1%
- #24 Alone in the School
81% matchVery Positive84% of 67 reviews2024
Dev: 티민이
Windows
A girl who has lost her memory must collect five scattered memory fragments in the school to remember the events of that day.
Why similar: Horror 37.3%, Female Protagonist 24.9%, Exploration 18.7%, Puzzle 12.5%, Adventure 5.3%
- #25 Clea
80% matchVery Positive98% of 410 reviews2019
Dev: InvertMouse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Clea is a jump scare free, skill-based survival horror adventure.
Why similar: Side Scroller 25.9%, Horror 18.9%, Female Protagonist 18.7%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Anime 8.4%
- #26 Soul's Spectrum
78% matchVery Positive96% of 50 reviews2023
Dev: Thund GamesPub: Ravenage Games
Windows
You wake up in a mysterious dungeon, full of dangerous traps and unlucky inhabitants. Brain cracking puzzles await you while a dark story will slowly unfold in this supernatural place!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 23.9%, Exploration 18.5%, Action-Adventure 16.2%, Puzzle 14.8%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #27 Last Light
79% matchVery Positive83% of 190 reviews2021
Dev: Team Corn FieldPub: HIKE Inc.
Windows
En route to a scare game, Lumi realizes that she is suddenly alone. Then, appears the old abandoned hospital... Explore throughout the tragedy-stricken hospital. Search for the student IDs of Lumi's classmates. And find out what really happened. Maybe all you need is the courage to "flee?"
Why similar: Horror 26.9%, Female Protagonist 22.4%, Dialogue Heavy 17%, Exploration 14.6%, Action-Adventure 11.2%
- #28 Before The Night
77% matchVery Positive94% of 496 reviews2022
Dev: Uneducated Game Studio
Windows
Before The Night is a horror action adventure game based on a macabre twist to a fable. Survive in the tiny, cute animal village! Your animal friends will literally turn rabid at night! Uncover the secrets of the world where animals keep human pets. Join the cute pet human "Lisa" on her adventure!
Why similar: Horror 20.4%, Dark Fantasy 18%, Exploration 12.5%, Action-Adventure 12.5%, Female Protagonist 10.7%
- #29 Ann
76% matchVery Positive94% of 2,759 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: Horror 36.2%, Female Protagonist 15.9%, Exploration 12.3%, Multiple Endings 9.1%, Anime 8.4%
- #30 Night Loops
77% matchVery Positive89% of 168 reviews2023
Dev: JiaquariumPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 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: Horror 19.6%, Female Protagonist 17.5%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Hand-drawn 9.3%, Exploration 8.2%
- #31 Coffin of Ashes
78% 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: Horror 36.8%, Female Protagonist 24.7%, Anime 13.9%, Adventure 6.1%, Exploration 5.3%
- #32 Beyond The Darkness
76% matchVery Positive87% of 105 reviews2024
Dev: My Little StudioPub: IndieGO Publishing
Windows
💀🧩🕹️ Beyond The Darkness is a horror adventure game with puzzles where you help little girl Milly battle nightmares in the darkness to find her missing family. You will find yourself in bizarre worlds of memories, distorted by fears, and your only weapon will be the light of a small lamp...
Why similar: Horror 52.6%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Exploration 9.8%, Puzzle 9.6%, Story Rich 6.9%
- #33 Lost Ruins
75% matchVery Positive85% of 5,787 reviews2021
Dev: ALTARI GAMESPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Lost Ruins is a 2D side-scrolling survival action game, where you play as a young girl that has awoken in a strange and foreign place without her memories. Explore a dark and dangerous world, battle hideous monsters, and topple incredible bosses.
Why similar: Side Scroller 21.2%, Female Protagonist 18.4%, Horror 18%, Anime 17.7%, Action 10.2%
- #34 Seek
74% matchVery Positive83% of 121 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: Horror 26.2%, Female Protagonist 25.6%, Exploration 13.4%, Action-Adventure 12.5%, Puzzle 10.2%
- #35 Awakening Sarah
73% matchVery Positive96% of 74 reviews2025
Dev: Asteristic Game Studio
Windows · Linux
Awakening Sarah is a 2D platformer with emphasis on exploration. Unravel the dreams and realities of Sarah, a girl who's recovering from a coma, while helping her understand the world around her and herself.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 57.1%, 2D 18.5%, Story Rich 14.3%, Fantasy 7.2%, Adventure 2.9%
- #36 Escape from the Cursed Convent
73% matchVery Positive92% of 203 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: Horror 20.8%, Female Protagonist 20.3%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Puzzle 9.5%, Choices Matter 9.3%
- #37 THE MUTE HOUSE
73% matchVery Positive80% of 307 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 33.4%, Female Protagonist 25.9%, Exploration 15.3%, Action-Adventure 12.7%, Action 5%
- #38 Whispering Willows
75% matchVery Positive82% of 1,879 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: Side Scroller 20.8%, Female Protagonist 19.4%, Horror 19.1%, Exploration 10.4%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #39 Dear Brother
74% matchVery Positive88% of 51 reviews2021
Dev: NGS Studios
Windows
Audrey is a young woman returning to her childhood home. Upon arriving, however, she begins to notice strange happenings around the house. Is this a dream or reality? Whatever it is, it seems so oddly… familiar. Explore with Audrey as she tries to work out the mysteries of her missing memories.
Why similar: Horror 44%, Female Protagonist 21.3%, 2D 10.3%, Adventure 7%, Story Rich 7%
- #40 Cross The Boundaries
71% matchVery Positive99% of 93 reviews2025
Dev: AlfredProsPub: Ziel Graywords
Windows · Linux
This is a Touhou Fangame. Maribel Hearn is a girl with unusual experience with ghosts and supernatural beings. In Cross The Boundaries, you will solve riddles while trying to stay alive, and looking for a way out of the nightmare.
Why similar: Exploration 25.3%, Puzzle 18.9%, Anime 14.8%, 2D 13%, Adventure 8.5%
- #41 Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,894 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: Horror 18.3%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Multiple Endings 12%, Exploration 11.8%, Anime 10%
- #42 Livestream: Escape from Hotel Izanami
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 747 reviews2021
Dev: qureate
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
In this side-scrolling action-adventure game, you'll need to scour the inside of an abandoned hotel, looking for clues to solve the mystery of the hotel and ensure your escape from a mysterious, murderous mascot intent to kill.
Why similar: Horror 24.3%, Female Protagonist 17.6%, Side Scroller 17.5%, Action-Adventure 8.6%, Exploration 6.6%
- #43 Decollate Decoration
69% matchVery Positive93% of 439 reviews2026
Dev: KANEKODOPub: KEMCO
Windows
This is a point-and-click, command-selection style adventure game where the protagonist is a girl who has become a ghost. The objective is to fulfill her desires by speaking to her beloved "him" causing poltergeists, visiting in dreams, or even cursing.
Why similar: Horror 67.3%, Adventure 12.4%, 2D 9.6%, Story Rich 7.8%, Indie 3%
- #44 outside the door
69% matchVery Positive95% of 736 reviews2024
Dev: basandaika games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Outside the door is a mystic visual novel set within one office. You are about to figure out the stories of a few visitors without having a single memory of yourself.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 19.9%, Dialogue Heavy 19%, Anime 17.2%, Horror 16.9%, Multiple Endings 14.9%
- #45 Midnight Syndrome
70% matchVery Positive99% of 103 reviews2024
Dev: ナツミカン
Windows
A summer night consumes the girls... Exploration type horror ADV game
Why similar: Horror 37.1%, Exploration 21.4%, Anime 12.1%, 2D 10.5%, Multiple Endings 6.8%
- #46 Hellkind
68% matchVery Positive93% of 189 reviews2025
Dev: Motamot
Windows · Mac
You awaken to whispers of an ancient cult and their unholy rite. As the veil to the dead unravels, explore, solve puzzles, and escape - before you become part of the ritual.
Why similar: Horror 35.4%, Female Protagonist 24.3%, Exploration 19.1%, Puzzle 10.5%, Action 4.3%
- #47 Evil Awaits™
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: Chai Games
Windows
Uncover the mystery of Archdale Castle in this Indie Action Survival Horror when an explosion threatens to expose a family curse and a new epidemic
Why similar: Horror 32.9%, Female Protagonist 29.2%, Action-Adventure 14.3%, Puzzle 13.5%, Action 9%
- #48 htoL#NiQ: The Firefly Diary
72% matchMixed69% of 634 reviews2016
Dev: Nippon Ichi Software, Inc.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
In the depths of a labyrinthine ruin, a young girl named Mion rises from a deep sleep. Lost, alone, and with no memory of how she got here or where her parents are, she is greeted by two fireflies—one composed entirely of light, and another who lurks among the shadows.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 36.1%, Horror 21.6%, Anime 15.9%, Puzzle 9.7%, 2D 8.7%
- #49 No Ghost in Sky Elevator
69% matchVery Positive99% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Midori Games / みどりげーむず
Windows
It is a strange high-rise elevator. The objects that appear and the people you board are all strange. Depending on your actions, you will face a variety of consequences.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 22.2%, Hidden Object 20.3%, Multiple Endings 15.2%, Horror 13.9%, Exploration 12.5%
- #50 MEMENTO
71% matchVery Positive80% of 85 reviews2016
Dev: CreateLabPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A paradise lost; an island full of memory. Those who forget the horrors of the past will pay the price... Relics of war are now living, breathing creatures, out for revenge for memories forgotten... Can you escape?
Why similar: Horror 28.1%, Female Protagonist 22.7%, Anime 10%, Multiple Endings 9%, Exploration 7.6%
- #51 Scarlet Deer Inn
65% matchVery Positive89% of 319 reviews2026
Dev: Attu Games
Windows · Mac
An embroidered dark medieval folk tale. While life in a seemingly ordinary village is all about simple chores and idle gossip, sinister secrets hide below.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 23.3%, Exploration 14.9%, Action-Adventure 13%, Hand-drawn 11.7%, Medieval 10.5%
- #52 Drain Mansion
68% matchVery Positive85% of 265 reviews2023
Dev: Kredyn
Windows · Mac · Linux
You wake up in an unknown dark abandoned mansion and don't remember how you got there. Your goal is to escape this mansion and get back home safely, but the traps and demons lurking there won't make it easier. Can you escape this mansion or give in to the temptation?
Why similar: Side Scroller 27.9%, Horror 18.9%, Exploration 9.2%, Action-Adventure 8%, Multiple Endings 7.8%
- #53 Forbidden Ground - Lair of Aooni -
68% matchMixed53% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: HYDE, Inc.
Windows
It is a forbidden place that must never be entered. Strange events encountered in the decadent school building. And a Japanese doll that begins to speak. There is something here. ......This is a Japanese horror game that reveals the abominable history hidden in an abandoned school.
Why similar: Horror 23.7%, Side Scroller 23.6%, Female Protagonist 18.9%, Action-Adventure 10.4%, Exploration 9.6%
- #54 Dark Light
66% matchVery Positive94% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: UsagygyPub: ZNT Productions
Windows
Mio is a young girl surrounded by death, and after an unexpected accident, she finds out where people go after they die. Maybe Heaven, or Hell...or an Underworld full of demons and mysteries.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 21.9%, Female Protagonist 17.6%, Action-Adventure 13.9%, Hand-drawn 11.2%, Multiple Endings 10.8%
- #55 Children of Silentown: Prologue
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,048 reviews2020
Dev: Elf GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 22%
Prologue to Children of Silentown, a dark adventure game that tells the story of Lucy, a young girl growing up in a village deep into a forest inhabited by monsters. People disappearing is nothing uncommon in the village, but this time, Lucy is old enough to investigate on her own. Or so she thinks.
Why similar: Horror 23.9%, Female Protagonist 20.2%, Dark Fantasy 13.7%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Puzzle 7.3%
- #56 Castle Of Secrets: Prologue
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 350 reviews2022
Dev: SQ Game StudiosPub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
The Castle of Secrets — a game with a deep and mysterious storyline, beautiful 3D graphics, unique gameplay and mechanics, will immerse you in a fairy tale of reality and mystery. How will this fairy tale end? It's your call.
Why similar: Side Scroller 30.5%, Hidden Object 16.7%, Exploration 11.1%, Puzzle 9.1%, Dark Fantasy 8.7%
- #57 I'll Do It Tomorrow
66% matchVery Positive96% of 84 reviews2024
Dev: Luca Morotti
Windows
It's Sara's first day of work. However, when she takes the elevator to go to the office, she suddenly finds herself on a mysterious floor. What truth lies behind these weird rooms? Will you be able to move on? Or rather... will you want to move on?
Why similar: Female Protagonist 28.5%, Horror 15.7%, Anime 13.6%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Story Rich 11.3%
- #58 Unusual Tales: Deep Below
64% matchVery Positive98% of 81 reviews2026
Dev: Jall
Windows
You, a normal working Joe, decide to try to solve the mystery of the missing girl... Will you make it out alive? A horror game filled with mystery!
Why similar: Horror 43.4%, Action-Adventure 14.7%, Dialogue Heavy 12.6%, Action 10.8%, Female Protagonist 9.3%