- #1 Red Bow
97% matchVery Positive85% of 336 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: Horror 22.1%, Dark 14.4%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Adventure 8.5%, Indie 7.6%
- #2 Afterdream
96% matchVery Positive93% of 349 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: Horror 28.1%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Adventure 9.5%, 2D 8.2%
- #3 The Witch's House MV
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,920 reviews2018
Dev: FummyPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.8 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: Horror 38.7%, RPG 10.8%, Psychological Horror 6.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%, Dark 5.9%
- #4 Stitched HD
96% 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: Horror 20.9%, Dark 13.9%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Female Protagonist 9.7%, Adventure 8.1%
- #5 Deep Sleep: Labyrinth of the Forsaken
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 562 reviews2025
Dev: scriptwelderPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
What dreams are made of is the stuff of nightmares in this new point-and-click adventure. Delve deep into realms both fantastical and terrifying, and use the power of lucid dreaming to solve puzzles, explore, and contend with eerie adversaries in your search for the brother you thought had died.
Why similar: Horror 21.7%, RPG 18.8%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Adventure 8.9%
- #6 At Home Alone Final
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,988 reviews2021
Dev: 阿正不经Pub: Peanut Bear Studio
Windows
A casual healing rpg that takes players on a journey around the house from the perspective of a young girl, what does she do when she's home alone? What strange things will you come across in the process, and while exploring, perhaps... What other strange secrets might you discover?
Why similar: Horror 25.6%, RPG 20.3%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Female Protagonist 6.7%
- #7 Ib
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,122 reviews2022
Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.
Why similar: Horror 22.3%, RPG 15.4%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #8 Cursed Mansion
93% matchVery Positive90% of 68 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 19.4%, Dark 13.9%, RPG 11.1%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9.3%
- #9 Hazy Mind
91% matchVery Positive86% of 331 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 23.8%, Psychological Horror 21.6%, Adventure 13.4%, Female Protagonist 13%, Story Rich 12.7%
- #10 At Home Alone II
91% matchVery Positive86% of 227 reviews2019
Dev: 阿正不经Pub: Peanut Bear Studio
Windows
A recreational healing Mini-plot game explored at home. Players will play and wander around the house from the perspective of a little girl. What will she do when she is alone? What strange stories will happen in the process? and in the process of exploration, you may find some strange secrets....
Why similar: Horror 20.6%, RPG 16.3%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Adventure 7.9%
- #11 LUNA
90% 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: Horror 17.8%, RPG 15.9%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Dark 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9%
- #12 Coffin of Ashes
89% 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 27.4%, RPG 23.1%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Adventure 9.9%, Dark 4.9%
- #13 At Home Alone
89% matchVery Positive85% of 1,898 reviews2018
Dev: 阿正不经Pub: Peanut Bear Studio
Windows
This is a recreational healing Mini-plot game explored at home. Players will play and wander around the house from the perspective of a little girl. What will she do when she is alone? What strange stories will happen in the process, and in the process of exploration, you may find some strange secrets....
Why similar: Horror 37%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, RPG 16.4%, Indie 7.6%, Female Protagonist 6.7%
- #14 Claire
86% matchVery Positive94% of 120 reviews2025
Dev: TS GAMES LLC
Windows
Beth returns to her estranged sister’s house in 1963. Explore chilling, richly detailed levels, solve puzzles, and uncover haunting family secrets. Face intense scares and heart-pounding chases, with your choice shaping multiple endings.
Why similar: Horror 22.4%, Dark 18.7%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Survival Horror 11.1%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #15 My Big Sister
87% matchVery Positive93% of 674 reviews2018
Dev: Stranga GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
My name is Luzia...and this story isn't about me, it’s about my sister. Do you still wish to hear it?
Why similar: Horror 22.9%, Dark 15.9%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Adventure 8.5%
- #16 Settled
88% matchVery Positive82% of 142 reviews2016
Dev: Allen Dayan
Windows
Made in Construct2, Settled is a story driven game with hints of exploration. As you progress, subtle changes appear. Memories and nightmares act as new areas, although still remaining in the confines of the house. When you reach the end, the conclusion may not be what you expected.
Why similar: Horror 33.4%, Adventure 18.6%, Indie 17.5%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%
- #17 Recall: Empty Wishes
86% matchVery Positive93% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Puff Hook StudioPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Recall: Empty Wishes is a psychological thriller set in Taiwan during the 2010s. Follow Yonny, a sister determined to uncover the truth behind the mysterious disappearance of her brother, Tommy. As she delves deeper, she confronts unsettling secrets, blurring the lines between reality and illusion.
Why similar: Horror 19.1%, RPG 19.1%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Story Rich 11.8%, Adventure 11.5%
- #18 Night Loops
85% matchVery Positive89% of 163 reviews2023
Dev: JiaquariumPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 17.5%, Dark 13.8%, RPG 13.5%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Psychological Horror 10%
- #19 Dread Neighbor
83% matchVery Positive85% of 442 reviews2026
Dev: GhostcasePub: Erabit
Windows
Dread Neighbor is a first-person, multi-perspective psychological horror game. Play as a young woman living alone in an unusually cheap apartment. As the days pass, combat the overwhelming sense of unease, malice, and the unshakable feeling that you’re being watched from every crack in the room.
Why similar: Horror 24.3%, Dark 16.6%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, RPG 11.1%
- #20 The Rule Of SHE
84% 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 27.2%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, RPG 14.9%, Adventure 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
- #21 Paper Lily - Chapter 1
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 8,379 reviews2024
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
Median: 4.1 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: RPG 17.1%, Horror 17.1%, Psychological Horror 14%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Female Protagonist 8.6%
- #22 Veloria
82% matchVery Positive91% of 144 reviews2025
Dev: WANDERING WITCH PROIECTUM
Windows · Mac
An Adventure game with environmental puzzles. 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: RPG 20.4%, Horror 19.2%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Psychological Horror 12%, Adventure 8.4%
- #23 Lucid Dream Adventure
84% matchVery Positive82% of 233 reviews2018
Dev: Dali Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Lucid Dream is the story of little Lucy, who goes on an adventure into the world of dreams with the mission to save her mother.
Why similar: Dark 17.4%, Horror 17.1%, Female Protagonist 15.4%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Indie 9.3%
- #24 Children of Silentown
82% matchVery Positive87% of 1,521 reviews2023
Dev: Elf GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Children of Silentown is a dark adventure game that tells the story of Lucy, a girl growing up in a village deep in a forest inhabited by monsters. People disappearing is nothing uncommon here, but this time, Lucy is old enough to investigate on her own. Or so she thinks.
Why similar: Horror 22.5%, Dark 17.2%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Adventure 8.4%, Psychological Horror 8.3%
- #25 Fragile Reflection
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: Spectra team
Windows · Mac · Linux
A young woman returns back to her home in a rural Japanese village - but something is very wrong. Find items, solve puzzles, fight monsters and traverse between dimensions. Help Kario Ito reveal hidden mysteries and stay alive in this retro-styled survival horror!
Why similar: Horror 28.4%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Survival Horror 13.5%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #26 Devil's Hideout
79% matchVery Positive85% of 95 reviews2024
Dev: Cosmic Void
Windows · Mac · Linux
Devil's Hideout is a horror point and click adventure. Lauren learns from a mystic that her young sister is still alive, with cultists staging her death. Traveling to the hospital where her sister received care, Lauren plunges headfirst into a nightmare.
Why similar: Horror 28%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Dark 14.1%, Adventure 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%
- #27 Asleep: Act 1
78% matchVery Positive94% of 557 reviews2024
Dev: Black Hole GamesPub: CriticalLeap
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Immersed in her nightmares, in a chaotic reality, confused and all alone. The only safe place is her room, but not forever... She wanders through an empty city and strange places while fleeing from creatures lurking in the darkness to find out what's going on. You are in the skin of Ana Lúcia.
Why similar: Horror 18.8%, Dark 14.2%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Survival Horror 8.5%
- #28 The Suicide of Rachel Foster
80% matchMixed68% of 6,800 reviews2020
Dev: ONE-O-ONE GAMESPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Coming back to the family hotel after years, a young woman finds herself trapped with the ghosts from her past and an old cellular telephone as the only way to unveil a terrible truth.
Why similar: Dark 24%, Female Protagonist 17.3%, Horror 15.2%, Adventure 11.5%, Story Rich 11.3%
- #29 Restless Dreams
78% matchVery Positive95% of 73 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: Horror 28.1%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Female Protagonist 14%, Adventure 12.7%, Dark 10.2%
- #30 My Sleeping Girlfriend
77% matchVery Positive95% of 116 reviews2025
Dev: Fancy Dog Games
Windows
Your girlfriend’s sleepwalking is getting worse each night. Find her and bring her back to bed safely.
Why similar: Horror 31.5%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Dark 13.5%, Survival Horror 12.3%, Adventure 8.6%
- #31 My Head On Your Body
79% matchMostly Positive74% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Creepy Pop
Windows · Mac · Linux
You've moved to a new house where the previous owner was murdered. They never found his head. But, it has found you.
Why similar: Horror 30.6%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Dark 16%, Adventure 11.2%, Female Protagonist 7%
- #32 Mad Father
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,511 reviews2016
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Witness the tale of a most foolish family. A remake of the classic horror exploration game makes its way to Steam.
Why similar: Horror 27.7%, Psychological Horror 13%, Dark 10.2%, Female Protagonist 8%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%
- #33 Castle of Secrets
77% matchMixed62% of 58 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: Horror 23.7%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Dark 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #34 祖母 grandmother
76% matchVery Positive82% of 71 reviews2025
Dev: 上线工作室Pub: WindField Games
Windows
在离开芒山村的十七年后,已经成为大学生的小张为了给去世的祖母守灵,再次回到了家乡。然而灵堂之上却是一派吊诡,冷漠无言的村民,心怀鬼胎的昔日家仆,无不注视着她手中那个祖母赠予却无法打开的神秘铁盒。当大雨倾盆之际,细碎的金属刮地声回响,刹那间,利器反光,血溅厅堂……
Why similar: RPG 27.2%, Psychological Horror 20.3%, Female Protagonist 17.2%, Puzzle 7.1%, Adventure 6%
- #35 Narin: The Orange Room
75% matchVery Positive84% of 85 reviews2026
Dev: RedSensationGamesPub: Urnique Studio
Windows
Narin: The Orange Room is a third-person adventure horror game. Play as Narin, a young girl whose sister mysteriously disappeared. Help her find her sister in the twilight dimension, solve the mystery, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Horror 23.3%, Dark 14.9%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Survival Horror 9%
- #36 MOTHERED - A ROLE-PLAYING HORROR GAME
75% matchVery Positive93% of 413 reviews2021
Dev: ENIGMA STUDIO
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
An immersive first-person horror adventure where you play the role of LIANA - a young girl who arrives home after major surgery and is met with a strange mannequin claiming to be her mother.
Why similar: Horror 27.4%, Dark 24.1%, Female Protagonist 18.1%, Psychological Horror 18%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #37 Have a Nice Dream
74% matchVery Positive93% of 4,884 reviews2021
Dev: 榭季生
Windows
A story about dreams. Explore a weird house and find the truth. A short game with mild puzzles and some psychological horror elements.
Why similar: RPG 36.5%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Adventure 11%, Puzzle 7.7%
- #38 Cat carried Butterfly
73% matchVery Positive91% of 89 reviews2026
Dev: 包包丁STUDIOPub: XD
Windows · Mac
In Republican-era Shanghai, Lu Ping returns to the forgotten Luchang Apartment after receiving a letter from her orphanage headmistress. As lost memories resurface, she uncovers buried secrets, her past, and the eerie truth behind the bond between humans and yaoguai.
Why similar: Horror 28.5%, RPG 15.5%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Indie 9%, 2D 8.3%
- #39 Absurd Story: Back Home
73% matchPositive100% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: HcAndersen
Windows
A runaway wanderer, a frail Taoist priest, who want to return to their hometown at the end of the world. But when they step into the empty city, they are swept into the dead ruins…
Why similar: RPG 22.9%, Adventure 12.5%, Story Rich 10.8%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%
- #40 Midnight Special
72% matchVery Positive80% of 156 reviews2026
Dev: Scared Stupid IncPub: Yahaha Games
Windows
Welcome to Midnight Special, a point-and-click survival horror game drenched in 16-bit pixel art and 1980s retro dread. On a thunderous night in 1987 in Maine, you awaken in a labyrinthine manor. You must click, explore, and solve puzzles to escape. Will you go gentle into that good night?
Why similar: Horror 17.7%, Dark 14.1%, RPG 11.8%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Psychological Horror 9.3%
- #41 Confabulation
73% matchVery Positive91% of 103 reviews2023
Dev: Authogin
Windows
Your memory is fading. Things around your home keep changing; they are not what they appear to be. Find what is wrong, take pictures to restore your memory. Try to remember. Learn what you have forgotten, learn what has happened. It is not what it seems to be.
Why similar: Horror 32.5%, Dark 22.3%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Indie 10.3%, Puzzle 7.1%
- #42 Once Upon A Mind - A Little Too Friendly
71% matchVery Positive91% of 240 reviews2025
Dev: ZealPub: Cardiora Studio
Windows
A story-rich psychological horror inspired by real-life experiences. Follow Emily, 23, as she moves to Brooklyn for a fresh start, but finds herself drawn into a slow spiral of obsession and control. Featuring voice acting, this atmospheric and grounded experience is deeply unsettling.
Why similar: Horror 28.1%, Dark 18.1%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Adventure 9.6%, Female Protagonist 9.6%
- #43 Fran Bow
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 22,182 reviews2015
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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: Horror 23%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Dark 14.5%, Story Rich 9.7%, Female Protagonist 8%
- #44 LOVE ETERNAL
69% matchVery Positive97% of 369 reviews2026
Dev: brlkaPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows
Wander a castle built of bitter memories in LOVE ETERNAL, a psychological horror platformer with devious trials and an unsettling, experimental narrative. Find a way out - or live in Shelter forever more.
Why similar: Horror 21.4%, Dark 19.3%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Psychological Horror 8.6%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #45 Whitehaven
74% matchMixed62% of 52 reviews2021
Dev: Somnambulist Games
Windows
Uncover the mysteries of Whitehaven Orphanage in this first-person psychological horror game. Explore the place, collect clues and put the pieces together to find out what happened years ago as you delve deep into your mind.
Why similar: Horror 29.8%, Dark 21.8%, Psychological Horror 15%, Survival Horror 12.6%, Story Rich 5.8%
- #46 Misao - 2024 HD Remaster
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,503 reviews2017
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.4 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: Horror 17.2%, RPG 12.6%, Dark 10.4%, Female Protagonist 10%, Psychological Horror 8.6%
- #47 Threads of Karma
72% matchMixed55% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: 萝卜不长毛线公司Pub: Hawthorn Games
Windows
Lin Yue'an embarks on a journey home, but unsettling events soon disrupt her ordinary life. Strange dreams, lost memories, and eerie occurrences lead her to uncover hidden truths. Can she trace everything back to its true origin and escape the net of fate that has already been woven around her?
Why similar: Horror 35%, RPG 21.3%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Story Rich 8.3%, Puzzle 7.1%
- #48 Children of Silentown: Prologue
70% 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 34.2%, Female Protagonist 18.9%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Story Rich 10%, 2D 9.4%
- #49 Flan's MS
70% matchVery Positive89% of 160 reviews2024
Dev: Geism
Windows
Flan's MS is a 2D story game with some puzzles and gameplay systems. After escaping from everything she is familiar with, Flan needs to retrieve her lost dream diary and find the answers she needs.
Why similar: Horror 21.5%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Story Rich 11.2%, Adventure 8.9%
- #50 Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
67% matchVery Positive94% of 3,023 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 34.2%, Adventure 20.2%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Puzzle 13.1%, Indie 9.1%
- #51 My Friend is a Raven
69% matchVery Positive91% of 1,321 reviews2020
Dev: Two Star Games
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 18%
You return to your old apartment one last time, in search of a sickened raven. You must speak to him, and discover the cause behind the calamity that has spread across the world.
Why similar: Horror 32.8%, RPG 14.1%, Dark 11.2%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Indie 8.6%
- #52 The Haunting of Joni Evers
67% matchVery Positive91% of 162 reviews2025
Dev: Causeway Studios
Windows · Mac
The Haunting of Joni Evers is a dark supernatural mystery about a broken family from small-town Oklahoma. Haunted by a specter that's hunted her family for generations, Joni must uncover the mysteries of the Cunningham House, dig through lost memories, and face the past to break the curse.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 25.1%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Story Rich 15.6%, Adventure 14.5%, Indie 13.8%
- #53 CLeM
67% matchVery Positive92% of 283 reviews2024
Dev: Mango ProtocolPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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: Horror 22.4%, Dark 18%, Female Protagonist 16.6%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #54 Subversive Memories
65% matchVery Positive97% of 104 reviews2026
Dev: Southward Studio
Windows
Subversive Memories is a story driven survival horror set in Brazil during the last military dictatorship. Explore the backrooms of an oppressive regime, escape ominous presences and scavenge every corner of this land in search of your ██████.
Why similar: Horror 21.2%, Dark 18.4%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Survival Horror 11.6%
- #55 [Chilla's Art] Okaeri | おかえり
70% matchMixed66% of 788 reviews2019
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 54 min≥1hr: 16%
Okaeri is a VHS Japanese psychological horror game about a middle school girl and her mother who recently moved to a new house.
Why similar: Horror 36.7%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Adventure 11.4%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Indie 10.2%
- #56 The Sand Man
69% matchVery Positive94% of 360 reviews2018
Dev: Uri GamesPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
“I’ll tell you a scary story. It’s so scary you might not be able to take it. It’s the story of the Sand Man...” This is the second title in the Strange Man series, developed by Uri Games. Unable to sleep and exhausted, Sophie wanders into a town where everything sleeps. That is where the terror begins...
Why similar: Horror 19.9%, Female Protagonist 9.7%, Dark 9.7%, Indie 8.4%, Adventure 8.1%
- #57 The Medium
66% matchVery Positive89% of 9,958 reviews2021
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A third‑person psychological horror game where you explore both the real world and the spirit realm. As a medium drawn to a deserted resort, you’ll uncover dark secrets, confront echoes of trauma, and face the consequences of seeing more than one truth.
Why similar: Horror 27.9%, Adventure 16%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Dark 14.1%, Psychological Horror 11.9%
- #58 Imaginary Friend Institution
66% matchVery Positive96% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: Nightmare Emporium
Windows
Experience the not-so-ordinary life of a young institutionalized woman in the 1950’s. Amidst the daily struggles and overbearing loneliness, she often sees things that others do not. However, as the imaginary begins to seep into reality, she realizes she may not be as crazy as she once thought.
Why similar: Horror 33.4%, RPG 24.4%, Female Protagonist 17.5%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #59 Luna's Room
64% matchVery Positive100% of 63 reviews2026
Dev: DonutDroidPub: Save Games Studio
Windows
An unfamiliar room. Vague memories. Explore Luna's room through the objects inside it in this intimate narrative experience about loss, told as a classic-style graphic adventure.
Why similar: Horror 24.1%, Adventure 17.3%, Female Protagonist 16.9%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Story Rich 10.7%
- #60 Late Homework | 遅れた宿題
65% matchVery Positive95% of 420 reviews2024
Dev: sodaraptorPub: Raptorsoft Games
Windows
Highschool student Haneko has forgotten her class assignments and must retrieve them by traversing a world of haunted horrors. Explore the dilapidated halls, find your missing homework, and avoid whatever's lurking around the corner in this bite-sized, retro survival horror experience.
Why similar: Horror 31.1%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Dark 15.4%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Adventure 10%