- #1 Corpse Party
97% matchVery Positive89% of 1,376 reviews2016
Dev: GrisGrisPub: XSEED Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 17.2 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: Horror 48%, Anime 33.2%, Adventure 12%, Indie 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A definitive classic in the anime horror genre that shares the intense, character-driven psychological dread found in the seed game.
- #2 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
96% matchVery Positive88% of 5,930 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Horror 42.5%, Adventure 33.7%, Anime 23.8%
Why You'll Like It: A modern, high-quality visual novel that explores urban legends with the same investigative curiosity as the seed game.
- #3 Seven Mysteries: The Last Page
96% 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: Anime 33.8%, Horror 33.8%, Adventure 20.4%, Indie 12%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on school-based supernatural mysteries with multiple endings and a strong emphasis on narrative-driven horror.
- #4 Mad Father
95% 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 43.3%, Anime 34.6%, Adventure 12.5%, Indie 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in indie anime horror that balances exploration and puzzle-solving with a dark, twisted narrative.
- #5 The Witch's House MV
94% 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 65.1%, Anime 13.5%, Indie 11.3%, Adventure 10%
Why You'll Like It: Features the same style of exploration-based horror and sudden, shocking deaths that define the indie anime horror experience.
- #6 Cursed Mansion
94% 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 39%, Anime 24.8%, Adventure 19.2%, Indie 17.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic RPG-maker style horror game that focuses on exploration and uncovering the dark secrets of a haunted residence.
- #7 My Head On Your Body
93% 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 36.9%, Anime 32%, Adventure 21.8%, Indie 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: An experimental visual novel that leans into the unsettling, psychological horror elements found in indie anime-style games.
- #8 Ib
91% 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 45.6%, Anime 33.3%, Indie 21.2%
Why You'll Like It: An essential indie horror adventure that uses a surreal, artistic setting to create an unsettling atmosphere similar to the seed game.
- #9 Ghost in the pool
92% matchMostly Positive78% of 352 reviews2021
Dev: CASCHA GAMES
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A bizarre campus legend, take you into the traditional Japanese black-and-white comic horror story. Witness the familiar scenes and contemplate the terrifying moments.
Why similar: Anime 43.8%, Adventure 29.4%, Horror 26.8%
Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric anime-style horror game that focuses on supernatural encounters in a school setting.
- #10 Yomawari: Night Alone
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,280 reviews2016
Dev: Nippon Ichi Software, Inc.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 53.3%, Anime 25%, Adventure 21.7%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the feeling of exploring a dangerous, haunted environment through a distinct, stylized anime lens.
- #11 Pocket Mirror ~ GoldenerTraum
89% matchVery Positive93% of 1,656 reviews2023
Dev: AstralShiftPub: KOMODO
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 49.8%, Anime 30.5%, Adventure 19.8%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply psychological indie horror game that features surreal imagery and a strong anime-inspired art style.
- #12 Disappearance - Takeshi. You were right. That Abandoned Village is Too Bad
90% matchVery Positive89% of 75 reviews2024
Dev: HAZECODE
Windows
"Disappearance - Takeshi. You were right. That Abandoned Village is Too Bad" is a first-person horror-comedy game in which you search an abandoned Japanese village for your missing best friend.
Why similar: Horror 43.3%, Comedy 26.4%, Adventure 21.9%, Indie 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the quirky, low-budget horror charm and exploration-heavy gameplay of the seed game.
- #13 Japan Stigmatized Property -日本事故物件監視協会-
89% matchMostly Positive74% of 356 reviews2025
Dev: 日本事故物件監視協会
Windows · Mac
Can you endure until morning Monitor Japan's stigmatized properties and report any paranormal activity If you miss a report or make repeated mistakes——
Why similar: Horror 100%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a focused, atmospheric horror experience centered on investigating haunted locations.
- #14 Midnight Syndrome
87% matchVery Positive99% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: ナツミカン
Windows
A summer night consumes the girls... Exploration type horror ADV game
Why similar: Horror 40.4%, Anime 34.3%, Adventure 25.3%
Why You'll Like It: A visual-novel style horror game that emphasizes exploration and narrative choices in a supernatural setting.
- #15 Magical Eyes - Red is for Anguish
88% matchVery Positive81% of 69 reviews2016
Dev: Pomera StudiosPub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Magical Eyes - Red is for Anguish is a thrilling mystery story revolving around a series of unfathomable incidents in a town.
Why similar: Anime 32.9%, Adventure 24.2%, Horror 23.4%, Indie 19.4%
Why You'll Like It: Combines anime aesthetics with mystery and horror elements, making it a natural fit for fans of the seed game.
- #16 [Chilla's Art] Stigmatized Property | 事故物件
86% matchVery Positive80% of 1,351 reviews2019
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Stigmatized Property, 事故物件 (Jiko bukken) is a horror game inspired by haunted apartment rooms in Japan. These properties are known to have cheap rents and you play to find out the exact reason why.
Why similar: Horror 44.1%, Adventure 24.7%, Indie 21.9%, Anime 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A popular Japanese horror title that captures the feeling of exploring a cursed, everyday location.
- #17 Murder House
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,305 reviews2020
Dev: Puppet Combo
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A local news team breaks into an abandoned house to chase a salacious ghost story... until a MANIAC chases them! ...VHS era 80's slasher. PS1 style survival horror!
Why similar: Horror 70.6%, Adventure 15.8%, Indie 13.6%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled horror game that captures the tension of being trapped in a haunted location with a killer.
- #18 BISQUE DOLL
86% matchVery Positive82% of 50 reviews2020
Dev: 寒蟬
Windows
BISQUE DOLL is a Hong Kong urban legend About a year ago My mother bought a pair of bisque dolls That's for my sister's room decoration My grandma told me since I was young When you put away the bisque doll Don't keep her in a dark corner Or in the cabinet that nobody cares about
Why similar: Horror 36.4%, Anime 31%, Adventure 24.3%, Indie 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features the same indie, anime-horror aesthetic with a focus on multiple endings and exploration.
- #19 Sunlight Scream
84% matchVery Positive84% of 81 reviews2023
Dev: Faithy Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
The hero moves to a new city. However, along with him comes a masked killer who begins to kill his friends one by one... Make decisions to build your adventure. Can you stop him before it's too late?
Why similar: Anime 47.6%, Horror 31.6%, Adventure 20.8%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery-horror visual novel that utilizes an anime art style to tell a dark, story-rich tale.
- #20 Tsugunohi
84% matchMostly Positive73% of 584 reviews2021
Dev: Vaka Game Magazine
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 64%
One of the most terrifying J-horror games of all time is coming to Steam at long last. What's more, all you have to do is make the player walk to the left!? This collection includes the seven initial works of the popular Tsugunohi series, as well as an entirely new episode.
Why similar: Horror 38.2%, Adventure 34%, Indie 27.8%
Why You'll Like It: A series of short, atmospheric Japanese horror games that excel at creating dread through simple, effective mechanics.
- #21 Forgotten Hill Disillusion
83% matchVery Positive88% of 217 reviews2019
Dev: FM Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Welcome to Forgotten Hill Museum, a place where the past, the present, nature, art and the unknown are exhibited!
Why similar: Adventure 44.5%, Indie 32.5%, Horror 23.1%
Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click horror adventure that shares the dark, surreal, and unsettling tone of the seed game.
- #22 DYSTHANASIA
81% matchVery Positive90% of 322 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: Horror 44.7%, Anime 42.6%, Adventure 12.6%
- #23 Mercury Abbey
80% matchVery Positive92% of 958 reviews2024
Dev: YiTi GamesPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
In a mansion surrounded by mist, as the curse made by the Alchemist and Fairy reappears, the danger is quietly lurking in the darkness, awaiting its visitors.Follow Harrod and Willie to unravel an incredible story in Mercury Abbey, and go on an adventure that you would only find in mystery novels.
Why similar: Adventure 28.1%, Anime 27.6%, Horror 24.2%, Indie 20.1%
- #24 I'll Do It Tomorrow
81% matchVery Positive96% of 82 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: Anime 47.4%, Adventure 28.8%, Horror 20.9%, Indie 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror visual novel that explores dark themes through an anime-inspired lens.
- #25 Re:Turn - One Way Trip
82% matchVery Positive81% of 198 reviews2020
Dev: Red Ego GamesPub: Green Man Gaming Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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: Horror 56.4%, Anime 43.6%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D horror adventure that emphasizes puzzle-solving and a haunting, supernatural narrative.
- #26 Joana's Life
82% matchMostly Negative31% of 231 reviews2016
Dev: Old Shack StudioPub: Back To Basics Gaming
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
In a peaceful part of the town, a series of deaths occur, seemingly random at first, but gruesome in their nature. One day, you find an object that doesn't belong in your house. An old, worn-out, stained mirror. You'll come to discover that the simple mirror isn't the only thing that is out of place.
Why similar: Indie 49.8%, Horror 28.9%, Adventure 21.2%
Why You'll Like It: An indie first-person horror game that focuses on the psychological toll of exploring a mysterious, haunted environment.
- #27 Nightmare Zapping
79% matchVery Positive99% of 76 reviews2023
Dev: Maldo19
Windows
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: Horror 41.3%, Anime 33.7%, Adventure 14.2%, Indie 10.7%
- #28 Disillusion
78% matchVery Positive94% of 932 reviews2021
Dev: Disillusion Dev
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 56%
A mysterious muse calls upon you to investigate a Large tower in an oneiric land.
Why similar: Adventure 66%, Indie 34%
- #29 Black Chapter
79% matchVery Positive93% of 55 reviews2020
Dev: Spire Studio
Windows
Your class goes on a field trip to Durhal Cathedral before things take an unexpected turn. Solve the mystery before you and your friends perish!
Why similar: Anime 54.6%, Adventure 28%, Indie 17.4%
- #30 廃病院探索
78% matchVery Positive81% of 86 reviews2023
Dev: カニお@VtuberPub: vkanio_game
Windows
This is a horror game that asks a friend to find out what happened in an abandoned hospital.
Why similar: Horror 84.1%, Indie 15.9%
- #31 Coincidences?
75% matchVery Positive90% of 208 reviews2026
Dev: FogTime
Windows
After a sudden rent hike, you move into a suspiciously cheap house deep in the woods. The price is absurdly low and there’s work nearby-it seems like a stroke of luck. But you soon realize something is seriously wrong with the place...
Why similar: Horror 54.9%, Adventure 35%, Indie 10%
- #32 DINNERDINNNER
76% matchVery Positive83% of 183 reviews2024
Dev: LuuuLuuuL
Windows
"DINNERDINNNER" is a horror adventure game set in the modern era. You become a diner staff member and encounter strange events – customers with bizarre stories, engaging in trivial conversations, and discussing incomprehensible matters.
Why similar: Anime 38.7%, Adventure 32.7%, Comedy 25.6%, Indie 3.1%
- #33 Unnatural: Benighted
77% matchMixed58% of 148 reviews2024
Dev: VD Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Two friends investigate the disappearance of people and encounter unexplained phenomena.
Why similar: Horror 59.4%, Indie 23.4%, Adventure 17.1%
- #34 Ghost Stories
77% matchMixed69% of 85 reviews2019
Dev: AK Studio
Windows
You find yourself in a deserted territory of a country house, and when you try to get out, understand that it's impossible. One on one with ghosts and your task is to survive and only then to figure out what happened here...
Why similar: Adventure 38.2%, Horror 31.4%, Indie 30.4%
- #35 Yet Another Killing Game
73% matchVery Positive98% of 229 reviews2025
Dev: Soulseer Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
You wake up in a house, alone with two beautiful girls... But no one is allowed to leave until one of you DIES. Why is this happening? What is the purpose of this “killing game”? But most importantly...WHO SHOULD DIE?!
Why similar: Anime 65%, Adventure 35%
- #36 The Dire
74% matchVery Positive82% of 92 reviews2023
Dev: Grumpi
Windows
Dean Holt, popular Urbex vlogger, sets off on another exploration of an abandoned home but this time things aren't going as planned. Something dark is lurking inside and Dean quickly finds himself in over his head
Why similar: Horror 68.9%, Indie 20.7%, Adventure 10.5%
- #37 Notch - The Innocent LunA: Eclipsed SinnerS
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,296 reviews2015
Dev: Angels Blue Digital EntertainmentPub: DigitalEZ
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 163.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
This is an isolated town, a town of memories that have been forgotten by its people. However, this small town has not been quiet and peaceful since the murders began... Time passes by, where are the sinful spirits going? Are my memories reality, or just a dream?
Why similar: Horror 41.1%, Anime 36.6%, Adventure 22.3%
- #38 Something Strange
74% matchPositive91% of 66 reviews2022
Dev: Ethan ZimmerlePub: Mr. Hand
Windows
Go about your normal every day life and meet new friends in this short visual novel!
Why similar: Horror 59.6%, Adventure 21.8%, Indie 18.7%
- #39 Silenced: The House
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 99 reviews2018
Dev: Graven Visual Novels
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Any plans for the weekend? There is a great place to escape from the hustle and bustle of the city and daily routine! We promise a unique experience of horror and despair… if you stay alive, of course. Survive the night in the house from your nightmares!
Why similar: Anime 42.9%, Adventure 30.7%, Indie 26.4%
- #40 The Monsters' History Book
75% matchVery Positive82% of 119 reviews2018
Dev: 喵呜喵5Pub: 0Cube
Windows
Beyond horrible, odd and black feelings, while there is a sincere relationship.However,The horrors more terrible than all these, become increasingly clear as the two linger around in the school. The nervous history of the bizarre deaths replays again as the history book be opened.
Why similar: Horror 40.7%, Adventure 22.4%, Anime 19.3%, Indie 17.6%
- #41 Whispering Lane: Horror
73% matchMixed65% of 161 reviews2024
Dev: Airem
Windows · Mac · Linux
Uncover the dark secrets of the abandoned house on Whispering Lane in this psychological horror game. Navigate through perilous twists, where each turn reveals a blend of horror and mystery. Can you unearth the truth before darkness consumes you?
Why similar: Horror 63.2%, Adventure 36.8%
- #42 Trapped with Jester
71% matchVery Positive94% of 1,515 reviews2022
Dev: AntaPub: Neoclassic Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
An unusual horror-themed Visual Novel about waking up in a carriage with a stranger… Whatever could go wrong?
Why similar: Horror 51%, Anime 34.7%, Adventure 14.2%
- #43 Kugayama Shiori's Death Diary
68% matchVery Positive95% of 516 reviews2026
Dev: Laplacian
Windows
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: Adventure 63.9%, Horror 36.1%
- #44 Insomnis
71% matchVery Positive91% of 274 reviews2022
Dev: Path Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Insomnis is a first-person horror game focused on story, exploration and solving puzzles to advance through a terrifying atmosphere. Players take control of Joe Castevet, who will have to deal with a mysterious inheritance he has just received. Discover all the secrets of the Castevet mansion!
Why similar: Horror 48.4%, Adventure 28.5%, Indie 23.1%
- #45 Death Frame
69% matchVery Positive97% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: EpiXR Games UG
Windows
Explore a haunted mansion, uncover a killers madness, and enter surreal paintings to relive the twisted mind of a killer. Danger and mystery are lurking behind the screaming walls of this fascinating and frightening horror adventure.
Why similar: Horror 53.3%, Adventure 46.7%
- #46 HAPPY SAIN† SHEOL
70% matchVery Positive84% of 230 reviews2024
Dev: HUNGRYCULTPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Anime 33.6%, Horror 32%, Adventure 26.6%, Indie 7.7%
- #47 A Girls Fabric Face
72% matchVery Positive82% of 248 reviews2017
Dev: Stanislaw TruchowskiPub: TurnVex
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%
A brutal murder has taken place. To that, you find yourself investigating what has happened through cameras set up in the house. Upon investigating you find yourself determining that not everything is as it seems. In the end, you are faced with an important decision to truly understand what happened to the girls with the fabric face.
Why similar: Adventure 37.5%, Horror 32.7%, Indie 29.8%
- #48 Trap welcome to Beryl Part 1
72% matchVery Positive85% of 221 reviews2018
Dev: JucarPub: Il Pleut
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 53%
After receiving a disturbing letter from his brother, our protagonist decides to go looking for him at the hotel Beryl. He will soon discover the strangeness of the places, the objects, the paintings, the shadows and the terrifying models moving, speaking, living of their own will.
Why similar: Horror 42.5%, Adventure 31.3%, Indie 26.2%
- #49 Score the Fear
68% matchVery Positive98% of 224 reviews2025
Dev: AquaEternity
Windows
The little ghost that appeared before your eyes seems to want to become a proper evil spirit. He'll scare you in a variety of ways, so rate him on whether he was scary or not.
Why similar: Horror 51%, Adventure 31.5%, Indie 17.5%
- #50 Riddlewood Manor
67% matchVery Positive93% of 137 reviews2025
Dev: Peanut Button
Windows · Mac
Riddlewood Manor is a point & click adventure set in a haunted house that will try to kill you each step of your way. Overcome eerie logic puzzles to uncover a maze of mysterious rooms filled with dark secrets, spooky encounters, and hidden pathways. Optional jump scare warning is available.
Why similar: Horror 38.2%, Comedy 26.9%, Adventure 22%, Indie 12.9%
- #51 Blood Lily Loop
69% matchVery Positive84% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: Sounding Stone / 老奉毊
Windows
Your bestie seems to be hiding something. There's something about your world that seems odd as well, like it has...secrets. Dive into the Cthulhu Mythos universe of this horror game and witness a "friendship" that rewrites the world.
Why similar: Horror 45.6%, Anime 32.3%, Adventure 14.9%, Indie 7.3%
- #52 The Alchemist's House
70% matchMixed69% of 270 reviews2019
Dev: Angry Bunny
Windows
An invitation from a stranger... There's something evil in this house... Will you survive?
Why similar: Horror 52.7%, Adventure 26.4%, Indie 20.9%
- #53 [Nightmare Files] Clap Clap
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,142 reviews2024
Dev: Raycastly
Windows
Clap Clap is a short indie horror game that puts you in the shoes of a house sitter, experiencing strange occurrences in a seemingly ordinary home.
Why similar: Horror 68.4%, Adventure 24.5%, Indie 7.1%
- #54 Diastone: Memories
71% matchMixed70% of 53 reviews2018
Dev: Souluted GamesPub: My Way Games
Windows
Discover a world unknown to you, becoming the figure before whom the universe itself shudders, the one unacquainted with the confines of time and space, experiencing the lives of different individuals. Transform into someone who fears only one thing: the creature trailing closely behind.
Why similar: Horror 36%, Adventure 34.4%, Indie 29.6%
- #55 [Chilla's Art] Jisatsu | 自撮
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 611 reviews2023
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Jisatsu | 自撮 is a Japanese found footage mockumentary horror game.
Why similar: Horror 45.4%, Anime 32.6%, Adventure 22%
- #56 108 Silly Ways to Die
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 198 reviews2025
Dev: SEED StudioPub: Liquid Meow
Windows
Caichen made an appointment with a female netizen from the same school to meet at an abandoned medical college, but was caught up in a conspiracy. Caichen planned to explore here and find a way to escape, but the sudden roar and the appearance of zombies implied that there were secrets hidden here.
Why similar: Horror 51%, Anime 49%
- #57 Corrosion: Cold Winter Waiting [Enhanced Edition]
70% matchMixed68% of 266 reviews2015
Dev: Viperante
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Horror adventure awaits as you step into a place nobody knew existed and hunt for clues around every dark corner and in every scribbled notebook. With a twisted past, and a terrible secret just waiting to be revealed, Cold Winter Farm will leave you questioning whether what you know, is really what you know.
Why similar: Horror 38%, Adventure 34.5%, Indie 27.5%
- #58 Inferis: Dead Below
66% matchVery Positive86% of 116 reviews2025
Dev: Hemoria Studio
Windows
You're a journalist searching for answers... but beneath the surface lies only terror. The labyrinth you’ve entered to find the missing may never let you leave.
Why similar: Horror 52.4%, Indie 27%, Adventure 20.6%
- #59 Folie Fatale
64% matchVery Positive86% of 2,531 reviews2024
Dev: Kanmidoko (神海処)Pub: 346lab Localization
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
All capture targets are mentally "Jirai"(landmine)!? Meet these eccentric boys, reveal the truth beneath in this Psycho-love-horror VN!
Why similar: Anime 61.8%, Adventure 25.6%, Indie 12.6%
- #60 MOOD
65% matchVery Positive86% of 468 reviews2025
Dev: MAT Affect
Windows
MOOD is a short visual novel combining horror, dark humor, and dialogues on a wide variety of topics, from old movies to ancient wars. You were the one who summoned your new companion, there is no backing out now!
Why similar: Horror 38.9%, Anime 37%, Adventure 16.2%, Indie 7.9%