- #1 DREAMiLL
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SALMON-RAT
Windows
“Alright, let me tell you what you’re getting into. Think of it as an adventure‑puzzle game—though a few scenes dip into light horror. You’ll be guiding this girl, but… saying anything more would spoil the surprise. Just give it a try. I’m sure you can clear it—I couldn’t.”
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.1%, Side Scroller 22%, Puzzle 13%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Adventure 10%
- #2 Angel's Dreams
96% matchPositive93% of 45 reviews2026
Dev: Crooked RoadPub: LT-Games
Windows
Angel's Dreams — a roguelike game with horror elements, where your nightmare awaits you at home! Wake up, Explore, Survive, Escape!
Why similar: Side Scroller 27.8%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Puzzle 11.4%, Logic 11.3%, Psychological 10.9%
- #3 Land of Ghosts
96% matchVery Positive98% of 109 reviews2026
Dev: brutal_vap
Windows
A literary horror adventure made in RPG Maker MV, where you explore a land of endless rain and continue a lonely journey through fleeting encounters with ghosts. Rain-soaked landscapes and quiet conversations shape a desolate, melancholic road ahead.
Why similar: Side Scroller 24.9%, Psychological Horror 24.4%, Adventure 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Story Rich 9.8%
- #4 Twelve Knots
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: howtofly
Windows
『Twelve Knots』 is a 2D horror adventure set in a modern Korean school, steeped in folklore of ancestral rites, shamanic rituals, and sacred dangsan trees. Ring an old brass bell to reveal hidden traces and uncover the secrets of a school and a village of the dead where past and present intertwine.
Why similar: Side Scroller 38%, Puzzle 15.7%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Adventure 10.9%, Mystery 7.6%
- #5 UNREAL LIFE
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,999 reviews2020
Dev: hako lifePub: room6
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 311.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
And now, for today's story.
Why similar: Side Scroller 30.7%, Story Rich 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.1%, Puzzle 9.7%, Adventure 8.4%
- #6 MONOPHOBIA
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DendrobiumPub: Shochiku
Windows
MONOPHOBIA is a 2.5D side-scrolling adventure focused on puzzle-solving and detective works. With light psychological horror, the story follows urban myths and the relationship between the main characters, gradually uncovering mysteries beneath everyday life.
Why similar: Side Scroller 44.4%, Puzzle 15.3%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Story Rich 7.4%, Mystery 6.3%
- #7 Find the heart
93% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: 掘墓人ZERO
Windows
There are sixteen hearts hidden in sixteen worlds. They are so hidden that they can hardly be found. But if you collect all the energy balls of a world, you will get a hint when you pass. Even so, to find them, you still need to have extraordinary ideas and precise operations. Can you succeed?
Why similar: Side Scroller 58.8%, Puzzle 19.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, 2D 9.3%, Indie 1.8%
- #8 Puzzle Art: Horses
92% match7 user reviews43% of 7 reviews2021
Dev: My Label Game Studio
Windows
Minimalist, relaxing, picture logic, art - puzzle game with horses.
Why similar: Side Scroller 59.9%, Puzzle 25.2%, 2D 10.8%, Indie 2.4%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #9 Puzzle Art: Predators
91% matchMostly Positive70% of 10 reviews2021
Dev: My Label Game Studio
Windows
Minimalist, relaxing, picture logic, art - puzzle game with predators.
Why similar: Side Scroller 59.5%, Puzzle 25.7%, 2D 10.7%, Indie 2.4%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #10 Puzzle Art: Artiodactyls
91% match9 user reviews44% of 9 reviews2021
Dev: My Label Game Studio
Windows
Minimalist, relaxing, picture logic, art - puzzle game with artiodactyls.
Why similar: Side Scroller 59.5%, Puzzle 25.7%, 2D 10.7%, Indie 2.4%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #11 Puzzle Art: Reptiles
90% matchMostly Positive75% of 12 reviews2021
Dev: My Label Game Studio
Windows
Minimalist, relaxing, picture logic, art - puzzle game with reptiles.
Why similar: Side Scroller 59.9%, Puzzle 25.2%, 2D 10.8%, Indie 2.4%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #12 Puzzle Art: Primates
89% match8 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2021
Dev: My Label Game Studio
Windows
Minimalist, relaxing, picture logic, art - puzzle game with primates.
Why similar: Side Scroller 59.9%, Puzzle 25.2%, 2D 10.8%, Indie 2.4%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #13 Looping Art Museum
89% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Nekko
Windows
"Looping Art Museum" is a single-player adventure game where you wander through an infinitely-looping art museum, finding changes in the paintings to progress. Interact with a talking "Mr.Cat" and uncover the mysteries of the strange art museum.
Why similar: Side Scroller 39%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Mystery 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Adventure 7.6%
- #14 Puzzle Art: Rodents
88% matchMixed64% of 11 reviews2021
Dev: My Label Game Studio
Windows
Minimalist, relaxing, picture logic, art - puzzle game with rodents.
Why similar: Side Scroller 59.2%, Puzzle 25.7%, 2D 11%, Indie 2.4%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #15 House Of Echoes
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DnA Studios
Windows
It’s here again. It won’t leave you alone, you must put an end to it. Can you solve all of the puzzles in order to remember what happened and overcome your trauma?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.3%, Logic 17.5%, Puzzle 16.5%, Adventure 9%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #16 Silence of the Sleep
87% matchMostly Positive75% of 709 reviews2014
Dev: Jesse Makkonen
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You play as a man called Jacob Reeves. A man who has lost his reason to live. He throws himself into a blackness to end his misery, but instead of it being the end he wakes up without a memory of his life before.
Why similar: Side Scroller 24.2%, Psychological Horror 23.8%, Puzzle 11.4%, Adventure 9.5%, Psychological 6.1%
- #17 SYNTAXIA
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CANCAT GamesPub: Spelkollektivet
Windows · Mac · Linux
SYNTAXIA is a dream-dark adventure game that allows you to rewrite reality itself by changing the words that describe it. Use your creativity and intuition to escape. Which path will you choose?
Why similar: Side Scroller 26.5%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Nonlinear 15.8%, Story Rich 9.9%, Puzzle 9.3%
- #18 BROKEN LIFE
84% matchVery Positive98% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: IKKOSAMAPub: False Memory Dept.
Windows
BROKEN LIFE is an atmospheric, fully voiced Point-and-Click Adventure set in a war-torn world. Follow Leo, a former soldier, as he returns to his hometown to uncover the fate of his family, restore his home, and confront the dark secrets hidden within.
Why similar: Side Scroller 34.7%, Psychological Horror 22.3%, Puzzle 11.1%, Story Rich 11.1%, Dark 7.2%
- #19 婚怨Wedding
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Braisedfish Studio
Windows
"Wedding" is a true plot based on southern Taiwan in the 1970s. The unique style of shadow puppetry creates intoxicating horror scenes. An abnormal mother, a hanged friend, the source of all visions is directed to the fiancée who died unexpectedly
Why similar: Side Scroller 39.3%, Psychological Horror 29.1%, Puzzle 16.7%, 2D 12.1%, Indie 1.8%
- #20 Green Button
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FANTOM INK
Windows
The story of a man trapped in circumstances with no obvious way out. A psychological horror in which danger is always near, and the only chance for salvation is to make an extraordinary decision. Will you be able to get out without losing yourself — or will the price of salvation be too high?..
Why similar: Side Scroller 35.1%, Puzzle 14.5%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Adventure 7.6%, Mystery 6.5%
- #21 Vlad Circus: Descend Into Madness
82% matchVery Positive89% of 204 reviews2023
Dev: IndiesruptionPub: Blowfish Studios
Windows
Vlad Circus: Descend into Madness puts your sanity to the test, challenging you to escape a labyrinth of nightmares and torment. Test your mind against a slow burn of puzzles, light survival mechanics, and methodical action.
Why similar: Side Scroller 20.5%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Psychological 13.2%, Puzzle 11.6%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #22 Higher: The Last Dream
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sp3culo
Windows
Higher: The Last Dream is an immersive 2D platformer where you play as Starlight, a hero of light thrown into lost worlds, drained of all color and joy. But behind every world he crosses lies a truth he no longer remembers.
Why similar: Side Scroller 27.5%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Nonlinear 14.8%, Psychological 12.5%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #23 Maze Art: Brown
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 22 reviews2021
Dev: My Label Game Studio
Windows
Maze Art: Brown - is a minimalist game of simple mazes with relaxing music.
Why similar: Side Scroller 59.5%, Puzzle 25.6%, 2D 11.1%, Indie 2.4%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #24 The Cave Postie
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: mt.saji
Windows
While delivering letters in a quiet cave, you meet a young girl and begin living together. A gentle delivery tale woven with strange, lovable residents.
Why similar: Side Scroller 48%, Story Rich 13.5%, 2D 10.8%, Puzzle 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%
- #25 Faro
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: matt!
Windows · Mac · Linux
The world ended long ago. Humanity didn’t. What remains is a fragile society sustained by fear and distrust. Faro is a psychological horror visual novel set on a sunless planet, where you guide four survivors as cosmic horrors linger and every decision erodes the trust holding them together.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.3%, Story Rich 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Mystery 10.3%, Psychological 10.2%
- #26 Alice's World
78% matchVery Positive90% of 417 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 33.2%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Puzzle 11.1%, Story Rich 11.1%, Psychological 9.1%
- #27 Marmalade box
79% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2021
Dev: Kedexa
Windows
Marmalade box - puzzle game. The object of the game is to find and touch 2 or more blocks of the same color. Enjoy over 100 levels. There are also bonuses (crackers, bombs). More blocks can be destroyed with them. An intelligent game that will increase your concentration.
Why similar: Side Scroller 43%, Logic 20.1%, Puzzle 16.6%, 2D 9.3%, Adventure 6.7%
- #28 Antioma
77% matchVery Positive92% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: West East StudioPub: WELOVEPLAYERS
Windows
The little boy Kiddo has spent most of his life in the hospital. Little does he know what a complicated and fascinating world lies concealed beyond the hospital walls. Today, on Kiddo's birthday, his mom wasn't around. Instead of her, the boy met Shadow, who inspired him to escape from a hospital.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.7%, Nonlinear 17.9%, Side Scroller 15.3%, Puzzle 12%, Psychological 11.7%
- #29 Maze Art: Black
79% matchMixed58% of 19 reviews2021
Dev: My Label Game Studio
Windows
Maze Art: Black - is a minimalist game of simple mazes with relaxing music.
Why similar: Side Scroller 57.7%, Puzzle 27.1%, 2D 11.4%, Indie 2.4%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #30 Horrors of the North
78% match7 user reviews50% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: AkentPub: AkentGames
Windows
In the game you need to solve puzzles, run away from evil spirits, do not be eaten by a bloodthirsty creature
Why similar: Side Scroller 43.6%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Puzzle 13.1%, Story Rich 8.4%, Adventure 6.4%
- #31 Afterdream
77% matchVery Positive93% of 363 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 28.8%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Psychological 13.6%, Story Rich 8.5%, Mystery 7.8%
- #32 YAMIGATARI: FOR3ST
76% matchPositive94% of 36 reviews2026
Dev: Red Ego Games
Windows
Alone in a forest that won’t let her go, Nora is being followed by an unseen entity that draws closer with every step. A 2D psychological horror with seven endings shaped by your choices.
Why similar: Side Scroller 49.2%, Puzzle 16.6%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, 2D 5.9%, Adventure 5%
- #33 Simple Game
76% matchPositive94% of 35 reviews2023
Dev: SVGames
Windows
It is a simple game. Help Chibisi make a pie. Simply collect five apples and the victory is yours. But you must not think if there is something hidden there...
Why similar: Nonlinear 20.3%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Puzzle 13%, Psychological 10.1%, Mystery 8.9%
- #34 IES0.97
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 夕刻
Windows
『IES0.97』 is a metafiction puzzle action game where slightly surreal conversations add to the fun. You must choose the right spell from the many magic spells Lorena possesses to proceed. Your choices will be tested.
Why similar: Side Scroller 52.9%, Puzzle 16.8%, Story Rich 8.1%, 2D 7.4%, Dark 6.7%
- #35 Silent Numbers
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio T12
Windows
Uncover the past. Rethink the present. Explore a promising facility that has fallen to ruin, solve puzzles, and uncover memories that make you question what you know. Find a way out while an unknown presence in your mind urges you to act.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.9%, Side Scroller 17.6%, Psychological 13.1%, Story Rich 10%, Puzzle 9.6%
- #36 Corridors
74% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Dmitry Buzgin
Windows
Explore an abandoned hospital, solve puzzles, and uncover a nonlinear story where your choices have consequences. A hardcore psychological horror game in pixel art.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.6%, Side Scroller 22.4%, Puzzle 15%, Story Rich 12.6%, Adventure 11%
- #37 Noxia Somnia
74% matchPositive100% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: Reframe Games
Windows
Face your fears in this chilling 2D survival horror action game about understanding and overcoming mental health struggles. Explore twisted nightmares, engage in challenging fast-paced combat and survive encounters with terrifying stalker enemies.
Why similar: Side Scroller 33.3%, Psychological Horror 23.1%, Story Rich 10.9%, Psychological 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%
- #38 Reaper Rules
73% matchPositive79% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: DIG Games
Windows
Mix 2D platforming, action, and mystery in a compact adventure designed to be played in a single sitting. Reaper Rules is short, challenging, and full of personality.
Why similar: Side Scroller 27.2%, Story Rich 16.9%, Mystery 16.7%, Pixel Graphics 14.8%, 2D 11.7%
- #39 Fugaz
72% matchVery Positive100% of 60 reviews2026
Dev: Spheanix
Windows
Play a flute to solve puzzles and unlock secrets, looking for an exit of a dark place before the darkness consumes everything. In this dark immersive horror puzzle game, knowledge is key to put the pieces together. No music experience required.
Why similar: Nonlinear 26.4%, Psychological Horror 21.1%, Puzzle 15.9%, Mystery 8.9%, Adventure 6.6%
- #40 Dandelion
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Accidental Tree
Windows · Mac
Dandelion is a psychological horror adventure game focused on exploration. Navigate through a cute town and get to know others, even if the world you live in doesn't make sense. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Why similar: Psychological Horror 37.8%, Story Rich 16.9%, Adventure 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Puzzle 8.8%
- #41 Life Museum
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 猎人飞驰
Windows
A side-scrolling puzzle game in line style. You take on the role of an office worker who, after working day after day, decides to explore the city. Play with keyboard or Xbox controller.
Why similar: Side Scroller 47.1%, Puzzle 22.5%, Adventure 12.9%, 2D 8.6%, Story Rich 6.7%
- #42 Stitched HD
73% matchVery Positive81% of 114 reviews2017
Dev: Fluffex Studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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: Psychological Horror 21.7%, Psychological 15.8%, Puzzle 14.1%, Mystery 11.2%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #43 From_.
71% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: nakajimaPub: room6
Windows
One morning, Makoto the postman opens his eyes to find a strange and inexplicable visitor standing at his bedside. Soon after, he learns of a grim rumor spreading through Aquaria. As the letters he delivers bring writer and reader together, a once-forgotten truth begins to resurface.
Why similar: Side Scroller 46.5%, Adventure 14%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Mystery 9.9%, 2D 8.7%
- #44 Fade Out
70% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Jylko
Windows
Fade Out is a 2D puzzle game. Create constellations to guide you back home. Cross forests, mountains, and the ocean through 40 unique puzzles, and find the secrets hidden along your path.
Why similar: Side Scroller 37.1%, Puzzle 23.4%, Logic 14.1%, 2D 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
- #45 The Lacuna Tapes: Analog Signal Archive
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: stygian games
Windows
Operate a modular tape-decoding machine and solve hands-on puzzles to restore corrupted data and reconstruct the story behind a deadly attack.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.8%, Puzzle 19%, Logic 14.3%, Story Rich 12.4%, Mystery 9.2%
- #46 Maze Art: Rainbow
71% match9 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2021
Dev: My Label Game Studio
Windows
Maze Art: Rainbow - is a minimalist game of simple mazes with relaxing music.
Why similar: Side Scroller 60.6%, Puzzle 24.8%, 2D 11%, Indie 2.3%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #47 Maze Art: Red
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2021
Dev: My Label Game Studio
Windows
Maze Art: Red - is a minimalist game of simple mazes with relaxing music.
Why similar: Side Scroller 59.9%, Puzzle 25.2%, 2D 11.2%, Indie 2.3%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #48 Maze Art: Orange
70% matchMostly Positive67% of 18 reviews2021
Dev: My Label Game Studio
Windows
Maze Art: Orange - is a minimalist game of simple mazes with relaxing music.
Why similar: Side Scroller 59.9%, Puzzle 25.2%, 2D 11.2%, Indie 2.3%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #49 Birds Aren't Real
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 18 reviews2023
Dev: JOX Studio
Windows
A short story-driven psychological horror game. No visual jumpscares; only mentally disturbing.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.5%, Puzzle 19.6%, Mystery 17%, Story Rich 16.8%, Adventure 8.2%
- #50 HAWA:99 - Cyberhive
68% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: StudioMSG
Windows
HAWA:99 - Cyberhive is set in a city dominated by a company named 'The eye'. One day, with a loud noise, building of the 'The eye' cracks-the protagonist has to find out whereabouts of his friend, 'Malus', who said he would bring down 'The eye''s server and get to the bottom of the truth.
Why similar: Side Scroller 51.1%, Puzzle 21.5%, Adventure 16.1%, 2D 8.3%, Indie 1.9%
- #51 Maze Art: Purple
69% matchMostly Positive70% of 10 reviews2021
Dev: My Label Game Studio
Windows
Maze Art: Purple - is a minimalist game of simple mazes with relaxing music.
Why similar: Side Scroller 59.9%, Puzzle 25.2%, 2D 11.2%, Indie 2.3%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #52 Puzzle Art: Cats
69% matchPositive84% of 25 reviews2021
Dev: My Label Game Studio
Windows
Minimalist, relaxing, picture logic, art - puzzle game with cats.
Why similar: Side Scroller 59.5%, Puzzle 25.7%, 2D 11.1%, Indie 2.3%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #53 Maze Art: Green
68% matchMixed63% of 18 reviews2021
Dev: My Label Game Studio
Windows
Maze Art: Green - is a minimalist game of simple mazes with relaxing music.
Why similar: Side Scroller 59.5%, Puzzle 25.7%, 2D 11.1%, Indie 2.3%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #54 The Temple of Children
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Children play
Windows
The Temple of Children is a story-driven horror adventure about a simple little girl from a Russian province. Against her will she became part of horrible events, watching her reality turn into hell. To survive she needs to unravel the secret that children are hiding.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.3%, Side Scroller 17.3%, Puzzle 15.4%, Story Rich 11.4%, Dark 9.4%
- #55 Sea Blindness
66% matchMostly Positive76% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: Pengyu Studio
Windows
Sea Blindness is a 2D pixel-art narrative RPG Game. In the year 2064, players assume the role of Jimmy, a deep-sea researcher who becomes entangled in a mysterious incident only to discover he's trapped inside a video game.
Why similar: Side Scroller 39.9%, Psychological Horror 21.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Story Rich 9.7%, 2D 8.7%
- #56 Maze Art: Yellow
68% matchMixed46% of 13 reviews2021
Dev: My Label Game Studio
Windows
Maze Art: Yellow - is a minimalist game of simple mazes with relaxing music.
Why similar: Side Scroller 59.7%, Puzzle 25.1%, 2D 11.5%, Indie 2.3%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #57 Maze Art: Pink
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 17 reviews2021
Dev: My Label Game Studio
Windows
Maze Art: Pink - is a minimalist game of simple mazes with relaxing music.
Why similar: Side Scroller 58.8%, Puzzle 26.2%, 2D 11.3%, Indie 2.4%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #58 Puzzle Art: Birds
67% matchMixed50% of 12 reviews2021
Dev: My Label Game Studio
Windows
Minimalist, relaxing, picture logic, art - puzzle game with birds.
Why similar: Side Scroller 58.8%, Puzzle 26.2%, 2D 11.3%, Indie 2.4%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #59 temp
65% matchNo user reviews
Dev: an_ku_shh
Windows
Temp
Why similar: Side Scroller 31.8%, Nonlinear 14.3%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Puzzle 10.6%, Psychological 10%