- #1 Ginkgo
97% matchVery Positive92% of 341 reviews2020
Dev: Ginkgo
Windows
Ginkgo is a single player 3D horror game inspired by East Asian horror. Armed with a magic needle that can sew parts of the world together, solve puzzles and outsmart monsters as you explore a surreal world.
Why similar: Cinematic 24.6%, Surreal 12.8%, Emotional 12.7%, Horror 12.6%, Puzzle Platformer 9.7%
- #2 Afterdream
96% 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: Psychological 21%, Surreal 17.8%, Emotional 15%, Horror 13%, Atmospheric 9%
- #3 Curyeux
96% matchVery Positive93% of 138 reviews2025
Dev: Campus ADN 2024-2025Pub: Campus ADN
Windows
Dive into the mind of Lucienne, a tormented painter. Leap through emotional memories, solve puzzles where shapes deceive and emotion leads the way. A dreamlike platformer where each painting brings you one step closer to yourself.
Why similar: Surreal 34.3%, Emotional 20.9%, Stylized 10.6%, Puzzle Platformer 10%, Atmospheric 8.3%
- #4 Once Upon A Puppet
94% matchVery Positive85% of 157 reviews2025
Dev: Flatter Than EarthPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Control the strings of fate and embark on a grand adventure with Drev and Nieve. A magical, story-driven 2.5D puzzle-platformer where puppeteering mechanics and a whimsical, theater-inspired world intertwine.
Why similar: Emotional 27.7%, Horror 23.3%, Puzzle Platformer 20.7%, Atmospheric 18%, Adventure 8.6%
- #5 Ceramic Soul
95% matchMixed64% of 152 reviews2022
Dev: Soul SoupPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
Within a Victorian manor, wake up as Yu, a porcelain doll, modeled to look like The Mother’s perfect daughter. Solve puzzles with the help of a detachable hand, hide from grievous threats, explore the manor, and search for your past to reclaim pieces of your soul and claim your freedom.
Why similar: Horror 23.2%, Exploration 19.6%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Stylized 11.1%, Atmospheric 8.9%
- #6 INDIKA
94% matchVery Positive89% of 9,627 reviews2024
Dev: Odd MeterPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Play a third-person, story-driven game set in alternative Russia at the turn of the XIX century where religious visions clash with harsh reality. INDIKA tells the story of a young nun who sets off on a journey of self-discovery with the most unusual companion by her side, the devil himself.
Why similar: Surreal 23.2%, Cinematic 17.1%, Psychological 16.6%, Horror 9.4%, Dark 9.2%
- #7 BrokenLore: FOLLOW
93% matchVery Positive80% of 171 reviews2026
Dev: Serafini Productions
Windows
BrokenLore: FOLLOW is a psychological first-person horror game that immerses players in the haunting narrative of Anne, as she grapples with issues of self-acceptance, bullying, and worthlessness while encountering metaphorical surreal creatures that heighten the terror of her journey.
Why similar: Surreal 29.7%, Psychological 16%, Horror 13.6%, Dark 12.3%, Atmospheric 10%
- #8 No Strings Attached
92% matchVery Positive90% of 168 reviews2024
Dev: The Circus FreaksPub: Threehaw Company Ranch
Windows
No Strings Attached is a puzzle platform thriller where you play as Pavo, a newly-sentient puppet, in a struggling circus. Marionette Pavo’s arms to swing, climb, and more to escape your Master’s true intentions.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.1%, Exploration 15.7%, Dark 14.3%, Stylized 12.9%, Atmospheric 11.1%
- #9 Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
90% matchVery Positive94% of 3,287 reviews2024
Dev: SimogoPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 12.8 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: Psychological 25.3%, Horror 17.3%, Exploration 11.6%, Stylized 10.7%, Adventure 10%
- #10 Fran Bow
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 23,083 reviews2015
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 11.1 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: Psychological 19.3%, Horror 15.7%, Surreal 15.5%, Story Rich 15%, Dark 13.5%
- #11 Fragile
91% matchMixed65% of 431 reviews2020
Dev: Beer Night Studio
Windows
Get pulled into the nightmares of reality as you play as an abducted girl from the ger district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Uncover a secret organization that deals in human trafficking and other horrendous activities. Try to escape from the scariest place on earth!
Why similar: Psychological 19.3%, Surreal 18.2%, Dark 14.6%, Horror 13.1%, Adventure 6.9%
- #12 Forgetmenots
89% matchVery Positive91% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: Forgetful Studios
Windows
Step onto the stage in Forgetmenots, a story-driven puzzle adventure where memories take center stage. Explore a theatrical world that unfolds like a live performance, solving puzzles in a whimsical yet bittersweet journey about loss and remembrance.
Why similar: Emotional 42.1%, Story Rich 32.1%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Atmospheric 9.8%, 3D 1.5%
- #13 A Juggler's Tale
89% matchVery Positive92% of 2,340 reviews2021
Dev: kaleidoscubePub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Lead Abby the string puppet through a bruised, but beautiful fairy tale world in this cinematic adventure. Solve riddles, evade traps and shake off pursuers on the way to find freedom. Can Abby take control of her fate with all the strings attached?
Why similar: Cinematic 27.1%, Puzzle Platformer 15.2%, Story Rich 13.3%, Atmospheric 12.7%, Fantasy 9.3%
- #14 Mirrored Phantoms
88% matchMostly Positive70% of 235 reviews2025
Dev: SMU Guildhall
Windows · Linux
Trapped in a nightmarish mannequin factory where reality itself is shattered, unravel the secrets of Mirrored Phantoms. Explore a deeply atmospheric world, solve the mystery of the mirror shards, and survive the terrors that await in this slow-burning, first-person horror experience.
Why similar: Horror 29.1%, Psychological 19.1%, Dark 17.9%, Surreal 16.8%, Atmospheric 14.4%
- #15 Play Things
86% matchVery Positive99% of 141 reviews2026
Dev: Burning Eye
Windows
A psychological horror game about testing dolls and determining if they are Good or Dangerous. Play in a strange location with dolls potentially filled with bloodlust. Uncover secrets about who you are, where you are, and just WHAT is happening.
Why similar: Emotional 24.7%, Horror 20.1%, Atmospheric 14.3%, Dark 13.9%, Story Rich 11.9%
- #16 CINERIS SOMNIA
87% matchVery Positive91% of 1,216 reviews2018
Dev: NAYUTA STUDIOPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 58%
"I hope that someday, you'll dream of me." -- CINERIS SOMNIA is a 3D adventure through a beautifully strange and mesmerizing world - and a young girl's cruel and forlorn dreams.
Why similar: Cinematic 23.7%, Horror 17.1%, Story Rich 12%, Dark 11.6%, Female Protagonist 9.1%
- #17 DEMON COMPASS
86% matchVery Positive88% of 81 reviews2024
Dev: xena-spectralePub: Provoker
Windows · Mac
This occult item will guide you through a bizarre in-between world and help you to confront past demons as well as piece together former memories that may lead to closure. Seek a better understanding of who you were, who you’ve loved and how much you’ve lost in this 3rd person horror adventure game.
Why similar: Dark 20.5%, Horror 17.9%, Exploration 14.1%, Atmospheric 14%, Surreal 11.2%
- #18 Ayasa: Shadows of Silence
85% matchMostly Positive73% of 139 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: Dark 17.6%, Horror 17%, Puzzle Platformer 15.1%, Atmospheric 12.5%, Story Rich 12.3%
- #19 LOVE ETERNAL
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 508 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: Cinematic 21.6%, Surreal 20.7%, Dark 12.1%, Horror 10%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #20 BrokenLore: DON’T LIE
84% matchVery Positive84% of 122 reviews2026
Dev: Serafini ProductionsPub: Wired Productions
Windows
BrokenLore: DON'T LIE is a Japanese psychological horror game exploring trauma, isolation, and a fractured reality where perception becomes increasingly unreliable.
Why similar: Surreal 31.5%, Horror 17.2%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Story Rich 14.7%, Psychological 14.4%
- #21 Into the Dangerous World I Leapt
84% matchMostly Positive80% of 60 reviews2021
Dev: Infant Ambivalence ProjectPub: Harry Hedman
Windows
Follow Idony on a journey to find her brother Edus in a strange factory where the walls between dimensions are thin.
Why similar: Surreal 47.9%, Horror 20.6%, Exploration 14.4%, Female Protagonist 9.1%, Adventure 3.4%
- #22 Poopy's Playland
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 66 reviews2026
Dev: EmilJoes Games
Windows
Play as a grieving mother whose child went missing in a playland one year ago. Use your trusty flashlight to navigate through the dark, solve replayable puzzles to progress forward, and hide from the unstable killer mascots! Investigate the mysteries and find out the truth...
Why similar: Horror 28.8%, Exploration 19%, Action-Adventure 15.3%, Atmospheric 13.9%, Female Protagonist 13.4%
- #23 Heartworm
81% matchVery Positive86% of 502 reviews2025
Dev: Vincent AdinolfiPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Pass through the threshold and enter a world born of memories. Defend yourself with a camera while solving death’s mysteries in a reverent evolution of 90’s survival horror, integrating both fixed cameras and over the shoulder perspectives.
Why similar: Surreal 20.3%, Cinematic 19.7%, Emotional 16.8%, Horror 10%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #24 Porcelain Tales
82% matchVery Positive83% of 529 reviews2022
Dev: Oohoo Studio
Windows
Collect, run and be a pain in the porcelain
Why similar: Exploration 20.1%, Fantasy 18.3%, Story Rich 16.6%, Action-Adventure 13.9%, Adventure 13.3%
- #25 MORSOMNIA:0
81% matchVery Positive99% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: 沐沐睡星
Windows
Interacting with the unidentified life form “Kuon”, we move forward with the pain. A surreal, mysterious fancy adventure.
Why similar: Surreal 62.1%, Atmospheric 27.2%, Adventure 8.9%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #26 Psychopomp
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,721 reviews2024
Dev: Fading Club
Windows
Your entire life has been a lie. There are catacombs under every home and building, stretching down for miles. Something calls you deeper into the labyrinth. Delve into the depths, and discover the monstrosities below.
Why similar: Psychological 28.7%, Surreal 23.5%, Horror 19.8%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Female Protagonist 6.2%
- #27 Art House
80% matchVery Positive93% of 92 reviews2025
Dev: Turtle Fish StudiosPub: USC Games
Windows · Mac
Art House is a 2D puzzle platformer in which you play as a woman who gets trapped with her children inside the paintings of her recently deceased mother. Navigate through painting rips and use a magical paintbrush to escape and come to terms with your grief.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20.2%, Drama 16.8%, Psychological 15.9%, Story Rich 9.7%, Female Protagonist 8.8%
- #28 Yume Nikki
79% matchVery Positive94% of 10,656 reviews2018
Dev: kikiyamaPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 70.8 hrs≥1hr: 46%
This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.
Why similar: Surreal 28.3%, Psychological 20.6%, Horror 11.3%, Dark 10.9%, Atmospheric 8%
- #29 Hellkind
78% matchVery Positive93% of 193 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 28%, Atmospheric 18.1%, Stylized 16.9%, Exploration 16%, Female Protagonist 11%
- #30 INMOST
78% matchVery Positive91% of 7,373 reviews2020
Dev: Hidden Layer GamesPub: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Escape the depths of an otherworldly labyrinth in this cinematic puzzle platformer. Explore a hauntingly beautiful world, with three playable characters, in one dark, interconnected story.
Why similar: Psychological 19.1%, Cinematic 14.1%, Emotional 13.6%, Dark 10.4%, Puzzle Platformer 8.8%
- #31 Fear the Spotlight
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,323 reviews2024
Dev: Cozy Game PalsPub: Blumhouse Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Fear the Spotlight is an atmospheric third-person horror adventure with a disturbing mystery to unravel. Sneak into school after hours with Vivian and Amy, survive a séance gone wrong, solve tactile puzzles, and, whatever you do, stay out of the spotlight…
Why similar: Surreal 25.3%, Horror 13%, Story Rich 11.6%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Exploration 8.2%
- #32 Murmurs of the Mist
77% matchVery Positive90% of 58 reviews2026
Dev: Jenna YourstonePub: JamJam Studios
Windows
In this game, you’ll encounter puzzles which require you to use your environment in order to solve them. Take note of every detail, they can help you in uncovering Sofia’s story.
Why similar: Horror 20.9%, Story Rich 15.7%, Emotional 11.6%, Psychological 10.2%, Surreal 9%
- #33 Don't Drop The Cake: Prologue
76% matchVery Positive86% of 151 reviews2024
Dev: Midoriyama
Windows
Use your mouse to balance a cake that wobbles with every step in this horror game. Escape twisted beings and overcome dangerous traps, uncover the mystery behind the cake, and see the story through to its conclusion.
Why similar: Horror 47.8%, Story Rich 18.7%, Exploration 17.9%, Adventure 14.1%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #34 Restless Dreams
74% matchVery Positive93% of 87 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: Surreal 34%, Story Rich 14.7%, Dark 13.6%, Adventure 12.4%, Female Protagonist 11.9%
- #35 MONOPHOBIA
73% matchVery Positive98% of 127 reviews2026
Dev: Z-xian
Windows
Follow a recluse who is the only being left in the world as she struggles with little things in her everyday life. This game was made entirely out of scanned traditional watercolor art.
Why similar: Surreal 29.4%, Psychological 17.7%, Horror 10.4%, Emotional 10%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #36 白昼梦 · 心象病院
75% matchVery Positive84% of 256 reviews2024
Dev: 林檎树Pub: Eternal Dream
Windows
This is a pixel style puzzle game, including a certain micro-horror elements. Truth is blind love. Retrieve your memory and escape from this horrible hospital.
Why similar: Surreal 22.8%, Emotional 22.5%, Psychological 20.3%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Story Rich 10%
- #37 Sea of Solitude
75% matchVery Positive83% of 2,119 reviews2020
Dev: Jo-Mei GamesPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
When humans get too lonely, they turn into monsters… Set sail across a beautiful and evolving world of darkness and light, and discover what it means to be human.
Why similar: Emotional 36.8%, Dark 22.8%, Atmospheric 14%, Adventure 10.9%, Stylized 6.5%
- #38 The Doll's Window
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 58 reviews2022
Dev: ujumiru
Windows
A horror exploration game that takes place in an underground labyrinth. Avoid malicious creations that are hungry for your soul. Depart from the nightmares that constantly haunt you.
Why similar: Psychological 31.2%, Dark 27.1%, Horror 16.4%, Story Rich 15.4%, Adventure 8.9%
- #39 The Little Red Lie
74% 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: Puzzle Platformer 19.6%, Horror 18.7%, Exploration 14.2%, Story Rich 11%, Action-Adventure 10.1%
- #40 Tribute
72% matchMostly Positive70% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Titanzzz
Windows
A narrative-driven exploration game where your choices shape the outcome as you traverse an ancient temple and confront the fate of an Old God's eternal slumber.
Why similar: Cinematic 41.8%, Horror 15.2%, Atmospheric 14.9%, Action-Adventure 11%, Exploration 10.5%
- #41 Boreal Tenebrae Act I: “I Stand Before You, A Form Undone”
73% matchVery Positive82% of 50 reviews2020
Dev: Snot Bubbles Productions
Windows
Delve into the dream of a dying town in 'Boreal Tenebrae' , a retro-style adventure with horror elements.
Why similar: Adventure 28.3%, Surreal 27.4%, Horror 12.7%, Story Rich 8.7%, Atmospheric 8%
- #42 Mannequin
71% matchVery Positive82% of 228 reviews2023
Dev: elvismdPub: elvismd, ivangarcia
Windows
Play as a clothing store worker who is just finishing up her shift and preparing to go home. However, as you make your way towards the exit, the power suddenly goes out, leaving you trapped inside the store.
Why similar: Psychological 25.7%, Dark 17.2%, Exploration 11.3%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Action-Adventure 10.7%
- #43 In Passing
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 137 reviews2019
Dev: CelleC Games
Windows
A first-person 3D platforming experience through a broken mind turned against you.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #44 Illusion Carnival
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,454 reviews2024
Dev: KiZ
Windows · Mac
A lost soul wanders through a whimsical, eerie pop-up book like amusement park. Dive into fun-filled stages, encounter unique characters, fend off spirit erosion, and uncover the park's hidden secrets. The enchanting yet dark Illusion Carnival begins now.
Why similar: Stylized 27.8%, Story Rich 27.5%, Exploration 22%, Fantasy 13.2%, Adventure 9.6%
- #45 Phantom Project
71% matchVery Positive83% of 236 reviews2021
Dev: Astravelari LLC
Windows
Phantom Project is a psychological horror game that encourages you to put your deerstalker on and unravel the supernatural mysteries around you. This game is a prototype and is subject to major changes and improvements.
Why similar: Psychological 31.6%, Horror 24.2%, Dark 12.8%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Adventure 8.6%
- #46 Partum Artifex
70% matchVery Positive97% of 157 reviews2023
Dev: DalaKoala Games
Windows
A first-person atmospheric horror-puzzle game that focuses on the narrative to tie together the gruesome world with creative puzzles. Explore the mind of a twisted serial killer who wants nothing else than to show his work of art as well as tell his story to the world.
Why similar: Horror 29.2%, Atmospheric 24.2%, Adventure 12.9%, Dark 12.6%, Exploration 10%
- #47 So long as there is Mercy
72% matchMixed68% of 108 reviews2022
Dev: Dominik KerschbaumerPub: MediaCube Games
Windows
Lead Spe, the game‘s protagonist, through an eerie dollhouse in an effort to find her little brother. On her way, Spe will encounter the ghost-children, who are also trapped, and can use their different abilities to solve the environmental puzzles in order to escape the house.
Why similar: Emotional 33.4%, Dark 23.2%, Adventure 14.8%, Atmospheric 13.2%, Female Protagonist 5.9%
- #48 Night Reverie: Prologue
71% matchVery Positive92% of 281 reviews2020
Dev: Somber Pixel
Windows
Night Reverie: Prologue is the first act of a Puzzle/Adventure game in which a child must solve the mystery behind the distortion of his house. Explore puzzle-filled environments and discover strange creatures as you reach the truth behind of what looks like a bizarre nightmare.
Why similar: Surreal 40.2%, Emotional 19.5%, Exploration 13.9%, Story Rich 13.1%, Atmospheric 9%
- #49 MUZY
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 251 reviews2024
Dev: Andrew RybisPub: Galactic Crows
Windows
Explore the mystery behind a once-loved and hugely popular children's toy, also known as MUZY, in this terrifying horror adventure game. Several reports detail frightening incidents connected to accidents. Your job is to solve the puzzles and find the cause of these unsettling occurrences.
Why similar: Surreal 27%, Horror 19.2%, Dark 13.9%, Adventure 11.2%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #50 Fausts Alptraum
69% matchVery Positive94% of 1,268 reviews2017
Dev: LaboRatStudio
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Fausts Alptraum is an single player, puzzle game created by LabORat Studio, an indie game team from Taiwan. The story based on Goethe's Faust. Players will play as a troubled girl wandering around in a crayon-drawn world. Players will have to find the relevance between dreams and reality by collecting clues.
Why similar: Horror 50.1%, Story Rich 12.6%, Adventure 11.5%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Dark 8.3%
- #51 A Void Hope
67% matchVery Positive91% of 79 reviews2024
Dev: Elden Pixels
Windows · Mac · Linux
A Void Hope takes you on an atmospheric narrative adventure to find a cure for a collapsed city. Follow the story of a tormented couple as they try to decipher reality from nightmares and evade the shadowy threats lurking in the dark.
Why similar: Atmospheric 26.8%, Dark 20.6%, Puzzle Platformer 19%, Exploration 14%, Adventure 11.7%
- #52 Dark Fracture: Prologue
68% matchVery Positive84% of 1,380 reviews2020
Dev: Twisted II Studio
Windows
Dark Fracture is a psychological horror experience in which you explore an ever-changing world where reality and nightmares collide. Walk on the edge of madness in the shoes of a tormented soul as you descend into the darkest depths of the human psyche, and question everything you see.
Why similar: Surreal 23.2%, Psychological 21.4%, Horror 15.1%, Dark 12.9%, Atmospheric 8.1%
- #53 Theatre Of The Absurd
70% matchVery Positive80% of 271 reviews2014
Dev: Gogii GamesPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
An Ancient and most sinister evil threatens the soul of an innocent young girl. Explore the remote and mysterious theatre to uncover lost horrors and find the solution. Can you outwit the beast?
Why similar: Adventure 62.4%, Female Protagonist 37.6%
- #54 Eldritchvania
67% matchVery Positive85% of 141 reviews2024
Dev: DeathCount Games
Windows
Explore unearthly ruins, solve arcane riddles and pick up your sword against the indescribable horrors that lurk amidst the forgotten depths of our world. Beware the creeping grip of madness as you uncover secrets not meant for the eyes of men!
Why similar: Psychological 29.8%, Puzzle Platformer 19.1%, Exploration 13%, Story Rich 10.7%, Horror 9.7%
- #55 Lucid Dream Adventure
69% matchVery Positive83% of 235 reviews2018
Dev: Dali Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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: Surreal 25.5%, Psychological 24.1%, Dark 13.5%, Horror 9.7%, Female Protagonist 7.6%
- #56 Paper Lily - Chapter 1
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 8,923 reviews2024
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.1 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: Story Rich 23.9%, Horror 21.7%, Exploration 14.7%, Dark 12.1%, Female Protagonist 9.6%
- #57 NaissanceE
68% matchVery Positive84% of 4,457 reviews2014
Dev: Limasse Five
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 44%
NaissanceE is an obscure and magical first person exploration game, a philosophical trip and an artistic experience. The adventure takes place in a primitive mysterious structure and the game mainly consists to explore and feel the deep and strong ambiance of this atemporal world.
Why similar: Surreal 37.4%, Exploration 19.1%, Atmospheric 17.8%, Puzzle Platformer 8.5%, Horror 6.9%
- #58 Path to Mnemosyne
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 251 reviews2018
Dev: DevilishGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Relax, empty your mind, activate your senses and step into the hypnotic adventure of the Path to Mnemosyne in the quest for the lost memories.
Why similar: Surreal 29.7%, Psychological 24.2%, Horror 13.7%, Atmospheric 9.7%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #59 Aspire: Ina's Tale
67% matchVery Positive83% of 470 reviews2021
Dev: Wondernaut StudioPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Set out on a mystical adventure of self-discovery against the backdrop of fantastical landscapes of The Tower. Meet its dwellers and unravel their stories. Manipulate spirits to solve puzzles, and lead Ina on her path to freedom.
Why similar: Surreal 32.2%, Drama 14.1%, Puzzle Platformer 13.4%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #60 Little Nightmares VR: Altered Echoes
64% matchVery Positive83% of 195 reviews2026
Dev: ICONIKPub: Bandai Namco Entertainment
Windows
Little Nightmares VR: Altered Echoes is a dark atmospheric adventure‑puzzle game where you embody Dark Six, a mysterious figure with the shape of a little girl. Navigate in a disturbing world, solve intricate puzzles, and escape terrifying giant foes in a desperate search to become whole again.
Why similar: Atmospheric 24.7%, Horror 20.9%, Adventure 20.7%, Story Rich 20.3%, Exploration 12.5%