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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Horror, Adventure, Female Protagonist, Exploration.

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It is a forbidden place that must never be entered. Strange events encountered in the decadent school building. And a Japanese doll that begins to speak. There is something here. ......This is a Japanese horror game that reveals the abominable history hidden in an abandoned school.

Reviews: Mixed — 53% — of 55 reviews
Released: 2025-08-28
Developer: HYDE, Inc.
Genres: Action, Adventure
Platforms: Windows

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    96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,212 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: Survival Horror 30.9%, Female Protagonist 18.5%, Horror 17.8%, Action-Adventure 10.9%, Exploration 8.8%

  2. #2 Absolute Fear -AOONI- / 最恐 -青鬼-
    97% matchMixed43% of 156 reviews2024
    Dev: LiTMUS Co., Ltd.
    Windows

    20 years after the birth of the legendary horror game "AOONI"... A completely new first-person, 3D horror stealth action "Absolute Fear -AOONI-" is now available! Players take on the role of a younger sister searching for her older sister in a mysterious mansion where AOONI roam.

    Why similar: Horror 29.6%, Action-Adventure 19.1%, Survival Horror 15.7%, Adventure 8.6%, Action 7.2%

  3. #3 Livestream: Escape from Hotel Izanami
    96% matchMostly Positive79% of 741 reviews2021
    Dev: qureate
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    In this side-scrolling action-adventure game, you'll need to scour the inside of an abandoned hotel, looking for clues to solve the mystery of the hotel and ensure your escape from a mysterious, murderous mascot intent to kill.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 28.9%, Horror 18.9%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Side Scroller 10%, Action-Adventure 8.4%

  4. #4 BrokenLore: LOW
    95% matchMostly Positive77% of 485 reviews2025
    Dev: Serafini Productions
    Windows
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    BrokenLore: LOW is a psychological horror game set in a mist-covered, beautiful Japanese village, blending hyper-realistic graphics with low-poly elements. The main enemy is the Gashadokuro, a yokai from Japanese folklore.

    Why similar: Female Protagonist 31.1%, Horror 28.7%, 1990's 12.9%, Survival Horror 12.3%, Adventure 6.9%

  5. #5 High School Dirty Secrets
    94% matchPositive94% of 51 reviews2025
    Dev: Mitsuki Game StudioPub: JanduSoft
    Windows

    High School Dirty Secrets is a horror/puzzle adventure where Kasuga wakes up locked inside her high school with no memory of how she got there. As she searches for a way out, strange and unsettling events unfold, leading her to uncover dark secrets hidden within the school's walls.

    Why similar: Horror 32.7%, Female Protagonist 30.9%, Exploration 15.4%, Adventure 10%, Action 6.8%

  6. #6 Scary School Simulator 2
    94% matchMixed58% of 98 reviews2023
    Dev: Scary Creepy Pasta
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Escape from horror anime ghost story in your school's classroom!

    Why similar: Horror 33.1%, Female Protagonist 30.9%, Action-Adventure 20.2%, Exploration 15.8%

  7. #7 The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters
    93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,461 reviews2020
    Dev: Dvora Studio Co., Ltd.Pub: Headup
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters is a Korean survival horror-adventure. Venture from your deserted school to survive the horrors of the night. Explore the surrounding Sehwa district and uncover the shadow realm's dark secrets. Use everything at your disposal to avoid a demoness hellbent on killing you!

    Why similar: Horror 30%, Survival Horror 29.4%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Adventure 11.1%, Action 5.4%

  8. #8 Abyss School
    92% matchVery Positive91% of 816 reviews2024
    Dev: eTIRUe
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Solve hidden items and puzzles while avoiding abyssal zombies and traps at school.

    Why similar: Female Protagonist 34.3%, Horror 24.8%, Survival Horror 23.1%, Adventure 15.1%, Singleplayer 2.7%

  9. #9 Clock Tower: Rewind
    91% matchVery Positive88% of 488 reviews2024
    Dev: WayForward
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%

    The 16-bit nightmare returns. Survive, hide, and avoid the deadly Scissorman in this legendary horror classic.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 27%, 1990's 17.5%, Female Protagonist 16.9%, Side Scroller 16.6%, Exploration 7.8%

  10. #10 [Chilla's Art] Okaeri | おかえり
    91% 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 41.8%, Female Protagonist 20%, Adventure 15.4%, Exploration 10.2%, Action 9.1%

  11. #11 Late Homework | 遅れた宿題
    89% 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 32%, Female Protagonist 23.9%, 1990's 14.6%, Exploration 13.2%, Adventure 12.1%

  12. #12 Coffin of Ashes
    90% 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 42.7%, Female Protagonist 31.1%, Adventure 18.1%, Exploration 5.1%, 2D 3%

  13. #13 Kwaidan ~Azuma manor story~
    89% matchMostly Positive77% of 69 reviews2020
    Dev: 求道庵(gudouan)Pub: Mediascape Co.,Ltd.
    Windows

    Seamlessly combining 3D action and point-click adventure, "Kwaidan" provides a nostalgic-yet-new experience. Explore old Japanese manor and solve the clever puzzles set there, and fight against monsters called Yoki.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 32.1%, Horror 19.7%, Female Protagonist 18.8%, Exploration 10.2%, Action-Adventure 9.6%

  14. #14 Mr. Hopp's Playhouse 2
    88% matchVery Positive94% of 648 reviews2021
    Dev: Moonbit
    Windows
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    A young girl needs to find her friends, unravel a dark mystery and escape the clutches of her cursed toys.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 34.1%, Horror 20.7%, Side Scroller 13.6%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Adventure 9.7%

  15. #15 [Chilla's Art] The Closing Shift | 閉店事件
    86% matchVery Positive88% of 3,103 reviews2022
    Dev: Chilla's Art
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    The Closing Shift | 閉店事件 is a Japanese horror game about a girl on a closing shift.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 29.1%, 1990's 25%, Cinematic 16.4%, Exploration 8.8%, Adventure 7.9%

  16. #16 White Day: A Labyrinth Named School
    87% matchVery Positive81% of 4,420 reviews2017
    Dev: SONNORI CorpPub: PQube
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Notorious cult-classic Korean horror. Sneak into school at midnight to return your sweetheart's diary and get caught in a terrifying game of cat and mouse. Explore haunted hallways, solve classic survival horror puzzles and escape the clutches of a killer Janitor who is out for your blood.

    Why similar: Horror 40.8%, Survival Horror 33.2%, Adventure 11.6%, Action 6.2%, Female Protagonist 6.1%

  17. #17 Shadow of the School
    86% matchMixed67% of 54 reviews2024
    Dev: STuNT
    Windows

    The player finds himself in an abandoned school, which was once a place of study for local schoolchildren. The protagonist is a paranormal researcher who came here to solve the mystery that shrouds this gloomy location.

    Why similar: Horror 38.2%, Exploration 26.4%, Realistic 12.5%, Action 11.4%, Adventure 10.1%

  18. #18 Cursed Mansion
    85% 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 34.1%, Female Protagonist 29.3%, Exploration 13.2%, Adventure 12.2%, 2D 7.1%

  19. #19 Ib
    82% 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 40.1%, Female Protagonist 33.6%, Exploration 17.5%, 2D 8.8%

  20. #20 DERE EXE: Rebirth of Horror
    84% matchVery Positive88% of 103 reviews2021
    Dev: Darius Immanuel GuerreroPub: AppSir Games
    Windows

    Experience a meta horror pixel platformer retro game haunted by a mysterious yandere.

    Why similar: Horror 28.1%, 2D Platformer 23.7%, Female Protagonist 21.5%, Action-Adventure 15.5%, Action 5.8%

  21. #21 Evil Tonight
    83% matchVery Positive87% of 534 reviews2021
    Dev: DYA Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%

    Silvia never runs from evil—she makes it her business. Eccentric yet warm-hearted, this seasoned modern exorcist has mastered the art of confronting the supernatural, turning haunted places into tangible nightmares. But on this fateful night, nothing goes as planned.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 30.7%, Female Protagonist 17.8%, Horror 16.1%, Action-Adventure 13.5%, Exploration 7.5%

  22. #22 Aooni The Horror of Blueberry Onsen
    82% matchMostly Positive80% of 311 reviews2025
    Dev: Game Studio Inc.
    Windows

    Challenge yourself while being chased by fear! A horror puzzle action adventure! ■A completely new version of the legendary horror game "Ao Oni"!

    Why similar: Horror 26%, 2D Platformer 20.6%, Adventure 17.1%, Action-Adventure 16.4%, Action 12.5%

  23. #23 Alisa
    81% matchVery Positive89% of 1,520 reviews2021
    Dev: Casper Croes
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    Alisa is a Horror-themed Action Adventure game and a genuine throwback to the golden age of 90s 3D games.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 31.3%, 1990's 21%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Horror 13.9%, Adventure 6.4%

  24. #24 Crow Country
    78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,441 reviews2024
    Dev: SFB Games
    Windows
    Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    The year is 1990. It’s been two years since the mysterious disappearance of Edward Crow and the abrupt closure of his theme park, Crow Country. But your arrival has broken the silence, Mara Forest. If you want answers, you’ll have to venture deep into the darkness of Crow Country to find them…

    Why similar: Survival Horror 31.7%, 1990's 22.3%, Female Protagonist 16%, Horror 15.9%, Exploration 8.1%

  25. #25 シシテナオ-Even in Death-
    79% matchVery Positive94% of 79 reviews2025
    Dev: Mugen Daraku
    Windows

    "シシテナオ-Even in Death-" is stealth horror action game that requires trial and error. It tells the story of a young girl who wakes up in a strange and unsettling world, where eerie creatures known as "Ochibito" roam.

    Why similar: Horror 24.8%, Side Scroller 20.2%, Female Protagonist 19.6%, Action-Adventure 12.3%, Action 8%

  26. #26 Withering Rooms
    78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,474 reviews2024
    Dev: Moonless FormlessPub: Perp Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    Withering Rooms is a challenging 2.5D horror RPG set in a procedurally generated Victorian mansion that changes each night. Explore Mostyn House to collect the perfect items for your build and face a huge cast of overgrown undead, invisible ghosts, devious witches, and more.

    Why similar: Horror 30.1%, 2.5D 25.2%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Survival Horror 8.7%, Adventure 7.6%

  27. #27 DreadOut 2
    80% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,035 reviews2020
    Dev: Digital Happiness
    Windows
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    A third-person horror adventure that draws inspiration from Indonesian urban legend. Play as Linda, a high school student with the ability to sense and see ghosts. This spine-chilling sequel expands on the cult hit original, making DreadOut 2 another terrifying addition to the horror genre.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 28.9%, Horror 20%, Female Protagonist 18.8%, Action-Adventure 11.5%, Exploration 8.9%

  28. #28 DreadOut
    79% matchMostly Positive77% of 5,662 reviews2014
    Dev: Digital Happiness
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    DreadOut is a third person supernatural horror game where you play as Linda, a high school student trapped in an old abandoned town. Equipped with her trusty smart-phone, she will battle against terrifying encounters and solve mysterious puzzles which will ultimately determine her fate.

    Why similar: Horror 48.1%, Survival Horror 20.5%, Female Protagonist 18.9%, Adventure 9%, Singleplayer 2.2%

  29. #29 [Chilla's Art] The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件
    77% matchVery Positive82% of 3,227 reviews2020
    Dev: Chilla's Art
    Windows
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件 is a J-horror game about a college girl on a night shift.

    Why similar: Horror 65.5%, Adventure 11.1%, Exploration 8.4%, Action 6.2%, Realistic 6%

  30. #30 THE MUTE HOUSE
    76% matchVery Positive82% of 287 reviews2025
    Dev: December Blues Games
    Windows

    Inspired by old and classic survival horror games, THE MUTE HOUSE combines exploration, management, puzzles and a touch of action. As Emily investigates about her sister's vanishing, she finds herself trapped in a mysterious mansion.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 25.9%, Horror 16.8%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, 1990's 12.5%, Action-Adventure 8%

  31. #31 Misao - 2024 HD Remaster
    77% 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: Survival Horror 26.5%, Horror 23.5%, Female Protagonist 22.6%, Exploration 11.4%, Adventure 7.4%

  32. #32 Ann
    75% matchVery Positive94% of 2,719 reviews2021
    Dev: Rong Rong
    Windows

    Ann, an art student finds herself trapped in the school when she accidentally broke one of the school's rules. With the help of the school's security guard, help Ann navigate her way out and uncover the secrets of the school before she becomes a permanent resident of the school.

    Why similar: Horror 46.2%, Female Protagonist 21.9%, Exploration 13%, 2D 7.8%, Adventure 7.1%

  33. #33 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: Survival Horror 40.7%, Horror 28.7%, Adventure 18.4%, 2D 7.9%, Singleplayer 4.2%

  34. #34 SHINONOME ABYSS The Maiden Exorcist
    73% matchVery Positive82% of 57 reviews2026
    Dev: WODAN,Inc.Pub: KADOKAWA CORPORATION
    Windows · Mac

    Use your supply of items and traps to survive in a mansion haunted by yokai and vengeful spirits as shrine maiden Yono in this strategy roguelike horror action game!

    Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 27.9%, 2D Platformer 19.2%, Horror 14.9%, Action-Adventure 12.6%, Adventure 9.2%

  35. #35 Ikai
    75% matchMostly Positive80% of 265 reviews2022
    Dev: EndflamePub: PM Studios, inc.
    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Fear and anxiety prevail after the darkest tales from Japanese folklore come to life in this first-person psychological horror game. Set in a feudal era, Ikai revolves around the priestess of a shrine struggling to defeat the spirits of her past and her present.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 30.5%, Horror 21.7%, Female Protagonist 16.9%, Exploration 9.3%, Adventure 7.9%

  36. #36 Fragile Reflection
    72% 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: Survival Horror 36.7%, Horror 23.4%, Female Protagonist 22.1%, Adventure 8%, Exploration 7.4%

  37. #37 Re:Turn 2 - Runaway
    74% matchVery Positive80% of 70 reviews2022
    Dev: Red Ego Games
    Windows

    Re:Turn 2 is a 2D psychological horror adventure game. The game follows on from the events of the first game. Saki and her fiancé, Sen, are trapped on an abandoned train that is haunted by an evil spirit that takes the form of a little girl named Ayumi.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 31.4%, Horror 21.9%, Female Protagonist 19.8%, Adventure 9.2%, Exploration 8.7%

  38. #38 [Chilla's Art] Hanako | 花子さん
    74% matchMostly Positive73% of 250 reviews2020
    Dev: Chilla's Art
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 54%

    Hanako | 花子さん is a Japanese survival horror adventure game.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 34.6%, Horror 25.4%, Exploration 12%, Adventure 11.5%, Action 8.4%

  39. #39 [Chilla's Art] Stigmatized Property | 事故物件
    73% 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 52.1%, Adventure 21.3%, Action 14.3%, Exploration 5.8%, Realistic 4.2%

  40. #40 家屋探索 -Japanese House Exploration-
    70% matchVery Positive96% of 124 reviews2024
    Dev: Sealio
    Windows

    『Japanese House Exploration』is a first-person puzzle horror adventure game set in a traditional Japanese house. You explore a house that is both eerie and nostalgic. To find a dear friend.

    Why similar: Horror 39.1%, Action-Adventure 22.9%, Survival Horror 20.5%, Action 9.6%, Realistic 6.1%

  41. #41 FATAL FRAME II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE
    67% matchVery Positive87% of 3,462 reviews2026
    Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
    Windows
    Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%

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    Why similar: Survival Horror 30.4%, Female Protagonist 21.3%, Horror 20.9%, Adventure 9.5%, Action-Adventure 9.2%

  42. #42 Subversive Memories
    68% 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: Survival Horror 32.7%, Female Protagonist 20.3%, Horror 18.1%, Action-Adventure 12.6%, Exploration 7.9%

  43. #43 DreadOut Remastered Collection
    71% matchMixed55% of 55 reviews2025
    Dev: Digital Happiness
    Windows

    Face supernatural horrors in these 2 games in 1 remastered collection of third-person survival horror. Play as Linda, a high school student armed with a smartphone and camera, as she survives terrifying encounters and uncovers dark secrets across two chilling adventures. Will you survive the dread?

    Why similar: Survival Horror 35.1%, Horror 22.1%, Female Protagonist 19.2%, Adventure 10%, Exploration 8.9%

  44. #44 Alone in the School
    71% matchVery Positive82% of 62 reviews2024
    Dev: 티민이
    Windows

    A girl who has lost her memory must collect five scattered memory fragments in the school to remember the events of that day.

    Why similar: Horror 38.8%, Female Protagonist 28%, Exploration 16.1%, Adventure 14.2%, Singleplayer 2.8%

  45. #45 Ichima-san
    69% matchVery Positive100% of 69 reviews2024
    Dev: sewohayami
    Windows · Mac

    A stealth action adventure in which you play as a Japanese traditional doll and explore the house without anyone finding you.

    Why similar: Female Protagonist 34%, Horror 32.6%, Action-Adventure 24.2%, Action 9.2%

  46. #46 Found Horror Game 101.exe
    73% matchMixed67% of 58 reviews2018
    Dev: Yai Gameworks
    Windows

    You'll scream in pleasure... Choke with fear! Play through 101 sick, frightening and perverted games, released in an experimental episodic format Can the curious souls brave through the hidden depths of each game to reach the shocking conclusion? Maybe what's been lost was never meant to be found...

    Why similar: Horror 35%, Survival Horror 25%, Adventure 17.5%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Exploration 9.2%

  47. #47 Mysterious School
    72% matchMostly Negative37% of 1,825 reviews2023
    Dev: DuoDuoDog
    Windows

    "Mysterious School" is a horror game that supports multi player online and single player. Why do girls often cry on campus at midnight? What happened to the once famous No.1 middle school? Take your partner, find out the truth that the young girl has become a zombie, and help the girl reincarnate.

    Why similar: Female Protagonist 69.7%, Action 17.5%, Realistic 12.8%

  48. #48 Ayasa: Shadows of Silence
    68% matchMixed68% of 97 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: Survival Horror 20.4%, 2.5D 17.6%, Horror 16.5%, Side Scroller 14.1%, Female Protagonist 13%

  49. #49 Savior of the Abyss
    70% matchMostly Positive78% of 264 reviews2021
    Dev: ALLAF GAMES
    Windows

    Savior of the Abyss is a horror adventure game. To avoid sudden death, always pay attention and be suspicious of things around you. Collect and use a variety of tools to get to the surface. Please lead the protagonist safely so that the protagonist can achieve his or her purpose safely.

    Why similar: Horror 32.9%, Female Protagonist 26%, Mystery Dungeon 13.2%, Adventure 11.8%, Exploration 7.3%

  50. #50 Cursed Bet
    70% matchMixed58% of 98 reviews2024
    Dev: LIGHTWORKER GAMES
    Windows

    Cursed Bet is a horror game where you play from a body camera perspective. Enter the abandoned preschool, the subject of terrible rumors, in the midnight. Struggle the cursed doll Ebeleen as you investigate the school's dark past. Will you be able to destroy him and his curse?

    Why similar: Survival Horror 31.7%, Horror 31.3%, Adventure 11.2%, Realistic 9%, Cinematic 9%

  51. #51 Restless Grounds
    67% matchVery Positive87% of 158 reviews2024
    Dev: Zirael
    Windows

    Forgotten Polish town, Incident at a soviet military base and hellish monsters... This is a horror investigation story... Will you stop the relentless fight, or give into it?

    Why similar: Horror 34.3%, Action-Adventure 22.1%, 1990's 21.3%, Exploration 16.3%, Action 6%

  52. #52 SILENT HILL f
    64% matchVery Positive81% of 27,037 reviews2025
    Dev: NeoBards Entertainment Ltd.Pub: KONAMI
    Windows
    Median: 13.1 hrsMean: 22.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Hinako's hometown is engulfed in fog, driving her to fight grotesque monsters and solve eerie puzzles. Uncover the disturbing beauty hidden in terror.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 27.5%, Horror 20.1%, Female Protagonist 19%, Cinematic 9.6%, Action-Adventure 7.9%

  53. #53 No Ghost in Sky Elevator
    68% matchVery Positive99% of 68 reviews2023
    Dev: Midori Games / みどりげーむず
    Windows

    It is a strange high-rise elevator. The objects that appear and the people you board are all strange. Depending on your actions, you will face a variety of consequences.

    Why similar: Female Protagonist 37.7%, Horror 21.8%, Exploration 16.2%, Adventure 13.8%, 2D 7.1%

  54. #54 3rd eye
    69% matchVery Positive87% of 331 reviews2019
    Dev: 3rd eye projectPub: PLAYISM
    Windows

    A 2D exploration/horror game starring the Touhou Project's Koishi Komeiji. Use her Third Eye to explore a mental world entirely unlike reality.

    Why similar: Adventure 53.2%, Horror 46.8%

  55. #55 Devil's Hideout
    66% 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 26.2%, 1990's 24.4%, Female Protagonist 23.7%, Adventure 11.5%, 2D 5.2%

  56. #56 Yoko no Hanashi
    63% matchVery Positive93% of 72 reviews2026
    Dev: MerendaTeam
    Windows

    Yoko no Hanashi is a first-person survival horror game where you need to survive in an abandoned college with one of your chosen yandere: Yoto (male version) and Yoko (female version)

    Why similar: Horror 32.6%, Survival Horror 31.5%, Exploration 14.3%, Adventure 9.9%, Action 6.4%

  57. #57 Incantation
    64% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,131 reviews2024
    Dev: SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENT
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    A mother, searching for her lost daughter, stumbles into a strange cult village. "Incantation" is a first-person horror game. It reveals the chilling story behind the "Chen Family Village". What are the consequences of crossing dark boundaries?

    Why similar: Horror 29.3%, Female Protagonist 20.1%, Action-Adventure 17.8%, Exploration 15.5%, Adventure 8.1%

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