- #1 Cat in the Box
97% matchVery Positive94% of 1,513 reviews2020
Dev: Gustav
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Cat in the Box is a horror adventure game. Help the poor girl explore the mansion and escape from unknown entities that are pursuing her. Use a variety of tools and your wits to overcome any challenges you face. At times, you'll even have to wake yourself from nightmares to survive.
Why similar: RPGMaker 45.2% ★, Horror 15.8%, Psychological Horror 5.8%, Pixel Graphics 5.3%, Female Protagonist 3.5%
- #2 Ib
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,037 reviews2022
Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.
Why similar: RPGMaker 22.3% ★, Horror 10%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Female Protagonist 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%
- #3 Stray Cat Crossing
96% matchVery Positive93% of 647 reviews2015
Dev: JurloPub: Fridge
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Stray Cat Crossing is an indie pixel horror game about an encounter with a mysterious little girl named Cat. Explore a surreal world filled with colorful characters, challenging riddles, and dark secrets.
Why similar: RPGMaker 48% ★, Horror 16.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Adventure 6.8%
- #4 Coffin of Ashes
95% 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: RPGMaker 34.2% ★, Horror 13.2%, Anime 11.3%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Thriller 9%
- #5 Cursed Mansion
94% matchVery Positive90% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Dragon EmperorsPub: Nuon Games
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: RPGMaker 27.7% ★, Horror 9.8%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Female Protagonist 8.9%, Dark 7.7%
- #6 Misao - 2024 HD Remaster
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,467 reviews2017
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.5 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: RPGMaker 22.2% ★, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Horror 10%, Survival Horror 8.5%
- #7 High School Dirty Secrets
93% matchVery Positive94% 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: Psychological Horror 15.9%, Horror 14.2%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Dark 12.5%, Anime 12.3%
- #8 夜弦之音 - Echoes of Nocturnal Chords
92% matchVery Positive100% of 111 reviews2020
Dev: 秋之忧郁Pub: Eternal Dream
Windows
On a rainy night, Xiaoyin disappears searching for the legendary “Miracle Grass.” Yixuan follows clues into a trap-filled cave where bodies, monsters, lies, and warmth intertwine. Multiple endings guide you through fairy tale and reality, revealing a fate woven from hope and loss.
Why similar: RPGMaker 37.1% ★, Horror 12.3%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Anime 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%
- #9 Ann
91% matchVery Positive94% of 2,703 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: RPGMaker 36.3% ★, Horror 13%, Psychological Horror 8.7%, Anime 6.9%, Female Protagonist 6.6%
- #10 羽翼的祈愿 - Feather Of Praying
91% matchVery Positive96% of 313 reviews2018
Dev: 秋之忧郁Pub: Eternal Dream
Windows
This is a horror puzzle RPG first released in 2016. Players control Qiu Xiaoqi as she explores a mysterious room filled with puzzles alongside a white-haired youth. They unravel mechanisms to uncover the truth behind her loss of consciousness. Will the wish be fulfilled? The story is yours to shape!
Why similar: RPGMaker 34.5% ★, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Horror 10.8%, Anime 8.6%
- #11 Corpse Party
90% matchVery Positive89% of 1,369 reviews2016
Dev: GrisGrisPub: XSEED Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 17.3 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: RPGMaker 30.9% ★, Horror 19%, Anime 11.4%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Survival Horror 4.9%
- #12 Savior of the Abyss
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 263 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: RPGMaker 19.5% ★, Horror 16.8%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Female Protagonist 14%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
- #13 Causality
89% matchVery Positive92% of 252 reviews2021
Dev: WAFFLE GAMESPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Causality is a survival horror game. You must rescue 3 students trapped in a school full of mysterious psychic phenomena, and uncover the secrets behind therein. The real story behind the school, and the causal relationship of the events, is all in your hands.
Why similar: RPGMaker 31.3% ★, Survival Horror 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Horror 9.8%, Thriller 9.6%
- #14 The Witch's House MV
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,881 reviews2018
Dev: FummyPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.9 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: RPGMaker 42.3% ★, Horror 18.1%, Psychological Horror 6.4%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%, Female Protagonist 4.8%
- #15 异化之恶〇Abnormal Treatment
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,566 reviews2019
Dev: Eternal Dream
Windows
Strange events occur at a sanatorium for those with unusual abilities. Follow clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth. What will be released when all secrets are revealed? Goodness? Or… pure ”EVIL”?
Why similar: RPGMaker 32.2% ★, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Female Protagonist 9%, Anime 8.4%, Horror 8.3%
- #16 KAKUSANKIBOU / 扩散希望
87% matchVery Positive83% of 160 reviews2018
Dev: あみそ組Pub: Pujia8 Studio
Windows
Basically the story goes as visual novel form. Sometimes, the system switches into dot part, and you can control the character to continue the story.
Why similar: RPGMaker 28.6% ★, Anime 12%, Horror 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Survival Horror 8.8%
- #17 Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,767 reviews2021
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.1%, Anime 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Horror 10.6%, Female Protagonist 9.1%
- #18 The Aquarium does not dance Special Edition
84% matchVery Positive98% of 221 reviews2025
Dev: 橙々Pub: Frontier Works Inc.
Windows
Navigate your way through an aquarium overrun by gruesome creatures known as creepies and unravel its hidden mysteries. With each riddle you solve, you’ll find yourself one step closer to uncovering the chilling truth of Bianca Aquarium. Your choices affect the outcome of the game, so choose wisely.
Why similar: RPGMaker 14.8% ★, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Horror 12.5%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%
- #19 LUNA
86% matchVery Positive83% of 322 reviews2020
Dev: SimplePub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Play as a little girl named 'Luna', and survive from the dark being while discovering the secrets behind her. The more you traverse on her memory, the more you will discover dark truths that lie deep inside.
Why similar: RPGMaker 17.3% ★, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Horror 9.3%, Survival Horror 7.6%
- #20 At Home Alone
85% matchVery Positive85% of 1,891 reviews2018
Dev: 阿正不经Pub: 0Cube
Windows
This is a recreational healing Mini-plot game explored at home. Players will play and wander around the house from the perspective of a little girl. What will she do when she is alone? What strange stories will happen in the process, and in the process of exploration, you may find some strange secrets....
Why similar: RPGMaker 25.6% ★, Horror 20%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Anime 12.9%, Female Protagonist 6.4%
- #21 Alone in the School
83% matchVery Positive82% of 60 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: RPGMaker 26.7% ★, Horror 24.1%, Female Protagonist 18.4%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Puzzle 7.1%
- #22 灵童
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: Taolizhixia Studio
Windows
Ling Tong "is a new Chinese style horror suspense puzzle game that combines click to solve puzzles and storyline adventure.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.1%, Horror 17%, Thriller 13.4%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, 2D 7.7%
- #23 At Home Alone II
82% matchVery Positive86% of 227 reviews2019
Dev: 阿正不经Pub: 0Cube
Windows
A recreational healing Mini-plot game explored at home. Players will play and wander around the house from the perspective of a little girl. What will she do when she is alone? What strange stories will happen in the process? and in the process of exploration, you may find some strange secrets....
Why similar: RPGMaker 31% ★, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Horror 10.4%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Anime 8.5%
- #24 Xi
79% matchVery Positive91% of 263 reviews2025
Dev: HHGame
Windows
"Xi" is a horror puzzle game set in the context of modern Chinese folklore. The story takes place in an long-abandoned mountain mansion. This immersive escape room experience feels a bit too real, with eerie and strange elements everywhere—an empty banquet, an endless corridor.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.6%, Horror 18.7%, Pixel Graphics 15.2%, Thriller 13.4%, 2D 9.3%
- #25 Blood Lily Ghoststories
79% matchVery Positive95% of 107 reviews2025
Dev: Sounding Stone / 老奉毊
Windows
A horror game about a needy female ghost. A trio of close-knit occult club girls gather late at night to enjoy telling ghost stories. Little do they know that Miss Choker, a ghost that targets girls, is just dying to appear...
Why similar: RPGMaker 38.8% ★, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Horror 10.1%, Anime 7.5%, Multiple Endings 6.6%
- #26 Tide Up
80% matchVery Positive92% of 263 reviews2022
Dev: Gustav
Windows
Tide Up is a rather dark and gloomy adventure game. Accompany the girl in a dreamlike world of wonder. Collect the pearls scattered around the world and help the girl escape!
Why similar: RPGMaker 38.4% ★, Horror 9.6%, Anime 8.2%, Female Protagonist 7.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%
- #27 Dead Dreams
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 65 reviews2020
Dev: Aiaz Marx
Windows
"DEAD DREAMS" is a 2D psychological horror game focused on puzzle-solving and atmosphere with a complex non-linear story in which every element has a meaning...
Why similar: RPGMaker 31.7% ★, Horror 10.5%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Thriller 8.3%, Dark 8.2%
- #28 Hui-Shuo
78% matchVery Positive93% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: 时光茶馆TeaTimePub: 黎羽科技LICOGAME
Windows
Don't wait any longer, escape from school before night falls. This game is a point and touch horror decryption game with the theme of escape. Players will be transported into a fictional high school campus, unable to leave the teaching building restroom with rumors of strange stories on a dark day
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26%, Horror 25%, Pixel Graphics 14.8%, 2D 9.3%, Atmospheric 6.8%
- #29 FILTHY US
81% matchMixed68% of 471 reviews2021
Dev: Game Logic Studio
Windows
《残秽的我们》是一款本土手绘写实风格的恐怖冒险游戏,以真实事件为蓝本改编。在游戏中,玩家将跟随女主“无者”的脚步,深入由亡者怨念而产生的“怨秽地”,利用“刻印”的力量,探究隐藏其中的一段真实往事。
Why similar: Horror 17%, Dark 12.6%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Thriller 11.5%
- #30 Late Homework | 遅れた宿題
77% matchVery Positive95% of 410 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: Psychological Horror 19.1%, Horror 18.2%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Thriller 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 11%
- #31 Fall into decay
76% matchVery Positive92% of 105 reviews2024
Dev: 灰房子工作室Pub: Gamera Games
Windows
名叫赛莉卡的少女某天在一间奇怪的宅邸中醒来,自己好像忘记了什么重要的事情,又似乎被卷入了什么事件之中…… 但首要的目的是找到逃离这里的方法。
Why similar: Female Protagonist 14.2%, Thriller 13.4%, Horror 12%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Anime 10%
- #32 The Sunny Day 晴天
78% matchVery Positive94% of 81 reviews2018
Dev: 殇葵(K.)Pub: Eternal Dream
Windows
In the story, the player plays the KUI, a 14-year-old girl with mental illness, who falls into her own spiritual world for an unknown reason during a daily activity. Players must pass through puzzles and various strange characters to communicate. The player's attitude toward various items in the game will affect the outcome of the game.
Why similar: RPGMaker 48.6% ★, Horror 14.3%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Anime 5.8%
- #33 Silent dream
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 209 reviews2021
Dev: GeuktePub: Dreamforest Entertainment
Windows
In the dark corridor as wide as a labyrinth, avoiding numerous pursuers who are aiming for their lives. Will you be able to save the missing person and escape safely!?
Why similar: Horror 17.5%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Survival Horror 16.5%, Dark 13.3%, Female Protagonist 9.5%
- #34 Alice's World
73% matchVery Positive90% of 377 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: Horror 15.2%, Anime 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Cute 7%
- #35 Paper Lily - Chapter 1
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 8,133 reviews2024
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.3 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: Psychological Horror 18.1%, Anime 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Horror 10.6%, Female Protagonist 9.3%
- #36 花母
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: e-sheep
Windows
你来到了一所郊外的“荒野高校“,你发现了这所学校,不仅仅是表面上残破不堪 ,而且每个角落都透露着诡异且压抑的气氛。随着时间的流逝以及事件的推进,被尘封已久的历史真相被一步步揭露。 我与寥寥几名的“全校同学”展开了对于学校的探索,已生命为代价换取来的真相,才是整个事件的冰山一角。
Why similar: Survival Horror 26.3%, Psychological Horror 21.6%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Story Rich 8.6%, 2D 8.3%
- #37 Midnight Syndrome
74% matchVery Positive99% of 87 reviews2024
Dev: ナツミカン
Windows
A summer night consumes the girls... Exploration type horror ADV game
Why similar: Horror 21.2%, Anime 15.7%, Dark 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Psychological Horror 10.1%
- #38 筮灵 SHILING
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 270 reviews2024
Dev: WindField GamesPub: Mammorize
Windows
国产本土新怪谈恐怖游戏——幽魂社前社长在直播中突然失踪,销声匿迹数月后发来诡异消息,将你引入离奇的规则世界。走不出的吞人楼栋、满员即死的午夜巴士、地图上不存在的村庄,还有勾魂剧院、吃人公司……世界的“暗面”等待探索,怪谲的谜题等待揭露。
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.4%, Thriller 20.5%, Horror 16.7%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #39 The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,401 reviews2020
Dev: Dvora Studio Co., Ltd.Pub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 9.0 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 23.3%, Survival Horror 17.2%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Anime 7.3%, Psychological Horror 7%
- #40 Ritual on the Eve 前夜祭
75% matchVery Positive83% of 63 reviews2018
Dev: 阿道Pub: 0Cube
Windows
学园祭的前夜,据说时不时会出现名为【爱丽丝幻境】的怪异现象,过去的死者在虚假的幻境中, 向生者叙述怨念,企图寻求解脱,亦或者是报复。
Why similar: RPGMaker 38.1% ★, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Anime 10.9%, Horror 10.5%, Survival Horror 9.1%
- #41 Stitched HD
75% matchVery Positive81% of 114 reviews2017
Dev: Fluffex Studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A pleasantly anticipated trip back home for the holidays becomes a nightmare for Catherine as a tragic accident leaves her unconscious. After coming to her senses, she realizes that something is dreadfully wrong. She must escape the doll factory she awoke in before it's too late.
Why similar: RPGMaker 32.7% ★, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Horror 10.9%, Female Protagonist 8.8%, Dark 8%
- #42 Detention
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,663 reviews2017
Dev: RedCandleGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Detention is an atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology, the game provided players with unique graphics and gaming experience.
Why similar: Horror 25%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Dark 9.1%, Thriller 7%
- #43 Deteriorate.1
71% matchVery Positive92% of 129 reviews2024
Dev: 狐狸精Zhuki
Windows
《化鬼 Deteriorate》是一款动物主角题材的横版解谜恐怖游戏,你需要根据关卡提示解开谜题,并在追逐战中躲避反派的追杀,在【死亡交易】中存活下来。
Why similar: RPGMaker 31.8% ★, Horror 19.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Female Protagonist 9.5%, Survival Horror 8.3%
- #44 Viviette
72% matchVery Positive88% of 509 reviews2018
Dev: DYA Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Exploration, puzzles and a touch of classic horror awaits you! Uncover the secrets and mysteries of Neuville's Mansion. Test your logic against diverse puzzles, locate and use a variety of items, and don't lose your sense of direction, as navigation itself becomes an obstacle in your path!
Why similar: Horror 14.3%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Survival Horror 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Anime 9%
- #45 Chloé’s Requiem -encore-
71% matchVery Positive91% of 166 reviews2023
Dev: buriki clockPub: Annulus
Windows · Mac
Chloé’s Requiem -encore- is a 2D Adventure Horror game set in Modern Europe. The genius violinist Michél is invited into an old mansion. Inside waits Chloé, who asks him to “Break the curse of the mansion”. What awaits the pair after the mystery is solved…?
Why similar: RPGMaker 33.1% ★, Horror 9.9%, Dark 8.1%, Psychological Horror 7.9%, Survival Horror 6.8%
- #46 Ayasa: Shadows of Silence
70% matchMixed69% of 95 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: Horror 14.6%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Survival Horror 13.6%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Dark 12.1%
- #47 Children of Silentown
69% matchVery Positive87% of 1,485 reviews2023
Dev: Elf GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Children of Silentown is a dark adventure game that tells the story of Lucy, a girl growing up in a village deep in a forest inhabited by monsters. People disappearing is nothing uncommon here, but this time, Lucy is old enough to investigate on her own. Or so she thinks.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 16.5%, Horror 15.7%, Dark 13.2%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Multiple Endings 8.4%
- #48 Black Chapter
71% 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: RPGMaker 34.4% ★, Horror 14.4%, Anime 11.7%, Survival 8.8%, Multiple Endings 7.6%
- #49 Case 03: True Cannibal Boy
69% matchVery Positive98% of 54 reviews2023
Dev: Sounding Stone / 老奉毊
Windows
A horror mystery adventure game with ghost story elements. Anxiety plagues college student Lily, whose crush Sally has gone missing. As Lily explores the truth, Sally's boyfriend starts to look increasingly suspicious. Even worse, the story of the Cannibal Boy seems to be involved somehow...
Why similar: RPGMaker 41.9% ★, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Horror 10.7%, Multiple Endings 8.8%, Anime 7.2%
- #50 花火与幽灵少女 - Hanabi and Ghost girl
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,293 reviews2025
Dev: Tiram1su Games
Windows
蝉鸣声中偏远的山中小镇,表面悠然而宁静,背后却隐藏着某个笼罩了这里数百年的黑暗秘密。女主角结城花火几年前跟随父母一同来到空铃镇,在父母的事故后因为内向的性格被排挤的她如今一个人生活在小镇上,直到在旧校舍邂逅本已死去的“幽灵”。
Why similar: Female Protagonist 20.6%, Horror 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Anime 9.9%, Multiple Endings 9%
- #51 My Light In The Dark
70% matchVery Positive93% of 87 reviews2019
Dev: TaleHammer
Windows
My Light In The Dark is a short story about a girl who lives with her abusive mother. The girl finds out some dark secrets about her mother, and she has to find a way to escape the house.
Why similar: RPGMaker 33.7% ★, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Dark 9.6%, Horror 9.5%, Female Protagonist 7.5%
- #52 Red Bow
70% matchVery Positive85% of 324 reviews2020
Dev: Stranga GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%
If you were given another chance, would you take it? Or leave it in the hands of a little girl? Play as Roh, a young girl stuck in a bizarre nightmare of dark and eerie creatures.
Why similar: RPGMaker 24.1% ★, Horror 13.1%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Dark 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%
- #53 Forbidden Ground - Lair of Aooni -
68% matchMixed52% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: HYDE, Inc.
Windows
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.
Why similar: Survival Horror 28.5%, Horror 27.1%, Female Protagonist 24.8%, Adventure 9.5%, 2D 6.5%
- #54 Clea
68% matchVery Positive98% of 406 reviews2019
Dev: InvertMouse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Clea is a jump scare free, skill-based survival horror adventure.
Why similar: Survival Horror 16.9%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Anime 13.1%, Horror 13%
- #55 The Rule Of SHE
66% matchVery Positive88% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: HaiBin studio
Windows
A wandering soul mistakenly enters a world of strange tales and odd rules. Beware! This place is fraught with danger. To complete reincarnation, you must toe the line. Any soul that dares to go against the system will face correction. Will you comply—or defy?
Why similar: Horror 18.3%, Female Protagonist 17.8%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
- #56 The Sand Man
69% matchVery Positive94% of 355 reviews2018
Dev: Uri GamesPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
“I’ll tell you a scary story. It’s so scary you might not be able to take it. It’s the story of the Sand Man...” This is the second title in the Strange Man series, developed by Uri Games. Unable to sleep and exhausted, Sophie wanders into a town where everything sleeps. That is where the terror begins...
Why similar: RPGMaker 31.4% ★, Horror 9.4%, Female Protagonist 8.1%, Psychological Horror 7.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%
- #57 The Elevator Game with Catgirls
67% matchVery Positive100% of 107 reviews2022
Dev: NoBreadStudio
Windows · Linux
Kirin plays the elevator game and disappears. Will her girlfriend, Asahi, be able to find her? The Elevator Game with Catgirls is a horror visual novel with point-and-click elements, inspired by the Korean urban legend, Elevator to Another World.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.9%, Horror 24.6%, Female Protagonist 17%, Anime 10.9%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
- #58 Paper Bride
66% matchVery Positive91% of 2,220 reviews2021
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Paper Bride is a Chinese horror mystery puzzle game. You will play as the groom to search for the truth and have bizarre encounters, gradually learning about the dark mystic custom in the bride's home village and a story from the past...
Why similar: Horror 25.9%, Thriller 19.3%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, 2D 9.4%, Puzzle 9.4%
- #59 Even20: The Interference of Parallels
65% matchVery Positive94% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: SilverEyesPub: Wisdom Games Publishing
Windows · Mac
Two souls are drawn into a mysterious otherworld—and torn apart. In a realm filled with danger and restless spirits, each searches for the other while uncovering hidden truths. A suspenseful multi-ending adventure where every choice shapes their fate.
Why similar: RPGMaker 14.3% ★, Horror 13.8%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Thriller 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%
- #60 Before The Night
66% matchVery Positive95% of 486 reviews2022
Dev: Uneducated Game Studio
Windows
Before The Night is a horror action adventure game based on a macabre twist to a fable. Survive in the tiny, cute animal village! Your animal friends will literally turn rabid at night! Uncover the secrets of the world where animals keep human pets. Join the cute pet human "Lisa" on her adventure!
Why similar: Horror 17.8%, Psychological Horror 15%, Dark Fantasy 11.9%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Dark 10.5%