- #1 Firework
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 44,022 reviews2021
Dev: Shiying StudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
An accidental fire at a funeral forces the police to re-investigate a closed case of massacre. Lin Lixun participates the re-investigation by chances. As the investigation goes deeper, the past of the victims gradually emerges. However, the case becomes more bewildering.
Why similar: Horror 21.7%, Mystery 10.9%, Puzzle 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Supernatural 10.4%
- #2 FILTHY US
97% matchMixed68% of 474 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: Supernatural 14%, Horror 10.3%, Stylized 8.6%, Mystery 8.6%, Psychological Horror 7.6%
- #3 Paper Bride
96% matchVery Positive91% of 2,228 reviews2021
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.8 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: Supernatural 19.6%, Horror 15.7%, Mystery 14.3%, Puzzle 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.8%
- #4 Filthy us 2
95% matchVery Positive88% of 456 reviews2023
Dev: Game Logic Studio
Windows
千禧年初西北某地,一起恶性杀人事件轰动一时,行凶者临死前紧紧握着半张佛脸,他强烈的怨念引起了“无者”的注意。随着探究的深入,竟又牵扯出十年前另一起纵火灭门案!相同的一尊佛像,背后暗藏的究竟是天灾还是人祸。在那片由怨念产生的怨秽地之中,种种诡异可怖的表象之下,深埋着未知的秘密。
Why similar: Horror 11.5%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Emotional 10.1%, Mystery 8.2%, Supernatural 8.2%
- #5 Cat carried Butterfly
94% matchVery Positive91% of 89 reviews2026
Dev: 包包丁STUDIOPub: XD
Windows · Mac
In Republican-era Shanghai, Lu Ping returns to the forgotten Luchang Apartment after receiving a letter from her orphanage headmistress. As lost memories resurface, she uncovers buried secrets, her past, and the eerie truth behind the bond between humans and yaoguai.
Why similar: Supernatural 15%, Old School 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Horror 11.5%, Mystery 10.6%
- #6 筒楼异事
94% matchVery Positive89% of 160 reviews2022
Dev: 炸渣渣鸡Pub: IndieArk
Windows
一个再平常不过的早晨,阿伟在幻境中接到莫名其妙的任务。利用奇怪的手电和钥匙,深入内部,发现隐藏在筒楼中的黑暗,找回自己失去的一切。
Why similar: Supernatural 28.6%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Mystery 15.4%, Puzzle 10.1%, Stylized 6.7%
- #7 Faint Call
93% matchMostly Positive74% of 143 reviews2024
Dev: KY XEPub: Darks Zone
Windows
Faint Call is a psychological horror game about a police officer investigating a distress call from someone at a notoriously cursed house.
Why similar: Horror 27.2%, Supernatural 24.3%, Psychological Horror 22.5%, Atmospheric 11.3%, Adventure 8.2%
- #8 Sanfu
91% matchVery Positive83% of 17,608 reviews2023
Dev: Shiying StudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
2000年,山城市新闻频道的电视画面莫名跳出一则旧广告,而广告的代言人是已经去世的特异功能少年——三眼神童。有传闻三眼神童的亡魂劫持了电视信号。 调查局受命展开调查。随着调查的深入,一个藏在黑暗处的犯罪团伙逐渐浮出水面。
Why similar: Mystery 18.2%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Emotional 11.6%, Puzzle 10.5%, RPG 10.5%
- #9 猫不语
92% matchMixed68% of 57 reviews2021
Dev: 库库尔坎游戏工作室
Windows
Cat Silence is a horror suspense puzzle game with urban legend themes. The story takes place in an abandoned experimental middle school. With the deepening of the investigation, the unknown and long-buried bloody stories of this school slowly emerged, putting together a chilling truth...
Why similar: Horror 20.5%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, Dark 12.8%, Story Rich 8.2%, 2D 7.9%
- #10 Dread Flats
90% matchVery Positive84% of 1,518 reviews2025
Dev: Ghostcase
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
This is a first-person Chinese horror game, players will go to a murder building, uncover the truth of the murder, find the missing people..
Why similar: Supernatural 21.7%, Horror 15.9%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Mystery 12.1%, Puzzle 7.5%
- #11 Chasing Static
91% matchVery Positive87% of 504 reviews2021
Dev: Headware Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A psychological horror short story. Explore the untouched wilderness of rural Wales as you uncover the forgotten remains of a mysterious facility and find the truth behind the missing villagers of Hearth.
Why similar: Narrative 28.3% ★, Supernatural 14.7%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Horror 10.2%, Mystery 8.1%
- #12 蜉蝣之国的囚徒
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 532 reviews2026
Dev: 迩来工作室Pub: WindField Games
Windows
Fourteen from across the world are abruptly abducted to an isolated structure dubbed "Ephemera Manor". They are strangers, but now forced to partake in an ancient and eerie ritual—"the Feather-Burning Rite". A bloodstained drama spanning millennia has silently unfolded...
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.3%, Mystery 14.4%, Horror 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, RPG 9.9%
- #13 她杀 - The Suspected Murder
89% matchVery Positive85% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: 麻辣工作室 Spicy GamesPub: INDIECN
Windows
Deep night, famous suspense novelist fell from the balcony, leaving his young wife an enormous heritage. Accident, or calculated murder?Novelist's nephew secretly began investigation.He found a hidden manuscript, which contains a creep story, as well as the key clues concerning its author's death.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.2%, Emotional 13.6%, Puzzle 11.4%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Mystery 10.9%
- #14 Black Sheep
89% matchMixed53% of 785 reviews2022
Dev: 完蛋了的国王Pub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Black Sheep" is a 2D story-driven adventure game, you will play a high school student who explores the flooded school ruins, trace the shadow of the past, and unveil the evil those buried in the bottom of the river to see the light of day.
Why similar: Horror 20%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Mystery 13.8%, Supernatural 12.3%, Puzzle 7.5%
- #15 子归 - Blossom
86% matchVery Positive89% of 618 reviews2024
Dev: 糯米团子工作室Pub: 噪点游戏 SERICA GAMES
Windows
Early spring, 1999, Taoyuan Village. In just several days, a series of drowning incidents occurred in the same quaint village. Then, on the night of the fifteenth day, numerous villagers witnessed a woman in red who bore an uncanny resemblance to a lady who had previously met an unjust demise...
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.5%, Mystery 17.6%, Horror 14.5%, RPG 10.9%, Puzzle 9.4%
- #16 Rubbings
85% matchVery Positive89% of 241 reviews2025
Dev: 午夜说书人
Windows
《诡拓》是一款中式民俗微恐风的悬疑推理游戏。你将扮演一名民俗杂志编辑,根据匿名信件中的拓片线索,深入封闭、神秘的睖睁村,这里多年来流传着失踪旅人和诡异祭祀的传说。通过亲历村志中的诡异故事,并在村庄中展开调查,你将逐步揭开埋藏数十年的真相。
Why similar: Supernatural 14.6%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Horror 10.6%, Mystery 9.8%
- #17 回门 Way Back Home
87% matchMostly Positive72% of 519 reviews2021
Dev: 漫森游戏工作室
Windows
"Way back home" is a 2D horizontal board horror puzzle game. It takes the Republic of China period from 1905 to 1926 as the background of the times. With a large number of exquisite original paintings, rich playing methods, excellent music and dubbing, delicate script and narrative game style, it creates a strong historical...
Why similar: Supernatural 17.3%, Horror 12.9%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Mystery 10.7%, Puzzle 8.4%
- #18 全网公敌:诡村
84% matchVery Positive89% of 571 reviews2024
Dev: Triangel GamePub: Lightning Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 55%
本作是与《全网公敌》联动的全新故事,通过一台“旧电脑”进行互联网搜索解密的剧情互动游戏。你作为一名特殊调查员,需要负责解开隐藏在“登山客意外失踪”背后的超自然事件。随着调查深入,始作俑者也渐渐浮出水面,“祂”,似乎又与四十多年前消失在大火中的白河村,有着千丝万缕的联系。
Why similar: RPG 23.5%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Horror 17.3%, Puzzle 15.1%, Mystery 12.8%
- #19 YinYang Street Ultimate Edition
86% matchVery Positive80% of 110 reviews2023
Dev: 彼云工作室Pub: 方块游戏(CubeGame)
Windows
YinYang Street is an indie horror game set in Yunnan, China. Our protagonist Minglai Li finds his beloved wife missing when he comes home. All mysteries lead to a place called YinYang Street...
Why similar: Supernatural 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Stylized 12.8%, Puzzle 12.7%, Horror 11.5%
- #20 再见断刀
82% matchVery Positive93% of 2,493 reviews2025
Dev: 非侠游戏Pub: LoveStoryProject
Windows
Median: 13.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
古风悬疑推理AVG《再见断刀》——在与世隔绝的山庄之中,接二连三地发生了骇人命案。只有通过细致入微的调查,抽丝剥茧的推理,才能定一个是非清白,还一个天理公道。 然而,在逐渐浮出水面的真相之下,似乎还有暗流涌动……
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.4%, Emotional 19.1%, Mystery 16.4%, Psychological Horror 15%, Story Rich 12.2%
- #21 筮灵 SHILING
84% matchMostly Positive73% of 275 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 20.1%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Mystery 17.5%, Horror 12.5%, Story Rich 10.6%
- #22 TOUQI
82% matchVery Positive92% of 426 reviews2025
Dev: 橙光游戏Pub: Paleo
Windows
《頭七》(头七怪谈)是一款中式民俗恐怖解谜游戏。作为刚入职西封杂志社的成员,你需要根据主编的要求,整合“頭七”论坛中民间灵异故事贴之间的关联,并在必要时与同伴实地探索,以揭开帖子后隐藏的秘密。
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.6%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Horror 19.7%, RPG 13%, Story Rich 11.8%
- #23 Sally Face - Episode One
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 26,584 reviews2016
Dev: Portable Moose
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Delve into a dark adventure following the boy with a prosthetic face and a tragic past. Unravel the sinister mysteries of Sally's world to find the truth that lies hidden beneath the shadows.
Why similar: Narrative 18.9% ★, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Supernatural 11.2%, Horror 8.7%, Emotional 8.3%
- #24 Recall: Empty Wishes
81% matchVery Positive93% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Puff Hook StudioPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Recall: Empty Wishes is a psychological thriller set in Taiwan during the 2010s. Follow Yonny, a sister determined to uncover the truth behind the mysterious disappearance of her brother, Tommy. As she delves deeper, she confronts unsettling secrets, blurring the lines between reality and illusion.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.8%, Visual Novel 22%, Story Rich 14.4%, Horror 12.7%, RPG 10.2%
- #25 Scourge of the village
80% matchMostly Positive79% of 274 reviews2024
Dev: Triangel GamePub: Lightning Games
Windows
Scourge of The Village is a Chinese folk horror-themed text decryption game. A young female intern reporter who was inexplicably trapped in a nightmare while investigating a factory sewage discharge incident. In order to solve the mystery, she decided to go to the land of her dreams alone.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.6%, Mystery 25.3%, Puzzle 15.5%, Story Rich 11.1%, 2D 6.1%
- #26 Xi
78% matchVery Positive91% of 264 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 15.1%, Emotional 14.3%, Horror 12.3%, Mystery 11.7%, RPG 11.5%
- #27 花母
79% 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: Visual Novel 15.9%, Psychological Horror 15%, Mystery 13.2%, Exploration 9.3%, RPG 8.6%
- #28 KAKUSANKIBOU / 扩散希望
81% 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: Psychological Horror 14.9%, Horror 14.6%, Visual Novel 13.4%, RPG 12.1%, Mystery 11.3%
- #29 浮游
77% matchVery Positive88% of 113 reviews2024
Dev: Kaishan
Windows
紧锁的木门,消失的同学,神秘的鬼怪。爸爸妈妈去哪里了?我为什么在流眼泪…在世纪初县城的家中探索并重拾回忆,拼凑出所有谜团的答案。
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.9%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Horror 13.7%, Story Rich 10.7%, RPG 10.4%
- #30 破镜恐惧
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 62 reviews2020
Dev: 幻想理戈游戏开发工作室
Windows
In this game, you will play a policeman who is transferred to Nabos from out of town. The crime rate here remains high all the year round, and ancient gangs and cults are entrenched here. you will be close to the city's innermost and darkest secret. What choice should you make then?
Why similar: Visual Novel 49.6%, RPG 26.3%, Adventure 9.3%, Indie 8.2%, Singleplayer 6.6%
- #31 Japan Stigmatized Property -日本事故物件監視協会-
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 356 reviews2025
Dev: 日本事故物件監視協会
Windows · Mac
Can you endure until morning Monitor Japan's stigmatized properties and report any paranormal activity If you miss a report or make repeated mistakes——
Why similar: Supernatural 31.5%, Psychological Horror 22.5%, Dark 11.2%, Story Rich 10.4%, Horror 10%
- #32 Threads of Karma
76% matchMixed55% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: 萝卜不长毛线公司Pub: Hawthorn Games
Windows
Lin Yue'an embarks on a journey home, but unsettling events soon disrupt her ordinary life. Strange dreams, lost memories, and eerie occurrences lead her to uncover hidden truths. Can she trace everything back to its true origin and escape the net of fate that has already been woven around her?
Why similar: Supernatural 18.4%, Mystery 11.7%, Horror 10.7%, Emotional 10.5%, Psychological Horror 8.5%
- #33 No Return
77% matchMixed46% of 371 reviews2024
Dev: BlameTech
Windows
No Return is a first-person psychological horror game set in modern-day China. With a focus on family tragedy, the story unfolds as our protagonist is mysteriously prevented from returning home by an unseen force. Can he navigate a nightmarish maze of hallways and uncover the disturbing truth?
Why similar: Supernatural 21.4%, Psychological Horror 15%, Horror 13.2%, Mystery 10.3%, Puzzle 8.5%
- #34 Lunar Mirror
76% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,084 reviews2023
Dev: DSGame
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 65%
"Lunar Mirror" It is a horror suspense decryption game with the theme of Cthulhu in the research institute. Nishimura Qiren's girlfriend mysteriously disappeared on campus. As the investigation deepened, strange events happened one after another
Why similar: Horror 19.3%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Mystery 12.1%, Story Rich 10.8%, Puzzle 10.6%
- #35 Silence of the Sleep
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 706 reviews2014
Dev: Jesse Makkonen
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Horror 25%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Puzzle 8.2%, Dark 8%, Emotional 6.7%
- #36 The Forgotten Apartment
74% matchMixed67% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Umbra Games
Windows
A psychological horror experience set in a forgotten apartment filled with dark memories, eerie puzzles, and emotional scars waiting to resurface.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.4%, Horror 20.9%, Dark 15.3%, Indie 13.3%, Story Rich 11.9%
- #37 The Simen Rumors
72% matchVery Positive82% of 317 reviews2026
Dev: 羊之口
Windows
本游戏以视觉小说的形式,收录了十四个奇幻恐怖的短篇故事。从网站专栏的投稿、社团的恐怖故事分享会、到某座设施中的秘密实验……你将以不同的视角,探索发生在鸶门市周边的种种奇妙传闻。
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.9%, Mystery 31%, Atmospheric 12.4%, Psychological Horror 5.3%, 2D 3.5%
- #38 Cursed Mansion
75% 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: Supernatural 16.7%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Horror 11.6%, Mystery 10.4%, Dark 8.7%
- #39 Insight
73% matchVery Positive87% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: GravelRoadPub: PaperPixel Games
Windows
Insight is a single-player horror story game shrouded in mystery. You'll take control of different characters to solve crimes and unveil the dark secrets behind them.
Why similar: Emotional 20.5%, Horror 20%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Dark 15.4%, Story Rich 13.9%
- #40 The Haunted Building
72% matchVery Positive87% of 390 reviews2024
Dev: Genuine Studio
Windows
A 90s Hong Kong public housing block hides twisted tenants, buried truths, and ghosts. As security guard Lee Shing, your choices shape the story and unlock multiple endings. A mystery full of foreshadowing—some truths can only be uncovered through repeated playthroughs.
Why similar: Horror 19%, Supernatural 13.3%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Mystery 12.8%, Puzzle 12.1%
- #41 晨昏线
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 504 reviews2025
Dev: Enter GamesPub: 景秀游戏
Windows
《DayBreak》 is an anti-narcotics-themed interactive video work, adapted from real volumes, with a unique two-line narrative system that brings a differentiated interactive experience.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.8%, Puzzle 18.4%, Stylized 14.3%, RPG 13.7%, Story Rich 12.4%
- #42 Even20: The Interference of Parallels
71% matchVery Positive94% of 51 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: Horror 14%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Mystery 13.3%, RPG 9.6%, Puzzle 8.6%
- #43 GHOST at DAWN
73% matchVery Positive82% of 67 reviews2023
Dev: Blue and Red Games
Windows
In 1947, hard-boiled private eye Ben O'Hara is searching for a missing girl in an abandoned hotel. Investigate room by room, piece together clues, and give the living dead lead poisoning in this noir horror. Can you push through your fear and discover what became of her?
Why similar: Supernatural 23.6%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Horror 18.8%, Story Rich 10.8%, Mystery 10.1%
- #44 Coffin of Ashes
74% 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 29.3%, RPG 19.9%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Adventure 7.7%, Puzzle 7%
- #45 MeiQi 2022
73% matchVery Positive80% of 107 reviews2022
Dev: QZQ Studio
Windows
At the end of 1990, there was a murder in Changzhuang community. Both mother and son were killed. The case is full of doubts. According to the clues, you plan to visit the murder scene alone at night, search for evidence, obtain clues, and crack the truth.
Why similar: Horror 16.2%, Mystery 16.2%, Puzzle 13.9%, Exploration 12.7%, RPG 12.5%
- #46 林葬屋前传:冥声
69% matchVery Positive88% of 181 reviews2025
Dev: MYSTERY CROWN
Windows · Mac
"Mourningwood Lodge2:Hidden Voice" is a Chinese folk horror FMV mystery about a forbidden ghost marriage, a cursed nursery rhyme, and a string of fear-stricken deaths. Investigate a haunted mansion, uncover buried sins, and face multiple endings.
Why similar: Supernatural 22.3%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Horror 13.9%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Story Rich 11.2%
- #47 Reflection
69% matchVery Positive84% of 247 reviews2025
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
You woke up in some basement and don't remember who you are or how you ended up here... But what you do know is that you need to get out of here...
Why similar: Supernatural 22.1%, Psychological Horror 18%, Horror 15.9%, Mystery 11.2%, Dark 11.1%
- #48 骸心 Mainbody
70% matchVery Positive93% of 122 reviews2022
Dev: 土豆火锅Pub: Cosmic Train
Windows
A puzzle-based horror game where the player takes on the role of a building manager who manages a haunted building and its "patients". Through the player's different options will raise or lower the pollution value, thus triggering different endings.
Why similar: Emotional 20.2%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Horror 12.5%, Story Rich 9.7%, Exploration 9.7%
- #49 Nightmare Zapping
70% matchVery Positive99% of 76 reviews2023
Dev: Maldo19
Windows
A horror channel browsing game where each channel holds a different nightmare to experience, explore them and find out the truth about what has happened in a small town where the inhabitants have disappeared.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.3%, Horror 15.9%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Mystery 11.7%, Dark 11.6%
- #50 规则怪谈:盛崖小区
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 305 reviews2024
Dev: ZHUYUAN Co.,Ltd
Windows
这是一款怪谈类剧情游戏。在宏大的原创世界观下你需要一步步探索盛崖小区的“全貌”,你能做到仅仅是依靠“规则”在这里觅得一线生机。你可以假装无事发生,安然度日;也可以想尽办法,逃出生天;或许你也可以直面它,成为它的一部分……但无论如何,请你记住,保持理智,遵守规则。
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.7%, Mystery 16.3%, Horror 14.8%, Story Rich 11.3%, RPG 10.9%
- #51 GhostCry Hill
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 190 reviews2025
Dev: AlenStar GAME
Windows
The story follows Liang Suxian, a female university student, who inadvertently becomes entangled in an urban legend. An ancient book transports her back to the campus of the 1950s. Suxian's fate seems inextricably linked to the death of a mysterious girl from the same school.
Why similar: Horror 29.1%, Puzzle 22.1%, Stylized 17.5%, Exploration 14.2%, 2D 8.6%
- #52 Subway Exorcist Girl
68% matchVery Positive83% of 307 reviews2025
Dev: 纤指游戏Pub: Delicate Fingers
Windows
A subway train plagued by strange occurrences. A part-time exorcist girl arrives to confront the supernatural chaos, with the unknown ahead.
Why similar: Horror 16.7%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Mystery 14%, Exploration 10.7%
- #53 FM
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 73 reviews2020
Dev: Jordan B Cutler
Windows
A mysterious radio announcer describes a recent murder-suicide as the unknown protagonist navigates through an ever-shifting environment.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.8%, Indie 22%, Horror 21.9%, Story Rich 11.6%, Puzzle 11.5%
- #54 Baisu
67% matchVery Positive84% of 285 reviews2024
Dev: Tripleducks studio
Windows
Step into the shoes of Detective Clay Kriest in "Baisu," a chilling tale of family, art, and the haunting unknown. As you arrive at the secluded residence of Maple Street 22, responding to an eerie call for help, you'll find yourself immersed in a quest shrouded in darkness.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.1%, Horror 20.5%, Mystery 12.8%, Story Rich 10.3%, Dark 9.8%
- #55 Pink Noise
65% matchVery Positive90% of 117 reviews2026
Dev: Somber GamesPub: Caspianborn Publishing
Windows
Pink Noise is a nonlinear visual novel in the psychological horror genre, immersing you in the retro atmosphere of the '90s. It tells the tale of a group of teenagers who unknowingly set off a chain of terrifying events. What secrets lie within the mysterious VHS tape they should’ve never played?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.7%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Horror 15%, Mystery 13%, Story Rich 9.8%
- #56 Nightmare Side: The Game
67% matchVery Positive81% of 64 reviews2024
Dev: Hige StudioPub: HIge Studio
Windows
Indonesian horror game set in Ardan Radio station from Bandung. Don't listen to Nightmare Side alone, or you'll invite the darkness.
Why similar: Narrative 32.1% ★, Supernatural 16.7%, Horror 11.7%, Mystery 11.4%, Psychological Horror 10.4%
- #57 镇邪
67% matchVery Positive87% of 2,960 reviews2022
Dev: 灵煦工作室Pub: INDIECN
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
《镇邪》是一款单机国风道士题材游戏,根据大量的民间故事改编。玩家将扮演道门弟子前往神秘村庄调查身世之谜,不想却无意中卷入一场巨大的阴谋。摸金寻宝,驱邪镇灵,开坛做法,画符炼尸...空前绝后的人鬼较量,灵异邪祟的无尽纠缠。二十载宿命,难抵一生夙愿。
Why similar: Horror 26.1%, Mystery 25%, RPG 18.8%, Puzzle 16%, Adventure 7.8%
- #58 Red Line
66% matchVery Positive97% of 185 reviews2023
Dev: Rolling Cat StudioPub: indienova
Windows · Mac
Moving into a shabby apartment, a saturnine girl with hidden secrets finds a notebook that allows her to communicate with another world. A thrilling adventure taking place across multiple timelines ensues.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.3%, Mystery 18.2%, Horror 13.7%, Puzzle 13.6%, RPG 12.9%
- #59 Heaven Does Not Respond
63% matchVery Positive91% of 438 reviews2026
Dev: Rise Studios
Windows
Heaven Does Not Respond is a psychological and analog horror game set in an alternate 2005 timeline. Play as an intelligence agent, exploring a retro computer interface to decipher secret files, watch mysterious videos, and uncover the dark secrets behind a young man's death.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.8%, Horror 19.2%, Puzzle 12.5%, Story Rich 11.4%, Exploration 11.2%
- #60 咒影 Curse of the Shadow
64% matchVery Positive82% of 255 reviews2026
Dev: 小青蛙妙妙制作组
Windows
"Curse of the Shadow" is a BL-themed horror visual novel. Cursed by a "ghost", protagonist Xu finds eerie dark shadows in every photo he takes.Once escaping reality, he’s forced by fate to face fears again.To uncover the curse’s truth, he and two friends embark on a terrifying, unknown journey.
Why similar: Supernatural 20.9%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Emotional 14.3%, Horror 14%, Psychological Horror 12.5%