- #1 Money Under the Bed
97% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 011NINE
Windows
You complained to a strange roadside statue about being broke—and the next day, a jar of money appeared under your bed. How do you plan to spend this windfall? Of course, you’re free to squander every cent... as long as you can survive until tomorrow.
Why similar: Exploration 22%, Puzzle 17.8%, Psychological Horror 13%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, RPG 10.7%
- #2 Misao - 2024 HD Remaster
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,515 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: Female Protagonist 16.1%, Surreal 15.7%, Exploration 12.5%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Puzzle 11.5%
- #3 CE-III Protocol: Last Drop
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Liminal Grove Studio
Windows
CE-III Protocol is a horror puzzle RPG set in an SCP-inspired world. An amnesiac girl wakes in the darkness—frail, timid… but not alone nor defenseless. Face deadly entities: observe, evade, exploit… or simply eliminate them. Lead her through this surreal nightmare, and uncover the secret behind it.
Why similar: Puzzle 15.3%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Exploration 11.9%, Multiple Endings 7.7%
- #4 CAASI remade
95% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: nahCeYmiK
Windows
본 게임은 '캐시'라는 어린 아이를 행복한 결말까지 인도하는 게임입니다. 처음 보는 곳에서 눈을 뜬 캐시는 당신의 인도를 따라 행복한 결말을 향해 나아갑니다. 어딘가 무섭고 서늘하지만, 그럼에도 아이에게 친절한 세계를 둘이서 함께 모험합니다.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 24.7%, Exploration 22.7%, Puzzle 18.5%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, 2D 7.2%
- #5 Foxlore
94% matchPositive96% of 25 reviews2025
Dev: Filo the Floof
Windows
Foxlore is a surreal puzzle-adventure game following Filo, a fox who discovers an ancient relic shrouded in mystery and imbued with immeasurable power. Navigate through a world in decay, solve intricate puzzles, and unravel the story that binds the fate of Filo to the powerful relic.
Why similar: Surreal 24.1%, Exploration 22.3%, Puzzle 21.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, 2D 8.8%
- #6 Seek
94% matchVery Positive83% of 113 reviews2025
Dev: cloud_li
Windows
In this game, you play as Alice, an girl trapped in a twisted, ever-changing world. Survive a frozen orphanage filled with lurking horrors, eerie classical music, and unsolved mysteries. Scavenge, evade monsters, and uncover the truth. But can you face the brutal reality—or remain trapped forever?
Why similar: Female Protagonist 20.4%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Exploration 12%, Survival Horror 11%, Puzzle 10.7%
- #7 糖霜与灰烬之森 The forest of sweet lies
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 零露
Windows
你是个乖巧懂事的好孩子,妈妈生病了,探望外婆的重任交到了你的手中。路途遥远,一边享受这段有趣的旅途一边前进吧!不过,好像一直有什么东西在试图接近你……别让它抓到你,更别让它击败你!游戏内含有较简单的回合制战斗,战斗中可以收集不同敌人的图鉴小故事和各种可爱的小互动。以“心情值”取代传统血条,无等级,无需大量刷经验值。游戏包含多个结局,玩家的每一个不同的选择都可能导向不同的结果。
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22%, Exploration 17.6%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Puzzle 11.7%
- #8 魔法少女パラノイド
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 水菓子みぞれ
Windows
引きこもり気味の高校2年生、主人公の『夢宮める』はある日魔法使いである『ミュリィ』に助けられ、魔法少女になることに。 人々の心を悪に変える『バグ』と戦う魔法少女となっためるはこの世界の『悪』と対峙する事になる。 『バグ』と呼ばれる怪物と戦う、かわいくて不穏な魔法少女RPG。
Why similar: Female Protagonist 23.2%, Psychological Horror 22.3%, Exploration 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, 2D 8.3%
- #9 Ib
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,169 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: Female Protagonist 15.6%, Surreal 15%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Exploration 12.6%, Puzzle 11.4%
- #10 DR.ROBERT'S CLINIC
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: House-Trapped
Windows
HorrorPuzzleRPG
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.5%, Puzzle 18.3%, Exploration 17.9%, RPG 14.5%, Multiple Endings 11.9%
- #11 Heartworm
89% matchVery Positive86% of 478 reviews2025
Dev: Vincent AdinolfiPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Narrative 18.3% ★, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Surreal 14.1%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Exploration 11.5%
- #12 Spectral Shades: Fragments
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Plueschkatze
Windows
Follow Chiharu as she explores an unknown and surreal location, while she tries to figure out what’s going on. -- An exploration-heavy, magical girl themed, eerie adventure game, where two girls fight about poor Chiharu.
Why similar: Surreal 17.7%, Female Protagonist 17.7%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Exploration 15.1%, Puzzle 13.5%
- #13 MOM
89% matchPositive87% of 31 reviews2024
Dev: cursedcat
Windows
Mom says I can't get out of my room after 12:00 AM. But I always hear the door opening and closing after that hour. Why isn't mom sleeping?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.5%, Puzzle 13.6%, Exploration 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Survival Horror 8%
- #14 The Clown's Forest 2: Waking Shadows
88% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: Retrowave Studios
Windows
Michael Longhurst had just survived a terrible ordeal at Hartown Park. Two months later, he returns with his partner, Ethan. As they try and uncover the cursed history of the Longhurst Family.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 20.9%, Exploration 16.6%, Puzzle 15%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
- #15 Memory Tide
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: YzzikoPub: SKYLINE EDGE
Windows
Memory Tide is a point-and-click mystery puzzle adventure. As the rain falls once more, buried memories begin to stir. Follow the traces of an old pocket watch through a dim old house and uncover secrets long left unspoken.
Why similar: Exploration 27.4%, Psychological Horror 26.9%, Puzzle 26.6%, 2D 10.2%, Adventure 3.3%
- #16 Hello Charlotte EP2: Requiem Aeternam Deo
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,344 reviews2016
Dev: etherane
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A eulogy for happiness, and a lament for connection that never was.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.2%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Surreal 14.9%, Exploration 10.9%, Puzzle 9.9%
- #17 Sanity Protocol
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Psychloom
Windows
Sanity Protocol is a psychological horror RPG where you infiltrate a mental hospital to rescue your sister. No one remembers why they’re here. Except you. Pretend to be a patient. Fight your emotions and thoughts in turn based battles. Talk, deceive, hack and survive. Stay quiet. Stay sane.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 17.7%, Surreal 17.4%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Exploration 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%
- #18 Droste Effect
85% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: ParasomniasGames
Windows
Explore the peculiar tale of Droste Effect, a captivating 2D puzzle game. Confront the mysterious past of your new home with Alexandra, uncover secrets, and manage your sanity in an intense adventure. Rediscover the power of memories as you dive into a past that will reshape your present.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 18%, Exploration 17.4%, Puzzle 17.3%, Surreal 16%, Multiple Endings 12.3%
- #19 Memories Not Found
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Handy Shark Games
Windows
Travel through surreal worlds and make new friends while trying to unravel the secrets of your past…
Why similar: Female Protagonist 26.2%, Exploration 22.3%, Surreal 21.4%, RPG 7.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
- #20 Little Girls Escapeventures
84% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Marine Minors
Windows · Mac · Linux
The girls face some slightly dangerous and perilous situations. Use your wits to overcome them. But it won't be easy, you know? Now, witness the fate of these slightly retro girls with your own hands.
Why similar: Exploration 23.7%, Puzzle 23.6%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, 2D 9%
- #21 The Rule Of SHE
82% matchVery Positive87% of 60 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: Female Protagonist 23.4%, Puzzle 17%, Surreal 16%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Psychological Horror 10.6%
- #22 Oniria
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Frog Team
Windows
Welcome to Oniria, a forgotten village in Spain where dark rural legends from the past intertwine with the present, seeking to take hold of reality. Will you be able to face the demons of your childhood and uncover what lies behind Oniria’s shadowy secrets?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.9%, Puzzle 17.7%, Survival Horror 14.2%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Multiple Endings 5.9%
- #23 With It We Leave
81% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: No Pulse GamesPub: Champlain College
Windows
You wake up as Christina Lyon, a prisoner and now the lone survivor of a horrifying creature's rampage. To escape, you must find a way to manipulate this monster to clear pathways using whatever equipment you can find. As you explore, you may find this facility isn’t all it appears to be…
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.5%, Puzzle 19.9%, Female Protagonist 15%, Exploration 14.7%, Multiple Endings 10.6%
- #24 Close Your Eyes
83% matchPositive85% of 33 reviews2018
Dev: Yai Gameworks
Windows · Mac
An anthology of 7 horror tales within a connected universe. Join a murderous marshmallow bound by their past down an atmospheric descent, brought into question by an odd game show host. Follow a Witch trying to seduce her love with sweet things. Plus 5 other surprisingly twisted yet emotional tales.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 17.1%, Surreal 17.1%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Exploration 13.5%, Puzzle 12.3%
- #25 The Adventure of Pixi: The 3 Stones
81% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Czar
Windows · Linux
A humorous adventure of epic proportions, spanning 1 fully open map, 2 worlds, and (more than) 3 colors! The Old Man gives Pixi a quest: find the 3 stones and use them to restore the colors! During her adventure, she will have to cross dungeons, another world, and maybe even face... herself.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 27.3%, Exploration 27.2%, Puzzle 22%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, 2D 7.9%
- #26 Full Bloom
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: essarrgee
Windows
Full Bloom is a cute adventure game with puzzle and minigame elements! Can you help Bloom leave her room?
Why similar: Female Protagonist 26.6%, Psychological Horror 22.5%, Puzzle 20.6%, Exploration 12.3%, Survival Horror 12%
- #27 Cursed Mansion
79% 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: Female Protagonist 17.7%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Exploration 12.4%, Puzzle 11%
- #28 OneShot: World Machine Edition
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,243 reviews2024
Dev: Future Cat LLCPub: KOMODO
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A completely self-contained portable version of one of the highest user-rated games. Built on an entirely new engine with new UI, support for Steam Deck, & more. Features world-bending puzzles, intriguing denizens, surreal environments, and a captivating story about the truth of the game's reality.
Why similar: Puzzle 20.4%, Exploration 17.2%, Surreal 16.1%, Multiple Endings 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
- #29 Paper Lily - Chapter 1
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 8,522 reviews2024
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.2 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 20.1%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Exploration 14%, Puzzle 13.4%, Multiple Endings 11.1%
- #30 Nami
79% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2021
Dev: Expresso Studios
Windows
Nami é um jogo de Terror em pixel arte baseado no litoral brasileiro e nas obras de Junji Ito.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 27.3%, Exploration 25.1%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, 2D 8.4%
- #31 Dreams of the Void
78% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Desperia
Windows
May Campbell moved to the island of Cassiopeia years ago to live with her grandfather. Now, she tries to survive day by day in a rotting world. Solve puzzles, uncover truths, and help May see tomorrow's daylight in this strange narrative-driven exploration/puzzle game.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 19.8%, Exploration 18.1%, Multiple Endings 15.8%, Puzzle 11.2%, Surreal 10.5%
- #32 Neocense
78% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2021
Dev: Tired Tortoise TribePub: Tired Tortoise Tribe
Windows
You explore the world of Cha as Amori, who has the ability to switch to the Realm of Living and the Realm of Passing. Switch between the realms to complete puzzles, perform spirit rituals and fight The Hunters in unique puzzle combat.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 30.7%, Puzzle 25.4%, Exploration 23.8%, 2D 8.8%, Atmospheric 5.6%
- #33 Senior Sunset
76% matchPositive83% of 48 reviews2025
Dev: DecagerDev
Windows
35 dead students, dozens of silenced parents, and one police coverup later you decide it's time to take matters into your own hands. You descend into the depths of your high school to figure out what really happened to your classmates.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 23.5%, Exploration 21.4%, Puzzle 18.5%, Survival Horror 16.5%, Psychological Horror 12.7%
- #34 Stitched: Mother's Nightmare
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fluffex Studios
Windows
Stitched - Mother's Nightmare continues the story of Stitched, putting the player in control of a protagonist named Mia as she ventures in the mysterious doll factory. Why did she come there? What horror awaits her in the factory?
Why similar: Female Protagonist 20.8%, Exploration 17.1%, Puzzle 14.9%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Multiple Endings 11.2%
- #35 SOMNAMBULO
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Eterna Software
Windows
Enter a psychological horror experience where a young psychologist must navigate a surreal world shaped by forgotten memories and fears – both her own and those she once tried to heal. Face what was buried. Reclaim what was lost. Escape – before it’s too late.
Why similar: Surreal 22.4%, Female Protagonist 19.1%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Exploration 16.7%, Puzzle 9.6%
- #36 The Road 66
74% matchNo user reviews2029
Dev: IGNITECHPub: WANDERING WITCH PROIECTUM
Windows
The Road 66 is a 2D pixel art adventure where Kai and childhood friends Sue and Nile hit the road to find the brothers' missing mother. Along Route 66, they’ll encounter talking cats, dancing fire gods, and eerie folklore. Start the engine—adventure awaits!
Why similar: Exploration 19.4%, Puzzle 19.3%, Surreal 13.6%, RPG 12.9%, Female Protagonist 9.2%
- #37 你就是缘由
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 空亡月隈
Windows
Death, redemption, distortion, love, and... you are the reason.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.4%, Female Protagonist 17.6%, Exploration 12.4%, Puzzle 11.8%, Surreal 7.9%
- #38 Scarred
73% matchMixed58% of 123 reviews2025
Dev: KOEX studioPub: iterco
Windows
Scarred is a first-person atmospheric horror puzzle game where you must uncover the truth about one of your schoolmates before it’s too late. Traverse a world of nightmares inspired by nostalgic Singaporean architecture as you fight to survive.
Why similar: Narrative 21.2% ★, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Puzzle 13.6%, Exploration 10.5%, Survival Horror 10.5%
- #39 After Dark
73% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: pixelkat
Windows · Mac
After Dark is a horror adventure game filled with monsters, oddities, and more! Traverse a strange, other-worldly forest to rescue your sister and bring her back home! There will be many dangers along the way, can you survive?
Why similar: Female Protagonist 20.7%, Surreal 19.6%, Exploration 17.2%, Puzzle 15.2%, Multiple Endings 11.1%
- #40 Sterling Shroud
72% matchPositive97% of 38 reviews2025
Dev: Squid Snooze Studio
Windows
Sterling Shroud is a point-and-click atmospheric horror game with a focus on navigation and puzzle solving. Can you escape the forest alive?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.6%, Exploration 21.3%, Puzzle 19.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, 2D 7%
- #41 MIDNIGHT Remastered
75% matchPositive94% of 18 reviews2019
Dev: Mad Jackal Games
Windows · Mac
Collect the seven letters of the deadly sins and repent for your past in this horror game.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 18.7%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Survival Horror 8.2%
- #42 Hapervil
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Anvia Studios
Windows
Play as Amaya and Will, navigating a forsaken orphanage where secrets lurk in the dark. Solve puzzles, uncover hidden truths, and survive a psychological horror tale where innocence twists into nightmare and shadows patiently wait to strike.
Why similar: Exploration 20.5%, Female Protagonist 20%, Puzzle 17.7%, Surreal 15.8%, Psychological Horror 12.9%
- #43 AiliA
71% matchVery Positive93% of 86 reviews2026
Dev: IceToad Studio LLCPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Manipulate mirrors and guide Ail through reflected paths to save her twin sister Lia trapped within the Immortal Realm. In this surreal puzzle game, experience a touching story about the bond between two sisters and explore a mysterious, imaginative world where reflections intersect reality.
Why similar: Surreal 23.9%, Female Protagonist 21%, Exploration 17.1%, Puzzle 16.9%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
- #44 Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,858 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 20.4%, Exploration 14.1%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Puzzle 13.3%, Multiple Endings 11.5%
- #45 The Underground Press
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Parfenov Aleksei
Windows
A first-person psychological indie horror with investigation elements. Explore the dark, abandoned subway, restore power to machinery, and solve puzzles. Gather clues to uncover the mystery of the closed stations. But remember: you are not alone in the tunnels, and the darkness does not forgive.
Why similar: Narrative 22.3% ★, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Exploration 16.5%, Puzzle 14.1%, Multiple Endings 12.1%
- #46 Searching Light
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Clovertales
Windows
Something is wrong with the world — or with the boy walking through it. A surreal pixel adventure across two parallel realities, about fear, memory, and a mind that sees everything differently.
Why similar: Narrative 22.1% ★, Surreal 17.3%, Puzzle 14.5%, Exploration 12.1%, Multiple Endings 9%
- #47 猫不语
71% 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: Female Protagonist 23.2%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Survival Horror 9%, Puzzle 8.9%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
- #48 Retrace
71% matchPositive93% of 42 reviews2020
Dev: Spider Lily Studios LLC
Windows
THIS WORLD DESIRES YOUR DEATH. A ghost tour gone wrong leads Freya to a parallel dimension, almost designed for her. Can you beat death, and escape? A game of mystery, adventure and queer love stories for PC.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 17.1%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Puzzle 14.2%, Exploration 13.8%, Survival Horror 9.3%
- #49 Marinette
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Teal Crown
Windows · Mac
Marinette is an adventure horror game about a girl who gets trapped inside of a mysterious dollhouse. In her journey she will meet different friends and foes while trying to survive the dangers lurking at every corner. Will she escape alive in time for her birthday?
Why similar: Female Protagonist 20.4%, Surreal 17.1%, Exploration 16.1%, Puzzle 14.6%, Psychological Horror 13.5%
- #50 FIVILYN
69% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: GOENING
Windows
A psychological RPG where you switch between two perceptions of reality and discover that not everything sweet is innocent.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.4%, Exploration 19.6%, Puzzle 12%, RPG 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%
- #51 Mad Father
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,558 reviews2016
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Witness the tale of a most foolish family. A remake of the classic horror exploration game makes its way to Steam.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.5%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Exploration 13%, Puzzle 10.5%, Survival Horror 8.6%
- #52 MOLDRISE
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Raffaele Picca
Windows · Linux
It started in your foot. Now it’s in your head. All that remains is the command: GO UP. Meet strange neighbors. Make bad trades. Every ascent teaches you what you should have done differently.
Why similar: Narrative 24.3% ★, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Exploration 16.4%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Survival Horror 8.1%
- #53 The Room Syndrome
69% matchVery Positive95% of 362 reviews2019
Dev: Jesse CarradinePub: Jesse Carradine?
Windows
Explore the mysterious room by traversing time, while you watch a man succumb to the room syndrome.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.7%, Puzzle 21.1%, Female Protagonist 20.6%, Multiple Endings 15%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%
- #54 Night Loops
68% matchVery Positive89% of 166 reviews2023
Dev: JiaquariumPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Journey through the psyche… Welcome to the Seaside Hotel, where the final hour of your night shift awaits. Tend to guests, explore their dreams, and lose your sense of Self – time and again. In this dark, labyrinthine adventure, unravel the path to the truth below.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 18.8%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Exploration 10.4%, Puzzle 9.3%
- #55 Rental
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nine LevitzkiPub: Wild Card Rogues
Windows
Finish your shift. Ignore the monster. Question your reality.Rental is a short, psychological horror puzzle game demo set in a 90's video rental store. Complete tasks as Jasmine and don't enter the break room!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.6%, Female Protagonist 24.2%, Puzzle 19.4%, Exploration 9.6%, RPG 9.3%
- #56 Ware's Laboratory
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VNDI
Windows · Linux
Anti-piracy measures are now active. Your game has turned into a surreal nightmare. Crawl through corrupted levels, read notes from a malicious developer, and confront the dark past in multiple realities.
Why similar: Surreal 17.6%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Narrative 14.8% ★, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Exploration 13.2%
- #57 8 floor, only me ?
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FangSealGames
Windows
A horror game where you must identify anomalies in the environment. You’re trying to leave the building, but the 1st floor never comes.
Why similar: Surreal 21.1%, Female Protagonist 19%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Exploration 12.4%, Puzzle 11.1%
- #58 Fear the Spotlight
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,243 reviews2024
Dev: Cozy Game PalsPub: Blumhouse Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.1 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: Female Protagonist 18.9%, Surreal 16.7%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Exploration 13.8%, Puzzle 13.4%
- #59 Lily's Well
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,587 reviews2022
Dev: PureIceBlue
Windows
It is a rainy night in the Spring of 2005. Lily is left home alone after her Papa put her to bed. She is awoken by a cry for help outside her window. It is coming from the well. Help Lily gather rope to go down the well and save the poor soul trapped down there.
Why similar: Surreal 16.4%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, Puzzle 13.7%, Exploration 13.3%