- #1 筮灵 SHILING
97% 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: Thriller 15%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
- #2 Paper Bride
96% 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: Thriller 14.1%, Puzzle Platformer 14%, Horror 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Drama 9.5%
- #3 Xi
96% 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: 2D Platformer 18.2%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Horror 12.2%, Thriller 12.1%, RPG 11.7%
- #4 灵童
95% 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 17.1%, Thriller 15.1%, Horror 13.9%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Drama 8.9%
- #5 Paper Bride 7 Lethal Bond
94% matchVery Positive95% of 225 reviews2025
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Speak not of love untouched by passion's fire, as it's a torturous journey. If lovers would remain faithful evermore,On Peony Pavilion’s road they’ll meet for three lives more. Paper Bride 7: Lethal Bond is a Chinese horror puzzle game, and the 7th title of the Paper Bride series.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Puzzle Platformer 14.7%, Visual Novel 11.8%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, RPG 8.4%
- #6 Rubbings
93% matchVery Positive89% of 235 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: Puzzle Platformer 17.8%, Thriller 12.5%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Horror 10.3%, Psychological Horror 10.3%
- #7 TOUQI
92% matchVery Positive92% of 406 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: Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Horror 12.5%, 2D Platformer 11.7%
- #8 Bride into the Cave
94% matchMostly Negative39% of 231 reviews2024
Dev: Flower_Official
Windows
Myth lingers in a tranquil and remote ancient town in China. In one telling, once a beautiful maiden is chosen by the cave deity, her soul disappears from the mortal realm. A minority girl called Miao Fei embarks on her journey to uncover the truth behind the legend, and rescue herself, perhap.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Horror 13.6%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Thriller 10.5%
- #9 梦魇:无归 Nightmare without return
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 625 reviews2022
Dev: 青衣工作室
Windows
This is a journey without return When you wake up... In the strange space, the bronze gate that eats people, the strange rules of the game, and the ever-changing nightmare world appear in front of you Everything starts from here
Why similar: RPG 29.3%, Drama 27.2%, Multiple Endings 19.7%, Story Rich 12.2%, 2D 6.2%
- #10 Winter Clothing
91% matchVery Positive84% of 88 reviews2025
Dev: 坤舆科技
Windows
This is a horror plot puzzle game with Chinese folk themes. There is an unwritten rule in Tianhe Town: on the day of the Winter Clothing Festival, no villager is allowed to approach the back mountain. Is there really a ghost on the mountain? Perhaps there is something more terrifying than ghosts.
Why similar: Thriller 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Horror 13.6%, Puzzle Platformer 12.1%, Drama 10.2%
- #11 Lunar Mirror
90% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,074 reviews2023
Dev: DSGame
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 64%
"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: Comic Book 18.3%, Thriller 15.4%, Horror 14.2%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.2%
- #12 Hui-Shuo
89% 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: 2D Platformer 20.3%, Puzzle Platformer 18.7%, Horror 17.5%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, 2D 5.9%
- #13 羽翼的祈愿 - Feather Of Praying
89% 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: Interactive Fiction 23.9%, Horror 17.2%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, RPG 12%, Mystery 8%
- #14 FILTHY US
88% 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 18.1%, Thriller 16.9%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Drama 9.8%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #15 回门 Way Back Home
87% matchMostly Positive72% of 518 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: Thriller 16.3%, Horror 15.3%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Drama 9.2%
- #16 Paper Bride 3 Unresolved Love
85% matchVery Positive93% of 942 reviews2022
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Paper Bride 3 is a Chinese horror mystery puzzle game This is the third horror puzzle game from our team. This time the story takes place in Moshui Village, which is near Zangling Village, and Fulu City, a small town nearby.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, 2D Platformer 10.2%, Text-Based 10.1%, Visual Novel 9.3%
- #17 蜉蝣之国的囚徒
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 505 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 18.5%, Thriller 14.7%, Horror 12.3%, RPG 10.3%, Psychological Horror 10.1%
- #18 YinYang Street Ultimate Edition
86% matchVery Positive81% of 108 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: Puzzle Platformer 22.8%, 2D Platformer 17.3%, Thriller 9.7%, Horror 9.6%, Psychological Horror 9.6%
- #19 禁地直播
84% matchVery Positive92% of 106 reviews2026
Dev: Say Hi Hi
Windows
This is a live-action suspense puzzle game where you will be embroiled in a decade-old unsolved case. The interlocking plot branches reveal the hidden shocking truth through reasoning and interaction. Brain-burning puzzles, multi-scene plot branches, and each level is full of unknown challenges!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.8%, Visual Novel 16.3%, RPG 12.6%, Thriller 8.5%, Psychological Horror 7.8%
- #20 猫不语
86% 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 24.7%, Psychological Horror 21.1%, Thriller 14.1%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, 2D 8.8%
- #21 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
82% matchVery Positive93% of 19,673 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Why similar: Visual Novel 26%, Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Multiple Endings 14.4%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #22 白昼梦 · 心象病院
82% matchVery Positive84% of 232 reviews2024
Dev: 林檎树Pub: Eternal Dream
Windows
This is a pixel style puzzle game, including a certain micro-horror elements. Truth is blind love. Retrieve your memory and escape from this horrible hospital.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.4%, Horror 14.2%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Drama 9.8%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #23 Threads of Karma
83% matchMixed54% of 59 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: Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Horror 16.1%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Mystery 9.2%
- #24 Fall into decay
81% 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: Thriller 21.7%, Horror 14.1%, RPG 12.4%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Mystery 9.2%
- #25 夜弦之音 - Echoes of Nocturnal Chords
81% 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: Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Horror 22.9%, RPG 15.9%, Drama 12.9%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #26 Back:Fade
79% matchVery Positive81% of 243 reviews2025
Dev: MYSTERY CROWN
Windows · Mac
《Back:Fade》 is a full-motion audio live horror game. Special Note 1: This game is very supernatural and scary, timid or heart disease players do not buy !!!! The game will reveal different ending plots step by step through various searches and choices for your character.
Why similar: Thriller 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Horror 13.3%, Psychological Horror 13%, Visual Novel 11.1%
- #27 The Simen Rumors
77% matchVery Positive92% of 88 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 38.6%, Drama 18%, Mystery 17.2%, Atmospheric 6.3%, Text-Based 4.9%
- #28 流言侦探
80% matchVery Positive82% of 116 reviews2021
Dev: WoodenWolf
Windows
《流言侦探》是一款诡异,烧脑,悬疑推理剧情游戏,在游戏的体验中,玩家自主找出线索,并利用线索,和角色对话后推进故事。严格的推理玩法,玩家将扮演一个神秘的联络者,玩家的选择将影响了解故事的不同侧面。通过和诸多角色的聊天推理出事件一层层真相,找出隐藏的凶手。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.4%, Drama 17.9%, Horror 16.1%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Mystery 11.2%
- #29 规则怪谈:盛崖小区
78% 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: Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Thriller 15.6%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Horror 10.5%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #30 浮游
78% matchVery Positive88% of 109 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: Visual Novel 17.8%, 2D Platformer 17.7%, Psychological Horror 17%, Drama 12.2%, RPG 11.4%
- #31 Dread Flats
76% matchVery Positive85% of 1,372 reviews2025
Dev: Ghostcase
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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: Horror 24.6%, Thriller 23.7%, Psychological Horror 19%, Mystery 9.9%, RPG 8.9%
- #32 Hazy Mind
77% matchVery Positive86% of 318 reviews2024
Dev: betetiro
Windows · Mac · Linux
You can't remember anything, and all you can see is HER. Delve into your story and uncover the truth behind what happened to you and your parents.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.6%, Psychological Horror 21.2%, Multiple Endings 14.3%, Horror 12.5%, Story Rich 10.1%
- #33 我有一座冒险屋 I have an adventure house
79% matchMixed57% of 76 reviews2022
Dev: 知音动漫
Windows
The boss couple of house of terror of amusement park of jiujiang city of new century is suddenly in some abandoned hospital is missing mysteriously, the relic that police can find has an old Rag Doll and a mysterious black mobile phone only
Why similar: RPG 22.5%, 2D Platformer 21.8%, Thriller 13.6%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Drama 10%
- #34 Back
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 365 reviews2024
Dev: MYSTERY CROWN
Windows · Mac
《Back》 is a full-motion audio live horror game. Special Note 1: This game is very supernatural and scary, timid or heart disease players do not buy !!!! The game will reveal different ending plots step by step through various searches and choices for your character.
Why similar: Thriller 21.3%, Horror 18%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Drama 11.2%
- #35 恋爱绮谭 不存在的真相
74% matchVery Positive94% of 2,196 reviews2022
Dev: Never Knows Best
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 45.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
《恋爱绮谭~不存在的真相~》是一款文字冒险游戏。 初到江城的顾唯,意外成为了一起社会新闻的主人公。凶险的都市中,他需要在混乱的舆论和虚假的情报中找到唯一的真相,也需要在两名各有千秋的少女间完成自我的抉择。秋去冬来,覆盖城市的厚厚积雪下,究竟掩藏着什么样的秘密......
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.4%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Text-Based 17.1%, Multiple Endings 11%, Drama 8.6%
- #36 再见断刀
72% matchVery Positive93% of 2,313 reviews2025
Dev: 非侠游戏Pub: LoveStoryProject
Windows
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Drama 9.7%
- #37 墨心:波云诡船
75% matchVery Positive90% of 1,395 reviews2020
Dev: 1001 Studio
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
《墨心》是一款将古代中国幻想元素和悬疑科幻相融合的国产视觉小说。男主(你)从昏迷中醒来丧失了记忆,发现自己和另外两女一男困于巨轮密室中。面对匪夷所思的船体变异,恐怖致命的巨型怪物,你们能否成功逃脱?而这超自然的现象,似乎跟一件千年前的战国墨家宝物有关......
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Text-Based 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
- #38 Scourge of the village
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 267 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 17.4%, Text-Based 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Thriller 10.5%, Mystery 9.8%
- #39 Subway Exorcist Girl
73% matchVery Positive83% of 304 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 20.9%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, RPG 9.2%, Mystery 9.1%
- #40 黑色花与红山羊 / Black Datura & Red Goat
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 583 reviews2020
Dev: Angels Blue Digital EntertainmentPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
苏醒之时,他正处于昏暗的木屋之中。自己的身份、过去的经历,全都无法想起。很快,他发觉自己正处于一个异常的空间,到处都是谜题和陷阱,还有一些古怪的居民。在前行的途中,也不断与同样被困在此处的人成为了同伴。道路的前方,是救赎,还是绝望?这是一个围绕着“诅咒”与“救赎”的故事。
Why similar: Thriller 20.3%, Horror 17.4%, RPG 13.9%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Multiple Endings 10.6%
- #41 INHUMAN
75% matchMixed63% of 111 reviews2023
Dev: Qiutaixu studio
Windows
"INHUMAN" is an independent horror game. The story takes place in the conspiracy of an ancient clan, and the protagonist is in a psychedelic state and can't even distinguish herself. With further exploration and confrontation with all kinds of ghosts, the puzzle will be solved step by step...
Why similar: Thriller 19.1%, Horror 15.9%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Puzzle Platformer 14.6%, Drama 10.1%
- #42 Myths of Rules
72% matchVery Positive88% of 1,027 reviews2023
Dev: Sugarcane Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 53%
This is a text-based adventure puzzle game, where you must struggle to survive in a world filled with ghosts and urban legends. While collecting clues, you'll uncover the truth behind the world and find the way out. The game features a wealth of levels, unconventional rules, and a touch of horror.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.3%, Horror 17.9%, Text-Based 13.4%, Story Rich 12.9%, Puzzle 12.5%
- #43 Even20: The Interference of Parallels
70% 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: Thriller 20.7%, Horror 16.6%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, RPG 11.8%, Multiple Endings 10%
- #44 异化之恶〇Abnormal Treatment
70% 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: Psychological Horror 18%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Horror 15.7%, RPG 13%, Multiple Endings 12.1%
- #45 Silen House
73% matchMixed58% of 55 reviews2022
Dev: Fly & Wing Studio
Windows
《silen house》 is a scary adventure puzzle game. There is always a strange cry in the deserted old house in the deep mountains. I don't know where I came from. When I approached the old house, a grim burst came.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.9%, Horror 15.1%, Thriller 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Puzzle 7.6%
- #46 筒楼异事
70% 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: Thriller 35.4%, Psychological Horror 25.1%, Mystery 13.1%, Puzzle 10.5%, Horror 8.2%
- #47 告死天使之言 Death angel
71% matchVery Positive81% of 446 reviews2019
Dev: 我妻寒十
Windows
This is a 2-hour horror puzzle game. Please avoid the players who are uncomfortable with bloody and horrible content. There is a rumor in this city about suing angels. It is said that people only need to see this creature called suicidal angel You'll get an invitation from the angel of death.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 40.6%, Multiple Endings 26.3%, RPG 15%, Puzzle 11%, Atmospheric 7.1%
- #48 愚人船 NARRENSCHIFF
67% matchVery Positive96% of 218 reviews2025
Dev: Anonymous
Windows
"NARRENSCHIFF" is a psychological horror puzzle game. Players take on the role of an amnesiac man who awakens in a mysterious mental hospital. As they explore, they unravel a story involving their own origins and the conspiracy brewing within the walls of the mental institution.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, RPG 15.8%, Drama 10%, Puzzle 9.3%
- #49 恋爱绮谭~不存在的夏天~
68% matchVery Positive94% of 2,929 reviews2020
Dev: Never Knows Best
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 37.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
九省通衢之地的阴影里,不知名的存在正在蠢蠢欲动。普通到极点的学生顾韦,作为“非日常部”的一员,和女友苏半夏开始调查“虚拟偶像消失事件”的传闻。讲述都市怪谈的可疑直播间,废墟一般的住宅楼,等待在两人前方的是……
Why similar: Visual Novel 24%, Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Text-Based 16.1%, Mystery 10.1%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #50 Ghost in the pool
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 352 reviews2021
Dev: CASCHA GAMES
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A bizarre campus legend, take you into the traditional Japanese black-and-white comic horror story. Witness the familiar scenes and contemplate the terrifying moments.
Why similar: Comic Book 19%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Visual Novel 13%, Text-Based 12.9%, Thriller 7.1%
- #51 Killed by Love 99 Times
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 547 reviews2025
Dev: 游影互娱
Windows · Mac
架空世界悬疑、解密类真人影游——玩家将从房间莫名醒来,在和四位女生合租的生活中寻找唯一逃生之路,期间不仅需避开各种死亡陷阱,还要提防无处不在的黄色行刑队。最终解开真相时才发现,自己已身处百万年之后……
Why similar: Thriller 30.4%, RPG 16.1%, Multiple Endings 15.2%, Mystery 14.4%, Puzzle 11.7%
- #52 No Return
71% matchMixed43% of 287 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: Thriller 24%, Horror 19.5%, Psychological Horror 19%, RPG 9.1%, Story Rich 8%
- #53 Ticy Adventure Club
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,234 reviews2022
Dev: YEZHI
Windows
本作是2d剧情向角色扮演恐怖游戏。在本作设定中,玩家将扮演灵异探险社的社员,分工调查被委托的事件,探索场景,寻找线索,并最终解决委托中灵异作祟的问题。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Horror 15.2%, RPG 13.2%, Visual Novel 13.2%
- #54 Recall: Empty Wishes
68% matchVery Positive93% of 58 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: Visual Novel 17.7%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Horror 9.5%, Story Rich 9%
- #55 鬼打墙(剧情版)
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 228 reviews2024
Dev: KX GAMES
Windows
This is a horror game adapted from the Chinese folklore. Players need to decrypt and collect key items in different stages. Ultimately find a way to escape the foggy forest. While searching for an exit, players will be disturbed by ghosts, players need to avoid the ghosts and evade their attacks.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.3%, RPG 21.7%, Horror 17.4%, Thriller 17%, Puzzle 9.7%
- #56 月华辉映之刻
64% matchVery Positive92% of 4,219 reviews2025
Dev: 侠客狗工作室
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
——这是由阴阳两面的夹缝中,诞生的深刻羁绊。世人只言开封繁华,歌舞升平,却难以看到那,被隐藏起来的黑暗背面。粉饰的美好,残酷的真相。生者的思念,亡者的祝福。所以,你要止步当前,还是深究一切?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Visual Novel 16%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Text-Based 11.9%, RPG 9.5%
- #57 The Little Red Lie
68% matchVery Positive93% of 580 reviews2021
Dev: Tired Moon StudiosPub: Milpitians
Windows
2D side scrolling, adventure, horror game where you avoid monsters and solve puzzles.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22%, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, 2D Platformer 16.7%, Horror 12.1%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
- #58 Reflection
67% matchVery Positive84% of 230 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: Horror 26.5%, Psychological Horror 25.6%, Thriller 19.5%, Story Rich 10.5%, Mystery 9.6%
- #59 GhostCry Hill
67% 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 37.1%, 2D Platformer 35.1%, Puzzle 17.7%, 2D 10.1%
- #60 THE TAG-ALONG OBSESSION
69% matchMixed52% of 161 reviews2024
Dev: LuLuDu Tech Co. Ltd.
Windows
《THE TAG-ALONG OBSESSION》 is a first-person horror puzzle game. You will play Hui Ting and enter the long-abandoned resort to explore the truth of everything. The props survive as much as possible and solve all the mysteries and connections to her own past.
Why similar: Horror 49.4%, RPG 25.8%, Puzzle 20.6%, Adventure 4.2%