- #1 Inversed
97% matchVery Positive92% of 84 reviews2024
Dev: Tymedust Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short, interactive visual novel set in the mid-19th Century, in which a poet fights against time as she's writing the most important work of her life. Poetry is the answer, but what is the question?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.2%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Psychological 12.3%, Emotional 11.1%
- #2 It Paints Me
96% matchVery Positive97% of 277 reviews2024
Dev: ENDYSIS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Take the role of a painter struggling to finish his masterpiece in this short Gothic horror visual novel about art, pain and love.
Why similar: Gothic 26.5% ★, Visual Novel 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Hand-drawn 9.9%, Psychological Horror 8.3%
- #3 Glassy Stare
96% matchVery Positive91% of 110 reviews2026
Dev: ghost funeralPub: Nikita Kryukov
Windows
A story-driven psychological experience where memory fades, silence deepens, and something waits in the dark.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.5%, Lovecraftian 29.9%, Story Rich 10.3%, Dark 10.1%, Psychological Horror 10.1%
- #4 Livber: Smoke and Mirrors
95% matchVery Positive92% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: InEv Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short psychological horror interactive story. Five years after vanishing without a trace, the woman you once called your lover writes from beyond the silence: "I will give birth to our creation.” In three acts, descend into a fractured mindscape where obsession, memory, and myth intertwine.
Why similar: Gothic 19.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Psychological 10.3%
- #5 Forest Asylum
94% matchVery Positive87% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Michal Piotrowski
Windows
A short Psychological Horror Experience for one night that takes you through the dark corridors of a mental asylum. For best experience a dark room and headphones recommended.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.8%, Psychological Horror 25.2%, Exploration 14.2%, Linear 13.5%, Dark 9.5%
- #6 Midnight Scenes: Among Graves
93% matchVery Positive89% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: White Blanket GamesPub: Octavi Navarro
Windows
"When the graves stop whispering in your ear, it’s time for you to surrender to eternal silence". So says the Agreement, and so it must be fulfilled. Welcome to a new dimension of horror. Welcome to Midnight Scenes.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.1%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Hand-drawn 14.4%, Emotional 12.2%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #7 The River
92% matchVery Positive92% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: bokchoi
Windows
A short story point-and-click visual novel about the afterlife.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Linear 11.8%, Hand-drawn 11.2%, Philosophical 10%
- #8 Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,342 reviews2021
Dev: Bit Golem
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.4%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Story Rich 6.7%
- #9 If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,822 reviews2021
Dev: Dead Idle Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers is a narrative-driven point-and-click adventure with horror elements that explores the stories of four characters in a masked ball taking place aboard a train in the late 1920s.
Why similar: Gothic 25.2% ★, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Psychological 11.3%, Emotional 10.4%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #10 Edgar Poe: Hidden Objects
91% matchMostly Positive71% of 64 reviews2022
Dev: Crisp App Studio
Windows · Mac
Uncover secrets in a mysterious mansion inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher. Play as a curious detective in a hidden-object adventure filled with puzzles, surprises, and a story full of twists!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 51.3%, Mystery 15.5%, Atmospheric 14.2%, Dark 11.9%, Adventure 6%
- #11 VHS Collection: Goodnight Me
88% matchMostly Positive78% of 97 reviews2024
Dev: Notick
Windows
VHS Collection: Goodnight Me is a short horror game where reality blurs with nightmares over five eerie days. Experience strange events, unsettling dreams, and unravel a chilling mystery in a remote house. Can you survive the madness, or will the nightmare consume you?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.9%, Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Dark 12.4%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Psychological 6.7%
- #12 The Picture in The House
89% matchMixed52% of 137 reviews2020
Dev: Dystopia Game Studio
Windows
A journey through ancient mysteries and forces described by the original short story "The Picture in the House" written by H.P Lovecraft.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.2%, Exploration 24.7%, Story Rich 19%, Visual Novel 9.6%, Mystery 7.2%
- #13 Lost Infinity
86% matchPositive83% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Void EchoPub: Valera Entertainment
Windows
Where are you going with the main character? "Lost Infinity" is a game about nothing, or maybe something, only you will decide. Grieve, think, reason.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35.7%, Visual Novel 29.2%, Story Rich 13.5%, Dark 8.9%, Atmospheric 7.4%
- #14 Train of Afterlife
89% matchMixed51% of 183 reviews2015
Dev: Zeiva Inc
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Train of Afterlife is a mystery, psychological, horror Visual Novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.3%, Psychological Horror 12%, Psychological 11.8%, Story Rich 7.3%, Mystery 6.9%
- #15 Blind Touch
85% matchNo user reviews87% of 78 reviews2026
Dev: Flygogo Games
Windows
A "Blind" simulator that lets you experience a new perspective and immersive sensory journey. Step into a world of darkness using your guide cane.
Why similar: Psychological 21.1%, Emotional 20.8%, Story Rich 15.6%, Linear 15.3%, Exploration 15.1%
- #16 Jung's Labyrinth
87% matchMostly Positive71% of 70 reviews2020
Dev: Jan Jileček
Windows · Mac
Jung's Labyrinth is a psychological exploration game that uses Jungian psychology, mythology, alchemical and dream symbolism in a series of active imaginations to map the process of individuation. Confront your inner archetypes, collect messages that other travelers left behind and reach your Self.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 20.2%, Philosophical 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%, Psychological 8.8%, Exploration 8.6%
- #17 un/FRAGMENT.
86% matchVery Positive89% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: izakiko paradox
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short 10 minute visual novel about being a fragment in the universe and trying to find a way out of the ****.
Why similar: Philosophical 35%, Psychological 14.9%, Emotional 13.5%, Stylized 10%, Dark 8.4%
- #18 Locke(d)
84% matchVery Positive93% of 1,113 reviews2023
Dev: KigyoDev
Windows · Mac · Linux
An algorithm decided to show you this. What now?
Why similar: Philosophical 27.9%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Linear 10.3%
- #19 Ignited Entry
84% matchVery Positive96% of 348 reviews2024
Dev: JordiBoi
Windows
Ignited Entry is a full length narrative driven psychological horror game with voice acting, dreamish visuals, and horror elements that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Some doors should never be opened. But you must go in.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.8%, Linear 16.5%, Psychological 14.2%, Story Rich 14.1%, Stylized 11.1%
- #20 Omen Exitio: Hunger
82% matchVery Positive91% of 160 reviews2026
Dev: Tiny Bull StudiosPub: 2P Games
Windows · Mac
A Lovecraftian investigative gamebook. New York, 1927. A case pulled from real history, wrapped in cosmic horror. His name was Billy Gaffney. The man who took him was real. But his purpose was from another plane of existence. You play a journalist. You make choices. The story remembers all of them.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Hand-drawn 13%, Historical 10%
- #21 Dinner with an Owl
83% matchVery Positive95% of 880 reviews2021
Dev: BoringSuburbanDad
Windows
Break the puzzling spell of your eccentric host! Dinner with an Owl: A short surreal point and click adventure.
Why similar: Gothic 69.5% ★, Mystery 14.6%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Adventure 4.1%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #22 Everyday Devil
81% matchVery Positive96% of 312 reviews2026
Dev: alleesaur
Windows
A short, linear story game of a random demon guy's life.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.5%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Psychological 11.4%, Stylized 8.9%
- #23 Without a Dawn
81% matchVery Positive92% of 871 reviews2025
Dev: Jesse Makkonen
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Without a Dawn is a dark, psychological, and philosophical visual horror novel featuring hauntingly beautiful pseudo-ASCII art.
Why similar: Philosophical 26.4%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Emotional 9.3%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #24 Portrait of a Torn
82% matchVery Positive85% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive StoriesPub: Firenut Games
Windows
As a young soldier returning to an eerily deserted home, you'll explore enigmatic rooms and uncover a haunting, tragic story. Experience an atmospheric journey filled with suspense, mysterious encounters, and a deep narrative.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15%, Story Rich 14.1%, Psychological 14.1%, Exploration 13.4%, Emotional 12.7%
- #25 The Test: Secrets of the Soul
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,565 reviews2023
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."
Why similar: Philosophical 21.3%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Psychological 12.7%
- #26 The Crimson Maid
77% matchVery Positive88% of 113 reviews2026
Dev: GrimTalinPub: Wales Interactive
Windows
A marriage between first person exploration and visual novel, blessed with a sprinkle of puzzle gameplay. Immerse yourself in a period drama that intertwines romance with murder mystery, as a young cleric who must resist or give in to the charms of a strikingly beautiful maid.
Why similar: Gothic 23.3% ★, Philosophical 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Emotional 9.8%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #27 Hitchhiker - A Mystery Game
79% matchMostly Positive71% of 230 reviews2021
Dev: Mad About PandasPub: Versus Evil
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Hitchhiker is a mystery game set along lost highways, where your goal is to solve the puzzle of your own backstory.
Why similar: Philosophical 25.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Story Rich 10.7%, Psychological 9.2%, Mystery 8.8%
- #28 Experimentation
78% matchMostly Positive72% of 99 reviews2023
Dev: Faithy Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A linear visual novel about five short stories, unrelated at first glance. Be prepared for mysticism, gloomy atmosphere and light psychological horror. Not recommended to play if you are experiencing depression or severe psychological state.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.3%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Linear 10.3%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #29 it's always monday
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 291 reviews2016
Dev: Alon Zubina
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 32%
it's always monday - is a first person exploration game
Why similar: Adventure 74.8%, Interactive Fiction 5.6%, Psychological Horror 5%, Visual Novel 3.4%, Emotional 3.3%
- #30 Inner Voices
80% matchMixed53% of 93 reviews2017
Dev: Sigma GamesPub: No Gravity Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Inner Voices is a dark, non-linear adventure game with a pinch of horror, inspired by works of H. P. Lovecraft and E. A. Poe. Find your way through a procedurally generated maze of rooms and solve the mystery of your past.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.2%, Psychological Horror 21%, Story Rich 11.2%, Dark 8.1%, Exploration 7%
- #31 Playing Kafka
75% matchVery Positive95% of 345 reviews2024
Dev: Charles Games
Windows · Mac
There are things that often fail on nothing but themselves. Is there even a way out? Playing Kafka is a narrative adventure full of impenetrable schemes, insidious plot twists and conversations that slip out of hand. Based on Kafka’s life and his work, developed with Kafka experts.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Philosophical 23.1%, Psychological 12.8%, Story Rich 10.4%, Stylized 8.8%
- #32 Castle Of Secrets: Prologue
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 350 reviews2022
Dev: SQ Game StudiosPub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
The Castle of Secrets — a game with a deep and mysterious storyline, beautiful 3D graphics, unique gameplay and mechanics, will immerse you in a fairy tale of reality and mystery. How will this fairy tale end? It's your call.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 20.5%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Exploration 14.9%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Mystery 13.6%
- #33 Snowfall's Mystery
74% matchVery Positive86% of 123 reviews2025
Dev: Sempiternal Rain
Windows
A psychological interactive novel about a floppy disk with a mysterious program. Help Elliot cope with his mental issues and uncover the secret of the floppy disk.
Why similar: Philosophical 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Psychological 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.8%
- #34 Path to Mnemosyne
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 251 reviews2018
Dev: DevilishGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Relax, empty your mind, activate your senses and step into the hypnotic adventure of the Path to Mnemosyne in the quest for the lost memories.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.7%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Hand-drawn 18.3%, Psychological 18%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #35 The Blind Prophet
75% matchVery Positive88% of 542 reviews2020
Dev: Ars Goetia
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A point'n'Click adventure game. Resolve mysteries and fight the Great Evil.
Why similar: Adventure 35.3%, Hand-drawn 23%, Story Rich 22.9%, Dark 12.1%, Atmospheric 6.7%
- #36 Green Pond Town
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 59 reviews2026
Dev: Cotton Game
Windows · Mac
You've received a strange letter, and inside, a chilling black and white photograph – the people in the picture are eerily faceless! A powerful intuition compels you to journey to the location in the photo: Greenwater Town...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 36.8%, Hand-drawn 26.9%, Exploration 21.2%, Story Rich 8%, Adventure 6.7%
- #37 The Summoning
76% matchMostly Positive71% of 77 reviews2019
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
This experience can be classified as a psychological and atmospheric horror game. However... This isn't a game... Remember all of the urban legends from your childhood? Imagine if it was all real, but we just weren't performing the right rituals to summon these beings from another realm... Well, now you can...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.1%, Visual Novel 24.7%, Psychological 17.8%, Story Rich 13%, Atmospheric 8.3%
- #38 DESOLATIUM: Prologue
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 121 reviews2021
Dev: SUPERLUMEN
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 41%
DESOLATIUM: PROLOGUE is a first-person point & click Graphic Adventure based on Lovecraft Mythos. Live this horror story where you will have to visit mysterious locations, face lovecraftian creatures, find clues and combine objects to solve puzzles.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Exploration 12.1%, Mystery 9.5%
- #39 DeafBlind
72% matchVery Positive87% of 155 reviews2024
Dev: Joe Williams
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 35%
DeafBlind offers an immersive sensory deprivation experience, simulating what life might feel like if you were both deaf and blind. This game invites you to navigate a world shrouded in silence and darkness, challenging you to adapt and explore in entirely new ways.
Why similar: Philosophical 67.4%, Exploration 28%, Singleplayer 4.6%
- #40 Dear Esther: Landmark Edition
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 7,520 reviews2017
Dev: The Chinese RoomPub: Secret Mode
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Dear Esther immerses you in a stunningly realised world, a remote and desolate island somewhere in the outer Hebrides. As you step forwards, a voice begins to read fragments of a letter: 'Dear Esther...' - and so begins a journey through one of the most original first-person games of recent years.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.4%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Exploration 14.9%, Linear 13.9%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #41 A Night at the Watermill
72% matchVery Positive95% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: Neon Tales
Windows · Mac · Linux
You wake up in an old watermill in the middle of the night ... and can't remember anything. Examine the surroundings in this thrilling point&click adventure and find out what happened.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Hand-drawn 15.7%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Exploration 8.8%
- #42 FAKEBOOK
70% matchVery Positive91% of 822 reviews2024
Dev: banjihagames
Windows · Mac
Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual Social Media! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Story Rich 10.9%, Mystery 10.1%
- #43 DEMON COMPASS
71% matchVery Positive88% of 80 reviews2024
Dev: xena-spectralePub: Provoker
Windows · Mac
This occult item will guide you through a bizarre in-between world and help you to confront past demons as well as piece together former memories that may lead to closure. Seek a better understanding of who you were, who you’ve loved and how much you’ve lost in this 3rd person horror adventure game.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 38.3%, Exploration 17.2%, Dark 10.4%, Linear 8.4%, Atmospheric 8.2%
- #44 [Nightmare Files] Clap Clap
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,309 reviews2024
Dev: Raycastly
Windows
Clap Clap is a short indie horror game that puts you in the shoes of a house sitter, experiencing strange occurrences in a seemingly ordinary home.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 44.5%, Atmospheric 14.1%, Dark 12.9%, Mystery 10.3%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #45 Interactive Horror Stories
73% matchMixed69% of 150 reviews2019
Dev: Aslan Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Choose your own adventure" style nightmares
Why similar: Gothic 35.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 26.9%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Story Rich 8.9%, Historical 8.3%
- #46 UNMEMORY
71% matchVery Positive84% of 101 reviews2020
Dev: PATRONES & ESCONDITES
Windows · Mac · Linux
Unravel a mystery: A game you can read, a book you can play.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.5%, Visual Novel 23.9%, Mystery 19%, Story Rich 15.7%, Adventure 5.2%
- #47 Siberian Way
69% matchVery Positive82% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: ROOT GAMES
Windows
Siberian Way is a detective thriller novel. Follow the dark non-linear story and decide how it can end! For all fans of snowy Siberia, Murder on the Orient Express and twisted plots, seasoned with mysticism.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.8%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Psychological 17.9%, Historical 14.1%, Dark 9.2%
- #48 Provoron
68% matchVery Positive82% of 50 reviews2026
Dev: Tara KanPub: Spaghetti Cat
Windows
When demons leave your head and fill the whole world, all you can do is close your eyes and go forward. Immerse yourself in the atmospheric and moving adventure of white crow Ankou — one of pain, loneliness, and salvation that no one asked for.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.1%, Hand-drawn 13.2%, Psychological 13.1%, Visual Novel 12%, Emotional 9.6%
- #49 EMOTIONLESS : The Last Ticket
68% matchVery Positive81% of 138 reviews2025
Dev: X1 Games
Windows
Step into a liminal, cosmic horror experience set in an abandoned amusement park. Uncover the haunting narrative behind its twisted rides and empty tunnels to discover what lurks within a reality that shouldn't exist…
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.7%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Dark 8.3%, Psychological 8%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #50 The Séance of Blake Manor
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,820 reviews2025
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery, set in 1897 Ireland, where you investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Deane in a remote hotel full of secrets and other-worldly occurrences.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.5%, Historical 18.9%, Story Rich 15.5%, Mystery 14.6%, Dark 11.1%
- #51 • Dread Chess ✣
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 101 reviews2025
Dev: • NullTalePub: • NullTale Scape
Windows
✣ Dread Chess is an original and strange narrative story-puzzle game with sandbox elements. Uncover mysteries by speaking with gods in Latin. Immerse yourself in an atmosphere of madness, and reach one of many endings in an unfair game against Death that can be played ONLY ONCE...
Why similar: Gothic 29.5% ★, Visual Novel 19.4%, Psychological 11.7%, Story Rich 9.7%, Dark 8.4%
- #52 Unforgotten
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 51 reviews2020
Dev: ScoreboardGames
Windows · Mac
UNFORGOTTEN – a story-driven, non-linear visual novel, where you can immerse in the ethnic ambience of Northern myths and horrors. Can you solve the riddles of the past - without ever losing yourself in the present? Your fate is in your hands!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.5%, Visual Novel 25.2%, Story Rich 14.5%, Mystery 11.1%, Dark 9.5%
- #53 Untale: King of Revinia
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 56 reviews2020
Dev: Empty Die Studio
Windows · Linux
Unravel the mystery of the King's sudden death... Claim your right for the throne. Try to stay alive as long as possible. Will you take the risk? The story for those who are brave enough to dive in a dark story and are able to think reasonably.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.1%, Story Rich 18.7%, Mystery 15.8%, Hand-drawn 14.6%, Atmospheric 8.8%
- #54 Dingir OS
66% matchVery Positive85% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: SpoocleMacBoogle
Windows
Congratulations, you've found Dingir OS — an operating system that lets you glimpse into the darkest corners of the internet. Browse forbidden websites, investigate lethal files, and immerse yourself in the world of digital legends. (We are not responsible for anything that may happen to you.)
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Exploration 10.5%, Story Rich 10.5%
- #55 Aimi
69% matchVery Positive81% of 121 reviews2020
Dev: Toasty
Windows · Mac
Memories swirl all around you...Or are these memories? Familiar faces and places you think you remember but somehow now seem so different. Why are you here? Where is here?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.3%, Psychological 17.9%, Story Rich 13.1%, Exploration 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.4%
- #56 The Tavern In the Woods
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: Chris J MitchellPub: Motion Forge CG
Windows
"Tavern in the Woods" is a first person, single-player interactive fiction story that blends mystery, storytelling, and supernatural horror. Players explore and investigate an isolated environment as the narrative slowly unfolds, gradually uncovering the truth behind the eerie emptiness.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.7%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Exploration 12.7%, Historical 9.9%, Dark 7.1%
- #57 Skaramazuzu
66% matchVery Positive93% of 70 reviews2024
Dev: Bleeding Moon StudioPub: Iphigames
Windows
Enter the mysterious world of Skaramazuzu, and get ready to be tested. Meet strange beings and whimsical personalities, face challenges, and solve riddles in a hand-drawn, black and white 2D world.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Emotional 10.8%, Stylized 10.4%, Story Rich 10.3%