- #1 Detention
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,710 reviews2017
Dev: RedCandleGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Detention is an atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology, the game provided players with unique graphics and gaming experience.
Why similar: Horror 30.2%, Puzzle 13.7%, Surreal 13.2%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Story Rich 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A masterpiece of 2D atmospheric horror that explores personal trauma and historical supernatural events in a similar cultural context.
- #2 回门 Way Back Home
96% 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: Horror 19.9%, Puzzle 14.8%, Retro 12.7%, Story Rich 11.3%, Atmospheric 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: An excellent 2D horror game with a strong historical and supernatural narrative focus.
- #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: Horror 23.8%, Puzzle 18.9%, Atmospheric 12.1%, Story Rich 10.8%, Retro 10%
Why You'll Like It: An excellent puzzle-based folk horror game that relies on atmosphere and cultural mystery.
- #4 The Cat Lady
95% matchVery Positive94% of 6,142 reviews2013
Dev: Harvester GamesPub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...
Why similar: Horror 24.7%, Surreal 20.4%, Story Rich 14.9%, Puzzle 9.3%, Atmospheric 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at delivering a dark, surreal, and deeply psychological narrative experience in a 2D format.
- #5 Black Sheep
94% 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 33.5%, Adventure 14.8%, Puzzle 14.3%, Story Rich 10.3%, Mystery 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A strong atmospheric horror title that focuses on mystery and the uncovering of dark secrets.
- #6 Fran Bow
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 22,182 reviews2015
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.
Why similar: Horror 20.7%, Puzzle 18.9%, Surreal 16.6%, Story Rich 16.2%, Atmospheric 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the unsettling, surreal, and puzzle-heavy atmosphere that makes Ghost Feed so memorable.
- #7 SIGNALIS
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 32,665 reviews2022
Dev: rose-enginePub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.
Why similar: Atmospheric 30.5%, Puzzle 28.5%, Mystery 15.7%, Adventure 11.2%, Action 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: While utilizing a different perspective, it perfectly captures the oppressive, surreal, and melancholy atmosphere of classic 2D horror.
- #8 INMOST
92% matchVery Positive91% of 7,236 reviews2020
Dev: Hidden Layer GamesPub: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Escape the depths of an otherworldly labyrinth in this cinematic puzzle platformer. Explore a hauntingly beautiful world, with three playable characters, in one dark, interconnected story.
Why similar: Story Rich 17.6%, Horror 17.2%, Atmospheric 15.5%, Puzzle 13.2%, Adventure 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features a beautifully atmospheric 2D narrative with deep emotional weight and supernatural undertones.
- #9 彼岸画廊/Nether Gallery
93% matchVery Positive86% of 206 reviews2019
Dev: HongShou Studio
Windows · Mac
《Nether Gallery》 is a cross-section puzzle-solving horror game in which players play a social animal and solve puzzles in the interlaced environment of dreams and reality. The style of background art is similar to that of contemporary China, and the living condition of the protagonist has a lot of resonance with the young people of...
Why similar: Horror 31.1%, Indie 23.3%, Adventure 22.8%, Puzzle 22.7%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, puzzle-heavy, and deeply unsettling experience that aligns perfectly with the seed's tone.
- #10 Back：Fade
90% matchVery Positive82% of 245 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: Immersive Sim 33.6%, Horror 30.9%, Story Rich 20.9%, Mystery 8.8%, First-Person 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: Psychological horror with a focus on story and atmosphere, perfect for those who enjoyed the seed's narrative.
- #11 OMORI
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 86,619 reviews2020
Dev: OMOCAT, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.
Why similar: Story Rich 34.9%, Horror 27.5%, Indie 13.8%, Atmospheric 13.4%, 2D 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Explores deep psychological trauma through a surreal, 2D lens with a heavy emphasis on story.
- #12 Downfall
91% matchVery Positive94% of 1,646 reviews2016
Dev: Harvester GamesPub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
There is nothing Joe wouldn't do for his wife. But as they try to save their marriage with a romantic getaway, things go from bad to worse, and from worse... to insanity...
Why similar: Horror 21.5%, Story Rich 16.3%, Adventure 12.4%, Drama 12.3%, Surreal 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the dark, surreal, and psychological themes of The Cat Lady, making it a perfect fit for fans of unsettling narratives.
- #13 Dread Flats
89% 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: Horror 34.4%, Puzzle 18.6%, Atmospheric 13.2%, Adventure 11.2%, Mystery 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: Fits the indie horror, mystery-solving aesthetic with a focus on supernatural occurrences.
- #14 Little Misfortune
88% matchVery Positive92% of 13,710 reviews2019
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Led by her new friend, Mr. Voice, Misfortune ventures into the woods, where mysteries are unraveled and a little bad luck unfolds.
Why similar: Horror 26.8%, Story Rich 21.7%, Adventure 12%, Indie 10.5%, Atmospheric 10%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, surreal adventure that mirrors the unsettling, childlike perspective and tone of the seed.
- #15 Dead Feed
87% matchMostly Positive78% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: SolitaryStudios
Windows
DEAD FEED is a psychological ghost-hunting horror game where you control two friends investigating a haunted house. One explores the darkness while the other monitors the feeds, as something unseen and paranormal slowly turns their investigation into a quiet, creeping nightmare.
Why similar: Horror 33.8%, Atmospheric 23.8%, First-Person 18.1%, Mystery 12.2%, Story Rich 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the thematic focus on supernatural entities and eerie, personal discovery.
- #16 Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 33,269 reviews2020
Dev: Nikita KryukovPub: Nikita Igorevich Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 11%
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Why similar: Abstract 31.8%, Horror 28.4%, Retro 12.4%, Adventure 8.4%, Story Rich 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A short, intense dive into surreal psychological horror that focuses on the protagonist's internal state.
- #17 筮灵 SHILING
85% 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: Horror 29.2%, Story Rich 24.9%, Puzzle 19.7%, Mystery 17.2%, 2D 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Strong psychological horror and mystery elements that lean into a dark, story-rich experience.
- #18 Foster: Ghost Child | 養小鬼
86% matchMixed42% of 74 reviews2022
Dev: Lsgamedev
Windows
Foster: Ghost Child provides an atmospheric horror that incorporates East Asian elements rarely used in games. The game makes use of Chinese traditional elements to convey a distinct and frightful storyline that incorporates Taoism, Buddhism, and Chinese mythology.
Why similar: Horror 36.7%, Puzzle 17.5%, Story Rich 10.2%, Atmospheric 8%, Indie 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Directly addresses the folk horror and supernatural themes present in the seed game.
- #19 Oxenfree
84% matchVery Positive91% of 12,063 reviews2016
Dev: Night School Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. You are Alex, and you’ve just brought your new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight island party gone horribly wrong.
Why similar: Story Rich 26.6%, Horror 21.2%, Atmospheric 18.6%, Mystery 10.5%, Adventure 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: Atmospheric, supernatural, and narrative-focused, it captures the feeling of uncovering a mystery in a small, eerie town.
- #20 Corpse Party
84% matchVery Positive89% of 1,376 reviews2016
Dev: GrisGrisPub: XSEED Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A group of friends unknowingly perform an occult ritual that traps them in an otherworldly elementary school. Here, the vengeful spirits of young children threaten their lives and their sanity, and the only hope of survival is to uncover the chilling details behind the murders of those trapped before them...
Why similar: Horror 61.5%, Story Rich 15.2%, Adventure 11%, Indie 5.9%, 2D 4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic 2D horror experience with a heavy focus on narrative, character relationships, and supernatural events.
- #21 Night in the Woods
83% matchVery Positive95% of 19,929 reviews2017
Dev: Infinite FallPub: Finji
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
NIGHT IN THE WOODS is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet and lots to do across a lush, vibrant world.
Why similar: Story Rich 28%, Atmospheric 22.1%, Adventure 16%, 2D 14.3%, Mystery 13.7%
Why You'll Like It: While less horror-focused, it captures the personal, small-town mystery vibe and character-driven narrative.
- #22 镇邪
82% 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 31.9%, Puzzle 22.4%, Adventure 14.9%, Mystery 12.8%, Sexual Content 9.1%
- #23 FILTHY US
82% 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: Horror 22.5%, Story Rich 14.6%, Puzzle 14.3%, Atmospheric 12.6%, 2D 10.2%
- #24 栖云异梦
81% matchMostly Positive75% of 91 reviews2023
Dev: 炭焱网络 Tantrum NetworkPub: East2West Games
Windows
《栖云异梦》是一款由叙事驱动的指向点击冒险解谜游戏。在一次午后，主角方哲收到了一个包裹，其中的线索竟指向失踪多年的母亲。循环的梦魇、惊悚的哨音、多年前的来信...方哲为了解开真相踏上了一段奇异的冒险。剧场中的魅影、不为人知的密室、诡异的古村，梦境与现实交错，指引他步步逼近真相......
Why similar: Immersive Sim 23.2%, Drama 22.4%, Puzzle 13.1%, Story Rich 10.2%, Atmospheric 7.9%
- #25 筒楼异事
81% 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: Puzzle 29.9%, Mystery 16.7%, Indie 14.7%, Adventure 13.5%, Horror 12.9%
- #26 Filthy us 2
80% 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: Surreal 31.7%, Horror 21.3%, Puzzle 16.2%, Story Rich 11.8%, 2D 8.6%
- #27 The Simen Rumors
78% 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: Drama 37.8%, Atmospheric 17.9%, Mystery 15.5%, Surreal 7.2%, Adventure 5.1%
- #28 港詭實錄ParanormalHK
79% matchVery Positive90% of 20,146 reviews2020
Dev: Ghostpie Studio
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Paranormal HK is a first person horror game about Urban legends of Hong Kong, China. The story is about a crew of online supernatural channel“Beyond the Invisible” went to Kowloon Walled City to film a short movie for their latest episode and encountered something out of their expectations.
Why similar: Horror 49%, Puzzle 13.1%, Sexual Content 10.1%, Adventure 7.8%, Atmospheric 6.2%
- #29 Paper Dolls 2 纸人贰
79% matchVery Positive82% of 2,871 reviews2020
Dev: Beijing Litchi Culture Media Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Paper Dolls 2 is a first-person horror adventure game. A dark aura emanates from a Qing dynasty dwelling—the Yin Mansion. What happened to the once-famous Yin Family? Clues lead us to its second floor haunted by restless spirits. A truth, buried for over a hundred years, is waiting to be unraveled.
Why similar: Horror 45.5%, Adventure 12.4%, First-Person 10.6%, Puzzle 8.4%, Action 7.5%
- #30 Back
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 368 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: Immersive Sim 36.5%, Horror 24.6%, Puzzle 11.6%, Adventure 7.6%, Mystery 7.2%
- #31 花火与幽灵少女 - Hanabi and Ghost girl
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,374 reviews2025
Dev: Tiram1su Games
Windows
蝉鸣声中偏远的山中小镇，表面悠然而宁静，背后却隐藏着某个笼罩了这里数百年的黑暗秘密。女主角结城花火几年前跟随父母一同来到空铃镇，在父母的事故后因为内向的性格被排挤的她如今一个人生活在小镇上，直到在旧校舍邂逅本已死去的“幽灵”。
Why similar: Surreal 29.5%, Puzzle 16.2%, Horror 11.7%, Adventure 8.8%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #32 全网公敌：诡村
77% 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: Drama 25.2%, Horror 20.8%, Puzzle 20.7%, Adventure 11.7%, First-Person 8.2%
- #33 浮游
76% 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: Surreal 34.1%, Horror 17.7%, Puzzle 14.7%, Story Rich 13.8%, 2D 8.9%
- #34 Rubbings
75% 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: Horror 23.6%, Puzzle 20.3%, Story Rich 15.2%, Atmospheric 13.4%, 2D 10.5%
- #35 流言侦探
77% 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: Drama 32.9%, Puzzle 18.9%, Horror 15.6%, Indie 11.1%, Mystery 8.9%
- #36 Paper Bride 2 Zangling Village
75% matchVery Positive91% of 1,105 reviews2022
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
This is the sequel to our Paper Bride series based on Chinese folklore. This story takes place in Zangling Village, where players must explore a village shrouded in occult mystery to uncover the secret origins of this haunted village.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 23.4%, Horror 19.5%, Puzzle 15.7%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Mystery 7.7%
- #37 Laughing to Die
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,189 reviews2024
Dev: 大吉利制作组Pub: Gamera Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
囡囡回乡参加奶奶一百岁的丧礼。家人们都说老人百岁去世是喜丧,因此家里正大摆宴席招待亲友。独自一人的囡囡看到一个酷似奶奶的身影之后随之而误入某个奇怪的房间，在寻找离开的道路同时，囡囡也逐渐从这些房间的故事中知道了奶奶的来历,更从中得知在喜丧背后所隐藏的秘密。
Why similar: Puzzle 32%, Drama 28.2%, Adventure 18.7%, 2D 11.3%, Mystery 6.8%
- #38 规则怪谈：盛崖小区
74% 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: Immersive Sim 33.6%, Horror 18.3%, Puzzle 15.2%, Story Rich 14.1%, Mystery 8.5%
- #39 见诡录：阴魂街 Haunting Record: Phantom Street
73% matchVery Positive84% of 116 reviews2025
Dev: Gameloop
Windows
You step into a street both strange and familiar, where eerie events unfold one after another. The air is thick with lingering spirits and overwhelming resentment, as if something in the shadows is waiting to drag you into the abyss…
Why similar: Horror 45%, Adventure 21.7%, Atmospheric 11.9%, First-Person 11.2%, Indie 7.6%
- #40 业火 Hellfire
72% matchVery Positive99% of 247 reviews2024
Dev: Aki
Windows
“阿难，是等皆以业火乾枯，酬其宿债，傍为畜生。” 《业火Hellfire》是一款中国本土题材的剧情悬疑解谜游戏。 故事发生在一个夏秋之交，年轻的摄影师回乡探寻故人。但随着探查深入，深埋已久的回忆被悄然激起…… 题材取自铁链女和乌衣事件，部分剧情改编来自白茕《周娘娘》。
Why similar: Drama 41.6%, Puzzle 18.6%, Atmospheric 16.4%, Mystery 10.4%, Indie 6.8%
- #41 Haunted House 2
72% matchVery Positive91% of 239 reviews2025
Dev: Genuine Studio
Windows
In the infamous haunted building "Changrong Tower," security guard Li Cheng has come to understand the true nature of ghosts and their purposes. This time, he embarks on another adventure to help vengeful spirits, driven by a desire to uphold his deepest values.
Why similar: Puzzle 28%, Surreal 21.2%, Adventure 15.5%, 2D 13.7%, Atmospheric 11.9%
- #42 寄居隅怪奇事件簿 Hermitage Strange Case Files
74% matchVery Positive81% of 1,995 reviews2018
Dev: Arrowiz
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
都市的夜晚并不安宁。浮华背后，暗潮在阴影中涌动。旧书店『Hermitage』的店主不幸被卷入了种种神秘事件。越是接近答案，他见到的真相却愈发诡异。疑云之下，一切都指向了“那些”超越常理的——危机渐渐逼近，在谣言与谎言间劈开道路，追寻自己的“结局”吧！
Why similar: Indie 54.4%, Mystery 45.6%
- #43 Sanfu
71% 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: Puzzle 20%, Retro 15.4%, Mystery 12.7%, Story Rich 11.7%, 2D 10.8%
- #44 TOUQI
70% 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: Horror 40.4%, Story Rich 24.4%, Drama 15.9%, 2D 12.1%, Adventure 4.5%
- #45 Cursed Feed
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 84 reviews2025
Dev: Playstige Interactive
Windows
In first-person horror game "Cursed Feed," players embark on a chilling journey with the Thornvale family as they confront a malevolent force unleashed by their own patriarch's archaeological discoveries.
Why similar: Horror 53.7%, Adventure 27.6%, Mystery 11.9%, Singleplayer 6.9%
- #46 Xi
70% 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: Drama 30.6%, Puzzle 19.7%, Horror 18.7%, 2D 10.1%, Mystery 7.5%
- #47 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: Immersive Sim 31.8%, Horror 24.7%, Story Rich 20.1%, Puzzle 15.8%, Mystery 7.6%
- #48 Sensual Haunting
73% matchMixed63% of 65 reviews2022
Dev: Lesson of Passion
Windows
Play as a ghost and influence women in the house in order to get sexual pleasures from them and achieve your goals by manipulating both the environment as well as their mind.
Why similar: Horror 25.1%, Story Rich 16.1%, Atmospheric 15.7%, Mystery 14.6%, Adventure 13.8%
- #49 追曙
68% matchVery Positive93% of 107 reviews2026
Dev: 悄语灯
Windows
Officer Yang Fan receives a distorted radio distress call during his shift.The signal traces back to an abandoned apartment building—one linked to the records of a young girl's suicide years prior. As his investigation unfolds, he uncovers a dark secret buried so deep,no one dares speak of it.
Why similar: Horror 22.4%, Puzzle 17.7%, Story Rich 13.6%, Atmospheric 11.5%, 2D 9.4%
- #50 当火车鸣笛三秒
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 475 reviews2021
Dev: 蒐藏馆工作室Pub: MedusasGame
Windows
往事，往往会在淡化甚至遗忘时，以一种很难被人察觉的形态，影响着人们的生活。 这种现象叫做“后忆效应”。 而一段火车鸣笛，勾起了一位叫杨树的潦倒咨询师的过去，为了追寻自己身上的“往事”，他选择回到了自己的家乡---雾山镇。在那里，有个无比诡异的恐怖世界正在等待他的到来…… 反馈交流群：811121403
Why similar: Puzzle 32%, Horror 27.2%, 2D 14.6%, Story Rich 12%, Mystery 10.2%
- #51 School Years
70% matchVery Positive82% of 1,498 reviews2019
Dev: YEARSPub: 电钮组
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 44%
A visual novel adapted from a real story.To tell the most authentic Chinese story in the most simple words
Why similar: Horror 22.5%, Story Rich 21.6%, Puzzle 20.2%, Sexual Content 11.2%, Indie 10.5%
- #52 YinYang Street Ultimate Edition
69% 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: Puzzle 24.1%, Retro 19.7%, Horror 19.1%, Adventure 13.5%, 2D 11.6%
- #53 出马
67% matchMostly Positive72% of 146 reviews2025
Dev: SS STUDIO
Windows
《出马》是一款结合了AVG和挂机玩法的恐怖互动真人影视游戏，脱变于东北传统民俗出马仙，同时融合了挂机玩法，不仅让你有视觉体验，还有超高的成就收集体验。 在游戏里，你将扮演民国时期的一名尔滨神探，和青梅竹马的记者林秋，受林秋学妹刘菲菲的邀请，前往一个名叫黑顶子的山村，调查一起离奇命案。过程自然是惊恐万分，你要面临多种选择，在村民、村长、巫师、林秋、刘菲菲，以及穿着肚兜出现的神秘女人之间，不断做出选择，最终获得正经的、不正经的、完美的、遗憾的等多种结局。
Why similar: Horror 56.1%, Indie 27.3%, Singleplayer 16.6%
- #54 花母
68% 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: Atmospheric 20.9%, Story Rich 20.3%, 2D 13.9%, Adventure 13.6%, Mystery 13.3%
- #55 INHUMAN
69% matchMixed63% of 111 reviews2023
Dev: 秋太虚工作室Pub: QutosoGame
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: Horror 22.8%, Puzzle 17%, Story Rich 13.1%, Adventure 9.4%, Atmospheric 8.9%
- #56 Revengeful Ghost
67% matchMostly Positive71% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: Akumu Yuko/RegistaPub: Regista
Windows
This title is a horror adventure game. The story unfolds mainly through line messages on smartphones. Just like real time, the in-game time is also ticking away, and messages arrive in real time. The player must use mysterious videos and messages as clues to unravel the mystery of the incidents.
Why similar: Horror 52.7%, Adventure 26.1%, Indie 12.4%, Singleplayer 8.8%
- #57 Afterdream
67% matchVery Positive93% of 349 reviews2023
Dev: Jesse MakkonenPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Get lost in a lucid dream, bending the lines between reality and fiction. Utilize the strange camera to navigate through the ghosts' mysterious residence. Find the purpose of your nocturnal visit in a vivid and dreamlike setting.
Why similar: Surreal 24.1%, Horror 21.9%, Atmospheric 13%, Story Rich 11.6%, 2D 9%
- #58 The Haunted Building
66% 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 29%, Puzzle 21.2%, Story Rich 16.6%, Atmospheric 8.4%, Mystery 8.2%
- #59 Seven Nights Ghost
65% matchVery Positive92% of 623 reviews2023
Dev: TozukuGames
Windows
"Peaceful days full of curses" A heartwarming horror game about exploring in a mysterious company housing and living with a ghost for 7 days
Why similar: Horror 49.4%, Indie 20.9%, First-Person 10%, Singleplayer 8%, Action 6.6%
- #60 Mirages
66% matchMostly Positive80% of 296 reviews2023
Dev: 漫森游戏工作室Pub: East2West Games
Windows
Mirages is a 3D narrative and horror game with folk stories. One night, seven brides headed to the Captain Mansion but strayed into a place full of ghosts - Regret City. Horror haunts the small town. Due to destiny, actors, warlords, and offspring of the town are drawn in. They are closer to truth.
Why similar: Drama 33.9%, Horror 25.2%, Atmospheric 10.9%, Mystery 10.2%, Story Rich 8.1%
