- #1 Detention
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,663 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 49.7%, Puzzle 21.6%, Gore 17.7%, Exploration 5.7%, Indie 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A masterpiece of 2D psychological horror that perfectly mirrors the school-based mystery and historical atmosphere of the seed game.
- #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: Horror 37%, Puzzle 28.1%, Word Game 19.4%, 2D 10.3%, Singleplayer 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy horror game deeply rooted in cultural folklore and mystery, similar to the urban legend themes of the seed.
- #3 The Coma: Recut
96% matchVery Positive84% of 2,944 reviews2017
Dev: Dvora Studio Co., Ltd.Pub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
You are Youngho, a Korean high school student trapped and relentlessly pursued by a psychotic killer in the hellish corridors of Sehwa High. Run, hide, explore, and survive while piecing together the mystery The Coma in this remastered version of the Korean cult classic.
Why similar: Horror 69.7%, 2D 15%, Indie 10.1%, Singleplayer 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: Features a terrifying school setting where you must navigate 2D environments while avoiding supernatural threats.
- #4 The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,401 reviews2020
Dev: Dvora Studio Co., Ltd.Pub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters is a Korean survival horror-adventure. Venture from your deserted school to survive the horrors of the night. Explore the surrounding Sehwa district and uncover the shadow realm's dark secrets. Use everything at your disposal to avoid a demoness hellbent on killing you!
Why similar: Horror 55.4%, Gore 17.5%, Exploration 7.1%, 2D 6.9%, Singleplayer 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: Expands on the school-horror formula with improved mechanics and a gripping, narrative-heavy survival experience.
- #5 Fran Bow
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 21,826 reviews2015
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.3 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 31.7%, Gore 29.1%, Puzzle 27.5%, 2D 4.1%, Indie 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal 2D point-and-click horror game featuring a young female protagonist navigating dark, puzzle-filled worlds.
- #6 Ib
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,037 reviews2022
Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.
Why similar: Horror 38.5%, Puzzle 27%, Exploration 18%, 2D 10.9%, Indie 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic 2D horror-puzzle game set in a mysterious art gallery that shares the same sense of dread and exploration.
- #7 YinYang Street Ultimate Edition
93% 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: 2D Platformer 25.8%, Puzzle 21%, Horror 17.5%, Stylized 15.2%, Exploration 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D horror-puzzle game that utilizes traditional cultural motifs to build a tense, investigative atmosphere.
- #8 幽灵高校(Ghost College)
92% matchMostly Positive76% of 444 reviews2021
Dev: 血色双眸
Windows
An average college girl takes an elective class and everything is different. Death, spooky, enveloped her, uncovering the truth, looking for clues, making the right choice was the only way.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 33.3%, Horror 31.6%, Puzzle 21.6%, 2D 10.5%, Indie 3%
Why You'll Like It: Directly mirrors the school-based horror setting and 2D exploration mechanics of the seed game.
- #9 Afterdream
91% matchVery Positive93% of 339 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: Horror 43.3%, Linear 22.4%, Stylized 17.6%, 2D 12.6%, Singleplayer 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric 2D horror game that blurs the lines between dreams and reality through clever puzzle mechanics.
- #10 Yomawari: Night Alone
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,266 reviews2016
Dev: Nippon Ichi Software, Inc.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A quiet evening stroll takes a turn for the worse as a tragic accident befalls a little girl and her dog. When her sister goes missing later in the night, the little girl decides to venture out into the eerie darkness to search for her loved ones as evil spirits haunt the alleyways and streets of her once-peaceful town.
Why similar: Horror 69.2%, Gore 23.6%, Singleplayer 4.2%, 2D 3%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D horror game that emphasizes exploration and avoiding spirits in a dark, atmospheric environment.
- #11 彼岸画廊/Nether Gallery
90% 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: Gore 49.2%, Horror 24.9%, Puzzle 17.3%, Indie 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: An indie 2D horror game that focuses on surreal puzzle-solving and a haunting narrative journey.
- #12 The Cat Lady
89% matchVery Positive94% of 6,079 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 51.5%, Puzzle 18.3%, Exploration 12.8%, 2D 7%, Indie 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A mature 2D horror adventure that explores dark themes through puzzle-solving and a distinct, stylized aesthetic.
- #13 Black Sheep
89% matchMixed53% of 784 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 50.9%, Puzzle 20.8%, Exploration 11.1%, 2D 9.7%, Indie 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D mystery-horror game that focuses on uncovering the dark history of a school through exploration.
- #14 Scourge of the village
87% 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: Puzzle 46.6%, 2D Platformer 27%, 2D 13.1%, Singleplayer 9.7%, Indie 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery-horror game that emphasizes investigation and puzzle-solving in a tense, atmospheric environment.
- #15 Bride into the Cave
88% 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: Horror 31.9%, 2D Platformer 22.2%, Puzzle 21.5%, Word Game 15.5%, 2D 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy horror game that focuses on atmospheric storytelling and cultural mystery.
- #16 Mad Father
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,404 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: Horror 50.8%, Puzzle 19%, Exploration 14.5%, 2D 9.6%, Indie 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic 2D horror game where you explore a mansion to solve puzzles and uncover the dark secrets of your family.
- #17 Xi
85% 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 33.4%, Puzzle 27.3%, Horror 27.3%, 2D 10.4%, Singleplayer 0.9%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D pixel-art horror game that combines platforming with puzzle-solving in a dark, mysterious setting.
- #18 Corpse Party
86% matchVery Positive89% of 1,369 reviews2016
Dev: GrisGrisPub: XSEED Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 17.3 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 52.1%, Gore 41.2%, 2D 2.4%, Indie 2.3%, Singleplayer 2%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential school-horror experience that leans into 2D exploration and intense supernatural mystery.
- #19 Forgotten Hill Tales
84% matchVery Positive90% of 99 reviews2022
Dev: FM Studio
Windows · Mac
A spin-off series of short stories set in the grotesque world of Forgotten Hill
Why similar: Gore 35.3%, Horror 34.4%, Puzzle 13%, 2D 8.6%, Indie 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A series of interconnected 2D horror puzzles that excel at creating a disturbing and mysterious world.
- #20 Goetia
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 776 reviews2016
Dev: SusheePub: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Goetia is a point & click adventure where you play the ghost of a young lady. You are Abigail. Abigail Blackwood.
Why similar: Puzzle 49.1%, Horror 29.3%, Indie 12.6%, 2D 6.3%, Singleplayer 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: A gothic-themed puzzle-adventure game that focuses on exploration and uncovering the secrets of a haunted estate.
- #21 Red Line
81% matchVery Positive97% of 180 reviews2023
Dev: Rolling Cat StudioPub: indienova
Windows · Mac
Moving into a shabby apartment, a saturnine girl with hidden secrets finds a notebook that allows her to communicate with another world. A thrilling adventure taking place across multiple timelines ensues.
Why similar: Puzzle 42.2%, Horror 39%, 2D 9.9%, Singleplayer 4.5%, Indie 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D horror-puzzle game that focuses on mystery and thriller elements to keep the player engaged.
- #22 DreadOut
83% matchMostly Positive77% of 5,628 reviews2014
Dev: Digital Happiness
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
DreadOut is a third person supernatural horror game where you play as Linda, a high school student trapped in an old abandoned town. Equipped with her trusty smart-phone, she will battle against terrifying encounters and solve mysterious puzzles which will ultimately determine her fate.
Why similar: Horror 75.7%, Puzzle 8.9%, Third Person 6.8%, Indie 5%, Singleplayer 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: A horror game featuring a female protagonist investigating supernatural urban legends in a school-like environment.
- #23 Little Nightmares
81% matchVery Positive95% of 115,101 reviews2017
Dev: Tarsier StudiosPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Take on the role of Six, a lone child lost in a massive metal vessel known as the Maw, surrounded by dangerous, distorted versions of adults. You’ll need to do your best to escape in one piece or your fate will be worse than you ever dared dream.
Why similar: Horror 57.3%, Puzzle 27.3%, Singleplayer 7.2%, Third Person 4.4%, Indie 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D-platformer that excels at environmental storytelling and building a sense of dread through exploration.
- #24 Incantation
80% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,098 reviews2024
Dev: SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENT
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A mother, searching for her lost daughter, stumbles into a strange cult village. "Incantation" is a first-person horror game. It reveals the chilling story behind the "Chen Family Village". What are the consequences of crossing dark boundaries?
Why similar: Horror 33.7%, Gore 29.4%, Exploration 18.8%, Puzzle 13%, Singleplayer 5%
- #25 INHUMAN
82% 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: Horror 44%, Puzzle 31.2%, Exploration 13.5%, Singleplayer 6.8%, Indie 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that blends puzzle-solving with a dark, narrative-driven experience.
- #26 灵童
79% 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: Horror 31.3%, Puzzle 28.3%, 2D Platformer 22.4%, 2D 10.9%, Singleplayer 4%
- #27 Hellkind
78% matchVery Positive94% of 176 reviews2025
Dev: Motamot
Windows · Mac
You awaken to whispers of an ancient cult and their unholy rite. As the veil to the dead unravels, explore, solve puzzles, and escape - before you become part of the ritual.
Why similar: Horror 24.1%, Gore 17.5%, Linear 15.1%, Stylized 13.8%, Puzzle 13.3%
- #28 The Method of Hiding a Body
78% matchVery Positive92% of 83 reviews2024
Dev: Sea of Ghosts
Windows
A story-driven horror puzzle game where the player takes on the role of a resentful ghost, possessing others in order to search for her own corpse.
Why similar: Gore 70.4%, Puzzle 12.4%, Exploration 7.4%, Indie 6.6%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #29 Alex Hill: Whispers at White Oak Inn
76% matchVery Positive94% of 372 reviews2025
Dev: hannahontrek
Windows · Mac
A young woman died near the White Oak Inn. Now, her spirit is roaming around, and an employee is receiving strange letters. What dark secrets wait to be found? The clock is ticking and you, as Alex Hill, must uncover the truth before it’s too late.
Why similar: Puzzle 48.2%, Exploration 42%, Singleplayer 5.1%, Indie 4.7%
- #30 FILTHY US
79% 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 31.4%, Stylized 20.4%, Puzzle 19%, 2D 10.1%, Exploration 9.2%
- #31 Ghost Feed
76% matchVery Positive84% of 397 reviews2023
Dev: Hulu WorldPub: CE-Asia
Windows
这是一款由制作者真实人生经历和感悟衍生而来的游戏。主角来到一座古旧小镇，在阴森大宅中遭遇了古怪的灵异事件。最终发现，自己和宅子的人事物，有很深的联系……
Why similar: Horror 39.7%, Puzzle 34.1%, 2D 13%, Indie 6.9%, Singleplayer 6.3%
- #32 Late Homework | 遅れた宿題
75% matchVery Positive95% of 410 reviews2024
Dev: sodaraptorPub: Raptorsoft Games
Windows
Highschool student Haneko has forgotten her class assignments and must retrieve them by traversing a world of haunted horrors. Explore the dilapidated halls, find your missing homework, and avoid whatever's lurking around the corner in this bite-sized, retro survival horror experience.
Why similar: Horror 39.2%, Exploration 17.1%, Puzzle 16.6%, Stylized 12.9%, Third Person 10.9%
- #33 High School Dirty Secrets
74% matchVery Positive94% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Mitsuki Game StudioPub: JanduSoft
Windows
High School Dirty Secrets is a horror/puzzle adventure where Kasuga wakes up locked inside her high school with no memory of how she got there. As she searches for a way out, strange and unsettling events unfold, leading her to uncover dark secrets hidden within the school's walls.
Why similar: Gore 33.4%, Horror 31.4%, Puzzle 15.6%, Exploration 15.5%, Singleplayer 4.2%
- #34 Seduction
77% matchMixed55% of 65 reviews2021
Dev: KOEX studioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
《Seduction》is a 2d horror adventure puzzle game. Lee has to survive in the dark realm and to save Mei's soul from being use for the great summoning. Facing with mysteries, he has to figure out the truth in order to end it.
Why similar: Gore 42.4%, Horror 26.3%, Puzzle 20.7%, 2D 6.1%, Indie 4.1%
- #35 猫不语
77% 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 51.2%, Puzzle 20.2%, 2D 15.4%, Singleplayer 7.3%, Indie 5.9%
- #36 蛊婆 Lady in Tomb
73% matchVery Positive94% of 438 reviews2021
Dev: Magyu Studio
Windows
Gu Lady is a cartoon style third person action game. In the game, you'll have an adventure of nightmares and there are also puzzles for you to solve. You'll act Gu JiuXun, a Miao girl, to explore the grave filled with monsters,puzzles and traps,to save her younger sister！
Why similar: Puzzle 51%, Exploration 23.3%, Third Person 9.6%, Indie 9%, Singleplayer 7%
- #37 Alone in the School
73% matchVery Positive82% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: 티민이
Windows
A girl who has lost her memory must collect five scattered memory fragments in the school to remember the events of that day.
Why similar: Horror 45.6%, Puzzle 28.1%, Exploration 19.9%, Singleplayer 3.5%, Indie 2.9%
- #38 Paper Bride 2 Zangling Village
73% matchVery Positive91% of 1,098 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: Horror 37.2%, Puzzle 28.7%, Word Game 25.7%, 2D 8.4%
- #39 Fragile
75% matchMixed64% of 429 reviews2020
Dev: Beer Night Studio
Windows
Get pulled into the nightmares of reality as you play as an abducted girl from the ger district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Uncover a secret organization that deals in human trafficking and other horrendous activities. Try to escape from the scariest place on earth!
Why similar: Gore 51.4%, Horror 18.7%, Puzzle 13.4%, Exploration 5.4%, 2D 4.7%
- #40 Despair: Blood Curse
72% matchVery Positive84% of 133 reviews2024
Dev: Crimson Sequence
Windows
A third-person survival horror game featuring non-linear gameplay, puzzles, and enemies from the depths of hell. When Anna's mother passes away from a sudden illness, she receives a worrying letter from her sister suggesting that not all is as it seems. Will she uncover the truth?
Why similar: Horror 35.3%, Gore 33.5%, Puzzle 17.3%, Third Person 9.1%, Singleplayer 4.9%
- #41 Fragile Reflection
71% matchVery Positive81% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: Spectra team
Windows · Mac · Linux
A young woman returns back to her home in a rural Japanese village - but something is very wrong. Find items, solve puzzles, fight monsters and traverse between dimensions. Help Kario Ito reveal hidden mysteries and stay alive in this retro-styled survival horror!
Why similar: Gore 41%, Horror 25.8%, Puzzle 14.4%, Exploration 8.6%, Third Person 7.4%
- #42 THE TAG-ALONG OBSESSION
72% 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 55.4%, Puzzle 39.9%, Singleplayer 4.7%
- #43 Blood Lily Ghoststories
69% matchVery Positive95% of 107 reviews2025
Dev: Sounding Stone / 老奉毊
Windows
A horror game about a needy female ghost. A trio of close-knit occult club girls gather late at night to enjoy telling ghost stories. Little do they know that Miss Choker, a ghost that targets girls, is just dying to appear...
Why similar: Horror 55.6%, Exploration 23.4%, 2D 15.7%, Indie 5.2%
- #44 鬼山 / A Ghost Around Me
74% matchMixed63% of 90 reviews2019
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
"Ghost Mountain" is a text-based escape game, a purely overhead world with the theme of survival and survival, around the various scenarios of thrilling horror and multi-final. The story tells of a class outing. Because the driver made the wrong way, the classmates mistakenly entered the ghost mountain.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #45 Subway Exorcist Girl
69% 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 44.9%, Puzzle 27.5%, Exploration 21.8%, Singleplayer 5.8%
- #46 DreadOut 2
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,990 reviews2020
Dev: Digital Happiness
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A third-person horror adventure that draws inspiration from Indonesian urban legend. Play as Linda, a high school student with the ability to sense and see ghosts. This spine-chilling sequel expands on the cult hit original, making DreadOut 2 another terrifying addition to the horror genre.
Why similar: Horror 36.8%, Gore 33.1%, Exploration 17.3%, Third Person 8.6%, Singleplayer 4.2%
- #47 The Rule Of SHE
68% matchVery Positive88% of 58 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: Horror 49%, Puzzle 36.6%, Singleplayer 6.8%, 2D 4.6%, Exploration 3%
- #48 Red Bow
71% matchVery Positive85% of 324 reviews2020
Dev: Stranga GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%
If you were given another chance, would you take it? Or leave it in the hands of a little girl? Play as Roh, a young girl stuck in a bizarre nightmare of dark and eerie creatures.
Why similar: Gore 38%, Horror 24.8%, Puzzle 11%, Linear 8.9%, 2D 7%
- #49 Devil's Hideout
69% matchVery Positive85% of 95 reviews2024
Dev: Cosmic Void
Windows · Mac · Linux
Devil's Hideout is a horror point and click adventure. Lauren learns from a mystic that her young sister is still alive, with cultists staging her death. Traveling to the hospital where her sister received care, Lauren plunges headfirst into a nightmare.
Why similar: Horror 40.4%, Stylized 20.3%, Puzzle 14.5%, 2D 10.2%, Exploration 8.4%
- #50 Wire Lips
70% matchVery Positive87% of 451 reviews2020
Dev: AIHASTOPub: Volens Nolens Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Leta’s life changed in one moment. She and her friend Lina found an old music box in the mountains... and soon Lina disappeared, leaving behind only a photograph and the ominous music box. Uncover the secrets in atmospheric third-person horror game.
Why similar: Gore 52.6%, Horror 32.1%, Indie 7.9%, Third Person 7.4%
- #51 港詭實錄ParanormalHK
68% matchVery Positive90% of 20,031 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 74.3%, Puzzle 19.2%, Singleplayer 3.6%, Indie 2.9%
- #52 夜弦之音 - Echoes of Nocturnal Chords
70% 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: Gore 41.5%, Horror 29.2%, Puzzle 14.4%, 2D 7.1%, Indie 4.1%
- #53 Rubbings
66% 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: Horror 27.8%, Word Game 24.9%, Puzzle 22.8%, Exploration 15.6%, 2D 8.8%
- #54 マカブルの残党: Remnants of the Macabre
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Starpixel Studios
Windows
Navigate 1980s Japan as a schoolgirl in this Junji Ito-inspired horror game. Each choice shapes your fate, leading to safety or deeper into the macabre. Uncover hidden horrors in an urban street filled with sinister details. Will you find your way home, or be consumed by the unknown?
Why similar: Puzzle 40.9%, Horror 32.2%, Exploration 25.8%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #55 Mysterious School
70% matchMostly Negative37% of 1,791 reviews2023
Dev: DuoDuoDog
Windows
"Mysterious School" is a horror game that supports multi player online and single player. Why do girls often cry on campus at midnight? What happened to the once famous No.1 middle school? Take your partner, find out the truth that the young girl has become a zombie, and help the girl reincarnate.
Why similar: Puzzle 100%
- #56 Lunar Mirror
67% 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: Horror 45.6%, Puzzle 27.3%, Exploration 16.5%, Indie 6.2%, Singleplayer 4.4%
- #57 Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open
66% matchVery Positive96% of 90 reviews2024
Dev: Cellar Vault GamesPub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows
Third Eye Open is a supernatural narrative adventure about a young girl coming of age. The game is set in a small Malaysian suburb which the player navigates to speak to friends, families, and ghosts. Various minigames immerse the player deeper into the protagonist's journey.
Why similar: Stylized 51.6%, Exploration 41.4%, Singleplayer 4.1%, Indie 3%
- #58 Utter a Name
64% matchVery Positive93% of 200 reviews2025
Dev: evilalbert
Windows · Mac · Linux
Disembodied souls linger in this old estate. To each one, utter their name.
Why similar: Puzzle 45.2%, Horror 33.1%, 2D 10.4%, Singleplayer 6.6%, Indie 4.7%
- #59 Paper Bride 3 Unresolved Love
65% 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: 2D Platformer 23.1%, Horror 20.9%, Word Game 19.3%, Puzzle 17.6%, Exploration 12.4%
