Games Like ghostpia Season One

You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.

Why similar: Visual Novel 9.9%, CRPG 9.1%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Choices Matter 8.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Features a similarly surreal, meta-narrative approach to psychological horror with a striking art style.

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: Visual Novel 21%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Text-Based 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Horror 12.7%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the same glitchy, surreal, and deeply psychological atmosphere as ghostpia.

A sequel to Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk. Dive into demented and bizarre world once again and help the girl become a little happier.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.8%, Visual Novel 25.8%, Text-Based 13.3%, Story Rich 7.9%, Horror 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Continues the intense, introspective, and unsettling narrative style of its predecessor.

The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.9%, Dating Sim 19.4%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Anime 13.6%, Horror 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive experience for players who enjoy the subversion of cute visual novel tropes into psychological horror.

A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.2%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Horror 17.6%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Story Rich 12.5%

Why You'll Like It: A classic surreal horror game that excels at creating a lonely, dreamlike atmosphere within a strange, artistic world.

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: Psychological Horror 30.2%, Walking Simulator 23.8%, Horror 23.2%, Story Rich 12.7%, Adventure 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on atmospheric, 2D psychological exploration that feels like wandering through a lucid nightmare.

This is a point-and-click, command-selection style adventure game where the protagonist is a girl who has become a ghost. The objective is to fulfill her desires by speaking to her beloved "him" causing poltergeists, visiting in dreams, or even cursing.

Why similar: Visual Novel 25.4%, Horror 24.1%, Point & Click 23.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%, Adventure 9%

Why You'll Like It: Matches the visual novel format with a distinct, unsettling aesthetic and horror themes.

Unravel a string of gruesome murders terrorizing Tokyo in this mystery-thriller visual novel. The secrets of a case from six years prior may just be the key to the current unending cycle of tragedy—and the thing that cracks this woeful world’s shell may be one girl’s smile.

Why similar: Visual Novel 16.7%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Romance 12.6%, Cinematic 12.3%, Choices Matter 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty, psychological visual novel that mirrors the dark, mystery-laden tone of ghostpia.

A horror channel browsing game where each channel holds a different nightmare to experience, explore them and find out the truth about what has happened in a small town where the inhabitants have disappeared.

Why similar: Visual Novel 16.3%, Dark Humor 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Horror 12.4%, Psychological Horror 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: A visual novel that leans into pixel-art horror and surreal, story-rich experiences.

A tragic love story following Memori and her search for the missing "him."

Why similar: Visual Novel 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Romance 11.9%, Horror 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: Explores psychological horror through a cute, 2D visual novel lens similar to ghostpia's aesthetic.

Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...

Why similar: Horror 28.2%, Psychological Horror 25.8%, Point & Click 25.6%, Anime 13.9%, Adventure 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: Uses a lo-fi, monochromatic aesthetic to deliver a surreal and deeply unsettling cosmic horror experience.

Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!

Why similar: Visual Novel 17.8%, Text-Based 16.3%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Horror 9.3%, Point & Click 9%

Why You'll Like It: Blends adventure and visual novel elements to explore psychological horror through urban legends.

"I hope that someday, you'll dream of me." -- CINERIS SOMNIA is a 3D adventure through a beautifully strange and mesmerizing world - and a young girl's cruel and forlorn dreams.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.7%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Cinematic 16.1%, Horror 14.7%, Anime 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, walking-simulator style experience that prioritizes dreamlike, melancholic imagery.

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 25.4%, Psychological Horror 24.6%, Point & Click 23.9%, Story Rich 15.9%, Adventure 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, mature psychological horror game that shares ghostpia's focus on deep, emotional, and often disturbing storytelling.

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: Visual Novel 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Romance 12.3%, Hand-drawn 12%, Horror 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: A gothic, story-rich visual novel that emphasizes atmosphere and psychological tension.

This is an isolated town, a town of memories that have been forgotten by its people. However, this small town has not been quiet and peaceful since the murders began... Time passes by, where are the sinful spirits going? Are my memories reality, or just a dream?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.6%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Horror 16.5%, Choices Matter 15.8%, Anime 14.2%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, lore-heavy horror game that shares the abstract and mysterious nature of ghostpia.

Witness the tale of a most foolish family. A remake of the classic horror exploration game makes its way to Steam.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.9%, Horror 28.9%, Anime 22.2%, Story Rich 10.3%, Adventure 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: Combines a charming, stylized aesthetic with a dark, gothic tale of family secrets and horror.

A story about a dead lamb walking.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Psychological Horror 16%, Horror 13.2%, Choices Matter 12.8%

Why You'll Like It: An interactive fiction visual novel that balances a cute art style with unsettling narrative undertones.

Horror mystery about a boy who desperately wants a Normal life in the most abnormal city in the world. Help Timor understand his cruel life in this supernatural city while trying to survive one more day. In a universe where Sleep is an illness. This is a visual novel with point and click features.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Point & Click 14%, Horror 11.5%, Psychological Horror 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: A visual novel that uses an interactive fiction format to deliver a story-rich horror experience.

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 22.2%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Anime 11.9%, Dating Sim 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror visual novel that uses multiple endings to explore its dark, anime-inspired world.

Immersed in her nightmares, in a chaotic reality, confused and all alone. The only safe place is her room, but not forever... She wanders through an empty city and strange places while fleeing from creatures lurking in the darkness to find out what's going on. You are in the skin of Ana Lúcia.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.3%, Point & Click 26.6%, Horror 21.5%, Story Rich 14%, Adventure 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that uses pixel graphics to depict a dark, dream-like journey.

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: Text-Based 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Hand-drawn 13.2%, Anime 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: An interactive fiction visual novel that focuses on horror and mystery in a 2D anime style.

幽霊のために、何ができるの

Why similar: Text-Based 46.2%, Visual Novel 36.1%, Adventure 10%, Singleplayer 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A text-based adventure that shares the thematic focus on ghosts and lonely, cute aesthetics.

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: Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Horror 20.9%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Anime 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A horror-mystery title that focuses on exploration and thriller elements in a surreal setting.

A mystery visual novel where horror meets occult comedy. Follow Kugayama Shiori, a ghost who casually dies over and over as she searches for her cause of death and the regrets that bind her to this world. Her investigation will eventually lead to a single incident—and the truth behind her demise.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.6%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Text-Based 17.6%, Cinematic 15.7%, Adventure 8.1%

The first of seven chapters, which will tell an amazing story about the adventures of a girl and her friends. Colorful landscapes and warm sunny atmosphere. Also, they will find the real door! And take part in the contest! Can you imagine?

Why similar: Dark Humor 24.4%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Anime 13.6%, Story Rich 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: An emotional, drama-heavy visual novel that delves into psychological horror and narrative depth.

Your average student life quickly descents into horror as a mysterious witch takes over the college... Can you save the girl you love? Or even make it out alive?

Why similar: Dating Sim 15.7%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Romance 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play visual novel that blends dating-sim tropes with psychological horror.

Immerse yourself in the enigmatic world of Nauris, where enchanting landscapes hide terrifying secrets: the strange behavior of elders, sinister rituals of priests, and the disappearance of citizens. Madness lurks everywhere – will you master it or become its victim? The choice is yours.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Dating Sim 8.8%, Horror 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A story-rich visual novel that incorporates horror elements into its adventure-focused narrative.

You opened your eyes to find a giant girl looking down at you. Experience the fate of Saeko and the little people in this cruel yet captivating story with avant-garde art.

Why similar: Dating Sim 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Point & Click 9.4%

The most relaxing horror game you'll ever play. Anemoiapolis exists in the uncanny valley of American architecture -- endless carpeted floors and lonely malls. Escape for your life, and enjoy the scenery.

Why similar: Cinematic 22.8%, Psychological Horror 22.3%, Walking Simulator 19.6%, Horror 18.3%, Story Rich 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the liminal, lonely, and unsettling atmosphere of exploration-based horror.

How far would you go to bring someone back from the dead? Discover the depths that some will go to in this horror-adventure game.

Why similar: Text-Based 16.3%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Hand-drawn 11%, Horror 10.2%, Anime 9.7%

Follow a recluse who is the only being left in the world as she struggles with little things in her everyday life. This game was made entirely out of scanned traditional watercolor art.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 30%, Psychological Horror 24.3%, Horror 14.2%, Story Rich 10.4%, Walking Simulator 9.4%

A yandere yuri visual novel with a fairytale theme. Can you escape from your mysterious pursuer?

Why similar: Visual Novel 20.9%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Romance 12.8%, Text-Based 12.3%, Anime 11.5%

"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: Dating Sim 68.2%, Horror 26.4%, Singleplayer 5.4%

Pink Noise is a nonlinear visual novel in the psychological horror genre, immersing you in the retro atmosphere of the '90s. It tells the tale of a group of teenagers who unknowingly set off a chain of terrifying events. What secrets lie within the mysterious VHS tape they should’ve never played?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Cinematic 11.6%, Choices Matter 11.2%

A dimly lit room, her first time stay home.... Do you gently watch over little Anna? Or....

Why similar: Point & Click 30.1%, Psychological Horror 28.2%, Horror 17%, Anime 14.7%, Adventure 4.5%

"CHURIP" is a horror adventure game set in modern times. On the day of the funeral, her casket was beautifully adorned with many flowers. She often appears in my dreams as she was when she was alive.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.2%, Walking Simulator 24.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Anime 14.5%, Story Rich 7.9%

Venture into the woods as you play Little Goody Two Shoes, a phantasmagorical horror narrative adventure where all your decisions matter!

Why similar: Dating Sim 30.1%, Horror 19.3%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Romance 10.7%, Anime 8.1%

"Королевская ночь"– нелинейная визуальная новелла в жанре ужасов. Десятки лет одиночества заставят её мыслить иначе..

Why similar: Visual Novel 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Horror 12.8%, Choices Matter 12%, Hand-drawn 11.1%

Winion Virus is a pixel-art visual novel horror game. It features adorable and charming graphics paired with a dark fairy-tale story full of unexpected twists. As a point-and-click adventure, your task is to fix the errors occurring within the computer.

Why similar: Visual Novel 21.8%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Point & Click 20.6%, Horror 20.3%, Story Rich 8.5%

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 34%, Horror 28.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Adventure 6.5%, Singleplayer 4.8%

You've moved to a new house where the previous owner was murdered. They never found his head. But, it has found you.

Why similar: Text-Based 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Horror 12.3%

The Gnosia lie. Pretending to be human, they’ll get in close, trick and deceive, and then eliminate one victim at a time...

Why similar: Visual Novel 26.8%, Psychological Horror 22.6%, Anime 19.4%, Story Rich 14.3%, Simulation 6.6%

Without a Dawn is a dark, psychological, and philosophical visual horror novel featuring hauntingly beautiful pseudo-ASCII art.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.9%, Visual Novel 28.9%, Horror 17.8%, Story Rich 15%, Singleplayer 5%

"Night Nite" is a horror comedy adventure game set in modern times. One day, mysterious events begin to unfold around you. What could be the true identity behind these occurrences?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Story Rich 12.9%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Dating Sim 9.8%

Before you realize it, dreams have become a curse. Wander through a darkened room and descend into the depths of her mind. A story-driven first-person horror game that leads you into an abyss of anguish and despair. Dedicated to those who once pursued their dreams—and to those who still do.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.5%, Horror 22.1%, Walking Simulator 14.8%, Anime 11.2%, Story Rich 10.1%

A gothic suspense tale set in a cursed mansion. "The House in Fata Morgana" is a full-length visual novel spanning nearly a millennium that deals in tragedy, human nature, and insanity.

Why similar: Visual Novel 18.9%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Romance 15.2%, Horror 11.8%, Anime 11%

Some memories aren't meant to stay. We are our memories and our experiences. What happens if you delete some of them? If you change your past and, thus, your future?

Why similar: Text-Based 17.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Point & Click 10.5%

Led by her new friend, Mr. Voice, Misfortune ventures into the woods, where mysteries are unraveled and a little bad luck unfolds.

Why similar: Dark Humor 18.2%, Point & Click 17.5%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Horror 10.8%

Unravel the mystery in this cute psychological horror VN, set deep in the woods of the Tatras Mountains. Will you wind up on the chopping block?

Why similar: Dating Sim 20.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Horror 11.9%

You’re trapped inside a haunted house, stalked by angry ghosts. To survive, you’ll have to run, hide, strategize, give gifts, chat, flirt… Wait, what kind of game is this? Oh right, it’s a point-and-click survival horror dating sim!

Why similar: Dating Sim 21.9%, Romance 10.8%, Horror 9.7%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%

An exploration game about emotional ties that transcend even death. Riley is faced with a headstrong ghost, urging her on an adventure across atmospheric shores, uncovering the island's tragic secret. Choices in dialogue shape the bond between the two, ultimately deciding Riley's fate.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.4%, Romance 20.2%, Point & Click 15%, Story Rich 14.6%, Choices Matter 11.5%

A haunted convent. Statues that move on their own. A buried past. Welcome to Saint Idelora’s convent, where becoming a saint comes with a price.

Why similar: Visual Novel 15.3%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Horror 12%

A summer night consumes the girls... Exploration type horror ADV game

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.1%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Point & Click 18.2%, Horror 15.2%, Anime 12.4%

Hunted by anxiety, you exiled yourself to a lonely mountain inhabited by a ghost and his regrets.

Why similar: Text-Based 19%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.9%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Romance 16.3%, Hand-drawn 11.4%

One eleven is a dark detective story about twelve lonely people who, by chance, find themselves in the same house with a mad maniac. Who will be the victim and who will be the killer? Be attentive and courageous, and solve the riddles of One Eleven.

Why similar: Dating Sim 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Text-Based 10.5%, Point & Click 10.1%, Visual Novel 9.5%

Beacon Pines is a cute and creepy adventure set within a mysterious book. Sneak out late, make new friends, uncover hidden truths, and collect words that will change the course of fate!

Why similar: Visual Novel 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Horror 13.3%, Point & Click 12.4%, Hand-drawn 12.2%

A self abating husk is forcibly coerced into a suicide pact by a "perfect" girl drowning in ennui and despair. The result is unfathomable heart rending terror and confusion.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.9%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Romance 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Anime 12.5%

Sanctuaries. Secrets. Serious consequences. A solo-developed psychological horror/drama visual novel.

Why similar: Visual Novel 18.6%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Text-Based 15.6%, Horror 15.1%, Anime 14.5%