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  1. #1 Hazy Mind
    97% matchVery Positive86% of 318 reviews2024
    Dev: betetiro
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    You can't remember anything, and all you can see is HER. Delve into your story and uncover the truth behind what happened to you and your parents.

    Why similar: Psychedelic 37.6%, Visual Novel 25.3%, Surreal 10.9%, Psychological Horror 9%, Story Rich 8.1%

  2. #2 Without a Dawn
    96% matchVery Positive94% of 679 reviews2025
    Dev: Jesse Makkonen
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%

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

    Why similar: Visual Novel 29.2%, Psychedelic 24.6%, Dark 13.9%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Story Rich 9.2%

  3. #3 You Shouldn't Be Here
    96% matchVery Positive91% of 70 reviews2025
    Dev: Doomster Entertainment
    Windows

    This short psychedelic visual novel takes place in a strange world inhabited by harrowing creatures shunned by the light. You’ll meet someone who has made this world their own, and in doing so, learn the reason why you shouldn't be there.

    Why similar: Psychedelic 31.8%, Visual Novel 24.1%, Surreal 17.2%, Dark 10.8%, Psychological Horror 7.5%

  4. #4 Something Strange
    95% matchPositive91% of 66 reviews2022
    Dev: Ethan ZimmerlePub: Mr. Hand
    Windows

    Go about your normal every day life and meet new friends in this short visual novel!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 47.6%, Dark 16.7%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, 2D 11.8%, Casual 7.1%

  5. #5 Decarnation
    94% matchVery Positive88% of 1,039 reviews2023
    Dev: Atelier QDBPub: Shiro Unlimited
    Windows
    Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Where do you run to when your demons reside within you? Decarnation is a pixel art adventure/action puzzle game with a horrific story inspired by some of the most influential films and novels in the genre. Dive into a breathtaking thriller where nightmares and dreams intertwine…

    Why similar: Surreal 37.4%, Lovecraftian 22.1%, Dark 12.9%, Story Rich 6.3%, Psychological Horror 6%

  6. #6 YAMIKKO TROUBLEMAKER
    94% matchVery Positive97% of 79 reviews2025
    Dev: お湯めのPub: 半角全角感嘆符
    Windows

    A long-form, choice-driven psychological horror and depression game in which the protagonist’s ending changes based on the choices made by “you,” the voice he hears in his head.

    Why similar: Dark 23.8%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Gore 12.1%, Story Rich 11%

  7. #7 GAG
    93% matchMostly Positive75% of 60 reviews2020
    Dev: Joshua Roland
    Windows

    An interactive psychological horror drama.

    Why similar: Surreal 26.6%, Psychedelic 23.4%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Dark 12.1%, Psychological Horror 6.8%

  8. #8 When the Darkness comes
    91% matchVery Positive92% of 8,408 reviews2019
    Dev: Sirhaian
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%

    When the Darkness comes is a walking simulator whose glitchy and dark tale tries to illustrate the hardships of depression and anxiety through a variety of imaginary digital landscapes.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 43.1%, Dark 34%, Story Rich 12.4%, Indie 7.8%, Singleplayer 2.7%

  9. #9 Train of Afterlife
    92% 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 52.7%, Surreal 16.3%, Dark 8.7%, Casual 7.1%, Story Rich 5%

  10. #10 Aimi
    91% 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: Surreal 33.2%, Dark 21.1%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Story Rich 10.5%, Psychological Horror 9.7%

  11. #11 Starecrown (DEMO)
    89% matchVery Positive86% of 58 reviews2024
    Dev: Jofini
    Windows

    In STARECROWN, a visual-novel merged with a puzzle-based horror experience, your ANGEL whose watched from the distance finally makes himself known. For the worse.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 47.8%, Dark 18.3%, Stylized 8.5%, Story Rich 8.2%, 2D 7.9%

  12. #12 Contraindication
    88% matchVery Positive99% of 68 reviews2025
    Dev: Static Remains
    Windows

    Your end is my beginning. A short psychological visual novel with exploration and puzzle elements... it already lays shattered.

    Why similar: Psychedelic 32%, Visual Novel 31.8%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Dark 9.2%, 2D 7.9%

  13. #13 Immanence
    90% matchMixed64% of 102 reviews2020
    Dev: Cat In A Jar Games
    Windows

    Immanence is a 2D psychological Lovecraftian blend of religion and technology with surreal puzzles and dark atmosphere.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 63.4%, Indie 36.6%

  14. #14 Channel 4 Midnight
    87% matchVery Positive85% of 102 reviews2026
    Dev: foolkien
    Windows

    A bite-sized psychological horror game about a wayward soul who seeks transformation through a sinister ritual.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 39.8%, Dark 32.1%, Story Rich 22.1%, Singleplayer 6.1%

  15. #15 Ignited Entry
    86% matchVery Positive96% of 310 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 27.5%, Story Rich 26.9%, Stylized 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Casual 11.3%

  16. #16 Our Elusive Suffering
    89% matchMixed65% of 86 reviews2022
    Dev: 👁️Pub: ⚰️
    Windows

    🩸🌌💀🌫️⛪️

    Why similar: Surreal 45.9%, Lovecraftian 35.4%, Stylized 8.3%, Psychological Horror 7.5%, Indie 1.6%

  17. #17 The Flayed Man
    86% matchVery Positive92% of 363 reviews2025
    Dev: Snoring Dog Games
    Windows

    The Flayed Man is a short narrative-driven point and click horror game. Awaking without memories (or skin), you must uncover the sins of the past, pass judgement, and decide your fate in this macabre adventure.

    Why similar: Dark 27.4%, Gore 18.3%, Lovecraftian 17%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Story Rich 10.9%

  18. #18 Fragments of Dread - False Haven
    84% matchVery Positive92% of 207 reviews2025
    Dev: Domnaier
    Windows

    Fragments of Dread is an episodic psychological horror series. Each episode tells a self-contained story of dread, fear, and survival.

    Why similar: Dark 37.7%, Psychological Horror 28.3%, Story Rich 24.7%, Indie 5.6%, Singleplayer 3.7%

  19. #19 The Forgotten Apartment
    85% matchMixed67% of 55 reviews2025
    Dev: Umbra Games
    Windows

    A psychological horror experience set in a forgotten apartment filled with dark memories, eerie puzzles, and emotional scars waiting to resurface.

    Why similar: Gore 38.5%, Dark 24.3%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Story Rich 11.9%, Indie 9.3%

  20. #20 Free Will
    84% matchVery Positive97% of 323 reviews2024
    Dev: Kipps In A BoxPub: Meowdy
    Windows

    Free Will is a 2D psychological puzzle RPG where the puzzles happen outside of the game. Dig deep into the system code to fix the corruption, and uncover information that might be better off hidden.

    Why similar: Story Rich 34.5%, Dark 30%, 2D 14.5%, Indie 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%

  21. #21 Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft
    82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,107 reviews2021
    Dev: Bit Golem
    Windows
    Median: 42 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 29%

    Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 44.7%, Visual Novel 24.8%, Dark 13.7%, Story Rich 7.8%, Psychological Horror 7.4%

  22. #22 Nightmare Zapping
    82% matchVery Positive99% of 74 reviews2023
    Dev: Maldo19
    Windows

    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 37.6%, Dark 21.2%, Story Rich 11.6%, 2D 9.2%, Psychological Horror 9.1%

  23. #23 Backspace Backspace Backspace
    81% matchVery Positive97% of 60 reviews2024
    Dev: Blue Tango Street
    Windows · Mac

    In an AI-powered age where original authors have become largely redundant, play as a dejected writer on the brink of losing their creative drive forever.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 34.9%, Psychedelic 28.2%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Story Rich 9.2%, Dark 8.1%

  24. #24 Swallow The Blue: Remastered
    83% matchMixed60% of 106 reviews2021
    Dev: Euphoric Brothers
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    An eerie horror game set in a weird hotel plagued with bizarre beings and interesting characters. The game utilizes a never-used before environment alongside brand new horror mechanics, one of a kind graphics/art style, and an unnerving story with rich lore to create a unique experience for players.

    Why similar: Dark 36.2%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Story Rich 18.1%, 2D 10%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%

  25. #25 Eclipsium
    78% matchVery Positive92% of 2,740 reviews2025
    Dev: HousefirePub: CRITICAL REFLEX
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Longing for light, a sunless world begins devouring itself. Every step shifts the landscape beneath you as you search for what remains of her.

    Why similar: Psychedelic 28.5%, Surreal 25.4%, Lovecraftian 19.5%, Dark 10.3%, Psychological Horror 6.2%

  26. #26 The Nameless City
    81% matchVery Positive87% of 55 reviews2024
    Dev: Paradnight Studio
    Windows · Mac

    Narrative-driven first person horror adventure inspired by Lovecraft's short novel "The Nameless City". Explore the ruins of a city that some say they are older than humanity itself. While you delve deeper into the ancient buildings, reality and visions blend into an indistinct haze.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.7%, Surreal 30.9%, Dark 15.6%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Casual 3.1%

  27. #27 VHS Collection: Goodnight Me
    80% matchVery Positive81% of 91 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: Dark 47.3%, Psychological Horror 27.1%, Casual 11.8%, Indie 5%, Singleplayer 5%

  28. #28 You know my name?
    79% matchMostly Positive71% of 213 reviews2024
    Dev: Mystael studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A short visual novel about finding your name and a girl in the fog.

    Why similar: Psychedelic 41.5%, Visual Novel 28.3%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, Story Rich 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 5.9%

  29. #29 First Session
    79% matchVery Positive81% of 89 reviews2021
    Dev: Lappi Soft
    Windows

    First Person Psychological Horror. Addicted to virtual ecstasy, trapped in digital hell. Navigate glitchy dreamscapes and a city that never sleeps. Every mission brings you closer to your next dose, but will you follow your protective AI, or the man behind a liberating new drug?

    Why similar: Surreal 35.5%, Dark 19.5%, Gore 17%, Psychological Horror 12%, Story Rich 11.7%

  30. #30 Gamebook Edgar A. Poe: The Oval Portrait
    77% matchMostly Positive76% of 59 reviews2022
    Dev: The Midworld
    Windows

    Put on your headphones, close your eyes and watch the story in your imagination. What seems like a game may be something more. Is it a story waiting to be told or... felt? Enter the universe of Edgar A. Poe, where reason, like the devil, says "Goodnight".

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 42.4%, Visual Novel 25.4%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Story Rich 11.2%, Stylized 6.3%

  31. #31 Death Drive
    74% matchVery Positive97% of 91 reviews2025
    Dev: LunaticMoon
    Windows

    Death Drive is a road trip visual novel inspired by classic American Gothic fiction.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 36.1%, Lovecraftian 17.8%, Psychedelic 17.1%, 2D 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9.3%

  32. #32 Nyctophilia
    78% matchMixed64% of 305 reviews2015
    Dev: Cat In A Jar Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 49%

    Nyctophilia is 2D psychological thriller about bad things in your head.

    Why similar: 2D 50.6%, Indie 29%, Pixel Graphics 20.4%

  33. #33 FORGOTTEN: THE GAME
    77% matchMixed67% of 155 reviews2022
    Dev: Vasilis LouvrisPub: Out of Body Experience
    Windows

    Experience all the stages of dementia in this mood-swinging psychological horror game that we call FORGOTTEN. Travel as a fox through progressively disturbing stages searching for memories explaining the protagonist's life. Pay close attention to what the fox is trying to offer before it's too late

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 46.3%, Story Rich 38.6%, Singleplayer 8.6%, Indie 6.5%

  34. #34 Dark Fracture: Prologue
    75% matchVery Positive83% of 1,356 reviews2020
    Dev: Twisted II Studio
    Windows

    Dark Fracture is a psychological horror experience in which you explore an ever-changing world where reality and nightmares collide. Walk on the edge of madness in the shoes of a tormented soul as you descend into the darkest depths of the human psyche, and question everything you see.

    Why similar: Surreal 29.7%, Lovecraftian 26.1%, Dark 17.1%, Supernatural 16.2%, Psychological Horror 8.3%

  35. #35 Gray Dawn
    75% matchVery Positive84% of 1,173 reviews2018
    Dev: Interactive Stone
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Embark on a terrifying adventure of a priest accused of murdering an altar boy. Gray Dawn is a psychological thriller infused with religious elements and combines story-driven quests with an artistic experience.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.2%, Psychedelic 13.9%, Gore 12.2%, Surreal 11.8%, Psychological Horror 9.8%

  36. #36 Pleh!
    72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,337 reviews2023
    Dev: Jester Games
    Windows

    Pleh! is a short psychological horror walking simulator that tells the story of a depressed game developer, his intrusive thoughts and his dark mysterious secrets.

    Why similar: Dark 37.5%, Psychological Horror 22.1%, Story Rich 19.7%, 2D 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%

  37. #37 白昼梦 · 心象病院
    73% matchVery Positive84% of 232 reviews2024
    Dev: 林檎树Pub: Eternal Dream
    Windows

    This is a pixel style puzzle game, including a certain micro-horror elements. Truth is blind love. Retrieve your memory and escape from this horrible hospital.

    Why similar: Surreal 45.9%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Story Rich 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 10%, 2D 9%

  38. #38 Dead Dreams
    76% matchMostly Positive74% of 65 reviews2020
    Dev: Aiaz Marx
    Windows

    "DEAD DREAMS" is a 2D psychological horror game focused on puzzle-solving and atmosphere with a complex non-linear story in which every element has a meaning...

    Why similar: Dark 21.7%, Supernatural 21%, Gore 16.6%, Story Rich 11.6%, 2D 9.7%

  39. #39 You Will (Not) Remain
    73% matchVery Positive92% of 2,523 reviews2022
    Dev: Bedtime PhobiasPub: No way, we're indie baby of course we don't have a publisher
    Windows

    You must stay in your apartment as the city around you falls to an Eldritch horror.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.8%, Visual Novel 27.9%, Story Rich 9.2%, Psychological Horror 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 8%

  40. #40 Shattered Lights
    74% matchVery Positive87% of 430 reviews2019
    Dev: Team MorbidPub: Breda University of Applied Sciences
    Windows

    Shattered Lights is a VR psychological horror room-scale experience, which focuses on drawing the player into the game with unparalleled immersion.

    Why similar: Dark 36.9%, Psychological Horror 35.6%, Gore 11.3%, Indie 11%, Singleplayer 5.2%

  41. #41 I Am Here, I Won't Disappear. I Am Here, I Won't...
    73% matchMixed66% of 79 reviews2025
    Dev: Mystael studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A patchwork quilt of meanings, ideas, references, and madness. A crack in the sink of your understanding. And also the story of one unfortunate girl.

    Why similar: Psychedelic 35.5%, Visual Novel 29.6%, Dark 15.9%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Casual 4.7%

  42. #42 Afterdream
    71% 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: Surreal 40%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Story Rich 13%, 2D 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%

  43. #43 Quiet is the Eyes
    71% matchVery Positive96% of 217 reviews2023
    Dev: Rachel PerryPub: USC Games
    Windows

    All your coworkers are gone and the halls are quiet, except for the pitter-patter of rain on the window. Explore a desolate laboratory as a creature stalks you, always watching. Run and hide as you solve puzzles and learn more about what happened to the facility and its secrets.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 43.4%, Dark 20.6%, 2D 10.9%, Casual 6%, Psychological Horror 5.7%

  44. #44 Life Gallery
    72% matchVery Positive82% of 421 reviews2023
    Dev: 751 Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Life Gallery is a puzzle game with a unique, illustration-style art design that leads the players into a world of profound horror.

    Why similar: Surreal 32.8%, Psychedelic 29%, Dark 14.7%, Psychological Horror 7.4%, Stylized 5.3%

  45. #45 Inner Voices
    76% 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 31.4%, Surreal 23%, Dark 15.8%, Gore 9.8%, Psychological Horror 8.5%

  46. #46 Yume Nikki
    71% matchVery Positive94% of 9,908 reviews2018
    Dev: kikiyamaPub: PLAYISM
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 72.0 hrs≥1hr: 46%

    This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.

    Why similar: Surreal 45.8%, Dark 18.4%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, 2D 7.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%

  47. #47 Silent Residence
    70% matchVery Positive93% of 94 reviews2025
    Dev: Woyboy
    Windows

    Experience Harry's story of battling multiple personalities and his severe case of schizophrenia. In this First-person horror game, you battle the hallucinations and illusions your mind creates. You misjudge reality and quickly lose control over yourself.

    Why similar: Dark 39.5%, Psychological Horror 25.3%, Pixel Graphics 15.5%, Story Rich 14.3%, Indie 2.9%

  48. #48 The Shadow Over Cyberspace
    70% matchVery Positive90% of 111 reviews2025
    Dev: Fiction Factory Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Dread whispers echo across the Information Superhighway. Y2K is coming, heralding the rise of the Old Ones. With your meatspace mind unraveling, time is running out -- barter with gods, embrace the deathless aeons, or go offline permanently in this modempunk horror story.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 35%, Visual Novel 28.1%, Psychedelic 17.1%, Story Rich 9.4%, Psychological Horror 6.8%

  49. #49 If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers
    69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,656 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: Dark 29.9%, Supernatural 24.9%, Story Rich 15.6%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%

  50. #50 REDSHIFT
    69% matchVery Positive81% of 93 reviews2025
    Dev: Gravity Interactive
    Windows

    A short solo developed psychological narrative horror game where you close your eyes to reveal a hidden layer of reality, the REDSHIFT. Uncover the secrets of the facility, Tower 7, and survive what hunts you within the REDSHIFT.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 43.9%, Story Rich 34.3%, Indie 14%, Singleplayer 7.8%

  51. #51 This is Interesting
    68% matchVery Positive99% of 79 reviews2025
    Dev: Scott Jund
    Windows

    This is Interesting is a psychological horror mystery based game with roguelite elements. You are being watched, and you aren't really sure why. Delve through the depths of memory to uncover the mystery behind the gray purgatory you find yourself in.

    Why similar: Supernatural 25.7%, Psychological Horror 23.8%, 2D 16.8%, Story Rich 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%

  52. #52 Vigil
    67% matchVery Positive86% of 2,025 reviews2025
    Dev: Singularity Studios
    Windows

    Vigil is a short Narrative Horror Game that takes place in an unsettling underground facility. Your job is to dispose of boxes, however, you’re not alone. A terrifying automaton roams the facility, moving only when you look away or when you blink in real life.

    Why similar: Dark 71.6%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Singleplayer 9.5%, Indie 1.8%

  53. #53 Pink Noise
    67% matchVery Positive92% of 107 reviews2026
    Dev: Somber GamesPub: Caspianborn Publishing
    Windows

    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: Visual Novel 42.2%, Dark 20.6%, Story Rich 14%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, 2D 9.2%

  54. #54 revere
    70% matchMixed64% of 69 reviews2024
    Dev: RetroCloudStudios
    Windows

    'revere' is a psychological found footage horror game where every detail matters. Prepare yourself for an experience where your sanity will be condemned.

    Why similar: Dark 53.8%, Psychological Horror 31.2%, Singleplayer 8.8%, Indie 6.2%

  55. #55 Static Dread: The Lighthouse
    66% matchVery Positive91% of 1,290 reviews2025
    Dev: solarsuit.gamesPub: Polden Publishing
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Lovecraft meets Papers, Please. Play as a lighthouse keeper and guide ships safely into the harbor using your radio. Survive the presence of something impossible, and don’t let the shadows consume you!

    Why similar: Psychedelic 24.5%, Lovecraftian 23.3%, Visual Novel 15%, Dark 12.8%, Gore 8.5%

  56. #56 SEEING THINGS
    68% matchVery Positive96% of 74 reviews2024
    Dev: Robot Invader
    Windows · Mac

    Full tilt surveillance horror. Keep your eyes locked on security cameras for an outrageous collection of horrific anomalies, suspicious movement, and the occasional T-Rex. Observe, detect, survive!

    Why similar: Dark 36.5%, Psychological Horror 22.9%, 2D 14.2%, Story Rich 11.3%, Casual 7.5%

  57. #57 The Empty Eyes
    67% matchVery Positive80% of 51 reviews2026
    Dev: 99 Grados Games
    Windows

    The Empty Eyes is a first-person psychological horror experience that immerses you in an investigation steeped in mystery. Every step inside the house brings you closer to a hidden truth, while tension mounts and fear takes root in your mind.

    Why similar: Dark 38.8%, Psychological Horror 28%, Story Rich 21.1%, Indie 8.5%, Singleplayer 3.6%

  58. #58 Confabulation
    68% matchVery Positive91% of 103 reviews2023
    Dev: Authogin
    Windows

    Your memory is fading. Things around your home keep changing; they are not what they appear to be. Find what is wrong, take pictures to restore your memory. Try to remember. Learn what you have forgotten, learn what has happened. It is not what it seems to be.

    Why similar: Surreal 40.3%, Dark 23.7%, Supernatural 18.4%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Indie 3.7%

  59. #59 outside the door
    65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 543 reviews2024
    Dev: basandaika games
    Windows

    Outside the door is a mystic visual novel set within one office. You are about to figure out the stories of a few visitors without having a single memory of yourself.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 40.7%, Surreal 32.5%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Casual 4.1%

  60. #60 Insight
    67% matchVery Positive86% of 66 reviews2024
    Dev: GravelRoadPub: PaperPixel Games
    Windows

    Insight is a single-player horror story game shrouded in mystery. You'll take control of different characters to solve crimes and unveil the dark secrets behind them.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.7%, Surreal 25.1%, Dark 17%, Story Rich 9.6%, Psychological Horror 7.4%

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