- #1 Hello Charlotte EP2: Requiem Aeternam Deo
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,273 reviews2016
Dev: etherane
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A eulogy for happiness, and a lament for connection that never was.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.2%, Philosophical 15.8%, Surreal 9.9%, Story Rich 8.7%, Visual Novel 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: This is the direct prequel to the seed game and is essential for understanding the overarching narrative and character development.
- #2 OMORI
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 85,929 reviews2020
Dev: OMOCAT, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 24.5 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: RPGMaker 31.6% ★, Psychological Horror 30.2%, Story Rich 14.8%, RPG 5.9%, Horror 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: It shares a similar focus on psychological trauma, surreal dream worlds, and emotional storytelling within an RPG Maker framework.
- #3 OneShot
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 61,459 reviews2016
Dev: Future Cat LLCPub: KOMODO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 27.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
Why similar: RPGMaker 31% ★, Story Rich 18.7%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Surreal 7.5%, Atmospheric 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Like the seed game, it features a strong meta-narrative that breaks the fourth wall to create a deep, personal connection between the player and the protagonist.
- #4 Ib
95% 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: RPGMaker 27.4% ★, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Story Rich 10.3%, Surreal 9.6%, Horror 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential RPG Maker horror game that relies on atmospheric storytelling and environmental puzzles rather than just jump scares.
- #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: Psychological Horror 29.2%, Gore 14%, Story Rich 12.9%, Psychological 10%, Horror 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: This point-and-click adventure masterfully blends childhood innocence with dark, surreal psychological horror.
- #6 Yume Nikki
94% 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: RPGMaker 36.8% ★, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Surreal 11.4%, Psychological 11.1%, Horror 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: This foundational surreal exploration game captures the same dreamlike, unsettling atmosphere that defines the Hello Charlotte experience.
- #7 The Witch's House MV
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,881 reviews2018
Dev: FummyPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A young girl, Viola, is drawn inexorably to a mysterious manor that seems to change behind her back. It is a place of pain, turmoil and death. Plumb its detestable depths and abominable history. Untangle riddles that bar your perilous path. And flee the hellish halls of The Witch’s House.
Why similar: RPGMaker 53.4% ★, Horror 12.7%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Story Rich 4.5%, RPG 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a tense, narrative-driven horror experience that rewards exploration and careful observation in a classic RPG Maker style.
- #8 Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 32,921 reviews2020
Dev: Nikita KryukovPub: Nikita Igorevich Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 7.2 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: Psychological Horror 28%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Psychological 16.7%, Philosophical 13.1%, Horror 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similarly intense, short-form psychological experience that explores mental health through a surreal and experimental lens.
- #9 Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 21,266 reviews2021
Dev: Nikita Kryukov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 33.9%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Psychological 11.8%, Story Rich 9.9%, Surreal 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: This direct sequel continues the deeply personal and psychological journey of the protagonist with a unique, unsettling visual style.
- #10 Mad Father
91% 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: RPGMaker 41.8% ★, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Violent 8.5%, Horror 7.6%, Anime 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at building a dark, gothic atmosphere while weaving a tragic and disturbing narrative through its exploration-based gameplay.
- #11 OFF
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,817 reviews2025
Dev: Mortis GhostPub: Fangamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
“I’m the Batter. I’ve been entrusted with a sacred mission.” -- One of the most influential RPGs of the last 20 years is finally coming to Steam. Take control of the Batter as he seeks to purify an uncanny and hopeless world haunted by specters, guided by a cryptic, grinning cat called The Judge.
Why similar: RPGMaker 39% ★, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Story Rich 11.5%, RPG 10%, Surreal 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic surreal RPG Maker game that uses abstract imagery and meta-commentary to challenge the player's perception of the game world.
- #12 Angels of Death
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 5,263 reviews2016
Dev: Vaka Game Magazine
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 54.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
"Please... kill me." "Help me get outta here, and I'll kill you." ~ Angels of Death is a psychological horror-adventure game, consisting of four episodes.
Why similar: RPGMaker 34.3% ★, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Story Rich 9%, Horror 7%, Female Protagonist 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: This narrative-heavy RPG Maker game focuses on the twisted relationship between its two main characters in a dark, confined setting.
- #13 Wonderful Everyday Down the Rabbit-Hole
89% matchVery Positive93% of 2,444 reviews2017
Dev: KeroQPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 168.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Wonderful Everyday is a visual novel with multiple routes which develops a story based on a few concepts: "the sky and the world", "the beginning and the end", "literature and science", "savior and hero", "brother and sister".
Why similar: Philosophical 20.2%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Gore 10.7%, Violent 10.4%, Visual Novel 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A philosophical visual novel that delves into complex, dark themes and challenges the player's perspective on reality.
- #14 Higurashi When They Cry Hou+
87% matchVery Positive88% of 163 reviews2023
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 64%
The tragedy of Hinamizawa is over. Those held captive within its grip are free from the fate that bound them to June 1983. Yet the tale of Hinamizawa is not truly complete. There are many worlds not yet explored.
Why similar: Gore 19.8%, Psychological 18.7%, Violent 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Anime 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: This visual novel series is renowned for its slow-burn psychological horror and complex, multi-layered narrative structure.
- #15 Doki Doki Literature Club!
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 219,150 reviews2017
Dev: Team Salvato
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 38.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 32.4%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Gore 14.4%, Anime 10%, Violent 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: It utilizes meta-narrative elements and psychological horror to subvert player expectations in a way that mirrors the unsettling nature of the seed game.
- #16 Corpse Party
88% 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: RPGMaker 30.9% ★, Gore 16.8%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Horror 10.5%, Anime 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic in the genre that delivers intense gore and psychological horror within a school setting, much like the darker moments of the seed game.
- #17 The Cat Lady
86% 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: Psychological Horror 22.3%, Story Rich 15.2%, Psychological 13.1%, Horror 11.7%, Female Protagonist 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: This title explores heavy, mature themes of depression and existential dread through a dark, surreal, and highly atmospheric narrative.
- #18 Noel the Mortal Fate Complete Edition
85% matchVery Positive86% of 3,293 reviews2018
Dev: KANAWOPub: Vaka Game Magazine
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
This is a tale of revenge — of a demon, a girl, and their companions. After seven years of development, the popular dark suspense adventure "Noel the Mortal Fate" finally arrives as a complete edition with all 13 seasons included, fully upgraded and with no extra charges.
Why similar: RPGMaker 38.7% ★, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Story Rich 9.1%, Female Protagonist 6.8%, Visual Novel 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven RPG Maker game that features a compelling revenge story with strong character development and dark themes.
- #19 SIGNALIS
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 31,986 reviews2022
Dev: rose-enginePub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: Psychological Horror 39.7%, Violent 22.1%, Female Protagonist 17%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Puzzle 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: While a different genre, it perfectly captures the existential dread and surreal, psychological horror elements found in the seed game.
- #20 Alicemare
84% matchVery Positive89% of 1,189 reviews2016
Dev: △○□× (Miwashiba)Pub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Alicemare is a somehow familiar yet totally unique adventure game infused with subtle hints of horror, created by △○□× (Miwashiba) using the WOLF RPG Editor.
Why similar: RPGMaker 45% ★, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Story Rich 7.4%, Anime 7.2%, Horror 7%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, puzzle-heavy RPG Maker game that draws inspiration from fairy tales to create an unsettling and imaginative world.
- #21 Looking Up I See Only A Ceiling
82% matchVery Positive89% of 3,231 reviews2023
Dev: silver978Pub: IndieArk
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 57%
A short psychological adventure about a stressed girl who wants to explore her ceiling.
Why similar: Psychological 23.1%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Story Rich 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Female Protagonist 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A short, psychological experience that focuses on introspection and multiple endings, similar to the bite-sized narrative depth of the seed game.
- #22 The Endless Empty
84% matchVery Positive96% of 297 reviews2018
Dev: Erik Sheader-Smith
Windows
A surreal post-life adventure
Why similar: RPGMaker 36.4% ★, Surreal 13.4%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, RPG 10.2%, Story Rich 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on surreal, abstract exploration and philosophical dialogue, mirroring the introspective nature of the seed game.
- #23 LISA: The Painful
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 14,938 reviews2014
Dev: Dingaling ProductionsPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 29.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The miserable journey of a broken man...
Why similar: RPGMaker 37.9% ★, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Story Rich 10.3%, RPG 6.7%, Horror 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: It features a bleak, emotionally taxing story set in a bizarre world, perfect for players who enjoy dark themes in an RPG Maker format.
- #24 Contraindication
81% 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: Psychological Horror 23.9%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Psychological 11.9%, Story Rich 9.8%, RPG 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: This visual novel combines psychological horror with exploration and point-and-click elements to create a tense, mysterious atmosphere.
- #25 The Mirror Lied
81% matchVery Positive88% of 970 reviews2018
Dev: Freebird Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 29.6 hrs≥1hr: 16%
This isn't a horror game. Nothing will jump out at you.
Why similar: RPGMaker 64% ★, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Indie 7.6%, Female Protagonist 6.1%, Horror 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A short, surreal, and free-to-play indie title that uses abstract storytelling to evoke a sense of unease.
- #26 Cat in the Box
80% matchVery Positive94% of 1,513 reviews2020
Dev: Gustav
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Cat in the Box is a horror adventure game. Help the poor girl explore the mansion and escape from unknown entities that are pursuing her. Use a variety of tools and your wits to overcome any challenges you face. At times, you'll even have to wake yourself from nightmares to survive.
Why similar: RPGMaker 60.5% ★, Horror 11.8%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Story Rich 3.7%, Female Protagonist 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery-focused RPG Maker game that uses a dark, atmospheric setting to explore themes of isolation and psychological distress.
- #27 Hylics 2
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,405 reviews2020
Dev: Mason Lindroth
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A surreal RPG with a unique graphical style and droll scenario.
Why similar: Surreal 50.3%, RPG 27.6%, Psychological Horror 7.9%, Indie 4.5%, Adventure 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: Its unique claymation art style and surreal, dreamlike world provide a similarly abstract and artistic experience.
- #28 Everlasting Summer
78% matchVery Positive95% of 77,204 reviews2014
Dev: Soviet Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 57.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Visual novel loved by many – Everlasting Summer – now on Steam!
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.9%, Story Rich 27.9%, Anime 17.4%, Choices Matter 11.6%, 2D 3%
Why You'll Like It: A visual novel that blends surreal, time-looping mystery with emotional character-driven storytelling.
- #29 Zelle
79% matchVery Positive94% of 503 reviews2019
Dev: Fuming
Windows · Mac
Zelle is a occult adventure game. You can explore the inside and outside of the castle using adventure game mechanics and battle demons with strategic mouse clicks. Your goal in this game is to bring the protagonist home.
Why similar: Gore 28%, RPGMaker 22.5% ★, Violent 20.3%, RPG 12.3%, Indie 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: It features a unique, hand-drawn art style and a dark, violent narrative that fits well within the psychological horror genre.
- #30 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
75% matchVery Positive93% of 19,673 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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: Psychological Horror 27.7%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Psychological 15.4%, Story Rich 13.1%, Surreal 10%
- #31 Kiki & Ana - The Child
77% matchVery Positive95% of 125 reviews2021
Dev: Horror Shop
Windows
"Kiki & Ana - The Child" is a cute story experience. Focused on story, art, and music. Must avoid hazards which some people find difficult. Takes about an hour to complete. WARNING: flashing lights, light gore.
Why similar: RPGMaker 36.7% ★, Story Rich 9.6%, Gore 8.9%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Visual Novel 8.6%
- #32 Corpse Party: Book of Shadows
78% matchVery Positive86% of 499 reviews2018
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
An anthology series that serves as a Corpse Party sequel, prequel, midquel, and alternate universe tale all in one. Rejoin old friends for a deeper dive into the haunted halls of Heavenly Host Elementary...
Why similar: RPGMaker 25.4% ★, Gore 17.2%, Violent 12.8%, Psychological Horror 11%, Visual Novel 7.2%
- #33 Angels of Death Episode.Eddie
76% matchVery Positive89% of 465 reviews2020
Dev: Vaka Game Magazine
Windows
"The boy made up his mind to face a cruel world." The new special edition of the psychological horror-adventure game "Angels of Death", which has also been made into an anime. The past of B4 floor master Eddie is revealed...
Why similar: RPGMaker 29.1% ★, RPG 16%, Violent 15.5%, Indie 8.6%, Psychological Horror 7.1%
- #34 Corpse Party: Blood Drive
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 377 reviews2019
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Set two months after Corpse Party: Book of Shadows, Corpse Party: Blood Drive is the definitive conclusion to the long-running Heavenly Host story arc. Featuring dynamic lighting, 3D sound, detailed environments, and new gameplay systems, this is a Japanese horror experience not to be missed!
Why similar: Gore 39.9%, Violent 25.8%, Anime 10.6%, Horror 9.6%, Visual Novel 9.4%
- #35 The Sand Man
76% matchVery Positive94% of 355 reviews2018
Dev: Uri GamesPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
“I’ll tell you a scary story. It’s so scary you might not be able to take it. It’s the story of the Sand Man...” This is the second title in the Strange Man series, developed by Uri Games. Unable to sleep and exhausted, Sophie wanders into a town where everything sleeps. That is where the terror begins...
Why similar: RPGMaker 36.5% ★, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Violent 7.9%, Story Rich 7.6%, Horror 6.1%
- #36 夜弦之音 - Echoes of Nocturnal Chords
75% 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: RPGMaker 32.3% ★, Gore 17%, Violent 13.3%, Story Rich 6.1%, Female Protagonist 6%
- #37 oct 14
74% matchVery Positive82% of 71 reviews2024
Dev: niomiautemn
Windows
It's what happened that day.
Why similar: RPGMaker 40.3% ★, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Surreal 10.7%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #38 Chloé’s Requiem -encore-
73% matchVery Positive91% of 166 reviews2023
Dev: buriki clockPub: Annulus
Windows · Mac
Chloé’s Requiem -encore- is a 2D Adventure Horror game set in Modern Europe. The genius violinist Michél is invited into an old mansion. Inside waits Chloé, who asks him to “Break the curse of the mansion”. What awaits the pair after the mystery is solved…?
Why similar: RPGMaker 44% ★, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Story Rich 8.6%, Horror 7.3%, RPG 6.8%
- #39 this morning I decided to die
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 169 reviews2023
Dev: ctcPub: Nikita Kryukov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Follow a girl through the last day of her life.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.8%, Visual Novel 19%, Female Protagonist 17.4%, Violent 16.7%, Anime 11.4%
- #40 At Home Alone II
74% matchVery Positive86% of 227 reviews2019
Dev: 阿正不经Pub: 0Cube
Windows
A recreational healing Mini-plot game explored at home. Players will play and wander around the house from the perspective of a little girl. What will she do when she is alone? What strange stories will happen in the process? and in the process of exploration, you may find some strange secrets....
Why similar: RPGMaker 32.2% ★, Gore 17.6%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Female Protagonist 6.2%, Story Rich 6.2%
- #41 Misao - 2024 HD Remaster
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,467 reviews2017
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Explore a school plagued by unnatural phenomena in this horror-adventure game revolving around the missing girl Misao. Improving upon 2017's "Definitive Edition" with refreshed graphics and support for HD resolutions, you can now experience the terror in a new form.
Why similar: RPGMaker 24% ★, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Psychological 10.3%, Surreal 9.6%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #42 雨鸦 - You are my sanctuary
72% matchVery Positive91% of 288 reviews2018
Dev: 迷糊的安安
Windows
《雨鸦》是一款灰色治愈风格的剧情向解谜游戏。探寻久远的回忆，失散又重聚的兄妹俩，孤独而温暖的亲情故事。
Why similar: RPGMaker 38.8% ★, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Story Rich 8.5%, Horror 7.1%, Gore 6.4%
- #43 The Hanged Man
73% matchVery Positive89% of 213 reviews2018
Dev: Uri GamesPub: PLAYISM
Windows
"You're a demon child. Someday, you'll be burning in hell for your sins.". This is the fourth and final title in the Strange Man series, developed by Uri Games. Will was running away from home with his mouse buddy Pop, until the two of them wandered into an abandoned building. What secrets lie hidden within?
Why similar: RPGMaker 36.3% ★, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Violent 11%, Story Rich 8.1%, Surreal 6.5%
- #44 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.7 Minagoroshi
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 663 reviews2019
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 15.8 hrsMean: 91.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.2%, Gore 19%, Violent 12.6%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Story Rich 10.9%
- #45 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.6 Tsumihoroboshi
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 873 reviews2018
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 40.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.9%, Gore 18.7%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Violent 13%, Story Rich 10.7%
- #46 outside the door
69% 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: Psychological Horror 21.3%, Psychological 17.8%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Surreal 10.6%, Anime 9.9%
- #47 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.3 Tatarigoroshi
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,224 reviews2016
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 22.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Why similar: Psychological 15.9%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Violent 11.1%, Gore 11.1%
- #48 CHAOS;HEAD NOAH
69% matchVery Positive89% of 1,696 reviews2022
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 52.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
CHAOS;HEAD NOAH is now available on Steam!
Why similar: Gore 27.8%, Psychological Horror 17%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Story Rich 12.2%, Violent 11.1%
- #49 Close Me
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 118 reviews2017
Dev: Yai Gameworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
You start the game, you wake up, and eventually you will close the game. One day, you may even start the game again. That's the game.
Why similar: RPGMaker 37.5% ★, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Surreal 11.4%, Psychological 11.3%, Horror 7.5%
- #50 Coffin of Ashes
70% matchVery Positive91% of 833 reviews2016
Dev: LadomuPub: DigitalEZ
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Delilah is an ordinary school girl who accidentally discovers an old mansion on a rainy night. As her exploration in the mansion continues, she finds many mysterious phenomena that can't be explained. In this mansion covered by ashes, what's the secret hidden deep underground?
Why similar: RPGMaker 44.8% ★, Horror 9.6%, RPG 9.1%, Anime 9%, Female Protagonist 7.7%
- #51 Cursed Mansion
68% matchVery Positive90% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Dragon EmperorsPub: Nuon Games
Windows
Rose must escape the Cursed Mansion - a demonic space that preys and feeds on fear and despair. In this horror RPG you'll solve puzzles and learn the mansion’s history. Mystery, malignant spirits, and misery everywhere. Cursed Mansion brings an eerie atmosphere which leaves one with goosebumps.
Why similar: RPGMaker 34.3% ★, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Story Rich 8%, Horror 6.7%, Female Protagonist 6.4%
- #52 Tiny Bunny
64% matchVery Positive83% of 29,932 reviews2025
Dev: SaikonoPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Tiny Bunny is a non-linear horror visual novel. Those, who have heard the voice of the forest, are beyond help.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.2%, Gore 15.2%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Story Rich 12.5%, Violent 10.4%
- #53 a new life.
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,375 reviews2020
Dev: Angela He
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 37%
When your loved one hurts you, what do you do? A classic love story about letting go.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.2%, Female Protagonist 17.7%, Indie 17%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9.4%
- #54 Everything Will Be Fine!
66% matchVery Positive88% of 69 reviews2026
Dev: nanohanaPub: room6
Windows
A dark conversation with a girl during a nightly car trip. A short multi-ending novel game where you try to understand this girl and her pain.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.7%, Psychological Horror 20.3%, Psychological 19.7%, Story Rich 10.5%, Adventure 6.8%
- #55 Red Haze
70% matchVery Positive84% of 183 reviews2017
Dev: Yai Gameworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
You know, my dear, it isn't safe... To wander and creep while oh so weak. In the abandoned, the rotten, the decayed. Society has forgotten you; it won't lift a finger for that which is tossed away. You're just prey that the true prowlers who lay in shadows await to feast upon.
Why similar: RPGMaker 30.3% ★, Gore 17.9%, Violent 12.3%, Psychological Horror 7.8%, Horror 6.1%
- #56 Fallstreak
69% matchVery Positive83% of 172 reviews2018
Dev: Centicerise Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
A golden dream, and a closed world. A spiral staircase into the garden of the mind. What lies beyond gilded wonderland?
Why similar: Gore 19%, Violent 16.3%, Visual Novel 12%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Philosophical 10.2%
- #57 Saint Maker - Horror Visual Novel
67% matchVery Positive86% of 252 reviews2023
Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac
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: Psychological Horror 26.6%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Story Rich 13.5%, Female Protagonist 11%, Horror 10.5%
- #58 Corinne Cross's Dead & Breakfast
68% matchVery Positive99% of 142 reviews2016
Dev: bad chalk
Windows · Mac
A story-driven adventure game about a haunted bed & breakfast. A dead & breakfast!
Why similar: RPGMaker 49.6% ★, Story Rich 11.7%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Indie 8.7%, Choices Matter 6.5%
- #59 Hazy Mind
66% 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: Psychological Horror 23.2%, Psychological 16.4%, Visual Novel 12%, Story Rich 11.6%, Anime 6.2%
- #60 The House in Fata Morgana: A Requiem for Innocence
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,710 reviews2018
Dev: NOVECTPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 16.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
"A Requiem for Innocence" is a companion to the visual novel "The House in Fata Morgana." It tells the tale of a young man dragged down by his ambitions and a girl both worshiped as a saint and maligned as a witch. For them, there is no happily ever after.
Why similar: Gore 29%, Violent 21.1%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Story Rich 12.7%, Psychological Horror 11%
