- #1 Abyss School
97% matchVery Positive91% of 834 reviews2024
Dev: eTIRUe
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Solve hidden items and puzzles while avoiding abyssal zombies and traps at school.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 25.8%, Horror 17.1%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Dark 14.9%, 3D 9.8%
- #2 Ann
96% matchVery Positive94% of 2,737 reviews2021
Dev: Rong Rong
Windows
Ann, an art student finds herself trapped in the school when she accidentally broke one of the school's rules. With the help of the school's security guard, help Ann navigate her way out and uncover the secrets of the school before she becomes a permanent resident of the school.
Why similar: Horror 20.4%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Anime 13%, Dark 11.9%, Female Protagonist 10.6%
- #3 Cursed Mansion
96% matchVery Positive90% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Dragon Emperors
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: Psychological Horror 11.8%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Dark 10.6%, Horror 10.1%, Female Protagonist 9.5%
- #4 Ib
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,206 reviews2022
Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.5%, Horror 12.7%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Anime 9.7%
- #5 I'll Do It Tomorrow
94% matchVery Positive96% of 83 reviews2024
Dev: Luca Morotti
Windows
It's Sara's first day of work. However, when she takes the elevator to go to the office, she suddenly finds herself on a mysterious floor. What truth lies behind these weird rooms? Will you be able to move on? Or rather... will you want to move on?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.2%, Anime 13.9%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Multiple Endings 9.2%, Choices Matter 8.5%
- #6 猫不语
94% 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: Psychological Horror 15.8%, Horror 14.3%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Dark 12.4%, Anime 12.3%
- #7 Late Homework | 遅れた宿題
93% matchVery Positive95% of 432 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: Psychological Horror 22%, Horror 17.9%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Dark 12.9%, Exploration 10.3%
- #8 Corpse Party
92% matchVery Positive89% of 1,384 reviews2016
Dev: GrisGrisPub: XSEED Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A group of friends unknowingly perform an occult ritual that traps them in an otherworldly elementary school. Here, the vengeful spirits of young children threaten their lives and their sanity, and the only hope of survival is to uncover the chilling details behind the murders of those trapped before them...
Why similar: Horror 23.8%, Anime 17.2%, Psychological Horror 16%, Gore 13.9%, Multiple Endings 7.9%
- #9 Scary School Simulator 2
91% matchMixed57% of 101 reviews2023
Dev: Scary Creepy Pasta
Windows · Mac · Linux
Escape from horror anime ghost story in your school's classroom!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 18.1%, Horror 17.7%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Exploration 11.8%
- #10 Castle of Secrets
91% matchMixed60% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: Serene Questworks StudiosPub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
Castle of Secrets is a dark psychological adventure with horror elements. Uncover the mystery behind your family's murder as you journey through the world of the dead, meet strange beings, solve puzzles, and make choices that shape the story.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.2%, Female Protagonist 17.3%, Horror 14.7%, Exploration 12.5%, Dark 12.1%
- #11 The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,490 reviews2020
Dev: Dvora Studio Co., Ltd.Pub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 9.2 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 26.8%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Anime 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Dark 7.5%
- #12 Dawn Bell
89% matchVery Positive95% of 64 reviews2026
Dev: USAGI STORE
Windows
She wakes up in a mysterious castle. "Dawn Bell" is a side-scrolling 2D horror adventure where a girl with no memory explores the castle. Use items and clues to solve puzzles and uncover her lost past. Your choices shape the story's multiple endings. What truth awaits beyond the doors of memory?
Why similar: Horror 21.7%, Female Protagonist 18.9%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Exploration 12.3%, Choices Matter 8.4%
- #13 Tokyo Dark
89% matchVery Positive84% of 1,343 reviews2017
Dev: CherrymochiPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Legend tells of a door deep below Tokyo's sewers. All who enter are lost forever. Detective Ito's partner is missing. Explore Tokyo & uncover the darkness that lays beneath the streets in this Point & Click - meets Visual Novel - narrative adventure that questions the very core of Ito's sanity.
Why similar: Anime 16.3%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Horror 13.1%, Mystery 11.1%
- #14 Senior Sunset
86% matchVery Positive84% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: DecagerDev
Windows
35 dead students, dozens of silenced parents, and one police coverup later you decide it's time to take matters into your own hands. You descend into the depths of your high school to figure out what really happened to your classmates.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 20.1%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Exploration 15.2%, Horror 13.8%, Puzzle 9.9%
- #15 Last Term
86% matchVery Positive93% of 90 reviews2025
Dev: Jakub.T
Windows
You’ve been trapped in a school by a mysterious God. Memorize your surroundings, spot the anomalies, and reach floor 0 to earn your escape.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18%, Horror 13.5%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Dark 12.3%, Choices Matter 9.5%
- #16 White Day: A Labyrinth Named School
87% matchVery Positive81% of 4,453 reviews2017
Dev: SONNORI CorpPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Notorious cult-classic Korean horror. Sneak into school at midnight to return your sweetheart's diary and get caught in a terrifying game of cat and mouse. Explore haunted hallways, solve classic survival horror puzzles and escape the clutches of a killer Janitor who is out for your blood.
Why similar: Horror 35.4%, Psychological Horror 20%, Multiple Endings 8.5%, Anime 8.4%, Puzzle 6.5%
- #17 Found Horror Game 101.exe
88% matchMixed69% of 61 reviews2018
Dev: Yai Gameworks
Windows
You'll scream in pleasure... Choke with fear! Play through 101 sick, frightening and perverted games, released in an experimental episodic format Can the curious souls brave through the hidden depths of each game to reach the shocking conclusion? Maybe what's been lost was never meant to be found...
Why similar: Gore 17.2%, Horror 14.9%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Mystery 10.8%, Dark 10.2%
- #18 Misao - 2024 HD Remaster
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,530 reviews2017
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.4 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: Psychological Horror 16.4%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Horror 13.6%, Anime 12.2%, Dark 11.9%
- #19 Bad Omens: 8th Apartment
84% matchVery Positive89% of 74 reviews2024
Dev: Neon Flamingo Games
Windows
You play as a student named Lisa, who has just moved in with her university friend. But instead of a carefree student life, Lisa faces events full of despair and fear when she is left alone in her apartment number 8...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.7%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Dark 12.3%, Horror 11%, Mystery 9.7%
- #20 Hazy Mind
83% matchVery Positive86% of 333 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 22.5%, Multiple Endings 15.3%, Anime 12.8%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Horror 10.2%
- #21 Narin: The Orange Room
82% matchVery Positive81% of 97 reviews2026
Dev: RedSensationGamesPub: Urnique Studio
Windows
Narin: The Orange Room is a third-person adventure horror game. Play as Narin, a young girl whose sister mysteriously disappeared. Help her find her sister in the twilight dimension, solve the mystery, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 12.8%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Anime 10.1%, Horror 10.1%, Mystery 9.5%
- #22 The Coma: Recut
84% matchVery Positive84% of 3,040 reviews2017
Dev: Dvora Studio Co., Ltd.Pub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 9.0 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 21.5%, Anime 19.3%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Mystery 10.1%
- #23 Fear the Spotlight
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,264 reviews2024
Dev: Cozy Game PalsPub: Blumhouse Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Fear the Spotlight is an atmospheric third-person horror adventure with a disturbing mystery to unravel. Sneak into school after hours with Vivian and Amy, survive a séance gone wrong, solve tactile puzzles, and, whatever you do, stay out of the spotlight…
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.1%, Female Protagonist 17.2%, Horror 15.1%, Exploration 10.4%, Story Rich 10%
- #24 The Method of Hiding a Body
81% matchVery Positive91% of 89 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: Psychological Horror 21.1%, Multiple Endings 19.9%, Mystery 19.1%, Choices Matter 16.1%, Story Rich 11.8%
- #25 Livestream: Escape from Hotel Izanami
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 745 reviews2021
Dev: qureate
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
In this side-scrolling action-adventure game, you'll need to scour the inside of an abandoned hotel, looking for clues to solve the mystery of the hotel and ensure your escape from a mysterious, murderous mascot intent to kill.
Why similar: Horror 19.9%, Female Protagonist 17%, Anime 14.7%, Multiple Endings 9.2%, Gore 9.1%
- #26 Stitched HD
82% matchVery Positive81% of 114 reviews2017
Dev: Fluffex Studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A pleasantly anticipated trip back home for the holidays becomes a nightmare for Catherine as a tragic accident leaves her unconscious. After coming to her senses, she realizes that something is dreadfully wrong. She must escape the doll factory she awoke in before it's too late.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.9%, Horror 13.9%, Dark 13.5%, Mystery 12.6%, Female Protagonist 11.7%
- #27 Scarred
80% matchMixed57% of 124 reviews2025
Dev: KOEX studioPub: iterco
Windows
Scarred is a first-person atmospheric horror puzzle game where you must uncover the truth about one of your schoolmates before it’s too late. Traverse a world of nightmares inspired by nostalgic Singaporean architecture as you fight to survive.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.5%, Dark 17%, Horror 14.7%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Mystery 6.9%
- #28 Forbidden Ground - Lair of Aooni -
79% matchMixed52% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: HYDE, Inc.
Windows
It is a forbidden place that must never be entered. Strange events encountered in the decadent school building. And a Japanese doll that begins to speak. There is something here. ......This is a Japanese horror game that reveals the abominable history hidden in an abandoned school.
Why similar: Horror 32.7%, Female Protagonist 30.9%, Exploration 15.3%, Adventure 10.1%, Action 6.8%
- #29 Holo ADV: SakuraSingularity.exe
77% matchVery Positive92% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: Lexilia GamesPub: holo Indie
Windows
Sakura Miko and the Hololive members are suddenly warped into an alternate future timeline. In this 3D adventure game, Miko must reunite with her friends and uncover the truth of this strange world to find her way back home.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.4%, Anime 17.4%, Horror 14.2%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Mystery 10.6%
- #30 The Monstrous Horror Show
77% matchVery Positive90% of 305 reviews2023
Dev: kaniheadcrabPub: OTAKU Plan
Windows
Four girls find their way into an abandoned hospital, each for her own reasons. Will they manage to unravel the dark secrets hiding within, escape safely, and return to their normal, peaceful lives?
Why similar: Multiple Endings 13.6%, Anime 12.5%, Horror 12.3%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Story Rich 9.9%
- #31 DYSTHANASIA
75% matchVery Positive89% of 342 reviews2025
Dev: Madowaku KoboPub: Eroge Japan
Windows
You awaken in a cold unfamiliar building crawling with grotesque creatures. Stave off terror using your wits and anything you can find, then try to make it out alive in this highly atmospheric environmental horror game.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.1%, Dark 16.5%, Anime 14.8%, Horror 14.6%, Mystery 9.5%
- #32 Restless Dreams
76% matchVery Positive92% of 79 reviews2026
Dev: Room410
Windows
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 26.7%, Horror 18.8%, Female Protagonist 16.9%, Anime 10.5%, Dark 9.9%
- #33 Dead Secret
78% matchVery Positive81% of 594 reviews2016
Dev: Robot Invader
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Dead Secret is a first-person horror mystery set in rural Kansas in 1965. A reclusive professor is dead and it’s up to you to crack the case before you become the next victim. Investigate the murder and explore the story Time Magazine called “captivating” and “deeply creepy” .
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.9%, Mystery 15%, Horror 14.6%, Dark 12.8%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #34 DreadOut
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 5,686 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 50.5%, Female Protagonist 21.6%, Psychological Horror 8.2%, Adventure 6%, Puzzle 3.6%
- #35 Alone in the School
76% matchVery Positive83% of 63 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 30.8%, Female Protagonist 24.3%, Exploration 17.8%, Puzzle 11.5%, Adventure 7.2%
- #36 Yuki「清醒梦」
73% matchVery Positive98% of 376 reviews2025
Dev: visualmemoryunit_
Windows
Explore an abandoned school where memories linger longer than the living. Uncover the mystery of your best friend’s disappearance. Dodge bullets.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.5%, Mystery 16.8%, Female Protagonist 15.9%, Anime 9.3%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #37 Drain Mansion
74% matchVery Positive87% of 264 reviews2023
Dev: Kredyn
Windows · Mac · Linux
You wake up in an unknown dark abandoned mansion and don't remember how you got there. Your goal is to escape this mansion and get back home safely, but the traps and demons lurking there won't make it easier. Can you escape this mansion or give in to the temptation?
Why similar: Horror 25%, Multiple Endings 19.1%, Anime 19.1%, Exploration 14.2%, Puzzle 9.5%
- #38 The Rule Of SHE
73% matchVery Positive87% of 60 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: Female Protagonist 16.5%, Horror 16.4%, Mystery 14.4%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Psychological Horror 11.3%
- #39 My Sleeping Girlfriend
71% matchVery Positive95% of 118 reviews2025
Dev: Fancy Dog Games
Windows
Your girlfriend’s sleepwalking is getting worse each night. Find her and bring her back to bed safely.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.7%, Horror 17%, Dark 10.6%, Mystery 10.3%, Gore 8.4%
- #40 Fragile
75% matchMixed65% of 430 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 25.4%, Dark 14.8%, Horror 12.5%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Psychological Horror 11%
- #41 Black Chapter
74% matchVery Positive93% of 56 reviews2020
Dev: Spire Studio
Windows
Your class trip to Durhal Cathedral turns into a nightmare when everyone gets trapped inside. A killer demon hides among your classmates—can you uncover the truth before it’s too late?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.2%, Anime 18.1%, Dark 14.8%, Story Rich 10.3%, Puzzle 7.1%
- #42 SIGNALIS
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 33,267 reviews2022
Dev: rose-enginePub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.4%, Female Protagonist 21.7%, Dark 16.7%, Mystery 14.1%, Atmospheric 7.4%
- #43 DreadOut Remastered Collection
72% matchMixed56% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: Digital Happiness
Windows
Face supernatural horrors in these 2 games in 1 remastered collection of third-person survival horror. Play as Linda, a high school student armed with a smartphone and camera, as she survives terrifying encounters and uncovers dark secrets across two chilling adventures. Will you survive the dread?
Why similar: Horror 17%, Female Protagonist 16.1%, Dark 14.8%, Exploration 9.5%, Psychological Horror 8.8%
- #44 Concealed
71% matchVery Positive84% of 87 reviews2023
Dev: CASCHA GAMESPub: Neverland Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
At Di Yingling High, rumors of missing girls run rampant. Exchange student Meng Jiangnan uncovers the school’s hidden darkness. The Remake heightens the suspense with black-and-white comic visuals and upgraded systems. Will you face the truth?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.5%, Anime 18.6%, Female Protagonist 18%, Multiple Endings 15.6%, Horror 15%
- #45 Despair: Blood Curse
70% matchVery Positive84% of 148 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 20.9%, Female Protagonist 20.7%, Gore 15.1%, Dark 12.8%, Atmospheric 6.7%
- #46 JANITOR BLEEDS
71% matchVery Positive86% of 273 reviews2022
Dev: KorpusPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Enter the abandoned arcade after your car has crashed, and the shelter you were looking for is trying to eat you alive in this dark mystery-horror adventure. Solve mysteries, keep JANITOR satisfied, and always be aware of what's behind your back.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.1%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, Horror 12.7%, Mystery 11.9%, Dark 11.2%
- #47 [Chilla's Art] Okaeri | おかえり
72% matchMixed66% of 797 reviews2019
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 48 min≥1hr: 15%
Okaeri is a VHS Japanese psychological horror game about a middle school girl and her mother who recently moved to a new house.
Why similar: Horror 21.5%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Anime 10.5%, Mystery 8.9%
- #48 Obscure
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,194 reviews2014
Dev: Hydravision EntertainmentPub: Mighty Rocket Studio
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
For some time now, Leafmore High School has been the setting for unexplained disappearances. In this survival horror game, you take control of a group of 5 American students. With your friends, you try to unravel the mysterious happenings at this unremarkable-looking school. The night will be long and survival not will not be easy...
Why similar: Horror 59.9%, Gore 10.4%, Female Protagonist 7%, Atmospheric 7%, Action 6.7%
- #49 Beyond The Darkness
69% matchVery Positive87% of 103 reviews2024
Dev: My Little StudioPub: IndieGO Publishing
Windows
💀🧩🕹️ Beyond The Darkness is a horror adventure game with puzzles where you help little girl Milly battle nightmares in the darkness to find her missing family. You will find yourself in bizarre worlds of memories, distorted by fears, and your only weapon will be the light of a small lamp...
Why similar: Horror 24.4%, Dark 13.1%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Mystery 9%
- #50 Shards Of Solitude
67% matchVery Positive86% of 128 reviews2026
Dev: Chilling Designs
Windows
Immerse yourself in a survival game created by Miyuki, a girl with a split personality. Will you be able to escape, or will you choose a different path?
Why similar: Dark 28.1%, Multiple Endings 26.7%, Horror 17.5%, Exploration 13%, Atmospheric 7.5%
- #51 My Head On Your Body
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Creepy Pop
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Psychological Horror 21.3%, Horror 16.3%, Anime 15%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Dark 12.5%
- #52 Ayasa: Shadows of Silence
68% matchMixed69% of 103 reviews2025
Dev: Aya Games
Windows
A dark tale of survival and conscience, blending platforming, puzzles, and haunting beauty. Journey through surreal lands where every choice shapes the fate of a world on the edge of ruin will you restore the light or embrace the darkness?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.8%, Dark 18.8%, Horror 17.1%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #53 Subversive Memories
66% matchVery Positive98% of 121 reviews2026
Dev: Southward Studio
Windows
Subversive Memories is a story driven survival horror set in Brazil during the last military dictatorship. Explore the backrooms of an oppressive regime, escape ominous presences and scavenge every corner of this land in search of your ██████.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.8%, Dark 14.7%, Female Protagonist 14%, Mystery 12.4%, Horror 11.4%
- #54 Yet Another Killing Game
66% matchVery Positive97% of 237 reviews2025
Dev: Soulseer Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
You wake up in a house, alone with two beautiful girls... But no one is allowed to leave until one of you DIES. Why is this happening? What is the purpose of this “killing game”? But most importantly...WHO SHOULD DIE?!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.2%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, Dark 14%, Anime 13.8%, Mystery 13.3%
- #55 Paper Lily - Chapter 1
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 8,592 reviews2024
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.3%, Anime 11.4%, Multiple Endings 9.6%, Horror 8.2%, Choices Matter 8%
- #56 The Medium
67% matchVery Positive89% of 10,067 reviews2021
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A third‑person psychological horror game where you explore both the real world and the spirit realm. As a medium drawn to a deserted resort, you’ll uncover dark secrets, confront echoes of trauma, and face the consequences of seeing more than one truth.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.7%, Horror 18.1%, Female Protagonist 17.2%, Dark 13.4%, Adventure 7.8%
- #57 No Ghost in Sky Elevator
67% matchVery Positive99% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Midori Games / みどりげーむず
Windows
It is a strange high-rise elevator. The objects that appear and the people you board are all strange. Depending on your actions, you will face a variety of consequences.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.2%, Multiple Endings 18.1%, Female Protagonist 17%, Anime 10.1%, Exploration 9.3%
- #58 Afterdream
66% matchVery Positive93% of 350 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: Psychological Horror 26.3%, Horror 19.6%, Female Protagonist 16.6%, Mystery 14.1%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #59 SILENT HILL f
63% matchVery Positive81% of 27,731 reviews2025
Dev: NeoBards Entertainment Ltd.Pub: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 13.0 hrsMean: 23.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Hinako's hometown is engulfed in fog, driving her to fight grotesque monsters and solve eerie puzzles. Uncover the disturbing beauty hidden in terror.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.7%, Female Protagonist 16.8%, Horror 16.2%, Multiple Endings 9.1%, Story Rich 8.4%