Games Like HomeWork Is Crazy / 作业疯了

In this casual sim set in China, you step into the shoes of an average kid from birth towards the end of your high school. Study hard, have fun, make friends and face your ultimate challenge, the “Gaokao”. What will your life be after that? And when you have a child, will you be a Tiger Parent?

Why similar: Horror 49.2%, Casual 33.1%, Indie 17.6%

Why You'll Like It: A life-simulation game that captures the intense academic and social pressures of growing up in a high-expectation environment.

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: Thriller 54.4%, Horror 45.6%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game centered on the anxiety of failing to complete academic assignments on time.

Juken Jigoku | 受験地獄 (Examination Hell) is a japanese themed horror game inspired by the fears, anxiety and doubts that students have to go through during their school life and the exams time.

Why similar: Horror 54.8%, Casual 24.8%, Indie 20.4%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game specifically themed around the crushing anxiety of entrance exams and academic failure.

It’s based on Hengshui high school to reveal the real society, Game feature: cult painting style, puzzle elements, serious student death event plus humorous minor role, As it was released on March,2015, and finished in the following four months, now it’s downloaded almost 0.9 million players, the live video of the game has 2.

Why similar: Casual 54.8%, Indie 45.2%

Why You'll Like It: A horror-adventure game that directly critiques the extreme pressure of competitive Chinese high schools.

Welcome to Kindergarten! Have fun trying to learn and share...and not die. That's important too. In a school that's just not quite right, it's important to be friendly...and take out those that aren't.

Why similar: Horror 77.6%, Indie 22.4%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, satirical puzzle game that explores the bizarre and dangerous side of school life through a cynical lens.

Based on a school curriculum, Madu Maths tests primary school kids in addition and subtraction as they help bees collect honey for their hive. A solo developer effort, Madu Maths boasts challenging gameplay coupled with an original score and organic graphics to make for a fulfilling experience.

Why similar: Casual 54.8%, Indie 45.2%

Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play educational horror game that turns simple math tasks into a tense, unsettling experience.

Welcome to Kindergarten 2, which takes place on Tuesday! After the events of Monday, you'll find yourself in a new school with new friends...and new ways to get ruthlessly murdered.

Why similar: Horror 65.2%, Indie 34.8%

Why You'll Like It: Continues the dark, satirical school-based puzzle gameplay with even more absurd and stressful scenarios.

Black Sheep" is a 2D story-driven adventure game, you will play a high school student who explores the flooded school ruins, trace the shadow of the past, and unveil the evil those buried in the bottom of the river to see the light of day.

Why similar: Thriller 51.7%, Horror 44.4%, Indie 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game set in a school that explores dark secrets hidden behind a facade of normalcy.

Paper Bride is a Chinese horror mystery puzzle game. You will play as the groom to search for the truth and have bizarre encounters, gradually learning about the dark mystic custom in the bride's home village and a story from the past...

Why similar: Thriller 54.4%, Horror 40.2%, Casual 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric puzzle-horror game that uses cultural themes to build tension, similar to the regional focus of the seed game.

Are you ready to take on the challenge of the Chinese driving test? For which it will test your skill of driving, knowledge of vehicle and traffic rules. The Chinese Driving Test Simulator will show you a complete, realistic Chinese driving test experience.

Why similar: Casual 46.2%, Horror 42.2%, Indie 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: Simulates the high-stress environment of a difficult, life-altering examination in a realistic setting.

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: Horror 90.8%, Indie 5.1%, Casual 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: Uses a seemingly innocent school club setting to deliver a profound and disturbing psychological horror experience.

《Nether Gallery》 is a cross-section puzzle-solving horror game in which players play a social animal and solve puzzles in the interlaced environment of dreams and reality. The style of background art is similar to that of contemporary China, and the living condition of the protagonist has a lot of resonance with the young people of...

Why similar: Horror 74.5%, Indie 25.5%

Why You'll Like It: An indie psychological horror game that uses surreal puzzles to explore internal trauma and struggle.

You get a strange job. Your job is to patrol a 13th-floor apartment, look for anomalies...

Why similar: Horror 67.7%, Casual 22.5%, Indie 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Features mundane, repetitive tasks that slowly descend into atmospheric horror and mystery.

Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.

Why similar: Indie 80.8%, Casual 19.2%

Why You'll Like It: While not about school, it perfectly captures the high-pressure, repetitive, and anxiety-inducing nature of bureaucratic work.

Again and Again is a first-person psychological horror game. How much can a game affect your real life? Enjoy the terrifying moments of being in a realistic home environment and a suspenseful story.

Why similar: Thriller 62.4%, Horror 34.4%, Indie 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person psychological thriller that focuses on repetitive, stressful cycles of events.

You’re a state-installed landlord in a totalitarian country. Place listening devices, steal and sneak into your tenants’ apartments. Use what you uncovered to report anyone capable of plotting against the state. You MUST! But WILL you?

Why similar: Indie 100%

Why You'll Like It: Places the player in an oppressive environment where every decision carries heavy consequences, mirroring the stress of the seed game.

Take on the role of Six, a lone child lost in a massive metal vessel known as the Maw, surrounded by dangerous, distorted versions of adults. You’ll need to do your best to escape in one piece or your fate will be worse than you ever dared dream.

Why similar: Horror 93.8%, Indie 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the feeling of being a small, vulnerable protagonist navigating a world designed to overwhelm and threaten them.

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 50.6%, Thriller 36.9%, Indie 6.3%, Casual 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in mundane horror that makes everyday settings feel deeply threatening and uncomfortable.

Keep your eyes on the exam... Study the environment, answer the questions before time runs out, find secrets in the classroom and don't even think about looking directly at that... thing.

Why similar: Thriller 52.8%, Horror 43.4%, Indie 2.5%, Casual 1.3%

Why You'll Like It: A horror-themed trivia game that directly links academic testing to a terrifying, high-stakes atmosphere.

A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face

Why similar: Horror 89.1%, Casual 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A unique psychological horror game that uses facial expression mechanics to explore identity and anxiety.

This game originally participate on Global Game Jam 2019! This is a story of the man, which return home from the hard work, just to find out what his home, become a deadly trap. And to get out, you need to play some game with a bloody maniac.

Why similar: Casual 53.7%, Indie 46.3%

Why You'll Like It: An indie horror title that focuses on the unsettling nature of familiar, domestic spaces.

Face Nekomew's nightmares in this spooky rhythm game!

Why similar: Thriller 49.8%, Horror 42.5%, Casual 4%, Indie 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: A rhythm-based horror game that turns simple inputs into a stressful fight for survival.

You're trapped in an endlessly looping art gallery — familiar, yet uncanny. If you can notice the changes, maybe you can find your way out.

Why similar: Horror 84.2%, Casual 8.4%, Indie 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror walking simulator that focuses on environmental storytelling and unsettling atmosphere.

This is a first-person Chinese horror game, players will go to a murder building, uncover the truth of the murder, find the missing people..

Why similar: Thriller 55.9%, Horror 44.1%

Why You'll Like It: A mystery-horror game that explores the eerie secrets hidden within mundane living spaces.

Paper Dolls Original is a first-person horror adventure game steeped in Eastern culture. You act a man who is separated from his daughter after a car accident. When he awakes, he finds himself in a deserted Asian mansion. Find your daughter and unveil a terrifying story buried for a hundred years

Why similar: Thriller 49.6%, Horror 47.6%, Indie 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: A tense, atmospheric horror game that relies on puzzle-solving and stealth to survive an oppressive environment.

Can you endure until morning Monitor Japan's stigmatized properties and report any paranormal activity If you miss a report or make repeated mistakes——

Why similar: Thriller 65.7%, Horror 28.8%, Casual 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror simulation game that tasks the player with monitoring a disturbing environment.

A 3D horror game where your only goal is to finish your work… and survive the night. Unnatural anomalies creep into the office as you complete your tasks. Can you make it to the end of your shift alive.

Why similar: Horror 57.6%, Thriller 42.4%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that emphasizes atmospheric dread and hidden-object investigation.

On your way home by subway, your phone keeps pushing you abnormal short videos. Before your phone runs out of battery, you need to identify them and swipe them away, otherwise, the subway will never arrive at the station.

Why similar: Horror 63.5%, Casual 28.9%, Indie 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A collection of short, casual horror experiences that rely on puzzle-solving and quick interaction.

You step into a street both strange and familiar, where eerie events unfold one after another. The air is thick with lingering spirits and overwhelming resentment, as if something in the shadows is waiting to drag you into the abyss…

Why similar: Thriller 62.5%, Horror 34.8%, Indie 2.7%

《镇邪》是一款单机国风道士题材游戏，根据大量的民间故事改编。玩家将扮演道门弟子前往神秘村庄调查身世之谜，不想却无意中卷入一场巨大的阴谋。摸金寻宝，驱邪镇灵，开坛做法，画符炼尸...空前绝后的人鬼较量，灵异邪祟的无尽纠缠。二十载宿命，难抵一生夙愿。

Why similar: Horror 92.4%, Indie 7.6%

You play as the son of a restorer, a museum worker who died tragically. While searching for the memorabilia, the door suddenly closes and strange things begin to happen. The hero is waiting for immersion in the world of art and the paranormal.

Why similar: Thriller 56.5%, Horror 38.9%, Indie 4.6%

《silen house》 is a scary adventure puzzle game. There is always a strange cry in the deserted old house in the deep mountains. I don't know where I came from. When I approached the old house, a grim burst came.

Why similar: Thriller 44.3%, Horror 43.6%, Casual 8.8%, Indie 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D puzzle-platformer that uses horror elements to create a sense of isolation and danger.

"Way back home" is a 2D horizontal board horror puzzle game. It takes the Republic of China period from 1905 to 1926 as the background of the times. With a large number of exquisite original paintings, rich playing methods, excellent music and dubbing, delicate script and narrative game style, it creates a strong historical...

Why similar: Thriller 53.4%, Horror 38%, Indie 5.2%, Casual 3.4%

This is a horror plot puzzle game with Chinese folk themes. There is an unwritten rule in Tianhe Town: on the day of the Winter Clothing Festival, no villager is allowed to approach the back mountain. Is there really a ghost on the mountain? Perhaps there is something more terrifying than ghosts.

Why similar: Thriller 60.1%, Horror 39.9%

“Paper Bride 6 Nightmare” is the sixth work to the Paper Bride series. Dive into a bewitching dream and immerse yourself in yet another immersive Chinese horror puzzle game!

Why similar: Horror 65.8%, Thriller 21.9%, Casual 12.3%

一个再平常不过的早晨，阿伟在幻境中接到莫名其妙的任务。利用奇怪的手电和钥匙，深入内部，发现隐藏在筒楼中的黑暗，找回自己失去的一切。

Why similar: Thriller 74.8%, Horror 13.2%, Indie 6.9%, Casual 5.2%

《出马》是一款结合了AVG和挂机玩法的恐怖互动真人影视游戏，脱变于东北传统民俗出马仙，同时融合了挂机玩法，不仅让你有视觉体验，还有超高的成就收集体验。 在游戏里，你将扮演民国时期的一名尔滨神探，和青梅竹马的记者林秋，受林秋学妹刘菲菲的邀请，前往一个名叫黑顶子的山村，调查一起离奇命案。过程自然是惊恐万分，你要面临多种选择，在村民、村长、巫师、林秋、刘菲菲，以及穿着肚兜出现的神秘女人之间，不断做出选择，最终获得正经的、不正经的、完美的、遗憾的等多种结局。

Why similar: Horror 56%, Casual 31.6%, Indie 12.4%

《Back：Fade》 is a full-motion audio live horror game. Special Note 1: This game is very supernatural and scary, timid or heart disease players do not buy ！！！！ The game will reveal different ending plots step by step through various searches and choices for your character.

Why similar: Thriller 60.5%, Horror 39.5%

《Back》 is a full-motion audio live horror game. Special Note 1: This game is very supernatural and scary, timid or heart disease players do not buy ！！！！ The game will reveal different ending plots step by step through various searches and choices for your character.

Why similar: Thriller 59.5%, Horror 38.2%, Indie 2.3%

“You little rascal! Go study your lessons right now!” said the angry parents, grounding you. Try to outsmart them and find a way to have fun with your friends.

Why similar: Horror 91.3%, Indie 8.7%

You are a young college student working the night shift as a security guard at a remote cemetery deep in the Arkansas woods. What starts as routine surveillance quickly turns into something far more unsettling.

Why similar: Horror 46.4%, Thriller 42.2%, Casual 8.7%, Indie 2.7%

Horror puzzle game with spot-the-difference elements for survival. Complete interesting puzzles throughout your home to gain access to more areas and unlock more of the story all while using your modified camera to survive the threat that is lurking.

Why similar: Horror 76.5%, Casual 11.9%, Indie 11.7%

Home Darkness - Escape, is a classic Hidden Object game, you will combine items, resolve puzzle, and find treasure!

Why similar: Horror 52.6%, Casual 26.7%, Indie 20.7%

Silver Soul is a first-person horror adventure game based on a sci-fi thriller. The story tells the story of a young man who falls off a cliff while being chased to the top of a mountain by the army, but enters another part of the earth where alien creatures fall, who is good and who is evil.

Why similar: Thriller 55.6%, Horror 37%, Casual 6.7%, Indie 0.6%

This is 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: Horror 87.4%, Indie 8%, Casual 4.6%

Room 404 is a first-person Chinese horror game.Players must discern anomalies within an endlessly looping corridor, make decisions,and attempts to unravel the mysteries surrounding themselves and the four floors of the apartment.

Why similar: Horror 89.3%, Indie 10.7%

都市的夜晚并不安宁。浮华背后，暗潮在阴影中涌动。旧书店『Hermitage』的店主不幸被卷入了种种神秘事件。越是接近答案，他见到的真相却愈发诡异。疑云之下，一切都指向了“那些”超越常理的——危机渐渐逼近，在谣言与谎言间劈开道路，追寻自己的“结局”吧！

Why similar: Indie 100%

Enter the crooked world of Demented, where everything seems to be fine. But it isn't. It's up to you to find out.

Why similar: Horror 69.2%, Casual 15.9%, Indie 15%

A silly little physics-based game about moving on... or is it? Be neat, be careful, or be a chaos goblin. The choice is yours. But be warned, not all is as it seems in this quiet little house.

Why similar: Thriller 56%, Horror 39.9%, Casual 4%

Don't wait any longer, escape from school before night falls. This game is a point and touch horror decryption game with the theme of escape. Players will be transported into a fictional high school campus, unable to leave the teaching building restroom with rumors of strange stories on a dark day

Why similar: Horror 98.3%, Indie 1.7%

You don't know who or where you are. The papers are there and the computers are asking you to insert paper. Your job here is simple: find the documents considering the information required by the reader machines.

Why similar: Horror 68.4%, Indie 31.6%

The orthodox horror puzzle game, at the same time, you can also experience the passionate race with the female ghost and the cool bursting magic in this game!

Why similar: Horror 91.6%, Indie 8.4%

Balancing the ball might sound easy but the reality is that Crazy Ball Adventures offers you multiple challenges so you will always have to face new and exciting levels.

Why similar: Casual 53.4%, Indie 46.6%

你跟随秦苏言调查一起十年前的学生跳楼事件时，突然收到了两封神秘的邮件。一封邀请你参加高中毕业十周年聚会，另一封则警告你如果继续调查“下一个就是你”。察觉异样的你决定赴会，试图找到更多的线索，却被卷入了一场“密室狼人杀”的局中。面对生死，是善念的互助，还是释放人性中的恶意？

Why similar: Thriller 57.4%, Horror 34.9%, Casual 7.8%

Getting a girl-friend before National College Entrance Exam, I know it's crazy, but from today, we will face everything together.

Why similar: Casual 59.4%, Indie 40.6%

In this game, you play as a student in the Sighchology Research Lab. In this dark place, you do research every night and day without sleep, because you have been given a great mission: to publish a piece of paper...

Why similar: Casual 54.8%, Indie 45.2%

As an adaptation of the popular suspecse TV series, Cat's Cradle, this game combines investigation, solving puzzles and reasoning with original stories, which can build a more Immersive experience. Game will build new stories based on original setting and focus on the inner world of the character.

Why similar: Thriller 58.1%, Horror 36.1%, Indie 5.8%

Play as 25yo writer Jian Xun in a 5-min deadline loop. Your script is alive! In this thriller puzzle, use "keyframe sorting" to piece stories. Fight AI, break the 4th wall & escape the nightmare!

Why similar: Casual 100%

Coming back home as a father is not an easy thing sometimes. You had a tough time at your office and you just want to sit back and relax at your new home. Next thing you know, you got your family against you. How long can you keep your sanity?

Why similar: Horror 64.2%, Casual 20.3%, Indie 15.4%

Urayama | ウラヤマ is a psychological J-horror game featuring students on summer vacation.

Why similar: Horror 76.4%, Casual 16.8%, Indie 6.8%