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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Psychological Horror, Singleplayer, Adventure, Horror.

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Weep for the dead! In this short psychological horror story, play as a professional mourner travelling between funerals. Ride a nightmarish bus whose destination depends on how you choose to face your traumas.

Reviews: Very Positive — 87% — of 374 reviews
Released: 2023-04-13
Developer: Tiago Rech
Publisher: Time Galleon
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
Median playtime: 1.3 hrs
Mean playtime: 2.3 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 79%

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    Dev: silver978Pub: IndieArk
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    A short psychological adventure about a stressed girl who wants to explore her ceiling.

    Why similar: Psychological 20.1%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Female Protagonist 9%

  2. #2 Afterdream
    96% matchVery Positive93% of 349 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 15.2%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Surreal 12.7%, Emotional 11%, Horror 9%

  3. #3 Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
    95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 33,269 reviews2020
    Dev: Nikita KryukovPub: Nikita Igorevich Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 24 minMean: 7.7 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: Experimental 24.9%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Psychological 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 9%

  4. #4 I Saw Black Clouds
    96% matchMixed61% of 640 reviews2021
    Dev: Ghost Dog FilmsPub: Wales Interactive
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    After the unexpected death of a close friend, Kristina returns to her hometown looking for answers, only to unearth a string of dark secrets. I Saw Black Clouds is an interactive psychological thriller with supernatural elements and branching storylines.

    Why similar: Psychological 13.9%, Emotional 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Female Protagonist 8.6%, Dark 8.3%

  5. #5 INDIKA
    94% matchVery Positive90% of 8,070 reviews2024
    Dev: Odd MeterPub: 11 bit studios
    Windows
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Play a third-person, story-driven game set in alternative Russia at the turn of the XIX century where religious visions clash with harsh reality. INDIKA tells the story of a young nun who sets off on a journey of self-discovery with the most unusual companion by her side, the devil himself.

    Why similar: Surreal 23.6%, Psychological 17.3%, Dark 11.5%, Dialogue Heavy 10.8%, Horror 9.6%

  6. #6 Without a Dawn
    93% matchVery Positive93% of 757 reviews2025
    Dev: Jesse Makkonen
    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 62%

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

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.5%, Emotional 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Psychological 10.4%, Female Protagonist 9.2%

  7. #7 My Head On Your Body
    94% 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: Experimental 21.8%, Psychological 12.2%, Psychological Horror 10%, Visual Novel 9.6%, Emotional 9.2%

  8. #8 Hazy Mind
    92% matchVery Positive86% of 331 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 15.6%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Dialogue Heavy 9.6%, Multiple Endings 9%

  9. #9 Subway Midnight
    91% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,267 reviews2021
    Dev: Bubby DarkstarPub: Aggro Crab
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    Board the train! Run away from a weirdo! Solve some puzzles! Make friends with some ghosts! Try not to become a ghost yourself!

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.6%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Horror 12.7%, Stylized 10.3%

  10. #10 EMOTIONLESS : The Last Ticket
    90% matchVery Positive83% of 137 reviews2025
    Dev: X1 Games
    Windows

    Step into a liminal, cosmic horror experience set in an abandoned amusement park. Uncover the haunting narrative behind its twisted rides and empty tunnels to discover what lurks within a reality that shouldn't exist…

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.6%, Dark 15.3%, Horror 12.5%, Surreal 12.4%, Psychological 11.3%

  11. #11 SIMULACRA
    91% matchVery Positive90% of 4,633 reviews2017
    Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.3%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Psychological 13.3%, Multiple Endings 11%, Horror 10.6%

  12. #12 I'll Do It Tomorrow
    89% matchVery Positive96% of 82 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: Surreal 14.2%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Female Protagonist 8.9%

  13. #13 Night Bus
    88% matchVery Positive87% of 262 reviews2024
    Dev: Liquid Static Studio
    Windows
    Median: 48 minMean: 54 min≥1hr: 35%

    Night Bus is a thrilling public transit simulator that costs less than a bus ticket! It's your first night on the job: Pick up passengers, take their fares, enjoy the beautiful countryside, and please ignore That Which Has No Eyes.

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  14. #14 THRESHOLD
    87% matchVery Positive85% of 1,261 reviews2024
    Dev: Julien EveilléPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
    Windows
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    In a lonely station atop a mountain, a train rumbles its precious cargo to places unknown. Now is your shift. Keep the pace. Uncover a mystery. Fight for your last breath. The air is thin up here.

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  15. #15 DEAD LAMB WALKING
    86% matchVery Positive97% of 195 reviews2024
    Dev: Lyn Mametchi
    Windows

    A story about a dead lamb walking.

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  16. #16 this morning I decided to die
    86% matchMostly Positive77% of 172 reviews2023
    Dev: ctcPub: Nikita Kryukov
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Follow a girl through the last day of her life.

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    85% matchVery Positive85% of 106 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: Dialogue Heavy 24.5%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Multiple Endings 14.6%, Psychological 12.2%, Dark 9.4%

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    89% matchMixed51% of 183 reviews2015
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    Windows
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%

    Train of Afterlife is a mystery, psychological, horror Visual Novel.

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  19. #19 The Winter Mind
    84% matchMixed66% of 77 reviews2025
    Dev: Sempiternal Rain
    Windows

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    Windows
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    Windows
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    Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.3%, Psychological 12%, Surreal 11.6%, Horror 10.9%, Female Protagonist 10.4%

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    Dev: Spytihněv
    Windows

    A short narrative-driven psychological horror game about a trainee metro driver trapped in the dampest subway east of anything that matters.

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  23. #23 Critters for Sale
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    Windows · Linux
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  24. #24 Ib
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    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%

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    Why similar: Surreal 20.6%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Horror 11.8%

  25. #25 GAG
    83% matchMostly Positive75% of 60 reviews2020
    Dev: Joshua Roland
    Windows

    An interactive psychological horror drama.

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  26. #26 If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers
    79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,742 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: Psychological 17.5%, Emotional 16.1%, Dark 14.7%, Psychological Horror 14%, Horror 9.4%

  27. #27 Anant Express
    78% matchVery Positive84% of 61 reviews2025
    Dev: Yashgames773Pub: Jabsz Studios
    Windows

    Anant Express is set aboard a haunted sleeper-class indian train. You board the train as an ordinary traveler, but as the journey progresses, strange events begin to unfold. Mysterious passengers. Shifting compartments. Whispers in the dark. Nothing is as it seems.

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    Windows

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  29. #29 MOOD
    77% matchVery Positive86% of 468 reviews2025
    Dev: MAT Affect
    Windows

    MOOD is a short visual novel combining horror, dark humor, and dialogues on a wide variety of topics, from old movies to ancient wars. You were the one who summoned your new companion, there is no backing out now!

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    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 34%

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    78% matchVery Positive99% of 68 reviews2023
    Dev: Midori Games / みどりげーむず
    Windows

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    Dev: 72studio
    Windows · Mac

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  33. #33 Nightmare Shift
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    Dev: Binary Lunar
    Windows

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    Windows
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    76% matchMixed69% of 54 reviews2024
    Dev: Davidcrosdev
    Windows

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    Windows
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    75% matchMostly Positive80% of 340 reviews2020
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    73% matchVery Positive93% of 413 reviews2021
    Dev: ENIGMA STUDIO
    Windows
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    An immersive first-person horror adventure where you play the role of LIANA - a young girl who arrives home after major surgery and is met with a strange mannequin claiming to be her mother.

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    72% matchVery Positive97% of 60 reviews2024
    Dev: Blue Tango Street
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    73% matchVery Positive89% of 585 reviews2021
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    69% matchVery Positive88% of 5,930 reviews2025
    Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
    Windows
    Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%

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    70% matchVery Positive91% of 77 reviews2025
    Dev: Doomster Entertainment
    Windows

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    71% matchVery Positive86% of 253 reviews2023
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    70% matchVery Positive88% of 56 reviews2025
    Dev: Koro Pixel StudioPub: Dark Product
    Windows

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  47. #47 Restless Dreams
    69% matchVery Positive95% of 73 reviews2026
    Dev: Room410
    Windows

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    71% matchMostly Positive71% of 63 reviews2025
    Dev: SilverMoon Studios
    Windows

    Experience the dread of a midnight shift in a quiet supermarket. As mundane tasks blur with eerie events, discover that the darkness hides more than just silence.

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    68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 610 reviews2025
    Dev: Curious Fox Sox
    Windows

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    71% matchVery Positive92% of 64 reviews2022
    Dev: Mado
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    72% matchMostly Positive71% of 228 reviews2021
    Dev: Mad About PandasPub: Versus Evil
    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Hitchhiker is a mystery game set along lost highways, where your goal is to solve the puzzle of your own backstory.

    Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 19.2%, Surreal 11.2%, Psychological 10.4%, Dark 9.9%, Emotional 9.4%

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    70% matchMostly Positive70% of 221 reviews2024
    Dev: Mystael studio
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    67% matchVery Positive92% of 62 reviews2026
    Dev: lvl374
    Windows

    halfmoon is a short adventure game set in an information center for the dead before they move on.

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    68% matchVery Positive96% of 53 reviews2024
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    Uncover the skeletons in Hana's closet in "MINE MEMORY," a gripping psychological visual novel. Dive into Hana's memories, shape her destiny, and confront haunting choices with deep consequences.

    Why similar: Psychological 26.6%, Surreal 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Mystery 10.6%, Choices Matter 8.3%

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    Windows

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  56. #56 Case #1472
    69% matchMixed57% of 68 reviews2025
    Dev: Broken at Release Game Studio
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    A mysterious woman is sitting in front of you. Who is she? And who are you? And why are you both there? Case #1472 is mystery information digging interrogation thriller game where there are more things going on than what meets the eye, but are you able to unravel what has happened?

    Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 24.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Psychological 11.6%, Visual Novel 11%, Dark 8.6%

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    68% matchVery Positive96% of 136 reviews2023
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    66% matchNo user reviews96% of 56 reviews2026
    Dev: Playnova Studio
    Windows

    A short, single-sitting VHS-style psychological horror game. Work the night shift at a remote gas station, return home to uncover disturbing clues, and reach one of three endings.

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    66% matchVery Positive97% of 191 reviews2024
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    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%

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    Why similar: Psychological 19.6%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Multiple Endings 9.9%

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