Games Like Incantation

Fear and anxiety prevail after the darkest tales from Japanese folklore come to life in this first-person psychological horror game. Set in a feudal era, Ikai revolves around the priestess of a shrine struggling to defeat the spirits of her past and her present.

Why similar: Thriller 15.6%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Horror 13.6%, Exploration 9.2%, First-Person 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the same sense of vulnerability and cultural folklore-based horror through a first-person perspective.

Fear, anxiety, and laughter are the symbol of youth. Experience the true paranormal haunting with your friends from the first-person perspective and stay alive. The Bridge Curse Road to Salvation is an adaptation of a horror film, includes Taiwanese urban legend and an intriguing backstory.

Why similar: Horror 19.6%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, First-Person 12.3%, Romance 11.5%, Exploration 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game shares a similar focus on modern Asian urban legends and atmospheric, first-person exploration of cursed locations.

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 26.7%, Horror 21.3%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Mystery 14.2%, Story Rich 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in Chinese folk horror, focusing on traditional rituals and mystery within a rural village setting.

Home Sweet Home is a first-person horror adventure game based on Thai myths and beliefs. The core gameplay focuses on storytelling and stealth to avoid perilous spirits hunting you. Moreover, few puzzles are added into the game, making gameplay more various.

Why similar: Horror 41.3%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Gore 13%, First-Person 11%, Adventure 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential Asian folk horror game that emphasizes stealth and puzzle-solving while being hunted by supernatural entities.

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: Horror 36.6%, Thriller 35.3%, First-Person 7.9%, Adventure 6%, Puzzle 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a deeply atmospheric exploration of a haunted mansion with a heavy emphasis on puzzle-solving and psychological terror.

This is the sequel to our Paper Bride series based on Chinese folklore. This story takes place in Zangling Village, where players must explore a village shrouded in occult mystery to uncover the secret origins of this haunted village.

Why similar: Thriller 30.9%, Horror 21%, Mystery 14.6%, First-Person 9.5%, Puzzle 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: It continues the series' tradition of exploring dark, ancient village secrets through intricate puzzles and unsettling storytelling.

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 39.7%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, First-Person 13.3%, Adventure 6.5%, Puzzle 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: A seminal Asian horror game that excels at building tension through exploration and the threat of an unstoppable pursuer.

A single-player, third person horror action-adventure game set on a remote spiritual island retreat. To survive you must craft, fight, and escape the psychedelic horrors set loose when a spiritual ritual goes wrong and awakens a dimension of cosmic terror.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.8%, Horror 16.2%, Action-Adventure 12.4%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Mystery 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a cult-centric narrative that explores the consequences of dabbling in the occult and supernatural rituals.

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 58.6%, Female Protagonist 18.1%, Psychological Horror 8.6%, Adventure 6.2%, Puzzle 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: It features a similar focus on using a camera to interact with and survive against spirits rooted in local folklore.

BrokenLore: LOW is a psychological horror game set in a mist-covered, beautiful Japanese village, blending hyper-realistic graphics with low-poly elements. The main enemy is the Gashadokuro, a yokai from Japanese folklore.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.7%, Thriller 17.5%, Horror 16.4%, Female Protagonist 14%, First-Person 12.5%

Why You'll Like It: It combines a female protagonist with psychological horror and a story-rich narrative that feels very similar to the seed game.

Scourge of The Village is a Chinese folk horror-themed text decryption game. A young female intern reporter who was inexplicably trapped in a nightmare while investigating a factory sewage discharge incident. In order to solve the mystery, she decided to go to the land of her dreams alone.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.9%, Mystery 17.6%, Thriller 16.2%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Story Rich 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: It directly mirrors the setting and premise of investigating a mysterious, hostile village filled with dark secrets.

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 23%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Thriller 15.5%, Exploration 8.9%, Female Protagonist 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the feeling of domestic unease and psychological horror that often permeates the genre.

Gu Lady is a cartoon style third person action game. In the game, you'll have an adventure of nightmares and there are also puzzles for you to solve. You'll act Gu JiuXun, a Miao girl, to explore the grave filled with monsters,puzzles and traps,to save her younger sister！

Why similar: Female Protagonist 17.2%, Action-Adventure 16.1%, Exploration 14.7%, Story Rich 12.3%, Puzzle 10%

Why You'll Like It: This title leans into the folk horror aesthetic, focusing on tomb exploration and the dangers of ancient, cursed traditions.

A chilling psychological horror set in 1980s Kerala. After weeks of silence, you arrive on a remote island to search for your missing wife. Explore an abandoned house, uncover local folklore, survive haunting encounters, and unravel the island’s buried secrets.

Why similar: Exploration 20.6%, Horror 15.2%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, First-Person 11.6%, 3D 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person exploration game that focuses on uncovering the dark, isolated history of a remote location.

Myth lingers in a tranquil and remote ancient town in China. In one telling, once a beautiful maiden is chosen by the cave deity, her soul disappears from the mortal realm. A minority girl called Miao Fei embarks on her journey to uncover the truth behind the legend, and rescue herself, perhap.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.3%, Horror 18.3%, Thriller 17.2%, Mystery 10.5%, First-Person 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A direct thematic match that focuses on the dark, ritualistic history of a village and the mystery surrounding a missing person.

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 21.2%, Horror 18%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Mystery 10.3%, First-Person 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a similar blend of mystery and supernatural horror set in an isolated, unsettling environment.

Open the doors between your everyday reality and a dark unholy world to unveil the mystery of the disappearance of your child. Explore both worlds to find clues, solve puzzles, decide whether you infiltrate or fight brutal enemies and stand up to an aberrant establishment.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.7%, Gore 12.2%, Horror 12.1%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Violent 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric adventure that focuses on a mother's desperate search for her child in a twisted, surreal world.

The Closing Shift | 閉店事件 is a Japanese horror game about a girl on a closing shift.

Why similar: Exploration 28%, First-Person 26.6%, 3D 15.4%, Puzzle 13.4%, Adventure 9%

Why You'll Like It: While set in a modern environment, it shares the same slow-burn, unsettling pacing and focus on everyday dread found in Incantation.

Set in 1944 Italy, Martha Is Dead is an award-winning dark psychological thriller where the lines between truth, superstition, and tragedy blur. Explore a haunting countryside, uncover disturbing memories, and peel back layers of mystery. Every choice shapes the nightmare…are you ready to face it?

Why similar: Thriller 20.1%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Horror 14.6%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Mystery 9%

Why You'll Like It: It deals with heavy, dark family themes and psychological trauma in a way that mirrors the emotional weight of a mother searching for her child.

Batu, tormented by nightmares, is lured to a nameless village via cryptic letters. Investigating the village's secrets with just one friend, he wakes one night to discover his ally gone. He must now locate his friend and elude the village's dark mysteries.

Why similar: Thriller 18.4%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Horror 16.2%, Action-Adventure 13.5%, First-Person 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game is a direct match for the village-based horror subgenre, focusing on first-person exploration and psychological tension.

Step into the shoes of Agent Kim, drawn into a chilling mystery deep in the wilderness. Find hidden clues, solve intricate puzzles, and outsmart the relentless zombies that roam the estate. Will you make it out alive, or will you too vanish without a trace?

Why similar: Horror 17.1%, Gore 14.3%, Exploration 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Violent 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a survival-horror experience that relies on exploration and uncovering the dark history of a haunted estate.

Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.

Why similar: Horror 37.4%, Psychological Horror 32.3%, First-Person 10.2%, Violent 6.5%, Exploration 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: Known for its intense psychological horror, it captures the feeling of being trapped in a location where the environment itself is hostile.

MADiSON is a first person psychological horror game that delivers an immersive and terrifying experience. With the help of an instant camera, connect the human world with the beyond, take pictures and develop them by yourself. Solve puzzles, explore your surroundings and most importantly, survive.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.8%, Horror 23.5%, First-Person 10.8%, Violent 9.2%, Gore 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game utilizes a camera mechanic to uncover supernatural mysteries and features a deeply disturbing, personal narrative.

No Return is a first-person psychological horror game set in modern-day China. With a focus on family tragedy, the story unfolds as our protagonist is mysteriously prevented from returning home by an unseen force. Can he navigate a nightmarish maze of hallways and uncover the disturbing truth?

Why similar: Thriller 22.1%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Horror 14.8%, First-Person 10.7%, Exploration 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that focuses on the feeling of being trapped and the breakdown of reality within a domestic space.

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

Why similar: Thriller 21.8%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, Horror 18.6%, Mystery 11.2%, First-Person 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the psychological aspect of horror, emphasizing mystery and survival in a hostile setting.

Curse of Anabelle is a story driven adventure-horror/puzzle game which players can experience in the first person perspective. The storyline is based on real world myths and legends.

Why similar: Adventure 26.7%, Horror 17.3%, Action 14.1%, Mystery 11.1%, Exploration 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: It features a narrative-driven mystery centered on ancient curses and occult investigations.

Your girlfriend’s sleepwalking is getting worse each night. Find her and bring her back to bed safely.

Why similar: Thriller 22.7%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Horror 15.9%, First-Person 8.6%, Exploration 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: It explores the intersection of psychological horror and thriller elements, focusing on a personal, unsettling mystery.

It Happened At Night is a short horror game where the player must complete basic objectives to advance the story and immerse themselves through the eyes of the protagonist.

Why similar: Horror 16.5%, Thriller 13.9%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Exploration 12%, Mystery 11%

Why You'll Like It: A walking-simulator style horror game that prioritizes atmosphere and the slow discovery of a dark, local mystery.

A 3rd person, fixed-camera survival horror adventure. Fear the Presence, a mysterious entity you cannot fight: stay alert, hide, breathe slowly... Explore cursed places where unseen spirits and lost souls linger in a true horror story for the ages.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.4%, Horror 27.1%, Exploration 12.5%, Story Rich 9.8%, Action-Adventure 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes the feeling of being hunted by an unpredictable, supernatural force while exploring atmospheric, historical locations.

In first-person horror game "Cursed Feed," players embark on a chilling journey with the Thornvale family as they confront a malevolent force unleashed by their own patriarch's archaeological discoveries.

Why similar: Horror 26.9%, Psychological Horror 26.8%, Gore 12.6%, Violent 11.9%, Mystery 10.4%

The stage is set. Imagine an old baroque manor, perhaps a hotel or a museum, somewhere in central Europe. A woman wanders in search of answers.

Why similar: Horror 15.5%, Exploration 13.4%, Mystery 11.4%, Action-Adventure 10.5%, Puzzle 9.7%

The story follows Liang Suxian, a female university student, who inadvertently becomes entangled in an urban legend. An ancient book transports her back to the campus of the 1950s. Suxian's fate seems inextricably linked to the death of a mysterious girl from the same school.

Why similar: Horror 33.7%, Gore 29.4%, Exploration 18.8%, Puzzle 13%, Singleplayer 5%

"INHUMAN" is an independent horror game. The story takes place in the conspiracy of an ancient clan, and the protagonist is in a psychedelic state and can't even distinguish herself. With further exploration and confrontation with all kinds of ghosts, the puzzle will be solved step by step...

Why similar: Thriller 20.1%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Horror 13.7%, First-Person 8.9%, Mystery 8.3%

《残秽的我们》是一款本土手绘写实风格的恐怖冒险游戏，以真实事件为蓝本改编。在游戏中，玩家将跟随女主“无者”的脚步，深入由亡者怨念而产生的“怨秽地”，利用“刻印”的力量，探究隐藏其中的一段真实往事。

Why similar: Thriller 18.1%, Horror 15.9%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Mystery 9.7%, Story Rich 8.5%

《THE TAG-ALONG OBSESSION》 is a first-person horror puzzle game. You will play Hui Ting and enter the long-abandoned resort to explore the truth of everything. The props survive as much as possible and solve all the mysteries and connections to her own past.

Why similar: Horror 31.5%, Female Protagonist 21.8%, First-Person 19.8%, Puzzle 10.6%, RPG 9%

《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 35.7%, Mystery 25.1%, RPG 14.5%, Puzzle 11.4%, Adventure 9.9%

Paper Dolls 2 is a first-person horror adventure game. A dark aura emanates from a Qing dynasty dwelling—the Yin Mansion. What happened to the once-famous Yin Family? Clues lead us to its second floor haunted by restless spirits. A truth, buried for over a hundred years, is waiting to be unraveled.

Why similar: Horror 25.3%, Psychological Horror 22.7%, Action-Adventure 15%, First-Person 11.5%, Thriller 6.5%

Witching Hour is a horror story that takes you out of your family home and across the quiet town of Hollow Hills. Your fate depends on making difficult choices, your relationship with your family, and confrontations with the matriarch of the town’s affliction with witchcraft, Lucilia.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18%, Horror 17.5%, Violent 15.5%, Exploration 12.1%, Mystery 11.3%

《SUFFOCATE》is a realistic 3D first-person survival horror game. The plot revolves around family relationships, cult, and the greed that permeates human nature. The game doesn't shy away from violence, gore, and faith in this one-of-a-kind survival horror experience, Taiwanese style.

Why similar: Horror 19.8%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Violent 13%, First-Person 11.9%, Exploration 11.5%

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: Horror 16.9%, Gore 14.8%, Violent 14.3%, Romance 13.3%, Female Protagonist 12.3%

BrokenLore: UNFOLLOW is a first-person psychological horror game that explores the impact social media has on mental health through the story of Anne, a victim of bullying trapped in a surreal nightmare where she must solve a dark mystery and confront sinister creatures.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25%, Horror 23.3%, Mystery 15.8%, First-Person 14.2%, Story Rich 10.7%

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 27.3%, Female Protagonist 19.6%, Gore 16%, Violent 11.5%, Puzzle 6.3%

Find your missing daughter in the Hospital of Madness. Collect items, fight enemies, and do whatever it takes to reach her!

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.9%, Horror 17.8%, Violent 12.6%, First-Person 10.9%, Gore 10.5%

You have lost your memory and are looking for a way out of the castle. The power of the nightmare magic has put the castle into an infinite loop. Carefully observing all possible abnormalities is the only way to crack the secrets of the vampire castle

Why similar: Thriller 16%, Gore 15.7%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Exploration 11.4%, First-Person 8.8%

You're a journalist searching for answers... but beneath the surface lies only terror. The labyrinth you’ve entered to find the missing may never let you leave.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.8%, Thriller 16.8%, Gore 16.8%, Horror 16.5%, First-Person 11%

The Chaput Baby is a first-person horror game. Play as Samantha, hired to care for the Chaput family's baby. Take on a babysitting night in a former church as you unravel deep secrets about one of the oldest families in the city.

Why similar: Thriller 19.5%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Horror 15.6%, Mystery 11.1%, First-Person 9.8%

A young woman returns back to her home in a rural Japanese village - but something is very wrong. Find items, solve puzzles, fight monsters and traverse between dimensions. Help Kario Ito reveal hidden mysteries and stay alive in this retro-styled survival horror!

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.7%, Horror 16.6%, Gore 16.2%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Violent 10.9%

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: Thriller 19.9%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Horror 14.1%, Exploration 9.4%, Mystery 8.9%

Autumn, 1992. Anton, a 14-year-old boy, moves with his parents to a small town and is left alone in his grandmother's apartment. Meanwhile, children are disappearing across the town — the police are powerless, and no one knows who's behind it…

Why similar: Thriller 20.7%, Horror 14.3%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Violent 10.1%, Gore 9.7%

A first-person horror game Incoming Evil, you will explore an unsolved event about 3 missing people. Nobody knows what happened to them, the police could not solve the case. You are an experienced detective; the case handed over to you.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.9%, Horror 25.4%, First-Person 19.5%, 3D 8.3%, Puzzle 7.5%

Death lurks in every corner of this journey filled with tension and despair. The brave may not be the smartest here and those who know the time to retreat are more likely to make it out alive in the end ... Find your lost friend in a house that holds unimaginable secrets.

Why similar: Thriller 16.1%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Horror 13.9%, Dark Fantasy 9.4%, Mystery 8.6%

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 19.6%, Horror 15.8%, Female Protagonist 11%, Exploration 9.9%, First-Person 9.3%

PaperDolls VR is a first-person VR horror game with oriental features. Explore the ancient ruins of the late Qing dynasty and search for your daughter . A complete story line goes through the whole game

Why similar: Adventure 53.8%, Action 46.2%

『Japanese House Exploration』is a first-person puzzle horror adventure game set in a traditional Japanese house. You explore a house that is both eerie and nostalgic. To find a dear friend.

Why similar: Horror 35.2%, Action-Adventure 22.9%, First-Person 14.2%, 3D 11.5%, Story Rich 8.9%

Family curse is a mystical horror from the first person with a frightening atmosphere. Immerse yourself in the intricate history of the Crouse family and find out the terrible secret of the people who died in the cursed house.

Why similar: Thriller 24.5%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Horror 17.3%, Exploration 12.4%, First-Person 11.6%

Try to escape with your life in a first-person survival horror adventure. Play through the eyes of four distinct characters as you evade and confront terrifying ghosts, unravel mind-bending puzzles, and unearth a sinister conspiracy…

Why similar: Thriller 22.5%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Mystery 13.8%, Exploration 9.3%, Horror 9.2%

"Xi" is a horror puzzle game set in the context of modern Chinese folklore. The story takes place in an long-abandoned mountain mansion. This immersive escape room experience feels a bit too real, with eerie and strange elements everywhere—an empty banquet, an endless corridor.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.1%, Thriller 21.9%, Horror 18.1%, Mystery 12.6%, RPG 9.5%

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: Horror 23.4%, Psychological Horror 21.5%, Female Protagonist 16%, Adventure 9%, Story Rich 8.2%

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.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.5%, Horror 21.3%, Female Protagonist 18.5%, First-Person 12.8%, Story Rich 8.6%