- #1 Ikai
97% matchMostly Positive80% of 269 reviews2022
Dev: EndflamePub: PM Studios, inc.
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 15.4%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Horror 13.8%, Exploration 9.2%, First-Person 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person psychological horror game that draws heavily from Japanese folklore and features a vulnerable female protagonist.
- #2 The Bridge Curse Road to Salvation
96% matchVery Positive90% of 3,793 reviews2022
Dev: SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENT
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 20%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, First-Person 12%, Exploration 11.3%, Romance 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: Set in a Taiwanese university with deep roots in local urban legends, it mirrors the cultural horror style of the seed game.
- #3 Home Sweet Home
96% matchVery Positive87% of 3,788 reviews2017
Dev: YGGDRAZIL GROUP CO.,LTD
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 38.5%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Gore 15.8%, First-Person 9.9%, Adventure 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: This Thai horror game perfectly captures the intense atmosphere of Asian folklore and supernatural cult threats found in Incantation.
- #4 Paper Bride 2 Zangling Village
95% matchVery Positive91% of 1,150 reviews2022
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 30.4%, Horror 21.3%, Mystery 14.4%, First-Person 9.4%, Puzzle 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on the dark traditions of a remote village, matching the cult-themed narrative of Incantation.
- #5 The Chant
94% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,272 reviews2022
Dev: Brass TokenPub: Prime Matter
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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 18.5%, Horror 16.3%, Action-Adventure 12.6%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Mystery 11%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on a cult-driven narrative and psychological horror, making it a strong thematic match for the cult village setting.
- #6 BrokenLore: LOW
94% matchMostly Positive76% of 519 reviews2025
Dev: Serafini Productions
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 18.3%, Thriller 17.2%, Horror 16.8%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, First-Person 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric psychological horror game that emphasizes a strong narrative and first-person exploration.
- #7 DreadOut
93% matchMostly Positive77% of 5,721 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 58.7%, Female Protagonist 18.3%, Psychological Horror 8.5%, Adventure 6.3%, Puzzle 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: This Indonesian horror game features a female protagonist using a camera to survive against spirits, echoing the found-footage vibe of the seed.
- #8 蛊婆 Lady in Tomb
92% matchVery Positive94% of 441 reviews2021
Dev: Magyu Studio
Windows
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 17.1%, Action-Adventure 16.4%, Exploration 14.5%, Story Rich 12.2%, Puzzle 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A Chinese folklore-inspired horror game that centers on puzzle-solving and navigating dark, ancient environments.
- #9 Thekku Island
91% matchVery Positive86% of 152 reviews2026
Dev: Ales Devs Games
Windows
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 20.7%, Horror 15.4%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, First-Person 11.5%, 3D 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person exploration horror game that emphasizes isolation and a mysterious, unsettling setting.
- #10 White Day: A Labyrinth Named School
91% matchVery Positive81% of 4,557 reviews2017
Dev: SONNORI CorpPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.5 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 39.3%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, First-Person 13.4%, Adventure 6.3%, Puzzle 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential Korean horror game that emphasizes psychological dread and supernatural encounters in a confined space.
- #11 Visage
90% matchVery Positive84% of 10,980 reviews2020
Dev: SadSquare Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 37.9%, Psychological Horror 32.2%, First-Person 10%, Violent 6.6%, Exploration 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: Offers an incredibly intense psychological horror experience that excels at building dread through environmental storytelling.
- #12 Martha Is Dead
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,957 reviews2022
Dev: LKAPub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 18.5%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Horror 14%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Mystery 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, story-rich psychological horror game featuring a female protagonist and deep, unsettling narrative themes.
- #13 Y. Village - The Visitors
88% matchMostly Positive78% of 186 reviews2024
Dev: Dead Witness
Windows
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 18.1%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Horror 16.4%, Action-Adventure 13.8%, First-Person 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: Directly mirrors the village-based horror setting and first-person perspective of the seed game.
- #14 [Chilla's Art] The Closing Shift | 閉店事件
87% matchVery Positive88% of 3,222 reviews2022
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
The Closing Shift | 閉店事件 is a Japanese horror game about a girl on a closing shift.
Why similar: Exploration 27.9%, First-Person 26.3%, 3D 15.1%, Puzzle 13.7%, Adventure 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the specific brand of J-horror atmosphere and slow-burn dread that makes the seed game so effective.
- #15 Bride into the Cave
89% matchMostly Negative39% of 232 reviews2024
Dev: Flower_Official
Windows
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%, Horror 18.7%, Thriller 17%, Mystery 10.4%, First-Person 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A folklore-based horror game that relies on puzzle-solving and atmospheric storytelling to build its mystery.
- #16 Abandoned Stories: Inherited Silence
86% matchVery Positive96% of 100 reviews2026
Dev: _atfs
Windows
A new home. A new family. A nightmare waiting inside. Adopted into a new family, Maria soon realizes she was never meant to feel safe there.
Why similar: Horror 19.4%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Thriller 11.6%, Female Protagonist 8.7%, Exploration 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich horror game that utilizes puzzles and psychological tension to drive its mystery forward.
- #17 Detention
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,832 reviews2017
Dev: RedCandleGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Detention is an atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology, the game provided players with unique graphics and gaming experience.
Why similar: Horror 27%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, Thriller 12.6%, Story Rich 8.1%, Female Protagonist 8%
Why You'll Like It: While 2D, its mastery of Asian horror, cultural trauma, and supernatural storytelling makes it an essential companion to Incantation.
- #18 My Sleeping Girlfriend
85% matchVery Positive95% of 125 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: Thriller 21%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Horror 15.2%, First-Person 8%, Exploration 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror thriller that emphasizes the disturbing nature of its narrative and character-driven plot.
- #19 Dread Flats
84% matchVery Positive83% of 1,695 reviews2025
Dev: Ghostcase
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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 20.8%, Horror 18.6%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Mystery 10.2%, First-Person 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A supernatural mystery game that focuses on uncovering dark secrets within a confined, eerie environment.
- #20 Bad Omens: 8th Apartment
84% matchVery Positive88% of 75 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: Thriller 19.4%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Horror 14.2%, Exploration 9.3%, Mystery 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror experience that focuses on atmospheric dread and multiple narrative outcomes.
- #21 Witchblood
83% matchVery Positive82% of 133 reviews2026
Dev: Perspektik
Windows
Witchblood is a first-person psychological horror game that draws you into the heart of a dark curse. Explore a decaying house where reality begins to unravel. Uncover the truth behind a forgotten family’s tragedy and face what should have remained buried.
Why similar: Thriller 25%, Psychological Horror 22.8%, Horror 17.7%, First-Person 8.6%, Gore 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric psychological horror title that focuses on building tension through its dark, indie-styled world.
- #22 Scourge of the village
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 289 reviews2024
Dev: Triangel GamePub: Lightning Games
Windows
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 25.7%, Mystery 17.4%, Thriller 16%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Story Rich 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on mystery and psychological horror within a village setting, directly aligning with the seed game's premise.
- #23 MADiSON
82% matchVery Positive87% of 3,450 reviews2022
Dev: BLOODIOUS GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Horror 23.7%, Psychological Horror 23.3%, First-Person 10.7%, Violent 9.4%, Gore 8%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person psychological horror game that uses camera-based mechanics to reveal terrifying supernatural truths.
- #24 Amnesia: The Bunker
79% matchVery Positive93% of 12,671 reviews2023
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Amnesia: The Bunker is a first-person horror game set in a WW1 bunker. A relentless, AI-driven monster stalks you. Survival depends on finding tools, crafting items, and keeping the lights on.
Why similar: Horror 21.1%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, First-Person 14.2%, Action-Adventure 13.9%, Exploration 13.6%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a high-tension, first-person survival horror experience that forces players to navigate dark, oppressive environments.
- #25 Layers of Fear
80% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,749 reviews2023
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
The era-defining first-person psychological horror in all its terrifying glory. All of the game’s chapters collected into one convenient package that allows you to plumb the depths of madness in pursuit of artistic revelation.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.8%, Horror 19.9%, First-Person 13.2%, Exploration 12.5%, Mystery 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the descent into madness through a first-person perspective, mirroring the psychological toll seen in the seed game.
- #26 Hariti
78% matchVery Positive89% of 424 reviews2026
Dev: Ghostcase
Windows
"Hariti" is a first-person psychological horror game. You will play as a mother searching for her missing daughter in a crisis-ridden hospital. Experience an atmosphere of extreme dread within the halls of this abandoned Chinese-style medical facility.
Why similar: Horror 24.5%, Psychological Horror 22.1%, Thriller 15.3%, RPG 11.8%, Adventure 9.3%
- #27 THE TAG-ALONG OBSESSION
81% matchMixed52% of 162 reviews2024
Dev: LuLuDu Tech Co. Ltd.
Windows
《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 31.6%, Female Protagonist 21.9%, First-Person 19.4%, Puzzle 10.9%, RPG 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A horror game that incorporates puzzle-solving and a female protagonist, drawing from similar genre tropes.
- #28 The Alley
77% matchVery Positive92% of 250 reviews2026
Dev: AIXLABPub: Smilegate
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game. Explore a maze-like alleyway, using your camera to distinguish between supernatural "Aberrations" and deceptive "Deceptions" while escaping the relentless pursuit of a vengeful ghost.
Why similar: Thriller 18.8%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Horror 15.5%, Exploration 10.6%, Female Protagonist 8.2%
- #29 Curse of Anabelle
81% matchMixed65% of 136 reviews2020
Dev: Rocwise Entertainment
Windows
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 27.3%, Horror 17.3%, Action 14.3%, Mystery 10.8%, Exploration 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: Combines supernatural mystery with exploration, fitting the investigative nature of the seed game.
- #30 SONG OF HORROR COMPLETE EDITION
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,092 reviews2019
Dev: Protocol Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 22.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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 22.7%, Horror 20.6%, Action-Adventure 16.4%, Exploration 14.3%, Story Rich 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features a persistent supernatural threat and investigation-heavy gameplay that rewards careful exploration.
- #31 Cursed Feed
78% matchMostly Positive76% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: Playstige Interactive
Windows
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 27.2%, Psychological Horror 26.3%, Gore 12.7%, Violent 12.1%, Mystery 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, singleplayer psychological horror game that focuses on maintaining a sense of dread throughout the experience.
- #32 Poopy's Playland
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 66 reviews2026
Dev: EmilJoes Games
Windows
Play as a grieving mother whose child went missing in a playland one year ago. Use your trusty flashlight to navigate through the dark, solve replayable puzzles to progress forward, and hide from the unstable killer mascots! Investigate the mysteries and find out the truth...
Why similar: Horror 19.2%, Exploration 15.6%, Action-Adventure 14.1%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, First-Person 11.4%
- #33 SUFFOCATE
75% matchVery Positive84% of 293 reviews2025
Dev: Naughty Cow
Windows
《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 18.4%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Violent 12.1%, First-Person 10.7%, Exploration 10.5%
- #34 INHUMAN
77% matchMixed63% of 113 reviews2023
Dev: 秋太虚工作室Pub: QutosoGame
Windows
"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 19.8%, Psychological Horror 15%, Horror 13.9%, First-Person 8.9%, Mystery 8.2%
- #35 Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 714 reviews2025
Dev: SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENT
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol is a first-person survival horror game inspired by Junji Ito's psychological horror and eerie aesthetics. This work centers on the twisted potential of human nature and fear of the unknown, taking you on a journey of survival where memory and mystery intertwine.
Why similar: Horror 19.9%, Exploration 15.7%, Thriller 14.1%, First-Person 12.4%, Psychological Horror 9.6%
- #36 Unholy
76% matchMixed63% of 235 reviews2023
Dev: Duality GamesPub: 505 Pulse
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 13.4%, Gore 12.2%, Horror 12.2%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Violent 11.9%
- #37 Paper Bride
73% matchVery Positive91% of 2,306 reviews2021
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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%, Horror 21.5%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Mystery 13.9%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #38 Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
71% matchVery Positive94% of 3,287 reviews2024
Dev: SimogoPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 16.2%, Exploration 13.3%, Mystery 11.5%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Puzzle 10.2%
- #39 FILTHY US
75% matchMixed68% of 477 reviews2021
Dev: Game Logic Studio
Windows
《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 17.8%, Horror 16.1%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Mystery 9.5%, Female Protagonist 8.6%
- #40 夜弦之音 - Echoes of Nocturnal Chords
74% matchVery Positive100% of 118 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: Horror 15.8%, Gore 13.7%, Violent 13.4%, Romance 12.2%, Female Protagonist 11.5%
- #41 GhostCry Hill
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 203 reviews2025
Dev: AlenStar GAME
Windows
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 33.9%, Gore 29.4%, Exploration 18.7%, Puzzle 13.3%, Singleplayer 4.7%
- #42 [Chilla's Art] Okaeri | おかえり
74% matchMixed66% of 814 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 22.3%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Thriller 14.6%, Female Protagonist 8.5%, Exploration 8.5%
- #43 Paper Dolls: Original / 纸人
72% matchVery Positive84% of 4,904 reviews2019
Dev: Beijing Litchi Culture Media Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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 36.8%, Thriller 34.6%, First-Person 7.6%, Adventure 6.2%, Puzzle 5.8%
- #44 Witching Hour
73% matchMixed68% of 68 reviews2022
Dev: Vincent Lade
Windows
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: Horror 17.6%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Violent 15.8%, Exploration 12.1%, Female Protagonist 11.3%
- #45 Paper Dolls 2 纸人贰
70% matchVery Positive82% of 2,924 reviews2020
Dev: Beijing Litchi Culture Media Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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 25.5%, Psychological Horror 22.4%, Action-Adventure 15.3%, First-Person 11.4%, Thriller 6.6%
- #46 It Happened At Night
71% matchMixed68% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: Davidcrosdev
Windows
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 16.8%, Thriller 13.7%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Exploration 12.1%, Female Protagonist 11%
- #47 No Return
71% matchMixed48% of 438 reviews2024
Dev: BlameTech
Windows
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 21.8%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Horror 15.2%, First-Person 10.6%, Exploration 10.3%
- #48 Mansion of the Dead
68% matchVery Positive94% of 112 reviews2025
Dev: Caicai Studio
Windows
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 17.2%, Gore 14.5%, Exploration 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11%, Violent 10.5%
- #49 镇邪
69% matchVery Positive87% of 2,981 reviews2022
Dev: 灵煦工作室Pub: INDIECN
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
《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 36.1%, Mystery 24.7%, RPG 14.5%, Puzzle 11.5%, Adventure 10.1%
- #50 Cursed Mansion
70% matchVery Positive89% of 70 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 19.3%, Horror 19%, Female Protagonist 13%, Mystery 12.2%, Exploration 11.5%
- #51 Arrogation: Unlight of Day
69% matchVery Positive81% of 275 reviews2023
Dev: Corax_Studios
Windows
Arrogation: Unlight of Day is a psychological horror game set in World War II. You will play as a lone reporter searching for his lost family in an abandoned village from 80s China. Beyond darkness, you will find nightmarish creatures and secrets from the long lost Imperial Japanese Army.
Why similar: Thriller 17.6%, Psychological Horror 14%, Horror 12.6%, Gore 12.3%, First-Person 8.9%
- #52 The Empty Eyes
67% matchVery Positive82% of 83 reviews2026
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
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 21.4%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, Horror 19.1%, Mystery 11.1%, First-Person 7.6%
- #53 Narin: The Orange Room
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 101 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: Thriller 19.3%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Horror 13.4%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Exploration 9.9%
- #54 Fragile Reflection
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 88 reviews2025
Dev: Spectra team
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 17.3%, Horror 16.7%, Gore 16.3%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Violent 11.1%
- #55 Despair: Blood Curse
68% matchVery Positive82% of 154 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 27.2%, Female Protagonist 19.6%, Gore 16.3%, Violent 11.5%, Puzzle 6.4%
- #56 Ghost Buster:Village
66% matchMostly Positive78% of 151 reviews2026
Dev: ZV GAMES
Windows
An extreme blogger travels to an abandoned village that, according to legend, was deserted in a single day. While exploring, he encounters rituals and entities rooted in Slavic mythology. But the truth waiting there is far more terrifying than any legend.
Why similar: Thriller 20.2%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Horror 17.4%, First-Person 11.4%, Exploration 11.3%
- #57 BrokenLore: UNFOLLOW
66% matchMostly Positive76% of 282 reviews2026
Dev: Serafini Productions
Windows
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 24.6%, Horror 23.7%, Mystery 15.7%, First-Person 14.2%, Story Rich 10.7%
- #58 家屋探索 -Japanese House Exploration-
66% matchVery Positive96% of 132 reviews2024
Dev: Sealio
Windows
『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 35.8%, Action-Adventure 23%, First-Person 13.9%, 3D 11.1%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #59 Incoming Evil
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 59 reviews2019
Dev: CodelessMan
Windows
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 27.4%, Horror 25.7%, First-Person 19.3%, 3D 8.2%, Puzzle 7.8%
- #60 Family curse
66% matchVery Positive91% of 245 reviews2023
Dev: Stork Game
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 24.1%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Horror 17.6%, Exploration 12.5%, First-Person 11.5%
