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Games Like Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol

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

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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.

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 79% — of 644 reviews
Released: 2025-11-11
Developer: SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENT
Genres: Adventure
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 3.1 hrs
Mean playtime: 3.6 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 75%

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    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%

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    74% matchVery Positive95% of 35,239 reviews2010
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    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%

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    Windows
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    71% matchVery Positive84% of 1,173 reviews2018
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    66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,027 reviews2024
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    70% matchVery Positive83% of 1,356 reviews2020
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    70% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,266 reviews2018
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    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%

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    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Insomnis is a first-person horror game focused on story, exploration and solving puzzles to advance through a terrifying atmosphere. Players take control of Joe Castevet, who will have to deal with a mysterious inheritance he has just received. Discover all the secrets of the Castevet mansion!

    Why similar: Survival Horror 23.7%, Horror 19.9%, Exploration 13.2%, First-Person 12.1%, Psychological Horror 9.7%

  56. #56 God's Basement
    69% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,314 reviews2018
    Dev: Erebus
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    God's Basement is a first-person, narrative-driven, single player horror game. Uncover the secrets of an afterlife shrouded in mystery, as an entity known as "The Operator" leads you deeper into the fringes of a seemingly eternal purgatory.

    Why similar: Horror 27.3%, First-Person 14.8%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Exploration 10.6%, Walking Simulator 10.4%

  57. #57 见诡录:阴魂街 Haunting Record: Phantom Street
    66% matchVery Positive84% of 111 reviews2025
    Dev: Gameloop
    Windows

    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 21%, Horror 20.2%, Exploration 14.9%, Psychological Horror 10%, Walking Simulator 9.7%

  58. #58 Inmates
    71% matchMixed60% of 330 reviews2017
    Dev: Davit AndreasyanPub: Iceberg Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Inmates is a story-driven, atmospheric psychological horror game. Featuring interactive exploration in a suffocating location, mind-bending puzzles and disturbing imagery. You wake up in a run-down prison cell and have no clue how you got there. You’ve convinced yourself this is all just a nightmare...

    Why similar: Horror 44.5%, Walking Simulator 19.1%, Adventure 16.7%, First-Person 16.6%, Atmospheric 3.2%

  59. #59 SONG OF HORROR COMPLETE EDITION
    68% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,017 reviews2019
    Dev: Protocol GamesPub: 🚀 Raiser Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 22.4 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: Survival Horror 31.7%, Horror 17.9%, Lovecraftian 14.8%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Exploration 7.8%

  60. #60 Scarred
    66% matchMixed57% of 120 reviews2025
    Dev: KOEX studioPub: The Iterative Collective
    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: Survival Horror 22.1%, Horror 16.3%, Drama 9.4%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Thriller 8.3%

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