- #1 House
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,101 reviews2020
Dev: Bark Bark Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Try to survive through the night in a house that's trying its best to kill you and your family.
Why similar: Horror 23.4%, Gore 19.8%, Pixel Graphics 17.1%, Violent 9.8%, Multiple Endings 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Like the seed game, this title features a child protagonist navigating a dangerous, supernatural home where every choice leads to drastically different outcomes.
- #2 Fran Bow
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 21,826 reviews2015
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.3%, Point & Click 15.6%, Horror 15%, Gore 13%, Story Rich 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: This psychological horror adventure perfectly captures the surreal and disturbing perspective of a child struggling with trauma and dark entities.
- #3 FAITH: The Unholy Trinity
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,412 reviews2022
Dev: Airdorf GamesPub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
What you are about to do has not been approved by the Vatican. As a young priest, struggle against demons, cultists, and your own weakening faith in this pixel horror game inspired by the era of classic 8-bit gaming and the "Satanic Panic" of the 1980s.
Why similar: Horror 17.3%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Gore 12.8%, Dark 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Its retro aesthetic and focus on supernatural dread mirror the intense, atmospheric horror found in Just Ignore Them.
- #4 Sally Face - Episode One
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 26,081 reviews2016
Dev: Portable Moose
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Delve into a dark adventure following the boy with a prosthetic face and a tragic past. Unravel the sinister mysteries of Sally's world to find the truth that lies hidden beneath the shadows.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.7%, Horror 17.9%, Dark 14.2%, Story Rich 13%, Point & Click 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the dark, story-rich atmosphere and unique 2D art style while focusing on a deeply unsettling mystery involving a young protagonist.
- #5 Red Bow
94% matchVery Positive85% of 324 reviews2020
Dev: Stranga GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%
If you were given another chance, would you take it? Or leave it in the hands of a little girl? Play as Roh, a young girl stuck in a bizarre nightmare of dark and eerie creatures.
Why similar: Gore 19.8%, Horror 13.8%, Psychological Horror 11%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Dark 9%
Why You'll Like It: A direct thematic sibling to the seed game, featuring a child protagonist and a series of dark, choice-driven horror scenarios.
- #6 The Cat Lady
94% matchVery Positive94% of 6,079 reviews2013
Dev: Harvester GamesPub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...
Why similar: Horror 22.5%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Point & Click 14.4%, Story Rich 11.9%, Dark 11%
Why You'll Like It: This game is a masterclass in dark, psychological point-and-click horror with a heavy focus on mature themes and narrative depth.
- #7 My Big Sister
93% matchVery Positive93% of 665 reviews2018
Dev: Stranga GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
My name is Luzia...and this story isn't about me, it’s about my sister. Do you still wish to hear it?
Why similar: Gore 16.5%, Horror 12.8%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Violent 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: This indie adventure shares the pixelated art style and focuses on a sibling relationship amidst a strange and frightening supernatural mystery.
- #8 Yomawari: Night Alone
92% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,266 reviews2016
Dev: Nippon Ichi Software, Inc.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A quiet evening stroll takes a turn for the worse as a tragic accident befalls a little girl and her dog. When her sister goes missing later in the night, the little girl decides to venture out into the eerie darkness to search for her loved ones as evil spirits haunt the alleyways and streets of her once-peaceful town.
Why similar: Horror 52.8%, Gore 16.9%, Adventure 13.4%, Violent 9.2%, Atmospheric 4%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the specific fear of a small child navigating a dark, monster-filled world at night.
- #9 Neverending Nightmares
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,989 reviews2014
Dev: Infinitap Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Experience true psychological horror as you explore nightmares inspired by the creator's struggles with depression and OCD. The defenseless protagonist must avoid monstrous manifestations of what haunts his subconscious in his quest to wake up into reality.
Why similar: Horror 28.5%, Psychological Horror 23.4%, Gore 19.5%, Atmospheric 6.4%, Indie 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses heavily on psychological horror and the manifestation of mental trauma through a unique, hand-drawn art style.
- #10 Lone Survivor: The Director's Cut
91% matchVery Positive85% of 1,304 reviews2012
Dev: Jasper ByrnePub: Superflat Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 29%
In this original and adult psychological survival horror, the masked protagonist must escape from a city ravaged by disease, by any means necessary.
Why similar: Horror 31.6%, Pixel Graphics 19.4%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Adventure 8.1%, Dark 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similar sense of isolation and psychological horror, emphasizing survival and resource management within a surreal, dark environment.
- #11 The Horror Of Salazar House
90% matchVery Positive95% of 386 reviews2020
Dev: Maldo19Pub: Torture Star Video
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Will you solve the mystery of the Salazar manor or will you become another permanent inhabitant? An Italian horror inspired adventure game!
Why similar: Gore 14.6%, Horror 11.8%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Point & Click 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric point-and-click horror game that excels at building tension within a confined, haunted location.
- #12 Bad Dream: Coma
89% matchVery Positive91% of 2,195 reviews2017
Dev: Desert Fox
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Welcome in Bad Dream: Coma. A point & click game where unique minimalistic art style creates an unforgettable and atmospheric experience. Travel through the surreal and disturbing dreamland where everything depends on your actions. You can't die but you can suffer greatly...
Why similar: Gore 17.3%, Horror 13.6%, Point & Click 12.6%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Dark 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click horror game where your choices significantly impact the world, mirroring the branching narrative style of the seed game.
- #13 Little Nightmares
88% matchVery Positive95% of 115,101 reviews2017
Dev: Tarsier StudiosPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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 33.8%, Dark 17.8%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Atmospheric 10.9%, Adventure 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Though it utilizes 3D environments, it perfectly encapsulates the feeling of being a small, defenseless child hiding from grotesque, towering monsters.
- #14 Downfall
89% matchVery Positive94% of 1,627 reviews2016
Dev: Harvester GamesPub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
There is nothing Joe wouldn't do for his wife. But as they try to save their marriage with a romantic getaway, things go from bad to worse, and from worse... to insanity...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.9%, Horror 16.5%, Point & Click 12.8%, Story Rich 10.9%, Gore 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Created by the same developer as The Cat Lady, it delivers a visceral, disturbing point-and-click experience that fits the dark aesthetic perfectly.
- #15 Mad Father
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,404 reviews2016
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Witness the tale of a most foolish family. A remake of the classic horror exploration game makes its way to Steam.
Why similar: Horror 22%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Violent 9.4%, Dark 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: This classic horror RPG focuses on a young girl uncovering the gruesome secrets of her family's estate, matching the seed game's narrative tone.
- #16 Tiny Bunny
84% matchVery Positive83% of 29,932 reviews2025
Dev: SaikonoPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Tiny Bunny is a non-linear horror visual novel. Those, who have heard the voice of the forest, are beyond help.
Why similar: Horror 17.1%, Gore 13.5%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Dark 12%, Story Rich 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric visual novel that focuses on the psychological horror of a child living in a remote, terrifying village.
- #17 Bulb Boy
87% matchVery Positive86% of 2,046 reviews2015
Dev: Bulbware
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
One gloomy night, Bulb Boy wakes suddenly from a frightening nightmare to discover that evil has overshadowed the Bulbhouse. His family has disappeared and there are horrid monsters lurking in the shadows. Gather the courage and use his glass head to save everything he loves.
Why similar: Horror 22.2%, Point & Click 20.5%, Gore 17.9%, Dark 12.9%, Adventure 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a unique, grotesque art style and a child protagonist navigating a dark, monster-infested home.
- #18 Happy Game
86% matchVery Positive90% of 3,400 reviews2021
Dev: Amanita Design
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A little boy falls asleep to a horrible nightmare. Can you make him happy again?
Why similar: Horror 26.8%, Dark 15.5%, Gore 14.8%, Point & Click 10.2%, Violent 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: While visually colorful, it is a deeply disturbing and psychedelic horror game that captures a similar sense of childhood nightmare.
- #19 Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,691 reviews2024
Dev: Mega Cat Studios
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Survive five nights of terror in this chilling adventure game. Travel between time periods to solve puzzles, gather clues, and outrun the threat relentlessly pursuing you. Move swiftly and stay hidden, and you may just survive. But be careful—it's not just your own life that’s on the line this time.
Why similar: Horror 34.7%, Pixel Graphics 23.1%, Point & Click 6.8%, Adventure 6.6%, Dark 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: This 2D adventure brings the franchise's horror elements into a pixelated, exploration-heavy format that feels very similar to the seed game.
- #20 The Flayed Man
83% matchVery Positive92% of 363 reviews2025
Dev: Snoring Dog Games
Windows
The Flayed Man is a short narrative-driven point and click horror game. Awaking without memories (or skin), you must uncover the sins of the past, pass judgement, and decide your fate in this macabre adventure.
Why similar: Gore 13.9%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Point & Click 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Dark 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, point-and-click psychological horror game that relies on atmosphere and multiple endings to drive its narrative.
- #21 Infliction
85% matchVery Positive81% of 936 reviews2018
Dev: Caustic Reality
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Wander through an interactive nightmare set within the confines of a once-happy household. Piece together the mystery behind a harrowing series of events while struggling to survive encounters with an entity that relentlessly stands in the way of finding absolution.
Why similar: Gore 22.5%, Horror 18.4%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Violent 11.5%, Dark 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: While first-person, it captures the same intense focus on domestic horror and the haunting of a family home.
- #22 Ib
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,037 reviews2022
Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.
Why similar: Horror 19.7%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Pixel Graphics 16.4%, Story Rich 12%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: This iconic horror adventure features a child trapped in a surreal, hostile art gallery, emphasizing exploration and puzzle-solving.
- #23 Nightmare Zapping
82% matchVery Positive99% of 74 reviews2023
Dev: Maldo19
Windows
A horror channel browsing game where each channel holds a different nightmare to experience, explore them and find out the truth about what has happened in a small town where the inhabitants have disappeared.
Why similar: Horror 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Dark 10.8%, Violent 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D horror visual novel that leans into the surreal and disturbing nature of dreams and nightmares.
- #24 Who's Lila?
78% matchVery Positive95% of 3,515 reviews2022
Dev: Garage Heathen
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face
Why similar: Horror 22.4%, Psychological Horror 21.2%, Point & Click 18.4%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Choices Matter 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: An experimental horror game that focuses on facial expressions and psychological mystery, perfect for fans of the seed game's darker narrative elements.
- #25 The Long Reach
81% matchVery Positive84% of 487 reviews2018
Dev: Painted Black GamesPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
At its heart The Long Reach is an adventure game. Closer inspection also reveals it’s a thrilling horror story, flavoured with sci-fi ideology, psychological context and a skeptical view on the human psyche.
Why similar: Gore 32.1%, Pixel Graphics 22.2%, Horror 13.5%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Adventure 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art adventure that blends psychological horror with science fiction, maintaining a dark and tense atmosphere throughout.
- #26 Settled
81% matchVery Positive82% of 141 reviews2016
Dev: Allen Dayan
Windows
Made in Construct2, Settled is a story driven game with hints of exploration. As you progress, subtle changes appear. Memories and nightmares act as new areas, although still remaining in the confines of the house. When you reach the end, the conclusion may not be what you expected.
Why similar: Horror 28.1%, Pixel Graphics 22%, Psychological Horror 18%, Adventure 15.9%, Indie 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D indie horror game that focuses on the isolation and fear of being trapped in a hostile environment.
- #27 Fragile
80% matchMixed64% of 429 reviews2020
Dev: Beer Night Studio
Windows
Get pulled into the nightmares of reality as you play as an abducted girl from the ger district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Uncover a secret organization that deals in human trafficking and other horrendous activities. Try to escape from the scariest place on earth!
Why similar: Gore 30.8%, Violent 16%, Horror 11.9%, Dark 9.7%, Psychological Horror 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: An indie horror adventure that emphasizes a dark, violent narrative and a sense of constant danger.
- #28 Corpse Party
79% matchVery Positive89% of 1,369 reviews2016
Dev: GrisGrisPub: XSEED Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A group of friends unknowingly perform an occult ritual that traps them in an otherworldly elementary school. Here, the vengeful spirits of young children threaten their lives and their sanity, and the only hope of survival is to uncover the chilling details behind the murders of those trapped before them...
Why similar: Horror 28.3%, Gore 21.1%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, Story Rich 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: This classic horror title features students trapped in a haunted school, focusing on gore, psychological trauma, and multiple endings.
- #29 Misao - 2024 HD Remaster
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,467 reviews2017
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Explore a school plagued by unnatural phenomena in this horror-adventure game revolving around the missing girl Misao. Improving upon 2017's "Definitive Edition" with refreshed graphics and support for HD resolutions, you can now experience the terror in a new form.
Why similar: Horror 20%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, Dark 12.2%, Story Rich 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A school-based horror adventure that emphasizes survival and the consequences of player actions in a supernatural setting.
- #30 YAMIKKO TROUBLEMAKER
77% matchVery Positive97% of 79 reviews2025
Dev: お湯めのPub: 半角全角感嘆符
Windows
A long-form, choice-driven psychological horror and depression game in which the protagonist’s ending changes based on the choices made by “you,” the voice he hears in his head.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.7%, Horror 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%, Gore 12.9%, Dark 11.7%
- #31 Dead Dreams
79% matchMostly Positive74% of 65 reviews2020
Dev: Aiaz Marx
Windows
"DEAD DREAMS" is a 2D psychological horror game focused on puzzle-solving and atmosphere with a complex non-linear story in which every element has a meaning...
Why similar: Gore 15.8%, Horror 13.3%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Dark 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: An RPGMaker-style horror game that focuses on puzzle-solving and narrative-driven dread in a 2D space.
- #32 Now You See - A Hand Painted Horror Adventure
77% matchVery Positive83% of 174 reviews2019
Dev: Screaming Void
Windows
NoW YoU SEE is a story driven, first-person, point & click, horror adventure. You must escape!!! Explore the house, solve fiendish puzzles, uncover horrible secrets and get ready to meet the family. STORY. PUZZLES. GORE.
Why similar: Gore 27.7%, Violent 17.1%, Horror 9.4%, Point & Click 8.7%, Psychological Horror 7.4%
- #33 Them
75% matchVery Positive91% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: Lexip Games
Windows
You just want to play a video game in an old game club, but time passes quickly, and strange noises draw you into a dark nightmare! A nightmare that begins with an old video game... Are you ready to experience a 2D platformer game within the heart of a 3D first person psychological horror game?
Why similar: Horror 19.5%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Dark 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Retro 9.5%
- #34 No, I'm not a Human
72% matchVery Positive93% of 26,830 reviews2025
Dev: TrioskazPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
WARNING. Stay inside. Lock your doors. Close the blinds. Only let humans in. Eliminate all Visitors. An anxiety horror about paranoia in the End of Times.
Why similar: Horror 17.4%, Gore 16.4%, Psychological Horror 15%, Dark 9.7%, Choices Matter 9.3%
- #35 Don't Be Afraid
76% matchVery Positive83% of 944 reviews2020
Dev: Limo GamesPub: Eneida Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Don't Be Afraid is an adventure horror game, that allows you to personate a boy, kidnapped by a psychopath. You have to survive, escape and find out how you were kidnapped. Exploring the gigantic, mysterious house of your torturer, you will soon reveal many secrets, hidden inside it’s walls…
Why similar: Gore 23.5%, Horror 18.7%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Violent 13.4%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #36 Obey the Voice™
73% matchVery Positive89% of 475 reviews2026
Dev: svklmrtPub: Patchwork Interactive
Windows
You are here to listen to The Voice, do what he says. But don't listen to other voices...
Why similar: Horror 26%, Dark 16.3%, Gore 14.4%, Adventure 8.9%, Atmospheric 8.4%
- #37 Palmyra Orphanage
75% matchVery Positive89% of 705 reviews2019
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Paranormal first-person horror, which takes place in an abandoned orphanage. Walk through the corridors of your childhood, but do remember that you're not only one here.
Why similar: Horror 22.5%, Violent 17.8%, Gore 16.9%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Dark 10.1%
- #38 Japan Stigmatized Property -日本事故物件監視協会-
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 343 reviews2025
Dev: 日本事故物件監視協会
Windows · Mac
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: Psychological Horror 25%, Point & Click 21.4%, Dark 14.5%, Horror 13.6%, Story Rich 12.3%
- #39 Horns of Fear
76% matchVery Positive92% of 85 reviews2018
Dev: Pixoala
Windows
Horns of Fear is a third-person psychological horror game set in a mysterious mansion...
Why similar: Gore 18.9%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Horror 13.7%, Violent 10.7%, Dark 8.4%
- #40 Darkness Under My Bed
74% matchVery Positive90% of 92 reviews2021
Dev: Desert Fox
Windows
Wander through intricate maze under the bed, and discover the secrets hidden in the long, dark tunnels. Document the existence of monsters. Retrieve the stolen treasures and memories.
Why similar: Horror 18.6%, Psychological Horror 17%, Gore 12.4%, Dark 11.6%, Point & Click 10.5%
- #41 Nocturia The Game
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: BrossLab
Windows
Trapped in total darkness, you’re a helpless kid, alone and hunted by something lurking in the shadows. Solve puzzles, navigate shifting rooms, and uncover creepy secrets. Your worst nightmares are real. Can you make it through the night?
Why similar: Horror 27.9%, Psychological Horror 25.8%, Story Rich 13.8%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Adventure 10.4%
- #42 Vlad Circus: Curse of Asmodeus
70% matchVery Positive94% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: IndiesruptionPub: Blowfish Studios
Windows
Vlad Circus: Curse of Asmodeus drags you into a sordid world of mirrors and shadows where the demon lurks. Dare to take on this macabre pixel-art graphic adventure of horror and madness. Solve puzzles and explore two parallel timelines.
Why similar: Horror 18.8%, Pixel Graphics 18.4%, Point & Click 16.9%, Gore 13.9%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #43 HOMESICKNESS
70% matchVery Positive96% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: jnity
Windows
HOMESICKNESS is a point-&-click psychological horror indie game exploring the nuances of nostalgia. Play as Theo, trapped in CHILDREEF’s daycare, descending floor by floor; surviving the remnants of time. Use the Kids' multi-tool, listen to obscure tapes, and make your way to the lot. She's waiting.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26%, Point & Click 19.8%, Horror 18.6%, Story Rich 14.7%, Exploration 8.1%
- #44 Found Horror Game 11.exe
73% matchMixed67% of 58 reviews2018
Dev: Yai Gameworks
Windows
You'll scream in pleasure... You'll choke with fear! Play through 11 sick, frightening and perverted games, released in an experimental episodic format that relies on you, the players, to continue. Can the curious souls brave through the hidden depths of each game to reach the shocking conclusion?
Why similar: Gore 24.7%, Horror 16.8%, Violent 12.3%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Dark 7.9%
- #45 The Executioner
73% matchMixed66% of 371 reviews2019
Dev: Lesser Evil Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The Executioner puts you in the shoes of a man who tortures people for a living while trying to retain his own sanity. In this game the monster isn’t lurking behind you. You are the monster, if you choose to become one.
Why similar: Gore 25.5%, Violent 16%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Horror 13.3%, Choices Matter 6.3%
- #46 Lily's Well
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,536 reviews2022
Dev: PureIceBlue
Windows
It is a rainy night in the Spring of 2005. Lily is left home alone after her Papa put her to bed. She is awoken by a cry for help outside her window. It is coming from the well. Help Lily gather rope to go down the well and save the poor soul trapped down there.
Why similar: Horror 16.5%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Point & Click 12%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
- #47 This Is Not Your House
69% matchVery Positive88% of 252 reviews2024
Dev: Cody Tierson (Trash Eyes)Pub: Trash Eyes
Windows
Crush someone's skull, Suffer from Hypothermia, Transcend your Mortal Frame, Find all 10 Endings. GET YOUR HOUSE BACK.
Why similar: Horror 19.5%, Psychological Horror 18%, America 17.8% ★, Pixel Graphics 13%, Choices Matter 10.8%
- #48 Bad Parenting 1: Mr. Red Face
67% matchVery Positive87% of 2,975 reviews2024
Dev: 2OO2
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 54 min≥1hr: 17%
Mr. Red Face, a fictional character created by adults to teach their children, suddenly becomes real..
Why similar: Horror 25.1%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Dark 15%, Adventure 8%, Atmospheric 6.5%
- #49 Child Phobia: Nightcoming Fears
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 56 reviews2016
Dev: 2B_GAMES
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 99%
"Child Phobia: Nightcoming Fears" is a 2D psychological thriller, horror. We will tell you a story about a little boy, that has problem in family – and this problem converts in fear during the night. You will be able to explore various locations during the nightmares, and watch the family drama during the day.
Why similar: Gore 41.8%, Violent 24.8%, Sexual Content 16.5%, Adventure 9.8%, Indie 7.2%
- #50 The Dark Occult
71% matchMixed69% of 1,264 reviews2018
Dev: RYM GAMES
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The Dark Occult is a psychological driven horror game that puts players in a constant state of anxiety that crescendos into raw panic and terror. You will encounter grotesque creatures, who will take your life at any moment.Your only goal -- survive.
Why similar: Horror 28.2%, Gore 26.1%, Violent 16.6%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Adventure 7.6%
- #51 Tormenture
68% matchVery Positive88% of 206 reviews2024
Dev: Croxel StudiosPub: Billete Cohete
Windows
Tormenture is a psychological horror game where you play as a child trapped in a cursed 8-bit game with a dark secret. To survive, you must find four relics and solve reality-blurring puzzles. But beware—some creatures may escape the game and haunt you in the real world. A game within a game.
Why similar: Horror 19.6%, Dark 17%, Pixel Graphics 16.4%, Retro 13%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #52 Nyctophobia: Devil Unleashed
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 63 reviews2021
Dev: Solitary GamesPub: Lamina Studios
Windows
A single-player psychological horror game that will take you to the deepest and darkest secrets of the asylum.
Why similar: Horror 20.8%, Psychological Horror 17%, Point & Click 16.4%, Gore 16.1%, Dark 9.8%
- #53 Stay Out of the House
67% matchVery Positive95% of 1,761 reviews2022
Dev: Puppet Combo
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Can you escape the home of a cannibal serial killer? It's only a matter of time until you're dinner!
Why similar: Gore 34.3%, Horror 25.7%, Retro 14.4%, Multiple Endings 9.6%, Atmospheric 7.3%
- #54 Helltown
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 108 reviews2017
Dev: WildArts Games
Windows
Deliver packages to the weirdly happy folk of Little Vale and discover the terrifying secrets they hide. Are you brave enough to face the many monsters and sinister locations of this first-person horror adventure game? There's only one way to find out...
Why similar: Horror 15.9%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Violent 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Retro 8.9%
- #55 Night Blights
69% matchVery Positive91% of 129 reviews2016
Dev: Trapdoor Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
It's 11pm. Your parents are asleep and Teddy is guarding the end of the bed. Something's moving in the darkness. The wardrobe is creaking and there's laughter behind the door. Night Blights, cruel and mischievous monsters have invaded your home. Can you survive till morning and protect your family?
Why similar: Horror 68.7%, Indie 31.3%
- #56 9 Childs Street
65% matchVery Positive91% of 759 reviews2023
Dev: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 59%
This is a first-person indie horror game. In 9 Childs Street you will find the terrifying atmosphere of a recently abandoned house, and its captive inhabitants, through the eyes of a curious little boy in a red cap.
Why similar: Horror 27.2%, Psychological Horror 24.4%, Dark 19.3%, Atmospheric 7.5%, Indie 7.2%
- #57 Don't Be Afraid 2
66% matchMostly Positive72% of 249 reviews2024
Dev: Eneida Games
Windows
Descend deep into the nightmare that seamlessly blends with reality in this uncanny horror escape room game. Can you find your way out of the horrid mansion or will you succumb to your fears? Can you face and overcome your past, or will it break you?
Why similar: Gore 21.2%, Horror 16.5%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Dark 12.1%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
- #58 Children of Silentown
65% matchVery Positive87% of 1,485 reviews2023
Dev: Elf GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Children of Silentown is a dark adventure game that tells the story of Lucy, a girl growing up in a village deep in a forest inhabited by monsters. People disappearing is nothing uncommon here, but this time, Lucy is old enough to investigate on her own. Or so she thinks.
Why similar: Horror 17.4%, Point & Click 16.2%, Dark 13.4%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #59 Just Ignore Them: Brea's Story Tape 1
66% matchVery Positive87% of 105 reviews2022
Dev: Stranga GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
On her way to cover the biggest story of her career, Brea Tena fumbles her way into a dark mysterious town called Ash Pines, the birthplace of the tragic events that took place in Just Ignore Them.
Why similar: America 23.9% ★, Pixel Graphics 20.9%, Adventure 11.7%, Horror 10.7%, Top-Down 10.4%
- #60 Deep Sleep Trilogy
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 791 reviews2019
Dev: scriptwelderPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%
You can’t run from your dreams in this unsettling classic point-and-click horror game from award-winning indie developer scriptwelder. To find a way out, you’ll have to go even deeper into your nightmares.
Why similar: Horror 29.7%, Point & Click 22.1%, Pixel Graphics 18%, Adventure 14.2%, Indie 10.3%