- #1 Buddy Simulator 1984
97% matchVery Positive93% of 4,239 reviews2021
Dev: Not a Sailor Studios
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Thanks to next generation AI technology, BUDDY SIMULATOR 1984 simulates the experience of hanging out with a best buddy! Your buddy learns from you, constantly adapting to your interests and personality. But most importantly, your buddy can play games with you!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.8%, Horror 19.8%, Retro 17.3%, Story Rich 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the feeling of an evolving, sentient AI companion that slowly turns into a psychological horror experience.
- #2 Doki Doki Literature Club!
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 221,125 reviews2017
Dev: Team Salvato
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 38.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 49.7%, Horror 20.7%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Story Rich 7%, Indie 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential meta-horror experience that manipulates game files and breaks the fourth wall to unsettle the player.
- #3 Inscryption
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 144,872 reviews2021
Dev: Daniel Mullins GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Why similar: Horror 38.8%, Psychological 26.8%, Story Rich 18.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%, 2D 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features a deep meta-narrative and dark secrets hidden within a seemingly simple game interface.
- #4 IMSCARED
96% matchVery Positive94% of 3,794 reviews2016
Dev: Ivan Zanotti's MyMadnessWorks
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
"I need a Heart in order to open it"
Why similar: Psychological Horror 37.3%, Horror 29.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Retro 9.3%, Indie 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A pioneer in desktop-breaking meta-horror that interacts with your actual computer files to create a sense of intrusion.
- #5 Mouthwashing
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 36,697 reviews2024
Dev: Wrong OrganPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The five crew members of the Tulpar are stranded in the empty reaches of space, shrouded in perpetual sunset. God is not watching.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 37.4%, Horror 19.5%, Psychological 15.2%, Retro 14.6%, Story Rich 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled psychological horror game that excels at atmospheric storytelling and disturbing character dynamics.
- #6 Who's Lila?
94% matchVery Positive95% of 3,610 reviews2022
Dev: Garage Heathen
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face
Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.3%, Horror 23.3%, Multiple Endings 14.9%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Story Rich 8%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, meta-narrative psychological horror game that features unique mechanics and a deep sense of unease.
- #7 Shipwrecked 64
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,482 reviews2024
Dev: Squeaks D'CorgehPub: Cogware Games
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A recovered copy of a lost game from the late 1990s about a Beaver named Bucky and his friends trying to escape from an island they crashed upon.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.7%, Horror 25.6%, 1990's 18.7%, Story Rich 8.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Combines a nostalgic 90s aesthetic with meta-horror elements and complex, hidden puzzles.
- #8 SIMULACRA
93% 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 22.6%, Horror 17.6%, Immersive Sim 16.9%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: Simulates a lost phone interface to tell a terrifying story about digital obsession and hidden secrets.
- #9 MiSide
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 138,400 reviews2024
Dev: AIHASTOPub: IndieArk
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Let's imagine that you have a game in which you care for a character. But could you imagine one day getting into that game yourself?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 43.2%, Horror 21.4%, Dialogue Heavy 12.1%, Story Rich 10.1%, 3D 3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the unsettling relationship between a player and a virtual companion trapped within a digital world.
- #10 Pony Island
91% matchVery Positive95% of 17,978 reviews2016
Dev: Daniel Mullins Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Pony Island is a suspense puzzle game in disguise. You are in limbo, trapped in a malevolent and malfunctioning arcade machine devised by the devil himself. It is not a game about ponies.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 48.4%, Horror 20%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Indie 6.9%, Story Rich 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A brilliant meta-narrative game that traps the player within a corrupted program, forcing them to fight against a malevolent developer.
- #11 Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 21,578 reviews2021
Dev: Nikita Kryukov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A sequel to Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk. Dive into demented and bizarre world once again and help the girl become a little happier.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 38.1%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Psychological 10.1%, Multiple Endings 8%, Horror 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal and deeply psychological experience that explores mental health through a unique, experimental visual style.
- #12 NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD
89% matchVery Positive94% of 55,246 reviews2022
Dev: WSS playground
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 18.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD is a “multi-ending ADV” depicting daily life with “OMGkawaiiAngel”, a young girl with a rather extreme need for approval attempting to become the #1 “Internet Angel” (streamer).
Why similar: Psychological Horror 39.8%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Psychological 11%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Explores the dark side of internet culture and digital obsession through a high-stakes simulation format.
- #13 No, I'm not a Human
86% matchVery Positive93% of 28,177 reviews2025
Dev: TrioskazPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.8 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: Psychological Horror 28%, Horror 20.7%, Psychological 13.3%, Multiple Endings 12%, Retro 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror title that focuses on choices and the unsettling nature of artificial entities.
- #14 Kiosk
87% matchVery Positive89% of 2,637 reviews2025
Dev: Vivi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Kiosk is a horror cooking game where you prepare orders for late-night customers who visit your cozy, rain-soaked kiosk. The eerie atmosphere clashes with the mounting tension as you serve your mysterious visitors.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.8%, Horror 19.8%, Immersive Sim 14.9%, Dialogue Heavy 10.3%, 1990's 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that uses immersive-sim elements to trap the player in a mundane yet terrifying environment.
- #15 Stories Untold
89% matchVery Positive87% of 5,426 reviews2017
Dev: No CodePub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental adventures, including a remaster of the original hit episode “The House Abandon”.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 39.4%, Horror 29.8%, Retro 15.9%, Story Rich 6.8%, Indie 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: Utilizes retro technology and text-based interfaces to deliver a chilling, multi-layered narrative experience.
- #16 Welcome to the Game II
88% matchVery Positive84% of 3,439 reviews2018
Dev: Reflect Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Welcome to the Game II is an atmospheric horror / strategy / puzzle game that takes you into the world of the deep web in search of the shadow web. Play as an investigative reporter trying to solve a case of a mysterious woman broadcasting for help as masked men are on the hunt to kill her.
Why similar: Horror 45.9%, Psychological Horror 41.4%, Simulation 5.5%, Indie 4.9%, Singleplayer 2.3%
Why You'll Like It: A desktop-based simulation horror game that forces the player to navigate the deep web while avoiding real-world threats.
- #17 The Exit 8
86% matchVery Positive93% of 10,866 reviews2023
Dev: KOTAKE CREATEPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.7%, Immersive Sim 22.3%, Horror 20.3%, Psychological 11.9%, Linear 8%
Why You'll Like It: A liminal space horror game that relies on subtle environmental changes to create a sense of psychological dread.
- #18 Yume Nikki
85% matchVery Positive94% of 10,100 reviews2018
Dev: kikiyamaPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 71.6 hrs≥1hr: 47%
This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 37.2%, Horror 20.3%, Psychological 18%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, 2D 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic surreal exploration game that delves into the dark, abstract corners of the protagonist's psyche.
- #19 [Chilla's Art] Parasocial | パラソーシャル
84% matchVery Positive94% of 1,646 reviews2023
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Parasocial | パラソーシャル is a Japanese horror game about a live streamer.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 35.1%, Horror 30.3%, Immersive Sim 14.5%, 1990's 6.6%, Multiple Endings 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the dangers of modern digital life and the psychological toll of being watched.
- #20 Fears to Fathom - Norwood Hitchhike
84% matchVery Positive88% of 3,134 reviews2022
Dev: Rayll
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Holly Gardner, a 19 year old on an interstate drive experiences unusual happenings that leads to an unplanned stay at a motel, little did she know what was transpiring down in Norwood Valley.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.3%, Horror 21.1%, Retro 15.3%, Dialogue Heavy 12.2%, Psychological 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric psychological horror game that effectively builds tension through realistic, everyday scenarios.
- #21 Baldi's Basics Classic Remastered
82% matchVery Positive93% of 16,190 reviews2022
Dev: Basically GamesPub: Basically Games, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Escape Baldi's schoolhouse again in this new remastered version of Baldi's Basics Classic! Use stealth and strategy to collect all 7 notebooks and win! Featuring three games in one, gameplay improvements, a more authentic art style, accessibility improvements, and brand new ways to play!
Why similar: Horror 35.2%, Retro 24.2%, 1990's 20.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Indie 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: Uses a retro, low-budget aesthetic to create a parody horror experience that is both funny and genuinely unsettling.
- #22 Lost in Vivo
83% matchVery Positive92% of 3,903 reviews2018
Dev: KIRA
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A horror game about claustrophobia. During a storm your service dog is forced down a broken sewer drain. You find the nearest sewer entrance and run in after it. Along the way you will meet others that are also stricken by abnormal or psychological fear.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 36.5%, Horror 23.2%, Psychological 16.5%, Retro 14.1%, Multiple Endings 5%
Why You'll Like It: A claustrophobic, atmospheric horror game that excels at psychological tension and surreal level design.
- #23 ENA: Dream BBQ
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 35,873 reviews2025
Dev: ENA TeamPub: Joel G
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Why similar: Retro 28.9%, Dialogue Heavy 24.6%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Story Rich 12%, Linear 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal adventure that features a highly stylized aesthetic and a dreamlike, unpredictable narrative.
- #24 OMORI
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 86,619 reviews2020
Dev: OMOCAT, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 44.6%, Horror 13.3%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Story Rich 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in psychological horror that uses a deceptive, cute aesthetic to hide a deeply traumatic and dark story.
- #25 Tattletail
82% matchVery Positive95% of 4,970 reviews2016
Dev: Waygetter ElectronicsPub: Little Flag Software, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
It’s Christmas 1998. The world’s most annoying toy just came out, and yours won’t stay in his box. Can you stop Tattletail from getting you in trouble before the bloodthirsty Mama Tattletail hunts you down? Story-driven first person horror. New DLC Included!
Why similar: Horror 47%, 1990's 35.8%, Story Rich 7.6%, Indie 5.9%, Singleplayer 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: Uses 90s toy nostalgia and a creepy, talking companion to build tension in a confined environment.
- #26 Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
80% 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: Psychological Horror 33.7%, Horror 18.1%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Psychological 15.2%, Retro 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: The experimental predecessor that sets the tone for a surreal and deeply uncomfortable psychological journey.
- #27 Winion Virus
79% matchVery Positive95% of 1,002 reviews2024
Dev: Dawntown Studio
Windows · Mac
Winion Virus is a pixel-art visual novel horror game. It features adorable and charming graphics paired with a dark fairy-tale story full of unexpected twists. As a point-and-click adventure, your task is to fix the errors occurring within the computer.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.6%, Horror 21%, Visual Novel 13%, Dialogue Heavy 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A visual novel that leans into the retro-computing aesthetic to deliver a story about digital corruption.
- #28 DELTARUNE
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 100,260 reviews2025
Dev: tobyfox
Windows · Mac
Median: 16.8 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Dive into the parallel story to UNDERTALE! Fight or spare your way through action-packed battles as you explore a mysterious world alongside an endearing cast of new and familiar characters. Chapters 1-4 will be available on launch, with more planned as free updates!
Why similar: Story Rich 31.2%, Pixel Graphics 29.2%, Retro 19.3%, 2D 14.2%, Singleplayer 6.2%
- #29 The Boba Teashop
78% matchVery Positive94% of 1,257 reviews2025
Dev: Mike Ten
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A cozy horror game where you own and manage a boba tea shop. Prepare boba teas, serve customers, and expand your menu to grow your business.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.2%, Horror 20.8%, Immersive Sim 15.4%, Dialogue Heavy 10.1%, Psychological 9.4%
- #30 SIMULACRA 2
81% matchVery Positive87% of 1,664 reviews2020
Dev: Kaigan GamesPub: Soft Source
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A dead influencer. An obsessed detective. Three suspects. Piece the truth together by going through the victim’s phone messages, videos, and social media in the follow up to the critically acclaimed SIMULACRA.
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 18.4%, Psychological Horror 17%, Immersive Sim 14%, Horror 13.8%, Dialogue Heavy 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: Continues the phone-based investigation horror formula with improved mechanics and a darker narrative.
- #31 Obsessed : Night Shift
78% matchVery Positive90% of 145 reviews2025
Dev: arydkPub: Akhir Hayat Studio
Windows
A PSX Inspired horror game where you must work and cook at a shop late at night and the horrors that comes with it.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.6%, Horror 28.9%, Retro 16.7%, Multiple Endings 16.3%, Indie 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that emphasizes multiple endings and the feeling of being hunted in a familiar setting.
- #32 Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,793 reviews2024
Dev: Mega Cat Studios
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 20.2 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 45.9%, Pixel Graphics 17.2%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, Psychological Horror 8.6%, 2D 7.1%
- #33 Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic
74% matchVery Positive86% of 10,794 reviews2025
Dev: Steel Wool StudiosPub: ScottGames
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Enter the abandoned workshop of Murray’s Costume Manor and unravel the mystery left behind by the reclusive inventor. In Five Nights at Freddy’s: Secret of the Mimic, you’ll step into a world where every dark corner holds a secret and every flicker of light hints at an ever-present threat.
Why similar: Horror 47.2%, Artificial Intelligence 31.8%, Multiple Endings 10%, 3D 5.2%, Story Rich 3.7%
- #34 s.p.l.i.t
73% matchVery Positive93% of 3,443 reviews2025
Dev: Mike Klubnika
Windows · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 47%
A short psychological horror game, where you attempt to gain root access into an unethical superstructure.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 40.3%, Horror 21.6%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Linear 10.2%, Simulation 6.8%
- #35 Momotype
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 783 reviews2021
Dev: RimatoadPub: Rimatoad
Windows · Mac · Linux
An experimental, horror visual novel about raising a virtual pet. Help a tamagotchi-like creature navigate his angst. We love Momo!
Why similar: Psychological 18.4%, Artificial Intelligence 16.2%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Horror 15.3%, Linear 12%
- #36 Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach
75% matchVery Positive86% of 68,916 reviews2021
Dev: Steel Wool StudiosPub: ScottGames
Windows
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 30.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
In Five Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach, play as Gregory, a young boy who’s been trapped overnight inside of Freddy Fazbear’s Mega Pizzaplex. With the help of Freddy himself, Gregory must uncover the secrets of the Pizzaplex, learn the truth, and survive until dawn.
Why similar: Horror 36.5%, Artificial Intelligence 23.5%, Multiple Endings 21.4%, Story Rich 7.7%, 3D 3.8%
- #37 Garten of Banban
77% matchMixed53% of 12,613 reviews2023
Dev: Euphoric Brothers
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Enter Banban's Kindergarten, and you're sure to make some friends. Explore the mysterious establishment and don't lose your life and sanity. Uncover the horrifying truth behind the place, but be careful, as you are far from alone…
Why similar: Psychological Horror 45.8%, Horror 32.5%, Story Rich 10.8%, 3D 4.8%, Singleplayer 3.7%
- #38 Baldi's Basics Plus
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,679 reviews2020
Dev: Basically GamesPub: Basically Games, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Baldi's Basics® Plus is an active stealth roguelike that parodies cheap '90s edutainment with a subtle horror twist! Play Hide & Seek with Baldi as he chases you through procedurally generated levels while using your surroundings, items, and game knowledge to shift chaos in your favor.
Why similar: Horror 32.8%, 1990's 27.5%, Retro 26%, Indie 6.2%, 3D 4.8%
- #39 [Chilla's Art] The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件
75% matchVery Positive82% of 3,227 reviews2020
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件 is a J-horror game about a college girl on a night shift.
Why similar: Horror 39.9%, Psychological Horror 32.7%, Psychological 12%, Indie 5.1%, Story Rich 4.2%
- #40 FAITH: The Unholy Trinity
72% matchVery Positive95% of 8,573 reviews2022
Dev: Airdorf GamesPub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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: Psychological Horror 35%, Horror 25.3%, Retro 16.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #41 That's not my Neighbor
71% matchVery Positive89% of 4,379 reviews2025
Dev: Nachosama Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
It's 1955, and for unknown reasons, doppelgangers are more common than usual. Therefore, the Department of Doppelganger Detection (D.D.D.) has taken action. You are the doorman of an apartment complex, and you must decide whether to let in those who claim to be your neighbors.
Why similar: Horror 34.5%, Multiple Endings 20.2%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, 2D 8.8%, Simulation 7.2%
- #42 Amanda the Adventurer
71% matchVery Positive94% of 7,110 reviews2023
Dev: MANGLEDmaw GamesPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Join Amanda and her pal Wooly on a series of adventures as they explore and learn about our wonderful world! With several NEW play-along, laugh-along, learn-along episodes there's always fun to be had! Just make sure to do everything Amanda says or she might get angry.
Why similar: Horror 32.5%, 1990's 25.6%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, Story Rich 9.5%, Psychological 9.4%
- #43 Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator
73% matchVery Positive94% of 32,830 reviews2017
Dev: Scott Cawthon
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Start your own Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria with Freddy Fazbear Pizzeria Simulator!
Why similar: Horror 42.3%, Psychological Horror 22.9%, Retro 7.5%, Story Rich 7.2%, Simulation 6.3%
- #44 FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 12,991 reviews2019
Dev: Steel Wool StudiosPub: ScottGames
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted is a collection of classic and original mini-games set in the Five Nights universe. Experience the horror in flat (non-VR) mode or VR. Oculus Rift and HTC Vive are supported. A VR Headset is NOT required to play.
Why similar: Horror 53.8%, Psychological Horror 34.6%, Story Rich 4.4%, Singleplayer 3.8%, Indie 1.7%
- #45 Home Safety Hotline
71% matchVery Positive91% of 2,788 reviews2024
Dev: Night Signal Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Hearing noises? Seeing things? Call Home Safety Hotline! Our operators are standing by, waiting to give you the answers you need to protect your home from all manner of pests and household hazards.
Why similar: 1990's 33%, Horror 30.8%, Psychological Horror 23.9%, Multiple Endings 6.2%, Simulation 6.1%
- #46 Fears to Fathom - Home Alone
72% matchVery Positive90% of 10,482 reviews2021
Dev: Rayll
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 14%
Fears to Fathom is an episodic psychological horror game where each episode unveils a short story narrated by the ones who survived.
Why similar: Horror 35.1%, Psychological Horror 34.5%, Psychological 12%, Dialogue Heavy 9.6%, Indie 3.6%
- #47 Bad Parenting 1: Mr. Red Face
70% matchVery Positive87% of 3,010 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: Psychological Horror 30.9%, Horror 24.9%, 1990's 22.2%, Retro 9.3%, Story Rich 3.4%
- #48 The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
69% matchVery Positive94% of 34,796 reviews2022
Dev: Crows Crows Crows
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is an expanded re-imagining of 2013's The Stanley Parable. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will make a choice, and you will become powerless. You are not here to win. The Stanley Parable is a game that plays you.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 36.8%, Multiple Endings 32.6%, Horror 10.8%, Story Rich 9.6%, 3D 3.9%
- #49 It Steals
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,328 reviews2020
Dev: Zeekerss
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 48%
AROUND EVERY CORNER. Face against stealthy antagonists that will take advantage of your expectations.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 36.9%, Horror 30.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Psychological 8.3%, Retro 6.5%
- #50 Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted 2
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 5,238 reviews2023
Dev: Steel Wool StudiosPub: ScottGames
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted 2 is the sequel to the terrifying VR experience that brought new life to the iconic horror franchise. As a brand new Fazbear employee you’ll have to prove you have what it takes to excel in all aspects of Pizzeria management and maintenance.
Why similar: Horror 78.6%, Simulation 9.5%, Singleplayer 7%, Indie 4.9%
- #51 Fears to Fathom - Ironbark Lookout
68% matchVery Positive92% of 5,904 reviews2023
Dev: Rayll Studios
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Jack Nelson, a 24-year-old fire lookout, transferred to a new outpost. As he settled into his new home, he couldn't shake the feeling that something was off, little did he know what was transpiring down in Ironbark State Park.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 42.9%, Horror 32.7%, Psychological 7.7%, Dialogue Heavy 6.9%, Story Rich 6.2%
- #52 a pet shop after dark
70% matchVery Positive89% of 405 reviews2022
Dev: npckc
Windows · Mac · Linux
PETSITTER WANTED. A horror point-and-click adventure game. Water the plants, feed the pets, and DON'T turn off the lights.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27%, Horror 25.1%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Multiple Endings 12%, Psychological 11.8%
- #53 Lost Diskettes Vol.1
69% matchVery Positive90% of 78 reviews2024
Dev: Puko
Windows
This is a collection of short and experimental horror experiences, focused on surreal and bizarre plots.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.6%, Horror 20.1%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, Retro 13.2%, 1990's 12.2%
- #54 Backspace Backspace Backspace
68% matchVery Positive97% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: Blue Tango Street
Windows · Mac
In an AI-powered age where original authors have become largely redundant, play as a dejected writer on the brink of losing their creative drive forever.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.2%, Horror 17.5%, Psychological 15.9%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Story Rich 6.7%
- #55 YAMIKKO TROUBLEMAKER
67% matchVery Positive98% of 96 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 42.2%, Horror 22.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Story Rich 9.1%, Visual Novel 9%
- #56 ESCAPE FROM BOYKISSER
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,305 reviews2024
Dev: akhsotoen
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A terrifying psychological horror where You must explore mysterious Facilities, evade the pursuing Boykisser, and search for the way Outside.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 52.8%, Horror 29.8%, Indie 5.8%, 3D 4.9%, Hentai 3.9%
- #57 [Chilla's Art] Night Delivery | 例外配達
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,318 reviews2021
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Night Delivery | 例外配達 is a psychological Japanese horror adventure game.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.1%, Horror 29.1%, Psychological 14.4%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Indie 6.8%
- #58 Ultimate Custom Night
67% matchVery Positive95% of 62,275 reviews2018
Dev: Scott Cawthon
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Why similar: Horror 55.3%, Psychological Horror 24.9%, Story Rich 7%, Singleplayer 5.1%, Indie 4.8%
- #59 Amanda the Adventurer 2
66% matchVery Positive83% of 1,486 reviews2024
Dev: MANGLEDmaw GamesPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In Amanda the Adventurer 2, the story continues as Riley encounters a mysterious masked figure after destroying the TV in the attic. Travel to the Kensdale Public Library and dig deeper into the mystery of Amanda the Adventurer.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.2%, Horror 29%, 1990's 23.5%, Multiple Endings 7.7%, 3D 4.3%
- #60 Saiko no sutoka
67% matchVery Positive92% of 3,775 reviews2021
Dev: Habupain
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 61.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Saiko No Sutoka is a Horror Survival Game where you as a Protagonist must escape and avoid the crazy yandere girl who wants you dead.
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 28.5%, Psychological Horror 28.1%, Horror 26.4%, Psychological 9.2%, Simulation 3.3%