Games Like KinitoPET

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 19.9%, Retro 16.9%, Story Rich 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: It features an evolving AI companion that learns from your interactions, mirroring the core meta-horror premise of KinitoPET.

An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.7%, Horror 17.7%, Immersive Sim 17.2%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Visual Novel 11%

Why You'll Like It: You explore the contents of a lost phone, using its interface to uncover a dark mystery, which aligns with the desktop-simulation style of play.

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 32.8%, Horror 30.9%, Psychological Horror 23.9%, Multiple Endings 6.3%, Simulation 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game utilizes a retro desktop interface to deliver unsettling information, perfectly capturing the aesthetic and UI-based horror of KinitoPET.

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 44.7%, Horror 22.1%, Conversation 11.5%, Story Rich 10.4%, 3D 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the specific concept of being trapped within a virtual assistant application that slowly turns from helpful to sinister.

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 49.6%, Horror 20.6%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Story Rich 7%, Indie 1.7%

Why You'll Like It: This iconic meta-horror game breaks the fourth wall and manipulates your computer files to create a deeply disturbing psychological experience.

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 27%, Story Rich 18.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%, 2D 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in meta-narrative horror that constantly subverts player expectations and breaks the boundaries of the game interface.

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 37.2%, Horror 19.6%, Psychological 15.4%, Retro 14.4%, Story Rich 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror experience that excels at creating a claustrophobic, retro-inspired atmosphere with a heavy focus on narrative dread.

A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face

Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.2%, Horror 23.2%, Multiple Endings 14.9%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Story Rich 8%

Why You'll Like It: This surreal psychological horror game features a unique facial expression mechanic and a meta-narrative that challenges the player's perception of reality.

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 48.3%, Horror 20%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Indie 7%, Story Rich 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: A brilliant meta-horror game that tricks the player into interacting with a corrupted, demonic arcade machine.

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 33.6%, Horror 18.1%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Psychological 15.4%, Retro 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: This short, surreal psychological horror game uses abstract visuals and an unsettling tone to explore mental health themes.

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 17.4%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Immersive Sim 13.2%, Horror 12.8%, Conversation 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A direct evolution of the phone-based horror mechanics, offering a more complex detective-style investigation into a digital life.

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 36.3%, Horror 23.2%, Psychological 16.7%, Retro 13.9%, Multiple Endings 5%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that focuses on claustrophobia and surreal imagery, reminiscent of classic 90s horror titles.

Mr. Red Face, a fictional character created by adults to teach their children, suddenly becomes real..

Why similar: Psychological Horror 31%, Horror 25%, 1990's 21.9%, Retro 9.2%, Linear 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: It utilizes a retro, low-poly aesthetic to tell a disturbing, psychologically heavy story that feels like a forgotten piece of media.

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 46%, Pixel Graphics 17.1%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Psychological Horror 8.4%, 2D 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: It brings the classic franchise into a 2D pixel-art style, focusing on time-travel and stealth-based horror mechanics.

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 45.8%, Psychological Horror 41.3%, Simulation 5.5%, Indie 5.1%, Singleplayer 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: It forces you to navigate a dangerous, realistic desktop environment to survive, capturing the high-stakes tension of digital-based horror.

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 31.3%, Horror 19.1%, Retro 13.9%, Conversation 10.5%, Narration 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: An episodic horror experience that uses realistic, grounded scenarios to build intense psychological tension.

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 29.5%, Multiple Endings 26.4%, Narration 19.8%, Horror 8.9%, Story Rich 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for meta-narrative games that directly addresses the player and challenges the nature of choice in gaming.

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 46.9%, 1990's 35.7%, Story Rich 7.6%, Indie 6%, Singleplayer 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the specific 1990s/2000s toy aesthetic and combines it with a sense of creeping, nostalgic dread.

There is no game. So don't go messing things up by clicking everywhere. You don’t want to be kicked out of your video game world, do you? Of course not!

Why similar: Narration 23.4%, Pixel Graphics 22.3%, Story Rich 19.5%, Indie 11.5%, 2D 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A meta-narrative puzzle game that constantly breaks the fourth wall and plays with the concept of the game itself.

As an employee of a mysterious organization your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies using your sharp eyes and good memory. Can you survive the entire night shift or will you succumb into paranoia?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 49.5%, Horror 38.4%, Indie 9.1%, Singleplayer 3%

Why You'll Like It: This surveillance-based horror game relies on the player's attention to detail to spot anomalies, creating a tense, focused experience.

Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

Why similar: Retro 29.1%, Conversation 23.3%, Multiple Endings 14.3%, Story Rich 12%, Linear 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, stylized adventure that captures the bizarre and dreamlike aesthetic often found in experimental internet-culture horror.

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 35.5%, Retro 23.9%, 1990's 20.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Indie 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: A parody horror game that uses a deceptive, educational-game aesthetic to hide a stressful and challenging experience.

An experimental, horror visual novel about raising a virtual pet. Help a tamagotchi-like creature navigate his angst. We love Momo!

Why similar: Psychological 18.6%, Artificial Intelligence 16.3%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Horror 15.2%, Linear 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, pixel-art visual novel that explores themes of isolation and psychological distress in a linear format.

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 25.5%, Horror 21.3%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Conversation 11%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A visual novel that focuses on a computer virus theme, directly echoing the digital corruption elements of KinitoPET.

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 27.8%, Horror 20.7%, Psychological 13.5%, Multiple Endings 12%, Retro 9.6%

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 22%, Horror 19.9%, Immersive Sim 15.2%, Conversation 9.8%, 1990's 9.7%

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 37.8%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Psychological 10.1%, Multiple Endings 8%, Horror 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: The sequel to the original, continuing the surreal and deeply unsettling psychological journey of its protagonist.

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%, Retro 19.2%, 2D 14.4%, Singleplayer 6.3%

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 32.4%, Story Rich 10.8%, 3D 4.9%, Singleplayer 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game set in a colorful, deceptive environment that hides dark secrets behind a friendly facade.

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 30.4%, Horror 20.7%, Immersive Sim 15.6%, Psychological 9.6%, Conversation 9.6%

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 35.3%, Psychological Horror 34.8%, Psychological 12.2%, Conversation 8.7%, Indie 3.7%

Noah Baker, an 18 year old highschooler experiences unsettling occurrences while house-sitting for a media personality, little did he know what was about to unfold that night.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 36%, Horror 22.8%, Narration 14.7%, Conversation 13.2%, Story Rich 7.5%

You are trapped in a small house, suffering from psychosis with no memory. Carefully observe your surroundings to distinguish reality from hallucinations, and overcome your illness by taking medication from visitors at the right time.

Why similar: Horror 19.5%, Immersive Sim 18.9%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, 1990's 16.2%, Retro 10.7%

A short psychological horror game, where you attempt to gain root access into an unethical superstructure.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 40%, Horror 21.7%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, Linear 10.3%, Simulation 6.7%

Steve Jackson, a 19-year-old high schooler, is looking after a friends house and encounters eerie events in a small town. Dive into the dark mystery of the events you unwittingly became a part of. Will you be able to uncover the truth?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.5%, Horror 14.8%, Conversation 13.2%, Narration 9.4%, Psychological 9.1%

Join Julian and his friends in this psychological horror experience inspired by point-n-click computer games from the early 2000s. Witness many shenanigans with characters from the infamous 98xx.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.7%, Horror 25.2%, Psychological 14.7%, Retro 9%, 2D 8.6%

Parasocial | パラソーシャル is a Japanese horror game about a live streamer.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 35.2%, Horror 30.3%, Immersive Sim 14.7%, 1990's 6.2%, Multiple Endings 5.8%

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 43.2%, Horror 32.5%, Psychological 7.8%, Conversation 6.5%, Story Rich 6.3%

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 33.8%, Horror 25.7%, 1990's 18.6%, Story Rich 8%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%

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 13.8%, Retro 13%, 1990's 12.1%

WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

Why similar: Indie 37.5%, 3D 24.8%, Casual 24.7%, Singleplayer 13%

You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".

Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.2%, Immersive Sim 22.9%, Horror 19.9%, Psychological 12%, Linear 8.2%

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 46.5%, Artificial Intelligence 32.8%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, 3D 5.4%, Story Rich 3.5%

This experience can be classified as a psychological and atmospheric horror game. However... This isn't a game... Remember all of the urban legends from your childhood? Imagine if it was all real, but we just weren't performing the right rituals to summon these beings from another realm... Well, now you can...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.9%, Horror 14.8%, Psychological 11.6%, Immersive Sim 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.4%

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 33%, 1990's 27%, Retro 25.9%, Indie 6.4%, 3D 4.9%

If you scream, you restart. A jumpscare horror simulator where you walk through a pitch black forest and escape by reaching 8:00 AM.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.3%, Horror 22.6%, 1990's 15.8%, Immersive Sim 13.8%, Linear 9.2%

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 34.3%, Multiple Endings 20.1%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, 2D 8.8%, Simulation 7.2%

Luto is a psychological horror experience where you take on the role of someone unable to leave their home. Every attempt to escape will lead you deeper into the unknown, where nothing is as it seems and everything will test your senses.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 43.1%, Psychological 21.7%, Narration 17.1%, Story Rich 12.1%, Indie 2.7%

You are wetware, working a mysterious job.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.1%, Horror 19.8%, Immersive Sim 19.2%, Psychological 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%

Welcome to the club! Write poems for your crush and experience the terror of school romance in this critically-acclaimed psychological horror story.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 48.7%, Visual Novel 19%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Story Rich 7.4%, Conversation 7.1%

you find an abandoned fps game on an old computer. you decide to play it.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.4%, Horror 20.6%, Immersive Sim 18.3%, Retro 15.7%, Story Rich 9.2%

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 26.9%, Horror 25%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Multiple Endings 12%, Psychological 11.9%

"I need a Heart in order to open it"

Why similar: Psychological Horror 37.2%, Horror 29.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Retro 9.2%, Indie 5.4%

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 42.1%, Horror 22.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Story Rich 9%, Visual Novel 8.8%

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 25.4%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, Psychological 9.6%, Story Rich 9.5%

You must stay alive in this horror/puzzle adventure. Try to survive the vengeful toys waiting for you in the abandoned toy factory. Use your GrabPack to hack electrical circuits or nab anything from afar. Explore the mysterious facility... and don't get caught.

Why similar: Horror 61.6%, Psychological Horror 30%, Singleplayer 4.7%, Indie 3.7%

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%

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 25.4%, Retro 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Story Rich 7.7%

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 27.4%, Horror 17.6%, Psychological 16.3%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Story Rich 6.8%

An experimental first person narrative sending you back to Summer 1988 and you have a one day rental of Duck Season. Dive into the mystery and work through the hidden secrets spilling out of the cursed cartridge. The full hit VR game playable on your traditional flat screen!

Why similar: Horror 40.8%, Psychological Horror 30.5%, Psychological 11.3%, Multiple Endings 7.7%, Indie 5.6%