- #1 Paper Bride
97% matchVery Positive91% of 2,220 reviews2021
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 3.4 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: Word Game 17.2%, Thriller 14.5%, Horror 11.5%, Supernatural 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%
- #2 Incantation
96% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,098 reviews2024
Dev: SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENT
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A mother, searching for her lost daughter, stumbles into a strange cult village. "Incantation" is a first-person horror game. It reveals the chilling story behind the "Chen Family Village". What are the consequences of crossing dark boundaries?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24%, Thriller 21.5%, Horror 18.5%, Story Rich 10.7%, Mystery 10.2%
- #3 SIMULACRA
96% matchVery Positive90% of 4,596 reviews2017
Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.6%, Thriller 16.1%, Point & Click 14.4%, Horror 14.3%, Visual Novel 14.1%
- #4 死掉的女儿(The Dead Daughter)
94% matchVery Positive90% of 58 reviews2024
Dev: Wicky Yu
Windows
一款单人心理恐怖视觉小说。玩家只需要持续点击体验文字和图画呈现的主线剧情。流程短但情节引人入胜。
Why similar: Word Game 31.9%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Thriller 12.9%, Horror 11.1%
- #5 Misty Judgment
93% matchVery Positive94% of 1,412 reviews2025
Dev: 次元边界
Windows
This is a suspense reasoning interactive work with real people. You will play the protagonist "Qi Yi", find evidence in a series of murders, piece together the truth, and find the ultimate murderer, all of which will lead you to an unpredictable future.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.8%, Word Game 23.3%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Mystery 11.4%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #6 Bride into the Cave
94% matchMostly Negative39% of 231 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: Word Game 14.5%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Lore-Rich 12.6%, Horror 10.5%
- #7 Threads of Karma
92% matchMixed54% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: 萝卜不长毛线公司Pub: Hawthorn Games
Windows
Lin Yue'an embarks on a journey home, but unsettling events soon disrupt her ordinary life. Strange dreams, lost memories, and eerie occurrences lead her to uncover hidden truths. Can she trace everything back to its true origin and escape the net of fate that has already been woven around her?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Supernatural 13.8%, Horror 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Mystery 10.1%
- #8 Scourge of the village
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 267 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 22.1%, Text-Based 18.4%, Mystery 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Thriller 11.2%
- #9 SELF
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 272 reviews2020
Dev: doBellPub: indienova
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
SELF is a suspenseful Kafkaesque text-based adventure game with simulation and puzzle mechanics. Could you seize the opportunity to find your father and your SELF back in this introspective journey?
Why similar: Word Game 36.8%, Psychological Horror 21.5%, Mystery 15.7%, Indie 14.4%, Story Rich 11.6%
- #10 筮灵 SHILING
90% matchMostly Positive73% of 270 reviews2024
Dev: WindField GamesPub: Mammorize
Windows
国产本土新怪谈恐怖游戏——幽魂社前社长在直播中突然失踪,销声匿迹数月后发来诡异消息,将你引入离奇的规则世界。走不出的吞人楼栋、满员即死的午夜巴士、地图上不存在的村庄,还有勾魂剧院、吃人公司……世界的“暗面”等待探索,怪谲的谜题等待揭露。
Why similar: Thriller 14.7%, Word Game 14.7%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Visual Novel 11.3%
- #11 TOUQI
89% matchVery Positive92% of 406 reviews2025
Dev: 橙光游戏Pub: Paleo
Windows
《頭七》(头七怪谈)是一款中式民俗恐怖解谜游戏。作为刚入职西封杂志社的成员,你需要根据主编的要求,整合“頭七”论坛中民间灵异故事贴之间的关联,并在必要时与同伴实地探索,以揭开帖子后隐藏的秘密。
Why similar: Word Game 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Lore-Rich 12.8%, Visual Novel 9.6%
- #12 Lake Ridden
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 291 reviews2018
Dev: Midnight Hub
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Lake Ridden is a story-driven, first-person puzzle game! A cozy supernatural adventure where you unravel a mysterious past, trying to find your sister. Luckily, you are not alone...
Why similar: Puzzle 39.6%, Mystery 32.6%, Indie 27.8%
- #13 Candlelight: Lament
87% matchVery Positive93% of 116 reviews2024
Dev: 正方形劳伦斯Pub: Gamirror Games
Windows · Mac
Ed broke the curfew to visit his friends in order to find out the truth of his granddaughter's disappearance, but the truth was far more terrible than he thought.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 45.6%, Mystery 16.1%, Text-Based 14.2%, Puzzle 13.4%, Psychological Horror 9.1%
- #14 Recall: Empty Wishes
86% matchVery Positive93% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: Puff Hook StudioPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Recall: Empty Wishes is a psychological thriller set in Taiwan during the 2010s. Follow Yonny, a sister determined to uncover the truth behind the mysterious disappearance of her brother, Tommy. As she delves deeper, she confronts unsettling secrets, blurring the lines between reality and illusion.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.2%, Visual Novel 19%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Story Rich 13.8%, Horror 10.3%
- #15 Dear Brother
88% matchVery Positive88% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: NGS Studios
Windows
Audrey is a young woman returning to her childhood home. Upon arriving, however, she begins to notice strange happenings around the house. Is this a dream or reality? Whatever it is, it seems so oddly… familiar. Explore with Audrey as she tries to work out the mysteries of her missing memories.
Why similar: Horror 30.6%, RPG 24.6%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Story Rich 11.6%, Indie 9.6%
- #16 Back:Fade
85% matchVery Positive81% of 243 reviews2025
Dev: MYSTERY CROWN
Windows · Mac
《Back:Fade》 is a full-motion audio live horror game. Special Note 1: This game is very supernatural and scary, timid or heart disease players do not buy !!!! The game will reveal different ending plots step by step through various searches and choices for your character.
Why similar: Thriller 15.4%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Supernatural 12.5%, Horror 10.9%
- #17 No Return
86% matchMixed43% of 287 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 17.4%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Supernatural 14.3%, Horror 11.7%, Mystery 7.9%
- #18 Back
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 365 reviews2024
Dev: MYSTERY CROWN
Windows · Mac
《Back》 is a full-motion audio live horror game. Special Note 1: This game is very supernatural and scary, timid or heart disease players do not buy !!!! The game will reveal different ending plots step by step through various searches and choices for your character.
Why similar: Thriller 24.1%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Horror 16.8%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Mystery 10%
- #19 Saint Kotar
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 277 reviews2021
Dev: The-Mark EntertainmentPub: SOEDESCO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Saint Kotar is a psychological horror detective game set in a cursed valley in rural Croatia. Investigate the disappearance of your relative in the occult-ridden town of Sveti Kotar as you switch between conflicting realities through the eyes of two godly men.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Point & Click 12.2%, Lore-Rich 10.5%, Horror 10.4%
- #20 MOTHERED - A ROLE-PLAYING HORROR GAME
83% matchVery Positive94% of 401 reviews2021
Dev: ENIGMA STUDIO
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
An immersive first-person horror adventure where you play the role of LIANA - a young girl who arrives home after major surgery and is met with a strange mannequin claiming to be her mother.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.8%, Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Point & Click 13.9%, Horror 13.5%, Emotional 11.8%
- #21 海子 UMIKO
81% matchVery Positive98% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: 盾构机 Tunnel Boring Machine
Windows
"海子 UMIKO" is a psychological horror visual novel. Engage in conversations with Umiko, complete various mini-games, solve puzzles, and gradually piece together the dark truths she tries to hide about herself and her dimension from fragmented narratives. Preserve your fragile friendship for a week!
Why similar: Word Game 25.3%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Psychological Horror 13%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Horror 8.8%
- #22 Paper Bride 2 Zangling Village
82% matchVery Positive91% of 1,098 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: Word Game 19%, Thriller 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Supernatural 11.6%, Horror 9.7%
- #23 SHADOW MANSION
82% matchMixed68% of 115 reviews2024
Dev: NEBULA NOVA GAMES
Windows
A mysterious letter calls you back to your abandoned family mansion. Explore its dark rooms, uncover the bloody rituals buried in your family’s past, and escape the presence lurking in the shadows. Shadow Mansion is a story-driven horror game of atmosphere, exploration, and survival.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Horror 13.7%, Thriller 11.6%, Supernatural 10.5%
- #24 The Séance of Blake Manor
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,784 reviews2025
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery, set in 1897 Ireland, where you investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Deane in a remote hotel full of secrets and other-worldly occurrences.
Why similar: Word Game 24.4%, Supernatural 18.2%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Mystery 9.9%, Horror 9.3%
- #25 Paper Bride 3 Unresolved Love
81% matchVery Positive93% of 942 reviews2022
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Paper Bride 3 is a Chinese horror mystery puzzle game This is the third horror puzzle game from our team. This time the story takes place in Moshui Village, which is near Zangling Village, and Fulu City, a small town nearby.
Why similar: Word Game 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Text-Based 12.2%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Thriller 9.4%
- #26 Kanna Maze
80% matchVery Positive89% of 375 reviews2024
Dev: 致意
Windows · Mac · Linux
In an isolated lab beneath the earth, a childhood friend is resurrected. Amidst sealed walls, a spree of killings unfolds. In a godless abyss, parallel worlds entwine like a maze. Where does one find the path to the sole universe of bliss?
Why similar: Word Game 23.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Lore-Rich 10.6%
- #27 Lake of Voices
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 620 reviews2018
Dev: GB Patch Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 36%
A free horror Visual Novel about an ill-fated journey across Sinnlos, a lake where gruesome monsters lurk just beneath the surface. With times being so dire you'll need to decide what, and who, is going to be sacrificed. Anyone can be saved, but not everyone can be.
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.5%, Horror 22.9%, Psychological Horror 22.2%, Indie 9.5%
- #28 BROKEN LIFE
77% matchVery Positive98% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: IKKOSAMA
Windows
BROKEN LIFE is an atmospheric, fully voiced Point-and-Click Adventure set in a war-torn world. Follow Leo, a former soldier, as he returns to his hometown to uncover the fate of his family, restore his home, and confront the dark secrets hidden within.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.2%, Point & Click 20.9%, Horror 17.9%, Story Rich 14.2%, Puzzle 8%
- #29 Letters of Bernard Thorne
76% matchVery Positive98% of 177 reviews2025
Dev: Korean Linguistics Lab
Windows
『Letters of Bernard Thorne』 is a story-driven psychological horror game about trauma. Take a seat in Bernard's motorized wheelchair. Roam around the old man's house. Discover his scarred past. Flee from his sins. Climb up the attic.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.1%, Text-Based 21.3%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Horror 14.8%, Story Rich 11.2%
- #30 Rise of Insanity
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,266 reviews2018
Dev: Red Limb Studio
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
In Rise of Insanity, as a doctor of psychology you will explore the darkest recesses of the human mind. Overcome your fear to find the truth behind the tragedy that has befallen your family.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.9%, Horror 27.6%, Story Rich 12.2%, Puzzle 10.3%, Indie 7.8%
- #31 回门 Way Back Home
78% matchMostly Positive72% of 518 reviews2021
Dev: 漫森游戏工作室
Windows
"Way back home" is a 2D horizontal board horror puzzle game. It takes the Republic of China period from 1905 to 1926 as the background of the times. With a large number of exquisite original paintings, rich playing methods, excellent music and dubbing, delicate script and narrative game style, it creates a strong historical...
Why similar: Thriller 16.7%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Supernatural 13%, Horror 12.9%, Mystery 9.2%
- #32 The Butterfly Collector
74% matchVery Positive89% of 870 reviews2025
Dev: Wicky Yu
Windows
investigate the evidence left by a stalker and kidnapper and track the fate of a college girl. The player advances and watches the plot by clicking to make choices for the heroine at key moments, with different choices leading to different endings.
Why similar: Word Game 34.1%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Horror 12.7%, Text-Based 12%
- #33 The Sixth Sorrow
75% matchVery Positive86% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: Nezumirra
Windows
The Sixth Sorrow is a short, narrative-driven horror game where your choices impact the story. To what lengths can a mother's love drive her?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.1%, Lore-Rich 18%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Thriller 16.3%, Horror 13.2%
- #34 My Friend is a Raven
76% matchVery Positive91% of 1,316 reviews2020
Dev: Two Star Games
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 18%
You return to your old apartment one last time, in search of a sickened raven. You must speak to him, and discover the cause behind the calamity that has spread across the world.
Why similar: Horror 27.5%, Psychological Horror 23.5%, Point & Click 15.2%, RPG 10.6%, Story Rich 6.8%
- #35 Last Days of Lazarus
75% matchVery Positive88% of 179 reviews2022
Dev: Darkania WorksPub: GrimTalin
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
After their mother's suicide, Lazarus returns home to his sister Lyudmila. But unexplained events make the world and even reality collapse around him. Looming death, a spreading malediction and the supernatural threaten his sanity, yet Lazarus pushes forward to find the truth about his family.
Why similar: Thriller 23.2%, Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Supernatural 14.3%, Mystery 13.5%, Horror 12.3%
- #36 愚人船 NARRENSCHIFF
72% matchVery Positive96% of 218 reviews2025
Dev: Anonymous
Windows
"NARRENSCHIFF" is a psychological horror puzzle game. Players take on the role of an amnesiac man who awakens in a mysterious mental hospital. As they explore, they unravel a story involving their own origins and the conspiracy brewing within the walls of the mental institution.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.8%, Interactive Fiction 25.2%, RPG 16.8%, Story Rich 12.7%, Puzzle 11.4%
- #37 Someday You'll Return: Director's Cut
74% matchVery Positive85% of 258 reviews2023
Dev: CBE softwarePub: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
How far would you go if your daughter didn’t come home? Someday You’ll Return: Director’s Cut is a first-person psychological horror. This story-driven game offers enhanced features, an improved story, and additional content. Enter the woods if you dare and begin a search you’ll never forget.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.9%, Thriller 18.8%, Horror 16.1%, Mystery 14%, Story Rich 11.9%
- #38 Hazy Mind
73% matchVery Positive86% of 318 reviews2024
Dev: betetiro
Windows · Mac · Linux
You can't remember anything, and all you can see is HER. Delve into your story and uncover the truth behind what happened to you and your parents.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32%, Visual Novel 23.3%, Story Rich 14.9%, Horror 13.1%, Text-Based 12.4%
- #39 Disease -Hidden Object-
77% matchMixed60% of 55 reviews2020
Dev: OperaHouse CorporationPub: D3PUBLISHER
Windows
This is a horror adventure game where the player go back and forth in between the real world and the hallucination world. The purpose of this game is to search items and collect scattered documents while solving mysteries and finding out the truth of the abolished hospital.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.4%, Horror 24.8%, Point & Click 24.3%, Mystery 13.6%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #40 The Method of Hiding a Body
73% matchVery Positive92% of 83 reviews2024
Dev: Sea of Ghosts
Windows
A story-driven horror puzzle game where the player takes on the role of a resentful ghost, possessing others in order to search for her own corpse.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 41%, Mystery 28.3%, Story Rich 26%, Indie 2.4%, Puzzle 1.9%
- #41 Heaven Does Not Respond
68% matchVery Positive93% of 348 reviews2026
Dev: Rise Studios
Windows
Heaven Does Not Respond is a psychological and analog horror game set in an alternate 2005 timeline. Play as an intelligence agent, exploring a retro computer interface to decipher secret files, watch mysterious videos, and uncover the dark secrets behind a young man's death.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Point & Click 13.7%, Horror 13.2%, Investigation 9.7%
- #42 House of Lost Souls
70% matchMixed62% of 85 reviews2025
Dev: Arkuda Inc.
Windows
House of Lost Souls is a story-driven horror game about Jack, who returns to his old family home in search of answers. Explore distorted memories, uncover dark secrets, and learn the truth about the tragedy that changed his life forever.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.2%, Horror 17.6%, Thriller 17.5%, Supernatural 16.3%, Story Rich 11.8%
- #43 Like Clay
73% matchVery Positive88% of 124 reviews2017
Dev: free08Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Like Clay is a story driven adventure game with horror elements. Find out what happened to a friend of yours by reading messages and listening to audio files. Search for hidden doors and items, solve light puzzles and survive deadly foes and lethal traps.
Why similar: Horror 65.4%, Indie 34.6%
- #44 BLINK: The Last Night
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 104 reviews2022
Dev: Abandoned House Studios
Windows
A vengeful entity comes to kidnap the girl you're babysitting. Guide your way through various psychological twists and turns as you begin to realize that not everything is as it seems. BLINK: The Last Night is a short first chapter of a four-chapter psychological horror story.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Lore-Rich 16.7%, Horror 12.8%, Thriller 10.9%
- #45 Em-A-Li
72% matchVery Positive82% of 55 reviews2020
Dev: YobobPub: Yobob Games
Windows
A portal inspired walking simulator horror game.
Why similar: Text-Based 16%, Thriller 15.6%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Horror 10.4%
- #46 Paper Dolls: Original / 纸人
70% matchVery Positive85% of 4,786 reviews2019
Dev: Beijing Litchi Culture Media Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 5.4 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 41%, Thriller 39.5%, Puzzle 9.6%, Psychological Horror 5.5%, Indie 4.4%
- #47 Rainy Butcher
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 91 reviews2022
Dev: Genunie Studio
Windows
On rainy nights, the serial murderer is on a killing spree. This scares everyone but one girl, the journalist who keeps digging for a promotion. Dauntless, she gets involved deep and wide, hoping to discover the real identify of the rainy night butcher.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.8%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, RPG 10.8%, Thriller 10.3%
- #48 Paper Bride 4 Bound Love
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 619 reviews2023
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
"Paper Bride 4 Bound Love" is a Chinese horror puzzle game, the fourth work in the "Paper Bride" series. Welcome everyone to return to the world of Paper Bride. This time, let us uncover the secrets of Yichang Town together.
Why similar: Word Game 16.8%, Text-Based 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Thriller 10%, Psychological Horror 9.3%
- #49 Deep Sleep: Labyrinth of the Forsaken
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 528 reviews2025
Dev: scriptwelderPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
What dreams are made of is the stuff of nightmares in this new point-and-click adventure. Delve deep into realms both fantastical and terrifying, and use the power of lucid dreaming to solve puzzles, explore, and contend with eerie adversaries in your search for the brother you thought had died.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.3%, Supernatural 16%, Point & Click 14.7%, Horror 11.7%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #50 YinYang Street Ultimate Edition
69% matchVery Positive81% of 108 reviews2023
Dev: 彼云工作室Pub: 方块游戏(CubeGame)
Windows
YinYang Street is an indie horror game set in Yunnan, China. Our protagonist Minglai Li finds his beloved wife missing when he comes home. All mysteries lead to a place called YinYang Street...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.5%, Thriller 17.5%, Horror 14.3%, Supernatural 13%, Puzzle 12.3%
- #51 Mirages
69% matchMostly Positive80% of 296 reviews2023
Dev: 漫森游戏工作室Pub: East2West Games
Windows
Mirages is a 3D narrative and horror game with folk stories. One night, seven brides headed to the Captain Mansion but strayed into a place full of ghosts - Regret City. Horror haunts the small town. Due to destiny, actors, warlords, and offspring of the town are drawn in. They are closer to truth.
Why similar: Thriller 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Horror 13.5%, Lore-Rich 11.3%
- #52 What Happened to Lily?
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 142 reviews2025
Dev: Montee Games
Windows
What Happened to Lily? Is a real-time first-person horror game. Discover the secrets and spooky truths behind the mysterious event at Miller Farm.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.9%, Thriller 16.4%, Horror 12.6%, Supernatural 12.2%, Mystery 9%
- #53 A Night at the Watermill
68% matchVery Positive97% of 58 reviews2024
Dev: Neon Tales
Windows · Mac · Linux
You wake up in an old watermill in the middle of the night ... and can't remember anything. Examine the surroundings in this thrilling point&click adventure and find out what happened.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Thriller 16.2%, Point & Click 15%, Visual Novel 14%, Psychological Horror 13.2%
- #54 The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker
71% matchVery Positive83% of 596 reviews2017
Dev: D'Avekki Studios Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
YOU are a psychiatrist, trying to solve a murder whilst treating the unusual patients of the recently deceased Doctor Dekker. Type a question - patients reply in full screen video and have questions for you too but be careful what you say. Your words determine their eventual fates, and your own!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.1%, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Mystery 14.9%, Horror 14.3%, Story Rich 13.5%
- #55 Dread Flats
65% matchVery Positive85% of 1,372 reviews2025
Dev: Ghostcase
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 18.9%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Supernatural 16.8%, Horror 16.2%, Mystery 10.8%
- #56 The Winter Mind
66% matchMixed68% of 72 reviews2025
Dev: Sempiternal Rain
Windows
This is a psychological horror in which we play as a girl who has psychological health problems, and her mother has sent her to the store. Our task is to help her buy groceries.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.8%, Psychological Horror 25.3%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Text-Based 13.4%, Horror 7.1%
- #57 Lunar Mirror
67% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,074 reviews2023
Dev: DSGame
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 64%
"Lunar Mirror" It is a horror suspense decryption game with the theme of Cthulhu in the research institute. Nishimura Qiren's girlfriend mysteriously disappeared on campus. As the investigation deepened, strange events happened one after another
Why similar: Thriller 22.6%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Horror 17.2%, Story Rich 11.1%, Mystery 9.3%
- #58 TELEFORUM
65% matchVery Positive92% of 3,393 reviews2023
Dev: Monumental CollabPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 52%
TELEFORUM is a found-footage-styled horror game exploring the unknown side of media. You’re visiting a widow’s apartment to conduct an interview about her husband's death. But that’s not the main reason why you’re here. It’s all about the tape, isn’t it?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.7%, Horror 23.8%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Story Rich 14%, Puzzle 8.9%
- #59 My Lovely Daughter
70% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,302 reviews2018
Dev: GameChanger StudioPub: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
My Lovely Daughter is an alchemist simulator that explores the depth of a father’s grief and how far he will go to resurrect his daughter. Contains dark and disturbing subject matters, might not be suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.6%, Psychological Horror 21.8%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Horror 15.2%, Story Rich 9.5%