- #1 L.OD
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 丸得基地
Windows
2D exploratory adventure
Why similar: Adventure 21.7%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Pixel Graphics 15%, Exploration 13.9%, Dark 10.1%
- #2 Dandelion
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Accidental Tree
Windows · Mac
Dandelion is a psychological horror adventure game focused on exploration. Navigate through a cute town and get to know others, even if the world you live in doesn't make sense. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.2%, Adventure 18.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Story Rich 13.2%, Top-Down 8.1%
- #3 A Stray Line
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sprout Haven
Windows · Mac
A STRAY LINE is a point and click Adventure Game about found family, art, and body horror. Explore a strange world, draw to cast spells, and discover what becomes of a lonely little family in the woods.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.6%, Adventure 18.4%, Pixel Graphics 15.4%, Story Rich 14.5%, Visual Novel 11.4%
- #4 Faro
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: matt!
Windows · Mac · Linux
The world ended long ago. Humanity didn’t. What remains is a fragile society sustained by fear and distrust. Faro is a psychological horror visual novel set on a sunless planet, where you guide four survivors as cosmic horrors linger and every decision erodes the trust holding them together.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.3%, Pixel Graphics 16.4%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Story Rich 13.2%, Dark 11.2%
- #5 YUNODREAM
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LULLABYTE
Windows · Mac · Linux
After the loss of her family, Yuno begins to see nightmares in broad daylight. In order to save herself, she must find happy memories in this distorted world. But will she be able to accept what has happened?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 31%, Adventure 17.4%, Pixel Graphics 14.4%, Exploration 13.2%, Dark 8.3%
- #6 POSSESSOR
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JEVON
Windows
2 YEARS AFTER THE DEATH OF G̫̐O̷̷̤̝̔̈͛̎͡D̷̨̺̳̹ͥ͢ . A SERIES OF INCREASINGLY BRUTAL MURDERS HAS SHAKEN WHAT WAS ONCE A SMALL AND PEACEFUL RUSSIAN COMMUNITY. IT HAS BEGUN. KILL THEM ALL.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22%, Violent 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%, Psychological 10.9%, Story Rich 9.9%
- #7 YAMIKKO TROUBLEMAKER
93% matchVery Positive98% of 92 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 30.7%, Pixel Graphics 16.9%, Dark 10.8%, Story Rich 10.6%, Visual Novel 9.3%
- #8 DREAMILL
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SALMON-RAT
Windows
“Alright, let me tell you what you’re getting into. Think of it as an adventure‑puzzle game—though a few scenes dip into light horror. You’ll be guiding this girl, but… saying anything more would spoil the surprise. Just give it a try. I’m sure you can clear it—I couldn’t.”
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32%, Adventure 19.1%, Pixel Graphics 18.2%, Side Scroller 12.4%, Exploration 8.2%
- #9 Project Volition
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Wirelore
Windows
Find your rebirth along the wires.
Why similar: Adventure 24.8%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Pixel Graphics 17.1%, Surreal 9.9%
- #10 Recall: Empty Wishes
91% matchVery Positive93% of 61 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 28.4%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Story Rich 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Adventure 12.9%
- #11 My Big Sister
90% matchVery Positive93% of 674 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: Psychological Horror 19.8%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%, Adventure 10.5%, Violent 10.4%, Story Rich 10.1%
- #12 Noxia Somnia
89% matchPositive100% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: Reframe Games
Windows
Face your fears in this chilling 2D survival horror action game about understanding and overcoming mental health struggles. Explore twisted nightmares, engage in challenging fast-paced combat and survive encounters with terrifying stalker enemies.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.5%, Side Scroller 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Exploration 11.6%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #13 Forgive or Finalize
89% matchMixed69% of 198 reviews2026
Dev: 72studio
Windows · Mac
A short-form psychological thriller. Confront the mysterious Finn through a monitor. No strategy or puzzles—and you are given almost no freedom of choice. Simply face the absurd situation and witness the end.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.4%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Dark 12.5%, Story Rich 12.3%
- #14 Corridors
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dmitry Buzgin
Windows
Explore an abandoned hospital, solve puzzles, and uncover a nonlinear story where your choices have consequences. A hardcore psychological horror game in pixel art.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.9%, Adventure 13.8%, Story Rich 12.9%, Side Scroller 11.9%, Exploration 9.1%
- #15 MAGEYE
86% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Dead Zeros
Windows
In an increasingly oppressive world, a magpie feeds her only remaining child amidst a city of lackluster sightseers. Take their vision and feed your son.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.3%, Surreal 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Side Scroller 10.5%, Story Rich 10.1%
- #16 These Eyes
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Project Outsider
Windows
These Eyes is a no-text adventure game with elements of action, platforming, quests, and horror. Explore locations, solve puzzles, and interact with other characters.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29%, Adventure 12.9%, Story Rich 11.2%, Psychological 10.5%, Side Scroller 8.9%
- #17 ナナナナタマゴ
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ハルナノミウチ
Windows · Mac
Suddenly, you found yourself in a strange world. "You must take this egg to the West Tower." The story begins when a large creature who claims to be the king gives you an egg. You must see with your own eyes what happens when you take the egg to the west tower.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.6%, Pixel Graphics 22.4%, Adventure 21.6%, Exploration 10.5%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #18 UNREAL LIFE
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,922 reviews2020
Dev: hako lifePub: room6
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 300.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
And now, for today's story.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 25.8%, Side Scroller 17.6%, Story Rich 17.1%, Adventure 16.2%, Exploration 8.8%
- #19 June
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: lab36
Windows
「June」 is a horror adventure game in which you explore a haunted apartment and solve puzzles and try to escape. Use your companions' special actions at key points,and let's return to our world alive.
Why similar: Adventure 29.6%, Pixel Graphics 19.9%, Exploration 18.6%, Dark 13.3%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #20 The Hanged Man
84% matchVery Positive88% of 216 reviews2018
Dev: Uri GamesPub: PLAYISM
Windows
"You're a demon child. Someday, you'll be burning in hell for your sins.". This is the fourth and final title in the Strange Man series, developed by Uri Games. Will was running away from home with his mouse buddy Pop, until the two of them wandered into an abandoned building. What secrets lie hidden within?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.9%, Pixel Graphics 15.6%, Adventure 13.4%, Violent 10.9%, Story Rich 10.7%
- #21 Looping Art Museum
83% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Nekko
Windows
"Looping Art Museum" is a single-player adventure game where you wander through an infinitely-looping art museum, finding changes in the paintings to progress. Interact with a talking "Mr.Cat" and uncover the mysteries of the strange art museum.
Why similar: Side Scroller 21.6%, Pixel Graphics 17.9%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Adventure 14.3%, Visual Novel 11.2%
- #22 Gretel's Honesty
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Callen Dulla
Windows
A comic-like visual novel, expressing a new story based on the fairy tale “Hansel and Gretel”.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.8%, Psychological 16.8%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Story Rich 11.7%
- #23 Sterling Shroud
81% matchPositive97% of 38 reviews2025
Dev: Squid Snooze Studio
Windows
Sterling Shroud is a point-and-click atmospheric horror game with a focus on navigation and puzzle solving. Can you escape the forest alive?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.1%, Pixel Graphics 15.3%, Exploration 14.5%, Adventure 12.3%, Dark 10%
- #24 魔法少女パラノイド
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 水菓子みぞれ
Windows
引きこもり気味の高校2年生、主人公の『夢宮める』はある日魔法使いである『ミュリィ』に助けられ、魔法少女になることに。 人々の心を悪に変える『バグ』と戦う魔法少女となっためるはこの世界の『悪』と対峙する事になる。 『バグ』と呼ばれる怪物と戦う、かわいくて不穏な魔法少女RPG。
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.2%, Pixel Graphics 17.7%, Story Rich 14%, Exploration 11.7%, Adventure 10%
- #25 WHIIIIN!! -The Endless Nightmare-
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Daniel Macoto
Windows
A 2D exploration horror adventure game in which an immortal man tries to escape from the "never-ending nightmare of dental treatment."
Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.4%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Adventure 16.8%, Exploration 13.2%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #26 Dendrophobia
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Meowrizon Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A twisted pixel-art horror thriller about death, ancient gods, and a persistent waiter. Explore The Willow’s Embrace hotel, solve puzzles, and gather paranormal evidence. Challenge the madness to find a way out and avoid becoming part of an eternal nightmare.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.5%, Pixel Graphics 18.1%, Adventure 16.9%, Exploration 9.8%, Dark 7.9%
- #27 Aimi
80% matchVery Positive81% of 121 reviews2020
Dev: Toasty
Windows · Mac
Memories swirl all around you...Or are these memories? Familiar faces and places you think you remember but somehow now seem so different. Why are you here? Where is here?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.8%, Psychological 13.3%, Story Rich 10.6%, Surreal 10.2%, Dark 10.1%
- #28 Don’t Return to Wonderland
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Krachware
Windows
A dark fairy-tale horror adventure inspired by Alice in Wonderland. Use mysterious powers to forge your path and confront the horrors lurking within a world that is both adorable and cruel.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.3%, Pixel Graphics 19.8%, Adventure 18.2%, Story Rich 15.6%, Exploration 6.2%
- #29 Feeling Death
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SYUPRO-DXPub: room6
Windows · Mac
A Game Where You're Killed for Becoming a Couple.
Why similar: Adventure 21.2%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Story Rich 11.7%
- #30 Vlad Circus: Descend Into Madness
78% matchVery Positive89% of 189 reviews2023
Dev: IndiesruptionPub: Blowfish Studios
Windows
Vlad Circus: Descend into Madness puts your sanity to the test, challenging you to escape a labyrinth of nightmares and torment. Test your mind against a slow burn of puzzles, light survival mechanics, and methodical action.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Psychological 12.6%, Side Scroller 11.1%, Story Rich 10.1%
- #31 NO MORE WORK FOR ITO
76% matchPositive100% of 22 reviews2026
Dev: Poética Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Trapped in a cursed office overnight, you must uncover a hidden password before morning... while reality distorts, blood seeps through the walls, and something watches you. Explore branching paths, face strange encounters, and survive this psychological horror visual novel.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.1%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Pixel Graphics 16.1%, Psychological 15.3%, Story Rich 12.7%
- #32 Resequence: The Orchard
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: CLEARRAVE
Windows
Resequence: The Orchard is an occult-horror adventure game in which school counselor Saito approaches an inexplicable phenomena through his counseling sessions with students.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.5%, Adventure 20.5%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Story Rich 11.4%, Surreal 8.9%
- #33 My favorite school
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ZHAZH
Windows
My Favorite School is a horror game set in a Russian municipal school. You are a student who stayed after school and witnessed terrible events. From now on, you need to survive, so explore and use the environment, save resources and move.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.7%, Adventure 20.7%, Pixel Graphics 17.9%, Exploration 8.9%, Violent 7.9%
- #34 Night Loops
76% matchVery Positive89% of 163 reviews2023
Dev: JiaquariumPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Journey through the psyche… Welcome to the Seaside Hotel, where the final hour of your night shift awaits. Tend to guests, explore their dreams, and lose your sense of Self – time and again. In this dark, labyrinthine adventure, unravel the path to the truth below.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.1%, Psychological 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Story Rich 10.1%
- #35 A Game About Nothing
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Walker Noble
Windows
A Game about Nothing is an experience through the eyes of a college student struggling to make it through their day while avoiding the unpleasant experiences that often interrupt it.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 39.3%, Visual Novel 30.2%, Pixel Graphics 23.2%, Indie 5.4%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #36 CORINNE
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Team Corinne
Windows
Navigate Corinne through a realm of pixel horrors, surrounded by neighbors that are turning into bloodthirsty monsters. Discover the secrets of this twisted dimension before it's too late for Corinne and her friends.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.8%, Pixel Graphics 16.5%, Story Rich 14.3%, Exploration 12.1%, Adventure 11%
- #37 The Heart Of Delly
74% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: RoberttPub: Games Hearlity
Windows
Um jogo de terror psicológico em que Luck, um adolescente, terá que entrar em um laboratório abandonada com um objetivo em mente. Ajude Luck a passar por este desafio, e descubrir todos os misterios da Delly.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.7%, Adventure 16.6%, Story Rich 13.8%, Exploration 13.3%, Psychological 12%
- #38 Last Bloody Snack
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 85 reviews2023
Dev: Small Throne Studios
Windows
Cody, haunted by psychological demons, envisions a monstrous threat eliminating all he hates.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.3%, Side Scroller 20.3%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Exploration 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%
- #39 Oblivio: Lost In The World
73% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Jacob Meler
Windows
After a brief wander, at the end of a corridor, you encounter a girl curled up by a door, you can tell that her style is far from ordinary. Perhaps she knows more than you do… Or maybe she’s the reason you’re here. Will she help you? Or maybe you will help her?
Why similar: Adventure 20.5%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Pixel Graphics 14.8%, Psychological 9.4%
- #40 Green Button
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FANTOM INK
Windows
The story of a man trapped in circumstances with no obvious way out. A psychological horror in which danger is always near, and the only chance for salvation is to make an extraordinary decision. Will you be able to get out without losing yourself — or will the price of salvation be too high?..
Why similar: Side Scroller 19.9%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Adventure 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Exploration 11.3%
- #41 Frog Telephone
72% matchNo user reviews2028
Dev: Acid House Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Frog Telephone (蛙电话 / 蛙電話) is a folklore mystery adventure game rooted in computer science concepts. You play as an amnesiac phone operator at a Tokyo travel agency, reconstructing shattered reality through the spin of a dial, exploring the terrifying truth hidden behind Gero City's mystery.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.9%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Adventure 19.3%, Story Rich 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%
- #42 Just Ignore Them
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,527 reviews2017
Dev: Stranga GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
One night can feel like a lifetime of pain, suffering and horror to a child...do you have what it takes to survive the night? Play as an 8 year old child who is tormented by monsters in his house. Your choices make his future which lives can be saved or ended.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.8%, Pixel Graphics 18.9%, Adventure 13.3%, Story Rich 10.5%, Violent 9.7%
- #43 Foxlore
71% matchPositive96% of 25 reviews2025
Dev: Filo the Floof
Windows
Foxlore is a surreal puzzle-adventure game following Filo, a fox who discovers an ancient relic shrouded in mystery and imbued with immeasurable power. Navigate through a world in decay, solve intricate puzzles, and unravel the story that binds the fate of Filo to the powerful relic.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 21.3%, Adventure 20%, Exploration 18.5%, Surreal 16.3%, Story Rich 13.5%
- #44 On The Way Home : Strange Incidents
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KarasuTengu
Windows
A novel adventure where two high school girls encounter the supernatural on their pixelated way home.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.8%, Visual Novel 26%, Adventure 18%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Story Rich 12.8%
- #45 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
69% matchVery Positive88% of 5,922 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.1%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Pixel Graphics 15.6%, Adventure 12.1%, Exploration 11.6%
- #46 Raging Loop
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,044 reviews2017
Dev: KEMCO
Windows
Median: 24.0 hrsMean: 59.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.5%, Psychological Horror 25.5%, Adventure 14%, Story Rich 11.8%, Psychological 11.2%
- #47 Thorner
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Snoring Dog Games
Windows
Thorner is a horror visual novel with multiple endings. You attempt to escape your past by fleeing to the wilderness, but spilled blood can never be forgiven. The land knows what you did. The land judges. Thorner awaits.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.3%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Dark 12.7%, Adventure 9.8%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #48 Banebush
69% matchVery Positive95% of 2,156 reviews2024
Dev: Hinterland Mood
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Banebush is a nonlinear and very red visual novel in the horror genre. Do you dare to step into a fairy tale if it turns out to be reality? 💀
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.1%, Visual Novel 26.7%, Story Rich 14.5%, Violent 12.7%, Adventure 10.6%
- #49 Deep Inside: Amore sola mi fa remirare
69% matchPositive100% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: banyalaplace
Windows
An old fashioned RPG Horror Game. Venture into the mansion, investigate the truth behind the fire. The deeper you delve into the mistery, the more choices you will have when everything will unravel.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 31%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, Psychological 13.4%, Story Rich 12.8%, Violent 8%
- #50 Raisond'etre
70% matchVery Positive94% of 77 reviews2022
Dev: C3 Games
Windows
Will you be able to uncover your raison d'être and solve the mysteries that await in this suspenseful thriller?
Why similar: Adventure 26.2%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Exploration 15.4%, Top-Down 12.6%, Violent 10.5%
- #51 shita ni
70% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2023
Dev: LuN
Windows
A surreal dream exploration game, both beautiful and terrifying.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.2%, Pixel Graphics 16.2%, Surreal 14.9%, Dark 12.7%, Exploration 12.2%
- #52 Afterdream
68% matchVery Positive93% of 348 reviews2023
Dev: Jesse MakkonenPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Get lost in a lucid dream, bending the lines between reality and fiction. Utilize the strange camera to navigate through the ghosts' mysterious residence. Find the purpose of your nocturnal visit in a vivid and dreamlike setting.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.4%, Side Scroller 16.1%, Psychological 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Adventure 10.9%
- #53 Hello Charlotte EP3: Childhood's End
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,252 reviews2018
Dev: etherane
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
"All ended well.There was nothing to grieve about." A farewell, and a greeting.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.9%, Story Rich 13.7%, Violent 13.3%, Psychological 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.7%
- #54 What the House Remembers
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: V.S.Interactive
Windows
A short psychological horror experience about guilt, memory, and a house that remembers more than it should. Explore a quiet home where reality fractures, sanity fades, and the truth reveals itself only if you’re willing to face it.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.6%, Adventure 18.3%, Story Rich 13.2%, Psychological 12.4%, Exploration 7.6%
- #55 The Archetype
70% matchMixed55% of 132 reviews2015
Dev: Rafael BarretoPub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 97%
The Archetype is a psychological-horror where you'll be in control (or not) of Archty's psychological aspects, like Fear, Despair, Anxiety, Sadness, Jealousy, Anger, Aggression, Libido, Envy, Guilt, Depression and Solitude.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 43.2%, Adventure 37.3%, Story Rich 19.5%
- #56 Strangeland
67% matchVery Positive93% of 960 reviews2021
Dev: Wormwood StudiosPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
You wake in a surreal carnival, where a woman cries out to you before leaping to her death. Can either of you be saved? The denizens and devices of Strangeland answer with riddles, puzzles, and warnings of a Dark Thing lurking at the park’s peak. A new adventure from the creators of Primordia.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.2%, Adventure 16.6%, Pixel Graphics 15%, Psychological 12.5%, Surreal 12%
- #57 Flan's MS
66% matchVery Positive89% of 160 reviews2024
Dev: Geism
Windows
Flan's MS is a 2D story game with some puzzles and gameplay systems. After escaping from everything she is familiar with, Flan needs to retrieve her lost dream diary and find the answers she needs.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 38%, Pixel Graphics 22.5%, Story Rich 16.4%, Adventure 13.3%, 2D 5.6%
- #58 七不思議に至るまで
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Neruneko
Windows
The protagonist, a member of a university occult club, obtains a mysterious notebook about a high school’s “Seven Mysteries” The story branches based on your choices — will you uncover the truth, or meet an ending best left hidden? A suspense-driven horror visual novel exploring the Seven Mysteries.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.5%, Exploration 22.1%, Adventure 19.6%, Story Rich 13.9%, Violent 12%
- #59 FORGOTTEN: THE GAME
67% matchMixed67% of 155 reviews2022
Dev: Vasilis LouvrisPub: Out of Body Experience
Windows
Experience all the stages of dementia in this mood-swinging psychological horror game that we call FORGOTTEN. Travel as a fox through progressively disturbing stages searching for memories explaining the protagonist's life. Pay close attention to what the fox is trying to offer before it's too late
Why similar: Psychological Horror 54.5%, Story Rich 21.3%, Adventure 18.9%, Indie 2.8%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #60 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.8 Matsuribayashi
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 787 reviews2020
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 19.4 hrsMean: 75.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.2%, Visual Novel 25.5%, Adventure 21%, Story Rich 9.5%, 2D 5.6%