- #1 Daylight
97% matchMixed50% of 1,579 reviews2014
Dev: Zombie Studios
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
You awake, trapped in an abandoned hospital. Your only source of light is your phone. You hit a dead-end and must turn around, but behind you lurks an eerie presence and strange noises... Experience Daylight, a procedurally generated psychological thriller for your PC.
Why similar: Horror 73.7%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Adventure 7.4%, Psychological Horror 3.6%, Survival 3.1%
- #2 Late Homework | 遅れた宿題
96% matchVery Positive95% of 446 reviews2024
Dev: sodaraptorPub: Raptorsoft Games
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Highschool student Haneko has forgotten her class assignments and must retrieve them by traversing a world of haunted horrors. Explore the dilapidated halls, find your missing homework, and avoid whatever's lurking around the corner in this bite-sized, retro survival horror experience.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.1%, Horror 22.6%, Female Protagonist 17.6%, Exploration 12.4%, Cute 10.7%
- #3 Yomawari: Night Alone
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,321 reviews2016
Dev: Nippon Ichi Software, Inc.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A quiet evening stroll takes a turn for the worse as a tragic accident befalls a little girl and her dog. When her sister goes missing later in the night, the little girl decides to venture out into the eerie darkness to search for her loved ones as evil spirits haunt the alleyways and streets of her once-peaceful town.
Why similar: Horror 42.4%, Female Protagonist 23.7%, Cute 15.3%, Adventure 11.6%, Anime 7%
- #4 Afterdream
95% matchVery Positive93% of 358 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 32.6%, Horror 26%, Female Protagonist 21%, Mystery 11%, Adventure 9.4%
- #5 Blackout Hospital
94% matchVery Positive97% of 184 reviews2023
Dev: arcadekitten
Windows
When the power goes out while working night shift in the hospital, the emergency lights come on with an eerie glow...
Why similar: Cartoon 28.2%, Horror 17.6%, Cute 12.7%, Adventure 11.9%, Cartoony 11.2%
- #6 Holo ADV: SakuraSingularity.exe
93% matchVery Positive92% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: Lexilia GamesPub: holo Indie
Windows
Sakura Miko and the Hololive members are suddenly warped into an alternate future timeline. In this 3D adventure game, Miko must reunite with her friends and uncover the truth of this strange world to find her way back home.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.5%, Horror 18.2%, Female Protagonist 16.8%, Exploration 9.5%, Action-Adventure 8.1%
- #7 Claire
94% matchMixed65% of 420 reviews2014
Dev: Hailstorm Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Claire is alone, lost, and hunted. The world has quickly becomes shrouded in darkness with unseen threats stalking Claire from the shadows. Aided by her dog and armed only with a flashlight, Claire must conquer her fear and find her comatose mother. However, there are others lost in the darkness seeking salvation.
Why similar: Horror 43.9%, Female Protagonist 31.7%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Adventure 11.1%
- #8 Beyond The Darkness
92% matchVery Positive87% of 105 reviews2024
Dev: My Little StudioPub: IndieGO Publishing
Windows
💀🧩🕹️ Beyond The Darkness is a horror adventure game with puzzles where you help little girl Milly battle nightmares in the darkness to find her missing family. You will find yourself in bizarre worlds of memories, distorted by fears, and your only weapon will be the light of a small lamp...
Why similar: Horror 45%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Mystery 9.9%, Exploration 9.2%, Cute 8.2%
- #9 Ib
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,289 reviews2022
Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.9%, Horror 21.7%, Female Protagonist 18.5%, Exploration 12.2%, Cute 10.3%
- #10 Le Dernier Don
91% matchVery Positive83% of 173 reviews2024
Dev: OopsAllFlesh
Windows
Following a tragic event in an orphanage caused by horrific human experiments, an orphan tries to find other survivors while danger still lurks.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 34.5%, Exploration 30.5%, Horror 26.8%, Adventure 8.1%
- #11 Dawn Bell
88% matchVery Positive96% of 77 reviews2026
Dev: USAGI STORE
Windows
She wakes up in a mysterious castle. "Dawn Bell" is a side-scrolling 2D horror adventure where a girl with no memory explores the castle. Use items and clues to solve puzzles and uncover her lost past. Your choices shape the story's multiple endings. What truth awaits beyond the doors of memory?
Why similar: Horror 26.9%, Female Protagonist 22.4%, Dialogue Heavy 16.9%, Exploration 14.5%, Action-Adventure 11.3%
- #12 Dark Light
89% matchVery Positive94% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: UsagygyPub: ZNT Productions
Windows
Mio is a young girl surrounded by death, and after an unexpected accident, she finds out where people go after they die. Maybe Heaven, or Hell...or an Underworld full of demons and mysteries.
Why similar: Demons 38%, Female Protagonist 18.7%, Action-Adventure 15.5%, Cartoon 14.7%, Adventure 7.2%
- #13 htoL#NiQ: The Firefly Diary
90% matchMixed68% of 634 reviews2016
Dev: Nippon Ichi Software, Inc.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
In the depths of a labyrinthine ruin, a young girl named Mion rises from a deep sleep. Lost, alone, and with no memory of how she got here or where her parents are, she is greeted by two fireflies—one composed entirely of light, and another who lurks among the shadows.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 33%, Cute 22.7%, Horror 17.5%, Adventure 14.9%, Anime 11.9%
- #14 Paper Lily - Chapter 1
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 8,786 reviews2024
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.9%, Horror 15.6%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Exploration 11%, Cute 8.7%
- #15 Before The Night
87% matchVery Positive94% of 496 reviews2022
Dev: Uneducated Game Studio
Windows
Before The Night is a horror action adventure game based on a macabre twist to a fable. Survive in the tiny, cute animal village! Your animal friends will literally turn rabid at night! Uncover the secrets of the world where animals keep human pets. Join the cute pet human "Lisa" on her adventure!
Why similar: Horror 16.9%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Action-Adventure 12.4%, Exploration 11.5%, Cute 10.2%
- #16 Help
89% matchMixed56% of 305 reviews2016
Dev: Volens Nolens Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Your daughter was gone at a research of the abandoned bunker. Having gone to find her, you meet the horrors living in these walls, solve puzzles, discover what has happened in this place and to find the daughter. Everything that you have, is a lamp which charge constantly decreases also the radio.
Why similar: Horror 45.6%, Psychological Horror 26.2%, Adventure 17.7%, Anime 10.4%
- #17 High School Dirty Secrets
85% matchVery Positive94% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Mitsuki Game StudioPub: JanduSoft
Windows
High School Dirty Secrets is a horror/puzzle adventure where Kasuga wakes up locked inside her high school with no memory of how she got there. As she searches for a way out, strange and unsettling events unfold, leading her to uncover dark secrets hidden within the school's walls.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.4%, Horror 18.3%, Female Protagonist 18%, Exploration 11.4%, Mystery 9.7%
- #18 Silent dream
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 211 reviews2021
Dev: GeuktePub: Dreamforest Entertainment
Windows
In the dark corridor as wide as a labyrinth, avoiding numerous pursuers who are aiming for their lives. Will you be able to save the missing person and escape safely!?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.9%, Horror 25.7%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Exploration 11.5%, Action-Adventure 9.8%
- #19 Looking Up I See Only A Ceiling
82% matchVery Positive88% of 3,550 reviews2023
Dev: silver978Pub: IndieArk
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 58%
A short psychological adventure about a stressed girl who wants to explore her ceiling.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.7%, Female Protagonist 21.7%, Horror 17.9%, Mystery 13.1%, Adventure 10.5%
- #20 Clea
83% matchVery Positive98% of 410 reviews2019
Dev: InvertMouse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Clea is a jump scare free, skill-based survival horror adventure.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.1%, Female Protagonist 21.3%, Horror 19%, Cute 12.1%, Mystery 9.9%
- #21 Whitehaven
84% matchMixed60% of 53 reviews2021
Dev: Somnambulist Games
Windows
Uncover the mysteries of Whitehaven Orphanage in this first-person psychological horror game. Explore the place, collect clues and put the pieces together to find out what happened years ago as you delve deep into your mind.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.8%, Horror 29.6%, Exploration 13.7%, Survival 7.2%, Female Protagonist 6.9%
- #22 Lost in the Woods
80% matchVery Positive95% of 125 reviews2025
Dev: delulu girl
Windows
'One last try' Violet is determined to save her broken marriage - at any cost!Wandering through a dark forest in search of lost mementos, she finds the world around her shifting with every step.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.4%, Cartoon 18.7%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Horror 15.5%, Exploration 10.7%
- #23 Lost Hope: Backrooms
81% matchMixed69% of 113 reviews2026
Dev: mdvdPub: Lost Hope games
Windows
Explore 20+ handcrafted levels filled with puzzles, secrets, and hidden lore. Collect, trade, and upgrade your tools as you uncover the story behind a realistic world full of danger and discovery.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.7%, Horror 20.9%, Female Protagonist 16%, Action-Adventure 11.7%, Exploration 11.6%
- #24 To The Light
84% matchMixed44% of 133 reviews2017
Dev: ZOV GAME STUDIO
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
To The Light is a pixel anime horror ACT game Our heroine was struck by a terrible monster on a dark night When she woke up, she found herself in a strange room...... Waiting for her....is death or survival?
Why similar: Female Protagonist 36.9%, Horror 30%, Exploration 15.6%, Anime 10.4%, Survival 7.1%
- #25 Hazy Mind
79% matchVery Positive87% of 347 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 34.1%, Dialogue Heavy 16.6%, Horror 16.5%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Adventure 10.1%
- #26 My Light In The Dark
81% matchVery Positive93% of 90 reviews2019
Dev: TaleHammer
Windows
My Light In The Dark is a short story about a girl who lives with her abusive mother. The girl finds out some dark secrets about her mother, and she has to find a way to escape the house.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.4%, Horror 22.6%, Female Protagonist 17.7%, Exploration 14.8%, Adventure 10.7%
- #27 Fear in Hospital
82% matchMixed48% of 521 reviews2019
Dev: IO Games
Windows
Fear in Hospital is a short survivor horror in hospital where you should find a occult path to escape alive!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 36.1%, Horror 31.1%, Adventure 11.1%, Exploration 11.1%, Arcade 10.6%
- #28 At Home Alone
79% matchVery Positive85% of 1,906 reviews2018
Dev: 阿正不经Pub: Peanut Bear Studio
Windows
This is a recreational healing Mini-plot game explored at home. Players will play and wander around the house from the perspective of a little girl. What will she do when she is alone? What strange stories will happen in the process, and in the process of exploration, you may find some strange secrets....
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.6%, Horror 31.7%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Cute 9%, Anime 8.3%
- #29 Last Message
78% matchVery Positive89% of 178 reviews2021
Dev: JamesGamesNZ
Windows
Use an in-game computer to chat with friends to stay connected and help each other. Explore your 'empty' apartment building for items to assist them and uncover lost messages.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 28.5%, Horror 23.2%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Exploration 10.9%, Action-Adventure 8.6%
- #30 Yuki「清醒梦」
75% matchVery Positive99% of 409 reviews2025
Dev: visualmemoryunit_
Windows
Explore an abandoned school where memories linger longer than the living. Uncover the mystery of your best friend’s disappearance. Dodge bullets.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 36.2%, Female Protagonist 23.1%, Mystery 15%, Adventure 10.9%, Exploration 10%
- #31 Livestream: Escape from Hotel Izanami
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 748 reviews2021
Dev: qureate
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
In this side-scrolling action-adventure game, you'll need to scour the inside of an abandoned hotel, looking for clues to solve the mystery of the hotel and ensure your escape from a mysterious, murderous mascot intent to kill.
Why similar: Horror 29.3%, Female Protagonist 24%, Action-Adventure 12.4%, Cute 10%, Exploration 8.8%
- #32 LUNA
77% matchVery Positive83% of 325 reviews2020
Dev: SimplePub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Play as a little girl named 'Luna', and survive from the dark being while discovering the secrets behind her. The more you traverse on her memory, the more you will discover dark truths that lie deep inside.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 23.6%, Psychological Horror 23.4%, Horror 20.3%, Mystery 9.9%, Anime 6.4%
- #33 Alone in the School
76% matchVery Positive84% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: 티민이
Windows
A girl who has lost her memory must collect five scattered memory fragments in the school to remember the events of that day.
Why similar: Horror 36.1%, Female Protagonist 27.3%, Exploration 19.9%, Adventure 12.1%, Casual 4.6%
- #34 No Ghost in Stay Home
76% matchVery Positive93% of 121 reviews2021
Dev: Midori Games / みどりげーむず
Windows
A dimly lit room, her first time stay home.... Do you gently watch over little Anna? Or....
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.2%, Horror 20.1%, Cute 17.2%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Anime 6.4%
- #35 Lighthouse of Guiding Flames
77% matchVery Positive89% of 71 reviews2019
Dev: TomoToroPub: NARRATIVE NINE LTD
Windows
Ethani lost her way and ended up at the Lighthouse. Where did she come from and where should she go? Explore this fantasy Visual Novel to reveal her past and set sail once more...
Why similar: Female Protagonist 24.1%, Horror 16.1%, Mystery 15.7%, Adventure 14.3%, Exploration 11.2%
- #36 Asleep: Act 1
73% matchVery Positive94% of 564 reviews2024
Dev: Black Hole GamesPub: CriticalLeap
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Use light to survive a nightmare: each creature reacts differently to it. Explore, solve puzzles, and evade the horrors in the dark. You are in the skin of Ana Lúcia.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.4%, Female Protagonist 24.8%, Horror 24.1%, Exploration 13.6%, Adventure 8.2%
- #37 Misao - 2024 HD Remaster
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,556 reviews2017
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Explore a school plagued by unnatural phenomena in this horror-adventure game revolving around the missing girl Misao. Improving upon 2017's "Definitive Edition" with refreshed graphics and support for HD resolutions, you can now experience the terror in a new form.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.7%, Horror 21.8%, Female Protagonist 21.6%, Exploration 13.8%, Anime 6.5%
- #38 Mr. Hopp's Playhouse 2
73% matchVery Positive94% of 667 reviews2021
Dev: Moonbit
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A young girl needs to find her friends, unravel a dark mystery and escape the clutches of her cursed toys.
Why similar: Horror 42.1%, Female Protagonist 24%, Adventure 18%, Action-Adventure 16%
- #39 A Day Without Me
75% matchMixed67% of 82 reviews2020
Dev: Gamecom Team
Windows
You wake up in an unknown city. A city without people, a city completely deserted. But you’re not alone. There's something out there, something strange, something terrifying. Somehow, you know your only way out is to figure out why you're the only one left when everyone else is gone.
Why similar: Horror 21.1%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Action-Adventure 13.4%, Cartoon 12.8%, Cute 11.4%
- #40 Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
70% matchVery Positive94% of 3,222 reviews2024
Dev: SimogoPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The stage is set. Imagine an old baroque manor, perhaps a hotel or a museum, somewhere in central Europe. A woman wanders in search of answers.
Why similar: Horror 24.3%, Exploration 16.9%, Female Protagonist 16.1%, Adventure 15.1%, Mystery 14.4%
- #41 Subway Exorcist Girl
71% matchVery Positive83% of 324 reviews2025
Dev: 纤指游戏Pub: Delicate Fingers
Windows
A subway train plagued by strange occurrences. A part-time exorcist girl arrives to confront the supernatural chaos, with the unknown ahead.
Why similar: Horror 24.2%, Psychological Horror 22.5%, Exploration 14.8%, Mystery 12.1%, Cute 9.6%
- #42 Seeking Light
74% matchMixed66% of 52 reviews2022
Dev: Lucky DodoPub: ESAT
Windows
Seeking Light is an action adventure game in isometric perspective with a focus on boss fights. Fight your fears as Sunny and overcome the demons of your past. Explore your inner world, facing the personification of your phobias, and discover the story behind them.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.6%, Female Protagonist 21%, Horror 19.7%, Action-Adventure 15%, Cute 11.9%
- #43 Narin: The Orange Room
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 101 reviews2026
Dev: RedSensationGamesPub: Urnique Studio
Windows
Narin: The Orange Room is a third-person adventure horror game. Play as Narin, a young girl whose sister mysteriously disappeared. Help her find her sister in the twilight dimension, solve the mystery, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.3%, Female Protagonist 20.8%, Horror 19.6%, Exploration 12.3%, Mystery 10.9%
- #44 Fear the Spotlight
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,306 reviews2024
Dev: Cozy Game PalsPub: Blumhouse Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Fear the Spotlight is an atmospheric third-person horror adventure with a disturbing mystery to unravel. Sneak into school after hours with Vivian and Amy, survive a séance gone wrong, solve tactile puzzles, and, whatever you do, stay out of the spotlight…
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24%, Female Protagonist 22%, Horror 20.2%, Exploration 13.3%, Action-Adventure 11.9%
- #45 Subway Midnight
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,319 reviews2021
Dev: Bubby DarkstarPub: Aggro Crab
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Board the train! Run away from a weirdo! Solve some puzzles! Make friends with some ghosts! Try not to become a ghost yourself!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.2%, Horror 20.9%, Female Protagonist 17.4%, Exploration 12.2%, Cute 10.8%
- #46 Fragile
73% matchMixed65% of 430 reviews2020
Dev: Beer Night Studio
Windows
Get pulled into the nightmares of reality as you play as an abducted girl from the ger district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Uncover a secret organization that deals in human trafficking and other horrendous activities. Try to escape from the scariest place on earth!
Why similar: Horror 25.5%, Female Protagonist 22.2%, Psychological Horror 21%, Adventure 14.5%, Exploration 9.3%
- #47 Incantation
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,189 reviews2024
Dev: SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENT
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 21.4%, Horror 20%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Exploration 14%, Action-Adventure 11.5%
- #48 Rental
68% matchVery Positive92% of 5,552 reviews2024
Dev: Lonely HousePub: Animita Project
Windows
Rental is a short and spooky adventure game about the dangers of renting a house in an unknown place.
Why similar: Horror 31.1%, Exploration 14.9%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Mystery 10.6%
- #49 Hariti
68% matchVery Positive90% of 334 reviews2026
Dev: Ghostcase
Windows
"Hariti" is a first-person psychological horror game. You will play as a mother searching for her missing daughter in a crisis-ridden hospital. Experience an atmosphere of extreme dread within the halls of this abandoned Chinese-style medical facility.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.9%, Horror 29.7%, Adventure 18.5%, Casual 11.8%, Female Protagonist 7%
- #50 The ER: Patient Typhon
71% matchVery Positive87% of 83 reviews2021
Dev: Professional Villains
Windows
The ER: Patient Typhon is an atmosphere and exploration horror game where you are a young woman who has lost her arms. You have to use your wits, hide and run to survive this tale of deadly monsters and disturbing, environmental puzzles.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.1%, Horror 26.6%, Exploration 14.3%, Action-Adventure 12.7%, Adventure 8.8%
- #51 A Night at the Watermill
69% matchVery Positive95% of 61 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: Female Protagonist 28.5%, Psychological Horror 23.1%, Horror 20.4%, Exploration 14.6%, Adventure 7.7%
- #52 Left By Angels
67% matchVery Positive85% of 136 reviews2025
Dev: Street Art Studios
Windows
Based on the real Left By Angels Mansion! After your wife vanishes, a strange sighting draws you to an abandoned mansion. Trapped inside, haunted by the past, and hunted by truth, you must survive a looping nightmare where light is your only ally. She’s here—and she remembers everything.
Why similar: Demons 27.6%, Psychological Horror 26.8%, Horror 26.3%, Adventure 9.5%, Exploration 6.5%
- #53 Never Again
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 952 reviews2019
Dev: Primary Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Never Again - Horror/first-person Quest. The main essence of the game is research locations and puzzles, plunging in the dramatic story of a little girl suffering from asthma.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.7%, Horror 22.3%, Female Protagonist 21.2%, Exploration 12.5%, Mystery 10.8%
- #54 Last Lesson
69% matchMixed67% of 166 reviews2023
Dev: REVVALUTION Studio
Windows
It's your first night as the caretaker of a scary quest. The last visitors have gone home. You need to turn off the lights, check the equipment and not die of horror, because someone or something suddenly starts a nightmarish game. With you in the lead.
Why similar: Demons 55%, Exploration 25.7%, Horror 19.3%
- #55 Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,902 reviews2021
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.7%, Horror 15.3%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Exploration 10.9%, Cute 9.2%
- #56 ALONE?
72% matchMixed41% of 190 reviews2016
Dev: Deceptive Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Explore and experience this horror story, as you embark on an ghostly adventure unlike anything you have played before. Come face-to-face with terror itself as you look for your missing sister.
Why similar: Horror 45.2%, Psychological Horror 30.8%, Adventure 24%
- #57 the white chamber
67% matchVery Positive99% of 107 reviews2023
Dev: Locked Door PuzzlePub: Lupus Studios Limited
Windows
Sci-fi horror anime point and click adventure game. Guide a young woman through a nightmarish space station as she tries to uncover why she's there and how she can escape.
Why similar: Horror 47.5%, Adventure 34.3%, Anime 18.1%
- #58 Seek
66% matchVery Positive83% of 121 reviews2025
Dev: cloud_li
Windows
In this game, you play as Alice, an girl trapped in a twisted, ever-changing world. Survive a frozen orphanage filled with lurking horrors, eerie classical music, and unsolved mysteries. Scavenge, evade monsters, and uncover the truth. But can you face the brutal reality—or remain trapped forever?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.8%, Female Protagonist 22.1%, Horror 20%, Action-Adventure 11.3%, Exploration 11.3%
- #59 THE LAST TRAIN: Baquedano
65% matchVery Positive92% of 403 reviews2025
Dev: Matías AvilésPub: Plastic Frog
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 32%
In this short first-person psychological horror game, falling asleep on the subway takes you to the final station, abandoned and eerie. Explore the area and try to survive the entity chasing you in the darkness. Who is it? Its face looks strangely familiar...
Why similar: Horror 28.8%, Psychological Horror 27.7%, Exploration 11%, Mystery 10.9%, Cartoony 10.6%
- #60 Cat in the Box
66% matchVery Positive94% of 1,562 reviews2020
Dev: Gustav
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Cat in the Box is a horror adventure game. Help the poor girl explore the mansion and escape from unknown entities that are pursuing her. Use a variety of tools and your wits to overcome any challenges you face. At times, you'll even have to wake yourself from nightmares to survive.
Why similar: Horror 44%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Mystery 13.9%, Adventure 12.1%, Female Protagonist 9.6%