- #1 Fear the Spotlight
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,323 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 13.5%, Third Person 11.5%, Horror 11.4%, Retro 10.9%, Female Protagonist 10.3%
- #2 My Sleeping Girlfriend
96% matchVery Positive95% of 125 reviews2025
Dev: Fancy Dog Games
Windows
Your girlfriend’s sleepwalking is getting worse each night. Find her and bring her back to bed safely.
Why similar: Thriller 18.3%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Horror 13.9%, Retro 9.9%, Old School 8.5%
- #3 [Chilla's Art] The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件
96% matchVery Positive82% of 3,323 reviews2020
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件 is a J-horror game about a college girl on a night shift.
Why similar: Horror 46.4%, Psychological Horror 30.8%, Exploration 7.4%, Adventure 6.2%, Walking Simulator 5.9%
- #4 Alone in the School
95% 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 32.3%, Female Protagonist 20.3%, Exploration 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Puzzle 10.2%
- #5 Almost Home Now
94% matchVery Positive85% of 800 reviews2022
Dev: Timberwell 本幺
Windows · Linux
A 10 minute horror experience of a girl walking home alone at night.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.9%, Horror 24.4%, Retro 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Third Person 11.4%
- #6 High School Dirty Secrets
93% matchVery Positive95% of 54 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 21.9%, Horror 17.9%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Dark 12.8%, Exploration 10.2%
- #7 [Chilla's Art] Okaeri | おかえり
94% matchMixed66% of 814 reviews2019
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 48 min≥1hr: 15%
Okaeri is a VHS Japanese psychological horror game about a middle school girl and her mother who recently moved to a new house.
Why similar: Horror 26.4%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Thriller 16.4%, Female Protagonist 11%, Exploration 7.8%
- #8 Asleep: Act 1
92% matchVery Positive94% of 575 reviews2024
Dev: Black Hole GamesPub: CriticalLeap
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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 17.3%, Horror 14.2%, Retro 13%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Dark 9.6%
- #9 The Last Letter
91% matchVery Positive86% of 95 reviews2026
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
The Last Letter is a short VHS-style horror game about a film student who receives mysterious letters containing coordinates that lead to a house deep in the forest, where the truth about his past awaits.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21%, Horror 19.7%, Thriller 15.1%, Retro 8.2%, Exploration 7.3%
- #10 Misao - 2024 HD Remaster
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,575 reviews2017
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.3 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 21.3%, Horror 19%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Exploration 11%, Pixel Graphics 11%
- #11 Obsessed : Night Shift
89% matchVery Positive90% of 168 reviews2025
Dev: arydkPub: Akhir Hayat Studio
Windows
A PSX Inspired horror game where you must work and cook at a shop late at night and the horrors that comes with it.
Why similar: Thriller 24.2%, Horror 23.5%, Psychological Horror 22.2%, Retro 16.5%, Female Protagonist 7.9%
- #12 White Day: A Labyrinth Named School
90% matchVery Positive81% of 4,557 reviews2017
Dev: SONNORI CorpPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Notorious cult-classic Korean horror. Sneak into school at midnight to return your sweetheart's diary and get caught in a terrifying game of cat and mouse. Explore haunted hallways, solve classic survival horror puzzles and escape the clutches of a killer Janitor who is out for your blood.
Why similar: Horror 49%, Psychological Horror 26.3%, Adventure 10.7%, Puzzle 7.8%, Female Protagonist 6.3%
- #13 Afterdream
89% matchVery Positive93% of 363 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%, Horror 19.5%, Thriller 13.8%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%
- #14 Last Light
88% matchVery Positive83% of 190 reviews2021
Dev: Team Corn FieldPub: HIKE Inc.
Windows
En route to a scare game, Lumi realizes that she is suddenly alone. Then, appears the old abandoned hospital... Explore throughout the tragedy-stricken hospital. Search for the student IDs of Lumi's classmates. And find out what really happened. Maybe all you need is the courage to "flee?"
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26%, Horror 22.6%, Female Protagonist 17.7%, Exploration 12.3%, Cute 10.6%
- #15 [Chilla's Art] The Karaoke | ヒトカラ🎤
87% matchVery Positive82% of 719 reviews2023
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
The Karaoke | ヒトカラ is a Japanese horror game about a high school girl at a Karaoke.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.9%, Horror 20.4%, Retro 13%, 1990's 11.8%, Dark 11%
- #16 Looking Up I See Only A Ceiling
86% matchVery Positive88% of 3,595 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 29.8%, Female Protagonist 21.9%, Horror 21.6%, Adventure 11.1%, Stylized 5.8%
- #17 Rental
85% matchVery Positive92% of 5,674 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 27.8%, Retro 13.3%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Exploration 11.8%, Female Protagonist 10.2%
- #18 [Chilla's Art] The Closing Shift | 閉店事件
86% matchVery Positive88% of 3,222 reviews2022
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
The Closing Shift | 閉店事件 is a Japanese horror game about a girl on a closing shift.
Why similar: 1990's 23.4%, Exploration 21.6%, Walking Simulator 16.5%, Puzzle 14.8%, Adventure 12.7%
- #19 The Sirena Expedition
84% matchVery Positive83% of 139 reviews2023
Dev: Giraffe Cat
Windows
The Sirena Expedition is a short PSX-style horror-platformer in which you explore a mysterious underwater facility.
Why similar: Horror 21.5%, Retro 19.4%, Old School 17.2%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Third Person 11.7%
- #20 マカブルの残党: Remnants of the Macabre
84% matchMostly Positive74% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Starpixel Studios
Windows
Navigate 1980s Japan as a schoolgirl in this Junji Ito-inspired horror game. Each choice shapes your fate, leading to safety or deeper into the macabre. Uncover hidden horrors in an urban street filled with sinister details. Will you find your way home, or be consumed by the unknown?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.1%, Horror 18.2%, Exploration 16.8%, Dark 13.2%, Walking Simulator 13.1%
- #21 [Chilla's Art] Hanako | 花子さん
83% matchMostly Positive73% of 258 reviews2020
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Hanako | 花子さん is a Japanese survival horror adventure game.
Why similar: Horror 35.3%, Exploration 20.2%, Cute 17.7%, Puzzle 14%, Adventure 12.7%
- #22 Cursed Mansion
82% matchVery Positive89% of 70 reviews2023
Dev: Dragon Emperors
Windows
Rose must escape the Cursed Mansion - a demonic space that preys and feeds on fear and despair. In this horror RPG you'll solve puzzles and learn the mansion’s history. Mystery, malignant spirits, and misery everywhere. Cursed Mansion brings an eerie atmosphere which leaves one with goosebumps.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.2%, Horror 17.6%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Dark 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%
- #23 Last Term
80% matchVery Positive94% of 94 reviews2025
Dev: Jakub.T
Windows
You’ve been trapped in a school by a mysterious God. Memorize your surroundings, spot the anomalies, and reach floor 0 to earn your escape.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.5%, Horror 21.2%, Exploration 12%, Dark 11.8%, Walking Simulator 9.6%
- #24 Coffin of Ashes
82% matchVery Positive91% of 836 reviews2016
Dev: LadomuPub: DigitalEZ
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Delilah is an ordinary school girl who accidentally discovers an old mansion on a rainy night. As her exploration in the mansion continues, she finds many mysterious phenomena that can't be explained. In this mansion covered by ashes, what's the secret hidden deep underground?
Why similar: Thriller 25.6%, Horror 24.2%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Psychological Horror 8.2%, Adventure 8.2%
- #25 Sorry We're Closed
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,039 reviews2024
Dev: à la mode gamesPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Sorry We're Closed is an eccentric story-driven survival horror game about demons, angels and what happens when both sides collide. A mix of classic fixed-camera exploration and arcade-style shooting where Michelle must use her Third Eye to see between worlds, uncover secrets and solve puzzles.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.6%, Retro 15.7%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Horror 11.7%, Third Person 10.5%
- #26 At Home Alone
81% 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 34.7%, Horror 33.9%, Cute 9.6%, Female Protagonist 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
- #27 [Chilla's Art] Parasocial | パラソーシャル
78% matchVery Positive94% of 1,717 reviews2023
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Parasocial | パラソーシャル is a Japanese horror game about a live streamer.
Why similar: Horror 30.7%, Psychological Horror 28.8%, Thriller 18.6%, Female Protagonist 9.5%, 1990's 3.6%
- #28 Whitehaven
81% 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: Thriller 22.5%, Psychological Horror 22.1%, Horror 19.4%, Dark 12.7%, Exploration 8.2%
- #29 Scary School Simulator 2
79% matchMixed58% of 105 reviews2023
Dev: Scary Creepy Pasta
Windows · Mac · Linux
Escape from horror anime ghost story in your school's classroom!
Why similar: Horror 18.9%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Female Protagonist 15.4%, Third Person 15.1%, Exploration 11%
- #30 Carnival Massacre
76% matchVery Positive90% of 228 reviews2025
Dev: Norbert BaranyiPub: BEDTIMESTORIES
Windows
Drawing heavily from classic survival horror tropes, Carnival Massacre takes players on a haunting quest in a cursed theme park. Explore your surroundings, manage your messy inventory, solve puzzles and kill the four ringleaders of the park!
Why similar: Horror 16.7%, Retro 16.3%, Old School 12%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Third Person 10.4%
- #31 Ib
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,340 reviews2022
Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.1%, Horror 21.1%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%, Exploration 10.8%
- #32 Fragile Reflection
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 88 reviews2025
Dev: Spectra team
Windows · Mac · Linux
A young woman returns back to her home in a rural Japanese village - but something is very wrong. Find items, solve puzzles, fight monsters and traverse between dimensions. Help Kario Ito reveal hidden mysteries and stay alive in this retro-styled survival horror!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.4%, Third Person 15.5%, Horror 14.8%, Retro 13.7%, Old School 13.4%
- #33 AFTERLIGHT: The Apartment
75% matchVery Positive90% of 50 reviews2026
Dev: SUPERLIGHTTTT
Windows
Explore an mid-2000s Korean apartment complex in this short first-person psychological horror experience.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.5%, Horror 22.2%, Walking Simulator 13.2%, Adventure 8.8%, 3D 7.9%
- #34 Ikai
78% matchMostly Positive80% of 269 reviews2022
Dev: EndflamePub: PM Studios, inc.
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Fear and anxiety prevail after the darkest tales from Japanese folklore come to life in this first-person psychological horror game. Set in a feudal era, Ikai revolves around the priestess of a shrine struggling to defeat the spirits of her past and her present.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.6%, Thriller 17.1%, Horror 16.2%, Female Protagonist 11%, Dark 9.9%
- #35 Narin: The Orange Room
75% 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: Thriller 17.7%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Third Person 13.7%, Horror 13%, Female Protagonist 11.4%
- #36 It Happened At Night
77% matchMixed68% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: Davidcrosdev
Windows
It Happened At Night is a short horror game where the player must complete basic objectives to advance the story and immerse themselves through the eyes of the protagonist.
Why similar: Horror 20.7%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Thriller 16%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Exploration 11.6%
- #37 The Way Home | 집으로 가는 길
74% matchVery Positive96% of 82 reviews2026
Dev: DeepDarkSpot
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game set in the remote countryside of South Korea in the 1990s. Over the course of just three days, you will encounter a series of mysterious events and come face-to-face with an unseen, encroaching threat
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.4%, Horror 20.6%, 1990's 12.1%, Dark 11.6%, Female Protagonist 9.4%
- #38 Arcadia Cafe
73% matchVery Positive93% of 196 reviews2026
Dev: Judas Brothers
Windows
Arcadia Cafe - domestic horror in early 2000s. Work the night shift as a student at a roadside cafe. Meet bizarre guests, get cash for your job, but beware — homecoming may be much more horrible than you expect.
Why similar: Thriller 13.9%, Retro 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Horror 10.8%, Female Protagonist 9.6%
- #39 [Chilla's Art] Stigmatized Property | 事故物件
74% matchVery Positive80% of 1,383 reviews2019
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Stigmatized Property, 事故物件 (Jiko bukken) is a horror game inspired by haunted apartment rooms in Japan. These properties are known to have cheap rents and you play to find out the exact reason why.
Why similar: Horror 45%, Psychological Horror 26%, Adventure 14.4%, Exploration 6%, Walking Simulator 4.7%
- #40 BrokenLore: LOW
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 519 reviews2025
Dev: Serafini Productions
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
BrokenLore: LOW is a psychological horror game set in a mist-covered, beautiful Japanese village, blending hyper-realistic graphics with low-poly elements. The main enemy is the Gashadokuro, a yokai from Japanese folklore.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23%, Horror 19.7%, Thriller 19.2%, Female Protagonist 18.4%, Old School 6.5%
- #41 Crow Country
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,366 reviews2024
Dev: SFB Games
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The year is 1990. It’s been two years since the mysterious disappearance of Edward Crow and the abrupt closure of his theme park, Crow Country. But your arrival has broken the silence, Mara Forest. If you want answers, you’ll have to venture deep into the darkness of Crow Country to find them…
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.4%, Horror 13.3%, Retro 12.8%, Old School 12.1%, Female Protagonist 11.4%
- #42 家屋探索 -Japanese House Exploration-
70% matchVery Positive96% of 132 reviews2024
Dev: Sealio
Windows
『Japanese House Exploration』is a first-person puzzle horror adventure game set in a traditional Japanese house. You explore a house that is both eerie and nostalgic. To find a dear friend.
Why similar: Horror 55.8%, Dark 23.9%, 3D 12.7%, Action-Adventure 7.7%
- #43 [Chilla's Art] Night Delivery | 例外配達
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,355 reviews2021
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Night Delivery | 例外配達 is a psychological Japanese horror adventure game.
Why similar: Horror 29.8%, Psychological Horror 26.7%, Thriller 19.2%, Adventure 8.4%, Exploration 6.7%
- #44 Forbidden Ground - Lair of Aooni -
72% matchMixed53% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: HYDE, Inc.
Windows
It is a forbidden place that must never be entered. Strange events encountered in the decadent school building. And a Japanese doll that begins to speak. There is something here. ......This is a Japanese horror game that reveals the abominable history hidden in an abandoned school.
Why similar: Horror 32%, Female Protagonist 24%, 1990's 14.4%, Exploration 13.1%, Adventure 12.4%
- #45 Bubbaruka!
72% matchVery Positive90% of 68 reviews2021
Dev: Benjamin SchadePub: Super Nova Studios
Windows
A survival horror puzzle game about exploring an abandoned children's toy, stalked by the shambling husks of scrapped concepts that pursue you endlessly throughout the environment as you try to solve the cryptic puzzles left behind by the developers and keep your pet alive.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.8%, Horror 15.8%, Third Person 13.2%, Cute 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%
- #46 Cat in the Box
71% matchVery Positive94% of 1,568 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 37.6%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Thriller 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Adventure 9%
- #47 SIGNALIS
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 34,748 reviews2022
Dev: rose-enginePub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 39.7%, Female Protagonist 28%, Dark 16.3%, Puzzle 8.4%, Adventure 5.4%
- #48 Yomawari: Night Alone
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,337 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 48.5%, Female Protagonist 22.6%, Cute 17.4%, Adventure 11.5%
- #49 No Ghost in Stay Home
71% 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 31.2%, Horror 19.5%, Cute 16.7%, Retro 14.9%, Female Protagonist 8.7%
- #50 Holo ADV: SakuraSingularity.exe
68% 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 30.4%, Horror 23.7%, Female Protagonist 18.2%, Exploration 11.3%, Adventure 7.7%
- #51 Little Goody Two Shoes
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,553 reviews2023
Dev: AstralShiftPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Venture into the woods as you play Little Goody Two Shoes, a phantasmagorical horror narrative adventure where all your decisions matter!
Why similar: Horror 36.9%, Female Protagonist 23.1%, Exploration 16.5%, Adventure 12.6%, 1990's 7.5%
- #52 The Witch's House MV
69% matchVery Positive95% of 4,173 reviews2018
Dev: FummyPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A young girl, Viola, is drawn inexorably to a mysterious manor that seems to change behind her back. It is a place of pain, turmoil and death. Plumb its detestable depths and abominable history. Untangle riddles that bar your perilous path. And flee the hellish halls of The Witch’s House.
Why similar: Horror 43%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%, Female Protagonist 8.8%, Dark 5.8%
- #53 Restless Dreams
67% matchVery Positive93% of 87 reviews2026
Dev: Room410
Windows
Before you realize it, dreams have become a curse. Wander through a darkened room and descend into the depths of her mind. A story-driven first-person horror game that leads you into an abyss of anguish and despair. Dedicated to those who once pursued their dreams—and to those who still do.
Why similar: Retro 29.9%, Female Protagonist 22.6%, Adventure 13.4%, Dark 10.2%, Psychological Horror 8.9%
- #54 Yuki「清醒梦」
65% matchVery Positive98% of 460 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 38.5%, Female Protagonist 20.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Adventure 9.9%, Exploration 9.6%
- #55 Subversive Memories
65% matchVery Positive97% of 149 reviews2026
Dev: Southward Studio
Windows
Subversive Memories is a story driven survival horror set in Brazil during the last military dictatorship. Explore the backrooms of an oppressive regime, escape ominous presences and scavenge every corner of this land in search of your ██████.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.9%, Old School 14.6%, Retro 14%, Horror 12.3%, Female Protagonist 12%
- #56 猫不语
70% matchMixed68% of 57 reviews2021
Dev: 库库尔坎游戏工作室
Windows
Cat Silence is a horror suspense puzzle game with urban legend themes. The story takes place in an abandoned experimental middle school. With the deepening of the investigation, the unknown and long-buried bloody stories of this school slowly emerged, putting together a chilling truth...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19%, Horror 18.4%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Thriller 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%
- #57 Seek
67% 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 22.4%, Horror 16.1%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Retro 10.1%
- #58 Hollow Cocoon
66% matchVery Positive92% of 931 reviews2023
Dev: NAYUTA STUDIO
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
"Trapped in a cocoon, the silkworm weaves her final dream." Hollow Cocoon is a first-person horror adventure game set in 1980s Japan. Immerse yourself in meticulously recreated environments as you venture into the depths of unspeakable horrors that await you.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.8%, Thriller 19.2%, Horror 18.8%, Dark 11.9%, Retro 11%
- #59 [Chilla's Art] The Night Way Home | 帰り道
70% matchMixed66% of 310 reviews2021
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
The Night Way Home is a Japanese survival horror game.
Why similar: Third Person 23.1%, Dark 14.7%, Cute 13.4%, 1990's 13.2%, Stylized 9.9%
- #60 DERE EXE: Rebirth of Horror
68% matchVery Positive88% of 103 reviews2021
Dev: Darius Immanuel GuerreroPub: AppSir Games
Windows
Experience a meta horror pixel platformer retro game haunted by a mysterious yandere.
Why similar: Horror 25.2%, Psychological Horror 22.4%, Retro 21.9%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%