- #1 Fear the Spotlight
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,212 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 13.7%, Horror 11.4%, Third Person 11.4%, Retro 10.9%, Female Protagonist 10.2%
- #2 [Chilla's Art] The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件
96% matchVery Positive82% of 3,227 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 46.5%, Psychological Horror 31%, Exploration 7.3%, Adventure 6.1%, Walking Simulator 5.8%
- #3 My Sleeping Girlfriend
95% matchVery Positive95% of 116 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 18.5%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Horror 13.8%, Retro 9.9%, Old School 8.4%
- #4 [Chilla's Art] Okaeri | おかえり
96% matchMixed66% of 788 reviews2019
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 54 min≥1hr: 16%
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 26.3%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Thriller 16.6%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Exploration 7.8%
- #5 Alone in the School
94% matchVery Positive82% of 62 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 20.2%, Exploration 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Puzzle 10.2%
- #6 Almost Home Now
94% matchVery Positive85% of 786 reviews2022
Dev: Timberwell 本幺
Windows · Linux
A 10 minute horror experience of a girl walking home alone at night.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.1%, Horror 24.3%, Retro 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Third Person 11.2%
- #7 High School Dirty Secrets
92% matchPositive94% of 51 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 22.1%, Horror 17.9%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Dark 12.9%, Exploration 10.3%
- #8 Misao - 2024 HD Remaster
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,503 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 21.5%, Horror 18.7%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Exploration 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%
- #9 [Chilla's Art] The Karaoke | ヒトカラ🎤
91% matchVery Positive82% of 692 reviews2023
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
The Karaoke | ヒトカラ is a Japanese horror game about a high school girl at a Karaoke.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24%, Horror 20.2%, Retro 12.9%, 1990's 12%, Dark 11.1%
- #10 [Chilla's Art] Parasocial | パラソーシャル
91% matchVery Positive94% of 1,646 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 30.5%, Psychological Horror 28.8%, Thriller 18.7%, Female Protagonist 9.3%, 1990's 3.7%
- #11 The Last Letter
89% matchVery Positive93% of 59 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 21.2%, Horror 19.6%, Thriller 15.3%, Retro 8.2%, Exploration 7.3%
- #12 [Chilla's Art] The Closing Shift | 閉店事件
89% matchVery Positive88% of 3,103 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 23.6%, Exploration 21.7%, Walking Simulator 16.4%, Puzzle 14.7%, Adventure 12.4%
- #13 White Day: A Labyrinth Named School
90% matchVery Positive81% of 4,420 reviews2017
Dev: SONNORI CorpPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.6 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 10.8%, Puzzle 7.6%, Female Protagonist 6.3%
- #14 Obsessed : Night Shift
88% matchVery Positive90% of 145 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 24.7%, Horror 23.3%, Psychological Horror 22.1%, Retro 16.1%, Female Protagonist 8.1%
- #15 Rental
87% matchVery Positive92% of 5,401 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 27.3%, Retro 13.1%, Exploration 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Female Protagonist 10.3%
- #16 Afterdream
86% matchVery Positive93% of 349 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 24.6%, Horror 19.3%, Thriller 13.9%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%
- #17 [Chilla's Art] Hanako | 花子さん
86% matchMostly Positive73% of 250 reviews2020
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Hanako | 花子さん is a Japanese survival horror adventure game.
Why similar: Horror 35.3%, Exploration 20.4%, Cute 17.9%, Puzzle 13.9%, Adventure 12.4%
- #18 Last Light
85% 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 26.3%, Horror 22.6%, Female Protagonist 17.6%, Exploration 12.4%, Cute 10.7%
- #19 Ikai
84% matchMostly Positive80% of 265 reviews2022
Dev: EndflamePub: PM Studios, inc.
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 18.7%, Thriller 17.3%, Horror 16.1%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Dark 9.9%
- #20 The Witch's House MV
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,920 reviews2018
Dev: FummyPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.8 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 42.7%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Female Protagonist 9.2%, Dark 5.9%
- #21 Yomawari: Night Alone
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,280 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 48.4%, Female Protagonist 22.6%, Cute 17.8%, Adventure 11.2%
- #22 It Happened At Night
82% matchMixed69% of 54 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 20.6%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Thriller 16.2%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Exploration 11.6%
- #23 Narin: The Orange Room
80% matchVery Positive84% of 85 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 17.9%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Third Person 13.5%, Horror 12.9%, Female Protagonist 11.3%
- #24 Restless Dreams
79% matchVery Positive95% of 73 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: Psychological Horror 27.1%, Horror 20.1%, Retro 19.1%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Adventure 8.4%
- #25 Cursed Mansion
81% matchVery Positive90% of 68 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 19.4%, Horror 17.6%, Female Protagonist 13%, Dark 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%
- #26 [Chilla's Art] Missing Children | 行方不明
82% matchVery Positive84% of 629 reviews2020
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 1.4 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Missing Children | 行方不明 is a Japanese horror-themed adventure game about a bully detective searching for reported missing children.
Why similar: Horror 40%, Psychological Horror 23.3%, Adventure 17.5%, Walking Simulator 8.2%, Exploration 7.1%
- #27 マカブルの残党: Remnants of the Macabre
81% 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 19.2%, Horror 18.1%, Exploration 16.9%, Dark 13.3%, Walking Simulator 13%
- #28 Last Term
78% matchVery Positive94% of 83 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 26.7%, Horror 21.1%, Exploration 12%, Dark 11.9%, Walking Simulator 9.6%
- #29 [Chilla's Art] Night Delivery | 例外配達
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,318 reviews2021
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Night Delivery | 例外配達 is a psychological Japanese horror adventure game.
Why similar: Horror 29.1%, Psychological Horror 26.9%, Thriller 19.5%, Adventure 8.2%, Exploration 6.8%
- #30 Asleep: Act 1
76% matchVery Positive94% of 557 reviews2024
Dev: Black Hole GamesPub: CriticalLeap
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Immersed in her nightmares, in a chaotic reality, confused and all alone. The only safe place is her room, but not forever... She wanders through an empty city and strange places while fleeing from creatures lurking in the darkness to find out what's going on. You are in the skin of Ana Lúcia.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.4%, Horror 14.1%, Retro 13%, Female Protagonist 12%, Dark 9.6%
- #31 Crow Country
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,441 reviews2024
Dev: SFB Games
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 14.7%, Horror 13.2%, Retro 12.3%, Old School 12.1%, Female Protagonist 11.4%
- #32 Clock Tower: Rewind
75% matchVery Positive88% of 488 reviews2024
Dev: WayForward
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%
The 16-bit nightmare returns. Survive, hide, and avoid the deadly Scissorman in this legendary horror classic.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 13.8%, Thriller 13.2%, Old School 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Retro 11.6%
- #33 The Sirena Expedition
77% matchVery Positive82% of 128 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 21.6%, Retro 19.4%, Old School 17.2%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Third Person 11.6%
- #34 At Home Alone
78% matchVery Positive85% of 1,898 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 35%, Horror 33.7%, Cute 9.7%, Female Protagonist 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%
- #35 [Chilla's Art] Stigmatized Property | 事故物件
77% matchVery Positive80% of 1,351 reviews2019
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.1 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 44.8%, Psychological Horror 26.2%, Adventure 14.2%, Exploration 6.1%, Walking Simulator 4.7%
- #36 Sorry We're Closed
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,903 reviews2024
Dev: à la mode gamesPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.0 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 18.8%, Retro 15.5%, Female Protagonist 14%, Horror 11.7%, Third Person 10.5%
- #37 Looking Up I See Only A Ceiling
74% matchVery Positive88% of 3,358 reviews2023
Dev: silver978Pub: IndieArk
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 57%
A short psychological adventure about a stressed girl who wants to explore her ceiling.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30%, Horror 21.6%, Female Protagonist 21.6%, Adventure 10.8%, Stylized 6.1%
- #38 Fragile Reflection
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 78 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 16.6%, Third Person 15.3%, Horror 14.8%, Retro 13.7%, Old School 13.4%
- #39 SIGNALIS
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 32,665 reviews2022
Dev: rose-enginePub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.1 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 40.1%, Female Protagonist 27.4%, Dark 16.6%, Puzzle 8.4%, Adventure 5.3%
- #40 Whitehaven
76% matchMixed62% of 52 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 22.7%, Psychological Horror 22.2%, Horror 19.3%, Dark 12.7%, Exploration 8.2%
- #41 SILENT HILL f
71% matchVery Positive81% of 27,037 reviews2025
Dev: NeoBards Entertainment Ltd.Pub: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 13.1 hrsMean: 22.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Hinako's hometown is engulfed in fog, driving her to fight grotesque monsters and solve eerie puzzles. Uncover the disturbing beauty hidden in terror.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.9%, Horror 23.4%, Female Protagonist 19%, Third Person 10.2%, Exploration 7.3%
- #42 The Way Home | 집으로 가는 길
71% matchVery Positive98% of 62 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 26.5%, Horror 20.5%, 1990's 12.2%, Dark 11.7%, Female Protagonist 9.3%
- #43 [Chilla's Art] Night Security | 夜間警備
73% matchVery Positive89% of 963 reviews2023
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Night Security | 夜間警備 is a Japanese psychological horror game about night security.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.7%, Horror 25.6%, Dark 11.6%, 1990's 11.5%, Adventure 7.7%
- #44 Ib
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,122 reviews2022
Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.4%, Horror 20.5%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%, Exploration 11%
- #45 Scary School Simulator 2
75% matchMixed58% of 98 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 16.7%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Third Person 15%, Exploration 11%
- #46 Hollowbody
71% matchVery Positive86% of 1,582 reviews2024
Dev: Headware Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A tech-noir survival horror short story, set in the urban decay of a long abandoned British city. Solve environmental puzzles, manage limited resources and fight for a way to escape beyond the wall.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.1%, Third Person 19.3%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Exploration 9.8%, Horror 9%
- #47 Arcadia Cafe
69% matchVery Positive93% of 120 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 14.1%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Retro 13.8%, Horror 10.6%, Female Protagonist 9.5%
- #48 Hollow Cocoon
70% matchVery Positive93% of 899 reviews2023
Dev: NAYUTA STUDIO
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 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 20.9%, Thriller 19.4%, Horror 18.6%, Dark 12%, Retro 11%
- #49 Cursed Digicam | 呪われたデジカメ
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 651 reviews2025
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 1.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
You receive a cursed digital camera that captures ghosts from a strange website. The website allows you to liberate your loved ones by uploading images of their spirits using the camera. You decide to go to the nearest park where your girl was last seen.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.2%, Horror 20.7%, 1990's 12%, Exploration 9.3%, Dark 8.3%
- #50 Forbidden Ground - Lair of Aooni -
70% matchMixed53% of 55 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 23.9%, 1990's 14.6%, Exploration 13.2%, Adventure 12.1%
- #51 家屋探索 -Japanese House Exploration-
67% matchVery Positive96% of 124 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%, Dark 24.3%, 3D 13%, Action-Adventure 7.7%
- #52 Heartworm
67% matchVery Positive86% of 474 reviews2025
Dev: Vincent AdinolfiPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Pass through the threshold and enter a world born of memories. Defend yourself with a camera while solving death’s mysteries in a reverent evolution of 90’s survival horror, integrating both fixed cameras and over the shoulder perspectives.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.7%, Horror 16.5%, Third Person 16.5%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Exploration 10.4%
- #53 Coffin of Ashes
70% matchVery Positive91% of 833 reviews2016
Dev: LadomuPub: DigitalEZ
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.4 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 25.9%, Horror 24.1%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Psychological Horror 8.2%, Adventure 7.9%
- #54 Holo ADV: SakuraSingularity.exe
66% 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 30.7%, Horror 23.6%, Female Protagonist 18%, Exploration 11.4%, Adventure 7.5%
- #55 Bubbaruka!
69% matchVery Positive89% of 66 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 18.9%, Horror 15.7%, Third Person 13.1%, Cute 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%
- #56 Yuki「清醒梦」
64% matchVery Positive98% of 352 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 38.7%, Female Protagonist 20.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Adventure 9.8%, Exploration 9.8%
- #57 Seek
66% matchVery Positive83% of 112 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 23.6%, Horror 15.7%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Retro 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%
- #58 BrokenLore: LOW
66% matchMostly Positive77% of 485 reviews2025
Dev: Serafini Productions
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 23.2%, Horror 19.5%, Thriller 19.4%, Female Protagonist 18.2%, Old School 6.5%
- #59 No Ghost in Stay Home
68% 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 31.4%, Horror 19.4%, Cute 16.8%, Retro 14.9%, Female Protagonist 8.6%
- #60 Subversive Memories
63% matchVery Positive97% of 104 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 17.7%, Old School 15.2%, Retro 14.3%, Horror 12.7%, Female Protagonist 12.3%