- #1 Bitling
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: β Creations
Windows
Bitling is a small digital creature that lives in a corner of your desktop. Feed it, play with its ball, and slowly become friends with it. It's a retro desktop pet that lives in a small window.
Why similar: 1990's 34.4%, Utilities 34.3% ★, Pixel Graphics 21%, Casual 6%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #2 HerSoVerso - Your Streaming & Interactive World
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HerSo Sytes
Windows
HerSoVerso Is an interactive Streaming environment for Twitch Streams.
Why similar: Software 38.1% ★, Utilities 30.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Immersive Sim 13.4%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #3 Project H
96% matchVery Positive88% of 444 reviews2021
Dev: HollowPixels
Windows
Project H is a horror escape room game. Solve various puzzles while being haunted by a spirit that would prefer you not to leave.
Why similar: Horror 40.7%, Pixel Graphics 21.8%, Dark 13.4%, Casual 10.6%, 2D 8.1%
- #4 Sybil is Haunted
95% matchPositive85% of 27 reviews2023
Dev: Nemuristar
Windows
Sybil has a very scrambled mind. Some days she just needs you to push her along. Help Sybil navigate the horrors of her bedroom and see what adventures await. Find every ending to see what lays in her future. HYIPHYOP
Why similar: Horror 34.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Pixel Graphics 18.9%, Immersive Sim 10.2%, Casual 7.5%
- #5 Chased
94% match7 user reviews29% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: Pacims
Windows
Enter "Chased" and see if you can survive the ultimate horror experience. A mysterious stranger offers you the chance to reset your computer by playing games, but death in the game also occurs in real life. Can you outsmart the twisted mind behind these deadly games, or will you be the next victim?
Why similar: Horror 37.5%, Dark 20%, 1990's 19.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Casual 7.8%
- #6 Desktop Jumpscares
94% matchVery Positive93% of 108 reviews2022
Dev: WarPromo
Windows
Desktop Jumpscares is a game-overlay that scares you with crAaAaAzzzy jumpscares anywhere on the go. You can customize sounds, frequency, images, and some other fun options to guarantee you crap your pants
Why similar: Utilities 39.7% ★, Software 33.8% ★, Horror 17.7%, 2D 7.5%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #7 ToS Gamepad Tester
93% matchMostly Positive75% of 77 reviews2022
Dev: Takeover Studios
Windows
Test your gamepad for optimal functionality, connectivity, input accuracy, and identify issues like double input, stick drift, and rumble motor problems with ToS Gamepad Tester.
Why similar: Software 38.3% ★, Utilities 34.6% ★, 1990's 12.9%, Casual 7%, 2D 6.5%
- #8 The Final Shift
92% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: GrandLineGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Final Shift is a psychological horror game where you work as a night janitor in a quiet corporate building haunted by its own history.
Why similar: Horror 25.6%, Immersive Sim 17.6%, Pixel Graphics 15%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, 1990's 14.1%
- #9 呪いの手紙 cursed letter
91% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: 奥羽電影
Windows
Read through the letter and greet the morning, exorcising the powerful curse contained in the letter. Whether the letter created the curse or the curse created the letter, no one knows. ......
Why similar: Horror 30.5%, Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Casual 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, 2D 12.5%
- #10 TaskPals
90% matchVery Positive92% of 1,094 reviews2023
Dev: Ascalon Games
Windows
TaskPals is a simple companion app that brings life to your taskbar with cute and tiny pals.
Why similar: Software 43.5% ★, Utilities 40.5% ★, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Singleplayer 2%, Indie 1.2%
- #11 Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,793 reviews2024
Dev: Mega Cat Studios
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 20.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Survive five nights of terror in this chilling adventure game. Travel between time periods to solve puzzles, gather clues, and outrun the threat relentlessly pursuing you. Move swiftly and stay hidden, and you may just survive. But be careful—it's not just your own life that’s on the line this time.
Why similar: Horror 47.4%, Pixel Graphics 24.4%, 2D 8.4%, 1990's 7.9%, Dark 6.9%
- #12 My Big Sister
89% 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: Horror 22.7%, Pixel Graphics 15%, Dark 13.6%, Gore 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%
- #13 The House on the Hill
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Grim Games
Windows
First-person horror exploration game! You've just moved to a new rural town and you've been tasked with babysitting the neighbor kid. Only, things in this town seem strange. Explore the world and solve the secrets of your neighborhood while still being a half-decent babysitter.
Why similar: Horror 27.9%, 1990's 27.7%, Pixel Graphics 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Immersive Sim 12.6%
- #14 Red Bow
87% matchVery Positive85% of 336 reviews2020
Dev: Stranga GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%
If you were given another chance, would you take it? Or leave it in the hands of a little girl? Play as Roh, a young girl stuck in a bizarre nightmare of dark and eerie creatures.
Why similar: Horror 26.3%, Pixel Graphics 15.7%, Gore 14.7%, Dark 14.7%, Violent 9.2%
- #15 Game Cycle
86% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Ryan Silberman
Windows
Relive the bygone era of CD-ROM shareware! As a recently-contracted games analyst, you are tasked by the CEO of Best Value Games to make sure the games set to be included in their upcoming release are up to code. How much you get paid depends on how much ground you cover!
Why similar: Software 30.3% ★, 1990's 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Immersive Sim 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%
- #16 Dendrophobia
86% 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: Horror 33.2%, Pixel Graphics 18.7%, Gore 13.6%, Dark 12.2%, 2D 10.5%
- #17 Black Angels
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GruiaYT
Windows · Linux
Work as a dataset moderator for U.N.V.E.I.L AI under Black Angels & CO. Review generated images, ACCEPT, DELETE, or TRAIN them. The system learns from you.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 34.6%, Dark 20.8%, Gore 20.1%, Horror 17.6%, Singleplayer 3.8%
- #18 StarOS
84% matchVery Positive95% of 115 reviews2023
Dev: JosyanPub: Star Industries S.L.
Windows
Tired of only seeing text on your personal computer? Get ready to make the leap to the graphic dimension with this new OS, the future is now!
Why similar: Software 33.3% ★, Utilities 29.3% ★, Immersive Sim 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, Horror 7.8%
- #19 Final Selection
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wurrz
Windows
Fast-paced survival horror with brutal close combat. Lose limbs, learn the dungeon, and survive a three-day trial beneath a ruined castle.
Why similar: Horror 29.5%, Dark 22.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, 2D 10.4%, Gore 8.4%
- #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 58.2%, Pixel Graphics 17.4%, 2D 9.6%, Dark 7.6%, Gore 2%
- #21 しかくの勿忘草
82% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Itine
Windows
Will you take the first step to reclaim your memories? Even if it means involving everyone...
Why similar: Horror 33.5%, Pixel Graphics 23.6%, 2D 16.9%, Gore 14.2%, Indie 5.9%
- #22 DroPlaying!
81% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Land Ho Co.,Ltd.
Windows
迫りくる機関車のプレッシャーに耐えながら、線路をつなげるブロックパズルゲーム。降ってくる線路を動かしたり、回転させたりしながら組み合わせ、とにかく長い距離を走らせ続けよう!機関車のスピードは徐々に早くなっていき、線路を組み合わせる難易度も上がっていくぞ!
Why similar: 1990's 39%, Pixel Graphics 22.5%, Casual 18.8%, 2D 14.8%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #23 LAUNDRY / ランドリー
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: siromePub: CODETHREADS
Windows
A "Heisei retro" 3D horror game set in a 1990s Japanese laundromat.
Why similar: 1990's 27.4%, Horror 24.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Pixel Graphics 14.7%, Dark 10.8%
- #24 Adventure in Russia: Road to Harvetsky
81% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2019
Dev: NewCo Entertainment
Windows
The main character is the usual average schoolboy, who can be found on the street after the 7th lesson. But it's not so simple, because he has a dream inside of his head, a dream that you have to implement!
Why similar: Horror 37.7%, Pixel Graphics 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 18%, 2D 13.2%, Dark 7.7%
- #25 Skippy's Diner
80% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Spencer Lockerby
Windows
Skippy’s Diner is a short, but fun horror game that features great pixel art and 2d style 90s arcade aesthetic. The movement is basic but gives a sense of fatigue and struggle when trying to escape from Skippy. Featuring great sounds along with a good 90s arcade feel on the music as well.
Why similar: Utilities 35.3% ★, 1990's 21.1%, Horror 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, 2D 7.5%
- #26 House
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,128 reviews2020
Dev: Bark Bark Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Try to survive through the night in a house that's trying its best to kill you and your family.
Why similar: Horror 39.3%, Pixel Graphics 22.1%, Gore 14.4%, Violent 9.5%, 2D 7.3%
- #27 Haze
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Glassmind Interactive
Windows
Pilot a biomechanical android through a derelict spacecraft consumed by alien corruption. Every scene, narrative, and horror is procedurally generated by AI. No two explorations are the same. Uncover what happened to the crew in this 16-bit sci-fi horror adventure.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.7%, Horror 19.6%, Pixel Graphics 15.7%, Dark 14.8%, 2D 11.3%
- #28 Un-Usual Hotline
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gonnerme
Windows
A retro-inspired horror puzzle game where you take calls on a un-usual hotline, identify supernatural threats, and use a cryptic manual to protect callers from paranormal danger.
Why similar: 1990's 27.4%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Immersive Sim 20%, Horror 19.1%, 2D 9.1%
- #29 Don’t Make Her Open Her Eyes!
75% match6 user reviews50% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Velvet Rot Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A black-white-red visual novel in the horror genre.
Why similar: Horror 30.8%, Dark 18.2%, Gore 17.3%, Violent 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 7.4%
- #30 BAN: The Prologue of GUCHA GUCHA
76% matchMixed47% of 51 reviews2024
Dev: 市松製化Pub: Kodansha
Windows
【A richly coloured horror and mystery tale】BAN: The Prologue of GUCHA GUCHA is a third-person horror adventure game. Experience the messy horror from the perspective of the protagonist, who is caught up in the whirlwind of events in a certain town in Japan, Utagacho.
Why similar: Horror 38%, 1990's 36.8%, Gore 12.5%, Casual 6.4%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #31 Ellen
77% matchPositive85% of 27 reviews2019
Dev: Red Mount Media
Windows
Help young investigator James uncover the dark truth behind the murder of the Smiths' and their missing daughter Ellen in this thrilling 2D pixel horror game.
Why similar: Horror 18.9%, Gore 18.6%, Violent 17.3%, Pixel Graphics 16.7%, Dark 8.8%
- #32 Remember
74% matchPositive84% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: Lost Format
Windows · Mac
A PS1-style psychological horror game about memory, identity, and fear. Explore eerie environments, uncover disturbing truths, and try to remember what you’ve forgotten — before it’s too late.
Why similar: 1990's 37.7%, Horror 35.2%, Gore 12%, Violent 10.7%, Action 3.2%
- #33 RetroRealms Arcade
73% matchVery Positive84% of 118 reviews2024
Dev: WayforwardPub: Boss Team Games
Windows
The RetroRealms Arcade connects select RetroRealms games with other titles in the series that you own (games and DLC sold separately) to unlock new access and abilities and create the ultimate mash-up of horror legends!
Why similar: 1990's 23.6%, Horror 22.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Gore 11.5%, Violent 10.2%
- #34 A Test
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: namaikatiputkata Inc.
Windows
Guess the number! A test for a human.
Why similar: Software 52.2% ★, Utilities 41.4% ★, Casual 4%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #35 Push Pray Devote
71% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2026
Dev: Actor
Windows
A simple short horror game that requires no gaming skills.It takes around one hour to unlock all achievements. No jump scares.No chase sequences.No screen shaking effects. Controls are limited to WASD and left click only. Discover multiple hidden endings and unlock all achievements.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.6%, Horror 27.4%, Immersive Sim 25.2%, Casual 15.8%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #36 Mr. Hopp's Playhouse
72% matchVery Positive93% of 1,831 reviews2019
Dev: Moonbit
Windows
Every kid has that one toy that scares them, imagine if it came to life. You play as Ruby, a young girl who has a fear of her handmade toy called Mr. Hopp. Things take a dark turn when Ruby sees that Mr. Hopp, who usually sits motionless in the corner of her room, is gone.
Why similar: Horror 60.2%, Pixel Graphics 20.3%, 2D 6.6%, Dark 5.8%, Singleplayer 3.9%
- #37 DEMON COMPASS
71% matchVery Positive88% of 80 reviews2024
Dev: xena-spectralePub: Provoker
Windows · Mac
This occult item will guide you through a bizarre in-between world and help you to confront past demons as well as piece together former memories that may lead to closure. Seek a better understanding of who you were, who you’ve loved and how much you’ve lost in this 3rd person horror adventure game.
Why similar: 1990's 30.1%, Horror 23.3%, Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Dark 16.7%, Action 4.4%
- #38 kana!kana?
73% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: 花果山勇士神选OFFICIAL
Windows
一款从假名开始带你入门日语的游戏(软件?)
Why similar: Software 42% ★, Utilities 39.5% ★, Casual 11%, 2D 6.2%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #39 Polyfocus
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Legacynical
Windows
A gamified productivity app to help you manage time while you work.
Why similar: Software 47.6% ★, Utilities 41.5% ★, 2D 8%, Singleplayer 1.7%, Indie 1.3%
- #40 BzzzController
71% matchPositive89% of 46 reviews2021
Dev: Cold-Dark Software™
Windows
BzzzController is a simple program that allows you to turn on vibration on your gamepad and keeps it on even when you minimize the window, in case you need your gamepad to vibrate for whatever reason. BzzzController was tested with an Xbox One controller and can control up to 4 gamepads.
Why similar: Software 45.2% ★, Utilities 36% ★, Immersive Sim 6.8%, Casual 6.4%, 2D 3.1%
- #41 YAMIKKO TROUBLEMAKER
69% matchVery Positive98% of 96 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: Horror 30.6%, Pixel Graphics 20.8%, Dark 19.8%, Gore 10.2%, Violent 9.4%
- #42 The Old Woman | 無言老婆
70% matchMixed58% of 45 reviews2025
Dev: RAYBIS GAMES
Windows
The Old Woman | 無言老婆 is a psychological horror game set in Japan.To attend university, the protagonist moved to the countryside. However, after starting to frequent a certain public bathhouse, strange and unsettling things began to happen.
Why similar: Horror 36.5%, Immersive Sim 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, 1990's 10.1%, Gore 7.9%
- #43 808 - Firetower12
70% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: Zeeentify
Windows
You are Max. A 17 year old that has just graduated from school. Your mother want's you to get a job. You search endlessely but the luck just isn't on your side. Until one day. You have been accepted as a Fire lookout. A week later, you head out.
Why similar: 1990's 28.2%, Horror 22.5%, Immersive Sim 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Dark 13.8%
- #44 Study Arcade
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: Soaring Games
Windows · Mac
Study > Play > Repeat
Why similar: Software 44.1% ★, Utilities 38.1% ★, Casual 8.2%, 2D 8%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #45 Ines
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: Fuddled Studio
Windows
Experience a unique psychological horror set in the 90s with retro style. Solve complex puzzles and uncover ominous rituals of a secret society. Immerse yourself in someone else's past and feel deep emotional pain and fears. Face your own demons and uncover dark secrets that will keep you on edge.
Why similar: 1990's 31.7%, Horror 29.9%, Gore 13.6%, Dark 12.6%, Violent 8.9%
- #46 Echograve
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Team Rockcats
Windows
Ensure the safety of the underground city. Manage the system through the terminal. Listen and watch carefully. It seems to have already made its way inside...
Why similar: Horror 37.8%, Dark 23.3%, Pixel Graphics 19.4%, Gore 9.1%, Violent 5.1%
- #47 Bupsya
68% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: ugabugaGames
Windows
Bupsya is your desktop pet with a small mini-game. It’s like a platformer character that jumps across your open windows and chasing after the cursor, but never gets close to it.
Why similar: Software 43% ★, Utilities 37.6% ★, Casual 11%, 2D 6.1%, Indie 1.2%
- #48 Awareness
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LazyStone
Windows
Horror adventure game with an emphasis on the story, in which, by interacting with the environment and characters, you have to help the doll-boy stop the terrible events that he himself is to blame.
Why similar: Horror 32.5%, Pixel Graphics 18.7%, Dark 13.5%, Violent 12.3%, 2D 9.6%
- #49 Just Ignore Them
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,535 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: Horror 30.2%, Pixel Graphics 20.6%, Gore 14.8%, Dark 14.2%, Violent 9.3%
- #50 Flow Reader — Speed Reading Trainer
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Bladevampirek
Windows
Train your brain to read faster, reduce hesitation, and improve focus using a high-speed flow reading system designed for performance.
Why similar: Software 50.5% ★, Utilities 44.1% ★, Casual 3.7%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #51 Devil's Hideout
65% matchVery Positive85% of 95 reviews2024
Dev: Cosmic Void
Windows · Mac · Linux
Devil's Hideout is a horror point and click adventure. Lauren learns from a mystic that her young sister is still alive, with cultists staging her death. Traveling to the hospital where her sister received care, Lauren plunges headfirst into a nightmare.
Why similar: Horror 24.9%, 1990's 21.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Pixel Graphics 14.9%, Dark 10.8%
- #52 DO NOT PLAY
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SCRAP Co., Ltd.
Windows
"DO NOT PLAY" " is a point-and-click horror adventure. Even if you reach the "truth" that lies beyond playing, we take no responsibility for any phenomena that occurs there. Please handle with extreme caution.
Why similar: Horror 36%, Immersive Sim 29.1%, 2D 13.6%, Casual 10.7%, Action 4%