- #1 MY ADAPTATION IN(TO) HUMAN
97% matchMixed65% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: SpoocleMacBoogle
Windows
You are a body snatching creature. Capture the body, explore the environment, reproduce.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Point & Click 22.2%, Horror 17.8%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Thriller 9.6%
- #2 The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker
96% matchVery Positive83% of 601 reviews2017
Dev: D'Avekki Studios Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
YOU are a psychiatrist, trying to solve a murder whilst treating the unusual patients of the recently deceased Doctor Dekker. Type a question - patients reply in full screen video and have questions for you too but be careful what you say. Your words determine their eventual fates, and your own!
Why similar: FMV 31.9% ★, Lovecraftian 24.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%, Psychological Horror 8.2%, Horror 7.3%
- #3 The Summoning
96% matchMostly Positive71% of 77 reviews2019
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
This experience can be classified as a psychological and atmospheric horror game. However... This isn't a game... Remember all of the urban legends from your childhood? Imagine if it was all real, but we just weren't performing the right rituals to summon these beings from another realm... Well, now you can...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.3%, Horror 31.5%, Simulation 19.6%, Atmospheric 16.6%
- #4 The Shrouded Isle
95% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,519 reviews2017
Dev: Jongwoo KimPub: Kitfox Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Your Excellency, in this short systems-management survival game, we prepare for the awakening of our Lord. He hungers for human sacrifice. Sinners try to hide their dark secrets, but all must be purged...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 50.4%, Horror 24.3%, Procedural Generation 14.8%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
- #5 Fateweaver: The Alchemist's Quandary
94% matchVery Positive98% of 99 reviews2023
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
You are The Fateweaver; an ancient beast of legendary status. It is your job to determine which way Fate will unravel as you dig deep into the psyche of those who beckon. Decide whether to help those who beg for your mercy, or invoke the wrath of the Gods upon those you deem unworthy of existence...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Horror 21.4%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Mystery 14.7%, Simulation 12.9%
- #6 Worshippers of Cthulhu
94% matchVery Positive81% of 1,507 reviews2025
Dev: Crazy Goat GamesPub: Crytivo
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
LEAD the CULT OF CTHULHU. Decide the fate of your followers, perform eldritch rituals, and master the art of city-building in a world where the line between sanity and madness blurs. Can you endure the horrors you unleash?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.5%, Alternate History 20.6%, Lore-Rich 13.3%, Supernatural 12.3%, Horror 10.1%
- #7 The Shadow Over Cyberspace
93% matchVery Positive90% of 114 reviews2025
Dev: Fiction Factory Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dread whispers echo across the Information Superhighway. Y2K is coming, heralding the rise of the Old Ones. With your meatspace mind unraveling, time is running out -- barter with gods, embrace the deathless aeons, or go offline permanently in this modempunk horror story.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.3%, Alternate History 20.6%, 1990's 15.9%, Text-Based 12.1%, Horror 10.8%
- #8 The Apocalypse Sacrifice
92% matchVery Positive95% of 248 reviews2024
Dev: FOG GAMESPub: INDIECN
Windows
As an adventurer, you have unintentionally uncovered a horrifying secret hidden in the town for years. Every choice you make will shape the story and become part of your personality test. Will you be the hero who saves the villagers, or will you sacrifice them to create your own legend?
Why similar: 1990's 17.5%, Point & Click 14.6%, Lore-Rich 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Thriller 10.3%
- #9 The Horrorscope
91% matchVery Positive94% of 1,100 reviews2020
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal your potential fate. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Horrorscope, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.6%, Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Horror 16%, Simulation 15.1%, Atmospheric 12.9%
- #10 Home Safety Hotline
90% matchVery Positive91% of 2,788 reviews2024
Dev: Night Signal Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Hearing noises? Seeing things? Call Home Safety Hotline! Our operators are standing by, waiting to give you the answers you need to protect your home from all manner of pests and household hazards.
Why similar: FMV 14.2% ★, 1990's 8.8%, Alternate History 8.6%, Dark Comedy 8.4%, Lovecraftian 8%
- #11 The Passenger
91% matchVery Positive90% of 130 reviews2022
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your eldritch existence is threatened when another abomination tries to feast on you. You flee, trapping yourself in human flesh, but will that be enough?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.4%, Interactive Fiction 25.7%, Horror 17.2%, Supernatural 10%, Text-Based 7.4%
- #12 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
89% matchVery Positive90% of 9,604 reviews2021
Dev: SeverPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world ruled by real but unrelenting gods. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice has a price and entails consequences. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 47.9%, Text-Based 36%, Simulation 8.2%, Atmospheric 8%
- #13 Harvest Island
89% matchVery Positive84% of 273 reviews2023
Dev: YobobPub: Yobob Games
Windows
Discover your sinister purpose in this horror farming game. Your idyllic farm life can't be trusted. Keep up with the façade as you give your crops to the gods. Explore the ominous island and question everything. You must fake your blissful farming days. Your life depends on it.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 26%, Horror 23.6%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Mystery 16.5%, Thriller 8.6%
- #14 SIMULACRA
88% matchVery Positive90% of 4,633 reviews2017
Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: FMV 32.9% ★, Point & Click 14.3%, Horror 12.1%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Thriller 9.5%
- #15 No, I'm not a Human
85% matchVery Positive93% of 28,177 reviews2025
Dev: TrioskazPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
WARNING. Stay inside. Lock your doors. Close the blinds. Only let humans in. Eliminate all Visitors. An anxiety horror about paranoia in the End of Times.
Why similar: Horror 24.5%, Psychological Horror 22%, Thriller 15.8%, Mystery 11.2%, Atmospheric 10.5%
- #16 Medieval Fantasy Survival Simulator
86% matchVery Positive97% of 253 reviews2022
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
You're gonna get yourself killed out here... There's monsters, bandits, and much, much worse roaming these lands... Do you really think you've got what it takes to survive? Or do you think you're cut out for much more than that... There's only one way to find out, and time is of the essence!
Why similar: Horror 38%, Simulation 33.6%, Multiple Endings 28.4%
- #17 Horripilant
84% matchVery Positive93% of 2,201 reviews2026
Dev: Alexandre Declos Pub: Black Lantern Collective
Windows · Linux
Median: 18.6 hrsMean: 26.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
KILL YOUR GOD. BECOME WORTHY. Horripilant is a chilling idle incremental dungeon crawl through the horrors of a forgotten underworld.
Why similar: Horror 28.7%, Point & Click 27.6%, Psychological Horror 23.8%, Simulation 14.3%, Atmospheric 5.6%
- #18 WORLD OF HORROR
84% matchVery Positive90% of 9,764 reviews2023
Dev: panstaszPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.5%, Horror 19.3%, Point & Click 17.6%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Mystery 7.2%
- #19 I live under your house.
86% matchVery Positive82% of 310 reviews2022
Dev: SpoocleMacBoogle
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 66%
You are a monster under someone's house.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.2%, Point & Click 26.2%, Horror 22.7%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Multiple Endings 6.8%
- #20 Daily Chthonicle: Editor's Edition
87% matchMostly Positive74% of 171 reviews2016
Dev: Sinister SystemsPub: Sometimes You
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Try on the role of a Supernatural Newspaper Agency boss and editor. The world it takes place in is a dark and haunted one, with ghosts, zombies, monsters and even shapeshifting murderers, pretending to be human after they have stolen their victims' bodies or infiltrated the humanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 64%, Simulation 36%
- #21 The Fabulous Fear Machine
83% matchVery Positive90% of 561 reviews2023
Dev: Fictiorama StudiosPub: AMC Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The Fabulous Fear Machine is a narrative-driven strategy game with a pulp horror style. As the Machine's new Master, you must sow fear and expand your influence by creating Legends, harvesting resources, manipulating events, and spying on your enemies.
Why similar: Horror 37.6%, Psychological Horror 27.8%, Simulation 20.8%, Atmospheric 13.8%
- #22 Fear & Hunger
82% matchVery Positive94% of 21,597 reviews2019
Dev: Miro HaverinenPub: Happy Paintings
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Fear & Hunger is a horror dungeon crawler set in the dark and hopeless dungeons of fear and hunger. The game is a hybrid of survival horror and dungeon crawler genres with its influences ranging from Silent Hill to Nethack. There are roguelike elements to the game as well as a heavy foundation of a j-RPG.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 40.2%, Horror 28.9%, Psychological Horror 24%, Atmospheric 6.9%
- #23 Fear & Hunger 2: Termina
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 14,607 reviews2022
Dev: Miro Haverinen
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
F&H 2: Termina is oppressive, relentless and hopeless. A mix of jRPG and Survival Horror. Turn-based combat meets resource management. 3 days to explore the wicked town of Prehevil and find out about its dark secrets. 3 days until the pale and sickly green moon rises at its apex. Termina is upon us!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 40.4%, Horror 24.1%, Psychological Horror 20.6%, Atmospheric 7.6%, Multiple Endings 7.2%
- #24 Sucker for Love: First Date
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,966 reviews2022
Dev: AkabakaPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Put the 'love' in 'Lovecraftian horror'! Perform terrifying rituals to win the affections of eldritch horrors and smooch 'em... at any cost!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.2%, Horror 15.1%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Point & Click 14.1%, Multiple Endings 7.1%
- #25 Sultan's Game
78% matchVery Positive94% of 33,952 reviews2025
Dev: Double CrossPub: 2P Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12.4 hrsMean: 24.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Survive a mad Sultan's reign in this brutal resource management RPG. Draw a card every seven days and complete its challenge. Make dreadful choices to stay alive: will you die a loyal servant, become a kingslayer, or call down the gods' judgement?
Why similar: Time Management 33.9%, Lore-Rich 26.6%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Simulation 11.1%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
- #26 Unemployment Simulator 2018
79% matchVery Positive87% of 103 reviews2026
Dev: Samuel LehikoinenPub: turbolento publishing
Windows · Linux
Social welfare survival horror based on real events. Endure emotional pain and societal pressure. Stay entertained. Survive the routine and become the hero of your studio apartment—battle inner demons, hide skeletons in the closet, and most importantly… keep the bathroom clean.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 39.2%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Mystery 13.2%, Horror 11.9%, Simulation 10.4%
- #27 A Place for the Unwilling
82% matchMostly Positive72% of 69 reviews2019
Dev: ALPixel Games
Windows · Mac
You only have 21 days until this living city dies. The clock is ticking. You can’t be everywhere at once. Decide what to explore, who to meet and see every decision shape the curious stories and terrible secrets of this branching narrative game.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 53.3%, Text-Based 21.4%, Mystery 10.4%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Simulation 6.8%
- #28 Stay Out of the House
79% matchVery Positive95% of 1,805 reviews2022
Dev: Puppet Combo
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Can you escape the home of a cannibal serial killer? It's only a matter of time until you're dinner!
Why similar: 1990's 44.6%, Horror 32.3%, Atmospheric 12.7%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
- #29 Cultist Simulator
80% matchMostly Positive80% of 13,856 reviews2018
Dev: Weather Factory
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Seize forbidden treasures. Summon alien gods. Feed on your disciples. Cultist Simulator is a game of apocalypse and yearning. Play as a seeker after unholy mysteries, in a 1920s-themed setting of hidden gods and secret histories.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 46.2%, Lore-Rich 26.2%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Simulation 10.6%
- #30 Sacrifice
77% matchVery Positive94% of 68 reviews2026
Dev: Basue no okiyaPub: HENTAI Plan
Windows
By clicking icons at the bottom of the screen, you interfere with a shrine maiden who has been offered as a sacrifice to a grotesque creature. Whether you help the shrine maiden or plunge her further into despair is entirely up to you.
Why similar: Horror 49%, Psychological Horror 40.9%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
- #31 The Test
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 20,135 reviews2020
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 23%
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.4%, Horror 20.8%, Simulation 15.6%, Mystery 15.2%, Multiple Endings 13.7%
- #32 Medieval Fantasy Survival Simulator 2: Gladiator Edition
78% matchVery Positive95% of 74 reviews2022
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
You're gonna get yourself killed in there... There's beasts, warriors, and much, much worse in the coliseum... Do you really think you've got what it takes to survive? Or do you think you're cut out for much more than that... There's only one way to find out, and time is of the essence!
Why similar: Simulation 54.1%, Multiple Endings 45.9%
- #33 Execute
75% matchVery Positive92% of 569 reviews2025
Dev: Payne Robinson
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Kill everyone in the world with a guillotine… on a cursed Win98 desktop.
Why similar: 1990's 34.3%, Alternate History 27.1%, Horror 18.4%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Simulation 6.4%
- #34 The Price Of Flesh
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,097 reviews2022
Dev: Gatobob
Windows · Mac · Linux
An immersive choose-your-own-adventure survival horror with optional adult content featuring hand drawn backgrounds, sprites, and over 150 pieces of full screen art- and 50 endings.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.7%, Time Management 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Horror 14.9%, Thriller 12.5%
- #35 The Horrorscope: Fatal Awakening
76% matchVery Positive93% of 417 reviews2020
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal your potential fate. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Horrorscope, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Psychological Horror 18%, Supernatural 17.7%, Horror 14.5%, Multiple Endings 11%
- #36 Dingir OS
74% matchVery Positive83% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: SpoocleMacBoogle
Windows
Congratulations, you've found Dingir OS — an operating system that lets you glimpse into the darkest corners of the internet. Browse forbidden websites, investigate lethal files, and immerse yourself in the world of digital legends. (We are not responsible for anything that may happen to you.)
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27%, Point & Click 24.2%, Horror 19.2%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Simulation 10.8%
- #37 FLATHEAD
73% matchVery Positive95% of 400 reviews2024
Dev: Tim OxtonPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Over or Under? A simple game of gambling with your life.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.4%, Alternate History 18.8%, Lore-Rich 17%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Horror 10.8%
- #38 Dreams in the Witch House
74% matchVery Positive92% of 436 reviews2023
Dev: Atom Brain GamesPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Navigate the eerie world of Dreams in the Witch House, a unique blend of point-and-click and RPG-adventure. Unravel occult mysteries in Arkham, maintain your sanity, and survive the May-Eve in this Lovecraftian horror game.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.2%, Lore-Rich 17.3%, Time Management 13.7%, Point & Click 12.4%, Horror 8.7%
- #39 Do No Harm
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 901 reviews2025
Dev: Darts Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Lovecraftian Doctor Simulator. Diagnose patients by analyzing unsettling symptoms and treat them using your Book of Medicine. Make moral choices — decide who to save or kill, discover whom to trust, and unlock multiple endings! Can you endure 30 days of perilous decisions?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.3%, Time Management 19.1%, Lore-Rich 11.5%, Point & Click 10.3%, Psychological Horror 8.6%
- #40 My Lovely Daughter
76% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,304 reviews2018
Dev: GameChanger StudioPub: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
My Lovely Daughter is an alchemist simulator that explores the depth of a father’s grief and how far he will go to resurrect his daughter. Contains dark and disturbing subject matters, might not be suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 37.5%, Horror 21.4%, Psychological Horror 21.4%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Simulation 9.7%
- #41 Exorcist: Reviewer of Minds
73% matchVery Positive97% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: 727 Not HoundPub: 727 Not Hound
Windows
Everyone must resist the relentless unfairness with the cards they've been dealt. Use the randomly distributed holy verses to identify the names of the 10 demons. Save 5 people and exorcise the sixth threat lurking in the shadows. This is a compact game of continuous gambles and judgments.
Why similar: Point & Click 39.7%, Simulation 28.5%, Horror 18%, Psychological Horror 13.8%
- #42 PROJECT 13
72% matchMostly Positive80% of 197 reviews2024
Dev: VirtualVillainPub: Glacier LTD
Windows
As one of many kidnapped and enslaved Probants of the Project 13 Group... You need to find Anomalies through your Walk. If you not obey and report , you will be stuck in it forever.
Why similar: Horror 26.2%, 1990's 24.9%, Psychological Horror 24.8%, Simulation 15.7%, Atmospheric 8.5%
- #43 Self-Isolation
72% matchVery Positive86% of 491 reviews2020
Dev: Dymchick1
Windows
This game is a simulation of self-isolation. You need to support your family, not to lose your job and finally not to go crazy.
Why similar: Time Management 32%, Horror 27%, Atmospheric 17.4%, Simulation 15.7%, Multiple Endings 7.9%
- #44 Organs Please
71% matchVery Positive84% of 324 reviews2023
Dev: TECHHOMEPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A dark and satirical management sim, where you take control of a recycling factory with a twist: it recycles humans. Your job is to decide who gets to escape our dying planet in a cozy spaceship and who sacrifices their blood, sweat and tears for humanity. Literally.
Why similar: Point & Click 56%, Multiple Endings 24.3%, Simulation 19.6%
- #45 Critters for Sale
71% matchVery Positive94% of 1,772 reviews2021
Dev: Sonoshee
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Experience death from the comfort of your seat.
Why similar: Point & Click 35.7%, Psychological Horror 30.5%, Interactive Fiction 23.1%, Multiple Endings 10.7%
- #46 Japan Stigmatized Property -日本事故物件監視協会-
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 356 reviews2025
Dev: 日本事故物件監視協会
Windows · Mac
Can you endure until morning Monitor Japan's stigmatized properties and report any paranormal activity If you miss a report or make repeated mistakes——
Why similar: Point & Click 22.7%, Supernatural 20.9%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Thriller 14.5%, Horror 9.7%
- #47 Shadows of Forbidden Gods
70% matchVery Positive92% of 1,042 reviews2023
Dev: Bobby Two HandsPub: Forbidden Oak Games Limited
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Take on the role of a Dark Elder God and lead your agents to bring about an apocalypse in a fantasy world. Work in the shadows, avoiding the heroes who will try to stop you, as you bring about plague and famine, ice age and volcanic destruction, madness and never ending night.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 54.3%, Simulation 23.1%, Horror 22.6%
- #48 revere
71% matchMixed63% of 71 reviews2024
Dev: RetroCloudStudios
Windows
'revere' is a psychological found footage horror game where every detail matters. Prepare yourself for an experience where your sanity will be condemned.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 23.3%, Point & Click 21.6%, Horror 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Thriller 12.3%
- #49 Inhuman Resources: A Literary Machination
69% matchVery Positive93% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: Finnegan MotorsPub: Indie Asylum
Windows · Mac · Linux
A literary machination about corporations, conspiracies, and the unspeakable horrors you’ll commit for minimum wage.
Why similar: Text-Based 25.6%, Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Horror 14.1%, Point & Click 8.7%
- #50 Fateweaver: Smash or Pass
69% matchVery Positive94% of 80 reviews2023
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
You are The Fateweaver; an ancient beast of legendary status. It is your job to determine which way Fate will unravel as you dig deep into the psyche of those who beckon. Decide whether to help those who beg for your mercy, or invoke the wrath of the Gods upon those you deem unworthy of existence...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 37.1%, Horror 28%, Simulation 19%, Multiple Endings 15.9%
- #51 Manivore
68% matchMixed69% of 160 reviews2025
Dev: Farkas Interactive
Windows
He doesn’t just hunt to kill. Manivore is not just a murderer, he is an artist. For him, death is not an outcome but a process. Can you uncover the truth within this twisted game, or will you be the next prey?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32%, Thriller 25.7%, Horror 17.7%, Atmospheric 15.1%, Mystery 9.5%
- #52 The Specter's Desire
68% matchVery Positive98% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: Themisian
Windows · Mac
This year's Desire Hierarchy has begun. The stakes are now deadly. Hop into The Specter's Desire, a Visual Novel in which you play against the city's top talents to save your parents. Includes puzzling gameplay that has you tearing down arguments, hatching schemes, and revealing the truth!
Why similar: Dark Comedy 26.8%, Interactive Fiction 22.2%, Text-Based 21.3%, Horror 12.3%, Thriller 7.6%
- #53 Eclipsium
64% matchVery Positive91% of 3,055 reviews2025
Dev: HousefirePub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Longing for light, a sunless world begins devouring itself. Every step shifts the landscape beneath you as you search for what remains of her.
Why similar: FMV 32.9% ★, Lovecraftian 23.1%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Thriller 10.6%, Horror 10.2%
- #54 Psychopathy Assessment
68% matchMostly Positive71% of 137 reviews2024
Dev: Tarba Paul CornelPub: Galactic Crows
Windows
Psychopathy Assessment is a retro-80s V.H.S PS1 style analog horror game that blurs the line between reality and delusion. Step into a universe where you're not just playing a game; you're taking a psychopathy test, but the stakes are considerably higher than a straightforward diagnosis.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.8%, Horror 26.6%, Simulation 26%, Mystery 16.6%
- #55 This Book Is A Dungeon
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 294 reviews2015
Dev: Nathan MeunierPub: Plug In Digital
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Auto-cannibalism. Demonic Seduction. Occult Rituals. Bloodfeasting Worms. This dark, horrific Twine-based dungeon crawler pairs edgy interactive fiction with grisly pixel art and light RPG elements. Navigate this sprawling narrative-driven labyrinth bristling with otherworldly doom.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 62.7%, Horror 37.3%
- #56 This Is Not Your House
66% matchVery Positive87% of 258 reviews2024
Dev: Cody Tierson (Trash Eyes)Pub: Trash Eyes
Windows
Crush someone's skull, Suffer from Hypothermia, Transcend your Mortal Frame, Find all 10 Endings. GET YOUR HOUSE BACK.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.6%, Horror 18.9%, Psychological Horror 18%, Thriller 15.5%, Atmospheric 9.3%
- #57 Forsaker:DingDing&Blade
65% matchVery Positive80% of 246 reviews2025
Dev: 圣剑提灯制作组 [BladeLanternStudios]Pub: Infini Fun
Windows · Mac
A visual novel/roguelike hybrid where a simple mission spirals into a cannibalistic odyssey. You'll struggle as a fragile human, blood-soaked knight, or flesh-devouring Forsaker. Devour or be devoured—yet your fate dangles by unseen strings. Choose: cling to this broken world... or forsake it.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 42.2%, Lore-Rich 35.4%, Atmospheric 12.1%, Mystery 10.3%
- #58 Cabernet
63% matchVery Positive95% of 2,024 reviews2025
Dev: Party for IntrovertsPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Cabernet is a 2D narrative RPG set in a 19th century Eastern European inspired world, with a modern twist. Guide Liza, a young vampire in her new unlife among the unsuspecting townsfolk. Will you retain your humanity or descend further into the horror you have become?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.9%, Point & Click 19.8%, Horror 18.9%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Simulation 11.5%
- #59 Tear Factory
67% matchVery Positive90% of 83 reviews2022
Dev: Daddysucc5000
Windows
A game about hunting rats, feeding them to your family, and going to bed.
Why similar: Horror 28%, Psychological Horror 24.3%, Interactive Fiction 24.1%, Mystery 16.3%, Multiple Endings 7.3%
- #60 Care
66% matchVery Positive96% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: The Pocket Dimension
Windows
Care is an atmospheric first person horror game with puzzle elements, where your choices have consequences. Be observant with your surroundings and unravel the horrific secrets that hide within these walls.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.3%, Interactive Fiction 24.2%, Horror 16.9%, Mystery 11.5%, Atmospheric 8.9%