Games Like Looking Up I See Only A Ceiling

It is a strange high-rise elevator. The objects that appear and the people you board are all strange. Depending on your actions, you will face a variety of consequences.

Why similar: Point & Click 23.8%, Multiple Endings 18.3%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Anime 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: It shares an almost identical surreal, claustrophobic, and point-and-click atmosphere centered on a female protagonist.

A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

Why similar: Psychological 26.6%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Horror 10%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the abstract, uncomfortable, and deeply psychological narrative style found in the seed game.

Journey through the psyche… Welcome to the Seaside Hotel, where the final hour of your night shift awaits. Tend to guests, explore their dreams, and lose your sense of Self – time and again. In this dark, labyrinthine adventure, unravel the path to the truth below.

Why similar: Psychological 20%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Visual Novel 8.8%, Female Protagonist 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a similarly dark, dreamlike, and psychological narrative experience that rewards exploration and observation.

A sequel to Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk. Dive into demented and bizarre world once again and help the girl become a little happier.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.9%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Psychological 18.8%, Multiple Endings 10%, Story Rich 6%

Why You'll Like It: As the direct sequel, it continues the experimental and unsettling psychological journey with a focus on mental health and surrealism.

Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.

Why similar: Point & Click 22.3%, Psychological Horror 20.8%, Psychological 17.5%, Horror 9.3%, Story Rich 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: This classic point-and-click adventure features a young girl navigating a dark, surreal world that mirrors the psychological depth of the seed game.

NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD is a “multi-ending ADV” depicting daily life with “OMGkawaiiAngel”, a young girl with a rather extreme need for approval attempting to become the #1 “Internet Angel” (streamer).

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.7%, Psychological 18.6%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Anime 14.4%, Multiple Endings 12.9%

Why You'll Like It: The game explores intense psychological themes through a stylized, anime-inspired lens that feels both cute and deeply disturbing.

A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face

Why similar: Point & Click 20.5%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Multiple Endings 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Visual Novel 13%

Why You'll Like It: Its unique facial expression mechanic and deeply surreal, psychological mystery align well with the experimental nature of the seed game.

Award winning emotional visual novel about a little girl in a world of adults. How can you find a monster you can’t see?

Why similar: Psychological 25.3%, Point & Click 17.3%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10%, Horror 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on a child's perspective in a dark, psychological world, emphasizing emotional weight and atmospheric storytelling.

A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.

Why similar: Multiple Endings 17.3%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Horror 12.7%, Anime 12%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential surreal horror game that uses simple mechanics to explore a terrifying, dreamlike art gallery.

Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.4%, Multiple Endings 14%, Anime 13.9%, Mystery 10.1%, Female Protagonist 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its blend of exploration, puzzle-solving, and psychological horror creates a compelling, anime-styled mystery.

This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.

Why similar: Psychological 31.7%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Horror 11.3%, Atmospheric 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive surreal exploration game that focuses on wandering through abstract, dreamlike environments to uncover psychological secrets.

Smuggle contraband VHS tapes across the border. Discover the remnants of illicit industry. Prepare for an assassination. This is Paratopic, an atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure through a cursed fever dream.

Why similar: Horror 28.2%, Psychological Horror 22.9%, Atmospheric 17.6%, Adventure 12.5%, Stylized 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its short, fragmented, and highly atmospheric storytelling creates a sense of dread and mystery that feels very similar to the seed game.

You can't remember anything, and all you can see is HER. Delve into your story and uncover the truth behind what happened to you and your parents.

Why similar: Psychological 23.8%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Anime 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: This visual novel explores psychological horror through a psychedelic and story-rich lens.

You wake up in an old watermill in the middle of the night ... and can't remember anything. Examine the surroundings in this thrilling point&click adventure and find out what happened.

Why similar: Point & Click 18.3%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Psychological Horror 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: This short, atmospheric point-and-click game focuses on mystery and a sense of isolation that mirrors the seed game's tone.

Led by her new friend, Mr. Voice, Misfortune ventures into the woods, where mysteries are unraveled and a little bad luck unfolds.

Why similar: Point & Click 26.8%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Horror 10.6%, Story Rich 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the dark, whimsical, and slightly unsettling tone of a young girl navigating a world that is not what it seems.

Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental adventures, including a remaster of the original hit episode “The House Abandon”.

Why similar: Point & Click 24.3%, Psychological Horror 23.1%, Horror 18%, Atmospheric 13.8%, Adventure 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: This anthology of short, experimental horror stories uses retro aesthetics to build a tense, psychological atmosphere.

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 25.3%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Horror 10.3%, Mystery 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D psychological horror game that uses a dreamlike logic to challenge the player's perception of reality.

PETSITTER WANTED. A horror point-and-click adventure game. Water the plants, feed the pets, and DON'T turn off the lights.

Why similar: Point & Click 16.5%, Psychological 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Visual Novel 9.4%, Female Protagonist 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: This interactive fiction piece excels at creating a short, dark, and highly atmospheric experience through simple point-and-click mechanics.

Weep for the dead! In this short psychological horror story, play as a professional mourner travelling between funerals. Ride a nightmarish bus whose destination depends on how you choose to face your traumas.

Why similar: Psychological 20.1%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Female Protagonist 9%

Why You'll Like It: Its surreal, dreamlike narrative and stylized visuals provide a similar sense of psychological unease.

Outside the door is a mystic visual novel set within one office. You are about to figure out the stories of a few visitors without having a single memory of yourself.

Why similar: Psychological 26.9%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Anime 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Multiple Endings 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its focus on psychological horror and anime-inspired visuals makes it a solid, shorter experience for fans of the genre.

Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".

Why similar: Psychological 20.1%, Visual Novel 17%, Multiple Endings 14.9%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Anime 11%

Why You'll Like It: It leans heavily into the anime-style psychological horror genre with multiple endings and a focus on character-driven mystery.

The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...

Why similar: Psychological 19.2%, Point & Click 17.6%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Female Protagonist 12%, Horror 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, mature, and deeply psychological adventure that features a strong female lead navigating a grim and surreal reality.

It's Sara's first day of work. However, when she takes the elevator to go to the office, she suddenly finds herself on a mysterious floor. What truth lies behind these weird rooms? Will you be able to move on? Or rather... will you want to move on?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.9%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Anime 11.6%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A short, anime-styled psychological narrative that resonates with the themes of stress and introspection found in the seed game.

Children of Silentown is a dark adventure game that tells the story of Lucy, a girl growing up in a village deep in a forest inhabited by monsters. People disappearing is nothing uncommon here, but this time, Lucy is old enough to investigate on her own. Or so she thinks.

Why similar: Point & Click 17.6%, Mystery 11.4%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Hand-drawn 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A story-rich adventure that uses a unique art style to explore dark, mysterious themes in a small, isolated setting.

Your end is my beginning. A short psychological visual novel with exploration and puzzle elements... it already lays shattered.

Why similar: Point & Click 18.2%, Psychological 16.5%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Anime 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game combines point-and-click exploration with psychological horror to create a tense and mysterious experience.

Hickory dickory dock. The city's deep in sleep. The clock's ticking. The sheep's bouncing. Hickory dickory dock. The girl tosses again, only with more things swarming into her head... In this Point & Click puzzle game "Insomnia", the show in the head is rolling on again. Alas, any sleep tonight...

Why similar: Psychological 35.7%, Point & Click 22.8%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Hand-drawn 12.2%, Atmospheric 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its hand-drawn, stylized aesthetic and focus on psychological themes make it a great match for fans of the seed game.

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 25.4%, Mystery 18.9%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Adventure 10.1%, Multiple Endings 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A short, mystery-focused RPG Maker game that captures a similar sense of psychological intrigue and exploration.

A psychological mystery yuri visual novel about a girl named Amelie. Forbidden from leaving the house, Amelie awaits the arrival of her long time penpal, Sofia, to her dear friend Lilika’s dismay. What secrets will Sofia unravel that were best kept buried?

Why similar: Psychological 23.5%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Mystery 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A short, female-led psychological horror visual novel that deals with heavy themes in an atmospheric way.

And now, for today's story.

Why similar: Story Rich 13.7%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Point & Click 12.1%, Mystery 10.1%, Adventure 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: This atmospheric adventure game features a unique memory-reading mechanic and a beautiful, melancholic world.

halfmoon is a short adventure game set in an information center for the dead before they move on.

Why similar: Point & Click 23.3%, Psychological 22.2%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Story Rich 7.2%

A short-form psychological thriller. Confront the mysterious Finn through a monitor. No strategy or puzzles—and you are given almost no freedom of choice. Simply face the absurd situation and witness the end.

Why similar: Psychological 17.3%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Mystery 12.5%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Psychological Horror 11.4%

My Light In The Dark is a short story about a girl who lives with her abusive mother. The girl finds out some dark secrets about her mother, and she has to find a way to escape the house.

Why similar: Point & Click 20.5%, Psychological 16%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Female Protagonist 9.4%, Horror 9.3%

Sanctuaries. Secrets. Serious consequences. A solo-developed psychological horror/drama visual novel.

Why similar: Psychological 26.9%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Anime 11.9%, Horror 9.2%

A short, interactive visual novel set in the mid-19th Century, in which a poet fights against time as she's writing the most important work of her life. Poetry is the answer, but what is the question?

Why similar: Psychological 23.3%, Point & Click 12.7%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Mystery 10.1%

A story about a dead lamb walking.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Psychological Horror 12.2%

Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!

Why similar: Visual Novel 17.3%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Mystery 15.3%, Point & Click 12.3%, Horror 8.1%

'One last try' Violet is determined to save her broken marriage - at any cost!Wandering through a dark forest in search of lost mementos, she finds the world around her shifting with every step.

Why similar: Psychological 18.9%, Point & Click 14.1%, Psychological Horror 11%, Interactive Fiction 10%, Anime 9.7%

You've moved to a new house where the previous owner was murdered. They never found his head. But, it has found you.

Why similar: Psychological 23.4%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Multiple Endings 9.7%

Kirin plays the elevator game and disappears. Will her girlfriend, Asahi, be able to find her? The Elevator Game with Catgirls is a horror visual novel with point-and-click elements, inspired by the Korean urban legend, Elevator to Another World.

Why similar: Point & Click 16%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Horror 10.3%

Alice's World is a story-driven 2D adventure puzzle game. Amidst desolate ruins and deserted cities in a world filled with death, the young girl Alice hears "your" voice from in front of the screen. You must guide her forward, solve the mysteries, and reach the top of the tower.

Why similar: Psychological 14.3%, Anime 11.1%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Horror 9.2%

MOOD is a short visual novel combining horror, dark humor, and dialogues on a wide variety of topics, from old movies to ancient wars. You were the one who summoned your new companion, there is no backing out now!

Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.4%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Anime 10.9%

"Life sometimes feels like it’s going in circles." Little Girl On Earth Asking Why She Asking Why is a short pixel art Visual Novel about a girl who tell herself this, forever. Maybe you can try to help her ?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.1%, Multiple Endings 17.9%, Point & Click 17.8%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%

A short visual novel about finding your name and a girl in the fog.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.9%, Visual Novel 20%, Psychological 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Horror 10.7%

Lucid Dream is the story of little Lucy, who goes on an adventure into the world of dreams with the mission to save her mother.

Why similar: Psychological 23.9%, Point & Click 14.7%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Mystery 8.9%

A dimly lit room, her first time stay home.... Do you gently watch over little Anna? Or....

Why similar: Point & Click 26.3%, Multiple Endings 20.2%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Anime 11%, Horror 9.5%

It is a rainy night in the Spring of 2005. Lily is left home alone after her Papa put her to bed. She is awoken by a cry for help outside her window. It is coming from the well. Help Lily gather rope to go down the well and save the poor soul trapped down there.

Why similar: Point & Click 19.2%, Multiple Endings 17.1%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Horror 11.4%, Anime 11.1%

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: Multiple Endings 16.5%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Mystery 13%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Horror 10.2%

可愛い後輩と2人っきり……冷凍庫の中で。 低体温症、矛盾脱衣、幻覚などの苦痛を乗り越えた先にあるのは、「真相」と「死」のみ。

Why similar: Point & Click 17.5%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Psychological 14.3%, Multiple Endings 14%, Visual Novel 12.9%

"I hope that someday, you'll dream of me." -- CINERIS SOMNIA is a 3D adventure through a beautifully strange and mesmerizing world - and a young girl's cruel and forlorn dreams.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.9%, Female Protagonist 18.6%, Anime 13.7%, Mystery 13.6%, Horror 13.6%

Prologue to Children of Silentown, a dark adventure game that tells the story of Lucy, a young girl growing up in a village deep into a forest inhabited by monsters. People disappearing is nothing uncommon in the village, but this time, Lucy is old enough to investigate on her own. Or so she thinks.

Why similar: Point & Click 20.1%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Horror 10.4%

An unfamiliar room. Vague memories. Explore Luna's room through the objects inside it in this intimate narrative experience about loss, told as a classic-style graphic adventure.

Why similar: Point & Click 32.4%, Mystery 17.4%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Adventure 10.5%, Horror 9.3%

Uncover the skeletons in Hana's closet in "MINE MEMORY," a gripping psychological visual novel. Dive into Hana's memories, shape her destiny, and confront haunting choices with deep consequences.

Why similar: Psychological 40.4%, Mystery 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Hand-drawn 6.9%, Female Protagonist 6.4%

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 26.8%, Female Protagonist 18.4%, Horror 16.7%, Adventure 11.8%, Anime 11.3%

You find yourself in a room you know nothing of. As you examine the objects around you, your awareness rises and the room slowly comes into focus. Can you find your way out?

Why similar: Female Protagonist 30.4%, Anime 24.4%, Adventure 19.1%, Atmospheric 11%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%

A dark conversation with a girl during a nightly car trip. A short multi-ending novel game where you try to understand this girl and her pain.

Why similar: Multiple Endings 23.8%, Psychological 22.5%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Adventure 13.4%, Psychological Horror 9.5%

In a book found in the attic, Manon discovers the past of her family members through their memories, their gestures, their quirks and their little secrets.

Why similar: Point & Click 29.9%, Female Protagonist 14%, Hand-drawn 13.8%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Story Rich 10.2%

A pleasantly anticipated trip back home for the holidays becomes a nightmare for Catherine as a tragic accident leaves her unconscious. After coming to her senses, she realizes that something is dreadfully wrong. She must escape the doll factory she awoke in before it's too late.

Why similar: Psychological 27%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Mystery 13.6%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Horror 10.8%

Follow a girl through the last day of her life.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 23.2%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Multiple Endings 19.6%, Anime 17%

Aki is haunted by a curse. In search of salvation, she travels into the memories of a dead classmate, where she must witness three eerie mystical stories and figure out how to break the shackles of misfortune.

Why similar: Psychological 16.9%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Mystery 11.6%, Multiple Endings 10.3%

Tide Up is a rather dark and gloomy adventure game. Accompany the girl in a dreamlike world of wonder. Collect the pearls scattered around the world and help the girl escape!

Why similar: Anime 18.9%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Horror 15.1%, Psychological Horror 12%, Atmospheric 10.3%