Games Like Lorelai

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: Horror 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Point & Click 12%, Drama 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A masterpiece of psychological horror that defines the dark, narrative-heavy, and surreal style found in Lorelai.

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: Psychological Horror 23.1%, Point & Click 16.4%, Horror 11.7%, Dark 9.9%, Puzzle 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the surreal, disturbing, and child-like perspective on traumatic horror that makes Lorelai so memorable.

There is nothing Joe wouldn't do for his wife. But as they try to save their marriage with a romantic getaway, things go from bad to worse, and from worse... to insanity...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.6%, Point & Click 14.8%, Horror 14.1%, Story Rich 9.7%, Dark 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same creator, this game shares the same bleak, surreal, and mature psychological horror DNA as Lorelai.

Burnhouse Lane tells a story of Angie Weather, a one foot in the grave agency nurse attempting to complete five impossible tasks in order to win her life back. Solve puzzles, make friends and enemies, run, hide and fight in this dark adventure that'll take you on a trip to another world and back...

Why similar: Drama 15.4%, Dark 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Horror 11.4%, Female Protagonist 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: Another title from the same developer that masterfully blends dark, emotional storytelling with challenging puzzle-adventure gameplay.

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

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.6%, Point & Click 17.6%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Horror 11.9%, Story Rich 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a similarly dark, whimsical, and emotionally heavy narrative experience that explores the loss of innocence.

Delve into a dark adventure following the boy with a prosthetic face and a tragic past. Unravel the sinister mysteries of Sally's world to find the truth that lies hidden beneath the shadows.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.1%, Dark 13.9%, Horror 13.1%, Point & Click 12.4%, Story Rich 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features a similar dark, surreal, and episodic narrative structure with a focus on uncovering unsettling mysteries.

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 14.1%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Dark 11.5%, Horror 11.2%, Psychological Horror 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, hand-drawn point-and-click adventure that captures a similar sense of eerie, small-town mystery and dread.

Detention is an atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology, the game provided players with unique graphics and gaming experience.

Why similar: Horror 18.2%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Drama 10.2%, Point & Click 8.9%, Dark 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D atmospheric horror game that explores deep personal trauma and historical guilt through a haunting lens.

Join Brian Pasternack on his first working day at Sintracorp. Uncertain, unprepared, and massively unqualified, will Pasternack have what it takes to shine in Sintracorp’s hierarchy? It all depends on how he performs on his first assignment… and whether he survives it.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.7%, Horror 19.5%, Puzzle 17.6%, Story Rich 11.7%, Exploration 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D horror game that blends surreal workplace satire with intense psychological dread and exploration.

Set in the '90s, Kathy Rain tells the story of a strong-willed journalism major who has to come to terms with her troubled past as she investigates the mysterious death of her recently deceased grandfather.

Why similar: Point & Click 97.1%, Female Protagonist 1%, Adventure 0.5%, Psychological Horror 0.4%, Story Rich 0.2%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven point-and-click mystery featuring a strong female lead uncovering dark, buried secrets.

DISTRAINT is a 2D psychological horror adventure game for PC. In order to secure a partnership in a famous company, Price seizes the property of an elderly woman. In that very moment, he finds out the price of his humanity.

Why similar: Indie 52.8%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Horror 10.6%, Dark 4.5%, Story Rich 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that uses a 2D perspective to explore themes of regret and human misery with a similar tone.

Interact with the spirits of the dead, solve the puzzles of the mysterious mansion and help Elena find her missing father in the horror/adventure puzzle game: Whispering Willows.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 16.1%, Horror 12.8%, Drama 11.8%, Point & Click 10.6%, Story Rich 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Features a female protagonist exploring a haunted mansion with a focus on atmospheric puzzles and supernatural mystery.

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 18.4%, Horror 13.8%, Walking Simulator 12.6%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Drama 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal 2D psychological horror game that blurs the lines between dreams and reality in a haunting way.

The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a folk horror narrative-driven adventure. Explore the isolated moors of rural Victorian England as you uncover the mysteries of Hob's Barrow. The answers lie in the soil...

Why similar: Point & Click 19.5%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Horror 13.8%, Drama 12.3%, Dark 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: A folk-horror point-and-click adventure with a strong female lead and a dark, atmospheric mystery.

You control a combat robot. Your task is to go through the maze, destroy all the enemy robots and get to the finish line. The passages to the other rooms of the maze are littered with stones. You need to use bombs to free the passages.

Why similar: Puzzle 39%, Adventure 26.9%, Exploration 17.4%, Atmospheric 16.7%

Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click adventure that excels in building Lovecraftian, atmospheric dread through minimalist but effective visuals.

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: Psychological Horror 16.6%, Horror 13.5%, Dark 12.6%, Violent 11.3%, Walking Simulator 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D pixel-art horror game that balances surrealism with a personal, character-driven story about family.

A one-armed young girl finds herself locked in a shed in the middle of an idyllic autumn forest, with threats both physical and immaterial drawing closer.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.9%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Horror 11%, Walking Simulator 10.9%, Dark 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric psychological horror game that shares the dark, narrative-focused DNA of the genre.

The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters is a Korean survival horror-adventure. Venture from your deserted school to survive the horrors of the night. Explore the surrounding Sehwa district and uncover the shadow realm's dark secrets. Use everything at your disposal to avoid a demoness hellbent on killing you!

Why similar: Horror 27.4%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Adventure 9%, Dark 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D survival horror game featuring a female protagonist navigating a nightmarish school environment.

STASIS The isometric, point-and-click, sci-fi horror adventure game! In the distant future aboard a seemingly abandoned spacecraft, John Maracheck awakes from stasis. He must push himself to new physical and emotional limits and unravel the mysteries around him.

Why similar: Point & Click 24.4%, Horror 19.6%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Atmospheric 8.3%, Story Rich 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, isometric psychological horror game that shares the oppressive atmosphere and mature, gritty storytelling.

Originally released in 1998 on PC, and awarded as the Adventure Game of the Year, The timeless horror point-and-click, Sanitarium, is returning to frighten the bravest adventure game fans.

Why similar: Point & Click 25%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Horror 19.4%, Dark 8.7%, Adventure 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A classic psychological horror game that dives deep into the fractured mind of its protagonist, much like Lorelai.

Claire is alone, lost, and hunted. The world has quickly becomes shrouded in darkness with unseen threats stalking Claire from the shadows. Aided by her dog and armed only with a flashlight, Claire must conquer her fear and find her comatose mother. However, there are others lost in the darkness seeking salvation.

Why similar: Horror 33.4%, Female Protagonist 26.4%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Adventure 8.2%, 2D 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D survival horror game that focuses on psychological trauma and the desperate struggle to escape nightmares.

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 14.8%, Female Protagonist 13%, Point & Click 12.7%, Dark 11.7%, Horror 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, pixel-art psychological horror game that focuses heavily on the protagonist's internal struggle and nightmares.

You are Price, a man who sold his humanity to get a partnership from a leading company: McDade, Bruton & Moore. DISTRAINT 2 follows on from the events of the first game. It's a sinister tale about restoring hope and finding your purpose.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.7%, Walking Simulator 14.7%, Point & Click 14.6%, Horror 14%, Story Rich 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Continues the psychological exploration of the first game with an even more surreal and emotionally resonant narrative.

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: Point & Click 17.4%, Female Protagonist 16.4%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Horror 12.2%, Dark 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A short, poignant, and dark story-driven game that explores childhood trauma through a unique, somber lens.

Never Again - Horror/first-person Quest. The main essence of the game is research locations and puzzles, plunging in the dramatic story of a little girl suffering from asthma.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.8%, Drama 12.9%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Walking Simulator 11.8%, Horror 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D psychological horror game that focuses on puzzles and a claustrophobic, dark atmosphere.

Try to survive through the night in a house that's trying its best to kill you and your family.

Why similar: Horror 32.1%, Violent 15%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Female Protagonist 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A tense, pixel-art horror game where you must navigate a dangerous, shifting environment to survive.

Re:Turn 2 is a 2D psychological horror adventure game. The game follows on from the events of the first game. Saki and her fiancé, Sen, are trapped on an abandoned train that is haunted by an evil spirit that takes the form of a little girl named Ayumi.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.8%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Horror 12.6%, Point & Click 12.3%, Dark 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D horror adventure that deals with supernatural threats and intense psychological tension.

There is one rule in the game. And it needs to be broken. There is one goal. And when you attain it, you die.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.4%, Female Protagonist 17.7%, Horror 16.9%, Psychological Horror 6.9%, Dark 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: An experimental horror game that focuses on atmosphere and the psychological journey of its female protagonists.

The stage is set. Imagine an old baroque manor, perhaps a hotel or a museum, somewhere in central Europe. A woman wanders in search of answers.

Why similar: Puzzle 20.8%, Horror 18.3%, Female Protagonist 14%, Stylized 13.2%, Adventure 11.7%

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: Psychological Horror 14%, Horror 13.2%, Dark 11.5%, Violent 8.8%, Walking Simulator 8.8%

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 22.6%, Horror 16%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Walking Simulator 9.5%, Dark 7.8%

A teenage girl and the vengeful ghost possessing her stumble onto horrors of cosmic proportions as the latter searches for a way to murder the former.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 13%, Walking Simulator 12.5%, Dark 10.6%, Point & Click 10.6%, Horror 10.4%

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: Female Protagonist 16.3%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Dark 13%, Point & Click 12.9%, Horror 9.6%

Audrey is a young woman returning to her childhood home. Upon arriving, however, she begins to notice strange happenings around the house. Is this a dream or reality? Whatever it is, it seems so oddly… familiar. Explore with Audrey as she tries to work out the mysteries of her missing memories.

Why similar: Horror 21.2%, Dark 15.5%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Adventure 7.7%

Uncanny Valley is a survival horror game that includes a mix of exploration, puzzle solving and a bit of action with a lot of optional story content. We're trying to preserve the old survival horror kind of gameplay instead of following the modern trend of creating a third person shooter with horror elements.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 35.3%, Horror 27.7%, Atmospheric 13.7%, Adventure 13.3%, Indie 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A survival horror game that emphasizes narrative choices and psychological tension in a claustrophobic setting.

A third‑person psychological horror game where you explore both the real world and the spirit realm. As a medium drawn to a deserted resort, you’ll uncover dark secrets, confront echoes of trauma, and face the consequences of seeing more than one truth.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16%, Horror 15.8%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Dark 10.6%, Adventure 9.4%

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 17.5%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Horror 15.5%, Story Rich 7.6%

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 13.7%, Dark 13.3%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Horror 10.7%, Female Protagonist 9.2%

Castle of Secrets is a dark psychological adventure with horror elements. Uncover the mystery behind your family's murder as you journey through the world of the dead, meet strange beings, solve puzzles, and make choices that shape the story.

Why similar: Point & Click 15.5%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Horror 11.5%, Puzzle 8.9%

A story-rich psychological horror inspired by real-life experiences. Follow Emily, 23, as she moves to Brooklyn for a fresh start, but finds herself drawn into a slow spiral of obsession and control. Featuring voice acting, this atmospheric and grounded experience is deeply unsettling.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.1%, Walking Simulator 16.4%, Horror 14.5%, Dark 12.5%, Female Protagonist 9.4%

Open the doors between your everyday reality and a dark unholy world to unveil the mystery of the disappearance of your child. Explore both worlds to find clues, solve puzzles, decide whether you infiltrate or fight brutal enemies and stand up to an aberrant establishment.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 13.5%, Walking Simulator 12.3%, Psychological Horror 12%, Dark 11.5%, Violent 10.3%

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: Point & Click 16.7%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Horror 14.6%, Dark 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9.6%

"The Stalked 2" is a standalone horror sequel to "The Stalked", where you play as Rachel, an avid hiker. What begins as a relaxing hike to a cabin turns into a nightmare filled with eerie interactions and unsettling events. Will you survive?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.6%, Horror 17.6%, Dark 16.3%, Walking Simulator 14.4%, Atmospheric 9.9%

In this point-and-click urban thriller, down-and-out private eye Kathy Rain will embark on her most dangerous case yet — the pursuit of the notorious serial killer known as the Soothsayer. Find clues, gather evidence, connect the dots, and confront the murderer before the hunter becomes the hunted…

Why similar: Point & Click 18.4%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Horror 14.1%, Dark 10.8%, Atmospheric 10%

True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 2 is the sequel to one of the best rated horror escape games, acclaimed for its story and the atmosphere of horror mystery.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.3%, Point & Click 13.3%, Horror 13.2%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Dark 7.7%

'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 Horror 21%, Point & Click 18%, Female Protagonist 16.6%, Dark 16.2%, Horror 15.1%

Get pulled into the nightmares of reality as you play as an abducted girl from the ger district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Uncover a secret organization that deals in human trafficking and other horrendous activities. Try to escape from the scariest place on earth!

Why similar: Violent 17.8%, Dark 13%, Horror 11.9%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Psychological Horror 10.3%

Witching Hour is a horror story that takes you out of your family home and across the quiet town of Hollow Hills. Your fate depends on making difficult choices, your relationship with your family, and confrontations with the matriarch of the town’s affliction with witchcraft, Lucilia.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.2%, Horror 11.7%, Violent 11.6%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Dark 10%

All the colors have gone missing from the world. While on a mission to bring them back you discover you are being hunted by those who would see the colors banished. Your only hope is a woman in red who may be holding the key to preventing the world from becoming discolored.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.4%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Horror 15.7%, Puzzle 11.7%, Story Rich 9%

A short psychological adventure about a stressed girl who wants to explore her ceiling.

Why similar: Point & Click 20.1%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Horror 12%, Atmospheric 9.1%

"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: Walking Simulator 17.9%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Horror 13.5%, Dark 8.8%

An orphan returns to the house of the deceased fortune-teller to uncover the secret of his family's death. He must accept his legacy and become a prognostic before supernatural madness engulfs people of his town.

Why similar: Horror 16%, Walking Simulator 14.6%, Psychological Horror 10%, Realistic 9.4%, Story Rich 9.3%

What dreams are made of is the stuff of nightmares in this new point-and-click adventure. Delve deep into realms both fantastical and terrifying, and use the power of lucid dreaming to solve puzzles, explore, and contend with eerie adversaries in your search for the brother you thought had died.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.8%, Point & Click 16.2%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Horror 12.1%, Puzzle 8.3%

A young girl needs to find her friends, unravel a dark mystery and escape the clutches of her cursed toys.

Why similar: Horror 43.4%, Female Protagonist 27.1%, Adventure 18%, Singleplayer 5.9%, Indie 5.5%

An award-winning narrative thriller about a blind woman’s journey to uncover the truth about the mansion from her nightmares, or else become one of its victims.

Why similar: Horror 26.3%, Walking Simulator 20.5%, Female Protagonist 19.6%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Adventure 8.9%

Remothered: Tormented Fathers is the pure and realistic survival horror videogame

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.4%, Horror 20.9%, Female Protagonist 20.7%, Violent 16.6%, Adventure 6.5%

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 16.4%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Horror 13.6%, Dark 11.1%, Puzzle 9%

Clinging to the memory of her vanished sisters, an isolated woman wanders a dying reality.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 25.3%, Drama 16.2%, Atmospheric 15.6%, Story Rich 14.1%, Exploration 10.3%

Just as you begin to settle in for a fun day at your best friend's house, something changes in her and she kills you. And not just once—she ends your life time and time and time again.Your goal is to escape from this endless loop of despair.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 40%, Dark 16.8%, Adventure 13.7%, Horror 13.4%, 2D 10.1%

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: Walking Simulator 18.5%, Horror 16.6%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Atmospheric 9.8%