- #1 Mekururi: Dizzying Witch
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SleepingMuseum
Windows
A mysterious adventure game where you spin the witch's eyes round and round to unlock secrets. Escort her without hesitation through fantastical puzzles and action.
Why similar: Adventure 27.8%, Dark 23.7%, Cute 22%, Horror 21.8%, Indie 2.6%
- #2 June
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: lab36
Windows
「June」 is a horror adventure game in which you explore a haunted apartment and solve puzzles and try to escape. Use your companions' special actions at key points,and let's return to our world alive.
Why similar: Adventure 33.8%, Dark 24.6%, Exploration 22.5%, Horror 14.8%, Indie 2.4%
- #3 It Lurks in the Woods
96% matchMostly Positive74% of 78 reviews2017
Dev: Olivier Leclair
Windows
It Lurks in the Woods is a short first-person horror game based on French Canadian folklore.
Why similar: Adventure 27.7%, Dark 23.8%, Horror 22.4%, Exploration 16.8%, Indie 9.3%
- #4 Stranger Watch
95% matchPositive93% of 45 reviews2024
Dev: GoodLuck3 Inc.
Windows
In 'Stranger Watch' players step into the shoes of an elementary school student in a town plagued by recent sightings of suspicious figures. As they make their way home, it’s up to them to spot and report these lurking dangers
Why similar: Adventure 37.3%, Dark 33.7%, Horror 23.2%, Singleplayer 3%, Indie 2.8%
- #5 Oniwaki Village -Horror game-
94% matchPositive80% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: GoodLuck3 Inc.
Windows
"Oniwaki Village" is a first-person Japanese horror adventure game set in a Japanese village that has been abandoned due to an incident. Players endure horror as they explore the village and pursue the mystery of the incident....
Why similar: Adventure 36.3%, Dark 30.5%, Horror 27.1%, Singleplayer 3.1%, Indie 3%
- #6 Aemaso 1: Containment Breached
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: EWOfficial
Windows
A short, dark story about a man who has lost everything after an accident and is faced with a choice.
Why similar: Dark 38.7%, Adventure 32.9%, Horror 22.7%, Singleplayer 3%, Indie 2.8%
- #7 Good Boy The Long Night
93% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Clanker Games
Windows
A 1st person horror game that lets you see the world from a different perspective. Experience the long night as human`s best friend, a dog. Walk through the long night in search of your owner and discover what secrets and dangers you'll encounter along the way.
Why similar: Adventure 33.6%, Dark 24.9%, Exploration 20.9%, Horror 13.9%, Indie 4.6%
- #8 Last Half of Darkness
91% matchVery Positive91% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: WRF Studios
Windows
Your aunt sure was a strange one. She was some sort of witch or something. A good witch though, practicing only good spells and magic. In fact, she was working on a potion just before she was killed. Now the secret will go to the grave with her... unless you can find the missing ingredients.
Why similar: Horror 34.1%, Adventure 25.4%, Dark 21.7%, Exploration 17.1%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #9 Portal of Nightmares Chapter 1
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Haunting Rift Games
Windows
Developed by a solo developer, this atmospheric horror mystery tasks you with investigating a school where everyone vanished without a trace. Navigate untouched corridors and find notes to uncover the backstory. No difficult puzzles...just the truth waiting in the dark.
Why similar: Adventure 33.7%, Exploration 31.2%, Horror 28.5%, Singleplayer 3.4%, Indie 3.2%
- #10 Rental
90% matchVery Positive92% of 5,552 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 29.3%, Exploration 20.2%, Dark 16.8%, Adventure 13.6%, Cute 13.2%
- #11 NEVER TURN BACK
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: REMAAL GAMES Pub: REMAAL GAMES
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game about escaping a seemingly endless tunnel where something is always watching from the darkness.
Why similar: Adventure 32%, Dark 26.4%, Horror 19.9%, Exploration 18.6%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #12 Hollow Remains
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SorajikaGames
Windows
Hollow Remains is a first-person exploration horror game set in a hospital. When you awaken from surgery, you find yourself completely alone. As you flee from the lurking entity, you uncover the truth that was left behind.
Why similar: Adventure 35.1%, Exploration 30.9%, Horror 28.3%, Indie 3.1%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #13 Hoppa
89% matchMixed47% of 19 reviews2020
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
A tiny adventure game, pole vault over dangerous waters, and bring a cute lost duckling back to its mother!
Why similar: Adventure 48.8%, Exploration 19.8%, Cute 19.7%, Indie 11.7%
- #14 L.OD
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 丸得基地
Windows
2D exploratory adventure
Why similar: Adventure 33.9%, Dark 25.5%, Exploration 23%, Horror 15.6%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #15 The Asodium
86% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: BlackNoise Games
Windows
The Asodium is a bite-sized atmospheric horror experience focused on exploration, tension, and survival. Navigate a decaying asylum, avoid unseen threats, and uncover fragmented truths hidden within its walls while struggling to escape an unsettling reality
Why similar: Dark 31%, Adventure 29.3%, Horror 21.7%, Exploration 14.7%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #16 Darkness Ahead
87% matchMixed52% of 108 reviews2016
Dev: Useless MachinesPub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Darkness Ahead is an adventure game about a man searching for his little brother. A plateau between mountains holds a dark secret about its past. You have to stay alive and collect everything you need to complete your quest.
Why similar: Adventure 34%, Horror 21.4%, Dark 20.1%, Exploration 13%, Indie 9.4%
- #17 Hallowed Faces
86% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Aces Games
Windows
Returning to the village feels wrong. The wind howls through empty streets, and the lanterns sway like they’re alive. What happened while you were gone?
Why similar: Adventure 33.7%, Dark 25.4%, Exploration 21.2%, Horror 15.5%, Indie 2.4%
- #18 Celestials Door
85% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Breakbound Studios
Windows
Celestial's Door is a psychological horror game where you, as a desperate husband, search for your missing wife, Dee.
Why similar: Adventure 33.6%, Dark 25.3%, Exploration 21.2%, Horror 15.5%, Indie 2.4%
- #19 Riot of Willy
84% matchPositive86% of 42 reviews2023
Dev: Too Production
Windows
Is a horror game with an adventure twist. Your task is to solve puzzles and not to get caught by monsters. They all hear and see you, so be careful. Explore the locations and survive in this thrilling horror game
Why similar: Adventure 34.4%, Horror 33.7%, Exploration 21.2%, Indie 6.4%, Singleplayer 4.3%
- #20 MidSpring
83% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Yattazetto
Windows
This game is a spot the difference game. You and your friends have come to a village festival. If something different happens from the first day, go back the way you came. If the same thing happens, go forward. Will you be able to return home safely with your friends?
Why similar: Adventure 36.8%, Exploration 24.2%, Cute 22.1%, Horror 14.3%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #21 Basement
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RealStorm
Windows
You’ve just moved into your new home. The neighbors are quiet. But the basement... isn’t empty. Uncover the tragic truth behind the house’s previous owners in this story-driven psychological horror experience. Explore, and survive the lingering presence of a soul trapped in darkness.
Why similar: Adventure 30.6%, Dark 28.4%, Horror 23%, Exploration 13%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #22 Aunt Fatima - خالة فاطمة
81% matchVery Positive87% of 206 reviews2024
Dev: Abdulla Al Hamad (DRTH)
Windows
Aunt Fatima's House: Solve puzzles, find items, and unlock doors while avoiding Aunt Fatima in this scary horror game.Can you escape the deadly house?
Why similar: Horror 26.6%, Dark 24.9%, Adventure 22.9%, Exploration 20.3%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #23 Moeras
82% matchMostly Negative38% of 37 reviews2020
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
A short action-adventure game about an archer that's guarding a swamp.
Why similar: Adventure 53.9%, Dark 18.7%, Exploration 14.4%, Indie 13%
- #24 A Light Touch
82% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: One2ManyHats
Windows
A Light Touch is a puzzle adventure game where you play as a guiding light, protecting a small chick from danger. Together you solve puzzles and explore a mysterious world consumed by darkness. Can you uncover its secrets and restore light to the world?
Why similar: Dark 28.1%, Adventure 19.5%, Cute 18.8%, Exploration 14.2%, Horror 13.1%
- #25 The Sinking Structure, Clione, and Lost Child -Log3
81% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2022
Dev: MATRE
Windows
Two silent wanderers,6 full chapters,A game of exploration and adventure
Why similar: Adventure 57.3%, Exploration 37.3%, Singleplayer 5.4%
- #26 LeftWay 2
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tongsun
Windows · Mac · Linux
Nampung encounters the nightmare again and this time also includes her relative people.
Why similar: Adventure 45.2%, Dark 25.3%, Horror 19%, Indie 10.5%
- #27 The horrible inside
79% matchMixed60% of 25 reviews2024
Dev: Neki4 Electronics
Windows
You have to plunge into the depths of madness and uncover the dark secrets that lurk within. With every step you take, you will encounter paranormal phenomena and ghosts of your past.
Why similar: Adventure 31.2%, Horror 28.4%, Dark 19.7%, Exploration 19%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #28 The elevator
78% matchVery Positive86% of 110 reviews2025
Dev: Springbok
Windows
Something is going on in the elevator of your new home.
Why similar: Exploration 34.1%, Adventure 30%, Horror 28.1%, Indie 5%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #29 Uncle's Basement
78% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: TCG InfinitePub: Setfire Ent.
Windows
Uncle's Basement is a survival horror game with puzzle solving elements. In it you will have to go through all the difficulties and find a way out of the place of confinement.
Why similar: Horror 30%, Dark 23.4%, Adventure 23.1%, Exploration 20%, Indie 1.8%
- #30 Alone K.W.
79% matchMostly Negative33% of 79 reviews2016
Dev: TeamWaterFlyPub: Volens Nolens Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Dr. Kevin White, a drug manufacturing manager in the same company was sent to a conference in Greenland. In turn, the ship was caught in the ice and crashed. The main character was thrown by an unknown island. Seeing the house, Kevin went there.
Why similar: Adventure 72.4%, Horror 20.1%, Indie 7.5%
- #31 Abrasion
76% matchPositive95% of 42 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Laaya
Windows
You are an enslaved oilborn. The Facility sends you to harvest blood from overgrown brains in the depths of an ancient megastructure. Search for secrets and uncover forgotten lore in this exploration focused horror game.
Why similar: Dark 29.7%, Horror 25.2%, Exploration 22.6%, Adventure 14.4%, Indie 5.2%
- #32 Trick Or Terror
77% matchNo user reviews2028
Dev: Bad Hell Entertainment
Windows
Welcome to Trick Or Terror. In this game, you're trapped in a cemetery: your goal is to find items, solve puzzles, and escape. Watch out for the enemies: the skeletons. The skeletons will do everything they can to stop you. If they stop you, there will be very serious consequences.
Why similar: Adventure 37%, Dark 22.1%, Exploration 21.2%, Horror 15.3%, Indie 2.6%
- #33 Pixelwave Off
75% match7 user reviews43% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: PixelwaveCraft Studios
Windows
Pixelwave Off is a backrooms-mascot horror game set in the 2000s.You return to search for your friend, who disappeared a few years ago.Find him and uncover the dark secrets hidden within Pixelwave Entertainment.
Why similar: Adventure 35.6%, Horror 33.8%, Exploration 23%, Singleplayer 4.7%, Indie 3%
- #34 LeftWay
77% matchMostly Positive72% of 39 reviews2017
Dev: Tongsun
Windows · Mac · Linux
Nampung found herself in a strange place. What is really happening?...
Why similar: Adventure 44.1%, Dark 26.1%, Horror 19.6%, Indie 10.2%
- #35 Clockwise
76% matchMixed65% of 49 reviews2017
Dev: pheenix93
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
"Clockwise" is an adventure, puzzle, horror game with different playthroughs. It combines the feeling of being watched with the ones of confusion and fear. Will you find a way out of the haunted house?
Why similar: Adventure 49.2%, Horror 21.6%, Dark 20.3%, Indie 8.9%
- #36 Forbidden Tapes
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Madventure Games
Windows
Forbidden Tapes is a game consisting of three different horror stories. In the first episode, discover Jeremy Winterroad's recording, an urban exploration enthusiast searching for abandoned places full of stories. He won't be disappointed when he explores the old McNale house.
Why similar: Adventure 27.1%, Horror 26.2%, Dark 26.1%, Exploration 16.8%, Indie 2.1%
- #37 BLACK SECTOR
73% match6 user reviews50% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Alarm Studio Ltd
Windows
In 1999, investigative journalist Łukasz uncovers dark secrets in a hidden underground prison in Lower Silesia, Poland. Navigate eerie corridors and face unknown horrors in this atmospheric horror adventure.
Why similar: Dark 30.2%, Horror 23.8%, Adventure 21.8%, Exploration 19.3%, Indie 3.3%
- #38 Deranged
74% match7 user reviews29% of 7 reviews2021
Dev: Franco Hernandez
Windows
Deranged is a single player puzzle and psychological horror video game. Find a way to escape the O'Connor mansion before things get tough. Remember that in order to escape you must complete challenging puzzles against the clock ... Will you be able?
Why similar: Horror 38.5%, Adventure 31%, Exploration 25.4%, Singleplayer 5.2%
- #39 Mysterious Night (The First Night)
74% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2021
Dev: THung
Windows
Puzzle and mystery genre, find objects to escape. The game evokes exploration and discovery of mysteries with a hint of gloom and curiosity. Mystic Night (first night) is a story about a boy named Uri and the mysteries surrounding him.
Why similar: Dark 31.7%, Horror 27.6%, Adventure 26.5%, Exploration 12.7%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #40 Sylvio
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 146 reviews2015
Dev: Stroboskop
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Sylvio is a psychological horror game set in a tranquil, disturbing atmosphere. Help ghost recorder Juliette Waters face an evil curse and a wicked family cult with her microphone and the voices of the dead.
Why similar: Adventure 51.6%, Horror 36.7%, Indie 11.6%
- #41 Descent - Silence of Mind
73% matchMixed57% of 107 reviews2017
Dev: LaboryPub: SA Industry
Windows
Hypnosis, memories, delusions and a disturbing secret revolve around silence of mind.
Why similar: Adventure 36.3%, Dark 26%, Horror 25.4%, Indie 12.2%
- #42 The Sinking Structure, Clione, and Lost Child -Log1
72% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2022
Dev: MATRE
Windows
Two silent wanderers,6 full chapters,A game of exploration and adventure.
Why similar: Adventure 58.7%, Exploration 36.1%, Singleplayer 5.2%
- #43 Deep in the Fields
70% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: Del Campo Studio
Windows
With no other option, you take a job as a farmhand on a remote ranch in the interior of Buenos Aires. But as time passes, you begin to uncover the dark secrets buried deep in the fields.
Why similar: Dark 31.9%, Horror 27.3%, Exploration 21.4%, Adventure 18.3%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #44 Isolation
72% matchMixed41% of 56 reviews2017
Dev: Interactive Gaming Studios
Windows
The plague destroyed the world you once knew. This unknown bacteria destroyed the lives of many people who lived in various countries around the world. When the plague was first identified by doctors, researchers started working on a cure immediately. The infected people were transported into hospitals to isolate them from other people.
Why similar: Adventure 48.9%, Horror 40.3%, Indie 10.8%
- #45 Poncik's Little Tragedy
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bratu Games
Windows
Explore an abandoned theater consumed by a mysterious fungal infestation. Use Poncik Bot to solve puzzles, restore power, and uncover the secrets hidden within. Something terrible happened here, and the truth is still waiting to be found.
Why similar: Horror 30.1%, Adventure 29.7%, Exploration 19.1%, Dark 17%, Indie 2.5%
- #46 The Darkest Woods
71% matchVery Positive80% of 51 reviews2018
Dev: teamsupport
Windows · Mac · Linux
Do you remember those horror flash games? Early quests? Well this is the idea.
Why similar: Adventure 54.1%, Horror 33.3%, Indie 12.6%
- #47 メアリウム
71% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: 群悠
Windows
少年が迷い込んだのは悪夢の水族館『メアリウム』。果たして彼は襲い来る異変を乗り越え、無事家に帰る事ができるのでしょうか?KOTAKE CREATE様の『8番のりば』を参考に、ドット絵で構成された2Dホラーゲームです。
Why similar: Adventure 39.3%, Horror 35.2%, Exploration 21.4%, Singleplayer 4.1%
- #48 MEKAKUSHI-SAN
68% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: nobisiko games
Windows
MEKAKUSHI-SAN is a first-person 3D horror adventure set in an invisible Japanese neighborhood. Your gaze reveals hidden terrain and paths, while looking, not looking, and closing your eyes become visual mechanics for exploring the otherworldly town and escaping MEKAKUSHI-SAN’s pursuit.
Why similar: Adventure 30.5%, Horror 22.9%, Exploration 20%, Dark 12.2%, Cute 11.3%
- #49 Babysitter
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Void
Windows
Take the role of child who has to escape the house by outsmarting the babysitter. You have to solve puzzles without getting caught in order to escape
Why similar: Adventure 37.7%, Horror 33.7%, Exploration 22.7%, Indie 3.1%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #50 Pilfer
69% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2020
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
A stealth game in which the player explores a small town, breaks into houses, and steals silverware.
Why similar: Adventure 45%, Dark 26%, Exploration 18.3%, Indie 10.8%
- #51 The Secret of Whispering
69% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Teo Games
Windows
The Secret of Whispering is a psychological horror puzzle game. The player is lured into an abandoned house by mysterious calls. As he explores the eerie property, he uncovers dark secrets and is drawn into a maelstrom of puzzles and gruesome revelations.
Why similar: Adventure 37.4%, Exploration 23.5%, Dark 21.1%, Horror 13.3%, Indie 2.7%
- #52 MÅRD
70% matchMostly Negative22% of 18 reviews2019
Dev: Black Curtain Studio
Windows
You are a detective who decides to visit your late father's cabin, which he has left you, somewhere in the woods of northern Sweden. But everything is not what it seems. Determined to find out what drove your father to spend his final months in isolation in the cabin, you set out to investigate.
Why similar: Adventure 50.6%, Horror 22.5%, Exploration 19.3%, Indie 7.7%
- #53 Nightmare Journey 1135
68% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: yaigiPub: Gotcha Gotcha Games
Windows
A horror adventure through wandering nightmares “The escape game is over.”
Why similar: Adventure 34.9%, Cute 24.5%, Exploration 21.5%, Dark 14.5%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #54 Barrow Hill: The Dark Path
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 158 reviews2016
Dev: Shadow Tor StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Follow the Dark Path into a world of Druidic lore and Celtic myths. It is the Autumn Equinox on Barrow Hill, a time of great power, when the ancient standing stones are at their most powerful and dangerous. You have one night to make the offerings, follow the Dark Path and escape Barrow Hill.
Why similar: Adventure 64.7%, Horror 22.5%, Indie 12.8%
- #55 Chicken in the Darkness
67% matchPositive100% of 45 reviews2018
Dev: Jaesung KimPub: BukGwak
Windows
The game "Chicken in the darkness" is a roguelike-indie-horror game developed by 3 highschool students. The main character, a highschool student who lives in a dorm, plans with his friends to order a fried chicken and get delivered.
Why similar: Adventure 55.5%, Horror 30.7%, Indie 13.7%
- #56 Gaung
66% match8 user reviews50% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: Berdua Studio
Windows
Experience the spine-chilling horror game where you explore the haunted depths of an ancient cave shrouded in mystery. As Rani, you will navigate cryptic puzzles, eerie spirits, and survive the supernatural to uncover dark secrets and escape with your life.
Why similar: Adventure 28.8%, Dark 27.4%, Horror 22%, Exploration 17.9%, Indie 2.8%
- #57 Engraving
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Raffaele Picca
Windows · Linux
In this horror adventure, your only weapons are ink, paper, and will. Explore shifting paths, chart them by hand, and uncover ancient secrets buried beneath root and stone. Every step takes its toll.
Why similar: Horror 35.4%, Adventure 27.4%, Dark 17.9%, Exploration 17.3%, Singleplayer 2%
- #58 DeadNot
65% match4 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: LuckeyLoopyPub: LuckeyLoopy Games
Windows
DeadNot is a first-person psychological horror game where you the terminals to navigate, scan points of interest, manage camera feeds, and piece together what went wrong at this site. But you are not alone. A hostile entity stalks you. Don't look at it for too long.
Why similar: Adventure 29.5%, Horror 28.4%, Exploration 19.7%, Dark 16%, Singleplayer 4%
- #59 The Warden
67% matchMixed58% of 19 reviews2016
Dev: Matteo CillarioPub: Black Mist Studios
Windows
“The Warden” is a first-person psychological-horror game with puzzles.Ephram Elias Barkley is a landowner who , after losing his family , lives his life in a alcoholic loneliness.His life is interspersed with moments of lucidity and states of trance that seem to leave, as only trace, mysterious drawings of dark landscapes in which stands...
Why similar: Adventure 59.8%, Horror 31.1%, Indie 9.1%