- #1 Rail of Möbius
97% matchVery Positive95% of 485 reviews2021
Dev: PHOSEPO
Windows
It is an adventure game with multiple endings. An original script written by a well-known light novelist with a total of 400,000 words. With reasoning, suspense, love, and science fiction elements, it allows players to embark on a highly immersive journey of salvation on the submarine train.
Why similar: Word Game 19.8%, Detective 15.6%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Drama 12.4%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #2 筮灵 SHILING
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 270 reviews2024
Dev: WindField GamesPub: Mammorize
Windows
国产本土新怪谈恐怖游戏——幽魂社前社长在直播中突然失踪,销声匿迹数月后发来诡异消息,将你引入离奇的规则世界。走不出的吞人楼栋、满员即死的午夜巴士、地图上不存在的村庄,还有勾魂剧院、吃人公司……世界的“暗面”等待探索,怪谲的谜题等待揭露。
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.8%, Word Game 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, CRPG 9.9%
- #3 梦魇:无归 Nightmare without return
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 625 reviews2022
Dev: 青衣工作室
Windows
This is a journey without return When you wake up... In the strange space, the bronze gate that eats people, the strange rules of the game, and the ever-changing nightmare world appear in front of you Everything starts from here
Why similar: Drama 35.1%, Multiple Endings 22%, RPG 17.6%, Story Rich 8.8%, RPGMaker 6.8% ★
- #4 TOUQI
95% matchVery Positive92% of 406 reviews2025
Dev: 橙光游戏Pub: Paleo
Windows
《頭七》(头七怪谈)是一款中式民俗恐怖解谜游戏。作为刚入职西封杂志社的成员,你需要根据主编的要求,整合“頭七”论坛中民间灵异故事贴之间的关联,并在必要时与同伴实地探索,以揭开帖子后隐藏的秘密。
Why similar: Word Game 25.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Detective 13%, Multiple Endings 7.9%
- #5 Dead Dreams
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 65 reviews2020
Dev: Aiaz Marx
Windows
"DEAD DREAMS" is a 2D psychological horror game focused on puzzle-solving and atmosphere with a complex non-linear story in which every element has a meaning...
Why similar: RPGMaker 34.3% ★, Detective 16.1%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%
- #6 The Simen Rumors
92% matchVery Positive92% of 88 reviews2026
Dev: 羊之口
Windows
本游戏以视觉小说的形式,收录了十四个奇幻恐怖的短篇故事。从网站专栏的投稿、社团的恐怖故事分享会、到某座设施中的秘密实验……你将以不同的视角,探索发生在鸶门市周边的种种奇妙传闻。
Why similar: Detective 30.3%, Word Game 25.2%, Drama 19.2%, Logic 17.1%, Psychological Horror 3.2%
- #7 KAKUSANKIBOU / 扩散希望
94% matchVery Positive83% of 160 reviews2018
Dev: あみそ組Pub: Pujia8 Studio
Windows
Basically the story goes as visual novel form. Sometimes, the system switches into dot part, and you can control the character to continue the story.
Why similar: RPGMaker 34.9% ★, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Detective 14.1%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, RPG 9.5%
- #8 Misty Judgment
91% matchVery Positive94% of 1,412 reviews2025
Dev: 次元边界
Windows
This is a suspense reasoning interactive work with real people. You will play the protagonist "Qi Yi", find evidence in a series of murders, piece together the truth, and find the ultimate murderer, all of which will lead you to an unpredictable future.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Word Game 16.9%, Detective 16.9%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Logic 12%
- #9 Tren0
93% matchMostly Positive74% of 283 reviews2018
Dev: BubblePub: INDIECN
Windows
A pixel game that contains some puzzles. It tells a story about five strangers who were trapped on a mysterious train.
Why similar: RPGMaker 17.4% ★, Multiple Endings 16.4%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Drama 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%
- #10 TEST TEST TEST
91% matchVery Positive92% of 991 reviews2024
Dev: MojikenPub: Toge Productions
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Escape a time loop as an overworked office employee by solving cryptic puzzles with alternate reality game elements.
Why similar: Nonlinear 18.6%, Detective 16.7%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 11%
- #11 Experimentation
90% matchMostly Positive72% of 96 reviews2023
Dev: Faithy Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A linear visual novel about five short stories, unrelated at first glance. Be prepared for mysticism, gloomy atmosphere and light psychological horror. Not recommended to play if you are experiencing depression or severe psychological state.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.6%, Detective 21.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Drama 17.6%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #12 RECORD_DrowsyVortex
88% matchVery Positive100% of 51 reviews2024
Dev: LunarHillz
Windows
RECORD_DrowsyVortex is a post-apocalyptic exploration-focused RPG set in the future era of Space Immigration. It is one piece of recorded data transmitted from Planet Drowsy Vortex centuries later, offering an immersive experience of a local post-disaster survivor's weird and memorable story.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.1%, Strategy RPG 21%, CRPG 18%, Drama 14.8%, Exploration 10.4%
- #13 This is Interesting
86% matchVery Positive99% of 79 reviews2025
Dev: Scott Jund
Windows
This is Interesting is a psychological horror mystery based game with roguelite elements. You are being watched, and you aren't really sure why. Delve through the depths of memory to uncover the mystery behind the gray purgatory you find yourself in.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.2%, Psychological Horror 23.6%, Exploration 13.7%, Puzzle 10.7%, RPG 9.3%
- #14 十五
87% matchVery Positive94% of 64 reviews2023
Dev: 有杕之杜
Windows
This is a plot exploration game set in the 1990s. In the game, you will go back to the age of 15, make up for those regrets and mistakes, rewrite our story and destiny, and explore different life and destination!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Pixel Graphics 20.5%, Drama 13.6%, Story Rich 11.7%, RPG 9.7%
- #15 Train of Afterlife
89% matchMixed51% of 183 reviews2015
Dev: Zeiva Inc
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Train of Afterlife is a mystery, psychological, horror Visual Novel.
Why similar: Nonlinear 36.6%, Psychological Horror 25%, Multiple Endings 23.5%, Story Rich 10.4%, Singleplayer 4.5%
- #16 Three Minutes To Eight
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 189 reviews2023
Dev: Chaosmonger StudioPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Three Minutes To Eight is a mind bending pixel art adventure. A gaming experience threading the edge of consciousness, where everything is possible and yet remains elusive. Players will find themselves in ███ ██ █ ▓ ▒ ░ ¿⊕ξד¶¶¶ Error 0x80070570.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Detective 18.7%, Futuristic 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%
- #17 愚人船 NARRENSCHIFF
83% matchVery Positive96% of 218 reviews2025
Dev: Anonymous
Windows
"NARRENSCHIFF" is a psychological horror puzzle game. Players take on the role of an amnesiac man who awakens in a mysterious mental hospital. As they explore, they unravel a story involving their own origins and the conspiracy brewing within the walls of the mental institution.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.1%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Drama 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, RPG 10.9%
- #18 Myths of Rules
84% matchVery Positive88% of 1,027 reviews2023
Dev: Sugarcane Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 53%
This is a text-based adventure puzzle game, where you must struggle to survive in a world filled with ghosts and urban legends. While collecting clues, you'll uncover the truth behind the world and find the way out. The game features a wealth of levels, unconventional rules, and a touch of horror.
Why similar: Word Game 28.4%, Nonlinear 25.7%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Exploration 8.7%, Puzzle 7.7%
- #19 流言侦探
85% matchVery Positive82% of 116 reviews2021
Dev: WoodenWolf
Windows
《流言侦探》是一款诡异,烧脑,悬疑推理剧情游戏,在游戏的体验中,玩家自主找出线索,并利用线索,和角色对话后推进故事。严格的推理玩法,玩家将扮演一个神秘的联络者,玩家的选择将影响了解故事的不同侧面。通过和诸多角色的聊天推理出事件一层层真相,找出隐藏的凶手。
Why similar: Word Game 29.4%, Detective 16.4%, Drama 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
- #20 Free Will
82% matchVery Positive97% of 323 reviews2024
Dev: Kipps In A BoxPub: Meowdy
Windows
Free Will is a 2D psychological puzzle RPG where the puzzles happen outside of the game. Dig deep into the system code to fix the corruption, and uncover information that might be better off hidden.
Why similar: Puzzle 20.4%, RPG 20%, Multiple Endings 17.5%, Story Rich 16.8%, Exploration 12.6%
- #21 Black Moon 黑月
84% matchVery Positive90% of 67 reviews2018
Dev: 理想乡开拓者
Windows
A suspense puzzle game that explores scenes, collects objects, solves puzzles, and cracks well-designed organ puzzles. There are different endings depending on the player's choice of branch.
Why similar: RPGMaker 65.3% ★, RPG 24.5%, Puzzle 10.1%
- #22 白昼梦 · 心象病院
82% matchVery Positive84% of 232 reviews2024
Dev: 林檎树Pub: Eternal Dream
Windows
This is a pixel style puzzle game, including a certain micro-horror elements. Truth is blind love. Retrieve your memory and escape from this horrible hospital.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.4%, Drama 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Futuristic 13.2%, Multiple Endings 12.7%
- #23 INFINITY DEADLINE
79% matchVery Positive96% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: YvelRevo
Windows
Play as 25yo writer Jian Xun in a 5-min deadline loop. Your script is alive! In this thriller puzzle, use "keyframe sorting" to piece stories. Fight AI, break the 4th wall & escape the nightmare!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.9%, CRPG 21.6%, Psychological Horror 20.3%, Multiple Endings 18%, Puzzle 9.2%
- #24 RGB GlitchGazer
78% matchVery Positive99% of 93 reviews2026
Dev: 群星闪耀时Pub: 群星闪耀时
Windows
A mad and romantic ADV. Unravel a strange world of science and philosophy with a mecha girl, zombie girl, or beastfolk. Some paths may disturb you... or thrill you.
Why similar: Drama 33.8%, Word Game 24.8%, Multiple Endings 19.7%, Futuristic 19.3%, Story Rich 2.4%
- #25 Mars Underground
81% matchVery Positive96% of 52 reviews2019
Dev: Matt Sanderson
Windows · Linux
Mars Underground is an apocalyptic adventure where you relive the same day over and over. With each cycle new items can be picked up and topics unlocked. Explore the possibilities of this timeloop and uncover multiple endings.
Why similar: Nonlinear 36.4%, Interactive Fiction 30.3%, Pixel Graphics 21.9%, Story Rich 11.4%
- #26 True Game
81% matchVery Positive88% of 51 reviews2021
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows · Mac
"True Game" is a work of suspense reasoning. The work tells the story that people in trouble are taken to a closed space and ask to get chips from others through different competitions. This work has a high degree of brain burning, exquisite picture and strong sense of substitution.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23%, Detective 21.4%, Logic 18%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Puzzle 8.6%
- #27 52Hertz
78% matchVery Positive88% of 102 reviews2026
Dev: Moonlit Apple
Windows
An eternally snowbound town. An inescapable time loop. A group of travelers trapped between memory and truth…You will embody Mo Shi, the amnesiac protagonist, stepping into this enigmatic town known as the "Singularity" , partner with the protagonist to solve murder cases and expose the killer.
Why similar: Detective 17.3%, Logic 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Drama 12.1%, Multiple Endings 12%
- #28 Aimi
80% matchVery Positive81% of 121 reviews2020
Dev: Toasty
Windows · Mac
Memories swirl all around you...Or are these memories? Familiar faces and places you think you remember but somehow now seem so different. Why are you here? Where is here?
Why similar: RPGMaker 38.3% ★, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Drama 10.7%, Exploration 7.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%
- #29 Snowfall's Mystery
76% matchVery Positive86% of 102 reviews2025
Dev: Sempiternal Rain
Windows
A psychological interactive novel about a floppy disk with a mysterious program. Help Elliot cope with his mental issues and uncover the secret of the floppy disk.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.3%, Interactive Fiction 26.5%, Multiple Endings 18%, Pixel Graphics 17.9%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #30 Night Loops
77% matchVery Positive89% of 157 reviews2023
Dev: JiaquariumPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 Horror 25.6%, Multiple Endings 21.4%, Pixel Graphics 15.6%, Story Rich 9.6%, RPG 8.9%
- #31 Your Future Self
79% matchVery Positive81% of 95 reviews2019
Dev: Contortionist Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your Future Self is a 1-2 hour long story-driven experimental text adventure with unique conversational mechanics, time loop based gameplay, and an emotionally gripping time travel mystery set against the backdrop of a darkly realistic vision of our world ravaged by climate change.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.5%, Interactive Fiction 32.3%, Pixel Graphics 16.6%, Story Rich 12.2%, Singleplayer 4.5%
- #32 春泥 Soil of Rebirth
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 282 reviews2026
Dev: 午夜说书人
Windows
《春泥》是一款刑侦题材的悬疑解谜推理游戏。2018年中秋前夕,刑警程佑接到报案,动身前往泥塑匠林家处理一起家庭伤人案。随着调查深入,案件的疑点层层浮现,将她引向一连串尘封已久的谜团。往事的土壤正在松动,深埋的真相即将揭开......
Why similar: Detective 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Drama 14.6%, Clicker 14.3%, Psychological Horror 13.2%
- #33 Minds Beneath Us
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,416 reviews2024
Dev: BearBoneStudio
Windows
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
MINDS BENEATH US is an emotional sci-fi narrative game. Through the eyes of a humble individual, experience a mad world where humans are exploited as computing devices for AI. Listen to the concerns of those you meet and offer guidance. Together, face challenges and confront an uncertain destiny.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 29.2%, Psychological Horror 28.8%, Story Rich 13.3%, RPG 12.5%, Puzzle 11.7%
- #34 子夜之章:历史的终局~MidNights of Desperado~
76% matchVery Positive98% of 305 reviews2021
Dev: 银阼Pub: NPC Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The protagonist of this lonely life is you. You leave your hometown and come to a strange world. The world is prosperous and cold, strange but real. You may like it or wish you could tear it to pieces. The good news is, you have the choice!
Why similar: Multiple Endings 35.1%, Pixel Graphics 22.3%, Story Rich 16.5%, RPG 13.8%, Puzzle 7%
- #35 Even20: The Interference of Parallels
75% matchVery Positive94% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: SilverEyesPub: Wisdom Games Publishing
Windows · Mac
Two souls are drawn into a mysterious otherworld—and torn apart. In a realm filled with danger and restless spirits, each searches for the other while uncovering hidden truths. A suspenseful multi-ending adventure where every choice shapes their fate.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.6%, RPGMaker 17% ★, Multiple Endings 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, RPG 9.6%
- #36 回门 Way Back Home
77% matchMostly Positive72% of 518 reviews2021
Dev: 漫森游戏工作室
Windows
"Way back home" is a 2D horizontal board horror puzzle game. It takes the Republic of China period from 1905 to 1926 as the background of the times. With a large number of exquisite original paintings, rich playing methods, excellent music and dubbing, delicate script and narrative game style, it creates a strong historical...
Why similar: Drama 28.3%, Psychological Horror 26.8%, Puzzle 15.2%, RPG 12.7%, Story Rich 12.2%
- #37 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
73% matchVery Positive88% of 5,751 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Psychological Horror 24.4%, Drama 19.4%, Detective 18.1%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, Exploration 11.6%
- #38 Recall: Empty Wishes
74% matchVery Positive93% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: Puff Hook StudioPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Recall: Empty Wishes is a psychological thriller set in Taiwan during the 2010s. Follow Yonny, a sister determined to uncover the truth behind the mysterious disappearance of her brother, Tommy. As she delves deeper, she confronts unsettling secrets, blurring the lines between reality and illusion.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Detective 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Drama 9.1%
- #39 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
70% matchVery Positive93% of 19,673 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 Horror 28.7%, Multiple Endings 23.6%, Interactive Fiction 23.5%, Drama 12.9%, Story Rich 9%
- #40 obi3011-prologue
72% matchVery Positive94% of 94 reviews2024
Dev: 火鸡头工作室Pub: 糕薯科技
Windows
This is a cyberpunk-themed pixelated psychological horror, romance, and adventure game. Amidst a chance encounter in the rain and a forced gathering, an unexpected journey unfolds—a humorous romance and adventure story between you, a robot, and your furry companions.
Why similar: Word Game 25.5%, Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Drama 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%
- #41 Ten Trials of Babel: The Doppelganger Maze
71% matchVery Positive93% of 4,340 reviews2022
Dev: 红渊Pub: NVLMaker
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Otome × Death Game × Mild Horror Multiple Endings Puzzle RPG
Why similar: Multiple Endings 33.2%, Pixel Graphics 21.8%, Story Rich 12.2%, RPG 11.7%, RPGMaker 11% ★
- #42 Town of Dusk
73% matchVery Positive87% of 69 reviews2023
Dev: 酱爆(Sauce Bomb)
Windows · Mac · Linux
Players will enter the Town of Dusk, built on the eve of Empire of Japan's defeat in World War II, along with other characters. Avoid being killed by other characters! Find the mastermind behind the scenes, unravel all the conspiracies, and uncover the truth! Ultimately escape the Town of Dusk!
Why similar: Detective 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Multiple Endings 17.1%, Logic 10%
- #43 品玉庵异谈 PinYuAn Tales
72% matchVery Positive94% of 77 reviews2024
Dev: 小青蛙妙妙制作组
Windows
PinYuAn Tales is a AVG with thematic elements of weirdness and sidekick adventures. After Bai Qiming is laid off from his company, he starts to conduct psychic live broadcasting activities, and during one of the broadcasts, he meets a strange young man, and the story of the two of them unfolds.
Why similar: Word Game 25.1%, Drama 15.9%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Multiple Endings 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%
- #44 猫不语
74% matchMixed68% of 57 reviews2021
Dev: 库库尔坎游戏工作室
Windows
Cat Silence is a horror suspense puzzle game with urban legend themes. The story takes place in an abandoned experimental middle school. With the deepening of the investigation, the unknown and long-buried bloody stories of this school slowly emerged, putting together a chilling truth...
Why similar: RPGMaker 44.2% ★, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Multiple Endings 11%, Story Rich 5.2%
- #45 Winter Clothing
71% matchVery Positive84% of 88 reviews2025
Dev: 坤舆科技
Windows
This is a horror plot puzzle game with Chinese folk themes. There is an unwritten rule in Tianhe Town: on the day of the Winter Clothing Festival, no villager is allowed to approach the back mountain. Is there really a ghost on the mountain? Perhaps there is something more terrifying than ghosts.
Why similar: Detective 19%, Drama 17.4%, Strategy RPG 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Multiple Endings 12.7%
- #46 CaseCracker
69% matchVery Positive90% of 3,209 reviews2022
Dev: BlackRobe
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
In order to improve the efficiency of selecting talents, the Chicheng police specially developed a test system-the true detection system, with the black robe company. As a tester, you need to complete the cracking of the case under the rules of the system.
Why similar: Word Game 22%, Detective 19.2%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Logic 11.8%, Drama 11.4%
- #47 Mucorales
69% matchVery Positive96% of 158 reviews2024
Dev: LuN
Windows
An enthralling RPG Maker horror game that explores a dark and twisted rendition of the classic fairy tale, Red Riding Hood.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.5%, Multiple Endings 24.4%, Psychological Horror 21.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Exploration 8.5%
- #48 • Dread Chess ✣
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 87 reviews2025
Dev: • NullTalePub: • NullTale Scape
Windows
✣ Dread Chess is an original and strange narrative story-puzzle game with sandbox elements. Uncover mysteries by speaking with gods in Latin. Immerse yourself in an atmosphere of madness, and reach one of many endings in an unfair game against Death that can be played ONLY ONCE...
Why similar: Multiple Endings 26.7%, Nonlinear 20%, Pixel Graphics 16.9%, Puzzle 13.7%, Story Rich 10.6%
- #49 Second Thoughts
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 82 reviews2022
Dev: Gestmorph Games
Windows · Mac
A psychological text-based game where each day you are tasked with executing someone based on the limited information provided until one person remains with their full story revealed.
Why similar: RPGMaker 32.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 32.4%, Psychological Horror 26.2%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #50 The Creepy Syndrome
70% matchVery Positive80% of 55 reviews2023
Dev: Boomfire GamesPub: JanduSoft
Windows
The Creepy Syndrome is an anthology that offers several psychological horror stories, with different pixel art and retro 1 bit, 8 bit, gameboy, etc. styles. Stories of a disturbed mind that intertwine with each other while being analysed by a mysterious psychiatrist.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.4%, Multiple Endings 19.7%, Logic 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, Exploration 10.9%
- #51 Artificiality-人造物-
70% matchVery Positive90% of 79 reviews2023
Dev: 悠乙Pub: Eternal Dream
Windows
This is a story puzzle RPG. Lead the Main character Hiber, who woke up from the snowstorm with no memory, on a journey home to find his memories, stop the snowstorm in this city, and the farewell and parting with the important thing——
Why similar: RPGMaker 42.3% ★, Multiple Endings 17.1%, Exploration 11.5%, Puzzle 10.3%, RPG 8.7%
- #52 Blackout Hospital
68% matchVery Positive96% of 167 reviews2023
Dev: arcadekitten
Windows
When the power goes out while working night shift in the hospital, the emergency lights come on with an eerie glow...
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 28%, Puzzle 26.6%, RPG 25.4%, Multiple Endings 15.4%, Story Rich 4.6%
- #53 Insight
68% matchVery Positive86% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: GravelRoadPub: PaperPixel Games
Windows
Insight is a single-player horror story game shrouded in mystery. You'll take control of different characters to solve crimes and unveil the dark secrets behind them.
Why similar: Detective 26.7%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Drama 18.1%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%
- #54 Nobody Nowhere
67% matchVery Positive93% of 184 reviews2025
Dev: 深渊标记 Tag:hadal
Windows
a side-scrolling, story-driven text adventure game in pixel art. The story is set in 2079, when a Replicant awakens in a lab facility amidst a life-or-death situation. The replicant aid agency tries to rescue him but fails. In the process they stumble on the real secret of the Replicant project...
Why similar: Word Game 23.4%, Drama 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Exploration 9.5%
- #55 The Occult Detective
67% matchMostly Positive72% of 323 reviews2025
Dev: Battlecry Studio
Windows
A narrative detective game blended with supernatural elements. Play as a rookie investigator, discover vital clues in every case, dive into unscripted interrogations and uncover truths that break minds. But with each revelation, the world feels... less human.
Why similar: Detective 30.8%, Drama 18%, Puzzle 12.7%, Story Rich 12.1%, Exploration 10.4%
- #56 Impostor Factory
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 12,494 reviews2021
Dev: Freebird Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A bonkers time-loop tragicomedy murder mystery thriller featuring multiple casualties and a suspicious cat, from the creator of To the Moon & Finding Paradise.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.8%, Psychological Horror 26%, Pixel Graphics 19.4%, Story Rich 12.6%, RPG 10.9%
- #57 If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,656 reviews2021
Dev: Dead Idle Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers is a narrative-driven point-and-click adventure with horror elements that explores the stories of four characters in a masked ball taking place aboard a train in the late 1920s.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.2%, Drama 27.2%, Pixel Graphics 24.1%, Story Rich 14.9%, Singleplayer 3.7%
- #58 缄默咖啡厅
67% matchVery Positive84% of 221 reviews2022
Dev: plasmafall
Windows
Silence Coffee Shop is a JRPG game inspired by SCP and 规则类怪谈(creepy rule).In this game,you'll act as a regular customer,unveil the truth of Silence Coffee Shop behind it conflicting rules.Of cause,you are not the only one attracted by this abnormal shop...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.6%, CRPG 25.7%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, RPG 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%
- #59 月华辉映之刻
62% matchVery Positive92% of 4,219 reviews2025
Dev: 侠客狗工作室
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
——这是由阴阳两面的夹缝中,诞生的深刻羁绊。世人只言开封繁华,歌舞升平,却难以看到那,被隐藏起来的黑暗背面。粉饰的美好,残酷的真相。生者的思念,亡者的祝福。所以,你要止步当前,还是深究一切?
Why similar: Word Game 24.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Multiple Endings 15.9%, Drama 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%