- #1 Paper Bride
97% matchVery Positive91% of 2,220 reviews2021
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Paper Bride is a Chinese horror mystery puzzle game. You will play as the groom to search for the truth and have bizarre encounters, gradually learning about the dark mystic custom in the bride's home village and a story from the past...
Why similar: Thriller 18.7%, Drama 16.6%, Mystery 13.3%, Horror 13.2%, Detective 10.3%
- #2 Paper Bride 2 Zangling Village
96% matchVery Positive91% of 1,098 reviews2022
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
This is the sequel to our Paper Bride series based on Chinese folklore. This story takes place in Zangling Village, where players must explore a village shrouded in occult mystery to uncover the secret origins of this haunted village.
Why similar: Thriller 21.4%, Drama 17.4%, Mystery 13.5%, Horror 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%
- #3 Bride into the Cave
96% matchMostly Negative39% of 231 reviews2024
Dev: Flower_Official
Windows
Myth lingers in a tranquil and remote ancient town in China. In one telling, once a beautiful maiden is chosen by the cave deity, her soul disappears from the mortal realm. A minority girl called Miao Fei embarks on her journey to uncover the truth behind the legend, and rescue herself, perhap.
Why similar: Thriller 14.5%, Horror 13.7%, Psychological Horror 12%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Mystery 11.8%
- #4 Paper Bride 3 Unresolved Love
94% matchVery Positive93% of 942 reviews2022
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Paper Bride 3 is a Chinese horror mystery puzzle game This is the third horror puzzle game from our team. This time the story takes place in Moshui Village, which is near Zangling Village, and Fulu City, a small town nearby.
Why similar: Thriller 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Drama 13.5%, Horror 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.3%
- #5 Seven Mysteries: The Last Page
95% matchMostly Positive74% of 62 reviews2018
Dev: Sang Hendrix
Windows
A story-driven psychological horror RPG about a group of friends who unintentionally become bound together after encountering 7 curses from a school.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.2%, Horror 15.3%, Mystery 13.4%, Drama 13%, Choices Matter 11.9%
- #6 Winter Clothing
93% 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: Thriller 19.4%, Drama 16.9%, Horror 12.3%, Mystery 11.4%, Detective 9.8%
- #7 回门 Way Back Home
94% 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: Thriller 22.3%, Drama 16.7%, Horror 15.2%, Mystery 14%, Psychological Horror 10%
- #8 Back:Fade
92% matchVery Positive81% of 243 reviews2025
Dev: MYSTERY CROWN
Windows · Mac
《Back:Fade》 is a full-motion audio live horror game. Special Note 1: This game is very supernatural and scary, timid or heart disease players do not buy !!!! The game will reveal different ending plots step by step through various searches and choices for your character.
Why similar: Thriller 21.8%, Drama 20%, Horror 13.6%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%
- #9 Nightmare Zapping
91% matchVery Positive99% of 74 reviews2023
Dev: Maldo19
Windows
A horror channel browsing game where each channel holds a different nightmare to experience, explore them and find out the truth about what has happened in a small town where the inhabitants have disappeared.
Why similar: Horror 25.7%, Mystery 21%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Anime 11.6%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #10 Dread Flats
90% matchVery Positive85% of 1,372 reviews2025
Dev: Ghostcase
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%
This is a first-person Chinese horror game, players will go to a murder building, uncover the truth of the murder, find the missing people..
Why similar: Thriller 25.4%, Horror 19.1%, Mystery 16.4%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Exploration 7.4%
- #11 The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication
89% matchVery Positive94% of 2,974 reviews2024
Dev: SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENTPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Try to escape with your life in a first-person survival horror adventure. Play through the eyes of four distinct characters as you evade and confront terrifying ghosts, unravel mind-bending puzzles, and unearth a sinister conspiracy…
Why similar: Thriller 22.4%, Mystery 18.4%, Drama 18.3%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Horror 8.1%
- #12 Dead Dreams
91% 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: Thriller 22.9%, Horror 15.1%, Mystery 14.4%, Detective 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.4%
- #13 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
88% 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: Drama 19.1%, Mystery 17.7%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Horror 11.9%, Detective 9.5%
- #14 Myths of Rules
89% 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: Psychological Horror 34.5%, Horror 22.9%, Exploration 21.2%, Story Rich 10.8%, Adventure 5%
- #15 蜉蝣之国的囚徒
87% matchMostly Positive79% of 505 reviews2026
Dev: 迩来工作室Pub: WindField Games
Windows
Fourteen from across the world are abruptly abducted to an isolated structure dubbed "Ephemera Manor". They are strangers, but now forced to partake in an ancient and eerie ritual—"the Feather-Burning Rite". A bloodstained drama spanning millennia has silently unfolded...
Why similar: Thriller 19.5%, Mystery 15.4%, Drama 15.2%, Horror 11.8%, Psychological Horror 8.9%
- #16 见诡录:阴魂街 Haunting Record: Phantom Street
86% matchVery Positive84% of 111 reviews2025
Dev: Gameloop
Windows
You step into a street both strange and familiar, where eerie events unfold one after another. The air is thick with lingering spirits and overwhelming resentment, as if something in the shadows is waiting to drag you into the abyss…
Why similar: Thriller 36.8%, Horror 19.6%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Exploration 12.4%, Adventure 5.2%
- #17 Town of Dusk
86% 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: Thriller 23.5%, Mystery 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Lore-Rich 11.2%, Psychological Horror 11.2%
- #18 The Bridge Curse Road to Salvation
85% matchVery Positive90% of 3,576 reviews2022
Dev: SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENT
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Fear, anxiety, and laughter are the symbol of youth. Experience the true paranormal haunting with your friends from the first-person perspective and stay alive. The Bridge Curse Road to Salvation is an adaptation of a horror film, includes Taiwanese urban legend and an intriguing backstory.
Why similar: Drama 26.1%, Horror 24.5%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Exploration 11.5%, RPG 8.8%
- #19 Afterdream
84% matchVery Positive93% of 339 reviews2023
Dev: Jesse MakkonenPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
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: Horror 22.1%, Psychological Horror 21.1%, Drama 18.1%, Mystery 17.4%, Atmospheric 9.2%
- #20 Tales of the Forgotten
84% matchVery Positive97% of 95 reviews2025
Dev: Dead Possum GamesPub: Level Up Gaming
Windows
Three short ghost stories. Three everyday locations turned nightmare. Tales of the Forgotten is a PSX-style horror anthology perfect for a single terrifying session. Experience jump scares, uncover multiple endings, and discover why these ghosts can't rest—all in under an hour.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23%, Mystery 20.4%, Horror 18.4%, Exploration 12.7%, Atmospheric 9.7%
- #21 The Scourge | Tai Ương
81% matchVery Positive94% of 900 reviews2026
Dev: Rare ReverseePub: Rare Reversee (Global)
Windows
Explore the nightmarish lucid dreams of Nhat Huy to solve his family's mystery. Set in 90s Saigon, navigate dilapidated corridors, solve mind-bending puzzles, and uncover sinister secrets. Can you survive the twisting maze and The Scourge?
Why similar: Thriller 26.1%, Horror 22.4%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Exploration 11.5%, RPG 7.8%
- #22 PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,520 reviews2023
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
How far would you go to bring someone back from the dead? Discover the depths that some will go to in this horror-adventure game.
Why similar: Horror 28.4%, Mystery 28.3%, Anime 15.7%, RPG 9.9%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #23 Incantation
83% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,098 reviews2024
Dev: SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENT
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A mother, searching for her lost daughter, stumbles into a strange cult village. "Incantation" is a first-person horror game. It reveals the chilling story behind the "Chen Family Village". What are the consequences of crossing dark boundaries?
Why similar: Thriller 23.8%, Horror 18%, Psychological Horror 15%, Mystery 12.8%, Exploration 12.2%
- #24 MeiQi 2022
82% matchVery Positive80% of 107 reviews2022
Dev: QZQ Studio
Windows
At the end of 1990, there was a murder in Changzhuang community. Both mother and son were killed. The case is full of doubts. According to the clues, you plan to visit the murder scene alone at night, search for evidence, obtain clues, and crack the truth.
Why similar: Thriller 22.1%, Mystery 14.6%, Horror 13.2%, Detective 11.2%, Exploration 9.5%
- #25 Midnight Syndrome
80% matchVery Positive99% of 87 reviews2024
Dev: ナツミカン
Windows
A summer night consumes the girls... Exploration type horror ADV game
Why similar: Drama 21.7%, Horror 21.5%, Mystery 16.1%, Exploration 13.2%, Anime 10.1%
- #26 Midnight Prowl
81% matchMixed65% of 73 reviews2023
Dev: Yamoto
Windows
Midnight Prowl is a horror exploration game set in a Japanese town, where you will experience the horror that takes place there.
Why similar: Horror 45.6%, Psychological Horror 24.5%, 3D 8%, Story Rich 6.4%, Atmospheric 6.2%
- #27 Outlying Islands
78% matchVery Positive96% of 91 reviews2025
Dev: 九指画尸Pub: 2P Games
Windows
A story about discovering anomalies, finding strange energy sources, and the intertwining of peculiar spaces. Get ready to uncover hidden stories, delve into a horrifying narrative and unveil the most fundamental truth!
Why similar: Thriller 20.6%, Drama 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Horror 11.8%, Psychological Horror 9.9%
- #28 Insight
78% 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: Thriller 29.9%, Drama 18.9%, Horror 16.6%, Detective 14.9%, Psychological Horror 12.7%
- #29 筮灵 SHILING
79% 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: Thriller 25%, Mystery 16.7%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Horror 10.7%
- #30 The Simen Rumors
75% 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: Mystery 25.7%, Drama 22.8%, Detective 19.3%, Lore-Rich 16.5%, Atmospheric 7.8%
- #31 Opus Castle
79% matchMixed60% of 81 reviews2021
Dev: Messier GamesPub: QUByte Interactive
Windows
Opus Castle it's a 3D horror, adventure and mysterious game with a narrative based on the real tragic history of the little castle on Apa Street, located in the city of São Paulo, Brazil.
Why similar: Thriller 20.5%, Horror 17%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Exploration 11.7%, Choices Matter 9.9%
- #32 This is Interesting
76% 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 17.7%, Mystery 15.9%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Horror 11.3%, Exploration 10.8%
- #33 Lunar Mirror
77% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,074 reviews2023
Dev: DSGame
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 64%
"Lunar Mirror" It is a horror suspense decryption game with the theme of Cthulhu in the research institute. Nishimura Qiren's girlfriend mysteriously disappeared on campus. As the investigation deepened, strange events happened one after another
Why similar: Thriller 24%, Horror 16%, Drama 14.8%, Mystery 11.2%, Psychological Horror 10.7%
- #34 Back
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 365 reviews2024
Dev: MYSTERY CROWN
Windows · Mac
《Back》 is a full-motion audio live horror game. Special Note 1: This game is very supernatural and scary, timid or heart disease players do not buy !!!! The game will reveal different ending plots step by step through various searches and choices for your character.
Why similar: Thriller 26.1%, Drama 18.1%, Horror 16%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Mystery 12.3%
- #35 Blood Lily Ghoststories
74% matchVery Positive95% of 107 reviews2025
Dev: Sounding Stone / 老奉毊
Windows
A horror game about a needy female ghost. A trio of close-knit occult club girls gather late at night to enjoy telling ghost stories. Little do they know that Miss Choker, a ghost that targets girls, is just dying to appear...
Why similar: Thriller 18.1%, Drama 17.5%, Horror 15.4%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Mystery 12.6%
- #36 Notch - The Innocent LunA: Eclipsed SinnerS
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,292 reviews2015
Dev: Angels Blue Digital EntertainmentPub: DigitalEZ
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 161.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
This is an isolated town, a town of memories that have been forgotten by its people. However, this small town has not been quiet and peaceful since the murders began... Time passes by, where are the sinful spirits going? Are my memories reality, or just a dream?
Why similar: Thriller 21.7%, Mystery 14.3%, Horror 13%, Lore-Rich 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.2%
- #37 Even20: The Interference of Parallels
73% 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: Thriller 25.4%, Mystery 15.6%, Horror 14.8%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, RPG 8.6%
- #38 The Haunted Building
74% matchVery Positive87% of 381 reviews2024
Dev: Genuine Studio
Windows
A 90s Hong Kong public housing block hides twisted tenants, buried truths, and ghosts. As security guard Lee Shing, your choices shape the story and unlock multiple endings. A mystery full of foreshadowing—some truths can only be uncovered through repeated playthroughs.
Why similar: Horror 23%, Mystery 17.2%, Thriller 12.7%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Exploration 11.6%
- #39 子归 - Blossom
73% matchVery Positive89% of 601 reviews2024
Dev: 糯米团子工作室Pub: 噪点游戏 SERICA GAMES
Windows
Early spring, 1999, Taoyuan Village. In just several days, a series of drowning incidents occurred in the same quaint village. Then, on the night of the fifteenth day, numerous villagers witnessed a woman in red who bore an uncanny resemblance to a lady who had previously met an unjust demise...
Why similar: Mystery 21.5%, Drama 17.4%, Detective 16.9%, Horror 16%, RPG 10.1%
- #40 Mirror Forge
75% matchMostly Positive73% of 179 reviews2022
Dev: MystiveDevPub: DreadXP
Windows
Mirror Forge is a first-person psychological survival horror game. Roam between realities of fear, madness & machinery. Solve puzzles, explore an atmospheric world, survive horrifying entities.
Why similar: Horror 22.8%, Thriller 22.4%, Psychological Horror 22.1%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Exploration 9.5%
- #41 BrokenLore: LOW
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 474 reviews2025
Dev: Serafini Productions
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
BrokenLore: LOW is a psychological horror game set in a mist-covered, beautiful Japanese village, blending hyper-realistic graphics with low-poly elements. The main enemy is the Gashadokuro, a yokai from Japanese folklore.
Why similar: Thriller 25.9%, Horror 21.5%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Mystery 14.6%, Story Rich 6.8%
- #42 Silent Love
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 249 reviews2023
Dev: Weird Bunny
Windows
This is a terrorist decryption adventure game that took place in 1913.
Why similar: Thriller 18.2%, Drama 15.7%, Mystery 12.7%, Horror 12.2%, Psychological Horror 10.6%
- #43 Firework
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 43,818 reviews2021
Dev: Shiying StudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
An accidental fire at a funeral forces the police to re-investigate a closed case of massacre. Lin Lixun participates the re-investigation by chances. As the investigation goes deeper, the past of the victims gradually emerges. However, the case becomes more bewildering.
Why similar: Horror 25.8%, Drama 22.6%, Mystery 14.3%, Thriller 13.6%, Psychological Horror 10%
- #44 Ms.Director
72% matchVery Positive97% of 67 reviews2021
Dev: SketchyNonsense
Windows
Cameras and heads are rolling in this noir inspired RPGmaker horror game. Save the spectral starlets trapped in the deadly director's mansion, and escape without joining them in their fate.
Why similar: Horror 51.1%, Drama 23%, Story Rich 9.6%, Atmospheric 8%, Adventure 4.7%
- #45 Cursed Mansion
71% matchVery Positive90% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Dragon EmperorsPub: Nuon Games
Windows
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: Horror 17.2%, Mystery 17.1%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Choices Matter 12%, Exploration 8.5%
- #46 TOUQI
68% 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: Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Horror 15.6%, Lore-Rich 13%, Detective 9.7%
- #47 Paranormal Night Shift
69% matchVery Positive97% of 187 reviews2025
Dev: Wheeler Whale Games
Windows
Paranormal Night Shift is an observation and spot the anomaly game set in a haunted house in the 1980s.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.6%, Mystery 24%, Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Horror 12.2%, Atmospheric 4.2%
- #48 Silent Nights
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 210 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Silent Nights - A short horror game with realistic graphics, touching storyline and scary moments.
Why similar: Thriller 28.6%, Horror 19.9%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Mystery 11.3%, Atmospheric 7.8%
- #49 Return to Shironagasu Island
70% matchVery Positive94% of 3,990 reviews2020
Dev: HYOGO ONIMUSHIPub: TABINOMICHI
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A mystery adventure game and visual novel set on solitary Shironagasu Island. Discover its secrets, solve its mysteries, and escape from the ominous island!
Why similar: Mystery 21.1%, Horror 15.7%, Thriller 11.4%, Detective 9%, Psychological Horror 9%
- #50 It Happened At Night
70% matchMixed69% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: Davidcrosdev
Windows
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: Mystery 19.6%, Horror 19.4%, Thriller 18.5%, Psychological Horror 12%, Exploration 11.4%
- #51 Recall: Empty Wishes
68% 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 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Horror 13.1%, Drama 13%, Detective 11.3%
- #52 Novena Diabolos
70% matchVery Positive96% of 56 reviews2021
Dev: H5DEV GamesPub: Giiku Games
Windows · Mac
One reporter, trying to survive nine days in an isolated village. Four demonesses who are out for blood. Several supernatural murders... Welcome to Hope Hill!
Why similar: Horror 17.9%, Thriller 15.1%, Mystery 12.6%, Detective 11.5%, Anime 9.7%
- #53 Dreamless
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 119 reviews2024
Dev: Setone GamesPub: Limansia Fears
Windows
In a remote provincial town, teenagers mysteriously disappear every 25 years. You're a high school student about to turn 18... But what if you become the next victim?
Why similar: Horror 23.8%, Psychological Horror 22.9%, Mystery 16.5%, Exploration 11.4%, Atmospheric 10.3%
- #54 规则怪谈:盛崖小区
67% matchMostly Positive72% of 305 reviews2024
Dev: ZHUYUAN Co.,Ltd
Windows
这是一款怪谈类剧情游戏。在宏大的原创世界观下你需要一步步探索盛崖小区的“全貌”,你能做到仅仅是依靠“规则”在这里觅得一线生机。你可以假装无事发生,安然度日;也可以想尽办法,逃出生天;或许你也可以直面它,成为它的一部分……但无论如何,请你记住,保持理智,遵守规则。
Why similar: Thriller 18.4%, Drama 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Mystery 11%, Psychological Horror 9.9%
- #55 DYSTHANASIA
65% matchVery Positive90% of 301 reviews2025
Dev: Madowaku KoboPub: Eroge Japan
Windows
You awaken in a cold unfamiliar building crawling with grotesque creatures. Stave off terror using your wits and anything you can find, then try to make it out alive in this highly atmospheric environmental horror game.
Why similar: Horror 18.1%, Psychological Horror 16%, Mystery 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Third Person 10.9%
- #56 Mists of Aiden
67% matchVery Positive91% of 1,138 reviews2020
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Mists of Aiden is a first-person story driven horror game. You play as a thief trapped in an eerie mansion. Each choice can open a new mystery of the house and lead to a unique walkthrough and ending. Uncover final secret of the house. Uncover your own secrets.
Why similar: Horror 34.7%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Mystery 16.2%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Adventure 6.5%
- #57 Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol
65% matchMostly Positive79% of 644 reviews2025
Dev: SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENT
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol is a first-person survival horror game inspired by Junji Ito's psychological horror and eerie aesthetics. This work centers on the twisted potential of human nature and fear of the unknown, taking you on a journey of survival where memory and mystery intertwine.
Why similar: Horror 22.7%, Thriller 18.7%, Drama 16.9%, Exploration 14.4%, Psychological Horror 8.9%
- #58 No Return
69% matchMixed43% of 287 reviews2024
Dev: BlameTech
Windows
No Return is a first-person psychological horror game set in modern-day China. With a focus on family tragedy, the story unfolds as our protagonist is mysteriously prevented from returning home by an unseen force. Can he navigate a nightmarish maze of hallways and uncover the disturbing truth?
Why similar: Thriller 24.2%, Horror 14.3%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Mystery 12.5%, Detective 10.5%
- #59 The Horror at Highrook
64% matchVery Positive91% of 451 reviews2025
Dev: Nullpointer Games
Windows
The Horror at Highrook is an occult card crafting narrative RPG. Explore a haunted mansion with your team of investigators, summon dark entities, craft powerful protections, uncover the fate of the missing family, and choose your own path through the darkness.
Why similar: Mystery 36.4%, Horror 33.1%, RPG 12.9%, Story Rich 9%, Atmospheric 7.1%
- #60 再见断刀
63% matchVery Positive93% of 2,313 reviews2025
Dev: 非侠游戏Pub: LoveStoryProject
Windows
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
古风悬疑推理AVG《再见断刀》——在与世隔绝的山庄之中,接二连三地发生了骇人命案。只有通过细致入微的调查,抽丝剥茧的推理,才能定一个是非清白,还一个天理公道。 然而,在逐渐浮出水面的真相之下,似乎还有暗流涌动……
Why similar: Drama 16.2%, Mystery 15.6%, Detective 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Choices Matter 10.4%