- #1 Mr. Hopp's Playhouse 2
97% matchVery Positive94% of 667 reviews2021
Dev: Moonbit
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A young girl needs to find her friends, unravel a dark mystery and escape the clutches of her cursed toys.
Why similar: Horror 37.5%, Survival Horror 35.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%, Female Protagonist 6.7%, Indie 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: This direct sequel expands on the original's lore and mechanics while maintaining the signature pixel-art horror aesthetic.
- #2 Mr. Hopp's Playhouse 3
96% matchVery Positive81% of 128 reviews2023
Dev: Moonbit
Windows
Two young girls must solve puzzles, avoid traps and overcome hellish enemies to find The Six Medallions and put an end to The Entity's reign, once and for all.
Why similar: Horror 53.5%, Pixel Graphics 20.9%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Indie 6.7%, Singleplayer 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: The third installment in the series continues the narrative of Ruby and the malevolent toy, offering more complex puzzles and environments.
- #3 Yomawari: Night Alone
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,321 reviews2016
Dev: Nippon Ichi Software, Inc.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A quiet evening stroll takes a turn for the worse as a tragic accident befalls a little girl and her dog. When her sister goes missing later in the night, the little girl decides to venture out into the eerie darkness to search for her loved ones as evil spirits haunt the alleyways and streets of her once-peaceful town.
Why similar: Horror 78.8%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Singleplayer 3.1%, Strategy 3%, 2D 1.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the feeling of a vulnerable child navigating a dark, supernatural world using stealth to survive.
- #4 Yomawari: Midnight Shadows
95% matchVery Positive93% of 983 reviews2017
Dev: Nippon Ichi Software, Inc.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The dark is no place to be alone. After a beautiful show of summer fireworks, two young girls begin to make their way home. However, a mysterious attacker separates them, and both must brave the haunting night filled with unspeakable terrors and survive the darkness.
Why similar: Horror 80.1%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Strategy 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A direct follow-up that refines the stealth-horror mechanics and atmospheric storytelling of the first game.
- #5 The Witch's House MV
94% matchVery Positive95% of 4,117 reviews2018
Dev: FummyPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A young girl, Viola, is drawn inexorably to a mysterious manor that seems to change behind her back. It is a place of pain, turmoil and death. Plumb its detestable depths and abominable history. Untangle riddles that bar your perilous path. And flee the hellish halls of The Witch’s House.
Why similar: Horror 59%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Survival Horror 9.6%, Psychological Horror 5%, Female Protagonist 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential 2D pixel-art horror game that relies on traps and environmental storytelling to keep the player on edge.
- #6 Mr. Hopp's Manor Escape
94% matchVery Positive94% of 54 reviews2021
Dev: Moonbit
Windows
Toys-turned-monsters are roaming the manor. Find a way out and don't get caught!
Why similar: Horror 35.9%, Survival Horror 23.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.9%, Strategy 14.2%, Female Protagonist 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A spin-off title that provides a different perspective on the franchise's mechanics with a focus on side-scrolling action.
- #7 Mr. Hopp's Playhouse HD
93% matchVery Positive81% of 74 reviews2024
Dev: Moonbit
Windows
Step back into the unsettling world of Mr. Hopp's Playhouse where every child's nightmare becomes a chilling reality.
Why similar: Horror 34.9%, Survival Horror 26.7%, Strategy 15.6%, Female Protagonist 9.5%, Indie 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: This enhanced version provides a polished experience of the original game's core stealth-horror gameplay.
- #8 Mad Father
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,736 reviews2016
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Witness the tale of a most foolish family. A remake of the classic horror exploration game makes its way to Steam.
Why similar: Horror 42%, Survival Horror 19.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Female Protagonist 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic 2D pixel-art horror game that explores dark family secrets and childhood trauma through an atmospheric lens.
- #9 Little Nightmares
91% matchVery Positive95% of 116,515 reviews2017
Dev: Tarsier StudiosPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Take on the role of Six, a lone child lost in a massive metal vessel known as the Maw, surrounded by dangerous, distorted versions of adults. You’ll need to do your best to escape in one piece or your fate will be worse than you ever dared dream.
Why similar: Horror 58.4%, Survival Horror 13.9%, Dark 6.2%, Psychological Horror 6.1%, Singleplayer 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the core theme of a small child navigating a world of giant, terrifying threats through stealth and environmental puzzles.
- #10 Fran Bow
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 22,901 reviews2015
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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: Horror 50.7%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Female Protagonist 9.6%, Indie 6.7%, Dark 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: It explores the psychological trauma of a young girl through a dark, surreal 2D world that feels both whimsical and deeply disturbing.
- #11 Ib
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,289 reviews2022
Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.
Why similar: Horror 46.4%, Pixel Graphics 18.8%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Indie 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A masterpiece of 2D pixel horror that focuses on exploration and psychological tension within an unsettling, shifting environment.
- #12 Emily Wants to Play Too
90% matchVery Positive80% of 561 reviews2017
Dev: Shawn HitchcockPub: Hitchcock Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 51%
No one believed the pizza guy. They kept the dolls. A sandwich delivery guy is on his way to Central Evidence. He is not ready for what he finds. Emily and the dolls are back with new friends, scares and more. Use stealth and strategy to survive their unique games in this survival horror.
Why similar: Horror 58.3%, Survival Horror 25.6%, Strategy 7%, Indie 5.3%, Multiplayer 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the trope of sentient, malevolent toys hunting the player in a confined space.
- #13 Misao - 2024 HD Remaster
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,556 reviews2017
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Horror 33.8%, Survival Horror 21.6%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Psychological Horror 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: This 2D horror title features a school setting and supernatural threats that mirror the tense, investigative gameplay of the seed game.
- #14 Poppy Playtime
87% matchVery Positive88% of 141,722 reviews2021
Dev: Mob Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 52%
You must stay alive in this horror/puzzle adventure. Try to survive the vengeful toys waiting for you in the abandoned toy factory. Use your GrabPack to hack electrical circuits or nab anything from afar. Explore the mysterious facility... and don't get caught.
Why similar: Horror 59.3%, Survival Horror 24.8%, Psychological Horror 5.2%, Singleplayer 4.5%, Dark 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game popularized the 'killer toy' subgenre and shares the same sense of dread found in the Mr. Hopp series.
- #15 Claire
88% matchMixed65% of 420 reviews2014
Dev: Hailstorm Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 44.5%, Survival Horror 20.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Indie 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D side-scrolling horror game that emphasizes exploration and the psychological state of the protagonist.
- #16 Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition
86% matchVery Positive89% of 8,309 reviews2014
Dev: Krillbite Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Among the Sleep: Enhanced Edition is a new and improved version of the award winning first person horror adventure. In the game you play as a small child trapped in a weird nightmare where you go looking for your mom.
Why similar: Horror 74.6%, Survival Horror 12%, Indie 5.3%, Psychological Horror 3.2%, Singleplayer 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game puts you in the perspective of a toddler, making the environment feel massive and the threats genuinely terrifying.
- #17 Dark Deception
84% matchVery Positive88% of 24,190 reviews2018
Dev: Glowstick Entertainment
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Death awaits you in Dark Deception, a story-driven first-person horror maze game. There's nowhere to hide & nowhere to catch your breath. Run or die - it's your choice. Trapped in a realm of nightmarish mazes with a mysterious woman, your only hope of survival is to find a way to escape.
Why similar: Horror 59.3%, Survival Horror 21%, Psychological Horror 6.8%, Multiplayer 4.2%, Singleplayer 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced stealth-horror game that emphasizes running and hiding from terrifying, toy-like entities.
- #18 Boogeyman 2
85% matchVery Positive82% of 397 reviews2017
Dev: Clockwork WolfPub: ClockWorkWolf
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Awoken in the night by your doll. Speaking as if it possesses a mind of its own. The doll warns you of a monster that has come to take you away.
Why similar: Horror 45.5%, Survival Horror 26.4%, Strategy 10%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Indie 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the childhood fear of the dark and creatures lurking in the bedroom, directly mirroring the seed game's premise.
- #19 Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion
84% matchVery Positive93% of 15,528 reviews2015
Dev: Lag Studios
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Can you survive 1000 rooms of cute terror? Or will you break once the cuteness starts to fade off and you're running for your life from the unspeakable hideous beings that shake and writhe in bowels of this house? They wait for you, they wait and hunger for meeting you.
Why similar: Horror 67.2%, Survival Horror 13.3%, Psychological Horror 7.4%, Indie 5%, Singleplayer 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: It starts with a cute, harmless aesthetic before descending into a terrifying experience, much like the transition in the seed game.
- #20 Don't Chat With Strangers
86% matchMixed49% of 178 reviews2017
Dev: Bartosz Bojarowski
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Don't Chat With Strangers is an experience puzzle game, mostly taking place in a single room. The main character in the middle of the night is approached by a strange girl in an online chat. Don't die and solve the mystery of the girl.
Why similar: Horror 63.1%, Pixel Graphics 17.2%, Indie 13.1%, 2D 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D pixel-art horror game that uses limited interaction to build intense psychological dread.
- #21 Who's Lila?
82% matchVery Positive94% of 3,792 reviews2022
Dev: Garage Heathen
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face
Why similar: Horror 79.7%, Psychological Horror 20.3%
Why You'll Like It: This unique 2D psychological horror game features a distinctive pixel aesthetic and a focus on unsettling character interactions.
- #22 Silent dream
83% matchMostly Positive77% of 211 reviews2021
Dev: GeuktePub: Dreamforest Entertainment
Windows
In the dark corridor as wide as a labyrinth, avoiding numerous pursuers who are aiming for their lives. Will you be able to save the missing person and escape safely!?
Why similar: Horror 40.3%, Survival Horror 29.2%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, Female Protagonist 6.9%, Dark 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game uses a dark, atmospheric 2D style to explore psychological horror and survival themes.
- #23 At Home Alone
82% matchVery Positive85% of 1,906 reviews2018
Dev: 阿正不经Pub: Peanut Bear Studio
Windows
This is a recreational healing Mini-plot game explored at home. Players will play and wander around the house from the perspective of a little girl. What will she do when she is alone? What strange stories will happen in the process, and in the process of exploration, you may find some strange secrets....
Why similar: Horror 60.8%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, Female Protagonist 6%, Indie 6%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play horror experience that captures the vulnerability of being left alone in a house that feels increasingly hostile.
- #24 Little Misfortune
79% matchVery Positive92% of 14,094 reviews2019
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Led by her new friend, Mr. Voice, Misfortune ventures into the woods, where mysteries are unraveled and a little bad luck unfolds.
Why similar: Horror 47.7%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Indie 9.4%, Dark 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a young protagonist navigating a dark, whimsical world filled with hidden dangers and psychological depth.
- #25 Almost Home Now
80% matchVery Positive85% of 787 reviews2022
Dev: Timberwell 本幺
Windows · Linux
A 10 minute horror experience of a girl walking home alone at night.
Why similar: Horror 58.5%, Pixel Graphics 17.5%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Multiplayer 3.9%, Indie 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: This pixel-art horror game focuses on the psychological struggle of a character trying to return to safety.
- #26 The Doll's Window
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 58 reviews2022
Dev: ujumiru
Windows
A horror exploration game that takes place in an underground labyrinth. Avoid malicious creations that are hungry for your soul. Depart from the nightmares that constantly haunt you.
Why similar: Horror 30.7%, Survival Horror 25.1%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Dark 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that centers on the eerie nature of dolls and their potential for malice.
- #27 My Sticker Book
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,410 reviews2022
Dev: ElementSu
Windows
"I can't sleep." A cute and possibly just a little bit scary puzzle platformer game. Move stickers to the right positions in order to get rid of the monsters and complete the sticker book.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 32.2%, Horror 27.5%, Psychological Horror 26.6%, 2D 9%, Indie 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game hides a dark, psychological horror experience behind a cute, deceptive exterior.
- #28 Annie and the Art Gallery
79% matchVery Positive87% of 193 reviews2022
Dev: jswessler
Windows · Mac
After months of waiting, Annie finally snags a ticket to the new art exhibit. However, things take a turn for the worst: she finds herself trapped in the museum's haunted basement. Help her navigate puzzles, traps, and more as she tries to escape - and find out the truth of what's really going on.
Why similar: Horror 32.7%, Pixel Graphics 17.8%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Indie 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that uses a 2D perspective to explore a surreal and dangerous environment.
- #29 BUDDY
81% matchMixed56% of 82 reviews2016
Dev: Hoshko
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
BUDDY is a horror adventure based on a little girl Mary’s story nightmare. Will you able to distinguish the real story from the girl's fantasy?
Why similar: Horror 57.7%, Survival Horror 28.8%, Indie 13.4%
Why You'll Like It: An indie horror title that focuses on the unsettling nature of childhood companions turned against the player.
- #30 Corpse Party
78% matchVery Positive89% of 1,396 reviews2016
Dev: GrisGrisPub: XSEED Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A group of friends unknowingly perform an occult ritual that traps them in an otherworldly elementary school. Here, the vengeful spirits of young children threaten their lives and their sanity, and the only hope of survival is to uncover the chilling details behind the murders of those trapped before them...
Why similar: Horror 62.1%, Survival Horror 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%, Psychological Horror 8.3%, Indie 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic 2D pixel horror game that excels at building tension and dread in a trapped, supernatural school setting.
- #31 Five Nights At Monkeys: Flat Mode
76% matchVery Positive83% of 54 reviews2026
Dev: Gameboy_Alex
Windows · Mac
Five Nights At Monkeys: Flat Mode is a flat screen horror experience where every night is different. Survive roaming monsters, manage tricky power systems, and face sudden jumpscares across forests, canyons, cities, and dark mines.
Why similar: Horror 41.2%, Survival Horror 33.6%, Strategy 16.1%, Indie 5%, Singleplayer 4.1%
- #32 Project H
77% matchVery Positive88% of 446 reviews2021
Dev: HollowPixels
Windows
Project H is a horror escape room game. Solve various puzzles while being haunted by a spirit that would prefer you not to leave.
Why similar: Horror 59.6%, Pixel Graphics 20.2%, Indie 9%, Dark 4.7%, 2D 3.7%
- #33 Seek Or Die
77% matchMixed67% of 175 reviews2018
Dev: FlashynuravPub: FLNStudios
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 41%
You are an investigator hired to find evidence about the missing children in the manor off the road. Once you enter, the door locks behind you, and you can hear something, lurking...
Why similar: Horror 67.7%, Survival Horror 10.7%, Indie 9.3%, Multiplayer 7.3%, Singleplayer 5%
- #34 TinkerQuarry
76% matchVery Positive91% of 89 reviews2019
Dev: HallowraithPub: Caprizant Games
Windows
TinkerQuarry is an RPG about a girl trapped in an uncanny plane of existence called “The Dollhouse”.
Why similar: Horror 40.8%, Survival Horror 18.2%, Pixel Graphics 17.3%, Psychological Horror 8.7%, Indie 7.1%
- #35 Seek
74% matchVery Positive83% of 121 reviews2025
Dev: cloud_li
Windows
In this game, you play as Alice, an girl trapped in a twisted, ever-changing world. Survive a frozen orphanage filled with lurking horrors, eerie classical music, and unsolved mysteries. Scavenge, evade monsters, and uncover the truth. But can you face the brutal reality—or remain trapped forever?
Why similar: Horror 31.4%, Survival Horror 30.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Female Protagonist 11%, Psychological Horror 9.3%
- #36 It Moves
75% matchVery Positive88% of 328 reviews2019
Dev: SnowOwlPub: Kodama Games
Windows
It Moves is a horror game that will try to scare you without too many of the typical "screamers", instead relying on atmosphere and suspense. You'll be solving puzzles along the way, and encountering all manner of not-so-friendly creatures.
Why similar: Horror 71.2%, Pixel Graphics 14.4%, Indie 10.8%, 2D 3.6%
- #37 Play Things
71% matchVery Positive99% of 121 reviews2026
Dev: Burning Eye
Windows
A psychological horror game about testing dolls and determining if they are Good or Dangerous. Play in a strange location with dolls potentially filled with bloodlust. Uncover secrets about who you are, where you are, and just WHAT is happening.
Why similar: Horror 42.6%, Survival Horror 22.9%, Pixel Graphics 15.7%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Dark 4.4%
- #38 Dear Brother
75% matchVery Positive88% of 51 reviews2021
Dev: NGS Studios
Windows
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 46.4%, Survival Horror 11.3%, Indie 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, Female Protagonist 8%
- #39 PROJECT: PLAYTIME
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 57,710 reviews2022
Dev: Mob Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 50%
PROJECT: PLAYTIME is a Free-to-Play multiplayer horror game where six players attempt to create one giant toy while surviving a terrifying monster that roams the toy factory. A seventh player controls the monster and is given only one goal: Find and kill everyone.
Why similar: Horror 45.1%, Survival Horror 38%, Multiplayer 7.9%, Psychological Horror 5.4%, Dark 3.6%
- #40 027
74% matchMixed51% of 81 reviews2023
Dev: Lebbi
Windows · Mac · Linux
A childhood friend has been missing for as long as you can remember. You decide to investigate the abandoned town in which he used to live only to find something truly unexpected and even more so unexplainable. Have you got what it takes to find out what happened to Chris Williams?
Why similar: Horror 41.1%, Survival Horror 39.6%, Strategy 8.9%, Female Protagonist 3.8%, Singleplayer 3.8%
- #41 Wayward Harbor
73% matchVery Positive83% of 132 reviews2022
Dev: Daniil ShashenkovPub: Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen
Windows
Short first-person horror experience with a unique mirror mechanic. Escape from an invisible monster that can be only seen in the reflection.
Why similar: Horror 48.7%, Survival Horror 32.6%, Female Protagonist 7.1%, Singleplayer 4.5%, Dark 3.9%
- #42 MUZY
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 241 reviews2024
Dev: Andrew RybisPub: Galactic Crows
Windows
Explore the mystery behind a once-loved and hugely popular children's toy, also known as MUZY, in this terrifying horror adventure game. Several reports detail frightening incidents connected to accidents. Your job is to solve the puzzles and find the cause of these unsettling occurrences.
Why similar: Horror 43.3%, Survival Horror 29%, Indie 11.6%, Psychological Horror 7.7%, Dark 4.7%
- #43 LUNA
73% matchVery Positive83% of 325 reviews2020
Dev: SimplePub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Play as a little girl named 'Luna', and survive from the dark being while discovering the secrets behind her. The more you traverse on her memory, the more you will discover dark truths that lie deep inside.
Why similar: Horror 33.1%, Survival Horror 20.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Psychological Horror 8.1%
- #44 Ann
71% matchVery Positive94% of 2,761 reviews2021
Dev: Rong Rong
Windows
Ann, an art student finds herself trapped in the school when she accidentally broke one of the school's rules. With the help of the school's security guard, help Ann navigate her way out and uncover the secrets of the school before she becomes a permanent resident of the school.
Why similar: Horror 53.1%, Pixel Graphics 14%, Female Protagonist 8.3%, Psychological Horror 8.2%, Indie 4.8%
- #45 Step Lightly
70% matchVery Positive92% of 98 reviews2026
Dev: Water Leaks Studio
Windows
There’s no place like home - and yours is no home at all. Play as Rosa, a neglected child trying to escape her abusive family. Sneak out, but be ever so quiet. Mom is listening, dad is angry, and your big sister is always watching…
Why similar: Horror 69.6%, Female Protagonist 17.7%, Singleplayer 5.9%, Indie 4.1%, Dark 2.8%
- #46 Rental
69% 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 67.2%, Female Protagonist 9.7%, Indie 7.2%, Psychological Horror 6.3%, Singleplayer 4.9%
- #47 Stanley Says
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: Grimble Entertainment
Windows
A first-person puzzle horror game set in a defunct children's nursery from 2001. Uncover dark secrets, solve mascot-themed puzzles, and survive the twisted games of Stanley—an animatronic who never stopped playing.
Why similar: Horror 71.8%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Indie 9.7%, Singleplayer 5.4%
- #48 Paper Lily - Chapter 1
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 8,786 reviews2024
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
Why similar: Horror 39.9%, Pixel Graphics 25.9%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, 2D 4.1%
- #49 Nyctophilia
73% matchMixed64% of 308 reviews2015
Dev: Cat In A Jar Games
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Nyctophilia is 2D psychological thriller about bad things in your head.
Why similar: Horror 66.9%, Indie 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, 2D 6.8%
- #50 Emily Wants To Play
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 2,325 reviews2015
Dev: Shawn HitchcockPub: Hitchcock Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 41%
It’s 11pm and the last house on your route. The windows are boarded up, the yard is overgrown, but the lights are on and the front door is open… strange place to deliver a pizza. You’re getting soaked from the rain, so you hesitantly step inside the house. You shouldn’t have done that.
Why similar: Horror 60.9%, Survival Horror 25.3%, Psychological Horror 4%, Strategy 3%, Indie 3%
- #51 MONOPHOBIA
67% matchVery Positive98% of 116 reviews2026
Dev: Z-xian
Windows
Follow a recluse who is the only being left in the world as she struggles with little things in her everyday life. This game was made entirely out of scanned traditional watercolor art.
Why similar: Horror 49%, Female Protagonist 17.9%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Indie 5.6%, 2D 5.5%
- #52 The Room Syndrome
69% matchVery Positive95% of 364 reviews2019
Dev: Jesse CarradinePub: Jesse Carradine?
Windows
Explore the mysterious room by traversing time, while you watch a man succumb to the room syndrome.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 27%, Indie 22.3%, Psychological Horror 22.2%, Female Protagonist 19.4%, Dark 9.1%
- #53 Tattletail
68% matchVery Positive94% of 5,038 reviews2016
Dev: Waygetter ElectronicsPub: Little Flag Software, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
It’s Christmas 1998. The world’s most annoying toy just came out, and yours won’t stay in his box. Can you stop Tattletail from getting you in trouble before the bloodthirsty Mama Tattletail hunts you down? Story-driven first person horror. New DLC Included!
Why similar: Horror 51.5%, Survival Horror 32.8%, Indie 4.8%, Singleplayer 4.2%, Dark 3.5%
- #54 Red Bow
69% matchVery Positive85% of 350 reviews2020
Dev: Stranga GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 53%
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: Horror 45.3%, Pixel Graphics 17.2%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Indie 7.5%, Female Protagonist 7.3%
- #55 Stitched HD
70% matchVery Positive81% of 114 reviews2017
Dev: Fluffex Studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A pleasantly anticipated trip back home for the holidays becomes a nightmare for Catherine as a tragic accident leaves her unconscious. After coming to her senses, she realizes that something is dreadfully wrong. She must escape the doll factory she awoke in before it's too late.
Why similar: Horror 40.1%, Survival Horror 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Psychological Horror 9.7%
- #56 At Home Alone Final
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,152 reviews2021
Dev: 阿正不经Pub: Peanut Bear Studio
Windows
A casual healing rpg that takes players on a journey around the house from the perspective of a young girl, what does she do when she's home alone? What strange things will you come across in the process, and while exploring, perhaps... What other strange secrets might you discover?
Why similar: Horror 48.8%, Pixel Graphics 20.1%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Female Protagonist 7.1%, 2D 3.6%
- #57 Children of Silentown: Prologue
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,048 reviews2020
Dev: Elf GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 22%
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: Horror 61.8%, Female Protagonist 18.6%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, 2D 6.4%
- #58 Don't Be Afraid - The First Toy
67% matchVery Positive90% of 890 reviews2020
Dev: Broken Arrow GamesPub: Eneida Games
Windows
Don't Be Afraid - The First Toy, is an introduction to the dramatic story of a boy kidnapped by a psychopath. Exploring the giant house of your torturer you will soon discover things worse than your childish nightmares. Take on the role of Jamie and see what phrase “The First Toy” actually means.
Why similar: Horror 94.7%, Singleplayer 5.3%
- #59 Asleep: Act 1
65% matchVery Positive94% of 564 reviews2024
Dev: Black Hole GamesPub: CriticalLeap
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Use light to survive a nightmare: each creature reacts differently to it. Explore, solve puzzles, and evade the horrors in the dark. You are in the skin of Ana Lúcia.
Why similar: Horror 30%, Survival Horror 26%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Psychological Horror 7.8%
- #60 My Light In The Dark
68% matchVery Positive93% of 90 reviews2019
Dev: TaleHammer
Windows
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: Horror 42.7%, Pixel Graphics 19%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Dark 8.1%
