Games Like my eyes deceive

An immersive first-person horror adventure where you play the role of LIANA - a young girl who arrives home after major surgery and is met with a strange mannequin claiming to be her mother.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Emotional 15.7%, Dark 12.7%, Horror 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the same unsettling sense of domestic entrapment and surreal psychological dread found in the seed game.

A branching-path narrative horror RPG set in Vienna, Austria. Guide the Unnamed through the worst night of their life: Harass your neighbours. Debate with birds. Smoke to survive.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.3%, Dark 14.7%, Psychological 14.1%, RPG 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 11%

Why You'll Like It: This game masterfully uses pixel-art to convey a dark, narrative-heavy horror experience centered on isolation and societal collapse.

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

Why similar: Psychological 26.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Horror 9%, Atmospheric 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: It perfectly encapsulates the feeling of being trapped in a singular, claustrophobic location while unraveling a dark mystery.

A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.5%, Psychological Horror 21.4%, Horror 13.8%, First-Person 11.4%, Choices Matter 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: It features a unique focus on an unreliable narrator and psychological tension that mirrors the investigative mystery of the seed game.

A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.6%, Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Psychological 21.1%, Horror 13%, Emotional 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: This title excels at portraying a fragile, distorted reality through a short, deeply emotional, and psychological lens.

A sequel to Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk. Dive into demented and bizarre world once again and help the girl become a little happier.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 42.4%, Psychological 20.5%, Pixel Graphics 14.8%, Horror 8.3%, Story Rich 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: The direct sequel continues the exploration of mental instability and surreal environments with a similar focus on narrative depth.

You must stay in your apartment as the city around you falls to an Eldritch horror.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.2%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, Emotional 11.3%, RPG 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the pixel-art aesthetic and interactive-fiction focus while delivering a dark, lovecraftian narrative.

You can't remember anything, and all you can see is HER. Delve into your story and uncover the truth behind what happened to you and your parents.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.4%, Psychological 25.8%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Horror 9.8%, Stylized 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on psychological horror and visual-novel elements, creating a surreal experience that challenges the player's perception.

Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 36.3%, Psychological 17.2%, Dark 16.4%, Horror 14.9%, Atmospheric 7%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a young protagonist navigating a dark, twisted world that blurs the lines between reality and psychological trauma.

A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.8%, Horror 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 15.7%, RPG 14.9%, Choices Matter 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A classic exploration-based horror game that uses a stylized aesthetic to tell a poignant and eerie story about being trapped.

This is a psychological horror in which we play as a girl who has psychological health problems, and her mother has sent her to the store. Our task is to help her buy groceries.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.3%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Pixel Graphics 14%, Psychological 13.2%, First-Person 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: This minimalist visual novel captures a similar sense of psychological unease through its focused, character-driven storytelling.

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 29.2%, Dark 26.6%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Atmospheric 17.7%, Story Rich 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes the vulnerability of a child protagonist in a hostile, atmospheric environment filled with grotesque threats.

A horror game about claustrophobia. During a storm your service dog is forced down a broken sewer drain. You find the nearest sewer entrance and run in after it. Along the way you will meet others that are also stricken by abnormal or psychological fear.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 27%, Psychological 22.3%, Horror 16.3%, First-Person 12.1%, Atmospheric 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: This first-person horror game focuses on intense claustrophobia and psychological distress, mirroring the feeling of being confined in a shelter.

You were supposed to have a relaxing cabin trip on a island all alone but after several strange encounters you had a mystery to solve, will you be able to survive a first-person psychological horror game or will you run away?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.8%, Dark 18.5%, Horror 14.3%, First-Person 13.3%, Atmospheric 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a similar atmospheric, first-person horror experience where isolation is the primary source of dread.

The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.6%, Horror 16%, Psychological 15.9%, Dark 13.5%, Emotional 13.3%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a dark, mature, and highly emotional narrative that explores psychological horror through a unique visual style.

A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25%, Horror 19.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, First-Person 12%, Atmospheric 12%

Why You'll Like It: It masterfully uses extreme claustrophobia and a first-person perspective to create a sense of inescapable dread.

You’re torn between a girl who is obsessed with you and a creature. Whose words can lead you out of this endless loop? Trust the right person in the right cycle to get closer to the exit, or be misled by facades, complicating your next loop.

Why similar: Dark 18.4%, Horror 15.3%, Psychological 13%, Choices Matter 11.8%, First-Person 11%

Why You'll Like It: The game emphasizes atmospheric exploration and dark, choice-driven storytelling that feels very similar to the seed game's tone.

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: Psychological Horror 28.7%, Horror 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.7%, RPG 12.9%, Stylized 12.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a female protagonist in a pixel-art horror setting, focusing on survival and psychological mystery.

A psychological horror game about being a child in an insane asylum. You're in a cruel world but your imaginary friends have your back. Here, you will uncover a dark conspiracy where you are to receive a terrible fate.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.2%, Emotional 13.4%, Dark 12.1%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, First-Person 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: It combines exploration and interactive-fiction to tell a story about childhood imagination turned into a dark reality.

Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.5%, Horror 25.5%, Pixel Graphics 18.3%, RPG 15.9%, Atmospheric 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: It uses a retro, stylized aesthetic to deliver a series of interconnected, dark, and psychological horror stories.

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: RPG 25.1%, Horror 21%, Dark 20%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: It blends RPG elements with horror and adventure, focusing on a dark, narrative-driven experience.

Your girlfriend’s sleepwalking is getting worse each night. Find her and bring her back to bed safely.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.4%, Horror 21%, First-Person 16%, Dark 15.7%, 3D 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a focused psychological-horror experience that leans into the themes of isolation and thriller-like tension.

A small "horror" narrative game about isolation and depression.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.8%, Psychological 16.3%, Dark 13.5%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, First-Person 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: This title offers a quiet, interactive-fiction experience that focuses on the emotional bond between the player and their environment.

Cry of Fear is a psychological single-player and co-op horror game set in a deserted town filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions. You play as a young man desperately searching for answers in the cold Scandinavian night, finding his way through the city as he slowly descends into madness.

Why similar: Horror 34.8%, Psychological Horror 28%, Psychological 17.9%, First-Person 9.8%, Atmospheric 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror game that dives deep into the protagonist's psyche, mirroring the emotional intensity of the seed game.

Care is an atmospheric first person horror game with puzzle elements, where your choices have consequences. Be observant with your surroundings and unravel the horrific secrets that hide within these walls.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.9%, Dark 15.9%, Horror 13%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Atmospheric 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game uses a mix of puzzle and interactive-fiction to create a mysterious and atmospheric horror experience.

Your end is my beginning. A short psychological visual novel with exploration and puzzle elements... it already lays shattered.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.2%, RPG 23.3%, Psychological 20.8%, Dark 11.2%, Atmospheric 9.2%

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: Psychological Horror 26.3%, Pixel Graphics 16.6%, RPG 14.4%, Horror 10.8%, Choices Matter 9.2%

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: Psychological Horror 26.8%, RPG 17.8%, Horror 16.8%, Pixel Graphics 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 13%

A vengeful entity comes to kidnap the girl you're babysitting. Guide your way through various psychological twists and turns as you begin to realize that not everything is as it seems. BLINK: The Last Night is a short first chapter of a four-chapter psychological horror story.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.9%, Psychological Horror 21.8%, Horror 14.4%, First-Person 11.5%, Choices Matter 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A story-rich horror game that relies on investigation and exploration to build a sense of psychological unease.

Your memory is fading. Things around your home keep changing; they are not what they appear to be. Find what is wrong, take pictures to restore your memory. Try to remember. Learn what you have forgotten, learn what has happened. It is not what it seems to be.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.5%, Dark 19.2%, Horror 16%, First-Person 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: It is a first-person psychological horror game that focuses on the player's perception of reality within a confined space.

Dread Neighbor is a first-person, multi-perspective psychological horror game. Play as a young woman living alone in an unusually cheap apartment. As the days pass, combat the overwhelming sense of unease, malice, and the unshakable feeling that you’re being watched from every crack in the room.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.9%, Psychological 15.9%, Dark 14.8%, First-Person 14.1%, Horror 12.4%

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: Dark 19.1%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Emotional 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Psychological 12.4%

A story about a girl named Lizzy living in a miserable world and her journey to its darkest depths. A free atmospheric horror visual novel where you navigate life-or-death situations. SEEK PARADISE OR DIE TRYING

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36.5%, Psychological Horror 26.9%, Horror 14.5%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Multiple Endings 5.9%

A short, linear story game of a random demon guy's life.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.3%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Psychological 15.2%, Stylized 9.4%, Horror 8.6%

Mio is a young girl surrounded by death, and after an unexpected accident, she finds out where people go after they die. Maybe Heaven, or Hell...or an Underworld full of demons and mysteries.

Why similar: Psychological 31.5%, Interactive Fiction 25.5%, Pixel Graphics 17.3%, Choices Matter 12%, Story Rich 5.8%

ONLY FACES REMAIN is a short psychological horror game focused on exploration and atmosphere. You play as Marlene, a backpacker traveling alone who rents a cheap room to spend the night. What starts as a cheap place to sleep soon turns into a dangerous situation.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.5%, Psychological 24.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Horror 14.8%, First-Person 14.5%

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: Psychological 32%, RPG 19.3%, Dark 9.3%, Emotional 9.1%, Horror 8.2%

"海子 UMIKO" is a psychological horror visual novel. Engage in conversations with Umiko, complete various mini-games, solve puzzles, and gradually piece together the dark truths she tries to hide about herself and her dimension from fragmented narratives. Preserve your fragile friendship for a week!

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.7%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, RPG 14.5%, Horror 12%, Choices Matter 7.9%

Step into a Psychological Horror Experience where you live in an apartment complex where the walls between reality and nightmares are crumbling. Run for your life, solve small puzzles and use items to help you survive.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.5%, Dark 25%, Horror 17.6%, First-Person 17%, 3D 11.1%

A girl suffering from hallucinations tries her best to live a normal life in the megapolis. She sees an advertisement for a certain doctor presenting a revolutionary technology for diagnosing and treating the psyche, "G.L.A.Z.A".

Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.5%, First-Person 20.5%, Horror 17.8%, Dark 15%, Atmospheric 8%

TinkerQuarry is an RPG about a girl trapped in an uncanny plane of existence called “The Dollhouse”.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 27%, RPG 24.9%, Pixel Graphics 20.8%, Horror 20.6%, Story Rich 3.1%

A short visual novel about finding your name and a girl in the fog.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28%, Interactive Fiction 24.3%, Pixel Graphics 15.6%, Horror 13.3%, Psychological 13.3%

Follow Sybil in her pursuit for survival, having to sacrifice everything - her culture, her identity, her values - to achieve a single objective: escape from a place that is constantly trying to kill her. A short game about persecution and identity.

Why similar: Emotional 22.5%, Dark 18%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Stylized 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%

Experience the not-so-ordinary life of a young institutionalized woman in the 1950’s. Amidst the daily struggles and overbearing loneliness, she often sees things that others do not. However, as the imaginary begins to seep into reality, she realizes she may not be as crazy as she once thought.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.8%, Horror 18.7%, RPG 18.2%, Choices Matter 11.2%, 3D 10.6%

Moving into a shabby apartment, a saturnine girl with hidden secrets finds a notebook that allows her to communicate with another world. A thrilling adventure taking place across multiple timelines ensues.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.3%, RPG 23.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Horror 15%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%

🚨 Emergency Alert 🚨 New security protocols have been activated. Remain indoors. Do not open your doors under any circumstance. Isolation is safety. Isolation is truth. Or is it?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.3%, Emotional 16.4%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, RPG 12.4%, Horror 12.2%

When the Darkness comes is a walking simulator whose glitchy and dark tale tries to illustrate the hardships of depression and anxiety through a variety of imaginary digital landscapes.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.1%, First-Person 12.6%, Horror 11.3%, Dark 11%, Psychological 10.6%

Disorganized and alone, a woman finds herself crafting new glasses in order to look at her own home with different shaded views. I won’t forget Hue is a psychedelic thriller experience. You’ll go searching for new lenses, try to figure out what is happening to her home and why she is all alone.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.7%, Dark 12.8%, First-Person 11.3%, Stylized 11.3%, Psychological Horror 9.9%

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: Interactive Fiction 27.7%, Psychological Horror 26.9%, Psychological 20.7%, Stylized 7.4%, Multiple Endings 5.8%

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: Emotional 19.5%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Psychological 16.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Atmospheric 9.3%

A dark conversation with a girl during a nightly car trip. A short multi-ending novel game where you try to understand this girl and her pain.

Why similar: Psychological 20.2%, Dark 17.8%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Dialogue Heavy 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 13%

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: Psychological Horror 24.9%, Dark 19.4%, Psychological 16.4%, RPG 12.7%, Horror 9.2%

THIEF’S SHELTER is a 3D Point and Click Psychological Adventure where the world mirrors a crumbling mind. Nothing stays still, and even your own thoughts can’t be trusted.

Why similar: Psychological 25.5%, Dark 18.3%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, First-Person 12.9%, Atmospheric 9.4%

Experience Harry's story of battling multiple personalities and his severe case of schizophrenia. In this First-person horror game, you battle the hallucinations and illusions your mind creates. You misjudge reality and quickly lose control over yourself.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.1%, Psychological 15.8%, Dark 12.6%, Horror 12.4%, First-Person 11.4%

When the power goes out while working night shift in the hospital, the emergency lights come on with an eerie glow...

Why similar: RPG 26.7%, Stylized 17.6%, Pixel Graphics 16.3%, Horror 14.6%, Atmospheric 10.9%

"Life sometimes feels like it’s going in circles." Little Girl On Earth Asking Why She Asking Why is a short pixel art Visual Novel about a girl who tell herself this, forever. Maybe you can try to help her ?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.5%, Interactive Fiction 29.9%, Pixel Graphics 17.7%, Choices Matter 8%, Multiple Endings 6.4%

Experience a sneak peek of YIIK I.V! Step beyond Alex Eggleston's story and become the Nameless Child, a young girl pushed from a mysterious tower. Guide her through a surreal dimension where she must find a way to save both the Good Brother and the Bad Brother.

Why similar: Psychological 28.8%, Stylized 21.4%, RPG 20.9%, 3D 12%, Dialogue Heavy 9.2%

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: Psychological Horror 40.3%, Horror 29.9%, RPG 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Indie 1.1%

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: Psychological Horror 26.5%, RPG 21%, Horror 17.6%, Dark 17.1%, Pixel Graphics 15.8%

A story about a dead lamb walking.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.4%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Horror 11.6%, Choices Matter 8.9%, Emotional 7.9%