- #1 白昼梦 · 心象病院
97% matchVery Positive84% of 256 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 28.8%, Puzzle 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 14.9%, RPG 13%, Story Rich 12.8%
- #2 Myths of Rules
96% matchVery Positive88% of 1,047 reviews2023
Dev: Sugarcane Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.8 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 38%, Puzzle 22.2%, Story Rich 15%, 2D 6.4%, Casual 6.2%
- #3 Minds Beneath Us
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,428 reviews2024
Dev: BearBoneStudio
Windows
Median: 11.2 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Psychological Horror 24.5%, RPG 18.9%, Story Rich 14.8%, Puzzle 13.9%, Sci-fi 12.8%
- #4 This is Interesting
94% matchVery Positive99% of 81 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: Psychological Horror 23.1%, Interactive Fiction 21%, RPG 16.1%, Puzzle 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
- #5 Inmates
95% matchMixed60% of 333 reviews2017
Dev: Davit AndreasyanPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Inmates is a story-driven, atmospheric psychological horror game. Featuring interactive exploration in a suffocating location, mind-bending puzzles and disturbing imagery. You wake up in a run-down prison cell and have no clue how you got there. You’ve convinced yourself this is all just a nightmare...
Why similar: Adventure 53.1%, Story Rich 39.8%, Indie 7.1%
- #6 INHUMAN
94% matchMixed63% of 113 reviews2023
Dev: 秋太虚工作室Pub: QutosoGame
Windows
"INHUMAN" is an independent horror game. The story takes place in the conspiracy of an ancient clan, and the protagonist is in a psychedelic state and can't even distinguish herself. With further exploration and confrontation with all kinds of ghosts, the puzzle will be solved step by step...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 43.5%, Puzzle 25.7%, Story Rich 19.3%, Adventure 9.4%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #7 TOUQI
92% matchVery Positive90% of 486 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: Psychological Horror 28.4%, Interactive Fiction 26%, RPG 18%, Story Rich 11.3%, Drama 8.8%
- #8 SELF
93% matchMostly Positive77% of 278 reviews2020
Dev: doBellPub: indienova
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
SELF is a suspenseful Kafkaesque text-based adventure game with simulation and puzzle mechanics. Could you seize the opportunity to find your father and your SELF back in this introspective journey?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.6%, Adventure 26.6%, Story Rich 17%, Pixel Graphics 16.9%, Indie 3.9%
- #9 Desktop Explorer
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,312 reviews2026
Dev: Recurring Dream
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Rummage through the abandoned profiles of an old PC to unravel an inherited mystery. What secrets hide in this eerie adventure of cryptic games and outdated software? Who was using this computer? And what happened to them?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.7%, Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Puzzle 17%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, 2D 7.3%
- #10 贝如塔医院 Beta Hospital
91% matchVery Positive84% of 381 reviews2025
Dev: 逃跑灵羊工作室
Windows
《贝如塔医院》是一款以荒废医院为主题的恐怖游戏,你将以第一人称视角,前往贝如塔医院寻找自己失踪的妻子——伊纳,但在医院中却遇到一些不太寻常的事件...
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 37.1%, Psychological Horror 26.4%, Puzzle 14.4%, RPG 11.6%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #11 Paper Bride
90% matchVery Positive91% of 2,306 reviews2021
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 3.5 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: Puzzle 19.4%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, RPG 13.3%, Story Rich 10.8%
- #12 Kanna Maze
89% matchVery Positive89% of 394 reviews2024
Dev: 致意
Windows · Mac · Linux
In an isolated lab beneath the earth, a childhood friend is resurrected. Amidst sealed walls, a spree of killings unfolds. In a godless abyss, parallel worlds entwine like a maze. Where does one find the path to the sole universe of bliss?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.1%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, RPG 19.4%, Puzzle 14.6%, 2D 7.7%
- #13 Snowfall's Mystery
88% matchVery Positive86% of 125 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 30.9%, Interactive Fiction 23.8%, Pixel Graphics 16.2%, Story Rich 11.1%, 2D 9.3%
- #14 Vessels
89% matchVery Positive95% of 125 reviews2020
Dev: Local Space Survey CorpsPub: Local Space Survey Corps, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Quarantined inside an airlock. No memories. No way out. The remaining crew thinks there’s something wrong with you, but the Voice says it’ll help you escape. Navigate volatile conversations & unravel mysteries in this narrative adventure about trust, self-destruction, & shifting identities.
Why similar: Sci-fi 32.6%, Puzzle 29.9%, Story Rich 18.3%, Adventure 16.5%, Indie 2.3%
- #15 Xi
87% matchVery Positive90% of 264 reviews2025
Dev: HHGame
Windows
"Xi" is a horror puzzle game set in the context of modern Chinese folklore. The story takes place in an long-abandoned mountain mansion. This immersive escape room experience feels a bit too real, with eerie and strange elements everywhere—an empty banquet, an endless corridor.
Why similar: Drama 26%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, RPG 18%, Puzzle 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%
- #16 Until Then
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 19,464 reviews2024
Dev: Polychroma GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.6%, Interactive Fiction 24.2%, Pixel Graphics 17.7%, Story Rich 15.2%, 2D 6.9%
- #17 Recall: Empty Wishes
86% matchVery Positive94% of 66 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 27.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Drama 13.3%, RPG 12.8%, Story Rich 12.6%
- #18 我有一座冒险屋 I have an adventure house
86% matchMixed56% of 77 reviews2022
Dev: 知音动漫
Windows
The boss couple of house of terror of amusement park of jiujiang city of new century is suddenly in some abandoned hospital is missing mysteriously, the relic that police can find has an old Rag Doll and a mysterious black mobile phone only
Why similar: RPG 29.8%, Drama 21.5%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Puzzle 15.9%, Adventure 10%
- #19 Saihate Station
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 10,470 reviews2025
Dev: びぶ/viv
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 45%, Psychological Horror 30.7%, RPG 8.6%, Story Rich 6.4%, 2D 5.9%
- #20 异化之恶〇Abnormal Treatment
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,617 reviews2019
Dev: Eternal Dream
Windows
Strange events occur at a sanatorium for those with unusual abilities. Follow clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth. What will be released when all secrets are revealed? Goodness? Or… pure ”EVIL”?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.3%, RPG 19.6%, Puzzle 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, Story Rich 12.3%
- #21 Hazy Mind
84% matchVery Positive87% of 355 reviews2024
Dev: betetiro
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 51.4%, Story Rich 21.9%, 2D 11%, Adventure 9.9%, Text-Based 4.9%
- #22 Lunar Mirror
83% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,112 reviews2023
Dev: DSGame
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.3 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: Psychological Horror 30.1%, Puzzle 19.8%, RPG 19.6%, Story Rich 17.2%, Adventure 7.4%
- #23 Lunar Mirror:The Pavilion of Desire
81% matchVery Positive81% of 1,369 reviews2023
Dev: TUTGamePub: DSGame
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
This is a side-scrolling exploration and puzzle game with the background of the horror story of Cthulhu. You can move the character through A and D, talk to the character in the scene, press the F key to interact with the props in the scene, and complete the puzzle by collecting clues.
Why similar: Drama 27.7%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, RPG 19.5%, Puzzle 11.1%, Story Rich 9%
- #24 Anamnesia - part 1: am i my body?
81% matchVery Positive95% of 94 reviews2024
Dev: Simon Herbig
Windows · Mac
Sci-Fi Mystery Visual Novel. Nine people are trapped in an underground research facility, forced to play a game of life and death. Check your log to find the truth that connects those apparent strangers - if you even want to, that is.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 42.6%, Interactive Fiction 21%, Sci-fi 13.7%, Story Rich 11.4%, 2D 5.2%
- #25 InVein
79% matchVery Positive98% of 52 reviews2026
Dev: SlowDrip StudiosPub: Student Game Developer Association
Windows
Traverse this never-ending hospital as you discover clues of where and who you are. As each day passes by, the world around you decays, and you can’t help but wonder what is real. Utilize your time and resources as you roam these collapsing halls, but be careful; you may not be alone after all...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.2%, Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Puzzle 16%, Story Rich 13.2%, RPG 9.5%
- #26 梦魇:无归 Nightmare without return
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 628 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 39.3%, RPG 26.2%, Story Rich 9.5%, Sci-fi 9.3%, Adventure 7.2%
- #27 Hearing Voices
78% matchVery Positive96% of 52 reviews2026
Dev: Fuupu
Windows
Hearing Voices is a unique indie short horror experience where you will need to put your listening and deduction skills to the test to solve puzzles. Mistakes have consequences.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 45.2%, Puzzle 24.8%, Adventure 9%, Story Rich 8.1%, 2D 8.1%
- #28 骸心 Mainbody
79% matchVery Positive93% of 126 reviews2022
Dev: 土豆火锅Pub: Cosmic Train
Windows
A puzzle-based horror game where the player takes on the role of a building manager who manages a haunted building and its "patients". Through the player's different options will raise or lower the pollution value, thus triggering different endings.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 52%, Story Rich 24.4%, RPG 16.6%, Pixel Graphics 4.9%, Adventure 2%
- #29 The Flayed Man
75% matchVery Positive91% of 389 reviews2025
Dev: Snoring Dog Games
Windows
The Flayed Man is a short narrative-driven point and click horror game. Awaking without memories (or skin), you must uncover the sins of the past, pass judgement, and decide your fate in this macabre adventure.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 37.3%, Pixel Graphics 19.6%, Story Rich 15%, RPG 10.1%, Adventure 6.4%
- #30 STASIS
78% matchVery Positive82% of 2,377 reviews2015
Dev: THE BROTHERHOOD
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
STASIS The isometric, point-and-click, sci-fi horror adventure game! In the distant future aboard a seemingly abandoned spacecraft, John Maracheck awakes from stasis. He must push himself to new physical and emotional limits and unravel the mysteries around him.
Why similar: Sci-fi 21.2%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, 1980s 16.2%, Puzzle 11%, Story Rich 10.8%
- #31 Blackout Hospital
76% matchVery Positive97% of 184 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: RPG 31%, Puzzle 25.5%, Pixel Graphics 16.6%, 2D 13.3%, Adventure 9.6%
- #32 Imaginary Friend Asylum
75% matchVery Positive100% of 70 reviews2024
Dev: Nightmare Emporium
Windows
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 44%, Psychological Horror 28.2%, Adventure 10.6%, Story Rich 9.2%, Retro 8%
- #33 Tren0
77% 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: Psychological Horror 25%, RPG 19.5%, Puzzle 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Story Rich 9.9%
- #34 Black Sheep
77% matchMixed53% of 800 reviews2022
Dev: 完蛋了的国王Pub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Black Sheep" is a 2D story-driven adventure game, you will play a high school student who explores the flooded school ruins, trace the shadow of the past, and unveil the evil those buried in the bottom of the river to see the light of day.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 45.9%, Puzzle 17.5%, Story Rich 12.2%, Adventure 12%, 2D 10.9%
- #35 Free Will
73% matchVery Positive96% of 380 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: RPG 34%, Puzzle 27.3%, Story Rich 20.8%, Pixel Graphics 9%, 2D 7.2%
- #36 Serene Asylum
76% matchMixed57% of 75 reviews2021
Dev: MPlant Games
Windows
Serene Asylum is a first-person psychological horror puzzle game. Solve puzzles as you uncover the dark history of the insane asylum and try to escape before you are stuck in game forever. But don't be scared, it's just a game after all, right? Now... if you can read this, you need to wake up!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 44.1%, Puzzle 27.3%, Story Rich 19.5%, Casual 7.7%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #37 Palindrome Syndrome: Escape Room
74% matchVery Positive82% of 554 reviews2020
Dev: mc2games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
You wake up in a spaceship with no memories. In this escape room with a sci-fi setting you will have to investigate your past solving different puzzles. Will you be able to discover what happened to you and how did you get there?
Why similar: Puzzle 38.5%, Sci-fi 33.1%, Adventure 13%, Casual 7.6%, Story Rich 6.4%
- #38 The Inn-Sanity
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,658 reviews2025
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Early 90s. You stayed in a quiet hotel for just one night and the next morning you’ve found out that the old world was destroyed. Alien dreams, secrets of your past and other guests that are turning into monsters. This hotel will not let you to check out.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 54.4%, Story Rich 22%, Sci-fi 12%, Adventure 11.5%
- #39 The Incident at Galley House
69% matchVery Positive94% of 4,375 reviews2026
Dev: William RousPub: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
In 1936, something terrible happened at Galley House. Decades later, with a strange contraption that reveals echoes of the past, you must uncover the truth behind this grisly mystery. A new puzzle from the creators of The Roottrees are Dead.
Why similar: Puzzle 44.9%, Story Rich 28.2%, Adventure 10.4%, 2D 9%, Casual 6.8%
- #40 Decarnation
72% matchVery Positive87% of 1,131 reviews2023
Dev: Atelier QDBPub: Shiro Unlimited
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Where do you run to when your demons reside within you? Decarnation is a pixel art adventure/action puzzle game with a horrific story inspired by some of the most influential films and novels in the genre. Dive into a breathtaking thriller where nightmares and dreams intertwine…
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.2%, Puzzle 24.2%, Pixel Graphics 14.4%, Story Rich 13.1%, 2D 8.8%
- #41 GNOSIA
71% matchVery Positive94% of 5,158 reviews2022
Dev: Petit DepottoPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Gnosia lie. Pretending to be human, they’ll get in close, trick and deceive, and then eliminate one victim at a time...
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 36.5%, Psychological Horror 23.7%, Sci-fi 14.3%, Story Rich 13.2%, RPG 6.5%
- #42 _message:
72% matchVery Positive86% of 104 reviews2023
Dev: TEAM 217Pub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
_전언:(_message:)은 심리적 공포 요소가 포함된 텍스트 어드벤처 게임입니다. 달에 잔류하여 지구에 있는 본부와 통신을 하는 사이, 당신은 점점 이상한 낌새를 눈치채기 시작합니다...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.4%, Psychological Horror 21.7%, Puzzle 18%, Sci-fi 10.1%, Story Rich 9.9%
- #43 Things Too Ugly
71% matchVery Positive90% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Professor Space GamesPub: Baltoro Games
Windows
Clock in at TEREBRO INC. for the night shift in 1986. Protect the company's legacy as Risk Assessment Data Processor. Equipped with era-specific technology, navigate through obscured narratives to shape the company's future.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.6%, 1980s 17.8%, Puzzle 14.8%, Story Rich 12.6%, Sci-fi 12.1%
- #44 侠隐行录:困境疑云Wuxia archive: Crisis escape
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 209 reviews2018
Dev: Adventurer's TavernPub: Gamera Game
Windows
Wuxia archive: Crisis escape is a text adventure puzzle game. The player will play a knight who is trapped in an unknown dungeon, get clues with other trapped characters, use the props in the scene to solve the puzzle and get out of danger.
Why similar: Puzzle 59.7%, Adventure 34.8%, Indie 5.5%
- #45 Cthulhu Mythos ADV Lunatic Whispers
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 109 reviews2022
Dev: Gotcha Gotcha Games
Windows
Immerse yourself in the captivating world of the Cthulhu Mythos with this 2D visual novel game featuring a thrilling TRPG-based experience! Roll the dice and use your skills and luck to escape the abandoned hospital, while experiencing the cosmic terror.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 39.9%, Story Rich 19.4%, RPG 14.6%, 2D 13.6%, Adventure 8.9%
- #46 Voyager-19
70% matchVery Positive88% of 1,023 reviews2024
Dev: MizizizizPub: Deep Root Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 54 min≥1hr: 30%
A short horror game where you control a decaying spacecraft exploring distant star systems.
Why similar: Sci-fi 27.2%, Puzzle 24%, Retro 15.1%, 2D 11%, Aliens 8.8%
- #47 A Random Maze 某个迷宫
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 539 reviews2021
Dev: 幻想博物馆(Utopia Museum)
Windows
一个忘记自己姓名与过去的人,在突然出现的神秘人物的帮助下,从一个空无一人的医院开始探索自己的过去。只有取回真实,才能从这里离开,即使……真相不像你所期待的那样,他也依然盼望着他的未来。
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 34.8%, Adventure 25.5%, RPG 18.4%, Puzzle 15.3%, 2D 5.3%
- #48 If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,845 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 33.2%, Pixel Graphics 23%, Story Rich 21%, LGBTQ+ 16%, Adventure 5.9%
- #49 Second Thoughts
70% 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: LGBTQ+ 35.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, Story Rich 8.3%, 2D 6.5%
- #50 Letters of Bernard Thorne
67% matchVery Positive98% of 203 reviews2025
Dev: Korean Linguistics Lab
Windows
『Letters of Bernard Thorne』 is a story-driven psychological horror game about trauma. Take a seat in Bernard's motorized wheelchair. Roam around the old man's house. Discover his scarred past. Flee from his sins. Climb up the attic.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.1%, Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Story Rich 15.4%, Puzzle 14.1%, Text-Based 7.8%
- #51 Blackbay Asylum
73% matchMixed57% of 552 reviews2014
Dev: TAD Productions ABPub: KPL
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
In Blackbay Asylum, you take on the role of a confused psychopath who finds himself able to leave his cell one day. Explore the hospital grounds, solve mind shattering puzzles, survive relentless horrors and follow the story of Doug Dunheiw as he tries to find some clarity in what goes on at Blackbay Asylum.
Why similar: Adventure 58.2%, Puzzle 37.1%, Indie 4.7%
- #52 Homicipher
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,339 reviews2024
Dev: 八名木GamesPub: Gamirror Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Homicipher is a language deciphering and exploration ADV based on the concept of "romance with horror men." The protagonist, who has wandered into another world, interacts with non-human beings to decipher their language while striving to escape.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 64.8%, Text-Based 20.3%, Adventure 12.9%, Singleplayer 2%
- #53 Backspace Backspace Backspace
68% matchVery Positive97% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: Blue Tango Street
Windows · Mac
In an AI-powered age where original authors have become largely redundant, play as a dejected writer on the brink of losing their creative drive forever.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.6%, Interactive Fiction 24.1%, Story Rich 13%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Text-Based 8.1%
- #54 墨心:波云诡船
68% matchVery Positive90% of 1,395 reviews2020
Dev: 1001 Studio
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
《墨心》是一款将古代中国幻想元素和悬疑科幻相融合的国产视觉小说。男主(你)从昏迷中醒来丧失了记忆,发现自己和另外两女一男困于巨轮密室中。面对匪夷所思的船体变异,恐怖致命的巨型怪物,你们能否成功逃脱?而这超自然的现象,似乎跟一件千年前的战国墨家宝物有关......
Why similar: Puzzle 29.3%, Interactive Fiction 28.6%, Story Rich 18.4%, Adventure 11.2%, Text-Based 10.5%
- #55 Have a Nice Dream
67% matchVery Positive93% of 4,927 reviews2021
Dev: 榭季生
Windows
A story about dreams. Explore a weird house and find the truth. A short game with mild puzzles and some psychological horror elements.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.5%, Drama 21.8%, RPG 21.8%, Puzzle 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 14.1%
- #56 Your Future Self
69% matchVery Positive81% of 97 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 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Casual 12%, Adventure 9.3%, Sci-fi 9.2%
- #57 Psychroma
66% matchVery Positive89% of 214 reviews2024
Dev: Rocket AdriftPub: Gamma Space Collaborative Studio
Windows · Linux
Psychroma is a psychological horror side-scroller set in a haunted cyberpunk house. Collect cards and explore the memories stored on them to piece together your past. But the deeper you go, the more you expose yourself to the brightest heat, the warmest color...
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30.6%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #58 HOMESICKNESS
65% matchVery Positive93% of 85 reviews2025
Dev: jnity
Windows
HOMESICKNESS is a point-&-click psychological horror indie game exploring the nuances of nostalgia. Play as Theo, trapped in CHILDREEF’s daycare, descending floor by floor; surviving the remnants of time. Use the Kids' multi-tool, listen to obscure tapes, and make your way to the lot. She's waiting.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 59.8%, Story Rich 27.5%, Adventure 5.4%, Retro 5.4%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #59 The NOexistenceN of Morphean Paradox : The Forest of Silver Shallots
65% matchMixed70% of 2,114 reviews2026
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 53%
You awaken in the Forest of Silver Shallots, setting out to uncover the secret of the Morphean Paradox. Above, factions weave their schemes; below, the black mist hides a swelling undercurrent. Time never stands still, and truth wears many faces. Not everyone can return to their fate…
Why similar: RPG 34.3%, Story Rich 29.9%, 2D 13.4%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Adventure 10.3%