- #1 OMORI
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 86,619 reviews2020
Dev: OMOCAT, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.1%, Great Soundtrack 21.6%, Story Rich 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, RPG 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply psychological RPG that explores trauma and reality through a surreal, meta-narrative lens.
- #2 OneShot
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 62,700 reviews2016
Dev: Future Cat LLCPub: KOMODO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 27.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 25.4%, Story Rich 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 14.5%, Surreal 9.3%, RPG 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Features a profound meta-narrative that directly involves the player in the game's world and outcome.
- #3 LISA: The Painful
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 15,017 reviews2014
Dev: Dingaling ProductionsPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 29.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The miserable journey of a broken man...
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 18.2%, JRPG 15.8%, Psychological Horror 14%, RPG 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, surreal, and emotionally taxing RPG that subverts genre expectations with its bleak atmosphere.
- #4 Hylics 2
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,455 reviews2020
Dev: Mason Lindroth
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A surreal RPG with a unique graphical style and droll scenario.
Why similar: Surreal 30.9%, RPG 25.5%, Great Soundtrack 21.1%, JRPG 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: Captures a similar sense of psychedelic, surreal world-building through its unique claymation aesthetic.
- #5 Undertale
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 323,648 reviews2015
Dev: tobyfox
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 33.8%, RPG 15.4%, Story Rich 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Psychological Horror 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A genre-defining RPG that uses meta-commentary and player choice to subvert traditional hero narratives.
- #6 Hylics
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,655 reviews2015
Dev: Mason Lindroth
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Hylics is a recreational program with light JRPG elements.
Why similar: Surreal 33.4%, Great Soundtrack 21.4%, RPG 19.2%, JRPG 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: The original surreal RPG experience that prioritizes abstract, psychedelic visuals and unconventional gameplay.
- #7 Fear & Hunger 2: Termina
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 14,607 reviews2022
Dev: Miro Haverinen
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
F&H 2: Termina is oppressive, relentless and hopeless. A mix of jRPG and Survival Horror. Turn-based combat meets resource management. 3 days to explore the wicked town of Prehevil and find out about its dark secrets. 3 days until the pale and sickly green moon rises at its apex. Termina is upon us!
Why similar: JRPG 27.4%, RPG 22.3%, Psychological Horror 21.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, 2D 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A brutal, surreal RPG that forces players to navigate a hopeless, hostile world with deep psychological horror elements.
- #8 Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass
92% matchVery Positive94% of 578 reviews2018
Dev: Kasey Ozymy
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 64%
One day, Jimmy looked inside.
Why similar: RPG 28.9%, Great Soundtrack 20.5%, JRPG 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Story Rich 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal and disturbing RPG that explores the human psyche through creative, dream-like combat and world design.
- #9 Yume Nikki
91% matchVery Positive94% of 10,100 reviews2018
Dev: kikiyamaPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 71.6 hrs≥1hr: 47%
This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.
Why similar: Surreal 29.6%, Psychological Horror 25.9%, Pixel Graphics 16.2%, 2D 6.7%, Atmospheric 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: The foundational surreal exploration game that heavily influenced the aesthetic and cryptic nature of OFF.
- #10 Ib
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,122 reviews2022
Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.
Why similar: Surreal 17.3%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, RPG 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Story Rich 13%
Why You'll Like It: A classic RPGMaker horror title that uses surreal art and exploration to build a sense of unease.
- #11 Everhood
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 13,956 reviews2021
Dev: Chris NordgrenPub: Foreign Gnomes
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
An UNCONVENTIONAL ADVENTURE RPG that takes place in an inexpressible world filled with amusing musical battles and strange delightful encounters. To put it simply: You are in for a ride.🍄
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 31.7%, Surreal 17.6%, RPG 13.1%, Story Rich 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, rhythm-based RPG that challenges the player's morality and perception of reality.
- #12 The Hex
89% matchVery Positive94% of 5,461 reviews2018
Dev: Daniel Mullins Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In a creaky old tavern, in a forgotten corner of the video-game universe, a storm is raging. An anonymous caller suggests that there is a murder plot. Six video game protagonists are the only plausible suspects...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.1%, Great Soundtrack 18.9%, Story Rich 15.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, RPG 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A meta-narrative mystery game that shifts through various genres to tell a cohesive, self-aware story.
- #13 Night in the Woods
89% matchVery Positive95% of 19,929 reviews2017
Dev: Infinite FallPub: Finji
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
NIGHT IN THE WOODS is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet and lots to do across a lush, vibrant world.
Why similar: Cats 32.4%, Psychological Horror 24.9%, Story Rich 22.4%, 2D 9.1%, Atmospheric 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on atmospheric storytelling and character-driven narratives within a world that feels both grounded and uncanny.
- #14 Who's Lila?
88% matchVery Positive95% of 3,610 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: Surreal 32.8%, Psychological Horror 30.2%, Story Rich 16%, Puzzle 8.6%, Multiple Endings 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A unique psychological horror game that relies on meta-narrative mechanics and player-controlled facial expressions.
- #15 DELTARUNE
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 100,260 reviews2025
Dev: tobyfox
Windows · Mac
Median: 16.8 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Dive into the parallel story to UNDERTALE! Fight or spare your way through action-packed battles as you explore a mysterious world alongside an endearing cast of new and familiar characters. Chapters 1-4 will be available on launch, with more planned as free updates!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 30.3%, RPG 15.7%, Story Rich 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 14.5%, Surreal 8%
Why You'll Like It: A meta-aware RPG that plays with player expectations and the legacy of its predecessor.
- #16 SIGNALIS
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 32,665 reviews2022
Dev: rose-enginePub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 59.5%, Atmospheric 14.5%, Puzzle 11.9%, Dark 8.1%, Singleplayer 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, atmospheric psychological horror game that shares a similar sense of dread and cryptic storytelling.
- #17 In Stars And Time
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,335 reviews2023
Dev: insertdisc5Pub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Live with the ever-present burden of being trapped in a time loop only you can know about in this turn-based RPG. Create a better future for you and your friends. Find hope where there is none left. Pray to the stars and free yourself from time.
Why similar: RPG 27.2%, Story Rich 21.6%, Psychological Horror 21.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, 2D 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A time-loop RPG that uses its mechanics to explore deep emotional themes and meta-narrative layers.
- #18 An Outcry
86% matchVery Positive93% of 122 reviews2022
Dev: Quinn K.
Windows
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 17.7%, RPG 17.3%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Story Rich 12.7%, JRPG 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror RPG that uses a distinct pixel-art style to explore themes of isolation and societal decay.
- #19 YIIK: A Postmodern RPG
87% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,279 reviews2019
Dev: Ackk StudiosPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Experience YIIK: A Postmodern RPG 1.5 (I.V) update with revamped battles and cutscenes. A child relinquishes her name for a birthday invite, hoping to find her brother. Alex's reality unravels, guided by a mysterious cat, witnessing a woman vanish, igniting an obsession that threatens his world.
Why similar: JRPG 21.6%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Surreal 17.7%, RPG 15.6%, Great Soundtrack 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, postmodern RPG that leans heavily into abstract themes and unconventional combat mechanics.
- #20 WORLD OF HORROR
84% matchVery Positive90% of 9,764 reviews2023
Dev: panstaszPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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 30.1%, Pixel Graphics 22.7%, RPG 22.6%, 2D 8.9%, Horror 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A cosmic horror RPG that utilizes a minimalist, surreal art style to create a sense of inevitable dread.
- #21 Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 33,269 reviews2020
Dev: Nikita KryukovPub: Nikita Igorevich Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 11%
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 54.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Story Rich 11.5%, Horror 8%, Surreal 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A short, intense psychological experience that captures the feeling of navigating a distorted, surreal reality.
- #22 Cruelty Squad
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,524 reviews2021
Dev: Consumer Softproducts
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
An immersive power fantasy simulator with tactical stealth elements set in a sewage infused garbage world
Why similar: Surreal 59.6%, Psychological Horror 40.4%
Why You'll Like It: An immersive sim that uses a grotesque, surreal aesthetic to critique the genre and the player's actions.
- #23 Pathologic 2
82% matchVery Positive92% of 12,002 reviews2019
Dev: Ice-Pick LodgePub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Pathologic 2 is a groundbreaking open-world horror RPG. Resist the plague. Make medicine. Heal people. Perform an autopsy. Trade to get what you need. Fight and kill if necessary. Survive. Struggle with an outbreak in a secluded rural town that is rapidly turning into hell.
Why similar: Surreal 23.8%, RPG 20.5%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Story Rich 18.6%, Atmospheric 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: An oppressive, surreal survival RPG that focuses on psychological weight and the consequences of player decisions.
- #24 Impostor Factory
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 12,622 reviews2021
Dev: Freebird Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A bonkers time-loop tragicomedy murder mystery thriller featuring multiple casualties and a suspicious cat, from the creator of To the Moon & Finding Paradise.
Why similar: RPG 18.4%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, JRPG 16.7%, Pixel Graphics 15.9%, Story Rich 15.8%
Why You'll Like It: A meta-narrative adventure that explores emotional complexity and the nature of storytelling itself.
- #25 Mad Father
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,511 reviews2016
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.4 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: Psychological Horror 31.9%, Pixel Graphics 18.9%, Story Rich 13%, 2D 7.9%, Horror 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential RPGMaker horror game that relies on atmospheric exploration and dark, surreal storytelling.
- #26 Grimm's Hollow
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 14,362 reviews2019
Dev: ghosthunter
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 51%
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
Why similar: RPG 23.1%, Pixel Graphics 21.5%, Great Soundtrack 16.9%, Story Rich 13.9%, JRPG 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A charming yet melancholic RPG that uses a distinct art style to explore themes of death and family.
- #27 Heartbound
83% matchMixed55% of 3,671 reviews2018
Dev: Pirate Software
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Heartbound is a non-traditional role-playing game about a boy, his dog, secrets, and sanity.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 19.9%, RPG 16.6%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Story Rich 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich RPG that emphasizes player choice and emotional narrative depth within a stylized world.
- #28 OneShot: World Machine Edition
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,109 reviews2024
Dev: Future Cat LLCPub: KOMODO
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A completely self-contained portable version of one of the highest user-rated games. Built on an entirely new engine with new UI, support for Steam Deck, & more. Features world-bending puzzles, intriguing denizens, surreal environments, and a captivating story about the truth of the game's reality.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 16.3%, Story Rich 16.2%, Surreal 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 15.3%, Puzzle 7.8%
- #29 Horripilant
75% matchVery Positive93% of 2,201 reviews2026
Dev: Alexandre Declos Pub: Black Lantern Collective
Windows · Linux
Median: 18.6 hrsMean: 26.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
KILL YOUR GOD. BECOME WORTHY. Horripilant is a chilling idle incremental dungeon crawl through the horrors of a forgotten underworld.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.7%, Pixel Graphics 24.3%, RPG 21%, 2D 9.6%, Puzzle 9.3%
- #30 You Are NOT Bunnygirl
76% matchVery Positive97% of 87 reviews2025
Dev: (Just)JordanPub: Jordan Peloquin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Guide Bunnygirl through a lab of malfunctioning robots in this RPG about self-care! Learn how to weaponize her emotions in combat and meet unhinged robots who seem to know more about her than she does. Can you protect Bunnygirl? And...who is she, anyway??
Why similar: JRPG 19.1%, Surreal 18.1%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, RPG 14.8%, Story Rich 11.5%
- #31 The Witch's House MV
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,920 reviews2018
Dev: FummyPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Pixel Graphics 17.6%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, RPG 16.6%, Great Soundtrack 10%, Horror 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in RPGMaker horror that uses environmental storytelling and surreal puzzles to build tension.
- #32 Stray Cat Crossing
79% matchVery Positive93% of 648 reviews2015
Dev: JurloPub: Fridge
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Stray Cat Crossing is an indie pixel horror game about an encounter with a mysterious little girl named Cat. Explore a surreal world filled with colorful characters, challenging riddles, and dark secrets.
Why similar: Surreal 27.5%, Pixel Graphics 27.3%, Great Soundtrack 22.8%, Indie 10.9%, Horror 7%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, horror-themed adventure that uses an eerie atmosphere and cryptic visuals to tell its story.
- #33 Void of Lilly
76% matchVery Positive90% of 119 reviews2026
Dev: Innocent Soul
Windows
Void of Lilly is an adventure in the world of the near future with JRPG elements and Bullet Hell battles! Help Ann to find her sister and uncover secrets of this world... Void of Lilly is coming on Steam for free!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.4%, RPG 17.9%, Pixel Graphics 14.7%, Story Rich 14.3%, JRPG 13.4%
- #34 Alicemare
78% matchVery Positive89% of 1,193 reviews2016
Dev: △○□× (Miwashiba)Pub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Alicemare is a somehow familiar yet totally unique adventure game infused with subtle hints of horror, created by △○□× (Miwashiba) using the WOLF RPG Editor.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 18.3%, Pixel Graphics 17.6%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, RPG 11.6%, Story Rich 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, fairy-tale-inspired RPGMaker game that focuses on exploration and unsettling puzzle-solving.
- #35 Mewgenics
73% matchVery Positive91% of 48,055 reviews2026
Dev: Edmund McMillen
Windows
Median: 16.3 hrsMean: 39.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Build the ultimate cat army through tactical breeding and send them into deep, challenging turn-based adventures. Draft abilities, collect items, and manipulate genetics across generations in this roguelike tactics game from the creators of The Binding of Isaac and The End is Nigh.
Why similar: Cats 35.4%, RPG 21.9%, Surreal 17.4%, Great Soundtrack 15.8%, 2D 6.7%
- #36 The Endless Empty
77% matchVery Positive96% of 305 reviews2018
Dev: Erik Sheader-Smith
Windows
A surreal post-life adventure
Why similar: RPG 24.2%, Surreal 21.1%, Great Soundtrack 17.6%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #37 Everhood 2
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,325 reviews2025
Dev: Chris NordgrenPub: Foreign Gnomes
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
AN UNCONVENTIONAL ARPG where you battle enemies through musical encounters while being accompanied by a raven who promises to retrieve your voice if you slay the mighty Mind Dragon!🎵
Why similar: JRPG 24%, RPG 20.7%, Pixel Graphics 16.4%, Story Rich 15.8%, 2D 8.2%
- #38 Dig Night
73% matchVery Positive99% of 98 reviews2024
Dev: INUSHIT
Windows
A dark comedy RPG set in streets and psyches.
Why similar: RPG 22.6%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, JRPG 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 17.2%, Story Rich 12.7%
- #39 Dreamed Away
73% matchVery Positive93% of 94 reviews2025
Dev: WAKE UP GAMESPub: Pineapple Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dreamed Away is an emotional action-adventure RPG with psychological horror elements. Play as Théo, a boy lost in a dark, mysterious world. Explore a unique reality, duel against darkness in a unique, fast paced combat system and mind your choices.
Why similar: JRPG 20.9%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, RPG 17.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.4%, Story Rich 13.9%
- #40 Knuckle Sandwich
74% matchVery Positive85% of 675 reviews2023
Dev: Andy BrophyPub: Dinko
Windows
Knuckle Sandwich is a turn-based RPG by Andy Brophy. Get a job, beat up some monsters, and solve a mystery that's plaguing Bright City.
Why similar: RPG 22.5%, Psychological Horror 21.3%, Pixel Graphics 19.3%, Story Rich 18.6%, 2D 5.9%
- #41 Free Will
72% matchVery Positive97% of 344 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 35.2%, Story Rich 22%, Puzzle 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Indie 6.5%
- #42 Muffles' Life Sentence
72% matchVery Positive96% of 167 reviews2025
Dev: BossyPinoPub: Black Lantern Collective
Windows
Take back your identity in Muffles’ Life Sentence- a darkly quirky RPG set in a prison where inmates are remade to match their crimes.
Why similar: JRPG 25%, RPG 23.3%, Story Rich 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 16.5%, 2D 7.5%
- #43 Look Outside
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 12,602 reviews2025
Dev: Francis CoulombePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Look Outside is a survival horror RPG set in a single apartment building. A mysterious event turns anyone who looks out the window into grotesque monsters, leaving the world in absolute chaos. Scavenge the building to seek food, supplies, and weapons while encountering strange characters.
Why similar: RPG 40.7%, Pixel Graphics 23.2%, Great Soundtrack 12.2%, 2D 6.1%, Horror 5.9%
- #44 Even20: The Interference of Parallels
71% matchVery Positive94% of 51 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: RPG 21.9%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Story Rich 12.4%, JRPG 10.1%
- #45 Tren0
75% 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: RPG 16.4%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Great Soundtrack 13.7%, Surreal 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%
- #46 Catgirl
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,770 reviews2025
Dev: City GirlPub: City Girl Games
Windows · Mac
Catgirl! The RPG where you're a cat and also a girl. I bet you'd like that, wouldn't you? You little freak. Haha jk, ur good.
Why similar: RPG 22.6%, Cats 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, Story Rich 14.6%, Great Soundtrack 11.2%
- #47 Corpse Party (2021)
71% matchVery Positive90% of 1,439 reviews2021
Dev: MAGES.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Explore the haunted halls of Heavenly Host Elementary in Corpse Party (2021), the horror cult classic now updated for the next generation.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.4%, Pixel Graphics 16.3%, RPG 14.9%, JRPG 13.9%, Story Rich 11.9%
- #48 Aooni
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 973 reviews2024
Dev: Game Studio Inc.
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
[This is the origin of "Blue Tragedy"]The legendary horror game "Ao Oni" is now available on Steam!
Why similar: RPG 46.9%, JRPG 24.9%, 2D 11.4%, Horror 8%, Singleplayer 4.9%
- #49 Black Chapter
71% matchVery Positive93% of 55 reviews2020
Dev: Spire Studio
Windows
Your class goes on a field trip to Durhal Cathedral before things take an unexpected turn. Solve the mystery before you and your friends perish!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.3%, Pixel Graphics 16.5%, Story Rich 15.9%, RPG 14.8%, 2D 6.8%
- #50 POPGOES Arcade
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,574 reviews2022
Dev: Kane CarterPub: Clickteam
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Battle the corrupt animals of the forest, collect valuable items and abilities, and save the world, TWICE, in this retro-styled RPG adventure! As an official spinoff of the Five Nights at Freddy's horror game series, you can expect familiar characters, loads of secrets, and maybe some scares...
Why similar: RPG 47.8%, Pixel Graphics 21.3%, Great Soundtrack 11.4%, Horror 7.7%, Singleplayer 5.7%
- #51 Away From Home
69% matchMixed69% of 77 reviews2025
Dev: Squishy
Windows
A Rhythm based RPG experience. Providing detailed pixel art and expressive animation. Experience a fun world with lots of colorful characters. Come and disrupt their peace! This is a prequel to a larger story.
Why similar: JRPG 23.9%, RPG 22.8%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Story Rich 15.6%, 2D 7.1%
- #52 Cat in the Box
70% matchVery Positive94% of 1,536 reviews2020
Dev: Gustav
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Cat in the Box is a horror adventure game. Help the poor girl explore the mansion and escape from unknown entities that are pursuing her. Use a variety of tools and your wits to overcome any challenges you face. At times, you'll even have to wake yourself from nightmares to survive.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 21.6%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Great Soundtrack 11.5%, Horror 11.2%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #53 Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,824 reviews2021
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.6%, Pixel Graphics 18.6%, RPG 17.8%, Story Rich 14.5%, Puzzle 5.8%
- #54 Beasts of Burden
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 106 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Dread LLC
Windows
Revisiting a childhood classic, Beasts of Burden is a disturbing experience that will traumatize your child-self. Explore a Groundhog-Day scenario where all is not as it seems, and discover the horrifying truth lying just under the surface in this impactful psychological horror nostalgia trip.
Why similar: RPG 26.2%, Psychological Horror 25.7%, Pixel Graphics 17.1%, 2D 9.4%, Puzzle 7.4%
- #55 Stray Children
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 185 reviews2025
Dev: Onion Games
Windows
“The Olders, they come to eat the Children…” All of the adults have become monsters, the rumors say. Nowhere is safe outside these walls. Welcome to Stray Children — a bittersweet, fairy tale RPG.
Why similar: JRPG 35.3%, RPG 29.8%, Pixel Graphics 15.9%, 2D 8.3%, Indie 6.6%
- #56 Wooden Ocean
68% matchVery Positive97% of 236 reviews2020
Dev: Leif Ian AndersonPub: Self
Windows
Kill cosmic gods and their fascist sycophants in a post-entropy future. Become Violence. Become Romantic.
Why similar: Surreal 24.3%, RPG 19.8%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Story Rich 11.1%, JRPG 11.1%
- #57 缄默咖啡厅
67% matchVery Positive84% of 221 reviews2022
Dev: plasmafall
Windows
Silence Coffee Shop is a JRPG game inspired by SCP and 规则类怪谈（creepy rule）.In this game，you'll act as a regular customer，unveil the truth of Silence Coffee Shop behind it conflicting rules.Of cause，you are not the only one attracted by this abnormal shop...
Why similar: RPG 32.8%, JRPG 24.1%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, 2D 6.6%
- #58 Yuppie Psycho: Executive Edition
66% matchVery Positive95% of 9,194 reviews2019
Dev: Baroque DecayPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Join Brian Pasternack on his first working day at Sintracorp. Uncertain, unprepared, and massively unqualified, will Pasternack have what it takes to shine in Sintracorp’s hierarchy? It all depends on how he performs on his first assignment… and whether he survives it.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.8%, Pixel Graphics 20.2%, Story Rich 17.9%, Puzzle 11.1%, 2D 9.4%
- #59 Tower Song
66% matchVery Positive94% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: OI Games
Windows · Mac
Tower Song is a challenging turn-based RPG that rewards clever planning and decisive tactics in unrepeatable battles. Eldritch tower-borne beasts threaten to breach reality and overrun the capital of Qadam. Lead your chosen Mana Knight in this tightly plotted quest to push back the darkness.
Why similar: JRPG 26.5%, Cats 26%, RPG 20%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, 2D 7.8%
- #60 Skate Story
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,653 reviews2025
Dev: by Sam EngPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Ollie, kickflip, and grind your way through the ash and smoke of the Underworld as you take on a seemingly impossible quest. Skate fast to destroy demons and save other tortured souls on your journey from fragile beginner to a hardened skater.
Why similar: Surreal 25.5%, Great Soundtrack 23.8%, RPG 23.3%, Story Rich 9.8%, Indie 7.1%
