- #1 INMOST
97% matchVery Positive91% of 7,236 reviews2020
Dev: Hidden Layer GamesPub: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Escape the depths of an otherworldly labyrinth in this cinematic puzzle platformer. Explore a hauntingly beautiful world, with three playable characters, in one dark, interconnected story.
Why similar: Psychological 14%, Emotional 13.2%, Puzzle Platformer 9%, Psychological Horror 8.2%, Dark 7.7%
- #2 Fantasmagorie
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 222 reviews2024
Dev: Needlepoint Productions
Windows
Journey through a distorted theatre held together by the fragile mind of a grieving puppet master. With only a needle and thread, traverse through this world and evade twisted and terrifying creations. Shatter the delusion and unravel the truth behind it all.
Why similar: Emotional 18.1%, Psychological 15.2%, Surreal 13.8%, Cinematic 11.5%, Dark 7.7%
- #3 Where We Went
96% matchVery Positive98% of 53 reviews2026
Dev: Oddcube Games
Windows
Where We Went is a narrative driven puzzle game. Step into the role of a mysterious character that can control ancient guardians to solve puzzles. Uncover the story behind your visit to the tomb and the reason for its existence!
Why similar: Emotional 21%, Puzzle 11.5%, Mystery 11.4%, Puzzle Platformer 9.8%, Cinematic 8.5%
- #4 The Ghost of Anna
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Unisight Games
Windows
A young girl, suffering from sensory abnormalities, finds herself in a thrilling adventure fighting with her imagination.
Why similar: Emotional 18.1%, Surreal 11.7%, Psychological 10.6%, Puzzle 9.4%, Exploration 8.3%
- #5 Luto
94% matchVery Positive85% of 1,263 reviews2025
Dev: Broken Bird Games
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Luto is a psychological horror experience where you take on the role of someone unable to leave their home. Every attempt to escape will lead you deeper into the unknown, where nothing is as it seems and everything will test your senses.
Why similar: Psychological 14.3%, Emotional 13.2%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Cinematic 10.9%, Dark 9.4%
- #6 The Life You Missed
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ZykinArt Games
Windows
The Life You Missed — you achieved success, but lost yourself along the way. In an old house, you uncover someone else’s life — and your own. Relive memories and face choices in your dreams. Every decision shapes the ending.
Why similar: Emotional 27.1%, Psychological 20.8%, Story Rich 10.6%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Mystery 9.2%
- #7 Echoes from Liminality
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rafaël MeunierPub: NewtGames Creation
Windows
Wander in the Threshold, where your memories are the key. Can you face what still lingers ? An emotional story-driven exploration game in eerie liminal spaces.
Why similar: Emotional 20.1%, Psychological 12.3%, Surreal 11%, Mystery 10.5%, Dark 8.3%
- #8 Undergone: Before
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Byte-Forge Interactive
Windows
Explore a breathtaking world through photography and uncover the mystery behind its transformation. Each photo you take, and every step you make reveals the truth about your past and memories left behind. It is not just about taking photos, It is about what you choose to see.
Why similar: Emotional 21.8%, Psychological 14.7%, Cinematic 12.1%, Story Rich 7.8%, Exploration 7.7%
- #9 Mundaun
91% matchVery Positive93% of 1,446 reviews2021
Dev: Hidden FieldsPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Mundaun is a lovingly hand-penciled horror tale set in a dark, secluded valley of The Alps. Explore various areas full of secrets to discover, survive hostile encounters, drive vehicles, fill your inventory, and solve a variety of handcrafted puzzles.
Why similar: Emotional 13.9%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Surreal 10.1%, Cinematic 8.2%, Mystery 8.1%
- #10 Ancestral Harvest
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 1011Pub: To Be Announced
Windows
A shaman-child wanders through a world destroyed by mankind, seeking a cure for his eternal wound. With the aid of a mystical drum, he must connect with a withering planet and purge the evil that controls humanity.
Why similar: Emotional 14.7%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Cinematic 11.8%, Psychological 9.7%, Puzzle 8.9%
- #11 HeartWeaver
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Krakens Den Studios
Windows · Mac
Help Ace reconnect with their emotions in this 3D puzzle adventure game alongside Mark, a loudmouth magic tome. Explore the worlds of Ace's mind, solve puzzles using the abilities of their emotions and recover their memories. Guide them to make the decisions that'll take them to healing inside.
Why similar: Emotional 18.8%, Psychological 15.7%, Puzzle Platformer 10.5%, Dark 9%, Puzzle 8.4%
- #12 The Lies We Tell Ourselves
89% matchMostly Positive71% of 119 reviews2025
Dev: Poopsy
Windows
The Lies We Tell Ourselves is an episodic first person psychological action-adventure game with introspective/horror elements and a focus on subtle storytelling and atmosphere. Explore, solve puzzles, survive and uncover truths buried deep within a castle of lies.
Why similar: Emotional 13.5%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Psychological 12.7%, Surreal 9.6%, Puzzle 9.1%
- #13 白昼梦 · 心象病院
89% matchVery Positive85% of 235 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: Emotional 21.8%, Psychological 14.9%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Surreal 12.1%, Atmospheric 9.3%
- #14 Mayfly
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Backyard Zoo
Windows
A story-rich psychological horror set aboard an ever-changing narrowboat. Experience Caroline Miller's descent into an increasingly twisted reality as she searches for her missing husband
Why similar: Emotional 16.1%, Psychological 15%, Surreal 10.2%, Mystery 9.3%, Cinematic 8.9%
- #15 Resonance Tales: Alone
87% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: RAXZONE
Windows · Mac
A first-person psychological horror experience focused on atmosphere, emotional tension, and exploration. Solve symbolic puzzles, run through eerie spaces, and uncover hidden meanings in a short, haunting journey
Why similar: Psychological 16%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Emotional 12.5%, Mystery 12.1%, Puzzle 10.8%
- #16 Exit Dream
86% matchMixed50% of 16 reviews2025
Dev: emagnetic
Windows
A free first-person horror game about dream puzzles - unsettling, surreal and built on strange logic.
Why similar: Emotional 16.5%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Surreal 12.4%, Psychological 11.4%, Mystery 9%
- #17 The Quiet Weight
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Attic at Night
Windows
Wander through a shifting, atmospheric home that responds to your presence. Break the cycle, uncover subtle meanings, or simply enjoy a quiet, unsettling psychological experience.
Why similar: Emotional 14.9%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Psychological 11.7%, Exploration 10.5%, Mystery 7.2%
- #18 Ware's Laboratory
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VNDI
Windows · Linux
Anti-piracy measures are now active. Your game has turned into a surreal nightmare. Crawl through corrupted levels, read notes from a malicious developer, and confront the dark past in multiple realities.
Why similar: Emotional 12%, Psychological 12%, Psychological Horror 12%, Surreal 11.9%, Dark 8.9%
- #19 Sublustrum
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Brickworks Games
Windows
Step into the space between subconscious and reality. Explore strange liminal worlds, solve sound-driven puzzles, and unravel the secrets behind the enigmatic device left by a vanished scientist.
Why similar: Psychological 14.8%, Emotional 11.3%, Exploration 10.2%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Adventure 10.2%
- #20 SPARROW
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Phantom Lake Games
Windows
You are a sparrow trapped inside a mansion of unnatural horrors. Your babies have wandered into its walls and their cries have faded into darkness. Navigate vents, crawlspaces, and hidden rooms to uncover the mansion's secrets and find your children... before something else does.
Why similar: Psychological 11.7%, Psychological Horror 10%, Puzzle Platformer 9.6%, Surreal 9.6%, Cinematic 9.1%
- #21 Inner Ashes
83% matchPositive93% of 44 reviews2023
Dev: Calathea Game StudioPub: Selecta Play
Windows
Inner Ashes is a first person, narrative, puzzle adventure, where the player puts himself in Henry's shoes, a forest guard diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s. He has to travel through his mind to discover why his only daughter Enid disappeared from his life.
Why similar: Emotional 19.5%, Psychological 13.1%, Surreal 12.5%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Puzzle 8.9%
- #22 Through His Eyes
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pablyco
Windows
Through His Eyes is a psychological horror game where a father, trapped in a haunting time loop, must uncover the truth and escape from his house to find his daughter but a dark presence won’t let him go. Unlock doors, solve puzzles and break the cycle.
Why similar: Emotional 16.8%, Psychological 14.9%, Adventure 11.3%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Mystery 8.5%
- #23 Beneath the Quiet: Where It Ends
81% matchPositive96% of 23 reviews2026
Dev: Side Eyes Project
Windows
Beneath The Quiet: Where It Ends is a first-person psychological horror game. After a bank ultimatum forces you back to your childhood home in Miskolc, Hungary, you return to pack up the past, only to uncover buried trauma, unsettling memories, and a mind you can no longer trust.
Why similar: Emotional 17.8%, Psychological 15.5%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Surreal 10.7%, Dark 9.1%
- #24 Goodnight, Sweetie
82% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: The Queen
Windows
One day, the protagonist begins to have strange dreams. He’s chased by bizarre dolls, and the cozy attic from his childhood feels unrealistically large. He must navigate between dream and reality to understand why this happens. Always treat Teddy with respect; he loves you and remembers everything.
Why similar: Psychological 19%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Puzzle Platformer 11%, Mystery 10.7%, Surreal 9.3%
- #25 Rattle Spring
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: oddginger
Windows
Enter Rattle Spring Resort, immerse yourself in a surreal world, and uncover the truth behind the mystery of a missing girl. Solve interconnected puzzles, explore unsettling spaces, and piece together a story that refuses to stay buried. A surreal atmospheric escape game inspired by Rusty Lake.
Why similar: Psychological 23.4%, Puzzle 13.3%, Surreal 13%, Emotional 12.9%, Atmospheric 11%
- #26 StillAsleep
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ShadeDev
Windows
StillAsleep is a first-person psychological horror game where you are trapped inside your dreams that slowly begin to break, shifting and distorting as you try to find a way out.
Why similar: Psychological 20.5%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Dark 12.1%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Surreal 8.6%
- #27 The Green Light
77% matchVery Positive82% of 102 reviews2026
Dev: waleedzo
Windows
A first person horror game. Fred is stuck in a dead-end job, haunted by hallucinations. A voice on the radio speaks of a green light. It promises peace and freedom. A tale of self-discovery where Fred is willing to find freedom, even at the cost of his life.
Why similar: Emotional 20.2%, Psychological 16%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Mystery 10.9%, Cinematic 9.8%
- #28 The House of Hikmah
77% matchVery Positive98% of 51 reviews2026
Dev: Lunacy Studios
Windows
The House of Hikmah is a fully voice-acted, narrative-driven 3D adventure game exploring grief, legacy and the search for answers after profound loss. Solve puzzles, encounter historical scholars of the Islamic Golden Age, and uncover timeless lessons in a beautifully imagined House of Wisdom.
Why similar: Emotional 22.4%, Puzzle Platformer 11%, Puzzle 10.7%, Story Rich 9.4%, Platformer 8.9%
- #29 ONEiRA
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dream Matter Labs
Windows · Mac · Linux
ONEiRA is a narrative-driven puzzle-platformer where your choices matter. Explore a world where dreams are sold as entertainment and your job is to ensure each is market-ready. Inspect virtual dreamscapes and untangle the trauma hidden within.
Why similar: Emotional 16.7%, Psychological 14.6%, Surreal 13%, Puzzle Platformer 11.1%, Puzzle 7.8%
- #30 God's Basement
80% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,316 reviews2018
Dev: Erebus
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
God's Basement is a first-person, narrative-driven, single player horror game. Uncover the secrets of an afterlife shrouded in mystery, as an entity known as "The Operator" leads you deeper into the fringes of a seemingly eternal purgatory.
Why similar: Psychological 15.7%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Emotional 11.7%, Dark 11%, Mystery 8.5%
- #31 After Us
78% matchVery Positive85% of 462 reviews2023
Dev: PiccoloPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Explore the corners of a surrealistic post-human world to give life on Earth a second chance in this touching story about sacrifice and hope.
Why similar: Emotional 21%, Puzzle 13.3%, Adventure 13.2%, Platformer 12.9%, Surreal 11.9%
- #32 The Fox, The Forest & The Darkness
76% match5 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Will LeamonPub: 706Gaming
Windows
Alone in the park as The Darkness rises, Zak begins his descent. The Fox, The Forest and The Darkness is a narrative based game centered on that moment in life when we begin to build our own reality. Zak is confused, scared and angry like most 14 year olds, but he's determined to make it count.
Why similar: Psychological 21.9%, Mystery 14.1%, Dark 12.9%, Atmospheric 12.1%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #33 Close Your Eyes
79% matchPositive85% of 33 reviews2018
Dev: Yai Gameworks
Windows · Mac
An anthology of 7 horror tales within a connected universe. Join a murderous marshmallow bound by their past down an atmospheric descent, brought into question by an odd game show host. Follow a Witch trying to seduce her love with sweet things. Plus 5 other surprisingly twisted yet emotional tales.
Why similar: Emotional 14.5%, Psychological 13.2%, Surreal 12.9%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Puzzle 8.3%
- #34 Untold Memories: Potter's Field
75% matchMostly Positive77% of 39 reviews2026
Dev: Huseyin OnurPub: Tyrosine Games
Windows
After a tragic accident, Mark struggles to recover, battling debt and deep psychological scars. One day, a mysterious job offer appears and seems like hope. As the night begins, everything changes. Is this his chance to start over, or his first step into the heart of darkness?
Why similar: Emotional 14.3%, Surreal 12.7%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Psychological 10.7%, Cinematic 10%
- #35 SOWON
76% matchVery Positive87% of 89 reviews2022
Dev: PUMPKIM
Windows
In the middle of the night, while finding her parents, a girl falls to the toy world through attic locked for a long time. Will it be possible for her to find her parents and go back to her world? Let's solve some puzzles and explore the mysterious toy world.
Why similar: Emotional 21.5%, Cinematic 14.6%, Puzzle 12.1%, Exploration 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.2%
- #36 EDENGATE: The Edge of Life
75% matchMostly Positive70% of 230 reviews2022
Dev: 505 Pulse
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Mia Lorenson, wakes up in an abandoned hospital full of questions. What happened to her? What happened to the world? Edengate: The Edge of Life is an interactive experience reflecting on feelings of uncertainty, isolation and hope in the face of devastation.
Why similar: Emotional 17.4%, Psychological 14.2%, Mystery 10.1%, Dark 10%, Puzzle 9.7%
- #37 Spectral Sonata
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Feeric Studio
Windows
A first person psychological horror game. Explore an ever-changing mansion in a slow-paced, atmospheric experience that combines hauntingly beautiful melodies with a suffocating environment. Uncover the tragic past, escape or confront the spirit.
Why similar: Emotional 19%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Psychological 12%, Dark 10.4%, Mystery 9.9%
- #38 My Splitting Image
72% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: Late Night Artisans
Windows
A psychological horror where you play a man who can no longer even recognize his own reflection, tormented and at the same time welcomed by a mysterious figure with a book embedded in his face.
Why similar: Emotional 16.4%, Cinematic 12.6%, Psychological 10.3%, Puzzle 9.5%, Dark 8.9%
- #39 Daydream: Forgotten Sorrow
73% matchMostly Positive70% of 280 reviews2023
Dev: Frozen LinePub: Ravenage Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Experience the altered memories of a dying man, reliving his entire life as a little boy while lying on his deathbed. Explore the profound depths of his subconscious as you assist Griffin to shed the remains of his miserable life before his impending demise.
Why similar: Emotional 24.2%, Puzzle Platformer 10.9%, Surreal 10%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #40 Rashin Detective Chronicles CASE01 : The Final Page
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SENTIMENTUM
Windows
A strange request leads a detective to the silent residence of a missing homeowner. Explore the house and solve the intricate puzzles scattered within to uncover the truth behind the disappearance. A quiet, first-person mystery adventure.
Why similar: Emotional 16.2%, Puzzle Platformer 15.6%, Mystery 15.4%, Puzzle 14.4%, Psychological 12.5%
- #41 Zemblanity
74% matchVery Positive87% of 77 reviews2022
Dev: XenOxygen
Windows
Zemblanity is an atmospheric first-person horror game. What seemed like a little creepy invitation over from an old childhood friend turns into disturbing uncovering of mysterious forces ruling in the mansion. Will you find a way out?
Why similar: Emotional 19.6%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Dark 11.6%, Psychological 10.7%, Mystery 10.3%
- #42 Try To Fall Asleep
74% matchVery Positive90% of 194 reviews2019
Dev: AmberDrop
Windows
John Herrin survived a horrible accident, damaging his brain and memory. Through falling asleep, he can rediscover his unfortunate past in his dreams, but due to his brain damage he'll start to see visions and hallucinations, and falling asleep won't be as easy as it seems at first...
Why similar: Emotional 18.4%, Psychological 16.9%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Surreal 12.2%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #43 Shadow's Light
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: I Want to Live in the Mountains
Windows
Shadow's Light is an atmospheric 3D puzzle platformer about a child refugee and their shadow, trying to survive across two different planes of existence, while solving puzzles by travelling across multiple universes, and traversing levels by casting physically interactable shadows.
Why similar: Emotional 22%, Surreal 14.6%, Puzzle Platformer 14.1%, Puzzle 10%, Platformer 8.6%
- #44 Karpatia: Order Of The Comet
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Playburner
Windows
Karpatia is a first-person story-driven mystery. Bring pictures to life by matching them with the world, explore an eerie yet home-like castle, unveil its hidden nature and return your lost little brother. If the castle let you.
Why similar: Emotional 16.9%, Psychological 14.4%, Surreal 11%, Mystery 10.3%, Cinematic 9.5%
- #45 RatScum
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Eclair Games
Windows
Fallen into the sewer, a lone rat embarks on the long journey of returning home in an estranged, crumbling apartment. Navigate forgotten corners and unfamiliar spaces, befriend unlikely allies, and slip through dangers and shadows in the cracks of a broken world.
Why similar: Emotional 19.6%, Psychological 13.7%, Mystery 11%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #46 Flat 207
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Double R Digital
Windows · Mac
A surrealist exploration of the mind of a man trapped in a room. Part game, part short film, part disaster, Flat 207 is a cursed video game with no traditional game mechanics that takes roughly 40 minutes to finish.
Why similar: Surreal 17.5%, Mystery 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Atmospheric 12%, Cinematic 11.3%
- #47 Doll Parts
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Stella BarbagiannisPub: Doll Parts Studios
Windows · Mac
Play as a doll trying to help her owner through puberty. Solve puzzles, navigate your environment, and discover journal pages to survive the horrors of growing up.
Why similar: Emotional 14%, Puzzle Platformer 13%, Cinematic 12.7%, Puzzle 10%, Platformer 8.9%
- #48 Last Subway
70% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Song
Windows
Have you ever had such a gaming experience? Filled with wild screams, even mocking the developers, yet moved to tears by the end. Perhaps this game is one of those! Why? The truth lies at the last subway station.
Why similar: Emotional 20.3%, Cinematic 13.3%, Surreal 13.1%, Psychological 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.5%
- #49 下九泉
70% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: LazyBoy
Windows · Mac
《下九泉》是一款国产剧情向解谜游戏。主角孟存真死后魂归地府,成为行走于九泉的实习判官。孟存真从一个因受诅咒而不能入轮回的亡魂展开调查,追寻亡者被诅咒的真相。游戏围绕人性中“贪、嗔、痴、慢、疑”展开5个截然不同的单元故事。不到最后一刻,你永远想不到事件背后令人细思极恐的真相…
Why similar: Emotional 17%, Surreal 14.3%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Mystery 12.7%, Puzzle 10.8%
- #50 Fire Lookout: Abandoned Post
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tale Experiences
Windows
Fire Lookout: Abandoned Post is a first-person psychological horror and narrative-driven mystery game. Where you play as a newly stationed lookout in Summit Ridge National Park.
Why similar: Emotional 19.8%, Mystery 14.8%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Exploration 12.2%, Nature 9.1%
- #51 A Light Touch
69% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: One2ManyHats
Windows
A Light Touch is a puzzle adventure game where you play as a guiding light, protecting a small chick from danger. Together you solve puzzles and explore a mysterious world consumed by darkness. Can you uncover its secrets and restore light to the world?
Why similar: Dark 15%, Cinematic 14.2%, Atmospheric 12.3%, Puzzle 11.7%, Emotional 10.9%
- #52 Land of Infinite Dreams
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Infinite Tales Studio
Windows
Land of Infinite Dreams is a single-player, story-driven action-adventure about Princess Luna, a young girl who escapes into Lunaria — a dreamworld shaped by loss, loneliness, and imagination. She harnesses the power of moonlight to overcome challenges and defeat enemies.
Why similar: Emotional 18.8%, Psychological 15.2%, Surreal 12.5%, Mystery 9.8%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #53 Insanity Within
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Derek LarsonPub: D Rock Games LLC
Windows
A psychological-horror puzzle game where after 16 years in prison for a murder you don't remember, you're back at your family's manor as schizophrenia distorts your reality. Manage, or harness, your mental hallucinations to uncover the truth. Will it vindicate you? Or confirm your darkest fears...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.6%, Puzzle 12.7%, Emotional 11.6%, Mystery 11.3%, Dark 9.8%
- #54 Aurora: A Child's Journey
69% matchVery Positive93% of 981 reviews2020
Dev: Luski Game StudioPub: Prothos
Windows
Guide Aurora through this beautiful adventure using her imagination to discover who's responsible for the fire that is ravaging her village and its surroundings.
Why similar: Emotional 27.2%, Puzzle Platformer 13.9%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Story Rich 9.5%, Psychological 8.5%
- #55 Aura: Echoes of Pain
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cangrejo Ideas
Windows
A beautiful narrative 2D puzzle platforming journey of self discovery. The world was bright and full of life, but is now dark and barren. Travel across a desolated land to find meaning through memories of a better time, when life was happier and uncover the secret that brought darkness to the land.
Why similar: Emotional 24.3%, Psychological 19.2%, Dark 11.3%, Story Rich 9.3%, Puzzle Platformer 8.5%
- #56 Dark and Deep
67% matchPositive81% of 27 reviews2024
Dev: Walter Woods
Windows
A conspiracy podcast drags you into a hauntingly illustrated world of mystery and terror. Reveal secrets and horrors with mystical frames given to you by a strange observer. Dark and Deep is a first person cosmic horror game with a focus on puzzles and exploration.
Why similar: Emotional 19.2%, Cinematic 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Puzzle Platformer 10.9%, Dark 10.4%
- #57 未練旅館(The Inn of Regret)
66% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Gilutaz
Windows
A short Japanese-style horror game in which you explore a ryokan where the proprietress is trapped and sever the forces that bind her.
Why similar: Emotional 25.5%, Psychological 21.6%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Mystery 11.5%, Dark 9.5%
- #58 The Last Night Train
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nici Keller Games
Windows
A story-driven puzzle adventure about Ovid searching for Thera, his love who vanished aboard a train where the night never ends—but what if she was never the one he needed to find?
Why similar: Emotional 21.5%, Psychological 20.5%, Surreal 12.6%, Puzzle 10.9%, Story Rich 10%
- #59 Miniatures
65% matchVery Positive95% of 345 reviews2024
Dev: Other Tales Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
A collection of surreal tales, each connected to a stored-away object from childhood. Pick one to follow the moon, feed a hungry lizard or build a peculiar cabinet.
Why similar: Emotional 17.2%, Surreal 15.6%, Psychological 14.8%, Mystery 10%, Story Rich 8%