- #1 Paper Bride
97% matchVery Positive91% of 2,220 reviews2021
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 3.4 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: Word Game 14.7%, Detective 13.5%, Thriller 10.1%, Puzzle Platformer 9.1%, Drama 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: The original entry in the series that established the signature blend of Chinese folklore, horror, and intricate puzzle-solving.
- #2 Paper Bride 2 Zangling Village
96% matchVery Positive91% of 1,098 reviews2022
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
This is the sequel to our Paper Bride series based on Chinese folklore. This story takes place in Zangling Village, where players must explore a village shrouded in occult mystery to uncover the secret origins of this haunted village.
Why similar: Word Game 20.9%, Thriller 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Detective 9.7%, Drama 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: This sequel deepens the lore of the series with a more complex narrative and challenging environmental puzzles.
- #3 Paper Bride 4 Bound Love
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 619 reviews2023
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
"Paper Bride 4 Bound Love" is a Chinese horror puzzle game, the fourth work in the "Paper Bride" series. Welcome everyone to return to the world of Paper Bride. This time, let us uncover the secrets of Yichang Town together.
Why similar: Word Game 15.4%, Text-Based 9.6%, Clicker 9.4%, Puzzle Platformer 8.9%, Interactive Fiction 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Continues the series' tradition of atmospheric horror with a focus on tragic romance and supernatural mystery.
- #4 Paper Bride 5 Two Lifetimes
95% matchVery Positive84% of 670 reviews2023
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
"Paper Bride 5 Two Lifetimes" is the 5th work in the "Paper Bride' series. Our cast from Zangling Village return to the stage to welcome players back to the world of paper bride...
Why similar: Word Game 24.8%, Puzzle Platformer 12.7%, Clicker 11%, Visual Novel 9.4%, RPG 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: Maintains the high production value and eerie puzzle mechanics that fans of the series expect.
- #5 Paper Bride 6 Nightmare
94% matchMostly Positive80% of 423 reviews2024
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
“Paper Bride 6 Nightmare” is the sixth work to the Paper Bride series. Dive into a bewitching dream and immerse yourself in yet another immersive Chinese horror puzzle game!
Why similar: Word Game 24.6%, Clicker 10.5%, Horror 9.1%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Visual Novel 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A direct continuation that expands the scope of the Paper Bride universe with new supernatural threats.
- #6 Firework
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 43,818 reviews2021
Dev: Shiying StudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
An accidental fire at a funeral forces the police to re-investigate a closed case of massacre. Lin Lixun participates the re-investigation by chances. As the investigation goes deeper, the past of the victims gradually emerges. However, the case becomes more bewildering.
Why similar: Horror 19.4%, Drama 14.7%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Puzzle 10.6%, Thriller 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A critically acclaimed Chinese horror game that shares the same focus on 2D exploration, heavy narrative, and cultural mystery.
- #7 YinYang Street: Separate Ways
93% matchVery Positive87% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: 彼云工作室
Windows
Street Li Fang Zhuan is a Chinese micro horror game set in 1980s China, combining the story of understanding puzzles and text adventures. In the game, the scroll scene that can be moved by four axes is applied to bring different game experience to the player.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Puzzle Platformer 13.8%, Text-Based 12.8%, 2D Platformer 10.3%, Detective 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A strong thematic match that utilizes Chinese supernatural elements and 2D puzzle mechanics to tell a haunting story.
- #8 Murders on the Yangtze River
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 20,376 reviews2024
Dev: OMEGAMES STUDIO
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
"Murders on Yangtze River" is an Ace Attorney-like detective game that takes you on a journey through early 20th century China as you solve a series of intriguing cases. Use your logical reasoning and deduction skills to uncover clues, interrogate suspects, and solve the mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 31.2%, Puzzle Platformer 16.6%, Drama 10.7%, Puzzle 10.7%, Story Rich 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: While more detective-focused, it shares the same high-quality Chinese narrative presentation and puzzle-solving structure.
- #9 回门 Way Back Home
92% matchMostly Positive72% of 518 reviews2021
Dev: 漫森游戏工作室
Windows
"Way back home" is a 2D horizontal board horror puzzle game. It takes the Republic of China period from 1905 to 1926 as the background of the times. With a large number of exquisite original paintings, rich playing methods, excellent music and dubbing, delicate script and narrative game style, it creates a strong historical...
Why similar: Thriller 18.4%, Horror 13.2%, Drama 12.5%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Visual Novel 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: An indie horror title that captures the period-piece aesthetic and mystery-solving gameplay found in the Paper Bride series.
- #10 Detention
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,663 reviews2017
Dev: RedCandleGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Detention is an atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology, the game provided players with unique graphics and gaming experience.
Why similar: Horror 23.6%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Drama 12.1%, Thriller 12%, Puzzle 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A seminal 2D horror game that masterfully uses Taiwanese folklore and historical trauma to create a chilling puzzle-adventure experience.
- #11 Rusty Lake Hotel
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,008 reviews2016
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Are you ready to serve the guests in the Rusty Lake Hotel? Solve all mysteries in this dark and eerie puzzle game. Rusty Lake Hotel is a point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.
Why similar: Puzzle 32%, Psychological Horror 26.9%, Horror 24.7%, Story Rich 8.2%, 2D 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features the same surreal, point-and-click puzzle style that defines the Paper Bride series, albeit with a more abstract horror aesthetic.
- #12 Bride into the Cave
90% matchMostly Negative39% of 231 reviews2024
Dev: Flower_Official
Windows
Myth lingers in a tranquil and remote ancient town in China. In one telling, once a beautiful maiden is chosen by the cave deity, her soul disappears from the mortal realm. A minority girl called Miao Fei embarks on her journey to uncover the truth behind the legend, and rescue herself, perhap.
Why similar: Word Game 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Thriller 9.8%, Horror 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric horror game that leans heavily into the same folk-horror tropes and puzzle-solving mechanics as the Paper Bride series.
- #13 Rusty Lake Paradise
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,942 reviews2018
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Rusty Lake Paradise is set on a small remote island which is cursed by the ten plagues of Egypt. Solve all the mysteries of this dark, macabre puzzle adventure. Paradise builds upon the distinctive atmosphere and excitement from the Rusty Lake series.
Why similar: Puzzle 37.1%, Psychological Horror 29.8%, Horror 18.5%, Story Rich 8.7%, 2D 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: Deeply rooted in folklore-inspired puzzles and dark, atmospheric storytelling that feels very similar to the Paper Bride experience.
- #14 Paper Bride 7 Lethal Bond
86% matchVery Positive95% of 225 reviews2025
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Speak not of love untouched by passion's fire, as it's a torturous journey. If lovers would remain faithful evermore,On Peony Pavilion’s road they’ll meet for three lives more. Paper Bride 7: Lethal Bond is a Chinese horror puzzle game, and the 7th title of the Paper Bride series.
Why similar: Word Game 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Puzzle Platformer 10.7%, Visual Novel 8.4%, 2D Platformer 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: The latest entry in the series that continues the tradition of high-stakes puzzle-solving and supernatural drama.
- #15 Dark Notes
88% matchMostly Positive75% of 127 reviews2024
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Dark Notes is a dark suspense puzzle game . You will play as the two protagonists, traveling through time and space to explore the secrets hidden in Happiness Mall!a secret concerning both protagonists surfaces... ...Anything can be a perfect fairytale as long as you believe it.
Why similar: Word Game 24.5%, Clicker 15%, Drama 9.6%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Horror 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy horror game that mirrors the clicker-style interaction and eerie atmosphere of the Paper Bride games.
- #16 筮灵 SHILING
87% matchMostly Positive73% of 270 reviews2024
Dev: WindField GamesPub: Mammorize
Windows
国产本土新怪谈恐怖游戏——幽魂社前社长在直播中突然失踪,销声匿迹数月后发来诡异消息,将你引入离奇的规则世界。走不出的吞人楼栋、满员即死的午夜巴士、地图上不存在的村庄,还有勾魂剧院、吃人公司……世界的“暗面”等待探索,怪谲的谜题等待揭露。
Why similar: Word Game 16.6%, Thriller 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Psychological Horror 11%
Why You'll Like It: Combines visual novel elements with psychological horror, making it a great fit for fans of the narrative-heavy Paper Bride games.
- #17 Scourge of the village
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 267 reviews2024
Dev: Triangel GamePub: Lightning Games
Windows
Scourge of The Village is a Chinese folk horror-themed text decryption game. A young female intern reporter who was inexplicably trapped in a nightmare while investigating a factory sewage discharge incident. In order to solve the mystery, she decided to go to the land of her dreams alone.
Why similar: Text-Based 18.2%, Clicker 16.7%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Thriller 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on mystery and psychological horror, providing a similar investigative puzzle experience to the Paper Bride series.
- #18 Mirages
85% matchMostly Positive80% of 296 reviews2023
Dev: 漫森游戏工作室Pub: East2West Games
Windows
Mirages is a 3D narrative and horror game with folk stories. One night, seven brides headed to the Captain Mansion but strayed into a place full of ghosts - Regret City. Horror haunts the small town. Due to destiny, actors, warlords, and offspring of the town are drawn in. They are closer to truth.
Why similar: Thriller 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Drama 13.5%, Horror 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery-horror game that emphasizes exploration and narrative, fitting well with the Paper Bride gameplay loop.
- #19 YinYang Street Ultimate Edition
84% matchVery Positive81% of 108 reviews2023
Dev: 彼云工作室Pub: 方块游戏(CubeGame)
Windows
YinYang Street is an indie horror game set in Yunnan, China. Our protagonist Minglai Li finds his beloved wife missing when he comes home. All mysteries lead to a place called YinYang Street...
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20.8%, 2D Platformer 15.5%, Drama 10.5%, Thriller 9.8%, Psychological Horror 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: An expanded version of a horror-puzzle game that fits perfectly with the aesthetic and gameplay style of the Paper Bride series.
- #20 The Cat Lady
84% matchVery Positive94% of 6,079 reviews2013
Dev: Harvester GamesPub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 19.5%, Horror 19.3%, Detective 19.2%, Story Rich 12.1%, Drama 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological 2D horror game that prioritizes narrative depth and unsettling atmosphere over traditional platforming.
- #21 Midnight Scenes: The Highway
83% matchVery Positive88% of 301 reviews2020
Dev: White Blanket GamesPub: Octavi Navarro
Windows · Mac
Claire Barnes is about to discover what kind of horrors lurk in the darkness of a deserted road. Welcome to a dimension of horror. Welcome to Midnight Scenes.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.4%, Interactive Fiction 24.3%, Horror 21.6%, Puzzle 15%, Story Rich 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: A short, punchy point-and-click horror experience that captures the same sense of dread and mystery.
- #22 Strange Horticulture
81% matchVery Positive95% of 15,145 reviews2022
Dev: Bad VikingPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 48.8%, Puzzle 18.9%, Exploration 17.3%, Story Rich 9.4%, 2D 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: While less horror-focused, its reliance on observation, deduction, and dark mystery makes it a great companion for puzzle fans.
- #23 The Case of the Golden Idol
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,171 reviews2022
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
Why similar: Detective 31.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Thriller 18.9%, Puzzle 10.3%, Story Rich 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: An exceptional puzzle-deduction game that rewards the same kind of careful observation and attention to detail required in Paper Bride.
- #24 Silent Love
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 249 reviews2023
Dev: Weird Bunny
Windows
This is a terrorist decryption adventure game that took place in 1913.
Why similar: Detective 18.5%, Thriller 15.7%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Drama 12.3%, Horror 11%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that relies on atmosphere and mystery, echoing the emotional weight found in the Paper Bride series.
- #25 Rubbings
79% matchVery Positive89% of 235 reviews2025
Dev: 午夜说书人
Windows
《诡拓》是一款中式民俗微恐风的悬疑推理游戏。你将扮演一名民俗杂志编辑,根据匿名信件中的拓片线索,深入封闭、神秘的睖睁村,这里多年来流传着失踪旅人和诡异祭祀的传说。通过亲历村志中的诡异故事,并在村庄中展开调查,你将逐步揭开埋藏数十年的真相。
Why similar: Word Game 19.3%, Detective 11.9%, Puzzle Platformer 11.7%, Thriller 9%, Visual Novel 7.9%
- #26 Who's Lila?
80% matchVery Positive95% of 3,515 reviews2022
Dev: Garage Heathen
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face
Why similar: Detective 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Horror 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A unique psychological horror game that forces players to solve mysteries through unconventional interactions and observation.
- #27 Corpse Party
82% matchVery Positive89% of 1,369 reviews2016
Dev: GrisGrisPub: XSEED Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A group of friends unknowingly perform an occult ritual that traps them in an otherworldly elementary school. Here, the vengeful spirits of young children threaten their lives and their sanity, and the only hope of survival is to uncover the chilling details behind the murders of those trapped before them...
Why similar: Horror 34.2%, Psychological Horror 23.2%, Visual Novel 20.6%, RPG 11.1%, Story Rich 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic 2D horror game that uses a top-down perspective to deliver a deeply disturbing and story-rich experience.
- #28 子归 - Blossom
79% matchVery Positive89% of 601 reviews2024
Dev: 糯米团子工作室Pub: 噪点游戏 SERICA GAMES
Windows
Early spring, 1999, Taoyuan Village. In just several days, a series of drowning incidents occurred in the same quaint village. Then, on the night of the fifteenth day, numerous villagers witnessed a woman in red who bore an uncanny resemblance to a lady who had previously met an unjust demise...
Why similar: Detective 28.2%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Horror 11.6%, Drama 10.9%, RPG 10%
- #29 TOUQI
78% matchVery Positive92% of 406 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: Word Game 25%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Detective 10.5%, Visual Novel 10%
- #30 全网公敌:诡村
78% matchVery Positive90% of 527 reviews2024
Dev: Triangel GamePub: Lightning Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 53%
本作是与《全网公敌》联动的全新故事,通过一台“旧电脑”进行互联网搜索解密的剧情互动游戏。你作为一名特殊调查员,需要负责解开隐藏在“登山客意外失踪”背后的超自然事件。随着调查深入,始作俑者也渐渐浮出水面,“祂”,似乎又与四十多年前消失在大火中的白河村,有着千丝万缕的联系。
Why similar: Word Game 29.9%, Puzzle Platformer 13.7%, RPG 11.2%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Detective 8.1%
- #31 再见断刀
77% matchVery Positive93% of 2,313 reviews2025
Dev: 非侠游戏Pub: LoveStoryProject
Windows
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
古风悬疑推理AVG《再见断刀》——在与世隔绝的山庄之中,接二连三地发生了骇人命案。只有通过细致入微的调查,抽丝剥茧的推理,才能定一个是非清白,还一个天理公道。 然而,在逐渐浮出水面的真相之下,似乎还有暗流涌动……
Why similar: Detective 26.3%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Drama 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.2%
- #32 Myths of Rules
77% matchVery Positive88% of 1,027 reviews2023
Dev: Sugarcane Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.7 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: Word Game 39.5%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Puzzle 8.7%, Exploration 8.6%, Text-Based 8.3%
- #33 杀青
76% matchVery Positive84% of 163 reviews2024
Dev: 蒐藏馆工作室Pub: OKJOY
Windows · Mac
"Shaqing" is a Chinese horror puzzle game set in "Wuzhan Town". Players must help the protagonist escape an evil scene where dreams and reality blur, and save his beloved. The objective is to help the protagonist escape and save his beloved.
Why similar: Clicker 13.9%, Text-Based 13.6%, Thriller 13.3%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Visual Novel 10.1%
- #34 Winter Clothing
75% matchVery Positive84% of 88 reviews2025
Dev: 坤舆科技
Windows
This is a horror plot puzzle game with Chinese folk themes. There is an unwritten rule in Tianhe Town: on the day of the Winter Clothing Festival, no villager is allowed to approach the back mountain. Is there really a ghost on the mountain? Perhaps there is something more terrifying than ghosts.
Why similar: Detective 18.2%, Thriller 14.8%, Drama 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Puzzle Platformer 10.4%
- #35 Sanfu
75% matchVery Positive83% of 17,512 reviews2023
Dev: Shiying StudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
2000年,山城市新闻频道的电视画面莫名跳出一则旧广告,而广告的代言人是已经去世的特异功能少年——三眼神童。有传闻三眼神童的亡魂劫持了电视信号。 调查局受命展开调查。随着调查的深入,一个藏在黑暗处的犯罪团伙逐渐浮出水面。
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 18%, Drama 15.8%, Detective 13.7%, Visual Novel 13.2%, RPG 9.9%
- #36 春泥 Soil of Rebirth
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 282 reviews2026
Dev: 午夜说书人
Windows
《春泥》是一款刑侦题材的悬疑解谜推理游戏。2018年中秋前夕,刑警程佑接到报案,动身前往泥塑匠林家处理一起家庭伤人案。随着调查深入,案件的疑点层层浮现,将她引向一连串尘封已久的谜团。往事的土壤正在松动,深埋的真相即将揭开......
Why similar: Detective 17.1%, Clicker 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Puzzle Platformer 12.5%, Drama 9.8%
- #37 当火车鸣笛三秒
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 471 reviews2021
Dev: 蒐藏馆工作室Pub: MedusasGame
Windows
往事,往往会在淡化甚至遗忘时,以一种很难被人察觉的形态,影响着人们的生活。 这种现象叫做“后忆效应”。 而一段火车鸣笛,勾起了一位叫杨树的潦倒咨询师的过去,为了追寻自己身上的“往事”,他选择回到了自己的家乡---雾山镇。在那里,有个无比诡异的恐怖世界正在等待他的到来…… 反馈交流群:811121403
Why similar: Word Game 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Puzzle Platformer 11.3%, Visual Novel 8.8%, 2D Platformer 8.6%
- #38 The Rewinder
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,243 reviews2021
Dev: MistyMountainStudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The Rewinder is an adventure puzzle game based on Chinese mythology. You play as Yun, the last known Rewinder, who can communicate with spirits and explore other people's memories to alter the past.
Why similar: Detective 29.6%, Drama 18.5%, Thriller 16%, Puzzle 12.1%, Horror 9.8%
- #39 Paper Dolls: Original / 纸人
74% matchVery Positive85% of 4,786 reviews2019
Dev: Beijing Litchi Culture Media Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Paper Dolls Original is a first-person horror adventure game steeped in Eastern culture. You act a man who is separated from his daughter after a car accident. When he awakes, he finds himself in a deserted Asian mansion. Find your daughter and unveil a terrifying story buried for a hundred years
Why similar: Thriller 41.7%, Horror 40%, Puzzle 13.3%, Psychological Horror 4.9%
- #40 Xi
71% matchVery Positive91% of 263 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: 2D Platformer 15.5%, Detective 14.3%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Drama 12.1%, Thriller 11.6%
- #41 灵童
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: Taolizhixia Studio
Windows
Ling Tong "is a new Chinese style horror suspense puzzle game that combines click to solve puzzles and storyline adventure.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.4%, Thriller 17.2%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Drama 12.2%, Horror 12%
- #42 背后3:阴戏
70% matchVery Positive96% of 176 reviews2025
Dev: MYSTERY CROWN
Windows · Mac
《Back3:Spooky》 is a moderately horror-themed FMV.As the third game in the Back series, the story unfolds after protagonists Ren Xing and Gao Yan survive their escape from the strange realm in the previous Back2. embarking on a brand-new adventure.
Why similar: Thriller 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Drama 11.3%
- #43 咒影 Curse of the Shadow
69% matchVery Positive92% of 186 reviews2026
Dev: 小青蛙妙妙制作组
Windows
"Curse of the Shadow" is a BL-themed horror visual novel. Cursed by a "ghost", protagonist Xu finds eerie dark shadows in every photo he takes.Once escaping reality, he’s forced by fate to face fears again.To uncover the curse’s truth, he and two friends embark on a terrifying, unknown journey.
Why similar: Word Game 27.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Detective 12.1%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Thriller 10%
- #44 Mystery Lover:Nonexistent Memories
69% matchVery Positive94% of 592 reviews2025
Dev: Never Knows Best
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
《恋爱绮谭 不存在的回忆》是国产悬疑恋爱AVG《恋爱绮谭》系列第三部作品,也是系列的解谜篇。在前作《不存在的夏天》与《不存在的真相》中留下的诸多谜团,将在《恋爱绮谭 不存在的回忆》中解答,系列的故事还在继续。
Why similar: Clicker 29.4%, Visual Novel 27.1%, Text-Based 13.1%, Drama 12.2%, Story Rich 12%
- #45 流言侦探
73% matchVery Positive82% of 116 reviews2021
Dev: WoodenWolf
Windows
《流言侦探》是一款诡异,烧脑,悬疑推理剧情游戏,在游戏的体验中,玩家自主找出线索,并利用线索,和角色对话后推进故事。严格的推理玩法,玩家将扮演一个神秘的联络者,玩家的选择将影响了解故事的不同侧面。通过和诸多角色的聊天推理出事件一层层真相,找出隐藏的凶手。
Why similar: Word Game 36.6%, Detective 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Drama 11.4%, Puzzle 7.7%
- #46 Filthy us 2
71% matchVery Positive88% of 453 reviews2023
Dev: Game Logic Studio
Windows
千禧年初西北某地,一起恶性杀人事件轰动一时,行凶者临死前紧紧握着半张佛脸,他强烈的怨念引起了“无者”的注意。随着探究的深入,竟又牵扯出十年前另一起纵火灭门案!相同的一尊佛像,背后暗藏的究竟是天灾还是人祸。在那片由怨念产生的怨秽地之中,种种诡异可怖的表象之下,深埋着未知的秘密。
Why similar: Thriller 15.9%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Horror 13.2%, Exploration 10.3%, Puzzle 9.7%
- #47 死掉的女儿(The Dead Daughter)
71% matchVery Positive90% of 58 reviews2024
Dev: Wicky Yu
Windows
一款单人心理恐怖视觉小说。玩家只需要持续点击体验文字和图画呈现的主线剧情。流程短但情节引人入胜。
Why similar: Word Game 31.5%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Drama 11.1%, Text-Based 10.5%, Thriller 10.4%
- #48 Paper Dolls 2 纸人贰
72% matchVery Positive83% of 2,848 reviews2020
Dev: Beijing Litchi Culture Media Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Paper Dolls 2 is a first-person horror adventure game. A dark aura emanates from a Qing dynasty dwelling—the Yin Mansion. What happened to the once-famous Yin Family? Clues lead us to its second floor haunted by restless spirits. A truth, buried for over a hundred years, is waiting to be unraveled.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 38.2%, Horror 37.8%, Thriller 10.4%, Puzzle 6.8%, RPG 6.8%
- #49 Dread Flats
67% matchVery Positive85% of 1,372 reviews2025
Dev: Ghostcase
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%
This is a first-person Chinese horror game, players will go to a murder building, uncover the truth of the murder, find the missing people..
Why similar: Thriller 26.8%, Psychological Horror 21.5%, Horror 21.2%, Puzzle 11.3%, Exploration 10.7%
- #50 镇邪
68% matchVery Positive87% of 2,948 reviews2022
Dev: 灵煦工作室Pub: INDIECN
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 71%
《镇邪》是一款单机国风道士题材游戏,根据大量的民间故事改编。玩家将扮演道门弟子前往神秘村庄调查身世之谜,不想却无意中卷入一场巨大的阴谋。摸金寻宝,驱邪镇灵,开坛做法,画符炼尸...空前绝后的人鬼较量,灵异邪祟的无尽纠缠。二十载宿命,难抵一生夙愿。
Why similar: Horror 39.7%, RPG 32.8%, Puzzle 27.5%
- #51 恋爱绮谭 不存在的真相
68% matchVery Positive94% of 2,196 reviews2022
Dev: Never Knows Best
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 45.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
《恋爱绮谭~不存在的真相~》是一款文字冒险游戏。 初到江城的顾唯,意外成为了一起社会新闻的主人公。凶险的都市中,他需要在混乱的舆论和虚假的情报中找到唯一的真相,也需要在两名各有千秋的少女间完成自我的抉择。秋去冬来,覆盖城市的厚厚积雪下,究竟掩藏着什么样的秘密......
Why similar: Word Game 33.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Text-Based 16.1%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Drama 8.3%
- #52 Love Stories: When Pastel Meets Grotesque
69% matchVery Positive89% of 402 reviews2022
Dev: 桐生バトラ(疑狐社)Pub: Miwu Studio
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 44.3 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Some Scary Love Stories is a visual novel game with option branches Players tap the screen to read the story and make their own choices, eventually leading to different ending branches A collection of long-updated short stories on the theme of "Distorted Love"
Why similar: Word Game 35%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Drama 13.7%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 7.4%
- #53 戾谈
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 120 reviews2021
Dev: SPG Mistarille
Windows
There is no English version of this game!There is no English version of this game!You wake up in a room full of mysteries, accompanied by a beautiful girl you have met before. In the following time, you will go on a heartbeat journey to the supernatural world with her.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, 2D Platformer 10.2%, Text-Based 10.1%, Visual Novel 9.3%
- #54 The Simen Rumors
65% matchVery Positive92% of 88 reviews2026
Dev: 羊之口
Windows
本游戏以视觉小说的形式,收录了十四个奇幻恐怖的短篇故事。从网站专栏的投稿、社团的恐怖故事分享会、到某座设施中的秘密实验……你将以不同的视角,探索发生在鸶门市周边的种种奇妙传闻。
Why similar: Word Game 28.5%, Detective 28.1%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Drama 12.5%, Text-Based 3.3%
- #55 梦蝶
67% matchVery Positive93% of 123 reviews2023
Dev: 炭焱网络 Tantrum NetworkPub: East2West Games
Windows
《梦蝶》是一款水墨画风,以汉字拆解重组为解谜核心的游戏。辽沐跟随着一只蝴蝶,来到了儿时母亲提起的“隐世”,为了能见到隐世中的仙人完成心愿,开始了一场与”汉字”紧密结合的冒险。通过对“汉字”的理解,重新拆解组合,变化出能破解谜题的“关键字”,重新感悟每个汉字背后所寄宿的故事。
Why similar: Text-Based 18.4%, Puzzle Platformer 17.2%, Detective 16.6%, Drama 11%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%
- #56 CaseCracker
66% matchVery Positive90% of 3,209 reviews2022
Dev: BlackRobe
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
In order to improve the efficiency of selecting talents, the Chicheng police specially developed a test system-the true detection system, with the black robe company. As a tester, you need to complete the cracking of the case under the rules of the system.
Why similar: Word Game 24.8%, Detective 17.7%, Text-Based 17%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Drama 7.4%
- #57 Paper Lily - Chapter 1
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 8,133 reviews2024
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.5%, Horror 14.1%, Story Rich 13.2%, Exploration 13%, RPG 13%
- #58 我有一座冒险屋 I have an adventure house
70% matchMixed57% of 76 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: Word Game 34.2%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, RPG 12.1%, Thriller 8.7%, Psychological Horror 8.1%
- #59 Unheard - Voices of Crime
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 32,839 reviews2019
Dev: NEXT Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
What if you could hear every word spoken at the scene of a crime? “Acoustic Detectives” wanted for testing our new device! Return aurally to crime scenes and use the voices you hear to identify potential suspects and solve the mysteries. What is it that’s connecting these seemingly unrelated cases?
Why similar: Detective 57.4%, Puzzle 14.9%, RPG 10.4%, Story Rich 8.6%, Horror 7.1%