- #1 Paper Bride
97% matchVery Positive91% of 2,228 reviews2021
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.8 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 15.8%, Detective 14.6%, Thriller 10.8%, Puzzle Platformer 9.9%, Horror 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 1,105 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 19.7%, Thriller 12%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Detective 9.2%, Visual Novel 7.8%
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 624 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 13.9%, Incremental 12.1%, Text-Based 8.6%, Puzzle Platformer 8.1%, Interactive Fiction 7.1%
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 679 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 24.5%, Puzzle Platformer 12.7%, Incremental 11.3%, Visual Novel 9.3%, RPG 6.1%
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% matchVery Positive80% of 438 reviews2024
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
“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 24.8%, Incremental 11%, Horror 9.3%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, Visual Novel 8.7%
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 44,022 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 20.3%, Puzzle 11.2%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Thriller 10.1%, Visual Novel 9.6%
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 Positive84% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: 彼云工作室Pub: 方块游戏(CubeGame)
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 14.5%, Puzzle Platformer 14.4%, Text-Based 13%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Detective 7.3%
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 20,567 reviews2024
Dev: OMEGAMES STUDIO
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 14.1 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 31.4%, Puzzle Platformer 16.6%, Puzzle 10.8%, Mystery 8.6%, Story Rich 8.4%
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 519 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 16.9%, Horror 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Mystery 9%
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 11,710 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 25.5%, Psychological Horror 22.1%, Thriller 12.9%, Puzzle 11.2%, Story Rich 9.5%
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 10,215 reviews2016
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.8 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 27%, Psychological Horror 22.4%, Horror 20.7%, Mystery 12.1%, Story Rich 6.8%
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 232 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 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Horror 9.4%, Thriller 9.4%
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 7,203 reviews2018
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 31.4%, Psychological Horror 24.5%, Horror 15.4%, Mystery 11%, Story Rich 7.2%
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 240 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 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Puzzle Platformer 10.4%, Visual Novel 8.1%, 2D Platformer 7.8%
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 130 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 24.7%, Incremental 15.9%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, Horror 8.1%, Interactive Fiction 7.2%
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 275 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 15.7%, Thriller 12.8%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.4%
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 274 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 16.1%, Incremental 15.5%, Psychological Horror 14%, Mystery 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on mystery and psychological horror, providing a similar investigative puzzle experience to the Paper Bride series.
- #18 YinYang Street Ultimate Edition
85% matchVery Positive80% of 110 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 21.9%, 2D Platformer 16.2%, Thriller 10.1%, Psychological Horror 10%, Puzzle 9.5%
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.
- #19 Mirages
84% 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 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Horror 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Detective 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery-horror game that emphasizes exploration and narrative, fitting well with the Paper Bride gameplay loop.
- #20 The Cat Lady
84% matchVery Positive94% of 6,142 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 21%, Horror 21%, Detective 20.7%, Story Rich 13%, Exploration 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological 2D horror game that prioritizes narrative depth and unsettling atmosphere over traditional platforming.
- #21 Silent Love
83% matchMostly Positive78% of 249 reviews2023
Dev: Weird Bunny
Windows
This is a terrorist decryption adventure game that took place in 1913.
Why similar: Detective 18.6%, Thriller 15.7%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Horror 11.1%, Mystery 9.3%
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.
- #22 Strange Horticulture
81% matchVery Positive95% of 15,409 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 35.1%, Mystery 15.8%, Puzzle 13.5%, Exploration 12.9%, Story Rich 10.8%
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 10,351 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 27%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Thriller 15.8%, Mystery 12.1%, Puzzle 8.8%
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 Midnight Scenes: The Highway
82% matchVery Positive88% of 306 reviews2020
Dev: White Blanket GamesPub: Octavi Navarro
Windows
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 21%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Horror 17.4%, Mystery 15%, Puzzle 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: A short, punchy point-and-click horror experience that captures the same sense of dread and mystery.
- #25 Rubbings
79% matchVery Positive89% of 241 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 19.2%, Detective 11.9%, Puzzle Platformer 11.8%, Thriller 9%, Visual Novel 7.9%
- #26 Who's Lila?
80% 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: Detective 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Horror 10.8%
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 1,376 reviews2016
Dev: GrisGrisPub: XSEED Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 17.2 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 34.3%, Psychological Horror 23%, Visual Novel 20.7%, RPG 11%, Story Rich 8.6%
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 618 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 26.9%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Mystery 11.9%, Horror 11.1%, RPG 9.5%
- #29 全网公敌：诡村
78% matchVery Positive89% of 571 reviews2024
Dev: Triangel GamePub: Lightning Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 55%
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 30.4%, Puzzle Platformer 14.1%, RPG 11.5%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Detective 8.3%
- #30 TOUQI
77% matchVery Positive92% of 426 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 25.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Detective 10.7%, Visual Novel 10.3%
- #31 杀青
78% matchVery Positive84% of 164 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: Incremental 21%, Text-Based 10.9%, Thriller 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%, Psychological Horror 8.5%
- #32 再见断刀
76% matchVery Positive93% of 2,493 reviews2025
Dev: 非侠游戏Pub: LoveStoryProject
Windows
Median: 13.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 26.6%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Mystery 10.1%
- #33 Myths of Rules
77% matchVery Positive88% of 1,032 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: Word Game 39.4%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Puzzle 8.8%, Exploration 8.7%, Text-Based 8.2%
- #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 18.4%, Thriller 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Puzzle Platformer 10.6%, Horror 10%
- #35 春泥 Soil of Rebirth
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 298 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: Incremental 17.4%, Detective 17%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Puzzle Platformer 12.5%, Psychological Horror 9.1%
- #36 Sanfu
73% matchVery Positive83% of 17,608 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 18.2%, Detective 13.7%, Mystery 13.3%, Visual Novel 13.2%, RPG 9.9%
- #37 Xi
72% matchVery Positive91% 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: 2D Platformer 16.1%, Detective 14.7%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Thriller 11.9%, RPG 9.8%
- #38 当火车鸣笛三秒
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 475 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 22.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Puzzle Platformer 11.7%, Visual Novel 9%, 2D Platformer 8.9%
- #39 The Rewinder
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,300 reviews2021
Dev: MistyMountainStudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 28.9%, Thriller 15.5%, Mystery 14.2%, Puzzle 11.9%, Horror 9.6%
- #40 Paper Dolls: Original / 纸人
74% matchVery Positive85% of 4,813 reviews2019
Dev: Beijing Litchi Culture Media Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.0 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 40.8%, Horror 40.1%, Puzzle 13.4%, Psychological Horror 5.6%
- #41 背后3:阴戏
70% matchVery Positive96% of 178 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 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Horror 11.4%
- #42 CaseCracker3
69% matchVery Positive89% of 302 reviews2026
Dev: BlackRobe
Windows · Mac
Confronted with fragmented narratives and deceptive persons of interest, you must isolate crucial evidence. Shatter logical loopholes from testimonies and reconstruct the crime scene from subtle clues. Can you survive this immersive battle of wits?
Why similar: Word Game 24.3%, Detective 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Incremental 11.1%, Psychological Horror 8.7%
- #43 咒影 Curse of the Shadow
70% matchVery Positive82% of 255 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 27.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Detective 12.1%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Thriller 10%
- #44 Cat carried Butterfly
70% matchVery Positive91% of 89 reviews2026
Dev: 包包丁STUDIOPub: XD
Windows · Mac
In Republican-era Shanghai, Lu Ping returns to the forgotten Luchang Apartment after receiving a letter from her orphanage headmistress. As lost memories resurface, she uncovers buried secrets, her past, and the eerie truth behind the bond between humans and yaoguai.
Why similar: Thriller 13.8%, Puzzle Platformer 13.1%, Text-Based 12.4%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Visual Novel 10.8%
- #45 Filthy us 2
71% matchVery Positive88% of 456 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 16%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Horror 13.3%, Exploration 10.3%, Puzzle 9.9%
- #46 灵童
71% 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%, Thriller 16.8%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Horror 11.9%, Puzzle 11%
- #47 Paper Dolls 2 纸人贰
73% matchVery Positive82% of 2,871 reviews2020
Dev: Beijing Litchi Culture Media Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.4 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%, Horror 37.7%, Thriller 10.7%, Puzzle 6.8%, RPG 6.8%
- #48 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 37.9%, Detective 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Mystery 8.2%, Puzzle 8%
- #49 Dread Flats
69% matchVery Positive84% of 1,518 reviews2025
Dev: Ghostcase
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 21.9%, Horror 17.7%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Mystery 12%, Puzzle 9.3%
- #50 Mystery Lover:Nonexistent Memories
67% matchVery Positive94% of 612 reviews2025
Dev: Never Knows Best
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
《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: Visual Novel 36.9%, Mystery 21.1%, Text-Based 17.7%, Story Rich 16.2%, 2D 8.2%
- #51 林葬屋前传：冥声
67% matchVery Positive88% of 181 reviews2025
Dev: MYSTERY CROWN
Windows · Mac
"Mourningwood Lodge2:Hidden Voice" is a Chinese folk horror FMV mystery about a forbidden ghost marriage, a cursed nursery rhyme, and a string of fear-stricken deaths. Investigate a haunted mansion, uncover buried sins, and face multiple endings.
Why similar: Thriller 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Horror 10.8%
- #52 镇邪
68% matchVery Positive87% of 2,960 reviews2022
Dev: 灵煦工作室Pub: INDIECN
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
《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 29.8%, Mystery 25.3%, RPG 24.5%, Puzzle 20.4%
- #53 戾谈
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 121 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 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Text-Based 10.1%, Visual Novel 9.3%
- #54 The Simen Rumors
66% matchVery Positive82% of 317 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 27%, Detective 26.8%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Mystery 12.4%, Atmospheric 3.8%
- #55 死掉的女儿（The Dead Daughter）
67% matchVery Positive89% of 61 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 35.5%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Text-Based 11.7%, Thriller 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11.1%
- #56 Paper Lily - Chapter 1
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 8,379 reviews2024
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.2 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 24.9%, Horror 12.4%, Story Rich 11.5%, RPG 11.5%, Puzzle 11.4%
- #57 Scarlet Idol
66% matchMixed54% of 1,825 reviews2026
Dev: 山雨工作室Pub: Pilot Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Scarlet Idol is a 3D Chinese folk horror puzzle game featuring a co-op two-player mode. The game integrates various folk cultural elements, including the funeral rituals of the Wu-Yue region, Ghost operas, Mulian operas, the duomin (outcast communities)
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.8%, Psychological Horror 21.4%, Horror 14.3%, Puzzle 13.8%, RPG 11.2%
- #58 虫鸣
69% matchMixed63% of 120 reviews2022
Dev: 深圳市创源互娱科技有限公司
Windows
崇明接到了上级的安排，去往雾谷村进行旅游景点调查采访，听闻村子内存在着“养蛊辟邪祟”的习俗，每户人家或多或少都懂得一些蛊术， 但这些蛊术从何而来的却无从得知... 夜晚的大山深处，处处响起虫鸣... 起雾了 --------------------------------- 感谢同学们的支持，目前评论中反映到的bug我们正在积极修复，抱歉给大伙儿带来不好的游戏体验，近期我们也会添加键盘操作，以及对其它方面的优化更新，开发不易555555，希望不要因为这一问题带来差评，谢谢！
Why similar: Thriller 17.8%, Word Game 15.9%, Text-Based 13.1%, Horror 11.2%, Mystery 9.9%
- #59 FILTHY US
68% matchMixed68% of 474 reviews2021
Dev: Game Logic Studio
Windows
《残秽的我们》是一款本土手绘写实风格的恐怖冒险游戏，以真实事件为蓝本改编。在游戏中，玩家将跟随女主“无者”的脚步，深入由亡者怨念而产生的“怨秽地”，利用“刻印”的力量，探究隐藏其中的一段真实往事。
Why similar: Thriller 18%, Horror 14.8%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Mystery 10.9%, Story Rich 9.9%
