Games Like Pocket Mirror ~ GoldenerTraum

A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.

Why similar: Horror 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Dark Fantasy 11.6%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A foundational RPG Maker horror classic that perfectly mirrors the surreal, art-focused atmosphere of the seed game.

Witness the tale of a most foolish family. A remake of the classic horror exploration game makes its way to Steam.

Why similar: Horror 28.8%, Anime 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Female Protagonist 9.3%, Dark 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: An essential gothic horror experience that balances dark storytelling with engaging puzzle-solving mechanics.

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: Horror 16.1%, Anime 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, RPG 10.4%, Female Protagonist 9%

Why You'll Like It: A modern, highly polished adventure that captures the same whimsical yet unsettling tone found in the seed game.

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: Horror 44.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, RPG 8%, Female Protagonist 7.6%, Anime 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: This title offers a masterclass in tension and environmental storytelling within a classic pixel-art horror framework.

Explore a school plagued by unnatural phenomena in this horror-adventure game revolving around the missing girl Misao. Improving upon 2017's "Definitive Edition" with refreshed graphics and support for HD resolutions, you can now experience the terror in a new form.

Why similar: Horror 18.3%, Female Protagonist 12%, Anime 10.3%, RPG 8.7%, Dark 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential RPG Maker horror game that excels at blending school-life mystery with supernatural dread.

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: Horror 16%, Anime 15%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, RPG 9.5%, Female Protagonist 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: This short, impactful experience provides a perfect introduction to the unique world and mechanics of the Paper Lily series.

Venture into the woods as you play Little Goody Two Shoes, a phantasmagorical horror narrative adventure where all your decisions matter!

Why similar: Horror 31.1%, RPG 15.7%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Exploration 9.3%, Anime 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game features high-production gothic aesthetics and a deep, choice-driven narrative that resonates with the seed game's style.

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: Horror 24.9%, Pixel Graphics 20.1%, RPG 15.7%, Anime 7.6%, Colorful 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A profound psychological horror experience that uses pixel art to explore complex themes of trauma and memory.

This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.

Why similar: Horror 24.3%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Dark 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Exploration 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive surreal exploration game that inspired the entire genre of dream-like, abstract RPG Maker horror.

"Please... kill me." "Help me get outta here, and I'll kill you." ~ Angels of Death is a psychological horror-adventure game, consisting of four episodes.

Why similar: Horror 20.5%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Anime 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, RPG 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A story-driven horror game that focuses on the intense, evolving relationship between its two main characters.

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: Pixel Graphics 25.8%, Puzzle 17.3%, Atmospheric 14%, RPG 9.7%, Adventure 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A meta-narrative adventure that creates a powerful emotional bond between the player and the protagonist.

Alas, it was the "promised place," where Shiori was never meant to go. Finally, a remake of The Forest of Drizzling Rain, that masterpiece of an exploration horror game with multiple endings from the creator of the big hit Angels of Death!

Why similar: Horror 28.7%, RPG 21.3%, Anime 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Adventure 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric RPG Maker title that focuses on uncovering dark secrets within a remote, unsettling village.

A gothic suspense tale set in a cursed mansion. "The House in Fata Morgana" is a full-length visual novel spanning nearly a millennium that deals in tragedy, human nature, and insanity.

Why similar: Horror 26.5%, Dark 16.8%, Anime 16.7%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Atmospheric 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A gothic visual novel that provides an unparalleled atmosphere of mystery and tragic storytelling.

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: Horror 48.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Adventure 8.8%, Female Protagonist 7%, Anime 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A classic-style RPG Maker horror game that captures the essence of mystery and exploration in a confined space.

Journey through the psyche… Welcome to the Seaside Hotel, where the final hour of your night shift awaits. Tend to guests, explore their dreams, and lose your sense of Self – time and again. In this dark, labyrinthine adventure, unravel the path to the truth below.

Why similar: Horror 18.6%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Anime 11.8%, Dark 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that uses a looping narrative structure to build mystery and dread.

Savior of the Abyss is a horror adventure game. To avoid sudden death, always pay attention and be suspicious of things around you. Collect and use a variety of tools to get to the surface. Please lead the protagonist safely so that the protagonist can achieve his or her purpose safely.

Why similar: Horror 28.6%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Dark 9.1%, Puzzle 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: An intense horror-adventure game featuring a female protagonist struggling to survive in a hostile, mysterious facility.

Rose must escape the Cursed Mansion - a demonic space that preys and feeds on fear and despair. In this horror RPG you'll solve puzzles and learn the mansion’s history. Mystery, malignant spirits, and misery everywhere. Cursed Mansion brings an eerie atmosphere which leaves one with goosebumps.

Why similar: Horror 20.5%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Dark 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Anime 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A modern RPG Maker horror title that emphasizes player choice and multiple endings to drive its narrative.

A haunted convent. Statues that move on their own. A buried past. Welcome to Saint Idelora’s convent, where becoming a saint comes with a price.

Why similar: Horror 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Anime 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror visual novel that features a compelling female lead and a deeply unsettling religious-themed mystery.

Get lost in a lucid dream, bending the lines between reality and fiction. Utilize the strange camera to navigate through the ghosts' mysterious residence. Find the purpose of your nocturnal visit in a vivid and dreamlike setting.

Why similar: Horror 32.3%, Female Protagonist 17%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Stylized 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric 2D horror game that blurs the lines between reality and dreams with its striking visual style.

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Why similar: Pixel Graphics 23.2%, Dark Fantasy 13%, Female Protagonist 9.7%, Adventure 9.4%, Atmospheric 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric puzzle-adventure game that uses its unique mechanics to tell a poignant and mysterious story.

In a world filled with yōkai, a surging dark power has overshadowed a Japanese town. A group of 2 developers have produced a Japanese pixel adventure game to tell a tale that dates back to the Heisei era...In the name of dreams and passion.

Why similar: Horror 27.8%, Pixel Graphics 15.5%, RPG 15.2%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Anime 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: An RPG Maker mystery game that focuses on narrative-driven exploration and character development.

There was a crooked man, and he walked a crooked mile... This is the first title in the series known as The Strange Man, developed by Uri Games. Experience the myriad horrors awaiting David as he moves into his new house.

Why similar: Horror 29.8%, Anime 15%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, Dark 11.3%, 2D 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A classic horror experience that prioritizes narrative depth and character-driven mystery over simple jump scares.

Tide Up is a rather dark and gloomy adventure game. Accompany the girl in a dreamlike world of wonder. Collect the pearls scattered around the world and help the girl escape!

Why similar: Horror 21.5%, Anime 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Female Protagonist 11%, Dark Fantasy 9.5%

An enthralling RPG Maker horror game that explores a dark and twisted rendition of the classic fairy tale, Red Riding Hood.

Why similar: Horror 31.6%, Interactive Fiction 23.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Dark 8.9%, Female Protagonist 7.2%

Play as a little girl named 'Luna', and survive from the dark being while discovering the secrets behind her. The more you traverse on her memory, the more you will discover dark truths that lie deep inside.

Why similar: Horror 17.6%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, RPG 10.2%, Anime 10.2%, Top-Down 10.1%

Navigate your way through an aquarium overrun by gruesome creatures known as creepies and unravel its hidden mysteries. With each riddle you solve, you’ll find yourself one step closer to uncovering the chilling truth of Bianca Aquarium. Your choices affect the outcome of the game, so choose wisely.

Why similar: Horror 24.3%, Female Protagonist 17.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, RPG 12%, Dark 7.7%

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: Horror 23.5%, Anime 16.7%, Pixel Graphics 15%, Dark Fantasy 9.1%, Puzzle 8.3%

This is a horror puzzle RPG first released in 2016. Players control Qiu Xiaoqi as she explores a mysterious room filled with puzzles alongside a white-haired youth. They unravel mechanisms to uncover the truth behind her loss of consciousness. Will the wish be fulfilled? The story is yours to shape!

Why similar: Horror 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Anime 11.2%, RPG 10.2%

Alice Through the Fey Realm is an enchanting isometric narrative adventure that puts you into the shoes of Alice. A compelling adventure unfolds as you awaken in the mysterious Fey Realm and embark on a quest to discover the key to your journey home.

Why similar: CRPG 26.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, RPG 12.2%, Exploration 6.8%

A wandering soul mistakenly enters a world of strange tales and odd rules. Beware! This place is fraught with danger. To complete reincarnation, you must toe the line. Any soul that dares to go against the system will face correction. Will you comply—or defy?

Why similar: Horror 24.9%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Puzzle 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Dark Fantasy 10.1%

A summer night consumes the girls... Exploration type horror ADV game

Why similar: Horror 21%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Anime 11.6%, Dark 9.9%, Top-Down 9.2%

Trick or treating in a vampire's house.Trick & Treat is a light-hearted Halloween adventure. It's about exploring and solving puzzles in a spooky atmosphere. There will be some horror elements, romance, many bad ends and a happy ending of true love.

Why similar: Horror 30.9%, Pixel Graphics 15.9%, Anime 12.9%, RPG 11.2%, Puzzle 8%

Alice's World is a story-driven 2D adventure puzzle game. Amidst desolate ruins and deserted cities in a world filled with death, the young girl Alice hears "your" voice from in front of the screen. You must guide her forward, solve the mysteries, and reach the top of the tower.

Why similar: Horror 24.5%, Anime 14.8%, Dark Fantasy 12.2%, Female Protagonist 12%, Puzzle 8.5%

This is Interesting is a psychological horror mystery based game with roguelite elements. You are being watched, and you aren't really sure why. Delve through the depths of memory to uncover the mystery behind the gray purgatory you find yourself in.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Horror 15.7%, RPG 11.5%, Puzzle 10.1%, Top-Down 9.8%

Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!

Why similar: Horror 25.6%, Pixel Graphics 17.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Exploration 12.5%, Anime 9.4%

Escape from the Cursed Convent is a narrative-driven adventure game set in a medieval girls' convent, offering a rich storytelling experience, and several gameplay styles including QTE, hunting, cooking, and puzzle-solving.

Why similar: Horror 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Anime 9.1%, Top-Down 9%

Fausts Alptraum is an single player, puzzle game created by LabORat Studio, an indie game team from Taiwan. The story based on Goethe's Faust. Players will play as a troubled girl wandering around in a crayon-drawn world. Players will have to find the relevance between dreams and reality by collecting clues.

Why similar: Horror 40.4%, Puzzle 12.8%, Anime 10.7%, Female Protagonist 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%

Psychopomp is BACK. The catacombs stretch down farther than ever before. Your entire life has been a lie. Delve into the depths, and discover the horrors that lie below. More realms, more modes, more secrets. An ancient voice calls to you from the center of the earth. Will you answer it?

Why similar: Female Protagonist 29.2%, Horror 23.9%, Anime 20.4%, Atmospheric 15.8%, Adventure 9%

HorrorVale: A grand Spooktacular adventure about a girl, her dog, and her long journey to save him in a strange and horrifying Underworld.

Why similar: Horror 47.3%, RPG 36.2%, Adventure 16.5%

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: Puzzle 21.7%, Pixel Graphics 20.5%, Exploration 14.8%, 2D 10.2%, Atmospheric 9%

A casual healing rpg that takes players on a journey around the house from the perspective of a young girl, what does she do when she's home alone? What strange things will you come across in the process, and while exploring, perhaps... What other strange secrets might you discover?

Why similar: Horror 29.9%, RPG 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%, Female Protagonist 8.7%

A mysterious plot about a film student who finds herself lost in the world of the dead, the Posthumous Lands. Alongside a purple-haired woman, Coralina must decipher Human Alchemy in this retro adventure with cinematic touches!

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Dark Fantasy 13.3%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, RPG 10.4%, Puzzle 9%

Delilah is an ordinary school girl who accidentally discovers an old mansion on a rainy night. As her exploration in the mansion continues, she finds many mysterious phenomena that can't be explained. In this mansion covered by ashes, what's the secret hidden deep underground?

Why similar: Horror 26.9%, Anime 17.3%, RPG 14.7%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Adventure 6.8%

Glimmer in Mirror is a 2D story-rich action shooting game. Play as Shiro in a collapsed world, to meet various unique NPCs and monsters, and gradually uncover the truth of the world through a gripping story.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 24.8%, Anime 24.1%, RPG 15.5%, Exploration 13.7%, Adventure 8%

Iris.Fall is a puzzle adventure game featuring striking visuals and a spellbinding theme of "light and shadow".

Why similar: Puzzle 26%, Horror 20.4%, Adventure 16%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Casual 11.5%

A recreational healing Mini-plot game explored at home. Players will play and wander around the house from the perspective of a little girl. What will she do when she is alone? What strange stories will happen in the process? and in the process of exploration, you may find some strange secrets....

Why similar: Horror 22.3%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Anime 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, RPG 11.4%

This is a point-and-click, command-selection style adventure game where the protagonist is a girl who has become a ghost. The objective is to fulfill her desires by speaking to her beloved "him" causing poltergeists, visiting in dreams, or even cursing.

Why similar: Horror 40.7%, Pixel Graphics 19.7%, Adventure 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%, Casual 8%

select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 33.3%, Pixel Graphics 23%, Anime 13.8%, Stylized 10.6%, Colorful 6.3%

Your bestie seems to be hiding something. There's something about your world that seems odd as well, like it has...secrets. Dive into the Cthulhu Mythos universe of this horror game and witness a "friendship" that rewrites the world.

Why similar: Horror 26.2%, Female Protagonist 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Anime 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%

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: Horror 25.9%, RPG 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Puzzle 10.2%, Dark 9.4%

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: Horror 39.9%, Pixel Graphics 15.2%, Anime 13.3%, RPG 12.1%, Atmospheric 7.1%

On a rainy night, Xiaoyin disappears searching for the legendary “Miracle Grass.” Yixuan follows clues into a trap-filled cave where bodies, monsters, lies, and warmth intertwine. Multiple endings guide you through fairy tale and reality, revealing a fate woven from hope and loss.

Why similar: Horror 21.8%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Anime 12.7%, RPG 11.9%

You can't remember anything, and all you can see is HER. Delve into your story and uncover the truth behind what happened to you and your parents.

Why similar: Horror 23.5%, Anime 18.3%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Adventure 9.3%

A quiet evening stroll takes a turn for the worse as a tragic accident befalls a little girl and her dog. When her sister goes missing later in the night, the little girl decides to venture out into the eerie darkness to search for her loved ones as evil spirits haunt the alleyways and streets of her once-peaceful town.

Why similar: Horror 50.1%, Female Protagonist 18.4%, Anime 15.3%, Adventure 8.9%, Atmospheric 3.4%

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: Pixel Graphics 29.7%, RPG 25.3%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Adventure 8.9%, 2D 6.4%

This is a recreational healing Mini-plot game explored at home. Players will play and wander around the house from the perspective of a little girl. What will she do when she is alone? What strange stories will happen in the process, and in the process of exploration, you may find some strange secrets....

Why similar: Horror 41.9%, Anime 20.2%, RPG 12.1%, Female Protagonist 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%

“I’ll tell you a scary story. It’s so scary you might not be able to take it. It’s the story of the Sand Man...” This is the second title in the Strange Man series, developed by Uri Games. Unable to sleep and exhausted, Sophie wanders into a town where everything sleeps. That is where the terror begins...

Why similar: Horror 21.1%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Dark Fantasy 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Anime 9.3%

How far would you go to bring someone back from the dead? Discover the depths that some will go to in this horror-adventure game.

Why similar: Horror 35.7%, Anime 23.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, RPG 11.9%, Adventure 9.5%

It is a rainy night in the Spring of 2005. Lily is left home alone after her Papa put her to bed. She is awoken by a cry for help outside her window. It is coming from the well. Help Lily gather rope to go down the well and save the poor soul trapped down there.

Why similar: Horror 19.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Anime 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Puzzle 7.5%

Cameras and heads are rolling in this noir inspired RPGmaker horror game. Save the spectral starlets trapped in the deadly director's mansion, and escape without joining them in their fate.

Why similar: Horror 47.1%, 2D 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Puzzle 10.1%, Female Protagonist 10%