- #1 Alicemare
97% matchVery Positive88% of 1,230 reviews2016
Dev: △○□× (Miwashiba)Pub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Alicemare is a somehow familiar yet totally unique adventure game infused with subtle hints of horror, created by △○□× (Miwashiba) using the WOLF RPG Editor.
Why similar: Anime 22.3%, Horror 18.2%, Great Soundtrack 17.5%, Puzzle 15%, Psychological Horror 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, anime-styled horror adventure that mirrors the dreamlike puzzle-solving atmosphere of the seed game.
- #2 Samsara Room
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 10,260 reviews2020
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
You woke up in a mysterious room you have never seen before. Can you find another way out? Samsara Room is a remake of the praised predecessor of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.
Why similar: Puzzle 31.1%, Point & Click 21%, Escape Room 9.4% ★, Horror 9%, Indie 8%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, atmospheric point-and-click puzzle game that focuses on escaping a mysterious room through logic and observation.
- #3 Ib
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,340 reviews2022
Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.
Why similar: Horror 24.9%, Puzzle 22.7%, Anime 20.2%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Indie 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential surreal horror RPG that excels at creating an unsettling atmosphere through exploration and puzzle-solving.
- #4 Trick & Treat
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,422 reviews2016
Dev: Rabbiton
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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 32.5%, Anime 23.6%, Puzzle 19.5%, Adventure 7.6%, Indie 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the same anime-inspired horror aesthetic and point-and-click puzzle mechanics found in PRICE.
- #5 Cube Escape: Paradox
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 12,268 reviews2018
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The tenth Cube Escape follows the story of detective Dale Vandermeer who finds himself trapped in two different universes and needs to escape. Cube Escape: Paradox will be released together with the accompanying Paradox: A Rusty Lake Film.
Why similar: Puzzle 36%, Point & Click 12.2%, Psychological Horror 10%, Horror 10%, Detective 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Combines psychological horror with intricate puzzle-solving in a confined, mysterious setting.
- #6 Fausts Alptraum
94% matchVery Positive94% of 1,268 reviews2017
Dev: LaboRatStudio
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 54%
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 30.3%, Puzzle 22.2%, Anime 13.9%, Great Soundtrack 10.7%, Psychological Horror 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric puzzle-horror game that uses a unique art style to tell a dark, psychological story.
- #7 Mad Father
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,818 reviews2016
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Witness the tale of a most foolish family. A remake of the classic horror exploration game makes its way to Steam.
Why similar: Horror 29%, Anime 25.9%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Puzzle 14.3%, Adventure 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: A classic horror adventure that balances narrative-driven storytelling with puzzle-solving and a dark, anime-inspired art style.
- #8 The Witch's House MV
92% matchVery Positive95% of 4,173 reviews2018
Dev: FummyPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A young girl, Viola, is drawn inexorably to a mysterious manor that seems to change behind her back. It is a place of pain, turmoil and death. Plumb its detestable depths and abominable history. Untangle riddles that bar your perilous path. And flee the hellish halls of The Witch’s House.
Why similar: Horror 46.1%, Puzzle 11.5%, Anime 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Great Soundtrack 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features intense puzzle-solving and a haunting atmosphere that fans of indie horror adventures will appreciate.
- #9 Marie's Room
91% matchVery Positive93% of 6,711 reviews2018
Dev: Kenny Guillaume
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Marie's Room is a short story exploration game about an unconventional friendship between two classmates. You play as Kelsey, remembering Marie's room as it was twenty years ago. But something’s off. What happened to Marie?
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 31.2%, Puzzle 12.6%, Story Rich 9.4%, Point & Click 9.3%, Indie 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A short, narrative-focused experience that excels at environmental storytelling and uncovering a tragic past.
- #10 Have a Nice Dream
90% matchVery Positive93% of 4,927 reviews2021
Dev: 榭季生
Windows
A story about dreams. Explore a weird house and find the truth. A short game with mild puzzles and some psychological horror elements.
Why similar: Puzzle 47%, Psychological Horror 27.9%, Adventure 9.7%, Horror 8%, Indie 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that blends pixel-graphics with puzzle-solving and a surreal narrative.
- #11 SORE
91% matchMixed66% of 352 reviews2017
Dev: Bazitov Mikhail
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Mystical puzzle quest game in a gloomy minimalism style will tell you a story of a person who's got himself into a camera, and from which there is no way out it seems. Experimental gameplay diluted with a pinch of a philosophy, that's what SORE is.
Why similar: Puzzle 38.6%, Psychological Horror 21.6%, Hidden Object 10.5%, Indie 8.9%, Casual 7%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric indie puzzle game that uses pixel art to create a sense of isolation and mystery.
- #12 Misao - 2024 HD Remaster
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,575 reviews2017
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Puzzle 23%, Horror 22.3%, Anime 21.2%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Casual 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy horror adventure that emphasizes exploration and solving mysteries within a school setting.
- #13 Yume Nikki
89% matchVery Positive94% of 10,656 reviews2018
Dev: kikiyamaPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 70.8 hrs≥1hr: 46%
This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.
Why similar: Horror 37.1%, Psychological Horror 30.2%, Indie 11.3%, Adventure 7.3%, Casual 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive surreal exploration game that focuses on navigating abstract, dreamlike environments to uncover hidden truths.
- #14 Disturbed
88% matchVery Positive92% of 1,876 reviews2016
Dev: iBlackpen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 33.7 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Play as a farmer who struggles to manage a failing farm. You come to a point where there is no more hope, and you must do something.
Why similar: Horror 26.8%, Puzzle 22.4%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Point & Click 13.9%, Psychological Horror 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric horror adventure that relies on visual storytelling and puzzle mechanics to build tension.
- #15 Lucid Dream
87% matchVery Positive92% of 1,025 reviews2020
Dev: sizrit
Windows
Lucid Dream is Point and Click horror game. The girl dream of being trapped in a weird place even though you fell asleep as always. Collect the item and Find clues! Escape and wake up from the dream!
Why similar: Horror 35.6%, Point & Click 24%, Anime 14%, Adventure 9.2%, Indie 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click adventure that explores surreal dreamscapes through puzzles and narrative discovery.
- #16 Confess My Love
86% matchVery Positive94% of 4,890 reviews2017
Dev: LR Studio
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 65%
The story takes place after school, when Willie decides to confess his love to the girl of his dreams, Liza. Afraid of being refused, he hesitated for a while. Should he summon up his courage and confess his love to her?
Why similar: Anime 29.6%, Horror 24.4%, Great Soundtrack 12.6%, Puzzle 8.8%, Psychological Horror 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A short, anime-styled horror game that focuses on multiple endings and psychological tension.
- #17 Garden of Oblivion
86% matchVery Positive87% of 207 reviews2018
Dev: Träumendes Mädchen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 21%
A short horror point & click game about a teenager trapped in a dream-like garden. Will Reven be able to escape? It's up to you!
Why similar: Horror 33.3%, Visual Novel 31.2%, Casual 18.2%, Indie 17.3%
Why You'll Like It: A casual indie horror game that utilizes a visual novel style to deliver its unsettling narrative.
- #18 The Monster Inside
85% matchVery Positive88% of 2,116 reviews2017
Dev: Random Seed Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 10%
A film noir style audio-visual novella. A mysterious woman... a string of murders... and a man with a hidden past.
Why similar: Detective 23.5%, Horror 19%, Point & Click 16.4%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: A noir-inspired detective horror game that shares the investigative focus found in PRICE.
- #19 The Crooked Man
84% matchVery Positive93% of 1,276 reviews2018
Dev: Uri GamesPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 28.2%, Anime 24.7%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Mystery 7.3%, Casual 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A strong narrative-driven horror game that focuses on character-based mystery and exploration.
- #20 Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
84% matchVery Positive93% of 7,427 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Kidnapped and taken to an unfamiliar location, nine people find themselves forced to participate in a diabolical Nonary Game by an enigmatic mastermind called Zero. Why were they there? Why were they chosen to put their lives on the line? And more importantly, who can be trusted?
Why similar: Puzzle 19.3%, Anime 12.4%, Great Soundtrack 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Psychological Horror 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A complex puzzle-mystery game that features high-stakes narrative choices and a dark, psychological tone.
- #21 The End of the World and Her Room
81% matchMixed65% of 100 reviews2026
Dev: RenkaPub: Renka P 01
Windows
The End of the World and Her Room is a short, free point-and-click puzzle game. This is a quiet and fleeting story: in the final moments, inside her room, you observe the surroundings, search for clues, unlock her phone’s password, and slowly understand the traces the world has left behind.
Why similar: Anime 35%, Puzzle 28.2%, Point & Click 14.8%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Atmospheric 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: An anime-styled puzzle game that emphasizes exploration and a melancholic, hand-drawn aesthetic.
- #22 Missing Translation
83% matchVery Positive87% of 3,316 reviews2015
Dev: AlPixel GamesPub: GamesBoosters
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Lost in a weird city in the middle of the desert and surrounded by strange creatures that keep staring at you. This is a game about exploring the unknown and solving puzzles... lots of them! Don't be fooled by the looks, this isn't a point & click adventure.
Why similar: Puzzle 39.5%, Great Soundtrack 25.3%, Point & Click 12.9%, Indie 8.8%, Adventure 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A unique puzzle-adventure game that relies on deciphering languages and exploring a mysterious world.
- #23 Blameless
82% matchVery Positive84% of 5,119 reviews2016
Dev: Vaclav HudecPub: Blameless Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Blameless is a mysterious first-person adventure with primary focus on puzzle solving and short story. The player will appear in a role of an architect trying to investigate strange happenings, after discovering evidence of an act of violence.
Why similar: Horror 45.9%, Puzzle 25.8%, Detective 7.7%, Adventure 6%, Mystery 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A short, first-person horror adventure that focuses on investigation and puzzle-solving in a tense environment.
- #24 Kid,napper: Gosh, I'm Kidnapped by a Pupil
82% matchVery Positive88% of 4,506 reviews2018
Dev: Catnip
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 32%
I had to admit, the only thing that is more scary than a murder weapon, is that girl, who is not even supposed to hold it
Why similar: Detective 22%, Anime 20.6%, Horror 18.5%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A visual novel-style horror game that blends cute aesthetics with dark, unsettling themes.
- #25 ONE IN THE BACK
78% matchVery Positive96% of 246 reviews2025
Dev: Mr. Jingo
Windows
An escape-room styled series of puzzles await in the car that seems to contain neither rhyme nor reason. See if you can solve the mysteries of the photographs, and figure out what it means to be the ONE IN THE BACK.
Why similar: Puzzle 24.3%, Point & Click 16.8%, Anime 16.4%, Horror 13.7%, Psychological Horror 8.8%
- #26 Narcissu 1st & 2nd
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,476 reviews2015
Dev: stage-nanaPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 19.3 hrs≥1hr: 47%
This is a story of disease and suffering; of medication and adverse effects; of thoracotomy scars and cellular poisons; of the living who cannot help but to die and of the dying who cannot help but to live; of a resting place other than "on 7F" or "at home".
Why similar: Anime 38.5%, Visual Novel 29.5%, Great Soundtrack 21.7%, Indie 4.4%, Story Rich 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich anime title that focuses on emotional narrative and character development, similar to the tone of PRICE.
- #27 Corpse Party
80% matchVery Positive89% of 1,404 reviews2016
Dev: GrisGrisPub: XSEED Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 16.9 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%, Anime 26.7%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Great Soundtrack 9.2%, Visual Novel 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic anime horror title that focuses on survival and uncovering the dark secrets of a haunted location.
- #28 Lucid9: Inciting Incident
78% matchVery Positive90% of 1,041 reviews2016
Dev: Fallen Snow Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Lucid9 is a visual novel focused on a web of intricate mysteries set in the fictional 2018 metropolis of Isamu. Lucid9: Inciting Incident is the first part of the story, focused on a string of disappearances that occur at a prestigious, uppity boarding academy.
Why similar: Anime 29.7%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Horror 14.5%, Great Soundtrack 8.3%, Mystery 8%
- #29 Silence of the Sleep
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 709 reviews2014
Dev: Jesse Makkonen
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You play as a man called Jacob Reeves. A man who has lost his reason to live. He throws himself into a blackness to end his misery, but instead of it being the end he wakes up without a memory of his life before.
Why similar: Horror 33%, Puzzle 16%, Great Soundtrack 15.6%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Adventure 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror adventure that uses a dark, surreal atmosphere to challenge the player's perception.
- #30 The Room Two
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 21,825 reviews2016
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Unique events transport you to the halls of a long-forgotten crypt. The only means of escape lies locked within a stone pedestal, along with a note from your mysterious ally. His words promise assistance, but only serve to entice you into a compelling world of mystery and exploration.
Why similar: Puzzle 38.7%, Point & Click 14.6%, Horror 12.6%, Mystery 7.6%, Hidden Object 6.7%
- #31 KOEWOTAYORINI / 声之寄托
77% matchVery Positive85% of 984 reviews2018
Dev: あみそ組Pub: Pujia8 Studio
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 254.8 hrs≥1hr: 55%
“喂喂,求求你啦!救救我!” ——你接到这样一个电话 发出这样的求救,给你打电话的人,是一名被监禁的少女
Why similar: Anime 19.8%, Horror 16.3%, Detective 15.1%, Puzzle 13.1%, Psychological Horror 8.9%
- #32 Trick and Treat - Visual Novel
77% matchVery Positive90% of 3,627 reviews2016
Dev: Eternal Night StudiosPub: Alberto Herrera
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Trick & Treat is a Visual Novel that test your instincts by making choices that can get you out from the cursed forest or drive you to death… or maybe just maybe your choices can guide you to something more?
Why similar: Anime 42.4%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Horror 19.8%, Psychological Horror 4.3%, Casual 3.6%
- #33 Summer Nightmare
79% matchMixed55% of 555 reviews2017
Dev: Team Summer NightmarePub: Elkibe Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 30%
If one’s imagined world of nightmare and the real world unite…. The hide-and-seek game of death in the world of nightmare begins. Discover hints and save yourself from the nightmare!
Why similar: Anime 31%, Horror 26.8%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Casual 5.5%
- #34 The Initiate
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 205 reviews2017
Dev: Deceptive Games Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
The Initiate is a mystery puzzle game. You awake in a house full of traps and puzzles - This is your trial; complete it, or die!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 22.3%, Puzzle 22.1%, Horror 18.4%, Indie 10.3%, Adventure 9.9%
- #35 Connected Hearts - Visual novel
75% matchVery Positive89% of 348 reviews2017
Dev: Eternal Night StudiosPub: Stw Projects
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Gary is caught in a strange dream and now he must overcome the adversities on his path or perish in the attempt. In this adventure you will meet 3 children in dream-like scenarios, next to a mysterious girl who talks about a promise.
Why similar: Anime 40.6%, Visual Novel 36.6%, Indie 11.7%, Casual 11.1%
- #36 Port of Call
74% matchVery Positive88% of 1,284 reviews2015
Dev: Underdog Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 24%
Imagine waking up on a small dock with no recollection of who you are or how you got there. The first person you find is a grumpy, old man who enlists you to work on his ferry boat which seems to have materialized behind you.
Why similar: Horror 46.4%, Indie 23.3%, Adventure 22.8%, Atmospheric 6.6%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #37 CUPID - A free to play Visual Novel
74% matchVery Positive87% of 1,308 reviews2016
Dev: FerventPub: Afterthought Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 64%
"Love is both poison and cure, both knife and remedy." Set in 18th Century France, this is a gothic romance tale about loss, revenge and the different faces of love.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.1%, Anime 25.8%, Horror 20.3%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Indie 7%
- #38 Carpe Diem
73% matchVery Positive89% of 8,562 reviews2015
Dev: Moonlit Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 13%
Seize the day
Why similar: Anime 56.4%, Visual Novel 26.8%, Indie 5.3%, Casual 5.1%, Psychological Horror 4.1%
- #39 The NADI Project
75% matchMixed67% of 472 reviews2016
Dev: Monkeys Tales Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 43%
The NADI Project it is a free-to-play, first person graphic adventure, in which you will face various obstacles to escape from your destiny.
Why similar: Horror 21.6%, Great Soundtrack 20.9%, Adventure 13%, Point & Click 11.4%, Puzzle 9.7%
- #40 Phil Alone
71% matchVery Positive84% of 152 reviews2022
Dev: GD Games
Windows
Phil Alone is a horror/puzzle game based on old Escape The Room games. Try solve this huge puzzle with a lot of different endings.
Why similar: Puzzle 36.1%, Horror 31.2%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Mystery 6.5%, Story Rich 6.4%
- #41 Seduce Me the Otome
73% matchVery Positive87% of 2,179 reviews2015
Dev: Michaela Laws
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 64%
A romantic comedy visual novel centered around a girl named Mika Anderson, who gets entangled in the affairs of incubi.
Why similar: Anime 49.8%, Visual Novel 28.6%, Great Soundtrack 10.2%, Casual 5.1%, Story Rich 2.7%
- #42 Cat in the Box
70% matchVery Positive94% of 1,568 reviews2020
Dev: Gustav
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 42%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, Puzzle 9.1%, Great Soundtrack 8.3%, Anime 8.1%
- #43 Viviette
71% matchVery Positive88% of 528 reviews2018
Dev: DYA Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Exploration, puzzles and a touch of classic horror awaits you! Uncover the secrets and mysteries of Neuville's Mansion. Test your logic against diverse puzzles, locate and use a variety of items, and don't lose your sense of direction, as navigation itself becomes an obstacle in your path!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 22.3%, Horror 20.6%, Anime 17%, Puzzle 12.8%, Psychological Horror 10%
- #44 Paper Lily - Chapter 1
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 8,923 reviews2024
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.1 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: Anime 26.2%, Puzzle 21.4%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Horror 17.6%, Mystery 5.4%
- #45 Joy Land
69% matchMixed66% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: MK Creations
Windows
Lewis, an intelligent detective, finds himself on a mission to uncover the truth behind the many disappearances including his sister's. With the help of Joy, Lewis is going to explore what lies behind these walls. only to realize that there's much more to discover than he initially thought.
Why similar: Detective 26.2%, Horror 24.7%, Puzzle 21.8%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Mystery 6.4%
- #46 Cinderella Phenomenon - Otome/Visual Novel
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,148 reviews2017
Dev: Dicesuki
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%
The Fairytale Curse was only the beginning...
Why similar: Anime 40.2%, Visual Novel 29.3%, Great Soundtrack 19.1%, Story Rich 4.7%, Indie 4.3%
- #47 Sepia Tears
72% matchVery Positive88% of 1,005 reviews2016
Dev: Scarlet String Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 33%
A visual novel about a memory that a boy named Mark tries very hard to forget, and a girl named Myra who unearths it.
Why similar: Anime 47.8%, Visual Novel 25.3%, Mystery 13.1%, Story Rich 8.5%, Atmospheric 5.4%
- #48 Circle
72% matchMixed67% of 61 reviews2020
Dev: Nanasi Project
Windows
This is the game that nurtures “Circle” and adventures in the "Outside" of the room.
Why similar: Horror 28.2%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Adventure 16.6%, Indie 16.2%, Hidden Object 11.5%
- #49 Panic Room: House of secrets
73% matchMixed60% of 608 reviews2016
Dev: GameXP.com
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
The Panic Room offers an exciting hidden object experience and mystery detective story.
Why similar: Detective 20.4%, Puzzle 18.9%, Horror 16.1%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Hidden Object 9.2%
- #50 Eternal Senia
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 12,064 reviews2015
Dev: Sanctum Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Why similar: Anime 56%, Great Soundtrack 28.4%, Puzzle 4.4%, Indie 4.4%, Story Rich 3.6%
- #51 One Thousand Lies
70% matchVery Positive89% of 1,138 reviews2016
Dev: Keinart Lobre
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 37%
One day, Ciarán starts receiving enigmatic emails from a mysterious sender, turning his everyday life into a mess of a romantic comedy with psychological themes mixed in. What lies beyond the mystery he's been presented with? In the words of Harry H.: "If you want to know the truth, go find it".
Why similar: Anime 43.1%, Visual Novel 26.9%, Great Soundtrack 11.9%, Casual 7.6%, Story Rich 6.1%
- #52 Move 78
67% matchVery Positive92% of 50 reviews2022
Dev: Michael Josephs
Windows
Uncover the mystery behind each of the group's hidden motives and lost memories. What brings them together? What happened to the outside world, and who is The Botfly Killer that haunts their nightmares?
Why similar: Anime 17.9%, Puzzle 16.9%, Detective 15.3%, Horror 12.2%, Escape Room 10.2% ★
- #53 Quest room: Hanon
71% matchMixed65% of 144 reviews2018
Dev: BURRIK
Windows
After 20 years in search of the mysterious Egyptian artifact of Hanon, you managed to find the entrance, but to get inside you need to solve more than one puzzle. You do not have much time, you are locked in 4 walls and oxygen is running out.
Why similar: Puzzle 21.7%, Point & Click 15%, Horror 14.8%, Indie 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9.7%
- #54 Hearing Voices
62% matchVery Positive96% of 52 reviews2026
Dev: Fuupu
Windows
Hearing Voices is a unique indie short horror experience where you will need to put your listening and deduction skills to the test to solve puzzles. Mistakes have consequences.
Why similar: Puzzle 35.6%, Psychological Horror 25%, Horror 15.4%, Adventure 8.7%, Atmospheric 4.4%
- #55 A Date in the Park
68% matchVery Positive88% of 2,059 reviews2016
Dev: Cloak and Dagger Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 36%
A short and mysterious free point and click adventure game, inspired by the feeling of oddness in an everyday situation.
Why similar: Horror 24.1%, Puzzle 21.9%, Point & Click 20.4%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Mystery 6.9%
- #56 Detective Butler: Maiden Voyage Murder
69% matchVery Positive82% of 312 reviews2017
Dev: Goldbar Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Follow Detective Butler and his sidekick Gilligan as they solve a locked-room murder during a haunted cruise ship's maiden voyage. Can you solve the mystery before Detective Butler reveals the answer?
Why similar: Detective 28.8%, Anime 23.4%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Mystery 9.2%, Great Soundtrack 6.6%
- #57 DARKLIGHT
65% matchVery Positive85% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: polytely games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Are you ready to investigate a mysterious occurrence at a remote lighthouse? Solve all mysteries in this dark and eerie puzzle game.
Why similar: Puzzle 28.8%, Point & Click 19.5%, Horror 18.3%, Escape Room 9.7% ★, Indie 8.1%
- #58 Elisa: The Innkeeper - Prequel
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 811 reviews2016
Dev: Neoclassic Games
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 31%
This short Visual novel can be considered as a little introductory episode of the game Elisa the innkeeper. Enjoy our Art and Soundtrack as you begin to shape Elisa's destiny for the better or the worse!
Why similar: Anime 50.1%, Visual Novel 25.6%, Casual 9.2%, Indie 8.4%, Story Rich 4.7%
- #59 白昼梦 · 心象病院
64% matchVery Positive84% of 256 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: Puzzle 28.5%, Horror 22.7%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Mystery 9.1%, Story Rich 6.2%
- #60 The Average Everyday Adventures of Samantha Browne
68% matchVery Positive82% of 1,245 reviews2016
Dev: Lemonsucker Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 43.9 hrs≥1hr: 35%
An interactive story about a painfully introverted college student who must find a way to make some oatmeal in the communal kitchen of her dorm. One simple task, can you help her complete it?
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.7%, Indie 29.3%, Casual 23.5%, Singleplayer 2.6%