- #1 Alicemare
97% matchVery Positive89% of 1,193 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 22.4%, Horror 17.9%, Great Soundtrack 17.3%, Puzzle 15.1%, Psychological Horror 9.8%
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 9,989 reviews2020
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.8 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 31.2%, Point & Click 21.4%, Horror 9%, Escape Room 8.7% ★, Indie 8.3%
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 5,122 reviews2022
Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.
Why similar: Horror 24.3%, Puzzle 22.7%, Anime 20.4%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Indie 5.9%
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 2,406 reviews2016
Dev: Rabbiton
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 10.0 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 19.4%, Indie 7.6%, Adventure 7.5%
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 11,819 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 36.2%, Point & Click 12.5%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Horror 10.1%, Detective 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: Combines psychological horror with intricate puzzle-solving in a confined, mysterious setting.
- #6 Fausts Alptraum
94% matchVery Positive94% of 1,241 reviews2017
Dev: LaboRatStudio
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 56%
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 14%, Great Soundtrack 10.4%, 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 6,511 reviews2016
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.4 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 28.4%, Anime 26.1%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Puzzle 14.4%, Adventure 3.4%
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 Marie's Room
92% matchVery Positive93% of 6,648 reviews2018
Dev: Kenny Guillaume
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 42%
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 30.2%, Puzzle 12.6%, Story Rich 9.5%, Point & Click 9.5%, Indie 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A short, narrative-focused experience that excels at environmental storytelling and uncovering a tragic past.
- #9 The Witch's House MV
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,920 reviews2018
Dev: FummyPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.8 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 45.6%, Puzzle 11.8%, Anime 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10%, Great Soundtrack 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features intense puzzle-solving and a haunting atmosphere that fans of indie horror adventures will appreciate.
- #10 Have a Nice Dream
89% matchVery Positive93% of 4,884 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 46.9%, Psychological Horror 28%, Adventure 9.6%, Horror 8%, Indie 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that blends pixel-graphics with puzzle-solving and a surreal narrative.
- #11 The Monster Inside
90% matchVery Positive88% of 2,079 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 40.7%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Horror 16.9%, Mystery 11.4%, Indie 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A noir-inspired detective horror game that shares the investigative focus found in PRICE.
- #12 SORE
91% matchMixed66% of 349 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 38.2%, Psychological Horror 21.4%, Hidden Object 10.9%, Indie 9.1%, Casual 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric indie puzzle game that uses pixel art to create a sense of isolation and mystery.
- #13 Misao - 2024 HD Remaster
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,503 reviews2017
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.4 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 22.9%, Horror 21.9%, Anime 21.5%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Casual 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy horror adventure that emphasizes exploration and solving mysteries within a school setting.
- #14 Yume Nikki
88% matchVery Positive94% of 10,100 reviews2018
Dev: kikiyamaPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 71.6 hrs≥1hr: 47%
This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.
Why similar: Horror 37%, Psychological Horror 29.7%, Indie 11.5%, Adventure 7.3%, Casual 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive surreal exploration game that focuses on navigating abstract, dreamlike environments to uncover hidden truths.
- #15 Disturbed
87% matchVery Positive92% of 1,861 reviews2016
Dev: iBlackpen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 32.2 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 26.7%, Puzzle 22.2%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Point & Click 14.1%, 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.
- #16 Lucid Dream
86% matchVery Positive92% of 1,022 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 35.4%, Point & Click 24.2%, Anime 14%, Adventure 9%, Indie 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click adventure that explores surreal dreamscapes through puzzles and narrative discovery.
- #17 Confess My Love
86% matchVery Positive94% of 4,858 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 29.8%, Horror 24.3%, Great Soundtrack 12.2%, 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.
- #18 The Crooked Man
84% matchVery Positive93% of 1,212 reviews2018
Dev: Uri GamesPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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%, Anime 24.8%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Mystery 7.5%, Casual 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A strong narrative-driven horror game that focuses on character-based mystery and exploration.
- #19 Garden of Oblivion
85% matchVery Positive87% of 202 reviews2018
Dev: Träumendes Mädchen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 20%
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: Visual Novel 32.2%, Horror 31.2%, Casual 19.1%, Indie 17.5%
Why You'll Like It: A casual indie horror game that utilizes a visual novel style to deliver its unsettling narrative.
- #20 Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
84% matchVery Positive93% of 7,129 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 19.2%, Anime 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Great Soundtrack 11.4%, 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 74 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 34.9%, Puzzle 28%, Point & Click 15%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Atmospheric 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: An anime-styled puzzle game that emphasizes exploration and a melancholic, hand-drawn aesthetic.
- #22 Missing Translation
83% matchVery Positive88% of 3,308 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 39.6%, Great Soundtrack 24.5%, Point & Click 13.1%, Indie 9.1%, Adventure 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A unique puzzle-adventure game that relies on deciphering languages and exploring a mysterious world.
- #23 ONE IN THE BACK
78% matchVery Positive97% of 204 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 23.8%, Point & Click 17%, Anime 16.4%, Horror 13.7%, Psychological Horror 8.7%
- #24 Blameless
82% matchVery Positive84% of 5,090 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 45.7%, Puzzle 25.6%, 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.
- #25 Kid,napper: Gosh, I'm Kidnapped by a Pupil
82% matchVery Positive88% of 4,460 reviews2018
Dev: Catnip
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 31%
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 22.3%, Anime 20.5%, Horror 18.4%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A visual novel-style horror game that blends cute aesthetics with dark, unsettling themes.
- #26 Narcissu 1st & 2nd
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,284 reviews2015
Dev: stage-nanaPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 19.5 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 38.7%, Visual Novel 29.8%, Great Soundtrack 21%, Indie 4.6%, 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 1,376 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 34.1%, Anime 27.1%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Great Soundtrack 9%, Visual Novel 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 1,040 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 31.1%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Horror 15%, Mystery 8.6%, Great Soundtrack 8%
- #29 Silence of the Sleep
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 706 reviews2014
Dev: Jesse Makkonen
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 33.1%, Puzzle 16.1%, Great Soundtrack 15.1%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Indie 7%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror adventure that uses a dark, surreal atmosphere to challenge the player's perception.
- #30 KOEWOTAYORINI / 声之寄托
77% matchVery Positive86% of 980 reviews2018
Dev: あみそ組Pub: Pujia8 Studio
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 258.5 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 19.7%, Horror 16.2%, Detective 15.2%, Puzzle 13%, Visual Novel 8.9%
- #31 Trick and Treat - Visual Novel
77% matchVery Positive90% of 3,616 reviews2016
Dev: Eternal Night StudiosPub: Alberto Herrera
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 40%
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 19.7%, Psychological Horror 4.3%, Casual 3.7%
- #32 Summer Nightmare
79% matchMixed55% of 554 reviews2017
Dev: Team Summer NightmarePub: Elkibe Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 29%
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 26.7%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Casual 5.6%
- #33 The Room Two
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 21,377 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 38.4%, Point & Click 14.7%, Horror 12.7%, Mystery 7.7%, Hidden Object 6.9%
- #34 Connected Hearts - Visual novel
75% matchVery Positive89% of 344 reviews2017
Dev: Eternal Night StudiosPub: Stw Projects
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 34%
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 41.1%, Visual Novel 35.3%, Indie 12.2%, Casual 11.5%
- #35 The NADI Project
76% matchMixed67% of 469 reviews2016
Dev: Monkeys Tales Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 3.3 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 21.7%, Great Soundtrack 20.2%, Adventure 12.8%, Point & Click 11.6%, Puzzle 9.7%
- #36 Seduce Me the Otome
74% matchVery Positive87% of 2,179 reviews2015
Dev: Michaela Laws
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 16.1 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 28.8%, Great Soundtrack 9.8%, Casual 5.2%, Story Rich 2.7%
- #37 The Panic Room. House of secrets
76% matchMixed59% of 600 reviews2016
Dev: GameXP.com
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 55%
The Panic Room offers an exciting hidden object experience and mystery detective story.
Why similar: Detective 20.6%, Puzzle 18.7%, Horror 16%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Hidden Object 9.4%
- #38 The Initiate
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 204 reviews2017
Dev: Deceptive Games Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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: Puzzle 22.1%, Great Soundtrack 21.6%, Horror 18.5%, Indie 10.7%, Adventure 9.8%
- #39 CUPID - A free to play Visual Novel
73% 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 33.2%, Anime 25.8%, Horror 20.2%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Indie 7.2%
- #40 Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma
73% matchVery Positive82% of 4,789 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Nine participants awaken, trapped in an underground facility. To escape, they must play a game with deadly consequences. Who will live, and who will die? The choice is yours. Let the Decision Game begin…
Why similar: Puzzle 22.6%, Anime 13.6%, Great Soundtrack 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Visual Novel 11.5%
- #41 Close Your Eyes [Old Version]
73% matchVery Positive86% of 777 reviews2015
Dev: Yai Gameworks
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 48%
A redux version of a 2014 Ludum Dare RPG Maker Horror Game. A poor little marshmallow escapes death row into an underground subway system, where they're asked questions by a mysterious game show host. Updated in 2025 with new content.
Why similar: Puzzle 33.8%, Horror 30.6%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Story Rich 5.9%, Adventure 5.2%
- #42 Phil Alone
70% 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 35.9%, Horror 31.2%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Mystery 6.6%, Story Rich 6.4%
- #43 Cinderella Phenomenon - Otome/Visual Novel
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,122 reviews2017
Dev: Dicesuki
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 25.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
The Fairytale Curse was only the beginning...
Why similar: Anime 40.3%, Visual Novel 29.6%, Great Soundtrack 18.5%, Story Rich 4.7%, Indie 4.4%
- #44 Circle
72% matchMixed68% of 60 reviews2020
Dev: Nanasi Project
Windows
This is the game that nurtures “Circle” and adventures in the "Outside" of the room.
Why similar: Horror 28%, Psychological Horror 17%, Indie 16.5%, Adventure 16.2%, Hidden Object 11.9%
- #45 Joy Land
69% matchMixed67% of 58 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 26.5%, Horror 24.6%, Puzzle 21.6%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Mystery 6.5%
- #46 Viviette
71% matchVery Positive89% of 517 reviews2018
Dev: DYA Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.9 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 21.7%, Horror 20.8%, Anime 17.2%, Puzzle 12.9%, Psychological Horror 10%
- #47 Port of Call
71% matchVery Positive88% of 1,277 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 46.2%, Indie 23.9%, Adventure 22.3%, Atmospheric 6.8%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #48 Elisa: The Innkeeper - Prequel
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 806 reviews2016
Dev: Neoclassic Games
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 30%
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 49.9%, Visual Novel 25.6%, Casual 9.3%, Indie 8.5%, Story Rich 4.7%
- #49 Quest room: Hanon
72% 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 21.5%, Point & Click 15.2%, Horror 14.7%, Indie 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9.7%
- #50 Carpe Diem
69% matchVery Positive89% of 8,560 reviews2015
Dev: Moonlit Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 13%
Seize the day
Why similar: Anime 56.2%, Visual Novel 26.4%, Indie 5.4%, Casual 5.2%, Psychological Horror 4.5%
- #51 Sepia Tears
70% matchVery Positive88% of 991 reviews2016
Dev: Scarlet String Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 32%
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 47.5%, Visual Novel 25.3%, Mystery 13.3%, Story Rich 8.5%, Atmospheric 5.5%
- #52 One Thousand Lies
69% matchVery Positive89% of 1,135 reviews2016
Dev: Keinart Lobre
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 36%
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 43.2%, Visual Novel 27%, Great Soundtrack 11.5%, Casual 7.8%, Story Rich 6.2%
- #53 Paper Lily - Chapter 1
62% 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: Anime 26.4%, Puzzle 21.2%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Horror 17.5%, Mystery 5.6%
- #54 MANDAGON
67% matchVery Positive95% of 5,730 reviews2016
Dev: Blind Sky Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 23%
Explore Mandagon, a world inspired by Tibetan theology and philosophy. With a focus on life and death, discover what it means to make a true sacrifice . . .
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 31.1%, Indie 17.1%, Adventure 15.1%, Mystery 8.1%, Puzzle 7.3%
- #55 DARKLIGHT
65% matchPositive86% of 50 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 28.7%, Point & Click 19.8%, Horror 18.3%, Escape Room 9.1% ★, Indie 8.3%
- #56 Eternal Senia
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 12,040 reviews2015
Dev: Sanctum Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Why similar: Anime 56.7%, Great Soundtrack 27.6%, Indie 4.5%, Puzzle 4.3%, Story Rich 3.6%
- #57 My Sticker Book
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,386 reviews2022
Dev: ElementSu
Windows
"I can't sleep." A cute and possibly just a little bit scary puzzle platformer game. Move stickers to the right positions in order to get rid of the monsters and complete the sticker book.
Why similar: Puzzle 43.9%, Psychological Horror 25.8%, Horror 10.4%, Adventure 6.4%, Casual 6%
- #58 DYING: Reborn
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 216 reviews2018
Dev: NEKCOM EntertainmentPub: Coconut Island Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
DYING: Reborn is a first-person Room Escape puzzle game in which players must tackle all kinds of puzzles in a series of dark and eerie environments. Gameplay revolves around collecting, discovering and putting together pieces of a twisted story that will make your hair stand on end...
Why similar: Puzzle 37.4%, Psychological Horror 23.3%, Horror 18.6%, Indie 10.4%, Adventure 10.3%
- #59 Detective Butler: Maiden Voyage Murder
68% matchVery Positive82% of 308 reviews2017
Dev: Goldbar Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 10.4 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 29%, Anime 23.2%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Mystery 9.3%, Great Soundtrack 6.3%
- #60 Awareness Rooms
68% matchVery Positive82% of 566 reviews2016
Dev: GAME NA KIBUNPub: PLAYISM
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
You find yourself in a room you know nothing of. As you examine the objects around you, your awareness rises and the room slowly comes into focus. Can you find your way out?
Why similar: Puzzle 30.5%, Anime 25.2%, Great Soundtrack 21.1%, Indie 10.4%, Adventure 9.4%