- #1 Re:Turn - One Way Trip
97% matchVery Positive81% of 198 reviews2020
Dev: Red Ego GamesPub: Green Man Gaming Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Re:Turn - One Way Trip is a 2D side-scrolling puzzle-adventure horror game. Trapped in a ghostly train, Saki must search the past and present to find and save her friends. More importantly, Saki must use her wits if she is to survive against an unspeakable evil hellbent on avenging unrequited love.
Why similar: Point & Click 15%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Horror 13.9%, Female Protagonist 12.9%
- #2 Fran Bow
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 22,182 reviews2015
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.7%, Point & Click 17.1%, Horror 12.3%, Dark 10.2%, Puzzle 9%
- #3 Devil's Hideout
96% matchVery Positive85% of 95 reviews2024
Dev: Cosmic Void
Windows · Mac · Linux
Devil's Hideout is a horror point and click adventure. Lauren learns from a mystic that her young sister is still alive, with cultists staging her death. Traveling to the hospital where her sister received care, Lauren plunges headfirst into a nightmare.
Why similar: Demons 19.2%, Point & Click 13.3%, Horror 11.7%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
- #4 Cursed Mansion
95% matchVery Positive90% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Dragon Emperors
Windows
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: Psychological Horror 15.7%, Horror 13.9%, Dark 13.2%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
- #5 The Doll's Window
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 58 reviews2022
Dev: ujumiru
Windows
A horror exploration game that takes place in an underground labyrinth. Avoid malicious creations that are hungry for your soul. Depart from the nightmares that constantly haunt you.
Why similar: Demons 22.1%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Dark 11.9%, Survival Horror 10.9%, Hand-drawn 9.2%
- #6 Subway Midnight
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,267 reviews2021
Dev: Bubby DarkstarPub: Aggro Crab
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Board the train! Run away from a weirdo! Solve some puzzles! Make friends with some ghosts! Try not to become a ghost yourself!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.8%, Hand-drawn 17.2%, Horror 16.1%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Atmospheric 10%
- #7 Asleep: Act 1
92% matchVery Positive94% of 557 reviews2024
Dev: Black Hole GamesPub: CriticalLeap
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Immersed in her nightmares, in a chaotic reality, confused and all alone. The only safe place is her room, but not forever... She wanders through an empty city and strange places while fleeing from creatures lurking in the darkness to find out what's going on. You are in the skin of Ana Lúcia.
Why similar: Survival Horror 13.4%, Psychological Horror 11%, Emotional 10%, Point & Click 9.7%, Female Protagonist 9%
- #8 Red Bow
93% matchVery Positive85% of 336 reviews2020
Dev: Stranga GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%
If you were given another chance, would you take it? Or leave it in the hands of a little girl? Play as Roh, a young girl stuck in a bizarre nightmare of dark and eerie creatures.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.4%, Horror 15.8%, Dark 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Female Protagonist 8.1%
- #9 Midnight Syndrome
91% matchVery Positive99% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: ナツミカン
Windows
A summer night consumes the girls... Exploration type horror ADV game
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Point & Click 12.7%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Horror 11.7%, Dark 9.4%
- #10 Subway Exorcist Girl
91% matchVery Positive83% of 307 reviews2025
Dev: 纤指游戏Pub: Delicate Fingers
Windows
A subway train plagued by strange occurrences. A part-time exorcist girl arrives to confront the supernatural chaos, with the unknown ahead.
Why similar: Horror 23.1%, Psychological Horror 22.6%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Exploration 12.7%, Puzzle 12%
- #11 True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 2
90% matchVery Positive93% of 817 reviews2018
Dev: Goblinz Enterprises LtdPub: The Digital Lounge
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 2 is the sequel to one of the best rated horror escape games, acclaimed for its story and the atmosphere of horror mystery.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.5%, Point & Click 13.8%, Horror 13.7%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Dark 7.8%
- #12 Never Again
89% matchVery Positive80% of 930 reviews2019
Dev: Primary Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Never Again - Horror/first-person Quest. The main essence of the game is research locations and puzzles, plunging in the dramatic story of a little girl suffering from asthma.
Why similar: Survival Horror 15.3%, Psychological Horror 12%, Emotional 11.1%, Historical 11%, Horror 10%
- #13 Misao - 2024 HD Remaster
88% 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: Psychological Horror 13.9%, Survival Horror 13.6%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Horror 11.8%, Dark 9.4%
- #14 My Light In The Dark
89% matchVery Positive93% of 88 reviews2019
Dev: TaleHammer
Windows
My Light In The Dark is a short story about a girl who lives with her abusive mother. The girl finds out some dark secrets about her mother, and she has to find a way to escape the house.
Why similar: Point & Click 12.6%, Dark 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Emotional 10.4%, Horror 9.9%
- #15 [Chilla's Art] Okaeri | おかえり
87% matchMixed66% of 788 reviews2019
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 54 min≥1hr: 16%
Okaeri is a VHS Japanese psychological horror game about a middle school girl and her mother who recently moved to a new house.
Why similar: Horror 26.4%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Adventure 8.5%, Atmospheric 8.3%
- #16 Cat in the Box
85% matchVery Positive94% of 1,536 reviews2020
Dev: Gustav
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 31.1%, Psychological Horror 13%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Survival Horror 8.4%, Adventure 8.1%
- #17 DERE EXE: Rebirth of Horror
86% matchVery Positive88% of 103 reviews2021
Dev: Darius Immanuel GuerreroPub: AppSir Games
Windows
Experience a meta horror pixel platformer retro game haunted by a mysterious yandere.
Why similar: Horror 26.5%, Psychological Horror 24.5%, Female Protagonist 21.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, 2D 8.2%
- #18 Ib
84% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Psychological Horror 16%, Horror 14.3%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%
- #19 Tren0
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 283 reviews2018
Dev: BubblePub: INDIECN
Windows
A pixel game that contains some puzzles. It tells a story about five strangers who were trapped on a mysterious train.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.4%, Horror 23.8%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Puzzle 11.9%, Atmospheric 10.9%
- #20 Dear Brother
84% matchVery Positive88% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: NGS Studios
Windows
Audrey is a young woman returning to her childhood home. Upon arriving, however, she begins to notice strange happenings around the house. Is this a dream or reality? Whatever it is, it seems so oddly… familiar. Explore with Audrey as she tries to work out the mysteries of her missing memories.
Why similar: Horror 20.1%, Dark 14.5%, Female Protagonist 11%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Survival Horror 8.7%
- #21 Night Loops
83% matchVery Positive89% of 163 reviews2023
Dev: JiaquariumPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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: Psychological Horror 13.7%, Hand-drawn 11.5%, Dark 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Female Protagonist 10.3%
- #22 Detention
82% 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 20%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Point & Click 9.8%, Dark 8.8%, Atmospheric 7.9%
- #23 Castle of Secrets
82% matchMixed62% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: Serene Questworks StudiosPub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
Castle of Secrets is a dark psychological adventure with horror elements. Uncover the mystery behind your family's murder as you journey through the world of the dead, meet strange beings, solve puzzles, and make choices that shape the story.
Why similar: Point & Click 14.5%, Psychological Horror 13%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Hand-drawn 11.1%, Horror 10.8%
- #24 Forest Asylum 2
80% matchVery Positive98% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Michal Piotrowski
Windows
Forest Asylum 2 - An Indie Psychological Horror Game and the sequel to the well-received first part. Embark on a Therapy that will change your life!
Why similar: Survival Horror 26.1%, Psychological Horror 22.9%, Horror 14.2%, Dark 11.8%, Adventure 8.1%
- #25 The Witch's House MV
81% 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 31.5%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Survival Horror 9.1%, Female Protagonist 8.2%
- #26 Xi
79% 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: Psychological Horror 20.7%, Emotional 18.1%, Horror 15.7%, Puzzle 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%
- #27 LUNA
81% matchVery Positive83% of 322 reviews2020
Dev: SimplePub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
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: Psychological Horror 15.6%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Survival Horror 14.6%, Horror 13.1%, Puzzle 10.4%
- #28 Mr. Hopp's Playhouse 2
79% matchVery Positive94% of 648 reviews2021
Dev: Moonbit
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A young girl needs to find her friends, unravel a dark mystery and escape the clutches of her cursed toys.
Why similar: Survival Horror 36.6%, Horror 21.6%, Pixel Graphics 14.3%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Adventure 8.8%
- #29 The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,461 reviews2020
Dev: Dvora Studio Co., Ltd.Pub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters is a Korean survival horror-adventure. Venture from your deserted school to survive the horrors of the night. Explore the surrounding Sehwa district and uncover the shadow realm's dark secrets. Use everything at your disposal to avoid a demoness hellbent on killing you!
Why similar: Survival Horror 22.1%, Horror 21.9%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Psychological Horror 7.5%, Adventure 7%
- #30 Absurd Story: Back Home
77% matchPositive100% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: HcAndersen
Windows
A runaway wanderer, a frail Taoist priest, who want to return to their hometown at the end of the world. But when they step into the empty city, they are swept into the dead ruins…
Why similar: Emotional 23.8%, Puzzle 11.2%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.2%
- #31 Children of Silentown
76% matchVery Positive87% of 1,521 reviews2023
Dev: Elf GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Children of Silentown is a dark adventure game that tells the story of Lucy, a girl growing up in a village deep in a forest inhabited by monsters. People disappearing is nothing uncommon here, but this time, Lucy is old enough to investigate on her own. Or so she thinks.
Why similar: Point & Click 14.5%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Hand-drawn 12%, Dark 11.7%, Horror 11.6%
- #32 3rd eye
76% matchVery Positive87% of 331 reviews2019
Dev: 3rd eye projectPub: PLAYISM
Windows
A 2D exploration/horror game starring the Touhou Project's Koishi Komeiji. Use her Third Eye to explore a mental world entirely unlike reality.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 40.3%, Horror 30%, Adventure 29.7%
- #33 Mad Father
74% 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: Psychological Horror 18.5%, Horror 16.7%, Survival Horror 14%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Female Protagonist 8.3%
- #34 Train of Afterlife
78% matchMixed51% of 183 reviews2015
Dev: Zeiva Inc
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Train of Afterlife is a mystery, psychological, horror Visual Novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Adventure 11.5%, Dark 9.1%
- #35 Midnight Special
73% matchVery Positive80% of 156 reviews2026
Dev: Scared Stupid IncPub: Yahaha Games
Windows
Welcome to Midnight Special, a point-and-click survival horror game drenched in 16-bit pixel art and 1980s retro dread. On a thunderous night in 1987 in Maine, you awaken in a labyrinthine manor. You must click, explore, and solve puzzles to escape. Will you go gentle into that good night?
Why similar: Survival Horror 14.9%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Point & Click 10.8%, Hand-drawn 10.1%, Dark 9.6%
- #36 Afterdream
73% matchVery Positive93% of 349 reviews2023
Dev: Jesse MakkonenPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
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: Psychological Horror 21.4%, Horror 16.4%, Emotional 14.7%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Atmospheric 9.5%
- #37 Panic Room 2: Hide and Seek
77% matchMixed50% of 84 reviews2018
Dev: GameXP.com
Windows · Mac
Trip to a abandoned mansion led to an imprisonment inside the maniac’s house
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Horror 14.3%, Emotional 13.7%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Hand-drawn 13.3%
- #38 Lydia
75% matchVery Positive89% of 610 reviews2017
Dev: Platonic Partnership
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Award winning emotional visual novel about a little girl in a world of adults. How can you find a monster you can’t see?
Why similar: Point & Click 15.3%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Horror 10.8%, Dark 9.5%
- #39 Bad Faith
74% matchVery Positive92% of 64 reviews2022
Dev: Mado
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sanctuaries. Secrets. Serious consequences. A solo-developed psychological horror/drama visual novel.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.8%, Emotional 15.9%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Horror 13.8%, Dark 12.3%
- #40 Stitched HD
75% matchVery Positive81% of 114 reviews2017
Dev: Fluffex Studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A pleasantly anticipated trip back home for the holidays becomes a nightmare for Catherine as a tragic accident leaves her unconscious. After coming to her senses, she realizes that something is dreadfully wrong. She must escape the doll factory she awoke in before it's too late.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.8%, Horror 14.2%, Dark 12.5%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Puzzle 8.5%
- #41 Seek
72% matchVery Positive83% of 112 reviews2025
Dev: cloud_li
Windows
In this game, you play as Alice, an girl trapped in a twisted, ever-changing world. Survive a frozen orphanage filled with lurking horrors, eerie classical music, and unsolved mysteries. Scavenge, evade monsters, and uncover the truth. But can you face the brutal reality—or remain trapped forever?
Why similar: Survival Horror 21.7%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Horror 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%
- #42 [Chilla's Art] The Ghost Train | 幽霊列車
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 653 reviews2020
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
The Ghost Train | 幽霊列車 is a psychological train horror game.
Why similar: Historical 43.2%, Psychological Horror 30.3%, Horror 26.5%
- #43 Red Line
71% matchVery Positive97% of 185 reviews2023
Dev: Rolling Cat StudioPub: indienova
Windows · Mac
Moving into a shabby apartment, a saturnine girl with hidden secrets finds a notebook that allows her to communicate with another world. A thrilling adventure taking place across multiple timelines ensues.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.2%, Horror 14.7%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Puzzle 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%
- #44 YAMIKKO TROUBLEMAKER
70% matchVery Positive98% of 96 reviews2025
Dev: お湯めのPub: 半角全角感嘆符
Windows
A long-form, choice-driven psychological horror and depression game in which the protagonist’s ending changes based on the choices made by “you,” the voice he hears in his head.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.9%, Horror 14.5%, Dark 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%
- #45 Lily's Well
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,572 reviews2022
Dev: PureIceBlue
Windows
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: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Horror 13.4%, Point & Click 13%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
- #46 Hazy Mind
71% matchVery Positive86% of 331 reviews2024
Dev: betetiro
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Psychological Horror 25.8%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Horror 12.1%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.2%
- #47 Annie and the Art Gallery
71% matchVery Positive86% of 185 reviews2022
Dev: jswessler
Windows · Mac
After months of waiting, Annie finally snags a ticket to the new art exhibit. However, things take a turn for the worst: she finds herself trapped in the museum's haunted basement. Help her navigate puzzles, traps, and more as she tries to escape - and find out the truth of what's really going on.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.8%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Horror 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Puzzle 9.8%
- #48 The Stalked 2
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 244 reviews2025
Dev: Korvinrular
Windows
"The Stalked 2" is a standalone horror sequel to "The Stalked", where you play as Rachel, an avid hiker. What begins as a relaxing hike to a cabin turns into a nightmare filled with eerie interactions and unsettling events. Will you survive?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.8%, Horror 21.1%, Dark 19.2%, Atmospheric 12%, Emotional 9.4%
- #49 Saihate Station
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,976 reviews2025
Dev: びぶ/viv
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.7%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Horror 12.7%, Hand-drawn 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.8%
- #50 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
67% matchVery Positive88% of 5,930 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Psychological Horror 19%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Horror 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Point & Click 9.6%
- #51 Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority-
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,059 reviews2023
Dev: NankidaiPub: 0UP GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority- is a multi-ending horror adventure game. Sara Chidouin returns home from school late one night to discover that something's gone terribly wrong. When she comes to, she finds herself, her friend Joe, and 9 other people trapped in a mysterious place.
Why similar: Survival Horror 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Point & Click 13.9%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Dark 13.3%
- #52 Decollate Decoration
67% matchVery Positive93% of 314 reviews2026
Dev: KANEKODOPub: KEMCO
Windows
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 20.9%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Point & Click 18.3%, Pixel Graphics 14%, Adventure 8.7%
- #53 Fragile
72% matchMixed64% of 430 reviews2020
Dev: Beer Night Studio
Windows
Get pulled into the nightmares of reality as you play as an abducted girl from the ger district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Uncover a secret organization that deals in human trafficking and other horrendous activities. Try to escape from the scariest place on earth!
Why similar: Dark 16.4%, Horror 15.3%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Psychological Horror 13%, Puzzle 9.3%
- #54 Ann
68% matchVery Positive94% of 2,719 reviews2021
Dev: Rong Rong
Windows
Ann, an art student finds herself trapped in the school when she accidentally broke one of the school's rules. With the help of the school's security guard, help Ann navigate her way out and uncover the secrets of the school before she becomes a permanent resident of the school.
Why similar: Horror 23.6%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Dark 12.4%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%
- #55 Chloé’s Requiem -encore-
69% matchVery Positive91% of 171 reviews2023
Dev: buriki clockPub: Annulus
Windows · Mac
Chloé’s Requiem -encore- is a 2D Adventure Horror game set in Modern Europe. The genius violinist Michél is invited into an old mansion. Inside waits Chloé, who asks him to “Break the curse of the mansion”. What awaits the pair after the mystery is solved…?
Why similar: Horror 15.4%, Dark 15%, Survival Horror 14.3%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%
- #56 Return to Shironagasu Island
68% matchVery Positive94% of 4,067 reviews2020
Dev: HYOGO ONIMUSHIPub: TABINOMICHI
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A mystery adventure game and visual novel set on solitary Shironagasu Island. Discover its secrets, solve its mysteries, and escape from the ominous island!
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.4%, Horror 20.2%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Adventure 13.8%, Point & Click 11.5%
- #57 Rental
66% matchVery Positive92% of 5,401 reviews2024
Dev: Lonely HousePub: Animita Project
Windows
Rental is a short and spooky adventure game about the dangers of renting a house in an unknown place.
Why similar: Horror 26.3%, Atmospheric 12.6%, Dark 12.5%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.7%
- #58 Sense - 不祥的预感: A Cyberpunk Ghost Story
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 588 reviews2020
Dev: SuzakuPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 56%
A 2.5D horror game inspired by Clock Tower and Fatal Frame, mixing cyberpunk with traditional Cantonese folklore. With careful attention to pacing, atmosphere and storytelling, Sense hopes to return the horror genre to its roots by celebrating visceral horror and the slow, fearful creep of dread.
Why similar: Survival Horror 17.1%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Horror 11.4%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Hand-drawn 10.5%
- #59 Violent Horror Stories 2
66% matchVery Positive81% of 202 reviews2025
Dev: Trioskaz
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A brand‑new bundle from the creators of the short‑form horror hit Violent Horror Stories. This time the collection revolves around one chilling theme: confinement.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.5%, Point & Click 16.1%, Horror 13.7%, Emotional 12.8%, Visual Novel 11%
- #60 Ikai
68% matchMostly Positive80% of 265 reviews2022
Dev: EndflamePub: PM Studios, inc.
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Fear and anxiety prevail after the darkest tales from Japanese folklore come to life in this first-person psychological horror game. Set in a feudal era, Ikai revolves around the priestess of a shrine struggling to defeat the spirits of her past and her present.
Why similar: Survival Horror 19%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Horror 13.2%, Dark 11.9%, Female Protagonist 10.8%