- #1 Re:Turn 2 - Runaway
97% matchVery Positive80% of 70 reviews2022
Dev: Red Ego Games
Windows
Re:Turn 2 is a 2D psychological horror adventure game. The game follows on from the events of the first game. Saki and her fiancé, Sen, are trapped on an abandoned train that is haunted by an evil spirit that takes the form of a little girl named Ayumi.
Why similar: Point & Click 15%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Horror 13.9%, Female Protagonist 12.9%
- #2 Subway Midnight
96% 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: Trains 37% ★, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Horror 12.1%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Exploration 7.9%
- #3 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 25.9%, Point & Click 23.9%, Horror 15.4%, Puzzle 12.1%, Story Rich 11.2%
- #4 Misao - 2024 HD Remaster
95% 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 14.4%, Horror 14%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Exploration 10%, Anime 9.9%
- #5 Paper Lily - Chapter 1
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 8,379 reviews2024
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.5%, Anime 12%, Horror 11%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Female Protagonist 9.3%
- #6 Cat in the Box
94% 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 41.8%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Female Protagonist 9%, Puzzle 6%
- #7 The Witch's House MV
93% 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 36.2%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Female Protagonist 9.2%, RPG 7.8%
- #8 Afterdream
92% 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: Side Scroller 20.3%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Horror 15.4%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Minimalist 8.7%
- #9 Corpse Party
91% 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 29.2%, Anime 16.7%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Visual Novel 15.3%, RPG 7.9%
- #10 Ib
90% 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 14.7%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Exploration 9.5%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #11 DERE EXE: Rebirth of Horror
91% 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: Puzzle Platformer 21.1%, Horror 13.8%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Anime 9.7%
- #12 Subway Exorcist Girl
89% 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 18.5%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Exploration 12.6%, Puzzle 10.3%
- #13 Tren0
89% 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: Horror 23.1%, Psychological Horror 20.6%, RPG 13.3%, Puzzle 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%
- #14 Cursed Mansion
87% 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: Horror 15.9%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Female Protagonist 14%, Exploration 9.1%, Puzzle 8.6%
- #15 Whispering Willows
88% matchVery Positive82% of 1,867 reviews2014
Dev: Night Light InteractivePub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Interact with the spirits of the dead, solve the puzzles of the mysterious mansion and help Elena find her missing father in the horror/adventure puzzle game: Whispering Willows.
Why similar: Side Scroller 16.4%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Horror 13.9%, Point & Click 12.8%, Story Rich 10.8%
- #16 Holo ADV: SakuraSingularity.exe
86% matchVery Positive92% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: Lexilia GamesPub: holo Indie
Windows
Sakura Miko and the Hololive members are suddenly warped into an alternate future timeline. In this 3D adventure game, Miko must reunite with her friends and uncover the truth of this strange world to find her way back home.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.2%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Horror 14.1%, Anime 13.7%, Female Protagonist 12.8%
- #17 The Coma: Recut
86% matchVery Positive84% of 3,009 reviews2017
Dev: Dvora Studio Co., Ltd.Pub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
You are Youngho, a Korean high school student trapped and relentlessly pursued by a psychotic killer in the hellish corridors of Sehwa High. Run, hide, explore, and survive while piecing together the mystery The Coma in this remastered version of the Korean cult classic.
Why similar: Horror 22.7%, Anime 16%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Side Scroller 14.5%, Psychological Horror 12.3%
- #18 THRESHOLD
84% matchVery Positive85% of 1,261 reviews2024
Dev: Julien EveilléPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
In a lonely station atop a mountain, a train rumbles its precious cargo to places unknown. Now is your shift. Keep the pace. Uncover a mystery. Fight for your last breath. The air is thin up here.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30%, Horror 28.5%, Exploration 18%, Story Rich 15.3%, Stylized 8.2%
- #19 Burnhouse Lane
84% matchVery Positive94% of 1,087 reviews2022
Dev: Harvester Games
Windows
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Burnhouse Lane tells a story of Angie Weather, a one foot in the grave agency nurse attempting to complete five impossible tasks in order to win her life back. Solve puzzles, make friends and enemies, run, hide and fight in this dark adventure that'll take you on a trip to another world and back...
Why similar: Side Scroller 26%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Action-Adventure 13%, Horror 12.9%, Puzzle 11.4%
- #20 Red Bow
85% 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: Horror 22.3%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Story Rich 9.8%
- #21 Recall: Empty Wishes
83% matchVery Positive93% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Puff Hook StudioPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Recall: Empty Wishes is a psychological thriller set in Taiwan during the 2010s. Follow Yonny, a sister determined to uncover the truth behind the mysterious disappearance of her brother, Tommy. As she delves deeper, she confronts unsettling secrets, blurring the lines between reality and illusion.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.8%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Side Scroller 15.2%, Story Rich 11.7%, Horror 11%
- #22 Veloria
81% matchVery Positive91% of 144 reviews2025
Dev: WANDERING WITCH PROIECTUM
Windows · Mac
An Adventure game with environmental puzzles. Veloria awakens from a nightmare in an abandoned orphanage. As childhood fears resurface, she must piece together fragmented memories and uncover a dark past. Explore, solve puzzles, and survive this twisted place to reach her true ending.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 17.2%, Psychological Horror 17%, Horror 13.2%, Puzzle 13.2%, RPG 10.9%
- #23 Night Loops
81% 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 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Horror 12.1%, Female Protagonist 12%, Anime 9.7%
- #24 [Chilla's Art] The Ghost Train | 幽霊列車
82% 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: Horror 50.1%, Psychological Horror 49.9%
- #25 If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,742 reviews2021
Dev: Dead Idle Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers is a narrative-driven point-and-click adventure with horror elements that explores the stories of four characters in a masked ball taking place aboard a train in the late 1920s.
Why similar: Point & Click 34.1%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Horror 19%, Story Rich 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%
- #26 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
78% 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: Visual Novel 20.4%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Horror 11.3%, Point & Click 11.1%, Exploration 10.2%
- #27 Clea
79% matchVery Positive98% of 408 reviews2019
Dev: InvertMouse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Clea is a jump scare free, skill-based survival horror adventure.
Why similar: Side Scroller 22.7%, Female Protagonist 16.9%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Horror 15.4%, Anime 14.7%
- #28 Claire
82% matchMixed66% of 417 reviews2014
Dev: Hailstorm Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Claire is alone, lost, and hunted. The world has quickly becomes shrouded in darkness with unseen threats stalking Claire from the shadows. Aided by her dog and armed only with a flashlight, Claire must conquer her fear and find her comatose mother. However, there are others lost in the darkness seeking salvation.
Why similar: Horror 39.2%, Female Protagonist 27.7%, Pixel Graphics 14.7%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, 2D 7.7%
- #29 Red Line
77% 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 18.4%, Horror 14.6%, Puzzle 14.3%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, RPG 13.3%
- #30 Lorelai
78% matchVery Positive91% of 1,627 reviews2019
Dev: Harvester GamesPub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The little she had was taken away, but Lorelai refuses to give up, she will fight. And not even death will stop her from getting it all back...
Why similar: Point & Click 16.3%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Horror 15%, Puzzle 9.6%
- #31 Even20: The Interference of Parallels
76% matchVery Positive94% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: SilverEyesPub: Wisdom Games Publishing
Windows · Mac
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 19.7%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, RPG 13.1%, Puzzle 12%, Exploration 10.5%
- #32 [Chilla's Art] Okaeri | おかえり
79% 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 29.3%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Anime 11.2%, Exploration 10.5%
- #33 Savior of the Abyss
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 264 reviews2021
Dev: ALLAF GAMES
Windows
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 21.9%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Female Protagonist 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #34 Fear the Spotlight
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,212 reviews2024
Dev: Cozy Game PalsPub: Blumhouse Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Fear the Spotlight is an atmospheric third-person horror adventure with a disturbing mystery to unravel. Sneak into school after hours with Vivian and Amy, survive a séance gone wrong, solve tactile puzzles, and, whatever you do, stay out of the spotlight…
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.2%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Horror 14.1%, Puzzle 10.7%, Exploration 10.3%
- #35 Castle of Secrets
75% 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 17.4%, Side Scroller 16.3%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Horror 11.7%
- #36 Yomawari: Night Alone
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,280 reviews2016
Dev: Nippon Ichi Software, Inc.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 50.2%, Female Protagonist 27.8%, Anime 19.5%, 2D 2.5%
- #37 Alice's World
72% matchVery Positive90% of 390 reviews2025
Dev: STORIA GAMES CO., LTD
Windows
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: Side Scroller 19.2%, Horror 13.4%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Anime 10.3%, Visual Novel 9.9%
- #38 The Medium
73% matchVery Positive89% of 9,958 reviews2021
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A third‑person psychological horror game where you explore both the real world and the spirit realm. As a medium drawn to a deserted resort, you’ll uncover dark secrets, confront echoes of trauma, and face the consequences of seeing more than one truth.
Why similar: Horror 29.8%, Female Protagonist 26.8%, Psychological Horror 26%, Story Rich 11.6%, Puzzle 5.7%
- #39 Other Side Of Mist And Mountain
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 92 reviews2024
Dev: Universe Studio
Windows
In 2005, a sophomore student named Maha Igarashi boarded a private train to Soukyo City. However, she vanished upon alighting at the "Kisaragi" station. Five years later, her lover, Shizuno Yokoyama, initiated an investigation into her disappearance, unraveling a series of mysteries along the way.
Why similar: Side Scroller 15.3%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Horror 14.3%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Anime 11.5%
- #40 DERE EVIL EXE
74% matchVery Positive86% of 384 reviews2018
Dev: Darius Immanuel GuerreroPub: AppSir Games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 53%
DERE EVIL EXE is both a terrifying thriller with a gripping meta horror story and a retro 16-bit pixel platformer with unique puzzles and obstacles.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 18.7%, Horror 15.4%, Psychological Horror 11%, Side Scroller 10.1%, Anime 10%
- #41 Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,824 reviews2021
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
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: Psychological Horror 18.7%, Anime 13.2%, Horror 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Female Protagonist 9.3%
- #42 Seek
71% 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: Psychological Horror 21%, Female Protagonist 18.2%, Horror 15.7%, Exploration 9.9%, Puzzle 9.5%
- #43 Stray Cat Crossing
73% matchVery Positive93% of 648 reviews2015
Dev: JurloPub: Fridge
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Stray Cat Crossing is an indie pixel horror game about an encounter with a mysterious little girl named Cat. Explore a surreal world filled with colorful characters, challenging riddles, and dark secrets.
Why similar: Horror 41.9%, Female Protagonist 23.7%, Pixel Graphics 23.5%, Puzzle 10.9%
- #44 LOVE ETERNAL
69% matchVery Positive97% of 369 reviews2026
Dev: brlkaPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows
Wander a castle built of bitter memories in LOVE ETERNAL, a psychological horror platformer with devious trials and an unsettling, experimental narrative. Find a way out - or live in Shelter forever more.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.7%, Female Protagonist 19.6%, Horror 16.2%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Story Rich 10.9%
- #45 oneway.exe: Module 1.0
70% matchVery Positive86% of 95 reviews2025
Dev: Disordered Media
Windows
You’re stuck inside an abandoned video game, haunted by its own digital decay. In oneway.exe, uncover the mystery of UNTITLED.exe, its three developers, and the evolving Internet eras that once shaped their love. How does your story end? How did it ever begin?
Why similar: Horror 26%, Psychological Horror 23.3%, Puzzle 17.7%, Exploration 14.7%, Story Rich 12.5%
- #46 REDO!
73% matchVery Positive88% of 236 reviews2019
Dev: Robson Paiva
Windows
REDO! is a game about a girl trying to find another human in a dystopian world overrun by biomachines. It's a lonely and evocative game about exploring the unknown and overcoming obstacles to see what is left.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 33.6%, Horror 25.5%, Pixel Graphics 17.5%, Exploration 14%, 2D 9.4%
- #47 Looking Up I See Only A Ceiling
70% matchVery Positive88% of 3,358 reviews2023
Dev: silver978Pub: IndieArk
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 57%
A short psychological adventure about a stressed girl who wants to explore her ceiling.
Why similar: Point & Click 19.9%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Horror 10.7%
- #48 Rail of Möbius
71% matchVery Positive95% of 487 reviews2021
Dev: PHOSEPO
Windows
It is an adventure game with multiple endings. An original script written by a well-known light novelist with a total of 400,000 words. With reasoning, suspense, love, and science fiction elements, it allows players to embark on a highly immersive journey of salvation on the submarine train.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.6%, Psychological Horror 20.8%, Horror 18.6%, Anime 13.6%, Puzzle 12.7%
- #49 Fragile Reflection
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: Spectra team
Windows · Mac · Linux
A young woman returns back to her home in a rural Japanese village - but something is very wrong. Find items, solve puzzles, fight monsters and traverse between dimensions. Help Kario Ito reveal hidden mysteries and stay alive in this retro-styled survival horror!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.2%, Horror 22.1%, Female Protagonist 21.4%, Story Rich 12.8%, Puzzle 11.2%
- #50 Train of Afterlife
75% 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 49.2%, Anime 20.2%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Minimalist 11.5%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #51 the white chamber
69% matchVery Positive99% of 102 reviews2023
Dev: Locked Door PuzzlePub: Lupus Studios Limited
Windows
Sci-fi horror anime point and click adventure game. Guide a young woman through a nightmarish space station as she tries to uncover why she's there and how she can escape.
Why similar: Point & Click 38.2%, Horror 25.5%, Anime 22.7%, Story Rich 13.5%
- #52 Ann
69% 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 27.1%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Anime 13.5%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Exploration 11.2%
- #53 Late Homework | 遅れた宿題
67% matchVery Positive95% of 420 reviews2024
Dev: sodaraptorPub: Raptorsoft Games
Windows
Highschool student Haneko has forgotten her class assignments and must retrieve them by traversing a world of haunted horrors. Explore the dilapidated halls, find your missing homework, and avoid whatever's lurking around the corner in this bite-sized, retro survival horror experience.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.8%, Horror 20.9%, Female Protagonist 16%, Exploration 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%
- #54 Mr. Hopp's Playhouse 2
68% 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: Horror 28.4%, Side Scroller 27.7%, Female Protagonist 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, Action-Adventure 13%
- #55 Tormenture
67% matchVery Positive88% of 210 reviews2024
Dev: Croxel StudiosPub: Billete Cohete
Windows
Tormenture is a psychological horror game where you play as a child trapped in a cursed 8-bit game with a dark secret. To survive, you must find four relics and solve reality-blurring puzzles. But beware—some creatures may escape the game and haunt you in the real world. A game within a game.
Why similar: Side Scroller 26.5%, Horror 18.7%, Exploration 14.6%, Puzzle 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%
- #56 Platform 8
66% matchVery Positive87% of 2,690 reviews2024
Dev: KOTAKE CREATEPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 45%
You are trapped on a train that runs forever. Keep an eye out for anomalies and find a way out.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 37.8%, Puzzle 21.5%, Horror 20.9%, Exploration 19.8%
- #57 The Little Red Lie
68% matchVery Positive93% of 584 reviews2021
Dev: Tired Moon StudiosPub: Milpitians
Windows
2D side scrolling, adventure, horror game where you avoid monsters and solve puzzles.
Why similar: Side Scroller 22.1%, Puzzle Platformer 20%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Horror 10.7%, Exploration 9.4%
- #58 You Can Save Everyone
67% matchVery Positive86% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: Caleb Draper
Windows
You Can Save Everyone is a heartfelt horror meta-puzzle game. Trapped deep within a facility with only a console to communicate with the others inside, decipher the proper methods to control the console, and - just maybe - save everyone. But be careful. The locks aren't just there for you.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 33.5% ★, Point & Click 12.3%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Horror 10.5%, Female Protagonist 10.2%
- #59 Deep Sleep: Labyrinth of the Forsaken
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 562 reviews2025
Dev: scriptwelderPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
What dreams are made of is the stuff of nightmares in this new point-and-click adventure. Delve deep into realms both fantastical and terrifying, and use the power of lucid dreaming to solve puzzles, explore, and contend with eerie adversaries in your search for the brother you thought had died.
Why similar: Point & Click 17%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Female Protagonist 12%, Horror 11.4%, Exploration 8.7%
- #60 LUNA
68% 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: Female Protagonist 17.8%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Horror 15.6%, Puzzle 13.2%, Anime 11.5%