Games Like Scarred Stars: Traumatic Edition

Michael Longhurst had just survived a terrible ordeal at Hartown Park. Two months later, he returns with his partner, Ethan. As they try and uncover the cursed history of the Longhurst Family.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 14.1%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Action-Adventure 11.6%, Horror 10.7%, Choices Matter 10%

Your mother is dying, piece by piece. As Jesse, you must journey through corrupted realms ruled by fiends, evade deadly threats, recover shattered monuments, and face deadly challenges beyond mortal limits, using the monuments' power to rewrite fate and save her.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 20.5%, Action-Adventure 14.3%, Exploration 13%, Horror 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.8%

Whisperwind is a short psychological horror experience featuring puzzles, multiple endings, creepy ambience and deep storytelling.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 18.5%, Horror 13.2%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Action-Adventure 11%, Exploration 9.2%

Navigate Corinne through a realm of pixel horrors, surrounded by neighbors that are turning into bloodthirsty monsters. Discover the secrets of this twisted dimension before it's too late for Corinne and her friends.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.5%, Female Protagonist 17%, Story Rich 10%, Exploration 9.6%, Horror 8.5%

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 17.4%, Anime 10.1%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Horror 9.4%

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 17.4%, Anime 11%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Choices Matter 10%, Horror 9.4%

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

Why similar: Horror 13%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Anime 9.9%, Multiple Endings 8.9%

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%, Psychological 13.4%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Horror 10.6%, Multiple Endings 10.5%

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 13%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Horror 12%, Choices Matter 11.5%

Explore the world as Aveline, Revella is a narrative RPG featuring unique pixel art, retro combat, and dark secrets about identity, memories, and redemption. Which path will you follow?

Why similar: Lore-Rich 22.6%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Action-Adventure 9.3%, Choices Matter 8.9%

Nami é um jogo de Terror em pixel arte baseado no litoral brasileiro e nas obras de Junji Ito.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 19.1%, Exploration 15.1%, Horror 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Multiple Endings 10.2%

⟢ SPRKLS.exe is a cute, melancholic story-driven adventure that unfolds entirely on YOUR desktop 𓂃˗ˏˋ⟢ 𓂅 ࣪⟡̵͝ ₊ ೃ̶͂ ࿔̶̽⟡̷͛*⋆ [EMOTION OVERRIDE] ࿐̵̋⟡̸̂ ࣪ ˖༄̶̀ ✦̵͗ [YOU WEREN’T SUPPOSED TO SEE THIS] ⋆.˚ ̴̡̢̛̼̬̠̰̀͟҉̢C͊͊ ༘⋆ [PLEASE DON’T CLOSE ME AGAIN] ⟡̷͛ ˖𓏲ּ𝄢 ⟡̵̂ ִֶָ 𓂃⊹

Why similar: Lore-Rich 19.5%, Psychological Horror 15%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Female Protagonist 9.6%, Multiple Endings 9.4%

Alone, you are nothing. She is your shield, your sword. Apart, you are nothing but prey. In this psychological horror action-adventure, survival depends entirely on your bond. No one will take her away from you. No one.

Why similar: Action-Adventure 17.9%, Psychological Horror 17%, Lore-Rich 15.4%, Horror 15.3%, Story Rich 10.9%

Stitched - Mother's Nightmare continues the story of Stitched, putting the player in control of a protagonist named Mia as she ventures in the mysterious doll factory. Why did she come there? What horror awaits her in the factory?

Why similar: Female Protagonist 14.5%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Psychological 11.8%, Horror 11.4%, Multiple Endings 10.6%

While trying to find a payphone during a powerful storm, Mitch instead finds himself in a library filled with horrors and traps all laid out to end his life. Guide him to sanctuary or his demise in this horror adventure game found on a strange cartridge.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 20.4%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Horror 11.5%, Psychological 9.6%

A dark fairy-tale horror adventure inspired by Alice in Wonderland. Use mysterious powers to forge your path and confront the horrors lurking within a world that is both adorable and cruel.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.7%, Horror 19.7%, Action-Adventure 13.7%, Story Rich 12%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%

DECEIVED is a psychological horror game where you find yourself trapped in the endlessly looping left wing of your home. Uncover hidden clues and experience the horror as you peel back the curtain of what truly happened that night at the Walker residence.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 25.5%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Horror 15.3%, Immersive 9.6% ★, Story Rich 7.5%

본 게임은 '캐시'라는 어린 아이를 행복한 결말까지 인도하는 게임입니다. 처음 보는 곳에서 눈을 뜬 캐시는 당신의 인도를 따라 행복한 결말을 향해 나아갑니다. 어딘가 무섭고 서늘하지만, 그럼에도 아이에게 친절한 세계를 둘이서 함께 모험합니다.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 19.9%, Exploration 15.8%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Horror 14.3%, Anime 8.4%

Not Involved. Vermillion is a narrative-driven action game with a craft system. Diagnose patients, collect ingredients, prepare mixtures and try to save the whole village.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 20.4%, Action-Adventure 13.6%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Story Rich 8.6%

Death isn’t the end - it’s your last chance. Solve haunting puzzles and make choices that matter as you guide Vale across the underworld. Will regret follow her into eternity?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.6%, Female Protagonist 11%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Lore-Rich 10.1%, Story Rich 8.5%

Your job is to climb the tallest towers in the world to maintain them, this time you were called urgently to fix the only tower providing cover to the small Crimsonpine city that is currently on quarantine.

Why similar: Immersive 16.1% ★, Psychological Horror 16%, Horror 14.5%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Choices Matter 12.2%

A short psychological adventure about a stressed girl who wants to explore her ceiling.

Why similar: Psychological 18.5%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Horror 9.1%

“I Want to See My Mom” Niraya of ■■ is a Japanese-style horror adventure. The story follows Yuni, a young child trapped in a strange otherworld, struggling to find the way back to mother. Evade terrifying monsters and uncover the truth that lies beyond the fear— Please… guide this child safely home.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 16.6%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Action-Adventure 13.6%, Psychological 13.3%, Horror 12.8%

A survival horror in striking HD-2D, Workplace Malice blends exploration, puzzles, and tense combat with scarce resources and grotesque threats, where every choice shapes Theo’s descent into a workplace nightmare.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 15.2%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Horror 10.6%, Action-Adventure 9.7%, Psychological 8.9%

THIS WORLD DESIRES YOUR DEATH. A ghost tour gone wrong leads Freya to a parallel dimension, almost designed for her. Can you beat death, and escape? A game of mystery, adventure and queer love stories for PC.

Why similar: Psychological 16.1%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Exploration 8.3%, Horror 8.2%

Tears of Sulfuria is an emotional visual novel about two sisters in a dark fantasy world that rejects them. Marília and Adka must survive at any cost—and their choices may scar Sulfuria itself. Sacrifice yourself, lose your sanity, and do the unforgivable to move forward.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 17.1%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Psychological 10.9%, Choices Matter 10.9%

Otherness is a PSX-style horror game where you, stranded in a forest after running out of gas, are kidnapped into a warped, non-euclidean world. Armed only with melee weapons, you must navigate unsettling landscapes and battle hostile inhabitants to escape this eerie, distorted dimension.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 21.5%, Action-Adventure 13.7%, Exploration 13%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Choices Matter 9.3%

“Signed Mary”, a psychological horror visual novel, in which not your choices of action will determine the story’s end, but the choices of how to perceive your reality.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 19.5%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Horror 10.1%, Multiple Endings 10%

A girl named Hailey struggles to remember the face of her dead sister for a paintings as a suicidal bunny plush & a shadowy hare monster infiltrate her life.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 17.2%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Horror 11%, Choices Matter 10%

Meet high schooler Haruka and her classmates as they find themselves trapped in an eerie, abandoned hospital connected to an urban legend called “Ayame’s Mercy.” Try to escape, or face a multitude of gruesome ends that will leave you begging for mercy in this all new Corpse Party story.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 22.3%, Horror 11.7%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Anime 8.8%

You have been appointed to take care of a lighthouse in the Arctic Circle. Clean out the snow, take out the trash, and do your happy job on this happy and lovely island. Everything is so peaceful and delightful... except there is someone in the basement :D

Why similar: Lore-Rich 17.8%, Horror 17.1%, Multiple Endings 14.9%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Psychological Horror 13%

Explore, fight, and survive in this minimalistic psychological horror set in the depths of the human psyche. A story about perception and empathy.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.2%, Action-Adventure 12.2%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Horror 10.1%

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 17%, Psychological 15.2%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Female Protagonist 8.9%

In 1999, a young woman disappears in a nearby forest. Her whereabouts remain unknown to this day. The only trace of her is a VHS recording. Relive the last hours of her in an adventure of psychological terror, the decisions we make can have different results

Why similar: Lore-Rich 19.9%, Psychological Horror 14%, Horror 12%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Multiple Endings 10.9%

Fourteen years ago, a murder occurred in the town of Redcrest. You must deal with the consequences. Working at an arcade, a new game seems to enthrall you with its not so fictional depictions of horror, becoming more and more terrifying each day.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 18.5%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Horror 13%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Choices Matter 9.9%

High School Dirty Secrets is a horror/puzzle adventure where Kasuga wakes up locked inside her high school with no memory of how she got there. As she searches for a way out, strange and unsettling events unfold, leading her to uncover dark secrets hidden within the school's walls.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.3%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Horror 12.6%, Multiple Endings 12%, Choices Matter 10.5%

Panoptia is a narrative-driven atmospheric exploration game about a strange building called Panoptia that has mysteriously appeared in town. No one knows what secrets hides in its depths. Uncover these secrets if you hope to ever escape...

Why similar: Lore-Rich 20.5%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Horror 11.8%, Exploration 11.4%, Psychological Horror 10.5%

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 20.6%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Anime 10.1%, Exploration 9.2%

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

Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.5%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Horror 12.5%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Choices Matter 9.8%

Final Fall is a psychological horror game about schizophrenia. Play as Ophelia, a woman with no memory after a failed suicide attempt. Solve brutal puzzles, survive hallucinations, and fight her inner demons. Suicide isn’t just backstory, it's gameplay. Resist or don't... Her life is in your hands.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.5%, Psychological 13.7%, Horror 12.9%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Action-Adventure 10.4%

A 2D psychological horror-puzzle where time moves on its own and the house continues to live without you. Explore, observe, and decide who you are - a therapy subject, or the protagonist of someone else’s show.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 21.4%, Horror 17%, Psychological 15.4%, Story Rich 9.3%, Atmospheric 7.1%

Work the late-night shift at The Motel, an old roadside stop near Oakhill Grove. Complete simple tasks until a news broadcast reveals a dangerous killer is nearby. Can you survive the night?

Why similar: Lore-Rich 22.9%, Immersive 19.2% ★, Horror 11.9%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Exploration 9.6%

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

Why similar: Horror 14.3%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%

The Midnight Biohazard is a first person choice based horror game set in an abandoned mining site. Your employer sent you to clean up the mining site after it was abandoned due to a new liquid being found in the mines, making everyone die. They are watching you. THEY WANT YOUR EYES.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 24.5%, Psychological Horror 14%, Horror 12.8%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Multiple Endings 10.3%

A narrative psychological horror settled in dreamlike spaces. Explore, observe, and listen as strange entities, cryptic clues, and discoveries pull you deeper. Inspired by Backrooms and Dreamcore. No jumpscares or chases, only the empty feeling that the world is a dream that you forgot to wake up.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.2%, Lore-Rich 13.7%, Psychological 13.4%, Exploration 10.9%, Horror 10.6%

Hinako's hometown is engulfed in fog, driving her to fight grotesque monsters and solve eerie puzzles. Uncover the disturbing beauty hidden in terror.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Horror 14.6%, Psychological 11.2%, Story Rich 8.2%

Beth returns to her estranged sister’s house in 1963. Explore chilling, richly detailed levels, solve puzzles, and uncover haunting family secrets. Face intense scares and heart-pounding chases, with your choice shaping multiple endings.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 18.1%, Immersive 17.8% ★, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Horror 9.8%, Multiple Endings 9.7%

GRANDMA'S COLORING BOOK is a psychological horror journey through the dark, tangled history of the Hooklock family using sewing needles and steam.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.8%, Female Protagonist 16.6%, Horror 15.7%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Exploration 8.3%

Cody, haunted by psychological demons, envisions a monstrous threat eliminating all he hates.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.5%, Horror 14.1%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Action-Adventure 10.1%

In a broken world ruled by demons, the gears of productivity still turn. Complete tasks, solve puzzles, and explore a society under demonic regime from the perspective of an ordinary office clerk.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 16.2%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Horror 14.2%, Action-Adventure 11.2%, Stylized 9.7%

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 19.7%, Horror 18.5%, Anime 12.1%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Exploration 8%

The abandoned cemetery always intrigued you. Today you finally entered. While exploring, time distorted. It's midnight now. A chapel appears before you. Inside there's a manual: "Survival Protocol. Follow the rules until dawn or something worse than death awaits you."

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.6%, Horror 18.4%, Multiple Endings 10%, Psychological 9.2%, Choices Matter 9%

Kitari and Kimoshi is a story about two girls who meet for the very first time through unusual circumstances. Click through the manga pages, and make choices that affect the flow of the story.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 19.9%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Anime 12.2%, Multiple Endings 12.1%

SE3 Protocol is a horror puzzle RPG set in an SCP-inspired world. An amnesiac girl wakes in the darkness—frail, timid… but not alone nor defenseless. Face deadly entities: observe, evade, exploit… or simply eliminate them. Lead her through this surreal nightmare, and uncover the secret behind it.

Why similar: Horror 14.9%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Multiple Endings 9.1%, Choices Matter 9.1%

Your family and even the objects have turned into monsters. Survive the nightmare and fight to save them before the infection takes you too. Solve puzzles to uncover the truth behind the failed experiment.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.3%, Horror 16.6%, Psychological 14.8%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Story Rich 9%

Whispering Death: Prologue draws you into a twisted world built from the remnants of your past. Solve puzzles, search for answers, and stay alert - She’s always watching, and one wrong decision can end everything.

Why similar: Horror 16.3%, Multiple Endings 15.3%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Action-Adventure 10.7%, Story Rich 10.4%

你是个乖巧懂事的好孩子，妈妈生病了，探望外婆的重任交到了你的手中。路途遥远，一边享受这段有趣的旅途一边前进吧！不过，好像一直有什么东西在试图接近你……别让它抓到你，更别让它击败你！游戏内含有较简单的回合制战斗，战斗中可以收集不同敌人的图鉴小故事和各种可爱的小互动。以“心情值”取代传统血条，无等级，无需大量刷经验值。游戏包含多个结局，玩家的每一个不同的选择都可能导向不同的结果。

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.6%, Horror 17.4%, Multiple Endings 15.6%, Exploration 12.6%, Female Protagonist 12.1%

Face your fears in this chilling 2D survival horror action game about understanding and overcoming mental health struggles. Explore twisted nightmares, engage in challenging fast-paced combat and survive encounters with terrifying stalker enemies.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.9%, Action-Adventure 13.6%, Horror 11.2%, Exploration 11.2%, Psychological 10.3%

This is your last day as a worker for a pet feeding service, and depending on how the day goes, your life. Prepare the final meal for a client's odd pet that lives in an abandoned pool all while trying to make it out safely and avoid mistakes.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.3%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Horror 12.3%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Choices Matter 10.8%

A psychological horror game disguised as a 2D platformer. The game shifts between genres, dimensions, and camera angles to create a nightmare that knows you a bit too well.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 21.7%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Horror 13.1%, Psychological 12.2%, Story Rich 9.2%