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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: RPGMaker 34.7% ★, Dark 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 7%, Walking Simulator 5.8%

This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.

Why similar: RPGMaker 30.7% ★, Surreal 16%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Walking Simulator 8.7%, Dark 8.2%

Memories swirl all around you...Or are these memories? Familiar faces and places you think you remember but somehow now seem so different. Why are you here? Where is here?

Why similar: RPGMaker 34.1% ★, Surreal 14.5%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Dark 11.8%, Walking Simulator 8.6%

"You're a demon child. Someday, you'll be burning in hell for your sins.". This is the fourth and final title in the Strange Man series, developed by Uri Games. Will was running away from home with his mouse buddy Pop, until the two of them wandered into an abandoned building. What secrets lie hidden within?

Why similar: RPGMaker 39.8% ★, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Surreal 12%, Dark 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 8%

An anti escape room game where you explore the depths of a mysterious room.

Why similar: RPGMaker 38.1% ★, Surreal 20%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Exploration 7.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%

Step into a world where dreams and reality mix. You find yourself in a dream-like world, and explore a different traumatic experience each day. Your choice determines if the boy accepts these moments and moves on, or stays in the past.

Why similar: RPGMaker 33.2% ★, Surreal 18.9%, Dark 12.2%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Hand-drawn 8.7%

No one is known to have reached the end of the abyss, but one thing is certain: something must be there, and it must be seen. Explore the depths of the abyss in a game that blends adventure, horror, and dark fantasy. This time, it’s not about the destination, it's about THE JOURNEY.

Why similar: RPGMaker 31.4% ★, Surreal 18.9%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Dark 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 8%

Go through the Persistent Realm of your character. As they get deeper and deeper into the artificial dream, things start to go wrong.

Why similar: RPGMaker 41.2% ★, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Dark 12.7%, Emotional 8%, Exploration 4.5%

“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: RPGMaker 41.2% ★, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Surreal 11.4%, Dark 8.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%

The CEO of the biggest meat producing corporation is kidnapped by a cannibalistic serial killer that exclusively eats human flesh. The former fears being eaten, but the latter assures him he has other plans for him, including a special surprise.

Why similar: RPGMaker 39.5% ★, Psychological Horror 21.1%, Dark 17.6%, Horror 7.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%

Follow Chiharu as she explores an unknown and surreal location, while she tries to figure out what’s going on. -- An exploration-heavy, magical girl themed, eerie adventure game, where two girls fight about poor Chiharu.

Why similar: RPGMaker 33.8% ★, Surreal 17.6%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Walking Simulator 12.3%, Exploration 7.2%

Mom says I can't get out of my room after 12:00 AM. But I always hear the door opening and closing after that hour. Why isn't mom sleeping?

Why similar: RPGMaker 43% ★, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Dark 8.6%, Horror 5.7%

Tide Up is a rather dark and gloomy adventure game. Accompany the girl in a dreamlike world of wonder. Collect the pearls scattered around the world and help the girl escape!

Why similar: RPGMaker 53.7% ★, Psychological Horror 9%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Dark 8.4%, Horror 5.1%

Witness the tale of a most foolish family. A remake of the classic horror exploration game makes its way to Steam.

Why similar: RPGMaker 47.4% ★, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Dark 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%, Horror 5.9%

Yukari Niijima, a girl leading a mundane life, finds herself plagued by nightly nightmares filled with puzzles, keys, and eerie creatures, disrupting her usual routine of work and subway rides.

Why similar: RPGMaker 41.7% ★, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Horror 4.8%

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: RPGMaker 48.4% ★, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Dark 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%, Horror 6.6%

It's what happened that day.

Why similar: RPGMaker 36.8% ★, Surreal 16.5%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Dark 4.9%

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: RPGMaker 46.1% ★, Dark 14%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 8%, Horror 5.2%

Hollow Floor is a psychological horror walking simulator set in a looping, scorched apartment. Stalked by a restless corpse, you must unravel the truth before you're consumed by it.

Why similar: Surreal 27.1%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Walking Simulator 16%, Dark 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%

A remote mountain cabin, a raging snowstorm, and the line between reality and madness begins to blur. Make difficult choices, explore surreal worlds, and confront what waits in the dark.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Walking Simulator 13.9%, Surreal 12.3%, Dark 11.6%, Psychological Horror 10.6%

"You are the player, and must chase the Boogie Man. If you catch him, you win! And that's the happy ending, but if you don't..." This is the third title in the Strange Man series. Keith tours a castle with his wife, Helena. Sit back, and enjoy tonight's entertainment: A horrific display of murder.

Why similar: RPGMaker 36.8% ★, Surreal 15.7%, Dark 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Horror 5.6%

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: RPGMaker 26.8% ★, Surreal 18.1%, Psychological Horror 14%, Dark 10%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%

Death, redemption, distortion, love, and... you are the reason.

Why similar: RPGMaker 30% ★, Psychological Horror 22%, Dark 15.7%, Emotional 9.8%, Surreal 6.5%

An endless torture game set in the distorted remnants of forgotten RPGMaker puzzles.

Why similar: RPGMaker 22.3% ★, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Walking Simulator 12%, Dark 8.3%

2D exploratory adventure

Why similar: Dark 18.9%, RPGMaker 17.3% ★, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Exploration 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%

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: RPGMaker 28% ★, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Dark 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Walking Simulator 8.6%

Madman's Dice is a 2D RPG Maker horror game where the player must navigate 13 stories in order to find the mythic Pages from the Book of Life to win a prize.

Why similar: RPGMaker 51.6% ★, Psychological Horror 20%, Walking Simulator 7.9%, Horror 7.6%, Adventure 5.8%

"GUROBU" is a story-driven, 2D horror game about haunted apartments, ghosts of the past, and a murder mystery.

Why similar: RPGMaker 36.5% ★, Psychological Horror 12%, Surreal 11.8%, Dark 11%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%

My name is Luzia...and this story isn't about me, it’s about my sister. Do you still wish to hear it?

Why similar: Surreal 19.4%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Dark 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%

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: RPGMaker 59% ★, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Horror 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%, Dark 5.3%

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: RPGMaker 62.2% ★, Psychological Horror 9%, Horror 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%, Dark 4.2%

Exhausted by her parents' daily fights, Mina embarks on a quest to find a mysterious pill that makes people happy, in an attempt to escape her hellish days.

Why similar: RPGMaker 46.5% ★, Psychological Horror 21.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Horror 8.2%, Exploration 6.5%

A 3D RPGMaker Horror game about exploring a weird bunker. The bunker will have different horrors or surreal worlds waiting within it, all depending on how you broke into it! 6 different bunkers! 16 unique endings!

Why similar: RPGMaker 35.6% ★, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Surreal 15%, Dark 10%, Emotional 7.4%

Codex Temondera: Lost Vision combines the strengths from JRPG's and western RPG. Fight dangerous enemies, explore mysterious places and discover legendary treasures on your journey to find the source of a series of mysterious missing person cases.

Why similar: RPGMaker 50.5% ★, Surreal 12.6%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Atmospheric 7.4%, Exploration 6.7%

A short first-person horror game where you wander through an eerie forest using the dials of a microwave.

Why similar: Surreal 24.9%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Dark 15.7%, Walking Simulator 9.2%, Exploration 7.6%

This isn't a horror game. Nothing will jump out at you.

Why similar: RPGMaker 67.3% ★, Psychological Horror 13%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%, Adventure 6.7%, Horror 3.7%

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: RPGMaker 54% ★, Surreal 18.3%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Horror 7.2%, Adventure 6.3%

Explore your new Vert-X 64 in this four-part horror puzzle adventure. Play games, connect to a local BBS, and solve your cutting-edge computer's technical problems with the help of strangers. And maybe help some folks along the way. Just don't get lost in this strange new world of technology.

Why similar: Surreal 15.2%, Psychological Horror 13%, Dark 12.9%, Hand-drawn 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%

This is a horror puzzle RPG first released in 2016. Players control Qiu Xiaoqi as she explores a mysterious room filled with puzzles alongside a white-haired youth. They unravel mechanisms to uncover the truth behind her loss of consciousness. Will the wish be fulfilled? The story is yours to shape!

Why similar: RPGMaker 38.3% ★, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Emotional 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%

After a night of extreme drinking and partying, you wake up in a stranger's bed to discover... Nobody's Home.

Why similar: RPGMaker 32.6% ★, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Walking Simulator 10.4%, Dark 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%

A horror RPG about how not to handle grief, identity, and the delusions of bringing someone back.

Why similar: RPGMaker 53.6% ★, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Hand-drawn 12.7%, Dark 7.9%, 2D 3.3%

Cat Silence is a horror suspense puzzle game with urban legend themes. The story takes place in an abandoned experimental middle school. With the deepening of the investigation, the unknown and long-buried bloody stories of this school slowly emerged, putting together a chilling truth...

Why similar: RPGMaker 41.6% ★, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Dark 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, Horror 5.7%

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: RPGMaker 37.6% ★, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Dark 13%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%, Exploration 6%

A psychological horror where reality fractures around musician John Hale. Explore a non‑linear story, haunting memories, and immersive sound as you slip between truth, delusion, and the darkness of your own mind.

Why similar: Surreal 24.5%, Psychological Horror 23.9%, Dark 14.8%, Walking Simulator 10.8%, Horror 6%

An adventure psychological horror game which explores the themes of life and death in a unique way. Help a girl in the capsule to find her memories and escape from a mysterious world.

Why similar: RPGMaker 43.8% ★, Surreal 18.1%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Horror 5.8%, Adventure 3.9%

TRAFFIC is an Atmospheric First-Person Psychological Horror game about a troubled child in a home where he must deal with both internal and external stresses. You will communicate with your parents, do your chores, and stay out of the way.

Why similar: Surreal 19.9%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Dark 16.1%, Walking Simulator 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%

Have you ever felt like, in a single step, the world around you changed, and you didn't notice until it was too late? Explore a collection of alternate realities in an attempt to get Marcel back to the reality he belongs in.

Why similar: RPGMaker 37.2% ★, Walking Simulator 16.5%, Exploration 10.5%, Surreal 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%

Set sail on a luxury cruise with Sea of Dreams. But beware, this ship is full of puzzles and horrors that will keep you on the edge of your seat! Can you solve the mystery and escape?

Why similar: RPGMaker 41.5% ★, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Walking Simulator 15.4%, Exploration 9.3%, Horror 5.5%

You find yourself alone in a place that feels familiar… but not quite right. Wander aimlessly or with purpose, it won’t matter. Is there an end? Has anyone been here before you? Time feels slow. Or maybe it's frozen. Or maybe… you’re not meant to leave.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.5%, Walking Simulator 16.6%, Surreal 16%, Dark 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%

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: RPGMaker 22.8% ★, Surreal 17.7%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Dark 9%, Walking Simulator 7.2%

"Glimpse" is a single-player atmospheric horror game. Get a glimpse of the struggles and fears of a person affected by Alzheimer's Disease.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.7%, Walking Simulator 16.8%, Surreal 15.6%, Dark 14.8%, Emotional 10.4%

Once upon a time, there was a fly. A hungry fly. A fly with razor-sharp teeth, with a taste for dead things. This is the tale of its adventure to find something dead to devour, in a swamp where nothing dies, everything is grotesque, and every choice matters, no matter how surreal.

Why similar: Surreal 26.2%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Exploration 8.3%, Emotional 7.7%, Walking Simulator 7.3%

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: RPGMaker 37.8% ★, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Dark 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Exploration 6.7%

"Kiki & Ana - The Child" is a cute story experience. Focused on story, art, and music. Must avoid hazards which some people find difficult. Takes about an hour to complete. WARNING: flashing lights, light gore.

Why similar: RPGMaker 43.6% ★, Emotional 11.1%, Hand-drawn 10.6%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%

A ghost and a carnival clown plot revenge on the man who ruined their lives. An operatic tragedy set in 1920s Sicily.

Why similar: RPGMaker 31.6% ★, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Walking Simulator 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Hand-drawn 8%

Explore a haunted dreamscape, inspired by the likes of Yume Nikki, Strawberry cubes, and other avant garde "walking simulators." Something dark lies behind The Wanderer's dreams, locked in Fugue State. 11 items hold the clues, but must first be found. You have eternity. Good luck.

Why similar: RPGMaker 33.3% ★, Surreal 20%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Walking Simulator 11.6%, Adventure 5.8%

Moon River is a short RPG adventure with an emphasis on music and atmosphere. Perhaps some secrets too...

Why similar: RPGMaker 48.1% ★, Walking Simulator 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Exploration 8.2%, Atmospheric 5.3%

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: RPGMaker 60.7% ★, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Horror 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 6%, Dark 4.1%

In the story, the player plays the KUI, a 14-year-old girl with mental illness, who falls into her own spiritual world for an unknown reason during a daily activity. Players must pass through puzzles and various strange characters to communicate. The player's attitude toward various items in the game will affect the outcome of the game.

Why similar: RPGMaker 65.1% ★, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Horror 7.3%, Adventure 5%, 2D 3%

Immerse yourself in a psychedelic adventure created with RPG Maker. The main character uses a substance “Nix” to draw inspiration for her book from surreal worlds. The line between hallucination and reality blurs, and the search for creativity turns into a struggle with addiction and inner demons.

Why similar: RPGMaker 24.6% ★, Surreal 20.2%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Dark 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%