- #1 Karpov
97% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: Orca Games
Windows
"Karpov" is a visual horror novel shrouded in mysticism.Do you see THEM? Sneaking around in the shadows. Hiding their motives. You are far from the first to confront them. Are you sure you're strong enough? How presumptuous. Take your time. One false step and you won't be able to go back.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.9%, Horror 16.5%, Multiple Endings 14%, Simulation 13%, Narration 10.5%
- #2 Escape Exit: Floor 10
96% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: KonaMGames
Windows
You’ve stepped into an office building haunted by an unsolved murder. The elevator traps you in endlessly repeating floors — each one slightly different from the last. Discover all 31 subtle anomalies, avoid deadly supernatural events, and reach the final EXIT to uncover the true ending.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21%, Horror 20.4%, Simulation 17.6%, Exploration 14.7%, Thriller 9%
- #3 The Manga Cafe | ザ・マンガ・カフェ
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mirko
Windows
Stranded after the last train in Shinjuku, a tourist must endure the night inside a claustrophobic, 24-hour manga café. Explore narrow corridors, complete realistic tasks, and navigate an unsettling psychological horror atmosphere as you wait for dawn in this first-person narrative simulation.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.7%, Horror 22.6%, Thriller 18.2%, Simulation 15%, Multiple Endings 13.7%
- #4 Mystic Rest Stop
95% matchMixed65% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: Catire Games Studio
Windows
Welcome to your new summer job. Arthur Brooks, a 22 year old, starts a night job at Moon Gas Station. As he settles in, he experiences strange events that unsettle him. The urban legends about the gas station seem to come to life. Dealing with customers at night is deeply unsettling.
Why similar: Narration 26.9%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Horror 14.9%, Exploration 12.4%, Thriller 10.1%
- #5 Reconciliation
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GalaxyAstro
Windows
Psychological horror where you play as a young high schooler seeking reconciliation with an old friend. Unfortunately it won't be so easy, a perilous journey awaits you before you'll be able to reunite as friends once again.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.9%, Thriller 16.5%, Multiple Endings 16.3%, Simulation 12.8%, Horror 12.1%
- #6 Hidden Nightmares
94% matchMixed64% of 28 reviews2023
Dev: WE2 Games
Windows
Hidden Nightmares is a horror experience set inside the endless nightmares of a psychiatric patient. Experience the horrors generated by the human mind and wonder if you will ever wake up again.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27%, Exploration 17.4%, Narration 13.9%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Horror 11.5%
- #7 The Gap
93% matchMostly Positive73% of 143 reviews2023
Dev: MV JPL
Windows
The Gap is a short first-person horror experience taking place in a ghostly abandoned house on a lonely street corner.
Why similar: Narration 23.8%, Horror 17.1%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Exploration 14.4%, Cinematic 10.9%
- #8 WHIIIIN!! -The Endless Nightmare-
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Daniel Macoto
Windows
A 2D exploration horror adventure game in which an immortal man tries to escape from the "never-ending nightmare of dental treatment."
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.9%, Psychological Horror 24.5%, Exploration 16.3%, Horror 16.1%, Multiple Endings 10.5%
- #9 Aghori
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tenjiku Productions
Windows
Aghori is a psychological horror game set in the Himalayan foothills. Unravel dark rituals, cursed forests, and forgotten villages as Rudra searches for his missing friends in a narrative-rich journey through fear, mysticism, and the unknown
Why similar: Narration 32.9%, Psychological Horror 20%, Horror 17.9%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Exploration 7.3%
- #10 Zoe's Game
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lemon Bird
Windows
Escape from a mansion full of puzzles, traps and characters who may not be what they seem! Can you survive to this deadly birthday party?
Why similar: Narration 32.1%, Visual Novel 24.1%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Exploration 10.9%, Horror 7.3%
- #11 MORTU
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Redsroll
Windows
A psychological horror game about Tom, a man consumed by guilt and the traumatic events that defined his life. Unable to move on from his past, he finds himself trapped in an increasingly disturbing nightmare.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.4%, Horror 17.9%, Exploration 16.1%, Thriller 14.8%, Simulation 11.8%
- #12 The Flower Inspector
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Quiet Shell GamesPub: INDIETRUCK
Windows
It's time to return that favor. You must inspect flowers and decide where you'll ship them to. There's a long night ahead and some of your choices may haunt you.If you feel you're being watched, turn off the lights and hide.
Why similar: Simulation 29.5%, Psychological Horror 25.3%, Horror 23.8%, Multiple Endings 17.9%, Indie 2%
- #13 Ashuk and Mashuk
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Editmode
Windows
A culturally inspired horror game where you play as a janitor cleaning an eerie theater, day by day. Strange things begin to unfold—and your subtle actions shape how the story ends. Cleaning has never been this terrifying.
Why similar: Horror 22.2%, Thriller 21.3%, Psychological Horror 21%, Multiple Endings 15.2%, Exploration 11.7%
- #14 The Excavation: Beneath The Cathedral
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wyrmfang Forge
Windows
A first-person atmospheric horror experience focused on exploration, environmental storytelling, and psychological tension set beneath an abandoned cathedral.
Why similar: Narration 23.6%, Exploration 22%, Horror 16.6%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, 3D 10.8%
- #15 Lynne
89% matchVery Positive80% of 1,133 reviews2018
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Lynne is a short story about the scariest thing in the world: being a teenager.
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.7%, Psychological Horror 23.2%, Horror 18.4%, Simulation 9.6%, Linear 4.1%
- #16 Morse Academy
86% matchPositive89% of 35 reviews2025
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Three operatives return to their abandoned boarding school to hunt a sinister fugitive. As old traumas awaken and paranoia takes hold, will they survive their own fears?
Why similar: Narration 22.9%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Thriller 15%, Horror 14.5%
- #17 Unseen
85% matchMostly Positive80% of 79 reviews2025
Dev: Redsroll
Windows
It’s an indie horror game where John, a forensic photographer, after an unexpected and exhausting shift, is forced to spend the night away from home. What seemed like a temporary rest soon begins to turn unsettling.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23%, Horror 17.7%, Exploration 15.6%, Thriller 12.9%, Simulation 11.4%
- #18 Violent Horror Stories 2
83% matchVery Positive82% of 212 reviews2025
Dev: Trioskaz
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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 23.9%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Simulation 17%, Horror 16.5%, Narration 13.5%
- #19 Mysteries of Black Hollow
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Red Ash Studios
Windows
Set in a sunless town cursed by the Architect, Mysteries of Black Hollow is a shop management and extraction game. Ride your wagon into blighted lands, gather relics, and trade dark heirlooms to restore the church. But beware: every fortune has its price.
Why similar: Horror 34.2%, Psychological Horror 27.3%, Simulation 21.3%, Exploration 12.7%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #20 The Nightmare
86% matchMixed49% of 75 reviews2020
Dev: Leakage Games
Windows
The Nightmare is a first-person horror game. Dive into the nightmare and try to get rid of that nightmare...
Why similar: Narration 33.8%, Horror 27.5%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, 3D 11.8%, Exploration 11.3%
- #21 Fear Of The Darkness
84% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: GFCreativeLab
Windows
Fear Of The Darkness is a narrative psychological horror game that will push you to face the serious phobias of some patients. Play as the enigmatic doctor, avoid being overwhelmed by the heavy emotional burden of your patients, come out of the Darkness and explore the various corners of the Truth.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.7%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Horror 17.3%, Exploration 15%, Multiple Endings 13.1%
- #22 Abandoned Hospital
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ashdev Studio
Windows
Control an RC car in an abandoned hospital. Capture eerie anomalies, avoid making noise, and uncover a chilling mystery—before something finds you first.
Why similar: Horror 22.4%, Psychological Horror 21.4%, Exploration 18.5%, Narration 17.3%, Simulation 11.3%
- #23 Darkness Up North
82% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Langer Studios
Windows
Escape into the haunting beauty of the Canadian wilderness — but be careful, the forest doesn’t want you to leave.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23%, Horror 22.6%, Thriller 20.2%, Exploration 14.7%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
- #24 八つ灯 | Yatsuakari
81% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: PULSMO,INC.
Windows
Light all eight candles. Ignite the candles hidden in a haunted midnight maze and escape the sealed space.
Why similar: Horror 20.2%, Thriller 19.4%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Exploration 15.8%, Simulation 12.3%
- #25 Asvara
80% matchMostly Positive75% of 24 reviews2025
Dev: Asvara LabsPub: Edco Games
Windows
Asvara is a psychological horror game about something that watches you too closely. It waits for you to slip, then moves in. It doesn’t knock. It doesn’t ask. It just wants inside… and it’s patient.
Why similar: Narration 30.6%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Horror 16%, Cinematic 13.5%, Simulation 13%
- #26 Raconteur
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GHBE Studios
Windows
Raconteur is a first-person exploration game. Alfred Poe is a imaginative writer that he uses his imagination to create virtual worlds to write his stories with his faithful friend, Daimon. Two friends didn't see each other for a long time, and Daimon is anger at him.
Why similar: Narration 45.3%, Exploration 27.9%, 3D 15.3%, Simulation 9.4%, Indie 1.2%
- #27 Route 13
81% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: Lost Dutchman Games
Windows
Get ready for a spine-chilling horror experience in "Route 13"! Stranded on a deserted desert highway at night, players must find a way to refuel their car and escape the terrors lurking in the shadows. With an immersive heart-pumping gameplay, can you survive the horrors of Route 13?
Why similar: Narration 24.7%, Exploration 20.4%, Horror 18.5%, Multiple Endings 17.6%, 3D 9.6%
- #28 Unsettled : NIGHT SHIFT
78% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Bongduck Games
Windows
Unsettled: NIGHT SHIFT is a horror game about the terrors of daily life experienced by someone who has moved to a new city to live alone.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.5%, Horror 26.1%, Simulation 15.8%, Thriller 11%, Linear 10%
- #29 Halu - The Fish
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hwaye StudioPub: Akhir Hayat Studio
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game about a child in a broken home. Under the watchful eyes of a strict mother, your only friend is a fish in an aquarium. Do your daily tasks and experience a heavy, emotional story where the only thing you want is to be free.
Why similar: Simulation 23.9%, Narration 22.9%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Horror 18%, Multiple Endings 13.5%
- #30 Hollowing
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 42 reviews2025
Dev: Koishi.lab
Windows
Play as a student who is alone outside. He is constantly under academic and social pressure. As anxiety and loneliness accumulated, he began to notice something unusual. In this inescapable fear, he must find the answer... or be consumed by it.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.3%, Horror 20%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Exploration 11%, Simulation 10.9%
- #31 Alice's Warped Wonderland:REcollection
79% matchPositive94% of 18 reviews2022
Dev: Nightmare Studio
Windows
Return as Alice and embark on her adventure to find the truth...
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.2%, Psychological Horror 23%, Horror 22.1%, Multiple Endings 16.4%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #32 Stories Best Left Untold
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: VisualNovelGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Stories Best Left Untold is an anthology of 10 chilling visual novel horror stories, each with its own characters, mysteries, and nightmares. From abandoned houses and forgotten apartments to roads that lead nowhere, every story reveals a new terror waiting in the dark.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 26.8%, Horror 25.3%, Simulation 23.5%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Indie 2.1%
- #33 The Bogtavern
77% matchPositive88% of 32 reviews2022
Dev: Bunlysh Studios
Windows
Escape the shady brackwater swamp together with the Professor and the Captn in a small Cutter, in a short, text-heavy, linear Horror-Adventure (without Jumpscares).
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.7%, Narration 23.4%, Exploration 19.7%, Horror 13.5%, 3D 9.3%
- #34 Decommission Protocol
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Worldspawn Studios
Windows
A short horror game where you control a maintenance space elevator and decommission a derelict space station.
Why similar: Horror 25.2%, Psychological Horror 23.9%, Exploration 16.4%, Thriller 10.2%, Multiple Endings 7.5%
- #35 Schrodinger's Catgirl
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spider Lily Studios LLC
Windows · Linux
[IS THE GIRL IN THE MANOR ALIVE OR DEAD?] Investigate an abandoned manor, gather evidence, and make choices that affect both the past and future in this mystery point-and-click adventure.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.8%, Narration 20.4%, Horror 16.8%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Exploration 14.9%
- #36 Mucorales
74% matchVery Positive96% of 163 reviews2024
Dev: LuN
Windows
An enthralling RPG Maker horror game that explores a dark and twisted rendition of the classic fairy tale, Red Riding Hood.
Why similar: Narration 24.6%, Horror 21.2%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Multiple Endings 17.3%, Exploration 11%
- #37 Unknown Memoirs: The Rental
76% matchMixed67% of 24 reviews2023
Dev: ZenVision Games
Windows
"Unknown Memoirs" is a short horror game series focusing on distressing tales of horror. "The Rental" centers on the main character moving into a rental that they found online. Little do they know of the horrors that await them.
Why similar: Exploration 22.2%, Horror 16.9%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Simulation 14.6%, Thriller 10.5%
- #38 Behind the Veil
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: OMNYE STUDIO
Windows
A hyper-realistic bodycam survival horror experience. Navigate through eerie, abandoned locations where the line between reality and nightmare blurs. Built on Unreal Engine, every sound, shadow, and step immerses you deeper into a world of terror. Will you survive what lies behind the veil?
Why similar: Exploration 16.6%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Horror 15.7%, Cinematic 15.4%, Simulation 13.3%
- #39 The Last Gift
73% matchPositive83% of 42 reviews2025
Dev: AIO_Games
Windows
You came for loot on Christmas night, but found someone who has no intention of letting you go.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.3%, Horror 19.8%, Thriller 16.9%, Simulation 13.2%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #40 3:33 AM
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: null.exePub: Subconscious Games
Windows
A stranger calls at 3:33 AM. They know your name. Choose your words carefully in this fully voiced psychological horror game.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.6%, Horror 23.8%, Narration 16.5%, Thriller 15%, Multiple Endings 8.4%
- #41 Pharmacy 24
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: HalfQuiet
Windows
Pharmacy 24 is a horror simulator game where you take on the role of a pharmacist, serving customers and taking care of the Pharmacy... Who knows, maybe one day it will accept you.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.8%, Simulation 25.7%, Horror 20.6%, Multiple Endings 17.3%, 3D 7.9%
- #42 Alone in the house
73% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: D4avd
Windows
"Alone in the house" is a short horror game. In this chilling horror game, you return to an empty house. Your mother has left a message with tasks for you to complete. As you fulfill each task, eerie events unfold around you. Will you uncover the dark secrets, or succumb to the fear?
Why similar: Horror 22.6%, Exploration 18.7%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Thriller 14.8%, 3D 9.7%
- #43 JPEG
70% matchNo user reviews94% of 16 reviews2026
Dev: MTK Games
Windows
A short psychological walk sim from a first-person perspective. Day after day, you perform routine tasks in the same apartment, following on-screen prompts. But the familiar walls begin to change — the protagonist is going mad, and so are you. Will you make it to the day the screen fades to black?
Why similar: Narration 22.9%, Exploration 21.8%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Horror 13.5%, 3D 10.6%
- #44 Forest Keeper Lookout
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kizuna Game Studio
Windows
Take a temporary job as a forest ranger deep in the mountains. Complete daily tasks, maintain equipment, and enjoy the quiet, until strange things start to happen.
Why similar: Simulation 23.4%, Psychological Horror 21.2%, Horror 20.9%, 3D 10.9%, Linear 10.9%
- #45 Haunted Echoes
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: REDLINE Interactive
Windows
Haunted Echoes is a raw psychological horror game experienced through a bodycam perspective. Explore abandoned, eerie locations, manage your limited flashlight, face terrifying anomalies hidden in the dark, and try to survive a nightmare where every single move is being recorded.
Why similar: Horror 25.9%, Psychological Horror 22.3%, Thriller 15.5%, Simulation 14.9%, Exploration 11.1%
- #46 Peril in the Pines
71% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Slippyfop Games
Windows
Peril in the Pines is a short & simple first-person horror game where the player is trapped on an island with strange creatures. The player must collect the resources to fix their boat before being caught and getting trapped forever.
Why similar: Horror 27.9%, Thriller 24.6%, Psychological Horror 24%, 3D 10.5%, Simulation 9.1%
- #47 Curse Of The Abandoned Floor
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Lakecho Studio
Windows
Curse Of The Abandoned Floor is a first-person Chinese horror game. It starts with a paranormal video about an urban legend: "Beware the non-existent elevator mezzanine. If you enter it, you will be trapped forever."
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.6%, Thriller 16.6%, Horror 15.4%, Exploration 12.9%, Multiple Endings 10.9%
- #48 The elevator
69% matchVery Positive87% of 108 reviews2025
Dev: Springbok
Windows
Something is going on in the elevator of your new home.
Why similar: Exploration 33%, Horror 27.2%, Linear 19.1%, 3D 15.6%, Indie 3.7%
- #49 Buried
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 408 reviews2023
Dev: Authogin
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 54 min≥1hr: 12%
You wake up buried alive. You are running out of oxygen and you can't remember how you got here. There must be a way out, can you figure it out in time?
Why similar: Exploration 18.9%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Horror 17.2%, Thriller 12.3%, Linear 12.3%
- #50 Mota Must Die
67% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Interrogate a friend accused of murder in Mota Must Die... a psychological visual novel where belief decides whether someone lives or dies
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.3%, Psychological Horror 21.2%, Horror 17.2%, Thriller 16.3%, Cinematic 7.3%
- #51 EP.9
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: EMIKA_GAMES
Windows
EP.9 is the ninth and final game in the current series of projects. It is a psychological horror anthology featuring six novellas. Different locations. Different characters. Different situations.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.6%, Horror 16.6%, Thriller 16.2%, Simulation 12.4%, Exploration 12.1%
- #52 断罪室
68% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: IEOIPub: IEOIサイコスリラーホラー研究所
Windows
A horror visual novel where you listen to the stories of victims and wrongdoers, and decide whether to allow revenge.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.4%, Horror 31.5%, Simulation 30%, Indie 2.3%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #53 The Elevator Game with Catgirls
69% matchVery Positive100% of 107 reviews2022
Dev: NoBreadStudio
Windows · Linux
Kirin plays the elevator game and disappears. Will her girlfriend, Asahi, be able to find her? The Elevator Game with Catgirls is a horror visual novel with point-and-click elements, inspired by the Korean urban legend, Elevator to Another World.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.5%, Psychological Horror 21.9%, Horror 19.7%, Narration 14%, Multiple Endings 11.1%
- #54 Bleakmoor House
67% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Lagarcent Studios
Windows
Bleakmoor House is a psychological horror game where you navigate a shifting maze of dark rooms, solve puzzles, and uncover the mansion’s secrets. Face terrifying encounters and unravel the twisted history to survive the deadly traps within.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.4%, Horror 22.5%, Exploration 18.3%, Simulation 15.7%, 3D 7.8%
- #55 CALLUS
65% matchMostly Positive76% of 389 reviews2026
Dev: EMIKA_GAMES
Windows
Callus is a story about coldness, overprotection, and indifference. It can turn your soul inside out and crawl under your skin, leaving a lasting mark. Or it may simply pass you by. It all depends on where you choose to look… and what you are willing to see.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.4%, Horror 24.8%, Cinematic 15.8%, 3D 9.9%, Thriller 8.5%
- #56 Puke
68% matchMixed67% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: Skyfect StudioPub: Skyfect
Windows
As a journalist, it is your duty to investigate the mysterious, remote town of “Frieden.” You must observe and document the events happening in the town. Only in this way can you uncover the town's mysteries.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.9%, Thriller 18.4%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Exploration 13.2%, Horror 10.5%
- #57 Lumenile: Found Footage
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: thedevvdude
Windows
a found footage style phycological horror game
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.6%, Horror 25%, Exploration 16.5%, Narration 15.4%, 3D 7.6%
- #58 Stevedore
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WizarDiger
Windows · Mac · Linux
No more job in the city. Managed to find one in the middle of nowhere. Stevedore. Crane worker. It feels off, but you need money. Stevedore is a short industrial horror game where you take a role of a crane worker. Lift containers, load ships and complete your contract. What could go wrong?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.4%, Horror 22.3%, Thriller 15.4%, Simulation 13.2%, Multiple Endings 13.2%
- #59 The Haunted Building
67% matchVery Positive87% of 391 reviews2024
Dev: Genuine Studio
Windows
A 90s Hong Kong public housing block hides twisted tenants, buried truths, and ghosts. As security guard Lee Shing, your choices shape the story and unlock multiple endings. A mystery full of foreshadowing—some truths can only be uncovered through repeated playthroughs.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.8%, Horror 17.8%, Multiple Endings 15.3%, Exploration 13.1%, Psychological Horror 12.6%