- #1 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
97% 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 18.5%, Detective 16.7%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Mystery 14.1%, Horror 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: It features a similar focus on investigating urban legends and supernatural phenomena through a narrative-driven detective lens.
- #2 WORLD OF HORROR
96% matchVery Positive90% of 9,764 reviews2023
Dev: panstaszPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.4%, Horror 15.6%, Roguelite 13.4%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Roguelike 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the Lovecraftian, roguelite, and psychological horror elements while maintaining a strong focus on mystery and investigation.
- #3 [Chilla's Art] Shinkansen 0 | 新幹線 0号
96% matchVery Positive86% of 1,104 reviews2024
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Shinkansen 0 | 新幹線 0号 is a game set in Japan where players are tasked with finding anomalies in the Shinkansen. (Japanese bullet train)
Why similar: Horror 33.1%, Psychological Horror 29.9%, Walking Simulator 27.9%, Anime 4.7%, Exploration 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: This title captures the specific dread of supernatural occurrences on a Japanese subway train.
- #4 PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,838 reviews2023
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
How far would you go to bring someone back from the dead? Discover the depths that some will go to in this horror-adventure game.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.4%, Horror 21.2%, Mystery 18.3%, Anime 13.6%, Story Rich 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: This supernatural mystery visual novel perfectly captures the blend of detective work and occult horror found in the seed game.
- #5 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: Walking Simulator 20.3%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Horror 17.5%, Exploration 10.7%, Puzzle 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A psychedelic and atmospheric horror game that shares the subway setting and a focus on surreal exploration.
- #6 Tokyo Dark
94% matchVery Positive84% of 1,341 reviews2017
Dev: CherrymochiPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Legend tells of a door deep below Tokyo's sewers. All who enter are lost forever. Detective Ito's partner is missing. Explore Tokyo & uncover the darkness that lays beneath the streets in this Point & Click - meets Visual Novel - narrative adventure that questions the very core of Ito's sanity.
Why similar: Detective 25.8%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Horror 14.7%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Mystery 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: A detective-themed visual novel that masterfully blends psychological horror with a search for the truth in a dark, urban setting.
- #7 [Chilla's Art] The Ghost Train | 幽霊列車
93% 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: Detective 32.3%, Walking Simulator 25.8%, Horror 17.4%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Cute 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: It directly mirrors the train-based horror setting and the feeling of being trapped in a supernatural environment.
- #8 Ib
91% 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 20.9%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Exploration 12.5%, Puzzle 10.8%, Story Rich 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A masterpiece of exploration-based horror that uses puzzle-solving and atmosphere to tell a haunting story.
- #9 Paper Lily - Chapter 1
91% 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 20.3%, Horror 13.2%, Anime 11.3%, Mystery 11.1%, Exploration 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a deep, story-rich psychological horror experience with a focus on exploration and mystery.
- #10 Re:Turn - One Way Trip
92% 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: Horror 18.5%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Exploration 12.6%, Puzzle 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: It combines a train-based setting with side-scrolling exploration, puzzles, and psychological horror.
- #11 SIGNALIS
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 32,665 reviews2022
Dev: rose-enginePub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 47.2%, Psychological Horror 23.7%, Mystery 15.6%, Puzzle 8.8%, Singleplayer 2.3%
Why You'll Like It: This psychological horror game features a strong female protagonist, intricate puzzles, and a deeply atmospheric, mysterious world.
- #12 Mad Father
89% 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: Horror 29.1%, Psychological Horror 25.6%, Anime 15.2%, Exploration 10.8%, Puzzle 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: This classic horror-puzzle game features a young female protagonist exploring a dangerous, supernatural mansion.
- #13 FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Maiden of Black Water
88% matchVery Positive83% of 6,431 reviews2021
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 30.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
“FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Maiden of Black Water” comes to Steam for the first time to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the horror-adventure series FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO. The game is set on sacred Mt. Hikami, a site of many mysterious and terrifying incidents.
Why similar: Horror 37.1%, Psychological Horror 27.5%, Mystery 20.2%, Story Rich 4.8%, Anime 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential exorcism-themed horror game where a female protagonist investigates supernatural mysteries.
- #14 DreadOut
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 5,662 reviews2014
Dev: Digital Happiness
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
DreadOut is a third person supernatural horror game where you play as Linda, a high school student trapped in an old abandoned town. Equipped with her trusty smart-phone, she will battle against terrifying encounters and solve mysterious puzzles which will ultimately determine her fate.
Why similar: Horror 72.9%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, Puzzle 6.4%, Adventure 6.3%, Singleplayer 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: It centers on a female protagonist using a camera to exorcise ghosts, aligning perfectly with the exorcist theme.
- #15 No Ghost in Sky Elevator
87% matchVery Positive99% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Midori Games / みどりげーむず
Windows
It is a strange high-rise elevator. The objects that appear and the people you board are all strange. Depending on your actions, you will face a variety of consequences.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.7%, Exploration 17.3%, Horror 16.9%, Cute 13.3%, Anime 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that features a female protagonist and multiple endings in a confined setting.
- #16 Stray Cat Crossing
86% 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 67.9%, Adventure 17.5%, Puzzle 14.6%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, indie horror game that focuses on exploration and uncovering the truth behind a mysterious encounter.
- #17 The Occult Detective
84% matchMostly Positive71% of 326 reviews2025
Dev: Battlecry Studio
Windows
A narrative detective game blended with supernatural elements. Play as a rookie investigator, discover vital clues in every case, dive into unscripted interrogations and uncover truths that break minds. But with each revelation, the world feels... less human.
Why similar: Detective 25.5%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Mystery 11.7%, Anime 10%, Puzzle 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: This visual novel directly focuses on the detective and occult themes present in the seed game.
- #18 Cursed Mansion
85% 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 19.4%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Mystery 16.8%, Exploration 10.3%, Puzzle 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A horror-adventure game that relies on choices and exploration to solve a dark, supernatural mystery.
- #19 Who's Lila?
83% matchVery Positive95% of 3,610 reviews2022
Dev: Garage Heathen
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face
Why similar: Detective 27.4%, Horror 16.4%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Exploration 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: An innovative psychological horror game that relies on mystery and puzzle-solving to uncover dark secrets.
- #20 Fran Bow
84% 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 38.5%, Horror 25%, Puzzle 16.2%, Story Rich 13.7%, Adventure 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: This psychological horror adventure features a young protagonist navigating a surreal, terrifying world through puzzles.
- #21 Seven Mysteries: The Last Page
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 62 reviews2018
Dev: Sang Hendrix
Windows
A story-driven psychological horror RPG about a group of friends who unintentionally become bound together after encountering 7 curses from a school.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.3%, Walking Simulator 15.2%, Horror 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Mystery 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the essence of school-based urban legends and psychological horror through a narrative-heavy lens.
- #22 The Case of the Golden Idol
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,351 reviews2022
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
Why similar: Detective 35.7%, Mystery 20.9%, Thriller 14.4%, Puzzle 10.3%, Story Rich 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: While less horror-focused, it is the gold standard for detective and mystery puzzle-solving in a dark, atmospheric setting.
- #23 DIGITAL EXORCIST case_(0);
82% matchVery Positive94% of 162 reviews2023
Dev: COOL BEANS PRODUCTIONSPub: HYPER REAL
Windows
Step into a dark world where cyberdemons haunt humankind. When mutilated bodies start appearing all over this sleepy town in the Mississippi inaka, Sawyer, ex-AGENCY operative; now unemployed shut-in, must exorcise the demon perpetrator in this story-rich, PC-98 style adventure game.
Why similar: Detective 32.1%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Horror 14.1%, Anime 10.3%, Story Rich 9%
Why You'll Like It: It combines the exorcism theme with a detective-style narrative and visual novel mechanics.
- #24 Amnesia: The Bunker
80% matchVery Positive93% of 11,778 reviews2023
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Amnesia: The Bunker is a first-person horror game set in a WW1 bunker. A relentless, AI-driven monster stalks you. Survival depends on finding tools, crafting items, and keeping the lights on.
Why similar: Horror 33.6%, Psychological Horror 28.7%, Exploration 19.2%, Story Rich 9.9%, Singleplayer 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in confined-space horror that forces the player to use puzzles and exploration to survive.
- #25 Corpse Party
82% 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 33%, Psychological Horror 17%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Anime 14.9%, RPG 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic supernatural horror game that emphasizes exploration, multiple endings, and a high-stakes mystery.
- #26 [Chilla's Art] The Closing Shift | 閉店事件
81% matchVery Positive88% of 3,103 reviews2022
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
The Closing Shift | 閉店事件 is a Japanese horror game about a girl on a closing shift.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.5%, Exploration 19.3%, Anime 19.3%, Puzzle 17%, Adventure 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: It excels at creating a sense of dread in a mundane, everyday setting, similar to the subway environment.
- #27 Exorcism Agency
78% matchVery Positive93% of 283 reviews2025
Dev: YINGGUO GAMEPub: NPC Entertainment
Windows
Raise Your Own Ghost Girl+Deckbuilding+Zuma-Style Match-3!Exorcism Agency is an innovative roguelike that finds joy in thrills.Ghosts are back,the human world is like hell,and you,as a top-tier exorcist,will venture into ghost-infested zones,using all kinds of mystical techniques to capture ghosts
Why similar: Roguelite 32.8%, Horror 22.7%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Thriller 16.1%, Singleplayer 4.2%
- #28 Little Nightmares
79% matchVery Positive95% of 115,868 reviews2017
Dev: Tarsier StudiosPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Take on the role of Six, a lone child lost in a massive metal vessel known as the Maw, surrounded by dangerous, distorted versions of adults. You’ll need to do your best to escape in one piece or your fate will be worse than you ever dared dream.
Why similar: Horror 45.1%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Puzzle 16.1%, Story Rich 9.4%, Adventure 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a tense, puzzle-heavy exploration experience that feels both surreal and deeply unsettling.
- #29 Red Line
79% 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: Detective 16.1%, Mystery 15.2%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Thriller 13.6%, Horror 11.9%
- #30 Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 681 reviews2025
Dev: SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENT
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol is a first-person survival horror game inspired by Junji Ito's psychological horror and eerie aesthetics. This work centers on the twisted potential of human nature and fear of the unknown, taking you on a journey of survival where memory and mystery intertwine.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 21.7%, Horror 21%, Exploration 14.6%, Thriller 9.3%, Psychological Horror 9%
- #31 Demonfo
75% matchVery Positive96% of 91 reviews2025
Dev: BI SHUI YU
Windows
A girl at the bottom of the ladder with bad luck finds a cleaning job, but she mistakenly enters a cleaning company that is in the business of exorcising ghosts. As the story develops, the girl realizes that there is a reason for her constant bad luck, and gradually her divine power awakens ......
Why similar: Detective 18.7%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Horror 13.6%, Mystery 12.6%, Thriller 8.2%
- #32 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
73% matchVery Positive93% of 20,460 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Why similar: Visual Novel 34%, Psychological Horror 25.3%, Anime 14%, Story Rich 9.8%, Cute 9.7%
- #33 Yomawari: Night Alone
78% 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 55.6%, Anime 17%, Cute 17%, Adventure 7.6%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #34 Outlying Islands
73% matchVery Positive96% of 92 reviews2025
Dev: 九指画尸Pub: 2P Games
Windows
A story about discovering anomalies, finding strange energy sources, and the intertwining of peculiar spaces. Get ready to uncover hidden stories, delve into a horrifying narrative and unveil the most fundamental truth!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 20.7%, Detective 13.7%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Horror 9.4%, Thriller 8.8%
- #35 The Rule Of SHE
74% matchVery Positive88% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: HaiBin studio
Windows
A wandering soul mistakenly enters a world of strange tales and odd rules. Beware! This place is fraught with danger. To complete reincarnation, you must toe the line. Any soul that dares to go against the system will face correction. Will you comply—or defy?
Why similar: Horror 22.6%, Mystery 18.9%, Puzzle 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12%, RPG 7.3%
- #36 Re:Turn 2 - Runaway
76% 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: Horror 23.1%, Psychological Horror 22.6%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Exploration 12.7%, Puzzle 12%
- #37 Fall into decay
74% matchVery Positive92% of 106 reviews2024
Dev: 灰房子工作室Pub: Gamera Games
Windows
名叫赛莉卡的少女某天在一间奇怪的宅邸中醒来，自己好像忘记了什么重要的事情，又似乎被卷入了什么事件之中…… 但首要的目的是找到逃离这里的方法。
Why similar: Mystery 14.6%, Thriller 13.6%, Horror 11.9%, Puzzle 9.8%, Psychological Horror 8.4%
- #38 Coffin of Ashes
76% matchVery Positive91% of 833 reviews2016
Dev: LadomuPub: DigitalEZ
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Delilah is an ordinary school girl who accidentally discovers an old mansion on a rainy night. As her exploration in the mansion continues, she finds many mysterious phenomena that can't be explained. In this mansion covered by ashes, what's the secret hidden deep underground?
Why similar: Horror 25.5%, Thriller 17.8%, Anime 16.4%, RPG 12.7%, Psychological Horror 7.1%
- #39 [Chilla's Art] The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件
75% matchVery Positive82% of 3,227 reviews2020
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件 is a J-horror game about a college girl on a night shift.
Why similar: Horror 35.7%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Walking Simulator 13.1%, Mystery 9.3%, Exploration 6.3%
- #40 This is Interesting
72% matchVery Positive99% of 80 reviews2025
Dev: Scott Jund
Windows
This is Interesting is a psychological horror mystery based game with roguelite elements. You are being watched, and you aren't really sure why. Delve through the depths of memory to uncover the mystery behind the gray purgatory you find yourself in.
Why similar: Roguelite 20.7%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Mystery 14.1%, Exploration 11.8%, Horror 11.5%
- #41 Other Side Of Mist And Mountain
73% 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: Detective 15.1%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Horror 12.1%, Mystery 11.1%, Psychological Horror 9.2%
- #42 Even20: The Interference of Parallels
71% 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 16.3%, Thriller 15.1%, Mystery 15%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, RPG 8.2%
- #43 Train of Afterlife
77% 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 46%, Anime 15.9%, Mystery 12.6%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Adventure 7.2%
- #44 マカブルの残党: Remnants of the Macabre
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Starpixel Studios
Windows
Navigate 1980s Japan as a schoolgirl in this Junji Ito-inspired horror game. Each choice shapes your fate, leading to safety or deeper into the macabre. Uncover hidden horrors in an urban street filled with sinister details. Will you find your way home, or be consumed by the unknown?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.3%, Exploration 17.4%, Horror 16.6%, Puzzle 15.8%, Psychological Horror 14.4%
- #45 异化之恶〇Abnormal Treatment
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,585 reviews2019
Dev: Eternal Dream
Windows
Strange events occur at a sanatorium for those with unusual abilities. Follow clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth. What will be released when all secrets are revealed? Goodness? Or… pure ”EVIL”?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.5%, Horror 15.2%, Visual Novel 15%, Anime 11.5%, Cute 9.5%
- #46 Paper Bride
71% matchVery Positive91% of 2,228 reviews2021
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Paper Bride is a Chinese horror mystery puzzle game. You will play as the groom to search for the truth and have bizarre encounters, gradually learning about the dark mystic custom in the bride's home village and a story from the past...
Why similar: Detective 24.7%, Horror 16.5%, Mystery 14.4%, Thriller 12.6%, Psychological Horror 9.7%
- #47 You Are NOT Bunnygirl
69% matchVery Positive97% of 87 reviews2025
Dev: (Just)JordanPub: Jordan Peloquin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Guide Bunnygirl through a lab of malfunctioning robots in this RPG about self-care! Learn how to weaponize her emotions in combat and meet unhinged robots who seem to know more about her than she does. Can you protect Bunnygirl? And...who is she, anyway??
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.6%, Horror 19.8%, Cartoony 13.6%, Exploration 11.9%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #48 SHINONOME ABYSS The Maiden Exorcist
69% matchVery Positive82% of 57 reviews2026
Dev: WODAN,Inc.Pub: KADOKAWA CORPORATION
Windows · Mac
Use your supply of items and traps to survive in a mansion haunted by yokai and vengeful spirits as shrine maiden Yono in this strategy roguelike horror action game!
Why similar: Roguelike 42.7%, Horror 24%, RPG 23.8%, Adventure 6.8%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #49 筮灵 SHILING
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 275 reviews2024
Dev: WindField GamesPub: Mammorize
Windows
国产本土新怪谈恐怖游戏——幽魂社前社长在直播中突然失踪，销声匿迹数月后发来诡异消息，将你引入离奇的规则世界。走不出的吞人楼栋、满员即死的午夜巴士、地图上不存在的村庄，还有勾魂剧院、吃人公司……世界的“暗面”等待探索，怪谲的谜题等待揭露。
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.1%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Mystery 13.5%, CRPG 12.7%, Thriller 12.5%
- #50 Cat in the Box
70% 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 39.2%, Mystery 19.9%, Psychological Horror 13%, Thriller 8.2%, Adventure 5.4%
- #51 HorrorVale
67% matchVery Positive99% of 423 reviews2024
Dev: BatWorks Software
Windows
HorrorVale: A grand Spooktacular adventure about a girl, her dog, and her long journey to save him in a strange and horrifying Underworld.
Why similar: Horror 45.2%, RPG 31.3%, Adventure 12.2%, Cute 11.3%
- #52 Brno Transit
66% matchVery Positive84% of 406 reviews2026
Dev: Spytihněv
Windows
A short narrative-driven psychological horror game about a trainee metro driver trapped in the dampest subway east of anything that matters.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.1%, Psychological Horror 22%, Horror 19.3%, Exploration 13.4%, Mystery 12.8%
- #53 FILTHY US
70% matchMixed68% of 474 reviews2021
Dev: Game Logic Studio
Windows
《残秽的我们》是一款本土手绘写实风格的恐怖冒险游戏，以真实事件为蓝本改编。在游戏中，玩家将跟随女主“无者”的脚步，深入由亡者怨念而产生的“怨秽地”，利用“刻印”的力量，探究隐藏其中的一段真实往事。
Why similar: Horror 20.1%, Mystery 16%, Thriller 13.9%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #54 The Aquarium does not dance Special Edition
66% matchVery Positive98% of 262 reviews2025
Dev: 橙々Pub: Frontier Works Inc.
Windows
Navigate your way through an aquarium overrun by gruesome creatures known as creepies and unravel its hidden mysteries. With each riddle you solve, you’ll find yourself one step closer to uncovering the chilling truth of Bianca Aquarium. Your choices affect the outcome of the game, so choose wisely.
Why similar: Horror 22.7%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Cute 10.6%, RPG 10.1%
- #55 Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
67% 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 20.3%, Horror 13.1%, Anime 12.3%, Mystery 11.6%, Exploration 9.7%
- #56 Blackout Hospital
68% matchVery Positive97% of 174 reviews2023
Dev: arcadekitten
Windows
When the power goes out while working night shift in the hospital, the emergency lights come on with an eerie glow...
Why similar: Horror 15.3%, Cartoony 14.4%, Anime 14.1%, Puzzle 13.9%, Mystery 13.3%
- #57 Threads of Karma
69% matchMixed55% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: 萝卜不长毛线公司Pub: Hawthorn Games
Windows
Lin Yue'an embarks on a journey home, but unsettling events soon disrupt her ordinary life. Strange dreams, lost memories, and eerie occurrences lead her to uncover hidden truths. Can she trace everything back to its true origin and escape the net of fate that has already been woven around her?
Why similar: Mystery 22.9%, Horror 21.5%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Puzzle 11.2%
- #58 Evil Tonight
68% matchVery Positive87% of 534 reviews2021
Dev: DYA Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Silvia never runs from evil—she makes it her business. Eccentric yet warm-hearted, this seasoned modern exorcist has mastered the art of confronting the supernatural, turning haunted places into tangible nightmares. But on this fateful night, nothing goes as planned.
Why similar: Mystery 22.4%, Horror 22.4%, Thriller 15.4%, Exploration 14.3%, Anime 11.7%
- #59 Cursed Shorts
66% matchMostly Positive77% of 110 reviews2025
Dev: Sea of Ghosts
Windows
On your way home by subway, your phone keeps pushing you abnormal short videos. Before your phone runs out of battery, you need to identify them and swipe them away, otherwise, the subway will never arrive at the station.
Why similar: Horror 51.1%, Puzzle 42.8%, Singleplayer 6.1%
- #60 THE LAST TRAIN: Baquedano
65% matchVery Positive92% of 384 reviews2025
Dev: Matías AvilésPub: Plastic Frog
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 16%
In this short first-person psychological horror game, falling asleep on the subway takes you to the final station, abandoned and eerie. Explore the area and try to survive the entity chasing you in the darkness. Who is it? Its face looks strangely familiar...
Why similar: Horror 27.6%, Psychological Horror 21.9%, Mystery 16.8%, Cartoony 15.1%, Exploration 10.9%
