- #1 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
97% matchVery Positive88% of 5,751 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 9.8 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 17%, Detective 15.2%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Mystery 13%, Horror 10%
Why You'll Like It: It features a similar focus on investigating urban legends and supernatural phenomena through a narrative-driven detective lens.
- #2 [Chilla's Art] Shinkansen 0 | 新幹線 0号
96% matchVery Positive86% of 1,085 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%, Psychological Horror 30.2%, Walking Simulator 27.7%, Anime 4.7%, Singleplayer 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: This title captures the specific dread of supernatural occurrences on a Japanese subway train.
- #3 WORLD OF HORROR
96% matchVery Positive90% of 9,731 reviews2023
Dev: panstaszPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.7 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 32.1%, Horror 15.5%, Roguelite 13.6%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Roguelike 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the Lovecraftian, roguelite, and psychological horror elements while maintaining a strong focus on mystery and investigation.
- #4 PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,520 reviews2023
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 10.1 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 25.3%, Horror 21.1%, Mystery 18.4%, Anime 13.7%, 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 1,242 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 19%, Horror 17.5%, Exploration 10.7%, Puzzle 8.6%
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 1,336 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 16.8%, Horror 14.5%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Mystery 11.9%
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 Ib
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,037 reviews2022
Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.
Why similar: Horror 20.6%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Exploration 12.6%, 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.
- #8 Paper Lily - Chapter 1
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 8,133 reviews2024
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.3 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 20.4%, Horror 13.1%, Anime 11.3%, Mystery 11.2%, Exploration 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a deep, story-rich psychological horror experience with a focus on exploration and mystery.
- #9 [Chilla's Art] The Ghost Train | 幽霊列車
93% matchMostly Positive78% of 651 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 25.7%, Horror 17.4%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, 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.
- #10 SIGNALIS
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 31,986 reviews2022
Dev: rose-enginePub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 46.9%, Psychological Horror 23.9%, Mystery 15.7%, Puzzle 8.8%, Singleplayer 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: This psychological horror game features a strong female protagonist, intricate puzzles, and a deeply atmospheric, mysterious world.
- #11 Re:Turn - One Way Trip
91% matchVery Positive82% of 195 reviews2020
Dev: Red Ego GamesPub: Green Man Gaming Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.6 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 15.9%, Exploration 12.6%, Puzzle 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: It combines a train-based setting with side-scrolling exploration, puzzles, and psychological horror.
- #12 Mad Father
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,404 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%, Psychological Horror 25.8%, 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 6,349 reviews2021
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 30.8 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 27.4%, Mystery 20.3%, Story Rich 4.8%, Anime 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential exorcism-themed horror game where a female protagonist investigates supernatural mysteries.
- #14 The Occult Detective
87% matchMostly Positive72% of 323 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 23.7%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Mystery 10.9%, Anime 9.2%, Puzzle 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This visual novel directly focuses on the detective and occult themes present in the seed game.
- #15 DreadOut
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 5,628 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 9.3%, 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.
- #16 No Ghost in Sky Elevator
86% 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 33.8%, Exploration 17.3%, Horror 16.8%, Cute 13.2%, Anime 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that features a female protagonist and multiple endings in a confined setting.
- #17 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%, Walking Simulator 14.8%, Horror 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Mystery 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the essence of school-based urban legends and psychological horror through a narrative-heavy lens.
- #18 Fran Bow
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 21,826 reviews2015
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.3 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 24.9%, Puzzle 16.1%, Story Rich 13.8%, Adventure 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: This psychological horror adventure features a young protagonist navigating a surreal, terrifying world through puzzles.
- #19 Stray Cat Crossing
85% matchVery Positive93% of 647 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 68%, 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.
- #20 Who's Lila?
83% matchVery Positive95% of 3,515 reviews2022
Dev: Garage Heathen
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face
Why similar: Detective 27.3%, Horror 16.4%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, 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.
- #21 Cursed Mansion
84% matchVery Positive90% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Dragon EmperorsPub: Nuon Games
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 19.3%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Mystery 16.9%, Exploration 10.3%, Puzzle 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A horror-adventure game that relies on choices and exploration to solve a dark, supernatural mystery.
- #22 The Case of the Golden Idol
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,171 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 41.5%, Mystery 24.5%, Puzzle 11.9%, Story Rich 9%, Exploration 7.8%
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 156 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%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Horror 14.1%, Anime 10.2%, Story Rich 9.1%
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 11,497 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 33.5%, Psychological Horror 28.7%, Exploration 19.3%, Story Rich 10%, Singleplayer 4.6%
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 1,369 reviews2016
Dev: GrisGrisPub: XSEED Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 17.3 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 32.9%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Visual Novel 16%, Anime 14.8%, 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 3,053 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 19.4%, Anime 19.3%, Puzzle 16.9%, 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 Little Nightmares
79% matchVery Positive95% of 115,101 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 18.2%, Puzzle 16%, 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.
- #28 Red Line
79% matchVery Positive97% of 180 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 18.6%, Mystery 17.7%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Horror 13.7%, Puzzle 11.1%
- #29 Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 644 reviews2025
Dev: SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENT
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 22.1%, Horror 21.5%, Exploration 14.7%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Drama 8.5%
- #30 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
74% matchVery Positive93% of 19,673 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 15.7 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 31.6%, Psychological Horror 24.5%, Anime 13.4%, Story Rich 9.3%, Cute 9.2%
- #31 Exorcism Agency
75% matchVery Positive93% of 277 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 35.8%, Horror 24.5%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Drama 8.7%, Singleplayer 4.6%
- #32 [Chilla's Art] The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件
77% matchVery Positive83% of 3,184 reviews2020
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.7 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 36%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, Walking Simulator 12.8%, Mystery 9.4%, Exploration 6.3%
- #33 Yomawari: Night Alone
78% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,266 reviews2016
Dev: Nippon Ichi Software, Inc.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 9.2 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%, Cute 17%, Anime 17%, Adventure 7.6%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #34 The Rule Of SHE
75% 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 19.2%, Mystery 16.2%, Drama 14.9%, Puzzle 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10.3%
- #35 This is Interesting
74% matchVery Positive99% of 79 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 20.9%, Psychological Horror 16%, Mystery 14.1%, Exploration 11.8%, Horror 11.5%
- #36 Other Side Of Mist And Mountain
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 91 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 11.2%, Psychological Horror 9.2%
- #37 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 22.8%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Exploration 12.7%, Puzzle 11.9%
- #38 Demonfo
73% matchVery Positive96% of 90 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 20.4%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Horror 14.9%, Mystery 13.7%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #39 Fall into decay
73% matchVery Positive92% of 105 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 15.8%, Horror 12.8%, Puzzle 10.4%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Cartoony 8.1%
- #40 Outlying Islands
72% matchVery Positive96% of 91 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 22.9%, Detective 15.1%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Horror 10.3%, Psychological Horror 9.6%
- #41 You Are NOT Bunnygirl
71% matchVery Positive96% of 78 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 21.8%, Horror 19.8%, Cartoony 13.5%, Exploration 11.9%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #42 Train of Afterlife
78% 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 15.8%, Mystery 12.7%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Adventure 7.2%
- #43 Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,767 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 20.4%, Horror 13.1%, Anime 12.2%, Mystery 11.7%, Exploration 9.7%
- #44 マカブルの残党: Remnants of the Macabre
73% 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 15.7%, Psychological Horror 14.5%
- #45 Threads of Karma
72% matchMixed54% of 59 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 14.7%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Puzzle 11.1%
- #46 Ticy Adventure Club
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,234 reviews2022
Dev: YEZHI
Windows
本作是2d剧情向角色扮演恐怖游戏。在本作设定中,玩家将扮演灵异探险社的社员,分工调查被委托的事件,探索场景,寻找线索,并最终解决委托中灵异作祟的问题。
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.7%, Horror 14.6%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Drama 11.2%, RPG 8.9%
- #47 Blackout Hospital
70% matchVery Positive96% of 167 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 13.8%, Mystery 13.4%
- #48 Cat in the Box
70% matchVery Positive94% of 1,513 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 42.5%, Mystery 21.9%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Adventure 5.9%, Puzzle 5%
- #49 Looking Up I See Only A Ceiling
69% matchVery Positive89% of 3,231 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: Mystery 18.9%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Psychological Horror 18%, Horror 15.8%, Anime 12.3%
- #50 HorrorVale
68% matchVery Positive99% of 407 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 31.2%, Adventure 12.2%, Cute 11.4%
- #51 Coffin of Ashes
71% 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 31.1%, Anime 19.9%, RPG 15.4%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Adventure 6.1%
- #52 The Aquarium does not dance Special Edition
66% matchVery Positive98% of 221 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 18.7%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Cute 10.6%, RPG 10.1%
- #53 Talented Exorcist won't submit to Tentacle Demon
67% matchVery Positive86% of 92 reviews2024
Dev: けーわいけーわいPub: 072 Project
Windows
Exorcists are those who protect people from demons. What will happen to Mari, the exorcist, on her journey to defeat these erotic demons?
Why similar: Drama 15.5%, Exploration 15.3%, Anime 15%, Cartoony 14.1%, Cute 11.3%
- #54 Midnight Syndrome
67% matchVery Positive99% of 87 reviews2024
Dev: ナツミカン
Windows
A summer night consumes the girls... Exploration type horror ADV game
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.3%, Horror 18%, Exploration 11.9%, Mystery 11.8%, Anime 10%
- #55 Araka~JK Exorcist Horror RPG
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 71 reviews2023
Dev: I'm moralistPub: BokiBoki Games
Windows
Manipulate the main character with power of telepathic, looking for the trace of Araka, an Exorcist imprisoned in the other world.
Why similar: Horror 24.6%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Detective 13.2%, RPG 12.3%, Psychological Horror 10.1%
- #56 Lolita Expedition
68% matchVery Positive88% of 213 reviews2022
Dev: GIRLSOUL
Windows
Around a game called《Lolita Expedition》, it tells the story of playing in dreams and the incredible things that all kinds of players encounter here. It seems that dreams are invading the real world. In order to uncover the truth of the event, we did our best to investigate……
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.5%, Roguelite 17.8%, Roguelike 10.1%, Exploration 6.1%, RPG 6.1%
- #57 Incantation
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,098 reviews2024
Dev: SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENT
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A mother, searching for her lost daughter, stumbles into a strange cult village. "Incantation" is a first-person horror game. It reveals the chilling story behind the "Chen Family Village". What are the consequences of crossing dark boundaries?
Why similar: Horror 21.5%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Exploration 15.7%, Mystery 13.3%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #58 FILTHY US
69% matchMixed68% of 471 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 20.8%, Mystery 16.6%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Drama 10.8%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #59 Anant Express
66% matchVery Positive84% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Yashgames773Pub: Jabsz Studios
Windows
Anant Express is set aboard a haunted sleeper-class indian train. You board the train as an ordinary traveler, but as the journey progresses, strange events begin to unfold. Mysterious passengers. Shifting compartments. Whispers in the dark. Nothing is as it seems.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.5%, Psychological Horror 29.1%, Horror 16.5%, Story Rich 12%, Singleplayer 3.5%
- #60 EMOTIONLESS : The Last Ticket
65% matchVery Positive82% of 136 reviews2025
Dev: X1 Games
Windows
Step into a liminal, cosmic horror experience set in an abandoned amusement park. Uncover the haunting narrative behind its twisted rides and empty tunnels to discover what lurks within a reality that shouldn't exist…
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34%, Walking Simulator 15.2%, Horror 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Mystery 9.8%