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Someone slipped a mysterious videotape under your door... Do you dare watch it?!

Why similar: Horror 38%, Dark 12.8%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, 3D 9.5%, Adventure 8.5%

Paranormal VHS is a horror game that features a VHS tape-inspired aesthetic. The game's story revolves around a popular vlogger who spends a night in haunted locations in search of paranormal activity. Brace for intense jumpscares.

Why similar: Horror 22.3%, Adventure 17.3%, Thriller 11.8%, Indie 8.7%, Dark 8.5%

You, a normal working Joe, decide to try to solve the mystery of the missing girl... Will you make it out alive? A horror game filled with mystery!

Why similar: Horror 38.6%, Adventure 17.5%, Survival Horror 16%, 3D 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.9%

You have been sent photographs of a place where, according to rumors, an artifact of an ancient civilization is hidden... Do you dare to go there?!

Why similar: Horror 31.5%, Adventure 13.6%, Dark 11.8%, 3D 9.8%, Psychological 9.8%

《Back》 is a full-motion audio live horror game. Special Note 1: This game is very supernatural and scary, timid or heart disease players do not buy ！！！！ The game will reveal different ending plots step by step through various searches and choices for your character.

Why similar: Horror 28.6%, Survival Horror 22.8%, Thriller 20.1%, Adventure 8.6%, Exploration 7.5%

In this psychological horror game about a famous TikToker, you take on the role of her boyfriend to discover that behind their perfect life, nothing is as it seems. Duration 30 minutes.

Why similar: Horror 46.5%, Dark Humor 21.6%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Adventure 9.8%, Indie 6%

The Backroom - Lost and Found is a story rich adventure game with some horror elements. Why is there an orphaned room hidden away in the depths of a strange liminal space? Is it "the backrooms" or something else? CYOA? SCP? Weirdcore? No clipping? And what's with the cute paintings?

Why similar: Horror 34.1%, Exploration 20.1%, Dark 14.5%, Adventure 11.6%, Psychological Horror 10%

You're a journalist searching for answers... but beneath the surface lies only terror. The labyrinth you’ve entered to find the missing may never let you leave.

Why similar: Horror 33.4%, Thriller 16.7%, Psychological 13.3%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Adventure 9.2%

Relive the nostalgia with OYASUMII, a horror and exploration game inspired by PSX and N64 classics. Enter liminal spaces and face surreal terrors in an adventure that challenges your skills and sanity. Are you ready to relive the golden age of video games with OYASUMII?

Why similar: Underwater 33.7% ★, Horror 15.4%, Thriller 10%, Survival Horror 9.4%, Exploration 8.2%

A claustrophobic first-person horror game about crawling through a dark, winding cave system in search of three missing divers.

Why similar: Horror 33.3%, Exploration 15.2%, Underground 13.5% ★, 3D 8.4%, Dark 8.1%

WARNING: This is not a game, this software was found on the Deep Web and contains interactive material about the phenomenon of backrooms, we have received numerous reports of fatal accidents after its use, many claim that it is cursed so we cannot guarantee your safety.

Why similar: Horror 33.7%, Exploration 17.5%, Dark 14.9%, 3D 13%, Psychological Horror 10.7%

A horror channel browsing game where each channel holds a different nightmare to experience, explore them and find out the truth about what has happened in a small town where the inhabitants have disappeared.

Why similar: Horror 29.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.9%, Dark Humor 14.3%, Dark 12.8%, Adventure 7%

Overworked office worker Tsutomu, his ramen blog dying, stops at a station-side stall and orders six toppings. A kids' rumor says six makes you vanish. His heart sinks into history's dark.

Why similar: Hidden Object 36.3%, Adventure 17.5%, Horror 16.3%, 3D 11.6%, Dark 9.2%

You'll scream in pleasure... Choke with fear! Play through 101 sick, frightening and perverted games, released in an experimental episodic format Can the curious souls brave through the hidden depths of each game to reach the shocking conclusion? Maybe what's been lost was never meant to be found...

Why similar: Horror 31.7%, Adventure 15.1%, Survival Horror 11.3%, Exploration 9.6%, Dark 9.3%

Before the Backrooms ... before analog horror ... there were the tapes

Why similar: Horror 38.5%, Dark 17%, Adventure 16.1%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, 3D 10.2%

Operate an oil-drilling submarine while taking instructions from a mysterious voice. Fail your quota, and they’ll cut your oxygen. This is deep-sea horror. Obey or drown.

Why similar: Underwater 41.6% ★, Horror 17%, Survival Horror 11.2%, Dark 8.9%, Psychological Horror 5.9%

It's rumored that those who play 'BAD END'- a Visual Novel will die in REAL LIFE if they make the wrong decision in the game itself.

Why similar: Horror 33.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 31%, Adventure 13.6%, Psychological 8.6%, Indie 6.8%

"Disappearance - Takeshi. You were right. That Abandoned Village is Too Bad" is a first-person horror-comedy game in which you search an abandoned Japanese village for your missing best friend.

Why similar: Horror 44.5%, Adventure 15.7%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Exploration 10.8%, 3D 7.2%

The well has gone dry. It's up to you to find out why. Traverse through abandoned tunnels. Discover remnants of a ritual never meant to be seen. Power dying machinery to bring light into darkness. Dig into broken earth and crawl your way out. Down here you’re not exploring... you're trespassing.

Why similar: Horror 34.4%, Adventure 14.8%, Thriller 13%, Dark 12.7%, Exploration 11%

Wander through intricate maze under the bed, and discover the secrets hidden in the long, dark tunnels. Document the existence of monsters. Retrieve the stolen treasures and memories.

Why similar: Horror 26.4%, Underground 18% ★, Exploration 13.4%, Psychological 10.5%, Dark 10.2%

Find your missing friend. Uncover the secrets within. Brave a luxurious and haunting mansion in Dead Take, a first-person psychological horror crafted by Surgent Studios.

Why similar: Horror 29.8%, Survival Horror 15.7%, Thriller 8.3%, Psychological Horror 7.6%, Psychological 7%

Linear underwater horror game about a search dive that quickly turns into fight for survival after an encounter with hellish creature.

Why similar: Underwater 46.8% ★, Horror 16.6%, Dark 7.9%, Psychological 7.5%, Exploration 5.6%

振り返らずに帰るだけのアンリアルホラーアドベンチャー

Why similar: Horror 26.8%, Adventure 22.8%, Survival Horror 22.8%, Dark 13.6%, Psychological Horror 6%

You wake up in a strange place, not knowing who you are, where you are, or how you got here. Trapped in an environment that twists to break your sanity, your only way out is to delve into the unknown and face the horrors of a past your mind is trying to hide.

Why similar: Horror 28.8%, Exploration 14.2%, Adventure 11.5%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, 3D 8.5%

Alex is a blogger who explores places with paranormal phenomena. At the request of his subscribers, he goes to an abandoned place where, according to rumors, some creepy things were noticed. What is happening there? You have to find it out.

Why similar: Hidden Object 27.4%, Horror 25.2%, Exploration 9.9%, Adventure 8.5%, 3D 8.4%

There's Nothing Down There is a short undersea horror exploration game. Descend into a sinkhole at the bottom of the ocean and discover the remains of a lost, yet not dead, civilization.

Why similar: Horror 27.3%, Underwater 27.3% ★, Exploration 12.5%, 3D 9.4%, Adventure 9.4%

Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual Social Media! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.

Why similar: Horror 28.2%, Dark Humor 21.6%, Exploration 14.3%, Adventure 10.6%, Dark 10.1%

Take the role of a detective from Tokyo who tries to solve the mysterious case of the disappearance of a young camper. You will try to follow the trail of evidence to guide you through an enigmatic and paranormal case connected with a Japanese urban legend. Can you help until the end?

Why similar: Horror 31.5%, Exploration 17.8%, 3D 13.5%, Dark 13.2%, Adventure 11.2%

The year is 1997. Pilot a small submersible into the depths of the Pacific to investigate a massive sonar anomaly. Navigate by instruments, scan targets, and uncover something far older than it should be.

Why similar: Underwater 52.2% ★, Horror 13.2%, Exploration 12.1%, 3D 8%, Adventure 5.8%

Embark on a perilous journey through the haunting depths of the forest in Jorogumo, a gripping stealth and puzzle game. When your brother vanishes in the eerie woods, you must summon your courage and venture into the heart of darkness to unravel the enigma surrounding the ancient legend of Jorogumo.

Why similar: Horror 37.6%, Survival Horror 21.9%, Adventure 13.5%, Dark 10%, Psychological Horror 9.3%

It's 2016. Explore through your house in the middle of the night and complete your chores before the water you put on the stove starts boiling. Sounds easy, right? If only you hadn't said things you would soon regret.

Why similar: Horror 27.7%, Survival Horror 19.9%, Hidden Object 17.7%, Exploration 12.6%, Psychological Horror 7.4%

Dive into a surreal ocean abyss in an atmospheric puzzle-adventure. Explore dangerous waters, possess sea creatures and solve environmental puzzles to discover what lies deep below the surface…

Why similar: Underwater 43.3% ★, Horror 19%, Dark 9.6%, Exploration 8.1%, Adventure 7.9%

You are a streamer who entered an abandoned building for hype. But the game quickly turns into a real nightmare — the chat and donations influence what’s happening, and you try to survive and understand what’s going on.

Why similar: Hidden Object 29%, Horror 18.8%, Dark Humor 16.2%, Exploration 11.1%, 3D 9.3%

What hides in the depths of the forest?!

Why similar: Horror 30.4%, Exploration 15.7%, Psychological 11.8%, Adventure 11%, 3D 9.4%

Japan, September 12, 1999, at 8:00 p.m., Ms. Keiko Haraeda collapsed in her room and was found dead. Although the police have ruled that there is no case and closed the investigation, many puzzling points remain, and the family is still calling for information.

Why similar: Horror 39.8%, Dark 16.5%, 3D 11.4%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Exploration 10.5%

PETSITTER WANTED. A horror point-and-click adventure game. Water the plants, feed the pets, and DON'T turn off the lights.

Why similar: Horror 32.6%, Hidden Object 27.6%, Dark 15.2%, Psychological 8.3%, Psychological Horror 7.1%

Backroom Company (aka Axiom Corporation) is a mysterious group exploring “Noclip.” No one knows who created it. Follow the missing explorers' traces and find strange items deep in the Backrooms.

Why similar: Horror 22.2%, Dark Comedy 14.6%, Survival Horror 13.4%, Thriller 12.7%, Dark Humor 10.5%

Will you solve the mystery of the Salazar manor or will you become another permanent inhabitant? An Italian horror inspired adventure game!

Why similar: Horror 29.3%, Hidden Object 20.5%, Dark 12.7%, Survival Horror 11%, Adventure 10.3%

Wake up inside an abandoned mansion. Uncover the dark fate of a missing family. Survive the presence that stalks you within these walls.

Why similar: Hidden Object 27.2%, Horror 21.8%, Survival Horror 12.8%, Exploration 8.3%, Thriller 8%

A chilling psychological horror set in 1980s Kerala. After weeks of silence, you arrive on a remote island to search for your missing wife. Explore an abandoned house, uncover local folklore, survive haunting encounters, and unravel the island’s buried secrets.

Why similar: Horror 22.6%, Exploration 22.3%, 3D 18.1%, Adventure 13.8%, Survival Horror 10.4%

Woke up in strange dark spot. Who has done it with you? And why? Try to get out from that scary place and stay alive...

Why similar: Horror 50.1%, Survival Horror 21.6%, Adventure 13.6%, Exploration 10.1%, Indie 2.9%

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: Horror 55.1%, Adventure 16.6%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Psychological 7.6%, Singleplayer 4.3%

An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.

Why similar: Horror 37.2%, Thriller 20.3%, Psychological 11.6%, Dark 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9.6%

TELEFORUM is a found-footage-styled horror game exploring the unknown side of media. You’re visiting a widow’s apartment to conduct an interview about her husband's death. But that’s not the main reason why you’re here. It’s all about the tape, isn’t it?

Why similar: Horror 27.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.1%, Hidden Object 21.8%, Exploration 10.3%, Psychological Horror 7.6%

Something is going on in the elevator of your new home.

Why similar: Horror 33.1%, Exploration 24%, Adventure 16.8%, 3D 16.6%, Indie 5.7%

Can you endure until morning Monitor Japan's stigmatized properties and report any paranormal activity If you miss a report or make repeated mistakes——

Why similar: Hidden Object 23.7%, Thriller 15.6%, Horror 15.1%, Survival Horror 13.4%, Psychological 11.3%

Scrap hunting season has gone wrong, VHS slasher survival horror.

Why similar: Horror 26.7%, Survival Horror 20.1%, Exploration 14%, Thriller 13.5%, 3D 10.3%

Immersed into dark and unexplored ancient woods in a search of the almost forgotten "Legend of the Ancients". But not everything goes as planned as the place keeps a never revealed horrifying secret. Hidden is a first person horror point n' click adventure game, with focus on story, puzzles and exploration.

Why similar: Horror 39.4%, Adventure 27.6%, Dark 10.9%, Indie 10.5%, Psychological Horror 8%

In this first-person horror mystery game, you set out to bury the horrible past of a tyrannical government. Retrieve and destroy the documents that unravel the secrets that lie beneath Oack Grove. Will you discover the terrifying truth and find your way out?

Why similar: Horror 25.7%, Exploration 21.6%, Dark 16.7%, Adventure 16.7%, Psychological Horror 8.8%

You woke up in some basement and don't remember who you are or how you ended up here... But what you do know is that you need to get out of here...

Why similar: Horror 32.8%, Thriller 14.5%, Dark 13.7%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Psychological 8.7%

would like you to solve the mystery contained in the game.

Why similar: Horror 50.1%, Adventure 24.6%, 3D 12.7%, Singleplayer 8.2%, Psychological Horror 4.5%

In this mascot horror game, you explore an abandoned children’s asylum and solve deceptive puzzles with your plush squid gun. Escape Chompy Chasey, befriend (or avoid) Binky Drinky, and uncover secrets you had long forgotten about. Do you remember?

Why similar: Horror 24.8%, Survival Horror 18.7%, Thriller 15.5%, Dark 11.4%, Exploration 9.3%

Dive into a world of despair in the world of Underwater. Take the role of an unknown inmate entering the a deep sea prison where mutants roam and barely any traces of human life remain. You will have to use all your ingenuity to escape and avoid becoming the meal of the hideous denizens.

Why similar: Survival Horror 30.7%, Adventure 17.5%, Dark 13.8%, Exploration 13.8%, Psychological Horror 11.2%

"The malign spirits always try to manifest themselves". Host one of these demons through its summoning. Does finishing the ritual is the solution to your problems? 3:00 AM, the ritual begins; hide out and survive to the hide and seek game with a possessed doll. Do you dare to play?

Why similar: Horror 19.2%, Hidden Object 18.9%, Thriller 13.7%, Survival Horror 12.9%, Dark 9.2%

It's Sara's first day of work. However, when she takes the elevator to go to the office, she suddenly finds herself on a mysterious floor. What truth lies behind these weird rooms? Will you be able to move on? Or rather... will you want to move on?

Why similar: Horror 23%, Adventure 22%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Dark 14.1%, Dark Humor 11.4%

"ELEVATOR: AVICI" is a 1st-person psychological horror with a retro, HK lo-fi aesthetic. Trapped in a decaying apartment elevator, your only link to the outside is a strange voice on the intercom claiming to be a repairman. Will you follow his commands, or find your own escape from the darkness?

Why similar: Horror 42.3%, Thriller 16.6%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Adventure 12.1%, 3D 9.5%

Charlotte is missing. Decode an ancient language, investigate a mystery, and stay away from ancient monsters in this compact puzzle thriller.

Why similar: Horror 31.3%, Survival Horror 22.2%, Dark 12.1%, 3D 9.2%, Thriller 7.8%

Nightmare Horror Story an adventure game from the first face in a horror genre provides you to take a trip in a huge and dark city full of dummies. You would have a possibility to figure out in a weird atmosphere when alive people are missed and everything that had remained is the dummies.

Why similar: Hidden Object 26.6%, Horror 19.8%, Survival Horror 14.6%, Thriller 12.4%, Dark 8.9%

You've moved to a new house where the previous owner was murdered. They never found his head. But, it has found you.

Why similar: Horror 35.9%, Psychological 17.6%, Adventure 14.8%, Dark 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.1%