- #1 SIMULACRA
97% matchVery Positive90% of 4,633 reviews2017
Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: FMV 19.6% ★, Horror 15.2%, Psychological Horror 15%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Choices Matter 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the horror of digital media and personal devices, much like the found-footage and tape-based themes in TELEFORUM.
- #2 Who's Lila?
96% 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: Psychological Horror 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Horror 15.7%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Choices Matter 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features a unique, investigative dialogue system and a surreal, psychological atmosphere that mirrors the investigative nature of the seed game.
- #3 Stories Untold
96% matchVery Positive87% of 5,426 reviews2017
Dev: No CodePub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental adventures, including a remaster of the original hit episode “The House Abandon”.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.5%, Horror 26.1%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Retro 8.1%, Point & Click 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Like TELEFORUM, it uses retro technology and media to tell a series of unsettling, interconnected psychological horror stories.
- #4 TAPE: Unveil the Memories
95% matchVery Positive98% of 80 reviews2022
Dev: BlackChiliGoat StudioPub: Meridiem Games
Windows
Use a special video camera that can rewind time to explore memories of the past in TAPE: Unveil the Memories, a first-person narrative mystery adventure set in 1990s Northern Spain.
Why similar: FMV 27.5% ★, Horror 20.3%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Story Rich 10%
Why You'll Like It: Explores the intersection of memory and media, mirroring the investigative and narrative-heavy focus of the seed game.
- #5 Iron Lung
94% matchVery Positive92% of 10,709 reviews2022
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.
Why similar: Horror 37.5%, Psychological Horror 35.3%, Atmospheric 14.9%, Exploration 7.4%, Adventure 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the claustrophobic, low-fi dread of being trapped with only a camera and monitor to understand your surroundings.
- #6 The Closing Shift
94% matchMixed67% of 117 reviews2025
Dev: Bird Box Games
Windows
A short interactive first-person horror game. Walk, look around, and talk to people to finish the short story about closing your restaurant. Complete the story with immersive sounds, and spooky tension and jumpscares to keep you focused.
Why similar: Horror 39.5%, Psychological Horror 35.1%, Exploration 24%, Singleplayer 1.3%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential example of the Chilla's Art style, which excels at the same mundane-turned-horrific found-footage atmosphere.
- #7 Fears to Fathom - Home Alone
92% matchVery Positive90% of 10,482 reviews2021
Dev: Rayll
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 14%
Fears to Fathom is an episodic psychological horror game where each episode unveils a short story narrated by the ones who survived.
Why similar: Horror 38.6%, Psychological Horror 29%, Multiplayer 14%, Atmospheric 6.6%, Exploration 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: Employs a realistic, found-footage style that makes the horror feel grounded and immediate.
- #8 Paratopic
93% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,120 reviews2018
Dev: Arbitrary MetricPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Smuggle contraband VHS tapes across the border. Discover the remnants of illicit industry. Prepare for an assassination. This is Paratopic, an atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure through a cursed fever dream.
Why similar: Experimental 30.8%, Horror 26.4%, Psychological Horror 17%, Retro 10.7%, Atmospheric 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: Its surreal, low-poly aesthetic and fragmented narrative style create a similar sense of unease and mystery.
- #9 Martha Is Dead
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,780 reviews2022
Dev: LKAPub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Set in 1944 Italy, Martha Is Dead is an award-winning dark psychological thriller where the lines between truth, superstition, and tragedy blur. Explore a haunting countryside, uncover disturbing memories, and peel back layers of mystery. Every choice shapes the nightmare…are you ready to face it?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.3%, Horror 22.2%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Story Rich 13.2%, Atmospheric 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: Uses photography and media as a central mechanic to explore dark, psychological themes in a grounded setting.
- #10 Inscryption
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 144,872 reviews2021
Dev: Daniel Mullins GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Why similar: Horror 27.2%, Experimental 23.9%, Story Rich 15.9%, FMV 14.3% ★, Puzzle 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: Uses meta-narrative and tape-based media to deliver a deeply unsettling and psychological experience.
- #11 At Dead Of Night
91% matchVery Positive94% of 3,429 reviews2020
Dev: Baggy Cat Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
At Dead Of Night is part horror film, part horror game and part ghost hunt. It blends live-action and graphics to create a unique immersive horror experience like no other.
Why similar: FMV 30.2% ★, Horror 29.4%, Point & Click 11.6%, Story Rich 10.2%, Atmospheric 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Combines live-action found-footage elements with investigative gameplay, perfectly capturing the feeling of uncovering hidden secrets.
- #12 The Cabin Factory
89% matchVery Positive91% of 3,623 reviews2024
Dev: International Cat StudiosPub: Future Friends Games
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Your job at the Cabin Factory is simple: inspect the cabins and decide on whether they’re haunted or not. If you do find any anomalies, get out…immediately.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.2%, Horror 25.7%, Choices Matter 17.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%, Atmospheric 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A walking simulator that excels at building atmospheric, psychological dread in a confined, mysterious space.
- #13 last seen online
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,130 reviews2024
Dev: Sochin Studio
Windows · Mac
Look through someone else’s computer. Inspired by early “escape room” flash games.
Why similar: Horror 30.2%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Puzzle 15.5%, Story Rich 12.7%, Psychological Horror 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on digital investigation and uncovering secrets through computer interfaces, much like the tape-based mystery in TELEFORUM.
- #14 Aimi
89% matchVery Positive81% of 121 reviews2020
Dev: Toasty
Windows · Mac
Memories swirl all around you...Or are these memories? Familiar faces and places you think you remember but somehow now seem so different. Why are you here? Where is here?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20%, Horror 15.3%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%, Story Rich 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric narrative game that emphasizes psychological tension and player choices.
- #15 My Friend is a Raven
87% matchVery Positive91% of 1,321 reviews2020
Dev: Two Star Games
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 18%
You return to your old apartment one last time, in search of a sickened raven. You must speak to him, and discover the cause behind the calamity that has spread across the world.
Why similar: Horror 33.1%, Psychological Horror 22.6%, Atmospheric 7.9%, Point & Click 7.5%, Puzzle 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A short, impactful psychological horror game that relies on narrative and atmosphere over jump scares.
- #16 The Mortuary Assistant
86% matchVery Positive92% of 8,546 reviews2022
Dev: DarkStone DigitalPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Alone with the dead... Embalm corpses, banish demons, save your soul.
Why similar: Horror 50.7%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Multiplayer 9.8%, Hidden Object 9.7%, Female Protagonist 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a tense, investigative experience where you must piece together clues while dealing with supernatural threats.
- #17 Marie's Room
86% matchVery Positive93% of 6,648 reviews2018
Dev: Kenny Guillaume
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Marie's Room is a short story exploration game about an unconventional friendship between two classmates. You play as Kelsey, remembering Marie's room as it was twenty years ago. But something’s off. What happened to Marie?
Why similar: Story Rich 25.7%, Atmospheric 16.3%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Exploration 12.2%, Puzzle 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A short, narrative-driven walking simulator that focuses on uncovering a story through exploration and environmental clues.
- #18 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
84% 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: Psychological Horror 22.3%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Horror 13.9%, Story Rich 9.6%, Exploration 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on investigating urban legends, aligning well with the investigative and mysterious tone of the seed game.
- #19 Observation
85% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,112 reviews2020
Dev: No CodePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Observation is a sci-fi thriller uncovering what happened to Dr. Emma Fisher, and the crew of her mission, through the lens of the station’s artificial intelligence S.A.M.
Why similar: Horror 27.8%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Adventure 17.3%, Story Rich 10.5%, Atmospheric 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: Puts you in the role of an AI, using cameras and environmental data to piece together a mystery, similar to the investigative focus of TELEFORUM.
- #20 Tiny Bunny: Prologue
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,257 reviews2020
Dev: Saikono
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Tiny Bunny: Prologue is a non-linear horror visual novel. Those, who have heard the voice of the forest, are beyond help.
Why similar: Horror 35.7%, Visual Novel 29.1%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Adventure 6.5%, Point & Click 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A visual novel that excels at building a cold, unsettling atmosphere through its unique art style and narrative.
- #21 WORLD OF HORROR
83% 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: Horror 39.3%, Psychological Horror 33%, Point & Click 12.5%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Adventure 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: A retro, investigative horror game that relies on psychological dread and uncovering cosmic mysteries.
- #22 Hazy Mind
82% matchVery Positive86% of 331 reviews2024
Dev: betetiro
Windows · Mac · Linux
You can't remember anything, and all you can see is HER. Delve into your story and uncover the truth behind what happened to you and your parents.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.6%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Horror 12%, Story Rich 10%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror visual novel that focuses on narrative and atmosphere to deliver its scares.
- #23 SIGNALIS
80% 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: Psychological Horror 42.6%, Female Protagonist 22.5%, Atmospheric 15.4%, Puzzle 11.8%, Adventure 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in psychological horror with a deep, cryptic narrative and a heavy focus on retro-tech aesthetics.
- #24 My Head On Your Body
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Creepy Pop
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Experimental 25.8%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Horror 14.7%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Philosophical 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: An experimental visual novel that leans into psychological horror and surreal, unsettling imagery.
- #25 [Chilla's Art] The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件
81% 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 44.3%, Psychological Horror 27.8%, Atmospheric 7.3%, Story Rich 5.7%, Exploration 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: Another atmospheric horror title that uses mundane settings and slow-burn dread to build tension.
- #26 Disturbed
81% matchVery Positive92% of 1,861 reviews2016
Dev: iBlackpen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 32.2 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Play as a farmer who struggles to manage a failing farm. You come to a point where there is no more hope, and you must do something.
Why similar: Horror 19.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.5%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Psychological Horror 12%, Puzzle 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A short, free-to-play horror game that uses visual novel elements to tell a dark, psychological story.
- #27 Rental
77% matchVery Positive92% of 5,401 reviews2024
Dev: Lonely HousePub: Animita Project
Windows
Rental is a short and spooky adventure game about the dangers of renting a house in an unknown place.
Why similar: Horror 33.5%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Atmospheric 12.3%, Exploration 11.8%, Female Protagonist 9.2%
- #28 SIMULACRA 2
79% matchVery Positive87% of 1,664 reviews2020
Dev: Kaigan GamesPub: Soft Source
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A dead influencer. An obsessed detective. Three suspects. Piece the truth together by going through the victim’s phone messages, videos, and social media in the follow up to the critically acclaimed SIMULACRA.
Why similar: Experimental 20.4%, FMV 17.7% ★, Horror 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Visual Novel 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: Continues the theme of digital investigation, forcing players to piece together a narrative through found files and media.
- #29 The Sixth Sorrow
78% matchVery Positive86% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: Nezumirra
Windows
The Sixth Sorrow is a short, narrative-driven horror game where your choices impact the story. To what lengths can a mother's love drive her?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.4%, Horror 23.2%, Choices Matter 18.6%, Story Rich 10.5%, Atmospheric 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A choice-driven horror game that emphasizes atmospheric storytelling and multiple endings.
- #30 Case #1472
79% matchMixed57% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: Broken at Release Game Studio
Windows
A mysterious woman is sitting in front of you. Who is she? And who are you? And why are you both there? Case #1472 is mystery information digging interrogation thriller game where there are more things going on than what meets the eye, but are you able to unravel what has happened?
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.1%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Horror 18.9%, Puzzle 12.7%, Female Protagonist 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A dialogue-heavy investigative game that mirrors the interview-based structure of the seed game.
- #31 Forgive or Finalize
77% matchMixed69% of 211 reviews2026
Dev: 72studio
Windows · Mac
A short-form psychological thriller. Confront the mysterious Finn through a monitor. No strategy or puzzles—and you are given almost no freedom of choice. Simply face the absurd situation and witness the end.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.2%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Story Rich 12.6%, Horror 11.6%
- #32 A Date in the Park
78% matchVery Positive88% of 2,018 reviews2016
Dev: Cloak and Dagger Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 36%
A short and mysterious free point and click adventure game, inspired by the feeling of oddness in an everyday situation.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23%, Horror 21.9%, Story Rich 11%, Exploration 10.7%, Point & Click 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click adventure that uses exploration and narrative to build a sense of unease in a seemingly normal setting.
- #33 YAMIKKO TROUBLEMAKER
75% matchVery Positive98% of 96 reviews2025
Dev: お湯めのPub: 半角全角感嘆符
Windows
A long-form, choice-driven psychological horror and depression game in which the protagonist’s ending changes based on the choices made by “you,” the voice he hears in his head.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.5%, Horror 21.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Story Rich 10.5%
- #34 Nightmare Zapping
76% matchVery Positive99% of 76 reviews2023
Dev: Maldo19
Windows
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: Visual Novel 18.6%, Horror 18.5%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Story Rich 10%
- #35 Murmurs of the Mist
75% matchVery Positive89% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: Jenna YourstonePub: JamJam Studios
Windows
In this game, you’ll encounter puzzles which require you to use your environment in order to solve them. Take note of every detail, they can help you in uncovering Sofia’s story.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.9%, Horror 26.1%, Story Rich 13.4%, Puzzle 11.2%, Female Protagonist 9.1%
- #36 Pink Noise
74% matchVery Positive90% of 117 reviews2026
Dev: Somber GamesPub: Caspianborn Publishing
Windows
Pink Noise is a nonlinear visual novel in the psychological horror genre, immersing you in the retro atmosphere of the '90s. It tells the tale of a group of teenagers who unknowingly set off a chain of terrifying events. What secrets lie within the mysterious VHS tape they should’ve never played?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.9%, Horror 17.1%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Choices Matter 15.7%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #37 THANATOS
76% matchVery Positive83% of 59 reviews2024
Dev: Angela NguyenPub: WahooCat Productions
Windows · Mac
THANATOS is a first-person psychological horror mystery game that involves finding clues, solving puzzles, and uncovering secrets to prevent a friend from taking their own life.
Why similar: Horror 24.3%, Psychological Horror 21.4%, Puzzle 16.1%, Exploration 13.7%, Adventure 12.1%
- #38 Terroro
73% matchVery Positive82% of 1,684 reviews2024
Dev: Melt
Windows
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 28.9%, Psychological Horror 26.8%, Choices Matter 17.8%, Multiplayer 12.3%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #39 Overcome Your Fears - Caretaker
73% matchMixed69% of 1,714 reviews2025
Dev: markuwaaaaa
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Steve Jackson, a 19-year-old guy, is looking after a friends house and encounters eerie events in a small town. Dive into the dark mystery of the events you unwittingly became a part of. Will you be able to uncover the truth?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.1%, Horror 29.6%, Story Rich 13.4%, Atmospheric 9%, Retro 6.2%
- #40 Channel 4 Midnight
72% matchVery Positive87% of 139 reviews2026
Dev: foolkien
Windows
A bite-sized psychological horror game about a wayward soul who seeks transformation through a sinister ritual.
Why similar: Horror 34.9%, Psychological Horror 33.3%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Story Rich 8.7%, Adventure 6%
- #41 The Complex: Found Footage
71% matchVery Positive93% of 9,623 reviews2022
Dev: pgWave
Windows
Experience the liminal world of the backrooms through a VHS camera, immersing into a mysterious story and wandering the dream-like structures... Might there be something following you?
Why similar: Horror 29.9%, Psychological Horror 28.2%, Multiplayer 12.6%, Exploration 10.2%, Atmospheric 6.8%
- #42 Killer Frequency
70% matchVery Positive93% of 5,882 reviews2023
Dev: Team17
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Killer Frequency is a first-person horror puzzle game set in 1987, that puts you in the role of a late-night radio talk show host in small town America whose callers are being stalked by a mysterious killer.
Why similar: Horror 26%, Choices Matter 18.3%, Puzzle 12.8%, Story Rich 12.5%, Atmospheric 10.9%
- #43 The Lancaster Leak - Crisis At Call Center
72% matchVery Positive84% of 334 reviews2023
Dev: Jeremy FischerPub: Jflyer Games
Windows · Mac
YOU CONTROL THE FOUND FOOTAGE. Another tape has been leaked, this time a cover-up of a tragic mass casualty event.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.2%, Horror 31.9%, Story Rich 17.1%, Exploration 10%, Atmospheric 6.1%
- #44 The Backroom - Lost and Found
71% matchVery Positive89% of 435 reviews2022
Dev: Lollin' Pony
Windows
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: Psychological Horror 23.1%, Horror 20.6%, Story Rich 11%, Puzzle 10.7%, Exploration 10.3%
- #45 Evil Inside - Prologue
73% matchMixed67% of 1,044 reviews2021
Dev: JanduSoft
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 10%
Evil Inside is a first-person psychological horror game. After the death of his mother and the arrest of his father for it, Mark decides to contact her using the Spiritual board. But it fades away, and here is when all begins... Mark will face his greatest fears to discover the truth.
Why similar: Horror 29%, Experimental 26.9%, Multiplayer 14.5%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Story Rich 4.9%
- #46 Forbidden Terror: Board Game
68% matchVery Positive92% of 164 reviews2025
Dev: Elite Lords Studios
Windows
A psychological horror game where you take the role of Jonah, an 18 year old trying out a new board game, The Ouija Board, with his friend Emily. Little did they know, it was far from a simple board game.
Why similar: Horror 30.1%, Psychological Horror 29.2%, Story Rich 13.5%, Atmospheric 13.2%, Exploration 9.9%
- #47 Escape Room - Der kranke Kollege
70% matchVery Positive81% of 12,512 reviews2020
Dev: Bitbeast Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 62%
You only wanted to make a visit to your sick colleague, but what you encounter is beyond your imagination. Discover the secrets of your colleague and find a way to escape the trap.
Why similar: Horror 31.5%, Multiplayer 26.1%, Puzzle 15.6%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Atmospheric 4.2%
- #48 The Lancaster Leak - Entity Exam
69% matchVery Positive87% of 539 reviews2024
Dev: Jeremy FischerPub: Jflyer Games
Windows · Mac
YOU CONTROL THE FOUND FOOTAGE. Another tape has been leaked, this time a recording of a training protocol. By answering questions and resisting jumpscares, can you beat the Entity Exam?
Why similar: Horror 52%, Psychological Horror 25%, Atmospheric 11.2%, Story Rich 9.4%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #49 Blameless
71% matchVery Positive84% of 5,090 reviews2016
Dev: Vaclav HudecPub: Blameless Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Blameless is a mysterious first-person adventure with primary focus on puzzle solving and short story. The player will appear in a role of an architect trying to investigate strange happenings, after discovering evidence of an act of violence.
Why similar: Horror 51.9%, Multiplayer 15.7%, Puzzle 13.7%, Adventure 6.5%, Psychological Horror 4.9%
- #50 I'll Do It Tomorrow
69% matchVery Positive96% of 82 reviews2024
Dev: Luca Morotti
Windows
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: Psychological Horror 25%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Story Rich 11.2%, Female Protagonist 11.1%
- #51 Narrow Woods Hotel
68% matchVery Positive97% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: Hyper Freeze Games
Windows
A retro point-and-click horror adventure game that tests the boundries of the genre! In this "found-footage" horror game you have to navigate the rooms and hallways of the mysterious Narrow Woods Hotel. Collect keys and items and use them to find your way out.
Why similar: Horror 23.9%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Retro 11.7%, Point & Click 10.6%, Atmospheric 10.6%
- #52 The Room Syndrome
70% matchVery Positive95% of 362 reviews2019
Dev: Jesse CarradinePub: Jesse Carradine?
Windows
Explore the mysterious room by traversing time, while you watch a man succumb to the room syndrome.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 42.6%, Choices Matter 23.2%, Puzzle 18.5%, Female Protagonist 15.7%
- #53 DEAD LAMB WALKING
67% matchVery Positive97% of 195 reviews2024
Dev: Lyn Mametchi
Windows
A story about a dead lamb walking.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.7%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Horror 19.4%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Female Protagonist 13.5%
- #54 [Chilla's Art] Parasocial | パラソーシャル
67% matchVery Positive94% of 1,646 reviews2023
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Parasocial | パラソーシャル is a Japanese horror game about a live streamer.
Why similar: Horror 32.8%, Psychological Horror 29.2%, Choices Matter 16.7%, Atmospheric 7.7%, Female Protagonist 7.3%
- #55 Fran Bow
67% 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 30.8%, Horror 17.4%, Story Rich 11.4%, Puzzle 9.7%, Point & Click 9.3%
- #56 Flesh Water
67% matchVery Positive82% of 913 reviews2021
Dev: Euphoric Bros
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 16%
This is your last day as a worker for a pet feeding service, and depending on how the day goes, your life. Prepare the final meal for a client's odd pet that lives in an abandoned pool all while trying to make it out safely and avoid mistakes.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24%, Horror 21.7%, Choices Matter 16.3%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Story Rich 10.7%
- #57 The Floor Above
64% matchVery Positive90% of 217 reviews2026
Dev: Swytapp Games
Windows
A claustrophobic anomaly-horror game where you can only turn, blink, and decide: is it real or not? Survive five endings and uncover Mike’s story.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.9%, Horror 25.3%, Choices Matter 16.8%, Story Rich 13.8%, Exploration 11.7%
- #58 Lost Diskettes Vol.1
66% matchVery Positive90% of 78 reviews2024
Dev: Puko
Windows
This is a collection of short and experimental horror experiences, focused on surreal and bizarre plots.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.2%, Horror 20.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Choices Matter 15.7%, Story Rich 9%
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64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,988 reviews2024
Dev: Under The Sink Studio
Windows
Can you solve the mystery of the Beast of Gozdary?
Why similar: Horror 35.6%, Atmospheric 17.1%, Story Rich 17%, Exploration 15.4%, Adventure 7.3%
