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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: RPG 27.2%, Horror 21.9%, Multiple Endings 17.1%, Adventure 11.8%, Top-Down 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Shares a similar focus on surreal, narrative-driven exploration and unsettling atmosphere.

A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.

Why similar: Horror 32.6%, RPG 27.7%, Multiple Endings 19.9%, 2D 10.4%, Cute 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A foundational classic of the genre that perfectly balances puzzle-solving with psychological horror in an art-focused setting.

From the creator of Angels of Death: the multi-ending exploration horror game The Forest of Drizzling Rain. Includes Full Ver. (2022), completed nine years after the original release, and Original Ver. (2013), where it all began. Alas, it was the "promised place," where Shiori was never meant to go.

Why similar: RPG 29.3%, Horror 20.4%, Adventure 12%, RPGMaker 11.2% ★, Action-Adventure 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy horror game that excels at building tension through its isolated, atmospheric setting.

A young girl, Viola, is drawn inexorably to a mysterious manor that seems to change behind her back. It is a place of pain, turmoil and death. Plumb its detestable depths and abominable history. Untangle riddles that bar your perilous path. And flee the hellish halls of The Witch’s House.

Why similar: Horror 58.3%, RPG 20.5%, 2D 9.8%, Adventure 6.9%, Cute 3%

Why You'll Like It: Features the same high-stakes exploration and trap-filled environment design found in the seed game.

Savior of the Abyss is a horror adventure game. To avoid sudden death, always pay attention and be suspicious of things around you. Collect and use a variety of tools to get to the surface. Please lead the protagonist safely so that the protagonist can achieve his or her purpose safely.

Why similar: Horror 30.2%, JRPG 20.2%, RPGMaker 17.9% ★, Adventure 11.9%, RPG 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on high-tension evasion and survival mechanics within a claustrophobic facility.

This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.

Why similar: Horror 41.7%, Adventure 16%, 2D 13.2%, Fantasy 12.7%, Cute 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: The quintessential exploration-based horror game that prioritizes atmosphere and surreal discovery over traditional combat.

Witness the tale of a most foolish family. A remake of the classic horror exploration game makes its way to Steam.

Why similar: Horror 59.3%, Adventure 13.1%, 2D 13%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Singleplayer 2%

Why You'll Like It: An essential horror-adventure title that emphasizes uncovering dark family secrets through exploration.

Trick or treating in a vampire's house.Trick & Treat is a light-hearted Halloween adventure. It's about exploring and solving puzzles in a spooky atmosphere. There will be some horror elements, romance, many bad ends and a happy ending of true love.

Why similar: RPGMaker 39.8% ★, Horror 25.2%, RPG 17.3%, Adventure 11.4%, Cute 5%

Why You'll Like It: A classic RPG-maker style horror game that captures the same charm and dread as the seed title.

Explore a school plagued by unnatural phenomena in this horror-adventure game revolving around the missing girl Misao. Improving upon 2017's "Definitive Edition" with refreshed graphics and support for HD resolutions, you can now experience the terror in a new form.

Why similar: Horror 37.5%, RPG 33.5%, 2D 13.1%, Adventure 12.8%, Singleplayer 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: Combines school-based mystery with supernatural horror and multiple endings.

This isn't a horror game. Nothing will jump out at you.

Why similar: RPGMaker 60.8% ★, Adventure 21.9%, Horror 17.3%

Why You'll Like It: A short, impactful psychological horror experience that uses its 2D aesthetic to create a sense of unease.

Waking up in the beautiful night, maiden with cat’s ears whose name is Nyarutoru finds her friends nowhere. What are they waiting her ahead?

Why similar: RPGMaker 29% ★, RPG 20%, Horror 19.2%, Multiple Endings 9.2%, Adventure 8%

Why You'll Like It: An indie horror title that uses its unique art style to create a memorable and unsettling journey.

「いつもあなたの傍に」 Galeid.は不気味な夢の世界で魚を釣ったりゴミを食べたり世界を救ったりする こわかわホラーRPGです。

Why similar: RPG 33.8%, Horror 25.3%, JRPG 13.8%, Cute 9.9%, Top-Down 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: Blends cute pixel art with an underlying sense of dread and atmospheric exploration.

Join Alicia as she tries to save her niece from a city warped and twisted by otherworldly beings in this eccentric RPG.

Why similar: RPG 36.3%, RPGMaker 24.5% ★, Horror 20%, JRPG 17.7%, Singleplayer 1.5%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based horror RPG that captures the strange, unsettling tone of the seed game.

Delve into the enthralling world of Pocket Mirror ~ GoldenerTraum, the acclaimed RPG Maker gothic horror game that'll take you on a moving journey of self-discovery.

Why similar: Horror 37.6%, RPG 27.4%, Adventure 11.9%, Top-Down 11.9%, 2D 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Features intricate puzzle-solving and a gothic, dreamlike atmosphere that fans of the genre will appreciate.

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: Horror 28%, RPG 24.1%, Multiple Endings 19.8%, Action-Adventure 15.1%, Adventure 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play horror title that shares the same indie, psychological-horror DNA as the seed game.

A horror exploration game that takes place in an underground labyrinth. Avoid malicious creations that are hungry for your soul. Depart from the nightmares that constantly haunt you.

Why similar: RPG 27.5%, Horror 21.4%, Adventure 15.1%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, Cute 11%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on atmospheric psychological horror and the mystery of a strange, supernatural environment.

This is a recreational healing Mini-plot game explored at home. Players will play and wander around the house from the perspective of a little girl. What will she do when she is alone? What strange stories will happen in the process, and in the process of exploration, you may find some strange secrets....

Why similar: Horror 37.6%, RPGMaker 24.6% ★, RPG 20.7%, Adventure 8.2%, Cute 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers a claustrophobic and intense horror experience centered on a single, terrifying location.

"Please... kill me." "Help me get outta here, and I'll kill you." ~ Angels of Death is a psychological horror-adventure game, consisting of four episodes.

Why similar: Horror 32.8%, RPG 30%, 2D 11.4%, Adventure 11.4%, Fantasy 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: A story-driven adventure that pairs a compelling mystery with constant threats and character-focused horror.

Manipulate the main character with power of telepathic, looking for the trace of Araka, an Exorcist imprisoned in the other world.

Why similar: RPG 25.2%, Horror 23.9%, JRPG 21.4%, Adventure 12.3%, RPGMaker 7.3% ★

Why You'll Like It: Features a similar school-based horror setting with a focus on supernatural investigation.

There was a crooked man, and he walked a crooked mile... This is the first title in the series known as The Strange Man, developed by Uri Games. Experience the myriad horrors awaiting David as he moves into his new house.

Why similar: Horror 35%, Multiple Endings 22.5%, 2D 12.8%, Adventure 10.8%, RPG 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-focused horror game that excels at psychological storytelling and building a sense of impending doom.

Welcome to a world in which dragons are born from the desires of mankind. Each dragon is bestowed with unique powers in accordance with the specific desires of their human familiar. One mysterious stranger travels the land, accompanied by a young dragon graced with the power of eating lies.

Why similar: RPG 36.5%, JRPG 31%, 2D 13.1%, Cute 11.6%, Fantasy 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A short, narrative-driven RPG that balances lighthearted moments with darker, mysterious undertones.

Tide Up is a rather dark and gloomy adventure game. Accompany the girl in a dreamlike world of wonder. Collect the pearls scattered around the world and help the girl escape!

Why similar: RPGMaker 50.9% ★, Horror 25%, Adventure 12.5%, 2D 10.5%, Singleplayer 1%

Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art horror game that emphasizes exploration and the discovery of dark, hidden truths.

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: RPG 33.1%, RPGMaker 25.6% ★, Horror 22.6%, Adventure 14.6%, Cute 4.1%

After months of waiting, Annie finally snags a ticket to the new art exhibit. However, things take a turn for the worst: she finds herself trapped in the museum's haunted basement. Help her navigate puzzles, traps, and more as she tries to escape - and find out the truth of what's really going on.

Why similar: RPGMaker 31.8% ★, RPG 23.3%, JRPG 22.9%, Horror 13.8%, 2D 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that uses its setting to explore themes of trauma and discovery.

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 25.9%, RPG 24%, Multiple Endings 15.4%, Adventure 10.2%, Cute 8.7%

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 50.1%, RPG 21.9%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Adventure 9.9%, 2D 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: A definitive school-horror experience that emphasizes survival and the grim consequences of exploration.

You have to help a guy named Yeongchul trapped inside his home, navigate the house to protect himself from suspicious person.

Why similar: RPG 21.1%, Horror 19.3%, RPGMaker 18.6% ★, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Top-Down 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down puzzle-horror game that focuses on navigation and survival in a hostile environment.

MIGAKAMIKAGAMI -reviver- is a Horror 2D Pixel art Adventure Escape game. The story is set in a rural hospital where a legend of divine abductions by a deity called "Migakami-sama" has been passed down. The protagonists, Mika and Nae, are caught up in the divine abduction.

Why similar: Horror 25.6%, RPG 18.5%, JRPG 15.9%, 2D Platformer 12%, Adventure 10.1%

This is a survival horror action game in which a young girl "Enri" tries to escape from a mysterious facility filled with blood and madness.

Why similar: JRPG 22%, Horror 21%, 2D Platformer 18.1%, Adventure 17.1%, RPG 12.6%

A subway train plagued by strange occurrences. A part-time exorcist girl arrives to confront the supernatural chaos, with the unknown ahead.

Why similar: Horror 45%, RPG 29.4%, Adventure 11%, Cute 10.8%, Singleplayer 3.8%

A little girl, Hinata, finding her missing cat in a mysterious and dangerous castle. This place once belonged to the famous Duke Shewell's family, but it is abandoned now. And there is a big secret hidden in this castle.

Why similar: RPGMaker 34.1% ★, RPG 31.5%, Adventure 18.3%, Horror 16.1%

Challenge yourself while being chased by fear! A horror puzzle action adventure! ■A completely new version of the legendary horror game "Ao Oni"!

Why similar: RPG 21.3%, Horror 18%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Adventure 13%, Action-Adventure 10.8%

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: RPGMaker 30.9% ★, RPG 24.5%, Horror 23.4%, Adventure 10.9%, JRPG 6%

TinkerQuarry is an RPG about a girl trapped in an uncanny plane of existence called “The Dollhouse”.

Why similar: RPG 32%, Horror 28.5%, Adventure 14.1%, 2D 8.9%, Fantasy 7.5%

"I can't sleep." A cute and possibly just a little bit scary puzzle platformer game. Move stickers to the right positions in order to get rid of the monsters and complete the sticker book.

Why similar: RPG 27.8%, Cute 16.5%, Fantasy 16.2%, Adventure 14.5%, 2D 12%

[This is the origin of "Blue Tragedy"]The legendary horror game "Ao Oni" is now available on Steam!

Why similar: RPG 28.7%, Horror 25.5%, RPGMaker 21.1% ★, JRPG 11.1%, 2D 6.7%

In the story, the player plays the KUI, a 14-year-old girl with mental illness, who falls into her own spiritual world for an unknown reason during a daily activity. Players must pass through puzzles and various strange characters to communicate. The player's attitude toward various items in the game will affect the outcome of the game.

Why similar: RPGMaker 43.7% ★, Horror 25.1%, RPG 13.4%, Adventure 12.1%, 2D 4.6%

"海子 UMIKO" is a psychological horror visual novel. Engage in conversations with Umiko, complete various mini-games, solve puzzles, and gradually piece together the dark truths she tries to hide about herself and her dimension from fragmented narratives. Preserve your fragile friendship for a week!

Why similar: RPG 26.8%, Horror 23.8%, Top-Down 15.8%, Multiple Endings 15%, 2D 9.5%

Follow Cirno in this RPG adventure as she travels across Misty Lake and beyond, fighting fierce amphibious opponents, all to fulfill her contractual obligations to a certain disguised figure...

Why similar: RPG 40.2%, JRPG 20.4%, Adventure 16.5%, Top-Down 9.8%, 2D 6.2%

Fishy is a heartfelt visual novel about friends, enemies, acceptance, and monsters. Explore the aquarium, face your fears, and maybe make a friend. here fishy fishy f̵̥͘͠i̷̱͉͋͑s̵͙̈͘h̵͖̅y̶̜͘

Why similar: Horror 100%

Everything fell apart. People started getting sick… not in a normal way. Now the city is desolate, and the only thing that matters is finding out if your best friend is still alive. You'll have to explore, run, hide, and face the contamination.

Why similar: Adventure 25%, Action-Adventure 22%, 2D Platformer 21.7%, Horror 21.1%, 2D 8.8%

A dark fairy tale set in the deep sea. The fated encounter between a sea monster and a human forever changes their lives in this visual novel. Contains platonic yuri.

Why similar: Adventure 28.6%, 2D Platformer 26.5%, Multiple Endings 25.9%, 2D 8.9%, Cute 8.5%

Become an experiment and flee with friends from this chaotic and amazing place. And as the exploration deepens, the truth gradually emerges...

Why similar: RPGMaker 39% ★, Adventure 19.8%, RPG 19.8%, Cute 12.7%, Horror 7.4%

[A Double Dose of Blue Terror in an Abandoned, Rain-Slicked School]The latest installment in the legendary horror franchise, Aooni!

Why similar: Horror 31.4%, RPG 29.2%, Adventure 16.1%, Action-Adventure 14.7%, 2D 5.7%

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 40.6%, Adventure 21.2%, RPG 19.8%, Action-Adventure 16.1%, Singleplayer 2.4%

The Sirena Expedition is a short PSX-style horror-platformer in which you explore a mysterious underwater facility.

Why similar: Horror 40.8%, 2D Platformer 31.2%, Adventure 15.3%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Singleplayer 1.4%

A casual healing rpg that takes players on a journey around the house from the perspective of a young girl, what does she do when she's home alone? What strange things will you come across in the process, and while exploring, perhaps... What other strange secrets might you discover?

Why similar: Horror 32.9%, RPG 32.9%, Multiple Endings 18.2%, 2D 7.5%, Adventure 6.6%

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: RPGMaker 47.4% ★, Horror 32.8%, Adventure 10.8%, Multiple Endings 4.4%, 2D 3.8%

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: RPG 24.7%, Horror 21.9%, Multiple Endings 17.7%, Adventure 11.5%, Top-Down 8.9%

It Moves is a horror game that will try to scare you without too many of the typical "screamers", instead relying on atmosphere and suspense. You'll be solving puzzles along the way, and encountering all manner of not-so-friendly creatures.

Why similar: Horror 53.9%, RPGMaker 37.7% ★, 2D 8.4%

《Petal Orphan》是一款黑童话风格的轻度恐怖解谜游戏，其容错性允许玩家跳过部分解密和搜集要素。玩家将以主人公薇妮的视角，与未知的人一起探索未知的领域。被遗忘的灵魂，被折断的蝴蝶，或是随风消逝的花瓣……被人捏在手中，到最后你会成为什么？能否去揭开七色花田下的秘密呢？

Why similar: RPG 46.5%, RPGMaker 33.2% ★, Adventure 20.3%

It was only after I and my buddies escaped from the terrifying laboratory that I realized that there might be a bigger conspiracy behind it. The adventure is far from over, But don't forget, what's happening here is just the beginning.

Why similar: RPG 32%, Adventure 20.1%, JRPG 16.3%, 2D Platformer 14.5%, Multiple Endings 10.4%

Fausts Alptraum is an single player, puzzle game created by LabORat Studio, an indie game team from Taiwan. The story based on Goethe's Faust. Players will play as a troubled girl wandering around in a crayon-drawn world. Players will have to find the relevance between dreams and reality by collecting clues.

Why similar: RPGMaker 44.6% ★, Horror 35.6%, Adventure 10.6%, RPG 8.5%, Singleplayer 0.7%

Homicipher is a female-targeted language deciphering and exploration ADV based on the concept of "romance with horror men." The protagonist, who has wandered into another world, interacts with non-human beings to decipher their language while striving to escape.

Why similar: Horror 44.4%, Multiple Endings 31.3%, Adventure 19.9%, Singleplayer 4.4%

In Aphotic Descent, you play as a diver whose submarine crashed at the bottom of the ocean. With no other option for survival, you must make your way to a nearby underwater research facility facing terrifying creatures, all while descending deeper and deeper...

Why similar: Horror 43.6%, Action-Adventure 29.9%, Adventure 21.9%, Singleplayer 4.6%

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: RPG 23.5%, Horror 22.4%, JRPG 22.1%, Top-Down 12.8%, 2D 8.5%

In an isolated lab beneath the earth, a childhood friend is resurrected. Amidst sealed walls, a spree of killings unfolds. In a godless abyss, parallel worlds entwine like a maze. Where does one find the path to the sole universe of bliss?

Why similar: RPG 50.8%, Adventure 25.2%, 2D 15.2%, JRPG 8.2%, Singleplayer 0.7%

A girl who has lost her memory must collect five scattered memory fragments in the school to remember the events of that day.

Why similar: Horror 49.5%, RPGMaker 28% ★, Adventure 20%, Singleplayer 2.5%

A recreational healing Mini-plot game explored at home. Players will play and wander around the house from the perspective of a little girl. What will she do when she is alone? What strange stories will happen in the process? and in the process of exploration, you may find some strange secrets....

Why similar: Horror 29.8%, RPG 29.2%, JRPG 15.6%, Adventure 14.8%, Cute 9.1%