- #1 Paper Lily - Chapter 1
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 8,379 reviews2024
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.9%, Pixel Graphics 14.7%, Horror 11.3%, Female Protagonist 8.6%, Puzzle 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the same blend of high-quality pixel art and surreal, psychological horror storytelling found in The Bunny Graveyard.
- #2 Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,824 reviews2021
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%, Horror 11.3%, Female Protagonist 8.5%, Puzzle 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: This prequel captures the same intimate, narrative-focused horror experience with a similar visual style.
- #3 Ib
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,122 reviews2022
Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.1%, Horror 17.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Puzzle 10%
Why You'll Like It: A seminal work in the pixel-horror genre that excels at using simple mechanics to create intense, atmospheric dread.
- #4 Angels of Death
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 5,297 reviews2016
Dev: Vaka Game Magazine
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 53.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
"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: Psychological Horror 14.8%, Survival Horror 14.1%, Horror 13.5%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich, pixel-based horror game that focuses on character dynamics and psychological tension.
- #5 a pet shop after dark
94% matchVery Positive89% of 405 reviews2022
Dev: npckc
Windows · Mac · Linux
PETSITTER WANTED. A horror point-and-click adventure game. Water the plants, feed the pets, and DON'T turn off the lights.
Why similar: Point & Click 18%, Horror 15.3%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Puzzle 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, point-and-click horror experience that uses a limited color palette to great effect.
- #6 Little Misfortune
94% matchVery Positive92% of 13,710 reviews2019
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Led by her new friend, Mr. Voice, Misfortune ventures into the woods, where mysteries are unraveled and a little bad luck unfolds.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.6%, Point & Click 22%, Horror 14.7%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Story Rich 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the same 'cute but dark' juxtaposition through a narrative-driven, point-and-click adventure.
- #7 Mad Father
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,511 reviews2016
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Witness the tale of a most foolish family. A remake of the classic horror exploration game makes its way to Steam.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.4%, Horror 21.1%, Survival Horror 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Female Protagonist 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Features a classic top-down pixel aesthetic combined with dark, puzzle-heavy exploration and a haunting narrative.
- #8 The Witch's House MV
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,920 reviews2018
Dev: FummyPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 34.9%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, Survival Horror 8.9%, Female Protagonist 8%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential pixel-horror game that relies on environmental storytelling and clever puzzles to build tension.
- #9 Paquerette Down the Bunburrows
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,233 reviews2023
Dev: BunstackPub: Abiding Bridge
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The buns... you HAVE to capture them!! Think outside the bunburrow or get outsmarted by bunnies in this cute pathfinding-based puzzle game!
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 21.7%, Female Protagonist 20.6%, Top-Down 20.2%, Puzzle 14.9%, Cute 14.8%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the cute, rabbit-themed aesthetic while offering challenging, logic-based puzzle gameplay.
- #10 Subway Midnight
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,267 reviews2021
Dev: Bubby DarkstarPub: Aggro Crab
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Board the train! Run away from a weirdo! Solve some puzzles! Make friends with some ghosts! Try not to become a ghost yourself!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.3%, Horror 18.8%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Cartoony 11.7%, Cute 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, colorful, and psychological horror game that prioritizes atmosphere and unique visual design.
- #11 Lily's Well
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,572 reviews2022
Dev: PureIceBlue
Windows
It is a rainy night in the Spring of 2005. Lily is left home alone after her Papa put her to bed. She is awoken by a cry for help outside her window. It is coming from the well. Help Lily gather rope to go down the well and save the poor soul trapped down there.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.4%, Horror 17%, Point & Click 16.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Top-Down 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on multiple endings and a dark, pixelated atmosphere that rewards careful exploration and curiosity.
- #12 OMORI
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 86,619 reviews2020
Dev: OMOCAT, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 41%, Pixel Graphics 19.5%, Horror 15.3%, Story Rich 15%, 2D 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: Uses a charming, colorful art style to mask a deeply emotional and disturbing psychological horror journey.
- #13 Before The Night
89% matchVery Positive95% of 490 reviews2022
Dev: Uneducated Game Studio
Windows
Before The Night is a horror action adventure game based on a macabre twist to a fable. Survive in the tiny, cute animal village! Your animal friends will literally turn rabid at night! Uncover the secrets of the world where animals keep human pets. Join the cute pet human "Lisa" on her adventure!
Why similar: Horror 12.6%, Cartoony 11.8%, Action-Adventure 11.6%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Puzzle 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: An action-adventure game that balances puzzle-solving with a dark, fairy-tale-inspired horror setting.
- #14 The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
87% matchVery Positive92% of 3,087 reviews2022
Dev: Cloak and Dagger GamesPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a folk horror narrative-driven adventure. Explore the isolated moors of rural Victorian England as you uncover the mysteries of Hob's Barrow. The answers lie in the soil...
Why similar: Point & Click 23.1%, Horror 16.2%, Female Protagonist 14%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Puzzle 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click adventure that excels at building a slow-burn, folk-horror atmosphere.
- #15 Misao - 2024 HD Remaster
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,503 reviews2017
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Psychological Horror 17.6%, Survival Horror 16%, Horror 15.6%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic horror-adventure game that excels at blending exploration with supernatural mystery.
- #16 Burnhouse Lane
86% matchVery Positive94% of 1,087 reviews2022
Dev: Harvester Games
Windows
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Burnhouse Lane tells a story of Angie Weather, a one foot in the grave agency nurse attempting to complete five impossible tasks in order to win her life back. Solve puzzles, make friends and enemies, run, hide and fight in this dark adventure that'll take you on a trip to another world and back...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.8%, Action-Adventure 17.7%, Horror 16.7%, Puzzle 13.3%, Female Protagonist 13.1%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven puzzle-adventure that deals with heavy, dark themes through a side-scrolling, pixelated perspective.
- #17 Evil Tonight
86% matchVery Positive87% of 534 reviews2021
Dev: DYA Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Silvia never runs from evil—she makes it her business. Eccentric yet warm-hearted, this seasoned modern exorcist has mastered the art of confronting the supernatural, turning haunted places into tangible nightmares. But on this fateful night, nothing goes as planned.
Why similar: Survival Horror 21.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Action-Adventure 12.9%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Horror 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-horror game with a top-down perspective that emphasizes exploration and mystery-solving.
- #18 Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 33,269 reviews2020
Dev: Nikita KryukovPub: Nikita Igorevich Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 11%
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 41.5%, Horror 27.8%, Retro 10%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Adventure 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A short, intense psychological experience that explores mental health through a distinct, pixelated lens.
- #19 House of Rules
85% matchVery Positive91% of 170 reviews2021
Dev: Chii the Cat
Windows
Congratulations! You're hired as a new waterer in Black Kiwa. Water the plants, and we'll pay you 30 G per hour. You'll never find any other job this generous. No, we're not hiding anything from you. If you just follow the work protocols and stay out of trouble, everything will be fine.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Horror 13.4%, Mystery 12.7%, Puzzle 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery-focused game that uses puzzle mechanics to drive a story filled with dark secrets.
- #20 Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority-
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,059 reviews2023
Dev: NankidaiPub: 0UP GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority- is a multi-ending horror adventure game. Sara Chidouin returns home from school late one night to discover that something's gone terribly wrong. When she comes to, she finds herself, her friend Joe, and 9 other people trapped in a mysterious place.
Why similar: Point & Click 18%, Survival Horror 17.2%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Mystery 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes, narrative-heavy game that uses pixel art to deliver a gripping and often dark psychological thriller.
- #21 SPOOKWARE
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 794 reviews2021
Dev: BEESWAX GAMESPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Play through loads of hand-crafted fast-paced microgames based on horror tropes, explore the world of the afterlife and help the skelebros live their death to the fullest.
Why similar: Point & Click 18.4%, Horror 16.5%, Cartoony 15.9%, Mystery 13.5%, Cute 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Combines dark humor and episodic horror elements in a way that feels both playful and eerie.
- #22 Garden Story
82% matchVery Positive89% of 1,695 reviews2021
Dev: PicogramPub: Rose City Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Embark on a wholesome adventure to save The Grove! Forage resources, combat the invasive Rot, and restore the community. Relax and enjoy the fruits of your labor in this charming action-RPG starring a grape.
Why similar: Top-Down 16%, Pixel Graphics 15.6%, Action-Adventure 15.4%, Fantasy 13.1%, Cute 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: While lighter in tone, it shares the top-down, pixel-art action-adventure feel and charming world-building.
- #23 Bubbaruka!
82% matchVery Positive89% of 66 reviews2021
Dev: Benjamin SchadePub: Super Nova Studios
Windows
A survival horror puzzle game about exploring an abandoned children's toy, stalked by the shambling husks of scrapped concepts that pursue you endlessly throughout the environment as you try to solve the cryptic puzzles left behind by the developers and keep your pet alive.
Why similar: Survival Horror 18.8%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Horror 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Top-Down 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features a cute aesthetic that hides a deeper, psychological horror experience centered on survival.
- #24 The Legend of Skye
81% matchVery Positive95% of 124 reviews2024
Dev: Point & Pixel AdventuresPub: Point and Pixel Adventures
Windows · Linux
We will step into the shoes of a young druid who will be called upon by her tribe to undertake an important mission. After some events in her village, she will have to leave behind the safety of the forest and venture into a world full of dangers. The fate of the grove will be in her hands.
Why similar: Point & Click 29.1%, Pixel Graphics 14.5%, Retro 11.8%, Puzzle 9.7%, Female Protagonist 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click adventure that shares a similar indie spirit and focus on exploration and discovery.
- #25 The Button Witch
81% matchVery Positive100% of 51 reviews2020
Dev: DDreams Games
Windows
Adventure game full of magic, puzzles and cute characters, featuring a young witch-in-training and a talking ghost-squirrel!
Why similar: Point & Click 20.7%, Cartoony 18.1%, Pixel Graphics 15.9%, Puzzle 14.3%, Cute 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: An indie adventure game that uses magic and puzzle elements to build a charming yet mysterious world.
- #26 Cat in the Box
80% matchVery Positive94% of 1,536 reviews2020
Dev: Gustav
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Cat in the Box is a horror adventure game. Help the poor girl explore the mansion and escape from unknown entities that are pursuing her. Use a variety of tools and your wits to overcome any challenges you face. At times, you'll even have to wake yourself from nightmares to survive.
Why similar: Horror 31.4%, Mystery 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Survival Horror 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that utilizes a distinct art style to create an unsettling and memorable experience.
- #27 Yume Nikki
79% matchVery Positive94% of 10,100 reviews2018
Dev: kikiyamaPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 71.6 hrs≥1hr: 47%
This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.1%, Horror 17.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.8%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Cute 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive surreal exploration game, focusing on psychological imagery and dreamlike, non-linear progression.
- #28 Happy's Humble Burger Farm
78% matchVery Positive93% of 1,995 reviews2021
Dev: Scythe Dev TeamPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Congrats, you're hired! Serve customers and maintain the Happy's Humble Burger Farm restaurant alone on the overnight. But be careful; things fall apart if you mess up! After work, head home and keep your eyes open for a way to escape the Barnyard Buds and their fast food fever-dream.
Why similar: Survival Horror 24.6%, Horror 19.8%, Lore-Rich 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 14.7%, Action-Adventure 13.1%
- #29 Babushka's Glitch Dungeon
77% matchVery Positive99% of 238 reviews2025
Dev: pets club 2
Windows · Mac
Oh hello dearie.. Babushka needs to clean up her big magical cellar. Use hag magic, or just hit stuff with your broom.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 20.9%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Pixel Graphics 15.9%, Action-Adventure 14.5%, Puzzle 13.2%
- #30 Corpse Party
79% matchVery Positive89% of 1,376 reviews2016
Dev: GrisGrisPub: XSEED Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A group of friends unknowingly perform an occult ritual that traps them in an otherworldly elementary school. Here, the vengeful spirits of young children threaten their lives and their sanity, and the only hope of survival is to uncover the chilling details behind the murders of those trapped before them...
Why similar: Horror 37.2%, Psychological Horror 23%, Survival Horror 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Story Rich 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic of the pixel-horror genre that focuses on high-stakes narrative and psychological trauma.
- #31 Mr. Hopp's Playhouse 2
77% matchVery Positive94% of 648 reviews2021
Dev: Moonbit
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A young girl needs to find her friends, unravel a dark mystery and escape the clutches of her cursed toys.
Why similar: Survival Horror 33%, Horror 22.1%, Pixel Graphics 16.3%, Female Protagonist 11%, Action-Adventure 10.6%
- #32 The Rule Of SHE
76% 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 17.4%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Mystery 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Psychological Horror 11.1%
- #33 Dungeon Gals
75% matchVery Positive100% of 75 reviews2026
Dev: DoricDream
Windows
A small crisis control team has been summoned to help a civilization in the sky escape impending doom! Explore dungeons, solve puzzles, and find lots of treasure to help prepare yourself for incredible challenges!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 20.5%, Action-Adventure 19.5%, Puzzle 16.4%, Cute 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%
- #34 Bunny Space Odyssey: FlopHop
74% matchVery Positive100% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: AinkOink
Windows · Linux
Embark on a pixel adventure with Ponchee the bunny in "Bunny Space Odyssey: FlopHop". Solve puzzles, protect plants, and uncover deep mysteries with Usagi-01 on an uninhabited planet.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.2%, Pixel Graphics 20.1%, Action-Adventure 19.8%, Puzzle 11.9%, Story Rich 11.8%
- #35 You Are NOT Bunnygirl
73% matchVery Positive97% of 87 reviews2025
Dev: (Just)JordanPub: Jordan Peloquin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Guide Bunnygirl through a lab of malfunctioning robots in this RPG about self-care! Learn how to weaponize her emotions in combat and meet unhinged robots who seem to know more about her than she does. Can you protect Bunnygirl? And...who is she, anyway??
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18%, Horror 13.7%, Cartoony 12.8%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Top-Down 11.7%
- #36 Five Nights at Tinky's
75% matchVery Positive94% of 53 reviews2023
Dev: Tinky
Windows · Mac · Linux
Five nights at Tinky's is a indie horror game, where you apply for a job as a nightguard at the "Tinkys Lasagne Place". You only need to work for 5 nights to receive your payment, but soon you will find out that you are not alone... Can you survive the 5 nights?
Why similar: Point & Click 23.4%, Survival Horror 14%, Horror 13%, Action 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%
- #37 Webbed
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 15,044 reviews2021
Dev: Sbug Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Swing through the trees, spin sticky webs, and make friends with bugs! Be the adorable spider you've always wanted to be.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 21.4%, Cute 17.7%, Cartoony 15.7%, Puzzle 11.6%, Female Protagonist 10.7%
- #38 HorrorVale
73% matchVery Positive99% of 423 reviews2024
Dev: BatWorks Software
Windows
HorrorVale: A grand Spooktacular adventure about a girl, her dog, and her long journey to save him in a strange and horrifying Underworld.
Why similar: Horror 57.9%, Adventure 23.1%, Cute 19%
- #39 Graveyard Shift
78% matchMixed66% of 64 reviews2016
Dev: Galavalomka Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 43%
A cute and spooky FPS
Why similar: Survival Horror 44.4%, Horror 30.5%, Action 16.2%, Cute 8.8%
- #40 Frogun
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 629 reviews2022
Dev: MolegatoPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Join Renata as she adventures across a world of mystical ruins with the titular FROGUN! Frogun is an old-school platformer with the soul of the PS1/N64 era, in which your frog-shaped grappling hook is a your best friend!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 24.8%, Cute 20.8%, Cartoony 19.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Action 9.2%
- #41 Fear the Spotlight
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,212 reviews2024
Dev: Cozy Game PalsPub: Blumhouse Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Fear the Spotlight is an atmospheric third-person horror adventure with a disturbing mystery to unravel. Sneak into school after hours with Vivian and Amy, survive a séance gone wrong, solve tactile puzzles, and, whatever you do, stay out of the spotlight…
Why similar: Survival Horror 18.1%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Horror 11.5%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Action-Adventure 8.5%
- #42 Spooky Ghosts Dot Com
76% matchVery Positive84% of 51 reviews2018
Dev: Zertuk
Windows · Linux
Ruby the ghost hunter has a tough gig this Halloween. Explore the haunted mansion, take down some ghosts, battle spooky bosses, and rescue the lost cats!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 23%, Action 20.4%, Pixel Graphics 17.9%, Cartoony 16.9%, Cute 14.6%
- #43 Curse Crackers: For Whom the Belle Toils
72% matchVery Positive95% of 406 reviews2022
Dev: Colorgrave
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Bounce, vault, and fight your way through a whimsical world with the help of your loyal companion. Eat snacks, collect artifacts, and travel the world to stop Bonnie and her boney band of troublemakers!
Why similar: Cartoony 18.5%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Retro 13.6%, Action-Adventure 11.8%
- #44 Amanda the Adventurer
69% matchVery Positive94% of 7,110 reviews2023
Dev: MANGLEDmaw GamesPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Join Amanda and her pal Wooly on a series of adventures as they explore and learn about our wonderful world! With several NEW play-along, laugh-along, learn-along episodes there's always fun to be had! Just make sure to do everything Amanda says or she might get angry.
Why similar: Horror 27.8%, Point & Click 16.7%, Mystery 14.8%, Psychological Horror 14%, Puzzle 12.9%
- #45 MERRY BUNNY GARDEN
70% matchVery Positive81% of 225 reviews2025
Dev: qureate
Windows
A spin-off of the "Bunny Garden" that charmed gentlemen across the world, is available now as an action game! Control "woozy" cast members who can't walk properly and return home avoiding dangers that await! Your mission is to safely escort these "woozy" cast members home!
Why similar: Cute 22.3%, Action 22.2%, Female Protagonist 21.5%, Action-Adventure 19.3%, Adventure 14.7%
- #46 FUNKYHEART
69% matchVery Positive91% of 211 reviews2025
Dev: juicce
Windows
Bunn awakens in a surreal world with no memories of what happened. Bunny Hop through this colorful surreal landscape, explore hidden locations, and uncover the troubling truth about your identity in this 3D platformer.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 35.2%, Female Protagonist 26.4%, Cute 13.2%, Action 10.1%, Adventure 8.6%
- #47 Stray Cat Crossing
71% matchVery Positive93% of 648 reviews2015
Dev: JurloPub: Fridge
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Stray Cat Crossing is an indie pixel horror game about an encounter with a mysterious little girl named Cat. Explore a surreal world filled with colorful characters, challenging riddles, and dark secrets.
Why similar: Horror 34.5%, Pixel Graphics 26.8%, Female Protagonist 17.4%, Adventure 13.1%, Puzzle 8.1%
- #48 Purgatory’s Flower
68% matchVery Positive95% of 101 reviews2025
Dev: vivid selfish
Windows
Hand-drawn 2D point and click Horror x Dating sim Meet the 'Flowers' imprisoned in hell. They long for an escape to purgatory. Your job here is simple. Listen to their stories, and break out together. Easy, right? ...But, doesn't it seem strange? These people... seem to be out of their mind, a bit.
Why similar: Point & Click 27.2%, Cartoony 18.1%, Horror 17.5%, Mystery 12.1%, Retro 11.3%
- #49 Under The Island
66% matchVery Positive93% of 459 reviews2026
Dev: Slime King GamesPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows
Embark on an epic adventure in Under the Island! A 2D action-adventure steeped in ‘90s charm, step into the shoes of Nia, and battle fierce monsters, solve clever puzzles, and explore a world alive with mystery as you race to save your new home before it’s too late.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 21.5%, Lore-Rich 19.5%, Pixel Graphics 16.3%, Puzzle 14.5%, Fantasy 10.5%
- #50 Rising Dusk
72% matchVery Positive81% of 88 reviews2018
Dev: Studio Stobie
Windows · Mac
An Anti-Coin Collection Platformer inspired by Japanese folktales. Befriend an assortment of ghosts and ghouls as you explore the world hidden in the dusk.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 100%
- #51 GhoulScrapers
67% matchVery Positive99% of 109 reviews2024
Dev: ShortCake_CafePub: Oniworks Studios
Windows
Ghoulscrapers is a precision platformer where you play as Eggroll, the new employee at Ghoulscrapers. You owe the government one gazillion dollars and it's your job to pay the debt before it's too late!
Why similar: Cute 20%, Pixel Graphics 18.5%, Retro 15.4%, Action 12.7%, Female Protagonist 12.1%
- #52 Softie
67% matchVery Positive100% of 72 reviews2024
Dev: Kristina Springer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Softie is a short creepy (but cute!) point-and-click adventure game. Take on the role of a cuddly teddy bear trying to find their lost owner in a peculiar house.
Why similar: Point & Click 22.7%, Horror 20.7%, Lore-Rich 15.6%, Cute 15.4%, Mystery 7.6%
- #53 Clea
69% matchVery Positive98% of 408 reviews2019
Dev: InvertMouse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Clea is a jump scare free, skill-based survival horror adventure.
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.7%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Horror 13.2%, Female Protagonist 13%, Cute 9.2%
- #54 Garten of Banban
70% matchMixed53% of 12,613 reviews2023
Dev: Euphoric Brothers
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Enter Banban's Kindergarten, and you're sure to make some friends. Explore the mysterious establishment and don't lose your life and sanity. Uncover the horrifying truth behind the place, but be careful, as you are far from alone…
Why similar: Survival Horror 16.1%, Lore-Rich 15.9%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Horror 13.4%, Cartoony 11.4%
- #55 Blood Lily Loop
67% matchVery Positive84% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: Sounding Stone / 老奉毊
Windows
Your bestie seems to be hiding something. There's something about your world that seems odd as well, like it has...secrets. Dive into the Cthulhu Mythos universe of this horror game and witness a "friendship" that rewrites the world.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 28.2%, Horror 26.4%, Pixel Graphics 14.9%, Story Rich 13.3%, Mystery 12.9%
- #56 Slay the Alice
65% matchVery Positive98% of 221 reviews2025
Dev: SUZUMIHARAPub: BARON DU JUVÉNILE
Windows
A short visual novel presented with pixel art and cute animations. Chasing after a rabbit, Alice found herself in a land of talking plants. Now, it's time to go on a tiny little adventure.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.2%, Horror 17%, Pixel Graphics 15.8%, Cute 11.9%, Retro 11.1%
- #57 Asleep: Act 1
65% matchVery Positive94% of 557 reviews2024
Dev: Black Hole GamesPub: CriticalLeap
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Immersed in her nightmares, in a chaotic reality, confused and all alone. The only safe place is her room, but not forever... She wanders through an empty city and strange places while fleeing from creatures lurking in the darkness to find out what's going on. You are in the skin of Ana Lúcia.
Why similar: Survival Horror 15.6%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Point & Click 13.1%, Horror 11.4%, Female Protagonist 10.3%
- #58 Parry Nightmare
67% matchVery Positive85% of 175 reviews2024
Dev: KAKUKAKU GAMESPub: Phoenixx Inc.
Windows
Team up with your "other self", Honno-chan, as you parry, pummel and pulse your way out of your darkest nightmare in this one-of-a-kind "parry heaven" action game!
Why similar: Point & Click 18.8%, Top-Down 16.4%, Cute 13.9%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Action-Adventure 13.3%
- #59 Garden of Witches
63% matchVery Positive93% of 1,315 reviews2025
Dev: Team Tapas
Windows
Garden of Witches is a cute roguelike action game full of danger. Help the protagonist, Sil, as she tries to round up her unruly fellow witches and save the Garden.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 35.6%, Cute 35.5%, Action 19.8%, 2D 9.1%
- #60 Spooky Station
68% matchVery Positive87% of 399 reviews2019
Dev: Coletivo Vaca RoxaPub: Estúdio Vaca Roxa
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Welcome to Spooky Station! Prepare to be amazed and bewildered by our enigmas and puzzles, afraid of our deadly enemies and extremely challenging bosses. Tons of exciting stories and distinct fictional worlds await for you in this mysterious pack!
Why similar: Horror 21.4%, Pixel Graphics 18.8%, Action-Adventure 16%, Puzzle 11.8%, Cute 10.8%