Games Like The Cat Lady

The little she had was taken away, but Lorelai refuses to give up, she will fight. And not even death will stop her from getting it all back...

Why similar: Horror 14%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Point & Click 12.1%, Dark 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same creator as The Cat Lady, this game continues the dark, surreal, and emotionally heavy storytelling style.

There is nothing Joe wouldn't do for his wife. But as they try to save their marriage with a romantic getaway, things go from bad to worse, and from worse... to insanity...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.7%, Horror 17.6%, Point & Click 16.2%, Story Rich 13.3%, Adventure 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Another title from Harvester Games that shares the same gritty, psychological horror aesthetic and mature narrative focus.

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: Cats 18.1%, Horror 13.2%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Dark 10.7%, Female Protagonist 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: This title maintains the signature dark, hand-drawn art style and intense psychological themes found in the developer's previous works.

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 19.4%, Point & Click 15.7%, Horror 12.8%, Story Rich 9.9%, Psychological 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, point-and-click psychological horror game that masterfully explores mental health and disturbing imagery.

Led by her new friend, Mr. Voice, Misfortune ventures into the woods, where mysteries are unraveled and a little bad luck unfolds.

Why similar: Point & Click 19.2%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Horror 14.8%, Story Rich 11.9%, Female Protagonist 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: Shares a similar dark, whimsical, and tragic tone that explores the loss of innocence through a narrative-driven adventure.

Delve into a dark adventure following the boy with a prosthetic face and a tragic past. Unravel the sinister mysteries of Sally's world to find the truth that lies hidden beneath the shadows.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.4%, Horror 15.4%, Point & Click 13%, Story Rich 12.8%, Dark 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: This episodic, story-rich horror game features a dark, unsettling atmosphere and a focus on uncovering traumatic mysteries.

Detention is an atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology, the game provided players with unique graphics and gaming experience.

Why similar: Horror 24.4%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Point & Click 10.6%, Story Rich 8.9%, Female Protagonist 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric horror game that uses historical and psychological elements to create a deeply unsettling and story-rich experience.

Experience true psychological horror as you explore nightmares inspired by the creator's struggles with depression and OCD. The defenseless protagonist must avoid monstrous manifestations of what haunts his subconscious in his quest to wake up into reality.

Why similar: Horror 37.6%, Psychological Horror 31.7%, Atmospheric 7.9%, Indie 5.2%, Adventure 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A game inspired by the developer's own struggles with mental illness, offering a uniquely dark and oppressive psychological experience.

Originally released in 1998 on PC, and awarded as the Adventure Game of the Year, The timeless horror point-and-click, Sanitarium, is returning to frighten the bravest adventure game fans.

Why similar: Point & Click 24.8%, Horror 21.9%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Story Rich 7.3%, Adventure 7%

Why You'll Like It: A classic psychological horror adventure that delves into the fractured mind of its protagonist through surreal and disturbing environments.

The adventure plunges you into the tortured and hidden past of five humans. Delve into their darkest fears. Outwit the Master Computer AM in a game of psychological warfare. Disturbing, compelling. An adventure you won't easily forget !!

Why similar: Point & Click 33.2%, Horror 19.3%, Psychological Horror 14%, Story Rich 7.8%, Adventure 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A classic, dark point-and-click adventure that deals with mature, existential themes and psychological torment.

DISTRAINT is a 2D psychological horror adventure game for PC. In order to secure a partnership in a famous company, Price seizes the property of an elderly woman. In that very moment, he finds out the price of his humanity.

Why similar: Indie 54%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Horror 11.6%, Story Rich 4.4%, Psychological 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D psychological horror game that uses simple mechanics to deliver a powerful, dark story about regret and morality.

Something ancient and evil is stirring in Victorian England. Only you can stop it. Journey to the brink of madness and beyond as you set forth alone into the dark.

Why similar: Point & Click 33%, Horror 25.3%, Story Rich 18.3%, Psychological Horror 6.9%, Adventure 6%

Why You'll Like It: Features a haunting, atmospheric pixel-art style that excels at building tension and psychological mystery.

You are Price, a man who sold his humanity to get a partnership from a leading company: McDade, Bruton & Moore. DISTRAINT 2 follows on from the events of the first game. It's a sinister tale about restoring hope and finding your purpose.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.9%, Horror 16.4%, Point & Click 14.9%, Surreal 10.9%, Story Rich 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: Continues the psychological journey of the first game with an even stronger focus on atmospheric dread and emotional storytelling.

You wake in a surreal carnival, where a woman cries out to you before leaping to her death. Can either of you be saved? The denizens and devices of Strangeland answer with riddles, puzzles, and warnings of a Dark Thing lurking at the park’s peak. A new adventure from the creators of Primordia.

Why similar: Point & Click 19.3%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Horror 12.7%, Psychological 12.3%, Surreal 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, point-and-click adventure that focuses on dreamlike logic and psychological symbolism.

Welcome in Bad Dream: Coma. A point & click game where unique minimalistic art style creates an unforgettable and atmospheric experience. Travel through the surreal and disturbing dreamland where everything depends on your actions. You can't die but you can suffer greatly...

Why similar: Point & Click 16.5%, Horror 15%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Psychological 12%, Surreal 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, point-and-click adventure where choices matter and the world shifts based on your actions and morality.

Claire is alone, lost, and hunted. The world has quickly becomes shrouded in darkness with unseen threats stalking Claire from the shadows. Aided by her dog and armed only with a flashlight, Claire must conquer her fear and find her comatose mother. However, there are others lost in the darkness seeking salvation.

Why similar: Horror 40.4%, Female Protagonist 24.4%, Psychological Horror 10%, Adventure 8.4%, Indie 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D psychological horror game that focuses on the protagonist's internal struggle and fear in a dark, atmospheric setting.

Coming back to the family hotel after years, a young woman finds herself trapped with the ghosts from her past and an old cellular telephone as the only way to unveil a terrible truth.

Why similar: Psychological 17.5%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Dark 12.9%, Story Rich 12.7%, Horror 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven, atmospheric thriller that focuses on isolation and the uncovering of dark, buried family secrets.

A third‑person psychological horror game where you explore both the real world and the spirit realm. As a medium drawn to a deserted resort, you’ll uncover dark secrets, confront echoes of trauma, and face the consequences of seeing more than one truth.

Why similar: Horror 20.6%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Adventure 10.5%, Dark 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that explores dual realities and traumatic pasts through an atmospheric, story-driven lens.

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 31.9%, Female Protagonist 27.3%, Dark 16%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Puzzle 7%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game with a strong female protagonist that excels at atmospheric world-building and existential dread.

There is one rule in the game. And it needs to be broken. There is one goal. And when you attain it, you die.

Why similar: Horror 23%, Female Protagonist 18.2%, Surreal 15.3%, Psychological Horror 7.2%, Exploration 7%

Why You'll Like It: An experimental, atmospheric horror game that focuses on symbolism and the psychological journey of its characters.

Award winning emotional visual novel about a little girl in a world of adults. How can you find a monster you can’t see?

Why similar: Point & Click 14.7%, Psychological 14.2%, Female Protagonist 12%, Horror 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: A short but poignant, story-rich game that tackles heavy themes of childhood trauma and neglect.

Interact with the spirits of the dead, solve the puzzles of the mysterious mansion and help Elena find her missing father in the horror/adventure puzzle game: Whispering Willows.

Why similar: Horror 18.4%, Female Protagonist 17.7%, Story Rich 15.4%, Point & Click 13.4%, Atmospheric 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A story-rich, atmospheric adventure that deals with ghosts and hidden family secrets in a dark, hand-drawn world.

A poignant narrative-driven game about rejection, belonging and the meaning of home. It follows the story of a newly adopted shelter cat whose space in the home is taken by a copycat. Bring the tissues.

Why similar: Cats 31.2%, Emotional 17.2%, Story Rich 13.1%, Adventure 6.6%, Atmospheric 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: An emotional, story-rich adventure that explores themes of belonging and loss through a deeply personal narrative.

Lucid Dream is the story of little Lucy, who goes on an adventure into the world of dreams with the mission to save her mother.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 12.7%, Psychological 12.5%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Point & Click 11.6%, Surreal 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, surreal point-and-click adventure that explores the psychological landscape of a young girl's dreams.

Venture out into the dark woods where strange creatures roam, on a vision quest set in 19th century Sweden. Solve and decipher cryptic puzzles, listen for clues, and learn about mysterious folklore creatures in the built-in encyclopedia as you seek to foresee your future.

Why similar: Horror 17.3%, Surreal 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Dark 13.4%, Story Rich 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal and atmospheric adventure that draws on folklore to create a deeply unsettling and psychological experience.

A pleasantly anticipated trip back home for the holidays becomes a nightmare for Catherine as a tragic accident leaves her unconscious. After coming to her senses, she realizes that something is dreadfully wrong. She must escape the doll factory she awoke in before it's too late.

Why similar: Horror 17%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Psychological 14.4%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Dark 10%

Why You'll Like It: An indie horror adventure that utilizes a dark, atmospheric style to tell a story of mystery and psychological discovery.

Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. You are Alex, and you’ve just brought your new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight island party gone horribly wrong.

Why similar: Story Rich 24.3%, Female Protagonist 20.8%, Horror 19.4%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Atmospheric 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: While less overtly horror, it is a story-rich game that masterfully handles psychological tension and supernatural mystery.

When 3 NYU students kill themselves, nobody thinks that a sinister force is at work. Nobody but fledgling medium Rosa Blackwell & her new spirit guide Joey Mallone.

Why similar: Point & Click 39.6%, Female Protagonist 19%, Detective 12.4%, Adventure 11%, Story Rich 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A supernatural, point-and-click adventure that features a strong female protagonist and a focus on story-driven mystery.

HOME is a feel-good walking simulator experience in which you create your own poem and music. Embark on a poetic and musical heartwarming journey about what home means to you.

Why similar: Cats 37.4%, Emotional 25%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Exploration 10.9%, Adventure 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A unique, atmospheric pixel-art horror game that relies on player interpretation and narrative choices to build tension.

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: Psychological Horror 13.4%, Horror 13.4%, Point & Click 13.3%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Emotional 9.2%

Among the Sleep: Enhanced Edition is a new and improved version of the award winning first person horror adventure. In the game you play as a small child trapped in a weird nightmare where you go looking for your mom.

Why similar: Horror 53%, Psychological Horror 8.6%, Atmospheric 8%, Dark 7.2%, Adventure 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror game that uses a unique perspective to explore childhood fears and psychological trauma.

You are a lonely woman, secluded in a house with your cat... and the secrets of the past. What hides within your mind — illness, or something otherworldly? Nightmares and reality intertwine… everything is so foggy. Do you have the courage to remember what happened?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.7%, Dark 15.9%, Realistic 13.6%, Adventure 12%, Horror 11.9%

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 44.5%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Female Protagonist 9.7%, Story Rich 7.3%, Dark 6%

You play as a man called Jacob Reeves. A man who has lost his reason to live. He throws himself into a blackness to end his misery, but instead of it being the end he wakes up without a memory of his life before.

Why similar: Horror 29.9%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Adventure 8.2%, Dark 8.1%, Psychological 6.2%

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 35.4%, Surreal 18.2%, Female Protagonist 17.1%, Adventure 14.9%, Indie 9.9%

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 43.4%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Adventure 9.8%, Female Protagonist 7.9%, Story Rich 6.3%

A minimalist 2D platformer about a liquid cat, locked in a world she doesn't quite understand, trying to get out.

Why similar: Cats 33.1%, Adventure 17.1%, Psychological Horror 16%, Indie 13.9%, Story Rich 12.6%

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 18.3%, Horror 18%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Dark 11.9%

Follow a recluse who is the only being left in the world as she struggles with little things in her everyday life. This game was made entirely out of scanned traditional watercolor art.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.2%, Surreal 14.2%, Horror 12.7%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Psychological 11.1%

Castle of Secrets is a dark psychological adventure with horror elements. Uncover the mystery behind your family's murder as you journey through the world of the dead, meet strange beings, solve puzzles, and make choices that shape the story.

Why similar: Point & Click 15.4%, Horror 13%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Surreal 10.6%

The Dream Machine is an award-winning point & click adventure game about exploring other people's dreams. It's built by hand using materials such as clay, cardboard and broccoli.

Why similar: Point & Click 14.1%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Horror 11.3%, Psychological 11%, Surreal 9.5%

"The Lady" is a 2D Surreal Puzzle Horror, featuring hand drawn character art, stop motion animation, and a hauntingly abrasive Noisecore Soundtrack. The game features the most unique female protagonist to ever exist in a video game.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.8%, Horror 23.4%, Female Protagonist 18.2%, Adventure 8.9%, Puzzle 7.6%

Embark on an eerie ghost-hunting adventure, featuring real evidence of paranormal activity, to solve the mystery of the Lost Crown. Be warned, to seek advice from the dead can have bitter consequences.

Why similar: Point & Click 24.4%, Horror 22%, Psychological Horror 20.3%, Adventure 15.7%, Indie 7.7%

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

Why similar: Horror 25.7%, Psychological Horror 22.4%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Story Rich 8.8%, Dark 8.4%

An unfamiliar room. Vague memories. Explore Luna's room through the objects inside it in this intimate narrative experience about loss, told as a classic-style graphic adventure.

Why similar: Point & Click 26.1%, Cats 15.9%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Horror 14.7%, Story Rich 12%

Children of Silentown is a dark adventure game that tells the story of Lucy, a girl growing up in a village deep in a forest inhabited by monsters. People disappearing is nothing uncommon here, but this time, Lucy is old enough to investigate on her own. Or so she thinks.

Why similar: Point & Click 14.7%, Horror 13.3%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Surreal 9.3%, Psychological Horror 9.1%

Cat Silence is a horror suspense puzzle game with urban legend themes. The story takes place in an abandoned experimental middle school. With the deepening of the investigation, the unknown and long-buried bloody stories of this school slowly emerged, putting together a chilling truth...

Why similar: Horror 21.6%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Female Protagonist 17.2%, Dark 11.4%, Story Rich 8.6%

My Light In The Dark is a short story about a girl who lives with her abusive mother. The girl finds out some dark secrets about her mother, and she has to find a way to escape the house.

Why similar: Point & Click 14.4%, Horror 12.8%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Dark 10.5%, Female Protagonist 8.4%

Wickeina 'Wicke' Gestalt lives in a haunted house. Trying to balance the stresses of life with the horrors of her home, play through a point-and-click psychological horror and multiple scenarios, where success and failure both progress the narrative of her story.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.8%, Detective 14.7%, Horror 14.3%, Point & Click 13.9%, Female Protagonist 11.4%

Your girlfriend’s sleepwalking is getting worse each night. Find her and bring her back to bed safely.

Why similar: Horror 27%, Psychological Horror 25.2%, Story Rich 13.3%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Dark 10.2%

A better place. Made just for us. – A 2D platformer about a liquid cat and her friends.

Why similar: Cats 33.7%, Adventure 22.6%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Indie 14.6%, Story Rich 8.1%

Remothered: Tormented Fathers is the pure and realistic survival horror videogame

Why similar: Horror 29.6%, Psychological Horror 23.4%, Female Protagonist 22.4%, Adventure 7.8%, Story Rich 7.2%

An unknown actress takes a job at Uncle’s Motel to make ends meet. She’s running from trouble but peace is the last thing she’ll find here. A blend of cozy simulation, horror, and psychological depth, wrapped in a dark, noir-tinged atmosphere.

Why similar: Psychological 18.8%, Horror 17%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Story Rich 9.2%

Get lost in a lucid dream, bending the lines between reality and fiction. Utilize the strange camera to navigate through the ghosts' mysterious residence. Find the purpose of your nocturnal visit in a vivid and dreamlike setting.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.1%, Horror 15.7%, Psychological 13.2%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Surreal 8.7%

Stranded in the desert, your only hope of escaping rests in a strange Catman. His one request: hunt down surreal creatures, skin them, and chop them up so he can keep them as trophies.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20%, Horror 19.3%, Psychological 18.2%, Surreal 13.3%, Story Rich 13.1%

Before you realize it, dreams have become a curse. Wander through a darkened room and descend into the depths of her mind. A story-driven first-person horror game that leads you into an abyss of anguish and despair. Dedicated to those who once pursued their dreams—and to those who still do.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.6%, Horror 20.7%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Surreal 10.3%, Story Rich 9.1%

You play as a student named Lisa, who has just moved in with her university friend. But instead of a carefree student life, Lisa faces events full of despair and fear when she is left alone in her apartment number 8...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.8%, Horror 20%, Story Rich 13.5%, Dark 13.5%, Female Protagonist 13.2%

Play as special agent Francis York Morgan in this open-world action-adventure as you solve the case of the Red Seed Murders and survive in a small, quirky American mountain town where supernatural creatures and a mysterious raincoat-clad, axe-wielding killer seek to end his investigation for good.

Why similar: Horror 26.8%, Story Rich 20.2%, Detective 17.2%, Surreal 15.7%, Adventure 8.7%

Dead Secret is a first-person horror mystery set in rural Kansas in 1965. A reclusive professor is dead and it’s up to you to crack the case before you become the next victim. Investigate the murder and explore the story Time Magazine called “captivating” and “deeply creepy” .

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.6%, Horror 17%, Point & Click 14%, Story Rich 11.9%, Dark 9%

NIGHT IN THE WOODS is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet and lots to do across a lush, vibrant world.

Why similar: Cats 24.5%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Story Rich 17.5%, Stylized 9%, Atmospheric 8%