- #1 The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,401 reviews2020
Dev: Dvora Studio Co., Ltd.Pub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters is a Korean survival horror-adventure. Venture from your deserted school to survive the horrors of the night. Explore the surrounding Sehwa district and uncover the shadow realm's dark secrets. Use everything at your disposal to avoid a demoness hellbent on killing you!
Why similar: Horror 24.8%, Survival Horror 14.6%, Adventure 8.5%, Anime 8%, Violent 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: This direct sequel expands on the original's mechanics with improved stealth, deeper exploration, and a more expansive narrative.
- #2 Detention
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,663 reviews2017
Dev: RedCandleGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 34%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Great Soundtrack 9%, Indie 6.8%, Violent 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A haunting 2D side-scrolling horror game that shares the same atmospheric tension and school-based mystery as the seed game.
- #3 Yomawari: Night Alone
96% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,266 reviews2016
Dev: Nippon Ichi Software, Inc.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A quiet evening stroll takes a turn for the worse as a tragic accident befalls a little girl and her dog. When her sister goes missing later in the night, the little girl decides to venture out into the eerie darkness to search for her loved ones as evil spirits haunt the alleyways and streets of her once-peaceful town.
Why similar: Horror 41.3%, Anime 17.6%, Adventure 11.5%, Great Soundtrack 9.4%, Violent 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the feeling of being small and vulnerable in a dangerous world, relying on stealth and environmental awareness to survive.
- #4 Corpse Party
95% matchVery Positive89% of 1,369 reviews2016
Dev: GrisGrisPub: XSEED Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 17.3 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 31.3%, Anime 19.6%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Survival Horror 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic anime-style horror game set in a cursed school that mirrors the dark, psychological themes of the seed game.
- #5 Clea
94% matchVery Positive98% of 406 reviews2019
Dev: InvertMouse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Clea is a jump scare free, skill-based survival horror adventure.
Why similar: Anime 16.1%, Survival Horror 16%, Horror 15.3%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Side Scroller 9%
Why You'll Like It: A skill-based, 2D survival-horror game that focuses entirely on stealth and sound-based mechanics to evade persistent stalkers.
- #6 Mad Father
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,404 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: Horror 23.1%, Anime 16.9%, Psychological Horror 13%, Violent 12.2%, Survival Horror 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: This 2D horror title features a dark, narrative-driven experience with puzzle-solving elements similar to the exploration found in the Coma series.
- #7 The Witch's House MV
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,881 reviews2018
Dev: FummyPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.9 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 46.4%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Anime 8.8%, Survival Horror 7.5%, 2D 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential 2D horror experience that relies on atmosphere and sudden, lethal traps to keep the player on edge.
- #8 Misao - 2024 HD Remaster
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,467 reviews2017
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.5 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: Horror 23%, Anime 18%, Survival Horror 15.7%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Female Protagonist 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Set in a school plagued by supernatural events, this game shares the same exploration-heavy, puzzle-solving gameplay loop.
- #9 White Day: A Labyrinth Named School
91% matchVery Positive81% of 4,380 reviews2017
Dev: SONNORI CorpPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Notorious cult-classic Korean horror. Sneak into school at midnight to return your sweetheart's diary and get caught in a terrifying game of cat and mouse. Explore haunted hallways, solve classic survival horror puzzles and escape the clutches of a killer Janitor who is out for your blood.
Why similar: Horror 29.2%, Survival Horror 14.1%, Sexual Content 11.9%, Psychological Horror 8%, Adventure 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic school-based survival horror game that heavily influenced the genre, featuring a persistent stalker mechanic.
- #10 Yuppie Psycho: Executive Edition
91% matchVery Positive95% of 9,094 reviews2019
Dev: Baroque DecayPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Join Brian Pasternack on his first working day at Sintracorp. Uncertain, unprepared, and massively unqualified, will Pasternack have what it takes to shine in Sintracorp’s hierarchy? It all depends on how he performs on his first assignment… and whether he survives it.
Why similar: Horror 21.2%, Anime 17.7%, Survival Horror 15.8%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Multiple Endings 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: While set in an office rather than a school, this game features the same 2D survival-horror aesthetic and intense pursuit sequences.
- #11 Tokyo Dark
90% matchVery Positive84% of 1,336 reviews2017
Dev: CherrymochiPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Legend tells of a door deep below Tokyo's sewers. All who enter are lost forever. Detective Ito's partner is missing. Explore Tokyo & uncover the darkness that lays beneath the streets in this Point & Click - meets Visual Novel - narrative adventure that questions the very core of Ito's sanity.
Why similar: Anime 18.9%, Horror 17.6%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Mystery 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A detective-themed horror game that uses a side-scrolling perspective to explore dark, psychological mysteries in an urban setting.
- #12 DreadOut
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 5,628 reviews2014
Dev: Digital Happiness
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
DreadOut is a third person supernatural horror game where you play as Linda, a high school student trapped in an old abandoned town. Equipped with her trusty smart-phone, she will battle against terrifying encounters and solve mysterious puzzles which will ultimately determine her fate.
Why similar: Horror 50.6%, Survival Horror 13%, Adventure 8.8%, Female Protagonist 7.6%, Indie 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A school-based horror game that utilizes a camera mechanic to survive against supernatural entities, sharing the same cultural roots.
- #13 Lone Survivor: The Director's Cut
89% matchVery Positive85% of 1,304 reviews2012
Dev: Jasper ByrnePub: Superflat Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 29%
In this original and adult psychological survival horror, the masked protagonist must escape from a city ravaged by disease, by any means necessary.
Why similar: Horror 32.5%, Survival Horror 23.5%, Adventure 9.1%, Indie 7.7%, Psychological Horror 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D psychological survival-horror game that emphasizes resource management and stealth in a surreal, decaying environment.
- #14 The Letter - Horror Visual Novel
88% matchVery Positive86% of 1,500 reviews2017
Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
When seven people fall prey to a vicious curse, they will discover that horror rests not from the shadows lurking about, but within themselves. To what ends will one go in order to survive?
Why similar: Horror 25%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Anime 10.4%, Violent 7.9%, Psychological Horror 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A choice-driven horror game that focuses on character relationships and survival, echoing the narrative depth of the seed game.
- #15 The Coma 2B: Catacomb
85% matchMostly Positive76% of 556 reviews2024
Dev: Dvora Studio Co., Ltd.Pub: Headup
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The Coma 2B: Catacomb is a Korean survival horror adventure. It is the back story to the previous game, The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters, and a story bridge for the full series. You return as Youngho, the hero from The Coma 1, as you once again venture forth into the terrifying mirror dimension…
Why similar: Horror 14%, Violent 13.3%, Survival Horror 12.6%, Anime 10.7%, Visual Novel 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A spin-off in the Coma universe that maintains the series' signature art style and intense survival-horror gameplay.
- #16 Remothered: Tormented Fathers
87% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,314 reviews2018
Dev: Stormind Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Remothered: Tormented Fathers is the pure and realistic survival horror videogame
Why similar: Horror 22.1%, Violent 19.3%, Survival Horror 15.7%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Female Protagonist 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the intense experience of being hunted by relentless stalkers within a confined, atmospheric location.
- #17 Spirit Hunter: Death Mark
86% matchVery Positive82% of 496 reviews2019
Dev: EXPERIENCEPub: Aksys Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A strange rumor is spreading through the shadows of Tokyo's H City: a mysterious disfigurement has been appearing on the bodies of certain individuals. Anyone who receives the Mark will rapidly die of unknown, horrifying causes. The countdown to death has already begun...
Why similar: Horror 29%, Violent 26.6%, Visual Novel 20%, Adventure 13.2%, Anime 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A horror visual novel that excels at building dread through exploration and choice-based survival in a supernatural setting.
- #18 Spirit Hunter: NG
86% matchVery Positive90% of 280 reviews2019
Dev: EXPERIENCEPub: Aksys Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Beware the Creeping Horror... Face nightmares you thought were merely urban legends. Uncover a dark mystery, making deadly decisions just to survive. Play this chilling companion story to the award-winning Spirit Hunter: Death Mark game and bring the terror home.
Why similar: Violent 29.2%, Horror 26.1%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Adventure 15.9%, Anime 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a similar blend of investigative horror and high-stakes decision-making within a dark, anime-inspired aesthetic.
- #19 SIGNALIS
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 31,986 reviews2022
Dev: rose-enginePub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: Survival Horror 29.3%, Violent 18.9%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Mystery 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-horror game with a strong anime aesthetic that emphasizes resource management, puzzle-solving, and psychological dread.
- #20 Little Nightmares
84% matchVery Positive95% of 115,101 reviews2017
Dev: Tarsier StudiosPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Take on the role of Six, a lone child lost in a massive metal vessel known as the Maw, surrounded by dangerous, distorted versions of adults. You’ll need to do your best to escape in one piece or your fate will be worse than you ever dared dream.
Why similar: Horror 40.9%, Adventure 12.1%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Survival Horror 10%, Great Soundtrack 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: This 2.5D platformer focuses on stealth and avoiding oversized, terrifying enemies, capturing the same sense of vulnerability.
- #21 Clock Tower: Rewind
82% matchVery Positive88% of 471 reviews2024
Dev: WayForward
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%
The 16-bit nightmare returns. Survive, hide, and avoid the deadly Scissorman in this legendary horror classic.
Why similar: Survival Horror 27.4%, Side Scroller 16.7%, Adventure 11.6%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Female Protagonist 11%
Why You'll Like It: The progenitor of the stalker-horror genre, this game provides the foundational experience for the cat-and-mouse gameplay found in the Coma series.
- #22 Fran Bow
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 21,826 reviews2015
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.3 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: Horror 28.7%, Psychological Horror 27.9%, Adventure 9.9%, Story Rich 9.8%, Indie 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that uses 2D exploration to tell a dark, surreal story about a young protagonist in danger.
- #23 Ib
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,037 reviews2022
Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.
Why similar: Horror 23.5%, Anime 15.9%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Survival 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic 2D horror game that focuses on exploration and puzzle-solving within a surreal, dangerous art gallery.
- #24 Obscure
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,071 reviews2014
Dev: Hydravision EntertainmentPub: Mighty Rocket Studio
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
For some time now, Leafmore High School has been the setting for unexplained disappearances. In this survival horror game, you take control of a group of 5 American students. With your friends, you try to unravel the mysterious happenings at this unremarkable-looking school. The night will be long and survival not will not be easy...
Why similar: Horror 43%, Survival Horror 32%, Adventure 7%, Action 5.8%, Survival 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-horror game set in a high school that features unique mechanics and a focus on group survival against supernatural threats.
- #25 Yomawari: Midnight Shadows
81% matchVery Positive93% of 957 reviews2017
Dev: Nippon Ichi Software, Inc.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The dark is no place to be alone. After a beautiful show of summer fireworks, two young girls begin to make their way home. However, a mysterious attacker separates them, and both must brave the haunting night filled with unspeakable terrors and survive the darkness.
Why similar: Horror 41.4%, Violent 18.9%, Anime 14.4%, Adventure 11.6%, Great Soundtrack 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: The sequel to Night Alone, it continues the series' tradition of 2D exploration and stealth-based survival in a dark, atmospheric world.
- #26 Home Sweet Home
81% matchVery Positive87% of 3,748 reviews2017
Dev: YGGDRAZIL GROUP CO.,LTD
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Home Sweet Home is a first-person horror adventure game based on Thai myths and beliefs. The core gameplay focuses on storytelling and stealth to avoid perilous spirits hunting you. Moreover, few puzzles are added into the game, making gameplay more various.
Why similar: Horror 46.8%, Survival Horror 18.4%, Psychological Horror 11%, Adventure 8.9%, Indie 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror game that emphasizes stealth and evasion against a persistent, terrifying stalker.
- #27 Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 35,609 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Investigate murders, search for clues and talk to your classmates to prepare for trial. There, you'll engage in deadly wordplay, going back and forth with suspects. Dissect their statements and fire their words back at them to expose their lies! There's only one way to survive—pull the trigger.
Why similar: Anime 23.3%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Mystery 12.8%, Great Soundtrack 10.8%, Horror 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes school mystery game that blends anime aesthetics with dark, psychological tension and life-or-death decision-making.
- #28 Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition
79% matchVery Positive89% of 8,096 reviews2014
Dev: Krillbite Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 58.8%, Survival Horror 9.7%, Adventure 9.4%, Indie 7.1%, Psychological Horror 6%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the feeling of being defenseless against a larger, unseen threat, relying on stealth to survive.
- #29 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,215 reviews2015
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.6%, Anime 27.3%, Mystery 17.3%, Story Rich 7.5%, Great Soundtrack 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A foundational anime-style horror visual novel that explores themes of paranoia and isolation in a small community.
- #30 The Beast Inside
77% matchVery Positive83% of 11,932 reviews2019
Dev: Illusion Ray
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%
The Beast Inside is a unique, gripping twist on thriller and survival horror. Immerse in the story of long-buried secrets, personal tragedies, and madness. Play as two protagonists bounded by dark heritage. Combat the enemies, solve riddles and experience real terror in the 3D-scanned environment.
Why similar: Horror 34%, Survival Horror 15.1%, Violent 11.5%, Psychological Horror 8.6%, Adventure 7.3%
- #31 High School Dirty Secrets
74% matchVery Positive94% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Mitsuki Game StudioPub: JanduSoft
Windows
High School Dirty Secrets is a horror/puzzle adventure where Kasuga wakes up locked inside her high school with no memory of how she got there. As she searches for a way out, strange and unsettling events unfold, leading her to uncover dark secrets hidden within the school's walls.
Why similar: Horror 21.5%, Anime 19.2%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Mystery 10.1%
- #32 Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls
77% matchVery Positive83% of 6,923 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Komaru Naegi has been imprisoned inside a mysterious apartment for over a year. Her rescue is derailed when hundreds of Monokumas suddenly attack. She teams up with Toko Fukawa to survive the rampaging Monokumas, escape the crafty Monokuma Kids, and uncover the secrets of the city.
Why similar: Anime 23.3%, Violent 10%, Visual Novel 8.4%, Female Protagonist 7.7%, Sexual Content 7.5%
- #33 House
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,101 reviews2020
Dev: Bark Bark Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Try to survive through the night in a house that's trying its best to kill you and your family.
Why similar: Horror 32.1%, Violent 16.6%, Survival 10.8%, Multiple Endings 9.1%, Adventure 7.5%
- #34 Livestream: Escape from Hotel Izanami
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 737 reviews2021
Dev: qureate
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
In this side-scrolling action-adventure game, you'll need to scour the inside of an abandoned hotel, looking for clues to solve the mystery of the hotel and ensure your escape from a mysterious, murderous mascot intent to kill.
Why similar: Horror 18.5%, Survival Horror 17%, Sexual Content 13.7%, Anime 11.7%, Violent 6.6%
- #35 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.7 Minagoroshi
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 663 reviews2019
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 15.8 hrsMean: 91.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Why similar: Horror 17.7%, Anime 16.9%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Violent 12%, Psychological Horror 10.5%
- #36 Yoko no Hanashi
71% matchVery Positive94% of 63 reviews2026
Dev: MerendaTeam
Windows
Yoko no Hanashi is a first-person survival horror game where you need to survive in an abandoned college with one of your chosen yandere: Yoto (male version) and Yoko (female version)
Why similar: Horror 27.1%, Violent 16.5%, Survival Horror 15.7%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Adventure 7.7%
- #37 The Medium
73% matchVery Positive89% of 9,813 reviews2021
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 26.4%, Adventure 16.5%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Violent 11.1%, Female Protagonist 8.7%
- #38 Nightmare (Incubo)
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 225 reviews2019
Dev: inngamezstudio
Windows
INCUBO is a side scrolling platform game with a semi-horror theme. We present many ghost from around the world in our game as enemy and bosses. You played as a child in his nightmare and discover the truth about his story.
Why similar: Violent 28.4%, Horror 21.3%, Anime 15.5%, Adventure 10.6%, Indie 8.5%
- #39 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.6 Tsumihoroboshi
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 873 reviews2018
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 40.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Why similar: Horror 18.9%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Anime 16.6%, Violent 12%, Psychological Horror 10%
- #40 Hegis' Grasp: Evil Resurrected
74% matchMixed50% of 54 reviews2017
Dev: Odd Branch Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Hegis' Grasp is a story-driven, atmospheric survival horror game. Play as Henry Wood, a curious journalist investigating rumors of what is happening to the once peaceful village, Hegis. It will be up to you how this story ends, but first, you must survive the insanity of the natives within this damned place.
Why similar: Violent 32%, Horror 16.9%, Survival Horror 14.5%, Adventure 11.7%, Action 8.8%
- #41 QuietMansion2
73% matchMostly Positive70% of 50 reviews2019
Dev: K App.
Windows
【Can you live with this fear?】 A horror game developed by a Japanese high school student all by himself is coming to Steam! Escape the monster's pursuit in the creepy mansion, sometimes using weapons to fight back and find the key to escape!
Why similar: Violent 19.4%, Adventure 18.6%, Horror 16.3%, Action 14.9%, Indie 12.3%
- #42 Remothered: Broken Porcelain
72% matchMixed60% of 1,000 reviews2020
Dev: Stormind Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Broken Porcelain brings an abundance of welcome changes to the series, introducing new gameplay and storytelling elements that breathe new life into the characters and an unprecedented level of immersion in this haunting adventure – perfect for both new and returning fans to the series.
Why similar: Violent 22.4%, Horror 18.6%, Survival Horror 16.2%, Female Protagonist 6.8%, Survival 6.5%
- #43 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.5 Meakashi
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,008 reviews2017
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Why similar: Horror 18.6%, Anime 15.3%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Violent 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.2%
- #44 Catherine Classic
70% matchVery Positive87% of 10,791 reviews2019
Dev: ATLUSPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Catherine: a tale of love, betrayal, and the terror of commitment. Experience the mature action-adventure-puzzle game unlike any other from the makers of the Persona series, now enhanced for PC in all its Classic glory. Is love over? Climb to the top or die trying.
Why similar: Anime 22.6%, Sexual Content 18.1%, Horror 11.9%, Violent 8.9%, Nudity 8.9%
- #45 CHAOS;CHILD
69% matchVery Positive94% of 3,800 reviews2019
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 81.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
From the creators of the critically acclaimed STEINS;GATE comes a sensational new visual novel: CHAOS;CHILD. Set in Shibuya in 2015, a group of high school students who survived an earthquake six years ago find themselves at the center of a new series of bizarre murders in the city.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.1%, Violent 15.1%, Anime 14.3%, Horror 10.8%, Mystery 9.4%
- #46 DERE EXE: Rebirth of Horror
70% matchVery Positive88% of 102 reviews2021
Dev: Darius Immanuel GuerreroPub: AppSir Games
Windows
Experience a meta horror pixel platformer retro game haunted by a mysterious yandere.
Why similar: Horror 29%, Anime 22.4%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Female Protagonist 8.5%, Indie 8.1%
- #47 The Vagrant
68% matchVery Positive90% of 8,552 reviews2018
Dev: O.T.K GamesPub: SakuraGame
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Guide Vivian the Vagrant, through vibrant and dynamic landscapes while hacking and slashing a path from a quiet coastal village through mysterious forests, haunted castles, and wrecked battlegrounds. When the endless barrage of enemies have been vanquished, what solace will be left for our hero?
Why similar: Side Scroller 17.4%, Female Protagonist 16.1%, Anime 15.5%, Action 9.9%, 2D 9.5%
- #48 Maid of Sker
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,386 reviews2020
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Maid of Sker is a first-person survival horror, set in a remote hotel with a gory and macabre history from Welsh folklore. Brave the nightmares of the Quiet Ones. Do not panic…don’t even breathe!
Why similar: Horror 21.4%, Violent 18.8%, Survival Horror 12.3%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Mystery 7.9%
- #49 Cat in the Box
68% matchVery Positive94% of 1,513 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 37.7%, Adventure 10.7%, Mystery 10.6%, Psychological Horror 8%, Survival Horror 6%
- #50 Black Chapter
69% matchVery Positive93% of 55 reviews2020
Dev: Spire Studio
Windows
Your class goes on a field trip to Durhal Cathedral before things take an unexpected turn. Solve the mystery before you and your friends perish!
Why similar: Horror 21.3%, Anime 17.9%, Mystery 12%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Survival 8.6%
- #51 Kidnapped
72% matchMixed56% of 563 reviews2015
Dev: Deceptive Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Kidnapped is a psychological story-driven horror game, featuring emphasis on exploration, puzzle solving and combat. Kidnapped dynamically changes as the player progresses, and aims to unnerve the player. Traverse a two hundred year old manor, dark damp caves, an eerie forest and more.
Why similar: Horror 29.1%, Adventure 16.4%, Survival Horror 14.4%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Action 10.2%
- #52 Roots of Insanity
70% matchMixed67% of 439 reviews2017
Dev: Crania Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
As Dr. Riley McClein, you have to figure out what is real and what is not as you try to uncover the mysterious happenings at the hospital, while also trying to deal with your epileptic attacks that have haunted you all your life.
Why similar: Horror 30.9%, Violent 25.6%, Adventure 10.7%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Action 9.3%
- #53 Hollow Cocoon
64% matchVery Positive92% of 886 reviews2023
Dev: NAYUTA STUDIO
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
"Trapped in a cocoon, the silkworm weaves her final dream." Hollow Cocoon is a first-person horror adventure game set in 1980s Japan. Immerse yourself in meticulously recreated environments as you venture into the depths of unspeakable horrors that await you.
Why similar: Horror 27.1%, Survival Horror 22.3%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Adventure 9.8%
- #54 Corpse Party: Book of Shadows
68% matchVery Positive86% of 499 reviews2018
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
An anthology series that serves as a Corpse Party sequel, prequel, midquel, and alternate universe tale all in one. Rejoin old friends for a deeper dive into the haunted halls of Heavenly Host Elementary...
Why similar: Violent 19%, Horror 18.8%, Anime 14.8%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Psychological Horror 8.9%
- #55 Clea 2
67% matchVery Positive99% of 111 reviews2021
Dev: InvertMouse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Clea 2 is a jump scare free, skill-based survival horror sequel to the 2019 adventure.
Why similar: Anime 17.6%, Survival Horror 17.2%, Horror 16%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Side Scroller 7.7%
- #56 White Day 2: The Flower That Tells Lies - Complete Edition
67% matchMixed45% of 673 reviews2023
Dev: Rootnstudio Ltd.Pub: PQube
Windows
Return to Yeondu High School and uncover the dark truth that remained hidden in this direct sequel to the Korean horror classic. Investigate bizarre phenomena, evade bloodthirsty killers, and unravel a twisting narrative spread across three unnerving episodes.
Why similar: Horror 28.7%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Multiple Endings 14.5%, Mystery 13.7%, Adventure 9.7%
- #57 Saiko no sutoka
65% matchVery Positive92% of 3,709 reviews2021
Dev: Habupain
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 61.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Saiko No Sutoka is a Horror Survival Game where you as a Protagonist must escape and avoid the crazy yandere girl who wants you dead.
Why similar: Horror 30.7%, Anime 25.3%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Survival Horror 11.4%, Violent 9.1%
- #58 Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 30,083 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 33.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Jabberwock Island—You and your classmates were ready for fun in the sun until Monokuma returned to restart his murderous game! Trapped in a kill-or-be-killed situation, your only hope rests in solving the island’s mysteries.
Why similar: Anime 26%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Mystery 12.7%, Great Soundtrack 11.6%, Psychological Horror 9.2%