- #1 Tales of the Black Forest
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 15,465 reviews2019
Dev: 拾英工作室
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
In a world filled with yōkai, a surging dark power has overshadowed a Japanese town. A group of 2 developers have produced a Japanese pixel adventure game to tell a tale that dates back to the Heisei era...In the name of dreams and passion.
Why similar: RPGMaker 25.4% ★, RPG 18.2%, Horror 16.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Adventure 7%
- #2 Ib
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,289 reviews2022
Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.
Why similar: Horror 20.7%, RPG 18.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Anime 10%
- #3 Angels of Death
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 5,382 reviews2016
Dev: Vaka Game Magazine
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 53.3 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: Horror 20.7%, RPG 19.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Anime 12%, Adventure 7.3%
- #4 The Witch's House MV
95% matchVery Positive95% of 4,117 reviews2018
Dev: FummyPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 42%, RPG 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, 2D 7.2%, Anime 5.9%
- #5 Noel the Mortal Fate Complete Edition
94% matchVery Positive87% of 3,407 reviews2018
Dev: KANAWOPub: Vaka Game Magazine
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
This is a tale of revenge — of a demon, a girl, and their companions. After seven years of development, the popular dark suspense adventure "Noel the Mortal Fate" finally arrives as a complete edition with all 13 seasons included, fully upgraded and with no extra charges.
Why similar: RPG 26.5%, Horror 17.8%, Anime 15.7%, Adventure 12.8%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #6 Angels of Death Episode.Eddie
94% matchVery Positive89% of 474 reviews2020
Dev: Vaka Game Magazine
Windows
"The boy made up his mind to face a cruel world." The new special edition of the psychological horror-adventure game "Angels of Death", which has also been made into an anime. The past of B4 floor master Eddie is revealed...
Why similar: RPG 41%, Adventure 18.9%, Horror 13.5%, Anime 6.9%, Indie 6.5%
- #7 Pocket Mirror ~ GoldenerTraum
92% matchVery Positive93% of 1,722 reviews2023
Dev: AstralShiftPub: KOMODO
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 28.6%, RPG 21.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Anime 11.8%, Adventure 9.2%
- #8 Coffin of Ashes
93% matchVery Positive91% of 833 reviews2016
Dev: LadomuPub: DigitalEZ
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 23.2% ★, RPG 21.2%, Horror 19.5%, Anime 13%, Adventure 9.2%
- #9 Mad Father
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,736 reviews2016
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.3 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 31.4%, Anime 16.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.1%, Adventure 7.1%, 2D 7%
- #10 Little Goody Two Shoes
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,516 reviews2023
Dev: AstralShiftPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Venture into the woods as you play Little Goody Two Shoes, a phantasmagorical horror narrative adventure where all your decisions matter!
Why similar: Horror 25.1%, RPG 24.7%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Adventure 12.1%, Anime 7.5%
- #11 Alicemare
91% matchVery Positive89% of 1,228 reviews2016
Dev: △○□× (Miwashiba)Pub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Alicemare is a somehow familiar yet totally unique adventure game infused with subtle hints of horror, created by △○□× (Miwashiba) using the WOLF RPG Editor.
Why similar: Horror 19.4%, Pixel Graphics 14.7%, Anime 14.1%, RPG 13.2%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
- #12 Ten Trials of Babel: The Doppelganger Maze
89% matchVery Positive93% of 4,411 reviews2022
Dev: 红渊Pub: NVLMaker
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Otome × Death Game × Mild Horror Multiple Endings Puzzle RPG
Why similar: RPG 23.7%, Multiple Endings 19.5%, Pixel Graphics 16.5%, Story Rich 9%, Adventure 8.2%
- #13 Misao - 2024 HD Remaster
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,556 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: Horror 21.2%, RPG 19.6%, Anime 12%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, 2D 7.5%
- #14 Cat in the Box
88% matchVery Positive94% of 1,562 reviews2020
Dev: Gustav
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 36.6% ★, Horror 28%, Adventure 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Multiple Endings 3.6%
- #15 Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority-
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,394 reviews2023
Dev: NankidaiPub: 0UP GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 13.6 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: Multiple Endings 25.9%, Anime 17.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.9%, Adventure 12.7%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #16 HorrorVale
86% matchVery Positive99% of 435 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: RPG 34.3%, RPGMaker 23.1% ★, Horror 22.6%, Adventure 14.8%, Indie 5.2%
- #17 Paper Lily - Chapter 1
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 8,786 reviews2024
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
Median: 4.0 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: RPG 19.4%, Horror 15%, Pixel Graphics 14.9%, Anime 13.2%, Multiple Endings 11.2%
- #18 Corpse Party
87% matchVery Positive89% of 1,396 reviews2016
Dev: GrisGrisPub: XSEED Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 17.1 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 35.5%, Anime 16.4%, RPG 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 8%, Multiple Endings 7.5%
- #19 The Rule Of SHE
84% matchVery Positive85% of 61 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 24.4%, RPG 17.3%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Adventure 11.1%
- #20 夜弦之音 - Echoes of Nocturnal Chords
84% matchVery Positive100% of 117 reviews2020
Dev: 秋之忧郁Pub: Eternal Dream
Windows
On a rainy night, Xiaoyin disappears searching for the legendary “Miracle Grass.” Yixuan follows clues into a trap-filled cave where bodies, monsters, lies, and warmth intertwine. Multiple endings guide you through fairy tale and reality, revealing a fate woven from hope and loss.
Why similar: RPG 23.5%, Horror 21.8%, Anime 13.1%, Adventure 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 10%
- #21 The Aquarium does not dance Special Edition
81% matchVery Positive97% of 300 reviews2025
Dev: 橙々Pub: Frontier Works Inc.
Windows
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 20.1%, RPG 19.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Adventure 8.1%
- #22 Cursed Mansion
83% matchVery Positive88% of 69 reviews2023
Dev: Dragon Emperors
Windows
Rose must escape the Cursed Mansion - a demonic space that preys and feeds on fear and despair. In this horror RPG you'll solve puzzles and learn the mansion’s history. Mystery, malignant spirits, and misery everywhere. Cursed Mansion brings an eerie atmosphere which leaves one with goosebumps.
Why similar: Horror 19.4%, RPG 14.3%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Anime 8.3%
- #23 Chloé’s Requiem -encore-
82% matchVery Positive91% of 178 reviews2023
Dev: buriki clockPub: Annulus
Windows · Mac
Chloé’s Requiem -encore- is a 2D Adventure Horror game set in Modern Europe. The genius violinist Michél is invited into an old mansion. Inside waits Chloé, who asks him to “Break the curse of the mansion”. What awaits the pair after the mystery is solved…?
Why similar: RPGMaker 24.4% ★, RPG 17%, Horror 16%, Adventure 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
- #24 The House in Fata Morgana
82% matchVery Positive95% of 6,643 reviews2016
Dev: NOVECTPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 27.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A gothic suspense tale set in a cursed mansion. "The House in Fata Morgana" is a full-length visual novel spanning nearly a millennium that deals in tragedy, human nature, and insanity.
Why similar: Horror 23.5%, Anime 15.3%, Multiple Endings 15.1%, Story Rich 10.7%, Adventure 10.1%
- #25 OMORI
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 88,316 reviews2020
Dev: OMOCAT, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 25.6 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: RPG 21%, Horror 16.8%, Pixel Graphics 16.4%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Story Rich 11.9%
- #26 終わりの森 -Forest of soul slave-
80% matchVery Positive80% of 59 reviews2024
Dev: 渡里laboratoryPub: 072 Project
Windows
—This is a story without redemption. Colt embarks on a journey to heal her sister, but what awaits her is a forest full of dangers...
Why similar: Horror 42.9%, RPG 19.3%, Anime 14%, Female Protagonist 9.3%, Story Rich 6%
- #27 Mucorales
79% matchVery Positive96% of 166 reviews2024
Dev: LuN
Windows
An enthralling RPG Maker horror game that explores a dark and twisted rendition of the classic fairy tale, Red Riding Hood.
Why similar: Horror 34.9%, Multiple Endings 22.6%, Pixel Graphics 15.9%, Adventure 9.6%, 2D 6.4%
- #28 Corpse Party: Book of Shadows
81% matchVery Positive86% of 518 reviews2018
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Horror 25.7%, Anime 15.1%, RPG 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Adventure 9.7%
- #29 Forest of soul slave2
77% matchVery Positive93% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: 渡里laboratoryPub: 072 Project
Windows
In order to find her sister, the elf girl Philum became an adventurer. She will venture into the magic forest, which is said to grant wishes, but...
Why similar: Horror 31.8%, RPG 23.8%, Anime 14.9%, Story Rich 10.6%, 2D 8.8%
- #30 The Sand Man
78% matchVery Positive93% of 375 reviews2018
Dev: Uri GamesPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
“I’ll tell you a scary story. It’s so scary you might not be able to take it. It’s the story of the Sand Man...” This is the second title in the Strange Man series, developed by Uri Games. Unable to sleep and exhausted, Sophie wanders into a town where everything sleeps. That is where the terror begins...
Why similar: Horror 18.4%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Adventure 9.9%, RPG 9.6%
- #31 Corpse Party (2021)
77% matchVery Positive91% of 1,508 reviews2021
Dev: MAGES.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Explore the haunted halls of Heavenly Host Elementary in Corpse Party (2021), the horror cult classic now updated for the next generation.
Why similar: Horror 28.2%, RPG 16.2%, Multiple Endings 14%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%, Anime 10.6%
- #32 The Aquarium does not dance
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,130 reviews2024
Dev: 橙々Pub: Gotcha Gotcha Games
Windows
This is a horror adventure game where a girl, devoted to her best friend, searches for her companion in an aquarium that has transformed into a world of horror. While evading the deformed entities known as "Creepies," the player must unravel the mysteries concealed within the aquarium.
Why similar: RPG 29.3%, Horror 20.4%, Adventure 12%, RPGMaker 11.2% ★, Action-Adventure 10.3%
- #33 羽翼的祈愿 - Feather Of Praying
78% matchVery Positive95% of 335 reviews2018
Dev: 秋之忧郁Pub: Eternal Dream
Windows
This is a horror puzzle RPG first released in 2016. Players control Qiu Xiaoqi as she explores a mysterious room filled with puzzles alongside a white-haired youth. They unravel mechanisms to uncover the truth behind her loss of consciousness. Will the wish be fulfilled? The story is yours to shape!
Why similar: RPG 24.3%, Horror 22.7%, Anime 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Adventure 11.4%
- #34 Tide Up
76% matchVery Positive92% of 272 reviews2022
Dev: Gustav
Windows
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 32.4% ★, Horror 17.7%, Anime 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Adventure 9%
- #35 Land of Ghosts
74% matchVery Positive98% of 87 reviews2026
Dev: brutal_vap
Windows
A literary horror adventure made in RPG Maker MV, where you explore a land of endless rain and continue a lonely journey through fleeting encounters with ghosts. Rain-soaked landscapes and quiet conversations shape a desolate, melancholic road ahead.
Why similar: Adventure 37.7%, Pixel Graphics 31.9%, Story Rich 14.8%, 2D 10.3%, Indie 4%
- #36 Veloria
74% matchVery Positive91% of 165 reviews2025
Dev: WANDERING WITCH PROIECTUM
Windows · Mac
Veloria awakens from a nightmare in an abandoned orphanage. As childhood fears resurface, she must piece together fragmented memories and uncover a dark past. Explore, solve puzzles, and survive this twisted place to reach her true ending.
Why similar: RPG 20.7%, Pixel Graphics 14.7%, Horror 13.6%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Anime 11%
- #37 Even20: The Interference of Parallels
73% matchVery Positive94% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: SilverEyesPub: Wisdom Games Publishing
Windows · Mac
Two souls are drawn into a mysterious otherworld—and torn apart. In a realm filled with danger and restless spirits, each searches for the other while uncovering hidden truths. A suspenseful multi-ending adventure where every choice shapes their fate.
Why similar: RPG 24.2%, Horror 21.9%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Adventure 10.6%
- #38 Dear Brother
76% matchVery Positive88% of 51 reviews2021
Dev: NGS Studios
Windows
Audrey is a young woman returning to her childhood home. Upon arriving, however, she begins to notice strange happenings around the house. Is this a dream or reality? Whatever it is, it seems so oddly… familiar. Explore with Audrey as she tries to work out the mysteries of her missing memories.
Why similar: RPG 30.5%, Horror 26.3%, Adventure 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%, 2D 7.2%
- #39 ミガカミカガミ -reviver-
72% matchVery Positive98% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Rim
Windows
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 33.1%, RPG 24.8%, Adventure 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
- #40 猫不语
75% matchMixed68% of 57 reviews2021
Dev: 库库尔坎游戏工作室
Windows
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 22.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Anime 12.4%, RPG 9.1%, Adventure 8.8%
- #41 The Count Lucanor
73% matchVery Positive93% of 2,976 reviews2016
Dev: Baroque DecayPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Pixel adventure inspired by classics like Zelda and Silent Hill.
Why similar: Horror 22.7%, RPG 17.3%, Pixel Graphics 14%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Anime 11.6%
- #42 Aooni2
73% matchMixed41% of 107 reviews2026
Dev: Game Studio Inc.
Windows
[A Double Dose of Blue Terror in an Abandoned, Rain-Slicked School]The latest installment in the legendary horror franchise, Aooni!
Why similar: Horror 30.4%, RPG 29.3%, Adventure 15.8%, Action-Adventure 14.8%, 2D 5.6%
- #43 Crow Country
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,157 reviews2024
Dev: SFB Games
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The year is 1990. It’s been two years since the mysterious disappearance of Edward Crow and the abrupt closure of his theme park, Crow Country. But your arrival has broken the silence, Mara Forest. If you want answers, you’ll have to venture deep into the darkness of Crow Country to find them…
Why similar: Horror 42.9%, RPG 25.8%, Story Rich 12.6%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Indie 6.4%
- #44 Aooni The Horror of Blueberry Onsen
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 324 reviews2025
Dev: Game Studio Inc.
Windows
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 22.8%, Horror 18.6%, Adventure 13.6%, Action-Adventure 11.6%, RPGMaker 9% ★
- #45 ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 18,655 reviews2025
Dev: AdglobePub: Binary Haze Interactive
Windows
Median: 18.4 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Decades after the events of ENDER LILIES, Homunculi — sorrowful, artificial life forms — roam the land. In this dark fantasy Metroidvania, face formidable enemies and explore a bewitching post-apocalyptic world. Humans and Homunculi — what awaits at the end of the quest for their salvation?
Why similar: RPG 36.4%, 2D 19.5%, Anime 14.4%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Story Rich 7.1%
- #46 Savior of the Abyss
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 265 reviews2021
Dev: ALLAF GAMES
Windows
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 29.3%, RPGMaker 15.7% ★, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Adventure 11.7%, RPG 10.1%
- #47 [Chilla's Art] Parasocial | パラソーシャル
69% matchVery Positive94% of 1,702 reviews2023
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Parasocial | パラソーシャル is a Japanese horror game about a live streamer.
Why similar: Horror 51.2%, Anime 14.4%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Atmospheric 8.6%, Adventure 6.2%
- #48 Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,902 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: RPG 17.8%, Horror 15.2%, Anime 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 14.4%, Multiple Endings 11.8%
- #49 Red Bow
70% matchVery Positive85% of 350 reviews2020
Dev: Stranga GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 53%
If you were given another chance, would you take it? Or leave it in the hands of a little girl? Play as Roh, a young girl stuck in a bizarre nightmare of dark and eerie creatures.
Why similar: Horror 28%, Pixel Graphics 16.4%, Adventure 14.3%, 2D 9.3%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
- #50 The NOexistenceN of Morphean Paradox : The Forest of Silver Shallots
67% matchMixed70% of 2,071 reviews2026
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 53%
You awaken in the Forest of Silver Shallots, setting out to uncover the secret of the Morphean Paradox. Above, factions weave their schemes; below, the black mist hides a swelling undercurrent. Time never stands still, and truth wears many faces. Not everyone can return to their fate…
Why similar: RPG 27.1%, Multiple Endings 22.5%, Anime 15.6%, Adventure 12.3%, Story Rich 11.9%
- #51 Hello Charlotte EP2: Requiem Aeternam Deo
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,409 reviews2016
Dev: etherane
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A eulogy for happiness, and a lament for connection that never was.
Why similar: RPG 21.6%, Horror 21.3%, Anime 12%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
- #52 CINERIS SOMNIA
70% matchVery Positive90% of 1,099 reviews2018
Dev: NAYUTA STUDIOPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 59%
"I hope that someday, you'll dream of me." -- CINERIS SOMNIA is a 3D adventure through a beautifully strange and mesmerizing world - and a young girl's cruel and forlorn dreams.
Why similar: Horror 37.5%, Anime 20%, Story Rich 11.9%, Adventure 11.2%, Atmospheric 9.1%
- #53 Re:Turn 2 - Runaway
70% matchVery Positive81% of 72 reviews2022
Dev: Red Ego Games
Windows
Re:Turn 2 is a 2D psychological horror adventure game. The game follows on from the events of the first game. Saki and her fiancé, Sen, are trapped on an abandoned train that is haunted by an evil spirit that takes the form of a little girl named Ayumi.
Why similar: Horror 31.5%, Pixel Graphics 18.4%, Adventure 14.8%, 2D 11%, Atmospheric 10.2%
- #54 Tales Across Time
71% matchVery Positive83% of 80 reviews2016
Dev: Critical Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Tales Across Time is a story-driven RPG experience from the creator of 8-Bit Adventures: The Forgotten Journey. It uses the classic short-story format to tell the tale of three different characters...
Why similar: RPG 32.7%, RPGMaker 28.9% ★, Adventure 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Indie 4.8%
- #55 RAIN Project - a touhou fangame
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 121 reviews2018
Dev: Kirisame Jump
Windows · Mac
RAIN Project is a Touhou fangame re-imagined as a platforming boss-bash! After a ritual gone wrong, the newbie shrine maiden Sanae awakes in a world of fantasy. With only the storms to guide her, Sanae sets off to scale a towering mountain in search of answers.
Why similar: RPG 52%, Adventure 30.6%, Indie 11%, Female Protagonist 6.4%
- #56 Saint Maker - Horror Visual Novel
68% matchVery Positive86% of 264 reviews2023
Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac
A haunted convent. Statues that move on their own. A buried past. Welcome to Saint Idelora’s convent, where becoming a saint comes with a price.
Why similar: Horror 30.1%, RPG 20.2%, Anime 13.9%, Story Rich 10.1%, 2D 8.2%
- #57 NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD
65% matchVery Positive94% of 57,572 reviews2022
Dev: WSS playground
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD is a “multi-ending ADV” depicting daily life with “OMGkawaiiAngel”, a young girl with a rather extreme need for approval attempting to become the #1 “Internet Angel” (streamer).
Why similar: Anime 31.1%, Multiple Endings 23.5%, Pixel Graphics 21.9%, 2D 8.5%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #58 HAPPY SAIN† SHEOL
66% matchVery Positive84% of 253 reviews2024
Dev: HUNGRYCULTPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Two thousand years ago, the Pestis Disaster swept through the land, corrupting all living things and making it to difficult to live on the land. Having touched the darkest darkness the world has seen, one must now face the dazzling light. Thus I pose this question. Whose wings did I see that day?
Why similar: Horror 27.3%, Anime 19.4%, Adventure 18.7%, Pixel Graphics 15.5%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
- #59 Evil Tonight
67% matchVery Positive87% of 550 reviews2021
Dev: DYA Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.7 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: Horror 20.8%, Action-Adventure 17.4%, Pixel Graphics 16.6%, Anime 11.3%, 2D 7.4%
- #60 Children of Silentown
66% matchVery Positive87% of 1,564 reviews2023
Dev: Elf GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Horror 28%, Multiple Endings 16.9%, Adventure 13.9%, Story Rich 10.6%, Atmospheric 10.3%