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  1. #1 Fran Bow
    97% 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: Psychological Horror 18.4%, Dark 12.5%, Story Rich 10.9%, Psychological 10.5%, Horror 10.2%

  2. #2 My Light In The Dark
    96% matchVery Positive93% of 87 reviews2019
    Dev: TaleHammer
    Windows

    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: Dark 22%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Horror 12.1%, Psychological 11.5%, Puzzle 10.7%

  3. #3 Deep Sorrow
    96% matchMixed51% of 92 reviews2017
    Dev: QuickSavePub: SA Industry
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 28%

    Deep Sorrow is a horror/adventure game which leads you to a bunker and makes you feel desperate to get out.

    Why similar: Dark 23.4%, Horror 18.4%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Puzzle 12.6%, Walking Simulator 9.5%

  4. #4 Fragile
    95% matchMixed64% of 429 reviews2020
    Dev: Beer Night Studio
    Windows

    Get pulled into the nightmares of reality as you play as an abducted girl from the ger district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Uncover a secret organization that deals in human trafficking and other horrendous activities. Try to escape from the scariest place on earth!

    Why similar: Dark 21.9%, Psychological 17%, Horror 13.8%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Puzzle 10.8%

  5. #5 TSIOQUE
    94% matchVery Positive95% of 1,875 reviews2018
    Dev: OhNoo Studio
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    TSIOQUE (pronounced: "chiock") is a dark but playful Point & Click adventure, hand-animated in meticulous, frame-by-frame 2D. Escape the clutches of an Evil Wizard and discover the secrets hidden within the spellbound castle of your ancestors.

    Why similar: Dark Fantasy 21.2%, Hand-drawn 16%, Dark 15.8%, Story Rich 10.8%, Horror 10.3%

  6. #6 Castle of Secrets
    94% matchMixed63% of 56 reviews2025
    Dev: Serene Questworks StudiosPub: Wandering Wizard
    Windows

    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: Hand-drawn 14.8%, Dark Fantasy 12.7%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Dark 12.2%, Horror 11%

  7. #7 Lorelai
    93% matchVery Positive91% of 1,604 reviews2019
    Dev: Harvester GamesPub: Screen 7
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    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: Dark 20%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Horror 14.1%, Puzzle 10.9%, Story Rich 10.6%

  8. #8 Black Sheep
    92% matchMixed53% of 784 reviews2022
    Dev: 完蛋了的国王Pub: Gamirror Games
    Windows

    Black Sheep" is a 2D story-driven adventure game, you will play a high school student who explores the flooded school ruins, trace the shadow of the past, and unveil the evil those buried in the bottom of the river to see the light of day.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.4%, Horror 23.3%, Puzzle Platformer 18.7%, Puzzle 10.4%, Story Rich 9.8%

  9. #9 Restless Dreams
    91% matchVery Positive95% of 61 reviews2026
    Dev: Room410
    Windows

    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 27.6%, Horror 21.2%, Dark 15%, Story Rich 12.8%, Walking Simulator 6.7%

  10. #10 Reflection
    89% matchVery Positive84% of 230 reviews2025
    Dev: JustTomcuk
    Windows

    You woke up in some basement and don't remember who you are or how you ended up here... But what you do know is that you need to get out of here...

    Why similar: Dark 22.5%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Horror 17.3%, Psychological 14.6%, Story Rich 11.6%

  11. #11 The Lost Souls
    91% matchMixed46% of 284 reviews2016
    Dev: GDNomaD
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    What does it feel like to find yourself in hell? You don't feel the wind, you don't see the sun. No more hearing child's laughter. No memory of those who once were your friends and family.

    Why similar: Horror 21.6%, Story Rich 18.1%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Puzzle 16%, Walking Simulator 11.5%

  12. #12 The Music Machine
    90% matchVery Positive89% of 593 reviews2015
    Dev: David Szymanski
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    A teenage girl and the vengeful ghost possessing her stumble onto horrors of cosmic proportions as the latter searches for a way to murder the former.

    Why similar: Dark 23.7%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Horror 16%, Puzzle 12.5%, Walking Simulator 10.2%

  13. #13 Little Nightmares
    88% 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: Puzzle Platformer 22.6%, Dark 20.4%, Horror 19.9%, Puzzle 10.4%, Psychological Horror 9.4%

  14. #14 the static speaks my name
    89% matchVery Positive82% of 5,722 reviews2015
    Dev: the whale husband
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 18 minMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 7%

    A dark/sad/weird/funny first person exploration game. You play a man on his last night alive as he obsesses over a mysterious painting. More of a story game in that it emphasizes mood and character over gameplay. Takes ten minutes to play and has "next-gen" features like a shrimp tank.

    Why similar: Dark 30.1%, Psychological Horror 29%, Horror 21.1%, Walking Simulator 9.1%, Indie 4.4%

  15. #15 Wayward Harbor
    87% matchVery Positive83% of 131 reviews2022
    Dev: Daniil ShashenkovPub: Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen
    Windows

    Short first-person horror experience with a unique mirror mechanic. Escape from an invisible monster that can be only seen in the reflection.

    Why similar: Horror 35.5%, Dark 27.1%, Puzzle 12.2%, Walking Simulator 7.5%, Adventure 7.2%

  16. #16 Creepy Tale 3: Ingrid Penance
    86% matchVery Positive90% of 988 reviews2023
    Dev: Creepy Brothers
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    As punishment for her transgressions, Ingrid is sent to hell. As she struggles through the darkness that hungers to consume her heart, she makes her way toward redemption. Her fate is in your hands.

    Why similar: Dark 17.8%, Hand-drawn 17.8%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Story Rich 11.5%, Horror 11.2%

  17. #17 Lucid Dream Adventure
    86% matchVery Positive83% of 231 reviews2018
    Dev: Dali Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    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: Dark Fantasy 16.5%, Psychological 14.8%, Dark 14.1%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Hand-drawn 10.2%

  18. #18 The Stalked
    84% matchVery Positive92% of 389 reviews2024
    Dev: Korvinrular
    Windows

    Escaped from Liam's obsession, Kate seeks refuge in her grandpa's mansion. Strange occurrences raise questions about Liam's presence or another figure. Unraveling mysterious letters, Kate embarks on a journey, seeking peace.

    Why similar: Dark 23.4%, Psychological 19.2%, Horror 17.8%, Psychological Horror 13%, Story Rich 12%

  19. #19 SILT
    85% matchMostly Positive79% of 875 reviews2022
    Dev: Spiral Circus GamesPub: Fireshine Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    Dive into a surreal ocean abyss in an atmospheric puzzle-adventure. Explore dangerous waters, possess sea creatures and solve environmental puzzles to discover what lies deep below the surface…

    Why similar: Dark 18.8%, Puzzle Platformer 17.2%, Dark Fantasy 17%, Hand-drawn 15.7%, Horror 12%

  20. #20 When the Darkness comes
    84% matchVery Positive92% of 8,408 reviews2019
    Dev: Sirhaian
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%

    When the Darkness comes is a walking simulator whose glitchy and dark tale tries to illustrate the hardships of depression and anxiety through a variety of imaginary digital landscapes.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 31%, Dark 15.5%, Horror 14.2%, Psychological 11.9%, Walking Simulator 11.5%

  21. #21 Ayasa: Shadows of Silence
    83% matchMixed69% of 95 reviews2025
    Dev: Aya Games
    Windows

    A dark tale of survival and conscience, blending platforming, puzzles, and haunting beauty. Journey through surreal lands where every choice shapes the fate of a world on the edge of ruin will you restore the light or embrace the darkness?

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 18.7%, Dark Fantasy 16.6%, Dark 16.4%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Horror 11.2%

  22. #22 Looking Up I See Only A Ceiling
    81% matchVery Positive89% of 3,231 reviews2023
    Dev: silver978Pub: IndieArk
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 57%

    A short psychological adventure about a stressed girl who wants to explore her ceiling.

    Why similar: Psychological 29.7%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Hand-drawn 13.4%, Horror 11.4%, Story Rich 11.2%

  23. #23 Guilty Me
    82% matchMostly Positive72% of 54 reviews2023
    Dev: HKGamesStudio
    Windows

    In Guilty Me, take the role of Lucy on a scary nighttime journey home from the coffee shop. Face psychological terror, explore a dark environment, and uncover hidden secrets. Survive the chase and immerse yourself in a gripping walk simulator of suspense.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.1%, Dark 22.5%, Horror 17.7%, Story Rich 17.7%, Puzzle 10.7%

  24. #24 Anna's Quest
    82% matchVery Positive88% of 2,480 reviews2015
    Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    With her telekinesis, unorthodox use of torture instruments, a knack for improvisation and the help of a shady fox she makes her way from the peaks of Glass Mountain to the deepest dungeon.

    Why similar: Point & Click 23.5%, Dark 21.5%, Adventure 12.6%, Puzzle 11.1%, Female Protagonist 10.2%

  25. #25 Beyond The Darkness
    80% matchVery Positive89% of 98 reviews2024
    Dev: My Little StudioPub: IndieGO Publishing
    Windows

    💀🧩🕹️ Beyond The Darkness is a horror adventure game with puzzles where you help little girl Milly battle nightmares in the darkness to find her missing family. You will find yourself in bizarre worlds of memories, distorted by fears, and your only weapon will be the light of a small lamp...

    Why similar: Horror 25.9%, Puzzle Platformer 21.6%, Dark 18.7%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Story Rich 9.6%

  26. #26 Trapped
    81% matchVery Positive83% of 156 reviews2019
    Dev: N4bA
    Windows

    You come to your senses in this place, you do not understand what is happening, but you know that it is better to get out of here as soon as possible

    Why similar: Horror 25.6%, Psychological Horror 23.4%, Puzzle 17%, Walking Simulator 11.9%, Adventure 10.5%

  27. #27 Asleep: Act 1
    78% matchVery Positive94% of 545 reviews2024
    Dev: Black Hole GamesPub: CriticalLeap
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    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: Dark 21.5%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Horror 14.4%, Story Rich 12.7%, Puzzle 11.5%

  28. #28 GESTALT: The Fifth Day
    78% matchVery Positive94% of 104 reviews2024
    Dev: KINJAKOPub: 072 Project
    Windows

    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: Puzzle Platformer 25.1%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Horror 15.2%, Hand-drawn 14.5%, Story Rich 11.8%

  29. #29 Let Me Die (inside)
    79% matchMixed66% of 65 reviews2021
    Dev: No
    Windows

    The characters of Let Me Die (inside) have fallen into despair head over heels, so they want to leave this world and end their lives. Your duty is to fulfil their wish. In every level, the player is expected to find a way to die, but before that, he has to complete the death wishes of the character.

    Why similar: Dark 54.3%, Puzzle 25.3%, Adventure 7.8%, 2D 6.9%, Indie 3.3%

  30. #30 Little Misfortune
    76% matchVery Positive92% of 13,542 reviews2019
    Dev: Killmonday Games AB
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    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 20.1%, Story Rich 14.8%, Dark 13.6%, Horror 13.2%, Dark Fantasy 12.2%

  31. #31 The Moon Sliver
    79% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,146 reviews2014
    Dev: David Szymanski
    Windows
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%

    You are on a bleak, cold, windy island. And you seem to be alone... but fires and candles still burn. As you explore, a story of guilt, loneliness, and faith begins to take shape. And it becomes obvious that something is hunting you...

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 21%, Dark 16.4%, Horror 14.7%, Story Rich 13.4%, Walking Simulator 12.2%

  32. #32 Cats are Liquid - A Light in the Shadows
    77% matchVery Positive93% of 700 reviews2016
    Dev: Last Quarter Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 48 minMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 46%

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

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.5%, Story Rich 23.1%, Indie 18.3%, Adventure 16.1%, 2D 15.3%

  33. #33 LIMBO
    75% matchVery Positive92% of 60,454 reviews2011
    Dev: Playdead
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 43.4%, Dark 23%, Puzzle 13.3%, Horror 9.6%, 2D 3.9%

  34. #34 Sea of Solitude
    76% matchVery Positive83% of 2,065 reviews2020
    Dev: Jo-Mei GamesPub: Electronic Arts
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    When humans get too lonely, they turn into monsters… Set sail across a beautiful and evolving world of darkness and light, and discover what it means to be human.

    Why similar: Dark 69.5%, Adventure 14.9%, Female Protagonist 6.3%, Horror 5.4%, Singleplayer 3.9%

  35. #35 The Hole Town
    75% matchVery Positive96% of 77 reviews2024
    Dev: imayuiPub: Millchan Games
    Windows

    To the town in the hole... a story about a place where I can't go.

    Why similar: Hand-drawn 52.7%, Story Rich 22.2%, Adventure 9.3%, 2D 6.1%, Female Protagonist 5.1%

  36. #36 The Narrator Is a DICK
    77% matchMostly Positive79% of 130 reviews2016
    Dev: Adam DeLease
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    In this narrated platformer there's one man who's always out to get you... The Narrator. He's a real jerk, but with determination and a lot of skill MAYBE you can make it through this crazy adventure.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 43.1%, 2D 15.6%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Memes 12.4%, Comedy 10.1%

  37. #37 Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
    71% matchVery Positive94% of 2,911 reviews2024
    Dev: SimogoPub: Annapurna Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    The stage is set. Imagine an old baroque manor, perhaps a hotel or a museum, somewhere in central Europe. A woman wanders in search of answers.

    Why similar: Puzzle 22.5%, Dark Fantasy 20.5%, Psychological 19.4%, Horror 15.4%, Story Rich 9.5%

  38. #38 Burnhouse Lane
    72% matchVery Positive94% of 1,072 reviews2022
    Dev: Harvester Games
    Windows
    Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 12.7 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: Dark 26.4%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Puzzle 15.6%, Horror 14.6%, Story Rich 14.3%

  39. #39 Skautfold: Shrouded in Sanity
    74% matchVery Positive81% of 524 reviews2016
    Dev: Steve GalPub: Pugware
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Discover the secrets of the estate, as you look for answers among the violent inhabitants. A strange and repelling madness took hold of the servants roaming the halls, and they will attack on sight, for their madness is one rooted in a deeper understanding of cosmic insignificance.

    Why similar: Dark Fantasy 22.7%, Psychological Horror 21.8%, Dark 19.8%, Horror 15%, 2D 5.4%

  40. #40 GYLT
    71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,197 reviews2023
    Dev: Haven MediaPub: Parallel Circles
    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%

    Shape your fears… Fear the shapes. Embark on a journey where you face your worst fears and are confronted with the emotional impact of your actions in this narrative adventure game with puzzles, stealth and action.

    Why similar: Horror 32.7%, Puzzle 26.8%, Story Rich 21.2%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Adventure 7.6%

  41. #41 Unholy
    73% matchMixed64% of 229 reviews2023
    Dev: Duality GamesPub: 505 Pulse
    Windows

    Open the doors between your everyday reality and a dark unholy world to unveil the mystery of the disappearance of your child. Explore both worlds to find clues, solve puzzles, decide whether you infiltrate or fight brutal enemies and stand up to an aberrant establishment.

    Why similar: Dark 27.6%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Horror 15.8%, Puzzle 15.5%, Walking Simulator 10.8%

  42. #42 The Path
    74% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,022 reviews2009
    Dev: Tale of Tales
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    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 25.4%, Walking Simulator 21.1%, Dark 14.4%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Female Protagonist 7.3%

  43. #43 The Guest
    73% matchMostly Positive74% of 945 reviews2016
    Dev: Team GothamPub: 505 Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    'The Guest' is a gloomy adventure full of enigmas where the exploration of your surroundings comes to prominence; puzzles, secrets and riddles will help you discover who has locked you in this somber hotel room and most importantly, why.

    Why similar: Puzzle 33.2%, Horror 28.5%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Walking Simulator 8.7%, Indie 7.8%

  44. #44 The Cat Lady
    71% matchVery Positive94% of 6,079 reviews2013
    Dev: Harvester GamesPub: Screen 7
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...

    Why similar: Horror 16.4%, Dark 15.5%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Psychological 14.5%, Story Rich 13.6%

  45. #45 THIEF'S SHELTER
    70% matchVery Positive96% of 56 reviews2025
    Dev: Geo GamesPub: Restless Corp.
    Windows

    THIEF’S SHELTER is a 3D Point and Click Psychological Adventure where the world mirrors a crumbling mind. Nothing stays still, and even your own thoughts can’t be trusted.

    Why similar: Psychological 25.2%, Dark 22.6%, Story Rich 13.4%, Puzzle 12.3%, Psychological Horror 12.3%

  46. #46 The Method of Hiding a Body
    70% matchVery Positive92% of 83 reviews2024
    Dev: Sea of Ghosts
    Windows

    A story-driven horror puzzle game where the player takes on the role of a resentful ghost, possessing others in order to search for her own corpse.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 46.3%, Story Rich 42.5%, Puzzle 3.9%, Adventure 2.9%, Indie 2.6%

  47. #47 Children of Silentown
    69% matchVery Positive87% of 1,485 reviews2023
    Dev: Elf GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    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: Dark 18.5%, Hand-drawn 16.9%, Horror 12.4%, Story Rich 11.6%, Puzzle 10.7%

  48. #48 Blasfemia
    68% matchVery Positive92% of 262 reviews2025
    Dev: Nakashima Studios
    Windows

    Blasfemia is a first-person horror game. You are trapped in a seemingly normal apartment but realize early on that you're not alone. Explore a handcrafted, detail rich environment in a tense and terrifying atmosphere and try to find a way out before an ominous entity gets to you.

    Why similar: Dark 31.2%, Horror 20.8%, Puzzle 12.8%, Walking Simulator 9.3%, Psychological Horror 8.6%

  49. #49 Interactivity: The Interactive Experience
    72% matchVery Positive80% of 50 reviews2019
    Dev: Aetheric GamesPub: Pixeljam
    Windows

    A short and surreal meta-narrative experience. Explore the gallery and find a way to push The Button...

    Why similar: Psychological 28.8%, Dark 26.7%, Puzzle 13.7%, Walking Simulator 10.9%, Adventure 7%

  50. #50 Midnight Swamp
    68% matchVery Positive95% of 64 reviews2025
    Dev: WildOmul
    Windows

    Midnight Swamp is a dark point-and-click adventure where you will dive into a world of eerie fairy tales. Play as a tourist who must find a way out of a mysterious swamp, where every corner hides a riddle.

    Why similar: Dark 20.3%, Dark Fantasy 19.1%, Hand-drawn 18.7%, Horror 12.1%, Puzzle 9.2%

  51. #51 UnderDread
    73% matchMixed57% of 138 reviews2016
    Dev: Bigzur Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    A first-person horror adventure game that will take you on a journey through an ancient castle and that lies beneath. Dangers and forgotten horrors await in the dark...

    Why similar: Horror 24.1%, Psychological 21.5%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Story Rich 12.5%, Walking Simulator 11.5%

  52. #52 Reflection of Mine
    70% matchVery Positive80% of 246 reviews2017
    Dev: Redblack Spade
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    Reflection of Mine is a dark puzzle video game about the dissociative identity disorder. The entire game takes place in the broken mind of Lilly Witchgan and the goal is to discover who is real – Lilly herself or one of her many personalities.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.3%, Dark Fantasy 20.5%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Dark 12.2%, Puzzle 11%

  53. #53 HOMESICKNESS
    67% matchVery Positive96% of 73 reviews2025
    Dev: jnity
    Windows

    HOMESICKNESS is a point-&-click psychological horror indie game exploring the nuances of nostalgia. Play as Theo, trapped in CHILDREEF’s daycare, descending floor by floor; surviving the remnants of time. Use the Kids' multi-tool, listen to obscure tapes, and make your way to the lot. She's waiting.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 29%, Story Rich 21.1%, Psychological 17.9%, Horror 16.9%, Point & Click 9.9%

  54. #54 UNREAL LIFE
    67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,883 reviews2020
    Dev: hako lifePub: room6
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 296.7 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    And now, for today's story.

    Why similar: Story Rich 27.7%, Dark Fantasy 22.2%, Puzzle 12.1%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Adventure 6.4%

  55. #55 SHUT IN
    69% matchVery Positive90% of 108 reviews2020
    Dev: Cael O'SullivanPub: Hidden Track
    Windows · Mac

    SHUT IN is a dark comedy/psychological horror adventure game which explores depression and isolation by trapping you inside your own house. Explore a hostile home, solve puzzles, and withstand sarcasm from a rude and unreliable narrator. Idiot.

    Why similar: Psychological 25.8%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Horror 19.6%, Puzzle 15.1%, Story Rich 9.3%

  56. #56 Seen
    66% matchVery Positive91% of 9,938 reviews2019
    Dev: Seen Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    A lonely kid desperately tries to escape his dark world.

    Why similar: Dark 32.7%, Puzzle Platformer 23.6%, Puzzle 16%, Story Rich 10.7%, Psychological Horror 6.5%

  57. #57 Our Secret Below
    67% matchVery Positive88% of 120 reviews2020
    Dev: DarkStone Digital
    Windows

    Abducted with only four hours to live… Learn about your captor, use your knowledge to escape, end the cycle.

    Why similar: Dark 29.9%, Puzzle 26.4%, Horror 24.4%, Female Protagonist 6.5%, Adventure 4.7%

  58. #58 Welcome To The Dark Place
    63% matchVery Positive88% of 559 reviews2025
    Dev: Zeekerss
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 39%

    The train is the only escape.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 50.4%, Horror 23.9%, Indie 13.3%, Adventure 12.4%

  59. #59 The Derailed
    64% matchVery Positive84% of 116 reviews2025
    Dev: Deformed Dreams Studio
    Windows

    The Derailed is a first-person psychological horror game. Beneath the dusty arches of a nearly forgotten depot, shadows of the past tremble. Whether you want to or not, you will have to uncover the dark secrets of this place.

    Why similar: Dark 30.3%, Psychological Horror 23.4%, Horror 22.6%, Walking Simulator 8.9%, Story Rich 6.3%

  60. #60 A Wolf in Autumn
    68% matchMostly Positive72% of 453 reviews2015
    Dev: David Szymanski
    Windows
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    A one-armed young girl finds herself locked in a shed in the middle of an idyllic autumn forest, with threats both physical and immaterial drawing closer.

    Why similar: Dark 20.8%, Psychological Horror 17%, Horror 14.5%, Story Rich 12.6%, Puzzle 10.2%

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