Games Like The Lady

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 38.3%, Horror 15.7%, Puzzle 12.3%, Female Protagonist 9.3%, Great Soundtrack 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Features a deeply surreal and disturbing narrative paired with puzzle-solving mechanics that mirror the dream-like logic of The Lady.

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: Psychological Horror 28.8%, Horror 23.5%, Female Protagonist 18.2%, Adventure 8.9%, Puzzle 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A seminal psychological horror game that shares the dark, surreal, and emotionally heavy tone of the seed game.

This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 37.7%, Horror 19.4%, Female Protagonist 17.7%, Indie 9.1%, Atmospheric 9%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive surreal exploration game that focuses on navigating abstract, unsettling dreamscapes with minimal guidance.

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Why similar: Adventure 22.9%, Great Soundtrack 22.5%, Indie 20.9%, Action 19.3%, Female Protagonist 14.4%

Why You'll Like It: An experimental indie title that utilizes a unique, surreal art style and unconventional storytelling to create an unsettling atmosphere.

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: Psychological Horror 23.7%, Horror 22.2%, Great Soundtrack 15.8%, Puzzle 8.7%, Female Protagonist 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A haunting psychological horror game that uses its atmospheric setting and puzzle elements to explore trauma in a surreal way.

A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 52.9%, Horror 26.7%, Adventure 8.5%, Retro 8.1%, Indie 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: A brief but intensely psychological experience that captures the same feeling of navigating a fractured, surreal mental state.

A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face

Why similar: Psychological Horror 49%, Horror 31.4%, Puzzle 19.6%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal puzzle-horror game featuring a unique neural network-based interaction system that feels as strange and experimental as The Lady.

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 40.6%, Female Protagonist 25.6%, Puzzle 11.5%, Atmospheric 10.9%, Action 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in atmospheric psychological horror with a strong female protagonist and a deeply cryptic, surreal narrative.

A surreal puzzle platformer that's as beautiful as it is challenging – discover two beings entwined by fate, a girl and her soulmate, left to travel through a hauntingly elegant world...

Why similar: Puzzle 21.4%, Puzzle Platformer 19.3%, Indie 17.5%, Horror 16.7%, Atmospheric 14%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, atmospheric puzzle game that shares the obscure, dream-like quality found in the seed game.

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 27.9%, Horror 23%, Adventure 16.6%, Female Protagonist 15.4%, Action 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A complex, surreal puzzle-adventure that demands deep focus and rewards players who enjoy cryptic, atmospheric storytelling.

Place your faith and embrace the Void.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 29.5%, Puzzle 20.1%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Difficult 10.3%, Adventure 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging, minimalist puzzle game that hides a deep, dark, and surreal narrative beneath its simple exterior.

Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 36.3%, Horror 31.1%, Difficult 19.3%, Atmospheric 7.6%, Adventure 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: Combines a distinct, hand-drawn aesthetic with cosmic horror themes that evoke a similar sense of dread and surrealism.

Try to survive through the night in a house that's trying its best to kill you and your family.

Why similar: Horror 36.9%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Action 9.4%, Adventure 9.4%, Atmospheric 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, surreal horror game where the environment shifts and changes, requiring clever puzzle-solving to survive.

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Why similar: Adventure 16.8%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Female Protagonist 15%, Puzzle 13.5%, Atmospheric 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, story-rich adventure that uses a beautiful pixel-art style to explore surreal, memory-based puzzles.

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: Psychological Horror 23.9%, Horror 18.7%, Female Protagonist 16.9%, Adventure 13.2%, Great Soundtrack 12.6%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that utilizes dual-reality mechanics to explore surreal, otherworldly environments.

Goetia is a point & click adventure where you play the ghost of a young lady. You are Abigail. Abigail Blackwood.

Why similar: Puzzle 23.1%, Female Protagonist 20.5%, Adventure 18.2%, Indie 16.7%, Horror 15.2%

Why You'll Like It: A gothic, point-and-click puzzle game that excels at building a mysterious and atmospheric sense of place.

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: Psychological Horror 29.5%, Female Protagonist 20.1%, Horror 19.2%, Great Soundtrack 10.8%, Atmospheric 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A short, poignant psychological game that uses a unique art style to explore dark, mature themes through a child's perspective.

Clea is a jump scare free, skill-based survival horror adventure.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 30%, Female Protagonist 20.8%, Horror 18.8%, Puzzle 12.5%, Adventure 6%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-horror game featuring a female protagonist that relies on stealth and atmosphere rather than combat to build tension.

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: Psychological Horror 23.7%, Female Protagonist 17.8%, Great Soundtrack 17.3%, Horror 11.6%, Puzzle 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click adventure that takes place in a surreal, dream-like world filled with bizarre puzzles and dark imagery.

Experience a meta horror pixel platformer retro game haunted by a mysterious yandere.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.5%, Horror 16.7%, Difficult 15.4%, Puzzle Platformer 14.5%, Female Protagonist 13.2%

Why You'll Like It: A meta-horror platformer that subverts player expectations with surreal, glitchy, and unsettling encounters.

Mundaun is a lovingly hand-penciled horror tale set in a dark, secluded valley of The Alps. Explore various areas full of secrets to discover, survive hostile encounters, drive vehicles, fill your inventory, and solve a variety of handcrafted puzzles.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 40.8%, Horror 25%, Puzzle 13.3%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Adventure 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A hand-penciled horror game that creates a unique, unsettling atmosphere through its distinct art style and surreal folk-horror themes.

Your entire life has been a lie. There are catacombs under every home and building, stretching down for miles. Something calls you deeper into the labyrinth. Delve into the depths, and discover the monstrosities below.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 40.4%, Horror 19.2%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Great Soundtrack 8.8%, Atmospheric 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, first-person horror game that leans into a surreal, low-fidelity aesthetic to create a sense of unease.

The Initiate is a mystery puzzle game. You awake in a house full of traps and puzzles - This is your trial; complete it, or die!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 17.3%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Horror 13.5%, Adventure 13.3%, Indie 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy horror game that focuses on environmental storytelling and atmospheric tension.

Hylics is a recreational program with light JRPG elements.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 57.7%, Indie 21.7%, Atmospheric 13.9%, Adventure 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, claymation-inspired RPG that offers a bizarre and visually striking experience unlike anything else in the genre.

Smuggle contraband VHS tapes across the border. Discover the remnants of illicit industry. Prepare for an assassination. This is Paratopic, an atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure through a cursed fever dream.

Why similar: Horror 22.7%, Psychological Horror 20.3%, Great Soundtrack 18.6%, Retro 12%, Indie 10%

Why You'll Like It: A low-poly, surreal horror experience that focuses on disjointed, dream-like vignettes to build an oppressive atmosphere.

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: Psychological Horror 19.1%, Horror 17.7%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Puzzle 11.4%, Adventure 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, violent, and atmospheric horror game that shares the indie, experimental spirit of the seed game.

"I need a Heart in order to open it"

Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.5%, Horror 22.4%, Difficult 9.6%, Puzzle 8.3%, Indie 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A meta-horror experience that breaks the fourth wall to create a surreal and unpredictable sense of dread.

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

Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.5%, Horror 27.2%, Female Protagonist 17.8%, Action 9.2%, Adventure 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A tense psychological horror game with a strong female lead that focuses on exploration and evasion in a claustrophobic setting.

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: Psychological Horror 51.1%, Horror 27.7%, Indie 10.5%, Adventure 7.5%, Atmospheric 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: A short, surreal, and deeply disturbing experience that captures the feeling of a psychological descent into madness.

Journey through a distorted theatre held together by the fragile mind of a grieving puppet master. With only a needle and thread, traverse through this world and evade twisted and terrifying creations. Shatter the delusion and unravel the truth behind it all.

Why similar: Horror 33.8%, Atmospheric 19.3%, Puzzle Platformer 17%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Adventure 14.1%

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 40.3%, Psychological Horror 21.2%, Female Protagonist 10%, Great Soundtrack 8.5%, Puzzle 6.8%

Selma and the Wisp is an astonishing platform game with a particularly eerie feel to it. Densely packed with logical puzzles and unexpected obstacles, the game incorporates innovative gameplay, low-poly models and an spectacular animations.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 14.8%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Adventure 12.8%, Horror 12.6%, Puzzle Platformer 12.5%

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: Psychological Horror 22.5%, Great Soundtrack 21.9%, Horror 14.6%, Female Protagonist 13%, Puzzle 9.4%

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 43.4%, Female Protagonist 22.9%, Horror 20.1%, Adventure 8.3%, Indie 5.4%

A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.8%, Horror 21.9%, Female Protagonist 18.7%, Puzzle 13.5%, Indie 8%

NaissanceE is an obscure and magical first person exploration game, a philosophical trip and an artistic experience. The adventure takes place in a primitive mysterious structure and the game mainly consists to explore and feel the deep and strong ambiance of this atemporal world.

Why similar: Atmospheric 17.2%, Puzzle 14%, Indie 13.4%, Puzzle Platformer 12.5%, Adventure 12.1%

Survive a macabre world conjured up by the tortured memories of Angelica.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 28.9%, Horror 18.8%, Adventure 14.9%, Great Soundtrack 13.7%, Indie 12.8%

Fearmonium is a psychedelic metroidvania where suspense intertwines with humour. Beginning the game as an unpleasant memory, you must progress and become a true phobia by breaking through all boundaries to uncover the most hidden corners of Max's mind.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 32%, Great Soundtrack 17.7%, Adventure 12.3%, Atmospheric 12.3%, Action 11.6%

The Madness of Little Emma is a difficult action platformer with roguelike elements. Featuring over 250 items with insane synergies, varied enemies, and numerous secrets and mysteries to discover.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 23.5%, Female Protagonist 20.1%, Action 15.2%, Difficult 14%, Horror 13.7%

The ER: Patient Typhon is an atmosphere and exploration horror game where you are a young woman who has lost her arms. You have to use your wits, hide and run to survive this tale of deadly monsters and disturbing, environmental puzzles.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 36.9%, Horror 25.7%, Puzzle 15.8%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Adventure 9.6%

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: Psychological Horror 26.7%, Horror 18.6%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Puzzle 10%, Atmospheric 8.3%

Concluse is an atmospheric horror game which features puzzles, outstanding cutscenes, and something a little twisted..

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.6%, Horror 27.1%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Adventure 7.9%, Puzzle 7.7%

A tough platformer following a girl diving over the heads of terrifying creatures and bouncing off walls to traverse a mysterious, unsettling world that's so much bigger than her: the "world between all worlds"

Why similar: Horror 27.4%, Action 20.8%, Female Protagonist 18.6%, Retro 15.9%, Atmospheric 14.4%

They Bleed Pixels is a fiendishly difficult action platformer inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and classic horror.

Why similar: Difficult 32.2%, Female Protagonist 31.3%, Horror 16%, Action 12.2%, Indie 8.3%

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 28%, Great Soundtrack 18.3%, Adventure 16.3%, Female Protagonist 15.9%, Indie 14.3%

Wander a castle built of bitter memories in LOVE ETERNAL, a psychological horror platformer with devious trials and an unsettling, experimental narrative. Find a way out - or live in Shelter forever more.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 20.1%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Horror 16.6%, Puzzle Platformer 14.2%, Atmospheric 9.2%

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 25.4%, Female Protagonist 24.1%, Psychological Horror 21.5%, Puzzle 17.2%, Adventure 10.8%

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: Great Soundtrack 30.2%, Female Protagonist 18.5%, Horror 16.3%, Puzzle 10.2%, Atmospheric 9.8%

Gu Lady is a cartoon style third person action game. In the game, you'll have an adventure of nightmares and there are also puzzles for you to solve. You'll act Gu JiuXun, a Miao girl, to explore the grave filled with monsters,puzzles and traps,to save her younger sister！

Why similar: Female Protagonist 29.4%, Puzzle 25.7%, Adventure 16.4%, Action 15.6%, Indie 12.9%

A PSX Inspired horror game where you must work and cook at a shop late at night and the horrors that comes with it.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.2%, Horror 28.3%, Retro 12.2%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Adventure 9%

Hardcore action platformer with multiple endings that depend on your choices.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 23.7%, Difficult 22.9%, Female Protagonist 22.3%, Action 9%, Atmospheric 8.5%

An eerie horror game set in a weird hotel plagued with bizarre beings and interesting characters. The game utilizes a never-used before environment alongside brand new horror mechanics, one of a kind graphics/art style, and an unnerving story with rich lore to create a unique experience for players.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 41.9%, Horror 21.6%, Puzzle Platformer 15.1%, Action 11.4%, Adventure 10%

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 42.8%, Female Protagonist 17.3%, Psychological Horror 8.6%, Adventure 8.3%, Indie 7.3%

2D side scrolling, adventure, horror game where you avoid monsters and solve puzzles.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.2%, Female Protagonist 24.3%, Horror 23.9%, Puzzle 19.1%, Atmospheric 4%

Bye Sweet Carole is a narrative-horror adventure game completely hand-drawn in the style of classic animated films. Follow the trail of missing Carole Simmons and uncover the dark secrets hidden behind her disappearance from Bunny Hall orphanage.

Why similar: Horror 21.2%, Female Protagonist 20%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Puzzle Platformer 15.2%, Atmospheric 9.5%

Inspired by old and classic survival horror games, THE MUTE HOUSE combines exploration, management, puzzles and a touch of action. As Emily investigates about her sister's vanishing, she finds herself trapped in a mysterious mansion.

Why similar: Horror 30.8%, Female Protagonist 26.7%, Adventure 12%, Indie 11.6%, Atmospheric 10.7%

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Why similar: Psychological Horror 46.9%, Female Protagonist 24.7%, Horror 21.5%, Adventure 7%