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 38.7%, Horror 15.7%, Puzzle 12.2%, Female Protagonist 9.3%, Great Soundtrack 8.4%

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 23.4%, Female Protagonist 18.3%, Adventure 8.8%, Puzzle 7.5%

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 37.9%, Horror 19.3%, 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 22.8%, Great Soundtrack 22%, Indie 21.4%, Action 19.2%, Female Protagonist 14.5%

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

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 53.1%, Horror 26.7%, Adventure 8.4%, Retro 8.1%, Indie 3.7%

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

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 21.2%, Puzzle Platformer 19.1%, Indie 17.8%, Horror 16.7%, Atmospheric 14.1%

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

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 23.9%, Horror 22.2%, Great Soundtrack 15.4%, Puzzle 8.6%, 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 reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face

Why similar: Psychological Horror 49.4%, Horror 31.2%, Puzzle 19.4%

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 40.9%, Female Protagonist 25.5%, Puzzle 11.3%, Atmospheric 11%, 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.

Place your faith and embrace the Void.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 29.1%, Puzzle 20.4%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Adventure 9.9%, Difficult 9.3%

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

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

Why similar: Horror 36.7%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Action 9.5%, Adventure 9.5%, Atmospheric 8.5%

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

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 27.1%, Horror 22.7%, Adventure 16.8%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Action 10.6%

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

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 45.1%, Horror 38.4%, Atmospheric 9.5%, Adventure 6.9%

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

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Why similar: Adventure 16.7%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Puzzle 13.4%, Atmospheric 12.7%

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 24%, Horror 18.9%, Female Protagonist 16.8%, Adventure 13.1%, Great Soundtrack 12.5%

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 22.9%, Female Protagonist 20.5%, Adventure 18%, Indie 17%, Horror 15.3%

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 27.5%, Female Protagonist 21.3%, Horror 17.6%, Great Soundtrack 10.8%, Adventure 9.6%

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.

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

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.6%, Horror 22.3%, Female Protagonist 19.9%, Action 9.8%, Adventure 8%

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.

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 40.9%, Horror 19.3%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Great Soundtrack 8.3%, Atmospheric 7.5%

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.

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

Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.3%, Female Protagonist 20.8%, Horror 18.8%, Puzzle 12.4%, Adventure 5.9%

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 24%, Female Protagonist 17.9%, Great Soundtrack 16.8%, Horror 11.7%, 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 19.7%, Horror 16.7%, Difficult 15.2%, Puzzle Platformer 14.4%, 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 41.1%, Horror 25%, Puzzle 13.1%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Adventure 10.1%

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.

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: Psychological Horror 17.4%, Great Soundtrack 16.9%, Horror 13.6%, Adventure 13.3%, Indie 11.9%

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 56.5%, Indie 22.7%, Atmospheric 14%, 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 22.6%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, Great Soundtrack 18.5%, Retro 11.9%, 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.

"I need a Heart in order to open it"

Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.5%, Horror 22.4%, Difficult 9.5%, 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.

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 19.3%, Horror 17.7%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Puzzle 11.3%, Adventure 11.3%

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

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 51.4%, Horror 27.5%, Indie 10.6%, Adventure 7.4%, 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 33.9%, Atmospheric 19.5%, Puzzle Platformer 16.9%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Adventure 13.9%

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: Psychological Horror 14.9%, Great Soundtrack 14.4%, Adventure 12.7%, Horror 12.7%, 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 22.8%, Great Soundtrack 21.3%, Horror 14.6%, Female Protagonist 13%, Puzzle 9.3%

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 37.3%, Horror 25.7%, Puzzle 15.6%, Atmospheric 12%, Adventure 9.5%

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

Why similar: Female Protagonist 29%, Horror 18.9%, Adventure 14.8%, Great Soundtrack 13.4%, Indie 13%

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 42.9%, Female Protagonist 17.3%, Psychological Horror 8.7%, Adventure 8.3%, Indie 7.4%

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%, Female Protagonist 20.2%, Action 15.1%, Difficult 13.9%, Horror 13.8%

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 33%, Great Soundtrack 17.9%, Atmospheric 13%, Adventure 12.7%, Action 12%

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 17.4%, Puzzle 13.9%, Indie 13.6%, Puzzle Platformer 12.4%, Adventure 12%

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 27.5%, Action 20.5%, Female Protagonist 18.6%, Retro 15.9%, Atmospheric 14.5%

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

Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.3%, Horror 23.1%, Female Protagonist 20.4%, Puzzle 14.5%, Indie 8.7%

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

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.9%, Horror 27%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Adventure 7.8%, Puzzle 7.6%

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 29.7%, Puzzle 25.5%, Adventure 16.3%, Action 15.5%, Indie 13%

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 28.2%, Great Soundtrack 17.8%, Adventure 16.2%, Female Protagonist 16%, Indie 14.6%

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

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 23.2%, Difficult 22.9%, Female Protagonist 22.5%, Action 8.9%, Atmospheric 8.7%

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 34.7%, Horror 27.8%, Retro 12.2%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Adventure 8.9%

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 42.4%, Horror 21.6%, Puzzle Platformer 14.9%, Action 11.2%, Adventure 9.9%

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

Why similar: Difficult 38.1%, Female Protagonist 37.6%, Action 14.3%, Indie 10%

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 40.1%, Psychological Horror 20.8%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Great Soundtrack 8.5%, Puzzle 6.9%

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

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.1%, Female Protagonist 24.4%, Horror 24%, Puzzle 19%, Atmospheric 4%

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: Psychological Horror 20.1%, Female Protagonist 20%, Horror 16.6%, Puzzle Platformer 14.2%, Atmospheric 9.3%

Strange Telephone is a 2D adventure game in which the player explores strange worlds created with merely 6 digits, and has multiple endings.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 30.5%, Female Protagonist 24.6%, Adventure 18.2%, Indie 16.1%, Atmospheric 10.7%

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 29.5%, Female Protagonist 18.7%, Horror 16.4%, Puzzle 10.2%, Atmospheric 10%

In a bizarre universe where the oppressed are on the brink of oblivion, Dandara has awoken to reshape the world.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 23.2%, Action 22.9%, Indie 22.3%, Great Soundtrack 19.9%, Difficult 11.8%

MIND: Path to Thalamus is a First Person Puzzler that throws you into a fantastic and surreal environment. You will bend the natural elements to your will in order to progress in this emotive, mindbending tale. Now also in Virtual Reality!

Why similar: Puzzle 30.6%, Adventure 20.4%, Atmospheric 17.4%, Great Soundtrack 17.1%, Indie 14.5%

Only You Can Be The Future Racer 2000

Why similar: Psychological Horror 47.2%, Female Protagonist 24.5%, Horror 21.4%, Adventure 6.9%

Cat in the Box is a horror adventure game. Help the poor girl explore the mansion and escape from unknown entities that are pursuing her. Use a variety of tools and your wits to overcome any challenges you face. At times, you'll even have to wake yourself from nightmares to survive.

Why similar: Horror 37.5%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Adventure 11.7%, Female Protagonist 8.2%, Great Soundtrack 7.6%

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 26.6%, Adventure 11.9%, Indie 11.7%, Atmospheric 10.8%