- #1 Chores in the Night
97% match6 user reviews43% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Deep Dive Project
Windows
"I want this apartment spotless!" shouts your mom before going to her night shift. Use your cleaning supplies and courage to have the house cleaned before your mom comes back. A first person short story about doing chores and avoiding evil forces to survive the night.
Why similar: 1990's 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Supernatural 13.4%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Emotional 10.9%
- #2 LIMINALITY
96% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: chrisgrammers
Windows
After his daughter disappears under mysterious circumstances, Liam Henderson takes matters into his own hands to find, investigate and safely bring her back from the depths of a multi-faceted cacophony of rooms known as "The Complex". Will he find her? Only time can tell, but it's unreliable here.
Why similar: 1990's 21.2%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Abstract 13.4%, Horror 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%
- #3 Son Of The Exorcist
96% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: TRA-J-D STUDIO
Windows
You play as a son looking for his missing father, after he does not return from a job, you visit a mysterious mansion in his neighborhood to uncover what happened. Explore rooms, solve puzzles and face tense moments as you try to uncover the secrets inside relating to his disappearance.
Why similar: Supernatural 18.1%, Horror 14.3%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Mystery 11.4%, Story Rich 9.9%
- #4 The Haunting of Joni Evers
95% matchVery Positive91% of 162 reviews2025
Dev: Causeway Studios
Windows · Mac
The Haunting of Joni Evers is a dark supernatural mystery about a broken family from small-town Oklahoma. Haunted by a specter that's hunted her family for generations, Joni must uncover the mysteries of the Cunningham House, dig through lost memories, and face the past to break the curse.
Why similar: Supernatural 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Emotional 11.4%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.1%
- #5 Unknown Call: Ohio
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Arachnocoder
Windows
You wake up in an empty forest in Ohio. A voice calls you. Says you're friends. Says you need to get out. But the signal keeps breaking, and so does your memory. Your friend will guide you from a distance, but he can't save you. Escape the creatures in the dark and find your friend.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Supernatural 15%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Emotional 12.5%, Mystery 10.5%
- #6 BLACKMURK: Shuffling Man
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hinterland Mood
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fear is real. Sometimes tragedy needs nothing more than that. 💀 A short visual novel based on the story of the same name — about the silence that lets something shuffling into your home. 👁️👁️
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.2%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Supernatural 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Emotional 11.8%
- #7 Echoes of the Lost
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kostaz Games
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game where you play as Hugo, a young boy searching for his missing brother, Jimmy, in an eerie mansion. Solve puzzles, explore haunted halls, and uncover dark secrets while facing supernatural threats.
Why similar: Supernatural 23.5%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Horror 12%, Mystery 11%, Survival Horror 9.5%
- #8 Ashen Reverie
91% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Tidalspire
Windows
You’ve ignored the hallucinations for years. But after visiting a shrine in search of answers, a stranger claims she sees them too. Ashen Reverie is a visual novel about the consequences of chasing a myth too far.
Why similar: Supernatural 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Emotional 8.9%
- #9 Five Stages of Pink
92% matchVery Positive98% of 93 reviews2022
Dev: Kaffein
Windows · Mac · Linux
Horror mystery about a boy who desperately wants a Normal life in the most abnormal city in the world. Help Timor understand his cruel life in this supernatural city while trying to survive one more day. In a universe where Sleep is an illness. This is a visual novel with point and click features.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Supernatural 11.6%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Emotional 10.7%
- #10 The Haunted Building
90% matchVery Positive87% of 391 reviews2024
Dev: Genuine Studio
Windows
A 90s Hong Kong public housing block hides twisted tenants, buried truths, and ghosts. As security guard Lee Shing, your choices shape the story and unlock multiple endings. A mystery full of foreshadowing—some truths can only be uncovered through repeated playthroughs.
Why similar: 1990's 20.8%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Supernatural 13.1%, Horror 11.5%, Psychological Horror 9.8%
- #11 GUILTY
91% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2022
Dev: Lauro Zanetti Cabral
Windows
Guilty is a first-person psychological horror game. Play as Peter and discover what your past hides. Access your unconscious to remember your traumas and the scariest memories that are hidden. A traumatic past that gives you a feeling of guilt.
Why similar: Supernatural 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Survival Horror 10%, Linear 8.1%
- #12 Lola Maria
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 16 reviews2025
Dev: Kallim Studio
Windows
Lola Maria is a first-person psychological horror game where everyday tasks take a disturbing turn. Living with your grandmother, you uncover unsettling secrets as the line between family, memory, and the supernatural begins to blur.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.2%, Supernatural 13.8%, Survival Horror 12%, Horror 11.1%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #13 Phantom Museum
89% matchNo user reviews85% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: DiracRipple
Windows
This is an atmospheric psychological horror experience, focused on unease and immersion — not a jump-scare–heavy game. As you explore finely crafted museum exhibits, you must rip away talismans sealing dangerous spirits, solve eerie puzzles, evade grotesque creatures, and search for a way out.
Why similar: Supernatural 14.8%, Zombies 14.2%, Horror 13.7%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Survival Horror 11.2%
- #14 Mockbuster Video
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 0XP Game Studios
Windows
A first-person psychological horror set in a late-night 1990s video rental store. As disturbing tapes begin to surface, reality distorts and your decisions shape how the night unfolds.
Why similar: Supernatural 21.6%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Horror 12.4%, Story Rich 8.5%, Mystery 8.5%
- #15 Fearbonding
87% matchVery Positive96% of 148 reviews2025
Dev: Night Asobu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fearbonding is a Yandere x Demon BL Horror Visual Novel. Play as Hinata, a demon, and try to tame the deranged Kosuke. Will you get to satisfy your hunger for fear through your new hunting dog or will you be the one to get devoured?
Why similar: Supernatural 16.5%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Visual Novel 13.5%, LGBTQ+ 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 11%
- #16 The House: A Maple Street Story
86% matchMixed67% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Krondak Studio
Windows
Explore a cursed house where a family was driven to madness by a dark presence. In The House: A Maple Street Story, uncover a terrifying mystery through enigmatic puzzles, an engaging narrative, and a psychological horror atmosphere that holds your every move captive.
Why similar: Supernatural 26.3%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Horror 14.9%, 1990's 10.3%, First-Person 7.9%
- #17 What Killed Rachel
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Team Miji
Windows
A story-driven psychological horror that chases the truth behind Rachel's death. As you follow scattered memories, you slowly come face to face with the reality of the tragedy. Blaming someone is easy. But answering what truly killed her is not.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Supernatural 18%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Mystery 12%
- #18 Victim Complex: Part 1
85% matchMostly Positive74% of 27 reviews2024
Dev: 5ive Bullet Games
Windows
Use your wits and iconic ghost hunting equipment to uncover the mystery of what happened to the residents of an abandoned apartment complex in this narrative-driven horror experience.
Why similar: Supernatural 21.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Emotional 11.4%, Horror 11.1%
- #19 School Bathroom
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hanahito Apps
Windows · Mac
A first-person escape horror game, 'School Bathroom'.You've found yourself penned in an eerie stall.What is the source of the fear you feel in this inescapable space...
Why similar: Supernatural 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Horror 11.2%
- #20 The Dreary Portent: The Window in the Painting
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Megon Lashley
Windows
Lana and Shawn learn that their new home might have been a bargain for a reason. A spooky old estate, priced at a discount and filled with antiques. Anyone would jump at the chance to buy it… but, then, why has it been empty for so long?
Why similar: Supernatural 25%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Horror 13.7%, Linear 12.6%, Story Rich 10%
- #21 The Hat Man
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Black Lantern Entertainment
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game inspired by The Hat Man urban legend, focusing on sleep paralysis, fear, and the terror of being unable to move.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.3%, Supernatural 18.1%, Horror 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Mystery 8.3%
- #22 God Is Not Here
82% matchMixed60% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: GodPub: God Is Not Here
Windows
FREE THRILLING FIRST-PERSON HORROR! You will find yourself in a house haunted by ghosts, and there is no help from above. Fear, darkness, and real danger await you, hidden within the walls of the mansion. If you dare to enter, prayers will no longer save you.
Why similar: Supernatural 20%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Horror 10.3%, Emotional 9.7%, Visual Novel 9.2%
- #23 Digitalink
81% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Metgan Games
Windows
A workplace thriller inspired by Severance (Apple TV) where your job is finding matching values in a pile of matrices to brain map a creature's mind while the creature keeps attacking employees' minds to scare them and stop the process, making it harder to understand what is real and what is not.
Why similar: Abstract 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Linear 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Mystery 10.2%
- #24 Eclipse
81% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: HNStudios
Windows
Three friends known as The Ghost Hunters are documenting abandoned locations. What begins as a normal episode suddenly turns into a nightmare inside The Holloway Mansion. Something terrifying happens, leaving Jack to survive alone in the mansion and face the horrors.
Why similar: Supernatural 18.7%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Horror 14.6%, Survival Horror 13.6%, Mystery 11.2%
- #25 Evil Spirits
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NVORON
Windows · Mac · Linux
Evil Spirits is a nonlinear psychological horror visual novel inspired by Slavic folklore. Uncover the secrets of a forgotten village, trust no one, and remember: true evil sometimes hides not in the shadows of a hut, but in the darkness of the human soul.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Supernatural 16.5%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Horror 10.4%
- #26 A List Of People Who Went Missing In The Scheleirland National Forest
82% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: F.SDRI
Windows · Mac
A story about a woman who lives alone near the forest.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Supernatural 16.7%, Abstract 14.7%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Visual Novel 12%
- #27 DARKROOM
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LS
Windows
DARKROOM is a mystic novel. You wake up in complete darkness and you don’t know where you are or how you got there. Yet, there is someone else in this dark room.
Why similar: Supernatural 20%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Horror 14.9%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Psychological Horror 12.1%
- #28 oct 14
79% matchVery Positive83% of 75 reviews2024
Dev: niomiautemn
Windows
It's what happened that day.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Visual Novel 13.9%, LGBTQ+ 12.7%, Linear 10.2%
- #29 怪話
78% matchVery Positive95% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: 法螺会
Windows · Mac
オムニバス形式で送る四章構成の心霊ホラーノベルゲーム
Why similar: 1990's 22.5%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Horror 14.3%, Mystery 12.6%
- #30 Blind Exposure
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Shy Games
Windows
Navigate through claustrophobic, completely dark world illuminated only by scans you manage to create; listen carefully to sounds coming from the darkness, and don’t let dread and paranoia get to you.
Why similar: Supernatural 24.2%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Horror 13.3%, Survival Horror 11.4%, Linear 9.5%
- #31 Hlína
77% matchPositive83% of 29 reviews2025
Dev: Omnia Ludus
Windows
Immerse yourself in the depressing and atmospheric city of Hlína, where, as a young boy named Oliver, you face the harsh realities of life. Work in a factory, care for your mother, play mini-games, and uncover a deep story in this hand-crafted city.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.4%, 1990's 16.5%, Emotional 14.4%, Horror 11.9%, Mystery 10%
- #32 Family Manners
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ronney
Windows
Light caresses every corner of the home, and the clock marks the first heartbeats of the morning. It’s just another typical day in the wonderful life of the Evans family… right?
Why similar: 1990's 19.1%, Psychological Horror 18%, Emotional 16.4%, Horror 9.8%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #33 Siren's Call: Escape Velocity
76% matchVery Positive98% of 140 reviews2025
Dev: ThePenSword
Windows
The definitive edition of the fan-favorite visual novel is here! A surreal, coming-of-age tale set in early 2010s Central Florida, Siren's Call is the small town you swore you'd always leave. Something inside you knows this is your last chance. Will you reach escape velocity?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Abstract 13%, Emotional 12.3%
- #34 What Remains
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Michael Lapinski
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game set in a childhood home. Explore, uncover four days of missing memory, and survive something that has been listening since you arrived.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Horror 12.4%, Emotional 12%, Supernatural 9%
- #35 Project Descensus
75% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Snow Peaks Studio
Windows
An unexpected disaster traps you inside a research station. With the main exit blocked, you must make your way through the darkest and most twisted pits of the complex and survive against all odds while uncovering the secrets that were never meant to see the light of day...
Why similar: 1990's 17.6%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Survival Horror 12.5%, Horror 11.3%, Supernatural 11%
- #36 Gore Screaming Show
76% matchVery Positive88% of 165 reviews2022
Dev: Black CycPub: JAST
Windows
A deeply unsettling visual novel following a boy who returns to his hometown expecting to find peace; however, it isn't long before his hopes are dashed by the monster known as Gore Screaming Show.
Why similar: Supernatural 18.4%, Abstract 17.8%, Psychological Horror 13%, Emotional 11.6%, Visual Novel 11.6%
- #37 Nostalgic Joe - And The Fairy Whispers
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kamotachi
Windows
Narrative-Adventure. A nostalgic journey with VHS aesthetics and immersive music where the story is the heart of everything. This game captures the bittersweet feeling of several generations who grew up between the 80-90-2000s and classic anime aesthetic.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Emotional 17.8%, 1990's 17.7%, Story Rich 11.3%, Linear 10.5%
- #38 The Silent Bells
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DeadEnd Games
Windows
Dive into the eerie realms of "The Silent Bells" a spine-chilling horror anthology video game. Unearth four haunting stories, each woven from the threads of internet horror and creepypastas. Brace yourself, for every silent bell tolls the arrival of a new nightmare.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Emotional 13.9%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Horror 9.5%, Mystery 9.5%
- #39 Amanda the Adventurer
73% matchVery Positive94% of 7,191 reviews2023
Dev: MANGLEDmaw GamesPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Join Amanda and her pal Wooly on a series of adventures as they explore and learn about our wonderful world! With several NEW play-along, laugh-along, learn-along episodes there's always fun to be had! Just make sure to do everything Amanda says or she might get angry.
Why similar: 1990's 21.5%, Horror 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Mystery 10.4%, Psychological Horror 8.9%
- #40 SILVARN
72% matchMostly Positive71% of 35 reviews2026
Dev: Etnabyte Games
Windows
Your family’s cry for help pulls you into a nightmare where every moment counts. A relentless killer forces you to keep moving as you search for answers. Collect clues, solve disturbing puzzles, and uncover the terrifying truth hiding behind the fear.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.5%, 1990's 18.8%, Supernatural 17.5%, Emotional 10.3%, First-Person 8%
- #41 Darko
73% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: AtramentumPub: Game Hunters
Windows
Immerse yourself in Darko, a short psychological horror game where the scars of the past come to life. Explore the house, avoid hallucinations, and find your pills before it’s too late.
Why similar: 1990's 22.7%, Psychological Horror 18%, Supernatural 17.5%, Horror 14.4%, Mystery 8%
- #42 The Fox Hare Disaster: Chapter One
73% matchPositive95% of 43 reviews2024
Dev: Dream OniPub: Valorware
Windows
Prepare to explore an abandoned mall from the 90’s in this first-person, psychological horror! Tackle puzzles and come face to face with the haunting creatures that lurk inside. Will you be able to make it out alive, or will you suffer the same fate as those who came before you…?
Why similar: Supernatural 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, 1990's 11.3%, Zombies 9.9%
- #43 Desecration
72% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Cozy Crow Studios
Windows
Who have you become? All that matters is that you keep your "brother" fed. In this narrative Horror Game drag your newest victim through the subterranean cavity where your brother now resides, but tread lightly as you explore. The flesh of victims' past claws out from the walls for retribution.
Why similar: 1990's 20.4%, Psychological Horror 15%, Abstract 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Survival Horror 9.9%
- #44 Veil of Sight
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Emberfall Games
Windows
Veil of Sight is a first-person psychological horror game. After disturbing eye experiments, blinking is no longer natural. Explore an abandoned hospital, solve puzzles and survive the doctor who turned your body against you.
Why similar: Supernatural 21%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Horror 12.5%, Survival Horror 11.5%, Dark 7.2%
- #45 Nippon Island: The Flight
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Meow Arts
Windows · Mac
Nippon Island is a first-person story adventure that begins on a flight to Japan. What starts as a peaceful trip slowly turns surreal. Reality shifts, memories stir... and somewhere, a cat begins to care. The journey is just beginning.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Psychological Horror 21.2%, Mystery 13.8%, Horror 10.8%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #46 Lost Infinity
69% matchPositive83% of 48 reviews2025
Dev: Void EchoPub: Valera Entertainment
Windows
Where are you going with the main character? "Lost Infinity" is a game about nothing, or maybe something, only you will decide. Grieve, think, reason.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.1%, Abstract 23.6%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Horror 11.9%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #47 Midnight Scenes: Among Graves
68% matchPositive89% of 46 reviews2026
Dev: White Blanket GamesPub: Octavi Navarro
Windows
"When the graves stop whispering in your ear, it’s time for you to surrender to eternal silence". So says the Agreement, and so it must be fulfilled. Welcome to a new dimension of horror. Welcome to Midnight Scenes.
Why similar: Supernatural 25.3%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Emotional 13.5%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #48 The Midnight Town Stories: Adam's Afterlife
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dark Ocean Games Studios
Windows
Get ready for a psychological horror journey where uncovering certain truths might be scarier than staying in the dark.
Why similar: Supernatural 24.5%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Survival Horror 16.1%, Linear 9%
- #49 The Circle Of Suffering
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CRYSTAL DIGITAL OTRYAD StudioPub: CRYSTAL DIGITAL OTRYAD Production
Windows · Mac
This game is a psychological horror in which the main character wakes up in an unfamiliar house and must pass all the levels by solving puzzles.
Why similar: Supernatural 20.4%, Psychological Horror 18%, Horror 13.6%, Linear 9.7%, Mystery 9%
- #50 These Roads are Terminal
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: KICKFLIPWIZARDSTUDIO
Windows · Linux
Desperate to pay your rent, you take work as a nighttime pizza delivery driver for Vito's Pizza House. Navigate the decaying streets of suburban America armed only with the will to survive and confront the reality of your situation.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.1%, 1990's 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Horror 12.2%, Survival Horror 8.7%
- #51 The Host's deadly games
67% match7 user reviews43% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: DaV Studios
Windows
The Host's deadly games is a first-person psychological horror game where you explore a mysterious house, uncover its dark past, and solve puzzles to survive.
Why similar: Supernatural 26%, Psychological Horror 25.3%, Horror 15.7%, First-Person 10%, Mystery 9.5%
- #52 Bubbaruka!
71% matchVery Positive90% of 67 reviews2021
Dev: Benjamin SchadePub: Super Nova Studios
Windows
A survival horror puzzle game about exploring an abandoned children's toy, stalked by the shambling husks of scrapped concepts that pursue you endlessly throughout the environment as you try to solve the cryptic puzzles left behind by the developers and keep your pet alive.
Why similar: Abstract 19.7%, 1990's 18.3%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Supernatural 12.9%, Survival Horror 10.5%
- #53 Victor's Video Vault
69% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Stingbot Games
Windows
It's 1995. The video store is alive. When the last customer leaves, the final rental rewrites reality.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.9%, Supernatural 18.1%, 1990's 15.2%, Horror 15%, Mystery 11.5%
- #54 Devil Inside Us: Roots of Evil
71% matchVery Positive96% of 67 reviews2021
Dev: Fernando TittzPub: Mr.Skull Game Studio
Windows
In this story focused horror game, you are a priest! And you need to help a family with their cursed house, explore, follow your visions, find the root, and exorcize it!
Why similar: Supernatural 20.4%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Horror 11.7%, Survival Horror 11.6%, Linear 9.3%
- #55 The Final Shift
67% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: GrandLineGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Final Shift is a psychological horror game where you work as a night janitor in a quiet corporate building haunted by its own history.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Horror 13.3%, Mystery 13.1%, 1990's 12.2%
- #56 Boreal Tenebrae Act 0: Sundowning
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Snot Bubbles Productions
Windows
A surreal narrative adventure set on the night Tamarack Narrows collapses into static, fire, and aurora. Follow Sarah, Bree, and the townsfolk as an unknown visitor arrives promising salvation. A lo-fi, analog-horror
Why similar: 1990's 15.8%, Supernatural 14.5%, Emotional 13.3%, Horror 13.1%, Visual Novel 11.4%
- #57 DEMON COMPASS
68% matchVery Positive88% of 80 reviews2024
Dev: xena-spectralePub: Provoker
Windows · Mac
This occult item will guide you through a bizarre in-between world and help you to confront past demons as well as piece together former memories that may lead to closure. Seek a better understanding of who you were, who you’ve loved and how much you’ve lost in this 3rd person horror adventure game.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.6%, 1990's 22.9%, Horror 10.7%, First-Person 8.3%, Dark 8.2%
- #58 A Night at Ashmere Manor
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bandaloop Games GmbH
Windows
When your father goes missing with little more than a letter to clue you in, it's up to you to find him. His last known whereabouts? Ashmere Manor. Will you succeed in solving the mystery at the heart of the house and find your father, or will you succumb to its phantom call?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Supernatural 14.1%, Survival Horror 11.4%, Horror 11%
- #59 Amanda the Adventurer 3
65% matchVery Positive87% of 708 reviews2025
Dev: MANGLEDmaw GamesPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
In the thrilling conclusion of the Amanda the Adventurer trilogy, follow Riley as they uncover the ultimate secrets behind Amanda, Hameln, and mysteries that have plagued Kensdale for decades.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.1%, 1990's 16.4%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Supernatural 12.1%, Horror 11.7%
- #60 Escape Tales: The Awakening
67% matchPositive96% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: Bluekey Games
Windows
“Escape Tales: The Awakening” is a haunting narrative puzzle game that plunges you into a world shrouded in darkness and mystery. Immerse yourself in a gripping tale of loss, redemption, and the echoes of a forgotten past based on the well-received escape room card game.
Why similar: Supernatural 20.6%, Visual Novel 14%, Emotional 12.7%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%