- #1 Yume Nikki
97% matchVery Positive94% of 10,543 reviews2018
Dev: kikiyamaPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 70.9 hrs≥1hr: 46%
This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.1%, Female Protagonist 16.9%, Indie 15.8%, Horror 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 13%
Why You'll Like It: As a foundational surreal exploration game, it provides the same dreamlike, non-linear experience that defines the genre.
- #2 Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 34,252 reviews2020
Dev: Nikita KryukovPub: Nikita Igorevich Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 11%
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 41.9%, Horror 24.3%, Adventure 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Indie 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the same surreal, uncomfortable, and deeply psychological atmosphere found in The Mirror Lied.
- #3 Fausts Alptraum
96% matchVery Positive94% of 1,259 reviews2017
Dev: LaboRatStudio
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Fausts Alptraum is an single player, puzzle game created by LabORat Studio, an indie game team from Taiwan. The story based on Goethe's Faust. Players will play as a troubled girl wandering around in a crayon-drawn world. Players will have to find the relevance between dreams and reality by collecting clues.
Why similar: RPGMaker 67.7% ★, Horror 9.3%, Adventure 6.1%, Indie 5.6%, Psychological Horror 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a deeply atmospheric and puzzle-centric experience that feels like a dark, psychological fairy tale.
- #4 Ib
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,289 reviews2022
Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.8%, Female Protagonist 21%, Horror 20.7%, Pixel Graphics 17.1%, Indie 16.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic of the RPG Maker horror genre that balances puzzle-solving with a haunting, artistic atmosphere.
- #5 Looking Up I See Only A Ceiling
94% matchVery Positive88% of 3,550 reviews2023
Dev: silver978Pub: IndieArk
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 58%
A short psychological adventure about a stressed girl who wants to explore her ceiling.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.9%, Adventure 26.5%, Female Protagonist 24.8%, Horror 17.2%, Pixel Graphics 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A short, meta-heavy psychological experience that mirrors the seed game's focus on internal reflection.
- #6 Who's Lila?
94% matchVery Positive94% of 3,792 reviews2022
Dev: Garage Heathen
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face
Why similar: Psychological Horror 57.7%, Horror 42.3%
Why You'll Like It: It features a unique meta-narrative focus and psychological depth that mirrors the subversion of expectations in the seed game.
- #7 Pocket Mirror ~ GoldenerTraum
93% matchVery Positive93% of 1,722 reviews2023
Dev: AstralShiftPub: KOMODO
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Delve into the enthralling world of Pocket Mirror ~ GoldenerTraum, the acclaimed RPG Maker gothic horror game that'll take you on a moving journey of self-discovery.
Why similar: Horror 33.6%, Female Protagonist 24.3%, Adventure 23.4%, Pixel Graphics 18.6%
Why You'll Like It: A high-quality, polished RPG Maker horror experience that focuses on identity and surreal environments.
- #8 Cat in the Box
91% matchVery Positive94% of 1,562 reviews2020
Dev: Gustav
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Cat in the Box is a horror adventure game. Help the poor girl explore the mansion and escape from unknown entities that are pursuing her. Use a variety of tools and your wits to overcome any challenges you face. At times, you'll even have to wake yourself from nightmares to survive.
Why similar: RPGMaker 72.3% ★, Horror 8.6%, Adventure 6.2%, Psychological Horror 3.9%, Pixel Graphics 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential RPG Maker horror title that delivers a focused, eerie experience within a confined setting.
- #9 Paper Lily - Chapter 1
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 8,786 reviews2024
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.7%, Pixel Graphics 19.8%, Adventure 17.7%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Horror 15%
Why You'll Like It: A beautifully crafted psychological horror game that emphasizes character-driven mystery and surreal exploration.
- #10 Close Me
92% matchMostly Positive78% of 118 reviews2017
Dev: Yai Gameworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
You start the game, you wake up, and eventually you will close the game. One day, you may even start the game again. That's the game.
Why similar: RPGMaker 61.5% ★, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Adventure 10.4%, Indie 9.6%, Horror 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A short, intense psychological horror game that shares the same indie, RPG Maker aesthetic and unsettling tone.
- #11 Trick & Treat
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,413 reviews2016
Dev: Rabbiton
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Trick or treating in a vampire's house.Trick & Treat is a light-hearted Halloween adventure. It's about exploring and solving puzzles in a spooky atmosphere. There will be some horror elements, romance, many bad ends and a happy ending of true love.
Why similar: RPGMaker 68.3% ★, Horror 7.5%, Adventure 7.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%, Indie 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A short, classic RPG Maker horror game that captures the same nostalgic yet creepy vibe as the seed game.
- #12 Afterdream
89% matchVery Positive93% of 358 reviews2023
Dev: Jesse MakkonenPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Get lost in a lucid dream, bending the lines between reality and fiction. Utilize the strange camera to navigate through the ghosts' mysterious residence. Find the purpose of your nocturnal visit in a vivid and dreamlike setting.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.7%, Horror 18.7%, Female Protagonist 18%, Adventure 17.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a surreal, atmospheric 2D experience that blurs the lines between dreams and reality.
- #13 My Sticker Book
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,410 reviews2022
Dev: ElementSu
Windows
"I can't sleep." A cute and possibly just a little bit scary puzzle platformer game. Move stickers to the right positions in order to get rid of the monsters and complete the sticker book.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 37.8%, Female Protagonist 32.2%, Adventure 19.3%, Horror 7.3%, Indie 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game uses a deceptively cute aesthetic to mask a deeply unsettling and surreal psychological narrative.
- #14 Savior of the Abyss
88% matchMostly Positive78% of 265 reviews2021
Dev: ALLAF GAMES
Windows
Savior of the Abyss is a horror adventure game. To avoid sudden death, always pay attention and be suspicious of things around you. Collect and use a variety of tools to get to the surface. Please lead the protagonist safely so that the protagonist can achieve his or her purpose safely.
Why similar: RPGMaker 43% ★, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Horror 12.5%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Adventure 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A tense, psychological RPG Maker horror game that focuses on survival and unraveling a dark mystery.
- #15 Marie's Room
86% matchVery Positive93% of 6,688 reviews2018
Dev: Kenny Guillaume
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Marie's Room is a short story exploration game about an unconventional friendship between two classmates. You play as Kelsey, remembering Marie's room as it was twenty years ago. But something’s off. What happened to Marie?
Why similar: Female Protagonist 32.6%, Indie 29.8%, Adventure 26.9%, Horror 5.5%, Psychological Horror 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven, atmospheric experience that focuses on uncovering secrets within a personal, confined space.
- #16 It Moves
87% matchVery Positive88% of 328 reviews2019
Dev: SnowOwlPub: Kodama Games
Windows
It Moves is a horror game that will try to scare you without too many of the typical "screamers", instead relying on atmosphere and suspense. You'll be solving puzzles along the way, and encountering all manner of not-so-friendly creatures.
Why similar: RPGMaker 64.9% ★, Horror 16%, Indie 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A short, free-to-play psychological horror game that relies on atmosphere and subtle environmental storytelling.
- #17 Corinne Cross's Dead & Breakfast
86% matchVery Positive99% of 142 reviews2016
Dev: bad chalk
Windows · Mac
A story-driven adventure game about a haunted bed & breakfast. A dead & breakfast!
Why similar: RPGMaker 64.8% ★, Adventure 13%, Indie 11.8%, Female Protagonist 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich RPG Maker game that emphasizes character interactions and a haunting, localized mystery.
- #18 Labyrinthine Dreams
85% matchMostly Positive78% of 378 reviews2015
Dev: Solest GamesPub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Labyrinthine Dreams is a short puzzle game about overcoming the scars of the past and following the right path, even in the face of overwhelming challenges.
Why similar: RPGMaker 66.8% ★, Adventure 15.2%, Indie 12.6%, Female Protagonist 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game explores themes of memory and surrealism through a classic RPG Maker lens.
- #19 The Sunny Day 晴天
84% matchVery Positive94% of 82 reviews2018
Dev: 殇葵(K.)Pub: Eternal Dream
Windows
In the story, the player plays the KUI, a 14-year-old girl with mental illness, who falls into her own spiritual world for an unknown reason during a daily activity. Players must pass through puzzles and various strange characters to communicate. The player's attitude toward various items in the game will affect the outcome of the game.
Why similar: RPGMaker 69% ★, Adventure 7.2%, Horror 6.9%, Female Protagonist 6.4%, Psychological Horror 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: This title utilizes the RPG Maker engine to tell a somber, character-focused story with psychological undertones.
- #20 Tales of the Black Forest
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 15,465 reviews2019
Dev: 拾英工作室
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
In a world filled with yōkai, a surging dark power has overshadowed a Japanese town. A group of 2 developers have produced a Japanese pixel adventure game to tell a tale that dates back to the Heisei era...In the name of dreams and passion.
Why similar: RPGMaker 66.3% ★, Horror 6.8%, Adventure 6.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%, Female Protagonist 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy RPG Maker game that blends psychological elements with a dark, fairy-tale aesthetic.
- #21 Annie and the Art Gallery
83% matchVery Positive87% of 193 reviews2022
Dev: jswessler
Windows · Mac
After months of waiting, Annie finally snags a ticket to the new art exhibit. However, things take a turn for the worst: she finds herself trapped in the museum's haunted basement. Help her navigate puzzles, traps, and more as she tries to escape - and find out the truth of what's really going on.
Why similar: RPGMaker 62.4% ★, Psychological Horror 13%, Indie 8.5%, Female Protagonist 6.3%, Pixel Graphics 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A short, psychological RPG Maker game that focuses on exploration and uncovering a dark, hidden truth.
- #22 Nyctophilia
84% matchMixed64% of 308 reviews2015
Dev: Cat In A Jar Games
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Nyctophilia is 2D psychological thriller about bad things in your head.
Why similar: Adventure 36.2%, Indie 29.8%, Horror 25.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric 2D horror game that focuses on the feeling of isolation and creeping dread.
- #23 Settled
82% matchVery Positive82% of 142 reviews2016
Dev: Allen Dayan
Windows
Made in Construct2, Settled is a story driven game with hints of exploration. As you progress, subtle changes appear. Memories and nightmares act as new areas, although still remaining in the confines of the house. When you reach the end, the conclusion may not be what you expected.
Why similar: Adventure 28.3%, Indie 23.5%, Horror 17.9%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 14%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, 2D indie horror game that prioritizes a sense of unease over complex mechanics.
- #24 Hylics
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 9,033 reviews2015
Dev: Mason Lindroth
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Hylics is a recreational program with light JRPG elements.
Why similar: Indie 59.7%, Pixel Graphics 20.5%, Adventure 19.9%
Why You'll Like It: A highly surreal RPG that uses unique visuals to create an experience that feels truly alien and dreamlike.
- #25 The Cat Lady
80% matchVery Positive94% of 6,285 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: Psychological Horror 23.8%, Horror 22.3%, Female Protagonist 20.8%, Adventure 19.4%, Indie 13.8%
Why You'll Like It: A mature, dark psychological horror game that excels at character depth and disturbing, surreal imagery.
- #26 Paratopic
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,173 reviews2018
Dev: Arbitrary MetricPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 47%
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 28.2%, Indie 27.1%, Adventure 22.8%, Psychological Horror 21.8%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, short-form horror experience that uses fragmented storytelling to create a uniquely unsettling mood.
- #27 Actual Sunlight
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 619 reviews2014
Dev: WZOGI
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A short interactive story about love, depression and the corporation.
Why similar: RPGMaker 77.9% ★, Indie 11.7%, Adventure 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A heavy, deeply personal psychological narrative that focuses on the weight of existence rather than traditional horror.
- #28 At Home Alone
79% matchVery Positive85% of 1,906 reviews2018
Dev: 阿正不经Pub: Peanut Bear Studio
Windows
This is a recreational healing Mini-plot game explored at home. Players will play and wander around the house from the perspective of a little girl. What will she do when she is alone? What strange stories will happen in the process, and in the process of exploration, you may find some strange secrets....
Why similar: RPGMaker 49.8% ★, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Horror 13.1%, Indie 6.7%, Adventure 6.3%
- #29 Tide Up
78% matchVery Positive92% of 272 reviews2022
Dev: Gustav
Windows
Tide Up is a rather dark and gloomy adventure game. Accompany the girl in a dreamlike world of wonder. Collect the pearls scattered around the world and help the girl escape!
Why similar: RPGMaker 69.3% ★, Adventure 6.5%, Horror 5.9%, Female Protagonist 5.5%, Pixel Graphics 4.9%
- #30 The Little Red Lie
78% matchVery Positive93% of 587 reviews2021
Dev: Tired Moon StudiosPub: Milpitians
Windows
2D side scrolling, adventure, horror game where you avoid monsters and solve puzzles.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 47.7%, Horror 38.8%, Adventure 13.4%
- #31 Have a Nice Dream
77% matchVery Positive93% of 4,924 reviews2021
Dev: 榭季生
Windows
A story about dreams. Explore a weird house and find the truth. A short game with mild puzzles and some psychological horror elements.
Why similar: RPGMaker 32.5% ★, Psychological Horror 23.5%, Adventure 16.6%, Pixel Graphics 16.3%, Indie 7.9%
- #32 Alone in the School
77% matchVery Positive84% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: 티민이
Windows
A girl who has lost her memory must collect five scattered memory fragments in the school to remember the events of that day.
Why similar: RPGMaker 47.7% ★, Horror 14.6%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Adventure 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%
- #33 Rental
73% matchVery Positive92% of 5,552 reviews2024
Dev: Lonely HousePub: Animita Project
Windows
Rental is a short and spooky adventure game about the dangers of renting a house in an unknown place.
Why similar: Horror 31.7%, Adventure 17.7%, Indie 17.6%, Female Protagonist 17.2%, Psychological Horror 15.8%
- #34 The Aquarium does not dance
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,130 reviews2024
Dev: 橙々Pub: Gotcha Gotcha Games
Windows
This is a horror adventure game where a girl, devoted to her best friend, searches for her companion in an aquarium that has transformed into a world of horror. While evading the deformed entities known as "Creepies," the player must unravel the mysteries concealed within the aquarium.
Why similar: RPGMaker 60.8% ★, Adventure 21.9%, Horror 17.3%
- #35 Coffin of Ashes
76% matchVery Positive91% of 833 reviews2016
Dev: LadomuPub: DigitalEZ
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Delilah is an ordinary school girl who accidentally discovers an old mansion on a rainy night. As her exploration in the mansion continues, she finds many mysterious phenomena that can't be explained. In this mansion covered by ashes, what's the secret hidden deep underground?
Why similar: RPGMaker 66% ★, Adventure 8.8%, Horror 8.6%, Female Protagonist 7.8%, Indie 3.5%
- #36 Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,902 reviews2021
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.5%, Pixel Graphics 19.1%, Adventure 17.5%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Horror 15.3%
- #37 Wayward Harbor
75% matchVery Positive83% of 132 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 35.7%, Adventure 32.6%, Female Protagonist 19.5%, Indie 12.3%
- #38 Stray Cat Crossing
75% matchVery Positive93% of 651 reviews2015
Dev: JurloPub: Fridge
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 60%
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: RPGMaker 63% ★, Adventure 10.1%, Indie 8.4%, Horror 7.5%, Pixel Graphics 5.9%
- #39 Traum
74% matchVery Positive92% of 383 reviews2018
Dev: Ruskatuli
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Traum is a short, story-driven adventure about a man with a dream. Can even the best of plans be shattered by unexpected news?
Why similar: RPGMaker 63% ★, Adventure 11.7%, Horror 9.6%, Indie 9.1%, Psychological Horror 6.6%
- #40 Contraindication
71% matchVery Positive98% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: Static Remains
Windows
Your end is my beginning. A short psychological visual novel with exploration and puzzle elements... it already lays shattered.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 66.2%, Female Protagonist 29.5%, Indie 4.3%
- #41 The Room Syndrome
73% matchVery Positive95% of 364 reviews2019
Dev: Jesse CarradinePub: Jesse Carradine?
Windows
Explore the mysterious room by traversing time, while you watch a man succumb to the room syndrome.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.8%, Indie 31.9%, Female Protagonist 20.2%, Pixel Graphics 15.2%
- #42 Grimm's Hollow
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 14,577 reviews2019
Dev: ghosthunter
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 50%
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 31.3%, Adventure 23.7%, Indie 22.7%, Female Protagonist 18%, Horror 4.2%
- #43 HorrorVale
69% matchVery Positive99% of 435 reviews2024
Dev: BatWorks Software
Windows
HorrorVale: A grand Spooktacular adventure about a girl, her dog, and her long journey to save him in a strange and horrifying Underworld.
Why similar: RPGMaker 64.8% ★, Adventure 14%, Indie 11.3%, Horror 9.9%
- #44 Ms.Director
72% matchVery Positive97% of 69 reviews2021
Dev: SketchyNonsense
Windows
Cameras and heads are rolling in this noir inspired RPGmaker horror game. Save the spectral starlets trapped in the deadly director's mansion, and escape without joining them in their fate.
Why similar: RPGMaker 52.6% ★, Horror 19.1%, Adventure 7.8%, Female Protagonist 7.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
- #45 Almost Home Now
70% matchVery Positive85% of 787 reviews2022
Dev: Timberwell 本幺
Windows · Linux
A 10 minute horror experience of a girl walking home alone at night.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.1%, Horror 25.7%, Adventure 18.5%, Pixel Graphics 15.6%, Indie 8.1%
- #46 No Ghost in Stay Home
71% matchVery Positive93% of 121 reviews2021
Dev: Midori Games / みどりげーむず
Windows
A dimly lit room, her first time stay home.... Do you gently watch over little Anna? Or....
Why similar: Psychological Horror 38.2%, Horror 21%, Adventure 17.2%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Indie 10.1%
- #47 The Lar
70% matchVery Positive95% of 1,110 reviews2019
Dev: MarvelSushi
Windows
Become an experiment and flee with friends from this chaotic and amazing place. And as the exploration deepens, the truth gradually emerges...
Why similar: RPGMaker 66.6% ★, Adventure 12.8%, Indie 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Horror 2.2%
- #48 Murmurs of the Mist
68% matchVery Positive89% of 57 reviews2026
Dev: Jenna YourstonePub: JamJam Studios
Windows
In this game, you’ll encounter puzzles which require you to use your environment in order to solve them. Take note of every detail, they can help you in uncovering Sofia’s story.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 42.6%, Horror 28.2%, Female Protagonist 19.5%, Indie 9.6%
- #49 My Light In The Dark
71% matchVery Positive93% of 90 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: Psychological Horror 23.8%, Adventure 23.2%, Horror 18.6%, Female Protagonist 17.5%, Pixel Graphics 16.9%
- #50 Wait - Extended
72% matchVery Positive89% of 57 reviews2015
Dev: rest.less Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%
"Wait" is a mystery horror game, inspired by the works of H.P Lovecraft and the Silent Hill series. The gameplay is put together by elements of exploration and riddle solving. Experience horror without jump scares or fighting monsters, but with the fear of the unknown and unimaginable.
Why similar: RPGMaker 69.5% ★, Indie 12.2%, Adventure 10.3%, Horror 8%
- #51 my eyes deceive
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 936 reviews2024
Dev: nouhidev
Windows
Set over the course of roughly a week, you play as a young girl who has been living in a shelter all her life. The outside world is infected with a deadly disease. Society is in chaos. Fortunately, your papa is protecting you.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 41.6%, Pixel Graphics 25.1%, Horror 24.8%, Adventure 4.4%, Indie 4.1%
- #52 At Home Alone Final
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,152 reviews2021
Dev: 阿正不经Pub: Peanut Bear Studio
Windows
A casual healing rpg that takes players on a journey around the house from the perspective of a young girl, what does she do when she's home alone? What strange things will you come across in the process, and while exploring, perhaps... What other strange secrets might you discover?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.1%, Horror 22.1%, Pixel Graphics 18.6%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Adventure 9.7%
- #53 Quiet is the Eyes
67% matchVery Positive96% of 224 reviews2023
Dev: Rachel PerryPub: USC Games
Windows
All your coworkers are gone and the halls are quiet, except for the pitter-patter of rain on the window. Explore a desolate laboratory as a creature stalks you, always watching. Run and hide as you solve puzzles and learn more about what happened to the facility and its secrets.
Why similar: Horror 27.3%, Female Protagonist 25.5%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Indie 17.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%
- #54 ALONE
69% matchVery Positive87% of 223 reviews2021
Dev: DakeCraftPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
You have to help a guy named Yeongchul trapped inside his home, navigate the house to protect himself from suspicious person.
Why similar: RPGMaker 50.2% ★, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Horror 9%, Adventure 6.7%
- #55 MIRROR MIRROR
67% matchMixed70% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: ZeroZeroThirteen
Windows
MIRROR MIRROR is a first-person psychological horror game. You repeatedly find yourself in a house where you find presence of unknown entities. Go through unreal experiences in the house and uncover the secrets of your fractured mind. Experience the tension and fear in the repeating space.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 37.8%, Horror 25.6%, Adventure 25.6%, Indie 11%
- #56 Wolf & Rabbit
68% matchVery Positive90% of 331 reviews2018
Dev: Sealtail StudioPub: LR Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Our hero, an injured wolf boy, encountered a rabbit in red picking up flowers on his way escaping from a forest. The kind rabbit girl invited the wolf boy to her grandma's house for a treatment, yet... Standing in front of the house, the wolf boy felt... somehow, uneasy.
Why similar: RPGMaker 74.4% ★, Adventure 10.1%, Indie 8.4%, Horror 7%
- #57 Asleep: Act 1
65% matchVery Positive94% of 564 reviews2024
Dev: Black Hole GamesPub: CriticalLeap
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Use light to survive a nightmare: each creature reacts differently to it. Explore, solve puzzles, and evade the horrors in the dark. You are in the skin of Ana Lúcia.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.1%, Female Protagonist 20.5%, Horror 16.7%, Adventure 15%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%
- #58 199X
69% matchVery Positive80% of 225 reviews2015
Dev: Evan Tognotti
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 100.2 hrs≥1hr: 45%
In 199X, you control Clara. That's the problem.
Why similar: RPGMaker 72.7% ★, Adventure 15.1%, Indie 12.2%
- #59 Only Faces Remain
65% matchVery Positive83% of 80 reviews2026
Dev: Santiago Garcia
Windows
ONLY FACES REMAIN is a short psychological horror game focused on exploration and atmosphere. You play as Marlene, a backpacker traveling alone who rents a cheap room to spend the night. What starts as a cheap place to sleep soon turns into a dangerous situation.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 40.4%, Horror 27%, Adventure 24.4%, Indie 8.2%
