Games Like The MISSING: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories

A girl awakens in a castle void of color and time, affixed with the Curse of Thorns upon her back. After meeting a sleeping giant, the two work together to escape. Help them unravel the mystery of the thorns and the history behind the somber castle.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 36.6%, Female Protagonist 32%, Anime 11.9%, Horror 10.8%, Adventure 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same studio, this game shares the dark aesthetic and puzzle-platforming mechanics centered on self-sacrifice.

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: LGBTQ+ 50.6%, Female Protagonist 38.4%, Adventure 4.7%, Action 4%, Singleplayer 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply emotional, surreal survival horror game featuring a strong LGBTQ+ narrative and a haunting, melancholic atmosphere.

In the depths of a labyrinthine ruin, a young girl named Mion rises from a deep sleep. Lost, alone, and with no memory of how she got here or where her parents are, she is greeted by two fireflies—one composed entirely of light, and another who lurks among the shadows.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 35.3%, Female Protagonist 29.3%, Anime 14.4%, Adventure 8.7%, Horror 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: This title features the same developer's signature dark, atmospheric puzzle-platforming style and a vulnerable female protagonist.

Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 39.5%, Puzzle Platformer 20.4%, Platformer 12.3%, Story Rich 8.9%, Indie 8%

Why You'll Like It: An emotional puzzle-platformer that uses surreal, beautiful art to explore themes of grief and personal growth.

EXPLORE YOUR WAY. Awoken to a world ruined by war, Alma must traverse the vast city of Arcadia before the life force of her friends and herself withers away. Time is ticking, and every moment matters. Who will you save, and who will you leave to turn UNSIGHTED?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 33%, Female Protagonist 26.7%, Puzzle Platformer 15.3%, Adventure 6.6%, Platformer 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: An action-adventure game with a strong LGBTQ+ story and emotional stakes that mirror the urgency of the seed game.

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: Gore 31%, Female Protagonist 19.7%, Horror 17.2%, Story Rich 17.2%, Adventure 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal horror-puzzle game that follows a young girl navigating a disturbing, dreamlike world to find the truth.

If Found... is a game about going home, coming out and erasing everything.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 53%, Female Protagonist 17%, Emotional 11.1%, Story Rich 7.3%, Indie 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply personal, story-rich game focusing on LGBTQ+ themes and the emotional weight of memory.

Take on the role of Six, a lone child lost in a massive metal vessel known as the Maw, surrounded by dangerous, distorted versions of adults. You’ll need to do your best to escape in one piece or your fate will be worse than you ever dared dream.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 35.7%, Horror 21.6%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Platformer 8.4%, Story Rich 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A tense, atmospheric puzzle-platformer that captures a similar sense of dread and vulnerability in a surreal environment.

Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 67.6%, Story Rich 29.5%, Adventure 2.1%, Singleplayer 0.8%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, open-world investigation game with a distinct style and strong LGBTQ+ character representation.

Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 22.2%, LGBTQ+ 18.7%, Puzzle Platformer 14.3%, Platformer 13.6%, Difficult 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A precision platformer that uses its mechanics to tell a profound, emotional story about mental health and self-acceptance.

Hunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project. INSIDE is a dark, narrative-driven platformer combining intense action with challenging puzzles. It has been critically acclaimed for its moody art style, ambient soundtrack and unsettling atmosphere.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 39.2%, Horror 14.7%, Platformer 13.3%, Story Rich 12.4%, Adventure 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric puzzle-platformer that relies on environmental storytelling and a sense of impending danger.

Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 30.3%, Puzzle Platformer 24.6%, Platformer 10.2%, Story Rich 9.9%, Adventure 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A story-rich platformer featuring a strong female lead navigating a world with complex political and emotional themes.

Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.

Why similar: Gore 38%, Anime 19.1%, Story Rich 17.3%, LGBTQ+ 11.8%, Adventure 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, mystery-focused visual novel that explores the depths of the human psyche through bizarre, puzzle-like dream sequences.

A quiet evening stroll takes a turn for the worse as a tragic accident befalls a little girl and her dog. When her sister goes missing later in the night, the little girl decides to venture out into the eerie darkness to search for her loved ones as evil spirits haunt the alleyways and streets of her once-peaceful town.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 29.7%, Horror 27.8%, Gore 19.4%, Anime 11.9%, Adventure 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down horror game that focuses on the vulnerability of a young girl navigating a dangerous, surreal night.

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: Horror 28.6%, Female Protagonist 21.1%, Gore 20%, Story Rich 13.2%, Indie 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A haunting horror game that blends puzzle-solving with deep, historical, and psychological storytelling.

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: Female Protagonist 28.7%, Horror 22.6%, Adventure 17.7%, Story Rich 13%, Action 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, puzzle-heavy adventure that challenges the player with its cryptic atmosphere and non-linear storytelling.

An unsettling adventure following a boy with a prosthetic face. After a string of mysterious murders, Sal and his three friends discover something truly sinister casting shadows over their small town.

Why similar: Emotional 29.8%, Story Rich 24.6%, Horror 23%, Adventure 9.8%, Indie 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, story-driven puzzle game that explores disturbing themes and psychological horror through a unique artistic lens.

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 42.2%, Female Protagonist 20%, Story Rich 8.9%, Gore 8%, Anime 8%

Why You'll Like It: A classic horror-puzzle game that forces the player to navigate a deadly, shifting environment to uncover a dark truth.

Years after a boy genius named Evan disappears, a bizarre letter arrives. Evan wants a girl named Dysis to come find him. As Dysis, you’ll need to solve an intricate series of puzzles to unravel the entire mystery—and bring Evan home.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 35.8%, Female Protagonist 25.1%, Platformer 12.2%, Story Rich 9.8%, Anime 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that balances challenging logic puzzles with a mysterious, story-rich narrative.

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: Female Protagonist 30.1%, Horror 20.1%, Emotional 18.4%, Story Rich 15.3%, Adventure 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological horror game that deals with heavy themes of depression and trauma through a female protagonist's perspective.

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

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 58.6%, Platformer 13.9%, Horror 8.9%, Indie 6.4%, Adventure 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: A classic puzzle-platformer that defined the dark, minimalist, and atmospheric style found in many modern indie horror games.

Legend tells of a door deep below Tokyo's sewers. All who enter are lost forever. Detective Ito's partner is missing. Explore Tokyo & uncover the darkness that lays beneath the streets in this Point & Click - meets Visual Novel - narrative adventure that questions the very core of Ito's sanity.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 31.1%, Gore 18.4%, Anime 17.5%, Horror 16.1%, Story Rich 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A horror-mystery game that uses a branching narrative to explore the psychological toll of the protagonist's choices.

Live with the ever-present burden of being trapped in a time loop only you can know about in this turn-based RPG. Create a better future for you and your friends. Find hope where there is none left. Pray to the stars and free yourself from time.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 51.1%, Emotional 26.2%, Story Rich 15%, Anime 3%, Indie 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: A time-loop RPG featuring a poignant LGBTQ+ narrative and deep emotional character development.

Re:Turn - One Way Trip is a 2D side-scrolling puzzle-adventure horror game. Trapped in a ghostly train, Saki must search the past and present to find and save her friends. More importantly, Saki must use her wits if she is to survive against an unspeakable evil hellbent on avenging unrequited love.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 32.9%, Female Protagonist 23.5%, Horror 13.3%, Side Scroller 11.2%, Anime 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling horror-puzzle game that features exploration and a tense, supernatural atmosphere.

Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. You are Alex, and you’ve just brought your new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight island party gone horribly wrong.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 37.6%, Story Rich 24.5%, Horror 15.4%, Adventure 8.2%, Indie 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A supernatural, story-rich game that emphasizes dialogue and atmosphere to build a sense of mystery and dread.

Ageless is a story driven puzzle platformer where you must alter the age of animals and plant life around you to progress. Play as Kiara, a young girl who braves through heartache and loss as she journeys across a mysterious world to discovers its secrets and herself.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.8%, Female Protagonist 22%, Emotional 10.9%, Platformer 10.1%, Adventure 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that uses unique time-manipulation mechanics to navigate challenging environments.

NIGHT IN THE WOODS is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet and lots to do across a lush, vibrant world.

Why similar: Story Rich 39.2%, Platformer 33.6%, Adventure 20.8%, Singleplayer 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: An emotional, story-rich game that captures the feeling of searching for answers in a world that feels increasingly surreal and isolating.

Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 44.4%, Story Rich 30.3%, LGBTQ+ 11%, Adventure 7.2%, Singleplayer 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: A choice-driven, emotional narrative game that centers on LGBTQ+ relationships and supernatural mysteries.

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: Female Protagonist 30.4%, Story Rich 14.8%, Horror 13.8%, Anime 10%, Side Scroller 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A story-rich, atmospheric adventure game where a young girl uses supernatural abilities to solve puzzles and uncover secrets.

Indivisible is a hand drawn action RPG platformer from Lab Zero, creators of the critically acclaimed Skullgirls! Set in a huge fantasy world, Indivisible tells the story of Ajna, a fearless girl with a rebellious streak who sets out on a quest to save everything she knows from being destroyed.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 33.3%, Platformer 15.4%, Anime 12.5%, Indie 11.2%, Action 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: An action-RPG platformer with a strong female lead and a focus on character-driven storytelling.

Rewind time to save your girlfriend in a twisted high school death game. A gripping yuri visual novel: Investigate brutal murders, unravel psychological horrors, and fight for a forbidden love that defies death itself.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.6%, Female Protagonist 17.2%, Gore 14.9%, Emotional 12.1%, Horror 7.8%

Leta’s life changed in one moment. She and her friend Lina found an old music box in the mountains... and soon Lina disappeared, leaving behind only a photograph and the ominous music box. Uncover the secrets in atmospheric third-person horror game.

Why similar: Gore 47.6%, Horror 15.2%, Female Protagonist 15%, Adventure 12.4%, Indie 9.8%

A paradise lost; an island full of memory. Those who forget the horrors of the past will pay the price... Relics of war are now living, breathing creatures, out for revenge for memories forgotten... Can you escape?

Why similar: Gore 46.5%, Female Protagonist 18.5%, Horror 10.7%, Anime 9.2%, Adventure 5.6%

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: Gore 51.9%, Female Protagonist 16.4%, Horror 9.9%, Adventure 7%, Indie 5.6%

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: Female Protagonist 32.3%, Gore 19.2%, Horror 18.6%, Adventure 14.5%, Story Rich 9.8%

The dark is no place to be alone. After a beautiful show of summer fireworks, two young girls begin to make their way home. However, a mysterious attacker separates them, and both must brave the haunting night filled with unspeakable terrors and survive the darkness.

Why similar: Gore 34.2%, Horror 26.7%, Female Protagonist 20.5%, Anime 9.5%, Adventure 9.2%

Trapped in a buried, forgotten facility, you must reach the core of an ancient machine to rescue your lost lover. System Purge is a challenging, atmospheric 2D platformer.

Why similar: Gore 28.2%, Female Protagonist 26.7%, Platformer 13.5%, Horror 12.9%, Anime 5%

On a rainy night, Xiaoyin disappears searching for the legendary “Miracle Grass.” Yixuan follows clues into a trap-filled cave where bodies, monsters, lies, and warmth intertwine. Multiple endings guide you through fairy tale and reality, revealing a fate woven from hope and loss.

Why similar: Gore 34.1%, Female Protagonist 23%, Horror 12.6%, Anime 10.3%, Story Rich 7.5%

After a century in stasis the girl En arrives at her destination: A Palace out of legend. Out here, using forgotten technologies, she hopes to bring back a life that shouldn’t have been lost. But nothing could prepare her for what she’ll face in the ancient halls below.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 50.9%, Horror 15.9%, Adventure 10.3%, Action 7.5%, Indie 7.5%

Sci-fi horror anime point and click adventure game. Guide a young woman through a nightmarish space station as she tries to uncover why she's there and how she can escape.

Why similar: Gore 37.2%, Horror 16.7%, Anime 16.6%, Adventure 15.2%, Story Rich 12.1%

Alice, Alice, the Red Queen is missing. The queen has been dismembered and Alice must find all her pieces. A horror-fantasy yuri visual novel filled with death, love, and forgotten memories.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 48.4%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Horror 12.8%, Anime 10.4%, Gore 6.7%

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

Why similar: Story Rich 39.9%, Gore 39.4%, Female Protagonist 8.4%, Adventure 6.3%, Indie 5%

This is a survival horror action game in which a young girl "Enri" tries to escape from a mysterious facility filled with blood and madness.

Why similar: Gore 65%, Horror 16%, Adventure 13.6%, Indie 3.4%, Singleplayer 1.9%

In a world torn between nature’s grace and cold machine invasion, one girl and her companion must rely on their bond to survive and protect what they hold dear. Their story of hope, loss, and love will stay with you long after the journey ends.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.4%, Female Protagonist 19.6%, Emotional 15.6%, Platformer 9.1%, Anime 8.4%

Place your faith and embrace the Void.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 31%, LGBTQ+ 17.4%, Adventure 14.9%, Story Rich 12.9%, Indie 10.9%

Two young girls must solve puzzles, avoid traps and overcome hellish enemies to find The Six Medallions and put an end to The Entity's reign, once and for all.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 40.4%, Female Protagonist 20.9%, Horror 12.8%, Adventure 12.7%, Story Rich 7.7%

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: Female Protagonist 33.7%, Horror 30.6%, Adventure 19.7%, Indie 16%

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: Female Protagonist 45.8%, Horror 26.6%, Adventure 12.9%, Indie 10.2%, Singleplayer 4.5%

A gothic suspense tale set in a cursed mansion. "The House in Fata Morgana" is a full-length visual novel spanning nearly a millennium that deals in tragedy, human nature, and insanity.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 37.1%, Female Protagonist 18.6%, Story Rich 11.9%, Horror 11.4%, Anime 10.1%

Following a tragic event in an orphanage caused by horrific human experiments, an orphan tries to find other survivors while danger still lurks.

Why similar: Gore 33.5%, Female Protagonist 33.3%, Horror 13.6%, Story Rich 10.3%, Adventure 5.2%

Fueled by love but driven by rage, Cherry embarks on a blood-soaked quest for revenge, explores the massive Megastructure, and eviscerates the armies of Infornet in a best-in-class action-adventure that breaks tropes and bones.

Why similar: Gore 31.7%, LGBTQ+ 24.7%, Female Protagonist 19.9%, Platformer 10.6%, Action 4.5%

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is an exploration-focused, side-scroller action RPG by Koji Igarashi. Play as Miriam, an orphan scarred by an alchemist's curse that slowly crystallizes her body. Battle through a demon-infested castle and defeat its master to save yourself, and all of humanity!

Why similar: Female Protagonist 43.9%, Anime 13.2%, Side Scroller 12.1%, Platformer 11.3%, Action 8.1%

Kidnapped and taken to an unfamiliar location, nine people find themselves forced to participate in a diabolical Nonary Game by an enigmatic mastermind called Zero. Why were they there? Why were they chosen to put their lives on the line? And more importantly, who can be trusted?

Why similar: Story Rich 30.1%, Gore 28.2%, Anime 19.4%, Horror 10.9%, Adventure 8.8%

A story about discovering anomalies, finding strange energy sources, and the intertwining of peculiar spaces. Get ready to uncover hidden stories, delve into a horrifying narrative and unveil the most fundamental truth!

Why similar: Gore 41.8%, Female Protagonist 27.5%, Horror 14.2%, Story Rich 11.1%, Adventure 5.5%

Discover what connects a lost ship’s disappearance with Devil’s Island and a local family’s unsolved murder.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 46.7%, Adventure 22.4%, Horror 15.5%, Story Rich 8.7%, Indie 3.9%

On the edge of the abyss, having lost someone dear, the hero searches for meaning—until fate leads him to a mysterious wanderer whose silent presence brings hope.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.1%, Female Protagonist 23.5%, Horror 14.8%, Story Rich 12.3%, Platformer 9.4%

INCUBO is a side scrolling platform game with a semi-horror theme. We present many ghost from around the world in our game as enemy and bosses. You played as a child in his nightmare and discover the truth about his story.

Why similar: Gore 38.7%, Puzzle Platformer 13.8%, Horror 10.9%, Story Rich 8.8%, Anime 8%

Clinging to the memory of her vanished sisters, an isolated woman wanders a dying reality.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 41.8%, Emotional 30.6%, Story Rich 18.5%, Adventure 8%, Singleplayer 1.1%