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  1. #1 Hazy Mind
    97% matchVery Positive87% of 355 reviews2024
    Dev: betetiro
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    You can't remember anything, and all you can see is HER. Delve into your story and uncover the truth behind what happened to you and your parents.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.5%, Psychedelic 16.7%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Psychological 12.6%, Multiple Endings 8.3%

  2. #2 Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
    96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 34,372 reviews2020
    Dev: Nikita KryukovPub: Nikita Igorevich Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 24 minMean: 8.4 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: Visual Novel 21.5%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Abstract 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Psychological 11.7%

  3. #3 You know my name?
    96% matchMixed69% of 230 reviews2024
    Dev: Mystael studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A short visual novel about finding your name and a girl in the fog.

    Why similar: Abstract 14%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Psychedelic 13.2%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Minimalist 10.5%

  4. #4 outside the door
    95% matchVery Positive94% of 776 reviews2024
    Dev: basandaika games
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Outside the door is a mystic visual novel set within one office. You are about to figure out the stories of a few visitors without having a single memory of yourself.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 20.1%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Psychological 14%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Surreal 11.8%

  5. #5 Eye of Saccharine
    94% matchVery Positive79% of 61 reviews2023
    Dev: SasDeRiderPub: BRXKENVN
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A girl suffering from hallucinations tries her best to live a normal life in the megapolis. She sees an advertisement for a certain doctor presenting a revolutionary technology for diagnosing and treating the psyche, "G.L.A.Z.A".

    Why similar: Visual Novel 16.2%, Surreal 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Abstract 11.1%, Text-Based 9.9%

  6. #6 Snowfall's Mystery
    94% matchVery Positive86% of 125 reviews2025
    Dev: Sempiternal Rain
    Windows

    A psychological interactive novel about a floppy disk with a mysterious program. Help Elliot cope with his mental issues and uncover the secret of the floppy disk.

    Why similar: Psychedelic 14%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Psychological 11.6%

  7. #7 Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
    93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 22,405 reviews2021
    Dev: Nikita Kryukov
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    A sequel to Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk. Dive into demented and bizarre world once again and help the girl become a little happier.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.7%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Psychedelic 14.3%, Abstract 8.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%

  8. #8 Looking Up I See Only A Ceiling
    91% matchVery Positive88% of 3,595 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 19.6%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Multiple Endings 11.9%

  9. #9 this morning I decided to die
    92% matchMostly Positive78% of 181 reviews2023
    Dev: ctcPub: Nikita Kryukov
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Follow a girl through the last day of her life.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 28.3%, Psychological Horror 25%, Psychedelic 19.1%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Female Protagonist 10.5%

  10. #10 I Am Here, I Won't Disappear. I Am Here, I Won't...
    91% matchMixed67% of 82 reviews2025
    Dev: Mystael studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A patchwork quilt of meanings, ideas, references, and madness. A crack in the sink of your understanding. And also the story of one unfortunate girl.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.1%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Abstract 19.6%, Psychedelic 16.3%, Text-Based 12.5%

  11. #11 my eyes deceive
    90% matchMostly Positive80% of 969 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: Interactive Fiction 24%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Pixel Graphics 14%, Psychological 13.6%, First-Person 8.8%

  12. #12 I Did Not Buy This Ticket
    89% matchVery Positive87% of 396 reviews2023
    Dev: Tiago RechPub: Time Galleon
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Weep for the dead! In this short psychological horror story, play as a professional mourner travelling between funerals. Ride a nightmarish bus whose destination depends on how you choose to face your traumas.

    Why similar: Surreal 16%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Psychological 11.8%

  13. #13 Everything Will Be Fine!
    89% matchVery Positive85% of 144 reviews2026
    Dev: nanohanaPub: room6
    Windows

    A dark conversation with a girl during a nightly car trip. A short multi-ending novel game where you try to understand this girl and her pain.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 26.6%, Multiple Endings 15.5%, Text-Based 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Psychological Horror 11.4%

  14. #14 Fran Bow
    88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 23,083 reviews2015
    Dev: Killmonday Games AB
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    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 46.9%, Psychological 16.2%, Surreal 14.3%, Horror 9.6%, Female Protagonist 5.7%

  15. #15 Interdimensional Vending Machine
    86% matchVery Positive85% of 197 reviews2026
    Dev: Neuroticfly Games
    Windows

    Inspired by SCP-261, you play as a homeless girl struggling to survive in a distorted city using a vending machine that should not exist. Every coin dispenses impossible food that defies biology and logic, and every meal reshapes your fate. How long can you survive before you stop being human?

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.8%, Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Choices Matter 12.9%, 2D 9.4%, Multiple Endings 7.7%

  16. #16 GESTALT: The Fifth Day
    86% matchVery Positive94% of 147 reviews2024
    Dev: KINJAKOPub: 072 Project
    Windows

    Wickeina 'Wicke' Gestalt lives in a haunted house. Trying to balance the stresses of life with the horrors of her home, play through a point-and-click psychological horror and multiple scenarios, where success and failure both progress the narrative of her story.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.9%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Surreal 19%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Choices Matter 7.5%

  17. #17 Fractured Minds
    87% matchMostly Positive77% of 507 reviews2019
    Dev: EmilyMGamesPub: Wired Productions
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 24 minMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 15%

    Fractured Minds is an immersive artistic short game, exploring anxiety and mental health issues. Embark on a journey through the human psyche to experience the everyday challenges associated with these conditions.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 44.7%, First-Person 34.5%, Indie 20.8%

  18. #18 Once Upon A Mind - A Little Too Friendly
    85% matchVery Positive91% of 254 reviews2025
    Dev: ZealPub: Cardiora Studio
    Windows

    A story-rich psychological horror inspired by real-life experiences. Follow Emily, 23, as she moves to Brooklyn for a fresh start, but finds herself drawn into a slow spiral of obsession and control. Featuring voice acting, this atmospheric and grounded experience is deeply unsettling.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 35.9%, Multiple Endings 15.8%, First-Person 12.8%, Psychological 12.7%, Horror 11%

  19. #19 Without a Dawn
    84% matchVery Positive92% of 911 reviews2025
    Dev: Jesse Makkonen
    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 63%

    Without a Dawn is a dark, psychological, and philosophical visual horror novel featuring hauntingly beautiful pseudo-ASCII art.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 23.7%, Psychological Horror 22.5%, Psychedelic 13.2%, Psychological 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%

  20. #20 MONOPHOBIA
    84% matchVery Positive98% of 127 reviews2026
    Dev: Z-xian
    Windows

    Follow a recluse who is the only being left in the world as she struggles with little things in her everyday life. This game was made entirely out of scanned traditional watercolor art.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.3%, Surreal 20%, Abstract 11.4%, Psychological 11%, Psychedelic 10.6%

  21. #21 Little Girl On Earth Asking Why She Asking Why
    82% matchVery Positive94% of 549 reviews2026
    Dev: senpiPub: GOGOGOBATO
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    "Life sometimes feels like it’s going in circles." Little Girl On Earth Asking Why She Asking Why is a short pixel art Visual Novel about a girl who tell herself this, forever. Maybe you can try to help her ?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 20.1%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Multiple Endings 10%

  22. #22 Dread Neighbor
    81% matchVery Positive83% of 613 reviews2026
    Dev: GhostcasePub: Erabit
    Windows

    Dread Neighbor is a first-person, multi-perspective psychological horror game. Play as a young woman living alone in an unusually cheap apartment. As the days pass, combat the overwhelming sense of unease, malice, and the unshakable feeling that you’re being watched from every crack in the room.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.2%, Psychological 15.1%, Text-Based 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, First-Person 10.4%

  23. #23 I'll Do It Tomorrow
    82% matchVery Positive97% of 87 reviews2024
    Dev: Luca Morotti
    Windows

    It's Sara's first day of work. However, when she takes the elevator to go to the office, she suddenly finds herself on a mysterious floor. What truth lies behind these weird rooms? Will you be able to move on? Or rather... will you want to move on?

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.9%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Surreal 15.1%, Multiple Endings 7%

  24. #24 TOMORROW DON'T COME - Puzzling Depression
    83% matchVery Positive81% of 192 reviews2018
    Dev: Peace & Love Games
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 34%

    TOMORROW DON'T COME is a contextual puzzle game about depression and how it feels to be stuck.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Minimalist 12.4%, Surreal 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Visual Novel 10.9%

  25. #25 MOTHERED - A ROLE-PLAYING HORROR GAME
    81% matchVery Positive93% of 436 reviews2021
    Dev: ENIGMA STUDIO
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    An immersive first-person horror adventure where you play the role of LIANA - a young girl who arrives home after major surgery and is met with a strange mannequin claiming to be her mother.

    Why similar: Psychedelic 19.4%, Psychological Horror 19%, Surreal 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Multiple Endings 5.9%

  26. #26 When the Darkness comes
    80% matchVery Positive92% of 8,429 reviews2019
    Dev: Sirhaian
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%

    When the Darkness comes is a walking simulator whose glitchy and dark tale tries to illustrate the hardships of depression and anxiety through a variety of imaginary digital landscapes.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 54.8%, First-Person 13.2%, Psychological 12.9%, Horror 9.4%, Choices Matter 5.3%

  27. #27 Afterdream
    79% matchVery Positive93% of 363 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 22.7%, Psychological 15.3%, Surreal 14.3%, Minimalist 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%

  28. #28 Obsessed : Night Shift
    78% matchVery Positive90% of 168 reviews2025
    Dev: arydkPub: Akhir Hayat Studio
    Windows

    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 36.5%, Multiple Endings 20.3%, Horror 14.7%, First-Person 9.4%, Choices Matter 8.7%

  29. #29 My Sleeping Girlfriend
    78% matchVery Positive95% of 125 reviews2025
    Dev: Fancy Dog Games
    Windows

    Your girlfriend’s sleepwalking is getting worse each night. Find her and bring her back to bed safely.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 53.5%, Horror 17.9%, First-Person 17.2%, Female Protagonist 8.3%, Singleplayer 3.1%

  30. #30 Dead of Night: Supermarket
    79% matchMixed70% of 63 reviews2025
    Dev: SilverMoon Studios
    Windows

    Experience the dread of a midnight shift in a quiet supermarket. As mundane tasks blur with eerie events, discover that the darkness hides more than just silence.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 28%, Psychological 23.5%, Surreal 21.7%, First-Person 9.6%, Horror 9.2%

  31. #31 DEAD LAMB WALKING
    77% matchVery Positive96% of 204 reviews2024
    Dev: Lyn Mametchi
    Windows

    A story about a dead lamb walking.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Multiple Endings 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%

  32. #32 A House Inside Me
    76% matchVery Positive88% of 128 reviews2026
    Dev: Ctrl HorrorPub: Skull Queens Games
    Windows

    A psychological horror experience told through environmental storytelling. Explore a house inhabited by trauma, denial, and fractured memories. Three endings. Multiple interpretations. This is the house that lives inside me.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 17.5%, Abstract 17.2%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Surreal 12.6%, Psychological 11%

  33. #33 Nightmare Shift
    75% matchMostly Positive75% of 259 reviews2025
    Dev: Binary Lunar
    Windows

    Take on night shifts at a remote motel, handle unsettling guests, and navigate eerie events. Experience Emma’s unnerving apartment life, feel the unease of being watched, and question what’s real as the line between reality and nightmare blurs.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 39.7%, Psychological 18.9%, First-Person 14.7%, Horror 11.4%, Choices Matter 8.5%

  34. #34 Ib
    73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,340 reviews2022
    Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%

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

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 21%, Surreal 19%, Pixel Graphics 17.2%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Choices Matter 8.4%

  35. #35 PROJECT: Halloween
    76% matchVery Positive81% of 53 reviews2021
    Dev: Studio Madeleine Chai
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    She was created for one purpose: to make sure everyone in the world enjoys Halloween. At all costs. A short, fully-voiced horror visual novel exploring instrumental convergence.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 37.9%, Psychological Horror 31.4%, Female Protagonist 9.6%, Horror 9.5%, 2D 6.4%

  36. #36 Reflection of Mine
    77% matchVery Positive80% of 250 reviews2017
    Dev: Redblack Spade
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    Reflection of Mine is a dark puzzle video game about the dissociative identity disorder. The entire game takes place in the broken mind of Lilly Witchgan and the goal is to discover who is real – Lilly herself or one of her many personalities.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 43.6%, Psychedelic 32.4%, Female Protagonist 12%, Horror 6.7%, Casual 2.9%

  37. #37 Red Bow
    75% matchVery Positive85% of 350 reviews2020
    Dev: Stranga GamesPub: GrabTheGames
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 53%

    If you were given another chance, would you take it? Or leave it in the hands of a little girl? Play as Roh, a young girl stuck in a bizarre nightmare of dark and eerie creatures.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 31%, Pixel Graphics 24.8%, Horror 11.8%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, 2D 8.3%

  38. #38 MINE MEMORY
    73% matchVery Positive94% of 62 reviews2024
    Dev: VAINSANE
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Uncover the skeletons in Hana's closet in "MINE MEMORY," a gripping psychological visual novel. Dive into Hana's memories, shape her destiny, and confront haunting choices with deep consequences.

    Why similar: Psychological 27.5%, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Surreal 16.5%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Visual Novel 7.5%

  39. #39 The Room Syndrome
    74% 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 33.1%, Pixel Graphics 18%, Multiple Endings 15.6%, Choices Matter 11%, Female Protagonist 7.4%

  40. #40 The Ice Cream Shop
    72% matchMostly Positive79% of 66 reviews2026
    Dev: odwar
    Windows

    A cozy horror game where you run an ice cream shop. Your illness twists reality. Sometimes you see things that shouldn't be there. Serve strange customers and try to separate your mind’s visions from the horrors at your door.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 40.8%, Psychological 27.7%, Horror 13.8%, First-Person 11.4%, Indie 2.6%

  41. #41 Bad Faith
    74% matchVery Positive92% of 64 reviews2022
    Dev: Mado
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Sanctuaries. Secrets. Serious consequences. A solo-developed psychological horror/drama visual novel.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 26.2%, Psychological Horror 24.6%, Psychological 20.9%, Text-Based 10.6%, Horror 8%

  42. #42 Forgive or Finalize
    71% matchMixed69% of 262 reviews2026
    Dev: 72studio
    Windows · Mac

    A short-form psychological thriller. Confront the mysterious Finn through a monitor. No strategy or puzzles—and you are given almost no freedom of choice. Simply face the absurd situation and witness the end.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 30.9%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Pixel Graphics 14.9%, Psychological 12.8%, Female Protagonist 7.8%

  43. #43 YAMIKKO TROUBLEMAKER
    70% matchVery Positive97% of 115 reviews2025
    Dev: お湯めのPub: 半角全角感嘆符
    Windows

    A long-form, choice-driven psychological horror and depression game in which the protagonist’s ending changes based on the choices made by “you,” the voice he hears in his head.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 40.6%, Pixel Graphics 24%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Horror 10.1%, 2D 5%

  44. #44 Midnight Taco
    71% matchMostly Positive74% of 76 reviews2025
    Dev: FrameField
    Windows

    Step into the shoes of a young girl who must face solitude and mystery while waiting for her mother at the taco stand where she works. It’s a rainy night, but that won’t stop some unwelcome visitors from showing up...

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 40.9%, Psychological 29.7%, Horror 14.6%, First-Person 12.7%, Indie 2.2%

  45. #45 FEED IT
    69% matchVery Positive84% of 97 reviews2026
    Dev: Games On A ChairPub: Pretty Soon
    Windows · Mac

    A first-person, PSX-style horror game about living with a monster. Do as you're told... or don't. Just be ready for the consequences.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.5%, Surreal 18.4%, Psychedelic 18.3%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Psychological 10.1%

  46. #46 Em-A-Li
    73% matchVery Positive82% of 55 reviews2020
    Dev: YobobPub: Yobob Games
    Windows

    A portal inspired walking simulator horror game.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Text-Based 17.1%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%

  47. #47 My Head On Your Body
    71% matchMostly Positive74% of 50 reviews2024
    Dev: Creepy Pop
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    You've moved to a new house where the previous owner was murdered. They never found his head. But, it has found you.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 16.2%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Abstract 15.1%, Psychological 12.4%

  48. #48 Backspace Backspace Backspace
    69% matchVery Positive97% of 62 reviews2024
    Dev: Blue Tango Street
    Windows · Mac

    In an AI-powered age where original authors have become largely redundant, play as a dejected writer on the brink of losing their creative drive forever.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 17.1%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Psychological 12.5%, Text-Based 10.5%

  49. #49 The Way Home | 집으로 가는 길
    67% matchVery Positive96% of 82 reviews2026
    Dev: DeepDarkSpot
    Windows

    A first-person psychological horror game set in the remote countryside of South Korea in the 1990s. Over the course of just three days, you will encounter a series of mysterious events and come face-to-face with an unseen, encroaching threat

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 41.2%, Multiple Endings 21.9%, First-Person 12.3%, Horror 12.3%, Female Protagonist 6.7%

  50. #50 Depression The Game
    72% matchMixed69% of 310 reviews2018
    Dev: DeepWorks Studios
    Windows

    Depression The Game is an interactive game simulating major depression. You are joining a young man on one of his really bad days trying to handle his thoughts and survive that day... Will he?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Psychological 16.4%, Multiple Endings 7.3%

  51. #51 Yume Nikki
    68% matchVery Positive94% of 10,656 reviews2018
    Dev: kikiyamaPub: PLAYISM
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 70.8 hrs≥1hr: 46%

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

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.6%, Surreal 23.7%, Psychological 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.5%, Horror 6.3%

  52. #52 The Music Machine
    70% matchVery Positive87% of 615 reviews2015
    Dev: David Szymanski
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    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 31.2%, Pixel Graphics 20.7%, First-Person 13.4%, Horror 10.1%, Stylized 9.6%

  53. #53 Asleep: Act 1
    66% matchVery Positive94% of 575 reviews2024
    Dev: Black Hole GamesPub: CriticalLeap
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 64%

    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 37.2%, Pixel Graphics 25.5%, Female Protagonist 12%, Horror 11.7%, 2D 7.9%

  54. #54 The Plant Shop
    65% matchVery Positive95% of 286 reviews2026
    Dev: Tori
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A cozy horror game where you craft plants for late-night customers while you manage a small plant shop. Expand your plant collection, upgrade your shop & grow your business.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 45.2%, First-Person 15.8%, Psychological 14.9%, Horror 13.2%, Female Protagonist 5.9%

  55. #55 BRXKEN INSIDE
    67% matchVery Positive83% of 100 reviews2025
    Dev: SHAWAVERSEPub: BRXKENVN
    Windows · Linux

    Shion's calm and measured life comes to an end when she meets Akiko. This encounter has the chance to change her life or plunge it further into the abyss of depression and hopelessness.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 21.7%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, Psychological 14%, Text-Based 12.3%, Multiple Endings 7.8%

  56. #56 Lucid Dream Adventure
    69% matchVery Positive83% of 235 reviews2018
    Dev: Dali Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    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 25.8%, Surreal 25.1%, Psychological 21.7%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Horror 6.4%

  57. #57 Fragile
    70% matchMixed65% of 431 reviews2020
    Dev: Beer Night Studio
    Windows

    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 22.9%, Surreal 22.2%, Psychological 21.6%, Horror 10.7%, Female Protagonist 9.3%

  58. #58 HOPE LEFT ME
    65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 935 reviews2023
    Dev: AstrophysicsPub: .orphans
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 42 minMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 31%

    You wake up in a mysterious place, alone and freezing to death, the only person around seems to be a weird girl with a long sleeve soviet jersey.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 52.8%, Text-Based 18.7%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Stylized 8.5%, Casual 3.6%

  59. #59 Faded Grey
    68% matchMostly Positive79% of 168 reviews2021
    Dev: Derek Golliher
    Windows

    A short find it game that helps you make sense of a tragic accident as you uncover a piece of the story with each item found.

    Why similar: Psychological 33.1%, Psychological Horror 29.6%, Female Protagonist 11%, First-Person 10.4%, Horror 7.6%

  60. #60 Contraindication
    65% matchVery Positive98% of 83 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: Visual Novel 28.1%, Psychological Horror 27.4%, Psychedelic 19%, Psychological 13.9%, 2D 6%

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