- #1 Free Will
97% matchVery Positive97% of 344 reviews2024
Dev: Kipps In A BoxPub: Meowdy
Windows
Free Will is a 2D psychological puzzle RPG where the puzzles happen outside of the game. Dig deep into the system code to fix the corruption, and uncover information that might be better off hidden.
Why similar: Psychological 20.9%, RPG 14.5%, Puzzle 13.4%, Story Rich 8.1%, Choices Matter 7.5%
- #2 Karisvale
96% matchVery Positive94% of 193 reviews2022
Dev: Brendan Tighe
Windows
Your next job awaits in Karisvale, detective. Will you fulfill your duty? Or become lost in the mystery... Explore a retro top-down world, question its citizens, and collect hidden items to uncover Karisvale's dark secret.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Top-Down 11.5%, Exploration 10.5%, RPG 8.7%
- #3 Even20: The Interference of Parallels
95% matchVery Positive94% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: SilverEyesPub: Wisdom Games Publishing
Windows · Mac
Two souls are drawn into a mysterious otherworld—and torn apart. In a realm filled with danger and restless spirits, each searches for the other while uncovering hidden truths. A suspenseful multi-ending adventure where every choice shapes their fate.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.2%, Mystery 15.1%, RPG 11.7%, Horror 10.8%, Puzzle 9.8%
- #4 Aimi
96% matchVery Positive81% of 121 reviews2020
Dev: Toasty
Windows · Mac
Memories swirl all around you...Or are these memories? Familiar faces and places you think you remember but somehow now seem so different. Why are you here? Where is here?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.8%, Psychological 13.1%, Puzzle 10.1%, Exploration 9.1%, Choices Matter 9.1%
- #5 NO-SKIN
94% matchVery Positive95% of 1,316 reviews2025
Dev: NoEye-Soft
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Horror Roguelike characterized by an experimental artstyle and storytelling, strategic gameplay and deep mysteries
Why similar: Roguelite 22.1%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Mystery 16.6%, Horror 11.6%, RPG 11.2%
- #6 DREAM LOGIC
94% matchVery Positive90% of 394 reviews2022
Dev: Teleopsia Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 38%
DREAM LOGIC is a story driven first-person atmospheric horror game which takes place in liminal spaces. Explore various nostalgic, dreamlike, uncanny environments. But don't feel too safe, there's a sneaky creature watching your every move.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.8%, Mystery 16.6%, Exploration 13.3%, Horror 12.1%, Puzzle 11.1%
- #7 Channel 4 Midnight
92% matchVery Positive87% of 139 reviews2026
Dev: foolkien
Windows
A bite-sized psychological horror game about a wayward soul who seeks transformation through a sinister ritual.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Horror 15.6%, Psychological 9.5%, Roguelite 8.5%
- #8 Transliminal: Beyond The Backrooms
93% matchVery Positive93% of 130 reviews2022
Dev: Corey JeffriesPub: Spatial Quotient
Windows
An unsettling rogue-lite survival horror adventure. Iconic levels reshape around you. Classic and original entities lurk as greater beings bid for your favor. Collect relics and strange items. Grow stronger. Survive, escape, or claim more uncertain fates. Fall in. Get lost. Go beyond The Backrooms.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21%, Roguelite 17.4%, Psychological 15.3%, Exploration 13.5%, Horror 12.1%
- #9 Centum
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 186 reviews2025
Dev: Hack The PublisherPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac
Every why has a wherefore. You are trapped, and you must escape. But is that really the goal? Centum is an unreliable narrative-driven adventure where everything may be a lie.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Exploration 11.3%, Psychological 10.7%, Puzzle 10.1%
- #10 Raisond'etre
91% matchVery Positive94% of 78 reviews2022
Dev: C3 Games
Windows
Will you be able to uncover your raison d'être and solve the mysteries that await in this suspenseful thriller?
Why similar: Exploration 30.2%, Top-Down 30%, Adventure 16.9%, Story Rich 12.4%, 2D 4%
- #11 Insight
90% matchVery Positive87% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: GravelRoadPub: PaperPixel Games
Windows
Insight is a single-player horror story game shrouded in mystery. You'll take control of different characters to solve crimes and unveil the dark secrets behind them.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.7%, Horror 22.7%, Story Rich 15.7%, Psychological 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%
- #12 Subliminal
89% matchMostly Positive72% of 3,177 reviews2026
Dev: Accidental StudiosPub: Gone Shootin
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Subliminal is a psychological horror game inspired by the urban legend of The Backrooms. Bleeding edge lighting and rendering, handcrafted open-ended levels, light and perspective-based puzzles, nostalgic spaces, unfamiliar faces, and a rotting feeling that something is not quite right.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.8%, Mystery 21%, Exploration 13.8%, Horror 13.7%, Atmospheric 11.2%
- #13 Dead Dreams
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 67 reviews2020
Dev: Aiaz Marx
Windows
"DEAD DREAMS" is a 2D psychological horror game focused on puzzle-solving and atmosphere with a complex non-linear story in which every element has a meaning...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.2%, Mystery 13%, Supernatural 12%, Puzzle 10.5%, Horror 10.4%
- #14 Cursed Mansion
88% matchVery Positive90% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Dragon Emperors
Windows
Rose must escape the Cursed Mansion - a demonic space that preys and feeds on fear and despair. In this horror RPG you'll solve puzzles and learn the mansion’s history. Mystery, malignant spirits, and misery everywhere. Cursed Mansion brings an eerie atmosphere which leaves one with goosebumps.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.1%, Mystery 11.6%, Supernatural 10.3%, Choices Matter 9%, Horror 8.8%
- #15 Anomalies Detective
87% matchMostly Positive75% of 74 reviews2024
Dev: ChenGame
Windows
A psychological horror game with a chapter-based plot, thriller and unusual elements! You are a novice paranormal detective, exploring secrets and finding ways to escape in an infinite loop of scenes. Many unusual things happen during this process, as if some strange force wants to devour you...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 41.3%, Exploration 27.6%, Horror 19.9%, Adventure 6.3%, Indie 2.9%
- #16 Hazy Mind
86% matchVery Positive86% of 331 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 29.6%, Psychological 21%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Horror 9.8%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #17 The Test: Reality Check
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 640 reviews2025
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
The Test: Reality Check is one of multiple installments in an ongoing social experiment that can be classified as an atmospheric, psychological-simulation with horror elements. Dive deep into your own psyche to find answers to questions you've kept locked away, hidden from yourself for far too long.
Why similar: Roguelite 24.6%, Psychological Horror 23.1%, Choices Matter 14%, RPG 13.2%, Horror 12.4%
- #18 Seven Mysteries: The Last Page
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 62 reviews2018
Dev: Sang Hendrix
Windows
A story-driven psychological horror RPG about a group of friends who unintentionally become bound together after encountering 7 curses from a school.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.2%, Mystery 9.8%, Choices Matter 9.6%, RPG 9.3%, Supernatural 8.6%
- #19 Darkness Under My Bed
85% matchVery Positive91% of 95 reviews2021
Dev: Desert Fox
Windows
Wander through intricate maze under the bed, and discover the secrets hidden in the long, dark tunnels. Document the existence of monsters. Retrieve the stolen treasures and memories.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.3%, Supernatural 14.9%, Mystery 13.1%, Psychological 12.5%, Horror 10.8%
- #20 Reflection
83% matchVery Positive84% of 247 reviews2025
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
You woke up in some basement and don't remember who you are or how you ended up here... But what you do know is that you need to get out of here...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.3%, Supernatural 15.3%, Mystery 13.9%, Horror 13.6%, Psychological 10.4%
- #21 PAGER
81% matchVery Positive87% of 135 reviews2025
Dev: bilge
Windows
You are wetware, working a mysterious job.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.4%, Psychological 15.4%, Exploration 12.7%, Horror 12.1%, Puzzle 11.6%
- #22 SELF
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 275 reviews2020
Dev: doBellPub: indienova
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
SELF is a suspenseful Kafkaesque text-based adventure game with simulation and puzzle mechanics. Could you seize the opportunity to find your father and your SELF back in this introspective journey?
Why similar: Psychological 19.3%, Mystery 18.6%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Adventure 13.3%, Atmospheric 8.4%
- #23 Ib
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,122 reviews2022
Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.4%, Horror 11.6%, Exploration 11.3%, Puzzle 10.7%, RPG 10%
- #24 Overtime Anomaly
81% matchVery Positive84% of 77 reviews2025
Dev: BiteMe Games
Windows
You're working overtime again in your dead-end job, whilst your boss is on vacation. However, strange things are happening throughout the office. Complete your daily work tasks, explore your office, report any anomalies you may find, and you may just find yourself getting a promotion...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.9%, Mystery 16.6%, Psychological 14%, Exploration 10.4%, Atmospheric 8.7%
- #25 Psychroma
79% matchVery Positive89% of 189 reviews2024
Dev: Rocket AdriftPub: Gamma Space Collaborative Studio
Windows · Linux
Psychroma is a psychological horror side-scroller set in a haunted cyberpunk house. Collect cards and explore the memories stored on them to piece together your past. But the deeper you go, the more you expose yourself to the brightest heat, the warmest color...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.4%, Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Exploration 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #26 Unusual Tales: Deep Below
78% matchVery Positive97% of 78 reviews2026
Dev: Jall
Windows
You, a normal working Joe, decide to try to solve the mystery of the missing girl... Will you make it out alive? A horror game filled with mystery!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 36.8%, Horror 22.3%, RPG 11%, Mystery 10.6%, Adventure 8.6%
- #27 The Fridge is Red
82% matchMixed56% of 230 reviews2022
Dev: 5WORD TeamPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
What is inside the Red Fridge? Collection of six episodes of psychological analog horror. Tour through liminal spaces filled with surreal events and uncanny strangers. Inspired by retro horrors of the PSX era.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.8%, Mystery 18%, Puzzle 12.7%, Horror 12%, Exploration 11.5%
- #28 White Room Protocol
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Lefto Studio
Windows
A psychological first-person horror game where you enter a memory-erasing protocol and relive a trauma. Uncover dark secrets, and experience fear through immersive atmosphere.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32%, Horror 19.3%, Supernatural 14.3%, Atmospheric 13%, Story Rich 7%
- #29 oneway.exe: Module 1.0
78% matchVery Positive86% of 95 reviews2025
Dev: Disordered Media
Windows
You’re stuck inside an abandoned video game, haunted by its own digital decay. In oneway.exe, uncover the mystery of UNTITLED.exe, its three developers, and the evolving Internet eras that once shaped their love. How does your story end? How did it ever begin?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.4%, Mystery 19%, Puzzle 14.7%, Horror 14.7%, Exploration 12.5%
- #30 Inner Voices
82% matchMixed53% of 93 reviews2017
Dev: Sigma GamesPub: No Gravity Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Inner Voices is a dark, non-linear adventure game with a pinch of horror, inspired by works of H. P. Lovecraft and E. A. Poe. Find your way through a procedurally generated maze of rooms and solve the mystery of your past.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.9%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Horror 11.3%, Mystery 11.1%, Puzzle 10.2%
- #31 Afterdream
77% matchVery Positive93% of 349 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 23.6%, Psychological 15.8%, Mystery 13.2%, Horror 12.8%, Atmospheric 9.5%
- #32 Snowfall's Mystery
76% matchVery Positive87% of 112 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: Psychological Horror 21.3%, Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Psychological 17.9%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Atmospheric 7.6%
- #33 [SUBJECT]
76% matchVery Positive88% of 92 reviews2023
Dev: RUDZKI
Windows
[SUBJECT] is a first-person psychological horror game. You wake up confused in a dark room, not knowing where you are. The last thing you remember is a robotic voice echoing through you ears. How you got here or why is unclear, but you do know one thing: You're being watched.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.5%, Psychological 16.8%, Mystery 15.1%, Horror 14.4%, Atmospheric 10.7%
- #34 Dig Night
74% matchVery Positive99% of 98 reviews2024
Dev: INUSHIT
Windows
A dark comedy RPG set in streets and psyches.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.1%, RPG 16.6%, Exploration 16.4%, Psychological 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%
- #35 Nightmare Zapping
75% matchVery Positive99% of 76 reviews2023
Dev: Maldo19
Windows
A horror channel browsing game where each channel holds a different nightmare to experience, explore them and find out the truth about what has happened in a small town where the inhabitants have disappeared.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.6%, Mystery 17.4%, Horror 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #36 The Dark Egg Demo
75% matchVery Positive96% of 227 reviews2022
Dev: Transcend Pixels
Windows
A surrealist text-based RPG. You will explore an island, solve puzzles, and fight enemies, all in your attempt to get the Dark Egg.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Exploration 10.4%, Puzzle 9.4%, Mystery 9.4%
- #37 Care
74% matchVery Positive96% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: The Pocket Dimension
Windows
Care is an atmospheric first person horror game with puzzle elements, where your choices have consequences. Be observant with your surroundings and unravel the horrific secrets that hide within these walls.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Mystery 16.1%, Puzzle 11.9%, Horror 11.9%, Choices Matter 9.9%
- #38 Into The Gloom
77% matchVery Positive81% of 294 reviews2015
Dev: earrgamesPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
It's a retro horror game featuring eerie black, white, and red visuals. Embark on an exciting adventure across 18 suspenseful levels while evading "The Shadow" and discovering five possible endings. Immerse yourself in a chilling atmosphere with haunting environments and unsettling sounds.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.2%, Horror 16.1%, Puzzle 13.2%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Story Rich 11%
- #39 ZERO PROTOCOL
73% matchVery Positive84% of 597 reviews2024
Dev: R_Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
In this immersive sci-fi thriller, you will experience the atmosphere of classic 3D games as you solve puzzles, follow an intriguing non-linear storyline, and engage in battles with monsters.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.4%, Mystery 15.2%, Exploration 12.6%, Puzzle 11.3%, Atmospheric 9.9%
- #40 The Backroom - Lost and Found
73% matchVery Positive89% of 435 reviews2022
Dev: Lollin' Pony
Windows
The Backroom - Lost and Found is a story rich adventure game with some horror elements. Why is there an orphaned room hidden away in the depths of a strange liminal space? Is it "the backrooms" or something else? CYOA? SCP? Weirdcore? No clipping? And what's with the cute paintings?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Mystery 12.7%, Exploration 11.1%, Puzzle 10.4%
- #41 The Occult Detective
72% matchMostly Positive71% of 326 reviews2025
Dev: Battlecry Studio
Windows
A narrative detective game blended with supernatural elements. Play as a rookie investigator, discover vital clues in every case, dive into unscripted interrogations and uncover truths that break minds. But with each revelation, the world feels... less human.
Why similar: Mystery 20.6%, Puzzle 19.5%, RPG 14.3%, Exploration 14%, Story Rich 13.7%
- #42 Subway Exorcist Girl
71% matchVery Positive83% of 307 reviews2025
Dev: 纤指游戏Pub: Delicate Fingers
Windows
A subway train plagued by strange occurrences. A part-time exorcist girl arrives to confront the supernatural chaos, with the unknown ahead.
Why similar: Roguelite 20.7%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Mystery 14.1%, Exploration 11.8%, Horror 11.5%
- #43 The Third Shift
70% matchVery Positive98% of 50 reviews2026
Dev: Teebowah Games
Windows
In this Game Boy styled horror game, uncover the mystery of the Roanoke Museum of History and Wonder. Get lost in its maze-like exhibits, solve peculiar puzzles, and survive being hunted by grotesque creatures from the controversial Human Body Exhibit. Can you leave the museum alive?
Why similar: Mystery 20.2%, Horror 19.8%, Puzzle 19.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Atmospheric 7.4%
- #44 Chasing Static
73% matchVery Positive87% of 504 reviews2021
Dev: Headware Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A psychological horror short story. Explore the untouched wilderness of rural Wales as you uncover the forgotten remains of a mysterious facility and find the truth behind the missing villagers of Hearth.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.8%, Supernatural 13%, Mystery 12.8%, Horror 11.1%, Exploration 10.5%
- #45 The Complex: Found Footage
70% matchVery Positive93% of 9,623 reviews2022
Dev: pgWave
Windows
Experience the liminal world of the backrooms through a VHS camera, immersing into a mysterious story and wandering the dream-like structures... Might there be something following you?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.9%, Horror 20%, Mystery 16%, Exploration 15.8%, Atmospheric 7.6%
- #46 Inferis: Dead Below
70% matchVery Positive86% of 116 reviews2025
Dev: Hemoria Studio
Windows
You're a journalist searching for answers... but beneath the surface lies only terror. The labyrinth you’ve entered to find the missing may never let you leave.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.1%, Psychological 17.8%, Supernatural 16%, Mystery 16%, Horror 15.3%
- #47 Empty Gauge
69% matchNo user reviews96% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: Playnova Studio
Windows
A short, single-sitting VHS-style psychological horror game. Work the night shift at a remote gas station, return home to uncover disturbing clues, and reach one of three endings.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.9%, Mystery 18.2%, Horror 10.4%, Choices Matter 10%, Exploration 9.3%
- #48 Xi
69% matchVery Positive91% of 264 reviews2025
Dev: HHGame
Windows
"Xi" is a horror puzzle game set in the context of modern Chinese folklore. The story takes place in an long-abandoned mountain mansion. This immersive escape room experience feels a bit too real, with eerie and strange elements everywhere—an empty banquet, an endless corridor.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19%, RPG 14.8%, Mystery 14.1%, Puzzle 13.7%, Horror 10.2%
- #49 The Space-Eating Croc
71% matchVery Positive97% of 146 reviews2023
Dev: ChalkseagullPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
The Space-Eating Croc is a mystery adventure game influenced by classic horror RPG Maker games. Inspect your surroundings to find clues, and solve puzzles to progress.
Why similar: Mystery 18.1%, Psychological 12%, Puzzle 11.9%, Top-Down 11.7%, Supernatural 9.9%
- #50 INHUMAN
72% matchMixed63% of 111 reviews2023
Dev: 秋太虚工作室Pub: QutosoGame
Windows
"INHUMAN" is an independent horror game. The story takes place in the conspiracy of an ancient clan, and the protagonist is in a psychedelic state and can't even distinguish herself. With further exploration and confrontation with all kinds of ghosts, the puzzle will be solved step by step...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.1%, Mystery 15%, Horror 12.5%, Puzzle 11.9%, Psychological 10.3%
- #51 Paper Lily - Chapter 1
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 8,379 reviews2024
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
Median: 4.1 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 18.6%, Mystery 8.7%, RPG 8.6%, Exploration 8.2%, Puzzle 8.1%
- #52 Charon's Staircase
71% matchMixed63% of 73 reviews2022
Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive StoriesPub: SOEDESCO
Windows
In this first-person horror mystery game, you set out to bury the horrible past of a tyrannical government. Retrieve and destroy the documents that unravel the secrets that lie beneath Oack Grove. Will you discover the terrifying truth and find your way out?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.6%, Exploration 16.1%, Mystery 15.7%, Puzzle 14.5%, Horror 9.9%
- #53 Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,824 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 18.5%, Mystery 9%, Supernatural 8.3%, Exploration 8.1%, Puzzle 7.9%
- #54 ANIMAL WELL
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,932 reviews2024
Dev: Billy BassoPub: Bigmode
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.
Why similar: Exploration 19.9%, Puzzle 17.3%, Mystery 15.8%, Horror 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%
- #55 THIEF'S SHELTER
67% matchVery Positive97% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: Geo GamesPub: Restless Corp.
Windows
THIEF’S SHELTER is a 3D Point and Click Psychological Adventure where the world mirrors a crumbling mind. Nothing stays still, and even your own thoughts can’t be trusted.
Why similar: Psychological 20.6%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Exploration 14%, Puzzle 13.5%, Atmospheric 9.9%
- #56 Glassy Stare
67% matchVery Positive91% of 85 reviews2026
Dev: ghost funeralPub: Nikita Kryukov
Windows
A story-driven psychological experience where memory fades, silence deepens, and something waits in the dark.
Why similar: Supernatural 25.7%, Psychological Horror 23.8%, 2D 16.8%, Story Rich 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%
- #57 Never Forgotten
68% matchVery Positive89% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: Cody Hodge
Windows
A uniquely stylised survival-horror adventure game. Explore a dying world, averting enemies, managing your resources, and solving puzzles.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19%, Horror 14%, Exploration 13.2%, Top-Down 11.5%, Atmospheric 10.9%
- #58 Interrogation Simulator
69% matchVery Positive95% of 61 reviews2022
Dev: Otis MillerPub: Fire Cycle Games
Windows · Linux
Inspired by JCS videos and similar Interrogation analysis. Match evidence with statements. Play good cop/bad cop. Make choices. Learn what makes people tick. Unravel the mystery.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.7%, Psychological Horror 22.3%, Puzzle 16.1%, RPG 13.5%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #59 Outlying Islands
66% matchVery Positive96% of 92 reviews2025
Dev: 九指画尸Pub: 2P Games
Windows
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: Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Psychological Horror 16%, Exploration 12.1%, Mystery 11.6%, Horror 9.8%
- #60 Ontotis
68% matchVery Positive83% of 115 reviews2023
Dev: Xenoplasis Games
Windows
Ontotis is a psychological horror game crafted by a solo developer focusing on atmosphere, mystery and an engaging story. Uncover scattered clues to unveil the chilling fate of the house's residents, while encountering a mysterious humanlike figure seemingly connected to them in their haunting tale.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.7%, Mystery 17.5%, Psychological 14%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Horror 9.6%