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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Horror, Story Rich, Psychological Horror, Mystery.

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Lin Yue'an embarks on a journey home, but unsettling events soon disrupt her ordinary life. Strange dreams, lost memories, and eerie occurrences lead her to uncover hidden truths. Can she trace everything back to its true origin and escape the net of fate that has already been woven around her?

Reviews: Mixed — 54% — of 59 reviews
Released: 2025-04-02
Developer: 萝卜不长毛线公司
Publisher: Hawthorn Games
Genres: Indie, RPG
Platforms: Windows

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    97% matchVery Positive91% of 2,220 reviews2021
    Dev: HeartBeat Plus
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Paper Bride is a Chinese horror mystery puzzle game. You will play as the groom to search for the truth and have bizarre encounters, gradually learning about the dark mystic custom in the bride's home village and a story from the past...

    Why similar: Supernatural 19.8%, Mystery 15.3%, Horror 13.3%, Narration 10.2%, Puzzle 8.5%

  2. #2 Hazy Mind
    96% matchVery Positive86% of 318 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 19.9%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Horror 13.3%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Story Rich 9.6%

  3. #3 Scourge of the village
    96% matchMostly Positive79% of 267 reviews2024
    Dev: Triangel GamePub: Lightning Games
    Windows

    Scourge of The Village is a Chinese folk horror-themed text decryption game. A young female intern reporter who was inexplicably trapped in a nightmare while investigating a factory sewage discharge incident. In order to solve the mystery, she decided to go to the land of her dreams alone.

    Why similar: Mystery 26.5%, Psychological Horror 17%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Puzzle 11.7%, Text-Based 9.5%

  4. #4 Deep Sleep: Labyrinth of the Forsaken
    95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 528 reviews2025
    Dev: scriptwelderPub: Armor Games Studios
    Windows

    What dreams are made of is the stuff of nightmares in this new point-and-click adventure. Delve deep into realms both fantastical and terrifying, and use the power of lucid dreaming to solve puzzles, explore, and contend with eerie adversaries in your search for the brother you thought had died.

    Why similar: Supernatural 21.8%, Surreal 14.1%, Horror 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Mystery 9.3%

  5. #5 Subway Exorcist Girl
    94% matchVery Positive83% of 304 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: Mystery 22.9%, Horror 21.5%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Puzzle 11.1%

  6. #6 Red Line
    94% matchVery Positive97% of 180 reviews2023
    Dev: Rolling Cat StudioPub: indienova
    Windows · Mac

    Moving into a shabby apartment, a saturnine girl with hidden secrets finds a notebook that allows her to communicate with another world. A thrilling adventure taking place across multiple timelines ensues.

    Why similar: Mystery 24.3%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Horror 14.4%, Puzzle 13.1%, RPG 11.4%

  7. #7 This is Interesting
    92% matchVery Positive99% of 79 reviews2025
    Dev: Scott Jund
    Windows

    This is Interesting is a psychological horror mystery based game with roguelite elements. You are being watched, and you aren't really sure why. Delve through the depths of memory to uncover the mystery behind the gray purgatory you find yourself in.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16%, Mystery 15%, Supernatural 13.1%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Horror 9.3%

  8. #8 夜弦之音 - Echoes of Nocturnal Chords
    93% matchVery Positive100% of 111 reviews2020
    Dev: 秋之忧郁Pub: Eternal Dream
    Windows

    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: Horror 28.8%, Interactive Fiction 24.7%, RPG 16.4%, Puzzle 12%, Story Rich 9.9%

  9. #9 The Haunting of Joni Evers
    91% matchVery Positive91% of 161 reviews2025
    Dev: Causeway Studios
    Windows · Mac

    The Haunting of Joni Evers is a dark supernatural mystery about a broken family from small-town Oklahoma. Haunted by a specter that's hunted her family for generations, Joni must uncover the mysteries of the Cunningham House, dig through lost memories, and face the past to break the curse.

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  10. #10 Even20: The Interference of Parallels
    91% matchVery Positive94% of 50 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.

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  11. #11 The Rule Of SHE
    89% matchVery Positive88% of 58 reviews2025
    Dev: HaiBin studio
    Windows

    A wandering soul mistakenly enters a world of strange tales and odd rules. Beware! This place is fraught with danger. To complete reincarnation, you must toe the line. Any soul that dares to go against the system will face correction. Will you comply—or defy?

    Why similar: Mystery 22.8%, Horror 20.8%, Surreal 17.4%, Puzzle 13.1%, Psychological Horror 9.7%

  12. #12 Cursed Mansion
    89% matchVery Positive90% of 68 reviews2023
    Dev: Dragon EmperorsPub: Nuon Games
    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.

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  13. #13 Bride into the Cave
    90% matchMostly Negative39% of 231 reviews2024
    Dev: Flower_Official
    Windows

    Myth lingers in a tranquil and remote ancient town in China. In one telling, once a beautiful maiden is chosen by the cave deity, her soul disappears from the mortal realm. A minority girl called Miao Fei embarks on her journey to uncover the truth behind the legend, and rescue herself, perhap.

    Why similar: Horror 17.3%, Mystery 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Puzzle 9.8%

  14. #14 Winter Clothing
    86% matchVery Positive84% of 88 reviews2025
    Dev: 坤舆科技
    Windows

    This is a horror plot puzzle game with Chinese folk themes. There is an unwritten rule in Tianhe Town: on the day of the Winter Clothing Festival, no villager is allowed to approach the back mountain. Is there really a ghost on the mountain? Perhaps there is something more terrifying than ghosts.

    Why similar: Supernatural 22.9%, Mystery 14.7%, Horror 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Surreal 11.7%

  15. #15 Firework
    85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 43,818 reviews2021
    Dev: Shiying StudioPub: Gamirror Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    An accidental fire at a funeral forces the police to re-investigate a closed case of massacre. Lin Lixun participates the re-investigation by chances. As the investigation goes deeper, the past of the victims gradually emerges. However, the case becomes more bewildering.

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  16. #16 Unforgotten
    88% matchMostly Positive78% of 51 reviews2020
    Dev: ScoreboardGames
    Windows · Mac

    UNFORGOTTEN – a story-driven, non-linear visual novel, where you can immerse in the ethnic ambience of Northern myths and horrors. Can you solve the riddles of the past - without ever losing yourself in the present? Your fate is in your hands!

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    86% matchVery Positive93% of 339 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.

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    Dev: NGS Studios
    Windows

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    Dev: TomoToro
    Windows

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    Dev: Blyts
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    In this paranormal point-and-click adventure, a traveling salesman races to stop a string of horrific deaths in a quiet seaside town—before he’s next.

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    Dev: Battlecry Studio
    Windows

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    Dev: Leef 6010
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%

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  23. #23 Paper Bride 2 Zangling Village
    82% matchVery Positive91% of 1,098 reviews2022
    Dev: HeartBeat Plus
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    This is the sequel to our Paper Bride series based on Chinese folklore. This story takes place in Zangling Village, where players must explore a village shrouded in occult mystery to uncover the secret origins of this haunted village.

    Why similar: Supernatural 22.7%, Mystery 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Horror 12%, Puzzle 7.8%

  24. #24 Xi
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    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: Mystery 16.2%, Emotional 13.9%, Horror 13.5%, Supernatural 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12.4%

  25. #25 梦魇:无归 Nightmare without return
    81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 625 reviews2022
    Dev: 青衣工作室
    Windows

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    Why similar: RPG 37.6%, Surreal 20.3%, Story Rich 17.1%, Stylized 16.8%, Singleplayer 4%

  26. #26 No Return
    84% matchMixed43% of 287 reviews2024
    Dev: BlameTech
    Windows

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  27. #27 Recall: Empty Wishes
    79% matchVery Positive93% of 58 reviews2025
    Dev: Puff Hook StudioPub: DANGEN Entertainment
    Windows · Mac

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  28. #28 筮灵 SHILING
    78% matchMostly Positive73% of 270 reviews2024
    Dev: WindField GamesPub: Mammorize
    Windows

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    78% matchVery Positive89% of 82 reviews2023
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    Windows · Linux

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    76% matchVery Positive88% of 1,027 reviews2023
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    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 53%

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    79% matchMixed68% of 471 reviews2021
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    Windows

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    76% matchVery Positive92% of 276 reviews2024
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    Windows
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    74% matchVery Positive96% of 91 reviews2025
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    Windows

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  34. #34 Aimi
    77% matchVery Positive81% of 121 reviews2020
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    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?

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  35. #35 The Simen Rumors
    72% matchVery Positive92% of 88 reviews2026
    Dev: 羊之口
    Windows

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    75% matchVery Positive81% of 108 reviews2023
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    Windows

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    75% matchMostly Positive76% of 90 reviews2023
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    74% matchMostly Positive74% of 91 reviews2024
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    Windows

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    73% matchVery Positive94% of 104 reviews2024
    Dev: Vaka Game Magazine
    Windows

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    72% matchVery Positive96% of 90 reviews2024
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    Windows

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    69% matchVery Positive88% of 5,751 reviews2025
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    71% matchVery Positive88% of 60 reviews2025
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    70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 543 reviews2024
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    71% matchVery Positive81% of 63 reviews2025
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    77% matchMixed51% of 183 reviews2015
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    Windows
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    70% matchVery Positive93% of 68 reviews2025
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    73% matchVery Positive88% of 68 reviews2019
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    69% matchVery Positive89% of 235 reviews2025
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    71% matchVery Positive92% of 63 reviews2022
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    Dev: 橙光游戏Pub: Paleo
    Windows

    《頭七》(头七怪谈)是一款中式民俗恐怖解谜游戏。作为刚入职西封杂志社的成员,你需要根据主编的要求,整合“頭七”论坛中民间灵异故事贴之间的关联,并在必要时与同伴实地探索,以揭开帖子后隐藏的秘密。

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.8%, Horror 17%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Visual Novel 13.6%, RPG 9.5%

  55. #55 Coralina: a Memory Tale
    67% matchVery Positive98% of 52 reviews2024
    Dev: Gabriel MakiPub: ZNT Productions
    Windows

    A mysterious plot about a film student who finds herself lost in the world of the dead, the Posthumous Lands. Alongside a purple-haired woman, Coralina must decipher Human Alchemy in this retro adventure with cinematic touches!

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Mystery 14.4%, Emotional 14.3%, Surreal 14.2%, Visual Novel 11%

  56. #56 回门 Way Back Home
    70% matchMostly Positive72% of 518 reviews2021
    Dev: 漫森游戏工作室
    Windows

    "Way back home" is a 2D horizontal board horror puzzle game. It takes the Republic of China period from 1905 to 1926 as the background of the times. With a large number of exquisite original paintings, rich playing methods, excellent music and dubbing, delicate script and narrative game style, it creates a strong historical...

    Why similar: Supernatural 22.8%, Mystery 15%, Horror 14.3%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, Puzzle 8.5%

  57. #57 流木缘Driftwood Fate
    66% matchVery Positive93% of 60 reviews2025
    Dev: 神经传达室
    Windows

    A mysterious bracelet, familiar dreams, and Zhi An, a male college student who just got a girlfriend, now faces a sudden appearance of a lover (male) from his past life. How should he choose? What is the hidden abnormality beneath the surface of everyday life?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Mystery 21.1%, Visual Novel 15%, Surreal 13.3%, Emotional 12.6%

  58. #58 Stillwater
    67% matchVery Positive95% of 217 reviews2022
    Dev: Studio Clump
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A short visual novel where a private investigator gets reeled into a murky mystery, entangled in lies, secrets, and a family curse.

    Why similar: Mystery 25.1%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Stylized 14.7%, Text-Based 11.1%, Atmospheric 9.3%

  59. #59 INDIKA
    64% matchVery Positive90% of 7,865 reviews2024
    Dev: Odd MeterPub: 11 bit studios
    Windows
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Play a third-person, story-driven game set in alternative Russia at the turn of the XIX century where religious visions clash with harsh reality. INDIKA tells the story of a young nun who sets off on a journey of self-discovery with the most unusual companion by her side, the devil himself.

    Why similar: Surreal 25%, Narration 19.5%, Horror 16.4%, Mystery 14.8%, Puzzle 11.2%

  60. #60 Out Of Hands
    63% matchVery Positive94% of 1,468 reviews2025
    Dev: Game River
    Windows
    Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Out of Hands is a bizarre card-based adventure game that blends video-collage graphics with gripping psychological horror. Will you seek the truth lurking in this wicked, warped world—and can you bear its weight? Misty memories threaten to tear you apart, contorting you into a being... Out of Hands.

    Why similar: Surreal 27.7%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Stylized 15.8%, Hand-drawn 15.2%, Atmospheric 11.4%

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