Games Like Yomawari: Midnight Shadows

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: Horror 40.6%, Great Soundtrack 11.1%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Cute 8.7%, Anime 7.8%

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 69.1%, Female Protagonist 7.3%, Great Soundtrack 6.3%, Anime 5.9%, Adventure 4.7%

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: Horror 21.8%, Female Protagonist 17.7%, Anime 17.3%, Cute 16.8%, Strategy 13.5%

A group of friends unknowingly perform an occult ritual that traps them in an otherworldly elementary school. Here, the vengeful spirits of young children threaten their lives and their sanity, and the only hope of survival is to uncover the chilling details behind the murders of those trapped before them...

Why similar: Horror 51.3%, Gore 19%, Anime 14.5%, Great Soundtrack 6.6%, Adventure 5.9%

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: Horror 30.7%, Female Protagonist 20.5%, Anime 15.2%, Cute 13.6%, Adventure 13.6%

Another chapter of the atmospheric horror series has emerged from the shadows! Eerie sound design and shadowy environments set the stage for gruesome and terrifying ghosts never seen before in the series.

Why similar: Horror 22.2%, Strategy 18.6%, Anime 17.4%, Adventure 15%, Cute 14.9%

The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters is a Korean survival horror-adventure. Venture from your deserted school to survive the horrors of the night. Explore the surrounding Sehwa district and uncover the shadow realm's dark secrets. Use everything at your disposal to avoid a demoness hellbent on killing you!

Why similar: Horror 53.2%, Adventure 12.4%, Female Protagonist 11%, Anime 7.9%, Violent 7.8%

A summer night consumes the girls... Exploration type horror ADV game

Why similar: Horror 51.2%, Anime 18%, Cute 16%, Adventure 14.8%

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: Horror 35.6%, Anime 17.4%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Gore 10%, Violent 8.6%

Explore a school plagued by unnatural phenomena in this horror-adventure game revolving around the missing girl Misao. Improving upon 2017's "Definitive Edition" with refreshed graphics and support for HD resolutions, you can now experience the terror in a new form.

Why similar: Horror 51%, Female Protagonist 21.6%, Anime 17.6%, Adventure 9.9%

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

Why similar: Horror 51.5%, Female Protagonist 18.8%, Anime 15.2%, Cute 14.5%

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: Horror 27.9%, Gore 18.5%, Violent 16.8%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Anime 10.2%

At sunset, darkness swallowed everything. Bonds of Yachiyo is a Japanese horror tale of two best friends getting separated in a strange version of their own world. Escape from evil spirits, explore and solve puzzles as you try to unravel the truth and reunite the two friends!

Why similar: Horror 47.1%, Female Protagonist 29%, Anime 8.9%, Adventure 7.9%, Cute 7.1%

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 32.1%, Horror 24.9%, Violent 23.9%, Adventure 9.8%, Female Protagonist 9.3%

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: Horror 35.1%, Gore 34%, Adventure 16%, Violent 14.8%

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: Horror 38.7%, Adventure 16.2%, Female Protagonist 15%, Great Soundtrack 11.7%, Gore 9.3%

In collaboration with Corpse Party scenario writer Makoto Kedouin, this horror RPG follows Mai Toyama’s search for her sister in a quiet lakeside town. She’ll unravel clues to the town’s past by day, and battle Shadow Matter by night. Can you uncover the truth before reality is consumed by darkness?

Why similar: Horror 29.4%, Gore 22.6%, Violent 17.3%, Female Protagonist 14%, Anime 13.4%

Fear the Spotlight is an atmospheric third-person horror adventure with a disturbing mystery to unravel. Sneak into school after hours with Vivian and Amy, survive a séance gone wrong, solve tactile puzzles, and, whatever you do, stay out of the spotlight…

Why similar: Horror 56.6%, Female Protagonist 26.5%, Adventure 16.9%

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: Horror 69.1%, Adventure 13.1%, Female Protagonist 6.5%, Great Soundtrack 6.5%, Anime 4.8%

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 51.5%, Great Soundtrack 16.7%, Gore 8.9%, Female Protagonist 8.6%, Adventure 6.7%

A yandere yuri visual novel with a fairytale theme. Can you escape from your mysterious pursuer?

Why similar: Horror 38.2%, Female Protagonist 23.8%, Anime 16.4%, Cute 12.9%, Great Soundtrack 8.7%

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: Horror 32.5%, Gore 22.1%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Anime 12.7%, Cute 9.7%

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: Horror 54.7%, Anime 16.7%, Cute 9.2%, Female Protagonist 7.4%, Adventure 6.9%

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: Horror 47.9%, Anime 19.5%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Adventure 12.9%, Cute 4.1%

Try to survive through the night in a house that's trying its best to kill you and your family.

Why similar: Horror 50.1%, Gore 22.6%, Violent 14.5%, Adventure 7.8%, Female Protagonist 4.9%

"Please... kill me." "Help me get outta here, and I'll kill you." ~ Angels of Death is a psychological horror-adventure game, consisting of four episodes.

Why similar: Horror 46.6%, Female Protagonist 18.3%, Anime 16.6%, Adventure 9.3%, Great Soundtrack 9.1%

DreadOut is a third person supernatural horror game where you play as Linda, a high school student trapped in an old abandoned town. Equipped with her trusty smart-phone, she will battle against terrifying encounters and solve mysterious puzzles which will ultimately determine her fate.

Why similar: Horror 73.7%, Female Protagonist 13%, Adventure 8.6%, Great Soundtrack 4.7%

[The pod will break soon. Will she survive the nightmare or find the truth?]

Why similar: Horror 36.9%, Adventure 12%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Anime 11.3%, Gore 11.1%

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: Horror 42.9%, Great Soundtrack 29%, Female Protagonist 16.6%, Adventure 11.5%

A dark tale of survival and conscience, blending platforming, puzzles, and haunting beauty. Journey through surreal lands where every choice shapes the fate of a world on the edge of ruin will you restore the light or embrace the darkness?

Why similar: Horror 62%, Female Protagonist 22%, Adventure 16%

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: Horror 65.1%, Great Soundtrack 15.1%, Adventure 13.1%, Female Protagonist 6.7%

A horror game about a needy female ghost. A trio of close-knit occult club girls gather late at night to enjoy telling ghost stories. Little do they know that Miss Choker, a ghost that targets girls, is just dying to appear...

Why similar: Horror 48.1%, Female Protagonist 26.3%, Anime 16.8%, Adventure 8.8%

Yuki Onna | 雪女 is a PS1 inspired survival horror game. Some children went missing out of the blue. You receive a letter that says, "Come alone or I'll freeze them to death." Out of desperation, you decide to embark on a daunting rescue mission to an abandoned inn up the piercing cold mountains.

Why similar: Horror 31.3%, Violent 24.1%, Gore 20.5%, Strategy 9.4%, Adventure 7.6%

Five girls meet in an isolated underground city. As they slay and betray each other, what fate awaits them at the end of their journey? Hope? Or despair? Enjoy an immersive story, fully voiced and boasting multiple endings!

Why similar: Anime 33.1%, Gore 24.2%, Violent 21.4%, Adventure 21.3%

As a terrible storm rages on, a young girl tries to survive in a HOUSE hell-bent on killing her and her family...

Why similar: Horror 35.1%, Gore 23.8%, Violent 20.6%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Adventure 8.8%

Witness the tale of a most foolish family. A remake of the classic horror exploration game makes its way to Steam.

Why similar: Horror 51.6%, Anime 16.7%, Violent 14.8%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Adventure 6.5%

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: Horror 37.7%, Gore 27%, Violent 16.1%, Adventure 10.9%, Female Protagonist 8.2%

Claire is alone, lost, and hunted. The world has quickly becomes shrouded in darkness with unseen threats stalking Claire from the shadows. Aided by her dog and armed only with a flashlight, Claire must conquer her fear and find her comatose mother. However, there are others lost in the darkness seeking salvation.

Why similar: Horror 67.3%, Female Protagonist 20.9%, Adventure 11.8%

Four girls find their way into an abandoned hospital, each for her own reasons. Will they manage to unravel the dark secrets hiding within, escape safely, and return to their normal, peaceful lives?

Why similar: Horror 43.6%, Anime 17.4%, Female Protagonist 16.9%, Cute 11.3%, Adventure 10.8%

Children of Silentown is a dark adventure game that tells the story of Lucy, a girl growing up in a village deep in a forest inhabited by monsters. People disappearing is nothing uncommon here, but this time, Lucy is old enough to investigate on her own. Or so she thinks.

Why similar: Horror 57.9%, Female Protagonist 25.9%, Adventure 16.2%

Okaeri is a VHS Japanese psychological horror game about a middle school girl and her mother who recently moved to a new house.

Why similar: Horror 61%, Adventure 14.2%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Anime 11.7%

In this side-scrolling action-adventure game, you'll need to scour the inside of an abandoned hotel, looking for clues to solve the mystery of the hotel and ensure your escape from a mysterious, murderous mascot intent to kill.

Why similar: Horror 39.5%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Gore 11.4%, Anime 11.3%, Violent 8%

An anthology series that serves as a Corpse Party sequel, prequel, midquel, and alternate universe tale all in one. Rejoin old friends for a deeper dive into the haunted halls of Heavenly Host Elementary...

Why similar: Horror 35.2%, Gore 23.8%, Violent 20.7%, Anime 12.7%, Adventure 7.5%

Veloria awakens from a nightmare in an abandoned orphanage. As childhood fears resurface, she must piece together fragmented memories and uncover a dark past. Explore, solve puzzles, and survive this twisted place to reach her true ending.

Why similar: Horror 34.6%, Female Protagonist 25%, Anime 17.1%, Adventure 14.4%, Strategy 8.8%

En route to a scare game, Lumi realizes that she is suddenly alone. Then, appears the old abandoned hospital... Explore throughout the tragedy-stricken hospital. Search for the student IDs of Lumi's classmates. And find out what really happened. Maybe all you need is the courage to "flee?"

Why similar: Horror 47.7%, Female Protagonist 19.3%, Cute 13.3%, Adventure 13.2%, Anime 6.5%

Komaru Naegi has been imprisoned inside a mysterious apartment for over a year. Her rescue is derailed when hundreds of Monokumas suddenly attack. She teams up with Toko Fukawa to survive the rampaging Monokumas, escape the crafty Monokuma Kids, and uncover the secrets of the city.

Why similar: Anime 24.6%, Great Soundtrack 20.6%, Female Protagonist 20.5%, Horror 17%, Violent 13.3%

"I hope that someday, you'll dream of me." -- CINERIS SOMNIA is a 3D adventure through a beautifully strange and mesmerizing world - and a young girl's cruel and forlorn dreams.

Why similar: Horror 51.3%, Female Protagonist 23.1%, Anime 16.8%, Adventure 8.7%

As long as I have dreams in my heart, I can never escape. I can never awaken from my dreams. Maybe if I follow the dream just past this doorway, then someday I can wake up again...

Why similar: Horror 41.1%, Female Protagonist 19%, Anime 15.7%, Cute 14.3%, Adventure 9.8%

Lost forever in the pitch black! But that's what makes it fun! The vast corridors covered in darkness change with each play. All you can do is run or hide from the frightening Apparitions. Use unique items and Karuta cards with special powers in your desperate search for an escape from the darkness!

Why similar: Horror 57.4%, Female Protagonist 18.1%, Strategy 13.5%, Adventure 11%

Silvia never runs from evil—she makes it her business. Eccentric yet warm-hearted, this seasoned modern exorcist has mastered the art of confronting the supernatural, turning haunted places into tangible nightmares. But on this fateful night, nothing goes as planned.

Why similar: Horror 50%, Female Protagonist 24.7%, Anime 16.6%, Adventure 8.7%

You wake up in a house, alone with two beautiful girls... But no one is allowed to leave until one of you DIES. Why is this happening? What is the purpose of this “killing game”? But most importantly...WHO SHOULD DIE?!

Why similar: Anime 31.5%, Female Protagonist 26%, Cute 23.7%, Adventure 18.9%

Board the train! Run away from a weirdo! Solve some puzzles! Make friends with some ghosts! Try not to become a ghost yourself!

Why similar: Horror 54.5%, Female Protagonist 19.5%, Cute 16.8%, Adventure 9.3%

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: Horror 50.2%, Female Protagonist 17.8%, Adventure 11.4%, Gore 7.5%, Anime 7%

“FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Maiden of Black Water” comes to Steam for the first time to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the horror-adventure series FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO. The game is set on sacred Mt. Hikami, a site of many mysterious and terrifying incidents.

Why similar: Horror 57.8%, Female Protagonist 22%, Violent 9%, Adventure 6.4%, Anime 4.7%

Nightfall: Escape puts you in the shoes of a field journalist who is on a mission to investigate the mysterious disappearances in a remote area. Explore the place, search for leads and use your wits to survive the hidden terrors of the cursed place. Tread carefully, for curiosity may come at a price.

Why similar: Horror 32.3%, Gore 25.9%, Violent 21.9%, Female Protagonist 11%, Adventure 9%

High School Dirty Secrets is a horror/puzzle adventure where Kasuga wakes up locked inside her high school with no memory of how she got there. As she searches for a way out, strange and unsettling events unfold, leading her to uncover dark secrets hidden within the school's walls.

Why similar: Horror 35.6%, Gore 17.7%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Anime 14.5%, Cute 10.1%

Nestled in the heart of Tokyo, the quaint little aquarium, Manten Aquarium. Numerous urban legends have arisen from here. On the night of the full moon the waters turn to blood and man faced fish lurk within.

Why similar: Horror 31.7%, Gore 18.4%, Violent 14.4%, Anime 12.5%, Female Protagonist 10.2%

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

Why similar: Horror 52.7%, Female Protagonist 20.9%, Cute 14.9%, Adventure 11.5%

A horror exploration game that takes place in an underground labyrinth. Avoid malicious creations that are hungry for your soul. Depart from the nightmares that constantly haunt you.

Why similar: Horror 41.9%, Cute 21%, Anime 20.1%, Adventure 17%

Led by her new friend, Mr. Voice, Misfortune ventures into the woods, where mysteries are unraveled and a little bad luck unfolds.

Why similar: Horror 44.5%, Female Protagonist 17.8%, Cute 13.7%, Adventure 12.7%, Great Soundtrack 11.4%