- #1 Restless Dreams
96% matchVery Positive95% of 61 reviews2026
Dev: Room410
Windows
Before you realize it, dreams have become a curse. Wander through a darkened room and descend into the depths of her mind. A story-driven first-person horror game that leads you into an abyss of anguish and despair. Dedicated to those who once pursued their dreams—and to those who still do.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.3%, Surreal 17.2%, Female Protagonist 16.8%, Horror 13.4%, Anime 9.6%
- #2 YUMENIKKI -DREAM DIARY-
97% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,484 reviews2018
Dev: KADOKAWA CORPORATIONPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Dystopian 19.5%, Surreal 16.1%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Anime 9.5%
- #3 SIGNALIS
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 31,986 reviews2022
Dev: rose-enginePub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: Lovecraftian 23.8%, Dystopian 17%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Sci-fi 10.7%
- #4 CINERIS SOMNIA
96% matchVery Positive89% of 808 reviews2018
Dev: NAYUTA STUDIOPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 58%
"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: Psychological Horror 20.9%, Female Protagonist 19.5%, Mystery 15.1%, Anime 13.3%, Horror 12.3%
- #5 Afterdream
94% 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.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.8%, Surreal 16%, Mystery 13.3%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Horror 11.3%
- #6 Yume Nikki
94% matchVery Positive94% of 9,908 reviews2018
Dev: kikiyamaPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 72.0 hrs≥1hr: 46%
This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.
Why similar: Surreal 27%, Psychological Horror 22.7%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Horror 10.4%, Exploration 10.4%
- #7 You Are NOT Bunnygirl
93% matchVery Positive96% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: (Just)JordanPub: Jordan Peloquin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Guide Bunnygirl through a lab of malfunctioning robots in this RPG about self-care! Learn how to weaponize her emotions in combat and meet unhinged robots who seem to know more about her than she does. Can you protect Bunnygirl? And...who is she, anyway??
Why similar: JRPG 19.5%, Surreal 16.7%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Atmospheric 7.5%
- #8 Lolita Expedition
92% matchVery Positive88% of 213 reviews2022
Dev: GIRLSOUL
Windows
Around a game called《Lolita Expedition》, it tells the story of playing in dreams and the incredible things that all kinds of players encounter here. It seems that dreams are invading the real world. In order to uncover the truth of the event, we did our best to investigate……
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.5%, JRPG 23.5%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, RPG 7.4%, Story Rich 6.9%
- #9 Deep Sleep: Labyrinth of the Forsaken
91% 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: Surreal 17%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Mystery 9.1%, Exploration 7.7%
- #10 Yuki「清醒梦」
90% matchVery Positive99% of 271 reviews2025
Dev: visualmemoryunit_
Windows
Explore an abandoned school where memories linger longer than the living. Uncover the mystery of your best friend’s disappearance. Dodge bullets.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.9%, Mystery 21%, Female Protagonist 17.2%, Anime 8.6%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #11 Lucid Dream Adventure
91% matchVery Positive83% of 231 reviews2018
Dev: Dali Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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: Surreal 22.5%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Female Protagonist 18.8%, Mystery 13.7%, Horror 8.3%
- #12 Threads of Karma
89% matchMixed54% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: 萝卜不长毛线公司Pub: Hawthorn Games
Windows
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?
Why similar: Mystery 19.1%, Surreal 17.5%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Horror 10.4%, Atmospheric 9.3%
- #13 Fragile
89% matchMixed64% of 429 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: Surreal 19.7%, Female Protagonist 17.5%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Horror 13.8%, Atmospheric 9%
- #14 Cyanotype Daydream -The Girl Who Dreamed the World-
88% matchVery Positive88% of 761 reviews2022
Dev: Laplacian
Windows
Median: 17.0 hrsMean: 54.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Kaito wakes to find himself in a strange room, with no memories, and a taciturn girl named Yonagi by his side. Upon learning of his role, he immerses himself into three wondrous dream worlds with her. When all three stories meet a bitter end, Kaito recovers his memories, and the true story unfolds.
Why similar: Sci-fi 52.5%, Story Rich 42.2%, Singleplayer 5.3%
- #15 Hazy Mind
87% 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 24.4%, Anime 13%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Female Protagonist 11%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #16 Veloria
86% matchVery Positive91% of 138 reviews2025
Dev: WANDERING WITCH PROIECTUM
Windows · Mac
Velaria 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: JRPG 19.4%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Anime 14.2%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Mystery 10.1%
- #17 Dear Brother
86% matchVery Positive88% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: NGS Studios
Windows
Audrey is a young woman returning to her childhood home. Upon arriving, however, she begins to notice strange happenings around the house. Is this a dream or reality? Whatever it is, it seems so oddly… familiar. Explore with Audrey as she tries to work out the mysteries of her missing memories.
Why similar: Horror 21.6%, RPG 21.3%, Female Protagonist 17.1%, Psychological Horror 16%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #18 GRIS
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 93,692 reviews2018
Dev: Nomada StudioPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 30.7%, Atmospheric 27.1%, Surreal 16%, Story Rich 9.4%, Indie 6.5%
- #19 Tide Up
84% matchVery Positive92% of 263 reviews2022
Dev: Gustav
Windows
Tide Up is a rather dark and gloomy adventure game. Accompany the girl in a dreamlike world of wonder. Collect the pearls scattered around the world and help the girl escape!
Why similar: Anime 20.9%, Female Protagonist 18.2%, Horror 15.9%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Atmospheric 12.6%
- #20 Ib
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,037 reviews2022
Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.
Why similar: Surreal 17.1%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Anime 9.6%, Horror 9.4%
- #21 Some Distant Memory
83% matchVery Positive94% of 303 reviews2019
Dev: Galvanic GamesPub: Way Down Deep
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A hand-drawn story exploration game set 300 years after the apocalypse. You play an archaeologist named Professor Zay, joined by her companion, ARORA, a centuries-old AI capable of recreating human memories from scanned relics.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 24.5%, Mystery 18.2%, Sci-fi 15.5%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Atmospheric 10.6%
- #22 htoL#NiQ: The Firefly Diary
84% matchMixed69% of 631 reviews2016
Dev: Nippon Ichi Software, Inc.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Female Protagonist 37.8%, Anime 36%, Horror 13.8%, Atmospheric 12.4%
- #23 BrokenLore: LOW
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 474 reviews2025
Dev: Serafini Productions
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
BrokenLore: LOW is a psychological horror game set in a mist-covered, beautiful Japanese village, blending hyper-realistic graphics with low-poly elements. The main enemy is the Gashadokuro, a yokai from Japanese folklore.
Why similar: Surreal 21.2%, Psychological Horror 20%, Female Protagonist 18.8%, Mystery 11.8%, Horror 11.5%
- #24 Ghost Song
79% matchVery Positive83% of 1,404 reviews2022
Dev: Old MoonPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
On the desolate moon of Lorian, a long-dormant Deadsuit awakens from slumber. Journey beneath the surface on an atmospheric 2D adventure of self-discovery, ancient mysteries, and cosmic terror. Explore winding caverns and acquire new abilities to unearth this alien world’s long-buried secrets.
Why similar: Robots 22%, Sci-fi 19.1%, Post-apocalyptic 16.6%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Atmospheric 12.8%
- #25 Robot girl's dream -RobotBattleChampionship-
78% matchVery Positive97% of 184 reviews2025
Dev: DeskClub Games
Windows
This game is an RPG game that follows the growth of a robot girl who has lost her memories. Players can aim for victory in the robot battle tournament, the main objective, and also enjoy interactions with both humans and robots.
Why similar: Robots 52%, Anime 28%, RPG 17.2%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #26 Ayasa: Shadows of Silence
79% matchMixed69% of 95 reviews2025
Dev: Aya Games
Windows
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: Psychological Horror 25.7%, Female Protagonist 20.3%, Horror 16.9%, Atmospheric 16%, Story Rich 13%
- #27 TASOMACHI: Behind the Twilight
80% matchMostly Positive76% of 572 reviews2021
Dev: Orbital ExpressPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Yukumo is a young girl traversing the world in her beloved airship. Upon arriving at a certain town, her airship breaks down. She decides to explore the town to search for parts for repair; however, the town has fallen silent, with no trace of its inhabitants...
Why similar: Anime 29%, Atmospheric 22.8%, Female Protagonist 22.2%, Exploration 17.5%, Indie 5.2%
- #28 夜弦之音 - Echoes of Nocturnal Chords
78% 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: JRPG 22%, Female Protagonist 19.6%, Anime 16.9%, Horror 14%, RPG 12.9%
- #29 花火与幽灵少女 - Hanabi and Ghost girl
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,293 reviews2025
Dev: Tiram1su Games
Windows
蝉鸣声中偏远的山中小镇,表面悠然而宁静,背后却隐藏着某个笼罩了这里数百年的黑暗秘密。女主角结城花火几年前跟随父母一同来到空铃镇,在父母的事故后因为内向的性格被排挤的她如今一个人生活在小镇上,直到在旧校舍邂逅本已死去的“幽灵”。
Why similar: JRPG 22.5%, Surreal 18.1%, Mystery 14.9%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Anime 6.7%
- #30 Subway Exorcist Girl
76% 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: Lovecraftian 32.6%, Mystery 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Horror 9.9%, Exploration 9%
- #31 Whisper of a Rose
81% matchMixed51% of 97 reviews2014
Dev: RosePortal GamesPub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Melrose is trapped in a life of hardship. She can find no one who understands her. To cope with her sorrow, Melrose turns to her imagination. Sadly, dreams must end... But not today. Melrose is about to meet her godmother and discover that the land in her dreams is real and in trouble.
Why similar: JRPG 35.3%, Female Protagonist 16.6%, RPG 13.2%, Story Rich 11.5%, Exploration 9.9%
- #32 Misao - 2024 HD Remaster
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,467 reviews2017
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Dystopian 18%, Surreal 15.5%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Anime 8.8%
- #33 NIDANA
75% matchVery Positive88% of 176 reviews2025
Dev: lvl374Pub: PLAYISM
Windows
She continues to dream. A first-person dream simulator where you explore a corner of a dream.
Why similar: Surreal 65.4%, Atmospheric 16%, Psychological Horror 7%, Indie 4.5%, Exploration 3.8%
- #34 ECHO
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,805 reviews2017
Dev: ULTRA ULTRA
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: Sci-fi 28.7%, Female Protagonist 28.5%, Atmospheric 13.6%, Horror 11.7%, Psychological Horror 6.6%
- #35 Captive
77% matchVery Positive92% of 118 reviews2018
Dev: Dead Inside Studio
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 58%
"Captive" tells the story of a woman who awakens badly hurt in an unknown cell, without any memories about herself. Will you be able to escape?
Why similar: RPG 24.9%, Female Protagonist 21.7%, Mystery 19.8%, Horror 12.5%, Atmospheric 12%
- #36 Eve of Souls: Static Pod
75% matchVery Positive95% of 506 reviews2019
Dev: LighTea Fish StudioPub: SakuraGame
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
[The pod will break soon. Will she survive the nightmare or find the truth?]
Why similar: RPG 39%, Horror 28%, Anime 21.7%, Indie 11.4%
- #37 Looking Up I See Only A Ceiling
73% matchVery Positive89% of 3,231 reviews2023
Dev: silver978Pub: IndieArk
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 57%
A short psychological adventure about a stressed girl who wants to explore her ceiling.
Why similar: Mystery 17.9%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Anime 14.1%, Atmospheric 10.4%
- #38 白昼梦 · 心象病院
73% matchVery Positive84% of 232 reviews2024
Dev: 林檎树Pub: Eternal Dream
Windows
This is a pixel style puzzle game, including a certain micro-horror elements. Truth is blind love. Retrieve your memory and escape from this horrible hospital.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.8%, Surreal 17.6%, JRPG 15.8%, Mystery 13.6%, Atmospheric 10.1%
- #39 Natsuno-Kanata: Beyond Summer
72% matchVery Positive92% of 118 reviews2024
Dev: Kazuhide OkaPub: Waku Waku Games
Windows · Mac
──終わってしまった世界の夏、少女はあてのない旅をする。通話を介して終わってしまった世界を共に生きるアドベンチャーゲーム。
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 25.1%, Sci-fi 20%, Exploration 17.4%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Atmospheric 12.5%
- #40 Fallow
72% matchVery Positive97% of 138 reviews2021
Dev: Ada Rook
Windows
Clinging to the memory of her vanished sisters, an isolated woman wanders a dying reality.
Why similar: Surreal 26.1%, Female Protagonist 20.6%, Atmospheric 15.1%, Exploration 14.2%, Story Rich 12.3%
- #41 Contraindication
70% matchVery Positive99% of 68 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: Psychological Horror 25.8%, Anime 16.6%, RPG 14.6%, Exploration 13.2%, Female Protagonist 10.8%
- #42 Path to Mnemosyne
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 247 reviews2018
Dev: DevilishGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Relax, empty your mind, activate your senses and step into the hypnotic adventure of the Path to Mnemosyne in the quest for the lost memories.
Why similar: Surreal 26.4%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Female Protagonist 18.1%, Horror 11.8%, Atmospheric 10.7%
- #43 Umfend
71% matchVery Positive90% of 652 reviews2018
Dev: AIHASTOPub: Volens Nolens Games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 59%
The glass sphere burst in the night of 1996. The world of distortion opened its gates and took away from you someone very important. However, in 2005, the past emerges again to hunt you once more. An atmospheric horror about love and time.
Why similar: Surreal 22.5%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, Mystery 13.9%, Anime 13.4%, Horror 11.8%
- #44 A Void Hope
69% matchVery Positive94% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: Elden Pixels
Windows · Mac · Linux
A Void Hope takes you on an atmospheric narrative adventure to find a cure for a collapsed city. Follow the story of a tormented couple as they try to decipher reality from nightmares and evade the shadowy threats lurking in the dark.
Why similar: Dystopian 46.8%, Atmospheric 18.2%, Exploration 11.5%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Mystery 9%
- #45 Cursed Mansion
70% 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.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.7%, Mystery 13.8%, Female Protagonist 12%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Horror 9.2%
- #46 Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream
68% matchVery Positive94% of 2,529 reviews2022
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 20.5 hrsMean: 64.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A mysterious story of a mysterious dream ... This is a story about one of the adventures Sophie the Alchemist had after she left her hometown of Kirchen Bell.
Why similar: JRPG 31.9%, Female Protagonist 19.1%, Anime 17.2%, RPG 11.6%, Exploration 9%
- #47 Sweet Lily Dreams
74% matchMixed51% of 158 reviews2014
Dev: RosePortal GamesPub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 65%
The peaceful Realm of Dreams is about to be consumed by a terrible and maleficent nightmare. You must venture into the darkness and battle fearsome literary foes such as Hyde, the Headless Horseman and Dracula. Join Lily on a sugar-coated adventure about inner strength with a dark interior.
Why similar: JRPG 31.6%, Female Protagonist 21.2%, RPG 17.1%, Anime 16.6%, Atmospheric 5.9%
- #48 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
65% matchVery Positive93% of 19,673 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Why similar: Psychological Horror 33%, Surreal 21.4%, Anime 21.2%, Story Rich 13.1%, Stylized 6.8%
- #49 Sense - 不祥的预感: A Cyberpunk Ghost Story
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 583 reviews2020
Dev: SuzakuPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 56%
A 2.5D horror game inspired by Clock Tower and Fatal Frame, mixing cyberpunk with traditional Cantonese folklore. With careful attention to pacing, atmosphere and storytelling, Sense hopes to return the horror genre to its roots by celebrating visceral horror and the slow, fearful creep of dread.
Why similar: Dystopian 19.2%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Anime 10.6%, Sci-fi 8.5%
- #50 Imaginary Friend Institution
66% matchVery Positive96% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: Nightmare Emporium
Windows
Experience the not-so-ordinary life of a young institutionalized woman in the 1950’s. Amidst the daily struggles and overbearing loneliness, she often sees things that others do not. However, as the imaginary begins to seep into reality, she realizes she may not be as crazy as she once thought.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.9%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Horror 12.5%, Exploration 11.7%, Choices Matter 11.1%
- #51 REDO!
69% matchVery Positive88% of 234 reviews2019
Dev: Robson Paiva
Windows
REDO! is a game about a girl trying to find another human in a dystopian world overrun by biomachines. It's a lonely and evocative game about exploring the unknown and overcoming obstacles to see what is left.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 24.5%, Female Protagonist 24%, Sci-fi 14.3%, Atmospheric 12.5%, Horror 12.3%
- #52 You know my name?
68% matchMostly Positive71% of 213 reviews2024
Dev: Mystael studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short visual novel about finding your name and a girl in the fog.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 40.4%, Post-apocalyptic 20.1%, Horror 17%, Story Rich 16.1%, Female Protagonist 4.8%
- #53 Asleep: Act 1
66% matchVery Positive94% of 545 reviews2024
Dev: Black Hole GamesPub: CriticalLeap
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Immersed in her nightmares, in a chaotic reality, confused and all alone. The only safe place is her room, but not forever... She wanders through an empty city and strange places while fleeing from creatures lurking in the darkness to find out what's going on. You are in the skin of Ana Lúcia.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.6%, Female Protagonist 20.6%, Horror 13.6%, Exploration 11.8%, Atmospheric 11.7%
- #54 MEMENTO
71% matchVery Positive81% of 81 reviews2016
Dev: CreateLabPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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: Female Protagonist 26.8%, Anime 25.6%, Horror 19.8%, Sci-fi 18%, Indie 6.4%
- #55 Coffin of Ashes
69% matchVery Positive91% of 833 reviews2016
Dev: LadomuPub: DigitalEZ
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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: Anime 20.9%, Female Protagonist 17.2%, Horror 15.6%, RPG 14.5%, JRPG 10.6%
- #56 Distortions
71% matchMixed59% of 215 reviews2018
Dev: Among Giants
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Use the power of music to reawaken long forgotten memories in Distortions, a story-driven journey through a world of unparalleled beauty.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 30.5%, Surreal 21.1%, RPG 19.8%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Exploration 9.7%
- #57 Alone in the School
67% matchVery Positive82% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: 티민이
Windows
A girl who has lost her memory must collect five scattered memory fragments in the school to remember the events of that day.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 30.3%, Horror 27.6%, Exploration 22.7%, Atmospheric 13.3%, Indie 3.6%
- #58 Sona-Nyl of the Violet Shadows Refrain
67% matchVery Positive100% of 62 reviews2023
Dev: Liar-softPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore the meaning of memories in this mysterious fairytale where fantasy and reality intertwine. The story unfolds from the perspectives of two women: one who travels in the ruins of Engine City New York, and one who finds herself in an underground world with an eldritch, violet sky.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.3%, Mystery 19.1%, Anime 15.1%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Atmospheric 9.5%
- #59 Fragile Reflection
66% matchVery Positive81% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: Spectra team
Windows · Mac · Linux
A young woman returns back to her home in a rural Japanese village - but something is very wrong. Find items, solve puzzles, fight monsters and traverse between dimensions. Help Kario Ito reveal hidden mysteries and stay alive in this retro-styled survival horror!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.1%, Female Protagonist 22.1%, Horror 15.4%, Atmospheric 13.3%, Story Rich 12.5%