- #1 YUMENIKKI -DREAM DIARY-
97% matchMixed70% of 1,524 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 19.3%, Surreal 16.2%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Anime 9.5%
- #2 CINERIS SOMNIA
96% matchVery Positive91% of 1,216 reviews2018
Dev: NAYUTA STUDIOPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 7.5 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 21.6%, Female Protagonist 19.1%, Mystery 14.6%, Anime 13.5%, Horror 12.4%
- #3 Restless Dreams
96% matchVery Positive93% of 87 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: Surreal 24.8%, Female Protagonist 24.6%, Anime 14.1%, Story Rich 11.1%, Psychological Horror 7.9%
- #4 Afterdream
95% 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 20.4%, Surreal 15.8%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Mystery 13%, Horror 11.2%
- #5 Dissolution of the Silent Union
94% matchVery Positive89% of 271 reviews2026
Dev: Umigame Studios
Windows · Mac
The silent union of two girls begins to dissolve in an abandoned high school. A melancholic and liminal short story played in a single sitting, where the fear of collapse is felt at every moment.
Why similar: Mystery 15.5%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Surreal 14.7%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Anime 10.5%
- #6 SIGNALIS
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 34,748 reviews2022
Dev: rose-enginePub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 24.1%, Dystopian 16.8%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Sci-fi 10.7%
- #7 nophenia
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,706 reviews2026
Dev: lane
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
a small dream explorer.
Why similar: Surreal 24.5%, Post-apocalyptic 16.5%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Anime 12.8%, Exploration 10.8%
- #8 Yume Nikki
92% 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: Surreal 27%, Psychological Horror 22.8%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Horror 10.5%, Exploration 10.4%
- #9 You Are NOT Bunnygirl
91% matchVery Positive96% of 120 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 19.9%, Surreal 16.6%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Horror 7.4%
- #10 Boreal Tenebrae Act I: “I Stand Before You, A Form Undone”
91% matchVery Positive82% of 50 reviews2020
Dev: Snot Bubbles Productions
Windows
Delve into the dream of a dying town in 'Boreal Tenebrae' , a retro-style adventure with horror elements.
Why similar: Surreal 18.2%, Indie 15%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Mystery 11.7%
- #11 BrokenLore: DON’T LIE
89% matchVery Positive84% of 122 reviews2026
Dev: Serafini ProductionsPub: Wired Productions
Windows
BrokenLore: DON'T LIE is a Japanese psychological horror game exploring trauma, isolation, and a fractured reality where perception becomes increasingly unreliable.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 27.8%, Psychological Horror 22.7%, Surreal 20.2%, Horror 10.8%, Story Rich 9.8%
- #12 Deep Sleep: Labyrinth of the Forsaken
88% matchVery Positive95% of 639 reviews2025
Dev: scriptwelderPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 11.9%, Mystery 9.1%, Exploration 7.7%
- #13 Lucid Dream Adventure
90% 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: Surreal 22.5%, Female Protagonist 19.1%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Mystery 13.6%, Horror 8.4%
- #14 Hazy Mind
89% 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 24.3%, Anime 13.2%, Choices Matter 12%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Story Rich 10.4%
- #15 Yuki「清醒梦」
86% matchVery Positive98% of 460 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 26.5%, Mystery 20.8%, Female Protagonist 17.2%, Anime 9.4%, Story Rich 8%
- #16 Veloria
87% matchVery Positive91% of 167 reviews2025
Dev: WANDERING WITCH PROIECTUM
Windows · Mac
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: JRPG 20.1%, Mystery 16.8%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Anime 9.9%
- #17 Ib
86% 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: Surreal 15.8%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Horror 9.4%, Anime 9.1%
- #18 Cyanotype Daydream -The Girl Who Dreamed the World-
84% matchVery Positive88% of 806 reviews2022
Dev: Laplacian
Windows
Median: 16.1 hrsMean: 66.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 52.7%, Story Rich 42.2%, Singleplayer 5.1%
- #19 Fragile
85% 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: Surreal 19.7%, Female Protagonist 17.8%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Horror 13.9%, Atmospheric 8.9%
- #20 Dear Brother
83% matchVery Positive89% of 53 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 21.6%, Female Protagonist 17.4%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #21 GRIS
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 96,496 reviews2018
Dev: Nomada StudioPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 31.4%, Atmospheric 26.5%, Surreal 15.9%, Story Rich 9.4%, Indie 6.4%
- #22 Threads of Karma
82% matchMixed54% of 72 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 17.7%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Horror 10.6%, Atmospheric 9.2%
- #23 Lolita Expedition
81% matchVery Positive88% of 216 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 23.8%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, RPG 7.4%, Story Rich 6.9%
- #24 Cursed Mansion
79% matchVery Positive89% of 70 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 14.7%, Mystery 13.7%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Horror 9.3%
- #25 Tide Up
79% matchVery Positive92% of 272 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 21.2%, Female Protagonist 18.5%, Horror 16%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Atmospheric 12.4%
- #26 Whisper of a Rose
82% matchMixed50% of 101 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 35.7%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, RPG 13.2%, Story Rich 11.4%, Exploration 9.7%
- #27 BrokenLore: LOW
78% matchMostly Positive76% of 519 reviews2025
Dev: Serafini Productions
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.6 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 21.1%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Female Protagonist 19.3%, Horror 11.7%, Mystery 11.7%
- #28 htoL#NiQ: The Firefly Diary
81% matchMixed68% of 636 reviews2016
Dev: Nippon Ichi Software, Inc.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 38.1%, Anime 36.1%, Horror 13.7%, Atmospheric 12.1%
- #29 TASOMACHI: Behind the Twilight
78% matchMostly Positive76% of 591 reviews2021
Dev: Orbital ExpressPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 62%
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 29.4%, Female Protagonist 22.5%, Atmospheric 22.3%, Exploration 17.4%, Indie 5%
- #30 Robot girl's dream -RobotBattleChampionship-
75% matchVery Positive96% of 204 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 52.1%, Anime 28%, RPG 17.2%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #31 夜弦之音 - Echoes of Nocturnal Chords
77% matchVery Positive100% of 118 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 20.5%, Female Protagonist 18.1%, Anime 15.6%, Horror 12.9%, RPG 11.9%
- #32 Ghost Song
76% matchVery Positive83% of 1,459 reviews2022
Dev: Old MoonPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 8.6 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 22.2%, Sci-fi 19.1%, Post-apocalyptic 16.7%, Female Protagonist 14%, Atmospheric 12.5%
- #33 Some Distant Memory
76% matchVery Positive94% of 309 reviews2019
Dev: Galvanic GamesPub: Way Down Deep
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.6 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 24.7%, Mystery 18%, Sci-fi 15.6%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Atmospheric 10.4%
- #34 Ayasa: Shadows of Silence
75% matchMostly Positive73% of 139 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 25.5%, Female Protagonist 20.7%, Horror 17.1%, Atmospheric 15.7%, Story Rich 13%
- #35 Contraindication
73% 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: Psychological Horror 25.4%, Anime 16.8%, RPG 14.7%, Exploration 13%, Female Protagonist 11%
- #36 NIDANA
73% matchVery Positive86% of 227 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 15.9%, Psychological Horror 6.9%, Indie 4.3%, Exploration 4.1%
- #37 Misao - 2024 HD Remaster
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,575 reviews2017
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.3 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 17.4%, Surreal 15.1%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Anime 8.8%
- #38 Captive
74% matchVery Positive93% of 120 reviews2018
Dev: Dead Inside Studio
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 57%
"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 25.2%, Female Protagonist 22.1%, Mystery 19.6%, Horror 12.6%, Atmospheric 11.8%
- #39 白昼梦 · 心象病院
72% matchVery Positive84% of 256 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 17.6%, Surreal 17.3%, JRPG 16.4%, Mystery 13.3%, Atmospheric 9.8%
- #40 MINE MEMORY
72% 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: Mystery 28.1%, Surreal 22%, Choices Matter 16.8%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #41 Subversive Memories
70% matchVery Positive97% of 149 reviews2026
Dev: Southward Studio
Windows
Subversive Memories is a story driven survival horror set in Brazil during the last military dictatorship. Explore the backrooms of an oppressive regime, escape ominous presences and scavenge every corner of this land in search of your ██████.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.7%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Mystery 13%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Atmospheric 7.7%
- #42 ECHO
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,844 reviews2017
Dev: ULTRA ULTRA
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: Female Protagonist 28.7%, Sci-fi 28.6%, Atmospheric 13.3%, Horror 11.9%, Psychological Horror 6.9%
- #43 Sweet Lily Dreams
77% 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 30.6%, Female Protagonist 20.3%, RPG 16.4%, Anime 15.9%, Atmospheric 5.4%
- #44 Natsuno-Kanata: Beyond Summer
71% matchVery Positive92% of 134 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 25.3%, Sci-fi 20%, Exploration 17.3%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Atmospheric 12.2%
- #45 Looking Up I See Only A Ceiling
70% 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: Mystery 17.5%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Anime 14.4%, Atmospheric 10.2%
- #46 Fallow
71% matchVery Positive97% of 147 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 21.1%, Atmospheric 14.8%, Exploration 14.2%, Story Rich 12.4%
- #47 The Bunker Notes - Horror/Drama Visual Novel
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 66 reviews2026
Dev: Synthetic Domain
Windows
"The Bunker Notes" is a visual novel about a concrete trap where the past whispers through the cracks of rusted doors. In this world, survival is everything; meeting another person might be your last mistake.
Why similar: Dystopian 21.6%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Post-apocalyptic 13.7%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Anime 9.9%
- #48 Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream
67% matchVery Positive94% of 2,611 reviews2022
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 21.4 hrsMean: 64.1 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 32.2%, Female Protagonist 19.2%, Anime 17.2%, RPG 11.6%, Exploration 8.8%
- #49 and yet, we dream
67% matchVery Positive92% of 52 reviews2026
Dev: arda bolat
Windows · Mac · Linux
a psychological visual novel where you investigate the souls of the dead. spend time with them, analyze their past, file reports to decide their eternal fate.
Why similar: Mystery 30.3%, Choices Matter 21.8%, Atmospheric 17.6%, Story Rich 11.2%, Exploration 10.2%
- #50 MEMENTO
71% matchVery Positive80% of 86 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 24.7%, Anime 23.6%, Horror 18.5%, Sci-fi 16.4%, Exploration 8.1%
- #51 A Void Hope
68% matchVery Positive91% of 79 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%, Exploration 11.5%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Mystery 9%
- #52 Paper Lily - Chapter 1
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 8,923 reviews2024
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.1 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 20.4%, Anime 13.5%, Mystery 10.6%, Female Protagonist 9.7%, Choices Matter 9.1%
- #53 REDO!
69% matchVery Positive88% of 241 reviews2019
Dev: Robson Paiva
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 48%
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 24.6%, Female Protagonist 24.3%, Sci-fi 14.3%, Horror 12.3%, Atmospheric 12.2%
- #54 Path to Mnemosyne
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 251 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 18.7%, Female Protagonist 18.5%, Horror 11.9%, Atmospheric 10.5%
- #55 Imaginary Friend Institution
65% matchVery Positive97% of 60 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 20.7%, Female Protagonist 16.8%, Horror 12.6%, Exploration 11.7%, Choices Matter 10.7%
- #56 [Chilla's Art] Okaeri | おかえり
69% matchMixed66% of 814 reviews2019
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 48 min≥1hr: 15%
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: Psychological Horror 16.5%, Horror 15.2%, Surreal 12.8%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Mystery 10.2%
- #57 Coffin of Ashes
68% matchVery Positive91% of 836 reviews2016
Dev: LadomuPub: DigitalEZ
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.3 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 21%, Female Protagonist 17.4%, Horror 15.6%, RPG 14.6%, JRPG 10.8%
- #58 Dawn Bell
64% matchVery Positive96% of 83 reviews2026
Dev: USAGI STORE
Windows
She wakes up in a mysterious castle. "Dawn Bell" is a side-scrolling 2D horror adventure where a girl with no memory explores the castle. Use items and clues to solve puzzles and uncover her lost past. Your choices shape the story's multiple endings. What truth awaits beyond the doors of memory?
Why similar: Female Protagonist 27.3%, Horror 22.3%, Exploration 17.8%, Anime 10.9%, Choices Matter 10.9%
- #59 Alone in the School
66% matchVery Positive84% of 68 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 30.8%, Horror 27.7%, Exploration 22.6%, Atmospheric 13%, Indie 3.6%