Games like Death and Progress
by ShenTzu
A girl wakes up with no knowledge of who or where she is, and she soon finds out that the only way forward... is to die. Death and Progress is a puzzle based RPGMaker horror game inspired by classics like the Witch's House and Ib.
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$13.99Homicipher
Nov 1 · 八名木Games
Both: Horror · Female Protagonist · Multiple Endings
Homicipher is a language deciphering and exploration ADV based on the concept of "romance with horror men." The protagonist, who has wandered into another world, interacts with non-human beings to decipher their language while striving to escape.
OtomeHorrorVisual NovelFemale ProtagonistAtmosphericMultiple EndingsText-BasedChoices MatterChoose Your Own AdventureWord Game👍 7,822
$1.99All She Wants For Christmas Is YOU
Jan 4 · Costek Games
Both: Exploration · Puzzle · Horror
When the clock strikes midnight, the Christmas demon will be at your door. Trapped at home, you must discover what's around you to survive the night and thwart her terror.
StrategyExplorationHidden ObjectPuzzleHorrorActionMultiple EndingsColorfulStylizedSurvival
$16.99Hollowbody
Sep 12 · Headware Games
Both: Puzzle · Exploration · Female Protagonist
A tech-noir survival horror short story, set in the urban decay of a long abandoned British city. Solve environmental puzzles, manage limited resources and fight for a way to escape beyond the wall.
Survival HorrorPsychological HorrorThird PersonPost-apocalypticAction-AdventurePuzzleExplorationFemale ProtagonistShooterCyberpunk👍 1,467
$14.99VIDeoPHOBIA
Mar 29 · Beshbarmak games
Both: Puzzle · Horror · Multiple Endings
You are in a room without windows or doors. The TV dimly illuminates the room. What is this, a box? How to open it? After solving the riddle, you find the TV remote control. Click... a door appeared. You step into the darkness and hear laughter... turn around and find out what's behind the screen.
Psychological HorrorPuzzleHorrorPsychedelicPsychologicalAtmosphericRealisticStory RichMultiple EndingsExploration
FreeBuy a Croquette!
Apr 27 · 越青
Both: Puzzle · Sci-fi · Multiple Endings
March 2012, Nagano. The brave and clever high school girl, Chio Aozora, is facing a major crisis: she doesn’t have enough money to buy a croquette! Navigate through the streets and alleys of Nagano, interact with a variety of characters, solve complex puzzles, collect 380 yen, and buy a croquette!
MysteryPsychological HorrorPuzzleSci-fiMultiple EndingsFemale ProtagonistFunnyJRPGExplorationStrategy
-30%$2.79The Exit 8
Nov 29 · KOTAKE CREATE
Both: Exploration · Puzzle · Horror
You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".
ExplorationPuzzleWalking SimulatorHorrorImmersive SimPsychological HorrorUndergroundFirst-Person3DSurreal👍 10,955
$24.99ANIMAL WELL
May 9 · Billy Basso
Both: Exploration · Puzzle · Horror
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.
MetroidvaniaExplorationPuzzlePixel GraphicsPuzzle PlatformerPlatformerHorror2DAtmosphericAdventure👍 22,819
$9.99GET 0UT
May 16 · ICE9 Games
Both: Horror · Puzzle · Multiple Endings
A puzzle-solving horror game about an Unknown person who cannot remember his past and finds himself in a never-ending cycle/loop, trying to find answers about who he is and why he is suffering in this unknown place.
ActionStrategyHorrorPsychological HorrorPuzzleMysteryMultiple EndingsStory RichDarkDemons
$0.99The Simp - 舔狗
Aug 26 · 肉鸡工作室
Both: Puzzle · Horror · Exploration
A super super hardcore puzzle horror game. The player needs to carefully observe the interactive items in the scene and deduce how to crack them. Wisdom, patience, operation and courage are indispensable! Are you ready to embark on the difficult but self-inspiring road of simp for your loved ones?
PuzzleHorrorMystery DungeonDungeon CrawlerSokobanExplorationLovecraftianRPGFemale ProtagonistPsychological Horror
$24.99Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
May 16 · Simogo
Both: Puzzle · Exploration · Horror
The stage is set. Imagine an old baroque manor, perhaps a hotel or a museum, somewhere in central Europe. A woman wanders in search of answers.
PuzzleAdventureExplorationHorrorActionMysteryStylizedAction-AdventureIndiePsychological👍 3,110
-80%$0.99Eyes: The Horror Game
May 20 · Fearless Games
Both: Horror · Exploration · Puzzle
You break into the mansion at night. It’s huge and built like a maze. You're trying to escape, but the monster is after you! The chase begins. RUN!!
AdventureHorrorSurvival HorrorExplorationDarkPuzzleSimulationDemonsInteractive FictionFirst-Person👍 932
$24.99INDIKA
May 2 · Odd Meter
Both: Puzzle · Horror · Exploration
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.
SurrealPuzzleHorrorThird PersonStory RichPsychedelicDarkPsychologicalExplorationCinematic👍 7,039
$1.95The Maze X: The First Chapter
May 1 · Riley Geddes
Both: Horror · Puzzle · Exploration
You return back to the once innocent and carefree escape room on Earth, filled with characters who brought joy to the living children dwelling the mazes walls! Now, it's a blood bath... You must press on! Complete the puzzles, activate the generators and free not just you, but the mazes soul itself.
HorrorCasualPuzzleExplorationFirst-PersonChoices MatterIndieSingleplayer
$14.99Hollow Cocoon
Dec 6 · NAYUTA STUDIO
Both: Horror · Multiple Endings
"Trapped in a cocoon, the silkworm weaves her final dream." Hollow Cocoon is a first-person horror adventure game set in 1980s Japan. Immerse yourself in meticulously recreated environments as you venture into the depths of unspeakable horrors that await you.
HorrorPsychological HorrorAdventureSurvival HorrorDarkMultiple EndingsStealthFirst-PersonIndieAtmospheric👍 865
-30%$48.99The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-
Apr 23 · Too Kyo Games, Media.Vision Inc.
Both: Multiple Endings · Anime
Kazutaka Kodaka and Kotaro Uchikoshi join forces for the first time to deliver the ULTIMATE adventure game! 15 students are tasked with defending a school from grotesque monsters for 100 days. Can they make it to the end? And will they survive long enough to uncover the truth?
Multiple EndingsStory RichVisual NovelTurn-Based StrategyAnimeAdventureDark HumorDark ComedyTurn-Based TacticsDystopian 👍 6,896
$1.99まどろみトラベル
Apr 26 · 魔女の脳
Both: Exploration · Multiple Endings · Anime
If you fall asleep, the game ends immediately. Slumber Travel" is a death-memory type simulation. Enjoy a mysterious trip through various troubles in the city of sleep, which governs sleep.
ExplorationMultiple EndingsChoices MatterRoguelikeCasualAnimeMinimalistStrategyFemale ProtagonistChoose Your Own Adventure
$2.99Stay
Jan 18 · Spectral Doe
Both: Puzzle · Female Protagonist · Multiple Endings
"Stay" follows the experience of a motel maid, Cas, as she becomes entangled in a twisted tale of obsession, love, and terror. Unbeknownst to her, a deranged stalker harbors a dangerous infatuation with Cas, leading to a series of threatening letters and a deadly game of survival.
PuzzleFemale ProtagonistThird Person3DLGBTQ+Lore-RichChoices MatterControllerMultiple EndingsStory Rich
-50%$4.99Granny: Escape Together
Dec 6 · CreepyToad
Both: Horror · Puzzle
This is a creepy co-op horror game. In which you find yourself locked in a crazy Granny's house. But Granny is not the only danger that awaits you in the house, someone else creepy lives in the basement. You have five days to get out of the house!
HorrorSurvival HorrorMultiplayerAtmosphericHidden ObjectPuzzlePvPStealthLogic3D👍 1,666
$19.99UNDYING - "KINGDOM"
Dec 7 · Vanimals
Both: Multiple Endings · Female Protagonist
As Anling’s zombie infection sets in, her days are numbered. The struggle to survive is made ever more paramount as she must ensure her son Cody stays alive. She must teach him how to survive in this new world at any cost…
Story RichMultiple EndingsAction RPGSurvivalAdventureZombiesFemale ProtagonistPost-apocalypticCraftingTop-Down👍 1,688
$7.99The Inn-Sanity
Jan 9 · Steppe Hare Studio
Both: Horror · Exploration · Multiple Endings
Early 90s. You stayed in a quiet hotel for just one night and the next morning you’ve found out that the old world was destroyed. Alien dreams, secrets of your past and other guests that are turning into monsters. This hotel will not let you to check out.
HorrorAdventurePsychological HorrorWalking SimulatorWord GameExplorationDialogue HeavyMultiple EndingsChoices MatterStory Rich👍 1,563
$59.99Until Dawn™
Oct 4 · Ballistic Moon
Both: Horror · Multiple Endings · Exploration
Rebuilt and enhanced for PC – Until Dawn invites you to relive the nightmare, and immerse yourself in a gripping slasher horror where every decision can make the difference between life and death.
Choices MatterHorrorMultiple EndingsAdventureChoose Your Own AdventureSingleplayerInteractive FictionExplorationStory RichAtmospheric👍 3,566
$14.99Post Trauma
Apr 22 · RED SOUL GAMES
Both: Horror · Puzzle · Multiple Endings
Puzzle Horror game inspired by PS2 era classics. Navigate environments, tackle threats, and meet other lost characters in the depths of the Gloom.
SingleplayerAction-AdventureInventory ManagementHorrorPuzzleGoreStory RichMultiple EndingsCinematicOld School👍 575
$15.99Secret Archives
Feb 27 · Juice Game
Both: Female Protagonist · Puzzle · Exploration
This is a third person shooter game The main plot is a secret experiment being conducted somewhere in the future During this process, a strange mineral was discovered and caused a large-scale infection The protagonist's task is to retrieve important "files" and escape from this place!
Female ProtagonistRPGThird-Person ShooterSurvival HorrorZombiesResource ManagementPuzzle3DExplorationAction-Adventure👍 111
$4.99Writer. Chapter 1
Jan 6 · Beshbarmak games
Both: Exploration · Puzzle · Horror
You, the legendary writer, the “King of Horror,” find yourself at the center of a nightmare. A mysterious place, frighteningly familiar, hides sinister secrets. Explore locations, solve riddles, escape from the monster, collect a story that will become a new masterpiece... if you survive.
ExplorationPuzzleDetectiveWalking SimulatorFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorHorrorSimulationControllerLinear
FreeFatal Falls
Nov 13 · Tripolar Studio
Both: Exploration · Puzzle · Horror
In Fatal Falls you explore the dark secrets of "The Grand Elysium", a posh luxury hotel in the middle of nowhere. Interact with its guests, drink a cocktail at the bar, peruse the noble premises – the choice is yours! Just make sure you don't get entangled in the hotel's dark deeds...
ExplorationPsychological HorrorPuzzleChoose Your Own AdventureHidden ObjectInteractive FictionHorrorWalking SimulatorPoint & ClickRPG
-50%$3.99迷离诡夜 blurred weird night
Nov 16 · QSN
Both: Horror · Exploration
I thought it was a comedy, but it turned out to be a tragedy. If there's a chance to go back in time and change something that would cause lifelong regret, would you fight with all you have? (Including story mode and zombie mode)
3DSexual ContentHorrorExplorationFPSDating SimAdventureNudityImmersive SimWalking Simulator👍 313
$7.99Hospital 666
Mar 5 · Lokin
Both: Horror · Multiple Endings
Hospital 666 is a 1-4 player horror escape game. Traverse through eerie hospital levels while observing the occurrence of anomalies and choosing the correct elevator. Some abnormal bosses will chase you to death, and you must find the right way to escape them.
HorrorOnline Co-OpPsychological HorrorMultiplayerRealisticWalking SimulatorMultiple EndingsThrillerSupernaturalAdventure👍 1,203
$0.99Lil Doll House
Apr 10 · Spektraul Studios
Both: Horror · Puzzle
In this twisted horror escape game, play as Cynthia, the doll of a vengeful little girl who wants nothing more than to subject you to horrific traps designed to kill. Use strategic thinking to effectively solve action-oriented puzzles and escape with your life. But be quick, the clock is ticking!
HorrorThrillerPuzzleMysteryActionAtmosphericPuzzle PlatformerDark3DFirst-Person
$14.99Afterplace
Jul 22 · Evan Kice
Both: Exploration · Multiple Endings
Made by one person, an open world adventure game filled with silly characters and terrible secrets. Explore the woods, find hidden paths, hack and slash through strange monsters, and try very, very hard not to break reality. Or don't. You do you.
ComedyExplorationStory RichChoices MatterRPGMultiple EndingsHack and SlashPixel GraphicsActionAdventure👍 172
$9.99Noch
Oct 1 · Fair Games Studio, Noostyche
Both: Exploration · Puzzle
Go alone (or with a friend) to find the girl who destroyed the world. An ominous surreal first-person adventure full of dangerous monsters and secrets of the deceased world
AtmosphericExplorationPost-apocalypticStory RichSurvival HorrorGothicAdventureActionFirst-PersonPuzzle👍 253
$5.99The Night Of The Inquisitor
Dec 13 · ZombiebyteGames
Both: Horror · Exploration · Puzzle
A VHS/PS1 Survival Horror Experience! Play as Emilia, a young woman cursed by an ancient rosary, transported into the Realm of the Inquisitor, a surreal dimension filled with the ghosts victims of the Inquisitor himself. Solve puzzles, free ghosts, and escape the Inquisitor!
Survival HorrorHorrorRetroExploration1980s1990'sPuzzleAction-AdventureFemale ProtagonistAssassins
$11.99Despair: Blood Curse
Jan 10 · Crimson Sequence
Both: Horror · Female Protagonist
A third-person survival horror game featuring non-linear gameplay, puzzles, and enemies from the depths of hell. When Anna's mother passes away from a sudden illness, she receives a worrying letter from her sister suggesting that not all is as it seems. Will she uncover the truth?
HorrorSurvival HorrorActionFemale ProtagonistThird PersonAtmosphericSingleplayerThird-Person ShooterAdventureInventory Management👍 138
$8.99Psychopomp GOLD
Oct 24 · Fading Club
Both: Female Protagonist · Anime
Psychopomp is BACK. The catacombs stretch down farther than ever before. Your entire life has been a lie. Delve into the depths, and discover the horrors that lie below. More realms, more modes, more secrets. An ancient voice calls to you from the center of the earth. Will you answer it?
Psychological HorrorSurrealAtmosphericFemale ProtagonistDungeon CrawlerAdventurePsychologicalAnimeFirst-PersonCute👍 4,887
-20%$7.99Escape the Backrooms
Oct 23 · Fancy Games, Blackbird Interactive
Both: Horror · Exploration
Escape the Backrooms is a 1-4 player co-op horror exploration game. Traverse 30+ eerie backrooms levels while avoiding entities and other dangers. Try to escape but be warned: survival isn't guaranteed.
HorrorMultiplayerOnline Co-OpPsychological HorrorCo-opSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonEscape RoomExplorationAdventure👍 137,469
$6.99SCP: Descent
Mar 20 · Pixel Drip Games
Both: Horror · Puzzle
Inspired by SCP-087, step into the shoes of an unfortunate student long before the stairwell became legend. Follow the clues left by those who came before, your only choice is to descend.
HorrorPuzzleLovecraftian1980sAtmospheric3DActionFirst-PersonRealisticConspiracy👍 105
