Games like Rachel's Journal

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, character development

98% User Score Based on 116 reviews

Critic Score 73%Based on 7 reviews

The Gap is a sci-fi first person narrative exploration thriller. You play as Joshua Hayes, a neuroscientist who's lost it all. Your mysterious ability to explore parallel realities through deja vu seems to be the only way to recover your memories and salvage your life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Gap.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development

70% User Score Based on 1,736 reviews

Home is a unique horror adventure set in a beautifully-realized pixel world. It’s a murder mystery with a twist—because you decide what ultimately happens. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Home.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

90% User Score Based on 1,129 reviews

Last Report is a dark horror game where you play as a night shift park ranger. While monitoring the camera footage, you start noticing strange events. Uncover the terrifying secret of the National Park. Something moved in the window, but don’t worry it’s probably just another deer, right? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Last Report.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, music

78% User Score Based on 138 reviews

Critic Score 30%Based on 2 reviews

Step into the mind of John Morley, a 1940s detective on his final case. Explore shadowed places long forgotten by time, and piece together crime scenes in a narrative adventure steeped in mystery, unexpected twists, and a truth buried for decades. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Case of John Morley.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

97% User Score Based on 1,202 reviews

Critic Score 82%Based on 3 reviews

You are Isaac, a 6-month-old baby, developing mysterious psychic powers. What you want most is to be loved and accepted by your family, but a secretive tech corporation wants you for their own. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Goodnight Universe.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability

82% User Score Based on 3,626 reviews

Critic Score 76%Based on 24 reviews

Lose yourself in the dystopian world of New York, 2329; immortality comes at a price that someone has to pay. In this interactive noir story, lead the investigation using advanced technology, as Detective James Karra who risks it all in pursuit of a serial killer targeting the city’s elite. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nobody Wants to Die.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, humor

91% User Score Based on 447 reviews

Critic Score 63%Based on 11 reviews

Reveil is a narrative first-person psycho-thriller game that focuses on story, puzzles and exploration. Find out what’s going on inside Walter Thompson and what his dark past at the Nelson Bros Circus has to do with it. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to REVEIL.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

93% User Score Based on 1,270 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

A short psychological adventure about a stressed girl who wants to explore her ceiling. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Looking Up I See Only A Ceiling.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

93% User Score Based on 1,785 reviews

Critic Score 76%Based on 7 reviews

Venture out into the dark woods where strange creatures roam, on a vision quest set in 19th century Sweden. Solve and decipher cryptic puzzles, listen for clues, and learn about mysterious folklore creatures in the built-in encyclopedia as you seek to foresee your future. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Year Walk.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

94% User Score Based on 1,494 reviews

A lovingly hand-pencilled horror tale set in a dark, secluded valley of the alps. Explore various areas full of secrets to discover, survive hostile encounters, drive vehicles, fill your inventory and solve a variety of hand-crafted puzzles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mundaun.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, grinding

79% User Score Based on 38 reviews

All the colors have gone missing from the world. While on a mission to bring them back you discover you are being hunted by those who would see the colors banished. Your only hope is a woman in red who may be holding the key to preventing the world from becoming discolored. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Discolored 2.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, character development

90% User Score Based on 890 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 2 reviews

Karma: The Dark World's Deluxe Edition contains the following : - Full game of KARMA: The Dark World - The 58 Track Original Soundtrack - The 5 Track 'Into the Mist' EP - The 138 Page Artbook If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to KARMA: The Dark World.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development

92% User Score Based on 111 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 4 reviews

Tales from Candleforth is a folk horror 2D point and click adventure with puzzles and escape room mechanics. Using dark and evocative aesthetic it creates a nostalgic atmosphere where beautiful music compositions meet with 2D traditional and digital art and frame by frame hand drawn animations. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tales from Candleforth.

100%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization

100% User Score Based on 71 reviews

You wake up as a ghost, with no memory of who you were or how you died. The only clue to your past is the empty suit of armour you now possess. As you explore an abandoned castle and piece together your memories, you’ll uncover your tale: A tale of broken promises, regret, and bonds that last beyond death. But your story doesn’t have to die with you. The Last Winter Knight is an a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Winter Knight.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization

71% User Score Based on 2,152 reviews

Set in a creepy amusement park hiding a dark and sinister secret, The Park is a first-person psychological horror experience focused on exploration and storytelling. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Park.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization

77% User Score Based on 20,826 reviews

Critic Score 86%Based on 14 reviews

A first-person exploratory game taking place in 1995 in which Katie, a university student back from Europe, arrives at her family's newly inherited mansion only to find nobody there, with a note from her younger sister Sam suggesting that she's left home. Katie must explore the mansion to put together the stories of where her parents have gone and why Sam has decided to leave. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gone Home.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

71% User Score Based on 1,371 reviews

Neverending Nightmares is a psychological horror game inspired by the developer's actual battle with mental illness. In the game, you take on the role of Thomas who awakens from a terrible nightmare only to find that he is still dreaming. As he descends deeper through the layers of hellish dreamscapes, he must hide from horrifying apparitions and outrun his inner demons. He must discover which of … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Neverending Nightmares.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

81% User Score Based on 158 reviews

As punishment for her transgressions, Ingrid is sent to hell. As she struggles through the darkness that hungers to consume her heart, she makes her way toward redemption. Her fate is in your hands. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Creepy Tale 3: Ingrid Penance.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

94% User Score Based on 18,415 reviews

What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of short stories about a cursed family in Washington State. Each story offers a chance to experience the life of a different family member with stories ranging from the early 1900s to the present day. The gameplay and tone of the stories are as varied as the family members themselves. The only constants are that each is played from a first-person perspe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to What Remains of Edith Finch.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

94% User Score Based on 100 reviews

Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

Loretta is a psychological thriller that makes the player an accessory to the heroine’s crimes, leading her through a self-crafted nightmare. Loretta’s story revolves around a woman handling betrayal, her husband’s infidelity, and reclaiming her agency during the socially tumultuous 1940s. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Loretta.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

75% User Score Based on 1,720 reviews

Conarium is a chilling Lovecraftian game, which follows a gripping story involving four scientists and their endeavor to challenge what we normally consider to be the ‘absolute’ limits of nature. Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft’s novella "At the Mountains of Madness", but largely set after the original story. You, as Frank Gilman, open your eyes inside a room filled with strange, pulsating noises. Pat… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Conarium.

Done within 14 days, Scarred Stars is a survival hide-and-seek style of a game set in an abandoned amusement park. This game is a loveletter to 90's horror games and has retro aesthetics inspired by the era. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scarred Stars.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

93% User Score Based on 5,279 reviews

Critic Score 85%Based on 5 reviews

ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ROUTINE.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

98% User Score Based on 1,740 reviews

Pilot the MOLE, a monstrous post-war drilling machine built to descend deep below the Slavic soil. Fix failing systems, follow voices of the dead, and pray you can survive whatever is sharing your coffin. Will the vessel or your mind break first? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MOLE.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding

97% User Score Based on 806 reviews

Critic Score 77%Based on 12 reviews

Its safer in the dark. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fear the Spotlight.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay

95% User Score Based on 41 reviews

It was raining und thunderstorming.In the middle of the night.And there happened something ...... something terrible.At the old abandoned ... WATERMILL. You wake up with no memory.In the middle of the night.You are locked up.You are alone ... or are you not?Find out what happened and escape from the old watermill!And maybe ... not everything is as it seems ... Features Point and click adventure Si… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Night at the Watermill.

100%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

100% User Score Based on 151 reviews

A fable from your childhood. Don't you remember it? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Thief, the Witch, the Toad, and the Mushroom..

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability

88% User Score Based on 610 reviews

"Psalm 5:9-13" is a first-person psychological horror game with VHS effect. Be careful and attentive, there is something hiding in these rooms, something is watching from the darkness. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Psalm 5:9-13.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

80% User Score Based on 191 reviews

You wake up buried alive. You are running out of oxygen and you can't remember how you got here. There must be a way out, can you figure it out in time? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Buried.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability

91% User Score Based on 3,881 reviews

Critic Score 57%Based on 8 reviews

Inspired by Gone Home and Dear Esther, Scanner Sombre is a cave exploration experience. With stunning visuals and a terrifying theme, it is the 6th major video game released by Introversion Software. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scanner Sombre.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

89% User Score Based on 8,138 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 3 reviews

Discover Still Wakes the Deep at the official PlayStation website. Watch trailers, see screenshots, learn about gameplay features and purchase the game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Still Wakes the Deep.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

78% User Score Based on 674 reviews

Critic Score 73%Based on 6 reviews

Infliction is a story driven first person physiological horror experience. Set in a regular suburban home, the story is told over alternating time periods spanning 13 years. Through environmental storytelling, Infliction tackles taboo subject matter. While you're discovering what has happened over the last 13 years, you're being stalked by an evil entity. Can you learn enough to vanquish the evil … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Infliction.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

96% User Score Based on 35,756 reviews

Critic Score 83%Based on 4 reviews

"Then we can always regroup on the moon, silly! " If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to To the Moon.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

93% User Score Based on 4,361 reviews

Marie's Room is a short-story exploration game about an unconventional friendship between two classmates, told through memories. You play as Kelsey, remembering Marie's room as it was 20 years ago. What happened to Marie and Kelsey all those years ago? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Marie's Room.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

85% User Score Based on 574 reviews

Critic Score 73%Based on 18 reviews

The supporter pack contains a selection of goodies for Children of Silentown, for all those who want to go the extra mile to support the developer of the game. Included: The complete Children of Silentown soundtrack Digital Art Book - an in-depth look at the game's art and style If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Children of Silentown.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

77% User Score Based on 2,164 reviews

Critic Score 67%Based on 25 reviews

Moons of Madness throws the player into a unique, first person, psychological horror game, combining Lovecraft influence with hard sci-fi. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Moons of Madness.

100%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

100% User Score Based on 89 reviews

Kirin plays the elevator game and disappears. Will her girlfriend, Asahi, be able to find her? The Elevator Game with Catgirls is a horror visual novel with point-and-click elements, inspired by the Korean urban legend, Elevator to Another World. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Elevator Game with Catgirls.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, character development

85% User Score Based on 322 reviews

Critic Score 67%Based on 3 reviews

RAINSWEPT is an adventure game - A murder mystery dealing with themes of love, relationships and unresolved trauma. The focus is on delivering an emotional story, tied together with charming art style, characters with deep histories, and a moving soundtrack. FEATURES - An emotional story set in an immersive and atmospheric game world - Characters with deep histories, meaningful motivations and di… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rainswept.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

83% User Score Based on 137 reviews

Echoes of the HouseА short, linear psychological horror game that plunges the player into a haunting mystery. The story follows Christopher, who arrives at his grandmother's remote countryside home for what should be an ordinary visit. However, strange occurrences quickly reveal that nothing is as it seems, with the eerie atmosphere building as players uncover deeper, unsettling layers to the narr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Echoes Of The House.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

93% User Score Based on 136 reviews

Wake up in the nightmare world you created. This hand-drawn point-and-click adventure blends dark fantasy with psychological horror. Explore strange islands, solve puzzles, and shape the fates of those you meet. Your choices lead to multiple endings. You don't need to have played the first game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tormentum II.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, optimization

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

88% User Score Based on 618 reviews

Find your missing friend. Uncover the secrets within. Brave a luxurious and haunting mansion in Dead Take, a first-person psychological horror crafted by Surgent Studios. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead Take.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

93% User Score Based on 101 reviews

REPOSE - Deluxe Edition includes: REPOSE REPOSE - Soundtrack REPOSE - Artbook If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to REPOSE.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

99% User Score Based on 170 reviews

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?! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Yet Another Killing Game.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

85% User Score Based on 234 reviews

Crush someone's skull, Suffer from Hypothermia, Transcend your Mortal Frame, Find all 10 Endings. GET YOUR HOUSE BACK. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to This Is Not Your House.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

92% User Score Based on 800 reviews

I have placed a lot of trust in you. Wish I didn't have to, but my hand is forced. --- A scientist, seeking to return to the expedition he had to abandon, hires a sled dog musher to bring him on the last leg of his journey. That Which Gave Chase is an experimental, narrative-driven dog sledding thriller set in the vast, frozen wastes of the arctic. Playing as a sled dog musher, you must… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to That Which Gave Chase.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

90% User Score Based on 747 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 8 reviews

The Bookwalker is a narrative adventure where you play as Etienne Quist, a writer-turned-thief with the ability to dive into books. Use your powers to traverse reality and book worlds, and track and retrieve famous items like Thor's Hammer and the Excalibur in exchange for your creative freedom. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

68% User Score Based on 1,136 reviews

Critic Score 66%Based on 16 reviews

The Bunker is an award-winning interactive psychological horror movie. You are John, born underground the day the bombs fell, now alone and trying to survive. But when an alarm goes off, a catastrophic chain of events begins. Unlock the dark secrets of your past as you try to escape The Bunker. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Bunker.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, character development

92% User Score Based on 24 reviews

Help young investigator James uncover the dark truth behind the murder of the Smiths' and their missing daughter Ellen in this thrilling 2D pixel horror game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ellen.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

87% User Score Based on 5,138 reviews

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery game focused on exploration and discovery. As occult-minded private detective Paul Prospero communicate with the dead to discover the fate of a missing boy and the mystery behind a dark ancient force lurking in Red Creek Valley. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Vanishing of Ethan Carter.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

85% User Score Based on 3,070 reviews

The Convenience Store is a J-horror game about a college girl on a night shift. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Convenience Store.