8 Horror games like Chicken Hill that you should try

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 36 games similar to Chicken Hill down to the 8 that fit the “Horror” category. Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc, Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair and Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Chicken Hill.

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The best horror games like Chicken Hill

8 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Chicken Hill. Each one has been evaluated across 11 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Danganronpa: Trigger Happy HavocClosest overall match

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Steam👍 96%· 37KIGDB82· 9

Year 2010Dev Spike Chunsoft · NIS AmericaOn Linux · Android · PC

✓ Like Chicken Hill, it's known for visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and exploration and discovery, while skipping vibe casual

Where it drifts furthest from Chicken Hill: tone.

It predates Chicken Hill by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair

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Steam👍 96%· 31KIGDB85· 8

Year 2012Dev Spike Chunsoft · NIS AmericaOn Linux · PC · iOS

✓ Shared with Chicken Hill: adventure storytelling, visual novel storytelling and horror tension

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, visual first person and visual third person, while skipping vibe casual

Where it drifts furthest from Chicken Hill: tone.

It predates Chicken Hill by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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#3Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!

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Steam👍 97%· 31KIGDB83· 2OC87· 38

Year 2021Dev Team Salvato · Serenity ForgeOn PS4 · PC · PS5

✓ Like Chicken Hill, it's known for horror tension, visual novel storytelling and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, deep RPG systems and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping puzzle design

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#4Doki Doki Literature Club!

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Steam👍 96%· 221KRAWG👍 83%· 1.3KMC78IGDB95· 2OC87· 8

Year 2017Dev Team SalvatoPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Shared with Chicken Hill: horror tension, visual novel storytelling and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, cozy, relaxing feel and visual first person, while skipping puzzle design

Doki Doki Literature Club puts you into the role of an anime character, an average Japanese schoolboy. Your protagonist joins a literature club in which he's the only male member. The remaining four girls – Monica, Sayori, Natsuki, and Yuri – compete for the boy’s attention.

It predates Chicken Hill by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#5Emily Is Away TooClosest on tone

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Steam👍 93%· 6.2KIGDB81· 2

Year 2017Dev Kyle SeeleyOn Linux · PC · Mac

✓ Shared with Chicken Hill: visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and horror tension

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, deep RPG systems and visual pixel, while skipping puzzle design

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Chicken Hill.

It predates Chicken Hill by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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SoloNarrativeCasualHorrorDark

Steam👍 64%· 3.4KIGDB68· 17OC73· 69

Year 2016Dev Variable State · 505 GamesOn PS4 · PC · Mac

✓ Like Chicken Hill, it's known for adventure storytelling, visual novel storytelling and horror tension

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, exploration and discovery and visual first person, while skipping puzzle design

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against overwhelmingly positive for Chicken Hill.

It predates Chicken Hill by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#7Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.6 Tsumihoroboshi

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SoloNarrativeHorrorAnimeDark

Steam👍 99%· 906

Year 2018Dev 07th Expansion · MangaGamerPlaytime ~7hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ If you enjoyed Chicken Hill, expect visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and horror tension

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping puzzle design

June, 1983. The summer heat has arrived earlier than it does most years. By day there are cicadas, and by night, the higurashi. Hinamizawa, a small village in the Japanese countryside. While there are fewer than two thousand people there, every year, 'something' happens.

Where it drifts furthest from Chicken Hill: tone.

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#8Milk Inside a Bag of Milk Inside a Bag of Milk

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