14 Games with a horror setting like Daemonologie 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 34 games similar to Daemonologie down to the 14 that fit the “Horror” category. STEINS;GATE, Slay the Princess and Immortality top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Daemonologie.

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The best games with a horror setting like Daemonologie

14 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Daemonologie. Each one has been evaluated across 14 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.

#1STEINS;GATEClosest on genre

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GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrativeDarkHistoricalHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 97%· 26KRAWG👍 84%· 274MC87IGDB80· 4OC87· 12

Year 2009Dev MAGES · Spike Chunsoft CoPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, setting anime and setting scifi, while skipping puzzle design

A new story in the critically-acclaimed STEINS;GATE series. From the depths of despair--explore a whole new world line. Your favorite characters return alongside a brand new cast!

Where it drifts furthest from Daemonologie: setting and visuals.

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

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Steam PS

#2Slay the PrincessClosest overall match

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GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 97%· 32KOC90· 27

Year 2023Dev Black Tabby GamesOn Linux · PC · Mac

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

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, deep RPG systems and combat tactical, while skipping historical setting

Where it drifts furthest from Daemonologie: setting and visuals.

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GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 84%· 1.9KIGDB92· 3OC88· 73

Year 2022Dev Half MermaidOn Xbox · Android · PC

✓ Like Daemonologie, it's known for puzzle design, adventure storytelling and horror tension

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, open world exploration and exploration and discovery, while skipping historical setting

Where it drifts furthest from Daemonologie: setting and visuals.

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Steam GOG Xbox

#4Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc

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GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 96%· 37KIGDB82· 9

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

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

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, setting anime and exploration and discovery, while skipping historical setting

Where it drifts furthest from Daemonologie: setting and visuals.

It predates Daemonologie by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam

#5Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair

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GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 96%· 31KIGDB85· 8

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

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

≠ Its own twist: setting anime and visual third person, while skipping historical setting

Where it drifts furthest from Daemonologie: setting and visuals.

It predates Daemonologie by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam

#6Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony

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GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 83%· 22KIGDB88· 13OC83· 75

Year 2017Dev Spike ChunsoftOn PS4 · Android · PC

✓ Shared with Daemonologie: visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, setting anime and setting scifi, while skipping historical setting

Where it drifts furthest from Daemonologie: setting and visuals.

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Steam PS

#7AI: The Somnium Files

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GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 92%· 9.2KIGDB86· 2OC82· 47

Year 2019Dev Spike ChunsoftOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: setting anime, setting scifi and visual third person, while skipping historical setting

Where it drifts furthest from Daemonologie: setting and visuals.

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Steam Xbox PS

#8Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma

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GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorSci-Fi

Steam👍 82%· 4.8KIGDB80· 22

Year 2016Dev Spike Chunsoft · Aksys GamesOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ If you enjoyed Daemonologie, expect puzzle design, visual novel storytelling and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, setting scifi and setting anime, while skipping historical setting

Where it drifts furthest from Daemonologie: setting.

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

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Steam PS Nintendo

#9Milk Inside a Bag of Milk Inside a Bag of Milk

iRank96

GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorPixel Art

Steam👍 96%· 33K

Year 2020Dev Nikita Kryukov · Nikita Kaf PublishingOn Linux · PC · Mac

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

≠ Its own twist: setting anime, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Daemonologie: setting.

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Steam itch.io

#10Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors

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GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

IGDB90· 2

Year 2009Dev Chunsoft · Spike

✓ If you enjoyed Daemonologie, expect puzzle design, visual novel storytelling and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Daemonologie: setting and visuals.

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

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#11Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward

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GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

IGDB86· 6

Year 2012Dev Chunsoft · Rising Star GamesOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics and setting scifi, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Daemonologie: setting and visuals.

It predates Daemonologie by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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#12Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.3 Tatarigoroshi

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GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrativeDarkHorror2D

Steam👍 98%· 1.3KRAWG👍 100%· 28

Year 2016Dev 07th Expansion · MangaGamerPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

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

≠ Stands apart with cozy, relaxing feel, linear, story-driven structure and setting anime, while skipping puzzle design

The 58th year of Shouwa, early summer. It’s June, and the summer heat has arrived earlier than it does most years. By day there are crickets, and by night there are cicadas. We’re in Hinamizawa, a small village in the countryside. There are fewer than two thousand people here.

Where it drifts furthest from Daemonologie: setting and visuals.

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

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Steam GOG

#13Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.6 Tsumihoroboshi

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GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorAnime

Steam👍 99%· 906

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

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

≠ Stands apart with setting anime, 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 Daemonologie: setting.

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Steam GOG

#14Saya no Uta

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