10 Games with a horror setting like Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil 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 Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil down to the 10 that fit the “Horror” category. Maniac Mansion, Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers and Return of the Obra Dinn top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil.

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The best games with a horror setting like Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil. Each one has been evaluated across 10 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.

#1Maniac MansionClosest overall match

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SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFantasy2D

Steam👍 88%· 221IGDB90· 1

Year 1987Dev Lucasfilm GamesOn PC · Mac

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, setting scifi and exploration and discovery, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil: visuals.

It predates Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2Gabriel Knight: Sins of the FathersClosest on setting

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SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFantasy

Steam👍 89%· 192

Year 1993Dev Sierra On-LineOn PC · Mac

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, horror tension and visual third person, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil: visuals.

It predates Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#3Return of the Obra Dinn

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SoloNarrativeDarkFantasyHorror

Steam👍 97%· 34KRAWG👍 85%· 759MC88IGDB95· 7OC89· 56

Year 2018Dev Lucas Pope · 3909Playtime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, horror tension and punishing difficulty, while skipping shooter

In 1802, the merchant ship "Obra Dinn" set out from London for the Orient with over 200 tons of trade goods. Six months later it hadn't met its rendezvous point at the Cape of Good Hope and was declared lost at sea.

Where it drifts furthest from Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil: visuals.

Released 16 years after Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil.

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#4Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel

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SoloNarrativeDarkHorror2D

Steam👍 93%· 246RAWG👍 84%· 32MC85

Year 2003Dev HeR InteractivePlaytime ~5hOn PC

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, vibe casual and exploration and discovery, while skipping shooter

Nancy Drew®: The Haunted Carousel is a first-person perspective, point-and-click adventure game. The player is Nancy Drew and has to solve a mystery. Explore rich environments for clues, interrogate suspects, and solve puzzles and mini-games.

Where it drifts furthest from Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil: visuals.

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SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person

IGDB80· 16OC79· 93

Year 2015Dev Supermassive Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PS4

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: visual third person, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil: visuals.

Released 13 years after Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil.

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#6Still Life

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SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 82%· 1.1KIGDB68· 3

Year 2005Dev Microids · Meridian4On PC

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, horror tension and visual third person, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil: visuals.

Released 3 years after Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil.

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#7Tales From Off-Peak City Vol. 1

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SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorExploration

Steam👍 99%· 599

Dev Cosmo D · Cosmo D StudiosPlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, horror tension and exploration and discovery, while skipping shooter

Tales From Off-Peak City Vol. 1 is set in the same universe as both The Norwood Suite and Off-Peak, Cosmo D’s previous games. It’s a hazy Sunday morning on the corner of July Avenue and Yam Street.

Where it drifts furthest from Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil: visuals.

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SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorHistorical

Steam👍 84%· 5.6KIGDB70· 5

Year 2018Dev Big Bad Wolf · Focus EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, puzzle design and horror tension, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil: visuals and setting.

Released 16 years after Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil.

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#9Reentry - A Space Flight Simulator

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SoloDarkHorror

Steam👍 77%· 57

Year 2017Dev R I MADPlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, while skipping shooter

Controller supportYou can play SPACE-FRIGHT with a controller if you want. About the GameWelcome to SPACE-FRIGHT. In this game you control a hermaphrodite that has to discover WHAT THE HELL is going on! Most of the demons that you encounter are doing a good job making this game a lot of fun!

Released 15 years after Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil.

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