Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony, which both horror, psychological, story-rich and puzzle.
- Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc is tagged Anime, Visual Novel, Mystery, Detective, Story Rich, Great Soundtrack, Singleplayer, Psychological Horror by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
- 2 are free to download, so you can test the resemblance yourself at no cost.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
- 1
Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and puzzle; shares 14 player tags including Visual Novel, Detective and Anime.
A new cast of 16 characters find themselves kidnapped and imprisoned in a school. Inside, some will kill, some will die, and some will be punished. Reimagine what you thought high-stakes, fast-paced investigation was as you investigate twisted murder cases and condemn your new friends to death.
Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony at a glance Released 2017 Studio Spike Chunsoft Player sentiment 83% positive of 23,187 Price $39.99 Visual NovelDetectiveAnimeStory RichMysteryGreat SoundtrackPsychological HorrorDark Humor
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Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and puzzle; shares 13 player tags including Anime, Detective and Visual Novel; released around the same time (2012).
Jabberwock Island—You and your classmates were ready for fun in the sun until Monokuma returned to restart his murderous game! Trapped in a kill-or-be-killed situation, your only hope rests in solving the island’s mysteries.
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair at a glance Released 2012 Studio Spike Chunsoft Player sentiment 96% positive of 32,628 Price $19.99 AnimeDetectiveVisual NovelMysteryStory RichGreat SoundtrackPsychological HorrorDark Comedy
- 3
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich and puzzle; shares 11 player tags including Detective, Visual Novel and Story Rich.
Become Phoenix Wright and experience the thrill of battle as you fight to save your innocent clients in a court of law. Play all 14 episodes, spanning the first three games, in one gorgeous collection.
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy at a glance Released 2019 Studio CAPCOM Co., Ltd. Player sentiment 98% positive of 44,855 Price $29.99 DetectiveVisual NovelStory RichMysteryGreat SoundtrackAnimePuzzlePoint & Click
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Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich and puzzle; shares 10 player tags including Puzzle, Mystery and Story Rich; released around the same time (2010).
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective, the classic puzzle-solving mystery adventure directed by Ace Attorney creator Shu Takumi, is back! This long-awaited HD remaster features upgraded visuals and sound and new gallery content.
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective at a glance Released 2010 Studio Capcom Player sentiment 97% positive of 8,549 Price $29.99 PuzzleMysteryStory RichDetectiveAnimeVisual NovelGreat SoundtrackPoint & Click
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Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and puzzle; shares 9 player tags including Puzzle, Visual Novel and Story Rich.
Nine participants awaken, trapped in an underground facility. To escape, they must play a game with deadly consequences. Who will live, and who will die? The choice is yours. Let the Decision Game begin…
Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma at a glance Released 2016 Studio Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd. Player sentiment 82% positive of 4,898 Price $19.99 PuzzleVisual NovelStory RichPsychological HorrorMysteryAnimeHorrorGreat Soundtrack
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Puzzle Agent
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and puzzle; shares 8 player tags including Puzzle, Point & Click and Detective; released around the same time (2010).
Created with indie comic artist Graham Annable's unique narrative and visual sensibilities, delivered with the distinctive Telltale storytelling style, Puzzle Agent is sure to challenge, thrill and engage in more ways than you can shake a cryptogram at!
Puzzle Agent at a glance Released 2010 Studio Telltale Player sentiment 89% positive of 2,838 Price $4.99 PuzzlePoint & ClickDetectiveMysteryComedyHorrorFunnyStory Rich
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Bendy and the Ink Machine
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich and puzzle; shares 7 player tags including Horror, Puzzle and Mystery.
Bendy and the Ink Machine® is the first person puzzle action horror game that will forever ruin your childhood love of cartoons.
Bendy and the Ink Machine at a glance Released 2017 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 89% positive of 36,934 Price $5.99 HorrorPuzzleMysteryStory RichGreat SoundtrackPsychological HorrorFunny
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Layers of Fear (2016)
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich and puzzle; shares 7 player tags including Horror, Psychological Horror and Story Rich.
A first-person psychological horror with a strong emphasis on atmosphere and storytelling. Explore an ever-shifting Victorian mansion as a painter seeking to complete his masterpiece, even at the cost of his own sanity.
Layers of Fear (2016) at a glance Released 2016 Studio Bloober Team SA Player sentiment 88% positive of 27,676 Price $1.99 HorrorPsychological HorrorStory RichPuzzleExplorationGreat SoundtrackMystery
- 9
Cube Escape: Paradox
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and puzzle; shares 8 player tags including Puzzle, Psychological Horror and Point & Click.
The tenth Cube Escape follows the story of detective Dale Vandermeer who finds himself trapped in two different universes and needs to escape. Cube Escape: Paradox will be released together with the accompanying Paradox: A Rusty Lake Film.
Cube Escape: Paradox at a glance Released 2018 Studio Rusty Lake Player sentiment 97% positive of 12,197 Price Free PuzzlePsychological HorrorPoint & ClickMysteryHorrorStory RichDetectiveGreat Soundtrack
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What Remains of Edith Finch
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and puzzle; shares 8 player tags including Story Rich, Mystery and Exploration.
What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.
What Remains of Edith Finch at a glance Released 2017 Studio Giant Sparrow Player sentiment 96% positive of 52,603 Price $4.99 Story RichMysteryExplorationGreat SoundtrackPsychological HorrorPuzzleVisual NovelHorror
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Chinese Parents
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological and puzzle; shares 8 player tags including Psychological Horror, Memes and Anime.
In this casual sim set in China, you step into the shoes of an average kid from birth towards the end of your high school. Study hard, have fun, make friends and face your ultimate challenge, the “Gaokao”. What will your life be after that? And when you have a child, will you be a Tiger Parent?
Chinese Parents at a glance Released 2018 Studio 墨鱼玩游戏 Player sentiment 91% positive of 27,000 Price $9.99 Psychological HorrorMemesAnimeFunnyDark HumorHorrorPuzzleSurvival
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Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich and puzzle; shares 6 player tags including Horror, Story Rich and Psychological Horror; released around the same time (2013).
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Dear Esther comes a new first-person horrorgame that will drag you to the depths of greed, power and madness. It will bury its snout into your ribs and it will eat your heart.
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs at a glance Released 2013 Studio The Chinese Room Player sentiment 70% positive of 12,114 Price $19.99 HorrorStory RichPsychological HorrorExplorationMysteryPuzzle
- 13
Steins;Gate
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and story-rich; shares 8 player tags including Visual Novel, Story Rich and Anime; released around the same time (2009).
Developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus, STEINS;GATE was awarded Famitsu magazine's coveted annual Game of Excellence award and was voted one of the most emotionally charged “tear-inducing games” ever made, in a Famitsu poll. It is a gripping and moving Visual Novel, which has already spawned manga and anime adaptations.
Steins;Gate at a glance Released 2009 Studio 5pb. Inc. Player sentiment 97% positive of 26,892 Price $29.99 Visual NovelStory RichAnimeGreat SoundtrackMysteryPsychological HorrorMemesHorror
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Outer Wilds
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and puzzle; shares 7 player tags including Exploration, Mystery and Story Rich.
Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.
Outer Wilds at a glance Released http Studio Mobius Digital Player sentiment 96% positive of 107,214 Price $14.99 ExplorationMysteryStory RichGreat SoundtrackPuzzleHorrorPsychological Horror
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FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich and puzzle; shares 6 player tags including Horror, Psychological Horror and Survival.
Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted is a collection of classic and original mini-games set in the Five Nights universe. Experience the horror in flat (non-VR) mode or VR. Oculus Rift and HTC Vive are supported. A VR Headset is NOT required to play.
FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED at a glance Released 2019 Studio Steel Wool Studios Player sentiment 96% positive of 13,118 Price $29.99 HorrorPsychological HorrorSurvivalPuzzleStory RichFunny
- 16
Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich and puzzle; shares 6 player tags including Horror, Psychological Horror and Survival.
Fear and isolation seep through the walls of an abandoned southern farmhouse. "7" marks a new beginning for survival horror with the “Isolated View” of the visceral new first-person perspective.
Resident Evil 7 Biohazard at a glance Released 2017 Studio CAPCOM Co., Ltd. Player sentiment 95% positive of 126,252 Price $19.99 HorrorPsychological HorrorSurvivalPuzzleStory RichExploration
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Inside the Backrooms
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich and puzzle; shares 6 player tags including Horror, Puzzle and Psychological Horror.
Inside the Backrooms is a horror multiplayer game mixed with different mechanics that will make you spend an intense night with friends. Explore, think, interact, but be careful, it is rumored that there are several entities wishing to find you...
Inside the Backrooms at a glance Released 2022 Studio MrFatcat Player sentiment 80% positive of 46,767 Price $6.99 HorrorPuzzlePsychological HorrorExplorationMysteryStory Rich
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Amnesia: Rebirth
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich and puzzle; shares 6 player tags including Puzzle, Story Rich and Exploration.
A first-person horror adventure. Uncover your past and survive the Algerian desert. Fear is your enemy; stay calm to not succumb to an illness threatening you and your loved one. Avoid darkness, hide from monsters and solve puzzles. Adventure Mode available for a less scary experience.
Amnesia: Rebirth at a glance Released 2020 Studio Frictional Games Player sentiment 77% positive of 9,326 Price $29.99 PuzzleStory RichExplorationHorrorPsychological HorrorMystery
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Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich and puzzle; shares 5 player tags including Horror, Psychological Horror and Puzzle; released around the same time (2010).
Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.
Amnesia: The Dark Descent at a glance Released 2010 Studio Frictional Games Player sentiment 95% positive of 35,674 Price $1.99 HorrorPsychological HorrorPuzzleExplorationStory Rich
- 20
Sally Face - Episode One
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and puzzle; shares 7 player tags including Story Rich, Psychological Horror and Horror.
An unsettling adventure following a boy with a prosthetic face. After a string of mysterious murders, Sal and his three friends discover something truly sinister casting shadows over their small town.
Sally Face - Episode One at a glance Released 2016 Studio Portable Moose Player sentiment 97% positive of 29,068 Price $2.99 Story RichPsychological HorrorHorrorPuzzleMysteryPoint & ClickDark Humor
- 21
Catherine
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and puzzle; shares 6 player tags including Anime, Puzzle and Story Rich; released around the same time (2011).
Catherine: a tale of love, betrayal, and the terror of commitment. Experience the mature action-adventure-puzzle game unlike any other from the makers of the Persona series, now enhanced for PC in all its Classic glory. Is love over? Climb to the top or die trying.
Catherine at a glance Released 2011 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 87% positive of 11,244 Price $19.99 AnimePuzzleStory RichHorrorPsychological HorrorGreat Soundtrack
- 22
Undertale
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and puzzle; shares 7 player tags including Great Soundtrack, Story Rich and Funny.
UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.
Undertale at a glance Released 2015 Studio 8-4 Player sentiment 96% positive of 338,731 Price $9.99 Great SoundtrackStory RichFunnyComedyMemesPsychological HorrorHorror
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Ultimate Custom Night
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological and story-rich; shares 7 player tags including Horror, Survival and Point & Click.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Ultimate Custom Night at a glance Released 2018 Studio Scott Cawthon Player sentiment 95% positive of 62,777 Price Free HorrorSurvivalPoint & ClickPsychological HorrorStory RichMemesFunny
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Pony Island
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and puzzle; shares 7 player tags including Puzzle, Psychological Horror and Horror.
Pony Island is a suspense puzzle game in disguise. You are in limbo, trapped in a malevolent and malfunctioning arcade machine devised by the devil himself. It is not a game about ponies.
Pony Island at a glance Released 2016 Studio Daniel Mullins Games Player sentiment 95% positive of 18,104 Price $4.99 PuzzlePsychological HorrorHorrorGreat SoundtrackStory RichFunnyMemes
Common questions
What game is most like Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc?
Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony, on the evidence we have. It both horror, psychological, story-rich and puzzle. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.