- #1 SOMA
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 50,405 reviews2015
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.1%, Survival Horror 12.9%, Psychological Horror 11%, Gore 10.6%, Horror 10.2%
- #2 Penumbra Overture
85% matchVery Positive91% of 4,059 reviews2009
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Penumbra: Overture is a first person survival horror game, emphasizing on survival and problem solving instead of mindless violence and gore.
Why similar: Horror 21.1%, Lovecraftian 17.5%, Survival Horror 15.5%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, First-Person 8.3%
- #3 Amnesia: The Dark Descent
85% matchVery Positive95% of 35,227 reviews2010
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
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.
Why similar: Horror 20.8%, Lovecraftian 18.5%, Survival Horror 13.6%, Gore 11.5%, Psychological Horror 10.4%
- #4 Amnesia: Rebirth
83% matchMostly Positive77% of 9,166 reviews2020
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.7%, Survival Horror 9.9%, Horror 9.4%, Action-Adventure 7.8%, First-Person 7.3%
- #5 Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition
83% matchVery Positive94% of 2,897 reviews2009
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Surrounded by enemies and assaulted by terror from all sides, Philip must collect clues and solve vexing puzzles while combating the gnawing psychological terrors that assail his mind and threaten to strip him of his sanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 18.7%, Horror 18.5%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Survival Horror 11.2%, First-Person 8.5%
- #6 Gray Dawn
82% matchVery Positive84% of 1,173 reviews2018
Dev: Interactive Stone
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Embark on a terrifying adventure of a priest accused of murdering an altar boy. Gray Dawn is a psychological thriller infused with religious elements and combines story-driven quests with an artistic experience.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.8%, Thriller 16%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Gore 9.6%, Horror 7.8%
- #7 MADiSON
75% matchVery Positive87% of 3,271 reviews2022
Dev: BLOODIOUS GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
MADiSON is a first person psychological horror game that delivers an immersive and terrifying experience. With the help of an instant camera, connect the human world with the beyond, take pictures and develop them by yourself. Solve puzzles, explore your surroundings and most importantly, survive.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.5%, Survival Horror 16.4%, Horror 16.1%, Survival 8.6%, Gore 7.7%
- #8 Dread X Collection
76% matchMostly Positive80% of 618 reviews2020
Dev: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
10 Tales of Terror from 10 Twisted Minds. Made in only 7 Sleepless Nights. The Dread X Collection is a series of small games created by some of the most talented indie devs around, all with the same mission: create the P.T. for the horror project of their dreams.
Why similar: Survival Horror 22.4%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Horror 12.5%, Psychedelic 10.4%, Gore 9.8%
- #9 Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth
76% matchMixed68% of 3,295 reviews2009
Dev: Headfirst ProductionsPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth is a first-person horror game that combines intense action and adventure elements.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 47.4%, Horror 15%, Survival Horror 12.4%, First-Person 5.9%, Gore 3.8%
- #10 Lamentum
74% matchVery Positive88% of 802 reviews2021
Dev: Obscure TalesPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Lamentum is a pixel art survival horror game, set in New England in the mid-nineteenth century.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 21.5%, Survival Horror 15%, Psychedelic 14.2%, Gore 9.2%, Psychological Horror 8.5%
- #11 Lost in Vivo
73% matchVery Positive92% of 3,867 reviews2018
Dev: KIRA
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A horror game about claustrophobia. During a storm your service dog is forced down a broken sewer drain. You find the nearest sewer entrance and run in after it. Along the way you will meet others that are also stricken by abnormal or psychological fear.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.1%, Survival Horror 17.3%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Horror 12%, Atmospheric 6.9%
- #12 DUSK
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 24,900 reviews2018
Dev: David SzymanskiPub: New Blood Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Battle through an onslaught of mystical backwater cultists, possessed militants & even darker forces as you attempt to discover just what lurks beneath the Earth in this retro FPS inspired by the '90s legends.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.7%, 1990's 16.1%, Horror 13.9%, Shooter 12.3%, First-Person 9.2%
- #13 Abaddon
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nice to meet studios LTD
Windows
Abaddon is a first-person psychological horror game steeped in Lovecraftian elements. Descend into a haunting story as you take on the role of Jimmy, searching for his missing brother Georgie while confronting his past in a nightmarish world.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.1%, Survival Horror 12.7%, Thriller 12.4%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Horror 8.2%
- #14 Don't Be Afraid
71% matchVery Positive83% of 942 reviews2020
Dev: Limo GamesPub: Eneida Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Don't Be Afraid is an adventure horror game, that allows you to personate a boy, kidnapped by a psychopath. You have to survive, escape and find out how you were kidnapped. Exploring the gigantic, mysterious house of your torturer, you will soon reveal many secrets, hidden inside it’s walls…
Why similar: Survival Horror 15.1%, Thriller 12.3%, Gore 12%, Horror 10.3%, Psychological Horror 10.3%
- #15 The Beast Inside
71% matchVery Positive83% of 11,923 reviews2019
Dev: Illusion Ray
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 72%
The Beast Inside is a unique, gripping twist on thriller and survival horror. Immerse in the story of long-buried secrets, personal tragedies, and madness. Play as two protagonists bounded by dark heritage. Combat the enemies, solve riddles and experience real terror in the 3D-scanned environment.
Why similar: Horror 22.6%, Survival Horror 17.6%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Gore 9.7%, Survival 8.7%
- #16 No one lives under the lighthouse Director's cut
70% matchVery Positive87% of 2,400 reviews2020
Dev: Marevo Collective
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A slow burn retro horror game, in which you arrive at the old lighthouse on a small island near the coast of the United States. After the previous keeper has gone missing, you need to take over his duties and watch after the light.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.1%, Horror 15.1%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Thriller 12.1%, Atmospheric 6.8%
- #17 Call of Cthulhu®
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,279 reviews2018
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
1924. Private Investigator Pierce is sent to look into the tragic death of the Hawkins family. Plunge into a world of creeping madness and cosmic horror. Cryptic clues, shadowy figures, and pure terror bar your way as you fight to retain your sanity and solve an otherworldly mystery.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 49%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Horror 11.7%, Story Rich 5.8%, Atmospheric 5.7%
- #18 Conarium
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,240 reviews2017
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 52%, Horror 12.9%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, First-Person 6.9%, Adventure 5.3%
- #19 HROT
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,261 reviews2023
Dev: Spytihněv
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
HROT is a single-player retro FPS set in a small socialist country neighboring Soviet Union (Czechoslovakia) after an unspecified disaster in 1986. Those times were dark and terrifying and so is the game.
Why similar: Gore 25.2%, Shooter 20.2%, First-Person 16.6%, Horror 16.5%, Atmospheric 10.4%
- #20 Claustrophobia
67% matchMixed67% of 24 reviews2022
Dev: Sentinel Studios
Windows
Claustrophobia offers a scary and dark horror experience filled with blood boiling moments, first you will have to silently move your way through the darkness, until you can pick up arms and discover the truth. Can you figure out what is hiding in this grueling subterranean facility?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 21.2%, Survival Horror 13.7%, Psychedelic 11.4%, Psychological Horror 11%, Horror 9.3%
- #21 Fobia - St. Dinfna Hotel
66% matchVery Positive84% of 2,268 reviews2022
Dev: Pulsatrix StudiosPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Explore a decadent hotel across different timelines and uncover the dark history of a fanatical cult and your role in their plans.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.9%, Horror 10.5%, Puzzle 9.3%, Shooter 8.8%, First-Person 8.4%
- #22 Dwelling on the Hill
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Apocrifa Labs Interactive
Windows
Sealed inside by a cosmic anomaly. In this house that defies the laws of physics, evade the Entity that manipulates your mind. Your only aid is an experimental device that reveals illusions. A 90-minute, intense, and Lovecraftian psychological horror experience.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.9%, Survival Horror 12.1%, Psychedelic 9.6%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Thriller 9.4%
- #23 AMID EVIL
65% matchVery Positive93% of 7,556 reviews2019
Dev: IndefatigablePub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A retro FPS for the ages! Once branded a HERETIC. Now YOU have been chosen as our champion! Reclaim our sacred weapons. Take back our ancient lands. If you can stand... AMID EVIL.
Why similar: Psychedelic 33.3%, 1990's 17.4%, Shooter 13.9%, First-Person 12.7%, Atmospheric 10.1%
- #24 CULTIC
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,221 reviews2022
Dev: Jasozz GamesPub: 3D Realms
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Death is only the beginning. Crawl from your grave and gear up to fight your way through the ranks of a mysterious and twisted cult. You, your guns, and your dynamite will have to shoot, slide, blast, duck, dodge, and maybe throw a gib or two to survive in this old-school-inspired shooter.
Why similar: Gore 21.2%, Shooter 20.8%, Horror 19.2%, First-Person 15.4%, Lovecraftian 13.6%
- #25 In Sound Mind
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,634 reviews2021
Dev: We Create StuffPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
In Sound Mind is an imaginative first-person psychological horror with frenetic puzzles, unique boss fights, and original music by The Living Tombstone. Journey within the inner workings of the one place you can’t seem to escape—your own mind.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.3%, Horror 15.7%, Psychedelic 13.7%, Story Rich 9.2%, Puzzle 8.3%
- #26 Ion Fury
64% matchVery Positive93% of 6,682 reviews2019
Dev: Voidpoint, LLCPub: 3D Realms
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
3D Realms, creators of Duke Nukem 3D, Prey, and Max Payne, team up with Voidpoint to bring back the legendary Build Engine, famous for classic shooters like Duke Nukem 3D, Shadow Warrior, and Blood. Fast-paced FPS combat across huge, secret-packed levels. Ion Fury is the real deal!
Why similar: Gore 26%, 1990's 23.4%, Shooter 15.8%, First-Person 14.5%, Exploration 10.6%
- #27 SONG OF HORROR COMPLETE EDITION
64% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,016 reviews2019
Dev: Protocol GamesPub: 🚀 Raiser Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A 3rd person, fixed-camera survival horror adventure. Fear the Presence, a mysterious entity you cannot fight: stay alert, hide, breathe slowly... Explore cursed places where unseen spirits and lost souls linger in a true horror story for the ages.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.8%, Survival Horror 20.5%, Psychological Horror 14%, Horror 11.3%, Atmospheric 6.6%
- #28 Scorn
63% matchMostly Positive77% of 17,522 reviews2022
Dev: Ebb SoftwarePub: Kepler Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Scorn is an atmospheric first-person horror adventure game set in a nightmarish universe of odd forms and somber tapestry.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.4%, Gore 19.3%, Horror 13.7%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Atmospheric 7.8%
- #29 The Coma 3: Bloodlines
64% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dvora Studio Co., Ltd.Pub: Headup
Windows
Welcome to the world of The Coma 3: Bloodlines. In this realm of shadows rumors and urban legends become reality, and danger lurks around every corner. If a living intruder dies here, their body will be severed from their spirit and never wake again ...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.7%, Survival Horror 16.6%, Horror 12.5%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Action-Adventure 6.7%
- #30 Mouthwashing
61% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 36,084 reviews2024
Dev: Wrong OrganPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The five crew members of the Tulpar are stranded in the empty reaches of space, shrouded in perpetual sunset. God is not watching.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.7%, Thriller 16.4%, Gore 15.2%, Horror 14.4%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #31 Ad Infinitum
62% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,399 reviews2023
Dev: HekatePub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
When reality is a nightmare, nightmares become real. In this psychological horror game, you fight the terrifying creatures invading your mind. Can you save your sanity?
Why similar: Survival Horror 16.7%, Psychological Horror 14%, Gore 12.8%, Horror 12.5%, Survival 9.7%
- #32 Cruelty Squad
61% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,088 reviews2021
Dev: Consumer Softproducts
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
An immersive power fantasy simulator with tactical stealth elements set in a sewage infused garbage world
Why similar: Psychedelic 41%, Psychological Horror 27.7%, Shooter 14.8%, First-Person 12.4%, Action 4.1%
- #33 Mountains of Madness
62% matchMixed57% of 28 reviews2024
Dev: Deep Dive Project
Windows
A first person horror exploration game set in the frozen wastes of Antarctica. Use your tools to navigate the frozen galleries untouched by millennia and unearth evidence of a dreadful truth while you search for a madman whose ill fate lies somewhere beneath these Mountains of Madness
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28%, Gore 10.4%, Survival Horror 10.3%, Horror 9.3%, Psychological Horror 8.3%
- #34 Prodeus
61% matchVery Positive92% of 8,015 reviews2022
Dev: Bounding Box Software Inc.Pub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Prodeus is a first-person shooter of old, re-imagined using modern rendering techniques and technology. Experience the quality you’d expect from a modern AAA game, designed with retro aesthetics and gameplay that invoke the tech-imposed limits of older hardware.
Why similar: Gore 42.2%, Shooter 22.4%, First-Person 11.2%, Action 9.6%, Horror 7.1%
- #35 Fear in Hospital
65% matchMixed48% of 503 reviews2019
Dev: IO Games
Windows
Fear in Hospital is a short survivor horror in hospital where you should find a occult path to escape alive!
Why similar: Thriller 15.6%, Survival Horror 14.3%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Gore 10.7%, Psychedelic 10.2%
- #36 Lunacid
60% matchVery Positive91% of 10,616 reviews2023
Dev: KIRA LLC
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Cast into the Great Well, unwanted by the world above. You delve the dark in search of the Old One, your last salvation. Lunacid is a dark fantasy dungeon crawler inspired by Shadow Tower and King’s Field.
Why similar: First-Person 38.8%, Horror 23.2%, Atmospheric 20.3%, Gore 12.7%, Singleplayer 5.1%
- #37 Blood West
60% matchVery Positive90% of 5,866 reviews2023
Dev: HyperstrangePub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Weird west legends meet eldritch horror in BLOOD WEST, an immersive stealth FPS. Become the Undead Gunslinger, doomed to roam the barren lands until he manages to purge their curse, freeing his soul. 3 varied scenarios, perk-based character progression, and 20+ hours of gameplay await you!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.4%, Survival Horror 15.8%, 1990's 14.8%, Horror 11.6%, Survival 9.1%
- #38 Irritated Mind: Fear of Warehouse
61% matchPositive88% of 41 reviews2024
Dev: Burlaka Kyrylo
Windows
After a tragic event, moving to a new city leads you to work in a dark warehouse. Unravel the mysteries surrounding the protagonist's past and survive through 5 shifts, avoiding ruthless enemies, where a convoluted story unfolds in the style of retro-stylized graphics.
Why similar: Survival Horror 18.4%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Thriller 12.8%, Horror 9.7%, Action-Adventure 7.3%
- #39 System Shock
60% matchVery Positive91% of 12,251 reviews2023
Dev: Nightdive StudiosPub: Atari
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A first-person fight to the death in the depths of space!
Why similar: Survival Horror 18.4%, Horror 16.1%, Gore 12.4%, First-Person 9.1%, Shooter 8%
- #40 FAITH: The Unholy Trinity
60% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,392 reviews2022
Dev: Airdorf GamesPub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
What you are about to do has not been approved by the Vatican. As a young priest, struggle against demons, cultists, and your own weakening faith in this pixel horror game inspired by the era of classic 8-bit gaming and the "Satanic Panic" of the 1980s.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.8%, Lovecraftian 18.9%, Horror 17.3%, Survival Horror 11.8%, Gore 11.8%
- #41 The Designer's Curse
62% matchVery Positive88% of 808 reviews2019
Dev: CBGames
Windows · Mac
Chapter 2 is OUT NOW! The first chapter of an unforgettable survival horror experience. Solve puzzles and work your way through this terrifying place. You may be more familiar with it than you initially think.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.4%, Survival Horror 17.1%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Horror 11.1%, First-Person 6.4%
- #42 Outlast 2
61% matchVery Positive91% of 62,157 reviews2017
Dev: Red Barrels
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Outlast 2 introduces you to Sullivan Knoth and his followers, who left our wicked world behind to give birth to Temple Gate, a town, deep in the wilderness and hidden from civilization. Knoth and his flock are preparing for the tribulations of the end of times and you’re right in the thick of it.
Why similar: Horror 19.6%, Survival Horror 19.2%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Gore 14.6%, First-Person 8.1%
- #43 Amnesia: The Bunker
59% matchVery Positive93% of 11,458 reviews2023
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Amnesia: The Bunker is a first-person horror game set in a WW1 bunker. A relentless, AI-driven monster stalks you. Survival depends on finding tools, crafting items, and keeping the lights on.
Why similar: Survival Horror 19.7%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Horror 12.3%, Survival 11.7%, First-Person 8.3%
- #44 POSTAL: Brain Damaged
60% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 10,506 reviews2022
Dev: HyperstrangePub: Running With Scissors
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
POSTAL: Brain Damaged is a new, action-oriented take on the Running With Scissors’ cult game series with throwback graphics, and fast-paced, modern gameplay. Take a wild roller coaster ride through the twisted wonderland encased in the POSTAL DUDE’S messed-up mind.
Why similar: Gore 20.7%, Survival 16.8%, Shooter 16.5%, Horror 14.5%, First-Person 12.7%
- #45 Nightmare of Decay
59% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,240 reviews2022
Dev: Checkmaty
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A first-person action horror game set in a nightmarish manor infested with zombies, psychotic cultists, and a horde of other horrors. Utilize an assortment of different weapons in a brutal fight for survival as you try to escape from the Nightmare of Decay.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.6%, Horror 16.3%, 1990's 15.6%, Gore 13.8%, First-Person 8%
- #46 Quake
61% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 15,265 reviews2007
Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 25.7 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Developed by the award-winning id Software, Quake® is the ground-breaking, original dark fantasy first-person shooter that inspires today’s retro-style FPS games. With Quake (Enhanced), experience the authentic, updated, and visually enhanced version of the original.
Why similar: 1990's 24.3%, Gore 19.4%, Shooter 17%, Horror 11.6%, First-Person 10.6%
- #47 Gloomwood
59% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,870 reviews2022
Dev: Dillon RogersPub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Trapped in a dark, Victorian city consumed by an ancient curse, you must plan your survival and daring escape using nothing but stealth, an arsenal of eccentric weapons, and your wit in this haunting adventure inspired by the immersive sims and survival horror greats of the late 90s and early 2000s.
Why similar: Survival Horror 29.7%, Lovecraftian 29.6%, First-Person 10.1%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Shooter 8.8%
- #48 Crow Country
58% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,152 reviews2024
Dev: SFB Games
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The year is 1990. It’s been two years since the mysterious disappearance of Edward Crow and the abrupt closure of his theme park, Crow Country. But your arrival has broken the silence, Mara Forest. If you want answers, you’ll have to venture deep into the darkness of Crow Country to find them…
Why similar: Survival Horror 24.2%, 1990's 17%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Horror 11.5%, Gore 10.9%
- #49 Bad Trip
61% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Pedro Hertz
Windows
A first person survival horror where escape is an illusion. No flashlight, no inventory—just your instincts… and what lurks behind you.
Why similar: Survival Horror 16.4%, Psychedelic 14.3%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Horror 11.6%, Survival 8.5%
- #50 Chop Goblins
58% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,103 reviews2022
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A fast-paced micro FPS in which The Chop Goblins are loose, chopping their way through time itself in their ravenous quest for cheese. And THE CHOP WILL NOT STOP.
Why similar: Gore 30.7%, 1990's 28.4%, Shooter 18.2%, First-Person 15.9%, Action 6.8%
- #51 Souls Alive: Origins
60% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Souls Alive Development
Windows
Souls Alive: Origins is a Lovecraftian survival horror game set in a dark sci-fi future. Explore a world where reality bends, ancient cults return, and Cthulhu stirs once more. With a strong focus on story, atmosphere, and visual detail.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.8%, Survival Horror 17.6%, Horror 10%, Psychological Horror 7.6%, Story Rich 6.2%
- #52 WRATH: Aeon of Ruin
59% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,889 reviews2024
Dev: KillPixel GamesPub: 3D Realms
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Blast, slice and shred through your enemies in this hardcore FPS inspired by the icons of the '90s, powered by the legendary Quake-1 Tech. Taking place in a realm left to rot, take up arms, unearth long-forgotten secrets and hunt down the Guardians of the Old World.
Why similar: Gore 30%, 1990's 14.5%, Horror 13.4%, Action 12.1%, Shooter 11%
- #53 Second Shift
60% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lead Game Studio
Windows
SECOND SHIFT is a first-person game that immerses the player in a deep and intense horror atmosphere. Using a mysterious clock, you must uncover terrifying secrets while trying to escape the mine. Solve puzzles, pay attention to your surroundings, and most importantly, survive.
Why similar: Survival Horror 14.2%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Horror 13%, Gore 8%, Survival 7.6%
- #54 Turbo Overkill
57% matchVery Positive94% of 7,148 reviews2023
Dev: Trigger Happy InteractivePub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Enter Paradise as Johnny Turbo—half-metal, half-human, all-murder machine. Clean up the streets with a chainsaw leg, 15+ weapons and your hovercar as you battle the rogue AI Syn, rival bounty hunters and cyberpunks aplenty. Apogee’s most outrageous FPS since Duke Nukem 3D. Good hunting, Sir!
Why similar: Gore 34.5%, Shooter 31.9%, First-Person 15%, Action 13.9%, Singleplayer 4.8%
- #55 SIGNALIS
57% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 31,882 reviews2022
Dev: rose-enginePub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.2%, Survival Horror 24.3%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Atmospheric 7.5%, Puzzle 5.9%
- #56 Forgive Me Father
58% matchVery Positive84% of 5,568 reviews2022
Dev: Byte BarrelPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Forgive Me Father is a dark retro horror FPS set in a comic book style world inspired by the novels of H.P. Lovecraft. As the only one left with full senses, you begin a journey in search of answers and relief. How long can you last?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 47.7%, Psychedelic 13%, Gore 11.8%, Shooter 10%, First-Person 7.3%
- #57 Selaco
57% matchVery Positive94% of 4,880 reviews2024
Dev: Altered Orbit Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Selaco is a brand new original shooter inspired by classics, featuring thrilling action set pieces, destructibility, smart enemies and a fleshed out story taking place within an immersive game world.
Why similar: Gore 28.6%, Shooter 20.7%, First-Person 18%, Story Rich 14.6%, Action 7.4%
- #58 Nightmare Reaper
58% matchVery Positive94% of 3,700 reviews2022
Dev: Blazing Bit Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Blast through a cursed nightmare solo or with up to 3 friends. A retro-inspired FPS where looter shooter weapons meets boomer shooter chaos and rogue-lite elements.
Why similar: 1990's 19.4%, Shooter 16.9%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Horror 16.1%, First-Person 14.1%
- #59 Massacre At The Mirage
58% matchMostly Positive75% of 470 reviews2024
Dev: Tainted PactPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
For less than the price of a movie ticket, experience your very own horror-fueled slasher flick in Massacre at the Mirage. Step into The Mirage cinema and face a chilling nightmare, where staff and patrons must survive a masked killer's rampage.
Why similar: Thriller 19.8%, Survival Horror 16.7%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Horror 11.1%, Psychedelic 9.7%