- #1 Little Nightmares
97% matchVery Positive95% of 116,180 reviews2017
Dev: Tarsier StudiosPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Take on the role of Six, a lone child lost in a massive metal vessel known as the Maw, surrounded by dangerous, distorted versions of adults. You’ll need to do your best to escape in one piece or your fate will be worse than you ever dared dream.
Why similar: Horror 33.7%, Puzzle Platformer 26.7%, Dark 12.7%, Puzzle 12%, Adventure 11%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly mirrors the puzzle-platformer mechanics and dark, vulnerable atmosphere of a child navigating a hostile environment.
- #2 Scholar's Mate - First Move
96% matchMixed57% of 138 reviews2023
Dev: JanduSoft
Windows
Scholar's Mate First Move is a first-person horror experience in a psychiatric hospital. Use your wits to escape from this sinister place.
Why similar: Thriller 27.7%, Horror 22.4%, Puzzle 15.8%, 3D 13.8%, Violent 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a focused escape-room experience that relies on mystery and stealth to build tension.
- #3 INSIDE
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 74,904 reviews2016
Dev: Playdead
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Hunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project. INSIDE is a dark, narrative-driven platformer combining intense action with challenging puzzles. It has been critically acclaimed for its moody art style, ambient soundtrack and unsettling atmosphere.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31.7%, Horror 24.6%, Dark 14.8%, Puzzle 13.4%, Adventure 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in linear, puzzle-platformer horror that uses atmospheric storytelling to convey a sense of dread and pursuit.
- #4 Outlast
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 136,948 reviews2013
Dev: Red Barrels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 19.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, explore Mount Massive Asylum and try to survive long enough to discover its terrible secret... if you dare.
Why similar: Horror 78%, Dark 10.8%, Adventure 7.4%, Singleplayer 2.2%, Indie 1.6%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the quintessential hospital horror experience where the player is defenseless and must rely on stealth to avoid pursuers.
- #5 God's Basement
95% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,316 reviews2018
Dev: Erebus
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
God's Basement is a first-person, narrative-driven, single player horror game. Uncover the secrets of an afterlife shrouded in mystery, as an entity known as "The Operator" leads you deeper into the fringes of a seemingly eternal purgatory.
Why similar: Horror 33.5%, Dark 17.9%, Violent 16.2%, Puzzle 12.8%, Adventure 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that focuses on exploration and puzzle-solving in a dark, unsettling hospital-like environment.
- #6 Detention
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,748 reviews2017
Dev: RedCandleGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Detention is an atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology, the game provided players with unique graphics and gaming experience.
Why similar: Horror 44.3%, Puzzle 14.3%, Thriller 12.6%, Dark 10.7%, Adventure 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a deeply atmospheric, puzzle-heavy narrative experience set in a dark, oppressive environment.
- #7 White Day: A Labyrinth Named School
93% matchVery Positive81% of 4,453 reviews2017
Dev: SONNORI CorpPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Notorious cult-classic Korean horror. Sneak into school at midnight to return your sweetheart's diary and get caught in a terrifying game of cat and mouse. Explore haunted hallways, solve classic survival horror puzzles and escape the clutches of a killer Janitor who is out for your blood.
Why similar: Horror 60.6%, Adventure 17.4%, Puzzle 13.7%, Violent 4%, Indie 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: It features intense stealth mechanics and puzzle-solving within a confined, eerie institutional setting.
- #8 Fingerbones
92% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,598 reviews2015
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 10%
Explore a mysterious abandoned bunker and find notes that paint a disturbing picture.
Why similar: Horror 31.1%, Dark 16.6%, Violent 14.3%, Adventure 12.7%, Puzzle 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: A short, indie narrative-driven horror game that prioritizes environmental storytelling and psychological tension.
- #9 13 Candles
91% matchMostly Negative32% of 69 reviews2022
Dev: 13 Candles StudioPub: Jamk Games
Windows
13 Candles is an atmospheric horror game where you play as Sara, 13 year old girl who wakes up in an abandoned hospital. Find your way to the light switch and wake up from your nightmare.
Why similar: Horror 38%, Puzzle 26.4%, Adventure 17.9%, 3D 13.4%, Indie 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the focus on exploration and puzzle-solving with a female protagonist in a 3D horror setting.
- #10 Amnesia: The Dark Descent
89% matchVery Positive95% of 35,496 reviews2010
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 55%
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 63.2%, Puzzle 14.5%, Dark 10.9%, Adventure 7.8%, Indie 2%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for stealth-based horror where puzzle-solving is essential to survival against an unstoppable threat.
- #11 Emily Wants To Play
90% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,312 reviews2015
Dev: Shawn HitchcockPub: Hitchcock Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 41%
It’s 11pm and the last house on your route. The windows are boarded up, the yard is overgrown, but the lights are on and the front door is open… strange place to deliver a pizza. You’re getting soaked from the rain, so you hesitantly step inside the house. You shouldn’t have done that.
Why similar: Horror 87.2%, Adventure 8.1%, Indie 3.1%, Singleplayer 1.6%
Why You'll Like It: This indie horror title emphasizes the cat-and-mouse gameplay of avoiding entities while navigating a confined space.
- #12 Fear in Hospital
91% matchMixed48% of 517 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: Horror 26.6%, Thriller 21.9%, Puzzle 13%, Dark 12.9%, Violent 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A direct thematic match that focuses on the classic trope of escaping a haunted hospital environment.
- #13 Effugium
89% matchMixed60% of 67 reviews2023
Dev: Souporno GhoshPub: Team Glasses
Windows
Explore a cold, abandoned, and dreary facility to piece together its mysteries and find a means for escape from the horror that lurks within.
Why similar: Horror 74.5%, Adventure 17.4%, Indie 4.6%, Singleplayer 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric horror walking-simulator that emphasizes exploration and the feeling of being hunted.
- #14 Lost in Vivo
87% matchVery Positive91% of 3,941 reviews2018
Dev: KIRA
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.8 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: Horror 71.4%, Violent 20.1%, Indie 6.4%, Singleplayer 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: A claustrophobic indie horror experience that excels at psychological dread and environmental puzzles.
- #15 Remothered: Tormented Fathers
88% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,732 reviews2018
Dev: Stormind Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Remothered: Tormented Fathers is the pure and realistic survival horror videogame
Why similar: Horror 53.6%, Violent 21.2%, Adventure 15.4%, Dark 4.7%, Indie 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses heavily on stealth and evasion while uncovering a dark, twisted mystery.
- #16 Kach
86% matchVery Positive81% of 292 reviews2022
Dev: Bhargav ModhaPub: BYGames
Windows · Mac
On a task to find your sister, you find yourself exploring an old abandoned house. But you soon find out that things are not as they seem.
Why similar: Horror 37%, Adventure 19.8%, Dark 14.9%, Puzzle 12%, Linear 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, stylized walking-simulator that focuses on adventure and horror elements.
- #17 Omitted
86% matchMixed47% of 57 reviews2022
Dev: PsychoRavens
Windows
Omitted is a first-person psychological horror game. Experience being left alone in an old hospital, discover its secrets and try to survive.
Why similar: Horror 31.2%, Thriller 26%, Dark 15%, Adventure 8.7%, Puzzle 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: This psychological horror game captures the dark, thriller-like narrative tone of 13iew.
- #18 Oxide Room 104
85% matchMixed68% of 259 reviews2022
Dev: WildSphere
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A bone-chilling body-horror game with escape room gameplay. Bad decisions have brought Matthew to this terrifying motel. Now it’s up to you to decide how to escape - will you make it out alive?
Why similar: Horror 53.2%, Dark 20.2%, Adventure 18.7%, Indie 4.1%, Singleplayer 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: It blends escape-room mechanics with survival horror in a setting that feels trapped and hostile.
- #19 7th Floor
83% matchVery Positive98% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: Vörös GergelyPub: IGT Games
Windows
Find your missing daughter in the Hospital of Madness. Collect items, fight enemies, and do whatever it takes to reach her!
Why similar: Horror 36.7%, Puzzle 20%, Violent 18.5%, Adventure 12.8%, Dark 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a story-rich horror experience with puzzle elements set in a confined, dangerous location.
- #20 Home Sweet Home
84% matchVery Positive87% of 3,773 reviews2017
Dev: YGGDRAZIL GROUP CO.,LTD
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Home Sweet Home is a first-person horror adventure game based on Thai myths and beliefs. The core gameplay focuses on storytelling and stealth to avoid perilous spirits hunting you. Moreover, few puzzles are added into the game, making gameplay more various.
Why similar: Horror 65.4%, Adventure 13.7%, Puzzle 9.2%, Dark 6.3%, Indie 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: A stealth-focused horror game that relies on atmosphere and avoiding pursuers to maintain constant pressure.
- #21 Fragile
84% matchMixed65% of 430 reviews2020
Dev: Beer Night Studio
Windows
Get pulled into the nightmares of reality as you play as an abducted girl from the ger district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Uncover a secret organization that deals in human trafficking and other horrendous activities. Try to escape from the scariest place on earth!
Why similar: Horror 25.3%, Violent 24.2%, Adventure 16.3%, Dark 14.9%, Puzzle 13.5%
Why You'll Like It: An indie adventure game that leans into the dark, violent themes of psychological horror.
- #22 Demon Of The Dark
82% matchMixed63% of 124 reviews2024
Dev: Green Stream Studio
Windows
A 3D Survival Horror Game, in which the player has to investigate an abandoned medical research facility, while looking out for whatever danger that resides in the unknown darkness. An indie game made by a 14 year old student.
Why similar: Horror 47.9%, Puzzle 24.2%, Dark 16.1%, Violent 4.4%, Adventure 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror game that focuses on exploration and investigation in a dark setting.
- #23 Rental
79% matchVery Positive92% of 5,467 reviews2024
Dev: Lonely HousePub: Animita Project
Windows
Rental is a short and spooky adventure game about the dangers of renting a house in an unknown place.
Why similar: Horror 56.3%, Dark 14.5%, Adventure 13.5%, 3D 8.1%, Indie 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play indie title that focuses on atmospheric exploration and tension in a confined space.
- #24 Black Sheep
82% matchMixed53% of 788 reviews2022
Dev: 完蛋了的国王Pub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Black Sheep" is a 2D story-driven adventure game, you will play a high school student who explores the flooded school ruins, trace the shadow of the past, and unveil the evil those buried in the bottom of the river to see the light of day.
Why similar: Horror 32.4%, Thriller 20.9%, Puzzle Platformer 18.3%, Adventure 15.2%, Puzzle 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy horror game that uses psychological tension and mystery to drive its exploration.
- #25 Wayward Harbor
81% matchVery Positive83% of 132 reviews2022
Dev: Daniil ShashenkovPub: Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen
Windows
Short first-person horror experience with a unique mirror mechanic. Escape from an invisible monster that can be only seen in the reflection.
Why similar: Horror 41.4%, Adventure 16.3%, Dark 11.7%, Violent 11.3%, Puzzle 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror adventure that prioritizes atmosphere and survival-horror elements.
- #26 Layers of Fear
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,666 reviews2023
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The era-defining first-person psychological horror in all its terrifying glory. All of the game’s chapters collected into one convenient package that allows you to plumb the depths of madness in pursuit of artistic revelation.
Why similar: Horror 39.7%, Dark 17.5%, Adventure 15.5%, Puzzle 14.3%, Linear 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that uses shifting environments and exploration to tell a dark, personal story.
- #27 Penumbra Overture
81% matchVery Positive91% of 4,128 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 58.5%, Adventure 15.5%, Dark 11.3%, Puzzle 9.8%, Indie 3%
Why You'll Like It: This title features physics-based puzzle-solving and stealth mechanics that heavily influenced modern indie horror.
- #28 INHUMAN
80% matchMixed63% of 112 reviews2023
Dev: 秋太虚工作室Pub: QutosoGame
Windows
"INHUMAN" is an independent horror game. The story takes place in the conspiracy of an ancient clan, and the protagonist is in a psychedelic state and can't even distinguish herself. With further exploration and confrontation with all kinds of ghosts, the puzzle will be solved step by step...
Why similar: Horror 25.6%, Thriller 22.6%, Puzzle Platformer 18.1%, Puzzle 13.6%, Adventure 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: It combines psychological horror with puzzle-solving in a way that feels very similar to indie narrative games.
- #29 Shelley Manor
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 103 reviews2024
Dev: Tiny Terrors StudioPub: ESAT
Windows
Find your way through a puzzle filled manor while barely dodging human-eating monsters. You wake up in a dark room with one objective: escape those sharpened teeth. However, you should not worry; you will meet friends along the way.
Why similar: Thriller 35.8%, Puzzle 25%, Adventure 18.7%, Dark 13.7%, 3D 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: This adventure game balances puzzle-solving with a thriller-inspired narrative.
- #30 廃病院探索
78% matchVery Positive80% of 86 reviews2023
Dev: カニお@VtuberPub: vkanio_game
Windows
This is a horror game that asks a friend to find out what happened in an abandoned hospital.
Why similar: Horror 51.4%, Dark 23.9%, Violent 13.4%, 3D 7.4%, Indie 2.4%
- #31 Unanswered
75% matchVery Positive95% of 74 reviews2026
Dev: WhiteRoot Studio
Windows
You wake up in a strange place, not knowing who you are, where you are, or how you got here. Trapped in an environment that twists to break your sanity, your only way out is to delve into the unknown and face the horrors of a past your mind is trying to hide.
Why similar: Horror 38.1%, Adventure 16.6%, Puzzle 11.7%, Thriller 10.5%, 3D 7.9%
- #32 Reflection
76% matchVery Positive84% of 255 reviews2025
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
You woke up in some basement and don't remember who you are or how you ended up here... But what you do know is that you need to get out of here...
Why similar: Horror 38.1%, Thriller 20.5%, Dark 18.5%, Adventure 10.5%, Linear 5.6%
- #33 AfterHours
77% matchMostly Positive71% of 613 reviews2022
Dev: Runway Studios
Windows
Experience psychological horror in a large abandoned hospital. Hide, explore and survive from a mysterious creature living in the ruins of this hospital.
Why similar: Horror 68.9%, Adventure 16.9%, 3D 9.1%, Singleplayer 2.9%, Indie 2.2%
- #34 No Way Out
76% matchMixed54% of 111 reviews2024
Dev: JKDL
Windows
"No Way Out" is an intense and thrilling survival horror game where players take on the role of a volunteer trapped in a panic-stricken hospital. Players must bravely face their fears, explore various areas of the hospital, and search for a way to escape while uncovering the truth behind the events.
Why similar: Horror 34.2%, Puzzle Platformer 28.3%, Puzzle 14.8%, Thriller 8.1%, Adventure 6.9%
- #35 Exit The Abyss
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 84 reviews2025
Dev: Veloneer Games
Windows
Exit the Abyss is a psychological horror game where you are trapped in an abandoned, haunted hospital. The game focuses on an oppressive atmosphere, exploration, and mysteries, with minimalist puzzle elements. Immerse yourself in a distorted reality, confront your fears, and find the way out!
Why similar: Horror 27.8%, Puzzle 18%, Linear 15.6%, Dark 14.7%, Adventure 14.3%
- #36 Hospital 666
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,389 reviews2024
Dev: Lokin
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Hospital 666 is a 1-4 player horror escape game. Traverse through eerie hospital levels while observing the occurrence of anomalies and choosing the correct elevator. Some abnormal bosses will chase you to death, and you must find the right way to escape them.
Why similar: Horror 45.5%, Thriller 25.9%, Adventure 10.9%, Linear 8.4%, 3D 5.5%
- #37 Escape : Lia
77% matchMostly Negative32% of 57 reviews2022
Dev: PROJECT 00:01
Windows
Here's a girl named Lia -- an 8-year-old child who is accidently trapped in someone's dark basement -- in a secluded, small village. What is the hidden secret of the magician's basement? Discover suspicious items, follow clues, and solve puzzles. Will you be able to escape safely?
Why similar: Adventure 38.7%, Puzzle 36.8%, Indie 14.3%, Singleplayer 10.3%
- #38 Blackout Hospital
74% matchVery Positive97% of 175 reviews2023
Dev: arcadekitten
Windows
When the power goes out while working night shift in the hospital, the emergency lights come on with an eerie glow...
Why similar: Horror 33.2%, Puzzle 30.1%, Adventure 25.4%, Linear 11.3%
- #39 RAVENOUS
72% matchVery Positive96% of 164 reviews2025
Dev: RAVENOUS TEAMPub: ESMA - Ecoles Creatives
Windows
Ravenous is a psychological horror game in which you play as Louis, a child trapped in a monster's basement. Explore the mysterious abode, solve puzzles to save your little sister and survive the psychological nightmare prepared for you.
Why similar: Horror 67.1%, Adventure 25.5%, Indie 5.2%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #40 I Won't Forget Hue
73% matchVery Positive91% of 203 reviews2023
Dev: Hostile Kiwi Games
Windows
Disorganized and alone, a woman finds herself crafting new glasses in order to look at her own home with different shaded views. I won’t forget Hue is a psychedelic thriller experience. You’ll go searching for new lenses, try to figure out what is happening to her home and why she is all alone.
Why similar: Horror 28.3%, Adventure 20.1%, Dark 16.4%, Thriller 15.2%, 3D 11.8%
- #41 Banshee
73% matchMixed53% of 91 reviews2025
Dev: ChronoX
Windows
The game is about escaping from a house where “Banshee”, a frightening looking fairy, wanders around, exploring the surroundings and using the items found to escape.
Why similar: Horror 37.6%, Adventure 19.1%, Puzzle 12.5%, Thriller 12.4%, Violent 9.5%
- #42 困兽TrappedBeast
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: LIN ZHILONG
Windows
Detective Iver investigates the case of a missing girl. As the investigation deepens, Iver is unable to escape and the secrets behind it are slowly being revealed. Can they escape from that crazy world
Why similar: Horror 32.7%, Puzzle 23.4%, Thriller 18.9%, 3D 12.2%, Adventure 8.8%
- #43 Mannequin
71% matchVery Positive82% of 221 reviews2023
Dev: elvismdPub: elvismd, ivangarcia
Windows
Play as a clothing store worker who is just finishing up her shift and preparing to go home. However, as you make your way towards the exit, the power suddenly goes out, leaving you trapped inside the store.
Why similar: Adventure 21.1%, Dark 20.7%, Horror 19.8%, Linear 16%, 3D 13.5%
- #44 Uh Oh!
69% matchVery Positive86% of 100 reviews2025
Dev: Wumbo Workshop LLC
Windows · Mac
Play through three VHS tapes, uncovering the mystery of a decrepit facility, eluding tormented beasts, and discovering the truth of the chosen one.
Why similar: Horror 32.5%, Puzzle 15.6%, Dark 14.1%, Thriller 13.8%, Adventure 12.4%
- #45 Le Dernier Don
70% matchVery Positive83% of 172 reviews2024
Dev: OopsAllFlesh
Windows
Following a tragic event in an orphanage caused by horrific human experiments, an orphan tries to find other survivors while danger still lurks.
Why similar: Horror 74.4%, Adventure 25.6%
- #46 Numbra
68% matchVery Positive85% of 441 reviews2025
Dev: DigiPen Europe-BilbaoPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
In a desolate and ominous world, a young girl faces dark creatures that lurk in every shadow. With each step, the danger grows. But there is only one rule: stay awake.
Why similar: Puzzle 31.7%, Linear 25.6%, 3D 17.1%, Adventure 13.3%, Dark 11.3%
- #47 Ceramic Soul
71% matchMixed64% of 151 reviews2022
Dev: Soul SoupPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
Within a Victorian manor, wake up as Yu, a porcelain doll, modeled to look like The Mother’s perfect daughter. Solve puzzles with the help of a detachable hand, hide from grievous threats, explore the manor, and search for your past to reclaim pieces of your soul and claim your freedom.
Why similar: Horror 33.9%, Puzzle 23.5%, Linear 15.1%, Adventure 14%, 3D 12.2%
- #48 The Doll's Window
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 58 reviews2022
Dev: ujumiru
Windows
A horror exploration game that takes place in an underground labyrinth. Avoid malicious creations that are hungry for your soul. Depart from the nightmares that constantly haunt you.
Why similar: Horror 28.8%, Dark 25.2%, Puzzle 22%, Adventure 19.2%, Indie 2.6%
- #49 DOCTOR VISCERA
67% matchVery Positive93% of 107 reviews2025
Dev: Liminal RoadPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
Trapped in an abandoned asylum, survive by exploring, solving puzzles, and escaping the terrifying Doctor Viscera. Hide, fight back with limited resources, and uncover documents that reveal the way out before you become the next victim of his gruesome experiments.
Why similar: Horror 37.1%, Puzzle 25.3%, Adventure 15.3%, 3D 10.8%, Violent 9.8%
- #50 My Light In The Dark
70% matchVery Positive93% of 88 reviews2019
Dev: TaleHammer
Windows
My Light In The Dark is a short story about a girl who lives with her abusive mother. The girl finds out some dark secrets about her mother, and she has to find a way to escape the house.
Why similar: Horror 34.8%, Dark 23.5%, Puzzle 21%, Adventure 18.7%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #51 Lily's Well
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,598 reviews2022
Dev: PureIceBlue
Windows
It is a rainy night in the Spring of 2005. Lily is left home alone after her Papa put her to bed. She is awoken by a cry for help outside her window. It is coming from the well. Help Lily gather rope to go down the well and save the poor soul trapped down there.
Why similar: Horror 45.2%, Puzzle 21.8%, Adventure 18.2%, Dark 13.2%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #52 Whitehaven
70% matchMixed60% of 53 reviews2021
Dev: Somnambulist Games
Windows
Uncover the mysteries of Whitehaven Orphanage in this first-person psychological horror game. Explore the place, collect clues and put the pieces together to find out what happened years ago as you delve deep into your mind.
Why similar: Horror 31.6%, Thriller 23.8%, Dark 16.7%, Linear 9.2%, Violent 8.2%
- #53 Silent dream
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 209 reviews2021
Dev: GeuktePub: Dreamforest Entertainment
Windows
In the dark corridor as wide as a labyrinth, avoiding numerous pursuers who are aiming for their lives. Will you be able to save the missing person and escape safely!?
Why similar: Horror 60.5%, Dark 30.4%, Adventure 6.9%, Indie 1.4%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #54 Almost Home Now
67% matchVery Positive85% of 787 reviews2022
Dev: Timberwell 本幺
Windows · Linux
A 10 minute horror experience of a girl walking home alone at night.
Why similar: Horror 55.4%, Adventure 17.2%, Linear 13.4%, 3D 9.5%, Indie 2.5%
- #55 Last Light
68% matchVery Positive83% of 190 reviews2021
Dev: Team Corn FieldPub: HIKE Inc.
Windows
En route to a scare game, Lumi realizes that she is suddenly alone. Then, appears the old abandoned hospital... Explore throughout the tragedy-stricken hospital. Search for the student IDs of Lumi's classmates. And find out what really happened. Maybe all you need is the courage to "flee?"
Why similar: Horror 68.8%, Adventure 31.2%
- #56 my eyes deceive
66% matchMostly Positive80% of 908 reviews2024
Dev: nouhidev
Windows
Set over the course of roughly a week, you play as a young girl who has been living in a shelter all her life. The outside world is infected with a deadly disease. Society is in chaos. Fortunately, your papa is protecting you.
Why similar: Horror 43.9%, Dark 30.6%, 3D 20%, Adventure 3.5%, Indie 1.1%
- #57 Blackthorne's Manor
66% matchVery Positive82% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Error 404 Studios
Windows
Blackthorne's Manor is a first-person mystery thriller, where logic, puzzles, and the supernatural collide. Search for your missing friend, uncover the secrets of Blackthorne Manor, and escape before the house claims you too.
Why similar: Adventure 25%, Horror 21.9%, Puzzle 21%, Dark 12%, 3D 9.1%
- #58 Ruined Nurse
65% matchVery Positive83% of 601 reviews2024
Dev: eTIRUe
Windows
Explore the hospital by Thwarting the creatures that are trying to stop you and solving puzzles. Successfully install the internet and surprise customer...
Why similar: Horror 40.2%, Puzzle 21.3%, Dark 19%, Adventure 10.5%, 3D 6.5%
- #59 Stairway
64% matchVery Positive93% of 366 reviews2024
Dev: Hungry Games
Windows
Get out of the building via the stairway. Observe the levels carefully for a successful exit.
Why similar: Puzzle 50.9%, 3D 32.2%, Indie 10.1%, Singleplayer 6.8%