- #1 Cosmic Dawn
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: swimclubdunkPub: Swimclubdunk
Windows
Cosmic Dawn is a fast paced retro shooter that stays true to the golden formula of the genres classics while raising the bar with innovative monsters, weapons and a large variety of worlds to traverse.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 18.1%, Dystopian 15.7%, FPS 12.2%, Old School 9.6%, Dark 9.2%
- #2 CATAFALQUE™
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: STUDIO ANNOLUCE™
Windows
Stranded alone in an unfamiliar place, with only a lugubrious coffin at your side. Dive deep into this melancholic and macabre tale of death, grief and despair as you try to piece together the intricate lore while facing entities far beyond human comprehension. A love letter to games of yore.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.2%, Survival Horror 10.4%, FPS 10.2%, Dark 8%, Mystery 7.5%
- #3 Relinquished: Souls Asylum
75% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Scottibros
Windows
You wake up alone in a decaying house, with no memory of how you got there. The front door is locked—and the only way out is through. Solve classic survival horror-style puzzles, fight off undead horrors, and survive long enough to escape... if you can.
Why similar: FPS 14.3%, Old School 13.5%, Investigation 9.9%, Retro 9.7%, Horror 9.7%
- #4 Ritual Tides
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vertpaint
Windows
Ritual Tides is a single-player, narrative-driven first-person psychological horror game set on the isolated British island of Hortus. Explore the island, uncover its dark past, loot food, ammunition and supplies, evade the cult of the Fallow Parish, and survive Lovecraftian horrors.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.7%, Survival Horror 12.9%, Horror 12.7%, Investigation 11.6%, FPS 8.7%
- #5 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 26.7%, Survival Horror 11.9%, Dark 10.9%, Horror 10.3%, 1990's 9.4%
- #6 The Pale
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VIDE01
Windows
Congratulations, you got the job! You're the new keeper for the lighthouse on the Pale, an abandoned island off the coast of Maine. Unlock the mysteries of the island's dark past in this 90s inspired survival-horror!
Why similar: 1990's 16.1%, Old School 14.7%, Survival Horror 13%, Dark 12.6%, Mystery 10.9%
- #7 Waking Tides
72% matchMixed58% of 26 reviews2024
Dev: AirshipFx
Windows
Welcome to "Waking Tides," a small but captivating atmospheric adventure game that thrives on experimentation. Delve into a world where augmented reality extends your gameplay, seamlessly blurring the lines between reality and fantasy.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.7%, Dystopian 14.2%, Dark 11.5%, FPS 10.7%, Mystery 9.4%
- #8 ASKE
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tomás Esconjaureguy
Windows · Mac · Linux
A first person shooter that sets you far away, near death.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25%, FPS 13.4%, Old School 11.9%, 1990's 11.8%, Dark 10.4%
- #9 Please Duology
73% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2021
Dev: Somewhat Software
Windows
A compilation of two slow-paced, cosmic horror walking simulators, to be completed in under an hour. Please makes you maintain a power station and ignore the noises from the main engine, while Please Follow has you explore the trenches of a losing war, exposing your mind to visions of another world.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.2%, Dystopian 17.3%, Dark 10.2%, Mystery 9.7%, Horror 9.4%
- #10 MEATHOOK
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alex Rassloff
Windows
Survival horror FPS with a physics-driven weapon system. You are bound to a sinister conveyor mechanism. Reach for weapons and items, navigate labyrinthine tunnels, and blast your path to worthiness!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 15.4%, Survival Horror 15.2%, FPS 13.3%, Horror 11.8%, Dark 10%
- #11 Death Pilot
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hollow Sense
Windows
Marooned on an hostile planet, a pilot tries to unravel his past before madness dwells him…or worse, before he dies to be cloned and repeat this nightmare once again.
Why similar: Dystopian 18.2%, FPS 15.1%, Dark 10.6%, Shooter 9.3%, Mystery 8.2%
- #12 Beneath
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 234 reviews2025
Dev: Camel 101Pub: Wired Productions
Windows
Beneath is a Lovecraft-inspired survival FPS. Scarce ammo, merciless enemies and a sense of the unknown combine in a 10+ hour, story-driven single player campaign, built for both veteran gamers and those seeking a challenging old school experience.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.1%, Old School 12.9%, 1990's 12.4%, FPS 11.7%, Survival Horror 9.4%
- #13 The Roach Hotel
69% matchVery Positive90% of 96 reviews2025
Dev: Hawt Combo
Windows
The Roach Hotel is a first person analog horror game that drags you into its halls, where every shadow hides a question and every corner dares you to keep following its path.
Why similar: 1990's 15.6%, Old School 15%, Survival Horror 13.8%, Horror 13.3%, Retro 11.6%
- #14 Plastomorphosis: Final Corruption
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VidyGames
Windows
The Government District is rocked by a dark energy surge, leading a resistance agent to a shocking revelation — the PLASTOMORPHOSIS experiment isn't over. It’s time to stop it before it’s POWER spirals out of CONTROL.
Why similar: Dystopian 17.3%, FPS 15.3%, Survival Horror 14.1%, Horror 10.9%, Dark 10.2%
- #15 DERELIKT
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Visuwyg
Windows
Survive the dark corridors of a space station in Saturns orbit in this narrative retro FPS with faithful PS1 aesthetics. Meet over a dozen unique NPCs, manage your inventory, solve puzzles and fight against the eldritch abominations!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.3%, Old School 15.2%, FPS 13.5%, Retro 10.1%, Dark 9.4%
- #16 Room 817: Director's Cut
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: Bormak Studio
Windows
Welcome to one of the scariest old-school horror games. Here, you're not the predator, but the prey. Any mistake will cost you your life. Hide, solve puzzles, explore, and embrace the inevitable terror. The Ancient horror lurks, awaiting you. Based on true events.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 21.1%, Investigation 15.8%, Survival Horror 12.8%, 1990's 12.8%, Horror 11.3%
- #17 Scauage
67% matchVery Positive91% of 782 reviews2024
Dev: KREIDPIX
Windows
Scauage is a short horror experience where you play as a scavenger looting an abandoned house, uncovering its dark secrets and collecting hidden treasures while facing what lurks within.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23%, Investigation 11.7%, Survival Horror 10.3%, Dark 9.8%, Horror 8.9%
- #18 COLINA: Legacy
70% matchVery Positive81% of 208 reviews2018
Dev: Chance6 Studios, LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Alex wakes up at his grandmother’s, left alone in a silent house. Unsure where his family is, he begins to uncover a dark mystery in an attempt to escape. Facing his fear in an endless nightmare, Alex must survive the dead of night, a cursed forest, and paranormal activities before daylight arrives.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.1%, Dark 12.3%, Horror 10.9%, Thriller 10.5%, Investigation 9.9%
- #19 Conflux
69% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Rafael LopesPub: DashingVision
Windows · Mac · Linux
A horror game where you can interact with your surroundings to find clues, fight monsters and solve puzzles as you uncover new areas in search for a mysterious artifact.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.6%, Dystopian 16.9%, Investigation 10.7%, Horror 9.6%, Stylized 6.7%
- #20 Plastomorphosis
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 80 reviews2024
Dev: VidyGames
Windows
Evacuated from their hometown due to dangerous bursts of dark energy, the ordinary citizen is trying to overcome and survive a series of events in a new reality where living as a human is no longer possible as it once was. 3rd-person horror with fixed camera angles and retro-styled graphics.
Why similar: Old School 17.2%, 1990's 13%, Horror 12.2%, Survival Horror 11.6%, Retro 10.4%
- #21 ADACA
67% matchVery Positive92% of 871 reviews2022
Dev: Siris Pendrake
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
A Sci-fi FPS set on the mysterious planet ADACA. - Use your GRAVITY-MANIPULATING arm to HURL objects at your foes or even RIP weapons directly from their hands! - EXPLORE and manipulate the environment in this EERIE and HOSTILE world!
Why similar: Dystopian 20.5%, Old School 16.6%, FPS 16.4%, Horror 9.8%, Retro 9.1%
- #22 Primal Fear
67% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Connor White
Windows
This footage has been acquired illegally. I need to get this out to as many people as possible. Be warned, what you will see will be disturbing, you will question your sanity and you may not be the same person you were before viewing...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.8%, 1990's 11.9%, Old School 11.6%, Horror 9.6%, Retro 8.6%
- #23 Daddy
68% matchMixed62% of 73 reviews2022
Dev: Arctiform LLC
Windows
Sabotage a cult and their schemes in this Mystery, Horror, FPS. Explore a mansion while massacring the creepy followers and their foul abominations. Find various weapons to slay your enemies with and uncover the cruel secrets of the organization.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.5%, FPS 19.7%, Shooter 12.1%, Dark 11.1%, Horror 8.9%
- #24 Criminal Russia
65% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Message GamesPub: LeaksMemory
Windows · Linux
Criminal Russia is an adrenaline-fueled thriller full of primal brutality, dangerous shootouts and a complex high-quality storyline! The scene of action is a prototype of modern Russia in an alternative reality.
Why similar: FPS 15.1%, Old School 13.8%, 1990's 12.4%, Dark 11.6%, Survival Horror 10%
- #25 Cassette
64% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ZhuravlevX
Windows
Cassette – An atmospheric analog psychological horror game in the spirit of old VHS tapes, where you will have to face the unknown and the secrets hidden in the tapes you find.
Why similar: 1990's 18.5%, Old School 15.1%, Horror 13%, Retro 12%, Investigation 10.2%
- #26 CAGE-FACE | Case 1: The Mine
67% matchPositive84% of 25 reviews2021
Dev: Alex OlinkiewiczPub: A.O.Games
Windows
Escape from the mine tunnels while hunted by an unstoppable beast and slowly being affected by a mysterious illness.
Why similar: Old School 18.1%, Survival Horror 13.2%, Investigation 12.4%, Horror 11.7%, Dark 10.5%
- #27 Warranty Man
64% matchMixed45% of 47 reviews2024
Dev: ENT3RWH
Windows
First person scary game set in an underground parking garage. Find your lost parking card, collect some cash to pay for your parking and get out before Warranty Man finds you and sells you auto insurance.
Why similar: FPS 19.5%, 1990's 14.6%, Horror 13.9%, Old School 11.4%, Dark 10.5%
- #28 The Hatchling
63% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Ricardo Pratas
Windows
The Hatchling is a short experimental horror where time and resource management decide your fate. Locked in a dystopian lab, a strange egg stirs. Control its environment before the system deems you unfit. Every second ⏳ counts. The Overseer 👁 is watching…
Why similar: Dystopian 19.7%, Lovecraftian 18.9%, Survival Horror 11.5%, Mystery 10.1%, Thriller 9.6%
- #29 HERE AGAIN
64% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cave People
Windows
You wake up in a silent underground facility with one simple instruction: REMEMBER THE BUTTON. Weird dreams and changing surroundings haunt this place. Explore, observe, and unveil the mystery that envelopes this place in this Retro Psychological Horror Game.
Why similar: Dystopian 17.8%, Old School 11.9%, Retro 10.3%, Horror 10.1%, Dark 9.9%
- #30 Among Ashes
63% matchVery Positive95% of 408 reviews2024
Dev: Rat Cliff Games
Windows
Among Ashes is a terrifying first-person survival horror game. Your friend has sent you a link to a game that someone posted online, but as you play you quickly realise that something is terribly wrong. Whatever you do… K̴͉͚̗̅̃̄E̷͓̤̺̊͠E̴̤̰̿̽P̴̠̳̀́ ̴̨̮̭̕̚P̷̠͇̳͐̓̀L̶̹̔Ả̷̧Y̵̘̺͆̓Ï̸̻̏͂N̷͙̯͊G̵͖̹̠̽̿
Why similar: FPS 15.9%, Survival Horror 14.7%, Dark 14.4%, Horror 12.9%, Old School 11.1%
- #31 God Damn The Garden
66% matchVery Positive83% of 77 reviews2021
Dev: Agelvik
Windows
The FPS Adventure where you're challenged to explore God Damn's World, and ultimately become the successor of Badass Heaven.
Why similar: FPS 15.7%, Old School 14.8%, 1990's 11.8%, Retro 10.3%, Horror 10.2%
- #32 Venus in Transit
64% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gear Flower Games
Windows
The mother vessel is adrift in space, out of fuel and doomed. Your mission is the colony’s only hope for survival. Will you be able to navigate the claustrophobic canyons when your ship begins to fail?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.3%, Dystopian 14.7%, Horror 13.8%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Dark 8.6%
- #33 WICKED ANGELS
64% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BlueEagle ProductionsPub: Paul Schneider
Windows
From the studio of GunGirl2 and UNLOVED, another masterpiece by the award-winning game maestro Paul Schneider. Wicked Angels is a gritty, mysterious joyride into unholy cosmic nightmares. Grip what's left of your sanity tight in this descent into the abyss.
Why similar: Dystopian 17.6%, 1990's 13.5%, FPS 13.4%, Investigation 11.8%, Dark 9.5%
- #34 Dread: The Cold Case
63% match9 user reviews33% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: WeSummonDemons!
Windows
Dread: The Cold Case: First-person psychological horror blending investigation and intense melee combat. Scavenge, improvise, and survive using everything at your disposal against unimaginable horrors.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.4%, 1990's 13.7%, Investigation 12.3%, Dark 10%, Horror 9.1%
- #35 Franklin The Clown
63% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Waroc Games
Windows
Step into Ethan’s shoes and enter the ruins of Franklin’s Amazing World. Experience a realistic first-person horror focused on fear, atmosphere, and mental endurance. Solve puzzles, uncover the truth, and survive by relying on your instincts alone.
Why similar: Survival Horror 16.5%, Dark 16%, Horror 15.2%, Drama 11.1%, 1990's 10.8%
- #36 Embrace of the Downpour
64% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: Jonathon Baroi
Windows
"Embrace of the Downpour" is a psychological horror experience set in a lonely apartment, where you face an unexpected series of events. Can you handle the unfolding madness?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.5%, Investigation 18.7%, Dark 13.8%, Horror 12.1%, Thriller 11.9%
- #37 THE MUTE HOUSE
62% matchVery Positive83% of 277 reviews2025
Dev: December Blues Games
Windows
Inspired by old and classic survival horror games, THE MUTE HOUSE combines exploration, management, puzzles and a touch of action. As Emily investigates about her sister's vanishing, she finds herself trapped in a mysterious mansion.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.5%, Old School 17%, Survival Horror 13.5%, Horror 11.3%, 1990's 9.9%
- #38 Eldritch Archives
62% matchPositive90% of 21 reviews2025
Dev: Ol' Chums Gaming
Windows
Nightmares of awful creatures and twisted worlds have haunted you since you received a letter from a prospective client. Delving into the mystery behind this cursed page may be the only chance you have of ever sleeping again. Nobody ever said being a paranormal investigator was easy...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.8%, Investigation 16.3%, Horror 16%, Dark 10.3%, Atmospheric 8.1%
- #39 Mountains of Madness
63% 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 33.4%, Horror 11.7%, Mystery 11.5%, Dark 11.3%, Survival Horror 9.5%
- #40 BEASTWATCH: Meat & Mayhem
63% matchPositive90% of 31 reviews2024
Dev: Somnambulist Games
Windows
Beastwatch is a retro-style horror shooter in which you play a security guard working his first night in a slaughterhouse.
Why similar: FPS 17.6%, Old School 16.2%, Dark 11.3%, Shooter 10.4%, Survival Horror 10.2%
- #41 Abglantz
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: substract
Windows
Enter a realm of nightmares and claw and shoot your way through hordes of bloodthirsty vermin and things that are much, much worse in this retro FPS
Why similar: FPS 25.2%, Horror 13.2%, Old School 13%, Shooter 12.8%, 1990's 12.7%
- #42 Casting Whispers
60% matchPositive90% of 40 reviews2025
Dev: Lantern Bay Entertainment
Windows
Sound is your only hope for survival in this first-person psychological horror game. Investigate the mysteries of an apartment block in 1960s America terrorized by a cosmic horror, as you try to save your lost mentor… and yourself.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.3%, Investigation 15.6%, Dark 11.6%, Mystery 10%, Horror 9.5%
- #43 Killing Time: Resurrected
61% matchVery Positive93% of 328 reviews2024
Dev: Nightdive Studios
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Journey into a mansion on the Island of Matinicus where you'll arrive to find the mansion full of hellacious demonic creatures. Solve deadly puzzles, uncover the secrets behind a famous mystery and discover an ancient artifact from the Pharaoh Ramses, if you can live long enough to find it.
Why similar: Retro 23.4%, FPS 21.1%, Horror 13.9%, 1990's 8.5%, Atmospheric 8.4%
- #44 Sacrificio
62% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Pulp Games
Windows · Linux
A nerve wrecking struggle against industrialized human sacrifice, and a army of flesh husks in the deepest reaches of human understanding.
Why similar: FPS 16.5%, Lovecraftian 16.4%, Survival Horror 12.7%, Old School 11.2%, Horror 10.9%
- #45 Suffer The Night
62% matchMostly Positive74% of 257 reviews2023
Dev: Tainted PactPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
SUFFER THE NIGHT is a first-person survival horror experience. Alone in a secluded cabin during a violent storm, horror illustrator Stacey Linden discovers the true meaning of fear. Explore a constantly changing world and solve puzzles; but above all: survive!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.8%, Survival Horror 12.3%, FPS 11.6%, Mystery 11%, Horror 10.3%
- #46 Terfenstein 3D
63% matchMostly Positive74% of 72 reviews2023
Dev: Sandra Moen
Windows
Terfenstein 3D is a short retro first-person shooter game about escaping a gender-fascist concentration camp. Unleash your pent-up fury upon the gender-critical tyrants with an arsenal of deadly weapons and tactics in cathartic bliss.
Why similar: Dystopian 20.9%, FPS 18.1%, Old School 17.9%, 1990's 17.9%, Retro 11.7%
- #47 ACHERON
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nek
Windows
ACHERON is a fast-paced, brutal old-school FPS inspired by Quake, blending brutalistic architecture, Lovecraftian alien horrors, and Hellraiser-esque nightmare fuel in a gritty PSX-style aesthetic.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.2%, FPS 12.6%, Old School 12.3%, 1990's 9.5%, Retro 8.6%
- #48 Dementium: The Ward
59% matchVery Positive88% of 250 reviews2025
Dev: Atooi
Windows
Classic DS horror reborn. Awaken in an abandoned hospital with no memory, no escape and unspeakable horrors lurking in the dark. The horror classic Dementium: The Ward returns, enhanced for 4K display and Steam Deck Verified, where every shadow hides a new threat, and every corridor a new nightmare.
Why similar: Survival Horror 17%, Lovecraftian 14.6%, Old School 14.2%, Horror 10.6%, Retro 10.2%
- #49 BLIGHTEN
61% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Blight Software
Windows
BLIGHTEN is a survival horror fps set in an abandoned facility overrun by mindless creatures infected by the Blight. Scavenge for resources and do whatever it takes to survive the industrial hellscape you're isolated within.
Why similar: Survival Horror 19.6%, FPS 18.3%, Retro 14.1%, Horror 13.4%, Dark 9.9%
- #50 Deep Sheol
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Acid Arrow Studio
Windows · Linux
In a dystopian future, Agent Seth investigates a corporate geological facility where a biological gas turned people into bloodthirsty monsters. Fight through enemy hordes, uncover a dark corporate conspiracy, and face Lovecraftian nightmares in this tense retro FPS with survival horror!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.5%, FPS 13.5%, Survival Horror 11.5%, Dark 9.4%, Retro 8.9%
- #51 No one lives under the lighthouse Director's cut
63% 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 33.9%, Horror 15.8%, Dark 11.1%, Retro 9.4%, Mystery 9.2%
- #52 Mortal Meal
62% matchPositive100% of 21 reviews2023
Dev: Goblin Council
Windows
Play as an untethered spirit, collecting fragments of your past while fleeing a cryptic force looking to consume your soul. Explore and survive an increasingly nightmarish world. Who are you? How will you avoid the harvest of your soul? What will you uncover with the time you have left?
Why similar: 1990's 14%, Investigation 12%, Old School 10.8%, Thriller 10.6%, Survival Horror 9.6%
- #53 Matadouro: Grindhouse
62% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: Pulp Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A brutally difficulty nightmare. A rogue detective infiltrates a cult compound to save a kidnapped woman and discovers a dark labyrinth of inhumane experiments and manmade flesh monsters. A tense and unnerving first person survival horror game, with limited resources, exploration and puzzle solving.
Why similar: FPS 16%, Old School 14.5%, Survival Horror 13.5%, Dark 12.5%, Horror 11.5%
- #54 The Alien Cube
63% matchVery Positive81% of 550 reviews2021
Dev: Alessandro Guzzo
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Worlds collide as your cursed inheritance throws you into the middle of a series of mysterious events. Discover terrifying secrets as you follow your uncle’s disappearance, and confront a terrible truth that will change your life forever in this cosmic horror first-person adventure.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.6%, Investigation 16.2%, Horror 11.1%, Mystery 9.7%, Survival Horror 9.5%
- #55 Sepium
61% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RedTape Games
Windows
Investigate and localize abnormal activities in this 1-4 players survival horror game. Find your way to various locations where something odd is happening, while trying hard to keep your crew alive.
Why similar: Investigation 14.6%, 1990's 14.2%, FPS 12.7%, Survival Horror 12.3%, Horror 10.5%
- #56 KOOK
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lone Wulf Studio LLC
Windows
A fast-paced, Quake-like retro FPS in a Victorian era steampunk setting with Lovecraftian monsters, distorted time and gravity, and crazy weapons.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.4%, FPS 14.8%, Old School 12.6%, 1990's 11.9%, Retro 8.6%
- #57 BLAME
61% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: KriegorIndustry
Windows
Three wicked witch-sisters built a school where evil still lingers. Your beloved vanished within its cursed halls. Return to where it began. Explore, survive, and uncover what the walls still whisper — through blood, bullets, and boomsticks.
Why similar: Old School 17.4%, FPS 16.9%, Drama 9%, Shooter 8.8%, Horror 8.6%
- #58 PHASE ZERO
60% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SPINA Studio
Windows
A grotesque illness binds the town of Flint Peak. Several survivors try to escape with their lives as mysterious creatures roam the streets. Face horrific monsters, solve puzzles and uncover the truth in this classic survival horror. Can you escape the nightmare?
Why similar: 1990's 16.7%, Survival Horror 14.4%, Dark 11.4%, Retro 11.4%, Horror 10%
- #59 Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket
59% matchMostly Positive71% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: CGI LAB GAMES
Windows
In the Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket, you find yourself trapped in a labyrinth of endless, flickering aisles. Unearth dark secrets behind every shelf while evading lurking apparitions and supernatural terrors. Can you survive the haunted corridors and escape before the nightmare consumes?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.2%, Dark 15.3%, Survival Horror 13.9%, Horror 13.1%, Mystery 8.8%
- #60 Rewind Or Die
60% matchVery Positive94% of 432 reviews2023
Dev: Comp-3 InteractivePub: Torture Star Video
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
There's a serial killer stalking your video store, and you just got called into work on your day off! Stock shelves, deal with customers and RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!
Why similar: Survival Horror 14.5%, Old School 14.1%, Retro 12.1%, Horror 11.6%, Mystery 10.7%