- #1 Schizo Dark
97% matchVery Positive96% of 92 reviews2025
Dev: Galactic Geckon
Windows
Schizo Dark is a survival horror game where you play as a detective investigating disappearances, encountering nightmares, monsters, and terrible secrets.
Why similar: Horror 40%, Action 15.2%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Puzzle 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%
- #2 Fear the Spotlight
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,141 reviews2024
Dev: Cozy Game PalsPub: Blumhouse Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Fear the Spotlight is an atmospheric third-person horror adventure with a disturbing mystery to unravel. Sneak into school after hours with Vivian and Amy, survive a séance gone wrong, solve tactile puzzles, and, whatever you do, stay out of the spotlight…
Why similar: Stealth 23.3%, Survival Horror 20.3%, Horror 11.3%, Psychological Horror 11%, Puzzle 7.6%
- #3 The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,401 reviews2020
Dev: Dvora Studio Co., Ltd.Pub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters is a Korean survival horror-adventure. Venture from your deserted school to survive the horrors of the night. Explore the surrounding Sehwa district and uncover the shadow realm's dark secrets. Use everything at your disposal to avoid a demoness hellbent on killing you!
Why similar: Horror 31.7%, Survival Horror 31.6%, Psychological Horror 8.5%, Indie 6.7%, Action 5.5%
- #4 Dead of Darkness
95% matchVery Positive87% of 209 reviews2025
Dev: Retrofiction Games
Windows
Dead of Darkness is a 2D survival-horror action-adventure. Investigate a mysterious island and unravel its disturbing secret. You’ll have to face grotesque creatures, hurdle deadly traps, solve puzzles, and most importantly, survive.
Why similar: Survival Horror 24.9%, Horror 15.3%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Isometric 13%, Top-Down 10.3%
- #5 Remothered: Tormented Fathers
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,314 reviews2018
Dev: Stormind Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Remothered: Tormented Fathers is the pure and realistic survival horror videogame
Why similar: Survival Horror 24.9%, Stealth 22.5%, Horror 20.8%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Action 5.9%
- #6 Darkwood
94% matchVery Positive95% of 23,842 reviews2017
Dev: Acid Wizard StudioPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.
Why similar: Survival Horror 31.8%, Horror 22%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Exploration 10.2%, Action 5.8%
- #7 Darkness Under My Bed
93% matchVery Positive90% of 92 reviews2021
Dev: Desert Fox
Windows
Wander through intricate maze under the bed, and discover the secrets hidden in the long, dark tunnels. Document the existence of monsters. Retrieve the stolen treasures and memories.
Why similar: Horror 32.6%, Psychological Horror 30.5%, Exploration 15.3%, Dark 6.1%, 2D 4.8%
- #8 Hello Neighbor 2 Alpha 1
92% matchVery Positive85% of 952 reviews2020
Dev: Eerie GuestPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Alpha 1 of Hello Neighbor 2 is back! It is a Stealth Horror Game where you’re being stalked by a mysterious creature as you try to track down Mr. Peterson who has disappeared after the events of the first game. Play against an advanced, self-learning AI that adapts to your every move.
Why similar: Stealth 28.8%, Survival Horror 19%, Horror 14.3%, Psychedelic 14.2%, Puzzle 9.4%
- #9 Hello Neighbor
91% matchVery Positive85% of 27,665 reviews2017
Dev: Dynamic PixelsPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Hello Neighbor is a Stealth Horror Game about sneaking into your neighbor's house and figuring out what he's hiding in the basement. Play against an advanced AI that learns from your actions.
Why similar: Stealth 26.7%, Horror 21.3%, Survival Horror 20.8%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Puzzle 7.7%
- #10 Penumbra Overture
91% matchVery Positive91% of 4,061 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 29.7%, Survival Horror 21%, Stealth 19.3%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Puzzle 5.3%
- #11 In Nightmare
90% matchVery Positive82% of 94 reviews2022
Dev: Magic Fish Games
Windows
In Nightmare is a narrative-driven horror adventure game combining sneak action with diverse puzzles. It follows a young boy in search for the last hope of love who is working out his own salvation by navigating through his fear.
Why similar: Stealth 34.1%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Strategy 15.6%, Exploration 13.9%, Puzzle 5.6%
- #12 Escape the Ayurok
89% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,077 reviews2019
Dev: DeadlyCrow Games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Escape The Ayurok is a first person horror-adventure videogame, in which you need to escape from a haunted mansion as quiet as possible, to evade the hideous creature called "The Ayurok". Stealth Mode will be your ally!
Why similar: Survival Horror 33.2%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Horror 20%, Strategy 6.8%, Exploration 5%
- #13 MADiSON
88% matchVery Positive87% of 3,277 reviews2022
Dev: BLOODIOUS GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 7.2 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: Horror 22.8%, Survival Horror 22.3%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Stealth 11.3%, Puzzle 8.4%
- #14 Dark Fear
89% matchVery Positive94% of 232 reviews2016
Dev: Arif Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Dark Fear is a pixel horror game with RPG and adventure game elements. Explore a diverse landscape filled with forests, mountains, lakes and deserts. Make allies in the local village, upgrade your weapon and armor, go hunting/fishing and fight your way to the truth by slaying your foes, solving puzzles and helping people with their...
Why similar: Horror 50.7%, Indie 22.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Adventure 13%
- #15 Nocturia The Game
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: BrossLab
Windows
Trapped in total darkness, you’re a helpless kid, alone and hunted by something lurking in the shadows. Solve puzzles, navigate shifting rooms, and uncover creepy secrets. Your worst nightmares are real. Can you make it through the night?
Why similar: Horror 30%, Psychological Horror 28.2%, Puzzle 18.4%, Exploration 15.2%, Adventure 4.1%
- #16 Distrust: Polar Survival
87% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,521 reviews2017
Dev: CheerdealersPub: Alawar
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
DISTRUST is an isometric survival adventure with procedural generation on an Arctic research station lost in the endless dark of a polar night. A story-rich fiction with multiple endings that suits both singleplayer fans and co-op enthusiasts.
Why similar: Psychedelic 18.5%, Survival Horror 18.4%, Isometric 14.3%, Horror 12%, Psychological Horror 10.9%
- #17 Forest Asylum 2
85% matchVery Positive98% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Michal Piotrowski
Windows
Forest Asylum 2 - An Indie Psychological Horror Game and the sequel to the well-received first part. Embark on a Therapy that will change your life!
Why similar: Survival Horror 35.3%, Psychological Horror 24.5%, Horror 19.5%, Puzzle 6.8%, Exploration 5.2%
- #18 Bughouse
86% matchVery Positive87% of 179 reviews2022
Dev: Disrate Studios
Windows
Play as Christopher, a kid left home alone with a terrifying STALKER on the loose! Try and survive in this 80's, PS1 inspired, Home Invasion Survival Horror game - OR DIE TRYING!
Why similar: Stealth 23.3%, Survival Horror 22.3%, Psychological Horror 15%, Horror 14.7%, Stylized 6.5%
- #19 Crying Pony
84% matchMostly Positive73% of 52 reviews2023
Dev: CreSpirit
Windows
Crying Pony is a 2D side-scrolling horror game where the protagonist, Michael, is hunted by the lurking evil in his nightmares. As the nightmare's corruption seeps into reality and even pulls Michael's daughter into its grasp, will he be able to lead them both to escape from the nightmare?
Why similar: Survival Horror 35.3%, Horror 23.4%, Puzzle 11%, Stylized 10.2%, Exploration 9.4%
- #20 Creepy Tale 2
83% matchVery Positive86% of 1,498 reviews2021
Dev: Creepy Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Experience the creepy tension of a brothers Grimm fairy tale in this puzzle adventure game. Follow the young and brave Lars as he embarks on a dangerous journey to save his sisters mind from the clutches of a mysterious evil.
Why similar: Stealth 47.7%, Puzzle 23.4%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, 2D 7.4%, Adventure 4.5%
- #21 Amnesia: The Dark Descent
82% matchVery Positive95% of 35,239 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 33.4%, Survival Horror 21%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Stealth 12%, Puzzle 8.1%
- #22 Seduction
84% matchMixed55% of 65 reviews2021
Dev: KOEX studioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
《Seduction》is a 2d horror adventure puzzle game. Lee has to survive in the dark realm and to save Mei's soul from being use for the great summoning. Facing with mysteries, he has to figure out the truth in order to end it.
Why similar: Horror 40.2%, Puzzle 25.3%, Indie 11.4%, Dark 9.4%, 2D 7.3%
- #23 Hello Neighbor 2 Alpha 1.5
81% matchVery Positive87% of 6,166 reviews2020
Dev: Eerie GuestPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Hello Neighbor 2 is a Stealth Horror Game where you’re being stalked by a mysterious creature as you try to track down Mr. Peterson (The Neighbor) who has disappeared after the events of the first game. Play against an advanced, self-learning AI that tracks and adapts to your every move.
Why similar: Stealth 32.2%, Survival Horror 22.9%, Psychedelic 17.2%, Horror 13.6%, Puzzle 10.5%
- #24 DYSTHANASIA
79% matchVery Positive90% of 301 reviews2025
Dev: Madowaku KoboPub: Eroge Japan
Windows
You awaken in a cold unfamiliar building crawling with grotesque creatures. Stave off terror using your wits and anything you can find, then try to make it out alive in this highly atmospheric environmental horror game.
Why similar: Stealth 25.7%, Survival Horror 21.5%, Horror 14%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Puzzle 7.8%
- #25 Shadows 2: Perfidia
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 283 reviews2017
Dev: MrCiastkuPub: IceTorch Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Shadows 2: Perfidia is a survival horror game inspired by classics like the Penumbra series and Layers of Fear. Explore a darkened office complex and uncover the truth behind the horrifying events that have befallen its inhabitants.
Why similar: Survival Horror 35.9%, Horror 25.1%, Adventure 17.5%, Indie 11%, Action 10.4%
- #26 MOTHER
80% matchVery Positive88% of 450 reviews2020
Dev: Anya Segarane
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
MOTHER is a first-person psychological horror game about protecting your children while descending deeper & deeper into madness. Defend them at all costs. Be careful, because their death is permanent!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.3%, Horror 28.8%, Survival Horror 23.2%, Dark 6.4%, Indie 6.2%
- #27 White Night
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 399 reviews2015
Dev: OSome StudioPub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%
The dark will reveal all!Explore the macabre past of an old mansion in the 1930's and solve puzzles of light and shadows in this fully black & white survival horror! Players are trapped in this nightmare where darkness is a constant threat!
Why similar: Survival Horror 35.4%, Horror 34.4%, Puzzle 16.2%, Adventure 5.8%, Indie 4.5%
- #28 Bubbaruka!
79% matchVery Positive89% of 66 reviews2021
Dev: Benjamin SchadePub: Super Nova Studios
Windows
A survival horror puzzle game about exploring an abandoned children's toy, stalked by the shambling husks of scrapped concepts that pursue you endlessly throughout the environment as you try to solve the cryptic puzzles left behind by the developers and keep your pet alive.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.2%, Horror 15.3%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Top-Down 10.1%, Puzzle 9%
- #29 RATUZ
78% matchVery Positive88% of 345 reviews2022
Dev: Bad Coffee Games
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
After a science experiment gets out of control, you need to survive and escape this dark prison that hides weird secrets. The game is a cinematic platform of terror and stealth, inspired by INSIDE, Another World, Blackthorne and Prince of Persia.
Why similar: Horror 46.9%, Pixel Graphics 17.1%, Indie 12.2%, Action 9.5%, 2D 8.1%
- #30 Horror Tale 1: Kidnapper
77% matchVery Positive83% of 71 reviews2023
Dev: Euphoria Games
Windows
Uncover the mystery behind a terrifying kidnapper in this story-driven horror adventure. Solve puzzles, explore eerie locations, and help Tom and his friends survive in 1990s America. Horror Tale is a creepy escape game full of twists and suspense.
Why similar: Survival Horror 26%, Stealth 23.1%, Horror 17.1%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Puzzle 9%
- #31 Mental Hospital - Child of Evil
78% matchMixed65% of 62 reviews2022
Dev: Igor MigunPub: AGaming+
Windows
Mental Hospital is a truly scary first-person stealth horror game. Discover heart-thumping terror, chase and scary creatures in this atmospheric horror game.
Why similar: Puzzle 21%, Stealth 20.8%, Stylized 15.6%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Action 10.8%
- #32 Rise of Insanity
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,266 reviews2018
Dev: Red Limb Studio
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
In Rise of Insanity, as a doctor of psychology you will explore the darkest recesses of the human mind. Overcome your fear to find the truth behind the tragedy that has befallen your family.
Why similar: Horror 19.5%, Survival Horror 19.4%, Psychedelic 17.5%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Puzzle 8.2%
- #33 Creepy Tale
76% matchVery Positive87% of 2,883 reviews2020
Dev: Creepy Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Creepy quest with the atmosphere of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales. Go through a dangerous adventure filled with puzzles and challenges! Perhaps it is you who will be able to solve all the secrets of forest and save the peaceful creatures?
Why similar: Stealth 45.4%, Puzzle 16.9%, Horror 15.4%, Dark 5.8%, 2D 5.2%
- #34 Trench Face
73% matchVery Positive95% of 531 reviews2025
Dev: Pulse Blue
Windows
Trench Face is a horror turn based war RPG featuring exploration-based dungeons, with hanging monsters lurking around each corner. Every enemy varying in strengths and weaknesses. Escape the trench with your life.
Why similar: Survival Horror 24.2%, Stealth 16.4%, Horror 13.7%, Strategy 9.4%, Psychological Horror 7.2%
- #35 Joyville 2
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 200 reviews2024
Dev: KudPlay Games
Windows
Joyville 2 is a first-person horror puzzle-adventure game set in an abandoned children's camp. Explore two parallel worlds where the joy of the past meets present horrors. Uncover the camp's dark secrets, face magical yet dangerous creatures, and discover the truth behind events from decades ago.
Why similar: Survival Horror 30.5%, Horror 26.5%, Puzzle 15%, Exploration 8%, Indie 6.3%
- #36 Just Ignore Them
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,464 reviews2017
Dev: Stranga GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
One night can feel like a lifetime of pain, suffering and horror to a child...do you have what it takes to survive the night? Play as an 8 year old child who is tormented by monsters in his house. Your choices make his future which lives can be saved or ended.
Why similar: Horror 28.2%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Top-Down 10.8%, Indie 7.1%
- #37 Raisond'etre
75% matchVery Positive93% of 75 reviews2022
Dev: C3 Games
Windows
Will you be able to uncover your raison d'être and solve the mysteries that await in this suspenseful thriller?
Why similar: Top-Down 42.2%, Exploration 27.9%, Adventure 12.7%, Indie 8.1%, Singleplayer 5.1%
- #38 Don't Be Afraid 2
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 249 reviews2024
Dev: Eneida Games
Windows
Descend deep into the nightmare that seamlessly blends with reality in this uncanny horror escape room game. Can you find your way out of the horrid mansion or will you succumb to your fears? Can you face and overcome your past, or will it break you?
Why similar: Survival Horror 27.6%, Horror 20.6%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Puzzle 12.3%, Exploration 9.7%
- #39 DYING: Reborn
75% matchMostly Positive77% of 216 reviews2018
Dev: NEKCOM EntertainmentPub: Coconut Island Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
DYING: Reborn is a first-person Room Escape puzzle game in which players must tackle all kinds of puzzles in a series of dark and eerie environments. Gameplay revolves around collecting, discovering and putting together pieces of a twisted story that will make your hair stand on end...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 37.6%, Puzzle 23.8%, Horror 20.1%, Indie 12.2%, Adventure 6.3%
- #40 Project Liminal 2
71% matchVery Positive96% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: AquaHeaven StudiosPub: TXC
Windows
Explore terrifying liminal spaces. Horror walking simulator with reality-bending platforming and supernatural threats. Get lost between dimensions.
Why similar: Puzzle 25%, Action 16.6%, Exploration 16.1%, Stylized 13.7%, Psychological Horror 12.2%
- #41 Causality
72% matchVery Positive92% of 252 reviews2021
Dev: WAFFLE GAMESPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Causality is a survival horror game. You must rescue 3 students trapped in a school full of mysterious psychic phenomena, and uncover the secrets behind therein. The real story behind the school, and the causal relationship of the events, is all in your hands.
Why similar: Survival Horror 29.5%, Psychological Horror 18%, Horror 17.7%, Top-Down 12%, Puzzle 8.5%
- #42 Hello Neighbor Alpha 2
71% matchVery Positive95% of 4,485 reviews2019
Dev: Dynamic PixelsPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Welcome to Alpha 2 of Hello Neighbor. Play against an advanced, self-learning AI in what eventually became Act 1 of Hello Neighbor - the stealth horror home invasion sim.
Why similar: Stealth 27%, Survival Horror 21.4%, Psychedelic 15.7%, Horror 14.1%, Psychological Horror 11.6%
- #43 Charon's Staircase
73% matchMixed63% of 72 reviews2022
Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive StoriesPub: SOEDESCO
Windows
In this first-person horror mystery game, you set out to bury the horrible past of a tyrannical government. Retrieve and destroy the documents that unravel the secrets that lie beneath Oack Grove. Will you discover the terrifying truth and find your way out?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.4%, Horror 20.9%, Puzzle 18.5%, Exploration 16.4%, Dark 6.6%
- #44 The Trud
73% matchMixed62% of 58 reviews2020
Dev: Matheus Antônio
Windows
The Trud is a horror game that combines exploration with stealth gameplay, here you'll need to find your way out and discover what's happening in the school while monsters are trying to catch you.
Why similar: Indie 44.2%, Action 33.9%, Adventure 21.9%
- #45 The Derailed
69% matchVery Positive84% of 116 reviews2025
Dev: Deformed Dreams Studio
Windows
The Derailed is a first-person psychological horror game. Beneath the dusty arches of a nearly forgotten depot, shadows of the past tremble. Whether you want to or not, you will have to uncover the dark secrets of this place.
Why similar: Horror 34.8%, Psychological Horror 30.2%, Exploration 15%, Dark 7.2%, Indie 4.9%
- #46 DARQ: Complete Edition
70% matchVery Positive94% of 4,152 reviews2019
Dev: Unfold Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
DARQ tells the story of Lloyd, a boy who finds himself in the middle of a lucid nightmare. Unable to wake up, Lloyd has to face his fears and decipher the meaning of the dream.
Why similar: Stealth 22.3%, Horror 15.6%, Survival Horror 15%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Psychedelic 11.2%
- #47 The Last Door: Season 2 - Collector's Edition
71% matchVery Positive94% of 968 reviews2016
Dev: The Game KitchenPub: Phoenix Online Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In Season 2 of The Last Door, the search for his missing client will bring psychiatrist John Wakefield deeper into a conspiracy of darkness and closer to the heart of madness than ever before.
Why similar: Horror 54.2%, Pixel Graphics 25.6%, Adventure 9.9%, Indie 7.5%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #48 Starless
70% matchPositive94% of 50 reviews2022
Dev: Petr Sapozhnikov
Windows
In Starless, navigate a space Ark infested with terrifying monsters in this stealth-action game inspired by classic sci-fi. Can you help the colonists survive, or will they be doomed to roam the endless void of space forever?
Why similar: Stealth 26.6%, Survival Horror 19.8%, Horror 13.2%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Top-Down 10.5%
- #49 DISTRAINT 2
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,739 reviews2018
Dev: Jesse Makkonen
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
You are Price, a man who sold his humanity to get a partnership from a leading company: McDade, Bruton & Moore. DISTRAINT 2 follows on from the events of the first game. It's a sinister tale about restoring hope and finding your purpose.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.6%, Horror 28.9%, Stylized 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 10%, 2D 6.1%
- #50 Insight
68% matchVery Positive86% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: GravelRoadPub: PaperPixel Games
Windows
Insight is a single-player horror story game shrouded in mystery. You'll take control of different characters to solve crimes and unveil the dark secrets behind them.
Why similar: Horror 36.4%, Psychological Horror 29.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Stylized 11.9%, Dark 8.1%
- #51 SKYHILL: Black Mist
72% matchMixed47% of 235 reviews2020
Dev: Mandragora
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 43%
In this psychological survival horror your daughter was kidnapped and whole building is overrun by dark monsters and crazy cultist for whom you are a prey. Survive and save your family in a face of danger from the mysterious black mist that covered entire city and changes human into vile creatures.
Why similar: Survival Horror 31.6%, Horror 19.8%, Isometric 17.2%, Third Person 9%, Exploration 6.9%
- #52 Wick
70% matchVery Positive86% of 691 reviews2015
Dev: Hellbent Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Wick is a survival horror game where ghost stories are brought to life. Explore a local legend about the long lost children in the woods who can still be seen... but only by those who dare to enter alone by candlelight.
Why similar: Survival Horror 34.5%, Horror 33.2%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Indie 6.6%, Action 6.4%
- #53 Beyond The Darkness
67% matchVery Positive89% of 98 reviews2024
Dev: My Little StudioPub: IndieGO Publishing
Windows
💀🧩🕹️ Beyond The Darkness is a horror adventure game with puzzles where you help little girl Milly battle nightmares in the darkness to find her missing family. You will find yourself in bizarre worlds of memories, distorted by fears, and your only weapon will be the light of a small lamp...
Why similar: Horror 38.3%, Isometric 17.1%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Puzzle 10.2%, Exploration 6.3%
- #54 Decarnation
66% matchVery Positive88% of 1,039 reviews2023
Dev: Atelier QDBPub: Shiro Unlimited
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Where do you run to when your demons reside within you? Decarnation is a pixel art adventure/action puzzle game with a horrific story inspired by some of the most influential films and novels in the genre. Dive into a breathtaking thriller where nightmares and dreams intertwine…
Why similar: Survival Horror 21.5%, Horror 16%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Puzzle 14.1%, Exploration 7.3%
- #55 Halt
68% matchMostly Positive71% of 78 reviews2022
Dev: Nightmare Ink Publishing
Windows
Halt is a pixelated top-down horror where players explore a nightmare world while investigating mysterious disappearances. Limited visibility and intense atmosphere make every moment of the game thrilling.
Why similar: Stealth 39.3%, Horror 20%, Strategy 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Action 5.8%
- #56 HOMESICKNESS
65% matchVery Positive96% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: jnity
Windows
HOMESICKNESS is a point-&-click psychological horror indie game exploring the nuances of nostalgia. Play as Theo, trapped in CHILDREEF’s daycare, descending floor by floor; surviving the remnants of time. Use the Kids' multi-tool, listen to obscure tapes, and make your way to the lot. She's waiting.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.4%, Horror 21.3%, Strategy 16%, Exploration 15.4%, Survival Horror 9.4%
- #57 Bulb Boy
68% matchVery Positive86% of 2,046 reviews2015
Dev: Bulbware
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
One gloomy night, Bulb Boy wakes suddenly from a frightening nightmare to discover that evil has overshadowed the Bulbhouse. His family has disappeared and there are horrid monsters lurking in the shadows. Gather the courage and use his glass head to save everything he loves.
Why similar: Horror 42.6%, Puzzle 14.9%, Indie 12%, Psychological Horror 8.4%, Dark 7.4%
- #58 Almost My Floor
66% matchVery Positive92% of 244 reviews2021
Dev: Potata Company
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Almost My Floor - point & click detective in a frightening atmosphere of sinister nightmares. Each step may end up fatal. Solve the mystery of the house #9 residents or go crazy. Labyrinth of endless floors will not let go of their victim without a fight.
Why similar: Psychedelic 31.1%, Horror 21.6%, Psychological Horror 20.3%, Puzzle 14.3%, Dark 5.8%
- #59 Familiar Stranger
65% matchMixed64% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Duanyang WangPub: Horror engine games
Windows
The Familiar Stranger is a 3D psychological horror game where twisted memories and nightmares blur. Uncover dark secrets while evading a relentless entity that watches from the shadows. Can you escape the horrors of the past, or will they consume you?
Why similar: Horror 29.5%, Psychological Horror 25.5%, Exploration 24.6%, Indie 10.1%, Action 7.1%
- #60 Endoparasitic 2
64% matchVery Positive87% of 616 reviews2024
Dev: MizizizizPub: Deep Root Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Three limbs ripped off, infected with a deadly parasite, you must survive. Drag yourself through the hallways of an infested arcship, fight off twisted eldritch creatures, craft vaccines and ammunition, and escape to civilization.
Why similar: Survival Horror 27.2%, Stealth 18.7%, Horror 15.9%, Top-Down 13.5%, Exploration 7.7%