- #1 Dead of Darkness
97% matchVery Positive87% of 211 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 24.3%, Horror 14.9%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Isometric 12.6%, Top-Down 9.9%
- #2 Schizo Dark
96% matchVery Positive95% of 93 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 15.3%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Puzzle 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%
- #3 Remothered: Tormented Fathers
96% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,331 reviews2018
Dev: Stormind Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Remothered: Tormented Fathers is the pure and realistic survival horror videogame
Why similar: Survival Horror 25%, Stealth 22.5%, Horror 20.8%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Action 6%
- #4 Darkwood
95% matchVery Positive95% of 24,197 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 32%, Horror 22.1%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Exploration 10.2%, Action 5.8%
- #5 Fear the Spotlight
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,212 reviews2024
Dev: Cozy Game PalsPub: Blumhouse Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 23.4%, Survival Horror 20.3%, Horror 11.4%, Psychological Horror 11%, Puzzle 7.7%
- #6 Darkness Under My Bed
94% matchVery Positive91% of 95 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 32.7%, Psychological Horror 30.5%, Exploration 15.3%, Dark 6%, 2D 4.8%
- #7 Hello Neighbor 2 Alpha 1
93% matchVery Positive85% of 982 reviews2020
Dev: Eerie GuestPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 45%
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%, Psychedelic 14.2%, Horror 14.2%, Puzzle 9.5%
- #8 The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,461 reviews2020
Dev: Dvora Studio Co., Ltd.Pub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 9.2 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 31.8%, Survival Horror 31.7%, Psychological Horror 8.5%, Indie 6.6%, Action 5.5%
- #9 Penumbra Overture
91% matchVery Positive91% of 4,100 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 12.6%, Puzzle 5.3%
- #10 Hello Neighbor
91% matchVery Positive86% of 29,697 reviews2017
Dev: Dynamic PixelsPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 15.9 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 12.3%, Puzzle 7.8%
- #11 Escape the Ayurok
90% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,082 reviews2019
Dev: DeadlyCrow Games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.6 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 33.4%, Psychological Horror 20%, Horror 20%, Strategy 6.8%, Exploration 5%
- #12 Creepy Tale 2
89% matchVery Positive86% of 1,533 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 46.3%, Puzzle 22.9%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, 2D 7.2%, Adventure 4.4%
- #13 In Nightmare
89% 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 34.2%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Strategy 15.6%, Exploration 13.9%, Puzzle 5.6%
- #14 MADiSON
87% matchVery Positive87% of 3,329 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 22.4%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, Stealth 11.3%, Puzzle 8.5%
- #15 Nocturia The Game
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 52 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 30.1%, Psychological Horror 28.1%, Puzzle 18.5%, Exploration 15.1%, Adventure 4.1%
- #16 Dark Fear
88% matchVery Positive94% of 233 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 50.9%, Indie 22.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Adventure 13.1%
- #17 Amnesia: The Dark Descent
86% matchVery Positive95% of 35,384 reviews2010
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.4 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 33.3%, Survival Horror 21%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Stealth 12.1%, Puzzle 8.2%
- #18 Forest Asylum 2
84% 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 35.4%, Psychological Horror 24.3%, Horror 19.5%, Puzzle 6.9%, Exploration 5.2%
- #19 Crying Pony
85% matchMostly Positive74% of 53 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 34.7%, Horror 23%, Puzzle 10.8%, Stylized 9.9%, Exploration 9.2%
- #20 Bughouse
84% matchVery Positive87% of 181 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 14.9%, Horror 14.7%, Stylized 6.4%
- #21 Distrust: Polar Survival
83% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,532 reviews2017
Dev: CheerdealersPub: Alawar
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.6 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 10.8%
- #22 Seduction
82% matchMixed56% of 66 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 25.5%, Indie 11.3%, Dark 9.4%, 2D 7.2%
- #23 Hello Neighbor 2 Alpha 1.5
80% matchVery Positive87% of 6,203 reviews2020
Dev: Eerie GuestPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 6.3 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 17.1%, Horror 13.6%, Puzzle 10.6%
- #24 MOTHER
81% matchVery Positive88% of 455 reviews2020
Dev: Anya Segarane
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.8 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 30.2%, Horror 28.9%, Survival Horror 23.3%, Dark 6.3%, Indie 6.2%
- #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 17.6%, Indie 10.9%, Action 10.5%
- #26 White Night
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 406 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 35.5%, Horror 34.4%, Puzzle 16.3%, Adventure 5.8%, Indie 4.4%
- #27 Mad Father
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,511 reviews2016
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Witness the tale of a most foolish family. A remake of the classic horror exploration game makes its way to Steam.
Why similar: Horror 24.7%, Psychological Horror 21.2%, Survival Horror 20.4%, Puzzle 7.4%, Exploration 7.1%
- #28 Don't Be Afraid 2
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 257 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 27.7%, Horror 20.6%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Puzzle 12.4%, Exploration 9.7%
- #29 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 23.3%, Horror 15.3%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Top-Down 10%, Puzzle 9%
- #30 RATUZ
78% matchVery Positive88% of 359 reviews2022
Dev: Bad Coffee Games
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.9 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 47%, Pixel Graphics 17.2%, Indie 12.1%, Action 9.6%, 2D 8.1%
- #31 Project Liminal 2
74% matchVery Positive90% of 63 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 22.9%, Action 15.2%, Exploration 14.6%, Stylized 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11%
- #32 Rise of Insanity
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,274 reviews2018
Dev: Red Limb Studio
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.0 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 16.3%, Puzzle 8.2%
- #33 Raisond'etre
76% matchVery Positive94% of 78 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 28%, Adventure 12.8%, Indie 8.1%, Singleplayer 5%
- #34 Joyville 2
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 208 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 30.6%, Horror 26.5%, Puzzle 15.1%, Exploration 8%, Indie 6.2%
- #35 DYSTHANASIA
73% matchVery Positive90% of 322 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 25.6%, Survival Horror 21.5%, Horror 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Puzzle 7.9%
- #36 Mental Hospital - Child of Evil
77% matchMixed63% of 65 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 21.1%, Stealth 20.9%, Stylized 15.4%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Action 10.9%
- #37 DARQ: Complete Edition
74% matchVery Positive94% of 4,170 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 22.4%, Horror 15.6%, Survival Horror 15%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Psychedelic 11.2%
- #38 Charon's Staircase
75% matchMixed63% of 73 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 23.2%, Horror 21.1%, Puzzle 18.6%, Exploration 16.5%, Dark 6.6%
- #39 DISTRAINT 2
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,791 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 24.3%, Horror 23.8%, Psychedelic 18%, Stylized 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
- #40 DYING: Reborn
76% 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 37.4%, Puzzle 24%, Horror 20.1%, Indie 12.1%, Adventure 6.3%
- #41 Insight
73% matchVery Positive87% of 68 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 36.3%, Psychological Horror 29.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Stylized 11.7%, Dark 8%
- #42 Trench Face
70% matchVery Positive94% of 632 reviews2025
Dev: Pulse Blue
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
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 24.4%, Stealth 15.8%, Horror 13.8%, Strategy 9.4%, Psychological Horror 7.4%
- #43 Horror Tale 1: Kidnapper
72% 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 26.1%, Stealth 23.1%, Horror 17.1%, Psychological Horror 13%, Puzzle 9.1%
- #44 Hello Neighbor Alpha 2
71% matchVery Positive95% of 4,576 reviews2019
Dev: Dynamic PixelsPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 7.6 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 11.5%
- #45 The Derailed
70% matchVery Positive83% of 126 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 35%, Psychological Horror 30.1%, Exploration 15%, Dark 7.2%, Indie 4.9%
- #46 Causality
71% matchVery Positive93% of 256 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 29.6%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Horror 17.7%, Top-Down 12%, Puzzle 8.5%
- #47 The Trud
72% 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 43.8%, Action 34.2%, Adventure 22%
- #48 Just Ignore Them
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,535 reviews2017
Dev: Stranga GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 21%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Top-Down 10.7%, Indie 7%
- #49 HOMESICKNESS
67% matchVery Positive96% of 76 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 30.3%, Horror 21.4%, Strategy 15.9%, Exploration 15.4%, Survival Horror 9.5%
- #50 Starless
69% 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 26.7%, Survival Horror 19.9%, Horror 13.3%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Top-Down 10.4%
- #51 Halt
69% matchMixed70% 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 20.1%, Strategy 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Action 5.8%
- #52 SKYHILL: Black Mist
71% matchMixed46% of 236 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 31.7%, Horror 19.7%, Isometric 17.2%, Third Person 9%, Exploration 6.9%
- #53 Bulb Boy
68% matchVery Positive86% of 2,136 reviews2015
Dev: Bulbware
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 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 42.7%, Puzzle 15.1%, Indie 11.9%, Psychological Horror 8.3%, Dark 7.4%
- #54 Wick
68% matchVery Positive86% of 696 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 34.6%, Horror 33.2%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Indie 6.5%, Action 6.5%
- #55 Echoes of Dread
65% matchVery Positive86% of 77 reviews2024
Dev: Reaper GSPub: Kazakov Studios
Windows
Echoes Of Dread is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore the mansion, solve puzzles, and uncover the secrets hidden within. Prepare for unexpected encounters with terrifying entities.
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.9%, Horror 21.7%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Puzzle 9.8%, Exploration 7.7%
- #56 The Door in the Basement
67% matchVery Positive88% of 183 reviews2021
Dev: Aegon Games
Windows
The Door in the Basement is an atmospheric pixelated horror game set in a mysterious subterranean world.
Why similar: Horror 23.7%, Survival Horror 21.7%, Psychological Horror 20.6%, Exploration 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
- #57 Almost My Floor
66% matchVery Positive92% of 246 reviews2021
Dev: Potata Company
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 31.2%, Horror 21.6%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Puzzle 14.4%, Dark 5.8%
- #58 Familiar Stranger
66% 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 29.6%, Psychological Horror 25.4%, Exploration 24.6%, Indie 10%, Action 7.2%
- #59 Endoparasitic 2
64% matchVery Positive87% of 631 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 27.3%, Stealth 18.8%, Horror 15.9%, Top-Down 13.4%, Exploration 7.7%
- #60 Beyond The Darkness
65% matchVery Positive88% of 102 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 35.8%, Isometric 16%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Puzzle 9.6%, Stylized 6.6%