- #1 Visage
97% matchVery Positive84% of 10,723 reviews2020
Dev: SadSquare Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.
Why similar: Horror 38.9%, Psychological Horror 32.7%, First-Person 9.2%, Violent 8.2%, Adventure 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A premier psychological horror experience that excels at exploring a haunted home filled with disturbing, violent secrets.
- #2 The Painscreek Killings
96% matchVery Positive91% of 6,095 reviews2017
Dev: EQ Studios
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Investigate an infamous cold case in the eerie, abandoned town of Painscreek. Search for evidence, connect the dots and uncover who killed Vivian Roberts. Can you expose the truth behind this town’s dark secrets?
Why similar: Horror 28.7%, Thriller 24.7%, Adventure 17%, First-Person 14.8%, Psychological Horror 14.7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a deep, investigative experience focused on uncovering the truth behind a murder in a secluded setting.
- #3 Infliction
96% matchVery Positive81% of 950 reviews2018
Dev: Caustic Reality
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Wander through an interactive nightmare set within the confines of a once-happy household. Piece together the mystery behind a harrowing series of events while struggling to survive encounters with an entity that relentlessly stands in the way of finding absolution.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.9%, Horror 24.3%, Violent 18.4%, Adventure 13.6%, First-Person 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person psychological horror game that focuses on exploring a domestic space to uncover a tragic, violent history.
- #4 Stories Untold
95% matchVery Positive87% of 5,426 reviews2017
Dev: No CodePub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental adventures, including a remaster of the original hit episode “The House Abandon”.
Why similar: Horror 24.4%, Psychological Horror 24.3%, Thriller 22.2%, Adventure 17.3%, Indie 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the experimental, investigative, and psychological-horror feel of uncovering secrets through technology.
- #5 Who's Lila?
94% matchVery Positive95% of 3,610 reviews2022
Dev: Garage Heathen
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face
Why similar: Psychological Horror 42.3%, Horror 38.1%, First-Person 19.6%
Why You'll Like It: It features a unique, detective-like approach to psychological horror that requires careful observation and deduction.
- #6 Martha Is Dead
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,780 reviews2022
Dev: LKAPub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Set in 1944 Italy, Martha Is Dead is an award-winning dark psychological thriller where the lines between truth, superstition, and tragedy blur. Explore a haunting countryside, uncover disturbing memories, and peel back layers of mystery. Every choice shapes the nightmare…are you ready to face it?
Why similar: Thriller 27.5%, Psychological Horror 24.5%, Horror 19.6%, Adventure 13.7%, First-Person 8%
Why You'll Like It: This game delivers a dark, psychological, and violent narrative that aligns perfectly with the tone of the seed game.
- #7 Sally Face - Episode One
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 26,584 reviews2016
Dev: Portable Moose
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Delve into a dark adventure following the boy with a prosthetic face and a tragic past. Unravel the sinister mysteries of Sally's world to find the truth that lies hidden beneath the shadows.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 38.1%, Horror 28%, Adventure 18.2%, Indie 15.7%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, indie psychological horror game that focuses on uncovering a disturbing mystery through exploration.
- #8 Suite 776
91% matchVery Positive90% of 746 reviews2019
Dev: Stanislaw TruchowskiPub: TurnVex
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%
A pure terror with a twisted backstory; jumping straight into the horrors surrounding Suite 776.
Why similar: Adventure 20.6%, Horror 19.7%, Thriller 19.3%, Indie 17.8%, Psychological Horror 14.8%
Why You'll Like It: A short, intense indie horror game that focuses on exploring a single, terrifying location.
- #9 Joana's Life
93% matchMostly Negative31% of 231 reviews2016
Dev: Old Shack StudioPub: Back To Basics Gaming
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
In a peaceful part of the town, a series of deaths occur, seemingly random at first, but gruesome in their nature. One day, you find an object that doesn't belong in your house. An old, worn-out, stained mirror. You'll come to discover that the simple mirror isn't the only thing that is out of place.
Why similar: Indie 37.6%, Horror 19.8%, Adventure 18.3%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, First-Person 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A direct match in terms of indie, first-person psychological horror and investigative themes.
- #10 Confabulation
91% matchVery Positive91% of 103 reviews2023
Dev: Authogin
Windows
Your memory is fading. Things around your home keep changing; they are not what they appear to be. Find what is wrong, take pictures to restore your memory. Try to remember. Learn what you have forgotten, learn what has happened. It is not what it seems to be.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.7%, Horror 25.4%, First-Person 15.3%, Indie 12.8%, Adventure 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person psychological horror game that relies on puzzle-solving and exploration to build tension.
- #11 The Cabin Factory
89% matchVery Positive91% of 3,623 reviews2024
Dev: International Cat StudiosPub: Future Friends Games
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Your job at the Cabin Factory is simple: inspect the cabins and decide on whether they’re haunted or not. If you do find any anomalies, get out…immediately.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.7%, Horror 32.4%, Adventure 15.3%, First-Person 14.2%, Indie 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game utilizes a walking-simulator format to deliver a psychological horror experience focused on choices and atmosphere.
- #12 Face of Another
89% matchVery Positive96% of 149 reviews2025
Dev: MadBug Studio
Windows
Use your phone to survive the horrors, capture clues, and solve puzzles in this first-person psychological horror experience. Trapped inside a warped digital nightmare by a mysterious entity, you must navigate a world where technology distorts reality.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 39.3%, Horror 37.9%, First-Person 22.9%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a first-person psychological horror experience centered on mystery and puzzle-solving.
- #13 Fragile
90% matchMixed64% 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: Violent 31.2%, Adventure 20.4%, Horror 19.1%, Indie 14.6%, Psychological Horror 14.6%
Why You'll Like It: An indie adventure that leans heavily into violent, psychological horror themes.
- #14 Lost in Vivo
88% matchVery Positive92% of 3,903 reviews2018
Dev: KIRA
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A horror game about claustrophobia. During a storm your service dog is forced down a broken sewer drain. You find the nearest sewer entrance and run in after it. Along the way you will meet others that are also stricken by abnormal or psychological fear.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.4%, Horror 28.3%, Violent 13.6%, First-Person 13.1%, Indie 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: A claustrophobic, psychological horror experience that captures the same sense of dread and indie-style experimentation.
- #15 Mists of Aiden
86% matchVery Positive91% of 1,140 reviews2020
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Mists of Aiden is a first-person story driven horror game. You play as a thief trapped in an eerie mansion. Each choice can open a new mystery of the house and lead to a unique walkthrough and ending. Uncover final secret of the house. Uncover your own secrets.
Why similar: Horror 27%, Violent 20.7%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Adventure 15.9%, Indie 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: An indie horror adventure that incorporates violent and psychological elements.
- #16 The Method of Hiding a Body
86% matchVery Positive92% of 85 reviews2024
Dev: Sea of Ghosts
Windows
A story-driven horror puzzle game where the player takes on the role of a resentful ghost, possessing others in order to search for her own corpse.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 57.2%, Violent 18.5%, Adventure 12.1%, Indie 8.7%, First-Person 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on mystery and multiple endings, aligning with the investigative nature of the seed game.
- #17 Hazy Mind
85% matchVery Positive86% of 331 reviews2024
Dev: betetiro
Windows · Mac · Linux
You can't remember anything, and all you can see is HER. Delve into your story and uncover the truth behind what happened to you and your parents.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 44.3%, Adventure 26.5%, Horror 23%, Indie 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich psychological horror game that explores dark themes through an experimental lens.
- #18 Yet Another Killing Game
83% matchVery Positive98% of 229 reviews2025
Dev: Soulseer Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
You wake up in a house, alone with two beautiful girls... But no one is allowed to leave until one of you DIES. Why is this happening? What is the purpose of this “killing game”? But most importantly...WHO SHOULD DIE?!
Why similar: Thriller 39.3%, Psychological Horror 28.6%, Adventure 17.9%, First-Person 14.3%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery-focused psychological horror game that deals with dark themes and multiple endings.
- #19 The Interview
87% matchMostly Negative33% of 164 reviews2015
Dev: Anothink
Windows
Adam Ridgewell is invited to a job interview, but things will get dark.
Why similar: Adventure 29.9%, Psychological Horror 27.9%, Indie 22.3%, Horror 19.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game mirrors the investigative and psychological-horror elements found in the seed game.
- #20 Like Clay
84% matchVery Positive88% of 124 reviews2017
Dev: free08Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Like Clay is a story driven adventure game with horror elements. Find out what happened to a friend of yours by reading messages and listening to audio files. Search for hidden doors and items, solve light puzzles and survive deadly foes and lethal traps.
Why similar: Indie 35%, Horror 32.9%, Adventure 32.1%
Why You'll Like It: A simple, indie-focused horror adventure that captures a similar low-budget, unsettling vibe.
- #21 Behind The Door
84% matchMixed58% of 99 reviews2017
Dev: Dio Alias Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 39%
It's a story about a skeptical detective John who's investigating the abandoned's house massacre where group of teenagers were killed. On early night Detective John arriving to the abandoned house to find out what has happened there but suddenly he realized that he is not alone...
Why similar: Horror 32.3%, Adventure 28.9%, Indie 24.9%, First-Person 13.8%
Why You'll Like It: An indie puzzle-horror game that relies on exploration and atmosphere to build tension.
- #22 Anthology of Fear
82% matchMostly Positive76% of 290 reviews2023
Dev: OhDeer StudioPub: 100 GAMES
Windows
Take part in a one-man investigation and solve the mystery of your brother’s disappearance. Find out the truth by exploring unsettling liminal locations. Discover the story chapter by chapter, with each one unveiling their common tragedy.
Why similar: Horror 42.5%, Psychological Horror 27%, Violent 19.5%, First-Person 11%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-horror game that emphasizes psychological tension and stealth-based exploration.
- #23 Kuchisake Onna - 口裂け女
82% matchMostly Positive71% of 59 reviews2018
Dev: George ConstantinouPub: Constantinou
Windows
Kuchisake-Onna is a first-person horror adventure game based on a Japanese myth. The gameplay focuses on storytelling and stealth to avoid “Kuchisake-Onna” or else the Slit Mouthed Woman, there are also some puzzles for the player to solve, making gameplay more various.
Why similar: Adventure 27.3%, Horror 27%, Psychological Horror 26.3%, Indie 19.5%
Why You'll Like It: A short indie horror game that captures the same psychological dread and investigative focus.
- #24 Obsessed : Trace
79% matchVery Positive84% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: arydkPub: Akhir Hayat Studio
Windows
Haunted by loss and guilt, Arya is lost between reality and delusion as he tries to uncover the truth behind the disappearance of Valeria, the daughter of his late friend that worked at his shop
Why similar: Adventure 21.8%, Horror 19.1%, Psychological Horror 19%, Thriller 18.5%, First-Person 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person psychological horror game that centers on investigation and indie-style storytelling.
- #25 Coincidences?
77% matchVery Positive90% of 208 reviews2026
Dev: FogTime
Windows
After a sudden rent hike, you move into a suspiciously cheap house deep in the woods. The price is absurdly low and there’s work nearby-it seems like a stroke of luck. But you soon realize something is seriously wrong with the place...
Why similar: Horror 22.6%, Psychological Horror 22.1%, Adventure 18.2%, Thriller 16.8%, Violent 9.7%
- #26 Stitched HD
81% matchVery Positive81% of 114 reviews2017
Dev: Fluffex Studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A pleasantly anticipated trip back home for the holidays becomes a nightmare for Catherine as a tragic accident leaves her unconscious. After coming to her senses, she realizes that something is dreadfully wrong. She must escape the doll factory she awoke in before it's too late.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.9%, Horror 29.1%, Adventure 22.9%, Indie 17.2%
Why You'll Like It: An indie horror game that uses a unique perspective to deliver a dark, psychological narrative.
- #27 TRAPPED
80% matchMostly Negative36% of 459 reviews2025
Dev: Cheap Fun GamesPub: Forthright Indie Games Division
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Something has gone terribly wrong in TRAPPED Alaska. Except for you, and a handful of survivors, the whole town has been emptied. Everywhere, what should be water has been replaced by a black semi-sentient sludge that seems to change everything it touches. And it’s rising...
Why similar: Adventure 38.4%, Violent 34.2%, Indie 27.4%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person indie horror game that focuses on atmospheric exploration and survival.
- #28 My Head On Your Body
78% matchMostly Positive74% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Creepy Pop
Windows · Mac · Linux
You've moved to a new house where the previous owner was murdered. They never found his head. But, it has found you.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 36.1%, Horror 31.6%, Adventure 23.6%, Indie 8.7%
- #29 Nightfall: Escape
81% matchMostly Negative38% of 60 reviews2016
Dev: ZeenohPub: Zeenoh Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Nightfall: Escape puts you in the shoes of a field journalist who is on a mission to investigate the mysterious disappearances in a remote area. Explore the place, search for leads and use your wits to survive the hidden terrors of the cursed place. Tread carefully, for curiosity may come at a price.
Why similar: Violent 28.1%, Horror 24.3%, Adventure 18.4%, Indie 15.6%, First-Person 13.6%
Why You'll Like It: An indie horror game that blends violent themes with first-person exploration.
- #30 Layers of Fear VR
79% matchMostly Positive71% of 273 reviews2019
Dev: Incuvo S.A.Pub: Bloober Team SA
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Enter a tangibly horrifying Virtual Reality and explore a mansion of horror as an artist falling into the depths of insanity. Will you find the muse for your masterpiece... or madness?
Why similar: Adventure 44.9%, Indie 32.3%, Horror 10.6%, Psychological Horror 8.6%, First-Person 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror experience that uses first-person perspective to distort reality and build dread.
- #31 Trapped
78% matchVery Positive83% of 160 reviews2019
Dev: N4bA
Windows
You come to your senses in this place, you do not understand what is happening, but you know that it is better to get out of here as soon as possible
Why similar: Adventure 28.1%, Horror 21.2%, Indie 20.7%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, First-Person 11.6%
- #32 Welcome to Kowloon
75% matchVery Positive82% of 1,881 reviews2023
Dev: a1esskaPub: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
This is an indie horror from the first person, in which you find yourself in an area called Kowloon in search of cheap housing. The inhabitants of this place only at first glance seem to be ordinary people, but if we dig deeper, we will see their real faces.
Why similar: Horror 23.1%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Thriller 16.3%, Violent 12.3%, Adventure 11.5%
- #33 Psychopath Massacre
76% matchMixed69% of 78 reviews2024
Dev: Tarba Paul CornelPub: Galactic Crows
Windows
George Dinescu kidnapped you in his home in Romania. Get out alive while utilizing a V.H.S camera to film everything that happens inside. Torture, murder, and dismemberment take place inside the house, exposing the frightening legacy of a serial killer's decade of terror.
Why similar: Thriller 29.5%, Psychological Horror 23.4%, Horror 21.2%, First-Person 14.3%, Adventure 11.5%
- #34 Perception
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 627 reviews2017
Dev: The Deep End Games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%
An award-winning narrative thriller about a blind woman’s journey to uncover the truth about the mansion from her nightmares, or else become one of its victims.
Why similar: Horror 40.7%, Adventure 26.6%, Indie 21%, First-Person 11.6%
- #35 Rise of Insanity
76% 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 28.4%, Psychological Horror 27.3%, Adventure 20.9%, Indie 16.2%, First-Person 7.2%
- #36 The Empty Eyes
73% matchVery Positive80% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Empty Eyes is a first-person psychological horror experience that immerses you in an investigation steeped in mystery. Every step inside the house brings you closer to a hidden truth, while tension mounts and fear takes root in your mind.
Why similar: Thriller 27.3%, Psychological Horror 23.1%, Horror 22.8%, Indie 11.2%, First-Person 8.2%
- #37 Dead Secret
75% matchVery Positive82% of 591 reviews2016
Dev: Robot Invader
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Dead Secret is a first-person horror mystery set in rural Kansas in 1965. A reclusive professor is dead and it’s up to you to crack the case before you become the next victim. Investigate the murder and explore the story Time Magazine called “captivating” and “deeply creepy” .
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.4%, Horror 23.6%, Adventure 22.1%, Indie 14.4%, First-Person 10.6%
- #38 The Butterfly Collector
71% matchVery Positive89% of 902 reviews2025
Dev: Wicky Yu
Windows
investigate the evidence left by a stalker and kidnapper and track the fate of a college girl. The player advances and watches the plot by clicking to make choices for the heroine at key moments, with different choices leading to different endings.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.7%, Horror 24.7%, Adventure 17.9%, Violent 15%, First-Person 9.7%
- #39 IN THE FACADE WE TRUST™
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 171 reviews2025
Dev: svklmrtPub: Patchwork Interactive
Windows
You’re torn between a girl who is obsessed with you and a creature. Whose words can lead you out of this endless loop? Trust the right person in the right cycle to get closer to the exit, or be misled by facades, complicating your next loop.
Why similar: Horror 33%, Thriller 21.8%, Adventure 16.8%, First-Person 14.8%, Psychological Horror 13.7%
- #40 ARAYA
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 852 reviews2016
Dev: MAD Virtual Reality Studio
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 102.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
ARAYA is a first person horror game. Players will get a new thrilling experience inside a Thai hospital. The story will be told from the perspectives of 3 different characters. Players will explore different areas of the hospital in order to piece together the mysterious murder case of Araya.
Why similar: Horror 48.9%, Adventure 17.5%, Indie 11.1%, Thriller 9.7%, Psychological Horror 6.8%
- #41 Family curse
72% matchVery Positive91% of 236 reviews2023
Dev: Stork Game
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Family curse is a mystical horror from the first person with a frightening atmosphere. Immerse yourself in the intricate history of the Crouse family and find out the terrible secret of the people who died in the cursed house.
Why similar: Thriller 31.9%, Psychological Horror 23.7%, Horror 22.1%, First-Person 13%, Adventure 9.3%
- #42 Scream under the house
71% matchVery Positive81% of 59 reviews2026
Dev: 1ne2wozzzPub: Admia
Windows
A psychological first-person horror about a house that hides a disturbing truth beneath its walls. Explore, uncover fragments of the past, and decide whether to confront what lies below… or leave it buried forever.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 37%, Horror 31.6%, First-Person 19.5%, Indie 11.9%
- #43 The Signifier Director's Cut
72% matchMostly Positive80% of 340 reviews2020
Dev: PlaymestudioPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
This story-driven adventure follows a mystery of death and despair from reality into the surreal realms of objective memories and subjective experiences. Search the mind, solve puzzles, and unravel the dark truth in this psychological thriller.
Why similar: Thriller 34.6%, Psychological Horror 25%, Adventure 11.5%, First-Person 10.8%, Indie 9.3%
- #44 Only Faces Remain
69% matchVery Positive84% of 75 reviews2026
Dev: Santiago Garcia
Windows
ONLY FACES REMAIN is a short psychological horror game focused on exploration and atmosphere. You play as Marlene, a backpacker traveling alone who rents a cheap room to spend the night. What starts as a cheap place to sleep soon turns into a dangerous situation.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.7%, Horror 21.8%, Thriller 19.9%, Adventure 14.1%, First-Person 13.2%
- #45 Roots of Insanity
73% matchMixed67% of 441 reviews2017
Dev: Crania Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
As Dr. Riley McClein, you have to figure out what is real and what is not as you try to uncover the mysterious happenings at the hospital, while also trying to deal with your epileptic attacks that have haunted you all your life.
Why similar: Horror 28.8%, Violent 23.5%, Adventure 18.4%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Indie 13.1%
- #46 Harts
74% matchMixed54% of 84 reviews2018
Dev: Reglest5 Games
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 27%
Welcome to the house full of secrets and mysteries, the house in which for several years people disappear. Take on the role of a young detective whose idol died here about a year ago.
Why similar: Violent 30.7%, Adventure 20.1%, Horror 16.2%, Indie 14%, Psychological Horror 10.4%
- #47 Deep Inside
70% matchVery Positive84% of 123 reviews2024
Dev: Nick Abrams
Windows
Deep Inside - is a first-person psychological horror game! You are a police officer trying to find out who is behind the most high-profile murders in the city and have therefore become the number one target for a maniac!
Why similar: Indie 47.1%, Adventure 20.3%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Horror 16.1%
- #48 God's Basement
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,316 reviews2018
Dev: Erebus
Windows
Median: 3.0 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: Psychological Horror 25.1%, Horror 23.5%, Violent 19.4%, First-Person 12.5%, Adventure 11.9%
- #49 Blameless
70% matchVery Positive84% of 5,090 reviews2016
Dev: Vaclav HudecPub: Blameless Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Blameless is a mysterious first-person adventure with primary focus on puzzle solving and short story. The player will appear in a role of an architect trying to investigate strange happenings, after discovering evidence of an act of violence.
Why similar: Horror 50.5%, Adventure 20.2%, First-Person 13%, Indie 11.6%, Psychological Horror 4.7%
- #50 Irony Of Nightmare
70% matchVery Positive87% of 703 reviews2017
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 37%
In the Irony of Nightmare things aren't always as they seem. Those who decide to solve all puzzles of the game, not only will unravel true secret of house, but also will open completely different ending of the story.
Why similar: Horror 33.5%, Indie 30.4%, Violent 20.7%, Adventure 15.5%
- #51 9 Childs Street
68% matchVery Positive91% of 783 reviews2023
Dev: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 59%
This is a first-person indie horror game. In 9 Childs Street you will find the terrifying atmosphere of a recently abandoned house, and its captive inhabitants, through the eyes of a curious little boy in a red cap.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.8%, Horror 24.6%, First-Person 13.6%, Indie 13.3%, Adventure 13%
- #52 The Night of the Scissors
68% matchVery Positive94% of 462 reviews2022
Dev: Tomás EsconjaureguyPub: selewi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Scrap hunting season has gone wrong, VHS slasher survival horror.
Why similar: Thriller 30%, Horror 28.6%, Psychological Horror 27.4%, Adventure 14%
- #53 Death Frame
66% matchVery Positive97% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: EpiXR Games UG
Windows
Explore a haunted mansion, uncover a killers madness, and enter surreal paintings to relive the twisted mind of a killer. Danger and mystery are lurking behind the screaming walls of this fascinating and frightening horror adventure.
Why similar: Thriller 29.5%, Adventure 24.4%, Psychological Horror 24%, Horror 22.1%
- #54 MIRROR MIRROR
68% matchMixed70% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: ZeroZeroThirteen
Windows
MIRROR MIRROR is a first-person psychological horror game. You repeatedly find yourself in a house where you find presence of unknown entities. Go through unreal experiences in the house and uncover the secrets of your fractured mind. Experience the tension and fear in the repeating space.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.3%, Horror 26.7%, Adventure 19%, First-Person 14.7%, Indie 7.3%
- #55 The Music Machine
69% matchVery Positive88% of 601 reviews2015
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A teenage girl and the vengeful ghost possessing her stumble onto horrors of cosmic proportions as the latter searches for a way to murder the former.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.4%, Horror 25%, Adventure 18.3%, First-Person 16.3%, Indie 13%
- #56 The Last Job
69% matchMixed66% of 388 reviews2022
Dev: DefinitelyNotScaryGames
Windows
What seemed like an easy job, descends into something horrifying. Explore mysterious house, that holds dark secrets, in this first person horror experience.
Why similar: Horror 34.7%, Psychological Horror 30.3%, First-Person 13%, Indie 11.9%, Adventure 10.2%
- #57 Vesnith Tapes
67% matchVery Positive80% of 80 reviews2025
Dev: KY XEPub: Darks Zone
Windows
A psychological horror game where a police officer investigates a cold case in a decaying house, uncovering a strange and haunting tape recorder that reveals a terrible secret.
Why similar: Adventure 31.3%, Horror 26.5%, First-Person 20.6%, Psychological Horror 19%, Indie 2.6%
- #58 Dollmare
64% matchVery Positive94% of 2,064 reviews2024
Dev: Alex GradePub: Almost Done Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You've accepted a shady job offer at a doll factory. Inspect dolls for defects and anomalies. Follow strange protocols. Don't get fired and stay alive.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.2%, Horror 25.9%, Thriller 21.8%, First-Person 15.5%, Adventure 7.6%
- #59 Puppet House
65% matchVery Positive89% of 187 reviews2024
Dev: Vecube StudioPub: Gaming Factory
Windows
Puppet House is a puzzle-adventure horror with escape room elements. A freak ritual creates a killer puppet, murdering anyone who enters the ventriloquist’s mansion. Detective Rick, seeking missing locals, will soon face his greatest horror.
Why similar: Thriller 39.6%, Horror 24.4%, Psychological Horror 23.5%, Adventure 12.6%
- #60 House of Empty Names
64% matchVery Positive88% of 83 reviews2026
Dev: Sordar Studios
Windows
You wake up on a cold floor in an unknown house, missing a kidney, and realize you’ve been kidnapped. Your one goal is to escape at any cost. Choose where to go, where to hide, and how to build your path to freedom. Every decision brings you one step closer to escape.
Why similar: Thriller 36.2%, Psychological Horror 25.4%, Horror 23.1%, First-Person 15.3%