- #1 SOMA
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 52,486 reviews2015
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
Why similar: Survival Horror 22.7%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Horror 18.3%, First-Person 9.6%, Atmospheric 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: This masterpiece explores the terrifying intersection of consciousness, technology, and AI, mirroring the existential dread found in A.we.L.A.
- #2 Visage
96% matchVery Positive84% of 10,917 reviews2020
Dev: SadSquare Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.5 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 27.3%, Psychological Horror 25.4%, Survival Horror 19.9%, First-Person 7%, Surreal 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: It is widely considered the gold standard for first-person psychological horror, offering the same intense, claustrophobic atmosphere.
- #3 Among Ashes
96% matchVery Positive95% of 472 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: Survival Horror 23.9%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Horror 16.1%, Realistic 11.9%, First-Person 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on a cursed game that begins to affect reality, making it one of the closest thematic matches to the seed game.
- #4 Observer: System Redux
95% matchVery Positive85% of 2,998 reviews2020
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A first‑person cyberpunk horror detective story set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.
Why similar: Surreal 20.1%, Horror 18.9%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, First-Person 11.9%, Choices Matter 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: It features a gritty, near-future cyberpunk setting where you hack into the minds of others, perfectly capturing the tech-horror aesthetic.
- #5 ROUTINE
94% matchVery Positive92% of 8,198 reviews2025
Dev: Lunar SoftwarePub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats.
Why similar: Cinematic 19.8%, Survival Horror 14.6%, Thriller 14.6%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Horror 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: Set in a retro-futuristic space station, it delivers the same high-tension, sci-fi survival horror experience.
- #6 MADiSON
94% matchVery Positive87% of 3,425 reviews2022
Dev: BLOODIOUS GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 7.1 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: Psychological Horror 24.6%, Survival Horror 22.7%, Horror 22.5%, First-Person 9.9%, Atmospheric 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game utilizes a unique camera mechanic to bridge the gap between the player and the supernatural, creating a deeply immersive psychological experience.
- #7 Stories Untold
93% matchVery Positive87% of 5,505 reviews2017
Dev: No CodePub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental adventures, including a remaster of the original hit episode “The House Abandon”.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.2%, Horror 24%, Thriller 22%, Atmospheric 13.6%, Sci-fi 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: This anthology of experimental horror games uses a meta-narrative structure that directly mirrors the experience of playing a game within a game.
- #8 Layers of Fear
92% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,706 reviews2023
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
The era-defining first-person psychological horror in all its terrifying glory. All of the game’s chapters collected into one convenient package that allows you to plumb the depths of madness in pursuit of artistic revelation.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28%, Horror 22%, First-Person 14.2%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Atmospheric 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: The game excels at surreal, shifting environments that challenge the player's perception of reality.
- #9 Ad Infinitum
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,676 reviews2023
Dev: HekatePub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
When reality is a nightmare, nightmares become real. In this psychological horror game, you fight the terrifying creatures invading your mind. Can you save your sanity?
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.4%, Psychological Horror 21.6%, Horror 19.7%, First-Person 12.1%, Atmospheric 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: It masterfully blends historical trauma with surreal, psychological horror elements in a first-person perspective.
- #10 Mirror Forge
91% matchMostly Positive72% of 186 reviews2022
Dev: MystiveDevPub: DreadXP
Windows
Mirror Forge is a first-person psychological survival horror game. Roam between realities of fear, madness & machinery. Solve puzzles, explore an atmospheric world, survive horrifying entities.
Why similar: Survival Horror 15.8%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Horror 10.4%, Thriller 9.4%, Surreal 9%
Why You'll Like It: This survival-horror game features shifting dimensions and psychological themes that align well with the surreal nature of A.we.L.A.
- #11 The Mortuary Assistant
90% matchVery Positive92% of 8,717 reviews2022
Dev: DarkStone DigitalPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Alone with the dead... Embalm corpses, banish demons, save your soul.
Why similar: Horror 31.1%, Surreal 17%, Demons 14.5%, Thriller 12.1%, Atmospheric 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: It combines realistic, mundane tasks with escalating supernatural horror, much like the tester premise in A.we.L.A.
- #12 Hollow Cocoon
88% matchVery Positive92% of 927 reviews2023
Dev: NAYUTA STUDIO
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
"Trapped in a cocoon, the silkworm weaves her final dream." Hollow Cocoon is a first-person horror adventure game set in 1980s Japan. Immerse yourself in meticulously recreated environments as you venture into the depths of unspeakable horrors that await you.
Why similar: Survival Horror 16.7%, Thriller 13.6%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Horror 11.8%, Surreal 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a strong sense of atmospheric dread and exploration, perfect for those who enjoy the investigative side of horror.
- #13 Infliction
89% matchVery Positive81% of 962 reviews2018
Dev: Caustic Reality
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 22.9%, Horror 20.2%, Surreal 13.7%, Realistic 11.2%, First-Person 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a deeply personal and terrifying psychological experience that relies on atmosphere and environmental storytelling.
- #14 Ikai
89% matchMostly Positive80% of 267 reviews2022
Dev: EndflamePub: PM Studios, inc.
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Fear and anxiety prevail after the darkest tales from Japanese folklore come to life in this first-person psychological horror game. Set in a feudal era, Ikai revolves around the priestess of a shrine struggling to defeat the spirits of her past and her present.
Why similar: Survival Horror 18.9%, Thriller 15.4%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Horror 12.9%, First-Person 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on atmospheric, story-rich exploration that keeps the player in a constant state of tension.
- #15 Inscryption
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 148,054 reviews2021
Dev: Daniel Mullins GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Why similar: Horror 31.7%, Surreal 27.2%, Story Rich 16.8%, Psychological 13.5%, First-Person 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: While mechanically different, its meta-horror narrative and focus on the player's relationship with the game itself are essential for fans of A.we.L.A.
- #16 The Black Within
87% matchVery Positive88% of 128 reviews2024
Dev: waleedzo
Windows
"The Black Within is a single-player first-person psychological horror game that takes players on a chilling journey into the depths of the human psyche. When selling her soul for fame and fortune, Laila Rose faces the consequences of her actions. A tale where greed, fear, and change intertwine.
Why similar: Survival Horror 17.3%, Thriller 16.5%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Horror 11.8%, Demons 9%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers a focused, psychological horror experience that leans heavily into the surreal and the unknown.
- #17 Martha Is Dead
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,915 reviews2022
Dev: LKAPub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Cinematic 20.6%, Thriller 18.7%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Horror 13.1%, Psychological 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a grounded, realistic, and deeply disturbing psychological narrative that feels tonally similar to A.we.L.A.
- #18 SIGNALIS
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 34,140 reviews2022
Dev: rose-enginePub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.
Why similar: Survival Horror 34.7%, Psychological Horror 24.6%, Cinematic 16.5%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Sci-fi 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a profound, surreal sci-fi narrative that explores the corruption of memory and identity through a technological lens.
- #19 Lost Alone Ultimate
85% matchVery Positive89% of 118 reviews2023
Dev: Daniele Doesn't MatterPub: Doesn't Matter Games
Windows
Lost Alone Ultimate is a first-person psychological horror game designed to convey anxiety, distress, and terror. You will have to explore three different houses, avoid staying in the dark, and face moments of fear that will not give you respite.
Why similar: Thriller 19%, Survival Horror 18.4%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Horror 12.2%, Realistic 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a tense, psychological thriller experience that keeps the player isolated and vulnerable.
- #20 Those Who Remain
84% matchMixed67% of 857 reviews2020
Dev: Camel 101Pub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
As the lights go out, the embers of darkness are stoked in the sleepy town of Dormont. Confront uncomfortable horrors, keep your sanity in check and survive the night in this story-driven first-person psychological-thriller.
Why similar: Survival Horror 15.6%, Surreal 13.2%, Thriller 13.1%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Horror 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: The game focuses on psychological exploration and stealth, forcing players to navigate a world between light and shadow.
- #21 The Closing Shift
83% matchMixed66% of 121 reviews2025
Dev: Bird Box Games
Windows
A short interactive first-person horror game. Walk, look around, and talk to people to finish the short story about closing your restaurant. Complete the story with immersive sounds, and spooky tension and jumpscares to keep you focused.
Why similar: Thriller 26.7%, Horror 25%, Psychological Horror 24.2%, Psychological 13.6%, Action 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: This title excels at turning a realistic, modern job into a terrifying psychological ordeal, matching the cinematic horror style of the seed.
- #22 Dark Atlas: Infernum
81% matchVery Positive86% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: Night Council StudioPub: Selecta Play
Windows
If hell is a state of the soul, these are the steps that will lead you to its gates. Dark Atlas: Infernum is a disturbing first-person story where an esoteric end of the world meets psychological survival horror with a strong narrative component.
Why similar: Thriller 20.6%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Horror 17.9%, First-Person 11.5%, Realistic 11%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person, story-rich horror experience that emphasizes the psychological toll of its supernatural setting.
- #23 Insomnis
82% matchVery Positive91% of 274 reviews2022
Dev: Path Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Insomnis is a first-person horror game focused on story, exploration and solving puzzles to advance through a terrifying atmosphere. Players take control of Joe Castevet, who will have to deal with a mysterious inheritance he has just received. Discover all the secrets of the Castevet mansion!
Why similar: Survival Horror 17.2%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Horror 14.2%, Realistic 12.7%, Demons 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: This puzzle-heavy horror game focuses on uncovering dark secrets within a shifting, atmospheric environment.
- #24 Again and Again
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 137 reviews2022
Dev: Perspektik
Windows
Again and Again is a first-person psychological horror game. How much can a game affect your real life? Enjoy the terrifying moments of being in a realistic home environment and a suspenseful story.
Why similar: Thriller 30%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Horror 17.2%, Realistic 13%, First-Person 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: The narrative-driven, first-person perspective creates a compelling psychological mystery that feels very similar to the seed game.
- #25 BrokenLore: FOLLOW
80% matchVery Positive81% of 168 reviews2026
Dev: Serafini Productions
Windows
BrokenLore: FOLLOW is a psychological first-person horror game that immerses players in the haunting narrative of Anne, as she grapples with issues of self-acceptance, bullying, and worthlessness while encountering metaphorical surreal creatures that heighten the terror of her journey.
Why similar: Surreal 18.4%, Thriller 18.3%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Horror 12.3%, Demons 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a surreal, atmospheric journey that challenges the player's sanity through its unique visual style.
- #26 Silent Residence
79% matchVery Positive91% of 109 reviews2025
Dev: Woyboy
Windows
Experience Harry's story of battling multiple personalities and his severe case of schizophrenia. In this First-person horror game, you battle the hallucinations and illusions your mind creates. You misjudge reality and quickly lose control over yourself.
Why similar: Cinematic 21.2%, Psychological Horror 18%, Horror 14.9%, Thriller 14.5%, First-Person 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on exploration and psychological tension, making it a solid choice for fans of the first-person horror genre.
- #27 The Empty Eyes
79% matchVery Positive82% of 74 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: Survival Horror 21.7%, Thriller 19.8%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Horror 16.4%, Realistic 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: This indie horror title excels at building mystery and psychological dread in a confined, first-person setting.
- #28 Bleak Haven
81% matchMixed42% of 142 reviews2025
Dev: Hitori De Productions
Windows
Bleak Haven is a cinematic survival horror where faith is twisted, every shot matters, and survival hangs on what you can build. Explore haunted ruins, abandoned villages, and face a cult preparing the world for a god no one should ever witness.
Why similar: Survival Horror 14.9%, Cinematic 14.7%, Thriller 14.4%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Horror 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a gritty, survival-horror experience that prioritizes tension and atmosphere over pure action.
- #29 Mists of Aiden
77% matchVery Positive91% of 1,141 reviews2020
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 34.1%, Psychological Horror 23.8%, First-Person 11.1%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Atmospheric 8.4%
- #30 The Guest II
76% matchVery Positive82% of 68 reviews2026
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Guest II is a first-person psychological horror experience.
Why similar: Survival Horror 21%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Horror 15.9%, Thriller 13.6%, Realistic 10.1%
- #31 Silent Nights
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 217 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Silent Nights - A short horror game with realistic graphics, touching storyline and scary moments.
Why similar: Cinematic 16.4%, Survival Horror 16.3%, Thriller 14.5%, Psychological Horror 13%, Horror 11%
- #32 Implements of Hell
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 104 reviews2021
Dev: PsychoRavens
Windows
Implements of Hell is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore the mysteries, unlock the secrets, and change the outcome in a slow-paced atmospheric, and extremely horrifying experience.
Why similar: Thriller 18.7%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Cinematic 15.3%, Horror 12.1%, Realistic 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A walking-simulator style horror game that relies on pure atmosphere and environmental storytelling to unsettle the player.
- #33 I'm Still Here
74% matchVery Positive90% of 105 reviews2024
Dev: AIO_Games
Windows
I'M STILL HERE - is a realistic horror game with an interesting plot and horrific screamers.
Why similar: Thriller 16.7%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Cinematic 13.9%, Horror 11.8%, Realistic 9.4%
- #34 The Demon Within Me
77% matchMixed65% of 63 reviews2022
Dev: Elite Lords Studios
Windows
The Demon Within Me is a first-person psychological horror game featuring a dark, lonely, and atmospheric environment that offers an immersive and disturbing experience.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.3%, Horror 18.4%, Demons 14%, First-Person 13.5%, Atmospheric 10.6%
- #35 Abandoned Souls
75% matchMostly Positive73% of 402 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Abandoned Souls is a horror game, shown through a GoPro lens. You play as a vlogger who specializes in urban exploration.
Why similar: Survival Horror 18%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Thriller 13.6%, Horror 13.2%, Realistic 12.3%
- #36 Project Threshold
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 85 reviews2026
Dev: Murushii Studios
Windows
You are a participant in Project Threshold, an experiment designed to force people to confront their deepest fears. Pass through sets of blue and red doors, survive what waits beyond them, and reach the end, if escape is even possible.
Why similar: Cinematic 25%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Horror 12.3%, Surreal 10.9%, First-Person 9.4%
- #37 White Room Protocol
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Lefto Studio
Windows
A psychological first-person horror game where you enter a memory-erasing protocol and relive a trauma. Uncover dark secrets, and experience fear through immersive atmosphere.
Why similar: Thriller 22.2%, Psychological Horror 20.8%, Horror 17.8%, Realistic 14.3%, Atmospheric 9.3%
- #38 Necrophosis
72% matchVery Positive90% of 875 reviews2025
Dev: Dragonis AresPub: Dragonis Games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Necrophosis is a first-person horror adventure, plunging you into a nightmarish realm teeming with grotesque forms and ominous visuals. Delve into eerie landscapes and uncover secrets in this atmospheric journey through the macabre.
Why similar: Surreal 26.4%, Psychological Horror 21.5%, Horror 15.9%, First-Person 9.5%, Choices Matter 8.5%
- #39 Who Knocks
75% matchMostly Positive70% of 80 reviews2022
Dev: Daniele Doesn't MatterPub: Doesn't Matter Games
Windows
Who Knocks is a first person psychological horror game that will make your nightmares come true. You have just moved into a new home. Welcome the presences that will knock at your door. Solve puzzles, explore the environment and fight your nightmares.
Why similar: Survival Horror 18.2%, Thriller 17.9%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Horror 11.6%, Realistic 7.5%
- #40 Luto
71% matchVery Positive85% of 1,351 reviews2025
Dev: Broken Bird Games
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Luto is a psychological horror experience where you take on the role of someone unable to leave their home. Every attempt to escape will lead you deeper into the unknown, where nothing is as it seems and everything will test your senses.
Why similar: Cinematic 23.4%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Thriller 17.3%, Realistic 8.1%, Atmospheric 7.4%
- #41 iBLiS
76% matchMixed41% of 788 reviews2021
Dev: Bulut ULUPub: FND GAME
Windows
Demon is a first-person psychological horror game. How much can a game affect your real life? Enjoy a realistic home environment and terrifying moments of being immersed in a real-life story.
Why similar: Thriller 18.5%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Horror 13.9%, Survival Horror 13.7%, Realistic 10.2%
- #42 When The Devil Takes Hold
73% matchMixed67% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: NOVAK STUDIOS
Windows
When The Devil Takes Hold is a first-person psychological horror game. Step into the shoes of James Davidson, a fearless content creator whose search for views leads him to a cursed location. Explore the haunted grounds and solve puzzles to uncover the dark past.
Why similar: Cinematic 21.4%, Thriller 19.1%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Horror 12.6%, Realistic 12.3%
- #43 Fobia - St. Dinfna Hotel
71% matchVery Positive83% of 2,352 reviews2022
Dev: Pulsatrix StudiosPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Explore a decadent hotel across different timelines and uncover the dark history of a fanatical cult and your role in their plans.
Why similar: Survival Horror 32.6%, Horror 14.5%, First-Person 11.3%, Thriller 10.2%, Atmospheric 7.9%
- #44 Blasfemia
70% matchVery Positive91% of 283 reviews2025
Dev: Nakashima Studios
Windows
Blasfemia is a first-person horror game. You are trapped in a seemingly normal apartment but realize early on that you're not alone. Explore a handcrafted, detail rich environment in a tense and terrifying atmosphere and try to find a way out before an ominous entity gets to you.
Why similar: Survival Horror 38.1%, Horror 25.6%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, First-Person 10%, Atmospheric 7.3%
- #45 Obey the Voice™
69% matchVery Positive86% of 737 reviews2026
Dev: svklmrtPub: Patchwork Interactive
Windows
You are here to listen to The Voice. Do what he says. But don't listen to other voices... Obey the Voice is a pressure-driven psychological horror experience built on constant threats and rule-based challenges, where survival depends on attention, timing, and decision-making under extreme stress.
Why similar: Horror 22.1%, Cinematic 16.3%, Thriller 11.3%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Realistic 10%
- #46 Crisol: Theater of Idols
67% matchVery Positive86% of 4,204 reviews2026
Dev: Vermila StudiosPub: Blumhouse Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Crisol is a survival horror adventure set in a twisted version of Spain. As a soldier captured by religious dogmatism, you must use your own blood as ammunition, without draining to the point of death. Explore the cursed island of Tormentosa, uncover dark secrets, and battle horrifying enemies.
Why similar: Cinematic 21.5%, Survival Horror 19.8%, Horror 15.8%, Realistic 13.9%, First-Person 10.4%
- #47 Saint of Chains
69% matchVery Positive86% of 83 reviews2026
Dev: MystiveDev
Windows
Psychological single-player first-person horror. Explore dark environments, fight with melee and guns, and solve puzzles in this retro 2000s-inspired nightmare where the truth is more terrifying than the monsters.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.5%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Surreal 14.6%, Horror 12.8%, Atmospheric 8.5%
- #48 The Dark Occult
73% matchMixed69% of 1,270 reviews2018
Dev: RYM GAMES
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The Dark Occult is a psychological driven horror game that puts players in a constant state of anxiety that crescendos into raw panic and terror. You will encounter grotesque creatures, who will take your life at any moment.Your only goal -- survive.
Why similar: Horror 43.8%, Psychological Horror 31.6%, First-Person 13%, Action 9.6%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #49 CASE RECORDS: Fear of Abduction
70% matchMixed70% of 99 reviews2024
Dev: Walnut LLC
Windows
Psychological horror, which is part of the games CASE: Animatronics and CASE 2: Animatronics Survival.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.1%, Cinematic 13.2%, Thriller 12.9%, Horror 12.5%, Survival Horror 11.3%
- #50 La Villa de la Muerte
72% matchMixed63% of 88 reviews2022
Dev: Ottercide Studio
Windows
La Villa de la Muerte is a looping psychological horror game where players will progress through an ever-changing environment in pursuit of the truth behind a family disappearance.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.1%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Horror 16%, First-Person 11.8%, Realistic 10%
- #51 MOTHERED - A ROLE-PLAYING HORROR GAME
70% matchVery Positive93% of 430 reviews2021
Dev: ENIGMA STUDIO
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
An immersive first-person horror adventure where you play the role of LIANA - a young girl who arrives home after major surgery and is met with a strange mannequin claiming to be her mother.
Why similar: Surreal 24.8%, Psychological Horror 22.4%, Horror 14.6%, Atmospheric 10.6%, First-Person 8.3%
- #52 Lair of Torment
69% matchMostly Positive70% of 206 reviews2023
Dev: Admia
Windows
This is an indie horror game with first-person puzzles. Terror and fear have enveloped the city. The maniac has returned. You sneak into his lair to try and stop him before he goes too far...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.1%, Thriller 20.2%, Horror 20.1%, Realistic 16.4%, First-Person 11.9%
- #53 Hollowbody
66% matchVery Positive86% of 1,603 reviews2024
Dev: Headware Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A tech-noir survival horror short story, set in the urban decay of a long abandoned British city. Solve environmental puzzles, manage limited resources and fight for a way to escape beyond the wall.
Why similar: Survival Horror 32.4%, Psychological Horror 23.9%, Realistic 12.1%, Horror 9.1%, Futuristic 7.8%
- #54 Into The Gloom
71% matchVery Positive81% of 296 reviews2015
Dev: earrgamesPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
It's a retro horror game featuring eerie black, white, and red visuals. Embark on an exciting adventure across 18 suspenseful levels while evading "The Shadow" and discovering five possible endings. Immerse yourself in a chilling atmosphere with haunting environments and unsettling sounds.
Why similar: Thriller 18.7%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Survival Horror 15.3%, Horror 13.5%, First-Person 9.4%
- #55 Apartment No 129
68% matchMostly Positive71% of 129 reviews2024
Dev: Dead Witness
Windows
Emir, who has an interest in mysterious events, steps alone into the abandoned apartment known as "Apartment No 129" to trace the trail of a paranormal event that occurred in 2009 and shook the country. However, he will find himself in an unexpected confrontation within this horror apartment.
Why similar: Cinematic 17%, Survival Horror 13.5%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Horror 9.7%, Realistic 9.5%
- #56 The Echo Paradox
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: Virtuzilla
Windows
The Echo Paradox is a first-person psychological horror game. Humanity stands on the brink of an unsettling revelation – alternate dimensions are real, but eerily without signs of life.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.8%, Survival Horror 18.1%, Surreal 16.4%, Horror 16.2%, Atmospheric 10.1%
- #57 ZERO PROTOCOL
66% matchVery Positive83% of 628 reviews2024
Dev: R_Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
In this immersive sci-fi thriller, you will experience the atmosphere of classic 3D games as you solve puzzles, follow an intriguing non-linear storyline, and engage in battles with monsters.
Why similar: Survival Horror 24.5%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, First-Person 10%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, Horror 9.2%
- #58 Afterlife VR
68% matchVery Positive82% of 194 reviews2022
Dev: Split Light Studio
Windows
Afterlife VR is a deeply immersive horror game. As Adam Bernhard, a young rookie police officer on a night patrol, you receive a call that will change your life forever. Uncover secrets hidden deep within the Black Rose mental hospital walls, where most of the patients pose a great danger.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.1%, Psychological Horror 21%, Horror 20.4%, Realistic 13.5%, First-Person 9.6%
- #59 Loathful
67% matchVery Positive90% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: FazerdooPub: Fazerdoo's Studio
Windows
Dive into a bone-chilling horror experience with PS1-style graphics. Step into the shoes of a Neural Net Solutions employee testing a virtual reality vacation system. Brace yourself for an immersive journey into terror, where the past meets cutting-edge fear.
Why similar: Survival Horror 27.3%, Psychological Horror 26.9%, Horror 18.7%, Demons 8.6%, First-Person 8.4%
