- #1 Cry of Fear
96% matchVery Positive89% of 82,586 reviews2013
Dev: Team Psykskallar
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Cry of Fear is a psychological single-player and co-op horror game set in a deserted town filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions. You play as a young man desperately searching for answers in the cold Scandinavian night, finding his way through the city as he slowly descends into madness.
Why similar: Horror 21.9%, Survival Horror 17.1%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Psychological 10.2%, Zombies 8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic indie survival-horror title that emphasizes first-person shooter mechanics and psychological terror.
- #2 Jack Holmes : Master of Puppets
96% matchVery Positive84% of 164 reviews2024
Dev: @TonyDevGamePub: indie.io
Windows
Survival Horror in first person where you must manage your ammunition well, explore varied scenarios and face nightmarish beings, while investigating the macabre experiments with children, the result of a mind unhinged by madness and family loss.
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.8%, FPS 17.3%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Shooter 12%, Horror 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the specific blend of survival-horror and first-person combat found in the seed game.
- #3 Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth
95% matchMixed68% of 3,295 reviews2009
Dev: Headfirst ProductionsPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth is a first-person horror game that combines intense action and adventure elements.
Why similar: Horror 26.5%, Survival Horror 22.1%, FPS 13%, First-Person 11.2%, Atmospheric 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: It combines deep investigative gameplay with intense first-person horror and shooter elements.
- #4 Amnesia: The Bunker
94% matchVery Positive93% of 11,497 reviews2023
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Amnesia: The Bunker is a first-person horror game set in a WW1 bunker. A relentless, AI-driven monster stalks you. Survival depends on finding tools, crafting items, and keeping the lights on.
Why similar: Survival Horror 17.4%, Immersive Sim 14.8%, FPS 13%, Survival 11.9%, Horror 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: This immersive-sim horror game forces players to manage limited resources while navigating a dangerous, claustrophobic environment.
- #5 Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 115,718 reviews2017
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 27.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Fear and isolation seep through the walls of an abandoned southern farmhouse. "7" marks a new beginning for survival horror with the “Isolated View” of the visceral new first-person perspective.
Why similar: Survival Horror 21%, Horror 16.4%, Zombies 15.9%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, First-Person 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the essence of exploring a terrifying, isolated house while dealing with immediate physical threats.
- #6 Sanity of Morris
94% matchMixed67% of 60 reviews2021
Dev: Alterego GamesPub: StickyLock Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sanity of Morris: a psychological horror adventure game. Your flashlight reveals the clues you need to stay sane in the search for your father. Discover the truth. Could aliens be real?
Why similar: Psychedelic 17.5%, Survival Horror 16.4%, Surreal 15.9%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Horror 10%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on the detective and investigation aspects of horror within a first-person perspective.
- #7 Lost in Vivo
91% matchVery Positive92% of 3,869 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: Survival Horror 15.2%, Psychological 13.2%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Horror 10.6%, FPS 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A highly atmospheric indie horror game that excels at creating a sense of dread in confined, surreal spaces.
- #8 EBOLA
92% matchMixed42% of 224 reviews2019
Dev: indie_games_studio
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Your main task is to find out who is involved in the spread and experiment on the "E" virus - Ebola, you need to stop the spread of the virus, and at the same time survive yourself! Millions of people may die.
Why similar: Zombies 16.4%, Survival Horror 16.2%, Horror 9.5%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Survival 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A direct match for the indie survival-horror aesthetic and first-person shooter gameplay loop.
- #9 The Story of Henry Bishop
91% matchVery Positive83% of 545 reviews2019
Dev: Blazes Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The story of Henry Bishop is a first-person psychological thriller, where the player will have to fight, guess riddles, immerse into a mystical plot and an incredible story.
Why similar: Survival Horror 15.4%, Horror 14.6%, Zombies 10.5%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, FPS 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A strong indie horror title that focuses on narrative-driven investigation and atmosphere.
- #10 Visage
88% matchVery Positive84% of 10,620 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 25.5%, Psychological Horror 21.8%, Survival Horror 18.6%, Dark 9.8%, First-Person 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at the house-based psychological horror that defines the central mystery of AMOK.
- #11 Gynophobia
89% matchMixed66% of 773 reviews2015
Dev: Gua
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Gynophobia is a horror themed shooter about abnormal fear of women. Gynophobia is using classic first person shooter gameplay, to convey story about Mark, who is suffering from different phobias, including abnormal fear of woman.
Why similar: Survival Horror 15.6%, Zombies 12.3%, Psychological 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Horror 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-horror game that emphasizes atmospheric tension and first-person exploration.
- #12 Despair
90% matchMostly Negative35% of 1,837 reviews2015
Dev: AGC
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The main character wakes up in a tunnel of the subway and tries to find out that happened to it and other passengers of the train. To understand that after all it happened to the gone passengers, the player should investigate strange catacombs being deeply underground.
Why similar: Horror 28.9%, Indie 24.4%, First-Person 18.3%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Action 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similar indie-developed first-person horror experience with a focus on survival.
- #13 Greyhill Incident
89% matchMixed41% of 662 reviews2023
Dev: Refugium Games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
This story-driven Survival-Horror game is about a classic Alien-Invasion which takes place during the early 90s. As Ryan Baker, equipped with a baseball bat and a few bullets in his revolver, the story takes you across the atmospheric neighborhood of Greyhill which is invaded by UFOs & Grey Aliens.
Why similar: Survival Horror 19.1%, FPS 12.9%, Horror 11.4%, Survival 10%, Psychological Horror 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a similar first-person horror experience where the player must survive against threats in a confined setting.
- #14 Unmourned
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 231 reviews2025
Dev: Codebros Studio
Windows
Unmourned is a first-person psychological horror game where Jason moves into a new house only to be haunted by escalating paranormal events. Driven by fear, he must uncover the truth behind the previous owners' disappearance. Can he solve the mystery before it's too late?
Why similar: Survival Horror 22.3%, Psychological 16.8%, Psychological Horror 16%, Surreal 14.7%, Horror 13.8%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror title that emphasizes exploration and survival in a hostile environment.
- #15 Incoming Evil
87% matchMostly Positive80% of 59 reviews2019
Dev: CodelessMan
Windows
A first-person horror game Incoming Evil, you will explore an unsolved event about 3 missing people. Nobody knows what happened to them, the police could not solve the case. You are an experienced detective; the case handed over to you.
Why similar: FPS 18.2%, Psychological Horror 18%, Horror 16.5%, First-Person 13.4%, Dark 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a straightforward first-person horror experience with a focus on indie-style mystery.
- #16 Penumbra Overture
85% 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 25.1%, Survival Horror 18.5%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, First-Person 10.6%, Dark 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: An early immersive-sim horror title that prioritizes environmental interaction and puzzle-solving over pure action.
- #17 Phasmophobia
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 815,266 reviews2020
Dev: Kinetic Games
Windows
Median: 16.9 hrsMean: 50.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.
Why similar: Horror 47.2%, Psychological Horror 26.3%, First-Person 11.8%, Dark 10.4%, Action 1.8%
Why You'll Like It: While multiplayer, it captures the core loop of investigating paranormal events in haunted locations.
- #18 SKYHILL: Black Mist
86% 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 17.5%, Zombies 17.2%, Survival 13.3%, Horror 10.5%, Immersive Sim 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: It blends survival mechanics with a tense, horror-filled exploration of a restricted building.
- #19 Apartment No 129
84% matchMostly Positive72% of 115 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: Survival Horror 18.5%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Horror 13.1%, Zombies 12.7%, Surreal 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: It mirrors the confined, house-based horror setting and investigative mystery of the seed game.
- #20 Observer: System Redux
83% matchVery Positive85% of 2,866 reviews2020
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows
Median: 2.9 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 30.7%, Horror 26.6%, Psychological Horror 24%, First-Person 18.7%
Why You'll Like It: It features deep investigative mechanics set within a dark, oppressive, and atmospheric world.
- #21 Hatch
84% matchMixed68% of 134 reviews2021
Dev: Nekoromorph
Windows
"Hatch is a single-player, first-person horror game. You find a hatch in your room and strange things start to happen to you. You are the target of psycho killers. You have to find the truth behind the hatch and escape from the crazy world.
Why similar: Psychedelic 18.1%, Immersive Sim 13.1%, Survival Horror 12.6%, Psychological 10.9%, Surreal 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: An immersive-sim that focuses on exploration and survival within a mysterious setting.
- #22 Psych
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 340 reviews2022
Dev: MediaTale
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Experience the story of Alexander Green and find out what happened on the day of the accident in this First Person horror Adventure. Follow the development of Alex, solve puzzles around the event and try not to fall into madness as you search for answers.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.2%, Horror 18.3%, Survival Horror 18.2%, Dark 13.2%, Atmospheric 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror experience that relies on atmosphere and tension to drive its narrative.
- #23 Cold House
82% matchMixed55% of 133 reviews2022
Dev: Menge Studio
Windows
The protagonist gets into a car accident and is forced to take shelter from the cold in an abandoned house, waiting for warmer temperatures, where it will soon turn out that he is not alone at all..
Why similar: Survival Horror 22.2%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Horror 14%, Survival 13.8%, Dark 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game delivers a classic survival-horror experience with a focus on dark, supernatural mystery.
- #24 Vesnith Tapes
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 76 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: FPS 22.2%, Psychological 15.7%, Horror 12%, First-Person 11.2%, Psychological Horror 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror title that relies on exploration and atmosphere to build its mystery.
- #25 Pyromaniac
77% matchVery Positive90% of 158 reviews2026
Dev: Dominik BraunPub: tayoDEV
Windows
Play as Nikolas, a 20-year-old guy who found himself lost in an abandoned city... or so he thought it was at first. Explore the city, defend yourself from monsters, and find answers to what is really going on.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.8%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Horror 10.7%, Dark 8.3%, FPS 7.9%
- #26 The House
82% matchMostly Negative36% of 91 reviews2014
Dev: Konsordo
Windows
Plunge into the atmosphere of fear and horror,investigate the dark house full of mysteries and danger!
Why similar: Horror 63.4%, Adventure 13%, Action 12.6%, Indie 11%
Why You'll Like It: A walking-simulator style horror game that focuses on the dread of exploring an abandoned location.
- #27 Behind The Door
80% matchMixed57% of 96 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 24.1%, Survival 22.3%, First-Person 12.4%, Dark 10.9%, Adventure 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: This indie title focuses on the puzzle and investigative elements of horror-themed exploration.
- #28 Fortuito: Lost History
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 78 reviews2021
Dev: FabioPDJ
Windows
Fortuito: Lost History is an indie adventure first-person horror, face the unknown with classic fps mechanics, solve puzzles and immerse in this bad trip!
Why similar: FPS 25.4%, Surreal 15.8%, First-Person 12.9%, Dark 10.9%, Horror 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: It combines first-person exploration with puzzle-solving and adventure elements.
- #29 Unnatural: Benighted
78% matchMixed59% of 136 reviews2024
Dev: VD Games
Windows
Two friends investigate the disappearance of people and encounter unexplained phenomena.
Why similar: Zombies 27.9%, Horror 15.7%, Shooter 15.4%, Survival 12.9%, Psychological Horror 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A horror-shooter that focuses on surviving against supernatural threats in a dark setting.
- #30 Schizo Dark
76% 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: Shooter 28.5%, Horror 26.1%, Action 12.7%, Survival 12%, Psychological Horror 8.4%
- #31 Paranormal place
76% matchMixed65% of 74 reviews2024
Dev: ASK_GAMES
Windows
Alex is a blogger who explores places with paranormal phenomena. At the request of his subscribers, he goes to an abandoned place where, according to rumors, some creepy things were noticed. What is happening there? You have to find it out.
Why similar: Psychedelic 22.5%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Horror 12.3%, Zombies 11.8%, Psychological 10.1%
- #32 Amnesia: The Dark Descent
74% 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 28.8%, Survival Horror 18.8%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, First-Person 8.8%, Dark 8.1%
- #33 Delirium
73% matchVery Positive88% of 89 reviews2025
Dev: IndividualKex
Windows
Delirium is a psychological horror game set in a suburban house. After a mysterious explosion, reality begins to unravel.
Why similar: Psychedelic 21.8%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Horror 13.6%, Dark 10.6%, Psychological 9.1%
- #34 Dirty Room
75% matchMixed63% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: Tactic Forge
Windows
First person shooter horror adventure game. As detective C, you arrived at an old friend's home and try to find out what's going on.
Why similar: Zombies 27.6%, FPS 21.4%, Horror 17.9%, Shooter 12.6%, First-Person 8.3%
- #35 House of Evil
77% matchMostly Negative39% of 109 reviews2017
Dev: VikTor
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 35%
House of Evil - atmospheric survival horror with a first-person view, in which you can test your nerves for strength. The events take place in the mansion that exists in reality. The main character is an ordinary philistine, his wife is an exorcist, after an unusual telephone conversation, the protagonist can not call to the spouse, and...
Why similar: Psychedelic 15.1%, Zombies 13.9%, FPS 12.6%, Psychological 10.4%, Psychological Horror 8.9%
- #36 The Empty Eyes
73% matchVery Positive80% of 51 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 23.5%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Horror 17.6%, Immersive Sim 10.6%, Dark 9.9%
- #37 EVIL POSSESSION
75% matchMixed57% of 156 reviews2017
Dev: 2DragonsGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 54%
SURVIVAL HORROR in first person. We incarnate an investigator of paranormal events that only with the help of a paranormal activity detector (EMF DETECTOR) and a small oil lamp, we will try to perform an EXORCISM.
Why similar: Horror 19.6%, Survival Horror 14.7%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Adventure 10.1%, First-Person 9.7%
- #38 Omitted
74% matchMixed46% of 56 reviews2022
Dev: PsychoRavens
Windows
Omitted is a first-person psychological horror game. Experience being left alone in an old hospital, discover its secrets and try to survive.
Why similar: Psychological 26.7%, Psychological Horror 19%, Horror 16%, Dark 12.5%, Atmospheric 8.8%
- #39 Amok Runner
73% matchMixed59% of 212 reviews2022
Dev: Gamedeus
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 68%
One day, a noble woman turns our protagonist's (the doctor) life upside down by visiting his clinic, in a town where the amok madness is rampant. The doctor leaves all his personal effects and career aside and begins to follow this woman's footsteps while fighting against the deadly amok syndrome.
Why similar: Survival Horror 41.4%, Dark 21.8%, Action 18.8%, Adventure 18%
- #40 Shadow of the School
72% matchMixed67% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: STuNT
Windows
The player finds himself in an abandoned school, which was once a place of study for local schoolchildren. The protagonist is a paranormal researcher who came here to solve the mystery that shrouds this gloomy location.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27%, Horror 22.1%, First-Person 19.5%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Action 8%
- #41 Mortisomem
70% matchVery Positive92% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: David Pateti
Windows · Linux
Donald Barnes is a successful merchant who one day on his way home, starts being stalked by a dangerous demon from the Colonial Times. Now he has to find a way back home or finally defeat Mortisomem.
Why similar: Survival Horror 19.8%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Horror 14.8%, FPS 14.5%, Shooter 7.2%
- #42 The New Apartment
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: Paul Thomas Games
Windows
A man living in his new apartment finds himself in the center of something much more sinister.
Why similar: Surreal 27.5%, Horror 24%, First-Person 12.4%, Dark 10.2%, Atmospheric 7.1%
- #43 DeathOmen
69% matchVery Positive82% of 107 reviews2025
Dev: Jeff WinnerPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
DeathOmen is a short psychological horror Experience that challenges players to maintain their sanity over the nights in a mysterious house that hides mystery and fear, disturbing events and jumpscares.
Why similar: Psychological 13.7%, Survival Horror 13.1%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Immersive Sim 11.4%, Horror 10.6%
- #44 Centralia: Homecoming
71% matchMixed69% of 83 reviews2019
Dev: VikTor
Windows
The story of Henry Nelson is a psychological first-person thriller, based on real events. It is a game in which the player will experience mysterious events and take part in an unbelievable journey.
Why similar: Survival Horror 18.5%, Psychedelic 16.1%, Zombies 14.7%, FPS 14.1%, Psychological Horror 12%
- #45 Harts
72% 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: Horror 18.1%, Survival 17.8%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, First-Person 11.6%, Adventure 11.3%
- #46 Absinth
71% matchMixed69% of 98 reviews2020
Dev: Soulven Games
Windows
A psychological first-person horror experience. Set in California, USA, blurring the line between game and reality. Confront the events which completely changed Zane Zaminsky´s life.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.9%, Horror 27.6%, Psychological 21%, Indie 8.3%, Action 4%
- #47 Among Ashes
66% matchVery Positive95% of 410 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 19.9%, FPS 15.3%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Horror 13%, Dark 11.1%
- #48 S.W.A.N.: Chernobyl Unexplored
70% matchMixed68% of 72 reviews2021
Dev: VolframePub: Art Games Studio S.A.
Windows
S.W.A.N.: Chernobyl Unexplored is a science fiction FPS puzzle horror game, which takes place a few months after the Chernobyl Nuclear Plant disaster. Experience a tale about an unexplored area within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone - The S.W.A.N. Institute.
Why similar: Survival Horror 16.6%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, FPS 11.6%, Horror 10.5%, Psychedelic 9.9%
- #49 INHUMAN
70% matchMixed63% of 111 reviews2023
Dev: Qiutaixu studio
Windows
"INHUMAN" is an independent horror game. The story takes place in the conspiracy of an ancient clan, and the protagonist is in a psychedelic state and can't even distinguish herself. With further exploration and confrontation with all kinds of ghosts, the puzzle will be solved step by step...
Why similar: Psychedelic 31.3%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Horror 16.6%, First-Person 11.5%, Adventure 6.1%
- #50 Plastomorphosis
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 80 reviews2024
Dev: VidyGames
Windows
Evacuated from their hometown due to dangerous bursts of dark energy, the ordinary citizen is trying to overcome and survive a series of events in a new reality where living as a human is no longer possible as it once was. 3rd-person horror with fixed camera angles and retro-styled graphics.
Why similar: Survival Horror 22.6%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Surreal 17.8%, Horror 17.5%, Dark 8.8%
- #51 Faint Call
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 141 reviews2024
Dev: KY XEPub: Darks Zone
Windows
Faint Call is a psychological horror game about a police officer investigating a distress call from someone at a notoriously cursed house.
Why similar: Psychological 18.1%, Horror 16.5%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Survival Horror 12.8%, First-Person 12.7%
- #52 Creepy Shift: House For Sale
66% matchVery Positive94% of 313 reviews2025
Dev: Night Shift TeamPub: Red Limb Studio
Windows
Handyman needed—ASAP! The investor’s coming in the morning, and the house still isn’t ready! Take on an extra shift where horror meets simulation. Tackle the chaos, uncover dark secrets, and finish everything before dawn.
Why similar: Psychedelic 27.4%, Survival Horror 16.6%, Immersive Sim 15.4%, Horror 13.3%, First-Person 9.8%
- #53 Madness inside
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 87 reviews2024
Dev: ZV GAMES
Windows
"Madness Inside"" immerses you in the dark depths of an abandoned psychiatric hospital, where horrifying experiments were once conducted. Police Lieutenant Vic Voight, in pursuit of a dangerous criminal, unexpectedly finds himself trapped in this nightmarish place.
Why similar: Psychedelic 34.5%, Psychological 21.3%, First-Person 14.1%, Horror 11.5%, Psychological Horror 8.2%
- #54 Anomalies Detective
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 70 reviews2024
Dev: ChenGame
Windows
A psychological horror game with a chapter-based plot, thriller and unusual elements! You are a novice paranormal detective, exploring secrets and finding ways to escape in an infinite loop of scenes. Many unusual things happen during this process, as if some strange force wants to devour you...
Why similar: Immersive Sim 27.5%, Psychological Horror 25.2%, Horror 18.6%, First-Person 16.5%, Adventure 6.3%
- #55 HELL OF FEAR: Mind Breach
65% matchVery Positive90% of 109 reviews2025
Dev: Abyss AssemblyPub: GameDev.ist
Windows
Step into the boots of Major Axel Vex in this survival horror descent into deep space. You embark on a mission to investigate a distress signal coming from Cengona Base. What starts off as a simple mission quickly turns into a terrifying, action-packed fight for survival.
Why similar: Survival Horror 16.5%, Horror 13.1%, Shooter 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11%, Sci-fi 10.8%
- #56 Psi Project
71% matchMixed40% of 155 reviews2017
Dev: Vyacheslav ShilikhinPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Psi Project is a hardcore 2D shooter with elements of horror. The main character wakes up in an unknown place. Absolutely remembers nothing. Who he is and how he got here. Throughout search of answers he is strongly plagued by different kinds of hallucinations.
Why similar: Shooter 21.2%, Action 17.9%, Adventure 16.6%, Sci-fi 15.7%, Horror 14.8%
- #57 Deep Inside
66% matchVery Positive83% of 118 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 31.9%, Psychological Horror 21.6%, Horror 20.4%, Action 13.1%, Adventure 13%
- #58 Doorways: Prelude
69% matchMixed62% of 634 reviews2013
Dev: Saibot Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Doorways is an immersive horror adventure, featuring a complex story and deep atmosphere.
Why similar: Horror 23.4%, Survival Horror 16.3%, Psychological 10%, Survival 8.6%, First-Person 7.9%