- #1 Little Nightmares
97% matchVery Positive95% of 115,101 reviews2017
Dev: Tarsier StudiosPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Take on the role of Six, a lone child lost in a massive metal vessel known as the Maw, surrounded by dangerous, distorted versions of adults. You’ll need to do your best to escape in one piece or your fate will be worse than you ever dared dream.
Why similar: Horror 51.5%, Atmospheric 11.3%, Dark 7.5%, Adventure 5.7%, Psychological Horror 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the feeling of being a small, vulnerable child navigating a surreal and dangerous world.
- #2 Neverending Nightmares
96% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,989 reviews2014
Dev: Infinitap Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Experience true psychological horror as you explore nightmares inspired by the creator's struggles with depression and OCD. The defenseless protagonist must avoid monstrous manifestations of what haunts his subconscious in his quest to wake up into reality.
Why similar: Horror 56.5%, Psychological Horror 10%, Walking Simulator 9.7%, Atmospheric 8.6%, Indie 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: It leans heavily into the theme of recurring, surreal nightmares and psychological horror.
- #3 The Park®
96% matchMixed70% of 3,168 reviews2015
Dev: Funcom
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Set in a creepy amusement park hiding a dark and sinister secret, The Park is a first-person psychological horror experience focused on exploration and storytelling.
Why similar: Horror 49.2%, Walking Simulator 13.8%, First-Person 11%, Psychological Horror 8.4%, Atmospheric 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A focused walking simulator that mirrors the first-person exploration and psychological dread found in Among the Sleep.
- #4 Amnesia: The Dark Descent
95% 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 56.8%, Survival Horror 6.9%, First-Person 6.5%, Atmospheric 6.1%, Psychological Horror 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for first-person vulnerability and stealth-based survival horror.
- #5 SOMA
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 50,500 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: Horror 35.8%, Walking Simulator 8.9%, Survival Horror 8.4%, Atmospheric 8.1%, First-Person 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, narrative-driven horror game that excels at making the player feel helpless in a dark environment.
- #6 Lost in Vivo
94% 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: Horror 47.5%, Survival Horror 12.7%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, First-Person 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a claustrophobic, surreal nightmare experience that emphasizes vulnerability and first-person exploration.
- #7 DARQ: Complete Edition
93% matchVery Positive94% of 4,152 reviews2019
Dev: Unfold Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
DARQ tells the story of Lloyd, a boy who finds himself in the middle of a lucid nightmare. Unable to wake up, Lloyd has to face his fears and decipher the meaning of the dream.
Why similar: Horror 44.2%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Dark 9.9%, Survival Horror 8.2%, Psychological Horror 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features a dream-like, surreal atmosphere with a heavy focus on puzzle-solving in a dark, imaginative world.
- #8 Visage
92% 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 56.9%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Survival Horror 7.7%, First-Person 6.1%, Dark 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply psychological horror experience that excels at creating a persistent sense of dread in a domestic setting.
- #9 Bendy and the Ink Machine
91% matchVery Positive89% of 34,313 reviews2017
Dev: Joey Drew Studios
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Bendy and the Ink Machine® is the first person puzzle action horror game that will forever ruin your childhood love of cartoons.
Why similar: Horror 50.4%, First-Person 10.2%, Survival Horror 8.1%, Dark 6%, Atmospheric 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror game that blends puzzle-solving with a distinct, surreal aesthetic.
- #10 The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
91% matchVery Positive88% of 8,931 reviews2014
Dev: The Astronauts
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery. Purchase this game to get both the original and the Unreal Engine 4 remaster called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux.
Why similar: Horror 34.4%, Walking Simulator 18.3%, Atmospheric 14.7%, First-Person 11.5%, Adventure 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on atmospheric exploration and narrative discovery in a hauntingly beautiful setting.
- #11 Layers of Fear
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,582 reviews2023
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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: Horror 40.4%, First-Person 10.9%, Atmospheric 9%, Psychological Horror 8.5%, Walking Simulator 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal walking simulator that constantly shifts the environment around the player, much like a nightmare.
- #12 Penumbra Overture
90% 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 52.5%, First-Person 8.3%, Survival Horror 7.2%, Atmospheric 6.2%, Psychological Horror 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features physics-based puzzles and a focus on vulnerability that heavily influenced the modern horror genre.
- #13 Amnesia: Rebirth
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 9,173 reviews2020
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A first-person horror adventure. Uncover your past and survive the Algerian desert. Fear is your enemy; stay calm to not succumb to an illness threatening you and your loved one. Avoid darkness, hide from monsters and solve puzzles. Adventure Mode available for a less scary experience.
Why similar: Horror 36.2%, First-Person 11.4%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Survival Horror 7.1%, Stealth 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: Continues the series' tradition of narrative-rich, first-person horror with a focus on survival.
- #14 Outlast
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 133,959 reviews2013
Dev: Red Barrels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, explore Mount Massive Asylum and try to survive long enough to discover its terrible secret... if you dare.
Why similar: Horror 60.9%, First-Person 7.6%, Survival Horror 7.5%, Atmospheric 6.1%, Psychological Horror 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: Provides an intense first-person experience where the player is completely defenseless against their pursuers.
- #15 Blair Witch
87% matchMostly Positive79% of 7,865 reviews2019
Dev: Bloober Team SAPub: Bloober Team NA
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A first-person, story-driven psychological horror game based on the cinematic lore of the Blair Witch. Explore the haunted grounds of the Black Hills Forest in a harrowing investigation that forces you to confront the evil that resides deep in the woods.
Why similar: Horror 45.6%, First-Person 8.1%, Psychological Horror 8.1%, Walking Simulator 7.6%, Adventure 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric first-person horror game that emphasizes psychological tension and exploration.
- #16 Fran Bow
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 21,826 reviews2015
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.
Why similar: Horror 45.8%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Dark 8.1%, Atmospheric 7.8%, Puzzle 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: While 2D, it is the definitive game about a child navigating a dark, surreal, and psychological nightmare world.
- #17 Through the Woods
86% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,657 reviews2016
Dev: AntagonistPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Through the Woods is a third-person Norse horror adventure set in a forest on the western shores of Norway that tells the story of a mother and her missing son.
Why similar: Horror 43.4%, Walking Simulator 10.3%, Adventure 8.3%, Atmospheric 8.3%, Survival Horror 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric adventure game that deals with themes of parental loss and exploration in a dark, mythological forest.
- #18 Anna - Extended Edition
86% matchMixed60% of 1,614 reviews2013
Dev: DreampaintersPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Anna - Extended Edition has been given an overhaul based on the feedback of the thousands of players of the original Anna.
Why similar: Horror 64.3%, Atmospheric 7.7%, Adventure 6.9%, First-Person 5.6%, Indie 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy horror game that focuses on environmental storytelling and exploration.
- #19 DreadOut
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 5,628 reviews2014
Dev: Digital Happiness
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
DreadOut is a third person supernatural horror game where you play as Linda, a high school student trapped in an old abandoned town. Equipped with her trusty smart-phone, she will battle against terrifying encounters and solve mysterious puzzles which will ultimately determine her fate.
Why similar: Horror 75%, Survival Horror 6.3%, Adventure 4.9%, Indie 4.2%, Atmospheric 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: Offers an atmospheric, adventure-focused horror experience with a unique perspective.
- #20 9 Childs Street
82% matchVery Positive91% of 759 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: Horror 41.9%, Walking Simulator 11.5%, First-Person 10.4%, Dark 8.3%, Psychological Horror 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror game specifically centered around a child's perspective and their curiosity about a neighbor.
- #21 Infliction
84% matchVery Positive81% of 936 reviews2018
Dev: Caustic Reality
Windows
Median: 3.8 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: Horror 45.3%, Walking Simulator 9.5%, Psychological Horror 8.5%, First-Person 7.9%, Atmospheric 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person psychological horror game that focuses on exploring a dark, haunted home.
- #22 Remothered: Tormented Fathers
83% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,314 reviews2018
Dev: Stormind Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Remothered: Tormented Fathers is the pure and realistic survival horror videogame
Why similar: Horror 52.1%, Survival Horror 12.1%, Psychological Horror 8.6%, Atmospheric 6.4%, Adventure 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on stealth and vulnerability, forcing the player to hide from threats rather than fight.
- #23 What Remains of Edith Finch
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 49,863 reviews2017
Dev: Giant SparrowPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21%, Atmospheric 17.4%, Horror 13.9%, First-Person 13.1%, Story Rich 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in narrative exploration that captures childhood perspectives and memories through a series of haunting vignettes.
- #24 Monstrum
82% matchVery Positive91% of 3,664 reviews2015
Dev: Team JunkfishPub: Junkfish Limited
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Monstrum takes the traditional survival horror formula and remixes it completely with procedurally generated levels, permadeath, and AI driven predators, ensuring that nowhere on its derelict cargo ship is ever truly safe.
Why similar: Horror 61.7%, Survival Horror 14.9%, First-Person 7.5%, Indie 4.2%, Atmospheric 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person survival horror game that emphasizes stealth and evasion in a procedurally generated environment.
- #25 Cry of Fear
80% 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 65.9%, Survival Horror 9.5%, Psychological Horror 6.9%, First-Person 5.2%, Atmospheric 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty, first-person psychological horror game that captures a sense of isolation and nightmare-like dread.
- #26 Detention
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,663 reviews2017
Dev: RedCandleGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Detention is an atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology, the game provided players with unique graphics and gaming experience.
Why similar: Horror 56.7%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Psychological Horror 7.9%, Dark 5.2%, Indie 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-rich horror game that uses atmospheric storytelling to explore childhood trauma and dark history.
- #27 Emily Wants To Play
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,294 reviews2015
Dev: Shawn HitchcockPub: Hitchcock Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 42%
It’s 11pm and the last house on your route. The windows are boarded up, the yard is overgrown, but the lights are on and the front door is open… strange place to deliver a pizza. You’re getting soaked from the rain, so you hesitantly step inside the house. You shouldn’t have done that.
Why similar: Horror 71.7%, Survival Horror 10.2%, Psychological Horror 3.8%, First-Person 3.3%, Indie 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person survival horror game that focuses on navigating a house while avoiding supernatural threats.
- #28 The Cat Lady
78% matchVery Positive94% of 6,079 reviews2013
Dev: Harvester GamesPub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...
Why similar: Horror 53.1%, Psychological Horror 8.5%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Dark 7.2%, Adventure 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological horror game that focuses on narrative depth and a surreal, unsettling atmosphere.
- #29 Little Nightmares II
75% matchVery Positive93% of 55,847 reviews2021
Dev: Tarsier StudiosPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Little Nightmares II is the second game in a series that has thrilled and captivated millions of players worldwide since 2017. Now it’s your turn to try to survive this critically acclaimed entry in the most charming horror series ever made.
Why similar: Horror 55.1%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Dark 7.8%, Adventure 6.4%, Psychological Horror 5.8%
- #30 Slender: The Arrival
77% matchVery Positive88% of 9,226 reviews2013
Dev: Blue Isle StudiosPub: Blue Isle Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Slender Man returns more terrifying than ever. You're on your own. No one to help you. No one to hear you scream. Relive the horror all over again with cutting edge visuals for the 10th Anniversary Update and experience survival horror at its finest.
Why similar: Horror 59.6%, Survival Horror 7.7%, First-Person 7.2%, Walking Simulator 5.5%, Atmospheric 4.4%
- #31 Sylvio
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 146 reviews2015
Dev: Stroboskop
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Sylvio is a psychological horror game set in a tranquil, disturbing atmosphere. Help ghost recorder Juliette Waters face an evil curse and a wicked family cult with her microphone and the voices of the dead.
Why similar: Horror 69.4%, Adventure 16.9%, Indie 13.8%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric exploration game that uses audio-based mechanics to build a unique sense of horror.
- #32 Daylight
79% matchMixed50% of 1,577 reviews2014
Dev: Zombie Studios
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
You awake, trapped in an abandoned hospital. Your only source of light is your phone. You hit a dead-end and must turn around, but behind you lurks an eerie presence and strange noises... Experience Daylight, a procedurally generated psychological thriller for your PC.
Why similar: Horror 79.7%, First-Person 5.4%, Walking Simulator 3.6%, Adventure 3%, Survival Horror 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror game that relies on atmospheric exploration and procedurally generated scares.
- #33 Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
77% matchMixed70% of 11,878 reviews2013
Dev: The Chinese RoomPub: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 51%
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Dear Esther comes a new first-person horrorgame that will drag you to the depths of greed, power and madness. It will bury its snout into your ribs and it will eat your heart.
Why similar: Horror 53.4%, Walking Simulator 18.5%, First-Person 4.9%, Atmospheric 4.6%, Psychological Horror 3.4%
- #34 Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion: HD Renovation
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,820 reviews2017
Dev: Albino Moose Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Can you survive 1000 rooms of cute terror? Or will you break once the cuteness starts to fade off and you're running for your life from the unspeakable hideous beings that shake and writhe in bowels of this house? They wait for you, they wait and hunger for meeting you.
Why similar: Horror 53.8%, First-Person 9.3%, Survival Horror 5.8%, Indie 5.4%, Adventure 5.3%
- #35 Rise of Insanity
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,266 reviews2018
Dev: Red Limb Studio
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
In Rise of Insanity, as a doctor of psychology you will explore the darkest recesses of the human mind. Overcome your fear to find the truth behind the tragedy that has befallen your family.
Why similar: Horror 39.8%, Walking Simulator 10.2%, Survival Horror 7.7%, Atmospheric 7.2%, Psychological Horror 7.1%
- #36 From The Darkness
74% matchVery Positive89% of 3,427 reviews2021
Dev: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
From the darkness is a psychological horror game with a scary atmosphere, the game takes place in an old Soviet abandoned apartment.
Why similar: Horror 53.1%, Psychological Horror 7.9%, Walking Simulator 7.8%, First-Person 6.9%, Dark 6.5%
- #37 Layers of Fear (2016)
74% matchVery Positive88% of 27,237 reviews2016
Dev: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A first-person psychological horror with a strong emphasis on atmosphere and storytelling. Explore an ever-shifting Victorian mansion as a painter seeking to complete his masterpiece, even at the cost of his own sanity.
Why similar: Horror 80.9%, Walking Simulator 3.9%, Psychological Horror 3.5%, Atmospheric 3.2%, First-Person 2.7%
- #38 Poppy Playtime
71% matchVery Positive88% of 132,662 reviews2021
Dev: Mob Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
You must stay alive in this horror/puzzle adventure. Try to survive the vengeful toys waiting for you in the abandoned toy factory. Use your GrabPack to hack electrical circuits or nab anything from afar. Explore the mysterious facility... and don't get caught.
Why similar: Horror 58.8%, First-Person 8.4%, Survival Horror 8.2%, Dark 4.7%, Psychological Horror 4%
- #39 Happy Game
72% matchVery Positive90% of 3,400 reviews2021
Dev: Amanita Design
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A little boy falls asleep to a horrible nightmare. Can you make him happy again?
Why similar: Horror 63.5%, Dark 10.2%, Atmospheric 9.5%, Adventure 4.6%, Indie 4.3%
- #40 Bendy and the Dark Revival
71% matchVery Positive93% of 14,556 reviews2022
Dev: Joey Drew Studios
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Bendy and the Dark Revival® is a first-person survival horror game set in the creepiest cartoon studio to ever exist. Discover the truth. Escape the studio. Above all, fear the Ink Demon…and survive.
Why similar: Horror 42.6%, First-Person 10.7%, Survival Horror 10.4%, Dark 6.1%, Atmospheric 5.2%
- #41 The Baby In Yellow
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,146 reviews2023
Dev: Team Terrible
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
You've got a new babysitting job, and things are taking a turn for the weird. Feed him, read him a bedtime story, and try not to fall into his dreams. How long can you stay in control?
Why similar: Horror 51.4%, First-Person 14%, Atmospheric 11.3%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Puzzle 6.1%
- #42 Home Sweet Home
73% matchVery Positive87% of 3,748 reviews2017
Dev: YGGDRAZIL GROUP CO.,LTD
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Home Sweet Home is a first-person horror adventure game based on Thai myths and beliefs. The core gameplay focuses on storytelling and stealth to avoid perilous spirits hunting you. Moreover, few puzzles are added into the game, making gameplay more various.
Why similar: Horror 58%, Survival Horror 7.5%, First-Person 6.1%, Atmospheric 4.5%, Psychological Horror 4.5%
- #43 Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition
73% matchVery Positive94% of 2,897 reviews2009
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Surrounded by enemies and assaulted by terror from all sides, Philip must collect clues and solve vexing puzzles while combating the gnawing psychological terrors that assail his mind and threaten to strip him of his sanity.
Why similar: Horror 49.5%, First-Person 9.2%, Atmospheric 6.4%, Psychological Horror 6.3%, Survival Horror 5.6%
- #44 Trapped
73% matchVery Positive83% of 156 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: Horror 39.6%, Adventure 10.6%, Walking Simulator 10%, First-Person 9.7%, Indie 9.2%
- #45 thanks mom
70% matchVery Positive82% of 55 reviews2024
Dev: LuuuLuuuL
Windows
"thanks mom" is an adventure game where you control a baby. You are given milk by your mother and sleeping soundly. In your dream, you remember the trials and tribulations that happened in the past. It may have been the days of struggle before you were born.
Why similar: Horror 16.4%, Atmospheric 14.7%, First-Person 13.4%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Adventure 9.1%
- #46 In Sound Mind
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,654 reviews2021
Dev: We Create StuffPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
In Sound Mind is an imaginative first-person psychological horror with frenetic puzzles, unique boss fights, and original music by The Living Tombstone. Journey within the inner workings of the one place you can’t seem to escape—your own mind.
Why similar: Horror 52.2%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, First-Person 9.1%, Puzzle 4.9%
- #47 Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach
68% matchVery Positive86% of 68,416 reviews2021
Dev: Steel Wool StudiosPub: ScottGames
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 30.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
In Five Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach, play as Gregory, a young boy who’s been trapped overnight inside of Freddy Fazbear’s Mega Pizzaplex. With the help of Freddy himself, Gregory must uncover the secrets of the Pizzaplex, learn the truth, and survive until dawn.
Why similar: Horror 50.8%, Survival Horror 12.8%, First-Person 11.3%, Stealth 6.6%, Adventure 3.9%
- #48 Nocturia The Game
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: BrossLab
Windows
Trapped in total darkness, you’re a helpless kid, alone and hunted by something lurking in the shadows. Solve puzzles, navigate shifting rooms, and uncover creepy secrets. Your worst nightmares are real. Can you make it through the night?
Why similar: Horror 39.5%, Walking Simulator 12.5%, Atmospheric 10.4%, First-Person 10.4%, Psychological Horror 7.8%
- #49 Deep Sorrow
72% matchMixed51% of 92 reviews2017
Dev: QuickSavePub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Deep Sorrow is a horror/adventure game which leads you to a bunker and makes you feel desperate to get out.
Why similar: Horror 31.8%, Adventure 10.5%, Walking Simulator 8.9%, Indie 8.6%, First-Person 8.1%
- #50 Christmas Nightmare
67% matchVery Positive89% of 348 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Christmas Nightmare is an atmospheric horror game about New Year's Eve.
Why similar: Horror 31.1%, Walking Simulator 16.7%, First-Person 12.1%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Adventure 8.1%
- #51 Baby Blues Nightmares - Toddler Horror Game
66% matchVery Positive92% of 180 reviews2024
Dev: Steelkrill Studio
Windows
Baby Blues Nightmares is a survival horror stealth game where you play as a toddler going into a little adventure with your tricycle which you can fix, maintain and customize. Paddle, hide and survive but remember; try not to cry when you are scared.. or the monsters will hear you and get you.
Why similar: Horror 46.4%, Walking Simulator 13.4%, First-Person 13.2%, Psychological Horror 9%, Adventure 6.6%
- #52 Silent Nights
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 210 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Silent Nights - A short horror game with realistic graphics, touching storyline and scary moments.
Why similar: Horror 37.2%, Walking Simulator 11.8%, Survival Horror 10.4%, Atmospheric 8.8%, First-Person 7.4%
- #53 The Hat Man: Shadow Ward
69% matchMixed65% of 3,324 reviews2016
Dev: Game Mechanics LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Based on a true story, discover the horror of the Canton insane asylum as you attempt to rescue your daughter. Experience the scariest game of 2014.
Why similar: Horror 72%, First-Person 7.9%, Atmospheric 5.5%, Indie 3.9%, Adventure 3.1%
- #54 Never Again
68% matchVery Positive80% of 922 reviews2019
Dev: Primary Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Never Again - Horror/first-person Quest. The main essence of the game is research locations and puzzles, plunging in the dramatic story of a little girl suffering from asthma.
Why similar: Horror 32.6%, Walking Simulator 9.7%, Survival Horror 9.6%, First-Person 8%, Psychological Horror 6.4%
- #55 August Night
65% matchMostly Positive71% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: Sahl Ibrahimi
Windows
Escape a distorted version of your own newly rented apartment in this interactive nightmare.
Why similar: Horror 43.3%, First-Person 13.9%, Atmospheric 13.7%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Adventure 8%
- #56 Albino Lullaby: Episode 1
69% matchMostly Positive70% of 382 reviews2015
Dev: Ape Law
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Albino Lullaby is a horror adventure game that doesn't rely on jump scares or gore. Escape from a surreal psychological nightmare as the world dynamically twists and contorts around you.
Why similar: Horror 59.9%, Adventure 10.9%, Indie 9.5%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Psychological Horror 5.7%
- #57 Hello Neighbor
66% matchVery Positive85% of 27,665 reviews2017
Dev: Dynamic PixelsPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Hello Neighbor is a Stealth Horror Game about sneaking into your neighbor's house and figuring out what he's hiding in the basement. Play against an advanced AI that learns from your actions.
Why similar: Horror 54.6%, Survival Horror 10.3%, First-Person 10.2%, Psychological Horror 6.7%, Stealth 6.1%
- #58 Penumbra: Requiem
70% matchMixed52% of 1,117 reviews
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Puzzle expansion for Penumbra: Black Plague. Requiem is part of Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition, included in the Penumbra Collection.
Why similar: Horror 57.4%, Adventure 11.8%, Atmospheric 10%, Indie 8.7%, Puzzle 6.6%
- #59 ALONE?
70% matchMixed42% of 190 reviews2016
Dev: Deceptive Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Explore and experience this horror story, as you embark on an ghostly adventure unlike anything you have played before. Come face-to-face with terror itself as you look for your missing sister.
Why similar: Horror 49.9%, Adventure 10.1%, Walking Simulator 9.8%, Indie 8.5%, Atmospheric 6.4%