- #1 Little Nightmares
97% matchVery Positive95% of 116,515 reviews2017
Dev: Tarsier StudiosPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 10.4 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 51.2%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Dark 7.4%, Adventure 5.8%, Psychological Horror 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the feeling of being a small, vulnerable child navigating a terrifying and surreal world filled with oversized threats.
- #2 Little Nightmares II
96% matchVery Positive93% of 58,390 reviews2021
Dev: Tarsier StudiosPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 8.5 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 54.8%, Atmospheric 8.9%, Dark 7.8%, Adventure 6.5%, Psychological Horror 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: This sequel expands on the atmospheric, puzzle-heavy horror of the first game while maintaining the perspective of a small child in a hostile environment.
- #3 Amnesia: The Dark Descent
96% matchVery Positive95% of 35,628 reviews2010
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.
Why similar: Horror 56.6%, Survival Horror 7%, First-Person 6.5%, Atmospheric 6%, Psychological Horror 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: This title defined the modern first-person horror genre, focusing on helplessness and puzzle-solving in a dark, atmospheric setting.
- #4 INSIDE
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 75,704 reviews2016
Dev: Playdead
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Hunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project. INSIDE is a dark, narrative-driven platformer combining intense action with challenging puzzles. It has been critically acclaimed for its moody art style, ambient soundtrack and unsettling atmosphere.
Why similar: Horror 47.7%, Atmospheric 13.2%, Dark 11%, Adventure 6.9%, Indie 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: This puzzle-platformer features a young, vulnerable protagonist navigating a dark, dystopian world with minimal dialogue and high-stakes tension.
- #5 SOMA
94% 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: Horror 35.8%, Walking Simulator 8.9%, Survival Horror 8.5%, Atmospheric 8%, First-Person 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: While the protagonist is an adult, the game excels at atmospheric, first-person psychological horror that emphasizes vulnerability and environmental storytelling.
- #6 LIMBO
94% matchVery Positive92% of 61,975 reviews2011
Dev: Playdead
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO
Why similar: Horror 41.9%, Atmospheric 15.7%, Dark 14.3%, Indie 9.5%, Puzzle 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A seminal puzzle-platformer that uses a stark, monochromatic aesthetic to convey the helplessness of a child lost in a dangerous, surreal landscape.
- #7 Fran Bow
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 22,901 reviews2015
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 11.0 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 45.6%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Dark 8%, Atmospheric 7.6%, Puzzle 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: This psychological horror game centers on a young girl navigating a disturbing, surreal reality that mirrors the nightmare-like themes of Among the Sleep.
- #8 DARQ: Complete Edition
91% matchVery Positive94% of 4,193 reviews2019
Dev: Unfold Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 44.1%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Dark 9.8%, Survival Horror 8.3%, Psychological Horror 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game takes place entirely within a dream, focusing on surreal puzzles and a dark, atmospheric aesthetic that feels very similar to a nightmare.
- #9 Neverending Nightmares
92% matchMostly Positive76% of 3,035 reviews2014
Dev: Infinitap Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 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 56.4%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Walking Simulator 9.7%, Atmospheric 8.5%, Indie 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: The game is explicitly designed to simulate the experience of a recurring nightmare, featuring dark, hand-drawn visuals and psychological horror.
- #10 Sally Face - Episode One
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 28,581 reviews2016
Dev: Portable Moose
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
An unsettling adventure following a boy with a prosthetic face. After a string of mysterious murders, Sal and his three friends discover something truly sinister casting shadows over their small town.
Why similar: Horror 44.4%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Dark 9.6%, Adventure 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: It features a dark, surreal narrative centered on a young protagonist dealing with unsettling mysteries and psychological trauma.
- #11 Layers of Fear
89% 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: Horror 40.2%, First-Person 10.7%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Psychological Horror 8.6%, Walking Simulator 8%
Why You'll Like It: The game features constantly shifting, surreal environments that mirror the dream-like, unreliable reality found in Among the Sleep.
- #12 The Park®
90% matchMostly Positive70% of 3,192 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 13.9%, First-Person 10.9%, Psychological Horror 8.6%, Atmospheric 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: As a mother searching for her lost son in a creepy amusement park, this game shares the intense parental anxiety and walking-simulator mechanics of the seed game.
- #13 Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
89% matchMixed70% of 12,101 reviews2013
Dev: The Chinese RoomPub: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 16.7 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 53.2%, Walking Simulator 18.6%, First-Person 4.9%, Atmospheric 4.5%, Psychological Horror 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a more narrative-focused, atmospheric horror experience that prioritizes environmental storytelling over complex combat mechanics.
- #14 Penumbra Overture
88% matchVery Positive91% of 4,159 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 8.2%, Survival Horror 7.3%, Atmospheric 6.1%, Psychological Horror 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: This first-person horror game emphasizes physics-based puzzles and a sense of isolation that heavily influenced the genre.
- #15 Bendy and the Ink Machine
87% matchVery Positive89% of 36,854 reviews2017
Dev: Joey Drew Studios
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 12.8 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%, Survival Horror 8.1%, Dark 5.9%, Atmospheric 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: This first-person horror game features a surreal, cartoony aesthetic that hides a dark, atmospheric mystery and puzzle-solving gameplay.
- #16 Happy Game
86% matchVery Positive90% of 3,592 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 63.6%, Dark 10.1%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Adventure 4.7%, Indie 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game presents a dark, psychedelic nightmare through the eyes of a child, blending cute aesthetics with disturbing, surreal horror.
- #17 The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
86% matchVery Positive88% of 8,976 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 18.4%, Atmospheric 14.5%, First-Person 11.3%, Adventure 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, narrative-driven mystery that focuses on exploration and uncovering the dark secrets of a missing child.
- #18 Through the Woods
85% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,677 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 43.3%, Walking Simulator 10.3%, Adventure 8.5%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Survival Horror 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A third-person horror game that centers on a mother searching for her kidnapped son in a forest filled with Norse mythology and dread.
- #19 What Remains of Edith Finch
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 52,461 reviews2017
Dev: Giant SparrowPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.3 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 21.2%, Atmospheric 16.8%, Horror 14.4%, First-Person 12.9%, Story Rich 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: While less horror-focused, it excels at perspective-driven narrative and exploring childhood memories through surreal, atmospheric vignettes.
- #20 9 Childs Street
82% matchVery Positive90% of 815 reviews2023
Dev: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 58%
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 11.6%, First-Person 10.4%, Psychological Horror 8.2%, Dark 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: This first-person horror game specifically focuses on a child's perspective as they investigate a mysterious, dark house in their neighborhood.
- #21 Year Walk
84% matchVery Positive90% of 2,021 reviews2014
Dev: Simogo
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Venture out into the dark woods where strange creatures roam, on a vision quest set in 19th century Sweden. Solve and decipher cryptic puzzles, listen for clues, and learn about mysterious folklore creatures in the built-in encyclopedia as you seek to foresee your future.
Why similar: Horror 45.5%, Atmospheric 12.5%, Dark 11.1%, Psychological Horror 7.6%, Adventure 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply atmospheric, surreal puzzle adventure rooted in folklore that captures a similar sense of eerie, dream-like discovery.
- #22 The Path
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,050 reviews2009
Dev: Tale of Tales
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
There is one rule in the game. And it needs to be broken. There is one goal. And when you attain it, you die.
Why similar: Horror 47.2%, Walking Simulator 21.3%, Atmospheric 6.8%, Adventure 5.9%, Indie 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: This dark, fairy-tale inspired game focuses on the vulnerability of young girls exploring a dangerous forest, emphasizing atmosphere over combat.
- #23 DreadOut
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 5,713 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 74.8%, Survival Horror 6.4%, Adventure 5%, Indie 4.1%, Atmospheric 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: It features a young female protagonist using a camera to survive against supernatural entities in an atmospheric, horror-filled setting.
- #24 Detention
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,802 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 56.6%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Psychological Horror 8%, Dark 5.2%, Indie 5%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply atmospheric, psychological horror game that uses surreal imagery to explore trauma and dark history from a young person's perspective.
- #25 Rise of Insanity
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,283 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 37.8%, Walking Simulator 10%, Survival Horror 7.4%, Psychological Horror 6.8%, Atmospheric 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that focuses on a dark, atmospheric mystery and first-person exploration of a troubled mind.
- #26 Gone Home
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 18,436 reviews2013
Dev: Fullbright
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
June 7th, 1995. 1:15 AM. You arrive home after a year abroad. You expect your family to greet you, but the house is empty. Something's not right. Where is everyone? And what's happened here? Unravel the mystery for yourself in Gone Home, a story exploration game from The Fullbright Company.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 51.8%, Atmospheric 13.5%, First-Person 13%, Indie 7%, Exploration 5%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in environmental storytelling, it captures the feeling of exploring a familiar yet unsettling space to uncover a family mystery.
- #27 Observer: System Redux
79% 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: Horror 50.2%, Walking Simulator 16.1%, First-Person 13.1%, Stealth 8.3%, Psychological Horror 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game features intense, surreal psychological sequences that take place inside the minds of others, mirroring the dream-like shifts of Among the Sleep.
- #28 The Cat Lady
79% matchVery Positive94% of 6,285 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 8.7%, Atmospheric 7.8%, Dark 7.2%, Adventure 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, surreal psychological horror game that deals with heavy themes through a unique, dream-like visual style.
- #29 Oxenfree
78% matchVery Positive91% of 12,110 reviews2016
Dev: Night School Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. You are Alex, and you’ve just brought your new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight island party gone horribly wrong.
Why similar: Horror 45.7%, Atmospheric 16.7%, Story Rich 8.2%, Adventure 7.5%, Walking Simulator 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the feeling of supernatural dread and atmospheric mystery through the eyes of a group of teenagers.
- #30 Lucid Dream
78% matchVery Positive92% of 1,025 reviews2020
Dev: sizrit
Windows
Lucid Dream is Point and Click horror game. The girl dream of being trapped in a weird place even though you fell asleep as always. Collect the item and Find clues! Escape and wake up from the dream!
Why similar: Horror 77.8%, Adventure 12.6%, Indie 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click adventure that takes place entirely within a surreal, dream-like world, focusing on puzzle-solving and bizarre imagery.
- #31 Visage
77% 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 56.5%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, Survival Horror 7.9%, First-Person 6%, Dark 5.2%
- #32 Slender: The Arrival
77% matchVery Positive88% of 9,341 reviews2013
Dev: Blue Isle StudiosPub: Blue Isle Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 59.3%, Survival Horror 7.8%, First-Person 7.2%, Walking Simulator 5.6%, Atmospheric 4.3%
- #33 Amnesia: Rebirth
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 9,319 reviews2020
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 36.3%, First-Person 11.2%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Survival Horror 7.1%, Stealth 6.4%
- #34 Layers of Fear (2016)
75% matchVery Positive88% of 27,656 reviews2016
Dev: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.4 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 80.8%, Walking Simulator 3.9%, Psychological Horror 3.6%, Atmospheric 3.1%, First-Person 2.7%
- #35 From The Darkness
74% matchVery Positive89% of 3,526 reviews2021
Dev: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 6.7 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 52.7%, Walking Simulator 8.1%, Psychological Horror 8%, First-Person 7%, Dark 6.4%
- #36 Anna - Extended Edition
76% matchMixed60% of 1,620 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 64.2%, Atmospheric 7.5%, Adventure 7%, First-Person 5.7%, Indie 5.2%
- #37 Remothered: Tormented Fathers
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,881 reviews2018
Dev: Stormind Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Remothered: Tormented Fathers is the pure and realistic survival horror videogame
Why similar: Horror 55.8%, Survival Horror 11%, Psychological Horror 7.5%, Adventure 5.5%, Atmospheric 5%
- #38 Monstrum
73% matchVery Positive91% of 3,763 reviews2015
Dev: Team JunkfishPub: Junkfish Limited
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.2 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 15%, First-Person 7.5%, Indie 4.1%, Atmospheric 3.7%
- #39 Little Nightmares VR: Altered Echoes
70% matchVery Positive81% of 183 reviews2026
Dev: ICONIKPub: Bandai Namco Entertainment
Windows
Little Nightmares VR: Altered Echoes is a dark atmospheric adventure‑puzzle game where you embody Dark Six, a mysterious figure with the shape of a little girl. Navigate in a disturbing world, solve intricate puzzles, and escape terrifying giant foes in a desperate search to become whole again.
Why similar: Horror 29.7%, Adventure 13%, Atmospheric 12.9%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, First-Person 7.3%
- #40 Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition
73% matchVery Positive94% of 2,966 reviews2009
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.2 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 49.2%, First-Person 9.1%, Psychological Horror 6.4%, Atmospheric 6.4%, Survival Horror 5.7%
- #41 Home Sweet Home
72% matchVery Positive87% of 3,784 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 57.9%, Survival Horror 7.6%, First-Person 6%, Psychological Horror 4.7%, Atmospheric 4.4%
- #42 The Beast Inside
71% matchVery Positive83% of 12,117 reviews2019
Dev: Illusion Ray
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
The Beast Inside is a unique, gripping twist on thriller and survival horror. Immerse in the story of long-buried secrets, personal tragedies, and madness. Play as two protagonists bounded by dark heritage. Combat the enemies, solve riddles and experience real terror in the 3D-scanned environment.
Why similar: Horror 54.9%, Survival Horror 8%, First-Person 7.8%, Walking Simulator 5.1%, Psychological Horror 4.7%
- #43 Doorways: Prelude
73% matchMixed62% of 636 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 52.9%, Survival Horror 6.9%, First-Person 6.6%, Adventure 5.3%, Atmospheric 4.8%
- #44 Emily Wants To Play
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 2,325 reviews2015
Dev: Shawn HitchcockPub: Hitchcock Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 41%
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 71.6%, Survival Horror 10.3%, Psychological Horror 3.8%, First-Person 3.3%, Indie 2.7%
- #45 Trapped
71% matchVery Positive82% of 168 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 39.5%, Adventure 10.8%, Walking Simulator 10%, First-Person 9.6%, Indie 9%
- #46 The Baby In Yellow
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,491 reviews2023
Dev: Team Terrible
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 13.9%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Puzzle 6.3%
- #47 thanks mom
69% matchVery Positive83% of 59 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 16.3%, Atmospheric 14.4%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, First-Person 13.2%, Adventure 9.2%
- #48 The Hat Man: Shadow Ward
71% 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 5.4%, Indie 3.9%, Adventure 3.2%
- #49 Knock-knock
69% matchVery Positive87% of 2,071 reviews2013
Dev: Ice-Pick Lodge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
There is an unusual cabin deep in the woods. It had served as a laboratory and a dwelling for three generations of Lodgers.But as of late the latest Lodger has been noticing weird changes in familiar surroundings; things are missing, noises and rattle heard. Something odd is coming out of the woods.
Why similar: Horror 55.4%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Adventure 7.6%, Puzzle 6.5%
- #50 Bendy and the Dark Revival
65% matchVery Positive92% of 16,146 reviews2022
Dev: Joey Drew Studios
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 43.2%, First-Person 10.5%, Survival Horror 10.3%, Dark 5.9%, Atmospheric 5%
- #51 Lucius
68% matchVery Positive81% of 10,904 reviews2012
Dev: Shiver Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Equipped with supernatural powers, take control of Lucius as he begins his blood filled tour of horror through his own house.
Why similar: Horror 63.6%, Adventure 6.5%, Dark 5.1%, Atmospheric 4.4%, Stealth 4.3%
- #52 Lucius II
69% matchMixed62% of 2,335 reviews2015
Dev: Shiver Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Lucius is taken to the psychiatric ward of St. Benedict’s Hospital by unsuspecting caretakers. The Book of Revelation predicts the birth of a child that would end up ruling the world with an iron rod. The first part of this prophecy has been fulfilled. It is time to take care of the rest.
Why similar: Horror 58.4%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Dark 7.5%, Adventure 5.7%, Indie 4.9%
- #53 Deep Sorrow
70% matchMixed49% of 94 reviews2017
Dev: QuickSavePub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 5.6 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 31.7%, Adventure 10.7%, Walking Simulator 8.9%, Indie 8.4%, First-Person 8.1%
- #54 Outlast
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 138,315 reviews2013
Dev: Red Barrels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 19.8 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 60.7%, First-Person 7.6%, Survival Horror 7.6%, Atmospheric 6%, Psychological Horror 4.6%
- #55 Palmyra Orphanage
66% matchVery Positive89% of 713 reviews2019
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Paranormal first-person horror, which takes place in an abandoned orphanage. Walk through the corridors of your childhood, but do remember that you're not only one here.
Why similar: Horror 46%, Survival Horror 8%, First-Person 6.9%, Psychological Horror 6.4%, Walking Simulator 5.8%
- #56 Baby Blues Nightmares - Toddler Horror Game
64% matchVery Positive91% of 187 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 46.1%, Walking Simulator 13.4%, First-Person 13.1%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Adventure 6.8%
- #57 Silent Nights
66% matchMostly Positive73% of 217 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Silent Nights - A short horror game with realistic graphics, touching storyline and scary moments.
Why similar: Horror 37.1%, Walking Simulator 11.9%, Survival Horror 10.6%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Psychological Horror 7.4%
- #58 Penumbra: Requiem
70% matchMixed53% of 1,149 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 57.3%, Adventure 12%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Indie 8.6%, Puzzle 6.8%
- #59 Christmas Nightmare
64% matchVery Positive89% of 353 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Christmas Nightmare is an atmospheric horror game about New Year's Eve.
Why similar: Horror 31%, Walking Simulator 16.8%, First-Person 11.9%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Adventure 8.3%
