- #1 Rotten Flesh - Cosmic Horror Survival Game
97% matchMostly Positive76% of 160 reviews2024
Dev: Steelkrill Studio
Windows
Rotten Flesh is a cosmic horror survival game where you have just lost your dog named Roy and you have to find him by shouting for "ROY" on your microphone. Venture deep into the sewers where your dog was lost - however, something else can also hear your screams in the tunnels.
Why similar: Dog 20.8% ★, Horror 13.4%, Survival Horror 13.2%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Survival 10.8%
- #2 The Devil is in the Details
96% matchVery Positive98% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: HideWorks
Windows
A survival horror spot-the-difference game set in a twisted Hell gameshow. Demons will distract you, torment you, or try to kill you. The Arbiter is your mysterious guide—sometimes helpful, sometimes...not so much. Spot the anomalies or suffer the consequences.
Why similar: Escape Room 38.6% ★, Surreal 14.8%, Horror 10.8%, Survival Horror 8%, Action-Adventure 7.8%
- #3 Critters for Sale
96% matchVery Positive94% of 1,743 reviews2021
Dev: Sonoshee
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Experience death from the comfort of your seat.
Why similar: Surreal 40.8%, Dark Humor 22.6%, Psychological Horror 21.1%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Adventure 2.9%
- #4 Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?
95% matchVery Positive95% of 1,543 reviews2024
Dev: Stately Snail
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
An old shack deep in a dense forest, a strange computer and a game that's trying to kill you!
Why similar: Escape Room 53.6% ★, Horror 14%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Exploration 6.5%, Pixel Graphics 5.1%
- #5 ANIMAL WELL
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,519 reviews2024
Dev: Billy BassoPub: Bigmode
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.
Why similar: Surreal 24.4%, Horror 21.8%, Exploration 19.2%, Pixel Graphics 17%, Atmospheric 8.3%
- #6 Unwelcome
94% matchVery Positive82% of 66 reviews2022
Dev: White Blanket GamesPub: Octavi Navarro
Windows
Stay alive in this weird and peculiar horror experience. What begins as a game between friends turns into a race for your life. Take a breath and enter the house.
Why similar: Dark Humor 25.9%, Hidden Object 14.4%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Horror 12.4%, Action-Adventure 11.6%
- #7 Project Silverfish
92% matchVery Positive94% of 2,854 reviews2025
Dev: Siris Pendrake
Windows
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Explore a hostile, living world: Uncover forgotten horrors, both man-made and supernatural, as you hunt for powerful weapons and exotic artifacts.
Why similar: Horror 24.7%, Survival Horror 22.9%, Action-Adventure 18.3%, Exploration 17.3%, Atmospheric 9.1%
- #8 Never Forgotten
93% matchVery Positive88% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: Cody Hodge
Windows
A uniquely stylised survival-horror adventure game. Explore a dying world, averting enemies, managing your resources, and solving puzzles.
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.6%, Horror 18.2%, Action-Adventure 16%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Exploration 10.1%
- #9 House
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,101 reviews2020
Dev: Bark Bark Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Try to survive through the night in a house that's trying its best to kill you and your family.
Why similar: Horror 27.1%, Surreal 19.6%, Survival 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 15.4%, Psychological Horror 7.3%
- #10 Darkwood
90% matchVery Positive95% of 23,842 reviews2017
Dev: Acid Wizard StudioPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.
Why similar: Horror 14.9%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Survival Horror 14.1%, Survival 13%, Choices Matter 11.1%
- #11 Oxide Room 104
91% matchMixed68% of 254 reviews2022
Dev: WildSphere
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A bone-chilling body-horror game with escape room gameplay. Bad decisions have brought Matthew to this terrifying motel. Now it’s up to you to decide how to escape - will you make it out alive?
Why similar: Horror 17.5%, Survival Horror 17.1%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Survival 14.7%, Action-Adventure 11.4%
- #12 SCP – Containment Breach
89% matchVery Positive99% of 497 reviews2026
Dev: Undertow GamesPub: SCP-CB Community Preservation Project
Windows
A procedural first-person horror adventure. You are on your own after something goes terribly wrong in this top-secret containment facility. Collect items to aid in your escape and try to uncover the truth, as horror lurks behind every door. Can you make it out alive?
Why similar: Surreal 18.4%, Lore-Rich 17.2%, Horror 16.6%, Survival Horror 12.3%, Exploration 9.5%
- #13 Furquest
89% matchVery Positive87% of 119 reviews2023
Dev: bitter
Windows
A bitter RPG where every enemy has their own unique minigame, and where there are two sides to every soul: Main and Invert!
Why similar: Soundtrack 46.6% ★, Choices Matter 14%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Exploration 9%, Horror 7.9%
- #14 Unemployment Simulator 2018
87% matchVery Positive86% of 85 reviews2026
Dev: Samuel LehikoinenPub: turbolento publishing
Windows
Social welfare survival horror based on real events. Endure emotional pain and societal pressure. Stay entertained. Survive the routine and become the hero of your studio apartment—battle inner demons, hide skeletons in the closet, and most importantly… keep the bathroom clean.
Why similar: Dark Humor 37%, Surreal 19.4%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Horror 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
- #15 Unusual Tales: Deep Below
86% matchVery Positive97% of 76 reviews2026
Dev: Jall
Windows
You, a normal working Joe, decide to try to solve the mystery of the missing girl... Will you make it out alive? A horror game filled with mystery!
Why similar: Horror 26.7%, Psychological Horror 26.2%, Survival Horror 14.7%, Action-Adventure 13.6%, Action 6.6%
- #16 Underwater
88% matchMixed68% of 75 reviews2021
Dev: Andreev WorldsPub: Gamesforgames
Windows
Dive into a world of despair in the world of Underwater. Take the role of an unknown inmate entering the a deep sea prison where mutants roam and barely any traces of human life remain. You will have to use all your ingenuity to escape and avoid becoming the meal of the hideous denizens.
Why similar: Survival Horror 31.1%, Psychological Horror 29.7%, Atmospheric 13%, Exploration 12%, Adventure 6.4%
- #17 Last Floor
86% matchMostly Positive71% of 367 reviews2020
Dev: AK Studio
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Оne day your life changes dramatically and you become a hostage of your own home. Your task is to survive but to do this you need to get outside.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.7%, Horror 15.6%, Survival Horror 15.4%, Action 14.9%, Survival 11.9%
- #18 CloverPit
82% matchVery Positive90% of 22,113 reviews2025
Dev: Panik ArcadePub: Future Friends Games
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A rogue-lite slot machine nightmare. Gamble for your life in a never-ending debt simulator!
Why similar: Dark Humor 34%, Surreal 22.4%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Horror 16.4%, Action 2.9%
- #19 Venge
84% matchVery Positive92% of 409 reviews2020
Dev: Costek Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Get ready to explore a movie studio that vanished into thin air, only to find yourself trapped in a twisted, alternate dimension where creatures lurk in the shadows, waiting to ensure you never see the light of day again...
Why similar: Soundtrack 28.1% ★, Survival Horror 11.9%, Horror 11.7%, Survival 11%, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #20 Swallow the Sea
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,422 reviews2021
Dev: Talia bob MairPub: ItsTheTalia
Windows · Linux
You are a lowly egg cell on a journey through a swollen sea of strange and humanoid fish. Prey on smaller life and growing larger and stronger to perhaps someday be born.
Why similar: Dark Humor 27.7%, Survival 19.2%, Exploration 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, Horror 9.2%
- #21 The Aquatic Adventure of the Last Human
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 494 reviews2016
Dev: YCJY Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Explore the ruins of the human race and discover the thriving wildlife that blossomed after our extinction in this underwater action/adventure. Encounter monstrous creatures and let curiosity guide you through an inevitable voyage of extinction.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 38.9%, Action 22.3%, Adventure 18.3%, Exploration 16.4%, Singleplayer 4.1%
- #22 SLACKJAW
81% matchVery Positive83% of 138 reviews2025
Dev: Nostromo Interactive
Windows
As the latest prey of a deranged serial killer, you must use your wits and resources to survive in this atmospheric first-person escape room-style horror game. Explore, uncover secrets, and plan your escape... but be quiet, or you'll be his next victim. Inspired by true events.
Why similar: Escape Room 44.8% ★, Soundtrack 24.3% ★, Horror 10.9%, Exploration 7.4%, Survival Horror 5.7%
- #23 The Dive
83% matchMixed58% of 76 reviews2021
Dev: W0nnaFight
Windows
Linear underwater horror game about a search dive that quickly turns into fight for survival after an encounter with hellish creature.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.3%, Horror 27%, Action-Adventure 14.7%, Exploration 10.4%, Atmospheric 9%
- #24 You Will Die Here Tonight
80% matchVery Positive91% of 630 reviews2023
Dev: Spiral Bound Interactive LLC
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Immerse yourself in retro top-down visuals as you face the horrors of Breckenridge Hall through intense first-person combat. Scavenge, solve puzzles, and upgrade your gear. Do whatever it takes to survive—but remember: You Will Die Here Tonight.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.6%, Choices Matter 17.4%, Survival Horror 15.7%, Horror 15%, Action-Adventure 12.5%
- #25 The Wailer
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 126 reviews2023
Dev: Ethan RobichauxPub: Vultive Entertainment
Windows
A highly stylized horror adventure game set in the depths of an ancient dungeon. With torch in hand, explore and find a way to escape before falling prey to the unspeakable horror that lurks within.
Why similar: Surreal 24.6%, Horror 18.4%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Action-Adventure 14.9%, Exploration 12.5%
- #26 DYSTHANASIA
78% matchVery Positive90% of 301 reviews2025
Dev: Madowaku KoboPub: Eroge Japan
Windows
You awaken in a cold unfamiliar building crawling with grotesque creatures. Stave off terror using your wits and anything you can find, then try to make it out alive in this highly atmospheric environmental horror game.
Why similar: Surreal 25.8%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Survival Horror 18.7%, Horror 18.6%, Exploration 6.9%
- #27 Security: The Horrible Nights
79% matchVery Positive88% of 156 reviews2024
Dev: Professional Villains
Windows
Every time you die, a new story begins. You are the nighttime security guard at a hospital. Your job is to monitor the hospital and fix problems when they happen. Every night, a new horror tale will unfold. If you can survive enough nights, you will learn the truth behind all the horror!
Why similar: Lore-Rich 24.8%, Horror 19.3%, Survival Horror 14%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Exploration 11.4%
- #28 Loan Shark
78% matchVery Positive84% of 614 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Ortica
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 47%
The loan shark is coming for you. Catch enough fish to repay your debt before it is too late. Go fish.
Why similar: Dark Humor 31%, Surreal 20.7%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Horror 11.8%, Choices Matter 10.6%
- #29 JANITOR BLEEDS
79% matchVery Positive87% of 265 reviews2022
Dev: KorpusPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Enter the abandoned arcade after your car has crashed, and the shelter you were looking for is trying to eat you alive in this dark mystery-horror adventure. Solve mysteries, keep JANITOR satisfied, and always be aware of what's behind your back.
Why similar: Surreal 29.2%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Horror 19.1%, Exploration 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%
- #30 Lakeview Cabin Collection
77% matchVery Positive92% of 1,921 reviews2015
Dev: Roope Tamminen
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Delve into the diverse world of horror movies in this 2D action puzzler. Nothing can prepare you for the R-rated challenges you will face!
Why similar: Dark Humor 27.3%, Survival Horror 15.7%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Horror 13.6%, Choices Matter 11.1%
- #31 The Strange City
77% matchMixed49% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: Newmatic Co., Ltd.
Windows
Embark on the adventure as Agent G, a lone survivor drawn into a mystery after a brutal car crash. Pursued by relentless monsters and trapped in eerie, shifting environments, you’ll need courage and wit to survive. Can you uncover the secrets at the journey's end—or will the shadows claim you first?
Why similar: Horror 24.1%, Survival Horror 22.6%, Action-Adventure 19.1%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Atmospheric 9.7%
- #32 GeraScopia
75% matchVery Positive95% of 88 reviews2023
Dev: Roeb
Windows
When lost in the Depths, the only way to go is up. You will Escape- one way or another.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 27.1%, Horror 18.6%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Exploration 9.1%
- #33 ALPEN GHOUL: Prologue
76% matchVery Positive85% of 59 reviews2023
Dev: BrocBois
Windows
ALPEN GHOUL is an exploration/stealth game. Your goal is to reach the summit alive, but you are not alone. Play smart and tread lightly if you plan on outmaneuvering this relentless hunter.
Why similar: Dark Humor 25.9%, Horror 15.7%, Survival Horror 15.3%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Action-Adventure 12.1%
- #34 PAGER
74% matchVery Positive88% of 124 reviews2025
Dev: bilge
Windows
You are wetware, working a mysterious job.
Why similar: Dark Humor 23.6%, Surreal 19.2%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Horror 13.4%, Exploration 8.3%
- #35 RESTLESS SOUL
75% matchVery Positive92% of 319 reviews2022
Dev: Fuz GamesPub: Graffiti Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Laugh in the face of death in this hauntingly humorous comedy adventure about a wayward soul trying to make it back to the land of the living. Engage in bullet-hell lite battles, solve puzzles, and communicate with the dead as you navigate this “colorful” world. Death is just the beginning.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 43.7%, Pixel Graphics 19%, Action-Adventure 15.3%, Exploration 11.1%, Adventure 6.1%
- #36 Bendy: Lone Wolf
73% matchVery Positive85% of 1,548 reviews2025
Dev: Joey Drew Studios
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Bendy: Lone Wolf™ will tests your ability to survive against ever increasing odds. Monsters and obstacles emerge from every direction as you journey into the rubberhose halls of the world's most evil animation studio. Every day is a challenge.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.5%, Horror 21.6%, Psychological Horror 21.6%, Action-Adventure 18.4%, Atmospheric 7.6%
- #37 Lone Survivor: The Director's Cut
76% matchVery Positive85% of 1,304 reviews2012
Dev: Jasper ByrnePub: Superflat Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 29%
In this original and adult psychological survival horror, the masked protagonist must escape from a city ravaged by disease, by any means necessary.
Why similar: Horror 29.8%, Survival Horror 23.9%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Atmospheric 7%
- #38 The Hungry Fly
73% matchVery Positive91% of 115 reviews2024
Dev: Erupting AvocadoPub: indie.io
Windows
Once upon a time, there was a fly. A hungry fly. A fly with razor-sharp teeth, with a taste for dead things. This is the tale of its adventure to find something dead to devour, in a swamp where nothing dies, everything is grotesque, and every choice matters, no matter how surreal.
Why similar: Surreal 32.4%, Psychological Horror 21.1%, Horror 21%, Exploration 11.8%, Atmospheric 6.8%
- #39 Liminal Void
73% matchVery Positive82% of 102 reviews2024
Dev: Jeistar
Windows
This is an art horror game where you snatch souls, cast spells, and die repeatedly. Select from 4 colorful characters and occasionally listen to them yap about their problems. It's very "mood." No penalty for death and you'll have fun even when you lose.
Why similar: Dark Humor 21.7%, Surreal 19.6%, Action Roguelike 15.5%, Horror 14.2%, Psychological Horror 10.8%
- #40 Aphotic Descent
74% matchMixed64% of 78 reviews2023
Dev: Broiled Squid Studios
Windows
In Aphotic Descent, you play as a diver whose submarine crashed at the bottom of the ocean. With no other option for survival, you must make your way to a nearby underwater research facility facing terrifying creatures, all while descending deeper and deeper...
Why similar: Horror 21.9%, Survival Horror 20.5%, Action-Adventure 16.2%, Exploration 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%
- #41 Decarnation
71% matchVery Positive88% of 1,039 reviews2023
Dev: Atelier QDBPub: Shiro Unlimited
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Where do you run to when your demons reside within you? Decarnation is a pixel art adventure/action puzzle game with a horrific story inspired by some of the most influential films and novels in the genre. Dive into a breathtaking thriller where nightmares and dreams intertwine…
Why similar: Surreal 28.8%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Horror 12.4%, Survival Horror 11%, Action-Adventure 9.3%
- #42 Stygian: Outer Gods
70% matchVery Positive85% of 611 reviews2025
Dev: Misterial GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Dive into a hostile world that challenges your very existence, in this survival horror game with RPG elements. Unravel a thousand-year-old mystery, risk your sanity and face the Outer Gods with your skills. Every bullet and every decision counts now, are you up to the task?
Why similar: Survival Horror 16.6%, Choices Matter 16.5%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Horror 15.6%, Survival 13.8%
- #43 HellSign
72% matchMixed68% of 2,264 reviews2021
Dev: Ballistic Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
HellSign is an investigative action RPG that pits you against the horrors of the afterlife, let loose on a small town. As a hunter, you’ll plan, hunt, and kill to pay the bills and piece together the fragments to your past. Just remember - a smart hunter is always prepared.
Why similar: Horror 44.3%, Survival Horror 33%, Atmospheric 15.2%, Adventure 4.1%, Singleplayer 3.4%
- #44 Fishing Vacation
71% matchVery Positive96% of 278 reviews2022
Dev: Teebowah Games
Windows
A Game Boy styled fishing horror adventure
Why similar: Horror 53.1%, Pixel Graphics 25.3%, Adventure 17.2%, Singleplayer 4.4%
- #45 Flesh Water
71% matchVery Positive82% of 905 reviews2021
Dev: Euphoric Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 17%
This is your last day as a worker for a pet feeding service, and depending on how the day goes, your life. Prepare the final meal for a client's odd pet that lives in an abandoned pool all while trying to make it out safely and avoid mistakes.
Why similar: Surreal 21.9%, Psychological Horror 16%, Horror 15.7%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Action-Adventure 10.9%
- #46 Dive The Depths
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 112 reviews2025
Dev: FrizuoPub: Starpixel Studios
Windows
Dive The Depths is an action-roguelike set beneath the ocean's surface. As a humble diver, you must navigate the world filled with bizarre sea creatures, submerged ruins, and forgotten histories. Can you conquer the depths and unravel the secrets that hidden beneath the waves?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 37.6%, Horror 23%, Pixel Graphics 20.8%, Action 6.7%, Singleplayer 6.4%
- #47 That Which Gave Chase
69% matchVery Positive92% of 998 reviews2023
Dev: AslakPub: Fremmed
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A first-person dog sledding horror game. Play as a sled dog musher hired to transport a scientist deep into the unforgiving wastes of the arctic.
Why similar: Dog 31.3% ★, Surreal 22.5%, Horror 18.6%, Action-Adventure 13%, Atmospheric 7.9%
- #48 Killing Room
72% matchMixed70% of 1,445 reviews2016
Dev: Alda Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Rogue-like FPS with strong RPG elements set in a 22nd century reality-show parody. Win a fortune or die, but never disappoint your audience. And audience is virtual or real with revolutionary but optional features for streamers and their fans.
Why similar: Horror 32.1%, Action Roguelike 31.1%, Survival 18.2%, Action 13%, Singleplayer 5.6%
- #49 Super Lone Survivor
69% matchVery Positive93% of 83 reviews2022
Dev: SuperflatPub: Superflat Games
Windows
The masked protagonist must escape the city ravaged by disease, by any means necessary. Use stealth to scavenge food, or kill everything in your path. Nurture your mental health or descend into madness. How you survive is up to you.
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.1%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Action-Adventure 15.8%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%
- #50 SULFUR
66% matchVery Positive87% of 7,993 reviews2024
Dev: Perfect Random
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
SULFUR is a modern old-school action-adventure: Outsmart enemies, find treasure, improve weapons, harness powers. Delve deeper, find answers, make it end.
Why similar: Dark Humor 51.3%, Action Roguelike 27%, Action-Adventure 21.7%
- #51 OYASUMII
68% matchVery Positive83% of 102 reviews2025
Dev: NEO PROJECT Studios
Windows
Relive the nostalgia with OYASUMII, a horror and exploration game inspired by PSX and N64 classics. Enter liminal spaces and face surreal terrors in an adventure that challenges your skills and sanity. Are you ready to relive the golden age of video games with OYASUMII?
Why similar: Escape Room 21.6% ★, Surreal 18.2%, Horror 12.3%, Psychological Horror 12%, Survival 10.5%
- #52 Burnhouse Lane
67% matchVery Positive94% of 1,072 reviews2022
Dev: Harvester Games
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Burnhouse Lane tells a story of Angie Weather, a one foot in the grave agency nurse attempting to complete five impossible tasks in order to win her life back. Solve puzzles, make friends and enemies, run, hide and fight in this dark adventure that'll take you on a trip to another world and back...
Why similar: Dark Humor 27.1%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Action-Adventure 13.1%, Surreal 13%, Horror 12.3%
- #53 My Night Job
70% matchVery Positive90% of 96 reviews2016
Dev: Webcore Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
My Night Job sends players into an abandoned building and sicks hordes of monsters on them. They can use more than 60 weapons to defend themselves and save as many survivors as possible. But beware – if too many rooms are thrashed, the end may be nigh-er than you originally thought.
Why similar: Dark Humor 34.6%, Survival Horror 20.8%, Horror 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Survival 8.2%
- #54 SILT
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 875 reviews2022
Dev: Spiral Circus GamesPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Dive into a surreal ocean abyss in an atmospheric puzzle-adventure. Explore dangerous waters, possess sea creatures and solve environmental puzzles to discover what lies deep below the surface…
Why similar: Surreal 39.5%, Horror 27.8%, Exploration 13.2%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Adventure 5.6%
- #55 Deformed
67% matchVery Positive96% of 162 reviews2024
Dev: Deformed Studios
Windows
Single player horror game set in an underground lab. Kill monsters and escape.
Why similar: Dark Humor 30.2%, Lore-Rich 28.1%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Exploration 14%, Choices Matter 12.2%
- #56 Eldritch Survivors
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 102 reviews2025
Dev: Ghost Button
Windows
Uncover the secrets behind the protagonists' fate, trapped in an endless cycle of death. Eldritch Survivor is a survival-like game that maximizes both the narrative and the excitement of each dungeon encounter. Immerse yourself in a 99% pure Lovecraftian world and confront the terror of the unknown.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.7%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, Pixel Graphics 16.4%, Survival 12.8%, Atmospheric 8.8%
- #57 Dead of Darkness
66% matchVery Positive87% of 209 reviews2025
Dev: Retrofiction Games
Windows
Dead of Darkness is a 2D survival-horror action-adventure. Investigate a mysterious island and unravel its disturbing secret. You’ll have to face grotesque creatures, hurdle deadly traps, solve puzzles, and most importantly, survive.
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.2%, Horror 18.9%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Action-Adventure 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%
- #58 Heartworm
65% matchVery Positive87% of 451 reviews2025
Dev: Vincent AdinolfiPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Pass through the threshold and enter a world born of memories. Defend yourself with a camera while solving death’s mysteries in a reverent evolution of 90’s survival horror, integrating both fixed cameras and over the shoulder perspectives.
Why similar: Surreal 22.2%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Survival Horror 16.7%, Horror 15%, Action-Adventure 13.6%
- #59 EMPTY SHELL
65% matchVery Positive88% of 789 reviews2023
Dev: CC ARTSPub: Hyperstrange
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
EMPTY SHELL will throw you in a dark industrial environment, a secret facility on a Japanese island. Each volunteer has signed a contract for a "recovery operation" without being privy to too many details. A tense roguelite survival horror with a top down perspective.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.4%, Horror 22.2%, Action-Adventure 18.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Survival Horror 7.7%