- #1 Penumbra Overture
97% 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 54.1%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Adventure 8.8%, Atmospheric 7%, First-Person 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Features similar physics-based puzzles and a claustrophobic, story-driven atmosphere.
- #2 Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition
96% 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 49.2%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Adventure 8.8%, First-Person 7.3%, Atmospheric 7%
Why You'll Like It: Continues the deep narrative and unsettling environmental puzzles of the Penumbra series.
- #3 Amnesia: The Dark Descent
96% 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 59.8%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Puzzle 7.5%, Atmospheric 6.9%, First-Person 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the same DNA of first-person puzzle-solving and oppressive psychological dread found in Anna.
- #4 Layers of Fear (2016)
95% 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 80.5%, Psychological Horror 7.3%, Atmospheric 3.4%, First-Person 2.2%, Adventure 1.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on surreal, shifting environments and psychological trauma, mirroring Anna's descent into madness.
- #5 The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
94% 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 36.7%, Atmospheric 17.1%, Adventure 9.8%, First-Person 9.8%, Puzzle 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a similar focus on environmental investigation and atmospheric mystery in a secluded setting.
- #6 Stories Untold
94% matchVery Positive87% of 5,390 reviews2017
Dev: No CodePub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental adventures, including a remaster of the original hit episode “The House Abandon”.
Why similar: Horror 42.5%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Adventure 11.1%, Indie 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers a highly experimental, narrative-heavy horror experience that relies on environmental interaction.
- #7 Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition
93% matchVery Positive89% of 8,096 reviews2014
Dev: Krillbite Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Among the Sleep: Enhanced Edition is a new and improved version of the award winning first person horror adventure. In the game you play as a small child trapped in a weird nightmare where you go looking for your mom.
Why similar: Horror 64.3%, Atmospheric 7.7%, Adventure 6.9%, First-Person 5.6%, Indie 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the feeling of vulnerability and surreal, dream-like horror in a first-person perspective.
- #8 The Beast Inside
92% matchVery Positive83% of 11,932 reviews2019
Dev: Illusion Ray
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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 58.9%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Adventure 8.5%, First-Person 6.8%, Atmospheric 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: Blends historical mystery with modern psychological horror through first-person investigation.
- #9 Visage
91% 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 61.1%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, First-Person 5.2%, Atmospheric 5.2%, Adventure 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a deeply intense, psychological horror experience centered on exploring a haunted home filled with cryptic secrets.
- #10 The Guest
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 945 reviews2016
Dev: Team GothamPub: 505 Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
'The Guest' is a gloomy adventure full of enigmas where the exploration of your surroundings comes to prominence; puzzles, secrets and riddles will help you discover who has locked you in this somber hotel room and most importantly, why.
Why similar: Horror 38.9%, Puzzle 17.1%, Adventure 12.4%, Indie 9.5%, Atmospheric 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Mirrors the puzzle-heavy, escape-room style gameplay found within the cabin setting of Anna.
- #11 Martha Is Dead
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,639 reviews2022
Dev: LKAPub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Set in 1944 Italy, Martha Is Dead is an award-winning dark psychological thriller where the lines between truth, superstition, and tragedy blur. Explore a haunting countryside, uncover disturbing memories, and peel back layers of mystery. Every choice shapes the nightmare…are you ready to face it?
Why similar: Horror 40.9%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Atmospheric 11%, Adventure 10.5%, Story Rich 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features a dark, atmospheric, and psychological narrative set in a hauntingly beautiful European landscape.
- #12 SOMA
89% 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 39.8%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Puzzle 9.3%, Adventure 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Combines deep philosophical storytelling with tense, first-person exploration and environmental puzzles.
- #13 MIND: Path to Thalamus Enhanced Edition
90% matchMixed65% of 1,417 reviews2014
Dev: Pantumaca BarcelonaPub: Talking About Media
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
MIND: Path to Thalamus is a First Person Puzzler that throws you into a fantastic and surreal environment. You will bend the natural elements to your will in order to progress in this emotive, mindbending tale. Now also in Virtual Reality!
Why similar: Puzzle 26.8%, Adventure 23.7%, Atmospheric 19.5%, Indie 13.2%, First-Person 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a surreal, puzzle-filled journey through a fractured psyche that echoes Anna's dream-like sequences.
- #14 Observer: System Redux
88% 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: Horror 59.4%, Psychological Horror 20.3%, First-Person 12.5%, Story Rich 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Explores psychological trauma through a surreal, atmospheric lens that fans of Anna's cryptic style will appreciate.
- #15 CONCLUSE
87% matchMostly Positive75% of 532 reviews2018
Dev: concluse_dev
Windows · Mac
Concluse is an atmospheric horror game which features puzzles, outstanding cutscenes, and something a little twisted..
Why similar: Horror 48.8%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Adventure 8.6%, Puzzle 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: Captures a similar low-poly, surreal, and unsettling atmosphere that feels like a direct spiritual cousin to Anna.
- #16 DYING: Reborn
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 216 reviews2018
Dev: NEKCOM EntertainmentPub: Coconut Island Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
DYING: Reborn is a first-person Room Escape puzzle game in which players must tackle all kinds of puzzles in a series of dark and eerie environments. Gameplay revolves around collecting, discovering and putting together pieces of a twisted story that will make your hair stand on end...
Why similar: Horror 28.7%, Psychological Horror 23.9%, Adventure 17.9%, Puzzle 17.6%, Indie 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a series of escape-room style puzzles within a dark, horror-themed setting.
- #17 What Remains of Edith Finch
84% 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: Atmospheric 20.2%, Horror 14.9%, Story Rich 14.9%, First-Person 11.2%, Adventure 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: Masterfully uses environmental storytelling to uncover a dark family history, much like the discovery process in Anna.
- #18 The Initiate
85% matchMostly Positive78% of 202 reviews2017
Dev: Deceptive Games Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
The Initiate is a mystery puzzle game. You awake in a house full of traps and puzzles - This is your trial; complete it, or die!
Why similar: Horror 30%, Adventure 17.9%, Indie 12.7%, Puzzle 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features similar first-person puzzle-solving mechanics set within a mysterious, isolated environment.
- #19 Doorways: Prelude
86% 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 58.3%, Adventure 10.3%, Indie 6.2%, Atmospheric 5.9%, First-Person 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a tense, first-person horror experience with a focus on exploration and puzzle elements.
- #20 Someday You'll Return: Director's Cut
83% matchVery Positive85% of 258 reviews2023
Dev: CBE softwarePub: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
How far would you go if your daughter didn’t come home? Someday You’ll Return: Director’s Cut is a first-person psychological horror. This story-driven game offers enhanced features, an improved story, and additional content. Enter the woods if you dare and begin a search you’ll never forget.
Why similar: Horror 38.4%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Puzzle 11.5%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Adventure 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Emphasizes exploration and environmental puzzle-solving within a dense, atmospheric forest setting.
- #21 Little Nightmares II
82% 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 48.9%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Puzzle 10.9%, Adventure 10.3%, Atmospheric 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a dark, surreal, and puzzle-oriented horror experience that emphasizes atmosphere over combat.
- #22 Shutter
84% matchMostly Positive74% of 218 reviews2015
Dev: Cosmic Logic
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Re-live a dark and haunting tale in this fixed camera puzzle-horror game RE-miniscent of the first generation of survival horror games.
Why similar: Horror 41.8%, Adventure 22.1%, Indie 15.2%, Puzzle 10.9%, Atmospheric 10%
Why You'll Like It: Features a similar focus on photography and environmental investigation in a horror context.
- #23 The Town of Light
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,758 reviews2016
Dev: LKA
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
12 March 1938, Renée, 16, was ripped out of her world, her only fault was that of not knowing her place in the world.
Why similar: Horror 45.6%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Atmospheric 11%, Adventure 10.3%, Indie 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A grounded, psychological horror game that relies on atmosphere and narrative discovery rather than jump scares.
- #24 Kholat
81% matchMixed66% of 6,857 reviews2015
Dev: IMGN.PRO
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The most terrifying journey of your life set in the beautiful winter scenery of the Ural Mountains. Uncover the horrific mystery behind the Dyatlov Pass Incident. Narrated by the famous Sean Bean.
Why similar: Horror 92.4%, Psychological Horror 2.2%, Atmospheric 1.7%, Adventure 1.1%, First-Person 1.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on atmospheric exploration and a sense of isolation in a hostile, mysterious environment.
- #25 House of Caravan
81% matchMixed67% of 803 reviews2015
Dev: Rosebud GamesPub: Senpai Industrial Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Taking place in a single mansion in Candlewood, northeast USA, in the early 20th Century, House of Caravan is a sinister adventure filled with dark secrets and vexing puzzles.
Why similar: Horror 54.3%, Adventure 13.8%, Indie 11.5%, Puzzle 10.2%, First-Person 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on exploring a single, mysterious location while solving puzzles to uncover a dark history.
- #26 Dear Esther: Landmark Edition
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 7,291 reviews2017
Dev: The Chinese RoomPub: Secret Mode
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Dear Esther immerses you in a stunningly realised world, a remote and desolate island somewhere in the outer Hebrides. As you step forwards, a voice begins to read fragments of a letter: 'Dear Esther...' - and so begins a journey through one of the most original first-person games of recent years.
Why similar: Horror 34.9%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Puzzle 15%, First-Person 9.3%, Atmospheric 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A foundational walking simulator that prioritizes atmosphere and cryptic, environmental storytelling.
- #27 ENKI
80% matchMixed61% of 168 reviews2015
Dev: Storm in a Teacup
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
ENKI is a repeatable horror experience about escaping, featuring multiple endings that will ensure you that every playthrough will be a bit different from the previous one. In only 30 minutes find your way to freedom through occult symbolism, mysteries and discoverable secrets... Survive or die!
Why similar: Horror 35.7%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Puzzle 14.7%, Adventure 13%, Indie 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A short, experimental horror game that focuses on environmental puzzles and multiple endings.
- #28 Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth
79% 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 70.3%, First-Person 8.9%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Adventure 5.4%, Psychological Horror 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers a classic, first-person horror experience with a heavy emphasis on investigation and sanity mechanics.
- #29 TRAPPED
78% matchMostly Negative36% of 459 reviews2025
Dev: Cheap Fun GamesPub: Forthright Indie Games Division
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Something has gone terribly wrong in TRAPPED Alaska. Except for you, and a handful of survivors, the whole town has been emptied. Everywhere, what should be water has been replaced by a black semi-sentient sludge that seems to change everything it touches. And it’s rising...
Why similar: Adventure 59.3%, Indie 40.7%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward, atmospheric first-person horror game that emphasizes puzzle-solving in an enclosed space.
- #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 69.2%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, First-Person 6.7%, Atmospheric 5.5%, Indie 4.3%
- #31 Kidnapped
79% matchMixed56% of 563 reviews2015
Dev: Deceptive Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Kidnapped is a psychological story-driven horror game, featuring emphasis on exploration, puzzle solving and combat. Kidnapped dynamically changes as the player progresses, and aims to unnerve the player. Traverse a two hundred year old manor, dark damp caves, an eerie forest and more.
Why similar: Horror 50.5%, Adventure 19.1%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Indie 11.1%, Story Rich 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a first-person horror experience with a focus on survival and environmental exploration.
- #32 Game For Anna
76% matchMostly Positive80% of 127 reviews2021
Dev: Desert Fox
Windows
Hello Anna. I made a game for you. We can play together as we used to.
Why similar: Horror 44.8%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Adventure 11.4%, Atmospheric 10.5%, First-Person 7.8%
- #33 Vertigo Remastered
74% matchVery Positive92% of 1,572 reviews2020
Dev: Zach Tsiakalis-BrownPub: Zulubo Productions
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 55%
An immersive story-driven shooter incorporating the cutting edge of VR gameplay, Vertigo Remastered is a complete overhaul and occasional reimagining of the 2016 original.
Why similar: Adventure 42.8%, Indie 32%, Atmospheric 21%, Singleplayer 4.3%
- #34 Layers of Fear
73% 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 39.8%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Adventure 9.4%, First-Person 8.6%
- #35 Silent Descent
76% matchMostly Positive72% of 130 reviews2018
Dev: Deceptive Games Ltd.
Windows
Silent Decent is a highly-immersive first-person horror game with a rich and engaging atmosphere. Trapped in purgatory, you play as Samuel Harris who roams in an endless loop of anguish, pain and suffering. Can you find a way to save a tormented man's soul?
Why similar: Horror 37.7%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Adventure 16.1%, Indie 11.1%, Puzzle 9.2%
- #36 Lights Off: Director's Cut
72% matchVery Positive91% of 162 reviews2024
Dev: Insanctum Games
Windows
Play through a common childhood fear about turning the lights off and going to bed. This time extended, remastered, and re-imagined.
Why similar: Horror 50.9%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Adventure 12.4%, Atmospheric 11.8%, First-Person 4.6%
- #37 Penumbra: Requiem
77% 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 46.2%, Adventure 17.1%, Puzzle 14%, Indie 10.4%, Atmospheric 8.8%
- #38 The Lost Crown
74% matchVery Positive83% of 514 reviews2014
Dev: Darkling Room
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Embark on an eerie ghost-hunting adventure, featuring real evidence of paranormal activity, to solve the mystery of the Lost Crown. Be warned, to seek advice from the dead can have bitter consequences.
Why similar: Horror 39.8%, Adventure 23.7%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Indie 12.3%, Atmospheric 5.3%
- #39 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 34.6%, Adventure 16.7%, Indie 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Puzzle 8.6%
- #40 The Room Two
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 21,212 reviews2016
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Unique events transport you to the halls of a long-forgotten crypt. The only means of escape lies locked within a stone pedestal, along with a note from your mysterious ally. His words promise assistance, but only serve to entice you into a compelling world of mystery and exploration.
Why similar: Horror 32.8%, Puzzle 30%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Adventure 8.1%, Psychological Horror 5.8%
- #41 Fireflies
75% matchMostly Negative36% of 85 reviews2015
Dev: Phanom Games
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Adventure horror with many puzzles and an interesting story.
Why similar: Horror 41%, Adventure 29.1%, Indie 17.7%, Puzzle 12.1%
- #42 System Shock: Enhanced Edition
72% matchVery Positive89% of 2,306 reviews2015
Dev: Looking Glass StudiosPub: Nightdive Studios
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Re-discover what made System Shock the first of it's kind, a ground breaking immersive sim that would inspire a generation of games to come....
Why similar: Horror 59.2%, Adventure 11.7%, First-Person 10.6%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Story Rich 3.8%
- #43 Again and Again
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 134 reviews2022
Dev: Perspektik
Windows
Again and Again is a first-person psychological horror game. How much can a game affect your real life? Enjoy the terrifying moments of being in a realistic home environment and a suspenseful story.
Why similar: Horror 52.6%, Psychological Horror 21.6%, First-Person 10.5%, Story Rich 7.5%, Indie 6%
- #44 Samsara Room
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 9,865 reviews2020
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
You woke up in a mysterious room you have never seen before. Can you find another way out? Samsara Room is a remake of the praised predecessor of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.
Why similar: Puzzle 22.7%, Horror 21.5%, Adventure 18.6%, Indie 14.5%, Psychological Horror 11.9%
- #45 Forest Asylum 2
68% matchVery Positive98% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Michal Piotrowski
Windows
Forest Asylum 2 - An Indie Psychological Horror Game and the sequel to the well-received first part. Embark on a Therapy that will change your life!
Why similar: Horror 40.2%, Psychological Horror 22.4%, Adventure 16.6%, Atmospheric 8.5%, Puzzle 7.3%
- #46 Huntsman: The Orphanage (Halloween Edition)
75% matchMostly Negative30% of 272 reviews2013
Dev: ShadowShifters
Windows · Mac
Median: 12 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 22%
MORE STORY THAN GORY! A HYBRID OF ALTERNATIVE HORROR AND CREEPYPASTA...Welcome to the Halloween Edition v1.03! Take a deep breath, dim the lights, put on your headphones...Non-linear first-person gameplay lets you explore Grimhaven Orphanage and discover the characters who once lived there – voiced by Dan Bull, Chuck Huber and Raychul...
Why similar: Horror 69.6%, Adventure 18.9%, Indie 11.5%
- #47 Enola
73% matchMixed65% of 171 reviews2014
Dev: The DomaginariumPub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Survive a macabre world conjured up by the tortured memories of Angelica.
Why similar: Horror 40.8%, Adventure 19.6%, Indie 13.4%, First-Person 8.3%, Puzzle 6.5%
- #48 Exit Together
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Çınar's Art
Windows
ANOMALY LOOP ADVENTURE Play solo or with up to 6 players. Spot anomalies, solve puzzles, and escape the loop. Will you reach Room 9 or stay trapped forever?
Why similar: Horror 41.1%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Puzzle 12.5%, Atmospheric 10.7%, First-Person 9.6%
- #49 Forgotten Hill The Third Axis
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 104 reviews2023
Dev: FM Studio
Windows · Mac
Enter the twisted world of Forgotten Hill in a new third dimension
Why similar: Horror 48%, Adventure 22.2%, Puzzle 11.2%, First-Person 8.2%, Indie 5%
- #50 Decay: The Mare
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,029 reviews2015
Dev: Shining Gate SoftwarePub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Sam is an addict who ends up in an institution named “Reaching Dreams”, hoping to kick his drug problem and sort out his miserable life. But during the first night, something goes horribly wrong and he gets stuck in an endless nightmare…
Why similar: Horror 48.9%, Adventure 13.9%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Indie 8.7%, Puzzle 7.5%
- #51 A Chair in a Room : Greenwater
69% matchVery Positive83% of 617 reviews2016
Dev: Wolf & Wood Interactive Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Explore your surroundings as the protagonist of your own horror story as you immerse yourself in this tense VR thriller set in America’s Deep South. Navigate your way through your memories, piecing together the clues and puzzles, to solve the mystery of how you have awoken in the sinister Greenwater Institute, known only as Patient No.
Why similar: Horror 52.7%, Adventure 10.7%, Puzzle 9.2%, Psychological Horror 7.7%, Indie 7.2%
- #52 Strange Night ll
71% matchMixed46% of 80 reviews2018
Dev: LaboryPub: SA Industry
Windows
Strange Night II takes you to a mysterious hostel where your sanity will be put to the test.
Why similar: Horror 43.3%, Indie 19.9%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Puzzle 11.8%, First-Person 8.6%
- #53 ColdSide
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 519 reviews2020
Dev: AdroVGames
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
ColdSide is a psychological horror first-person game. It takes place in an abandoned underground laboratory that studied anomalous phenomena.
Why similar: Horror 36.9%, Adventure 17.9%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Indie 12%, Atmospheric 8.6%
- #54 The Inheritance of Crimson Manor
66% matchVery Positive88% of 880 reviews2022
Dev: MediaCity Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Explore a beautiful and Enigmatic Victorian Manor with a dark secret, In this gothic horror story first person exploration puzzle game filled with fine art, secret passages and mysterious mechanical puzzles playing as the executor of the last will from the enigmatic Railroad Magnate Hadley Strange.
Why similar: Horror 48.2%, Puzzle 17.4%, First-Person 11.4%, Atmospheric 9.5%, Story Rich 6.9%
- #55 White Room Protocol
65% matchMostly Positive80% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Lefto Studio
Windows
A psychological first-person horror game where you enter a memory-erasing protocol and relive a trauma. Uncover dark secrets, and experience fear through immersive atmosphere.
Why similar: Horror 44.2%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Atmospheric 11%, First-Person 7.1%, Adventure 6.1%
- #56 SONG OF HORROR COMPLETE EDITION
66% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,017 reviews2019
Dev: Protocol GamesPub: 🚀 Raiser Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 22.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A 3rd person, fixed-camera survival horror adventure. Fear the Presence, a mysterious entity you cannot fight: stay alert, hide, breathe slowly... Explore cursed places where unseen spirits and lost souls linger in a true horror story for the ages.
Why similar: Horror 48.1%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Atmospheric 13.2%, Adventure 11.7%, Story Rich 4.9%
- #57 Stocksynd House
67% matchVery Positive84% of 57 reviews2020
Dev: CyberFlux GamesPub: Rate My Funeral
Windows
Stocksynd House offers a narrative-driven VR experience, redefining the 'escape the room' genre. Eschewing jump scares for psychological intensity, it immerses players in an unsettling atmosphere of isolation, testing the limits of your psyche
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.7%, Puzzle 17.9%, Atmospheric 14.7%, Adventure 11.4%, First-Person 9.6%
- #58 INFRA
66% matchVery Positive88% of 3,554 reviews2016
Dev: Loiste Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
INFRA puts you into the boots of a structural analyst on a routine mission. Quickly though, your task turns into a fight for survival, all caused by deep-rooted schemes of the past. Your tools are simple: your camera and the wits to navigate a labyrinth of debris.
Why similar: Horror 25.7%, Puzzle 16.7%, Atmospheric 14.4%, Adventure 10.9%, First-Person 9.8%
