- #1 Among Ashes
97% matchVery Positive95% of 483 reviews2024
Dev: Rat Cliff Games
Windows
Among Ashes is a terrifying first-person survival horror game. Your friend has sent you a link to a game that someone posted online, but as you play you quickly realise that something is terribly wrong. Whatever you do… K̴͉͚̗̅̃̄E̷͓̤̺̊͠E̴̤̰̿̽P̴̠̳̀́ ̴̨̮̭̕̚P̷̠͇̳͐̓̀L̶̹̔Ả̷̧Y̵̘̺͆̓Ï̸̻̏͂N̷͙̯͊G̵͖̹̠̽̿
Why similar: Horror 23.8%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Survival Horror 18.6%, Mystery 10.9%, Puzzle 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Shares a similar thematic focus on psychological horror and intense, dark atmospheric exploration.
- #2 Doorways: The Underworld
96% matchMixed69% of 407 reviews2014
Dev: Saibot Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Doorways: The Underworld is an immersive horror adventure, featuring a complex story and deep atmosphere.
Why similar: Horror 26.1%, Survival Horror 20%, Psychological Horror 18%, Mystery 8.1%, Adventure 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features a direct thematic connection to exploring terrifying underworld environments with a focus on survival and mystery.
- #3 DESOLATE
96% matchMixed66% of 8,065 reviews2019
Dev: NeargaPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
DESOLATE is a first person horror survival experience. Form a research team with up to 4 players and explore an open world filled with mysteries and unsolved questions, or do it all on your own.
Why similar: Open World 31.7%, Survival 29.2%, Horror 21.6%, Crafting 4%, Adventure 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: Combines open-world survival, crafting, and first-person horror in a desolate, mysterious setting.
- #4 Eresys
95% matchMixed64% of 472 reviews2023
Dev: Ares DragonisPub: Dragonis Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Eresys is a co-op horror game inspired from the works of H.P. Lovecraft. Teamwork is a key as players take on the roles of four cultists and face the terrifying entities together. Dynamic AI mechanics and unique enemies, Eresys promises to deliver a thrilling and spine-chilling gaming experience.
Why similar: Horror 20.1%, Survival 19.8%, Co-op 16%, Mystery 10.1%, Online Co-Op 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A cooperative horror game that leans heavily into Lovecraftian mythology and intense psychological pressure.
- #5 The Forest
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 683,269 reviews2018
Dev: Endnight Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 13.1 hrsMean: 37.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
Why similar: Survival 26.7%, Open World 23.1%, Crafting 17.2%, Horror 16.7%, Survival Horror 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Provides an immersive open-world survival experience where crafting and building are essential to surviving against horrifying threats.
- #6 Sons Of The Forest
94% matchVery Positive88% of 321,117 reviews2024
Dev: Endnight Games LtdPub: Newnight
Windows
Median: 15.0 hrsMean: 32.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Sent to find a missing billionaire on a remote island, you find yourself in a cannibal-infested hellscape. Craft, build, and struggle to survive, alone or with friends, in this terrifying new open-world survival horror simulator.
Why similar: Open World 20.4%, Survival 20.1%, Co-op 15.1%, Crafting 13.3%, Horror 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: Expands on the open-world survival horror formula with improved crafting and terrifying encounters in a hostile environment.
- #7 Inside the Backrooms
93% matchMostly Positive80% of 46,832 reviews2022
Dev: MrFatcat
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Inside the Backrooms is a horror multiplayer game mixed with different mechanics that will make you spend an intense night with friends. Explore, think, interact, but be careful, it is rumored that there are several entities wishing to find you...
Why similar: Horror 26.6%, Co-op 14.6%, Survival Horror 13.1%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Multiplayer 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a cooperative survival-horror experience focused on puzzle-solving and escaping nightmarish, procedurally generated environments.
- #8 Vorax
92% matchMixed60% of 138 reviews2024
Dev: IndieGala
Windows
In the gripping world of VORAX survival takes on a new terrifying dimension. As you step into this Open World Survival Horror game brace yourself for a journey where every moment is a battle for survival. Every choice, every move, every breath could be your last. Are you ready to face the unknown?
Why similar: Crafting 20.4%, Open World 20.4%, Survival 16.5%, Horror 13.7%, Survival Horror 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: Blends open-world survival and crafting with visceral horror elements in a dangerous, infected setting.
- #9 Demonologist
91% matchVery Positive85% of 24,258 reviews2023
Dev: Clock Wizard Games
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Demonologist is a Co-Op horror game that can be played with at least 1 and up to 4 players. Your goal is to identify the type of evil spirit in cursed places and exorcise it using your equipment, either alone or with your team.
Why similar: Horror 22.6%, Co-op 20.2%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Mystery 11.3%, Online Co-Op 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on cooperative investigation and survival against terrifying paranormal entities with high-quality atmospheric horror.
- #10 Occult
91% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,962 reviews2022
Dev: Renderise
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Occult is a dynamic cooperative game with elements of horror and quest. You are waiting for a variety of opponents, puzzles and endings!
Why similar: Horror 26.2%, Co-op 18.8%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Mystery 7.9%, Online Co-Op 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A cooperative horror game that emphasizes ritualistic mechanics and psychological terror in a 3D environment.
- #11 DEVOUR
90% matchVery Positive90% of 88,265 reviews2021
Dev: Straight Back Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
DEVOUR is a co-op horror survival game for 1-4 players. Stop possessed cultists before they drag you to hell. Run. Scream. Hide. Just don't get caught.
Why similar: Horror 36.5%, Survival Horror 12.8%, Co-op 12.8%, Online Co-Op 12.6%, Survival 7%
Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes cooperative horror game that requires teamwork to survive against supernatural entities.
- #12 Phasmophobia
87% matchVery Positive94% of 840,154 reviews2020
Dev: Kinetic Games
Windows
Median: 17.1 hrsMean: 51.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.
Why similar: Horror 38%, Co-op 17.7%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Online Co-Op 13.1%, Multiplayer 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive cooperative paranormal investigation game that emphasizes teamwork and psychological tension.
- #13 Surrounded
89% matchMixed44% of 570 reviews2023
Dev: Nightmare Studios
Windows
A 6-player open world horror game. Explore a abandoned town, filled with mysteries, be chased around with your friends and survive creatures capable of ending your life. Uncover what really happened.
Why similar: Open World 24.4%, Horror 23.6%, Survival Horror 16.7%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Atmospheric 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on cooperative survival-horror gameplay with an emphasis on atmospheric tension and exploration.
- #14 Backrooms Rec.
88% matchMixed69% of 2,129 reviews2024
Dev: Liminal Logic
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Dive into the mysteries of the Backrooms with a solo-developed survival game. Explore eerie hallways, uncover secrets alone or in multiplayer (up to 6 players), and take on unique challenges.
Why similar: Horror 20.4%, Survival Horror 17.5%, Co-op 15.2%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Online Co-Op 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a cooperative experience centered on survival and exploration within a surreal, psychological horror setting.
- #15 Loch Ness
89% matchMostly Negative34% of 137 reviews2021
Dev: JFi Games
Windows
Loch Ness is a 1-4 Player Co-Op Horror Hunter. You and your team must navigate precarious waters, use your equipment to hunt for Nessie’s feeding ground and lay bait to lure her out. But be careful, for lurking deep beneath the lake is a creature more ancient than all mankind…
Why similar: Horror 26.2%, Survival Horror 21.6%, Mystery 18.1%, Online Co-Op 13.2%, Atmospheric 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features mythological creature hunting in a cooperative survival-horror format that mirrors the folklore-heavy focus of the seed game.
- #16 Dread Tomb
86% matchMixed60% of 131 reviews2025
Dev: 轻舟游戏工作室Pub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Dread Tomb is a multiplayer cooperative horror game based on Chinese folk rumors. You will face a rugged random map environment and terrain construction, adventure in various harsh random weather conditions, and discover a variety of thrilling mechanisms and mysterious monsters waiting for you.
Why similar: Horror 28.4%, Survival Horror 20.3%, Adventure 17.1%, Online Co-Op 11.2%, 3D 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: An adventure-focused horror game that emphasizes exploration and uncovering secrets in a dark, tomb-like environment.
- #17 Green Hell
86% matchVery Positive85% of 102,938 reviews2019
Dev: Creepy Jar
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Plunge into the open-world survival simulation set in the extreme conditions of the uncharted Amazon jungle. Use real-life survival techniques to craft, hunt, fight, and gather resources, set a makeshift shelter, or raise a fortress. Survive alone or team up with your friends and challenge the jungle together.
Why similar: Survival 25.5%, Open World 18.3%, Crafting 17.7%, Co-op 10.4%, Online Co-Op 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: An intense survival-crafting game that incorporates psychological horror elements as you struggle to stay alive in a hostile wilderness.
- #18 Amnesia: The Bunker
84% matchVery Positive93% of 12,671 reviews2023
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Amnesia: The Bunker is a first-person horror game set in a WW1 bunker. A relentless, AI-driven monster stalks you. Survival depends on finding tools, crafting items, and keeping the lights on.
Why similar: Survival 19.8%, Horror 19%, Open World 16.3%, Survival Horror 15.9%, Psychological Horror 14%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on survival and resource management within a claustrophobic, terrifying environment that demands constant vigilance.
- #19 Haunted Investigation
85% matchVery Positive84% of 264 reviews2023
Dev: Interactive Wave Studios
Windows
Haunted Investigation is a spine-tingling horror game that will test your nerves and keep you on the edge of your seat. Whether you choose to play alone or with another friend (up to 2 players), you'll be immersed in a world of terror and suspense as you explore an abandoned mansion.
Why similar: Horror 25.1%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Co-op 17.1%, Online Co-Op 11.5%, Local Co-Op 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A cooperative horror game that focuses on uncovering secrets and surviving encounters with the supernatural.
- #20 Folklore Hunter
84% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,503 reviews2026
Dev: Liquid Donkey Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
You’re a world-renowned hunter of supernatural beasts. Track down urban legends from all over the world, set traps, solve disturbing puzzles, and defeat the beasts before you succumb to their otherworldly presence.
Why similar: Horror 18.9%, Survival Horror 15.3%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Open World 11.2%, Co-op 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: Directly mirrors the interest in hunting mythological creatures within a cooperative survival-horror framework.
- #21 SILENT BREATH
83% matchMixed68% of 1,268 reviews2026
Dev: EXODIAC STUDIOS
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Unpredictable horrors lurk around every corner, forcing you to find the missing people while desperately clinging to survival. In this experience even your own mind can become your enemy. Stay vigilant and keep your voice hushed, or risk becoming another victim of the forest's darkness
Why similar: Horror 32.6%, Psychological Horror 23.9%, Open World 21.4%, Mystery 10%, Multiplayer 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: Utilizes realistic graphics and atmospheric tension to deliver a terrifying psychological horror experience.
- #22 Silent Rain
82% matchMostly Positive70% of 223 reviews2024
Dev: 2Brains&CoffeePub: Seedlers Interactive
Windows
Silent Rain is a challenging and immersive co-op horror game, for 1 to 4 players. Explore abandoned locations, solve puzzles, and gather information while trying to survive the threats lurking in the dark. How many tries will it take you to master your fear?
Why similar: Horror 15.4%, Co-op 13.9%, Survival 12.2%, Survival Horror 11.7%, Psychological Horror 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features atmospheric first-person horror with cooperative elements that prioritize tension and survival.
- #23 Lost Hope: Backrooms
81% matchMixed70% of 115 reviews2026
Dev: mdvdPub: Lost Hope games
Windows
Explore 20+ handcrafted levels filled with puzzles, secrets, and hidden lore. Collect, trade, and upgrade your tools as you uncover the story behind a realistic world full of danger and discovery.
Why similar: Horror 17.4%, Survival 15.7%, Survival Horror 14.1%, Co-op 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13.5%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that captures the feeling of being trapped in an endless, hostile environment.
- #24 Cry of Fear
82% matchVery Positive89% of 87,694 reviews2013
Dev: Team Psykskallar
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.8 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 32%, Co-op 16.2%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Survival Horror 13%, Survival 7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic psychological horror title that excels at creating a sense of dread and isolation through its narrative and environment.
- #25 Lethal Company
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 511,107 reviews2023
Dev: Zeekerss
Windows
Median: 12.2 hrsMean: 29.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Why similar: Horror 24.8%, Co-op 19.7%, Survival Horror 14.2%, Online Co-Op 13.8%, Psychological Horror 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: Combines cooperative survival and scavenging with unpredictable horror elements in a dark, industrial setting.
- #26 Tales of Terror
79% matchMixed53% of 62 reviews2026
Dev: BearfoxBear
Windows
Tales of Terror invites you to delve into a chilling co-op horror survival experience. Unite to face unique enemies, navigate through visually stunning and treacherous levels and navigate the unknown. —Your ultimate challenge awaits: escape, if you can!
Why similar: Horror 29.3%, Survival Horror 21.3%, Online Co-Op 14.2%, Survival 9.8%, Multiplayer 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A cooperative horror game that blends action and survival-horror elements for a tense group experience.
- #27 The Devourer: Hunted Souls
80% matchMostly Positive77% of 607 reviews2023
Dev: ZTEK Studio
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Play as a paranormal investigator in our hybrid between first person survival and psychological horror story game. Investigate a haunted forest with up to 5 players CO-OP, try to lift the curse, experience a tragic story and take decisions together. Will you survive or will you lose your soul?
Why similar: Horror 19.1%, Co-op 18.9%, Psychological Horror 16%, Survival Horror 15.6%, Online Co-Op 9%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a cooperative survival-horror experience that emphasizes teamwork and escaping terrifying entities.
- #28 Don't Starve Together
79% matchVery Positive95% of 543,644 reviews2016
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 64.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Fight, Farm, Build and Explore Together in the standalone multiplayer expansion to the uncompromising wilderness survival game, Don't Starve.
Why similar: Survival 57.4%, Co-op 11.2%, Open World 10%, Crafting 8.1%, Multiplayer 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in survival-crafting with a distinct, dark, and eerie aesthetic that supports cooperative play.
- #29 Shadows Peak
81% matchMostly Positive72% of 348 reviews2017
Dev: Gua
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Shadows Peak is an atmospheric, open-world horror game focused on exploration that doesn't hold your hand. You play as a writer who has decided to visit a mysterious place called Shadows Peak to gather materials for a new book about legends.
Why similar: Open World 20.6%, Horror 17.3%, Survival Horror 14.4%, Mystery 13.9%, Psychological Horror 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: An indie horror title that focuses on mystery and survival-horror elements in an atmospheric, open-ended setting.
- #30 Inferno Protocol
77% matchVery Positive80% of 183 reviews2026
Dev: Tektonic Interactive
Windows
A survival horror set in a massive maze. Play solo or 6-player co-op. Scavenge resources to craft gear and survive against terrifying enemies. Unlock unique abilities and find the exit.
Why similar: Survival 15.6%, Crafting 15.2%, Co-op 14.6%, Horror 13.7%, Survival Horror 11.3%
- #31 Pacify
78% matchVery Positive86% of 42,795 reviews2019
Dev: Shawn HitchcockPub: Hitchcock Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
An online co-op horror game where you pacify, weaken and capture supernatural creatures for PAH Inc. Each level has a different story, unique monsters, and multiple endings. Play single player or together with up to 6 friends. Includes proximity voice chat with fun effects.
Why similar: Horror 32%, Co-op 16.9%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Online Co-Op 12.4%, Survival Horror 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A cooperative horror game that tasks players with completing objectives in a haunted location while avoiding supernatural threats.
- #32 Backrooms: Escape Together
76% matchVery Positive89% of 49,842 reviews2022
Dev: Triiodide Studios
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A visually lifelike co-op horror game for 1-6 people. Journey through 11 procedurally generated levels, using what's available to survive and progress deeper into the Backrooms.
Why similar: Horror 20.7%, Co-op 15.9%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Survival Horror 13.1%, Online Co-Op 9.2%
- #33 Backrooms Lost Runners
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 737 reviews2026
Dev: ShimStudioGames
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Backrooms Lost Runners is a co-op survival horror with team play, voice-reactive AI, and immersive puzzles. This isn’t a “walking simulator”: explore liminal spaces, outsmart entities, and remember—even a whisper can give you away.
Why similar: Crafting 14.9%, Co-op 12.8%, Survival 12%, Horror 11.7%, Survival Horror 10.2%
- #34 Backrooms Lost Unit
75% matchVery Positive81% of 59 reviews2026
Dev: JD Archives
Windows
Find yourself lost in the Backrooms in this co-op journey for 1 to 4 players. Explore eerie levels, solve puzzles, and find your way out using scavenged items. Entities lurk everywhere, and the deeper you go, the deadlier it gets.
Why similar: Horror 22.7%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Crafting 17.8%, Co-op 11.9%, Survival Horror 9.7%
- #35 Nowhere: Mysterious Artifacts
77% matchMostly Negative37% of 378 reviews2023
Dev: EFNSOFT
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Nowhere: Mysterious Artifacts is a Multiplayer Survival Horror game for up to 4 players. Set in the Middle of the Unknown, you can craft, build, explore and discover secrets in the exciting first chapter from EFNSOFT.
Why similar: Open World 20.7%, Crafting 18.4%, Survival 17.5%, Horror 13.7%, Survival Horror 9.9%
- #36 The Maze Survivor: The 9th Entrants
74% matchVery Positive85% of 88 reviews2025
Dev: 崔资坦独立游戏Triztan IndieGame
Windows
The Maze Survivor is a limited space survival game that uniquely combines the characteristics of survival, horror, puzzle solving and maze adventure games. Players will wake up in the center of a complex maze without any clues. Let's try to see if they can survive and escape from this strange maze.
Why similar: Open World 16.7%, Survival 14.1%, Crafting 13.9%, Co-op 13.3%, Horror 11%
- #37 HexBreaker Ⅱ
73% matchMixed66% of 1,164 reviews2026
Dev: 灵煦工作室Pub: 噪点游戏 SERICA GAMES
Windows
A supernatural game infused with Chinese-style elements drawn from folklore. This game offers online gameplay for teams of up to 4 players. In a world ravaged by warlords and monsters, you will assume the role of a Taoist, wielding your skills to unveil truths hidden for millennia.
Why similar: Horror 35.5%, Open World 28.6%, Mystery 23.7%, Adventure 7.2%, Indie 3.9%
- #38 Backrooms Society
74% matchVery Positive81% of 721 reviews2023
Dev: Mikael Bihl
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Backrooms Society is a 1-8 player co-op horror game. Make your way through unique levels of the backrooms while trying to survive and avoid mysterious entities. Scavenge each level for gear and resources, bring it back to The Hub where you can sell valuables and buy/craft new gear.
Why similar: Crafting 22.2%, Horror 17.9%, Survival Horror 14.6%, Psychological Horror 13%, Procedural Generation 11.6%
- #39 Descending The Woods
75% matchMixed51% of 127 reviews2024
Dev: AIONWARE LTD
Windows
By day, tend to your farm, care for your pets, and explore the mysteries of the haunted woods. By nightfall, They will come from the woods, Beware of ghosts and demons of the haunted woods. Hide, Survive, Build, Fight and Explore in this eerie Survival Horror alone or with friends.
Why similar: Crafting 20.4%, Horror 19.5%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Survival Horror 15.3%, Procedural Generation 12.1%
- #40 FOREWARNED
72% matchVery Positive90% of 6,668 reviews2024
Dev: Dreambyte Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
FOREWARNED is a 1-4 player co-op survival horror. Delve deep into ancient Egyptian ruins with your team of fellow archaeologists. Investigate phenomena, collect treasure, discover lore, survive danger, and banish the evil that lurks within.
Why similar: Horror 23.2%, Co-op 18.5%, Survival Horror 14.5%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Online Co-Op 10.2%
- #41 Backrooms: Wit's End
73% matchVery Positive88% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: Augusto Micheli Debard
Windows
Backrooms: Wit's End is an immersive coop survival horror game, featuring procedurally generated, non-linear level progression and dynamic gameplay mechanics. Explore the different disturbing levels with your friends, while trying to escape from many puzzling entities.
Why similar: Co-op 19.7%, Horror 17.3%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Procedural Generation 13.7%, Survival Horror 12.6%
- #42 Project Unknown
70% matchVery Positive83% of 925 reviews2025
Dev: PsychoRavensPub: Nightmare Studios
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
An online co-op horror game featuring unique playable characters and RPG mechanics. Exorcise ghosts using your special abilities and tools while surviving the supernatural onslaught
Why similar: Horror 18.9%, Co-op 18.8%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Survival Horror 13.7%, Mystery 10.8%
- #43 Backrooms: Extractions
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 824 reviews2025
Dev: Headlight Studio
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Co-op horror for 1 to 6 players. Anyone can try to escape the Backrooms. You are going back in: locate the lost agents, solve the puzzles, film the entities, and hold out until extraction. Everything you carry can be lost. Your ranks, gear and storage are built to last.
Why similar: Horror 16.2%, Co-op 15.2%, Survival 14.9%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Survival Horror 12.3%
- #44 Dread Flats
69% matchVery Positive83% of 1,695 reviews2025
Dev: Ghostcase
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%
This is a first-person Chinese horror game, players will go to a murder building, uncover the truth of the murder, find the missing people..
Why similar: Horror 27.3%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Survival Horror 16.2%, Mystery 15.5%, Puzzle 7.2%
- #45 Submerge
70% matchMixed63% of 114 reviews2026
Dev: Neuron Activation
Windows
A deep-sea exploration company sends you and your friends to investigate a research facility that has mysteriously gone silent. Face terrifying events together, survive as a team, and uncover the truth hidden within the depths.
Why similar: Horror 22.6%, Co-op 16.5%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Survival Horror 13.5%, Online Co-Op 9.6%
- #46 Back To Ashes
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 142 reviews2023
Dev: InDID
Windows
Explore alternative realities while trying to save Your own from approaching annihilation. Dark fantasy rpg action game which will take You on a journey deep into the realms of Errent.
Why similar: Action 40.8%, Adventure 36.3%, Indie 23%
- #47 DeathWatchers
70% matchVery Positive86% of 430 reviews2024
Dev: Swain Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Use the specialized equipment at your disposal to locate & log as many paranormal events as possible. Decipher the ingredients needed for your ritual and try to exorcise any demons within. Any incorrect ingredients and you may never leave! 1-4 Players
Why similar: Horror 25.4%, Co-op 22.9%, Psychological Horror 21%, Online Co-Op 13.4%, Multiplayer 6.1%
- #48 Whisper of the Swallows
68% matchVery Positive87% of 207 reviews2026
Dev: Blown Leaves
Windows
Brave a savage, unforgiving procedurally generated world where extreme weather and the nightmares of the dark will hunt you down. Alone or in co-op, survive, build, and explore to turn a cursed hellscape into your sanctuary of light.
Why similar: Crafting 23.1%, Open World 20.4%, Survival 19.9%, Survival Horror 9.2%, Online Co-Op 7.2%
- #49 MAZEBOUND: Hunt, Gather, Run!
67% matchVery Positive83% of 704 reviews2026
Dev: Absam Studios
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
In this survival horror, you're surrounded by sea and a towering gate ahead. Walk into the maze, hunt, gather, and run to survive, alone or with friends. Remember: You're not the only one starving...
Why similar: Survival 21.7%, Crafting 17.2%, Co-op 17.1%, Horror 14.5%, Survival Horror 5.9%
- #50 Project: Mist
68% matchMostly Positive72% of 304 reviews2026
Dev: Chicken Launcher
Windows
Explore a strange island in this open-world survival horror. Use the Gravity Gun to manipulate objects and enemies, build a moving train base, fight giant creatures, catch critters, upgrade your gear, and uncover the dark secrets hidden within its abandoned facilities. Play alone or with friends.
Why similar: Open World 20.5%, Crafting 18.9%, Horror 16.6%, Survival 14.9%, Survival Horror 13.6%
- #51 UnderBackrooms
71% matchMostly Negative39% of 72 reviews2023
Dev: okeyplaystudio
Windows
UnderBackrooms is a cooperative horror game set in a mysterious parallel universe of empty rooms and endless corridors. With moments of tension and surprise, players must be on guard to survive. Explore the backrooms and uncover their secrets to escape this nightmare world.
Why similar: Horror 22.4%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Survival Horror 17.6%, Online Co-Op 11.5%, Adventure 10.7%
- #52 Echoes of the Living
67% matchVery Positive84% of 1,042 reviews2025
Dev: MoonGlint Studio
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Echoes of the Living is a dark Classic Survival Horror inspired by the greatest hits from the 90's focused on reimagining visual horror, your goal is to make it out alive while uncovering the truth about the incident.
Why similar: Horror 28.4%, Survival Horror 26.4%, Psychological Horror 21%, Mystery 16%, Adventure 5.5%
- #53 Project Silverfish
66% matchVery Positive93% of 3,353 reviews2025
Dev: Siris Pendrake
Windows
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 24.0 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: Open World 31.9%, Horror 26.3%, Survival Horror 20.2%, Atmospheric 7.9%, 3D 6.4%
- #54 Nuclear Nightmare
66% matchVery Positive81% of 19,279 reviews2024
Dev: BG Productions
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Venture forth as part of a specialized team of fellow players tasked with retrieving classified materials, evading the black goo virus, and the nightmarish entities it has spawned. With time running out before the US government initiates a devastating nuclear strike to contain the spreading menace.
Why similar: Horror 17.9%, Co-op 16.9%, Survival Horror 15.9%, Open World 14.1%, Online Co-Op 10.5%
- #55 Shadownest
71% matchMixed55% of 507 reviews2021
Dev: Briny Boi StudiosPub: Briny Boi Studios
Windows
Asymmetric multiplayer meets atmospheric horror
Why similar: Survival Horror 39.1%, Multiplayer 12.7%, Action 11.3%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Adventure 8.9%
- #56 Remnant Records
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 704 reviews2024
Dev: Noctiluca Studio
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 24.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Remnant Records is a horror investigation game for 1 to 4 players. Explore places haunted by the dead, survive elaborate and unique ghosts and find out what happened to them through thousands of generated stories.
Why similar: Co-op 16.2%, Horror 15%, Survival Horror 12.2%, Psychological Horror 12%, Procedural Generation 10%
- #57 Eyes of Hellfire
67% matchMixed65% of 268 reviews2025
Dev: GambrinousPub: Blumhouse Games
Windows · Mac
Eyes of Hellfire is a co-op gothic horror game inspired by tabletop games, but with a twist - the insidious Host can manipulate your sense of reality
Why similar: Co-op 33.3%, Horror 29%, Online Co-Op 14.1%, Atmospheric 9%, Multiplayer 8.1%
- #58 Ashen
69% matchMixed67% of 3,866 reviews2019
Dev: A44Pub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Ashen is an action RPG about a wanderer in search of a place to call home.
Why similar: Open World 34.1%, Survival 21%, Online Co-Op 12.7%, Action 7.6%, Adventure 7.1%
- #59 Holey
65% matchMostly Positive78% of 65 reviews2026
Dev: Kelecik
Windows
A co-op horror game where you are part of a crew sheltering in a collapsed tunnel, scavenging loot across maps filled with deadly creatures born from a biological war. Feed the creature, convert its waste into fuel, and reach the radio tower
Why similar: Co-op 23.7%, Horror 22.5%, Online Co-Op 10.4%, Mystery 10.4%, Procedural Generation 10%