- #1 Among Ashes
97% matchVery Positive95% of 410 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 23.2%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Survival Horror 18.8%, Mystery 11.2%, 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 405 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 25.8%, Survival Horror 19.9%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Mystery 8.3%, Adventure 6.7%
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% matchMixed67% of 8,009 reviews2019
Dev: NeargaPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.5 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 31.1%, Survival 29.4%, Horror 21.8%, Crafting 4.1%, 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 467 reviews2023
Dev: Ares DragonisPub: Dragonis Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 14.9 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 19.7%, Survival 19.5%, Co-op 16.4%, Online Co-Op 10.2%, Mystery 10.2%
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 665,921 reviews2018
Dev: Endnight Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 13.1 hrsMean: 37.0 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 26.6%, Open World 22.6%, Crafting 17.6%, Horror 16.7%, Survival Horror 8.7%
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
93% matchVery Positive88% of 299,895 reviews2024
Dev: Endnight Games LtdPub: Newnight
Windows
Median: 14.9 hrsMean: 32.0 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 19.8%, Survival 19.6%, Co-op 15.6%, Crafting 13.5%, Horror 10.8%
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
94% matchVery Positive81% of 45,968 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 26.1%, Co-op 14.9%, Survival Horror 13%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, 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% matchMixed63% of 134 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 20.8%, Open World 19.9%, 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 DEVOUR
91% matchVery Positive91% of 86,959 reviews2021
Dev: Straight Back Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 13.4 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 35.6%, Co-op 13.1%, Online Co-Op 13.1%, Survival Horror 12.7%, Psychological Horror 7%
Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes cooperative horror game that requires teamwork to survive against supernatural entities.
- #10 Occult
91% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,944 reviews2022
Dev: Renderise
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 25.6%, Co-op 19.1%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Online Co-Op 8%, Mystery 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A cooperative horror game that emphasizes ritualistic mechanics and psychological terror in a 3D environment.
- #11 Demonologist
90% matchVery Positive85% of 23,523 reviews2023
Dev: Clock Wizard Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 17.7 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 21.8%, Co-op 20.5%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Mystery 11.5%, Online Co-Op 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on cooperative investigation and survival against terrifying paranormal entities with high-quality atmospheric horror.
- #12 Phasmophobia
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 815,266 reviews2020
Dev: Kinetic Games
Windows
Median: 16.9 hrsMean: 50.2 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 37%, Co-op 17.9%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Online Co-Op 13.6%, 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 566 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 23.8%, Horror 23.4%, Survival Horror 16.7%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Atmospheric 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on cooperative survival-horror gameplay with an emphasis on atmospheric tension and exploration.
- #14 Backrooms Rec.
88% matchMixed70% of 1,667 reviews2024
Dev: Liminal Logic
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 19.9%, Survival Horror 17.4%, Co-op 15.4%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Online Co-Op 12.1%
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 25.7%, Survival Horror 21.3%, Mystery 18.3%, Online Co-Op 13.8%, Atmospheric 7.6%
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 SILENT BREATH
86% matchMixed69% of 1,156 reviews2024
Dev: EXODIAC STUDIOS
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
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 32.3%, Psychological Horror 24.3%, Open World 21.3%, Mystery 10.3%, Multiplayer 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: Utilizes realistic graphics and atmospheric tension to deliver a terrifying psychological horror experience.
- #17 Folklore Hunter
85% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,427 reviews2026
Dev: Liquid Donkey Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 18.6%, Survival Horror 15.1%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Open World 10.9%, Co-op 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Directly mirrors the interest in hunting mythological creatures within a cooperative survival-horror framework.
- #18 Dread Tomb
86% matchMixed59% of 127 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 28.1%, Survival Horror 20.2%, Adventure 16.6%, Online Co-Op 11.8%, 3D 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: An adventure-focused horror game that emphasizes exploration and uncovering secrets in a dark, tomb-like environment.
- #19 Green Hell
84% matchVery Positive85% of 94,379 reviews2019
Dev: Creepy Jar
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 25.1%, Crafting 18.1%, Open World 18%, Co-op 10.2%, Online Co-Op 8.3%
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.
- #20 Amnesia: The Bunker
83% matchVery Positive93% of 11,497 reviews2023
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.0 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 19.7%, Horror 18.8%, Open World 16.3%, Survival Horror 15.9%, Psychological Horror 14.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on survival and resource management within a claustrophobic, terrifying environment that demands constant vigilance.
- #21 Silent Rain
84% matchMostly Positive70% of 220 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 15.1%, Co-op 14.1%, Survival 11.9%, Survival Horror 11.6%, Psychological Horror 10%
Why You'll Like It: Features atmospheric first-person horror with cooperative elements that prioritize tension and survival.
- #22 Haunted Investigation
82% matchVery Positive84% of 252 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 27.7%, Psychological Horror 21.3%, Co-op 19.6%, Online Co-Op 13.5%, Adventure 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A cooperative horror game that focuses on uncovering secrets and surviving encounters with the supernatural.
- #23 The Devourer: Hunted Souls
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 596 reviews2023
Dev: ZTEK Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 23.2%, Open World 20.2%, Survival Horror 16.2%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Online Co-Op 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a cooperative survival-horror experience that emphasizes teamwork and escaping terrifying entities.
- #24 Lethal Company
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 503,936 reviews2023
Dev: Zeekerss
Windows
Median: 12.2 hrsMean: 28.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Why similar: Horror 24.2%, Co-op 19.9%, Online Co-Op 14.3%, Survival Horror 14%, Psychological Horror 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: Combines cooperative survival and scavenging with unpredictable horror elements in a dark, industrial setting.
- #25 Cry of Fear
81% matchVery Positive89% of 82,586 reviews2013
Dev: Team Psykskallar
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Cry of Fear is a psychological single-player and co-op horror game set in a deserted town filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions. You play as a young man desperately searching for answers in the cold Scandinavian night, finding his way through the city as he slowly descends into madness.
Why similar: Horror 31.6%, Co-op 16.5%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Survival Horror 13%, Survival 6.9%
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.
- #26 Don't Starve Together
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 528,033 reviews2016
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 64.1 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 57.1%, Co-op 11.5%, Open World 9.7%, Crafting 8.2%, Multiplayer 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in survival-crafting with a distinct, dark, and eerie aesthetic that supports cooperative play.
- #27 Lost Hope: Backrooms
80% matchMixed69% of 99 reviews2023
Dev: mdvdPub: Lost Hope games
Windows
Lost Hope, a chilling horror game set in the eerie Backrooms universe, challenges players to delve into enigmatic locations teeming with bizarre and inexplicable phenomena. Embark on an expedition alone or with friends!
Why similar: Horror 26.1%, Survival Horror 18.8%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Survival 11.6%, Co-op 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that captures the feeling of being trapped in an endless, hostile environment.
- #28 Pacify
79% matchVery Positive86% of 42,392 reviews2019
Dev: Shawn HitchcockPub: Hitchcock Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
There is reportedly an evil inside that house. Something about an old funeral parlor offering a last chance to talk to their dead loved ones. Plus something about lights, laughter, a girl, missing people, etc... You know the same stuff everyone claims. Take a team, and check the place out.
Why similar: Horror 31.1%, Co-op 17.1%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Online Co-Op 12.9%, Survival Horror 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A cooperative horror game that tasks players with completing objectives in a haunted location while avoiding supernatural threats.
- #29 Backrooms: Escape Together
77% matchVery Positive88% of 34,229 reviews2022
Dev: Triiodide Studios
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A visually lifelike co-op horror for 1-6 people. Journey through 10 procedurally generated levels, using what's available to survive and progress deeper into the Backrooms.
Why similar: Horror 19.6%, Co-op 16.1%, Psychological Horror 14%, Survival Horror 13%, Online Co-Op 9.3%
- #30 Shadows Peak
81% matchMostly Positive72% of 341 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 20.1%, Horror 17.2%, Survival Horror 14.4%, Mystery 14.2%, Psychological Horror 10%
Why You'll Like It: An indie horror title that focuses on mystery and survival-horror elements in an atmospheric, open-ended setting.
- #31 The Other Side
75% matchVery Positive92% of 642 reviews2025
Dev: Vectora Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Embark on a chilling co-op adventure in The Other Side, an action packed horror experience. Customize your gear, strategize with friends, and uncover paranormal mysteries. Are you prepared to face the unknown together in this immersive supernatural experience?
Why similar: Horror 23.2%, Co-op 20.6%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Mystery 9.3%, Action 7.9%
- #32 Tales of Terror
78% matchMixed54% of 61 reviews2022
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%, Survival Horror 21.2%, Online Co-Op 15%, Survival 9.7%, Multiplayer 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A cooperative horror game that blends action and survival-horror elements for a tense group experience.
- #33 HexBreaker Ⅱ
75% matchMixed67% of 1,008 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: Drama 33.6%, Horror 23.6%, Open World 18.6%, Mystery 16.2%, Adventure 4.7%
- #34 Dread Flats
74% matchVery Positive85% of 1,372 reviews2025
Dev: Ghostcase
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 26.6%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Survival Horror 16.1%, Mystery 15.8%, Puzzle 7.2%
- #35 Nowhere: Mysterious Artifacts
77% matchMostly Negative36% of 365 reviews2023
Dev: EFNSOFT
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.7 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 20.1%, Crafting 18.8%, Survival 17.4%, Horror 13.7%, Survival Horror 10%
- #36 Descending The Woods
76% matchMixed52% of 126 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: Open World 22.9%, Horror 19.2%, Survival Horror 15.6%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Online Co-Op 10.1%
- #37 Echoes of the Living
72% matchVery Positive84% of 841 reviews2025
Dev: MoonGlint Studio
Windows
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 28.1%, Survival Horror 26.1%, Psychological Horror 21.5%, Mystery 16.4%, Adventure 5.3%
- #38 Burn Me Alive
76% matchMixed68% of 56 reviews2021
Dev: Davit Galoyan
Windows
Explore a surreal world, solve puzzles, fight monsters and get to the bottom of the mystery of this compelling horror thriller.
Why similar: Open World 19%, Drama 16.3%, Survival 15.1%, Horror 12.6%, Psychological Horror 11.7%
- #39 Project Silverfish
71% 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: Open World 31.1%, Horror 26.4%, Survival Horror 20.5%, Atmospheric 8.2%, 3D 6.7%
- #40 DeathWatchers
73% matchVery Positive87% of 421 reviews2024
Dev: Swain Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 24.7%, Co-op 23.1%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Online Co-Op 13.9%, Multiplayer 6.1%
- #41 Back To Ashes
74% 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 40.2%, Adventure 35.8%, Indie 24%
- #42 SO BELOW
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 69 reviews2022
Dev: Eonia Studio
Windows
Gear up, hunt, adapt, survive. Engage in a co-op survival horror experience with up to 4 players online. Explore the haunted location, find the clues and tools needed to complete the ritual and defeat the entity. Will you be able to survive?
Why similar: Horror 24%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Mystery 14.7%, Survival Horror 14.2%, Puzzle 12.8%
- #43 FOREWARNED
70% matchVery Positive90% of 6,596 reviews2024
Dev: Dreambyte Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 22.6%, Co-op 18.8%, Survival Horror 14.3%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Online Co-Op 10.8%
- #44 The Black Ice
69% matchVery Positive81% of 144 reviews2025
Dev: Antelus Games
Windows
A survival horror game where every breath could be your last. Explore a sinister Antarctic complex, unravel its mysteries, and try to survive before the darkness consumes you.
Why similar: Drama 20.2%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Survival 17.5%, Horror 17.4%, Mystery 12.9%
- #45 The Maze Survivor: The 9th Entrants
70% matchVery Positive90% of 78 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 16.2%, Crafting 14.1%, Survival 14%, Co-op 13.7%, Horror 10.9%
- #46 Backrooms Society
71% matchMostly Positive80% of 656 reviews2023
Dev: Mikael Bihl
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 21.9%, Horror 18%, Survival Horror 14.6%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Procedural Generation 12.6%
- #47 Project Unknown
68% matchVery Positive83% of 893 reviews2025
Dev: PsychoRavensPub: Nightmare Studios
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.4 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: Co-op 19.1%, Horror 18.4%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Survival Horror 13.4%, Mystery 10.9%
- #48 Eyes of Hellfire
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 223 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 33.5%, Horror 28.1%, Online Co-Op 14.6%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Multiplayer 8.2%
- #49 UnderBackrooms
72% 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%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Survival Horror 17.4%, Online Co-Op 12%, Adventure 10.3%
- #50 Shadownest
71% matchMixed55% of 507 reviews2021
Dev: Briny Boi StudiosPub: Briny Boi Studios
Windows
Asymmetric multiplayer meets atmospheric horror
Why similar: Survival Horror 38.9%, Multiplayer 13%, Action 10.9%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Indie 9.1%
- #51 Abnormality
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 238 reviews2024
Dev: Nightmare Studios
Windows
Explore abandoned locations, collect paranormal evidence, and survive the wrath of the former residents still haunting them. Team up with up to 3 friends to investigate by day, and hide for your life by night. What begins as an investigation quickly turns into a desperate struggle to stay alive.
Why similar: Horror 23%, Co-op 22.8%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Mystery 10.8%, Puzzle 6.7%
- #52 Remnant Records
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 683 reviews2024
Dev: Noctiluca Studio
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 25.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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 16.4%, Horror 14.6%, Psychological Horror 12%, Survival Horror 11.9%, Procedural Generation 10.1%
- #53 Nuclear Nightmare
65% matchVery Positive81% of 17,749 reviews2024
Dev: BG Productions
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.1 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 17.4%, Co-op 17.3%, Survival Horror 15.7%, Open World 13.9%, Online Co-Op 10.8%
- #54 Stygian: Outer Gods
66% 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 20.9%, Horror 19.8%, Survival Horror 17.7%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Mystery 13.2%
- #55 SAVE
67% matchMixed55% of 112 reviews2025
Dev: Influsion Inc.
Windows
SAVE is a coop survival horror game. The player plays as a PMC operative contracted by Miskatonic University, and embarks on a nightmarish mission to uncover the hidden secrets of the 6,000-ton vessel, “SENARA”.
Why similar: Survival Horror 18.2%, Co-op 17.3%, Horror 15.2%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Procedural Generation 12.3%
- #56 Wick
69% matchVery Positive86% of 691 reviews2015
Dev: Hellbent Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Wick is a survival horror game where ghost stories are brought to life. Explore a local legend about the long lost children in the woods who can still be seen... but only by those who dare to enter alone by candlelight.
Why similar: Horror 36.5%, Survival Horror 20.8%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Adventure 6.8%, Action 6.8%
- #57 Doorways: Prelude
70% 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 38.5%, Survival Horror 14.1%, Survival 13.5%, Psychological Horror 7.5%, Adventure 6.9%
- #58 Dark Past
68% matchMixed59% of 70 reviews2022
Dev: SURPRISED HOTDOG LIMITED
Windows
Dark Past is based on psychological horror by paranormal activity occurring during your investigations. Play solo or up to 4 players to try and solve the mystery of what entity is left behind.
Why similar: Horror 28.5%, Psychological Horror 23.9%, Mystery 17.4%, Online Co-Op 15.1%, Multiplayer 7.9%
- #59 Bleak Faith: Forsaken
65% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,826 reviews2023
Dev: Archangel Studios
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Explore the last remnants of civilization in this vast, unforgiving, and interconnected world. Learn what is left of its history. Discover pockets of natural life in the perpetually expanding Omnistructure. Lose yourself in a journey unlike any other. Find your purpose in the world.
Why similar: Open World 27.8%, Survival 19.3%, Survival Horror 14.5%, Horror 12.8%, Action 7%
