- #1 MADiSON
97% matchVery Positive87% of 3,425 reviews2022
Dev: BLOODIOUS GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
MADiSON is a first person psychological horror game that delivers an immersive and terrifying experience. With the help of an instant camera, connect the human world with the beyond, take pictures and develop them by yourself. Solve puzzles, explore your surroundings and most importantly, survive.
Why similar: Survival Horror 38.4%, Horror 32.6%, First-Person 12.8%, Atmospheric 7.3%, Story Rich 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game features intense supernatural investigation and a first-person perspective that creates a similar sense of claustrophobic dread.
- #2 Phasmophobia
96% matchVery Positive94% of 837,685 reviews2020
Dev: Kinetic Games
Windows
Median: 17.1 hrsMean: 51.5 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 30.5%, Supernatural 21%, Investigation 16.8%, Co-op 8.4%, Multiplayer 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: It is the definitive ghost-hunting experience that mirrors the investigative and supernatural elements of the seed game.
- #3 The Mortuary Assistant
95% matchVery Positive92% of 8,717 reviews2022
Dev: DarkStone DigitalPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Alone with the dead... Embalm corpses, banish demons, save your soul.
Why similar: Supernatural 35.4%, Horror 32.2%, Mystery 11.4%, First-Person 7.2%, Atmospheric 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: This title combines supernatural investigation with a tense, first-person atmosphere that requires careful observation to survive.
- #4 Remothered: Tormented Fathers
96% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,881 reviews2018
Dev: Stormind Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Remothered: Tormented Fathers is the pure and realistic survival horror videogame
Why similar: Survival Horror 39.5%, Horror 33%, Multiplayer 8.8%, Co-op 4.9%, Atmospheric 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the same cat-and-mouse stealth mechanics where you must hide from a persistent, stalking threat.
- #5 I'm on Observation Duty 4
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 850 reviews2021
Dev: Notovia
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A spot the difference -type of puzzle horror game about monitoring live surveillance camera footage and spotting anomalies. Anomalies range from furniture movement to intruders. Fix anomalies by filing reports. You will need sharp eyes and good memory. The goal is to survive the entire night.
Why similar: Investigation 26.8%, Horror 17.1%, Survival Horror 15.9%, Supernatural 12.7%, Mystery 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the focus on monitoring environments for anomalies, which is a key investigative mechanic in the seed game.
- #6 Amnesia: The Bunker
94% matchVery Positive93% of 12,386 reviews2023
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.9 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 Horror 34.2%, Supernatural 21.7%, Horror 18.7%, First-Person 10.9%, Atmospheric 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes tactical survival and stealth in a confined space against a relentless, unpredictable enemy.
- #7 SONG OF HORROR COMPLETE EDITION
93% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,080 reviews2019
Dev: Protocol GamesPub: 🚀 Raiser Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 22.1 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: Survival Horror 22.6%, Investigation 22.4%, Cinematic 13.7%, Horror 13.6%, Supernatural 13.2%
Why You'll Like It: It features a permadeath system and a focus on investigation that makes every encounter with the supernatural feel dangerous.
- #8 Alien: Isolation
92% matchVery Positive93% of 66,577 reviews2014
Dev: Creative AssemblyPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.
Why similar: Survival Horror 46.9%, Horror 31.4%, First-Person 11.6%, Atmospheric 8.6%, Singleplayer 1.5%
Why You'll Like It: The game is the gold standard for high-stakes stealth gameplay where you are constantly hunted by an intelligent, persistent predator.
- #9 Clock Tower: Rewind
91% matchVery Positive88% of 502 reviews2024
Dev: WayForward
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 54%
The 16-bit nightmare returns. Survive, hide, and avoid the deadly Scissorman in this legendary horror classic.
Why similar: Survival Horror 34.7%, Investigation 25.5%, Supernatural 12.8%, Gothic 11.4% ★, Atmospheric 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: As a spiritual ancestor to the stealth-horror genre, it captures the core feeling of being stalked by a supernatural killer in a confined environment.
- #10 The Beast Inside
91% matchVery Positive83% of 12,117 reviews2019
Dev: Illusion Ray
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
The Beast Inside is a unique, gripping twist on thriller and survival horror. Immerse in the story of long-buried secrets, personal tragedies, and madness. Play as two protagonists bounded by dark heritage. Combat the enemies, solve riddles and experience real terror in the 3D-scanned environment.
Why similar: Horror 35.6%, Survival Horror 31.5%, First-Person 11%, Multiplayer 6.9%, Story Rich 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: This first-person horror game blends investigation and survival with a strong narrative focus similar to the seed game.
- #11 Darkwood
90% matchVery Positive95% of 24,850 reviews2017
Dev: Acid Wizard StudioPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.7 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: Survival Horror 30.8%, Supernatural 28.9%, Horror 18%, Story Rich 7.1%, Atmospheric 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: While top-down, it perfectly captures the intense survival-horror atmosphere and the feeling of being trapped in a hostile, supernatural location.
- #12 Visage
89% matchVery Positive84% of 10,917 reviews2020
Dev: SadSquare Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.
Why similar: Horror 40%, Survival Horror 34%, First-Person 9.1%, Multiplayer 6.4%, Atmospheric 5%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at psychological exploration and supernatural encounters within a shifting, haunted domestic environment.
- #13 Ghost Exorcism INC.
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 5,451 reviews2021
Dev: StudioGoupil
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Ghost Exorcism INC is a horror game where you can play alone, or in a team of up to 6 exorcists. Your mission will be to identify paranormal entities, and then exorcise them.
Why similar: Supernatural 28.5%, Investigation 24.5%, Survival Horror 16.2%, Horror 12.8%, Multiplayer 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: It expands on the ghost-hunting loop by adding more complex equipment and investigation tools for the player to master.
- #14 Martha Is Dead
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,915 reviews2022
Dev: LKAPub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 24.9%, Cinematic 23.7%, Mystery 15.7%, Story Rich 11.8%, First-Person 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: It utilizes high-fidelity visuals and a dark, narrative-driven mystery that feels grounded in a similar psychological horror space.
- #15 SIMULACRA
87% matchVery Positive90% of 4,678 reviews2017
Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: FMV 40.1% ★, Point & Click 20.1%, Horror 18.1%, Mystery 9.2%, Story Rich 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: It uses a unique found-footage interface that mirrors the investigative, screen-based gameplay found in the seed game.
- #16 Pacify
86% matchVery Positive86% of 42,730 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 34.8%, Survival Horror 20.8%, Supernatural 12%, Multiplayer 11%, Co-op 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the supernatural ghost-hunting loop, requiring players to investigate and neutralize spirits in a tense environment.
- #17 Midnight Monitor: Anomaly Watch
86% matchVery Positive92% of 114 reviews2023
Dev: Viexi Games
Windows
A "spot the difference" horror game where you have to monitor cameras in a haunted house and report anomalies. You have no choice but to finish the job. Can you spot every anomaly? Can you survive the night?
Why similar: Supernatural 22.7%, Investigation 21.2%, Point & Click 13.3%, Horror 12.5%, Mystery 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the observation and anomaly-detection gameplay loop that is central to the investigation mechanics of the seed game.
- #18 Witch Hunt
84% matchVery Positive88% of 2,445 reviews2018
Dev: Gua
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Witch Hunt is a challenging horror themed hunting game that takes place in the 18th century. Main focus of the game is on exploration, non-linearity, and atmosphere.
Why similar: Survival Horror 27.8%, Supernatural 23.8%, Gothic 18.3% ★, Horror 15.7%, First-Person 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a slower-paced, atmospheric survival-horror experience with a heavy focus on supernatural investigation.
- #19 Mists of Aiden
84% matchVery Positive91% of 1,141 reviews2020
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Mists of Aiden is a first-person story driven horror game. You play as a thief trapped in an eerie mansion. Each choice can open a new mystery of the house and lead to a unique walkthrough and ending. Uncover final secret of the house. Uncover your own secrets.
Why similar: Horror 37.2%, Supernatural 21.4%, Mystery 11.5%, First-Person 10.9%, Atmospheric 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: It is an indie horror title that emphasizes exploration and survival in a dark, atmospheric environment.
- #20 Frosty Nights
85% matchMostly Positive72% of 275 reviews2017
Dev: ClockWork WolfPub: ClockWorkWolf
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Frosty Nights is a First Person hybrid horror game that focuses on atmosphere and suspense.
Why similar: Survival Horror 42.4%, Horror 26%, Strategy 17.4%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Indie 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: It uses a tactical, survival-based approach to horror that requires careful management of resources and environment.
- #21 Five Nights at Freddy's
82% matchVery Positive94% of 59,145 reviews2014
Dev: Scott Cawthon
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Welcome to your new summer job at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, where kids and parents alike come for entertainment and food! The main attraction is Freddy Fazbear, of course; and his two friends. They are animatronic robots, programmed to please the crowds!
Why similar: Survival Horror 31.4%, Horror 28.3%, Point & Click 15.7%, Supernatural 8.9%, First-Person 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: It popularized the monitor-based survival horror genre, requiring constant vigilance and tactical camera management.
- #22 Layers of Fear
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,706 reviews2023
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
The era-defining first-person psychological horror in all its terrifying glory. All of the game’s chapters collected into one convenient package that allows you to plumb the depths of madness in pursuit of artistic revelation.
Why similar: Supernatural 26.2%, Horror 24.8%, First-Person 14.4%, Mystery 14%, Story Rich 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a deeply atmospheric, first-person exploration experience that focuses on psychological tension rather than combat.
- #23 Inscryption
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 148,054 reviews2021
Dev: Daniel Mullins GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Why similar: Horror 27.2%, FMV 24.2% ★, Point & Click 15.5%, Story Rich 12.8%, Strategy 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: It blends atmospheric horror with meta-gameplay elements that keep the player constantly guessing about the nature of their surroundings.
- #24 Back
80% matchMostly Positive78% of 373 reviews2024
Dev: MYSTERY CROWN
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
《Back》 is a full-motion audio live horror game. Special Note 1: This game is very supernatural and scary, timid or heart disease players do not buy !!!! The game will reveal different ending plots step by step through various searches and choices for your character.
Why similar: FMV 32.9% ★, Survival Horror 24.5%, Horror 12.7%, Cinematic 11.9%, Mystery 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game incorporates FMV elements and a thriller-based narrative that aligns with the unique presentation of the seed game.
- #25 Infliction
81% matchVery Positive81% of 962 reviews2018
Dev: Caustic Reality
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Wander through an interactive nightmare set within the confines of a once-happy household. Piece together the mystery behind a harrowing series of events while struggling to survive encounters with an entity that relentlessly stands in the way of finding absolution.
Why similar: Horror 47%, First-Person 17.7%, Atmospheric 13.1%, Story Rich 12.6%, Indie 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person supernatural horror game that focuses on exploring a haunted home and uncovering a dark, tragic history.
- #26 Curse of Anabelle
82% matchMixed65% of 136 reviews2020
Dev: Rocwise Entertainment
Windows
Curse of Anabelle is a story driven adventure-horror/puzzle game which players can experience in the first person perspective. The storyline is based on real world myths and legends.
Why similar: Indie 29.7%, Horror 24%, Mystery 15.7%, First-Person 12.3%, Atmospheric 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game features supernatural mystery-solving in a first-person perspective, focusing on uncovering dark secrets.
- #27 Project Unknown
78% matchVery Positive83% of 922 reviews2025
Dev: PsychoRavensPub: Nightmare Studios
Windows
Median: 2.1 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: Survival Horror 18.4%, Supernatural 17.2%, Investigation 16.4%, Horror 11.6%, Tactical 10.5%
- #28 Lost in Vivo
79% matchVery Positive91% of 3,974 reviews2018
Dev: KIRA
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A horror game about claustrophobia. During a storm your service dog is forced down a broken sewer drain. You find the nearest sewer entrance and run in after it. Along the way you will meet others that are also stricken by abnormal or psychological fear.
Why similar: Survival Horror 44.9%, Horror 27.3%, First-Person 12.2%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Indie 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: A claustrophobic, first-person psychological horror game that emphasizes exploration and surreal, unsettling encounters.
- #29 Dead Take
77% matchVery Positive88% of 840 reviews2025
Dev: Surgent StudiosPub: Pocketpair Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Find your missing friend. Uncover the secrets within. Brave a luxurious and haunting mansion in Dead Take, a first-person psychological horror crafted by Surgent Studios.
Why similar: FMV 34.5% ★, Survival Horror 22.5%, Horror 17.4%, Atmospheric 6.8%, Story Rich 6.7%
- #30 Shift At Midnight
75% matchVery Positive88% of 10,180 reviews2026
Dev: Bun MuenPub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
An online co-op detective horror for up to 3 players. Work together across randomly generated shifts to investigate your customers, as some are only pretending to be human. Make one mistake, and you’ll be forced to board up, set traps, and hide.
Why similar: Horror 23%, Survival Horror 22.2%, Investigation 19.3%, Mystery 8.2%, Co-op 8.2%
- #31 Observation
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,189 reviews2020
Dev: No CodePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Observation is a sci-fi thriller uncovering what happened to Dr. Emma Fisher, and the crew of her mission, through the lens of the station’s artificial intelligence S.A.M.
Why similar: Horror 37.7%, Indie 20.7%, Mystery 12.1%, Story Rich 11.7%, Atmospheric 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a unique perspective on investigation by forcing the player to interact with the environment through a camera-based interface.
- #32 DeathWatchers
77% 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: Supernatural 28%, Investigation 23.3%, Horror 16.6%, Co-op 8.8%, Strategy 6.7%
- #33 Dead of Darkness
76% matchVery Positive88% of 224 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 50.1%, Horror 25.9%, Story Rich 11.4%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #34 Mansion of the Dead
74% matchVery Positive94% of 111 reviews2025
Dev: Caicai Studio
Windows
Step into the shoes of Agent Kim, drawn into a chilling mystery deep in the wilderness. Find hidden clues, solve intricate puzzles, and outsmart the relentless zombies that roam the estate. Will you make it out alive, or will you too vanish without a trace?
Why similar: Survival Horror 35.3%, Horror 20.5%, Mystery 10.9%, First-Person 9.5%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #35 Ghost Watchers
72% matchVery Positive86% of 16,287 reviews2025
Dev: Renderise
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Ghost Watchers is a co-op online horror game. You will explore and hunt ghosts in abandoned houses
Why similar: Survival Horror 30.5%, Horror 29.4%, Co-op 16.4%, Cinematic 9.5%, Multiplayer 7%
- #36 SEVERANCE
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 606 reviews2025
Dev: Sykes Games
Windows
Severance is a 1-5 player paranormal investigation game… with a twist. Use tools and equipment to identify the correct ghost type while a dangerous, violent entity hunts you down. The twist? YOU can become the ghost. Choose Ghost AI, or an asymmetrical mode where a player takes the Ghost role.
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.8%, Investigation 22.1%, Supernatural 20.1%, Horror 15%, Multiplayer 5.9%
- #37 DEATHWATCH
74% matchVery Positive90% of 130 reviews2022
Dev: GAME JUICE STUDIOS
Windows
You've been tasked to observe supposedly haunted locations. Observe and log paranormal events and use the tools at your disposal to gather data on any potential paranormal threats and exterminate them if necessary.
Why similar: Supernatural 27.2%, Survival Horror 23.1%, Investigation 18.4%, Horror 14.5%, Mystery 6.8%
- #38 欢迎来到林葬屋
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 183 reviews2025
Dev: MYSTERY CROWN
Windows · Mac
Mourningwood Lodge is a full-motion video (FMV) live-action mystery horror game. As the first installment in the Funeral Houseseries, players will assume different roles across various game modes to participate in a suspenseful horror journey blending conspiracy and fantasy.
Why similar: FMV 38.1% ★, Horror 12.8%, Supernatural 11.7%, Survival Horror 10.5%, Mystery 10.5%
- #39 Goosebumps Dead of Night
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 83 reviews2020
Dev: Cosmic Forces
Windows
In Goosebumps Dead of Night, the best-selling Goosebumps franchise has been reimagined as a first person spooky survival adventure game for PC. Experience three chapters of gameplay with 3D graphics and chilling AI monsters. Conquer the all new Extreme Mode! With more frights and challenges!
Why similar: Indie 89.7%, Singleplayer 10.3%
- #40 Dead of Night: Supermarket
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: SilverMoon Studios
Windows
Experience the dread of a midnight shift in a quiet supermarket. As mundane tasks blur with eerie events, discover that the darkness hides more than just silence.
Why similar: Horror 36.3%, First-Person 18%, Mystery 16.1%, Story Rich 13%, Atmospheric 9.3%
- #41 Abnormality
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 307 reviews2024
Dev: Nightmare Studios
Windows
Explore haunted locations, collect paranormal evidence, and survive the revenge of the former residents still haunting them. Team up with up to 3 friends to figure out the ghost, however, what begins as an investigation quickly turns into a desperate struggle to stay alive.
Why similar: Supernatural 27.7%, Investigation 21.6%, Horror 15.5%, Co-op 8.7%, First-Person 8.4%
- #42 Echoes of Dread
71% matchVery Positive86% of 91 reviews2024
Dev: Reaper GSPub: Kazakov Studios
Windows
Wake up inside an abandoned mansion. Uncover the dark fate of a missing family. Survive the presence that stalks you within these walls.
Why similar: Supernatural 33.1%, Survival Horror 27%, Horror 19%, First-Person 10.7%, Atmospheric 6.5%
- #43 The Horror at Highrook
69% matchVery Positive90% of 479 reviews2025
Dev: Nullpointer Games
Windows
The Horror at Highrook is an occult card crafting narrative RPG. Explore a haunted mansion with your team of investigators, summon dark entities, craft powerful protections, uncover the fate of the missing family, and choose your own path through the darkness.
Why similar: Investigation 31%, Gothic 20.1% ★, Horror 18.5%, Mystery 13.7%, Story Rich 6.3%
- #44 The Night of the Scissors
70% matchVery Positive93% of 477 reviews2022
Dev: Tomás EsconjaureguyPub: selewi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Scrap hunting season has gone wrong, VHS slasher survival horror.
Why similar: Survival Horror 42.5%, Horror 23.4%, Mystery 12.5%, Cinematic 12.2%, Atmospheric 8.8%
- #45 Dead Format
68% matchVery Positive83% of 193 reviews2025
Dev: KatanalevyPub: Oro Interactive
Windows
Dead Format is a survival horror game set in iconic film eras. It's 1990s Scotland, and your brother has gone missing after becoming obsessed with a mysterious new VHS format. Follow his trail through the tapes and uncover why the government wants to ban "Video Ghastlies".
Why similar: Survival Horror 43.2%, Horror 19.5%, Gothic 9.6% ★, Mystery 9.6%, Story Rich 6%
- #46 Suffer The Night
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 275 reviews2023
Dev: Tainted PactPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%
SUFFER THE NIGHT is a first-person survival horror experience. Alone in a secluded cabin during a violent storm, horror illustrator Stacey Linden discovers the true meaning of fear. Explore a constantly changing world and solve puzzles; but above all: survive!
Why similar: Survival Horror 46.1%, Horror 24.9%, Mystery 18.5%, Atmospheric 10.4%
- #47 STRANGER
71% matchMixed67% of 60 reviews2022
Dev: Lost Frame Development
Windows
STRANGER is a Single-player Survival Thriller Horror Game. Choose your house and difficulty, then survive until dawn. Uncover mysterious truths about the STRANGER. Play on PC or with VR support
Why similar: Survival Horror 39.1%, Horror 20%, Mystery 10.4%, First-Person 7.8%, Strategy 7.5%
- #48 Bleak Haven
70% matchMixed42% of 142 reviews2025
Dev: Hitori De Productions
Windows
Bleak Haven is a cinematic survival horror where faith is twisted, every shot matters, and survival hangs on what you can build. Explore haunted ruins, abandoned villages, and face a cult preparing the world for a god no one should ever witness.
Why similar: Survival Horror 26.6%, Supernatural 17.7%, Horror 13.9%, Cinematic 13.6%, First-Person 8.2%
- #49 Silent Nights
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 217 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Silent Nights - A short horror game with realistic graphics, touching storyline and scary moments.
Why similar: Survival Horror 33.6%, Horror 19.4%, Cinematic 17.7%, First-Person 8.2%, Mystery 7.5%
- #50 Abandoned Souls
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 402 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Abandoned Souls is a horror game, shown through a GoPro lens. You play as a vlogger who specializes in urban exploration.
Why similar: Survival Horror 36%, Horror 22.6%, First-Person 11.7%, Mystery 11.5%, Atmospheric 9.2%
- #51 Remnant Records
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 699 reviews2024
Dev: Noctiluca Studio
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 25.2 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: Survival Horror 20%, Investigation 19%, Supernatural 17.2%, Horror 11.2%, Co-op 7.2%
- #52 White Noise 2
69% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,868 reviews2017
Dev: Milkstone Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Enjoy a 4vs1 asymmetric horror experience like no other. Be a part of the investigator team, or take control of the creature and devour them!
Why similar: Survival Horror 29%, Horror 22.7%, Investigation 15.1%, Multiplayer 8.2%, Co-op 8%
- #53 Necrosis: Dawn of Dread
65% matchVery Positive87% of 160 reviews2026
Dev: Mike Schroder
Windows
Necrosis: Dawn of Dread is a full-length co-op survival horror experience inspired by the golden age of zombies. 15+ hours of missions, vehicles, puzzles, with many playable survivors await across a world consumed by the dead. No microtransactions, no shortcuts: just pure survival.
Why similar: Horror 65.4%, First-Person 30%, Multiplayer 3.8%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #54 Devil of the Plague
65% matchVery Positive80% of 218 reviews2026
Dev: SoulByte Games
Windows
A 1–4 player co-op horror game. Cleanse cursed lands, perform forbidden rituals, and survive a spreading plague. Fear is not scripted. It emerges from your choices, your mistakes, and your team.
Why similar: Survival Horror 28.7%, Supernatural 26.1%, Horror 16.6%, Co-op 10%, Atmospheric 6.9%
- #55 Stay Out of the House
66% matchVery Positive94% of 1,875 reviews2022
Dev: Puppet Combo
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Can you escape the home of a cannibal serial killer? It's only a matter of time until you're dinner!
Why similar: Survival Horror 49.8%, Horror 25.4%, First-Person 10.7%, Atmospheric 7.6%, Indie 4.8%
- #56 The Night Shift
67% matchMixed58% of 144 reviews2025
Dev: Red Spiral Studios
Windows
Trapped in a department store during a storm, survive with only a flashlight while completing tasks and evading a malevolent presence that only moves when you're not looking. Uncover secrets and face evolving horrors in this immersive first-person horror game.
Why similar: Survival Horror 46.7%, Horror 26.5%, First-Person 14.5%, Atmospheric 7.9%, Indie 2.8%
- #57 Eyes of Hellfire
66% matchMixed65% of 265 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: Investigation 27.4%, Horror 16.8%, Strategy 14.6%, Co-op 11.4%, Story Rich 9%
- #58 The Deadseat
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 647 reviews2025
Dev: Curious Fox Sox
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 55%
A horror game where you play a hand-held console in the backseat during a long drive home.
Why similar: Survival Horror 32%, Horror 16.1%, Supernatural 14.9%, Point & Click 13.8%, Story Rich 7.8%