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Games Like Backrooms: The Descent

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  1. #1 OKUGAFUCHI Shopping Street
    97% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: DorsalFin Studio
    Windows

    A timid real estate agent is sent to the abandoned Okugafuchi Shopping District to perform a mysterious ritual for redevelopment. But a wandering female ghost and the town’s cursed past stand in the way. As he uncovers old documents and legends, a buried truth begins to surface.

    Why similar: 1980s 33.8%, Adventure 19.5%, Horror 15.1%, Action-Adventure 10.7%, First-Person 9.5%

  2. #2 NARIBIKIMURA
    96% matchPositive82% of 39 reviews2024
    Dev: DorsalFin Studio
    Windows

    Guided by information from a bulletin board, the protagonist arrives at the uncharted village of Naribiki. With no way to turn back, he must explore the village to find a way out. As he delves deeper into the heart of Naribiki Village, the hidden mysteries of this eerie place slowly come to light...

    Why similar: 1980s 34.2%, Action-Adventure 20.3%, Adventure 15%, Horror 13.5%, Multiple Endings 12.7%

  3. #3 Take A Deep Breath
    96% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Panagiotis Spyrakos
    Windows

    Step into a mind-twisting psychological horror adventure that blurs the lines between reality and delusion. Peel back the layers of a fractured psyche, confront chilling apparitions, and face the darkness that lurks within.

    Why similar: Adventure 31.1%, Action-Adventure 24.5%, First-Person 18.2%, Horror 13.5%, Action 8.5%

  4. #4 Echoes
    95% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2024
    Dev: Bon studio
    Windows

    Fall through a hidden hole and find yourself trapped somewhere, where your voice is your only lifeline. Shout to light the darkness, and listen carefully to unravel the secrets that lurk within. But beware: the further you delve, the more terrors will emerge from the shadows...

    Why similar: Adventure 24.9%, Action-Adventure 22.1%, Realistic 21.1%, First-Person 17.2%, Horror 11.5%

  5. #5 Kindergarten of hell
    94% matchMixed42% of 19 reviews2025
    Dev: Twid Entertainment
    Windows

    You are a detective investigating a case that has been forgotten for 5 years. The case involves finding out why everyone disappeared from a daycare.

    Why similar: Action-Adventure 26.9%, First-Person 19.6%, Adventure 16.2%, Realistic 15.1%, Horror 13.4%

  6. #6 Gravewatch
    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: FearForge Studios
    Windows

    Up for some grave robbing? In this horror game, you will get to play as Daniel, a desperate man trying to support his ill daughter by stealing from the dead... however, this time, Daniel will experience hell on earth, as things don't go according to plan...

    Why similar: Action-Adventure 25.1%, Realistic 19.7%, First-Person 17.9%, Adventure 16.6%, Horror 14%

  7. #7 RAVENOUS
    92% matchVery Positive95% of 148 reviews2025
    Dev: RAVENOUS TEAMPub: ESMA - Ecoles Creatives
    Windows

    Ravenous is a psychological horror game in which you play as Louis, a child trapped in a monster's basement. Explore the mysterious abode, solve puzzles to save your little sister and survive the psychological nightmare prepared for you.

    Why similar: Action-Adventure 20.7%, First-Person 17.4%, 1980s 17%, Horror 15.3%, Adventure 13.4%

  8. #8 Escape From Lesco
    93% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2024
    Dev: Jwiky
    Windows

    Escape From Lesco is a horror/puzzle adventure, where you must survive through your night shift, navigating through various puzzles and obstacles within the store, in order to find a way to escape...

    Why similar: Realistic 25.1%, Adventure 19.4%, Horror 17.4%, First-Person 16.9%, Action-Adventure 13.7%

  9. #9 GET OUT! – A Very Bad Dreams Story
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: CREATIVE VR3D
    Windows

    LET'S BE HONEST. You're in deep shit. Straitjacket locked tight. Hood over your head. And the atmosphere? Definitely not a dream vacation. But hey… it happened. You did what you did. And now you're here...

    Why similar: 1980s 20.8%, Adventure 20.5%, Action-Adventure 18.2%, Realistic 13.7%, First-Person 11.5%

  10. #10 Tihama | تهامة
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Bader Albaker Pub: Bader albaker
    Windows

    Tihama is a first-person Mysterious story driven adventure game. You return to your family home to take care of your grandfathers property, but strange events begin to appear. Explore, feel the tension, and uncover the truth behind what’s happening. A thrilling journey full of secrets and surprises.

    Why similar: Adventure 26.6%, Action-Adventure 24%, Horror 16.2%, Realistic 15.8%, First-Person 13.6%

  11. #11 UNCURSED
    90% matchPositive87% of 39 reviews2025
    Dev: AJB GAMES STUDIO
    Windows

    A chilling horror experience. Return to your grandmother's house, only to discover a terrifying nightmare. Can you survive the horrors that await you?

    Why similar: Adventure 24.8%, Action-Adventure 22.6%, Realistic 21.3%, First-Person 13%, Horror 8.7%

  12. #12 FearCarly
    89% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
    Dev: Netiwork
    Windows

    "FearCarly" is an immersive first-person psychological horror experience where you play as Carl Johnson, a detective sent to investigate strange occurrences in an abandoned psychiatric hospital. But something is off... The asylum seems haunted by a malevolent presence—a little girl named Carly.

    Why similar: Adventure 23.4%, Action-Adventure 21.4%, Realistic 20.2%, First-Person 16.1%, Horror 9.8%

  13. #13 Dead Sale
    89% matchPositive80% of 20 reviews2024
    Dev: Keter studioPub: keter studio
    Windows

    You are Marcus, an appraiser exploring a house for sale. Power outages reveal a dark entity hunting you. With the help of a mirror, uncover what’s hidden and escape before both time and the shadow claim your life. Realistic graphics, unique dialogues, and a fast gameplay loop. Horror genre

    Why similar: Adventure 23.7%, Action-Adventure 20.3%, Realistic 16%, First-Person 14.2%, Horror 8.6%

  14. #14 Crazy Cursed Grandma's House
    88% matchMixed67% of 24 reviews2023
    Dev: rentaka
    Windows

    Explore Japanese houses and deal with the curses that attack you!

    Why similar: Adventure 26%, Action-Adventure 22.9%, Horror 19.6%, First-Person 15.4%, Multiple Endings 11.3%

  15. #15 The Joycare
    86% matchMixed40% of 42 reviews2025
    Dev: Deadlight Games
    Windows

    Explore an abandoned daycare haunted by Jacky Joke, a twisted mascot. Survive the horror, uncover dark secrets, and escape your worst childhood nightmare in The JoyCare. This game is made by Deadlight Games. Subscribe to Dvrkkz (He helps me to make my game)

    Why similar: Action-Adventure 32.3%, First-Person 24.5%, Horror 19%, Realistic 13.2%, Adventure 11.1%

  16. #16 Skinfreak
    85% matchVery Positive88% of 355 reviews2025
    Dev: Black Eyed PriestPub: Torture Star Video
    Windows

    The city’s most disturbing serial killer is at large and has his sights set on Belle. Can she escape this maniac’s fleshy, rotting clutches? Or will she lose her skin to this sicko’s collection?

    Why similar: 1980s 26.8%, Action-Adventure 16.1%, Realistic 14.8%, Horror 13.8%, Adventure 12.1%

  17. #17 The Hike
    87% matchMixed56% of 25 reviews2022
    Dev: Simionescu Mihnea
    Windows

    The Hike is a first person horror/survival game in which you must survive the horrors that start while investigating a mysterious emergency message in a simple hike through the Red River National Park. Your chance of making it back to society relies entirely on your legs, you're no fighter.

    Why similar: Adventure 21.6%, Realistic 20.4%, Horror 16.2%, First-Person 16.1%, Action-Adventure 14.9%

  18. #18 The Last Cure
    84% match7 user reviews25% of 8 reviews2025
    Dev: Stybite
    Windows

    Survive the hunt in The Last Cure – a terrifying co-op survival horror where every sound matters, every shadow hides danger, and the cure is your only hope.

    Why similar: Adventure 24%, Action-Adventure 22.7%, Realistic 18.1%, First-Person 15.9%, Horror 9.4%

  19. #19 Midnight at Forest
    86% matchPositive87% of 39 reviews2022
    Dev: Gladiator Games
    Windows

    Try to escape from the Forest as you setup camp, then realize you were locked in there by a Park officer. There were 5 keyholes, so you had to find one key for each one.

    Why similar: Adventure 33.2%, Action-Adventure 29.2%, First-Person 18.9%, Horror 14%, Indie 2.6%

  20. #20 Cursed Bloodline
    84% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Infinite Games Studio
    Windows

    A narrative psychological horror where past and present slowly blur inside a remote house. The line between memory and reality is gone.

    Why similar: Action-Adventure 26.2%, First-Person 19.9%, Adventure 18.2%, Realistic 17%, Horror 15.1%

  21. #21 Vigil
    81% matchVery Positive86% of 2,025 reviews2025
    Dev: Singularity Studios
    Windows

    Vigil is a short Narrative Horror Game that takes place in an unsettling underground facility. Your job is to dispose of boxes, however, you’re not alone. A terrifying automaton roams the facility, moving only when you look away or when you blink in real life.

    Why similar: 1980s 20.9%, First-Person 15.7%, Horror 15.6%, Realistic 14.9%, Action-Adventure 14.4%

  22. #22 Mordath
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Sketch Wire Games
    Windows

    You play as Jerry, a young man who has gotten into a terrible car accident on his way to visit his parents, Jerry finds himself transported back in time to an eerie and abandoned place. The question is are you going to survive or will you become a victim of the town's horrifying secrets?

    Why similar: 1980s 25.5%, Adventure 22.4%, Action-Adventure 21.1%, First-Person 12.1%, Horror 8.9%

  23. #23 Journey
    82% matchMostly Positive77% of 57 reviews2024
    Dev: チョコマメ
    Windows

    One day, Maaya accidentally brought home an object that would soon bring misfortune to her family, especially her younger sister. Join her as she unravels the mystery behind it.

    Why similar: Action-Adventure 26.2%, First-Person 20.4%, Adventure 19.9%, Horror 16.9%, Multiple Endings 14.9%

  24. #24 Exsanguinate
    83% matchMostly Positive73% of 15 reviews2021
    Dev: Michael Cosio old games
    Windows

    Exsanguinate is an indie survival horror game with challenging puzzles and AI. Play as Matthew Barker and explore an abandoned mansion located in the mountains of Black Ridge. Solve the riddle of what has happened there.

    Why similar: 1980s 26.2%, Adventure 23.3%, Action-Adventure 20.9%, First-Person 12.4%, Horror 8.5%

  25. #25 Project Lab
    80% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
    Dev: LabDev
    Windows

    A horror game in which you are an employee of a secret laboratory.

    Why similar: First-Person 23.9%, Horror 22.9%, Adventure 21.3%, Action-Adventure 17.7%, Action 8.7%

  26. #26 Something Awful: Static
    79% matchPositive88% of 17 reviews2026
    Dev: rspyz (Mohammed Aljohani)Pub: rspyz
    Windows

    Ahmed, an unemployed man in his mid-20s, finally receives the call he’s been waiting for. A job. A place to stay. A fresh start. But as the rain grows heavier and the silence deepens, small details begin to feel wrong. And whatever happened in that place… didn’t start with him.

    Why similar: Action-Adventure 24.5%, Realistic 23.6%, Adventure 18.9%, First-Person 18.6%, Horror 9.1%

  27. #27 Lunatic
    81% match6 user reviews33% of 6 reviews2022
    Dev: BroxStudios
    Windows

    Neighbors reported a scream from an apartment next door. They claim that people who enter the apartment do not leave. You're the only police officer available at the moment and it's your duty to check it out.

    Why similar: Adventure 25.4%, Action-Adventure 23.8%, Realistic 17.5%, First-Person 13.7%, Action 8.5%

  28. #28 MíManny
    78% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
    Dev: Radonox Studios
    Windows

    Trapped in a dark environment, you must escape from the relentless Butcher. Every shadow hides a threat, and every mistake could be your last in this tense survival horror experience. Will you survive the night?

    Why similar: Action-Adventure 23.5%, First-Person 17.8%, Realistic 14.6%, Adventure 13.1%, Horror 12.5%

  29. #29 Deja Vu : The Backrooms
    78% matchMixed67% of 18 reviews2024
    Dev: Mihnea Simionescu
    Windows

    Deja Vu portrays The Backrooms as a manifestation of mental illness. Join forces with up to four friends and endeavor to escape the confines of both your own mind and the mundane existence that led you here.

    Why similar: Adventure 24.4%, Action-Adventure 23.3%, Realistic 17.5%, First-Person 13.7%, Horror 10.2%

  30. #30 GhostHunt With Triggered Insaan
    79% matchNo user reviews2024
    Dev: Arkesh BharadwajPub: Indian Developers
    Windows

    A Horror Game Featuring Triggered Insaan (Nischay Malhan) as a Ghost Hunter.

    Why similar: Action-Adventure 28.1%, Horror 22%, Adventure 20.5%, First-Person 17.6%, Action 6.6%

  31. #31 Lady Dracula's Mansion
    76% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2024
    Dev: Stingy Hat Games
    Windows

    Explore a creepy gothic mansion and survive the night while being hunted down by a lady dracula! Lady Dracula's Mansion is an FPS horror game with retro graphics where you must sneak around and use your wits while scavenging whatever weapons and resources you can find to help you survive.

    Why similar: Adventure 31.3%, Action-Adventure 27.8%, First-Person 19.3%, Horror 14.5%, Action 3.1%

  32. #32 Cursed Town
    77% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2022
    Dev: RPG Adventures Team
    Windows

    Cursed Town is a game about the story of an old abandoned town, from the Medievo to Classic times this place has been used for many purposes.

    Why similar: 1980s 39%, Adventure 31.8%, Action-Adventure 27.5%, Singleplayer 1.8%

  33. #33 Backrooms: The Labyrinth
    75% matchMixed70% of 22 reviews2024
    Dev: HGC Games
    Windows

    Explore non-linear paths and evade lurking monsters as you uncover the mysteries of this eerie maze. Beware of the sinister entities that inhabit the shadows, ready to drag you deeper into the unknown.

    Why similar: 1980s 23.7%, Action-Adventure 19.1%, Realistic 15.8%, Adventure 15%, First-Person 13.1%

  34. #34 Down With Fear
    75% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: SauterArtStudiosPub: SauterArtStduios
    Windows

    Down With Fear: is a single-player survival horror game set in the 90s in a military hospital. Your goal is to overcome the enemys who are waiting there for you by hide from them, find items that reveal you new paths and by some enemys there is no other option but to run away to survive!

    Why similar: Action-Adventure 26.2%, Adventure 21.8%, Realistic 18.9%, First-Person 14.8%, Horror 8.6%

  35. #35 Broken_System
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Lamp
    Windows · Linux

    Broken_System is a puzzle-adventure game set in a dystopian future where everything is controlled by a massive corporation. You are just another employee for this company, until one day, you receive a message from a rebel group asking for your help. Can you fix this broken system?

    Why similar: 1980s 29.9%, Adventure 26.8%, Action-Adventure 24.7%, First-Person 16%, Indie 1.8%

  36. #36 One Fateful Night
    76% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2021
    Dev: Chaotic Vector Studios LLC
    Windows

    One Fateful Night is a horror game where the player attempts to survive the night inside a scientific research base that has appeared mysteriously. The player must explore and use things they find to survive and escape.

    Why similar: Adventure 24.4%, Action-Adventure 23.5%, Realistic 15.4%, First-Person 12.1%, Action 8.1%

  37. #37 False Earth
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: DuffoPub: Breakbound Studios
    Windows

    Descend deep into the Earth beneath the Kola Superdeep Borehole, exploring underground layers as a geologist sent to investigate strange signals — and uncover that Earth is not what science believes it to be.

    Why similar: Adventure 31.3%, Action-Adventure 26.3%, First-Person 14.7%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Horror 8.4%

  38. #38 At Home
    77% matchMostly Negative21% of 57 reviews2019
    Dev: BisquitPlay
    Windows

    At Home is an indie horror where strangers come to your house and kidnap you and then you find yourself in a forest in a locked hut. Your task now is to escape.

    Why similar: Adventure 28.6%, Realistic 17.8%, First-Person 15.1%, Action-Adventure 14.5%, Horror 11.6%

  39. #39 The old mansion: Eternal night
    73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
    Dev: KimsuhoPub: zSES
    Windows

    "The Old Mansion" is a horror game that begins when a journalist receives a tip about a mansion that has been abandoned for a long time. As the journalist investigates, they gradually reveal the hidden truths behind the occurrences.

    Why similar: Adventure 26.3%, Action-Adventure 24.3%, Realistic 21.6%, First-Person 17.1%, Multiple Endings 9.4%

  40. #40 Project Hybrid
    73% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2024
    Dev: Vacantknight5Pub: Vacantknight Studios
    Windows

    In Project Hybrid, you'll find yourself ensnared, desperately seeking an escape while unraveling the enigma of your surroundings and the mysterious circumstances that brought you here.

    Why similar: Realistic 28.3%, Horror 19.4%, Action-Adventure 19.1%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, First-Person 9.8%

  41. #41 Veranoia: Nightmare of Case 37
    73% matchVery Positive82% of 66 reviews2023
    Dev: Horrawr
    Windows

    Play as Vera the gifted detective who can dive into nightmares of deceased to resolve their death mysteries, But.. Things don't always go your way, You're not alone. the threats are greater than your capabilities, are they? 3D Psychological Horror Game Project by the one-person studio "Horrawr".

    Why similar: Action-Adventure 26%, Adventure 21.8%, Realistic 20%, First-Person 15.5%, Horror 11.6%

  42. #42 A File That Won’t Close
    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: MindShiftGames
    Windows

    A writer who has lost his inspiration rents a secluded farmhouse to finish his final story. But strange things begin to happen. Is he losing his mind… or is this house hiding something that should have stayed buried?

    Why similar: 1980s 37.8%, Adventure 29.3%, First-Person 18.3%, Horror 9.3%, Indie 3.8%

  43. #43 Nitrogen Narcosis
    72% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2024
    Dev: Tybug Studios
    Windows

    Nitrogen Narcosis is a thalassophobes deep diving nightmare, set in sinking and sunk abandoned facilities. You and up to 7 other employees wearing the cheapest deep-dive suit money can buy are sent in to recover old materials from these facilities and return it to your captains submarine!

    Why similar: 1980s 29.8%, Action-Adventure 21.8%, Realistic 19.2%, First-Person 14.8%, Horror 8.9%

  44. #44 Fear Calibration
    71% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2024
    Dev: NeoCOMS Entertainment
    Windows · Mac

    It's your first day and you're trapped in your school–or at least what seems to be of it. Through piecing together hints hidden across rooms, accessing your teachers' computers, and fixing what's broken, find your way out of the room... before they can catch you. This game should work on laptop.

    Why similar: 1980s 33.1%, Action-Adventure 21.2%, Adventure 17.2%, Horror 10.6%, Multiple Endings 10.5%

  45. #45 Shadow Bounded
    71% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2024
    Dev: Lonewolf Interactive
    Windows

    A horror game where a relentless AI enemy haunts your every move. Navigate through darkness, uncover the secrets of the cabin, and survive the nightmare.

    Why similar: Action-Adventure 27.8%, Adventure 24.4%, Horror 21.8%, First-Person 21.5%, Indie 2.5%

  46. #46 Fish Market
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Raykwaza
    Windows

    This is a first-person Japanese horror game where you wake up in a nightmare world after being killed at a fish market. Encounter hostile creatures and traverse impossible environments to find a way home.

    Why similar: Action-Adventure 34.2%, Adventure 22.1%, First-Person 15.8%, Realistic 13.3%, Horror 10.9%

  47. #47 Abondoned village
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: M.Mustapha Hadi
    Windows

    A first-person horror game about an enthusiastic historian who discovers an old map of a hidden village. Ignorant of the village's dark history, he decides to explore it, unaware that a monster has been sealed inside. In the process, he accidentally releases the creature, which tries to kill him.

    Why similar: Action-Adventure 25%, Realistic 22.2%, Adventure 18.3%, First-Person 17.9%, Horror 12.9%

  48. #48 Psychic Enigma
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Wolf Realm StudiosPub: Lak1z
    Windows

    Psychic Enigma is a psychological horror where you enter your patients’ nightmares, exploring surreal dreamworlds to uncover the secrets—and threats—buried in their subconscious.

    Why similar: Adventure 29.5%, Action-Adventure 26.6%, First-Person 18.1%, Horror 12%, Action 9.9%

  49. #49 East Wood Carnival
    69% matchVery Positive80% of 71 reviews2024
    Dev: Elam Isaacs
    Windows

    A PSX retro horror game made by a sixth grader. Your car runs out of gas on your way to an abandoned carnival now infested with danger at every corner.

    Why similar: 1980s 43.4%, Horror 20%, Adventure 15.5%, First-Person 11.9%, Indie 5%

  50. #50 Evil's Maze
    69% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2024
    Dev: ENRGTK
    Windows

    A Horror Game with Escape Room Mechanics. A Player will need to find a way out by looking for items and clues in various locations and Escape from the Maze. You rented a house to get some sleep. It turns out the house is not normal and you have to find a way to escape in order to stay alive.

    Why similar: Realistic 27.8%, Horror 18.9%, Adventure 17.1%, Action-Adventure 11%, Multiple Endings 10%

  51. #51 Resfer : Who is there
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Aku Games
    Windows

    Your journalist brother enters an abandoned area in search of missing children and never returns. When you follow the same path to find him, you soon realize that you are trapped in a terrible truth.

    Why similar: Adventure 22.7%, Horror 20.6%, Realistic 17.5%, First-Person 13.8%, Action-Adventure 12.9%

  52. #52 報い-Retribution
    68% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
    Dev: TechAzy
    Windows

    In the 1980s, a young man is driving home when trouble occurs. The young man, who is familiar with the area, goes to a nearby inn to ask for help, but a bizarre experience strikes him. Can the young man make it home safely?

    Why similar: 1980s 35.2%, Realistic 16.4%, Action-Adventure 16.3%, Horror 13.7%, Adventure 13.6%

  53. #53 The Lodge
    71% matchMostly Negative38% of 71 reviews2021
    Dev: Mad Mountain StudiosPub: Cogswell University
    Windows

    A first-person, psychological horror game, The Lodge takes players on a journey into the horrors of a twisted mind.

    Why similar: Adventure 28.2%, Action-Adventure 24.4%, Horror 18.5%, First-Person 17.6%, Action 9.5%

  54. #54 He Followed Me
    66% matchMostly Positive75% of 20 reviews2026
    Dev: ZestosYtPub: ZestosYt Studios
    Windows

    He Followed Me is a psychological horror experience about an ordinary man who begins noticing the same car outside the places he visits. What starts as a minor disagreement slowly turns into something far more unsettling. Sometimes, the scariest things aren’t supernatural… they’re real.

    Why similar: 1980s 25.2%, Action-Adventure 18.4%, Adventure 16.9%, Realistic 15.8%, First-Person 12.1%

  55. #55 Day 22
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: MTTLE Games
    Windows

    An anomaly horror game where you investigate a barn as Officer Walsh while paranoia, your relationship and the reality of it all slowly collapse, and decisions are gonna have to be made.

    Why similar: Adventure 26.6%, Action-Adventure 24.6%, Realistic 16.7%, First-Person 13.1%, Horror 9.3%

  56. #56 悪魔の家 -6 Day Nightmare-
    68% matchPositive82% of 48 reviews2024
    Dev: BitRockGames
    Windows

    You are trapped in a nightmare. Observe the house and try to escape from this nightmare.

    Why similar: Realistic 36.3%, Adventure 31.8%, Horror 25.4%, Singleplayer 3.3%, Indie 3.2%

  57. #57 GleanBound
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: TOPH
    Windows · Mac

    GleanBound: is first-person horror semi-realistic maze runner that mixes adrenaline-fueled chase mechanics with creepy events and terrifying creatures. Collect soul stones and stay ahead of what’s hunting you — but remember, every corner could be your last.

    Why similar: Action-Adventure 26%, First-Person 23%, Horror 21.8%, Adventure 18.5%, Action 5.9%

  58. #58 Stanley Says
    66% matchMostly Positive80% of 70 reviews2025
    Dev: Luke Patti
    Windows

    A first-person puzzle horror game set in a defunct children's nursery from 2001. Uncover dark secrets, solve mascot-themed puzzles, and survive the twisted games of Stanley—an animatronic who never stopped playing.

    Why similar: Action-Adventure 27%, Adventure 21.8%, Realistic 19.3%, First-Person 15.6%, Horror 12.5%

  59. #59 Killer Karnival
    67% matchMixed44% of 16 reviews2025
    Dev: Screamscape Studios
    Windows

    Killer Karnival is a first-person survival horror stealth game ​where players are trapped in an abandoned carnival ​and hunted by killer clowns, each with unique senses. The player must escape by solving puzzles while remaining hidden to avoid becoming the carnival's next victim.

    Why similar: 1980s 27.4%, Action-Adventure 20.1%, Realistic 17.7%, Adventure 15.8%, First-Person 13.6%

  60. #60 Safelight
    66% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2024
    Dev: BiMonocle Games
    Windows

    Safelight is the debut first-person puzzle horror game from BiMonocle Games. Navigate through a vacant cruise ship stuck at sea, as you uncover the mystery of how entire portions of the ship have vanished.

    Why similar: Adventure 20.4%, First-Person 19.8%, Horror 18.6%, Realistic 16.7%, Action-Adventure 13.7%

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