- #1 Bendy and the Dark Revival
97% matchVery Positive92% of 16,367 reviews2022
Dev: Joey Drew Studios
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Bendy and the Dark Revival® is a first-person survival horror game set in the creepiest cartoon studio to ever exist. Discover the truth. Escape the studio. Above all, fear the Ink Demon…and survive.
Why similar: Horror 22.7%, Survival Horror 16%, First-Person 10.1%, Cartoony 10.1%, Dark 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This direct sequel expands Bendy’s ink-cartoon world with more first-person exploration, puzzles, stealthy survival, and studio lore.
- #2 Bendy: Secrets of the Machine
96% matchVery Positive82% of 2,146 reviews2024
Dev: Gent CorporationPub: Joey Drew Studios
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Some things are better left forgotten.
Why similar: Horror 22.7%, Cartoon 14.3%, Cartoony 13.3%, Dark 9.6%, First-Person 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: This short Bendy companion experience is packed with cryptic secrets and familiar cartoon-horror atmosphere for players invested in the series’ mythology.
- #3 Poppy Playtime
95% matchVery Positive88% of 142,648 reviews2021
Dev: Mob Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 52%
You must stay alive in this horror/puzzle adventure. Try to survive the vengeful toys waiting for you in the abandoned toy factory. Use your GrabPack to hack electrical circuits or nab anything from afar. Explore the mysterious facility... and don't get caught.
Why similar: Horror 34.4%, Survival Horror 14.4%, First-Person 9.1%, Puzzle 8%, Dark 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: It combines an abandoned toy-factory setting, first-person environmental puzzles, creepy mascots, and sudden chases in a very similar style of horror.
- #4 My Friendly Neighborhood
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,442 reviews2023
Dev: John SzymanskiPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Something scary is happening with everyone's favorite Saturday morning puppet show, The Friendly Neighborhood! Play as Gordon, a repairman sent to get to the bottom of this disturbing dilemma. Fend off puppets and solve puzzles in this survival horror adventure.
Why similar: Horror 24.6%, Survival Horror 22.7%, First-Person 12.4%, Puzzle 10.7%, Story Rich 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A deserted children’s-TV studio overrun by hostile puppets makes this a particularly strong match for Bendy’s warped-cartoon premise and exploratory gameplay.
- #5 Indigo Park: Chapter 1
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 23,480 reviews2024
Dev: UniqueGeese
Windows
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
Why similar: Horror 37.2%, First-Person 13.8%, Survival Horror 9.9%, Great Soundtrack 9.6%, Puzzle 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: This first-person mascot-horror adventure uses a ruined theme park, colorful cartoon characters, puzzles, and lore collectibles to create a similar feel.
- #6 Garten of Banban
94% matchMixed54% of 13,519 reviews2023
Dev: Euphoric Brothers
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 27%
Enter Banban's Kindergarten, and you're sure to make some friends. Explore the mysterious establishment and don't lose your life and sanity. Uncover the horrifying truth behind the place, but be careful, as you are far from alone…
Why similar: Horror 18.3%, Survival Horror 14%, Cartoony 11.4%, Dark 9.4%, First-Person 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers first-person puzzle exploration through a deserted kindergarten populated by colorful but threatening mascot characters.
- #7 Amanda the Adventurer
92% matchVery Positive94% of 7,298 reviews2023
Dev: MANGLEDmaw GamesPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Join Amanda and her pal Wooly on a series of adventures as they explore and learn about our wonderful world! With several NEW play-along, laugh-along, learn-along episodes there's always fun to be had! Just make sure to do everything Amanda says or she might get angry.
Why similar: Horror 33.1%, First-Person 13.4%, Mystery 13.1%, Puzzle 10.7%, Dark 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Its corrupted children’s-show tapes, hidden clues, and escalating mascot-style horror closely echo Bendy’s unsettling take on nostalgic media.
- #8 Amanda the Adventurer 2
91% matchVery Positive83% of 1,571 reviews2024
Dev: MANGLEDmaw GamesPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
In Amanda the Adventurer 2, the story continues as Riley encounters a mysterious masked figure after destroying the TV in the attic. Travel to the Kensdale Public Library and dig deeper into the mystery of Amanda the Adventurer.
Why similar: Horror 29.2%, Dark 13.2%, Puzzle 13%, First-Person 12.2%, Mystery 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: The sequel continues the creepy interactive-cartoon mystery with more exploration, puzzle-solving, and dark secrets behind its child-friendly facade.
- #9 Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion
90% matchVery Positive93% of 15,573 reviews2015
Dev: Lag Studios
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Can you survive 1000 rooms of cute terror? Or will you break once the cuteness starts to fade off and you're running for your life from the unspeakable hideous beings that shake and writhe in bowels of this house? They wait for you, they wait and hunger for meeting you.
Why similar: Horror 37.8%, Cartoon 13.8%, First-Person 9.7%, Survival Horror 7.5%, Dark 7%
Why You'll Like It: Its cute presentation gradually gives way to darker first-person exploration and monster encounters, making it ideal for fans of cartoon horror that becomes genuinely disturbing.
- #10 Dark Deception
89% matchVery Positive88% of 24,374 reviews2018
Dev: Glowstick Entertainment
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Death awaits you in Dark Deception, a story-driven first-person horror maze game. There's nowhere to hide & nowhere to catch your breath. Run or die - it's your choice. Trapped in a realm of nightmarish mazes with a mysterious woman, your only hope of survival is to find a way to escape.
Why similar: Horror 44.2%, Survival Horror 15.7%, First-Person 10.8%, Psychological Horror 8.2%, Dark 6%
Why You'll Like It: Its cartoonish monsters, maze-like levels, collectible-driven objectives, and frequent pursuit sequences make it a more arcade-focused horror alternative.
- #11 Finding Frankie
88% matchVery Positive90% of 2,069 reviews2024
Dev: SUPERLOU
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Finding Frankie invites YOU to a true experience of terror as you compete in a terrifyingly twisted parkour show. Stealthily navigate around horrifying characters and swing through challenging parkour courses. This is one game show you won’t want to miss!
Why similar: Horror 30.8%, Cartoon 15.5%, Dark 14.5%, First-Person 13.4%, Psychological Horror 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: This first-person mascot-horror game mixes chase sequences, obstacle-course traversal, and a deceptively cheerful children’s-show setting.
- #12 Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location
89% matchVery Positive90% of 12,686 reviews2016
Dev: Scott Cawthon
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 59.2 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Welcome to Circus Baby's Pizza World, where family fun and interactivity go beyond anything you've seen at those *other* pizza places! Now hiring: Late night technician. Must enjoy cramped spaces and be comfortable around active machinery. Not responsible for death or dismemberment.
Why similar: Horror 31%, Survival Horror 20.2%, Dark 11.9%, First-Person 11.4%, Mystery 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: This story-heavy animatronic horror game uses scripted tasks, industrial environments, and colorful characters hiding sinister motives.
- #13 Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach
87% matchVery Positive86% of 70,116 reviews2021
Dev: Steel Wool StudiosPub: ScottGames
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 29.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
In Five Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach, play as Gregory, a young boy who’s been trapped overnight inside of Freddy Fazbear’s Mega Pizzaplex. With the help of Freddy himself, Gregory must uncover the secrets of the Pizzaplex, learn the truth, and survive until dawn.
Why similar: Horror 35.1%, Survival Horror 26%, First-Person 14.1%, Cartoony 5.9%, Story Rich 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: Its free-roaming first-person mall exploration, mascot antagonists, stealth, and collectible lore offer a broader adventure-horror counterpart to Bendy.
- #14 FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 13,159 reviews2019
Dev: Steel Wool StudiosPub: ScottGames
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted is a collection of classic and original mini-games set in the Five Nights universe. Experience the horror in flat (non-VR) mode or VR. Oculus Rift and HTC Vive are supported. A VR Headset is NOT required to play.
Why similar: Horror 37.1%, Survival Horror 18.9%, First-Person 10.8%, Dark 9.4%, Psychological Horror 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers close-up encounters with murderous animatronics and strong amusement-park horror presentation through a varied set of tense survival challenges.
- #15 The Baby In Yellow
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,527 reviews2023
Dev: Team Terrible
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
You've got a new babysitting job, and things are taking a turn for the weird. Feed him, read him a bedtime story, and try not to fall into his dreams. How long can you stay in control?
Why similar: Horror 33.8%, First-Person 16.6%, Puzzle 14.5%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Story Rich 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: This compact first-person horror game turns an innocent childcare setting into a playful but unnerving supernatural escape scenario.
- #16 Hello Neighbor
85% matchVery Positive86% of 33,241 reviews2017
Dev: Dynamic PixelsPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 16.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Hello Neighbor is a Stealth Horror Game about sneaking into your neighbor's house and figuring out what he's hiding in the basement. Play against an advanced AI that learns from your actions.
Why similar: Horror 34.8%, Survival Horror 19.4%, First-Person 11.7%, Puzzle 9%, Psychological Horror 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Its first-person stealth, environmental puzzles, and sinister suburban mystery suit players who enjoy uncovering secrets while avoiding an unpredictable pursuer.
- #17 Five Nights at Freddy's 2
84% matchVery Positive94% of 26,236 reviews2014
Dev: Scott Cawthon
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Welcome back to the new and improved Freddy Fazbear's Pizza! As always, Fazbear Entertainment is not responsible for death or dismemberment.
Why similar: Horror 34.5%, Survival Horror 20.7%, Dark 10.3%, First-Person 9.3%, Psychological Horror 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: It expands the original’s haunted-family-restaurant premise with more animatronic threats and faster, more demanding survival management.
- #18 Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,982 reviews2024
Dev: Mega Cat Studios
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 24.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Survive five nights of terror in this chilling adventure game. Travel between time periods to solve puzzles, gather clues, and outrun the threat relentlessly pursuing you. Move swiftly and stay hidden, and you may just survive. But be careful—it's not just your own life that’s on the line this time.
Why similar: Horror 66.8%, Dark 8.6%, Survival Horror 8.1%, Adventure 5.1%, Singleplayer 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: This narrative adventure adds exploration, puzzles, and time-travel mystery to Five Nights at Freddy’s mascot horror.
- #19 Five Nights at Freddy's
84% matchVery Positive94% of 59,419 reviews2014
Dev: Scott Cawthon
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 11.1 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: Horror 39.9%, Survival Horror 21.2%, Dark 10.5%, First-Person 9.5%, Psychological Horror 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: The original animatronic survival game is a foundational mascot-horror experience built around eerie children’s entertainment imagery and escalating dread.
- #20 Little Nightmares
83% matchVery Positive95% of 116,669 reviews2017
Dev: Tarsier StudiosPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Take on the role of Six, a lone child lost in a massive metal vessel known as the Maw, surrounded by dangerous, distorted versions of adults. You’ll need to do your best to escape in one piece or your fate will be worse than you ever dared dream.
Why similar: Horror 32.5%, Dark 13%, Great Soundtrack 10.4%, Puzzle 8.9%, Survival Horror 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Its grotesque childhood nightmare imagery, environmental puzzles, and vulnerable escape gameplay capture Bendy’s dark fairy-tale sensibility in side-scrolling form.
- #21 Little Nightmares II
81% matchVery Positive93% of 58,768 reviews2021
Dev: Tarsier StudiosPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Little Nightmares II is the second game in a series that has thrilled and captivated millions of players worldwide since 2017. Now it’s your turn to try to survive this critically acclaimed entry in the most charming horror series ever made.
Why similar: Horror 34.9%, Dark 13.6%, Puzzle 10.8%, Great Soundtrack 9.3%, Psychological Horror 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: This sequel offers more eerie childlike environments, puzzle-platforming, and memorable monster encounters wrapped in a bleak storybook style.
- #22 Choo-Choo Charles
81% matchVery Positive91% of 18,001 reviews2022
Dev: Two Star Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Navigate an open-world island in an old train, upgrade it over time, and use it to fight an evil spider train named Charles.
Why similar: Survival Horror 28.6%, Horror 28.5%, First-Person 13%, Dark 12.4%, Psychological Horror 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: Its bizarre living-train monster and pulpy horror tone make for an offbeat first-person hunt-and-survive adventure with monster-cartoon energy.
- #23 Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition
82% matchVery Positive89% of 8,361 reviews2014
Dev: Krillbite Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Among the Sleep: Enhanced Edition is a new and improved version of the award winning first person horror adventure. In the game you play as a small child trapped in a weird nightmare where you go looking for your mom.
Why similar: Horror 50.4%, First-Person 10%, Survival Horror 8.2%, Dark 5.9%, Atmospheric 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: Playing as a child in a warped domestic world gives its first-person exploration and object-based puzzles an unsettling childhood-horror perspective.
- #24 Fran Bow
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 23,083 reviews2015
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.
Why similar: Horror 26%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Puzzle 12.7%, Dark 12.5%, Story Rich 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: Its hand-drawn cartoon presentation conceals a deeply macabre psychological mystery built around inventory puzzles and disturbing alternate realities.
- #25 Bendy: Lone Wolf
78% matchVery Positive84% of 1,717 reviews2025
Dev: Joey Drew Studios
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Bendy: Lone Wolf® tests your ability to survive against ever increasing odds. Monsters and obstacles emerge from every direction as you journey into the rubberhose halls of the world's most evil animation studio, set during the events of Bendy and the Dark Revival®. Every day is a challenge.
Why similar: Horror 30.7%, Cartoony 20.5%, Mystery 15.2%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Story Rich 10%
- #26 Happy Game
79% matchVery Positive90% of 3,640 reviews2021
Dev: Amanita Design
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A little boy falls asleep to a horrible nightmare. Can you make him happy again?
Why similar: Horror 44.7%, Dark 19.6%, Atmospheric 6.6%, Violent 5.5%, Story Rich 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: This surreal point-and-click nightmare twists bright cartoon art into grotesque imagery and simple puzzle sequences.
- #27 CASE: Animatronics
80% matchVery Positive83% of 4,295 reviews2016
Dev: Walnut LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
CASE: Animatronics is a truly scary and challenging first-person stealth horror on PC. Control of the police department is in the hands of anonymous hacker. All exits are locked. Electricity is off. Metallic thumps are getting closer. Will you survive, Detective Bishop?
Why similar: Horror 35.5%, Survival Horror 20.3%, First-Person 11.2%, Psychological Horror 8.1%, Dark 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: You explore a dark police station while hiding from roaming animatronics, delivering stealth-heavy tension with a familiar mascot-horror threat.
- #28 Little Misfortune
78% matchVery Positive92% of 14,190 reviews2019
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Led by her new friend, Mr. Voice, Misfortune ventures into the woods, where mysteries are unraveled and a little bad luck unfolds.
Why similar: Horror 27%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Story Rich 11.6%, Dark 10.8%, Great Soundtrack 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: This darkly whimsical story adventure pairs an adorable illustrated style with grim humor, supernatural mystery, and increasingly unsettling discoveries.
- #29 Garten of Banban 0
77% matchMostly Positive71% of 4,445 reviews2025
Dev: Euphoric Brothers
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Explore the origins of the mysterious Banban’s Kindergarten. Survive the dark past of the establishment. Try to make some friends. Uncover the truth behind the place, and who you are…
Why similar: Horror 21.5%, Survival Horror 12.7%, Cartoony 11.5%, First-Person 9.9%, Dark 9.8%
- #30 Tattletail
77% matchVery Positive95% of 5,065 reviews2016
Dev: Waygetter ElectronicsPub: Little Flag Software, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
It’s Christmas 1998. The world’s most annoying toy just came out, and yours won’t stay in his box. Can you stop Tattletail from getting you in trouble before the bloodthirsty Mama Tattletail hunts you down? Story-driven first person horror. New DLC Included!
Why similar: Horror 32.5%, Survival Horror 20.8%, First-Person 13%, Dark 8.2%, Great Soundtrack 4.9%
- #31 Garten of Banban 7
76% matchVery Positive83% of 1,663 reviews2024
Dev: Euphoric Brothers
Windows
Explore the monster-occupied levels of Banban’s Kindergarten. Survive the dreads that reside below as you are now completely on your own. Uncover the truth behind the place, and find the whereabouts of your missing child…
Why similar: Horror 20.4%, Survival Horror 13%, Cartoony 12.3%, Dark 9.9%, First-Person 9.6%
- #32 Garten of Banban 4
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,937 reviews2023
Dev: Euphoric Brothers
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Explore the abandoned levels of Banban’s Kindergarten. Survive the residents of the establishment that was left suspiciously empty. Uncover the truth behind the place, and find the whereabouts of your missing child…
Why similar: Horror 20.7%, Survival Horror 14.1%, Cartoony 12.7%, Dark 9.8%, First-Person 9.7%
- #33 Garten of Banban 8: Anti Devil
74% matchVery Positive88% of 1,685 reviews2025
Dev: Euphoric Brothers
Windows
Explore the most obscure levels of Banban’s Kindergarten. Survive the new deceives and mysteries that await you. Uncover the truth behind the place, and find the whereabouts of your missing child…
Why similar: Horror 21.4%, Survival Horror 13.1%, Cartoony 12.3%, First-Person 9.7%, Dark 9.6%
- #34 Garten of Banban 2
75% matchMixed67% of 4,562 reviews2023
Dev: Euphoric Brothers
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Continue the story of Banban’s Kindergarten. Delve deeper into the bizarre establishment where the place was left suspiciously empty. Try to survive the unexpected residents, all while uncovering the truth behind the place…
Why similar: Horror 22%, Survival Horror 13.3%, Cartoony 12.4%, First-Person 9.9%, Dark 9.3%
- #35 Garten of Banban 3
75% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,977 reviews2023
Dev: Euphoric Brothers
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Embrace the horrors of Banban’s Kindergarten. Delve even deeper into the depths of the establishment that was left suspiciously empty. Try to survive the unexpected residents and continue the search for your child…
Why similar: Horror 20%, Survival Horror 14%, Cartoony 12.3%, First-Person 9.9%, Dark 9.7%
- #36 Garten of Banban 6
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,368 reviews2023
Dev: Euphoric Brothers
Windows
Explore the forgotten levels of Banban’s Kindergarten. Survive the new terrors that reside below. Uncover the truth behind the place, and find the whereabouts of your missing child…
Why similar: Horror 20.1%, Survival Horror 13.7%, Cartoony 12.5%, First-Person 9.9%, Dark 9.9%
- #37 Dark Pals: The 1st Floor
71% matchVery Positive87% of 814 reviews2026
Dev: Skunx Games
Windows
In this mascot horror game, you explore an abandoned children’s asylum and solve deceptive puzzles with your plush squid gun. Escape Chompy Chasey, befriend (or avoid) Binky Drinky, and uncover secrets you had long forgotten about. Do you remember?
Why similar: Horror 16.5%, Survival Horror 14.4%, Cartoony 11.4%, Dark 9.2%, First-Person 8.3%
- #38 Five Nights at Freddy's 3
73% matchVery Positive90% of 11,379 reviews2015
Dev: Scott Cawthon
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Thirty years after Freddy Fazbear's Pizza closed it's doors, the events that took place there have become nothing more than a rumor and a childhood memory, but the owners of "Fazbear's Fright: The Horror Attraction" are determined to revive the legend and make the experience as authentic as possible for patrons, going to great l
Why similar: Horror 34.7%, Survival Horror 20%, First-Person 11.2%, Psychological Horror 8%, Dark 6.8%
- #39 Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion: HD Renovation
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,014 reviews2017
Dev: Albino Moose Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Can you survive 1000 rooms of cute terror? Or will you break once the cuteness starts to fade off and you're running for your life from the unspeakable hideous beings that shake and writhe in bowels of this house? They wait for you, they wait and hunger for meeting you.
Why similar: Horror 37%, Great Soundtrack 13.8%, Survival Horror 11.7%, First-Person 11.5%, Psychological Horror 5.9%
- #40 Ultimate Custom Night
72% matchVery Positive95% of 62,867 reviews2018
Dev: Scott Cawthon
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Why similar: Horror 34.7%, Survival Horror 24.2%, First-Person 10.8%, Dark 9.7%, Psychological Horror 4.3%
- #41 Five Nights at Freddy's 4
73% matchVery Positive93% of 17,022 reviews2015
Dev: Scott Cawthon
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 44%
In this last chapter of the Five Nights at Freddy's original story, you must once again defend yourself against Freddy Fazbear, Chica, Bonnie, Foxy, and even worse things that lurk in the shadows.
Why similar: Horror 33.1%, Survival Horror 22%, Dark 12.8%, First-Person 11.3%, Psychological Horror 6.5%
- #42 Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator
72% matchVery Positive94% of 33,357 reviews2017
Dev: Scott Cawthon
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Start your own Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria with Freddy Fazbear Pizzeria Simulator!
Why similar: Horror 42%, Survival Horror 25.3%, First-Person 8.9%, Psychological Horror 6.3%, Story Rich 5.4%
- #43 Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic
70% matchVery Positive86% of 11,618 reviews2025
Dev: Steel Wool StudiosPub: ScottGames
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Enter the abandoned workshop of Murray’s Costume Manor and unravel the mystery left behind by the reclusive inventor. In Five Nights at Freddy’s: Secret of the Mimic, you’ll step into a world where every dark corner holds a secret and every flicker of light hints at an ever-present threat.
Why similar: Horror 43.7%, Survival Horror 20.8%, First-Person 16.3%, Atmospheric 5.7%, Action 4.3%
- #44 Bad Cheese
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 684 reviews2025
Dev: Simon LukasikPub: Feardemic
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Bad Cheese is a psychological horror inspired by the eerie charm of 1920s animation. Step into the tiny paws of a mouse spending the weekend at home with a dysfunctional Dad while Mom's away. Be on your best behavior and KEEP DADDY HAPPY.
Why similar: Horror 23.9%, Cartoony 16.6%, First-Person 11.9%, Dark 10.8%, Psychological Horror 9.4%
- #45 Baldi's Basics Classic Remastered
70% matchVery Positive92% of 17,728 reviews2022
Dev: Basically GamesPub: Basically Games, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Escape Baldi's schoolhouse again in this new remastered version of Baldi's Basics Classic! Use stealth and strategy to collect all 7 notebooks and win! Featuring three games in one, gameplay improvements, a more authentic art style, accessibility improvements, and brand new ways to play!
Why similar: Horror 41.1%, Survival Horror 26.3%, First-Person 15.3%, Funny 5.5%, Action 4.4%
- #46 Amnesia: The Dark Descent
71% matchVery Positive95% of 35,783 reviews2010
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.
Why similar: Horror 41.8%, Survival Horror 15%, First-Person 8.6%, Dark 7.6%, Puzzle 7.3%
- #47 Sally Face - Episode One
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 29,849 reviews2016
Dev: Portable Moose
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
An unsettling adventure following a boy with a prosthetic face. After a string of mysterious murders, Sal and his three friends discover something truly sinister casting shadows over their small town.
Why similar: Horror 24.5%, Dark 14.6%, Mystery 12.7%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Story Rich 10.8%
- #48 MADiSON
69% matchVery Positive87% of 3,450 reviews2022
Dev: BLOODIOUS GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Horror 27.7%, Survival Horror 15.5%, Dark 11.4%, Psychological Horror 10%, First-Person 9.1%
- #49 Granny
69% matchVery Positive94% of 11,644 reviews2018
Dev: DVloper
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 31.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
You have to escape Granny`s house...You have five days...
Why similar: Horror 33.4%, Survival Horror 23.1%, First-Person 11.1%, Puzzle 8.6%, Dark 5.2%
- #50 Among Ashes
67% 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 20.4%, Survival Horror 16.8%, Dark 11.1%, First-Person 9.7%, Psychological Horror 8%
- #51 Hello Neighbor Alpha 1
69% matchVery Positive93% of 4,380 reviews2019
Dev: Dynamic PixelsPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 41%
This is Alpha 1 of Hello Neighbor, a Stealth Horror Game about sneaking into your neighbor's house and figuring out what he's hiding in the basement. Play against an advanced AI that learns from your actions.
Why similar: Horror 23.3%, Survival Horror 20.2%, Cartoony 17.5%, First-Person 11.3%, Mystery 9.5%
- #52 Hello Neighbor Alpha 2
68% matchVery Positive95% of 4,752 reviews2019
Dev: Dynamic PixelsPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Welcome to Alpha 2 of Hello Neighbor. Play against an advanced, self-learning AI in what eventually became Act 1 of Hello Neighbor - the stealth horror home invasion sim.
Why similar: Horror 22.8%, Survival Horror 19.5%, Cartoony 12.7%, First-Person 11%, Mystery 9.6%
- #53 The Beast Inside
67% matchVery Positive83% of 12,171 reviews2019
Dev: Illusion Ray
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.8 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 37.9%, Survival Horror 16.1%, First-Person 9.8%, Great Soundtrack 6.6%, Psychological Horror 6.3%
- #54 MUZY
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 251 reviews2024
Dev: Andrew RybisPub: Galactic Crows
Windows
Explore the mystery behind a once-loved and hugely popular children's toy, also known as MUZY, in this terrifying horror adventure game. Several reports detail frightening incidents connected to accidents. Your job is to solve the puzzles and find the cause of these unsettling occurrences.
Why similar: Horror 20.9%, Survival Horror 14%, Cartoony 10.5%, Dark 8.4%, First-Person 7.2%
- #55 Cuphead
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 221,944 reviews2017
Dev: Studio MDHR Entertainment Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 23.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Cuphead is a classic run and gun action game heavily focused on boss battles. Inspired by cartoons of the 1930s, the visuals and audio are painstakingly created with the same techniques of the era, i.e. traditional hand drawn cel animation, watercolor backgrounds, and original jazz recordings.
Why similar: Cartoon 34.9%, Great Soundtrack 34.2%, Cartoony 17.8%, Indie 4.4%, Action 3.3%
- #56 Hello Neighbor 2
66% matchVery Positive81% of 5,978 reviews2022
Dev: Eerie GuestPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 26.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Welcome back to the eerie town of Raven Brooks! You play as Quentin, a journalist investigating the bizarre events of the original Hello Neighbor game, uncovering a larger mystery. Sneak into your creepy Neighbors’ houses to dig up the truth.
Why similar: Horror 21.5%, Survival Horror 15.7%, First-Person 11.3%, Puzzle 10.7%, Dark 10.3%
- #57 Doki Doki Literature Club!
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 228,468 reviews2017
Dev: Team Salvato
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 38.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Why similar: Horror 27.5%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Great Soundtrack 15.8%, Dark 13.9%, Story Rich 7.1%
- #58 Penumbra Overture
68% matchVery Positive90% of 4,186 reviews2009
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Penumbra: Overture is a first person survival horror game, emphasizing on survival and problem solving instead of mindless violence and gore.
Why similar: Horror 37.2%, Survival Horror 15.1%, First-Person 10.6%, Dark 7.6%, Psychological Horror 6.7%
