- #1 Sleeping Oli
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tarot the Cat
Windows
Alone, you are nothing. She is your shield, your sword. Apart, you are nothing but prey. In this psychological horror action-adventure, survival depends entirely on your bond. No one will take her away from you. No one.
Why similar: Survival Horror 15.2%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Action-Adventure 14.8%, Horror 14.7%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #2 Bendy and the Ink Machine
96% matchVery Positive89% of 35,088 reviews2017
Dev: Joey Drew Studios
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Bendy and the Ink Machine® is the first person puzzle action horror game that will forever ruin your childhood love of cartoons.
Why similar: Horror 19.4%, Cartoon 16%, Cartoony 12.4%, Survival Horror 12.2%, Dark 8.3%
- #3 Bad Cheese
96% matchMostly Positive71% of 596 reviews2025
Dev: Simon LukasikPub: Feardemic
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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: Cartoony 15.3%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Horror 14.4%, Gore 12.3%, Hand-drawn 11.7%
- #4 Real Stories from the Grave: Maleficium
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DeadByte Studios
Windows
A dark tale set in 17th century. You play as Liberty, a young girl living in a cottage with her parents and her loved dog. Unravel their story while something evil is lurking around them
Why similar: Survival Horror 18.2%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Horror 15.8%, Action-Adventure 10.7%, Gore 9.8%
- #5 End Of Line
94% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Troxan Studios
Windows
Stay alive in this first-person horror-puzzle game. Trapped inside a claustrophobic train, each carriage tests you differently.
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.1%, Horror 19%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Mystery 9.5%, Action-Adventure 8.4%
- #6 The Scarlet Harvest
94% matchVery Positive82% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: @TonyDevGamePub: indie.io
Windows
A 90’s-inspired slasher survival horror. A Halloween party at a remote farm turns into a nightmare as you explore macabre farms, dark cornfields, and dangerous settings where you'll have to run, fight, and survive.
Why similar: Survival Horror 13.7%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Gore 10.7%, Horror 10.3%, Action-Adventure 8.2%
- #7 Shrouded Depths
93% matchPositive80% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: Last VoyagePub: Placebo Entertainment LLC
Windows
Stranded in the fog of the murky waters on an isolated ferry with nothing but your harpoon gun, you feel the overwhelming presence of something within the misty mangrove. Your vessel is stopped dead and it is up to you with the assistance of the Captain to get the boat back up and running again.
Why similar: Survival Horror 15.9%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Horror 15.1%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Dark 8.9%
- #8 CONTAMINANT
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: M3at Bicycle
Windows
CONTAMINANT is a third-person action horror set in an alternate post-Soviet reality. As Maria, trapped in her grandfather’s grim factory, you’ll uncover secrets of your family through brutal combat, twisted puzzles, and surreal realms of abominations.
Why similar: Horror 12.1%, Action-Adventure 12%, Gore 10.7%, Dark 10.2%, Combat 10.1%
- #9 No Son Of Mine
91% matchPositive97% of 30 reviews2023
Dev: Pleasantly Friendly Games
Windows
No Son Of Mine is a survival horror game focused on combat, stealth, exploration, puzzle solving and uncovering a gruesome mystery.
Why similar: Gore 18.7%, Survival Horror 13.2%, Horror 11.5%, Dark 8.9%, Psychological Horror 8.9%
- #10 ORM
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Julian Ernst
Windows
Journey through a dark world, as a young woman fights to break free from a curse, that threatens to forever trap her in the world of the supernatural killer - The Collector.
Why similar: Survival Horror 19.2%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Horror 15.3%, Action-Adventure 10.5%, Third Person 7.8%
- #11 Charlie and Friends
90% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2022
Dev: Deggy
Windows
Welcome to the world of Charlie and Friends! Currently looking for a new caretaker for our beloved characters: Charlie the Cat, Hilda the Hyena, Sammy the Snake, and Rosy the Rabbit.
Why similar: Cartoon 21.7%, Hand-drawn 15.6%, Horror 14.7%, Survival Horror 14.1%, Cartoony 11.7%
- #12 Remnants of Flesh
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: aStniPub: PixelJungle Games
Windows
Return peace to Oakley City and battle against cultists and nightmarish creatures to uncover your past.
Why similar: Survival Horror 17%, Horror 15.9%, Combat 11.4%, Action RPG 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.6%
- #13 Pyromaniac
88% matchVery Positive90% of 361 reviews2026
Dev: Dominik BraunPub: tayoDEV
Windows
Play as Nikolas, a 20-year-old guy who found himself lost in an abandoned city... or so he thought it was at first. Explore the city, defend yourself from monsters, and find answers to what is really going on.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.8%, Survival Horror 18%, Horror 11.1%, Action-Adventure 8.8%, Dark 7.8%
- #14 Zophos
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dimitris Efthymiou
Windows
Zophos is a classic survival horror inspired by the old generation of the genre. After a car crash, John wakes up lost in a foggy, abandoned place and searches for help—only to realize something is still here, watching.
Why similar: Survival Horror 18.6%, Horror 14.2%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Action-Adventure 8.8%, Action 8.7%
- #15 Homecoming
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Edgar Rubio
Windows
It is an indie psychological horror game in which you must solve the mystery behind the Dewey family while various entities try to hunt you down and torment you. Will you be able to survive and escape this infinite loop?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.6%, Horror 15.5%, Survival Horror 13.8%, Dark 11.4%, Action-Adventure 9.9%
- #16 Miasma
86% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: GhostMasakiPub: GMRX
Windows
Miasma is a first-person psychological horror maze game with a horrific atmosphere, you are trapped in a maze-like prison with a mysterious creature, and your only hope of survival is to find a way to escape.
Why similar: Horror 21.8%, Survival Horror 20.9%, Psychological Horror 20.8%, Dark 13%, Atmospheric 8.3%
- #17 The ER: Patient Typhon
86% matchVery Positive87% of 79 reviews2021
Dev: Professional Villains
Windows
The ER: Patient Typhon is an atmosphere and exploration horror game where you are a young woman who has lost her arms. You have to use your wits, hide and run to survive this tale of deadly monsters and disturbing, environmental puzzles.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 12.6%, Horror 12.6%, Survival Horror 12.4%, Hand-drawn 9.7%, Dark 9.6%
- #18 The Sleep Experiment
84% matchMostly Negative26% of 19 reviews2023
Dev: ClawsDev
Windows · Mac
Experience the horrors of one of the most infamous experiments that ever took place. As a test subject in a top-secret Soviet research facility, you must endure days without sleep while facing unimaginable terrors that lurk in the shadow.
Why similar: Survival Horror 17.3%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Horror 15.2%, Dark 11.2%, Mystery 8.4%
- #19 Dendrophobia
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Meowrizon Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A twisted pixel-art horror thriller about death, ancient gods, and a persistent waiter. Explore The Willow’s Embrace hotel, solve puzzles, and gather paranormal evidence. Challenge the madness to find a way out and avoid becoming part of an eternal nightmare.
Why similar: Horror 19.4%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Gore 13.7%, Survival Horror 8.8%, Dark 8.4%
- #20 She's Leaving
82% matchPositive89% of 46 reviews2025
Dev: Blue Hat Studio
Windows
Put your forensic skills to the test in She’s Leaving, a first-person survival horror where players investigate brutal crime scenes, analyze blood-spatter evidence, and uncover the truth behind a series of disappearances.
Why similar: Survival Horror 18.5%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Horror 13.7%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, Mystery 7%
- #21 Pinnacle Point
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ready2Run
Windows
A dark, 90s-inspired psychological/cosmic horror set on a remote island. You play as Aron, returning years after an ill-fated expedition, haunted over abandoning his brother. Uncover the secrets of the island, confront the horrors awakened, and face those who seek to control its power.
Why similar: Survival Horror 16.5%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Horror 10.6%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Third Person 7.9%
- #22 Silent Hill Homecoming
85% matchMixed48% of 3,885 reviews2008
Dev: Double Helix GamesPub: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 52%
In Silent Hill Homecoming, Alex Shepherd has returned to his hometown of Shepherd's Glen to investigate the sudden disappearance of his brother. From Shepherd's Glen to the foggy streets of Silent Hill, Alex will face the darkest of horrors while struggling with his own grip on reality.
Why similar: Horror 27.5%, Survival Horror 21.4%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Gore 9.8%, Adventure 6.4%
- #23 Days Without Incident
81% matchVery Positive94% of 553 reviews2025
Dev: We Create StuffPub: Black Lantern Collective
Windows
It has been -̷̯͙̔̈́-̴̱̽̓͝-̷̍̊̕͠ days without incident. Your investigation has brought you to an old metalworks factory, abandoned after a series of mysterious deaths. But something’s been growing in the quiet. A short first-person survival horror experience.
Why similar: Horror 21.7%, Mystery 11.1%, Survival Horror 10.4%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Action-Adventure 9.2%
- #24 Dread X Collection
82% matchMostly Positive80% of 628 reviews2020
Dev: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
10 Tales of Terror from 10 Twisted Minds. Made in only 7 Sleepless Nights. The Dread X Collection is a series of small games created by some of the most talented indie devs around, all with the same mission: create the P.T. for the horror project of their dreams.
Why similar: Survival Horror 19.9%, Psychological Horror 17%, Horror 15%, Cartoon 11.1%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #25 Nightwalker 2
81% matchMixed67% of 18 reviews2021
Dev: Useless MachinesPub: SA Industry
Windows
Nightwalker 2 is a horror adventure game that focuses on story and exploration. While trying to uncover the mysteries of the lost village, Nightwalker needs to do more than before to survive.
Why similar: Survival Horror 18.8%, Horror 16.6%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Action-Adventure 11.2%, Mystery 7.2%
- #26 Corduroy Hollow
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Scott H.F. Dunbar
Windows
Corduroy Hollow® is a first-person survival horror game set in a decrepit house in the middle of the woods tainted by evil and the occult. Discover the truth. Escape the mansion. Above all, fear the Corduroy Demon…and survive.
Why similar: Horror 17.3%, Survival Horror 14.5%, Cartoony 11.6%, Action 9.8%, Adventure 8.6%
- #27 Abandoned Hospital
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ashdev Studio
Windows
Control an RC car in an abandoned hospital. Capture eerie anomalies, avoid making noise, and uncover a chilling mystery—before something finds you first.
Why similar: Horror 20%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Survival Horror 11.3%, Mystery 10.1%, Action-Adventure 9.6%
- #28 Midnight Train
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Anderson Miguel
Windows
You wake up alone on a mysterious subway train. Can you find the true story ? Solve puzzles and escape… before the thing in the shadows finds you.
Why similar: Survival Horror 18.3%, Horror 18.1%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Gore 11.2%, Dark 8.8%
- #29 Mansion of the Dead
78% matchVery Positive94% of 108 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 17.3%, Horror 15.6%, Gore 13.5%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #30 Jack Holmes : Master of Puppets
78% matchVery Positive82% of 169 reviews2024
Dev: @TonyDevGamePub: indie.io
Windows
Survival Horror in first person where you must manage your ammunition well, explore varied scenarios and face nightmarish beings, while investigating the macabre experiments with children, the result of a mind unhinged by madness and family loss.
Why similar: Survival Horror 16%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Horror 11.3%, Combat 10.9%, Action-Adventure 10.2%
- #31 Gummy Nightmares
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: CSquareStudio
Windows
Step into the enigmatic world of Gummy Nightmares as a little boy who wakes up in a mysterious amusement park with no memory. Explore, solve puzzles, and uncover lost memories while evading sinister plushie robots. Use weapons, set traps, and find hideouts to survive and reveal the truth.
Why similar: Horror 19.1%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Survival Horror 12.3%, Mystery 11.6%, Dark 8.9%
- #32 Crime and Punishment: Lost in Nightmares
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: diedemor studio
Windows
Step into the nightmares of former student Raskolnikov and decide his fate. Face the trials of fog-shrouded St. Petersburg, where fear and guilt blur the line between reality. Inspired by Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 12.6%, Cartoony 12.3%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Survival Horror 7.9%
- #33 Carrot Cake
76% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Luna Apps
Windows
In this Easter Horror Game compete in the mini games, solve puzzles, and escape the Easter Bunny. PS1 style survival horror!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.4%, Horror 14.2%, Gore 13.4%, Survival Horror 11.6%, Dark 9.5%
- #34 Garten of Banban 8: Anti Devil
74% matchVery Positive87% of 1,532 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 17.6%, Cartoony 15.6%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Survival Horror 14.5%, Dark 10.4%
- #35 AL-SARAB
76% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Zayed Gaming
Windows
A PSX-style psychological horror game inspired by Silent Hill set in a distorted Gulf neighborhood, where familiar places turn hostile and every alley hides something wrong.
Why similar: Survival Horror 19%, Action-Adventure 13.8%, Action 9.8%, Horror 8.8%, Third Person 8.6%
- #36 You had a bad dream
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Loot Loop Games
Windows
A minimalist horror game where you move through procedurally generated narrow corridors and avoid lurking monsters.
Why similar: Horror 19.9%, Survival Horror 19.7%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Dark 11.4%, Atmospheric 8.7%
- #37 Undershadows
74% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: ChelseaGrinEden
Windows
A child without a soul. A world drowned in shadow. Embark on an eerie adventure, meet strange creatures, solve puzzles, and face horrifying foes – but the darkest threat lies deep within yourself.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 17.9%, Cartoon 17.2%, Horror 15.3%, Action-Adventure 9.7%, Combat 8.2%
- #38 Whispers of West Grove
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NVNT Studios Inc.Pub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
A heart-pounding adventure taking place in the twisted town of West Grove. Play as a patient trapped in a world where dream and reality begin to blur. Use light to solve puzzles, reveal hidden items, and transform objects to explore in a way like never before.
Why similar: Survival Horror 17%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Horror 10.8%, Action-Adventure 10.8%, Third Person 8.5%
- #39 Remothered: Red Nun's Legacy
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Stormind Games
Windows
A kidnapping, a desperate mother, and a shadow from the past. The final chapter of the trilogy that blends classic survival horror, stealth, and psychological horror, reveals every secret behind the series’ most unsettling icon: the Red Nun.
Why similar: Survival Horror 19.6%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Gore 14%, Horror 13.6%, Atmospheric 8.6%
- #40 LET ME OUT
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 34 reviews2023
Dev: S1NGLEPub: ALONE GAMES
Windows
LET ME OUT - is a psychological horror with a depressing mood. The life of the main character lies in your hands. Help him get out of his difficult condition and walk this path with him.
Why similar: Survival Horror 14.2%, Psychological Horror 13%, Horror 11.8%, Dark 9%, Adventure 8.8%
- #41 Second Shift
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lead Game Studio
Windows
SECOND SHIFT is a first-person game that immerses the player in a deep and intense horror atmosphere. Using a mysterious clock, you must uncover terrifying secrets while trying to escape the mine. Solve puzzles, pay attention to your surroundings, and most importantly, survive.
Why similar: Horror 18.4%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Survival Horror 14.8%, Dark 11.6%, Action-Adventure 9.3%
- #42 Bendy and the Dark Revival
71% matchVery Positive93% of 14,911 reviews2022
Dev: Joey Drew Studios
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 18.5%, Survival Horror 17.9%, Cartoony 13.1%, Dark 9.4%, Action-Adventure 8.1%
- #43 Bug Bunny: Discontroll
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SHINKURO VALLEY
Windows · Linux
Trapped in a nightmarish abandoned school, you must control a haunted doll through an unfamiliar system and escape from a terrifying clown in this survival horror adventure.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.4%, Psychological Horror 19%, Dark 13.1%, Horror 9.9%, Action 7.6%
- #44 Organ Quarter
73% matchVery Positive90% of 315 reviews2017
Dev: Outer Brain Studios
Windows
Organ Quarter is a VR survival horror game built from the ground-up for hand-tracked virtual reality. Explore labyrinthine environments, engage in tense combat, carefully manage your resources and solve horrifying puzzles in this homage to the slow, methodical survival horror experiences of the '90s
Why similar: Survival Horror 21.5%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Horror 13.6%, Action-Adventure 13.1%, Atmospheric 9.1%
- #45 Transfigured
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pinecone Studio Inc.
Windows
Transfigured is a 2D side-scroller psychological horror game. Humanoid monstrosities stalk you from the dark. Armed with nothing other than a dying flashlight, survival depends on hiding, finding tools, and carefully navigating your surroundings.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.2%, Survival Horror 19%, Horror 16.9%, Hand-drawn 13.5%, Adventure 7.2%
- #46 BE LOST
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fourteen Rain StudioPub: Polar Soft Company
Windows
BE LOST is a third-person horror adventure where you control three characters trapped in a mysterious world. Explore schools, caves, forests, and ruins, face dangerous enemies, and uncover dark secrets while fighting to survive.
Why similar: Horror 18.9%, Action-Adventure 17.7%, Survival Horror 10.3%, Story Rich 9.3%, Gore 8.8%
- #47 MUZY
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 229 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 14.7%, Survival Horror 13.2%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Cartoony 11.3%, Action 8.6%
- #48 Garten of Banban 7
68% matchVery Positive83% of 1,614 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 16.7%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Cartoony 15.5%, Survival Horror 14.4%, Dark 10.7%
- #49 Encounters of the last kind
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ToquiGames
Windows
The United Nations secretly approved funds for the development of a general artificial intelligence, but something went horribly wrong. Entities from another world have emerged in a secret military lab. Our civilization is in serious danger.
Why similar: Survival Horror 15.8%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Gore 11.1%, Horror 11.1%, Action-Adventure 8.4%
- #50 Forest Asylum 2
68% matchVery Positive98% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Michal Piotrowski
Windows
Forest Asylum 2 - An Indie Psychological Horror Game and the sequel to the well-received first part. Embark on a Therapy that will change your life!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.3%, Survival Horror 20.9%, Horror 15%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, Dark 9.5%
- #51 SSR Wives: The Murder Of My Winter Crush
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hen Studios
Windows
SSR Wives: The Murder Of My Winter Crush Is an upcoming Retro Survival Horror experience that takes inspiration from iconic staples of the genre with the charming narrative intrigue of a Sound Novel. Atmospheric exploration, Challenging Puzzles, and Horrifying Combat encounters await!
Why similar: Survival Horror 22.5%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Action-Adventure 12.9%, Horror 7.7%, Dark 7.6%
- #52 The Drained Goddess
70% matchMostly Negative39% of 28 reviews2022
Dev: Wang, Zhen
Windows
The Drained Goddess is a first-person survival horror game focused on combat system and side story exploration. You will need to fight with many unique enemies and investigate the twisted fate of our main character. Finally you can put different endings to the story.
Why similar: Survival Horror 15.5%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Horror 13.6%, Combat 11.3%, Action-Adventure 10.4%
- #53 The Coma 3: Bloodlines
66% matchVery Positive88% of 307 reviews2026
Dev: Dvora Studio Co., Ltd.Pub: Headup
Windows
Welcome to the world of The Coma 3: Bloodlines. In this realm of shadows rumors and urban legends become reality, and danger lurks around every corner. If a living intruder dies here, their body will be severed from their spirit and never wake again ...
Why similar: Horror 19.1%, Survival Horror 18.6%, Psychological Horror 12%, Action-Adventure 10.5%, Adventure 7.7%
- #54 Connection: The Nightmare Within
67% matchVery Positive88% of 138 reviews2024
Dev: Dragon Level
Windows
Inspired by the classics such as Resident Evil, Silent Hill and Alone In the Dark: Detective Stone investigates a shadow conspiracy. Explore atmospheric levels, fight monsters, and solve puzzles. Unravel a story of twists and turns. Choose classic fixed camera, or over-the-shoulder.
Why similar: Horror 14.6%, Survival Horror 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Mystery 10.2%, Third Person 8.3%
- #55 The Evil Within
70% matchVery Positive85% of 32,856 reviews2014
Dev: Tango GameworksPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Developed by Shinji Mikami -- creator of the seminal Resident Evil series -- and the talented team at Tango Gameworks, The Evil Within embodies the meaning of pure survival horror. Highly-crafted environments, horrifying anxiety, and an intricate story are combined to create an immersive world that will bring you to the height of tension.
Why similar: Horror 22%, Survival Horror 20.7%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Gore 13.9%, Third Person 6.6%
- #56 Tiny Misery
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tropical Games
Windows
A sick mother and her young son move into the home of a lonely old woman. A tragic story inspired by the dark puppet animations of the 80s and 90s.
Why similar: Horror 20.6%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Cartoon 14.4%, Cartoony 10.9%, Dark 9.9%
- #57 Road to Hollow Hills
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nightwolf Games
Windows
An adventure Horror RPG. Ride to survive, fight to win, Road to Hollow Hills
Why similar: Survival Horror 17.7%, Horror 13.5%, Action-Adventure 11.4%, Dark 9.8%, Third Person 7.6%
- #58 NightReaper2
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: DarkGoose4
Windows
NightReaper2 is a dark fantasy action game where you become the Reaper, harvesting souls and fighting cursed enemies in a haunted world. Explore eerie environments, face relentless threats, and survive intense combat in a grim, atmospheric experience.
Why similar: Cartoony 17.8%, Action-Adventure 16.2%, Horror 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Dark 9.6%
- #59 King of The Jesters
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tessermind
Windows
After another fit, the lead singer of a punk rock band finds himself in the world of his fantasies. Here he is greeted by strange creatures, horrifying monsters, and bloody stories. Will the main character be able to return to his world or will he remain here forever?
Why similar: Survival Horror 17.6%, Horror 14.9%, Action RPG 11.9%, Action-Adventure 11.7%, Dark 9.5%
- #60 Childish Life Prologue
66% matchPositive85% of 26 reviews2024
Dev: Littleroot Studio
Windows
The game tells the story of a girl with a special fate who meets a cat and a mysterious talking body in a different world. The body and cat help the girl return to the real world. The girl has special skills in the other world, which can better avoid monsters and traps
Why similar: Survival Horror 15.8%, Horror 13.5%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Cartoon 10.7%, Cartoony 10.7%