- #1 The Third Shift
97% matchVery Positive98% of 54 reviews2026
Dev: Teebowah Games
Windows
In this Game Boy styled horror game, uncover the mystery of the Roanoke Museum of History and Wonder. Get lost in its maze-like exhibits, solve peculiar puzzles, and survive being hunted by grotesque creatures from the controversial Human Body Exhibit. Can you leave the museum alive?
Why similar: Horror 22.3%, Point & Click 15.3%, Puzzle 14.5%, Mystery 13.2%, Old School 12.2%
- #2 Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,622 reviews2024
Dev: Stately Snail
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
An old shack deep in a dense forest, a strange computer and a game that's trying to kill you!
Why similar: Escape Room 42.1% ★, Horror 11%, Psychological Horror 8.3%, Mystery 7.9%, Old School 7.6%
- #3 Tormenture
96% matchVery Positive88% of 212 reviews2024
Dev: Croxel StudiosPub: Billete Cohete
Windows
Tormenture is a psychological horror game where you play as a child trapped in a cursed 8-bit game with a dark secret. To survive, you must find four relics and solve reality-blurring puzzles. But beware—some creatures may escape the game and haunt you in the real world. A game within a game.
Why similar: 1980s 21.5%, Horror 14.8%, Old School 14.6%, Puzzle 11%, Mystery 10.8%
- #4 3D Escape Room: Cursed Legacy
95% matchMostly Positive77% of 57 reviews2026
Dev: Shenzhen Zhonglian Interactive Technology Co.,Ltd
Windows
After waking up in the manor’s basement, you discover that you’ve aged at an abnormal rate. As you fight to survive, clues and records from different eras gradually bring the mystery into focus. When you become young again, you will inherit the true “legacy”.
Why similar: Escape Room 36.6% ★, Point & Click 10.2%, Hidden Object 10.2%, Mystery 9.6%, Puzzle 8.6%
- #5 Paranormal Night Shift
94% matchVery Positive97% of 194 reviews2025
Dev: Wheeler Whale Games
Windows
Paranormal Night Shift is an observation and spot the anomaly game set in a haunted house in the 1980s.
Why similar: 1980s 23.2%, Supernatural 14.6%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Hidden Object 10.7%, Puzzle 10.2%
- #6 Convenient
94% matchVery Positive89% of 99 reviews2022
Dev: Luna Apps
Windows
Survive and escape the Oldlake Stalker after being chained in the basement of a convenience store.
Why similar: Escape Room 30% ★, 1980s 20.8%, Old School 16.6%, Horror 13%, First-Person 5.7%
- #7 Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,851 reviews2024
Dev: Mega Cat Studios
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 21.7 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 40.2%, 1980s 20.6%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, Point & Click 8.4%, Adventure 6.7%
- #8 Room 817: Director's Cut
93% matchMostly Positive79% of 73 reviews2024
Dev: Bormak Studio
Windows
Welcome to one of the scariest old-school horror games. Here, you're not the predator, but the prey. Any mistake will cost you your life. Hide, solve puzzles, explore, and embrace the inevitable terror. The Ancient horror lurks, awaiting you. Based on true events.
Why similar: Escape Room 33.3% ★, Horror 14.6%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Puzzle 9.4%, Mystery 8.7%
- #9 Sinister Entity
92% matchVery Positive88% of 64 reviews2023
Dev: Spooky Hand Games
Windows
Third-Person horror game . The game contains many puzzles and mysteries. The game contain escaping and hiding from evil entity.
Why similar: 1980s 42.7%, Horror 21.8%, Mystery 14.7%, Adventure 9.9%, 3D 9.2%
- #10 The Horror Of Salazar House
91% matchVery Positive94% of 388 reviews2020
Dev: Maldo19Pub: Torture Star Video
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Will you solve the mystery of the Salazar manor or will you become another permanent inhabitant? An Italian horror inspired adventure game!
Why similar: Old School 16%, Horror 12.8%, Point & Click 11.6%, Supernatural 11.6%, Psychological Horror 11.1%
- #11 Paranormal VHS
90% matchMostly Positive71% of 142 reviews2023
Dev: Elite Lords Studios
Windows
Paranormal VHS is a horror game that features a VHS tape-inspired aesthetic. The game's story revolves around a popular vlogger who spends a night in haunted locations in search of paranormal activity. Brace for intense jumpscares.
Why similar: Horror 20.2%, Psychological 13.5%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Adventure 12.3%, Mystery 12.1%
- #12 Riddlewood Manor
89% matchVery Positive94% of 156 reviews2025
Dev: Peanut Button
Windows · Mac
Riddlewood Manor is a point & click adventure set in a haunted house that will try to kill you each step of your way. Overcome eerie logic puzzles to uncover a maze of mysterious rooms filled with dark secrets, spooky encounters, and hidden pathways. Optional jump scare warning is available.
Why similar: Escape Room 39.5% ★, Horror 10.6%, Point & Click 9.9%, Mystery 8.5%, Puzzle 7.7%
- #13 Joyville
89% matchMostly Positive71% of 339 reviews2023
Dev: KudPlay Games
Windows
Joyville is a horror-puzzle adventure game set in an abandoned children's camp. Brace yourself for a gripping journey through the shadows, solving puzzles, and trying to survive amidst the hidden horrors that await you.
Why similar: 1980s 28%, Horror 16.6%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Mystery 11.1%, Puzzle 11%
- #14 Shifting To The Backrooms
88% matchVery Positive86% of 71 reviews2026
Dev: Oopsome Games
Windows
Experience Will's complicated story, find a way out of the nightmare of liminal spaces by solving challenging puzzles and avoiding dangerous entities — all this awaits you in "Shifting To The Backrooms".
Why similar: Horror 22.6%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Puzzle 14.7%, First-Person 11.8%, Story Rich 10.9%
- #15 DREAM LOGIC
87% matchVery Positive90% of 400 reviews2022
Dev: Teleopsia Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 37%
DREAM LOGIC is a story driven first-person atmospheric horror game which takes place in liminal spaces. Explore various nostalgic, dreamlike, uncanny environments. But don't feel too safe, there's a sneaky creature watching your every move.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17%, Horror 16.8%, Mystery 13.4%, 1980s 11.7%, Puzzle 10.3%
- #16 Echoes of Dread
86% matchVery Positive87% of 83 reviews2024
Dev: Reaper GSPub: Kazakov Studios
Windows
Echoes Of Dread is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore the mansion, solve puzzles, and uncover the secrets hidden within. Prepare for unexpected encounters with terrifying entities.
Why similar: Supernatural 18.9%, Horror 18.7%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Hidden Object 16%, First-Person 9.6%
- #17 Face of Another
83% matchVery Positive96% of 154 reviews2025
Dev: MadBug Studio
Windows
Use your phone to survive the horrors, capture clues, and solve puzzles in this first-person psychological horror experience. Trapped inside a warped digital nightmare by a mysterious entity, you must navigate a world where technology distorts reality.
Why similar: Supernatural 18%, Horror 17.6%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Mystery 14.1%, Puzzle 11.3%
- #18 Poppy Playtime
82% matchVery Positive88% of 139,951 reviews2021
Dev: Mob Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%
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 31.4%, 1980s 12.1%, Puzzle 11.6%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Mystery 9.1%
- #19 The Lost Crown
86% matchVery Positive83% of 521 reviews2014
Dev: Darkling Room
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Embark on an eerie ghost-hunting adventure, featuring real evidence of paranormal activity, to solve the mystery of the Lost Crown. Be warned, to seek advice from the dead can have bitter consequences.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.1%, Horror 21%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Adventure 14.6%, Supernatural 10.2%
- #20 DYING: Reborn
85% matchMostly Positive77% of 216 reviews2018
Dev: NEKCOM EntertainmentPub: Coconut Island Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
DYING: Reborn is a first-person Room Escape puzzle game in which players must tackle all kinds of puzzles in a series of dark and eerie environments. Gameplay revolves around collecting, discovering and putting together pieces of a twisted story that will make your hair stand on end...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 37.1%, Puzzle 27.3%, Horror 20.5%, Adventure 15.1%
- #21 Suffer The Night
84% matchMostly Positive71% of 269 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: 1980s 20.8%, Horror 19%, Mystery 15.9%, Puzzle 12.5%, Psychological Horror 8.4%
- #22 Midnight Special
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 167 reviews2026
Dev: Scared Stupid IncPub: Yahaha Games
Windows
Welcome to Midnight Special, a point-and-click survival horror game drenched in 16-bit pixel art and 1980s retro dread. On a thunderous night in 1987 in Maine, you awaken in a labyrinthine manor. You must click, explore, and solve puzzles to escape. Will you go gentle into that good night?
Why similar: 1980s 21.1%, Old School 17.7%, Horror 13.1%, Point & Click 12.5%, Psychological Horror 12.3%
- #23 Curse
84% matchMixed63% of 78 reviews2016
Dev: Stormlord GamesPub: Stormlord Games LLC
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 48%
CURSE is a point-and-click horror game that throws the player into the world of paranormal investigations.
Why similar: 1980s 16.2%, Horror 15%, Hidden Object 13%, Point & Click 11.8%, Supernatural 11.1%
- #24 Horror Tale 1: Kidnapper
81% matchVery Positive84% of 73 reviews2023
Dev: Euphoria Games
Windows
Uncover the mystery behind a terrifying kidnapper in this story-driven horror adventure. Solve puzzles, explore eerie locations, and help Tom and his friends survive in 1990s America. Horror Tale is a creepy escape game full of twists and suspense.
Why similar: Horror 20.8%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Mystery 13.3%, Puzzle 12.3%, First-Person 10.4%
- #25 Post Trauma
79% matchMostly Positive74% of 663 reviews2025
Dev: RED SOUL GAMESPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Puzzle Horror game inspired by PS2 era classics. Navigate environments, tackle threats, and meet other lost characters in the depths of the Gloom.
Why similar: Escape Room 43.2% ★, Old School 16%, Horror 11.2%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Puzzle 7.8%
- #26 Greenhouse
79% matchVery Positive91% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: 7D Games Studio
Windows
A psychological horror game where you enter the Greenhouse at your own risk to uncover the truth behind the friendly façade. Change the environment and weather to progress, hoping to get out. Switch off the entities to enjoy eerie serenity.
Why similar: Escape Room 31.5% ★, Horror 14.6%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Mystery 10.2%, Supernatural 9.4%
- #27 Derange
82% matchMixed67% of 67 reviews2020
Dev: Dark Gaia StudiosPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Lured to a rural property in Massachusetts, college students Jessica King and Nathan Romero are thrust into a terrifying battle for survival against an otherworldly evil. Test your instincts and your will to survive in this retro-style survival horror adventure, inspired by the classics of the '90s.
Why similar: 1980s 20.6%, Old School 17.8%, Horror 14.9%, Psychological 13.4%, Point & Click 11.5%
- #28 Fear the Spotlight
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,264 reviews2024
Dev: Cozy Game PalsPub: Blumhouse Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Fear the Spotlight is an atmospheric third-person horror adventure with a disturbing mystery to unravel. Sneak into school after hours with Vivian and Amy, survive a séance gone wrong, solve tactile puzzles, and, whatever you do, stay out of the spotlight…
Why similar: Old School 18.3%, Horror 15.8%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Puzzle 11.8%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #29 Confabulation: Homestead
78% matchVery Positive96% of 54 reviews2023
Dev: Authogin
Windows
Horror puzzle game with spot-the-difference elements for survival. Complete interesting puzzles throughout your home to gain access to more areas and unlock more of the story all while using your modified camera to survive the threat that is lurking.
Why similar: Horror 17.2%, Hidden Object 17%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Mystery 14.3%, Puzzle 12.3%
- #30 Joyville 2
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 210 reviews2024
Dev: KudPlay Games
Windows
Joyville 2 is a first-person horror puzzle-adventure game set in an abandoned children's camp. Explore two parallel worlds where the joy of the past meets present horrors. Uncover the camp's dark secrets, face magical yet dangerous creatures, and discover the truth behind events from decades ago.
Why similar: 1980s 24%, Horror 20.2%, Puzzle 12.8%, Mystery 12.2%, First-Person 9.1%
- #31 Stay Still
80% matchMixed43% of 77 reviews2023
Dev: Tarba Paul CornelPub: Galactic Crows
Windows
Stay Still is a first-person horror adventure based on Vietnamese culture. The gameplay is focused on storytelling, puzzles and avoiding dangerous threats & spirits hunting you. Solve various puzzles, watch your surroundings, and of course survive.
Why similar: Horror 17.4%, Psychological Horror 16%, Puzzle 13.1%, First-Person 10.3%, Psychological 10.2%
- #32 Dark Pals: The 1st Floor
74% matchVery Positive89% of 685 reviews2026
Dev: Skunx Games
Windows
In this singleplayer mascot horror game you're trapped in an abandoned children’s asylum. Solve twisted puzzles with your Ink Blaster, evade its disturbing mascots, and uncover secrets you had long forgotten about. Do you remember?
Why similar: Lore-Rich 18.7%, Horror 16%, 1980s 15.5%, Mystery 11.5%, Psychological Horror 10.6%
- #33 The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication
74% matchVery Positive94% of 3,132 reviews2024
Dev: SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENTPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Try to escape with your life in a first-person survival horror adventure. Play through the eyes of four distinct characters as you evade and confront terrifying ghosts, unravel mind-bending puzzles, and unearth a sinister conspiracy…
Why similar: Mystery 19%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Supernatural 16.2%, Horror 11.2%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #34 Terrorbytes
75% matchVery Positive86% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: TreetopPub: Over The Moon
Windows
Collect pellets to power the safe room and survive. Solve the mystery of how you were sucked into this haunted arcade machine, and escape.
Why similar: 1980s 27.6%, Horror 17.5%, Supernatural 11.8%, Mystery 10%, First-Person 9.9%
- #35 OYASUMII
75% matchVery Positive83% of 110 reviews2025
Dev: NEO PROJECT Studios
Windows
Relive the nostalgia with OYASUMII, a horror and exploration game inspired by PSX and N64 classics. Enter liminal spaces and face surreal terrors in an adventure that challenges your skills and sanity. Are you ready to relive the golden age of video games with OYASUMII?
Why similar: Escape Room 26% ★, Horror 14.8%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Psychological 12.2%, Mystery 11%
- #36 Now You See - A Hand Painted Horror Adventure
77% matchVery Positive83% of 175 reviews2019
Dev: Screaming Void
Windows
NoW YoU SEE is a story driven, first-person, point & click, horror adventure. You must escape!!! Explore the house, solve fiendish puzzles, uncover horrible secrets and get ready to meet the family. STORY. PUZZLES. GORE.
Why similar: Point & Click 17.1%, Horror 17.1%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Adventure 10.7%, Mystery 10.5%
- #37 Dead Dreams
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 67 reviews2020
Dev: Aiaz Marx
Windows
"DEAD DREAMS" is a 2D psychological horror game focused on puzzle-solving and atmosphere with a complex non-linear story in which every element has a meaning...
Why similar: Horror 17.6%, Supernatural 15.6%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Mystery 12.8%, Puzzle 11.9%
- #38 God's Basement
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,316 reviews2018
Dev: Erebus
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
God's Basement is a first-person, narrative-driven, single player horror game. Uncover the secrets of an afterlife shrouded in mystery, as an entity known as "The Operator" leads you deeper into the fringes of a seemingly eternal purgatory.
Why similar: Horror 18.6%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Psychological 14.2%, Mystery 10.9%, First-Person 8.8%
- #39 The Night of the Scissors
73% matchVery Positive94% of 466 reviews2022
Dev: Tomás EsconjaureguyPub: selewi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Scrap hunting season has gone wrong, VHS slasher survival horror.
Why similar: 1980s 20.3%, Horror 18.6%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Old School 12.1%, Mystery 11.2%
- #40 oneway.exe: Module 1.0
71% matchVery Positive84% of 97 reviews2025
Dev: Disordered Media
Windows
You’re stuck inside an abandoned video game, haunted by its own digital decay. In oneway.exe, uncover the mystery of UNTITLED.exe, its three developers, and the evolving Internet eras that once shaped their love. How does your story end? How did it ever begin?
Why similar: Lore-Rich 21.3%, Horror 18.5%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Mystery 13.9%, Puzzle 12.5%
- #41 Bubbaruka!
73% matchVery Positive90% of 67 reviews2021
Dev: Benjamin SchadePub: Super Nova Studios
Windows
A survival horror puzzle game about exploring an abandoned children's toy, stalked by the shambling husks of scrapped concepts that pursue you endlessly throughout the environment as you try to solve the cryptic puzzles left behind by the developers and keep your pet alive.
Why similar: Horror 20.7%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Puzzle 13.6%, Supernatural 13.3%, Mystery 10.9%
- #42 Vlad Circus: Curse of Asmodeus
71% matchVery Positive94% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: IndiesruptionPub: Blowfish Studios
Windows
Vlad Circus: Curse of Asmodeus drags you into a sordid world of mirrors and shadows where the demon lurks. Dare to take on this macabre pixel-art graphic adventure of horror and madness. Solve puzzles and explore two parallel timelines.
Why similar: Horror 24.4%, Point & Click 23.6%, Puzzle 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #43 Cursed Mansion
72% matchVery Positive90% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Dragon Emperors
Windows
Rose must escape the Cursed Mansion - a demonic space that preys and feeds on fear and despair. In this horror RPG you'll solve puzzles and learn the mansion’s history. Mystery, malignant spirits, and misery everywhere. Cursed Mansion brings an eerie atmosphere which leaves one with goosebumps.
Why similar: Horror 17.8%, Supernatural 15.9%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Mystery 13.6%, Puzzle 9.5%
- #44 Blackthorne's Manor
70% matchVery Positive82% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Error 404 Studios
Windows
Blackthorne's Manor is a first-person mystery thriller, where logic, puzzles, and the supernatural collide. Search for your missing friend, uncover the secrets of Blackthorne Manor, and escape before the house claims you too.
Why similar: Hidden Object 16.6%, Puzzle 14.1%, Horror 12.2%, Adventure 10%, Mystery 8.4%
- #45 JANITOR BLEEDS
72% matchVery Positive86% of 273 reviews2022
Dev: KorpusPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Enter the abandoned arcade after your car has crashed, and the shelter you were looking for is trying to eat you alive in this dark mystery-horror adventure. Solve mysteries, keep JANITOR satisfied, and always be aware of what's behind your back.
Why similar: Horror 15.4%, Psychological 14.7%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Mystery 12.1%, Puzzle 11%
- #46 Vlad Circus: Descend Into Madness
70% matchVery Positive89% of 198 reviews2023
Dev: IndiesruptionPub: Blowfish Studios
Windows
Vlad Circus: Descend into Madness puts your sanity to the test, challenging you to escape a labyrinth of nightmares and torment. Test your mind against a slow burn of puzzles, light survival mechanics, and methodical action.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.2%, Point & Click 15.1%, Psychological 14.7%, Horror 14.3%, Puzzle 10.6%
- #47 Uh Oh!
69% matchVery Positive86% of 100 reviews2025
Dev: Wumbo Workshop LLC
Windows · Mac
Play through three VHS tapes, uncovering the mystery of a decrepit facility, eluding tormented beasts, and discovering the truth of the chosen one.
Why similar: Horror 22.1%, Lore-Rich 13%, Puzzle 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Mystery 11.7%
- #48 Viviette
71% matchVery Positive89% of 522 reviews2018
Dev: DYA Games
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Exploration, puzzles and a touch of classic horror awaits you! Uncover the secrets and mysteries of Neuville's Mansion. Test your logic against diverse puzzles, locate and use a variety of items, and don't lose your sense of direction, as navigation itself becomes an obstacle in your path!
Why similar: Horror 25.9%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Mystery 10.8%, Puzzle 10.6%
- #49 MATRESHKA
68% matchVery Positive85% of 113 reviews2026
Dev: Megame LLC
Windows
MATRESHKA is a first-person psychological horror experience, you need find a way to escape from a maze of old soviet building. If you die...
Why similar: 1980s 18.7%, Horror 15.4%, Psychological Horror 14%, Mystery 12.2%, Psychological 12.2%
- #50 Today Is My Birthday
73% matchMixed56% of 104 reviews2020
Dev: Wonder GamesPub: CRYTlVO
Windows
Today Is My Birthday offers a classic horror experience for fans of the genre, thrusting players into insurmountable odds with only a few tools at their disposal to escape death. Your own survival instincts, problem solving skills, and willingness to explore will shape your fate.
Why similar: Horror 22.8%, Old School 16.4%, First-Person 15%, Mystery 12.3%, Psychological Horror 10.6%
- #51 Family curse
69% matchVery Positive91% of 237 reviews2023
Dev: Stork Game
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Family curse is a mystical horror from the first person with a frightening atmosphere. Immerse yourself in the intricate history of the Crouse family and find out the terrible secret of the people who died in the cursed house.
Why similar: Horror 22.3%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Puzzle 15%, First-Person 11.6%, Psychological 11.5%
- #52 3D Escape Room: Mystic Manor
68% matchVery Positive81% of 117 reviews2025
Dev: Shenzhen Zhonglian Interactive Technology Co.,Ltd
Windows
Every corner of this manor holds secrets. You inherit not just the estate, but scattered letters and an intricately designed puzzle. Eyepieces transcending spacetime plunge you into others' memories. Traverse 16 themed chambers, unravel nested mechanisms, until you unveil the buried past...
Why similar: Escape Room 35.4% ★, 1980s 10.5%, Point & Click 9.6%, Mystery 9.4%, Hidden Object 9.3%
- #53 Blasfemia
66% matchVery Positive91% of 275 reviews2025
Dev: Nakashima Studios
Windows
Blasfemia is a first-person horror game. You are trapped in a seemingly normal apartment but realize early on that you're not alone. Explore a handcrafted, detail rich environment in a tense and terrifying atmosphere and try to find a way out before an ominous entity gets to you.
Why similar: Horror 33.5%, Puzzle 17%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Adventure 10.8%, First-Person 10.7%
- #54 Ten Bells
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 577 reviews2024
Dev: Hillfort Games
Windows · Mac
You're trapped in an old English pub. Unravel a chilling tale by identifying anomalies while trying to escape. Confront the horror as you survive the endless loop of Ten Bells.
Why similar: Escape Room 34.1% ★, Horror 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Psychological 10%, Hidden Object 9.3%
- #55 Tales from Candleforth
67% matchVery Positive85% of 172 reviews2024
Dev: Under the Bed GamesPub: Feardemic
Windows
Tales from Candleforth is a folk horror 2D point and click game with puzzles and escape room mechanics, that narrates the fairy tales from the village. The text contained in this ancient and evil book is now bleeding out, mixing the world of nightmares with the real one through handmade 2D graphics.
Why similar: Old School 16.9%, Horror 14.1%, Hidden Object 12.5%, Lore-Rich 10.8%, Psychological Horror 9.7%
- #56 The OG Cake Factory
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Glaseeze
Windows
You've woken up in this magnificent cake factory, but soon realize that a crazy chef is after you… Get ready to bake cakes in this stressful First-person Horror game!
Why similar: Old School 28.3%, Horror 21.7%, Point & Click 19.6%, First-Person 10.1%, Puzzle 6.5%
- #57 The House of Toys
66% matchVery Positive91% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: Old School Bros
Windows
The House of Toys is a horror game in which the player ventures into an old mansion filled with seemingly harmless toys. His mission is to explore each room, searching for clues to discover which of the toys is cursed. To free the soul trapped in this toy, the player must solve intricate puzzles.
Why similar: Horror 26.7%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Puzzle 18.1%, Supernatural 13.9%, First-Person 13%
- #58 Deceived Of Joy
66% matchVery Positive87% of 54 reviews2026
Dev: LevelBound Studios
Windows
Step into a Psychological Horror Experience where you live in an apartment complex where the walls between reality and nightmares are crumbling. Run for your life, solve small puzzles and use items to help you survive.
Why similar: Horror 25.9%, Psychological Horror 22.6%, Mystery 22.6%, First-Person 13.8%, 3D 7.8%
- #59 Forgotten Hill The Third Axis
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 109 reviews2023
Dev: FM Studio
Windows · Mac
Enter the twisted world of Forgotten Hill in a new third dimension
Why similar: Escape Room 47.4% ★, Point & Click 12%, Horror 11.5%, Adventure 6.3%, Puzzle 5.8%
- #60 Shutter
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 218 reviews2015
Dev: Cosmic Logic
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Re-live a dark and haunting tale in this fixed camera puzzle-horror game RE-miniscent of the first generation of survival horror games.
Why similar: Horror 39.3%, Adventure 24.6%, Puzzle 22.3%, Atmospheric 13.8%