- #1 Haunted Echoes
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: REDLINE Interactive
Windows
Haunted Echoes is a raw psychological horror game experienced through a bodycam perspective. Explore abandoned, eerie locations, manage your limited flashlight, face terrifying anomalies hidden in the dark, and try to survive a nightmare where every single move is being recorded.
Why similar: Dark 24.3%, Horror 21.5%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, First-Person 17.5%, Simulation 14.9%
- #2 Strange Night
96% matchMixed60% of 478 reviews2016
Dev: LaboryPub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
As an employee of a night security firm, your first night on the job might be your last, as strange events push your sanity to the limit.
Why similar: Horror 25.6%, Psychological Horror 23.9%, Dark 22.8%, First-Person 19.4%, Indie 5.7%
- #3 UNIT 44
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tyler SelwynPub: Selwyn Studios
Windows
Five nights. Twenty containers. Count them. Log them. Submit your report. The manifest says twenty. You counted twenty-one. Dispatch doesn't want to hear about it. A PSX-style horror game about a job that doesn't add up — and the guard who worked it before you.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.6%, Dark 20.8%, Horror 18.7%, First-Person 17.6%, Simulation 15.7%
- #4 Loop Room
96% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: OOPs.K
Windows
The loop room is a horror game from the first person point of view, and the goal is to operate 5 panels in 100 repeated rooms and escape to the emergency exit. Run away from the endless room through various equipment and items.
Why similar: Dark 28.1%, Horror 25.7%, Psychological Horror 23%, First-Person 19.1%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #5 Visceral Fear
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Syphon Games
Windows
Visceral fear is a found footage, psychological horror game. As a private investigator, explore an abandoned school in the search of finding a missing young girl. Your search will lead you to unravel a macabre and disturbing mystery. Can you survive long enough to expose the truth?
Why similar: Dark 30.1%, Psychological Horror 21.5%, Horror 20.2%, Simulation 13.5%, First-Person 10.7%
- #6 Assessment
94% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Ignis Byte Studios
Windows
Assessment is a short psychological horror experience focused on tension, atmosphere, and player choice. You are trapped in a confined environment where you must read, think, and respond under pressure. As the test progresses, the situation becomes more disturbing, unpredictable, and dangerous.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.7%, Simulation 22.7%, Horror 19.4%, Dark 15.5%, First-Person 15.1%
- #7 The Railroad Crossing
92% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Garu
Windows
The railroad crossing I walk by every day… something’s off.
Why similar: Dark 27.4%, Psychological Horror 26%, Horror 24.6%, First-Person 14.2%, Indie 6.1%
- #8 Pandamonium
93% matchPositive80% of 20 reviews2023
Dev: Black Banshee Studios
Windows
Pandamonium is a single-player psychological horror game. You have been taken. The only way out is through three eerie mazes where roaming panda-suited strangers are on the hunt. Escape them, or become them.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26%, Simulation 21.8%, First-Person 20.5%, Horror 17%, Dark 11.3%
- #9 NO TRACE BY DAWN
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MovoIsHere
Windows
This is a first-person horror game about covering up a murder before sunrise. Dismember the body, clean the blood, dispose of the evidence, and keep your story straight when the police come knocking. By dawn, there can be no trace.
Why similar: Simulation 25.7%, Horror 22.9%, First-Person 18.6%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Dark 12.3%
- #10 Project Eel
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DiMon Games
Windows
You are the last remaining human in a vast underground research facility. Travel between sectors in a mobile laboratory, complete critical tasks, uncover safe routes, and find the cure before Project Eel transforms you into a human-eel hybrid, while something monstrous hunts you in the darkness.
Why similar: Horror 21.6%, Dark 21.4%, First-Person 19.3%, Simulation 18.2%, Psychological Horror 17.5%
- #11 While Sleeping
89% matchVery Positive81% of 96 reviews2024
Dev: Sangwoon JinPub: FLUXJIN
Windows
A first-person horror game dealing with sleep paralysis. You are lying in bed, unable to move, experiencing creepy phenomena and having to survive until morning from ghosts.
Why similar: Dark 34%, Horror 30.1%, Psychological Horror 28.8%, Indie 4.4%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #12 Stevedore
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WizarDiger
Windows · Mac · Linux
No more job in the city. Managed to find one in the middle of nowhere. Stevedore. Crane worker. It feels off, but you need money. Stevedore is a short industrial horror game where you take a role of a crane worker. Lift containers, load ships and complete your contract. What could go wrong?
Why similar: Dark 23.4%, Psychological Horror 22.5%, Horror 20.8%, First-Person 14.9%, Simulation 14.9%
- #13 Marbled Memories
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TechknicklePub: Techknickle Gaming
Windows
Marbled Memories is a psychological horror game based on true events. Play as Derek, a young man severely mistreated and neglected by his mother. This game contains a story, puzzles, dark humor, many objects to interact with, collectibles, along with a few startling moments.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.1%, Dark 24.2%, Horror 20%, Simulation 14.9%, First-Person 12.6%
- #14 Strange Night ll
90% matchMixed44% of 87 reviews2018
Dev: LaboryPub: SA Industry
Windows
Strange Night II takes you to a mysterious hostel where your sanity will be put to the test.
Why similar: Dark 26.8%, Horror 22.4%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, First-Person 19.2%, Indie 9.2%
- #15 Shadows of Absence
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dark Harbor Studio
Windows
After years of missing out on life, the journeys, the friendships, the experiences, you are prescribed an experimental medication to help you reclaim your life. The side effects were supposed to be minor, but as you drift off to sleep, you wake up in your childhood home.
Why similar: Horror 26.6%, Psychological Horror 26.6%, Dark 25.3%, First-Person 18%, Indie 1.9%
- #16 Unsealed: Vigil
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gamhalla
Windows
Stuck in a wheelchair with a bell in your hand. They watch you in the dark and move closer when you're not looking. Find them. Ring the bell. Escape the nightmare. Wake up.
Why similar: Horror 28.1%, Psychological Horror 25.8%, First-Person 24.6%, Dark 19.1%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #17 Overdue
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Josh Lasley
Windows
Work the night shift at a haunted library, alone or with up to three friends. Help strange patrons, finish your duties, and survive what waits between the shelves. Earn your pay, follow the rules, and uncover the past Bellweather tried to bury.
Why similar: Simulation 25.3%, Horror 23.5%, First-Person 17.8%, Dark 17.6%, Psychological Horror 13.5%
- #18 the static speaks my name
86% matchVery Positive82% of 5,805 reviews2015
Dev: the whale husband
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 7%
A dark/sad/weird/funny first person exploration game. You play a man on his last night alive as he obsesses over a mysterious painting. More of a story game in that it emphasizes mood and character over gameplay. Takes ten minutes to play and has "next-gen" features like a shrimp tank.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.6%, Dark 26.6%, Horror 22.8%, First-Person 14.6%, Indie 3.8%
- #19 Forest Keeper Lookout
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kizuna Game Studio
Windows
Take a temporary job as a forest ranger deep in the mountains. Complete daily tasks, maintain equipment, and enjoy the quiet, until strange things start to happen.
Why similar: Simulation 27.7%, Psychological Horror 20.6%, Horror 20.5%, First-Person 16.7%, Dark 11%
- #20 Labyrinth: Veins of the Machine
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Beyond Illusion Studios
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game. You were sent into an abandoned facility to retrieve something — but it's not as empty as you were told. No combat. No rescue. Just what's waiting inside.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.1%, Horror 28%, First-Person 22.9%, Dark 17%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #21 Not My Hand
82% matchPositive97% of 39 reviews2026
Dev: BeetleGame
Windows
A psychological horror puzzle about an strange VHS tape that captured a disturbingly realistic ritual. Each viewing changes what happens on screen. Notice these changes, figure out what they mean and see if you can rewrite the ending.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.6%, Simulation 20.5%, Horror 20.2%, First-Person 16.7%, Dark 14.1%
- #22 Twisted Toys
82% matchMostly Negative29% of 21 reviews2025
Dev: Kizuna Game Studio
Windows
Pack toys. Ship orders. Finish the shift. And repeat. Twisted Toy is a psychological horror game where your nightly routine reveals you’re not alone.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.9%, Horror 24.7%, Simulation 23.1%, First-Person 12.8%, Dark 9.9%
- #23 ANDROMALIUS
85% matchMostly Positive77% of 77 reviews2019
Dev: Unit Zero Studio
Windows
Spending the first night in a new apartment can be quite nervewracking. New sounds, and thin walls that seperate you from others in the complex. Do you trust your new surroundings?
Why similar: Simulation 31.4%, Psychological Horror 30.4%, Horror 30.1%, Indie 6.3%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #24 THE JOY OF CREATION
81% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: NiksonPub: Clickteam
Windows
The lines between creation and creator blur, in this first-person psychological horror game inspired by Five Nights At Freddy’s.
Why similar: Horror 24.6%, Dark 21.6%, First-Person 20.4%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Simulation 9.5%
- #25 Don't look back
81% matchMixed54% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Spaced Out
Windows
You must walk through dark alleys, lightless fields, and pitch-black forests. There are no monsters chasing you. But never look back. A psychological horror experienced only with the mouse and W, A, S, D.
Why similar: Dark 24.1%, First-Person 23.9%, Horror 22%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Simulation 12.1%
- #26 Last Presence
80% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: DUS
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game where you explore your childhood home, solve symbolic puzzles, and uncover a family curse that slowly takes control of your actions.
Why similar: Horror 25.2%, First-Person 20.2%, Dark 19.8%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Simulation 10.1%
- #27 Unsealed: The Mare
79% matchPositive81% of 37 reviews2026
Dev: Gamhalla
Windows
A challenging first-person psychological horror game where you play as Vera, trapped in a nightmare tied to her family’s tragic past. Burn the cursed teddies, restore lost memories, and break sealed doors to survive The Mare.
Why similar: Dark 27.9%, Psychological Horror 25.7%, Horror 24%, First-Person 17.6%, Indie 2.5%
- #28 INSOMNIC
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Quickly Games Studio
Windows
Insomnia is a prison built by your own mind. Set in the early 2000s within the walls of a decaying apartment, you struggle to hide from a killer terrorizing the city. But as sleep fades, reality turns into a nightmare, and the line between victim and predator begins to blur.
Why similar: Dark 26.9%, Horror 25.9%, First-Person 24.3%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #29 Nameless
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AibsK
Windows
A man hides in a remote building deep in a silent forest, where uncertain memories resurface and reality begins to slip. As you uncover the reasons behind his retreat, you’ll gather scrap, buy equipment, and try to survive an intruder who grows more unpredictable each night.
Why similar: Dark 26.6%, Psychological Horror 26.1%, Horror 24.8%, First-Person 10.9%, Simulation 6.2%
- #30 Outage
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Team Indie Bindie
Windows
Noah had run from his past, from his sins. But they had other plans for him. The mind always harbors its deepest dread, and when the time comes, you must face it. For Noah, that time has come.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.6%, Dark 23.4%, Horror 20.6%, First-Person 13.6%, Simulation 13%
- #31 Toxoplasma
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SimmeringConcrete
Windows
You are trapped on an abandoned space station, developing a bio-weapon that makes the infected hallucinate demonic entities. Spot any anomalous signs of infection before they kill you, complete your research, and unmask the conspiracy that brought you here.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.8%, Horror 22.5%, Dark 20.4%, First-Person 19.2%, Simulation 14.1%
- #32 The Daughter
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: deotoonsPub: Dead Serious
Windows
The Daughter is a first-person narrative horror game where the line between reality, dream, and memory slowly fades. You search for your missing daughter in a forest, only to find a house and a silent child who offers to help you… on one condition.
Why similar: Dark 24.9%, Psychological Horror 23.5%, Horror 23.3%, First-Person 16.4%, Simulation 7.9%
- #33 Unsettled : NIGHT SHIFT
75% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Bongduck Games
Windows
Unsettled: NIGHT SHIFT is a horror game about the terrors of daily life experienced by someone who has moved to a new city to live alone.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27%, Horror 26.9%, First-Person 22%, Simulation 19.7%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #34 Disappeared
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Deborah Vellozo da Silva
Windows
Disappeared is a horror game focused on exploration and stealth progression. As Axel, in a dark forest, you must uncover what happened to Deb, your missing wife, and find a way to save her while being hunted by powerful entities.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26%, Horror 25.9%, Dark 25%, First-Person 21.2%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #35 Two-Fifteen
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: HaddajiDev
Windows
A first-person PSX horror game. Your baby is gone, and the things wearing your in-laws' faces are still in the house. Get the lights back on, hide when you hear footsteps on the stairs, and never trust a voice that sounds like someone you love.
Why similar: Dark 33.8%, Horror 29.6%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, First-Person 10.5%, Indie 4%
- #36 Mirrored Phantoms
74% matchMostly Positive70% of 235 reviews2025
Dev: SMU Guildhall
Windows · Linux
Trapped in a nightmarish mannequin factory where reality itself is shattered, unravel the secrets of Mirrored Phantoms. Explore a deeply atmospheric world, solve the mystery of the mirror shards, and survive the terrors that await in this slow-burning, first-person horror experience.
Why similar: Horror 27.9%, Psychological Horror 26.4%, First-Person 21.2%, Dark 20.1%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #37 Haunted Service
74% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Daring Cat Studio
Windows
A chilling psychological horror experience. Alone at home, you receive a cryptic message: "Congratulations! You got a haunted service." What starts as a prank quickly turns into a terrifying night as sinister events unfold. Will you survive until your parents return?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.1%, Horror 25%, First-Person 19.6%, Dark 18.6%, Indie 2.1%
- #38 Darkness Inside
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CodelessMan
Windows
Darkness Inside is a first-person atmospheric horror game. The game takes place in an old house. You will be playing the game as James, who is a paranormal investigator.
Why similar: Dark 28.1%, Horror 25.3%, Psychological Horror 23.9%, First-Person 18.3%, Indie 2.3%
- #39 Mysteries of Black Hollow
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Red Ash StudiosPub: Ultimate Games
Windows
Set in a sunless town cursed by the Architect, Mysteries of Black Hollow is a shop management and extraction game. Ride your wagon into blighted lands, gather relics, and trade dark heirlooms to restore the church. But beware: every fortune has its price.
Why similar: Horror 36.4%, Psychological Horror 29.7%, Simulation 27.5%, Singleplayer 3.9%, Indie 2.5%
- #40 Don't Pick Up
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Quarter GamesPub: Clover Bite
Windows
Wanted: a reliable technician who follows the rules, handles sensitive information with discretion, and does not ask questions. Fix the phones. Don't look too closely.
Why similar: Simulation 26%, Psychological Horror 22.4%, Dark 20.4%, Horror 18.2%, First-Person 8.4%
- #41 Typical Nightmare
76% matchMostly Negative34% of 112 reviews2018
Dev: ELECTROSTALIN ENTERTAINMENT
Windows
Typical Nightmare is a narrative adventure horror game based on real cases from psychological practice. It tells the story of an ordinary guy named John that is trapped in his nightmares. Find out what force keeps him there and do everything to rescue John from his Typical Nightmare!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.7%, Dark 20.3%, Horror 19.4%, Simulation 17.3%, First-Person 15.4%
- #42 LiarsRecipe
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Regen
Windows
A co-op horror game where you scavenge for ingredients inside dark, haunting buildings to craft cocktails and meet your sales quota
Why similar: Simulation 28.1%, Horror 24.9%, First-Person 23.1%, Dark 18.9%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #43 Visage
73% matchVery Positive84% of 10,980 reviews2020
Dev: SadSquare Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.
Why similar: Horror 34%, Psychological Horror 29.5%, Dark 18.1%, First-Person 12.4%, Simulation 3.4%
- #44 Obscure Figures
71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Markus Korda
Windows
It is a psychological horror game and walking simulator. Only half of the rooms are safe. When you enter an unsafe room, you must leave immediately. Ghosts can be dispelled with a flute or a guitar.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.4%, Dark 29.4%, Horror 24.5%, First-Person 11.8%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #45 Taco Stand
70% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Wave Infinite
Windows
A horror game where you manage a taco stand. Make tacos, serve customers, and get through each night.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.8%, Horror 20.6%, Simulation 19.7%, First-Person 19.5%, Dark 11%
- #46 Kiddie Train
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: foolkien
Windows
Kiddie Train is a horror game where you work the midnight maintenance shift at an indoor kiddie train ride. Stay alert to signs of danger and make it to payday!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22%, Simulation 21.4%, Horror 21.1%, Dark 20.8%, First-Person 13.1%
- #47 Circus of Pain
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 84 reviews2025
Dev: ZV GAMES
Windows
Immerse yourself in the terrifying world of Circus of Pain, where you become the main participant in a deadly circus show. Solve dangerous puzzles to survive.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.5%, Dark 26.8%, Horror 23%, Simulation 13%, First-Person 3.8%
- #48 Exit Denied
70% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Bonsai Bytes
Windows
Exit Denied is a first-person psychological horror game set in an abandoned asylum. Hunted by a shifting entity known as Morph, you must search for parts, build a weapon, and survive long enough to escape. But Morph won’t wait—and it doesn’t let anyone leave.
Why similar: First-Person 34.1%, Psychological Horror 31.1%, Horror 29.2%, Singleplayer 3%, Indie 2.5%
- #49 Last Half of Darkness
69% matchVery Positive91% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: WRF Studios
Windows
Your aunt sure was a strange one. She was some sort of witch or something. A good witch though, practicing only good spells and magic. In fact, she was working on a potion just before she was killed. Now the secret will go to the grave with her... unless you can find the missing ingredients.
Why similar: Horror 36.5%, Psychological Horror 24.4%, Dark 22.7%, First-Person 15%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #50 Cave Of Evil
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 2HEADSTUDIOS
Windows
Cave of Evil is a horror game in which a desperate father becomes obsessed with recovering his daughter who died in an accident through a strange ritual.
Why similar: First-Person 28.3%, Psychological Horror 27.1%, Horror 25.8%, Simulation 14.6%, Indie 2.4%
- #51 Santa's Shadow
69% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Dillan VictoryPub: Raydillanv
Windows
A Christmas Indie Horror Game
Why similar: Horror 29.3%, Psychological Horror 27.3%, First-Person 20.2%, Dark 17.8%, Indie 3.8%
- #52 Blackjack Descent
66% matchMostly Positive81% of 112 reviews2026
Dev: CGI LAB GAMES
Windows
You're locked in a room where your only chance of survival is to play blackjack against a sinister dealer. Every hand isn't just a gamble, it's a deal with fate. Fail to repay your debt on time, and you'll fall into darkness... or something far worse.
Why similar: Dark 23.9%, Psychological Horror 22.7%, First-Person 17.4%, Simulation 16.6%, Horror 16.4%
- #53 Expired Meds
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sinister Cinema Studios
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game where you play as a female protagonist, traversing creepy & atmospheric liminal spaces, solving mind-bending puzzles and ever shifting maze environments to uncover the truth about who you are and how you came to be here
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.4%, Horror 27.3%, First-Person 22.3%, Dark 19.3%, Indie 1.9%
- #54 Red Room
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 43 reviews2019
Dev: Cheong TV (Cheongil TV, Jangfolk)
Windows
I am a YouTuber and developer who specializes in exploring the Deep WebThe red room was fictional but I made up my imagination.Deep Web's Red Room is now... Wouldn't you experience it?
Why similar: Simulation 36.6%, Dark 19.7%, Horror 18.2%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Indie 8.1%
- #55 The Weald
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Elliott Dahle
Windows
Following the last of the Salem Witch Trials, a Puritan father claims to have had a vision showing a place where his missing son might be, and suspects a witch is behind his abduction.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.4%, Dark 26.6%, Horror 22%, First-Person 19.3%, Indie 1.7%
- #56 Once In Sakartvelo: Out Of Service
66% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews
Dev: ArbiDev
Windows
A short first-person horror game set in Tbilisi. A late-night walk to the metro turns tense as a slow-moving car tracks your every step. When you find the station closed, a desperate fight to escape begins.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.4%, Horror 25.4%, First-Person 23.9%, Dark 13.3%, Singleplayer 2%
- #57 Chat, Is This Real?
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Retroverse Studio
Windows
Chat is this Real? is a first-person psychological horror game. Play as a streamer in an abandoned hospital during a livestream. Uncover the hospital's dark past, follow the clues in the chat, and survive a nightmare that should have remained buried.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.2%, Horror 26.9%, First-Person 22.3%, Dark 16%, Indie 5%
- #58 Incoming Evil
71% matchMostly Positive80% of 59 reviews2019
Dev: CodelessMan
Windows
A first-person horror game Incoming Evil, you will explore an unsolved event about 3 missing people. Nobody knows what happened to them, the police could not solve the case. You are an experienced detective; the case handed over to you.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.1%, First-Person 23.9%, Horror 23%, Dark 22%, Indie 4.1%
- #59 The Flower Inspector
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Quiet Shell GamesPub: INDIETRUCK
Windows
It's time to return that favor. You must inspect flowers and decide where you'll ship them to. There's a long night ahead and some of your choices may haunt you.If you feel you're being watched, turn off the lights and hide.
Why similar: Simulation 40.1%, Psychological Horror 28.1%, Horror 26.7%, Singleplayer 2.6%, Indie 2.5%