- #1 Visage
97% matchVery Positive84% of 10,620 reviews2020
Dev: SadSquare Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.6 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 31.5%, Psychological Horror 25.7%, Survival Horror 8.4%, Dark 7.1%, First-Person 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: It is widely considered one of the most terrifying psychological horror games, mirroring the intense dread found in Blair Witch.
- #2 The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
96% matchVery Positive88% of 8,931 reviews2014
Dev: The Astronauts
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery. Purchase this game to get both the original and the Unreal Engine 4 remaster called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.3%, Horror 22%, First-Person 11.9%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Psychological Horror 9%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on investigative exploration within a hauntingly beautiful, isolated forest environment.
- #3 Amnesia: The Dark Descent
96% matchVery Positive95% of 35,239 reviews2010
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
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 39.8%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Survival Horror 9.5%, First-Person 7.4%, Dark 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: This title set the standard for first-person psychological horror, emphasizing vulnerability and environmental puzzles.
- #4 Firewatch
95% matchVery Positive91% of 96,852 reviews2016
Dev: Campo SantoPub: Panic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.8%, First-Person 12.8%, Adventure 12.6%, Horror 12.2%, Story Rich 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: While less horror-focused, it is the definitive experience for walking through a vast forest while relying on a companion for narrative guidance.
- #5 MADiSON
94% matchVery Positive87% of 3,277 reviews2022
Dev: BLOODIOUS GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 24.1%, Psychological Horror 23.1%, Dark 9.2%, Survival Horror 9%, Violent 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: The focus on using a camera to uncover supernatural secrets provides a similar investigative loop to the one found in Blair Witch.
- #6 Layers of Fear
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,582 reviews2023
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The era-defining first-person psychological horror in all its terrifying glory. All of the game’s chapters collected into one convenient package that allows you to plumb the depths of madness in pursuit of artistic revelation.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.7%, Horror 21.2%, Walking Simulator 10%, First-Person 9.3%, Dark 9%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at warping the environment around the player to reflect a crumbling psychological state.
- #7 The Medium
93% matchVery Positive89% of 9,813 reviews2021
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A third‑person psychological horror game where you explore both the real world and the spirit realm. As a medium drawn to a deserted resort, you’ll uncover dark secrets, confront echoes of trauma, and face the consequences of seeing more than one truth.
Why similar: Horror 22.7%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Adventure 12.5%, Dark 7.9%, Walking Simulator 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: It utilizes a unique dual-reality mechanic that enhances the psychological horror experience through atmospheric exploration.
- #8 Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 115,718 reviews2017
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 27.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Fear and isolation seep through the walls of an abandoned southern farmhouse. "7" marks a new beginning for survival horror with the “Isolated View” of the visceral new first-person perspective.
Why similar: Horror 30.3%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Survival Horror 14.2%, Violent 10.3%, First-Person 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: It brings the series into a claustrophobic first-person perspective that excels at building tension and psychological unease.
- #9 The Beast Inside
91% matchVery Positive83% of 11,932 reviews2019
Dev: Illusion Ray
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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 31.4%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Survival Horror 9%, Violent 7.9%, First-Person 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: It blends historical mystery with modern psychological horror in a first-person perspective similar to Blair Witch.
- #10 Observer: System Redux
91% matchVery Positive85% of 2,866 reviews2020
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A first‑person cyberpunk horror detective story set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.
Why similar: Horror 24.8%, Psychological Horror 21.3%, Walking Simulator 19%, Investigation 17.7%, First-Person 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same team as Blair Witch, it offers a masterclass in psychological horror and atmospheric storytelling.
- #11 Darkwood
90% matchVery Positive95% of 23,842 reviews2017
Dev: Acid Wizard StudioPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.
Why similar: Horror 22.9%, Psychological Horror 22.9%, Survival Horror 12.6%, Dark 11.8%, Survival 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Despite its top-down perspective, it is the ultimate game about surviving the horrors of a mysterious, ever-changing forest.
- #12 Call of Cthulhu®
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,295 reviews2018
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
1924. Private Investigator Pierce is sent to look into the tragic death of the Hawkins family. Plunge into a world of creeping madness and cosmic horror. Cryptic clues, shadowy figures, and pure terror bar your way as you fight to retain your sanity and solve an otherworldly mystery.
Why similar: Horror 27.9%, Psychological Horror 26.5%, Adventure 7.7%, Walking Simulator 7.7%, First-Person 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: The investigative mechanics and focus on sanity-draining revelations align closely with the themes of the seed game.
- #13 Outlast 2
88% matchVery Positive91% of 62,280 reviews2017
Dev: Red Barrels
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Outlast 2 introduces you to Sullivan Knoth and his followers, who left our wicked world behind to give birth to Temple Gate, a town, deep in the wilderness and hidden from civilization. Knoth and his flock are preparing for the tribulations of the end of times and you’re right in the thick of it.
Why similar: Horror 26.3%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Survival Horror 9.4%, Violent 9.1%, First-Person 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Set in a rural, isolated environment, it captures the same feeling of being hunted in the wilderness.
- #14 Infliction
89% matchVery Positive81% of 936 reviews2018
Dev: Caustic Reality
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Wander through an interactive nightmare set within the confines of a once-happy household. Piece together the mystery behind a harrowing series of events while struggling to survive encounters with an entity that relentlessly stands in the way of finding absolution.
Why similar: Horror 22%, Psychological Horror 22%, Violent 12.5%, Walking Simulator 11.2%, Dark 7%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on exploring a domestic space to uncover dark secrets, mirroring the investigative pacing of the seed game.
- #15 SOMA
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 50,500 reviews2015
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
Why similar: Horror 20.9%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Walking Simulator 12.5%, Survival Horror 9.7%, Dark 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers a deeply unsettling narrative that forces players to question their reality, much like the protagonist's journey in the Black Hills.
- #16 SONG OF HORROR COMPLETE EDITION
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,017 reviews2019
Dev: Protocol GamesPub: 🚀 Raiser Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 22.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A 3rd person, fixed-camera survival horror adventure. Fear the Presence, a mysterious entity you cannot fight: stay alert, hide, breathe slowly... Explore cursed places where unseen spirits and lost souls linger in a true horror story for the ages.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.8%, Horror 18%, Investigation 12.7%, Survival Horror 12%, Dark 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: The focus on investigation and the constant threat of an unseen entity creates a high-tension experience.
- #17 Maid of Sker
85% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,386 reviews2020
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Maid of Sker is a first-person survival horror, set in a remote hotel with a gory and macabre history from Welsh folklore. Brave the nightmares of the Quiet Ones. Do not panic…don’t even breathe!
Why similar: Horror 23.6%, Psychological Horror 20.3%, Violent 15.4%, Survival Horror 8.8%, First-Person 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes stealth and sound-based mechanics to navigate a dangerous, atmospheric environment.
- #18 Those Who Remain
86% matchMixed67% of 835 reviews2020
Dev: Camel 101Pub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
As the lights go out, the embers of darkness are stoked in the sleepy town of Dormont. Confront uncomfortable horrors, keep your sanity in check and survive the night in this story-driven first-person psychological-thriller.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22%, Horror 20.7%, Survival Horror 11.7%, First-Person 9%, Survival 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: It features a dark, atmospheric world where light is the only thing keeping the psychological horrors at bay.
- #19 Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition
84% matchVery Positive94% of 2,897 reviews2009
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Surrounded by enemies and assaulted by terror from all sides, Philip must collect clues and solve vexing puzzles while combating the gnawing psychological terrors that assail his mind and threaten to strip him of his sanity.
Why similar: Horror 32%, Psychological Horror 21.5%, First-Person 9.7%, Adventure 7.4%, Survival Horror 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a tense, atmospheric experience focused on physics-based puzzles and psychological dread.
- #20 Home Sweet Home
84% matchVery Positive87% of 3,748 reviews2017
Dev: YGGDRAZIL GROUP CO.,LTD
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Home Sweet Home is a first-person horror adventure game based on Thai myths and beliefs. The core gameplay focuses on storytelling and stealth to avoid perilous spirits hunting you. Moreover, few puzzles are added into the game, making gameplay more various.
Why similar: Horror 38.3%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Survival Horror 9.7%, First-Person 6.6%, Adventure 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: The game focuses on stealth and puzzle-solving within a terrifying, supernatural setting.
- #21 Slender: The Arrival
83% matchVery Positive88% of 9,226 reviews2013
Dev: Blue Isle StudiosPub: Blue Isle Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Slender Man returns more terrifying than ever. You're on your own. No one to help you. No one to hear you scream. Relive the horror all over again with cutting edge visuals for the 10th Anniversary Update and experience survival horror at its finest.
Why similar: Horror 38.5%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Survival Horror 9.8%, Walking Simulator 8.6%, First-Person 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: It is a classic first-person horror experience that relies on the fear of being pursued through dark, wooded areas.
- #22 What Remains of Edith Finch
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 49,863 reviews2017
Dev: Giant SparrowPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.5%, Story Rich 14.8%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, First-Person 11.2%, Atmospheric 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: It is a masterclass in environmental storytelling that rewards players for exploring every corner of a mysterious location.
- #23 Kona
82% matchVery Positive83% of 3,588 reviews2017
Dev: Parabole
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Northern Canada, 1970. A strange blizzard ravages Atamipek Lake. Step into the shoes of a detective to explore the eerie village, investigate surreal events, and battle the elements to survive. Kona is a chilly interactive tale you won't soon forget.
Why similar: Horror 21.1%, Walking Simulator 16%, First-Person 12.3%, Survival 12%, Adventure 10%
Why You'll Like It: The focus on investigation and survival in a cold, isolated environment provides a similar sense of lonely exploration.
- #24 Witch Hunt
81% matchVery Positive88% of 2,406 reviews2018
Dev: Gua
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Witch Hunt is a challenging horror themed hunting game that takes place in the 18th century. Main focus of the game is on exploration, non-linearity, and atmosphere.
Why similar: Horror 27.7%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Survival Horror 15.7%, Survival 9.6%, First-Person 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on hunting supernatural threats in a dense forest, emphasizing atmosphere and survival.
- #25 Through the Woods
82% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,657 reviews2016
Dev: AntagonistPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Through the Woods is a third-person Norse horror adventure set in a forest on the western shores of Norway that tells the story of a mother and her missing son.
Why similar: Horror 23.2%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Walking Simulator 13.3%, Adventure 10.4%, Survival Horror 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: It is a third-person adventure that leans heavily into Norse mythology and the fear of the deep, dark woods.
- #26 Welcome to Kowloon
80% matchVery Positive82% of 1,836 reviews2023
Dev: a1esskaPub: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%
This is an indie horror from the first person, in which you find yourself in an area called Kowloon in search of cheap housing. The inhabitants of this place only at first glance seem to be ordinary people, but if we dig deeper, we will see their real faces.
Why similar: Horror 23.5%, Psychological Horror 20.6%, Walking Simulator 12.7%, Violent 9.4%, Dark 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a claustrophobic, atmospheric walking-simulator experience that focuses on uncovering unsettling secrets.
- #27 The Cursed Forest
79% matchVery Positive89% of 876 reviews2019
Dev: KPy3OPub: Grable Team
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Immerse yourself in the obscure and mysterious autumnal forest, where every wrong step could be your last. As you travel uncover the dark story behind this place, where beauty and danger have become as one.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.9%, Horror 19.1%, Dark 12.7%, Adventure 10.7%, Atmospheric 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: It is a pure walking simulator that focuses entirely on the dread of exploring a haunted, atmospheric forest.
- #28 Gray Dawn
79% matchVery Positive84% of 1,173 reviews2018
Dev: Interactive Stone
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Embark on a terrifying adventure of a priest accused of murdering an altar boy. Gray Dawn is a psychological thriller infused with religious elements and combines story-driven quests with an artistic experience.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.3%, Horror 18.2%, Violent 13.6%, Walking Simulator 10.7%, Adventure 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: The game offers a unique, story-rich psychological horror experience with strong religious and supernatural themes.
- #29 From The Darkness
77% matchVery Positive89% of 3,427 reviews2021
Dev: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
From the darkness is a psychological horror game with a scary atmosphere, the game takes place in an old Soviet abandoned apartment.
Why similar: Horror 28.3%, Psychological Horror 22.2%, Walking Simulator 10.1%, Dark 8.7%, First-Person 6%
- #30 Silver Chains
78% matchMixed69% of 1,327 reviews2019
Dev: Cracked Heads GamesPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Silver Chains is a first-person horror game with a strong emphasis on story and exploration. Search for clues within an old abandoned manor to unravel the truth about the terrible events which have happened.
Why similar: Horror 33.3%, Psychological Horror 24.5%, Adventure 9%, First-Person 6.8%, Indie 5%
- #31 Layers of Fear 2 (2019)
78% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,361 reviews2019
Dev: Bloober Team SA
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A first‑person psychological horror game set on a haunted ocean liner. As an actor summoned by an unorthodox director, you’ll confront twisted memories from your past and learn the price of achieving the perfect performance.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.1%, Horror 17.8%, Walking Simulator 12.5%, Dark 8.8%, Psychological 7.2%
- #32 Mists of Aiden
76% matchVery Positive91% of 1,138 reviews2020
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Mists of Aiden is a first-person story driven horror game. You play as a thief trapped in an eerie mansion. Each choice can open a new mystery of the house and lead to a unique walkthrough and ending. Uncover final secret of the house. Uncover your own secrets.
Why similar: Horror 26.2%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Violent 15.1%, Walking Simulator 8.5%, Adventure 7.3%
- #33 Blair Witch VR
77% matchMixed67% of 206 reviews2021
Dev: Bloober Team SAPub: Bloober Team NA
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Blair Witch: VR Edition is a story-driven psychological horror game from the creative minds behind the critically acclaimed The Medium. Experience first-hand the toll that fear can take on the mind in an original story inspired by the cinematic lore of Blair Witch, designed for Virtual Reality.
Why similar: Dog 25.2% ★, Horror 13.9%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Cinematic 11.4%, Investigation 9%
- #34 Layers of Fear (2016)
76% matchVery Positive88% of 27,237 reviews2016
Dev: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A first-person psychological horror with a strong emphasis on atmosphere and storytelling. Explore an ever-shifting Victorian mansion as a painter seeking to complete his masterpiece, even at the cost of his own sanity.
Why similar: Horror 62.6%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Walking Simulator 7.2%, First-Person 3.4%, Atmospheric 2.7%
- #35 The Story of Henry Bishop
75% matchVery Positive83% of 545 reviews2019
Dev: Blazes Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The story of Henry Bishop is a first-person psychological thriller, where the player will have to fight, guess riddles, immerse into a mystical plot and an incredible story.
Why similar: Horror 23.6%, Violent 16.5%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Survival Horror 9.1%, Adventure 8.4%
- #36 The Guest
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 201 reviews2023
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Guest is a first-person psychological horror game that focuses on creating fear and tension for the player.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.7%, Horror 19.8%, Walking Simulator 13.1%, Dark 10.2%, First-Person 8.3%
- #37 God's Basement
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,314 reviews2018
Dev: Erebus
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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: Psychological Horror 17.4%, Horror 16.6%, Walking Simulator 12.4%, Violent 10.3%, Dark 8.6%
- #38 Palmyra Orphanage
73% matchVery Positive89% of 705 reviews2019
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Paranormal first-person horror, which takes place in an abandoned orphanage. Walk through the corridors of your childhood, but do remember that you're not only one here.
Why similar: Horror 23.1%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Violent 16.7%, Survival Horror 7.8%, Dark 7.2%
- #39 Amnesia: Rebirth
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 9,173 reviews2020
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A first-person horror adventure. Uncover your past and survive the Algerian desert. Fear is your enemy; stay calm to not succumb to an illness threatening you and your loved one. Avoid darkness, hide from monsters and solve puzzles. Adventure Mode available for a less scary experience.
Why similar: Horror 25.3%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, First-Person 12.9%, Survival Horror 9.8%, Dark 9%
- #40 Chasing Static
72% matchVery Positive87% of 501 reviews2021
Dev: Headware Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A psychological horror short story. Explore the untouched wilderness of rural Wales as you uncover the forgotten remains of a mysterious facility and find the truth behind the missing villagers of Hearth.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.8%, Horror 16.9%, Walking Simulator 13.7%, Cinematic 9.4%, Dark 8.6%
- #41 The Park®
74% matchMixed70% of 3,168 reviews2015
Dev: Funcom
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Set in a creepy amusement park hiding a dark and sinister secret, The Park is a first-person psychological horror experience focused on exploration and storytelling.
Why similar: Horror 27%, Psychological Horror 24.5%, Walking Simulator 18.2%, First-Person 9.8%, Psychological 5.5%
- #42 Martha Is Dead
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,639 reviews2022
Dev: LKAPub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Set in 1944 Italy, Martha Is Dead is an award-winning dark psychological thriller where the lines between truth, superstition, and tragedy blur. Explore a haunting countryside, uncover disturbing memories, and peel back layers of mystery. Every choice shapes the nightmare…are you ready to face it?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.4%, Horror 19.1%, Cinematic 11.3%, Psychological 10.7%, Dark 8.9%
- #43 Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition
73% matchVery Positive89% of 8,096 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 45.6%, First-Person 8.1%, Psychological Horror 8.1%, Walking Simulator 7.6%, Adventure 6.4%
- #44 Summer of '58
71% matchVery Positive89% of 4,849 reviews2021
Dev: EMIKA_GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
In the summer of 2008. The main character, at the request of followers, goes to Russia to explore the abandoned camp "Yunost". Locals say that this place is inhabited by restless souls. This will need to be checked.
Why similar: Horror 22.3%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Walking Simulator 14%, Cinematic 9.8%, Dark 7.7%
- #45 The Quarry
71% matchVery Positive82% of 22,220 reviews2022
Dev: Supermassive GamesPub: 2K Games
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
When the sun goes down on the last night of summer camp, nine teenage counselors are plunged into an unpredictable night of horror. The only thing worse than the blood-drenched locals and creatures hunting them are the unimaginable choices you must make to help them survive.
Why similar: Horror 37.5%, Cinematic 19.8%, Psychological Horror 8.6%, Violent 8.1%, Multiplayer 6.7%
- #46 Blasfemia
69% matchVery Positive92% of 262 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 23.9%, Walking Simulator 13.9%, Survival Horror 13.2%, Dark 12.9%, Psychological Horror 9.2%
- #47 Witch's Doll
70% matchVery Positive87% of 266 reviews2024
Dev: Elite Lords Studios
Windows
Witch's Doll is a first-person psychological horror game with realistic graphics. Beware, something is lurking in the dark. Get ready for intense jumpscares.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.6%, Horror 20.1%, Walking Simulator 15.6%, Cinematic 11.2%, Dark 7.9%
- #48 Moons of Madness
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,891 reviews2019
Dev: Rock Pocket GamesPub: Funcom
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Moons of Madness is a first-person, story-driven cosmic horror game where the scientific exploration of Mars meets the supernatural dread of Lovecraft.
Why similar: Horror 28.9%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Adventure 14.1%, Walking Simulator 10.7%, First-Person 8.8%
- #49 9 Childs Street
68% matchVery Positive91% of 759 reviews2023
Dev: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 59%
This is a first-person indie horror game. In 9 Childs Street you will find the terrifying atmosphere of a recently abandoned house, and its captive inhabitants, through the eyes of a curious little boy in a red cap.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.3%, Horror 21.7%, Walking Simulator 14.3%, Dark 10.7%, First-Person 8.8%
- #50 The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 10,214 reviews2020
Dev: Supermassive GamesPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Trapped and isolated in the abandoned town of Little Hope, 4 college students and their teacher must escape the nightmarish apparitions that relentlessly pursue them through an impenetrable fog.
Why similar: Horror 24.6%, Psychological Horror 21.6%, Survival Horror 11.2%, Psychological 7.8%, Dark 7.5%
- #51 Obey the Voice™
65% matchVery Positive89% of 475 reviews2026
Dev: svklmrtPub: Patchwork Interactive
Windows
You are here to listen to The Voice, do what he says. But don't listen to other voices...
Why similar: Horror 26.8%, Walking Simulator 11.9%, Dark 11.7%, Adventure 8.8%, Psychological Horror 8.3%
- #52 Don't Knock Twice
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 706 reviews2017
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Don't Knock Twice is a first-person horror game based on a psychologically terrifying urban legend. One knock to wake her from her bed, twice to raise her from the dead. Supports VR on HTC Vive and Oculus Rift for the ultimate horror experience!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.3%, Horror 18.2%, Survival Horror 9.6%, Violent 9.4%, First-Person 9%
- #53 Outlast
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 133,959 reviews2013
Dev: Red Barrels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, explore Mount Massive Asylum and try to survive long enough to discover its terrible secret... if you dare.
Why similar: Horror 41.1%, Psychological Horror 16%, Survival Horror 9.9%, First-Person 8.3%, Dark 5.5%
- #54 The Dark Occult
69% matchMixed69% of 1,264 reviews2018
Dev: RYM GAMES
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The Dark Occult is a psychological driven horror game that puts players in a constant state of anxiety that crescendos into raw panic and terror. You will encounter grotesque creatures, who will take your life at any moment.Your only goal -- survive.
Why similar: Horror 35.7%, Psychological Horror 22.3%, Violent 19.2%, Adventure 9.1%, First-Person 7.1%
- #55 SILENT HILL 2
62% matchVery Positive95% of 58,918 reviews2024
Dev: Bloober Team SAPub: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 18.6 hrsMean: 26.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Investigating a letter from his late wife, James returns to where they made so many memories - Silent Hill. What he finds is a ghost town, prowled by disturbing monsters and cloaked in deep fog. Confront the monsters, solve puzzles, and search for traces of your wife in this remake of SILENT HILL 2.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.3%, Horror 21%, Survival Horror 12.3%, Psychological 7.8%, Violent 7.1%
- #56 Left Alone
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 641 reviews2016
Dev: SpeedTutor
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Left Alone plunges you into a first-person psychological horror journey, where darkness and memories intertwine. As secrets emerge from shadows, use your wits to solve puzzles and explore haunting, forgotten locations. Every step echoes with the past; can you face the truths that await?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16%, Horror 15.5%, Walking Simulator 14.4%, Investigation 9.1%, First-Person 8%
- #57 Amnesia: The Bunker
63% matchVery Positive93% of 11,497 reviews2023
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Amnesia: The Bunker is a first-person horror game set in a WW1 bunker. A relentless, AI-driven monster stalks you. Survival depends on finding tools, crafting items, and keeping the lights on.
Why similar: Horror 24.3%, Psychological Horror 22.9%, Survival Horror 14.3%, First-Person 10.8%, Survival 8.8%
- #58 Forest Asylum 2
64% 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 25.5%, Horror 18.1%, Survival Horror 12.5%, Walking Simulator 9.7%, Adventure 9.7%
- #59 Horror Story: Hallowseed
67% matchMixed65% of 349 reviews2021
Dev: Jeff WinnerPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Horror Story: Hallowseed is a story-driven psychological horror game. An obscure event causes two of your friends to disappear while you were camping in the woods. Left alone and stranded in an unknown place, you need to seek the answers about what happened, face the horror and find your friends.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.7%, Horror 24.1%, Survival Horror 10.4%, Dark 10.2%, First-Person 9.2%