- #1 Mailbound
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Batata Frita Games
Windows
The dead linger in the CRT glow, their wails rippling through the screen like disembodied echoes. And now… you’re drifting with them...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.3%, Horror 26.1%, Story Rich 14.2%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Retro 10.1%
- #2 Dead Format
96% matchVery Positive83% of 134 reviews2025
Dev: KatanalevyPub: Oro Interactive
Windows
Dead Format is a survival horror game set in iconic film eras. It's 1990s Scotland, and your brother has gone missing after becoming obsessed with a mysterious new VHS format. Follow his trail through the tapes and uncover why the government wants to ban "Video Ghastlies".
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.2%, Survival Horror 18.5%, Horror 15.4%, Mystery 10.9%, Story Rich 7.4%
- #3 Tezcatlipoca
95% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: LuQui
Windows
Tezcatlipoca is inspired by classic retro horror games with tank controls, like Alone in the Dark, Silent Hill, and Resident Evil. However, unlike those titles, while the game features enemies, combat is not a central feature.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.2%, Horror 16.9%, Mystery 16.7%, Story Rich 10.1%, Walking Simulator 5.4%
- #4 CONCLUSE
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 532 reviews2018
Dev: concluse_dev
Windows · Mac
Concluse is an atmospheric horror game which features puzzles, outstanding cutscenes, and something a little twisted..
Why similar: Horror 22.7%, Psychological Horror 21.8%, Mystery 14.7%, Survival Horror 12.9%, Atmospheric 9.5%
- #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: Psychological Horror 24.5%, Horror 20.7%, Survival Horror 18.1%, Mystery 15.8%, Atmospheric 8.9%
- #6 Unfound Footage
93% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Frixxy Games
Windows
Unfound Footage is a short, atmospheric psychological horror game where you must survive inside a mysterious mansion after a strange disappearance.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.1%, Horror 22.1%, Mystery 13%, Retro 11.7%, Adventure 8.9%
- #7 SCP-087: Recovered document
94% matchMostly Negative39% of 94 reviews2018
Dev: Korovkin Nikita
Windows
SCP-087: Recovered documents - first-person horror, that tells the story of a classified object.
Why similar: Horror 27.1%, Psychological Horror 25.6%, Survival Horror 16.6%, Story Rich 10.8%, Action 8.4%
- #8 House of Saturn
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: XCATHEDRA Games
Windows
Exorcize the demonic in this psychological horror game set in early 1900s England. Navigate a haunted university by solving light puzzles, fueling your lantern, and hiding from a demon that can phase through walls. The gates of hell shall not prevail.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.9%, Horror 18.6%, Mystery 11.5%, Story Rich 10.2%, Atmospheric 8.9%
- #9 Still in the Fog
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Juan Diego Pierozzi Luque
Windows
A first-person horror adventure that combines environmental exploration, combat, strategic puzzles, and intense encounters in a fog-covered town that refuses to let you escape. Can you find a way out?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.7%, Horror 19.3%, Survival Horror 15.9%, Mystery 12.7%, Atmospheric 7.8%
- #10 The Sweet Spot
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FireRing Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Sweet Spot is a cozy horror game where you work the last shift at an 80s ice cream shop. Make ice cream, serve customers and watch out for strange things.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.7%, Horror 14.6%, Survival Horror 10.5%, Mystery 10.5%, 1990's 9%
- #11 Miasma
90% 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: Psychological Horror 28.8%, Horror 23.1%, Survival Horror 18.3%, Mystery 13.2%, Atmospheric 8.6%
- #12 Serega Madness
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MARK-11AB Entertainment
Windows
Serega Madness — is a single player horror adventure game set in a pixel world. Solve interesting puzzles while hiding from the insidious horrors waiting for you in the shadows.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.9%, Horror 21.1%, Story Rich 14%, Mystery 9.5%, Action 6.2%
- #13 The Lost Bunker
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Osama M.S.A
Windows
Is a psychological horror game set in the 1980s, centered around a cursed cemetery and a hidden underground bunker. A night of routine guarding turns into a descent into fear, where screams, secrets, and dark rituals blur the line between friend and enemy.
Why similar: Horror 17.9%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Survival Horror 13.9%, 1980s 12.9%, Retro 12.4%
- #14 Lobotrypo
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Skaar Game Productions
Windows
Rumors of a serial killer stalking your local town are all over the news, and you have a meeting with your counselor in an hour. The problem is, the walk there is long and dark.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.7%, Horror 20.9%, Mystery 18.5%, Retro 11%, Atmospheric 10.2%
- #15 Cult -Vein-
87% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: H864 Studio
Windows
Cult -Vein- is a psychological horror game about post-cult trauma, featuring a girl who is striving to lead a normal life. Unravel the story behind her as you struggle to survive in a twisted world where every interaction has consequences.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.8%, Survival Horror 18.7%, Horror 16.2%, Story Rich 10.3%, Mystery 9.8%
- #16 Wrong Treatment
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Milanesa Studio
Windows
Wrong Treatment is a psychological horror survival game where the protagonist's mind becomes the main setting.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 31%, Horror 20.5%, Survival Horror 16.4%, Story Rich 13.4%, Atmospheric 10.4%
- #17 Fooling Dead
85% matchMixed61% of 28 reviews2026
Dev: Seasonbean Team
Windows
On April Fool’s Day, the protagonist is caught in eerie supernatural events! As you investigate, uncover the truth behind a past tragedy. Explore chilling scenes, solve mysteries, and face unknown fears—can you survive?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.4%, Horror 23.2%, Mystery 17.7%, Adventure 9.8%, Story Rich 8%
- #18 Reason Unfound
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tissue Inu
Windows
Your brother's unexpected death leads you to unsettling locations in search of floppy disks with cursed retro games.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.4%, Horror 18.8%, Retro 13.6%, Mystery 10.9%, Atmospheric 9.1%
- #19 Hide and Sink
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hell0 Dirtty Games
Windows
Hide and Sink is a VHS horror game that tells a story about a group of elementary kids whose after-school hide-and-seek becomes uncanny terror.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.9%, Horror 25.1%, Adventure 10.7%, Story Rich 9.9%, Retro 9.7%
- #20 Midnight Overtime
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: EXS
Windows
A first-person atmospheric horror experience where hidden clues and impossible spaces draw you deeper into a place that should not exist.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.4%, Horror 21.7%, Survival Horror 17.6%, Mystery 16.4%, Atmospheric 9.2%
- #21 Timber trail
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Diotoons
Windows
An immersive horror set in a forest feared for its disappearances and the Timber Trail murders. Uncover the truth behind your grandfather’s fate.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.1%, Horror 18.4%, Mystery 11.5%, Retro 10.1%, Atmospheric 8.5%
- #22 Lola Maria
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Kallim Studio
Windows
Lola Maria is a first-person psychological horror game where everyday tasks take a disturbing turn. Living with your grandmother, you uncover unsettling secrets as the line between family, memory, and the supernatural begins to blur.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.4%, Survival Horror 15.6%, Horror 15.1%, Mystery 10.2%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #23 DREAM LOGIC
82% matchVery Positive90% of 382 reviews2022
Dev: Teleopsia Games
Windows
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 23.8%, Horror 15.5%, Mystery 15.5%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Story Rich 7%
- #24 Apartment203:HongKong
80% matchMixed55% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: Seasonbean Team
Windows
Apartment 203: HongKong is a first-person horror adventure game set in the urban landscape of Hong Kong. The story follows a young man who returns from abroad to investigate his sister's mysterious disappearance by moving into her former residence in an old tenement building.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.8%, Horror 22.7%, Mystery 18.8%, Atmospheric 9%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #25 Red Valley
82% matchVery Positive81% of 178 reviews2022
Dev: 616 GAMES
Windows
"Red Valley" is a silent hill-inspired short game with 80s trash horror elements.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.8%, Mystery 11.3%, Survival Horror 11.2%, 1980s 9.7%, Action 9.6%
- #26 My Sleeping Girlfriend
78% matchVery Positive95% of 105 reviews2025
Dev: Fancy Dog Games
Windows
Your girlfriend’s sleepwalking is getting worse each night. Find her and bring her back to bed safely.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.5%, Horror 15%, Survival Horror 12.5%, Mystery 9.5%, Retro 7.8%
- #27 Observo
81% matchPositive82% of 45 reviews2022
Dev: SpaceZeta Games
Windows
A third-person survival horror game styled after early-2000s horror game classics. What was supposed to be a regular inn turned out to be hiding a nightmare inside...
Why similar: Horror 21.6%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Survival Horror 16%, Retro 12.5%, Mystery 9.2%
- #28 Project Descensus
79% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Snow Peaks Studio
Windows
An unexpected disaster traps you inside a research station. With the main exit blocked, you must make your way through the darkest and most twisted pits of the complex and survive against all odds while uncovering the secrets that were never meant to see the light of day...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.5%, Survival Horror 15.5%, Horror 14.7%, Mystery 11.7%, 1990's 8.1%
- #29 The Lighthouse Whispers
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HEADWINDS
Windows
In this atmospheric, slow-burn horror, you must unravel the mystery of the disappearance of your fellow light keepers. Traverse the island's rugged terrain, discover clues, and make your way through the eerie lighthouse to reveal the dark truth.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.5%, Horror 23.4%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Mystery 10.4%, Adventure 9.9%
- #30 FLASH AND DIE
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AtmoPixel
Windows
You’ve been hired by a real estate agency to take photos of their listings at night to give them a unique look online. Grab your camera, step into dark, quiet rooms, and capture every shot before the house notices you. Finish the job or never leave.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.5%, Mystery 18.1%, Horror 17.9%, Retro 12.9%, Atmospheric 8.8%
- #31 Dungeon Nightmares II : The Memory
79% matchMostly Positive76% of 284 reviews2015
Dev: K Monkey
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Dungeon Nightmares II is a first-person psychological horror that takes you through a journey of discovering what nightmares are.The game is inspired by classic roguelike games which include 100% procedural-generated maps and permadeath.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 33%, Horror 30.5%, Survival Horror 18%, Adventure 7.8%, Action 7.7%
- #32 Mr. Grin's Final Act
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LARAKI Interactive
Windows
Thirty years ago, a tragedy silenced the studio. Now you're back... and so is Mr. Grin. In this first-person survival horror, scavenge badges, rewire circuits, crack safes. Stay out of sight. One sound and you die. He's not hunting you. He's directing you. His script. Your survival.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.4%, Survival Horror 19.7%, Horror 16.8%, Mystery 7.8%, 1980s 5.3%
- #33 The Artifact Protocol
75% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Liam Butler
Windows
A psychological horror game where every artifact traps you in the final moments of someone’s life. Face five distinct nightmares, each with its own monster, story, and theme. You’re not solving the mystery… you’re reliving it.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.2%, Survival Horror 18.6%, Mystery 17.6%, Story Rich 11.9%, Horror 11.4%
- #34 The Bunker Freak
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Haunted Vision
Windows
You're trapped in an abandoned bunker with no way out. Collect items and solve puzzles to escape, but be careful, because The Bunker Freak is always watching...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.4%, Horror 20%, Survival Horror 13.9%, Retro 12.4%, 1990's 10.9%
- #35 Let Me Out
76% match4 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: The Hunter MXPub: EDMO STUDIO
Windows
John, a 30-year-old detective experiences paranormal occurrences while investigating an abandoned house trying to find information on missing persons.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.2%, Horror 20.6%, Survival Horror 15.7%, Mystery 12.5%, Story Rich 6.8%
- #36 BLIGHTEN
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Blight Software
Windows
BLIGHTEN is a survival horror fps set in an abandoned facility overrun by mindless creatures infected by the Blight. Scavenge for resources and do whatever it takes to survive the industrial hellscape you're isolated within.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.4%, Survival Horror 19.6%, Horror 16.4%, Retro 13.2%, Atmospheric 6.3%
- #37 COLD CALL
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Woyboy
Windows
COLD CALL is a first-person retro horror game based on a dying Earth full of unexplained mysteries. Escape Northbridge's research facility as you explore and uncover the truth behind a dying world.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.2%, Horror 17.3%, Mystery 12.4%, Story Rich 8.9%, Survival Horror 6.6%
- #38 Nightshift - The School Janitor
73% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Irreplaceable Studios
Windows
Survive the night shift at an abandoned school. Complete your cleaning tasks before 5 AM, manage your flashlight battery, and avoid the darkness that hunts you. Can you last 5 nights?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.3%, Horror 24.1%, Survival Horror 21%, Mystery 11.5%, Atmospheric 7.7%
- #39 Uncanny Valley
77% matchMixed56% of 497 reviews2015
Dev: Tiny Mold
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Uncanny Valley is a survival horror game that includes a mix of exploration, puzzle solving and a bit of action with a lot of optional story content. We're trying to preserve the old survival horror kind of gameplay instead of following the modern trend of creating a third person shooter with horror elements.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.8%, Horror 19.9%, Survival Horror 15%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Atmospheric 9.1%
- #40 Almost Home Now
73% matchVery Positive85% of 782 reviews2022
Dev: Timberwell 本幺
Windows · Linux
A 10 minute horror experience of a girl walking home alone at night.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.5%, Horror 26.2%, Retro 11.5%, Atmospheric 9%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%
- #41 Eternal Hell
72% matchMixed46% of 28 reviews2025
Dev: ULARI
Windows
You'll die if you enter a site that you're never supposed to enter. You have to run away from the monster. This game is horror game, you go to the hell and you adventure hell Each building is filled with eerie rooms with traces and stories of past residents. You have to escape hell
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.2%, Horror 21.4%, Survival Horror 16.6%, Story Rich 12.1%, Mystery 8.9%
- #42 The Hambagu Shop
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mike TenPub: Serafini Productions
Windows
The Hambagu Shop is a cozy horror simulator where you work in a Japanese Hamburg Steak Shop. Cook Hamburg, serve customers, and upgrade your shop for more menu items.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.3%, Horror 22.5%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Survival Horror 8.6%, 1990's 6.9%
- #43 Sunshine Manor
74% matchPositive89% of 46 reviews2021
Dev: Fossil GamesPub: Hound Picked Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sunshine Manor is an 8-bit blood-soaked Horror RPG that pits you as Ada. Dared to spend the night in the haunted Sunshine Manor she encounters ghosts, demons, blood-soaked horror and more in this prequel to 2016's Camp Sunshine.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.3%, Horror 14.2%, Survival Horror 14.1%, 1980s 10.3%, Retro 10.1%
- #44 Lost & Found Collection
71% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2024
Dev: Banshimo
Windows
Lost & Found Collection is a game where players explore diverse stories on VHS tapes, each unfolding around the same time.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.8%, Horror 20%, Survival Horror 17.3%, Story Rich 12.3%, Action 7.3%
- #45 Rental
70% matchVery Positive93% of 5,309 reviews2024
Dev: Lonely HousePub: Animita Project
Windows
Rental is a short and spooky adventure game about the dangers of renting a house in an unknown place.
Why similar: Horror 27.6%, Mystery 17.1%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Retro 9.6%
- #46 El 39
69% matchVery Positive80% of 337 reviews2025
Dev: Bohemian Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Constitución, CABA. 3 AM. You leave a party, feeling defeated because the girl you liked didn't even look at you. You go to wait for the last "39" bus of that night. You try to stop it, but it goes straight away. Tomorrow you have the exam that defines whether you graduate or not. Good luck.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.7%, Horror 19.1%, Retro 14.7%, Story Rich 10.8%, Mystery 8.9%
- #47 Rite of Osiris
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Time Break Studios
Windows · Linux
Explore the tombs beneath Egypt’s desert in a first-person survival horror. Hide from the horrors that stalk the dark, scavenge and craft to progress, and manage your light, tools, and scarce supplies to stay alive.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.6%, Horror 22.5%, Survival Horror 20.6%, Atmospheric 11.2%, Story Rich 6.9%
- #48 Henry's Forgotten Performance
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PixelThrive Games
Windows
Henry's Forgotten Performance is a dark horror game about an abandoned corporation, a forgotten arcade machine, and choices that decide your fate.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.3%, Horror 17.7%, Survival Horror 11.8%, Mystery 10.7%, 1980s 7.9%
- #49 Don't Remember
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 70 reviews2022
Dev: Boo! Games
Windows
In Don’t Remember, some things are better left forgotten. Fight your amnesia in this atmospheric, first person psychological horror game. Solve the mystery of the old mansion in 1900’s England through the use of your lantern’s various colors and face its hidden grotesque visage.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.4%, Horror 20.9%, Mystery 12.6%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #50 The Sleep Experiment
70% 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: Psychological Horror 23.7%, Horror 17%, Survival Horror 16%, Mystery 14.4%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #51 The Empty Eyes
67% matchVery Positive80% of 51 reviews2026
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Empty Eyes is a first-person psychological horror experience that immerses you in an investigation steeped in mystery. Every step inside the house brings you closer to a hidden truth, while tension mounts and fear takes root in your mind.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.8%, Horror 19.1%, Mystery 16.6%, Survival Horror 15.5%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #52 Delta Park
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Eibriel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Navigate a maze of rivers and streams, avoid The Graft at all cost, and open your way into the unknown to find your missing pet.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.3%, Horror 15.1%, Mystery 13.6%, Survival Horror 13.3%, Retro 7.3%
- #53 The Final Shift
66% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: GrandLineGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Final Shift is a psychological horror game where you work as a night janitor in a quiet corporate building haunted by its own history.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27%, Mystery 18.4%, Horror 17.6%, Story Rich 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%
- #54 Eyes Never Wake
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Allan Hedlund
Windows
A horror game where the monster watches you through your webcam. Hide by physically ducking beneath your desk while exploring a strange game never meant to be played.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.8%, Horror 16.7%, Survival Horror 16%, Mystery 15.3%, Atmospheric 8.4%
- #55 心霊旅館
68% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2024
Dev: WoodTableStudio
Windows
「心霊旅館」は廃旅館から脱出する3Dホラーゲーム。 謎を解き、恐怖を乗り越え脱出を目指しましょう!
Why similar: Horror 28.6%, Psychological Horror 26.5%, Retro 18.5%, Action 12.1%, Adventure 11.2%
- #56 Real Stories from the Grave: Maleficium
67% 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: Psychological Horror 25.1%, Horror 18.9%, Survival Horror 17.9%, Story Rich 11.1%, Action 7%
- #57 LET ME OUT
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 33 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: Psychological Horror 18.6%, Mystery 13.2%, Horror 12.9%, Survival Horror 12.8%, Adventure 9.3%
- #58 S.O.V: Passenger 23
66% matchVery Positive81% of 84 reviews2025
Dev: IGNUS NEX ENTERTAINMENT
Windows
A regular night shift turns into a chilling fight for survival. Explore a bustling rest stop, uncover dark secrets, and face the haunting legacy of a tragic accident in PASSENGER 23.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25%, Horror 18%, Mystery 16.4%, Retro 12.9%, Atmospheric 8.1%
- #59 Abandoned Hospital
67% 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: Psychological Horror 26.7%, Horror 22.4%, Mystery 17.3%, Survival Horror 10.5%, Adventure 6.1%