- #1 We Pretend
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: EndSky Studio
Windows
A PS1-style psychological horror game about a student pulled into a surreal hub of locked doors and broken memories, where each step deeper reveals the town’s buried secrets and the truth behind what everyone chose to ignore.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.5%, Horror 21.9%, Mystery 21.4%, Atmospheric 13.5%, Story Rich 6.2%
- #2 Mailbound
96% 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 25.8%, Story Rich 14.4%, Retro 10.4%, Atmospheric 10.2%
- #3 Dead Format
96% matchVery Positive83% of 163 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%, Survival Horror 17.9%, Horror 15.5%, Mystery 11%, Story Rich 7.4%
- #4 PECADO
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Solid Neon SD
Windows
PECADO is a first-person folkloric horror experience set in the “España profunda”. Listen to the word of God.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.3%, Horror 13.4%, Survival Horror 11.9%, Mystery 11.4%, 1980s 7.8%
- #5 Tezcatlipoca
94% matchPositive100% of 16 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 22.8%, Mystery 16.6%, Horror 16.4%, Story Rich 10%, Walking Simulator 6.4%
- #6 CONCLUSE
94% matchMostly Positive75% of 536 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 22.6%, Psychological Horror 21.9%, Mystery 14.9%, Survival Horror 12.6%, Atmospheric 9.2%
- #7 House of Saturn
93% 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 19.6%, Horror 18.1%, Mystery 11.5%, Story Rich 10.1%, Walking Simulator 8.8%
- #8 The Sweet Spot
92% 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 19.3%, Horror 14.2%, Mystery 10.3%, Survival Horror 10%, 1990's 9.9%
- #9 Unfound Footage
91% 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 27.8%, Horror 21.7%, Mystery 13.1%, Retro 11.9%, Adventure 8.8%
- #10 End Of Line
90% 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 24.7%, Horror 20.7%, Survival Horror 17.8%, Mystery 16.1%, Atmospheric 8.6%
- #11 Still in the Fog
89% 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? Estimated playtime: 4–7 hours
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.8%, Horror 19.2%, Survival Horror 15.6%, Mystery 12.9%, Atmospheric 7.6%
- #12 SCP-087: Recovered document
91% 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%, Psychological Horror 25.7%, Survival Horror 16.2%, Story Rich 11%, Adventure 8.3%
- #13 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%, Story Rich 14.1%, Mystery 9.6%, Action 6.1%
- #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 20.7%, Mystery 18.6%, Retro 11.3%, Atmospheric 9.9%
- #15 DREAM LOGIC
87% matchVery Positive90% of 394 reviews2022
Dev: Teleopsia Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 38%
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 23.4%, Mystery 15.3%, Horror 15%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Story Rich 6.9%
- #16 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 26.3%, Horror 18.6%, Retro 13.9%, Mystery 11%, Atmospheric 8.8%
- #17 The Artifact Protocol
86% 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 29.5%, Survival Horror 17.7%, Mystery 17.4%, Story Rich 11.7%, Horror 11%
- #18 Miasma
84% 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 29%, Horror 23.1%, Survival Horror 17.9%, Mystery 13.4%, Atmospheric 8.4%
- #19 The Lost Bunker
85% 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 17.8%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Survival Horror 13.5%, 1980s 13.3%, Retro 12.8%
- #20 Fooling Dead
83% matchMixed60% of 30 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 22.9%, Mystery 17.9%, Adventure 9.7%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #21 Timber trail
84% 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 24.7%, Horror 17.9%, Mystery 11.4%, Retro 10.3%, Walking Simulator 8.3%
- #22 My Sleeping Girlfriend
82% matchVery Positive95% of 116 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%, Horror 14.5%, Survival Horror 11.9%, Mystery 9.4%, Retro 7.8%
- #23 Voidshift
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Retro Ripple Studios
Windows
A psychological horror game about working the night shift in a store that reacts to your mistakes. Follow procedure. Avoid irregularities.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.3%, Survival Horror 16.3%, Mystery 15.4%, Retro 13.7%, Horror 13.4%
- #24 Cult -Vein-
81% 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 30.9%, Survival Horror 18.2%, Horror 16.1%, Story Rich 10.4%, Mystery 9.9%
- #25 Wrong Treatment
81% 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 31.3%, Horror 20.5%, Survival Horror 16.1%, Story Rich 13.7%, Atmospheric 10.1%
- #26 Lola Maria
80% matchPositive80% of 15 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 25.3%, Survival Horror 15%, Horror 14.9%, Mystery 10.3%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #27 Hide and Sink
79% 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 27%, Horror 24.9%, Adventure 10.7%, Story Rich 10%, Retro 10%
- #28 SCP-294: The Coffee Machine
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BlindEyeGames
Windows
Enter the depths of a silent facility as a D-Class subject. Test the limits of SCP-294, a machine that can produce any liquid imaginable. But remember: in this low-poly PS1-style nightmare, every cup has a price. A short, narrative-driven psychological horror experience.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.3%, Horror 16.3%, Retro 12.1%, Mystery 11.9%, Atmospheric 8%
- #29 Red Valley
79% matchVery Positive81% of 180 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 11.5%, Survival Horror 10.9%, 1980s 10%, Action 9.4%
- #30 Midnight Overtime
78% 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 27.6%, Horror 21.6%, Survival Horror 17.2%, Mystery 16.7%, Atmospheric 9%
- #31 The Lighthouse Whispers
77% matchNo user reviews2026
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 25.2%, Horror 22.9%, Mystery 10.4%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Adventure 9.8%
- #32 Apartment203:HongKong
75% matchMixed50% 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 28.7%, Horror 22.4%, Mystery 19%, Atmospheric 8.6%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #33 FLASH AND DIE
76% matchNo user reviews2026
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 19.2%, Mystery 18%, Horror 17.5%, Retro 13.1%, Atmospheric 8.4%
- #34 Project Descensus
76% 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 20.4%, Survival Horror 15%, Horror 14.5%, Mystery 11.8%, 1990's 9%
- #35 The Bad Son
77% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2022
Dev: Víctor AtobasPub: Zoozobra Studios
Windows
The Bad Son is the anti-authority indie horror RPG that your parents don't want you to play.
Why similar: Horror 17.3%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Survival Horror 14.3%, Mystery 13.5%, Story Rich 11.4%
- #36 Victor's Video Vault
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stingbot Games
Windows
It's 1995. The video store is alive. When the last customer leaves, the final rental rewrites reality.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.8%, Horror 19%, Mystery 15.6%, Atmospheric 8.3%, 1990's 7.7%
- #37 The Bunker Freak
74% 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 25.2%, Horror 19.6%, Survival Horror 13.4%, Retro 12.6%, 1990's 12.1%
- #38 El 39
72% matchVery Positive80% of 375 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 24.3%, Horror 18.6%, Retro 14.9%, Story Rich 10.7%, Mystery 8.9%
- #39 Observo
74% 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 21.5%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Survival Horror 15.7%, Retro 12.9%, Mystery 9.4%
- #40 Rental
71% matchVery Positive92% of 5,401 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 27.2%, Mystery 17.2%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Atmospheric 11.5%, Retro 9.9%
- #41 Nevermind This
73% matchMixed67% of 30 reviews2023
Dev: Flat Surface Studio
Windows
Step into the world of "Nevermind this", a heart-pumping horror where confusion, chaos, fear, distraction and even fun come together for an unique game experience, in a cursed hut from old Lumberjack. Don't let them mess with your mind.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.2%, Horror 16.5%, Survival Horror 14.4%, Mystery 12.1%, 1990's 7.3%
- #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%, Horror 22.3%, Atmospheric 9.7%, Survival Horror 8.3%, 1990's 7.7%
- #43 It Comes At Night
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Abdulrahman Asiri
Windows
you play as david carter , an independent explorer drawn to an old mansion , what begins as a simple investigation turns into something far more sinister. the house is not empty.. and whatever lives in it does not stay behind.
Why similar: Horror 26.2%, Psychological Horror 25.4%, Mystery 25.3%, Adventure 10.2%, Action 8.5%
- #44 COLD CALL
71% 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 17.1%, Mystery 12.5%, Story Rich 9%, Survival Horror 6.4%
- #45 Evil Nightmares
73% match2 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: Xeaker
Windows
The Bell is ringing and there is no escape. The world is quickly shrouded in darkness and horrifying creatures lurk for Marv. He must face his fears and find a way out of this nightmare or he will be trapped in hellfire forever.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.5%, Horror 17.9%, Mystery 16.9%, Story Rich 9.6%, Survival Horror 8.4%
- #46 BOOTH BUTCHER
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RotHeartGamesPub: Midnight Rental Games
Windows
No weapons. No backup. Just you, a meat cleaver, and the closing shift from hell. Uncover the theater's dark secrets, and survive the night or become the BOOTH BUTCHER'S next attraction.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.4%, Horror 15%, Survival Horror 14%, 1980s 12.1%, Retro 10.1%
- #47 BLIGHTEN
70% 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 19.1%, Horror 16.2%, Retro 13.6%, Atmospheric 6.1%
- #48 Dungeon Nightmares II : The Memory
73% 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 33.3%, Horror 30.5%, Survival Horror 17.7%, Adventure 7.9%, Action 7.6%
- #49 Mr. Grin's Final Act
69% matchNo user reviews2026
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 26.6%, Survival Horror 19.3%, Horror 16.8%, Mystery 8%, 1980s 5.5%
- #50 The Final Shift
68% matchPositive92% of 13 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 26.6%, Mystery 18.3%, Horror 17.2%, Story Rich 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%
- #51 Dendrophobia
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Meowrizon Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A twisted pixel-art horror thriller about death, ancient gods, and a persistent waiter. Explore The Willow’s Embrace hotel, solve puzzles, and gather paranormal evidence. Challenge the madness to find a way out and avoid becoming part of an eternal nightmare.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24%, Horror 21.3%, Mystery 9.8%, Survival Horror 7.9%, Adventure 7.7%
- #52 Shrouded Depths
67% matchPositive80% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: Last VoyagePub: Placebo Entertainment LLC
Windows
Stranded in the fog of the murky waters on an isolated ferry with nothing but your harpoon gun, you feel the overwhelming presence of something within the misty mangrove. Your vessel is stopped dead and it is up to you with the assistance of the Captain to get the boat back up and running again.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.7%, Horror 17.6%, Survival Horror 15%, Mystery 12%, Atmospheric 10%
- #53 Sunshine Manor
70% 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%, Survival Horror 13.7%, 1980s 10.6%, Retro 10.4%
- #54 Nightshift - The School Janitor
67% match2 user reviews50% of 2 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 28.4%, Horror 24%, Survival Horror 20.5%, Mystery 11.7%, Atmospheric 7.4%
- #55 Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket
66% matchMixed65% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: CGI LAB GAMES
Windows
In the Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket, you find yourself trapped in a labyrinth of endless, flickering aisles. Unearth dark secrets behind every shelf while evading lurking apparitions and supernatural terrors. Can you survive the haunted corridors and escape before the nightmare consumes?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.6%, Horror 15.9%, Survival Horror 13.6%, Mystery 10.8%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #56 Henry's Forgotten Performance
67% 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 17.5%, Survival Horror 11.4%, Mystery 10.8%, 1980s 8.1%
- #57 Almost Home Now
68% matchVery Positive85% of 786 reviews2022
Dev: Timberwell 本幺
Windows · Linux
A 10 minute horror experience of a girl walking home alone at night.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.4%, Horror 25.9%, Retro 11.9%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
- #58 Eternal Hell
66% 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 27.3%, Horror 21.3%, Survival Horror 16.2%, Story Rich 12.3%, Mystery 9%
- #59 Don't Remember
67% 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 20.7%, Mystery 12.8%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Story Rich 9.6%