- #1 The Empty Eyes
97% 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: Thriller 22.9%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Horror 14.6%, Immersive Sim 8.7%, Hidden Object 7.7%
- #2 Familiar Stranger
96% matchMixed64% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Duanyang WangPub: Horror engine games
Windows
The Familiar Stranger is a 3D psychological horror game where twisted memories and nightmares blur. Uncover dark secrets while evading a relentless entity that watches from the shadows. Can you escape the horrors of the past, or will they consume you?
Why similar: Action-Adventure 23.2%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Exploration 17.5%, Horror 16.1%, Realistic 11.7%
- #3 Echoes of Dread
96% matchVery Positive85% of 65 reviews2024
Dev: Reaper GSPub: Kazakov Studios
Windows
Echoes Of Dread is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore the mansion, solve puzzles, and uncover the secrets hidden within. Prepare for unexpected encounters with terrifying entities.
Why similar: Hidden Object 20%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Thriller 15.8%, Horror 15.7%, First-Person 8.7%
- #4 Scary Shadow Spot - Last Farewell
95% matchVery Positive97% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: Daniele Doesn't MatterPub: Doesn't Matter Games
Windows
Scary Shadow Spot: Last Farewell - Haunted by his past, Mark explores a haunted house where nothing is as it seems. Chilling puzzles and shocking truths await. Are you ready to uncover the mystery hidden in the shadows?
Why similar: Thriller 18.1%, Psychological 17.2%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Hidden Object 9.3%, Horror 9%
- #5 Implements of Hell
94% matchMostly Positive75% of 103 reviews2021
Dev: PsychoRavens
Windows
Implements of Hell is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore the mysteries, unlock the secrets, and change the outcome in a slow-paced atmospheric, and extremely horrifying experience.
Why similar: Thriller 23%, Psychological 20.9%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Horror 11.6%, Realistic 7.6%
- #6 Who Knocks
94% matchMostly Positive72% of 71 reviews2022
Dev: Daniele Doesn't MatterPub: Doesn't Matter Games
Windows
Who Knocks is a first person psychological horror game that will make your nightmares come true. You have just moved into a new home. Welcome the presences that will knock at your door. Solve puzzles, explore the environment and fight your nightmares.
Why similar: Thriller 15.6%, Psychological 15.3%, Alternate History 12.2%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Hidden Object 9.5%
- #7 Mirror Forge
93% matchMostly Positive73% of 179 reviews2022
Dev: MystiveDevPub: DreadXP
Windows
Mirror Forge is a first-person psychological survival horror game. Roam between realities of fear, madness & machinery. Solve puzzles, explore an atmospheric world, survive horrifying entities.
Why similar: Psychological 19.5%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Thriller 13.6%, Horror 11.8%, Choices Matter 7.6%
- #8 Whispering Lane: Horror
92% matchMixed65% of 156 reviews2024
Dev: Airem
Windows · Mac · Linux
Uncover the dark secrets of the abandoned house on Whispering Lane in this psychological horror game. Navigate through perilous twists, where each turn reveals a blend of horror and mystery. Can you unearth the truth before darkness consumes you?
Why similar: Psychological 25.3%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Horror 13.8%, Action-Adventure 9.2%, Exploration 8.3%
- #9 Inside Depth 6
91% matchVery Positive85% of 246 reviews2021
Dev: Stanislaw TruchowskiPub: TurnVex
Windows
There are 6 depths to descend; the further you go, the more terror you will experience. Uncover mysteries, solve puzzles, and immerse yourself in a dark storyline that Inside Depth 6 has to offer. Journey through all 6 depths to uncover the secrets buried within.
Why similar: Thriller 31.7%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Horror 15.9%, Realistic 7.8%, Exploration 6.1%
- #10 White Room Protocol
90% matchMostly Positive80% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Lefto Studio
Windows
A psychological first-person horror game where you enter a memory-erasing protocol and relive a trauma. Uncover dark secrets, and experience fear through immersive atmosphere.
Why similar: Thriller 25.9%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Horror 16.4%, Realistic 9.3%, Action-Adventure 7.5%
- #11 Circus of Pain
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 68 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 45.5%, Horror 32.3%, Strategy 13%, Action 5.8%, First-Person 3.3%
- #12 Left Alone
91% 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 19.9%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Horror 12.8%, Exploration 10.3%, Logic 9.9%
- #13 Lost Alone Ultimate
89% matchVery Positive92% of 108 reviews2023
Dev: Daniele Doesn't MatterPub: Doesn't Matter Games
Windows
Lost Alone Ultimate is a first-person psychological horror game designed to convey anxiety, distress, and terror. You will have to explore three different houses, avoid staying in the dark, and face moments of fear that will not give you respite.
Why similar: Thriller 18.7%, Psychological 18.4%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Hidden Object 11%, Horror 9.4%
- #14 Omitted
88% matchMixed46% of 56 reviews2022
Dev: PsychoRavens
Windows
Omitted is a first-person psychological horror game. Experience being left alone in an old hospital, discover its secrets and try to survive.
Why similar: Psychological 24.2%, Thriller 23.1%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Horror 12.5%, Mystery 4.2%
- #15 Buried Alive: Breathless Rescue
87% matchMixed56% of 57 reviews2023
Dev: EchoVerse CorePub: Midnight Games S.R.L
Windows
Are you ready to embark on a spine-chilling adventure? Step into the shoes of the protagonist and experience the terror of being "Buried Alive" in a crypt. Your mission is clear: Escape the confines of your coffin, find the key to unlock the door, and unveil the dark secrets that lie within.
Why similar: Psychological 26%, Horror 15%, Psychological Horror 11%, Logic 8%, Exploration 7.7%
- #16 MADiSON
85% 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: Psychological Horror 34.5%, Horror 30.1%, First-Person 11.5%, Exploration 6.1%, Action-Adventure 5.6%
- #17 Silence Channel 2
86% matchVery Positive82% of 95 reviews2023
Dev: Lexip Games
Windows
Experience the terror in Silence Channel 2, a first person horror game based on a true story. Navigate through eerie environments, solve puzzles, evade lurking horrors, and even wield firepower in a desperate bid for survival. Can you escape the relentless darkness in this terrifying sequel?
Why similar: Thriller 17.2%, Psychological 15.7%, Hidden Object 13.5%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Horror 9.4%
- #18 Absinth
86% matchMixed69% of 98 reviews2020
Dev: Soulven Games
Windows
A psychological first-person horror experience. Set in California, USA, blurring the line between game and reality. Confront the events which completely changed Zane Zaminsky´s life.
Why similar: Thriller 26.3%, Psychological Horror 23.7%, Horror 18.6%, Psychological 16.5%, Action-Adventure 10.5%
- #19 Don't Be Afraid 2
84% matchMostly Positive72% of 249 reviews2024
Dev: Eneida Games
Windows
Descend deep into the nightmare that seamlessly blends with reality in this uncanny horror escape room game. Can you find your way out of the horrid mansion or will you succumb to your fears? Can you face and overcome your past, or will it break you?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.5%, Horror 15.9%, Psychological 11.3%, Exploration 9.8%, Hidden Object 9.7%
- #20 SILENT BREATH
82% matchMixed69% of 1,156 reviews2024
Dev: EXODIAC STUDIOS
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Unpredictable horrors lurk around every corner, forcing you to find the missing people while desperately clinging to survival. In this experience even your own mind can become your enemy. Stay vigilant and keep your voice hushed, or risk becoming another victim of the forest's darkness
Why similar: Thriller 30.5%, Psychological Horror 21.3%, Horror 19.2%, Realistic 10.1%, Exploration 8%
- #21 Stay Still 2
84% matchMixed50% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: Tarba Paul CornelPub: Galactic Crows
Windows
Welcome to Stay Still 2, a spine-chilling first-person survival horror game. Based of the Vietnamese culture, this game unfolds as a daring experiment in which survival seems nearly impossible. Engage in a story gameplay, where puzzles are your key to progress, while surviving various threats.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 20.8%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Psychological 15.1%, Horror 13.9%, First-Person 8.8%
- #22 Mists of Aiden
81% 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 33.2%, Psychological Horror 24.8%, Choices Matter 10.5%, First-Person 9.7%, Mystery 6.1%
- #23 Judas
83% matchMixed69% of 150 reviews2017
Dev: Studio48
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Judas is an atmospheric psychological horror experience. Accidentally trapped in an apartment complex, you face dark paranormal events that push you to escape as fast as possible; yet, fleeing is not an option.
Why similar: Thriller 19.7%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Hidden Object 16.8%, Horror 13.2%, Action-Adventure 8.3%
- #24 Insomnis
79% matchVery Positive91% of 272 reviews2022
Dev: Path Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Insomnis is a first-person horror game focused on story, exploration and solving puzzles to advance through a terrifying atmosphere. Players take control of Joe Castevet, who will have to deal with a mysterious inheritance he has just received. Discover all the secrets of the Castevet mansion!
Why similar: Psychological 22.5%, Psychological Horror 16%, Horror 13.9%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Realistic 8.8%
- #25 Project Liminal 2
78% matchVery Positive96% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: AquaHeaven StudiosPub: TXC
Windows
Explore terrifying liminal spaces. Horror walking simulator with reality-bending platforming and supernatural threats. Get lost between dimensions.
Why similar: Exploration 16.1%, Realistic 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, First-Person 11.8%, Logic 11.6%
- #26 Last Room
80% matchMostly Positive72% of 981 reviews2021
Dev: Quantum Forge Studios
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 21.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Dive into a world of puzzles, medieval mysteries, and strategic challenges. Navigate, solve, and leap your way through a thrilling adventure.
Why similar: Hidden Object 22.6%, Horror 15%, Logic 13.1%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Exploration 10.3%
- #27 Into The Gloom
81% matchVery Positive82% of 289 reviews2015
Dev: earrgamesPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
It's a retro horror game featuring eerie black, white, and red visuals. Embark on an exciting adventure across 18 suspenseful levels while evading "The Shadow" and discovering five possible endings. Immerse yourself in a chilling atmosphere with haunting environments and unsettling sounds.
Why similar: Thriller 26.5%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Horror 15%, First-Person 9.1%, Drama 8.3%
- #28 In Fear I Trust
82% matchMixed50% of 60 reviews2016
Dev: Black Wing FoundationPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 47%
In Fear I Trust is a critically acclaimed first-person horror adventure. Explore eerie locations, solve puzzles and unravel the dark truth behind a secret soviet experiment in this story-driven psychological thriller.
Why similar: Thriller 23.5%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Psychological 13.2%, Horror 11.7%, Logic 8.4%
- #29 Lunacy: Saint Rhodes
79% matchMixed59% of 172 reviews2023
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Lunacy: Saint Rhodes is a first-person psychological horror adventure game. Explore your dark family history, solve puzzles and experience a gut-wrenching feeling of terror. You are being watched; never alone, never safe.
Why similar: Thriller 22.1%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Horror 11.6%, Action-Adventure 8.9%, Realistic 7.9%
- #30 Pneumata
78% matchMixed53% of 85 reviews2024
Dev: Deadbolt InteractivePub: Perp Games
Windows
Prepare to question what is reality, and what is insanity in one of the scariest psychological horrors in years. The tenants are going missing, screams echo and blood seeps through the walls of Clover Hill.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.3%, Horror 20%, Exploration 12.6%, Action-Adventure 12%, First-Person 9.4%
- #31 Madhouse Madness: Streamer's Fate
77% matchMixed67% of 102 reviews2024
Dev: Hurrycat Studios
Windows
Dive into Madhouse Madness: Streamer's Fate, where your stream turns into a wild, eerie adventure. Uncover secrets, solve puzzles, and expect the unexpected in a haunted asylum where nothing is as it seems. Will you brave the madness and reveal the truth?
Why similar: Thriller 25.8%, Hidden Object 15.2%, Horror 14.5%, First-Person 8.8%, Story Rich 6.4%
- #32 JANITOR BLEEDS
76% matchVery Positive87% of 265 reviews2022
Dev: KorpusPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Enter the abandoned arcade after your car has crashed, and the shelter you were looking for is trying to eat you alive in this dark mystery-horror adventure. Solve mysteries, keep JANITOR satisfied, and always be aware of what's behind your back.
Why similar: Thriller 22%, Psychological 20.2%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Horror 11.2%, Exploration 7.8%
- #33 HINGE VR
77% matchMostly Positive70% of 202 reviews2020
Dev: Arcadia
Windows
HINGE is a psychological horror VR adventure. You suddenly find yourself in an abandoned skyscraper, devoid of all your senses and memories. The laws of physics are distorted, and time has collapsed. The only way out is to step into the terrifying unknown and piece together the fragmented clues
Why similar: Thriller 29.3%, Psychological Horror 21.9%, Horror 17%, Choices Matter 9%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #34 HELLSEED: All Chapters
74% matchMostly Positive71% of 281 reviews2024
Dev: Profenix Studio SRLS
Windows
HELLSEED is a first-person horror adventure that combines puzzles, action, and a chilling narrative. In a dark world full of supernatural threats, you’ll need to solve complex puzzles and manage your sanity. This isn’t just a fight for survival—it's a journey into the depths of terror.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.7%, Horror 24.1%, Exploration 14.3%, First-Person 11.3%, Story Rich 6.6%
- #35 Stygian: Outer Gods
72% matchVery Positive85% of 611 reviews2025
Dev: Misterial GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Dive into a hostile world that challenges your very existence, in this survival horror game with RPG elements. Unravel a thousand-year-old mystery, risk your sanity and face the Outer Gods with your skills. Every bullet and every decision counts now, are you up to the task?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.2%, Immersive Sim 16.6%, Horror 14%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Action-Adventure 9.9%
- #36 Nocturia The Game
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: BrossLab
Windows
Trapped in total darkness, you’re a helpless kid, alone and hunted by something lurking in the shadows. Solve puzzles, navigate shifting rooms, and uncover creepy secrets. Your worst nightmares are real. Can you make it through the night?
Why similar: Thriller 19.8%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Psychological 12.1%, Immersive Sim 11.1%, Horror 10.3%
- #37 Halu - The Fracture
73% matchVery Positive95% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: Hwaye Studio
Windows
An atmospheric, slow-burn psychological horror from a first-person view. Uncover a night that gradually fractures into blurred lines between reality and illusion — and face what should’ve stayed hidden.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 47.9%, Horror 33.8%, Story Rich 15.3%, Action 3%
- #38 Locked in my Darkness
75% matchMostly Positive72% of 68 reviews2022
Dev: Blusagi TeamPub: indie.io
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A tense, atmospheric descent into psychological horror—trapped in a place where reality fades and fear takes hold.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.3%, Thriller 16.6%, Horror 16.3%, Exploration 11.5%, Realistic 9.1%
- #39 Venge
74% matchVery Positive92% of 409 reviews2020
Dev: Costek Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Get ready to explore a movie studio that vanished into thin air, only to find yourself trapped in a twisted, alternate dimension where creatures lurk in the shadows, waiting to ensure you never see the light of day again...
Why similar: Horror 20.9%, Choices Matter 16.1%, Action-Adventure 15.7%, Exploration 14%, First-Person 12.4%
- #40 Stay Still
76% matchMixed44% of 75 reviews2023
Dev: Tarba Paul CornelPub: Galactic Crows
Windows
Stay Still is a first-person horror adventure based on Vietnamese culture. The gameplay is focused on storytelling, puzzles and avoiding dangerous threats & spirits hunting you. Solve various puzzles, watch your surroundings, and of course survive.
Why similar: Thriller 18.1%, Immersive Sim 17.6%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Psychological 12.4%, Horror 11.1%
- #41 MADiSON VR
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 208 reviews2024
Dev: BLOODIOUS GAMES
Windows
MADiSON VR now plunges you even deeper into its immersive and terrifying world. With the utilization of an instant camera in your virtual hands, bridge the gap between our world and the unknown. Snap photos, develop them by yourself to solve puzzles, explore the shadows and above all, survive.
Why similar: Thriller 21.5%, Psychological Horror 19%, Psychological 18.6%, Horror 14.6%, Exploration 8%
- #42 Death Frame
71% matchVery Positive96% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: EpiXR Games UG
Windows
Explore a haunted mansion, uncover a killers madness, and enter surreal paintings to relive the twisted mind of a killer. Danger and mystery are lurking behind the screaming walls of this fascinating and frightening horror adventure.
Why similar: Thriller 23.7%, Psychological 20.3%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Horror 13.6%, Exploration 7%
- #43 Ad Infinitum
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,409 reviews2023
Dev: HekatePub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
When reality is a nightmare, nightmares become real. In this psychological horror game, you fight the terrifying creatures invading your mind. Can you save your sanity?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30%, Horror 25.3%, First-Person 13.8%, Exploration 7.2%, Atmospheric 6.8%
- #44 Hidden Shelter
75% matchMixed56% of 61 reviews2021
Dev: White Vortex Games
Windows
Death lurks in every corner of this journey filled with tension and despair. The brave may not be the smartest here and those who know the time to retreat are more likely to make it out alive in the end ... Find your lost friend in a house that holds unimaginable secrets.
Why similar: Thriller 24.6%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Horror 16%, First-Person 7.1%, Story Rich 7%
- #45 Chorus of Carcosa
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 188 reviews2025
Dev: Chameleon 42
Windows
Chorus of Carcosa is a first-person psychological horror game about an anxious sculptor who is trapped in a dark and ever-changing building. Stay silent, survive its twisted labyrinths and escape the monsters. Just don’t lose your way in the shadows or within your own mind.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.1%, Horror 18.8%, Exploration 12.2%, Realistic 11.3%, First-Person 10%
- #46 MIRROR MIRROR
71% matchMixed70% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: ZeroZeroThirteen
Windows
MIRROR MIRROR is a first-person psychological horror game. You repeatedly find yourself in a house where you find presence of unknown entities. Go through unreal experiences in the house and uncover the secrets of your fractured mind. Experience the tension and fear in the repeating space.
Why similar: Psychological 21.2%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Horror 12.8%, Immersive Sim 11.7%, Realistic 9%
- #47 Family curse
70% matchVery Positive91% of 235 reviews2023
Dev: Stork Game
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Family curse is a mystical horror from the first person with a frightening atmosphere. Immerse yourself in the intricate history of the Crouse family and find out the terrible secret of the people who died in the cursed house.
Why similar: Thriller 19.3%, Alternate History 17.1%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Horror 10.2%, Psychological 9.9%
- #48 The Backrooms 1998 - Found Footage Survival Horror Game
67% matchVery Positive85% of 799 reviews2025
Dev: Steelkrill Studio
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 55%
The Backrooms: 1998 is a first-person found footage psychological horror survival game where it tells the story of a young teen after accidentally falling into the depths of The Backrooms in 1998. Roam freely, mark, explore and try unravel the story - however you are not alone. Don't scream.
Why similar: Thriller 39.7%, Psychological Horror 28.2%, Action-Adventure 10.4%, Realistic 9.9%, Action 4.8%
- #49 Fobia - St. Dinfna Hotel
68% matchVery Positive84% of 2,268 reviews2022
Dev: Pulsatrix StudiosPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Explore a decadent hotel across different timelines and uncover the dark history of a fanatical cult and your role in their plans.
Why similar: Horror 20.3%, Thriller 18.3%, First-Person 13.8%, Exploration 12.7%, Action-Adventure 8.7%
- #50 Home_0
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 77 reviews2024
Dev: Mike Ten
Windows
You are trapped in a memory of your past. Observe your surrounding carefully to end your nightmare.
Why similar: Hidden Object 23.8%, Psychological Horror 21.4%, Horror 15.3%, Immersive Sim 14.1%, 3D 6%
- #51 Psych
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 340 reviews2022
Dev: MediaTale
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Experience the story of Alexander Green and find out what happened on the day of the accident in this First Person horror Adventure. Follow the development of Alex, solve puzzles around the event and try not to fall into madness as you search for answers.
Why similar: Thriller 28.8%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Horror 14.7%, Action-Adventure 9.3%, Exploration 8.1%
- #52 BrokenLore: DON'T WATCH
67% matchVery Positive84% of 433 reviews2025
Dev: Serafini Productions
Windows
In BrokenLore: DON'T WATCH, immerse yourself in the haunting world of Shinji, a young hikikomori trapped in his Tokyo apartment. As his mind unravels, confront a malevolent entity lurking in the shadows. Will you uncover the truth before it's too late?
Why similar: Thriller 23.9%, Psychological 20.7%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Horror 12.2%, Realistic 7.9%
- #53 Whisperwind
69% matchVery Positive93% of 91 reviews2021
Dev: Punx Studios
Windows
Whisperwind is a short psychological horror experience featuring puzzles, multiple endings, creepy ambience and deep storytelling.
Why similar: Horror 18.4%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Action-Adventure 12.6%, Exploration 11.2%, Choices Matter 10.1%
- #54 STRANGER
70% matchMixed67% of 60 reviews2022
Dev: Lost Frame Development
Windows
STRANGER is a Single-player Survival Thriller Horror Game. Choose your house and difficulty, then survive until dawn. Uncover mysterious truths about the STRANGER. Play on PC or with VR support
Why similar: Thriller 24.6%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Horror 14%, Immersive Sim 11.7%, Realistic 9.5%
- #55 HORROR TALES: The Wine
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 470 reviews2021
Dev: Carlos Coronado
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Explore a post-pandemic fictional Mediterranean island and confront your fears! Immerse yourself in a seemingly abandoned city and struggle to find a precious Banydebosc red wine bottle to cure your loved ones. But be aware; your Nemesis is hunting you. Indie Jumpscares included! :D
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.2%, Horror 18.5%, First-Person 10.8%, Exploration 10.7%, Realistic 9.5%
- #56 The Echo Paradox
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: Virtuzilla
Windows
The Echo Paradox is a first-person psychological horror game. Humanity stands on the brink of an unsettling revelation – alternate dimensions are real, but eerily without signs of life.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.9%, Horror 19%, Exploration 10.7%, Hidden Object 10%, First-Person 9%
- #57 Necrophosis
64% matchVery Positive90% of 752 reviews2025
Dev: Dragonis AresPub: Dragonis Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Necrophosis is a first-person horror adventure, plunging you into a nightmarish realm teeming with grotesque forms and ominous visuals. Delve into eerie landscapes and uncover secrets in this atmospheric journey through the macabre.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.4%, Horror 19.3%, Exploration 12.5%, Choices Matter 11.7%, First-Person 10.1%
- #58 The Signifier Director's Cut
68% matchVery Positive80% of 333 reviews2020
Dev: PlaymestudioPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
This story-driven adventure follows a mystery of death and despair from reality into the surreal realms of objective memories and subjective experiences. Search the mind, solve puzzles, and unravel the dark truth in this psychological thriller.
Why similar: Thriller 29.8%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Psychological 12%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Exploration 7.4%
- #59 Hide Time
66% matchMostly Positive75% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: Midnight_Games
Windows
Hide Time is a story-driven horror game where you play as new employee of Passion Oasis. Explore that huge complex, do your tasks and uncover mysteries of your past.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.5%, Hidden Object 20.4%, Horror 17.1%, Exploration 10.3%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #60 Visage
65% 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 37.5%, Psychological Horror 36.6%, First-Person 8.5%, Realistic 5.3%, Exploration 4.9%