Games Like Books of Horror

I want to go home! Such a chilling experience awaits you.This is an exploration-based action horror game depicting the terrifying experience of a newly hired salaryman in an underground parking garage.

Why similar: Horror 33%, Action 20.6%, Action-Adventure 17%, Exploration 11.9%, First-Person 6.2%

Nightzoid is a single-player, horror-puzzle indie game. Try to find out the mystery before death catches you.

Why similar: Action 22%, Action-Adventure 20%, Horror 16.9%, Exploration 11.8%, First-Person 9.5%

The girl has been trapped in the Nightmare World. There, a red demon is chasing her! The key to escape is the “Emblem”! You must guide the girl to freedom! If you stop, it will devour you! Escape from the Nightmare World! (4 difficulty levels: Easy, Normal, Hard, Nightmare)

Why similar: Horror 35%, Action 22%, Action-Adventure 19.6%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Exploration 8.1%

Journey into a mansion on the Island of Matinicus where you'll arrive to find the mansion full of hellacious demonic creatures. Solve deadly puzzles, uncover the secrets behind a famous mystery and discover an ancient artifact from the Pharaoh Ramses, if you can live long enough to find it.

Why similar: Retro 43.6%, Horror 20.2%, Action 9.9%, First-Person 8.9%, Action-Adventure 6.3%

intuitive and fast play, Feel the primal action of a first-person 3D shooter Once again! Enjoy the Exciting bgm, strange story and play flow. follow the road. There are monster standing in your way, kill them all. And keep going. Check out the end of the road. What will be your destiny?

Why similar: Retro 40.5%, Action 31.1%, 3D 10.2%, First-Person 9.6%, Singleplayer 4.7%

Tkium Exclusion Area is a short horror escape game which takes place in an asylum. You need to escape the area before the fear takes over you. Find levers, discover systems and solve problems. Will you find the exit in one piece?...

Why similar: Action-Adventure 22.9%, Horror 19.6%, Action 18.1%, Exploration 13.8%, First-Person 11.4%

Deadly Delivery is a first person horror game. Your goal is to deliver a package to an abandoned psychiatric hospital. Could it be that the address is wrong? Or maybe the hospital is getting renovated? Who knows… You better deliver the package as soon as possible.

Why similar: Horror 32.2%, Action 12.3%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, First-Person 11.3%, Action-Adventure 9.7%

A Horror Game Featuring Triggered Insaan (Nischay Malhan) as a Ghost Hunter.

Why similar: Horror 34.3%, Action-Adventure 21%, Action 15.9%, Exploration 12.3%, First-Person 9.8%

You confront the ghosts in order to break the spell of school resentment. The disappearance of the missing girls... Will he be able to contain all the Ghost in the school and restore peace to the school?

Why similar: Horror 38.5%, Action 24.1%, Multiple Endings 13.8%, First-Person 9.1%, Action-Adventure 6.2%

A short walk while waiting for the bus. An exploration game where you encounter strange events.

Why similar: Retro 37.3%, Horror 27%, Exploration 14.6%, First-Person 8.6%, 3D 6.6%

Ultimate High Speed Running Wire Action

Why similar: Retro 37.6%, Action 26.7%, Action-Adventure 17.4%, Exploration 12.3%, Singleplayer 3.7%

The maze isn't over until you escape. Find the key and return to the entrance. The exit is right in front of you, but it won't open. On your way back to find the key, do you remember how you got here? Don't let your guard down until you get back.

Why similar: Horror 34.9%, Action 21.7%, Action-Adventure 18.2%, Exploration 10.5%, First-Person 6.7%

This is a horror adventure game. Let's take on the challenges presented by the radio and make the journey home enjoyable. Fun may also include some fear.

Why similar: Retro 29%, Horror 28.8%, Action-Adventure 18%, Action 6.2%, Multiple Endings 5.8%

A horror game in which you are an employee of a secret laboratory.

Why similar: Horror 36.5%, Action 21.6%, First-Person 13.7%, Action-Adventure 13.5%, 3D 7.4%

Face off as the Zombie Soldier against the undead army. Explore graveyards and army bases to eradicate them all. Shoot, jump and destroy in this simple retro styled 2.5D metroidvania throwback game. A casual yet challenging introduction to the Zombie Soldier world.

Why similar: Retro 35.7%, Horror 28.5%, Action 28.3%, Indie 7.6%

What if, all of a sudden, your routine was turned upside down?In WARN, Josh must choose between duty and heart, but no choice comes without consequences

Why similar: Action 26.4%, Horror 25.2%, Action-Adventure 23.4%, First-Person 12.1%, 3D 9.3%

MOONROT is a short horror game about piloting a rover across a distant alien moon. Take grainy photos, record crackly signals, keep your battery charged, and uncover the source of the anomaly that led you here.

Why similar: Horror 25.7%, Retro 17.6%, Action-Adventure 13.2%, Sci-fi 10.7%, Exploration 10.3%

「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: Retro 38%, Horror 35.3%, Action 21.1%, Singleplayer 3.4%, Indie 2.1%

A shadowed forest looms, its hostile residents bound to an ancient evil that is rising again. You bear the heavy burden of an age-old ritual—to keep the demon at bay. Keep the sacred flame burning until dawn, or risk the fate of both yourself and the world.

Why similar: Horror 33.5%, Action-Adventure 17.8%, Exploration 13.2%, Multiple Endings 8.6%, First-Person 8.2%

A retro point-and-click horror adventure game that tests the boundries of the genre! In this "found-footage" horror game you have to navigate the rooms and hallways of the mysterious Narrow Woods Hotel. Collect keys and items and use them to find your way out.

Why similar: Retro 25.2%, Horror 20.8%, Action-Adventure 12.9%, Action 9.5%, Exploration 7.7%

You see a man in the park on your walk home. Will you help him?

Why similar: Horror 32.3%, Retro 27.8%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, First-Person 10.8%, 3D 5.9%

This game delivers classic horror gameplay with innovative additions like an AI emotional system and variable item generation. It has a one-death rule, numerous escape methods, and levels with unique designs.

Why similar: Horror 23.9%, Action 18.1%, Action-Adventure 17.3%, Retro 10%, Female Protagonist 6.5%

You must survive this horror and puzzle game, Robots were created to aid in technological advances, but here they are getting more and more terrible, explore the place and delve deeper into the terror.

Why similar: Horror 32.7%, Action 32.6%, First-Person 12.8%, 3D 12%, Singleplayer 7%

What starts as the preparation for a special Halloween night event at a summer camp turns into a nightmare when someone with a bloodied axe ends the lives of all your friends. Will you manage to escape and save yourself?

Why similar: Retro 22.6%, Action-Adventure 16.9%, Action 13.1%, Exploration 10.5%, Mystery 10.4%

Do you like Marie‑chan? You play as Marie Android, a small girl‑like robot who meets many friends. Using mysterious powers, she can become muscular, flatten into a paper‑thin form, or transform into a giant tank to fight enemies. Borrow your friends’ abilities and save Akacha Town.

Why similar: Retro 35.1%, Action 27%, Action-Adventure 23.7%, 3D 9.4%, Singleplayer 4.9%

Can you survive for 7 days? Japanese horror developed by the Japanese indie team

Why similar: Horror 29.1%, Action 23.6%, Action-Adventure 20.6%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, 3D 7.7%

Explore a PSX-style horror game where your senses are your tools for survival. Sacrifice one sense for another to detect threats and make it out alive. Experience the sensory deprivation as you sneak throughout the warehouse, doing your last tasks for the night.

Why similar: Retro 25.1%, Horror 25%, Action 23.3%, First-Person 11.9%, 3D 9.2%

It is a search-type horror game set in a mansion where curses live."Nopperabo" who became a curse after the tragic event You reached the end,Can you enshrine the curse?

Why similar: Horror 39.8%, Action 17.6%, First-Person 13.5%, Exploration 11.3%, 3D 10%

Follow Betty as she explores the abandoned ruins of Comical Entertainment in search of answers. Solve puzzles, uncover forgotten secrets, and survive the dangers hidden within a once-beloved entertainment center concealing a dark mystery below. Nothing is as it seems.

Why similar: Horror 21.1%, Retro 20.6%, Action 19.7%, Action-Adventure 17.4%, First-Person 9.9%

Rental is a short and spooky adventure game about the dangers of renting a house in an unknown place.

Why similar: Horror 36.3%, Retro 21.6%, Exploration 12.3%, Mystery 11.1%, Female Protagonist 6.5%

The Night Museum needs a night clerk. The job is simple: take the money, give the tickets, and keep the exhibits under control. Just follow the rules, and you’ll make it through the night... probably.

Why similar: Horror 31.3%, Retro 20.8%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Action 11.5%, First-Person 10.2%

Burger Night is a comedy horror game, in which your only job is to collect items, explore, clean corpses and run from the god damn burger. And if you make it out alive, well you wont.

Why similar: Action 20.1%, Action-Adventure 19.2%, Horror 15.9%, Exploration 11.5%, First-Person 9.5%

The Escape to the Afterlife is a short horror experience (about 1 hour) where a deceased protagonist searches for a path to the afterlife.

Why similar: Retro 23.3%, Horror 21.9%, Action-Adventure 14.6%, Action 10%, First-Person 8.5%

Play as the socially rejected host of ETRadio, desperate to discover alien life while being mocked for answering hoax sighting calls - until one turns out to be terrifyingly real. When the call comes in, will it be the air that goes dead - or will it be you?

Why similar: Horror 21.7%, Retro 17.3%, Sci-fi 9%, Action 8.8%, Mystery 8.2%

VHS // Anima 021. Explore liminal labyrinths in search of anomalies in a first-person “found footage”-style adventure featuring retro graphics. Avoid the entities lurking in the shadows and uncover the truth hidden within the VHS tapes.

Why similar: Retro 31.9%, Horror 28.5%, Exploration 10.8%, First-Person 9.7%, Action 7.9%

You appear in what seems to be an abandoned Junkyard, you don't quite know how you got there... But your not alone. Try to escape the Junkyard of killer cars, if you can.

Why similar: Horror 29.2%, Action 16.5%, Exploration 14.4%, First-Person 13.3%, Mystery 6.7%

A difficult game of trial & error, emotional damage, Winnie-the-Pooh and something sinister...

Why similar: Retro 29%, Horror 24.5%, Action-Adventure 12.7%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, First-Person 9.1%

Late Emergency is a horror experience where your goal is to quickly explore an abandoned waterpark after you received an emergency message. The more time you spend there, the more twisted will be the outcome. Get through the area as FAST AS POSSIBLE.

Why similar: Horror 34.1%, Action 20.8%, First-Person 16.4%, 3D 9.3%, Mystery 8.7%

Venture through a twisted corporate office in this first-person psychological horror. An ordinary evening of overtime turns into a nightmare. You awaken at midnight, trapped in a place you no longer recognize. Follow clues, find the truth behind the dark. Can you survive the night and escape alive?

Why similar: Horror 25.2%, Action-Adventure 17%, Retro 13.6%, First-Person 9.8%, Action 9.3%

Fast-paced 3D horror game about exploring a supernatural cave

Why similar: Retro 34.6%, Horror 29.7%, Action 13.1%, Multiple Endings 8%, Indie 6%

Offensive Dimensions is a hardcore, dark themed, retro 2d action game. Currently is in early access phase. This game tests your 2d action gaming skill. You need to smash everything and make it to the next area before time is up. The demo version is available for downloading. Please try that first.

Why similar: Action 28.8%, Retro 24.6%, Horror 19.6%, Sci-fi 11.4%, Female Protagonist 8%

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: Retro 33.5%, Horror 25.7%, First-Person 13%, Exploration 7.1%, Mystery 6%

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 35.8%, Mystery 16.9%, Action 16.6%, Action-Adventure 12.4%, Sci-fi 8.4%

From Shooteo's YouTube Channel comes House of Trauma, a first person horror game where you play as Gabriel, a CPS worker assigned to a possible case of abuse of a child named David at a mysterious home. You soon find that this house hides much darker secrets than you could've ever imagined.

Why similar: Horror 32.9%, Action 15.2%, First-Person 13.2%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Action-Adventure 10.2%

GleanBound: is first-person horror semi-realistic maze runner that mixes adrenaline-fueled chase mechanics with creepy events and terrifying creatures. Collect soul stones and stay ahead of what’s hunting you — but remember, every corner could be your last.

Why similar: Horror 36%, Action-Adventure 20.5%, Action 15.2%, First-Person 13.6%, 3D 8.1%

Discarded in a toy factory’s junkyard, Head and Body team up to escape. By making up for what the other lacks, they set their sights on a toy shop shelf in the outside world. But BECKY, a perfect doll who never tolerates defective products, is roaming the factory...

Why similar: Retro 26.2%, Horror 25.5%, Action-Adventure 20.3%, Action 13.3%, Exploration 6.2%

A procedural first-person horror adventure. You are on your own after something goes terribly wrong in this top-secret containment facility. Collect items to aid in your escape and try to uncover the truth, as horror lurks behind every door. Can you make it out alive?

Why similar: Horror 23.1%, Retro 18.4%, Sci-fi 9.2%, Action-Adventure 8.9%, Exploration 8.8%

Cleaning up in your attic you find strange VHS tapes on which are recorded some experiments. Understand the secrets surrounding these tapes and understand the purpose of the dimension machine.

Why similar: Retro 35.7%, Horror 28.4%, Mystery 14.2%, First-Person 12.3%, Indie 9.3%

The year is 1996 and you’re employed by a science lab called Nova Nexus. You work as a security guard at the front gate to the lab, inside a guard booth. However, tonight it seems something important is happening inside of Nova Nexus and things are... well... a little strange.

Why similar: Retro 28.6%, Horror 15.1%, Mystery 11.9%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, First-Person 8.5%

A horror game about fumbling with a bunch of keys to try escaping a pursuing monster though a series of locked doors

Why similar: Horror 38.2%, Action 21.3%, First-Person 14.4%, Exploration 11.6%, 3D 6.3%

Trapped in a dark environment, you must escape from the relentless Butcher. Every shadow hides a threat, and every mistake could be your last in this tense survival horror experience. Will you survive the night?

Why similar: Horror 22.1%, Action-Adventure 19.9%, Exploration 14.2%, Action 13.1%, First-Person 11.3%

A horror game that challenges you to play three different games and diagnoses your tolerance for fear. “Surprise fear,” “hiding fear,” “escaping fear”—are you tolerant of all types of fear?

Why similar: Horror 46.4%, Action 19.1%, First-Person 15.8%, 3D 10.2%, Singleplayer 5.9%

Set in a desolate forest in rural Shreveport Louisiana, a 16 year old teenager and experienced abandoned building explorer "Riley" finds himself exploring a school with a darker history than meets the eye

Why similar: Horror 42.6%, Mystery 16.9%, First-Person 14.7%, Action 10.6%, Singleplayer 7.1%

An old-school retro stylised horror where you play as an urban explorer, who has been intrigued by rumours regarding an abandoned nursery, with claims of hauntings and disappearances, now hidden by towering trees, left to be nothing but a forgotten memory in the public's eye.

Why similar: Action-Adventure 21.8%, Horror 20.1%, Exploration 15.9%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, First-Person 10.6%

You dodged death once — but it's not finished with you yet. Alone in an eerie town, you must search, hide, and survive while a relentless mechanical predator stalks the streets. Stay alert. Stay alive.

Why similar: Horror 22.3%, Retro 19%, Action-Adventure 16.9%, Exploration 11%, First-Person 9.9%

This is a fictional story. In the game, you need to gather clues and uncover the secrets of this prison and leave safely. All content in the game is unrelated to reality, and any similarity is purely coincidental.

Why similar: Action 24.7%, Horror 24.2%, Exploration 13%, First-Person 11.8%, Mystery 11.1%

A PS2-inspired analog horror game with remastered graphics. Now cracked, its mystery can be unraveled. Collect items and cheats to glitch out of bounds, find exploitable developer rooms, and escape the madness. Are you prepared to step into the shadows?

Why similar: Retro 27.3%, Horror 22.2%, Action-Adventure 13.8%, First-Person 9.9%, Exploration 8.5%

When the ritual begins it is feeding time. Find his substance or he will consume your body.

Why similar: Horror 32%, Action 27%, Action-Adventure 23.3%, First-Person 13.5%, Singleplayer 4.1%

Your brother's unexpected death leads you to unsettling locations in search of floppy disks with cursed retro games.

Why similar: Retro 33.1%, Horror 27.6%, Exploration 10.4%, Mystery 8.1%, First-Person 7.3%

Donald Barnes is a successful merchant who one day on his way home, starts being stalked by a dangerous demon from the Colonial Times. Now he has to find a way back home or finally defeat Mortisomem.

Why similar: Retro 26.7%, Horror 22.7%, Action-Adventure 13.6%, Action 10.3%, Exploration 8%