Games Like Bughouse

Can you escape the home of a cannibal serial killer? It's only a matter of time until you're dinner!

Why similar: Survival Horror 26%, Stealth 21%, Horror 15%, 1990's 13.3%, Multiple Endings 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a masterclass in stealth-based survival horror within a confined, hostile environment.

A local news team breaks into an abandoned house to chase a salacious ghost story... until a MANIAC chases them! ...VHS era 80's slasher. PS1 style survival horror!

Why similar: Survival Horror 33.8%, Horror 26.8%, Psychological Horror 22.4%, Minimalist 9.9%, 3D 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly mirrors the PS1-era slasher aesthetic and home invasion tension found in Bughouse.

Fears to Fathom is an episodic psychological horror game where each episode unveils a short story narrated by the ones who survived.

Why similar: Horror 33%, Psychological Horror 28.1%, Crime 19.5%, First-Person 10.9%, Adventure 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: This episodic horror game captures the specific fear of being left alone in a house while a stranger lurks outside.

Scrap hunting season has gone wrong, VHS slasher survival horror.

Why similar: Survival Horror 18.8%, Crime 14.9%, Thriller 13.9%, Stealth 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13.2%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a short, intense slasher experience with a heavy focus on PS1-inspired atmosphere and stealth.

The sun has disappeared from the sky! Darkness chokes the land, depriving it of all things good. Now it’s time for you to figure out how to bring the sun back! Get behind the wheel and find the sun in Night Shift!

Why similar: Adventure 60.8%, Puzzle 39.2%

Why You'll Like It: This title delivers a similar sense of isolation and creeping dread while being hunted in a confined workplace.

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 20%, Survival Horror 18%, Psychological Horror 15%, Horror 11.6%, 1990's 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological thriller that leans into the feeling of isolation and the fear of the unknown within a home.

A DRILLING good time!... a VHS era, Lowpoly Slasher

Why similar: Survival Horror 23.2%, Stealth 18.6%, Horror 14.2%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Thriller 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential lo-fi survival horror game that forces players to hide and evade a persistent, terrifying threat.

Uncover the mystery behind a terrifying kidnapper in this story-driven horror adventure. Solve puzzles, explore eerie locations, and help Tom and his friends survive in 1990s America. Horror Tale is a creepy escape game full of twists and suspense.

Why similar: Survival Horror 19.9%, Stealth 13.8%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Horror 12.5%, Dark 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game centers on a child protagonist dealing with a kidnapper, emphasizing stealth and puzzle-solving to survive.

Don't Be Afraid is an adventure horror game, that allows you to personate a boy, kidnapped by a psychopath. You have to survive, escape and find out how you were kidnapped. Exploring the gigantic, mysterious house of your torturer, you will soon reveal many secrets, hidden inside it’s walls…

Why similar: Survival Horror 25.3%, Thriller 19.8%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Horror 17.2%, First-Person 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: Featuring a child protagonist in a dangerous, dark world, it mirrors the vulnerability and survival focus of Bughouse.

A horror game about claustrophobia. During a storm your service dog is forced down a broken sewer drain. You find the nearest sewer entrance and run in after it. Along the way you will meet others that are also stricken by abnormal or psychological fear.

Why similar: Survival Horror 29.6%, Psychological Horror 28.1%, Horror 20.5%, First-Person 9.4%, Stylized 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game excels at psychological horror and claustrophobic exploration using a distinct retro-inspired visual language.

Intruders: Hide and Seek is a first-person stealth game, an intense thriller combining intense psychological terror with the point of view of a defenseless boy.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.4%, Horror 26.8%, Stealth 17.8%, Action 14.5%, Adventure 13.4%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses heavily on the home invasion theme, requiring players to use stealth to survive against intruders.

Inspired by Allison Road. SUPERNORMAL is a psychological horror game set in a seemingly ordinary apartment harboring dark secrets. Play as Detective Wyatt, tasked with unravelling the disappearance of Masato Sakamoto's daughter. Search for clues and unravel the sinister truth.

Why similar: Crime 16.9%, Survival Horror 14.5%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Thriller 11.4%, Stealth 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: This first-person horror game focuses on investigation and survival in a haunted, confined space.

Cry of Fear is a psychological single-player and co-op horror game set in a deserted town filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions. You play as a young man desperately searching for answers in the cold Scandinavian night, finding his way through the city as he slowly descends into madness.

Why similar: Horror 36.1%, Survival Horror 28.3%, Psychological Horror 24.2%, First-Person 6.4%, Action 3%

Why You'll Like It: A classic of the genre that balances survival horror mechanics with a dark, gritty, and psychological narrative.

A short interactive first-person horror game. Walk, look around, and talk to people to finish the short story about closing your restaurant. Complete the story with immersive sounds, and spooky tension and jumpscares to keep you focused.

Why similar: Crime 29.6%, Thriller 14%, Dark 13.3%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Horror 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the unsettling, grounded atmosphere and stalker-focused gameplay that makes home invasion horror so effective.

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: Thriller 30.8%, Psychological Horror 21.9%, Horror 20.7%, Dark 14%, First-Person 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a deeply atmospheric, retro-styled psychological horror experience centered on a single, isolated location.

You try to play dangerous hide and seek with a doll at home alone. Started out of curiosity, this hide-and-seek game has rules that must be followed or your life will be at risk. Never get caught by them, stay calm and survive to the end.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.5%, Thriller 18.6%, Dark 17.3%, Horror 17%, Survival Horror 16.3%

Why You'll Like It: It is a direct take on the 'hide and seek' style of survival horror where stealth is your only defense.

MOTHER is a first-person psychological horror game about protecting your children while descending deeper & deeper into madness. Defend them at all costs. Be careful, because their death is permanent!

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.8%, Thriller 19.2%, Dark 15.7%, Horror 15.5%, Survival Horror 13.1%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological first-person horror game that explores themes of isolation and childhood trauma.

Live your childhood nightmare and try to survive against the Boogeyman. Equipped with only your flashlight, survive each night until the morning light.

Why similar: Horror 54.7%, Psychological Horror 36.8%, Action 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the childhood fear of being hunted in your own bedroom, requiring strategic use of light and sound.

Will you survive when the world falls apart? Jawbreaker is a punishing stealth & survival horror game that will have you running, hiding, and fighting in a terrifying gang-infested society on the verge of collapse. Though that’s not all, once the sun goes down the true fear begins...

Why similar: Crime 21.2%, Survival Horror 16.7%, Thriller 15.6%, Psychological Horror 13%, Horror 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, atmospheric horror game that emphasizes the thrill of the chase and survival against a monster.

At Home is an indie horror where strangers come to your house and kidnap you and then you find yourself in a forest in a locked hut. Your task now is to escape.

Why similar: Survival Horror 18.8%, Stealth 18.6%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Horror 14.5%, First-Person 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A straightforward home invasion horror game that emphasizes the vulnerability of being trapped in one's own living space.

You play as a young thief who broke into the wrong house, he thought the place was empty because he saw the owners leaving with suitcases, but there was still somebody in the house. It could be dangerous so you have to get out fast.

Why similar: Survival Horror 24%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Horror 15.5%, Dark 9.1%, First-Person 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: It blends psychological horror with survival elements, focusing on the paranoia of living next to a potential threat.

An old shack deep in a dense forest, a strange computer and a game that's trying to kill you!

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.6%, Horror 18.9%, Dark 18.1%, First-Person 11.4%, Multiple Endings 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A meta-horror experience that forces players to survive in a confined space while the game itself turns against them.

Alibaba, the caretaker of the Medieval Grow your Business Game notices a Glitch or Virus of some sort called Snafu has infiltrated the game files. NPCs begin to act strangely, textures look off, and I think - I think something is trying to hunt me down?

Why similar: Thriller 20%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Dark 14.9%, Horror 13.9%, Multiple Endings 10%

Why You'll Like It: This game uses a dark, pixelated aesthetic to deliver a tense, psychological horror experience.

Tormenture is a psychological horror game where you play as a child trapped in a cursed 8-bit game with a dark secret. To survive, you must find four relics and solve reality-blurring puzzles. But beware—some creatures may escape the game and haunt you in the real world. A game within a game.

Why similar: Dark 30%, Horror 25.4%, Pixel Graphics 14.1%, Puzzle 11.8%, Adventure 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: It combines retro-style exploration with dark, psychological themes that feel reminiscent of classic horror games.

A survival horror puzzle game about exploring an abandoned children's toy, stalked by the shambling husks of scrapped concepts that pursue you endlessly throughout the environment as you try to solve the cryptic puzzles left behind by the developers and keep your pet alive.

Why similar: Survival Horror 24.1%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Horror 15.1%, 1990's 13.7%, Dark 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: It uses a deceptive, cute aesthetic to mask a disturbing and tense psychological survival horror experience.

Experience the psychological horror of being kidnapped by a serial killer. Driven to escape, explore everything around you, use your wits, uncover secrets, and face the unimaginable dread of being in the victim’s place. Inspired by a true story.

Why similar: Thriller 21.3%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Survival Horror 15.5%, Horror 15.3%, Dark 11%

Smuggle contraband VHS tapes across the border. Discover the remnants of illicit industry. Prepare for an assassination. This is Paratopic, an atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure through a cursed fever dream.

Why similar: Horror 33.8%, Psychological Horror 25.1%, Dark 14.5%, Stylized 12.8%, Adventure 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: It uses a surreal, lo-fi aesthetic to create a sense of unease and dread that feels very similar to PS1-era horror.

Christopher arrives at his grandmother's countryside home late at night for a seemingly ordinary visit. But soon after reuniting, he begins to notice something isn't right. The familiar setting warps into a place of unease, and the mystery that unravels is far more complex than anyone could expect.

Why similar: Thriller 23.5%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Horror 15%, Dark 12.8%, 1990's 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on story-rich exploration and psychological horror within the confines of a mysterious home.

Inspired by 80s slasher films, Christmas Mutilator™ is an immersive horror and home invasion game. Your husband and children are trapped in the storm, you are stuck in a cabin for the holidays. Use every tactic you can to stay alive and get out of your house as a vicious psychopath breaks in.

Why similar: Thriller 17.8%, Survival Horror 16.3%, Stealth 16.1%, Psychological Horror 13%, Horror 10.8%

It’s a story about an 8-year-old boy Kevin who was left alone at home at Christmas. Protect your house from a crazy robber and wait for your parents. Can you handle with it? We’ll find out.

Why similar: Thriller 36.9%, Psychological Horror 23.4%, Horror 14.3%, First-Person 12.6%, Puzzle 6.3%

Trapped in the pitch blackness of your own home, you’re a helpless child, alone and pursued by a sinister entity lurking in the shadows. Solve puzzles, brave ever-shifting environments, and uncover a terrible secret. Your worst nightmares come to life. Can you survive the night?

Why similar: Crime 27.5%, Thriller 21.9%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Horror 12.6%, Dark 7%

Trapped in an abandoned asylum, survive by exploring, solving puzzles, and escaping the terrifying Doctor Viscera. Hide, fight back with limited resources, and uncover documents that reveal the way out before you become the next victim of his gruesome experiments.

Why similar: Survival Horror 20.3%, Stealth 19.1%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Horror 10.2%

A city under curfew. A killer on the loose. You’re a delivery driver racing to finish your last run before 9 PM in a decaying apartment complex where every knock could be your last, in this PSX-style psychological horror.

Why similar: Survival Horror 15.2%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Dark 12.4%, Horror 11.7%, Multiple Endings 8.7%

Play through three VHS tapes, uncovering the mystery of a decrepit facility, eluding tormented beasts, and discovering the truth of the chosen one.

Why similar: Survival Horror 19.1%, Horror 13%, Stealth 10.9%, Dark 10.7%, Thriller 10.6%

Sebastian is a teenager who is waiting for his parents to come back home on a cold Christmas night. Soon he realizes that there is something evil lurking around. Experience Sebastian 's journey into a surreal world like no other.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.8%, Survival Horror 15.5%, Horror 13%, Stealth 11.6%, Dark 11.3%

You're trapped inside Mr. White's huge dark creepy house. You have to find a way to escape without getting caught.

Why similar: Horror 16.2%, Multiple Endings 15.6%, Survival Horror 13.9%, Thriller 13.1%, Dark 10.5%

Ravenous is a psychological horror game in which you play as Louis, a child trapped in a monster's basement. Explore the mysterious abode, solve puzzles to save your little sister and survive the psychological nightmare prepared for you.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.6%, Horror 25%, First-Person 15.3%, Action-Adventure 12.5%, Action 7.9%

Mental Hospital is a truly scary first-person stealth horror game. Discover heart-thumping terror, chase and scary creatures in this atmospheric horror game.

Why similar: 1990's 13.2%, Dark 9.9%, Action-Adventure 9.8%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, First-Person 9.3%

Evacuated from their hometown due to dangerous bursts of dark energy, the ordinary citizen is trying to overcome and survive a series of events in a new reality where living as a human is no longer possible as it once was. 3rd-person horror with fixed camera angles and retro-styled graphics.

Why similar: Survival Horror 19.1%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Thriller 15.7%, Horror 14.8%, 1990's 10.5%

Scauage is a short horror experience where you play as a scavenger looting an abandoned house, uncovering its dark secrets and collecting hidden treasures while facing what lurks within.

Why similar: Thriller 17.1%, Survival Horror 16.3%, Psychological Horror 13%, Horror 10.3%, Dark 10.2%

Phil Alone is a horror/puzzle game based on old Escape The Room games. Try solve this huge puzzle with a lot of different endings.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.8%, Horror 21.7%, Multiple Endings 18.6%, Action-Adventure 12.8%, Puzzle 10.3%

Explore an infinite procedurally-generated abandoned juvie as you try to survive a monstrous egg with legs named Egghead Gumpty that’s hiding in the building. He can watch you from anywhere, so catch him stalking you before it’s too late in this unique horror experience.

Why similar: Survival Horror 19.2%, Thriller 16%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Dark 12.7%, Horror 12.3%

80's horror inspired FPS, a nightmarish scene taking place at an abandoned orphanage.

Why similar: 1990's 14.6%, Horror 13.2%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Action-Adventure 10.4%, Survival Horror 10.4%

There's a serial killer stalking your video store, and you just got called into work on your day off! Stock shelves, deal with customers and RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!

Why similar: Survival Horror 20.5%, Thriller 16.5%, Stealth 15.9%, Horror 12.2%, Dark 9.6%

Bad Cheese is a psychological horror inspired by the eerie charm of 1920s animation. Step into the tiny paws of a mouse spending the weekend at home with a dysfunctional Dad while Mom's away. Be on your best behavior and KEEP DADDY HAPPY.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 26%, Horror 20.7%, Dark 16.7%, First-Person 12.7%, Thriller 10.6%

TRAFFIC is an Atmospheric First-Person Psychological Horror game about a troubled child in a home where he must deal with both internal and external stresses. You will communicate with your parents, do your chores, and stay out of the way.

Why similar: Survival Horror 19.6%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Thriller 14.7%, Dark 14.5%, Horror 14%

Horror puzzle game with spot-the-difference elements for survival. Complete interesting puzzles throughout your home to gain access to more areas and unlock more of the story all while using your modified camera to survive the threat that is lurking.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22%, Horror 18.3%, Dark 17.7%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, First-Person 9.2%

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: Psychological Horror 29.1%, Action-Adventure 25.4%, Horror 25.1%, First-Person 7.9%, Action 6.7%

You are all alone in this dark and frightening place. Run and hide, hurry to find a way out, because it follows you...

Why similar: Survival Horror 23.1%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Stealth 16.2%, Horror 14.5%, Dark 12.5%

PSX style horror game about a boy looking for his dog, kidnapped by an evil corporation that runs experiments with pets.

Why similar: Stealth 23.8%, Horror 17.8%, Survival Horror 16.2%, Psychological Horror 15%, Multiple Endings 9.7%

Survive this horror/puzzle adventure. Uncover the secrets of a cursed video game from the '80s while a malevolent entity hunts you. Solve escape room-style puzzles, navigate eerie labyrinths, and see how your actions in the game shape the real world. Stay sharp... and stay alive.

Why similar: Horror 25%, Psychological Horror 24.6%, First-Person 12%, Puzzle 10.3%, Stylized 9.5%

HOMESICKNESS is a point-&-click psychological horror indie game exploring the nuances of nostalgia. Play as Theo, trapped in CHILDREEF’s daycare, descending floor by floor; surviving the remnants of time. Use the Kids' multi-tool, listen to obscure tapes, and make your way to the lot. She's waiting.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 41.9%, Horror 21.9%, First-Person 15.1%, Survival Horror 10.1%, 3D 7.2%

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: Survival Horror 19.5%, Thriller 17%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Stealth 13.8%, Horror 12.8%

A psychological horror game about being a child in an insane asylum. You're in a cruel world but your imaginary friends have your back. Here, you will uncover a dark conspiracy where you are to receive a terrible fate.

Why similar: Dark 22%, Psychological Horror 20.8%, Horror 17.5%, First-Person 15.2%, Action 9.3%

Play as Nikolas, a 20-year-old guy who found himself lost in an abandoned city... or so he thought it was at first. Explore the city, defend yourself from monsters, and find answers to what is really going on.

Why similar: Survival Horror 22.6%, Psychological Horror 21.6%, Dark 10%, Horror 10%, Stylized 6.1%

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: Survival Horror 23.7%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Horror 14.8%, 1990's 10.8%, First-Person 7.3%

MATRESHKA is a first-person psychological horror experience, you need find a way to escape from a maze of old soviet building. If you die...

Why similar: Survival Horror 18.4%, Thriller 16.3%, Psychological Horror 15%, Dark 12.1%, Horror 12%

Stay alive in this weird and peculiar horror experience. What begins as a game between friends turns into a race for your life. Take a breath and enter the house.

Why similar: Crime 20.4%, Stealth 15.3%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Horror 10.3%, Survival Horror 10.1%

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 27.7%, Horror 22.5%, Dark 21.9%, First-Person 12.5%, Thriller 6.5%

Unmourned is a first-person psychological horror game where Jason moves into a new house only to be haunted by escalating paranormal events. Driven by fear, he must uncover the truth behind the previous owners' disappearance. Can he solve the mystery before it's too late?

Why similar: Survival Horror 26.8%, Psychological Horror 21.8%, Thriller 17.1%, Horror 16.5%, Action-Adventure 8.2%