- #1 The Count Lucanor
97% matchVery Positive93% of 2,890 reviews2016
Dev: Baroque DecayPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Pixel adventure inspired by classics like Zelda and Silent Hill.
Why similar: Gore 38.9%, Survival Horror 25.6%, Horror 24%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the pixelated aesthetic and puzzle-heavy exploration that makes Camp Sunshine a standout indie horror title.
- #2 Lamentum
96% matchVery Positive88% of 819 reviews2021
Dev: Obscure TalesPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Lamentum is a pixel art survival horror game, set in New England in the mid-nineteenth century.
Why similar: Gore 35.2%, Survival Horror 24.8%, Horror 18.6%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Adventure 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A high-quality pixel-art survival horror game that perfectly captures the oppressive atmosphere and exploration mechanics found in Camp Sunshine.
- #3 House
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,128 reviews2020
Dev: Bark Bark Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Try to survive through the night in a house that's trying its best to kill you and your family.
Why similar: Gore 28.2%, Horror 27.1%, Violent 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Adventure 6%
Why You'll Like It: An intense, fast-paced survival horror game with a distinct pixel-art style and a focus on escaping a deadly environment.
- #4 Corpse Party
95% matchVery Positive89% of 1,376 reviews2016
Dev: GrisGrisPub: XSEED Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A group of friends unknowingly perform an occult ritual that traps them in an otherworldly elementary school. Here, the vengeful spirits of young children threaten their lives and their sanity, and the only hope of survival is to uncover the chilling details behind the murders of those trapped before them...
Why similar: Horror 39.6%, Gore 33%, Survival Horror 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%, Adventure 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A seminal RPGMaker horror game that set the standard for the genre with its dark narrative and psychological tension.
- #5 The Night of the Scissors
94% matchVery Positive94% of 462 reviews2022
Dev: Tomás EsconjaureguyPub: selewi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Scrap hunting season has gone wrong, VHS slasher survival horror.
Why similar: Survival Horror 34.9%, Horror 33.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Action 10.4%, Adventure 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A direct homage to 80s slasher films that captures the same 'being hunted' feeling as Camp Sunshine.
- #6 Worse Than Death
94% matchMostly Positive78% of 67 reviews2019
Dev: BancyCo
Windows · Mac
Worse Than Death is a scary, action-adventure horror game about a high school reunion that goes horribly wrong! Run for your life, hide from terrifying enemies, and solve devious puzzles to uncover the dark secrets of your wretched home town.
Why similar: Gore 25.4%, Violent 19.9%, Horror 12.7%, Adventure 9.2%, Indie 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art horror adventure that emphasizes stealth and survival against relentless pursuers.
- #7 Dead of Darkness
92% matchVery Positive87% of 211 reviews2025
Dev: Retrofiction Games
Windows
Dead of Darkness is a 2D survival-horror action-adventure. Investigate a mysterious island and unravel its disturbing secret. You’ll have to face grotesque creatures, hurdle deadly traps, solve puzzles, and most importantly, survive.
Why similar: Survival Horror 29.9%, Horror 26.8%, Violent 23.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Action 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A modern take on the pixel-art survival horror genre that emphasizes story-rich exploration and atmospheric dread.
- #8 Lone Survivor: The Director's Cut
93% matchVery Positive85% of 1,304 reviews2012
Dev: Jasper ByrnePub: Superflat Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 29%
In this original and adult psychological survival horror, the masked protagonist must escape from a city ravaged by disease, by any means necessary.
Why similar: Horror 34%, Survival Horror 28.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Indie 11.8%, Adventure 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A definitive 2D survival horror experience that mirrors the isolation and resource management of classic horror games.
- #9 Mad Father
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,511 reviews2016
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Witness the tale of a most foolish family. A remake of the classic horror exploration game makes its way to Steam.
Why similar: Horror 33.7%, Violent 20.1%, Survival Horror 19.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Adventure 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A classic RPGMaker horror title that focuses on environmental storytelling and escaping a dangerous, haunted location.
- #10 Ib
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,122 reviews2022
Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.
Why similar: Horror 47.5%, Pixel Graphics 23.2%, Indie 18.5%, Casual 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: An iconic RPGMaker horror game that relies on exploration and puzzle-solving within a surreal, unsettling environment.
- #11 Look Outside
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 12,602 reviews2025
Dev: Francis CoulombePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Look Outside is a survival horror RPG set in a single apartment building. A mysterious event turns anyone who looks out the window into grotesque monsters, leaving the world in absolute chaos. Scavenge the building to seek food, supplies, and weapons while encountering strange characters.
Why similar: Survival Horror 26.9%, Horror 23.8%, Gore 18.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Violent 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art survival horror game that emphasizes atmospheric storytelling and Lovecraftian themes.
- #12 Roots of Insanity
91% matchMixed67% of 441 reviews2017
Dev: Crania Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
As Dr. Riley McClein, you have to figure out what is real and what is not as you try to uncover the mysterious happenings at the hospital, while also trying to deal with your epileptic attacks that have haunted you all your life.
Why similar: Gore 31.9%, Horror 22.9%, Violent 21.5%, Action 8.3%, Indie 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: An action-horror title that focuses on survival and exploration within a claustrophobic, dangerous setting.
- #13 Detention
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,710 reviews2017
Dev: RedCandleGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Detention is an atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology, the game provided players with unique graphics and gaming experience.
Why similar: Horror 43.8%, Gore 16.7%, Indie 12.8%, Violent 9.5%, Survival Horror 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A haunting 2D horror game that uses its atmospheric setting to build tension in a way very similar to classic indie horror.
- #14 WORLD OF HORROR
87% matchVery Positive90% of 9,764 reviews2023
Dev: panstaszPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...
Why similar: Horror 43.4%, Survival Horror 34.2%, Pixel Graphics 15.6%, Adventure 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled horror game that uses a unique 1-bit art style to deliver intense, cosmic-themed survival horror.
- #15 Derange
89% matchMixed67% of 67 reviews2020
Dev: Dark Gaia StudiosPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Lured to a rural property in Massachusetts, college students Jessica King and Nathan Romero are thrust into a terrifying battle for survival against an otherworldly evil. Test your instincts and your will to survive in this retro-style survival horror adventure, inspired by the classics of the '90s.
Why similar: Gore 26.8%, Violent 18.3%, Horror 16.9%, Survival Horror 15.9%, Adventure 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art survival horror game that leans heavily into the tropes of the genre to create a familiar yet frightening experience.
- #16 DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition
86% matchVery Positive93% of 12,757 reviews2015
Dev: Jesse Makkonen
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
DISTRAINT is a 2D psychological horror adventure game for PC. In order to secure a partnership in a famous company, Price seizes the property of an elderly woman. In that very moment, he finds out the price of his humanity.
Why similar: Indie 82.1%, Horror 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 3.8%, Adventure 2.3%, Gore 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game with a distinct 2D pixel aesthetic that focuses on narrative and unsettling imagery.
- #17 Kindergarten 2
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,652 reviews2019
Dev: Con Man GamesPub: SmashGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Welcome to Kindergarten 2, which takes place on Tuesday! After the events of Monday, you'll find yourself in a new school with new friends...and new ways to get ruthlessly murdered.
Why similar: Gore 40%, Violent 24.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Adventure 9.1%, Indie 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: While more comedic, it shares the pixel-art aesthetic and dark, violent undertones found in many indie horror games.
- #18 Causality
86% matchVery Positive93% of 256 reviews2021
Dev: WAFFLE GAMESPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Causality is a survival horror game. You must rescue 3 students trapped in a school full of mysterious psychic phenomena, and uncover the secrets behind therein. The real story behind the school, and the causal relationship of the events, is all in your hands.
Why similar: RPGMaker 51% ★, Survival Horror 18.3%, Horror 16%, Adventure 7.9%, Pixel Graphics 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: An RPGMaker horror game that focuses on supernatural elements and survival-horror mechanics.
- #19 Happy Game
84% matchVery Positive90% of 3,482 reviews2021
Dev: Amanita Design
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A little boy falls asleep to a horrible nightmare. Can you make him happy again?
Why similar: Horror 37.3%, Gore 24.4%, Violent 16.5%, Indie 8.1%, Adventure 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal and dark horror experience that uses a unique visual style to unsettle the player in creative ways.
- #20 Darkwood
82% matchVery Positive95% of 24,197 reviews2017
Dev: Acid Wizard StudioPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.
Why similar: Horror 37.6%, Survival Horror 37.2%, Adventure 13%, Action 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: While more complex, its top-down survival horror mechanics and focus on night-time dread are perfect for fans of the genre.
- #21 Christmas Mutilator
83% matchMixed64% of 86 reviews2024
Dev: Tarba Paul CornelPub: Galactic Crows
Windows
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: Gore 34.3%, Violent 26.9%, Indie 8.1%, Horror 7.9%, Survival Horror 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A slasher-themed indie horror game that captures the same campy, violent energy as Camp Sunshine.
- #22 SIGNALIS
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 32,665 reviews2022
Dev: rose-enginePub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.
Why similar: Survival Horror 51.3%, Violent 32.4%, Adventure 8.2%, Action 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in survival horror that utilizes retro-inspired aesthetics to create a deeply atmospheric and terrifying experience.
- #23 Summer Nightmare
84% matchMixed55% of 554 reviews2017
Dev: Team Summer NightmarePub: Elkibe Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 29%
If one’s imagined world of nightmare and the real world unite…. The hide-and-seek game of death in the world of nightmare begins. Discover hints and save yourself from the nightmare!
Why similar: Gore 43.8%, Horror 30%, Indie 9.2%, Adventure 8.9%, Casual 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A visual novel horror game that shares the 'summer camp' setting and dark, gore-filled narrative themes.
- #24 The Crooked Man
82% matchVery Positive93% of 1,212 reviews2018
Dev: Uri GamesPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
There was a crooked man, and he walked a crooked mile... This is the first title in the series known as The Strange Man, developed by Uri Games. Experience the myriad horrors awaiting David as he moves into his new house.
Why similar: Horror 30.5%, Survival Horror 21.1%, Gore 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Casual 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic RPGMaker horror game that excels at building a sense of unease through its narrative and exploration.
- #25 Laser Tag Massacre
80% matchVery Positive87% of 110 reviews2025
Dev: Liminal Road
Windows
"Laser Tag Massacre" is a narrative-driven horror game inspired by 80s slasher movies, with a PS1-style aesthetic. On Halloween night, five friends throw a party in an abandoned arcade deep in rural Campinas, Brazil. What begins as a fun game of laser tag quickly spirals into their worst nightmare.
Why similar: Horror 48.5%, Adventure 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.8%, Action 11.2%, Casual 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired slasher horror game that focuses on the thrill of being hunted in a confined space.
- #26 Stay Out Of The Farm: Prologue
81% matchMixed58% of 66 reviews2023
Dev: Yasha
Windows
Free Prologue to Stay Out Of The Farm, a ps1 styled horror game where you try to escape from a serial killer.
Why similar: Gore 22.5%, Violent 16.1%, Adventure 15.1%, Horror 14.4%, Survival Horror 14.2%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-style horror game that uses 80s aesthetics to build a tense, survival-focused experience.
- #27 Bloody Hallowfest
79% matchVery Positive92% of 79 reviews2024
Dev: Cubyte Games
Windows
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: Survival Horror 34.4%, Action 18.6%, Horror 12.9%, Adventure 12.6%, Gore 10.5%
- #28 Claire
81% matchMixed66% of 417 reviews2014
Dev: Hailstorm Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Claire is alone, lost, and hunted. The world has quickly becomes shrouded in darkness with unseen threats stalking Claire from the shadows. Aided by her dog and armed only with a flashlight, Claire must conquer her fear and find her comatose mother. However, there are others lost in the darkness seeking salvation.
Why similar: Horror 37.3%, Survival Horror 20.8%, Indie 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Adventure 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D side-scrolling horror game that emphasizes exploration and survival in a dark, dreamlike world.
- #29 Joyville
77% matchMostly Positive71% of 339 reviews2023
Dev: KudPlay Games
Windows
Joyville is a horror-puzzle adventure game set in an abandoned children's camp. Brace yourself for a gripping journey through the shadows, solving puzzles, and trying to survive amidst the hidden horrors that await you.
Why similar: Survival Horror 37.5%, Horror 36.4%, Adventure 14%, Action 12%
- #30 Gore In Crayon
75% matchVery Positive97% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: Leigh CarrPub: Carrthulhu
Windows
A short pixel psychological survival horror and gruelling story told with no words.
Why similar: Horror 31.5%, Gore 20.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%, Violent 13.3%, Adventure 10%
- #31 Blood Camp
78% matchMostly Negative35% of 80 reviews2022
Dev: 616 GAMES
Windows
"Blood Camp" is a horror game inspired by the horror movies of the 80's. With ps1 graphic style and a classic story from old cult movies.
Why similar: Survival Horror 34.5%, Adventure 23.1%, Pixel Graphics 22.9%, Action 19.5%
- #32 Hegis' Grasp: Evil Resurrected
78% matchMixed50% of 54 reviews2017
Dev: Odd Branch Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Hegis' Grasp is a story-driven, atmospheric survival horror game. Play as Henry Wood, a curious journalist investigating rumors of what is happening to the once peaceful village, Hegis. It will be up to you how this story ends, but first, you must survive the insanity of the natives within this damned place.
Why similar: Gore 31.2%, Violent 24.4%, Horror 11.3%, Survival Horror 11.3%, Adventure 7.5%
- #33 GLOWCOMA: chapter 1
76% matchVery Positive85% of 227 reviews2019
Dev: Tsvetomir Georgiev
Windows
GLOWCOMA: chapter 1 is a Sci-Fi FPS survivor horror game.
Why similar: Gore 36.7%, Violent 28.8%, Indie 11.9%, Action 11.3%, Adventure 11.3%
- #34 Azurael's Circle: Chapter 1
76% matchVery Positive86% of 111 reviews2018
Dev: Jordan AllenPub: Enkian Games
Windows
Azurael's Circle: Chapter 1 is a horror-mystery adventure game where you must find the truth about your mother's death. What evils await you in the depths of the Lancaster farmhouse? The further you go, the more strange things get.
Why similar: RPGMaker 36.1% ★, Gore 33.7%, Horror 13.2%, Indie 8.9%, Adventure 8.1%
- #35 Sunlight Scream
74% matchVery Positive84% of 81 reviews2023
Dev: Faithy Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
The hero moves to a new city. However, along with him comes a masked killer who begins to kill his friends one by one... Make decisions to build your adventure. Can you stop him before it's too late?
Why similar: Horror 40%, Violent 33.8%, Adventure 17.2%, Casual 8.9%
- #36 Midnight Syndrome
73% matchVery Positive99% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: ナツミカン
Windows
A summer night consumes the girls... Exploration type horror ADV game
Why similar: Horror 55.4%, Adventure 22.7%, Pixel Graphics 21.9%
- #37 Zelle
73% matchVery Positive95% of 509 reviews2019
Dev: Fuming
Windows · Mac
Zelle is a occult adventure game. You can explore the inside and outside of the castle using adventure game mechanics and battle demons with strategic mouse clicks. Your goal in this game is to bring the protagonist home.
Why similar: Gore 26%, RPGMaker 22.5% ★, Violent 19.4%, Horror 11.4%, Indie 10.5%
- #38 Cleansuit
75% matchVery Positive96% of 55 reviews2017
Dev: Goblin Council
Windows · Mac
Cleansuit is a retro-style graphical text adventure game where you must find creative ways to survive a mysterious serial killer's assault on your home. Use text commands to manipulate the detailed environment and discover all the unique ways to win and die.
Why similar: Gore 35.4%, Violent 27.7%, Horror 16.8%, Indie 14.5%, Adventure 5.6%
- #39 Old School FOTD
77% matchMostly Negative37% of 87 reviews2017
Dev: Andrey BelyPub: Narko Games
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 42%
You play as a schizophrenic and must find an outlet at any cost...
Why similar: Gore 33.6%, Violent 25.6%, Horror 9.5%, Survival Horror 8.9%, Adventure 7.5%
- #40 Midnight Special
70% matchVery Positive80% of 156 reviews2026
Dev: Scared Stupid IncPub: Yahaha Games
Windows
Welcome to Midnight Special, a point-and-click survival horror game drenched in 16-bit pixel art and 1980s retro dread. On a thunderous night in 1987 in Maine, you awaken in a labyrinthine manor. You must click, explore, and solve puzzles to escape. Will you go gentle into that good night?
Why similar: Survival Horror 33.4%, Horror 30.2%, Pixel Graphics 14.8%, Adventure 11.2%, Indie 10.4%
- #41 Christmas Massacre
71% matchVery Positive91% of 1,076 reviews2021
Dev: Puppet Combo
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Christmas is coming and Larry's got a big problem - his Christmas tree is telling him to KILL! Lead him through his murder rampage.
Why similar: Gore 28.9%, Violent 24.9%, Horror 19.6%, Survival Horror 13.9%, Action 6.9%
- #42 JANITOR BLEEDS
72% matchVery Positive87% of 270 reviews2022
Dev: KorpusPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.0 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: Horror 46.9%, Pixel Graphics 21.4%, Action 16.5%, Adventure 15.1%
- #43 Massacre At The Mirage
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 492 reviews2024
Dev: Tainted PactPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
For less than the price of a movie ticket, experience your very own horror-fueled slasher flick in Massacre at the Mirage. Step into The Mirage cinema and face a chilling nightmare, where staff and patrons must survive a masked killer's rampage.
Why similar: Horror 34.2%, Survival Horror 33.7%, Adventure 11.5%, Action 10.2%, Gore 8.4%
- #44 Just Ignore Them
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,535 reviews2017
Dev: Stranga GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
One night can feel like a lifetime of pain, suffering and horror to a child...do you have what it takes to survive the night? Play as an 8 year old child who is tormented by monsters in his house. Your choices make his future which lives can be saved or ended.
Why similar: Gore 31.6%, Horror 22.7%, Violent 16.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Adventure 8.5%
- #45 Aooni The Horror of Blueberry Onsen
69% matchMostly Positive80% of 311 reviews2025
Dev: Game Studio Inc.
Windows
Challenge yourself while being chased by fear! A horror puzzle action adventure! ■A completely new version of the legendary horror game "Ao Oni"!
Why similar: RPGMaker 27.8% ★, Horror 26.4%, Adventure 15.5%, Action 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%
- #46 THE DEVIL HAUNTS ME
72% matchVery Positive93% of 228 reviews2019
Dev: games by lum
Windows · Mac · Linux
Survive, explore and discover the secrets of the woods. But be careful, there's something else in these woods...
Why similar: Gore 43.2%, Survival Horror 22.5%, Horror 17.1%, Adventure 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%
- #47 Octave
74% matchMostly Positive71% of 167 reviews2016
Dev: Anate Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Octave is a point 'n click horror-adventure game with elements of action. Dark woods, monsters, paranormal activity, nice puzzles - all this is present in the game.
Why similar: Gore 38%, Violent 28.3%, Indie 23.3%, Adventure 10.4%
- #48 The Scarlet Harvest
68% matchVery Positive82% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: @TonyDevGamePub: indie.io
Windows
A 90’s-inspired slasher survival horror. A Halloween party at a remote farm turns into a nightmare as you explore macabre farms, dark cornfields, and dangerous settings where you'll have to run, fight, and survive.
Why similar: Gore 27.7%, Violent 19.6%, Survival Horror 19.2%, Horror 16.2%, Adventure 7%
- #49 Creepy Shift: Roadside Diner
67% matchVery Positive89% of 260 reviews2024
Dev: Night Shift TeamPub: Red Limb Studio
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A broke young man takes on the night shift at a roadside diner. In the glow of the blood moon, routine tasks turn into a fight for survival. First-person horror based on a dark creepypasta with a set of rescue rules.
Why similar: Survival Horror 42.1%, Horror 29.9%, Action 10.2%, Indie 10%, Adventure 7.8%
- #50 Carnival Massacre
66% matchVery Positive92% of 178 reviews2025
Dev: Norbert BaranyiPub: BEDTIMESTORIES
Windows
Drawing heavily from classic survival horror tropes, Carnival Massacre takes players on a haunting quest in a cursed theme park. Explore your surroundings, manage your messy inventory, solve puzzles and kill the four ringleaders of the park!
Why similar: Survival Horror 41%, Horror 36.7%, Action 11.6%, Adventure 10.6%
- #51 Cursed
69% matchVery Positive89% of 176 reviews2022
Dev: Disaster Squad Productions
Windows
A horrific retro point and click adventure with combat
Why similar: Horror 54%, Pixel Graphics 22.4%, Adventure 21.4%, Action 2.2%
- #52 Terror At Oakheart
67% matchVery Positive82% of 445 reviews2024
Dev: Tainted PactPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
The renowned slasher horror films of the 1980s and 1990s serve as a source of inspiration for Terror at Oakheart. The community of Oakheart has been terrorized by Teddy, a masked serial killer. As the body count rises, you discover there is more going on here than just a man in a mask.
Why similar: Gore 28.6%, Survival Horror 28%, Horror 25.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Adventure 6.8%
- #53 You Will Die Here Tonight
66% matchVery Positive91% of 649 reviews2023
Dev: Spiral Bound Interactive LLC
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Immerse yourself in retro top-down visuals as you face the horrors of Breckenridge Hall through intense first-person combat. Scavenge, solve puzzles, and upgrade your gear. Do whatever it takes to survive—but remember: You Will Die Here Tonight.
Why similar: Survival Horror 39.1%, Horror 35.9%, Adventure 13.4%, Action 11.5%
- #54 Locked Fears
71% matchMixed67% of 66 reviews2016
Dev: dekoga.d
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Locked Fears is a first person puzzle/horror game with platforming elements and creepy atmosphere. You play as Samuel Custer, a late worker at UNIVERS HORIZONS, when things at the office start to drift into a dreadful situation. With the help of an unknown Individual you try to survive and escape this nightmare.
Why similar: Gore 44.6%, Horror 23.6%, Indie 10.8%, Adventure 10.8%, Action 10.2%
- #55 Joyville 2
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 208 reviews2024
Dev: KudPlay Games
Windows
Joyville 2 is a first-person horror puzzle-adventure game set in an abandoned children's camp. Explore two parallel worlds where the joy of the past meets present horrors. Uncover the camp's dark secrets, face magical yet dangerous creatures, and discover the truth behind events from decades ago.
Why similar: Horror 37.8%, Survival Horror 29.8%, Indie 13.3%, Adventure 13.2%, Action 5.9%
- #56 Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,584 reviews2024
Dev: Stately Snail
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
An old shack deep in a dense forest, a strange computer and a game that's trying to kill you!
Why similar: Horror 55.3%, Adventure 21.1%, Pixel Graphics 15.2%, Action 8.4%
- #57 Dark Fear
69% matchVery Positive94% of 233 reviews2016
Dev: Arif Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Dark Fear is a pixel horror game with RPG and adventure game elements. Explore a diverse landscape filled with forests, mountains, lakes and deserts. Make allies in the local village, upgrade your weapon and armor, go hunting/fishing and fight your way to the truth by slaying your foes, solving puzzles and helping people with their...
Why similar: Horror 37%, Adventure 26.8%, Indie 24.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%
- #58 Blackbay Asylum
71% matchMixed57% of 552 reviews2014
Dev: TAD Productions ABPub: KPL
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
In Blackbay Asylum, you take on the role of a confused psychopath who finds himself able to leave his cell one day. Explore the hospital grounds, solve mind shattering puzzles, survive relentless horrors and follow the story of Doug Dunheiw as he tries to find some clarity in what goes on at Blackbay Asylum.
Why similar: Gore 44.3%, Violent 19.7%, Horror 15.5%, Adventure 13%, Indie 7.6%
- #59 NIGHT SHIFT NIGHTMARE
64% matchVery Positive83% of 116 reviews2025
Dev: Taco Al Pastor Dev
Windows
First-person horror game where you work the night shift at a Mexican convenience store, handling daily tasks while facing eerie and unexpected events.
Why similar: Horror 52.3%, Survival Horror 16.3%, Casual 12.3%, Adventure 11.4%, Indie 7.7%
- #60 Survival Camp
70% matchMixed45% of 216 reviews2019
Dev: Skeleton Star Game
Windows
The story takes place on Halloween night, when people are wearing masks to revel, the mysterious virus spreads quietly, and the virus engulfed the world instantly. The world is no longer safe. You need to build a camp and survive. Good luck. . .
Why similar: Indie 27.4%, Adventure 25.8%, Action 24.5%, Casual 22.3%
