- #1 Squirrel Stapler
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,204 reviews2023
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Hunt squirrels, staple them to a corpse, and meet god.
Why similar: Dark Humor 31.8%, Horror 17.8%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Shooter 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the core loop of hunting and processing creatures in a surreal, unsettling, and dark-humored environment.
- #2 Mouthwashing
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 36,133 reviews2024
Dev: Wrong OrganPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The five crew members of the Tulpar are stranded in the empty reaches of space, shrouded in perpetual sunset. God is not watching.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.5%, Psychological 13.2%, Gore 11.2%, Horror 9.1%, Surreal 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply psychological and surreal horror experience that matches the dark, narrative-heavy tone of the seed game.
- #3 Stay Out of the House
96% matchVery Positive95% of 1,761 reviews2022
Dev: Puppet Combo
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Can you escape the home of a cannibal serial killer? It's only a matter of time until you're dinner!
Why similar: Gore 35.2%, Horror 24.3%, Retro 22.6%, Atmospheric 11.3%, Action 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the gritty, retro-horror aesthetic with intense survival mechanics and a focus on disturbing, gore-filled scenarios.
- #4 Cruelty Squad
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,134 reviews2021
Dev: Consumer Softproducts
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
An immersive power fantasy simulator with tactical stealth elements set in a sewage infused garbage world
Why similar: Surreal 29.3%, Dark Humor 22.7%, Psychological Horror 22.5%, Shooter 10.2%, Retro 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: Features a similarly grotesque, retro-inspired aesthetic paired with surreal, dark-humored, and disturbing gameplay.
- #5 Critters for Sale
94% matchVery Positive94% of 1,743 reviews2021
Dev: Sonoshee
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Experience death from the comfort of your seat.
Why similar: Surreal 28.5%, Gore 25.3%, Psychological Horror 20.3%, Dark Humor 15.4%, Story Rich 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, psychedelic experience that leans heavily into dark, bizarre imagery and psychological horror.
- #6 Skinwalker Hunt
93% matchVery Positive91% of 845 reviews2022
Dev: Gua
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 24.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Skinwalker Hunt is a horror themed hunting game from the creator of Witch Hunt. Main focus of the game is on exploration, non-linear gameplay, and atmosphere.
Why similar: Horror 29.5%, Shooter 20.4%, Atmospheric 15.7%, Exploration 10.2%, 3D 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the tension of hunting elusive, supernatural entities in a desolate, atmospheric wilderness.
- #7 Paratopic
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,101 reviews2018
Dev: Arbitrary MetricPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 47%
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: Surreal 29.1%, Horror 20.9%, Retro 16.6%, Psychological Horror 16%, Atmospheric 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in retro-styled, surreal psychological horror that focuses on fragmented, unsettling storytelling.
- #8 Lost in Vivo
92% matchVery Positive92% of 3,869 reviews2018
Dev: KIRA
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: Psychological Horror 20.6%, Psychological 19.4%, Horror 14.6%, Surreal 12.6%, Retro 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A claustrophobic and surreal psychological horror game that excels at creating an unsettling, dream-like atmosphere.
- #9 Cannibal Abduction
91% matchVery Positive96% of 358 reviews2023
Dev: Tomás EsconjaureguyPub: selewi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
The family is hungry and he must provide, VHS slasher survival horror.
Why similar: Horror 29.3%, Retro 24.3%, Gore 22%, Mystery 16.7%, Adventure 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled horror game that emphasizes the feeling of being hunted in a claustrophobic, dangerous environment.
- #10 The 18th Attic - Paranormal Anomaly Hunting Game
91% matchVery Positive90% of 174 reviews2026
Dev: Steelkrill Studio
Windows
The 18th Attic is a psychological horror game where you play as a man trapped in the attic with your cat companion, armed only with a camera. Hunt down paranormal anomalies by taking their pictures and detecting their presence to unravel secrets of your past. Each photo unlocks a new memory.
Why similar: Psychological 19.9%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Horror 12.8%, Surreal 11%, Retro 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the investigative, atmospheric, and psychological aspects of hunting anomalies in a confined space.
- #11 ORDER 13
89% matchVery Positive86% of 1,359 reviews2025
Dev: Cybernetic WalrusPub: Oro Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 58%
You wake up in a dark warehouse, tasked with packing orders while something lurks in the shadows. Work fast, stay safe, and protect your cat. He’s all you’ve got.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.9%, Horror 20.4%, Simulation 13.3%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Mystery 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: An immersive survival-horror experience that leans into psychological themes and a dark, gritty atmosphere.
- #12 Bloodwash
90% matchVery Positive92% of 1,359 reviews2021
Dev: Black Eyed PriestPub: Torture Star Video
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A serial killer is terrorizing the city, and Sara's deadbeat boyfriend hasn't done the laundry. Can Sara survive a late-night trip to the laundromat, or will the Womb Ripper perform an early delivery?
Why similar: Gore 24.6%, Psychological Horror 21.7%, Horror 19.2%, Story Rich 14.3%, Atmospheric 12%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers a quintessential retro-horror experience with a focus on gore, mystery, and an oppressive, dark atmosphere.
- #13 JANITOR BLEEDS
89% 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: Psychological 16.2%, Thriller 14.1%, Surreal 14%, Psychological Horror 13%, Horror 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Uses a unique retro-game-within-a-game mechanic to build psychological tension and surreal horror.
- #14 Plastomorphosis
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 80 reviews2024
Dev: VidyGames
Windows
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: Psychological Horror 16.3%, Horror 13%, Surreal 11.9%, Thriller 11.7%, Retro 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features a distinct, old-school aesthetic that grounds its psychological horror in a surreal, decaying world.
- #15 SIGNALIS
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 31,986 reviews2022
Dev: rose-enginePub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: Psychological Horror 44.3%, Atmospheric 18.5%, Mystery 15.9%, Shooter 10.2%, Action 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: Uses a retro-aesthetic to tell a deeply psychological, surreal story filled with dread and existential horror.
- #16 Manivore
86% matchMixed69% of 156 reviews2025
Dev: Farkas Interactive
Windows
He doesn’t just hunt to kill. Manivore is not just a murderer, he is an artist. For him, death is not an outcome but a process. Can you uncover the truth within this twisted game, or will you be the next prey?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.6%, Thriller 21.1%, Gore 13.1%, Horror 10.5%, Atmospheric 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that emphasizes a realistic, atmospheric, and deeply unsettling narrative.
- #17 The Cat Lady
87% matchVery Positive94% of 6,079 reviews2013
Dev: Harvester GamesPub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.9%, Horror 19.2%, Psychological 18.3%, Surreal 13.3%, Story Rich 13.1%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, surreal psychological horror game that explores heavy themes through a unique, gritty visual style.
- #18 Buckshot Roulette
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 115,773 reviews2024
Dev: Mike KlubnikaPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Why similar: Psychological 31%, Horror 24.5%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Surreal 11.2%, 3D 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A tense, dark, and psychological experience that uses simple mechanics to create an incredibly high-stakes, unsettling atmosphere.
- #19 The Salesman
84% matchVery Positive83% of 699 reviews2025
Dev: Backstab IndustriesPub: Bad Ideas Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
In the Salesman, you play as a recently laid-off employee trying to survive the grind of job applications, debt, and dwindling hope. Trade your belongings for ad-supported replacements as you slowly sell away your life in this psychological horror game
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.4%, Horror 16.1%, Retro 12.6%, Simulation 12.4%, Linear 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A simulation-based horror game that uses a retro aesthetic to deliver a dark, psychological adventure.
- #20 Ad Infernum
85% matchVery Positive94% of 88 reviews2024
Dev: Glass Knuckle Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Stranded at an abandoned gas station in the middle of the desert. Losing your grip on reality. Dark rituals. Demonic pursuers. No escape.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.9%, Horror 18.4%, Shooter 15.2%, Atmospheric 14.2%, Exploration 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: An immersive-sim that blends survival-horror elements with a surreal, demonic, and atmospheric world.
- #21 Skinfreak
83% matchVery Positive88% of 355 reviews2025
Dev: Black Eyed PriestPub: Torture Star Video
Windows
The city’s most disturbing serial killer is at large and has his sights set on Belle. Can she escape this maniac’s fleshy, rotting clutches? Or will she lose her skin to this sicko’s collection?
Why similar: Horror 23.5%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Mystery 15%, Retro 12.3%, Gore 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: Combines horror and mystery with a first-person perspective to create an intense, action-oriented experience.
- #22 DREDGE
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 52,902 reviews2023
Dev: Black Salt GamesPub: Team17
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
DREDGE is a single-player fishing adventure with a sinister undercurrent. Sell your catch, upgrade your boat, and dredge the depths for long-buried secrets. Explore a mysterious archipelago and discover why some things are best left forgotten.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.6%, Psychological 14.7%, Horror 13.2%, Mystery 11.7%, Exploration 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: While focused on fishing, it captures the same eerie, atmospheric dread of collecting and interacting with surreal, eldritch creatures.
- #23 Lethal Company
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 503,936 reviews2023
Dev: Zeekerss
Windows
Median: 12.2 hrsMean: 28.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Why similar: Horror 40.8%, Psychological Horror 31.3%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Exploration 10.2%, Adventure 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: Blends dark humor with the high-stakes, atmospheric task of scavenging and surviving against bizarre, deadly creatures.
- #24 No, I'm not a Human
78% matchVery Positive93% of 26,830 reviews2025
Dev: TrioskazPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
WARNING. Stay inside. Lock your doors. Close the blinds. Only let humans in. Eliminate all Visitors. An anxiety horror about paranoia in the End of Times.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.5%, Psychological 15.3%, Gore 13.1%, Horror 12.8%, Thriller 11.6%
- #25 Iron Lung
80% matchVery Positive92% of 10,453 reviews2022
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30%, Horror 27.1%, Atmospheric 14.6%, Surreal 8.6%, Mystery 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in claustrophobic, atmospheric horror that relies on limited information to build intense psychological dread.
- #26 Omitted
82% 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 19.7%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Thriller 15.1%, Gore 12.6%, Horror 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that relies on atmosphere and a sense of dread to keep the player engaged.
- #27 Circus of Pain
79% 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 31.3%, Gore 26.3%, Horror 21.7%, Simulation 9.7%, Adventure 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, singleplayer psychological horror game that focuses on adventure and disturbing, surreal themes.
- #28 First Session
81% matchVery Positive81% of 89 reviews2021
Dev: Lappi Soft
Windows
First Person Psychological Horror. Addicted to virtual ecstasy, trapped in digital hell. Navigate glitchy dreamscapes and a city that never sleeps. Every mission brings you closer to your next dose, but will you follow your protective AI, or the man behind a liberating new drug?
Why similar: Psychological 14.3%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Gore 12.1%, Surreal 10.1%, Thriller 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich, retro-styled psychological horror game that focuses on building a deeply unsettling atmosphere.
- #29 Stray
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 169,703 reviews2022
Dev: BlueTwelve StudioPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Lost, alone and separated from family, a stray cat must untangle an ancient mystery to escape a long-forgotten cybercity and find their way home.
Why similar: Atmospheric 26.1%, Horror 25.3%, Exploration 14.9%, Mystery 13.8%, Adventure 11.1%
- #30 Creepy Shift: Uncle Joe’s Motel
76% matchVery Positive93% of 134 reviews2026
Dev: Night Shift Team Pub: Red Limb Studio
Windows
An unknown actress takes a job at Uncle’s Motel to make ends meet. She’s running from trouble but peace is the last thing she’ll find here. A blend of cozy simulation, horror, and psychological depth, wrapped in a dark, noir-tinged atmosphere.
Why similar: Psychological 32.5%, Horror 16.9%, Psychological Horror 16%, Simulation 10.4%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #31 THE MEME HUNTER
78% matchMostly Positive72% of 205 reviews2023
Dev: Performance Artist
Windows
THE MEME HUNTER is a dynamic first–person shooter in which you will exterminate crowds of evil memes. They're everywhere. They're out for your blood. They will follow you wherever you go…
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.3%, Shooter 25.7%, Simulation 18.9%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Action 8.7%
- #32 DARK NIGHT WITH FLOPPA
77% matchVery Positive90% of 540 reviews2023
Dev: BLOCK 211
Windows
Find all the pictures before Floppa finds you.
Why similar: Dark Humor 32.3%, Psychological Horror 23.2%, Horror 21.7%, Simulation 7.9%, 3D 7%
- #33 Absinth
77% 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: Psychological Horror 26.5%, Thriller 21%, Horror 20.2%, Psychological 16.4%, Gore 10.6%
- #34 Project 13: Taxidermy Trails
75% matchVery Positive91% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: DRYBREADPub: GlacierLTD
Windows
Project 13: Taxidermy Trails, a Walking Simulator set in a mesmerizing Taxidermy Museum. In this immersive experience, you assume the role of an kidnapped Probant forced to find a way to escape. Complete all 13 Walks to get out of this Nightmare.
Why similar: Simulation 24.9%, Atmospheric 17.8%, Horror 16.5%, Psychological 15.8%, Psychological Horror 13.2%
- #35 Dollmare
73% matchVery Positive94% of 2,009 reviews2024
Dev: Alex GradePub: Almost Done Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
You've accepted a shady job offer at a doll factory. Inspect dolls for defects and anomalies. Follow strange protocols. Don't get fired and stay alive.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.8%, Horror 19%, Thriller 15.4%, Simulation 13.3%, Linear 11.2%
- #36 Typical Nightmare
79% matchMostly Negative33% of 111 reviews2018
Dev: ELECTROSTALIN ENTERTAINMENT
Windows
Typical Nightmare is a narrative adventure horror game based on real cases from psychological practice. It tells the story of an ordinary guy named John that is trapped in his nightmares. Find out what force keeps him there and do everything to rescue John from his Typical Nightmare!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.5%, Horror 21.9%, Simulation 15.3%, Story Rich 13.6%, Atmospheric 12%
Why You'll Like It: A simulation-based psychological horror game that explores the dark, surreal nature of dreams and nightmares.
- #37 PROJECT 13
74% matchVery Positive80% of 196 reviews2024
Dev: VirtualVillainPub: Glacier LTD
Windows
As one of many kidnapped and enslaved Probants of the Project 13 Group... You need to find Anomalies through your Walk. If you not obey and report , you will be stuck in it forever.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.2%, Dark Humor 19.4%, Horror 18.9%, Simulation 13.1%, Atmospheric 7.1%
- #38 The Night of the Scissors
74% matchVery Positive94% of 457 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: Psychological Horror 20.1%, Thriller 17.6%, Horror 17.5%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Mystery 8.9%
- #39 That Which Gave Chase
73% matchVery Positive92% of 998 reviews2023
Dev: AslakPub: Fremmed
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A first-person dog sledding horror game. Play as a sled dog musher hired to transport a scientist deep into the unforgiving wastes of the arctic.
Why similar: Surreal 20.8%, Horror 18.5%, Psychological 14%, Atmospheric 12.4%, Linear 9%
- #40 Rotten Flesh - Cosmic Horror Survival Game
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 160 reviews2024
Dev: Steelkrill Studio
Windows
Rotten Flesh is a cosmic horror survival game where you have just lost your dog named Roy and you have to find him by shouting for "ROY" on your microphone. Venture deep into the sewers where your dog was lost - however, something else can also hear your screams in the tunnels.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.5%, Horror 23.4%, Shooter 15.3%, Simulation 13.3%, Exploration 6%
- #41 DOCTOR VISCERA
71% matchVery Positive100% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: Liminal RoadPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
Trapped in an abandoned asylum with the sinister Doctor Viscera, who will stop at nothing to keep you there as his test subject for cruel experiments. Explore the old GrimmHaus Asylum in this PSX-style survival horror game.
Why similar: Horror 30.5%, Psychological Horror 21.5%, Atmospheric 17.2%, Gore 11.9%, 3D 7.8%
- #42 Creatures Of War
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: Chaos Entertainment
Windows
Embark on a survival horror saga set in a treacherous world ruled by primal terrors. Scour for invaluable treasures, fortify your arsenal to combat evolving threats, and unravel the chilling mystery shrouding Delta squad's fate. Can you survive amidst the lurking jaws of the ancient predators?
Why similar: Gore 23.1%, Horror 17.8%, Psychological Horror 15%, Shooter 12.6%, Story Rich 11.8%
- #43 Slaughter Me Street: 1999
71% matchVery Positive97% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: GlitchedLizardPub: Impulse Game Studios, LLC.
Windows
You are being hunted for your misdeeds. With blood on your hands and weight on your conscience, you must collect the relics of your past, and confront your demons once and for all...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.7%, Horror 17.5%, Thriller 14.6%, Atmospheric 13.9%, 3D 9.2%
- #44 Dark Places
75% matchMixed55% of 142 reviews2019
Dev: Madbox Entertainment
Windows
Dark Places is a psychological single-player game set in a surreal world filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions. Solve puzzles and try to survive.
Why similar: Action 75.7%, Horror 4.9%, Simulation 4.3%, Retro 4.1%, Gore 3.4%
- #45 Orange Roulette
70% matchVery Positive97% of 116 reviews2024
Dev: Mikey HouserPub: Loserville Express
Windows
Trapped in a prison hell, a desperate orange will play a deadly game in the hopes of getting shipped to safer markets. Can he survive what his captors have freshly squeezed for him?
Why similar: Dark Humor 30.2%, Simulation 20.4%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Gore 16.3%, Action 8.3%
- #46 The Repairing Mantis
71% matchVery Positive96% of 140 reviews2021
Dev: Erupting Avocado
Windows
The Repairing Mantis is a narrative horror game that lets you experience the disturbing, violent (yet absurdly poetic) story of a mantis on a mission to repair a bridge made of flying squirrel flesh.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.3%, Surreal 16.5%, Horror 15.8%, Story Rich 9.8%, Atmospheric 9.2%
- #47 GORE
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 100 reviews2025
Dev: CosmicArcade
Windows
GORE is a Lovecraft-inspired horror experience set deep in the Rocky Mountains. Explore the wilderness and uncover the origins of the fleshy entity.
Why similar: Gore 23.8%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Horror 14%, Linear 11.8%, Atmospheric 10.1%
- #48 Madness inside
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 87 reviews2024
Dev: ZV GAMES
Windows
"Madness Inside"" immerses you in the dark depths of an abandoned psychiatric hospital, where horrifying experiments were once conducted. Police Lieutenant Vic Voight, in pursuit of a dangerous criminal, unexpectedly finds himself trapped in this nightmarish place.
Why similar: Psychological 24.5%, Simulation 21.5%, Thriller 19%, Horror 12.4%, Psychological Horror 10.4%
- #49 Bad Cheese
69% matchMostly Positive70% of 567 reviews2025
Dev: Simon LukasikPub: Feardemic
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 65%
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: Gore 22.2%, Psychological Horror 20.6%, Horror 16%, Surreal 10.2%, Atmospheric 8.5%
- #50 SHIATH
68% matchVery Positive92% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: theJameskrik
Windows
Sitting on the brink of extinction, you keep doing what you do best: take and survive. But deep down, you know. Something horrible is about to happen.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.6%, Surreal 22.5%, Gore 13%, Mystery 12.1%, Atmospheric 7.5%
- #51 Pyromaniac
67% matchVery Positive90% of 158 reviews2026
Dev: Dominik BraunPub: tayoDEV
Windows
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: Psychological Horror 33.9%, Horror 17.4%, Gore 16.2%, Atmospheric 8.4%, Adventure 7.6%
- #52 A Lonely Cabin Trip
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 72 reviews2022
Dev: Korvinrular
Windows
You were supposed to have a relaxing cabin trip on a island all alone but after several strange encounters you had a mystery to solve, will you be able to survive a first-person psychological horror game or will you run away?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.5%, Surreal 16.8%, Horror 15%, Linear 10.2%, Mystery 9.4%
- #53 Whale Flesh
67% matchMostly Positive72% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: SUPERita
Windows
A short horror game where you dig through the flesh of a giant whale
Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.7%, Horror 22.1%, Surreal 12.8%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Adventure 6.9%
- #54 Inner Chains
72% matchMixed48% of 596 reviews2017
Dev: Telepaths TreePub: IMGN.PRO
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
An FPS horror game set in a surreal, dark and deadly biomechanical world never seen before. Humankind is just a small part of a hostile universe. Want to survive? Discover its secrets.
Why similar: Surreal 24.2%, Horror 21%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Shooter 12.8%, Atmospheric 12.8%
- #55 Creepy Shift: Roadside Diner
66% matchVery Positive91% of 240 reviews2024
Dev: Night Shift TeamPub: Red Limb Studio
Windows
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: Horror 26.5%, Mystery 19.5%, Atmospheric 16%, Simulation 10.2%, Story Rich 6.8%
- #56 Cat Fred Evil Pet
68% matchMixed68% of 85 reviews2023
Dev: WildGamesNet
Windows
Care for a cute cat Fred. If the pet is displeased, a horror game will start!
Why similar: Horror 48.3%, Adventure 18.1%, Simulation 15.7%, Exploration 10.9%, Action 5%
- #57 Reflection
65% matchVery Positive84% of 230 reviews2025
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
You woke up in some basement and don't remember who you are or how you ended up here... But what you do know is that you need to get out of here...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.3%, Horror 15.5%, Psychological 14.2%, Thriller 13.6%, Atmospheric 9.1%
- #58 Skinwalkers Valley
66% matchMostly Positive76% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Fireplay Studio
Windows
The protagonist, Ethan, heads into the forest with his dog, Ranger, for a simple hunting trip. At first, nothing seems out of the ordinary—but as the time goes on, the hunt slowly turns into a nightmare. Something strange and unexplainable lurks deep within the woods...
Why similar: Linear 23.3%, Horror 23%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Retro 7.5%
- #59 Save Twiks
67% matchMixed65% of 124 reviews2024
Dev: REVVALUTION Studio
Windows
“Save Twiks” - psychological horror from the first person. The Kitten named Twiks us lost in a giant train and you will have to go though real horror to find it. “Did you hear this? I think he just meowed in next car”.
Why similar: Dark Humor 23.3%, Thriller 19.7%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Surreal 16.9%, Horror 12.7%
- #60 Project Liminal 2
64% 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: Shooter 24.3%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Adventure 13.9%, Action 13.3%, Atmospheric 12%