- #1 DREADCELL
97% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: Kyrzelo Studio
Windows
You wake up in a place that feels strangely familiar. Something isn’t right. The experiment has begun. And it is watching you. Explore, survive, and uncover the truth behind a repeating reality.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.3%, Horror 20.7%, First-Person 11.5%, Thriller 9.9%, Atmospheric 7.3%
- #2 Stevedore
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WizarDiger
Windows · Mac · Linux
No more job in the city. Managed to find one in the middle of nowhere. Stevedore. Crane worker. It feels off, but you need money. Stevedore is a short industrial horror game where you take a role of a crane worker. Lift containers, load ships and complete your contract. What could go wrong?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.9%, Horror 20.9%, Thriller 10.3%, Dark 10%, First-Person 9.6%
- #3 Don't Remember
96% matchMostly Positive76% of 72 reviews2022
Dev: Boo! Games
Windows
In Don’t Remember, some things are better left forgotten. Fight your amnesia in this atmospheric, first person psychological horror game. Solve the mystery of the old mansion in 1900’s England through the use of your lantern’s various colors and face its hidden grotesque visage.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27%, Horror 22%, First-Person 8.1%, Atmospheric 7.2%, Violent 6.2%
- #4 Exanimum: The Silent Call
95% matchVery Positive84% of 286 reviews2024
Dev: Perspektik
Windows
"Exanimum: The Silent Call" is a first-person psychological horror game. In this chilling experience, you will find yourself confronting terrifying mysteries and chilling secrets.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.2%, Horror 26.1%, Thriller 10.7%, Dark 9.9%, First-Person 7.8%
- #5 CLOWNROT -Kyoukan-
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gilutaz
Windows
A psychological survival horror set in an underground parking garage. Trapped in an inescapable otherworld, survive until 5 AM while obeying absurd rules and fleeing a relentless clown. Each attack eats away at your mind, drawing you closer to becoming one. Can you survive the night as a human?
Why similar: Horror 23.6%, Psychological Horror 23.4%, First-Person 12.5%, Thriller 8.9%, Multiple Endings 8.4%
- #6 APARTMENT 001
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Pythonidae Studio
Windows
You awaken inside an unknown facility and must explore its mysterious spaces in order to recover your lost memories. Gather clues, follow the records and procedures left behind by the Bureau, and overcome the threatening anomalies that stand in your way.
Why similar: Horror 22.9%, Psychological Horror 22.4%, Thriller 13.8%, Dark 10.4%, First-Person 8.1%
- #7 Welcome to Kowloon
92% matchVery Positive81% of 1,974 reviews2023
Dev: a1esskaPub: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
This is an indie horror from the first person, in which you find yourself in an area called Kowloon in search of cheap housing. The inhabitants of this place only at first glance seem to be ordinary people, but if we dig deeper, we will see their real faces.
Why similar: Horror 22.5%, Psychological Horror 20%, First-Person 9.1%, Thriller 7.8%, Dark 7.3%
- #8 Strange Night
94% matchMixed60% of 477 reviews2016
Dev: LaboryPub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
As an employee of a night security firm, your first night on the job might be your last, as strange events push your sanity to the limit.
Why similar: Horror 30.3%, Psychological Horror 27.4%, First-Person 14.7%, Indie 12.8%, Dark 11.5%
- #9 Labyrinth: Veins of the Machine
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Beyond Illusion Studios
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game. You were sent into an abandoned facility to retrieve something — but it's not as empty as you were told. No combat. No rescue. Just what's waiting inside.
Why similar: Horror 28.5%, Psychological Horror 27.7%, First-Person 14.9%, Dark 7.3%, Atmospheric 5.5%
- #10 Compromised
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pokey Studios
Windows
Compromised is a first-person psychological horror game about surviving a night under constant pressure. Manage failing systems, track moving threats, and make split-second decisions while danger closes in. Every sound matters. Every mistake costs time you don't have.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27%, Horror 21.4%, Thriller 14.6%, First-Person 9.2%, Atmospheric 7.5%
- #11 3:33 AM
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: null.exePub: Subconscious Games
Windows
A stranger calls at 3:33 AM. They know your name. Choose your words carefully in this fully voiced psychological horror game.
Why similar: Horror 24.1%, Psychological Horror 23.9%, Thriller 10.9%, Indie 8.9%, Dark 7.1%
- #12 [REC] Paroxysm
89% matchVery Positive84% of 339 reviews2024
Dev: Perspektik
Windows
You're a horror content creator, venturing into frightening locations to captivate your audience. You're attempting to attract more viewers by recording paranormal events. However, these horror-filled adventures will one day come back to haunt you, at a high cost.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.5%, Horror 22.6%, Thriller 15.4%, First-Person 7.4%, Indie 7.4%
- #13 SHE WAS 98
88% matchVery Positive86% of 492 reviews2026
Dev: N4bAPub: Notex
Windows
“SHE WAS 98” - you play as a grandson who returns to his elderly grandmother's home to care for her.....
Why similar: Horror 24.3%, Psychological Horror 22.4%, First-Person 10.8%, Atmospheric 8%, Dark 7.8%
- #14 Santa's Shadow
89% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Dillan VictoryPub: Raydillanv
Windows
A Christmas Indie Horror Game
Why similar: Horror 28.8%, Psychological Horror 25.9%, First-Person 12.7%, Multiple Endings 9.6%, Dark 7.4%
- #15 Still Rain: The Arrival
87% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Stefan Popescu Studio
Windows
Ethan returns to his cousin's old family house, deep in the forest, a place he hasn't set foot in for five years, ever since the family who lived there vanished without a trace.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.2%, Horror 21.6%, First-Person 13.1%, Thriller 8.5%, Atmospheric 7.1%
- #16 THE LAST PORTRAIT
86% matchMixed57% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: LOCKDOWN Adventures
Windows
THE LAST PORTRAIT is a haunting adventure that leads you into the abandoned Ashwood Manor. You are a lawyer who has inherited the house from a client and wants to uncover its secrets. Solve tricky puzzles and escape the spirit that guards the estate!
Why similar: Horror 22.5%, Psychological Horror 21%, First-Person 12.7%, Dark 9.5%, Thriller 9.4%
- #17 Fragments
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Lazar VaragicPub: Tiny Cup Studios
Windows
Your mind is shattered. Step into a first-person psychological horror where you must relive your deepest trauma, uncover fragments of your past, piece them back together and face the tormentors that haunt your mind.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.8%, Horror 19.9%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Thriller 7.4%, Story Rich 7%
- #18 The House They Left Behind
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: DefinitelyNotScaryGames
Windows
A first-person horror game about returning to a familiar place that no longer feels safe. Explore a remote house, search for your missing grandparents, and uncover what was happening right in front of you all along.
Why similar: Horror 25.3%, Psychological Horror 24.6%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Thriller 11%, Dark 9.5%
- #19 The Last Visit: 98th
83% matchVery Positive81% of 207 reviews2025
Dev: Union State GamesPub: Union State Games
Windows
"The Last Visit: 98th" is a psychological indie horror from the first person, in the genre of a walking simulator, in the setting of the post-Soviet winter space. The main focus is on the atmosphere of horror, which is emphasized by realistic 3D graphics.
Why similar: Horror 20.3%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, First-Person 9.8%, Thriller 8.5%, Dark 8.3%
- #20 Witchblood
82% matchVery Positive85% of 95 reviews2026
Dev: Perspektik
Windows
Witchblood is a first-person psychological horror game that draws you into the heart of a dark curse. Explore a decaying house where reality begins to unravel. Uncover the truth behind a forgotten family’s tragedy and face what should have remained buried.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.1%, Horror 19.7%, Thriller 14.4%, First-Person 8.5%, Dark 6.5%
- #21 Undiscovered House
85% matchMixed61% of 23 reviews2021
Dev: Sysreb Games
Windows
First-person, story-based horror game. The game evokes a grim atmosphere, a sense of dread, and tension. Discover the gruesome secrets of the house.
Why similar: Horror 20.2%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Thriller 12.1%, First-Person 12%, Dark 9.8%
- #22 Family of Choice
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ecevilgames
Windows
Witness a little girl’s distorted memories of the past and her fantasies of a future that never happened. All she wants is a family… this time, of her own choice.
Why similar: Horror 25.1%, Psychological Horror 24.1%, Thriller 15.8%, Dark 7.2%, First-Person 7.1%
- #23 Strange Night ll
84% matchMixed44% of 86 reviews2018
Dev: LaboryPub: SA Industry
Windows
Strange Night II takes you to a mysterious hostel where your sanity will be put to the test.
Why similar: Horror 24.5%, Psychological Horror 21%, Indie 19.1%, First-Person 13.4%, Dark 12.5%
- #24 Exit Denied
80% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Bonsai Bytes
Windows
Exit Denied is a first-person psychological horror game set in an abandoned asylum. Hunted by a shifting entity known as Morph, you must search for parts, build a weapon, and survive long enough to escape. But Morph won’t wait—and it doesn’t let anyone leave.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.3%, Horror 29.5%, First-Person 22%, Violent 10%, Indie 4.9%
- #25 We Don't Exist
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SoulsQuest Games
Windows
A maze of cubic rooms. Traps that never forgive. A voice logging your every move. Other subjects ready to betray you. Officially, you don't exist… but the horrors you'll commit to survive — those will exist.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.5%, Horror 12.6%, First-Person 11.1%, Thriller 8.1%, Multiple Endings 8.1%
- #26 Clausum
81% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: Marius Popa
Windows
Immerse yourself in the bone-chilling world of Clausum. With no means to defend yourself, solve puzzles, explore and uncover the true horrors that lurk within the house. Will you survive, or succumb to the malevolent forces that await you? Face your fears in this immersive psychological horror game.
Why similar: Horror 24.9%, Psychological Horror 24.4%, First-Person 8.5%, Dark 8%, Atmospheric 7.7%
- #27 Dawn Sanatorium
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BHS GAMES
Windows
A childhood you don't remember arrives on an old film reel. Step into the Dawn Sanatorium — a first-person psychological horror where a projector rewrites reality, a horned figure watches from the dark, and the truth about who you are waits at the very bottom.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.6%, Horror 19.7%, Thriller 12.7%, First-Person 12%, Atmospheric 6.5%
- #28 Teddy Won't Help
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Struggle Games Studio
Windows
One night, your plushies whisper a warning: Three monsters from under the bed will come for you before dawn. The only way to survive is to play their games… and win. Fail, and you won’t live to see the morning.
Why similar: Horror 25.2%, Psychological Horror 24.8%, Dark 10.7%, Thriller 8.8%, First-Person 7.8%
- #29 Out of Place: Origin
78% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Karma Studio
Windows
Out of Place: Origin is a survival game built on attention and observation. In a diner where reality quietly collapses, notice the anomalies, capture them on camera, and survive… Because sometimes, the thing watching you isn’t a mistake.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.4%, Horror 23.8%, First-Person 16.7%, Thriller 15.7%, Atmospheric 6.1%
- #30 Overtime : Paper Trail
77% match7 user reviews29% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: Akhir Hayat Studio
Windows
Nothing good gets printed at 3 AM. Work the graveyard shift at a rundown copy shop. Smile at the strangers. Copy their files. But when the machine whirs, look deeper. There's a reason they came in the dark. Find out what they're hiding, before they realize you know too much
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26%, Horror 25.4%, First-Person 14.4%, Thriller 13.2%, Multiple Endings 7.6%
- #31 Static
81% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2019
Dev: Dogwood GamingPub: -
Windows
A futuristic psychological thriller escape room adventure taking you through the once full apartment that you are responsible for.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.2%, Horror 20.4%, Thriller 15.3%, First-Person 10.8%, Indie 6.6%
- #32 Night at the lake: Silent Watcher
76% matchMixed50% of 14 reviews2026
Dev: N0tVen0s
Windows
A night shift at a remote lake turns into something unsettling. Explore the area, log data, and uncover what lurks in the darkness.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.1%, Horror 32.7%, Indie 8.7%, First-Person 7.6%, Dark 5.5%
- #33 Castle Forbidden
77% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Nitsu Games
Windows
You came to explore an old castle with your friends. But you ended up trapped inside alone. In this horror game, you must explore the shadows, hide from paranormal creatures, and solve strange puzzles as you search for your friends. Unravel the castle’s sinister past and escape…before it’s too late.
Why similar: Horror 28.8%, Psychological Horror 23.4%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, First-Person 8.5%, Puzzle 6%
- #34 1K - Small Room -
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HotatonPG
Windows
A big secret hidden in a small room. "1K - Small Room -" is a first-person horror adventure game set in a single apartment room. Explore the confined space and uncover the hidden truth.
Why similar: Horror 23.9%, Psychological Horror 21.7%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Dark 9.1%, First-Person 7.6%
- #35 The Evaluation
75% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Unicorn Games
Windows
A first-person horror puzzle game about solving cryptic puzzles and surviving a deadly night inside an abandoned drive-in theater.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28%, Horror 22.2%, First-Person 13.3%, Thriller 9.1%, Puzzle 6%
- #36 Mirrored Phantoms
74% matchMixed70% of 233 reviews2025
Dev: SMU Guildhall
Windows · Linux
Trapped in a nightmarish mannequin factory where reality itself is shattered, unravel the secrets of Mirrored Phantoms. Explore a deeply atmospheric world, solve the mystery of the mirror shards, and survive the terrors that await in this slow-burning, first-person horror experience.
Why similar: Horror 29%, Psychological Horror 26.5%, First-Person 14%, Dark 8.8%, Atmospheric 7.2%
- #37 Peril in the Pines
75% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Slippyfop Games
Windows
Peril in the Pines is a short & simple first-person horror game where the player is trapped on an island with strange creatures. The player must collect the resources to fix their boat before being caught and getting trapped forever.
Why similar: Horror 29.4%, Psychological Horror 24.2%, Thriller 18.6%, First-Person 10.3%, Story Rich 5.8%
- #38 Hollowglass
74% matchPositive85% of 39 reviews2025
Dev: BeetleGame
Windows
Try to survive in the desert for at least a few more moments and let neither thirst, nor jackals, nor death stop you...
Why similar: Horror 27.4%, Psychological Horror 26.7%, Dark 10.8%, First-Person 8.3%, Atmospheric 8%
- #39 Static
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Suraj M.
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game built around attention, perception, and fear.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.4%, Horror 24.3%, First-Person 22%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Indie 5%
- #40 Black Void: HXV
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cyron Interactive
Windows
You are trapped in a biological research facility critical to global research. You must explore, survive and learn the realities while something breathes down your neck in a complex laboratory enviroment.
Why similar: Horror 25.9%, Psychological Horror 25.2%, Thriller 15.2%, Dark 9.7%, First-Person 9.3%
- #41 Abhay
73% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: KarmaQuest Studio
Windows
A first-person, story-driven psychological horror game. Play as Abhay, a teenage boy searching for his missing sister in a cursed village. Face possessed villagers, uncover a sinister cult, and survive as his past and present spiral into darkness.
Why similar: Horror 26.4%, Psychological Horror 25.4%, Thriller 16.6%, First-Person 7.6%, Violent 7.4%
- #42 Unfound Footage
72% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: Frixxy Games
Windows
Unfound Footage is a short, atmospheric psychological horror game where you must survive inside a mysterious mansion after a strange disappearance.
Why similar: Horror 27.2%, Psychological Horror 26.6%, Indie 9.7%, First-Person 8.8%, Multiple Endings 7.6%
- #43 Shadows of Absence
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dark Harbor Studio
Windows
After years of missing out on life, the journeys, the friendships, the experiences, you are prescribed an experimental medication to help you reclaim your life. The side effects were supposed to be minor, but as you drift off to sleep, you wake up in your childhood home.
Why similar: Horror 29.5%, Psychological Horror 28.5%, First-Person 12.7%, Dark 11.9%, Atmospheric 8.9%
- #44 Inside My Mind
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Beelze Studio
Windows
Inside My Mind is a first-person psychological horror game set in an abandoned hospital. Explore dark corridors, solve puzzles, and uncover through notes who you are, why you are here, and the hospital’s dark past.
Why similar: Horror 26.3%, Psychological Horror 22%, Thriller 16.8%, First-Person 14.9%, Dark 5.1%
- #45 Echo's of the Dark Escaped from Asylum Part 2
70% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: 57Game Studio
Windows
After uncovering the asylum's dark secrets in Part 1, you escape with the help of mysterious allies. Your journey now leads into a dark and dangerous forest.Hunted by soldiers and you must survive, uncover the truth.This Game is the sequel of Echo's of the Dark Part 1, Searc Name to uncover it.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.1%, Horror 18.5%, Indie 11.2%, First-Person 10%, Thriller 9.7%
- #46 Second Shift
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lead Game Studio
Windows
SECOND SHIFT is a first-person game that immerses the player in a deep and intense horror atmosphere. Using a mysterious clock, you must uncover terrifying secrets while trying to escape the mine. Solve puzzles, pay attention to your surroundings, and most importantly, survive.
Why similar: Horror 22.7%, Psychological Horror 21.6%, Dark 9.6%, First-Person 9.4%, Violent 7%
- #47 ESKINITA
68% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2026
Dev: Machu
Windows
ESKINITA is a short atmospheric Filipino-inspired suspense horror game about working late nights in a small neighborhood lugawan and surviving the walk home through dark alleyways.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.2%, Horror 19.4%, Thriller 12.2%, First-Person 11.4%, Dark 7.7%
- #48 The Weald
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Elliott Dahle
Windows
Following the last of the Salem Witch Trials, a Puritan father claims to have had a vision showing a place where his missing son might be, and suspects a witch is behind his abduction.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29%, Horror 22.5%, First-Person 12.5%, Dark 11.5%, Atmospheric 5.6%
- #49 Domovoy
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Babrov StudioPub: Babrov Interactive
Windows
Domovoy is a psychological horror game from the first person, the game takes place in a Soviet apartment in the late 80s. Are you ready to meet the Domovoy?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32%, Horror 30.9%, First-Person 17.9%, Indie 7.5%, Action-Adventure 4.9%
- #50 Pixel Nightshift: The Vesta Protocol
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NorthLightPixels
Windows
You are on the night shift at a desolate robot logistics facility. Prepare orders, pack them, and deliver them. The routine appears simple, yet every night something shifts a little more out of place. Ten nights. Two endings.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.9%, Horror 30.2%, Multiple Endings 15.4%, Atmospheric 10%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #51 Unanswered
67% matchVery Positive96% of 91 reviews2026
Dev: WhiteRoot Studio
Windows
You wake up in a strange place, not knowing who you are, where you are, or how you got here. Trapped in an environment that twists to break your sanity, your only way out is to delve into the unknown and face the horrors of a past your mind is trying to hide.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.5%, Horror 23.8%, First-Person 14.4%, Indie 8.8%, Thriller 5.5%
- #52 The Hauntings: Dark Passenger
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Broken Cuff Studio
Windows
Dive into Alex Mercer's twisted reality. Navigate eerie landscapes, solve cryptic puzzles, and uncover the 'Dark Passenger' mystery. Will shadows consume you or will truth emerge?
Why similar: Horror 26.3%, Psychological Horror 25.3%, First-Person 13.5%, Puzzle 7.6%, Atmospheric 5.2%
- #53 Inside Depth 6
71% matchVery Positive85% of 250 reviews2021
Dev: Stanislaw TruchowskiPub: TurnVex
Windows
There are 6 depths to descend; the further you go, the more terror you will experience. Uncover mysteries, solve puzzles, and immerse yourself in a dark storyline that Inside Depth 6 has to offer. Journey through all 6 depths to uncover the secrets buried within.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.3%, Horror 20.3%, Thriller 15.3%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Dark 10.4%
- #54 How to Survive the Night shift
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Amos
Windows
As you begin your night shift in the aged warehouse, an unsettling atmosphere descends. Shadows flit in your peripheral vision, strange whispers echo around you. Finding a mysterious list of rules, you wonder: prank or something serious? Nervously, you step into the dimly lit warehouse.
Why similar: Horror 30.6%, Psychological Horror 29.4%, First-Person 14.4%, Multiple Endings 9.6%, Mystery 8.2%
- #55 The Railroad Crossing
66% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Garu
Windows
The railroad crossing I walk by every day… something’s off.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.1%, Horror 28.5%, Dark 13.4%, Indie 13.4%, First-Person 10.5%
- #56 Once In Sakartvelo: Out Of Service
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ArbiDev
Windows
A short first-person horror game set in Tbilisi. A late-night walk to the metro turns tense as a slow-moving car tracks your every step. When you find the station closed, a desperate fight to escape begins.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.2%, Horror 26.1%, First-Person 15.6%, Atmospheric 8.4%, Dark 5.8%
- #57 Anna - Extended Edition
72% matchMixed60% of 1,620 reviews2013
Dev: DreampaintersPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Anna - Extended Edition has been given an overhaul based on the feedback of the thousands of players of the original Anna.
Why similar: Horror 44.2%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Indie 9.1%, First-Person 8.6%, Atmospheric 7.3%
- #58 Tuun
65% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Voltage Games
Windows
Horror set in the dark and mysterious Yakutia. Explore abandoned villages, uncover Soviet-era secrets, and face unexplained phenomena that threaten your sanity.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.7%, Horror 26.7%, First-Person 17.2%, Indie 16.3%, Atmospheric 10%
- #59 Empty Gauge
63% matchNo user reviews97% of 69 reviews2026
Dev: Playnova Studio
Windows
A short, single-sitting VHS-style psychological horror game. Work the night shift at a remote gas station, return home to uncover disturbing clues, and reach one of three endings.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21%, Horror 14.5%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, First-Person 10.2%, Thriller 10.1%