Games Like Christmas Massacre

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: 1980s 26.5%, Horror 15%, Gore 14.1%, Survival Horror 12.9%, Violent 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the authentic 1980s slasher film aesthetic with a terrifying stalker mechanic that feels very similar to the seed game.

Welcome to Happyhills, the town where you can indulge your deepest desires, make your wildest dreams come true, and slaughter anyone in your path. In this case, all three of these are the same. Welcome the citizens of Happyhills in your way!

Why similar: 1980s 17.2%, Gore 15.9%, Violent 15%, Dark Humor 14.7%, Horror 13.8%

Why You'll Like It: Features a villain-protagonist in a 1980s-inspired slasher setting that perfectly matches the dark humor and tone of the seed game.

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

Why similar: 1980s 21.3%, Stealth 18.2%, Gore 16.1%, Survival Horror 13.6%, Horror 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: Combines intense stealth-horror with a grimy, retro aesthetic that mirrors the gameplay loop of being hunted or hunting in a confined space.

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: Violent 20.3%, Gore 20.2%, Psychedelic 9%, Stealth 8.1%, Thriller 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the exact holiday-themed slasher premise and violent arcade-style gameplay as the seed game.

The family is hungry and he must provide, VHS slasher survival horror.

Why similar: 1980s 30.7%, Horror 18.2%, Survival Horror 15.3%, Gore 13.4%, Retro 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on retro-styled survival horror with a gritty, slasher-inspired narrative.

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

Why similar: 1980s 22.4%, Stealth 17.1%, Survival Horror 13%, Horror 11.6%, Retro 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential Puppet Combo slasher experience that defines the retro, high-tension stealth gameplay found in Christmas Massacre.

Fight off Krampus on Christmas Eve, in a terrifying, double-barrel-wielding, jump-scaring, thrill ride!

Why similar: Horror 20.6%, Dark Comedy 19.9%, Violent 19.6%, Dark Humor 18.4%, Action 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Directly utilizes the holiday-horror theme with a focus on action and survival against a supernatural threat.

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

Why similar: 1980s 19.6%, Stealth 18.7%, Survival Horror 15.5%, Thriller 15.2%, Horror 14.2%

Why You'll Like It: A short, effective survival horror game that perfectly replicates the feel of a 1980s slasher movie.

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: 1980s 33.4%, Gore 22.5%, Survival Horror 18.1%, Horror 18%, Action 4%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in 80s VHS-style horror that shares the same low-poly, slasher-inspired atmosphere.

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: Stealth 23.3%, Thriller 19.5%, Survival Horror 18.3%, Horror 15.8%, Retro 13.5%

Why You'll Like It: Uses a strong VHS-filter aesthetic to tell a slasher story that feels like a direct homage to 80s horror cinema.

It's 3:00 a.m. Your neighbours are having a loud party. Stop them. Party Hard is tinyBuild's award-winning stealth strategy game about ruining parties by any means.

Why similar: Stealth 26.6%, Violent 21.3%, Gore 16.2%, Dark Humor 12.5%, Difficult 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Features a killer-protagonist who must stealthily eliminate targets in an arcade-style, top-down environment.

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: Thriller 29.9%, Survival Horror 19.8%, Horror 19.2%, Psychedelic 15.8%, Action 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A slasher-themed horror game that emphasizes the tension of being trapped in a confined, retro-styled location.

Amy Chambers, a young woman on her way to the Black Ridge Mountains to meet with her friends for a weekend of camping will soon find that the forest holds more than just a good time for her and her friends. The saw beckons and it must feed.

Why similar: 1980s 23.8%, Gore 13.2%, Violent 12.5%, Horror 12.1%, Survival Horror 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: Features a gritty, first-person perspective on slasher horror that aligns with the dark tone of the seed game.

A first-person action horror game set in a nightmarish manor infested with zombies, psychotic cultists, and a horde of other horrors. Utilize an assortment of different weapons in a brutal fight for survival as you try to escape from the Nightmare of Decay.

Why similar: Horror 21%, Survival Horror 21%, Gore 20.3%, Violent 17.7%, Retro 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a fast-paced, action-oriented horror experience with a retro aesthetic that feels like a classic arcade shooter.

Carol is down on her luck, hitchhiking across the country. She arrives at a small roadside motel but there's something strange about the owner. As the secrets unravel, she finds herself entangled in a long, DEADLY NIGHT! Can she escape from hellish nightmare or will she die trying?

Why similar: 1980s 23.3%, Stealth 19.8%, Gore 19.3%, Horror 13.5%, Survival Horror 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric slasher-horror game that focuses on the tension of being stalked in a retro environment.

Hunt squirrels, staple them to a corpse, and meet god.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 40.4%, Dark Humor 29.6%, Horror 18.5%, 3D 5.8%, Action 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A bizarre, dark-humored horror game that shares the same low-poly, unsettling aesthetic as many slasher-inspired indie titles.

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 28.6%, Horror 24.6%, Retro 18.7%, Third Person 11.4%, Puzzle 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the slasher subgenre with a carnival setting that mirrors the violent, arcade-style gameplay of the seed.

A first person melee horror game where you use rusty tools to brutalize a gang of serial torturers in the remote Appalachian Forest.

Why similar: Dark Humor 23.1%, Gore 22.7%, Surreal 19.4%, Horror 17.3%, Survival Horror 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person slasher game that emphasizes combat and gore in a retro-inspired setting.

Hatred is a violent twin-stick shooter, in which you take the role of The Antagonist fighting against all of humanity.

Why similar: Gore 37.7%, Violent 36.6%, Dark Humor 8%, Action 5.4%, Difficult 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses entirely on the villain-protagonist perspective with an emphasis on extreme violence and dark, cynical themes.

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: Puzzle 52.2%, Indie 47.8%

Why You'll Like It: A short, punchy slasher experience that nails the retro aesthetic and claustrophobic tension of 80s horror.

Eliminate your victims as a serial killer dubbed ‘The Sniper Killer’. Terrorize the city with your keen eye and thirst for blood while staying one step ahead of a detective hell bent on bringing you to justice.

Why similar: 1980s 21.6%, Violent 18.5%, Gore 18%, Horror 12.3%, Thriller 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: An indie horror game that focuses on violent, action-oriented gameplay in a retro-styled world.

Lose a limb? You’ll adapt in THE LACERATOR! A titillating mix of survival horror and trashy 80’s film.

Why similar: 1980s 29.8%, Survival Horror 19.3%, Horror 16.9%, Retro 10.5%, Third Person 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-horror game that leans heavily into the slasher trope of a killer hunting victims in a dark environment.

Psychopathy Assessment is a retro-80s V.H.S PS1 style analog horror game that blurs the line between reality and delusion. Step into a universe where you're not just playing a game; you're taking a psychopathy test, but the stakes are considerably higher than a straightforward diagnosis.

Why similar: Violent 25%, Gore 24.9%, 1980s 13.2%, Psychedelic 10.5%, Survival Horror 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, violent indie horror game that explores the mind of a killer through simulation-style gameplay.

Returning to parents' house for Christmas and a regular holiday dinner turns into a bloody hell filled with horror and death.

Why similar: Violent 33.2%, Psychedelic 32%, Horror 23.9%, 3D 7.2%, Indie 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: A holiday-themed horror game that uses a walking-simulator format to deliver a dark, atmospheric experience.

It’s Christmas 1998. The world’s most annoying toy just came out, and yours won’t stay in his box. Can you stop Tattletail from getting you in trouble before the bloodthirsty Mama Tattletail hunts you down? Story-driven first person horror. New DLC Included!

Why similar: Horror 38.9%, Survival Horror 31.3%, Difficult 19.2%, Action 5.9%, Indie 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: A 1990s-themed horror game that uses retro aesthetics to create a sense of unease and tension.

Chicken Feet is a first person survival-stealth horror game about a giant, angry chicken. Descend into the depths of GOOBER laboratories and uncover the horrors that lie beneath the lab's shiny façade.

Why similar: Stealth 26.9%, Horror 18.2%, Thriller 12.3%, Violent 11.8%, Gore 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: A stealth-horror game that emphasizes hiding and quick thinking in a high-stakes, retro-inspired environment.

Christmas is a joyful time, but this time something dark is hiding behind the holiday decorations. Your actions will determine whether you and your girlfriend survive Christmas night.

Why similar: Stealth 31.2%, Thriller 26.7%, Horror 23.9%, Puzzle 11.5%, Action 6.7%

Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

Why similar: Dark Humor 24.8%, Violent 24.5%, Dark Comedy 19.9%, Gore 17.9%, Third Person 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a chaotic, dark-humored, and violent experience that shares the transgressive spirit of the seed game.

Delve into the diverse world of horror movies in this 2D action puzzler. Nothing can prepare you for the R-rated challenges you will face!

Why similar: Dark Comedy 27.9%, Dark Humor 18.9%, Difficult 17.4%, Survival Horror 14.6%, Horror 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: A series of scenarios that pay homage to classic slasher movie tropes and require creative, often violent problem-solving.

Christmas Nightmare is an atmospheric horror game about New Year's Eve.

Why similar: Surreal 33.4%, Horror 23.2%, Survival Horror 19.8%, 3D 12.7%, Psychedelic 9.6%

Christmas Story is a horror game filled with Christmas warmth and coziness, where every festive light hides darkness, and the sense of comfort fades with every step you take.

Why similar: Psychedelic 30.3%, Thriller 27.3%, Horror 19.7%, Puzzle 13.9%, Action 6%

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: 1980s 21.8%, Survival Horror 17.6%, Retro 13.6%, Thriller 13.1%, Action 9%

Welcome to a true 80's trash horror experience. This collection has 10 short horror games that you can freely choose which one you want to play.

Why similar: 1980s 45.9%, Horror 16%, Retro 14.4%, 3D 9.6%, Violent 6.7%

Free Prologue to Stay Out Of The Farm, a ps1 styled horror game where you try to escape from a serial killer.

Why similar: 1980s 26.1%, Stealth 15.2%, Gore 12.5%, Violent 11.4%, Retro 9%

"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: 1980s 50.6%, Horror 25%, Retro 18.7%, Action 5.7%

It's the night before Halloween and a new terror is about to be unleashed from the deep web.. The Emulator!

Why similar: Violent 31.7%, Gore 29%, Horror 13.5%, Survival Horror 8.9%, Retro 5.4%

You have to escape Granny`s house...You have five days...

Why similar: Horror 24.6%, Survival Horror 20.8%, Violent 17.7%, Difficult 12.7%, Gore 12%

George Dinescu kidnapped you in his home in Romania. Get out alive while utilizing a V.H.S camera to film everything that happens inside. Torture, murder, and dismemberment take place inside the house, exposing the frightening legacy of a serial killer's decade of terror.

Why similar: Stealth 23.5%, Psychedelic 22.3%, Thriller 20.4%, Horror 14.4%, Puzzle 9%

You play as a schizophrenic and must find an outlet at any cost...

Why similar: Gore 30.5%, Violent 29.7%, Difficult 11.3%, Horror 9%, Survival Horror 8.8%

You never received any New Year's gifts. This year, you decided to take what is yours. After tracking Santa down by his IP address, you head to his lair to take what is rightfully yours.

Why similar: Thriller 38.6%, Horror 28.3%, Retro 10.6%, 3D 8.7%, Action 8.3%

The Dark Occult is a psychological driven horror game that puts players in a constant state of anxiety that crescendos into raw panic and terror. You will encounter grotesque creatures, who will take your life at any moment.Your only goal -- survive.

Why similar: Violent 29.6%, Horror 29.3%, Gore 28.6%, Action 8.2%, Indie 4.2%

When the clock strikes midnight, the Christmas demon will be at your door. Trapped at home, you must discover what's around you to survive the night and thwart her terror.

Why similar: Stealth 28.6%, Horror 23.5%, 1980s 21.1%, Puzzle 14.1%, Action 8%

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: 1980s 29.3%, Horror 19.4%, Survival Horror 8.8%, Retro 8.2%, Violent 7.8%

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: Horror 18.6%, Stealth 18.6%, Surreal 17.6%, Survival Horror 15.2%, Thriller 14.5%

You have to escape Granny and Grandpa...You have five days...

Why similar: Violent 22.8%, Gore 22.7%, Stealth 22%, Horror 17.8%, Survival Horror 7.6%

Tragedy! Santa; the toy giving folk-hero, and purveyor of fine Christmas goods, has had enough. Endless requests from greedy children wanting more and more every year, tax increases, pressure from elf unions, bills, reindeer!

Why similar: Gore 67.6%, Horror 15.7%, Dark Humor 7.9%, Indie 6.1%, Action 2.6%

Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Why similar: 1980s 33.4%, Dark Comedy 31%, Dark Humor 19.6%, Action 13.4%, Indie 2.5%

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: Stealth 22.1%, Arcade 16.8%, Horror 14.3%, Thriller 12.7%, Survival Horror 11.3%

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: Thriller 26%, Surreal 24.4%, Horror 17%, Puzzle 10.3%, Retro 9.9%

Try to survive through the night in a house that's trying its best to kill you and your family.

Why similar: Horror 26.7%, Gore 24%, Violent 19.2%, Surreal 18%, Action 5.5%

Deadly Escape is a Survival Horror game made with pixel art graphics, inspired by survival horror games of the '90s.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 18.5%, Gore 14%, Violent 12.5%, Dark Humor 12.2%, Surreal 11.2%

You have to escape Granny and Grandpa...You have five days...

Why similar: Horror 20.1%, Stealth 19.3%, Violent 16.1%, Gore 14.3%, Survival Horror 12.6%

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

Why similar: Horror 43.4%, Retro 25.9%, Puzzle 24.2%, Action 6.5%

Welcome to Kindergarten! Have fun trying to learn and share...and not die. That's important too. In a school that's just not quite right, it's important to be friendly...and take out those that aren't.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 20.8%, Gore 20.7%, Dark Humor 20.6%, Violent 19.2%, Puzzle 6.8%

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

Why similar: 1980s 41.4%, Horror 17.1%, Puzzle 14.3%, Action 9.9%, Survival Horror 9.2%

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: Horror 14.5%, Thriller 13.9%, Surreal 13.4%, Survival Horror 12.8%, Gore 12.2%

Third-Person horror game . The game contains many puzzles and mysteries. The game contain escaping and hiding from evil entity.

Why similar: 1980s 35.1%, Violent 15%, Gore 14.9%, Horror 14.2%, Survival Horror 11.8%

The Christmas Cackler is a first-person Christmas-themed Comedic Horror game where you play as little Jimmy, lying in bed on the night before Christmas, trying to finish drawing his mother's present and avoid getting grabbed by the Christmas Cackler!

Why similar: Dark Comedy 59.1%, Horror 24.9%, Thriller 8.7%, 3D 5%, Indie 2.3%